La Grande evening observer., July 10, 1912, Image 1

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VOLUME XVI
AMERICANS LGSE
r'SURE' POINTS
ENGLISH CRACK GETS
AWAY WITH "MILE"
. EVENT -
McCLURE OF OREGON FAILS
' TO (JET A PLACE IN RUN
With Seven Men Qualified It Looked
Like an American Walkaway In
This Event Today but Dope Vug 01T
and World's Record I Set up by
Great Finish by Jackson. .
Stockholm, July 10 Unexpected de
feat was the portion of the American
athletes today In the Olympic games.
With seven men qualified here for the
finals In the 1500 meter race It was
believed the Americans would fill all
point places but Instead, the race 'was
run by Jatkson, a British crack, who
made a new world's record, time be
,3:56 4-5 as against the old record
J:59 4-5. . . ..
Kiviat of New York,-was second,
and Taber, of Brown university, was
third.. . . . -
The 1500 meter race corresponds to
' the mile being 1,639 5 yards, -compared
he 17C0 yards in the mile. . Mc-
Clure, the Oregon university boy, was
looked. to as a winner in this event. .
DANCING PARTY THURSDAY.
MHem Girls to Give Relief to Present
V
Society LnlL
Tbe Milem girls,' snd, parentheti
cally, it might be stated the club now
spells its cognomen with one ' final
m or the' reason that Mies Mildred
fpok.is participating Jn hef summer
vacation and is not Aer, will come
to tbe rescue of tbe-wH period- so
cKilly weehi They have arrang
ed a dancing party for Thursday
night at which time It will be per
fectly proper for -.the men to tnei
coals' if. it !f warm, although It Is not
to be as6-cailed shirtwaist party, '.
The mid-summer society lull has
been oppressive and the MUems feel
that a large number of stay-at-homes
will appreciate the opportunity of
an Informal dancing party.
S. P. to Stand SnIL
San Francisco, July 10. Govern
ment officials declared today that
within a month suit, will be filed by
the government In Los Angeles and
San Francisco courts , against the
Southern Pacific for recovery of 100,
000 acre of oil land in California
valued at $SOO,000,000 on the grounds
that the railroad obtained It by fraud
ulent patenting and by circumvention
of the grant of 1866.
'DAK HEED
JILT 19TII IS THE DATE AGBEEl)
UPON.
I roprcni fur Big Event to He Out ui
Once,- Say Booster.
July 19 and not the 10 lias !e.i
f.rally set for the day of the Cfcor-y
fair at Cove. It has been found th;.
tht day first announced was unsatis
factory in many ways to the best in
terests of the big fair and the direc
tors reset the date for the 10th.
ire going fine and will be In our
fc'ory on the 10th." said Hob Frer.'h
of Cove today on his arrival on a
vhlr'wind booster trip.
"The hnrrlea are rip?nlrnf rt.ii'y I
lurli g this wnrm spell and wo "v 'M
linve a beautiful line of fruits t f.x
fc"' at the fair. The program v.-lil
! cm today or tomorrow an.i i
vill give you all the, details of 'h j
''!? f-ent."
' , J". A 11T A TkTTT7 TTTTAT nATi . ' ' . . ' .... , X.
LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON; -
. ' Seamen Most 8wl Moeh. '
Vashlngton, D. C, July 10. Num
erous drownings of naval officers
during the last few years, has led tile
navy department to adopt a new plan
tor increasing the, swimming ability
of its men.) A new form for reports
on ship Inspection has Just been is
sued, with space -for a report on tbe
percentage of officers and crew who
are able to swim five minutes without
exhaustion, and bow many are able to
awlm completely around . the ship
without evidence of fatigue.
Swimming has long been included
in the curriculum at the Annanolis
naval academy, and great pains are
taken to make the young officers at
home In the water. But the suspicion
has been growing lately that few of
ficers keep in practice. This led the
academy authorities recently to re
quire a higher standard of efflcit-ncv
In swimming testa of graduates, so
high In fact, that last month several
midshipmen were refused diplomas
because they failed t,o meet the tests.
It Is now proposed to make the swim
ming standard even higher, and to
require officers at sea to keep In prac
tice. As yet no specific orders to tn:s
end have been issued, but It is hoped
by the navy department that ship's
pride will stimulate officers and mn
to greater aquatic exercise, In nrdor
to prevent any bad entry In the. in
spection reports.
Another Innovation io the Inspic
tlon reports' hits at ships where offl
cers and men, in their anxiety to lend
In the, "maintenance allowance" coin
petition a race to sea which ship can
make a record for cheap maintenance
have permitted "the" vessels' rUtinis
or euipment to ,. deteriorate, rathe
than have their economy record mar
ked, by expensive repairs. The new
inspection forma require- a report" b
the inspecting officers whether re
pairs have been unduly spared to the
detriment, of tlve. vessel's serviceabil
ity." . . A,.:
WANTS VOTERS TO REPUDIATE
- CHICAGO "STEAL.". ' :
Claims His Confidence tn Being; Able
to Reflect Displeasure.
Lincoln, Neb., July 10. Congress
man Norris, .the Insurgent leader In
the bouse, and the nominee of Ne
braska republicans for promotion to
the senate, promulgated an appeal to
the "progressives'' of the state . ;to
control the state platform convention
to be leld July 3t0h in Lincoln. , '
He says there Is no doubt that the
republicans of Nebraska are opposed
to the "fraudulent and dishonest meth
ods used by discarded political bosses
at Chicago to steal the. presidential
nomination." . "
He appeals to them to Bhow the nn-
tion they do not approve of such rec
ords. , T
Woman Secretary Named.
Washington, July 10. Mrs. John
E. Raker, wife of the lone democratic
congressman from California, has
been elected recording secretary or
the National Democratic Women's
league. Its objects are to prom. 'to
the highest principles of democra:-.
Mrs. John Shenvin Crosby of Njw
York is president.
- foal Land Extensive.
Washington. July . 10. Uncle Sam
doesn't know how rich he is in lanla
anr! mineral resources. He his ben
trying to. find out for three years
with a board of experts, but the stock
taking 1b still' unfinished.
The classification hoard hr.s just
made a preliminary report, showing
that up to date it has classified ' A?
coal lands., acreage valued at $21.8."i6,
CSS K,,l"4.2o arres In all. It bis
picked 52.00fl.00ft acres as non-coM
land, and tentatively withdrawn,
possible coal bearing land. 6S.92M17
acres. OH lands have beeii withdrawn
to the extent of 4.74 4.1S2 acres, phos
phate laud fver 3,000.000 acres, an!
power site ner-rly 2,000.000.
NORRIS CALLS .
on RHUS
IT SEEKING
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THREE WELL KNOWN
MEN LEAD IN THE
RACE
WILSON IS BUST AT AT.
LANTIC CITY, WRITING
Chairman Hllles of General Jail
Campaign Committee Going to Open
His Office Immediately After Clos.
ing Secretary's Duties With the
' President's Office.
Warrington, July 10. Taffs cam
paign for re-election was formally
launched today when James D. Rey
nolds, the newly elected secretary to
the republican national committee,
left for New York to select temporary
headquarters.
Chairman Hilles 9iy began wind-
lng up bis secretarial duties and Taft
has started searching for his succes
sor. ; Prominently mentioned to suc
ceed Hilles are Assistant Secretary
Rudolph 'Forster, Gus Karger of the
Taft publicity bureau, and 'Robert
Bailey, assistant secretary of the
treasury. Hilles said little would be
done toward active campaigning un
til the sub-committee of the national
committee meets July ,19th In New
York to elect a treasurer and execu
tive and advisory committee.
Portland One of Three.
Chairman Hilles today said that
Portland is the choice for the west
ern headquarters. Chicago and New
York are the other two headquarters
. Wilson at Atlantic City.
Atlantic City, N. J., July 10. Gov
ernor Wilson has utilized most of his
tline at Atlantic City in catching up
In 1.1s correspondence. He laid the
cdpnerstone of the -Y. M. C. A., and
fl Jreeaed tbe annua) convention of
the National Building' and Loan as
sociation. .
More Explosions lu Mine Horror.
ConiBbrough, Eng.,' July 10. The
sixth explosion occurred today in the
Cadeby colliery, in which at least 75
men and perhaps more, were killed
yesterday. - Although several mem
bers of tbe rescue parties were over
come by the fumes none succumbed
today., Tbe succession of blasts In
the mine Is making a search for the
bodies of the victims an almost sui
cidal undertaking.
A. W. (WALTER) LAFFERTY WHO
s f t ,
Washington. July 10. Pcclar'ng h
progressive csn srpnoit elth r Ti:;t or
the regular rpnbllf rs rjT! Ii?e fo.
day that he w:i' .' -v-fr' rc e'
SECRETARY
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 10,
W OfllVEH
MAS SID BAND PARADE
FE AxU&S AT PORT-
' LAKI) TODAY
LorisviLi i: miTOR appoint.
ED MI Vltnt OF GRAND FORUM
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Matter of Xatidnal Elks' Home Also
to Be Decided Tomorrow by Grand
Lodge Session Supplies Handed
Out to Subordinate Lodges by the
Grand Lodge Officers. . : t c
Armory Portland, Ore., July 10.
The grand lodge of Elks this after
noon -voted to eliminate the "goat" as
a part of the Initiation of the Elks'
lodges. ',. i -
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a umsrci ganq paraued- today In
the downtown section and reports on
elec!lons and l,lB"-ibution of supplies
by tht grand lodge to the subordinate'
lodges occupied the attention of the
convention. -
Grand Exalted Ruler SuMivan an
nounced he had re-appointed Eebert
Brown, managing editor of the Luis
vilTe, Ky., Time, as a member of the
grand forum. Brown,, Is the retiring
chief Justice. ' .
Today came the big fights on wheth
er to abolish the goat as a part of
the Initiation process. Some want
the goat and some don't.- The matter
was to have" been voted on by . the
grand! lodge tomorrow but action was
hurridd and tomorrow will be devoteaT
to taking action on matters regarding
the Elks' home. The funds now avail
able are Insufficient to build a home
such as the Elks wbsh. ' The grind
lodge will decide what to do.
JOB HARE1.MA TESTIFIES
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Denies Jle Called on Darrow, Handing
Him Big Sam of Money Jiov. 28. '
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Los Angeles, July " 10. following
up his testimony of yesterday when
he denied he called on Clarence Dar
row November 28 last, and handed
ht.m $4,000, Job Harrlman, the attor
ney resumed the witness stand In tbe
Darrow trial today and traced his ac
tions on the day In question,.. ,
Harrlman admitted he had gone to
the. vaults of the German-American
Savings bank November 28th but be
said it was on a matter of other busi
ness,, i .. . ... t mmisr
WILL SUPPORT ROOSEVELT.
; !' cut r 1 n r n rii'ine"
i'f on, Rcpi--snta'.ive UtRrty,
: rt".-n rriC! (i..'Ur.c. d tod
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Colonials Were Illiterate,
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. Washington, July 10. Some of the
experts of tbe bureau of education
have been putting in tbe hot days
this cummer examining the signatures
of old documents of colonial dayftc
see how many - of our forefathers
could write their own names. They
found an astonishing amount of Illit
eracy among our best people that '
astonishing to us in these days of
compulsory education, but sot to as
tounding considering tbe dlfflo.'tlcs
rf getting an education 200 years ago,
After counting nearly 100,000 lg
ncttres and marks, tbe experts found
that the people of Massachusetts
were best educated, and those of Vir
ginia least. The New Work Dutch
and the Pennsylvania Germana were
above the average In education. :. '
, In Massachusetts 11 percent of the
Men who attested legal papers-made
their mark Instead of signing. In
the middle of the 17th century 68 per
nt of Massachusetts women cuuIJ
not write their own names. Br he
end of the century this percentage
had fallen to 38. . ..! .
?a Virginia of over 2,000 m;n .who
signed jury lists In the 17th century i
46 per cent made their marks and cfl
over 12.000 who signed legal paper?
40 i-cr cent made their marks. '
An examination of legal papers di
ed by Pennsylvania Germans showed
that 26 per cent of tbe men wers 11-fi-.eiate.
Among the Dutch of JJe
Ytik llliteracy'decllned from 40 per
cent In 1675 to six per cent in 1738.
In all the colonies women . posses
sed the scantiest educations. In Vir
ginia 76 per cent of the women were
illiterate; In New York 60 per cent,
In Massachusetts G8 per cent.
School Superintendent Returns.
County School Superintendent E.
E. Bragg has returned from Salem.
While there he was a member of the
grading board passing on the applica
tions for teacher's' certificates. -
SO AFFIRMS MEMBERS OF THE
' ; HOUSE TODAY.
Next Few Days to See Developments
In Mexican Outrages.
Washington, D. C, July 10. Sena
tor Mark Smith of Arizona said today
that a crisis with Mexico Is at hand,
"There will be big developments In
the situation within the next five or
six days," he said. "Outrages upoi.
Americans are becoming so frequen!
that we can put up with them no
longer. If 1 had the handling of the
situation I would send troops In ami
stop the "outrages. T riave been . lu
frequeut consultation with ouf diplo
matic officials -who agree with w?
that the situation' Is serious but who
do not believe there will he any In
tervention. But wo will have t.i do
tomething In a few days, either Issue
proclamation or Intervend." '
HAM'OKD CASE THICKENS.
Evidence Introduced to Show Conpir.
ncy by Judge.
SeattU?, July 10. Final details in
the alleged conspiracy in. the Heck
man and Hanson bankruptcy caso in
volving f icard A. Bnlllnger, Tmlge
Hanford and others, were related to
the congressional committee Investi
gating the Hanford case, today by at
torney 3. V. Finch. The witness re-vealr-d
all the incidents of the afidir
and gave evidence he alleged showed
that Hanford as a Judge protected
Ballingers and prevented Finch from
re-opening the ce.
Ealllnger was an Interested specta
tor at the hearing this forenoon and
smiled when Finch told how Hansen
went to sleep comparatively rich wlt'.i
Ralllnger his aitorney and awake a
n"!"!"' ", Balllnger a attorn' y
iipaiiiHt lilm."
lilTEHTION
AGAIN NEEDED
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NUMBER 218
SENATOR MIES
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DELIVER t ADDRESS IN
DEFEN OP IEU- ;
K NOI r 3NATOR .'.' '
8AT8 SEJiAT l SHOULD TKTE '-
FEARLEf .5? UN THE MATTER
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Incorrect In Joag Have Goe Oat
Thinks Washington Senator ,v Who
Fast . Voted Against Lorlmer but
i Who Sow Is SUnnch Friend i Ac.
ensed Offlce-Holder. ; ;. ;. "f'
Washington, D. C, July 10.Sen
ator Jonea of Spokane spoke in favor
of Lorlmer today. He said he w.iuld
vote tor him though in tbe first trial .
f he voted against him. - The teet!mony
' uf the witness, caused him to change'
I his .ii'rd, he said. ' ;.; .....
The Impression prevails through,
j ojt the country," Jones said, "that a
vote for Lorlmer is a vote in favor of
bribery and corruption. , I regre; that
this , impression, prevails, and I be
Sieve something should be dou.v to
cnuect the lack of respect the people ,
have for public men. There Is a ten
dency to recognize a public clamor1 -.
Und yield to its demands. -1 thlnn th
senators should act fearlessly a'f ac
co.din' t otheir convictions." , - ';
Senator Smith" of Michigan here
broke ln,.ji protesting ,l vigorously
against the insinuation that senator .'
could be Inflqenced by popular jePtl- V
ment, . , . ,-r; ,, ; . . -,-; .
"The case against Lorlmer," reaum-. :.
ed tbe Washington senator, "is based
on perjury and nothing else.'; ,
TBOHIS CONVENTION ON.
Atlantic City Sees Beginning of 5a-' -.::
- ,' tlenal CwaVeBtlea. .
" Atlautic City, N. " 3., July lu. TbV -
1 national prohibition ' convention met V
here today and tbe prospect of a. live -ly
fight over the presidential nomina
tion U evident, i Among those proail-. '.
neii'!) mentioned for tbe presidential r
nominee are Eugene . W. Chapln ;: a. -candidate
tour years ago; A. J. Huss,
ton of Texas, Charles Scalon of IPlts- :
burg, W. O. Stewart of Chicago,: and
Chas. R. Jones -of New York. -
7 be national chairman called the
convention to order. ; . '
' Aaron Watkins of Ohio Is the only
man mentioned for vice president,
'After the convention wan. called to- '
order, there was the usual procedure
of electing temporary ' officer ' ' and ''
naming committees and speeches by -
the temporary officers.
A report naming' E T. Fairchlld ot"
Kansas' as the choice of the ndmlnat- -lng
committee ' for'., chairman vai
adopted and he was declared elected.
Grace M. Shephard of Idaho was ..
elected treasurer., ' -.- s' ... :v
- Land Agent Here. " .
Carl I. lines, u special agent for
the general land office Is making tem. .
porary headquarters lu 'lhe city. . s.
SUCH IS BELIEF OF ATLANTIC
CITY AUTHORITIES.
Body Badly MmiKlnl nnd Lncl. Idcn.
' ' tllirnllon.
Atlantic City, July 10. A body Blip
posed to be that of Melvln Vimliiun,
lamrrw aeronaut l-llltd witl "'t
memlinrs of Ills crew, when bis .uuis
bl! baloon exploded here July it wjJ
today washed tin on the Hands oil
rrlgant'ne Beach off which point the
Inlloon sank.
The body wni b ully nr'tihit"'! a.'il
is U!ireCH;nlziible. ,
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