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0? A A " irk. V 1 rfi- A VOLUME vm. LA GRANDE, OlOX COTOTT, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 10S. M'MHEH 28. i 1 CATCH AGAIN IB LA l"NCLE SAM TO PROVE AL , LEGE!) ILLEGAL WITHDRAWAL Natlonul Bank Examiner Gatn-h Ar- - rlvcs In the City Refuse to Bo In terviewed Fju-cpt to Sy That Crim inal nod Civil Frocoodlnga Will Be Commenced Against .' Men Who , .: , WUUdrew Fund After... Bankine Hours Surprise at Ilia Return.' Not a few of our citizen were sur prised to se Bank Examiner Claude Gateh on the streets this forenoon, af ter the arrival of No. I. It was soon rumored about that the cause of his mission was regarding the matter of deposits being withdrawn after bank ing hours on the Saturday preceding the closing, of the Farmers & Traders National bank. When Interviewed regarding the matter. Examiner Gatch replied 'That It was (he Intention of the government to Immediately com mence criminal and civil proceedings against those who had so withdrawn money," ' It la rumored that the amount In contention is between $5000 and J"7000 Mr. Catch stated that he thought he would be retained in the city for a few days. ' BOTH ARE OPMISTlC. On Evo or Election Both Turtles Cun See Victory Tuesday. Chicago, Nov. 2. In statements is sued today from headquarters of both parties, an optimistic view is taken of the situation. The democrats' and re publicans are both claiming Nebraska by 10,000 plurality. The republicans ay Taft will get an unusual republi can plurality in Iowa. Where tne democrats claim the fight for United States senator Is being waged Iowa It will reduce Taft's plurality, giving Bryan a chance to win.; Both claim Colorado and Kansas. OREGON All Reduced If you want a I good all-wool blanket, now is your chance "Satisfaction or WOOL CongroMinan as Mull Clerk. North Taklma, Nov. J. Congress man Jones proposes to return to Narhlngton at the opening of con- is handled. In order to ' be bottei equipped to consider legislation af fecting it . Tnue of Kidnaper. . Everett. . Wash., Nov.. I. Leo Ebx- mer, a shingle weaver, tho alleged kid naper of E. Q. English, the wealthy lumberman of Mt. Vernon, slept with an employe of the shingle mill at Lake Goodwin Saturday, according' to re port received here today.' He threat ened to kill the employe If he notified the "police. "He left 'early" yesterday. BLOCLADE ESTABLISHED 110 COS FUCr VIHTOHLLT OH The Hague, Nov. 2. War was vir tually declared on Venezuela today, when the Dutch government ordered a blockade of al. Venezuelan ports. Orders were sent to commanders of the Dutch battleships at Willemstedt Saturday.. .It Is believed the blockade will begin today. The government is preparing to send more battleships to the scene of trouble. Yesterday was the last day of the time limit 'or Venezuela to revoke the decree of President Castro, Issued on May 14, prohibiting a trans-shipment of goods for Venezuelan ports at Cu racao, virtually placing a ban on Dutch, goods. Advices say Castro has mobilised . 20,000 troops to resist the blockade. - ' . If you are the salt of tho earth you will not ba dropping yourself on the sore places In other folk. ...',"..-.' . Envy is the tribute that, sloth pays to Industry. . $5.95' Take your choice of a fulf 11 4 size, 6-tb net weight, In the mottled. Vicuna or Mackinaw. A Blanket that is strictly wool and well worth $7.75. $6.39 . Gives you choice of 13 all wool Mackinaw Blanket. Full 12-4 size, 7-Ib.net, well w-orth $8.00. ','.' ' . $6.95 Oregon Blankets, In"1 12-4 and 1S-4 size, 7 and 8-tb weight, in mottled or Mackinaw, well worth $9.00. $8.95 Oregon Blankets in full 1J-4 size, full 8-lb weight; a Blanket that gives wear and satisfaction, well worth $10.00 to $11.00. $11.95 Takes a 10-lb scarlet Oregon wool Blanket, full 14-4 size, ono of the largest Blanket made; well worth 1100. Extra fine grade of lambs wool. Your Honey Bach DUTCH 11 ill MELA FACTORY BLANKETS HOPEFUL DN EVE OF GREAT OrlftT REPUBLICANS CONFIDENT ., THOUGH SOME NERVOUS . Result of Rockefeller's Endorsement May- Bo Far-Rcachliig -Not Ex pected Thnt Stampede Will Follow Chicago . Socialists Hopeful- Spe cial Trraln foe Rooevelt Kern Closes Tonight General Resume ol Final Event In Polltk-s, ' i Chicago, Nor. J. Walter Wellman, In the Record-Herald, today says: "Election week dawns with the re upbllcan leaders outwardly confident, but nervous. . The democratic man agers are hopeful as usual. . Signs point to Taffs triumph, but unsettled conditions may reverse this prediction. The result of the Rockefeller incident is uncertain. There Is no good reason to believe that Rockefeller's support of Taft will stampede the, voters to Bryan, yet a great anxiety exists. Re publlcnas fear Rockefeller's endorse ment will turn enough votes in Indi ana. Illinois land Ohio to elect Bryan. A well-informed man in New York says the endorsement of Taft bV John D. Rockefeller Is not a trick of the democrats." Kern Closing Tour. . Toledo Nov. 2. 'Kern, the demo cratic vice-presidential candidate, If closing his' campaign in 4Ohlo today: His. last Speech Is set for here tonight. , Chicago Soiiallsts Confident. Chicago, Nov. 2. Debs, the social ist candidate for the presidency, start pd his final tour of Illinois today. Ho wjil close the .canvass tonight at Terro Haute, Ind., where a big meeting is to he held. Socialists estimate the vote for their ticket in Chicago will be loo.ooo. v..'.- . :, ' -'j-' Mctroioll9 Propares. New York, Nov. 2. All over thl greater city there are to be seen to day evidences in profusion that tomor row is election day, ; Commissioner Bingham has completed his plans for policing all the polling places. The election officials have made all ar rangements, for the balloting.' The campaign managers, national and state, ere- having the busiest day of their lives. All. sorts of wild rumors are being circulated and an air of subdued excitement pervades the city. Rallies and stunjp-speaklng meetings are scheduled for alt sections of the metropolis tonight and the party spell binders .will make a last, frenzied at tempt to arouse the voters to enthu slasm. -: ' 'y ,. . ' NebrasUnn at Homo. - i? .-, Omaha, Neb., Nov. 2. Speeding In to the. stretch ! under .whip and spur, the' democratic donkey with William J, Bryan as its Jockey, Is running on the heme track of its driver- today. IS fJIEIl LICK OBSERVATORY III PATH OP : FOREST FIRES San Jose. Cat, Nov. 2. Volunteer firemen started today for Mount Ham ilton range to battle with the-forest fire which Is threatening to reach and destroy Lick Observatory The fire extends over an area of six miles in length and two in width. During the night It was visible at the topof the ran nearest the oWrratory. Sev eral barns have been consumed. Ton cannot tell much about a man's musical ability by the way he blows his ts horn. Onry the large-hearted are fit to work with the little ones. IBSEITIT A LB Lilt BfSIIES IX DAYLIGHT . AXD STOLE AT NIGHT. lAta .inseles Juvcuile Courts Have the 6trangOHt Caw on Record Ills'' SHrxA Roy Confesses to Strange i Story of , Crimes Moving l'leture Said to Have Made Hint a Criminal . -Stole oin Parent and Relative During His Wild Career. . , , i Lo4 Angeles, Cal., Nov. . 2. The Juvenle 'court Is Investigating the strangest case On record, that of Lar ry Watson, aged 18, ho lived In the bushes like a hunted animal .for weeks, stealing out at nights to plunder houses and stores. Watson today made a full confes sion, stating that moving pictures made a criminal of him. . Until a few weeks ago he was a stu dent In the Polytechnic . high school. He was found In a hovel near heYe. He said his father and mtoher desert ed him. He admitted he' had robbed his parent and relatives. , Thl evening the Nebraskan will make his last appearance as a presidential candidate, and tomorrow he will cast ills ballot for himself In . his honu precinct at Lincoln and then establish aimself kv Falrvlew, where the tele graph wires will click out the fatefu! news...'- -.;'-.... '; .,'' .Cheering and sml'lng as ever, tht standard-hearer of democracy Is, now a waiting tomorrow's verdict of tht people with eqnanlmity. Whatever the sesult of the "third battle" whether It makes him the greatest man of the nation or leaves him s private citizen Mr. Bryan will appar entiy remain untouched fof extreme elation or dire grief. As he himselj declares, he has had experience in sustaining defeat, and while he is con fident and serene at what he consid ers certain victory, he Is prepared for any issue of the fight. Offk'lals Desert Washington. ." Washington,. Nov. 2. Every train out of the Capital ;. city today bears its uudta of officials and government clerks, who will' go to their homes to cast their ballots. The exodus has continued for M several days, many W&shlngtonlans who have thrir efl residences in the south and central and far. west leavins last week, and yesterday'' for their homes. ' By this evening the population of Washington will be considerably reduced, and the working force In the various govern ment departments will be reduced to a minimum, 'All of the cabinet mem bers will exercise their political, pre rogatives tomorrow, but those resid ing in the east will probably return to morrow night to be the guests of the WITH SOLDIERS HONS KONG SCENE Of RACE RIOTS THAT SPILL BLOOD Hong Kong, Nov. 2. Several Chi nese rioters were killed today In a clash between the police and soldiers. The Japanese quarter of the city la under military patrol. 'The rioting Is a continuation of the disorders of yes terday, culminating In a riot last night Merchants carrying; Japanese goods were attacked and their shops looted. The Japanese warehouses were fired. . Troops were called today and fired Into the mob. Hundreds were arrest ed. The merchants attacked were tboee who advocated the abandonment of the Chinese boycott. LIVED RIOTERS CLASH president at the White lloiu.e and read the returns, 1 Sh-Ui! for IJoonevelt, J Washington, Nov, 2. President rVporU .6h the "probable outcome of the, election. In various arts of the country, and to visitors expressed him self as certain that Mr.- Taft will be his successor. The president was es pecially lnterentod In reports from New York. Jndlana. West Vrlglitla, Maryland and other doubtful states, and expressed the belief that Mr. Taft's chances in all of . these com mon wealths are extremely roseate. A special train, has been, engaged to carry the president to Orster Bay tomorrow,-where he will cast his ballot for Taft. !'' ' COIIIIIOEIJTOE CITY SCHOOLS GET Z4U OUT OF MEARLT 120O BOOKS ; Two hundred and forty state library school books were turned over to the city schools this morning by County Superintendent. E. E. Bragg, who re cently received a consignment of ap proximately 1200 volumes for , Union eounty schools, vflie state library as sociation distributes the . volumes to each district according to the school attendance, and this Is what Mr. Bragg Is doing. The other districts of the county, will receive their quota this week some time. The consignment Was chosen by Mr Brae and subordinates,' some time ago, and his version of what children should read meets with favor " among the 'atiftianta :t!iwe)'v;jV 'J' ', Oregon schools will have extensive '.libraries In U few- years if future approrplatlons are ' made ' as, liberally , as they have been the past few days. V , - NEW TRIAL DENIED. The Greeks Will Bo Sentenced Next :".': WexIneMlny. The motion for a new trial was ar gued beforo Judge Knowles today. In the case of '.the'.. Stato " against the Greek rioters, The motion was denied and the court will pass sentence Wed nesday. ,r. I- . -v v . ,'-.-!;.'.' ' ' Wreck In North Carolina. . Charlotte, N. C., Nov 2. Many persons are reported killed anoN Injured in. a wreck on the . Western Carolina railroad today. Relief and Wrecking trains have been rushed to the scene. , Birth Rooord. Born to Mr. and -Mrs. Jester H. Bramwell, in this city October 29, a son. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. 8. V. Hardine, near this city October 29, a son. MAIN Drug your By use of your telephone and our free delivery system we are almost as near to you as though we occupied the adjoining building. We are developing this' portion of our business all the time and gaining new and permanent friend by the prompt and satisfactory way we han dle telephone orders. If you can't come, 'phone, and that portion of our stock you need will be sent to you. If It's a prescription, wf. will both send for It and deliver the medicine. feivin Drug Co, MAIN 5-7 RUSSIA WILL WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IX aVLKA COXI'EREXCE. Csar Mobilizing His Tntojuv on the) Balkan Frontier Appeal to Ru,la "for Aid From t Perl Has Been Heeded, Say Dotumt Meinbers-r-WIU Refuse to Recognize Anneatlon of :.; Bosnia, 'and Herogovliu Act Of- fklally Denied at Capital. : . - ; .... .... i; , v. , (. St Petersburg, Nov, J.Although officials of th foreign office declino to discuss the matter, It Is Intimated in diplomatic circles today that Rus sia will withdraw from participation In the proposed Balkan , conference, and will refuse to recognize Austria Hungary's annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. , The rumor was given a color of truth by preparations being made for a hasty mobilization of Rus sian forces on the Balkan, frontier. Members of the douma say the pica for help sent out by Servla and Mon tenegro last week will be heeded, as Rujsla will aid them. GRANGERS CELEBRATE. Hold Spook Party and Enjoy Hallow t'Vn Pranks lTntll Suiuhiy. Three hundred attended the Grange Hall Hallowe'en" hilarity Saturday night. , The festivities opened with a grand march by Bcores of costumed pien, women and children, that were truly spook-like ' Before the unmnslo Ing the ghosts danced on the carpet of leaves and rendered a serenade of uneuphonious noise's tVt drove terror . Into- the t'vved Spectator. Then came the unmasking, the play-. Ing of Hullcwe'en pranks and game.-, the gypsy fortune tellers and a. list of other amusing .scenes too numerous to mention. The monster wedding cake, with Us ring, Its penny, Its bach elor button and thimble was the cen ter of interest for a considerable time. The supper was a sumptuous feast of sweet-meats. " Time sped so rapidly that it was almost Sunday bo fore the happy gathering broke up. J CAN EXPECT riAXT SOON. '. ,C lAght SystcHi. ..... J The presence of O. A. Lorlng In the city this morning to '; check up the electrical appliances which have been Sent here some, time ago, leads to lhe beller that the O. R. & N. is about to perfect a private lighting system In the shops and depot. The plan Is to light -the round house, store house, depot and various buildings about the yards with a privnte system. s The requisite amount -jof' wiring, dynamo and other material Is already here, and Mr. Lorlng- checked up the ma terial so as to know eactly what Is here. '. . 5 7 Store Elbow at MAIN 8-7 'v'-'.f, fcj r I i Mi cm-M ' : miN8-7 : : f iMiHmmiwtwfWiM '