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' . LA GRANDE. UNION COUSTT, OREG0N. W EBNESDAT, APRIL SB, 1808. ! '
' ' ' ' , - NCMBER 230. ,
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RATES IH EFFECT
3D
1TLL 6CHEDULE OP RATES '-
FOR L AGRANBE OFFICE.
Oregon Railroad Commission Has Pre-
pored Full Schedule ot Rate,
Which Bwowa Effective After Mar
1 Third .Result of Sweeping Decision
Made ay the Commission Recently
-Material Reduction In An Ctaatea
''?" FreightThe ' Complete Rate
- Schedule on An Classes of Freight
From I Grande. .
Through the courtesy of the Oregon
"Ralfroad commission. The- Observer is
In Dosltlon to nnbllsh th itlfrn..
In freight rates which become effect
ive on May t, as a result of the ruling
-made by the commission some time
,.-ago. ' " , ' . 'V---:' ' 1 .
These rates are applicable to all
' points on the O. R. A N. east of The
t Dalles, when the shipments are con
signed to Portland or vice versa.
'There is material reduction In all
-classes. This reduction was provided
"I forvora! Weeks ago but It Is only re
'cently that the commission named the
Joflate on which they are to become ef
fective. J
. La Grande. Rates.
.
t On all freight shipments from La
Grande to Portland, the rates after
"May 3 will be lowered as follows, the
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SEVEN DOZEN LADIES WAISTS
WORTH, REGULAR, 75c to $3.50,
. THIS WEEK . ; .
Stc, 8tc and $1.18.
Waists made from Linens, Lawns
and mercerized Walatlngs, In , plain .
white and a few figured materials,,
pleated, tucked and lace and Inser
tlon trimmed. 81ightly mussed and
aoUed, but otherwise A-l Waists. Spe
cial this week
If 39c to $1.18.
I HTAen Yoa Buy a Suit WHY
THE ROYAL TAILORS WILL MAKE YOU A SUIT, AND
GIVE YOU A LEGAIXY-DRAWN AND SIGNED GUARANTEE
THAT IT WILL HOLD IT 4 SHAPE AND STYLE UNTIL WORN
OUT, LET CS TAKE YOCR ORDER IF SUIT DOES NOT
FIT DONT .TAKE IT.
500 SAMPLES TO CH KMSE FROM, AT $17.50 UP. ' '
. Bryan Given Jolt.
New Haven, Conn., April 29.
The state democratic central
committee refused to adopt res-
volutlons favoring Bryan today.
This state thus follows the action
of Rhode Island, Michigan, New
York and Minnesota in turning
the "Commoner" down.-
44444
first named figure being the rate now
In effect: .
On first-class matter, reduced from
tl.tt to $1.15; second-class matter,
from $1.14 to tt cents; third-class
matter from 44 cents to SI cents;
fourth-class matter from 80 cents to
61 cents; fifth-class matter, from 64
to SI cents; class A matter, from SO
to SI cents; class B, from It to 4
cents; class C, from 41 to IS; class D,
from St to tt cents, and class E mat
ter from ts to tt cants. . ,
Classes I and 4 are the ones which
especially appeal to Grande Ronde
shippers. Under class t come all ap
ple and potato shipments, while class
4 takes wheat and other grain ship-
menu, as tnese are tne main items
in the county's commerce, the reduc
tion of IS and 11 cents respectively
on the 100 pounds will mean that buy
ers can afford to pay higher compara
tive prices than heretofore.
Will Remove Embcxrier.
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Havana, Cuba, April, 2 9. Governor
, b . . i
General Magoon today signed an or
der for the release of Colin Harbottle,
whose extradition was sought by the
Toronto police on a "charge of having
embezzled $20,000 from a Toronto
club last November.
Adolph Newlln made a business trip
to Imbler this morning.
SomeSpeciaLGoodMaliies
in Ladies' Suits, Caracter
istic for Splendid Style, Su
perb Workmanship . . . .
And most beautiful shadings in all the popular colors-Mn
black, brown,, tan and blu, of the Cadet, Navy and (Copenhagen
hue, made from Serges, Panamas and Chiffon. Panamas In plain
white striped and self-striped weaves. Jackets trimmed in flat
braids and oriental Silks, with full Silk linings. Skirts made In
the most approved styles, and trimmed with folds, etc.
These Suits were a lit le late In reaching and In order to
move them quickly we prt -ed them from $4.00 to $7.50 below
what they would ordinarily sell for. Choose one today and
tomorrow for
. $18.50, $20.00, $22.50, $23.00.
ladies9 Jackets
The sensible, thing to buy for the woman who feels that
she cannot afford a Suit for every occasion, and for that matter
desirable for most anyon-!-lf,you possess a Jacket which' can
be worn with any kind qf an extra Skirt, you can be stylishly
dressed at any time and have as many changes aa you desire,
at very amall cost. . Don't fall to Inspect our line of Jackets.
3.50 TO $15.00.
a
ball,
NOT Get Ail You Pay For
LA
0FFSP1C OF.OLB
-EHEftlYS ELDPE
RUMORS THAT SCANDAL WILL
BREAK OCT VERY SOON.
New York and Forth Worth, Texas,
In High Pitch of Excitement Over
Supposed Elopement of the Son of
the Railroad Official Whom Harrl
man Downed, nod Daughter of the
Victor No Definite News Availa-
. ble Believed Couple la Harried.
Fort Worth, Texas, April tt. Has
Stuyvesant Fish, Jr., eloped with the
daughter of E. H. HarrlmanT
This Is the question that friends, of
the young man In this city are asking
UKtuy, oui uvowu &uua ui awu.
Conflicting reports concerning v the
elopement are extant In New Tork.
The basis of the story la a, rush mes
sage sent from New York from Fish,
sr., the railroad man, asking railroad
officials In New York to ascertain the
whereabouts of his sop. Then fol
lowed a -rumor that he ' had , eloped
with Miss Harrlman. Last night an
other message came from Fish stating
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. " " .T. """" m"""ng nor
marnea. out tnis message has not
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stopped the elopement stories and the
friends of FUm. Jr., are looking for
more details today: !
K. Fleet to Visit FIJI Islands. .-0-
Suva. FIJI, April 29. AnnouricaVt
ment has Just been made that the
American fleet will .visit here on its
! trip across the Pacific.
FREE THIS WEEK. '
And In this connection let us Im
press on your mind that we have an
Immense line of Boys' Suits too
many. In fact and will sell them to
you at Special. Price Reductions for
this entire week and, la addition, will
give the boy, -
ABSOLUTELY FREE,'
good, hard-wood baseball ,bat, and J
with each Suit.
GRANDS 0REO0N
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SAILORS SMASH
SALOOH PR0PER1Y
IXEET SAILORS TAKE
HAND IN ROUGH HOUSE.
Ctwrged Santa, liar bar Saloonkeeper
With Sotting Exorbitant Prices on
Beer and Other Goods Furniture
Brambles Debris After a Cyclone
When the Indignant Sailors Get
Through Police Arrest Rioters
, Feeling Runs High.
. Santa Barbara. Cal., April tt. In
dignant sailors from the Atlantic fleet
wrecked a saloon and restaurant be
longing to John Senlch. They smash
ed the wlndow'glase'and beer bottles
... . . . ..o p:sc; lzY.
like it had been struck by a tornado.
Senlch la one of the local saloon men
who lias been charging sailors : (0
cents .per bottle for beer, and 25 cents
for sandwiches. It tock but a tew
minutes to wreck him inint um.i.i..
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menjand the naval police quickly ar
rlve and arrested the recalcitrant
saflark Feeling Is runnina- hlrh
amoiiB both civilians and sailors, as
the ilors have been charged shame
im prices for inferior rnndi uv,n.
hereJ
TKe damage to the wrecked place
will amount to aoout oo. ; -
, Th men had been controlled with
lUffltilty all day yesterday because of
freq nt outbursts, of snirer over th
axorlltant prices and th truim...
whlA they received from shopkeepers
ot trfls place. Today groups of angry
sallows are congregating along tho wa
terfront and the provost guard of the
navaj police are being strengthened In
order to prevent another outbreak.
.i.Thn trouble started In the Senlch
itaSrant when sailors wero-efmnred
$ for supper. The men paid and
then spread the news of their treat
ment. In a short time there was a
crowd about the plase and after re
moving all American flags from the
building they rushed In and within a
tew minutes made a wreck of the
"lace.
CiRAXDE ROXDE MEAT CO. ,
PLWS BIG IMPROVEMENT.
Addition to Pni kliiff pluiit at Oro Dell
Now Under Count ruction Company
Will KK'iil Nearly $ loon on Now
If-c-Makliis; Miuliliury and ltM.in)
Siructun Cement Floir Now He
lint LoUl Will Supply A.I.qimt(
Cold Storage Room t'omiwuy Com
mmh1 of Ixx ul .Men.
Work has been started by the
Crando Ronde Meat company which
will, when completed, mean a modern
and fully equipped cold storage.
The cement flooring of a one-story
building, which Is to measure $4x60
feet, has been commenced. This floor
space Is to be divided off Into suitable
rooms, and will be an addition to the
packing plant and slaughter house
now In use at Oro Dell. In addition
to the cold storage there will be a
boiler room and a structyre for the
Ice machine. All these various equip
ments are to be Installed as rapidly as
possible.
At present the company contem
plates supplying adequate cold storage
rooms for Its own use exclusively. It
does, however, plan to manufacture
sualiclent Ice for Its downtown mar
kets. Modern ice-making machinery and
a substantial steam plant will charac
terize the equipment which Is to be
Installed. The total outlay, when the
plant Is completed will be .close to
$4000.
More "Friendly" VIhKs.
Pekln, April 29. Claiming that the
visit Is purely friendly, another Jap
anese cruiser squadron has made Its
appearance In Chinese waters. Tha
nine hew
COLD STORAGE
Cake Wants Clialrmanxlilu.
Portland. April 29. The re
publican state central committee
Is In session here this afternoon.
William M. Cake, a brother of
Judge H. M. Cake, the senatorial
candidate, la the leading candi
date for chairmanship. Union
county Is represented by Attor
ney C. E. Cochran.
Chinese do not accept the friendly
protestations and declare . that the
visit of the fleet Is purely to frighten
the Chinese Into abandoning the anti
Japanese crusade. The people are
furious. The squadron la at anchor at
Chlngwang, near Taku, It consists of
four cruisers. . '
BISHOP MARKED FOR DEATH.
San Francisco, April 19. Warned
by, government secret ' service men
assassinate him upon hla arrival in
thla city. Bishop Merriman Colbert
Harrla waa taken from the steamer
Korea upon lta arrival here today and
taken In a revenue cutter to Oakland.
Harrla was a supporter of Durham W.
Stevens In Corea.
Government officials were warned
that Coreans had marked the bishop
for death.; ; V
IIU.1 SPILLED
ON WHIR
SITUATION IN PERSIA
GROWING ALARMING,
ltusHlan Side of the Persian Frontier
Is Sh arming With Armenians Who
: !. Have Umtrhttr- Homes at Hands
of Outlaw Kurds Latter Class Sold
to NuhiImt Tlireo " Thousand Cos
sacks Have Routed a Band of the
Kurds In Russia Lately,
Tlflls, April 29. Situation along the
Turkish border la growing more serl-
um ..u ivu ..muuts are now expect-
s ouanv rum uie snans .uras, o and 8an Francisco. .
who are ravaging the southern dls-j He was then asked:
trlcts. The Kurds are reported as "Did you come to San
having massacred 200 villagers near'aftcr Aorll 18. 190B?"
Urmalah on April 2J. The Russian1 The defense objected. Heney then
side of the frontier la swarming with said that there could be but one rea-
cfugees from Aremnla, whose home son. why Calhoun should refuse to
were destroyed by the bloodthirsty1 answer. At that Attorney- A A
Kurds. The outlaws are said to num. 'Moore, for tha Cnlted Railways com-'
ber 3000. Persia Is doing nothing to pany, Jumped Into the fray and shouU
,uer as a iock ot lunas pre-
ents a punitive expedition
Cwi k Succowtful
St. Petersburg, April
off tlioueunds of Kurds
29. Beating
In repeated.
cavalry charge:,, a Cossack detach- he would -Judge the tendency of qi.es
mcnt which .was surrounded in the t'.ons out to fnihn ....
iinunlaln country south of the.Araz
.iMii,ieieiy. scatterea the
outlaws and now a hot pursuit of
the broken bands Is In progress. The
1000 reinforcements which hail Ulrrt.
r-ulty In reaching the surrounded Rus-
lan trwips, have Joined the vanguard
and are now participating In the pur-
Suit. ..J-, i .
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tteeaas T
I0UCHT TO BE THE
IT
i every sitii;i si
JJow citizens will esteem him for his .oodness, i
his kindnesr. and his usefulness. The principles of
good citizenship should constitute the eode of rules
for every kind of business
This applies particularly
cause, owlni to the limited
of drugs by the general public. It follows that the re- f
t liability of the drujglst
good service.
HILL'S DRUG STORE
V -am
La Urande ; m .
VERBAL COMBAT
IN FORD TRIAL
FULL LIST OF THE JURORS
WHO HAVE BEEN SELECTED
Maintaining- That the Public Mind In
San Francisco la 'Such That a Fair .
Trial Cannot Be Secured In Thai
City, Attorneys present Arguments
for a Change of Venue In the Ford
Trial Victor Rostettl Is on the Stand
Today. -'
San Francisco. CaL, April 19. Ar
guments in support of Abraham Ruefa
motion for a change of venue are be
Ing heard today. Ruefa attorneys de
clare the state of tha public mind in
San Francisco Is such that he could
not get a fair trial.
The KueC jury was completed urn
night. . , j , , ..
Ford Trial Proarcewe. ' '
In the Tlrey L. Ford trial ' today
Victor RosaetU, of the Wells Fargo -bank,
waa the first witness called. He
testified aa to depostta of the United
Railways company after the Are.
None of the money secured at the
mint by Ford appeared In these 'de
posits and the prosecution declares '
this money was used for bribery pur
poses. .1 '.
Calhoun Starts Combat.
To save himself the stigma of be
ing compelled to refuse to answer' on
the ground that It might Incriminate
himself, attorneys for Patrick Calhoun
J put up a desperate defense today to
aeep tna unction magnate off the wit
ness stand in the Tlrey L. Ford triaU
Without any warning Calhoun waa
, suddenly called as a witness by Pros
ecutor Henoy. As Calhoun took his
seat tho defense objected to his being
questioned. ', .
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Caftioun then refused to answer the
first direct question put to him and
asked for an opportunity to explain
his attitude. Attorneys at once clash- ,
ed In a bitter verbal warfare.' In tha
end Calhoun was forced to answer the
qeustlons put to him. .
' He irnvA hi raM4n,. . - rAn.Mi
South Carolina. New York, Cleveland,
Francisco
ed that the prosecution was attempt-
In? to make Calhoun a witness against
lilm9df and the defense had a rlcht
to object;, to his 'being a witness,. V
'Juries Lnwlnr rinniiv ,i,.ij .
port or overrule Calhoun's declination
to answer them,
YLm.-i ha
be examined.
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Earthquake at Santa Crux. '
Santa Crui, Cal., April 29, A slight
earthquake shock was felt' here this .
.! mt- .
iuiiiii ineri mi no damage.
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H1PPICSS AND CL0RY f
live and act that his fel- I
whether public or private.
to the dru business, be
knowledge of the qualities I
Is the chief guarantee t t
Oregon
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