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A.. S tr-i . VOLUME XIII. LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, ORE., TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1S00. NUMBER ISo. .. , .yx; r AA I I TLI '111 He COMES TO AFTER MONTHS IN SACRAMENTO HOSPITAL ' -' ' '. Brinks Wine With Smooth Sim utter In Restaurant Know no More I n tfl Told lu Hospital What Had Hup pened Shipped Like Sack tf Junk - After Being Beaten, Bobbed And Cut np by Thugs. PORTLAND. Oregon, .. May 2o! Drugged, robbed, beaten, tied hand and foot and. thrown in a box car, la the strange story surrounding th din appearance of F. p. Odbert, a Tualatiu tin farmer, who has Just returned from Sacramento to his family and tells of a remarkable chain of cir cumstances which prevented him from communicating with bis family until now. He came to Portland In Jan uary and sold a team of horses for $250; went to a restaurant where two strangers were seated at the same table; engaged In conversation dur ing which one of the strangers or dered wine. Odbert took a drink, walked to the door and remembered no more until the first of April when he regained consciousness in a Sac ramento hospital where for the first time he knew that he was drugged, beaten, gagged and thrown in a freight car bound for Sacramento. ARKANSAS KEGRO LYNCHED. PINE BLUFF. Arki, May 25. Leavitt Davis, a negro was lynched today by a mob of 300. He confessed to having choked Amy Holmes aged . 15, who caught him robbing, her par ent's home. Davis was forcibly taken from the authorities. The W. II. 'M. S. of the M. E. church wil meet with Mrs. George Carpy, Thursday afternoon at 2:30. The due so far as possible should be In at this meeting as June closes the year. All are most rordally nvited. RETURNS HO SeasonDairt JUST ARRIVED The New Dufch Collar WaisL With the tapering s'eeve effect An e'egant assortment of materials to choose from They are just the thing for Summer wear. Prices from $2.00 $5.00 TARORED 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 and $1.75.: . Beautiful Embroidered Patterns . You must see them to appreciate the style and beauty of this line. A ; splendid showing of strictly new patterns from $1.00 $7.50. . , . THE forester' Conclave. - PHILADELPHIA. May 23. Cp veius of a thousand delgates and vls "jrs. representing a membership of ; 000 attended the opening session today of the Grand Court of Penn sylvania, Foresters of America. Pythian Encampment. CI IARLESTOX. S. C. . May . 25. i'ith a pa rude which was reviewed :y Supreme Chancellor Henry P. llrown, the annual and lodge con clave of Knight of Pythias was open Mi here today. The newly organized fouth Carolina regiment of the I'nl orra rank is also holding ts first an nua encampment. - . : - , I A HIT! CALIFOBMA GIRL WANTS GOOD HUSBAND WITH MONEY She Advertises as a Business Propo sitloH Sayg She Will Be a Good Investment for a Man Who Need Possess Neither Beaut), ' Manners . Nor Pedigree and Most Have Only a Measly Quarter of a Million Plunks. MENLO PARK, Cal., Mar 25 Pret ty Eliza Veeden of this city, wants a husband. She has frankly set about finding one that measures up to the standard she has set. Masculine beauty age or pedigree are- not numbered as requirements, but he must show a boaaflde bank roll of a quarter million. The girl inserted this ad In a newspaper. Wanted A man who Is- willing to buy a hand some wife, the price belug a quarter of a million dollars. No trlflers. "The advertisement does not mean that I am in a hurry to marry," said the girl today, "I have had a number of chances, consequently this is no desperate attempt, but merely a busi ness proposition. If the proper man appears, it will be a good investment." DRPORTUNITYFOR ' !" ' :" . FAIR ' Mav Win : PENDLETON', MdT 2T. (12 o'clock I By staff correspondent,.' When La Grande' athelete fivei tl.e itcrttr for the morning nestiicn of lie an nual Eastern Oregon Interscholastic at 10 o'clock to-Hy it was in a de cidedly handicapped condition. ' Tne strati of the night to'd on. th ath letes, but for. all that, when the gun cracked and the prhttinariiiH were off, the finest sinaws, ttia pinkest Skin and the most iwichlna-ilk i move menjts, especially in the hurdlers, were those belonging to La Orr.nL' The Opponents Worthy- ; ', La Grande today competed with the cream of the- state. Nowhere is there a better nlj,n vaultef tniiC Fiser of Ontario, and thero are tea equals to Moody n the high hurdles. All know that Walters has recovered his old time form. Bears of Baker City in the weight is a forjiMulk enemy, such as on'f a few con master. Kimball, the . n.?of'oo'Jj I'cndlsion tan, who is known in La Grande foot ball circles, Is V lev r short ois tance man and low hM-diev, while Gordon of Pendletin Is a man to watch in the dahei of anv meet. Peare a Surprise. Even Peare's own teammates did not know he was to ente.- In tne mile. His performapca at Wylln Walla, and durtng thi hum 'of train ing, gave evidence of his ability in the mile and he was eiitored pV a black horse in that event here today. He has In the douKmy 'Ti'iit'" trom Pendleton a hard man to defeat. The two men are eveniy, marched m hl& and that race this afternoon will be one of the features of the day, r.nd also one that will scare the starch out of Pendeton's rooters, . fcr If Peare doesn't win, H '.'will. be defeat by a matter of inches. The Pendleton man is conceded the. race at noon today. .'' :.', .-'....-' ;';':' Reynolds was In better, cond'tion , " ' NEW NETS. WITH SILK EMBROIDERED PAT TERNS IN WHITE LAWN, CHAil PAGNE AND FANCY EFFECTS. ALL GRADES FROM I-1.00 to $7.50. than was anticipated, but for all that ran with a percepUole limp this moruing. His hip is .weak and nay stand In the way of best work tbiB afternoon. - : Results of Preliminaries. Fifty yard dash First heat. Cor don. Pendleton, first; Richards, Cove, second; time 5 3-5. Second heat, Fisher, Ontario, first; Denham, Bake. City,, second. One hundred yard dash first heat; Kimball, Pendleton, first; Denham. Baker City, second, ' Second heat, risner, Ontario, nrBt; Walters, Cove, second; time 10 3-5. Third heo.t. Gordon, Pendleton, first; Richards. Cove, second.' .High hurdles first heat, Peare. first; Jett, Baker City, second. Second hat, Roberts, Cove, first; Young, sec ond. Third heat, Moody, Ontario first; Heidenrich, La Grande, second. The winners of Beconds ran together, Heldenrich winning out. Low hurdles First heat, Kimball, Pendleton, first; Williamson, second; time 27, Second heat, Moody, On tario, first; Reynolds, second; time 2S. In the Bet-orid heat of the GO yard dash Williamson came out . sver.il inches ahead of White, but the judg.p saw differently and gave the Bakt City man the advantage of their lack of Judgment The sama thing occiuV red In the third heat of the 100 yard dash, when Carpy reached the tape before Richards, of Cove. Carpy spiked himself, but the wound is not serious except that it Interfered seriously with his running during tiw afternoon. "V. ..-.! ,-,,,.. '. , Finals. ,; (Special from East Oregonlnn.) 50 yard dash Gordon, Pendfkon, first; Kimball, Pendleton, Second: Fisher, Ontario, third; time 5 2-5 100 yard dash Gordon, Fendleton, first; Kimball,. Pendleton, second; Denham. Baker Ity, third; time; l(i 1-5 ; Discus Beers, Baker City, first; Heldenrich,',." La Grande, second; Hiinst, Baker City, third; distance: 97 feet, 11 inches. h ' 120 yard hurdles Moody, Ontario, first; Roberts, Cove, second; Young. La Grande, third; time: 17 1-5. The weathei is fine but th crowd Is small, owing to the long distance from town. The meet lies between Baker City and La Grande. DIK HOT ESCAPE MEN WHO GOT AWAY WITH $125,000 WILL BE III NYU) Chief of I'liitui PhcIIIc Detective St rv. Ice Says Robbers Cannot Escape Will Be Followed Around Worll If Necessury Believed Tlmt Former Posliil Emplo)( Is Concerned in Rohberj Many Have Planned Some OMAHA, Neb., May Despite the failure of the authorities to capture the bandits who robbed the overland limited Saturday night, Chief Canady, of the Union Pacific detective force, declared today that the fugitives can not elude the sleuths much longer. "We will land them in the 'peniten tiary or cemtery," Canady "said, "or follow them around th world If necessary." While It is Impossible to estimate accurately the amount of loot is believed to be $12.".0'i0. It is believed that the , holdup p'raiB were land In Reno. Who !i bandits en tered the mail cur liicy .immediately demanded the Reno pouch. 'The committee who went to Joseph to arrange for , fh coming railroad excursion have returned and will meet tonight and consider their find ing. ; At the Court House. , A decree of divorce has been grant ed Mattie Mitchell from E, K. Mitchell on the grounds of desertion. ; Lottie Todd was granted a divorce from Chas. Todd today. In the case of the La, Grande In vestment company vs. Mary Webber, In an action to acquire land, the de cision was awarded the plaintiff, as was also the case In a Blmllar acUon wherein the La Grande Investment company was plaintiff and Horman N. Stanberg was the defendant.- Both cases went by dpfault. the defendants not appearing. . ' , . ; WILL PROTEST QPfliAfjr PATrc ui uuniiL uniLJ COAST CITIES W ANT TO HANG ON TO TRADE Big Meeting Planned lu Sun I'riiii Cisco to Make Plans for Cluinifing Interstate Commission's Mind Ho gurdlug the IJlvIng of Terminal Rates to Spokane and Incidently to the Rest of Is. " ,.'' SAN FRANCISCO, May 25.A general Invitation Is extended ; to manufacturers, jobbers and shippers of this city to meet with various commercial organzlations and the banker's, and underwriter's associa tions to plan concerted action against the approval of jtfie Spokane rati ad justments by the Interstate Com mission. June 9. The meetlt wil be held tomorrow In the Merchants Exchange buiidiiigT : William A. Wheeler, manager ' of the . traftit bureau, of theMerchants Exchange is authorized, to attend tie senstoi f the commission In Washlngtor fune 9 to protest against the pro osed rates. ' . TRIED TO WORK PLAN OF MAYOR REDBV OF MEBFORD Encouraged by Derision lu , Medford , Case, Vale People Want to License Sale of Liquor But Are Dlsuppolnl ed by State Supreme Court Char ter Provisions Found to Be Differ ent From Lepl Standpolut. ' SALEM, May 25. The content'ot, of the city of Vale, Malheur county, that It should be given full power to license, tax and regulate the sal of liquors lu Vale, notwithstanding the ruiiHOf) tent adoption of " local option Jaws, Is I eld to be ' without ln'il grounds by tl.e supreme court in a lr.clsijm te,i(lcied today,, writ. .n 'ly .Instice Pride -Jn the tase of laiep liuivty Hiiri a nuiiiber of rHUcri npirinst the county court of Malhwur county. The litigants were "encour aged by the decision in the Med'ord case recently, determined, but ttie provisions of the Medford charter a' e altogether different, from a . legal standpoint, frou the . ro'ijilons of the Vale- 'charter ttlir haiiers e( Oregon towns; .' '' ! Siimmcnllle Couple Married. - Mr. -George W. iioblH and Miss Naoinj M. Lewlt, , boih of . Sniiinni ville. werp fiuar'-le'l - today at the home of llev. V. M. Gibson in tie l.rn-.cuce of a fci'P'ii' ol cIomv frieiuls. Th? young people .will reside In s m ii. e' ville, where th both I av titan;' . I'.-nds who will whn them a pes I'cious and happy '.o.v.ip; on the sea o tuatrlmony. FflALHEUR TOWN DISAPPOINTED IS POPULAR WITH NATIVES CORRESPONDENT SAYS TALES OF POPULARITY ARE TRI E Roosevelt Partj Remains la Camp All of Sunday Monday Enpaze la Buf falo Hunt, But With no Succe Tales Thut' Roosevelt And Sob Are III Without Foundation Will g Further South June 2ud, ( By ; Warrington Da wson.I Staff Cor respondent, ynited ,PressJ.. v..li;. NAtKOBI, Mar 25. After -spendlag r Sunday and Monday . with' Roosevelt and party at the camp on the Heatly ranch, I am able to vouch' for the truth of the stories of Roosevelt's pop ularity with the natives, who are ac companying him on the trip. WV te mained in camp all day Sunday. Ca Monday we went out on a oufflo hunt. We were after a herd of tevovi, but rode for hours without getting -any trace of the game. The Colanel and Kermlt had fine sport jfhiwthis smaller game. The stories thuJ they are 111 are entirely groundless. Hoosi velt has returns I, to NalroiVi. To morrow he will visit Govenor Jack son and will remain as the uect of the Govenor until June 2nd, Mien the start southward In Beach of Timber hunting adventurea will bo made. . T T D WITH ARREST AFT PKKS FLOWERS IN CA PI- roL (iirocNDs. . atchiiuiu Threatens Entire Party With Arrest. WASHINGTON, May 25. President Taft experienced a narrow escape from being arrested r Saturday night, when with two friends, he stopped to pick flowers In the capltol grounds. A' watchman ranup and threatened u aire.' the entire party. .The presi dent, concealing a bunch of flower behind him, jokingly tried to throw the blame on Archibald Butt, who was ready to go to Jail to save the president from anv embarrassment. 3uddenly the watchman recognized the party and apologized profusely. INLAND EMPIRE Ll'MBERMEN. Members of the Western Pine Manu- 1 facturers Association to the number of 16 reached this city this morning and spent the day with almost aa eiual number of the members who reside In Eastern Oregon. The visit Is not Btiktly a business one. but is made more for the purpose of bo- coming acquainted with the mem bers of this' action and to work up Interest in the regular V quarterly ueetlng scheduled for 11 Sokane ,ln August, during the National Irriga tion congress. : During the forenoon the vls'itors and their hosts " were taken to the Palmer Lumber com r pany's plant In autos. They spent a couple of hours Inspecting this, one of the most modern plants in the Inland Empire. This afternoon th party are at Hot Lake. , One of the most Important topics that came up during; the ' busings meeting was the matter of securing uniformity of grades in the mills of the pine manufacturers. The tarln also received Its share of attention. Those who came' from Spokane and .Montana territory are President M-.-Goldrick and Sertary Kcllog .f Spokane; A. V. Llrul, E. Enoch. L. . Tollerton, R. G. Keizer, Gub Lnclt wlta. Earl Rogers. C. 11. Rk'harden. S, Merrill. C. M. Crego,1 J. (V fJarline. James Jackson, B. F. Pierce and If. B. ('lark. The return trip to Spo kane will be made tonight. ?