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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY. 21, 1912.
THE ObSLRVER
' X R U G & D 12 N V i S
' Editor .ami Otvuei,
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''laturi'S.; 'i:;'..y',r -4.: ;'-.'.?.'', ';'.''
j ;,,'Tllfcy: are; personal friend:; of tin
1 wi'MBj-ini(l vA;);r forf'.U'ii, (ilia .for 8BU--I-Jiig
."(nstloni,. . ' '. ' " ''-v. '..'.
' They Kiiow thore i,-;' a limit to" Lite
'' it Mount pf ta; :!. ;,.;op!.i can bo
; forced to psy-:-t!ie-l!rtfe of con'H;atioii.
The lu-st two loijlilMurea have ;1jhi
' )!i),'ii''(v3 f0!' esp'tiidln'? ; j;v.ifta,.,BM'i'"
i ; i, v 1 5 f ' , c-ti m !l t i i ; J c i n s nli'l jobi?,,. i' . ,v-
Will fbVy bd'-u-IHlDK f rome .lO-B-J-J-"t.-rtj
jujafipi! 'n rur cVttbr,-nlfrr ol
' xir "IAih I'i.uya: in Hni Ji-i-jlutur;?? ;;;
.1' Wijl they.'fome to. Salem and submit
to mi.' irdi-Kral), 'anti-graft .and ' antlr
0f ! lax expansion i! aiij ' : , .': -
'hum men are goon .ctt.wenr,, . Ma-,
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''..It out oli) friend, Cot, J3, Hotot
Siil'.'m, would only stay'-bit" tH'i.' track
mii't?: Ik. u'lihlii i:triaiiilv land, and do
But his irbubie f liu cims-ami-Btana wr sou.i govwuiu m.
But wilt ttunr com to Hftinm aim
mm.
& lot of good.
'-'inn .ii a ilosinV to -switch.." Fur lnataneu
ho started the Taft-U.iroln club in j he,i. U,.-ir hands off' the propfirty ot
In he i Mir ' ilieir -ICllOW CIUZBUK!
Oregon, wlil.ili prmnlKed
faoior in Oil-'si.il (':.- Where do we find
hira now? Futli.irlni; 'io I!oonv(51t
blind cami'uiga and doing all thiit tie.
can to )t tli? former president fea
tured In pvwrv ii(iW?i)rjivr In the stale.
To raise salaries, .create new ofllees
i-'onstniet boards mid eonmiUslonp will
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iMtimmnum I HiiMwiHllll milt mil III
enter into; their platform, prom
nm ., it., ,-l i-i,'..!. fiiMlts we love i do nil
W, still for erei-v oru e in n while lie i payer interroiiles Ih.-m.
hltn out . i'fr;is!it ,fom .the . shoulder
nd Hit) bell's I'ye.V'iiilc.'; .Recently he
Rddressed ;i f crips' ' ot. qticBtlona W
some le!;l-!lftlivr' cnndldfites in sonth
ern Oroson Oiat sound very good in
deed. Here they are: ,
. J, A .Bachntiftii, Ceorse Neuner and
Albert Abraham of Honeburg, all want
to become state senators.
All three are bright and able yonnt?
men ".'istoot ' politician!!," lawyers
not
Vet they . wijl eoine to Salem, and
these thin?,?., vnueh'if a.ta'x-l
they ., v will i
ralise thoir. bauds. In holy horror t: a d ;
..'OotiOHrob'h ' 'answer- tbo.';. ppop'a I
these rjuefitiotip; ' ;. , ' '
It elei.-ti!d, will you organize the ;
legislature on framenp lines," as h'Ui !
been the ancient and disreputable cus- j
torn?
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From every express and every freight, pack
ages and cases of bright, new Spring Mer
chandise are arriving am! immediately being
unpacked and put on display.
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Arcade
heatre
THE FOSTER SISTER. .....
G. C P. C.
A boautlful colored drama.
TlllKTV BAYS AT IIABD T,A
IK)U ;,.i.;. Edison
A son of the Idle rich under
takes to earn bis bread for 30
lays by the sweat of his brown.
It Is to win the girl '.and Is n
condition Imposed by the fath
er. It's good comedy.
WlinnAY A SI) KINDT, ,1'nflm
A clever comedy. . , . ,
A TAIiK OF THE WII-DEU- '
NESS ............ Blojrrnpli
Te daiiKers ot band of lraml
Brants driving Into a country
swarming with Indians. A thril
ling Indian drama.
CAPTAIN JENK'S DII.EM
3I1A ....... . Yilagrnpli
j Featuring V.r. Bunny and
Miss Finch', Bunny as Jenlt'c '.
ongages himself to the Widow
Brown and unconsciously to
five littlo Browns. Ho borows
Ave kids from bis neighbors and
frightens Mrs. Brown out of the
engagement,
ITAIIRT CONFER, our new bur
Hone In l'Ictorial rdelody.
memorial fraud known as the clerk
ship r?) ft ? - ' : j
Will vnn refriiln from Inf rndnclnrr I
bills' to create oftlces, raise saliirloa
or impose burdens on the taxpayers.
unless a clean majority petition therefor?
'., Unless you will act on those lines
and give the people a decent legisla
ture, for heaven's sake stay at home
THE SMALLEST PERSON
WORLD.
IN THE
La Grande Is in the hands of dog
poisoners again. Wo thought this
community had become sulliciently
civilized and enlightened to be free
from such pests. But they have crop
ped out once more and yesterday
Judge Knowles' dogs were killed by
poison. .
How low, contemptible, and mean
the person must feel, who reads an
account ot the result of his cowardly
work? Think of rolling a pill that
kills and in the dark of night ..drop
ping it near your neighbor's door. Is
a person who would do such a thing
even n step ahead of the bomb throw-
er? All that Is needed to level the two
is the nervo which the bomb thrower
possesses and the poison . dropper
does not. , ,
Suppose a little child had in Inno
cent play taken the poison-charged
food Intended for the dogs, and a lit
tle life had gone out through the
heinous work of the degenerate who
dropped the poison. Would not the
community be up in arms over such
a transaction? It is mere chance
that such was not the case, which
makes It Imperative that all elTor
bo made to catch and punish any per
son so devoid of docency, so devoid
of the elements - of humanity who
will drop poison in door yards or on
A Working Capital of Over
$215,000.00 Inspires Confidence in This Bank
The stability of this Instl tutlon,
The substantial men behind It,
Its reputation for progresslveness,
It large loaning capacity,
Its spirt of accommodation,
have attracted customers whose deposits aggregate over f 700,
000.00. Promote your Interests by allying yourself as a depositor with
this strong and successfu 1 Institution.
La Grande National Bank
LA GRANDE, OREGON.
CAPITAL .. . . $ 100,000.00
SURPLUS . . . 115,000.00 v
RESOURCES . . . 1,000,000.00
United States Depository
lust Arrived.
New Spring.
Shapes in
Pumps
Ml Colors, f II leathers
$3. to $4.
to Wear; Department
New Lingerie Waists
lie w Tailored S k iris
New SW' Petticoats
tiew Sireet Dresses
New Evening Dresses
New Spring Coats
New Spring Suits
er faring Styles iir
Society Brand Suits
$20 to $30
Ben'pmin Suits
Sincerity Suits
. $15 to 522.50
Eiderheimer Siein Suits
For Boys and Young Men..
Stetson Hats
Gordon Hats
MeM Line Trimmings an
fllover Laces Just
The Quality Store
The Popular White Nubuck
Shoes $4.50 a Pair
WESTS
The Quality Store
LCMtE.lt YS. STEEL.
the streets.
'Only dogs were killed" may be the,; ' '-'
opinion of light and-frivolous people, ,
but think for a moment. There is not ,Aluiougn tms has been mentioned
a dog with a.' home which is not the , as a ,"steol - age" the lumber of the
direct object of love of some child. country lias not by any mean neen
Would you, as, an adult citizen, do : given the knockout blow that some
anything to wring the heart of a' may imagine, xaite me construction
child; would you lend yourself to a rof railway coaches,' as an example,
transaction that would cast the tirsj Wen. the Harrlman lines and -other
shadow across the life of babyhood, i roads first put on the steel car the
It you would, may the Good Lord j traveling piumc reiapseci into a reei
have pity
soul.
on your poor shriveled
NOT FOR THEM.
Ex-Senator Charles W. Fulton, re
publicanand John M. Gearin, demo
crat, either of whom was considered
a probable candidate for the United
States senate, have announced decid
edly that they will not run. This an
nouncement strikes the republicans
and democrats alike, for Gearin' is
the recognized leader of democracy in
Oregon while Fulton holds the same
place In republican circles. ,
It means that this state will never
have the . services of either of these
men In. public again, and it you will
look closely for the cause no doubt
you will observe that the cause Is
what Is known as present day mod
ern political methods. Neither Gearin
nor Fulton cared to enter a turmoil
amidst snapping and snarling.
Another rancher has come out on
the side of earnest state patriotism.
C. D. Huffman In last evening's Is
sue of the Observer dealt the $40,000,
000 boys & body blow, and he has
with him the great majority of the
people.
Even the supreme court sidestep--
I ped the Oregon system and decided
I to lay any burden that might arise
I from a decision on the shoulders of
congress, Verily, this humaulty Is a
strange quantity.
ing of safety and congratulated the
companies on having finally provided
a life insurance for every passenger.
But, in less than three .years railroad
managers have begun to change front
on the-steel car and gradually senti
ment is drifting back in favor of the
steel frame and the wood coach. It
has been found that in case of acci
dent the percentage of danger is les
sened little If any by the use of the
steel car; that they are harder to
heat, noisier and an enemy to sani
tary conditions. ,
Nothing brought a showdown be
tween wood and steel In car building
so well as the Fort Wayne, Indiana,
wreck which gave each a test and the
wooden car came out ahead.
All of these facts are of interest to
Oregon a wood producing state, and
the spirit of loyalty to the forests
here should cause every citizen to
stand upon facts In every Instance
that gives' wooden construction
any kind superior to steel.
CHAUVINISM'S COST.
! BETTER
Figures compiled In Winnipeg - in
dicate that Canada has lost $25,000,
000 through the rejection of the reci
procity pact with the United States.
This is the ,(irst expense charge to be
credited against the conservative par
peals to passion to disturb calm judg
ment in the settlement of a question
that concerned national devolpment.
The loss for the last year will not be
a drop in the bucket when the whole
reckoning is made.
Canadians may place the loss of
$25,000,000 to their debt account in
national affairs .under the heading:
"Misplaced display of x patriotism."
They will awaken some day to the
real cost of subscribing their aid to
the chauvinists who, under the guise
of patriots, led them from the paths
of sound judgment and reason. In the
meantime, farmers in the United
States will not display any sympathy
because the Canadians have lost so
heavily through the defeat of reci
procity. They will take the philo
sophic view that the loss of our nor
thern neighbors is their gain and re
joice accordingly.
(Continued from Page One.)
Union county today lies between La
Grande and Island City and they greet,
with glad acclaim the Kiddie proposi
tion.
Convict Labor Wanted.
HoUday Tomorrow.
Tomorrow is a legal holiday and
the posoffice will be open only at hol-
of iday hours, The general delivery wln
dows will be open In the morning.
The auto owners also took action
to urge County Judge Henry to make
application for 30 or 40 convicts thisi
summer who would be placed on bad
road districts and allowed to . work
that the convict system might be giv
en a careful trial in this county.
Present Tax Lirw Obnoxious.
The present automobile tax law was
declared obnoxious and the associa
tion will bring pressure to bear on
Union county's delegation to Salem's
law-making Institution to have the
present system of taxing autos abol
ished and offer In Us stead, a law
which will give to the county 66 2-3
per cent of the sum raised by taxing
automobiles, and give 1-3 to the state
road fund, the, money to be handled
by the present force of officials with
out creation of any more clerk or
supervisor jobs. At present the coun
ty gets little or no benefits from the
large sums donated to the state's genv
eral fund by Union county automobile
owners. -
After a Cold Auto Ride
what could be more comforting or exhllerating than a nice cutf of
Hot Chocolate, which you will always tind ready at thlg season 'of
the year at our Soda counter? We give It to you pure and cheering,
full of that goodness and nutriment so peculiar to the best quality
of Chocolate. It Is a food, drink and medicine all combined, at low
cost.
Selders
La Grande