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'1 . c 3 rf&f (A VV,V YOLTJME IX LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1909. NUMBER 2 ' 0 0 lAlLETTE III LA Mil "BEPRESESTATIYE COVER. ME3T THEME TOMGHT. Croak Doer of Tilings Big la the Unit, cd States Senate and Nation Friend of tbe People Visit's in the City To Itey Will Lecture as Long as the Train Schedule will permit Him in T.prtnr rnnnMm S ni- Prompt. . Robert Marlon La .Follette, United States senator from Wisconsin, lectur er, editor, trust buster, friend of the people, daring lawmaker who by dint of will power and eloquence forced the retention of the political world upon nu reformatory measures immediately after hla occupancy of a seat in the upper house, is in La Grande today. !ud tonight will lecture at the L. D, S. tabernacle on "Repre sentative Government." The Badger solon will step on the rostrum at 8 o'clock and talk until his train leaves for the west; probably about 9:45. The public fervently hopes that the train will be running on a delayed schedule, for In times recently passed, this same man has swayed audiences until after the midnight hour, and If he will take It upon himself to con tinue his lecture, for two hours or fcom tonight, ilwill fie a" boon to his hearers. "Representative Government" is a theme upon which the senator has a world of Information and plenty of vim and eloquence to make the sub ject matter so effective as to be worth while. A few' of this city have heard he fair W We have Just received another "hipment of felt "Juliets and slippers which now make our line complete. Prices range from 75c to 2.00. Our Shoe Department con fains all the new and popular lasts In footwear at prices to "nit every purse. NE Lei, Lad best do Relative to the trend of his lecture tonight Mr. Follette said today that he would touch upc tho tariff and those who have read of his tarft speeches know what thy a the wesklngs of e last congreas, tha ct of certain congressmen, who though not specified in advance have their habitations not more tlan a thousand miles from La Grande, if pa practices can be take as a cri terion here. . La Follette Is a genius. The story of his climb from the governorship. of Wisconsin to that of United States Senator of commanding personage Is one that has thrilled lovers of real "doers." His life story Including his rise from but little prominance after his graduation from the University of Tin . . . pito vu iu political ladder where he was supported by the common people through thick and thin la also another matter with which the careful reader is conver sant. This "Napollon" of America It is that will lecture here tonight. Missionary Council. Utica, N. Y. Oct. 26. Delegates rep resenting the diocese of New York, New Jersey and Porto Ri-o are here today to take part In the council of the Second Missionary Department of the Protestant Episcopal church of the United States, which will be held In Trinity church during the next three days. The council is an outgrowth of ac tion taken at the convention of thei church held In 1907, in Richmond, Va. when the whole district of the United States and its dependencies was di vided into eight departments , each consisting of several states, councils to be held in these several depart ments every year for the purpose of stirring minion jry eal am' Instruct ing the people In regard to missionary affairs. , ' Olean, Oct 26. Baptist clergy and laity are here from New York in great numbers attracted by the annual state convention of that denomination, to open this morning. 3he fair him. Thoso w'ao liav so. ARRIVAL We want to call your attention to the fact that we have as large and complete stock of ladies suits, coata, skirts,; petticoats, millinery, etc, as is to be found in the city. Also htat our prices are lower, quality con aldered, everything that lfl new and popular as well as the more staple ' styles will be found here in great variety. We Invite your inspection. et us fit your IC SEA IS WHIPPEDBY DALE SEAFARIXG VESSELS ARE AT SHE MERCY OF WISDS. One Ship Wrecked aid No Retort of Its Crew Feared that When Details Become known Loss of Life Will be Heavy Dozens of Vessels Blown Ashore by the Terr! flic wind which Is Sweeping the Entire Coast Today With Fury. Nome, Oct. 26. The worst storm that has been known for many years Is raging on the Bering sea today. Dozens of vessels have been driven ashore by the fierce gale. It is feared that when the details have been r civd many lives will have been found to have been lost. The whaler Olga is reported to have been wrecked and all of. the coastwise vessels are ashore at var ious points. The steamer Senator after being buffeted by the tremedous seas Is now sheltered by Sledge Island.' Although this position is precarious she is ut terly unable to land her passengers, which number about eighty-eight. Captain Mogg and his crew of eight or ten men is unknown at this. time. Good Roads Meeting. Jackson, Miss., Oct 26. Supervis ors and others interested in good roads met In Jackson today to or ganize a Mississippi Good Roads As sociation. Actual demonstrations of road building machinery will be wit nessed by the delegates. She fair 3fc ! Ol'B MEN'S SECTION. ' ' . We 'can supply ! youV needs - ''-j ....... &i, ,,v, from' head to foot Everything. you happeOto ' want ' will be ' i found hece in 'immense variety - -and at saving prices. Our shoe . section shows ' a large line of men's footwear ranging from the heavy working shoe to the vne dress shoe. 1 feet "(ill FORELIDST JAP ASSASSINATED PMXCE ITO js SHOT I)OWN BY A KfRBAS. .. ' - , ( Stranger Walkes Up to I to and With, on warning shoots Three Times Conflicting Sews Sent Out at First ' Confirmation of Death Received This Afternoon Victim Has Figur. cd Prominently in Inter World Politics and Deeds. London .Oct. 88. The Japanese Em bassy has received a cablegram ; this afternoon from' Tokjo, stating posl thely that Ito, Is dead. This dispells the doubt caused by the action of the Toklo government in withholding the aunounment that the prince was dead. tor diplomatic purposes the govern mcut chose to announce Ito "was merely In a critical condition." loklo, Oct. 2(5r-JIIroliumi Ito, the foremost man In Japan, was assaslnat ed Ly a Korean Ju Korea todny, ac cording to information received here News that Prince Hirobuml Ito, the foiraer resident general of. Korea and A. tL. M . ' . ino loremost aipiomat or Japan was Bhot by a Korean assassin at a rail way station in Hirbln, has set the city wild. Business is practically bus pendled and the stock exchange ii closed. ' ; .'.- '' . The greatest excitement prevails in the foreign department and the imper ial household. Official announcement is to the effect that the Prince's con ditlon is critical,, while private dis patches from Harbin say that he died while being removed from the depot The excitement In officialdom leads to the belief that the prince is dead. It is known that the emperor has sent a telegram of condolance to Harbin. An attempt was made last April to blow up the train on which he was travelling by the use of dynamite, while he was enroute to Manchura to inspect the Manchuran' railroads and investigate other Japanese Interests. At the time of the assassination Ito was standing at the station talking to Consul General Kawakami of Har bin. A Korean approached unnoticed and fired. Ito fell. The assassin-, was Immediately seized and Imprisoned. It Is reported that three shots struck Ito. Director Tanaka of the Manchurian railway was with Ito and is said to have been struck by a bullet and is badly hurt. A Korean "said that the assassination was in revenge for the execution of the assassin's relatives whom were sljot by the order of Ito. He says that the assassin went to Harbin for the purpose of killing Ito and expressed no interest In what had ben done other than to state that he hoped the assassin would escape. ' Ito served five times as prime mtn later of Japan and has held almost every portfolio within the gift of the Emperor. He was sent to Korea as the resident general In 1906 and suc ceeded by the use of rigorous meth- ods in putting down the Korean re- belllon and thus gained the everlast ing hatred of the Koreans. ' ,o Ito was born September 2, 1841. j He escaped U England with Count Jtipuye In the days of the last shogun ; and took. part on the Imperial side during the, war which" restored the j imperial 4 government. In the end he j was appointed governor of Ilyogo. He I was responsible for the existing bank ling regulations. He was made mlnis j ter of public works In 1878 and in '88 ! was dispatched to Europe and Amer ica to gather materials for the pur i pose of framing a constitution for Japan. lie was the founder of the i present system of government. In 1886 'he was made prime mfr'- :r and In augurated the constitutional govern ' ment and became the president of the house of peers. Ito is responsible for ' the treaty of Shlmonosekl which end ed the Chinese-Japanese war. Mlssoarl Librarians. Cohimbus, Mo. OcL 26. Lfbrarians of Missouri are gatheng for their tenth aaamal meeting whk begins today. Texas EUctic Doctor. Dallas, Texas, Oct. 26. Many med ical topics of importance will be dls ciwsed during the annnal convention opened today by the electlc physi cians of Texaa. , Old Uoesler Judge Quits. Evansvllle, Ind. Oct. 26. Judge Oscar N. Wellborn or Princeton, who has been on the Indiana circuit Judge bench for the past thirty-six years, and who is in point of service, the oldest Judge In the state, retired today and was succeeded by Judge Herdis Taft Enjoying Trip. Cape Girardeau, Mo., Oct. 26. Ap parently enjoying to the utmoBt the novelty of his trip down the. "Father of Waters," President Taft ' arrived here early this morning, and after a stop of an hour, proceeded down the BiruHiu wiin nis great neei ci ves sels. 'Cairo, 111., Is the next stop and Hickman, Ky., will be reached late this afternoon. . THIRD PARTY 1,1 OUT IEDLETON' DRAWS UP SET 01 V MQU0R RULES. 'Third Party" Presents Panncea for " Saloon Evils There. Pendleton, Oct. 26. (Special.) Hie text of the "third party" platform in the city of Pendleton has been announced by the committee selected to draw up the platform. These meas ures will be voted upon at the next regular election. The following are salient points In the platform. The number of saloons in the city to be limited to one per 1000 people or the majority fraction of a thousand. Not more than two saloons to be allowed in any one block. Jacn saloon to pay a license of $2,500 per annum. Every saloon man to give a bond in the sum of $2,000 through an accred ited surety company, this bond guar anteeing that none of the provisions of the ordinance shall be violated. No man may secure a license who has ever been convicted of a felony or who has ever previously forfeited a license. Any man desiring a saloon license must first publish notice of the fact for at least ten days. No liquor shall be sold to minors, habitual drunkards nor Intemperate persons who have been blacklisted, to an Intoxicated' person, to an Indian nor a half breed who lives with the ndians. One violation of any of these provisions or of any other provision of the ordinance works a forfeiture of the license and bond in addition to the regular penalties. i Saloons must be closed between the hours of 1 1 p. in. and 6 a. m. and from 11 p. m. Saturday night until 6 p. m. Monday morning. A saloon shall use tySt'a single room which shall b? free IVom boxes, booths alcoves and rhairs or other seats for the use of patrons: there shall be no connection with any other room hav ing such for the convenience of their patrons: no screens nor frosted win dows are allowed and saloons must be kept l'?hte1 "o that the interior may be plainly v Isible from the street. All games of chance, or skill, are prohibited, this provision Including the shaking of dice. The charter amendment and pro posed ordinance are bo worded that if adopted by the people of the city they will become effective whenever the sale of Intoxicating liquors is not in conflict with the laws of the state of Oregon. PLAT OR ASSESSMENTS ARE STAIflEI 0. R. & MIST PAY THE ORIGINAL FIGURES. Bearid of Equalipatlon DeeHes Asses sor Rinehart Was Bjair and Jast la His Assessment of 0. R. k X, Prop erty in Union County Central Dre (TO ! ToJ - . ' Bankers Meet With Board this Af ternoon i La Grande bankers are ; meeting with the board of equalization this afternoon to compare assessments and talk the matter over. The board today sustained the assessor In the assess ment placed upon the property of the O. It & N., company against which the company has entered a protest. The board lowered the assesseraent on the property of the Cntral Railway of Oregon slightly and raised the as sessments on a few pieces of property belonging to some private parties. On the whole there is little doing with the board as few kicks are being made. Dry Farming Congres. Billings, Mont., Oct. 26. What is considered by experts to be one of the roost Important agricultural de velopments in many centuries will be thoroughly considered during the fourth International Dry Farming Congressopened in this city today. All , of the , Western states, the na tional government, the various prov inces of Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Hun gary, - Turkey and South Africa are represented by delegate or exhibits at the great international dry farm ing exposition held in connection with the congress. ' The sessions will continue through tomorrow and Thursday, and agricultural author ities of world-wide renown will de liver addresses and read papers. The congres Is confidently expected to give a great impetus to the recla mation of the arid and partly arid districts of not only Western Amer ica, but the entire world. . Dry farm ing experiments are now carried on In many nations, one,, of the most notable of the projects being the restoration of the fertility of Pal estine. . .', . - ' ; The objects of the congress are an nounced to be as follows: "To encourage legislation loolMiu by which the great area of arid land can be profitably utilized under thorough Ullage by which the natu- . ral rainfall can be 'conserved. "To encourage the use of, methods by which, in distrlsts where rainfall is slight, or irrigation water Is lim ited, the actual productive acerage can 3 be increased. "To encourage legislation looking" to increased, federal and state appro priations for the establishment of more experimental stations, the em ployment of more field experts and the actual co-operation of all these stations in fixing and maintaining a certain recognized standard of meth ods for obtaining, results from the operation of farms In the arid dis tricts. ' 1 .' ' "To enlarge the plans for carry ing on a great educational propa ganda by which, eventually, the arid districts of the entire world can be populated by prosperous and con tented agrlcultrallsts. "To create closer co-operation be tween the government and state ex perts in charge of , dry farming ex perimental work and the actual tam ers of the arid districts. "To bring to the attention of ac tive farmers the various theora and working plans whereby each farmer may assist in the general commercial. 1 social and political uplift of the west ern states. .. i -r-i i ' i i 'i i