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lis PAGE 4 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER - THURSDAY,' FEBRUARY 8, 1912. '0, ( 1 I if Tilt OBSERVER K BRUCE- DENNjSi Editor and Owner. Mere at the postofflc at la Grande as second-class matter. ' SCBSCRIPTIOIf BATES. ; Bally, Hlugljr copy Sc Safly, per week . . " 16e 9Bj, per month 65eJ THE CONGRESSIONAL SCRAP, Col. F. S. Ivanhoe, the old veteran : attorney, says positively there 1b so congressional bee buzzing around his ky piece this year, in answer to a direct question from tbe .Observer ...yesterday he remarked: .. .-;: "No, no, there, Is nothing doing with :: this old man. this season. I am not i a candidate for congress., The' field ' la well filled with likely looking run ners and 1 shall toe one to sit in the : grand stand and see the starters score " under-the pole. " The winner. In the dlrst beat, which is the primary race, '-will have my undivided support at the polls In November." . : . Thus came' the final answer of the colonel to those who had thought for some time that when the gong sound ed bis mettle would begin to tingle anl lie would enter In what promises to be thtf greatest free-for-all race ever beld in the northwest. That Ivanhoe bad his exe on the place early In the Arcade Theatre "BEYIEW lOF THE PARIS garrison g. c. r. c. . A splendid military picture. "A POLISHED BttlUSLAtt". -. . ;. Essanny "'A lively comedy, A WESTERN GIRL". . ,M(tlIcg A' strong western story. Ml BROTHER AGIOSTIXO" , ., Lublu .v; Artistically designed , and with a lively comedy ending, . TERMS OF THE WILL"... ' Patlie THE HACK AM) SCHMIDT , BOUT" '. S. & A. . .A successful burlesque corn-1 ; edy on' a wrestling match. LAl'RA GREEN WILLS : In Latest Popular Song. A Working Capital of Over $215,000 00 Inspires Confidence in This Bank The stability ot this limit tutlon, Tho substuntlnl men behind It, ;: . - Its reputation Tor prngrosslveness, - r v r -. It large loaning capacity, , : , ., , Its spirt of accommodation! w. ' . have attracted customers whose deposits aggregate over $700, 000.00. .'.'. ' .. i Promote your lntorests by allying yourself as a depositor with 'this strong and succcsBfu 1 Institution. . : i . . La Grande National Bank LA GRANDE, OREGON. CAPITAL ... SURPLUS . . RESOURCES .' , United States game there Is little question, but af ter consulting' bis business he decid ed that it would be a losing game even if be were sure by election by acclamation, ' . .. This leaves the following runners grooming for the April, dash; George Cochran, of La Grande, who baa Is sued a platform that seems to appeal to a great many voters; Jerry Rusk, formerly of Wallowa county but later of La Grande, who clings to non-par-, tisan ideas of politics . but : who will likely ask the republican party for tbe nomination ; Mick v lnnott, state senator from Wasco cqiinty,' who has Just announced his candidacy while ex-CongresBman Ellis, Fred Wilson, Judge Davis and1 a number of others have niade no definite announcement as yet. ' Betting has ; not yet . begun- - and therefore there are - no favorites be ing playei(.V For,, a time it: was sup posed the . democrats of tbe district were holding a tight rein on Judge Bennett of The Dalles, figuring on turning h'lm loose at the word "Go, This theory Is knocked out now Bince Slnnott, who Is Bennett's law part ner, has entered the race for republl can honors, as It Is not believed like 1)1 that one would run against the oth er, j The new .district Is a plastic propo sition as yet,-. No one can quite tell what is most; needed which prevents anyone bitting the "keynote." Every candidate has something to say In a general, way but there seems to be a demand for a. boiling down Of gener alities, such as are used so. lavishly lu Oregon.' and getting down to brass tacks..' This, i will probably- occur lp tbe next few . days, for the advent of February-showed the, calendar up In Its true light -and convinced all seek ers for congressional honors that 'pri mary day cometh apace. : ..- Considerable speculation is engag ed In relative to W. R. Ellis. " Some say positively he will run, while oth ers are just as 'positive that the old gentleman feels he has had sufficient recognition . and Is now willing to devote his time to raising fruit and practicing law as a side issue. Then there are friends of Judge Lowell In Umatilla county who claim Ellis shall not run for' it will weaken Lowell'B chaftces for United States senator. ' It is more or less of a general mix- up during which time the. people are ixl.. At 41. ' S nmn4hln tt happen that will . clear the atmos phere. PITIABLE EGOTISM. '. Few states can lay claim to the same number of egotists in . public life that " can the state of Oregon. Sopie time ago the Evening Observer printed an editorial on state taxes that has called' forth comment from one end of the state to the other in newspapers who uphold.; a ' plan of politics that is viciously extravagant. BeSldes these newspa-pera the La Fol lette organization; at Portland - has written personal letters to tbe editor on the subject. v And In each Instance these critics have worried a great deal because the state administration was mentioned In connection with excessive Btate tax. Each, explained that the govec nor has: nothing to do wlth levying $ 100,000.00 . 115,000.00 , 1,000,000.00 Depository mrs4 -Of . 1 1 tortrt8fcnhSlafl " - N o "H t: appearance, you will be more than delighted with Society Clothes New Shipment of Spring styles in Tilt Shoes taxes and proceeded with a complete explanation as to bow taxes are lev led in Oregon. These men pf larfee egotistical bumps seem to think ,no one has any sense or Judgment but themselves.' Every, schoolboy. In Un ion county knows how taxes are lev- led and how valuations are arrived at, but it takes one of these self-appoint ed custodians of "the people" to Bhow his moppery and big feelings by at tempting 'to enter into lengthy ex planation of a proceeding as well known as the obtaining of a hunter's license. . . ' . : . ... This paper did criticise the state! administration, and It Tiad a right to do so. when the - editor personally met Governor West it was agreed that the chief executive, failed , to use his veto as often as it should have been used. The governor says he , lacked time alone to wield the knife further, which explanation Is taken by this paper as the governor gave It. Files of the Observer will show several edi torials commending the young gover nor when he used ;hls veto, but he stopped entirely too soon. :y Vi. . Ae. were making nq. excuses. for a republican legislature ' that used lit tle judgment In its appropriations; we have no republican to protect neither do we purpose tarowlng pro tectlon around a band of public men who Insist on trying to fu.l tin public by shouting popular doctrine and at the same time whetting away the public money. -, ; . As for these newspapers and per . . . soiial critics wno navjo wriueu in 10 tell ua how taxes are raised in Ore gon, we respectfully suggest to them that Union county has a school sys tem which teaches probably as much of public "affairs as they ever knew and in the future when they see an article from Union county on taxes and public expenses, don't think there Is need of . missionary work among the Ignorant here, but read the article twice and the second time Its' 'meaning may percolate Into and through a brain that is badly bulged on- the part where phrenologists claim exists the bump of egotism. Olttl "AOX-PAKTISAS BROTHERS ' Several men are trying to procure nominations from the republican par ty on the ground that Hhey are ''non partisans." Did you ever, hear or anything so ridiculous? If a non partisan why enter republican ranks? S pnng Designed and tailored especially for particular young men. In cludes the popular new shades of Blue, Tans and Plum Mixtures PRICES If vou want clothinsr that WESTS Why not stand on the principle you advocate? If the republican party is guilty of all the ills that now beset the gov ernment, and we all admit there are ailments in national affairs, why should any man want to stick within the party to get a nomination and then claim he Is a non-partisan In the hope of being elected? : -This looks. like a man had lost his beai'rg or else he might be starting a new idea in politics. What is a non partisan, anyway? . Often you hear someone say, "Vote for the man." That has been a popular expression , ever since the civil war, but usually the "man" who is running wants to affiliate with either the, republican or democratic parties why? He hopes to get his heaviest vote from the. par ty and then get enough , "non-partl- gaii" votes to Insure his election. Is : this not ' true? f - It. may "be the modern way of do ing things in .politics. It may bo far superior to anything the world has ever . yet known,..: ;.. But according- to many, men .who jiave,.the reputation of being on the. squar lf a, man.-wUu noi iuKe a siana on one sicie or ti;e other, if he will not be counted as either for or against measures: of na tional importance which are invari ably fathered by a party, he , Is nol a very desirable candidate for of fice. Perhaps all of these men of rep i tntion are wrong; perhaps thoy ara rot: enlightened; yes, perhans, but what do you really think about it, anway? ' Forty million dollars seems like a large sum of money for highways. Yes, forty millions is a largo sum ct money. By the way has the scientific dirt road: with frequent use of tbe King road drag ever -been given a fair trial in this state? In some lo calities the people make verv, very good roads in this manner and the AND UP is Tout of the ordinarv in tailnrinomnrl expense is as nothing compared with forty milllpna of dollars. : : , ; The experiment .station residence burnedbut so far as known the bar ley breeding plant of Bob Withy combe was not Injured. , The new city council has some ex cellent ideas on grading and draining the streets of La Qrande that are not paved. It's worth a try, boys, and the town h with you on the proposi tion. THIS DATE IS HISTORY. February 8. 1587 Mary, Queen of Scots, behead ed. Born Dec. 7,' 1542. 1701 Bank of the United States in corporated. , 1828 Jules Verne, famous French writer of romances, born. Died March 24, 1905. '...' .'.'. 1836 Philadelphia first lighted . by gas. - .;z k 1843 The ., town ot Point a PItre, ri ft" Quadalo.upe entirely , destroyed by an earthquake. . ' 1847 'pen. , Kearney proclaimed the f annexation of California to the : United States. .: 1849 The Roman National assembly divested tlie . pope of all tem poral power, and adopted a re , publican form of government. 1801- United States arsenal .'at' Little Rock seized by the Arkansas authoiitles , ' 1862 -Gen. Brunside's joint naval and military expedition against : North Carolina engaged In the ,' . ' battle of Roanoke Island. . ' 1870 Prince Arthur (Duke of Con naught) attended the funeral of George Peabodyat Portland, . Maine. 7 : ' . " 1 ' ' 1872 Ear of Mayo, governor general of India, assassinated at Port After a Cold Auto Ridel " i what could tbe more comforting or exhllerating than a nice cup of Hot Chocolate, which you will always, find ready at thig season of i the year at our Soda counter? We give it to you pure and Cheering, f fuH of that goodness and nutriment so peculiar to the best quality J of Chocolate. It is a food, drink and medicine all combined, at low f cost. ' Sclder's - SEowmg' MMirn . . . J. New Styles in Gordon $3.00 Hats Blair, Born in Dublin, Feb. 2f. 1822. "'' :' ;.', "'.! John . White Geary, governor of 1873- Pennsylvania, 1867-73, died In Harrlsburg. Born in Mount Pleasant, Pa Dec. 30, 1819. 1887 Sir Alexander , Campbell ap , pointed lieutenant governor of . Ontario, , ' ' ' ' ' 1898i President Barrios of Guatemala assassinated. "THIS IS MY 6TH BIRTHDAY." George R. Parkin. , 'i 1 George R. Parkin, a distinguished Canadian journalist and -educator and organizing . representative , " o the Rhodes Scholarship Trust, was born in . Salisbury, New Brunswick, Febru ary 8, 1846. After graduating from the Univerlsty of New Brunswick he went to Oxford university," England, for a .course' in classics and history. Upon his return to Canada he became principal of the Collegiate institute at Frederlcton and -later of Upper Can ada college , at' Toronto. The Jatter positibnilie; f eslgned .i;ln1:1i9b2" to be come identified with the' Rhodes Schol arship Trust.'' .; Dr. Parkin is an ar dent imperialist. He has written sev eral books on, the subject of imperial federation and '. some ; years ago he visited all of . the principal colonies of the British empire In the interest of the movement. : .: c"' : '. v Congraulatlons to:. ' ; ' Roar Admiral William ' W. Mead, V. S. N., retired, 67 years old today.: . Rush Rliees, president of the Unl-: verslty of Rochester, 52, years old to day.' ' Admiral .' Sir ' ; Archibald Lucius Douglas, a native of Canada who has given distinguished : services to the British navy, 70 years old today.. A bee's wings are said to beat the air at the rate of 190 strokes a sec ond. That beats the band. La Crandej
