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I A GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY; AUGUST 30, 1913.
NUMBER 47
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NEXT CONVENTION TOWN
PEARS TO BE PAYETTE,
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GOODINC 15 SECOND BEST
Final Vote to Be Taken Lntc This Aft
erneon Though Payette Is Unques
tionably Leading In the Race
Gooding Willing to Take It If Pay
ette Backs Out Two Sessions. ...
Either Payette or Gooding will be
the next meting place of the annual
conference of the Methodist church.
The final selection is being made this
afternoon but at 4 o'clock the matter
was still undecided. There is little
doubt but that Payette will be the
town if she loses it will probably be
because she withdraws tnr the 'Good
ing contingent is inclined to let it go
to Payette if that town" makes a stren
uous effort for it at the final vote. The
final vote will come at a special meet
ing late this afternoon. , .
On the whole there was little strife
early A ihe week over, the next con-
' Payette,' through Rev.
liowartl had been in the field more
or less prominently from the start,
but for a time. this morning, Payette
BEST 10
TO GET HDHDRS
was doubtful among making a serious international sweepstakes event at
contention for the honors at the final Indianapolis op Memorial day, was a
test Gooding, too, was rather inclin- big favorite over a field of noted driv
. ed to want, it, advancing the ground ers who Swept over the. starting line
that settral important meetings are at n a. m. today in the big event of
to be hiJSvat the college town next' the Elgin road race meeting the race
year anAyvThese two towns were for the coveted , Elgin national tro
most prominently mentioned this aft- phy. " ; " ? ,! ',i -.
ernoon wh: the matter was scheduled De pm, a double tho favorite be-
to come up but went over until this
afternoon in a special meeting resolu-
tion. Gooding held the position that
she would not seriously make an ef- tropny. De Palma won the 302-mile Clyde Jones, of the Illinois State leg
fort for the-honors unless Payette ind m 4:31:66. but Dawson was on-1 islature was to preside at a ban
should withdraw entirely irom m
iieia leiegranw uekweon
Rav. Howarth were numerous--this
morning touctfng on the matter. ,
' The last day-of business, was a busy
one.1' ;;; '' ; ',:f-'
Dr. W. W. Van Dusen addressed the
early portion of the morning session.
Mr. Van Dusen is now with the Book
concern but is a pioneer of the true
type, having once been presiding el
der o Mtfs entire section of the north-west.
'. . ' ' .
E. E. Crabtree, during t forenoon,
van received into the full member-
; ship. Bishop Luccock in his happy
way, addressed the class or admission
briefly. . . . '
The report of the college commis
fiinn was read bv Weltsie Martin, pas
tor of the First Baptist church. This
report showed good progress in the
work of the Gooding college for the
- year. ' .
O. P. Christian, superintendent of
the Idaho Children's Home, address
, ed the conference and Miss Hammers,
who is connected with the home find
ing society at Boise, was introduced
and spoke briefly. , -
Vice President Todd of Willamette
..,it moka briefly Just at noon.
Walter Skipworth, connected with
the Sunday school board, was Intro
duced and spoke bneny. .
m H.nrher. of New York, anfl a
mender of the general board of edu-,
cation, is here today ana wkbs
place of Dr. Homan, of Salem, who
cannot come. .
At noon the ministers and their
wites, posed for pictures. A hurried
luncheon was taken fha then the con
ference did something it hasn't done
this week, went into business sessions
in thtefternoon. This was entirely to
select meeting place but other small
1 matters came up for consideration,
,,The lesions today were the last of a
business way and hereafter the meet
ings irill be principally devotional and
. instructive.;,.; ::. i :.:
ANDERSON IN
STHTZ VICTOR
III ELGIN MCE
DE PALMA, BIG FAVORITE,
IS
BEATEN BY BLACK HORSE
ENTRY WITH STUTZ.
THRONGS OUTDO RECORDS
Racers Get Away at. 11 o'clock for
Big Road Race for the Elgin Trophy
Today French Car Is Looked Upon
as Certain to Win the Event Today
Militia Patrpls Course Carefully.
$ 0 f , .
$ WINNERS ELGIN TROPHIES.
$ Driver. Car. Mi. Hr.
Mulford, Lozier ;'. .62.6
S Zengel, National . . .66.45
j DePalma, Mercedes .68.4
Year S
;1910 S
1911
1912
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i Elgin, Ills.; Aug. 30.-Dope sheets
werectured full of holes'this aft-
ernoon when Anderson in a Stutz car
beat De Palma in a Mercer, winning
niniW. trreat oHrfa. The Frenchman
had been picked to win but Anderson
won in good time. if'
DePalma Was Favorite.
' Elsrin. Ills.. Aug. 30. Ralph De
Palma. piloting the famous Mercer .
No 16, in which the Frenchman Jules J
Goux, drove to victory in the 600-mile
... h vtsrsn drivers. De Palma
d Joe n.wson shared the honors of
VMterdav's road race for the Cobe'on the program. Senator Walter
ly 8Hghtiy behind, negotiating the dis-
tance in 4:39:52.
TodayV crowd, fully fifty per cent
larger than that which witnessed the
Chicago Automobile club- trophy race
yesterday, broke into wild applause
when DePalma piloted his "mount1
d6wn the course in front of the
grandstand an hour before the start-
insr bomb was set off. There were
cheers for ' Mulford, who ' won
the first : Elgin clrissic , three
years ago and cheers . for the
others who tore past the stands in the
warming up of the clacking, sputter
ing engines. But DePalma's boast
that he would "set a new record for
the course or break' something"
brought him the largest measure of
applause. - .
Militiamen experienced difficulty
today in handling the immense throng
of spectators who began pouring into
Elgin before daybreak by train, auto
mobile and horse-drawn vehicles from
Chicaeo and from a score of Middle
Western oities and towns. Parking
facilities for the vehicles were bare
lv sufficient and hundreds of auto-
moblies and carriages had to be
banked far back in the fields surround-
ing the course, while their occupants
DREW
ClIiETTI'S EATE IS
IN HANDS OF LOLA MAIS
.San Francisco, Aug. 30. It is up to
Lola Norris today whether or not
Drew Caminetti goes to the peniten
tiary, under conviction for white slav
ery. Thus far the testimony adduc
ed has not sealed his fate with the
jury, in fact, the odds seem slightly in
BULL MOOSERS
GATHER FOR 1ST
II
YEAR iJLD PARTY. HOLDS CON
1 CLAVE AT CHICAGO TODAY
AND TONIGHT.
G. 0. P. TIES SEVERED
No Hope to Join Forces With Republl
can Party Think Leaders Who As
sembled at Chicago Today Big
Adoo Over - Arriving delegations,
Brass Bands Meeting Visitors. .
Chicago, Aug. 80. The first birth
day of the Progressive party is being
held here today and this evening with
thousands of Bull Moosers from Illi
nois and adjacent states, brimming
with "tho same enthusiasm that greet
ed Colonel Roosevelt's "confession of
faith," one year ago today. The Col-
oiiel's absence in the southwest de
tred, irora ta the
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Jane Adtiams, James R. Garfield, of
Ohio; Henry J. Allen, of Kansas, and
Charles E. Morrison, of Chicago are to
be the speakers. 1
A ' lively discussion of ways and
means And a program for 1916 at pro-
gressive headquarters bristled with
determination against any proposition
to reunite with the old guard republi
can machine. . Speakers unanimous'
ly declared that any suggestion . of
reuninting with the G. O. P. has been
put away for all time. : Delegations
arriving today from Michigan, Wis
consin, Minnesota, Iowa and Indiana
were met at the trains and escorted
to headquarters by bands. An auto-
mobila narade to Riverview Dark this
afternoon was one of many features
quet in the park casino preceding the
open air meeting.
sought vantage points on foot. When
the first of a series of bombs were set
off at 10:30 warning that the course
must be cleared, crowds of late ar
rivals still were seeking places along
the track and officials haifa hard time
drawing the police lines. .
Mulford is the ' most dangerous
comnetitor for the honor place in to-
dav's classic meet by reason of his
knowledge of almost every men oi
. - a
the course. v '
There were 28 starters in that event.
THINKS EXPLOSIVE IS CANDY.
I.d Mistakes Nitro-elycerine for a
Stick of Candy Face Mangled.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 30. Thinking a
small nltro-glycertne torpedo which he
had found in. a sand pile, was a stick
of candy, Edward Thornberg, aged
five, bit into the explosive. His face
was horribly mangled in the follow
ing explosion. He is not expected to
'recover.
his favor for a disagreement on all
four counts.
This is the opinion of those who
have followed the case closely here.
Miss Norris is to take the stand Tues
day when the trial resumes. Her fath
er, too, will testify then. It is on this
day that Caminetti will face the guns.
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Little Children of
Tautfht How
BIS picture Illustrates a splendid
Iff fa- wv&vsji i nwi.
" Photo bjr American Preu Assoolatlon. ; -
i.m tha nnnr illatrlPfa of NBW
' .).. Vh in fmnnrai how to take
cars-bow to get on and off without falling, bow to avoid belnlifftUt'
walking In the street -The picture wns taken during a class object lesson at
the American Inntitute of Safety in New. Vork, an prganlKatlon for the defledt
of the poor In whleb Audrew Carnegie and other philanthropists are Interest
The tots are taught by means or a model street car They are also taught what
kind of street games to play and other things of s practical nature. -
CRUSH WITH
RIG: SERIOUS
; MRS PETE M'DONALD PAINFUL-
LY HURT.
Man Apparently Intoxicated, Crashes
Into McDonald Vehicle.
Mrs.' P. A. McDonald, 1602 Second
street, is still suffering severe pain
as a result of an accident which oc
curred Thursday evening while Mr.
and Mrs. McDonald were returning
from their ranch in the valley. :
About S:80 in the evening when
near the Ike Shaffer ranch, buggy
and -ingle horse, driven by a man
named Phaunnessy, struck the Mc
Donlad carriage on the left side. The
horse was running and when the im
pact came, one shaft from tne nuggy
struck Mrs. McDonald in the breast
breaking three ribs. Just how badly
she is injured cannot yet be deter
mined. One of the McDonald horses
was injured. - V ; ; ' '
That Shaunnessy was intoxicated
there seems to be little doubt, for the
neonle of Island City say it is, his
habit to come to that place, take on
several drinks . and then drive his
horse on' the run along the county
highways. He is a hired man for Mr.
Otto of Summerville.
Immediately following the accident
Mr. McDonald telephoned from a
nearby ranch house and the Kiddles
of Island City hastened to the scene
in their machine and conveyed the in
jured woman to La Grande. Physi
cians met them at Island and tempo
rary relief was given untfl they reach
ed the McDonald home.
In the buggy of Shafnnessy was
found a sack of bottled beer. Just
what charge will be lodged against
the reckless driver by the prosecut
ing attorney, is not now known, but
it is auite certain that the state's
authorities will not permit so flag
rant an act to pass unnoticed by the
law.
t the Poor 1 . 1
to Avoid Danger
educational project It shows children J
XOK C1IV DeiDK WUKUl Bll avuui
care of themselves when playing Or
MANY PUBLIC OFFICES TO BE
: CLOSED MONDAY.
Little Attention to Be Paid by Me
ehanics and Unions Here.
S Monday is a legal holiday and be
cause of that fact, many city people
Vill get a double holiday. The banks,
neat office and court house attaches
are ajpong .those who will be idle for
labor day celebration, many iraaes
men and mechanics expect to rest that
LABOR DAY IS
TO BE QUIET
day though there will be no concerted fer was gratefully declined.
observance of the day in this city,)
likely. While there are many railroad V - Eight Men Killed,
brotherhoods, there are few organized Pittsburg, Aug. 80. Eight men met
unions and for that reason the day instant death and , six wbre injured,
usually slips by with little observ- several probably fatally, by an explos
ance of the day. i S I Ion in a towboat on the Ohio river off
The post office will be open from 9 , Glennfield, near here, today. The de-
until 10 in the forenoon lor general
and carrier deliveries, but there wiiij
be neither rural nor city deliveries for
two days. -''V:'";'i''t.'-'
ROUND TRIP PLANNED.
Elks' Fair People Merchants, Elgin,
Union, Cove et al May Go.
To send a deleeatlon of Elks, from
all parts of the valley who belong to
the La Grande lodge, to send a com
mercial club contingent to get a coun
ty fair crowd in attendance, and to
BnH a ha crrouD or Business men w
the Pendleton round-up on Friday,
turn weeks hence, is the purpose of a
(ommlttee of local Elks consisting of
Adna Rogers, J. H. Peare and Al Hais
ner. Tonight the committee will hear
frnm Pendleton as to accommodations
there, but this is the only point of
any consequence as yet unsettled. It
is to be a Union county day, and ef
fort to eet Elgin, Union and other
tnsiui to loin in the delegation to
make, not a La Grande day but a
Union county day at the round-up is
the purpose in view. V 4Jii
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RE-DWHIG
HEADS OF STATE AND ' EXECUT- i
, IVE OFFICE AWAY FROM , I
WASHINGTON TODAY. '
iruswnp.
Outgoing Traa-tfccta Loaded Witk
Those Anxious to Get Away From?
"Mexican Soil President Resting
Tumulty and Bryan Going to Theif '
Respective Places of Entertainment.
Vashmgton, Aug. 30 Another dead
lock in the Mexican situation develop-;
ed today owing to mutual Jockeying..
The pivotable point is regarding who
shall initiate resumption of negoti
ations. The president has gone to
Cornish, N. H., Secretary Bryan and,
Private Secretary Tumulty are boss-'
irig the situation today. Tumulty,
the nresldnnt's nrivate seretarv. left
J this afternoon for his summer home
! at Avon, and Bryan lsaves simultan
eously for a lecture tour on a chau-
tauqua circuit at nearby- Maryland
cities. - .. .:. -
Vra Crui, Aug. 30. Eleven Ameri-
caii; sailed from Vera Crux today on
the steamship City Tampir.o. Tha
American consul received the appli
cations of fifty other Americans who
desire to leave. It is reported that
John Lind will leave for America next
week unless he hears something more
definite from Huerta.
Pay Caafi Stolen. i
V El Paso, Aug; 30. Two paymaster
in the Mexican army en route to pay
the government troops at Chihuahua
escaped on a train with $200,0u0. They
were pursued and overtaken at Juars
where they were shot. f . A . J 4
WILSON BEHIND BUFFET. 1
Drunken aBrtenders Tender Liquor tm
President Wilson. i
Springfield, Mass., Aiig. 80. Ow
ing to the delay caused by a storm,
the president's private car travelled
from New Haven to Springfield at
tached to the Sangerbund excursion
train-today. It was , coupled behind
the buffet car which was filled with
shouting bartenders. When told that
the' president and party were in tho
car immediately behind, the manager .
of the buffet car wanted to send back
drinks for the entire party) but the of-
. tans are lacxing.
FIRST FRUIT
SPECIAL STARTS
YAKIMA SHIPMENT OF 38 CARS
PASSES THROUGH HERE.
Will
Join Similar" Shipments From
i California at Ogden.
The first appearance of fruit spe
cials, outlined in the Observer a few ,
days .ago, passed through La Grande
last night on passenger train time. It
carried 38 cars of fruit from the Yak
ima Valleynd a Ogden will be join-
J Mrl4k .nAnlnl tratna Cftmltlff from the
nj wim Byviiu M r.
vmuunun utvimmo, . .--
It is a new venture that fruitmen
believe will largely solve the handling
of perishable fruits hereafter.'
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