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l-JSrL.::.-.rxv' - ; ' A'"' ,:.rr" I JlA GRANDE, rXIOXOOCSTT, OttEGpX,. THVnsi.Y M AY 21, 1908, J K '2 m' w.v I 8 Y I i 'i .? i .KCMBEU 219. VOLUME v n. ED COOLIDGE ADVANCED TO ; " DEPl'TY GRAND MASTER. t '. '.4 AYrWtVi'ii Pacific to Xorthwrrju Los Angeles, May 21. Edurln Gould announced today that;' fcw i Western Pacific would not ojily rficfi Sin Francisco and Los An- Sf" getes.'blit also would Invade? the Pacific northwest. He predicts , he. pacific coast in the nox fjew years la' going to experience (he greatest period of railroad- ac- tlvlty ever Known. . 4 Mrs. Addle Grout of Lav Grande Hon ored Willi Wanlcmdilp In the Grand Lodge'! Rbekanft--M licit Btwits t Transacted Regular Officers Ad vanced, But Two New Men Injected. Into Grand : Lodge : Blate Grand ' odgl Wtif Adjourn tdtaght ! U IS Sahlm brels.y -rtir Weetloh In the grand Jodge today" resulted In i EXPECT VERBltT ., 1 1 ssSSss---a--sssk - th mAvnM- Injection ot two new ones. Thos R. Styan wa elected grand waTdeiCaawjRT Cunnlngton of Canyon City waa elect-1 ; s. , -v. Ti J,fi'CpE6x l'ODAY, ed grand Junior warden; " j it. i '! ' -n '- , t Th encampment and grand lodge y- ifa Bcoii RcVvM Iron the will close: tonight and delegates will, j.,-, ifein- .d WelelUng itlie Ev- I tdpnee In the Abe Ruef bane it San Return Sunday. :"f he next; Ineetlng places If at Albany . s '-r- j r.a Grande RrbeWali Elected. :" v Much Important business has been enacted.'1 R;bek'ah . asserably; newly selected 'officers are': President, ,Mrs. Mary Smith 'of.' di-ants Pass; : vioe presldent, Cordelia- Hubbard, of Inde- FrahclBco Belloytd Trjat- Me WU1 Comc'to an Arrooniont This kftrr- nooti TK-h-ndani tHVeA.Xo Kfcrn of J ' Mental Worry; . , . j San Francisco, May ;' 21. Prospects for a verdict In the Abe RucfJ trial 11 f 1 IKE WOlll) BE GREATEST , 1 STRIKE IS HISTORY. V!' f IS SlEffl 1 1 TOTAIi APfROPRUTION IS J '': SIXTY-FIVE TUOUSAND. - ' Dcndenoe: warden. Mm Addln Grout " ' of La Grande; sccretaVy; "Mrs. Ctra: bfo.re " 0011 today .dwindled : the 7. Cospcr, 'Dallas; treasurer, Miss Eda ; hours rolled by and no word, j came I tyiMii T,aita; -- from: thoi Jury room; Ats IX, o'clock r-T Th5Wect1ioh 'advance." Ed Coolldge tJury had t,een"ont'38 'hours. ; Ruef, of Ea Grarlde' from grand warden to ..- n t - ? . , , imperturbable as ever, sat 'In the court deputy erand mastei" onlv one rjosl- r .1 Very Crttlcnl Condition ExbtU In Cht- igo Today Over. Hiring of Nineteen Non-l'nhn Street Carmen Presi dent Mahon AlaniKd Over Situation and Leaves Tnlnga M Cleveland to Con to to Chicago Five Thousand ' Chicago, May.' 21. trnless the phi eago Railway. omin does not Charge' J non-union, employes. SQOO union men Will walk out and' tie up every line on the north and west sides of the clty... ; ( -t ,( ; . . , ; K,. , This ,1s, the ultimatum delivered to the company by the Amalgamated, As sociation of Street Railway .employes, on behalf .of .men who., .demand the strike, ; i,.i.;r.Jl(V .' : W. D. Mahon, president, of the to ternatlonal . union, has left the deli cate situation at Cleveland to coma to Chicngo and take charge ther,e for fear that the greatest street car ,Strlke In history is about to be. precipitated. Mahon believes a wallt-out Is oprtaln unlets the company capitulates, j Anohter Telegram Eroia 1'nited States Senator t Fulton Settles ... Further QueBtlon About -Slae of Apuroprta ' tkn Amendment Which PasHedl Jlie Senate yexterday One Building . . "d the Sum I. $83,0A0 Thunlc Mr. rvuon. . . i M Washington, D. C. May 21, 1908,. JWasl deputy grand mastei" only one posl- tlon frorn. the i6p 'of the list' . i t r. ... ,: . . . ... - room moft, of the morning. Either a; verdict or -dismissal by the . - ... , .; Consrratulate Coolldge. , : Iluef. Jury is expected this afternoon. ' The local lodge of Odd FoHows 'anA ' At ' noon 'the Jurors 'nnpounced they many non-lodge frlendB of Ed Cool- would not go to lunch, but Would IWgev thlt. afternoon telegraphed co.t- stick It out. This caused Judge) Dool- ' gratulatlons' to Salem oh his election Ing to believe a verdict mieht be ex I tii the office of deputy grand master: .' pcgtd. In a short, time. : . - ? ' ' Fire at Grants Pan. : f . Grants Pass, Ore.; May 21. The largo mason and ' Williamson t flour mill whs burned to the ground last night, resulting In a loss of $15,000 partly covered by insurance. The fire Is supposed to have originated1 from a gang of tramps who were sleeping In the mill shed: The establishment hud onlV " been In operation a few months. v .' " 1,1 ' fleet hi Pugt'S, Co.ll t ft i Seattle, May 21. Th AHnfte -4 fleet entered Puget sound at l!jl0 this morning from Sun Francisco, and' passed Port Crescent at 5:30. 4 ' Grand IXKlge Over. The grand lodge of Odd Fellows ends at Salem today and the La Grande delegates will be arriving home about Saturday morning. 1 l QUARTER PAGE FULL OF hk Grande, Ore.. ' " , ( Tltere but one building provided for and that I secured a provision for in tte senate. It is a postofflce build Ingnd the appropriation Is J6S.006.' i: ; ... C W. FUITON. Such Is the text of a telegram re- celveS f rpm Vnlted States Senator O, W. iFulton at Washington today, In reatmpse to an inquiry wirea last rtigJiC. and settles the question of the lie of the congressional appropriation wiuvn, huh ruiaeu yesieruuy uii ic cnlpt of the first joyful tidings that Fulton had been "plugging" for La Grande' ! ' ' ' ' ' ' ' The appropriation Is, , )65.00O and provides fur a postofflce building. It passed the senate yesterday and as rongress , adjourns Boon, .the. city will bo advised In the near future whether or not the house acted In, compliance with Fulton's efforts. t . ' La, Grande ApprcTlallvc. That the efforts of the senator In securing this - appropriation for " La Grande are appreciated here, Is mani fested In the action of several lndl- vlOu&W and the Commerclnl club this ULfj.ernoqnv . Messages, of congratula tions and admonltfcn to "stay with it' were wired back to the representative In the sont'e. today. 60 KILLED AND inn ADr iMiiiDrn i uu niiL nuuilLU TWO HOLLAND TRAINS, " - IN AWFUL SM.SII-VP. '-. .'5 . . , .(.,'; a . t . At LeaHt Sixty Are Dead and One' Hun v dred Serloiibly Wouiuk'd as Result of , . Frightful Train Wreck in Hollaiul Thta Morning MlHtakcn Slenalx, n Misw'ed Switch,' and Wreck Results Tliri'e Coat'hos Were SnuiNhetl to ' KlmlUilK W ood. . . .' Antwerp, Holland, May 21. ln'one III1FURLED T OD V IXLANlS feirTOE' LE.GIE RACE NOW ON IN EARXESTV Front TToV on It Will Be Nip and Tuck: :- Between ' the Four Club of tlw' Ii . la ml Empire Vicngue Kotteman 1st Twirling for ' IA 'Grando Newspao- 'tier Comment Front tlie Four CUs Towns Fans Look ' for Ttirw Games' at Baker Cit y, But Not the ' flrHtOne. " " '.,.i, Th'at'ilttie pennant' for 'lihlch the season of 'it 08 will be devoted", Went up at Baker pity this afternoon and will flutter. In the' winds until the des son Is over. t AVho Is going to haul ft Off for the opening series of the In land Emplrs , league, the La Grande club, learn -left , for ; Baker City this morning,, Knttqman twirls for the Ltv Granders In the opening game. ; There Is much speculatlon as ft hdw many ,of the series the visitor , will take, and. the .consensus of opinion Is that the f Itfat game goes to. Baker ot the 'worst railroad disasters that --'"X fn ""'Vt generally want It FOR SATURDAY ONLY - - THERE WlMi EE MANY OTHER SPECIAL OFFE1UXGS ON DISPLAY AT OCR STORE WHICH LIMITED SPACE WILL NOT PERMIT MENTIONING. IF YOU HAV E ANY WAXTS TO 81 P PDY IT IS DOLLARS TO DOUGILXU1S YOU CAN SUPPLY THEM inaiB AT A QUARTER TO A THIRD LESS THAN REGULAR PRICE. LACE CURTAINS AT A LIBERAL SAVING. "' Curtains In all dcnirable nct XoUlnshum, Ara bian, Irish Point and Cliiny lace effects, In white, crrn antl coffee colors.-' , $1.35 and 11.25 Curtains, good assortment of patterns, t yards long, 64 Inches wide; special for Saturday, the pair .' 9fk tl.SO lce Curtolns, splendid assortment, SH yards by CO Inches; special, the pair. $1.19 $6.50 ecru Curtains, extra large size; special for 1 Saturday, -the pair '-87 $15.00 VALUES, LADIES' SUITS, FOR SATURDAY, AT SPECIAL PRICE, $8.85 In tan, Mue and black. Ponnnw, black Sicilian, pray Oxford and Novelty Mixtures, some wlih Eton Jack ets, others In fitted and semi-fitted backs. . . , ..$9.85 81.50 black Salteen Petticoat . , 98c Just 25 In the lot and extra good values; special for Saturday only y 1000 yards summer Dress Goods, regular 15c to , 20c values; special for Saturday, per yard-.H' 75c Ladies' Lace and Embroidered Hose...." 49o $2.00 to $2.50 Men's Hats $1.45 1 $1.75 Ladies' Long Silk Cloves, Spl. $1.38 SENATOR PLAn IS D (ONERATED COXTENTIOXS OF MAE WOOD W ERE FALSE, k-nntcr Thomas Collier- Pliitt Was Never Muiihd to Ml'-5!ae Wood "(lie Poricf IIclU-, ' Wl.o lrt.?iit Rerlr-vs Chnrgcj Ai;r.!:is: A;,cd Ken ami Ml Wood N In Jail Many Ilntrf 31ov- - C'-:ir-!-!w Sro::?i:r b? C.io Would-uu Wife. ever occurred In this country, at least G'l passenger were killed and '100 seriously hurt In a collision between wo. pn-wengor trains thi8mornlng. The trains were running at a high rate of speed when tho crash occur- ed, At the town of Cont'ich, six mlfes south of Antwerp, the two trains met. They camo togethur with great, force, piling up wreckage, in great heaps. One train was bound for Brussels and the other tor Llerre, Three coaches of the latter train were smashed into kindling' wood. ; Mistaken signals at . a crossing It thought to havo cnused the disaster, A misplaced switch was the -illrcot cause of tlio catastroihe. . So badly entangled were the pnsscn r-,r-!-.' that It was several hoars -before tho rescuers could get In ef'tclent war);. : . Many of the corpses were so badly roasted that they could scarcely be handled as a result of the f Ire that sprung up In the wreckage, Hospital facilities aro Inadequate and much suffering followed. ' ' , . . . Soys' and Young Men's Suits at .... ; SPEtlRL REDUCTIONS skiuhbti GOOD CLOTHING FOR FAR LESS THAN YOU HAVE EVER PAID FOR THEIR EQUAL AT THIS . SEASON OF THE YEAR NOTE PWCFS CAREFULLY. " . $J.60 to $4.50 Boys' Suits 2 "0 In blue Serge, Cheviot, Worsted and Novelty Mixtures, ages to 14; regular $3.50 to $4.50 values Also special lot of Boys' Sultsv ages $ to 14, worth up to $9.00;;speclal . ,'. 9'i- ' a ' $4.75 BOYS' SHOES, SPECIAU $1.98 in vlci calf, bal or blucher cut; regular $2.50 to , t $2.75 values $l tl) YOUNG MEN'S SUITS SPECIALLY reduct:d von. Saturday only. One lot's) Suits, regularly priced $7.60... i $1.89 Choice of $12.50 young men's Suits ...$9.85 Choice of $15.00 young men's Suits $1IJ)5 Choice of $18.60 young men's Suits ..$11.85 Choice of $22.50 young men's Suits ...... . .$17.1)5 Choice of $25.00 young men's Suits $19.95 New Tofi, iiiay 21. Juiige. O'Gor- nan fouriJ !w. iie detetifte in lae btn itor Plait case today, exonerating ?lstt' and sustaining his assertion that ie was never married to Mae Wood. Miss Wood was committed to Jail. More hard blows were struck at the foundation of Mae Wood's contention that she was the wife of United States Senator Thomas C. Piatt, when an nulment proceedings were resumed to luy. Frank Piatt re luted the l;it:l- ients of the payment of the JlO.OM to her for the return of Plntt's let 'ers to her, which it w:j rumored the intended to publish under the title. "Love IiCttcrs of a lions." "Did you sec those letters?" Inquired Attorney Stanfleld for Hie defendant. "t did." "Did they contain endearing termi neh li "My'B'rlde to bo" and "dear llttlo. one'?" "Thy did not." was the answer. Frank VI HI. a newspaper man, tes tified that Mae Wood told him on time that Piatt's, matrimonial affairs did hot Interest her, and that she re spected, the senator, but had no othe fueling fof him.' 'Charged with perjury, Mae Wood, th. plaintiff In tho sensational Wood Piatt case, lies in Jail, while the aged senator Is cleared of all suspicion of having committed bigamy.; - Police- Chnrpo Women. London, May 21.A mob of suffra gettes invaded Downing street this morning and gathered; in, front bf the offices of Prime Minister Asqulth. Be fore the speakers could make any ad dress, however, the police charged and dispersed - them, ; Six , arrests were made. - The Intention of the women was t-i make a, noisy demonstration 'i-A oro . Asquith's offices because he refiw-d to grant their demand fur a Albany Next Meeting Pluce. Salem, Ore., May 21. Albany was selected as the next meeting place of he grand lodge I.. O. O. v If. this morning at the grand lodge, which Is session here this week.. Final Exams Next Week, The public school children all wear a worried look, for on next Monday the final exams begin and continue ffrage bill. otherwise but that the O'Brien squad will come back with three of the four. Is looked for, The Sunday game will attract many from, La Grande-.- Fans are trying to get up a crowd of 50 or more, and It appears at .this time -that " such will be the caaa.,., ".' ,j , : Otarmr to FliriuVh Fccre. , While the team Is awfty, fans who are compelled to stay, at home will bo given the score right off. .the' bat at The Observer's score .boards, to be found at the old places. As a, rule It will be about 5 o'clock before the cvrS;S,Ar,0,''aieU.i,...i,(,l.,.w. . ' Pendleton, walla A alia and Baker City dallies comment, as. pltwij,..,.. , IHlKCr S I.1UC-UJ1. On Thursday the baseball season ijinr nnd ovtry-baseball fan Is anx- , livis'y awaiting for ths time. when he osrWiear the umpire call "Play ball!" T'!;e, Is -only on, drawback to ttj .. rr';t event '.he store will not chuo. H i'i-m that si.'iiin 'of, the stores would, not consent to closing... Cap-' tain Cryderman vHI put on of . tlje fastest U-ams ever seen In these parts In the fluid. THcq will be at the Ini tial bag gathiMJng In (Ver;-thr;g com ing his way , while 'honipsyii at sec- ond,- who was with the Lluholn tenm In tho Western league, -Will do stunt . at hla . corner. .- Felps, , the ; fastest (hortslop In the. Northwestern league rf li-st season will be seen at short, Cnl Zlirmermnn at third bs Is a C incinnati . boy. ..who. w)ll .hojd down t'.iat, difficult corner and who u!o promises to be one of tho most va'ua hle men 4n tha. team, Molltrts in t'ne Irht garden Is a sure fielder, "V.I'.e Wilson, who shows himself to be an A No. 1 man will be In left field. Molverlilll, who was Union's catcher last year and showed himself to be a first-class man,' will rambleN around the center field. Either Hoffman of . (Continued on page 7.) 8T VJuHT 10 BE. Till: HAPPINESS AND GLORY J r every citizen to so live and act tint his fel- 1 low citizens will esteem him for his goodness, 2 n!s kindness, and his usefulness. The principles of good citizenship should conslitute the code of rules for every kind of business whether public or private. This applies particularly to the drug business, be cause, owing to the limited knowledge of the qualities of drugs by the general public, it follows that the re liability or the druggist is, the chief guarantee or good service. HILL'S DRUG STORE X La Grande - m t Oregon V ! i, I t i - 'I through ths week. t .