IILY GUARD
VO li. 31
ei;e.e, oiikmi.v, Wednesday Kvuxixt;, jam ahy i, iiiiih
no. ttoi
EUGENE
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GOVERNOR HUGHES'
ANNUAL MESSAGE
ATTRACTS ATTENTION
Albany, Jan. 1. The 131st annual
lesslon ot the New York state legls
ature began at noon today, and the
acond annual message of Governor
hughes was Its feature. It contains
,hief among these, in the light of
ndltions disclosed by the recent fl-
l.inclMl upheaval. being his recom-
endu ton regarding an amendment
i the iaw relating to banks and trust
impahies. The governor urges the
loptloii of every practical means "tn
i event a repltition of the reprehensi-
0 practices and to assure proper
ana;;etnent of the financial institu
ms, chartered and supervised by
o state."
aAnoihet recommendation has as its
ject the complete suppression of
race tracK gambling throughout the
etae.
Governor Hughes recommends ex
im
MAIL ORPBRS FILLED SAME HOUR AS
Dress Goods
The prices on the largest
Gl Vods between Portland and
eclVe of the price cutting t
CI Um-Up Sale, ...
.
ISXEL WAISTING
ill-wool trlcob flannel waistings, comes In navy, brown, black,
jreen, red, pink and blue;
TlH FLANNEL WAISTINGS
irlpe and check Scotch waistings In stripes and plaids of as-
srted colors; clean-up price,
BRdlfDCIjOTH
J3.obeautiful chiffon broadcloth,
clean-up price, the yard
BLAojlv DRESS (iOOI)S
Entir.llstock of Black Dress Coods,
:ns, every piece without exception goes at Clean-Up Price.
Ladles' Coats Almost
$12.5Mto $22.50 Box Coats. In tan,
ts and Meltons, Skinner's
's goods, but you will find
prflce, each
Domestic Department
Matchless buying inducements in the domestic department. It
Is an unloading time this stock must be reduced.
FLAXNELLKTTES
12 o Flannellette, assorted colors end designs, suitable for dresses,
sacijues, waists; clean up price; the yard 10c
HKAVY FLAXXELLKTTE
16 2-3o Flannellette, light and dark colors, extra heavy quality;
clcaj-up price, the yard 12 He
OCTING FLANNEL
Heavy crem or white outing flannel, the yard 10c
HOSIER!' DKPARTMHNT
Black or1 pay wool hose or black cachemere hose, the pair .... 26c
HOYS' rtflgis
SOc heavy ribbed hose for sturdy lad, Btrong and durable, the
pair;, : 15c
fill
'Mi
'Vorceshr.
$500 '
TeddyBears
$3)0
treme caution In making any changes,
In the present Insurance law, and rec- i
ommends the extension of the public
service act so" as to bring the tele
graph and telephone companies under I
its regulation as to rates, service, etc. i
GOVEKNMKNT WILL
APPEAL FROM DECISION
Washington, Dec. 31. At the last
cabinet meeting of the year 1907,
held today, the decision was reached
by the president and attorney-general
that the government will use every
measure in Its power to bring about
in the higher court Its disapproval
of the decisions rendered In Colorado
by Judge Lewis that there is no law
against cltiens agreeing In advance
to purchase coal or other public lands
that may be acquired by others under
what is known as the dummy entry
man system. "
Department
and best stock of Dress
Sacramento feels the keen
knife during the January
, I
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clean - up price, the yard . . . , 20c
the yard 25c
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54 inches wide, black and deep
$3.00
all thelnew weaves, latest de-
Given Away...
black and red broadcloth, die
satin lined. They are last sea
a wonderful bargain; clean-np
$:M)0
Embroidery
Brautiful Embroideries on sheer nainsook
worth up to 2oc yd, Clean-Up Price
the yard 11c
Corset Cover Embroidery
35c Corset Cover Embroidery, 18 inches
wide, Clean-Up Price the yd 25c
Corsets
81.00 and $1.50 Corsets, Clean-Up Prke
e;ich 50s and TS
Lawn Shirtwaists
Entire lined Lawn Waists at Half Prices
ampton Bros.
W$rC;t t?ts Credit
STRICT ETIQUETTE
AT NEW YEAR'S
RECEPTION TODAY!
Washington, Jan. 1. President
Roosevelt today officated for the sev
enth time as president of the United
States at a New Year's reception at
the White House. Assisting him In
exchanging salutations of tbe season
were Mrs. .Roosevelt and members
and ladies of the cabinet. It was a
brilliant scene, and the niceties of di
plomatic etiquette were religiously
observed in the conduct of the recep
tion, which has grown In the past
one hundred years or more to par
take largely of an official function.
NO CONSPIRACY
nrm inrn nn mum doors tonight sine die. mis was me
DECLARES MR. OWEN t'e set tm Prohibition to go into ei
ULULHIILO UIILI1; , counties of Alabama
Georgetown, Jan. 1. Former Con
gressman W. C. Owens occupied all
the morning session of court arguing
the theory that Goebel was assassi
nated by Youtsey, whom he charac
terized as a murderous crank of the
type of Gulteau and Czolgosz pattern,
and had committed the crime on his
own responsibility, of his own voli-
Gents' Furnishing Dept.
The general Clean-Up Sale in this department in
cludes Overcoats, Rain CoatSyUnderwcar, Etc.
Overcoats of unfinished worsteds, Meltons and
Cravenettes, high class and the finest grades. We have'
the largest and best stock south of Portland.
OVERCOATS AND CKAV1N
NETTES $10.00 overcoats reduced to
$5.)0
$12.50 overcoats reduced to
$10.00
$14.00 Cravenette reduced to
$11.20
$15.00 Overcoat reduced to
$12.00
$18.00 Cravenette reduced to
$14.40
$25.00 overcoat reduced to
$20.00
HOYS' CLOTHING
The celebrated "Mrs. Jane
Hopkins' School Suits for
Boys" will be found here In
great variety of price and
styles, ages from 4 to 16 years.
Boys' two-piece suits. . . . $1.50
Well made School Suits. .$2.50
Extra quality Suits .... $3.00
Navy blue double breasted
Suits $4.00
Other styles and qualities to
$7.60
Boys' Overcoats...
Dressy little lop coats, Ion overcoats to keep the legs warm and
dry, all styles, 4 to 16 years; prices $2.50 to $15.00
Men's Dutchess Trousers...
These goods are guaranteed not to rip oMose a button. Good qual
ity can be had for $1.25
One with more wear Is sold for $1.60
A better grade with moro days' service $1.75
We have a quality of better lookers $2.00
Heavy Fleeced Underwear...
Gray ribbed fleered underwear, the suit $1.00
Warm heavy wool underwear, the suit $2.00
Extra quality wool shirts and drawers, the. suit . $.1.oo
Boy Underweir...
Hoys' fleeced 2.ric shirts; sMe price 15c
Boys' heavy fleeced TT,c underwear; sale price 60c
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i tlon, and that there was no oonspl-;
! racv concocted by Powers or any one
! else. i
:PETTIBONE THINKS
TRIAL IS OVER
BolBe, Jan. 1. Pettlbono
has been in the hospital since
the adjournment of court yes-
terday. His condition is serl-
ous, but he says he will be
able to appear In court tomor-
row, which, he predicts, will
be the last day of the trial.
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FIFTY ALABAMA
- COINTIES AUK DRY
Birmingham, Ala, Pec. 31. With
the shrill shrieks of the hundreds of
whistles of Industrial Birmingham an
nouncing the advent of the New Year,
everv saloon In tbe city closed its
In which local option elections nave
been held during rho year.
There were exactly 50 counties of
the state that closed the doors of the
saloon permanently tonight. This
leaves 17 counties in the state In
which liquor can be sold for another
year. One year from tonight the en
tire state becomes prohibition by
statutory act.
RECEIVED
o Boys'
Gaps
25c and 50c
HERE COME
i.
PASADENA'S FAR
FAMED FESTIVAL
IS HELD TODAY
Pasadena. .Ian. 1. Today is Pnsa -
delta's fumed annual tournament of 'trip of 3 It 1 0 miles to register, Sen
roses, and It is estimated that fifty ator Charles W. Fulton arrived lu
thousand visitors arc in the city. Mius
MISS MAY SUTTON.
May Sutton, tho world's champion
tennis player, Is queen of the occa
sion. CITY OFFICAL
SLAIN BY BURGLAR
Newark, N. J., Jan. 1. George A.
Fisher, city building Inspector, was
aroused from sleep by the noise of a
burglar entering the store adjoining
nis nomo. Ho opened the window and
called out:
"What are you doing there?"
The reply was a bullet which en
tered his eye and he died a few hours
later.
ATltOUA HOP (iltnWKHH
1'NITE WITH I NIO.V.
Aurora, Or., Dec. 30. An enthus
iastic meeting of hop growers from
the Aurora, Huttovllle, Harlow and
Needy districts was held In this city
Sunday forenoon to consider the ad
visability of Joining the Pacific Coast
Mop Crowers' union, and nil those In
attendance were unanimously In fa
vor of tbe movement and pledged
their support. The meeting was cal
led to order by M. I). Hurst, A. I).
Vergen was made chairman and ll.
1.. Hent secretary. At least v per
cent of the growers In the above dl
trict will sign up the by-laws, follow
ing Woodhum, Salem and Indepen
dence. A meeting has been called or the
growers In the above districts for
Saturday, January 4 at Aurora, to
elect one dlrn tor to the Pacific Coast
Hop Grower's I'nion.
Albany's new city marshal w,ll
wear a uniform, thus adding to the
pi"' r ipolitan appearance of that
.
The Linn rounly cleric Issued IftSi
marriage licenses In 1 ! 0 1 .
Lane bad
I
THE DOCTORS.
McCutcheon in Chicago Tribun.
FULTON WILL
BE CANDIDATE
FOR SENATOR'
1 Portland. Or.. Dec. 31. Making
Portland Inst night from Washington,
L). C. Ho will spend the holidays
here, and will leave for Washington
on January li. While here It Is only
fair to presume that the senatorial
fences wll bo looked alter, so that
when he returns to the capital he can
rest nssnred that the Fullun interests
will be looked arter In this state.
"Tho primary law says you must
register If you want to be a candi
date," said the senator facetiously,
upon his arrival, " und I might take
a notion to be a candidate. So 1
had to make this trip clear across tho
country just to register. There should
be a law that would do away with the
necessity of such a trip for that pur
pose." '
Congressman W. H. Ellis, who ar
rived today from Pendleton, confirms
SENATOR CULBERSON.
TexnH member who become! leader
of the senate minority.
the published reports of the tenta
tive agreement between Fulton, Haw.
Icy and himself that Attorney Geo.
Bingham, of Salem, Is the choice of
these three for Bristol's successor.
When Fulton and Ellis left Wash
ington Thursday evening It wftB left
with Hawley to make terms with
Bourne In regard to Bingham's rec
ommendation. If Bourne would not
agree, then tho matter was to be left
In abeyance until the return of theso
two.
DOZEN PASSENGERS
INJURED IN WRECK
Sunbury, Pa., Jan. 1. The Penn
sylvania railroad express, which left
Buffalo last, night, was wrecked ten
miles east of here this morning. More
than a dozen passengers were Injur
ed. The express ran into a light lo
comotive.
CA.WOT 1'IXn BODY
OK
FEIWtl'SON
Albany, Dec. 31. Searching par
ties have been at work the past few
days looking In vain for the body nf '
Arch E. Ferguson, who was drowned!
In the ('Blapooln river near this place
December 22. When Ferguson met I
his d' Slli the river was flooded and1
It wnf reullz. d that It would be Im-'
M),lble to nnke n thorough search!
tlu h. Now .'hat the river bark n I
Its custiiina y channel wmn hope of I
fludlng thetiody was entertained, but I
thus ?sr nil efforts have been fruit-1
lass, (
LA FOLLEITE
GOING AFTER
OREGON VOTES
Madison, Wis., Dec. 31. The
great Northwest, from Michigan to
the coast, is now the goal of the pro
LaFolletto efforts, and measures in
behalf of the strenuous Wisconsin
senator already are boing exerted in
that territory. It was announced
for the first time the other day that
the campaign In the state of Wash
ington will be in charge of William
11. Flett. of Seattle, a former Wis
consin man, once a member of the
board of regents of the University of
Wisconsin, and a satte senator from
Merrill, Wis.
lu the slale of Oregon Hie LuFol
lelte candidacy will be in charge of
Jumps O. Storey, a prominent resi
dent of Port laiul. Mr. Storey is also
a former Wisconsin man, who was
assodaicd in his earlier political
scraps. Ten years aiio be went West
with the avowed purpose of getting
rich and "staking" Lal'ollotte in his
I'lght for the presidency. Now Sto
rey is worth at least $ 1. 030,000, and
from reliable sources here It is learn
ed he has given $2f,000 to the La
Follette campaign fund in Oregon,
and will raise it to a higher figure
umong former "Dadgers" and others
favoring the LaKollotte candidacy In
his adopted state. Storey is a vigur
ous campaigner, and bis work will
be effective.
three cwidreh;
BUMiES TO DEATH
ColllnsvIlK 111., Jan. 1 . Thre
children perished In a fire which de
stroyed Hie" home of ITelnier Duwin
skl last night. ' The Utile ones weru
JUDGE JAMES A. O'QORMAN.
Tbe man whose decision closed Sun
day theaters In New York city.
in bed when an exploding lamp scat'
tered oil all. over tho room. The'
mother was seriously burned In an
nttempt to rescue the children. ,
1'IHK DESTROYS
piTTsitntfj nrn,ni'o
Pittsburg. Jan. 1. Fire destroyed
the Excelsior building today, with a,
loss of $100,000, and two firemen
were Injured. The building was large
ly devoted to offices.
MAIL CARRIER IS : -FROZEN
TO DEATH
Boise. Jan. 1 Whlln manlm, y
mountains with the government mail
for Rocky Bar, Elmore county, Geo.
McKenna was frozen to death. He
loft Atlanta on Christmas day on
his first trip as a letter carrier, and
broke a snowshoe, making progress
on the mountain trull Impossible.
t'KIME ItKCOUO
FOIl NEW YEARS
St. Louis, Jan. 1. A re
cnpltnltiatlon ot last night's
Now Year's celebration shows
that four persons were shot,
ono stabbed and one heaton
and robbed. There were
many arrests for fighting.
HOQt'lAM H.WMII,IS
ARE III NXIXtl AOMS
I !) til nut. Wash., Dec. 30. Four
of tho five big lumber mills of tho
city began running with full crews
this morning. Tho recent slump In
tho lumber mnrkt Is gradually be
ginning to tight Itself and the mlll
meu look for a betterment of tho
conditions before many months. Tho
mills which began work today .have
plenty of orders to keep them busy
until the middle of the year.
Tin- Northwestern Lumber Com
pnny mill, closed for repairs, will
not begin cutting lumber until next
Monday, when It Is understood that
the plant will .reitime operations
with uti entire crew.'
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