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f4' LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1912. v PAGE 8 BAKING POWDER Absolutely Pure The only Baking Powder made from Royal C rape Cream of Tartar NO ALUM, NO LIME PH08PHATE CANDIDATES ARE GROWING before the time expires In which can didates may qualify for the primary nominating election, W. It. Ellis, of Pendloton, ex-represenative, will jump ijiiiiiiij I iri i i i i " ' f. TOURISTS SEE STATE HOUSES SHAFTS OF FUN THICK MEM1IEUS INTERMITTENTLY. Journey to Salem audi Visit There Is . ' pictured hy CorifsKiileut. Enroute to Southern Oregon, Salem, Jan. 15. After proper, recognition by the people of Portland on Sunday, a banquet served by Phil '.Meacham at the Imperial hotel, the Lu Grande bus iness men's car waB attached to the O.On n m nllltlUItn tin .1 Ifl n no i 11 mtiU ,.,UU l.,irl1,r O.UW a. 111. OUUHiui il AUlllli; nilfl ,u, . ( -Kin- Jenkins who is the. Jack O'Neil scattered opposition w miiu hid uum- RATHEH TJlAX DIMINISHING, THE NUMBER GROWS. Jloj d and Mil New Men, and Wilson Still In Mice. Big tilings break, politically, with rapidity .evidently.'. Yesterday candi dates for cougreBS from the Eastern Oregon district were authentically ru mored as diminishing In number and today It is reported that the reverse Is a fact. Attorney Daniel Boyd of Enterprise Is-the newest possibility and it Is nald he Is considering a race with a great deal of deliberation and serlousnesf . Slnnott, notwithstanding that he 1& announced as a candidate in the Oregonlan, Is said by men In close touch to be still on the fence. Any Indecision that may have prevail ed with Attorney S. Fred WIIboii or Atlieiia, hap. evidently been thrown aside and If an Interview In the Orc go 11 Inn of yesterday morning Is prop erly timed he Is now a bona fide jan didare. regardless of the fact that h!i retirement was expected. Consequent ly, Instead of thinning out candldutos are doubling up, for ex-Congressman Ellis of PendIcto.il Is also said to be considering; the race. j Touching political affairs In gener al, the Oiegonlan of yesterday sa'.d: j Entrance of Senator Slnnott Into tho contest for congressional honors, makes four active republican candi dates for this nomination in the Soc ond district. First to make a prelim inary survey of the field and begin lining up support for this nomination was John P. Ilu.sk, of La Grande, who lias been diligently working among the voters of the district for the lust six months. The other two active can didates are George T. Cochran of La Grande, and S. Fred Wilson of Athena. Both of these men have for some time been thinking seriously of seeking this office, but It was not until yes terday, when they both chanced to be In the city, that they formally an nounced their candidaces. Campaign Is to Be Active. "1 have decided to become a candi date for representative In congress from Eastern Oregon," said .Mr. Wil son, who Is a lawyer, at the Imperial. "Within a Tew days I shall Issue a formal declaration hs to my candidacy and the platform on whIMi 1 shall ask the republican, nomination and elec tion. Already I have decided to con duct a most vigorous campaign throughout the district. From the as surances' of support I am receiving. particularly from among the younger republicans, I am confident or winning the nomination and election.' Mr Cochran Is water commissioner for the Eastern Oregon division and bv reason or his official position has ,yicr traveled extensively over Eastern . Oregon, and lian h large acquaintance. With t'.:ree or four rival candidates In iuatlon. It is known, however, mat I friends of Cochran have been exerting j themselves to Induce Ellis not to en ter the contest under any circum stances. Although none of the can didates In the race will concede tho fact, each Is said to be more fearful of the possible candidacy of Ellis than they are of either of their other rivals for tho nomination. FIREMEN'S DANGE TONIGHT committees in charge report aj.l is well Good Music Premised Attendants nt Annual Firemen's Dunce. Oio of the banner crowds of the year Is expected at' the firemen's dance tonight, the third annual nf fa.r or this kind that the department has undertaken. A Bpeclal meeting was hold last night at which time all the necessary floor committees were appointed and special effort has Been to It that a big musical organization will supervise the musical end of the event, and with a large number of tickets Bold In advance, there Is every indication that the party will be un usually well attended. BALCONY Hilt SHOE STOKE. Sew Addition to Give More Hoom and Add to Appearances. A balcony is being constructed In the L. J. French shoe store which, when completed, will not only mater ially add to the floor and show space, but will be an Improvement on the general appearance of the shoe em porium. The work has been com menced but will require some time In the completion. COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT. President of Conn till Mnckcy to Ot'licl ate as Chairman Tonight. 'Regular matters coining before the council tonight nt Its regular meeting will be handled with President of the Council Claude Maekey presiding as Mayor Church Is with the La Grande junketers and the duty of presiding at the council meeting falls on the pres ident. Various important matters are com ing up and the city attorneyship may be disposed of this evening, though this Is problematical. for the Southern Pacific In charge. It was a case of counting noses and re lating experiences for the first hour out, and to the surprise of many Fred Gaskell and Mac Wood were missing. Experiences related after the party broke rank In Portland Sunday after noon were varied. Some admitted hav ing taken auto rides, others went to look at bungalows and some who had invested in the long time and little profit addition property strolled out to see If. there was any chance for values to Increase. But the entire membership of the party, with the exception of a very few, lined up at the box office of the Helllg theatre and paid two dollars a throw to see Anna Held and her company of bux om buck and wing dancers. .It was after the train sturted that each testified as to Anna Held and her company. ' The verdict was plain. Anna has a good company a bunch of well selected broilers who have not neglected to use physical culture and bust development. The La Grande crowd were well seated in baldheaded row and Senator Pierce's bald head shone like a peeled onion when the llghU were turned on In full. But William Miller was the only member who succeeded In obtaining an opera glass and he was so selfish that the glass remained In his possesion throughout the entire Bhow, All de cided Anna Held had a good show a show that really exemplifies what per fection can be obtained In human an atomy, etc. . Anarchist Talks. A few members of the party had to do a little work while the others played. For Instance the newspapers sent reporters and they had to bo seen and talked to and treated nice ly. The Oregonlan had photograph ers take .exposures of the banquet ta ble with the La Grande bunch around It, but It Is believed J. M: Berry spoil ed the picture. Anyway, the plate was n failure and J. M. Berry, along with Fred Stanley and Harry Grady were guests at the banquet, as wub also B. K. Kennedy and Tom Montgomery of Portland. The failure of the picture lays between these guests for every La Grande man had on a clean collar and a shave and there was no chance ACCUSED PREACHER BRAVE. ball things uy the first Will Reliirn mid Knee Murder t hai ire Which He Deems Farce. Pittsburg, Jan. 17. That lteverend McFarland. pastor of the I'nlted Pres- ,, minimi nt Greenville. Pa under arrest at Cedar Creek, Tcnn., ml flag. for him to dav out. Some of us slept in the Imperial In stead of going to the car and we real ly heard an anarchistic speech on the streets of Portland the metropolis of Oregon. He talked from 8 o'clock In the evening until midnight ami tho whole theme was "down with the stars and stripes and up, with the red flag." What the mayor of Portland means by permitting' such as this is more than we fellows from the cow country can understand.- But guests in one of the leading hotels In Portland were kept rvmn sleei.lmr by this advocate of the for the performance of two criminal Arriving at S.uem inn ii operations on Miss Con. will waive by seemingly half the town, with toi. 1 ,.l It u-na n cor- the field foe the nomination. tno extradition and return here to face ( K. Holer in couum f.i.,ia ,.p Mi- f.whvnn declare he will ., ,,.,i,. ,.i,,.,. was the word recelv-! dial creeling we received and one Will Sllclt tO tlie me.muria bo a winner. j eil by the officials today, McFarland Ellis May Enter IUicp. says the charges are not based on The Impression still prevails that fapt.3. of the PAY CASH! And Buy Right 50 cent Blue and White Enameled 6 qt. stew kettle 25c! Dalton's Cash Store j 2nd Door West of Postoffee j "f WW:',' ' r,. aimn lllllft Ct 101110. A VfiVJ nice banquet was served at Hotel Mar ion with about 50 business men of I Salem, bended by Gov. West, Secre- Ml..,,., mot' tvllV tary Olcott ami suue n present. Speeches were made by the mayor or Salem, by the governor who defended his prisou policy and talked state taxes. Ed. Kiddle, wai ter Pierce and Bruce Dennis respond ed tor the Ui Grande. Self-Styled Vigilantes. Following tho banquet automobiles were provided and the party spent the entire afternoon going through the state Institutions. We informed Gov ernor West that the bunch before him Jlwns a vigilance committee sent out ! from Eastern Oregon to inquire into jthe heavy state tax and he took the i j matter up, insisting unit we visu an J of the Institutions and learn what the I ... I... I r..M money was neiug cxumhi-u ii. Walter Pierce In the "Pen" I At R o'clock with solemn tread Walter M. Pierce, well known In Eastern Oregon, entered the Oregon stale prison to serve a term to be in dicated hy a vole of members of the party. Warden James, who Is an old Baker Cltv man. Insisted that Pierce should have been there long ago and expressed bis pleasure at being able to turn the key on the senator. A vote was taken and Pierce's case was gut up to Governor West, a parole being granted at once. Abou the most amusing thing, how ever, was the arrival of Mac Wood and Fred Gaskell on an electric car. They were determined to be at Salem as quickly as possible and probably chartered a car, we do' not know as to that, but they finally arrived and accompanied the party. Wood bad purloined Dr. Molltor's overcoat and there was a confession and return of the coat at the door of the Btate peni tentiary. The doctor pleaded for Mr. Wood, after he had received the coat, which finally won the warden's heart and he exclaimed, "Mr, Wood bears a good name; It Is his first offence as I understand and I am going to take the law Into my own hands, for that is the style nowadays,, and refuse to, see the case prosecuted.' The Oregon "Pen." Here is an Institution that now has 485. inmates. It Is Milder direct super visipu of the governor and that exec utive Is trying all sorts of prison re forms. To our way of thinking he has largely removed any punishment fea ture that heretofore may have existed, although we do think the governor Is honestly trying out some experiments which he believes will turn out well. The beautifying of prison grounds and many things, that West Is doing are merely what other governors be fore him should have done, and It Ib a discredit, a dishonor and black spot on Oregon history to know that these tilings have not been done until now. Among the many experiments of the governor Is a chicken ranch which he Is giving considerable attention and the result will be valuable not only If It proves economical to the Btate but It will also demonstrate whether the Individual cnu raise chickens profit ably and how. The fact Is, It seems- to us, that In stead of being elected to the governor ship Oswald West should have been elected to a chair in the Oregon Agri cultural college for he Is quite a far mer, apparently. The Insane Asylum. The asylum Is a big, cumbersome, out of date Institution and Dr. Stein er Is probably doing as well as any one could, and better than many would, In operating It. The expense sheet Is not as heavy as it was form erly and things seem to be running well. There are over 1799 patients In tills one building and over 259 at tendants. Think of what this mean a good sized town under one roof. But in this institution, us In the pen itentiary, things have been too long neglected and It Is a pity but true that to all appearances Oregon has been run In the most slipshod, loose manner so far as her institutions are concerned. Salem as a City There can be no denying that Sleepy Salem' had a strong hypoder mic injection and she Is going some. ftood buildings are being erected on every side, fine homes finished and street Improvements of all kinds are visible. Better life, better business and a desire to be in the game pre vails at the state capital. Off for Corvullis. After spending the evening at the popular club of the city the La Grande, bunch started for Corvallis where. tiiey will spend tomorrow forenoon. A Few Little Things. William Miller's opera glasses were envied by all. Judge Aiken was "from La Grande" today in Salem. Judge Crawford met up with the bunch in Portland and at once don ned the badge, and was proud of It. Harry Grady missed a train to see Anna Held and her bevy of broilers. "BUI" Jenkins has won a home In Eastern Oregon. Charley Dicks an old La Grande boy, who is now handling the finances of Salom, said when lie met Fred Meyers, "You are just as bow legged as ever, Fred, and anyone who has soon you skate on ice could never foreet those bow legs." The game of "button, button, wnos got the button?' Is now William Mil ler's favorite. hsi Grande Is getting enough bou quets to decorate the Elks' special next summer from engine to the last roach. vr, r.askell says: "The Willamette valley Is a nice place, but what the 1, i could a man do on these little farms?' John Collier stands accused of en ticing 24 well meaning men to see a show that sparkled with laughter, wo men and song, The BIG SIGN A near statistician claims that a solium drinks 90.000 Ice cream sodas in a life time, if she were to live to be '.H years old her aveiate would be 1. 000 a year, which hows what an im portant thins it i3to be a statistician. Is Down But The Lowest Sale Prices In La Grande Are Still In Force. We are not making low prices on old stock or just goods that we wish to sell, but on every article in the entire store. Staples or the finest goods in stock, all the same, cut to cost and below. We Must Take The S ALE OFF In a day or two. Act quick GEIBEL'S NORTH DAKOTA FIRST (Continued from Page One.) democrats of South Dakota are hope ful of success this year and are lay ing plans for waging an aggressive campaign. that Impelled Wilson to ask Colonel Harper to quit booming his candidacy In Harper's Weekly, Harpers with drew Wilson's name and said It was done at Wilson's request. THREE COKNEKED FIGHT ON. i i Ornish; McIIarg Said to lie Booming: ltoosevelt. Washington, Jan. 17. A bitter pre- convention fight is being waged In the south by three branches of republi canism according to reports here. Or ganized campaigns are being conduct ed by Taft and La Follette boomers and a more recently inaugurated cam paign by the proponents of Theodore Roosevelt. Politicians were much sur- prised when they heard that Ormsby j McHarg who was dismissed as assist- j ant secretary of commerce and labor; because he issued an interview char-! acterizing Roosevelt as "a little yel low dog under the republican band wagon," was leading the Roosevelt force in the south. It is expected that the colonel will deny McHarg Is work-: lag for him in characteristic language, j Representative Nelson Is leading tho j La Follette boom, and Hilles, Taft's I secretary, is busy for the president. HARPERS WEEKLY QC1TS. ' 75 PER CENT Will No Longer Boost for Wilson fof President. New York, Jan, 71. Friends of Governor Wilson today said his fear of being branded as Wall Street's can didate for the democratic nomination for the presidency, was the reason of the public eyes are defective and 70 PER CENT of the defective eye should be wearing PROPERLY FITTING GLASSES From all parts of the country people come to me: some suf fering with severe HEAD ACHES, and OTHER FORMS lOF EYESTKIAIN, others who have not seen PROPERLY all their life, and to one and all, I render a service which It has taken 10 years of constant study and practice to PERFECT. If you are a sufferer from head aches, If the print blurs when reading; If you cannot see to sew or knit as you once did, it is certain that EYE STRAIN IS PRESENT. Call and let me make a scienti fic examination of your eyes, and advise you as to their carta and the I1EST METHODS FOR PRE SElliVING GOOD VISION I GRIND ALL MY GLASSES. 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