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LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 87, 109 MMBEIl 8. volume vm. SPREi D LEPROSY OH BILL IS DEATH FOR RACING TAX HUDDLE IS E MI1II ISE RECENT VERBAL ATTACK TOO - Mica for THE HOUSE. v Wlllett Affirms it Would Establish Duiigerous Precedent to Have Ills Slanderous Attmlt Expunged From Jtccord AotiHe Committee Finally .grven to Blot Out the Proceedings Ruling Does Not Mean Curbing or Right of Debate. Washington, Jan. 27. Favoring the erasure from the house record of the recent sensational verbal attack on President Roosevelt by Kepresentatlve Wlllett of New York, on. January 19. Congressman Mann of Illinois, today presented a report of the special com mittee to determine the course of ac tion. The report says: "Freedom of apeech In the house should never be denied or abridged, but freedom of speech during debate does not mean a license to Indulge In personal abuse and ridicule. The right of members of congress to criti cize officials and acts of the president and other executives are unquestioned, hut the proper rules requiring deco rum In debate must be enforced." Wlllett says to strike the speech from the record would establish a langer''"9 precedent. Late this afternoon the house adopted unanimously, the report of the committee expnuglng, from the records Kepresentatlve Willett's speech excoriating President Roosevelt on January 19. I Night Rider Trial Halted. Nashvllle.'Ian. 27. The trial of Col. Cooper, Robin Cooper, his Son, and John D. Sharpe, charged Jointly wit a murdering Former Senator Carmack, was halted today by the hearing of charges presented by the prosecution for disqualification of Juror K. Leigh. CHICAGO LAUNDRIES TO BE THOROUGHLY CLEANED. Icpn-wty , .Spread hf MoMlh-Sprfnkllnjt on Part of Chinese- Ijatindrynii Chicago to Investigate. Chicago, Jan. 27.-The board of health is preparing to proceed against the Chinese laundries where the orien tals sprinkle clothing with water from their mouths prior, to ironing. The campaign was started when the news came from Paterson, N. J., that a man had contracted leprosy from germs lodged In clothing sent back from a Chinese laundry, where It had been mouth-sprinkled.' A thorough inves tigation of the Chinese laundries will be made, i " T BP E HI VALE JAIL POSSES SEARCHING FOR PRISON ERS WHO ARE AT LIBERTY Vale, Ore., Jan. 27. After cutting telephone wires leading to Ontario, Gus Johnson, Jim Lloyd and C. A. Johns left town last night shortly af ter breaking Jail. They were arrest ed for cracking a Bafe at Nyssa, Ore., and caught in Portland. They were brought here lated. Posses are search ing in all directions." Comyell In Portland. Twenty-two of the city churches of Portland combined In a great ovation and welcome to Dr. Con well tonight. The. place of convocation Is the White Temple, of which Dr. Brougher Is pastor. Conwell reaches La Grande and gives "Acres of Diamonds" at the First Baptist church Friday night. UP TO SEHATE IDAHO FRIEN DS OF IT AP PLAUDED FIRST PASSAGE, Seeuo of fight In Iduho Over Local Option' Has Now Shifted to the Sen ateHouse Yesteiday Passed the Bill Democrat Help Save It The Fourth Primary Bill Now Before the legislature for .Adoption To . FIiiIhIi Capitol Soon. ' " Boise, Jan. 27. The passage of a local option hl by the house l.as shifted the scene of the bitter battle to the senate, where ' a determined fight will be made by the liquor in terests to defeat the measure. Democrats Saved the Bill. Five democratic members of the house saved the local option bill yes terday though on final passage the measure passed by a vote of 44 to 9. The real fight came on a motion to re submit the bill to the Joint committee drafting It. On that roll calj the vote stood 25 for resubmission to 27 against five democrats voting against . the motion and three for it. H(d the dem ocrats left the question to the repub licans there would have been but 22 votes against resubmission, which was regarded by friends of the bill as fore telling Its defeat. There was a large crowd present to applaud thesucces of the measure. Want Capitol Finished. In the house today a bill Was intro duced providing for a constitutional amendment permitting .issuing ot bonds in excess of the constitutional limit for completing the capltol building. The Fourth Primary Iiw, Another direct primary bill Intro duced, making four now! before tin legislature. ; tit ' NEW Br ight and bnappy Below you win unu a ievv or we newest merchandise that people want .' 4 0 These Hats represent style The College Hat, the new Derby the new " Fedora. COLORS: Bronze, Green Tan, Dk Brown, Med Buff PRICES: S2.00, $2-50, $3.00, $3.50 f What the Ladies Our Latest New IV CCU Goods .-. .'. I RUSHING I You wilt find here iust what you J have been looking and wishing J for. Ml desirable colors. Pike j 35 to 85c a yard 1 NETTS Ihese goods are the new thing 1 dresses. Cream, white and blk Collars Ladies dainty neckwear, the laleU dainty designs. Prices t 25, 35, 50 and 75c. NEW SHOES A new consignment, just teceived, from the styish shoe down to the old hdies' comforts. For Men, Women and Children. VEILING The newest in wiling.' All tte new shades in vll widths. D. GIIX.1LAN CHOSEN . PRESIDENT OF CONFERENCE. Sceond Day of Annual Conference at Summervlllc, Finds ItiHhop Hughe In Attendance and tare Represen tation From Conference Dlxtrlcl Many Addresses Dellvertxl Over flowing Audience 1-ant Evening Cones to an End lliui-Mluy.' i " .- Summervtlle, Jan. 27. (Ppeclal.) With the arrival here today of Bishop Edwin H. Hughes, Is completed the galaxy of notable " divines, educators and ministers of the Methodlgt Epis copal faith that was promised by the ones having in charge the preparation of the program. Never, before in the history of this little town has there been an equal gathering of prominent church and educational men as today sat In the second day's sessions of the annual conference of the La1 Grande district. The territory represented by both ministerial and lay delegates comprises si eastern Oregon counties and the west half of Idaho. Nearly every church In that large area Is represented , here by Its pulpit occu pant. - . Meeting House Overflowing. Last evening two addresses were de livered to a congregation overflowing the meeting house. Farmers from far and near heard the learned men dls course; President Homan of the iVil lamette university, and D. R. Rader, editor of the Pacific Advocate. The first named had for his theme "ChrlS' tion Education," while Editor Rader chos "Christian Literature.'' ' ' Murtiinir HtiKlneis Sesxlon. The morning session today was marked with routine business and ad dresses by men from eastern Oregon. At the business session the election of officers for the ensiijng year was con summated with the following resutl: President, J. D. Glllllan, La Grande; secretary-treasurer, L. H. Knox, Huntington. The newly elected presi dent promptly named his committees. The forenoon addresses were Inter esting In the extreme. "Evangelism, New and Old," was the text of an ad dress by Rev. A. L. Howarth,' of Jo seph. Rev. C. E. Trueblood, of En terprise, followed with a very able and WASHINGTON PASSES HAN. SON'S ANTI-ltACE IIILL. FolhrtHng- Vrrhat Picture' of Ruin Spelled by Horse Racing, Hill 1 PattMcd at Oh'Hipl Today. Olympla, Jan. 27. Ole Hanson's anti-race track bill passed the house this morning by a handsome majority. Olson made an Impassioned speech of SO minutes, giving a word picture of the ruin caused by gambling, the loss of manhood and womanhood, and the final disgrace In many cases through1 embexklement, directly due to the track. Samuel Morrlsof Imbler, came In s this evening t onansact buBlnesB SAFE CRACKERS AT in PLOT TO ROB BANK PARTIALLY . SUCCESSFUL TH EVES' ESC E Amity, Ore., Jan. -27. Safe crackers early this morning cracked a safe in the local bank and stole stamps valued at $325. They failed to drill through thl vault wall separating them from hundreds of dollars and much Jewelry. Arcltte Massey was on his way to no tify an undertaker of the death of a friend who had Just died when one robber came from the bank and held him until the other robbers had es caped. The robbers left town hand car. . - on (Continued on page eight.) THREE DEATHS III ACCIDENT MISS ETTA FOLEY MAY RAVE BEEN ON WRECKED NO. 5 : Cheyenne, Wyo., Jun. 27.-rAt noon today the Union Pacific officials ad mitted that a man, a woman and a little girl, all unidentified, had been killed in the wreck at Dunn last night, when westbound No. 5 went In the ditch. C'osfiTove In Governor. Olympla, Jan. ,27. Cosgrove ook the oath of office late this afternoon, amlaistered by Chief Justice Rudkln. He returned Z Immediatel, yto his private cur and will leave for Paso Robles Friday. He plans on attending a house warming at the" executive , mansion tomomjw. . ABOUT HEDIED EMERGENCY MEASl'RK TO UK. A law NEXT SATURDAY. Would Have Puxwed Today Itut for Obstinacy of One Man Ciovernor, TrcuKiirer and Secretary of State t Meet Saturday to Straighten Ouf tho Irregularities Now Existing In llio Tax and Apportionment Department of the State. Salem, Jan. 27. Much of the mys tery surrounding Oregon's tax mud die was cleared today. The matter," might have been entirely1 settled to-7 day If Representative - Campbell of Clackamas county., bad not stopped the , passage of the emergency measure In i troduced by a Joint committee on ,' essment and taxation, by forcing the . bill to go to the printer. It will come i up for special consideration tomorrow h morning, There Is little doubt but that by tomorrow right the bill will be passed by both branches of the leg islature. ' V v It is expected that the governor will sign the bill. In that event 1t will be a law Saturday morning. The gover nor, with the state treasurer and sec retary of state will then meet aB a emergency equalisation , board " and start the task of straightening out the various irregularities In the present . assessment. ; , , Antl-Clgarette Bill Patei In the senate a motion to strike out the emergency clause from the bill t Increase the number of supreme court Judges from three to five, was lost by a small majority. This may kill the bill on Its final vote. V". .- The bill for an armory afAstilaml was Indefinitely postponed., The bill,, prohibltng persons undef lt frprn ep- ! erating elevators, and the anti-cigarette bills were passed. The . hotis . passed a bill exempting debtors, a ni Increasing the tax on legacies. KAISER'S BIRTHDAY. Gcrinauy's Empemr Fifty . Years OI4 lebrate Event In Washington. Quaker City Auto Show. Philadelphia, Jan. 27 Exceeding in beauty and magnificence anything of um iiinit tvff this city, the eighth annual motor car show under the auspices of the Automobile Trade Association of Philadelphia, will open Its doors tonight. The Second Regi ment armory, at Broad and Susque hanna avenue. Is the scene of this year's show, and affords much more space than was available at the exhi bitions of previous years. The decor ations are very eluborate and the dis play will rank among the most nota ble of the year. February S will the closing day. Washington, Jan. 27. The black, white and red flag with the Imperial German eagle In the center, Is. flyffig from the flagstaff of the German em bassy today In honor of the 60th an- nlverry of tho hlrts f jr'W In celebration of the occasion, the em bassy staff and a number of promi nent Germans of Washington will be entertained at dinner, tonight. Four Children Burned. Dunbar, Pa., Jan. 27. Four chil dren of A. M. Kendall were.burned to death In their home early today. Ken dull and his wife were seriously cut 'jy glass. Both are Internally injured by be leaping from a , window, a eim heater started the fire. THE FAIR STORE WTT4TmTTfTHtf " I It is possible that Miss Etta Foley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Foley of this city, was In the vicinity of the wreck. Miss Foley is en route home from Chicago, announcing through let ters early in the weeK that she wo-iid reach home this morning. She failed to arrive, but as no word -v Informa tion has reached here ( i- rsonal In Jury to herself, and ii U known she Is not among the fatally hurt, the con clusion is that h will reach here to night, or else is merely delayed by the wreck. It Is also possible that she Was on the wrecked train, but this theory, too. Is given little credence by Mr. and Mrs. Foley. The train "Which t was ditched in due In La Grande this evening. IF YOU KNEW If we could talk H over, if we could show you the vast number of prescriptions that have been filled hee without an error, if you could examine all our, packages of im portant drugs and chemicals and knew the reputations the makers have tor reliability; in short tf yoo could fully realize the superior service given throughout, we would not hare to urge you to bring your prescriptions here. We do not urge, but simply remtodyoa that our exper ience has been very ample andthat we take pride in the purity of our drugs and medicines. 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