La Grande evening observer., June 16, 1908, Image 1

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f LA GRANDE? TJNION COUNTY, OREGON. TCESDAYi JVNE 16, t Sod. ; .. '
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CALLED I ORDER
Mies wimiw .ii ura-fou
Except Two to Centralize
t&e AnU-Tdft TiS&t.
ubor assumes big role
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Adjourned Until To-morrow When the
Credentials Committee . MaY
Male Its report,
RACE SlMMEItH DOWN
TO Til KICK STRONG MEN.
rVurteonth Natlmuil Republican Con
vention Called to Oi-Uit at 12:15
Today After Short Prelude Full
Dewrlptlou of Oollwun Roose
velt's Sumo Evokes Applause- Want
Middle. Wwttern Vkw-rradiletit.
The Coliseum, Chicago, June 14.
Represented by 80 delegate, assenv
by?d from the various states and ter
ritories, as well aa our "colonial pos
jlsslons," the republican party of the
1'nlted States met' today at 12:15. In
quadrennial convention for the pur
BUT TWO AIAY CANDIDATES.
' Chicago, June 16. Bulletin.
At J o'clock the announcement
mcnt a made to the United
Press Uiat Jlie allien bad derided
to withdraw all their candidates
ejufpt La Follette and Hughe
before the first ballot la taken.
Hughes and La ; FolWtfte ", were
asked to withdraw but they re-
rosed. Uiua making it practically 4
certain that the nomination will
not be unanimous. '
AN ELABORATE
PARADE ASSURED
pose of nominating candidates tor the
presidency and vice-presidency, and
for formulating a set of policies upon
which the forthcoming campaign shall
be conducted. -
Inunetue Seating- Capacity.
The scene was Chicago's greatest
amphitheater, where four years ago
Theodore Roosevelt waa made the
party's candidate. The seating capaci
ty of the building had been Increased
to nearjy 1,000, thus providing accom
modations for 3000 more people than
In 1804. At this, only a fraction of
the great concourse of party enthusi
asts that haa been pouring Into town
since Saturday was able to obtain ad
mission. Distribution of the tickets
had been in the hands of the national
committee and the local, committee of
arrangements. Each national com
mitteeman was allotted a limited num
ber, and each delegate and alternate
two. The local committee gave out
2500. . The marching clubs alone that
are coming In from outside points,
would more than have filled the seats
set aside for spectators.
Long before, the loor were opened
the street In front, which last week
was the scene of the activities of a
steam roller, whose work was likened
(Continued on page 4.)
ALLIES BEATEN
COMMITTEE AFTER MANY
! . FLOATS FOR THE FOURTH.
Same Spirit Animating Every Other
, Committee Arranging- for Celebra
tion Here, Actuated Parade Commit
tee In Trying- to Get Floats for Pa-
; rado General Scheme of Farada la
Now Being Worked Out Driving
and Saddle Horses Wanted.
. The committee having in charge the
parade for the Fourth are working
hard and If their plans are carried out,
the parade Will exceed in beauty and
magnificence any that ever , passed
through the streets of La Grande on
any similar occasion. Tho Goddess of
Liberty, surrounded by her maids of
honor, will head the parade. That
much la definitely decided upon.
Owners of fine driving teams end
saddle horses will be asked to turn
out, the auto will be In line, business
houses and perhaps the fraternal or
ders will have floats, cowboys and In
dians will add life to the scene, and
probnbly the most beautiful feature of
the entire parade will be a long line
HAVE SURPRISE FOR
CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE.
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:' Spouse Killed In Quarrel . ,
Belllngham, Wash.,, June 16.
Frank Eggleston, aged S3, a
shingle weaver, attacked his wife
and two children this morning,
and tried to kill them with a
rifle. The wife grappled with
until she got the gun. when she
shot him twice, killing him in-
stantly.
iSHARP DEIIIAL
OF
Authority on fotiuewi mw .V.
There tar No Chance for Allies to
Score a Vk-tory Against Tart Posi
tive That There la Something In the
Wind Credentials Oommlttee Sits
at 4 This Afternoon to Be In Session
Continuously.
(By John E. Nevins.)
Chicago, June 1. (1 o'clock p. m.)
After a lengthy conference, the
"allies" today are defiant, declaring
they have gained strategical advantage.
Mysterious whisperings continue, but
they refuse to give the least hint of
what the plan Is. Everything they can
possibly think of Is being done to
bolster up confidence In the hope that
they may be able to Impress some of
the luke-warm Taft adherents with
4.saaaa
v NEITHER ROOSEVELT NOR
TAFT HELPED DO TP.
T
r Army of the Re- Charges Coming From Chicago That
public, opens Its annual encampment
today. National Commander Burton
of Missouri, la expected to address the
-veterans at a campflre this evening.
. ' Rooseveu mmw w.l .C? f"
.Republican Platform to Bo Sub- '
milled at Chicago, Denied la Pub
lic Statement From the White House
Evea Tat Had No Hand In Draft-- ,
log Tentative Platform.
Washington, June 14.-Now comes
a characteristically rigorous denial
front the White House that Theodore '
Roosevelt dictated' the provisions of
their stutesments that "It la not all
over yot." .
Allies Are Downed.
Rut, the allies are licked. Nobody
knows it better than their leaders.
Senator Homenway of Indiana, and
Hepresentotlve J. Francis Burke of
of little folks droiwed In whlto and Pennsylvania admitted today that there
. ' Veterans In Detroit.
Detroit, Mich.. June It. National
Commander In Chief Charles Q. Bur
ton, of the Grand Army, and National
President Kats E. Jones, of the Wo
man's Relief Corps, wilt be the guests
of the Michigan veterans during the the republican national platform to be
encampmont opened here today. -. 1 submitted to. the convention at Chl-
j cago. It even goes so far as to den
that Taft played any Important part
In drafting It The following state
ment Issued today from the Wh:te
House: , ' .
"That which purports to-be a -
Lumber Manufacturers' association, called administration platform, t:
opened today for a session of throe graphed from Chlcugo, Is a mere t-t-
Liunber Manufacturers.-
, Minneapolis, Minn., June IS Or
ganizations of lumbermen In alt .sec
tions of the country have sent delega
tions to the convention of the National
days.
IE SPORTS
keeping step to murtlal music. The
old vets, too, will be there, beaded by
their flfo and drum corpa, and brllyi flKht n tho Alabama contests.
Is little chance' of doing much.
The allies , will make their hardest
stepping along, and not a whit fired
out by their previous three days fes
tivities, will give us reason to recall
the men who did the second great
work of saving the union.
THE GREAT UNLOADING SALE
SPECIALS IFi IAD
Li
Tomorrow, Wednesday, we place on Special Sale Fifty of
thes seasons best and choicest "Beverly" Summer Skirts
"-This will be a notable event and we venture to predict a
day's skirt selling, suuch as have never before been seen
in the City of La Grande; Come Early-'TWLL PAY YOU
$18.00 BEVERLY SKIRTS $7.85
In this lot rou'will find a splendid assort
ment in colors, styles, and patte ns val
ues from $15 to $10, Special .... $7.85
t
00to $7-00 BEVERLV SKIRTS $2.S8
Here is a skirt opportunity you can not
afford to overlook, about 20 skirts in
the lot regular $5. to $7., Spl $2.98
514.50 BEVERLY SKIRTS $5.98
Execelent assoitment in skirts of everv
description checks, plaids, and striped
trimmed with straps and buttons va -ues
from $10 to $14.50 Special $5.98
of their case, says he has new evidence
in the Alabama case to submit to the
credentials committee. That the al
lies have aomethtng up their sleeves is
clearly Indicated by their actions and
-or.fcrcncea, It Is certain that a fight
will be made before the credentials
committee, which probably remains In
continuous session from 4 o'clock this
afternoon until the report is complet
ed. The contests will be consolidated
s far as possible .to expedite the
work. . v '
WANTS BRYAN TO SIDESTEP.
rcrwmiil Friend of tho Commoner
I'IcuiIm for .IoIiiimoii'm Nomination,
nichmond, Va., June 10. George
McDuffee Ul.ike, a personal friend of
W, J. Bryan, announced toduy that he
has written the Kebraskan asking
hi in to aid In nominating John A.
Johnson of Minnesota, for democratic
prtsldentlal candidate. Illuke prom
ised Bryan 'lis would receive the nom
ination in 11! If he would step aside
this year. He named W. L. Douglas
it Massachusetts, as Johnson's run
ning mute. He has not received a re
ply from Bryan as yet.
JflUfffl
COMMITTEES NOT HAM
PERED BY FIXANCES.
Fourth of July Clelirstlon Will Be a
Hummer Tills Year Sports of a
Now Variety to La Gramlo People
Will , Be Held Planning on Auto
mobile ItaccH During the Aftcrnooii.
$7.50 BEVERLY SKIRTS $5.98
li styles and patterns to please the most
exacting, values up to 7.50 Spl. $5.98
Don't! Don'tll Don'tU! Miss This, Exceptional f
Opportunity to Save Money
Commodity Tokt.
Washington, June 1. A test rase
Involving the constitutionality of the
commodity clause of the Hepburn rate
hill, requiring .railroads owning eoal
properties to dispose of their holdings.
will be commenced today In Philadel
phia. In accordance with an under
standing with the .deportment of Jus
tice tho case will be tried upon agreed
state of facts, and no prosecutions will
be begun against the railroads directly
Interested tri the suit until a decision
of the court has been reached.
On the glorious Fourth the crowds
In Ls) Grande will be treated to sport-i
that are new, to this country at least.
Contests and gam" on horseback wi.l
entertain nearly everybody, and many
other novel attractions are bclnp
planned by the gentlemen In charge
of that part of the program. -
Automobile races will undoubted')'
be held, with handaome priies for the
Ictors. Now that the financial end
of the proposition to give us the bet
elebratlon ever, hus been so well pro-
ld-d for, the various committees can
work without having to squeeze pen
nies, and will provide the most enter
taining progrim ever given In eustern
Oregon. ,
The G. A. n. memlnH are . already
busy at work securing music for the
second of July, and Intend In the first
hree days to bring a large crowd to
own.
10c Apron Ginghams 10
yc"s. to a customer, yd 5c
'TWILL PAY 01)
TO COME
Best American Calicoes
1 0 yds.to a customer, yd. 5c
, Never trfore In the history of l.a
t. ramie, snrh shopping opportunities
as now. A HEAL JULY SALE IX
JCVK, with one dlffi-reneet Priv
are LOW Ell than etrr made at any
rrtiMM Jaly Clearance! Rale, Every
arHrte hi oar Splendid Stork at Re
dared prior. ' '
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LA CRANDf, . ,
OREGON
. trd, r of Torchier.
Toror.to. (int.. Junn 16. Delesatu
-epresetitlng tin; 100, HOD iiieinliers
.he tndependint Order of Foresters In
''an-uln and the United R'ates arsem
bled In Toronto today sf the ripening
f the supreme court of the frnternl
Iteporu of- the supreme nfflcura show
a g:iln In membership during the laxt
year of about 1 1,000.
Itearijustnient of premium rates and
tnntters connected with the conduct ol
the Forester! orphan home will be th
principal subjects considered durln
the convention, aside from the trans-
action of the regular routine.
WlMconsln Veterans.
Racine. Wis.. June 1. Wisconsin
I tatlve draft prepared by one of the
J members of the resolutions comml.:
for submission to Taft for the purpose
of obtaining his views upon ccrti m
planks. A large part of the purport-
eu iimoiirin una uuver ueva invn 117
the president at all, while a number of
planks contained . In the remainder, .
were subjected to amendments of both .
a verbal and substantial nature. This
and other drafts are tentative only,
and merely for Information of certain
members of the resolutions commit
tee, who are seeking views from vari
ous prominent republicans. Neither
the president, nor - Tuft, committed
himself, nor will they be asked to."
Secretary Taft called on President
Roosevelt St the White House today.
They were In conference some time
and Taft emerged smiling In good humor.
. . .
-wiini is your amiune on tne vice
presidential raridtdnte?" was asked.
"As I have said before," he said, "I
hall do nothing along that line until
uie ii rmiiriiiiiii iioiiii,iiimu ib iiihuu.
"But that Is already Settled," was
suggested.
Taft then turned from the candidate
question to secretary of war mtttem,v
calllng iip the prealdent on Important
matters concerning his department.
There la little doubt that Taft and
Roosevelt both believe that the presi
dential nomination Is settled as much
as anything could be settled In ' advance.
Auto Hacc Tomorrow.
Boston, June 14. A great automo
bile racing meet will be held tomor
row at Readvllle track as a feature of
the Bunker Hill day celebration.
fill MIT TO fF Till-' H ADDIMFCC Ahlti P.l flPV X
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ol every citizen to so live and act that his fcl-.i
tow citizens will esteem him for his goodncri, J
his kin lnes$. and his usefulness. The principles of
good citizenship should constitute tlic code of rules
for every kind of business whether public or ptlvatc.
This applies particularly to the driri business, be-
X cause, cuing to the limited knowledge of the qualilh s
of drus by thzguicral public. follows that the; re
liability cf the druggist is ' the chief guarantee cf
good service. '
HILL'S DRUG STORE
La Grande " ' m " m Oregon
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