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JjA GRANDE, OliKGON. WKDN'KSDAY, AUGUST
SIX PA1ES.
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NEW YORK STATE GROCEK IS
FINED FIVE HUNDRED DOL
LARS FOR OFFENSE.
RESULTS OF NEW POLICY
ARE APPARENT EARLY
Grocer Sold Sugar at 15 Cents a
. Pound Large Stocks of Food
Hoarded in Warehouses and Cold
Storage Plants in Southern City Are
Seized in Government Raid.
(By Associated Press to The Observer!
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 The first
federal conviction for profiteering to
be secured is reported today from
Binghampton, New York, where a re
tail grocer was fined five hundred dol
lars for selling sugar at fifteen cents
a pound, three cents above the maxi
mum price allowed by the federal
price-fixing committee.
In a raid on wholesale food ware
houses and cold storage plants at
Jacksonville, Florida, conducted by
federar officials, over a million eggs,
a hundred thousand tins of canned
food and large quantities of sugar
were seized.
Round-Ify City Gets Ready
For Visit of Big Crowd
of Astoria Euthusiastp
; TENDLETON, ORE., Aug. 13.
Houoru for roal pep are going to
be at stake next month when 150
members of the Astoria Chamber of
Commerce invade Pendleton for a
three day stay. The gentlemen from
the city that is 108 yars old chose
8eptemt)or 18, 19 and 20 for their
call. It so happens that they will ar
rive just in time to see the tenth annual-
Roundup.
. The world's champion salmon rop
er is eypectcd to accompany the fish
i- magnates from the Columbia's
- mouth. They are nlso figuring on
entering a humpback salmon in the
hronk contest and are looking for
aybody who can ridohim. Just as an
example of what rough ridcis the
Astorlans are, they will come all the
way In specially upholstered stand
ard sleepers, five of them, and will
bring their. own dining car. As part
of their entertainment they wll lsit
In a body n a block of scuts for three
dnys and watch the world's champ
ons In actWn.
New Directors of Local
Y. M. C. A. to Be Elected
at Meeting This Evening
The annual mooting of the La
Grande Young Men's Christian As
sociation will be held tonight, Wed
nesday. August 13th, at 8:00 o'
clock In tho Y..M. C. A. building.
All members of the senior men's
division over 18 years of ago are en
titled ' to a vote In Ihc annual elec
tion of directors which Is to be held
at tllia meeting. Six members of the
Board of Directors are to be' elocted
and the following gentlemen have
been placed In nomination by the
commmittee on nominations; Fred
J. Holmes. G. L. Lauson, B. D.
Crowe. A. T. Hill, L. L- McKennon
and $ruce Dennis
Prospector Believes "
Bace of Dvarfs Liej
Suried Deep In Mesa
(r Associated Press, to Tna Observer
PSESCOTT.- ARIZ., Aug. 13.
That the Squaw Creek nicssa, 1!
miles east of Grand Canyon, was tho
bur it ground of on arcient tribe o
dwarfs. Is the opinion of H. L. Loom
Is, prospector, who sd?s he recently
uncovered iortlons of ninetcerwke!
tons there.
In the old graves the prospects.
found a cup foil o tittquoisca nd
smjtll pieces St ancient pottery, somo
of nrhlcjviave been sent to the Lnt
verslty of Arizona and tho remaind
er to the Onlthsonlm Institute.
AU the bones were jhose of a dimt
native race. Loor.di said.
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THEeIVEATUjER.
regon: Fair and cooJO ight
& ea.-O portiorQ warmer lf hursday 'Qh
southwest portion, with gcPtle wester
ly winds. Qo
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jHkr' Paed Streets.
JstiEm: toJfke ood; m
City t Xenair Tliem
As time nasses the naved streets
of Baker In many places shtfW a ije-
piorapie lack- or auraouity, ana 11
the are to be saved from utter ruin
they must be replaced now, and this
the street department in undertaking
by flush coating. .
Especially 1s this the case on First
street from Church to Campbell
streets, three blocks, and in other
sections of tho paved districts.
As a matter of fact, the bitulithlc
on First street is about the only
place where the paving allows per
manency. The street department Is now at
work repairing the defective block.!,
and the work will run well Into thn
fall before completion. Baker Dem
ocrat.
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SITUATION IX WIXXIPKfJ IS BAD
LY MIXED UP.
Split ill Iiaboi- Itnnks anil Talk of
One Dig Union In Laid to
Alien Propaganda.'
WINNIPEG. MANITOBA, Aug. 11.
A conflict is in progress! here be
tween union labor men over tho
question of whether the American
Federation of Labor, the Dominion
Labor Congress or One Big Union
shall control labor organizations in
Winnipeg. The struggle Is the out
come of the general strike whlcri
took place here ln May and June,
nvolving labor and capital through
out the Dominion.
A short time ago the Wlnnlpag
Trades and Labor Council voted to
Join One Big Union by a vote said to
bo 8,841 to 706.
As a rcBtilt of this action, the Do
minion Labor Congress cancellod the
charter of the Winnipeg Trades and
Labor Council and announced that
an effort would be mado to form a
new council In Winnipeg to. lncludo
tho local organizations opposed to
the Big .Union plan. Among the or
ganizations wheh rejected this Idea
of having Ono Big Union were the
ilroad brotherhoods and the Amer
ican Federation of Labor.
Somo Canadan newspapers asBerl
that tho split in the labor ranks wax
precipitated by the alien clement and
say thr.t tne une uis union uisu
tlzed at Calgary demanded that trie
government release ail political
prisoners" Interned during the war
Federal ministers have cliargca in.i'
a he.-vy percentage or tno one uik
Union membership was composcu pi
aliens.
Rrnnut Hnblnson. secretary ot tun
Winnipeg Trades and Labor Council
has announced that the uig union
will immediately suipply charters to
the locar unions to take the place ot
those revoked by the American fen
eration of Labor. Winnipeg lcaaer
supporting tho One Big Union nao
promised to support tue movement, i
... t 1 . ... lti
organize similar .unions m on-.; i
in the Dominion.
DEATH OF
FATALITY IN ELEVATOR RESULT
OF CARELESSMso.
KcmsiM of J)oed Youth Will He In'
tcrred at L'nirm Thursday, Ser
vice Comrade AttenaiM-
That "Earl Joncs'was killed at the
Foley Hotel in the city of La Grande
aWt 3:15 o'clock, the morning of
Tuesday, August 12, 1910, and that
his deato. was accidental and the re
suit of his own carelessness in at
tempting no board a moving clpvater
iterated by Frank Tuckey," wasothe
verdict of the coroner' inqucjt over
Jones' Bedv yesterday. The hotel
premises, where the fatal accident oc
cur red? ware visited a 1 inspected and
the witnesses heard by the (Mry, after
which they absolved the youths who
were with Jones from any blame for
his death. Tuckey was said to H able
to handle the olevator properly.
Th remains sg taken to the ferine
Uf his parents in Union1 yeiterday and
the f-fieraT will be held at rH pice
tomorrow af:rnn .' 2:30 o'clock
It is expected Ohat there will be
a lO-cre representation of the drOl
youthQ comiQdei in tiO fcj-gitalonr9
LABOR
CONTRO
JONES
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STANLEY AGREES
. TO GO ON STAGE
OU) SCOUT TO E.VI'KltTAlX
ntOWU IltlDAY.XUillT.
Well linown ClniRirter Will Open
Program at KrebeiK-Howaid
Wrestling Mutch.
Colonel King Stanley, woll known
plainsman and western scoot of the
early days, is going to show La
Grandeis Fiidsy night how he earn
ed the money to pay the traveling
expenses of his companion and hint
self on their trip across the contin
ent from Los Angeles to the Allan
tic coast and back again. The Col
onel has -already boea letting out n
little of his secret to the crowds that
gather around him when he gets out
on the street and stmts to show, a
few of the tricks which are a large
part of his stock in trade. Tho best
of them, however, he Is rossrvlng un
til Friday night when he will feature
the first part of 'the progiam at the
wrestling bout In the Star theatre.
Peruons who woar whlskoia aie ud
vised to leave them at home, for the
Colonel is fond of combing packs
or cards out of tho most luxuriant
ones he can find, and ladies who
woar looso fitting and decolotte
gowns should beware lest tho Colo
nel locate a (pair of mts or a live
broiler In tho apparel of ono of them.
Ho has boen persuaded by John E.
Anderson, who is hundling tho match
and who' is also ontortaiulng the col
onel while he Is hero, as tho Max
well representative, to take part In
Friday night's program. Th colonel
an oxpert thniimaturgist and card
manipulator and will spring some
suilprises, as ho depictH tho method
he used to earn funds for his ex
iJcnsivo Journey.
Tho tickets for Friday night arc
selling rapidly, Mr. Andorson state..
Fans evidently sec the tine Blgns of
a genuine match in the mooting ol
Frobei'g and Howard, tho big wrest
lers, and also in the appearance of
"Cyclone" Workman and Jim Nore
gaard in the preliminary. Tickets In
tho house can be reserved by calling
the Maxwel Service Station, and Ilerl
Hughes Is handling tho ringsldo seat
tickets at his cigar stoic. " "
PLANE PATROL
BE LOST
(Br Associated rresa to Tho Observer
SALEM, Aug. 13. Due' to rumors
that the airplane service on the Pacific
coast is to be demobilized, Governor
Olcott has written Governor Hart, of
Washington, and Oregon senators to
use their influence to prevent such
action being taken. It is feared that
this would end the airplane forest pa1
trol.
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MURDERERS
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GET-AWAY
coxvins ritoM kantkhx oiti:
ti. ESCAPE KltOM STATE
HOSPITAL FLAX OAXU
D. C. BRICHOUX, LIFER,
AND E. B. SOUTHWICK OUT
Men linil been Confined in Ktnto How
pltnl for liiftiino for Several Mnnlhs
unil Wore About Ut lie Itetiirued
To Pen. Ik'lievod Automobile
And Sister Aided Escape.
(By. Associated Press to The Observer)
SALEM, Aug. 13. D. C. Brichoux,
a convict serving a life sentence for
the murdor of R. C. Goodwin, pro.
minent stockman of Malheur county
in 1016, and E. B. Southwlck, win
is serving terms for larceny of cat
tle and assuult with Intent to kill
Charles lirown, of Wallowa county,
last year, today made thoir ccapn
from the state hospital flax gang
whllo being taken to a field neai
Turner. They leaped from the auto
mobile which was conveying them.
It is believed that Brichoux's sis
ter, who had been trying to securo
his release, Bided in the escape. An
automobile is thought to have been
waiting for them. Both criminals
had boon in tho stuto hospital for
the Insane for soveral rhonths lint
had recovered and were about te bo
sent hack to tho penitentiary.
Dnvo Brichoux formerly ran Iho
Savoy hotel in La Grando and late'
was a book-koepor In Baker.
British Would Be Stupid
To Relinquish Sea Power,
Declares High Offio'a!
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, July 9
"It would bo crass stupidity on thn
pa-it ot the British pooplo to lelin
) ii lull any sea powor they poshcss,"
recently declared Acting Naval Mln
Istor Poynton. "Situated ns Britain
is with all the trudo routes converg
ing ononfl plt: London It Is ab
solutely necessary that sho should
have sufficient ships ln lir fleet U
keep tliaiu trudo routes apen.".
New Bank Aims to Foster
Closer Trade Relationship
Between Mexico and Spain
(By Associated Tress to The Observer!
MEXICO CITY, July 28. A Spanish-Mexican
bank with a subscribed
capital of ten million pesos and
headquarters ln Mexico City is plan'
ned by members of the Spanish col
ony hero. Tho piirpnsn of the Inntl
tution is to aid in the development
of Mexican noRourcea and to Increann
commercial activity between thlu
country and Spain. IlipreKentalivei
of the bank will have office in Ha
vana, New York and severul Europe
an cities.
Conflicting Thoughts
SMUT FIRES ARE
HARDOM FARMER
TWENTY SEPAItATOltS III ItNED
IX WALI.A WALLA DlSTlfltT.
Eiploolun of Smut us Wheat is. Put
Through Machine Ht-sHiiNible
liiKurnuco Yei-y High.
WALLA WALLA, WASH. Aug 13
The Glenn - Fennls nuichlno used
on the David Cox ranch wus des
troyed yesterday uftjrnon, half an
hour before harvest would havo been
completed in the field. The setting of
grain was threatened but wus saved.
Clinics Lusk, who farms in the
Rulo section lost his auparutor Sat
urday supposedly as a result of u
smut oxploslon. Thu muchlno was
entirely destroyed, the bolt bolug
the only part saved. Only tho wheat
which was on tho tablo was burn
ed. Thoro was no Insurance Lusk
is finishing his huivost with a head
er and combine, and will thresh tho
hoaded grain Willi a combine later.
Two of his neighbors lost much
lnen a few days before, tho Iiodick
and llcnnolt machines buing burned.
Six separators wore destroyed nuut
Prescott, Sntuiduy.
Twonly or more separators havo
boon doslroyed In tho county this
year. Practically none of the owners
carried insurance, as but few com
panies will write policies on the nui-
I chines and tho rate when they do
is $12.00 a hundred.
Much of tho wheat Is smutty thlu
your nnd there Is much static oloc
triclty to contend with. A spark will
explodo tho smut spores mid tho Bcp
arutois usually burn lu a hurry.
CATTLE THEFTS
MTItOI, OK MKXtCAX MM
TIEOOI'S KKKUIT1VK.
lUids oil Amcilnin liiimhH 1 mm
AcroNM IIhi llnnlcr I'lvvenUd
lly Saw rroL-HiifJoiiN,
By Assnclatnd Vtubb to 'Thro Olisorvor
NOG AMOS. ARIZ., A. Un
ited Status Infantry outpoatH t- f iv
milo intervals aloni; tho Mexican
border, in tho NonuUm nun-tlistrlrl
hnvo iilmoHt oltmlnulml cattle Hfat
InB from thn Mnxintn ahln, ancnnliru'.
to army offlnorH haro. OulpwiU urn
located on hlnh'ijiolntH uIouk the bor der
enipcd with niar-hino fmi and
Hrownhir? rlflen. Itetwoon Uiomu out-
poHtfl nnftro Infantrymen' patrol llin
border. Mexiin officials arc cooper
ating with Americnn nnny offfcern
and havo ordered nil wnodrhnppln;
' ramps to bo removed five in Una fron
the border to prevent their beln,:
lined aa a acievn for fitiiiiKHng ami
the Mexican olfl'-ilH have alno pro
inlacd Iho return of ,nny American
cattle found on tho Mexican aide.
A
BECOME
GASOLINE SCA1CS I
HAWAII' DEJH OCR A7IC
STREET. CAE3 LOADED
mMui.ui4u, T. H , July 25 (By
Mail). Joy riding Is undor the ban
In Honolulu and there will -be no
moie frlvoloils nnjtoring until the
middle of Auiiust, when the .arrival
of a tank sloanior from California
Is expected to end tho gasollno fam
ine.
Tho Knsolino supply here has be
come so low that those dealers who
alill h ive some in their storage tanks
aro selling only to those who require
it lor strictly business purposes.
Miilti-iullllonulro sugar barons and
dock workura nro now seat partnors
In the slreut cars and the rickety old
onn ho: so cubs of King Kulaun's
reign havo boou resurected for ser
vice. OF FOOD LARGER
AMOI'XT Oh' KltODSTl'WH I'l'T
AWAY IXUICATKU IX ltKTOItT.
t'onipiirlsoii With riiocks of a Vear
Au Slum- lliittei' Stores I)iiu))l.
etl anil Other Htulls (iicnler.
CHICAGO, Aug. 13. Tho fcdoral
bureau of markets on cold storugo
waruhoiiHes Tuosday showed gonoral-
ly a lurgo Increase in stored foods on
August 1 us compairod with same
dale a year ugo. cNarly twice as much
butter. 21) per eout more eggs and a
connidorablo increuso la meats wore
shown to be on hand,
The majority of retailors Tuesday
woro soiling sugar at 12 and 13 cents
a pound, federal authorities having
agreed on 12 cents as a fair price.
l'olutoes fell Ha 1U0 (pounds at re
lull and punches and molons duopped
somewhat, whllo shiipiiionta wero in
(fcns.'iig, but lowo Tothil prlcos
were not general.
Many Complaints Kosot'vctl
Sconw Of lottois nlleRIng profit
eering wei-o received Tuesday at the
fuller. il iliHtrlct uttorney office whero
proparntions uro nmking to proHecute
hourdois and profiteers. All Biicli In-
roiiuition Is turned ovor to tho bu
icau of lnveatigiitlon of tho depart
ment of Justice. Tho secret agents
tine ordered to have a report ready
for tho dliitiict attonoy on cold ator-
ngo warehouses by Balurday.
That tlio big producoi-B' nsHociu
lloim nip opcuitlng 111 restraint of
Undo was charged by a commission
merchant wl declared men In his
line actually wuio selling at a loss
bccHiisc tho producers Woro demand
ing top pr lcos.
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MAXV HHOI-MUN AIIH ltHTl'ltN-
I.Mi TO Tlllvllt JODH.
lEiiilical . I':ieiuiiit Among; Italhvny
Klllployes Not IIhhiminI to Give
In anil l-'ight Action.
CIHKAflO, Aug. 13. Steady lin
piovcmeiit In Hut Hltiintlon caused by
tho slrlko of railway shopmen was In
dlciited In reports roccivod Tuesday
by iiffliialit from ull pants of the
country.
Hlrlkrrs (iciieriilly Itturn.
Htrlkeis wore suld to be roturning
to woik In rV'iirty overy section af
fects with tho exception of Chicago
Boston und Atlanta. In lllUmin, lii'
wa and Wisconsin It was said more
Hunk 1,001) iiidii 'loturnod to work
Tuesday. Tho -Chicago und-Nofth
western rullroud unnounccd tlio
barge on freight to Iowa points had
been removed. There aro still about
2H.IMHI ikopmen out heio, although
about 600 net limed to work Tucidcy,
One thotiHi-.n one hundred and X'
ty-two c.-ua of llveslo' were rrc.'lv-
ed iit it.o stnckrila Tuesday which
Ik 75 niore iars than wore received
on the On responding nato laiii yesr.
ras)ii,M trayie still 1 being op
erated under dlfriradtjea, ma'O' tralni
arriving sce:nl hoiii's lao. o
Inli-rn.illcmnl Offirliils Active
f1ffl,-if a tti th.. lntnrn:AlttiMl linln
ho have be n In Chicago a wwk
working to luducivthe strikers to re
turn to vrk and defer their rage
Oi-iiiiiiiiIs ttegan new tlrlve Tuesday
STORAGE
STOCKS
STRIKE
ROUBLE
MPRQVING
by add: cuing a limns rhcctlng ot boltjgKrngatln0al eh
er inaKers. u o
ladeis of the 6o& unions rU
eraied llielr t-.tatenient that the Melt
;g'ere Man'On firm snd uld nt
reiurn Ulllll (Jt'l U'-quhus mrv (jibiii-
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0.SMEEHI
BOUGHT OUT
BY BANKER
SHKItWOOD WII.IJAMH ItKCOMUS
1'AItTNHIt IN I.A (iHAMIH IN.
VliSTMIiXT COMl'AXV.
PARTNERSHIP OF NEARLY
QUARTER CENTURY ENDS
Firm Composed by W. It. Sargent
and .1. K. Wright Was One of Ov
er Twenty loorw Hlonding anil
IMnycd liiiiruint I'urt in the)
Oro III of La Uraudo.
A partnership of almost a quarter
of a century between W. D. Sar
gont and J. K. Wright, ot La CiHiid
was 'biokon- today when Mr. Sar
gent sold out his half Interest in the
ia uiando Investment Couinuiiv to
Sherwood Wllliunia, woll known
banker who lately returned from
overseas service with tho Hod Cross.
Mr. Bargont is forced by poor hoalth
to withdraw rfom business activities
and ho thU3 lea von, to bo conducted
by other capuble hands, a biislnoss
which ho started uloiie ln l.a Grande
In 1894 and in which ho has boou
strong figure ever since.
Incorporated in 1HU1I.
Mr. Surgont conducted his busi
ness aluno for the first four years.
rnon luto In 18!)S ho was Joined by
J. K. Wright, to 'Whom ho sold a half"
lntorest. Together thoy organized the
Us Grande Investment Company and
articles of Incorporation woro filed
January 6th, 181)9. Sinco that time
Mr. Sargent nnd Mr. Wright have
worked together to the grout good
of tho city and us the town grow In
strength and prosperity they grew
along with It, for their InloroHtst
wero very closely allied with It. far
ovor twenty years they solved tho
community, building homos for tho
ovor-coniing new fainilius, acting as
financial agents, taking eoro of trus
teeships, and acting us brokers, etc.
Today they are' among the moot ue-
csosful and tho most highly rospect
od men In the community. 1
Mr. Surgont exipocts to continuo
to iniiko his homo in this cily and to
enjoy a much needed relief from alt
buslnoss cares.
Mr. Williams Is Old Citizen.
Mr. Williams need a no Introduc
tion to 1m CraU(lo:s und to rosldont.i
ot the vulley. Though a young muii
ho is an old citizen and hus a rocurl
ns a very successful buslines man.
with a long und valuable trainliii;
along financial lines. Ho begun his
career in La Grande ln the your
sovoial monthr. provloiiB to the In-
corporaton of tho company of which
ho Is now a partner. August lath ho
began working In tho Lu Grande Nat
ional Hunk under the lute J. M.
Church, who was cashier of the bank
at that tlmo. Twolvo years later, af-
tor ho had risen to tho position ot
assistant cashier, ho roslgncd -trout
tho bunk und .romovod to Imiil'ir.
Shortly uftorward.i, with several oth
urs ha organized tho Slato Hank pt
1 miller, taking active iminiigoiiiiiii'. in
Hie capacity of cimhlor of the Institu
tion, and he remained In that offici
for over six years. Ono your Ago Mi-.
Williams closed out his hiislness'cnn
noctlons here end wunt Into tho Hod
Cross service In France, from whidi
he rotiirned nix weeks ago.. His
whole oxporience and training fits
M-r. Williams for his, tltw work with
tlio La Grando Investment. Compimy,
and 1il knowledge will be. valuubln
to every cllont.whb may need advice
or aitslstlinco In financial matters,
lad transfers, OBCrow' agreeniunts or
insuiunco.' '
Private Tuneral Tor " .'
Carnegie Expected, in
Accordance With Wish.
LENOX, MASS., Au. 13. It wj
announced by Mis. Aodred Cariieglo
at Slisdow Ilrook Tuesday aflernonn
lltat tho funeral of Andrew (ornogia
tll bo hclO TiJiuixday mean I n't at th'.
rewldonco. Jo homr was given, but
It is understood that 10:30 Is tho
tlmo. Mrs. Carnegie'? wish for stiO t ,
privacy In the funeral lll be ob
served. The Rov, Willlui Ploison Merrill,
pastor of Si' Ilrlck 1'iM'ylerla.i
church. New Oork, Mr. Carneglo'a
Now 'Ok pastw and the Hev. Hen-
i N.OKylnian, jjiistor ot LenooCon-
hurch. will otrfchito. The
body 9 ill ho lakOi Thuiwluy afteO
noon onj hpccIqI train to TsrrylowO
N. rg. and buiiul will bo ma.l0 In tho
private lot -purchafld by Mr. CarOi"
gie aomo time agooiioSleepy Hollow
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