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txcv. rorit. EVENING 03SERVFT, LA rmAXDE. OREGON, FRIDAY. APRIL IT. HQ EIGHT PAGES. - r Li .Grende Evening OSserver Published dally except bunday. "cvjikey : BkoTUEits. miTOI'.S AND P11OPHIET0R3 I aiu-d Press Telegraph Service. taily, par month 4!ly. im?ie copy.. ..... $ i;:y, one year in advance I. so Ci'y, (lx month. In advance... 8.5 J Wetfcly, one year In avarice. . .11.00 Weekly, six month, In admnue. .75 DctcroJ at ; the postoffi w at m Grande as second-class matter. This phper will not public any ar ticle appearing over a nom 1e pl:tme Sljraed article will be received ib--rt to the discretion of 'he edit irs Please sign your articles and save dli-aoix1ntment . Advertising Rate. IMsplay ti. rate furnished upon CPilcttlon. Ical reading notice l"o per Iln Jrt Insertion; . 5c per line tor 'each subsequent Insertion. ' Resolutions of condolence, 5c a line. Cards of thsnts, to a line. WHY NOT? The Observer Is a firm believer In political parties. This 'country must ties, and the best possible legislation will only be secured when we havej two strong parties. La ' Grande Ob server. ' We agree with the 1 Grande Ob server that polltcal parties are a neces sity,, but we will never have strong political parties so long as we have We would suggest that the fault Is not with the primary law as with the manner of applying It. When the par ties hold their state and county con ventions prior to the nominating period and adopt their platforms, then there Is no more reason why strong parties cannot be maintained thnn un der the old convention nominating system. . As It is, every candidate, If he adopts any platform at all, and most of them do not, makes It him self, and to conform to circumstances peculiar to himself. If the Btate con vention met prior to the nominations and formulated a state platform as suggested by delegates from every county in the state, It' would mean something.. If candidate did not agree with the platform, he tn reality would not be a republican. If the platform was not right the party would get a deserving chastisement and would not make the same mistake again. Herein would be the responsibility.. As It Is there Is no responsibility, every can dldnte Is a free lance to interpret his own policy or platform.. parties cither mean something or nothing. If 'we continue our present policy they will amount to very little, for the responsibility Is placed only In the Individual candidate and there Is no way, to prohibit anyone from becoming a candidate. By hold ing the state conventions first, then it a. candidate comes out as a repub lican or a democrat, It means that he Is In acocrd with his party platform... THE WORLD'S fcfUAR. j An estimate by the British Board of Trade of the sugar production of the world for 1J06 makes a total of 14, 312, 71 long tons, of which T,I17. 472 tons were cane and f. 995, 244 tont beet, the production of both kinds ad vancing practically at the same rate since 1S38. In the production of cane sugrr, British India had the largest output of 2,223,400 Virst, and In beet sugar Germnnv ranked fi-st, with an output cf 2,3C3,17 ton. In conourt; tlon of sugar Pit Iiad Autrila stands first nt 129 pounds, tho United States coming next with 89 pounds, and the United Kingdom following at 81 pounds, ' . Keep your eye on our county d':bt. As compared with v.hat It used to (bo, it does not'amount to very much now. But the present f 3,000 Is melt ing away at a rapid rate. It will be only a very short time , until Union county warrants are at par. Some thing that has nut been the case for years and years, and then some. .. ,i -o . f , Pendleton has within her gate two celebrities at one and the lamj time, both of whom are well known In La Grande: Zimmerman, the Market day booster, and Fits Maurice, tho poet-author-preacher-Iecturer-polltlclan. A great combination they would make, siiuuiu liiey juiu forces. i A .Jsx lAAO AAA (AAA.-. ........ ...tmif ,---r. FHApEr DA Y SetlVENIRj t Persons who do the loudest com plaining against the length of the winter and the cold weather In gen eral, are usually those who had hay feverflast fall and prayed for an early frost. 0 . Without doubt the most general In terest along campaign lines today Is the Fulton-Cake contest. Just . re member whoever Is -elected, he will be the party nominee and la entitled to the full party support. . eee WOODMEN TO BAKER CITY. .Many Planning to go From La Grando Tomorrow Mroulns. A large number of Woodmen of the World are going to Paker City tomor row morning to attend the Woodmen activities that are planned for tomor row. This is a long-waited for event to local Woodmen, and It Is believed a large number will go from here, as rates are reasonable. They will leave on No. 8. Following Is what the Pen dleton Tribune nays of the Pendleton delegation's Intentions: The uniform rank of the local camp of the Woodmen of the World and a large delegation of local Woodmen will go to Buker City Saturday to attend the monster log rolling and Initiation which Is to be held In that city by tho camps of Baker and Union counties. This will be one of the largest fra ternal events ever held In eastern Oregon. At least twoyof the head of ficers will be present. These are Head Consul I. I. Bonk and Head Banker Snodgrass. Others may be there. The Pendleton degree team has been invited to go over and put on the work. It has also been Invited to put SATURDAY, APRIL 18 I will present each customer whose -purchases arc $5.00 and more of any GOODS we carry, a beautifully framed Souvenir Picture 16x120, one only to each customer Special LOW PrSGSS for Market Day on all my stock. You are cord ially invited to price my -'ioads. See our Acme Range, best made. r. b. HA I STEI N 7 hone Red 1161 1411, 1413,1413 Adams Ave. -f phone BU ck 641 213 TIR STREET on a public drill on the streets of the city. The first Invitation has been accepted, but Captain A. O. Carden says that inasmuch as he has about a half dozen raw recruits, he will not attempt to give any fancy exhibition. The team Is practicing every night and will continue to do so from now on un til they go to Baker City. Brafflc Company Draws. The Beagle Comedy company, which appeared at the etar theater last eve ning under the management of C. W. Baker, drew a good hours. The Bea gle company consists of a family of seven, father, mother and five chil dren, and they are all quite clever mu sicians, have a band and play various Instruments. There .are two small boys In the company under 10 years of age that are perfect little wonders, the elder beating a drum to perfec tion. The company presents a three act comedy besides putting on a num ber of good musical and danrlng sketches. There Is also a new set of moving pictures. Pendleton East Oregonlan. Tonight at Elks' hall. the season. With a large squad al ready here to pick from, and with' several coming tonight, the manager should have no difficulty In patching up a strong aggregation. After a short rest following the Pendleton series, tne season proper ill La Grande on Wednesday, when Pen dleton .comes here for two games. That series will Inaugurate the game for this season here. The team which will face the Pendleton aggregation tomorrow and. Sunday will be picked from the following squad, which is here now, with the exception of one or two, and they are coming tonight: Hudson, Isaacs, Purdy, Lodell, Cot teman, Zimmerman, Kooser, Jackson, Wynla, Strayer, Beck, King, Florhln, Weede, Peters, Handleln and Jack O'Brien.' Ten will make the trip; fflESifflSl CffiKOTBE RUBBED AYAY GEDDES BROS. GIBSON' PICTCKKS rOPULAU. To I5e Amusement ot the Elks' Audi torium Tuesday. Don't forget the Gibson pictures nt the Elks' Auditorium Tuesday nlht. Gibson pictures are all the rage else where and La Grande Is not going to be behind. Come and have a good l.'iugh. The ladles of the Lyle Tues day Musical are sparing no pains to make this entertainment a success, There will be a fine musical program Admission 25c. THE rilESENT SQCAD. List From Which Will Be Chosen the First RoprewtntHtlve Team. Tomorrow morning the La Grande ball team in charge of Manager Jack O'Brien, leaves for Pendleton to play a series of two games, the first of RubbiLg with liniments, blistering the affected parts, the application relieving the pains and aches of Rheumatism, but such remedies do no reach the CAUSE of the disease, and are therefore In no sense curative Rheumatism is due to an excess of uric acid in the blood, brought about Irrf indigestion, poor bowel action, weak kidneys, and a general sluggish conditioffN of th system. The circulation deposits this irritating poison in the different muscles, nerves, tissues and joints of the body, and soon the painful symptoms! of Rheumatism are produced. The pains at first may be wandering and slight but as the blood becomes more fully saturated with the uric acid poison, ths disease grows worse and after awhile gets to be chronic. The slight, wander-l inir oaina now become share and cuttinar at the least exposure to dampnes s or night air, or any constitutional irregularity, the bones ache, the musclei are not as free in action as before, and where tne acta poison is anowea tot remain in the blood the joints often become so clogged with corrosive sub l stances that they are left permanently stilt ana useless, uneumausm caci jever be rubbed away, nor can it be conquered and driven from the system! until the acia-iacien Diooa nas oeen cieansea and purified. No other medicine does this so v effectually as S. S. S. It dissolves and tt moves the impurities and sends a stream bf rich, strong blood to the affected parts, whtoi soothes the irritated nerves, inflamed muscles and flesh, and the sufferer obtains relief that is permanent because the real cause of the disease has been removed. Special book on Rheumatism, and nnv medical advice desired free. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA PURELY VEGETABLE SAVING MONET by dealing at Geddes Bros.' Is no Illu sion, as the amount of your purchase la never excessive, as . It is alwayi computed at the lowest possible prices. In fact, many tell us It Is al ways lower than they expected. We keep only the highest grade goods Our trade Is among the highest grade people, so we make few bad debts. We buy In very large qantlties and sell at the lowest possible figures. Annual Session at Eugene. The Oregon State Grange will meet in 35th annual session at Eugene May 10. Many matters ot Importance to the order and the interests of the fur mer as well as general citizenship, will be up for consideration and Master A. T. Buxton is very desirous of a full representation. When a child wakes up In the middle of ths night with a severe attack of croup as fre quently happens, no tlmn should l lost In experimenting with reuiedles of a doubtful Talue. i'rouipl action Is often necewary to save life. , Chamberlain's Cough Remedy his nerer beeo known to fall In any case and it has been In nse for orer one-t bird of a cen tury. There Is none better. It can be de pendedupon. Why experiment? It liplcasant to take and contains no harmful dnu. Price, fc cents) Isrse size. AO ceuts. NEWIJN DRUG CO. Silver Deposit ware at one-half wholesale price, at the, Haecock Jewel ry store. Sale closes April 18.' i $ READY FOR BUSINESS I Housecleaning is ouf business and while our power machine nas not arrived, we will do your housecleaning by the 2 hand method and guaran- t ee satisfaction. As soon t as the machine arrives t we will announce the fact through the Observer and i will be pleased to receive your order. SCOTT a. 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