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LA GRANDE, UNION COCNTT, OREGON. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1908.
NUMBER iOJE.
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MOKESTACKS
FOLLOW WATER
PRESIDENT COLLIER AC
QUAINTS HIMSELF IN EAST.
President of Commercial Club Returns
Firmly In the Theory That Irrigation
Brings Somekslacks and - Smoke
stacks Bring More People Than Any
Other MediumSpent a Month In
the East and Learned Many Valua
ble Lessons While Away,
Thoroughly saturated with the Idea
that irrigation and smokestacks are
""he two greatest people-getters that
'xlst In the highly developed plans for
locating eastern homesoekers In west
ern sections, havlpg visited all the Im
portant, cities of the middle west and
nany of the larger cities of the Atlan
tic seaboard, John Collier, president
Jof the Commercial club, and head of
Ihe People's store, Is again. In the city,
He reached here last evening, after
'having spent two days In ' Nampa,
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here he 'Inspected the' $2,000,00(1
government irrigation project, and be
came convinced that Irrigation con
verts the sandy desert Into a garden
spot. ' . ."-'
I Ostensibly to attend to business
.matters of his own, Mr. Collier Is too
broadmlnded to let an opportunity slip
by-4o study commercial conditions in
the more highly settled districts and
rthe more of the east He carried In
.
Danger of Tie-up.
; Winnipeg,-Sept. 11. In view
of the strike by the mechanics
of the1 Canadian Pacific road,
much significance is attached
today to a sudden gathering here
' of the Joint protective board of
the International Brotherhoods
of Maintenance of Way men.'
It Is believed the action of this
body will lead to a general tie-
up of the entire system.
TREADS
Oil 1TEUD"
WILL RETURN TO LA
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ANOTHER BLOW
METHODISTS CONTINUE TO
RAP THE SPEAKER.
Bruises Infill! Yesterday by Bryan,
Kept Open and Increased by Con-
, ferenee of Methodist Ministers Who
Resent Sneers Hurled at Their Bish
op by Cannon Possible That a De
bate Between Bryan and Taft Will
Be Arranged. ' .-.''.'
his mental suitcase several subjects
iwhlch he deemed worthy of study, and
fwherever an opportunity presented
'itself, he seized It.
Manufacturing establishments are
the real peopie getters, after the valley
has been Irrigated 1tk water . alone
lines which have matured since he
(Continued oa page 8.)
GRANDE IV SHORT TIME.
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Third Term Boomer, Alias Taft Sup
porter, Reaches La Grande on His
, Way to Portland Confident of a
' Taft Victory Will Return to Call
Informally on the . Boys In La
'' Grande An Impromptu Gathering
Shakes Solon's Hand Here Today.
United States Senator Jonathan
Bourne Is on Oregon soil today for the
first time for two years. While mak
lng the rounds of the train this morn
ing, an Observer representative found
without doubt, the most astute and
clever politician that ever played the
game In Oregon, Bitting In the buffet
car' smoking a clear havana, in close
conversation with some fellow passen
gers. Upon being approached and told
that while hie friends were not aware
that he was to be through on this
train, there were several on the plat
form who would be pleased to meet
him, and ha excused himself nd came
out, and the remainder of' Ifte ' stop
(Continued on page 4.)
i Danville. 111., Sept. ,11. Following
the bitter attack upon him yesterday
by William J. Bryan, Joseph G. Can-
nnn in fA twi Athf rfliMihhlnip to
day at the hands of & conference of
Methodist ministers in this city. Can
non's remarks, charging that the Meth
odlst .bishops are misinformed and
that they "go off ' half-ccked," was
denounced by the ministers." and char
acterized as sneers against the
church. U
Cannon Is confident that he will be
re-elected despite the attack. , ' . '
Framing Up Debate,
Cincinnati, O., Sept 11. Tentative
proposals for a debate between Wm. H.
Taft and William J. Bryan to be held
here September 23, were presented to
day to the managers of both candi
dates. Both will be here on that date.
AHMADA REACHES
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DROPS ANCHOR AT ( i
EIGHT O'CLOCK TODAY.
Fleet Men and Officers) Discover West
Australia, is Anxious to Entertain
, the American Fleet Premier and
Admiral Exchange Greetings The
Jackles Hurry on Shore to Enjoy
Last Hospitality of Australians Na
tives View Ships.
Enormous Loss by Fire. . j. ' ,,.
San Francisco, Sept. 11. It Is be
lieved the loss sustained by the Van
Arsda'le-Harrls, and the Edward F. Mi
chause Lumber companies In the dis
astrous fire last night, will be a quar
ter of a million dollars.
; Dreyfus Assailant Sentenced. '
Paris. Sept. 11. Louis A. Gregorl,
the ! Paris .military editor,, was today
sentenced to five years' Imprisonment
fo'r attempting to shoot Major Alfred
Dreyfus. In the Pantheon, June 4.
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Boys 75c
School Pants
SPECIAL 48c
And Up
A WEEK OF BARGAINS
For The School Children
Jlotice To The Economical Moihen
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Hose 1 '
SPECIAL lie
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: For the coming week vie will reduce all children's wear .f
: from 25 per cent to 50 per cent. A few of-the many oar
: gains of the children's school supplies.
REMEMBER YOU CAN DO BETTER AT THE FAIR V.
Albany, Australia, Sept. 11. The
men of the Atlantic fleet are today
enjoying the first of the last of Aus-!
traiias reception. -The discovery that
people of West Australia are as anx
ious to show good will toward the
United States as the people of the oth
er ports visited by the fleet, was a
genuine surprise, to the men of the
fleet.
The fleet dropped . anchor at : 8
o'clock and within a few hours hun
dreds of Jacktes were ashore. Thous-i
ands are on shore viewing the ships.
Premier M. J. Moore of West Austra
lia, i and Admiral 43perry, exchanged
greetings early In theMay,
, An Agonizing Night.
Vancouver, Sept. 11. Alone
with his son, who was fatally In-
jured by the accidental explo-
slon of a gun, John Hay spent an
agonizing night In the ' moun-
tains near Agassis. With dawn
came new hope. The father left
his son In a comfortable position
and ran for medical assistance.
When the father returned with
medicine and doctors, the boy
was dead.
Murderer Is Hanged. ('
:,' San Quentln, Sept. ll.--Constantlno
Borsel was hanged today for the mur
der of Emlllo D'Eramo, "ift the gal
lows room of the penitentiary. His
last act was the kissing of a picture
of his 'wife, who was the cause of the
trouble. D'Eramo taunted him about
h la Wife's alleged Infidelity,
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THREATS OF DEATH ARE
MADE AGAINST LEADERS.
Bitter Feclln; Between Protectant .
v and Catholics In England Assume
' Point Where Dwth Threats Arc ,
Hurled Will Hold Sunday's Big
. Parade Despite Warning Officiate
In Smaller Towns Alarmetl at Ilu- .
mors of Demonstrations.
London, Sept. 11. The Central
Exile Official Ready' for Test. "
: Huachuc,-Ariz.. Sept. 11. Ready to
start a 80-mlle test ride, Col. William
F. Stewart, coast artillery officer. In
exile at Fort Grant. Is at Fort Hua
chuc today. His route has not been
officially announced . , .
General Prosperity Here.
Today there were 10 warranty deeds
filed for record, and only one mort
gage. This shows that Gen. Prosperity
has made his headquarters In Union
county for this season.
SEATTLE SOCIETY VOfJAN SUICIDES
Seattle, Sept, 11. Mrs. John Davis,
a bride of, six months, formerly Mar
loltta Myers, one of the pretty women
of the coast, drank carbolic acid In
the Washington Annex last night, and
died despite the efforts of five physi
cian' ' y'-rr.-t ;
The suicide created a sensation In
society circles here as the causers un
known. John Davis, her husband, Is
a real estate capitalist.. After marry
lng in San Francisco, the .couple w ent
abroad, visiting th principal Euro
pean cities. The bride was. recently
called to Seattle ta attend her mother,
who- Is 111. It is known she was much
worried over her condition.
mc bono issues to cor,
San Francisco,.-Sept-11. That the
work of constructing; the Western Pa
cific line will be rushed , was evi
denced by the board .of directors vot
ing a bond issue of $25,000,000. For
the present bonds worth half ' that
amount will be disposed of. Of
secretary of the Protestant Alliance,
today received a threat that, he and
prominent members of his organlia
tlon will be put to death . If . he at
tempted to Interfere with the parada
to be held Sunday In connection with
the. Eucharlstlc congress now In es '
slon in London. The warning came
from an organization styling itself tho
"Catholic Antl-Bgotry Society." '
t The officials are 'inclined to believe
the threat was sent b someone with
the Intent of fomenting trouble, and
that the missive did not have Its origin
within Catholic ranks, aa such a course
Is antagonistic to the teachings of the
Catholic church. . .
' It was announced officially today
that the parade will be held 8unday.
It will ba by far the most atupendoua .
religious affair arranged in England
since the days of Henry VII. Bitter,
feeling Is entertained, by. the Inhabi
tants against the Catholics and offi
cials In the small towns, especially,
are alarmed over rumors of demons
trations. ., v 1
the 128 miles of road from' Lake to
San Francisco, 880 are already grad
ed. On the coast the road, Is com
pleted, as far. as Berry creek, above
Oroville. Forty-two hundred men are
now working..
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Remember These Prices This Week Only
12 4 c to 15c Ribbons; this week
only, the yard 8 l-3c
Boys' $1.60 Sweaters; this week
only, each 98c
33c Children's Golf. Gloves; this 1
week only, the pair Hc
$4.00 Boys' school Suits; this
w eek only, the suit ........ . i .I2..29
12V4c Percales, this week only,
the yard 9p
25c Taffeta Hair Ribbons; this
week only, the yard ..... J . . 17 V&c
Girls' 12 He Handkerchiefs; this
week only, each ..O'Jc
Boys' 50c fleeced Underwear; ,
this week only, the garment.. 30c
Girls' $1.25 and $1.35 school
Shoes; this week only, the pair W8c
Boys' $2.50 to $2.75 school '
Shoes; ' this week only, the
' pair , .....'.$1.08
85c boys' stiff colored Shirts; this .
week only, each ...S5e
75c boys' and girls' Hats: this
week only each
.59c
Speca Bargains in all Children's VJear Sections
Boys' and girl' Nazareth Waists,
this week only, each . .19c
$5.0C boys' Knee Pants, this week
only, the suit 82.BH
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FOREST FIRE SMOKE IHTOLERABLE
Duluth, Minn., Sept. 11. Word from
Mesaba . range today says the forest
fires are burning steadily over grazing
land and none of the remaining towns
are endangered. ' Five thousand
square miles are. burned over. .The
wind Is Ught, but It Is 'not thought
the tire will be. stopped until it burns
Itself out Smoke from the fires are
almost Intolerable. All the women and
children have been sent to the settle
menu, themen remaining to fight the
fire.- ' ' : r V . '
;., '', To Rjice Blindfolded... T
Louisville, Cy Sept. 11. A big au- ,
tomoblle .. piloted . by a blindfolded
driver, will . tear around . 'Churchill
Downs race track for a distance of
five miles tomorrow afternoon, as m'
feature of the racing meet of tho
Louisville Automobile club. . C. 8.
Fowler, an eastern driver, has con
tracted to make the thrilling run.
There will be eight regular motor rac
ing events. In which all styles of .cars
will take part, ; ,
Olympic Athletes to Compete;. '.
New Tork. Sept. 11. Many of th'
athletes who won honors for America
at the British Olympic games will bo
seen In action tomorrow at the senior
Metropolitan. Track and Field cham
pionships.' The meet will be held at
Travers Island, the -home of the New
York athletic club.' In addition to tha
regular list of track and field events, I
a new feature has been added In a
mile, walk championship. .
YetOenlay's Scores. .
Portland,. 3; Los Angeles, 1 ..
San Francisco; 6; Oakland, 1.
Republicans Claim Jersey.
Trenton, N. J., Sept. 11. New Jer
sey republicans will hold their state
convention In this city two weeks from
today, to nominate electors, two at
large and one from each of the 10
congressional districts. The republi
can state committee is preparing to
wage a vigorous campaign. . While
certain that Tuft will carry the jjtate,
the republican leaders will not take
any chances, but will do everything In
their power to roll up a big plurality
for the Ohloan. Unprejudiced observ
ers of the political trend aert that
Bryan has' gained greatly lit popular
ity Hlnce.hls nomination, which was
opposed by nearly all of the leading
democratic politicians of New Jersey.
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L'ndnn, Kept. 11. It was learned
today tliat Tommy Burns and, Jack
Johnson are matched to fight at Syd
ney, Wiv.ralla, thi latter part 'of No
vember. It Is undorctooU a nyiidleati?
of AuHtrallnns will finance the fight,
lvnB a pursa of $25,0(16. 'The win
ner v.iil gi.t 60 per cent and tliu loser
40.
The Exact Kind That the
Doctor Ordered
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ganzed along modern lines and
our reputation is sufficient guirantee
as to care and quality ,
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