A' (Sty iill-y Ay. JyflJi VOLUME VIII. LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, QBE., FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1909. NUMBER 182. SOCIETY CLIB 10 DAY OF AMUSEMENT TO DIE IN SOCIETY BALL One of The. Latest Bits of News From Fourth of July Heudquarters Is An nouucemcnt of Grand Society Ball on The Evening- of The Fourth Lo cal Society Leaders Will Foster The Flan Will be Mid-Summer's Social -Acme of Success. A ball the social event of the mid summer season to be given under the auspices of the Fourth of July Celebration committee, fostered and supported by the elite, bound to be the height of the committee's attainments; such is the latest information from the Fourth of July committee today. It will be the closing serenade to a day of amusement and celebration. Today the ball Is an assured fact, but is . yet confined to the brains of the men who gave the idea birth. Soon, in the immediate future, in fact, the amuigments will be turned over to thosih who excel in the engineering of suth-'a'ftalrs, and the sturdy boos ters ' who are more proficient in the principles of how to separate money from Its owner for publicity purposes will stand back and drink hearty of the success which will surely follow their plans, matured , by them, but carried on to "finis" by social leaders or the city, i .i o y i ' I y - - - 'ML :y"y.-.vflood Roads Session. BALTIMORE. May 21. What has been by all odda the most successful session in the history of the National "Good Roads Congress is nearing its nd today. The delegates will proceed to Washington for a concluding ses sion tomorrow, when several govern ment experts on highways Improve ment and conservation will deliver ad dresses and read papers. CELEBATIOH Season's Daintiest Waists . , - V , . , : . JUST ARRIVED The New Dutch Collar, Waist. With the tapering s'eeve effect. An elegant assortment of materials to choose from They are just the thing forSummer wear. Prices from $2M $5.00 . TAILORED WAISTS. HAVE YOU SAW THOSE NEW TAIL ORED WAISTS WITH THE GIBSON PLEATS AND SIDE FRONT CLOS-. ING. IN ALL THE STRIPED, DOT TED AND CHECKED MATERIAL. THEY ARE ONLY $U0 and $1.75. , Beautiful Embroidered Patterns ' You must see. them to appreciate the style and beauty of this lire. A splendid showing of strictly new patterns from $1.00 $7.50. THE Gas Hen Adjourn. COLUMBUS, O., May 21 With the transaction of final business today, the annual convention of the National Gas Association of North America will come to a close and the delegates will leave for their homes tonight The session has been very successful, more than COO men interested in the natural gas Industry having been rep resented. "Drummers" hi Session. JACKSON, Miss., May 21. Enthusi astic in their declarations that pros perity is. now abounding in the Gulf states, the "United Commercial Trav elers of Mississippi and Louisiana as sembled in force, here today to hold their annual grand council. Nearly a thousand delegates are already in the city and more are arriving on every rtaln tills afternoon. Several thousand dollars will be expended in liieh entertainment. Trade conditions are reported to be more favorable at the present time than in several years. FORMER TRUSTY TRANSFERRED . . - TO ORDOROl s' DUTIES. New Warden at Boise Puts No Favor In Orchard's Way, BOISE, May 21. Harry Orchard, the star witness for the prosecution of Haywood and Pettibone, and serving a life sentence for the murder of For mer Govenor Steunberg, is now doing the hardest kind of work in the shoe department Under Warden Whitney he was a "trusty" in the commissary depart ment, but Snook the new Warden has transferred him to hard labor, saying he must be treated like all life pris oners, are. SNAP JOB FOR ORCHARD ENDED mm A 01, A BAT AIID HE HIS SEATTLE SERYANT GIRL THRASHES THIEF WITH HAT Discovering a Thief In Her Mistress' Room She Finds Baseball Bat And Hits Him, Fills Burglar With Single Blow Jewels Dropped In SrhuiYle Thief Knocks Girl Down With Ills Fist, But Falls to Quiet "Scrapping" Maid. ' ';J':-: '" ; ' SEATTLE, May 21. There is a bat tered, disgusted burglar in the city who has probably made a vow never again to engage in a nefarious pur suit until he first has ascertained that no athletic servant girl is about the premises armed with base ball para phernalia. Calara Anderson employ ed in the home of Leo S. Schwabacher. President of the Schwabacher Hard ware Co., awakened late last night by the odor of gas turned on her room, with evident intention of asphyxlca ting her. , She discovered a prowler in the bedroom of her mistress, who was absent. She secured a baseball bat and advanced upon the burglar. With a heavy swing she caught the burglar in the back of the neck and Bent him sprawling. The robber re gained his feet and knocked the girl down with his fist. The plucky ser vant fought, and being equal match for the invader. In the scuffle the burglar dropped the jewelry valued at $2,000, but escaped with $30. - ; W ' A Weston High School. .T" WESTON, May 20. The taxpayers of Weston will have a meeting Mon day, May 31, to decide whether a' high school will be established or not. The indications are that a large majority are in favor of establishing a school to teach scholars attending grades higher than the elgth. During the ex istence of the normal school Weston had no high school. NEW NETS. WITH , SILK EMBROIDERED PAT TERNS IN WHITE LAWN, CHAM PAGNE AND FANCY EFFECTS. ALL GRADES FROM $.1.0(1 to $7J0. FRIEND KILLED I CJPANION QUARREL OVER ROAD ENDS IX DEATH AND INJURIES Two Neighbors at Geer Springs Not Far From Pendleton, Quarrel Otcr Road Met Yesterday And Cllin.ix Came Man Who Acted as Peace maker Was Killed And Third Pari) Wounded by Same Bullet -Dad Man Left In The Field. to a report here this morning, Mike Kyan shot and Instantly killed Will iam Dixon and perhaps fatally woau- ded a man named Schubert, the lat ter s employer, near Geer Springs, 50 miles from here yesterday. The men were neighbors. Ryan forbade Schu bert using a certain road and threaten ing to kill him if he did. Retu.-nlng home from Milton, Schubert and Dix on met Ryan as they approached the disputed road. Ryan pulled a re volver and Dixon jumped between Schubert, and Ryan fired. The bul let kiled Dixon, and hit Schubert. Dix on's body was found this morning in b field. Schubert was tafcpn to Wniin Walla hospital. S OF MONEY Well, the fianace committee of the Fourth that is to be were out aain today, ajyl were even more isucceas ?ul than yesterday. The spirit of the businessmen was put in concrete form this morning, when Charlie Dui.n. of the A. B. C. laundry, yelled to the committee not to forget him ind crine up to them' on the street with his money in his outsretched hand. Not all the business men did that way, but there were no lemons, and no ev'dciice of any, and the committee said that the amount of money already contri buted must not be made public for fear that those who have not e'ven will say that they do not need any more. ' ' ' No Coast Today. The contest committee was too busy today to count the votes, and the to tals will probably not be announced until tomorrow afternoon and Sunday morning. ' ' ' '; ' .': -V - PORTLAND GATE 0PEIIE0 AT LAST COMMISSION ANNOUNCES SIOX IX CASK. DECI. Famous Gateway Case Set to Rest by Interstate Body. PORTLAND, May 21. After months of worry and anxiety on the part of the Portland and Oregon businessmen, the Interstate commission has ruled that t! Portland gateway shall be opened and that colonimlc travel bound bound for Seattle joints, can pass through Portland. Early this year the commission started an Inquiry to determine whether Port land should be opened as a gateway for people passing to and from the Puget Sound on the Northern Pacific and the hearing was held at Chicago In March. Many otllclals of both sys tems gave testimony The commission took the case under advisement, and the decision was announced today, so thart will ao further delay In making preparations fora great travel to this part of the country via Portland. WW. World's Oldest Dentist PORTLAND, Me., May 21. Dr. R. C. Chapman of Damariseottw. who claims to be the oldest practicing dentist in the world, today celebrated the 87th anniversary of his birth. The aged toothpuller was born in Noblesboro, Me.. May 21, 18S2, and has been attending to the decayed and dis eased molars of the people of Daraa-i riscotta since 1846, a period of sixty three years. To Save Celestials. SAN FRANCISCO, May 21. Bishop Fablano Landl, of the Franclsan or der, accompanied by Father Antoninus Murphy, sailed today for China, to take charge of the missionary work of the order in the interior of the dragon empire. Bishop I-andl was un til recently stationed In Boston. It is feared that his new field of endeavor will -. . ' - '''" - - - - . - .al. UAMtJ U ItlC Ul HUB and dangers, as the natives of central unma are sata to be violently opposed to the teachings of all Christian mis sionaries. 1,1 KILLS CHILDREN TAKES HER OWN LIFE AFTER GRUESOME CARNIVAL. Two Children Bond And A Third Dy ing as Result. MIDLETON. Ky May 21. Heart lessly cutting the throats of her three children, aged 10 months, seven years and 10 yetMi8.,'twis Carstem at tractive, and 33, committed suicide in the same way today. John, aged sev en, is expected to die beore night and the other two are dead. , The mother was temporarily Insane, and It is supposed she was enraged by some act of the children. She seized a razor and started her fiendish work. TOPICS OF IMPORTANCE DISCUSS. ED' BY SPEAKERS. Mrs. Shepard Will f tadiet Uaien Srr- vlet. The second day of tat W. C. T. V. convention, held la the Christina church, was just as good aa the first. At 9:30 this morning a devotional service was conducted by Mrs. R. W. eighton, and Immediately afterward . Mrs., Wolfe, of Union, led the discus- ion of "State Plans," regarding tem perance work. At U o'clock a general discussion . of "None-Alcoholic Medi cation" was caused by Mrs. R. L. Mathews' paper on that subject. Near ly every one present took part, and the hour proved very interesting. The spirit of the discussion was very much opposed to the employment of niede- flnes in which one of the principal ingredients Is alcohol. Mrs. Sadio Clark read a very Interesting paper on Systematic Giving." Mrs.J.D. Gillian led the noon tide prayer service. The afternoon devotional service was conducted by Mrs, Shepard, and the remainder of the program Included a paper by Mrs. McGee on "The W. C, T. IT. and the Public Schools," a dis - uBsion oy me paBiors oi me cnurcnes on the prospect for a stricter and better enforcement of the prohibition lw. INSANE OTHER INSTITUTE TODAY A .song by Miss Frances Breckea-1 purpose of the great Vanderbllt sya rldge followed and the reports of tern Is to exteud lines to Seattle and committees. Sunday will be a very busy day for Mrs. Shepard, for at 11 It is understood to the Intention of o'clock she will conduct a service aiithe Chicago k Northwestern road U Island City; at 3 o'clock she will hold extend to the coast by an extension a meetlna in Alicel. and under hrr iiflhtRlirV Mltla Una wlmn. woci.r. leadership a Union service will be held in me i-reiYierin cnurcn in mis city at 8 o'clock In the evening. No other services will be held in the evangelical churches of .the city on Sunday evening. SALOON SICIIS TO TELL FACTS MRS. SHEPARD WOULD LET PEOPLE KNOW INSIDE FACTS Scathing Arraignment on Saloon Made by Speaker at Institute Speaker I'aluts a Sisn Board That Would do Well, She Saj. on 111 Occasions And Some of The Near beer Joints Speaker Is Entertalnlaa; And Delights Her Hearers. - BANKS FOR LOSING. Open all day and night, back doors on Sundays. Nothing recelred here, but good money. Nothing paid back, but disease, disgrace depredation and death. A free ticket to destruction to all who par wel at this eonnten sit extra dividend of delirium tremons to all old depositors. Free tickets fur. ntshed to all cemeteries, entitllna; d posltors to a drunkard's grave aid a potter's field. Free transportation to all children of depositors, e BtUHay them to entrances in alms' house aud orphanages, for others to support. The above is the sign which Mrs. E. E. Shepard. who is the leading light at "W. C. T. I. Institute now in pro gress at the Christian church would have suspended over every saloon la Oregon , and. some of the neaibeor joints of La Grande. In her remark able address delivered last evealag, she dwelt at length on this thnm banks for losing, v - Mrs. Shepard : itsa talented speaker' and her oratory was heard at its beat When she related, .tjie .'wyr of tha sign with which she would brand every door of every saloon in the country, had she her way.- "I want It In big red letters so that any qb driving - by rapidly, or running at broaUnm k speed, could discern tns words at a glance,"' said the speaker. REPORTS TOMORROW NIGHT. Oatcerne of CorTallis Meet i We v Ictlnfzed by Observer. As quickly as the Western I'alou can transmit the message telling ot the outcome of the Coivallls meet to morrow night, the Observer will act! fy the interested ones with bullttti at the usual Observer bulletin boards, tt Is always tedious tasks to get men sages through en an ccaston Uk this and it aaay o'clock or1 afUr before the tidings art received" kar. La Grand will I . the artf seat until it Is knows what shewfcg was aaada by th local athletes la M weights and jumps. RUMORED THAT C ST. P. ANk K. ROAD WILL EXTEND LINK. - Northwestern Behind The HysterlsM North Bank. VANCOUVER, B. C, Hay 21. Be fore departing over the Canadian Pa cific fnr h Hunt tnrtnv A W. T. ; holm, the. General Manager for the . nit ago, at raui ft Minneapolis and the Omaha railroad, who has toured i the northwest, declared, that while. j not siteaklne oITlclallv. he believed tha other Puget Sound cities. j terminus is Lander, Wyoming. It is ' renonea surveyors are now eneated In location work in Idaho and that tha Northwestern system Is a real backer of the mysterious North Bank Una, now building westward froia Spokane IMHhTnmiTC m 'Mlllll II III I I III IMMULIIUILI U I U GRASP CHANCES,