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IA GRANDE, TTSIOX COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, JCLY 21, 1008.
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AXTE-ELECTIOJT EX
PRESSIONS FROM BOTH.
JRooseve-lt Refuse to Make Any
Speeches Before the November
Ekx-Uon Will Not Take Active
Part In Campaign Bryan Denies
lie Has Made Any Promises Re-
- gardlng Appointments In the Event
of His Election Receives Visitors.
La Crosse. Wis., July J 1. Roosevelt
will not participate actively In the
' ... mmln ,omt . a A..A...1 1 .. . Jt ..
' Inlte statement made for him by Sec
Tetary tLoeb, In a letter received here
ttoday. The-' letter was a declination
of the Invitation to make an address
rat the fair here in September, stating
that Roosevelt Is not making any en
gagements for speeches during; the
period preceding the election.
Bryan Makes No Promise.
Falrvlew, Neb.. July 21. Bryan to-
-f "" 360181:0,1 that no Promises of any
"" "kind have been made regarding ap
pointments In the event of hi elee.
4lon. The statement was called forth
ty a report from Washington stating
that Senator Pettlgrew of South Da
f' kota was slated for secretary of the
; treasury under Bryan. Several guests
; ' : were received at Falrvlew today.
t NO FLCRHY AFTER ELECTION.
V o Says 'tho Chairman of tlie Board of
Jt- Directors of the Big Four Railroad.
Hot Springs. Va., July 21. M. E.
Ingalls, chairman of the board of di
rectors of the Big Four railroad, and
; one of the shrewdest financier in the
. country, put a quietus on some stories
of the danger of a panic following the
' presidential election.
-iecieu, ne saia lo-
. day, "there will be an off time In Wall
J ,treet tor about a month. After that
things will quiet down and the result
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TRUNKS,
of all kinds, from two of the best trunk factories in America. As an illustration of the sav
ing prices in our large trunk stock, we call your special attention to our painted canvas
covered trunks, with four hardwood slats on cover and two hardwood slats on sides and
ends with heavily reinforced Irons on end of each slat Monitor locks and strap hinges, full
iron covered bottom a splendid valne at $7.00, OUR SPECIAL PRICE now : : : $5.50
A COMPLETE LIXE AT EQUALLY SAVING TRICES $.50, I, 17.50, 8.00, $8,5V.O0, .50 up to 123.00
A FEW ITEMS
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Bargain
Tables
Shoe
Bargains
ALL ON TABLES WHERE
Sharp Reductions in Summer
Goods, REMNANTS, see the
Window Display To day
will be unimportant. Taft's election
will probably not cause any flurry. In
either event the result will be about
the same after the election is over."
Executive Mansion tor Washington. .
Olympla,. Wash., - July 21. Engi
neer Harrlgan of Tacoma, has been
commissioned by Russell & Babcock,
architects of the gorvernor's mansion,
to supervise construction work on the
building. It Is promised that every
thing will be ready for the laying of
the cornerstone Saturday, August 1.
IQ PUIIUM
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MEET IN CHICAGO TO PER-
FECT Hl'GE COMBINE.
Committee of 25 Say Tliat Action la
Imperative If Competition la Stop
ped and Profits In Lumber Business
Mode . Possible Capitalization of
Three Hundred Millions, Probable
Biggest Merger Ever Planned by
Lumbermen Anywhere.
Chicago, July 21. Preliminary to
the convention of the Northwestern
Lumbermen's association beginning to
day, a secret meeting was held last
night by 25 men who control the, yel
low pine lumber market of the world,
at which was discussed the greatest
lumber merger ever planned. A capi
talization of 1300,000,000 ; was sug
gested. Frederick E. WcyerhauserJ
the lumber king, said to be the world's
richest man, was the principal factor
In the meeting. v
The committee of 25 was appointed
two weeks ago at a general meeting
of the yellow pine manufacturers In
St. Louis. It Is thought that the de
tails of the combine will be perfected
toduy. The lumbermen claim thnt
competition Is ruining prices and de
stroying profits In the. soft lumber
business, and that some action, isjm
peratlve. F9 m m m w m
BAGS,-. SUIT CASES
:-:MD TELESCOPES:-: ::
OF INTEREST
50c Boys' , Blouse Walses, now..,. 30c
50c Boys' Shirts with Collars. .. .20c
0c Boys' Dress Shirts with and
without collars 3"c
J6c to DOc boyV Summer Under
wear 2c
11.25 boys' Hats, good assort
ment 'tk-
75c to $1.50 Straw Hats in wide
brim and Dress Huts, choice for 1.V
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In Men's, Boys', Children's, Misses' and Women's Shoes; all out on tables
where you csn examine them at your lelnure. All marked at prices that
represent a saving of from 10c to $1.50 the pair. Shoes for dress and every
day wtar. Solid, all leather Shoes, in Vlcl Kid, Box Cslf, Velour Calf and
Patent Colt In Oxford, Bal. and Blucher cuts.
Children's 4o np
Boys' tl.Bt up
YOU CAN EXAMIE THEM . Ladie.- v ti.ss op
Men's Il.sg up
KILL
SOLDIERS RECAPTURE TA
BRIZ AFTER HARD FIGHT.
Fighting In Persia Not Over Hun
dreds Killed Yesterday and Last
Night Snail's Troops Capture City
After Hard Fight and Bombard-
- ment Populace Appeals to Russian
Consul for Protection From Brutal
ities. St Petersburg, July 21. M, Pehlt
onoff, the Russian consul at Tabrls,
today wired the foreign office that the
populaca at Tabrlc Is begging htm to
protect the women and children from
the outrages of the - shah's troops.
While details of the recapture of the
Persian city by the Khan are lack
ing, messages received Indicate that
the carnage Is frightful. Pohttonoff
sought refuge in the villa of the con
sulate a few miles outside of the city
last night, when, the troops began the
bombardment. The slaughter was ter
rible. !
St Petersburg, July 21. Official
communications received here today
state that sharp fighting Is again on In
Tabrls. Rachin Khan, the leader, of
the shah's troops, who was driven
from the city, returned during the
night with heavy reinforcements, and
charged the town. The revolutionists
were taken by surprise and many
were killed before they had time to
resist. Both armies had mobilized at
Tabriz for a fight for the control of
northern Persia.
, New Flour Mill at Baker.
Baker City, July 21. Charles Stout,
a flour mill man from Indiana, will
soon begin tho erection o, a ISO
barrel flour mill In this city. Busi
ness men are subscribing to a fund
with which to purchase a site.
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15c
13c
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TROOPS
HHOCENIS
2!cun Botjj
75 Misseil Children's Wash
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20 VdlJEYalsts, worth m to
VM. suitable f"vsTOg wear;
LnJW White Waists, regular
50 to (2.50 values, In Indian
Head, Lawn and Linen; plain,
tucked and embroidered fronts;
slightly mussed and soiled; to
colse at 6 He
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HUG BUILDING IX ELGIN
SCENE OF CONFLAGRATION.
Lightning Sets Fire to Building In El
gin Was Occupied j by Several
Stores, Contained Lodge Hall of
Eagles, and Several Offices Par
Ucular Regarding Insurance and
the Probable Loss Lacking.
Elgin, Oregon, July 21. (Special to
The Observer.) About t o'clock this
afternoon the roof of Hug Bros.'
building, occupied by a number of
stores, was discovered to be burning.
The firs was undoubtedly caused by
lightning during the thunderstorm this
afternoon. As soon as the .fire was
discovered, firemen cut a hole In the
roof, and In half an hour the flames
were under control, and the damage
from water will exceed that caused by
the fire. The building was occupied
by Hug Bros.' grocery, Helfrlch's shoe
store and Knox's Jewelry store. In
the excitement prevailing It Is Impos
sible to learn the amount of Insurance
carried on the building or upon the
stocks carried by the different firms.
Several offices were located In the up
per story, and also the lodge hall of
the local lodge of Eagles.
II OLYMPIC
RECORDS OF GREATEST ATI!-
LETIC MEET OF THE TIMES.
AniiTh-a Still Fivms to Be the Proba
ble Winner of the Grcutcxt Number
of Module Nile Excels In tho Fool
Riut-e of All Sort Wrestling Take
a Good lH-ul of Attention Today
AiniTica Defcatt-d In Preliminaries.
London, July 21. The Interest In
the Olympic games today centers In
the 200-meter dnsh lrt which five
Americans, three Engllxhmen, one
Canadian, one Frenchman, one Hun
garian and One Norwegian are en
tered. Kerr of Canada, made the brol
showing In the preliminary heats to
day. Time, 22 1-5 seconds. Hamilton,
f Amurlra, was nevt best, being 1-5
of a second slower than Kerr.
Proctor, of America, set a new
Olympic record In the running high
Jump today when he established s
mark of feet 3 Inches In winning
section five of the preliminaries.
Three EnglMimen, ono American anil
one Frenchman qualified fur the fin
als In the 400-meter run In the first
six heats of the prellmlnnrl-s.
In the (Iraeco-Roman heavyweight
wrestling matches today, Petroff, nus
sln, defeated Humphreys, England.
Jensen, Denmark, was thrown by
Welsse, the Hungarian. In the pre
liminary heats of the 200-meter dnsh
Huff, Cartmcll, Cloughen, Hamilton
and Sherman, all Americans, were
among those qualifying. In the catch
as catch can wrestling, Beck of Eng
land, defeated Nargaanes from Ameri
ca; Anderson of Sweden, defeated
Craig of America. In the second pre
liminary match of the middleweight
wrestling contest the Craig and
can wrestling contest, the Cralgh and
Anderson bout lasted 15 minutes.
In the seventh best of the 400 me
ter run Robinson, American, won lo
50 minutes 2-5 seconds. The eighth
heat was won by Prout also sn Amer
ican, In 10 minutes, 2-5 seconds.
Melvln W. Bhepsrd, of New York,
won the final heat In the 100-meter
foot race, covering the distance in 1
minute It 4-1 seconds, beating the
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i time of Pilgrim, of th American team
at Athens in 1906, 6 2-5 seconds. Pil
grim's -ttmo was 2 minutes and 1-5
seconds. -
Quarantine on CruL-wr Raised,
Navy Yard, Puget Sound, July 21.
The diphtheria quarantine was raised
on the cruiser Washington this morn
ing, after which the ship was brought
Into the stream and moored alongside
pier No. . Workmen will begin In
stalling the fire control system Imme
diately. iniii will
nr prirAcrn
UL IlLLUIULU
SHOOK HANDS WITH RED t
: ' EMMA AND IS PUNISHED.
General Funston Wanted to EstabllNh
Precedent Making it Impossible for
a Wearer of the Uniform to Become
AmuvlilHt Considers Tliat Tills is
Done and Tliat Buwalda's Punlxh
mcnt Has Had the Dtwlred Errect
Man Soon Free.
San Francisco, July 21. Private
William Buwalda, company A, First
battallon'ot Engineers, serving a three
years' sentence In the military prison
on Alcatras Island, for shaking hands
with Emma Goldman, ths anarchist,
at a meeting two months ago, will
soon be free. General Funston,
commanding general of the depart
ment of California, stated to ths Unit
ed Press today, that he had written
the war department In Washington,
recommending that the sentence be
remitted, and that he had received an
unofficial answer stating thnt clem
ency will be shown within a few
weeks. Buwalda has served 15 years
In the army and Is regarded as a good
soldier.
The sentence of the court martial for
shaking humls with Emma created a
sensation.
"I wrote Washington nearly two
weeks ago," said Funnton today, '"rec
ommending the man's release. I re
ceived an official answer from Judge.
Advopate Davis of Washington, stat
ing the letter had reaohod tho depart
ment, and that the prisoner would
undoubtedly be shown leniency In
time. I mad) the request simply be
cause the object of Buwalda's pun
ishment has been achieved. Buwalda
Is too fine a soldier to spend three
years In prison. We wanted to es
tablish the prlnclplo that the oath of
allegiance taken by a soldier makes it
Impossible for him to become an an
archist while wearing the United
States uniform. This has been done."
"Shipload" of Millionaires.
The Adriatic Is said to have car
rled "a shipload of millionaires" when
It sailed for Europe tho other day. In
the bulk they don't sound any more
Impressive than a shipload of Immigrants.
I Take a Little Soda
For Your Stomach's Sake
This Advice Certainly Holds Good with Everyone
- This Sort of Weather
Soda served at our fountain Is more than a
tasty thirst-quenching beverage. It is tonic and
refreshing and every glass a strengthener for
the stomach.
Our Soda is absolutely pure, strengthening,
reviving, refreshing and healthful. It "lands di
rect" on the "dry" spot and quenches thirst as
nothing else will, because we serve it at just the
right temperature. v
tIILL'5 DRUQ JT0KE
LA GRANDE, OREGON
TWO
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CONDITION OF ATMOSPHERE
IS OPPRESSIVE TO MAN Y,
AfU-r Hot Night, Storm Breaks Thl
Morning Slado But Little Cliango
Humidity Extraordinary Many
Phones Burned Out, and OocnimnM
of Houses Frightened Second Stonn
This Afternoon, But Heat is Still
Oppressive, !
Nearly everybody In town was com
plaining this morning about the sul
triness of the atmosphere during the
night and mqrnlng. Many were una
ble to sleep, and nearly all complain
ed of an Intense lethargy, "due no
doubt to the oscullar and unusual
condition of the air. When the storm
broke, about 1:80 this morning, every
one realised that an Immense amount
of electrical enorgy was passing from ;
the heavens to the earth, so to speak.1,'
A lot of 'phones were put out of com-
mission, and the Inmates of several
houses were badly frightened. It Is
reported that lightning struck the
Wires leading Into ths dwellings of Ed
Walsh, Mr. Corbett and Bert Pattlson.
At George, Cleaver's the 'phone was
burned out, and tbe children suffered
a severe , fright Up n South La
Grande, near the "Old Town" store,
a tree was shattered, and the shock
threw at least one man to the ground,
without, however, Injuring him very
severely.
Storm Tills Afternoon.
Tho morning storm served to clear
the atmosphere only In a slight degree
and long before noon the heat became
oppressive. The second storm of the
day came up about 1 o'clock, end if
anything, was more severe than the
first. The lightning again struck in
several places. The rain was not gen
eral over the valley, but In the after
noon It fell over a greater area than
In tho morning.
Later Mr. Atkinson, of the "Old
Town" store, says that no one was
knocked down by the bolt that struck
the tree near lUa store.'
ADMIRAL ROJ ENTV ENKK Y DEAD,
Died From Broken 'Heart as Ilesult'of
Being Dl-Knuil by Government
St. Petersburg. July 21. Dlapatches
from Biutnauhelm, Germany, say that
Admiral Rojestvensky, who pleaded
guilty to tho charge of surrendering ,
ths Russian fleet in the battle in ths
sea of Japan, has died from a broken
heart as a result of the sorrow and
disgrace attending ths Incident The
circumstances of his death have
touched ths hearts of the Russian
people.
Berlin, July 21. A dispatch from
nadiiauhnlm denies that Ilojestvensky
la dead, and says that a statesman cf
thot name died two days sgo. The re
port wn sent from St, Petersburg thnt
he was the admiral.
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