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talis it deliberate lie Iiooscrelt la
Taris today and meets President'
"Washington April 21."Golonel
loosevelt on his return to America
rill support' the Taft administration '
-om the ground up." . This is a pos- ations of the Roosevelt camp.'
Jve statement today, mads by on si"', - '"" " , V V-X ''
the most prominent . Taft advisers '
m ia me latest sensation In politl
al circles here. ...
This statement, coming 'after ' the
nnpuncement yesterday that Senator
toot was soon to depar for Europe
nd will Bee Roosevelt, has increased
is Interest .V . ' '
I taris, April 21.A great throng
greeted Colonel Booseyelt today when
je arrived from Budapest. The Eoose
elta went to the home of AmbassW
jor Bacon" and Ihe- latter American
ateBman called on President Fal
feres at the Palace and upon For
Iga .Minister Plnchon. Both Fallieres
hd Pinchon returned the visit. -The
jnerican business men In Paris will
fcidve . Roosevelt . a recentlon at : th.
j bbassy and President Fallieres will
i purs mm a oanquec; yn Baiuraay
fxwevelt will lecture at Carbonne.
I t Spnd T in to "Snn". ,
pga 10 a aispatcn- appearing
la the fcewTork Suh, quoting blmVas
saying that the Methodists' In Rome
were worse than the Catholics an
that he .would have steps taken to
drive them out. of Rome, Roosevelt
said, "The statement is an nn vilified
falsehood." ' ' -
ICTESTIOSS PROVE BENEFICIAL
hrl&ted Slips Are Aiding Enumerators
4 Immensely in Work.
The slips Issued gratis by the com
mercial club to proprietors of room
ling houses and hotels are proving a
ti Kreat benefit to the nnmnriitnrg That
f Vl Vl O Va In InatnnAn. t..fr
v ai.iit ncTciai luuuiiug auusea woo
low considerable disregard for the
eated requests of the enumerators
:ors and the commercial club, and
are doing but little to expedite mat
ters. On the, whole however, there
has beea a general relief to enume
rators through the medium of these
slips. The list of questions that are
essential anA wWoh If on
J sent to the enumerators will ellmln
Iate a personal" interview, Is published
IJIn the Observer again today. '
uut little difficulty Is being exper
ienced here and it "Is not believed
that force will have to be used in a
single Instance to get the required
answers from anyone. t.
XEW REMEDY POPULAR.
Gasoline Remedy for Dnndellons Be.
coming Popular Here. ' '
Several local people have been ex-
rimeTit.injr ' with gasoline as .the
j2;mlnatlng dandelions.
" Tmeans for ext?K the remedy Is a
If used properly) ?hort piece of
very effective one. pr a foot long
. plpe.about six InchelbPr the root
is set perpendlcularlynd just a
of the abnoxlous plan dropped
l few;.' drops of gasol!- Very
' through the pipe to the X?stantlJ'
little Is ' required. AlmosVlhr the
the plant can be . pulled tV'; If;
roofs and all trace disappM.the
;care Is taken In not : applyV W 1
liquid by the spoonful or ii'
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. - """ico, me remeay is a very
fectie one. : .
Tk motlaa plctar tlm thar.Ctr'
ry Cetrtoa took ta E lrlc' o
Thxlor Eoowjfdt aad hit' hunting
expedlUoo will b ghowa oa the
crea et tfta Str' Thtir nn im-n
2g' lnnla I o'clock la thtaf-
.u.u5 wmmuumij ua-
lu 19 " night and will coa
l mu" .l . wnl weic ; n . ;
j -Dc8i't th tremndoai .'dlftcalUw
BWre1 ,a th Wm, It is
faithful reproduction of parts of
j taevRooisevelt iexpeditlon; the picture
? aPPpars - often; all manner-of
oeaaia , wrfla and repUlea are shown
by the Camera- 0ne Pture shows
a lion comlne down to
drtnk at night. It was taken by a
device causing the lion to break a
string connected with a flashlight.
Aa excellent part in the long reel
, . 0 w
la the dance of the savage East Af
rican tribes, the camp life of the
Swazl porters and the general recre
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HILUHUIIJ
SUTPOf ED WL WILL WATCH THIS
r:; SIDE OF STATE. .
Coming of mil; to Oregon and Hill
C ; Operations Here, Belaied. )
Railroad surveys under the so 6al
led Hill supervision and the announc
ed ..coming of ' 3. J. Hill, the empire
builder, to Oregon this month, are
two items of interest that run hand in
hand. While there may be nothing
In the advance news that Hill is com
ing to Eastern" Oregon, he will never
theless keep his , wonderful eyes pn
this section -. of the state. The "Hill
iinterasts are Inaugurating an im
mense, amount of. railroad work and
the chief ia coming" to Partland to do
some of the .engineering ' at short
range. Progress of surveyors in the
Blue Mountains will no doubt be the
subjects of study . from the .'pioneer
railroader: The Portland Journal
says of his coming:
: James J. Hill, railraod magnate, is
expected to arrive here the latter
part of this month, probably the 25th,
but so far no definite information on
that point has teen received here at
any of his offices. Nor is it certain
that he will come as far west as
Portland on this , trip. Hill seldom
announces his plans more than three
or four days in advance, and it is
said that if he intends coming here
about the 25th, word to that effect
will probably be, received here tomorrow.'.-';
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IThere are-many reasons why it is
believed ' he will come , to Portland
this trip. In the first place, this Is
to be the Hill system's busiest year
In railroad contsruction in". Oregon
and in the second place much new
property has been taken under the
wings of the big Bystem a great deal
of which the prominent builder has
yet to see for the first time.
That, he will be deeply Interested
In what is going on in the Willamette
valley is taken for granted now that
the Oregon Electric is known to be
a part of the Hill; holdings. ,. Last
time he was here, about three months
ago'' Mr. Hill did not take time to in
spect the valley, but devoted his at
tention to the North Bank road. This
time, it is belieyed. he will give more
attention tohis lines In a southerly
direction. It is also believed he will
devote some time to the proposed
project of building a line across the
state from east to west.
Second Annual Ball.
On the evening of May 2d, the la
dies of the Maccabees will give their
Becond annual ball in the Elks audi
torium. This will be one of the best
events of the season. "
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SCBfiEJ DHOP IS PRICES 031 KE.
CESSITIES 031 BOTH COASTS
TAKES PLACE TODAY.
CaEgc mm dsops rafiely
Par ifle 'coast cities- anion g those to
reJnee- cost of Urlng Jfew Tort
has snddca tarn for the better In
this respect and retailers there an
nounce material reductions on ran
ny articles.1 '
Portland, April 21. Prices of food
stuffs today showed a general fall
ing off In this and ovaer Pacific coast
cities. ' The ' largest reduction has
been, made in flour, which Is 60 cent
a ! barrel cheaDer today than three
weeks agor Even meats ehow au av
erage reduction of one cent a poupd.
COSI OF L1VIX0 LOWERED.
Kew ' York, Sets Pace by Dropping
v ' ':. Prices, on' Lines.'..' .;'.
New York. April '21. The. cost Cf
high living took a slump here today
when retailers announced reductions
in prices of food ; stuff, i Unti , Itoday
although wholesalers" had 'announcod
reductions, retailers kept up the price
Among the commodities affectedVare
flur. ..potatoes, ; eggs ' , and : canned
goods. Salt meats are slated for a
drop before teh end of th4 week. !
drop before, the end of the week..1
Mlkade Rehearsal. i ' -A
full rehearsal tonight (Thurs
day) at 7:30 sharp. Principals and
chorus.' , Remember the date of the
performance is Saturday, " April 23
Curtain will rise the night of the peri
formance at 9 o'clock. : .':'';;''--:k;:
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IDLE HOUR
HO ONE CAN EXPLAIN STBAJiGE
BEHAYIOR.
Frisky In Action Bat After Work Is
Extremely Weary and Tired.
San Francisco, April 21. In his
dispatch from the training camp to
day, "The Ringside," one yof the
greatest ; ring . authoritlescomment-
ing on the, contrast displayed by the
fighter while at work and afterward.
This, he says. Is causing speculation
bordering on , anxiety, t; The , vigor
displayed by Jeffries while training Is
really remarkable and every action
bespeaks wonderful power, but after
the work Is' over a reaction sets In
and Jeffries moves about unsteadily
and with apparent effort and faltering
gait suggesting a very weary man.
All this disappears, however, as sqpn
as he resumes work. ; What Is1 re
sponsible for the apparent, lassitude
no one has been able to explain.
Conductor Pancake nere.
Conductor Pancake, the Palmer
Lumber Camp conductor is in the
city this afternoon from Palmer Junction,-
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MARK TWAIN STILL ALIVE !
O Keddlng, Conn., April 21 '
Jlark Twain was weaker to- A !
day, - although still resting; j J
comfortably today. He has
been In the shadow of death
tor several days. A
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Ws HYDE USE WHEX DCtT. '
' BESTS ARE ' tXCHTDE.'
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Tells how Hj de,.waV told W war
bleeding the Su ope ,ftxcc;.Lor . too
; - frceIy-Iraportant,!ctterj ninfed l a
CTldence by defense, ruled oot-r,
'.Defense has hands, on grani ihyj
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; KansaB City, April 21. Judge Lat;:
shaw again ruled In favor, tt ths jro-,
sccutlon today when he decided that
attorneys for Hyd were net -ontillad
to have produced in court' certain
letters , written tav Ccicuen toTiriiin.
eista to .-"AomrTprtwi'-M'n.VnV.'
i trator of "the estate of Col; Swone.
The letters are Bald to have an im
portnat bearing on the prosecution.
TeafrlKe'r, 1 Colonel Swope'i
nurse was again , on .' the; '-witness
stand Md testified ' concerning ' the
death bt Col. Moss Hu'nton, at one
time' named as executor OH the iSwopjgi
estate . . .';-..,-r-;, .'. i
She continued the description of the
bleeding operation performed by Dr.
Hyde and said that Dr, Twymaa, the
Swope famtly physician hid. said Dr.
Hyde was drawing too much blood
and that he knew of a m?m who had
bled to death through a similar op
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Prosecutor Conkling announced to
day that he had set detectives at work
to discover how the record of the
grand Jury's proceedings, .1 etcasen
grand jury's proceedings in the case
came to be in the hands of the de
fense."";"; ' ''( "'"f;; ; ;:':;'"
The greatest ' confusion followed
the "presentation - of the- resolution.
After' opening the parliamentary skir
mish, Fowler said that he would ot
inalston .Immediate consideration A
the question, ! " -V -
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ONE THE LARGEST Vf. THE
Four Hundred Thousand Barrels of
Oil Will be Consumed.
San Paeblo, Calif., April 21.One
of the largest oil tanks in. the world
with a capacity of 400,000 barrels
Is afire here today; The tank was
brlmfull of oil and. It will probably
be several days before the fire Is' ex
tinguished. ; V. - ' "
Standard Oil employees and firemen
are fighting the flames but are .com
pelled to concentrate their effprts on
saving surrounding property, A huge
black cloud of smoke is rolling up
and spreading over the Bar rebion.
ADDRESSES OX LOCAL OI'IIOX.
A fair sized audience last evening
listened to various speeches on mak
ing Oregon and , Union county dry
next fall. Several Portland people
addressed the meeting and consider
able enthusiasm was .aroused. The
chief speakers at the meeting left to
day for points east. ;
mCHES MAY BE JCDGE A
New York, April 21. Ac-
cording to the New York Sun
today, President Taft has dc- A
cided to offer the vacancy ,: A
on the supreme bench caus- A
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ed by the death of Justice A
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urewer, to uovernor Hughes A
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'.Txij TtrBsVirUowa.V'' :,
'The high school basetill team' is
planalng ' to kave tomorrow for a
tour of Wallowa county ia' which it
will play ill of the principal teams
of the sister county.- The games jrom
lse to be unusually exciting as this
is 'the first time that Union' 'and -Wallowa
county baseball teams have been
matcheaV' . ' " . '-''.;'. '.-.
I '"i V'-: 1 rrlsoner's Escape;' y-j . , ;
"Leaten worth, Kansas, April 21,-i-
t'lve-convicts in the federal prison
jjereVtoday; overpowered the crew 'of
arwitch enEine in tho Diison yards
y$ A1. forced' the . engineer' to run the,
'chKine Into th country and" escaped.
Tivq were re-captured but the others
xuif arway. 1 1 uejr-are armea. vino pi.
ihfim fa Frank' rirlrwarn. train
5r' sentenced, from i Omaha. , He' waI
captured In . Idaho following- K rob-'
bery. The convicts told the 'etfglneer
they would' flghi to the death.
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BlIILDISO OX KORTH SIDE PROM-
, ISED FOH REPAIRS.
Work Will be Completed Before the
, ; ; School Opens Next Fall.
' Repairs and Improvements frMa
cellar to roof have been ordered for
the North Side brick school house by
the school board. Among the many
things planned for the. betterment of
the school are a steanr heating plant,
first class ventllatn systems, bub
bling drinking fountains, cement base
ment and general repairs in each of
the eight rooms. "We are going to
make theNorth 1 Side school up-to-
date In very particular,!,'sald Chair
man Kenson of the school board to
day "We have not decided upon the
location of the heating plant, but it
will be a good one and will allow us
to remove ; the ; separate stoves 'now
used In each .room.. When we get
through with this school building,
It will be' as ne'ftnd'.pinkfind
spank as any grade ' school in the
state, and every cent we have 'avail
able for this purpese wlll.be spent
to, the very best advantage." .
j All these Improvements will be
completed before school convenes
next fall. '
PROGRAM AT THE HIGH SCHOOL
Baseball Benefit will be Ghen by
Local Talent .
At the high school building tomor
row evening there ; will be given a
program;, of high ;; class ; talent and
the entertainment .' pledged by the
program' is one of the finest. - Those
who desire to enjoy the evening and
at the same time help the baseball
cause along should be present. .
ThoroujShHoseftifaning
It is more than a simple campaign against dust and dirt.
The spring cleaning should include the exclusion of germs
and insects and the renewing of varnished work, etc., that
int 1C0,T, mrred r dul,ed- In other word8' "Prlag clean
brightoning 89V VerhauIIng' ,e8lng, purifying and
,,: . If you .heed such materials as our' stock affords thorough
work Can be done more easily than the "lick and a promise
kind of work can be done without them. . '
Ammonia. .. ;, insect Powders.
Borax. Moth Destroyers.
Potash .-, , Sp0nge8
Disinfectants ' ; rhamols '
Fumigators.V . . Brushes, etc.
.See us before yon a.' art In with your cleaning. We
nndoubtedly give -you points that will save you much t.me
and labor. ' ,.,;,.. , .
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EADICAL tESCLCTIOX PUS-v.RI3iTEDv;-tX,'.C.Gi:rS3.'
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Cannon's defy to fasnrgenta I c,"'t
-eeited and bold resolution to shear,
vbuuub oi ibii power, nm.presiaiog,.
'dntlos la ' preWnteGiitnae' new;
'plflii forselecUoa of committees in'
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Cannon'B challenge. 1 Represenfative '
"l owverney, miroaucea .a.
L'rAllftln'tlnM ' 'wtltolt If 'ailn't'J. li.lll' .
Btrlp the Speaker " of all poweir ex-'
cept that of mere .presiding- 'officer,
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;. A' .UMM -.! v .awbttA V ,
freedom,' of the house "Fowler . de-)
lared.V': ." y "'. y;;';;".-f
, The resolution creates two commit-'
tees of member of, the house,' one
from the minority and one from the
majority, empowered, to select all'
members fit thestaading committees
The cansus bureau is instructed to
drawsix parallel lines dividing the
country into seven sec' lens with a
Population approximately the. same
In each. . - .,' ''.'...v. . ". v.,'
The house members within each
section will select one of their num
ber as a member of a committee on
committees. '-; ' j
Seven democratic congressmen
will thus select democratic members
of committees and republicans will
select republican members of these
committees. 1 ;
TOSSCM RETt'RXS.
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Hid Away In Office and Is Finally
Starred Into Open.- v
I,. The 'possum who mysteriously dis
appeared from the window of the
McKennon, Phy & Roberts office;
whVref hew was; the object of study
and admiration of hundreds, has been
found again. Figurative charges of
theft were charged and ; counter
charged, but It appears that, all the
charges were groundless. J, D. Mc
Kennon, the owner, has suffered con
siderable mental agony and his part
ners In business enjoyed a run of
humor , during the absence of Mr,
'possum.'. It was divulged last even
ing that the animal had broken out
of its cage and hid itself In the office
for two days. Every . concievable
nook and corner had been ransacked
by the searchers but to no avail,' bo
carefully had Mr. 'Possum secreted
hlmBelf. Evidently driven to bav bv
hunger, It came out from its mys
terious hiding' place to face captiv
ity again for something to eat. v-
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