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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1911 PAGE 4 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1911. THE OBSERVER BRlf.CE, DENNIS '. Editor and Owner. Entered at the postofiice at La Grande at second-class natter. SUBSCRIPTION BITES Dally, single eopj te Dally, per week, 1U Dally, per month... Kt C03LMENCEM1XT. . Aside from the pretty appearances of everything at the aditorium last evening; aside from the earnest speeches delivered; aside from the fact that everyone was delightd with the event, there was a stern reality which forced Itself upon everyone who looked at the class and thought of the young lives who are Just now "com mencing" life's battles and pleasures. No community on the face of this earth could produce better and more .healthier appearing girls and boys; no more intelligent individuals; no better poised and better balanced minds. To those who have travekd some distance on life's broad avenue who have besn In the Jostle and Jar; in the cramoie and push; tasted of the bit ter as well as the sweet, there Is a - urine and a distinct pleasure in grasp - mg tne hand of the graduatr. flow one can ponder over that future life; how one can depict success on every hand If but the guiding hand of ex. perlence was permitted to keep the young In line. But that Is not to be. Young, ener getic manhood and womanhood must learn by experlenc. Nature has so constructed us all individually that ; advice is good to listen to and may hav? a slight effect, but the real thing Is experience, and the class that graduated last evening must by their . own acts learn many things. La Grande , Is never so happy as ' when she turns out such a class of graduates as those of lat tvening. It makes tne heart glad to see youth, , and causes a greater pleasure to know that the youth hns through years of training been polished and fducated to the best of thU commun ity's ability. There may be none of the class who has been directly touched by the wand of genius, but each of them Is made right; has the right of breeding and ancestry to make honest, sturdy re sponsible citizens which, . after aD. counts for more In the general sum.! mlng up of affairs than does genius. CONSULTING THE PEOPLE. Yesterday Mr. Scott and Mr. fyNtil of the passenger department of the O.-w. R. & .N railroad comoanv re turned from Wallowa county where mey naa Deen interviewing patrons of tha road Tegardlng a change in passenger service. There Is nothing at present to announce relative to the matter, other1 than the fact that this department of the railroad Is different from many roads In its endeavor to get close to the people and learn at first hand what they desire in the way of service. That is of great importance and too often corporations fail to con sider it. When a railroad representa tive appears before men who are that corporation's patrons and asks what thev want he gets an opinion that cannot be Tar wrong. The time was when transportation companies fixed an such matter in general .offices, and some -40. yet, but the policy of the 0. W. R. .ft N- company Is meeting wi:h such universal approval, other roads may be Expected to follow their way of doing business. 0 THE FIRST TRAMPLESS STATE sBK Arcade THEATRE "The Fortune Hunters" . . Selig Comedy drama. It depicts with a good deal of animation the adventures of two bogus counts who search for wives among the daughters of wealthy people. The film is lively and entertaining. You will like it. "The Test of Love" The play is filled with emotional scenes and holds an audience silent from beginning to end. The acting is sympathetic and strong. "The Wooing of Winntfred". . . Vltagraph Another of those good com. edys for which the Vltagraph company Is famous. It Is clev erly worked out and is full of lively situations. The besi com edy for a long time. "Gee. the Moonlight Makes Me Lorn some," sung by Mr. rowan. Mr. Greeiuiway drums ami ef fects. Matinees every day tit i p. m. Evenln- 7:30. There is gloom among the members of the ancient if not royal order of tramtis, for nlans are now under way to make New York the first tramnless state in th? country and to cbang It from the paradise of panhandlers which it now is, to a territory to be shunned by every professional hobo. Of he. 500,000 tramps in the whole coiifitry figures show that about 50. 000 of this array of social parasites are always to be found in N.w York state and about 10,000 fn New York alone. More than $2,000,000 a vear is spent in that state for the main tenance of this army in Jails and other institutions, while the cost of the damage to property and crlm-s cuimniuea togetner with general con tributions brings the total up to $10. OOO.flOO. While the plan bv which it ; is proposed ro wipe out this waste- jful expenditure and at th? snm time eliminate the tramp problem has nev- jer been tried In this country.it has there is no doubt as to its efficiency. i proven so successful abroad that It proposes to establish somewhere in the state a tramp farm colonv to which vagrants can be sent and where the products of thlr labor will b: used toward their mainfe nance. The professional hobo for whom work has no attractions wil' doubtless srive the state while those sent to the farm will be given an opnorfunlty to become us?, ful citizen. The most successful of these colonies abroad actually makes money, and it Is believed that a simi lar result could be established In New York. The matter Is now before the legislature In the form of a bill providing for the acquirement of the necessary land and within about one minute after its passage there Is cer tain to occur the greatest tramp ex odus which New York state has ever known. osan FASHIXS ItI'LE. That the hand that shapes feminine fashions rules a large part of the in. dust rial world and gives to woman a mighty power even though she has not yet achieved the ballot, is th? sor rowful complaint which Is now be ing made in Xew York by manufac turers of all sorts of dress fabrics who assert that women do not wear enough clothes nowadays, to which fact they attribute the decreas? of their business. The charge, however, is not against the number of dresses since this Is undoubtedly grfater than ver before, but rather against their size, and whatever the fashion mak. ers of the feminine world In general ma- feel concerning the hobble skirt and the hnrem skirt, the dross Roods A Soir Boy ( A Watch Absolutely Free to every boy purchasing a suit for $5.00 or over, during the next 30 days YTRAGOOn - 1 Xtragood Suits Old Friends and New Winning permanent, lasting friends is the work of time, and this bank numbers among its clients hundreds cf banks and business houses with whom it has had close relations 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 hav'e 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 LA GRANDE. OREGON. CAPITAL ... $ 100,000.00' SURPLUS . . . lOO.OOO.OO RESOURCES . . . 1,100.000.00 . UNITED S TA TES DEPOSITOR Y Fred J. Holmes, Pi es. W. J. Church. Vice Pres. F; L. Meyerb, Cashiei Earl Zundel.yiss'f. Cashkr '"mil l H HHHIH are best for boys' wear. Made of best materials and designed by special ists in making boys' clothing. See the new Norfolk suit for boys. The Watch guar: anteed for a full year Siem set and stem wind with nickel case. Your toy will be de lighted, with one cf 'these watches. i Complete outfits for boys for dress wear or for play-The kind that stand the boy test - WASH SUITS. made of ginghams, linen finish, and Galatea cloths. Russian Blouses and the new short sleeve and knee length ' style. 65c to $2.75. BOYS' POROUSKNIT UNDERWEAR. MOTHER'S FRIEND BLOUSES. Made in all colors and white, pleated and plain, with or with- -' out collars attached. ' Prices 50c to 90c GOOD FOR BAD BOYS' SHOES. EDUCATOR SHOES. Designed to let the child's foot grow as it should. Comes in pat- :t.ither,.un metal and vici kid. BLACK CAT BOYS' HOSE FOR GOOD BOYS' . ' SHOES. STRAW AND HATS IN ALL THE NEW SHAPES. BRING YOUR BOY HERE FO HIS SUMMER CLOTHING N. K. WESTS. The QUALITY STORE producers are bitter In tlnlr denunci ation of these garments as the chief cause of their nresent situation. The denunciation, however, has nothing to do with moral grounds, but simply with the amount of goods necessary to make one of these garments as compared to the amount needed for a gown of the style of a few years ago. This decrease amounts to about 40 per cent say the producers, resulting in a business hrlnkage of about $200. 000,000 a year. In addition they cite the tendency toward fewer p.tticoats as another cause of gloom. However, feminine dictates, and not protesta tions of manufacturers, are likely to settle this controversy in spite of the amount of money involved. Heath of .Mrs. Kiiima Campbell. (i'nion Republican, i Mrs. Emma Campbell, a former res Id nt of I'nion, died at Logan. Utah. May 17, at the age of 74 years, seven months and 11 days. The, funeral took place in I'nion Saturday, .May 20ih. at 2 p. m from the M. K. church.. Mrs, Emma Campbell wa formerly Mrs .1. K Yowell, and leaves two Bona and three daughters of h r im mediate family, aside from her hus. band, .Mr. Campbell who resides at Logan, I'tah. Old timers will remember J, E. Yow ell. who was assessor of I'nion coun ty in 18('.. Ii6 came up from Califor nia In IStJO and owned the old toll road between North Powder and I'n. ion. The lady who afterword became his wife, was born In the cltv of Bal timore, Maryland, in. 1836. and they were marrbd In Vulon about 1Sf7. They were the parents, and Thav ahd Clara Yowell, well known by ma'nv of our people. The body of Mrs. Campbell was ln'd to rest beside that of her first husband In th I'nion ecmetery. (0Dl(TOU(HKKKYliriT. Motor ( nr Collides Willi Frekht Train nt Stantirld Last Mifht. Pendleton. May 27 Conductor Cher ry, fonn.rly of La Grand? but now running the motor car on the loop out of Pendleton was among a half dozen more or less seriously injured last night when a motor car collided head on with . a standing freight train at Stan field. The freight was No. C6. The blocks either did not work or else the motor crew overlooked a turn In any event the two trains came together. Conductor Clnrry, who had charge of the motor car, was no. seriously hurt. Among the injured were: Mrs. Lo. ' d;enslatrer, Hermiston, injured about the limbs, Mr. Warren of Pendleton, Dr. Brown of Spokane and a man of Seattle. None of the injured were hurt fatally. unveiled In Que;n Park, Tor onto. 1905 Japanese destroyed the Rus sian fleet In battl: of the Sea of Japan. Frars Frolic lo Tour. New York. May 27. Everything is in readiness for the tour of the Friars' Frolic, which Is to begin with a per-.'c;::-?ince at the New Amsterdiim the r.tre tomorrow night. Th.3 all-star company of the Friars will visit. At. bin c City "Philadelphia. Baltimore. Pittsburg. Cleveland. Cincinnati. St. Louis, Chicago. Buffalo. Detroit. Iloch-J esi.r ana jjosioii, returning to iNew York for two final performance on June Sth. The tour will be under th? direction of A. L. Erlanger, yith 0. M. Cohan as general stage director, supported by a competent staff. The company wliich will travel in a speriil train includes Mr Cohan. William Col lier. Lew Fields. Joe Weber, Raymond Hitchcock, Henry E. Dixey, George Evans, Not Willis, Lew Dockstadtr, George H. Primrose, Emmet Corrrl gan. John Barrymore. Jerrv J. Colu.ii. Carter De Haven, Edwards. An. drew Mack, Eddie Foy, George Beba.i William Rock. Harry -Kelly. Tally Marshall and Fred Niblo. Th,? per formances will consist of a minstrel ifl.rst part, an olio, and an afterpiece, written by George M. Cohan. "THIS IS MY 63KT) BIRTHDAY." Admiral Dillingham. Rear Admiral Albert C. Dillingham, U. S. N retired, was born May 27, 1848, and before entering the navy he served in the army during the civil war, in the Seventh Pennsylvania regiment of volunteers. He graduat ed from the naval academv in i8G!i. As a lieutenant he serv.d on board the NashVille during the Spanish. American war.. While he was in tem porary command of the Nashville May 1 11, 1898, that vess:l was in the en j gagement at Clefuegos, Cuba. The i Nashville ran close in shore, and, un , der a heavy Are from the Infantry j covered retreating cable-cutting boats i For that service Admiral Dillingham i was promoted two numbers on the ;navy list. He reached the grade of captain in 1906 and that of rear ad miral in 1909. He retired for age a year ago and has since made his home ! in Wisconsin. KInur's Birthday Celebrated. London, May 27. The 5tn birthd ly of King Gforge V. was officially cele brated throughout Great Britain to i4 J Directory of the Fraternal Orders of, La Grande, Oregon K. F. & A. M. La Grande Lodge No. 41, 4 F. & A. M. holds regula. meet ings ; first, and third Saturdays at 7:30 p. m. Cordfal welcome to all Masons. L. M. HOYT. W. M. 4. C. WILLIAMS, Secretar-. ICC 1736 1738- 1SU- 1819- R. I 18G3 THIS DATK IX HISTORY. ' Mnv 27 1 Earl of Argyle beheaded in Edinburgh. Born In Lochow, Scotland. In 1598. Patrick Henry, tatesmnn and orator, born in Studley, Va. Died In Charlotte countv, Vit., June G, 1799. ' Nathaniel Gorham, who served as president of the continental' congress, born In Charlestown.! Mass. Died there Junn it. i7r.. I Richard Penn. govtruor of Pennsylvania 1771-73. died in England. Born there In 1?TU. Julia Ward Howe born in New iork city. Died In Newport. ... Oct. 17. 1910. The federals made an unsuc cessful attack on Port Hudson. 1896 A cyclone wrecked a part of St. Louis, causing the loss of several hundred lives and much property. 1903 Monument to Governor Slmcoe B. P. O. E. La Grande Lodge No. 433 meets each Thursday evening at 8 o'clock In Elk'B flub, corner of De pot street and Washington arenue. Vultlng brother! are cordially In . Tlted to attend. H. J. RITTER, Ex; Rui. H. E. COOLIDGE, Rec. Sec. WOODMEN OF THE WORLD La Grande Lodge No. WW O. W. meets every second and fourth Sat urdays at K. P. hall. All risking rnebers welcome. D. FITZGERALD, C. C. J. H. KEENET. Clerk. 1 EBEKAHS Crystal Lodge No. M meets every Tuesday evening In the I. O. O..F. hall. All visiting mem bers are Invited to attend. V. MRS. KATIE ARBUCKLE, N. G. MISS ANNA ALEXANDER, BC KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS Red Crow Lodge No. 27 mees every Monday night In Castle hall, (old Elk's hall.) A Pythian welcome to all vlsltlni Knlghfg. JESS PAUL, C. C. R. L. LINCOLN, M. of R. A 8. M. W. A. La Grande Camp No. 7703 meets every Monday hi the month at the I. O. O. F. hall. All visiting neighbors are cordially invited to attend. E. E. DANIELS, ED. HEATH. Clerk. O. E. S. Hope Chapter No. 13, O. E C. hold stated communications ths second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. Visiting members cor dlally invited. CARRIE B HUNTER, W. M. MART A. WARNICK. Sec. WOMEN OF WOODCRAFT Orwi i Ronde Circle No. 47 meets first ano rolrfl Thursday ef.. In the mo. ( the I. O. O 0 . URI AH Tlsltlig ' tubers arf CARRIE ROBBS,' Q. M LIZZIE ELLSWORTH, ."Jler. k I i !