LA' GKAJD.E fiVjtJJINQ OBSEU VKK FRIDAY, OCTOBEIL21, 1910.
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A G0YER50R OB A CLERK I
;' There will be a man namea ior
Mnnnf innn. Annnrentlv his name
will be Bowerman. It might be West
but if such should be the case it
would be a surprise to even West's
" Ivnnrnef nnnnrlura Tho nfnnA tlflVA
it In mind to elect Bowerman because
. they want a man fresh from the peo
ple who Is big and strong enough to
be governor. Bowerman stands for
something and through the smoke of
- every battle he has been in. the tall
form of Jay Bowerman , from Condon
could be seen standing erect He
may nave oeeu sainnoa up a mue in
some conflicts, but his position always
Justified his stand and he never ran. The
mere fact that he has been tried and
found able to stand hitched when such
remarkable influences approached as
the normal school lobby, and many
corporation lobbies, while he was
president of the state senate, indi
cates beyond a doubt that he is, able
to stand for what is right when be
filled the governor's chair.
his opponent, Mr. west, is a pleas
ant little man personally and really
believes he has absorbed enough of
the Chamberlain handshake to go out
and win this fight. Everyone but West
seems to know there is but one Cham
berlain and but one Chamberlain hand
shake. It Is a sort of an electrically
charged handshake that makes peo
ple remember and George has always
received the benefit of that recollec
tion on election day when he was a
candidate. But this strange influence
that Chamberlain possesses can't. be
transferred to an other. If it could
be Chamberlain would soon be a mil
lionaire oy setting up a tent ana of
fering to teach politicians how.
West is a clerical man. He makes a
good clerk; knows the banking bus
iness very well, and all that, but his
inability to cope with larger subjects
hc been demonstrated in the office of
railroad commissioner which he now
holds through appointment.
Oregon cannot afford to elect any
one for governor who does not stand
straight up and be counted. In the
next few years this state will receive
many new people. There will be rail
road building and corporations will
endeavor to do many things that will
need restraint. Bowerman will be
found capable of holding all of theBe
things down to the extent of benefit
ting the entire state of Oregon.
LAST STEP WAS WROSG ONE.
When Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
was in Africa hunting big game he
GEORGE PALMER, Pres.
P. J. HOLMES, Tlce-Pres.
F. L. METERS, Cashier.
LA GRANDE NATIONAL BANK
OF LA GRANDE, OREGON
United States Depository
Capitol, Surplus and Undivided Profits $200,000.00
DIRECTORS
W. L. KI5H0LT3
. F. I METERS
W. M. FIERCE
w. j, CHURCH
F. h nOLBZS
TTK4 tar aaito mearees aal
service ais fcaadle yew ktistae
was the moet popular man in all tbe
world; when he returned to America
he was the people's idol and would
have remained so Indefinitely had he
not let his desire for farther political
favor take possession of him agalrs:
' his better Judgment. He stood for tne
flattery and entered New York state
Dolltlcs which we believe will be the
agency of the Colonel's gradual 'de
cline. Every act in 'the last few days
indicates people are awakening to his
inconsistency in the business world
He is all right as a moralist and an
agitator for right, although even then
h? sometimes rewards rather than
punishes men vho need punishing.
But as a business advisor, as a safe
man at a time when this nation needs
Judgment and cool headedness he Is
not in the same class with Taft and
never has been.
If the people would continue to have
nrosperlty and if they prefer the na
tlon to continue this remarkable ad'
vancement they will not follow the
lead of Colonel Roosevelt as he now
expresses himself la eastern speech
es. He cannot fit his speeches to the
Eastern demands and make the west
ern people believe his utterances when
in the west were sincere.
The charge that the Pendleton
East Oregonlan sold its editorial
space has been pretty well threshed
out and there is nothing to indicate
tnat suco is tne cane. vr. w uaon luutti
have been badly misinformed to make
such a statement, and it is to be re
gretted that he so far stepped acroBs
the line. The East Oregonlan Is one
of the cleanest newspapers in the
whole northwest and has stood the
test of time. Its editor, E. B. Aldrtthi
is a man of honor and the msi w'k
would approach him to pay for an edl
toral utterance would meet the same
reception that should be accorded if a
man approached a reputable minister
and offered to pay for a certain kind
of a sermon from his pulpit. In ans
wer to Dr. Wilson's attack Mr. Aid
rich said some harsh things even
harsher no doubt than he desired to
Bay, had not the occasion demanded
strong and immediate action.
That was a hot little boomerang
that Oswald West's personal organ,
the Portland Jturnal, sprung regard
ing fees and mileage and Bowerman.
Like all dirty deals it came home to
rooBt and now the federal records
show thaWest'exacted fees that were
unjust and Uncle Samuel forced him
to blow back the money. West and the
Journal should remember that it pays
to be fair.. This federal case would
never have been used against West
probably if the Journal had not Bet
Us smut factory to work in an endeav
or to discredit Bowerman with the
people.
No more commendable measure
could have been placed on the ballot
than the High School Fund measure.
It means doubling the high school,
enrollment in the county in three
years, and it means further that ev
ery town in the county with a high
school is greatly benefitted.
"Football may be fatal," Is a famil
iar headline in all of the newspapers
at the present time. Football is fa
tal in many ways. It the player es
capes physical Injury he usually gets
the football bee buzzing. so badly in
W. L. BRENHOLTS, Asst. Cash.
IARL ZCNDEL, ti Aist Cash.
C. C FEHIKGTON
L. CLE AYES
F. M. BTRKIT
facilities we caa reader'joa efficient
s to year entire satisfaction
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Just Received--a complete line of the famous Keiserf Neckwear for Ladies
Soft Collars, Stiff Collars, Jabots and Ties '
his head that "readln', rltin' and rith
metlc", take second place.
Well, La Grande Ja looking very
good and the fajl trade is only started.
The valley is 'full of wheat and 'ap
ples with considerable live stock
ready for market.
BALLAST MEANS
STEEL
TUEXTY-FOUR MILES OF BAL
LASTING HAS BEEN DONE.
Heavier Steel on East End of Main
Line is Now in Sight Evidently.
Preparations for displacing the
present 80-pound steel on the main
line between La Grande and Hunting
ton with 90-pound steel such as is
used on the Kamela hill, have advanc
ed rapidly during the past few weeks.'
Ballasting the roadbed, which pre
cedes the laying of the heavier steel,
has been worked to a point four mljea
wett of Durke. meaning about twenty
four miles out of Huntington. Conduc
tor A. W. Leffel has a crew hauling
the ballast and the road bed crew has
been at work for some time. It is
planned to reach Telocaset before the
Bnow files. The ballasting is of a sub
stantial Bort and. paves the way for
laying the heavy steel. - '
Material for this work is now on
the grounds at Huntington and in La
Grande both. Just when the relaying
will commence is not announced but
that it will be ere long is Indicated by
the rush, attending the last work on
the East end.
COLONEL TROUNCED AGAIN.
Ormsby MrRarg Free With Criticism
of Colonel Roosevelt
Atlantic City. Oct. 21Colonel
Roosevelt came in for an indirect at
tack by Ormsby McHarg in an ad
dress made today before the Ameri
can Hardware Manufacturers Ask
elation, McHarg. formerly waB assist
ant secretary of commerce and labor.
He declared federal control of the
country's resources meant putting
American business in hobble Bkirts.
He said, "It was left for one man to
to discover the laws of ancient moral
ity and the laws of conservation. It
was left to him to discover consti
tutional checks on headstrong rulers.
All these are crystalled into new na
tionalism." Dysentery is a dangerous disease bat can
be cured. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy lias been-successfully
need in fiineepiiWmic-sordysentery. It has
nvviT rt'n known to fail, "it U equally vl
va.hU for children an.i adult, nml when re-
x-':h watcitt.d cweUc-ei, i ispla-
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An elegant display of fashion's latest modes.
GAGE BROS'. PATTERN HATS
The standard of high quality trimmed hats.
There's a certain elegance of style found only in Gage hats. We
invite you to visit our millinery department and see our display of ' "
new styles;'.'-- . HATS TRIMMED TO YOUR ORDER
Notice to Contractors.',
Notice Js hereby given twt sealed
bids will' be received at the office of
the City Recorder of La Grande, Ore
gon, for the furnishing and laying of
1500 lineal feet of sewer, in the alley
between Washington avenue and Ad
ams avenue, from the east side of
Hemlock street to the center of Chest
nut street.
Said sewer to be laid according to
the plans and specifications now on
file in this office and under the sup
ervision of the City Inspector. All bids
must be In before 8 o'clock , p. m.
Wednesday evening October 26th, and
must be accompanied by a certified
check of five per cent of the amount
of the bid. The council reserves the
right to reject any or all bids.
By order of the Council, October
19th, 1910. '
D. E. COX,
Recorder of the City of La Grande,
Oregon.. Oct 20 to 26
Prepare for Aerial Meet'
New York, Oct. 21 Aviators of all
natlons'are tuning up their machines
out on Long Island today in prepara
tion for the great International Avia
tion meet, which begins tomorrow
at Belmont Park. The meet will con
tinue until the last of the month,
with daily flights whenever weather
conditions permit. The demand for
seats in the grand stand at the park,
which iB one of the largest ever built,
tooka great boom today and immense
crowds will witness the flights.
Interest of the aviators appears to
be largely centered upon; capturing
the $10,000 prize offered by Thomas
Fortune Ryan for the fastes flight from
Belmont Park to the Statute of Liber
ty and return. The air line distance
of the round trip is thirty-three miles.
Mr. Ryan's purse is the largest single
prize offered at the meet
School for Chefs.
London, Oct 21 A school to teach
boys to become expert chefs was op
ened in London today as a branch of
the Westminister Technical Institute.
The school starts with fifteen pupils
but the number will be greatly in
creased if the course promises to be f
success.
Be sure and take a bottle of Chamberlain's
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with
you when starting on your trip this glimmer.
It cannot be obtained on board the trains or
teamen. Changes of water and climate
often cause sudden attacks of diarrhoea, and
it is best to be prepared.
For the Ambitious
Cbucatum
by luQ for tboM wh cab not tttoad to
Mmi. All iBMrnmon, laoinaug
uuninatloBt. to TREK. Far tucharm.
mdwto preparing for oollag or malvanl.
tjt woaa's club, frofM. eng'DMn and
la naatred. This Bail ooorw aaaaa
Bportanltr lot yoa. -
sor a aaaonpuT pouaum aa wa
in
atwir
iTonlty t Or
1 lie Quality Store
HELPING HUMANITY.
Father and Son Viewed Conditions
From Opposite Standpoints.
. Twenty years ago. says the Chicago
Advance, a discouraged young doctor
In a large city was visited once by bis
old father, who came up from a rural
district to look after his boy.
"Well, son." he said, "how are you
getting alonjrr
"I'm not getting along at all." was
the disheartened reply. "I'm not do
ing a thing." , ; ,
The old man's countenance felt but
he spoke of courage and patience and
perseverance. Later In the day he
went with his . son to the free dis
pensary, where the young doctor had
an unsalaried position and where he
spent an hour or more- every day. The
father sat by. a silent but Intensely In
terested spectator, while twenty-five
poor-unfortunates received help. The
doctor forgot his visitor while he bent
his skilled energies to the task, but
hardly had the door closed on the last
patient when the old man burst forth:
"I thought you told me that you
were-1 not doing anything! Why, If 1
bad helped twenty-five people 'in a
month as much as you have in one
morning I would thank God my life
counted for something."
"There ' Isn't any money In it
though." explained the son, somewhat
abashed. "Money V the old man shout
Cid. still scornfully. , "Money 1 What
Is money in comparison with being of
use to your fellow men? Never mind
about money. Yon go right along at
this work every day. PU go back to
the farm and gladly earn money
enough to support yon as long as I
live yes, and sleep sound every night
with the thought that I have helped
you to help your fellow men."
SHREWD VICTOR HUGO.
Quiet Way In Which He Bullied the
Theatrical Manager.
Here are the methods which Dumas
the elder and Victor Hugo employed
when they had a new play to offer to
the theater. Dumas would write to
the director of the Porte St Martin:
My Dear Friend 1 shall bring you on
Monday a play in five acta. 1 shall need
Mile. Georges, Mme. Dorvftl, Socage, Lock
roy, Provost and five new scenes.
Thla extravagance would alarm the
director, who would put off the pro
duction of the play till better days.
Then Victor Hugo would appear and
shyly draw a manuscript out of his
pocket He would agree to everything.
The stock company would play his
piece admirably, since all he wanted
was a good ensemble; no new decora
tions would be needed nor any change
at alt
. So the piece would be read, and as
the roles were distributed Hugo would
say musingly, "Dleu. how fine Freder
ick would be in that part!" "That is
true," Horel would murmur, and a few
days after be would announce that
Frederick was engaged. Hugo would
then remonstrate hat this destroyed
the equipoise of the cast and Raucoort
Laferrlere and Mile. Georges would
be engaged. Then Hugo would attack
the stage setting. Old scenes that
the public. had tired of were almost
an insult to these great artists. If
Horel showed reluctance at this, Hugo
would threaten to withdraw his piece.
And so the game would go on till
Uttle by little. Hugo bad obtained v
erythlng : he wanted, even to the
changing of the paper hanga fa the
stage boxen.
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in every respect, good barn, corner
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E. Smith at Smith and Green's.
FOR SALE OR TRADE 10 acre
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mile from school, trees 12 years old,
will trade for city property, easy
terms. Inquire of R. E. Smith at Smith '
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FOR SALE Thirty-thirty S
rifle and .38 caliber Colts revolvi
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.WANTED Position
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Wanted Responsible party to take
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