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.i PAGE 2 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1910. T7-S1 A li iMVi-Sl Ta FT73 ?VT7T3 NUAL; CLEARANCE ALL egins January2 nds January -pi rI: -i J 17;: W--l vrllA emu jLcuiiiiic vuaiiiy and Prices before buying 4, 0 t t t '. f ; f ..''' f 1 CLOTHIERS o o FURNISHERS THE OBSERVER BRUCE DENNIS Editer And Owner. Estcred at toe frosteffiee At La Grande At seeetd-elais matter. ' scbscbjftios bates Dally, ' single eopy 6 Dallj, per week, ; . 15 Dally, per month. ...... ......... 65c 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, nease sign your articles and save disappointment. WILL THIS SAL YE HEAL! Although the following editorial In the Oregonlan la very true and state menu made can be bourne out by a little research, yet will this kind of aire heal the lacerated wound In Baker's pride? When Pollman, Bodln on, Daer. Dllshelmer and the rest of the crowd think of Bill Furnish, BUI Thompson and E. W. McComas out generaling them, we think they will thet their knives anew for Bower-' man. For it was a case of generalship wholly both . with Baker and with Pendleton. When It comes to merit, If It ever should, then Union's flag will proudly wave over all of them. The Oregonlan, says. Baker need not buy a salt of sack cloth and a pile of ashes to mourn in because a site for Oregon's branch insane asylum was not chosen at or near the seat of Baker county. That institution would not .make nor its absence break Baker. While it must be admitted that all state institutions bring In more or less "outside" mon ey, it may be doubted whether the real advantage to a city Is anywhere near Its estimate In the popular mind. As compared with creative, produc tive enterprise it has small value. Communities that depend on the profit from Che expenditure of pub lic funds are generally weak and un progressive. Adventitious aid such as comes from state Institutions often begets and fosters a spirit of dependence out of keeping with Western energy and self-reliance. These build up towns and cities. State capitals are not not- truthful and frank about this mat ed for commercial activity. True ter we never have thought an asylum there Are exceptions like Denver, St would do Union or any other city Paul and Indianapolis. any good. Then why would the Ob- Our own state capital has had its server take off its coat to assist in greatest and most prosperous period ' preventing Pendleton having the lo ot growth since It began to look up-i cation? on the Institutions located there as secondary and entered into compe tition for homeseekers and enterpris es on the merits of its natural re sources and opportunities. The other day Baker accepted the challenge of a rival and will under take to prove that her county has more different resources more ways of extracting wealth from the earth than , any other county in the state. That's something to be proud of, to capitalize with human labor. Let the asylum go where it will. Baker need only continue to devote her energy to Purely on humane grounds. There are two classes of people which the state never can do enough for one class is those whose minds have he come unbalanced, and the other class is the children. It is not in keeping with good judgment to locate an Insane asy lum in Pendleton, with all due re spect to Mr. Bowerman"s decision. The climate Is not good, the summers are Intensely hot, the water is no toriously bad and furthermore, if this institution is . to serve Eastern Oregon, Pendleton is not geographl- securlng Industrious men to cultivate ; cally properly situated the soil, open up the mines and mul-! Therefore, if this Is to be a fight tlply the herds upon a thousand hills. A statement at the head of a pros pectus that Baker was the seat of an insane asylum would not help one whit to make such energy productive Of the larger and truer results. GEORGE PALMER, FRes. F. J. HOLMES, Ylee Pres. IT. L. BREXHOLTS, As't. Cash. EARL ZO'DEL, 2d Asst Cash. F. L. METERS .Cashier. ! La Grande National Bank of La Grande,. Oregon United States Depository Capital, Surplus and Undivided Prohls $200,000.00 DIRECTORS. GEORGE PALMER, VT. L..BEE5H0LTS TT. J. CHURCH F. L. METERS r. J. HOLMES W. M. FIERCE C. C FEMXGTOX W. D. CLEATEU F. . BTRIT With enr ample resoarres and facilities we eaa render joa effi cient service asd handle year bnsliess te year entire tutUfartlon. OPEMXG THE ASYLUM QUESTION It was but natural for both Baker and Union to suffer disappointment In the location of the new asylum. Baker seemingly has as much in her favor for such an lnsltutlon as Pen dleton, and it Is a matter of com mon knowledge that Union has the best location of the three. This is said advisedly and we can produce he evidence before any unbiased court In the land. But, even with these facts appar ent. It Is a question whether it Is wisdom or not to attempt to open the question. It may or it may not be. This much we will say: The Observer Is not fighting Baker's battles, but I' Union decides after due delibera tion to take any action In the prem ises this paper will be found doing what It honorably can to assist that city. It will not be done as a matter of "doing it for Union," neither will It be done because we are anxious to see an Insane asylum located In the Grande Ronde valley, for to be on merit, and it will be if it is re opened, we would suggest that the matter he reconsidered and if pos sible leave it to the people of the state as to where the asylum should be placed and let them decide this by their ballots. We have confidence In the people's Judgment when once the matter has been brought to their attention and all sides have stated their case. BEWARE OF THE STRANGER. After sizing the chap up we turn ed him down. He was a stranger without a recommendation in the world, except bis face md manner. But he succeeded in "catching on" as a solicitor and every reader knows the rest of the story. The moral to this whole affair is: Beware of strangers. La Grande is too free to take up with the ne "guy" who has a good spiel. Let a shark come Into this city selling stock in a chariot line in heaven and he will be given the glad hand ar.d plenty of money. Haven's we had almost the same thing? Look at the Wireless Telegraph and a score of ether such enterprises. All worked here by men who could not get ten dollar's worth of credit from their home grocer. La Grande people make lots of money. Palmer's mill and the O-W alone, pay out enough money to keep a good sized little city running. But the trouble here is that innate desire to buy some frog pond or mountain peak miles away because a green eyed solicitor with a phony diamond hap pens in and makes the talk. Cut out the stranger until he has shown his credentials and then don't get too chummy wlh him. For he will do yon, sure. are not nearly as popular' as they once were la Oregon. . Xotiee to Stockholders. Notice is hereby given to the Stock holders of the United States National Bank of La Grande, Oregon, that the annual meeting of the stockholders : of the said hank, will be held at their banking house In La Grande, Ore gon, on Tuesday January 10th, be tween the hours of 10 a, m. and 4 p. m. for the purpose of electing a board of directors for the lnsuing year and for the purpose of transacting any other business that may come before the meeting. Dated at La Grande, Oregon this sixth day of December, 1910. T. J. SCROGGIN, Cashier. Dec. 6-Jan. 10. Like all growing towns La Grande Is continually Invested wit the sleek tongued stranger. We had a sample of It in the W. L. Grant alias Leonard who forged several checks on Jack Nice and then skipped the tral-la-la- loo night before last. This man had the appearance of Frances Levlson In East Lynne. He was well dressed and put up a good talk. When he showed up at the Ob ser offlce and Insisted that he go to work, claiming he was a newspaper man of extraordinary ability we look ed hlnf over and this thought oc cured to us: Mr. Grant (for that was the name he gave) If you are what you claim you are why are you out work? There Is a strong demand for such ability in the metropolitan and semt-metropolttan cities. Well, you cannot blame Senator Barrett for making a deal with Bow erman to get his son a position as asylum superintendent. You know blood Is thicker than water. But this row that the transaction has raised may cause a re-actlon. Pblltial trades New Transfer v Line M. L. Leader PROPRIETOR PHONE RED 3762 D raying of All Kinds We Clean, Press; Repair arid Make Clothes to Please You HUTS -BLOCKED.. OWE VS A TRIAL. THE WARDROBE 1118 Adamt Ave,Tel. Main 735 BERT THOMAS t