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LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGOX. WEDNESDAY, MAY 2,: 1003.
NUMBER 21.
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ASSURED am
ABOUT TO CLOSE
PUBLICITY DEAL
TWO VERSIONS POSSIBLE
ON MESSAGE RECEIVED.
Tnl Fulton's Efforts Fall at the
, Eleventh Hoar City of La Grande
Will Get Liberal Donations and Ap
propriations From Senate Word
"and" In Message Leads to Relief
That Two Buildings WIU Be Forth
coming Practically Certain That
Postof flee Building BUI WIU Be
Passed. '
SEVEN DROWNED.
COUNTER PROPOSITION IS ' ' '
. RETTRNED TO FIRM.
What Looks Like Definite Action Rel
ative to Greater Publicity for La
Grande Was Taken Last Night by
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merclal Club Deal Not Consum
mated Yet, But Thought That it
Will Be To Know Very Shortly.
At their regular meeting last eve
ning the board of -managers of the La
Grande Commercial' club took steps,
which It Is believed, will In a day or
two close and consummate the. deal
that has been hanging fire between
the club and one of the severai pub
licity bouses of .the west, which made
bids to take charge of the. publicity,
work for the city of La Grande. j
Representatives of several promi-j
nent firms have been In La Grande of
late trying to close a deal with the
club managers, but until last night
nothing looking like definite action
was taken. As the deal Is not con
summated, there being several details
yet to be attended to by the firm it
self, . everything Is pot settled. For
this reason the board thinks best not
to disclose the detailed plans or the
firm which was given the contract.
Gasoline Boat Tank Explodes Killing
Seven Occupants of the Boat.
Memphis, Tenn., May 20. Seven
persons lost their lives and nine nar
rowly escaped destruction In an acci
dent which befell a gasoline launch oh
the Columbia, eight miles north of
Clarendon, Ark., last night. The tank
exploded. The drowned are:
Misses Lillian Wlnfleld. Alma Peets,
Nattie Counts, Bessie Palmer, Aline
Burton, Joseph McManus and Dr. A.
J. Huston. '
EVIDENCE AGAINST IIEMBREE.
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Tillamook Rancher But Little
.. V tured Over State's Efforts.
Dallas, Ore., May to. Calmly chew
ing tobacco, Al J. Hembree, a Tilla
mook county rancher on trial for his
life on the charge of killing his 19-year-old
daughter, Ora, In December
of 1805, listened to the state witnesses
piling up evidence against him which
may bring him to the gallows.
' The state rested Its ease at noon and
the defense opened this afternoon.
SENATOR PLATT
DIES IT ALL
FLEET PASSING
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SPECTATORS CAMP ON r
NEWPORT BEACH LINE.
Washington, D. C, May 20, 1008.
- Mr. G. M. Rtchey, " '
' La Grande, Ore. .
; Have secured an amendment
to the. public building bill, ap-
.: propriutlng $65,000, and for a
postofflce building at La Grande.
It will pass the senate today and
- unless defeated In conference bo-
tween the two houses will be-
- come a law. I shall make every
effort to hold It In conference.
C. W. FULTON.
The best bit of news that has been
.sent over the Western Union telegraph
"wires In many years Is the Joyful tid
ings as per above telegram. That La
Grande-Is going to secure a liberal ap
propriation through the efforts of night with amendments which, It Is
United States Senator C..W. Fulton Is believed, the firm will readily accede
RUEF JURY REPORTS .
TWICE DURING DAY.
Unable to Reach an Agreement, the
Jury Hewing the Testimony in the
Abe Ruef Case, Rcjiort to Judge
Doollng That They Want More In
structions IleKrt Again at Noon
for He-Instructions Likely Thill
Disagreement Will Result.
AGED SENATOR ON THE
- 6TAND IX OWN BEHALF.
practically assured. As can be noted
In the message received r-y Postmaster
Richey this afternoon, there Is but lit
tle doubt of the bill passing both
hrfuses successfully.
There Is room for two interpreta
tions of the telegram and due to the
lateness of the hour when received It
Is Impossible to verify ; which was
meant by the sender, beyond a possi
ble doubt. . . '
When received, a service message
was called for Immediately and the
Portland office voil'lcs the wording as
It Is above. Not satisfied with that
proof that La Grande Is to have two
federal buildings, the office at Chicago
was asked to verify further. The an
aswer from the Chicago relay office
wc.s that the message was filed as re
reived here. The distance between
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San Francisco, May 20. The Jury
In the Abo Ruef case -reported to
Judge Doollng at 10 this morning that
they were unable to agree as yet.
Doollng refused to dismiss them, but
The firm to which the contract was gave them futher instructions,
given for final settlement lias had Its! The Jury members were told that If
plan before, the club for some time. ; any witnesses could have been Indlct-
The proposition was accepted last J ed -for connection with the case on
trial, they were accomplices and
therefore their evidence could not be
weighed.
At o'clock the Rue' Jury again re
ported its inability to agree on the
definition of "accomplice" as applied
In the testimony of rv.pervlsors In the
Parkslde Realty bribery case. They
were not excused by Judge Doollng.
At noon when they went to lunch
the Jury was reported to be standing
6 to 6.- Later they asked that the
testimony of former Supervisor An
drew Wilson be sent to them.
to, but this Is not certain. As soon
as an answer can be had from the
firm, the board will know If the
amendments were accepted.
The plan in general Is similar to
the one which all the cities of Oregon j
have adopted, that are In the throes of
greater publicity. ' Tho publishers
will send expert publicity men here to
gather the data and will take charge
of the publication of the boost liter
ature according to present plans.
With Much Evidence of Anger He Re-
pud lutes the Charges Made by MImh
Mao Wood Alleged Marriage De-
, clitred to be t' Myth Admits lie
Met Her Frequently and Used En'
dearing Terms Signature to Mar
; rluge Blank Was Villntciilloiml, He
Says.
Astoria is Deserted and Many Ore
gonlana From Interior Points Are
Out on Excursion Urmtm tn VUw
Fleet At Newport Hundreds Lined
the Shore to Get Glimpse of Big
Fighters Brief Hase Obscures View
of the Fleet for a Time.
LILLY CHARGES
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SCATHING ACCUSATIONS
AGAINST REPRESENTATIVE.
Special and Select Committee Appoint
ed to Investigate) the Accusation
Illinois Elks In SpshIoii.
Peoria, III., May 20. Thousands of
members of "the Benevolent and Pro
tective Order of Elks arc In Peoriu to
diiy In attendance at the annual state
convention of the order. All of the
60 Illinois lodges are represented. The
most elaborate convention program In
the history of Illinois Elkdom is being
carried out.
The Suit we make for
you will set you won
dering why you have
been paying the other
tailors so much money
Hundreds of ,neat, bright new summer
goods toisho'w you. Come In NOW"
and order a Royal Tailor suit arid get
the legal guarantee that svsry gar
ment will hold Its style and fit until
worn out.
" New York, May 20. With a voice
husky with deep emotion aged Senator
Thomas Collier Piatt took the stand
today and denied every allegation that
Mae. Wood had made In her divorce
suit against hi in- He denied his al
leged marriage with her and declared.
with voice raised in anger, that the.
ceremony she swore to was nothing
more than a myth. He denied the
authorship of letters Mae Wood de
clares he wrote her. He admitted bf-
met Miss Wood in 1901 and frequently
afterward. He swore the letters" In
which reference to the marriage was
made were blank when he signed
them. , '
He stated his signature was obtaln
c1 under the Impression It was an au
ngraph. and nothing more. He de
clared his relations with Miss Wood
Newport, , May 20. The Atlantic
fleet Is off the Oregon coast. Hun
dreds of spectators who had camped
on the beach at Newport during the
night, were up with the sun, sweep
ing the horizon for the first thin streak
of smoke which would Indicate the
coming of the great fighters.
At 5:30 a watcher who had climbed
a high tree, made out the Connecticut
and within an hour the entire fleet
was In sight and continued so for an
other hour. Oft to sea ft hnsa sprang
" I up and partly obliterated the big
PUips lor a iiine.
: Astoria Out En Masse.
Astoria, May 20. Not a business
house In this city Is open today ex
cent restaurants and hotels. The en
tire population and thousands from
the interior are here to board excur
slon boats and to observe the passing
nf the fleet. ' Orders were Issued by
the authorities at Fort Canby refus
ing to allow visitors on the. grounds
who were equipped with cameras.
New fortifications are bolng erected
and was the cause of this order.
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MisHourl Democrats.
Jefferson City, Mo., May 20. Mis
sourl's democratic state convention
was called to order at noon today by
"tate Chairman W. N. Evans, and will
"leet deelgates to the national con
entlon at Denver, four to represent
the state nt lprge and two for each of
the state's 16 congressional districts.
The friends of Pryan arc apparently In
'ull control of Hie convention and the
glegntlon.wlll undoubtedly be pledged
o his candidacy.
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KEEP-CLEVELAND QUIET.
Unusual Quiet Follows Night of Riot
ing; at Cleveland, O., Wlirro Street
Carmen Are Striking No Arrests
Follow Dynamite Work Last Mid
night City Coniiaratlvcly Quiet To
day But Police in Readiness to Quell
Disturbances.
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Cleveland, O., May 20. The riots of
last night were followed by unusual
quiet this morning In the street car
strike In this city, but tn anticipation
of equally riotous disturbances today
the police force was Increased along
the car lines.
Small knots of strikers and friends
gathered about the car barns early In
the day but made no attempt to In
terfere with the running of cars. Five
men who were wounded In Tuesday's
riot, wers reported to be resting easily
this morning, and out of danger. No
arrests had been made up to noon to
day In connection with the blowing up
of five cars with dynamite shortly af
ter midnight
' ' The most serious disturbances Tues
day was the attempt on the part of a
mob to lynch the conductor who ran
over small girl, Yeta Wollnskl, and
killed her. A force of it policemen
were necessary to protect him.
SUDDEN CHANGE FOR
THE BETTER TODAY.
Burnt of Suaihlnc Puts New Ufe in
Auto Day Committee) and the Event
Will Not Be I'DHtiMim-d as Feurct!
Would Become Necessary Will Ar
range Schedule mid Races at au
Early Date Machine From Out ol
the County.
The elements changed their tactics
over Union county at the opportune
moment. The burst of sunshine put
nsw life Into the Automobile day com
mtttee, and announced that there will
be no postponement of th cfclg buzz
buzz machine day.
Members of the commtitee are In
Union today working up enthusiasm
In that section, and telephone and
norsonal letters will be resorted to
liberally from now on with the result
that many county machines will enter
both parade and races.
The effort to have fast .machines
from out the count will be carried on
without ceasing.
Tha committee will meet In the near
future to set the races and arrange
the schedule. .This card will care for
many various distances with various
cars and will undoubtedly prove
strong drawing card.
I'lulit on Bryan.
Lansing, Mich., May 20. With every
Indication of a hot flsht In prospect,
over tho Rryan Indorsement question.
Me democratic state convention bf
flchlgan was opened In Lansing to-
ay. The Johnson boom has waxed
trong in this state and th Bryan ad-
erents are alarmed by the possibili
ties cf a widespread defection to the
Minnesota governor.
" A. J. Warren,' who was severely In.
Jured at the Geo. Palmer mil! yester
day. Is reported as doing nicely.
- by Lilly, Find Them Without Foon- -'
datlon Say Charges Are Fake
Congressroea Really Working for
Lake Submarine Company.
Washington, May JO. Branding all
of his charge as being false and ac
cusing him of bad faith, and of con
tempt and disregard of his obligation
as a member of congress, the select
house committee appointed to Invest!-"
gate the accusations of Representative,
LUley against the Electric Boat com
pany of using corrupt methods of In
fluencing legislation In Its favor, made '
Its report to the house today. Z.
The report Is a scathing denuncla-
tton of the part played by LUley In
the controversy and a complete vln-.
dlcatlon of Congressman Loud.'f LII-',
ley Is arraigned for making himself,
an "Instrument like . the submarine
company" and 'charges him with "act-I
lng in bad faith" and "violating his
obligations as member of the house," ;
and "acting In Contempt . ; of ; the
house.-,v The committee says he had
no Information to support his charges.,; ;
-The report ...further charges him:
with formulating and urging before
fhWcdmmlttee groundless charges .
against Congressman Loud of MIcbl-'
gan and that he acted In bad tattb
when he allowed his clerk to write and
send letters reflecting on the honor;
and Integrity of certain members of
the house. The committee finds that
, Lilly In reality was engaged in "prop
aganda" for the Lake Submarine com
pany in making the charges. . ' :
The committee finds that no press
correspondent, naval official, member
of congress and campaign Committee
had been corrupted by' the Electric'
Boat company. '.-.'; ' ,; ;
Llllcy is Reticent,
Waterbury, Conn.; May .20. Repre
sentative Lllley today refused Jo dis
cuss the committee's, report, . "I wl'.l
read tho entire report first," he. sai.V
br fore making any statement. Its most
serious phase lis I see It now, Is tho
reflection on my personal honor.'
Those who know me here know how
groundless this charge Is."
Attorney C. E. Cochran went to
'nlon yesterday; returning on the late
train last night.
Call for Rank Statements,
Washington.. May 20, The comp
troller of the currency has today Is-,
sited a cnll for national bank state
ments showing the condition of na
tional banks at the close of business 1
May 14. -
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OUGHT TO BE Tilt HAPPINESS AMD GLORY
I every citizen to so live and ast th it his f el- : ;
low citizens ultl esteem him for his goodness,
his kindnest, and his usefulness. The principles of j ;
good citizenship should constitute the coife of rules ; ;
for every kind of business whether public or private. ; ;
This applies particularly to the drul business, be-; ;
cause, culni to the limited knowledge of the qualities ;
or crtiis d tn; general puonc. it to I lows that the re- I
liability of the druist Is the chief guarantee ef I
good service. ;
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HILL'S DRUG STORE
Route Agent Birch has been In the
city tha past 24 hours attending to
business matters for the Pacific Ex
press company.
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