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LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. OREGON.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1911.
NUMBER 283
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SRANGE SCORED A BIG SUCCESS
LAST SATURDAY.
Attendance Has Good Teachers Were
Heard From.
Educational Day brought' a large
crowd of teachers, grangers and
frtends, Interested in education to Blue
Mountain Grange hall, last Saturday.
The house was called to order by.
W. R. Gekeler, state deputy organizer,
who made a few well chosen remarks
lowed. . Owing to several teachers not
being present the program was Bome
what disarranged, but nevertheless, the
day was well filled with Interesting
papers, addresses, etc.
, Master C. D. Huffman was. Introduc
ed and In Ws usual pleasant way .as
sured all of a hearty welcome. 1
This was responded to by Prof. E.
, E. Bragg, following which came an In
strumental trio by the Bertha and Ha
zel Young and Kenneth Gekeler.
Education In Rural School was a
Tianer ably written 'by Mrs. Addle
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Grout. ' : ' . .
A papter,"The Duty of the Teacher
to the Parent," was delivered by A. H.
Holmes of Imbler, then a song by the
grange,-entitled. "The Farmer Feeds
Them All." . ' ,Y '
. Apropos of the song a bountiful lunch
was then served! after which the house
again convened and the following pro
gram rendered at the afternoon ses-
. slon. .' ..' .. - ;'
" Paper "The Duty of the Parent to
the teacher" Prof. Bailey..
J.. Address "The Hope of jvian" Rev.
Ford Ellis. ', '
''The Teacher's Place in the Com
' munity" Mr Towner of Union.".'.""-;
Instrumental Music Misses Bertha
and Hazel Young and Kenneth Gek
. eler. '.
Paper "Explaining the Object of
the Amateur Press Club," J. L. Rob-
' ertson. . : " " .
Stump Speech W. R: Gekeler.
Discussion Led by A. P. Davis, "De
fects in the School System," followed
by Mr. Sturgil. of North Powder, Mrs,
"Minnie Couch, Prof. Bragg, John W.
McAllster. - . ',
Song E. S, Norris.
LARGEST STEAMSHIP IN THE
WOfRLD SUFFERS DAMAGES
Passengers Were Safely Cared for and
Boat Was Dry Docked.
London, Sept 20. Leaving South
Hampton for New York today with ev
, cry berth' filled the steamer Olympic
Svhlch Is the largest steamship in the
world, was ' rammted by the British
cruiser Hawks. Only the quick beach
ing of the liner prevented waat might
have been a bad marine disaster. The
Olympic " latter was ' removed to dry
dock at South Hampton and the Hawks
also badly damaged, was dry docked
at Portsmouth. Among the passen
gers were William Aster, Preslent
Brown of the New York Central, and'
v ACTION THIS WEEK. ,
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San Francisco, Sept. 20 PresU
dent Reguin of the federation.
shop employes of the Harrlman
lines, said today that action by
the men on the refusal of Julius
Kruttschnltt to recognize thte fed-
deration probably, will be taken
this week. Some sort of recognl-
tlon is expected tomorrow or Fri-
day. . He rald the mten all favor
a strike. " "
CRUISER
ws sim
ow
Clarence Mackey. The boat's stet.
prow struck the Olympic squarely Oi.
starboard quarter. Cargo holds were
badly flooded.
As soon as she was rammed the
Olympic steel bulkhead closed, life
boats wre manned and frightened
passengers were assured that there
was no danger. Most of the passengers
remained reasonably calm.
Detroit M. E. Conference. ,
Flint, Mich., Sept. 20. Tba annual
session of the Detroit conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church open
ed here today with Bishop Hendterson
of Chattanooga presiding. Many
changes in the ministerial assignments
are expected this year, announcement
of which will be made the first of the
week. ' '. - . "-.
'REPAIRING WATER LINE.
North Fir Street Is Being Adjusted
. Thin Week.
Water Superintendent Hoyt Is bus
ily engaged ' repairing and adjusting
the iplpellne on North Fir street which
Insures a permanent water supply to
the citizens of that section of the city.
ALFONSO DIRECTING TROOPS PER
SONALLY TODAY. ,
Much of His Army Is la Morocco and
of No Benefit
Madrid, Sept. 20. Valencia today is
the center of an uprising. In a revolu
tion that threatens the Alfonso throne.
Grave disorders are reported In vari
ous parts of the country.- Premier
Canejalas was advised today that 2,
500 revolutionists are marching to
ward Valencia In the hope of making
the town their campaign headquar
ters. . Additional troops are being rush
ed to the scene. Wires have been cut
by the rebels and but meager details
are procurable.;
The king is personally conducting
affairs as he realizes his throne Is en
dangered. He Is seriously handicap
ped becausi9 only , a few of the1 stand
ing army of 70,000 are in Spain while
the remainder are In Morocco.
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LODGE WORK
REBEKAUS OF LA GRANDE HONOR
THE OCCASION.
Pleasant Social Tim Enjoyed by the
Members Last Night
The Crystal Rtebekah lodge last eve
nlng observed the sixtieth anniversary
of the order In an appropriate manner
at the I. O. O. F. hall in this city.. A
large attendance and a delightful so
cial event was enjoyed. '
: The Rebekah order was organized
September 20, 1851 and it has had a
marvelous growth. Every Odd Fellow
realizes the Important- place the or
der holds In connection with subordi
nate lodges and as a result the Re
bekahs have had the faithful support
of 'the I.' O .O. F. wtlch they, have
richly deserved. . ,
It had been planned to have an ex
traordinary gala' occasion last evening
but owing to the fact that a sister
Rebekah, Mrs. Emma Harding was
suffering from a painful fracture of
the arm recelvted Saturday, the mem
bership met to merely pay respect to
the occasion and have the Jubilant
features of thte program at a later
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Pinchot at Cordova. , :
Cordova, Sept. 20. Pinchot arrived
from Katalla today. : He visited the
Guggenheim properrres there.
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HAS HEACie 1 CLOSE
Those For and Against Each Claim a
Victory People to Decide at Polls
Hottest Campaign
for Many Years.
Ottawa, Canada, Sept. 20. As the
thare is very little chance for reclpro
cily to be defeated. The only bets ob
tainable iq that the liberal majority
ron. tded to the measure ,wlll be re
duced some. ' v ' : :'
Ottawa," Ont, Sept. 20. The hottest
political campaign Canada has witnes
sed since thte days of Sir John Macdon-
ald and the national policy was
brought to a whirlwind finish today j known by 10 p. m. (Atlantic timte.)
with rallies an speechmaklng in ylr- ;The campaign is the last in which
tnally every- city, town and Mhamlet - Premier Laurler will partlckpate, ac
from the Atlantic to the Pacific. , cording to his declaration made at the
Tomorrow the electors throughout ( beginning of the struggle. If he wins
the country will express their polltl-j the contest, he will hold office contln
cal preferences and. on their verdict uously for a longer period than Sir
depends thle fate of the liberal govern- John Macdonald. f . ,
mnt. which'. VndeT .ne leadership of , - The campaign has been hotely con
Sir Wilfrid Laurler, has been In office tested. In all the provinces, and, al
for 15 years and also the fat of the though conditions in certain sections
propoated reciprocity pact- with tne;
United States, for which Sir Wilfrid
stands sponsor. ;
If Sir Wilfrid returns to power, the
reciproclty 1)111 will be passed oon
after the reassembling of parliament
next month, and at an agreed date both ;
Canada and the United States "will put '; I he claims of the two aldei on the
the necessary ; ..tariff changes Into efr Jev's. of the election are about as fol
fecU7,'''" . I ioW?;:' The 'opposition" declare thiey
If the opposition wing a majority, wiit gain seats from the government in
PEOPLE OF GflU m
GREET THE COf,
Tne fair committee in their automo-
bllte trip over the county yesterday met
with the mnst hMrtv nMn n .
ery point and , were given assurance
that many communities will be repre-
stented with exhibits as well as a large
number of Individual display which
will appear when the gates are thrown
open on the annual fair September 27.
Union and Cove are coming in force
and the people there are taking a de
cldd interest In having their respect
ive districts represented. ' Thte live
stock which has grown to be a strik
ing feature at the Union horse show
each year will be herte to compete for
the prizes offered and the fruit men
of Cove want It understood that they
will sets a proper fruit exhibit is sent
from there.' The liberal community
iprlze for the best fruit exhibit is at
tracting attention and the different
eligible sections are. endeavoring to
capture it, which Is , the right and
proper thing. On the decision of that
prize will be a lasting recommendation
for the section .that receives It.
This year there wlll be free features
Folsom Penitentiary, Cal., Sept. 20.
Francisco Quljada, who was killed by
Jake Oppenhelmer, "Thte olf," one of.
the most notorious convicts of thel
state, was burled in a quick lime pit
today., Both men were condemned
murderers and long had awaited a
chance to end an old feud. When the
turnkey arlowed both out in the cor -
rldor they screamed like wild beasts
and few at teach other. Oppenhelmer
10 I S EOS
Canada Has Seen
Robert L. Borden, its leader, will be
dropped and Canada will remain a
high tariff country desirous of con
tinuing the present tariff relations
with the United States.
The polls will will pten at 9 o'clock
tomorrow morning and close at 5
o'clock In the afternoon. Unless the
voting, at. large Is unusually close it
is expected that the outcome will be
of the provinces are regarded as high-
ly favorable to the liberal party the
result cannot be accurately forecasted
Upon the whole, disinterested obsery-
ers seem inclined to the opinion that
the covernment will carry the country
by a reducted majority. .
of the fair which heretoforte have
"ever xlsted. The committee has ar
s ranged with some of the very best
talent ,to pull off aome aerial stunts
that ; are superb. This will all be
without cost and will occur outside
the fair grounds each day.
Arrangements have about been com
pleted for the sacred concert on Sun
day during ,the fair In which the differ
ent churches will Join ''and make that
Sunday a union servlce;
"I fteel greatly encouraged over the
Outlook for interesting andeETAOIN
outlook for an interesting and an in
structlve . fair this year," remarked
one of the board to the Evening Ob
servter this morning. "I find the peo
pie of the valley anxious to support
and maintain a proper exposition in
La Grande 'once each year so that the
products of the soil and the live stock
may be displayed. This fair will (have
a splendid effect on the home people
because It will show to them what is
actually being done by all parts of
home pteople because it will show to
them what Is actually being done by
all parts of the valley.
FIGHT TO DEATH
had a long steel sharpened bar and he
, stabbed Qnljada to death before they
could be seperatled.
; Oppenhelmer will not be tried lra-
. mediately for Qutjada'a murder and
the prosecuting attorney says he may
( never be. . Action will be deferred
J pending Oppenheimer's appeal from
J the death sentence now over him. His
.case Is In the United States supreme
court. . j
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the Maritime provinces Nova Scottia,
Now Brunswick and Prince Edward
Island in Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba
and British Columbia, whll j Saskatch
ewan and Alberta will remain with the
government as at present. The liber
als, nn the contrary, maintain that
ihey will Increase th-sir 'present large
majority in the French-Canadian sec
tion of Quebec and the Maritime prov
inces, and will make gains In Ontario
and throughout the west. '
Practically thu reciprocity agree
ment v'th the United States has been
the solo Issue of the campaign. The
liberal press and liberal sp-eakers have
argued its material advantages while
the opposition has denied its material
advantazes and denounced tfoa com
pact as inimical to the "commercial un
ity an national independence of Can
ada, as a movement toward contlnen-
tallsra and as a far step towards sep
The conservative campaigners have
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PROMINENT FRl'IT SECTION WILL
ENTER THE RACE.
Error In Posters O'liiitted tlie flat
Fruit Country to the N'orta
Owing to an terror in the large pos
ters issued for. fhe Union county fair
the district of Imbler was omitted
from the contest for the big cash prize
This was not Intended for the enttne
fair board lay a great deal of stress
on having a big exhibit from the Im
bier country where Greene & Sawyer
and Sherwood Williams reside. Per
sonal Interviews with these men prove
they " will be here and that" the people
who come to the. fair will see a-great
exhibition from Imbler. . , , ; ;
: , Enter the Babies.
While many, many babies have been
entered in the baby show there is al
ways room for more of the youngsters
and the committee requests that evefy
baby's name be sent to them so that
the baby show at La Grande this yea
will be the largest ever recorded in the
northwest. : - -V. ;
I0RDALE
IS
CONTRACTOR DAT HAS SIDE.
. WALKS ALMOST ALL IN.
Will Be a Fine Residence Section of
. V p the City v.; .
; It will be but a short" time unjtll
"Happy" Day, cement contractorill
give the final touch to Connotate
which will mean the new addition, will
be ready for occupancy and the people
who have been waiting for many
months for it to open will be able to
contract their lots and begin construc
tion of their new homes. Block after
block of excellent sviewalk has been
laid, the street are laid off. with park
ing and the physical appearance of
(first class." ' .
The fact that it Is close in will cause
a heavy sale of lots, it ts believed and
before many months It ts quite prob
able there will be a thickly settled
portion of the city where now there
Is nothing but vacant property.
Street Car Men Strike. ;
. Detroit, Mich, Sept. 20. Coming as
a surprise when everyone apparently
believed that the negotiations betweten
the street car company and the car
men would be settted peacefully, tho
carmen unanimously ..voted to . strike
and today the cars are tied up. They
want an, Increase of wages and the
company Is not prtepared for a strike.
Many factories are running short
handed because the men cannot reach
them. ' . '
IMBLER IS
CLUDEO
IMPROVED
AFT FIOISIS
PEDLii :
PASSES
INTO LOWEK MICHIGAN
TODAY.
Muling Many Speeches Covering Bls-
tance Rapidly.
Marquette, Mich., Sept. 20. Presi
dent Taft" concluded his tour of the
upper Michigan peninsula Vlt ar
riving here by auto. He addressed a
mass meeting at noon and this after
noon Is continuing his Journey into
Ids, Battle Creek and Kalamazoo.
Congressman Young Introduced
Taft in a short talk in which he de
fended the president's veto on the
Arizona Btatehood bill because of. the
Judiolary recall provision. Taft smiled
contentedly. His speech was a review
of his position on the world's peace.
The congressman said. "That veto
action was prompted by courage and..
wi3dom. We are proud of our presi
dent. ' He has opposed to him every
scandalous magazine, evtery political
quack peddling demagogic nostrum
and every cheap politician."
Milh-Ruthcrfurd Wedding.
Paris, Sept 20 In th private chap-
el of Mrs. William K. Vanderbilfs
chateau at Deauvllle, In one of the
most picturesue spots to be found in
all Normandy, Miss Margaret Ruther-
furd, daughter of Mrs. Vanderbllt by a
previous marriage, was wedded today
to "Mr. Ogden Livingston Mills, only
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ogden Mills of
New Yprk. Although the wedding was
considered more private than public,
there assembled in the little chapel
a most dlatinguished company. In the
pews reserved for the relatives of the
contracting parties wtere Mr, and Mra.
Ogden Mills, the Earl and Countess of
Granard, Ambassador and Mrs. White
law iReld, and Mrs. and Mrs. Henry
Whiter The bride entered the chaptel
on the arm of her stepfather. As maid
of honor she was attended by hter sis
ter. Miss Barbara Rutherfurd. Wil
liam O'B. Iselln of .Ne-w York acted as
best man.- " , ! ,, . ..'..
OH! TO HOLD
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RIVERSIDE GRANGE HALL WILL
BE THE PLACE THIS FALL
Ladles of the Union to Serve Lancheoa
t for the Occasion.
Thte Farmers' union of'Unlon county
'will hold a fair at Riverside Grange
hall on September 22 and 23. Prep
arations are being made for a good
time and the ladles of the union have
agreed to serve luncheon to all who
do not care to bring their lunch. Many
will attend with their well Allied bask
ets and enjoy the day in picnic style.
Everyone it invited to attend and
the exhibits which will be on display
at this fair will be transferred to the
Union county fair which is to' begin,
on September 27th. ?s
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HARVESTER TRUST IS NEXT
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Chicago, Sept. 20 It was stated
& here today that the International &
Harvester company is probably
the next great trust to be attack-
ed by the government. The com-
pany has asked Wickersham for 3
a definition of a 'lawful" . trust
3 and expresses a wllllngntess to
reorganize without a court man-
date. I( Is said the government s
will allege the company la Hie-
$ gaily organized. It Is a f 120,-
000,000 Cqrporatlon. , -
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