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VOL. XI
LA GiiAJSDli. IJjSlOiS COUMi OREGON. TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1910.
NUMBEER 216
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MYSTIC IT
SEE5IINGLY IMPOSSIBLE SOT SO
WITH CHAUTAUQUA XU3TBER
' LAST EYESIXG. '
Brush Entertain and Mystifies Large
Audience Last Evening? with Ills
Wonderful Tricks Adams Lecture
Tonight to be one of Humor and
Philosophy Combined Extra WorL
at Close. . . ' ;
Rare feats of magic, such as have
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successfully manipulated by Edwaid
Brush, the magician last 'evening at
the Chautauqua grounds. Standbv
"tricks" were executed more neat
and with more mystifying effect than
the usual masters of the art, and new
feats were Introduced. To enumer
ate them all would be a huge taa!:
but some of them were particularly
spectacular. -
Dog Disappears.
An ordinary dog was. captured In
the audience where it had .been bark
ing near Prof. H. A. Bridges. 'Mr.
Brush ruthlessly approached the ani
'mal with the audience gazing at him
with rapt attention. With lightning-
like rapidity the anjmal ceased its j
barking and disappeared entirely. A
moment later the magician thrust his
hands into Mr. Bridges' pockets and
, commenced to unload them of Ion?
strings of sausages, much to the da
light of the audience. 1
' Executes Babbit Trick.
Mr. Brush's rabbit . trick , was ex
ceptionally mystifying. A rabbit was
cremated In a box before the eyes or
the audience, and an uninterested par
ty from the audienc was called to the
stage. Doing ; as Instructed, he as
sembled the ashes of the burned rab
bit In his hands, and holding thenrj
closely squeezed in his hands abovo
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nis neaa, was nornnea 10 mm
magician pulled the. rabbit from the
gentleman s coat pocKei. a momeui
later he was asked to let the audience
see the ashes In his hands, but he
learned to his bewilderment and the
amusement of the audience that he
had no ashes in his hands. Similar
tricks were performed by the scores,
and thp nnrilpnrn unanimously de-
ciarea Mr. urusn a past master at ine
art. ,
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Aaams' jifcinrc lonigm.
"Grapes of Gold", a lecture filled
with humor and philosophy, will be
delivered tonight by. the great lectur
er. Adams. This is one of the best lec
tures on the American platform to
day and the lecturer Is ranked as one
of the best on the list as well.
Augmented Knmbers-Tomorrow.
The closing of the Chautauqua to
morrow night. will be marked by an
augmented production by the Castle
Square entertainers who appeared
yesterday afternoon and were encored
time after time. They appeared again
this afternoon and gtve their last at
traction tomorrow night, when sever
al features will be added to their
regular list of numbers. The closing
hour will be undoubtedly .Immensely
entertaining.
In the Castle Square Entertalnerc
the Chautauqua Is able to offer a first
class quartette of popular entertain
ers with excellent solo voices, whose
ensemble work has been perfected by
several seasons of successful concert
ork. Their repertoire Is extensive,
and comprises selections which have
won favor from musical ' critics and
from popular audiences. A number
of humorous songs, full of lif and
action, enliven their program, which
's replete with quartettes, duos, trios,
solos, whistling solos, readings, Irish
monologues; etc;; making a great var
iety of entertaining specialty features.
The company comprtees a first-class
Popular male quartette, each one a
uracil
Bololst well schooled In dramatic art,
an entertaining reader, a Buperb
whistling soloist, an Irish monolog
1st, and 'two pianists, so they, are
prepared to build a program of unus
ual variety and Interest. Mr, Warden,
the reader. Is equally at home In the
dramatic fire of "The Witch Song", or
in the rapid humor of "Sofle .Tackow
bow8ki,,, and the dash and sparkle of
his humorous work fs unusually ef
fective. Mr. Thornburg presents an
attractive novelty In his whistling so
los. He Is a thoroughly educated mu
sician, and has arranged, some of the
numbers presented by the company.
Mr. Humphrey, as tenor soloist, does
some especially good work In his
well-chosen selections, rendered with
careful attention to the dramatic side
of the Blnger's art. Mr. Grant, basso,
has a splendid voice and a delightful
ly entertaining Irish brogue.
TO
HtlUhl'S
HIS HEALTH IS SOT IMPROVING.
AS MIGHT BE HOPED
Will Take Active Part In Coming
Campaign In Oregon Sext Fall.
San Franolsco, July 12.--Governor
George W. Benson of Oregon, who has
been In a local hotel for six weeks for
an affection of the nose, expects to
return to" Oregon within the next
three weeks to take part la the fall
campaign. The governor declines to
talk personally regarding his plans,
but Mrs. Benson said today he wishes
to be a candidate for secretary ' of
state, as formally announced, some
time ago. It is intimated he has
either cancer or tuberculosis of the
nose. His doctors will not talk!
Benson' spends some time out of
doors, mostly on the roof of the hotel
Mrs. Benson said his health is not
improving as rapidly as hoped for.
I Doctors Mast Take "Exams." v
Oklahoma City, Okla, July 12.
Physicians coming to Oklahoma from
other states must pass a locaV exam-
fnation before tkln nn nractlr Wp
accordIng to fte pr0vi8ions of a new
ruling put into effect today by the
State Board of Medical Examiners.
Under a reciprocity agreement with
medical boards of other states, doc
tors were enabled to come here and
practice without being forced to un
dergo the state examination. All of
these reciprocal agreements were ab
rogated today.
DIFFERENCE IX PRICE PAID BI
REBATE CHECKS, STILL
Rebate Method will be Used Until the
Conrt Decides Ruling.
Portland, July 12. Reduced rates
for berths between Portland and St.
Paul and the East, ordered by the In
terstate commerce commission, went
Into effect today. The company, how
ever, charged the fuH s'um, but gave
the passengers a rebate check for the
difference between the old rate and
the new one, ordered by the commis
sion. The rebate Is drawn on the Uni
ted States circuit court at Chicago,
and will be paid only after the court
passes on the corporation's appeal.
Only rates east are effective.
. Intern rlian Train Wrecked.
BENSON PIS
IN
PULLMAN BERTH
RATE LOWER
Detroit. July 12. ohr boy wadS thus aiding to make La
Kiiiea, pu wiij uiucb hijuicu, ciai' . onuiiueu
seriously, when a crowded interurnan
collided with, a work train today.
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MEETS A
SPEEDY DEATH i
BEST KJiOWX EM.LISH BIRD. MAX
('BASHED TO DEATH DURIXG
FLIGHT IX L05D0N
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Instant Death Meets Holies, Hie Atl
ator who First Made Round Trip
Over the English Channel Hud
Made a Successful Flight When He
Stopped Machinery and lntnJri to
Glide to Earth.
London; July , H.Charles Stewart
ltolles, millionaire aviator, who .aids
the first round trip across the Eng
lish channel In an aeroplane, fell
from his machine j today ' at the
Bournemouth meet and was killed.
Thousands , witnessed the tragedy." ITe
was gliding earthward,, but when ot a
height of 40 feet, the machine crashed
downward, and when the wreckage
was removed, he w.as found crushed
under the engine. . . :
In the meantime' Aviator Audumars
became confused, fell to earth and
was seriously Injured. The accidents
Occurring together, caused a panic,
and hundreds fled from the grand
stand. , Rolles" was 'one of the best
known English aviators of the world.
The aviator was high in the air,
with the motor working Bmoothly
when he started to descend. It had
been announced that Rolles would tty
to win the "Alighting prizes." As he
neared the ground, he stopped the mo
tor, depending entirely upon the man
Ipulations of the planes to effect a
landing. He was gliding perfectly
when the tail piece of the areoplane
split and the machine somersaulted.,
dashed to earth, and crumbled Into a
twisted wreckage. After on Bhriek,
the crowd ; was silent. Then when
Audumar fell, pandemonium reigned
On account of the accidents the meet
was adjourned for the time being..
I THE FISCAL YEAR
HAS JUST CLOSED
Every well regulated business concern lias at
least once a year a time when there is a general suiu
ming up of conditions. This time marks the end of a
fiscal year. ' ,
La Grande has just closed her fiscal . year and
the balance sheet is before the public. And a very
handsome sheet it is. , No town twice the sizq of La
Grande can show, better. A remarkably refreshing
feature of it is the future business in sight, as well as
the splendid business that has been completed dur
ing the past twelve months.
This city has enjoyed the pay rolls of the O. R. &
N. railroad company, which have amounted to nearly
$50,000 each month- It has also been benefitted by
the Palmer Lumber company pay rolls amounting to
almost that much each month. The Grande Ronde
Lumber company pays out large sums and so does
the beet' sugar refinery, and in round numbers the,
pay rolls of La Grande and immediate vicinity for
the past year have been $1,500,00.
This enormous amount does not ' include the
many smaller enterprises that employ labor. The
La Grande Iron works is ail institution of consider-
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clerks and 'skilled workmen in the city who draw
checks either weekly or monthly. One tailoring es
tablishment Al. Andrews Toggery adds no small
amount to the pay rolls of the city. And there arc
numerous institutions such as the Observer, that
scatter weekly $250 to
FA
IH
ESGISE TURSS COMPLETELY 0V
, ER BEFORE LANDING IX
RITES
.BULLED
Special Train Carrying Some of the
Leading Chemists of the Nation In
Frightful Wreck In Southern Call-
- foruu Fiiftine Jumps Track While
Rounding Curve One Car Poised
On Brink of Precipice. ;
Ml!-?'-! rl )9 Tl n
section of train No. 75 on the coa3:
line, was wrecked near Eoledad today,
and a -large number are reported
killed .or Injured.' ) The engine.; and
tender were turned completely over
and fell In the Salinas river; The ex-1
press car plowed the ground a hund
red feet and then followed the euglne.
A combination : baggage and smoker
left the rails but remained poised on
the edge of the cliff; A tourit car was
overturned and scores of passengers
were pinned beneath. It Is believed
the greatest loss Af life was at this
point, (VVv!V J.
''Three Btandard 'pullmans left the
rails but did not overturn. The con
ductor, express messenger, and one
woman are reported killed. The en
glneer and fireman are missing, and
It is believed they died in the locomo
tive. Automobiles, wth surgeons,
are rushing from here to Soledad to
aid. ., ., ' - : ..
It is believed the engine jumped the
track, while rounding a curve in the
Santa Cruz mountains.
Loaded with Chemists.
Los Angeles, July 12. Southern
Pacific officials say the wrecked train
was a special bearing more than 500
chemists bound for a midsummer con
vention of the American Chemical So
clety at San Francisco. It left Los
Angeles last night. The most prom
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$300 among skilled laborers,
Grande the real pay roll city
on rage rourj.
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Inent chemists ot the'
aboard.
country art
Fireman Ernst of San ; Francisco,
and Engineer Dlxo'n of the same place,
were later found, but are Injured and
may die. Conductor Metz is hurt, in
ternally, and R. McGee is also hurt
Internally.' A number are selerly In
jured. The dead and Injured were
brought to Seledad and King City.
121-Foot Trolley Line.
New York, July 12. Directors f
the Fort George Railway Company, a
New York corporation, today ,ip
peared before the Supreme Cour: to
show cause why the company shouW
be dissolved. The assets, as set forth
in the appeal, are 124 feet of track
and a little more than 1 1.000 In cash.
HER TIGHT
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PORTLAND WEATHER MAN SAYS
RELIEF IS IN SIGHT.
Humidity at Times This Aftcrnoou
Slakes Heat Very Oppressive.
Fair tonight and Wednesday, cool
er tonight. Such is th .weathere
dictlon Issued by Weather Forecaster
Beajs at Portland this afternoon and
La Grande can take comfort In the an
nouncement to the fullest degree, for
the humidity at times this afternoon
haB made Tuesday, July 12, the moot
oppressively hot day In 1900.
i While La Grande sweltered In the
heat yesterday" the mercury had only
reached 95 degrees, reports Weather
Observer Worstell. Down-town ' in
struments were higher than that but
the official machine said 95 degrees.
There is no immediate relief In sight
as the mercury attained a height of
89 degrees long 'before the noon hour
today and it Is believed the govern
ment Instrument will show a record
breaker today, as Instruments In oth
er part8of the city showed 98 and
even 100 degrees.
Pennsylvania Plant Explodes.
Butier.' Pa , July 12. Samuel Rossi
was killed and 20 were injured today
In an explosion of a magazine belong
ing to the Plate Glass company, One
thousand pounds of dynamite and
5.000 pounds of blasting powder ex
nloded.' The report was heard for
miles.
LOO! LAKE FIRE
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NOTHERX IDAHO REPORTS THAT
FIRES ARE UNDER CONTROL
Rhine Wind Rekindles Subdued
Flames In Loon Lake Region.
Boise, July 12. According to re
ports received today, the Loon Lake
district Is being fire-swept again to
day. Previously, the fire was almost
subdued, but a rising wind, started It
again. A hundred cords of wood and
much standing timber are in the path
of the flames. Telephonic communl-j
cation Is Impossible, as the wires are
burned.
Danger Pant Xeur Wallace.' ,
Wallace, Ida., July 12. No new
, fires are reported today, and Superln
' tendent Welle of the Coeur D'Alene
national reserve, said he expected the
fires now burning, would soon be con
: trolled. Only a few are notextlng
ulshed. The homes of settler on the
i North Fork, Just outside of, the re-
; serve, which were threatened by fire.
are now saved. No estimate or the
damage Is made. .
SIP
AGAIN
OLD DOGTRIHE IS
GERMANY THROWS DOWN GAUNT
LET TO UNITED STATES IX
ITS FOREIGN' POLICIES
T PRAYS FOR PEACE
Forclgn Relations between Germany
and United States put to Straining
Point by Startling Dictum sent oat
From Emperor this Afternoon, Fol
Ion lug Announcement this Morning
that Slie Wished to lie Friendly.
'.ooili'u, .Juiy t.ruritiany, tnrew T
down the gauntlet to the United
States today saying she intends to do
ns she pleasqs In South, and Central
America.; Shortly after Bending out y
tho United Press report a conciliatory
statement.! high officials held a Be-,-cret
conference and ' then gave out a
second statement saying this at pres
ent is the German attitude.
"Germany refuses to recognise .'any
right on th8 part of the United States .
to superylss her diplomat i relations ,
with other countries In Central and
South America" In general and ttlca- '
ragua In particular. Germany's .rec
ognition of President Madrls la a maN
ter "concerning herBelf and Nicaragua ;
and no third person or power whatso
ever.", -,-.,' . ;'''v
Many construe ; the statement ' as
Germany's first step toward A refusal
to further recognize the Monroe doc
trine. '' i:' ''. t ;.. ; .1 ' ' v ' V;,;-
' The Motnln; Statement.
Berlin, July 12. The German mail
ed fist has become a gloved hand to
day, when the Imperial foreign office -authorized
the United Press to trans
mit officially- the following .' Btate-
ment: "The Emperor Is most careful
to avoid wounding susceptibilities of
the Americans regarding affairs In
Central and South America. ; Ger
many's aims In the Western hemi
sphere are commercial. She doesn't
dream of securing coaling stations or
meddling In new world politics. The
Kaiser's letter to President Madrls of
Nicaragua was a customary diplomat
ic acknowledgement of Inforamtlon
that Mad rlz had assumed the presi
dency," ' ' .". '
The Kaiser's letter to Madrlz was
effusive. It caused the suspicion that
Germany designed to cause trouble
between the United States and the
Central American republics. The Nlc
araguan situation Is very delicate and
the action of foreign powers la being
watched closely by the state depart
ment. '-,'
Knox UnJoKtly Blamed.
Washington, July 12. Germany's
declaration is believed here to ap
proach defiance of the Monroe doc
trine, and If carried out, trouble can
hardly be avoided. It Is believed the
Germany foreign office acted hastily
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uui ueveruieicMH u i sure lo uiiraL'i
official attention. Germany evident
ly believed Knox published Madriz's
letter, but friends of Madrlz really did
so, wanting to give . It the greatest
publicity. Many believed a sudden
change of Germany's front may be the
result, of the successful negotiations
between Germany, Japan and Italy.
Japan, It Is said, expects to withdraw
Its alliance with England, and it ts
reported she had been trying to form
a triple offensive and defensive alli
ance between the three powers.
; "Model Conntry School.
. Emporia, Kan., July 12. A model
country school has been established
In a truly bucolic "little red scbool
houHe," east of this city, as a feature
of the state-wide Institute for. normal
training workers, opened here' today.
Every possible appliance for the con
duct of a model rural Bchool has been
secured, and the pupils of .the district,
eager to Investigate-the new-fangled
notions, will sacrifice a part of their
summer vacation to supply the raw
material for education. .