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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 13, 1908)
UTMKVI. , . , IiA GRAVtE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1908. ' , " 1 ' " IiLMIJKK llv 1 i 'ft 11 fj: V' v PET DECIDES ESPEEL1 ROUSING RALLY IX) II FUL TON TOMORROW NIGHT. As Intimated Several Days Ago, Heney SIs Not Content With Making Two Speeches Against Senator Fulton Decides to Address an Aodlence at Portland Tonight Friends of Sen ator Planning Big Demonstration as Soon as Fulton Arrives From La Grande Failed to Use Name at Sa lem. ' ., Portland, April It. Not content with twice attacking SenaVor C, W. gon, on the eve of the primaries, Fran cis J. Heney will extend his stay in Oregon and has decided to address a Portland audience for the second time during; his. present visit from. . San Francisco. He spoke at Salem, yester day afternoon, v .. .y' . .-. Speak Tonight. :t' Mr. Heney will speak? In this city tonight,' at the Centenary church. Thlg structure will accommodate 2000 peo ple. Rally for Fulton. . ' Tomorrow night, "when Fulton will repiy to iieney on tne . latter s own stamping ground, friends of Oregon's senior senator will give a big rally. Plans are now going on to make the event a rousing one. Fulton wlil re ply to Heney's charges on that 'occa sion, lie la due here from La Grande, where he speaks tonight, tomorrow morning. , Henry Clian.rs St hcdtiic. r ' . ; When the pr'.-jcutor announced his intentions of coming to Oregon, it was with the expressed purpose of deliver lng only two addresses, one at Port land and one at Salem. The announce ment that a third speech Is to be made Is not entirely unexpected, as the at ' f A PETERS SHOE ' WILL ADD CHIC AND . TONE TO YOUR ' NEW . , , EASTER OUTFIT. ACAIN TOBICHT BsmsssSsSsssnBssmssnssmsmsftsssmsmnssm i ' Now Listen ', ; , ISN'T Carefully - ' ' , . . EASTER No matter bow elegantly yon are clad; bow perfect your suit or drees fits; how becoming your bat to, your autre la not complete without a pair of GOOD V PETERS' DIAMOND BRAND SHOES. IDEA Why? Because they combine SliaprlincM, Style, Character Fit and Com- BEGIN fort. ' Oar Spring stock Is In and looks better than ever before. We want an opportunity to demonstrate to the most critical thai we can satisfy them ? ; beyond their fondest expectation. PREPARE MI88EB' OXFORDS $1.15 to $.00 NOW. LADIES' OXFORDS M.50 to M.M MEN'S OXFORDS W.00 to $5.00 - . - INI EPCNDCNT ELI) I: 32 torney Intimated, while en route, that such might be the case. Letter Without Signature. ' The only "new" feature of the pros ecutor's present series of addresses thus far. has been the Introduction of letter Written by a Salem' man in which charges of "sack holding" are ,brourt forth . At Portland Satur j day he read this letter, but failed to ' make public the writer's Identity. This occurred at Salem yesterday after noon again the writer's name being left off. v Cklulioina Odd Fellows. Sulphur. Okla., April 15. Odd Fel lows and Rebekahs, representing all the lodges In the new state, are gath ering In Sulphur today for the first general convention of the orders since Oklahoma and Indian territory were admitted to statehood. The meeting will extend through three days, and promises to be the ' most successful fraternal gathering ever held In Ok lahoma. I : "i "'. '- . i m m m m e i STEP8 FROM CAR; . - - : ' , . y . jIS 6EEJf 1,0 MORE. Wealthy Man From Spokane Believed to Bo Roaming tlie Hills About Port IiuhI Main Clothes Detectives Now - Watching for ' Missing' One Was . Under Mental Strain and Thin, it is Thought, Caused Temporary Loss of ,.; Memory, Portland, April 13, C. P. Parsons wealthy real estate dealer of Spokane, stepped off the street car Saturday and has not been seen since. Today every plain clothes man In Portland Is looking for him. It Is feared that he is wandering about the hills west of the' city and may. be in a starving condition. It is thought that severe mental strain, under which he had been working the last few months may have cause a temporary loss of memory. ... LDSTin pen Some Thoughts on BARTER! April 19, 1008, Is a day that will lie looked forward to with great anllfllMMhm by thousands. Why? Because it Is Easter Sunday, the day that murks the formal oix'iilnff of Spring. It Is then vtc put on our "best bill and tucker" and march ' forth In luuonte nttlre. A common text for ministers on this occasion lt: "Solomon in nil his glory wns not arraycl like a no of these.'', Of course, rcferen e is not made to members of the con gregation, but the application would not be tt all amiss. ' LA GRANDE, OREGON WANT REPARA 1 FilOMTHE MIKADO AMERICAN CONSULATE ; ..' . , ' IN VADED BY JAPS. Government AdnunlstratRm Angered Over Indignities Committed n an Amerkwn Consulate and Refusal of . the Japanese Consid to Take a Hand In the Matter Will Call for Full Reparation for Action Reply From Makado Expected. Washington, April II. Direct ad vices from Minister Rockhlli of Pe kin and Consul Straight of Mukden, in regard to tho outrage upon the American consulate by a crowd ' of Japanese last week, have been de manded by Secretary Root. Secretary Taft and the president, and replies are The president regards the invasion of the consulate by Japanese, and the practical refusal of the Jap consul at Mukden to take reparatory measures, as an Incident in which the sharpest steps should be taken. The adminis tration will demand a full reparation from Japan. "The insufferable tactics of the Japanese In their official Intercourse was one of the main causes of send ing the fleet to the Pacific," said a cabinet official while discussing the Mukden affair today. WIRES AftF. SILENT. No I'rcKS Reports at Noon Hour In Respect to Dead President. New York, April 13. Out . of re sped to the late John Vandercook president of the United Press associa tion, who died Saturday of appendici tis, every wire of the leased wire service of the United' Press association was silent today from 12 to 12:15 p, m., during thf ' funeral service. Mr. Vandercook died Saturday In Chicago. after two operations from which lie seemed to raUy, but died shortly af ter the second. e e e ' e . e e PACIFIC ST4TCS BLACK 1301 TERRIBLE FI I TEN THOUSAND ARE HOMELESS IN CHELSEA. Yesterday a Thriving Beautiful City. Today a Mass of Ruins, is the Story of Chelsea, Near Boston Flames Raged An Day Fifteen Hundred Homes Destroyed Four Dead and Many Wounded and Missing Mar tial Law Prevails. " , 1 1 " Boston, Mass.. April IS. Chelsea, which was yesterday a thriving sub urb. is today a scene of a great mass of ruins with 10,000 homeless and property valued at $10,000,000 de stroyed as a result of a' conflagration which raged all day and swept over the. entire city. , y Dawn Drone tnis morning on a pa- j thetlc picture of men, women and children homeless and without food. Frantic With Grief. Many are rushing through ' the streets burdened with bundles of ap parel they have saved, others weep ing, distracted and apparently almost Insane. One man Is known to have suicided because the fire licked up his home. . What remains of the city is under martial law. which has alrendv ore. vented many, attempts at looting. I The first steps toward collecting re lief began this morning. People whq were not affected In any way by the fire began making arrangements to entertain the homeless and money has begun to come In from other cities. The most conservative estimate fixes the Injured at 300 and dead at four. It Is feared that more have perished. Over 100 are reported mlxslng. It Is estimated that over half the property destroyed was Insured. In surance officials place the entire loss at J9.000.000. mirteen cnurcnes, two hospitals, a public, library, the city hall, five school houses and 20 business blocks were burned. Twenty factories were destroyed. The number of homes burned was 1500. LARGEST SHIPMENT IN HISTOKY OF NORTHWEST. Shipping Season Is About Over and Statistics Show How Oregon, Wash- ington ami Idaho Fared Tills Year Hiiiiarkalilo Flour and Grain Shipments Made Millions Repre sented In Wheat Crop All Figure Run Up to Million Murk. Portland. April 3. With the ship ping season practically over, statistics show that the states of Oregon, Wash Ington and Idaho shipped the greatest amount of wheat and flour out of Portland and Sound porta In their his tory, totalling about 40,000,000. The entire crop of wheat equals 61.000,000 In the three states; barley, 10,000,000 and oats, 12,000,000. April engage ment of flour will reach a total of 2,500,000 bushels and Hay, and June will probably require 2,260,000. Baseball Begins Tuesday. New York, April 13. Many earnest prayer to Jupiter Pluvlus being uttered today by the enthusias tic fans of major league cities, asking for fair weather and' sunny skies to morrow, the day of all days for the devotee of the national sport. If the Interest manifested In the metropolis la a criterion, the coming season of the American and National leagues, open lng tomorrow, will be the most sue cessful in baseball history. Greater New York will have two of the open I lng games, ths New York Americans beginning the season at .home with the nine from Quakertown. while the Brooklyn Nationals will meet the Bos- tonians on ths diamond across 1 BOSTON NORTHWEST ; CIP REPORTS thel East river. With anything approach' lng decent weather, the prospects are good for the largest crowds that ever witnessed a big league premiere. In the American league the Wash- tngtons open In Boston, the Detroit In Chicago nad the St. Louis team tn Cleveland. - The first trip east of the western teams begins on May 12. ... In the National league' Chicago will open at Cincinnati; Pittsburg at St. Louis; Boston at Brooklyn and New York at Philadelphia. Two Districts Cor Taft. " j Boston, April It. Congressional district conventions will be held to morrow In the Third and Fifth dis tricts, the former In Worcester and the ' latter -In f Lawrence. Indications are that delegate pledged to Taft will be elected, although a fight for an un pledged delegation is being made in the Third district Hear Fulton answer Heney at the upers nouse l.-n'gnt. SEATREflUTLAVS HOPE TO. MAKE ARRESTS BEFORE THIS EVENING. Posse of Forty Men Are Cloning In the Gang of Outlaws Who Killed Hie City Mui-slutl ut Kent Last Week Ouo Mun Wounded and Brought in Who Admits Being a Member of the Gang .Miller's Funeral Held at Kent Today. " Seattle, April 13. Forty men. Com posing a sheriff's posse, are closing about the desperadoes who are Impli cated In the shooting of Marshal Mil ler at Kent Thursday nlsht. Th posse has formed a hollow square be tween Snouualmle pass and North Bend. It Is believed by late afternoon I two men will be captured. . Alcglce, who admits he was one of the party who killed Miller, was brought to the hospital today with a bullet wound In the leg. Miller's funeral occurred to day. RECOUNTING BALLOTS. McClcllnn-IIenrKt Election Ballots to Be Recounts! This Week. New York, April 13. Tho selection of a Jury to open ballot boxes end re count the ballots cast In the mnyoral- j ty election of 1905. when McClellan ' defeated W. II.' Hearst., beuan todav before Supreme Judge Ubor. It Is : . . . expeciea tne jury will be completed the by Wednesday Local Option Flo-lion. St. Joseph,: Mo., " April 18. An at tempt wll) be made Jo add Buchanan county, outside of the city of St Jos eph, to the "dry" area of Missouri in local option election tomorrow. A spirited campaign has been waged by the temperance people, who are con fident of success. -t-ttttttttttmitiiomittJttoM OUGHT TO BE Tilt: IT I 1 every citizen to jlow citizens will esteem him for his goodness, ... his kindness, and his usefulness. The principles cf good citizenship should constitute the code of rules for every kind of business whether public or private, t This applies particularly a AuJr.4 fn fh& llmlteft'sUnnu lorftf tf fttu Anal If Im of drugs by the general public, it follows that the re- Nubility of the druggist Is the chief guarantee of ' good syvlce. ' , " HILL'S DRUG STORE X La Grande , m iHMM wwww t tumtm FULTON WILL ii LITTLE DISTURBANCE , OVER SATURDAY NIGHT, Falling to Be Worried Over F. J. He noy'a Attack Last Saturday Night lis Portland, Senator Fulton Bars To-, day That He Will lake Up Charge as, They Were Originally Made -Nothing New In Heney'a Last Speech . and Therefore Fulton Will Let U Alone, in General "Starts Early. " ... ,Tb anti-Fulton speech mad bf Francis J. Heney lA Portland last Sat-- MP ftHt - rtMMltM4 .11.'' Senator Fulton, Who Answers Honcjr "'' Tonight at the Steward.- : yesterday afternoon, l os done little to disturb the ecfuanlmlty of United States Senator Charles W. Fulton's mind, who has been In La Grande since yesterday morning, and who wilt speak In the Steward opera house to night, 'commenelni at 7 o'clock. The unusual hour Is t,et because the sena tor Is very antl .!!'; ii get to Portland tomorrow morning to get his bearing before making his reply to Heney at that place tomorrow night. Accord ing to press dispatches, Fulton follow ers, will, give , him a royal ' reception when ho reaches there. , '' " IU Tbeme Tonight, r ; The senator's theme tonight ; will not be varied much from those hlcn he has made In his present speech mdh,nR tour. When asked today if tho f,'Uun,nr night ovent would cause him (A mill- hl tt,n.h haM tnlfrhf him to make his xptertt here tonljht more personal, the s anetorre more personal, the senator replied: i J . . ' "1 can't see why I should say any thing .tonight which I have not be4 saying on my present" tour;"' I hav been answering the accusations made by Heney In his recent speech ai Portland soma time ago. What the prosecutor said last Saturday night to Immaterial, It Ir a rehash of what he , i ii (Continued on page I.) ' HAPPINESS AMD CL0RY X so live and act that bis fcl tv to the drug business, be i - m , Ore2on t I. HER EH 5BJBJSSBBJ(( 'x