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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1910.
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5 GIVE YOUR FEET A TREAT
' Wear a pair cf cur Summer Oifords through
j , the warm months.
S Everything in black and tan, en lasts that are
4 , comfortable and fashionable.
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Thrills followed thrills as speeding automobiles shot around tie
cosrs of the lngletide Rce Course, on April 21th. In tie second and
. ItaJ dy erects cf the successful meet promoted by the members of
Islam Temple cf tie Mystic Shrine.
Tiebonors of tie day were divided between Barney Oilfield, with
U jr loriejower Eem machine, and C. O. King, with bis Maxwell
19 borsepower rtock car. OldJSeld lowered bit previous record of one
mile to $1 -, wbkh is a new coast record for the circular track.
' With the exception of tbla performance, Oldfield bad to take second
" f rinr honors, as the world's champion met defeat
ia Loth tie five and fifteen .mile handicap events, and in oota races
King and tis Mam ell were tfce victors. In fact. King proTed tbe
surprise of tbe meet, drirteg all of bis rites with much Judgment and
taklsg tbe tnrxs with bis car at dose to tbe fence as did Oldfleld. In
tbe ir mile handicap, Oldfield drove bli Knox racer to tbe utmost,
but tbe bacdkap wag too strong and be could cot get tbe lead away
from King. -Xot ocly In tbe handicap events did King and biu Max
well prove stars of tbe first order, bit In one of tie first events of tbe
day, tie fire mile race for cars coitegr from fl2C'0 to $lf). which was
one of tbe beei.matci.ea of the meet.
Tbe time for th five mile handicap wag as follows: Maxwell.
Klsg, i. 10.30; Oakland, Nelson, 4.48.25; Chalmers, West. 4.43.30; Auto
"Car . fn!bed frmrib. and tfce Knox car. Barney OldCell driving, fifth.
In the erett cumber eight, ten miles free-for-all handicap, King
and .is Maxwell again were tbe winners, the Maxwell's time being
f 11.29.
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rubber buggy tires.
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LA GRANDE NATIONAL BANK
OF LA GRANDE, OREGON
United States Depository
Capital and Surplus $180,000.00
DIRECTORS
GEO ROE PALMER
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W. J. CHURCH
V. L. KETERS
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why one suit of ours will outlast two
of tbe factory made. Order one and
the wear will prore it
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KECEST DECREE.
Deci-Wi Is Wertfe $ljm U Farmers
aai Tracers 5atJnaI
' Bank.
A. B. Tbomsen. former register of
tbe La Grande land office, was de
clared In the federal court this morn
ing to hare been strongly suspected
of being directly Interested la the
questionable land operations conduct
ed by S W. Spencer reveral years
ago, says a Portland paper. Judge
Wolverton s condemnation of Thom
son came In rendering an opinion
against him and in favor of Walter
Neidner, receiver of tbe Farmers'
Traders' National Lank at La Grande.
Tbe court held that Thomson was li
able to tbe full amount of the note.
f5,(K0. with interest thereon from
ntt 2 in th nresent date. .
This is the note said by" J. W.
Scriber to have been the commence
ment of his downfall. It was held In
tbe bank over which Scriber presided.
While Scriber was in Portland. Thom
son went to the bank and persuaded
Clerk McCully to turn the paper over
to him temporarily, as he said he had
merely given it in accomodation.
When he got hold of it, be kept it.
although demand for its return was
made by Scriber. To fill its place in
bank assets. Sriber forged another, in
stead of proceeding against Thomson
as the receiver later did. and from
the success attained in this, be says
tbe career of counterfeiting and forg
iDg notes began. 4
. In deciding that Thomson should
pay the note to the bank. Judge Wol
verton found that McCully's testimony
was opposed by both Thomson and S.
W. Spencer, but the records corrobor
ated McCully. In referring to Spencer
and Thomson's testimony, the court
said:
"Spencer is discredited. by the fact
that he admits that at the time be
was engaged in shady transactions by
which to obtain title to public lands
from the general government.
From a full survey of testimony,
It would appear that Thomson, while
receiver of the land office at La
Grande, was working on the transac
tion of Spencer's to obtain title to
public lands, and that he made no ef
fort to inform the government of such
transactions. Indeed, it would seem !
that be had an Interest therein, and
was expecting to profit thereby." j
Looked Like Money.
"Can you chuuge SluV"
Ten dollars?"
Yes." !
"Say. If I could change $10 I would
buy tbe Standard Oil company and
spend tbe change for a saudwk b:" "
THE WAY OUT of a
Getting a fourth hand for "bridge' ' Is only one
of a thousand social uses of the Telephone, and
telephone service promotes sociability and good
fellowship because it brings neighbors closer to
gether. Your friends all live within talking dis
tance, j
It is the same with your out-of-lown friends the
universal service of the BellSystem makes them
your neighbors, too. . Your voice can reach all by
means of the Bell Long Distance Service.
Pacific Telephone and $
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of the
S170RDS0F JAPAN
0!d Samurai Blades Are Looked
Upon as Sacred.
HANDLED WITH REVERENCE.
A Curious Formula of Etiquette Fel
lows When "tho Stool Bible of
Bttshtdo" Is Drawn From Its Sheath
by a Hand Which Grasps It In Peace.
If one were In a friend's bouse la
Jspaa and should ask to examine one
of tbe old samurai swords that rest la
tbe lacquered sword rack In a place
of honor there a curious formula of
etiquette would be followed by tbe
bost.
Be would go to a closet and return
wl:b a little square of silk la bis band.
TLU be would wrap about tbe shark
skla handle of tbe sheathed sword be
fore touching Lin bare band to tbe
sbtdth. - Then, with bis ribt band
gruplng tbe silk covered handle and
the fingers of his left gingerly raising
ib lacquered bilt from tbe rack, tbe
Japanese bost would lift tbe sword to
rt6 level of bis forehead and bow to it.
All this in reverential -t.-tt and with
ataost gravity. Tbe square of silk,
preferred for no purpose but this and
bating its cwn name in tbe Japanese
vocabulary, is to prevent the defile
mett of tbe handle by a band which
grasps It In i-eace. Tbe bow is meant
for tbe spirit of tbe swordsmitb who
fowyl this weaoon. Tbe reverence Is
for tbe sword Itself. soul of the sa
muraL" la tbe Japanese poetical con
cept on and aptly called by foreigners
-the teeJ Bible of Bushido."
But this Is only tbe beginning of the
formality. When the Japanese bost
unsbeeth tbe blade be does It with
the edge toward his own body and tb
point directed away from his guest.
be?j tbe guest receives the sword in
bis own hands be must be careful to
keep tbe outer edge always away from
tbe direction of bis friend the host
If be wishes to examine both sides of
tbe blade be must eten turn bis back
so that never will tte menace of tbe
barptned edge be directed toward bis
friend.
After the examination Is completed
the sword Is returned to Its scabbard,
and tbe owner receives It with an
other Low and places It once more on
Its rack.
Tbe etiquette of the sword Is no
empty thing. With the high spirited
Japanese, who have not forgotten tbe
many centuries of chivalry and of
hand fighting behind tbem. tbe deli
cately curved and curiously welded
sword X the pnniur.il has a signifi
cance almost ;urd. There Is a phi
losophy of the swfim no less stern
than tbe use of the weapon.
Id tbe Jd days when tbe Japanese
fighters wire the war masks and the
steel armor seen nowadays In the
curiosity shops tbe bo? was taught
that as the shining blade must be kept
free from spot and corruption, so must
bis soul be ever clean. Neglect of tbe
blade bring rust: neglect of tbe soul
an impure enaracter.
Tbenthe sharp edge was held not
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i only as a constant guardian of per
sonal safety and noncr. bat as a saerea
dhKfttirri.w to poslsa whenever Its
possessor stepped from - tbe narrow
path of tbe Yamato spirit of chivairy.
Again, tbe sword was emblematical
of true gentlity. wbicb la never over
bearing or vulgar In deportment, but
sternly self repressive.
No man knows when first tbe forge
for fighting reapons was set op la the
dawn of Japanese- history nor who
was tbe mas wbo first replaced tbe
rude bronze blades of a prlmlflTe folk
by tbe temrered steel of tbe I am to
blade. Tner Is la tbe Imperial collec
tion of swords at tbe castle of Kara
tbe weapon worn by tbe Crown Prince
Sbotokn. who complied tbe constitu
tion of seventeen articles In A.D. 033.
tbe oldest sword known in Japan. From
that weapon, which was straight, and
not carved as all other swords of Nip
pon are. dovn to tbe fall of tbe Tokn
gawa shogujate in tbe middle of tbe
last century there Is an unbroken his
tory of tbe art of the swordsmltb.
Twelve centuries of recorded art In
swordmakln and tbe names of over
10,000 tuakeo constitute tbe history of
tbe sword lb Japan. '
Tbe Japanese blade, placed almost
on a par with tbe Damascus product
In art and utility, differs from tbe
Arabian wetpon In one material detail
of manufacture. Instead of having a
uniform high temper, which gives tbe
remarkable flexibility possessed by tbe
Damascus blade, tbe Japanese sword
has two teapers. a bard and a mild
steeL
Tbe edge of tbe blade Is bard with
tbe finest temper, tbe body and back
m miMor temper, sufficient to give
some elasticity. A Japanese sword
cannot be bent balf donbie witb the
pressure of a band; it Is cearly rigid.
Though sword manufacture has ceas
ed to be in Japan today outside of the
government arsenals, which turn out
only tbe accepted military blade of tbe
modern army, the country U filled with
prized relics of the past art. and these
are relics which tbe Japanese will not
sell. A possessor of one of the old
swords, keen and Mae white in luster
as the day It was forjrwL would sell
bis bouse, even himself maybe, before
be would part with bis iron Bible of
Bushido for money. Japan Magazine.
Form of Divorce In Old Romo.
In the earlier i-eriod of tbe Human
republic divorces were quite unknown
and were rare right up to the time of
the Sullan wars. In tbe old days tV
husband and wife wbo wished to sep i
rate appeared for tbe last time before
tbe common bearth. a priest and
priestess being present. As on the day
of marriage, a cake of wbeaten flour
was presented to tbe husband and
wife, but Instead of sharing it be
tween them they rejected It. Then. In
stead of prayers, tbey pronounced
formulas of a strange, severe, spiteful
character, by which the wife renounc
ed tbe worship and gods of tbe bus
band. From that moment tbe religious
bond was broken, and. tbe community
of worship having ceased to exlBt. the
marriage without further ado was for
ever dissolved. New York American.
Hotlce of Street Improvement
To Whom It May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that in pur
uance of a resolution adopted by the
Common Council of tae City of La
Grande, Oregon, on the 8th day of
June, 1910, creating Improvement Dis
trict No. 1, 2 and 3 and designating
Spruce and North Spruce Street from
the alley between Adams Avenue and
Jefferson Avenue to "Y" Avenue; Mad
ison Avenue from Elm Street to
North Spruce Street;. Monroe Avenue
from Elm Street to North Spruce
Street; the alley between "S" Avenue
and "T" Avenue from Block 1"0,
Chaplin's Supplemental Addition to
North Spruce Street; the alley be
tween "R" Avenue and "S" Avenue
from Elm Street to North Spruce
Street; "T" Avenue from North De
pot Street to North Spruce Street;
Jackson Avenue from North Depot
Street to North Spruce Street; "U"
Avenue from North Depot Street to
North Spruce Street; " 'VT Avenue
from North Depot Street to North
Spruce Street; East and West through
center block 137 Chaplin's Supple
mental addition; "W" Avenue from
North Depot Street to North Spruce
Street; the alley between "V" Ave
nue and "W" Avenue, from North Ash
Street to North Depot Street; "X"
Avenue from North Depot Street" to
North Spruce Street; alley between
"W Avenue and "X" Avenue from
North Fourth Street to North Depot
Street; "Y" Avenue from North
Depot Street to North Spruce
Street, as District No. 2, and
In pursuance of a resolu
tion adopted by said Common Council
on the Rth day of June. 1910. whereby
said Council determined and declared
Its Intention to Improve aU that por
tioin of said District No. 2. as herein
after described by constructing sew
ers therein, the council will, ten days
after the service of this notice upon
the owners of the property affected
and benefited by sue hlmprovements or
der that said describen improvements
be made; that the boundaries of said
district to be so improred are as fol
lows: Spruce Street aai 3rta Sprat,
Street from tbe alley between Adaat
Avenue and Jefferson Avenue to "T
Avenue, Madison Aveaue from E3at
Street to North Spruce Street, Mon
roe Avenue from Elm Street to Konh
Spruce Street. the alley between S"
Avenue and T Avenue trora Block
ISO Chaplin's Supplemental Addition,
to North Sprnce Street, the alley be
tween "R" Avenue and S" Avenue,
from Elm Street, to North Sprue
Street. T" Avenue from North Depot
Street to North Sprnce Street. Jack
son Avenue from North Depot Street
to North Sprnce Street, "C" Avenue
from North Depot Street to North
Spruce Street, "V Avenue from Nortt
Depot Street to North Spruce Street,
East and West through the center of
Block 137 Chaplin's Supplemental
Addition, W Avenue from North De
pot Street to North Spruce Street, the
alley between V Avenue and "W
Avenue, from North Ash Street to
North Depot Street, X" Avenue from
North Depot Street to N. Spruce
Street, the alley between "W Avenue
and "X" Avenue from North Fourtli
Street to North Depot Street "Y"
Avenue from North Depot Street to
North Spruce Street
Notice is hereby further given that
the Council will levy a special assess
ment on all the property affected and
benefited by such Improvement for the
purpose of paying for such improve-
nnt. That the estimated cost oti t
such Improvement is the sum cfTT
$35,9 1 2.39.
That the Councif will on the 13th day
of July, 1910. meet at the Council
chamber at the hour of 8 o'clock,
P. M.. to consider said estimated cost
and the levy of said assessment, when
a bearing will be granted to any per
son feeling aggrieved by such assess
ment.
La Grande. Oregon, June 22, 1910
CITY COUNCIL OF LA GRANDE,
OREGON.
By D. E. COX, Recorder of the City
of La Grande, Oregon.
Call For Bids.
Notice is hereby given that seale
bids for tbe construction of 870 fee
of sewer, to be built according t
the plans and specifications on file i
the office of the Recorder of the Clti
vi. u urauur, uregon, wiu oe receiv
ed at the office of said Recorder u
to 4 o'clock p. m., on Wednesday, Jul;
6th, 1910. AH bids to be accompan
ied by a certified check for S per cen
of each bid. The city reserves th
right to reject any and all bids.
La Grande, Oregon, June 24th, 191C
J. K SHEAK,
G. D. FLEMING.
W. J. CHURCH,
Health, Sewerage and Water Corn!
mJUee. June-24-July
Aotice of Street Improvemeit
To Whom It May Concern:
nuuic ia uereoy given uai in pU't
suance of a resolution adopted by t
Grande, Oregon, on the 9th day
Feb., 1910, creating Improvement D'i
trict No. 17 and designating Jeffers'
Avenue, as such district, and In p$
simnee of a resolution adopted by sa
Common Council on the 17th day I
Jur.c. 1S10, whereby said Council fc
terniined and declared its intentia
to improve al! that portion of Jeffs
son Ave. in said improvement diatrki
as hereinafter described,- by buildis
cement sidewalk 12 feet wide, t
Council will, ten days after the servki
of this notice upon the owners of ti
property affected and benefited li
such improvement, order that sii
above described improvement
j made; that the boundaries of said di
l trict to be 60 Improved are as follows?
j All that portion of Jefferson Avennf
(from the East line side of Depots
j the West line of Lot 5, B. 113 Ctof
, Add. , j
Notice Is hereby further given tlf
the Council will levy a special ass'
ment on all the property affected. t
benefited by such improvement for
purpose of paying for such impro
ment That the estimated cost
such improvement is the sum
$600.00. . ;, I
That the Council will on the J3th jj
of July, 1910, meet at the CouW
chamber at the hour of : 8 o'cM
P. M., to consider said estimated c&
and the levy of said assessment wl
t hearing will be granted to any Pi
ment v'
T f 1 - ' r. . a. ifl'
m uracs, uregon, June n-
CITY COUNQL OF 'LA; GRANT
OREGON. . j
By D. E. COX, t:co-'er of the
of La Grande, Oregon. 4fl
June-28-Jo!
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