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LA GItANDE, UMOX COUNTT, OREGOK. XIT.SDAV, MAY 28, 1908.
M'.MBKU 251.
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE ILS
ri HLISHED A TAPER.
A Four-Page Paper That is Replete
With Local Color Is Now Off the
Prats and Will Reach All lu-glteml
Voter In Union County In a Day or
; Two Remarkable Feature la Ue
: . lint of Business and Professional
! Men Who Stand by, the Movement
Hare. "
What la undoubtedly the strongest
move uumm u, U czzzt?
of this county, will b the Issuance
tomorrow to every registered voter In
the county of a four-pace edition,
headed "Messenger of Freedom." In
this publication la column after col
. umn of facta and figures that tell no
lies, and are convincing arguments In
lavor of prohibition.
. The most remarkable feature of the
edition la the leading article on the
front page, where a list of names df
La Grande, Union, and Elgin business
and professional men who favor pro
- htbitlon, appears. A list had also been
secured from Allcel, but was lost in
the haste of preparing the copy.
Practically, every proprietor of a store
of any description In this city, has
signed the pledge to work against in
temperance at the coming election.
The largest manufacturing enterprises
In the county ore there; from them
down to the corner ggocer, the names
appear.
That one article alone tells what a
hold the dry county movement has
gained In this city and, In fact, all
the leading cities and towns of the
Italley.
Aside from this remarkable feature,
there are letters from business men in
' Wallowa county, where the "dry"
condition Is well known and the ef
fects common knowledge.
; The list of business men from Eu
gene, that thriving bee-hive of Indus
try, which Is prospering beyond all ex
pectation since the town went dry, ap
pears In full.
Then there are many articles deal
ing with the question In a general
way, which are well written, carefully
compiled, and leave no room for even
tual counter charges of exaggeration
or doubt of veracity. The big edition
will be mailed to the voters of "the
county as rapidly as they are wrapped
and stamped.
j Portlands a BuddlUst.
Boston, May 84.-Mrs. Mary Reber
of Portland, Ore., Is here organizing
a Buddhist church. She has many
wealthy followers here.
The Suit we make for
you Yill set you won
dering why you have
been paying the other
tailors so miichmoney
Hundreds if neat, bright new summer
goods to show you. . Coino In NOW
and order a Royal Tailor suit "d get
the legal guarantee- that every gar-
ment will hold 'Its style and fit, until .
!. -.' worn -out,' .':
$17.56 AND UP
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IIAC .1 N G . TO POllTLAN l.
AutomoblllKt Trjliiff to Beat Trains
Into Pordund From 'Frlwo.
8an Francisco, May 8. Fernando
Nelson left Valleja, Cal'., in an auto
mobile for Portland at S o'clock this
morning to establish a new speed
record. He expects to reach Portland
at 3 tomorrow afternoon, making the
trip from San Francisco to Portland
In 88 hours, one ho"ur faster than the
trains now make It To Redding, Cal..
Plepenburg will be the driver. To
Medf ord Wllliab Wagner, to Eugene
"Bill" Simpson, and to Portland Har
ry Johnson will be at the helm.
Thousands See Parade.
Seattle. May 2. A hundred and
fifty thousand persons saw the 015
naval parade today. Aquatic sports
MW UW i
Striken Return to Work.
Cleveland. O., May 26, Three hun
dred striking; carmen returned to
work this morning and the service la
rapidly becoming normal. The strik
ers who remained out say the com
pany Is badly crippled, and have not
' Arguments Continued.
Washington, May 16. Arguments
to quash the Hyde Benson Indictment
was continued today. '
CAIIS CONFIDENT
IF 11 VICTORY
CAN STAY NELSON
IN TUB FIFTEENTH.
Joe Cans, the Coolred Llghtweglht
Champion, Tells Chicago Friends
- He Can Put Battling Nelson Out In
the Fifteenth Round of the 45
Rouiid Go ' In 'Frisco July 4th
Brother of Jim Britt Calls It Loose
Talk Nelson on Vaudeville.
Chicago, May 26. Joe Gan, the
colored lightweight champion, today
Indulged 1m a little fight gossip that
made the fans sit hp. "I will knock
out Nelson In the 16th round at 'Fris
co on July 4, as sure as fate. The
Dane Is not easy, but he lost some of
his cleverness, speed and steam."
San Franolscc, May 26. Willis
Britt says Cans . made "loose talk"
when he said he would put Battling
Kelson out In the 15th round of a
45-round battle at San Francisco July
4. Britt says If Oans meant what he
says, the negro would be willing to
bet he could make good.
Nelson In Vaudeville.
Seattle, May 26. Battling Nelson
will appear In vaudeville here for four
days, boxing Guy Buckles of Omaha.
Afterwards he goes south to train for
the Gans fight. .
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SUITVITHDRAWN
BY EVELYMTHAVV
DEEP SCHEME TO GAI.V.
, . CONTROL OF PROPERTY.
Counsel for Evelyn Thaw Today Made
Application for Withdrawal of the
Suit for Divorce Between Evelyn
and Harry ThawReportcd to Be
First Move Toward Securing Con
trol of Thaw's Estate Evelyn Now
Wants to Handle Money.
New Tork, May it. Counsel for
Evelyn Thaw applied for withdrawal
of her suit to annul the marriage of
herself to Marry inttw, ywiM, '-'
judged Insane. The attorney gave no1
reason tor the sudden change of atti
tude, but It Is reported to be a step
toward gaining control of Thaw's 'es
tate. .
. With the withdrawal of the suit
Evelyn becomes the wife of an Insane
man. It Is reported tho lawyers are
preparing to bring action and have
her appoint a committee to take
charge of his personal property.
Later an attempt Is to be made to
gain control of the whole' estate at
Pittsburg. V
Harry's mother Is reported to be
hurrying here to confer with counsel
to prevent success of Evelyn's scheme.
Thaw's lawyers are already prepar
ing to oppose the motion to have
Evelyn appoint a committee to do
this.
REOPEN LAND FRAUD TRIALS
IH PORTLAND NEXT TUESDAY
FEDERAL JCRY TO PROBE
r MAXILLA LAND Fit AIDS.
Tracy Becker, Assistant to Attorney
General Bonaparte, Will . Arrive
Tuesday From Los Angeles to Pros
ecute J. II. Booth Federal Jury to
' Try tmatllta Men, to Picked and
. Ready for Action TownseiMl After
Oregon Railroad Grant. .
Portland, May it. Oregon land
fraud trials will be re-opened Tuesday
when Tracy Becker, assistant to the
attorney general, returns from Los
Angeles, to prosecute J. II. Booth, ex
reglster of the Roseburg land office,
for bribery.
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A federal grand jury has been se
lected to Investigate the Umatilla
frauds, Involving 26,000 acres of un-
alloted Indian lands. Prominent per-l
sons are accused or acquiring tnese
E ENDS TOUR
COUNTY III LA
Cove, May 26. (Special.) The
Cake party arrived here a trifle be
lated, but notwithstanding, a large
crowd heard the republican senatorial
candidate. At noon, and lasting un
til after 1 o'clock, he talked on state
ment No. 1 and on forest policies of
the present administration.
Touching the statement quertlvn he
called attention to tho fact that he I
responsible for thu principle of statu
ment No.'1 1. It whs Cnlte who stnort
on th precepts of Its teachings wivn
others were slds-stepplng. He re
marked that from the flirt of January
until April 17, the day of the' primar
ies, George Chamberlain, the demo
cratic candidate, never once spoke of
the statement. He was quietly wait
ing In his gubernatorial office while
Cake was out on the stump In the In
terests of statement No. 1.' When
Cake had done much to establish the
principles of that doctrine, and Cham
berlain had been nominated ; hj, the
democrats, the tatter got In the band
wagon for party reasons only, and is
now assuming the weight of the Ixsue,
' In speaking of the forest - policy,
Cake declared it was Inequitable and
ceded adjusting to asset tfae require-
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OFFERS TO JOIN HANDS
WITH TAFT IN THE ISSl'E.
Democratic Circles Look With Pleas
ure on Action of Bryan Today, in
Asking to Join Hands With Tart in
Whipping Congress to Pass Law
Compelling Publication of Expense
Account During Campaigns Re
publicans Look Askance.
Washington, May it. W, J. Bryan
sprung the first sensation of his pres
idential eampalga when he sent a
Uc-x;; --- w r Tuft, animat
ing they Join In urging congress to
pass a bill compelling the publication
of eampalga expenses. .
The democratic, leaders' look upon
the move as one of great wisdom and
say It proves he Is sincere In his de
termination to conduct the campaign
without the aid of great corporation
Influence. . .
' The Taft men are not making open
criticism, but It Is understood they
believe It to be a "play to the gal
leries." .
add bryan
Taft There First.
Taft replied to Bryan today, saying
he had already taken up the matter
of publishing campaign expenses. He
quoted a confidential letter sent to
Senator, Burrows, chairman of the
committee on privileges and elec
tions, April HO. saying ha believed It
would greatly tend to abolish corrup
tion from politics If published. He
also tells Bryan he has publicly an
nounced the hope the bill pending
would be passed, since writing to Bur
rows.
lands by fraud. - -
United States Attorney John Mc-
Court yesterday filed suits to recover
9280 acres In Linn county, and B. D.
Townsend arrives from Washington
this week to file suits to recover 8.
000,000 acres of tho Oregon-California
grant. ' '
. Young Girt Suicides.
Chlcsgo, May 24. Pretty Florence
Ferrian, aged 20, committed suicide
this morning because her father re
fused to abandon the fanatical religion
of "Parhamltes." Continually haunt
ed by dreams of her father writhing
In a sea of brimstone, she feared In
sanity and begged her parent to drop
the religion. Upon his refusal to do
so she dank wood alcohol and jumped
Into Lake Michigan.
Miss Ferrian Is an acquaintance of
Chester Brown, who was electrocuted
for the murder of "Billy" Brown.
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mi-nts of the stockmen.
With' but a few dropping out of the
party, the Union county republicans
hurried on to Union as soon as the en
thuKlustle speech at Cove was flnlxhed.
Two left the party because their du
ties culled thein 'away. At Union
shortly after 8 o'clock, much the same
spuech as wos delivered at Cove, was
miide. Wherever he' goes Cake U
proving conclusively that the Portland
Journal erred when It calls him a fllp
iloppe'r. He Is as 'solid on the' state
ment now as he was when ho worked
for It while Chamberlain lay Idlu.
In La Grande Tonight.
. The judge and his party will com
plete the ''Circuit of Union county to
night when they reuch here In time to
open the speech of the evening at the
Elks' hall. The hand Will be out to
welcome tno -candidate In, and to hur
ry the meeting on. It will start early
and come to a close early, to allow all
time to attead the graduation exer
cises at the opera house.
: Ample seating room has been pro.
vlded at the hall and when . 7;80
strikes tonight It to believed the Urg
,est crowd to file Into the Elks' hall
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Cnlty of Churches.
Kfirams City, May J6, The 'general
assembly of the rr-sbyterluu church
adopted a resolution this morning an
nouncing that the Presbytei lans are
ready to co-operato with any church
in an effort to unite with any church
of Protestant faith. This Important
stnp menus that some, If not all the
frotestant churches In unity soon. A
committee of co-operation and union
declares no doubt such "a plan will
meet with the approval of the Metho
dists, Episcopalians, Reformed Pres
byterians, Methodist Protestants. Mo
ravians and the reformed churches of
the United States.
Burns-Johnson Meet Off.
London, May 16 Burns refuses to
meet Johnson because he cannot agree
on finances. Instead, Burns lso sail
fehlp Bodies East.
Bremerton, Wash., May J. The
bodies of the marines killed Friday In
the street car accident will be ship
ped east for burial. " Fred Lullnskl
will go to South Chicago, and J. J.
Straub to Detroit.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
SAID TO BE A TOOL.'
Governor Hughes Has Been Asked to
Remove Dbttrkl Attorney Jerome
of New York, Fnm Office In
Making His Plea for This Action
the Attorney Throws Borne Light on
tho Works of Jerome A Friend of
.Wealthy Mulef actors.
Ellzabethtown, N. Y., May 28. "No'
graver cnlnmlty could befall the coun
try than the continuance in office of
District Attorney Jerome of New
York, whose cnrrifptness equals an
cient Roman courts." declared Attor
ney Frknklln Pierce, this, morning,
who on behalf of the minority stock
holders of the Metropolitan Street
Railway company, Is asking the gov
ernor to remove Jerome. ' J
' "Few a.en had as bright prospects
as Jerome. New York expected him
to be president, but now he Is a dis
grace to the state and the country."
He has promised to follow the trail
of crime Into the offices of the cap-
tains of finance," said the attorney,
"but Instead, we find him on terms of
friendship with malefactors of great
wealth, against whom evidence has
been placed In his hands, but against
whom he never acted. He has served
as a protector of criminals Instead of
a prosecutor.
"Not only has he fulled to do his
duty, but he has worked against the
interests of the people he swore to
protect, and we find him throwing
tho dice for drinks with Ryan's sons
and brazenly saying' he does not re
gret It."
jOUGHT TO BE THE
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1 every citizen to so
I ERO hi E CiEII
SEVERE DHIIC
low citizens Villi esteem him for his goodness,
his kindness, and hi 3 usefulness, the principles of
good citizenship should constitute 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 of the druggist is the chjef guarantee of
good service. . ' U
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La Grande
HEATH lil IKE
OF 11 FL1
FORT WORTH, TEXAS, CAN.
NOT ESTIMATE DEATH LIST,
Texas to Today a Scene of Death and
, DestructlonDeaUi Lint Increasing
Hourly Many Rescued Yesterday,
and Were Drowned Last Night, Be
lieving Worst Was Over Crest of
Flood Ha " Not Reached Fort
Worth This Afternoon At Least 1M
' Deed.
Dallas, Texas, May It. The death
list from tho flood Is Increasing hour
ly, and more than 100 lives are believ
ed to be lost. wwMauil. "ttiZ."
are homeless.
The porperty toss Is estimated as
35,000,0'?. Trinity river passed all
records last night, when It was be
lieved the crest of the flood had pass
ed, but it continued to rise, taking
everything before It. f
It Is belloved that many who were
rescued, left their homes last night
thinking the worst was over, and per
ished. ''-', ,
No Estimate at Fort Worth,
Fort Worth, May. 2. No definite
estimate of the number of dead from
the flood here can be made. Mil
lions in property has been destroyed.
The worst of the flood hus not yet ar
rived. : ' ,
18? HUES Of
WALLOWA KXTENSION TO 1
BE HURRIED THROUGH.
Harrlman Has Announced That the
Wallowa Extension Will Be Com- j
rleted From the Point Where It Waa
Propped by Retrenching Order
Last Fall AH the Branch Lines and
New Main Line RcfMtir Will Meast
187 Miles of New O. R. N. Road.
I Portland, Ore., May 28. Edward .
H. Harrlman. has ordered the con
' Btructlon and comnletlnn nf th Walv
,ow. extension Immedlateiv. win.
the Umatllla Central, the Ilwaoo Hue,
the Riparla-Lewlston line and the re
building of the main line of the O. R. -A
N Is marked 1ST miles of Dew
track In Oregon this summer.
Most of these Hues were affected by
the retrenching orders last fall when
Harrlman. suddenly caused to bo
dropped every shovel and pick on ths
road mentioned. ;.'
The Wallowa extension hi perhaps?
the most vital of any . of thes
branches, excepting the Lewlston-RI-parla
cut-off. Work will be resumed
In the near future and will be com
pleted late In the fall or next spring.
HAPPI.MESS AND GLORY
live ond ait tint i!i fcJ-
HEW ROADS
iH -oi ?! V . Oregon f
' in fears, will be oa band.
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