VOLVME VIII,
LA GRANDE, CNIO.V COUNT, OREGON, ftlTUlD.IV, MA1U1I ST, lk).
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One hundred and forty against ami
' 77 for Is the way the vote In the spe-
lal school bond election Mood this
afternoon wlieu the vote was counted.
It means that the school district will
not float the $25,000 needed to build a
new high school In this city. Many
women cast ballots,
The vote was heavy early In the af
ternoon. Taxpayers who do not claim
the distinction of having children of
school age or have no children at
all, predominated in the number who
. filed Into the voting booth. It Is known
that three men went to the. school
building with the Intention of voting
against the new building, but not hav
ing heeded the Observer's plea to In
spect conditions previously, they were
persuaded to go up to the high school
floor before casting their votes. They
did and when they voted It was for a
new building.
The polls closed at 4 o'clock.
La Grande Illghs Defeat Elgin Highs.
La Grande High school won from
Elgin high toduy, score 14 to 2.
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Our large sale on this season's
suits is convincing that we
have the line that pleases.
Neat Wool Novelty
Suit . . $12 50
Fancy Stripes 18.50
The Latest Solid Golor
suits - - 20.00
some of our very best
suits - - 25.00
JUVENILE AND YOUTH'S SUITS
If you are lcokingfor spring suits for the
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boys you will find them
here
Good Wool suits - $2.50
Double Breast
Knicker pants
Long Pants suits
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Also a good line of cordu
roy pants. "'
WIRELESS JOKE
HU-OKT OF ACCIDENT TO BAT.
TLESIHP PRACTICAL JOKE.
Would-Bo Funny Wireless Operator
Bonds Out Alarming Message About
Ship That la Safe.
Washington, March " 19. It was
learned today that the wild rumor re
garding an accident to the battleship
Mississippi originated In a , wireless
mossage sent by a would-be joker.
The battleship Mlsls!pp! is at
Ouantauamo.
Hill DEAL
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X. P. IS SUSPECTED OF
OWNING THE CXIOX ROAD.
Construction of Line to I .a Grande and
on to Northern Pacific at Pendleton
to Connect With Sound Point, la
Outlined by Seers If Not Then to
Junk Heap.
Seers into the future predict that
one of two things will happen to the
Central Railroad of Oregon at Union,
when the recent sale to a representa
tive of bondholders is confirmed by the
court a month hence, namely that the
road will cither go to the Junk heap
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EXPANSION MAY
e Have the Choicest
$2.50
Misses9 Suits
The Girls! " The Girls! They must be
$3.50
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6.50
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great street suits. 'Also
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j Drop in and inspect them
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1 HE FAIR
HUH EMERY IS
ID TO MP
CEREMONY PERFORMED IN
SEATTLE INSTEAD OF VICTORIA
Sudden Change in Plans This Morning
lAtula to Marriage- of Now Notorious
Couplo Parents Witness Ceremony
Ends Long Scandal That Com
menced . lu San Francisco-Few
Countrymen Present When Exer
cises Take Place In Church
. Seattle, March 27. Plans for the
wedding of Miss Helen Emery and
Aokl, the Jap, In Victoria today, was
suddenly changed this morning when
Archdeacon Emery, who. Joined his
daughter and wife here, received a
telephone message at the Savoy hotel,
where the party Is stopping. It Is now
believed the wedding will occur in
Seattle or Tacoma.
The original plan was to board a
boat for Victoria at 8:30 this morn
ing. The mother and daughter were
eating breakfast when Informed by
the archdeacon that the trip was
abandoned. The women returned to
their apartments and the archdeacon
hurriedly left the hotel. Aokl was the
guest of Japanese In another part of
the city last night.
Married at 11:45
Miss Emery became 'he bride of
Gunjlro Aokl at 11:45 this morning
In Trinity parish church, the only wU.
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Dress Hats $5.00
Children's Dresses
New line of up-to-date wash
goods. Saves you time and
Money.
75c to $2.00
NOTIONS AND FANCY C00DS
See cur line of Rushing, Nets,
Veiling,. Belts, Bags, Combs
and small articles.
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HAWICK
THE HDRTHWEST
RETI RNS TO 'THE EAST
TOMORROW, HE AFFIRMS.
Hill and llarrtniun Holding Frequent
Conference and Idea Goes Forth
That Latter Is Tightening His Grfi
oil Northet Itallrond Situation
Talks About Prosperity Sa It Is
VnwlKO to Invent Money lu Rail
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San Francisco. March 27. The fact
that President Hill, f the Oreat
Northern,' and E. H. Harrlman have
been consulting at various times and
places in 'the past two days. Is regard
ed as an Indication 'hat Harrlman Is
tightening his grip on the railroad sit
uation In the northwest. Special trains
of Hill and Harrlman, consisting of
four cars each, are today standing at
the Burllngame station, south of here.
Regarding business Harrlman. said:
"The farmer Is rich and Is going to
be richer. This Is satisfactory because
many of us depend upon the farmer's
condition, and prosperity depends up
on the manner in which his money is
Invested. There will be financial de
pression If the country has a tendency
to Invest money In Inaccessible prop
erty new railroads and other schemes
- making It difficult to collect money
on short notice."
-"Take the case of the fellow who
wants to discount his note and buy n
new stock of goods. He Is going to
find It very hard If the people to whom
he looks for flnsnclal aid have placed
their money In Inaccessible places."
Hsrfiman announced he would
Vav hero for the east tomorrow. .
MOKNING OltEGOXIAX CON.
Idulio-Orcgoil DevcloiMiient Congress
Strongly Vnvor a State, or IlUrM
Built HallrtNid Tlirough Oregon IU:
IIcvcm It W 111 be UulU on to Butte.
Ontario, March 27. The con-
gress adjourned tonight to meet
again in April at La Grande. 4
Ontario, Ore., March 27. The Oregon-Idaho
Development . congress,
which will close Its session here today,
will go on record as favoring a state
") district owned railroad nnd govern
ment aid for ' the Malheur, project.
Col. C. E. S. Wood and Editor E. Ho
fer of the Salem Journal, were cheer
ed, when, in tlielr spet-ches they cun
deijined the astitmle of the Portland
morning pupe rin uppuslng the Mate
owned road. Frank Iiavey, of Burns,
said:
"It is our duty to build this railroad
across Oregon,, opening up the great
Inland empire."
ReiHy AltkitiHon, secretary of th
Boise Commercial club, predicted if the
oad wan built it would be extended
o Butte, and connect wit hthe trans
continental lines.
Ntlv to Sulwrller.
It'. isHprobable that thr.--.,wi:i
be no Issue of The F.venii-; t b-
server Monday, owlntr : . the In-
stallation of a n"-" '.lotype ma-
chine.
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Falls ''Ity correspondence of the
Dallas Itemlzer: A large quantity of
fruit, both of the tree and vine varie
ties Is being set nut this spring. Many
cherries, peaches, apples, pears and
small fruits.
BOOST
PLEADS FOR
ASK 50 CENTS
SUNDAY CLOSING AT A. Y. P.
, TO RE SETTLED SOON.
On Week Days F.xoUlon Will Charge
SO Ccnl Eetdugs to Be 23 Ceu'ts
(lilldreu S3 Cents.
Seattle, March 27. The exposition
directors have decided the general ad
inltwlon for adults will be SO cents on
week days and 25 centa during the
evening and on Sunday. Children will
be admitted at half price. . The ques
tion of opening the fair on Sunduys
will be decided shortly. '. '
KIDNAPER OF WIHTLA BOY
ATTEMPTS A HASH ACT.
Alms to Leap From Rapidly Moving
Train by Crawling Out of Lavatory
Window Is Caught by Guard at an
Oiporluue Moment Woman Claim
ed by New Father.
Pittsburg. March 17. While being
taken to the Mercer county jail this
morning, Mrs. J. H. Boyle, accused of
kidnaping the Whitla boy, attempted
to elude the sheriff by Jumping from
the train, which was running SO nil let)
an hour, by crawling through the Win-.
dow of the lavatory. Thif guard
cntiKlit her. . .
The woman denies she Is the daugh
ter of William McDermott, ' the, re
tired Chicago fireman, who says' her
description- fits bis missing girl.
Boyle nd-hlti wife .were taken to the
Mercer Jail separately, because a dem
onstration against them was feared.
Mi C ATTEMPT
TO MAKE ESCAPE
MAY VOTE OH BILL BY. SECTIONS
Washington, March 27. Represen
tative Harrison of New York, one ot
the minority bolters, And a new mem-1
ber of the ways and means commit
tee, made a speech In the house today, '
nrivncHtlnv "r!ff ijV Vi.Xi.uuv oly. '
He referred only once to the demo-;
cratlc split, declaring that not with-,
standing the differences In the minor-
Ity vote on the bill, there should be a
solid opposition to high . protective
policies.
Want to Vole Senarately.
It Is felt that If the rules committee
attempts to enforce the rule stopping
debate on April 10, or should call for
a vote as a whole, the house might not
pass It at all, because of many repub
licans who desire to vote separately
on the schedules affecting their own
PRESCRIPTIONS
CARED FOR
Prescriptions brought to us are never lost or
destroyed. If, you have "ever had a prescription
filled here, no matter how long ago, we can . pre
pare the same remedy for you again.
BRING THB NUMBER
Upon the label of each bottle or package con
taining a prescription we place a number. Keep
this number, we will always preserve the original
re;ipe. All the prescriptions that we have evsr
compounded are carefully filled, and by help of the
number we can refer to any of them instantly.
Our method of filing, like everything else about our
' prescription department, is perf cL
NEWLIN DRUG STORE
LA CRANDE,
RECLAIM TRACT
NEAR BAKER CITY
CIXtSK SECRECY MAINTAINED
FOR SEVERAL WEEKS PAST.
Somewhere Between Twenty and Fifty
Thousand Acre to Be Irrigated by
Reclamation Servk- or Carey Act
Near Baker City Much Capital lav
Sight Dolrablo Ixx-atlon Lam! la
Already Withdrawn From Entry by
Request.
Salem, March 27. Work on the Ir
rigation project embracing from 20,
000 to 60,000 acres of land, some with
in 14 miles of Baker City, will be
started Immediately. For weeks tha
state engineer's office has been work
ing secretly on the plans.. The land,
board has asked the United . State
government to withdraw the tract
from entry so -it will be available. This
has already been done.
It Is undecided whether the tract
will be reclaimed under the Carey act
or by ' the ' government reclamation
service. ' , ' ' v
The tract is one of the most valua
ble In 'eastern Oregon, because It has
a slight elevation, and ready transpor
tation facilities.
Much Capital In. Sight.
Different parties and capitalists hav
applied for reclamation with private .
capital. The first party was . W. 'A.
Thatcher and E, 8. Cooklngham, and
the second J. A. . Almlral and A. B.
Jacobs, representing the Eagle Valley
railroad, running through the tract.
The project. will reclaim a largo tract
of now. practically arid land and wilt
enrich tha entire district. The tract
lies In the lower" Powder valley, .-In'
townships 7 and 8, ranges 41 and 42. I
sections. If the onslaught comes front
the republican side, It will be easier to
prevent the passage of the democratic :
amendments. ' '
According to republicans, 75 demo- . .
viuis nave signified their Intention of
supporting the bill provided they are
allowed to vote on a few scheduluec -separately.
The. house today unani
mously agreed to Payne's suggestion
to meet daily at 10 o'clock and hold
continuous sessions until 8 o'clock,
take recess until 8 and adjourn at
10:30.
Will. Vote April 16.
According to the plans of the way
and means committee leaders, the
house will vote on the bill April 10, or
after the first vote on schedules arous
ing the most opposition.
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