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EVEXIXQ OBSERVER, Li GRAXDE, OREGOX, WEDNESDAY, AfCCST . i08.
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Cl'RREX BROTHERS,
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is from Spokane, where Barnum's
show just showed what It could do
last Friday. ,
The attendance Is said to have
been so great the Immense tent could
not accommodate the crowd, - and
many were turned away. The people
seemed to be wild with eagerness to
"see the elephant," fearing, doubtless,
"It" would escape to the hills and a
grand opportunity lost ' , .,
Twenty thousand dollars to see
circus! were the same contributors
called upon to make the same dona
tion for good roads, a public library
additional educational facilities, or for
missionary work In the rural-, districts
of their own country, It Is safo to say
the amount would not be raised!
Twenty thousand dollars! That was
the boast of the show people. Times
are close, the panic Is still on and al
ways will be as long as old Jumbo Is
carted around on wheels, for people
like to be humbugged.
WmL I UL HIJ3E
TSgM 9 12 Hf5ilj4il8:
REFl'ULICAX DOCTRINE
. 7 OF PROTECTION.
The republican doctrine of protec
tion, as definitely announced by the
republican convention of this year and
by previous conventions, Is tht a tariff
shall be Imposed on all Imported pro
ducts, whether of the factory, farm or
mine, sufficiently great to equal the
difference between the cost of produc
tlon abroad and at home, and thut this
difference should, of course, Include
the difference between the higher
wages paid In this country and the
wages paid abroad, and embrace a
reasonable profit to the American
producer. A system of protection was
adopted and put In force has led to
the establishment of a rate of wages
here that has greatly enhanced the
standard of living of the laboring man
It Is the policy of the republican par
ty permanently to continue that stan
dard of living. In 1897 the Dlngley
tariff bill was passed, under which we
have had, as already said, a period of
enormous prosperity.
The consequent material develop
ment has greatly changed the condi
tions under which .many articles de
scribed by the schedules of the tariff
are now produced. The tariff In a
number of the schedules exceeds the
difference between the cost of produc
tion of such nrtlcles abroad and a!
home. Including a reasonable profit
to the American producer. The ex
cess over that difference serves no
useful purpose, but. offers a tempta
tion to those who would monopolize
the production and the sale of such
articles in this country, (o profit by
the excessive rate. On the other
hand, there are other schedules in
which the tariff is not snrflelcntly
high to give the measure of protec
tion which they should receive upon
republican principle, and us lo those
the tariff should be raised. A revision
of the tariff undertnken upon this
principle, which I nt the basis of our
present business system, begun
promptly tlp,in the Incoming or the
new administration, and considered nt
a special session with the preliminary1
Investigations already begun by the
appropriate committees of the house
and senate, will moke th.i dlsurbance :
of business lint, lent to such a change
as little as possible.
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PKXIH.ETO.V SAVED MONEY.
Pendleton Itself seems to worry less
over the fact that no circuses stop
there, than any of Its sister cities. The
Pendleton East Oiegonlun says this
bout It:
There was perhaps more method
than madness in the action of tin
Pendleton city council which few
year ko Imposed such a hliih license
on a big clreits th.it the entire circus
trust has been so deeply offended
since then that none of their shows
have st mped bore. And Pendleton
has perhaps saved thousands of dol
lars by this action of the council.
Tho Post Fulls Advance clearly
states the situation In the following
editorial on the circus nt Spokane: .
There are said lo be big rake-offs
nrp
lillli HMt
TWELVE B11LDING8 READY SOON
Six Structures of Abuika-Yukon-Pacific
Exposition I'inlolicd. ,.
Hi CITY
RICH STREAK RCNS
NEAR HAMILTON PLACE.
George Twead Owns Land on Whk-li
Rich Ore Is Found About Elgin
Mllea From La Grando Regular
Prosjieet Work Is Now In Progress
There. . .
R. D. Hamilton was In the city this
morning from his plnce eight miles
northwest o( La Grande and brought
with him .samples of quarts taken
from a ledge less than 200 yards from
his line, which shows an assay of 1184
per ton. This rock Is taken from a
point 7 feet below the surface.
George Twead,, who owna the pros
pect. Is sinking a shaft upon the
property and Is now down 14 feet. He
will continue to sink until he reaches
a depth of SO feet, when he will cross
cut the ledge. Tho ledge now shows
a width of 30 feet. It is believed that
the property will develop Into a very
rich mine. A number of years ago,
to bo exact. 16 years ago, a specimen
was picked up In tho near vicinity of
this prospect shaft which, when as
sayed, proved to be of the value of
(17,000 per ton. Many prospectors
have searched for the mother lode,
but so far have failed. It is to be
hoped that the present owner has
made the lucky discovery, t'nlon will
sooner or later becomo one of the
richest mining regions In Oregon.
DALGITY IN LA GRANDE.
Cirnnrt Secrelnry for the Foresters in
Oregon Visits Ixtcal ImIr-c.
A. B. Dalglty, grand secretary of
ho Foresters of America, arrived In
he city today and will officially visit
ho La Grande lodge, Court Maid Mar-
n No. 22, this evening. Today he Is
being entertained by County Clerk Ed
Wright, who Is grand corresponding
secretary for the stnte of Oregon. To
morrow evening Mr. Dalulty and Mr.
Wright will, assisted by a number of
the members .if the I .a Granite court.
Institute a new court at I'nlon. The
new court will start off with 70 ehur-
er members.
rhe Foresters are making a splen
did showing In Oregon this venr. Our-
ng the past three months six new
onrts have been Instituted nnd the
membership In Oregon now foots up
o the splendid total of mote than
4000. Friday Mr. Dalglty and Mr.
Wright lll visit the Haker City court,
where a special reception has been
prcpur.d for them.
ROSS IHH 1 OVER.
Niiccted House
lo A Mil It
Itohhcr Kent to .lull
Grand Jury.
Frank lion went the way of his
so-called partner In crime, George Ev
ans. While Kvnns was tried and bound
over to the grand Jury Inst Monday on
a charge of aiding In stealing M5
from an Elgin home, lloss' trial did
not take place (mill yesterday after
noon. Lust evening the defendant was
bound over to the grnnd Jury. Vniible
to meet his bonds, he was turned
In Insurance frauds, railroad rebates! over to the sheriffs department and
. Fuum centers, out snout the ; he and his partner, Evans, are now In
nicest rake-off announced this sesaon'the county bailiwick.
Seattle, Aug. 26. (Special corres
pondence.) Six buildings flqlshed and
six more nearlng completion la the
record made by the management of
the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition
nine months before opening day. An
of the grading of the avenues, circles,
plums and courts has been completed
for some time, while the other work
on the grounds Is about 8) per cent
finished.
The 8tructrues finished are: Agri
cultural, Manufactures. Machinery,
Administration, Fire Station and Hos
pital. Those thut will be completed
within a fuw weeks, and the estimates
of their progress, are as follows: Ore
gon. 0 per cent; California, ,25 per
cent; Mines, 80 per cent; Fisheries,
30 per cent; Auditorium, 80 per cent;
Fine Arts, 20 per cent. Many more
htilMlTiM will .be started at '
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namely, Washington, Foreign, Forest
ry, Machinery Annex, Transportation,
Missouri and New York, The group
of six United Stales government build
ings will be begun this fall and rushed
toward completion.
One of the biggest days the exposi
tion will have Is now being planned.
It Is to be called "Discovery Day," and
will fall on Monday, August 16, 1909.
On that date the ISth anniversary of
the discovery of gold In Klondike by
George Carmack In J896, will be cel
ebrated. The story of how Carmack,
who now resides In Seattle, dug 'out
handful of nuggets, staked out a
discovery claim, and traveled to Circle
City to tell the news; of how only five
persons remained In that camp after
the glad tidings were brought In. Is
well known to northerners of the early
days.
The Northern Pioneers and other
bodies have discussed plans for mak
ing Discovery Day at the exposition
a big success. It Is the Intention to
have as many of the persons who
spent the early days In the Northland
In the search of gold to be present at
a grand reunion on that date, and a
special program pertaining to the an
niversary will be arranged. Carmack
himself will be a prominent figure at
all times during the exposition as he
resides In Seattle, and Is taking a
great Interest in. the exposition, which
would have, perhaps, never been held
If It were not for his discovery.
Managers of concessions on the Pay
Streak, the amusement thoroughfare
of the exposition, are now busily en
gaged in construction work on their
buildings. Several structures are be
ing put up and many more will ' be
started before full. The Pay Streak
will be more than a mile In length and
will be lined on both sides by costly
buildings to house the new and Inter
esting tittractlona that have been se
cured. There will be about thirty
features on the Pay Streak to amuse
the visitors to the 1909 fair. Among
those arranged for at the present
time are many Illusions and a wild an
imal show.
;OEH TO NEW YORK.
ijk Grande Hoy About lo Filter Mili
tary School.
. G. V. Hendricks this morning re
ceived notification that he had receiv
ed a bandsman scholarship In the St.
Johns Military school of Mnnllus, N.
Y. Mr. Hendricks expects to start t
for New York September 8. He will j
tuke a preparatory course to fit lilm I
for a medlcnl college, as ho expects
to become a physician. Mr. Hendricks I
wns graduated two years ago from the!
I Grande high school, since which h
lime he has held a clerical position In jj
the Farmers & Traders National bank, j
He has been connected with the Ln i
Grande Cornet band for a number ofj
y, nrs and Is a musician of ability and j
skill. He has also worked In the lo-
cnl lodge of Foresters and nt the 1
present time Is the lodge secretary, i
He will be missed by a large clrclo of
friends, but he carries with him only
the best wishes of nil who know him.
Hull Estrny.
Poundmnsler Pluck today corraled
a large loan bull that was roaming
about the streets. A convenient ring
In bis nose served to connect the ani
mal with a bitching post until the
owner was found.
TEA
New .York is too far
from Japan; San Fran
cisco is nearer
Tout triw t wm twii moir i Tos sm1
Mk Sshillms bttt tsv ran.
Go uia ty
Invites
You
A KLJL WOO
Union County offers a home, a
market and health to all who
wish to work and prosper.
There's Room for All
FRUIT
LUMBER'
HAY
GRAIN
STOCK
DAIRYING
MINES
SUGAR
Crop Failures,
Unknown
Markets
Unlimited
FOR LITERATURE flDDREJ
IHE IA GRANDE COMMERCIAL CLUB
LA GRANDE, OREGON
To Investigate Her