volume vm. LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, ORE., SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1909. NUMBER 213. CIRCUS DAY 01 OF CREATt S "SPLENDID" NOT EXPLICIT CROWDS FROM AFAR IN CITY NEATNESS AND ORDER MARKS EVEBY DEPARTMENT. any and truly "bigger and better than ever before." - It is remarkable how well the hor ses with ' this ahow look, well fed, sleek and fat, especially the famous Armour horses, when you consider the fact that they have been on the road traveling with Sells Floto since March, this speaks well not only for Billy Watts the celebrated driver, but for the superintendent of stock, Geo. Stumpf. ..We have heard good reports of this show from the various cities where they have exhibited, and no doubt from the crowds who witnes sed the parade this morning the tent will be packed at tonight's perform ance, as they have a full house this afternoon. We will have to dof our hat to the Callope performer. We have heard "Rag Time on almost every, instru ct we must add, made a grand effort. SPECIAL PERMITS Oil ran ER CAN SHOOT OFF TWO DAYS' MAYOR REACHES DECISION AIIENOANCE IN CM VERY HUGE Circus Day Fever Rampant Every where In La Grande. Flaring costumes, neighing steeds, clarion trumpets, holiday crowds and the usual equipment of things circus, marked circus day in La Grande to day. From a parade standpoint, few better things have been seen, and while there were many features about the event witnessed by ho hundreds from out of town and the hundred who lined the business street, the feature was easily the Armour Co', banner team. Cleanliness and order marked the gorgeous ana of feat urea. .. .. ..' " " ; i' In very striking contrast to the use- ual order of events, the I.a d rir.de small boy was up with the lark this morning and it was not necessary to be threatened and cajoled by a parent to call him forth, either. Thfe reason for the desire to vie fflthhi-rd-verblal song bird -was the arrival of the circus trains,, for, b'.' it known this is circus .lay. For days, wjek. vea. months, the bill boards, bin sheds mid tven th-i sides and fronts of business buildings, have been gaily decorated with gaily colored posters and studied with de light by the small boy, who would be just as interested and enthusiastic if j the big Bhow came evry month Instead of once a year. And now the big day has arrived. .. . The Sells-Floto circus trains ar rived a trifle late, however, but so smoothly and systematically were the long strings of cars unloaded that the parade was but a trifle late.. Those who came late, hurried up to the grounds, where they have been Interested spectators or active par ticipants, for. profiting by the ex ample of "Tom Sawyer" and "his sore toe," the circus management ' has learned how to get, many dollars' worth of work out of the small bo tor the small piece" of pasteboard which entitles him to enter the bl,s tent free of charge. ... ..... The Sells-Floto shows need no In troduction. It has been here several times before and is probably the fa vorite of all the shows that visit La Grande. Nothing is missing this time end the large crowds which witness ed the parade this morning and the afternoon performance are all loud in its praise, declaring that it Is re- BARBERS-BAND TOMORROW. Contest Promises to be Fun Producer of First ? Caliber. Tomorrow at three o'clock com mences the loudly-touted and long heralded game between the La Grande band and the barbers. Both teams have practiced diligently, and It i3 be lieved there will be moments of rea. league ball. At any rate, there will be oceans of fun for everybody, nnd It will be a delightful day' for, the bugs and fans to spend the atter noon. v; ' . V ... . . The line-up follows: . v-"., , ' The Band Williams, p; Ralston,, c;f Maekey, lb; Thomson, 2b; Jay, 3b f; Bruce, ss; Selak, If;. Bay, cf; Smith, rf, . ..'..,' Barbers A. Meyers, p; Siegrlst, c; Matthews, lb; Christiansen. 2b; Dest- let. 8b; Jolly, ss; Hagan, If; H. Mey era, cf; Xiles, rf. NEVER BE LURED OTHER SPECIALISTS HURRYING TO HARRIMAN. SPECIAL CARE SHOULD ALSO BE EXERCISED. SUNDAY HID MONDAY THE DAIS Large Stock of Firecrackers Will Not go to Waste. . SEEK! SICEL E till MERE II BELEIVED TO BE ON COAST FUEL DESCRIPTION . GIVEN GRANDE, lieved and not cured. Mr. Viator was a membr of the Eagles, -and unless his relatives in Rush City, Minnesota, wish the body shipped home, that order will take charge of the funeral services. Mr. Roesch has wired for instructions, but up to a late hour this afternoon has not received a reply. SCHIVELY WILL CONFESS. Will Tell Many Things Yet Unknown When Right Time Comes. 411 EE IN SOME RFSTMIMINT CrLi An . official dispensation has been made of the firecracker ordinance, and Is one that will mean the mer chants who bought up a supply of protechnlcs before the edict went out that the anti-cracker ordinances were to be enforced, can unload their stock, ,now on hand. Mayor M. K. Hall to '.day annoiincd a decision of the exe cutive office to the effect that cracker's and'flre works of all description, per mitted under the statues, can be "Bhot off" oiv Sunday and Monday, July and 6th; " He urges extreme care by users and careful surveilence by par ents, that disaster may not befall through negligence. " ' Market Will Loosen . There has been extreme' reticent among the bvyets of firecrackers on account , of the unsettled state of af fairs over the enforcement of the ordinance, and it is expected that business will pick up now. It Is also very probable that next year the merchants will hot, buy . in a stock of goods as the law is to be enforced to the letter hereafter, for the special dispensation was made out of courtesy to those who had supply on hand. " , ' ' Condition More Serious Than Usually Admlted by Doctors. VIENNA, June 26. Accordln t- reports received here from Seramer ing, the mountain health resort, where E. H. Harrlman is taking treat ment, the condition of the magnate is more serious than is generally known. Physicians are exhibiting signs of anxiety. A peculiar stiffening con tractions of the spinal muscles are causing pain and worry during the ocen voyage are little Improved to day. Physclans says his condition can be relieved, but not permanently cured. . - . - Harrlman Is submitting to a suc cession of electrical and cold water treatments. Professor Streumpell, an eminent specialist, is today on the way to Semmering to consult with the physicians In attendance.- Ev THEORY BEL1EYED MRS. WOODILL REFUS ED TO PAY HUSH COIN. ' J. T. Langley Is here today for the O. R. & N. ; . We are in position to furn ishyou verything in the way of shoe findings. ' . . , . .. . $1.25 per pr. ... 50c per pr. $2.50 per pr. ........4.25c Miller's shoe trees, men and ladies Fisher's bunnon protectors Arrowsmith arch supports.; Tan and black lacer ' ribbon per yard Polishes for all Btyles of leathe also exclusive agents for the celebrated "Onix" line of hosiery. t '., . . . . . . We will be pleased at all times to have you inspect our stock. Smith & Greene, REPAIRING DONE. SHOE MEN. DEPOT STREET mm i Man Killed in Posse Fight Is Missing New York Broker. OLYMPIA, June 26. Sensational disclosures are expected when a hear ing in the Schlvely Impeachment pro ceedings held next week. Schlvely has openly announced he will make a r-ior -rr-t ..T uiHiiv tn intra lt doubt when he comes face to face wth the loss of . his citizenship. If the leglsalture considers the flow of bills when it reconvenes Monday, ses sions will extend over many weeks. ACHE CAR STILL III T FIRST TO COME TO CFY HOPE TO GET SECOND PLACE DELAYED NINE DAYS BY BREAK DOWN. : : :'.'.V':' Police's Search, La Follette Jabs at Taft. MADISON, Wis., June 26. Editor- uie In New York Brought Home by 'ally speaking, Cenator R. M. La Fol- lette, finds many things to criticise in the attitutde of President Taft on the tariff in gneral, and his altitude tow ard Aldrldge on the proposed Income tax n particular, under the leader "Taft's service to Aldrlch" in La Fol lette's weekly, Issued today. COVERED WITH DUSThND MhTERUL- t The sheriffs office has received from the New York police department a description of Leon Sing, the sup posed murderer of Elsie Sigel in New York, and of an Important witness named Chong Sing, who occupied the room with Leon Sing. Sing went by the name of William II. Leon, and the picture scattered broadcast as his Is thai of a very good looking man. whom one would naturally take for a Jap. He is 30 years old, wears good clothes, In the American fashion, has his hair cut In the latest New York style and speaks good English. Ho has black hair and eyes, good teeth, and wears a ring on the third finger of his 'Wt, hand. It Is thought thtt ttljyjui -'.If vork around restau ants or Iiot,!. : d the police power to uiio every effort to apprehend them Bird Lewis Pilots Car to Sumniervllie :V''X From Here.-' ' Battered and dented with its 2500 miles of demon-like racing, and cov ered with alkali dust of many miles tot bad land, loaded down with, pro- Hyland And Leach Weigh In. T " n ei8lllm SAN FRANCISCO. June 26.-Leach et' 5.? nA the.Acme car- now iourm m ice ;ew tors to seauie race, dashed in to La Grande thl Cross and Dick Hyland, who fight here this afternoon, weighed in this after noon. Neither budged the bar set at 133. Cross Is the favorite, 9 to 10. A considerable number of people came over from Union on the morn ing train to attend the circus. Competition For Meat Order. HE ATTACKS VIE Lively competition was rife this morning among the local , meat deal ers for the 2000 pounds of meat re quired by - the Sells Floto people to feed the hungry employes, and the contract went to the Grande Ronde Meat Company. TOTAL DEATHS YESTERDAY SEW YORK 12. IN Two Instances of Heat Maniac's Rash Act With Knives. HAS AN EYE ON BUSINESS BRINGS HUSBAND FROM PERRY TO PICK PLUM. Kinney Smith Gets Valuable Home stead by Wife's Strategy. NEW YORK, June 26. Crazed by the trrlfflc heat, Louis Leonam at tacked his wife with a butcher knife at his home early today, and Inflicted probably fatal wounds. He seized a knife from the breakfast table, and chased his. wife around the kitchen until he caught her. She was res cued by neighbors. Leonam Is thought to be hopeless ly insane. ' Francesco Sabatlnl, heat-crazed, ap peared at the front door of his home, and slashed himself with a razor. Yesterday's heat added 12 deaths. and 50 prostrations. . , - morning at a terrifflc pace, and after making arrangement tor a pilot across the mountains, continued its mad race for Seattle via Walla Walla. Inci-i dentally this is the first of the four cars to traverse this county, that has actually visited La Grande; A few saw the novelty at the Smith garage, and Its gray appearance was anythlnq but attractive. ,.;',;:;,-.;' The crew Is worn putv Jess'Prtce Is driving, Jay Sheets Is the mechanic, and J. A. Hemstreet Is publicity man. Delayed Nine Days. . , The car was delayed nine days in Wyoming where It struck a ditch and had to make its own ' repairs, not wishing to violate the regulations by buying the needed parts. Hope For Second Place., .They hope that the protest entered against both the Ford cars will be al lowed, in which event the Shawmut car will be awarded first prize and they will take second when thejr reach Sattle. Bird Lewis was secured as pilot from here to Summervllle, and there another party was picked there to take the machine over the hill. "We 111 run like blazes all the way is the way one of the men expressed himself In reply, to the question if thy were trying to make time, in .vMr., of the fact that they were so far be hind..' .' 1 . - - V " Intermountaln Leairue. ; 'i '..';)''' V W.' L. Helena ................ 29 13 Salt Lake .............. 27 13 n.itA 18 24 j Boise 10 32 PC. 696 643 429 23$ ST. MICHAELS, Md., June 26. Tbo latest theory concerning the death of Mrs. Edith Thompson Woodill, whose nude body was found In the river near here. Is that she was killed becausa she' refused to submit to an attempt to levy blackmail. The police Is now convinced that Era met t Roberts, the alleged slayer1 who was killed by a "posse i early, yesterday, . was Robert Emmett Eastman, the New York bro ker, who is missing since ho stole $200,000 of his client's money. It 1b also believed the woman met her death lu' Robert's bungalow, and the body thrown into the river. ' The letter. to his wife, known as VInnle Bradcombe, is said to have expressed Robert's intention of going awpy to make a fortune. This fortune, the police believe, was the money he hoped to compel Mrs. WoodM to j ay as the price of his silence reg& JIng their past life. ;', , ',. Detectives today are searching .he bungalow where the tragedy occurred in hope of unearthing ' further evi dence. Mrs. Kinney Smith today showed her ability as a business woman by round ing up her husband by resorting to the fast team . and buggy method to get him to the land office to make ap plication on a valuable piece of home stead near Starkeyv The land in ques tion had been applied for by Samuel G. Ruckman, but the government knocked his application out and there has been a lively scramble for it by those who knew of It. Mrs. Smith ittempted to file on It this morning, but the regulations would not permit. She secured a team, and rushing to Perry where her husband is employ ed in the mill, brought him back to La Grande in time to make the ap nllcation before anyone els could file. . Andrew Lun Is down from Powder today to attend the Ing of the Farmers' Union. North meet- OUSTAVE VIETOR DEAD. Remains Shipped to The Vast For In ' tcrment From Hot Lake. Gustave Vetor, who worked In La Grande for Julius Roesch about four years, died last night at Hot Lake. He was taken to the sanltorium about a week ago, but the disease that caus ed his death was so far advanced that his sufferings could only be re- The Medicine You Take Whatever medicine you get at this store is exactly right. If you could see how your melclne is prepared here, the care that we give every prescription that comes into our store, if you had' the professional training to appreciate the quality in all the, drugs iised and the skill used ln preparing, you' would never think of going elsewhere for even your simplest drug store wants. People who deal here never have any doubita about the medicine they get. The price Is right too. HILL'S DRUQ JTORE LA GRANDE, - OREGON t 'V ( f t i . i ...if