Morning Oregonian., May 12, 1908, Page 7, Image 7

THE MORNING OREGQNIAN, TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1908.
ROOSEVELT TO
1 PROSPERITY
Confers With Committee of
National Prosperity
Association.
PRESIDENT IN SYMPATHY
Agrees That Unwise Agitation Is to
Be Condemned Recommends
Obedience to Laws of Civic
Righteousness as Best.
"WASHINGTON. May 11. A committee
from the National Prosperity Association
of St. Louis called on President Koosevelt
today to urge his aid in furthering their
plans for encouraging the return of pros
perity throughout the country. The com
mittee found the President cordial in his
treatment and frank In his expressions of
willingness to aid them in every way
possible. A speech was made by E. C.
Simmonds, chairman of the executive
committee of the association, which was
responded to by the President. Mr. Sim
monds, on behalf of tho association, urged
that a halt be called upon "radical, hasty
and experimental legislation, designed to
regulate industry.'" Explaining the pur
poses of tiie association, Mr. Simmonds
said:
"The association has been designed in
the first place to promote confidence
among our business men, and. in the sec
ond, through co-operation with you, to
impress the confidence upon all our own
people and the world at large. The asso
ciation will facilitate interchange of opin
ion among the 100,000 nonpartisan business
organizations. Business has suffered too
much already from demagogic agitation:
therefore the association will seek relief
from continued agitation by professional
agitators. It will deprecate the un
worthy spirit which arrays class against
class. It will seek that unity, of brother
hood which you have proclaimed.
Prosperity Outside or rolltlcs.
"A National political campaign is opening-
Platforms are to be adopted. The
National Prosperity Association will ask
for fair-minded consideration of business
conditions of both parties. But the asso
ciation does not believe prosperity de
pends upon politics; it is convinced that
business may revive, that the unemployed
may find work, and that the normal vol
ume of trade may be reached without
waiting for the November elections. To
that end the association will address it
self." The President responded as follows:
"I am In hearty sympathy with the
avowed object of the National Prosper
ity Association. It is excellent. We
have gone far In uprooting abuses which
threaten our National life. Taken as a
whole, the standard of honesty in our
business life has been high, and today
the standard Is, I believe, beyond what
1. has ever been, and thfs largely be
cause we have made determined war
. upon the abuses that lowered it. As you
have said,, the depression .and -stagnation
"from which our country is now happily
beginning to recover, were not caused
. by reform legislation, but by the revela
. tlon of shocking conditions In certain
of our corporations, by reckless opera
tions In high finance; by calamity and
by certain striking, though I believe ex
' ceptlonal, instances of business and civic
dishonesty. Of course, all good men
must agree with you In your condemna
tion of unwise agitation. The apathetic
acceptance of abuses in our . Govern
mental and business administration Is
no more dangerous than the demagogic
appeals of professldnal agitators to class
hatred. Our National conscience, I firm
ly believe, has been awakened. We will
not and cannot go back to the conditions
which tolerated wrongdoing. Neither
can we afford to be led astray by those
who would embark us In a visionary
and twisted crusade against corporations
and all business methods.
Civic Righteousness Is Needed.
"We should address ourselves to the
faithful and honest observance of laws,
of civic righteousness. The welfare of
all of us can best be obtained by striv
ing for a policy which will promote the
welfare of each of us. We must all
co-operate in order that benefit may be
derived by the entire Nation. Good'
laws make for good government, but
laws are of no value unless vitalized by
the people who made them. Our recent
legislation has been good, and it is to
the interest of the entire country, espe
cially of the business interests, that it
shall be enforced. Such further regu
latory legislation as Is required is mere
ly building up on the broad foundation
that has been laid. It conceals no men
ace to business any more than legisla
tion which has already been enacted.
There is no need for agitation concern
ing it; there Is no excuse for demagogic
excitement about It. It Is as much our
duty to conserve the real rights of prop
erty as it is to conserve the real rights
of labor. This wo have done In the
past and this we ought to do and will
do In the future.
Reform Brings National Power.
"The country realizes that confidence
is not a matter of law. It Is an in
tangible something which exists In the
relations of men. Those relations have
been strengthened In our country by
the economic reforms that have been
Instituted. Therefore we are more pow
erful than we have ever been. So far
as the present administration is con
cerned, it will continue unchanged, the
policy of safeguarding the rights of
all and of embracing every possible
and legitimate means to advance the
welfare and prosperity of our country.
"T.et there be no misunderstanding
about this. Tho business and commer
cial interests of the country continue
to be prosperous and in an enduring
sense must be administered honestly.
With occasional exceptions, they have
been and are now so administered. As
you havo well said, wherever there Is
evidence of dishonesty, it must be pur
sued relentlessly and punished, but
having thus moved forward to a high
plnne of business Integrity, and on that
plane built wisely, let no man seize
the moment when we have as a Nation
pilloried the real malefactors to say
that all American business men, or
even n considerable number of them,
are malefactors. I will welcome your
work and Rhall be glad to co-operate
with you In any effort to establish
prosperity on right and honest lines."
NO MORE BETS ON RACES
Hons Passes Anti-Gambling and
Dry Homestead Bills.
WASHINGTON. May 11. The House
today took the final Congressional step
by which betting on horse races at Ben
nings will hereafter be prohibited. A
bill authorizing the appropriation for an
addition to the regular military estab
lishment of 50 captains to command the
Philippine scouts also was passed.
The bill amending the homestead laws
so as to permit the entry of 320 acres in
stead of 160, acres of non-irrigable pub
lic land in Western States was passed.
The bill allowing the States of Idaho
and Wyoming 2.000.009 additional acres
of land for reclamation was defeated.
When the anti-betting bill came up the
usual roll call was avoided. Williams
of Mississippi, the minority leader, re
marked that Inasmuch as it was a meri
torious measure, 'he would not Insist
upon a roll call. The vote was practi
cally unanimous.
Following Is the text Of the betting
provision as now accepted by both
houses:
"It shall "be unlawful for any person
or association of persons to bet, gamble
or make books or pools on the result of
any trotting or running race of horses
or boat race or race of any other kind;
election or any contest of any kind or
game, or baseball. Any person or asso
ciation of persons violating the provis
ions of this section shall be fined not ex
ceeding $500. or be imprisoned not more
than 90 days or both."
The Washington Jockey Club, which
owns the Bennlngs racecourse, will, it is
stated, merely move the track a quarter
of a mile across to Maryland, -where a
better course can be procured.
The dry homestead bill was passed by
139 to 74. It applies to non-mineral, non
irrigable, unreserved and non-appropriated
public lands in Colorado, Cali
fornia, Idaho, Montana, Nevada. Oregon,
Utah. Washington, Wyoming, Arizona
and New Mexico.
As passed by the House, the dry farm
bill Is also applied to Idaho and Cali
fornia, neither of which were included
in the Senate bill. Senator Heyburn Is
still hostile and will undertake to have
Idaho left out when the bill goes to con
ference, but In this he will be opposed
by Senator Borah and Representative
French and will probably be defeated.
Ralph Succeeds Sullivan.
WASHINGTON, May 11. Secretary Cor
telyou today appointed Joseph E. Ralph
director of the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing in place of Thomas J. Sullivan,
deceased. Mr. Ralph was assistant direc
tor under Mr. Sullivan.
SOME DO AND SOME' DON'T
balem Saloomiien slow to Obey Or
der for Open Front.
SALEM, Or., May 1L (Special.) Only
about half the Salem saloons complied
with the ordinance which went into ef
fect today requiring that fronts be open
so as to permit persons on the street to
have a full view of the barroom. Mayor
Rodgers, who was father of the ordi
nance, said this evening that unless the
regulation shall be compiled with there
will be "something doing" in short or
der. All of tile saloons opened their
fronts to some extent, but few of thejh
fully complied with the regulations.
Many of them still have screens or par
titions. .
The effect of the ordinance is being
watched with interest, for the open front
idea has frequently been advanced as a
remedy against many of the evils of the
saloon.
NICE TANtiLE TOK LAWYERS
Court Orders In Clatsop Complicate
Local Option Election.
ASTORIA, Or., May 11. (Special.)
Judge McBride, of the Circuit Court, has
issued a peremptory writ of mandamus
directing the Clatsop County Court to
make an order calling for local option
elections in Astoria precincts Nos. 2 and
3, the "wet" precincts in which the peti
tions were denied by the County1 Court
recently, as six of the signers from each
precinct had requested that their names
be withdrawn. . Judge McBride's order
allows the County Court live days in
which to appear and ask that the writ
be quashed. As two of the members of
the County Court were absent from the
city today, it did not meet To make the
election order, as directed by the writ,
and this is liable to lead to complica
tions, in case Judge McBrtde should de
cide to sustain the writ after hearing
the arguments. The County Court has
adjourned for the term and under the
law a special session cannot be legally
held without ton days' notice being given
to each member. .Again, the local op
tion law provides that the order for a
local option election must bej placed In
the hands of the Sheriff not less than
20 days before the date of election, and
as the coming general election is to be
held June 1, the 20 days expired this
evening.
Attorneys representing ' the liquor in
terests will leave tomorrow for Oregon
City to resent to Judge McBride a pe
tition to have the writ of mandamus
quashed and an answer made In the
case. These will be argued before the
court at some date to be set in tho
future.
Clatsop Sunday School Officers.
ASTORIA, Or., May 11. (Special.)
The Clatsop County Sunday School Asso
ciation, which has been holding a ses
sion at Seaside, has elected officers for
the ensuing year as follows:
President. Mrs. J. EX Ferguson, Astoria;
vice-president, Mrs. A. H. Wilson. Seaside;
secretary. Miss Pe-arl Esles, Astoria; treas
urer. Miss Alema Wyman. Astoria; execu
tive board. Miss M. C. Warren. Albert Carl
son and Mrs. J. K. Brabier; superintendent
of elementary " department. Mrs. B. M.
Rogers, warrenton; superintendent of home
department, Mrs. Minnie Keck. Hammond;
superintendent of adult department, Mrs.
J. V. Crow. Knappa; superintendent of
teachers' training department. Mrs. D. Ross,
Astoria: superintendent of temperance and
good citizenship. Mrs. C. A. Gearhart, As
toria. Decides Suit for Commission.
GOLDFTELD, Nev., May 11. Superior
Judge O'Brien today handed down a de
cision in the case involving the partition
of the commissison paid to Charles H.
Botsford in the sale of the Combination
mine to the Goldfteld Consolidated Mines
Company. The decision gives J. H.
Hutchinson, of San Francisco, and L. C.
Van Riper, of New York, 30.000 shares
of the 100,000 paid to Botsford. The
value of the 30,000 today is $180,000. The
suit has been hotly contested and has
been in court some months, tying up
the stock.
MEET ON THE SAME TRAIN
Fairbanks, Bryan and Johnson En
joy a Dinner Together.
PITTSBURG. Pa-.- May 11. Three Pres
idential possibilities were passengers on
the Manhattan Limited on the Pennsyl
vania Railroad when the train reached
the Union station here from Chicago
shortly after 1 o'clock. They were Vice
President C. W. Fairbanks, W. -J. Bryan
and Governor John- A. Johnson, of Min
nesota. According to the Pullman car
employes they did not meet until dinner
time, when they met at one table and en
gaged in the most pleasant social Inter
course. After dinner Governor Johnson
and Mr. Bryan, according to the same
authority, engaged in close and earnest
conversation until after 10 o'clock, when
they retired.
Barnes Trial Set for May 2 5.4
WALLA WALLA, Wash.. May 11. The
trial of "Bud" Barnes for the murder of
Mrs. Anna Aldrich was today set for
May 25.
Metzger, Jeweler, optician, 342 Wash.
SEEK FOR RELICS
AMONGTHE ASHES
Sheriff Suspends Search for
Bodies on Gunness
Farm.
RAY LAMPHERE'S DEFENSE
Will. Try to Prove Mrs. Gunness'
Body Not In Ruins Proof That
Helgeleln Made a Fight
for- Hla Life.
LA PORTE, Ind., May 11. The Gunness
farm failed to reveal new mysteries to
day, but excellent progress was made in
solving the puzzles already Involved in
the homestead, which has witnessed the
tragic deaths of at least 14 persons. A
series of heavy showers made excavation
impossible, but Sheriff Smulzer was at
work on the apparatus with which Wil
liam Schulz is to sluice the ashes and
cinders in the ruins of the house. The
heavier pieces of debris and the plies of
bricks were cleared from the south half
of the basement, and it is thought the
sluicing operations will start in earnest
tomorrow.
Try to Prove Woman Is Alive.
The grand Jury was to have met today
to consider Lamphere's case, but this
procedure has been postponed for a
week. The attitude of the defense has
not been revealed to any great extent.
Lamphere's attorneys have been free in
advancing theories to account for his
actions before and following his arrest,
and have also given out alleged evi
dence that Mrs. Gunness and not
Lamphere set fire to the house.
The adult headless corpse found with
tho blackened bodies of the chil
dren was, they assert, that of another
victim of the Gunness' woman, the the
ory being that the head was severed by
Mrs. Gunness in order that it might "be
thought to be her body.
Thus far, however, efforts to substan
tiate the announcements by the defense
have failed, several persons having re
pudiated Interviews credited to them
by Lamphere's attorneys, while the facts
found by the four physicians who per
formed post-mortem examination on the
corpses do not bear out the contentions
of the defense.
The impression that Mrs. Gunness
Is still alive is widespread despite
the almost total absence of evi
dence to support it. This circum
stance will make the task of picking a
trial Jury difficult, and there is scarcely
a man or woman in the community who
has not formed or expressed an opinion
,on the subject. i
Helgeleln Died Fighting.
That Andrew Helgeleln did not give
up his life without a struggle is evi
denced by the fact that in one of his
clenched hands was a brown tuft of short
hair, which is said to correspond closely
with the hair covering the head of Ray
Lamphere, who is being held in Jail here.
This new phase of the mystery was
disclosed in the deposition of Dr. J H.
William Mayer, one of the examining
physicians, who went into an exhaustive
examination of Helgelln's body. He
also made his report on the body of
Jennie Olsen. the 17-year-old adopted
daughter and believed victim of Mrs.
Gunness. This body also was found to
be In good condition with a few excep
tions. In the case of both Helgeleln and
the Olsen girl, the cause of death is given
as unknown.
Dr. B. O. Bowell, a prominent physician
of La Porte, who was for a time the phy
sician to the Gunness family, says that
while attending Max Sorenson, the for
mer husband of Mrs. Gunness, he studied
the latter very closely, and came to the
conclusion that she was a victim of
epilepsy.
' Hired to Dig Graves.
William Brogiski, a Pole, living
with, a Mr. Shoemaker, a farmer neigh
bor of Mrs. Gunness, was called upon
during the year 1906-1907 to dig three
holes In the barn lot of the Gunness
place. He was told by Mrs. Gunness that
the holes were- to be utilized for rubbish
and farm refuse. Mrs. Gunness desig
nated the dimensions of the holes which
Brogiski says were about six feet long
and four feet .wide. In all of these holes
bodies have been found. Brogiski says
he did not see any rubbish put into them,
but upon subsequent visits, he noticed
that all of them had been filled up and
had a covering of old tin cans, bricks
and other rubbish. ,
Lemuel Darrow, Mayor of La Porte,
after a conference with prominent citi
zens' last night, declared that the investi
gation into the Gunness mirrder mystery
would rje pusnea witn great vigor. He
says Clear I.ake and Fishtrap Lake will
be dragged in search of bodies.
It is also the intention of the Mayor and
his friends to investigate the Pine Lake
cemetery, two miles north of the Gun
ness farm, with a view of satisfying them
selves that no bodies have been removed.
They want to satisfy themselves that no
cadaver was substituted by Mrs. Gunness
for the body found In the fire which in
, WHERE RAIL MEETS SAIL.
The Tacoma Hotel '
Overlooking Commencement Bay.
The Coming of the Fleet
FIFTEEN BATTLESHIPS
Tacoma the central point of Puet Sound. By steamboat or elec
tric car to Seattle. .
THE TACOMA
Picturesque and Beautiful
The fleet arrives and anchors outside
Seattle Saturday afternoon. May 2.1, wilt
arrive in Tacoma Harbor Wednesday, May
27. and remain until May 30. Many attrac
tione are arranged for. Including a grand
fireworks display Illuminating: tha Bay and
Grand Naval Parade.
We always keep our
Shoe stock in motion
always turning it over
no old styles.
Soon as any sizes or
shapes linger we reduce
the price and off they go
from our hands to some
one's feet,
Today we have some
twenty odd pairs at
$2.35 were $3.50.
LION
the general public mind is accepted as
the body of the murdress.
W. W, Lamphere, father of Ray Lam
phere aVid a Justice of the Peace at
Springfield, Ind., arrived in the city to
assist In the defense of his son. He was
refused permission for an interview with
the latter by the Sheriff; The son's at
torney declares that he will bring about
an interview with father and son if he is
compelled to bring Ray to court.
AWAKES IX TIME TO SAA'E LIFE
Missouri Farmer Tells of Narrow Es
cape From Murdress.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo., May 11. George
Anderson, of Tarkio, Mo., who passed
through here last night on his way to La
Porte, Ind., to testify In the Gunness
murder mystery, said:
"I think the woman is still alive and
that she set Are to the farmhouse herself.
I believe the oldest girl knew of her
mother's crimes. I recollect that she act
ed very strangely. She would eye me with
a pitiful look, and when I glanced at her
during a meal she was as white as
sheet."
Two years ago, while at Monteith. Mich.,
Anderson answered one of Mrs. Gunness
advertisements, posing as a wealthy farm
er. She wrote to him to come on. and he
did so. The second day she asked him
point blank how much money he had. He
claimed only a few hundred dollars cash,
but had a 320-acre farm. She told him
to sell the farm and bring the money to
her and they would be married. He went
away for a few days and returned one
night without notifying Mrs. Gunness. He
found a man he now believes was Ray
Lamphere in her company. He confessed
to her that he had no money. She was
incensed and told him to spend the night
at her place. ' He went to bed, but - was
awakened and found the woman bending
over him. He spoke and she ran out of
the room. Greatly frightened, he did not
close his eyes after that, and at daylight
left the place.
"I will try to identify Ray Lamphere
as the man I came upon at Mrs. Gun
ness' home," said Anderson. "Somehow I
connect that man's presence with her via't
to my room. ,
THINKS SHE IS IX CHICAGO
Emil Greening Describes Conditions
at Gunness Farm.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla.. May 11.
Kmil Greening knows the history of Mrs.
Gunness and believes that she Is now
hiding In Chicago, where she is known
to have had many friends.
"I believe the Gunness house claimed
three victims a month during the time
that I was there, but I had no knowledge
of any of this, said Greening today.
"There were 11 rooms In the house and
there was a large cellar. She always
kept whisky and it might be that she
used dope In this, because I never heard
a shot fired. There were pistols all over
the place, at least a dozen watches and
numerous pocketbooks scattered about,
VICTIM CAME FROM NORWAY
Voutli Answered Marriage Adver
tisement; Has Disappeared.
CHRISTIANIA. May 11. News of the
wholesale murders at . La Porte, which
has been received here, has caused
great sensation. It is believed that one
of the victims was Olaf Jensen, about 23
years of .age. who left Chrlstlania two
years ago. attracted by Mrs. Gunness
marriage advertisements. He has not
been heard from since and all Inquiries
by friends here have been fruitless. .
Tried to Poison Sorenson.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla., May 11.-
man who asks to have Ms name withheld
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$27.00 Axminster Ru?, size 8 feet 3 inches
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$24.50 Bigelow Axminster Rug, size 6 feet 0
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ENDING TODAY
IN THE
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DEPARTMENT
says he knew Mrs. Bella. Gunness when
she was the wife of a man named Soren
son. who ran a small grocery In Chicago
and adds:
"I remember of one. occasion when Sor
enson was taken suddenly 111 after dinner,
and It was thought he would die. His
relatives became suspicious that his wife
had attempted to poison him, but nothing
was ever done toward sifting the matter.
"It was generally known In the neigh
borhood that she was of a degraded na
ture, and a woman of intense temper."
Woman May Be in Pittsburg.
PITTSBURG.. Pa., May 11. C. D.
Burlingham, conductor on the Cleveland
& Pittsburg division of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, says he brought a woman here
from Alliance, O.. yesterday whom he be
lieves to be Mrs. Bella Gunness. The
police met the train at Bast Liverpool,
but, although agreeing that the ictentifl
catlon seemed complete, hesitated to ar
rest her on account of the mistake made
at Syracuse, N. Y.
Xot Children's Mother.
CHICAGO. May 11. According to stories
told today In the suburb of Austin, where
Mrs. Gunness formerly lived, she was
not the mother of any of the children who
bore her name.
"Corners' May Be Tried.
CHICAGO, May 11. Members of the
Board of Trade today defeated a proposal
to forbid the "cornering" of grain.
Rector Knters for Olympic Games.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, May 11.
James A. Rector, the Virginia athlete
who broke the world's record in the 100
yard dash on Saturday, has recon.TTT
ered his decision not to enter the trials
for the Olympic g.imos and has entered.
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by 10 feet 6 inches, for $22.50
$31.50 Body Brussels Rug, size 8 feet 3 inches
by 11 feet, for $23.50
$34.00 Extra Wilton Rug, size 8 feet 3 inches
by 10 feet 6 inches, for $24.75
$34.00 Tapestry Brussels Rug, size 10 feet 6
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$32.00 Axminster Rug, size 10 feet 6 inches
by 12 feet, for .$24.75
$38.50 Body Brussels Rug, size 9 feet 9 inches
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$46.00 Extra Wilton Rug. size 10 feet fi inches
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COMPLETE-H0U5E-FURni5HER5f
FIGHT OPIUM EVIL
Roosevelt Proposes United
States Help China.
TAKE PART IN CONFERENCE
International Commission to Con
sider Measures to Abolish Traf
fic in Far East All Nations
Invited Accept Invitation.
WASHINGTON, May 1L The President
today transmitted to Congress a letter
from Secretary Root "concerning the com
mencing at once of an investigation Into
the opium question In the Far East and
recommending that Congress appropriate
$20,000 for this country's participation
therein. In his letter the President says:
In laying before Congress the accompany
ing letter 'from the Secretary of State. I
heartily recommend that an appropriation
be mads a therein requested for the. par
ticipation of the United States In the com
ing. Investigation of the opium question In
the Far East by a Joint international com
mission. The cordial reception of this proposal by
the government! concerned is a awe of
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of carpets that have accumulated
during the past few months these
in every instance being equal to
rugs of like weaves woven entire on
the looms, and the patterns and
colorings display many of this sea
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gratification to the American Government
and people. The high aim of this project,
placing, an it .does, the consideration of
human welfare above all others. Is a fine
example of what Is best in modern civiliza
tion and international good will and co
operation. Such an undertaking rannot but
appeal most strongly to the American peo
ple and I am happy to lay before the Con
gress this opportunity to enable the United
states to do its full, share in the work.
Secretary Root, In his letter to the Pres
ident, reported that the Chinese govern
ment was ready in 1906 to make a serious
effort to eradicate the opium evil and that
the Department of State entered upon
correspondence with the governments of
Great Britain, France, Germany, Japan,
The Netherlands and China to learn
whether they would favor a joint inves
tigation of this subject. The proposal of
the United States has now been accepted
by all the above-mentioned governments,
and also in principle by the government of
Portugal. Mr. Root says the govern
ments have been invited to send their ac
credited representatives to Shanghai on
January 1. 1909. The governments as a
preliminary will Investigate the opium
question in all its aspects moral and
commercial In their own countries.
Louisiana Goes for Taft.
NEW ORLEANS, May 11. With In
structions to vote for Secretary Taft,
four dclegatcs-at-Iarge and alternates
were today selected for the National
Convention by the Republican State
Convention. President Roosevelt's ad
ministration was indorsed. Pearl
Wright, of New Orleans, was elected
Republican National Committeeman for
Louisiana for four years, succeeding
himself.
lya Orande. Or. Failure to secure carriers
has postponed free 'delivery of mall until
August 1.
Swell tan shoes at Rosenthal's.
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