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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, .
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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.
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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
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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. " . -
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