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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.
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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.
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