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,,,-1r. ..... ' O : " rN if, 1 , .19 LA GRANDE, CNTON COTOTT, OREGON, SATtRDAY, OCTOBER 11, 10. NUMBER 21. " I . if VOLCME VUL 5f"iv n j If in ' ifirninui liiiiin AUtmuii uiy : '.:..' . ... TREMENDOUS ' THRONGS , . , WITNESS FAST UACES. Slightly Muddy Track Forestals Many " Word-Record." ' Smashing! Several Minor Wrecks, But None of a Seri ous Nat lU'e Robertson, American, Carries Off the Prlae Dangerous Curves, and Dales In Eleven-Lap Course Ran Over 69 Miles an Hour. Motor Parkway, Long Island, Oct. I. Seventeen, of the fastest racing .automobiles . In America, ' driven by dare-aeviiB'.oi mecnanics, stanea to ' day In the great Vanderbllt race. They must lap the course 11 times over hills and through dales. Jimmy Florida, a late entrant, got the first start In a Locomobile. There Is a tremendous crowd, which is thickest at the 'dangercras turns. A drizzling rain fell, making the road slippery and endangering the safety of spectators and drivers alike. The soft track reduces the Chance of breaking the world's record. - . 1 Several Slight Accidents. The first accident happened to a Matheson car, Chevrolet at the wheel. Ho was compelled to leave Ihe track on .account of a cylinder breaking. ,. In the third lap the Hotchkiss car, Kllpatrick driving, was forced to re tire, the cluch breaking. Later the Acme, Patschek driving, broke a shaft and the Renault, ; Strang driving, mshed a clutch. . Both. retired.. , (Continued from page 1.) i ! TTTTytTTyTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT'TTTTTTTITrTTTTTtTW C7MM0 35c Saturday Evening 12 , 2 HARRIS , By The COTTON suspeneers La Grange Symph- batting c After Six ony Orchestra After six 16c a pr " . .. ' :.','v; iy-A'.r it - f Mf,Mm : Cvme Everyone; Bring the Chil. 6 1-lC a roll lpairtoacustomei d;enandhaveaqoodtime. AFTER SIX JJNLY PROGRAM AFm slx 0NLY 13.50 Dellclosa, Mazurka ....Tobanl " . ' J ' Dance of the Frowse? Heads. y.... f O I Men's Oxford Vl0lln B0,10 "Kv,wiak" w,n - 3 , . I Marble Green, ' Victor Hubert, March .. Carr Buttons Dress Overcoats Harvard spint payson ' N Solo "As Log as the World Rolls on," Mr. Ferrln JLC 9 0 r . Imperial Teteques '. Losey Q3 ?- Slippery Hank ........ ....... Losey iin Carrisima A. A. Penn , A UOZeH ,- -: "(Extra.' ' "'..'.;" V S " ,. - THESE PRICES U.00 and 11.25 40c. to 50g , . v $1.60 " l?Hcr Men's Moleskin.,. ,. v ; Boys' .. ; Oil Boiled ( , , ' Percale, Work Shirts, , . Knee Pants, :? '''' , '. Black Taffeta , After ' 4 " ' r r:78c:i I9c.,.::;;,;; . $uz v ;...; .;..:.,yi.- ,",Eac. -: ! .''.,'"' r. A Pair. '.;,,' .' a Yard. ' ' J V"' A "Yard. ( ..';,"'' Do hot miss th Loss Is a Million. Shawnee, Okla., Oct. 24. Tie St, rhlc? resulted from "the"re cent cloudburst, was received to- day. One man' was killed and two are dying. The estimated total damage is a million. The death reported was J. B. Smith, who was swept away Saturday while trying to save his stock.- William Smith, a brother, is In a 4 precarious 'condition.' : Rescue .work was retarded. . . 4 ' PUN ESTABLISHMENT ; OF A SLAV EMPIRE MMSM CALIFORNIA SLAVS WANT TURKEY OBLITERATED. Establish Headquarters at Los Angeles ' Look for Formation of Empire Including Many Balkan States. . Los Angeles, Oct, 14. Planning the overthrow of Austria and the estab lishment of a Slav empire which will wipe Turkey off the map of Europe, representatives of 3000 Slavs In south ern California have established head quarters at Los Angeles, today and outlined their scheme. The new em pire Is to include Bulgaria, Servla, Turkey, Montenegro, Bosnia and Her zegovina. - Another Ready for Retlrement. South Bend, Oct 24. Rear Admir. al James H. Dayton, a former com mander, in chief of the Pacific fleet,' t't i vannh fix a n rw a limit- tnmnniir a n A n.lv luuu V- .ja be retired:; Bend. , He was' 'born'" In SliutR fre e concert ARERrSIX I I TAFT CARRIES OHIO AND : " ' LEADS IN MARYLAND. Summary of Straw Vot Tk ly Leading Newspapers of Ute Eaist and Middle West Points to Easy Victory ' for Taft llrjan Lowing la Several Solid South Precincts, According to SU-aws Maryland Vote Exhaustive and Includes All Interests. .. ... .... - - -,v ' ' v. Losing "Solid South." i ', Chicago, Oct 14.-A summery of resulu of the' straw ballots taken by the Chicago, Cincinnati, New, York and St Louis papers commpiled here today, indicates Taft will carry Ohio Ty 80,000, and Kansas by 40,000.. He will carry Maryland by a close mar- gin, besides all the New England states. : It indicates the demo- crats have slightly reduced plur- alitles in many communities of the "solid south." , - , The biggest returns were fronvOhio representing only cities, with Clove land and Toledo not Included. The vote indicates the claim of the dem ocrats that Kansas la 'doubtful Is without foundation. The vote' In Maryland was taken in all sections of the state and represents all interests, indicating the voting will be so close that the . real result of the election .... mi n.. - .A ,in(l U, (Continued on pageS.) tt it &CLOCK ONLY .. 63c to 75 . " .1 ." . ' Veen's' Wool " ' and OolfQlo,vSi War Pair- t ' C J Fi;j FAR EAST MOST REMARKABLE INTER- VIEW EVER GIVEN PRESS. Japan T-Ivms Ou AH Restrictions and TbrougiK Its Prime Minister Tells " to tlie World 1U Policies In Uie East V , if, ...... ..... .... ..... Not Seeking .Territorial Conquests Says Minister United Press Used to. Transmit Message to the World Text of Interview. , (By H. Let Clotworthy. United Press ' correspondent) ; 'i Toklo, Oct 24. Marquis Katsura, prime minister of Japan, today gave me a private audience, and officially gave to the people of the United States through the United Press, the warm est 'expression of good will and the most , definite and explanatory state ment of Japan's policy ever made by an official in authority. He declared American occupation of the Philip pines a great benefit to civilization, marking one of the most important steps In the advancement of the east. The interest of Japan and America in the Far Est are identical. Both are seeking "to advance civilization. The marquis said: . He ' most heartily . endorsed the speech of Viscount Kaneko yesterday In which he said Japan welcomes the American fleet to the Pacific because It will be a great power for peace, and will relieve Japan of the arduous and expensive burden of maintaining a fleet great enough to police the waters and Insure continuance, of paclflo re lations and tlie preservation of the 'in tegrity, of China the aim of both countries. This can be easily accom plished by co-operation of the two countries without imposing a burden upon either, ',' s " ' Surplus Population a Problem. The only thought seriously confront ing Japan Is the disposition of the suVplus population. This Is the one thought of the government. Japan disapproves pf emigration to America. Japan's aim is to complete the coir onization of Korea and by develop ment of that country be able to re lieve the congestion of population at home. Japan has no territorial am bitions. There is no desire on the part ofJapan to enrn in co""1"" (Continued on page 8.) FIERCF FIGHT PULLED CFF NEAR MANILA LAST WEEK 7 Manila, Oct. 24. Nine Filipino la. borers and an American superintend' ent, were killed in a desperate fight with : a ban dof Moros "at- Shepher's si'gar plantation near Illgan island Mindanao, last week. , The men working were taken com pletely off their guard by the Moro warriors.- The laborers lost heavily before they repulsed the attacking party. The Moros are :' reported tp have lost 20 killed and many wound ed. They burned the plantation build ings as (hey retreated. . ' ;. . Fnrnitare Store Burned,,- Spokane, Oct. 24. Furniture valued at $40,000 was destroyed this morning by fire in a warehouse, where Tull A liilbba. furniture n!ers,. had the fur niture stored. It "started by, spontahe- 0UM eornbustlotf ... The. 'Julldi ,-is a loss at .10.t00. v: V f ' ... 'J. WEE IUUI . Family Snowbound. ; Denver, Oct 24. Nine, mem- bet M: !ffifi 'fttffft&jr $anws r missing and are believed to be dead. There Is fear for the safety of two other families fol- lowing a blizzard that swipi tba, 4 mountains Saturday and Sunday.: Search was made for the families of J, D. Bradshaw and L. P. Post. It Is believed they are snow-,. bound near Masker. , OREGOR BUJLOING AT , l:gS SEAITLE S FINISHED EXPOSITION HALL IN FORMALLY ACCEPTED. Cbamberlala and OUters Attend the Ceremonies Ready for Fxkxiblts Apples Sent Finn. Fmm Oregon. Seattle, Oc; i. The' Oregon State building la the first to be completed at the Alaska-Yukon-Paciflo , exposi tion grounds. It is ready for occupan cy, and will be formally accepted today.,.,,-. .' -''.:' ; . '. '''!;.. ; Governor Chamberlain and other Oregon officials are arriving for the ceremonies. The Oregon exhibit will be completely Installed not later than February. The first lot of aypl6 to hi shipped came from Oregon. Vi .; Predicts Repetition or I:cr(Fefeat, Chicago, Oct. 24.-rrChaIrman Kltch- cock today predicted Taft will beat Bryan as badly as Roosevelt beat Par ker In 1904. He sayB Taft will carry New York. Ohio, and Indiana.', ' He admitted t(je ,'-Qtf wiU 1. close in Maryland, v - , Rlizzard In Now Mexico, Santa Fe, N. M., Oct. 24. A severe biiKzard swept down from the Cum bres. mountains today, and is raging In RicarrlJa county. It , is believed at least six herders are frozen to death, and 20,000 sheep have perished. Bryan Answers Taft. Mlddletown, N. Y., Oct. 24. Bryan opened his speeches In New York to day with reference to Taft's statementj of the panic In October was caused by too much prosperity. He said over prosperity of a few was the, cause, but th ! ' ',7?Ar?c;..55 from too 'much prosperity under the republicans. ' Found Dead In Portland Yard. Portland, Oct 24. Stripped of all hlB clothing and wrists slashed, the body of A. C Murray, an employe of the Pacific States Telephone and Tel egraph company, and said to be a brother of D. S. Murray of San Fran cisco, general superintendent of the company, was found near a box car In the terminal yards early today. He! died from loss of blood. The police and coroner believe it to be a case pf suicide, but there will be an Investi gation. THERE ARE Any cough is serious enough to have prompt and right attention, ' because there are so, many serious thlngs'that start from coughs. . :','.; The germs of pneumonia and consumption can' attack weakened ( lungs otily'and the lowered vitality that follows colds and coughs makes conditions favorable. What we wish to urge Is this: Find a reliable, harmless cough cure, and keep a supply'on hand constantly.. When any 'member of the family develops 'a cough, start the remedy i promptly' The remedy we think Should be ; - NeuHn'sWhitc I It Is Impossible ior a cough to ' ' la used as soon asth couvh comes, it. cur a i?y as a thorough . J remedy can,' and cures perraanoptly' because naturally. ( It Lst Cive EntlrijSatisfiiclbn cr your money, Cack DlilFF lESuOE , OF ELECTION PRESENT CONCaRFJSS NOW ..,-- :. . ,, LARUELY REPl'ULICAN. ' . 1 ' ' , .. A - : , ,jr ... Thirty-one Ynlted States Senators to ' '- ' - - . Be Eluyted vernrrs In Maaiy States Oregon and Maryland hi" ' Class by Itself 13 ProlUbltion Can- ldai.es for tJovemor Several Pop- uliyt Canilidate New York Gubtir- natoriul Race Hot. , ' Washington, D. ; C, Oct.- S4. One week fro-n next Tuesday there wilt be election in 43 states and two terri tory. In 29 of the states a governor and other state officers;, in the others minor stats officers or Justices of the yuprems court, and in seven, congress man only are to be elected. The states of the union, with the exception of Maine, Vermont and Oregon, will vote- v'or members of the house of represen tatives. The three states named have held their state elections and will vote only for presidential candidates In the coming election. .... In Arkansas and Georgia, the state officer have been chosen this summer, leaving only the representatives in congress and presi dential car.Cld.ites to be voted foe. Thirty-one Senators Retire. , Tlie terms vf 81 United Slates sena tors 12 democrats and 19 republi cans expire March I, 1H. ,In a( number of states the senatorial choice already has been made, by primary. A national house(Olwre.'jeentativos Is to be elected the: fijstongress. The, present house .'Iseoth&vied of 223 re jitMlCAns Kd,iii.d$);tsv'Jiti two vacancies caused by death, one repub lican; and one democrat Maine ha already elected four republicans, Ver mont .two and Oregon, two. The con gressional situation at large U.yvery mixed. There, are between 80 and. 100 close congressional districts siicttored ' through the country, most of them In , states now 'classed as doubtful state. These districts are close in the senas that the republican or democratic plu-V. rality in the last election was so slen der that it would take but a 'Slight, Cjana-0 id every voting precinct to bring a reversal of the political com plexion In this election. , Twenty-two Dry Candidal. - The prohibition "party has named candidates for governor 111 iS states, and the socialists have named candi-,. dates for governor In 23 stales.,. , Populiets In the Field, The populists have nominated a ticket In Iowa and the Independence party has put up candidates for gover nor and other state officers in Massa chusetts, New York, Indiana, Texas,, hio, "Minnesota, Michigan and sev eral other states. . . ' State Affairs Are Local. . The state elections, generally speak ing, have attracted little attention. Local issues have, nearly everywhere, (Continued on page a ) ' W0 TRIFLING a Pine ; Extiectorant becoma. serious where thl remedy ii i ; i I s,.,... MotUed Outing Flannel After! .. 8c a Yard. JEWLIiy DRUG COMPANY j FirsT Balf La Grande )l t 4i4f l I f 1 1 1 M t Ml I'M HttittttSl ?': r iriT Tv4-frri4-Cv4Ht .isesss