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Ay VOLUME m. LA GRANDE, UXIOX COUNTY, OltEGOX.. THCIISDAT, MAY 14, 1908. rfjJ MJMDEK 243. -A J - i iin .TIFT II IF OREGON REPI BLICAXS SLIGHT IIOVRNE TERRIBLY. coins Klamath and E. D. Cuslck, as alter- Junlor Senator's Name Not Mentioned, nates. ." v . in Morning Convention First DIs- The republican platform as adopt trlet First to Elect Delegate Ful- ed today fcy the state convention, en-ton-Taft Men Control Convention dorses the Roosevelt policies and the Iroer, Easily ami . Endorse Ore- work of the congressional delegation gun's Congrcstdoiuil Delegation in congress. Ironclad republicans ore Take Wlmek at Klnglo Tax Amend- for Taft and will bring the entire del- meilt Blld Wsilt im Pvn1l ntl tn etfntlnn to the wnr errelary' mmnnrt -Canals and Iocks ut Orexon Cily. Portland, May 14. The republl- cuns of Oregon are meeting today In he state convention, called for the -purpose of selecting four delegates at I large' to the Chicago convention and allowing congressional districts an op portunity to meet and select their del egates to the national convention. The Fulton-Taft faction apparently have a predominating control over or ganization of the convention and It is not thought that Senator Jonathan Bourne will be given a place In the 'delegation. . The slate at 1 o'clock to-day was: Delegates at large Charles W. Ful ton of Clatsop county; George H. Wil liams of Multnomah; A. N. Gilbert of "Marlon, and W. Kuykendall of Lane, Second congressional district del egates Asa B. Thomson of Umatilla 'county, and Dr. Henry Waldo Coe .f .Multnomah county. ' Bourne Not Mentioned. Bourne's name was not mentlon-d An :'tn the convention this morning. effort ai made in the cnucus of the ilultnamph county delegation to hav3 -the Junior senato endorsed as a dele . gate at large along with Judge Wil liams and Senator Fulton, but it m?t with defeat after a stormy debate, during which a resolution was passed -endorsing Taft and commending Ful- You'll be in a hurry I You can do your shopping easily and quickly at our store. Our stock will be so arranged that you will hot have to wait and can supply your wants without delay, and Circu's Day Specials will be displayed in such a manner that you can select what you want without our assistance. Circus Day Specials in Every Department 4 Ladies' Suils at Enormous Reductions AH 15.00 to 16.50 Mens' Sui!s $10.85 In Black, Tan, Blue, Gray and Wine At this price will be included all boy's , colors; short, long and medium jackets, and young men's suits as well as any Regular prices from 8.50 to 22.50, spec- mens, suit in stick at the above regular fial for Circus Day - tislf Price prices of 15.C0 to 16.50. Special fcr ' Circus Day - - J 0.55 - . f $16.50 to $22.50 Black -Suits fcr $12.50 L , ...... , A i. o . , One let men s su.ts. regular price to In hght weight Chcvl0t, Serge Ladies I2-00 Special for Circus Day 4.89 . . Cloth and Herring Bone Worsteds; Box - 3 I Pleated Skirts, strap trimmed; 26-inch ' .J litted and semi-fitting. Jackets, silk Mens' 3.50 hats,' any style, special, 2.95 1 lined -. - $12.50 Mens' 3.00 hats, any style, special, 2.45 Mens' 2 50 hats, any style, special, 1.95 V , Boy's 2.75 to 3 00 shoes - 2.29 . AH Ladies' Wool Suits at special re- Ladies' 3.50 to 4. CO tan Oxfords 2.43 -yr' In ductions for Circus Day. Mens' 4 53 to 5 CO shoes - ' 3.49 JA AbA. .f !.. I Ji4 ton and condemning his detractors, but in which Dournu's name was not mentioned. Johnson was made temporary chair man. A credentials committee was appointed and the convention adjourn ed until 2 o'clock. First Olstrlct Delegates. The First district of the Oregon con gressional convention met this morn ing and endorsed Taft for president, and demanded free locks and canals at Oregon City. The delegates elected R. E. Williams of Polk county, and C. A. Sehlbrede of Coos county, as dele gates to Chicago, with F. A. White of The platform cornmends the purchase of locks and canals at Oregon City, condemns the recall, proportional rep- resentatlqn, and single tax amendment to the constitution, Twenty-Two for John-ton. , St. Paul, Minn., May 14. All of Minnesota's delegates to the demo cratic convention at Denver, 22 In number, will bo selected at today's state convention, which was called to order at the auditorium at 10 o'clock this morning. Great enthusiasm for Governor Johnson marked the assem blage of the delegates and it Is cer tain that the entire delegation will be instructed in his favor. . Alice Hill Meets With Accident. This morning while attempting to cross on the Joists of the new porch being built on the A. T. Hill residence Miss Alice slipped and fell, striking in such a way as to cut a gash In her neck; near the throat. Though not serious the Injury Is quite painful. The I little miss Is resting quite easy.and was able to answer the 'phone and give the particulars when The Obser ver called this afternoon. Rev. Father Whyte left this morn ing for Baker City, where he will at tend the Catholic mission now in progress there. Circus Day can't wait otherwise you might miss some of the many things you will want to see on Circus Day ? III F DRIVE CREW LAST . . EVENING DISCOVERS BODY. Fully Three Weeks After the Accident, the. Body of Uio Logger 'ho Foil Into Hie Grondo Hondo River at lillgard, Is DlNcoveretl Lat Evening Taken to La Grande ami W ill lie Buried This - Evening Ifaxly In Bud State of DecouinoKlllim. The frightfully bloated and some what decomposed body of Dick Batters was loosened and an opening in the who fell In the Grande Ronde river at Hllgard about three weeks ago, was found last" evonlng about A o'clock at the Perry Ice house, sub merged m the water and held there by logs. Coroner Hall was called Imme diately upon the discovery and on his arrival the body was removed from its watery resting place and taken to this city last evening about 10 o'clock. , The condition of the body Is such that it fs Impossible to properly dress It, and Undertakers Henry & Can were forced to swathe fhe remains. Interment will take place this evening at 5 o'clock from the undertaking parlors. The deceased's former fellow workmen are meetl-ig the expenses of the funeral. Mr. Batters fell from a Grande Ronde Lumber company's logging train about three weeks ago, and al though careful search was Instituted at once, and maintained for several days, no. trace of the bocty was found until yesterday evening when a log Jam was broken and the badly decdm posed body came to light. 1 During the three weeks the body has drifted from Hllgard to Perry, u distance of fully three miles. It had crossed the upper Perry dam unno ticed and on reaching the log drift at the Perry Ice house was Jammed un der and held there until the key log wsa loosened and an opening In the mass of logs made. 4 4 4 4 4 4 T'riiIWVT.iv BODY CwD AT LEAST 100 : PEOPLE KILLED LITTLE ROCK CALLS FOR AII TO I.VJCRED. Wires Are Down and Report. From Tormtdo-Strk'kcn District In the . South Are Hard to Obtaiu Gilliam, ' La., Surfers the Heaviest Half the ' City's Population Slain Indications Point to a Death List In Exeeiss of . One Hundred. Atlanta, Ga., May 14. Meagre re ports coming In slowly Indicate that perhaps more than 100 persons are dead today In various parts of LoulsU ana and that considerable property has been ruined as a result of the tor nado that swept over the state yester day afternoon. it is feared that in Gilliam, La., alone, 100 were killed. Unconfirmed reports also state that Jho loss In Oil City and Bellinger will bo very heavy, although not so great as in former years. The latest reports say that half the village population of 200 were either killed or injured. Definite word from these places la anxiously awaited. All efforts to get Into communlcatlonwlth these places this morning failed. The tornado is said to have started near Shreveport, La and moved toward Little Rock and Texarkana. Late Wednesday It Is reported to have cen tered In Texas but whether It subsid ed before any damage was done or not In that vicinity Is not known. . Little Hock Wants Help. Little Rock, May 14. Another dis patch asking for help has been re ceived from Gilliam. The first meg- sagu.'was received Wednesday night by the Postal Telegraph" Company and staed that the town had been wrecked and half the population had perished, ENDORSES TUFT IOH.V II. M'faltAW IS IX COMPLETE CONTUOI. i:cpiil,IUai) lit the State of Washing' ton Have K Trouble In Coming to Viilck Agreement on Wlllium II. Tail as the I'n-Nldetltlul Endorsement llooi-cvclt AdiiiiiiKlruUon Kmlorsuf Meiraw Iro-s 1 lulit Again! Tul't and VIim Ills l'ljhl. Spokane, May 14. John II. McGraw I KJngs county Is in complete contro f today's republican Htiite couvrntiun Oilch was called to order this morn rg. Taft will lie endorsed, as will In :he. rtoiwevelt administration. J. M. AiOitnn was made temporary l'Ulrmnn with the iinderutntHilng tha McOraw was to have tho gavel when the permanent chairman In selected this afternoon. On tho slate for th delegates to the national convenlloi nie Frank T. Post and D. T. Ham of Spuknne; II. A. Ralllnger of Bi attle; Person Hammer of Snkglt county 'i rid Hubert Mornn of P;in Juan. Mc Oraw won l-.la fight largely through 'lopping all plans to fight the Taf endorsement. iiei:ki m:i:ms winni it. K'c.Sit III r.llfoinlii l Xevli and Xcl ILfc THk Afterneoii. Rwmmpiiio, May H. There i my IndUatl n of the liveliest kind o s fight here during the state convtn 'l 'n called for this afternoon to selec' 'elevates to the national convention (loth tho Lincoln-Roosevelt league am" ilrrln control organisation, claim ful control. Although tha Irsfuers arc making a breve show It Is believed that Herri will dominate th convention, Itamor of AssnMtlnatlon. Bt. retersnurg, May II. It Is ru mored hers that Amaer Hablo Ullah Kshn, ruler of Afghanistan, has been T of , Swindler Arrested. Los Angeles, May 14. Wanted In a doxen. cities of the United States on swindling charges, James J. Mulliall, part proprietor of the Ship' hotel at Venice, was arrested last night by United States marshall Youngwort, and locked up in the county Jail. He will be held for extradition papers from Minnesota. ' Strong Bank Fall. Cleveland, O., May 14. The Reserve Trust company filed a deed of assign ment this morning to the Superior Savings & Trust company. ' All de positors will be paid in fuN. The ac tion caused great surprise here as the Reserve was supposed to be one of the strongest In the city. What Is proving to bo one of the ongest drawn out contest cases In some tlrne. Is still in progress at the land' office. The Umatilla people who are Interested are producing yards of evidence. This 'is the fourth dav of the hearing. s TO FOREST DEffl IIAILHOAD KIX HILL SPEAKS OS WESTERN 1XKEST. I'iiIiish Something Is Done Toward lie. forextratlon Immediately, the West Will ExIiaiiHt its Supply at Several S:-ie. of Tlmlier tioveriurrs' Com fcrenec Listen to Aide SikwIi From Circttt Xortliru Mugiutte ltXMxe- clt lu Um Clmlr. ... i V . . , Washington, May 14. James- J. Hill, the railroad king and head of the Great Northern, sounded a note of warning at today's session of the gov ernors' conference at the White House I wiien, in a carefully prepared address, I he.declnred that if Immediate tcp for the conservation of the forests on the Pacific coast are not taken, some varieties of timber wguid be exhaust ed within 10 ycar. "The Pacific coast," he said, "has d mnslder&ble body of merchantable uinbor still standing, but we are con lumlng yearly three or four times uj much timber ns forest growth re stores. Our supply In some varieties will be exhausted within 10 or 12 years, Without reforestratlon the present cf'ntury will see tho wiping out of all these forests." negnrdlnir .the Unsettled lands In t-6 west, the speaker said that practl-.-rlly the whole Interior had been set led within the past 50 yenrs and ask (1 what the country will offer next. "It Is no longer possible," he de Inred, "for us to say that Uncle Sam 'ins a farm for all of us." . President Roosevelt presided at this morning's sosslon, but Announced that fJovernor Charles S. Ieneen of Illinois would preside this afternoon "jOUCHT TO BE Tilt IT I' every citizen to S3 I might load to partial occupation Afghanistan by the 'British. r.iow emzens u ill esteem him for his goodness, his kindnes?, and his usefulness.' The principles of good citizenship should constitute the code of rules fcr, every Kind cf business whether public or private. This applies particularly to the drug business, be can:,?, rv:ig to the limited knowledge of the qualities of rims lj ilr general public, It follows that the re liability of t;tj druggist is the chief guarantee of good sci vice. ' HILL'S DRUG STORE La Grande LIST OF PROPERTY SALE MANY ARTICLES FOR SAIJi ON MARKET DAY. Ah Announced by the AsHoeiatum Some Tlmo Ago, All Goods to lie Sold at Public Auction Next . Market IHly, WUI lie Published Spinning Wheel, . OdtU and Ends ami Many Hplendld Horses Included In Uio Lint More Abo Coining. The La Grande Entertainment Market Day association, through Auc tioneer Larsen, announces today for .fern 4M . which will be put on the block one week from next Saturday and sold at public auction. Everything Imagina ble from a spinning wheel to blooded horses will be knocked down to the highest bidder on that day. .Represen tatives of the association have toured the county and tho list published In ; this connection, represents he thing which are now listed. . ; " There is room for more and any one wishing to dispose of articles can do so by recording the fact with mem bers, of tho association. The list la full follows: Horses. ; ; I young Clyde mare, eligible to reg ister; weight 1500,, 1 Hamilton stallion, 9 years old; weight 1380, Has record of 2:14 as a S-year-old. 1 bay driving mare, 7 years old; weight 1300. , . : ; ; 1 span of bay mares, 8 years old; combined weight 2000. Well broke and gentle. 1 span bay geldings, 10 years old; well. broke and.jroud wprk team; gen tle; weight J700. 1 bay gelding, 3 years old; weight 1250. - 1 bay horse, 9 years old; weight 1100 . 1 bay mare, 7 years old; weight 1, 000. 1 bay mare, 7 years old, with colt ( at side; well broke and gentlo; weight 1100. 1 sorrel gelding, ( years old; weight 1290. . . f ' 1 brown mare with colt at side; weight 1200.. , . , Velik-ii ami Mtu-lilncry. 5" 1 buckboard. ! , itl 1 3 '.4 -Inch wagon. A. ) ; 1 delivery wagon. V A 1 3'j-lnch new wagon, if: ' 1 set bolster springs, ' S : ''.. i ..' , 1 hack.: . ; : . :!',',. f two-seated siirrey. 1 walking plow.' 1 l(-lnuh walking plow, 3 Iron beds, , ' 1 sewing machine. 1 orgnn. ;; , ,i , . ; 1 top buggy. 2 sets harness, ' " '. spinning wheel. 1 set hock harness.; Axes, chains, '-'saws, ' gTltidstones,'' " shovels, picks,' and other articles too ;'" numorotis to mention, ' - j.i ' : ? IUPnES AND GLORY ! vj rii a;t t!i it Ij.v fel- ft': i - Oregoni ; assassinated. It Is Impossible to ob- i tala eoaftrmatloa bow. If true MUM MSCU
