Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (June 21, 1905)
TODAY'S NEWS TODAY tit TIIR Tonight ni Toaiorroi mi Fair mm rr- w or.-rr vvvoiv; LA EVEN OBSE VOLUME IV ; r : f -v LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON WEDNESDAY. JUNE 21, 1905 NUeTkT t htlU .rs is. GOOD ROADS MEET A GREAT SUCCESS By Scrippa News Association Portland June 21 ' Tbe national Good Kosds Aeoclation opened Its fifth annusl convention at tbe Audi torium of tbe LewU & Clark expoei tion today. Governor of all tbe states, . mayor of cities and president! of com mercial b'idtet from all parts of the United State received invitations to be present, many of which have b?en accepted . ."''' - Tbe opening day's exercises will in clude addrewea oi welcome by Attor ney General A. M Crawford, repiesent. ing Governor Chamberlain for tbe tate of Oregon, Mayor George H Wil liam foi tbe city of Portia a 1. Presi dent K J Holmes of t e Manufacturers' Huuiiallnn PruUtnt O W AVn nt the Foitland board of trade, W D Wheelwright president of (be Portland chamber of commerce, and J H That cher vice-president Portland Commer cial Club, and leeponsee by Presid nt W (I Moore and Vice President A 8 Mann of tbe association.- Secretary B W Richardson will deliver bis an nual report end committee for tbe convention will be appointed. SECOND DA7'8 MEETING Features of the second day's meet ing will be speeches by Martin Dodge, director public road inquiries, United States department of agrioulture, on "What the Government ia Doing for Roads J U Bcott, president Oregon Qood Roads Association, on "Public Roada of Oregon"; J B Meikle, secre tary Seattle chamber of commerce and Washington Good Roads Association ; . N Ellery, commissioner public high ways of California; William Jasper Kerr, presideut Utah Agricultural college; James Withyoombc, Oregon THE GREAT JUNE WHITEfSALE Offers some of the greatest money saving opportunities of the season, not only in the white goods department alone.. Real bargains run rampant In almost every de partment. Space will only permit a mention of a few items, but you will feel amply repaid for a visit to our store during this sale, no matter how small your needs. MUSLIN UNDERWEAR AT BETTER THAN SALE PRICES 18c CORSET COVERS 8c Made of high grade inusliu with Freuch . filled seams. 50c Corset Covers iS.;SS"fe8 ,oiB-w',h m"-25c $1.25 Skirts, 96c Tbeso t kilts wore bougLt more than 9 moths t g ppecial for this sale. They, are nindo of txlrit fine mUBliit. with extra wide tlouncea, Iriiurced with lace and Swiss ; em broidery. To Sell them quick we place tbem at the special and additioual reduced Q'Ln price of .'. ........ . . .... .. xOC NOTICE planned snowea aai ing mis saie are maricea at prices which actually represent a . saving of 25 per cent. To make this the banner sale in our hislory we have made a addi tional special reduction ol the actual sale prices. ' Come and investigate for yourself. ,. We court comparisons. White India Linen, the yard 10c and 15c Laces . 25c Swiss embroidery, 8 inch Embroidered Waist Patter n 11 XV Agricultural college; James W Abbott, Rooky mountain coast division United atates good roods department. Com mittees on resolutions end , numioa tions will be appointed! On Thursdsy there will be addresses by DWltt W Smith, president Illinois highway oommiaalon; Judge. Lionel R Webster, Multnomah county; J E Lee secretary Portland board of trade; George W Cooley, president MinneaoU Good Roads association ; F 0 Young, University of Oregon; E L Powers, e-llt Good Roads Magasine, New Vork; Charles C Canfleld, Cleveland, Ohio; II UThlelson, secretary Oregon Gocd Roads association. 4:: '. , V ' PROGRAM FOR FRIDAY Friday's program will include p ; u I turer National Gjod Roads . associa tion; J W Bailey, president National Dairymen's association ; Theodore A Randall, seoretary National Brick Manufacturers' association; Judge Thomas R Ryan, Clackamas county, William Brsdburg, engineer Nstiooal Good Roans association; Mrs Caroline Oloey California, J H Albert com missioner Lawis and Clark exposition, Wellington E Loucks, organiser Nat ions! Good Roads association, R D Ohapin Micbigva, Judge J E Msger Oregon. Committees on resolutions and nomination will report Friday and election of officers will be held. On 8aturday there will be more speeches, the obj3t let sen road will be shown in front of the Transporta tion and Muobiaery building and the i utomobiles that have competed in tb.4 transoontioenUl race will be ex hibited Brief addressee will be heard from Governor Pardee of Call- for this underwear stle more than A rtVl OF MANY ITEMS OF INTEREST - . 5c 15c Turkish Towels ' - 35c Mercerized Lawn 35c Dress Swiss, black figured 60c Silk Grenadine - - 5c ' 19c 78c I- fornia, Jefferson My srs of tbe Oregon State eommiMion, Senator Reed dmoot of Utah. Ton Richardson and H W Gjode. - " IjSome Aove$ of Army -, (Bcrippe News Aasoclatlon) London, June 21 .A 8t." Petersburg oorrtspondent of tbe Times wires that three columns of Japanese are moving parallel with '.he coast In Northeastern Korea, with tbe apparent purpose of oonvsming at Puaslet Day, sli miles southwest of Vladivostok., A large fleet ol transports has sailed from Gen saa for the earns point. 8TOE68EL JUSTIFIED ' ""; 8t Peterabur June SI Tbe com mission appoint J to investigate the oirouuistance ol . tbe surrender of Port Arthur b Outers! 8toesel 13 day reported that the surrender of tbe place was Jtt tided. JAPS HAVE POSITIONS Ht Petersburg June 21 Reports from the front of June 20th state that the Japanese have retlreJ along tbe whole front from the Mongolian frontier to Kores, and the Russians Im&iediately occupied the former positions. ' Later the Japanese made vigorous attacks on the left flank ransacking several towns, '. LOOKS UK K ARMISTICE : . Washington, Juus 21.' It Is intimat ed In official circles that negotiations are proceeding looking towar-t an arm IstlM between Japan and Russia. . . ilURRlTINO MATTERS St. Petersburg, June 21 The visit of embassador Meyer to the foreign office last night is believed to relate to a new move of President Roosevelt to bssten peaoe negotiations, particularly with reference to an armltioe In Man churia.' , -. Kops Galore There will be sufficient police to take care of ' any amount of . unruly Hobos, under the world wide reputa tion of Chief of Police loroe, Hobo Lou.' . 2C22& 60c '-..- 'yj-- MUSLIN GOWNS 43c Made of high grade muv lin. Vand square yoke of lacks, ruffle, embroidery and lace insertion, trim ming at neck and sieves. Real $1 Drawers 69c Here are values unsurpassed. Of course this very low price is of absorbing interest, but weit untill you see them, yeu will be de lighted with their beauty and general air of daintiness, mode with wide ruffles of em broidery, tucked, and with fine" lae Q insertion. Thir spetial sale price' 0 months ago, and every item ' I2ic 28c 28c 49c Sj: TtltrVTV lif AaTiMC I I I VYAUUlNb WERE BLOCKED (By 8crlpps News' Association) Chicago June 111 Thirty wagons of tbe American Express company were blocktd by teamsters at Clinton and West Van Daren streets for se era! boors this morning A mob of sever al hundred strike sTmoathlzers sur rounded the wagons and ' restated the deputies. The police finally dispersed tbe crowd and released the wagons. Japanese Hold Fund 8oripps News Association ' ; Chetoo, China June 21-The local missionaries, who. previous to the war beween Japan and Rauia, had stations In Korea and Manchnria, complain that they are enable to secure their mission funds from Port Arthur Bank, the bank books of which are being held by the Japanese. The' bank of- settle the bank's affairs or to pay money.' . out SHOOTS lEIGHTpt PEOPLE By Bcripps Nsws Assoolatioa " . . Ban Frsocisoo Juns SI A man sup posed to bava bnea Thomas Loeb, armed with a rifle, a shot gun sad a pislol, barricaded bimssK io bis own room on tbe fifth floor of tbe United 8itos Hotel at seven thirty this morn ing and, firing irom the window, shot sighs passers-by and on" polioemn. Alter ' oommitti g these dreadful orimes, he put the shotgun into his own mouth , and blew off his head. The wounded are O T Chevalier, . shot in the left sye, Wong Quong, suot in the left hand, polios offioer Patrick Ki- sans, shot In the left obei k.E B Hoff man, snoi in toe ngbt cheek, nose and forearm, Kmil Bobert shot in the If ft knee, Vincent Roumente shot la the ear and jaw, W Junes sholjn the obeek and left arm, Joseph Laribss. shot In tbe lip, chetk, eys and tboul dsr. .''-. .. : ' - ;. APPEARED RATIONAL The would ba-murderer and suioids, who i unknown to tbe hotel attaobes, regieturea si me noiei lasi nigbl as Thos. Loeb, but gars no address. Hs appeared entirely rational when shown to bis room and was quiet during the night. He rose this morning at a tlms when the street was filled with people going to work, and, without warning, started firing from the win dow. Immediately the polios were notified and thirty offioer hurried to the soone. ? SHOOTS AT OFFICERS ; Tbe street was eleared of pedes- trians and a number of the offioers entered the hotel and rushed up to the msn's?room, Tbey hammered on tbs door and tbs maniao fired at then with a shot gun, several shots striking one ' offioer. Returning to the windo ijhe madmsn then fired sereral il o's'-n ra aiiJ burled a heavy ehair lo tlie Mreet, bat it was eanght by tbe Ulerapb wire. ' BH0018 U1M8ELF IN MOUTH Tbe oflioers continued to bitter at the door, agsinsi wblcb Ieb had plaoed a bd, and had succeeded in breaking a. d were in a fair way of getting in when Losl, perceiviog another officer ' rapidly approaching bis room oa fire ewjspe, returned to the oentm of tbe room, pUood tbe shotgon In bis mouth and blw off Ilia top of bis bead. When the officer on ths fire escape entered tbe room, tbs man was dead. , Scattered about (b room where tbe dead mm lay were a nnuber of frag ments of fifty dollar bills. In h's waist band was a butcher kuifs with a seven inch blade, wblls In his pockst was tbe addi ess of tbe British consul. Hswss apparently a young man. at tired In olotbs of cheap make. CASE OPENED WITH MANY ACCUSATIONS Bcripps Nsws Association Portland Ore June 21 In the feder al C tirt before Judge Debaven and a crowded court room, with dramatic intensity, District Attorney Heney to day outlined the Government's case sgainst Senator Mitotell to the jury. He stated that tlie Government was prepared to prove, cot only the speci fic allegations in the indictment of 8oator Mitchell " receiving fees for servioea performed before the denart- inents of the Government during thai time he was Senator In tbecuesio whiob the Government was interested but as a member of tbe firm ol Mitch ell and Tanner, repeatedly niitda ut of bis publio office for private gain, with a full knowledge at tbe time that he was violating the law in reotivlng fees.' Heney stated that he would prove the existenoe of the original partner ship oontraot with A II Tanner, where by Mitchell received one halt of tbe proored s ol the busiusss taken in Portlsnd and tbe entire proceeds of the business done before the depart ments at Washington. Hs said that tbe two agreements entered into with Frederick Krlbs by Mitchell and Tan ner, whereby seventy timber claims Wore expedited to patent by tbe firm FRANCE ANSWERS GERMANY'S NOTE (By Soripps News Association) Paris Franos June 21 -France's rep y to tbe Oermaa note suggesting an international co fere nee on the questions of the Morocoan reforns was banded to the G trman ambassa dor this afternoon. The oote erpress ed in fuM France's view of ths Moroc can oi. otin and outlines the condi tions uuu i whioh France will parti cipate in thu unl(.renoe. It is under lood it aherta that France baa al ways respeoied the integrity of Moroc co and stood for an open door There's no queetion about the everyday osefulnesa of a feather duster. You can get. along without oue, but better with oue. Save stooping, reaching "and climbing, will do some kinds of dusting better than anything elae, - The time was wuou the cost made them luxurious Our prices ought to make them necessilina. After ueing one a while you would an Boon think of doing without a broom as a duster. Our s ouk of duaiers was bonght clove and we can afford to sell them in the same way. NEWLIN " . . ... HENRY PUHERIL LICEHJED Lady abtiatLt (.'alb '''-.'' :f '-' Chona J. 0 Henry, residence 664 J. J. Oarr, residence 386 for ihe sum of two thousand dollxrs, Mitchell personally appeared before the land office and wro'e letters to se cure tbe patents. He said lbat.be could proxa a similar agreement mad by tbs firm ith John A Benbon, of California, in tbs som of fifteen hun dred dollars, for expediting olalma in J also with W A liurke, with Cook's In let Coal Co., for ft vs ' hundred each. money In cash In each case belnc di vlded with Senator Mltcbolt. Attorney ITener also asserted that hs could prove that Mitchell had accepted fees from Chinese mer hants in Portland for ap pearing before th department of com merce and labor tos'cnra tba admiss ion of Immigrants. Me lurtber atated that he aUo secured 'l.lcu Lands" lor ths Uooth-Kelley Ltimter oompsny from ths land otflos for a (ee, and at the company. - The aged dsfendavt lit nad to the accusation without moving muscle. Judge Beonet, for Benalor Mitchell, followed Attorney Heney and stated that tbe offense alleged was not in herently wrong and did not show , morl turpitude. He said the Tan ner and Mitchell ai;nonient was made prior to Mitchell's election as senator. Frederics V, Kribb was the first wit oess and testified to . pnying Mitcbt 11 and Tanner for oxpediling claims to patent. - -''.'..' . ; ''''";; BUSINESS WOMEN'S INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE New York, June 21. The Builnesa Women's Industrial League, formed last year at the Bt. Louie oxpusltion, will bold Its second annual eouvention here eaily lo July. A Urge attondanoe ia expeoted from the west, Ths league nnmbera among Its members doctors lawyers, writvrs, artists, stenoftraphsrs nnl workers la all branches of industry Among its objects is tbe establishment of a horns on Chesapeake bay, which will be open all ths year, where sick or tired nif m bers can go for pleasure or recupera tion at slight expense. - Tbe league has already a ranch near Denver ' for the use of its members, i ', , DRUG CO. 1.4 f hB" flrr r WisTOsnsWIBffi? TT ff.O T ..... I ! cS6 CAR R r DIRECTORS Ef1Br1LnER5 auawered 'diy and night, ' No.21. ' ' - : 1 v ? la Grande Ort goii .;. 'J," ;;- ' i -r-7 ,...'-:;.: :.,:vv-!-;'f Turkey : Dusters j rfor. S luffed ff bon istio i . i . f" - i tours Spot i L. . ? ; p. v - ' ... ., L'ty k ' , I I - " ma IS f; . ? SB 1.1 hi 4 iA llortv : a iui: "'.! 5 U Dr." sv&tfw MiC