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hf . ..t" mm volcme rn. (A GRANDE, CXtON COVXTX, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1908. NVMBEIt 23$. T 1ST TO THE ONE MILLION PEOPLE . WITNESS IMPOSING SIGHT. When Slight Fog Lifts From Off San Francisco Bar Thouiuuids Are on Hand to See the Outline of the IaJftlc Fleet la the Distance hips Go Tlirous.li Maneuvers . for "Benefit of the Crowds Has Passed . the Golden Gate. ' , ' .,: 1 San Francisco, May (.The day "broke cold and foggy,- but notwlth- . ,-; atandlng by T o'clock, thousands were leaving the city for the water front on - - i "tooth sides of the peninsula, the Presl- -Olo, Goat Island and ' the " Berkeley . "hills to witness the arrival of the At- lantlc fleet' - ' The . Presidio Is thrown wide open "V -and the 'public is being admitted to J f tstand even upon the ramparts of the , "fcatterles. Soon after 7 the haze lifted sand it was possible to see 18 great white hulls slowly lifting and falling . In the swell off the heads. With powr -erful glasses miw could be' seen mov ing about the decks. From the peak , -of the Connecticut fluttered the pen nant "of Bear Admiral Rpbley D. Ev . . , mns. i Son Francisco Jammed. . Every Incoming train is jammed. Towns within a radius of 100 miles are practically : depopulated. In some of j the smaller places strangers were un- i .--able to secure meals at hotels and restaurants, and all homes are closed . In order that the people might be In ;San Francisco. . . As the Connecticut passed Alcatrrft . 'Island, she let go her great turret t ., ; . guns in reply to the salutes frojn' the - .forts. The great ship was almost hi3 . .. "den behind clouds of s-noke from belching cannon. With clock-like pre . , 4 -cislon the . waiting ships fell in behind . . -their leader and then in squadron for mation the combined fleets continued , ,- -their Journey past Mission rock and rimaneuvered back to anchorage. When the fleet passed through the DON'T . si :he store and said:' "My reason . tells me you can t do whut your prices else these suits are cotton suits." Imagine his surprise when he found what they were rfirvsented to be, but special good values at the regular f FOUR PRICES APPEAL TO YOU : ; 7 r : : : llrlEf Tt ! ft T E HXVL.D 1 I U n I fm will always be up to the uaual if. You See it In Our NEW LADIES' OXFORDS. Just received In black, tan and brown kid and patent' leather, In plain," lace and blucher style. New cuts and sew neels. . Turned and welt soles In . widths B, C, D and E. $2.50, 3.00, 3.50, $4.00, $4.50, $4.75 and $5.00. . 1 NEW PARASOLS. , la black, white, blue, brown, etc.. In plain. Plaid and ring dot effect, with plain" and deep hemstitched edges in this season's most popular silks. ' $1.50 up. ; ".' '. Children's Parasols 8So up. ; ' j Golden Gate there were fully 1,000,000 spectator about the bay to witness L'Jie mighty ships steaming;, slowly to rjlve the spectators a splendid oppor tunity to observe them as they passed. ; -f Nornian HI Wins Race. New Market, England, May Aug ust Belmort's horse, Norman III, to day won the two thousand guinea race, a classic English event The odds against the American entry were 25 to 1. - -. -. Don't etpect to - strike any man favorably If you aim at his pocket book. , - unnnury iinin IIUUUII1LI1 IIULU FRED B. CCRREY IS DELEGATE TO PEORIA, Oregon Woodmen of America Elect . Their Officers In the Ashland Con . vention Today Next State Head . Camp Will Be Held at Hood River F. A. Turner of Salem, Is Head Con- sul Full Lift or Delegate to the Peoria Camp. "; Ashland,' Ore., May . C The' state convention of the Modern Woodmen of America elected officers here to day. ' F. A. Turner of Salemt heads the list as state consul, and L. J. Corl of Forest Grove was elected' stae clerk. . The following delegates to the na tional head camp at Peoria, 111., were elected: , . - WV, F, Vaughn of Portland; alter nate.,.'' J." W." McDonald of Columbia county. , R. H. Meadow of Portland; alternate, B. L. Clark of Vale. Fred B. Currey of La Grande; alternate, A. E. Friday of Paker City. S. N. Pell of Medford; alternate, H. C. . Kelley of Coos county. R. W. Kenmall, Junc tion City; alternate, F, M. Powers of Albany. . The next head camp will be held at Hood River. About 150 district delegates are in attendance at the convention here. ELECTION Because you see an article advertised, or on display in our windows at a price you think ridiculously low, that it must be cotton or shoddy. Do like the man who stopped before qur Clothing window Saturday and noted the price of 12.29 on some regular $4.50 and J5.00 Boys' Suits, who came Into We have never, don't now, and never but absolutely reliable goods from the get'Jng goods of all descriptions are such fr-reliable goods at almost unbelievable prices." But rest a3ured,'the goods high standard we maintain In all departments. Remember, ;. J v v . ; 75c Ladies' Belts, Choice, 85c. Splendid assortment In 'this lot. Some of them worth up to $1.35. OREGON LA GRANDS F sour fi it SOCTHERN PACIFIC MA- j ! CHINE DEALT HARD BLOW. One of the . Worst Crimp in History ; Put in the Southern Paeiflo Politi cal Machine Yesterday In California When Prima rice Were Held-4lany Otd-Tlme Political Wr Horsei De- capltatedYBI Victory, tor Lincoln RoosereU League.. :, :, ,i," "SC. San Francisco. May 4. Returns from a majority of the preclncis of the state indicate that the Llntoln Roosevelt league has swept the state and that It wilt have so large a ma jority In the state convention that Her rln and his Southern Pacific allies' will not attempt to put u- a tight, but will fall In line with a shout for har mony."' . .'.' t.",'ivv ;. .; ' V ' Out of the 00 delegates, yotef for the league will have at. least 40(K; J Crimp In S. P. Mt4iine, I , It is the worst defeat the Souttiern Pacific machine has ever experienced. It may mean that . neither Governor Glllett, Senators Perkins nor Flint will be recognised as opponents " to the Lincoln-Roosevelt league, and(matf be aitovv eu to go to the national conven tion as delegates at large. ... ' Stono Loses Out." v Col. George Stpne will probably lose his position as chairman of the state republican comVnlttee." ' . ' " , The election of league delegates aU so means the withdrawal of the pre tensions of Editor' M.-' H.' DvTeunS ot"lh"i Chronicle, Harrison Gray Otis, editor ami proprietor of the Los An geles Times, and 6eorge Knight, who seconded Roosevelt's nomination In 1904, for consideration as delegates at large. It will assure Taft a solid Cal ifornia delegation..' Ohloaiu Endorse Bryan. Columbus, May (. Through the ef t forts of Mayor Tom L. Johnson, W, J. Bryan was endorsed today by' the I democratic state cnoventlon. and cards In the window state, or that the suits were not only exactly prices. ," expect to buy and offer you anything best makers and our facilities for that we are able, freiuently, to of- Ad fsSo OR! 75c to $1.25 special lot Waists In dark and medium colors. Choose, this week at, only ........ .19c Bklrts worth bp to f 6. 50, this week ..$2.98. . Good assortment In plain colors, striped checks and plaid ef fects In light and medium colors; ' special this week - . ..$3.98 NEW SILK WAISTINGS Just received by express. . A goodly assortment In figured stripe checks, , self-olored stripes and plaid effects la season's most popular color effects, per yd, .$1.00 and $1.15 WILL FORCE A E1 MARTIN'8 WIFE SAYS HUSBAND IS GC1LTY. Portland Police Itove Not Yet Suc ceeded In Forcing a Confession From Martin, pe Suspected Mur derer of Jeweler Wolff Starvation for Morphine Will Weaken Prisoner They BelieveMan Was nlsane stt Portland, May . Edward Hugh Martin, a West Pointer, a captain in the Spanish-American war, the grad uate of many colleges, a drug fiend and accused of the murder of Nathan Wolff, the Portland 'pawnbroker, who Is now under arrest In. the Portland city Jail, has not yet confessed.. The police state they will wait until he Is weakened by loss of his usual portion of morphine and then renew the gru eling examination which was started last night " ' ' Was Once Insane. Martin spent several months, in a Salem, Ore., sanitarium, where he was given treatment for insanity caus ed by the use of cocaine. He was considered a violent patient When he. left he -.was apparently cured, but was warned he would go insane again if he began using the drug. .He did not resume taking mor phine until about four months ago. , , Wife Believes) Him Guilty. . . Martin's wife has told District At torney ..Manning that she believes he committed Jlift .deed. Bd says, ehe ao euscd him of it Sunday, while passing Wolff's store. '" It Is known that Martin recently pawned his watch, a very valuable timepiece, with Wolff. , Martin's father Is a retired real es tate broker of New York, of consider able means. .... Martin Has Criminal Record. . New . York. May 8. Edward H. Martin, arrested for, the Wolff mur der in Portland, Ore., first became known to the public when he married VGusele McKee,',' "a pool room queen. This was after he had been dismissed from the army for misdeeds and had sunk low from dissipation. Later the McKee woman died and ?.Iartln spent a term In state prison Cor passing forged checks, He Id a rase of a man of unusual promise who went wrong. He was given medals for bravery In the Cuban war ond was w gnrded as a model officer. , When he was courtmartlnled he pleaded that lie had contracted the morphine habit In an army hospital while under treatment for fever, " IS THREATENED TWO COSTLY FIRES IN SAN FRANCISCO TODAY. Many Families Have Narrow Escapes From Death and the Entire Mission District of San Francisco Is Threat ened as a Result of a Fire That Broke Out This Morning Loss In Mission District Is $100,000 An other Fire Starts. . San Francisco, May 4. A $100,000 fire broke out In the Mission district today and for a time threatened the entire section., the prompt arrival of the department and lack of a . breeze saved many stores nearby. Several families had narrow es capes from death In the flames. . . ... Thieves Get Busy. -. ' : Thieves, .took advantage of the ex citement and robbed a dosen or more places In the block. , . - Second Fire Starts. . While this fire was burning another broke' out three blocks away and de stroyed a hardware store end restaur ant, causing a loss of $50,000. . IMBIfR NEWS NOTrW. Imbler, Ore., May $. Mist Etta Co- HESIOII mm o ict ble Is reported quite sick. . " Mrs. J. P. Larsen will put In a com plete stock of millinery soon. Ray w. Logan visited the Inland city yesterday. ' L. M. Jensen returned from Mantl, I Utah, today, and reports his mother better. She has been seriously 111. James Andrews had his leg se verely cut in a wood saw a few days ago, but will be out In a week or two. The young people's mutual services at the L. D. 8. church was well at- tended Sunday evening. Those pres ent ha) the petasure of hearing Davis Gorden of La Grande. , His theme was "The Book of Mormons." There was tet, also a selection by the mandolin and guitar club. Rev". E. F. Zimmerman - gave his lecture Monday . evening In the Bon Ton to a falf-elxed audience. Mr. Zimmerman Is a pleasing speaker and Is doing much good. Imbler Is soon to have a confec tionery and Ice cream parlor. ' A Simpson of Spokane, visited Fruit Lane yesterday. . - -. '; H. Rollins spent Sunday with Grant Tucker. - ; ' " " - uurror increases ana tne ponce believe " C. B. Renshaw expects his brother- that tney have unearthed the greats In-law to arrive from Boulder, Col..',, crimes sines the days of. H. H. this week. ... f - j Holmes. The sixth body was dug up .Mrs. O. A, Fisher and son, Burton, early today. Detectives believe that", took Sunday dinner with Mrs. R. H. the Gunness farm was a clearing house Campbell. , tor Pnl of murderers and - that . B. Oldenberg went to the county, Mr Gunness shared the 'spoils and " seat yesterday. T01.0BD I PARDON BOARD I'NABLE TO ACT AT THIS TIME. ': ' ' Harry Orchard Will Not Hang on May 15 Governor Gooding Will Issue . Reprieve and Board Will Decide In July lrloner Himself Disappoint ed and Irate Over Action of His At- i torney to Sre Life of Crime Fiend Attorney Dismissed. Boise, May 6. Governor Gooding will reprieve Harry Orchard's sentence of hanging May 16, and the case will not be considered by the board of par. dons until the next regular meeting In July. - , - , " The legality of any'act made by the T board of pardons In relation to Or- I V"" J" neejpy h chard is held Invalid by the attorney ' vncMed ? the George Childers famr- general, who states that the boardj,y' ' ' ' - - ' ' "" N cannot take up new business at a spe-i ) Perry DeLapp has installed a sndrv" dal meeting. ".' fountain In his postofflce quarters arid ' Orchard yesterday dismissed Attor-M" ney wyman from his service and ex- pressed his displeasure ' at ' Wyman's efforts to save his life and reiterated his desire to be hung. Wyman, who was appointed by the court, Is not cer tain that Orchard has the power, to dismiss him and will continue his ef forts to protect Orchard's neck from the noose. WliCHT TO BE THE IT If every cltizn to so Jlow citizens will esteem him for his goodness, I his kindness, and his usefulness ,. The principles of lood citizenship should constitute the code of rules for every kind of business This applies particularly caust, owinj to the limited knowledge of the qualities of druts by the icncral public. It follows that the re liability of the druttist Is the chief iuarantee of 'good service. j '".. ' . ' - ' ' J ... HILL'S DRUGSTORE : .' """ ' "'""' '"r-".-''-.'-"''''':1'- u':- ';'.:..'v';' La' Grande .n m -: ': '": Oregon MORE EKE nr rn rn r r r n ur MRS. GCNNESS FARM A " . , VERITABLE CRIME CENTER. . Detectives Continue .to Find Remain : of Men Who Were Lured to the Mm . Gunness) Farm and Then Robbed, and Murdered In ' All Thirteen " Have Been Found In. This .Ware wa mum of Human Beings KTear-''''"" " by Worst Discovery of Crime lm Years,' La. Porte, Ind.. May (.Three more bodies were found on the farm ot Mrs, Belle Gunness today. This makes It 7 In all. 6ne was dug up this morning , and two more this afternoon. Mat. tresses had been placed over the bodies: V', and dirt shoveled over them. A rib . and several other human bone were . found nearby. As hours go by the Gunness farm . i - - . - ..disposed of the bodies for the gang. It Is known that three mmuappeared at the Gunness place within the last year In answer to matrimonial adver tisements. . i ner are Known to nave disappeared .withle fawuays. -r' - 6-. Mrs. Gunness stated at the Urns' that she had sent the men away as unsatisfactory. ; Detectives are now looking for their bodies. It Is though the woman's jalm was to use matrlmohlat adver- ; tlsemcnts as a lure to get tnen on the ; tnrm so as to murder and rob them. r- i ISLAND CITY ITEMS. . " The family of Oeorge Childers left Saturday night for Woodlond, , Cat., where they will reside In the future. . Chet Bldwell returned from his trip : to Portland, Tacoma, Seattle and other points Saturday . morning. While In 7 Seattle he called on the Misses Netta. '' Kiddle and Stella Hunter and says they v are well and enjoying their work In . the U. of W. : U' . i R. C. Shell end family have moved t . , i w i . , . . Ht ftlns UP n 'ce cream parjor.thta has been a lohg felt need through 'the warm months in the Island. '.' v. , . :". The city council 'has ordpfed ; that;, , all property owners and citizens Mclean-;.,; ??; Z . up their premises, alleys, .etc.'' Thlk la,- j a good move In the rlghVJIlr,ctlon,JM " '?'.'.v the Island Is naturally a" pretty 'to wh. : Fred Swaney was on our' street Wednesday.. J'5'.C. ',' a HAPPINESS AND CL0RY t llvea.iJ ast that his fcl- I whether public or private, t to the drul business, be f $ $ xmms. r