La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, June 29, 1912, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text11 m$kt SB VOLUME XVI LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON, SATTOIDAY, JUNE 29, 1912. NUMBER 210 BRYAN HOLT ES EEENTED AT l MM IS MUERI CHICAGO OPERATIC CO. PRESENTED " FIRST PROGRAM TENTED TILLAGE GROWS IN POPULATION RAPIDLY ' First Day of Third Anuna Chautau qua Centers Abont the Chicago Mu sical Stars That Are Slated for Sec - ond .Rendition of Proemm Tonight, Commencing at 8:30. Chautauqua Grounds, June 29. Cen tering about the Chicago Operatic company, which rendered a remark able program this afternoon the third annual Chautauqua opened quietly and withnnt nnmn throughout the nreltml. napv ntena In the wav of oreanlzlnsr classes this morning. The stage la naturally leads in the number of u set for the finest ten-day Chautauqua I tries, the countries having the larg in the state, for natural stage Bettings I et numerical representation are the are finer and the.program Identical ! I'nlted and Great Britain. as far as headllners go with the oth-1 er chautauquas In Oregon. Formality j ed fairly full teams are France, uer took charge of the grounds this at- many, Russia, Hungary Austria, Nor ternoon when the opening actually oc- 1 way, Fining- Denmark, Canada, Bo- cured, invocation, auaress or wel come, and so on preluded the princi pal program of the afternoon, that of the Chicago Operatic company, a mas terly organization of artists. Tonight, fftmiisw Bft.nnnn Yi I ' w.nlna Bra rthe dates set for the further perform- nines uy mib cuuipauy. Population Grows. I f Like mushrooms tents are springing . . V... ii n A th.M an J . ,alr ! A itiousing far more campers even at this 1 ysriy date than it did all last summer., Its population has doubled ln 24 hours with many more moving in tonight. Park Route for Readers. Commencing this evening the Even ing PHrver will be delivered fresh from the press to the various tents on the grounds. Location and names of all Inhabitants desiring the Observ. er delivery should leave their locations at the O. E. Moran tent conveniently near the tabernacle. Program Shows Caliber, i This afternoon the Chicago Operatic company presented a miscellaneous program but tonight they have an nounced the following numbers for this evening, commencing at 8:30: Quartet (Rlgolette) Verdi Duet "Serenade" (The King) Dellbes MiBS Allen and Mrs Ganon. Solo "Flower Song" (Carmen) ... Bizet Solo "La Giadonda" Ponchinelll Mrs. Ganon Puet "Martha" Flotow Mr. Miller and Mr. Middleton. Cnln "ft.. T7; T -.1, 1 Butterfly) Puccini " Miss Allen ilt "II Trovatore" Verdi f Miss Allen and Mr. Miller. Polo "Torreador Song" (Carmen) Bizet Mr. Middleton. riano Solo C Minor Nocturne (Se lected) Chopin Mr. Nelson.s Quartet. Tomorrow the urograms will consist yntirely of oratorios, from the operas, ; Messiah," "Elijah." and "Creation frhelr Sunday programs are invariably thade up on this type of numbers. I Upera Stars Well Known. The Chicago Operatic company is nown from coast to coast as the fcost successful organization of Ua find In our country. The demand for lhautauqua engagements for the sea on of 1912 was far greater than tncy supply, n was necessarv to r- more than forty applications for company, simply because dates available. Middleton. basso, has been Itiniately connected with oratorio, Wert and operatic work throughout e country."- Mr. Middleton ha been innected with the Apollo club of Cr.i- :o. Minneapolis Svmrjhonv orclies- .Xew York Symphony orchestra other important musical organl- ions. mber of the faculty of the Chicago islcal colleee. soloist of the First '. frthodlst church of Evanston, and re- I btly chosen for the second time as loist for the Theodore Thomas or- fcstra. the foremost musical body In .erica. Olympiad Under Way REAL OPENING OCCURS A WEEK HENCE. TENNIS GAMES START Famous Qaadriennial Athletic Contest Gets Under Way Today. Stockholm, June 29. The stage is get and players assembled in readi ness f"r the rise of the curtail) tor what promises to be the greatest ex hibition of athletic prowess of strength and speed ana skill the world has ever seen. Competitor from the four cor ners of the globe have gathered In Ciockholm to take pat in the Olympic sa:.;t of 1912. which will be the fifth newal of the great public &.iroe of (he ancient Greeks since th. Athens tournament of 1896 marked th? rjvivnl r( the events after an Interval of more than 1,500 years. The Olympiad open ed today. . ' Twenty-five countries have sc-ni rep resentatives to the tournament and the total number of contestants will i exceed 2,000, Next to Sweden, which The other countries that have enter. hernia, Holland, Italy, Australia and New Zealand. Other countries that will be represented In the athletic competitions and some oj them in oth- er events as well are Japan, Greece, Switzerland, Servla, Turkey, Belgium, South Africa and Portugal . several preliminary competitions in eluding shooting and lawn tennis weit, started today, but the reel sport of the m&.tlnip n n ' . .alra n1aa until vrAlf - .hence., when the formal opening will be held end the flrst -track and Held games will be pulled off. A parade , will feature the opening ceremonies, The representatives of the various countries will form into groups, divld- they are competing and will carry -.d according to the sports in which thelr national banners. The prepara- tlons are on a gigantic scale. All of the visitors are loud in their .' praise of the perfection of the ar I rangeinents made by the Svenska H ' lo asfoibundet to use the oiil.'al ttt. ' iif t.ie association which Is In charire of iV.e meet. Committeis have been oil hana to receive eac.i arrlging for eign tlelegatioii and noil-.'r.j; l -'s he"i uudoiit that would contribute -o 'l:e c-i!..ort or con?'! i enc. of the .i'it'.ors. The stadium where the competitions are to be held Is within easy access of the city. Seating accomodations' nave been provided for 40.000 spectators and Itls" estimated there will be stand ing room for an additional 25,010, but this probably will not be necesbary. The grounds within the staaium pro: vide several athletic tracks, a banked ' candidate whose nomination was con track for the cycle races, a cinder ,-,ath ttnpent on allegiance to Tammany hull , for running and a turf track for hur- , or was ma(ie possible by securing n die racing. I Murphy-controlled votes from New The sports are to continue for u j Yorj, Bryan ln a direct reply to the fortnight, and will occupy the morn- , question as to whether he would bolt Ing and afternoon of each day. j if candidate was named under such . conditions as he pointed out, said ho I Hanford Hearing Prowesses. j couldn't conceive of the convention Seattle. June 29. John Bathurst, a former United States commissioner at Tanana. Alaska, today testified In the Investigation of the impeachment charges against Federal Judge Han ford, that he had seen Hanford when " L8maleQ,5f Vthe Hanford stagger from one side of the street to the other. Leonore Allen, soprano. Is destlnei! to be one of the most famous stngen nf hpr time. In the opinion of promt- nent musical critics. Her voice Is n revelaton to one wno nas never um.1 a truly great soprano. Edgar Nelson, pianist. Sir. Nelson holds a very conspicuous place in tne musical world. Spending a number of years abroad under the tutelage o.' the great masters, ne nas oecoine tun- i nected with the Bush Temple conserv- j atory of Music In Chlcgo He Is equal- , G r stoddard, millionaire lum lv proficient as an organiBt and is the u .,', t n a head of that department in the same berman and prominent In L. D. S. institution, beside, being choir master church JVJtlVni and organist of the Oak Park Presby- Jured last night lust before the band ? ' .J L v ,L v.i.. ... : concert on Adams avenue when n "d for the piano parts by Voir rararn when he staged his great production. "The New Life," .which was given ) nrst Bl'I'enrMiii e in iuivb" --- This talented company will appear first appearance In Chicago in isiu. This talented company win nPVi in costume In selection, from many or me s-r" TAMMANY SWINGS SO VOTES TO SUPPORT OF CHAMP CLARK RESULTS OF BALLOTS TAKEN LATE TOD A I. Thirteenth same as tenth. Fourteenth Clark 553: Wilson 361; Underwood 111; Harmon $ 29; Marshall 3: Bryan 2: Kern 2. Fifteenth Clark 652: Wilson 3 362;'Underwood 110; Har- s mon 29: Marshal 30: Keifl 2: S Bryan 2. 4 t Sixteenth No chance ovor nre- S ceding one. Seventeenth No choic: and lit- t tie fluctuations. $ Baltimore, June 29. At 3:30 west- I T .7 em time, the democratic convention Is taking its ISth ballot this after noon with no chance apparent for an agreement until all the lesser candi dates swing to the support of Clark. Not withstanding that the climax of the big democrataic drama is being staged here this afternoon, a sizzling heat with humidity that would bav done credit to a' tropical Jungle, proved too much for spectators and when Chairman James gavel fell at 1:05 p. m the galleries were scarcely one- third full. Not a breath of air was stirring In the mammoth armory. A M..i v.. ,,, ', .... were alow ln truwln them. legates were slow in trusting selves inside and it was not until the roll call started on the 13th ballot thai they surged in to take their places. In spite of the fact that there was a ml up in the ticket arrangements due to the convention running over into night . V. K . I .the doors were nralcticallv thrown on- n t(j a relatively eoiafr"ffumber car Dg t0 trust themselves inside. It was decidedly a negligee crowd. Coats and vests were as scarce as at a Hottentot dinner narty. Collars and ties beean to go early and even the officials on tv,o pkers stetre stripping for ac- tlon in the early stages of the proceed ings. Thousands of fans were pressed Into service. , Bryan Fights Clark. W. J. Bryan tore the lid off the dem ocratic convention this afternoon when in a stirring speech, in explaining the shift of his vote from Clark to Wilson he virtually laid the foundation for a Jjolt should the nominee of the conven tion obtain a victory at the price promised allegiance to the Ryan, Bel mont and Morgan money trast inter ests on which the Nebraskan's atti tude iad been ef itered throughout vhe Bryan held up Charles E. .Murphy, or Tammany hall, as the connecting link between the big business inter ests and the democratic party. B.-yan declared that he wouldn't support any choosing a presldental candidate un- der such condition, but declined to be pinned down to a more definite an swer. While the 14th ballot was in pro gress Bryan addressed the convention declaring that so long as New York voted for Clark he and some others of the Nebraska delegation could not votu fot him, although Instructed for h.in GEORGE STODDARD SUFFERS SEVERE INJURY TO BOTH EVES lamp on his automobile exploded while being lighted by Mr. Stoddard. Glass from the lamp was catapulted into both eves. Injuring him severely. Doc- - - - . , , . . , tors Richardson and hlin'm1- ------ . ste.y rusoea mm , ' ... ... .,,.. ... latpr permit. Bryan said ho would not be a party to the nomination of any man not pre pared to refuse domination by Morgan, Ryan and Belmont. He said when that when the New York delegation voted for Clark the vote represented the will of one man, Charles F. Murphy, who represents in terests that dominated the Chicago convention and will try to dominate the Baltimore gathering. Will Support But Following the speech Bryan voted for Wilson and when asked if he would support the nominee of the convention If New York voted with the majority. Bryan said he Expected to support the nominee but did not believe the con vention would nominate a man per mitting partnership between himself and toe Ryan-Belniont-Morgan crowd. ,t lg generally believed that Bryan Is laying the foundation for a bolt if any man secures the nomination by an ac knowledgement of indebtedness to the New York delegation. Bryan wa cheered trom the galleries but was denounced by minority delegates. Bryan said: "I am not alor-e here. 1 do not represent a one-mn opinion, Many delegates look at tins question ds I do, and I am speaking ?oth for these and a large number ouflde of this hall. I recognize my responslbit ity. In this convention tan progres ive sentiment Is overwhelming. Ev e v candidate has proclaimed himself a progressive. By your rcdoluton you by a vote of more than four to one, pledged you wonld not in pny caie vote for a man who represented Bel mont, Morgan, Ryan or the favor hunt lng class. How can the pledge be made effective? - Only by naming a candidate who is not controlled by these interests. The New York vote cast under the unit rule does not rep resent the intelligence, honesty or pat riotism of the 90 men who are here. It represents the will of one man, Cbas. F. Murphy, and he represents the in fluences that dominated the recent con ference at Chicago, and are trying to dominate this convention. "The 13 delegates for whom I speak stand ready to carry out the spirit of the instructions given but some of the delegates, I cannot say bow many, will not participate ln the nomination of any man whose nomination depends upon the vote of the New York dele gation." Want Many to Full OnU During the afternoon Clark's mana gers gave out the contents of a tele gram sent by Senator Stone, signed by the entire Missouri delegation addea sed to Governors Harmon, Marshall and Wilson and Congressman Under wood. The telegram stnted that a ma jority of the national convention had voted for Clark and said it would be in the best interest o fthe party to assist ln making his nominaton unanimous by withdrawing their candidate. The telegram said: "A majority of the national conven tion has voted for the candidacy f Champ Clark. No one questions his fit ness and loyalty to democracy and for 70 years the practice has been estab lished of giving the nomination to a I candidate who receive a majority. W? ask you In the interest of the party and for the vindication of the democratic principle of majority rule to assist In making his nomination unanimous by announcing the withdrawal of your candidacy." Second Mirht SeeMon. Voting until early this morning and having failed to agree on a candidate, the convention adjourned at 8 o'clock !ed to return to his home on Fourth ; street. He spent a very bad night, suffering much pain, but today Is re ported as resting easier. The injuries to one of the eyes has a dubious aspect though attending physicians hnne r covery of the other will be rapid. It is still too early to predict definitely the outcome of the hurt. The explo sion Is not accounted for, occurlng at ,h u, a..i.r h.rf hi. Vtb. ,. of the globe. Savant Here On Sunday JiOTED GE0LIC1IST TO LECTURE SUNDAY OF WORLD RENOWN umber Has Been Changed for Sunday uatfifr loan Tuesday Patrons of the Chautauqua In gene ral have not been apprised of the com ing to La Grande tomorrow of James E. Talmage, noted throughout the sclenUflo world as a geologist. He was originally slated for Tuesday but couldn't come that day, hence the ! change to Sunday, coming on the pro bjbui wiuurruw oicruoun jubi ntuore the Chicago Operatic Company. Only recently Lehigh university con ferred the honorary degree of doctor of science upon Dr. Talmage. Dr. James E. Talmage, whom Le high university has seen fit to honor as one of its distinguished graduates. was a student at that Institution dur ing 1882 and 1883. He was ln attend ance one entire college year aad pur sued special work in connection with the Institution during the succeedng summer.. .1 It is well known that Dr. Talmage is a member of several of the most no table organizations among the learned societies, among which are the Boyal Society of Edenburg, (be Royal Ml- croscopal society, the Geological so ciety of Great Britain, the Geological society of America, the Royal Scottish Geographical society, and the Philoso phical Society of Great Brtain His work in connection with the educational development of Utah is well known to the people. He has been successively a professor In the institutions now known as the Brig ham Young university, the Laiter-day Salnte university and the University of Utah, and has served as president of the two Institutions last named. He withdrew from the University of Utah in 1907, from which time and until De cember last he was actively engaged as consulting and mining geologist, in which field he had an extensive and distinguished practice. On Dec. 7, 1911, he was set apart as a member of the council of the twelve of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and since that time has devoted all his at tention to the duties of this high cal llng. to meet again at one o'clock. Murphy of Tammany hall. Issued an ultimatum to ths Clark managers to day. It was: '"Put Clark over quick." That the speaker's lieutenants realized the Tammany chleftain'B cc'.lct con cealed a threat is evident from ;vi In staneous effort put forth to proselyte I nderwood, Harmon and Wilson del- gates. At 1:05 p. in. the convention was again called to order and the i:itl ballot cast. The total. of the 13th ballot are: Clark 654 4: Wilson 356; Underwood 11a; Harmon 29; Marshall 3; Fobs 2 Bryan 1. Montana voted Clark 8; Oregon. Clark 2, Wilson 8; Washington, Clark, 14. A monotonous succession of roll- calls brought no nomination in the dpmncratm rnnvntlnn ' iat ni.hi when the sweltering delegates were be"t Union o,,n7 thB 18 still answering the v'olce of the read- M'", "ent l tb lng clerk. The results of the roll calls up t-j ) ,. the ninth were discournglngly siinl- , Premiers of Long; Aav. lar. None of the leading candidate '"oon. June 29. Few men of today made any ma erlal gains or lossfs. Pfeaess a greater fund of Interesting There was no change of more than Pe"aoial recollections of English pub- vote in the totals up to that time. The "Je than Sir Francis S. Powell, steadv gain of the Wilson vote bad wn0 today celebrated his 8?th blrth- culm'nated with a co.int of 354 on the ?ay,- slr. "ancle entered parliament sixth, ballot. On the seventh Wilson In j863. when Palmerston was premier and Clark each lost one vote. and he enJyed a more or less Intimate Bryan. Kern, OUIe James and Mavor acJualntance with the Earl of Derby. Gaynor of New York each received one ord Jn" Russell, William E. Glad or two votes In th course of the Btone. Lord Beaconsfleld and their suc ballotlng. Harmon lost slowly but FeBrf. In tlle Premiership. Acting oa steadily from Ms 148 of the first bai- be,llef that the man who stays to lot. Underwood gained a trifle. The of8-,"1 DUD,lc llfe makes a mUtake, heat In the hall was stifling and the 81r panels voluntarily retired from proceedings dragged heavily. The Parliament several weeks ago. He de delegates gossiped among themselves la"e that both Palmerston and Glad or perused newspapers. The leaders ftone. w..uld nave ,eft Kreater reputa of the various factions hurried about 5ns, behind them had they not stayed the ball. t0 lonK ,n parliament. New Torters Swlnir. The long predicted "break" ln the Cornell Wins Race. New York delegation came In the Poughkeepsie, Juno 29.- ' tenth ballot, when Leader Murphy an- won the 'varsity four-oured two uma nonnced 81 out of the 90 votes from race in the opening event of the In- that state for Clark. He got no fai- tercolleglate regatta here this after- ther, when a great demonstration noon. Columbia was-second and Syra- broke out among the visitors, dele- cuse third. The unofficial time was Kates Bnd friends. 11 minutes. icis FOR?: RELIEF '?-? ; LACK OF FUNDS WOULD CLOSE OF FICE MONDAY MAIL SACKS WOULD BE DUMPED ALONG TRACKS Carriers, Clerks and Even Postmaster Here Will Be Out of Jobs Next Hon day Unless Inunerlate Action Is tak en by the Senate BoIleTed Relief . Will Come. 7-.a Grande's postofflce has never been ln so serious a predicament as it ' Is today. While Postmaster G. M Richey and his force are. confident that congress will attend to the apporprt ation bill before midnight, it is just r r possible that such action will not be take, and then pandemonium. Not ' only will the carriers and assistants about the office be relieved of duty and pay stopped but the postmaster will suffer likewise and the lease on the building will expire automatically.' More than that, mall clerks on pas senger trains will be forced to quit -the trains Monday morning and tha train ftrewn will itnmn thA mAfl nnrks - out of the cars and there will be a genuine mlxup everywhere. The crisis is so serious that the senate surely will act in time to avert the catas trophe, , j : The appropriation bill was sent to . the senate some time ago and tbert It has been allowed to grow musty. While the "insldes" of the Incident have not been made generally publlo" it is Denevea mere is ueen nietno In the senate's madness and by hold ing tne appropriation up to the last moment will be able to railroad cer.-, tain provisions In the bill. , . The bill Is a sort of a pork barrel affair, covering a multitude of lssnea -and the nearness of the time limit has driven the postofflce department lnt a irenzy oi alarm and tne public, too. is rapidly coming to realize the dan ger of some slip at the 11th hour. It is bardly possible for the senate U pick flaws in the bill as it reads for there wonld be no time for re-consideration by the house. BLUE ROCKERS ON TRIP. Local Cracks Will Compete ia Joseph snoot Tomorrow, Their "fowling nieces" cleaned an primed for ectlon a galaxy of bin rock sharps left this morning- for Jo seph where they will compete for the Observer trophy at the annual Unlon- wallowa County Sportsmen's aasocla. t,lon shoot. Those who went were: I Rayburn, Press Lewis. Mentor K'ddle. Frank Jolly, John Qliniand and Fret Morris. They have all been shooting spienaiaiy and win take away added money if they keep up their recent performances. At a final rehearsal last night Bayburn broke 23 out of 25 three annoAfiBiva tlmaii .a ii.. ii Z m" "L " l"B ulue " ?hoo1K ?'th equal accuracy. There rs. Ganon Is the contraio. work will be concert ana oraiunu. .