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LA GRANDE EVENING O.BSfrliyEft, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1911. PAGE 4 THE OBSERVER B R U C E D E N N 1 S Editor and Owner. Watered at tie postofflce at La Grande as second-class matter. 8CBSCEIPT10S BITES taflj, single copy Sally, per week, .. VaOjt Pt'r month... 1 SEPTEMBElTTOlI & A T W TFS I m 3R5 67 8.9 Mfl 1213141516 1718192(02223 course leads to the conclusion ihat there had been ho pretense of organ ise pretended preachments for peace lzlng the government of Panama. If are mostly pretense and sham. j we had simply taken the territory now If only such dlffernces are to be krown as Panama and commenced the arbitrated as the nations by -common construction of the canal, that would consent agree to arbitral then there at least have been frank, openhanded is no occasion for any peace treaty, 1 robbeiy, but the plan that was pur serves to itsejf the right -to determine sued bad nil the viciousness of rob for that means that every nation re-jbery was cloaked In the most trans what It hall consider an affront ot j arent hypocrisy. ' its national honor and cause for! I'nler the terms of the treaties ne going to war. ' ' gotiated by President Taft an outrage Mr. Roosevelt 6ays that he would like hat perpetrated on he weak gov ralher cut off his right hand than see ' eminent of Colombia could hardly be the United Statt?s adopt the- attitude put through, but just so long as each of either cringing before great ani nation is permitted to dscide for Itself powerful nations who wish -to' wrong what differences an? to be arbitrated us or by bullying small and weak na-( and what are not, the powerful na tions who have done us no harm. jtiors will impose on the weak. If , the colonel really means what he I . President Taft has done a good eaysfhe should at once apply to some many things that.have not suited mi? surgeon to have hl hand amputated, but In his stand In favor of a world for if there was ever a case of shamij-j peace pact and the lifting of the mill ful bullying of a wieak nation it was tnry burdens from the backs of the done by the colonel himself case of Colombia. Colombia had done us no harm. She in the people not cnly of this, but of all other nations, he Is everlastingly right. do not say that it Is the only thing : il OliAjii. ii'ii OVEE JJOOSEVELT ASD THE PEACE f. ' " TREATY. , -.... It does not fiera -to ma that the re ported Interview of Roosevelt concern ing the proposed peace treaty will oc casion any surprise, remarks Tom Mc NaL - At heart, Roosevelt is not for peace. , He is In favor of Increased armies and navies, despite the fact that the- ever increasing burden of militarism , is fairly breaking the backs of the pro . ducing classes of Europe and makipg lire harder for this producing classes ' In this country. The colonel parages as usual as the arch enemy of shams arid hypo crites, but a careful study of him L , i ii was a sovereign state, supposed to be In his administration to be commended one of those- protected In her integrity but I do say that It is the thing hat by the 1 powerful , arm oft he United , is m st to be commended., . States ' government. Roosevelt was'7 ' -.-.sar president, He had determined, to hAvej 'T f wife BABGAIN. thf feoVcrBmeat ef this Unke4 States, . ; . :: " dig the Panama canal. '; It wasneces, Col(mel of TeM of the sary to get the- consent of the Colom- ,.redoubtable H,ettV( wanU a wlfehe man government, goveruuiL iayn4 naB looked the market over bagged over the -terms and was hlnn Ha dering the digging of the canal, or at grumbleg becaUBe contemporary wo- ieat ninaenng in ueai mm was us ing arranged with the French com pany that had undertaken to dig .the canal and fai'd. , V ' With the full understanding and consent, of President Roosevelt, the It isn't so much the price you pay as the Quality you receive that counts in Clothes buying; ; J i - J' n rs n i UirCBQ Theztre Eastern Euro?? Pathe. a travelogue. Wtll photographed and very interesting. ; , ,;. Slick's Romance Selig. A western drama. Intensely Inter esting. . !j Across the Mountain Paswa ol New Zealand Pathe. Seen- Ic, A,series of carefully select- ' ed views.' Sir Gsorge ahd the Heiress Edlaon. . Oti of those , good atrong Edieons. Nick Winter Turns a Trick. (Photonlav eoers will romem- f ber him) A lively comedy. Song by Miss Stephenson, "I Don't Want Any Other Sweet heart If I Can t Have You.' Matinee ev3ry day from 2 to 4 Doors open at 7 in the evening. IOC ARE ALTAI'S WELCOME government of Colombia was ravished of her terirlory. A pre'unded revolu tion was organized In Panama ; and the independewt government recog nized before thi?re was time to even complete the pretenss of an organized government , . '. " . ' , The gOvevnmnt of Colombia had done us no harm. Ther was no ex cuse for & rsbellon In Panama.1 The government of the United Staes or ganln'd tls revolution, financed it and furnished the troops to do whatever fighting might be necessary to estab lish 4n pretended government of Panama. - . V, '.' ' Rarely, If evs r, In the history of nations, has there been a case'of such flagrant bullying of a weak power by a strong nation and the soul and genius ard instigator of it was Roose- Suppose that Colombia had been a great.i- powerful nation. like Germany, able to put Into the field within a week more than a million armed men. Do you suppo? that there would have been any move to organfcte a rev olution In Panama? ; Nay, nay, Pau line. Not on your life. - , But Colombia, while in point ot ter ritory more than twice as larg as Germany, is a poor wak nation, with about our million half savage, pover ty stricken Inhabitants, excepting of course thi rhllnj class. The marines from single United States man-of- war, were Bufflctent to whip all the armies that Colombia was able to muster and so her rights were dlsirv ' garde j. ''ler terrUoy was taken from her hecauBe we were Wrong enough to take it and Colombia' couldn't help It would have betn bett?r for the ultimate reputation of Roosevelt If men want "clothiee and - then more clothea." automobiles, yachts, cot tages at Newport and Bar Harbor. He slgihs because New York women such as he ftseg about the hotels and res taurants are probably unskilled in cooking- and laundry work, "Women," he says, "should marry with thij ide3 of having children and caring for a home." ' , . ShuckB! says Life. Colonel Green ought easily to find a wiCe to suit him, If he wants' an able woman, a skilled cook and laundress, well abb to bear children and keep a clean house, let him maki a careful tour Qf the intel ligence offices In New Tork. Admir able women of -the kind he praises are constantly passing through: these offices, and if hie is a pnesentab'o man and c&n give a good character;. , he ought to he : able to engage one to marry hlm. C . ' ; , . . Colonic Grth's mothi'r has ppent her life g:tlng money together and avoid ing expenditure. It that Is. his game too, he had better not try to marry at all. Single life is e'eaaper. Children are an expense. Wives are apt to feel entitled to some compensation for haing wives. Thiey are almost uni versally prone, fhe greedy things, to want, their share of life, and aome ahare ' of whatever thiedr . husbands have. Sinw they are as they are, Col onel Green, as he appears in Ws crlti- II r It THWi I i tt 1 Eli! it A The quality of the Clothes we sell is un surpassed at the price. The styles are right, too WE CATER TO FA R TiCVLA R DRESSERS and are showing for this season many neat, dressy pat- terns in the popular ' red, bf0wx and blue-gray shades. , also hundreds of other pleasing styles and shades.' you will find our prices right. we're exclusive agents ' ' : -. for : benjamin clothes for men. sincfirity clothes for men.! society brand young men's SUITS. ,- WOOLTEX SUITS AND COATS FOR LADIES. ' " SEIGEL SUITS AND COATS FOR LADIES AND MISSES . ' LUCILLE DRESSES FOR LADIFS XTRA-GOOD BOYS' SUITS AND OV ERCOATS. . - :;ftii;"'' A; mk to m , iJ. J OUIJ SHOE DEPARTMENT FILLED WITH THE BEST LINES AVAIL- ABLE Plngree Ladies Shoes Utz & Dunn's Ladies Shoes. EucatorC hlid'a Shoes. Barr-Brown Boys' "Sheas. J..E. Tilt Men's Shoes All the newest fall and winter styles in the above lines now on ;display..Aek to see them. Coyrl(h lIO GAGE PATTEKN HATS In our exclusive millir:ry department. . . MoMo West TheQUAUTY STORE -THIS IS MY 52ND BllBTHDAY." ' Marshall P. Wilder. Marshall P. Wilder, the well known clsma of wotnsh, will hardljr seem to J humorist and entertainer, was born in them an attractive partner.' Jj'e is too Geneva, N. Y., September 19, 1859. As much out for a bargain. He dwiillaan infant he n?moved with his par- OMMMMHMKMMIIIIHmilllMIUHMMIHMUl i A Strong Modern ank -I ' i y 4 Efficiently. conducted, not only In tb Interests of Its stock' .holders, but of Its depositors and jafons as well , .With officials well known and trusted; In tho community. With caplUL, sorplos and undivided profits of 10,000.000 and total moorces of IO0OO.W). The L Grande National Bank offers to firms, corpora tions and Individuals the beot banking: service, and Its offi cers ask a pronnl Intt-n lew with those contemplating changing aocoonts or o)xnlBg new ones. ' , La Grande National Bank v 1 : LA GRANDE, OREGON. CAPITAL . , SURPLUS RESOURCES Fred J. Holmes, Pres. F. L. Meyers, CasAe . $ 100.000.00 . . 105,000.00 . . VOOO.OOO.OO .W. J, Church, Vice Pres. Earl Zundel.ss'f. CasA;er entirely on what he wahts of a wife and not at all on . what e hopes 'to do for her. But marriage Is not-that lilnd of a trade. ; There is prwfit of a certain mean sort in ovwr-re'achlng a customer, but no profit in over-reaching a wlfeu ',' . Better not risk it, Colonel Green. You do not know this game 'of mar- tlasie-. ' Theni fa no sometRlng-for- nothlng department Init a-t all. ".You have to give yourself and what you ents to New York City, where he has since made his hoiros-. Owing to phy sical disability hla education was very limited, the whole, of his school-lite being covered by three or four years. As a youth toe- found employment In a New York office, at a salary of J2.0Q a week.', j Willie thus employed . he first used his abilities to entertain, appear ing as a readier at drawing rooqs. enter tainments. Soon he found It to his advantage to quit his "other employ have and you get what you get and ment and devote all hia time to enter- make the best of 1 t THIS DATE IN HISTORY. 1 2 intvWfHimMMhinhnimtm talnlng. In 1883 he went to lonaon, whwe he met with much success, Some veara later he made a trip around - the world, giving entertain in Tan on iMna Anstralla and SeptemDer is. . nthar nntrle. Mr. Wilder haa done 1356-The English under Edward. tneLonsIderabli9 Journalistic works and French under King jonn ai me " battlfe' of Poictlers. 1737 Gottlngen university operted 1739 Gen. Andrew Pickens, a distin guished soldier of the American revolution, 'born at Paxton, Pa. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: No tlce Is hereby given .that in pursuance of a resolution adopted by the com mon council of the city ot La Grande, Orairon on the 6th day of August, 1909, Died in South Carolina, Aug. 17, Lrea0ng improvement district No. 1, and designating Adama avenue as sucn district, and In pursuance of a resolu tion adopted by said common council on the 6th day of September, 1911, whereby aaid council determined and declared its Intention to Improve all that portion of Adama avenue, in sail improvement district aa hereinafter described, by laying thereon cement 1817. 1820 General assembly of Missouri met in St. Louis and organized a state government ISM Union forces under Gen. Sheri dan deSeated the confederates under Gen. Early at Winches ter. Va. 1831-James A. Garfield. 20th presi , dent ot the United States, died at Lona Branch. N. J. Born In Cuyahoga coutrty. Ohio. Nov. 19, . 1831. 1891 The St. Clair tunnel under the Tvtrolt river opened to trat '. flc. ;.' i80ftrioTieolft. In the Soudan, was captured by the Anglo-Egyptian expedition. sidewalks and macadamizing, the council will, ten days after the service of, this notice upon theowners of the property affected and benefited by such improvement, order that said above described improvement be made, that the boundaries of said district to be so Improved are aB follows: : All that portion of Adams avenue on north aide from the west line of Alder street, to a point 200 feet west of Al der street. (A) And the property affected or benefited by said improvement Is 'at fOllOWS: v-.,. ;. - j .'The property owned by the Grande Ronde hospital, described as follows: Commencing at a aolnt 60 feet west of the southwest corner of block 14, ot Grandy'a second addition to the city of La Grande, Oregon, running thence west 880 feet to the west line of the southeast quarter of Section 6, Twp. 3, S R 38, E W M, thence north 212 feet, thence east 380 feet, thence south 212 feet to the place of begin ning. Notice is hereby further given that the council will levy a special assess ment on all the property affected ani benefited by auch Improvement for the purpose of paying for such Improve ment. That the estimated coat ot such improvement Is the sum of $651.90. That. the council will, on the 20th day of September, 1911, meet at the coun cil chamber at the hour of 8 o'clock, p. m.. to consider said estimated cost, and the levy of said assessment, when a hearing will be granted to any per son feeling aggrieved by such assess ment 1 La Grande, Oregon, September 6th. CITY COUNCIL OF LA GRANDE, OREGON. .''":: , . : By C. M. HUMPHREYS, . Recorder of the city or La Grande, Oregon -:j . -" :.; J 9-8-10t ' ' ' :'"'-v : :" Grande Ronde NURSERIES .;.n.,": u.r--v-i--:-irrx (Trade Mark.) , Foreign and domestic trees, roses and shrubs. . "We guarantee to give satis faction, j Wo do, not claim our price to be lowen, than the low eat but claim the quality of the stock is the highest attainable. Therefore when comparing our prices with others please bear in mind that all trees are not alike. Our main specialty lies in satisfying a customer and fil ling hia order with trees of the most excellent quality. Orders large or. small will receive prompt and careful attention at our bands. ; L W. HORNBEGK & GO- ' ' ' Office . Grande Ronde Valley House I.A Grande. . Mint Marshmallous in 10c tins Barallona Filberts K n XT Tw A 1 J A Cream Nut Fillippi Almonds Toasted Rolls Peanut Butter Flavor THEY ARE V DELICIOUS at . SELDERS t (WW"1""