f -1 (f0 0 wmm: rni it RnnnniBTinRi rnuii noaubiiiiiuii LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OBEG ON. SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 1911. NUMBER 142 TO BECOME J. C. Conley, County School Super intendent of Wallowa County, says: Organization of the fruit districts of TTTTT TT Eastern Oregon was Realized this af-1 . Urnoon when large crowd of fruit x men, designated as delegates from the if: VERV UNPLEASANT. ulaliy Illai fciuiw uoiio ui uiauuo t . Ronde valley, met at the Commercial club rooms to carry out the necessary steps to become a part and parcel of the Central Fruit exchange, embrac ing all the union of Washington, Ida ho, Oregon and northern California. The requirements of that central or ganization Include that each of the territories comprising It, of which Eas tern Oregon is one, must first be per- Today there has been'rlghte- $ eous indignation, among mer $ S chants and people generally in the business district, due to the $ failure to wet down, the pave- ment last night. A heavy wind $ from the south has blown the. 4 $ dust In clouds about the city and f Into the different - department stores. ; , v . Mr. Bruce Dennis, . Publisher La Grande Observer, L Grande, Oregon. Dear Sir: . I wish to commend you for the en terprising spirit vou are manifesting by offering free trips to San Francisco j ror tne National Koucationai aasocia- tlon, to be held in that city July 8-14. I believe that my a united effort all along the line, the next m eting can be brought to Portland. , Such a meeting held in our metropo lis, will mean a great deal to the peo ple of Oregon. Respectfully, , : ' j. c. conley! IMP'S II DISASTER CUB manently organized to carry out the f The complaint 1 well ground- $ work that may befall It v i I d and tn8 taxpaylng public mere The delegates filled the Commercial . merely ask that it does not hap club rooms. The session this forenoon pen again. r ties involving upon the association to be formed were explained in detail by C. S. Williams who holds office in the coatral body. This afternoon the ac tual business of the meeting was com menced and the bl" list of preliminar ies were hashed over. Union, Cove, Imbler, Elgin, Island City, Fruitdale and Maypark were well represented and the gathering was of much inter est from start to finish. The district association officers elected before the meeting adjourned this afternoon follow: C. S. Williams, president; George L. Cleaver, vice president; W. J. Baxter, Union, secretary; J. K. Kants, Cove, i . treasurer. - V The next meeting Is set for Monday, May 1st, in this city, . sosj$$ese9e''S'' -y IISFElli CRUIISTITE BRAIX SOT BELIEVED SERIOUSLY INJURED BY FALL. WORKING FOR GOOD ROADS. People Want North Road From land City Improved. : Is- Yesterday afternoon E. 'J.' Conrad and Ed. Shaw were in the city trying to create sentiment for the Improve ment of the road north from Booth lane down the Hunter lane, which Is known to be a bad piece of highway. They were interviewed by the county judge and were well pleased with his reply. A mass meeting was held last Tuesday evening in the Iowa school house on this road matter and another meeting of the citizens . will be held next Tuesday evening. A delegation from La Grande may attend the meet ihg Tuesday night, for this community Is very much Interested in the high way problem. At the elapse of 24 hourB, Junius Ferrln, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Fer- rln, is still In an unconscluos condi tion this afternoon, as the result of terrific series of injuries sustained Vroaviator . ... 532 esterday afternoon about 3:30 o'clock 'H H , . .. 109 MARRIED IN OGDES. Populur Young? People Will Resltfe in Joseph in l-lty tins morning. ,Mr. and Mrs. Glenn E. Leslie arrived In La Grande from Ogden last even ing where they were married WedneS' day of this week.- Mr. Leslie Is a mem ber of one of the old Wallowa families and is very popular with the people In that county. The happy couple de narted this morning for Joseph where they will reside in the future. He is a brother of Miss Agnes Leslie of this city. ' Ruef a Bible Teacher. San Quentln, April 8. Abe Ruef will tomorrow nreach his first sermon in a Beries to be delivered by him in the prison chapel. He Is also Instructor to a class of 90 fellow prisoners in bi ble study, the class growing from two to. 90 in a few days. NEGRO GO I KILLED III EXPLOSION' WORKS HAVOC ..WITH BERM1NGHAM PRISONERS. UNION SECOND TO LA GRANDE IN M4TTKR OF PEOPLE. H YORKER PLEASED IS LEAVES FOR HOME WISHING HE COULD REMAIN IN VALLEY. Boreaa Announces Its Complete List For This County. , njurles Sustained Yesterday May Not Prove Fatal. Soon Population of all the towns In the Grande Ronde valley have , been an nounced by the bureau of census. Un ion comes second to La Grande in the matter of neople. The population of Union, Wallowa. Baker and Umatilla towns follow: F .Union Count. Cove '.. 3 Elgin . ..1120 Island City ....... .... . 16 I.i Grande 45 13 N. th Powder ... 4r" tummervllle . ... 237 Union 1483 Wallowa Count Enterprise ... Joseph Lostlne Wallowa . Umatilla County. Adams Athena' ..242 . 729 . 230 . 793 Scranton, Pa.,'Anril 8. Seventy-one are known to be dead by the Throop 1 mine disaster occurlng yesterday. At 9 o'clock this morning. 66 had been brought to the surface and there are five others huddled In a heap In one tunnel not yet reached by the rescuers. The number of dead Include Joseph Evans, the foreman. Relatives Grief-Stricken. As the bodies are brought to the sur face, the authorities have great diffi culty restraining the grlef-strlcken rel atives. Throughout the nixnt women and . children crowded about the en trance with hopes that by some chance their loved ones might be spared. John Gray la the hero of the disaster. He heard the alarm In time to escape but Instead of running to safetv. penetrat ed the lower tunnels to warn his com panions! His body was brought to th surface at dawn. Many rescuers collapsed this morn ing, having tolled steadily since 2 o'clock yesterday. Volunteers have re lieved them this forenoon. Total Now SeveutySlx. At noon 70 were brought to th surface, and six other located. Res cuers said the bodies were found is groups of three to seven with arms and hands interlocked. Government Rashes South. Though inner workings of the mine have been explored no more bodies were found, and It is believed the to tal is 76. Orders were received for the government rescue car, to lea v Imimdiately for Birmingham.' . ' 205 586 when he collided with a 'team at the corner of Depot and Adams. He was riding a bicycle and though warnea by companion from the sidewalk tnat a farmer's team was approaching around the corner, he apparently failed to un: derstand the warning. He was tram pled under the horses' feet and when picked up hl3 coat had been torn off by the fall, When hurried to the of fice of Doctor Blggers he was uncon scious and at 4 o'clock this afternoon was still in that condition. FLve huge scalp wounds .were Inflicted. Late today the physicians, urs. nig gers and Hubbard, announced that there wa3 no depression or tne bkuu and hopes are held out for the lad's recovery. He Is nine years old. His fever this morning was 104, but tnis afternoon it has gone down some The accident was purely accidental, according to bystanders. SPOKANE OPPOSES "LASSIES. J Will Sot Permit Salvation Army Girls to Stll Papers in aloons. Snokane. ADrll 7. (Special. Sal vation Army lassies must cease ped dling the War Cry or soliciting alms In the saloons in Spokane if Commls sioners of Public Utilities D. C. Coates wins support in the stand he took at the administrative meeting of the rnmmUskmers a few days ago. "I be lieve the ordinance prohibiting , women in saloons Bhould be enforced against women of the Salvation Army and all religious' organizations as well as against others " said Commissioner Coates. "It is not true that these wo men are not insulted while In saloons. The Salvation Army has enough men to take around the War Cry." The commissioners referred the matter to Commissioner, of . Public ,Safety..Z. E Hayden to look uphe ordinance and make recommendations. Hermlston 647 atlton .........1280 Pendleton .............4460 Pilot Rock .,197 Stanfleld ............. 318 Umatilla ..... 198 Weston 499 Baker County. ; Baker City .6742 Bourne ..i,., ............. i 77 CoDnerfield 257 Greenhorn ................ . 28 Haines ....v.... 423 Halfwav 186 Hnntineton . . boU Richland 334 Sumnter .. .-. 643 Whitney 55 STATE REDUCTIONS COUNTERED SnureniB Court Overrules Orders of Minnesota Mate courw. St. Paul, April 8. A decision which enjoins the enforcement of passenger and freight rates ordered by the Btate rnnrt. was handed down today Dy unit piI states JudEe Sanborn. Tne court held the reduction affected discrlmina ttons ordered bv the state ana aa lolnlne states, and that it would op erate to deprive the railroads of Just compensation. R. 0. Losler Came to Stay Two Days anJ Spent Two Weeks Here. Coming here to spend two days and remaining two weeks with a desire to remain longer Is the story of K. o. Lozier's visit to La Grande and the Grande Ronde valley. Mr. Lozler is one of the very nromlnent business people in New York city and was forc ed to leave for his home last night on account of urgent business. He said to the Observer before leaving: "I am pleased with the gen eral surroundings . and the people In this valley. I came here with a lit tle hand arln and an extra shirt ex pecting to stay two days and I have been here two weeks. Yes, I would like to locate here If it were possible for me to arrange my business mat ters in the east. Mr. Lozler was attracted to this val ley by a member of the Oregon Or chard company of Seattle. He has islted all fruit growing sections and is a man who makes a close study of not only the fruit but what It costs to produce it. purlng his visit here e has visited evf ry fruit tract in tne vallev with different parties, and be cause of his expressed desire to re main here it is taken to mean that the New York man thinks very well of the valley as a fruit producing Bee tion, Mr. Lozler has a social side to his Ilfe'that is a decided part of him and he made many friends while here who will be very pleased indeed if ne finds it convenient to come west ana locate in this section. . wherever you hear of Rathfon you can always know that he is eay ing a good word : for this valley a place where, nature-hasjlone so much and where the people are Just now be ginning to do their part. TOFT SILENT RECALL ISSUE WILL NEITHER CONDEMN OR UP HOLD IT AT THIS TIME. Isolation of Mines Makes New s of Dls. aster Hard to Obtain. PLUMBING ORDINANCE PRINTED, Details of New Department Atfded to thn ntv Made Known Today. The nubile today can gain a definite notion of what tne piummng inspec tion detiartment of the city will mean The detail of the plumbing ordinance are Included In the oniciai ordinance given publication in tne UDScTver 10 day. . Mob Hawrs Murdrrers FiVvMli. fleorela. Anrll 8.One nun iir.fi m naif fid men early today lynched three negroes and shot anotner ior me murder of Newton Eason, a white man, recently. The rioters overpowered the Jailer. One of the prisoners fled but was shot down. The others were ALWAYS LIKED GRANDE RONDE lothlng Salesman a Strong Frknd of " the Vallev. HAMER IS SENTENCED. Five Years Is Term Named to 2Ua Who Stole From Local Store. Fire years In the penitentiary is what It cost John Hamer to steal a air of trousers from the Toney St Scranton store some time ago. Hamer Is the mn who It will be remembered, was captured at Island City hiding In a barn after a spirited dash through the city In which he outdistanced his pur- suers by fleetuess of foot. . Patterson, the negro who was impli cated in the robbery of the North Pow der store, was sentenced to six years, having been found guilty of the charge as stated. ' .;.,. ; ".'.v'' Hamer. Patterson and Leemaster will ill be taken to the Salem of in stitution of detention tonight. Situation In Arizona Not to Be Enllv ened by tlit President , , ' Washington, - April ' 8. President Taft told the Arizona delegation he would neither approve Or disapprove the Arizona constitution until congress acted upon it. ' He wants to hear the arguments oi congress before deciding whether the recall of Judges provision is compat ible with the United States constitu tion. ' v; "-, ; ;. - v. : CRIPFLE IS A GENIUS. "t kava ttedrtlflil rlothlnST through ihe entire west for years," Bald S. B. Rathfon,' of Brandegee, Klncaid ana company, of New York, who was here yesterday calling on Toney scran ton. "I have seen this northwest country develop and I "am frank to ad mit that this beautiful uranae Konae valley has always mad a nit wun me," he continued. "There Is a stabil ity and permanency about tnis local ity that recommends it to the sturdy easterner who is confused with what Is known as the 'fickle west,' ana there are as many chances to make fortunes right here in and around La Grande as can be found in days of travel."' When asked why he did not quit the road and settle down to a life content ment among the Grande Ronde fruit tres, Mi. Rathfon replied, "You know I have thought of that very thing Ser iously, so seriously in fact that I have been tempted several times. But there Is this about the traveling man who has been a long time in tne dusi tips he never knows whether he will be satisfied. He thinks h will be and then comes a feeling that some rtflv the 'wanderlust' may again claim him and. his permanent residence of a few years would prevent him from keeping in touch with the boys and trade" Ttilsfi However, is rari; Lorimer Finds Warm Friend. Chlcaeo. April 8. Declaration that charges made by Funk to the Illinois legislature that $100,000 siusu tuna was used to elect Lorimer were ae- rlded today by Judge Hanecy, Lorl- mers counsel, denying Hhus ever rais ed -J100.000 as Funk charged. ? Hanecy said: "The charges amount to nothing. They are all inuendo and based on hearsay. Who is Funkt He has nothing. People are not going to some body's hireling to ask for 10, 000 to elect a senator." ! Tom Johnson Sinking.; 1 . Cleveland, April 8. Tom Johnson Is sinking rapidly and It is but a ques tion of hours until death comes. He is not expected to live out the day. FEE -SYSTEM TO GO. ' Mayor Elect Harrison Announces Pol icy Regarding aiuoicjpai iieip. Chicago. ADrll 8. Mayor-Elect Har rison announced dtoday that he will abolish every, fee office in the city eovernment. putting all municipal of fic a Is on a flat salary basis. Harrison will assume office on April 17. giving Busse time to clean up the loose ends, GOLD NOTES ISSUED. With Hand Lacerated He Is Able to Make Violin W ith Jackknife. Spokane, Wash., April 7.-r(SpeclaI P. M, Arvin, of Walla Walla, Wash., ' a telephone lineman wh was struck by 25000. volts of electricity s;veral years ago,' losing his fingers, ,has completed a violin. He began the work on tha violin Inst December and has put in which he considers two solid months of whittling and scraping, . polishing and staining. . Arvin has only three . fingers on each hand and the work was done with no other tools than his pocket knife and a flat piece of steel . used for scraping. This Is the second violin he has made and although he has never taken & lesson on the In strument he handles the bow dexter ously. The violin la made with a top of Washington spruce, a back of birds ' eye maple and sides and neck of straight grained maple, all parts hav ing b:n prepared by Arvin. The tail- bcard rest Is a piece of rosewood from a "billy" which Patrolman Buck broke in an" encounter with a captive.' The tall piece and finger board are of ebony. Arvin took the Instrument to the police station for its dedication in recognition of the' donation of the bro ken stick of rosewood. : Erles Issues Gold Notes to Take Up Bond Issue Due Today. , New York. April 8. The Erie rail road today issued collateral gold notes amounting to $12,500,000 to take up the stnading notes of the issue of (115,000,000 with six per cent in goiaa notes Issued in 1 90S, due today . - . ! - ; -! : : ' : ; Birmingham, Ala., April 8. Seventy flve convicts are reported killed In an explosion at the Vanner mine, Little ton, Alabama. Telephone messages this afternoon from Littleton states that 190 negroes were working in the Pratt mine at the time of the explosion. Some escaped, but the remaining 75 are b.liev;d to bo dead. ' Practically all the men working in the Littleton mine were negroes, ex cept the bosses. Tlu Pratt Consoli dated Coal company of Birmingham owns it. Owing to the Isolation cf the mine. ft, Is not learned whether any of thai tcdies of the 75 saia to navs perisnea, are n covered. THE NOMINATE A. CANDIDATE. Nomination Blank 1000 Votes. OBSERVER CIRCULATION CONTEST I nominate .. Address --; t-; " District No. :rTT7 . Phone No. - ; Only the first Nomination Blank counts 1,000 votes; each subsequent blank 1 vote. Names of people making nomination will not be divulged. Cut Out Around Border. VOTE COUPON. The Great Circulation Contest. LA GRANDE OBSERVER-DAILY AND WEEKLY ' This Coupon Will Count One Vote. ; ' STRENUOUS DAY iCOLltt ADDRESSES' INLAND EMPIRE TEACHERS' CONVENTION. '. For' (Name) Address Not Good After April ffl; Cut Out Around Border. Thousands Greet llooseelt at Spokane , Last Night Busy Today; Spokane, April 8. Colonel Roosevelt started tha day by reviewing tne 'on Wright troops. At ijae aaareas uv convention1 of the,' Inland Empire Teachers', association and at the con- conclusion laid the corner stone of the Lewis and Clarke high school. Ho was then banquetted with prom inent business men and politicians, and professional nun1 at 12:30. Senator Pplndexter was present. A monster parade is scheduled for 2:30. The principal address Is at tha arm cry tonight. . Thousands greeted hi arrival last night. ' j Prof. J. D. Slout of the' La Grand city schools Is an attondant at th convention of the Inland Empire Teachers' association and 1b resent at Teachers' association and Is present at the Roosevelt address. " . - r 1 1 v;,:.r