La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 01, 1912, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextVOLUME XI. BUILDING AND REPAIRS TIUL JULY DULLEST OF THE YEAR WITH OVER $11,000 PROJECT RECENT RESIDENCE BUN UP TO AVERAGE OF 3,900 Building Permits Have Reached Star, fling Totals During the Past Fire Mouths, and loll In Jaly Caased by Actual Construction of Houses Per. mJtted Early In Summer and Spring From March 1st to August 1st, the building activities In La Grande have totaled $135,107.00. City records show tbat July was the dullest month of permit issuances but a greater por tion of the permits Issued in June ' and May are now under process of construction. The residences permit ted construction during July ran up to an average of nearly $3,000 each, while the great bulk ot permits cover repair of various sorts. Recapitulation of permits Issued up to last night follow: Totals for Past Five Months. March .V $57,922.00 April 23,870.00 May 22,100.00 June 19,805.00 July 11,410.00 Total $135,107.00 The itemize permits for June aiV Jnly are: June, 1912. J. L. Ruby, auto shed $ Bert Brown, repairs to res 5.00 idence ...... ... . Joe Turbno, rep. to res, 5M.M 50.00 Grant Lincoln, rep. to res.. . TJlricb Lottos, rep. to barn Rose Harris, Rep. to store .' C. D. Goodnough, rep. shop W. W. Rogers, rep. rcs4 , , J. T Price, nigral bf barn. .. Eva Macentyre, woodshed. S. C. Zuber, woodshed.-.'. Geo. Cochran, re. .1st St.. Cora Tucker; res. North Fir C. P. Newlln, res. Main Ave. C. S. Dunn, rep. res A. Bundy, res., N.. Maple,. ;', J. E. Foley ice jov.ee brick : . 100.00 . 135.00 ' 200.00 100.00 1 100.00 60.00 '"' 100.00 ' JOO.OO '3,000.00 500. 0C 2,800.00 " 400.00 , . 200. AO 400.00 La Grande Floral company, - green house .. l,i0'i VI rich Lottes, store brick on Jefferson ave 3,000.00 Fdward O'Brien, rep. store 500.00 W. C. Hesse, rep. -res. .... . 50.00 W. A. Wade, res., Adams.'. 5,400.00 A .F McM.illan, barn 60.00 L. P. Osterlund, rep. res. . . 400.00 Wm. Rollins, res., E. Penn 500.00 Total .,..$18,805.00 July, 1912. S. A. Gardinler, rep. store. .$ John A. Rogers, res. N 2nd i E. W. Kam merer, res. Wash Mary R. Hubers, rep. res.. . G. R. Gibson, res. 4th st 500.00 1,200.00 400.00 100.00 500.00 D. A. Phillips, res N Green wood 1,500.00 J. M. Kohl. res. 1st St. .... Frank Carpenter, rep. res.. S. K. Baker, rep. res Nels Nelson. Tes. Oak St... D. Gusnet, rep. res Joseph Palmer, rep. res. . . . Earns Tborsen. res. DIv. av L. Faus, res. First street... J. A. Woodell, barn Frank Bartz, repnlr res 3,500.00 200. 300.00 1,550.00 55.00 100.00 1,000.00 400.00 75.00 30.00 Total $11,410.00 Parrel Post to Panama. Washington, D. C. Aug. 1: The par eel post system recently agreed upon by the Vnlted States and the Republic of Panama was put Into operation to day. The agreement in regards to the weight, etc., is the same as thesimilar apreements existing between the Uni ted States and the principal European countries. S13S.107.00 GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON, SAGE HENS FORSAKEN. Law It Lifted Today and G tinners Con Shoot Freely for Some Tim. The season (or shooting sage hens opened today. Many are cleaning their guns, smiling, and smacking their Hps, in anticipatlonof shooing, getting and eating thsue small but de licious wild birds. Third Party la Tennessee Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 1: The Roos evelt supporters In Tennesee are ar ranging to hold a State convention of the Progressive party here tomorrow. It Is expected that the convention will came candidates tor governor and rail road commissioner. In addition to se lecting delegates to the national con vention at Chicago. TUFT'S SPEECH EOOSEVELrS NAME SOT MEN- TIONED BIT HINTED AT Allege Danger of Socialist Policies Is Pointed Oat Washington, Aug. 1. With Senator Root, chairman of the republican con vention, acting as spokesman, Presi dent Taft was formally notified at the white house today of his nomination for the presidency. In a reply, which exceeded ten thousand words, the president formally accepted and while he attacked the leaders of the new progressive party, no personal men t'on was made of Roosevelt. After expressing bis gratitude at the victory won in Chicago, Taft said, lhe reDbilcan party was resnVn.ibVe . 'epiDucan , party was responsible IS LENGHTY ON .oresseniumy an tne progress andmurder far an haa BOtlfled Dtrlct development of the country for the attorney Whitman that he will make last 50 years. He said tbat in arot-s, let e coneIoD. ..... ing the .people to dangers threatening the country's civilization from abuses Of concentrated wealth, public laag- lnation has been wrought upon by I . 1 1 .1 ...... 1 ' BCUIKlllUUal jUUlUmiBUJ (LUU UUJUBl BUU unprincipled muckraking followed in which much injustice was done hon est men. He said he feared the ulti mate analysis of equal opportunity which those wbo seek to proclaim" the ) coming of so called Injustice involved a forced 'division of property which means socialism. Roosevelt Speech Toesday. Chicago, Aug. 1. Instead of speak lng Monday night as originally plan ned Roosevelt will deliver his "de - claration.of faith" Tuesday. Hover- nor Johnson will call the conv..n;icn to' order at noon Monday. OLD TIMER LEAVES. Senator E. E. Taylor, Pioneer of I n. Ion County, Leaves for Walla Walla. E. E. Taylor left this morning for Walla "Walla .where he will probably make his future home with hsl sons and daughters of that city. Mr. Tay lor came to Union county In 1878 and has been a resident here ever since. Between 1885 and 1890 he was a mem ber of three state legislatures and was one of the leaders among the democratic "war horses" of his time. Since his retirement from active po litical service he .has lived on his farm near Elgin until the past few years, and of late he has lived In La Grande but spent his winters In Walla Walla. Mrs. Slater of South La Grande is his sister. He has many other friends and relatives In this county. He Is still Interested enough in politics to be a strong advocator of Woodrow Wilson, Harry Lane and other demo cratic candidates. Tlrtrlnla Farmers' Institute. Winchester, Va., Aug. 1: The ninth annual meeting of the Virginia State Farmers' Institute began here today with a larpe and representative at tendance. The sessions will continue over tomorrow. II AMERICANS HANGED IN SONORA BY REBELS Strict Investigation Ordered By State Department-Situation Becomes Grave Washington, Aug. 1. American consuls In Mexico have been ordered by the state department today to thoroughly Investigate the report that two Americans were hanged by rebels in the state of Sonora, Mexico. Officials ot the department regard iti Mexican situation as grave. Victims Identified. EI Paso, Aug. 1. A dispatch recelY' ed today says the American hanged were Identified as 8. Schulbert of DAGO FHK' WEAKENS MO WILL CONFESS DETAILS OF THE ROSENTHAL SCANDAL New York, Aug. 1. Bargaining that' j his life might be : spared, "Dago" Frank Ciroflcl, one of the assassins: In the Rosenthal murder case, weak- I t0d8y eye-jrUneSB had ldentiflei him as an occupant of the Clroflel declares elthe'f "Whiter" MAN BUNS AMUCK WITH BUTCH ER KNIFE. . Iterlrs Kulfr- rndfoirg Sbtmlder te the Hilt Is Overpowered. 1 Los Angeles, Aug. 1. Crazed with 'rage as the. result of the "Joshing" of fellow prisoners John Vashilk, a Greek trusty, ran amuck in the coun ty Jail today and stabbed to death' G. H. Mullen, a trusty, and seriously cut two other prisoners. He was over powered by a Jailer. Coming in from the kitchen with a tray of food, Vashilk secreted a long butcher knife in his clothing and ap proaching the table where the trus ties were eating, plunged It into Mul-! len's back to the hilt. The blade pen-1 etrated the heart and Mullen fell from the chair, dying Instantly. (hafin Notified of Nomination ' Waukesha, Wis., Aug. 1 : At a big outdoor demonstration here this after noon, Eugene W. Chafln of Arizona was formally notified of his nomina tion for the President of the United States by the Prohibition party. The exercises were held In Outler park. The notification address was delivered by Dr. O. H. Meade, permanent chair man of the Prohibition national con vention. Becomes, New Trunk Line. . Baltimore Md., Aug., 1: With the Inauguration of Its new through frel- pht service to the West today the west tern Maryland Railway was trans- formed from a local railroad into an Independent trunk system. The west tern outlet is gained through the new dT-inlle extension from Cumberland, Md to Connellsvllle, Pa., connecting with the Pittsburgh and Lr.ke Erie MM TRIIQTY UiinLLu I llUUI I ! iinn rri i miih mi n milium IIIUUU I UULUIIU TTJTJRSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1912 Dauglas, Ariz., and S. Hulling. Conductor a Smnggler. Nurvo Laredo, Me., Aug. 1. The discovery of a number of rifles and 10,000 rounds of ammunition conceal edln a sleeper ot a train crossing the border, today led to the arrest of the American conductor and the porter, by the Mexican customs, officers, on a charge of smuggling. Rurales took hcharge of the men and the train pro- ceeded to Mexico City. Lewis or . "Lefty" Joe' did the actual shooting. He Is expected to tell euf flelent of the facta at once to sub stantiate the story told by Harry Val lon, Webber and Ross who declare that through Ben Schapps, Lieutenant Beckfcr paid the gangsters to kllj Ro senthal. '".. 5 NORRIS OF MONTANA SPEAKER. IS FIRST Two. More to Arrive, to Attend A a nnal Governors' Meeting; Boise, Aug. 1. With five governors In attendance, and two more due to arrive, the annual conference of gov ernors convened today. Those, pres ent are: WeBt of Oregon, Spry of Utah, Norris of Montana, Obdie, of Nevada, and Hawley.of Idaho. Norris made the firBt address at the session, speaking on the conservation ques tion, advocating state control of re sources. Order of the Holj Cross. Notre Dame, Ind., Aug. 1: The gen eral chapter of the Order of the Holy Cross, which meets once every six years to legislate for Its members and consider proposed changes in the laws of the order, convened at the Univers ity of Notre Dame today for a week's session. Delegates are in attendance from Italy, France, India, Canada and the United States. Anglo-American Wedding In Paris. . Paris, Aug. 1 The wedding of Mis Charlotte E. Kennedy, daughter of Mr nnd Mrs. William N. Kennedy of Pitts l)iirph, and Eustace Richardson-Cox, an English magistrate residing In Wil shire, took place today at the Amer- lean embassy in this city. Boston Ancients. Coming Home, London, Aug. 1: The officers and memberR of the Ancient and Honora- Mp Artillery Company of Boston, who have been paying a fraternal visit to the Honorable Artillery Company of London, sailed for New York today on the steamship Celtic. X T VES . NEW ORCHARD PLANNED. Will riant Eighty Acres to Commer cial Trees Next Spring. Mr, Larsen of Imbier, who. In con junction with Mr. Pratt, haa Just pur chased 80 acres of the Joseph Wood ell eelate, lying between Allcel and Imbier, through the Geo. H. Currey real estate agency, was In the city to day. These gentlemen have had the land cultivated and are arranging to plant the entire tract to commercial apples next spring. Mr. Larsen has had con siderable experience In growing fruit in Idaho and Is enthusiastic over the future fruit possibilities of this country. E KILLS Oil AMERICAN WOMAN IS SHOT BY FRENCH WRITER. Frst Appeals to American Adventnr. ess and Then Pulls Gn. Paris, Aug. 1. Madame Block, a writer, resenting the alleged at tachment between her husband and Mrs. Minnie Bridgeman, an American woman, shot and killed the latter In ber apartments. Madame Block stat ed that she appealed to Mrs. Bridge man but without avail. The victim was the wife of James E. Bridgeman, cashier of the New York Life Insur ance company, from whom she Is said to have been long separated. Colorado Day la Denver. Denver, Colo., Aug. 1 Colorado day the thirty-sixth anniversary of the ad mission of Colorado to Statehood, was observed as a seml-hollday In Denver today. City offices and banka were closed and appropriate exercises were held under the auspices of the various civic organizations. ' - .. , ' ' .'. VffXL IMPROVE HON AN GROUNDS Civics Committee and Library to' En hance Appearance of Place. The Neighborhood club, through its civics commfttee and the house com mittee of the library commission are working In conjunction relative to a project of Improving the grounds about Honan hall which houses the library, and to erect an arc light in front of the place. The work will be done Just as speedily as possible us the . light Is badly needed and tbe Improvement of the grounds about tbe attractive building is also desired. When these two committees finish this project the place will be more attractive than it Is even now. The Guild will also assist in the project. The civics committee also antici pates that tbe new fountain which it caused to be erected on the high school campus wilV be In working or der by the end of the week. A Reception for Dr. and Mrs. Lane. An informal reception will be held Fiiday evening at the home of Mr. and Mis. Turner Oliver In honor of Dr. and Mrs. Lane who have recently at rived from Alton, 111., to take charge of the Presbyterian church of this phire. The weather permitting, the evening will be spent on the lawn. A veiy pleasant evening Is anticipated nnd r. cordial invitation Is extended to til. Horse and Bugory Gone. Word was received at the sheriff's office today that a horse and buggy was solen at North Powder Inst evening. The animal was hitched to a post but when the owner returned was not to be found. Nothing has been heard so far as to the where abouts of the rig and it is thoiigV that maybe the animal loosed Use!' and is wandering about driverless. Msrriaee License Grandet. Ed. Wright, the ounty clerk todav IftRved a marriage license to George C. Kennedy and Mary Klnnard both of Elgin. w NUMBER 237 HAS CASES II 111 BEFORE V DEVANTER AND j TNEYHEAR AR- JUSTICE PITNEY ARGUES WITH ROOSEVELT'S ATTORN IT When Arguing Attorney Grows w thuNlustlc, Coart Maris Back Saiw ciism Danger of "War, Political War Eminent, Affirms Attorney Appearing for Colonel Roosevelt New Tork. Aug. 1. The Kansas electoral case, Involving the legal ity of future action of presidential ' electors in the state where the direct primary prevails, were taken up to day by Justices Vandevanter and Pit ney of the United State supremo court The norceedlngs resulted la. tbe Kansas supreme court'a declsloa. that the names of eight presidential electors should go on the official pri mary ballot In the republican columa although U was announced tbat the electors would not support Taft and Sherman. In arguing the Roosevelt aide of the case, Attorney F. S. Jackson of Topeka said: "This case contalnr more dynamite than any to come be s fore the supreme court since the re construction days.. The matters In volved are those that have plunged the states Into war.'' Justice Pitney Interrupted Jackaoxt at this stage in hia argument, dryly remarktng that he did wt think there- , . would .he; a war over .the matter. aneV Jackson declared that everybody la Kansas knew tbe electors Intended to support Roosevelt. Pitney Inter rupted Jackson again here, saying: "Promises must have been broken ra. " this case," . s Rnffalo Vernon to atwtralla. 1 ' (Pendleton Live Wire ) Buffalo Vernon, bright and breesT as ever stopped off between trains to day while en route to Australia where he will meet Charles McKldley for , " steer bull-dogging match. McKinley won the first prize at Cheyenne laat . season, and Buffalo has longed to get ' ' back at his adversary for lo, these many moons. It will be bull-dogging-to a finish, with both men on neutral ground. Bcffxlo Vernon will leave on No. IT . today for Vancouver, B. C, where ha will sail August &th for Melbourne. Australia. He says the trip will take 23 days and be will be unable to get' back for the round up. He does not . like the idea of missing Pendleton's great spectacular show and losing a chance of taking pait in it, but busi ness comes before pleasure, and as Werith's cirrus had maie him a flat- -tetlng offer to meet McKinley, he has accepted. - . With Mr. Vernon was Eddie Mc Donald, who will accompany him on -bis Journey. Mr. McDonald is some cowboy himself, having ridden Old ' S eiimboat, and as Buffalo Vernon put it, "He stayed with hiui, too, which ll inc.re than most of them do.' Mr. Vernon had Intended to rope steor from an automobile this fall, utt his Auntralian trip will probably nuike it Impossible lor him to get tack here in time. However, some, prrnn timnent "ay he made wth the roiindup directors today which may mpke this possible. Colonel ConVHn Retired." Washington, D. C, Aug. 1 ' -more than thirty-one year's service. Col. John Conkl'n, recently in com mand of the Second Field ArMllery at Vancouver barracks, was placed on the retired list of the army today on his own application. Col. i:.;:.".lln Is from New York, and was graduated, from West Point In 1884. . s IGHER COURTS ! 2 .