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VOLUME VIII.
LA CTIAKBE, CIVIOX COCHTT, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1908.
NUMBER 48.
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BIG LIXER KABDIXA IS .
DESTROYED BY FLAMES.
One Hundred PuKHcngers, Mostly
Greeks, Are Missing Wild Panic I
Anions. Men mid Children I'eople
; on Shore See Soured Passengers I,esp j
Into Water to Escape Cremation!
Many Britishers Among (lie Miming i
Xomber of Dead Unknown.
... ' Malta. Nor. 25. The big- liner Bar
dina from Liverpool to eastern points.
. caught fire outside the harbor today.
' Two hundred passenger were aboard, j
The people on ahoro saw the passen- I
gers leap Into the water for safety. 1
. The liner was beached.
v . Kumber of Dead Knknown.
The number of dead la heavy, but
. as yet the exact number Is not known.
' The steamer was practically destroyed.
It had Just cleared the harbor when
the flames burst from the hold. , An
explosion followed
The worst panic was among the
women and children, many of whom
leaped Into the water without life pre
servers. The crew was unable to ex
tlngulsh the flames. At least 100 pas
sengers are missing. A majority of
the passengers were Greeks, but many
Britishers are among tho missing.
Seventy-Flvc Bodies Found.
Seventy-five I bodies have been
brought '-ashore. .Tugs":! are , still
searching for others. '."
Survivors tell of the most terrifying
scenes aboard the burning ship follow
ing the explosion. Natives among' the
passengers became wildly Insane and
' tried to 'capture , the crew, ' which
fought thvm off with revolvers. Fif
teen British passengers were saved.
Naptha caused the explosion.
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N'CK AGAIN the season Is at hand when, according to the
ancient custom of our people, It becomes the duty of the
president to appoint a day of prayer and thanksgiving to 4
' .God. .
Year by year this nation grow in strength and worldly power.' ;
During the century and a. quarter that has, elapsed since our. entry 4
Into the circle of Independent peoples we have grown and prospered In
material things to a degree never known before, and not now known In
any other country. The thirteen colonies which struggled along the
seacoast of the Atlantic and were hemmed In .but a few miles west of
tidewater by the Indian-haunted wilderness, have been transformed
Into the mightiest republic which the world has ever seen. Its domains
stretch across the continent from one to the other of the two greatest
oceans, and It exercises' dominion alike In the arctic and, tropic
realms. The' growth In wealth and population has surpassed even the
growth In territory. Nowhere else In the World is the average of Indl-
vldual comfort and material well-being as high a la our fortunate
land. ,-, ( ' :' , '
- For the very reason that in material well-being we have thus
abounded, we owe It to the Almighty to show equal progress la moral
4 and spiritual things. With a nation, as with the individuals who make
up a nation, material well-being Is an Indispensable foundation. But '
4 the foundation avails nothing by Itself. That life Is wasted, and worse 4
than wasted, which Is spent In piling, heap upon heap, those things 4
which minister merely to the pleasure of the body and to the power
that rests only on wealth. ; . ' ,
4 Upon material well-being as a foundation must be raised the 4
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structure of the lofty life of the spirit, If this nation Is properly to ful
i fill Its great mission and accomplish all that we so ardently hope and
4 desire. The things of the body are good; the things of the Intellect
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better; but best of all are the things of the soul; for, in the nation as In
the Individual, In the long run. It Is character . that counts. Let us
therefore as a people set our faces resolutely against evil, and with
broad charity and good will toward all men, but with unflinching de
termination to smite down wrong, 'strive with all the strength that Is
given us for righteousness in public and In private life.
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Now, therefore, I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United.
States, do set apart Thursday, the 26th day of November next, as a
day of general thanksgiving and prayer, and on that day I recommend
that the people shall cease from their dally work, and, ltj their homes
or in their churches meet devoutly to thank the 'Almighty for the
many and great blessings they have received in the past, and to pray
that they may be given strength so to order their lives as to deserve .
a continuation of these blessings In the future. 1
1, TMEODOOE ROOSEVELT.
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THE LAST WEEK OF THE
MILL ?MpWT 5Il
Everything in ihe House Reduced
Your Last Chance, So Hurry
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Thanksgiving in La - Grande
Thanksgiving day for 1908 will be
observed In La Grande In the usual
conglomerate manner. The? churches
have, arranged for wpeclal services, so
ciety features are In store, football will
hold forth. ' Business men will rest In
their strenuous labors by attending
some of these varied attractions or by j
staying at home, devoting themselves
to private dinners, and a half-day of
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. The stores close at noon,' the govern
ment and state offices will be closed
all day, and the freight offices of the
O.' R. & N. close at noon. ,The Ob
server takes a full holiday and readers
will not hear the famlilar approach of
The Observer carrier tomorrow night.
This will be in keeping wltn the gen
era! spirit of' Inactivity that will pre
vail here tomorrow. '
from time to time, and abolish them
when no longer needed. Duties upon
Imports should, of course, be a party
question. Only" that which Is best for
the country should be .thought of,",
, A. YOUTHFUL SUICIDE. .
Ogdeii Gambler of Tender Years
, Shoots Himself in Theater.
READ THE BARGAINS FROM EVERY DEPARTMENT
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$9.00 Furs, each ....... .V5.95
Saxony Yarn, each ...Zlic
Wool Booties, a pair 29e
$1.00 Fascinators, each ,48c
$2.50 Knit Skirts, each. . .91.19
-Table Linen Remnants.. ....
25c Hankerchlefs, each ....13c
$3.60 Shoes. .$J.87
Rockford Sox. pair . , . .'. .'2 ytc
Hooks nd Eyes, a card .... It
Pearl Buttons, a dozen ... .'.2c
Paper, Pins, a" paper ....... lc
$7.00. Wool Blankets, a pair 5.S
75c Stocking Caps, each ....43c
Men's Work Shirts, each . .37c
$3.60 Men's Pants, a pair 91.59
Remnants of Ginghams, yd 3c
Remnants of Muslin, yd ..4 c
Remnants of Lawn, yd .....2c
Remnants of Percale, yd . . '. ,9c
Remnants of Ducking, yd I'Av
$1.60 Shirt Waists, each . .95c
$1.50 Indies' Hats, each- .". .27c
$1.50 Dress Goods, yd . . :'. 95c
$2.50 Sateen Sktrt. each '
$3.50 Dress Skirts, ech
$1.B0 Blaftketspafr -,.'..$49
$2.00 Lace Curtalnni a pair 91.48
$1.75 ladies' Felt Slippers, $U9
16c ladies' Hose, a .pair .'.7jc
ISc child's Hose, a pair ... .lie,
$1.00 ladles Underwear Mch 6C'
FAIR
STORE
"Satisfaction or Your Money Back
JFORAKER SEEKS
HEAD TO BMI SEAT
LISBON WILD OVER FE?UBLfCAN ANDREW CARNEGIE NO LONGER A
UPRISING AGAINST KING
Lisbon, Nov. 25. King Victor Em-
manueltoday narrowly escaued death
by. a mob of. armed republicans, ftyt
BUSINESSMAN HE SAYS
Ogden, Utah,; Nov. .25. While a
iuife muuwiil'u tt eujwnit) com
edy at the Grand opera house last
night,. Walter Lucky, a youthful gam
bler, blew out his brains with a rifle
In the foyer of the theater.
Just before the audience emerged
he placed the muzzle of the weapon
to his mouth and pulled the trigger by
means of a string. Theater attaches
removed the body before the audience
came out. A letter In his pocket ask-
ed that Mrs. Mary Word of Port land,
Ore,, be notified. -.'-.''"
BALLOOXISTS ESCAPE IEATII
' DY THE NAItUOWEST MARGIN.
Men Who Went up In International
Uulloon "United States," Land lit
Arizona Dewerl After Tcrrlflo Drop
'ot 16,000 Feet Wander About tho
Iwilatod Region Hungry and Bruised
Attained a Height That Could Not
Be Measured.
Ehrenberg, ArU., Nov. 85. Falling
14,000 feet to . the Arizona plains,
dragged through miles of cactus and
over boulders, the battered basket of
the balloon "United States" plowing
a deep furrow In the earth, Captain
A. G. Mueller and J. K. Hutchinson
Monday afternoon made one of tho
most sensational landings In the his
tory of eeronautlcs. They traveled
ISO miles through the clouds In si
hours. Bruised and bleeding, they
landed where there is no human habi
tation. They wandered about all night
and yesterday reached Ehrenberg
hungry, cold and exhausted.
The balloon left Los Angeles Mon
day morning. 1 t
Shortly after crossing the Colorado
river the pendlx rope broke. A cold
wind forced the illuminating gas from
the bag and it dropped with terrific
speed onto the desert. Their averaga
height was 10,000 feet, where Uia
steady eastern current carried then.
40 miles an hour - . They crossed the
mountains within a quarter., mile of
San Jacinto park, and the Colorndo
river, when sudden strata of cold air
condensed the gas and dropped them
from the, diOTy heiehcMto,, 'he rock?:
Two bags of biillatt vertf torn, loose
and again they ascended! to a ne(ghto
much over lfl.OOO'feet that the Instru
ments failed to register tha-devatlon.
Mueller said the final landing was the
most dangerous experience he ' ever
went through. -1 They saved themselves
from being crushed by climbing into
the balloon rigging. The bag Is still
In the middle of the desert,
v Oregon Millionaire Dead. .
Wedderburn, Ore,, Nov. 25. R. D.
Hume, the millionaire salmon king,
and prominent shipper, also a former
member of the legislature, died at hl
home here this morning. He has bem
ailing for a long time with kidney
trouble. ' .
Gold Fever Spreads.
Chehulls, Wash., Nov. 25. Tho gold
excitement In the vicinity of Mayfleld,
southeast of this clty on the Cowlits
river, shows no signs of abatement.
New claims are being filed daily. Al
ready 40 have been taken.. The Seat
tle man who located the claims a
week ago, employed practical miners
to work them. ' "
Milton will be the center of quite a
small tract movement next spiing and
summer. .,-
Orders New Equipment .
Chicago, . Nov., 25. Specifications
are being prepared today by the Rock
island railroad, preparatory to order
ing new equipment to cost $1,600,000.
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-Columbus, Nov. 25. James B. For:
aker fbday began a campaign for the
retention of "his seat In 4he ' United
V saved by the quick action of his States' senate after a conference last
cavalry guard, :He was1 attired In th night.. 'with Senator jpVk nd Gover;
unjform . of ai .lifld . -marshal and w as norjHarrls. U is .beliow'd Foraker api
riding In an open carriage when the Dick have endeavored 3 to ' persuacle
sudden attack was made. The guard Harris to enter the senatorial contest
charged .the .republicans w hile the car- J as their candidate, against Charles
rlage returned to the palace. ,', Taff, brother of the.presldent-elect; In
Foot soldiers charged the crowd also an interview today Foraker revealed
with bayonets fixed, wounding many, his opposition' to tariff rrvi.-lon.
Wholesale arrests were made.' Thej Carnegie D !)!..
city Is greatly ejtclted tonight. Home Washington, D. C, .Nov. 25. Andrew
of the bullets fired whlzxed by the Csrnegle, In a letter to Chairman
monarch's head. - j Payne of the wavs and means commit.
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Leghorn. Nov. 21. The Italian bat
tleship Pisa, lying at anchor In the
harbor here, today was rammed by the
Italian steamer Elsa. A great gash
was torn in the warship's hull below
the water line. '
I tee of the house, declining to testify
at the tariff heaiin?. said:
"I am no longer In bulne." Man
ufacturers from whom you can' obtain
the desired Information will appear.
My faith In protection Is as strong as
ever. I believe the surer way to se
cure It Is to reduce protective duties
ORDERIT
BY MAIL
Form the habit of sending to us for
anything in the line of drug, sundries
and toilet goods when circumstances
are such that yon - cannot, . como for
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Get rid of the idea that distance Is
any barrier to-. procuring what, you
want in our line.' '
We' have a large mnli order trade
extending all over the surrounding
country and we guarantee to serve you
Just as well by mall as If you came In
person.
Newlin Drug Co
La Grande, Ore.