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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1908)
V "5 V&TACES' PACT El GUT. KVKNTN'G OBSERVER, LA GRAXDE, OREGON, TrrnXESDAY, MAY IS, 1908. Eli i t1 !, i 1 H k-' i'v 1 :!t : a 'i ii One of the most important events in the is when she graduates from the school then that she wants to look her best. department is replete ! Sheer Mulls, l innns. fmm m m m mr m m m . mm m m m I mat maKe up so elegantly into the uraauanon uown,men too we navetnose uamry Accessories in Lingerie, musuns and Hosiery-everything to make the costume Complete and - - - Af Such Reasonable Low Prices - - - Ask to See Them when You come to the store . i i ' ' ...... , , J. , ' . " - ,' ' : ' ' . " i The People's SI ore I HERO FAVORS ARMORY Bill Portland, May IS. (Special.) "Dl'i ft eve rorcur to you that, say, Japan, could InvaOo the Pacific count, levy tribute on every town and establish a ftuae from which to operate In a land tfght with the reat of the country?" Thin In ono of the questions pro pounded by Itlchmon P. Hobson; eon- irciHiiian from Alabama and hero of the naval (lulu t Santiago, who Is now touring the western country lec string on the possibilities of trouble titcitie future and the necessity for pre- parediless. Hobsoti's mliuilon la one of bringing the American people to a tltatln of the faut that the woild tt changing an that one of the requi res of nutlonal nffty I a compi'teut whsn k t I.1IiViitiU, u'i In the ml.Ullo of the tebt wlih a tcvure mi-'k of rnraiiiw fn eunully kuiipi'ui. no liiu nliouHl l" I't la xiKttnnlliiir with riiiill ot ci.ioiit tut TnliMv froaii. ai:tlou I ottea noouuary to Chamberloin's Cough Remedy kv nerer N-on kunwn to fall In any ci eud W hirnlii ue forororono-ililnlot crn mpv. 'tu'rM Im mum httor. lb can he do- fml)idiHii. VlivtikH'Hilliit It Uilaiit lake unit tMinln no hnrniful Jr". 1'rtce, cals (unto mu. Ml cnuu. NFmxiN itro co. , PHOTOGRAPHS. THE PORT THAT n.EASE TOUR FlllENOS AND !Otn PURSE, MODERN POS1NO A SPECIALTY. Call Mt Studio and see sain bN of l'-to-Dnte Photogriliy, . ' MISS ADA ROCSII. Ikitiuonkamp llulldlng. 4 A , 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 44444444 Croup with those Persian Lawns, and Beautiful , mm m m mm mmw mm mm mm a mm - ' a . . . S$S?!T??!?, OPERA HOUSE BLOCK un l . rfl.lont for-o to nwt piwl'tle emprgcn.Mc. Tho American people have bevn pii'tlr-ulurly f.irtun.ite In pat warn, Captain Hobiton pointed out. but an the great Napol-on oncn atd, "Victory generally gnea to the Hide of the heavlt-xt battalion rcgaid- to3 of prayen and supposed Dlvlr.c 'avMt'.Ism." j Unprcparcdnew for war has be-1 come almoat a national characteristic, It was pointed out. The keynote of that la economy. Cong;-es3 Is loth to spend a fuw dollars, cutting on mili tary Rnd nail appropriations wlier-1 ever poeslhle. Captain Hobson fald thnt the people must come to a realiz ation of future dangers from rapidly fining oriental powe. bofore it Is too lute. Otherwise the lesson mny have to be learned at the cost of minimis l:i money and thousands of lives. ' That there Is a ir.ovemcnnlt eas stale of Oregon even, to hold up n 3mall appropi'lultnn for armnii s fcr the proper training of hundred:! of National Guardsmen In the state, was news which Captain Kobson received with considerable surprUe. . Ho said there was no Investment which the people might possibly make that would give so large a return In due time. Trained citizen soldiers constitute our great hope, he said, since the policy of the country Is to keep a mere hand ful of a regular army. "I hope the people of Oregon will not bo so short sighted or so negligent of their duty to the nation as to vote down a meas ure ot that kind at their June elec tion," Captain Itobson added. -It'? Vt 4X t t, -I . V CHIEF REKN EYE, tmllan Chief With RilbFkrto Clrrtm, to be Here FrMay, May 29 Ther U a Tribe ot Indian With This lg Clrvu. t NnnnPinnn .i young lady's life or college. It is Our White Goods India TafMa Silks as w a a " w . ? There will be no meeting of the af ternoon Knffee Klutch this week. Publicity at Pendleton. Pendleton, May 13. (Special.) A publicity bureau was organized In thlt city last evening with 15 men cngnget" In business In this city at the head The bureau now hns about 12000 U work with, but will secure about twiei as much as that in a few days, ant will carry publicity work forward wit real vim. Bunk Oifh lul In TroulilP. I San Franebeo. May 13. A warran' for tlo arrest of J.unos Treadwell, thi former Alupkan mine vowner, agalns: whom an Indictment charging pcrjur; In connection with the embesalemen' of the Cotton H"e;:iit.'B from tho Call- ' f irnia ftafe Deposit & Trust company : was l.sauud today ajid put In the hand: , of the sheriff. The First Again. ! The Observers Pacific lenguu bull report Is meeting with so mucli popularity thnt arrangements ha.v been made for a still better service Commencing with lust night the "but terles In the games which Portland h playing, will be sent with the regtilai score report. ADMITSTR.TOR-S SALE OF IXI) Notice Is hereby given that the un dersigned as administrator de bonh non (with the will annexed) of (hi estate of Mellnda Wardwell. deceased. will, by virtue of an order of th county court of Union county, state o Oregon, made on the Rth day of April 508, empowering him to do so, fron and afier the 19th day or May, 10S jell at private snie, for cash, loti numbered 6 and , of block number. :. of Sterling's addition to the towi f Island City, In Union ctunty, stat- of Oregon, which sale will b made t obtain funds to pay legacies and ex penses of administration, and sab property will be sold to th person ot ferlng the largest sum thsrefor. Pet sons desiring to buy said property an requested to communicate with me at my residence at said Islssd City, oi elsewhere. Pnld sale will be wiade ac cording to law and said order ot court. . ' ULTS8EB O. COUCH. Administrator. (To ba published one week for four successive weeks In tht Evening Observer.) RAMSEY A OLIVER, Attorney for Administrator. ditAl(-t3-!0MT-14 Asparagus Is being caaaed Freewater cannery. at ths OHHH OF tlllS BEETS GREATEST OF ITS KIND EVElt ATTEMPTED, The Saving of Forest, Convention of the Mississippi Into Dci Vulervn) Improvement of All Inland Water way and Means of Systematic Dralniige and Irrigation In the Far West, Some . of tho Topics Great Kcsulbi Are Expected. ROOSEVELT SENTIMENT. "If congress falls to perpetuate the Inland Waterways Commission, by Tracious, I will do it myself." I'resl lent Theodore Roosevelt. Washington, May 13. Governors of many states, senators, representatives, cabinet members, heads of great com mercial and Industrlaf bodies, labor leaders, corporation presidents and IH( in ntHr ws1V of 'ife assembled today In the East room of the White House as the guests of President Roosevelt and Inaugurated l conference which Is likely to go lown In history as the most notable f its kind ever held In the United "Hates. The conservation of the na tural resources of the country, Its for osts and waterways. Is the subject which will occupy the attention of the f imous delegates during the three days if the meeting. President Roosevelt presided at the opening of the confer nce, declaring that the subject under "lscus3lon is "the most weighty ques tion now before the people of the United States." Two sessions will be leld eat.h day of the conference. '"' President Roosevelt's first an nouncement of ,the present conference vas made during the course of his tdoress at Memphis on Uctober 3 last while he was making his famous trip 'own the- Mississippi. The meeting vas at first scheduled for January, but 'or various reasons It was postponed. . It is believed that a permanent or ganization, w ider In Its scope and more . nflucntlal than any similar body, will ;e organized as a result of the con .Vrence opened today. Of the subjects outlined by the pres-; ent for consideration, that of the irovcmeiit of the nation's inland wa- orways Is looked upon as the most! nportant. The Conversion of the Mississippi Ivor Into a deep waterway will be ' aken up. ! Coupled with this are the saving oi j he forests, the control of floods, the j revcntlon of soil erosion and the con ervutlon of the supply of coal. Iron ind other mineral resources. Special attention will be given to oil erosion by the Missouri river and Us tributaries. .Investigation by the A tag ' A tag v with valuable tags Save your tags from HORSE SHOE GRANGER TWIST FASTER WORKMAN STANDARD Old Statesman OldPtaoh Tlmlay't 18-4Z. Spear Haad Tags fixnn the above brands are good for the following and manvotttn useful presents as shown by catalog : 7 or Ojld Coff Button SO Tag Fountain Pen 100 Tag . English Sttel Rasor SO Tag Oeotlaman'a Watch 200 Tag Many merchants have supplied themselves with presents with u,w u to redeem tags. If you cannot have your tags redeemed at homr us for catalog. ' "me, write THE AM w m - mw - -7 experts of the department of agri culture shows that thousands of acre? of rich land alone the Missouri has been carried away to the gulf. Means of systematic Irrigation and drainoge in the Far West without ex haustinp: the streams will be sought. Vnlform laws among the slates of the west and southwest for the devel opment of arid lands by the economl cal use of the streams will be urged. One of the most Important ad dresses of the conference will be that of President James J. Hill of the Great Northern railway, who received a special Invitation from President Roosevelt His subject will be "The Relation Between Rail and Water Transportation." Mr. Hill's discussion inevitably will leafl him to a consideration of the sompctltlve relations between the rail roads and the canals of the country, and he is expected to touch upon the significant revelations which recently have been made through government Investigations Into that subject. The Internal waterways of the country al ways have been an Important check on railway freight rates. Now that the freight business of America has grown tinynnit' t, rnUrnsri It ttt TieeeSSSrV that the Internal waterways should be taken Into Important consideration. Other notable addresses will be made by William Jennings Bryan, An drew Carnegie and John Mitchell, for mer president of the United Mlne Workers of America. All of the vis iting governors will take part In the general discussion, following the pres entation of reports by numerous ex perts on the various subjects under consideration. Governor Hughes of r.'ew York Is In attendance, and Is ac companied by President Nicholas Mur ray Butler of Columbia university, and Tresldent Jacob Gould Schurman of Cornell university, two of the best known educators of the country. Itrynn and IIuulics Chummy. William J. Eryan and Governor Hll(fhw, Mt togPther , anlmatPd con versation. The session bgnn with ringing the "Star Spangled Banner," I'urlng which Roosevelt took the char v 1th Fairbanks. The Rev. Edward Everett Hale pro nounced the Invocation. President Waxes Warm. In his address to the delegates the president Injected the following re ::;arft: "If congress does not perpetuate the i .land waterways commission, by gra fious, I will do It myself." The delegates applauded him llber i'!ly. Andrew Carnegie followed the pres ! lent with an address in which hi painted out the danger of complete exhaustion of natural resources. At CliUdH Harnos Shop A full line of tents, wagon sheets 1 ed covers and summer robes Just ur riveil at Jack Chllds' harn.ss shop u'i rir street. from a 10-cent piece will count FULL from a 3-cent piece will count HALF NAVY Sailor' Prlda Eglantine Jolly Tar Bridla m OldHonttty Black Bur W. N. Tlmlty'i French Briar Pip so Tag Leather Pocketbook 80 Tag Steel Carving Set 200 Tag Best Steel Shear 73 Tag PREMIUM DEPARTMENT fcKIC AT! TOBACCO CO- StLoi.l. A Xoire Dnme LaOy" Appeal. 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