La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, May 16, 1911, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE 4 .La tHtAND.fi EVENING OBSERVER, TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1911. THE OBSERVER BRUCE DENNIS Editor and Owner. Entered at the pestoffice at la Grande - as second-class matter. ;V SUBSCRIPTION BATES BtSjt single copy ... . ... .... Tall, per week, l!k Dally, per month. ...... ......... C5e HI MAY A T I W) T I FTS" 12I3456 7 8 9101111213 14151617181920 131 22232252027 829lgffl3ll I l FEDERAL BUILDING SURE. Did you notice the advertisement for bids on the federal building in this Issue of the Observer? This is the nearest authentic information obtain able that La Grande is to have a build ing soon, it means mere witi u om action taken by the slow working de partment toward placing a government structure on the site which' has long been purchased. .; ... - ' And this sounds good to La Grands. THE CHAUTAUQUA. ; Mr. Editor: -I have no more rea son for being interested in the well launched Chautauqua idea for La Grande than has any other citizen; but there are some things which ought to be considered soberly and long in connection with the thought of aban- THEATRE "The Privateers' Treasure". An excellent picture containing a "number of thrilling scenes, much interesting scenery with many difficulties encountered. "Who Gets the Order?" An Edi son comedy. A lively laughable one. Broken locomotives, un ruly automobile, and slow hors es, all play an active part. : Racky Caves of France, by the Gaumont firm. Very beautiful .and instructive, 'Two Fathers' This picture tella the story of a man who because he is in destitute circumstances, .allows a wealthy friend to adopt, his baby daughter. : Very inter esting. .Mr. Cowan will sing "Under the Wishing Tree." , donlng its permanent continuance. As all realize, the movement is one which in Itself advertises a community as being on the upper and better grade of municipal existence.' possibly the financial consideration Is not greatest among the agences which influence the suporters of the institution, yet there can be no inconsiderable argu ment here. Many persons attend who otherwise would not be in town and they must spend money; but, this is only kindergarten work for many of the future-to-be supporters. As yt"t hey do not fully realise the ac tual benefit that will accrue to them. We are not a lot of easies to whom anybody can sell an unlimited number of gold bricks, but we are not so dull but we. can after proper showing ap preciate good things and then with the Increasing wealth of this salubri ous, unsurpassed valley we will give the' necessary support. " Y Now, La Grande tries to stand for the best things. There is a gauge by which the people other than our selves Judge us: whether this is right or wrong we are not the ones who have the say. The same sort of measuring-line la applied to us we apply to others, and we must take if we are to give. We sometimes say rather stiff things of them who do not do just as we think they should. Hear what th; self -assumed , superior court of pub lic (opinion is already saying of La j Grande: "La Grande is a quitter. She (is fluctuating; she has too little stam jlna for a real municipality. She wob blee, and Is uncertain.- une loon me local option step and then sidestep ped." Well,' we know that is too se vere to be tolerated. La Grande is not a wobbler. She is not a quitter. She Is one of the progressives as can be shown in many ways. But there is room for thought in that drastic state ment, and there will be greater room for a supposed severity in this sort of I talk If now, having had the Chautauqua launched we let the little vessel drift j info the sands of destruction and jswifty pass into oblivion. (That is not meant for poetry.) ' . The. support given this movement is not charity,' It Is not a speculation; ' it Is an investment as sure to bring the desired results as school taxes or any other clean- clear-cut expenditure of money. There Is in it the tonlui? up of the community, a bettering of it1? citizens, the creating in the body niu niclapl a taste for the nigher walks of life. In a manner indirect we now encourage cheap amusements, Suu days and other days, and people pat ronize them because they are riot on ly the best we afford them but they are the only sources of recreative amusement. ; ' . ' For local, social and civic Interests, let us maintain the Chautauqua. J. D. GILLILAN. WHY WASTE YOUR TIME 'RYJANEAPRGHS. 2fmcmmmmtmmnmmmw j . i ii. . " mini "I mi" --J The only apron made that comes in vaist kirt length to fit Made only of the Yery best materials PLAIN WAIST APRON I . Made of Amoskeag gingham with large 1 side pocket. All lengths and waist size. Price 50c. . Ruff led Waist Apron 3 Exactly like above pattern with the, ex- ception of deep ruffle around bottom, rrice uuc. DISSOLVING STANDARD OIL. m3k As told in the telegraphic report of the Observer . last evening Standard Oil the greatest trust ever known to man Is to be dissolved. The hich est court of the land has so ordered and it is therefore reasonable to ex pect some action will be taken. ' The Standard OH is a resourceful corporation because it employs some of the best brains In the world. Even a decree from the highest court will not be taken as final bjthat aggrega tion of consclousle8S money grabbers. They-will try every Bcheme, lningln 1 able to evade the laws and retain an White Aprons tbf every description. ! Short round styles plain and embroid ery trimmed; some made of fin est lawns and others of Swisses and dimities. ' Prices 25c to $1.00 BIBB APRON Comes in blue and white checks, Amos- keag gingham with bib and straps over - shoulder. j Price 75c. Mother Hubbard Apron uomn p.tft. kn ly covers the entire dress. Made of very best percale in colors, also of Amoskeag . gingham in small checks. fnce 51.1b - 7 Sack Apron Exactly like above illustration.. An ideal garment for house wear. Price$1.00: Aprons and Dresses for misses all prices, styles and" materials, in gingham and percales. Long ' and short sleeves, low and high neck styles. You will find here a style and size to suit you ; at prices at which you cannot afford to waste time making them. $1.25 to $4.50 Sec our window showing of Mary Ja Aprons TV. M. WEST, S The Quality organization that promises in the next sidered the contest as something pf .a few years, if uncurbed to control al joke at least so far as the winning most every product consumed. ! chances of his own boy , were concern The people have a right to rejoice eV Finally, In sheer- self-defense over the court's decision. It is the vhsa'nst the boy's persistent appeals, bast thing that could happen to theine told him that he might have tha Old Friends and New I, ; Winning permanent, lasting friends is the work of time, and this bank numbers among its clients hundreds of banks and business houses with whom it has had close relations for a great part of the twenty-four years of its existence. , i : Our friends have helped to make this one of the largest and strongest banks in the' West. We have helped in their making, too. We welcome new friends and will attend to their wants with the same fidelity which has cemented our relations with our older ones. La Grande National Bank bX l: LA. GRANDE, OREGON. 1 f CAPITAL . . . $ 100.000.00 ' V ,; ! " ; SURPLUS . . .100.000.00 ; :- J RESOURCES ' . .1,100,000.00 . ; " UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY Fred J. Holmes, Pi es. W. J. Church; Vce Pres. . F. L. Meyers, C&shiet . Earl Zundel,Ass'. C&shier United States as a nation, and th thing to do Is to" give that moral sup port necessary to assist the courts decree to become operative. You will no doubt hear that disso lution of Standard Oil will mean sjas nuiion to buslnesr. Let it copio Ho not afraid of the rich man's u!c;iiin "the empty dinner pall." Thing have reached that point in the United Sta'tes when it is necessary to measure elrcngth with Standard Oil and a r;um-iand ,f tne boy wa9 8tl11 determined to use of an acre of stump land on thi strict understanding that the stump ing or afterwork should not involve the outlay of so much as a quarter of a dollar. Day after day the boy toiled at the heavy task of stump dig ging. When, at last, he had cleared all or nearly all the stumps from the measured acre, the father Incidental ly remarked that he would simply have to have that cleared acre of jland bor rf other corporations in order the people way determine whether this shall continue as the "land of the free" or the home of the corjio.at'ons. We as a people have for our leader the supreme court of the United States. Wiiat more could be ask? h Is up to m to do our duty now as citizens tnd recla'm the dearest country on the -'ace of the earth which i slipping away from us faster than u any be l'eve. . ; '. Every trust made article should suf fer a rebuke from the peopled Th trust that fixes the selling price on a commodity should be punished Just as Standard Oil will be punished. And if the people do what is their plain duty that punishment wilt come quickly with a supreme court that is not afraid to do what is right. BOYS OF TODAY. In an article, "The Boys Are Aftor You," in Success Magazine, Forrest Crissey tells the following story: ' ' In South Carolina there was a lad who was aroused to a. pitch of un quenchable ambition by reading of the success of the boys In the state who had won prizes and distinction in the corn contests.. He was unwilling to admit that he could be "beat out", by any boy when it came to raising corn for he, had the farm spirit strong within him. His father evidently con- try a contest acre, he would have to clear the stumps from another piece for that purpose. Even this cruel stroke of Injustice did not .dishearten the lad. He took the spade and pickaxe and tackled the stumps on another acre. Although the boy's legs often flag ged in the course of the toll which he put Into his; contest acre, his spirit never did. ' His work of cultivation was as persistent as his appeals to his father had been at the outset. The wek of October first this corn crop was officially measured and attested. The yield was 84 bushels, while hia father's corn, which adjoined the con test acre on three sides, made a yield of only nlhe bushels. " .' Here wasproof against which even the father's , stubbornness . could not hold out. He Is now telling his neigh bors: ' "I wishl'd only known 20 years ago what that boy has proved to me about raising corn;, today I would not be about as poor and as naked as a toad." urge It on until there is some work to do or money to put up, then many are hard to find. There is a business end to such an undertaking, and it takes hard headed business men to shoulder the load, to agree to contracts and affix their name thus making them responsible for quite a sum of money to be paid whether there is half the amount col lected or not. ' Someone must be re sponsible in this business the same as in any other and that is what is the matter with La Grande's chautauqua. The board does not feel like going forth with a contract of several thou sand dollars hanging over it especial ly when there has been such little in terest in tne undertaking displayed by the rank and file of the neonle' of Xjl ! Urande. - i ' . . , If the proper support is given there ' lis no doubt hill' that To HranJ. -m j - - - UliUO Will jhave a very successful gathering; oth erwise thoro la hut nna .V,(n t. . . " www vm llliug III CAIICI,! ,' failure. t Sprains require careful treatment Keep quiet and apply Chamberlain's Liniment freetr. It will remove the soreness and quickly restore the parts to a healthy con- .dition. For sale by all dealers. Directory of the Fraternal Orders of La Grande, Oregon A. F. & A. M. La Grande Lodge No. 41, A F. & A. M. holds regular meet . lags first and - third Saturdays . at 7:30 p. m. Cordial .welcome to all Masons. L M. HOYT, W. M. V. k. C. WILLIAMS, Secretary. 8. P. 0. E. La Grande Lodge No. 433 ' meets each Thursday 'evening at 8 .. o'clock in Elk's dub, corner of De , pot street and Washington avenue. Visions; brothers are-cordially In ' Titea to attend.'.'...'. H. J. RITTER, Ex. Rui. H. E. COOLIDOE, Rec. Sec. THE rOMMUMTY LOAD. . . ' - " v. Much talk is now being indulged In relative to La Grande's Chautauqua, all of which Is Interesting and will re sult in bringing out sentiment Here Is what La Grande Is up against: " A multitude will shout Chautauqua and WOODMEN ". OF ' THE t WO'RIJP-La Grande Lodge JNo. 469 W. meets every second and fourth Sat urday at K. P. hall. A.11 .visiting mebers welcome. ' -1 '. - D. FITZGERALD, ' C. . C. . . J. H. KEENET, Clerfc " it. W. A. La Grande Camp No 7703 meets every Monday fa the month at tha I. 0. O. F. haU. 'All TlsIUn . neighbors are cordially invited to attend. ""''" ""' "- ' Ei E. DANIELS, ' " ED. HEATH, Clerk. I EBEKAHS Crystal Lode No. M meets every Tuesday evening in the i. u. u. d. nail, ah visiting mem bers are invited to attend. ; MRS. KATIE ARBUCKLE, N. 0. MISS, ANNA ALEXANDER, Sec KNIGHTS OF PYTHI AS--Red . Cross Lodge No. 27 meets every Monday ; night in Caatle hall, (old Elk's halL) A Pythian welcome to all visltln Knights..:, H:;r..-v;;r, jess paul, aa!i R. L. LINCOLN. M. of R. A 8. C. hols stated communications the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. Visiting member cor , dlally inrited. CARRIE B HUNTER, W. M. MARY A. WARNICK. Sec. WOMEN OF WOODCRAFT OrMH'. Ronde Circle No. 47 meets ' first anu rthlrd Thursday evf.iiv . In the mo:. - A the I, 0. 0. f.'i AH visltlig 'utbera are ei. ........... CARRIE jjobb o, M' ' ' LIZZIE ELLSWORTH, Clerk.