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f f V, iv Vm AVaa : ; a v;4 a V' c ; "-.is LA GRANDE, UMOX-COUMY, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1910. SUSHIS 111 10 CENSUS UNDERWAY CALITIES I OF ENUMERATORS v UADE E!i3:.'N ' TIR NATION IN GRIP V OF Tlt8 COUNTERS TODAY 'eoule living In districts Indicated herewith should remain at home until after the counters have reach' ed them Valuable Information and ,... ....... - . . eily must help to show an Increase In jtoiuilatlon. ' LI 'A A. A A A 4k. LOCATIONS TOMOROW La Grande citizens living In the following districts can expect the census enumera tors tomorrow;' ' ' - t W. A. Worstell la precinct' No. .V'Vorlcmg , south from L. Avenue. t ,Adan B. . Rogers, working i north from L, Avenue east "of Fourth street. : AriHIe Peare working north from L. Avenue and west of Fourth street in No 3 Frank Millerlng working In the vicinity of the J. T. o o o o o o !0 WIHiamoa residence In 4th' 'A ward. ' 00 0,0 o oo o o o .'.The wxunt Is on. i It started this inonjtns, Tollowmg a. brief consulta tion Vtween the city enumerators of the city aprectacts at the J. T. Wil liamson office, and 1 today the work ing intricacies of the census is be ing mastered hy the enumerators and Kelt by the people. The flrBt to be counted this . morning : V were C. J. BlscTc, ftey. VL E. McLeod, J. T. Wil liamson "alad-W.; A. Worstell " , 'As Indicated in the table above, the enumerators, have " started at divis ion lines and are working as indi cated. They zlg iag back and forth jand each block work in the direction indicated. In this way, It will ; be .weqn that, readers who live In oppo site sides of their precincts fron the aide on which the enumerators 'st art: 5jeople who live in" th "evlcinltles no Speople wn Jve in the . vicinities - no JteS owe It to themselves, to the 'city 5nd'tlie government to be at home or notify the enumerators. . ' has- already become .apparent that ' the people are sceptical about , the enumerators. ;i The Information sgljen to them is absolutely secret, . arid : refusal to .answer any and all Question s will mean' prosecution at the hands "of the government, and that Is 'anything but desirable. : , There In npt(the least bit of doubt l?ut what La Grande has a larger'pup xilatlon than any other Eastern Ore- : Son city, but the people must, .if they value their commercial progression, belp , the enumerators find the pea , -pie.. '"': '' ..::. , Washington; Apr., 15 Today is cen aus day all over the United States Uncle Sam wants to know how many subjests he has, how rich he Is, how ' UrOSnPrrilia Via Tide, honnma or,A trr. ther things, and to this end he is prepared, to spend $13,000,000. Dr. E. Dana Durand is in charge of this stupendous . work. He expects, that the enumerators will be able to And between 88,000,000 and 91,000,000 peo ple in this couhtry, and each head of the house will be required; to tell 11 about his age, color and past and jpresent conditions of conjugal servi tude, as,; well as ' to "answer a host of other personal questions. Live ' stock will, also be enumerated, and all sorts of wealth, and -rh en iha . uncie earn wm anow, I not only of how many" souls he is i ompased, but also: how many cat - 4K ts v. M ... .. tle. horses, sheep, pigs and other ani-. mals he has, how many farms he owns and what they produce, how his man ufacturing plants and quarrler are faring, and a lot of other interesting information about himself. , - . , In the matter of the population of cities, it . is certain that New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia will re tain their supremacy as the three largest municipalities of the coun try. All are expected to "show big gains, and New . York , will take an other big Jump toward overtaking London. Chicago will certainly show a big per centage of gain; and Phi ladelphia a smaller : one.' : v When it comes to the fourth city the Btatistlcans ;are uncertain, and the discovery of 'that fourth city ot the country will be one ot the most Interesting developments of the .cen sus. St. Louis held fourth' place 10 years ago with a population 'of ap proximately 575,000. Boston was fifth with 560,000. . Baltimore, Cleveland, Buffalo. ; San Francisco, Cincinnati, Pittsburg and New Orleans followed In' the order named, . While St . Louis made big gains. estimates of its present- population ranging from 700,000 to' 800,000 there Is a possibility that it will be passed by Pittsburg, which -has done a lot of annexing in the past decade. Con serjvattfva' estimates of' the Smoky City's population put , it at 775,000, while the Pittsburg Chamber ot Com merce claims it will reach the jnll Hon mark. . It is practically certain that' the Western Pennsylvania , me tropolis, which was In the 11th place In the last census, will push well up to the front and it may grab the cov eted fourth place. Y- .; f In the taking of the census all the figures will be of today., Even If the census taker iffoesnt get around for a week or two, a baby born after to day;: will not be -counted. : tnfahts who want to get In on the count will have to arrive before midnight " Peo?- pleha marry : after today' will be counted as single. Those who die after today, and before the enumera tor comes around will be counted as alive. Peoule who get a divorce af ter today will be numbered among the married. ; 1 " . Folk will be enumerated at their "usual place of abode," and this is defined as where one sleeps, not at the place one east or works. . ' ) Transient sleepers will not, how ever, be enumerated as permanetly residing at the plase of passing slum ber." These" traslents Include visit ors, temporary boarders, ; students, meal fakes who Bleep elsewhere, for mer t family members who have be come permanent inmates of tsylums, alms houses, homes, prisons and oth er institutions. ' ' ' Fill GROWS NEARLY $2000 OF THE REQUIRED $3000 OS HAND. " ' Campaign to raist sufficient money ' this month to build hall " A most enthusiastic meeting of the ladles of St Peter's Guild was held-yesterday afternoon at the Rec tory.-; Sixteen were present, : some new members were enrolled and the Guild, was addressed by Bishop Pad dock, who commended their' fidelity and work and urged on the project of the erection of Morris Hall. A rommlttee was appointed to solicit subscriptions ' and as a , starter one friend who wishes to remain unnam ed,' gave $500. , Such a magnificent gift ; proved ; so stimulating that ' it was determined to set to work ; at once and try and raise the fund to $3000 by the end of the month, so flint 'i ha aum mov lid' Tdnnrfail In iha I . annual report which closes April 30. The fund now amounts to a little ov- ! er 41900. ' 1 TAFT HISSED i :in SPEECH TRY TO SMOOTH BATTER BY ; ? ADOPTIJfG RESOLUTIOX TODAY During statement that only nnde&ir. . able lement . of womanhood would avail ' Itself of the right to vote, ' Taft Is Iondly hissed by audience Leaders today agree cause received ' serious setback. Washington, April 15- Suffragists are today agreed that the hissing of President Taft last night when he addressed the convention of National Woman Suffrage association is a se vere set back to the "movement. Drl Anna Shaw declares the hissing was done by outsiders. : t The mark of disfavor greeted the President when he declared that if suffrage was granted it would be ex- ercise by- the J'least desirable ele ment of womankind." Then the hiss ing started with vigor. 1 Although quiet was restored and the President resumed his speech the affair has created an unfavorable Im pression and has given rise to much unfavorable criticism of the' Suffra gists today ' , " ' The convention of the National Wo man 'Suffrage Association' today- ad opted 'a resolution thanking Taft tor the' speech before the delegates last night. 5 - No tef erencwar inaa T to the ' hisses which -greeted a portion of the speech. The convention will take no formal n6tlce of the ' Incl dent on the ground that hissing came from visitors and not from the del- gates. :, Mark Twain Is IIL , Bridgeport, Conn., April 15.--Mark Twain passed a restful night at his country home and Is feeling much Improved. Physicians declare there Is no Immediate danger, ; although they admit the humorist is suffering from heart disease. v 4 GIRLTR IED TO ENLIST Walla Walla, April 15. A hairpin and a dainty hand- kerchief are the only things left to ' remind ? Sergeant Chamberlain frot . the ' U. S. Q k Marine recruiting . station at :o this place of "John Hutch-1 inson" .who tried to enlist $ late ; yesterday. "John" had reached the stage of the ex- . amination where Jie was told - to strip. The would be re- cruit then fled, i The woman . is thought to be the sweet- heart of a boy who enlisted , A last week. A BUYS BOCK RUNABOUT. Local agency disposes of fonr-seated Bulck to Davis ' Mr. Davis, connected with the Logan-Sherwood real estate office, has purchased a Bulck run-about from W. H. Bohnenkamp, the local agent. The machine, Is a four seated affair, but otherwise similar to the regu lar Bulcks well kriown here. - EMPLOLS STENOGRAPHER Amalgamation of pnbllc stenographer V office and Club work. At a meeting yesterday the Com mercial Club decided to employ Miss Ethel Gulling as assistant secretary to the club an dshe will answer the correspondence . where routine mat ters ' are concerned and will assist Secretary Church In other club mat ters." ' In addition Bhe Is going to open a public stenographer's office; AiSETUfflPi ?.IC3 YICLEXCt ESCAPED BY QUICK MISSIONARIES ASD COXYERTS tSCAPE TO MERCHAST BOAT Mob then proceeds to force British Consulate from o fliers an dlioud- quarters British ships tn route to protect coiiTerts Cornering of the . rice market Is given as the cause for the riots, Pekin. April 15. Riots . in Chang Sha ' liave " broken ' out following a ' demonstration against the mission aries of the Wesleyan mission and today the government house where the missionaries took refuge was burn ed. Tbq missionaries are reported to be safe on a merchat boat how ever. ' . ... The mob has forced the bandonment of the British consulate and . the customs house! and the situation Is serious. 1 ' ' :: . , : . British gun, boats, are on the way up the Slang river The mlsslpn, has 700 converts , at Shang Sha:'ahd 1 is feared the mob will attack, thent. k. The cprnerlnjf of the rice market by Chinese ofllclals is said to b the coubs of' the outbreak. - v'. ;' Other missionaries , and converts are alarmed fearing violence before protection can be given them. , ' ' Alabama Endeavorers. Annlston, Ala., April 15. Reports of great progress In the work of the Christian Endeavor Society in Ala bama are made by delegates here to day to attend the state convention Many new4, local societies have been organized since the last convention. . Two Chums Suicide Pittsburg, April 15. Two school girl chums, .Mildred Brown aged 14 and Naomi Hayslit aged 17 are dead today from swallowing carbolic . acid. The two t were almost '. Inseparable Mildred killed herself because - She could not keep with her studies and the Hayslit : girl ended 'her life be cause of aove affair, JEFFRIES CELEBRATES HIS 35th BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY. Johnson actually 'begins training for i . the fight with a run.' Chicago, April 15. Stung by the Jeers of fight fans,' Jack Johnson be gan real training today by taking a 10 mile run and boxing for nearly an hour with two starring partners. Several hours of gymnasium work are outlined for this afternoon. v ; ',' Jeffries is 35 today : Rowardennen Training Comp, Apr. 15. Jeffries celebrated his 35th birth day today by doing his usual ten mile road Btunt;ftt a fast clip. . After his breakfast Jeffries took a sun . bath and later indulged in base ball prac tice and boxing with Berger for this afternoon- ;;. V;r Jeffries is much worried about his wife, who will be operated puon at Oakland tonight. TRAINING Tliurdays RsMCball Scores Portland 5, Sarcaniento 1. . San Francisco 3, Vernon 4 Innings) ' ' t Ix)s Angciles 0, Oakland 6.' (12 To Rise With Sun, . Pendleton, , April . H.-"Con,8erya-tion of daylight'' Is being pgitate-j iri Pendleton and If a plan outlined to the cUy,.councll last night byLeon Coben, a prominent merchant, la .aV opted, .the people of this city may set their clock one hour ahead, and thus make the city's activities begin with sunrise. ' . - Cohen declares that civilized man is a slave to clocks, and that all his actions are governed by the hands on the dial rather than by the sun Thus, he says, Is one hour of day light in the morning wasted. By the proposed plan the citizens "would be able to have the latter pnr f day light for 'recreation, The council has taken the propo sal under advisement for a week and in the meantime Cohen will take tt tip Willi - UIW VAMUUXClClttl AilUU . tlU try to secure its endorsement. The attitude ot the people at large Is fa vorable. The plan Is a new one in this state but is in1 vogue in Fin land and . in Cincinnati and several other cltltf of. the Uuited States. ' 1ADD CANYON NEWS ITEMS Ladd Canyon, April lS-Special) The recent rains which have been striking other sections of the val ley have scarcely touched here most of the time. ' Miss Kate Braden visited V few days In La Grande last week ' with relatives and friends. ' , . j " A party Is to' be given tonlght at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Peebler. Nearly 1 every one in the nelghobrhood Intends to go. . ' - Misses Lulu and Katie Counsell vis ited in La Grande last Saturday and Sunday,, attending the1 large evange listlc meetings there. Mrs. James Mullholland spent a few days in La Grande last week with relatives. Mrs. Frank Huntly, who resides In La Grande, Is here with her children staying at her mother's, Mrs. Marie Larm, until her husband recovers from an operation which wes perform ed at Hot Lake a week ago. . OOOQQOG $ .. , ' o GREAT LABOR SHORTAGE 0 " Battle, April 15. A local bank today received a ca- blegram from Fairbanks, Al- 0 aska, stating that a'stampede ! to Iditarod had aepleted the " 0 town and surrounding coun 4fr try of laborers and ; that , 1500 men were needed im- 0 tnedlately for , spring clean . tUp. The situation because 4 of the shortage of labor is Q ,4.sald to be severe. Reports '"from around Washington are similar. 4 OO QQ WAV Our Business Grows- . That oar business is constantly growing lsobvlous to all our customers. However the fact that it grows is of less importance than the cause of this growth. Stores don't grow by chance; growth Is always the operation' of some vital principle, and in this caso the vltcl principle is quality quality of goods, quality of , service. For 25 years, this store 'has been doing business on' the basis of qualityeach year Bhowlng an .Increase . over the previous one; each yoar adding new customers and continuing to hold the old ones. All of them have stayed because they found It paid to trade here. Thy find here a larger stock, a bette rassortmcnt. better' . goods than are to be obtained elsewhore for the money and better esrvice throughout. , Newlin U GRAKDE, OR. MOST.STLtENCCUSRECEPTICNCF THE TCll HOTEL MAXAGE3IEXT WITHOUT , ROOMS FOB THE NOTED GUESTS. Roosevelt denies that he Issm'd state ment saying he would, nccci't can. dldacy for presldenc y ngalu ill 'stand for his ' own rluciles when j he crrhes home Is puest of, the Tna'trof t,,llaH Vienna. Auril After a trlumnah al ride from the station to the Hotel Krants today, Roosevelt and son Ker m,U found no rooms reserved for them.' They were hustlde Into a lit tle apartment while the management of the hotel hastened to,, prepare a . luxurious suite. The-' lack ot accom modatlons ' was due to an. error by those arranging for his reception. . Denies TarJs Story ' Roossvlt brande as false the thorjr y v la the Paris Herald that he had con sented to become a candidate for the preuidency again.' While discussing' the ' alfalr,v Roosevelt said he would be 'glad to have anyone enlighten him bn political affairs and was sorry Root could not come to Europe, He made It plain that he would stand ' for his own principles when he ar- v rived fn the United States.- 1 ' During the day the Colonel rubbed o Bhoulders with royalty In a series oC official receptions. r ' ' ' Roosevelt arrived at - eight this morning and was met by the biggest reception committee that has yet met him. It was headed by Ambassador Kerens and Baron nengel Mullef. The throng lined the way from the sta tion to' the hotel. Several thousand people who gathered around the ho- , 'r : tel cheered him as he stepped' from , " the carriage. "The Colonel paid a , . number of calls and was received for an hour by Emperor Frans Josef at the palace. Later he placed a wreath on the tomb of Empess Eliza beth and of Crown Prince Rudolph. , ' v , i Dead . Over Wash Tub. 7 " Globe, Ariz., April 15. The body of Mrs. Thomas Allen was found ly ing across a wash tub in her home at Miami last night The walls were spattered with blood and her hus band lay dead, on the floor near bis wife,, At his side was a shot gun with both barrels empty. The' wo man was appearently laboring at the tub when murdered. She had Just brought suit for divorce. Drug Co. i, U -44