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SEIII
EDITOR
DRAGGED
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LIMELIEHT BY. GRAND JURY
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DICIEflTS FOB GRAFT
LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY.'-OREGON." WEDNESDAY. MAY 24, 1911.
Seattle,' May 24. klden Blethen, the
editor of the Seattle Times, who was
Indicted yesterday" on three counts for
conspiring to protect 'gambling houses
and of maintaining a public nuisance
In the shape of the Arcade dance hall,
and criminally : libeling Councilman
t. ...CnURS,.ioaay gave out ; a dressed Chief Wappenstein as "Dear
statement, saying the cause of the Wappy" and advicid him to remain
finding of the Indictments against him- away from Seattle, Just before Wap-
self, managing editor and city editor penstein was Indicted, Blethon charge
of tta Times, was because the Times ed that Dr Mathews, foreman, of th
supported Gill for mayor and because grand jury had played Into tie hands
they defended him after he was re- of the Post Intelligencer for "political
called. He said the evidence' Is In-1 revenge." -
sufficient to warrant an indictment,
that he would defeat each case as It
was tried. .,;,-; -'''.A -' :-
i Inter-Paper Fight Y ' "
Referring to a letter published In a
! morning paper In which Blethen ad.
14000 FIRE PAHES WAY FOR HEW
UP-TO-DATE BRICK
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- Fire ot mysterious or at least un
, known origin this morning destroyed
the Adams building on Adams avenue
, between' Fir , and Greenwood, burned
up a $2,0.00 second hand store stock
owned by, Neal Suydam, completely
destroy the stock of the Union Tea
company and various personal prop
erty belonging to Mrs. Charles Els
worth, the Union Tea, company agent
here, an of roomers in the building.
Tor a time.lt appeared that adjoining
and nearby property was doomed but
the fire department, aided by a rain a
few houra before, made the fire a one
building affairs. . The wind carried
the flamts:. across the street but th
sparks were harmless. ;
.. The place was enveloped in flames
when notlci' wai called to it. jt ap
pears that the flra originated in the
rear of theibulldlng, or in the base
ment, though this is all conjecture.
: Clark Adajns, owner of the building,
carried an Insurance policy of 11500,
while Mr. Suydam carried a $1,000
policy on hi stock. Everything was
a total Iobs. The Tea company also
carried insurance. The Gollthan
building adjoining, partially ruined by
a previous fire, was completely de-
' atroyed. !-- ''-'-:;.-. .,: .
The last known fire kindled in the
building yesterday was when Steve
. Golden prepared his evening meal in
hiB apartments in the rear of the store,
that room ls"not burned down com
pletely so the Are could scarcel have
Started there, '. 1 .
, Mr. Adams, who makes his home In
: Huntington,, has had plans partially
prepared for a new brick building at
that site for some time and it is said
today that the fire last night will mean
speedy construction of a modern
building there.
lU Trainmen A4Jein Session! ;
Harrlsburg. Pa., May 24. After se
- lectin; San Francisco as their conven
tion eity in 1913, the convention of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen ad
journed today, r
RESUMPTION OF NORMll" BUSL
5ESS INCREASES FATKOI.L.
Crews Released l&ome Thne Ago Are
Being Used Once More Here.
Mechanical power to handle the
freight and passenger business in and
out of La Grande is being Urt jmd
frdght H not handled with the . 1
ity that it usually is because the 18 or
19 engines available at this time cannot
handle the 'business without the waits.
This encouraging state of affairs Is the
result of a rapid and steady increase
of freight business, east and west, ta
this city during the past few days. En
gines are being overlapped Into ser
vice every 24 hours so that the 1$
available out of 24 engines are doing
the duty of about 27. Train crews re
leased some time ago when the slump
in business came are being run as .'eg
ulars again and there is the old time
hum of business in the local yard.
This morning there ware 80 loads at
east bound freight in theyard. mean
ing two freight trains to Huntington
as fast as power was ready. A long
west, bound Btock train passed through
the city last night and another this
morning. - The yards at Huntington
and Umatilla are crammed with loads.
This rather unexD&cted return tn
normal rush business has tacked on
many a dollar to the O.-W. payroll this
month and the local. railroaders are
highly elated, along with business men
in general who are enthused at the
sawmill, railroad and commercial ac
tivities this month. ' .
Last Hanging In Kentucky.'
Frankfort, Ky., May 24.-The execu
tion: of Roger. Warren here tomorrow
will probably be the last legal hang
ing ini Kentucky, as the law now re
quires, all men .condemned to,death to
be electrocuted, provided the crime
waaj committed aft : r , the . e lect rocu
tion law. came Into effect. Warren is
a nlgro convict sent up; from. Jeffer
son Wunty.; After his arrival at -the
state penltenjary ha killed another
negro epnvict," the crime being com
mitted " Just " before - the electrocution
law "went into effect. - 'i '
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, Tennessee Bar Association. .
Nashville, Tenn May" 24. Leading
lawyers and jurists from all parts of
the state are attending" the 13th annual
meeting of the Tennessee Bar associa
tion, which began if sessions' today at
the Hermitage hotel. Gen", Luke LV
Wright of Memphis, Frtderlck N. Jud
son of 6t Louis and several other le
gal authorities of national reputation
are on the program for addresses. The
sessions will last three days.
Cox Exonerated. .
Portland, May 24. Acquitted of the'
charges of wilfully neglecting his du
ties as chief of police, Cox Is expected
w itlwu mi uuly Huuu. ; rie womu not
state his position today. Cox was In
dicted recently for alleged failure, to
close disorderly houses. ,
MISSES EJES
il-COflTEST
lOiPETITiJ
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POWER TAXED TO m HHt
HAUL TRAINS BOOSTED
TEMPO RART ORGASIZATIOX
AUTO CLUB PERFECTED.
vaiUe of subscriptions
Totlaf Fewer ef SnbgcripUoaa far the Eveainy fflnerref. ' ..
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Three Montha
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VOTEJS
ALLOWED
Tattag Pawer of Snbscriptloaa far the Weekly Observer.
VV9
...I .10
150
2500
8009
.........15.000
, 24,000
...... 23,000
, 42,000
8U Months .It.,'. 1M
$ Tr a L6......::;:::;::::i5oo
Zltm."" ' " 800.... ............ .4,000
Theyeara 40......... ,...,500
ronr years 6.00..,..,.',., ,.9,000
Tire years 7.50..... .....n kqo
Votes at the abort wrmuirtlnmt hurMM vlll K. .Tl. .
pa? menta made by any subscriber who has already paid one year durln the
Dretat COntML This fart ahuM Ka muMn wli.. I . . .
turn are sent to the Observer. '
ENDS W Mlliy-SEl
EveryDdyandEvery
u M C a-
.. . waao
TV n
ror oucccc3 or
Failure as Nearly
Every Candidate
Is Working Her
Best To Win Out
In the Grand in
ish-Friends Are
Joining In the
Viame and are
Anxious to Help.
Both mid-contest prizes 'are "captur
ed by the two enterprising young lad
ies of Joseph, a striking evidence of
their hustling ability as well as a fine
testimonial of the loyalty of the peo
ple of Joseph to their own. The people
served under the nersoni AWHnn of tD PPer Wallowa valley have re
of MrFoley with a great deal of de- BPndeJ generously and liberally toJ
light to the guests. " It was a fine din-!ne solicitations of their girls. 4
ner well served and it whetted Inter-f. When the. dignity of Joseph is at
est and congenial addresses, called by 8tak vory citizen who looks toward
Toastmaater Fred J. Holmes. . j prosperous center Is up in its da
Better county rouds and better city ,fn8e- Farmers, stock men and busi-
atraata ) ml.. A . ' neSS men all Stand tnenthttr .Tnaanh
ry speaker and the voted voice of the ' knows tne meaning of "all pull togeth
body, and how best to secure these j 'r," Wben the Ptig'e of Joseph is
needed improvements were discussed Evolved the people are of one mlndtd
at length. County Jndge Henry, Coun-'hoId the banner of the Jown high
ty Commlssione,r Cecil Galloway of ' above tha heads of everybody
Elgin and Bridge Superintendent J. p. I Setral subscribers of the Observer
Campbell assured the autolsts that ftt Jo8P'1 nav written to the contest
there is no retrenchment in adminis- manar telling him how industrlous
tration circles as far as good roads Ml8s RouD and M,w Eames have
movement Is concerned: that the been calling at every house . One gen-
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utHiinu wuu Buuscrioea ror tn uaiiv
Observer narrates the following.
Total of All Votes Caot For Every Omd- .
; idate Jtsetween May 8 and May 20:-
Earnest Edna : . . . T.
Roup, Margaret ; .
Wilson, Eva
Chattln, Yiolet .......
Stephenson, Slldren
Hansrn, Agnes
Van llouscu, Hazel V.
Robertson, Zeila .
BoswelL Cecil
Martin, Irma
Cotner, Era
K' t
U7.01S
40JMJ
80,175
S,101
21,138
18,898
18,0.10
15,425
1UR3
Lyrenmnnn, Anna
Combs, Frankie
Evans, "Ifflnnlerr.
Pecbler, Frankie .
Natter, Mrs. B. B.
Jeffries XoIKe .
Huff, Ruby
Russell, IWhcl
Conrad, Xellie
Wisdom, Bessie ,
Wjley, Gladys, ...
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CANDIDATES
AbsocIaUob Will Work for Betterment
ef Roads for Mutual Benefits.
Rousing Interest was instilled into
the formation of a Union county Auto
mobile club last evening when more
than 50 auto owners, many from out
of town, took the first steps looking
toward permanent organization and
threw a firebrand of activity into good
roads movements.' A rainstorm did
not keep something over 50 from re
portlngjn for the big banquet Iri the
Foley grill at 8 oclock. Mountain trout
and numerous other delicacies being
COXIEST DISTRICT SO. 1
This district comprises the city of La Grande, The two ladies residinr
,,7t ,rrde Wh0 &t tha end ' th4 conteat have received the most votet
8116818 f the 0btTer the Itrtland Rose Festival.
HUFF, RUBT, Seventh and L streeU v... . aa4
ssssrsa ?.as : ' "
.MARTIN, IRMA, 1201 Fourth street.. - '
COMBS, FRANKIE. 1201 D avenue... : . . "'l"
NUTTER, MRS. B. B., 1708 1-2 Sixth St : " " ..zl.jl
WILLIAMS. MRS. Fred W., Box 804 ' ? , 10'17S
DAVIS, ADA. 1313 X avenue ... VM .:' U74
SNOW. ALICE, 1410 Z avenue ""
r 10HESI PISTRJCT NQ &
uaII, cTPrl8 "a11 ' oa county Xp IOrande. The four :
ladle, of this district who, at the end of the contest, have received th.
most votes will be the guests of the Observer at the Portland Rose Festl-
jiubujktsON, ZELLA, R. F. D. No. 2,
WILSON. EVA. UiHwu fi .'.
FEEBLER, FRANKIE, R. F. D. No, 2
83,920
8U4J
81,278
80,565
39,364
CHATTIN, VIOLET, Summervllle ..!.!"!!"!""! " llfill
13,301
14,441
7,025
T.0C5
county officials will spend every avail
aMe cent for th betterment of the
roads. - , .'v ' '' ' :
v Dr. Molltor, the first man to own anl
operate a machine in this county, very
appropriately led off with the post
grandial speeches and too appropriate
ly enough, F. L. M:yers, the "Baby"
autolst of tha county, waa the last. M.
Meyers purchased a machine only a
few houra before the banquet.
Many fundamental "principles and
thought as regardh tbe Improvement
of i&di'inif tba betterment of condi
tions .were recalled by the speakers.
Dr. Molltor told of .the .prejudice a
few' yeara ago against the automobile
and remarked at the vast difference
la public opinion today, principally be
cause the farmer 1b now buying the
automoble for business and pleasure.
George Ruckman" of Allcel, the Brat
fanner to own a machine came next
and he touched on various subjects lu
thia relations 'Connty Jndge Henry
promised every possible assistance
from.tte coffers of the county and
Commissioner Galloway"" coroborated
him. ; . '
Superintendent Campbell talkod of
the teeded. support from farmers and
TAiiss iwup Bpouea a pair or shoes
to walk out in the field when I was
plowing to talk to me about subscrip
tion; No matter how far from the
house a farmer waa she would find
him and convince both him 'and his
all. fa. (tM maa- At. . r.t.- .
, " " wut. Ml. UWU VUQ VUBCfl T V ' 1 " " v"-" l"-'vyi , n iui
told I did not have the moner with "ua rm,a mw setung about an on
ai . vlKAfMat M nL T.. At. - . " . a
CONRAD, NELLIE, R. F. D. No. 1 La Grande
RUSSELL, BETHEL, Elgin
ARNOLD, MABEL, Elgin
WEEKS. RTRMTW Vn.,h r..
WOODELL, ETTA. B. F. D., No. 1. Summervllle
' - COXIEST DISTRTrr VfC .
Thla district compiles all of Wallowa connty and Pine an Eagle valleys.
The three ladlea of thla dtotrlct who, at tha end or the contest. Lav rocToi
the most" votes will be the gaesta of the Observer at tha Portland (Rose Fa
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EAMES. EDNA. Joseph "t '
ROUP, MARGARET, Joseph ' , "J
BOSWELL, CECIL, Mlnam
LYRENMANN, ANNA, Enterprise ; " .' ij' 022
EVANS. MINNIE L., Wallowa , ,
WISDpM, BESSIE, Lostine -. ' Jm
MAVOR, ALICE, Enterprise
WILEY. GLADYS, Wallowa '.
BROCK, NETTIE, Flora ; .7..'!.'.'!!!! jjoi
PRIZES REGARDLESS OF DISTRICTS. v
The, three candidate who, at the end of the contest have more votes than
any of their rivals, may, at the.expense of the Observerextend their trine
pn to San FrancWcd. ' ' - .
;' . The, four candidates' who range next in standing, regardless of district,
will be entertained at the Hotel Gearhart, Gearhart Park, By-the-Sea.
All winning candidate will be given side trlpa to all points of interest in
and about Portland; and will be token to the leading places of amusement
and recreation. ; , v
Instead of taking a trip, any winning candidate may have music lessone'
to the value of $50 or a acholarshlp in Whitman college; In the Baker City
business college w choice of several other colleges. In lieu of the San
Francisco trips scholarships valued at $100 will be arranged for, in case
exchange la desired.
from every part of eastern Wallowa
county. .
Very bad weather prevailed during
the entire mid contest period. Wind
me and she said: 'You must have it'Pleasaat task. But the Joseph girls
back at the house. I can to there ili nt "top on account, of inclement
again after Jt. So I Bent her to the . weather. They braved every atorm
house and she got the money. This
(Continued on Pag Eight,!
la the (first time In my. life I ever took
a dally paper and now I would not
get along without your Observer."
The ' Dugger hotel, : where Miss
Eames assists her sister Mrs. Dugger,
la one of the beet kept and most popu
lar bosUerlea In Oregon. Its cooking
ia equal to that of the best places in
Portland. It ia as popular with the
big farmer and stock men of the rich
Wallowa county as it is with exacting
commercial travelers. Every guest
who comes to the hotel heart the story
charmingly told by Miss Eamea her
self, aa to why that young lady de
sires to win a trip to the Portland
Rose Festival by taking subscribers
to the Observer. As a result Miss
Eames Is gathering subscriptions
and overcame every difficulty,
It Is -commonly reported that sever
al candidates now low down tha score
line have been saving up bunches of
vote for the finish. The candidates
themselvea do not admit thla in the
conteat office aa the conteat manager
does not encourage such procedure.
The conteat manager haa advised the
voting in of all subscriptions as fast
aa the aame are gathered. Neverthe
less, aeveral candidates may have been
preparing to surprise their rivals at
the very last hour of the contest. ; v
At any time on Saturday, the last
day, subscriptions many be turned in
privately. On Saturday no candidate
will be permitted to know how many
vote rivals are receiving
tended to preent the bidding off of the
prizes by , candidate watching! one an-'
other so aa to turn in their own long,
term subscription. ,
Ail candidates who wish .may turn
in their report on the last day In seel
ed envelopes ao that their eontentt
will not be known even to the contest
manager himself except when all re
ports are finally in and opened in the
presence of several disinterested per
son.
- West TrglaSa C. B
Morgantonw, W.Ta, May 84.Th
annual encampment of th department'
l West Virginia, Grand Army of the .
Republic, and the annual meeting of
tha Woman's Relief Corps, ladlea of
th G A. R., and tha annual meetings ,
Sona of Veterans opened here today
and will continue through Thursday.
Todky was given over largely to (h
reception ot the visitor and the pre
liminary bnainesa of the encamnmeat.
The voting The city la handsomely decorated In
w,n be ent,r6ly "ecret. Thl 1 In-honor of th veteran.
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