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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1911. PAGE 8 BTEO SUITE: Pflllll TODAY MISSISSIPPI FIGHTING BATTLE OF BALLOT& Senate rial Campaign Closes With Whirlwind Finish Last EvenJug. Jackson, Miss., August 1. A' demo cratic primary election Is being held throughout Mississippi today for the purpose of nominating a United States senator, members of the ' legislature sand tate officials. The three corner ed senatorial fight. In which Senator .Leroy Percy, ex-Governor James K. Vardaman and C, H. Alexander are the rival contestants, Is the all-absorbing feature of the election. ' The senatorial campaign closed last wtzhfc la a whirlwind finish. The fight has been one of thejinpst partisan in the history of the commonwealth, and "has attracted wide attention because of 'the prominence of the con;stants ana me many oilier perBoiiauii'.o changed on the stump and in the presa In the contest the entire state has lined up for or against ex-Governor Vardaman, whose acts and utterances while serving as chief executive fre quently attracted the attsntlon of the -entire country. Throughout the cam paign Senator Percy and Mr. Alexan der hare made Vardaman the sole ob ject fit their attacks: in their speech es delivered throughout, the state they lavej pot hesitated charge Air. Vard aman with mlsappfoprJatlops, of pub lic funds while governor and' have de clare him guilty also of. other acts of pefga'tiftl dishonesty ' VhrtrMr. Vardaman has many.po-v lltlcar enemies he undeniably hag a large personal foilowfng'ind' no one venturers to predict that he ', vlll be "BnQwed under" at the polls today. IHqbI .unbiased' onl6okerlncllne to the belief that the result will be so dose as to necessitate a second pri mary and that Vardaman; certainly -will be In it, with either Percy or Alex ander eliminate., The tota vote today Is expected to -nm between 100,000 and 115,000. Ex Cpvernor Vardaman's managers de clare that he will be an easy winner, defeating both opponent by a decls- tve majority, mr. aroaraun mm frtir asserts that he will get 90,000 L--J - La Grande usines& College Rooms 4-5-6 Foley Buildhg Term begins August iSth Shorthand Typewriting Bookkeeping : Mathematicim Penmanship Commercial Law Banking and legal Forms, C E. Taylor Principal Complete Equipment tor Resetting ann Repairing Rubber Buggy Tires LA GRANDE IRON WORKS D. FITZGERALD, Proprietor,. COMPLETE MACHINE SHOPS AND FOUNDRY votes. Mr. Alexanders managers x press'the belief that their candidate will get at- least 45,000 votes, which would give a good plurality with which to enter the second primary. Senator Percy's manager, while re seem to regard the results with equal fralning from giving out any figures, confidence.' ' . Next tp the senatorial fight the con test that Is attracting most attention is that between Theodore G. Bilbo and Wiley N. Nash for the nomination for lieutenant governor, ne primary will also decide the. nominations for secre tary of state, attorney general, auditor, treasurer and a number of minor sttae officials. General Earl Brewer : of Clarksdale had no opposition for the gubernatorial nomination and the state committee consequently declared him the nominee without putting his name on the primary ballot. This is the first time in Mississippi's history that an aspirant for the governorship has secured the office without opposition. FLAT WHEEL DELATS TRAIN. No. 6 Held) IH're This Morning to Tn " load iMHniJieu in . Because of a flA. wheel under one of llie baggage cars oh No, 6 this morning, the train was delayed here a short time. , The baggage, express and mall pouches carried In the car had to be transferred before the train could go on. ; : TO NEIGHBORHOOD CLUB PLANS IN TERESTING I EAR. . England and Surrounding Country to Be Studied Next Winter. The Neighborhood club ladies are very enthusiastic over the work for the coming yean -.. The club will discontinue the de partment work and will again study as an entire club. The subject of study will be England and surroundings. '" A splendid library has Just been re ceived from (the. State , Library com mission. Included In this library is a fine collection of pictures, portfolios and magazines, besides two dozen or more of SDlendld volumes. ; The programs of the year's work will soon be printed and the ladies will be able to secure books on sub jects desired during the summer. , . the library will be found at the club rooms and Mr. Antnony nag neen e . cured to act as librarian.' , A Oregon' to Lead Parade. San Francisco, August 1. In sup port of the, movement to have the bat tleship Oregon lead the warships through the Panama canal, (HenTy Scott, director ot the Panama Paci fic exposition has sent a telegram to Secretary of the Navy Meyer In which he stated that the ship's notable dash around the horn during the Spanish American -war, is an achievement for which she should be honored. North Dakota Druggists Meet Grand Forks, N. D., August 1. A large convention of druggists from ev ery part of the state; Is In attendance at the annual convention of the North Dakota State Druggists', association which convened here today- for a ses sion to last three days. The big social feature of the gathering will be a pic nic In Lincoln Park on the last day of the convention. Wlfconsln GoU Tournament. Kenosha, Wis., August 1. Promi nent goiters from manyt points throng ed the links of the Kenosha Country club today and engaged in practice play preliminary to competing In the annual championship tournament of t'ue Wisconsin State Golf association. The tournament will open tomorrow and continue through the remainder of he, week. ' LIBRARY ADDS ENDS FOR STORE PATROfl PROPECTIVE FABMERS STORE TO INTRODUCE NEW PLAN. Thre Per Cent Dividends' Every Three Months For Cash Buys. ,;'' Dividends of 3 per cent will be paid to all cash customers, of the Co-operative Farmers' Union -grocery store, when that establishment is opened here about September 1st With Her bert Pattlson in charge as-general manager. The members of the asso elation which will own and operate the store through its general mana ger will receive higher dividends than others, but all customers regardless ot membership in the association will omwswiwV'i vCSt cir?!: ?? ""V ot every .three " months tor all - cash purchases made.' Every item, be It ever so small, will be tabulated and at the end of the three months' period, the cash purchase will be totaled and the dividend declared. ' ! Will Keen Money at Home., , "It is generally admitted thati sev eral elements are now sending qui' 'of town for their groceries each" month and ' that between $3,000 and $4,000 monthly go to Portland grocery hous es,", said Mr. Pattlson this mornlrjg in speaking of the prospective store," "In this way it will be an Inducement for these various elements-' to buy at home for while the regular prices . will be maintained, being necessary, to cover shipping, -the dividend ..feature will draw many toward this store and give It preference over the Portland houses.' Of course there will be those who will persist in sending away for their goods even then, but the great majority, we believe, will find that the cash dividend feature will more than remunerate them for what they . may now save by sending away fo their gootls. '....'' - ... "Th? buslnes will be conducted as now on a cash and credit basis, but the dividends wilt be issued only to those who i pay cash. The cash pur chaseg need not be constant either to get the dividend! checks, i , Open In a Month. ' '' "The store will , be opened In . a months and we will do business where my store Is now located but about the first of the year the association alms to build a store building and ware house of Its own and do a general merchandise business." The association 1 made up of mem bers who 'put $100 Into It, represent ing: one share. None can take more than, this amount, which spreads the stock among a large number of. farm ers and city folks. . . LIMELIGHT COMBINATION CONTROLLED OF SHOES EVERYWHERE. Members Forpe3 to Use Trust Macliln. ery at Heavy Royalties. Boston, August 1. War on the Unit- . . ed Shoe Machinery company, a trust said to control,the price ot practically all the foot wear made In the United States, was opened nere today when the grand Jury began an investigation ot'lta activities. It la believed the Investigation will land some trust officials In Jail. Tha United States dlstrct attorney said he expected to ask indictment fo rcrltnl- nnl violation of the anti-trust law. ' None of those controlling the com pany will be allowed to escape by giv ing evidence. It Is said that all but 10 of 1.400 manufacture are under its control.'. . The trust hied a contract with the manufacturers providing that they use only trust machines, which vers simply leased to them on a royalty basis. Six cents par pair royalty was charged, which, it is said, totals at the end of a year four times the cost of the machine. , - " ' WANTED Fiano to rent by month, Call La Grande Investment Co. SHOE TRUST IN BY CONGRESS SECRETARY PRECIPITATED INTO THE LIMELIGHT. Accnsed of Promising Manufacturers i Immunity From Board. Washington August lr-Charges that Secretary of Agriculture WilBon, at a meeting of the saccharine manufac turers last May declared; 'I want you to understand that the reason the board was organized wag to help man- ufacturers and that they have nothing to fear from it," today added Wilson to the list of cabinet officials attacked at this congress. - ' H. P. Willis, a newspaper correspon dent, made the charge before the com mlttee on expenditures In the agrlcul tural department, during the- Wiley probe. Republican members of the com mlttee demanded the stenographers' notes of the May hearings be introduc ed and objected to Willis' testimony appearing on record. TAFT LEAGUE T (Continued from page one) with 41 precinct committeemen, la In line for the Llncoln-Taft Republican league. "I am heartily in accord with your movement to organize a Llncoln Taft league," he writes. . "I will be glad to co-operate n-lth you in any work that' can be done to this end and trust that you will meet with un bounded success." The strongest re- heartily In support of the progressive nl,MlnM MSVimtlAa In t'l.B Bfotu OVA publican counties in tne slate are movement for a better organization on progressive lines. 'Y The Lincoln-Taft league has been Indorsed iu Wheeler, Morrow, Gilliam, Hood River and Sherman cotfntles, and these counties have perfected or ganizations. . The league has plans complete to supply ' every precinct and county committeeman, about 1200 In all. who constitute the official rep resentatives ot the republican party In Oregon, with progressive, repub lican literature. This means the bring Ing about of . a greater unity of pur pose under the operations of the law and not to build ud a machine or a faction. ' , ' " Reciprocity Brings Confidence. The success of President Taft In putting through reciprocity has made I all republicans feel that there is a reasonable line of progress wunin me party that does hot brand a republi can as of the type that is happiest when fighting for progressive poll- cles outside the party organization. n Y;:e- are especially anxious to close out the balance of our stock of men's and boys' suits and all summer goods. and we have made final cut prices on all these garments, so low that it means a great saving to all who buy now. Come and see. . The Lincoln-Taft league stands for progressive p'olicies, as undertaken by a progressive republican administra tion, and Jts platform embodies the fotlow!ngi ' The Canadian reciprocity agree ment;' the general arbitration program which , now . embraces Great Britain, France, Germany and the Netherlands with Japan apparently.- ready t& re spond to overtures; the knowledge of conditions In Mexico which prompted the taking of a strong position In or der to avert a serious situaton hetween that country and ours; the succesful pros?cuton of jnany trusts? the friend ly and successful intervention1 in South America, to prevent a collision between two nations;' the correction of corrupt practices at the port of New York; the rehabilitation of the cuatoms service; the : expedition of work on the Panama canal; the' wip ing out of the postal deficit; the mes sage to congress in support of conser vation ' measures; appointments to the supreme court; the establishment of a postal savings bank system; the successful advocacy of -a bill which brings the rallroadg more nearly un der government control; the reorgani zation of the navy; the earnest fight of La Grande s Leading , Opposite U. 8. Land Offiee A dams Avenae. ' IMIIIIIMIIIIIIIMlllllHHIMHIUlHlllllHlit Onljr College in Eastern Oregon We are conducting a high grade school, off ering instruction In the latest f.rms ot Bookkeeping and Banking, such as Loos-teat Ledgers with the Voucher System of accounting, , The most substantial and well tried Systems of Shorthand are taught, together with the associated branches found In all well organized commercial colleges. ' Write for catalog or call and see us. Special terms fa . those who will enroll in or before September fifth. , Baker Business College BakerrOregon the president to have congress revise, the tariff downward. ,.. ;' . Knights of Columbus Gathering. - Detroit, Mich. August 1 The an nual convention of the knights of Co lumbus, which openecLhere today with a solemn mass at Holy Rosary church has. brought thousands of members of that order to Detroit , Every statu and territory In the United States, the Do minion of Canada,' Mexico, Cuba, Porto Rifo and even the Philippine Islands aro represented In the great gathering and many of the knight are accr.ni paniej by their wives and daughters. The convention will last three days and. w'.'.l .be devoted to business as we'l as pleasure. Today was princi pally devoted to the reception and reg-' Istrv of the arriving knights 'at Co lumbus club house. The program for the evening includes a banquet. at the' Hotel Cadillac to delegates and a mln alril show at the club house auditor lum for the visiting knights. ''''i-illili : . Birth Record. ' Born, to Mr. and Mrs.;M. Waller, of La Grande, July 29, a daughter. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Cade ot Alice, July 29, a daughter. ? r