UTMKVI. , . , IiA GRAVtE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1908. ' , "
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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
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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
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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
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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 "'. '- .
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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.
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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
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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.
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PACIFIC ST4TCS
BLACK 1301
TERRIBLE FI
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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.
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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
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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
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BOSTON
NORTHWEST
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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
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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.
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OUGHT TO BE Tilt:
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I 1 every citizen to
jlow citizens will esteem him for his goodness,
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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
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FULTON WILL
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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. "
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,Tb anti-Fulton speech mad bf
Francis J. Heney lA Portland last Sat--
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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:
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"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
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