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OIVME tH. LA GRANDE, CKIOX COTOIT. OREGON. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1008. . , 1
linn I Or If II inn ' 1 'it'll tmrrrrit iinil II I Ini . n i i
nil i mi i ' ' aiasiiii iiiiim inin n iuiriMa i
n inUI r '.RnnPP election, a matter of history. After VLMft I U U LV VIU JAR & Mil
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Piii n v ill iiiiii i i' i iiiiii" iiir i i nun nnxi sn n r- ti
i j i la w w u wily moTiiinnn in a rnrr tnnr tha v i ft n b i e u ui - !! t
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FRIEXDS IX SOUTH LA
GaiXDE GREATLY ALARMED.
" Fears Entertained That Horace Knappj
2 M flit f.. U't.l A 1 .1 . .
7 V .7 . . ul ", remaps van klne(1 and MVen ,njured wnen the
Fatol, In the9 Mountain. Southwest pile c.ivor toppled over at the end
I JZ, !Z mMnlei hf IUa ot th8 Jy th north end
' h' Do He Started Out Yes-'of the pler thl, motnlag. Th, ,je.d
Jerday-Not Hoard of. But Do, Re- mM.ta Jack Lehman. Th, .eriou.ly
turns Home Parties Searching. injured are Martin Johnson and Mar-
V ' .' ; .-- tn Carlson. The driver went over in
Much anxiety 1. felt by the friend. lhallow wttter ,nd tn, polnt fe.
nd relatives of Horace Knapp. a..i .;. , B . ,
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, am,twr nr-nrt.. whoh. m. . .
u out In the mountains and from
v.hom nothing has been heard' since
yesterday morning. .
Early yesterday he and , his dog
started In a . southwesterly direction
Into' the mountains. ' As his folks
knew of this, and as he was on a successful, year. The league in
crulse through a country with which, ciude, LeX,ngt0. Frankfort. Rich
he Is familiar, no weight Is attached ' mond, Shelbyvllle. Lawrence and Ver.
to that matter. But this morning his sallies.
lamuy was seriously alarmed when
the dog' returned without his master.
I Dog Always FalthfuL r
Those who know the animal's hab
its say he never leaves his master, un
der any consideration. Consequently,
the conclusion is reached, that " Mr.'
I.napp has met with , some accident
which mny be serious. Even In that
event, they fall to see any reason Why j
the canine should break off his usual)
habit and leave his master, even
though the latter was In ah Injured
or crippled state, iluch alarm Is en-'
tertnlned In the matter and frlrnds of
the family have gone out to look for
any trace of ICnapp. - The searching
party has been out several hours, but
up to the time echoing to press noth
ing has been heard from them.
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' , CAIiL.GItrjl OX STAND.
Tolls More Abont How Prosecution
Promised to Give Immunity.
San Francisco, April 22. James L.
Gallagher, the self-confessed briber of
the boodle board of supervisors, con
tinued his testimony in the third trial
' of Tlrey' L. Ford on a charge of brlb-
ey today. Gallagher described the
... agreement Jet ween the prosecution
. and, the supervisors In return for the
' lat'er's testimony In the graft trial.
Carpenters at Work.
This morning the proposed repairs,
remodeling and renovation of the
second floor' of the Elks' hnll was
' commenced, and from now on , the
', hammer and saw, the paper hanger
and a score of other men will be busl
ly engaged In making the upstairs a
place ol boauty. ' As announced some
' "5f time ago, the construction will make
jf a roomy, comfortable and adequate
se; of lo(!ge rooms for the order. ,
RucU lom Pendleton. . ' '-.
Receiver A. A. Roberts returned
this morning from Pendleton, where
he says he found conditions prosper
ous, crops bearing evidence of a
WHY HOT BUY
GUARANTEED CLOTHES
DOXT BE SATISFIED WITH ORDINARY CLOTHES.
WHEN YOCR MONEY WILL BCY A ROYAL TAILOR 8UIT,
LEGALLY GTJARANTEE O TO HOLD ITS FIT AND STYLE
CNTIL WORN OUT.
i ThinKwhat Such a
,': It proves to you that yoa will get moatlia ot extr wear
1 oat of your SnK and you'll have the satisfaction, of knonlnc yoa
weU dressed every time you wear It , , ',
, We take all the responsibility of 'fitting you. 1 If yoa don't
' m.j it's the best fluing, best looking Salt yoa ever wore don't
take It. ' : ' ','
THE ROYAL TAILORS ARE TIPS ONLY TAILORS IN
: AMERICA WHO GIVE A GUARANTEE"' LEGALLY DRAWN
AND 6IGNIED WITH EVERY. SUIT THEY MAKE, THAT IT
WILL ABSOLUTELY HOLD ITS STYLE AND FIT UNTIL .
WORKOUT. " ' V -'".'r . " ? "
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FIVB HUNDRED NEW SUITS TO SELECT FROM J J 7.50
'TO; FAIR STORE
bountiful harvest and the primary
elections a matter of history; After
growing poetical regarding the splen
did present and future of Pendleton
he again came to earth and Inciden
tally mentioned the fact that the po
litical highways In Umatilla county
were literally strewn with the bones
of politicians who untlUrecently had
been Cevotlng much of their time
writing Inters through the district.
' Killed at AstorlaJctty.
Astoria, Ore., April 22. One man
Baseball In Blue Grass.
LouisvHle, Ky., April 22. The Blue
grass League of Baseball clubs will
begin the 1908 season this afternoon
With mnt fluttering nminwli .
MANY COrXlTES WILL
ADVANCE STATEMENT MEN
TIuto Are to Pe Several Imiepeiulent
Tiekets at Juno Election Those
Will Be Backed by Promoters of
Uio Statement No. 1 Theory, Who
Were Frunt rated at the Rtx-ent Prl
murlo This Allowable by the Prl
mnry Nonilmttlng Law.
Portland, April . 22. Independent
tickets backed by statement No. 1 men
will be placed in the field for the gen
eral election In Juno In Benton, Yam
hill, Washington and several eastern
Oregon counties, In an effort to elect
additolnal statement No. 1 represen
tatives to the legislature. ' ,
The primary law of Oregon allowi
the launching of an Independent tick
fit, which Is given position on the rep
ular ballot, after the regular ' party
primaries are over. The ticket is
placed on the ballot by petition. State
ment No. 1 men who 41d not succeet
In nominating a statement man In th
party, primaries last., .week, will unlti
la an attempt to elect statement met
on an Independent ticket, in June.
Syracuse Baxrliall.
Syracuse, N. Y.,' April 22. Syracusi
University will meet the baseball nin.
of Franklin and Marshall hero tomor
row, opening the most ambltloui
schedule ever attempted by tho Iocs
Institution. Among the games on thi
list are contests with Yale, Princeton
Pennsylvania State, Brown, Columbia
Carlisle, Notre Dame and Michigan.
Guarantee Means
to
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STRONG NAVAL BASE '
AT MANILA PROPOSED.
The "Four Battleship" Measure WU1
Be Passed If RooseTelt Can Engi
neer -the. Senate to Do It Senator
Piles Now In Line and Other Western
Senators Expected Evident What
Cnele Sam Intends to Do With the
Manila FerUftcatlons. ' "" "
Washington, April 22.-Presldent
Roosevelt today began his campaign
to have the construction of four bat-
Uesmps auuiui uvii U wuU.
!s exerting his personal Influence not
inly to whip Republican senators Into
line, but also to bring In a few dem
ocratic votes as well. . Senator Piles
of Washington has been selected to
offer an amendment Inserting tbe
word "four" Instead of "two."
Coming from the Pacific coast Piles
Is expected to swing . some new west'
rn senators. The present Indications
ire that the effort will be defeated,
although the vote win be closer than
thought hitherto. ... ' '..
;.'' Hobson After Dnta,
Leaving Washington on a secret er
rand Representative Hobson is now
thought to be speeding westward to-!
ward San Francisco to gather data in
support of Roosevlfs "four - battle -
ship" measure. He left Washington
Saturday and Is exacted in San Fran-
"Isco today of tomorrow.
MronK Eastern Poiver. .
Tanlln tnall An Wl .
erection oi a
fortress that cannot be broken and the
building up of a power that will be
lupreme in the far east Is the declared
policy of the United States In the far
:ast. The powers are just waking up
o this fact and that the reason for
novlng the naval base from Olongapo
o Manila bay. Is In line with a plan to
oake the bay bristle with 19-inch
juns, so that all the' navies of the
)arth cannot pass them. A recent
trtlcle In a local paper points out that
Jncle Sam Is constructing a naval base
it Cavite of such strength that he can
command and insist on an open door
n China.
The La Grande police department
as landed two criminals during the
at 24 hours.
On Friday as freight train No. 65.
.estbound, was passing between Hll-
;ard and Kamela, a box car was en-
ered and a number of goods stolen.
he robbers evidently divided, one of
he party returning here. The police
.ere notified and on Sunday they saw-
lens of landing their man. Monday
tight he visited a certain place In the
lty, and unawares to the thief, the
ollce were notified and he was cap-
it red with several pairs of new
hoes. This morning a raid was made
n the Japanese quarters and seven
nore pairs of shoes were secured; also
few ladles' sweaters. O. R, 4 N.
"V'tectlve E. B. Woods arrived this
-norning from Portland and he at
nee recornlzed the thief as one of
he most dangerous and bold men
iperatlng, and complimented the lo
cal boys very highly for their excel
lent work.
As Mr. Wood states It, his circus
name le Ed J. Smith, but he has a
record of crimes and aliases that
would fill book. While be haa not
confessed the officers are quite ure
that he will do so during tbe after
noon, and in case he does, he will un
doubtedly enter a plea at once of gull
ty and receive his sentence. v
His two partner who were captur
ed with 1000 cigar and a lot of un
derwear In Pendleton, have pleaded
guilty and are expected to receive
their sentence today or tomorrow.
Detective Wood states that there
Is an anusual amount of box car dep
FORCER H ffl THIEF
CAPTURED BV LOCAL POLICf
redations. There are now five men In
GRAND OLD PREMIER OF
ENGLAND DIED TODAY.
Prominent Statesman of England, Who
Cntil Recently Was Prentice of Eng
bind, Died This Morning After Long
lUncsa Sir Henry Campbell-Ban-Herman
Has Remarkable ' Political
History Waa Associated With Pre
mier Gladstone.
London, April 22. 8ir Henry
Campbel-Bannerman, ex-premter of
England, died this morning. The ex-
day pall of gloom Is over the Is
lands. Sir Henry sacrificed his life to
the demands of his country. Instead
of taking care of his physical condi
tion he continued to perform the
strenuous duties of his offtce until he
was compelled to take to his bed.
' Liberal Party WtU Split.
His death wtll probably be followed
by a spilt In the liberal party such ar
occurred In the democratic party ir.
1898 when Bryan was first nominated.
The severance ' of tho liberals Into
a radical and conservative .wing wil"
mean the return of conservatives tr
power. ' . -
campbcll-Eannerman had a great
gltt 0f conciliation and his personal
, has kept divergent elements in hi,
party together.
i Associated With Gladstone.
Slr Henry entered " parliament V.
J 1888 and three years later became r
member of Gladstone's first admlnls
' tratlon.
He held office
subsequent
ly, In every liberal cabinet In Glad
stone's second administration he actef
as secretary to Ireland and Is the onl
Statesman of note In English pollttct
who held position and retired, not
either ruined In reputation or rulnct
In health.
Upon resignation of Premier Pal
four In 190B he became premier.
Herbert H. Asquith was appointed
his successor when he was compelled
to resign because of Illness, and wll
probably continue to hold the office.
the Walla Walla Jail awaiting trial fo
the larceny of IS cases of shoes, eael
case containing 24 pulrs, and 72 bolt
of ellk goods. .
Forjer Caught.
Saturday evening, a man suppose
to be Tracy Metzker and who I" nor
being held at Boise City awul:l-;; th
arrival of Chief of Police Walder
passed three checks for 118.50 etn
one at the Peoples store, tho fair an.
the Golden Rule, at each place put
chasing merchandise to the value c
about 12, receiving the balance due It
money. He was questioned and stat
ed that he worked for Geo. W. O'Nell
whose name appeared as the maker o
the checks. When the checks arrive
at the La Grande National bank, the;
were Immediately recognized as crudi
forgeries. During the day a man b;
the name of Metiker arrived fron
Walla Walla and called upon Mr
O'Neill. They were In the same regl
ment at Manila but were only slightl)
acquainted. During his two periodica
visits he secured a loan of 2t cents U
get his meals, and disappeared. Wber
the description of the man wh
passed the checks was .told to Mr
O'Neill he Immediately recognled hi'
"friend."
' Notices were sent out east and thh
morning the chief of police of Bolw
wired that ha had the man. Chief
Walden will leave on tonight' train
for Boise and will return '. tomorrow
There U little doubt but that Metzkei
Is the guilty party."
Bacon, for War Secretary.
Washington, April 22. Robert Ba
con, assistant secretary of state, and
formerly associated with J. . Pierpont
Morgan, Is the man who is genially
Picked out to be the next secretary of
war ir William Taft Is nominated at
the Chicago republican convention.
Bacon is known as one of the "tennis
cabinet" and is one of the coterie ot
government chiefs who assemble each
unny afternoon back of the White
House to play tennis with the chief
executive. .
Adjourns Legislature.
Albany. N. Y., April 22. The pres
ent session of the New York legisla
ture will finally adjourn tomorrow. In
accordance with the senate resolution,
which was concurred In by the house.
The principal feature of the session
now closing has been the fight for and
against the passage of the bill abol
Ishlng race-track gambling, in which
uovemor uughes took a prominent
part.
. Flotilla Coming North.
San Diego. April 22. The torpedo
flotilla will reach here next Friday.
... nun) naming- snips leave plag-
aaiena Day this afternoon. A bis
dance will be given the officers at
Coronado 'next Saturday night and a
basket plcnlo the next day. - :
BOURNE'S RIGHT HAND
. MAX OUTLINING PLANS,
Senator Bourne Evidently Resorting to
MireMd I'nlltk-s to Get Oregon to
Fledge Its Delostitos for RoohcvcH
Young of Baker City, In Medford
Today, Worklnjr Ills Mission In-
dlima Will Start Stampede for Mr.
Roosevelt and Mr.' Fulrbanks. '
aieuiora, ure., April 22. John C.
?oung of Baker City, private secre
ary to Senator Bourne, Is in Medford
oJay on a secret political mission.
3e is holding various conferences with
jolttlcians and evidently Is making an
affort to get control of the Oregon del
gntlnn In hopes to send It back to
'hlcago Instructed for Roosevelt.
"The next republican ticket will be
Roosevelt and Fairbanks," declared
Toiing. "Taft cannot win out. In
lana will lead the break for Roose
e!t, Nebraska will follow and then
hero will be a stampede. Indiana
vlll lead because Fairbanks Is willing
o remain as vice-president.,. Senator
Iemenway cannot remain In the scu
te unless Fairbanks continues tq be
leovpresldc nt. Beverldge Is willing to
icoept this arrangement and the In
llana delegation Is primed to Jump." ,
IliMisevelt Cannot Resist.
"Neither Roosevelt nor any other
nan fill be able to resist the pressure
vhleh will be brought to bear upon
he president to run should trie dele
gates nominate him. and If a break
ecurs In the' ranks and th presi
dent's name Is mentioned as the
lomlnee, a landslide will be sure to
iccur." " -
OUGHT TO BE THE
every citiz en to so
w on
.7n nnnornri t
IU nUUotytLI
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i
f.ow citizens Mill esteem him for his goodness,
his klndricsf, a.id his usefulness. The prlnalplssof
good citizenship should constitute the code of rules
for every Kind of business
This applies particularly
cause, owing to the limited
V- a A... . s-
or aru& oy ine senerii cudiic TOiiows tnat the re
liability of the drulilst
i good service. . -
HILL'S DRUG STORE
I La Grande.
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MORE RESENTMENT AT
STUDENT AFFAIRS COMMlTTErm
In the Wake of the Resentment Cana
rd by Suspending 41 Student of
Stanford, Come Another Startling
Decision From th Etudent Affairs
CommitteeEditors of the College)
Dally and Stanford "Sequoia" Botb
cuuer uaa ror Editorials,
Stanford, April 22. Because th
editor of the Stanford "Setfliola" edl-i
torialiy criticised the student affalro
committee for th harshness in sua-,
pending students bf Stanford uniw
verslty recently, he was forbidden the
right to register as a student In Stan
ford again, thus practically suspend
ing him. : j
The announcement has caused an-!
other wave of resentment to go over
the students. E. N. Smith is th dl
tor, and Is one of the strongest mea
In college, and I a son of th pub
lisher, ot the Honolulu , Advertiser,
and his attitude was that of a major
ity of th students In college.
The editor of the college dally was
In danger of beta trm in . m,.
manner because he printed letter
from th president at the Stanford
temperance society," which declared
that drunkenness had nothing to do
with the suspension of the 41 men,
and that the course taken by the com
mlttee was narrow, ambiguous and
wrong, and that it had done the cause
of temperance among the students In
California colleges almost Irreparable
Injury. ' . v
Baseball at Belolt
Belolt, Wis., April 22. Belolt col
lege will begin the best baseball
schedule It". has ever had tomorrow,
when Notre Dame will be played at
South Bend. Games have been ar
ranged with Michigan, De Pauw, Ar-
Imour, Knox, Nebraska, Northwestern
and Lake Forest.
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. . Congressman In Collision. .
Washington, D. C. April 22. Con
gressman Tawney ot Minnesota, and
Inhn T7nn, r,t T.a. . t-.
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luuuy in a street car collision. Taw
ney wrenched his back and Haney hi
hip. .... ; ,
Rains In California. ,
San Francisco. April 22. Th
drouth which has been prevalent all
over the state,' was broken last night
by rain which cams In the hick Of
time for farmers. More, rain Is pre
dicted for today and tonight, i
Forbid Express Franks. (
Ghicngo, April 22. United States
Judge H. H. Kohtsaat today Issued
temporary Injunction forbidding ex
press companies lssutng frank of any
kind. It la hoped to make the Injunc
tion permanent. ,
HAPPINESS AND GLORY
live and act that his f el-
whether public or private, t
to the dru business, be-1
knowledge of the qualities J
It si. a . m . . .
Is the chief guarantee cf i
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