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LA GRAXDE, VXIOX COUNTY, OTIEGO.V, MONDAY, JUXE 8, 190H.
ITIS STILL
AFTS FOES HAVE NOT
; 1 , ,,. YET GIVEX CP.
Arrival of Cannon's .MmWRfr Give
1 , New Hope to Foo of Administration
Program-Contents ( Will Be Con
- tliiucd Fight Still Fierce, and the
, J Taft Men Must Work -Cor Victory
, '' Ttiey Expect -Oregon Proxy Of
' ' fcrcd to Tnft's Manager. - : '
Ji ' Chicago, June 1,-new iiop
' given the allies -today In the battle
against the, Taft-Roosevelt power In
: the republican national committee by
thelirrlval of Congressman McKlnley,
manager of the Cannon boorm
Senator Hemonway of Indiana, and
Senator Crane of , Massachusetts, who
xave been at the head of the allies,
sent a hvirry cull for McKlnleyi
The contests before the national
committee will be continued In ao
ctirdance with a statement given out
by .the allies last night after they had
given up the plan to save t.heii' pow
der until they could appear before the
credentials committee of the conven
tion. Today the fight seems to bo on
with, all its original vigor. There is
little doubt tout that the Taft men will
carry every issue before the commit
tee." ".. ' " : r. .
, The committee today, placed the
CANDIDATES.
A"or Ctiicrew .
-V 11 Ellis
xll Jeffrey
14 . Sanders .
15 Shaffer
Supreme Judge
II Bean ,
17 Bright
II Brlx '
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Dairy ami Food t'ommbwjoner
1 . Valley
20 Kmery
21 Hosklns ,.
for I'nltcd hiatus Kenntop
22 Amos .. .
11 take
24 Chamberlain
25 Cooper ,
J'or Rullroxd l'unimlxlonrr
21 Aitchison
2T Hamilton .-
21 Newell , ,
'it Young
lAir Clrrult Judir
rawfi)rd
II Knowles
Kir Slate Keualor
It Oliver i..
SI Rumble
For Joint Reprcwitiallve
14 HusK
" For 8tate Rnirexentatlve
15 Barnes , ...
, II Richardson
I 17 Rothchlld
-""for Sheriff-.
II Chllder
II Davis
40 Fitzgerald .
For C1,rli ,..
' 41 Tullls
42 Wright
For CominlsiJoiier .
41 Hlumensteln . ..,
44 Rich
M fielder
For neeorder
41 Oaasett
47 finook
41 Simmons
Ftr Amnnur
41 Hug
. It Xlayvllle ,
St Rlnehart
For County Hnprrlntrodrol
II Bishop
It Bragg
For TrnaiHirrr -
14 Frawley ; . .
III Warren
For fitineror
II Curtis
17 Thornton
For Coroo
II Monk
II Tode"
Iximl Option- ,
10 Iry
11 Wet
10
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' To Incrtis eompensatlonof 1fU
latorjAjiTll; No, 1011.
ti.To foete slat Institutions le
Vhera tf an at the aeat of gorern
'( tpent-V4. U4I; No. 111. .
; '. To ncr tho numbor of aupromo
Juigef J"Qn .throa to Pro Yea. Ill:
NoJ? .
TW th.le llmo f holding lection
Toa, SMl:
To allow rounty rourt lo hlro 4ut
9rtwfMrYM, J: No. lfT.
T ooaapot r4ulroa4a to fir fraa
Taft delegates' from the Third con
gressional district of Florida on the
temporary roll. Hitchcock remained
In the ante-room during the session.
He declared that he is certain : that
Taft will 'have 700 votes on the first
ballot, and said that Luna had asked
him to take hl,4 place until he return
ed from Chicago. Charles CnrrjV of
Portland, Ore-, sent his prosy to Jas.
MeLachtan, who offered It to Hitch
cock. Hitchcock declined It.' The
Taft delegates from the First district
of Georgia were seated at noon. ; ,- .
Hitchcock, Taft' manager, voM
presence In the 'national committee
caused an outcry, announced today
that hv will not participate In the ses
sions anymore. Solomon Luna of Xew
Mexico, whose proxy Hitchcock has
held, appeared in the committee room
personally and Hitchcock refused to
attend the sessions as assistant secre-
mhwWm, VAv . .!.
Pla.U Hand at Work. ;
, Plttsfleld, Mass., June 8. --A posse
Is today routing; the woods on the es
tate of William Pollock, the New York
millionaire, for members of the Black
Hand who threatened Pollock with
death if he did not submit to black
mall. Pollock and his employes had
a pun fight with the supposed mem
bers of the band Sunday. "
.Itritt VUlNlaime Tlioniax.
San Francisco, Cal., June 8. Willi
fetitt, brother of Jlinmle Brltt,' lin?
assumed the management of Joe
Thomas, and Is now arranging sev
eral bouts for him. He has challeng
ed Ketchell to a six round fight, and
also wired Charlie Harvey to arrange
a fight with him.
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transportation to stato officer, coun
ty Judges and sheriffs Tea, 917i No.
1741. ,
To appropriate 121,600 annually for
National Guard armortro Tea, 710;
No, 1917. i
To appropriate money for tmlrsrsl.
ry of Oregon Tea. 1117; No, 1176.
. Equal suffrsg ameadmeat Toa.
.1114; No; lilt.
I To allow ciUoo to rTilU alaos of
ant uw meat tod aalooaa Tea, till;
No. 1641. ti;-.,u...:-.'...
Witoi rotors power to call aaeolal
I SUE
WAXT WAGES PAID BEFORE
. STRIKE IP W, V. EMPLOYES
General Strike of Commercial TV1r
raphors Slay Occur U Wng-en An
Not RestoredConsiderable' ' Favor
AmoiUf Affi-elcd " for FrDptiwd
Method of Gaining Demand UUni
That ComiNMilee Ilitvo Hix-u Vu
fair. - MMwsnUe. Wta.. June ; S. A; jje:
mand for the sanie wage "which "wer
paid before the strike of the telegra
phers on the Western Union Telegraph
company will probably be made by
the national convention of the Com
mercial Telegraphers' ' union, which
opened here today. Threats are made
of a general strike if the demand. Is
not complied with.
The locals of the union In num
ber of cities, Including New York,
voted, some time ego to make the de
mand. , , . . .
. They claim that union, operators
who returned to work were compelled
to drop out of the union and forfeit
tholr Insurance policies In the labor
organization. They also Insist that
the companies have, discriminated
against their former employe, par
ticularly the women operators.
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election to remove officer from office
T. 1491; No. Illl,
For legislators to role for peopls's
choice for United Bute senator TVs
toil: No. III.
To make majority sleet Instead of
plurality Tea. 1111: No. lilt.
To limit amount of moner candidate
may spend for auction Tea, 1411
No. lilt.
To recreate old grand jury law-
Tea. itr. No, in: ; ;. ;
fee dlrtstot) 4 r7ae county Tea,
ilid; He, 1H.
PLOT TO ILL
YOUNG KII.C
PLAN' Id KILL THIRD
OXE OF ROYAL FAMILY.
Lisbon U lit Excitement' Iloxuu.se f
Diveinrred Finn to Kill King Em.
numuel, WIioho Fntlier and Rrotlier
Wore Recently Assawliinted IHxl
. m Done Duilug Rellslim IVuhI
Otitbnttk 1'Vutcd. " -t
-i.Jpn, Portugal, June 8. All Lis
bon and in tact tne.- entire
was thrown Into consternation today
by tho. news that leaked out that the
authorities had discovered a plot to
n.saslnate the young king. Emmanu
el. Th fear of the people Is made
the greater by the recent murder of
the young monarch's father and
brother. The deed was to be. done
with a bomb, to be so placed that the
king could not escape, during the re
ligious feast to be hold June 18. Out
breaks of the people are feared, and
the palace guards have been g'rentlj
Increased. '. The royal family are vir
tually .'prisoners. The queen suficrs
much from the nervous shock caused
by th news of the fiendish plot to
kill her only remaining son. . i
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DELAYED TRAINS PASS
: THROUGH IAGBAKDE
CRACK JjOHTH COAST I.IM-
ETKD ONR OF Til KM.
HumlreriM VIm Hav UeerTDctayed In
MdnUmn Fawt Through Ij Grande
Tlii Morning Boosters at Work
May llotoKMt t'onijwny. En Route
8Hikano ond Cmt Cltli on Train
Mbwrd Bookings la Montuna.
T'0 tralnloads of tourists, bound
mainly for the Puget Sound cities
vassed through La Grande this morn
ing after being on the road from Hel
ena, Mont., since Saturday noon. But
tho slow trip through from the Mon
tana city was not the worst of tht
troubles afflicting the hundreds who
wore on the two trains. The North
('oast Limited passed through about I
o'clock this morning. About 8 another
train, consisting of four day coaches
one sleeper and. a Pullman contain
ing May Robson and her company, en
route or ftpokane, stopped for 4f
mlntJes. Nearly all the passenger
eer.A hungry, and made a rush fot
"tViranta. O. B. Benhsm of thr
Jnitit tttl'Mfmahl A..n..,h... ...
sAl there with booster literature
fYVlth the help of Oenrge La merest
(!iirliuted to the people a thousand
lr the Grande Ronde valley booster
circular. Many Inquiries as to the
status of La Grande ,pn the llquot
ouestion were heard, and many fellcl
totlons were given when the Inquirer
were told that we shall shortly hav
no aaloons. It Is expected by the real
estate people, Judging by the talk of
the tourtsti that many will return
this way In the near future, and look
orrr the vailey with a view to locating.
Actress la flood Round.
Msy Robson, the eminent actress
with her company, occupied the car
Wlllapa. They were held up several
days In Montsns, and had to cut sty.
eral cities where they were booked to
play, among them being Missoula en
nutte. Tnty played two nights In
Billings to good houses, and also si
Helena- To kill time, and Incidental
!y to mltlgste as much as possible the
financial loss occasioned by their can-
oelled engagedmeflts. they showed at
Livingston. The loan was billed less
than 14 hours, and the opera house
was crowded to the doors when the
curtain raised. The long jump from
Helena to Spokane la tiresome, but af
ter that point la reached, the members
of the company hope that their trou
ble will be over. . 4
Trial 4 tJJfora Bee Wrewaere.
0ea Freeetsee, CoX, Juna 1. Th
trial trt Walter Bertattt, former tioa.
president of the looted California Safe
le,posit & Trust ' company, charged!
with the felony of embcxslemrut.. be-i
gr:n today, fcefore Judge' Oonley, As
sistant IDstriet Attorney Cook made
the opening statement. In which Rart
n'ett.wos accused of stealing 8250,000
in bondH, and securities of the Col
ton estate. J, Daiiell Drown, former
manager of tne bank, will bo the
state's star wl'.ness. Mrs. Dnhlgren.
one of the Colton heirs, wm the Tint
witness. She testified that she had
deposited the securities In tho bank.
nartnett will take the stand (n his
own behalf. Tn his opening statement
Cook- denounced Bartnett. and ex
plained the cipher code used by the
defendant to communicate Vith the
bank officers. .'.:''
Vmutllla Rerlnninllon.
Ban Franetsvo, Juno S. Before salU
("8 ,pnwtho bntjloshlp Maine for the
titiwRiiitn tfrtttnuit. uuy,. o.fcC
the Interior Garfield made a etato
ment to the representative of the
I'nlted Press to the effect thnt the
work on tho Vmatllla reclamation pro.
jtu is progressing satisfactorily, and adoption of plnns that will drive tho
will be ruKhed to completion n fat dives and low groceries out of bul- '
a possible. . Vpnn his return from the noss.
Inlands he wll vllt-Oregon and In-j As'tiie brewers own A lnrge per
spect the progres .( the work,- and . rentage of the property In which sa
later will make recommendations as loons are run, their power is consld
to further work. I erable '
California Man Fntlx-zjelx.
Sun Francisco, June 8. Charged
with embezzlement of tfiOO of tho ; l "'' and secured their own evl
funds of tho Mi-trqpolltwn Surety Co.J uence,. and forced the hands of tli
f which he Is Pacific roast manager, ' police and prosectitorn. ntid have rid
7,'tdson C. Brush! 'Is under arrest in ' ,!le fUUli of 2800 gtmbilng and other
Vs Angeles. The authorities hero are -ont f.hll h nnex8 of the sa-
nvaltlng his return to San Francisco!'00""" ( ' i,S
o he tried on a felony charge. Cru- j Th "cst Virginia J'n.wei.s' 9M.
le Is Hccretury of the state l onrd of elation lias hunt, a .c'ivular letter to
railroad cemnilssloners and a proml- , 1'quor dealt re, nliing upon their
?r-nt polltlelun. Tlie warrant was ' f'g'd compliance with the jaw in
worn out by t. A. MacBeth, the east- j every partleulnr. The New Jersey
?i n representative of the Surety com- '" Wers passed resolutions to the
'."ny. . j same effect a few months ng, and In
" - -' .- f Ohio !; brewers have taken similar
. Vountt Mother KIIU" Ilabe.'
Redwood City, C., June 8. Ma
mlo Blass Is held In Jail here to- j ""' "J the Milwaukee (brewer are
lay pending an . Investigation of her now ,Rkll, ,h8 matter up. It la
onfesslon to the police that she stran- I "Toc'cd thnt a wholesale houe clean
Xled her Infant and threw It Into the' wl11 tuke iMr9 ,a the rt',a" "l"or
tay, where it was found floating near(,'ale ln verjf clly of '"'Portance.
ihore. Suspicion pointed to the young! The arrival cf. irt:., I. Vorys of
nother. and when the crime was fas-:011'0, th orllnn' Taft manager, cou
tened on her she coolly admitted that P,pa ltn the absence of Hitchcock
she had strangled ths child. Phe will ,mm the corhmlttee, has started a ru
be tried for murder, jmor that Hitchcock has been sup-
. .
IeinKTaU Will Meet, '
Portland. une 8. Oregon demo-
wau will hold their state convention
n Portland tomorrow morning. It Is
-vpected that Chairman S-veek and
Secretary John B. Ryan will be re.
letted.
Tetinemee Vietlm Burled Today.
Los Angeles, June 8. F. O. Max
'eld, who died Sunday as a result of
be explosion on the cruiser Tennes
e. was burled today In Harbor View
cemetery.
Iorm Air Trip.
Hi. Louis, June I. Csptsln C. L.
Bumbaugh, who recently completed
til 100-mlls balluon trip, will stsrt
Yom Chicago on July 4th In a balloon
or the Palflc coasi. 1
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lOUCMT TO BE THt
ol every citizen to
I
low citizens will esteem him for his goodness.
his kindness, and his usefulness. The principles of
good citizenship should constitute the code of rules
for every kind of business whether public, or private.
This applies particularly
cause, ouing to the limited
of drugs by the general public. It follows that the re
liability of the druggist Is the chief guarantee cf
good service.
HILL'S DRUG STORE
La Grande m
1 STEFJ 1
TEMPERA NC13 'WAVE FRICIIT-
K.VS BREWEI5V IAXATE3.
Plan to Force Ilvea Out of Bu.lex
Metlioils Atlopteil by Texiw. Vet
Virginia ul MIuiuvhiui WhobvioJo
HouwrCltimtlnc to TaUo 1'Uu o if Nog'
: Too ImU- I'nlKx! States UitHien'
! AsMH-lutlon Will Outline Mctiioih.
Milwaukee, Wis., June 8. As a ra-
ntiw sweeping over the country, tho.
United States Brewers' asocLvtlon,
which began Ita annual convention
here today, will seek to secure'' tho
The Texas brewers two years ngo
tried to stem the tide of the prohild-
,lon wave and employed their own
action. v. '. . .
Tho Minnesota brewers are nlo la
planted as Taft's director general.
Vor'1 established separate hendqunr-
ter. Taft delegates from the Herond
' and Third districts of Oeorgln were
,.BUa thll aflBrnoon. Tn, Tnft
rniioii num. ins firm cistrlct or
Kentucky were also sated. This del
egation contested was by Fairbanks.
Louisiana contests will be the next''
taken up.
TTriflc Hnll m Jnmn.
Toklo, June I. A terrific hall storm
wpt this city today. Hall stone
measuring two and one-half Incheji
In diameter, fell like bullets. Not m
window that was exposed Is intact.
Many are severely Injured. The dunv
ags dons to crops Is very severe.
Htll6ttl6'llllllllH666l'
an
HAPPINESS AMD GLORY
so live and act that his f ci-
to the drug business, ho
knov!ede of the qualities Z
4
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