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A U it AN Li . I t h tU U .Vl if, UKEUO.Y TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1910.
NUMBER 210.
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AUDIENCE AT THE
.V. C. T. U. DAY MARKED BY IN.
TEBESTING PROGRAMS DUR
ING THE DAY.
Attendance Yesterday Over Two
Thousand not Including those Camp
Ing on the Grounds Baker City
Choir and La Grande L D. S. Choir
Will Give Recital this Evening
W. C T. U. Day Replete with En.
toitainment '
Counter attractions beckoning come
to other towns for the Fourth of July
celebrations of various hue aud col
ors, drd not entice two thousand ai d ,
more from the Chautauqua grounds
yesterday and the turnstile at the en
trance needed lubrication early In t'ne
day. The size of the crowd v?.s ei.- '
5tn aging In view of many other .1;
tractlon in Eastern Oregon that' all
got more or less of La Grande'? ponn
lation. The out-of-door atmofiphe-e
hlch captlvateB one in the park, is
drawing hundreds dally, j
The best testimonial of the crowds
which attended yesterday was the
constant string of livery auto.110W.33
going and coming, and the contlnnl
lutrry of the carryalls. It is estlmr-.rel
that the automobiles and carry-iilla
carried over . 2,000 people out andj
back, as many who spent the Rfror-,
noon at the bridge, did not register at
the Chautauqua grounds.
Today is W. C. T. U. day' and M nr.
Ada Wallace Unruh is the "headl'ipcr4
this afternoon The program was le
voted to the W C. T. U. and the' lacal
order covered Itself with aonw aonw
order earned for Itself unlimited
praise for the success of the projrraon.
Big Choir Tonight
This evening will hear the com
blned L. D. S. choirs of La Granda
and Baker City. Musical programs
give added life to the Chautauqua and
people comeand go as on a camping
trip, enjoying the natural park facili
ties, and attending the auditorium at
tractions at the rlgth hours.
Prof. S. D. Townley, professor of
astronomy at Stanford university, and
a brother of W. .1. Townjey of Union,
"will deliver a brief address on prob
lems of astronomy at 8:30 this even
ing as an added feature He Is an ex
pert in his line. !
Large Classes Organized.
Surprisingly large has been the
first sessions of special classes today.
Fifty are enrolled In the domestic sci
ence class, and took the first lesson
today. Twelve have already joined the
horticulture class under Prof. Corder
ly of the O. A. C, who held his first
session today and twenty-five have
joined the bible study class. Prof.
Corderly will lecture on Codlln
moth tomorrow at 10:30.
Tomorrow and subsequent days are
to give the following attractions.
Tuesday, July 5.
7 to 8 p. m. Concert by the band.
8:00 p. m. Concert by L. D. S. Un
ion Stake choir of one hundred voices.
Conducted by Prof. L. D Edwards
Wednesday, July 6.
Grange Day Program arranged by
the local grange.
10:00a.' m. Song oy the Grangers
Music Miller's Orchestra. ,
Address The Grange and its Work,
by Hon. J. J. Johnson, Past Lecturer
Oregon State Grange.
Piano Solo Lillian Holman.
Recitation Mary Carlln.
Music Young's Orchestra.
Address By Dr. Kerr or a sub
stitute from O. A. C.
Piano Solo Alice Anderson.
Minn
Noon Basket' picnic a la Oregon
Grange.
1:30 Music, Young's Orchestra.
Recitation Lloyd Carter.
Duet Etha Huffman and Alex Rob
ertson. Recitation Agnes Wa'ron." .
Piano Solo Jay Shaw. '
AddresB Direct ,' Legislation Hon.
W. 8. U'Ren. '
. M.uslc Miss McReynolds.
Address Direct Legislation by a
members of Oregon Bar Association.
Music Miller's Orchestra.
Round Table. Talks. '
9:30 to 11:30 a. m. Domestic Sci
ence.' 10:00 to 11:00 a. m. Prof. Cordley
lectures to orchardists.
', 1:30 p. m. Round Table.
7 to 8 p. m. Concert by the band.
8:00 p. m. Davidson Buchanan, Ph
D., New Zealand and its Government.
Thursday, July 7.
9:30, to 11:30 a. m. Domestic Sci
ence classes and demonstrations.
10:00 to 11:00 a. m. Prof. Cordley,
lecture. ... ,
Noon.
1:30 p. m. Round Table. : V
2:30 p. m. Concert under direction
of Lyle Tuesday Musicale.
(Continued on Pase Eight.)
ARTIST HERE
HE AND HIS MANAGER SPEND
DAY IN LA GRANDE.
End Chase Here for Cart Bush, the
Montana Wrestler of.
Note.
Tom Thompson, the Bulgarian mid
dleweight wrestler and his manager,
H. Elllsel, also a Bulgarian, are In
La Grande today resting after a
timely chase in which they attempted
to apprehend Carl Bush, the Montana
wrestler, who met Thompson at Cald
well last week and was thrown In two
hours and ten minutes' wrestling!
They were misled to believe that Bush
had stopped off here;' and they, too,
stopped off. They claim to be at
tempting to collect Borne bills.
Tompson has won considerable
notoriety as a wrestler of varied ex
perience. He uses the Turkish and
catch-as-catch-can style equally well,
and for a man of 148 pounds, has done
reasonably well. They are willing to
meet anyone in La Grande but no
match will likely be perfected and
they leave this evening for Baker City
where they will try to hook on with
Heinrich.
HE IS A "LIGHTNING JERKER."
Manager Howard of the Western l'n
Ion Shows Speed.
tThe old term "lightning Jerker" as
applied to telegraph operators is
surely proper In the case of Manager
Howard of the Western Union in this
city. He proved his efficiency yester
day when the Observer was taking
ne,wB of the prize fight by rounds. An
operator at the ringside sent out a re
port of every blow of consequence
that was struck and La Grande al
most Instantly had the news. It waB
seventeen seconds after the' knoCkout
was made until Mr. Howard had the
bulletin to the Observer office.
Drunks Arrested Yesterday.
The following were arrested yester
day on drunk and disorderly charges:
T. E. Hubbard, paid $10 fine; Gus!
Jokle, serving $3 fine; John Bryoyle,
left town never to return; John Cam
eron, fined $5.
BULGARIAN
MAT.
BLOODY RIOTS TEAR NATION
FROM SHORE
By James J. Jeffries.
, Reno, July 6-1 entered the ring
at the best shape that I could possi
bly put myself In. I felt roufldent
that I had trained as faithfully as any
man could. People demanded my re
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nient and I went through a long
siege before I announced that I would
fight I thought I could regain my
old form. Johnson Is a great fighter
and ' the people can't ihiuglne how
clever he Is. He , fought fairly. I
didn't hare the strength nor the speed
I thought I had. I wasn't knocked out
completely but was all In. It didn't
matter when the fight ended. 1 was
exhausted.
" Waslhngton, July 5. National race
rlota, ran rampant throughout the
United States last night. Rioting in
which several thousand whites and
negroes participated, continued
throughout the night in this city, and
every available police is on duty to
day, and it Is possible that federal
troops will be called out to restore
order In the national capital on ac
count of jthe'Renb' fight. ; .
Fighting was continued along
Pennsylvania avenue to the White
house. Negroes are wild with enthus
iasm. Several . white ' men were
dragged from their beds and beaten.
Three negresses entered the home of
some white women and dragged them
from their beds, tore clothing from
their bodies and dragging them into
the streets, beat .the defenseless
whites before a crowd of blacks. Two
white men were stabbed by the ne
groes. They are dying.
; Two hundred blacks and' thirty
whites are hurt and even further
trouble is predicted. The blacks are
drunk. '
Trouble in Roanoke, '"
Roanoke, Va., July 6. Six negroes
were beaten here by a white mob and
all are dying. One white man was
shot.
Fight With Bricks.
Philadelphia, July 5. Riots spread
to this city last night and a fierce
fight between a crowd of whites and
blacks was indulged in, bricks being
the weapons.
Scores Hurt at Pittsburg.
Pittsburg, July 5 Scores were hurt
In race riots here One hundred riot
ers were arrested after an attack on
some whites by 1000 blacks.
.Newsboy Attacked.
Louisville, July 5. White newsboys
were attacked and beaten by a crowd
of negroes for selling extras on the
race riots.
Attempt Lynchlngs. ':
Wilmington, July 5. Whites at
tempted wholesale lynchlngs here.
Hundreds were Injured.
Revolvers and Knives Used.
New Orleans, July 5. Riots before
the bulletin boards here last evening.
Revolvers and knives were fatally
used in some instances.
Whites Carry Trouble.
St. Louis, July 5. Whites attacked
negroes here last night with little ap
parent reason. The victims were bad
ly beaten.
Drairged from Their Homes.
Cincinnati, July ' 5. Negroes who
had retired for the night were drag
ged from their beds and beaten by
whites here laBt night. '
Negroes Beaten to Death. .
New York, July 5. Negroes were
beaten to death and scores injured
during the riot periods here. The
negro quarter is heavily guarded to
day. '
One Colored Man Killed in Chicago.
Chicago, July 5. One negro : was
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stabbed to death and scores of whltca
and ( !icka were Injured. Reports
from Little KotU say that two negroes
were killed there, and at Houston one
white was fatally stabbed after h3
had .klilad a black assailant.
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Fort Worth, July 5. Two negresses
were assaulted and beaten by white
women using beer bottles. Three ne
groes were killed at August, three
were killed at Mound, Illinois, where
a constable attempted to arrest them.
, Hanged to Lamp Post
' New York, July 5.---A negro was
hanged to a lamp post by a crowd In
the ;tenderloin today. . The police cut
Jilm down alive. - Rioting continued
air night. One thousand police are
guarding the negro quarter.
v Total of Eight Killed.
v St. Louis, July 5. Southwestern re
ports say that eight negroes were
killed, and four fatally injured and
scores were hurt in riots.
One Killed and One Dying. .
Houndsville, Ills., July 6. One ne
gro wask killed and one . Is dying as
th result of the riots.
Woman's Tongue Cut Out '
Enka. La., July 5. Three negroes
were killed here. One negress shout
ed for Johnson and a mob Bhot her
tongue out. She died this morning.
Negroes Arrogant
New Orleans, July 5. Negroes in
the south are arrogant today. ; Many
southern cities report clashes because
the negroes try to shove the whites
off the sidewalk, and in other ways
attempt to show their superiority.
The Morning After. .
Reno. July 5. Reno is Buffering
from-an attack of. the "morning af
ter." The town is very quiet. The
people are suffering keenly from
Jeff's defeat, and Moana Springs is.
under a pall. Jeff is packing and ex
pects to leave for his 'home In Los
Angeles tonight. (Mrs. Jeffries, con
solling her broken and fallen hero,
spent last night attending his bruises.
The Johnson party left last night for
the east, commencing a hilarious feast
on the train before leaving.
Johnson proved his right to the
title but he Is not popular. The fight
was on the square but Jeff was out
classed. He didn't "come back."
How Money Went
When the last gate money was
counted, it is believed Johnson will
only get $3600 more than Jeff. Rich
ard split approximately $130,000, ex
clusive of the moving picture money.
Johnson gets $60,000 as his share of
the purse. $50,000 from the pictures,
and $10,000 bonus. Jeff gets $40,000
of the purse, $10,000 bonus and $66,-
000, for the nloving pictures.
Jim Corbett Is practically the only
iiian left In Jeffs camp, who takes the
"I told you so" attitude, but he Is
lonsistent, ' as several days ago he
calle! the turn by declaring tha Jeff
41(1 tot box enough. ' This is fittingly
Illustrated when Johnson began Heat
ing Jeff after the fourth round. Jeffs
j'jilgment for distance was woefully
weak. For the time being sporting
writers are almost unanimous In de
claring Johnson outclassed his white
opponent and that Jeff's age and 1 ins
idleness had much to do with his de
feat. The fact that Jeff got a bad
vallop In the eye in the second mrtdo
U almost impossible for him to s!e.
Ef-tL eyes ; were pratically closed In
tht fourteenth round.
Governor Dickinson says the fight
ing game is not dead In NevaJa, f-nd
iliat the fight was on the squ-iry. lie
doesn't anticipate a repeal of the fltht
1 law at the next legislature.
: HOT LAKE CELEBRATES .
Sanatorium Patient Read Observer
- 'Bulletins with Much Interest
. Hot Lake, July 5. Special. Hot
Lake celebrated' yesterday. Commen
cing with aloud blast of 200 pounds
of dynamite, the day was replete with
attractions, Patients crowded, around
the Observer bulletin board to get the
flaht returns, and Men Irs in ndloinlniz
groves, made up the day's program
I lu the evening came the climax with
, n. pyrotechnic display that was splcn-
did. Chinese and Japanese fireworks
, were used In profusion. The day was
' a Mppy one for ths guests.
f Mr. and Mrs. Fred Freemont, Mr.
Mrs. Retha Fowler,' A. J. Murphey and
Mrs. Vera Jane Edwards were Baker
t City visitors yesterday. Mr McMahon
refereed the wrestling bout at Baker.
; Children Dlsappoluted. ''
Many children in La Grande suffer
ed disappointment last evening when
their supply of firecrackers could not
be used on account of the order pre
veuting the shooting of fireworks and
firecrackers in the city limits. One
little tot rt-marked, "Well, next year,
I am going to get all the' kids together
and see It we can't lift the lid on the
Fourth."
CONTINENTAL CONGRESS UN
COVERS PALPABLE
ERROR.
Local Attorneys Find What Is Really
Believed to be a New
5 Find.
Bellinger and Cotton's annotated
code of the statutes of Oregon carries
in It a palpable misprint and error,
which, it is believed, was not discov
ered until this mornng. The Declara.
ton of Independence, as reproduced in
that edition is radically wrong, and
that La Grande attorneys were the
first to discover it, is confidently be
lieved to be true. If it had been de
tected previously, it Is not , known
to the legal fraternity here.
Discovered with Embarrassment
The discovery was given its incep
tion and was made under circumstan
ces that called for slight embarrass
ment during the progress of the con
tinental congress at the Chautauqua
grounds. W. B. Sargent, as secre
tary of the congress, was called upon
to read the report of the committee,
headed by Attorney Geo. T Cochran,
and taking the instrument from the
committee's hands, Mr. Sargent pro-
j ceeded to read the report which, as it
' is well known. Includes the declara
( tion of Independence. Mr. Sargent's
copy was dictated verbatum from Bel
linger and Cotton's annotated ' code,
but before the first sentence was fin
ished he had struck a typhographlcal
error that for a moment caused him
to read words that were meaningless.
Happily, few noticed It, for Mr. Sar
gent carried another copy of the dec
laration ' and proceeded to read the
correct copy with perfect poise and
precision.
Copist Blamed.
For a time the copiest was blamed
for the seeming error in copy, but at
torneys this morning discovered that
the code is radically wrong. The in
troductory paragraph of the declara
tion should read: '
"When, In the course of human
events. It becomeB necessary for one
people to dissolve the political bands
which have connected them with an
GLARING ERROR
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3: inn: dead still under the
DEBRIS IS COMMON BELIEF
AT SCENE OF WRECK.
LUTED STRiKES MOMl
IN OL IS
inrutim ivmury lituuiea nuns into
' Local. Passenger Train, Killing
Twenty and Seriously Injuring ,;
Thirty Others Most all of Victims
t are Chlcagoans Many of the In.
Jured are Thought to Be Fatally V
Hurt
Mlddleton. Ohio, July 5. With the
recovery of an unidentified man In,
the wreckage of the Twentieth Cen
tury limited train, today, the total
dead reaches twenty-one. Many more
are believed to be dead. In the debris.
N Thirty are seriously injured and
are being cared for in the hospitals
here. Their condition ia discouraging
to the physclans. Practically all the
(lead are Ohioans. "
. Coroner Investigating.
The coroner, and a. grand Jury , are
investigating the .cause of the fatal
' wreck. As yet the company has lain
' the blame on no one. The limited
, struck a local passenger train near
here while both were running at full
tilt. ;-
other, and to assume, among the pow
ers of the earth, the separate and
equal station to which the laws of na
ture and nature's God entitle thorn,
a descent respect to the opinions of
mankind requires that they should de
clare the causes which Impel them to
the separation.
The ways Bellinger and Cotton have
it, and which Mr. Sargent found did
not make harmonious sense, is like
this:' ." k
"When, in the course of human
events, it becomes necessary for one
people to dissolve the political bands
which have connected them with an
other, and to assume, among the pow
ers of the earth, the separate and
equal; that they are endowed by their
Creator with certain unalienable
them, a decent respect to the opin
ions of mankind requires that' they
Bhould declare the causes which. Im
pel them to the separation."
, Italian In Trouble.
A near tragedy was enacted at the
O. R. & N. depot early' this morning
as a result of which a large Italian
Is lodged In the city jail and a. well
known local colored youth familiarly
known as "Shine" Is recuperating
from the scare of his life, relates the
Pendleton East Oregonlan. ,
. "Shine" and another colored man
engaged In, an altercatiorTconcernlng
some money. The other negro was
accusing the local boy of having rob
bed him. The accusations and retorts
grew warmer until they stopped talk
ing and went to fighting. .
Up until this time, the Italian, wh6
waa a friend of the accusing colored
man, had not taken any part in the
squabble. But when he saw that hl3
friend was In danger ' bf getting a
thrashing, he immediately whipped
out a ' revolver. That quickly, ended
the ffght for "Shine" made the quick
est and prettiest get-a-way witnessed
In PendletGn for many moons.
At about the same time the officers
! arrived on the scene, and the gun-tot-!
er ' was placed In the calaboose.
"Shine" refused to prosecute him but
the officers will probably lodge a
charge of carrying concealed weap-
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