La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 31, 1909, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextIn COMES IIC THE FOLIOvfING ASSOBTMEXTSl Basoberry, Apple and Plumij Logoberrx, Apple tad PIami Strawberry. Apple and Plnmn . Carnnts, ipyles and Hums and, B afcilwrry Apple , , M .. . . . I lr I 17 C it ' i 1 t I L 6RANDE EVENING OBSERVER FibUtbed Daily Except Sunday. UX-t. . , r . . GEOKtJE B. CUERET. ' ' EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.' United Preia Telegraph Serrlce. SUBSCRIPTION-RATES: OaiU. ;Ingle..r.Qny ....... 6c "mlly, per month 66o ally, alx montba in advance ...13.60 ally, one year In advance .....$6.60 Veekly, six montba In advance . . 76c 7eekly, one year in advance . ... $1.00 Entered a't the poetofflce at L Grande ... aa aecond-claas matter. Thi paper will not .publlib any article appearing over a nom ide plume. Signed artlclea will, be re rtaed eubjeot to tl-e discretion of the editor. ' Please sign your artlclea and aave disappointment . ., Advertising Bates. , Local reading notices lOo wr litre tret Insertion i 6o per line for each subsequent Insertion. ; . , Resolution of condolence. 6c a line. Seattle 1b not In any sense a rival of Spokane for the National Apple Show. It Is not seeking to have the fruit exhibition removed from i the Eastern Washington city. Consldera 1 ble newspaper discussion, originat ing with the Spokane papers, on the advlsiblllty of a new location, prefer ably an Eastern city, met with, de cided opposition In Seattle, where it Is believed that the gl-eatest benefits of the Apple Show come from bring ing Easterners to "visit the orchards and lands available for cultivation In " the Pacific , Northwest. The conven tions committee of the Seattle Cham ber of Commerce sent out a circular strongly urging this view and stating hat, If the show was to be removed from Spokane for any reason, ;Sea t ttle would be glad to take care of it. kn expression of dplnlon fronij the "ommercinl organizations in the fruit "owing districts was solicited... This .d the extent of the movement which the Seattle Chamber of Commerce has unjitBtly called an effort to "rob" thnt city of the applo show. Seattle's whole Interest In tiro matter Is to keep the show In the Northwest wher It will best serve the welfare of all concerned. As a result of the recent annexa tion election, Tacoma claims tho dis tinction of being the fifth largest cl tn tho Titt(l States. In point of area Inside the corporate limits. Should the validity of this exten sion be sustained, the city will cover 110 square utiles. Trior to the elec tion Tacoma's area was 36.38 square miles. Other large cities In the North west stand as follows: Portland, 1" Square miles; Spokane, 37 squam miles; Seattle 83.45 square tulles; .i of which 54.03 square miles Is in land , and 29.42 square miles In water. The four cities outranking Tncoma are New York with 32C square miles, New Orleans. 192 squnre miles. Chicago. 190 square miles and Philadelphia, 129 square miles. At a recent horse race one of the horses atracted a great deal of at tention before the start by his re markable appearance, and many spec tators thought ho would surely win He was so full of lift and so caper to begin the race, that he broke through the barrier and ran several hundred feet before tho jockey could stop him. The animal wns full of confidence and life, but he finished fifteenth in a race of sixteen. This horse furnished n pretty good Illustration of the human Muffer, the man who struts and brags, who makes great pretensions, lots of noise but never gets anywhere. The si lent, unpretentious man, who keeps pepcInK away, distances him in the greri! life race.- Phimosis. Women With Enterprise. In deciding to build a club bouse of their own. the women of this city are showing . a progresslveness and enterprising spirit equal to , that of wine of their husbands and brothers who have done to much toward the building o( Spokane. , The undertak ing is a big one but wltn such women as are: intrested in it there is little cause to doubt that , success will ci own their efforts , asd that they w )l have a building that will be a credit to the city, built by the wo men themselves without outside as- blbiance. Spokan Chronicle. Train dispatching by telephone in stead of . telegraph is the latest 1m provement installed .by , the . Great Northern, in, its , line between Minne apolis and 8eattle. The Spokane di vision, covering, the , trackage .rom Troy, Mon,tr,,.to .Leavenworth, Wn.i Is being equipped for this service which Is far, superior to. the. old method. The mechanism. Is, more simple and reduces to a m'nlmum the danger of wrecks and congested conditions of former, days, chargable to telegraph dispatching. .... The Washingtin State Pioneer's As sociation has approved the plans, for a home to be, built on Lake Washing ton site, donated, by Mr. and Mrs. John J. McGllvra. The $20,000 bequest made by the late Sara L. Denny will be utilized in ' the construction of the home. . The basement will be of concrete and the two upper stories of brick. The officers expect to have the building ready for use by next June. , . .. , Another community has seen fit to reward the editor of its home paper for his services In boosting the com munity. The Chesaw Commercial Club recently extended , a , vote of thanks and gave $25 to the News for Its good, work in attracting atten tion to the opportunities of that lo cality. Such expressions of apprecia tion are so rare that it deemed worth while calling attention to them. HAS STARTED TAKI OF 3IAXY STATISTICS FOR CENSl'S STARTED All answers In questions from imtiiu fitcturcrs vt'll be conlldelitlal Washington. D. C, Jan. 31. The United States Ceusus Bureau has be gun to take the Federal Census of Manufactures, Mines, Quarles. Petro leum and, Natural Gas for the year 1909, which comprises two of the principal inquiries embraced In the Thirteenth Decennial Census, the oth ers being Population and Agricul ture. The canvass Is being made under the supervision of Mr. William M. Steuart, Chief Statistician of Manu factures and about 1S00 special ag ents will be employed eventually In the work, nnd they are from day to day being appointed by Director Du lnnd from the eligible register es tablished ns a result of the November "d examinations of candidates for these positions. Director Durand has taken extra ordinary precautions to assure the manufacturers that nil answers will be held strictly confidential. This statement Is conspicuously displayed on the front pages of the various schedules, and it is also emphatically declared that no publication will be made in the census reports disclos ing the names or operations of imli vilual establishments In any partic ular. The Act of Congress provides that the Dureau of the C""sus shall not permit any other that 2ts sworn employees to examine tit Individ ual reports. It provides slso that any employee who shall, without the authority of the Director of the Cen sus, publish or communicate any In- formation coming Into bis possession ' Kill A 10 11 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not to exceed $1000 or be imprisoned not to exceed two years,, or both, in the discretion of the court. "There is but a limited time 'in which to, complete this work,", said Director Durand today. "It Is essen tial that, all . the field employees ex ert themselves, to the utmost. Those who do good wprk will be reassigned to other districts and be retained, In the service until the work is fin ished. ' " . "If manufacturers and others fur nishing data object to a supposed disclosure of the secrets of their bus iness, the special agents will assure them that the result of their indi vidual business will not be made pub lic, , They fare required also to ex plain that the information will not be used 'for the purpose of taxation nor in any manner to Identify ,the operations of the Individual estab lishments, and. will. not be disclosed to any other Bureau of the Federal Government. The Intent of the law, which will be strictly carried out, Is to prevent the disclosure of j In formation' which might operate to the detriment Jn any way of the person or -establishment supplying It. .'The period covered , will ; be, wherever possible, that of the year ending December 31, 1909. In , the majority of cases data can be se cured for It, as the business year of most establishments will correspond to the, callendar year 1909. For es tablishments beginning operations for the first time during that year, it will not be possible to make the re port cover more than tha period act ually embraced. "A raaunfacturerlng establishment, which is the unit of the enumera tion for the census, is deemed to be one or more manufactories, mills, or plants owned or controlled by one irdivldual, partnership, corporation, or other owner, located In the same tawn or city, and for which one set of books or accounts Is kept. Aa the t statistics will be presented by kinds , rnd by classes of Industries, It Is essential that the precise character of the work performed by each es tablishment shall be clearly deter mined.. A general schedule must be prepared for each establishment re ported, and, In addition, such special supplemental schedule or schedules us may apply to the industry, if any. ' The method of the canvass re quires that a few days prior to the day when a given firm is to be can ;is?cd the special agent shall mail v t'uf. manufacturer a copy of tho gc:;.Ts! Erhed'.!l,, with tho prvmr supplemental scedules, together with the request that tsy bo AT -d out In readiness for the eiiecla) rig em on his arrival. In the event tills has not been done at the time he a!ent calls, he will proceed to get th lacts immediately. MAY PROFIT O. A. C, Corvallis, Ore. Jan. "1. dreds of dollars to the farmera of thr state will be offered at the Oregon Agricultural. College during Farmers" Week which opens February 14. Lec firrs and exercises covering the most vital and important information sci ence and experience have gathered, will be given by experts. Work will commence at S o'clock in the morn inir and continue until 10 o'clock at night. Ample opportunity will be of fered for questions and discussions. The first College Poultry Show will be held on Friday when prize winninp birds from some of the best flocks in the state will be exhibited. A sir.ir.avy of the work follows: Five lectures on diseases of farm animals by Dr. Withycombe; Five lec- tures on stock reeuins cy it. combe: ten hours practice In apple Farmers packing under expert instruction, , Enough to learn the principles of good packing. In the Willamette val ey each' year thousands o! boxes of good fruit ' Is not marketed because, farmers do not know how to pack for market; five exercises In pruning, budding, grafting, etc., by Prof. Cole, five lectures on farm dairying by Prof. Kent; five lectures on forage crops by Prof. Scudder; five lectups on farm bacteria by Prof. Pernpt; five lectures on farm soils by Prqf. Scudder; five lectures on orchard dls eases by Prof. Jackson, five lectures on vegetable gardening by Prof. Bo quet; five lectures on farm drainage by Prof. Powers; five tectures on tot beds and cold frames by Prof Boquet; ten lectures on orchard insects ' by Prof. Bridewell; five lectures ( on landscape gardening by Prof. Peck; five lectures on chemistry of the farm by Pror' Bradley ten or more lee-. tur.es by, prominent men who have been signally successful in some spec lal branch of agriculture. O. A. C, Jan. 31 (Special) At the present time the Allumnl Association 6f the Oregon Agricultural College is planning many progressive move ments toward the betterment of their Alma Mater. The local association is strongly united and their meetings are usually spirited. Among the ma ny improvements under discussion is the erection of an arch or gateway at the main entrance to the campus. The association at Corvallis real izes that such aproject Is a big un dertaking, but with the aid of all the graduates throughout the state, and .the support of the classes now in college, they expect to carry the movement through. Another big un dertaking is the formation of an al umnus directory, showing the ad dress, location and other useful dat.; that Is :uly wanted ol being askoi! for by the many friends rind gradu atcs of tho Institution. This direc tory will soon be out. Rather than wait two years to have the interior of the new armory completed, the cadets of the Oregon Agricultural College are soon to be come trench blhiers. A novel ag reement has been made between Con tractor Krtrkson and the cadets. Air. Ericson, who recently completed the new armory, has also contracts for the new central heating plant. An accessory to the heating plant will be a conduit measuring 600 feet long, 6 feet wide and 8 feet deep. The ca dets have agreed to construct this conduit and in return the contractor will construct a series of rooms In the new armory for the use of the o.Hcers, also a large gallery and oth er minor details. -11 p' u FFE DRAMA AT STEWAR "As the Sun Went Down," by Goo D. Baker, which Arthur G. Alston is sending on a tour this season aii-" which will appear here at the Stew ard tonight, has the ndvantage of being one of the strongest compa nies that can be gotten together. Estha Williams, whose work in the leading role of "At the Old Cros3 Roads," had much to do with making that play an eight year's success. Is being featured and her support are ::-li wt:Il known ;iFOf.Jt? us n.'wii? Walter, W. A. Whitecar, Arthur E. Chatterdon, Phil Connor, Arthur W. Hentley, R. F. Sullivan, Wm. Sexton. : Jenny nnbar. Flora Byam. Marga -i . i j STEWARD OPERA HOUSE D. K. STEWARD, Monday, January 31 txaaaacjifQ 'v m:tha Williams and a strong supporting company. A carload of special scenery and Electrical Effects - - - - Guaranteed Attraction PRICES: S0c, 75c,& $t.00. Seats on Sale Saturday Morning at Jay Van Buren's GEOROB,, PALMER, Pres. ' W. L.1 BRENhtLTS, Asst. Cash. F. J. HOLMES, Vlce-Pres. SHERVVOOD WILLIAMS, 24Aset: Cask F. L. MEYERS.'Cashler. LA GRANDE NATIONAL BANK OF LA GRANDE, OREGON United States Depository Capital and Surplus $180,000.00 DIRECTORS George Palmer C. C. Penington F. J.-Holme's G. L. Cleaver W.J. Church F. M. Byrhit F. L. Meyers . . W. L. Brenholts W. M Pierce With our ample resources and facilities we can ren der you efficient service and handle your business to your entire satisfaction iri ret Miller and several otheis of ei- ual note. The Lee-Lash Scenic Co., of New York, have furnished the scenery, which has been gotten out under the personal direction of W. F. Hamil ton, formerly of the firm of Hamilton &. Moses. The tour Is to be a long one, In cluding a trip to the Pacific coast, after the first of the year. Manager Alston, who has given our theatre-goers nothing but the best idays and the best of Companies, Is endeavoring to duplicate his former successes with his newest produc tion, "As the Sun Went Down." AT THE SCEMC. Big new hill opens tonight for t'jr entire week. La Grande theatregoers will be de ichtcii to know that their old-time favorites, Waiters & Murray, will ap pear here all this week at the Scenic. They were here about one year age r seven straight weeks. Their sole aim In life Is to n ake people laugh WW XAlfAOEB, ev Geo-D-Baker. "I'.V.li) !0 fl'-U B3 Walters & Murray at the Scenic and their efforts are always crowned with success. Ed. Imlay will amuse both 61d and young alike all this week and the boys will all know Irish Mike. Miss Dolan Lilly, a La Grande girl, who has been Singing In the Port land theatres the past summer, will sing the illustrated songs and anoth er feature will be an orchestra. CHRISTIAN REYIVALS START. ETan&ellslIc meetings ojwned wltk address and ninslc to aid. The evangelistic meeting at the Christian Church began In earnest last evening. A packed house greet ed the minister as he spoke upon the subject "Am I My Brother's Keeper" The choir Is growing In numbers The excellent music rendered Iase evening proved to the audience that this band of workers are deeply Interested in the success or the church. The solo rendered by Mrs. T. J. Scrogfrin was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone pres ent. She has indeed mastered the art of commanding her listeners. There will be services this evenin?. The subject of the sermon is "Th Great Question." Whiston & Lon' man. the evangelistic team will take charge of the meeting Wednesday ev ening. FOR REXT Mrs. Stulti's ten room furnished bouse with bath. Corner Sixth and Spring Streets. Phone 2981. - M-S. )