LA-GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1912.
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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
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Cureless Pedestrians Accused.
Many lawns nnd parkings are ruined
by persons carelessly walking on
them.
SCHEMES
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: 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.
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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.
Porter Miss, your train is Precise
Passenger My man, why do you say
"your train" when you know It be
longs to the railway company? Porter
Dunno. miss. Why do. you say "my
man" when yon know I belong to my
old woman? London Tit-Rita.
of which wilt be produced at the
Bargains
10c Torchon lace now
6c
7c & 10c Val. lace now
5c
5c Val. lace now
3c
50c Embroideries now
40c
10 & 12c embroideries
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20c Embroideries now
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25c Ladies' Hose now
20c
35c Ladies' Seamless
nose now , ... . .
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45c Lisle Hose now
35c
15c Ladies' Hose now
10c
20c Men's Hose, black
or tan now ......
12 l-2c
50c Men's Black Silk
iiisie nose now
39c
$1.75 mens Dress Shirts
$1.39
$1.25 mens Dress Shirts
95c
65c men's work
50c
50c mens iwork
45c
shirts
shirts
75c men's black sateen
shirt How ....
65c
$3.25 mens . corduroy
pants now ... . .
$2.65
$2.25 mens . corduroy
pants now
$1.75
35c bovs work shirts
25c
25c mens work doves
19c
65c brooms now
50c
55c brooms now ;
45c
6 bars Pearl Laundry
Soap now ... .... .
7 bars Diamond C Soap
25c
8 bars Tepee Soap now
25c
35c Quality Coffee now
30c
.6 qt. granite pudding
pan 25c value now
15c
6 qt. srranite milk pans,
25c value now
-v ,;15c.
. 15c granite kettle
10c
15c white cup and sau
cer now . . . . . .....
10c
25c drip pan now .
15c
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