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) VOLUME VII. LA GRANDE, CMOS COUNTX. OREGON. FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1008. NTMBER 2S8. v UR01 110 . Ill III MIL ALL EVIDENCE BROrGHT AGAINST HIM IS FACLTY. Shirt Clue and the Gun Clue Both Knocked Out dt Evidence by Recent - Discoveries of Uie Portland Police A Will Be Arraigned Next Week Damaging Evidence Which Detec tives Believed They Had Against the Prisoner la AU Faulty. f Portland, May 8. Edward Hugh "Martin, accused of the murder of Na Khan Wolff, the pawnbroker, may be released. The tide has turned and 4 he situation of the drug- victim ap 3ears In a more favorable light - The police today announce that they Slave completed the Investigation gatnst Martin and that the evidence -will be turned over to District Attor ney Manning today. A preliminary Shearing will probably be heard next . week. Much evidence that the police hoped o present against Martin was not found available. His wife will not testify against him. Even the dlscov , ery of the bloody shirt, which was heavily counted upon as direct evl- -dence agaimit Martin, Is now discount , d by the fact that the peddler who asold Martin the three shirts, states that he had four In his possession, all the same, and that he Bold the fourth "to an unknown man. The manufac turer of thee shirts states that there --are probably 10,000 of this same pat tern In the vicinity of Portland. The revolver borrowed by Martin the day of the murder, was found to 3e of .38 caliber, while the bullet In "Wolffs show case Is said by the po lice to be .32 caliber. The collar found In the store Is No. 16, while Martin wore a 154 collar. Lectures at Conference. Baltimore, May 8. As the first of ta series of lectures In connection with 4lhe Methodist Episcopal quadrennial , 'conference,' Bishop Charles B. Gallo "way, . of the Methodist Episcopal -church, South, will deliver an address tonight on "L. Q. C. Lamar, the Great Pacificator." Dr. James Buckley, edi tor of the New York Christian Advo- cate, will Introduce the famous south ern clergyman. As marking a tennn ; -cy toward conciliation between the vo great Methodist bodies of Amerl- ea, divided on sectional lines by the war, the appearance of Bishop T,allo lowny Is awaited with sreat inter est. William Jennlngrs Bryan has aq k ' nted an Invitation to address the "Conference on May 19. when he will T peat his lecture on "Tho Prince of .Vtace. Ftorlda Pencil Pushers. St. Petersburg, Fla., May 8. Edl fc rs nnd publishers of scores of lead-k--.3 newspapers were present when d'.ie annual convention of the Florida Press association was called to order lure today. A feature of the program N an address by Abraham J. Lawshe. When Night Officers McLachlln and w-arr lnnt evenlne arrested three sus- K " -rfilclouB characters, they unknowingly lam Tmfir nanus on inree uux w mir "bers. The suspicions to this effect be came assured facta today when the w'.dest f the three confessed to the clns of ths gang. Their names have "been" given as Volney Burt, Jesse La !ue and t "L. McFerron. The last named Individual Is the old test of the three and he Is being held In the ceunty JaB pending his arraign riwrt "before the circuit court. Fol Jfwlng the confession that the three jad titered a box car somewhere be t fHtrejrnd Baker City, the prls- iStweT Indicted for larceny from n inn. tar- The two others are mere l.oys, and are still at the city Jail. Their loot was principally shoes, Men' 1m a me led the police to Tvlleve that they are members of the rsnf which baa practiced a long scr rs of rsidr on bos cart In eastern SUSPECTED BOX UR Tli EVES CONFESS third assistant postmaster general,' In which he will explain tho provisions of the new postal law relating to delin quent subscribers. . Famous Men' to Talk. ' Philadelphia, P., May 8.r-A ban quet, at which speeches will be made by President Eliot of Harvard, Gover nor Wilson of Kentucky, Owen Wlstar, Austin G. Fox, Charles F. Adam and other distinguished men. will be a feature of the 12th annual meeting of the Associated Harvard clubs, opened here today. Alumni from over the whole world are participating in the reunion, which is under the auspices of the Philadelphia Harvard club. - W. W. Berry Moeta With Accident. W. W. Berry met with a painful ac cident last night, while attempting to dismount from a moving train, on alight from a moving train, on which he was delivering some goods. In some way he lost his balance and was precipitated to the groundand struck In such a way as to break two fingers. While ' not seriously hurt, Mr. Berry narrowly escaped going un der the train, which would have been certain death. Athletic Meet at Tome. Elkton, Md., May . Schools and colleges of several states Will partici pate tomorrow .in the sixth annual scholastic field track meet at the Ja cob Tome Institute. SOF ONE SEAMAN ROBBED BY. FOIR THUGS TODAY, Sailors on Board tho Atlantic Fleet Given Shore Ixuve unci Many Ex cursion About the City . of Son FraiM'iM'o Result Thuite Attack One if the Sailors on Shore and a Frac tured Skull Results From Struggle. San Francisco, Cal,, May 8. Shore leave was granted 3000 men of the Atlantic fleet today and numerous ex ploratlon parties left the big boats to see the city. The presentation of sil ver services to the cruisers California and Nebraska will be among t:ie for mal features of tho program today. Governor Gillette will present the Cal ifornia silver service, and Governo: Sheldon of Nebraska, will present thi Nebraska service. , Secretary of the Navy Mctcalf re viewed the combined fleets In the bay this morning. The review was sur rounded by all the formalities of nava' regulations. ' The Metcalf- party boarded the Yorktown at 9:30 o'clock this morn ing and, starting at the head of the column, passed down, between the two lines on the east of the anchorage and back between the two lines on the west anchorage. As the Yorktown passed, each ship saluted. Four., thugs attempted to hold up James Ftldow, a bluejacket from th Vermont, and as a result bf the strug- Oregon for several months. Later de velopments discredit this theory, how ever. . As yet the officers are not certain as to the exact location where the rob bery was made, or as to what they got. The confession made disclosed the fact that the thefts were made, and noth ing else. The two night officers made a luck? catch. It demonstrstes the vigil whlcl the department keeps.' The susplctor of the officers was aroused when they noticed, the new shoes worn by the three hoboes who had alighted fron an Incoming freight. The "hunch' proved a good guess. The O. R. A N. company suffer lit tle loss from robbery In Union count; without the criminals being - appre hended, and the local officers are du the little meed of praise from the pref for their alertness, and the rtllros company could show Its anpreclatlo: la a more substantial manner. MB CONEWTO III ATLANTA II WHOLESALE DISTRICT IS SWEPT BY FIRE. According to Rough Estimates the Loss From a Fire In Business Dis trict of Atlanta This Morning Will Total One Million Five Hundred Thousand One Hotel Burned, But Inmates Esrapre NoVFatallties Re ported Origin of Fire Unknown, . Atlanta, Ga., May 8. A conflagra tion sweeping the wholesale district of this city has already destroyed sev eral big buildings and more are ap parently doomed. According to a rough estimate made by the fire chief, the loss will reach $1,800,000 and may be more.' The firemen are having sjteat diffi culty In fighting . the flames and at times they appeared to have lost con trol of the blase. ".'.' The origin of the fire Is unknown. The loss is understood to be largely covered by Insurance. The fire started at 3:8Q this morn ing and burned four hours. It de stroyed an entire block and damaged 60 buildings. The Terminal hotel Is a total , loss, but all the guests eS' caped. . ' As far as known no fatalities have occurred and no one was seriously In Jured. Just when the water was neei- must me pressure iauea anu tne flames gained headway. One sub- j postal station burned but the mail was saved. I . ----- two. daughters, Mrs. Cora Ackerly of gle Flldew lies' In the hospital with a Waverly, Wash., and Miss Mertle Al fractured sliull. ' drlch of Spokane. SPECIAL MEETINCOFCOMMERGIALCLUB The matter of permanent quarters for the new Commercial club Is meet ing with considerable good natured dlacussion, and to dispose of the mat ter to the satisfaction of a majority of the members, President Collier has called a meeting of the club for next Monday evening. The president and the board Itself wish to have the mem bers discuss this subject and come pre pared tq advance Ideas and decisions. Whether or not the club shall main tain a set of club rooms and keep It lupplled with reading matter such as he leading periodicals, or whether the .lub shall maintain office rooms only. His auto throwing mud In every dl- "ectlon and scattering the crowds that had assembled In front of the opera house stairway to await the coming of Governor George E. Chamberlain, the itnte executive dashed into La Grande ast evening from Union, to conduct his senatorial campaign speech, a half tour late. Before he had fully ihakcn the clods of mud from his oal collar and smoothed out his gray nustache, close to tOO people had teated themselves In the opera house. As soon as he was Introduced by ittorney Turner Oliver, he commenc ed to scatter flowery compliments , ibout the beautiful snow-capped nountalns that encircle the Grande tonde valley, to speak In glowing erms of the people who live In this Vtauty spot that was likened unto a larden of Eden. ' , . There la No Partlaamdilp. j Eventually however, the governor i ook a hitch in bis . metaphors and Imlles snd got down to the business or which he came to La Grande. N'aturally enough, one of his first as ertlons was that there Is no partisan hip. However, before settling down O his set speech he apologized for telng here. He wanted Gearin to take He nomination, .but, that man de llncd. Then friends of the chief exe cutive came to him with urgent re uests to plant within himself a sens orial germ ' but he declined like Gearin had done. In the end. Mr. AD DEAD AT SPOKANE LIVED IN LA GRANDE FOR SEVENTEEN YEARS. WeU Known Lady of This City Suc cumbs In Spokane Yesterday After noon After an .- Illness of Three Weeks Lived in La Grande Until Two Years Ago Remains Coming to La Grande Tomorrow . Night Funeral on Sunday Afternoon. Word was received hers this morn ing of the death of Mrs. Mary Aldrlch at Spokane yesterdnv aftornnnn o'clock, after a spell of sickness last ing about three weeks. Ths -remains will be shipped to La Grande, arriv ing tomorrow night and the, funeral services will be held at the Methodist church Sunday afternoon at I o'clock, -For IT years Mrs. Aldrlch made her home In La Grande, and of the scores of Intimate friends she claimed In this city, each has many words of praise for the kindly disposition, the upright and exemplary life led by the deceased. She was an active worker In the Meth odlst church and a strong factor In the W. C. T. U. of this county. The f une ral services will be held from the church In which she spent years of conscientious labor. Her death Is mourned In La Grande by her scores of warm friends. " i Tne news of her death came as a shock, as extremely few knew of her illness. She was 6 years of age and leaves will be decided at that time. Following Is the official notice from the president and the secretary:, S!Wlul Meeting. A special meeting of the Commer cial olub will be held Monday eve ning. May 11, at 8 p. m., In the Elks' hall, Scriber building, for the purpose of considering the matter of perma nent quarters for the ' club. ; It Is earnestly desired that all members be present In order that this question be given the fullest consideration. JOHN COLLIER, F. G. TAYLOR, President Secretary. Chamberlain consented to tako the nomination If the democrats of the state destred It. Thus he was here last night, trying to aid the ambition which his friends Inculcated into him. His speech was Interesting. Summary of Address. The general run of his address was, briefly: That he was one of the oldest fath ers of the popular legislation Idea; and that Cake Is a recently converted apostle of that popular method. . That those who have committed wrongs under the old Oregon political machine are the ones who predict calamity In the eelction to the United States senate from a republican state, of a democratic senator. That It Is a business proposition to place Chamberlain" In the senate, Cake having straddled too much and Is go ing to fall between. Various Panic Panaceas. 1 That panics of the past are not re- sultant of either republican or demo cratic misrule, but of sins committed by seekers of predatory wealth. That the principal panaceas for pre vention of future panics are postal savings banks, the funds from this source to spply to state and United States treasuries respectively, to pro tect the depositors; employers' liabili ty act, and several other popular measures. Cliamplons Oriental Exclusion. The climax to ths numeration of these many popular. Ideas' that the democrats and the republicans have agreed upon, came when the speaker precipitated boisterous applause by as serting that one of the principal pana ceas for the prevention of panics Is to put up the bars that are now permit ting immigration of oriental labor. . The eight-hour law was also cham pioned by Hje speaker, as was addi tional reclamation of the scml-arld lands of Oregon, by the government and improved rivers and harbors. That Union county la Interested and will be benefited by ' Improvements done to the Columbia river was an other statement made. Tariff Not In Vocabulary. Then, as a fitting close, Mr. Cham berlain retouched the muter of par tisanship, dwelling at length on those policies which the two political parties have already agreed upon local Is sues mat brings Into their ' band wagons every seeker after publlo of ficebut failed to touch upon nation al Issues where there are party lines and which are boaes for contention. Ths word "tariff", was not heard -In the speech. v Ro(evoH th Greatest Branding William Jennings Bryan as the greatest man in the United States, except one, and asserting that the men who decried Bryan when he first advocated Issues which Roose- (Continued on page 8.) COST OF PAPER TO ItE REDUCED MtClf. ruin sow on Foot in Wisconsin to PRINT PAPERS D& POORER CRADE :. ' '' -:' ' ' . ' .. ! Revolutionize the Manufacture ofl1"11 worlel1 uPn by tne Police. "Print" Pu-or Wood Fiber Is Not Necessary to Mnko Bluck Pa-mr, r.nm j-roiMMru tor Rews Print. Paper Effort to Got Paper Mnnu-, fueturcrs Interested. Appleton, 'Wis., May 8. The Wis- consin paper manufacturers today put it was thought she was among those forth a proposition that may revolu- killed. The girl will take steps to o tionlse the newspaper and print paper quire her share of her father's estate. Industry. They propose that news. I ' papers be printed on what Is technic ally known as black paper, a cheaper grade. This paper can be made out of old newspapers and rags, while white pa per requires spruce and hemlock wood. , The move would assist In the pres ervation of tho forests and reduce the price of print paper about one-half. Eaftern manufacturers are to be con sulted nnd It Is hoped to brlna about concerted action with the publishers of. the country Cake at Grunts Pass, Orants Pass. Ore.. Muy 8. Judge H. M. Cake spoke here this evening be- fore a large crowd. He was greeted at the station by a band. He will speak at Cnnyonvllle this afternoon and at Riddle tonight. , Mittl,t4AAAf f jOUGHT TO BE Tilt: l every citizen to si Jlow citizens will esteem him for his goodness, f w his kincness, and his usefulness. The pr Inc. lis of good citizenship should constitute the code of rules f - - for every kind of business This applies particularly cause, rwinj to the limited of dmss iy th general public. It follows that the re- t ILbitity cf IU' druggist good service. HILL'S DRUG STORE La Grande S HORROR EASES DALY TWO MORE SKELETONS , UNEARTHED TODAY. After Short Delay Searchers on tho Ganness Ranch Are Again at Work . and Find Two More ' Skeletons Both Were Dismembered Woman's - Shoes In One Box Police Believe She Left Corpse or Lady Victim to Hide Her Own Escape. . La Ports, Ind., May 8. The Oun nass horror Was Increased this mum. Ing when searchers, whose work had been Interrupted Thursday by a heavy rain, dug up two additional bodies, making the known number of sup- , posedly murdered by Beulah Ounneas, "V--i"V.W .-V- tKr The searchers first came upon a ' body that had not completely disinte grated, but it was In such a staU that the sex could not be determined. ; ' Bones In a Box. A few minutes later, not far re moved from the flrs corpse was found a skeleton that fell apart when dig gers attempted to removed It The bones were lying In a box and with them a pair of women's heavy calf, skin shoes, The body apparently had been partially, burned. Both ; bodies were dismembered. , Attorney Worden believes that Mrs. Gunness, when the house was set afire, was still alive and that she left the corpse of a woman to throw off suspicion. Worden' believes that Lamp here knew the woman was a mur derer and that sho was well a wars of the fact He believes that she feared i that Lamphcre would expose her and 1 planned to escape. This theory Is be? A Daughter In Wisconsin, Janesvllle, Wis., May 8. One of Mrs. Gunness' victims turned up here today In the person of Bwanhllda (Gunness, aged 13, who Is a child of . Mrs. Gunness' first union, As she had not been heard of for some months. ' Guernsey Cattle Club. Peterboro, N. H., May 8. Accord ing to the announcement of Secretary William H. Caldwell, the American Guernsey Cattle club will hold Its an , nual meeting at the Hotel Imperial,, New York, next Wednesday. Several Important matters of Interest to breeders of Guernsey cattle will be discussed. To Organize Godlewi (linreh. Great Bend, Kan., May 8. A mcet- Ing has been called here next month of the members of the Church of Hu- inanity, an organization which teaches that "God Is a myth, like Santa Claus." Organization wlll .be effected and plans made for the extension of the propaganda throughout,- the United ' States. V Hllii)1t...tt. HAPPINESS AND GLORY I Hveanl asttlut his fcl i -- ' s whether piitrlic or private, i to the drug business, be-1 knowledge of the qualities is the chief guarantee of Orezo.1 i i MM -yiTMi-y utuKwasi