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LA GRANDE, UMON COUNTY, OREGON. TUESDAY, 'APRIL 7i 108.
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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.
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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
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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
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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-
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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-
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sin suit
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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.
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; 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-
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. 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, '
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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,
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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
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