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a dnmite footing $temr VOL. XI L.A utt. N Lb. i,AtOl lULMi, UKEUOiN. WEDNESDAY, JULY l.S, 1910. NTMBKK217 iiiiiTiiinin imuinuijun IT END TONIGHT ASTLE SQUARE ENTERTAINERS WILL REDOUBLE EFFORTS TO ENTERTAIN let OF FINANCE CLOSE itlt Large Attendance Tonight Chau tauqua will be AMeAo Close lultlal Attempt with Account. Balanced -Small Crowd Tonight and E-hscs Will Reach Over Receipts t lasses Haie Itt en Feature of the Week. UNnwR PRnCT nm uiiuniv mi 11 i ill ii iiiimi i iini.il - iiiiibiiii i IIIIU I IILII Ulllll I I1IIIUI II I I LI III II L I I - - - -mw www mm m w a mm m m -mr mm mm mm -mm mm w mm mm m i - t i 1 CLAIMS TOLL BOWS DOWN is every reason to believe that the Chautauqua will close with a record crowd. The attendance the last few days have been much larger than they were at first, indicating that as the Chautauqua numbers become I known, the public is satisfied and anxious to hear more. Classes Hare Been Successful. One of the most nleasinc featm-ps In connection with the Chautauqua, has ! FIYE MEN MEET DEATH WHEN' 1 "EXPLOS10 PRE M ATI! ING Grapes i of Gold," a3 defined by H Adams, one of the prominent Chnu- hnmm lecturers. Ui me rtuiei ii-um been the morning classes. Domestic Science has been a study that has in structed scores of women, who. each , morning listen to the able instruction I of Miss Helen M. Burr of Whitman . college. Miss Burr knows her sub- Ject thoroughly and has the happy faculty of being able to tell others : what she already knows. Her dem-; AIR CRAFT TUMBLES TO THE EARTH IN GERMANY i ESTERDAV WAS A JUMP AT SEEM. INCLUSIONS taking the measurement of a few cherries he stated that some measured three and one-half inches in diame ter. Cove made her great record as a fruit region at the St. Louts exposi tion, when a string of thirteen cher ries on exhibition, measured eleven Inches, and Mr. Selder la certain that the same kind of an exhibit could be procured this year. UN HEADS El SROUND BY FALL wnai sne aireuay kuows. nei ueiu- . . onstratlons and lectures have ! Hti. Mm l.H Hje H.rH Fwt latform. stand for pure thought.,. kefore a crowd of laughing, attempt- Ivp and well satisfied people at the hautauqua last evening. Mr. Adams Impounded the definition of "Grapns ,f Gold." The theme was suggested iv the Japanese parable, where ttu Iero of the myth was downcast 01 loibid because his heredity was dis couraging and his environment not If tlu best. He met tne mam ui outh who smiled and laughed and nneared glad to be alive. Sho in- brmed the morbid and melancholy outh that she had tasted of the rnnes of gold, which grew on the hnuntain top. where all good eat if key choose to. Eventually the young Wan reached the summit and he. too, t nf the golden grapes and imme- iately became alert, ambitious, able go out in the world and make his xistence felt, iPure. wholesome and good thoughts modern life are Grapes of Gold. iid Mr. Adams. Incidentally the pow- of mental suggestion was dwelt on j considerable detail, a practical ex jriment prefacing the lecture. Tests "Air Currents." Essence of peppermint, so-called Is sDilled on the platform, and with watch to time the experiment, the IouVpi- wanted the audience to notl f him when the odor had reached 1 sections of the tent. In remark- ply short time, hands were going up ght and left, indicating that the en re audience had caught the odor stlnctly. Later oo he calmly ln ! rmed the crowd that the bottle was inpty and that the supposed odor as merely mental suggestion. The lecturer is really funny not mnorous, but funuy. He can talk ilth phonograph-like rapidity, and he kn make an audience laugh when irer he sees fit, and he saw fit quite ften. Mr. Adams is but another link in tie string of high-class attractions tkat the Chautauqua has provided for tie people of La Grande. j Neck and Neck with Expenses. President T. A. Rinehart. in Intro betas the speaker of the evening, mid that the Chautauqua has made a mnderfnl record financially for, by laving nickles here and there, the management had brought the expense account so near the receipts that the race was neck and neck which wins remains for the last night to tell. It 1b really a high testimonial for the executive committee's abilities, for the crowds have been small at all times, on account of ignorance on the part of the public in general. So many do not know exactly today what a Chautauqua Is; for they have never been near it. They hope La Grande will continue to have a Chautauqua, for It sounds big. but When it comes to analyzing just what a Chautauqua means, there are hundreds who are unable to do so. Record Crowd Tonight, Maybe. If there Is not a material Increase In the attendance tonight, the people of La Grande and surrounding coun try are not loval. The attraction will be the Castle Square entertainers. They hav proven themselves capable, and tonight will redouble their efforts tc please, t Many who have never been Ik.I 1 i ' in i ... i.i.i.uiiiIl' Ii Mi- "sine me i nauiauqua si"" '- intensely Interesting to the large class. Prof. Cordley has done as much for the orchardists of Union county as any one man has ever done In the war i against peats. He has conducted ! classes every morning, telling of the most modern methods employed in this day and age In the conflict with orchard nests. His class arew from a dozen to scores in a day or two, and if he ever comes back to La Grande, his class will be tripled and quadrupled. Rev. Redfern closed his bible study class yesterday. He, too, is a special ist in his line and his knowledge of biblical history is almost unlimited are Instantly Killed when Gas Bag Explodes while Craft to Making Successful Flight Inventor Br loseh one of the Men hilled hy tr-e Fall. MS FOR FORGIVENESS Germany's Foreign Office Thowrut Cnclc Saa Hud Published Kaiser's Letter to President Madrlz H he I earning their Mistake They V' sued Third Statement, Otnelltetori In Nature. Cologne. July 13. Carrying five in..., In tholv tpOi thtk , r i t . 1 . . Kot- loon Ersloep. fell 5000 feet today near Pascheld in West Germany. The air ship was one-sixth as large as Zep pelin's dirigible and has made a num ber of successful flights. She as cended before sunrise at Dusseldorff. IllMUCai UlVWrj 10 annum uuiiurn. i i j j u . l. u 1 . . ' , . ,,, The gas bag exploded when it had He has been the means of giving much i 6 information on the bible and bible his-, been in the air 4t minutes, it s De tnrv and those who belonged to hl3 ' lieved the sun exploded the gas. classes, or heard his speeches, will Some aeronauts believe the gasoline long remember the Boise Ph. D. HE1VES CATTLE T NVEST HO HUNDREDS OF CATTLE CARRIED OFF BY WHITE BAND Indians at First Blamed nut Guilty Whites are Discovered. Boise. Ida., July 13. According to a report just made by Commissiouer Day of the state" land office, a band of white cattle rustlers is operating in Southern Idaho and Northern Nevada. Hundreds of cattle have disappear ed in the last six months and cowmen report a discovery of corrells and saddles, showing the presence of whites. It Is believed white rustlers met and killed a band of Indian horse stealers, which until today's report. was held responsible for the thiev motors burst and ignited the gas. The car turned over before those in side could leap. The engines buried themselves deep in the ground, while the men were half-burled by the fea.-- ful impact. The accident was witnessed at Ca scheid. Soldiers In autos were dis patched with physicians and the -nauts were dragged from the dabns. The bodies were terribly mangled. Indicating that they had died InjUant ly. The dirigible was registere.1 m the Heime aerial club, and the craft, under severe tests, passed examina tions successfully. The occupants were the inventor, Oscar Erbslirh, two mechanics and two passenger'! Erbsioeh was one of the best known European ballonists. Important Meeting Saturday. An important irrigation meeting will be held next Saturday when the directors of the Meadowbrook Irriga tion company meet to decide on fu ture steps. Prayer Meeting Thursday. Prayer meeting will be held at the Presbyterian church Thursday. The services will begin promptly at 8:00 p. m., and will last rorty-five minutes. The minister will have charge of the Berlin, July' T3. Badly twisted wirea apemi (ha nn 1 V Av'nlnnttnn nf yesterday's tempest, resulting from Germany's attitude toward the United States in the Madrls letter Incident. It seems it hinged entirely on a mis take in the German foreign office in jumping at conclusions, that the state department published Kaiser's letter to Madriz. endorsing his election. When German officials had exploded prematurely, they found that Wash ington officials had not published tho lette; and they did a rapid right about face. . Yesterday the foreign department gave the United Press two statements. One said Germany refused to recog nize any right on the part of the Uni ted States to supervise her diplomatic relatiosn with any Central or South American repuhlx it amounted to throwing down the gauntlet, and the same evening they denied this In a third statement. The third, like the first, was conciliatory. German pap ers, Inspired by the government, fol lowed suit and substituted pacifying articles for the earlier caustic and de fying ones. H Washington Much Relieved. Washington. July 13. Officials at Washington view with satisfaction the calming down of Germany, that the conflicting statements caused yes terday. To date the department has taken no official notice of the matter and no developments are now expect ed. It is generally believed that the last conciliatory statement of the German foreign office accentuates the power of the Monroe doctrine, as it shows the world that Germany has no de sire to oppose the doctrine. COVE CHERRIES ROT. Demand or Pickers and Packers Reach Famine Stage iu Orchards. Fruit of the cherry' variety Is lag ging for help. Cove orchardists are famished for help and unless It coomb immediately cherries will rot on the trees. Cove's crop is unprecedented the largest In the history of the cher ry business In Cove, but the "crop is ail together too enocomous tor the amount of help available. This is the storytold by Judd Ger. the well- known Cove man rW 13 a member of the state fruit com infos ion. and ajso is in the city today. The help at hand this year is about the samp as usual, but the increase In crops cannot be cared for under the rohdijion. "Give E SEE TEDDY ROOSEVELT RECEIVES TIMOTHY WOODRUFF IN LONG CON FERENCE TODAY TAFT CHAFES IT MUDDLE Chairman Woodruff Guest of Roose. veil Today, Attempting to Align the Colonel on His Side of the Pol itical Question Taft Chafes and May be Seen at the Head of Politi cal Campaign In Ohio and New York us more help." Is tne i : y from Cove every day and the orchardists are willing to pay Rood prices if only the help can he had. Tfce situation Is critical for it is always discouraging not to be able to harvest one's crops. POSTAL BUNK IT F II' 1M I ' I . . . i i .. i , , ,i , ., l nnn.f. ...,,1 ...111 Yin rvlaosat tn.hflvo a ery. An investigation is ueumuu uj uwwui anu ... ..... the ranchers and probably Nevada , ood attendance. and Idaho will combine outlaws to earth. to run the West Clerks 'Treated." Clerks In the N. K. West store were given a treat yesterday when A. T. ' Hill supplied the entire corps with a i refreshing drink of punch, one of Mr Exnect Melons Friday. A car load of water melons Is due Hill's private concoctions in La Grande about Friday. The car St OAliCISCO BAY CITY FIRST TO GET NEW FORM BANKING INSTITCTION La Grande not in a Class to Get the Branch Bank System Now. liiHiiiulim Banana-Eater. o ia tiiiv is. Charles B ! has been enroute to La Grande sever Allen, a railroad trainman residing j al days and there seems to be no j Carload of Automobiles Here. The M. & M. company today re- Allfti a raiiroaa uaumm" icoiume, , m ja aim ov..-.. v -. In this city, claims to be the champion j reason why this week will not see the , celved a carload of automobiles, of the E. M. & F. type for local distribution i RENO NOT NEXT CHERRY CROP A 1 FIGHT SITE ! GOOD ONE catch-as-atch-can ground-and-lor- i juicy fruit on sale locauy. banana eater of the world, and to maintain his title, has issued a chal ienge to all other banana eaters, of- j fering to meet them for $100 or more ft side. Discussing bis record. AlVr. ) says: "About two or three years ag 1 read the account of a man eatinr, twelve bananas in four minutes m.l j T said I believed I couia Deai n, ; conductor bet me I could not. I made the bet to eat them in three mlnu'ea and I ate thirteen in two minutes ax( twenty-five seconds, and peeled them myself. , . "I read the account of John O PR, j f. Us Alwl to nmv ; herrles Being Packed that Meumr, ji worm.... . - s--ond Fight With Jeffrie, anas in twenty minutes orf a bet. I can beat him to 'a standstill and Del nail ll J. , .n nr !"Hii r i anciscii. .liny 10. rvnn- Washlngton, July 13. Because. postmasters i.re slow asking regard ing the establishment of postal sav inga banks, the bank advisory board chose cities without waiting for the requests. Postmaster General Hitch cock stated San Francisco will be one of the first to try out the new ays tern. Hitchcock said only a fee quests for banks have come in. "But it is natural that postmasters do not want more work with no additional pay." he said. It is likely that the La Grande post office will not be supplied with the banking equipment. To begin wl-fc only first class postoftlcea are io have the postal savings bank adjunct, though in time it will be spread to second-class offices. It will probab-1 ly require a year or two to get thJ 1 machinery set in perfect motion and I La Grande need hardly anticipate any poBtal savings bank for several years to come. Oyster Bay. July 13 Colonel Roosevelt today will hear the argu ment of New York Republican ma chine leaders against the Hughes list of a live political program. Hughes left today for Washington. The Republican State Chairman, Timothy Woodruff, arrived at Saga more Hill and was Roosevelt's guest for lunch. Hughes remained at Roosevelt's house all night and had a loug conference with T. R. After wards he said he "had nothing to say." It is understood that Hughes urged Roosevelt to assist In incorporating a plank for the direct primary In the state platform. The machine opposes this, and there will probably be a bit ter fight on thts point. President May Take a Hand. Beverly. July 13 It Is expected that President Taft will assume the leadership of the republican New York campaign upon his return from a week's yatching cruise. It is re ported the president Is getting impa tient on account of the muddled state of political affairs. The Ohio, and Indiana situation Is also causing the president to contemplate taking an active part In those state affairs. Sen ator Crane and Wlckersham conferred with the president tonight. RICHARD CLAIMS HE HAS ANOTH ER FIGHTING PLACE. COYK IS A BUSY PLACE AND HELP IS HARD TO OBTAIN One-Half Inches in Diameter. Hoke Smith Aged .V. Washington. July 13. Interesting politics all over the country these days, but the Empire state of the ! south has nothing on the Empire state of the north, for unique develop ments. Joe Brown has been governor of Georgia and has not made good, according to the Ideas of Hoke Smith. former governor, so the Inflammable Mr. Smith announces his willingness ceeded to study law. He busted into politics with an axe. and in time was made President Cleveland's secretary of the Interior. After he left Washing ton he went back to Atlanta, where some piffling criticism was attracted by the act that he taught In Sunday school and still held the majority In terest in the largest bar-room In the place. Still, as Mr. Smith explained, he really should not be blamed for that. It was a good bar-room. Smith was born In Newtnn. N. J., in 1855 and was originally christened Michael Hoke, after his maternal grandfather. Realizing that a good name Is more to be p referred than great riches he dropped the Michael and would have shelved the Hoke, but an appreciative public wouldn't let him. He has made a fortune, he has been active In politics, and he has a batrachlan or bellowing style of oratory that Is especial I y effective when he can get a swamp for a hack ground. He put through several re forms while he was governor, and has been more bitterly hated than any other man of his size in Georgia. As Little Joe Brown puts it: "That person's single talent Is for making four lovely hearts do the work of five." CAR LOAD E. M. F. CARS ARRIVE t run afpnln thirpfore the interesting ; situation In the Empte state in the j & & rHt , Shlpmeut that . i. . . BUUlll. The antagonism between Smith and i Brown realK began years ago. when Smith was governor of Georgia, and Has Been Delayed. 1 am verv fond of bananas. "I het with a grocer in St. Joseph. Mo., .T. H. Kellv. and ate eight dozen and .i quarter in about thirty-th, d minutes. At another time I ate I1 in about two hours and thirty mln County Commissioner Selder s ov er from Cove today to attend to the matter of revising the list of Jud:,''3 and clerks of election. He said It was almost impossible to leave his f-u.. harvest but the county's business K.s said they ;ue going tonight and there months at a time. ards, smiling, has gone to Los An geles to confer with Jeffries regard ing another fight with Johnson. Rick ard Is confident that Jeffries will try it aeain. He said be believed Jeffries . . . ,,i j hot tmt ' was not rieht on the Fourth and i to be attended to nrst. because I Hk-them! It Is a common j would do better next time. He says . In speaking of the Cove cherry crop necause . , h. hflB fo..nrt a bat(Ie ground tne he said there had been years when 1 thmr for HIP in WO i mwi- ; . ' gel four dozen bananas and eat them. . United States, but not at Reno, and ; more cherries were raised but there , get ioui uuu u .... . i.n - i.vw,r: novr bait hppn a t rue when a better r have lived on them exclusively i ,.- ay " - - -- I nave ineu "u tid i a ,imnr trad of fruit was be ng packed. In UBJ II ilMll'n in niiiliiQ. Customers of the M. and M. com pany who purchased the E. M. F. cars are pleased today because n carload of the machines arrived and arc now being distributed to those who had contracted for them. tied a large can to Railroad Commis sloner Brown alleging that he was j plumb servile whenever he saw a rail road. Whereas Mr. Brown retorted, that Smith was the original cow-lawyer of Georgia, having laid founda tion of a goodly fortune hy Bulng i . . ........ . I Georgia's raiiroaas ror m, aan,aS- ; at he depot ngM 1 . . .am i. . hi. In .nft anft pine eountvy wnlch is a region of. the state and not of the., cow; Ballinger Home. Seattle, July 1 1 . Ballinger is home. Anynow. accora.ng o .. . wag nejthcr ... biography, he was admitted to the bar a .., lli r. on nt Mfontuiin n nrl thotl lirfl- I 1 by his family only. Today tv- did not want to talk but said he would not participate in state politics, that grade of fruit was being packed. In at the age ot seventeen, and then pro cialist. !