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(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. ' , ' .,:
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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
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: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
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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, ;.
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; 75c Ladies' Belts,
Choice, 85c.
Splendid
assortment In
'this lot.
Some of them
worth up
to $1.35.
OREGON
LA GRANDS
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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
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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
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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.
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HILL'S DRUGSTORE :
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MRS. GCNNESS FARM A " .
, VERITABLE CRIME CENTER.
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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.
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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. ','
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HAPPINESS AND CL0RY t
llvea.iJ ast that his fcl- I
whether public or private, t
to the drul business, be f
$ $ xmms.
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