La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, July 13, 1911, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text5 1 hi J' H I IU(PJ I A7 Tfy i ti . i t H 1 is NUMBER 224 VOL LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY, JULY 13,1911. X3 300 LA FOLLEUE FLAYS TIFT SAYS HE HAS MISPLAC ED THE PUBLIC'S CONFIDENCE. wiarAvl SENATOR EX. . TBEMELY BITTER IN SPEECH Taft and Reciprocity Come la (or Se Ter Grilling on Floor of the Senate Reciprocity Called Biggest Injus tice of a Half Century Is Nothing It Professes to Be, He Says. , Washington, July 13. In a speech bristling with invective and satire, Senator R.' M. La Follette of Wiscon sin, today on the floor of the senate bitterly denounced the Canadian recip rocity ' and President Taft. He flatly accused President Taft of not having kept his promises, of having added be trayal to betrayal and of having se- cured promotion policies to Aldrich lsm and reactionaries. LaFollette said "reciprocity would not benefit the people, but would re duce the duties for the big interests. "It is nothing It pretends to be and professes to be nothing that It is," he eald. He described the measure as the greatest legislative wrong inflict ed on the people in a half century. "It is an interesting study In polity " tal " psychology to observe tho Taft campaign devotion to Roosevelt's pol icies,": said the senate. "The people elected Taft In the belief that he would hold fast all Roosevelt gained and not revoke his orders and re verse his action.' 1 He declared Taffs course had been vacillating and with out a definite policy. Concluding he said what Roosevelt and the progressives contend for. Is Justice eternal, everlasting Justice for every human being against organiz ed 'aolflnhno-su and nnwinr.' Tt Is a fisrht of the plain against the confederate privileges." penn Tablefj Unveiled London, July 13. In the Church of All Hallows Barking, in which William Penn was baptised on October 23, 1644, a bronze tablet in memory of the founder of Pennsylvania, present ed to the church by the Pennsylvania Society of New York City, was today unveiled with appropriate ceremonies. The unveiling ceremonies took place before a distinguished assemblage of Englishmen and Americans. Dr. Rob inson, vicar of the church, presided and Ambassador Whltelaw Held de livered the principal address. . The tablet was designed by a firm of New York architects. The ex pense attendant upon casting and erecting the tablet In the church was borne largely by former Senator W. A. Clark, of Montana, who Is vice- president of the society. The Church of All Hallows Barking is the only building exUnt In London which is definitely associated with the birth pf William Penn. Pearse Practically Nominated. San Francisco, July 13. Carjoll G, Pearse, Milwaukee, may be the next president of the National Educational association. In the nominating com mittee this morning Pearse received 37 and A. E. Winshlp of Boston, the "old uard" candidate, 20. Durand Springer, the present treasurer, re celved 24 to t for Katherine Bevereaux Blake." ' Gates Reported Dead." New York, July 13. Private Wall street advices from Paris say John W. Oates died there today. Business re lations of the financier received no xonflrmatlon. BADGERITE LIBERAL AND LOYAL, TOO. ; ' "' , August J. Stange. a Merrill, 3 Wis., lumberman, has become an 8 Ardent friend of the Commercial 3 club here through actions of hU $ today. He witnessed the aviation meet here Sunday and Monday 4 and learning of the way several & hundred stood on the outside and allowed the business . men to S "dig" up large sums to meet the guarantee while they looked on ( for nothing, and today he ,pre - cUJ -Uc Ccr-zTT'"" "','. ,"i $10. He affirms It was an excep- tlonally fine flight and wanted to ! express his appreciation of the club in arranging the meet. The J( club has accepted with mauy v thanks and Mr. Stange will be a lifelong friend of the club. e BIG CROWDS PRESENT LAST EYE NINO AGAIN. v Interest In Chautauqua Rapidly Grow- ' Ing Finish si Approaching. .' Rapidity wUh which Interest In the Grande. Ronde chautauqua is spread lng Is manifested in the big throngs that filed through1 the turnstile this week. Two nights ago the crowd was large, totalling nearly 1,000 and last night It was even larger, fully a thou sand passing the gate. The Williams Jubilee singers have the credit of fil ling the auditorium twice in succes sion and as the finishing numbers in clude the popular Sadlers, it seems likely that the audiences will continue to rub the thousand mark until the lai't dajr' Commencing this afternoon the Sad lers hold sway. The afternoon audi ence, notwithstanding the heat, was a large one, and the capacity of the will be taxed this evening, it is believ ed. The fame of the Sadler company has spread to alt parts of Eastern Ore gon and many are here from sister counties to hear the closing numbers of the program. This evening, to night, tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow evening and tomorrow night will hear the Sadlers. Tomorrow evening, how ever, Miss Wlllmer, who swayed an enormous audience a( Gladstone park this week will read "The' Woman of Samaria." Press comment 1n the Portland Telegram are loud in their praise, and she has often been called tbe finest reader on the lecture plat form. , .. ;,;.- -.- ' - Before her appearance, however, come the Sadlers. , They are Immense ly popular and Instructive, in addition to the entertainment in their lecture and demonstrations. ' Saturday is field day when the first field meet for girls and women ever teld tn Grande will take place and I it is believed the crowd will be large that day, too. Saturday night the state board of health will have charge of th program featuring the war on files.', y : "." ' 'S-,, ' . .... ICE RIOTS IN SEW YORK. rnmnanv Forced to Distribute Ic Tickets to the Poor people. New York, July 13. Though the price has Increased nearly 300 per cent during the hot spell Ice riots are raging today among the poor. A hun dred men and women stormed the of fice of the Foster-Scott company, de manding ice. The manager was forced to distribute tickets good for Ice at the company's pier. , now T 1ST AREA BLAfflE Cobalt, Ont., July 13. More than ,30Q are dead by forest fires in the Porcupine district today, the record for holocausts in the dominion of Can- . nma to the extent of mtl- lions of dollars has been done and thousands of acres of timber have been devastated. Many mines are ruined and still the flames rage unchecked. It Is feared many Uvea will be lost in tbe section from which no word hat come.'v More than 200 settlers with their wives and families who had clearings in the fire zone are missing and most are believed dead. The fol lowing mines were totally ruined: The Dome, North Dome,' Vlpond Foley, O'Brien, Philadelphia, United Porcu pine, Standard, Imperial, West Dome, Eldorado and Porcupine. At South Porcupine while women BEATING OF HOBSE -AVENGED WHEN SENTENCE IS READ. Chester Butcher Serving JaU Term Because He Beat Horse, : A fine of $50 and costs, amounting in all to $81.40 is the penalty paid by Chester Butcher, a local young man, for mistreating a horse. He was ac cused a few days ago of beating and mistreating a horse on Grandy avenue on the night of July 4th,' but he was! not arrested until yesterday when Of-1 fleer Faulk made the arrest on a little creek canyon out from Kamla. He was brought here last night and today was given trial and found guilty. Judge Williams sentenced him aB stat ed. In view of the fact that he could not nay he Is now serving time. The lesson should be heeded by others who are In the habit of mistreating horaea. ' , ' , " :" ''-' . LAWSON TREED BY BEAR. Wall Street "Bear" In) Tree Bruin Walts Below. While, Portland, July 13. A story has reached here from Prinevllle today of th encounter of Thomas W, Lawson, the WaH street "bear" had with real bruin, while spending his vacation at the home of Thomas Sharp. Several davs aro' Lawson went out Ashing. When he failed to return, Sharp went, nnniriT,r an4 tnnnA th Ronton millionaire on a tree limb over a creek a bl black bear on guard. Lawson had fed to the bear his trout, but Mr. Bruin stuck to his Job, Sharp chased the bear away and Lawson was res cued. ; SMITH MAY DECLINE. Said His Retirement From Governor ship Would Be Serlens. Atlanta, Ga., July 13-Thst Gover nor Hoke Smith, elected United States senator yesterday, may decline, be cnoce of the turmoil bn withdrawal from th governorship might create, is ba'd to be a possibility today. ', More Postal Banks Commenced. Washington. July 13. Six ' hundred and fifty postal banks are now In op eration, 50 postofflces adding savings departments today. By July 24, 1,000 will be In operation. Hi FINES FOB CRUELTIES Mil D BY HOLOCAUST and children were being hurried to safety on the steamer Golden City Gate a gang of fear-frenzied foreign ers rushed to the boats moored at the wharf and threw the other passengers overtoaa. r .'i ; :',:;":';;".: ' Joseph Gardiner, a druggist, rose to the occasion and with a revolver back ed the foreigners away until the wo men and children were safe, : Three Thousands Homes Rjulned. Grayling, Mich,, July 13. The vil lage of Water, near here, Is In ruins today. For miles, northeastern Mich igan is blackened with desolation. Three thousand families are homeless and scores are missing. It is lmpos- ible to obtain an accurate estimate Of tire fatalities.. The situation is slight ly improved today as the fires are now burning out. . ANNUAL EVENT. SEEN AT ATLANV TIC CITY TODAY. Lodge No. 1 Holds Position of Honor In Monster Pageant. ' Atlantic City,. N. J., July 13. This was the day, of the big parade, the spectacular feature of the annual re union of the Benevolent and Protec' tive Order of Elks, and thousands of members from every section of the United States and Canada and from Hawaii, Porto Rico and other distant places marched ajong the leading thoroughfares of this famous resort and past the reviewing stand where were seated the grand Jodge officers, official representatives of the state and city and numerous other persons of I prominence. A dozen divisions with a score of bands and many handsome floats made up the procession. New ! York Lodge No. 1, the parent organl- I zatlon held the, place of honor, with ,other state lodges following. HALF.WIT BELIEVED GUILTY. Ranter Official Believe They Have the , Coble Slaughterer. Olympia, July 13. With $1,000 re ward offered for the capture of the ( murderer of Archie Coble and his wife at Rainier, Sheriff Gaston and hla men are scouring th country for evidence against' Arthur Pierce, a half witted man arrested at Tenlno last night, The sheriff said today that Pierce had acted strangely all day of the murder ana on neanng tnai Mrs. wdib nauj taunted him about his mental condl Jtlon, Gaston arrested him. He contradicted himself, the sher iff says, constantly, first saying he was not In Rainier, then declaring he had been. When asked outright If he had killed the couple, . Pierce said, "Well, if I did. you can't prove it." Editors at Stoat Falls . Sioux Falls, S. D., July 13. The mid summer meeting of the South Dakota Press Association began in this city today with a large attndance from all parts of the state. One of the prin cipal matterg to be discussed dur- lng the two days' session la the action of the legislature in taking from the newspapers a large amount of ad vertislng to which the editors think themselves entitled. HERDS OF ELKS .TALK PLANS AND ELECT DIRECTORS " Tomorrow evening at 7:30 ? o'clock preceding the Wlllmer recital, all those who have pur- -frj chased chautauqua. tickets are 3 urged ti S tors fof,n,ver8ly, Library comp talk over the plans for next year as to extent of talent, dates and other subjects that are to come $ $ up. Every man and woman with S an Idea of these subjects are urg- ed to be present and speak up freely. It will be a discussion meeting out and out where every- one will get a chance to express 3 Ideas for the betterment of the v 8 assembly next year. " S f V. PRINCE OF WALES CENTER OF THIS SPLENDOR. Ceremony the Biggest Wales. Known for Centuries. Has Carnarvon, Wales, July 13: The in vestlture of the Prince of Wales by King. George, according to the stately ritual prescribed centuries ago, in th? Great Court " of . Carnarvon Castle tO' day was a wonderful spectacle, an Im pressive aB it was picturesque. 1 , The ceremony was the biggest thing that Wales has known for centuries Everything pertaining to the inves- ture was distinctly Welsh. Welsh music, Welsh drama, WelBh costmes add Welsh genius were conspicuous factors in the wonderful spectacle. Never wlthlns the memory of livingj man has anything so aroused the na-j tlonal patriotism of the Welsh peo ple. The genuine enthusiasm with which the masses greeted their majes ties, the fervor with which they Joined in singing the national anthem, the wild shouts whilch rent the air when the Prince of Walea showed himself to the people at the conclusion of the ceremony 11 this, and more, must have been a revelation to ; the hun dreds of English visitors, to the great majority of whom, it is safe to assert, the character of the Welsh people was an unknown quantity. The ceremony of the Investiture took place In the center of the cas tle square opposite the main entrance, where a large platform had been erect ed. Surrounding the platform were great tlerg of seats for the accommo dation of privileged spectators, who numbered more than 12,000 and in cluded many of the court functionaries civil and military officers, ecclesias tics, and friends of the royal family, In addition to man chosen represcn tatlves of the Welsh people. The gray walls and Ivy-covered towers of ' tha . anclnt castle afforded a magnificent getting for tbe beautirui picture wun- i in the enclosure, made dazzling Ly tne multi-colored flags and , banners, the bright uniforms of the military and the no less brilliant robea of the state fuBctionarie The royal party detrained at a sta tion a few miles from Carnarvon and entered the town under military es cort. The procession entered by the north road and proceeded through the main street to the castle square, at which place they were formally re ceived and presented with addresses of welcome by theMayorand corpora tlon. The royal party then entered the castle at the ancient Water Gate on the sea front, overlooking the p'c- turesque Menai .Strait and Carnarvon - . Bay. As their majesties passed with in the castle walla the Royal Welsh I Choir of 500 voices joined la the Welsh SPLENDOR IT : lESTIM t DEPARTMENT UNDER A PROBE BY HOUSE COMMITTEE. HARVEY VYILEY AND ASSIST. AT MAY BE DROPPED Agricultural Department May Lose Political Head Recanse of Forming a Combination With New York Doctor Commit Now Probing Matter. Washington,. July 13. Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, chief chemist of the Unit ed States department of agriculture is angry today because of the reports that he is slated for decapitation on account of irregularities In office. The personnel of the committee on agricul tural department recommended Wiley and Assistant W. D. BIgelow be per mitted to resign. President Taft is new considering the case. : IllegaJ Combination Formed. . The charges '.. are that Wiley and Bigelow entered Into a secret arrange ment with Dr. H. H. Rusby head of the New York college of pharmacy, where by Rusby received a yearly salary of $1,600 for services ' rendered during not more than eighty days. The law provides' that employes receiving year ly salaries must work' exclusively for the government. . national anthem, "Land of Our Fath ers." " :' ; ';; ' : . From the castle square to the first entrance Into the castle there were t,wo separate processions, that of the Prince of Wales preceding that of the King and Queen by a few minutes. On the entrance of the Prince of Wale the standard was hoisted from the top most turret of the Eagles' Tower, where tradition has it that the first Prince of Wales was born Trumpet ers In medieval costume played a fan-. fare as the head of the profession hova in sight. ' On the entrance of their majesties a few minutes later tbe Prince's flag was lowered from the turret and the royal standard hoisted ' in its stead. ''v , . Arrived within '..the castls precincts their majesties and the', prince were -escorted to apartments especially fit-' ted up for their use the s.irae which are said to have been occupied by King Edward I, and Queen Eleanor where they donned their robes of state for the subsequent ceremonial. The robes of the King and Queen were sim ilar to those worn pn other state oc- cassions. The Prince of Wales wors a specially designed robe of cloth of gold and purple velvet, modeled on -one worn by Charles I. The royal party, having robed, pro ceeded In two processions by a specially-constructed roadway along tha interior of the castle to the Investi ture platform. : The King officiated at the brief ceremony. , Tha Queen was seated at the left of his Majesty,, and grouped about them were the Earl Marshal, tha Garter ' King-at-Arms and Somerset Herald, the Pur suivants and other functionaries. '., As the Prince knelt before him the King solemnly eald: "We declare your royal highness to be Prlnco ct Wales." Following this' the Insignia was adjusted by the officials upon whom thia duty was imposed by tra dition. ' ;.:'; The Prtncj. Immediately after being Invested, proceeded to the celebrated -Queen Eleanor's Gateway, where he presented himself to the view of his Welsh subjects, Tor the emotional Welsh people recognized in him a roy al prince who was also a Prince of Wales.