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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. '
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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
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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.
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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 .
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GOODS
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. ,
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' 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."
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