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lS, yvy K . ?;' I f ; i v '-V I VOLUME VIII. f v ' " " ' LA GRANDE, TOTON COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1908. NUMBER 17. 0 REDUCTION III TAX LEVY FOR 1908 5 HILLS APPARENT THAT REDUCTION WILL EVEN REACH 5 H Present County Court Reduces Tax Levy Mid County .Being Freed of Debt Rapidly Hlgfa and Excessive Tas Thing of the Paist In Union County Summary of Assessment Shows Good Valuation, Totalling $7, 109,825 County Richer. ... fwltt.- In All Will will be the tax levy for 1808. This Mnana b rAiltlPtlntl nf ftv And nna.half mills over last year. Assessor Hug completed his balances In the various segregations, the result being a total valuation of 17,109,835, an Increase over the previous year of $625,893. When County Judge Henry read over these figures this morning after careful consideration, he said: "I be lieve I am safe in saying that the coun ty and state taxes this year will not exceed 22 mills. We have not as many bridges to build this year as last; we will have no election expenses next year to provide, for; we are only about 863,000 In debt and I believe with a 22-mtll tax we can cut this in debtedness 840,000, which will make it an easy matter to wipe It entirely out the year following." Last year the27fc-mlll tax brought In $178,281; this year a 22-mlll tax will bring In $156,416, which, under (Continued from page '4-) WmtVTVTTTTTTTTTTTVVTTtTWt1yTWttnnWmttmtttTt'rVTVTtTTyT 1 $2.50 Boy's Shoes $1.89 a pair $1.50 and $1.75 little folks Shoes, odds and ends, Solo Price $1.19 a pr $1.25 and $1.35 boys' and girls Shoes, odds . and ends, Kale Price 89c a pr jj Do not miss these shoe Also odds and ends (j&S (Js"' YOU Want From all other depart. 'MCM ShOZS take . atf- Tts - MuM2 vantage of this always something Satisfaction or Sale and buy NEW AT THE , . nf- fair store your money back NOW REPUBLICANS LETHARGIC IH WASHINGTON STATE FULTON ONLY SPEAKER' OF NATIONAL REPUTE. DolUver and La Follette Will Not Come to Washington Not a Doubtful ' State,' ; ' ' '''' '"'"; Seattle, Oct. 20, -Excepting United States Senator Charles W.. Fulton, who speaks at Seattle October .81. there will be ho republican national speak ers In Washington during the cam palgn, Chairman Debruler of the state committee, expected Senators La Fol lette and Dolllver, but La Follette'a western dates were cancelled. Sena tor Dixon of the speakers' bureau, sent word that Dolllver was going to ths doubtful states from San Fran cisco.;: ...:. . i, INDIANS GUARD GRAVES. Threaten Uprising If Bodies Are Mo " tested. j St Paul, Oct. 18. Word has been received thai an outbreak of the Sioux Indians is likely to occur at Fort Tales, N. M., if the bodies are removed from the Indian graves there. With an in tention of abandoning the post an order was recently' made t remove the bodies of all dead In the cemetery. The principal objection to the remov als Is said to be the fact that Sitting Bull, the great warrior, is burled there. Montana Odd Fellows. Great Falls, Mont.. Oct. 20. Mem bers of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows In Montana are here In force today to take part in the lavish enter tainment and business program" ar ranged for the annual encampment of the State Grande Lodge of the order. Odds and Ends SHOE SALE Odds And Ends SHOE SALE A general cleaning out of all odds and ends of shoes consisting of Ladies, Men's and Children's at a saving from 25 to 50 percent $3.50 and $4.00 men's Dress Shoes, odds and ends, Sale ITIce $2.98 apr $3.50 to $4.50 ladles' Shoes, odds and ends; Sale Price $2.95 a pr. $2.50 to $2.75 ladles' every-day Shoes, odds ends, Sale Price $1.95 a pr $4.00 to $3.00 odds and ends, ' Sale Price $3.45 a Ml SIP COO H 0 m EMPEROR OF JAPAN IS SIN- V CERE IN HIS RESPECT. Lengthy Messages Pass Between Pres ident Roosevelt and Emperor or Ja panEmperor Wants Peace to Con tinue Between Two Countries Greetings Are Cordial Between the Two Emperor Glvea Luncheon to Admiral Sperry Personally. ' -. AW, V."7IMWIM wyv,t ' day personally conveyed expressions of good will from President Roosevelt to the Emperor of, Japan, the latter responding In the Japanese press, that he advocates "Honest understanding by America and Japan of the position of the two countries." The emperor replied to the Roose velt message as follows: "It uffords me special pleasure to welcome you as a representative of the American- navy, and receive from your respected president a very friend ly message. I request you to assure President Roosevelt that I most eln cerely appreciate and most cordially reciprocate the sentiments of friend liness and good will. It Is a source of profound gratification t'o' me that the most cordlaly relations of regard for good correspondence exist between Ja pan and the United States. My thanks are due the president for affording my subjects, by. your visit, jm oppor- ( Continued on page S.) 75c and 85c Children Shoes 49c a pair $2.25 to $25.0 misses' Shoes, odds and ends; Sulo Price $1.69 a pair men's pr $1.50 and $1.75 In dies' Shoes, odds and ends, Kale Irlce 51.29 a pr 2 bargain h 1 it CLEETOfJ WILL politolSe INJUNCTION FLANKS AND ' ' BANK QUESTIONS, TOPICS. Giving Some Attention to AU the Real Issues at Stake, But Dealing Espe cially With Banks and Injuncttonci, C4eeton Will Address Crowd Tonight Big Crowd at Union Last Night Opportunity for Labor Union Men to Hear Arguments. ocratlc and republican platforms will be ably contrasted, the republican pos tal savings bank system which has been tried and worked out in other countries will be compared with the new and practically untried bank guarantee system advocated by the democrats, by Hon. T. Ji Cloeton to night at the Elks' auditorium. Using "The attitude of the parties' platform on leading Issues" as his text. Mr. Cleeton will devote Ms en tire time to those paramount ques tions at issue In politics today,' but what Is of chief moment to local vot lers Is his promised discourse on the Injunction and on the bank question. In this city, where there are so many railroad men, the Injunction planks of the two parties are vitally Interesting to the voters, and Mr. Cleeton will point out the weaknesses of the dem ocratic party and the attractive feat ures of the republican party, calling attention to the past - 40 years of friendship with labor to the prom ises of the democratic standard bear er.' He will call attention to the falla cy of the bank guarantee plan ad vanced by. Bryan, and compare It Just ly with the methods of which the re publicans wish to have will promote. "The one has been tried and found satisfactory," Bald Mr. Cleeton today, "while the other has thus far been given but one test, in Oklahoma." Then briefly, Mr. Cleeton will take up the matter of "People's rule." There are many Interesting phases of the campaign to be touched upon, and no one who Is In doubt over the In junction planks or the bank question, can afford to' mls the opportunities tonight to hear them expounded. Splendid Meeting at Union. Mr. Cleeton spoke at Union last evening to a large crowd. The weather though unfavorable, did not hinder the attendance In the lenst. The band was out and the hall was crowded. CALIFOMIt SERVIANS CHILL AID OFFER MONEY San Francisco, Oct. 20. A stirring appeal to President Roosevelt by Her vlans of this clly for Intervention by t)ie United Ktates n the uffalrn of St'rvla and Austrln were s-nt t Vi'uxh Ington todnjf. It was adfijUil at the meeting last night. Fr two hours the excited foreigners listened to pa triotic speeches. At the concdiMlon of the meetlnft several offered their services In the eient of wnr. Telegrams were receiv ed from all parts of tho state offer lug financlttl udl. Dally scores are Joining tho volunteer compnnles thut are drilling throughout California. Open your mouth ond . purse cau tiously, and your stock of wealth and reputation shall at least In repute be great. SSK ROOSEVELT TO I SERVIANS IS. HALF OF REQUIRED SUM ILAS BEEN SUBSCRIBED. Will Be tli Largest Stadium In the World For Use of World's Fair Races. ;' ' .. : N- .' Tacoma, Oct 10. Tacoma la today raising $100,000 In public subscrip tions for the construction of the great est athletic stadium In vtha world. Half of the money has already been collected. The Stadium will be un ad junct to ths Tacoma high school, where a gulch forms a nat.ural amphi theater. It will b ready for the Yu kon exposition when many notable athletic contests will be held here.' rrwtuwte oiura ciiiiuy, Columbus, 0 Oct. 10. On of the most Important conventions for the promotion of Bible study ever held In America will convene in Columbus this week, and many distinguished dele gates are already arriving. The gath ering will be known as the-Intorna-tlonal Bible convention, ' and was planned by the leaders of the World's Student Christian federation for" the advancement of Intelligent study and uee of the English Bible. The reading of the Bible In tho public schools of the country will be one of the Import ant matters considered. Railway Superintendents. Washington, Odjt. 20. Nearly all the Important railroad systems of the country are represented among the delegates In attendance at the conven tion opened here today by the Amer ican Association of Hallway Superin tendents of Bridget and Buildings. . . -.. DImoiips Horticulture. Mil ford, N. H., Oct. 20. Experts from the United States department of agriculture and from many of the hor ticultural societies, scohots, experi ment stations and colleges of New England are In attendance at tTie three days meeting opened here today by the New Hampshire State Horticul tural society. i TuboreuUKtbi Eshitlt. ' Fall River. Mass.. . Oct. ' 20. Men and women Interested In the relief of the poor, the prevention and cure of disease and the reformation of crim inals are gathering In Fall River for the seventh annual meeting of the Massachusetts State Conference of Charities, which opens xthls evening. As a feature of the convention, an ex- hlbtt designed to illustrate the teach ings of the society In hygiene has been Installed by the Boston associa tion for the. relief and control of tuber culosis, ' New Stj W In HxhU. Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 20. Style In spooks are changing. "Little Bright Eyes," the Indian maiden "hunt" who has Served as an A. D. T. messenger between the "mediums" and the spirit land even since the Fox sinters "dis covered" spiritualism, has gom out of fashion. Crude materializations, fake slate writing and other occult demon strations of the mediums, mystics, psy. chics nnd seers will no longer be al lowc'" t' mask under the c!oak of or-g.'inh.t-d spiritualism. So declare 'ths Influential spiritualists of the land, who U!- .'jr.bled In Pythian hall 'today to beittn the 16th annual convention of the National Spiritualist raorlaflon. Oeorgo W Kates of Wimhlngton, t. C.,' secretary, announces there will be some very interesting documents pre sented, showing the status of the movement represented by this associa tion. ' An Increase' of organized ffort will be made and new chnrchesftnd local.- soeletl. v-: '.KlV,'.:T.r.l mate .ainoclation. have been organ ised the past year, and now one-half of the states are so nt work with all states represented liberally .by iocul societies and churches. .' The spiritualists' movement Is a ro llgtous one as well as one to protect and secure capable psychic data of spirit communion. FACTORY IDLE UIITIL ROADS ARE BETTEft FURNACES KEPT HOT THOUGH ' THE WHEELS STAND STILL. ;; ..;. 3;"' mmmmmmmm Sugar Factory Clowes This Morning Pending Arrival of Sugar Bet. Rain Has Put Roads In Deplorebto : OontuUou Must Wait Until Wea ther U Favorable Ready to Com mence Again When Beet Can Be Secured at the Factory Bins. tracted rains are directly responsible for closing the Amalgamated Sugar factory this morning to await the ar rival of beets from the fields. The roads are In such shape that It Is im possible to transport the beets from. . the fields to the factory bins, and last night the supply ran out. This has necessitated a complete relaxation of the strenuous sugar-making activities with one exception that of the fire, department To allow the fires in the furnaces to die out would be too cost ly to be practical, and for that reason the fires will be kept at uniform heat ' until the factory resumes its run, not- withstanding that the wheels are at a standstill. , ' As soon as the roads dry up suffi ciently to allow hauling the beets) the factory will be started again. Because the fires will be kepturnlng contin ually, the factory can start at an hour's notice whan bet s nrrt , :. - The two shlii ah the fiiJtory, hum boring' about 120 men. ure Idle jihd -' waiting for sunshine and drying winds. .- '" v- Brltlxli Steamer Setml. Vienna, Oct. 20. According to a dispatch an Austrian torpedo boat has seized the British steamer for carrying arms to Montenegro. The seizure is expected to bring to a head the ques tion of recognition of annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina by negotia tions between the two governments. . Honor Qnoen Anne's Memory. New Tork. Oct. 20. Old St. An drew's church at Richmond, Staten Island, today began the celebration of Its 200th anniversary. Somo of the most distinguished Episcopal clergy men of the country who took part tod in the memorial services to BlHh op Potter, will participate In the pro gram tomorrow. LINOIS TG'.VH VISITED BY BOLD GAK5 Bf CUTLKVi'S " i Herrln. III., Oct. 20. After cngag-", Ing ths whole town In a street fight', this morning, a gang of desperadoes; blew the safe of the bak at Hurst, a, mining town, end stole $1600. After! they took pOKHefxIon of the bnk oh- ' robber stood In the donrwuy and held the citizen's at bay with a brace of re volvers white his companions blew tho snfe. Armed citizens fired through. the windows. The robbers dashed down the street, followed by a fueltude of bullets. Poor marksmanship Is the only thing that saved the lives of th bandits. A posse Is now In pursuit. Books are lighthouses erectod In tin gieat sea of time. E. P, Whipple. There'ls no bigotry like that of "free thought" run tu seed. Horace Grecly. BANDITS STEAL AID TERRORIZE f J