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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1909)
ffiy'" I LA GRANDE ,t'NION COCNTT, OREGON. TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 1309. rM m ilt 4 SEATTLE. Wash., June 1. With the final Impressive words of the In vocation delivered by the Right Rev. Bishop Edward O'Dea echoing through the groined arches or towering forest giants a telegraph key of Alaskan gold, pressed by President Taft In the White House at Washington, flashed an electric spark across the continent, and the Alaska-Yukon-Paciflc e)osl tion was formally opened at noon to day. . ' Silence I Intense. Tense silence brooded over the half million people gathered In and around the natural amphitheatre on the Lake Washington shores of the exposition ? th?r rzizi izT ila il.u.; iim.. was to open to the public the beautiful show place. The blue waters of the lake reflected the snow-capped peaks of the far mountains, and high above, the circling sea fowl ceased their shrill cries, as though even they were Impressed py the momentous occa sion. - Many Nations Present Bowed before the words of the SAYS THE JURY HARNEY COUNTY RANCHER IS CONVICTED v jt'Bf. ' 4 ' '" . : Ilea j l ine and Jail Sentence May Be Placed on Rim. PORTLAND. June l.-Willlam Han ley, the wealthy rancher, was today found guilty of maintaining and con trolling illegal enclosure of 80,000 aires of government land in. Harney cojinty. The Maximum penalty Is a $1000 fine and a year In Jail. It may est ish mm Cre mew Stvl WE white haired prelate .were repre sentatives of almost every creed and nationality on the face of the earth. The tapering flagstaffs and graceful domes and minarets offered neither flags nor bunting to the soft breezes Taft Touches Button. Just as the sun touched the north ern edge of the circle, the ligthnlng nash released by President Taft con nected with the delicate mechanism of the great engines in Machinery hall and Inntnntlv frrm IKa 1 1 ... height of 250 feet of Northern fir. .strip of bunting 125 feet in length. proudly waiving the Stars and Stripes, broke from the mast head In Pom circle. - " " ' Picture of Scene. Then from the brazen throatB of hundreds of musical Instruments came crashing the Inspiring notes of the "Gloria Washington March." and from every staff, dome, minaret and elevated point, flags and bunting were unloosed In countless number. The same electric spark opened the shut ter of a great camera, and a sensi be less at the discretion of the court. He is allowed HO days to file a. motion for a new trial. "The verdict is a surprise," said Hanley, "I did not think, the evidence was sufficient to warrant a convic tion." The Jury retired at 4 o'clock yester day afternon, and reported at 9 o'clock this morning after a sleepless night. Strikers Not Disorderly? SISSON, Cal., June 1. Sheriff Howard reported thafc the Btrlklne lumbermen at the McCloud river dis trict are orderly and planning no forceful demonstration. C6ntrary to reports, the men are unarmed and caused no violence. Birth Record. Born May 19, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles- Hunter of Enterprise, a daughter. . atioes ' of You should see the new shapes in street hats that have just arrived and are now on display in our millinery department. Street Among the latest are the Mary Garden, the Peach Basket and those neat new shape Turbans. Prices from $2.00 to $5.00 Dress You can be assured when you buy a dress hat from us that it is an exclu sive style and each one has and indi viduality of its own. Have you saw those new Tuscans and Lace Braids. Prices from $5.00 to $10.00 FAIR La Grande, Oregon tized plate recorded the features of , the waiting throng. ' Two gigantic I steam whistles in the down town j district were also in connection, and ior nve minutes their hoarse cries led the babel of noises. Pandemonium Breaks Loose. The penl-up-feellngs of the multi tude of people, whose breathing had scarce been audible, found relief In a pandemonium of cheering. From the hovering, lake craft whistles scream ed, while from the great buildings the machinery whirred its accom paniment. Carried from over the hills and uCwp i-cuoiiig irora the manufactories and shipping of the city and water front, and the white hulls of the ships of war of the United States at anchor' in the bay, were hidden Inthe smoke from their engines or destruction. Answer ing back from the visiting Japanese cruisers came a thunderous national salute 'of 21 guns. Preceding the official opening ex ercises, a military and naval parade Pet Ml stress SAULSALITO, Cal., June 1. Miss Carol Sheldon, aged 16 the daughter of H. 11. Sheldon of Reno, had a frightful experience and faced death several minutes in the waters of the bay last night, only to be saved through the Intelligence of a shen herd dog. The girl was rowing when the boat was overturnde by waves caused by a passing ferryj The dog swan about the girl as she clung to the slippery bottom o.f the boat. She slipped a blue ribbon beneath the Beamty Hats Hats reviewed by Admirals ljichl and Sebru, was held, after which a pro gram of speech making and music was participated In at the amphi theatre. Director, General I. A. Na deau delivered a brief address, stat ing his pleasure in announcing the completion of the fair. In conclud in, Mr. Nadeau said: i "Permit me to express the hope that teAhlas shrdll Bhdllrshrd hrd 11 that the Alaska-Yukon-Paclflc exposi tion may prove a milestone in .the progress of the world; that all who attend may receive cn inspiration for buuu uuiu u, ana mat it mnv iiv i the - kindly remembrance of the people." . ' ; 1 ' Congresman Rodenberg of Wash ngton. then spoke breifly, and he was followed by. Ambassador Bryce of Ureat Britain, who delivered a erace ful and eloquent address, which was enthusiastically applauded. ' James J. Hill,: the great railroad builder, whose linos have had much td do with the development of the state of Washington, next spoke, and dog'B collar, and ordered him horn Reaching the shore the animal rushed to the house barking; Newton Faucet a Reno mining man, visiting at the Sheldon home, followed the dog to the shore and saw the girl struggling In the water. He rowed out and saved her. . : . I MS ME H0M1S IGNORED SALEM, June 1. The commission apppointed by the county court to examine into the sanity of Albion P.. Smith, accused of attempting to blackmail Asahel Bush, Marion coun ty's oldest and leading citizen and banker, and one of the wealthiest men In the Northwest, handed in a report today declaring, In their opin ion that Smith was mentally sound. This is the last effort of Smith's Trlends to save him ; now he will have to stand trial for attempting to hold up Hinge's Jewelry store In broad daylight, a few days ago. ft convicted he will face at the end cf his term, a charge of using the mails for blackmailing. LOW RATES ! EFFECT IN EAST SIXTY TWO AND A HALF DOLLARS FOR RETl'RN TRIP. Slxty-Tuo Dollar Rate Effective In Sfl.trmber to Seattle. CHICAGO, June 1. Reduced rates for summer trips to weKt:in points became effective today. . Return tickets from Ch1s.r;. to California and all coast points, good from Jane 24 to July 10. and from July 27 to August 26, are selling for $62.50. The round trip fare of $62 from Chicago to Portland. Seattle and other points of the northwest are available until (September 30. was followed by President J. E. Chll berg of the exposition, who delivered a . glowing tribute to the men .to whose untiring effort , and zeal the exposition was made possible. The exercises attending the opening of the fair were concluded with a benediction by the Right Rev. Fred erick W. Keator, bishop of Olympla, DELfiESlIL NATIONAL GROCERS' DELEGATES COMING. r.-lv.M wit-gaiions entertained at J. 'Frisco La Route. , SAN FRANCISCO. June l.Several hundred, delegates to the National Convention of Retail Grocers to be held In Portland soon, are on their way north today after being enter tained here. The delegates are from the East and were joined by th Cali fornia delegation here yesterday. A. S. Geddes. representing the Mer chants Protective association and the grocers order as well, leaves this evening to attend the convention' which is attracting the grocers from all over the United States. The af fairs of the local association will be well represented In the hands of Mr. Geddes, . CHILD TAKES ROWING. Ten Million Dollar "Kid" Pnt to Row- . iu For Its DeTcioiimcnt NEWPORT, L. I.. June 1. For thc purpose of broadening Its shoulders and deepening its chest, "Baby Brown, the- $10,000,000 child, la todv under the Insructioii of Thomas Shay, the varsity rowing coach. John Nicholas Borwn. as the wealthiest Ame'Ican child, caused his mother anxiety because of slow develpoment and growth. Rowing was recommemi- ed. Tlie child( nine years old, already possesses $10,000,000. (; E PHILADELPHIA, June 1. Fewer lEff ion PHILADELPHIA STRIKE ASSUMES cars are running in this city today i tne usual number being 3000.' Pro than at any time since the strike 0f ! fes8,onal ,trlke breakers refuse to platform men was declared. The city ' Is threatened with a general walk-out of al ltrade unions aaffectlng 75,000. Just 7o Remind You WHEN MONEY Is . s care general stagnation sets in with its resultant disasters to every line of business, to every profession, and every wage-earner. It Is therefore to your interest to help make money plentiful in Oregon yy simply keeping It here. The' sworn statements of life insurance companies on file with State Insurance Commissioner S. : A. Kozer, Salem. Oregon, show that was sent of OREGON for life insurance premiums in the past Ave years - is the total returned here to pay death lossess and dlvl- ' dens in the same five years. ' v is the net amount drained out of Oregon In 5 years for life insurance premiums sent to enrich Wisconsin, New York and oth,er states by making THEIR home' companies . the custodians of these trusts funds from Oregon. Does anyone doubt that the commercial supremacy of' New York is due to the centralization of the Insurance assets " in that market, more than to any other one factor? More money is handled by the insurance companies ; than all " the transportation compnnles In the country, and It Is the centralization of these immense accumulations In one lo cality that makes that locality the seat or the financial empire. '" .' v ,.. , . , It Is the personal interest of every citizen of Oregon to use his Influence that Life Insurance be bought of QrCgOnflfC an(l the money kept In Oregon ror Oregon's development.', Home Ortlcet CtrlxU Bldif Portland, rtreiron. A. L. Mllln, :. I,. Samuel. Clit rente 8. Samoclv PresldeaL , General Manager Alilant Manager I0,023.!JaL00 t!,S70,419.00 BUTTON SCEIIE IS HOUR OFIiJPORT LARGE THRONG I SEES ACT ITMESSAGF SENT BY TAFT COJniENDS NORTHWEST COl'RAGB AND ENTERPRISE. Alludes K Growth and De ot Alaska. WASHINGTON, Jun l.Presldetit Taft In the east room of the White House, this afternon piessed the Cold Key which formally opened the Seattle exposition. This act was witnessed by Mrs. Taft, a large number of diplo matic representatives. senators and representatives, delegates from tlta Philippines, Hawaii. Alaska and Porto Rico. Taft then' addressed the 3 semblage. Senator Plies of Washing ton responded. The president then sent the follow ing telegram to . the officials at. Seattle: " "I congratulate you and your as sociates upon this auspicious opening' of the A.-Y.-P. ; exposition, and ' the great northwest on the courage and enterprise shown in bringing forth the exposition, designed as it is to ' ex plot the natural resources and the ' marvelous wealth of Alaska and the development of trade and commerce ' on the Pacific slope. The fair should appeal not only to the people of the west, but to the people of the coun try at large. X trust it will fully meet the expectations of those to whose untiring energies It owes Its birth; and that it will prove a source of Instruction and education to Its thousands of .visitors." County Recorder Suook and H. A. Bolton went to Union yesterday In Mr. Bolton's automobile. - ASPECT TODAY (A hundred cars are operating today work. The strike leaders sav thut unless the company yields the strike i will last for months, as the men are prepared to stay out. S V .t.