iAGE FOUR
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1912.
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BRUCE DENNJS
Editor and Owner.
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Portland, Ore., March 6. While t!ic
entire state of Oregon is Iri the throes
et high taxes and there Is a constant
complaint all along the line It may be
Interesting to know that Jonathan
BoUrne, reported to tie a millionaire)
pays Into this state the great sum of
12.44. .
' He is also senator from Oregon,
holding the highest office within the
Ift of the people. He does not even
own a home In the state, but his resi
dence is given at the Portland hotel.
His wealth Is in the east a country
so different from Oregon in Its needs
that there Is little wonder when the
tariff bill was up before the senate
Che Oregon senator voted for a high
tax on cotton good. His Interests lie
: In a cotton goods manufacturing plant
Jience his vote to protect his own In
terests. He is probably the only man
'In the state who is Interested In a
otton good plant. The remainder of
us are consumers and we pay the tar
Iff imposed upon us by the vote of our '
own senator. ' . ; ' , . ' '. . j
i ". Couimon reasoning teaches this U i
an Injustice, a miscarriage of the
people's wishes. This campaign one
which will test "the loyalty of every
man In Oregon, for no one thoroughly
loyal to the state can vote for Bourne
,. with his $2.44 tax against Ben Selling
' who is a bulness man and everything
he has In the world lies in Oregon
helping to defray the state's expenses.
Selling was for popular government
yvhen Bourne was committing the
';crlme of the age" In holding up an
Oregon legislature. ; Selling was ad
vocating direct primary when Bourne
was a strong machine man.' Selling
was fighting against :: machine rule
when Bourne was holding the throttle
of the' machine and guiding It. , The
case Is so apparent In favor of Selling,
the evidence bo preponderous that he
should be chosen over Bourne that it
is no wonder word comes from all ov
er the state that Selling is gaining
and former Bourne men are flocking
to the Selling crowd.
W E S W E S T'S W E S T'S W E S W E S T'S
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Arcade
Theatre
"THE SCAl'EflO AT" . . .Sells
A western drama. Some thril
ling moments, magnificent scen
ery, and excellent riding.
H TIMELY ItESClE" .....
V Vitiigrnph
A Boer war story, lively skir
wishes, mid Interesting pictures';
of Boer cavalry.
ASSOCIATED PRESS SLIDES
"THE POOiltl RELATION". . . .
Liililn
Mies May Buckley pluvs the ,
part of the Poor Relation. She
watches the throng of merry
dancers from the balcony above
and there the ..man who stands
for the prince of the old story
finds her and falls In love with
her.
PICTORIAL MELODY BY
COM'EIl
-THE GRIP 8ATC1IE11,..
. Essiinny
A comedy that Is both brisk
and bright.
WON'T FORGET YOUll UAL
LOT A VOTE WITH EVEMY
ADMISSION.
COMING THE ItOMIfl TWINS
1IABMONY SINGERS AND
DANCERS.
'Apparently reports from the new
congressional district the fight has
reached a point where many are play
ing Cochran and Sinnott as the two
principal factors. Some thought when
Roosevelt came out Jerry Rusk's boom
would receive direct benefit, but the
cool manner In which the colonel has
been, received In Oregon Is causing
the belief that Rusk's craft la still
floundering without anchor. iM-.r Rusk
will probahly find "rising above par
ty" was a little previous; to .spring be
fore the primaries. . It was a case
where a premature explosion occur
red and it promises to react in a very
unsatisfactory manner to the candi
date. We admit that Governor West
has been very successful with Rusks'
utterance but West never had to fight
for a nomination as Jerry is having
to do. West was certain of his own j
party and all that was necessary wus j
to catch the other fellows. ; But Jerry
Is not sure of his own party by any
means. .
1 We have often wondered what East
ern Oregon man had the largest ac
quaintance over the state and we have
decided from several days in Portland j
and vicinity that Ed Wright', thecouii-j
ty clerk of Union county, is the best :
known In Oregon east of the moun
tains. The name Wright has been
Identified with this state in a public
way for many years, including the
' time when W, T. Wright of Union was
In his younger days and when Union
! was manfully fighting for the reten
tion of the county seat. That fight of
long duration may have had some bad
effects but It served to advertise the
' county and put the name of several '
; prominent men In the mouth of almost
every person In. Oregon- Now the
j younger generation is doing things'
: and Ed. Wright is known up and down ,
the line.
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It Is really, hard to understand the
changing attitude in Oregon about
woman suffrage.. Men who have fought
the movement throughout their lives
have quit.
This means that the movement will
likely carry In the state at the com
ing election. We are not prepared to
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say it is the proper thing. In the
language of an old southern senator
when he was making a speech against
woman suflrage and was Interrupted
by a splendid lady who said, "But,
senator, don't you think women are
good enough to vote," and he replied,
"Yes, my dear lady, they are far too
good." This seems to express the
feeling of a large number of men, but
the fact that no effort will be made
against the measure It Is likely to be
with us to stay after the present
year.
Digressing a little" from the usual
run of an editorial at this time let
us whisper In the ear of every reader
that the Grande Ronde valley Is not
the only locality on God's footstool
where the winds blow and the snow
falls. Here In Portland where . the
placid Columbia flows and the Japan
current warms the sands only a few
miles distant, there hns been blowing
a gale that would make Hot Lake
lake to the woods. This gale was ac
companied by fine snow,- a little rain
and several degrees of cold. We give
this little paragraph so that Grande
Ronde valley will not get a reputation
for having all of the wind In the wide
wide world.
But Gen. Hitchcock up and says:
. ".Make It boys, or I'll cut the pay."
. In winter when snow is deep
And your feet aiie cold and wet
t A patron conies and says: ,
, "It seems that you're upset."
Through mud that is sticky as putty
At times to the horse's breast,
ft takes from 8:30 to 7 p. m.
Though we whip, yell and do our best.
They expect a. card from mother; ......
If they don't get It they shout:
"That's the most provoking carrier,
He don't make half his route. ,
"I'll JiiBt call up the postmaster;
It will sound well to the neighbors,''
And o'er the telephone they cry:
"Where's my last week's paper?''
But we fellows must not kick
For a thousand plunks a year
We should overlook these things
And feel we're glad we're here.
In winter It is cold,-
In summer hot and sunny,
After all, it's such a snap
Seems a shame to take the money.
In sleet and rainy weather
And In. darkness we may roam
We cheerfully sit upon our seats
Singing "Home; Sweet Home."
As we end our daily Journey,
Near the place of our abode,
We thank the stars and stripes '
We're over that long and tiresome road
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When we report at the office,
HappyI must confess,
It's then we are rudely shocked,
By a note upon our desk
Prom the postmaster, "Dear 'Carrier:,
As you are hardened to the knocks,
Why did you leave the toy guns ut
' Waller's " ' '.
instead of at Balnbridge's box?''
R. F. D. CARRIER.
Seventh Day Advcntists.
1 Calgary, Alta., March 6. Dur'.ns the
tw o weeks beginning witn today Cal- j
giiry is "to oe tne Host of the annual
convention of the Western Canadian
I'nlon conference of Seventn Day Ad
ventists. The attendance st the gath
uilng includes many leader of the
denomination in Manitoba, Alberta,
Saskatchewan and British Uo.umbln.
Aimim: ilit1 liiKi-n.viis (i v,i cx f.ii'
pliysi.'-lnir uiii.y; lie iiivinh.'u tl si umi. i
onsli'ui led nil I It "slc!i'y pvfif ip :
rt lifl'cii.v tile tt 11 111 !- of pilNi' i......s .
oiiiiuie limy l iiuiicuYrd A pu;;li lu.
urn IS pie.i'd ut the lnfniiin.-r of tin
I'oiint mid iikiiIu ut the twentieth pui
sntioii, when Hie number of bents pot
minute Is sliuwii on a dial without the
necessity for. ciilciiliitlon. Still iinotliei
push ou tlie button brings the coiiutei
back to the sturtlug point. In the ordi
nary method of taking the" pulse the
Observer Is obliged to (hi two things at
the same time count the beats and
keep his eye on the second hand of bin
watch. Willi tbe pulse watch only one
operation' is uecessury, the counting of
the pulsation up to twenty, when the
push button Is pressed. New York
Press....-
Unkind.
Gerald-The doctor said that I was
threatened with brain fever. Gernldlne
How much did he charge you for
flattery in his lii!l?-New York Press.
He who defrauds makes boles in his j
own pockets by which he loses mor,'.
thau he (ileitis. I
English Earthquakes. .
English earthquakes are not oncom
mon. but we can rejoice that they have
decreased in severity, for the damngt
done nowadays Is as uotlilug compared
with the 'ravages wrought, by early
English earthquakes. In 1B80, for in
stance, part of St. Paul's cathedral was
wrecked by un earthquake shock, nud
ut an enrller date Glastonbury abbey
had been completely destroyed. Staf
fordshire, where the latest shock was
felt, would appear to be the earth
quake area of England, ; for shocks
were also felt there in 1003., Even ns
recently as 1884, however, an English
earthquake was severe enough to re
quire, a mansion bouse fund to rrpoir
Its ravages In the eastern counties.
London Chronicle.
THE MAIL f .VHiRlKIt S EXPERIENCE.
Ten degrees below zero! , '.
Booms we'd frozen hard ns rocks, '
Is the experience of the carrier M
Picking pennies from the box.
As an employe of the government,
Its laws wo must fulfill
While traveling through the country
Down dato and over hill. ,
The good Lord with his flurries
After a Cold Auto Ride j
what could be more comforting or exhllerating than a nice cup of J
Hot Chocolate, which you will always find ready at this season of I
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
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