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VOLUME XVII.
liA UBANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON,
MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1913.
NUMBER 150.
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WILSON CIS
MEKLT TALKS
NEWS WRITERS
CALIPCfBNIA SITUATIOX HELD TO
BE DELICATE BUT IN CARE.
FC1 HANDS.
TftRIFFlPROBLEM WINNING
Hope to See Senators Now Opposed
Align With Free Wool and Free
Sgr Measures of Tariff Bill
Weekly Discourse to Newspaper
Correspondents Brings Out Opln.
ton.
Washington, April 21. Durng the
weekly audience with newspaper cor- I
reepndents the president today re-'
fused to discuss the removal of Mr.
Moore from the weather bureau; de
clared he bad received uo further ad
vices from California but did say the
California legislature realized the
gravity of the situation and would
there was no discrimination. Pro-'
gress made by the tariff bill In the
democratic caucus was also pleasing
confident that the tariff bill will not
to the president. The president is
meet with and dfflculty either in the
, house or senate. He said he Intended
to back the sugar and wool, privations
to the end and expects senators now
objecting, to recognize that the party
is pledged to enact such laws.
Mr. Wilson doesn't sympathize with
the view In some quarters that the
reciprocity sections of the bill cannat
be worked out. China would be recog
nized as soon as the new republic was
a stable government, reports to the
contrary notwithstanding.
NEGRO BADLY HURT
Denver Colored Man Run Over Sat.
urday But May Live.
Train No. 5 .injured a Denver negro
near Pleasant Valley Saturday morn
ing, when the man fell from the rods
where he was stealing a ride. His
arms and legs were badly mangled
bu at latest reports the fellow was
still alive. '
POLICE CAPTAIN WALSH.
Confessed Shv'nfl draft In
Nsw York City With 8uprlor.
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Geoffery O'Hara, recently appointed
by the Interior Department at Wash
ington to record the travel songs and
music of all American Indians, be
gan his work In New York City last
week by taking his first phonographic
records of the songs of the Blackfeet
Indians from Glacier National Park,
Montana. Secretary of the Interior
- Lane took advantage of the presence
of the Blackfeet Indians In New York,
where they came to attend the Travel
and Vacation show as guests of Louis
W. Hill, chairman of the Board of
Directors of Great Northern Railway.
He sent Mr. O'Hara on to New York,
from Washington, to begin his labori
ous 'task with these Indians. During
the stay of the red men in New York,
Mr. O'Hara bad them sing into
phonographs and the records wlH be
sent on to Washington to be put in
, the government archives, therefore
( preserving for all time the music of
j the original Americans, who are rap
idly passing to the Happy Hunting
Ground.
The accompanying picture shows
the Indians singing to the phonographs
under the direction- of Mr. O'Hara.
SEHTLE KB
SEYEX THOCSAXD BREWERS MAY
WAIK OCT.
Better Wag'es, Free Beer and Copious
Other Demands Made.
Seattle, April 21. A beer lamine
threatens the northwest if dfficultlos
with union brewery workers and em
ployers are not patched up the next
few days. An increase in the wage
schedule and a half-hour rest In the
mlrnlng and afternoon and free access
to all amber liquid is demanded by the
men. The Impending strike may cause
a walkout of 7000 brewery workers.
I Tt may also mean a walkout of unlos
waiters who refuse to handle non
union brew.
Moffat Road Sold.
Denver, April 18. The Denver,
Northwestern & Pacific railway,
known as the Moffat road was
scheduled to be sold to the highest'
bidder today. Failure to meet Inter-
est obligations to the Bankers Tnut
Of New VArlr tmcfAM nnftn-.-
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mortgage, was the cause of the sale,
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BLACKFEET INDIAN SONG PHON OGEAPHEB.
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The Indians could hardly grasp the
idea at first of how they could sing
into a tin born and thereby record
their music. After the first song bad
been sung, however, the reproduction
was given them in a few minutes and
the magic of the operation was be
wildering to them. They thought it
was the most wonderful of all the
wonders they have seen, since their
invasion of Greater New York. Mr.
O'Hara had them sing dally to his
phonograph, while the Indians were
in New York and he Is arranging to
visit Glacier National Park early this
summer and complete bis records of
the Blackfeet tribe there.
Through the Interior Department
arrangements were made to take
these records privately in an out
of the way loft, second floor of 61
West 37th Street. Mr. O'Hara is
a tenor singer and writer of songs
of some note. Several of his musical
friends prominent in the musical
world in New York City and are very
much Interested with htm, in the
rhythm of the Glacier Park Indians'
love songs. There Is one song in
particular which the Glacier Park In
INTERNATIONAL SECRETARY AD
DRESSES UXDOX SERVICE. ,
Baptist Church Packed to Doors Wlib
Lfateaerg to Brown.
Every seat and every foot of stand
school fiield. Children, their propor
was occupied last evenng by a very
much nterested crowd of La Grande
people to hear Rev. Wm. A. Brown,
International secretary of the Sunday
school field. Children, their prlper
education as children, the various
phases of ther development, and the
rounding out of their education as
-ouog men and women, formed the
axis about which the address revolved.
The address has been classed, by
those who heard Jt, as being one of
the best masterpieces heard from a
local pulpit In some tme.
During the afternoon a large aud
lone, 0f men, meeting In the Baptist
ciiurch. heard an address on Sampson.
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lr. nruwu WIil laciure m oniy two
other Oregon towns this tour.
BIG AUDIENCE -HEARS
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dians sing. In which these musical
critics find considerable merit. This
is a song descriptive of the Blackfeet
Indians' love of his borne environ
ment This is a song which they al
ways bave sung when they left the
shadows of the Rocky Mountains and
rode far over the prairies either on
bunting expeditions or to fight the
CJoux. Big Top.rthe Indians' inter
preter, says, "His people always sing
this song because when they go away
from the mountains their hearts are
lonely and It makes them think of
"Home. Sweet Home. Mr. Louis W.
Hill, chairman of- the Board of Direc
tors of the Great Northern Railway,
who has done much for the Indians
of the West In an educational way,
both in agriculture and travel, is very
much interested in Mr.,0'Hara's work
and has arranged to accompany him
personally on his visit to the Glacier
National Park reservation In Montana
during the early summer. Mr. O llara
will take his phonograph with him and
make records right lu the tepees of
these Indians In their own environ
ment. FRKSIWEX . AXD SECOND YEAR
' STUDENTS COMPETE.
Elimination Debate to Bring Coed At
fendanr It Is Hoped.
The second of the elimination de
bates between the freshmen and soph-
! omores occurs tonight at 8 o'clock.
The winners tonight will then meet
the seniors, winners of the Junior
senior debate held two weeks ago In
competition for the gold medals which
have been hung up for the debaters.
The two teams to cm pete this even
ing will be:
Freshmen Clarence Lambert. Isa
bel Miller, Mattie Schofield.
Sophomores Blanch Clark, Ellis
Williamson, Annetta Johnson.
The students have been diligent In
their preparations for these debates
and the student body antclpates a
large attendance this evening for
support and encouragement. Debat
ing is held to be one of the most Im
portant functions of high school work
and ts succeu In the immediate future
in La Grande will depend largely on
how the public supports it this year.
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BALL FANS ON
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OVER 1ST DAY
SITDS tKIACII YAKIMA IN EXfE'..
LENT TRIM TO 1OPEN
SEASON.
Klsg Has Nt Annesacfd His Pitch rs
For First Day Baker Has Gone to
Belse and Pendleton to Walla Walla
Enge Has Sturdy Youths, Nine of
Tken Frm Rome Town.
, Tomorrow Is the day! North Yaki
ma, Walla Walla and Boise the places.
The Western TrI-State league will
be ushered In under auspioious condit
ions at the three corners of the circuit
Ia Grande being at the most northehn
end of the territory. The Spuds will
invade North Yakima this afternoon,
dangling three bloody scalps at their
belts. : At Miltanr last Friday, they
trimmed their adversaries 21 to 1, at
Prosser Saturday and Sunday they en
acted a 9 to 1 and a 2 to 0 victories,
respectively. '
Manager King has not announced
his pitching choice for tomorrow, leav
ing that problem until the last 'mo
ment. iMknager Etigle himself ' will
essay the twirleV stunt for the
Yaklmss however according to ad
vance dope on the game. Ealcer wont
to Bo'se this afternoon to open ter,
and Pendleton goes to Walla Walla
tomorrow morning, to open there. It
will be a big day all along the line,
and some Juicy paychecks should be
Issued tomorrow evening to the six
managers.
(By U B. Rowland.)
North Yakima, Wash., April 19. No
more releases have been given out by
Manager George M. Engel of the
Yakima team in the Western Tri
State letgue In the lost week of prac
tice and the Yakima manager now has
19 men on his list including hmself.
He will cut them down to 15 In the
next two weeks, and by May 15 will
bave but the 13 men lie Is allowed.'
The men who have been practicing
regularly are: Pitchers Oass, Kile,
Rundatrom, Kane, Nelson, and Marks;
infielders Fuller, Russell, J. Grovers,
Miller. R, Grovers: utility Stolke;
catcher Stanley; outfielders Shav
er, R!ed, IRdebe, Saunders and Cromer.
Nine of them are local boys, Rund
s'trom. Nelson, Marks, Russell, J.
Grovers, R. Grovers, Rlebe, Saunders,
and Cromer and It Is practically sure
that most of them will stick. Oass
played semr-pro ball around Seattle
lata year and was one of the first men
signed by Engel. Kile pitched for the
fast Wenatcheo team for the last two
summers and Kane it a left handed
twirler who was with Hoqulam In
the Washington State' league last
year. ."Matt Stanley "Is a veteran
catcher who managed the Spokane
team a couple ' of seasons seven or
eight years ago and who had the
rains on the Wenatcbee team last
year. Fuller is a Seattle boy who
was with Wenatchee last'year on first.
Jimmy Mller Is as sure of his place
at short as any of them. He was with
the Leavenworth eam last spring and
went to Kellogg In the Coeur d'
Alene league later.
Stolke is as valuable a man as the
team has. He was signed In Seattle
nd Is a good utility player being able
to go In any place in the Infield or to
pitch. Ried was released the 'first
week by MoGlDnlly of Tocoraa and
gobbled up here.
"I figure I've got as fast a bunch
BURKE NAMED
COLLECTOR OF
BAKER FAITHFUL REARED WITH
PORTLAND JOB BY I
WILSON,
ALASKA P0STSARE FILLED
Asi'orU Customs Office Likewise Taken
Care of Three Captana of the Navy
Elevated to Rear Admirals of the
Navy La flrande Postmaslcrgutp
Still CndeoMod, . V
'Washington, April 21. President
Wilson today sent the following noml
natons to the senate:
Thomas C. Burke of Baker, to be
collector, of custUns in the Portland
dlatrllL - , . -l - ' ,
j. F. A.' Strong to be governor of:
Alaska. " )
. William C. Logau to be collector, of
customs in the Astoria dlstrct.
Charles E. Dividson to be surveyor
general of Alaska. - - ' .
Captains George Wllletts, Walter
Worthlngton and William Little to be
rear admirals of the navy. "
, Local politicians have received no
Information dealing wth the reasons,
for the holdu'tf of the a'Grande post-'?
mastership at Washington. . Except'
for a few, two or three others, the La .
Grande office Is the only federal job of
any consequence in Oregon that has
not received an appointment.
Luther League Formed.
. The first meeting of the Luther
League of Zion Ev. Lutheran church
will be held at 1706 Adams Ave., Tues
day evening at 8 o'clock. A short .
program will be rendered after whka
the evening will be spent in a social
way. It is exerted that all the young
people of the church will be present
and also many of the older people. :
There will be no offering or admUs'on
fee connected with the meetings.' Alt
ars Invited who would enjoy a social
evenng under the auspices of the
Luther League. .'
of boys as there will be In the Trt-,
State and I expect to finish in the
first division. says Manager Engel,
who ts considerable of a pitcher him
self. 'The Yakima fans are back of
the team,' as their enthusiasm shows,,
and I beleleve the gate rece'pt here "'
will equal those In Boise and Walla
Walla." ;
LaOrande will open here tomorrow
afternoon for a series of six games.
The baseball followers In 'North Yaki
ma have organised a parade to cele
brate opening day. The plans are for
100 automobiles with the players in'
uniform and the fans, led by a band,'
to form on West Yakima avenue and
traverse the busness secton of the
city to the baseball nark, where
Mayor A. J. Splawn, pioneer of the
Yakima valley, will pitch the first
ball Into the hands of ex-Mayor H. H.
SchoH. one of the big hop growers of
th district.
The Yakima Lineup.
The Yakima team will go to bat In
Its opening game with. - La Grande
here Tuesday n the following order:
iMtller, as; J. Groves, 2b; Ried. If;
Shaver, cf; tt. Gravers. 3b; Fuller, lb;
Stolke, rf; Stanley, c; Engel, p. Kana
and Kile will be ready to relieve
Manager Engel In the box.
'CUSTOM OFFICE