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i-i (f " , 7. n . VOLUME XIL LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1908. ' NUMBER 873. iif pi? mimmwvm wi L U C , MUCH ENTHUSIASM OVER , SHERMAN NOTIFICATION. Vice-Presidential Candidate on Re pnbUcan Ticket Will Be Center of Much Attention Tomorrow Great Preparation Going on In New York . for the Ceremony Senator Burrows WiU Tell Sherman the Secret of His Nomination at Chicago. The formal notification ceremonies will begin at noon. Senator Burrows will make the address In behalf of the committee and Mr. Sherman will speak I In response, formally accepting the j nomination, and making an announce ment of his intention to support Mr. Taft In all his policies. Addresses will also be made -.by Secretary Root, Mayor Wheeler and president Stryker of Hamilton col lege. The members of the notification committee and other distinguished guests will bs entertained by the city. SOUTH SEA FLEET F SHORT 0 S . Utlca, N. Y., Aug.' IT. No pent-up .,' enthusiasm will be allowed to go un expressed in Utlca tomorrow, where ' the people of the city and surrounding ,,' country will paj glorious tribute to their most famous fellow citizen, J. S. Sherman, upon the occasion of the formal notification of his nomination as the republican candidate for the Vice-presidency. All is In. readiness for the great celebration and thous ands of dollars have already been ex. pended In decorations and In Strang' f ing various amusement events for the benefit of visitors. The morrow will be ushered in with the firing of guns and the exploding of fireworks and the din will have all the noisy characteristics of a Fourth of July celebration. There will be a big parade of republican clubs, with bands from Rochester, Albany, Syra cuse, Troy and other cities. Scores of automobiles, decorated with polltl cat banners and flags, will also be in Y"l,ne, j Athletic sports will form an Import ant part of the day's program, Includ Ing a baseball game between the Utlca ' and Scranton nines. The musical pro gram Is elaborate, and includes a sing Ing contest In which many societies will participate. "s. -The electrical and fireworks dls plays In the evening will be of an elab- orate nature. The" decorations of the j city were put up by the same profes t sinnal decorators in charge of the decorating at the Taft nomination, and are now practically complete. JAPAN MUST HAVE A " LARGE FLEET FOR PEACE. Old Worn-Out Vowels Put Into Com mission to Fill Out South Sea Fleet Tliat is Portectlng American In tcrcttUi JoancHe Leader Maintains Large Navy and Army In Japan Is Indispensable for Peace on the Pa cific Ocean, SEARCH FOR cc r i RER r illJJIIIU 1 1 EXTEflDEO 111TB THIS VAtLEY AGED FARMER WHO DISAPPEARED MYSTERIOUSLY AT UMATILLA, SEARCHED FOR BY RELATIVE. Relative of Aged Fanner Who Disappeared, Are; Searching Everywhere, Offering Reward for Information En Route to Ashland From Wisconsin When He Left Train for Moment No Alarm Felt Until Several Days . ' Afterward Search Will Now Be Carried Into Walla Walla Country, After Futile Investigation In Eastern Oregon, -- Washington, Aug. 17. The navy department is under considerable em barrassment for ships, according to a reDort from officials with a part of the American navy in the South seas. With demands for protection . for Americans in Santo Domingo, Venezu ela and other Central American points It has been found necessary to put Into commission vessels which have long since been out of use. fhe Wheeling will be placed In commis sion at the Bremerton navy yard. Big Fleet Necessary. '. Toklo, Aug. 17. That the Increas es military and naval strength of Japnnjs Indlspenslble to the malnte- nance of peace In Asia and on the Pa cific Is the gist of an Interview given by Prince Ito, resident general of Ko rea. He said: 'It is necessary for Japan to have a great army and navy If peace Is to be maintained In Asia and the Pacific ocean." " . ' Personal search . and Investigation for Ephralm Hedberg. who mysteri ously disappeared at Umatilla several weeks ago, was made In La urauu yesterday and this morning, when O. Hedberg of Ashland, visited the city to learn of any possible clue to the whereabouts of the missing far mer. ' - ', The dally papers of the state have spread afar the news of the Incident Nearly two weeks ago Hedberg, ac companied by a grown daughter, left Cumberland, Wis., bound for Ashland, Ore. On reaching Umatilla the aged man stepped from the train, and failed to return before the train was again put in motion. The daughter, think ing he would come on the next train paid little-attention to the matter She reached Ashland, but after days elapsed and nothing was heard from her father, relatives became alarmed and instituted a search for him. At first the telegraph wires were brought into play to find the missing man, but that system proving unavailing, G. H Hedberg, a lineman of Ashland, com menced a personal search. Between The Dalles and La Orande, he spent an entire week, searching everywhere Imaginable for the missing farmer. In La Grande Hedberg turned backhand Is now going to the Walla Walla coun try, following the railroad from Uma tilla. Various 0iiilon8 Formed. The continued absence has originat ed many theories, but the one advanc ed by Hedberg is, that, being without Peculiar Addition to library. We notice among the dispatches that a minister who Uvea In a "dry" town In Delaware, was much embar rassed when he received the follow ing message from the express office: "Dear Sir There is an express package for you marked books. Please claim it at once, as they are leaking." A messenger was at once sent for the "leaking books." Not all books leak as these did, nor do they Indicate so clearly the strength and the odor of tha contents. Mil STUTTERS about Umatilla until he was hungry, and this, augmented by the fact that he might have been excited oyer his inability to reach his destination, has driven him Insane. Me nau uut Vw 11 in loose money at the time, al though he carried more than J 1000 In bank drafts, which he could not likely cash at any of the towns where he might visit on account of being an utter stranger. ... Death Fears Not Entertained. The relatives were at first inclined to believe that Hedberg had met with foul play. This theory Is supplanted by the one advanced here this morn ing. Description of Aged Man, ' Mr. Hedberg and the other rela- tlves will be. highly grateful of any' one who can lend a clue to his where- abouts. He Is a man easy discernible once his description Is known. He Is 6J years of age, though appears much younger than that. He Is S feet or 7 Inches tall, with heavy black hair, sandy moustache and rather shaggy chin whiskers. He speaks with a slight Swedish accent. When he dis appeared he was dressed In a light gray, small checked coat and vest and soft gray trousers. He wore a soft tan shirt His money was In the form of ijj-o Cumberland, Wis., bank drafts. one fur 1930 and one for $100. Any Information relative to the missing man will gladly be received at this office or by O. H. Hedberg, Ashland, Ore. Reward Offered. A reward of 1100 will be given to AT strain wwrarcrow WITH GUFFEY "SELLING OUT.1 R RULES President Van Cleave Has Pushed a Knotty Question Up to Bryan and Democracy Bryan Struggling for a Suitable Answer to Bunk Question AImo Denies Tlutt Uie "Sold Out' Story Is True Sold to Have Bern Cheated Out of $20,000. ready cash, the aged man wandered any one" finding any trace of Hedberg. Falrvlew, Aug. 17. William J. Bry an today declined to reply to the at tack upon him by James Van Cleave, president of the Buck Stove Range' company, but said he may reply later. Van Cleave asked if Bryan did not know that his platform charges are false. Van Cleave asked: "Does Rryan know that the vicious povlslon of the Denver platform for the payment of depositors In Insolvent banks would penalize the honest and careful banker for the benefit of dis honest bankers?" '-. Bryan today denied that he "sold out" In the case of Colonel Guffey ol Pittsburg, for 1200, OOOVimTl fatlcd to receive the money. The stor from Pittsburg says Bryan for that sum promised to use his Influence to have Guffey and his friends ousted from the national committee. ! Raft ja Silks, Novelty auns ana vuaisr Patterns Values up to $1.50 " - per yard 78c Rahjas in Tan, Brown and Blue, suitCnd waist patterns, in stripes, plaid es andhecks and dainty patterns in the popularjrfew shades of blue in two tones black andyffnite affects a splendid assortment of thjar seasons be3t silks to choose fronat thyRctraordlnary 'ow , price. Values up tj $jJ0 per yard, now 7gWlNTS Ladies9 Wash Suits -1-2 Price All white shirt waist suits in plah tailored, . also embroidered effect at Half Regular Price Galatea Cloth Suits, $10 Values $6.50 In tailored jackes and skirts made with long or short sleeves. This season's most popular styles in stripes and checks. For Choice " $6.60 1 JIIIIEMEIIT OF SITE FOB FEDERAL BUlLDItlC III Li GRANDE : That a year may yet elapse before La Grande will be notified of the se lection of a site for the federal build ing was the somewhat disappointing Information gleaned from J. H. Mc Dowell, government agent who has put In a busy day here looking over the proffered sites. Mr. McDowelL arrived yesterday from Pocatello and after a short tour of the valley in which he and several La Orande people visited Hot Lake, the agent got down to business In earnest He has met as many as a dozen men today all anxious to Im press upon him the various points or special features In the sites that have been offered to the postal department. That he will not Intimate to the least possible dearee what his choice will be, Is readily ascertainable, when ad vancea of that nature are made. On the strength of location, convenience width of front, and a score of other points, he will make a first selection and a second choice. The course which they will follow is a circuitous one, and while tho recommendations may go through the red tape system In six months. It may also require a yesr. When the deed, with a clear title Is turned over to the government, the bids for the construction of the build Ing will be received. The recommendations which Mc Dowell will see fit to make wilt go to the secretary of the treasury, Oeorge B. Cortelyou, and from him they will go to the department of Justice, to be perused as to clearness of title an other leml points. Then, after a visit to the United fitatei attorney at Port land, they will again go back to th Justice department for final Inspection a to perfection of title, and then, office department. When It Is known that there are 250 other recommends tlo'ns to be made within a month, It Is clearly evident that the slow wheels of the government will not grind out a decision in many months. McDowell is not of taciturn nature In other matters, but he Is held be tween sharp tongs relative to public! ty over his recommendations. Aside Steamer Horror. Petoskey, Mich., Aug, 17. Three are known to be dead and as many. as (0. passengers are missing as the result of the ex plosion of a boiler on the steamer Leslana, on Carp lake. Three bodies have been recover ed. ' It Is believed a doxen per ished. The panto which ensued was terrible. Many were In the state rooms and were caught without any chance of escape. Those on deck were hurled Into the water. Mrs. Isabel A. La berla of Travers City, Mich., was Instantly killed. Taft Preparing Speech. Hot Springs. Aug. 17. Wm. H. Taft from saying that he would make two wa, busy today preparing his speech SPRHiCFIELD, ILL GRAND JURY TO PROBE BLOODY COLORED RIOTS. Presence of Three Thousand Sokllers Today Has Quieting Effort on Riot ers In Callptal of Illinois Learned That Man Who Wag Killed Satnr ' day Night Was One Time Servant of Abraham Lincoln One Confes sion Has Been Mode. Springfield, III., Aug. 17. The riot ers who held this city In a reign of terror since Friday, were only checked by the " presence of more - mm soldiers, heavily armed, today. The soldiers are In complete charge. On the governor's orders a special grand Jury will convene tomorrow and take up the case of George Rlcnardunn, whose alleged assault upon Mrs. Karl Hallam caused all the trouble. The Jury will then be ordered to' Investi gate who Is responsible for the riot One of the first cases to be taken up will be that of Abraham Rayman, a Russian Jew, who confessed that he Is one of the members of tha mob that cut the throat of William Donl gan, the aged negro Saturday night Negroes are leaving the city In great numbers, fearing additional outbreaks -of rioting and bloodshed. Dead Negro Hind Distinction. It was learned today that Donlgan, the negro lynched by the moh, was a bootmaker for Abraham Lincoln be fore the latter left her for Washing ton. General Palmer, A nominee of the gold standard wing of the demo crats party for the presidency In 1896, was also one of the negro's custom ers. , ': Investigation to Bo Reel. It was announced this afternoon that . the investigation would be real, and ;. not of a whitewashing nature. The homes of the leaders are being search ed by tho sheriff's agents In an effort to find relics of destroyed business houses as evidence. The court has ordered the grand jurors summoned to appear In court tumorrow morning. Rlngllng Borthers' circus, which U scheduled to appear hers tomorrow, has been notified that It cannot show because tha appearance would have a bad effect. At noon 80 arrests had been made, Kate Howard, accused of Inciting the riot, of burglary and of larceny, has been admitted to bail. Wrong Man Prrtiaps. From a statement mads today by Mrs. Hallam that she could not Identi fy the assailant It Is believed that Richardson Is the worng man! It Is reported that a number of reliable citizens are ready to prove an alibi for the negro; The negro and his wife had borne goad reputations. recommendations, he refrained from making further urtterances on that Important point. He leaves tomorrow miming for Pendleton, where he will go through a similar grist of bids. to be delivered before the republicans who gather here Friday to greet th candidate. All told 5000 are expected. Bunday's Bam'tall Scores. Los Angeles, 5; Portland, 4. San Francisco, 4-t; Oakland,- 1-2. BURNING VALUABLE OIL. Thousand of Dollars Go Up In Smoke Because of Vofc-ano Fire. Tamplco, Mexico, Aug. 17. Despite every effort made to stop It, the Mln- lanute volcano of burning oil In the San Geronlmo district continues un checked, consuming a hundred thous and barrels dally. Workmen are to day 'pumping an Immense quantity of ssnd and mud Into the crater. Since the well began burning on July 4. more than five million barrels of oil have been destroyed. The oil Is valued at $1 a barrel. lake a Little Soda For Your Stomach's Sake Attend the Meeting. Fred G. Taylor, secretary of the La Grande Commerclul club. Is preparing a circular letter to be sent out to the citizens of the valley, urging them to attend tha Irrigation mass meeting which will be held next Saturday eve ning. A large attendance Is desired Every one who Is at all Interested In the upbuilding of this county, should be on hand and be there early, and This Advice Certainly Holds Good uitli 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. . MILL'5 DRUQ JT0RE LA GRANDE, OREGON eventually, be turned over to ths post stay until It Is all over. r