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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER - THURSDAY,' FEBRUARY 8, 1912.
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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.
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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
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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
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"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
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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
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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