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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.
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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
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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
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IKE
WOlll) BE GREATEST , 1
STRIKE IS HISTORY.
V!'
f IS SlEffl
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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
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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.
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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.)
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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
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through ths week.
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