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volume vn. LA GRANDE, UMON COUNTY, OREGON. TUESDAY, 'APRIL 7i 108. X UMBER 111. - : I'f1 it k ' r 'a v WIS DUE is sum ill CLOSED I E PLACE DECLAREL TO . BE A PUBUC NUISANCE. Crowing Out of the Arrest of the Young Girl, Confessions Made by ,. Hor and a Careful Investigation by ,', the Police, the Harris Dance Hall 1 Has Been Closed to Further Dances . Owner and Manager Both Prom- ,' lue to Obey Orders. Growing out of the arrest - of a young girl Saturday, her subsequent confessions and following the uncov ering, of a social condition in the city which Is distasteful and obscene In the extreme, the chief of police has ordered the Harris hall closed. Chief Walden has notified Mrs. Harris, who owns tho building, and Mose Harris who manages the dances there, that hereafter the dances must cease. Knowing the futility of attempting to operate the dances when the place Is under the ban of the police, Mose Harris has promised to cancel further dance dates. This action bears out the statements made In The Observer yesterday that con ditions existed which could not be tolerated In a decent community. today looking towards a full Investiga tion of the ' difficulty. They assert the boycott Is hurting the church. The boycott Is the result of the refusal of the board of managers of the book concern to reinstate, old em ployes who had walked out when the demand for an eight-hour day was made on the publishers of the coun try by the International Typographical union. Union labor throughout the entire country was appealed to, with the above results. Elect Delegate in New York. New Tork, April 7. Republican as sembly district conventions, which will elect delegates to the republican state convention next Saturday, will be held here today. KACEMD HURTING THE CHURCH, Boycott Works Hardship on Methodist Book Concern. Chicago, 111,, April V The Investi gation leading up to the Methodist Book Concern boycott by organized labor will probably take place when the Methodist general conference meeU in Baltimore next month. Chi cago Methodist preachers took action Hill IMTI AFJrC mniL in i LnuiLo N. P. BAGGAGE CAR AH RE WHILE EN ROUTE. Fifteen Pieces of Baggage and Two Truckloods of Second-Class Mail Were Destroyed by Fire In Com bination Baggage, and Mail Car Near Presoou Today Car Cut Out and Rushed to Round House No Serious Damage to the Car. Tacoma, W asii., April 7. Fire was discovered In a combination mall and baggage car of the Northern Pacific as the train was passing Prescott this morning and before the fire could be extinguished, 15 pieces of baggage and two truck loads of second-class mall were destroyed. When the fire was discovered the car was detached and backed Into Prescott. An engine then rushed the car Into the round house at Tacoma, a mile away, where the fire was extinguished. The car was not badly damaged. The origin of the fire Is unknown. ft ras III A SIMUP ELEVATED CHICAGO TRAIN . PLUNGES OFF OF STRUCTURE. Some Were Fatally Hurt and Many Brulsrd and Injured tn an Accident on a Chicago Elevated Road When Train Struck Street Below, One Car Wu Standing' on End The Others on Top Uninjured Passengers Crawl Out of Windows. Chicago, April 7. Plunging .from the elevated structure of the South Side Rapid Transit road today, a tralnload of passengers were In jured, some fatally. Men, women and children were thrown Into a ' strug gling, screaming mass as the.-car low. The first car stood on Its end and others piled on top -of It. Those who were able to move crawled out the windows. . Others were too badly injured to use their .legs and arms and had to be cut out. . ;: The cause of the accident Is not known, but a defective' switch Is held responsible by the trainmen. ,: .' The accident occurred at the 4 3rd street station, and the train pitched to the street with , such suddenness that pedestrians narrowly escaped be ing crushed. Judge Carmody of Mar cenl, Ind., Is among those internally injured. OFF CWL TICKETS I P IT SIPS Evans Improving. Paso "Roblea, Cal., April 7. Ad mlral Evans continues to Improve, but his doctors are determined to prevent him, if possible, from taking any part In receptions until the fleet reaches Santa Barabara. The follbwlng bulletin was posted today: "Admiral Evans, had a fine night's rest and Is feeling better to day than any time since his arrival here." The American Lady Corsets i Miowe, "The Best I have ever seen" i$ an express Ion very frequently voiced by wearers of the American Lady Corsets. They are made from the very best of materials wiih Rust-no Stays and made on the most approved lines. We feel assured those who have never tried these well known, well tried and well proven Corsets, will, after a most critical investigation and thorough trial reiterate the above statement-"THE BEST I HAVE EVER WORN." New Models in the New Snug Hip, Now on Sale at , . ' $1.25, $1.50, $2.00, $2.50 LaCorsella-like cut-$3.50 New Oxfords, and Toe Slippers for Women I In Tan and Black Vicl Kid and Tan Calf in welt and turned soles, also in patent Colt-all . 1 the most popular lasts are represented ' .. - , J C( ,.n Han't Foil 10 v'5it our Shoe Bargain Counters, 500 pair of Men's, Boy's, Misses', t UUIl I rail Children's and Ladies' Shoes in Tan and Black Blucher, Bat, and Ox. t lord Luis, worm tromw.uu to ji.iw at special prices this week kftr f0 C7 LQ Long Kid Gloves In i9 and 23 inch lengths, colors Black, White, Brown, Tan and Blue, all from the best makers and fully guaranteed, $3.50 and 53.75. Any color or shade not In stock we will get for you In a few days notice. Fay Stockings The kind that need no supporters, they button on the waist, stay In place, are always comfortable and sightly, In fine Gauge Ribbed, sizes 7 to9V2, 30c to 50c f INDEPENDENT I LIE 32 LA GRANDE. PACIFIC STATES BLACK 1301 ty. .... ... 'i II. Daniel V. Sheahan of Wallowa county. , Senator Union and Wallowa Coun ties.. ; . 14. . Turner Oliver of Union county- " .'.:.' OREGON LIST OF CANDIDATES ABOVE COUNTY OFFICES. Full Ticket for Republican and Dem ocratic Primaries Are Now In the Hands of the PrtnleiwFall List of Candidates Seeking Nomination for Senators, Representatives In Con grea and for State and District Of- , flees In Oregon. ' The official catalog of republican and democratic candidates are now In the hands of the printer. County Clerk Gllham has received the certified list of -candidates whose names . will ap pear on the ballot, both from within and without the county.- , . '' The-ticket.' from the highest office down to the ' representative from Union county is published herewith. The county candidates have been pub lished exclusively In The Observer heretofore and The Observer again presents to the voters for the first time, the entire list of candidates down to the representative of Union county. - Following are the republican and democratic primary tickets, in . part, with the number given, which will appear opposite each name on the official ballot: ' "' ' ., ' ' State o( Oregon, Counjy of Union, ss: I, J. B. GUlrnm, county clerk of Union county, state of Oregon, pur suant to the provisions of section tl, chapter 1, of the General Laws of Oregon, of 1905, do hereby certify that the following arrangement of the names and other information Includes and contains all the names and other information concerning all the candi dates for nomination, which have been. Sertltied to me by the secretary of state and in the valid petitions for nomination which have been filed with me In accordance with the pro vision of said law above mentolned, to bo placed upon the "Official Ballots" for the Primary Nominating Election, to be held In the state' of Oregon, on the 17th day of April, 1908. , Republican Candidates. United States Senator In Congress. 12. H. M. Cake . of Multnomah county. 13. Chas. W. Fulton of Clatsop county. KcjircHcntatlve in Congress Second Distrkt. 14. W. R. Ellis of Umatilla coun ty. 15. Theodore T. Qeer of Umatilla county. r . i 16. George 8. Shepherd of Mult nomah county.: , " . Justice of the Supreme Court. 17. Robert S. Bean of Lane coun- Oregon Dulry and Food ConimlMxIimcr. 18. J. W. Bnlley of Multnomah countyi ID. Alexander Reld of Multnomah county. ' ' . Railroad t'ommlwlmit-r. 20., Clyde B. Aitchlson of Mult nomah county. 21. Joseph Gaston of Multnomah county. 22. 'A. N. Hamilton of Multnomah county. 23. W. H. Hurlburt of Multnomah county. ... 24. C, C. Loucks of Multnomah county. ' 25. Howard Whiting of Multnomah county. Judge of Circuit Court. . 2. Lewis J, Davis of Union county. 27. J. W. Knowles of Union coun ty. . Senator Union and Wallowa County. IS. Edward W. Rumble of Union county.- Representative Union and Wallowa. 1. Colon R. Eberhard of Wallowa county. 10. John P. Rusk of Wallows county. Democratic Candidate. Representative In Congress. Andrew Jackson Derby of Wasco county. John A. Jeffrey of Multnomah county. ' Judge of the Circuit Coon Union and Wallowa Coon ties. South Dakota for Taft. Huron, S. D., April 7. Delegates pledged to support Secretary Taft In the .national convention will be se lected by the South Dakota state re publican convention which assembled here today. Sentiment among the delegates Is almost unanimous for the secretary of war. Colonel I. Craw ford has been indorsed by the repub lican state committee for United States senatorshlp. : CAIIIIOT 111 THROW MUCK tHM''wM''W''t,tttWiWiWlf 11 Tl H. Crawford of Union coun- n sin suit . . t ASSUMES SERIOUS ASPECT. Ex-Kcnntor Smith Threatens to Sub poena Every Member of tlie Oregon LcglKlature In 98 Who Knows Any tiling About the Brine-taking and Giving Mltchell-SmlUi Incident to Be Brought Up In the Court by One , or the Other. ' Balem, Oregon, April 7. The muck rake will be very busy during the coming Smith-Fulton slander suit, which was filed by ex-Sunator. Smith against Senator Fulton Saturday. All of the facts of the Mitchell. Smith bribery transaction, which was tofd by Smith In his affidavit to F. J. Heney and used by the latter as the basis of his charge against the sena tor, will be dragged Into court by one side or the other. . Smith announced today that he Intended to subpoena every member of the 1898 legislature who knew anything about the alleged deal and compel them to tell their story to the court. , FIGHTERS DISAGREE. QUEEN OF ANARCHISTS , TO STAY IN CANADA. ' Emma Goldman, the High PriesUMa of Anarchy, Must Prove She Is aa American Before Authorities Will K Allow Her to Enter the , United States Trliis to Cross Border But Is Detained Returns to Wlnnlpea; From Whence Blie Came. Minneapolis, Minn., April 7. Unit ed States immigration officials refused to allow Emma Goldman, the anar chist, to cross the Canadian line Into the United States today, and compell ed her to return to Winnipeg, where he has been staying for the last few , days, ;:;.,..;'.... :, ':..:v:J,..i'.. ) "The queen or" anarchists' win now : have to prove that she Is an American citizen before she can enter th United States again. Immigration of ficials have been looking for an op portunity to deport her and saw the opportunity when she went to Winni peg. ' : ' .' .. a.' --'hi:'.-: '. . Cans Wants Forty-Five Round Bout With Nelson. San Francisco, April 7. Fight fans MIGHT MARRY HER ATTORNEY. Latest Bit of: Gossip , About Evelyn Nesblt Tliavr Afloat. ' . ; New York, April 7. Coupled , with various rumors 'concerning the future of Mrs.' Evelyn Nesblt Thaw comes a story today that she will marry an at torney who was prominently identi fied with the defense of her husband, after the. suit for annulment of mar-; rlage Is granted. The statement that Mrs. Thaw ' will go abroad for any extended time Is not seriously regard ed here, or, is the story that she will go to California. She may go to Eur ope for a short trip, however. ' ' ' ' III ': FAMILY OPPOSITION GONE. ; Mine. Anna Gould Can Marry D StJ """ gnn Without Family Eruption. " New York, April 7. All opposition of the Gould family to Prince Heller ' de Sagan has been brushed aside and Mme. Gould will marry the couslq of her former husband, Bonl de Castel- who had begun to smack their Hps In lano, In Paris, within a few months. anticipation of the 20-round fight be tween Nelson and Cans were thrown into consternation this morning when Nelson suddenly announced that he would not stand by the tentative agreement to fight 20 rounds, but wanted a 45-round bout. Ben Sellg for Guns has' wired the Baltimore! All opposition was withdrawn at a dinner held last night, at the home of Edwin Gould, and a formal statement to that effect was made later, ' Baker Complains on 'Hates. Portland, April 7. Merchants fighter and the answer is anxiously, t und businesi) mva cf Baker CUy awaited. V" . todav bIsamA 'a ftmnlfnl against the 0. R, A N, railroad, mission for a reduction In dls- '" ' I . Pcnn College; Miediilft , Hanover, Pa., April 7. Not in re-j cent years, has Pennsylvania College put such a strong basebsll team on' the diamond as that which will open' the season tomorrow . with ' a game' against the nine of Urslnus college at' Gettysburg. The schedule- Includes contests with many leading colleges and universities. tributlve rates out : of Baker City Into the Blue Mountain country and Huntington.' ' Tho complaint states that flnCe the commission ordered re ductions east of The Dalles, rates out of Baker are unjust, ' ' , , OUGHT TO BE THE HAPPINESS AMD GLORY ; of every citizen to so live ond act that his fel- ; ; low citizens will esteem him for his goodness, IT his kindness, and his usefulness. The principles of good citizenship should constitute the code of rules for every kind of business whether public or private. Z This applies particularly to the drug business, be , I cause, owing to (he limited knowledge Of the qualities t of drugs by the general public, it follows that the re liability of the druggist is the chief guarantee of I good service. . HILL'S DRUG STORE I La Grande i Oregon Xttt ttttt tftttttttt rtttftftttttittnttwOiiiaiJi
