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LA (J IIANDH EVENING OBSERVER,
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1912.
Dili 1 SERVIGESUMPRESSIVE
A rather unusual occurrence took
place lu the Baptist cliurh cf tills
city Tuesday evening; when a double
ordination service wait held (or the
purpose of ordaining IKev. H. S. Wil
lis of Elgin and Rev. It. E CUe t
his city to the Baptist ministry
The order of service was as follows:
Scv. H. II. Foskett of Mc.Mlnnvllle
was moderator of the session and
look charge of the opening exercises.
Opening prayer Itev. F. C. Stan
Bard, pastor of First Baptist church
ef Daker.
Ordination sermon Rev. 0. C.
Wright of Portland, who Is general
secretary of Baptist work in Oregon.
Ordination prayer Rev. J. W. Oli
ver of this city.
This part of the service was made
most impressive by the laying on of
lands by the visiting clergymen.
The hand of fellowship and a wel
eomo Into the ministerial ranks was
given by Rev. Ci, H. Etymon of the
Second Baptist church of Baker.
Charge to the Candidates Rev. F.
C. Staiuiard.
Special music was furnished by the
Baptist chorus choir under the di
rection of Paul P.lackstone of McMlnn
vitlo, who also favored the congre
gation with a most delightful solo.
The delegates who met In confer-,
nee for the examination of the can
didates were as follows: Rev. O. C.
Wright of Portland, IRe. H. B. Fos
kett of McMlnnvillo. Paul Blackstonc
of McMinnvllle, Rev. F. C. Stannard,
of Baker, Rev. Ward of Telocaset,
Rev. J. W. Oliver ff La Grande, Rev.
t II Eyman of Baker, Joseph Boch
tel of Elgin, John B. Scott of Minain,
J. R. Weaver of Mlgln, J. E. Wlther
poon of Elgin, C. G. Green, H. P.
Lewis, C. D. Huffman; Theodore
Johnson and Mr. Damon of La
Crande.
Tower Plead for Peace.
London, Doc. li. There are whis
perings that the powers are advising
Turkey to abandon Adrlanople and
allow the chief demands of the allies.
It Is understood the military clement
In Constantinople, called the Young
Turks, aro urging the renewal of the
war. Europe will not allow the pow
ers to mix. because of Turkey's cred
it. Ilf Turkey uses more than she al
teady hUB lost, Turkish bonds will be
orth little or nothing.
fRkiftrs 11 looming in Willamette.
if n correcting a statement made to
at representative of the Observer some
time nen that roses were not In bloom
tn the'Wlllametto valley, Mrs. W. M.
Xnnisey, a one-time resident of La
fflrande informs the Observer that the
Information was not correct and
tates positively that roses ars In
lloum or were at the time the ob
oervation was made. She further
tates that she pi iked rilie tomatoes;
' the day before Thanksgiving.
" "t.W impiiliunLif ipihii M.aiw hm.h.imhi Vw
eternally watch
your money
in this bank
Day in and day out the Government has its eyes on
a National Bank. Its experts swoop down at any
minute to see how it is guarding your money. The
argus eyes of Undo Sam are eternally watching
its conduct.
This National Bank is therefore one of the safest in
the world. Your account solicited. Come in
and we will tell you more about it. ,
United States National Bank
La Grande, Oregon
Capital, $100,000; Surplus, $10,500; Deposits,
OFFICERS AND
NATURAL BnfiiGES.
The Biggest In the World Are In
the Utah Desert.
WONDERS OF WHITE CANYON.
Three Masiive Towering Arches, Ma
jeatio In Their Rugged Grandeur,
Span the Lonely, Picturesque Gorge,
Far From the Beaten Paths of Man.,
t
Among the wonders of the - west
which the government has taken un
der Its care are tbe remarkable natural
bridges of Utah, which are, so far as
Is known, without a peer. In 1908
tbese three bridges, tbe Caroline, Au
gusto aud Edwin, were set aside as na
tional monuments, and Inter certain
caves and springs near by were added
to tbe reserved area.
It Is difficult to give an adequate
Idea of these stupendous arches and
so fur they have been seen by few
persons, for It Is a trip of days across
tbe desert to reach them, but accurate
measurements have been taken and
convey some notion of their size and
shape. Tbe populur way of reaching
these curiosities Is from Bluff, Utah,
where one can obtuln a guide and out
fit. Thence you proceed through dry
washes, old stream beds and sage cov
ered mesas to the great bridges, which
loom up In White canyon far from tbe
beaten path of man.
Tbe White canyon Itself Is many
miles long, and the bridges spring
from its steep, light buff walls, the
three being within a distance of five
miles. They seem carved by Titanic
forces, for the largest is 222 feet blgb
and 05 feet thick at the top of the
arcb. The nrch Is 28 feet wide, the
span is 201 feet, and tbe height of tbe
span is l.'iT feet.
The Natural bridge of Virginia is a
baby In comparison with any of the
three Utah formations. It Is to be re
gretted that tbese wonderful bridges
are not easier of uccess. Figures give
little Idea of their Immensity, aud
words but suggest their beauty.
The first account of them given to
the world was that of Horace J. Long,
who visited the bridges in 1003. Long
was an engineer and prospecting lu
Utah. One day he fell In with a cattle
man named Scorup, who was familiar
with Utah and lu particular with the
region lying nround the San Juan river.
Scorup, after some preliminary con
versation, said that be bad seen some
remarkable bridges so Immense and
wonderful that lie disliked to talk about
them for fear lie would be accused of
manufacturing the story. He added
that though lie had seen them in ISPS
he had always desired to go bark and
If Long would nccompany him and take
photographs lie would guarantee to
guide the engineer to the place.
Accordingly the two men set out with
pin k burses and provisions, and after
eSam
a ninei) ui i in muii iIi'mtI and
ennyous mid vlde stretches where no
animal was to he seen they descended
Into the gorge of the White cunyou. the
sides of which are filled with deserted
cliff dwellings Two days later they
came to the wonderful bridges, the first
of which, or pink Haudstoue, Scorup
called Caroline In honor of bis mother.
Long was fairly dazed at the beauty
and size of tills natural wonder. Tbe
pink walls were streaked with delicate
colored llcbeus and stood out In bold
relief against a sky of blue. More than
this, both men felt that they were gaz
ing on one of the wonders of the world.
They pushed rapidly down the can
yon and came to another arcb, more
symmetrical and more beautiful than
the first, with a lightness and grace and
charm of coloring that made It a splen
did work of nature. Long named this
the Augusta after his wife and man
aged to get a fair photograph. Tbe
arch was so nlgb that tbe trees of Cal
ifornia would seem dwarfed beside It,
and the men took what measurements
they could by climbing and clinging to
tbe canyon's sides.
Tbey found tbe Edwin, or Little
bridge, several miles down tbe canyon,
tbe arch In reality of Immense dimen
sions, but small In comparison with
those that they had measured. All
around these bridges are crags and
strange formations, cave dwellings,
springs and other objects of interest,
but the center of attraction is and will
always be these three towering arches
which span the White canyon.
Undoubtedly these bridges are of
great scientific Interest, not alone be
cause they are so far as known the
largest natural bridges in the world,
but because they are extraordinary ex
amples of stream erosion. An ancient
river probably carved these great
arches, which may have been known to
prehistoric dwellers of the desert west.
New York Sun.
The Crowded Way.
"The late General Booth." snld a Sal
vatlon Army captain of Philadelphia,
"used to admit freely that tbe bad man
had more fun at least while carrying
on bis badness than the good man.
"Stroking his white beard, he put tin
matter tn a neat epigram one night In
New York.
They say the way of the trans
gressor is bard,' be said. 'At any rate
It certainly isn't lonely. "
A Difficult Order.
Wlllla fnt tnhlel I want mv nod
ding now. I don't want any old meat
and
Father (sternly! Yon keep your
mouth shut nnd eat your dinner. Bos
ton Transcript
A Bit of tnglish Humor.
An English humorist many years ago
hit upon a neat way of scoring against
certain politicians of the times. A
comic Journal, not being a newspaper
within the meaning of tbe act. was pro
hibited from giving news, and so in
place of a parliamentary report the
humorist In question reported a few
"first lines" from speeches by promi
nent members: "Sir Charles Wetherell
said be was not sensible" "Mr. Hunt
w as entirely Ignorant" "Lord Ashley
said he should take the earliest op
portunity of moving"- "Mr. Perceval
presented a petition praying" "Colo
nel Sihthorpe never could under
stand" "Lord Lyndhurst said be
must entreat of every one to give him
'rodit"- "Sir Edward Sugden was not
one of those who thought" "Mr.
Croker said he had the fullest assur
ance" Wonderful Fiddles.
One of the greatest tlddles that ever
were known was to he seen nt the
French court nt the time of Charles
IX. This was a viol so large that sev
ir! Inns could le placed inside of It
1. 1 iniys used to sit inside this queer
instrument ami sing til airs that the
man who handled the how was plny
Ing on tile viol outside. The effect if
said to have been very beautiful,
though It would seem as tf the pres
ence of the lads In Its Interior would
seriously interfere with the tone of the
"grent fiddle." as It was called. Many
years after another huge Instrument
of this kind was used nt concerts lu
Boston It was so large that to play
It the fiddler had to stand on a table
to use his how nt the proier point on
the strings. This Instrument was call
isl "the grandfather of fiddles."
Columbia River Thrice Named.
The Col ii in ti m river lias had three
names It was tlrst culled the Oregon
Afterward It was culled the SL itoqne.
lint when It whs discovered tn- Pnl"-t
i. my In li'.c it was given the nnme of
his vessel, the Columbia. In pine of
the two floating piellatlons. Oregon
and St Itoipie According to Whitney
the original name of the river was the
Orejon. "big ear" or "one that has big
ears." the allusion being to the custom
of the Indians who were found In Its
region of stretching their ears by bor
ing them and crowding them with or
nameuta.
Both Hat Him.
"Funny thing." remarked Wilson
musingly. "Tom Wtlklns and Edith
Brown used to be great friends of
mine. I Introduced tbetn to each other
They got married, and now neither of
them will speak to me. Wonder what
tbe reason can be?"
Sometimes They Arc
Little Sister-What are goose egg in
baseball game? Hlg Brother Innings
In which no runs arc made. Why do
BAZAARS OF CAIRO.
The Curious Tiny Shops and the Nar
row, Swarming Streets.
The bazaars of Cairo are very Inter
esting. The streets ure exceedingly nar
row, and the stores of the merchants
are often no lurger than a good sized
cupboard, without doors, but with
shelves on which the goods are dis
played. Tbe merchants squat down on
i little platform In front. You see here
tbe workers in gold and sliver, weavers
of silk fabrics and slipiier makers, do
ing their work in the sume way It wag
done hundreds of years ago. The old
est bazaar is that of the scentmakers.
They have a whole street to them
selves, and wben you get within a hun
dred yards or so the only guide you
need Is your nose.
These narrow streets are crowded
with a ceaseless throng of natives:
women with yelled faces; men, women
and children on donkeys: curious flat
carts drawn by donkeys, on whicli
squat women enshrouded in black
nothing risible but one eye. and occa
sionally along comes a great lumbering
camel, quite as large as half a dozen of
the native shops. Cabmen drive past
with studied Indifference to life and
limb, and rather tbun get hurt you
crowd yourself into a bunch of natives,
at the risk of having your pocket picked
or being covered with vermin. Chris
tian Herald.
OUR BIG REPUBLIC.
It's Quite a Way From Maine to the
Aleutian Islands,
On the Rrltisb empire tbe sun never
sets. In the short summer nights it
never sets on tbe American republic.
Ban Francisco Is the middle city in our
territory. It Is literally true thnt In
August the sunset has not ceased to
flash on the spears of the fishermen in
the Aleutian islands before It begins to
glint and blnze on the axes of the
woodsmen In the forests of Maine.
Roll up thei map of New England I
Unroll that of your whole country!
How large Is Texas? Vou could bury
in It the German empire and have room
enough left for England and Wales.
How large Is Collfornla? . You could
iury In it England, Scotland, Ireland.
Wales and have room enough left for
Switzerland and Belgium.
How large Is Colorado? You could
bury In it Norway and have room
enough left for Denmark. How large
Is Iowa? You could bury In It Portu-
gal and Switzerland. How large la
Lake Superior? You could sink Scot
land In it. How large is New York?
You could bury In It Belgium and
Switzerland and Greece. Joseph Cook.
Her Property.
Now nnd ngnin things happen on the
football Held which go to add to the
gayety of the nation. On one occasion,
for Instance, during a certain league
match In the north, the referee some
how managed to lose his whistle. There
was not another whistle to be found,
aud It seemed that the game would
have to come to a sudden and inglori
ous end. until the referee hit upon an
ingenious scheme. He produced a
latchkey from his pocket nnd managed
to tootle merrily enough on It till sud
denly, as he approached the touch line
a woman"s shrill voice was beard ex
claiming: "Fred, come here nt once. Where did
you get thnt latchkey?"
As be listened to the guffaw which
went up from the assembled crowd
that referee was the most sheepish
looking man on the ground, nnd ns lie
thought of the curtain lecture looming
abend his heart became like lead with
in his bosom. London Answers.
A Puzzling Trick.
Take a piece of writing paper about
three Indies square and with a lend
pencil, the point of which has been
dipped in wnter. draw a circle, a
square, a triangle or any other geo
metrical figure. Put the pniier care
fully on a pan of water, letting It float
and leaving the surface dry. Carefully
drop wati r on the surface of the paper
until the space within the figure Is
tilled The moistened pencil lines will
keep It from flowing outside the figure.
Now place the point of a pin over some
noiut In the figure near the edge. The
pin point must penetrate the surface of
the water, but must not touch the pa
per At once the paper will float around
until the pin points directly to the cen
ter of the figure See if you can find
out why It does this.
Rata and Water.
Government experiments show that
rats can live an Indefinite time with-
rt.,f n-.r T'l-ef cf t'le nn'ini's r-nrt
put on a diet consisting of bread, meat
and cheese, but no water, and all were
alive aud well sixty days after the
experiment was begun. On the fif
teenth day one was given an oppor
tunity to drink, 'but made no attempt
to do so. When kept without food,
but with water, one rat lived three
days, and of six rats deprived of both
food and wnter all died within periods
ranging from two to five days. Chica
go News.
Hope and Joy.
Hoe, of all passions, most befriendj
ns here. Joy has her tears, and trans
port has her death. Hope, like a cor
dial, innocent, though strong, man's
e.irt at once Inspirits and serenes, nor
makes him pay bis wisdom for his
Joys. Young.
What Troubled Him.
"I've tried all kinds of health foods,
but none of them seems to fit my case."
Classified
FKATEKSIAL OBDEKS
A. F. ft A. M. La Grande Lodge No
41. A. F. & A. M. holds regulai
meetings first and third Baturdayi
at 7:30 j. m. Cordial welcome
all Masons. N. MOL1TOR, W. M.
A. C. WILLIAMS, Secretary.
B. P. 0. E. La Grande Lodge No. 432
meets each Thursday evening at I
o'clock In Elk's club, corner of D
pot street and Washington aveais
Visiting brothers cordially invite
, to attend.
T. J. 8CROOOINS, B. R.
H. E.i COOLIDGZ, Rec. Bee '
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD L
Grande Lodge Noa 1(8 W. O. W
meets every tlrst and third 71
days at I. O. O. F. ball. All visit
tag members welcome.
FITZGERALD, C. C.
J. H. KENNET, Clerk.
MODERN WOODMEN OF AMEtKICA
La Grando Camp No. 7703 meets es
the firtr, and third Thursday evea
less nt each month in the K. of t
ball. V telling neighbors welcome,
W. A. DUNN, V. C.
W. F. LANDRUM, Clerk-
ROYAL NEIGHBORS Meets imj
second and fourth Friday even
month, AU vlsltlu- members cor
dlally invited.
CORA FITZGERALD, Oracle.
LILLY C. K1MMLE. Recorder.
REBEKAHS Crystal Lodge No. 60
meets every Tuesday evening tn the
I. O. 0. F. hall. All visiting mem
bers are invited to attend.
DELLA WAGNER. N. G.
MISS ANNA ALEXANDER, Sec.
L. O. O. M., La Grande Lodge No.
S50, Loyal Order of Moose, holds
regular meetings every Monday at
7:30 p. m. in I. O. O. F. hall. Visit
ing brothers cordially Invited to at
tend.
B. L. LEAVITT, Sec'y.
R. J. GREEN, W. D.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS Red Cross
Lodge No. 27 meets every Monday
night In Castle hall, (old Elk's hall )
A Pythian welcome to all vtsltlM
Knlghta.
H. W. RILIT, C. C.
R. L. LINCOLN. M. of R. & S.
O. B. 8. Hope Chapter No. IS, O. S.
8., holds stated communications th
second and fourth Wednesdays ol
each morth. Visiting members cor
dially Invited.
MRS. MARIE JACKSON, W. M.
MART A. WARN I OK, Bee.
F. O. 13. La Grande Aerie No. 259.--Meets
every Friday evening at S
o-clock, at the K. of P. hall. Vis
iting members cordially welcomed.
JOHN A ROGERS, W. P.
L. F. BELLINGER, Sec.
Tuft Arrives in Panama.
Colon. Panama, Dec. 24. President
Taft and party arrived at 8 o'clock to
day. He was met by representatives
of the canal commission and mem
bers of the Panama government.
Joe Ycy Xow Hits Fine Knrining Tract
(Pendleton East Orogonlan..
Joe Vey. wealthy local sheepman
and capitalist, has completed the
work of clearing and reclaiming the
1U0 acre tract he recently purchased
above Riverside. The growth of trees
and shrubbery has been entirely re
moved and tbe land leveled so as to
be ready for Irrigation and cultiva
tion. It is Mr. Vey's purpose to put
the land to alfalfa in the spring. It
is very rich land and gives promise
of producing well. The land. Includ
ing the betterment, cost in the neigh
borhood of $32,000, but the tract is
regarded as worthy the heavy ex.
pciise because of Its fertility and its
proximity to town Similar land in
that section is rated as worth up
wards of $500 per acre.
Arkansas Teachers Jleetlng.
Little Rock, Ark., Dec. 2K. The
,..,1 . cLV,,r 0." " 1
much tn evidence In Little Rock dur
occaslon being the annual convention
ing the remainder of this week, the
of their state association. Prominent
among those scheduled to address the
convention are Dr. P. P. Claxton, I'nlt
ed States commissioner of education;
Joseph T. Robinson, governor-elect of
Arkansas; Dr. Nathaniel Dutler, of
the I'nlversity of Chicago, and Dr. S.
P. Brooks, president of Baylor university
GROUSE LAW orrosF.p.
Sportsmen Want Season to Open Co
Incident Wtth Peer Season.
An opinion on the proposed chang
es in game laws that fits pretty well
with all Eastern Oregon, Is expressed
from Pendleton. The East Oregon
Ian says of these questions:
Bh.il hm nnen nn for CTOUse
Directory
PHiNlCIAS AMD 8CKGEON8
DR. R. E. L. HOLT Physician and
surgeon; successor to Dr. N. Moll
tor; corner Adams avenue and De
pot SL Pliones Office Main 68;
iResldonce, Main 730.
PR. M. K. HALI-nPhysician and sur
geon. New Foley Building, third
floor. Phone Main 53.
G. T. DARLAND CHIROPRACTIC
PARLORS. No. 4, Ddpot St., ad
joining Oregon Hotel. I Phone Red
1751.-
k. lu RICHARDSON, M. D.
I. W. LOUGHLIN, M. D.
Drs. Richardson ft Loughlin,
Physicians and Surgeons
Phones Office Black 1362.
Dr. Richardson's Res. Main 65.
( Dr. Loughlln's Res. Main 757.
H. UPTON, Ph. Q. M. D. Physician
and Surgeon, flpeclal attention U
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat, Offlcs $
. in La Grande National Bank Build
ing. Phones: Office Main 2; Resi
dence Mala St.
eases of women and children. Of
fices: Adams avenue, over Wright
Drug Co.
DR. FRANK BARRETT Physician
and Surgeon. Imbler, Oregon. Calls
answbred day and night
DR. H. L. UNDERWOOD Diseases of
the eye a specially.
DR. DORA J. UNDERWOOD DIs-
GEO. W. ZIMMERMAN Osteopath
Physician. Over Lilly's Hardwarj
store. Phone Main 63. Successor
to Dr. F. B. Moore.
VETERINARY.
OR. P. A. CHARLTON, Veterinary Sur
geon. Office at Hill's Drug store,
La Grande. Residence Phone, Red
701; Office Phone, Black 1361; In
dependent Phone 63; Both Phones
at Resllence.
ATT0RNEY8 AT LAW
COCHRAN ft COCHRAN Attorneys
Chas. E. Cochran and Geo. T. Coch
ran. La Grande National Bank
Building, La Grande, Oregon.
i H. CRAWFORD ROBT. S. EAKIN
CRAWFORD ft EAKIN Attorney,!
at law. Practices In all the courts
of the state and United States. Of
fice In La Grande National Bank
Building, La Grande, Oregon.
R. J. GREEN Attorney-at-Law.
Rooms 9-10, Sommer BIdg., La
Grande, Ore. Practices In all state
and federal courts.
II. E. BIX0X, LAWYER All State
and Federal Courts. Collections.
Rooms 4 and 5, La Grande Nation
al Bank Building. -
and game commission?
J This was the only subject which
aroused any discussion at last night's
meeting of local sportsmen, which
was called for the purpose of dis
cussing the proposed changes in the
jgame laws. It was generally conced
! ed thnt tliea deer and grouse seasons
should coincide. There was no ob
Jectionto cutting down 'the limit of
jdeer to be killed in one season from
, five to three. Even the proposal to
shorten the duck season by making
j it open the October first instead of
' September first, and closing It Jnm
unry 15 instead of April 1, brought
forth no dissenting voice. Neither
did the proposed limit of 25 ducks
I and 25 geese for any seven consecu
tive days and prohibition of the sale
jof geese except for a limited period
bring forth any protest. But the ad
dition of an entire month to
the open season for grouse
failed to placate those who were ob
jecting to the 15-day postponement of
tne opening.
They declared It would make
grouse shooting a sport to be enjoy
ed only by- those who had an unlim
ited amount of time at their disposal
a.nd who could go at any season of
the year and as often as thev nleased
j They Insisted that It would be a
and a limited amount of vacation
time, who could only go Into the
mountains once In an entire year and
who desired to go whan he could take
his family In comfort, escape the heat
of the town, and secure buckle- -berries.
They held that he should
be given a chance to get as much
recreation as possible by giving him
an opportunity to shoot grouse and
hunt for deer if he so desired.
Those favoring September first or
the opening date pointed to the un
deniable fact that many of the birds
are Immature and not largjj enough
to kill by the middle of August, that
they are still In bunches and at the
foolish age where they will fly up In
to trees and let the unscrupulous
hunter kill off the entire flock.
The September first adherents were
not able to muster more than a min
ority so It Is very probable that un
less Mr. Cranston receives assurance
to the contrary between now and Sat
urday evening he will tell the com
mission next Monday that It Is the da