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.1 VOLUME VII. LA GRANDE, CMOS COUNTY. . OREGON. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 85, IMS.' NUMBER T5. n FATHER UIH SEEKS OFFICE OF 0. S. SENATOR i . , . - ANNOUNCES HIS PLATFORM AND ATTACKS FULTON. Declaring Himself to Be In Favor of ay Dozen Desirable Features of Gov ernment, and Accusing Fulton of Being a Representative of Corpora tions First and Uie People Second, W. 8. V'Ren Steps Into Political - Arena Takes Whack at Cake Is a Firm Reliever In Statement No. 1. Oregon City, Ore., Feb. 25. W. S. TTRen, father of the Initiative and ' referendum in Oregon, announced hie . candidacy for the United States sena .' torshlp this morning and In his initial ' statement, ' makes direct charges against United States Senator C. W. Fulton, whom'he declares, to be Inlml - ' cal to statement No. 1; with being al- lied with the Interests of the Standard ' OH company and with being the cor r poratlon's representative first, and the people's second. U'Ren declares Candidate Cake tr. be a compromiser who declares he Is k In favor of the people's choice for Jjenator, but who has remained silent under attacks against statemnt No. 1. U'Uen announces his platform. '.y, which includes national, as well as : state initiative and referendum, the . recall, minority representation, parcel post and rural delivery, exclusion ol " coolie labor, state pure fond Ihwb, - coast defense, extended reclamation t J!id Irrigation service and revision of j fte tariff. He also declares his loyal ; ly to the Rooseveltlan principles. Oil Men Hold Meeting. Tulsa, Okla., Feb. 25. Oil men of Uluhoma and Kansas are here to r'.sy In large numbers for the mass V. rcllng and banquet arranged by the Mid-Continental Oil Producers' asso-t elation. ' Representatives of the state ft . 3 - - m Market To Ihe Public, friends and Patrons: . . ft is our' firm conviction and prediction that the C.znle Market Day" will be a sp'.endid success. People from afar and near will be here to buy and sell; you will not only be able to dispose of anything you may want to sell, but there will be splendid opportunities to renew old friendships, discuss questions of mutual r terest and have a genetal good time, Speaking for ourselves, individually, let us say, that we are not only going to take part In the Iollifications, but will do our utmost towards making you feel that you have spent one of the most pleasant and profitable days In years, by offering for that day Special shopping, and money sav ving opportunities, such as you have seldomit ever enjoyed. BsSjBBBBSWSBBBBBBBMHHisMSlVaBBBBBBBBVaBBBSl Watch for further announcement. Yours for r government and legislature are the guests of the association. The object of the meeting Is to better acquaint the officials of the state and legUla ture with conditions as they actually exist in the oil fields. - The number of oil men in the state Is estimated at 25,000, most of whom are member of the association. Tobacco Men in Session. Janesvtlle, Wis., Feb. 85. Under the auspices of the Wisconsin Tobacco Growers' and Dealers' association and the State Department of Farmers' In stitutes, a Joint convention of tobacco growers was opened her today. Sev eral hundred delegates are In attend ance and will listen to papers and ad dreses on tobacco culture by experts. A tobacco exhibit was opened In con nection with the convention. - Rich Ore Strike. r,.:r,:h1',. Feb. 25. It 1b re ported that another remarkable bre strike has been made, the ore running $70,000 to the ton. ORIENTALS, ABOUT 'FRISCO TAKE NOTICE. Alter Comparative C.ukt for Several Months the Exclusion of Orlentab- From Public Schools lias Again Brought the Mutter to a Head One Board of Trustees Excludes Orlen' tnls Excluded .Student and At tor ney Visit Board. San Francisco, Feb. 25. The Jap anese school question has again raised its head about the bay. School trua tecs of Sausallto have adopted a res olution which will bar all oriental? from the schools of that town. As the first result-jjf this action Lung H. Cho, a- Korean, has been compelled to leave. Today Cho, with a number of Japs and an attorney, will visit the school and make a de- mand for readmlttance of Cho.' A Successful Market Day, SCHOOL QUESTluri ASSUMES SHAPE D ay (, NEW BASEBALL LEAGUE PLANS WALLACE CIULDERS HERE REPRESENTING WEISER. Welser Wants In With the Inland Em lro League If Walla W alia Can lie Drpied and Each Twon Play Two (tames Every Week Would Mean . Four Games Every Month for Each Town, But Alternating Weeks Chllders Jumps to Big League. . Wallace Chllders Is In the city vis iting his parents. Sheriff and Mrs. F. P. Chllders, and while visiting hert for the day, has been talking some hf.bB II that has made many tans sit up and take notice. Mr. Chllders ha: recently signed with the Butte team In the Northwest league, and thus an other La Grande boy has worked him ielf up In the baseball World. Mr. Chllders has been In Welser for he past year or more and while In the city today, Is spokesman for the fans of that city. Welstr Is one oi he best baseball supporters of any In the country, and wants to get In th. Jiland Empire league. If plans pro posed by that "league are changed ma- erially. The differences In opinion imong promoters of the two styles o professional baseball, Is radical. Walla Walla Is to be dropped and Welser idded, according to the proposals Welser wants to join the league with proviso, that each team In the league ilay two games every week, on Sat urday and Sunday. Thus with four teams In the league, there would be a jume on Saturday and the following Sunday. Mr. Chllders affirms that the cost ! maintaining teams In this system .vould be considerably less than where lght games every month were played If each city which belongs to the league will support the original prop osition all. Is well and good foe-there will be more games to attend. In speaking for Welser fans, Child ra affirms that unless Walla Walla If dropped and the "two games each week for every team system" is adopted, Welser will have none of It. He returns to his home tomorrow and will Join Butte some time before Vpril 1. ; GIRL IN BAY. Evidently Robbed and Murdered Ac cording to Discoverer. San Francisco, Feb.- 25. John Mur phy, a brother of Miss Honors Mur phy, whpse body was found In the hay of( jfprth, Beachj has made a, specific Charge that his Bister Wat murdered and robbed and that the body with an empty purse and a bank book Were thrown into the bay In hopes of concealing the crime by ac tlorf it ths tide. Murphy d'flelares (hat his sister had about $300 fit hf Possession, fctf she was about to make a trip to Stockton. The body was discovered by two boys, clad only In undergarments &X9 :wo wrappers. About her head wai fastened a heavy shirt and cloth. About her neck are abrasions. J No Hply to Criticisms. Callao, Peru,' Feb. 25. Henry Reu terdahl, the marine artist now with the 'Atlantic fleet, whose article on the "Weakness of the American Navy" created such comment, will not make iny reply to critics as long as he is with the fleet. Upon his arrival home he will make a reply. Accused of Iniprojs-r I.cnislatlon. Washington, Feb. 25. representa tive Lltley of Connecticut, today f!le' with the house committee on rules a brief setting forth charges that the Electric Boat company exerted Im proper Influence In the matter of sub marine boat legislation before the house Committee on naval affairs. Junior Srnator Speaks. Washlnxton. Feb. 25. Senator Ow en of Oklahoma, made his ma I !-n speech today In the senate In advo. cucy of his substitute for t'.'.e AU.-lch bill. Kin REIGN OF TERROR .EXISTS IN PORTUGAL. Voting King of Portugal Admits He Is Unable to Cope Willi Conditions and His Mother WU1 Move From Her Home to Spain for Protection Ar rests Made Indiscriminately Without Record Fear Outbreak of Radi cals Wlthlu a Few Days. Lisbon,, Feb. 25. Dispatches from Lisbon Indicate that a virtual reign of terror, exists in the Portuguese capital where the Duke of Operto Is to all purposes a dictator. It Is salt. Uuu urn ijuxvii ir.s'.J'.cr !" ' "ensrtn- to remove to Spain and that the youni king tacitly admits his Inability to rule under the present regime. . Arrests are being made by scorei and no record Is being kept of them Man' houses have been searched am their occupants Imprisoned. All signs point to an outbreak with- in a fe-y days. SOLON EAT SALMON. . I Fulton Is There With Chinook Siilmoi fqr Senators. Washington,; Feb. 25. The wheeli if the governmental machine, as fai as the senate was concerned, stoppei 1'or 30 minutes today while the senat and press representatives consumed i dinner of Royal Chinook salmon .ooked In the senate restaurant on or ler of Senator ' Fulton. When th Oregon senator extended the lnvlta ton uil left bfll three, one of whon tvas Senator Clapp, whose Indian 611 vas under consideration. EXCURSION TRAIN WRECKED. Humored That Thirty Passengers Art Injured In Train Wreck. San Antonio, Texas, Feb. 25. A dls patch from Laredo says that the Gate exclusive excursion party special tralr. of nine sleepers, carrying 70 passe n ers has been derailed at Orovllle, 20 miles from Laredo. Thirty of th- passengers are reported Injured, but the extent Is not known. Many those aboard are from Ohio. of LOOKS DARK FOR THAW. Unless Miracle Happens Harry Thaw Will Remain at Mntteawnn, New York, Feb. 25. Stories eman atlng from Matteawan Insane asylum rtate that only a miracle will save Harry Thaw from spending the rest ot his days in an uylum, Alk-nUte who have examined him State that he Is a victim of paranoia of a progres lve variety. The state board may re port on bim within 60 days, but It not obligatory. , , Dl FlE.4 ROOSEVELT. CuHfornlan Declares Entire I'clfl Coast Favor Exclusion. VVaimlnglon, Feb. 25. Unmindful oi th president's opposition to his proposed ' Japanese exclusion la Representative Hayes of - California, appeared before ths ' conrmtttes on foreign affairs and addressed th com mittee on the subject. The Callfornlsn declared the entire Pacific coast Is In favor of such action. No Sin to I'aliit. Belllngham, Wash. Feb. 25. In a special dispatch from Vancouver, II. ('., It Is stated that Rev. P. C. Parker of that city, has created a sensation In declaring In a sermon last night th it Is no Sin for women to paint hi' face Is they wish. "There Is no mo. harm in her painting than l dressing nicely; If she does It merely tc Im prove her appearance. Some people say It Is wrong, but .these people are always on the lookout for little petty faults." Camion and Wilson Kpcak. . Washington, Feb. 25. Educators from nearly every state and territory of the union were present today when ;hc annual convention ot the depart- ment of superintendents. National Ed ucational association, was called to order. Greetings were extended by Speaker Joseph Cannon, Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson, Commis sioner H. B. F. McFarland and Hon. Elmer Ellsworth Brown, head .of the United States bureau of education. President Roosevelt will give a recep tion In honor of the delegates at the White House tomorrow afternoon. Mk-hlgan Pencil Pushers. Iron River, Mich., Feb. 25. Many editors are In attendance today at the mld-wlnter meeting of the Peninsula Press association. During the con vention the scribes will visit the mines of the Iron River district New Brunswick Elections, St. John. N. B., Fob. 2. This Is nomination day for seats In the New Brunswick legislature, preparatory to the election to be held on March 8. The legislature was dissolved by Lieu tenant Governor Tweedle on January 3. IT WILL POST FIVE THOUSAND IK)LLAKH ON PRESIDENT. Affirming , Tlml President Roosevelt Will Be Nominated by the Chicago Convention, Senator Bourne of Ore gon is Willing to Pluce live Thous and Dollars on the Outcome No Bet Muile Vet. But Money is ei..l to Bo INisled, lie Says. ' Washington, Feb. 25. United State Senator Jonathan Bourne, of Oregon. ins a sporting proposition to make. I will bet $5(100 that President Knose .elt Is nominated by the Chicago re- oubllcan convention," he said to Hen ttor 8. B, Elklns of West Virginia, when these two legislators met at the White House today. "You're wrong," replied Elklns. "Well," said Bourne, "here's the money," and he reached for his pock etbonk. ' Til not bet," said Elklns, "but If I thought that you had that much money with you, I'd throw you down and take It away from you." No bet was made but Bourne. Is still "looking." Discuss Cape Cod Caiutl. Boston, Feb. 26. A dlscuslon of the proposed Cape Cod canal, project ed as part of the Atlantic coast In terior route through Long Island Sound and to North CTnUW.( wU be the feature ot tlte iiunl dlnitvT ol ihe Boston Fruit and Produce Ex change at the Hot! Somerset tonight Congressman J. Hampton Moore ol Pennsylvania, who s an authority up 'n the subject of Inland waterway. will deliver an address, as will Lieu tenant Governor Draper and . other prominent men. . , BOURNE WAGERS ON ROOSEVE rJ v4n There is no more vital question to be corisiditVity the family than that of the compoundieg of the doctor's prescription. There should be no half way methods re garding prescriptions. We use pure drugs, compounded iust "according to the doctor's orders." HILL'S DRUG STORE La Grande m m Or- UNCLE SAM WILL PR0TESTT0IAPA1I JAPANESE COMMITTING , - ; . - DEPKEDATIONS IN EAST. Without Adherence to the Porbunoutb Treaty Japan Is Selling Railroads and Telegraph Lines In Manchuria, Much to the Chagrin ot China America, In View of Brotherly At tltude Toward China, Will Present Formal Protest to the Mikado. . Washington, Feb. 25. In a special dispatch Walter Wellman, the famous correspondent, declared that the Unit ed States will Issue formal protest to Japan' In relation to the latter gov ernment's attitude In Manchuria, In a few weeks. America's attitude will be regarded as sensational in governmental cir cles all over the world, but will be logical only In view of the American policy since the famous circular not sent out by Secretary of State Hay In 1899, In which the United States took up a leadership among the nations to preserve the entity of China. ' ' , Recently the Chinese government has made representations to the fed eral government In relation to the be havior of Japan In Manchuria. 'Jt Stipulations of the Portsmouth trea ty between Rusola. and Japan In re. latlon to Manchuria, has been gross ly violated by Japan. Usurpation of municipal government by Japanese In many cities, and the taking over of uJlegniph lines, railroads and contin ued presence of large armed forces has greatly Incensed the Chinese. Ths latter will hold a conference of gov ernors from three Manchurlan prov inces In Mukden, next week, to devise plans ot repelling the Japanese and to prevent further aggressions. Jupanese Newspaiier Reticent. Toklo, Feb. 25. Newspapers hsra declare that they are unable to either refute or Indorse criticisms , of tha Japanese policy In Manchuria until American newspapers produce proofs of their assertions. It Is pointed out, that apparently the American news papers seem eager to devise new pre texts tor an anti-Jap campaign,- ' Tried to Steal a House, Birmingham, Alk., Feb. 25. Charg ed with attempting to steal a house, lx white men of Mote, Ala,, havt been arrested on a federal warrant, id ths warrant It is alleged that the de fendants went to the home ot Alice Jones, with three yoke of oxen and SO feet of wire rope, for the purpose ot removing her house from her home stead by force. ., , ' ' . " v Races at St. Augustine. Bt A nali.tlna 111 a IT"., U t Augustine Is today the Mecc pf tha " . , 'I motor . boat enthusiasts jh , spending the winter fn Jflorida, htfn- "j dreds of visitors havlng b-ert attracted by the two-day program pt rapes. fered by ths ft. Auastld kto'tdr Boa J i r Iff-' 8j m il M