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THE OBSERVER
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"IS BOUBSE THE SYSTEM! ;
From the way state senators are
talking It would seem that there Is
. but one thing to the Oregon system"
nd that la Jonathan Bourne, Jr. If
this Is the case where la Chamberlain
oomlng In for a share of the dlstlnc-
uua' T"- rrt::: .Uor, wx,
who undoubtedly Is a product of the
system where is be going to aet off
The hatred among-many for Bourne
causes them to lose sight of every
Other living thing whenever a oues
tlon of government Is mentioned and
yet whose fault is it that Bourne
holds a seat in the United States sen
t , .i uubo iauii is n mat Cham'
Lerlaln Is also a senator r There is
but . one answer jealous Republi
cans who were not good losers. Men
no were not big enoueh to tdmit
they had fought a losing fteht. tnrnp.1
fa their wrath and voted for thes
two senators and now they lay all of
the blame on what some one has been
pleased to term "the system."
If friends .of Charles Fulton had
admitted their defeat and stuck to
their party ticket there would have
been no Senator Chamberlain, but
they did not do It Tbey whined and
sulked, showed a yellow streak and
voted for a Democrat And the Dem
ocrat was elected, so there you are.
There is quite an element In Ore
gon who smile at the punishment the
politicians have brought upon them
selves. This same element is not car
ing a rap If Oregon Is represented by
a Comanche Indian in the senate, so
long as the bunch continue to be poor
losers.' :'. ,
. Probably there will come a time
when red blood counts for something
in Oregon politics, and then there will
be more attention paid to offices like
United States senator, but until that
time comes, anybody can hold the
office regardless of color or previous
condition of servitude.
THE CORECPT EAST.
FRUITS
VEGETABLES
Grange" ir DoV. ,Jf40ji and' Wc
Bananas per Dos. .40
1 Apples,'; per Box :VJ,'..
Cranberries, per Qt . . . . . . . . lSc
'Dates; per lb. I..15c 2 for 25c
' Figs, wer ner:' ' in anA
. Sweet Potatoes, Xb..........&,
i umpsms, per Lb, . ,2c
' Parsnips, per Lb ".. ... .... ,2c
Cabbage, per lb. . . . . . . . , . , . jc
Carrots, per lb. ...... ,.4;,.je-
Cauliflower, per head ...... 15
Garlic, per lb. I5e
Herbert Pattisbn
' Grocer
Added to the fearful mess at West
Adams, Ohio, .where prominent men
sold their votes and admitted the fact.
comes a story from Joe ' Cannon's
home in Illinois stating that condi
tions there hare been Just as bad or
even worse. The grand Jury is now
grinding out a cess pool of filth that
promises to shock every person who
has read the preamble to the constitution.'
And all of this leads one to think
that the east is fonrfwiw rru;t 'zzi
dangerous. W remember when
packing a convention Jn the west
caused newspaper dispatches to go
round the world, yet that same thing
has been in the east for years and
years and little has been Bald about
it. . ,,...',,;;,, ,;;
In, this material age It appears that
the stars .and stripes fall to appeal
to the gold-mad throng patriotism
has been discarded and In its place
the dollar has been Installed for it
will buy Joy rides, wine and tempor
ary pleasure. The constitution is a
back number with these degenerates
and no longer have we the young man
irom the farm who. like Patrick Hen
ry, delivers his orations with all that
fervor and honesty capable of the hu
man heart. . . .
Without being pessimistic, we miint
admit that the old things are passing
and giving place to the flckln whlm
and fancy bora under electric lights
and at tables' of stylish cafes'. -
The bone and sinew and hnneat
brain of the country pushes its way
into the towns and cities where it be
comes mushy, fickle and uniiroduc-
tlve. But what's the use croaking, for
a change will come one of the
days and there will te a great awak
ening before this condition has gone
too' far. . :;. r
like Mr. As tor and Mr. Croker. he
probaWy would have more . tro jbls
than either of them has had in ret
cing into the houee of commons, be
cause he cannot stand heckling. Mr.
iTJIl's penetrating remark abou'. him
told only half the truth. If he lose
aU his self-control when he he3is
ieoj)!t cheering, he loses all his s.lf
reiCalnt when he hears peopla j?e
Ins.. Then he becomes the s&orr cf
iis foes and the desaalr of his f riiu'
He was hunted through tht d-
mles who knew Just how to sc-ji his
rash temper into acts that : would
make his praise a moral infection and
his condemnation a sort of Dolitk-nl
mascot The success of the conspir
acy left nothing to be desired. The
election struck down everybody he
upheld and uplifted ' everybody he
tried to pull down,
. Not content with this perforn.?.nee
the alliance which the colonel charac
terized with perhaps too much heat
in his New, York speeches desires to
repeat it two years from now. Har
Ing helped them mightily to get the
house of representatives, they want
the colonel to help them to get the
presidency.
They and their publicity aeenta.
which pretend independence, hut are
really Democratic, want to'set Tafj
and Roosevelt by the ears, Increase
the division between sane and vis
ionary progressives, sow mutual dis
trust among Republican leaders ev
erywhere, weaken the .partyorgan
ization, depress its spirit and put a
o-called safe and sane president in
power who will set back for a generi
i" Progress Roosevel started
and Taft Is carrying on. . i
This Is the whole meaning of the
Ingenious Washington fictions that
stung the colonel to his latest lndia4
cretlon pf speech. ;
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mmmmF price
COLORS, BROWN, DARK AND LIGHT STRIPE,
PONGEE AND GREY. ALL SIZES
Reg,$l 1.00 Pongee Coat, now $5.50
Reg. 13.50,Striped Goat, now 6.75
Keir. 14.50 Stnned CnaK nnv; 7 9f?
" - - -s- . " . . W
Re. 15.00 Brown Coat nnw 7 S0
Regi 16.50 SKp-pn Grey Coat 8.25
; jReg.. 17.50 otUeiBrTO .Coat 8.75
THE STORE REDUCED 25 to 50 PERCENT
It is of the utmost importance that
every taxpayer take an interest In
this nroposed good roads legislation
whlchls before the legislature. Un
fair as the bill apparently is on the
tface of It, there is reason to believe
its passage will be forced hv Port.
land and 'the lower thickly populated
country. This would mean that such
counties as Union, Wallowa and Bak
er would almost bankrunt themaeivea
paying assessments to build an an.
tomobile road from Portland to the
California line. , j
The Oregon legislature had better
not pass that proposed bill ; doing
away with holidays for school child
ren, for if the urchins see fit to make
a fight on any one legislator he had
as well pack his grip and hike' fdr
Idaho. ' '. , ,- ; - :
DO 1ET THE COlOXEl A10XE
li (Minneapolis Tribune.
Why cant they let th
alone, after stinging him to th n.
parent digging, of his own nolitlcni
grave in tfce late lamented campaign!
First they know, they will resurrect
mm. The thing was done before too
daintily to aDDear Ilka th
tlon it rea"lly was, but bis tormentor.
cannot keep It up indefinitely without
showing their hand.
If the colonel should expatr.'ate,
THE OFFICERS
of this bar k will be pleased to talk with you at
any time concerning mutual business relations
nHEN the Federal Government, the
.county, the city,1 and a large and
- growing list of commercial and private
depositors entrust their funds to thii institu
tion to the extent of $800,000.00, you may
be sure that it Is a safe one for you to identify
yourself with. . ' ;
"GALL AND TALK IT OVER WITH. US
La Grande National Bank
,'V '; ' LA'GRANDE, OREGON. '
CAPITAL ; . $ 100.000.00
SURPLUS' , , . '.. . 100.000.00
RESOURCHS . . .1,125.000.00
' ; UN1TZD STATES DEPOSITORY
George Palmer, Pres. Fred J. Holmes. Vict Pres.
F. L. Meyers, Cashier , i Earl Zundel, AssV. Cashier
The Pendleton Live Wire Is throw.
ing a fit because the Evening Obser
ver printed a story telling, of ; the
probable cause of rabies among the
Wallowa county coyotes. Perhaps the
Uve Wire, like the coyotes, has been
eating the infected ground squirrels.
Look out. Senator Borah, your the
ories are very good, but there are .'a
lot of complex kinks In putting that
popular election of senators Into
practice. t
ATIATI0, l'LAIX iX FAXC1'.
(Manitoba Free Press.) ; ; ;
The deaths of Hoxsey and Molssant
have evidently caused a strong wave
of opinion; against sensational per
fprmances in aviation. It remains to
be seen whether there will be a reac
tion in favor of developing the art
of flying not showily but safely. 'The
fact Is claiming attention that Mox
sey, Johnson and Chavez, the daring
aviator who flew over the Alps, all
three holders of records for altitude,
should have perished so soon after
dazzling the world with their achieve
ments In high flying, n may be that
such feats beget a spirit of reckiess-
I ness, a feeling on the part of their
"iui"ti iney oear charmed
lives, with the result that sooner or
later comes the fatal instant of care
lessness, if not or mishap.
' Exhibition flying has served its
purpose in advertising the new snort
and undobutedly has given the aercv
plane many necessary and valnafcia
testings. But what Is needed now la
not the ability to soar higher, or to
11 m ..
i-y laster. or to dive from
i. -it. . . '
nrignts or air more daringly, but
almply the ability to fly with reasou
nblft safety. Surely the sooner in
ventors ahd aviators realize this, the
b- tter. That exhibitions will be con
tinued. we may take for granted hut
I the work of ml Importance jv
j development of aviation Is the pat
j lent expei-liiu"nt!ng necessary to se
cure a model that will not capsize, a
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mm
Regular Prices $3.50.
to.7.50, Sale Price . .
ALL.P9. ANP WEIGHTS OF MATERIAL'
Great Specials in Shoe De-partly
lest'sl3A
St TheQualityStore
-1 One New Year report says - that I ' ' T " " "
j "Money is easy." Don't tell that f? H I ' ' Z ' .
' father while he Is In the bill-paying
agony. Atlanta ConstituUon. ,
framework that will not snap, a mo
tor that will not break down.
The steady growth of the long-dis
tance aeroplane record Is less sen
sational than flights more than two
miles high, but it is far more Imnor-
tant to the art The French aviator
Tabuteau has recently covered 362
mllea at the rate of 46.2 miles ter
hour. He was In the air seven hours
and three-quarters. The best long
distance record previous to that was
150 miles. When a machine is oro-
duced which can carry two men and
gasoline enough, some remarkable
records for distance may be expected.
Meanwhile there will, no doubt, con
tinue to be sensational high diving
and flying performances ' by daring
aviators who will take the view that
such aviation has by no means had
the monopoly of fatuities, and that a
fall from no higher than an ordinary
house may be fatal no less than a
fall from thousands of feet up In the
air.
, With the esteemed cucumber retail
ing at 15 cents each, we are not in
quite so much danger of stomach
ache - as we might be.Ohio State
Journal. . v
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Boston elevated railway supplies
voice culture to conductors so that
they can say "Step lively," in kindly
accents. We have known railroads
to do worse things. Yakima Herald.
Time is at hand when the weary
aviators will learn the art of landing
lightly on tall buildings as half-way
stations. Atlanta Constitution.
A sporting writer says that a cer
tain baseball player's one weakness
is a low ball, but he can manage as
long as it isn't a high ball. Atlanta
Journal. .
i Pointed Paragraphs.
Something untoward is always hap
j peuins In this old vale of tears. On
i days when we don't have boiled cab
j bage for dinner, a suBpendor button
! usually comes off. Ohio. State Jour
nal. , . This kind of weather Is splendid for
a smiling countenance. If the face
r should happen to freexe the smile
would stay there. St. Paul Dispatch.
The quicker a cold Is gotten rid of the
lev ti e il.Miner from pneumonia and other
noi.s .liM-i.. Mr. B. W. L. HrI), Pl
averlr, "I firiU MieTe Clmni-
erlin' CVupli Koir.ely to be slmolutely the
xwt prepamti' n mi the market for colds. 1
have rwomtiumlt-d it to mv friends am'
limy all ttprcc wiih n,." Kof Ma by )(
llOJlllTH,
Ffre
your automobile Into Smith's Garage
and let Peale the Sign Pilnter turn
them out new.'
Be Corset-Happy
J-hen you decide to be corset
bappy, come and . be fitted in
he lace-in-front Oossard. There
Is a model in the Gossard to
khow off to best advantage
?3j;o to $;.oo.
Mrs.RobertPattison
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