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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1912)
LA-GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1912. TTie ffe Theatre Proprietors t Mrs. T. 1C Murphy, Mrs. Fred Swaney and .. Mrs. E. F, Sinclair. HOME OF GOOD PICTUEES -FlDElITl'" .I... American A western tale of sacrifice on the altar of love. . "THE ROMANCE OF AN OLD maid" An old maid reforms a drunk ard and eventually marries lilin "A. CHILD OF THE TENE MENTS" A touching story of mother .love. ... : "llRONCHO BILL'S LOVE AFFAIR" Bison The boys play a trick on Bill. Comedy. , ILLUSTRATED SONG SINCLAIR. MRS. GLEAN-UP DAY REVIVAL OF ASTER SHOW IS ALSO ACCOMPLISHED Rig Plan for Cleaning up the City's Streets Advanced by Clubs 7,ii Grande Is to undergo a cleaning up, a renovating and beautifying this spring without parallel in Us history. On a given day all the refuse in the city is to be raked into piles and hauled away by concerted effort and this will be supplemented by n gen eral cleaning of the streets and public places by the municipal Authorities. On several occasions In former years sporadic efforts of the kind have been made, but they were without the Bup port of an aroused public sentiment and lacked co-ordination and Intelli gent direction. This spring conditions are different. Lending women or La Grande have in terested themselves In the matter and for them to will Is to do. A success ful clean-up campaign is practically ns well assured as if It was already an accomplished fact. La Grando women known how to do things In the line of civic Improvement and do them right as Is shown by the beautiful city park which was made possible by the persistent and untir ing efforts or the La Grande women. Some of those who exerted them selves so actively and. successfully then are the leadors now, In a move ment for a bettor nnd more beautiful city.' Natural Setllnir Best, Situated amid such naturally beau tiful scenery the. city has nn Incent ive to beaut try Its streets and yards to be in keeping with the natural beau ties. Their co-operation with ' the city council, school-board and teachers., Bpe'la success fro mthe beginning. Aster Show Reviewed. It Is to be hoped that the whole city will heartily co-operate with the Civ ics club In their effort to Improve the appearance and health conditions and make La Grande a City Beautiful.. Along this line the club has decid ed to again plve the Aster show which will be on a larger scale with possibly an aster parade If enough enthusiasm Is shown to make it possible. Prizes will be given which will bp announced lit a later dale. Also an article on the cultivation of asters will appear in thin paper in the near future. From April Kith to Kth Is the right, time to start seeds either in cold frames or boxes in the house. The culture or Bwcot pens as a buck yard ornament Is also to bo eueournged. A prize or one dozi'n rose bushes will be given - for the l.i'st yard display of sweet peas nnd half a dozen rose bushes for the second prize. Sweet peas can he planted at om e. Clean up the rubbish In your hack yard anil plant sweet . peas. Vrce Roses In Parking. it lias been siuexted that roses be planted in t'.io parkin as Is done in oiner cities as I here Is nothing more inspiring than to. walk along streets imeu wim nuaulitul roses The cost Is not much and hut little care Is reuutreii after the hushes be- como established. The Madame Caro-1 line Tcutout lias been round to he a Koort rose tor tills purpose in our ell- I mate and is Hie official "Carnival tliose" of Portland. The roses may he obtained ul wholesale prices when bought In nuantitlos ami several per sons can club together and get them at low rates. Persons having vacant lots In the city who would be willing to give the use of them tor i-hllilrcn s gardens will please not if- the ehnir man of the Civics club, phono Pluck 332 Cureless Pedestrians Accused. Many lawns nnd parkings are ruined by persons carelessly walking on them. SCHEMES T : Complaint has beon made that post men, delivery boys and paper carriers are offenders along this line, but they all seem willing and glad to do better when their attention is Kindly caiiea to the matter. ! - If mall boxes could be placed on a post at sldewaK: 1 at each home the mall delivery would be greatly facilitated as it Ukbb the carrier at least two hourB longer to deliver mall In the haphazard manner necessitated bv not having boxes in a convenient place and hence they are tempted to "cut across lots. Munv citizens are already interest ed in beautifying their premises but it Is boned that this spring will break all records along the lines of civic im provements. . - APPEAL LIKELY REMONSTRATORS T REACH SPEEDY DECISION. Rights of Appeal In Sixth Street Reel, slon May Bo Invoked. Attorney J. D. Slater who appeared, for F. D. Haisten,, et al, In the Sixth street pavement case, said this morn ing when asked If the case was to be appealed to the supreme court, that he had not yet read Judge Knowle's decision and could not say positively whether or not an appeal from it would be made, Mr. Slater said that while he did not yet know the court's view of the matter, he believed that.an appeal would he made either this af ternoon or tomorrow morning. VACANCY OX CHIKISTIAN ADVO CATE MUST RE FILLED. .Ministerial Association Advocates cnl Pastor for That Office. J. D. G l'.ilan,' D. D., pastor of i!u Methodist .church In this city, Is held up as the logical candidate for the ed itorship of the Pacific Christian Advo cate, a place now vacant, by the dis trict conference of the M.'E. church held in Wallowa last week. The Min isterial association at that time pas sed the following warm compliment to the local doctor: Whereas, It will be incumbent upon the approaching general conference to elect the editor of the Paclllc Chris tian ' Advocate, and whereas, we be lieve that in the person of J. D. Gilll lan, D. D., we have n man who by reason of his long continued service In the northwest, his deep -spirituality and brotherllness, and his unquestion ed literary ability as evidenced by his frequent contributions to our publica tions is eminently titled for the posi tion; therefore, be it Resolved, The La Grande' district conference of' the Idaho" annual con ference, heartily recommend our brother for the vacancy, believing 'that in his election the church will, act wisely, nnd for the best interests of Methodism. Be it. further resolved, That a copy of this resolution be sent to the chair man of the general, conference com-' nilttee on periodicals. B. F. A1KRUDITH, J. W. "MILLER. If. E. BUSH, Committee. , Wallowa, Oregon, March 27, 1912. Ready for Cotton Men's -Meet. Washngton; ,J), C, April 1. Dele gates have begun to arrive for ihe 16th annual convention of the Ameri can Cotton Manufacturers' association which will open hero tomorrow for a three day session, At the headquar ters of the convention, in the New Ra leigh, everything is in readiness for the reception of visiting delegates. It is expected that every ono of the cot ton producing states will be fully rep resented. Among the features of Cie entertainment program Is a visit to the white house on one of the after noons. I. VVW.'s oiT the Move. San Diego, Cal., April 1. The street speaking campaign In San Diego Is apparently at an end. The police Is keeping everybody movtng. The offi cers any they won the fight nnd steto the I. W, W.'s aro leaving town, Sail ors from the cruiser -Maryland aro threatening to make trouble for the membora of the I. W. W. IIS nc BOOST PASTOR FOR EDITORSHIP P R MA DONNA REACHES CITY PRIMA V.RWpGw FOUR ACTS TO BE PRESENTED 'TONIGHT. Crowded and pleased Houses Record Left Helilud In Northwest. Capable of producing, lyric or "heavy" grand opera within the eamo hour, and fresh from Walla Walla and other northwest cities "where signal success crowned their eiYortn, the Le Brun Grand ' Opera company headed by the prima donna Antoinette Le Brun-Huttman, Is In the- c'ty today, ready to present Its stellar. attraction at the Steward this evening. That the quality of the production Is Inconsist ent with the prices charged is nsaur ed. Capacity houses and pleased houses have been the order of things for the company over Its entire lour, and but for the fact of an open date, La Grande would not have heard this troupe tonight. ;-; ; , : : " Wrhlle arias and orotorloa are often times essayed on Sunday nlghf per formances In churches and under sim ilar connditlons, the company h an out and out grand opera concern, ev enly balance and capable throughout. The second act; of "'.Martha," a lyric opera, will be used to Introduce the singers, This act, ns In all others., will bo acted out with the most splen did costumes and scenery of which the company carries two tonsv The characters to be interpreted in the Yon Plotow production are;. i Martha (Soprano) Later Lady Har riet Antoinette Le Brun. ' Nancy (Contralto), her waiting maid Dorothy Wilson. Plunkett (Baritone) Arthur Deane. - ' ' Lionell (Tenor), his foster brother Fritz X. Huttman. Heavy Opera Last , After 'one act from "Martha" the company will show Its versatility by swinging over to that he.ny, tragical grand opera "11 Trovatore." In thfo piece three complete acts will be pre sented, the entire story being l-jld and the parts acted out. "We are not a concert company bear that ' iii mind"' emphasized lime, Le Brun lluttman this afternoon at th Som nier house. "We sing grand opera in English, and good English, too, every word of It. We are as far from con cert company production as the man in the moon. Wo have been playing to .capacity houses' everywhere and have already been called upon to make a coast tour again next season which will be done. The difficulties of swinging from lyric toHragic pro ductions in one night is splendidly done by our company," reiterated the prima donna. The acts and characters from "II Trovatore," a tragic grand opera by Verdi, are to be as follows, scenery anil costumes changing with each act: Leonora Antoinette Le Brun. Inez, Her Maid Dorothy Wilson. Aszucene, the Gypsy Dorothy Wil son. Count.de Luna Arthur Deane. Maurice, the Troubadour Fritz X. lluttmnnn. Accompnnlst W. 11. Ilunlstore. Stage. Carpenter and Electrician i Harry Duncan. Miclrfgnn Vote on Liquor. Detroit, Mich., April 1. The "welb" Michigan today, when the voters of 25 and "drys" measured strength in counties of the lower peninsula went to the polls to cast their votes for or against the saloon under the county option law, Interest centers largely in the IS counties that have been ''dry' for two years and are now having the question submitted again. Thev are: Knlkasa, Shiawassee, Isabella, St. Jo seph, Ingham, Fresnue. Isle, Charle voix, Otsego, Cass, Osceola, Branch, Ogemaw, Arenac, Oceana, Antrim, Missaukee,'' Alcona niid Lapeer. The opponents of the prohibition move ment believe thnt a change of senti mentovill result In swlngseveral of tlie counties that voted out the saloon two yenrs ago back Into the "wet' column. The antl-snloon campaign managers, on the other hand, predict that the number of "wet" counties will bo materially cut down ns a result of today's elections. ' Moon to Bo Eclipsed. . Washington, April 1. The first of tour eclipses scheduledto take place during the present year, will oc- cur tonight. It will be a partial eclipse of the moon, invisible tn the United States, but visible la Europe, Asia and Africa and In a part of the northeastern tip of North America, in South America, excepting the- north west portion and in the western part of Australia. STEEL FOR BRIDGE COMES. Riversido Park Bridge Steel on the Ground at Once. Joe F. Campbell, county road and bridge superintendent, said this morn ing that the steel for the new bridge across the river at Riverside Park will arrive tomorrow. The superin tendent and his men are all ready to go to work on " the new bridge and would have had the abuttments com pleted by this time had not the river come up and overflowed the banks where tbe work must be done. .'..,. Mr. Campbell and his crew are now engaged in bridge work at Hilgard, Murder Case to Highest i Court. Boston Mass., April 1. District At torney John J. Higgins will go to Washington this week to represent the state of Massachusetts at the hearing before the supreme court of the Unit ed States on the appeal in the Ches ter 8. Jordan murder case. Jordar. was convicted of the murder of his wife In Somerville In September, 190S, and for nearly four years he has bea i fined In the Cambridge Jail awaiting the disposition of his case by the up per courts. The murder, was one of the most gruesome crime with whieli the Boston police ever had to deal. Jordan's victim was his wife, Ilonomli Jordan, a vaudeville actress. In a jealous quarrel Jordan killed the wo man In their heme. Then he went out and bought n butcher knife and a hack saw, with, which he dismembered the body. He severed his wife's head, also the legs. Then he tried to destroy all trace of them by burning them. In lh furnace of his home. He put the rest of the body in a trunk and came to Boston with the ghastly burden, stopping at a boarding house prelimi nary to taking a steamer for New York. A suspicious cabman "tipped." the police, who arrested Jordan an I secured a confession from lilin. His trial and conviction followed. The principal question before the 8irirv.t' court is whether the trial court judges i erred In denying a motion for a new trial on the ground of the insanity of one of the jurors. Jordan is a brother-in-law of Jesse Llvermore, the WnU street plunger, who is understood to .be financing the legal battle to save the convicted man from the electric chair. TWO CENT RATE ISSUE. Oregon With Oilier States Curries sue to Courts... Washington, Ap. 1. With the 2-cent pjiBsenger rate laws In Oregon, Minne sota and Missouri directly involved, the .fight for the rights of the srsite railroad commissions to regulate rail road rales to the exclusion of tho in terstate commerce commission, open ed before the United States supreme court here today. The railroad com missions of seven states are repre sented at the hearing. The commis sions are backed by the National Gov ernors congress Governor Judson Har- A scene from "11 Trovatore." three acts Steward tonight. mon of Ohio .filing the brief in behalf of the state commissions which sup ports tbe states' rights. STREET CAR PHRASEOLOGY. A New Yorker Compare Cultured Bos ton With His Own City. "Did you ever think how. much tho temperament of a city Is expressed tn its street cars?" queried a New York man of' an observant turn of mind. "I have just returned from a trip to Boston, nnd never before have the es sential differences between that city and my . own New York been so Im pressed on me as by my observations in tho street cars. "The first thing I miss In Boston Is the familiar 'Step lively!' Instead I am ex houted 'Move ns quickly as pos sible, please.' How ; could any ouo shove iuid push nnd crowd after that? i"Once In tho car I find myself still surrounded by nn atmosphere of con sideration and of correct English. In our own subway we are laconically ordered 'Use both doors. In Boston we are requested, 'Kindly leave by the nearer door.' ; "This atmosphere Is further main tained by another sign In the car, 'The passenger is requested, "the con ductor Is required, to name the value of any coin or note tendered In pay ment of fare.' Can you- Imagine a passenger being requested to do any thing In a New York street car? "At Dudley street 'station, the' prin cipal transfer point for suburban cars, there are large placards on every platform,- 'Women first, please.' I must admit that I did not observe that these had any appreciable-effect on tho scramble 'When the cars came In, but It certainly Indicates a kindly spir it on tho part of tho man who Is re sponsible for the cards." Xew York Suu. . . Java's Boiling Lake of Mud. One of the greatest natural wonders In Java, "the lire Island," a large lake of boiling mud, is situated almost -III tbe cenlor of the plains of Grofoogana, fifty "pan Is" to the northeast of Solo. It is almost two miles in circumfer ence, and In the center immense col umns of soft, hot mud may be seen continually rUintr and falPu'g like great bine!: timbers thrust forth and then suddenly withdrawn by a giant's hands. Besides the phenomenon of the columns there are two gigantic bubbles near the western cdc which fill up like huge balloons and explode on nn average three times per minute. Inn Namss In Germany. Germany probably holds the record for out of the' way Inn names. Berlin alone can boast tbe Angry Louise, the Comfortable Lamb, the Cold Frog, the Dirty. Parlor, the Bloody Bones, tho Boxers' Hen, the Four Hundred weight Man nnd the Musical Cnts, while a suburban landlord, whose house stands near a cemetery and Is a popular "pull up" for mourners, has dubbed It, very appropriately, the Last Tear. . . Again? A young English attache of the lega tion In Washington remarked to an American belle some years ago: "I am really sorry that the Bering sea affair is not likely to be amicably adjusted, for, of course, with our superior navy, we could Just wipe you off the face of the earth." . She replied with one word, "Again?" Mutual Corrections. 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