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PAGE 8 LA GftANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1911. tft VI r.i.i; itifitiiii -fhrfrr f '"-f it -rfi r AUGU clean up of all slimmer goods, profits forgotten. These goods must be cleaned out for new Fall goods are on the wajr. . ; Sale commences . Saturday morning' August Fifth ST RUMMAGE SALE Parasols V Regular price Ladies' Suits 'l2 Price Ladies' Hats 'k Price v Ladies' Dusters '3 price Ladies' waists 'k price Men's Straw Hats price Fancy Hose price Wash goods price Men's Duster price Ladies' Shoes price Muslin underwear price Ladies' wash dresses pri. Boys' Suits price Girls' overalls 50 cents Men's Shoes odd lot '2 price Children Sandals 50 S Sample line of Ladies' neck wear less than 1-2. 25c Regular value now 10c GEIB EL S New today alarge shipment of Fall shoes. Remember our shoe dep't EXPLAN HEEDS TO MR. FISHER SEOSETAltY OF INTERIOR WILL BE. SHOWN DATA , lYfcen FiHhr Reaches Oregon, State's Needs Will Be Shown Win. have broad latitude. II these two officials desire, they will have com mand of enough margin to give Ore-N gon her dues. From the- fact that the present arrangements of the reclama tion Bervlee contemplate work on a considerable scale at Umatilla only, in taking up the west unit If the pre liminary surveys warrant, business men here believe that the secretary should be shown In a conclusive way that 'there are other Immense areas which could be. reached If the recla mat'on service would survey them. It also appears that very limited work la to be pressed at Klamath, which could within the meaning of the loan law and the policy of the administration II I WEED IS MENACING Oregon's needs and right in federal reclamation work will be presented to Secretary. of th Interior Fisher when be easily made the scene of great ac- Tie reaches here August 13. Although .tlvttles, " bo plans to remain but three hours, be- When Secretary Fisher is here It Is tog en route to Alaska for an inquiry believed that he can be Impressed bet Involves the cutting grain before it'ls ripe. However, the commissioners will enforce the law because the thistle is becoming a pest and that is the only way It can be eradl ated. This Is abcut as late as cutting can be done for the reason that the weed Is about ready to go to seed. " of a field of J and the jury verdict stands until the I end of time. The new la w puts circuit court Juries "up against It hard" and places a great deal of responsibility on such Juries where as before Jurors con Into the coal situation, that time will "be utilized by -local business Interests to Impress upon 'the secretary jot the 'interior their conviction that this state lias been grievously wronged In ap portioning the reclamation fund, and that the opportunity has not yet pas wed to correct the wrong, says the Portland Telegram. . It Is found that While the president's apportionment of the funds now on "band and to accrue through sales of Itcmda from sale of public lands, and from Installment payments of the re claimed areas, yhau been advertised as semi-final", it Is clear that the secre tary of the interior and the president! ter than through the state delegation at Washington. ; Prominent business men will meet him and utilize the time rights. Sine the West Umatilla ex to the limit in presenting ergon's tension has not been formally accepted yet, that will be one of the first topics taken up. Klamath will be, the next, the staite at large following. The Chicago opera house, one of the most Important playhouses In Chicago for many years, is to be torn down. The Marshall Field state will build a $10,000,000 store and office building on the site. ' BAKEIl COUNTY HAS TROUBLE WITH THISTLES. Union County Stamping Out What Et dence There May Be Here. Russian thistles are coming to ba menacing In many parts of Eastern Oregon and Union county is not the only district where ' the trouble is somewhat serious. Plans for eradica tion of the weed in this district have been taken by the various road super visors throughout the county and the coming few weeks will see an con certed warfare against them. In this relation the Baker Herald tells of the troubles the weeds cause In Baker county: , ; , The Russian thistle" pest Is bother ing the county commissioners who are In regular monthly session This af ternoon the board was taken to view a field of grain belonging to Miles Lee on the Joseph Kennlson pla e. According to law all thistles must be destroyed end the commissioners are "enforcing the law. In some In stances this works a hardship as It CIRCUIT FINAL OFTEN ALTOM'3 31 WE MONEY SAVING STORE Mason Fruit Jars Mason Fruit Jars, quart, dozen.L...$ .85 Mason Fruit Jars, 2 quart, dozen - 1.20 ECONMONY JARS. Pints, per dozen ..,.r -...$1.25 Quarts, per dozen 1.50 Two-quart, per dozen ,,.;....;;.r,.;l. 1.75 . FREE! FREE! FREE! With each dozen Economy Jars we give free one box of 25c Soap, 45c jelly glasses, now,, per dozen.36c Shoes For Everybody Come And look 6ver our shoes and be convinced that we can save, you money. Men V silk lisle hose 40c value, extre special - -L. 25c Hew Line Post Cards Regular 2 for 5c, our price, each. lc Drink Quality Coffee Price 30c, 35c and 40c. ; ; Save your coupons and get your no tions frec " ; ' , '. ' ' USELESSNESSNESS OF APPEAL IN ' . ;v ' :, MANY CASES SEEN. ; ,: Jurors Have Increased) Responsibility ; In Handling Facts. "Appeals from circuit court Jury de cisions are no longer as popular as before, and since the judiciary amend ment passed by the last general elec tlon local attorneys commence to be lieve that appeals hereafter will be rare and only done in extreme cases, The new law covering this matter af firms specifically that where a Jury decides a question of fact there shall be no reversal by the supreme court unless there was no evidence to sup port the verdict. In other words-, if John Smith is held by a Jury to have killed John Brown, the only questions which can be used as a basis for ap peal is whether or not there was sub stantial Justice done or whether there was any evidence to support the ver diet. Errors In allowing of testimony or error by the circuit Judge in in structing the Jury cannot be taken In to consideration by the supreme court In affirming or reversing a decision. If the supreme court finds that there was no evidence hot "sufficient," but "no" evidence .to support the verdict then the case may b reversed. This is rather an unlikely situation to ap prehend however. If substantial Jus tlce has been done, and errors have crept Into the case In the many ways In which they could under the law of former days, then the case must stand and not be reversed. This was seen In the opinion of the supreme court In the Wills vs. Palmer Lumber company case, where Wills won In the supreme court because the court found substan oat justice naa Deen done, and re gardless of errors In trial, the supreme court could not reverse the decision of the lower court They could not af firmatively say there was no evidence to .support the verdict. C. E. Cochran, one of the attorneys who have gone Into the consfstency of appealing cases, admits that in his opinion the Jury Is supreme on a ques tlon of fact and when a Jury says certain man committed a crime, and the Judge cannot deny that there was some evidence to support the verdict, ,then there is no grounds to appeal on Interstate Commerce Commission Or ; ders Sweeping Investigation. Washington, August 4. A sweeping Investigation of rates for transporta tion of live stock and meats, which af fects ISO railroads was ordered today by the Interstate commerce commis sion. : The probe Is to start at Okla noma City in September, '. ' continent, landing at Atlantic City la time to participate In the heat wave. The local delegate was one of those who refused to Join the parades on ac- tented themselves that If the decision cunt of the extreme heat, the west- was wrong the supreme court would reverse It. "' " , " ' " ' 1 LIVESTOCK KATES PROBED. ELKS ANXIOUS LOCAL DELEGATE TO THE GRAND LODGE FORESEES Bid CROWD Atlantic, City Not Deemed Suitable , Convention City Any More. : "1"'' ' , That Denver Is one of the prettiest cities In the whole country and out strips the' eastern cities of world-wide fames as sightseeing meccas, is the opinion of Dr. G. I Biggers, who, since his return a few days ago from Atlantic City, has now about exhaust ed his experiences to brother Elks and n as reached the point where he can discourse on things other than Elk dom. , ' . . , . ., Joining the Elks' excursion at Port land, Dr. and Mrs. Biggers . went to Seattle, and then straight across the erners Deing entirely unfit physically to undergo the strenuous "hike." Af ter attending the grand lodge, the , tourists went to New York, where they saw the splendid home of Lodge No! 1, went to Syracuse, Erie, Pa., and several other of the towns rather oft the beaten paths of travel, and then home via Chicago, Kansas City, St Louis, Denver and Salt Lake. , Now that the doctor Is home again he 1b convinced that thn ltv nf Tnm. -J v. W . k land will entertain its guests in 1912 with much better results than did At lantic. City. , The world's reBort has . come 10 oe so mncn ol a watering Ulace that the better elements aim to go there on business only and do not make it a summer resort. While the hotel accommodations are of the best and of sufficient number, the city a a whole is not a good convention city ana ftir. ; Biggers feels certain that Portland will set a clip of entertain ment next year when about 60,000 Elks congregate there, that will make the eastern cities take notice. "Eastern Elks are anxious to get to Portland and will, many of them, combine business with pleasure next summer when the 1912 convention meets there," said Dr. jiggers today. nan MSPloren inn Tinrcrf H'.nciian ti. tor, Is now In New York, ready io go to work for Llebler & Co., who will Dlace him either in "Disraeli" or "The Garden of Allah." Mr. Macleren has n ver appeared In America, but en joys a fine reputation in England. 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