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VOLUME V
Tiff PRESIDES AT
UNIVERSITY OPENIM
(Scrlpps Newa Association)
Havana. Oct. 1. The University of
of Havana opened in this city this morn
ing. Secretary Taft. in response to an
invitation of the Superintennent of Public
InstrufVi presided at the opening. It
has lo teen the custom for the chief
executive to preside ot the opening of the
university. The occasion was made es
pecially brilliant this year by the attend
ance of General Funston, and other mili
tary men, and officials, and a hundred
gorgeously attired women.
Secretary Taft offered President Palma
the use of a warship to conduct him to
Mantanzas or elsewhere but the ex-president
declined.
CUESADA IS GENEROUS
Quesada this afternoon acceded to
WpOKER
KING SUICIDES
(Scrlpps New Association)'
New York. Oct. 1. Al Adams, the
former poker king, committed suicide in
the Hotel Ansonia today.
The coroner insists that Adams was
worth from eight to ten million dollars
and says there were other reasons than
financial.
Shot himself in the head his body was
found this morning. He had amassed
three million dollars and for a long time
was one of the most notorious as well as
one of the most powerful of New York's
under world. He served a term in Sing
Sing which with broken health and fort
une caused him to become despondent.
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TEXAS W. C T. U. CONVENTION
(Scrlpps Newa Association)
Marshall Texas Oct., 1 The annual
state convention of the Woman's Christain
Temperance Uuion began here today.
The sessions are being held in the First
Methodist Church.
Mrs. Helen M. Stoddard president of the
Texas division is presiding; Mesdames
Addie Zelner of Dalles and Nannie Curtis
of Sherman state lectures and organizers
will deliver addresses. Mrs. Maud L.
Greerational chalk-talk lecturer will
be in iflndance.
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Tafts request to hold office and says
that as Ex-president Palma retires from
office without a dollsr. he has invited
him to reside with him.
Washington, Oct. 1 Seoretary of State
Elihu Root does not faor the annexation
of Cuba. The officials freely expected
that he would object to any move hinting
at annexation, unless all other expedients I
iaii.
DON'T EXPECT TO FIGHT
Washington, Oct. 1 It it the general
belief that there will be no fighting in
Cuba beyond the possibility of skirmish
with roming bands. It is not likely that
any more troops will be tent unless there
is a change in the present conditions.
PRESIDENT AGAIN IN HARNESS
(Scrlppa Newa Association)
Oyster Bay. Oct 1. The President's
vacation ended at seven this morning and
he boarded special train on the Long
Island railroad for Washington where he
will arrive at four fifteen this afternoon.
There was no demonstration when he
left, he having requested his neighbors
that his departuro be a quiet one.
MAGOON LEAVES PANAMA
(Scrlpps News Association)
New York, Oct 1 Engineer Magoon
arrived from Panama this morning and
declared that he is certain of going to
the Philippines. He didn't know who his
successor in Panama will be and said
that the work on the Isthmus is going
well and the main difficulty was the
labor question.
WEATHER REPORTS
(Scrlppa Newa Association)
Washington, Oct. 1 .The American is
trying to corner the world's weather. It
is already receiving reportsfrom Medicine
Hat and other Canadian points and is now
to include all points in Siberia through the
courtesy of Russia. It is now getting
Alaska through its territorial agents.
BARGAINS
Bargains Bargains Bargains
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LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY. OREGON, MONOAY. OCTOBER I, 1908
MAYOR
SGIMITI
RUNS AWAY
(Scrlppa Ntri Association)
San Francisco, Oct, 1 Mayor Schmitz
left today for a three month's vacation
trip in Europe. His selection of the pres
ent time for hit vacation it due largerly
to hit desire to escape the political tangle
into which he has been drawn.
At a recent Republican state convent
ion Schmitz practically nominated Gill
ette the Southern Pacific's candidate for
governor.
After this selection union labor leaders
denounced Gillette at traitor to the
causa of labor. Before the ennvantinn
was held Mayor Schmitz declared; "I will
never support an enemy to the cause of
labor.
As Gompers denounced Gillette, Schmitz
would be forced to bolt the Republican
nominee.
ROOSEVELT RETURNS
(Scrlppa Newa Association)
Oyster Bay. Oct 1 The temporary
government headquarters were today re
moved to Washington, the president and
his extcutive staff taking their departure
from his summer home and the "tempor
ary White Houge" established here for
the summer. The President will go to
Harrisburg on the fourth to take part in
the capital decatory services but will
make no political speeches.
AN INCREASED SALARY
(Scrlppa Newa Association)
San Francisco, Oct 1 William Sproule
freight traffic manager of the Southern
Pacific Co.. on this coast at a salary of
$20,000 a year, today began service
with the Guggenheimer Smelter Trust at
a salary of $50,000 per annum. Mr.
Sproule's new position is probably the
most important traffic position in the
industrial world. Under its province
comes the movement of a larger volume
of freight than that controlled by any
other corporation.
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ALIVE BUT
HAVE 1
PROVISIONS
(Scrlppa News Association)
Mobile. Ala. Oct. 1 The revenue cut
ter Winona which was reported lost in
the recent storm has arrived here terriblv
battered, with the rescue keeper wife and
baby from Est Pennsacola liirht house
which brings out the heroism of two mem
bers of the cutter's crew who lowered
a small boat during the. heighth of the
storm and rescued seven from a sinking
sloop. They also report that there are
tnree hundred people on Dauphin Island
without food.
SERIOUSLY INJURED
aaturday afternoon while returning
from the fair gr ounds Mr. Mike Turner
was thrown from his carriage and serious
ly injured. He was seated in a buggy
wnn iwo otnert wnen cne rig came in
collision with one of the carryalls which
carry passengers to and from the fair
grounds. The teams came together with
such force that the buggy wat overturned
Mr. Turner ttruck the ground upon hit
head inflicting several severe wounds.
Several years ago he was struck over
the head by a highwayman in Denver and
has never fully recovered from the effects
of the wounds received that time and
the injury received Saturday are there
fore especially dangerous. Mr. Turner
has been rational but a smalj part of the
time since the accident took place.
H is seventy five years of age which
makes his case an especially aggrivated
one. Dr. M. a. Hall who is attending
the case states that it is his opinion that
Mr. Turner will recover to far as his
physical injuries are concerned but he is
fearful regarding hi mental recovery.
Mr. Turner is Mrs. Frank Pike's father.
CIRCUIT COURT
Judge Robert Eakin opened the October
term of the circuit court this mornine. Whiln
there are a number of cases on the docket
the attorneys do not expect this to be a
lengthy term. But until the grand jury
has handed in its final report and has
been discharged there is alwavt an un
certainty as just what may happen. J.
w. sins is court bailirt and John Wilson
is bailiff of the granJ jury.
GRAND JURY
David Bay, foreman, J. C. Christoinsen,
E. Damon, J. Peebler. T. B. Marlin, A.
Ohms and J. H. Delaney. It it not ex
pected that they will report any billt to
day or if so until late in the afternoon.
The attention of the court was taken
up this morning with arranging for the
dates of the various cases and the case
of Hall Bros, vs Wm. Alexander it being
tried this afternoon.
Jurors D. G. Bagly. T. M. Daugherty,
J. B. Thompson. E. M. Saunders and
Chas. Tall were excused.
SMRDIAN ELOAIED
(ff'iipt'S News Annotation)
Honolu. Oct., I .--The transoort Sher
idan was successfully floated this morn
ing and is now being towed to this port.
FOUR HUNDRED ENROUIE
(Scrlpps News Association)
Philadelphia, Oct.--The Brooklyn sailed
today with four hundred marines enroute
frr Cuba.
NEW POSTAL RATE
After October 1, 1907, a six-ounce
letter packet going from the United States
to England v. ill require only the present
two-ounce rate of postage. The rate
will be five cents for one ounce and three
cents for each ounce more tnan one. The
reduction was arranged by the recent
universal postal congress at Rome.
MONEY IN HONEY
No product of the farm will sell more
readily when taken direct to the market
by the producer, than honev. This is be
cause the average consumer is afraid to
buy honey from any other source because
he fears impurity. Almost nine out of
every ten who have keep a few bees have
found that the demand for their product
has so far exceeded the supply they have
been compelled to buy much of their crop
through the dealer. S.
THE GOVERNMENT LABEL
WILL MEAN mm
(Scrlpps Newa Association)
Washington. Oct. 1 After numerous
conferences about 40 representatives of
the various meat-packing houses have
agrned with Secretary Wilson on labels
which, under the law must be put upon
meat products after this dale. Thruout
Secretary Wilson stood for labels which
would state exactly what the package
contained, and this the packert finally
have accepted, with comprmise that
the percentages of different meats con
tained in any canned article put out under
one same need not be stated.
Secretary Wilson of the Department of
Agriculture says of the new meat inspec
tion law:
"The new law will be enforced strictly.
We have an appropriation of $3,000,000
year to enforce it and we will have
enough inspectors. Peckers who do no,
keep their plants strictly clean, who allow
unclean habits among their workmen oc
who fail to produce meat products under
the most sanitary conditions will not get
the government label.
"This meant that they will not be al
lowed to thip their goods, end. in view of
recent agitation. I am reasonably cer-
PACKERS BUSY
(Scrlppa Newa Association)
Chicago. Oct. I . Twenty-five Inde
pendent packert today began the forma
tion of an organization to secure fa vor
able interpretation of the inspection laws
to protect their interests in the passage
of remedial legislation. "
This afternoon the temporary secretary
announced that a number of the big
packert wanted to join the protective as
sociation. He declared that what was
nimical to the big packer was harmful to
the small. Ha further declnred that tbe
inspection law was passed for political
purposes and was aimed at the six big
firms but would hit a hundred small ones
QUEER SUICIDE
(Scrlpps Newa Association)
St Paul Oci. 1 -Chas. E. Madden aged
48, a miller by trade committed suicide
by chewing rags. He was found near
his home unconscious with his mouth full
of rags. Two yards of varied colored rags'
and a ball of yarn was removed from his
esophagus. He died before he reached the
hospital.
SAN ERAN(IS(0 TROUBLES
(Scrlpps News Auoclatlon)
Oakland, Cel.. Oct. 1 -Thirty seven
planing mills in this citv war ci-,.H
down at 7 o'clock this morning. The
employees walked out because a demand
for a 28 per cent increase of wanes was
denied. The owners offered to compro
mise by granting a twelve and a half per
cent increase, but the workingmen refus
Right Rubber Goods
At Right Prices.
Tne season is at hand when a variety of rubber goods is in demand.
This is a line in which price is an imperfect guido. The name of the
maker and the reputation of the dealer counts more.
In keeping with our policy to ptotect the interests of our customers in
in all respects, we select our rubber goods with care. While it is
necessary to handle more than one grade, we sell these goods for just
what they are and recommend the purchase of the best.
HOT WATER BOTTLES. SYRINGES. AND SICK ROOM GOODS
NEWLIN DRUG CO.
La Grande, Oregon.
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tain that no packer will be suicidal enough
to throw the slightsst hindurance in the
way of an inspection of the products and
supervision of the manufacture from the
time the stock enters the vards on the
hoof until it leaves in the form of food.
"There wilt be no controversey by the
Department of Agriculture with the
packert. If they do not want to let our
inspectors keep close watch on every
detail of manufacture, that it their put
look, but in tuch case they will get no
labels.
"I want to emphasize the fact that
there it going to be a different kind of in
spection at the yards under the new law.
It will be more complete end more tyt-
tematio and the regulations will be en-
The secretary said there were a great
many independent packing houses In the .'
United Statst, oonsernt rapretenting In- r
vestments of between $100,000 end
$200,000 each, which the big packert
called "amall." where there were no In-'
spec tors at present These were to be
supplied with inspectors now.
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ANTLGAMB11NG LEAGUE
(Scrlpps New Aaeoolatlon)
Albany. Oct 1st Rev, Dr.C. W. Peck,
who hat been tuperintandent of the Al
bany Dittrict of State Anti-Saloon League
tevered hit connection with that associa
tion today for the purpose of organizing
an anti-gambling society In Western New
York. They will begin immediately and
oppose betting at the tracks. The Rev.
A. S. Gregg hat been transferred from
New England and assignsd to New York
for the management of an anti-gambling
campaign, with headquarter! in Albany.
They will center their efforts in New
York this fail and winter,
MAY BE STILL GOING
(Scrlppa Newa Association)
London, Oct. 1 Six baloons whicS
entered the international race and which
crossed the channel have not yet entered.
JONES SUCCEEDS SPROULE
(Scrlpps New Association)
San Francisco Oct. 1 H. A. Jones to
day succeeded William Sproule as freight
traffic manager of the Harrimvn Paciflo
railroads.
ed. This practically ties up all the build
ing in both this city and San Francisco.
Fifteen hunered men are directly effected
by the strika, and thousands indirectly.
Those in position to know state that the
fight will be a long drawn out affair and
it it evident that both ownert and man
will greatly suffer by the general tie up
which will follow.