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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 25, 1910)
PAGE FOUR LA GlViii: VXIXG 'OUSKiiVZR TCESDAY, OCICBER 23, 1310. t "1 - :i THE OBSERVER I Ronde Tiller aad the Grande Rod t Tiller land talaes would la na In- Patled Da3y rxet S4ay. Bruce Dennis, EItir aad Owner. jatance t ! mailed Catered at tie postage at La Grnd u lecond-cliss nutter. ETEsaapnoN rates DHt, single) copy 6c D2y. per week.. 15 t&3j, per month tie wtit tiy are without a j G;ande is. I When yoa enter the booth oa ' tlca tij to vote wela all aides car filly and siactrely removing pr d'ee and agitation, and let your juig meet rest cn results of those wh were foreciot in pledging what wcalc be accomplished If Union county ac cepted their teaching and belief two years ago. . " This paper win aot publish ai. ar ticle appearing over a nom de pi ul Signed articles will be rerised ub fsct to tie discretion of the ed:ior Please Ura your article and a, ft llsappolstmebi. laPOBTUCE OF WiTEB C03XK- fclOXEE. as. xciixisTEB o. rmsuiL X1TTEES. J. W. McAlfster, once arepresenta tlve in the lower house of Oregon's legislature, has an article In the Peo ple's Forum today In which he says , many things, bat more specifically calls attention to the question of tax ation as it applies to the liquor ques- tion. . ' Now, if there is any one condition that makes the., steam guage on the tax chest shoot skyward It Is the al leged local option law. That very tfclnv ha naA mtnf IamIWIm trow tired of It. especially when the Ineffectiveness was apparent as It la In Union county. ' If Kr, JIcAlIster'f argument Is to ha followed then a! of the taxable , , property In La Grande should sot be - compelled to assist In psylPf the ex I pense of the two murder trials now be- fere the court, for each of these cues COB) 5 froja the rural part of the coun ty, Dd if yon Trill Investigate you will f ttA seHher of the murders was cau ? ,' J e$ eithef directly or indirectly by I , liquor, L21i fF ! ? VT! U M Ve hare'ill heard Mr.McA!ls ter'a argument along other lines an3 while he la a splendid citizen, a suc cessful man. has been honored to so litical office by hia neighbors in the past, yet there are some things that the majority of Union county people cannot agree with him upon.- And one of these Issues Is the pres ent one that is tinder discussion. Two years ago great claims were made as to what prohibition would do for La Grande. Have these claims been ful ' filled! Ask anyone who has lived here, even the honest advocates of alleged piobibition. ITave those claims bees fulfilled? Men and measures are .only Judged by malts. 'What other communities may have done is not particularly In- teresting to Union county, or at it Is not of ss much Interest as what h best to do at the coming election to better conditions and make this county a better place to reside In and for the investment of capital. Mr. McAlister's Idea of arraying the v country against the city will not stand the test, for as a rule the men who ' reside In the country have friends among the people of the city and vice versa. And these friends will be un willing to either start a city-country feud or lend their support to seeing one started. Especially is this good reasoning when It Is considered that La Grande could not be the splendid little city she is without the Grande People should not treat the o"c o: water commisiiccer too lightly, for it is very important. Being a new -See enly created at the last leii.xa of the legislature, many fall to unlerstarc what part it plays In the sute's ai fa;rs. Of course. In the Willamette valley and other sections where there Is so irrigation the commissioner is not considered but all over Eastern Oregon there should be a desire on the part of the voters to elect a man to the place who is qualified. George Cochran, of this city, is the Republican candidate. He was chosen br the direct primary and Is therefore the party nominee. Locally everyone knows Mr. Cochran's ability for the place, but for the benefit of those who are not familiar with his record, it is but proper to state a few facts. When the present commissioner, F. m. baxioo wno was appointed to the office had a case in this section of the state It proved to" be the first case that had come before him. George Cochran was attorney for one of the parties interested and when the water court was ready to hear testimony it was found that no rules of procedure had been laid down by Mr. Saxton and la fact scarcely, anything had been dons to point out a path for th court to proceed or for the property owner to get into the new court. Mr. Coch ran was the mau who biased the trail jTj these matters, and while he showed tierf Couriesf l .Commissioner Sax,, ton, that official not only accepted the Suggestions of Cochran, but those Sug gestions were woven into a code of rules that are operative today In the water court and are used all over the state. If it is ability the people are seek ing for Vheif water commissioner it will be well to Investigate the state ments mads above and convince your selves that we are speaking the truth. spirit of which is good have been base ly abtued, and are -being used in to is election for personal gain and to cur tail liberties, reduce property valua tion in some lot alkies and enhance it in others. How long it will continue the gooa Lord only inows. Probaily this ili list until the bread and butter prob lem becomes so strenuous and com plex that attention will be diverted to it instead of creating more oSces and increasing taxes. SOLDIEfi 1CAI5ST B15K CLEEk war When the Spanish-American was on, where was Bowerman? Enlisted under the tag of his coun try. - At the same time where was Oswald West? - He was clerking in a bank and wear ing good clothes. , Today Bowerman and West are each running for governor of Oregon. . Do you want the soldier boy or do you want the bank clerk to til the gov ernor's chair? - 1 Warmer Oiiiderw Three great lines of dependable un derwear unexcelled in quality Don't worry about Pendleton. She' is a wCd west town and has not got ten over the tendency to throw eggs and shoot out the street lights. Didn t he have a thoroughly wild west round-up a few weeks ago But Pen dleton will eome.out all right Watch her. The moonlight rainbow is a new ti. j)vafar. U stay out late at night But If it was not the rainbow something else would suffice for an excuse. 1 A BALLOT THAT IS THE LIMIT. . Copy for the official ballot Is now in the hands f the printer, and for size, unwleldliness and monstrosities It is the limit. It Is a bulletin of foolish whims and fancies, so far as the meas ures are concerned, evidently father ed by fanatical and whimsical In rfnlduais. To read it one would think that Oregon had Just been discov ered and that a herd of hair-brains bad stampeded Into this state, each of whom was bound to run it to, suit himself. It is no wonder someone has advo cated the short ballot. It is no wonder that people are clamoring that some thing is wrong. For something is de cidedly wrong when the intelligent element of voters will permit their public affairs to reach the chaotic con dition they are today reaching In Ore gon. Initiative and referendum, the bEOBGE PALJTIR, Pres. F. J. HOLMES, Tlee-rrea, XT. L. BREXIIOLTS, Asst. Cash. EARL ZU5DEL, fd Asst Cask. F. L. MITERS, Cashier. LA GRANDEjNATIONAL BANK OF LA GRANDE, OREGON United States Depository' Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits $200,000.00 DIRECTORS GE0SS3 rixBca W. h CSTJUCB P. J. BOUSES W. L BXXXHOLTS F. I METERS W.M. PIERCE C. C PEmGTOS CL L. CLEATER F. B. BTBSIT Wrm sir aasle reatutes aal facilities we cai reader jou efficient amies and hasile year Nataess to jonr entire saUsfacUoa. Wellman did not at first succeed but he will fly, fly again. Till I BET J DOSE OF MS- TOR OIL MAX AGREES TO DIUNk AN EX TIRE BOTTLE. Claims Wallowa County by Three . Hundred and Makes Wager. Next to the wear, the best test of underwear b when it comes back from the laundry. Athena Underwear wh3e made from fabrics that provide warmth and comfort without bulk, comes back from the laundry in satisfactory conditioa The trinv iiiaigs are not torn, nor do they have" -a ragged appearance. The garment (except for reasonable wear) pre sents the same dainty appearance that it did the first day you bought hv Such underwear is a real pleasure to the woman who appreciates refine ment in dress, ' ' Have you seen the line? If not, its a good time to look. STEPHENSOH ursiroT&is kills MAMUPAC.TUWC ItS . 2Icta!s Urvdcrrrcivx-r eki CADf. fin stzes j ico vyyuL AT HEAVY AND LIGHTWEIGHT? DTMPIEC OALKEM5 AM) IMO.NSLITS. SOVTtl 3E.D, LVDLVCl N-r 0;. )rU - ' " 'w"ra-rTq mil ""wear. 5TLPH04S6N' UNDERWEAR MILLS 5TALEY BRAND Enterprise, Ore., Oct. 25 (Special) So firmly convinced that Col. Ivanhoe will win the re-election of district at torney a citizen of Enterprise has made a strange wager. He agrees if I Ivanhoe's majority In Wallowa county is less than SOO that he will drink the contents of a bottle of castor oil. No strings are attached to the wag er and the man stoutly proclaims that If he loses he will take his "medicine" like a man In full view of the public and that he will never complain. While he is not a politician and knows noth ing of the game he Is a man who trav els over the county a great deal and sees many people. MUNSING UNDERWEAR For Ladies and Children.- Union and Two Piece Suit. Cotton,Wool and Mercerized. ALL PRICES ' Come in today and look over our great line of woolens. in price and quality. We can suit AM WEST The QUALITY STORE , Better. "I always hope for the best." "Do youT "Tea." . "Can't you do betterr "Better than hope for the best ?" Tea." "Dow could IT" "Do a little bard work for It" LARGEST GAME FISH. The Tuna Somttimes Attains a Weight of 2)00 Pounds. Charles Frederick Holder, the Cali fornia naturalist, thus describes that remarkable fish, the tuna: The tuna ia a pelagic fish, a free lance, an ocean rover, a sort of swaggering musketeer of the sea. the largest of what may be termed the game or bony fishes, at taining a maximum weight of nearly 2,000 pounds and an approximate length of fourteen feet or more. Such a fish Is very exceptional, though specimens weighing 1,500 pounds have been taken on the New England coast. I once entered a school of such tunas In the Santa Catatlna channel In a big launch. The school divided to port and starboard as we Kissed through It, and 1 had a view if one or two fishes that appeared to be more than half as long as the boat. "These fishes spend the winter In warm latitudes and migrate north as far as the mouth of the St Lawrence. They are found in the Mediterranean and north to tbe Loffoden Island, yet so far tbe efforts of anglers, except at Santa Catatlna. have failed to take them with the rod. Even bej-e there la a stretch of but eight miles or so where they can be satisfactorily play ed and taken with rod and reel. "This region lies on tbe north side of Santa Catnlina. from Avaloa to Long point and to the east as many more, facing tbe north, and general!;, smooth-more like Scottish loch th a fishing ground twenty ml';w i sea.' Chicag.i ws. A True Sport "I suppose yoa have a gay life since you moved to town?' "Ob, I burn up a dollar occasion ally r "Do yon patronize the theater mnchT 1 "There Isn't a week I don't go to the moving picture show." Is a Good Girl. -wonderfully fascinating "She girt." "Can sing all the popular songs, 1 suppose?" "Tea." "I don't call that fasclneting." "But she doesn't The Baffling Pursuit What is there I can say or do. Pull off, put uvr or push through. Discover, execute or write. Attack or vanquish In a fleet What can 1 aid or start or stop. Advance or hinder, lift or drop. That I may toon b loafing- round On famo's eternal camping ground? I 'Cannot crab a sword and fight Because there are no wars tn sight ' Search for the pole I need not pree That's been dlscoTered more or less. It useless la to rise sod soar, Tor that's been don. 1 road, before. Bo how can I get In on the game And win a small degree of fame? I can't a comet find or lose .' They're getting common as old shoes. I can't strike BUly Patterson Or make the Keeley motor run. I cannot write Bill Shakespeare's plays Or even start the blue glass erase Or sources of the Nile pursue. What Is there left for me to do? I mlftht be tickled till 1 choke By laughing at an English Joke. A senate seat I might obtain Untarnished by the briber's state. The broad Atlantto I might swim Or tear a lion limb from limb. What can 1 do to capture fame? All thing Are threadbare, old and tame Lesh Hunt's Grave. In the tt-iene xilem-e of Kensnl Green nietery. Loudou. Leigh Huofn body lies at rest. A visitor, reaching wer me iron rence to part the fra grant shrubs that shadow the tomb stone, reads these words: "Write me as one who loves his fel low men" x ' It was his own cheerful phllosophj of life that Leigh Hunt expressed through the lips of his Abou Ben Ad hem; and the sentiment is very touch ing come upon In this way. Classified FOR SALE At a bargain, If taken at once, a No. 2, Smith Premier Type writer in good condition. Call or 'write Lee Humphrey's store at Island City. WANTED To rena piano No children. Apply at this office FOR SALE Thirty-thirty S. Want ads pay, one cent a word. rfIrs.RobertPatlison agent for G0SSARD CORSETS PRICES ' $3.50 and Up PHONE Black 81 or Black 1481 rifle and .28 caliber Phone Black 272. Colts revolvi ' WANTED Four or five irocera and mangle girls at once. A. B. a Laundry. WANTED Position by a man as ccok and wife as helper. Camp pre ferred. Call at Observer office. tf WANTED position by man and wife as cook, and helper. Camp preferred. Would like to buy farm direct from owner. State particulars. Mrs. K. Chandler, general delivery. FOR SALE Household furniture, 2 Iron beds, 1 rocker, sewing machine. Mrs. J. E. Coffey, 2202 1st street I You Doubtless f :: Appreciate : : Prompt, Painstakingat1en I tion to the details of your t Banking Business. Ihis Is i where we can be of real X Service to You,f$ 9 The United States National Bank, :; LA GRANDE, OREGON - i i r r