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v.- volume rn. , , : . . .- graj,,, toon county, OREGON. FKID Vr, JVLY 31, 1008. "., ; TERCENTENARY rSslS AMFFEIEAN liK CRFAT MAiB CELEBRATION OLD QUEBEC IS IN GALA AT- . ' TIRE-MAGNrFICENT Ylnce or Wales Reviews Troops of Canada 15,000 Strong, Mem Pre sent Most Magnificent Spectacle Ever Witnessed In Dominion ' " Thousands of Sailor Marched In ' Va MA MMJf Indians Look I'pon Scene. Quebec, July 24. The most mag , '-ntflcent scene ever witnessed In Can ada was presented today on the -Plains of Abraham when the Prince of Wales reviewed 18,000 Canadian droops. Ten thousand sailors were In the pageant, and practically the entire population of Quebec was present, be sides thousands of visitors. Hundreds . appeared In the streets attired In the historic dress of the early days of Quebec. All through the crowd were scores of painted Indians, In their brilliant blankets and war bonnets. When the prince emerged from his quarters at the citadel this morning, he found the streets deserted. Every body had gone to the Plains. After the parade the prince dedicated the Quebec battlefields and returned to the citadel to prepare for the grand official ball tonight at Parliament Drummers Bay Saloon Most Go. Louisville, Ky., July 14. "The sa loon must go," Is the slogan of the delegates to the ninth annual conv i , tlon of the Gideons, a national asso ciation of Christian commercial trav eling men, which was opened In Louis ville this 'morning with a session of h national executive committee. Thli afternoon the members gathered for a round table conference, at wht.'h the principal subject under dlscussionnoxt door to the postoffice. TRUNKS, ::-:. of all kinds, from two of the btst 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 : i : $5.50 A COMPLETE LINE AT EQUALLY A FEW ITEMS Special Bargain Tables O ft fi fa , In Men', Boys', Children', MlsW and Women's Shoes; alt out on tables 4J00 where you can examine them at your leisure. All marked at price that - represent a saving of from 60c to $1.60 th pair. Shoe for dress and every ffPflfC , dr wear. Solid, all leather Shoes, In Vlcl Kid, Bos Calf. Vslour Calf and 43lli J patent Colt, In Oxford, Bal. and Blucher cut. Children' 4lesp Boys' 8148 up ALL ON TABLES WHERE YOU CAN EXAMINE THEM i .p ' Men 81.88 p x x i Sharp Reductions in Summer I Goods, REMNANTS, see ihe Window Display H4Wfm444t44 ' Is methods and plans for brlnelne about the abolition of the liquor traf fic. A demand will also be made that Bibles be placed In every hotel room . On Sunday many of the traveling men will occupy pulpits In the various churches of Louisville, with a moot ing for men In the afternoon and union services In the evening. On Mondty a majority of the delegates will go on an excursion to Mammoth Cave. Official reports to be presented will show that the national organization of the Gideons now has a membership of about 8000, a gain of about 600 In the last year. " The Gideons Is a purely evangelistic organization and offers no monetary benefits to Its members. Restrictions w io memoersnip require that an ap plicant be Christian; a member of some evangelical church; one whose chief business Is traveling for com mercial purposes, and lastly,' that he agree to wear the Gideon button as a dlstin juisnlng mark by which he may be known by tils fellows. TOM AND BILL IV CHICAGO. Headquarters of Camptdgn to Be Lo cated In That City. . Chicago, 111., July 24. Tom Tag gart, chairman oi the ' democratic na tional committee, arrived here this morning. He gave out that the head quarters of the campaign will be lo cated in Chicago. John H. Atwood, of Kansas, In the lead for appoint ment as chairman of ; the national committee. Licoln, Neb., July 24. William J. Bryan left here this morning for Chi cago to attend the meeting of the sub committee of the national committee. O'CONNELL'8 BILLIARD HALL. Man Who Was Hurt a Yes Ago, Will Run Billiard Hall. Conductor Jack CConnell, who was badly crippled about a year ago. while attempting to board the caboose of a stock train of which he was In charge, as It was starting to pull out for Huntington, will next week open up a first-class billiard hall and to bacco store fn the Corpe building. BAGS, SUIT CASES ND TELESCOPES SAVING PRICES $.50, $7, 17.50, OF INTEREST GOc Boys' Blouse Walses, now....Sc 60c Boys' Shirts with Collars. .. .2c (0c Boys' Dress Shirts with and without collar 17c JSc to 60c boys' Summer Under wear 27c $1.25 boys' Hats, good assort ment 78c 7 to to 11.10 8trsw Hats In wide brim and Dress Hat, choice for 43c 26c 75c Hat zo To-day i - ai I f.-tur an.i i i iB,iiaBijHB'mm., s . i w MtvMii iilllltlllllUfl -" "'uiii me, uniforms otl Ef I I II I 1 1 I 1 1 MIST FIFTY CONTESTAEITS London, July 24.- Dorkndo, an Italian, today won the 'great Marathon race of 28 miles, de- feating 80 contestants. '' The finish of the Italian's run was dramatic He fell five times In the taut atnvm r tfc .-nr.- "-. , was lifted' up and urged on by his friends. The fifth time he felt direct ly In front of the royal box." Queen Alexandria arose, and waved encour agement. He was then within 10 yards of the tape. " Friends rushed to him, gave him brandy, lifted him to his feet and literally pushed htm over the line, where he fell in a dead faint After he was revived he was support ed by Hayes, Hefferon and Forshaw and taken to the royal box, where he was Introduced to the queen. Americans Protest Marathon. Dorando's time In the Marathon race was 1 hours, 64 minutes and 36 seconds. The Americans protested his victory, alleging that the crowds closed In on his tracks at the finish, and that he was actually assisted across the line. John F. Hayes, of the Irish- American club, was second. Heffer, of South Africa, third; Joseph For shaw, of St. Louis, fourth. A big gap separated these four from the next group, which was headed by Bele of England, followed by Longboat. The Marathon race at Athens In 1904 was won by Sherrlng of Cana da, In 2 hours, tl minutes, 21 t-l sec onds. Hayesj Declared Winner. John F. Hayes, of the Irish-American Atheltto club of New York, was declared the winner of the Marathon race this afternoon by the Judges, who uphold the protest again Dorando. the Italian, who crossed the line first. Hefferon was given second si ace, and Forshaw third. Protest to Filed. A protest was filed with the Judges 8.0O, $8.B0, $t.0O, $0.50 up to I2.V00 F Sun Bod MlssesXlin: iso "- "v , a in irr nil to 11.60, suitable for outing wear: RM OUR knd-lilldrens Wnh j. y. to close out 48o Ladles' White Waists,- regular $1.10 to 22.60 values, In Indian Head, Lawn and Linen; plain, tucked and embroidered fronts; slightly mussed and soiled; to cols at .880 7 that Hays was assisted one point near the finish. Longboat Drops Out. Because of one of his legs falling him. Longboat was forced to retire In the twentieth mile. He forced the running too hard at the start. It waa proved to the entire satisfac ..C . U. juuaoa mat uorando was assisted acorss the line. Cook Qualities for Pole Vault Finals. Cook, American,, qualified for the semi-finals In the pole vault by win ning combined sections four, five and slxr America captured third heat In the 1400-meter relay race, from Eng land. In the finals of the pole vault event took and Gilbert, both Americans, tied for first place, each going over the bar at 12 feet 2 Inches, breaking the record. .London. July 24. With 60 contest ants entered In the Marathon race. It started from the east'terrace of Wind sor castle this afternoon at a signal given by the Crown Prince of Sweden. King Edward and the royal family saw the start from the terrace. Teams representing America, Eng land and South Africa were together at the start, and clung together for several minutes. Then Tom Longboat. the wonderful Canadian Indian, forc ed ahead at a terrific pace. Protests against Longboat entering the race were overruled at the last minute today. The Americans object ed to allowing the redskin to compete on the grounds that he is a profes sional. as tns start the runner were grouped in rows. Among the men in the first row were A. R. Walton r Chicago, Sidney Hatch of Chicago, M J. Ryan'ot New Tork, and Tom Mor- rlssey of Tonkers, N. T. Ther were no Americans In the second row. In the third row were John F. Hayes of the Irish-American Athletlo club of Now Tork; Lewis Towlnlna of th Carlisle Indian school; Joseph For shaw, of the Missouri Athletlo club. No Americans were In th fourth row. Thousands watched the race along the course of 26 mile and 28 yards. The course led from the terrace, through Windsor park to High street, across th Thame river bridge Into Eaton, past Eaton college, along th Windsor rosd to High street slough, then fol lowed a winding course to the Stadi um, where the race ended. Twelve Englishmen. 11 Canadian, seven Americans, four Swedes, three Aus tralians, two South Africans, two Greeks, two from Denmark, one Ger man, one Finn, one Russian, one Bel gian, one Austrian, one Bohemian and one Italian entered. KmltliMtn Again to the Front. Tlelng the Olympic record of 12 2-6 conds, Forrest Smlthson of Port-' land, today won the second heat In the semi-final try-out for the 100 meter hurdle race. Th Oregon boy Is In perfect condition and Is strongly backed for first place In the final heat A. R. Shaw of America, won th first heat In the same event, In 16 1-6 seconds, qualifying for the finals. Smlthson entered the second heat and won without apparent effort. His expert trainer marveled at his speed, and declared that If Smlthson attempted It, he could hsvs lowered th record. Ha did not try to us all of hi speed In th semi-final. The showing by th two Americana puts nsw life Into th other boys from th United State. Everything seemed to be coming the way of th American contestant when Rand carried off th third heat of the 110-meter hurdle and Ollbert added another victory to th list by wlnnlnr combined sections two and three In the pol vsult, by clearing 12 feet, which Is six Inches less thsn the rec. ord mad by Oounder of France, In th Olympic gsmo at Athens In 1106. Osrrels, of America, raptured th fourth heat In tti 118-meter hurdle. In 16 4-6 seconds. SKY riLOTH PLAY BALL. Spoken, Wash., July 24. Spo- aane s Methodist ministers will lay aswa their clerical garmonts tomqr "" uonmng the, uniforms of baseball players, will meet the city fathers In contest for supremacy on the diamond. Proceeds of the gnme win be used for charitable and rtii purposes and Nutninri,. win doubtless be crowded wlih fun. .v. .u. jaii Great confidence is expressed In th Methodist camp, as the "sky pilots have shown up well in practice. me Rev. Dr. Honry I. Rasmus. pastor of the Firm M. E. church, and Rev. Edwin B. Lockhart will ha th. battery for the gospelers, while Mayor i Herbert Moor and Ben H.'RIce. chief of the police department, will do me twining and catching (or the ad ministration, Asa V. Bradrlck has been selected to officiate as umpire for the ministers and Edward J. Can non, counsel for the Northern Pacific railway, will hold the Indicator for the Moore cabinet. . SAYS KER.V W U,L CARRY IN DIAN A -LOV ES EDWARD, Former Tammany ChMuiln Is Inter viewed Hope Bryan Will Bo Fl.vuxl Hughe Jlchmgs to Solva tion Army No Store Roosevelt Wanted In Tlii Country King Ed ward la Popular-WouId Bo Elected President of the World If Election ' Wa Held. y New York, July 24. Richard Cro ker, former Tammany chieftain, takes great Interest In the campaign, and hopes that Bryan will win. In an In terview granted at hi horn at Olen calrn, Ireland, h ask who Kern Is, nd when told, ald h ought to be able to carry Indiana. He said: "America doe not want any mor Roosevelts," and declared that Gov ernor Hughes beldngs to th Salvation Army. Croker says that King Edward Is th most popular man In Chris tendom, and that If over an election for president of th world was held, Edward would be elected. GRAIN FIRES. Lightning Ignite Field of Barley and Wheat. Two grain fire In th neighborhood of Waltsburg are reported as a result of th (ever electrical storm. W. Lloyd, whose farm Is about one mile southwest of Waltsburg, la said to have lost a large amount of wheat, and D. C. Eaton had a ,large acreage of bar ley destroyed. As the lightning put many of the telvphones out of busl noss, details sr meager, but a report from Waltsburg eirly In th evening was to the effect thst the loss will ag gregate several hundred dollars. Th flames were plainly visible from Wal la Walla. OUt ASKS ABOUT Si Take a Little Soda I For Your Stomach's Sake This Advice Certainly Holds Cood with Everyone This Sort of Weather Soda served at our fountain is more than a tasty thirst-quenching beverage. Jt 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 recr on the "dry" spot and quenches thirst as nothing else will, because we serve it at Just the right temperature. IIILL'5 MqQ JJ0RE LA GRANDE, OREGON t I I MUUU I U DEED KILLED MAN MIRDERFJ) IV BASE- . MENT OF MEAT PLANT WITXB Offk-lat of San Mateo Comity, cl.. Jiiinuug for Man Who to Supposed to Mava Killed Watchman of Plant Only Witness Who Could Convict Slayer of Two Others .Finger Only Clew to Man Sought, V South San Francisco. Julv 24. Th. sheriff of San Mateo county and hi deputies are today scourlnr tha coun try In this vicinity for the unknown Greek, who Is accused of the murder of Btovan Steff, the only witness In a. murder case here, who could cnnvlft the defendant Steff was stabbed seven times In the face and seven times In the body. In the struggle he caught the right forefinger of the murderer, and bit It .off. The finr.i I. Y,au used as a clew. The murdered man Is the third member of a former bak. ery firm of five members to be killed within three months. The fourth partner, Toderklproff, Is now In Jail ' awaiting trial. He Is accused of kill ing the other two men. Steff was the only wltnosa against him. and waa some days ago murdered In the base ment of th Western Meat company's building In Alameda, where he 'wa employed as a watchman. Th authorities now think that Steff knowledge of th murder of th two members of th bakery firm caused him to be murdered. Robberies at Pendleton. Threa Houses Broken Into A Forty Pound Clock Taken. Pendleton, July 12. Robber last night brok Into th residences of A. J. McAllister and Nat Raines, and after" ransacking th places mad an attempt to gain entrance to th old Stock Exchange building, in.th ten derloin district, where they evidently nopea to rind liquor. From McAllis ter's th thieves carried away a heavy clock valued at $60, but which will be very hard to dispose of. At th Ralne place their total booty consisted of a small bank containing a few dollar. The officer have arrested two men for th Stock Exchsnge affair, but they say they will be able to quickly prov their Innocence. GASP1PE TIIl'OS TO HANG. Brutal Murders In San Franelsro Its. t!elled by Nearnes of Execution. San Ouentln. C! Julv tl rnk fllemsen and Louis V. Dabner, th fa- mous gasplpe thugs, are sentenced to hsng next Friday", and this morning were marched from their cells to th death chamber, which Is within a few steps of th gsllows. Blnmsen I showing signs of a breakdown, but Dabner maintains a stole attitude.