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LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON.
MONDAY; JUNE 5, 1911.
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'NUMBER -191
niversary of his birth, which will Au
guBt 10, but the fiftieth anniversary of
bis death. The ceremonies will center
around Turin, his birthplace and th
city where he died. A feature of the
celebration wEnTnTaedicationof a
monument at Santena, where Cavour
Is burled. - .'. " .
EU GRMJD JURY SELECTED
Vah-ratty
delegate
Lib
wide Prohibition.
f-W"n
it Tex-
GREAT SECRECY IS OBSERVED TO pa,gn was formally opened here to-
as tha J 1 1 Ste ijlde pTornjn cam-
r .
ID IS
PRETEXT ANY INFORMATION
FROM LEAKING OCT.
TO
u wraer Thai They Cannot Claim
Immunity, It Is Said, the lumber
men will Not Be Caled to Testify
Before Jnry Employes of Suspect
ed Companies Will B Called, How.
ever. ; . M'y:;'-. ,
day with a great display of enthusiasm.
Thousands of persons filled the North
Side coliseum to listen to the speeches
of Governor Colquitt and other oppon
ents of the state wide movement The
campaign thus begun will be carried
on throughout the state until early
next month, when the question of add--5
a ; prohibition amendments to "tin
state constitution; will be decided at a
special election. 4 .:,,.' ."';'
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NEW GRAND JCR0BS.
$ James Sills, Cove (Foreman).
, Arthur Hailgarth, Elgin.
$ - Frank McCJure, La Grande.
J. E. D. Kail, Cove.
3 J. F. Hutchinson, Union - Y
Homer Littleton. Alicel,
Chicago, June 5. United States Dls-
special grand Jury to Investigate the
lumber trust and Its operations. Un
usual secrecy surrounds the proceed
ings and every effort is being made to
prevent any, Information concerning
the work of the grand Jury from leak
ing out , jr. :-.;V:...::-;:SVV. :'
Jurors Host Keen Silent.
ICH INTEREST
iii LLLIiliJ
PRESENT INCUMBENT RUNS INDF.
v; PENDENTLY. - . "
Judge Landls When instructing the ; A. 6. Rushlight, and G. H. Thomas Are
Jurors, said that they "must not talk."
He told them to thoroughly Investi
gate whatever , United States District
Attorney Sims and Assistant Attor
ney General McKercher might sug-
guest. ,'.".('' :
To Bring Criminal Action.
the Other leaders.
Portland, Ore., June 5. Interest in
Portland's election for city officers to
day is given added Interest by the fact
that Joseph Simon, the present mayor,
is standing for re-election as an Inde-
It is said that it 4s the purpose of (pendent condldate on a platform fuv-
crimlnal , onng tne aaopuon or tne commission
the " government to begin
pi osrrutlons against some of the most
prominent lumbermen in the country.
In order that they cannot claim im
munity flbn. of the lumbermen, it is
Bald, will be called before the grand
Jurn: Employes will be called, how
ever, i;"' ' -V''..:?-,,;.;;;.';, .5
' v St Ylncent de Panl Society.
Boston, Mass., June 6. The nation;
al conference of the Society of St.
Vlnceut .de Paul, a charitable-organization
composed of Roman Catholic
laymen, began ' its business sessions
In this city today 'with an attendance
of about 400 delegates from all . parts
of th-: country. "Preventive Charity"
was discussed at the forenoon session,
the chief speakers being Thomas W.
Hynes. ofBrooklyn and John Rea of
Philadelphia.- The gathering will re
main in Srsslon untllJVednesday. .
plan of gtl eminent The other lead
ing mayoralty candidates are A. G.
Rushlight, republican and George. IT.
Thomas, democrat. - - h
Convocation at McGHl rniversliy.
" Monteal, Jun 6.-Today ushered in
a r.'d letter week at McGill university.
In addition , to the annual convocation
'In - Royal Victoria college this after
noon the notable events are to Include
thtf formal opening of the new medical
building by his excellency Earl Grey.
Scores of graduates of the university,
among them the officers and many
prominent members of the 'Canadian
Medical association, are here to tak;
part In the celebration.' . ,
Obthlers at Atlantic City, ' i
Atlantic City, N. J., June 5. The
annual convention of the-National As
sociation of Clothiers, which is o hold
Its sessions In Atlantic City this week,
has attracted a large number of brom-
of the trade
To Honor Memory of Cavour.
, Rome, June 5. Elaborate ' prepv
arations hive been made for the cen- lnent - representatives
tenary celebration In, honor of thejfrjom Rochester, Chicago, New York
i memory of Count Cavour; the Italian St. Louis, New Orleans and other clt-
patriot and statesman. The principal . les. Numerous questions of interest
celebrations are to be held tomorrow and importance to the clothing tradOj
The date Is not the one hundredth an- are slated for consideration
The new grand Jury list for the
June term of circuit court was filled
this morning and the' Jurors set . to
work at 10:30. All sections of Union
county are represented in the grand
Jury.;. ,' j - "
; Among other cases to come up be
fore the grand Jury ff nd circuit court
during this : session and probably the"H,U(S t'",
most Important is the case of the state
of Oregon vs. Park Corn who Is held
for the murder of Ed Luis at North
Powder. ' It is said that Luis came to
his death as a result of a blow upon
the' head dealt by Corn with a bottle
when the two quarreled over a game
of nool. -' - :
West ' Case Commenced.
The, first case to bo trie! before the
circuit court this term Is that of Mag
gie A. West vs. the Mutual Life In
surance company.- - Mt3 AVest 4s '-ep-resented
by Judge Crawford and Is en
deavoring to collect two thausasd dol
lars in life Insurance on a policy car
ried by her husband in the defendant
company. :y -.;'. "'''.
;-.' - Company Claims Suicide.';
The Mutual Life Insurance company
contends that Herman C. West came
to his death by his own hand and that
they are therefore not bound to pay
the policy. ,-The Insurance company is
represented by Attorneys Cochran &
Cochran and Jerry Bronaugh of Port
land..:'; :'' ''.' ;- '.'.;:..': " . "
West lived Here. '.'
Mr. West, the cause of whose death
ib ib be determined in the case now
iii court; was a resident of La Grande
and was at one time a reporter on the
Observer. He left La Grande in the
early part of 190G going to Baker in
search of employment where he died
shortly after his arrival. , v
The case of Fred Fratz vs. A, O.
Spain is set to follow the case now
Pensacola next Week and will remain
here until June 23, when they will
leave for New England water.
Addressed Old Friends.
Rev. Ellis, of Baker, for many years
pastor of the Baptist church of La
Grande, preached yesterday to th
congregation here and renewed old ac
quaintances -:. . ' ;.' '-.
Spanish War Veterans Meet
, Lafayette, Ind.; June 5. Lafayette
is gay with flags and buntiig In honor
of the United Spanish War Veterans,
whose annual state encampment open
ed here today for a two days session.
The business sessions of the gathering
wlill be Interspersed with visits to the
state soldiers' home, Purdue univer
sity, the Tippecanoe battlefield and
other points of interest in and about
Lafayette.".. v'-- v ;.'':;''!; ; ';V-
Women Compote for Golf Title.
Boston, June C. Tha big. event of
the week In the field of amateur sport
In this section will b the Griscom
cup matchiV nd ';th" championship
tournament of the Women's Eastern
Golf association, which began today
over the Brae Burn link? near thh
city. With a large and representative
entry list, including four former na
tional title holers, the championship
tournament promises to be one of. the
of the best of recent years. The com
petitions will extend over'three days.
Coincident with the champlonsUlpwiil
be handicap medal play, -
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DELAJfEY'S CLAIM TO HAVE BEES'
1L0Y OF MA.CXA3IARA 13
: DISBELIEVED.
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FACTS iniieiri
Djnamltiny Ontrages C'lmcd In Con.
fession to Have Been-Commlllc
Proved Sever to Have Occurred .
Labor Leaders of Cincinnati Disbe
lieve Whole Story-Other Alleged
DjnamlUnff Cases to Be looked Up.
LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION MEET
T0DAT Tk) BEGIX LABORS.
Battleships to Visit Gaheston.
PensacOla, Fla., -June 5.- The bat
HeshlpB Vermont, Minnesota and Mis
sissippi, comprising the third division
of the Atlantic fleet, departed today for
Galvestoni " The ships will return to
SEVENTY JLEFT LA GRAXDE THIS MOIXI'G AND "' ENTIRE STAND
ARD SLEEPER AND PARTS OF OTHERS TAKEN OVER BY LA
GRANDE PEOPLE FOR TONIGHTTRAINS ARE LENGTHENED
' HERE TO PROVIDE FOR EXTRA PASSENGERS ANOTHER BIG
DELEGATION WILL LEAVE WEDNESDAY FOR PORTLAND "ROSE
SHOW.
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Portland, Ore., June B.-rRose Festl-j
val'week has arrived and the city is!
filled with visitors who will vie with
the; people of Portland in getting their
fill of mirth and pleasure for the next
( five days. The city is gaily- decorated,
the streets are crowded and Jollity and
enthusiasm are abundant The'boom
lng of cannon shortly, after the noon
hor today announced the arrival of
the royal barge bearing Rei Oregonus.
king of the carnival, escorted by a
fleet of loyal mariners. The arrival
was made the occasion of a great wa
ter pageant In which scores of gaily
decorated craft iiartlclpated. Features
of the program' arranged for the re
malner of the. week will Include a com
petitive rose exhibit an electrical pan
ade, an automobile parade, civic and
military pageant, a floral parade and
a ' battle of ' flowers, . band concerts,
balls, illuminations and numerous out
door athletic events.
Seventy La Granders left this morn
ing for Portland to spend the, week at
the Rose Festival. This is only the van
guard for tonight ' one entire
sleeper has beon taken for La Grande
people and parts of others will be
used. . It is estimated that 75 will
leave this eVenlng. . Another big dele
gation goes Wednesday evening at
which time many, of the Eastern Star
and Masonic grand lodge delegates
will take their departure. Between
300 and 400. it is roughly estimated.
will be sent to Portland this week
from La Grande alone. ,", ,
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If Bill Meets Approval, Special Sev
sion Will Be Called.
Helena, Mont., . June 6. Tho legia
laflve commission ippointed by Gov
ernor Norrls to drafta bill providing'
for direcf primaries for the nomina
tion of candidates for all elective offices
Including United States senators,, .met
in Helera today to organize and be
gins its labors. Tit the bill drawn up
by the commission meets with taa ap
proval of a majority of the members
of the two . houses ,the, 'governor,, will
convene ft'spedat session of the legli
lature to enact the measure into law.
OFF FOR PICNIC.
r. , Ciiiutigo, june o. ine conressioti '
purported to have been made by John
Delaney in Muskogee, in which h is
said to have stated John McNamara,
now under arrest for the dynamitlai
of the Times building in Los Angeles, '
hired him to mark buildings for dyna
miting In the various parte of the Un
ited States, was discredited by the po
ke here today.
, ; FacU Do Not Aijroe.
the police' ?ay that there was no
tiaduct blown up here in February,
1907i as Delaney said in h" "confea-'
sion" toTiave done. , -
) Another confl'ctlng fact whlcb
causes the ; police to discredit the.
whole of Delaney's confession is that
no explosion occured In the Vinestreet
leaders Contradict Confession. - :i
building, as he said. ,
In Cincinnati labor leaders and1
building contractors flatly contradict
Delaney's "confession and refuse to
believe any part of It
' As his purported confession "has
been found fo"be faulty In several in
stances other alleged dynamiting casV
es are being looked up. ,
Luriro Crowd . Lmps Tomorrow; for
. Head of Lake, ?
A large number of the Farmers' un
ion from Pendleton and Baker arrived
this morning and nre will come to
night to leave in the morning for Jo
seph to attend the three day picnic of
the Farmers' union. -
Horse Show Opens in Winnipeg;. .
Winnipeg, June 5. The Winnipeg
Horse show opened In th! city today.
For Regulation of Liquor Traffic
Chicago, 111., June 5. Plans for nn
aggressive flght for tha license, reguV
latlon'and control of the liquor busi
ness are to be discussed at the con
vention of the National Wholesale Li- '
quor Dealers" association of America,
which la in session here with an at- ,
tendance of more than a thousanj;
members from all parts of the country.'
Mayor Harrison delivered an address
of welcome' at the Initial session at tho '
hotel Sherman today.
OFF FOR THE HDSE SHOW An
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EVENING OBSERVER'S GIRLS WILL LEAVE HOT LAKE AT 11 O'CLOCK
FOR PORTLAND TRAVELING PASSENGER" AGENT O'NEIL OF THE
0. W. R, & N. VISITS LA G BLIND E AND ARRANGES ACC0MM0DA
TIONS FOR tUE PARTY BANQUET AT THE LAKE AT ft O'CLOCK. ,
'..' TONIGHT." ..:.'- ,, . , ..:
FREDERICK T. GATES, ROCKEFELLER'S BENEVOLENCE AGENT
It Is principally Gates who Bus worked out the details of prosecutions that
are pending against the his trusts Ib this the trnst-bnsting age. 3Ir.
; Gates was onljeefntlT appointed solicitor general by President Taft but
. fee has-already had Important connections with, three or tonr of tke tig
jirtst govtninienlnl trust nnsecntlons. ,''".,',;'';..','.'!.:;,'; ',. r
They are oft for Portland and the 1
coast this evening. ; ' 1
j The Evening Observer's girls who!
carried the good name of this paper
over two counties during- the contest
and swelled the circulation to a point
which strains the mechanical equip
ment of this office, will be on their
way rejoicing . and having the usual
"barrel of fun'.' that all girls have on
such occasions..
This morning a number of the party
gathered in La Grands and as guests
of this paper were sent. to Hot Lake
where they are spending the day at
the largest . sanatorium In , Oregon.
While the Observer is host on thU oc
casion Senator Pierce, manager of the
Lake and F. B. Currey, publicity man
ager, are seeing that nothing is over
looked to make the day a pleasant one.
. On the Wallowa train today the Jo
seph girls arrived and after a ride
! around La Grande were taken to the
i Lake to Join the1 remainder of the par
ty.
Banquet at t O'clock.
A. banquet will be served la the grill
room at the Lake this evening. Sena
tor Pierce' will be toastmaster and '
aside from the young ladles who go
on the trip the following parties were
present: ' ' x ',' ; .; j
The toastmaster and wife; Mr. and
Mrs. 4. J. Carr, Mr. and Mrs F B Cur
rey, Wilbur F Brock, PA Foley and '
Mr and Mrs Bruce Dennis.
After convincing the young ladles
that the Hot Lake water is the warm
est In 'the world, that it is certain la
Us cure for rheumatism and the all- '
ments of mankind, Mr. Currey will
review his newspaper career reciting
some of the pleasant as well as . the
unpleasant features. . 1
' The c evening after dinner will be
spent In dancing for those who enjoy
that pastime and at 11 o'clock the par
ty will board the train, for Portland
and coast points.' Mr, and Mrs. A. W.
Nelson, Mrs.. C. C- Dugger and Wilbur
F. Brock will accompany the party.