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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 1911)
r - ' r T? P'"""? """"V r '""' 'l"0.. -" -" . '-- . --.. . jfS r-mtr- 9fK fx. pBP-orJ - ap - "g j4 SSlSE PO" CAYLOR HAS BEEN' SECUKED TO COACH TEAM. Many Old Flayers Return and Consld- erable Sew Material ATa1lable. The prospects seem to point to a very successful football season for the La Grande high school.' "Po" Kaller has consented to handle the coaching of the team and has already '. com menced systematic work. ."Dutch" Lottes is tins ,ttpittiu- 01 una year s eleven and as he was undoubtedly the best player -of last year he will make a success of his-position, "Pukey" Reynolds has acquired that strenuous and unthankful position bt manager. A heavy schedule vill.be played In cluding games with Baker City, and Pendleton. . v Among the old players are Belton who kicks with tto best of them; Bohnenkamp, the best center In the northwest scholastic circles; "Bud" Garrity and, Ralston and several oth- . ers. ' ' ; There Is much new material among which Is Kale and Roberts of Cove. There is some talk that they will not play but It is hoped that they will be able to make arrangements so that they can nter, as they ans both valu able men and are" needed. t'S BEST "I have, of course, made quite a few long hits and hard hits in my time," said Larry Lajoie, the veteran inflelder of the Cleveland Americans, the other day. ; "Some of them went a good deal farther than others, and some of them were smashed with a good deal more vigor than the rest, all depending largely, ,'of course, upon the way the bnt met the leather. "I have a keen and painful recollec tion, however, of what I think was the hardest . hit I ever made. The recollec tion is specially keen and extremely A. Photo by American Press Association. LAJtBT IiAJOTX, CLEVELAND'S OBKAT BIT - TB AND IMFIIEIiDKB. . painful because I wasted so much en ergy on the blamed thing and because the best I got was tbe haw haw. "It was way back in the days when X was on the old Philadelphia team, which, as you will remember, was ome aggregation of swatsmitbs. Al though I was rather new to the big league la those days, I seemed to fit la with that bunch all right and was bitting along with the rest of the tribe. ; "In those days the right field fence in Philadelphia was close, and the "A . ! v Axi Belders used to play to take them ou the bound as they came back from the fence. In 'one game, if I remem ber rightly, three men were thrown out at first on what should have been the safest kind of hits But that Is another story. 'The afternoon I made my great hit was one of good, husky batting. Life was mlsernble for all tbe pitchers and especially for our performers. When the last half of the ninth arrived we were to the bad something like 9 to 7, There were a hit, an out, a base on balls and a pop fly. I came up, with men oa first and second, two gone and the chance to tie or win before me. t "The ball came over hissing hot I grazed it, and that was all. The next one must have been intended simply as a teaser, for it drifted over so slow and easy that a baby could have hit it with a wire. I thought the hurler never meant to get it near the pan, but was playing wide to get a possible fall out of the runner, who was leading off ssc ouu. - Any now, it vttme over tue vt a balloon. 'Oh, joy!' said I,- and 1 leaned the bnt against that ball with all my weight and muscle. "To the best of my recollection 1 never before or since hit a ball so hard as that one. I could almost feel the leather being driven into the core of the yarn and rubber by the force of that tremendous drive, and the sting ran up the bat. The ball went out, not whizzing, not sailing, but faster, more terrifically speedy than anything I ever laid the wood against in nil my life.-';.-..- , -. V'., ."There was a glad roar from the multitude, and I went down to first, bent for a home run, while two men flew along ahead of me. Round first I went and steamed for the middle cor ner. Suddenly a man rose up in my tracks and stuck the ball into my dia phragm it was the third out, and the game was over. , . "How and whyfore? Only this: 1 had hit the ball so fearfully hard that it rebounded back from the right field wall like a snapped piece of rubber band. It shot straight, back all the way to the diamond and leaped right Into the second baseman's hands for a sure trap and the last one of the after noon. And that is the story of the hardest ball I ever hit. Do you won der that the memory Elves me a painr "Fourth of July" In Mexico. City of Mexico, Sept. 16. Today, be ing the 101st anniversary of Mexican Independence, was recognized as a general holiday in all parts of the !re public. Almost all of the elaborate celebrations customary ' to the occa sion were cancelled, however, owing to the fi?ar of an uprising against the government. , ' Rejected Compulsory Happiness. ' . In 1SSD the inundation of the Yellow river caused great suffering in China. The inferior people not only "groaned and murmured," but died by the' hun dreds. In order to raise funds for the relief of the survivors the prefect of Hangchow levied a tax on each cup of tea sold in tbe tea houses of the great city. The ancient capital as sessed in this arbitrary fashion re sented that tax after tbe manner of the Bostonians of 1773. In spite of the humane object of tbe assessment, the citizens put a boycott on tea, and the proprietors of the tea houses cried out in protest The prefect issued a second procla mation, in which be assured his people that happiness was their sure reward If they cheerfully contributed to this excellent cause. This agreeable as surance had oo effect on the boy cotters, and the tax had to be removed. Perhaps this is the only instance on record where a cityful of people were banded to resist compulsory happi ness." Youth's Companion. That Was Different -Repeatedly he bad heard tbe young woman boast of eluding the vigilance of tbe condnctoc and ridiag home free, so when he got a chance to sneak a ride for both of them be slipped the dune back Into his pocket and smiled upon her in triumph. "Didn't you pay your fare?' she asked. "No," said he. "The conductor nev er even looked our way. She said nothing, but her look of disdain was unmistakable. - "I've heard you tell many a time of doing the same thing," he said defi antly. "Oh, well." she said, "that's differ ent. For a man" And the young man understood then that there certainly Is a double stand ard for the sexca. New York Sun. Western Society V Trained OW would you like to have a coyote as a pet? , Would you prefer a small wolf or a Boston bull or a collie or a dachshund? Coyotes are not usually regarded as desirable pets, but when caught young it la possible to tame them. Miss Kathleen Laird, a society bud of Spo kane, Wash., has a coyote that she prizes highly. She is a nephew of Andrew Laldlaw, a millionaire horseman and mine operator. The coyote was given to her when it was in its infancy, and her kind treatment won the little ani. mal's heart until today it is a devoted slave and is her companion on dally walks. - She has taught the coyote to do a number of tricks, and it is as affec tionate and playful as any puppy. Tbe accompanying picture was taken re cently at the home of Miss Laird's parents. A TRIAL OF STRENGTH. The Feat That Was Performed by Adargoma, the Wrestler, i Tradition has immortalized one Adar goma of Grand Canary.' who could Wrestle for two consecutive hours and. having been thrown undermost in a certain contest, got his antagonist be tween his legs and arms and squeezed him so that his bones began to crack. The native was subsequently sent as a prisoner to Spain, where he astound ed the people by his performances. One day in Seville he was visited by a brawny youth of La Mancha, who was anxious to try a bout with him. "My good friend." said Adargoma, "as we are gding to wrestle together it Is only reasonable that we should begin , by drinking something." v . ' A large bowl of wine having been brought he took this in one hand and coptlnued to address - his challenger: "If with both your arms you can over O NOT buy your 1 91 2 Auto until you have investi gated our line. We will have the classiest line this year we have Chalmers "30" F. O. B. La Grand Chalmers "30" F. O. B. La Grande Chalmers "36" Torpedo, Self Starting, 36x4 wheels, (19 Demountable Rim, 118-inch Wheel Base;F. O.B. La Grande : . .... . 1 I 'l MM M MUM Radiator stands for all you can ask in ampt-i' Girl Has a Coyote as Her Pet power one of mine so as to hinder me from drinking every drop of this wine we will try our strength together; if not you may return to your home." The struggle took place, and Adargo ma by degrees drained the bowl in the coolest manner without spilling a drop of the wine. Ills one hand was more than a match for the other's two. London Spectator. Not Consistent. "Yon are very fooliah, Mary, to think of getting married. If you will trivtk nn tha Irion f n-lll raloA vinl j wages a dollar a week." 1 1ITT V. - ...II I . . nr.. ' I tiuu a uunnr a -eeiu iuuis a ' fine argument ag'inst marridge to be a month alimony." Judge. The 'soldier is the only wild animal that does not eat what be kills. Jea sup. ;" ever had. Immediate deliveries on all models Pony Tonneau, Torpedo, fully equipped, : : ','",; ;: " :" -: Four Door Touring Car, fully equipped, .......................i...:........,....L......v.l...........J.......i . Mtt m. Jtm. Automobile News and Goccip The recant movement on the par', made tlw trip to the Pendleton Roupd cf th poyeruor In naming a commis- up know what a long hill mans now. slon to drft an Ideal road law has mat The hill coming out ot 1'eudleton is wi!h favor among the Union county cna of those rises which ha3 a tend auto owners and Is all the more pleas- eticy to boll water" In tha radiators aud tug because Dr M. K. Hall of La cause an engine to heat. So far as Grs-rd was named as a member of the known all the La Grande machines got commission. The motor club passed through with iittl or no trouble, resolutions approving ilia state aid j plan and has suggested that the state The Dittebrandt Auto company !s pay one half and the county one Lalf enthusiastic over tlxi new Chalmers of the road expense. This Is follow- 'or 1912. In talking with one of the ing out what othi?r clubs have done' company he said: "The Chalmers except that the ratio of state and company finished on June 15th, 'ths county expense Is not uniform, some j most successful year in its history, clubs believing that the state should j The company announced at tha b?gin pay more and some less. The Cora-: nS oMSll reasons tor building C merclal club .also, adopted, a resolution L5?.?.a'..Ji!ll.!.1?Hm. ?! tuilt and and placed It in the hands of Dr. Ha!l advocating convict labor and a olun - teer commission' to disburse the funds rai&d by the new law. This would do away with any possible chance of graft and is one of the main points raised against the law offered by. the last legislature. ' The different auto owners who hav THE FIRST AERONAUT. Klngsley's Queer Idea and an Embar rassing Coincidence. Charles KIngsley was at a dinner once with the aeronaut Coxwell. It was shortly after Coxwell and a companion bad made a flight In which they had risen so high that Coxwell'a hands were frozen and he bad time only to tear open tbe air valve with his teeth. A. C Benson tells the story in "The Leaves of the Tree" in the North American Review. After dinner Kings ley suddenly said: "I have often thought that tbe first man that ever went up In a balloon must have been a d-dentlst" Some one laughed and said. "What an extraordinary idea!" -' i ,;"y "I don't know," said KIngsley. "A man who is always looking down people's throats, and pulling their teeth about and breathing their breath, must be inspired with a tremendous desire to get away and above it all." Coxwell leaned forward and said very good humoredly, "Well, Mr. KIngsley, it is true that I am a dentist but it was not that that made me be come an aeronaut" "My d-dear Mr. Coxwell," said KIngsley,. Gushing red, "I am sure I beg your pardon. I bad no idea it was so. You must have thought me singu larly ill mannered to make a Joke of it" . ". KIngsley could not recover his spirits for the rest of the evening. He hated giving pain to any human being more perhaps than anything in the world. Ask owners of Chal mers cars. a -aiiM - - ttov--Mrty attppir - j demand. Many more could have bnen i sold but the company adhered sfiet- ly to tlva policy of putting quality ahead of "quantity. We 'think the 1912 car is certainly a fine piece of work and as the general public grows to know 'the merit In a Chalmers ther5 is no doubt as to th-3 demand for them steadily Increasing." . Anoient Inkstands. An inkstand that was probably in use 8,400 years ago is exhibited la a Berlin museum. It is of Egyptian make and is supposed to belong to tha eighteenth or nineteenth dynasty, or somewhere about 1500 B. C, although its real age can be Judged only ap proximately. It is made of wood and has two compartments, an upper one provided with two holes, one for black and one for red ink, and a lower one for holding reed pens. The black and red ink are certainties, for some still remains, in a dry condition, within tbe receptacles. Another ancient inkstand is supposed to have been intended for the U3e of a schoolboy. It would cer tainly hold ink enough for a school boy's needs, for it has no fewer than four ink holes. Both Inkstands were found at Thebes. London Globe. Eased His Conscience. Dean Buckland when at Westmln ster used to tell a curious story of a brown paper parcel which he re-1 ceived one day by post. After many' wrappings had been unfolded he found a small black splinter of oak about an Inch end a half long. The writer of the unsigned note accompanyisj the parcel Bald that when he was a boy, many years before, he had chipped the splinter off the coronation chair. As nge advanced hid conscience grew troublesome, and he asked the dean i to be kind enough to ' restore the splinter to it.- place. Pull Mall G.ette. They know $1650 $1650 000