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VOLUME VII. LA GRANDE, UXION COOTY, OREGOX. .Mil DAY, MAY 22, 1008. XtMBEIt 230- If ' El , "WHAT IS THE MAT- TEH WITH LA GIIAXDE, People Do Not Realize the PosKibilltics of Tills Section TluH the Only Fault Immenne Value of JVortli Yakima Land, Wenatchee Land, growth munity can do toward attracting homeseekers and Inventors, and devel oping their latent resources. ' The Grande Ronde valley, with Its beauty and wonderful fertility, Is being passed by for sections very much less desir able, simply because the merits of this section have not been made known. No one disputes the fact that the Grande Ronde valley can raise Just as pood appels as Hood River, Wenatchee, Medford, Freewater or North Yakima, yet land here can be purchased for a fifth of the price of land In these more widely advertised communities. The secret of the' of Hood River, Medford, .Mouiom uma, aim utiier wen Grants Pass and other similar com Comniunlttes, Due, to Concerted mUntegl Is In the fact that everybody boosts. The" pull together for their section. In season and out of season they have a good word for their town. It was William Allen White who There is a healthy spirit of emulation Immortalized himself by asking, ' to na v. the cieanest orchard, the best 11 fruit, the finest farm. A stranger see- 'w.lio i.loi ,n ,hB well-keDt orchards and the to ask, "What's the matter with La beautiful farm homes decides that the Grande?" his question will be easily j community Is prosperous and decides answered. La Grande and the Grande to cast nls iot Wtn them. The Grande Rdnde valley are alt right, emphati-J Ronde valley can support In comfort cally so, only yes. there la an only , ,0 tlmM lt8 present population, end there usually Is a fly in the ointment, Grande can be the commercial me you know--Qnly the people do not be- tropolls of eastern Qregon If the peor A E n H SCHOOL Boosting, Says Journalist. , (By Fred Lockley.) "What's the matter with Kansas?' MTI" - ' MICHIGAN CN'IVERSITY FINDS WERE EMBEZZLED. Gray-IIulrvd Officer of the University of Michigan Faces DlHgraoe Because He Took Funds of tlie School Dis trict Attorney Pressing Him Hard to Reimburse the Institution Regents Forced to Demand Iteslgiuttlon of Secretary. BELL I HOST TO FLEET THOUSANDS CROWD THE CITY AT DAYLIGHT. Monster Parade Is Feature of Today's Program at Bollliigluuii, Where the Atlantic Fleet Is at Anchor Ball Gumo Tills Afternoon Dances and Balls to Entertain the Seamen and Officers Boi: Cars Used to Accom modate Spectators. gin to realize the wonderful possiblli ties of this section. , When one travels over the west and sees romnuinltlo with nnt nnn.hnlf of Come West know pie will only boost and keep on boost ing and let those who are planning to that the XJrande the natura'l resources of the Grande Ronde valley Is the. place they have Ronde valley, forging ahead, It makes always been looking for. - one enthusiastic over the possibilities of this favored section. ' At North Yakima land Is valued at and Is selling for $2500 an acre a price that seems out of all reason till one learns that the owners net from 160.0 to $1500 an acre from their or chards. Wenatchee, until a decode ago, was a hot and shimmering ex panse of sagebrush, absolutely without value. Today the land is selling for from J600 to $1800 an acre. Medford Is another example of what ' Lansing, Mich.. May 22. After holding his position as secretary of the University of Michigan for 25 years, ' James" H. Wade Is confronted $10,000 of the Institution's funds. Further disgrace Is In store for him, for It Is said that Attorney General Bird will demand that the university regents dismiss him and- will insist that the secretary reimburse the uni versity. In addition the fact will be laid before sjhe district attorney for action. It is said Wade practically admits the charge of grafting. . such a movement, and the sooner we get at It the sooner we can proclaim to the world that La Grande Is metro politan enough to boast of paved streets. . MAE WOOD NOT WEAKENED. After Second Place. Washington, May 22. Vice President Fairbanks Is now out openly for second place on the republican ticket. At his Chi cago bureau his managers are making a campaign for delegates and hope to have him nominat ed with Taft on a Taft-Falr-banks ticket. a . com- TO ATTEND COMMENCEMENT. - J. D. GUlllan to Give Commencement Address nt Oregon Institute Presiding Elder J. D. Glllilan has been asked by the Oregon Iostltu the academic department of Willam ette university, to deliver the csm mencement address on Juen 16. Tn Invitation has been accepted and the presiding elder will Incidentally m- tend a board meeting of the regent? at that time. . ' Belllngham, Wash., May 22. With box cars attached to every train so that thousands of visitors could reach the city In time for today's fleet cele- oration, ueuingnam awoke this morn ing with 50,000 visitors within her gates. The feature of today's program Is the parade of the 2000 bluejackets. Thousands ' of spectators ' massed themselves along the water side to ob serve the sailors disembark. Prompt ly at 10 o'clock a long line of sailors swung into Elk street. Between solid banks of cheering citizens the men marched on.' ' This afternoon a baseball game be tween a team of the Connecticut and the Belllngham league team will be watched by thousands of sailors. To night 1000 sailors will be guests at thu theaters of the city,' while others will be at a dance at White City. Officers will be entcrtntned at 'Fairyland rink tonight. , Figure In l'liitt Scandnl In Still Vin dictive and Promincs Retrial, New York, May 22. "I'll rot first," shouted Mae Wood through the bars of the tombs In New York today, when asked If she Intended pleading guilty to the charge of perjury upon which she was arrested yesterday at the conclusion of the action for a di vorce against Senator T C. Piatt, based on an alleged marriage to the senator, , "Out of respect to Piatt's age we left out some strong points In our case which will come out at the next trial. He threatened my life at num- ftMMH ,1-.., , i-r. -- ' marriage. He Is powerful In, politics and can get friends who will swear to anything." DEATH OVERTAKES mm CD s NEVADA NOW HAS A i NEW EXECUTIVE TODAY. After Illness of Six Months Governor Spark of Nevada, Succumbs TSsa'' Morning The Present . Trrtlt Hto Second One Lost Heart Over CriU -.. clsin Over Action In Gold field Troa- ' bios Made Fortune, Lot it, and Blade Another Ono Again, Atlantic Fleet Official Measures; , Are Stolen by Telegraph -Companies. j Seattle, May 28. A. report pre pared by officers of the Atlantic fleet on pirating by the iVommerclal telegraph companies of wireless mes sages exchyrrcd between naval sta tions and vessels, will be submitted to congress with the recommendation that congress enact legislation impos ing a penalty for the offense. Offi cials claim that offlclnl messages were taken up by the companies and made public. STREETS 4 e-tH$,j.xj4x I A QUARTER PAGE FULL OF - - FOR SATURDAY ONLY - r THERE WILL BE MANY OTHER SPECIAL OFFERINGS OX, DISPLAY AT OCR STORE WHICH LIMITED SPACE WILL NOT PERMIT MENTIONING. IF YOU HAVE ANY WANTS TO SUP PLY IT IS DOLLARS TO DOCGHNCTS YOU CAN SUPPLY THEM HERE AT A QUARTER TO A TlHRN I.TS THAN REGULAR PRICE. ' III TALKED HE WOULD BE EASY FOR ALL THE TAXPAYERS, LACE CURTAIN'S AT A LIBERAL SAVING. Curtains In oil desirable net Nottingham, Ara blnn. Irish Polu ami Cluny lace cHerts, In while, ecru und coffee colors. $1.35 and $1.25 Curtains, good assortment of . patterns, 31. 4 yards long, 64 Inches wide; speeiul for Saturday, the pair 9f $1.50 Lace Curtains, splendid assortment, Z yards by 60 Inches: speolnl, the pnlr ..$1.19 $8.50 ecru Curtains, extra large size; special for Saturday, the pair il.87 813.U0 VALUES, LADIES' SUITS, FOR ' SATURDAY AT SPECIAL TRICE, $fl.5 In tnu. blue and black Panama, black Sicilian, gray Oxford nml Novelty Mixtures, some villh Eton Jack ets othrrs in lilted nml senil-fittcd hacks 0i S1.S0 hluclt Sattccn Petticoats .Hu Just 25 In the lot and extra good values; special for Saturday only 9!c 1000 yards summer Drc? Goods, regular 15c to 20c values; special for Saturday, per yard,.12'c 75c Ladles' Lace nnd Embroidered Hose 49c According lo Systems Adopted und Curried Out Satisfactorily Else uhcro, La Grande Can Have Puvcd Kl reels on Easy Payment Mui IniDcrallve That . Movement He Kent Goliur Until Desired Project Is Completed (k-ncrully Wanted. TROUBLES OF WIRELESS. " Reno, Nev., May 21. Cover- nor Sparks died this mornlnK at 1:10 of neuralsia of th hsrt. after an Illness of six; months; Lieutenant Governor Don 8. Dlckerson succeeds to the gov- 4 ' ernorshlp., ., . Dickerson ' is 5 years old, and Is the -youngest 4 . governor Nevada has ever had.' ' Governor Sparks was 65 years old. He has always been a gub- Ho figure In the development of the west. He was a wealth stockratser, .' .f - RUEF WILL BE m rn niirr IILILU UnlL lilUflL IIEVKY TENACIOUS AND TO RE-PROSECUTE EX-BOSS- Reno, Nev.,' ' May 22. Governor Sparks began to sink at 2:30 this morning and physicians were hastily summoned, but nothing could be done. At 8:30 he passed away. Gov ernor Sparks became 111 soon after federal troops were sent to Goldfleld last year and the criticisms he receiv ed at that time caused him first to take to his bed. : ' He was born in Mississippi nnd went to Arkansas and Texas early In life.' He made a fortune and lost It In 1888, but regained It again, He was elected governor of Nevada and re-elected In 1000. - ', :- llsii pointed, But Not Discouraged Owr Disagreement of the Jury lit the Abe Hucf Cuse, Ilcncy TlKhtens HIh Belt nml RctackleK l-roHslllon Will Not Rest Until Ho Has the Cnrly-Hettded Boss In the Grip of the Law, He Says, $2.00 fo $2.50 Men's fais : : $1.45 I $1.75 k.'rMSSOTSSSUSSHSSSl Ladies' Long Silk Cloves, Spl. $1.38 Boys' and Young Men's Suits at . FGR SATURDAY GOOD CLOTHING FOR FAR LESS THAN YOU 1! WE EVER PAID FOR THEIR EQUAL AT THIS SEASON OF THE YEAR .VOTE PRUTS CAREFULLY. if osrni I,f TIAAFC $3.50 to $1.50 Boys' Suits In blue Ferjse. Cheviot, Worsted Mixtures, aces 3 to 14 yulues - - Alini special lot of Boys' Suits, nges 3 worth up to $.i0; sperlnl 82.75 BOYS' MIOl'S, SPECIAL 92.19 and Novelty regular $3.50 ty $4.50 S2.2!) to. 14, ; . ..'.C3.98 $1.08 bal or blucher cut; regular $2.50 to 1 V In vici calf, T . sl.HS YCUXG MEN'S SUITS SPECIALLY REDUCED 1XR STtl!Iy ONLY. Ono lots Suits, regularly priced $7.50.. Choice of $12.50 young men's Suits ., Choice of $15.00 young men's Suits ... Choice of $18.50 young Men's Suits . ., Choice of $:2.50 young men's Suits , Choice of $:5.00 young men's Suits . . , . ..81.89 . . ,9.H3 . .(til .. . .1114.33 . .f 17.0.1 . .1110.05 isw. ( -r-"aw Street pavement or street improve ment Is the all-absorbing topic among the business men Mure the council nlanted pnvement propacundo ' la WudnfHi'ay nty,lit. That the stieets should be pnved, or at least Immediate action taken to bring this aUo'.t, Is tlu- Rrr-inl con enUK of oi.i..lm, rnd lit' l J. n.al'.y i-ome r.c.i-7' i-M- 'ir to the best m: t1' id to J-!-sr-. PcniV:". r--''-" I ho paving lino by a simple, but ef 'eetlve method. The city was bonded tor the needed amount and given the option of picking up as much of the nd money us was needed each year, hus avoiding full Interest for the period. Such a plan might work well in La Grande. The city Is guaranteed through the business men. Each resident owning ibnttlng property to the puvcd dis tricts. Is given 10 years In which te iuy the cost of building his particular sham of pavement. Payments or- made in one-tenth earh year. For instance, If tho cost of build ing pavement were to cost $100 to llie Individual property owner, he iv.mlil have 10 years In which to pay it method which would scarcely be felt i.t nil. The "bltulllhle puvement on Main treet at Per.dleton Is very vatlsfnc t'iry. In fact, Is wherever It Is tried. When tho council voted to construct '.H blocks of bltullthlc pavement In ihnt city, property owners at flrs complained, but now that the pave ment has been finished nnd In use f.ir several years, they would not do with out. In fact, so popular has tho paved streets become that property ownerf on all the Intersecting streets have pe tltloned for paved streets, nciiibrce found GsHty. . rinllas, May 22. Am HembrecvTtc-i-; ed of nrirderlr.3 his daughter, Flor-, ciee. on a ranch, in Tillamook county, f,i:t!n5 the house on fire to oover Ills crime. He was found guilty by a Jury c.v.ly Thursday evening. He will be sentenced June 24. Hembres had been convicted once before for the crime of killing his wife at the same time' as the' murder of daughter oo eurred. : ". " San Francisco, May 22. "We shall continue to prosecute Abe Ruef, the ex-boss, until the law In vindicated," 'aid Francis J. Heney this morning in llscuKjiIng the failure of the first Ruef '.rial. Heney declares that ho is dls ippolnted but not discouraged by the netlon of tho Jury, which was, dls-ehB-acd Thursday night because of isatrroement. -i i"n final votd of the Jury was six fur ft nvletlon and six for acquittal, "! shall continue to battle until Ruef gets whut ho deserves," conclud ed Heney. "He Is already nt work on papers to be used In a retrial. New President at Willamette. Portland, May' 22. Rev, Fletcher Human of Indlanola, Iowa, was select ed as president of Willamette univer sity today by the trustees. Homaii routs ' from the Garrett I'lbllcal In r;:;;:u .Veil hla reputatlorf li splendid as a teacher and of grcAt executive '.1lll.y. Ha Is a gr.iduite of Simp- i cnlk'ge. , '.:.''.''''. The Atlanta council has appropriat ed $500 for the mos'julto but not to pay his bill or for his music. Cut In Wages. Chicago, May 22. A general cut in wages for all section men and la borers has ben ordered by railroads extending west of Chicago. Several thousand are affected. This is the first wage reduction to ba made by western roads. 5 BE Tilt HAPPINESS AND GLORY X r 13 'J GMT TO BE I IT Jl every citizen i I I JlGVV citizens v to $o live and ast tint ill fel- some oi ill esteem him for liis goodness. his kindness, and his usefulness. The principles of good citizenship should constitole ths code of rules for every kind of business whether public or private. This applies particularly to the drug business, be cause, owing to the I njited knowledge of the qualities of drugs by the general public. It. follows thait the re liability cf the " druggist Is the chief guarantee- of good service. '' . "'' ': : HILL'S DRUG STORE it, The time to take hold of tWs mat La, Grande m m Oregon ter In La Grande Is right now. It will naturally require some time to t4444444444w i I tt$$ tiUHttt 4444ltH44tFsm444Hl car for the many details attending which has Jusi been 'Completed