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T u f A. -A A A A- Si l.V mwm. j r0L. XI LA UKAMDh'. h'xMOiN CUbiViY, UKKUON. WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1910. NUMBER 211. r rr I'M ! 1 m i v ; ' J - YiBlOUS CLASSES AT THE CHAU- TAUQUA GROWING VERY : aLZ ITV "sertlons BAPIDLT' ' arguments to back the statements . ' were so clear-cut and startling that : . j every child could follow it and every adult be surprised. ' TALK Of! ASTRQrJQMY GOOD ' . v . fhe 8aW at the outset The exact re- , ' , . : .y i volvtng "'a 's 30 feet to one side of Following Splendid Musical Program tbe ihorte8t "Is. but, he also declar by Hundred Voice Choir, Stanford . ed' stronomers hav recently proven Frofessor Discourses on Astronomy,' w,th beyonl a question of doubt, that Making; Startling Statements that ne Later Proves True PRen FuIU to Appear Today. '. Chautauqua Grounds, July 6. Spe-clal.-Muslc in profusion, aatrouo.-uy, horticulture, domestic science , bible study, picnic dinners, discussion of farms and kindred subjects have each and all had their innings at the Chau taqua grounds since last evening, and this afternoon some 700 farmers are elther taking a part orlistening to a , ... a Au and direct arrangement of the granges of Union county. It was a day in which the farmer and the granger came Into his own, strong. Music Superb Last Night Last evening the combined choirs of Baker City and La Grande were the centers of attraction. More than 300 people heard the choirs, tinder the dN SEIZED WITH .APOPLEXY ASD DIES IX FEW MISUTES. Accdentally Discovered by Neigh bors Who Summon . Doctor. IriAnlavff vaotar1 q r AAtilnrr rr AnA mnv n Bpfi iif- h. p.,,, . Stephenson, a pioneer carpenter, of this city, was found in a dying state at his home, corner Third and Wash ington. Neighbors passing the home where Mr. Stephenson has lived alone for the past several years, noticed the aged gentleman sitting in the ' front room, evidently suffering con siderable pain. "Grandma". Jackson was the first to discover that Mr. Stephenson was seriously ill, call-ing -irig Mr. LIndsey, a neighbor, agreed to call a physician. This was about 7 o'clock, and as soon as Doctor C. T. Bacon had arrived, the sufferer was able to speak a few words In which he refused to be taken to a hospital. A moment later he collapsed and died. But for the fact that he was seized by the dreaded malady while sitting in such a position that he could be seen from the street, he might have died with no friends near him and even lay in the house for several days, as he had been unusually robust and days often elapsed without any of his .friends calling at his home. For a quarter of a century Mr. Stephenson lived in the same house. About twelve years ago his wife died, and some eight years later , his. son died, . leaving him to live alone. He was a carpenter by trade and was known throughtout the city as "Uncle Perry." The funeral will be held tomorrow at 2 p. m. from the home on Washing ton and Third. Perry Stephenson was born April 16, 1837, In the county of Tippecanoe; Indiana. He came to La Grande in 1886, and died July 5, 1910. He first came to Oregon in 1833, when but a boy.' He was 73 years old the 16th of last April. . He is survived'by a brother, Tom Stephenson, of La Grande. , SIII1IMI V rectlon or Prof. Edwards and though but little time could be devoted to the concert on account of the running , time of the trains. It wa & musical , treat of no ordinary type The Baker City choir returned home on the 9 . o'clock train this morning. lltliiinjtM rt w . j "cm?u"1' instructive, i Prof. Townley, of Stanford untver- 1,"! la.St DUmber B the pr- me actual axis revolves around the shortest axis In a wobbling, Irregular manner, once in 420 days, and conse quently lattitudes vary., He very care fully illustrated his assertion and ex plained how astronomers through , year of time, have proven this con clusively.- The tests were tafcen tor llfteen years at the rate of fifteen times a day, with the result that the rigidity of the earth Is more firm than steel, for' similar experiments have 'he arth were f 3 a 8,1m,Iar hdy oi 8ttee1' the rev0,v- X,S WU,f "V!ve and the shortest axis In 441 days, but as the actual time required for this one , revolution is less than that, the earth must necessarily be more rigid in it3 orbit than would a steel globe. Bv picturing in one's mind a wobbling, revolving earth, and knowing that lat titude' is imaginary . lines drawn around the globe each one parallel to the other, it can. readily be Been that were lattltudea to be followed precise ly. one might be living In Canada at one time of the year, and America at another,' though thCp'er'Bon had "not moved out of his tracks. As soon as , these recently-discovered facts can be used economically by mariners, val uable data will be available. ' , This morning's warmth and excel lent weather permitted farmers to at tend the Chautauqua by the hundreds. The entire program was crowded into j the afternoon, as W. S. U'Ren, the Oregon City lawmaker, was unavoid ably detained at Portland and could not come. J. J. Johnson, past grand lecturer of the state grange, and at present grand master of the Multno mah county grange, was the chief out of town speaker today. Two grange orchestras, plenty of . vocal music, recitations, and an' abundance of good fellowship, predominated. Classes Growing: Rapidly. Surprising growth of various class es is recorded today. Commencing early this morning the' domestic sci ence class assembled and received its second lesson. It has now swelled to 100 members, under the leadership of Miss Helen L. Burr of Whitman col lege. Her demonstrations and lectures are Instructive to a degree that is re sponsible for the rapid growth of the class. More are expected in tomorrow. Under Prof. Cordley of O., A. C, the hoticultural study, class has grown to 50 where yesterday, only 12 were present His lecture on codling moth this morning was exceptionally in structive. Rev. Redfern, Ph. D., of Boise, is conducting the Bible class and 21 members were present for that de partment today. La Grande people who have not at tended the day sessions are missing something of unusual value, for when there is not one thing to entertain and instruct, there is another. The campers at the park are com ing to like their surroundings more and more and hate to look into the future and realize they must soon move back to their homes of wood and brick, in the city, , Catholic Educators. Detroit, Mich., July 6. Today's ses sion of the national congress of Cath olic educators opened with a confer ence of the college department at De troit College." Other meetings were held this morning by the parish schools department and the seminary department. Prominent Catholic edu catorsfrom all over the country took part In the discussions. . i . EMPHATICALLY DEFIES THAT HE PROPOSES TO BACK SENA. TOR POINTDEXTER, ' POLITICIANS BADLY SCARED Morning Papers Report that Folndex ter Is to have Support of Roosevelt In race for Senate and that the Col onel Opposed to Balllnger Issues Statement Today Sajlntr Public Should Believe Only What He Says. New York, July 6. Roosevelt to day rtpolarfd h did not discus's the Balllnger " controversy when Repre sentative Poindexter "of Washington, conferred with him yesterday . Roose velt Issued this in official statement. He declines to be responsible for any statements except5 those he makes himself. He will see many Senators and representatives, men representing all phases of public life. He said noth ing regarding any contest for nomina tion. . "Regarding my conference with Poindexter, I am pleased to find his past record regarding conservation and similar subjects. Is in hearty ac cord with mine. We did not discuss pojitlcs with regard to the northwest, nor touch on V the Balllnger affair. I don't -believe Poindexter is respon sible for the statement In the morn ing papers" said Roosevelt l'.-r . , Wasington, July 6. Politicians had (Continued on page 5) "THE REDFERX'S ADDRESS MASTERLY LINE OF THOUGHT. Advises Establisnient. of Bureau of Child Conservation In Nation,' "Our Duty to the American Child", was the theme discoursed upon in a learned way by Reverend Frederick C. Redfern, Ph. D., of Boise,' who last Sunday morning opened a series of lectures at the Chautauqua. The key note of his discourse was the fact that while the government is conserving Its resources, steps should be taken to conserve the childhood. Dealing with this subject from a national standpoint, the speaker said that the solution of the moral prob lems before our nation will depend upon the character xif the younger generation which Is to constitute its constituency. The influence of slav ery and the civil war would not per mit the existence of the present unity of feeling and action twenty; years ago. The chief asset of a nation is not its banks, railroads, mines and In dustrial factories but It Is the charac ter of ts manhood. In this also lies tbe protection of the nation and not in Ironclad and non-productive classes. With our increase, of wealth and power there has also been an increase of penitentiaries and reformatory in stitutions. Of the former 75 per cent are under 30 years of age and the majority under 23 years. In the re formatories there are 160,000 children between the ages of 6 and 16 years, costing $40,000,000 annually for main tenance. The problem of the delin quent, child Is' an economic one, the average cost being $1130 per child and about $237 per capita annually. We have federal bureaus for the con servation of ill material Interests of (Continued on Tane Eight.) ! GUI CHILDHOOD SEVERAL EASTERN CITIES HAVE REFUSED ; EXHIBITIONS OF MOVING PICTURES. THE WEST NOT ADVERSE Couutrv.Wlde Movement Inaugurated to Prevent Showine Prize lk.it PJetnreFmr It will Re he-Bars' Vflla! Portland Man Believes !t former have Reform Hyst'crls- Wasliinirtosi City Flatly Tabooes t!;e .. Pictures. 0 . . Chicago:: July 6. A movement to prevent the exhibition of the Jeffries- Johnson prize fight pictures, Is '. sweeping thy country today, especial ly In the east. Easterners, fear a. re-! curance of the race riots which have been gradually dying out. : Orders against the pictures were is- " sued at Washington, Minneapolis, Des Moines, and Lincoln. There is some agitation against them in the west. ' but other ctles of California, Oregon,' Washington, and Idaho, however, are sd far not against the exhibition. 1 Many city officials strongly favor them. .""' ". i "" St. Louis to Allow Them. . New Orleans, July' 6. The moving pictures will probably be allowed kto show here. Thwhltes and blacks art ' to be separated to prevent riotrhg. Colorado Divided. Denver. July 6. A movement Is on ELKS SPECIAL TO J. H. PEA RE WILL JOIN THE ..DELEGATES HERE. Most Palatial, Train Which has Ever Pulled Ont of Portland What is declared by O. R. & N. of ficials to be the finest and best equip ped train that ever rolled out of Port land on the O. R. & N., will reach here tomorrow at 10:30, with the arrival of the Portland and Oregon Elks' special to Detroit, Mich., where the Elks' con clave opens next Saturday. The mansion-like train will be under the di rect supervision of Jack O'Neill, trav eling passenger agent, who will stay with the train until it reaches Detroit. The train is to carry one dynamo car, one buffet, one observation car, one diner and six sleepers It will be filled with Portland and Oregon Elks, who are going East to attempt to land the big 1912 convention In Portland., At great expense a palatial string of equipment has been hooked together, and It will reach La Grande at 10:30, where a large number of local Elks will be on hand to greet the tourists. Pearc to Join Excursion. Jack II. Peare, alternate delegate from the local B. P, O. E.. lodge, will Join the excursion at this jilace, and others will become regular members of the crowd before the train leaves Oregon soil. Past Grandmaster E. Col lldge was a regular delegate but could not partake of the trip. Care for Sick Children. New York, July 6. Under the aus pices of the sanitarium for Hebrew children, the first of series of all-day outings for the sick and poor young sters of the East side will be held to day. Last year the institution cared for 30,000 children and mothers and It is. expected that more will receive the benefits of fresh air this year. COME AT 130 foot In Colorado to ask the governor and mayors of the various cities to prevent the exhibition of fight pic tures. Governor Shafrorth said he would not attempt to bar the pictures. Seattle Favorable. Seattle, July 1. The Jeffries-Johnson pictures will probahly . not be barred here. ; Victoria Welcomes Pictures. Victoria. July 6.The fight pictures will be welcomed here. ." People Want Them. - Vancouver. . July 6 The ' people want the pictures exhibited hera. " Moral Hysteria (I). ; Portland, July 6. "I don't see hew I could stop the exhibition of t fight pictures If I w?nted to" sa'l Chief of Police Ccx this morniar. There Is no "agitation against tha e--fcfWtfon here. One of a number v"'ness men said he bleved the r: orm element is suffering from nn ".S tccl; of moral hysteria. . ; Onsled from .IMowa. ! . pz Moines, July 6. The motion i pictures of the. fighl will not be ex hibited in Iowa on account of a state In w . nrohlbitlnK them. . .. . , Rarred In Cincinnati. V Cincinnati, July 6. -Mayor Schwab today barred the pictures here. V Spokune Ministers Bnsy. , Spokane, July; 6.Members of the ministerial assoc'atlon here are pre paring to fight" against the exhibition of fight motion pictures here. Mayor Pratt says he doesn't believe any ac tion will' be taken io stop the show. England Excuses Riots. '. .. London. July e. Though deploring race riots In America, following the Reno fight. London papers today al most unanimously excuse the disor ders, Thouh unusually antl-Amerl-cah, the Globe, commenting on the disturbance, says: "Our 1 sympathies run more to th itian with tho rr.no than tue Wtant Blacks.' It fsi agalpit white human nature to expect white men to accept negroes' Insolent as sertions that Johnson's victory estab lished the superiority of the black race, without Instant resentment. The Reno contest was the most Injudicious ever committed and the racial ef fect swill continue for years." Barred In Boston. Boston, ' July 6.Mayor Fitzgerald barred the moving pictures of the fight In .Boston today. ' ". i Sacramento Not Objecting, i Sacramento,. July 6. Mayor Beard does not anticipate any trouble If moving pictures are shown here. He said they will not be prohibited. JOHNSON STILL IN GAME." Will Not Retire as his' Mother Intl i mated Yesterday Evening. f ; Cheyenne, Wyo, July 6 Jack John son arrived here In his special car to day. He denied that he would retiro from the ring as his mother has sta ted. A squad of detectives guarded the black champion. - Chicago. July 6. Chief of Police Steward announced today that he would not allow, negroes to parade the streets upon the return of Johnson. The negroes had been making elabor ate plans to welcome the fighter. It Is feared a parade would arouse a race riot again. Invite Roosevelt to Speak. Atlantic City, N. J., 'July 6. Col. Roosevelt will probably be pne of the 'speakers at the International Chris tian Endeavor convention which will open here exactly one year from to t day, on July 6, 911. Preliminary plans I for the great gathering are now Hear ing completion and It Is confidently expected that from 40,000 to 50,000 Endeavorers from all parts of the world, w(H be here at that time. . Young's new million dollar pter has been selected as the central rallying point for the big meetings, and It will be taxed to its fullest capacity during the week of the convention. A special effort Is to be made by Dr. Francis E. Clark and his colleagues to secure fortner President Roosevelt as one of the galaxy of speakers. The preliminary arrangements have been accepted and are entirely satis factory to the Christian Endeavor of ficials, who look forward to one of fhe best meetings In their Jtfstory nt Atlantic City, next year, ; 10 LOST GOV UOUiTIS PARENTS AND SEARCHING PARTT CLING TO FOND HOPE THAT BOY MAT BE ALIVE S INFEST Party of On Hundred Men and Worn. ru cour Mounfaln District Sur. rounding Cunjon Falls in Washing. fun where It Is Believed Youngster . wxi Caught uiirf Eaten by Cougars Has been' Missing Since last Thursday. BcUlngham, July (U The Kline boy VMS iVMU Mtv iZ ZTZZZ. near the lake, seveu mils from camp. He was unharmed, but sick from fast lug. The mother collapsed with Joy, . Bellingham, July 6 Hoping against hope, knowing the truth, but too ter rified to admit it,, and continuing the search In order to save themselves from Insane grief, Mr. and Mrs. Kline are heading a party of 100 men and women in searching the forest for a six-year-old son, Dan, Lost Near Canyon Falls. V.The hunt Is carried on in the vicin ity of Canyon Falls, twenty miles north of this city where the child was lost .It Is believed to be almost cer tain that the child was' caught and eaten by cougars, as a number of the beasts infest the dense forests here. One was heard shortly before the lad waa lost. :T-;V , ' He disappeared Thursday, and aince then th'ere has been a continual search in the mountains. Bloodhounds refuse to take the trail, old mountain eers say there la every indication that a cougar has been near the home of the Klines, and" scout kidnapping ru mors, v ' ' :- JEFFRIES EYE 15 FEARED "OLD BEAR" WILL BE PARTIALLY BLIND. - Effort Made to Keep the Fact Quiet Bnt Jeffries Admits It Aboard Jeffries' Special Car, July 6,-VIa Sacramento Although - ef-' forts have been made to keep the fact secret, the blow that Johnson deliv ered in the second round of the fight with Jeffries, paralyzed Jeffries' optic nerve, and it Is very llkely; that he has permanently Injured the white man's eye. Jeffries first made light of the blow, but he admitted today his sight Is still affected. He can see only in distinctly with the right eye and not al all with his left. The doctors who have examined it, hope it may even tually recover. Reaches Oakland Today. Oakland, July 6. -Jeffries arrived here this afternoon and went to the hotel run by his friend, Dick Adams. He said: "AH I want of the public Is . to be left atone, and forget me. I did my best but I didn't fight my best." Canadian Electricians. . Toronto, July 6. Electricians and officials of electrical corporations all over the Dominlan, with many visit-. In? experts from the United States, are attending today the convention of the Canadian Electrical Association at the Royal Muskoka Hotel, Muskoka Lakes. The session will continue for , three days, during which many Impor tant Items will be discussed. BADLY HURT