La Grande evening observer., June 11, 1912, Image 8

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LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGpy, TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1912.
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The Elite
THEATRE
A Home Show . Owned
By Home People. Our
Profits Remain Here
BEJCTEJiATlOJi .Tbanhonser
A pkture that shows the mis
take of purposeless living and
. gives a cure for It, loo. Staged
in Florida. .
FALSE TO BOTH Imp
Two meo, unknown to each oth
er, are In love with the same
woman, and each has her photo
photograph. She, however, mar
riei another man, and the 11
- Tali become fast friends.
WHITE APBOHg Hester
A clean- cut comedy dealing
with a domestic science school,
and Its pretty teachers and pret
tlers pupil. ' . -, .
AMMATED WEEKLY. '
Topical. . Current events of
the past month.
Illustrated Kong Mm. E. F.
Sinclair.
E CASE
BEFORE COURT
OBTH POWDER MAN SUES KOR
LOST B.Ut.N.
D'dKon Jury Wi?. I Testimony Thin
Morning n Verdict.
Destruction ol a barn near Norl i
Powder owned by W. 8. Holmes was
'..asis of litigation that commenced In
circuit court today at the conclusian
of the Lon Dodson case. Holmes is
bringing action agaiimt the O.-W. to re
,etver damages on the baru which be
asserts was destroyed by fire the out
browth of fault on the part of the
railroad company.
The DodBon jury retired this morn
ins and has the alleged attempts 1
burglary under 'consideration. Dod
ton Is said to have lieen attempting
burglary in Vnion several months
Sgo and was shot in the effort.
" MONSTER ICEBERGS.
On Five Miles In Length Grounded at
Cane Race In 1884.
The first glimpse ot Icebergs Is
likely to bring disappointment to one
who has feasted bis Imagination opon
descriptions of their pondprous bulk
and imperturbable dernennor. The glis
tening white, marble-like blocks dot
ting the blue expanse to the bortaoti
teem too sninll to be guilty ot the dis
asters chnrged against tbem. They do
not seem capable of canning the ship
wrecks and suffering that lie at t lie
bottom of the universal hutnnge paid
tbem by the mariner
As one npproacbes them they gain In
grandeur and Imprcsslveiie-ss. They
range from 50 to 300 feet In height,
and one that rose above the water to
an elevation of 83t feet has been re
corded. They vary In length and
breadth, bergs a mile long and a qunr
ter to n Lnlf mile wide bring not nn
common. it Is reported that one which
was five miles In length ran aground
In 1884 on Cnpe Race, and persons from
the headlands ot St. John's saw one
three miles In length pass thnt point
in 1893. One nearly five miles long
was seen off the coast of Labrador in
lOOft. and In April. 1S!2. observers In
the neighborhood ot Notre Dame bay.
on the northenst const of Newfound
land, saw one which Is snld to have
been nine miles long and more thnn
half a mile In width and 'J00 feet high
A similar one Is reported to hnve leen
passed by the steamer I'ortln on Vr
Fogo. Newfoundland, fire years Inlet
Curious characierlstlrs nre mn
sometimes when approaching nn i
berg In the neighborhood ot the ginf
stream. It will be bearded with Icicles
formed from the dripping ct the num.
ter itself, and oeaislniiiillv n ciitiirnct
Trill be seen pouring trmii it- rwi
Into the sea. the source nt v i h w i
mall lake formed mi ihc inp by ii
nn'S roysmd fog -New York Truant.
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IT PBESEHT
SPECIAL SESSION FAILS TO RE
CONSIDER While Motion Is Held to Be ia Order,
Members Wont Act.
Special deliberations by the city
council last night oyer the saloon' li
cense issue, resulted in refusal by
a majority of the council to reconsider
its vote on the licenses issued last
Wednesday evening. ; The final vote
on the re-eonslderatlon question came
after City Attorney Cochran, Attorney
T. H. Crawford and Attorney J. F.
Baker bad discussed the legality of
a re-conslderation. The city's coun
cil held that the council could recon
sider Its vote after it refused Brown
ft Oreenhalgb a renewal of license
and gave -the eighth one Instead to
U Remillard. The other attorneys ar
gued such would be eut of order, In
that there was no cause for rescind
ing the action advanced. The coun
cil was called In the special meeting
to consider this matter in view of the
fact that the next regular meeting of
the council will not be held until af
the new license must be issued. May
or Church finally ruled that the mo
tion to reconsider was in order, but
the motion did not prevail, three vot
ing for and five against a reconsider
ation. Ab a consequence Brown &
Oreenhalgh muft cease to operate
their place of business June 15, and
Mr. Remillard can resume business.
(Continued from Page 7.)
today. Leaders of the Cum
mins boom expect the La
Follette and Cummins dele
gations to deadlock the con
vention and prevent th
nomination of either Taft
or Roosevelt.
Chicago, June 11. A split is report
ed In the Roosevelt ranks as a result
of the verdict in the Indiana contest
for the delegates at large. Some o.
the Roosevelt men blamed Senear
Jiorah for the ruling intimating that
he voted against Roosevelt because
lie had ambitions for the vice presi
dency. He said the will of the pVo
Vie was that Taft should have the
Indiana delegates at large so he votec'
(hat way.
Writing in the Newspaper Enterprise
association, Gilson Gardner, a noted
political expert and doge to Colonel
Rousevelt, say that Roosevelt will t-f
nominated on the first ballot an ! tint
Tuft la a beaten man.
In arguing the second Kentucky
district contest ease, which resulted
ii: seating Taft delegates, Roosevelt
men charged that the republican ma
chine of that state retains control
through the widest' corruption, as
serting that floaters were Imported
from West Virginia, Ohio and Tennes
see. These "floaters", Roosevelt men
charge, received .50 cents each.
KEMTITKY FOR TAFT
Hy a vote of 28 to 11 the commit
tee decided to seat four Taft dele
gates from Kentucky and the nation
al committee then decided to contest
the first Kentucky district in favor of
the Tatt men.
Taft delegates from the second Ken
tucky district were also seated.
Speaking on the possible election of
Governor Hadley of Missouri as tem
porary chairman of the convention.
Senator Dixon, national manager for
Roosevelt said. "We will elect Gov
ernor. Hadley whether he' is recogniz
ed by the nntional committee or not
A lot of people Beem to think the na
tional committee settle, severything.
Let me tell you. It i won't settle t
damn thing. It will singly- open f
way for the finest fight hi the.histbry
of AmeiScsn politics. When the smok
clears away you will find the pro
gressives iri control, Roosevelt nomi
nated, and a reRl progressive plat
form before the country."
Japanese Fritters..
A delirious dessert, cotiminuly know
as Japanese fritters. Is made ot "tin
bread cut Into two Inch cubes, so:ike'
In n custard until they have iihsortie.
all the liquid piwslhle. llit'tl dralnec
until they stop dripping, rolled in tin
hreHiicrumhs and fried lu deep
The crusts ihiild le removed true
the bread l or the custard mil cii
ful of milk with two eggs and a let
spoonful t nuillu. fcerve the tnttet
with lemon sain e
MINI cn
IN LI IIP
OWEKS AND EXZ 605E TO IDAHO
Luttrell Out of the Game and Harmon
" is in the Field.
Kaleidoscopic changes are taking
place in the La Grande baseball club
and the team which will perform here
this week will be materially different
to that of former weeks. Chet Lut
trell, the hard-hitting .third baseman
recently contracted from Boise sprain
ed bis ankle last Sunday and may
be out of the game for several days.
The sprain la a bad one. Just how
the lineup looked this afternoon de
pended on conditions. Sunday, Forbes
was switched to third and Walters has
been playing left Held. "Shine" Har
mon, the right fielder-pitcher who has
been with Boise so long is on the La
Grande payroll as fielder. Last night
Scott was traded to Boise for King be
cause Scott was exceptionally anxious
to join the Boise club as Dad Gimlin
is an old friend and Mrs. Scott lives
at Boise. La Grande gets King who
has worn the mask here and is a
good enough catcher for anybody. Un
til Luttrell is back in the game the
infield will be seriously handicapped.
McRae, also of Boise, has been cov
ering first base and Bradley has been
on second. Owens and Enz have been
released and have gone to the brushes
in northern Idaho where they hope
to pick up some good money this sum
mer. The pitching staff today conse
quently consists of Mountain, Mclvor,
Mclnnis and Etchandy. '
The field is slow and the. success
the team will have on it will be bet
ter known after tonight. The grand
stand is still a makeshift affair with a
likelihood of considerable portions of
the regular stand being finished next
Sunday.
Fntnde of the Robin.
Thanks to the children ot Virginia It
is now n misdemeanor punishable by :i
fine of $5 li kill a robin under any
circumstances in that state Ten thou
sand children petitioned the legislature
t pns this la iv. nd the petition
presented in the senale by the children
of Hie si'Mhii nt Richmond. Tile bil
passed I'titn houses ot the legislature
by a large malorliy. and It was signed
by (iiiveriini William Hodges .Mann
Ueretotere thee cheery little bird
have been slaughtered lu large nmn
hers lu Virginia and other southern
states to make robin pie. The children
In these nther states are also agitating
for the protection' of the robin, mid Ii
is hoped thai they will soon follow the
example Virginia. Brooklyn Eagle.
Stinging Trees.
In the southern part of Formosa
grows o tree about ten feet In helnht
having long lea res that possess tin
property of the nettle anil produce h
maddening irritatiou of the skin. The
natives call It "chinojenkou." meaning
"man biting dog" Scientists who bave
made a study of the tree have renum
ed It the "viper tree"
I here Is another species of stinging
tree in Australia that attains a height
I i.l tiliecn feet. The effect of Its touch
Hppears to He even more maddening
to men and animals Horses stung by
It have to he shot, and dogs affected
by the poison of the leaves run about
whining and luting then e'ves.
M:W YORK'S :UI,(MMMMI0
UlttSS .MAK1XG RILL
New York, June 11. On (he theory
that keeping money In circulation is
the secret of prosperity. American wo
men are shown to he doing thler part
since the product of factories in New
Vork making women's clothing will
this year, it Is estimated amount to
f::t.2.4('S.("io. constituting the city's
largest industry. From the very
cheapest garments to the most expen
sive costume that can be turned out
New Vork is now supplying about
.hree-qunrter of the fattory output o:
women's clothing made in the I'nlted
States, the total for the country be
ing f4T2.r.SS.huo. The efforts of wo
men to keep the dollar turning may be
realized from the fact that the In
crease in the industry since li'09 is
?iiml to nearly the entire output of
! V!i! which was $iri9.339.fi!K). A more
sraphie illustration of this may be
found in the fact that at wholesale
nices this year's outbut of Women's
garments from New York factories
v tl 1 he twice as much as the entire
jutput last year of all the anthreclte
coal mines of the country.
Klghty million dollars a yenr nre
mid in wages to the 127.989 workers
engaged In producing women's gar
iients here and there are 3400 fac-.
oris, more than in anyother single
ndustry. The materials used durlim
he year represent a cost of nearly
tStm.OtMi.OnO. or more than the entire
cost of running the city for the same
e-!od. T' e growt'i r.'. '.! fr't r -t
ranjdly rhunclnt ' "'-vsirai n -i'.
tjv.'i,' .v.
nues including Fourth Avenue and
the lower portion of Fifth Avenue, to
say nothing of . numerous east and
west streets where hundreds of non
descript buildings have been replaced
by tall loftbulldings. This Industry
In its present development employs
more people than are to be found In
Omaha, and would support the entire
city of Baltimore. The amount of
capital invested in It is about $100,
000,000. How greatly conditions bave changed
In the past ten years in the attitude
of big corporations toward the con
trol or elimination of competition Is
strikingly Illustrated by testimony
that is being brought out In the suit
for the dissolution of the Sugar trust.
A decade ago when the beet sugar in
dustry began to expand rapidly In
the west, Henry O. Havemeyer, then
the unquestionable dictator of the
trust's policies, set out to control this
growing competition and Invested
hundreds of thousands of dollars In
beet eugar factories as has been
shown by the testimony brought out
in the trial this week. Being conver
sant with the development of the beet
sugar industry in Europe, it probably
was the purpose of -the great sugar
magnate so to restrict the new Indus
try as to prevent it from driving the
refineries from the field as it bids
fair to do in time unless restrictive
legislation Interferes with its con
tinued expansion. Even before Have
meyer's death, however, he realized
that it would be impossible for any
one man or one corporation to con
trol the beet sugar industry in view of
the possibility of erecting factories in
every part of the country where beets
can be grown. The policy of invest
ing in beet sugar properties was aban
doned before Havemeyer's death and
since that time the sugar trust has
continued to dispose of its few re
maining beet interests as rapidly as
possible. Instead of trying to con
trol the beet sugar industry through
ownership the refiners are now fight
ing it by advocating free sugar which
they are convinced will eliminate the
domestic production and leave them
again in undisputed control of the sit
uation. The interesting point in this
connection, however, is that no trust
magnate today would dare to attempt
the control of an independent com
peting industry as Henry 0. Have
meyer did only ten years ago. So
much progress has been made, wheth
er it is to be attributed to fear of the
law or to the force of public opinion.
Persons who have been puzzled to
understand a sudden increase in their
mail coincident with the receipt of a
legacy may find the explanation in
the activities of the "industrial en
gineer" oi name broker. An investi
gation being made in the surrogate's
office is bringing to light some details
regarding this unique occupation
which eenis to have grown out of the
desire of concern selling bogus or
questionable stock for the names and
addresses of persons to whom legacies
are left in order to enlighten them as
to the way to secure an income for
life through the invetsment of a few
dollars. Such lists are supplied by
persons claiming information gleaned
sub rosa from official records. One
fndnrtria! engineer made the fatal
mistake of frying to market a list of
legatees with a reputable concern,
that is was compiled from the record
of wills filed in the surrogate office.
When informed of the matter the sur
rogate's office began an immediate in
vestigation to ascertain whether such
information was being divulged. The
result of the investigation it is prom
ised will in any case prevent a con
tinuation of this branch of industrial
engineering. The industrial engineer
whose bungling brought the business
to the attention of the authorities
sold weekly lists to about thirty con
cerns for about fifty dollars a year
each. i
That New York is full of gold mines
on four wheels Is the belief of the
members of the Board of Alderman's
special-committee which is investiga
ting taxicab rates after taking testi
mony from various independent taxi
cab owners. For $7"i0 and seldom
more than $120 a first calss taxicab
can he purchased. Summer and win
ter, taxi owners declare this outlay of
money will earn not less than 45 per
cent net profits in each year and often
more. Many days a taxicab earns
$S.."p0 to $12 and occasionally a day's
earnings for one taxi amounts to $15
and $1S. Other interesting facts
brought to light showed that it costs
from seven to eight cents a mile to
operate a taxicab, as against a charge
to the passenger of fifty cents for Ihc
first mile and 40 renti for each ad
ditional . mile. Ten per cent of the
toal earnings It was stated came it;
the form .of tips. In view of thes"
figures the term "gold mines on
wheels" would seem to apply admir
iHv tc t:iical s since real gold mines
which yield an annual return of 45
ner cent on the investment are far
fronj being numerous.
As indicating the rapidity with
which the steam railroad train, once
admittedly the speediest vehicle in
the world, is' being relegated to the
rear In thcpeed field, a record Just
established here by a homing pigeon
Is interesting. The bird in question)
covered the 207 miles bvwecn Wash
ington and this city in the remark
able time of three hours and 43 min
utes, as against five hotws for the fast
railroad expresses. ,In making this
flight the pigeon traveled through the
air at the rate of ifi2S yards a min
ute or about 5f miles an hour, deliv
ered the message which it carried in
less than .half th tim it would take
t'nele Patn to do it. With motor bor.ts
making 50 miles an hour, automobiles
averaging nearly gn miles nn hour fori
a continuous run of 5(0 miles a;;d
aeroplanes showing evn grater
, I: logins to .-tw.ea- t'
Mi am train niav yet come in hp !un-
tii von i.s f.ti f.vW.'t 'a re JHi'
Sale of White
DRESSES
We place on sale at a won
derful reduction in price,
several different lines of
white dresses. Made of In
dia ' Linens and Persian
Lawns, .trimmed . with lace
and embroidery. Also one
line made of all over em
broidery. Very dressy and
stylish. i .
Look
at these prices.
$4.00 Dresses, sale $2.98
4.50 Dresses, sale ... 2.98
4.85 Dresses, sale ... 3.49
6.50 Dresses, sale 3.98
8.00 Dresses, sale 5.79
8.75 Dresses, sale 5.98
GEIBEL'S
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llave your Auto and Carriage painting and repairing
done at Anderson's Garage. Miehlin casings and
tires. Gasoline, oils and greases. 405 Greenwood St.
W. B. Anderson, Prop, j
For the
Newlin Book Store
Company
This
Office
Our stock ofoffice' supplies Is'
complete. Ye-a ,will' Save time
and probablymopey by remem
bering to secure: these goods
hprp Wo hve pvprvrhing in
the way of office stationery, desk;
supplies, letter nleB. Mil rues,
blank and account book?:-of all
kinds. We believe that our
book and stationery stock is un
usually large for a town of this
size and that we can always
make it worth while to come
here when anything of this
character is needed.
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