La Grande evening observer., June 10, 1912, Image 8

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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1912.
FLUE NT TO
GUN CLUB 19
The Elite
THEATRE
A Her: a Show Owned
By Home People. Our
Profits Remain Here
Am Investment
Or A Home
T
itjoukam ckn mis audit tat-
KIZ7V: U.
ANM'AL INTKIMOl'NTV SHOOT IS
TO BE IILLU Jl .VE 30.
Local Nimrods Break Birds Yesterday
In. (ood Style
ATTEND
THE BABY'S SHOES .ltcnillle
Baby's shoes bring up a pic
ture of days t'.nt "mlgh have
been," and eaves a man irom
himself.
llllC f (MVAllD .... American
A strong western story, olmw
inn that even a oo.iri may
have ledeemlng tralte.
SVYKI BY A DOG . s.-u,
A giateful dog suvee lb r an
vio btfrlended him, r ... a
on iule death.
A (i.0SE CALL ..(it, it :Ltrn
A lecture dramatic produc
tion of parental love and
siitngth.
Illustrated Song Mr.
Sinclair.
Ciih Anderson of linker to Deliver the
l'rini'iiHl Address Friday.
All dntails pertaining to the Flag
Day exer lues to be conducted by the
I.a Grande lodge of -Elks on Flag
Day, June 14, next Friday, have been
completed. Gun Anderson of Baker
will deliver the principal address
! whic h is to be preluded by ritualistic
services participated in by local peo
pie. .More attention is annually be
ing given to Flu Day and La Grande
this year i.j going to devote Its first
serious attention to the celebration
of that event. The program which Is
said to be unusually patriotic, cen
ters about the following numbers:
P"ml and Audience Star Spangled
Banner.
introductory exercises Officers of
the Lodge.
Prayer Rev. .1. D. Gillilan, D. D.
Vocal Solo "Flag Without a Stain
C. P. Ferrln.
Reading of the Flag Record F. C.
Braniwell.
Vocal Solo "My Own U. S. A."'
Mrs. J. F. Corbptt.
Altar Service Officers of the
Lodge.'
Duet Mr. and Mrs. Fernn.
Klks Tribute to the Flag W. rt.
Sargent.
Vocal Solo F. R. Bridges.
Oration Oils Anderson of Baker.
America Hand Audience.
Star Spangled Banner Band and
Audience.
Trigger Release Ship.
M
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FOB II WEEK
"WALLA WALLA PLAYS HERE TOMORROW.
La Grande's gun club will send a
representation to Joseph June 30 to
compete in the L'nion-Wallowa coun
ties tournament to be held there. This
was finally decided upon yesterday
when the local niuirods attended the
regular weekly shoot on the new
grounds.
Some good scores were registered
ye.sterday. the live high men being:
Claude Mackey, Broke 42 out of 6ft.
L. Rayburn, . .Broke 42 out of 50.
Press Lewis. ..Broke 41 out of SO.
F. J. Freenor, .Broke 39 out of 50.
At the Joseph shoot the Observer
cup now held twice In succession by
Hallgarth of Elgin, will be compete:!
for again. Other trophies will also
be hung up and there will be consid
erable added money.
EYE STRAIN.
Locals Lone Yesterday's (initio With
Jlclvor on the HIU.
daily
Home from Pendleton where they
won but one game of tlie series, La
Graude'B Pippins are today renting on
their oars preparatory to mixing it
with Walla Walla ot the local grounds
for one week 'commencing tomorrow.
The came yesterday was lost In the
seventh with Mclvor on the mound ' ship
again, lie had not fully recovered prep
from his strenuous game of two days ; He
before that when he twirled gilt-edged
ball after the third Inning, mid I.a
Grande lost 8 to 4 after she had the
game pocketed.
Walla Walla Is still high kingpin in
the league and the series here should
be a warm one at the worst, for tho
locals should piny a faster game at
honib than abroad.
( OI l.K.r liltOWS FINE TOM (TOES
t Silk Demand Etioniintis.
Washington, June 10 Fiench maim
facturers of artillcial silk, notwith
. standing great Increases in piodiu,;r,''" l0",' ' r,,I' t 0
Washington, June 10. A new fea
ture of launching of I'nlted States
battleships was Inaugurated when the
battleship Texas slid down the ways
at Newport News, Va.. re.cntlv, has
, come to stay and will be a part of
all future launchlngs. Hereafter,
when describing launching of this
kind, reporters will write:
"The trigger was released mid the
great ship slowly slid down the way 3
to the water."
What Is a trigger?
A trigaer is a mechanic al device
will. '. slips under th stern. The
way ?.re greased with tons of tai
low ; id everything Is prepared for
the. 1 ..'inching. Then the trigger is
pull'- '.. The trigger Is capable o.'
holde r Ij.k k a .veUt equivalent to
Get) t Ill the case of the battle
ship V vas the resultant force of the
battl ."-uip resting on the wnvs and
.Impel .'.ik it toward, the watt r. w.i.s
only ; ij tons, so that there was no i .,
or Hcii!em or of tho great
nteilng the water before ail
lions had been made.
tary of the Navy Meyer ex
himself as greatly pleased
e sncces.s of tlie new device
a ill be used In launching liu
' ip New York. Saving ihe tim-
! ich hold ilreai'naiights in lliiii'
" I?, now a thlnu of t lie pas,.
.. iil be no more tiresome watts.
with
and .
: 1 1 1 1 -
hi'I'S I
"era '
Thc.v
'I lid '
with
liesB.
Ik liings
subtly
will be conducted
mechanical prompt-
'ion, are unable to supply tlie demand
according to the I'nlted States consu
lar service. The production of the
artificial silk remains far below that
of vliu real Bilk. In 1!H'J 70.S17.pim)
pounds of real silk were tinned out
by 'lit worjjl.s producing centers, but
the spinning factories where artificial
Bilk is made, were unable to deliver
more than 2,976,000 pounds.
Tlie artificial product is made out
Of lOtton, no chemical process being
ised in manufacture. The cotton raw
mateiial only undergoes a inei hanical
change and an additional" process Is
used to make It brilliant and Incom
bustible. The only differectip between
rtlf.clal silk and cotton fa'irics lies
In the weaving process.
Te artillcial silk processes are in
general use, the Chnrdoniiet. the vis
cose and the one called vegetable
casein. The viscose Is the cheap
est. The delicacy of the work is seen
In the fluencKs of the texture. Tlie
threads arc spun at 1-lSth of a hal-'.s
diameter. This almost Impreceptible
filament Is very strong and solid, its
bae Is spun glass ami it can be twist
ed, braided or woven with extraordi
nary facility.
A. C,
tlunally Fine One.
Exeep.
And the Great Sculptor Houdon Found
His (Mama Changad.
Houdon, the famous French sculptor,
rendered great service to the line arts
Oregon Agricultural College. Cor- not onlv through the masterpieces he
valli.s. Ore., June S. An unusually fino j i,.r, hehlnd i,n,i. hut nlso hv nerfM-tinir
crop of tomatoes has been raised this !, tas of ,, , "0Ilza Tlls
f-l'iini; u, uit- Ulitnetus III em'uillM
!rt Felt Not In th Eyes, but In tk
Organ That li Weakest
No human orgau. except possibly the
lenrt, is cancel ou tor such Hard mid
:outiuuoug activity Kveu the most
uuslcal ear Is never taxed beyond the
three or tour Imurs or a Wiigperluu
ipeia mid at tlie worsi is reslei'. by
treipieut intermissions. The brain.
fveu lu the case ot professional men.
Is called ou tor only six to eight hours
jf work a day. Hut we use our eves
m busluess all day and then all even
ing in our amusements, lu point of
ict. I lie Heart itself Is less severely
taxed
The eye has, to be sure, n most mar
velous strength. As long us Its tnecli
unlsiii remains nieusiiiiiiiiy correct it
seldom or never gives out, and Its vi
tality is supreme. But when to the
strain ot near work in artillelnl light
are added detects In Its own mechan
ism even this wonderfully adaptable
and Hardy servant gives symptoms or
strain
The brain Is generally our Hrst In
former. It automatically supplies the
energy that flogs the leus muscle to its
ceaseless task, and It Is lu the closest
possible sympathy with the retina, the
sensitive plate ou wblcb all vision is
recorded. The brain declares Its ex
haustion lu headache and vertigo. The
masterful eye, so to speak, shunts oir
its suerlng upon the nearest neighbor.
Vet In many eases even the hrnln
gives uu direct symptom It Is the
organ. Ihe highly vital and
,'omplex master, of Ibe euilre system,
and it also lias a superior way of pass
ing on the kick, .lust how It does this
oculists do not profess lu know The
rule seems to be that eye 'strain de
dares Itself llrst In the organ which is
nearest and weakest. The stomach,
tlie liver, the intestines, the kidney,
the heart or the membranes of nose
and throat may develop symptoms
while the eye and the Oram seem nor
mal .Metropolitan Magazine.
There is a difference between an investment or a home but when you can com
I'ine the two you have something extraordinary.
Ili.-veit!
J('0 acres every foot first class land, three living creeks running through it, 23
acres in meadow, 8 acres in clover, a family orchard just the right size for a
gcjiornl-iil.' around farm. Fair house and large' barn, 110 acres under cultiva
tion. This farm lays just right, you would think it was level as a floor, but it
has jubt enough slope to provide proper drainage and ample water to irrigate
when needed. Natural alfalfa land, plenty of wood for fuel for several j'ears,
1-2 miles from churches, schools, lodges, R. F. D. within two hundred yards.
The place for the man who wants to grow hogs, run a few cows, raise a few
rolts every jrear, grow a good garden, raise his own hay and sell some besides,
live in a splendid neighborhood, where the things that we. all love and desire
are already established. You are not pioneering when you buy a home like this.
I know of nothing at the price in this valley as good as this. I mean it. I have
sold three genuine bargains through advertising during the month of May. I
do not permit my ads to raise falsehopes that the property when seen does
not warrant.
Here is an opportunitv that will not be on the market long.
Geo.
Ho Correy
TOOK HIM LITERALLY.
DOI)SO CASK ON.
-Trial Started Saturday Continues tn
Hold Court's Attention.
State vs. Dodson is the case that
continues to hold Ihe attention of
h circuit court again today. The
gardening at the Oregon agricultural
college under I'rof. A. (5. I!. l!ouiiief.
"In one of the ranges of the col
lege greenhouses at the present time
we are just beginning to harvest one
of the biggest greenhouse ( rot's of
tomatoes that has been grown in th"
valley for a long time," said I'rof.
Ifompiet today.
"Not only i.s tlie pro.hu tivily of the
plants exceptional, but the fruit Is
unusually large - In some cases It Is
slightly too large," he continued.
"There are six varieties being test-
dine the
Jewell, l.orillard. Comet, and Karly
Anna. Several met ho. Is of polinntton
have been employed to test their etli
rieney. and the yield of every plant Is
being noted carefully, so that there
will he but a fairly accurate test of
Ihe behavior of each of the varieties
for this year at lc;Lt. At the present
time llonny llest Is yielding fine, large
smooth tomatoes.
"The seed of that crop was sown
Jan. 1. and the plants set In the bed
M '( ' T'" "'rst pic king was
luio.e y i . . - j.i. l-'ct tili.cr experiments
are carried on also, with Individual
plants In each row.
"The greenhouse men In this vicin
ity have proclaimed the crop to he"
mip of the largest and finest settings
of fruit that they have seen.
"The crop was grown by two clas
ses of students, but most of the rare
has devolved upon two students spe
cializing In treenhouRe vegetable
forcing work, Oeorge McFarland, '14.
Sitka. Alaska, and John Franklin, '15,
art. fallen Into disuse since the renais
sance, he revived When he reached
his seventy-third year, writes Mr C. H.
Hart mid Mr I'd ward Kiddle In their
life of the artist, iloudou withdrew
from active work As a means of
agreeable relaxation he began also to
frequent the performances at the Come
dle Crancals
It so happened that In consequence
of certain alterations the building had
to be closed for a considerable period.
j On the day of its reopening Houdon
had been engaged sluee his last visit
"Monsieur, your ticket, please!" this
utlk'lal ( rled
"I don't need any," and the venera
ble tigure continued to advance.
"Hut. monsieur, no one enters with
out a ticket."
"I have my entree, sir," replied Hou
don. grow ing warm.
"l!ut bow do you call yourself?"
"Uow do I call myself? How do I
call myself?" Then pointing to the
statue in the peristyle, wblcb be TVtui
self had made, "I'm the father of Vol
taire!" he cried, and be passed tn tri
umphantly. The amusing part of It la
that the next evening as lloudoo pass
ed In the ticket taker turned to bis as
sistant and Instructed him to Inscribe
on the register of eutries for tbe even
ing, "M. Voltaire, le pare." It Is easy
to Imagine the hilarious reception of
this at tbe Comcdie. and for some time
after the old sculptor was referred to
Real Estate
tug all the gloom diseases and grouch
loiiiplnlnts that make life miserable.
I lie wise physician well understands
tlie therapeutic value of fun and a
cheerful spirit .Medicine may be a
neeessary and powerful ngeut in the
treatment of Illness, but II may fail
where fear mid melancholy join bands
with the disease, l aughter is one ot
the best medicines in the world nnd
lengthens lite as well ns brlghteus it
Christian lleiald.
tlie Interstate commerce commission I Lehigh Valley Kennel club, Allentowu
In prohibiting payment by a dozen Pe ,
railroads terminating in New York! " ama'
ot the "lighterage rebates" to. ship-: Opening of annual exhibition of the
pers transferring their own freight i Springfield, (0.) Horse Show assocla
wlthin the free lighterage zone In , tlon.
New York harbor,
The I'nlted States supreme court
today also aflirmed the conviction of
Hyde and Schneider, the San Farncls
co men convicted of extensive land
frauds in Oregon and California.
Pointing the Path of Duty.
'Oon't you think women ought to
vote?"
Of course I do," replied .Mr. tirow-
cher. "Man Is oppressed by eoouotnlc
conditions which only women can un
derstaud. What women want to do Is
to get together and legislate to prevent
bat shops from collectlug $10 for a
handful ot straw and a buucb of
feathers." Washington Star.
So Funny.
'I wonder." sala the bead of the fam.
fly, surveying a contemplated purchase
of a family steed. "If he will kick."
Oh, pa," giggled his daughter, "It's
funny, but that's exactly what George
asked about you."- Baltimore Ameri
can.
'S3$$3S3.$Q$iS'
? Calendar of Sports for the Week.
Monday.
SeS5.3JSSS,Sj;
Championship tournament of Mis
souri State Golf association opens at
Kansas City.
Gulf States tennis championship
tournament opens at New Orleans.
Womens national tennis champion
ship tournament opens at Philadelphia
Old Dominion tennis championship
tournament opens at Richmond, Va.
Mike Gibbons vs. Tom Connors, 10
rounds at Brooklyn.
"Knockout" Brennan vs. "Honey"
Mellody, 15 rounds, at Baltimore.
Tuesday.
Central New Jersey tennis cham
pionship tournament opens at Tren-
Seattle, ';. They have done all ! by this name exclusively.
Cordial.
Mrs. Jenkins -Mrs. Smith, we shall
tie neighbors now. I have bought a
louse next you with n water frontage.
Mrs. Smith-So glad: I hope you will
Irop lu some lime Everybody's.
l.-re-illy.
I e leeuian n.. -u- u iiiiis stranger nt
midnight!- Whal are ou doing In tbl
store? Burglar Can'i yer see I'm tak
In" stock? -Boston Trnuserlpt
MANY IMrOItTANT DECISIONS ARE
Two Important Cases However, Arc
Decided Trior to Adjournment
Washington, June 10. Holding up
decisions In many Important cases,
including those of the anthracite coal
tnst, Ihe Southern Pacific and seven
state rnte cases, the United States su
preme court adjourned this afternoon
fiin was commenced Saturday and , the trimming and training and pollna-
fnvolves charges of attempted burg- tlon, and have taken careful notes on I xhm Hulina Liuah
lary aR'nBt tiouson wnen ne was the varieties tejsiea. A great aeai i sicrrlotinthy la the science of the until October 14.
hot at Union while Bald to be prowl- jnf credit Is due these two young men oeaiina laugh Merrtopnthy le better ' Befo-' adjournment the supreme
g about certain premises. The case, for the manner In which they have . hotnimth or eilonath for cur- court upheld an Injunction by the com
it Holmee Tt. O.-W. le next called. ' carried out the work." thaq boUie...atny or auopuiny. ror cur mefce coort noldlng np an QTiw of
ton
Opening of annual bench show of the Schuylkill 'river, Philadelphia.
Opening of Cedar Valley circuit race
meeting at erry, Iowa.
Wednesday. -
Massachusetts amateur golf cham
pionship tournament opens at Brae
llurn C. C. .
tourament opens at Lewlston, Idaho.
Idaho state t'Vnis championship
Thursday.
. Freddie Walsh vs. Grover Hayes, 10
rounds, at Columbus, O.
Friday.
American Olympic team saila from
New York en route to Stockholm.
Championship wrestling match be
tween Frank Uotch- and -"Americua,
at Baltimore.
Oregon state swimming champion
ships In tho Willamette river, Port
land. Saturday.
Canadian Olympic team sails from
Montreal en route to Stockholm.
Metropolitan tennis championship
tournament in New York City.
Indiana state tennis championship
tournament in Indianapolis.
Opening of summer race meeting of
Hamilton Jockey club, Hamilton, Ont.
Annual Hcnuyikill naval regatta on
Have your Auto and Carriage painting and repairing
done at Anderson's Garage. Michlin casings and
tires. Gasoline, oils and greases. 403 Greenwood St.
W. B. Anderson, Prop.
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