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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1912.
Tttt OBSERVER
BRUCE DENNiS
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Elsewhere lu this issue will be
found a communication from Dr. SI.
X. Hall of La Grande, who la a mem
ber of the good roads commission ap
pointed by Governor West, and natur
ally favors the West road bills liow
being discussed.' We are pleased to
have the doctor give his views, for i
they are of considerable value to ev
eryone, coming as they do from one
who helped draft the measures in ques
tion. But with all the doctor's figur
ing the fact remains that the apparent
Intent and desire of the proposed bills proposed road bills when not offering
ly small volume of Improved property
compelled to bear the tax la inconsist
ent with good, business Judgment and
there is no doubt but what the people
of tills state, or the great majority of
them, feel he same way. '
The doctor is in error when he
thinks this paper has a desire to
knock Governor West, rather than the
road bills. Our governor is not the
kind of a man who draws knocks from
anyone. His .position on several Im
portant questions rather creates the
feeling that a well meaning boy Is in
the governor's chair; that the state is
a toy In his hands and there is nothing
to do but listen patiently to the prat
tllng so long as he holds the office
We have nothing but a friondly feel
ing for Oswald West personally. W(
believe ho is a good detail man, sue
CHufiil as a clerk or at the head of a
commission, but as a governor hp
lacks some important essentials which
time and experience may develop in
him.
it will, be also noticed that Dr. Hall
rather irritably calls the Observer on
the carpet for wishing to defeat hte
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i Each day our showing of Spring
i attire is increased bv the arrival of lliAfJS
anything as a substitute. In answer
to this we have but to call attention
to our advocacy of "dirt roads" and
. is to bond the state in what seems to
be an excessive amount for building
rock roads.
No one will disagree with the doc- , by this we mean, not the average dirt
tor as to the desirability of having roads made by the county road super
, rock roads but the great question that .visor, but a dirt road made along bcI
confronts the people of Oregon Is: Can entitle lines using extreme caution as
the state afford such an improvement? to drainage and the adoption of the
We contend that the sparsely settled. King road drag at frequent intervals.
condition of Oregon, Its extensive
mileage of highways, Its comparative-
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"BID MOTBEB fiET Jll.lt
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A very ' pleas-.ng comedy,
Mamma was quite insistent that.
Nelly marry wealth! Nelly' had
other, plans. . .. .
"FATBE WEEKLY''... . . .Pnthe'
The up-to-the-minute newspa
per showing you the events as
they actually happened.
"SKOHET WEDWXU''... Sellg
A strong dramatic story of
an artist's love and his work.
"BRAVE AXD BOLD"
llloirrnpt
Bravery Is of many types but
the bravery which causes ontf
to face a D1SNTIST has not yet
been discovered.
Our new singer, Harry Con
fer, will sing "TAKE ME WITH
TOr, (UTEV, AM) K0IM3ET'
TO BB1XG 31 E HACK."
Some say this is not practical In
Western Oregon where the rainrall Is
, heavy, but most people agree good
dirt roads could be made in this sec
tion of the state. Regarding the West
ern Oregon situation we wish to slate
that down in Lane couny, out a few
t miles from Eugene, a rancher wanted
I the appointment of road supervisor,
claiming he knew how to build roads.
I The appointment was refused him and
he at once constructed a piece of dirt
' road to prove his claim. That road Is
made along proper lines, attention
has been paid especially to drainage
I and he drags It frequently, with tha.
result that it Is a good road good
I enough for1- anyone to ride over at
any time,
j Our belief is thai the burning desire
'to spend money in Oregon must be.
' curtailed else the land and the busi
ness concerns of this state will groan
so heavily unuer t.ie load that In
many individual Instances bankruptcy
is sure to follow, . TliiB state has not
the population, not the improved prop
erty to step intothe rock, road epoch.
Let us take notice of other splendid
states whose statesmen have been
blest with probably as much gray
matter as those of Oregon, whose
property valuation 'is much greater,
whose population Is much more dense.
These states are using dirt roads, and
why not Oregon?
Dr. Hall's communication, however,
is very welcome to the columns of
this paper. We need more discussion
of t!ie subject and the Observer shall
be pleased to hear from the doctor
further, as well as any other citizen
who may have Ideas to express on
the subject,
j many fashionable new garments.
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First Spring
j Showing of
I STREET DRESSES
i PARTY DRESSES
iand
! TAILORED SKIRTS
There's a touch of distinction and
individuality aoout these new.
"ready-to-wear" garments that is
seldom found outside the high
priced custom tailor work. Youj
will be delighted with both style
and price. Come today and see
them. ' sr. i i
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Spring Showing
TAILORED SUITS
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TEMPT DESCRIPTION OF THE
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CXTIL YOU SEE THE 31, HOW
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These newest spring models are designed and tailor
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wide collars, deep cuffs, and many with cutaway and
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Hundreds of New Spring Styles in Men's and Young Men's Suits arrived dur-jp
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FAB3I IXSTRIICT10X.
The National Soil Fertility league,
an organization of western men Inter-
A Working Capital of Over
Inspires Confidence in This Bank
$215,000 00
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The stability of this instl tutlon,
The substantial men behind it, '.
Its reputation for progresslveness, : . i
It large loaning capacity, i
Its spirt of accommodation,
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WESTS
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ested in the improvement of agricul- by federal and state appropriations to j
tural methods in the United States, is, the agricultural colleges direct for
this specific work.'
In urging the passage of the bill the
league represents that it will provide
a means of distributing to the farmers
the cost fund of information which
has been collected by the land grant
j colleges, United States experiment
! stations and United States department
! of agriculture. "The extension work
I called for by the bill," says the
"namely, personal contact of
urging a bill before congress prpvld-
ing federal appropriation for farm In
struction under the direction of the
state university agricultural schools, j
The general purpose in view is "get-1
ting into general practice the best '
methods known of scientific agricul-j
ture by employing trained agricultur
alists, or practical farm demonstra
tors, skilled In the most approved
,.,n.,..io p r,.v ..rgntina tn tiii... i .1 !. league
. .l.n .nn ...lin IrrtXll'd M.ltl, 111.11 t H
on his own farm the In- I ; " ;
Wlsnes 10 learn rigni oui uu iiib sun
not deliver a speecii at a political
I meeting until they wreo found. With
out his false teeth, of course, his voice
would not ring true.
the farmer
formation or; knowledge that will e.1-1
able hlin, the latter, to interpret and
adapt to his local conditions the bst
methods of farming." The league an
nounces that the success of the bit1
"will as rapidly as possible place a
trained, practical man, selected and
directed by the respective state agri
cultural' colleges, permanently m each
agricultural county of the United
States and enable the farmer to be-
w'here the problem. -lies will vitalize
1 the whole system, give potency to the
new knowledge and reduce it to prac
tice." '
The purpose of the bill Is in line
with the plan that has been followed
in, Europe in securing increased farm
. productiveness. It has been U6ed to
some extent in the south and has been
attended with good results wherever
it has been tried. It is an application
tome master of his calling ailed by.
the best services the country can fur-j of the principles of scientific farming
nlsh rnd supported by federal ,md "q sou cuiuvauon onsen upon exper
iments with various kinds of crops In
all parts of the country.
The plan is said to have the approv
al of President Taft and 90 per cent
of the agricultural college authorities.
The league hopes to have the bill pas
sed with non-partisan support,
state fjnds." The league's first pur
pose is "to restore the fertility of t'.ie
soil and at the same time to double
the yield per acre; to correlate all the
forces interested In building up a per
manent agriculture."
The hill provides that an agricul
tural extension department or division
may be established in connection with
suite colleges where the state appro
priates an amount equal to the fed
eral contribution, and that this divi
sion shall give instruction and field
demonstration in agriculture and in
home economics to persons not resi
dent In the colleges. The first appro
priation will amount to about :100.
000, increasing during nine years un
til $3,000,000 Is reached, that sum re
maining thereafter subject to the plea-
I sure of congress. The league esti
l rin nt os that "the expense will amount
i 'to nhout 10 cents per person of our
r population and Is to be provided for
Governor Vessey of South Dakota,
recently lost his false teeth and could
A man in Portland, iMaine, was re
cently indicted for providing cam
paign cigars, which is getting to be a
more serious offense than carrying
concealed weapons.
Fredericks Will Lead Case.
Los Angeles. Feb. 19. District At
torney Fredericks admitted today that
he will :tfy the Darrow bribery' case
himself' He has just returned froni
a mldle west and eastern 'trip In con
nection with the dynamite cases.
Split Infinitives.
To sometimes in an emergency or
when laboring under a great mental
stress split an Infinitive may be excus
able, but to deliberately or wantonly
or with malice preiiense tear its parts
asunder or to cruelly divorce the help
less and dependent "to" from her verb
al spouse is severely condemned by
purists. The general practice, however,
Is said to have prevailed among stand
ard English autbnrs since the seven
teenth century- Boston Globe.
A Fighting Chance.
"So you think the author of this play
will live, do you?" remarked the tour
ist .
"Yes," replied the manager of the
Frozen Dog Opera House, "lie's got
a five mile start, and 1 don't think the
bnv t;in l-oth him ' -T lfr
As to Clocks.
"What nn elegant timepiece that is,1
said the old time friend.
"Yes," replied Mr. Cumrox: "that's!
about as elegant u clock as money will
buy."
"You were once content with a much
simpler affair."
"Of course. Nobody wants to waste!
more than a dollar on a clock tbaq
wakes him up nnd tells him when to!
go to work. But when It wakes him
up nnd reminds him that he doesn't)
have to go to work he feels mora
frieudly and liberal." Washington
Star.
: ."-;' A Woman's Reason.
"Why. ask the inquisitive person,
"do you enjoy having some one tell you
that you are pretty when you know
you are not? Does it make you believe
that you are?"
"No." she answers readily. "But 1b
makes me believe that he believes 1
am." .Judge's Library.
Escaped.
Gillet go you've Just come from Hea
pecked's funeral. How did the old bod
look? Natural?
Perry - No: relieved. - New Yoek
Times.
Keep your promises especially
those who cannot enror'V thnui.
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