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VOLUME IV ; r : f -v LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON WEDNESDAY. JUNE 21, 1905 NUeTkT
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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
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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
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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
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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.' .
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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
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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.' .
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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
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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 ', ,
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