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LA GRANDE fcVEMNG OBSERVER.
TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1911.
THE OBSERVER
BRUCE DENNIS
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THERE'S XO PLACE LIKE HOME."
A keen observer of business condi
tions Is authority for the statement
that nearly every moderate sized town
and village In the central states ac
tually needs houses to quarter its peo
ple. The boom in far distant land
schemes, now on the wane, has taken
money away from home, the western
er Investing in the east and the east)
- I- : It . A ' mi . i
truer iu me wesi. mere is a jure
about things distant that the average
man finds It hard to resist. "Distance
lends enchantment," especially when
properly played up by the skillful ad
Tertising writer working for an ingen
ious land promoter.
No one can deny the wisdom of land
investments when the Investor buys
land for a homefor cultivation and
actual development. But much of the
money placed in circulation , by land
schemes during the last two or threi
years has gone Into property which
the buyer knew nothing about beyond
what he read in a prospectus. This
sort of "investment," as a rule, is gone
forever and the experience is expens
ive. ' ':' - '.
a Now that the land man has harvest
ed his crop It Ig. tlme for ever com
multy to get, back : to first principle, to
develop the home place." to build hous
es and improve the farms and promote
the welfare of the home community.
To do all this there will be no bet
ter time than the present. Money is
plentiful. Invested In a home it can
not get away. Put into farm improve
ments, It will return dividends.. Tru
ly, "there's no place like "home" when
It come to laying by safely the saving
that are to provide for a rainy day.
Every move that tends to make the
home community better is a move 'ri
the. right direction.
THE FOLLY OF GETTING WORKED
VP.
to frame and recommend a new form
of government for the city , of ' La
Grande. This committee is composed
of wme of La Grande's best men and
heaviest taxpayers. The duly imposed
upon them is a heavy one, but it is nec
essary. No one Is so interested In the
city as men who own property and pay
taxes. They have a right to a -voice in
the proceedings and a right to recom
mend anything that will tend to bettci
conditions.
" The old form of electing men as
mayor and councilmen is unsatisfac
tory.' There needs be some one upon
whom resopnsibility will heavily rest;
one that will be responsible directly to
the people who employ and pay him
for services rendered. It .is with thla
in mind, as we understand the matter,
that the present administration has
appointed the committee and urged
them Individually to accept the re
sponsibility, : ,
It will take weeks of study on this
question and t.he public must not an
ticipate an early solution of the muni
cipal problem. ; But with taxpayers at
work Investigating all forms of gov
ernment now obtaining in different cit
ies, some good is bound to come from
the movement.
THEATRE
"The Haunted Sentinel Tower"
vti..,....,,.',.Mi.V Edison
An old fortress by moonlight U
sufficient basis for almost any
kind of a love story and this one
.is told about two lovers. The
.players have done their part re
markably, well and producd a
.picture that has many excellent
.points.
"Misplaced Jealousy" .Blograph
A lively comedy.
"Rival Brother Patriotism".
American Pathe
Here we have a stropg war
stcry. The soldiers in this pic
ture are much better than usual
"Cupid's Joke'' ...... Blograph
Scenes around a California
winter resort.. A wealthy young
''man in search of real love. True
to its title, you can't fool Cupid.
It's a Blograph.
Miss Stephenson will sing in the
spotlight, a ballad: '"Mid tho
Roses."
Roberts-'PIanist.
Greenaway Drums and effects.
.Matinee at 2 p. m. every day.
" About ever so oneu a bill m luiueu
loose in congress, in senate or house
some tariff to raise or some tariff re
duce or some budding reformer to
douse; and then we stand up on our
hind legs and let out a yell like a fan
at a game and we swear and we hoot
and we shout and we sweat but the
country goes on Just the same.
Did you ever recall it has always
been so since George Washington sat
in the chairT That half of th peeople
see nothing but woes in the bills that
our statesmen prepare, while another
contingent that's equally vast is 'clap
ping its handg in acclaim. Then the
bill is defeated or the bill it is passed
but the.. country goes on Just the
same. . . ' ' ' ' , ' '
You remember the bill that the dem
ocrats had that the whigs knew would
ruin the land? How half of the people
were thoroughly mad while the other
half thought it was grand? Let's ee. .
that was hack In the year '53, and all'
of the folks were aflame. You remem
ber the measure? Well, neither do we
ror the country went on Just 02
same.
Now, it isn't the bills that the ora
tors spring, down there in our nation
al halls; it isn't reforms that -the ora
tors sing and shout to the capltol
walls that make us or break us that
isn't the prize we Beek in the national
game; the congress adjourns or the
orator dies but the country goes on
Just the same.
What's the use of us getting excit
ed like that when their climax the ora
tors reach," when they shout insurrec
tion, or proudly stand pat in a star
spangled bannery speech? That this
bil or that will bring sorrow or woe
the orators loudly may claim, but con-
gresses come and the congresses go
but the country goes on Just the same.
Let us plow up the field, let ,us put
in the wheat, let us start up the engine
a spell ; let us hang out our signboard
well over the street and be ready to
buy and to sell. Let us cut out the
yawp, let us cut out the yelp, let U3
cut oil theesslmist game; let us get
down to business that's all that will
help the country go on Just the same.
MOVE FOR SEW GOYERMET.
A PLEA FOR A SAXE VACATION
Let me make a plea for the sane va
cation. Many women go away sum
mer after summer, utterly exhausted
before a holiday begins by prepara
tions for It. .In the fall they return
frazzled of nerve and physically worn
out because the summer has been one
long asony, trying to dress, keep the
house and entertain as people do who
have thrice their means. This aspir
ing to a Newport establishment on a
Coney Island Income goes on North.
South, East and West all over our con
tinent, year after year. As time goes
on it grows worse because the daugh
ter follows in the steps of her mother
and the next generation is bound to bs
more lavish than the last. One
thing that makes the heart is thj
thought of American men tolling and
denying themselves to give such a I
prodigal family the only sort of vaca-'
tion that seems to satisfy it.
If men, women and children could be i
made to understand the blissfulnes-i j
of a simple holiday, the vast, migra
tory portion of a nation would learn
how much more enjoyment, health an I
rest cou'l be got from the simple lif?
than from an unending effort to b,:
"Just as good" as our neighbor. Even
one has to adapt advice to suit one'",
circumstances; still, from what on?
woman has learned during many sea
sons of "cnttaglng." a few Ideas may
be gleaned that will prove useful.
Isabel Gordon Curtis In "Success Magazine."
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The mayor has appointed a conimlt-
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Old Friends and New
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.
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
LA GRANDE, OREGON. .
CAPITAL ... $ 100.000.00
SURPLUS . . 100,000.00
, ; RESOURCES . . .1,100.000.00
UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY
v Fred J. Holmes, Pi es. W. J. Church, Vice Pres.
F. L. Meyen, Cashier Earl Zundel.ss'f. Cashier
mmnuinimiiuiiiintmiiniMiin
THIS DATE IX HISTORY.
June 13.
1673 Cataraqul (Kingston, OnU
founded.
1786 Gen. Wlnfleld Scott born near
Petersburg, Va. Died at Wn:
Point, N. Y., May 29. 186G.
1798 Malta taken by Bonaparte in
' the outset of his exuedftion to
Egypt. ,.
1841 Opening of the first Units d Vt.
llament at Kingston by Lop!
Sydenham.
1861 Fast day observed in tl'c con
federate states.
1861 Fugitive slave act repealed by
the liaus) of reDreserui
1SS- Mr. (5. A. B. Walkem Vmiu'd
the premiership of CrIMsh Co
lumbia. 1S86 King Ott0 ascended the throne
of Bavaria.
1910 Charles K. Hamilton made an
aeo-ur.ce flight from Nw York
to Philadelphia and return, with
two '.scps.
THIS IS 311 52D iuir,riiv."
Samuel Plantz.
Dr. Samuel Plantz, president of
Lawrence t.nivcrslty and a mar. of na
tional prominence In educational cir
cles was ' orn in Johnstowr. X. Y..
June 13. )Sr!. After graduotii'g from
Lawrence vmvrrslty, at Applelon, Wis.
in 1880 he took a course in theology
at Boston university. This was fol
lowed by a j ear of study it the Uni
versity of Berlin. He was ordained to
the miulstry tf the Methodist Episco
pal church in 1885, and from th W time
to 1894 he officiated in various church
es of that denomination. In 1391 he
was elected to the presidency of Law
ronce, university. Dr. Plant ia .
member of nVrjorousrtHylotis, scien
tific and educj.-i.-mal swV'cj and i
one of the trut'.oes of th.r Carnegl-?
Foundation 'o; tfce Adva-wvnien: ol
Teaching.
THE OTHER SIDE.
La Grande, June f2. To the Editor:
Having reaa witn interest tr. uiui
lan's letter in this Evening's Observer,
may I beg the privilege of presenting
the other side of the question?
I am not a brselall "fan," and do
not Vish to argue frcm that stand
point. Dr. G!li:ia!isays that the day is be
ing made one of "riot, racket, unrest
ing disturbance, profanity, license and
Intemperate acting." Surely these are
harsh and unjust terms to apply to in
nocent arausnnent. I have not ob
served any Indications of a riot, in j
fact I thought the crowd extremely l
ovderlv. A3 for "racket and unnsting
disturbance." What Is there harmful
about noise and disturbance at a ba 1
g.:me? P;orar.!tj-, except in a few
very rare instances, wag conspicuous
by its absence. Regarding Dr. Gilli
lan's terms, "license and intemperate
acting." I think there are many who
would like to know Just what is meant.
I, for one, saw no indications of either.
Dr. Glllilan also states that ball
games should be played on other days
except Sunday. Does the worthy Doc
tor suppose that the mills and stores
are go'ng to close down In order that
their employes may attend the ball
game? Would he, therefore, abolish
the national game altogether?
His position does not seem to me to
be entirely consistent, even from a
religious standpoint. I, myself, wai
brought up in a strictly religious fam
ily, as no doubt, were hundreds of
others who attended and approved of
yesterday's game. Would Dr. Glllilan
have the young people of our city
wander aimlessly about the streets on
Sundays, or would he have them spend
the entire day in church? Either al
ternative is ridiculous.
Then again, he says that many peo
ple were disturbed. That Is admitted,
but It is evident that the majority of
the community approved, Judging by
the size, of the crowd. If some of the
good people who were so ruthlessly
disturbed would stop to . think of the
hundreds of hard working people who
were enjoying one day out of the seven
they might be inclined to feel thankful
that such enjoyment were possible for
so many and not complain about i
little disturbance for a couple of hours.
Yours also for a better La Grande.
J. R. MEDCRAFT.
FOR SALE New 'four room house,
basement, barn and other outbuild
ings, one acre lot, in Pleasant Home
addition, $1350., Can be had on rent
terms. Black & Pratt, 111 Depot
street. ' V . . 6-13-tf ;
Sprains require careful treatment. Keep
quiet acid ut'y? Ci.ttraberlain's Liniment
freely. It will "nv r . !ie soreness and
quickly restore tu '.v.iid to healthy con
dition." For k&ie iy Li deafen.
KING
FAM US
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A
SUM WASTE
when ) G'i buy
your coal uom
the
Grande Ronde Cash
Co. Phone, Main 6
are those that everybody Is looking
for, because when yon smoke one of
them, you want more, f h last pull
is the sweetest Get the last pull.
FAM US KING
The
Many Are Ifrtornlnir.
Trains are crowded today with peo
ple returning fromthe Portland Ross
Show. , La Grande furnished the larg
est attendance this year to that event
that had er gone from here.
STAGEBERG & SASDBORG.
Main 70 Ind. 201
Hood River
Strawberries
Honey in the Comb
Fresh Green
Vegetables
HILL BROS, and
EDWARDS' High
Grade
Teas, Coffee, Spices
The Prettiest Waists
and gowns will become soil
ed and stained in time. But
their usefulness is by. no
means ended
If Cleaned and Pressed
by us they will be as pood
as new. Send us the waist
frocks, suit or coat that .von
cannot wear because thev
are spoiled or spotted. We'll
make them so you wear
them.
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