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PAGE FOUR LA GHANJJE LViLNU odcUvi.k, THE OBSERVER Brug e Dennis, Elitc r and Owner. Entered at the postoffice at La Grande as second-class matter. Pnkllshed Pally Except Sol Jay. SUBSCRIPTION RATE3 ,r Dally, single copy... Dally, per week... Dally, per month... ... $ , l&c tl This paper will not pwtil& av cle appearing over a awn e rArasft Signed articles will fce m'.'sed uV Jeet to tbe discretion of tte nit. Please eijrn your article aaJ tktt tlsappolntroenL piaz An jiidcko. Ju?t at. a time wh-n tiia press in this couutry has been exploiting the condition, ot Mexico;. one sIJs? declar ing that the system of oppression and espionage set up by President Diaz has become Intolerable to the people and has created a condition of serfdom and poverty which Is a disgrace to any civilized nation; and the other ide urging that the condition of Mex ico is fairly' comparable to that of the United States, and that the general happiness of the people of Mexico is fairly comparable to that of the Un- ftAd fitfitea nrA thttt ihn o-anornl turn. w. . ....... u wuw... . .. u 14.U , . IB greater than that of the people of thjs cationJust as this point has been satisfactorily settled to the satisfac tion of1 the disputants comes civil war. Mexico, after, years of despotism which have bsen maleflclent or bene- flclent, according to the point of view '' taken, wants to have a change,, re marks the Portland Journal It has been wittily declared of the Latin American people, that the gov ernment of their countries has, been despotism tampered by anarchy. If 't Is true thathe general condition of the peorJle i In Mexico Is of so low trada' thnt th nnlta mnVlnir 11 n tha mass lack Intelligence then the dem- ocracy Itself cannot be Intelligent, and a republican government becomes Im possible. It would then seem as though an , autocracy Is absolutely es sentlon It the countijy js to make any progress. V. . . ': ; ,, Practically this is. what has happen- countries, Unfortunately, Its autocrat, as a rule, has so governed his country as to exploit It for his own private (juibb. 119 hub praccjcea me jacKgon- Ian' doctrine. "To the victors belonc, the spoils," to the utmost limit of sel fishness. When such a rule has become Intolerable, tin autocrats has been ov erthrown, X' n-T j- '-'nit made there to. Seldom Indeed, however, has his successor been of a different stripe. In the course of generations the peo ple will uplift themselves, for It Is true that any good that can come to & state, to be of permanent benefit, can seldom enter from the top,.' but rflthflp frnm tha hnttnm Tho tiaovan tnust permeate the rhassea before any lasting good may result , ' The United State is deeply con cerned in the affairs of Mexico, be cause of large - business, principally raining Interests. It Is quite under standable, therefore, that business In terests would prefer to see Mexico un-dft- a t f ; vereasn-, no atte what the nature of that government may be, than In a state of revolution. What the people of Mexico really think of the matter, and, after all,.they are most chiefly concerned. Is not known. GEORGE PALjrER, Piles, ? , F. J. HOLMES, Vice Tres. W. L. BREMIOLTS, Asst. fash. EARL ZUSDEL, 2d Ass't Cn.sh. ' ' ; .' F.L. MEYERS ,CAfa!er. ' , ;.; La Ga ide National Bank of La Grande, Oregon United States Depository Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits $200,000.00 ;':-;'-"! DIRECTORS. -" ;' GEORGE PALMER, W. 1.. .BRESnOLTS : C. C rEXIXGTON W. J. CIirRCH F. L. MLYERS W. D. CLEAYER F. J. HOLMES v W. M.P1ERCE F. M. BYRIT TYIth nr ample resources and facilities we caa render yon effi. dent service and handle year business to your entire satisfaction. fnr t', i,VfrtPv .errtc U rrac ly held In the ot Ip lit P-u. It 1 quite profcaM tlat the rvia- ttat Mevic 2 tortt r be rVsl ty an actocracy. OrerMi -tviijs vulvae dV.inc- e4 U the rt;td Su?e Land and Irrl ratioa Kx5 ,a Chkao by both frcft Mii jktr. Oregon got busy t; iKusi before the show op--r to 'k tfp to the celling of the fc' J:scum a display of apples that tis bo reer in ahe big show. Srsc was left for Inserting three big pictures that were to come from an Oresron artist These h,ave arrived and they are perspectives of three sections of Oregon fruit lands, "says a communication from Ch'cago to The Observer. They are the work of Gib son Catlftt, of Portland,. Oregon, and the beauty 0 the pictures alone Is enough to attract the visitor. One pic ture shows the Junction of the Willa mette and Columbia rivers, with Port land In the' foreground. Then it stretches away and shows the towns In the two valleys in their respective positions. Back of them arises the Bnow peaks that can be seen from Portland hills. The pictures are the first of their kind ever shown in Chicago and have at tracted wide spread attention! The Oregon fruit display Is unusual. arranged by an artist In displaying and blending colors. Prominent In the foreground is a display of the Oregon Dananna apples that brought 25 cents each In Portland, last year."" : AXEXT CHINESE LAFXDK1ES From Chicago comes 'the death knell of Chinese laundjies. Opposition to the great and menacing danger to public health through the agencies of the "Chink" wash houses, has fin ally, gained the half-Nelson hold and If press dispatches are to be relied upon, the end Is near. In the battle waged against the great white plague, there Is to be recorded a stroke of de cisive victory when the Chinese laun dry Is tabooed." In the prevention of spread of scarlet fever, diphtheria and other dreaded, diseases, elimina tion of Chinese laundries will play an Important part. As long as there are Chinese laundries a certain num ber of white folks s will Jeopardize their good health and life even, by patronizing the places run by China men, so ,to get at the root . of evil, why not remove this menace to life so that those who will blindly , run the gauntlet of death and disease must by force of circumstances, seek more, sanitary ; laundries? ., ; With the heart of Portland show ing 207,214 noses, and the suburbs yet to hear from, It Is evident that Portland Is not the equal in numbers of her old-time rival, Seattle, which with suburbs and all stands at 237, 197. But for all that It Is a marvelous record of growth and expansion, for It was only ten years ago that Port land's census was 129 per cent leBs than this number. ' j 1. v In the passing of Grant Geddes at Baker City, Eastern Oregon loses one of Its Influential business men a man who has, built up businesses to places of Important , In the Eastern Oregon business directory. 1 It appears, from the surface of things, that La Grande is going to be the beneficiary In the Baker City rate kWr.. IIr claim to dlstributatlve ru are so couslstent with yvxxl common sepse, and her ar guments so tangible, that there can fc no more equltabia settlement reached, than granting of our pray ers, KRS. WARD'S VORX. The Famous .Nvliit Who May Get th Ordr of Merit The statement that Mrs. Ilnmphry Ward will succeed to the order of merit, bestowed upon Florence Night ingale, who was rhe only woman that ever received It, Is recalling the work and career of the famous author. Be sides being a great novelist, Mrs. Ward Is a philanthropist of note. The rassniore Ed words Settlement in Lon don owes Its orlslu to her novel, Rob ert Elsmere. and during the, past ten years she has' been .largely Influential In maintaining this school. Mrs. Ward's special interest Is in the training of physically helpless chil dren, so that by use of their brains MBS. HUMPHRY WARD. their lives may be happy and self sup porting In spite of their' infirmities. She established a branch for the spe cial, Instruction and care of crippled children In the vacation school at tached to this . settlement some five years ago. Here the little cripples, be sides being cared for, are also taught arts and trades. Mrs. Waid was born In Hobart, Tas mania, on June 11, 1S51. As is well known, she is a daughter of Thomas Arnold, editor and author a grand daughter of the' famous Dr. Arnold of Rugby and niece of Matthew Arnold and was therefore brought up In a rare atmosphere of culture.' Few wo men have had the privilege of con tinual .domestic association with so many brilliant men. Mr.? Humphry Ward, to whom she was married In 1872, Is a man of unusual mental at tainments. ne Is perhaps best known for his edition of "The English Poets" and as the writer of the brilliant art criticisms In the London Times. Humor and Philosophy tr -DVHCAU M. SMITH PERT PARAGRAPHS. rpniS la the season of the year when i ue innu ot wi ivjuse nas 10 wor ry because his wife worries because like as not . the fruit will kill her plants tonight. f t-, i . i . . ' : Probably the poet who walled that the luelnue holly days are come was thinking either of Christmas or the coal bills.' , A lingerie dress on a cold day looks about as "flttlif " us a soft shirt and string tie with dress suit. ,Th less fire the more smudge. There. Is one thing about not being your own boss yon can always lay the blame oik the boss... " , ? . To some persons Sunday means merely a chicken dinner. Census returns are as disappointing as election, returns, but the census stir-up occurs only once In ten years. We are all more or less hypocrites, but we are ashamed to face the fact The believer In signs and omens al ways has Bomothtng to bltim misfor tune with. - It Is a pour duy that doesn't furnish a bad sign or two. Ordinance Xo. 497. trles 1310. An Ordinance declaring the cost of Improving Adams avenue from the west line of Cherry street to th west line of Spruce street assessm ; property benefitted thereby, declaring such assessment and directing the en try of the same In the docket of City Liens, authorizing the Issuance and sale of bonds to pay for said Improve ment, and declaring an emergency. The City of La Grande Does Ordain as Follows: Section 1. That the Council has considered the proposed assessment for, the Improving of Adams avenue from the west line of Cherry street to the. west line ofSpruce street, and all objections made thereto, and here by ascertains, determines and declares the whole erst cf said Improvement In the manner provided by re?5lut!on duly p'assed by the Council on the 5th day of August. 1910, to be the sum of $5118.08. and that the special and pe culiar benefits accruing to each lot, or part thereof, or parcel of land with in the" assesment district, by' reason of said Improvement and in Just pro portion to 6uch benefits, are in the re spective amounts set. opposite the number or description of each lot or part thereof or parcel of land, In the annexed assessment roll, and said as sessment roll, . which is numbered nine, Is hereby adopted and approved C3 the -assessment for said improve ment, and the Recorder of the City of L.i Grande, Oregon, Is directed to en: iuo assessment hereby made Jn the Docket of City Liens, and cause notice thereof to be published as provided ,by Charter. That said assessment shall be and be come due and payable within sixty days from the date of the passage of this Ordinance; ' provided however, that any and all persons whose prop erty is affected by this asesssmenti may, upon application to the Recorder of the City, pay said assessments In ten' equal, annual Installments, de ferred payments to bear interest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum. But If such application' be not made as above set out, then the whole of each and all amounts mentioned in the Bald assessment roll, shall be and become due and payable at the expiration of said sixty days. -. i : Section 2. That there shall be is sued and sold by the City, Improve ment bonds in the said sum of $5U8.08 due and payable n ten years, after date, bearing, Interest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum, and the proceeds of the sale of said bonds shall be ap plied In., payment for said Improve ment .' : ' '' ' ' " Section 3. . Inasmuch as the work mentioned in this Ordinance has been completed, and it is necessary and ex pedient that the same be paid for at once, now, therefore, in order to pre serve the health, peace and safety of the City, and protect its credit, an em ergency, is hereby declared to exist, and this ordinance shall take effect and be in force .after its approval by the mayor, and Its publication In one Issue of the La Grande Evening Ob server from and after the 2Gth day of November, 1910. . ;. Passed the Council on the 23rd day of November 1910, by seven members voting therefor. ' V ; ' Approved this 15th day of Novem ber, 1910. ; - ,' '. . v : v '. . ; . F. L. MEYERS, . ". ' ' ' Mayor. AtteBt: . . ' ; D. E. COX. "jZy ' V ' ''."; -' Recorder. .-.V. ' - ' ' . Assessment Roll 3f. 9. ' Block H,.ll; ft, Coggin's 2nd Ad dition, Thomas Moore. I282.S7. ' . Block T. Coggin's 2nd Ad. James Hough. $227.41. Block J, Coggin's ; 2nd Addition, James Hough, $228.55. ' . Block K. Coggin's ' 2nd 1 Addition. Ella Mason, $227.60. . Block L, 49 ft. Coggin's 2nd Addi tion. Ella Mason. $110.93. y v 'Block. L. 62 ft, Coggin's 2nd Addi tion. Ford A. Ellis. $117.62. Block M, 26 ft. Coggin's 2nd Addi tion, FordA. Ellis. $37.40. ' ' Block M, 85 ft, Coggin's 2nd Addi tion, Wra, Anson, $171.15. : Block N, Coggin's 2nd Addition. W. C. Coombs, $317.75. v v; Block V, 30 ft. Coggin's 2nd Addi tion,: Mabel L, Scott. $67.86. ,. Elock'V, 89 1-2 ft. Coggin's 2nd Ad dition, Harris French. $202.45.' " ; Block V, 72 1-2 ft, Coggin's 2nd Ad dition, Robert Shafer $164.84. , Block -6. Coggin's Addition . Annie Moore. $117.64. , 1 Block W. Lot 1, Coggin's Second Ad ditton. Ambrose Wright, $14J.4l. BlocK W, Lot 2, Coggin's Second Ad dition, John Blumenstein, $143.40. . Block W. Lot 8, Coggin's Second Ad, , I Sm mm I! ,- Shopping B? It will save you Trouble and Annoyance in -many ways 4 The selection will be larger and more complete now $ than later on. : If you do not care to take 'your pres- ents now, we will hold them for ; you until Xmas! J ; You: need not pay for them now, only make a small ts deposit ''. Xmas SUITABLE PRESENTS FOR HIM Bath Robes Smoking Jackets House Slippers Keiser Neckwear Traveling Bags Fine Umbrellas; Pure Linen Hkfs Sugge See Qiir Showing of Nev Dolls gicm. jiijc ui uiiui cafteiuio oiumens, oa,uy oumps, : Teddy Bears, Eta. , The kind that talk. ; ' ' N FST THE QUALITY STORE ditlon, John Blumenstein, $143.30. Block 6, Lot 1, Coggin's Second Ad dition, S. F. Newhard,-$115.85.-' " "Block 6, Lot 2, Coggin's Second Ad dition; S. F. Newhard, $115.85. X, BlocV-6, 30 ft. Lot 3, Coggin's, Sec ond Addition, D. C. Callahan, $67.86.; Block 6, 31 ft. Lot'4, Coggin's Sec ond Additfon,- D.1 C. Callatn, ', "0.12. Block 6, 21 ft. Lot 3, Coggi. a Sec ond Addition, D. C. Stevens, $17.99. , Block 6, 20 ft Lot 4, Coggin's Sec ond Addition, D. C. "Stevens, $43.73. 1 Block 6, Lot 5, Coggin's Second Ad dition, Annie Moore, $115.85. 'I Block 6, Lot 6, Coggin's Second Ad dition, Annie Moore, $117.64. Block 5, Lot 4, Coggin's Second Ad-( ditlon, Bertha Somers Est, $229.00. ' Block 5, Lot 5, Coggin's Second Ad dition, Call a Richardson, $229.00. Block 5, Lot 6, Coggin's Second Ad dition, E. Thorsen, $219.39. Block S.ILot 7, Qoggln'B Second Ad dition, E. Thorsen, $219.39. ! ; Block 7, Lot 1, Coggin's Second Ad dition, J. O. Johnson, $230.04. Block 7, Lot 2, Coggin's Second Ad dition, Annie M. Ostlund, $229.00. Block T, Lot 3, Coggin's Second Ad dition, James Begg, $229.00. ; , , Block 7, Lot 4, Coggln'a Second Ad dition, Mrs. L. M. Sullivan, $229.95. THE S. A. GARDINIER, Prop, and Mgr , ) 1 X VAUDEVILLE -PICTURES WEEK BEGINNING NOVEMBER 28 """""'"''BBaBBBBSBBB KELLUST AND WILSOX TRIO-Electrioar Musical Novelty. ; XOEL AXD JIcPUAELMale Sister Team. Singers ' and Dancers. Making ; Six Complete Changes In One Act Elaborate Wardrobe. 11 ARM AN AND JAMES The Tiollnist and the Singer. " Evening Prices 15 and New People Mondays & Thursdays Matinees WednesdaysSaturdaysundayi, 2 o'clock and All Holidays Matinee Prices, 10 and 15c .,- V BS A .tt. HfftfciB. UiiiniGMiao 1; .4 it stions ACCEPTABLE GIFTS FOR HER Fancy Linens Indian Robes Silk Kimonas Hand Embroidered Hkfi Fancy House Slip rs Dens Gloves; ' Keiser Fine Neckw'r WANTED Position by a man as ; ccok and wife as helper. Camp pre ferred. Call at Observer office. ; tf ' by middle-aged lady. Phone Red-1561. i . A Safeguard to Children.. ' ; 'Our two children of, six and eight 1 w . ill s i Advertisihq jcais uavo ueen biucb inrancy suojiyji, to colds and croup.' About three years V ago I started to use Foley's Honey- : ana iar, ana it has never railed to prevent and cure these troubles. It is ,; the only medicine I can get the child-:, W C.'OrnsteIn, Green Bay, Wis., dup-; licates the experience of thousands, ot other users of ,Foley's Honey anJ Tar. It cures coughs, colda and coup, ; and prevents bronchitis and onfimo nia. ".; ;-..; 25c' Boxes 50c