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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 3, 1908)
' i PAGE ZXOHX ETEJOXQ OBSERVER, LA GBAXDE, ORE GO If, FRIDAY, APRIL S, 1908, .5 1 a. "I i r r I ft' :l The LA GRANDE'S LEADING DRY GOODS AND CLOTHING EMPORIUM THE TEMPLE OP The Spring season Is on In earnest and everybody now knows who has the goods, who makes the low prices. OUR GRAND OPENING of last week attracted hundreds of peoplein fact we think every lady In La Grande and many from the country attended the bpening. All praised the splendid showirgs of mzrchandise and many made large pur chases but there are still lots of good things left. Ztci f'u.'.r.g In Pi::: Good;, eryMna in Ready to-Wear Garments at : x I X X OPERA HOUSE BLOCK LA BALL GAME The Baker City aggregation arrived tills morning and everything is In read iness for the big game at the Noyc rink tonight, when basketball on skatei will be the drawing card. Many of tin visiting team are already well known to La Grande, aa they have been seer on the local gridiron during the past year. " For La Grande will be seen r atruoK assemblage of players. Rech Hn and Allstott, who are both clevei altaters, and know a thing or twi about tossing the ball, will be seen a', forward. Williams has demonstrated Ms caliber as a middle distance man li games played In the home-team serlc and will make his opposing center "g some." Manager Snodgras and Noyes wli: play at guard. They, too, ure then Uh the skates and steady guards a Well. The game starts at 8 o'clock sharp. tSALE CLOSESt I . z The Bankrupt Sale at the I Heacock Jewelry store will close APRIL 18 EDISON RECORDS ,25c O'.her mercnandise at wholesale prices. Great bargains in hand painted Ghfna, Gut Giae. Watches, Plated Ware, Umbrellas, and a 2 full line of Jewelry. La Grande INVESTMENT Co. 1 HEACOGK'S OLD STAMt Nr. Haacosk rill be sirs ta pair vatthsa 4 Ut eje. People's People s Following Is the line-up for Baker City: ' George Dalncs and Roy Waltz, for wards; L. Blume, center; W. Kelly and Llebe, guards. . Substitutes, R. Tlubodo and Jessups, manager. PADIMX'K IN THE FIELD. Leave I'ortlund for Iong Circuit of Eastern Oregon. RL Rev. Robert L. Paddock, mis sionary bishop of eastern Oregon, was In Portland yesterday. He left for eastern Oregon this morning to take up his active work for the Episcopal church. His purpose In visiting Port land was to take up certain questions with Bishop Charles Scaddlng, of the Oregon, diocese, says a Portland paper.' His first "circuit" will Include Hepp ner, Weston, Canyon City, Ontario and Burns. Following the diocesan ind general northwestern conventions of the Episcopal church, here In Port land next month, which Bishop Pad lock will attend, the bishop will In vade the most sparsely Bettled commu nities of the slate on a tour that will consume probubly several months. On the June trip he will spend some time at Pi'lnevllle, Rend, Silver Lake and Klamath Falls ami other places that have preachers, and later those regions which are without spiritual leaders. Illshop Paddock has for several yours been engaged In "slum" anil re form work In the East Side section of New York city. His family was prom inent In the religious work In thl? Hate In the early days, his uncle hav ing been appointed bishop of Oregon more than 40 years nao. and the pres ent bluhop spent his youth In this pnrl of the country. New Rectory In Pendleton. At a meeting of the Parish Aid so city of the Church of the Redeemer, held at the home of Mrs. Leona Thompson yesterday afternoon. It was decided that a new rectory for the Episcopal church la this city should be erected this spring and committees te have charge ef the details of that work were appelated. The sew rectory "HI he treated ea the sit el the present bufldlag Jnkason street and will oust abeut I2.lt. Plana will ee secured and estl.aM aiada In a sknrt tl. ..d it heala work li mu as teeAary ar- raagasjasts ran m saade. Oaaeraua Raster (Tarings will V askad from the cnaaraaatlna far this surpass aad active werfc al raising the funds will aoaja, Tks naff retry will k rtf-tta aad la keening wlti the Beautiful sten Sforel ECONOMY GRANDE, OREGON church erected by the Episcopal con gregation In this city a number of years ago. Mrs. Frank Frazler Is treasurer of the rectory committee which will be out soliciting In a short time. East Orcgonlan. THOROUGHBREDS BURNED. Mysterious Fire Cremates Largo String of Blooded Animals. Lexington, Ky., April 3. Fire of mysterious origin burned 44 head of thorough bred horses at James B. Hog gins famous farm last night. The Hag gin farm also produced tobacco which was sold out of pool and It Is thought that the fire might have been caused by night riders. The loss Is estimated nt 150,000. Advocate Trial Marriage. Cambridge, Mass., April 3. Advo cating anarchism. Socialism, women's rights and the single tax, the Harvarc Anarchist, a new university paper, hap made Its appearance and has created a sensation among the students. It If feared that the journal will be sup pressed by the government postal au thorities. The editorials In the Anar chist ure very serious In tone, as ex nlhited in the following defense o. trial marriage: "Trial marriage makes the hair lonr and curly, keeps the teeth white, am.' prevents the pants from bugging at the knees. It Is an excellent bleacl for straw hats, perfect polish for" tar boots and a reliable substitute fo: mothballs." CI 1 1 Id Labor and Education. Atlanta, Uu., April 3. A discussion of child labor in Its relations to edu cation, in which many prominent del egates participated, was the feature oi today's session of the National Chili" Labor conference. This evening Dr. Felix Adler. of New Tork. will speak on 'The Basle of the Antl-Chlld La bor Movement In the Idea of Ameri can Civilisation," Don Marquis, adltoi nt Uncle Remus' Magnaine. will ad uss "The Child aad the Mill," and addressea will be ky several tkers. Tr frala. Fear seal half Jaraev saHaar i4n Mu8t f- , ,p,,M 141. W. O. 9kerwe. - Tka kttw Meesstats Mi Taw eeanrer ra 1aa taera far yau te Ma). akea amy Una aaalaku a aiala ualnaaa sraaaattlam. , Store . , , , j Tlaaaack Vfaaea th. J 1 ORGANIZE AUXILIARY The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen- and Enginemen- In this city, la taking step to organize an auxiliary to the lodge here. The meeting will be held at the Elks hall on Tuesday evening, April 7. and to this meeting will be Invited all who may become members of the organization. The auxiliary will be started and organ ized by electing officer on that date. The Brotherhood of Locomotive En gineers, has a thriving auxiliary In thla city, and there Is' no reason why tne firemen and enginemen cannot have the icme thing. TROUBLES IN ROME. Rome, April . In retallatloa of the attack made by troops on the funeral party of a prominent anarchist, result ing In the death of two men and a general strike has been called here to day. Hundred of Hliops are closed and the city is filled with troops to prevent bloodshed. It la expected that ail newspapers uul suMx-mi uuuiiim. tlon and remain closed until the gov ernment wfll assure them that no fur ther violence will occur In the Eternal City. Cut Out Mule's Tongue, Victor, Col., April 3. Fred Bock, a Roscmont teamster, Is serving a term In Jail here for cutting out the tongue of a mule. Brock alleged that the anlnia.1 .exhibited the malicious pro clivities of the comic- section mule. Maud, and that he mutilated her to secure revenge. The mule -was shot by neighbors. Saturday Nlsht DnnVc. ' The regular Saturday night dance at the Harris hall tomorrow night. All "undesirables" not admitted. A cock Is old. a male bird over a year X I COMMERCIAL (LIB WILL PAT (Continued from page 1) not dead, though the building in which it existed, has gone by the auction eer's board. Just what will be done to the build ing Is not known now. In general, the upstairs of the building will be entire ly reconstructed and refurnished wun costly furniture, and will be the home of the lodge. The floor space in the gymnasium Is to be enlarged by re moving the plunge and bringing the showera down to a main floor lever. As stated, these plnns may be changed and shifted, but In a short time final details will be worked out ( Washington. April S. The story of an alleged attempt to bribe Charles Ferry, an officer of the brass concern at Bridgeport. Conn., with a contract for 1100,000, to urge legislation favor ing the Electric Boat company, was a feature In today's hearing of the Lllley congressional Investigation committee. The charge was made In an affida vit by John C. Lake of Rutherford, N. J., Vice-president of the Lake Torpedo Boat company, which was submitted by Lllley. Lake says he was told by Ferry that an officer of the Fall River Shipbuild ing company had asked the latter to use his Influence-with certain con gressmen from Connecticut to induce him to discontinue his efforts on be half of the Lake company and work for legislation favorable to the Electric Boat company. If this could be ac complished the Ferry company, statos the affidavit, was to get (160,000 by the shipbuilding concern. ; j BOAT (0 ML HiI , ' HON. H. M. CAKE, Supporter of State ment Ho. t BaXTOSX Til ftaWrrarr.na . or umw fPCAm 'mm for tb IBM OT LA 4KASIW ' BI T1UJ cm. V COM OCT ASH MCA ft mot. -Wednesday Evtn'mg April rvtr 1 1 r i is . Ufi(LE SAM Washington. April 3. Panama has appealed to the United States to assist in untangling the trouble which hat resulted from the invasion of JuradiLj by Colombian troops. The Panaiflw , government Is greatly excited over the action of the Colombians, which they declare Is without Justification, and assert that they will take steps themselves shortly, unlesa the United, States interferes. Colombia has offered no explana tion for her move. To Settle Big Question, y ' Syracuse. N. T., April 3. Onf 'of the grave problems now confronting , the country will be finally settled to night by a debate between the wind jammers of Syracuse university and Wesleyan college. The latter will af firm the question, "Resolved. That,' aside from the question of amending . the constitution, the federal govern ment bhould' exercise further control over quasi-public corporations uoing interstate ousmeiw." Many Stars In Meet. New York, April 3. With doienst, metropolitan stars among the entries, the Dgmlnlcan Lyceum games at the Sixty-ninth Regiment armory tomor row night promise te be a fitting wind-up for the Sew York Indoor sea son. The entire track team of the Iiish-Amerlcan Athletic club has been entered, and the cruck performers of several other organizations will take part. Wunted. Small place of 2 to 5 acres, s,Tfith f of ex- house; close in. Will rent, buy change city property for suitable place. Call Main 20. A pullet is a year old. female bird less than . :4t. f! r r ith '.1' tMtttltttM11t M,WHH44t444m v. a I