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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER,
TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1911
THE OBSERVER
BRUCE DENNIS
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city we all claim for her Improvements
must be made. The same history . has
applied to every city In the country.
Winn the time came for -Improvement
It hit some very hard, but later no one
would think of abolishing the Im
provement for the expense Incurred.
Ndw, regarding bitulithic pavement.
Tha Observer believes in getting the
best pavement at least money for the
DeoDle. "So far as known bitulithic
I pavement, when properly laid, is rec
lognlzed as tie best pavement, This
Is not a boost for bitulithic, It is a
statement of cold fact which any indi
vidual can ascertain by proper re
search:1 Kansas- City, Mo., has Just
finished an investigation of different
pavings from an economical point of
view, and although bitulithic has been
used little in that city, the board of
Investigation has decided It ' is- the
beet pavement now on the market But
bitulithic must be properly laid to
give results. . - : ,
In La Grande this newspaper feels,
as we have always felt, that the city
i council made no mistake in selecting
bitulithic as the : hard "surface pave
ment of the city. The expense Is
j heavy, , but thepeople , .should get a
jgood article for what they spend when
j buying t. Other .cities have made' the
test and l umuJo cn crly '. elid
ed by what others have, done, for It is
The Observer is . in receipt of ,a; very doubtful if there are tnree people
communication : from a taxpayer of fin the city who really know. : much
La Grande who takes the city council j about . laying pavement except what
to taBk for what Is termed excessive they have learned from other .cities,
street Improvement and closes by stat-j Th taxpayer who wV-ote the com
ing that if things -continue this is to municatlon is Justified ft a sense to
be a "bitulithic age." The communi- ' make complaint, because is perfect
cation shows a distaste for bitulithic ly'human to speak put when improve
pavement and the coBt of it, the writer ' went tax is levied. That is to bs ex
maklng claims that if present . condi-1 pectcd, but on sober second . 'thought
tions, continue the' local' taxpayer of this same man will doubtless 'say, "if
La Grande will be so much under the' we have to improve I want the .best."
galling yoke of bltullthjc age that ' That is what we all want. And while
there will not be an iron pot left to It does seem a heavy expense let us
cook with. all hope that the improvements now
There Is not the . least doubt that , being mad- will so en enhance tbe.val
many taxpayers do feel the heavy ex-Ration of La Grande that three times
pense of improvement, and in some the cost of paving may be added to the
cases It Js working more or less of a '.selling price of all real estate'.;
hardship on them. But the fact re- Tt is the only tvay to have- a city, and
mains, it La Grande'ls ever to "be th3 , if we want to advance we must' expect
"A BITULITHIC AGE."
THEATRE
expense.
"A Visit to Nassau, Bohemia",
Lubln
A travelogue giving good Il
lustrations of the scenery on
the Bohemia islands and the
people who live there.
"The Way of the Transgres
sor" .................. Selig
This picture 1b a sermon on
the results of evil dolgn and as
such should be Judged.
"Bitween Two Fires"., Edison
An elaborately worked out
film. The scenery is good ami
some of the pictures about tho
chuteau are of a quality which
mntle them very interesting and
together with a Btrong love
story make a splendid picture.
"Ills Beat Girl After All'. .Lubln
This film gives a warning to
men not to leave tlulr wives for
the society of other women. It's
.a Lubln.
.Mr. Cowan has a good song.
Grecnawny drums,, nud effects.
MEXICO AND PEACE.
Diaz will s'ep down and out In Mex
ico and Madero will take the reins of'
government. This means what? Many
will say it means peace, but there Is
yet a question. Remember, the Mexi
can population is not blessed with
the degree of Intelligence that might
have, been, and It Is doubtful If there
win not now be an .uprising against
Madero. Such a turn of affairs will
convince the world that Mexico Is In
no shape to have self-governrmnt; that
the republic which has existed in
name only, cannot be a republic In
fact until -an .educational campaign
spreads over that territory. It may
be that Diaz, who ruled with an Iron
hand, under the name of republic, did
as well as Madero will do. Time alons
will tell this.
At any rate Mexico Is still at boil
ing heat and there may be an unset
tled condition there for some time 'to
come.
But what think those now iu the
United States who wer? nursing, the
opinion that Taft and Wall street wer?
working to create war in Mexico so
that this country could take' posses
slon! ;
Taft has again proven his states
manshiplittle talk but action at, the
riRlit tlm:. .'v .
FOB THE BAND CONCERTS.
Today President Lewis, of the
Grande Ronde Cash company, took up
the work of raising sufficient funds to
insure band concerts for La Grande
this summer. This is a free will offer
ing from the business people and Mr.
Lewis has no hesitancy In saying that
his confidence in the city is such that
there will be little or no trouble In
raising enough money to Insure the
band support for four months during
the summer season, thus enabling, the
organization to give - open air con
certs to the public. ... ,
Band concerts mean a great deal to
a city the size- of La Grande. They
are worth "all they cost Just to get the
home people out once a week and as
sociate with each other. Every city
has more or less, of a, stiffness that is
burdensome. This is not intentional
as a rule, but it is acquired .by con
stantly following the groove in an In
individual way. To congregate and
listen to good music means a closer as
sociation of the population, better ac
quaintances and better feeling. V
" Whin Mr. Lewis calls on anyone for
a subscription for the' concerts there
should be no hesitancy. It is money
well spent and everyone gets the. ben
efit of It ' y.V.' ' ' ; . ,,.v. ;
PARENTS CAUSE DELINQUENCY.
' The delinquent glrl came in for spe
cial attention during the Child Wel
fare exhibit in Chicago and the nt re
sult of the exhibit. was so" gratifying
that Mrs. Emmons Blaine, Mfas 3an?
Addams and Charles E. Folwlnson bf
New York, and other sociologists hops
to make it a- national and an annual
affair. Judge M. W. Pinckney of th'j
"girl's day" and he iaid faost of the
blame for delinquency among girls up
on their parents, basing his statement
upon 475 cases In his court last year.
"The parents were either dishonest."
he said, "Intemperate, shiftless or im
moral. A bad environment, as I de
fine It, Is one which allows 1.125 chil
dren In the same block, as is the cas?
in the Ninth ward. . Temptation is the
result of low wages, of callous em
ployers. Every human being love?
pleasure. If wages are so lo'w as to
forestall it the result will too often b-z
delinquency.: Delinquent girls are thu
most Important, the most neglected,
and, the least understood of our social
problems. It is a problem, too, which
becomes more serious each year. We
do not meet her needs, I have foun.'
that the average girl becomes delin
quent from one of three reasons
parental neglect, environment or
temptation."-. -
WOMEN IN WALL STREET.
They Are Good Winners, but Drown
Their Losses In Tears.
To many brokers women are hoo
doos, and some stock exchange houses
refuse absolutely to have anything- to
do with the fair sex. The majority bf
brokerage firms try their best to keep
women's speculative accounts out of
their offices. Some houses are obliged
to take 'women's ncrounts as a matter
ef, personal friendship, but they will
not open accounts for other women, no
matter how well hiv may lie inrn
dueed.
Wall street men do not have a high
opinion of the average woman's tmsi
ness souse. Most women have an idea
that, one needs only to get a "tip"
froiil some insider" in Wall street to
be sure of ranking "barrels of money"
'for new gowns, hnts and Jewelry.
'wThe dictum of Wall street is that
Trtomen are good winners, but lind
losers. It is dllllcult to reason about
I V .. . .'. X street and-all Its works suddenly le-
T , , . , , , "" "' ' . comes entirely emotional, and' only a
Old Friends and New
Winning permanent,asting friends is the work
of time, and this bank numbers among its clients
hundreds of banks andbasirress houses with whom
it has had close rfclatifris for a great part of the
twenty-four years of its existence.
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 toiheir
wants with the same fidelity w"hich has cemented
out relations with our older ones.
La Grande National Bank
7 LA GRANDE, OREGON.
CAPITAL ... $ 100,000.00
SURPLUS . . ;' J 00,000.00
RESOURCES .... . 1,100.000.00
UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY
' Fred J. Holmes, Pi es. W. J. Church, Vice Pres.
' F. L. Meyers, Cashiei Earl Zundel.viss'f. Cashier
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broker with infinite patience can calm
her. Many n time n stock exchange
house has' taken a woman customer's
loss rather than face hertears.-tranty
Magazine. '"'''.
The Queer Carabao.
Tlje rnr&lw Jasnid toJe slower than
a c"anjel and more obstinate than a
mule. "Every one seems agreed that
the chief ambition in life of ,n earn
bao If he has any nt all. Is to lie down
hTa puddle of water with Just his nose
and horns sticking out. Consequently
considerable commotion rule the wag
on train when It' approaches u stream
that must be forded. The soldiers
w'hoVe walking behind the carts ns
ptirtnls In? Hde tno'r rlflos n,ul lM,lE,',
tiV.' belabor each' nnlmnl. In the nld
dlo -of the stream tho CTclteuient
reach Its highest pitch. The cara
bao will begin to stretch his neck pnd
bond his kne1 and grunt Infallible
Indlfjttions of n intention to He down.
Everybody work UUe n lieavr to pre
vept him froiu ncconipllshliti; this fell
prj ; oe. , lnt their labors me not nl
- .. .: I'.-sful. They may get hit1'
orV ;'.:. stream, but tM W nnu-.ual
pit.', r.,itU!ic.-IIarppr's Weekly.
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? ; ; j ;oung Men:
ItV Your
We've been Eeffing clothes, day after day, for your fathers,
we've been selling them for your young brothers. We want to
see more of you young chaps of college age and those beginning
business and professional life.
This is the i store for you Young Men. We like to see every
customer who comes in; but we feel worse to miss you than any
one elso And, besides, we've mb special preparation for you.
; inese Ciuenicuucr-ijicui
clothes we are showing for young
men are worthy of you. Lots of
clothing isn't up to your standard.
This make we have is; you miss
the best clothes from the leading
makers if you miss getting your
spring suit here. r .
These clothes are tailored by
hand. They're moulded and
shaped so that when ypu put
on the coat it sets as if it had
always been part of you. It's a
comfort to wear such clothes.
It's satisfactory when you can
count on them being right,! stay
ing right, looking right.
' There is style in these clothes
you don't often find. Coats are
form fitting, full chested; trousers
are peg top. Every line contributes
something to the good looks and
good value. f
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Brand
ociety
CLOTHES FOR YOUNG MEN .
are styled, shaped and built especially for the Young
American Gentleman ... We invite every young man
to visit our store and see these two great lines of
young mens clothing.
N.
The Quality .Store
Appearances.
Millionaire (to rapped bespan Tou
asli for alms and (16 not even take
your bat off Is that the proper way
to bez? P.egpar Pardon me. sir. A
policeman Is looking at us from across
the street If I tafee my hat off he'll
arrest me for bepplnp; ns It is, he nat
urally takes us for old friends. File
jtend Blatter
Thd Pusile. '
We can understand the ease with
which n fool and b'.n money are part
ed, but what puY.ziea us Is how the
tool pot the money to part with.
Clerpland Plain lealir.
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Bourtd to Ce Discovered.
Ifa jiu.an ,ls really reliable he doesn't
have to devote much of his time to ex
plotting that virtue: you are patched
pretty closely whether you knoff U or
not. Atchison Globe . .
, r' :.
They are as sick thnf surfeit with
too mncli a they: that staff with
nothlnp Fhnkwneare.
M;k!n3 Use of It.
"There Is rro use plvlnp yon a eherk.
mj dear. My bunk actonnt. Is over
drhwn." "Weill plre it to me anyway, George.
And, say. rur.ke it for JoCO.' I want to
pull it out of my shopping hag with
mj handkerchief at tho bridge game
this afternoon." Cleveland Plain Deal
er. .
":.'.' '.Not Easy. ; '-.C '
,"What is the hardest work you do?"
"My hardest work." replied Senator
Rorghum, "Is trying , to look like" my
Vhotograph and talk like my speeches
when I get back to my home town."
Washington Star. '
XEW KIM) OF HEX SHOW.
Spokane, Wash., May 23. (Special)
Problems of contlneut-wlde Interest
are to be solved at the first American
Egg Laying contest in Spokane begin
ning next November and continuing 12
months. It la free and open to the
world. Plans are to have at least two
entries of six chickens each from ev
ery state" gnd, ttrritory "in the union
and provo,ih the Dominion of Can
ada. Among- other things this infor
mation. is sought:
Will S00 chickens support an aver
age, family? . , , ,;.' ;.w , , ;
Wiarhreeds are best for commer-
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What; Is the actual cost of produc
ing?. What are the lprlme requisites for
j plans to A. C. Ware, chairman of fttf
i poultry and game committee of the
c . , .. ' i i -
I oiuntiiie cnumuer or commerce, xor
I formal discussion and action at the
next monthly meeting of that body
early in Jun:. ' ' "
"This is not to be a competitive ex
position for fancy breeds or. feathers
ncr a money-making scheme," Mr.
Lee said, "but an educational affair in '
th; best sense of the term. There will
. - . : w. o .
diplomas and rlhhona mnv ho nwnivfcd
for the best producers. Primarily, we
are seeking accurate information
"un-u id uui now avanaDie mrougn me
regular channels. ' -.: -
'"Present plans are to set aside , a
tract of land near Spokane and erect
the necessary -buildings-, for the carev
of the fowls. Experts will be placed
in charge and a; record kept of every
successful egg-culture?
Whatv state, province or territory j pen, the money returns going to' "the .
produces "the best layers,. ;v.; i owners. We believe, we can accom-
Johnrc;' Lee, former newspaper I plish good rsults here, as we have an
man,-now a poultry rancher at Hlll
yard.Wash., whooriglnated the con
gress vid'ea, has"""submltted tentative
evn climate and none of .the diseases
common to the chicken family, such
as cholera andapes." . -
h'H'W44fillllfl.i4,..,,.,
J H. PEAlRE,
La Grande's Leading
Jeweler
Opposite P. 8. Lani Office A dams ATenve.
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