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i AT volume HL LA GRANDE, CXIOX COUNTY, OREGOff. TUCSD.tr, V , 108. JfUMBEU 241. urn it ' r - hi 'I I-1 ui i n ' i ' . F. P Hf i V mittms bmy hired HELIEVED HE WIIA EVENTUALLY RECOVER. While Driving a Home Hitched to a Train Car at the Palmer Mill To lajr Noon, A. J, Warren of Tula City '. Met With Frightful Accident Wag . Bushed to Hospital, Where Hasty V Examination Reveals Many Very ' Serious Injuries. . i Al J. Warren of this city, socialist somlnee to the office of county treas urer, lies In the Grande. Ronde hospi tal this afternoon -with his lower Jaw. one broKen, five ribs-fractured or "broken, his ankle crushed, and his aright ear torn off. .: ' The frightful accident In which he -was so badly mangled, occurred at the George Palmer Lumber t company's .yards shortly before the noon hour today. He was driving a horse which -war pulling a heavily loaded lumber tram, when he stumbled and fell, fall 'Ing under the wheels. Before the horse leased Its advance, Mr. Warren was --mutilated. . He was picked up by fel low workmen and rushed to the Grande Ronde hospital, where, he lay for about an hour before he partial ly recovered from the first shocks of the accident. , ' . ,; By 1 -o'clock his nerves had as isumed a Btate where It was practical to dress the wounds. Drs. Richardson vand Bigger spent three hours with the Injured man this afternoon. Hasty -examinations today noon revealed the fact that one' ear had been torn off, five ribs broken, one ankle badly -crushed and, the lower. Jaw bone "Jjroken." . Mr. Warren was a candidate for city -councilman at the recent city election on. the socialist ticket. Later he was placed on the official county ticket for the June election by party nomin :at!on. He has been prominently Iden titled with politics for some years. His family spent the afternoon at his bed Late this afternoon the Injured man "was still under the Influence of opiates Jjut there Is every reason to believe "rthat his recovery Is certain. DUBOIS IS DEFEATED. .Almost Complete Returns From Idaho Indicate Dubois' Defeat. Boise, May 19. Yesterday's demo cratic piimarlis In Idaho Indicate the -defeat of the Dubois faction all over state. In Ada county the antl J'';bolg ticket won out In every pre cinct but one. The result In Idaho mnty Is still in doubt. On the re turns of this county the control of the convention depends. -i-T" L ,-SSt' JE2EKU3SR2 The Suit we make for you w7 set you won dering why you have been paying the other tailors so much money Hundreds of neat, bright new summer goods to show you. . Come In NOW and order a Royal Tailor suit and get the legal guarantee that every gas ment will hold Its style and fit until wor'Wt $17.50 THE SSMSX. SEW SENATOR IS HEARD. Senator Taylor Ralls at President anil Ills Republican Colleagues. Washington, D. C, May 19. Sena tor Taylor delivered his maiden speech In the senate today. The Tennessee senator made the basis of his argu ment an attack on President Roose velt, which the republicans are In clined to consider unwarranted. "In these Imperial days," he began, "when concentrated wealth Is en trenched under the dome of the cap! tol and centralized power enthroned in the White House, what can you ex pect but a gradual encroachment of the federal government upon the re served rights of the states." Turning to the republicans he taunted them with their lack of unan imity in regard to the president's pol icies. "The question is, he shouted, "are uu aviug tu yui ilia piuMU0u. a re form policies In the platform? If you are, why don't you endorse Bryan and be done with It? If not, you will re pudiate your own president.' Grand Army Veteran 111. Captain Prescott, veteran of the civil war and member of the G. A, R Is reported to be much better this af ternoon. The captain has been suf fering from a serious attack of heart trouble. CONTINUOUS RAINS HAVE 6POILED RACE TRACK. Unlem There Ik an Immediate Let Up in the Rains, It Will Become Neces sary to PoMtiMMie Race Meet Sched uled for Next Saturday Track Very Wet and Needs , Several Days In Which to Dry Committee Will Know Tomorrow. ; If there is no let up In the rains, it may become necessary to postpone the automobile races, and parade next Saturday morning and afternoon. It will require fully three day. for the fair ground track to get In good shape after the present thorough soaking It has received. This has led the com mittee to doubt the feasibility of pull ing off the races Saturday. By to morrow, If the weather has not clear ed and given signs of remaining so, It is probable that the committee will postpone the big event. ' ' " This postponement of the auto races will hot affect tho stock show and market day sales, however, as the only damper that can be put on these features of the big day, will be a downpour of rain on the eventful hour. AND UP FAIR SALUTE TO FLEET KILLS AND MAIMS FERXDALE, CAL., SCENE OF A DISASTROUS EXPLOSION. Wlille Saluting the Atlantic Fleet, Which Was Passing. n Old Civil War Cannon Explodes, Killing One Man Instantly Seven Indians In' Jurcd But May Live Three Women of the Croud Fatally Hurt Cannon - Was an Old One. Ferndale, Cal., May 1.-While luting the slowly passing Atlantic fleet today, an old cannon exploded, killing Isaao Devls (white), and , Injuring seven Indians and many , others. ' A great crowd had gathered at Fern dale to observe the big fighting ma chines sail past. - The old cannon, a relic of the civil war. If not older, which had done duty .on every national holiday for many years In the past,' was dragged out of Its shed and hauled to the beach where It was loaded and fired several times In honor of the fleet, A crowd of Indians Incautiously gathered close about the old gun to observe the manner In which It was exploded,- The last charge was an un usually large one. The fuse was touched and A second Inter a tremen dous explosion occurred. ' . a Sreams of agony issued from out the cloud of smoke that surrounded the gun carriage, and when the breeze blew the smoke away seven Indians and one white man wore huddled about the dismantled gan carriage. , Isaac Davis Is the only man dead as the result of -the explosion,, at t o'clock. Three women who were ln Jured, may die, but It Is expected that the Indians, thought to have been killed by the explosion, will pull through wtlh their lives. The cannon- was an old one and had been used for 80 years. PIHSBURG IN MILK TANGLE PECULATIONS OF THE CASHIER THE CAUSE. City of PlttKbnrg is Heavy Lomt in the Failure of the Big Banking In ; fttltution YeHterday Afternoon Some of the Funds Secured by Bond ing Companies PltiMlmrg Forced to Ihhuo New BoncU to Carry Current , E.VK'I1M. ' f . Pittsburg, Pa.r May 19. Following the closing of the Alleghennv National bank by the comptrcller of the cur. rency, announcement nas Deen made that the ci'y of Pittsburg Is In danger f being ccmpcll.id to Issue bonds to the extent of at least SI, 500,000. as that amount of the city's funds are tied up In the defunct Institution. The city 4s without available funds to meet the current expenses, and of ficials must take action at once to re lleve the situation. State funds to the amount of $5,000,000 are also tied up In the same bank,' but this money Is secured by bonding companies. The peculations of Cashier Mont gomery are officially placed at 1694. 000 although the bank's total short age la said to be 12,000,000. Mont gomery has been held to the grand Jury. . KOled y Work TrsJit, Mr. Winters, the bridge watchma. -who was Injured at Weatherby anfl brought to the city Saturday aad placed in the hospital, died last swa nlng from the Lolurlns be racsfwd, says tha taker City Herald. 1 Prom re ports hts owa fooltenaeaa aaused kst death, for he attempted to faa la frosil of Che work txala Cress Weatfc- rhy to aTuaUsgtoa. aad as tms rrafa waa rounOlag. ft Carre the aglae Mi-nek kirn tad b waa fatally lajurw. Tha beffy rtM be held at Wot oh1 ens dersakrac scrtcni ktdtl ty cos firs ontsee ftwea Ike O. . s X. resnpaay. varies wJMsa k waa etstylsyeC BELLE CUHNESS i nim ONLY SISTER DIED IX NORWAY FRIDAY. Another Identification Has Been Made From Among Victims of the Gunnes ' Crime Garden Trial of Ray Lamp here to Renin Monday Poult tve Proof Tliat Mrs. Gunness is Dead, Is Found Notorious Woman Born In Norway In 1853. ! Trondhjem, Norway, May !. Bryndhlld Pulsdatter was the maiden name of Mrs. Belle Gunness, whose murder farm at La Porta. In America is now exciting so much attention. She was born in Norway In 185S andhe left her home JO years ago for Amer ica. . Her only surviving relative, a sister, Selbe, died last Friday. It Is said that the sister hadi not heard from Mrs. Gunness for many years. . V La Porte. Ind., May 1. One of the alleged victims of Mrs. Gunness was identified today so positively, that the coroner has Issued a death certificate. The corpse was that of Jennie Olson. The body was one of tho first found on the farm. : Mrs. Gunresa told her neighbors tha. the Olson "Irl h v inn to Los Angeles. . AH doubt as to the fact thut Mn. Gunness died In tho flames which de stroyed her homo,. was removed today wien her dentist, Innorton, positively Identified a gold crown In the ruins as one he had placed In her mouth some time ago. It Is hoped to begin the trlul of Ray Iamphere, charged with burning the Ctinnoss home, next Monday. Airs. William Randall suffered a 0,-itifal operation at the Grande Ronde hospital this morning. She Is resting e.tilstly this afternoon. Dr. N. Molltor performed the operation. lllllll STRIKE NEITHER SIDE SEEMS , . WILLING TO GIVE IN rollce Prompt newt Save Much Din- tnrluince . In Cleveland, O., Today Where Rioting Runs Kiinipunt End of StrlUc In Kixlit, It Is Believed .No Bcrioim Accidents Have Been Reported, Due to Activity of the Po. lice Department. Cleveland, O., May 19. Rioting marked the progress of the street car strike today, but the police were on hand In such short order In every case, that no serious disturbances re suited. In one place a car collided with an explosive, but no one was hurt. , It Is thought that the end of the strike Is In sight. Hope Is expressed that an agreement will be reached through the efforts of the state board of arbitration. . Neither side seems disposed to yield a point PROBE TOBACCO TRUST. Attempting to Dissolve Five Hundred Million Dollar Combine. New Tork, - May 19 Proceedings which may result In the entire disso lution of 4h f 800.000,000 combine which practically controls the tobacco basin sea of the country were torn SMsoed today fn the United States el real eeart The ease of the gov ernment suralnst the American Tobac ee tempany "t for hearing today, end wMle the brilliant legal talent eeaftloyed by the -trust" may be able to ward off the blow for a time, It Is alleged that sufficient evidence ' has been procured to bring about the for 1hl dissolution of the combine by the federal government, acting under the fcermaji matl-ttutt Ikw. iTK iRKS FRUITS OF LIQUOR. San Francisco Plumber Kills Wife and Slashes Children With Razor. San Francisco, May 19. Crazed by drinking, William J. llanna, a plumb er, attempted to murder his wife and two babies this morning, because his wife remonstrated with him for stay ing out ail night , and spending his money. Attracted by the women's screams the police rushed In In time to see the frenzied husband slash at the throats of his children with an open razor. The officers struck the man down with their night sticks and handouffed him, then Impressed a passing auto to take the two children, both of whom were badly wounded, to a hospital. l Is believed they -will both -recover, although badly slashed. Church Delegates to Portion X all or the west are arriving today to attend the - primary missionary coun cil of the Eighth district of the Epis copal church, tomorrow. The district includes Washington, Oregon,". Idaho, Arizona, Nevada and California. Make Return to Clerk. -Sheriff Chllders today made returns to County Clerk Gilham, certifying that the notices of liquor election have been properly posted. TRIP IRl'HD ISITE WIRELESS FROM ON , BOARD SHIP RECEIVED. Bonfires Mark' the Shore. Line as the Atlantic Fleet Speeds Toward Seal- . tic Wireless to Mare Txlnnd Says Trip Is' Slow by Reason of Heavy Scan Those Sailors Left Behind at Frleo Will Jolu licet . at Seattle 'fills Week. On Board the U. S. a Georgia, at Sea, May 19. (Wireless to Mare Is land.) Long rolling seas and heavy fog made the morning run of the fleet northward a dlangreeable one. In the afternoon the tos lifted a bit but the eas continued heavy end the ships .teamed at about eight knots per hour. At night tho weather cleared and the vessels speeded up to 12 knots. There are but few absentees reported and the majority of those left behind will report a( Seattle and , rejoin , their ships.,.. " . ' ; .. i -' : . r The fleet steamed In toward shore as near as safety permitted, to allow the sightseers to view the big boats, .mi night bonfires along the coast lighted the skies. Cupid Very Inactive. Cupid apparently Is resting for big crusade In June, according to sta tistics of the county clerk's office. During the month of May only four marriage licenses have' been granted Fifty represents the sum for the year of 1908. OUGHT TO BE THE IT ii every citizen to so low citizens ulll esteem him for his goodness, : his kindness, and his usefulness. The principles of X food citizenship should constitute the cote of rules ? for every kind of business Thisappt.es particularly cause, owing to the limited ef drugs b the general public. It follows that the re- t njfcinty of the druggist good oen Ice. HILL'S DRUG STORE La urar.de ; I DEFINITE nXNERARY NOT ' DECIDED UPON AS YET. Republican Nominee for United States Senator Is Coming to Tills County for Two-Days' Stay Will Visit Each of the Clllea While Here and ' Will Probably Be In This City Tne day Night Local Managers Hae Matter la Hand. . .. Managers ot the H. M. Cake cam paign in Union county next week ara busy arranging an Itinerary for fha. mpuuiiuan nomine lor United mate senator when he reaches the county from Baker, Monday morning. By concerted effort the committee here has managed to hold the candi date In this county for a period of two days, during which time he will visit all the cities and towns. Just when ha Is to address the La Grande voters la not decided upon' this afternoon. A tentative Itinerary provides for Mis Judge's visit to Union and Elgin on Monday, as his principal addresses.' and Cove and La Grande on tha day following, whlch will be next Tuesday. This matter will be attended to In due time to receive needed publication and publicity. GRADING PAPERS. , . - . .i .; - . Examining Board Will Not Finish Untlll Next Week Some Time, Beeause of limited tlm and a large number of papers to grade, County Superintendent Bragg will not be ad vised of the number of successful stu dents In the-recent eighth grade exam inations held throughout the county. , The grading board, consisting of Miss es Kuhn, Blover, Denning and Mr. : Wilkinson, devote all spare time after 4 o'clock and on Saturdays to grade : the papers which have come from 120 students who took the examinations last week. Perhaps by the middle of. noxt week, all grades will have been ! set . The superintendent expects a large majority of the papers to receive passing marks. ' ' "V ' - MAY BE LIGHT TERM, i June Term of Court Two Wee' .V.vay and But Few Cases Filed. With only one man In the county; Jail, and but few casts on the crim inal docket, there Is every' appearan d that the June term of circuit cou.-t will bo very short. j . . The June term will sit the day fol- ! lowing election day, and unless circuit court eases are filed rapidly In the in tervening time, (he term will be a short and light one. The two weeks preceding circuit court usually is full of hard work for tho sheriffs office, and the county clerk's office as well, but this time there Is but little to be attended to, especially by the sheriff. HAPPINESS AND GLORY live and act that his fel- r whether public or private. T", to the drug business, be knowledge of the qualities t ; Is the chief guarantee f t -ft. '. f ' - Oregoja M UTV U n nAvc UUU II I I t IU U1IJ