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GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON,
SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1912.
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AWARDS MADE AT THE
COVE CHERRY SHOW
BY EXPERT
"SIDE LIGHTS" ON FAIR
DISCLOSE INTERESTING ITEMS
Cherry Expert Praises Quality of the
Cherry Fair by Saying It Banks
Above Salem Productions Uniform.
Ity in Exhibits Shows Good Taste
Cherries Beantlfnl.
The half will never be told In the
press dispatches about the exhibitions
and the displays of fruit and the elo
quent addresses shown and made at
the fair yesterday. Hordes and
throngs were there from Baker and
Haines as well as from western Ida
ho. Prof. W. K. Newell of O. A. C.
told the people he had been in all
portions of the United States where
cherries are grown and that not ven
Salem or Hood River could surpass
the products of Cove. It was a part
of his business to see and to judge
this special sort of fruit. He wisely
told the people they could get into
alf the markets of the world If they
would co-operate, because Louisiana,
Tennessee and Florida send their
Btuffs to Portland and elsewhere. He
told also that Puyallup sends the red
rsfcpberry as far as Chicago, perish
able as it Is.
Awards Are Announced.
The sweepstakes for general com
bined exhibition of all kinds of cher
ries went:
First price, J. K. Lantz; second
price, J. B. Love; third prize, A. A.
Antles. -j
Grand prize for special' tfox' went to
Stackland Brothers.
Bins.
Fifteen boxeB First prise, J. K.
Lantz; second, J. W. Ingram; third,
A. A. Antles. - - ""'
Ten boxes First prize, J. K. Lantz;
second, Carl. Stackland; third, W.
Murphy. -
Five boxes First prize, J. K. Lant
second, A. Comstock; third, B. E. An
derson. Four boxes First prize, R. W. Sev
ers; second, J. B. Love; third, Oscar
Lund. J !!, I J l"-""
, Three boxes First prize, 0. T. Sev
ers; second, J. W. Ingram; third, C.
Stackland. ,
Two boxes First prize, H. D. An
tles; second, O. T. Severs; third, J.
K. Lantz.
One box First prize, H. D. Antles;
second, J. B. Love; third, W. Murphy.
Koyal lanes.
Ten boxes First prize, J ". Lantz;
Five boxes First prize, J. K. Lantz;
a a a i.iia.. t.t' T TV Tn
Dt:i.fLIU, A. A. AUUVB, IUI'U v.
Brain. .
Four boxes First prize, J. B. Love;
second, R. 1. Barker; third, A. An
derson.
Three boxes First prize, J. W.
Dean; second, J. K. Lantz; third, J.
H. Love. .' -
Two boxes First prize, J. B. Love;
second, L. W. Ragsdale; third, B. F.
bell & Sons.
Smith.
One box First prize, H. D. Antles;
seond, J. W. Dean; third, C. A.
Centennials. .
First prize, R. I. Barker; seewnd, A.
Anderson.
Black Republican, .
One box, J. F. Dean. .
Four boxes R. J. Barker.. .-.-
Five boxes J. W. Ingram.
Loganberries. '.
First prize, Mr. Golay. .
Rajmueiiles.
Black Caps One box First prize,
Vr. Wardell ; second, Theo. May.
Two boxes First prtxe, Mrs. Sned-1
ker; second. F .F. Williams.
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l'. One crate First prize, 3. Orton;
wcona, r. F. Williams.
Strawberrie.
Three crates, J. B. 1rte. I
One crate-Jtrst jrize, W. F. Stack '
second. H. D. Antles; third prize, Mrs.
R. Wade.
Box mixed fruits. Mr. Baxter,
. yoxes red raspberries, Mrs.
. ecaer.
One box strawberries, J. B. Love.
One box red raspberries, J. L. Gib
son. Sidelights of the Fair.
Stackland Bros, had a large Amer
ican flag made of light and dark
cherries, alternative, all the stripes
and two too many stars, but it was
as a piece of art, the real piece de i
resistance in the whole exhibit.
Worked out In one tasteful display
were the words: "Cove's got 'em'j
written in Royal Annes among Bings. I
All the display boxes were 9x9 1
inches. Many of the Bings held nine i
rows each way, tightly packed, show-j
lng them an Inch in average diameter; I
yet Harvey Lantz had two boxes that
faced eight; these were one and one
eighth Inches In diameter, or three
and one-half Inches in circumference,
making two luscious bites.
One hundred and forty automobiles
were counted at one time.
The chicken dinner In the Metho
dist tenf was superb. To Cove always I
for something good to eat. '
Cove once lacked but six votes of
becoming the county seat. In fact,
she had the six, but the voters had
written "Forest Cove," the early name
of the place and that simple techni
cality defeated the cherry town.
Grande Ronde Valley people never
heard finer music than that given
them yesterday by Prof. Herbst and
wife of Germany. Mrs. Herbst Is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Wright
of Union and she and her husband
are visiting their American relatives.
The "old fiddler's contest" drew a
crowd of interested folks while such
ancients at the bow as J. L. Gibson,
A. C. Huntington, Mr. Saxton, Mayor
Tripeer, M. L. Carter and others saw
ed the screaming catgut Mr. Hunt
tlngton explained after his appearance
J that the number be prodeeed had been
learned by him when a child cf 15 and
that be had njever touched a fiddle
since that, date, 65 years ago. Beat
that for a record If you will. Mr.
Huntington is now over 80 years old.
King Bing and Queen Koyal Anne
were the names given the king and
queen who were crowned Joint mon-
archs of- the day and the occasion.
Who said Otho Eckersley is a pes-,
slmist or that Dunham Wright could
not jBbH .4 speech j " - -'What
Miscreant declared Cove cher
ries were tasteless We know who
It Is but he was "full at a goose" (on
cherries) when be said it.
MANAGERS TO GATHER AT BA1ER
MONDAY.
Three Tbonftand of Lost Fh Trou
sand Are Now Snbscri'td.
Wftb 49 fast horses entered for the
race meet to be conducted during the
county fair here, managers of the
different weeks of the Oregon-Idaho
racing circuit are to meet in Baker
next Monday to perfect the arrange
ments. N. K. West will attend from
La Grande and final plans Tor the big
circuit will be laid.
This trip is Taken on the assump
tion that the required $5,000 needed
to completed the $15,000 outlay on
track and buildings will be attained.
Yesterday something like $1,000 was
subscribed in La Grande and enough
to bring the total of the last cam
paign up to abodt $3,000. 'That the
rest will be 'forthcoming continues to
be hoped by the promoters. ,
STOCKHOLM PAPfB HERE.
Dapens NjheU-r, Printed In English,
Reeelved la La Grand.
Sent by McClure, the husky middle
distance runner of th U. of O., the
Dagens'Wyheter.'Btibllsbed at Stock
holm' aa fhe'fitadion.'a Olympiad edi
tion of the Stockholm newspaper, has
been received by Eugene Good. Sev
eral excellent" harftoaes of the Amer
ican athlete are abowo although the
oaper lacks' 'thrjtneral attractiveness
of American' newspaper makeup.
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OFFICIALS AND MEM
BERS OF FAMILY AT
BEDSIDE
DEATH EXPECTED MOMENTAR- .
UT, SAT HIS PHYSICIANS
MutKbahito Sinking Rapidly From
Brain aud Stomach Troables Kat
suras Summoned to the Palace and
He Hay Become Premier Should
the Emperor Die as Indicated.
Toklo, July 20.T-Emperor MutBbu
hlto Is dying of brain and stomach
trouble. He is sinking steadily. The
members of the royal family are ar
riving hourly,' hastening to the mik
ado's bedside. The public has been
warned that death may come at any
time. The streets are filled with
anxious throngs.
All members of the cabinet and
other important government "officials
are assembled at the palace and the
whole city is quiet and sad.
According to a bulletin issued to
night, the mikado's temperature' is
105, pulse 104 and respiration 38.
Prince Katsura has been advised of
the mikado's condition. It Is expected
he will reach Tokio quickly, and it is
believed that if the emperor dies, Kat
sura will become the premier again.
Today religious services were held
throughout the country for the em
peror's recovery and services in the
Buddhist temples here and at Kioto
were especially Impressive. The wife
of the heir to the throne, Prince Yo
shiblto Is representing him at the pal
ace In his absence. She keeps him
constantly acquainted with his fath
er's condition by telephone.
SCFFRAGETTE HI RLS FLOUR
Premier Asqoith Is Target for Pern
liar Weapon.
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Dublin, July 20. A suffragette to
day threw, a bag of flour at Premier
Aruitb in the town hall square, but
missed. She was arrested and placed
in Jail. , m t-
' FIREMAN MEETS DEATH.
Vancouver, B. C Has Half Million
Delnr Blase.
Vancouver, B. C, July 20. Six bus
iness blocks were destroyed ty fire
here early today. The loss is a half
million dollars.
A fireman was killed and several
Injured by a fall.
GOWNS ARB CONDEMNED.
Present Day Style Caases Mnrder of
Innocent Girl.
Greeley, Colo., July 20. That the
style of women's clothing of the pres
ent fay was responsible for the mur
der of 13-year-old Julia Connors of
New York as wsll as the recent shoot
ing of Miss Georgia Llchtenwalter of
Denver was the statement today of
G. Stanley Hall, president of tne
Clark university of Worchester, Mass
He says that the present styles ro 's"
in men a feeling of sex consclo is
ners. BOI NEARLY ELECTROCUTED.
lighting Fire, Student Tosches Ex.
das Wire and Is Burned.
Stanford University, July 20. Hell
belpless In the elntchea of a highly
charged wire for Ave minutes, Frank
Walters, a university student, was al
most shocked to deaeth In a Are wblcb
partially destroyed the Seta Psi fra
ternity house her today. - -
The student volunteer fire depart
ment answered the alarm and in fight
ing the flames young Walters touch
ed the exodus w$Vee, but will recover.
The students extinguished the fire
with $6,000 loss.
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MOURNS
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HEADS
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SUB-COMMITTEE LAV
ING CAMPAIGN FOR
VOTES
BO CRN E PREDICTS SEW
LEAGUE WITH i PRECEPTS
Democratic Treasurer of the National
Committee In 1908 Tells of Receipts
and Disbursements Made Tarn,
many Hall Contributed Ten Thou.
sand for the Campaign Fond.
New York, July 20. A sub-commit
tee of the republican national com
mittee resumed conferences today
preparatory to naming the advisory
and executive committees. Chairman
C. D. Hills was in telephone commun
ication with President Taft today. .
Fine Precepts Fostered.
Washington, July 20. That a na
tional progressive republican league
will be formed by the progressive ele
ment of that party, to urge the pre
cepts of popular government In the
coming campaign, was the statement
issued today by United States Senator
Bourne of Oregon.
Speaking on the proposed league,
Bourne said: "Five principals of our
league are as follows: Popular elec
tion of United States senators, direct
primaries, presidential primaries, the
initiative, referendum and recall, and
a thorough-going corrupt practices
act."
1908. Expenditures Made Public.
Washington, July 20. Herman Bid
der of New York, ex-treasurer of the
democratic national committee, testi
fied today before the senate committee
investigating the election of 1908.
Riddner. said that the receipts of, that
campaign were $666,644, and the ex
penditures were $1,000 less. iHe de
clarcd that Bryan Instructed him
that no contribution of over $1,000
wpi to be .accepted, and nothing was
to come from corporations, ' '
Rlddner declared that he himself
was the largest contributor to the
democratic fund. He gave $10,000 In
his own name and gave $9,000 in the
name of his son, while Tammany hall
gave $10,000, and William F. Sheehan,
E. F. Pol'ra gave $3,000 each, and
Samuel Untermeyer $2,500. The oth
ers were1 minor amounts.
CITY DEEMED LIABLE. ,
Neglect of Obnexleis Weeds Jeopard
- lies Entire City. .
Not only are individuals who per
mit noxious weeds of the Jim Hill
mustard type, and a half dozen other
sllmllarly noxious weeds subject to a
fine of $100 but tbe city Is liable for
$500 as a' city for the flagrant neglect
of the care of weeds about the city.
Property owners on many of tbe best
and paved streets of the city are al
lowing Jim Hill mustard weeds to
grow In abundance and neither Indi
viduals nor the city bas been punish
ed. Civic organizations have taken
hold of the situation and some action
may soon follow.
The statutes are plain and specific
In tbe matter. On some streets the
weeds, not all in the noxious class,
perhaps, overhang the walks so that
ladies soil their gowns In walking
along the walks and not only that hut
the entire lawn and parking spaces
are subject to Infection. Within the
very heart of the city these weeds are
allowed to grow unhampered or touch
ed and while a portion of the resi
dent and property owners are trying
to park and beautify their property
adjoining lots, are bnrled In weeds.
The seriousness of the- situation Is
beglnnng to dawn and t Is more than
probable that clvie organizations
headed by women cf the city will
bring some action in the courts of
tbe wunty to not only hinder the ma
turity of the weeds now nearly ripe
and ready to spread their millions and
millions of seeds hut will teach a les
son to the city and to Indivduals that
will be remembered for some time to
oome.
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PLK
Millionaire Faces Mnrder Charge.
New York, July 20. George B.
Harkness. a millionaire real estate
dealer, is in jail today charged with
having shot and killed Mrs. Florence
Hopp, of Lewlsburg, Pa., at the Hotel
York here. Harkness declares the
shooting was accidental and occured
while Mrs. Hopp was examining bis
automotlc revolver.
Firemen Cooked to Death.
New York, July 20. Tbe Italian lln
er Principe De Pidunonte arrived in
port today, bearing a tale pf five fire
men being cooked to death beneateh
her decks, when a steam pipe leading
from 'the liner's port engine to the
main boilers, burst, trapping the fire
men In the compartment filled with
steam.
News Forcast for tbe Coming Week.
Washington, D. C, July 20. Nation
al politics, both republican and dem
ocratic, give indication of easing off
during the week, pending the notifi
cation meetings soon to be held and
at which the presidential candidates
will deliver their first Important talks
of the campaign. During the week
the Roosevelt followers are expected
to hold conventions in Iowa, Alabama
and a number of other states for the
election of delegates to the national
progressive convention at Chicago.
A general democratic primary will
be held In Texas Saturday for the se
lection of candidates for governor and
other state officers, members of tbe
legislature, judiciary. United States
senator and congressmen-at-large.
The contest for the-seat of Joseph W.
Bailey In the United States senate has
been a long and bitter one. The lead-;
lng candidates are Congressman Mor
ris Sheppard, Congressman C. B. Ban
dell and J. P.Wolters. Governor Col
quitt Js a candidate for renominatlon
and Is opposed by W, P. Ramsey ..as
sociate Justice of tbe- supreme court.
. Democrats of Iowa wi'l in?et In
state convention In Cedar Rapids on
Thursday to adopt a platform and to
pame two candidates for judge of the
state supreme court.
Hearings In the, government's suit
In equity to dissolve the American Su
gar Refining company are to be re
sumed in 8an Francisco - Tuesday.
From San Francisco the hearings will
shirt to Salt Lake City, then to Den
ver and back to New York.
Tbe city of Detroit is to celebrate
Its 211 anniversary with a monster
land and water carnival, beginning on
Monday and continuing' throughout,
the greater part of the week. Ten
thousand persons are to take part In
the carnival, which is to be called
Cadlllaqua, In honor of Cadillac, the
French explorer who founded the city
In 1701.
Among the conventions of the week
will be the annual convention of the
National Association of Insurance
Commissioners, which will be held In
Spokane; the national conventon of
Gideons, or Christian traveling men.
In Atlanta, and tbe national guard
lodge meeting of the International
Order of Good Templars, which will
assemble In St. Paul.
Many Contexts for Senate.
Washington, D. C, July 20. Terms
of one third of the members of the
United States senate will expire next
March. Tbe present senate Is com
posed of 52 republicans and 43 demo
crats, with one vacancy. Can the dem
ocrats pick up tbe five men they need
to Insure them control? Will the
rr.xt election cost them some of the
seats that are now thelrsf
Of the 32 senators whose terms will
erplre In March 19 are republicans
and 13 are democrats. Contests are
already on for nearly all of the seats
to be made vacant In some of tbe
sir.tes tbe contents already have been
decided, whllt primary elections or
elections of Igittaturea wlfhtn "Ihe
next few months will settle the Oth
ers. Some of the contests promise to
I " .V..IA Bill. .(VtakUl.l, n I -
, view of the situation aa existing' In
the different states at the present time
j pi eaents many features of.dntereet.
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PERS IN (JONNECTIOI
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WITH CASE SCBPOEKlJtt
On 'noon When Adjournment!
AsUi pated Hanford .Invesllgataax
Call for More Eldenee--Relassr
With Great Northern Company hm
Shown In Today's Hearing;
Seiftle, July 20. George H."l
mer, western land agent for the :
them Pacific railroad, testified
in the Hanford bearing, reading i
correspondence between tbe raCwav
company and Hanford and the
ford Irrigation company. He te
that the Northern Pacific entered Mt
eight transactions with the .Harts;
people.
Referring to the second transaaasnr.
of this series, Plummer read -a J
to Thomas Cooper of St. Paul, '
land commissioner of ' the raQwaar
company In which the witness saAsk
certain price rned by HanforB sr
some 8,000 acres was "fair" and 3m
"all It could afford to pay."
Tbe congressional committee
issued a subpoena tor all records Mi
the offices of Attorney Kerr aafl Sar
coid In the Renton Injunctioat asm
This Indicates that the cammittoa at
tends to go deeper into the -caw tst
which Hanford granted a blanawtiw
Junctlon in favor of the street riSssssjr
company. This Injunction led
protest mass meeting and the aU.iVssx
of the impeachment campaign
Hanford. fi , w . . .
16 ORCHARD SOLD. 'I.
Grande Rende Orchard Holdhsgs Mm
Bontrkt In by Former Owners.
Still subject to r:denjpri'l, flaw
Grande Ronde O.Thn'd company sw
ings' of 200 acres of two-yearinlP mm-
hards. near Cove,' were bcHO- '
Horning In a foreclosure proc
to M. W. and Mathilda J. Mitchell
Cove, for a sum of .$18,331M.
property is worth (the 'net;
tood of $60,000 and rtbe sale priat. sac
day was to satisfy judgmsc lUm
former owners and i the tomewendte
said to be' getting in shape to vattasM
the holdings In tbe year allotxrira
It. The' orchard -is one' of-1
largest In the county and gives dsb
Ise of being a prolific piUer. i'TtCL
Sargent, arrt Attemeys, '' Greem 'sKt
Sou.:! arc the counsel In the cast.
LABOR LEADERS TRIEb
Secret Session of Western M1nsr-B
Held at Cripple Creek Tolas.
Cripple Creek, Colo.; July 20. HBh
delegates sitting beb4jfl--ckrse-oaa
as a committee of the-whole the IrSatZ
of tbe national tfflers of the '
era Federation of Miners began J
the convention here today.
The -main charges to be triad aC
those against. President Charles nV
Moyer and others by Thoics Tass--bell
of Butte, who represents Ytu Stt
8t. John,"Moyer's opponent for jmofc-dent-during
tbe recent campaipn.
Campbell charges -inls-use 0l'3atto
and general corruption on the sndMBT
Moyer and 'Other'o-fficers.
Campbell is not a delegate -rs
convention as he is -himself on ttUSt
bv the eneelal reuuest of
Moyer. : Owing to the executive
acter of the session no direct
matlon regarding the progress iCi
trial was obtainable today but X i
believed that Moyer and his as
will win out.
--Use) Barkis Ut Slop PafUte
' New Bedford, Mass , Jury 70.-
bulleta,1 If necessary,- Chief T
Mason announced today he wnciam
tomorrow's parade of the Indnaa
Workers of the World, ' whose ana
bers hert r 'Striking from the naj
illa..nUJla.
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