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-rt LA GRANDE EVENING OBSEUVEU MONDAV, AUGUST 8, lDlO PAGE FOUR n i' i1 j 1 1 1 1 Si' t 1 1 H - I I THE OBSERVER Published Dally Except Sunday Bruc e Dennis, Editor auJ Owner. Entered at the postouice at La 'S'flnds as second-class matter United Pms Telt graph Service " SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Dally, single copy Dally, , per week Dally, per month.. 6c 15c 6Cc It has lost a friend who has worked tlmej Cities and towns are asked tojf hard for the devt'opment of this sec take similar s:eps to supply men lion. Portland Is In deep mourning when called upon, with arrange for her most prominent resident has , ment3 for transportation. Every c!tl-r-pnsert to be. pzen Is urged to spare neither friend The example of this worthy man's life will be lasting. Ills career proved what an Individual may. do who is willing to continually work and strive for knowledge, at the same time re membering It always pays to be square and honorable. That example will be worth much to the rising gen- greater force, eratlon; it has been worth a great deal to the present generation. And while In the very nature of human nor foe In reporting violations of the ' fire motives. It Is pointed out by tbe Association that if the warnings wide ly circulated earlier. In the season, had resulted in such steps, loss of life and property would have been largely avoided. .They still cpply with even NEW GUINEA PYGMIES. This paper will not publish an ar ticle appearing over a nom de plume. Signed articles will be revised sub Ject to the discretion of the editor, pjease sign your articles and save HsappoIntmefiL. west. JIARVEY W. StOTT IS DEAD. When a great man dies, the entire nation feels the shock. It is so to Northwest country than can ever be day, -Harvey W. Scott, editor of the Portland Oregonian, is no more. He passed away lust night at the Johns Hopkins Institution in Baltimore. For Bome time his health had been poor, and of late, close friends fear ed the end was near. He bad reached what might be termed a ripe, old agi. pn. w sav. yes, for no man on the Pacific coast had ripened under the hot rays of experience, of observa tion, of careful and earnest study so much as Mr. Scott. Of the seven nat ional .'characters In newspaper work, throughout the United States, -'.ha stood in the front rank. Of the great; broad-minded men or the West, he stood above all others. Of the me.i who loved and worked for the state of Oregon, he stood In a class by him self. His pen has done more for th Northwest country tha ncan ever bo computed; his personality was a pil lar for every Westerner, and newcom er, as well, to rally around. With Har vey Scott's support, the battles of the Northwest were fought and won. Without H many would have been lo.st without a doubt. To our mind Mr. Scott was the per sonification of modern newspaper work. He retained enough of the "country newspaper" methods to give his work a touch of individuality, yet he was at the head of a newspaper that has few equalB and no superiors In the metropolitan field. ': No traveler ever entered the state of Oregon without having the name of Harvey Scott Impressed Indelibly up on his mind. The mere fact of being an editor did not cause such impres sion, but It was' caused by the strong character of the Individual. Tht character shone through the Oregon lan's editorial page In such a way that every reader almost felt he had , a personal acquaintance with the ' great -editor, it brought him close to his people regardless of their belief. . ' Today Oregon mourns the loss of : her last national character George H. Williams, the only resli' - J , 1 lata who'-was in Mr. ' , k .' passed awajft several ' r v 'now that hlsMlfe-lonh ' i seriate has followed him - two vacant chairs that wi some tlma to fill, if It Is po fill them at all. The newspaper fraternity of this state feels deeply the death of this master hand. Eastern Oregon knows events, Mr. Scott's life could not have The 8ptar and Bow and Poisoned Ar- lasted many yeare longer, his death j rows Their Chief Weapons. nevertheless causes deep grief i Our know' edge of the pygmies of throughout the state and the north-! New Guinea shows that In habit they j are nomadic, nownere tilling tne I ground, but depending for their living " a ' . entirely on their skill in hunting and FOREST FIRES. ! fishing. Their chief weapon is the That the many disastrous forest bow. their arrows being generally fires of the past montb are but an 1 poisoned either with the famous upas earnest sign of worse to come unles or some other similar vegetable poison. people give more active heed to warn- j ,n 80me ca8,'s 0 species of strychnine. Ings. is the tenor of a review of the They also ,D,ake, use the fPear an1 .1 . 4. . .... ,. an Ingenious form of spring gun fire s tuatlon by the Westrn Forestry K . , ,i,. ' 1 which Is common to numerous other & conservation Associauon, oaseu up- fftr.R. frii on advices from private and official fire fighting agencies throughout the Pacific Northwest. August has com menced with conditions Infinitely more dangerous, for besides Increased dryness of the forests due to pro longed absence of rain, almost contin uous fire fighting has only' Sept in check Innumerable fires which still smoulder to be fanned beyond control should strong wind prevail. Throughout most of Oregon and Washington, up to the present time, more extensive organizations by tim ber owners and the forest service than ever existed before, has fairly well counterbalanced ' the' unusually great number of fires. Most of them have been controlled promptly. Never theless the aggregate of small out breaks in valuable timber represents heavy losses. The Santiam, Klamath, This is formed by set ting a flattened bamboo spear attached to a bent sapling, which Is fastened to a trigger in such a way that it Is re leased by the passerby stumbling against an Invisible string stretched across a game track. These spears are really' Bet for game, and to the Initi ated they are obvious enough, as their presence Is always indicated by cer- I tain well known signs, such as a j broken off twig placed in a ciett suck. ; In war these signs are removed, the removal being equivalent to the mov- J Ing of buoys In a mined channel. The wounds Inflicted by these hardened ! bamboo spears are necessarily serious. The mental qualities of ,the Negritos j are extremely undeveloped, nene of them being able to express a higher ! numerical idea than three, but all ob- ! servers who have met them nnlte in saying that they are a merry little peo- ' pie, with great Ideas of hospitality ! when their confidence has been gained and provided tbey have not been pre- WW!dIlgmal, Qoithirig The Kind That Gives Satisfaction K WEST'S The Quality Stofe w The best lines wejean buy are at your service and we iuvite you to come in and examine tnW Tuf-Nut Gloves Gordon Hats Napa Tan Shoes Big. Four sta Patapsco shies Keystone Oeralls Menzies Shoes . , Boss of the RoidOveralls Stetson Hats Keystone Gorduray Pants ndard work shirts London Times. LIGHTNING FLASHES. f the Wallowa and Hood River district in vlously ill treated. They are not can Oregon, and the Grays Harbor, and tilbals and are generally monogamous. Colvllle districts in Washington have suffered seriously. Three men and Tour women have been burned to death in these two states already and the season is not half over. Since all forces are fighting day and night, with no time to make re ports, It Is Impossible to estimate the damage done in Idaho and Montana, though doubtless there has been much exaggeration. In Idaho, especially, where timber owners' fire associa tions are highly efficient, what seem ed an almost hopeless situation, has been gotten pretty well in check. In the Coeur Ad'lene district but three fires remain not reported under con trol, these being on Pine and Graham creek, near Wallace, and on the west side of Lake Couer d'Alene. In west ern Montana, the situation 1 sabout as bad as It can be, all available help being enlisted without any certainty of the outcome,, if rain does not soon Intervene. , j The association emphasizes that the most dangerous pprtion of the season Is still to come. There are fires ev erywhere that are barely being held In leash. New ones rtll overtax all "xlstlng organization...' Since condi is threaten under which fire may long distances, timber owners . urged to extend patrol beyond nelr own tracts to all danger points Establishment of citizens' fire bri gades Is advised, organizing In ad vance for having help, leadership and equipment available without loss of If we knew of any better li would buy them, but we do you do come in and tell v s than these we t. Do you? If about them. RATTLESNAKE BITES. "T) , SlmpU Rulos For Trsatmont if You Havo tho Nerve to Uto Thorn. The treatment of a rattlesnake wound resolves itself Into the appli- GEORGE PALMER, Pres. F. J. HOLMES, Vlce-rres. W. L. BRENH0LT8, Ass't fash. EARL ZCNPEL, U Ass't Cash. F. L. MEIERS, Cashier. LA GRANDE NATIONAL BANK OF LA GRANDE, OREGON United States Depository Capital and Surplus $180,000.00 DIRECTORS Many Things .Concerning Thtm That Seienc Cannot Fathom. ren. sheltering under a tree onChlsle- ca a few ver 8,mP,e le In hurst common, was struck by light- "i ffUUUU Ding and kllled-one of those dreadful l8nak usaaly does ,ne very thln be Instances of the sort of personal touch" nould DOt d-bat Is. goes tearing off with which lightning seems to select ; t0P "P fjr tne nearest human its victim, for. though one child is re- habitation, thereby Increasing the ex ported to have been thrown down, nel- , rulation and disseminating the Tlrus ther apparently was injured. There through the system more rapidly. The are many instances, of course, of this man should sit calmly down and hind trange selection, due In most cases , bis handkerchief around the limb (if probably to some accident of clothing, jit is a limb), break off 'a 'stout twig There Is a well remembered case which and Insert beneath the handkerchief, happened some years ago at Cam J producing a rude tourniquet, and twist bridge, when three young men were ; until the circulation is effectually shut walking across an open space ot off. ground, and the middle one of the i With a sharp knife make an X In three was struck dead, while the oth- 'clslon over the wound, taking care era were untouched. The Inquest showed that the young man who was killed had nails In his boots, whereas the others were wearing boating shoes. 8UCj rigorously upon the wound The phenomena or thunderstorms have been the subject of much study j in America. Rut If thunderstorms can ! be classified, tlii v fliv t'.ll tint thor oughly nndersi know - mhat r.n which -fcm! S. ; in the riitr . cloud ju -k : We cannot n . lightning iu ii l itucti. know what Is tin r.'n i trlflcatlon ninnlfested in a London Spectator. it yet 5ius "y LJ, -.f mid i.i but '. n- 'lec Tickling tho Dtbtort.' John Hariftt wsim only twenty -seven years old v. lien President Cleveland appointed blm lululsier to Slam. The first Important task which confronted the youthful envoy was to press a claim agalusi ilio Siamese government for $1,000,000. Experienced ambassa dors warued blm against using threats in obtaining the money. "Be cunning; avoid arroga ace." tbey said. "That is." responded Mr. Barrett, "you rnvor tickling with a straw to pricking with a bayonet" The statesmen nodded assent When the young minister had finally succeeded in collecting the claim the ambassador! asked in astonishment, "How did you accomplish It?" . "By tickling." explained Barrett "I had to tickle them almost to death, though, before they agreed to pay it." to penetrate deeper than the fangs have done. If be has good teeth and oo canker in bis mouth, he may now It does no good to suck the original wound. It is quite difficult to get nnv virus back through an o'tilm: greater in caliber than a tin- . If all this Is done wltlio . ' chancea are that' the pat'. -fer no greatfTlnwiiri'itl"!' experience. ''IMw ;- , handy tk?kf !lvrr nf r-- ;t cauterize the wonml tit"i v. tor that, a lirnmi ,;r'' serve. Aft- bis tourtihi'i; ' " a portion " ter the ! ' pable of !: poison If Wood hi:k. " Political louncements This column is open toany eqidale regardless of Faction or Party and is pW advertising z a. F. WILSON, Athena, Oregon, candi date for Joint senator for Umatil la, Union and Morrow counties sub ject to decision of republican pri- . mariea. "I firmly believe In the di rect primary law, economy in the use of public funds, good roada, better schools, strict and prompt enforcement of law, the square deal and eternal progress of man and his institutions." C. A. BARRETT, Athena, Oregon. I hereby announce myself as a candi date for the nomination for Joint ator for the district embracing goo, Umatilla and Morrow coun- subject to. the choice of re- voters at the ' primary ating election to be held on ber 24th,; 1910. If 'nomina- d elected I will work for the of all the people ot my to the best pf my ability. maintenance of the dl- Lthe int dial fa rect cholcj peopl inate fleers. ' mary law and people's r senator and believe the re as competent to nom- ey are to elect their of- ery respectfully yours, a A. BARRETT. (telephoned film this afternoon he said I be thought It might bejtitfe for yon to ) """ri Hway -fcr lhe-iUf 4Wuek. I -! ii in e thing. I never ...-a didn't iiitued a u.-ver took V'fcnow. He tI.I ; r i ' 1 fwl feu f n ii ' . '' 'Jit ;' :j. ..ilng. in-! I place." Dalf uu Ii - WlUhiui Ackroyd was still ;i it corner alone thinking It mw.-rUrugo Reiord-Her-aid. Tho QE0SSX PALMER F. J. HCLLIS if. J. cnmcn F. U EST1SS C C PEMSGT0X "1 fi. Ju CLEAVER F. X. BTRKIT W. L. BRESDOLTS W. M. PIERCE With ear ample reatarcei and facilities we can renjer you efflclrnt iervlce aid handle jtur to year fv atlf action. f His Other Name. The candidate for the place of coach man had been weighed and was not wanting, according to his new mis tress' lights. Then the question of his name, which was Patrick, came up. The mistress objected to It in ber heart, so she explained that It was ber cus tom always to call ber coachman by his family name. Had be any objec tions? "Not the slightest, ma'am." "What Is your last name, Patrickr Titxpatrlck. ma'm." . Rctst v if For Dig- just !-! M: a : d tinished !packln- f :, ..!. rtp.-r wiuiam Ackro.vd ii a i.m; .:;i ii-uway nckeu for her nml t'j.'lr nvo .laughters little Bessie came duwn with n severe case of whoopins t t'iigU. The doctor posi tively refused to let the child start on a long Journey, and even If be had thought-It wife for the little one to leave borne he assured Mrs. Ackroyd that she would, not be permitted to take the patient Into a hotel anywhere. "Isn't It a sbamer the distressed lady walled. "Here we are with every thing In our trunks, and my husband has even bought our berths in the sleeper." "It is unfortunate, but I don't know what yon can do except sit down and wait four or five days. It may be safe then for yon to start away." When her husband got home that evening Mrs. Ackroyd was weeping. "Don't take it so bard, dear," he said. "It might be a good deal worse. Our little one Is likely to get . along all right The doctor says the case in't an unusually severe one, and wbr:i 1 Carrying e Bundle. A stylish looking woman who looked as if she had rather die than carry a bundle that wouldn't go into a hand bag went into the women's suit depart ment of a big store lugging a paste board box half as big as herself. Other customers present wondered at her un dignified action, but the saleswoman did not wonder. "There is one time when the proud est woman on earth will carry a bun dle," she said. "That is when some garment has been sent bome finished off badly and has to be brought back for alterations. If the customer would only telephone to the store we would end for the garment, but that would take time. She wants it finished with out, delay, and ra(her than wait ahe brings it down herself." New York Sun. - Expanding. The Old Friend-1 understand that your practice la getting bigger. The Young Doctor That's true. My patient has gamed nearly two pounds In the last month. . Mrs. Stull smoke up Stubbs-l thatmokes iJobn, no true man will wife's curtalnB. Mr. say not Airyhofly lus would tie a tsetk. I jwetfr i-lgaiW.aKO Those who command otbe :ommand themselves lazlJtt FAMffiRhUSlNE Wanted Help. Wife (crying Id a troubled dream) Help! Help: flub Poor dear! Wor rying about the servant problem even In her aleep.-Boston Transcript ' (ft PARTICU LAR FfNTION TO 1WESS OF FARMER m COR DIALLY ita them TOMAK&smm BAMINGXmf The United St National Bank LA GRANDE, 0REGC T i