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M LA GRANDE. CNION COCNTT. OREGON. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 190H. NUMBER VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS ' . . . ; ' IS THE SYSTEM ADOPTED. Willi All(lilv A f jllwml Tlllllfukn rr 4 " - f - - " - V . V . . IV - . V Roll, and Full Slate of Officers Elected, the Tart-Sherman Club Is formed in Tills City Iast Evening Will Bring Speakers Here toVspread Taft Germs-Ivanhoe Heads the New Club. - President Col. P. S. Ivanhoe. First vice-president W. B. Sargent. Precinct vice-presidents Pre- clnct committeemen. ' . . Secretary ir. B. Currey. ' Treasurer John Frawley. x Such' is thf personnel of the offi cers of the Taft-Sherman club organ ized last night In this city along lines which govern the national association. The club Is now fairly launched and when the smoke of battle has cleared away, Union county' complement of votes for William Howard Taft and James Schoolcraft Sherman will be pleasing to the Grand Old Party, par tially through the activities of the club which was given birth here last eve ning. Pea re Temporary Chairman. County Chairman Peare . called the meeting to order and was nominated temporary chairman. He outlined the purpose of the meeting and appointed a permanent organization comrnltttee of F. 8. . Ivanhoe, W. B. Sargent and G. H. Currey. :. " .Jtiep camera. port from the or ganlzation committee, recommend ing that the club be organized under the regulations of the national organl- (Continued on page 3.) J pf' Sy, 'Nv : All Next Week Our Store Special Bargains A splendid assortment It able wear at prices so reasonable that it will be.both pleasure 11 youi boy or girl for school from this stock VWCH FOR SPEClRkPRICES In Mondays Issue of this Paper. Exploiou Wan I'navoiduble. Wigan, England, Sept. 6. Accord ing to the testimony given before the coroner, experts think the explosion which killed 73 miners in the May 1 pole colliery several days ago, was unavoidable. It is believed it was caused by ignition of gases " In ' the blasting operations. FLEET SETS SAIL. Leave Melbourne for Albany, Queens land, With Booming of Gnu. Melbourne, Sept. 5. Amid the roar Ing of guns from the forts and British ships, the American fleet left prompt ly at 8 this morning for Albany, King George's sound, Queensland. . The N?v. Jersey remained behind to "get mail from' America, which is expected t arrlve'here tomorrow. . The officers said: "We have kept dates almost to the minute.- The ships are expected to, arrive at Albany on September 11, wher, the. whips wil! coal, and the long trip to Manila, a l uiaiuiiia ui ciui miles M ill ue begun, arriving there October 1." - Pittsburg Bank Clotted. Pittlburg, Pa., Sept. 6. The Cosmopolitan National bankIn this city was closed today by or- der of the comptroller of the currency. Robert Lyons was appointed as receiver. , New Rear Admiral. Washington, Sept. 5. Rear Admiral John P. Merrell, one of the most pro filcent and versatile officers of thi navy, will retire Monday, by operation of the age, imlt. Captain William J. BarnetteJvlll be promoted to the rank of rear Admiral. I Trojan Hold Reunion. Troy, N. Y., Sept. 5. Many former Trojans arrived today ' from various parts of the country, forming the ad yace ijuard of the Jmmen,Ke crowd expected during the next few days to participate In the celebration of Troy Home week. ' The Southern Pacific ticket agent at Safem Is named Jonathan Bourne. flv oeee School Children's Store I in all Children's Wear Sections of children's. wearable's especially BP !!! URECQfi POLITICS LLOSEO CAKE KV1.es SUPREME, WHILE FULTON CONFERS. With Harmonious Color Their Meeting With' Twelve Republican ConinUt teenien In Portland Today Gup hi (ircgonltcpublicun Ranks t loed for the Coming lreideiuinl Cunipuljtn -Fulton Not Acting Naughty W. 31.' Cake 1 Chairman. " , Portland, Sept. 6. rW. M. Cake lfc chairman and president today at' tin meeting of the republican state cen tral committee.-, Thirty-three Oregon counties were represented by Ionian. Kalph Williams, (.he natlonaUcommlt teeman, was temporary secretary. The meeting was harmonious. The name of Taft was the signal for enthusiasm every time Jt was mentioned. James Ketchum, secretary' of the Multnomah county committee, inject ed humor by denying any factionalism in the 'republican party." While Cakt was planning a campaign . fr . th state committee, Fulton was at tin imperial hotel conferring with polltl Icans of various parts of the state.. No effort was made to oust Cake a chairman. The gap dividing the fac tions is closed for the campaign.- ,' Cake appointed a committee td re vive and expend the campaign funds Fine Horses. . ' Messrs: Skipp & Tocld of this city, shipped a carload ofTTlne horses froiij Lft Grande to Portland this week. Portland Rural Spirit. Mill Start Monday. Imbler,' Sept - S. (Speelaf.T Ats conJli'g to a decision announced today by the owners- the Imbler mill will start next Monday after about thief weeks' time devoted to elevating the wheat brought to the warehouse. 0 Will be the 1 1 selected for hatd service- and economy to fit out ' r 1 : ' '. T r fflllOMiST ..; :'.'. ' '.V-' ',.',' KENNEDY AND VORYS "."'. PAY TRIBUTE TO TEDDY. Booming of Campaign Guns In Ohio Not Heard by Foraker, the licens ed Senator Who Opi0!es Taft- Con gressman Kennedy Introduced Mr. : VoryH, , Paying Glouliijjc Tribute, ,to ', Rooisevelt Republk-uas Face CrUls !Wlth Courageous Fortitude. f:':-- 'v;- ' -Yaungstown, O., iSept;' 5. United "ates Senator J. B, Forakor of Ohio, its not present at tlwboomlng of the mpalarn truns at Tminmtnwn todav. rie said the other day the committee on arrangements intentionally insult ed him by not Inviting him to attend .the festivities. Congressman ' Kenne dy Introduced Vorys as chairman. In !j.ls speech he paid "a high tribute t-. President Roosevelt and praised , hie policies, j He ridiculed the idea of the ,lemocraia' plan to eradicate the evils 'n the government Immediately. He eulogized Senator Beverldge and Gov ernor Hughes. ,, Vorys, in the opening address, de clared that th4 republican party cour Tgoasly fares the problems arising t'rom the great development of the country. , He also paid a high tribute d President Roosevelt and praised his policies. ' SHOT CARELESS CIUlFFLi:. Italian Rum Amuck With Gun ., lowing Dentil of Son. Foi- i Genoaj Italy, Sept. . Distracted by the flTht of his little son, Anton, whe was killed by an auto today, Angelo Callonl, an engineer, shot and killed the chauffeur who ran dowT the Ind md fatally Injured his two sister. The Marchionesses of Revedln, were rid ing In the auto beside the chauffeur. The father 'of the dead boy was arrest ed while fighting the police. i ' : i LARGE CROWD OIT. TO , . . HEAR STANDARD'S CASE. Attorneys Are Already Clashing Over TechnioaJitles In the Trial Brought by the Government to Ret Anlde Re cent Judgmeot of Superior Cour:. AnniilUiig Judge I And Is' tine oT $29,000,000 Kellogg AlM-r fur Uwrle Sam. New York, Sept.' 6. A large crowd was attracted to the customs house today to hear trie proceedings of the Standard Oil case before the govern ment, relative to the Landls fine. Mo ritz Rosenthal is representing the trust, and Frank Kellogg Is appearing for the government. The two attor neys" clashed while ('.. T. i.: .;ta?. i. second vice-president of the oil com pany In Kentucky, was testifying. He referred to A. C. Board man, the gov ernment witness who recently gave damaging testimony against the com pany, accusing It of being dishonest. Kellogg replied: "He Is under Indict ment like you." The lawyers then clashed, but were- ordered by the court to Cease their personal attacks, Aeroplane's Flight HueuewifuL Lemans, France, Sept. 26. After the first flight around . the military course today when his aeroplane r malned In the air for l minutes and 4t seconds, almost equalling Henry Farman's record flight, Wilbur Wright the American, attempted a second night, in which his machine was KCOUlEffifl ' HookUt Exposition. Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 5. Finish ing touches are being added today to the finest display of Hoosler agricul tural, horticultural, livestock and manufactured products 'ever gathered together, which will be thrown open to the inspection of the public on Monday at the Stale fair grounds. AISKA WHEAT A FAKE. CJovernment Ofilelal De'lre New ' ' Dlm-overy hi Wheat I a Frost, Washington, Sept. 5. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson today announced that. Dr. Galloway, 'the agent sent to Jullaetta, Idaho, to Investigate the re ports concerning the fronderful new wheat claimed to have .been 'discov ered in Alaska and introduced into Idaho, reported the wluat a Take. Wilson said: "Alaska wheat yields 25 bushels to the, acre. The gr.ain Is badly mixed and Inferior in quality. A recent analysis snowed the sor more than nine per cent of protein. The soft white winter wheat contains on an average of 10 per cent." FIGHT ODDS INCREASE. NeLsou and At tell Leaders a Favorites by a Blr Margin Today. 1 San Francisco, Sept. 5. Odds on both the Gans-Nelson and Attell Moran fights next Wednesday . and Monday respectively, are today 10 to OH, with f Attell and Nelson on the long odds. Attell and Moran practi cally finished their heavy training to day. - LION TAMER HURT. Famous Lion Tamer Meets Almost Fa tal Accident In "Rajah's" Cage. New York, Sept. 5. Helnrlch FaN kendorph. an Internationally famous Hon tamer. Is tn a precarious condition today. His scalp Is terribly lacerated, and Ms shoulders ripped to shreds by the claws of the monster Hon, Rajah, on exhibition In a cage at Coney Is land. The scene took place tn the presence of 500 people. The animal was separated from'hls tamer by blank cartridges and spiked poles. New England Fair. Worcester, Mass., - Sept. 5,-r-Wlth several large new buildings, already filled to overflowing with elaborate exhibits, the New England fair rsere next week promises to be the biggest and busiest exhibition In Its long his tory. ':.. - : ' .'. .. ;, , . Divorce Finally Granted. ' - Ban Francisco, Sept. 8. After suing each other on six different occasions In the superior court In this city, James Dunphy, a millionaire stock rancher, and Mrs. Edith Dunphy. "were today legally separated by Judge Gra ham granting the wife a divorce and awarding her alimony , of $80, 060. The deci.tlon ends a series of sensa tional suits. The , wife alleged cruel and inhuman treatment by her hus band. He averrsd Uu v.ai olten un faithful, i Take a Little Soda For Your Stomach's1 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 i3 tonic and refreshing and every glass a strengthener for the stomach. , . . V , , , , . 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. , H I LL'5 b R LA GRANDE, OREGON TAFT EXTOLLED; IS HUGHES .MAKES FiRST AP PEARANCE IN CAMPAIGN. With Masterly Address Goveriur C. E. Hughes 0K-nt the Presidential CamiMiiint in Ohio Taft a liwk la I'olitki Bryan Adroit, But Orator- lcnlu Skill Is No Qualification for '' . Prtldenti His Entire Spetxh Cou- servullve and Terse. Youngstown, 0.t Sept. 5. Arthur I. Vorys. the original Taft manager, was chairman todav In th mootlnr mark-. Ing the opening bf the republican campaign In , Ohio. Thousands from all parts of the state are participating In the event. , ; , - , . t ' Governor Charles E. Hughes of jNew York, Is the center of interest His speech, supporting Taft and assnlllnj Bryan, was the main feature. This is the first appearance of Hughes in ths campaign. The big parade started at 11 o'clock and 10,000 mill workers took part in the procession. The cltjr has spent $25,000 In decorations. Hughes said In part: The renuhllcan party makes an ap peal to public confidence as the most Important political agency for con-' servatlon and progress. By virtue of its achievements, leadership and alms, it stands forth as an efficient Instru ment, strong and curable of admthls- -jtratlon, as the safeguard of stability and prosperity, which depends upon stability and as an unrivaled power to the correction of abuses. ! - , . W!k Constitute Party. ' jt stands In striking contrast to the record of vacillating and Ineotltud presented by the chief opposing party. When we hear sounded the strident call to the defense of popular rights, we look to see who constitute" the new patriotic army into whose keeptng'we are asked to turn over the destinies of the nation and the campaign watch- . words, "Shall the people rule?" and the demand "Whether government shall remain a mere business asset of favor-seeking corporations," are not impressive when emblazoned on th banners of. Tammany Hall and other essential allies, and the army oppos ing us can 'not' pass muster, either as one of 'etenifl or" of salvation and we may ' well ;'; patiie' before we permit it to gartfspn eujMnsUtutions. ' . .' Bryan's AdrteK Futlte. ' WIMIath, Jennings Bryan Is an elo quent critic bnt the record of the re publican party Is known to all and the American people will neither be con-, fused nor misled by adroit thrusto or pleaders' skill. If all that Bryan has favored during the past II years had been enacted Into law, we would 'have, been overwhelmed with disaster and s (Continued on page 4.) QQ JT:0Ri I slightly damaged. ar