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EXPLOSION
-ANOTHER BATTLESHIP BOILER.
EXPLOSION" OCCCRS.
Three Men Jn gorvk-o of Government
Badly nnrt and Two Badly Scalded
... by Bursting of Steaming; Pipe In
uoilor Koom of United States Crnl
er Keamarge at Honolulu Saturday
Mmuar to Explosion at San Pedro
Jane 6.
, Honolulu. July 20. Three blue
, Jacket are seriously Injured and two
. "Others badly scalded as a result of the
explosion of a steam pipe In the boiler
rroom of the United States battleship
.earsarge. The explosion which e
urred Saturday was similar to that
which happened on board the cruiser
'Tennessee at San Pedro June 5. One
' n the P'P1'11 ,n the forward starboard
7'ootn blew out while five men were
there. The fire was promptly drawn
o save further disaster.
Admiral Sperry has made public the
aacta and the names of the Injured.
They are: Water Tender Wilson,
first-class; Fireman Ferguson and
i ompion and Miner, coal passers. An
! Investigation will be made.
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MONEY AVAILABLE.
.t Will Greatly Aid the Construction
ork of Seattle Fair. v
.. Washington, July SO. The treasury
department today notified W. M. Ged-
less, currency distributing officer "of
Ihe Exposition company, that the gov
ernment appropriation for the Alaska-Tukon-Paclflc
exposition at Seattle In
1909, amounting to $600,000. Is now
available. ' -
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New Crosswalk.
New crosswalks are being put In at
the alley by the fire bcJ on Elm
street, and across Washington, . Just
west of the council rooms. I
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IMUNKS, BAGS." SUIT CASES
or an mas, trom two of the best trunk factories in America. As an U'.usiraUon of the sav
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' Mes s
Sharp Reductions
:, floods, REMtiAUTS, see the
Window DisplayTo-day
Hot Springs, Va July SO. William
H. Taft, republican presidential can
didate, today dedicated the new court
house at Germantown, with a brief
address. ' . ,
Around the World.
Lois Angeles, July 20.The Italian
cruiser Puglia has arrived at San Pe
dro, where It will remain until Wed
nesday,, She Is on a cruise around the
world, and will proceed 'to San Fran- j
the orient ' ,. -
BRYAN AFTER
THrilDNEV
CALLS ON THE PRESS TO .
RECEIVE CONTRIBUTIONS.
tie Says Tliere Are Few Democrats In
the I nltI Stntca Who Cannot Give
SontcUiliig Towards Maintaining the
Party ami Thnt the" People Never
WU1 Be Free VnUl They .AsHume4
the Bunions of Providing the Funds.
Falrvlcw. ; Neb., July 20. The
masses must finance- Bryan's cam
paign for president if the rank and 1
file of the voters are to have a hand
In directing the affairs of the con
test, according to a statement Issued
today by Bryan.
"I wish evJry democratic pater to
Immediately brgln collecting funds 4n
small amounts for the campaign," he
said. 'There are few democrats In
the United States who could not, af
ford to make a 'small contribution.
The people 'will never be able to con
trol the party until they assume the
burdens of supplying funds."
Ycxtertlnj'g RcHults.
Los Angelrs, 9; Portland. 3.
Oakland, 8-1; San Frflncisco. i-
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Doys" Shirts with
Boys' Dress Shirts
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75c to $1.50 Straw Hats In wide
brim and Dress Hats, choice fur'j.V
In Men's. Boys', Children's, Misses' and Women's Shoes; all out on tables
where you can examine them at your leisure. All marked at prices that
represent a saving of from 60c to $1.60 the pair. Shoes for dress and every
day wear. Solid, all leather Shoes, In Vlcl Kid, Box Calf, Velour Calf and
Patent Colt, In Oxford, Eal. and Illucher cuts. . T . .
in Summer
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MOBE TROCBLE FKOM RE
VOLVER CARRIED BV DAGO.
Insanely JotUous, Portland Italian
Shoots Woman He Is Infatuated
' With Rltd IVmrntnlmwI.
sued by Crowd, But Rushes to His
Room and Commits Suit-hie Had
Evidently Premeditated the Murder,
and Was Carrying Revolver.
Portland, July 20. David Connelll,
an Italian, aged 27. Mrs. Dolly Sharp
ana lie I mar Feterkin, her companion,
are all dead today as a result of the
enmity of Connelll for. the other two
whom he killed. ' Pursued by a crowd
he rushed to a room In Salmon street
and committed suicide with the same
revolver he used In killing the wo
man and Peterkln. ConelU called sev
eral times Sunday to see the woman
but she was absent every time. The
Infatuated man came again about 8
o'clock lost night and saw Mrs. Sharp
walking down the hall with Peterkln
He Immediately fired four bullets Into
her body and five Into Peterkln, They
both died In a few minutes. Conelli
dashed from the placed followed by
persons attracted by ' the shooting,
whom he threatened with' the revol
ver. While the crowd was trvlnr to
enter the home where he boarded
Conelli ended his own life. He had
been Insanery Jealous of the woman,
CHINA IS GRATEFTIj.'
Wlll Rend Hifih Official to Thank Cs
for Being Generously Inclined. .
Pekin, July 20. It was announced
today that the Chinese government
hns decided to appoint TftflK Shau Tl.
aeiwr oi luitKoun province, as high
commissioner to the United States, t
thanic the American government for
remitting a part of the Boxer Indem
nity. jocks ana sirap tiina.es,
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PRICE now : : ; $5.50
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25c Sun Bonnets 15c
75c Missus' and Children's Wash
Hl .ISo
20 ladles' WalsU, worth up to
ittable for outing wear:
out
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Ladles' White Waists, reirtilar
$1.B0 to $2.60 values, In Indian
Head, Lawn and Linen; plain,
tucked and embroidered fronts;
slightly mussed and soiled;
colse at
to
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. 4so up .
$1.19 up
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HURT
AVTO STEARING GEAR
FAILS TO WORK.
Nineteen Lives are Endangered by
- Lose of Control of the Steering Gear
Ington Trouble Caused by IlrMvy
wire Becoming Entangled In.Geai
I If teen Are Seriously Hurt No
Deaths Are Anticipated.
ueiungham. Wash., July 20. Fif
teen persons were Injured five serl
ously, when the Linden automobile
atage, bound for . Belllngham, went
over a"15-foot embankment at E and
Dupont streets Sunday afternoon.
ine car carried It passengers. A
loosened heavy wire on the left front
tire became tangled with the steering
gear, rendering It useless, and the
machine ran wild over the sidewalk
crashed through the ralllnv nt
plunged over the bank. The seriously
Injured: .
Mrs. Herman Johnson, five scalp
wounds, face badly lacerated; may
lose sight of eye.
Mrs. W. F, Miller, leg broken, bad
ly bruised about chest.
Rev. J. E. William, pastor Trinity
Methodist church, collar bone broken.
shoulder wrenched and chest badly
bruised. '
J. U. Crltes, chest and right aide
badly bruised. ' -
A. E, McKay, owner of stage, left
hip wrenched, legs bruised. '
'"t'-TWe ant w4 comlng'doTn Dopont
street at a moderate rate of sneed.
, . ,i ,
"aen, without warning, It took a sud-j
den swoop to the right. Harry Bel
ford, the driver, tugged furiously at
the. wheel, but It failed to respond.
Realizing that he had lost control he
shut off the power and threw on the
drakes. The machine had slowed
down and almost stopped when It hit
the weak railing and plunged over.
At the bottom of the embankment It
struck a post and turned completely
over. .
EXPERIMENT WITH AIRSHIPS.
Various Mean of Navigating the Air
To Bo Trhd lit J'ort Meyer.
Washington,. July 2rt. Aeronauts
and army officer who look to thm
to develop the ait of war In the fourth
medium the air ae beginning to
center their attention upon Fort Mey
er, near Washington, 'where the army
signal corps Is soon to determine by
actual experiment what part aerlnl
maneuvers can be made to play In
the American gome of warfare.
General Allen and officers of the
slgnnl corps are counting upon these
trials to bring home to congress the
practicability of air navigation. If
success Is attained an appropriation
will be asked to enable the corps to
devote its energies to building up an
aerial fleet aad encouraging Inventors
In perfecting mechanical aerial flight.
If the aeroplanes and dirigibles are
fairly successful In answering army
requirements It Is probable that con
gress will appropriate a sum sufficient
to take up this work in earnest.
MESSAGE OE PEACE.
Bryan Hays Ohio DemotTats Must
tnltc Their Efforts and Carry Htule.
Lincoln, July 20. Former Attorney
Genoral Frank 8. Monnett of Ohio,
and E. H. Moore, are hurrying back
to Ohio bearing a message of peace
from W. J. Bryan. The Commoner
sends word to the democrats of Ohio
that they must cast aside their per
sonal differences and get together In
a united effort to carry the state.
die Time Noted Jockey.
Seattle, July 20. Willie Holmes,
who. was a crack jockey some years
ago, committed suicide by firing a
bullet lato his brain near the Meadows
track Bunvday afternoon. He had been
following 'the horses on the coast clr-
Nome, Alaska, July 20. The steam
er Ohio, which was 41 davs en ront
from Seattle to Nome with freight and
550 passengers, Is being plastered with
damage suits. The John J. Sessnon
company has filed a damage suit of
su,uoo. Two passengers, who lost
heavily, have each filed a 115,000 suit.
' Guurdtuncu Will Shoot,
Eugene, July 20. Preliminary
Ho fn tk Mn
national guard has already begun, and
me regular tournament commences
toaay. '
FORMER CANDIDATE IS ' '
NOT IN HARMONY WITH TAFT,
Governor Hughes' Conduct In Falling
to Toot the Taft Horn Is Cause or
Remark Among Politicians Reaaon
Not Known Indiana Senator, a
Fairbanks Enthtu4at iu the Con
volition. Is Regular "Mo Too"
Frleiul HoNtcncd to Speak.
WashingtonJuly 20. Why has
Governor Charles Evans Hughes, the
New York executive, been unreDre
sented In the harmony conferences be
tween Judge Taft and the Int. la
mented "allies," at Hot Springs?
Thrtt's. WhaUpolltlolans of the first
i aoniiig in aaiiington
today. Is the governor grouchy over
magnitude are asking in Washington
somethlng, or don't the Taftlles want
him to play In their back yards?
The smoJe of battle had hardly
cleared away before Speaker Cannon
was puffing his cigar under Judge
Taft's vine and fig tree, and expressing
his humble desire to servo Buckeye
Pill In whatsoever caporlty he might
will. ft.mntor Peverldgn, Senator
Kcmenftny and Representative Wat
son blocked tha door In their eagerness
to get Into Judge' Taft's room first' to
tell him how loyal the Fairbanks men
would he to the Ohio nominee. JJ(
ln;j the loudest talker, Btnr.tor Jiev
erldge got Te.fi's ear first.
Representative I'uike 0f Pennsyl
vania, hot-footed it across co'iHlry.
from Senator Knox's country homo to
t"ll the new big chief how much the
senator loved hli conqueror. He hac
liardly gotten to Iiot Springs before
Representative Cooper of Wisconsin,
camo in to pledge the vote of tho La
Follette crowd of reformers. Even
Senator Ttlrk of Ohio, strutted around,
as the representative of B-mitor For
Bker, to illnpay within the sight of
Judgo Taft, a beautiful white flug.
But where was he who bore the
Insignia of Governor Hughes? N'ot In
Hot Springs! And Judge Taft has
seen no onfj of that stripe since he was
nominated. The politicians are won
dering if he wants to.
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CW. HUCHES
;: STAYS OUT
utoni iu Bt Tnc HAPPIMESS AND GLORY 1
ol every citizen to so live and act that Ills fel- f
low citizens uill cstcemltlm for his goodness, 5
IT
his kindness, and his usefulness. The principles of
good citizenship should constitute the code of rules 5
for every kind of business whether public or private, f
This applies particularly to the drug business, be- .
cause, owing to the limited knowledge of the dualities I
j of drugs by the general public, it follows that the re- 5
liability of the druggist
good service.
HILL'S DRUG STORE
La Grande
COtJFEREHCE
IA GRANDE' WILL BE
WELL REPRESENTED,
'Booster Tom" Rleliardson, Secretary
Of AIM OnMnn L
Practical Manager of tlie Ptirtiumi
Oommorelal Club, Requests Tliat L
Grande and Union County Be Rep
resented at Good Roads Conference)
August 11. , v
The matter above referred to will
be taken up by the managers of the
Commercial club at their very first
meeting; and this afternoon Mr. Lavey,
In the absence of Mr! Taylor, secre
tary of the club, sent a letter to Coun
ty Judgo Honry. asking him to pre
pare to name a delegation to represent.
the county; The club will also send
a goodly number of representatives.
Mossrs, John Collier, Pres., and F. O.
Taylor, Soo La Grande Commer-.-.e
clal Club, La Grande. Ore.
Gentlemen: At Hie urgent request of .
Prosldent W. K. Newell, of the" state
board of horticulture. Hon'. J. W. Bai
ley, state dairy and fond commissioner,
William' M. Ladd, of Ladd & Tllton,
and many others, an Oregon Good
Roads conference has been called for
Tuesday, August. 11. it will be held In
the convention room of the Portland
Commercial club. The railroads hav
made a rate of a, fare and a third for
delegates to this conference. : '.-'
Now, j tlithk the county Judge of "
Union county, should name a delega
tion that we can depend upon being
present. The La Grande Commercial
elub should send a good delegation, to
Include lis president and secretary. I
must know soon whom we can depend
upon let mo have the personnel tit
yovir delegation, and also the names of
those the Judgo appoints have then
prlntud In the local paper and send
me a ropy of the paper.
Good roads Ihrouphout Oregon
would add 25 million dollars In one
year to the actual wealth of tho stite.
Plenstf let me hear from you prompt
ly. Tour very since relv.
.. TOM RICHARDSON',
. Secretary.
MM HO TOlVV DEXTP.OVEB.
Cottonwood, rifty .Mile H.iitl.cn-t of
Icwislon. Swept by lire.
Lvwlston, Idaho, July 10. The bus
iness part of tho town of Cottonwood,'
Idaho, on Comas Prairie;. 50 miles
southeast of here, whs wiped out bv
firo early today. The fire originated
In the Club saloon. Vnder a high
wind which swept both sides o,' the
main street. The places burned are:
Ooldstone, Trust's Severn. Fiichs'
merchandise stors, German, itate Knd
First National hanks, Llbbey's frunl
ture store, liorils & Robinson's drug
store, Hoeno's hardware store, six sa
loons and sever.nl dwellings.
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is the chief guarantee of