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volume vtl LA GRANDE, tKIOS COTJNTT, OREGOX. TUESDAY, MARCH SI, 108. X I'MBER 99. ) cm in in ITS' 1,IS KIDNAPED BOY OFT YEARS FOCND AT LAST. Walla Walla Boy Who Wat Kidnaped Xtgvj ton Ago From Woodard Toll gat Found Near Spokane and to Now in PwwcwUon of Walla W alla Parent Boy Traveled ' Over the West With His Kidnapers Police Now on Their Trail Reward De manded, j Spokane, March S4. Cecil Brtttaln. kidnaped from the summer home of hit parents near the Woodard. toll- srate In the Blue mountains two years ago, hag been recovered by his parents today. iThe boy was first seen several days ,) at Marshall Junction by J. A. Mppart, a farmer who knew the Brlt taln family at Walla Walla. This was announced by the United Press dis patches. Since then the police have been working silently, assisted by Pri vate Wetectlvea, following the clues discovered by the Garden City far mer. Cecil tells a confuned story. He claims he has traveled all over the west, but bfcalTsc of his tender ago, thi jftoliee can gain nothing tangible fr.Ira his narrations. He Is but 1 years old now, The police, are following the kid napers and believe they have traces which will lead to the arrest of the man and woman who was seen In company with the child at Marshall Junction last week. elect delegates at large to the nation- ai convention. a no sutio tuiumin will meet again tomorrow to formu late plana for a, second state conven tion to nominate a candidate for gov ernor. 'At its former ' meeting the committee passed resoultlons heartily approving the Roosevelt administra tion and endorsing the candidacy of William H. Taft' Considerable oppo sition to the program of the Taft boomers has developed, but It la not considered sufficiently strong to pre vent the endorsement of the secretary of war. ' I TO U CRANDE Holidays In Los, Angeles, Los Angeles, Cal., March 14. Be lieving that It would be Impossible for schools to continue the usual, course of studies during the visit of the fleet, the board of ' educatlpn last night passed a resolution making the occa sion the date of opening of the spring vacation. WITHDRAWS CANDIDATE TO EXPOUND STATEMENT NO. I. Voters of La Grande and Union Coun ty Will Be Given an Opportunity to Hear the Uncertainties of Statement No 1 Explained and to Ask Any Question Dealing With the Ques tion at a Meeting Here Saturday Night -Be at Uutnmerctal Club. Uncertain adherents of statement No. 1. the statement's champions, the friends of W. 8. IT Ren and his pet schemes In modern legislation and manner of electing United States sen' ators, In fact, every resident of La Grande and the county who wish to hear 'statement No. 1 expounded by one who knows, will have the privi lege ot heariug "ITuliiur" T. Xlci this city next Saturday night. W. S. U'Ren, withdrawn candidate for United States senator from Ore gon, has accepted an Invitation to come to La Grande and will be here : Saturday evening. He will be heard ! at the Commercial club, and In these "" "" , I days of- uncertainty on statement No. BITTEN BY DOG RECENTLY ' 11 1 presumed that the seating ca- . , . AND BUFFERED RABIES. ! paeity of the club auditorium will be taxed to accommodate those wno wisn to hear the father of Oregon's pet UlUUb tl LDFIER FINALLY DIES FUNERAL TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT TWO. After Slight Rally, Relapse Overtakes Victim of Sad Accident In Ladd Canyon Last Sunday and Death Re moves Him This Morning Funeral Tomorrow Afternoon From Henry A Carr Undertaking Parlors Was Fine Young Man of 19 Years. Billy Papke last night asking them for a match before the club at that! time. . i FEAR CEMEFtAL BITES UN Hilton by Dor, Fcacs From htrolttlit measures. His address will doal ex- 1...L..I mi.. Tlm-A Women, ami Eventually Choked to Death by Ills! elusively with the statement, and he Collar i Had 'But Rapid Bun' of " ill also "be In readiness to answer all Events in Career of Mempltis Man -nutation, put to him from the .audi- Buried Teeth In Flet.li of Women Tennessee Republicans. Vashville, Tenn., March $4. Secre-J. with .his. collar, tary Taft' Will undoubtedly be the cht& of the republicans of Tennes- Those Tuken to New Orleans, , Memphis, March 24. After Binklng his teeth in the, flesh of three women today, Andy Thompson, who wag at tacked with rabies-yesterday, escaped from his straight Jacket, evaded his pursuers and was choked to death see, vrho will hold their state conven tion tomorrow. The convention will nominate presidential electors ' and candidates for the supreme bench and Thompson was bitten by a dog re cently and despite Pasteur treatment. rabies developed. He was a powerful man and broke away from five phy sicians. The women wilt be taken to New Orleans for treatment This is a real treat for the voters of La Grande and Union county, mission will be open to all. Ad- To Try Banker Montgomery. New York, March 24. William R Montgomery, former president of the Hamilton National bank, . who was In AMaA nn' two counts charging" .- the After apparent rally from Injuries received In falling from a high cliff In Ladd Canyon last Sunday, Harry Llneberger died at the Grande Ronde hospital at 5 o'clock this morning. Mr. Llneberger was partially con' sclous yesterday but toward evening lost ail consciousness and early In the night It was evident the Injuries were of s'jch a tht h could not survive. Badly cut and bruised all over his body and tiustalnlng such In juries to his skull that the brain was fatally Injured, the relapse was ex pected by those who had been con stantly with him. With him at the time of the acci dent were his two brothers, Oscar, the deaf mute,, and Roll. It seems that Oscar was the nearest, uml Just prior to the fatal accident had signalled to Harry to come to dinner. The latter had answered back that he would, a soon as he dislodged one mora rock. and watched Its descent. The delay cost him his life. His foot may have slipped or the crowbar with which he was working may have Jerked him over the preci pice. Oscar Llneberger was the near est to him at the time, but even he was not near enough to know defin itely Just what happened. The other brother and two other boys rushed to where Oscar stood and arrived there In tlme .to prevent him , f rom falling over the precipice In a faint. The terrible sight was too much for his Fight on Bryan in Iowa. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, March 14. Delegates to the democratic state con vention, to be held here Thursday, are beginning to arrive today, and there Is prospect that the session will develop one ot the hottest fights In the history of the party. The anti Bryan democrats were completely vic torious In the first skirmish of the state committee, but the admirers ot the Nebraskan are determined to se cure his endorsement by the conven- Uon, The Bryan boomers are in furl ous mood and are making threats to out State Chairman C. W. Miller of Waverly, a strong anti-Bryan man. Miller alleges that the conservative element or the party is In the as cendancy In Iowa and that It will have no trouble In maintaining Its po sition In the convention. mora tad niiiLiuunn onu ASSASSIN SAFE III 'FRISCO ROUTE TO ALASKA ELIMINATED FROM RACE. The Thomas Car Leading the New ' York-I-iuls Automobile Race by HOO MilfM, Rent-lies Kan ErniK-lw-o Will Ho Taken by Itout lo Orient anil Not by Way of Alunku NcarcM ComiH-tltor Is the Italian Car, Fully 800 Mill- In the U.wr. over-certlflcatlon of checks, will be placed on trial tomorrow before Jus-1 nerve, and his death, too, waa narrow- ttce Dowllng In the supreme court. iy averted Montgomery baa entered a plea of not guilty to the Indictment . eete4eeee4eee4e4eee4e4ve4Ve INEW GOODS - . . . a. ...I. tlTy. WaIIav unit VA Will be the all-absorbing topic lor me nexi iew ww-n0 u0. ,v interested in the new goods we have selected for the spring and summer season, and which are now arriving daily. .. . , Keep your eyes on this store and pur ads from now on and all the time, and you come to this store any day with the assurance of finding some new arrivals in sWeofthe many and varied lines. e e e e Harry Llneberger was bora near Union on March 17, II years ago. He has been with his parents, Mr. and V-s. Llneberger continually, and was the flower of the family. His splendid physique made him the envy of boys In Ladd Canyon. . He weighed, at the time of the accident 1SS pounds. He Is survived by his father, mother, two brothers, three sisters and a half brother. The brothers and sisters are: Oscar, Roily, Minnie, Helen and Christina and the halt brother, Drumm Smith, wha live In Ladd Canyon. The almost prostrate mother was brought to La Grande thla afternoon and allowed to view the remains In the Henry A Carr undertaking par lors. She will be a guest of Mrs. Charles McCary until tomorrow af ternoon when the funeral will take place from the undertaking parlors, with Interment at the Odd Fellows' cemetery. San Francisco, Cal., March 24. Welcomed Into Sun Jose by hundreds local San Francisco automobiles the Thomas car In the New York- Paris automobile race, was piloted Into San Francisco at noon today, When the Thomas car passed through Gltroy last night. It was just 800 miles ahead of the Italian car, Its nearest competitor. Last night Edwin I Thomas of the auto company, decided to eliminate Alaska from the race course, and take a longer Journey di rect to the orient by boat This may delay It some, as It will be fully it days at sea, but It Is believed the mar gin of lead la sufficient to make this the- best course. In this connection let us say to you the spring productions are most beautiful in point of colors and fabrics and the ready-to-wear garments areso natty and varied in styles that the most exacting tastes can be satisfied. 1 JEFFRIES CLUB IS TAKE SHAPE There is also a tendency for LOWER PRICES in nearly all lines, nd as usual tm store will be the first to give ycu the fullest benefit of the lower prices. Being members of the Northwest Cash Buyers' Union, consisting of more than 50 of tne best store: 5n the northwest with a purchasing power greater than the average job bing house, enables us to take advantage of merchandise ' opportunities beyond the reach of individual buyers-You will share these benefits to the fullest extent if you buy at this store. t e a a e ' a a a I REGVLAR FIGHT CLV'Il ORGANIZED AT VERNON, Jim Jnffriea W1U Be Pmadent IW rree and Matchmaker at Regular 2,V Round Mab hen Cnder Fight Club Management Big Heavy weight Haa Champlonrd Sueii Ketient for Some Time Holidays In Ixia Angelm During Fleet's Vbdt. SAN FRANCISCO JAPANESE ALARMED OVER CONDITIO!. Shooting of D. W. Stevens In ' Saa Francisco' Yesterday la BeUeved to .Be Signal for General Wave of As wuti nation of Japanese and Their Sympathisers PutWo Guard Home) of Japanese Consul and Wealthy' Japanese Consul and Wealthy Jap anese Stevens May Recover. San Francisco, Cal., March 24. Fearing that yesterday's assault upon D. W. Stevens, the Japanese-Coreaa diplomat, la but one of the- series of . asaasstnatlns planned by the local col ony of Coreans against Japanese and their sympathizers, Japanese here are taking every precaution to prevent . Monrronc of vesterdav's Incident - Last night the home of the Japan- ' ese consul was guarded by special po licemen and the homes of a majority of the wealthy ' prominent Japanese .were also guarded. In the Corean quarter the shooting of Stevens is taken as a signal for a wave of patriotic enthusiasm and many did not hesitate to give unqual ified approval of the crime. Further arrests are possible. '.'! ' ' It Is known that the Japanese con sul has gathered a mass of data In regard to revolutionary plots of the 'oreans. ' ' ' "The Japanese ronsul Kollte, has sent a long dispatch to Ambassador Taknhlra in Washington.. i ' t Stevens la reported as doing as well as could be expected and has a chance for his life.. The wounded Corean as- sasRln Is not expected to live. , Reporters Boycott Reichstag. Berlin, March St. Reporters of Berlin newspapers still boycott the relchstag despite the appeal of that assembly asking them to return on grounds that the public should know what they were doing. The reporters In their statements to the prime min ister, declare that they will never go back until offending legislators apol ogise for a speech Insulting the re porters, made by a member recently. Two More for Cannon. Aurora,. III., March St. Two more delegates wilt be added to the Cannon column as the result of the conven tion here today of the republicans of the 11th congressional district. - For Federal Positions, Washington, March 24. Civil senr- Ice examinations for positions In flva " different branches of the government service Will be held tomorrow In cltlea throughout the coutnry. The exaraln- atlons will be for applicants for the following positions: . Assistant super tntendent of seed warehouse and seed distribution; bureau of plant Indus try; watchman, bureau of engraving and printing; magaxlne attendant;, plate cleaner; bureau of engraving and printing, and public document . cataloguer. . The salaries attached to these dif ferent positions range all the way from 110 per month to'llSOt per year. The examination for all the ' places embrace practically the same branches except that portion ot the examination relating to' the expert' , enc In the especial branch in wblca the applicant desires to enter. . . Ia each instance experience - Is rated , much higher In Importance than gir thing else. ;'.... I Ac opt China's Invitation. , Washington, March S4. The de partment of state announced toda that the fleet would visit one Chla port on the trip around the world. , INDEPENDENT BLUE 32 r PACIFIC STATES BLACK 1301 0RBQ3N w . .. LA GRANDE, 5 eft ' Los Angeles, March S4. Jim Jef fries' proposed fight club became I reality last night when the town of Vernon, south of the city, granted Jeffries a permit to do business with SS-round bouts. The "has been" heavyweight Is president, referee and matchmaker of the club. It Is bis desire to pull off a number of matches a I during the visit of the fleet Prescription There Is no more vital question to be considered k J ' fAe family than that of the compoundieg ot the doctor'i I prescription. There should be noiAaf way methods re- 2 garding prescriptions. We use pure drugs, ompounded t lust "according to the doctor's orders." HILL'S DRUG STORE t La Grande a m Oregon J He telegraphed Stanley Ketchel and Jg$am MMttttt 1 ttttt tltttl 1 1 1 1 1 f ttt" r . - is.-. i.ra'-'-'. ' . '' ' - ' ra-,rl.l:V-nW--"-l''"sw',!','''',, HHt. 'MIMIMIIlii'