La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 29, 1908, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextEIGHT . wm-w.wcnm'V iWTAlV IftfiM -V , 3 u mon bull con J. u -. i I j hi A. I and " 1 C. R Binta at Corn dlull El III ever limit Visit M u the nlng cord . B. n ever Cor to a cl lodg. 1 ltn if li Ciitdc Mi Observer Published dally except bunday. CX'RREY BROTHERS, BDITOK8 AND PROPRIETORS Called Pre Telegraph Service. Xmlly, par month. II bally, lint-la copy... IS Dally, one year in advance 11.10 Daily, all month, In advance... I. It) Weekly, ona year in advance. . .11.00 Weekly, tlx month, in ad nttice. ,71 Bntered at tba poetoffloa at la Orand aa aooohd-claaa matter. Tula paper will not publlVi any ar ticle appearing over a nom da piurne Ignad article will be received ub- act to the discretion of he edit r Please sign your articles and sava 41a- appointment' Advertising lUitea. Diaplay t J. rate furnished upon application. Iiocal reading notice I On nc.r Una drat insertion; io per line (or fach ubsequent insertion. Resolution of condolence, lo a Una. Card of thanla, So a Una. NOT WELL FOUNDED. The article herewith reproduced from the Morning (?) Star under the heading, "Handwriting on the 'VVall," Is basely illogical and does theClm ' ty an Injury that Is beneath respecta ble Journalism. It would be Just as logical to luy the foundation as a premise to an ar gument that because John Due pays . no county tax at all, and that Richard Roe pays a good many thousund dol lara every year, that the entire sys tern of the distribution of wealth was greatly at fault and should be wiped ut, as to state that because the tax levy of Umatilla county Is only 6 mills and Union county Is 27 V4 mills, that II of the Union county officials were guilty of official misconduct and ahould be retired. To Illustrate, u 6-mllI tux In Umu tilla county produces a total revenue of $252,335.13, while a 27ft-mlll tux in Union county produces only $ 178, 108. The total assessed valuation of Umatilla county Is $42, 055, 856.48 The assessed vuluutlon of Union county Is IS, 483, 942. Reference Is also made In a simi lar way with Wallowa county as a basis of comparison. This Is not fair, for several reasons. One Is, that Wal lowa county Is assessed practically as high as Union county. Wallowa coun ty la out of debt, and her state tux Is $1315, while Union county's stute tux I 126,145. Again, it should not re quire as much expense to provldo for bout 7000 people as It doe for a population of 18,000. Union county I necessarily an expensive- county tp maintain, and al ways will be, from the fact that there Is not another county In this section of the state that la forced to build and maintain as many county bridge aa we have In Union county. Again, had not the taxpayers of thla county remonstrated In muss meetings and before the county board of equalisation and demanded that the assessment as made two years ago by Assessor J. H. Morton, which to taled In excess of 11,000,000, be cut In two, and waa so reduced, our tax levy this year would have been not to exceed 13 mills, hut whut difference would that have amounted to, the to tal receipts of taxation would huve been the same. It is not the rate of taxation, hut it requires Just so much money to provide for the proper ad ministration of the county and the rste Is made to produce this result, whether It Is mills or whether it Is mure. Union county lias been hampered with an enormous debt for many year. It was only a few years ago when Its debt was so .large that the Interest had accumulated to a point Where It required ft 4H to retire every outstanding 1 1. no. This debt Is now below the $IO.ooo mark, and the present 27V4-mtll tax apportion . d and specified In the levy, so as to , reduce not less than S2.000 of this . 4obt. At our present rate of debt re daction Union county will be entirely nt of debt within les than three yean. Baker county, a few years ago, was considered hopelessly In debt, but she went at It Uie same way aa Union oesinty I now doing and wiped It out. Baker county ha also, during the , two yar. greatly Increased It valuation. , It la the right of the pre, to crlU- else the official acts of public officers, but to print a lot of rot about alleged "reckless extravagance," and then in proof of such allegation, submit the tax leviea of a few counties which have nothing In common a to a sys tem of valuation, Indebtedness or nat ural conditions, i an Injustice to all of the county official. The Star ar ticle follow: Handwriting on the Wall. Economy, not party affiliation, will win. In the coming county election the matter of party will be of (mail moment It will be the candidate who la competent and who pledges himself to economy in county matters who will receive the support of the pe6 ple. A glance over the present ad ministration will show that reckless extravagance, not economy, has ruled. For the year 1008, Union county has a 274-mllI tax to look In tbe face. On the other hand, Umatilla has but , Baker 18, whlrh Includes an extra 7 mills for a new court house, and Wallowa IIH, This looks dark for Union county and speaks more forci ble than words that there has been Innumerable leaks In tbe county crib. The tax burden of Union county has developed Into a penalty and Is so being looked upon by the people. No wonder the real estate firms are go ing out of business and the school census show a decrease In Union county. No booster club can work effectively against a tux burden which Is almost five times greater than that of our neighbor, Umatilla. j ne nanawrtting on the wall is plain, the people will not stand for a continuance of the present system and the man who will win In June Is the one who will pledge economy. Who said we were not going to ivo any winter this season. Thi lllng weather will be fine for our fall sown grain. The snow In the mountains will keep up the water supply which In a very large measure sub-Irrigates the entire valley. With the Pacific coast as the pos sible scene of rnllltnry action In case of war. the ml Ma of the coast states Is taking on renewed Interest and In most Instances the companies are be In recruited to the maximum. Preparations are being made for a poultry show in Wasco county, to be held in The Dalles in February. This Is a true sln of progression. Baker City needs a James A. Fee In the mayor's chair for two years. He cured the gumbling evil In Pendleton. Pendleton East Oregonlun. CONTROL- OF SMALLPOX. Under the new rule for the con trol of smallpox there seems to be a misunderstanding, and many have thought the board of health was abandoning all restraint of this dread disease. The following letter from Dr. Rracken of the state board of health, will set clear any wrong im pressions of the new rulings, say the Faribault (Minn.) Journal: The Impression seems to have gone abroad that the state board of health abandoning all restraint of small pox. This Is not true. The last en- em-e In the new regulation No. 11, reuds us follows: "The patient must not leave the house until after the re moval of the warning card." The two Important changes In the methods of dealing with smallnnx are: I. No quarantine on well people HvinK In n placarded house. The itnnmllne of the well but the exposed ndlvlduals has proven unnecessary and unwarrantable hardship. The old quruanttne methods have been B source of great expense to both mu nicipalities and Individuals. No fixed detention period for mnllpox cases. With mild cases It s not pincticni ( hnc,. , f)x.-l I. nuth if time for qiuunatlnc (not less than four weeks undcifthe old regulations). The new regulations place the re sponsibility for tbe time of release upon the attending physician. (Seel "eg. 11), The time' of restraint will be short or long according to condi tions In each case. With the history of smallpox as It tias prevailed In Minnesota during the past nine years the board should have the support of the entire state In these two changes. We have an Illustration In our own state of the Ineffectiveness of quarantine as a means of controlling smallpox, for during the past nine years there have been at least 60.000 raws of thl dis ease in plte of the rigid quarantine demanded by the old regulation. The new regulation hould relieve both official and Individual of much needles, expense and annoyance that were unavoidable under the old reg- ----- tmm ii.i)Sj tt ". ' - . - - 12 ; i--- 1 mm mmr u!ation. The regulations still reqji: disinfection of the premises. careful (OnVKI MAKES BOLD DASii (Continued from page 1.) his guard, while, the limited was stop ping here, Henry Martin, a federal prisoner from Goldfield, New. es caped from the train. He dragged a 11-pound shot and chain, which was attached to his leg,' for two miles be fore he was able to release himself from It by breaking the chain with a heavy rock. The local officers took up the chase and Martin was captured in a thicket about four miles from here. Martin was convicted of robbing a postofflce at Columbia, NVv., and was being taken to the Salem penitentiary for confinement. t'OXSKRVATISM IN INDIA. A native Journal of British India says: 'Within five short years a great change has come over a section of the native population of Lahore. Cer tain K..1.1 . i . "ve oegun to take out their wives In the evenings for a drive In open vehicles. A week ago we saw the daughter of a man of position walking with her father on the rail- U'DV r J i ( f . n. T . . 01 ignore. Sne was dressed In whnt seemed like an Eng lish gown, had English shoes on, and when her husband came up she left her father and walked about with him. Her face was quite uncovered. "Let those .who have relatives In Lahore go there and see for them selves the state of things. They will eo wives going out shoulder to shoulder with their husbands in the evenings, having said good-by to old restrictions. A man who would dare to relmpose the old manner, on his womenklnd woula receive scant cour ttttH. A . . , ..... TODAY'S NEWS TOBMl The LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER furnishes its readers with the State, National and Local News each evening. Delivered at your door For Only 65c Per Month TRY OUR JOB for firsrmdasslCommercial Printing. Satisfact guaranteed. Advertisingmmspace in profitable investment. 'iiiiiiliZz:ZZ77T79 JANUARY 20 SA IE FEBRUARY IQ will sell every article in the stores at actual COST for CASH ONLY 23 Ranges 175 Iron Beds 1 35 Mattresses, all kinds 28 Heating Stoves and Wood 15 Dressers 300 Chairs and Rockers 50 Genter Stands A hrge stxk of Granite and Tinwar, La nps, Crockery, Silverware goes at cost. Snaps in Trunks, Suit Cases and Telescopes. Phone Black Ml. 1 1 P W HAlCTpIVJ 'Phono Ro llt. 813 FIR STREET. jj I L 1411, 141S. ItlS Adam. Avenue. tesy. An American reads this with a smile; but is the conservatism of In dia any more ridiculous than the con servatism of America, which forbids a woman to go to the polls with her father or her husband and drop a slip of paper Into a ballot box? The ar guments put forth today against wo man suffrage will be as amusing to the next egneration as the consterna tion of this East Indian editor over the "advanced" women who are so bold and unfeminlne as to walk In public with uncovered faces and In company with their fathers and hus bands. ED In about one month the new Grande Ronde hospital building will be ready I ui-iuiwiicy. oi-KiiK-n ure en gaged today In laying tiling, while other are finishing the painting and ailding finishing touches here and there. It is safe to say, according to one of the Interested physicians, that a month hence the hospital will be officially opened and ready for use. Jersey Democrats to Dine. Newark, N. J., Jan. 29. A demo cratlc "harmony" banquet to celebrate the reduction of the republican ma jority In New Jersey from 60.000 to 8000, will be held tomorrow night and Is expected to attract leading mem bers of the party from all over the state, as well as several national dem ocratic leaders. The democratic par ty In New Jersey, aa In other sections DEPARTMENT ion the OBSERVER proves a mm I A MONTH wwtw TfyrttTtwr $14.50 to $47 00 2.65 to 15.00 2.25 to 10 00 1.50 to 18.00 6 50 to 15.00 .50 to 5 00 .75 to 9.00 of the east. Is divided between the radical and conservative elements, and It Is hoped that the dinner may result in harmony between the two fuctlons. ' READY FOR ELECTION. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 29. Before the convention of the United Mine workers of America closes today, .the canvassing committee will have com pleted its work and the election of officers made known. At this time Thomas L. Lewis appears to be In the lead for president, to succeed John Mitchell, who refused to accept the office another term owing to 111 health. Hear Tobacco Suit. Louisville, Ky., Jan. 29. Following hearings In New York and Cincinnati, the federal suit against the American Tobacco company, or tobacco trust, was resumed here today. Additional testimony will be taken In Nashville tomorrow and In Richmond Saturday. Records of numerous subsidiary com panies will be produced at all these hearings. Cohl Weather Prevails. tnicago, III., Jan. 29. The coldest! weather of the winter prevails today inrougnout the middle west. The coldest place In the United States is Devil's lake, N. D where the mer cury dropped to 20 degrees below xero. ' Submarine to Pacific. Washington, D. C, Jan. 29. The navy department has decided to send two submarines to the Pacific coast, and they will be brought around the horn within tbe next few months. The boats selected are the Porpoise and Shark. Who would venture upon the Jour ney of life, If compelled to begin It at the end? PHONE FOR MAIN 13 and out Circulation Manager will explain our premium offer. Hundreds took advantage of the offer last year and more are doing so this year. Get easy money early. V TIMBER LAND. ACT JUNE S im . NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION U. S. Land Office, La Grande, 0m December 13, 1907. , ' Notice is hereby given that in com pllance with the provisions of the act of congress of June 3. 1878, emltlea iv.i iuiu uf tim'uci iuu In the staes of California, Oregon Nevada and Washington territory" .i extended to all the public land state uy ci oi August , issz, LEWIS H. RUMILHART, n T K f 1 - ... ' wmnue, county oi union. H of Oregon, has this day filed in this omce nis sworn statement No. 586$. for the purchase of lot 4, Sec. 22, lot 1 of Section No. 27, in township Ko. 2 S., Range No. 37, E. W. M., ant will offer proof to .how that the land sought Is more valuable for its tim ber or stone than for agricultural pur poseB, and to establish hi claim to said land before the register and re ceiver of at La Grande, Oregon, on Monday, the 9th day of March, 190g. He name as witnesses: R. D. Ham llton, J. E. Neuklrchner, Albert Neu klrchner, and D. F. GUlstrap, all of L. Grande, Ore. Any and all persona claiming ad verse V the ahove-deserlhert lands nr& requested to file their claims ln'tlfV office on or before ald 9th day 4y March, 1908. E. W. DAVIS. Register. TIMBER LAND ACT, JUNE S, 187. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. U. S. Land Office, La Grande, Ore., January 10, 1908. Notice Is hereby given that In com pliance with the provisions of the act of congress of June 3. 1S78. entitled "An act for the sale of timber lands In the states of California, Oregon,. ! Vnvnila an.l Wa I n tin t.i,.. " a. extended to all" the public lan' states by act of August 4, 1892, MARY A. VAN BLOKLANI of Island City, county of Union, n, srTiif In thif of Oregon, has this day filed office her sworn statement No. 689t, for the purchase of the EH of the SW4. and lots and E of section No. 6. in township No. 4 south, range No 38, E. W. M and will offer proof to show that the land .ought Is more valuable for Its timber or stone than for agricultural purpose, and to es tablish her claim to said land before the register and receiver of the V. S. land office at La Grande, Oregon, on Monday, the 80th day of March, 1908- She names a. witnesses: John Yarn Blokland, of La Grande, Ore.; George Pierce, of La Grande, Ore.; Johr Schilling, Jr., of La Grande, Ore.r Daniel B. Clapp, of Island City, Ore.r Any and all person, claiming ad versely the above described land are requested to file their claim, in thlss office on or before aald 80th day of March, 1908. E. W. DAVIS, Register. it J -.: