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V - A voluiie :nn. AN Inn ... V " From Mr. Nelson, now in Portland with bis bride; the Observer received the following telegram' this afternoon. It is self explanatory, and needa no further icomment. It is indeed a source of gratification both to MisB Barbara and to,' the city hi general tlfflt La" Grande was so admirably represented. . The Observer joins in the congratulations which will be . uuwnI inw tii uuu(j ittuy wnen she returns. . .. , PORTLAND, Oregon, June 11. (Ob v server, La Grande, Oregon) Rayburn. . La . Grand's rose carnival DECLINES TO SALUTE THE FLAG SAN FRANCISCO. June 11. Wifl iam R. Hickey, a candidate for Initi ation nto the Woodmen of the World, was ejected unceremoniously from the lodge. roomB of the local camp Tues day evening because he refused to salute the starB, and stripes, accord u FULL'OF L1USB 8k8 COL. II ARVEY, . EDITOR OF HARPER'S WEEKLY Calls Commoner's ' Head Receptacle For Breakfast Food Had Planned to Snpport Bryan For Presidency, Bat Could Not do so After Madison Square Speech Made Speech Be fore University of Kansas Class -on Jonrallsm. LAWRENCE Kas., Juno 11. Col. Ceorgo Harvey,', of Harper's Weekly, designated Bryan'a head as breakfast food receptacle at a banquet given in his honor, by the class in journalism, at the University of Kansas, last night However, he said after he had met and talked with' Bryan In London sometime ago he was convinced that the country should have a Democrat ic President, and decided. to support Bryan with hla paper. "You remem ber that Bryan came home, made a speech at Madison Square Garden," ' said Harvey, "and then came but here' and did the same, showing that his head is full of,muBh.r For that reas on I could not Bee my. way clear to support him." ? Walter Pierce today received a wire from . - . "'WtUOUl fCI I . UL IUO . www r Agricultural , rnliBM ' Btntin that it would be impossible for him, to de liver the oration here on the Fourth he expected. Chairman Pierce Im mediately called his committee ' to gether and after canvassing the situ tlon decided that in the person of onr fellow townsman Chas. E. Coch ru" we have an orator second fb none nd the committee in a body called "pon him and secured his acceptance. , : SUXBirs GAMES. 8kf dale For Sunday Games In The Amateur Leagae.' . 1 i i a' v iueen and the magnificent float pii! bolic.of the Gjrande Renda Valley JKt eight .in- the , "Spirit of the' Gol:f West" fcaradeu Mlas.Raybjrn va3 ex q'utnitely, gowned and gave the finish ing touch of beauty to the magnifi cence of the allegorical float built by the' Commercial club.. V ; Hundreds of thousands saw the monstgr fcugar , beets, tool hwimo h ries and Gran de" Ronde applet" Se attle's gorgeous float alone surpassed La Grande's in the pageant of things beautlfuX The" float passed miles of humanity advertising Vniou county most effect! vely." - ing to a report current In fraternal (circles today. When Hickey was told to salute the . flag he Is reported to have said: "I do not salute that rag." Hickey said he declined to respect the flag since he was beaten some years ago by the New York militia. Musical Program. . Under the direction of Mr. Frank Bridges'" a special musical program has been prepared by the Christian church choir and other talent of the cijy and will be rendered Sunday ev ening at the!jchurch. All are invited to attend. ::. .!. : . ; ' . s Wlthycombe For Governor! ; SALEM, Or., June 11. Dr. J. Withy combe, saya that up to the present time he : has not thought seriously of being a candidate again for tin Governorship ' on the Republican tic ket in 1910 and knows nothing About the petitions that are in circulation asking him to make the run ' except from hearsay. A petition r ot this character was in circulation In Salem Dr. Wlthycombe, "that I gave the mat come a candidate for Governor, and It was numerously signed and similar petitions were in circulation all oter the state." : V:-'.i "There are so many aspirants for the office for the next election, iwl.l Dr. Whitycombe, ,"that I gave the mat ter no thought so far as being a can didate myself was concerned. . I have numerous friends in Portland va-t oie urging me to make the race .again, but I would give them no satisfaction and I presume, It is they who are putting the petitions in circulation in my behalf. As to whether or not I will become a candidate, I' cannot toy now. as It depends entirely upott what conditions may develop between now and the time for filing petitions of nemlnatlon." i 5 4 games in the Amateur League for Sunday, La Grande will cross bats with Baker City at Baker, Cove will pay Union "at Union, 'and Huntington will play Elgin at Elgin. . K Leader Sear Beaver. OAKLEY. Kansas. '. June 11. The Shawmut car, leading the New York Exposition race, is stalled here today, on account of rain. , The driver ex pects to reach Denver tomorrow mor ning. The other four cars will prob ably reach Denver later the same day. The horse show will be well worth your while. At 1,:S0 tomorrow after noon. " ; , I r LA GRA1TD2, U2TI0N COUNTY, OTJl Attorney (Vchran .Who Wl II LU06EiEUM SEATTLE RECEIVES ORDER v; ; AGGREGATING $250,(H)0 t ar Manufacturers of ' Chicago, St Loub and Milwaukee Order Quar ter Million Feet First Blgr Order Received lu Northwest For Long ; Time Indicates - Revival In Lvoi. ' : berlng lodastry. 'v'; -; ; ' " SEATTLE,, ; June 11. Washington lumbermen are highly pleased today by eastern, news indicating a revival of the lumber Industry." . The news reached this city in the form of speci fications for, lumber orders aggregat ing over 12.000,000 feet wlhch deal Is expected to bring into the North west about $250,00, The specifications came from the car manufacturers of Chicago, St. " Louis and Milwaukee, and Is the first big -lumber order re ceived In ' Washington for . nearlr :i year.) i y;"-,- '-, ;-:.' The Milwaukee specifications state that the materials are tor use in the manufacture of fifteen hundred re frigerator cars for the Northern Pa cific railroad.; Another Inquiry Is from the American Car and Foundry Company of St. Louis for a bill of lumber: aggregating 2,000,000 feet of the best materials. Lumbermen be lieve that the business in sight her ads the return of the old time activity. .: The special train bearing the busi ness men of Chicago W, thejr .way home from 4 a tour' of the west will pass through La Grande . this after WILSOX TS. GILIIAM. j . - IX CIRCUIT COURT ! In the circuit court the' case of John Wlson . vs. J. B. Gllham Is be ing tried." Mr. Wilson alleges that through the negligence of Mr. Gilhara, county clerk at the time, to sign an execution in connection with a Judg ment which Wilson won against Cul Staples some years ago, he. (Wilson) lost the sum of $500.00, the amount asked as damages in the present suit Baistea Won. The case of F. D. Haisten vs. It A. UCH PLEASED 111 PASS THROUGH HERE TONIGHT ' ' 1 V FRIDAY, JU1TE 11, ICC 3. Iclher The Oration on The Fourth. SfSsts STAYS CALIFOKMA LEGISLATE is body of begesekates Prominent Snfl'ragette Says What She Thinks of Men Who Will Pass Meas. ures Only As Personal Favors to Fair Sex Declares Much Courage is Required to go Before Lawma lers of Golden State. V V ' OAKLAND, June 11. Mrs. Lillian Coffin, . a prominent suffrage worker of San Francisco, caused sensation In suffrage circles by branding the members of the state lerialatnm nt California as "degenerates" at a meet ing, of the amendment league. She declared that ; the measure they de sired passed by the legislators was de serving, and-said: "If women secure anything at the hands' of' the legislat ure 't will be merely as a personal favor. It requires courage to go be fore a body of "degenerates" to plead our cause. The splendid men In the senate are In a minority.' - , , v Entered Stock. - f wscar canton and Elmer Baker, of Summerville. ' were In the city this afternoon. They entered stock lu the horse show for tomorrow. They will remain over until Monday. : noon at 5:15,, They., will stop only long enough to change engines. An effort was made , to get the men to stop here for an hour,; but It failed at the last moment. . ' Crawford which went to the Jury last evening at 5:30, was decided at 10 o'clock in favor of F. B. Haisten, The facts seem to be that Ilalstei) rented J. B. Officer the stove, and during Of ficer's shady actions for which he Is now serving ; time ; at Salem he sold this rented stove with other goods to Crawford, who refused to turn over the stove on- Ilalsten's demand and Haisten replevied the property, hence the suit. V .- 1 Remmeber the horse show. i- fr H i '! n an. h I iLi. Ls j BP I ' '3 . . The . prc'cessloh'. of. the Floats o Nations in the coams Fourth- of July I'ttrr.du promiaa to Uf fi e ninst j;oi-bous and bi'illlant iasennt';ev: seen in Eastern" Oregon. Every puh- Ic 'spirited... woman 'Interested in ih'e advancement of Ia Grande's .reputa tion., asa. xits,. capable. t.uiitt.lnrj).i rt-'Kood; celebration"" as entPrtalninent for her guests, is expected to be ready o answer to culls from the following chairmen to assist in decorating floats. The liBt as arranged Is as follows: t'nited States . Mrs. O. E. Silverthorn The Philllpplnea ..Mrs. Geo. Cochran Alaska . ,4 . . ..... . , .Mrs, N. Molitor. France . . . . .".".Mrs. Bridgfls ! - i! TERPR1SE UEETIE3C BEARS FRUIT SALEM, June 11. Since the mat ter of the reasonableness of the wool rates enforced by the Southern Pa cific and the O. R. & N". was taken up by the railroad commission, three new tariffs have been filed by the two NORMAL ISSTRCCTOHS V ; WILL LEAVE O'tEGDSf ' r ASHLAND, Or.,'. June lt.v v ' land ,eople In general and frienWof the normal schools In particular expect that the close of the normal schools inOregon, by reason of the failure of the last legislature to make appro priations for their support, will only be temporary, but meantime many of the most valuable instructors are to be lost to this state Besides Presi dent Shafer, who is going to Penn sylvania Professor ,11. H. Wardrlp, teacher of manual training at the Ash land Normal for two years past,' has been called to a good position In San Bernardino,'. Cal., where he is de sired to take charge of and reorganise the high school along; modern lines and , introduce the manual - training system therein, Professor Wardrlp having a brUIant record in this branch of the school work . , V , ' Ettglnemea Ileld Besponhlble. Superintendent D. W. Campbell un der bulletin has made public the find ings of the report of the Board of In quiry regarding the derailment of Train No. ' 6 between Telocaset and North Powder on May 5 in which the tender, mall , car, two baggage cars and three coaches were derailed, The board held that Engineer L. Given was responsible for the failure to confine the speed of the train to confirm, to special Instructions covering this par ticular location. V 'Vi''.:;'.-. V .... ym , Tomorrow at .1 o'efock there will assemble at the corner of Elgth and M streets some of the finest stock ever seen in Union county. The" prospects for the; flnest horse show In thesis tory of Eastern Oregon are very bright indeed. The program which has been arranged is one of the best yet. .The reviewing stand where the horses will be Judged and the prizes awarded 1b at the corner of Adams avenue and Elm street. Dr. J. Wlthycombe, who will act as Judge, will arrive in La Grande tonight or in the morning. The marshals -bf the day are: A. A. Rob erts. II. W. Stein, F. P. Chllders, Fred Gasklll and D. C. Brlchoux. - Those who will participate in the parade will aasemlU at 1 o'cock and be in readi yrr rr r? r--,. y .;i f! Ill : m n H t'' 1 1! ! Gorniau'y" . Turkey '.'.. Italy Bpf in .... England .'. Scotland , . . . .lvfsl LV'T'ohu'c .......Mrs. V. T.. Swunty . .Mrs. Ceo. Cleaver"" .Mrs. W. 11.' ttu'iHicnkamp ..Mrs. A. S. Ge(UU- ...'. . .""The Rurns Society .........Mrs. J. II. -Pearo Ireland Switzerland , ...Mrs. M. Anthony Greece ':, , . . , . , .Mrs. Fred Currej Macabees . . , . i ;....mrs. Frank linker Japan ............ Resident Japanese ; China s ....... . . . . . .Resident Cbinesa Mrs.'W. R. Jones ia the general chair man of this division of the. parade. For any informution or assistance the ladles may need , in arranging their floats they will apply to him. companies, making substantial roduc- Hions. Unless further eomptaiiita are received the matter of wool tariff wilf receive no .'further, attention. Wool has been taken from claBs ratoa on the O. R. & N. and made a com modity rate. ? itllEUE FEASIBLE EGINEEIt FOl'SD ONE PER t'EAT GRADE ACROSS MOUNTAINS Scheme .Promulgated by Coos .Bay , Folks May" Bear Fruit Engineer fa Charge of Survey Says no Trouble to Cross Mountains Work WUI be 1'roseeated With Ylgor Twenty Miles Already Surveyed. , MARSIIF1ELD, Oregon, June 11, Chief Engineer F. A. Haines, of the' Coos Bay-Oregon-Idaho railway who was out with a gang of surveyors, stated today that twenty miles of road are surveyed, including two differ ent summits. He finds that he can getover the range . with a grade of teas than one per cent, making the difficulty of , getting over the moun tains to Douglas county riot as great as feared. Another surveying gang will probably be - put Into the field and more money will be solicited to, carry the work on' quickly. ness to start promptly at 1:30. The program follows: . . Formation of Parade. La Grande Band, Ladles Saddle Horses, Gentlemen's Saddle Horses,. Double Driving Teams. Single Drivers, Work Horses and Mules, Stallions shown U Halters, Mares shown to Halter, Mares with Colts. ! Assemble at corner of Elgth and M, proceed north to Adams avenue, up Adams to Second, south on Second to Main, east on . Main to Depot, down Depot to Adams, and up Adams to re- . vinewing stand. - Attend the hrose show tomorrow af ternoon. There will be some fine ani mals on exhibition. 1 ' TIIS1EC0I! IS' I