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PARENTS TOO POOR TO
PAY BIG REWARD.
Regardless of the Fact That Ramon
Have Been Circulating Saying the
Bojr Found at Spokane Is Not Cecil
Brlltaln, Walla Wall Labors In-
der Supposition That Parents Are
Evading Payment of Reward Will
Adopt the Alleged Waif.
Walla Walla, Wash., March 25.
(Observer Special.) This city Is
agog with excitement arising out of
the finding of Cecil Brlttaln near
Spokane yesterday and the restora
tion to the arms of the father of the
7-year-old boy who has been missing
for the past two years.
Believed the Boy Is Cecil.
at Spokane and sent out by the. Asso
ciated Press last evening, It Is believed
here that the boy found yesterday Is.
Cecil Brlttaln and not the son of ar
Idaho actress.
While there Is nothing definite ti
eight now to substantiate the rumor
the supposition here Is that the Brlt
taln family Is financially embarrassed
due to the prolonged hunt and the
many unfruitful trips In search of the
child, and are unable to raise the 12,
600 reward offered for its recovery.
Mother to KKkane.
T Mrs. Brittaln has not yet seen tht
child, but left Walla Walla this after
noon for Spokane, where she will
meet the boy In question and then no
doubt maternal affection will con
vlnce the doubting as to the real lden-
. . tlty of the child. '
No Trace of Kidnapers.
Walla Walla friends of the family
have been In communication with Spo
kane this afternoon, but It Is Impos
sible to learn what success the police
Cfcave had In their search for the man
and woman' who were seen with the
boy before he was found.
Much Mystery Attending.
There Is deep mystery In the whole
.senator C. W. Fulton Reached Oregon
Today to Build His Political Fences.
affair. ' The report last evening that
the boy found is not Cecil Brlttaln,
Is rlven less credence as circum
stances become known.
. Would Adopt Boy.
Mr. Brlttaln has announced that he
will adopt the bdy In lieu of not find'
Ing his own, after a thorough searcn
of the continent. This, more than any
other attending circumstance, has led
to the belief and supposition that the
parents will once more have their
own son around the family hearth,
through adoption of an alleged waif,
and also escape payment of the heavy
reward.
NEW REPRESENTATIVE IN
DISFAVOR WITH GERMANY.
State Department at Washington De
bating Today on What Action to
Take In Reply to Announcement
From matter of Germany Tliat
Roosevelt's Appointment of Hill
Ambassador to Succeed Tower i
Not Liked Objections Are Purely
Personal.
Washington. March 25. A stir was
occasioned In diplomatic circles today
when It was learned that for purely
personal reasons the kaiser has noti
fied the state department that he can
not receive David Jayne Hill as sue
cess or to Ambassador Tower, , as our
representative at Berlin. The kaiser
assured the president that the objec-
Hn to Win U nnrelv personal one
and hopes that no wrong impression
will be gained In the matter. Pres
ident Roosevelt and Secretary of State
Root are considering a reply.
It was learned today that the
grounds against Hill were occasioned out the country.
ROOSEVELT PRODS LAW
MAKERS INTO ACTION.
With What Will No Doubt Be the Last
, .Special Message to the Present Term
of the Sixtieth Congress, Read in
Both Houses This Afternoon Deals
Openly With the Strike Laws, Wa
terways, Forests, Financial Legisla
tion and Postal Pavings Banks..
' Washington, D. C. March 25. Pres
ldent Roosevelt today sent what will
probably be his last message to the
present term of the 0th congress. In
It he urges congress to renewed ac
tlvlty during the few remaining weeks
of the session, and outlines the legis
lation which he believes should be
pushed through before adjournment,
The document Is free from denuncia
tions or radicalism and the president
confines himself strictly to the recom
mendations of the legislation he de
sires. H urges:
The abolition of child labor through-
President Roosevelt Today Sent Ills
Last Special Message to Congress.
Rhode Island Republicans.
Providence, R. I., March 25. With
the republican state and district con
ventions less than 24 hours distant,
the political situation In Rhode Island
remains a subject of conjecture. Rep
resentatives if all the leading candi
dates for the republican presidential
nomination are here and are working
valiantly to secure the Rhode Island
delegates. The state convention will
begin at 10 c'clock tomorrow morning
while the conventions of the First and
.Second districts will convene shortly
after. Four delegates at large will be
selected by the state convention and
two delegates from each of the two
congressional districts. The Taft men
are claiming a victory, but It is mbre
than llkelv that the delegation Willi be
divided In Its allegiance.
by an Incident which ocourred In the
United States when Prince Henry vis
ited here.
At that time Hill was first assistant
secretary of state. Some act of Hill's
at that time gave the German party
offense. '
The kaiser's action places the state
department In an embarrassing posl
tlnn as Germans announced last
spring that Hill would be welcome.
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Feud Among Indians.
Toledo, March 25. As a result of
a blood feud that has started among
the Indians of the Slletx reservation,
over the killing of Howard Gamier,
an Indian, last Thursday, and the at
tempt to assassinate Larkey Logan,
the Indian who was arrested for the
killing of Gamier, by Garnler's rela
tlves yesterday, the local United Btatet
marshal's office has been wired foi
assistance to suppress the warring fac-
' tlons.
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NEW GOOD
A model child labor law
District of Columbia.
An employers' liability law.
An amendment to the Interstate
commerce law.
Legal sanction for legitimate bust
ness combinations.
Government liability for Injuries to
employees.
Legislation to limit Injunctions.
A postal savings bank.
Substitution of arbitration for
strikes.
Legal recognition of the Tight of
employers to unite for labor agree
ments, and of employees to strike.
Outlawing of blacklist and boycott
Financial legislation.
Collection of facts and data to en
able next congress to reform the tar
Iff.
Forest preservation. '
Wood pulp on the free list.
Right of government to charge for
water rights.
Following Is the message In part
To the United States Senate and
House of Representatives:
"I wish to call your attention to
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the fake treaty which the emperor
never signed and by which the Jap
anese aggressions became possible,
Then this man comes to Ban Francis-
co and tells the reporters our poor
country Is happy under Japanese rule,
It Is too much. , I am glad. they shot
uim itu Jiufe i Miti uiu.
Close watch is being kept on Chun
and Chang by the police, under orders
from Washington, and are Investigat
ing the stories of a widespread con
spiracy. Chang Is being visited by
many Koreans who are affording him
comfort and all the assistance In thetr
power. - When asked 'what he thought
his fate would be, he grinned and re
marked he would hang at the same
time pointing to his neck and simu
latlng strangulation.
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Will be the all-absorbing topic for the next few weeks-We believe you will be
interested in the new goods we have selected for the spring and summer season, and
which are now arriving daily.
i VERBAL ATTACK
ACAIHST STEVENS
Keep your eyes on this store and our Eds from now on and all the time, and you
can come to this store any day with the assurance of finding some new arrivals in
some of the many and varied lines.
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.
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this store will be the rirst to give you the fullest benefit of the lower prices. Being
members of the Northwest Gash Buyers' Union, consisting of more than 50 of the
best stores in the northwest with a purchasing tower greater than the average job
bing house.' enables us to take advantage of merchandise opportunities beyond the
reach of individual buyers-Ycu will share these benefits to the fullest extent if you buy
at this store.
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HENRY CABOT LODGE
DISCUSSES CONVENTION
The Massachusetts Senator and Inti
mate Friend of Roosevelt, Informs
the French Press That if Taft is
Not KIct'U-d on the First Ballot ami
His Boom Suddenly Breaks, TImwi
Roosevelt Will Be Nominated
Would Accept, He Thinks.
Paris, March 26. In an Interview
published. In Le Temps, here, with
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, the Mas
sachusetts Benator and a warm friend
of President Roosevelt, Is made to say
that it Is probably that If Taft Is not
nominated on the first ballot, and If
it looked as thought Taft would be de
feated In convention, Roosevelt's nom
ination is almost certain, and If he is
'hosen under those conditions, he
would run.
COHKAN STVDF.NT WISIIF.S
FOR ADVISF.R'S DEATH.
I. W. Stevens Rested Fairly Well
IUHt Night X-Rny Machine Will
lOcute llullels of AkwihwIii SoaU.
Inst for the. Cowan Musses, a SI mien:
In IM Anueles J'nlvcrsitr, Says II
1Ioich the Shot Will Re Futul Ac-
enws Stevens of Disloyalty.
Cututrd Schedule Change.
London, Mureh 25. After today the
Cunard line steamers will sail on
Wednesdays, In addition to Saturdays,
All the steamers will continue1 to sail
to and from Liverpool. . The Lust
tun la and Mauretanla will sturt an
hour earlier than heretofore.
PASSED THR01GII LA GRANDE
ON TUB MORNING TRAIN'.
Will Return Later and Address the
Citizens of This County -Is Not Op
posed to Statement No. 1 Does) Not -Believe
Federal District Bill W ill
Pans Here to Meet Mr. Honey or
Any One Else In Defense of Hi
Character.
United States Senator C. J. Fulton.,
passed through this morning en
route to Portland from Washington.
He was met at the depot by a number
of friends who were glad, to see him,
knowing as they did thai his mission
was for the purpose of meeting the ac
cusations that had been made against
his character by Francis J. Heney.
Renstnr Fulton has -an yet made no
definite arrangements regarding . his
campaign, but was positive that he
would visit La Grande In the near fu
ture and address the citliens here. It
goes without saying that he will be
greeted with a large audience. ...
He was surprised to learn that he
was being misquoted all over the state
as being opposed to statement No. 1,
which he emphatically dented.
The senator, regretted very much '
that he was obmpelled to leave Wash-
tngton at this time, as there were sev
eral matters of Importance that were
pending In which he had taken great
Interest and was desirous of seeing
through.
Upon being asked In regard to the
chances of the passage of the bill in
the house for the creation of the pro
posed new federal district, he replied
that he was of the . opinion that It
could not be gotten through the house
at this session of congress.
Benator Fulton is looking well and
while filling his lungs wtlh the good
pure air of the Grande Rond valley,
It could be plainly seen that he had
come home for a definite' purpose and
that purpose was to meet Mr. Heney
or any one else who might attempt
to Im'pune his political acts, which
cover a period of over a quarter of
a century. ,
Fulton has a strong personality. He
Is a hard fighter, at the same time a
fair fighter, and enters Into this cam
palgn with a frankness and earnest
ness that will carry conviction and
unless Mr. Heney can dig up a great
deal more than he has so far made
public, he will find that Instead of In
juring Mr. Fulton It will Teact In his
favor. The voters of Oregon demand
fair play, and the feeling la general
that Heney has been playing cheap
polltlue and that he has not been fair. .
Mr. Heney for months continually
made Insinuations that Fulton was an
undesirable citizen and that he would
let the world know all about It. After
months of waiting he fired hls load of
Insinuations nnd realizing that the
large audience that went out to hear
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Sun Francisco. March I). W.
ii.iri;ix. the wounded adviser of the
I'oivHii council of 8lutir4nHH'd a falr
!y gmid night 'and tudny will be ex
imlned by the X-ltay In .order to. lo
cate the' bullets. Chun, the wounded
C'orenn, who attempted the nHHiimdnn
tion, Is also Improving, although Ht
tW hope Is heid out for his recovery.
I ! Mecnn Will ll;
Lis Anfi.-les. Miri h 'jr,. Cureans li.
Southern California feel very strong
ly with their Ban Francisco country
men In relation to the shooting of Ste
vens and will raise a defense fund for
the two would-be murderers.
P. Cynn, a Corean student In the
University of Southern California, was
appointed to Issue a statement ex
plaining the attitude of the people of
Corea In regard to Durham W. Ste
vens. "Stevens Is the author of every re
pressive measure against American In
dustry and enterprise in Corea," said
the student. "He has been false to
our country and his own. Stevens
knows who stole the official seal of
our prime minister and who forged
I FOR THE SICK ROOM
There is no time when the really proper art
icles, are so essential as when illness ccme3
to the home. No matter what your needs
maybe, we furnish you with the desired
article. Our prompt delivery service Is at
your service.
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