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AND BUILD UP YOUR HOME TOWN fTRONIZE HOME. INDUSTRY NUMBER 124 LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY. OREGON. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 8. 1906 VOLUME V MATUS Of RECENT CHICAGO STATE BAI INS0L1CE DESCRIBED BY A fORMER CHICAGO POLICE REPORTER IN AN INTERVIEW "The failure of the Milwaukee Avenue State Bank in Chicago is not even sec ondary in . its far reaching evil to ttu passng of the Walsh Chicago National Bank a ccuple of months ago." This was the statement of an old Chi cago newspaper man, who is in La Grande today. Continuing the discussion of the )&Visland failure, this man who has been importer at the police headquarters in Chicago for twelve years said: "The Stensland Bank was situated in one of the poorer districts in Chicago. Because the foreign languages were talk ed by its tellers many imigrants, knowing nothing of English, deposited the savings in this bank." "Stensland was the most prominent Scandinavian in Chicago. His word was law with the little investor, and it is said ' that he sold more homes to foreigners than any one man in Chicago." "His position was such that the foreign working element had every confidence in him His rower was fat reaching out aide of the world of fi.ianca. In solved the mystery of the car brn murd ers and sent the cowaroly assassins or eisht neonle to the scaffold. He also nanaied um gcsai. wiur.iii ca:;. t i !"' gere'. case and the Roilinger case. Stens land chances of defeating justice are slim when one weighs in the balance the fact that Schuetrler is after him." (Scrlppt News Association) Chicago Aug. 8 Examiner Jones to day continued the investigation of the affairs of the Milwaukee Avenue bank. Toe depositors have been notified that thiy will get a least twenty-five psreent in payments. No trace of President Stensta.-.d or Cashier Norh errina has been found by the police. MICHIGAN REPUBLICANS MEET jjcrlppe News Association Detroit. Mich.. Aug. 8 The : Republi can state convention of Michigan was called to order at the Light Guard armory at eleven o'clock this forenoon, for the purpose of nominating candidates for state offices, for the se.ection of a state control committee atd a chairman of that committee and for tne transiction of ar.y business which may propeily come up for consideration. Congressman J. W Kordnev of Saffinaw was seected as temporary chairman. Previous to the opening of the conven tion the delegates from tna variou. coun ties in eacn congressional district neio district caucuses and selected their dis trict officers and members for the various committees. After the convention had completed its temporary organization and the list of committees hed been read te- cess was taken until this afternoon, when the nominations will be made. There is but little doubt that Governor Warner will be nominated on the first ballot. I i ii i nirvv I BFTIIDKIW IAL I U III IIS IMIL I mm ElECIIONS I wunnrinrful Dower on the north- $23,000. fest side in Chicago. Naturally, you may see. the losses that will fall on the Stens land failure, while small in money amounts, comprise ail ot tnousands of depositors who have toiled to put these funds in the Stensland bank." "The passing cf the Walsh banks was colossal, but the Chicago Clearing house took up its obligations so that depositors lost nothing. In the Stensland failure, hnwever. there is ;-.o such Salvation for the losers. "1 see thatHe'ir.an Sciinettler. assistant j of po;ice is handling the case. : ixjuettler is one cf tha most thorough dilecuves in the r.a.inn. It was he who i TWENTY EIGHI STILL IN SIRIO (Scripps New Association) Cartagena Spain August 8 -A diver has reported that he counted seventy bodies in the interior of tne sunken steam er Sirio wtve! sank after a collision ad fHavaffo. A subscr'iDton has been politics I taken for the suffers which has reache LAKE SUPERIOR MINING INSTIUTTE (Scrlpps News A iclatlon) Houghton Auzust 8 The twelfth an nual meetmz of the Lake Superior Min inir Institute opened here today with ! several hundred. members in attendance '; and will remain in session two days. I Tms u the first time since 1901 that ! the Institute met m the copper region. On Saturday afternoon at the meat market of Grandy ii Russell, the ladies of the Methodist church will give a special saie of choice home made cakes and bread. in mm RECOUNTED (Scrlpps News AsKoctatlon) Chicaso Aug. 8-George Roberts, i government tariff expert, and C. H. Slaus ton of the Lake S.-.ore Freight line testi fied before the grand jury investigation today. : Chicago, III.; Aug. 8. One indictment nf nineteen counts was returned against the Standard Oil Company today by the investigation which hat been going on for the oast few days. The indictment of thit federal grand jury charges the com- oanv with non -Davment of ttoraae charget UJ certain lai luaui anvj hisibu; unfair advantage over competition ana thus miking a violation of the Elkint law. TOTAL ABSTAINERS IN CONVENTION (Scrlpps Newt Association) Providence, R. I., August 8.- The na tional convention of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America opened here this morninff with a oontificial high mass at the Cathedral with the Right Rev. Bis hop Harkins as celebrant. After high mass the delegates marched to Infantry Hall, where thev were welcomed by Uov- mnr Hitor and Mavor Dver. After the usual exchange of courtesies a short busi ness session was held. The attendance is very large and every state it represented by delegates. Tomorrow morning a memorial high for the deceased members will be celebrated at the Cathedral and there will I be business sessions in the forenoon and afternoon. In the evening public rally ' will be held at which a number of prom . inant members of the clergy will deliver (addresses. On Friday the delegates will I make an excursion to Newport ana on I cuturday thev will return'home. HIRING II EOR PANAMA nun im nun i mi l iiii nil i i w mm ii a (Scrlpps News Association) Penver Aug. 8 Justice Baileit of the SuDreme court this morning refused a writ of prohibit against County Judge Lindsev who has started an investigation of the election of May fifteenth by which the Tramwav"t company secured a tran chise worth twenty million through alleged fraud. The inves.ieation will proceed unless the Supreme court interferes. Judge Lindsey has ordered the sheriff to organ ize an armed force strong as necssary to take the ballot boxes from the warehouse. Ths guards refused to allow the sheriff to touch them yesterday. METAL WORKERS CONVENE iKcrlntJB News Association) fnrlianarvilia Aucr. 8 The Master Metal workers association and National conven tion is in session here today. II AllAPJhVh i ii I'm n i i jm niiLtL DftAfHrM I UriMILlW si w e?v t tv III I Hill III k IW sill 111 1KVUDLL '"orlpps News Aoeoclatlon) Chicauo Aue. 9 An employment agent of the Panama canal it trying to hire five hundred skilled a i titans to go to Panama. It it believed that the number win oe se cured regardlese of the reports that My an unaccimated individual cannot live there. Sixty-five centt an hour it paid on a baeia of eioht hourt a day. Over work it paid for with ont and one-halt timet me of day time. BOMBS STILL EXPLODING (Scrlppa Newt Association) St. PetersbuJg Aug. 8 A bomb was todav hurled into a crowd at the railway station, killing one man and wounding many. MARKETING SALEM'S MOSS ..... .u- . tu;. (Sorluus Newt Ateoclatlon) AOOUl tne queerest uiuuuw ui m ... . . . ... section now being marketed is moss. It it Washington August 8-vigorou. atuon , , , i.j'will be taken by thit government agnntt oa ea tne same as nay, anu wo a iuu - ... . of it coming down the ,tree, y,rZ2ZZ ragged as to bales and a bright green, it 7 " makes a stranger wonder what he it up u f ,m against, and if he it not growing color , .. r ... Xh. trM.urBV , , . .1 1. :L. U AA thm mnam OIIU uunuil - does not come off the backs of the old 0 4 Oregonians, as some one has insinu ated. Salem Journal. t MIDSUMMER SPECIALS Must be closed out at once. Summer Wash Goods in endless varieties, at a decided reduction. Shirt Waists, small lots of ladies' hats, ladies suits, and many other summer specials lDIA ROBES We are Agents for the World Pendleton Indian Robes. See our Display $ 5.00 to $ 7.0C Wide New COMFORTABLE CORSETS American Lady Corsets gives elegance and comfort, ar.d are beyond a doubt oneof the best corsets oh the market TRY ONE AND BE CONV1NCEO Prices $1.00. $1.25, and $1.50 : RtMAT COl'MTER Or cjr Remnant C-jrter you will find inary choxe er.ds l a M'dsummer savng whicn incluoei Oinahamt. Perca'ts. Wooier.s. 3 .ks. Outir.gs, and many Print. Starts- I eft . I !; HBjntvnmnmi ; MADE FOR US BY i Peters? : . .. I i! department will take pteventive measurei ' with the revenue cutters and the justice 1 department will proceed with the prison ers. The Drosecution will get information from the attorney general today in regard , to whether or not tchoonere witnm the i three mile limit can be seiied for piracy. I A long dispatch was this morning sent to 1 the American ambassador at Tokio ex j plaining the detail of the affair. J JEWISH CHAUTAUQUA ANNIVERSARY (Sorlpix News Aneoclatlon) Atlantic City. N. J., August 8.-The Jewish Chautauqua Society is celebrating the thirteenth anniversary of itsestablish ment today, which it the opening day of itt tenth tummer session at thit place. The attendance It very large. (Hcrlpps Nw Association) A. P. A. MAY CHANCE NAME Washinizton. Aug. 8 Minister Rosen ... . . ; MSrrlDiis Newe AMOdatlon) tooayinv.teo American, vo p..v,w . , the exposition at ov. retoisuuin mmm - , ..... , l . -J .... In tV,. -hni- COnvenUOn Ol VHO niliniiv.au nraiii Will Snow Ills uiaimcuiiiiii in .... j... . .!,, cal education of women. The exposition Association m.t n. k.7 . will last four months begm.ng with Nov-jOy session. ,. 1K1KAI EXPOSITION MARYLANDERS HOLD REUNION (Scrlppt Newa Aaaoolatlon) Springfield. O.. Aug. 8.-The annual meeting of the Maryland Attociation of Ohio opened here today at Spring drove Park with an unusually large attendance. Hundredtot Marylandert from all parta of the State and Quite a number of promi- . nent former retidentt of Maryland now living In other ttatee are in attendance. It ie estimated that nearly ten thousand former Marylandert and their ladiet are pretent. . , . Thit afternoon a butinest meeting will . be held and in the evening a reception will be tendered to Governor Warfleld of Maryland, Governor Harrit of Ohio and Admiral Schley. , MAINE CROCERS' fIRST ANNUAL (Scrlpps Newt Attociation) , Portland, Me,, August 8. The grocere and general merchants of the ttate of . Maine began their first annual convention under the auspicet of the National Asso ciation of Retail Grocers of the United States today. The convention it in the nature of a celebration of the pastage by Congress of the Pure Food Law and will last three days. The program for today includes a grand picnic which the grocere of Portland have arranged on Long Island. IN RUSSIA ember of this ear and during that time exhibitions of products in leather, pelts, feathert and down, will be made SHOE TRADE We want to imprest on your mind the good points of our ma'xe of s.ocs. Ssven years of successful iiieselling convinces us that our shoes have merit. We Fit Your Feet, AMERICAN SAILORS 1NIIN1 large and the convention promitet to be successful, One of the questions to be considered will be the changing of the association, because there are so many orginizations the initialt of which are '"A A,", that the abreviation is no longer exclusively connected with the American Protesatnt Association. CITIZENS MUST PAY DAMAGE (Scrlppt New Association) Warsaw. Rus., August 8. The govern or general has ordered the Inhabitants of all towns where the postofficet were robbed of government stores and burned. and where timilar outrages were com mitted, to pay all tuch damaget in the fu ture. Any citizen refusing to eontnoute or make good the loss will be imprisoned for three months. JORDAN FAMILY REUNION (Scrlppt Newa Attociation) Msriaville. Me.. Aucutt 8. Several hundred members of the Jordan family are in attendance at the annual reunion of the Jordan family which It being held to day at Chirlet Black't grove. Mr. and Mrt. Black are hosts of the day and have made extraordinary preparations for the entertainment of the visiting members of tne laige family. OUR IDEA OF ! TRADE -BUILDING! ROYAL TAILOR mada to measure samples 6-7 now in. Become one x many pleased customers. 19CC for of (Svrlppa Newt AsuoolHtlon) Philadelphia August 8 -Five marines and ten sailors were arrested after the mutiny which resulted from a spree ani'ing the liberty party. Two men were ( badly injured and one ringleader had his J throat cut from ear to ear. All were j placed in irons. j CARDINAL 1 I Phone Black 130 Vergere No. 27 ACCUSED I (Scrlppt Newa Attociation) Rome, Aug. 8. A man named Barbac- ci called on CaJdinal Dollalope and de- j manded a payment on a debt which the ttraneer alleaet to be due him. The car- , dinal denied the existence of any debt. We belieave that people wish to trade where they can do best, and that to get their trade it is necessary to do best by them. This is the principle that we have tiied to apply, and it has proven effective. We are sure that our business will keep on growing. It will grow because all those features that Ireve brought trade are still in operation. We want your trade, and we ask for it solely on the basis of our intention and ability to do you good, and we ask you to come here whenever you need anything that a druggist ought to sell, and feel sure that if you come once you will con tenue to come. NEWLIN DRUG CO. La Grande, Oregon.
