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LA GRANDE, TOTON COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1908.
NUMBER 17.
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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.
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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
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$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
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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
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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. '
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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-
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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