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SOCIAL STATUS
TOr NO GHIIj ARRESTED; ,
VILE PRACTICE UNCOVERED.
In Arresting a Girt of It the La
Grande Police Learn Startling Facts
Whk-h Have Existed Within the
Ctty Limits Young . Girls 'Given
Drink and Ruined Rooms Provid
ed Above Amusement Hall for Cm
, of Fiends Pitiful Story. '
There Is now confined In the . city
Jail serving a $25 fine, a young fir!
not yet 18 years of age. She Is charg-'
ed with roaming the streets at night4
after ( o'clock without first having
secured a permit . from parents -or
guardian. She was taken In charge
by the night officers - last Saturday
night about 10 o'clock, anrt TOf i
the city Jail to await the action ol the
court This morning Bhe was arraign
ed and pleaded guilty to the charge
and was fined as above stated. In
default of the money she was placed
in the cell where she will serve the
12 days required to complete the sen-H
tenoe. The girl admits that she has
been roaming the streets, in fact, has
been leading a fast life, and keeping!
company with friends whoso onlyob-j
Ject In life is to have the usual "fa3t, I
good time." As a matter of fact, the!
arrost was made in order that the of
ficers might secure Information which
will enable thorn to prosecute certain
persons whom they consider .a dis
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NEW. ARRIVALS
New'Beverly Skirts
Blacks, Browns, Tans and Novelty Suitings $5.00 up
New Dress Goods
In wool Panamas, Voiles and novelties In stripes,
cheiks and plaids, at the yd 50c up
New Waists
In beautifully
trimmed
sheer
t
Hew Wash Dresses
In lawns, and Toile du
checks and solid colors
THE
credit to the peace and dignity of the
city. . According to the confession
which the girl makes the officers
have made no mistake. The girl re
veals a condition of affairs existing In
this city which would shame the
Whjte Chapel district of a city. Bhe
recites how girls are Invited to amuse
ment places where drinks are to be
had, rooms provided and company
waiting. 8he even contends that to
ber knowledge girls have been drug
ged In order that fiends In human
form might accomplish their beastly
purposes. Officers are how working
on the information and it Is not un
likely that arrests will soon bo made.
The girl's story is Indeed a sad one.
It appears that she has neither mother
nor father living. According to her
statement she does not know anything
about her mother, and her father died
some five or six years ago. Bhe con
tinued to live with her stepmother.
She says that she has been "rather
wild for several years," but never ac
tually "went wrong" until about the
time the Nat Reese Carnival company
visited this city. Then she says she
iutuu me start, since then she has
'been gradually going "faster" until
the limit was reached when she was
taken In charge by the officers. This
morning, when first seen by the re
porter, she put on a bold front and
said she did not care what happened
to her, that the officers had It In for
her, and that she guessed that they
would be satisfied, now that they had
her. But after a few moments con
versation she threw, aside the bold
front and In a trembling voice de
manded: '
"What Is a girl like me to do? Tell
me that. If I wanted to straighten up
and 80 to work, I would like to know
(Continued on page 8.)
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SKIRT
Lav us, lace and
Insertion
$1.25 up
Horde Wash Suiting in stripes,
$4.75 sp
FAIR
LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTT, OREGON. MONDAY, APRIL , 108.
STEIiuCftAPHERS
out ran
TWO RAPID WRITERS CAMP
ON FCLTON8 TRAIL.
Fulton and ' Ills Political Followers
A nitons lo Know Who is Employ
ing the Stenographers W ho Follow
the Senator About the State In HU
Campaign Thought to Be Handi
work of ex-Senator Smith or Per
haps Governor Chamberlain.
Portland, Ore.. April . "Who are
the employers of the two mysterious
stenographers who have,, shadowed
Senator C. W. Fulton throughout his
entire speaking campaign and taken
notes of every speech?" would be the
welcome Information at the Fulton
headquarters. The ... stenographers
were not discovered until Saturday
night at Sale. v when a Fulton man
who has accompanied the senator
throughout the trip, located them in
the back of the hall.
The theory advanced is that " they
may be employed by J. 8. Smith, the
ex-senator, who Is suing Fulton for
slander, or they may be In the employ
of Governor Chamberlain, who want
ed to get a complete copy of Fulton's
speeches for campaign purposes.
Still others maintain that they are
employed by Francis J. Heney,
through Detective Burns of San Fran
cisco. VIII Elect Notional Delegates.
Madison, AVg., April 6. Elections
will be held In the several towns,
wards, villages and election districts
of Wisconsin tomorrow for the elec
tion of a Justice of the supreme court,
:lrcult and municipal Judges and dele
gates to the national party conven
tions Each political party will elect
18 delegates from Wisconsin to Its
national convention.
South Dakota for Tnft.
Huron, S. D April 8. Delegates
are beginning to arrive In Huron to
day for the republican state conven
tion of South Dakota, which will be
held tomorrow. No serious opposition
has developed to the state commit
tee's Indorsement of Secretary Taft,
and the delegates elected will un
doubtedly be pledged to support him
In the Chicago convention.
ALDIUCH RILL IN DISFAVOR.
Believed the Financial Bill Will Not
Become a Law.
Washington, April 4. Representa
tive Hill today asserted that a secret
poll of the house today showed that
protests of the country against the
Aldrlch financial bill have been ef
fective and that the bill would not
have a majority In the house. He
declares that there Is a growing senti
ment to have a financial commission
a-ppolnted to consider the bill during
the coming recess of congress, and re
port back at the next session.
Washington, April 6. Declaring
that It is only natural that Japan
should desire to dominate the Pacific,
control China and the commerce of
Asia, and lead the yellow race, to
world supremacy, Richard Pearson
Hobson, In the house today averred
that America was the only obstacle In
Japan' 'path and that the " United
States Is now helpless to meet ths
Grand Jury Probes King.
Boston, April .Creditors of Car
denlo F. King, the absconding broker
who fled from his magnificent offices
In Boston on February 81, will ap
pear before the Suffolk grand jury to
day to present evidence regarding
King's alleged Irregular methods of
transacting his business. King's lia
bilities are aald to be at least tlM,.
while the asests are of very uncertain
character. .
. Tor some Una before hit failure
FOR
ARE YOU A
HIED VOTER?
REGISTRATION BOOKS
CLOSE TUESDAY NIGHT.
While No Accurate Figures Can Be
Obtained It Seems Certain Tliat the
Total Registration for tha Primar
ies Will Total Close to Threo Thous
and Many Blanks Not Returned
' to OfficeBusiness Men Can Help
This Move Along.
Although unable to estimate cor
rectly, the county clerk's office holds
that when all blanks for registration
are returned, the total registration for
the primary election will be something
like 8000. Where are the other (00
of the county's voting strength? ""-
The; registration hnnba to
morrow rilght and win remain locked
up until four days after the primary
election, April 1?, when they will
again be laid before the voters of
Union county, In time for all voters
at the June election.
While the officials can name the
reglatratlons made on the books, which
number between 2800 and 8900, they
cannot give the figures for the entire
county, as the blanks have not all
been turned In and will not be until
after tomorrow night, when the regis
tration period ends. '
There Is time enough, yet to bring
the registration figures up where
they should be. In the city of La
Grande about 1075 have ' registered.
Business men can help in this mat
ter by urging their employes to "do
It now." The last day for registra
tion should be the liveliest of all.
Register, If you want a voice in the
primary election!
Convicted Promoter Appeals,
St. Paul, Minn., April 6. Samuel A.
Phillips, a pron oter, who was recent
ly convicted of embezzlement and sen
tenced to seven years In prison, will
appear before the state supreme court
tomorrow on an appeal. Phillips was
northwestern agent for the sale of
stock of the Chicago-New York Air
Line, a projected electric railway.
Delaware G. O. P. Convention.
Dover. Del., April 8. Six delegates,
four from the state at large and two
to represent the Delaware congres
atonal district, will be 'selected tO'
morrow to represent Delaware In the
national ' republican convention In
Chicago. Taft adherents are making
strong efforts to secure the Indorse
ment ot their candidate, but It la like.-
ly that the delegation will go un
pledged. Tomorrow's convention will
consist of 180 delegates.
To Launch Upton's Yacht.
London, April 6. Final prepara
tions are being made for the launch
ing of Sir Thomas Llpton's new yacht
Shamrock, which will, take place at
Fa I rile within a week or two. The
trluls will be held In the Solent early
In May.
crisis.
' He declared that It was absolutely
necessary to place the navy on an
equal footing with Japan In the Pa
ciflc and to make both the Atlantic
and Pacific fleets so great that no na
tlon dare attack us.
The congressman from Alabama
was speaking In favor of Increased na
val appropriations.
and disapeparance. King had been an
extensive advertiser and had branched
out Into the publishing business on
his own account He occupied I
sumptuous suite of offices In a lead
ing building and had a large staff of
employes. The report of the receiver
does not afford ground for hope that
the creditors will realise much from
King's assets. '
' A ions; list of securities which ths
receiver found at the office of King Is
given, and ths'rtcetver states that' he
NCREASED 1 STRENGTH
Is unable to form any estimate of the
value of these securities', as few If
any, of them are dealt In anywhere
except In the off Ice. of the alleged
bankrupt. . :
The receiver states that he finds
notes payable, some of which are se
cured by stocks of questionable value
amounting to 897.88J. He also finds
cash on hand and In the bank amount
ing to 823.800, on which there Is a
mortgage of 818,000, while the equity
la under attachment
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Telegraphers, to Strike.
Chicago. April . Resolutions
calling for another strike of
commercial telegraphers against
4 the Western Union and Postal 4
4 companlos . were passed by the 4
4 Chicago union vesterdav. Th a
4 strike Is to be called June I on 4
4 the Western Union, and July 1 4
4 on. the Postal. Operators de- 4
4 clare their wages have been re- 4
4 dueed 10 per cent and that tha 4
4 striking.
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Artillery for Philippine.
Washington, April 8. Among ths
troops sailing on the Manila-bound
transport from San Francisco today Is
the- Thirty-fifth company of coast ar
tillery, formerly stationed at Fort
Monroe,. Va. The company will be
assigned to duty at Corregldor Island,
at the entrance to Manila bay, where
strong fortifications are being erected.
PORTLAND TO SEE
CHINESE GUN FIGHTERS
LURKING ABOUT PORTLAND.
Astoria ami Portlund Tongs Have
liaised Fund to Import Gun Fight
ers From San Francisco to Bring
War on Portland Chinese Deaths
and Disappearances Have Already
Occurred Police Keep Eye on the
Maneuvers of Visitors.
Portland, April 8. With 10 San
Francisco hatchet men, , headed by
Llm Oa Oee, the noted gun fighter,
skulking In (he suburbs of Portland,
awaiting an opportunity to enter the
city without the knowledge of the
police, a renewal of anxiety -over a
possible outbreak of the factional war
on the Bong On tong has become
manifest. This wsr has already re
sulted In one murder, one attempt at
arson and two mysterious disappear
ances among the local Chinese.
Now Astoria and San Francisco
tongs have taken a hand. The As
toria tong raised 81000 to Import 10
San Francisco gun fighter to Portland
In order to square the grievance they
have with the local Bong Ons In re-
gard to the difference In. opinion over
a cannery contract. The police are
watching every entrance to the city
to prevent' the Chinese coming In.
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OUGHT TO, BE THE
IT
of every citizen to
low citizens will esteem him for his goodness, I
his kindness, and his usefulness. The principles of ?
good citizenship should constitute the cotfe cf rules
for every kind of business whether public or private. ; ;
This applies particularly to the drug business, be
cause, owing to the limited knowledge of the qualities ; ;
of drugs by the general public. It follows that the re- f
ILbility of the druggist
good service.
HILL'S DRUG STORE
i La Grande
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NCMBEK 110.
III REVISE
ENGLISH IS TO BE DIS
PLACED BY GERMAN.
Stanford University Planning a Radi
cal Reorginlsatlon of Its Standard--English
to Be Displaced by German
as tlie Standard First and Second
Year to Disappear Specialty Work
' In Law, Mmlkine and Engineering;
Will Follow. t
Portland, April (. If plans con
templated by President David Starr
Jordan are approved by the board of
trustees, the entire system at Stan
ford university In Palo Alto, will be
changed from the English standard
to that of German. -" Thl t
to take place within the next five
years.
I It means the elimination, of , the-
freshman and sophomore classes, and
the separation of all purely college
courses from those of the university
standard. This will bring about a
change from the curriculum of gen
eral education now In force and the
substitution thereof of one of the
highly specialised branches In law,
medicine and engineering.
FLAG SHIP SETS
II
ATLANTIC FLEET IS
IN SPLENDID SHAPE.
Flagship Connecticut Breaks Record
In Returning Form San I) lego Es
tablished Murk of 18.85 Knots Per
Hour Better Than It Trying-Out
Record Big Ships Are Being Cov
ered With New Palut for Coast Voy
age. v
Magdalcna Bay. April 8. (By H. L.
Clotworthy, staff correspondent of
United Press.) The magnificent con
dition of the ships of the - fleet Is
shown by ths flagship Connecticut,
which broke her trial speed record In
! a run to rejoin the fleet at Magdalene
j Bay, after having taken Admiral Er
I uns' to San Diego. On this long run
she sustained an average of 18.88
J knots per hour. Taken In connection .
jwlth the 16,000-mile trip from Hamp
I ton Roads and the fact that her bot
' torn Is fo jl with sea growths, the
j speed Is remarkatlc. ' , ,
' The torpedo flotilla arrived last
night one day ahead of schedule. The '
j big ships are putting on snow-whits
I coats' and their best bib and tucker
for the trip up the coast. Their com
ing reception Is the sole topic among
tha men and officers of the fleet.
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is the chief guarantee of f
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