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FRIDAY, FEB UAItY 25 WO
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ASQUIItil
LONGER
OUT
CQ"EST0 HIS OWN BY FORMING
A COALITION WITH HO OMR
STRONG POLITICAL ELEF.ILNTS
WHEN FIRST TEST COMES .
LIBERALS ARE STEOSG
CoallUcn formed oat of wrangling
masses In London Parliament and
it Is now believed that Liberal min
Istrj can weather session Danger
of ministry resigning is still great
however. .,"''
London, Feb. 23. Members of Par
liament have today learned that the
Liberals can muster enough votes on
minor measures to secure control In
tie Commons, but the' slender major
ity ' has aroused speculation as . to
. whether they can carry out the po
licle sof the gvernment.
The first test came yesterday when
Austin Chamberlain's fiscal ; amend
ment was rejected by a margin of 11
voteB. . .The result has proved - en
couraging to Asqult's supporters. In
cidentally he Laborlte members , vot
ed with the government '
The Liberals now believe the min
istry will weather the storm of com
ing legislation. ", '.; ' : ; ,
Premier .Asquith today surrender
td to the. new alliance of radicals of
his own party and the Nationalists
Jtrre
adies
see our
tfou mil find here the latest
ane styles
Serges
I pie have these popular svits in all
,shrdes. Prices $15. QQ to $39.00
1 A fine assortment c t suits in the
very latest, prices $12. to $29, J
: , Ifou mil find here some hi ig differ-
enV Prices $18, to $30.
and' LaborlteB and has agreed to In
troduce a reto bill and budget meas
ur eslmultaneously. The : premier
had originally planned a forced vote
on the veto bill before the budgj :
was taken up. ;
, ' The action of Asquith Is takea t
Indicate that he already has the a
surance of King Edward to appoint
enough Liberal Peers to pasB the ve
to measure If the Lords reject tht
bill. If the King fails to do this, tin
cabinet will resign without passing
either budget or' salary list, . Thl"
would paralyze business. : ..
London Sews and Views
London, Feb 25. The most talk
td about young man In England to
day is Austin Chamberlain, son o
Joseph Chamberlain, whose patheti
appearance at the opening of Pralia
ment last week Is still remembered
with the keenest regr et- Although
he " has been In the publkr eye fo
some time now, new Interest is be
ing I manifested in young Chamber
lain because It is realized that hit
father who played such an import
ant part In making the,, history o'
Great ' Britain is a wreck, mentall:
and physically. The Right Hon. Jos
eph Chamberlain, ez-Collonlal Sec
retary" and origlnater of the tariff
reform campaign, has represented th'
West Division of Birmingham for al
most 34 years and his recent ro-elec
tion was Intended as much as ar
honor for his services as an appre
elation of his worth. ; When Mr
Chamberlain appeared In the nous
he was unabl -eeven to sign his owr
name and many prophesied with re
gret that It would probably be-hi'
last appearance. 'Austin, who Is him
self a prominent, signed for his' fa
ther, then led him away. The seen'
was pathetic, but it served its pur
pose -of inspiring the prediction tha
young Camberlain would continue it
the work where his father left off.
Jiwited
you are invired to
advance showing of
early Spring suits, It) ehave 1
f . spared neither time nor
money 'to place before the
ladies of a Grande the
best line dj ' ladies suits : W
have ever !
Ue urge you to make tour select
ions early as iht best stylos will be on
display early "i
ALTERATIONS FREE
J hem
weans
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vote ran
Polls Open From Qno To Four Tomorrow
.'wWhenliotcd'Qcesti6a Comes Up
URGENT NEED OF NEW HIGH SCHOOL ADMITTED BY ONE WHO HAi
ADVOCATED OTHER f LANS RECENTLY
Tn the Editor I have been reaues-1
ied by a number of taxpayers of La
Grande to express through yourpa 1
permy views' of the question . of 1s
ouelng bonds tor Improving our pub
Jic school facilltlss , on which the
eople" will be called to vote on Sat
urday. ' '.' "' r" " -' ": 'y
As everyone who is' acquainted
-vith me knows, I have always been
t friend of the public school. It is th(
-ulwark of liberty, and the commu
nity at large Owes a duty to the Ris
ing generation, and toA itself, to givt,
'ae very best possible school faclll
ea to our girls and boys. . This
tUould- be done without any uselesp
'rills or, unnecessary expense, but
he best interests of the community'
demands that it be done. Prior tc
uy appointment on a committee re
cently by the president of the Com
mercial Club to investigate condi
tions in La Grande, J. was of the opln
on that our present needs would br
met with building a wing on the west
if the central school building, but
t, careful investigation convinced me
hat this would not be adequate and
'.hat we needed a new high school
building -and need It bad. Wtlh
separate building for the high school
ho" grades can be better taught and
-overned .han under the present ar
nngement Every department of
he school is now overcrowded and
'he school board is compelled to use
fhe old White Building and the Ut
ile Brick, both of which are unfit for
school purposes. The Little Brick
ought to be sold and the White
l)u tiding kept only for emergencies.
With a separate building for the
high school there would be sufficient
room In the' other two brick build
ings for the grades. For the health
and comfort of the . grades and to
reduce to a minimum - the danger
from fire, $10,000 or $12,000 ought to
be expended in improving the cen
tral building and the north side
building and in installing a heating
plant on the north side. From care
ful estimates made, it will cost
somewhere from $60,000 to $75,000 to
make these Improvement and build
a new high school building and to
equip this building with the apparatus
and laboratories necessary for teach
ing students in the high school and
giving them the equipment for lift
which will not plfce them at a dis
advantage In life's hard struggle. :
am assured also that the board of
directors will not Issue any bonds
not absolutely necessary to meet the
requirements and if we authorize the
board to issue $75,000 of bonds, and
on cempetltlve bidding they find they
they can accomplish the necessary
purpose by Issuing only $00,000 that
no more will be issued I have the
utmost confHenui J:i V -
and judgment of our present school
board and believe that no unneces
sary; expenditures will be made by
them, but I believe, also, that what
ever expenditures are necessary
should be made even If it takes the
.whole of the $7!i,000l. . We ought to
have such high school facilities in
La Grande that our own students
may be kept at home and other high
school students from the county may
be kept within tho . county. This
would not. only be a matter of eco
nomy to our own people but sound
j ethics requires that boys and girls
OS
in school
of the high school ake oueht to' be
kpiB; mb asXossible at bonn
unaer tne watenrui care of their par
ents.' : It is also good business polic.
for the district as a whole, becaus.
the high school plan adopted by tb
last"' session of the , leglslatur
which will surely be utilised b
this county, will bring into the dis
trict i treasury about . $1000 .a yea'
which will very materially lessen th
expense of the high school to the dis'
trict, and give every high school stu
dent of the county who wishes to at
tend; here, the advantage of free tul
tlea,- '..".. : - ;. v.
. Our public schools should be the
pride of our town, and the better w
can make It the better it will be fo
our , community' and our 'state. W
cannot afford not to keep our publl
school in the van of progress and w
ought to have the hest high school ir
Eastern Oregon. This will tend mon
than anything to make La Grande f
city of homes and. cause well-to-d
people to locate- In our midst and be
come citizens among us, thus sharlnr
the advantages and burdens inclden'
to the highest grade of community
life. Every citizen of the school dis
tritt vrho pays a tax in the .school
district whether male or female, ov
er 21 years of age, can vote on thte
question. No others can, and it I
my Judgment that these taxpayers
ought to voe "YES". The law pro
ldesthat the polls shall be open at
one o'clock and. remain open until
four p. m., and while It may be In
t envenient for some voters to get
there within these hours,, the law of
the state and hot the school board is
to be blamed.. The only nolline
place will be at the high school
building.
Respectfully yours,
TURNER OLIVER. ,
Three-cornered Debate
Philadelphia, Feb. 25. "Resolved
That the commission form of gov
ernment should be adopted by the
American municipalities." .
This question will be settled for
all' time by tonight's debate in -which
eight man teams representing the Uni
versity of Pennslyvanla, Columbia,
and Cornell will take part. Trials
have been held at all three Univer
sities to select the best oratorical
talent, and a spirited verbal war
fare is likely to result. v
Twenty Mile Ruce
Chicago, Feb. 25. William Hilton
the New York distance runner, and
several other famous men will com
pete in the twenty-mile race and
other events of the Rivervlew Speed
way games tonight.
Utah Wool Outlook Good.
Salt Lake City, Feb 25. Utah wool
growers anticipate a highly prosper
oue season. Losses .among Utah
Bock have been light this winter,
hut in Nevada and Wyoming the
sheep men have suffered heavily.
Thumb Amputated
j J. H. Evanson an employee at the
ralmer planing mill, injured his
hand in saw yesterday, which result
ed the amputation of the end of one
thumb. Dr. Molitor dressed the In
Jury; ", . .
Bank Looter Arrested
Boston, Feb 25. George Coleman
&ccaed of looting the Bank of Cam
bridge of nearly $250,000. was ar
rested today, upon return to surren
der, himself. The affairs of the ban'
are being Investigated by the Ban:
Examiner. Many . Harvard student
;iud tholr money tied up In the bant
To Count Life Stock,
Washington, Feb, 25. Farmers an'
i'nehmen all over the country ar
appealed to by the census bureau t
-Id in the gigAntic task of countinf
U the live stock on April 15th next
The bureau hopes to obtain the mos
omplete and accurate figures eve'
gathered on the subject embraclnr
tfcL only tha number but the appro
htate value of all animals. , and 1
iHks owners to prepare such statis
Me In advance, as far as possible.'
The bureau will try to assure the
ranchmen ana farmers especially of
the Western range states, that thel
interest will not be affected by frank
ana tun disclosure of their live stock
possessions, v The Information that it
athered by the census bureau will
be held Btrlctly confidential. It wll!
not be imparted even to other de
partments of the government .
PRACTICING DIPLOMACY
King Edward gives a series of so.
cial functions
. lionaon, Feb. 25. The KIna and
Queen are holding a Diplomatic and
1Ticial court at Buckingham this ev
iing and it will . be an unusually
Hliiant affair. It would eem that
verything possible is being done to
i fuse hospitality and good feeling
'hto all public functions in the hope,
perhaps, that some of the amiability
generated will find its way into the
Parliament, Their Majesties have
also announced a court at Bucking
ham Palace for next Friday evening
which will be more generally social
in its characer than this evening's
function, i
' Tajette Beat Baker Clty,,
Baker. City High lost to the team
from Payette in the basketball game
last - evening in the last half of a
most exciting game. Although in the
;r8t half Baker clearly outplayed the
visitors and finished at 'the call of
time with a score of 17 to 13, Payette
came back strong In the opening of
the second half and after a few for
tunate plays coupled with some bril
liant work secured the lead over the
locals. Then did the five from Baker
High lose their poise and foul after
foul by the locals counted for the
visiting team. Baker Herald. "
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You like to trade at a store where
yu are so treated that you have a de
Blre to come again.
We try always to provide that Bort
of treatment for our customers.
We appreciate the trade of the pub
lic and this appreciation finds ex
pressin in a const aut endeavor to
make our customers feel at home and
to make them feel that we are endeav
oring at all times to furnish the best
possible goods at the most reason
able, prices.
Newlin
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TENTATIVE DEAL CLOSED BY TEE
CITY FOR A LARGE ASIOUNT CF
BEAVER CREEK WATER
THREE aOXTHS TRIAL TO
BE GITEJT rROPOSITIOS.
About three thousand dollars reve
nne In sight for the city if water
can be nsed la boilers of engines
. Reduced water rates make it feas
r. fble that contract can be success
fully filled.
An experimental contract was en
tered Uito today betwee the city
and the O, U. & N. whereby the
city is to furnish thecompany water
on a basis of 250,000 a day for $259
per month. Tho city will Bend for a
meter and in due time will know ex
dy what the company requires. The
company for some time has been hav
ing trouble with water In their en
gines and until they try the Beaver
creek brand does not know exactly
whether they can use It or not. Un
der pment circumstances this looks
like an equitable contract for the city
has an abundance of water, which is
now running to waste and will have '
for many, years to come, consequent
ly if the city can realize' an adltlonal
reveune of practically $3000 annually
with practically no expense, this will
be no small item.
Last year the reveunes from the"
water plant averaged about $1000 a
month. , Since the rates have been ad
Justed it ,1s natural to expect that
the" revenues -will be "somewhat re '
dnced, unless the reduced rate will
Increase the number of patrons which"4
will be the natural result In time.'
However this contract if continued,
after the three months experiment,
will more than make up for the loss;
caused by the reduction in rates the'
first year.
.Roy Standiey of the contracting
firm of King ft Standiey, employed by
the Palmer Lumber company and lo
cated at Rondowa, wetn to Portland
this morning.
Dmg Co.
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