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LA UKAMDh'. h'xMOiN CUbiViY, UKKUON. WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1910.
NUMBER 211.
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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. ,
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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.
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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.
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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
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"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
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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