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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1912. " ; ' ' ' ' ; ' ' 'im ""'" ' : PAGE SEX . 5 i 1 -,f 5 . i! 41 OCEAN' NAVIGATION EXPEflTS v FflOM MANNATiQNS MEET . Philadelphia, Pa., May 21. Delega- dally represented by SanJuHt dl Teu tions representing more than 20 na-Jlada, Carlo Valentlnl and Ignazlo Iug- tions and consisting of the most noted experts in inland and ocean naviga tion of their respective countries al ready have arrived In this city and additional delegations are expected to reach Philadelphia today and to morrow, to be present for the open ing of the 2th international congress cf navigation, on Thursday. In ac cordance with the arrangement of the local committee in charge of the con gress the greater part of tomorrow will be devoted to a geueral reception and mutual introduction of the dele- tates. The congress will hold its first general meeting at the .Metropolitan opera house on Thursday and it is ex pected that resident Tart, who has accepted the honorary presidency and has ! promised to attend the opening session, will deliver the opening, ad dress. Response will be made by M Alexis Dufourny of Brussels, a high efficer of the Belgian Engineer corps, who Is one of the former presidents of the international congress. This will be the nrst time that one of these congresses is held In the Unit ed States. Previous congresses have all been held In Europe, the last at St. Petersburg, in 1908. Preceding this there were similar congresses at intervals of three or four years In Belgium, France, Italy, England, Ger inany, Holland and Australia.- With each congress Interest nnd attendance Id (.Ten ned ns the nutlons realized the valuable work being done. The dis cussions and conclusions of tbese gatherings form the best existing guide for all navigation problems thnt may arise, because they represent the world's best experience and the con census of opinion of the greatest ex perts. The invitation to hold the 12th congress In. America was accepted with enthusiasm, because this coun try offers what is largely a new and quite enormous field for the attention Of navigation experts uud a great num ber of new nnd highly important prob lems growing out of the Pnnnmn canal the Cape Cod canal and the numerous Inland canals and waterways plnuned or in cour.se of construction In the United States. The recent Titanic tllsabter lias niade the safety of ocean travel a subject of the most Intense Interest to all seafaring nations imJ the discussion of the various problems suggested by the unfortunate event will form part of the program nnd will undoubtedly occupy the attention of the congress for some time. In view of the many new and exceedingly Im portant questions to be considered during tifo .five days' session of the congress and in view, also, of Die un usually large attendance, It Is expect ed that this congress will greatly sur pass Its predecessors in interest and Importance. It is expected that more than ao na- J tions of the world will be represented nt this congress by ollieial delegates and In addition by a large number of unofficial delegates, mostly navigation experts and engineers prominently .Identified with Inland or ocean navi gation in their respective countries. The general presidents of the con gress are Gen. C. W. Raymond, U. S. A., retired, and General 'William II. Blxby, the chief of engineers.. Asso ciated with them are other distin guished engineers nnd navigation ex perts, Including Colonel J C. San ford, the general secretary ol the congress. 'The Canadian delegation includes lese; Sweden by a delegation headed by Col. Frederick Wilhelra Hansen, of Stockholm, president of the royal ad ministration of hydraulic power, and among other noted delegates will be M. V, E. de Tlmonoff and General de Scholasky of Russia, M. Zoltan de Kohanyl of Hungary, Glulio Rota, the noted Italian expert and many others, There are also many other noted en gineers and navigation experts, not tion who will attend the sessions of officially connected with any delega the congress. . ' PIPPINS OFF 0 PENDLETON NEW PLATERS SLATED IUVE TODAY. TO All. We'Vs Playing With Bncaroos Is the Klnte Before Local Bunch. Off for Pendleton to pull leather with the BucarooB under the Pendle ton banners. La Grande'B Pippins set sail on the second journey of the Western Tri-State league season. They clash for a week with Garret's foops and then meander over to Walla Wal la where for a week they will lock horns with Childors' colleagues. It is believed the local grounds will he in readiness after that time. Wells will report -at Pendleton today and If Information hns been received by Manager Bradley correctly, the new men will he wtlh him by tomorrow at the latest. Eastern Or'Von League Games. Haines trimmed North Powder at North Powder last Sunday by a score of 10 to 3. On the same day Union lost Its third game at Baker by a score of 11 to 2. These Eastern Oregon' league games attract much attention Invariably and the interest is keen at all plales. aines is the team that has apparently "..,ne the most toward strengthening up since the first game. POPULARITY OF BASEBALL Qualities In the Game That Endear It to the Public There must be special tmnlltles in a game that can take nnd keep such a bold on millions of bard beaded. healthy Americans from boys to ear-. : nest old men. . What are tbese quail- I ties? Here is an attempt to deliue j tbem: I First. Efficiency. No. other spec- tacle shows the human being to such i advantage on the side of efficiency. If I polo be mentioned to controvert this It . certainly cannot compare In the next I three advantages to be mentioned, and I the inferiority of the circus the astute j reader can figure out also from what t follows: i Second. Visibility. A person who ! understands the game sees utmost ev- i ery play perfectly, lie sees the deliv ery by the pitcher, tho preparation and j swing of the batter, the ball dashing j away, the rush, grasp and recovery of i the lnflelder, the race of the runner down the tine, the catch of the base man and is ready to dispute with the , umpire wuetuer ine uaii arrived a tenth of a second before or a tenth of a second after the runner. Third. Sustained suspense. An Eng lish student of American affairs, en deavoring to make his countrymen un derstand the hold of the game, stated that if tbey would imagine the most Intense moment in the fifth set of a tennis match being played for the championship of the world tbey might get an idea of the intensity of Interest that pertains to a ball game at almost any time in any one of the nine in nings. . Fourth. The democratic background. The interest of watching the experts Is Inseparable from tbe fact that almost every . boy in tbe United States is brought up to play tbe game itself. One sometimes bears it said thnt watchiug the game is less desirable than playing It, which is creating an i absurd dilemma, as the clerk in a great . town, who may be able to spend two hours, of healthy Interest In tbe base ball park, could not possibly be Indulg ing in the game himself and also be cause watching the game makes one all the more eager to play It if he has the chance, just as playing It makes him nil the more eager to see bow it is played by the greatest experts in the world. Norman Hapgood in Metropolitan. PA DOU $2880 1 And The Other Fellow Owns My Home I "!i I' i ' I . i -. . i.. i;r I 1:1 7,. i-.c-.o t.f Uorila. . . ! i ,r !s was ciiiupciscrt , a s until tin- Unit- "I Ml '! p.i in I ."." the pours were ir.-.in inul forty nine my .::.!.! Including twenty nrriititsh s i.ii'l Mkuuph. sixty-seven iilil'ntH ..d -prior nnd three masters ol or .rs !"iiv clerical diciiilnrlos sum .. i;:eil ii.it nut iitietid nt Westminster. ,i: using to recognize the u.ulioiil.v ot in r!ia uient over their own convoen tion nf Canterbury r.nd York. It was partly from this cause that the lords spiritual decreased In number until early In the reign of Edward 111. the upper house consisted of eighty-six lay and only forty-Ove clerical peers, while during Bllznbeth's parliament there were forty-three nnd twenty-six respectively.- London Standard. Smallest Books. The smallest book In the world was made In Italy. It Is not much larger than a man's thumb null. It Is four tenths of an Inch In length, a quarter if mi Inch In width and contains '.'OS panes, each with nine lines and from !i."i to IIKI letters. The text consists of n letter written by the Inventor of the ' i hihini clock to Mine Christine of Colcncl W. P. Anderson, chief engi-. i.miluo In ltll.V tieer of the murine depurtmoi't . .John J -pi,,, m.xl smallest book Is nu edltlou Kennedy, consulting engineer; F. W. i of the "Divine Comedy" of I hinte. This Cowle., chief engineer of the Moutieal Is something less tliati nu Inch wide, harbor board nnd J. S. Arim-.tn ;iin. of! 'i"' Ope so small that n microscope Fredeni kton, N. I). Is needed to read it Tbe largest foreign delevio:i will, bars to Happiness, be that of France, which will li head-j ..V(nv (mt j.ol,-v,. ,,.(. your pile I ed by M. Vet. Hard, who Is limpet tor . suppose you re happy'?' general of roads nnd bridges of the "No. Mother won ( icuuue see tiny French government, and holds the, show I wamer. daughter wou't lemme honorary degree of D. S. from the wear anything i winner, nun me . Pniveralty of Pennsylvania. Ger many's delegation will lnclide J. F, No Military Needed. Thomas McKean. chief Justice of Pennsylvania, was a man of gigantic stature and a fiery temper. A mob In Philadelphia defied the ef forts of tbe sheriff to disperse it. H6 so reported to Justice McKean, then sitting In full court. "Have you rend tbe riot net?" "Yes. your honor. It had no effect" McKenn's eyes flashed dangerously, "nave you ordered out the military?" "Yes. Shall I Are on them?" "No: I'll disperse them." McKean rose and rushed out of the court In his wig and gown, his face flushed with passion, Into the midst of the riotous mob. "1 am Thomas McKean, chief Jus- i lice, nnd I command you to disperse!" I So saying, he seized two of the ring leaders, literally tucked them under his arms nnd returned to the court, while the crowd crept home,, silent as frightened sheep, Given Bag. It does seem strange that some people permit themselves .to get into one rut and there remain. . ' ; - , ;.: . Ov. ' :' ''s ' -;: ,.r ,. This week a man came into my office, whom I thought owned his home and when Tasked him how long since he purchased, he. replied, ''Why, I have lived in La Grande for the tast twelve years and never bought. I have some- ' times thought I would but it seemed I never got to it.'.' Inquiry revealed the fact that this man has paid-on an average of $20 per month, which means that he has paid out $2,880 and has nothing to show for it. . ' . ' ;v : ' : : :r Had my friend invested soon after coming here he would today be living in a $2,000 home all paid for. Not only that, he would have been a better fath er, a better husband and a better citizen. The possession of a home creates an independence that no one can possess in a rented property. ; r We dare say there are no less than fifty people in La Grande today who occassionally think about buying a home but keep on paying the other fellow . when if thejvwill come. to my o"ffice;I will show them how easy it is to save this constant drain on the family purse. - : . ' . " GeOo ilo Guirrey Real Estate Dickens' Liat of Names. It Is not really surprising that the names of Dickens' characters, odd ns they are, should be found in real life, for It wiis from life that ninny of them were taken. Some, as we know, were copied from the names over shop doors, etc. Hut this was uot the novelist's only source of selection. Among his papers John Forster found carefully drawn up lists of mi lues, with the sources from which be obtained them, and tfce longest lists were those drawn School Discipline. Tho young teacher should learn nnd the older teacher remember that for every teacher that falls on account of lax discipline there Is another who fnils on account of overgoveruinent. Some teachers assume tbe same attitude as the policeman who found two men talk ing on the street comer and ordered tbem to move on, as there was au ordl- unnce prohibiting crowds gathering on other visitors in large numbers are only l-.v i ne i.. ties ot the letters o whit li the mark Is impressed that It Is possible to fix the date or its use. T!.o nere to attend the annual encampment earliest known was on n letter written of the G. A. R.. riennrtmpnt nr in,u.n. which began today, and is to continue In ifWO.-London Telegraph. Looking to ths Future. "I guess I'll inuke a lawyer of Josh," said Former Corntossel. "Hut your wife wants him to he a physician." ' Yes. he's got to tie a professional the streets. One man remonstrated. mm :lm, .e-d wnnt t0 snor r oon!, saying that two did not make a crowd "One makes n crowd If I say so." an swered the policeman. A teacher who assumes that whatever be sn,v.s is law. nnd it Is law because he says it. -Is making a sad mistake. When the pu pils have n definite aim to do and the teacher lias a definite aim in what In dues ther'. will be no time or occn- u-orn me i iivy v.ouiieu I'.uncaiioii s0 , ..,, or(1(r lt wil, ,,. Lists." Some of the names thus noted ; ,, t8nif.M8S0ri School Journal, are too extravagant for anything but j until Friday. Despite the fact that the soldiers are so rapidly lessening in numbers, the encampment promises ' to be one of the most successful ever held in thi3 state. Annual meetings are being held also by the several auxiliary societies. The annual par ade will be held tomorrow and each evening there wil be camp fires with prominent speakers. reality-Jolly Slick, Illll Marigold, j Oeorgc Muzzle. William Why. Itohert ' Gospel, ItobUi Sen: Mm ui, Sarah (iold sacks, Catherine Two, Sophia Dooms day. Rosetta Dust. Sally- Gliublet ' Loudon Chronicle. Origin of the Postmark, Great Britain, it Is sa'd. can without fear of contradiction cluim the honor of having originated the postmark. The first one, don as loug ngo ns lfltiO, was a very Bitupte affair, consisting of a small cir cle divided Into two parts. In the tou portion were two letters Indicating the It is said thnt Pitcher "Wild Bill" Donovan, of the Detroit Tigers, will month, while In the lower half tbe day give up active baseball and be:ome of the month was shown. No endeavor manager of some minor league team deuce In him. And 1 think it would b" a heap safer to t:it:e Josh's law than his ni 'riiclne."-Washington Stur. Stung! "TJow fnt and well our little boy "Ah you should never Judge from n nm... r-i D,.nf ITa'u ..... ,, n,tl,..tl one ',,!.. of his fai-n. ,.,! hi h,. i,.,.n L?i!.??r Catarrh Jn this secUon of .uu tuumry uiun mi ouier ojscases pot sfut;;: by a wasp on the other." FelP together, and until tho last fow yeai Mi,',. was supposed to ba Incurable. For a groat ' many years doctors pronounced It a local clisease nnd prescribed local remedies, and T'i O.fforence " J,y constnntly failing to euro with local Little Wiihe - V hat is the difference ence lias proven Catarrh to bo a consti- luiionai disease, and therefore requires n catarrh . A. while reputation is n uecessity. Chi- Ji?' .Tolcl10' Ohio, Is tho only Constlto- cugo.News ternally in doses from 10 drops to a te. spoonful. It acts directly on tho blood wuu iiiuiiuun eiinuccs ot me system. Tney offer one hundred dollars for any case iglntited the postmark, between character and reputation, pa? lP,,!.al.1ulse,as.e' and therefore which was used In Lou- Pa-cimracter Is n luxury, my ' son. CS&S r'l 1il,0 n..id ., ..am. . Cn TrtliwlA t was made to denote the year, nnd it '.s Veterans at South Bend. South Bend., Ind., May 21. Civil war veterans by the thousands and falls to euro. Sena ror circulars and tee uujuiiiaiB. Address: F. 3. CHENEY t CO., Toledo, Ok Fold by CrnpirlBts, ir.e. Take Hall's Family PiUa for constlptloo. lor wont lemme eat anything winner." Washington Herald Bubendey, head of the Hamburg har-j bor works; George Landsberg of Ber- lln and several other noted experts. Great Britain's delegation will be Looking Ahead. Village Policeman who lias locked up his riui'.rrelsoiiie wtfei There, 1 k'inll have a Utile peace now! Hut headed by Lieut.-Col. H. A. York. Imw about tomorrow, wtien l let ner chief Inspector of railroads. The Bel- imtV-Flleireude Blatter gian delegation wil be headed by G. Helleputte, who was the first presl- Sam'e Old Story. Uhe How did. tln-y ever come to dent of the navigation congress, nnu n,lirryy He-Oh. if8 the snme old will also include Michel Bogaert and strv started out to be good friends. Charles Mertens of Brussels nnd l'nul you know, and later on changed their Rueff of Antwerp, Itnly will be ofu- minds-Puck. . 1. iss! mmm mm mm mmm mm & ' I mm mm M mm ffAWifirCNU hiJ' tWIIICJJ ... .a.iTPUk I I l li I .PECtALTY;- oieniizauon W?! w w ! t ii i I .4 m -i ' . .1 ..si m rw ' 'A II HI i ' emting department are nrp rart icmm. rfY , sterilized by the most em- ' " By our late scientific metn- clent methods known Gnl1 . rrow n g.VOfl are removing all ..W-nn.. prevent the ia.mn. orceiavn urowns " , y" ' .r MODERN BRIDGING of disease. Bridge Work lf5.U0 KI!T0tS TEOrLE and By our Interchangeable bridge tooth system Gold Filling $i,n Bll those with heart affections w.e are pleasing the most factldious In every . p,iTIFTS the n-t sllvt'r Filling v. 75c "re now having , their teeth technical point. ..." , 1 Other FIlHne r,n iiV 4i on extracted, cavities drilled A bridge tooth can be changed or a broken months speak for g o0e' ,ic' $1'(nd nerves removed without tooth replaced In a few minutes without the cur gentle operating, h""- CiAlr'lcuon . . IjOo tne eaEt pnin or flat,geri reinovnl of the bridge. No gold to show. est dealing and satisfac- vr,Ic, U AI TD C t : 'or, work. Come In and EXP E IM E X t'E MODERN DENTISTS "JJiS HUUKaD 8"1,d," 9 ,0 12 see us. Advice freely glv- THOS. T. OHMABT. P. M.T). MGR. -Fvcniugs 7 to 8. en. ( Oier ewllns Drug Co, Cor. Depot St A Adams Are, la Grande, ro. I ' ,.:-s,H-i. ,