La Grande evening observer., April 24, 1912, Image 4

' LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER; W EDNESDAY,' APRIL 24, lOiS.- 1 . ' .
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THE OBSERVER
BP U G Ex D E N N J S
: EDITOR AND OWBiEH.
Entered nt lite postoflflco at La Grande,
Oregon, us second class matter.
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MAN CAN DO ONLY SO MUCH.
We believe one of tbe best versions
of the fearful Titanic catastrophe is to
view It. as many viewed the defeat of
Napoleon. Mortal man. can only do
about so much. 'When he tries to get
too large and powerful, or' becomes
too wicked and disrespectful to the
Higher Power something Is sure to
overtake him, even though that some
thing may cause terrible suffering and
; loss of innocent lives."
The steamship company had builded
a boat that man thought 'was unslnk
able. The Titanic was king of the seat?,
WONDERS OP THE WIRELESS.
When Jules Verne wrote "Around
the World In Eighty Days," It. was
proclaimed a wonderful bit of imagin
ary writing, Now the feat is in no
wise remarkable.
When Shakespear put .; Into ' the
mouth of one of his characters the
boast, "I'll put a girdle round about
the earth In 40 minutes," he did not
dream; that one Guglllmo . Marconi
would some day 300 years later make
this boast:
"I believe that in the near future a
wireless message can be sent from
New York completely around the
globe, with no relaying aud be re
celved by an Instrument located In the
same office with, the transmitter, in
perhaps even less time than Shake
speare's 40 minutes.". .
Marconi does not believe there Is
any limit to the adaptability of the
wireless system, especially since he
fiqds that the difficulties of land trans
mission are being overcome. While it
Is difficult to send land messages dur
ing the day, at night they are trans-
or was to be..' So gigantic was the mltted with ease. Already messages
craft that its weight and size failed to have been transmitted 2,500 miles, and
rise and fall with the waves to any j further distances may be achieved be-
While the wireless system will proh
ably never supplant the telephone and
extent and It could brave tbe stormy
ea, bo its builders said, with little
discomfiture to the passengers. It was
par excellence of the shipbuilders art.
The first run was being made," Time
was the essence of the run, for safety
to life was supposed to be certain.
Tet on a calm sea, on a bright star
light night the big ship collided with
one of nature's barriers and . went
down with its cargo of human beings.
The lesson seems plain. iMan can only
build so strong and trying to overcome
nature is only to meet with disaster,
in shipbuilding as well as in every
thing else, ': .' ; :; : : '
Hereafter every ship will carry Its
necessary number of life boats and
rafts. Man will not trust, to seal air
compartments or science when life
is at stake. :
Arcade
Theatre
"BROKEN SPUR" Selig
A melodramatic picture. There
is a rich suitor for tbe hand of
a girl' who loves a cowboy. The
rich man la a villain and "gets
his" In the end.
"CARDINAL W0L8ET". . ... .
................... Yltagraph
A: great dramatic series .: of
scenes V suggested ; by Shake
speares "Henry VII" k
Miss Langdon will sing:
"I AM ALWAYS HOME ON
. .-. SUNDAYS." .
"TWO CONVICT BROTHERS"
American Patho
' Two brothers are . released
from prison the same day. They
start life anew one seeks-the
higher life, the other returns to
the haunts of his erstwhile com
panions. yv i
'"ME NEW CONSTABLE" . .
. ..................... Unhln
A very lively farce comedy
you have heard so much about for
years, what do you think of Teddy's
vote in Union county and in Oregon?
There is no longer use to attempt to
mistake his popularity among the
people, and so far as the Observer Is
concerned there is no disposition to
do so. ' When the people want a man
they should have him.
: Counting of votes is sometimes a
critical climax to the election returns.
H. M. Cake was counted lu. for sena
tor six years ago and then on final
count he lacked a few. I. R. Snook,
county recorder, was in the same posi
tion this year. First he was in, then
out, then In again, and now out again.
But Snook is a good loser.
With the building boom slated for
La Grande this season and with orop
prospects the very best, what need La
Grande fear? She keeps pegging stead
ily onward and is the recognized com
mercial center of Eastern Oregon at
the present time. "
telegraph, the developments bo far
prove that there Is a big field for Its
operations. The "theoretical aspect has
given way to a practical working plan?
The wireless has made good.
MOLASSES. ON. ROADS.
Hoad builders are Interested In an
experiment that Is being conducted by
Logan Waller Page, the director of the
office of public roads, on some of the
highways near Washington. He is
using "blackstrap molasses," the very
lowest grade from cane sugar and ab
solutely uneatable from beet sugar,
with-a lime water mixture" for road
dressing. It. is said the experiment
has shown tbe mixture to be excel
lent dressing. :' '
Laboratory experiments show that
"blackstrap molasses,'' mixed with
lime water, forms ; calcium sucrate,
one of the stickiest substances known
to chemistry. It has been sprinkled
with a watering cart and Is found to
have a peculiar binding effect on sand.
It is proposed to use a considerable
amount of. the dressing to ascertain if
the combination will prove a success
ful binder. If the experiment is a suc
cess it will provide a splendid means
of disposing of a by-product which
gives considerable trouble to the su
gar manufacturers, who And It impos
sible to get rid of It. "
Senator La Follette Is a gloomy
chap, after all. He made the fight for
Oregon and lost the state to Roose
velt who made no campaign here. He
made the fight for his favorite senator
here and lost that fight. Now he dis
counts the progresslveuess of Oregon
and Indirectly questions her citizen
ship. But he has no right to do either.
There Is nothing the matter with Ore
gon. ' She is ' right clear across the
board in this campaign and later de
velopments will show that not an
ounce of progression has been lost,
and in fact, Important progressive
steps have been taken.
. But "General" . Bragg, like Tenny
son's brook, goes on and on forever.
The second elective term, third elec
tive term, etc., do not bother the
school superintendent of Union coun
ty who Is always on the Job, -' ,
With Hug nominated for sheriff El
gin receives . proper recognition,
Hutchinson for commissioner and
Forsstrom foe- representative also
makes Union know that she Is an im
portant, part of this county. ;
A Pennsylvania court rules that "a
voter's home is where his wife lives."
Which leaves the bachelors to find
their own homes, a feat sometimes dif
ficult for some of them late at night.
A party of university students were
recently shown the ins and outs of
the New York stock exchange. But
they weren't shown the downs and
outs.
WEST
MID-
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SEASON SALE
, Coats, Dresses,
Skirts"
Suits
a
And
A SALE OP TRUE ECONOMY Just the kind of reductions you always expect
and find when WEST advertises a sale. Encludes every suit, coat, skirt and all
worsted and silk dresses in entire stock.
NONE RESERVED.
Purchase your suit at this sale and save $5.00 to $10.00.
One lot Ladies' Spring Suits About 20 suits in this offer
ing and values that sold'up to $20.00, your choice
$5.90
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It has been discovered by a statisti
cian that more divorces are granted in
April than In any other month. House
cleaning time and moving time.
The newly discovered deposit of Iron
ore in Pennsylvania is. said to be a
"mother lode." Father's lo'ad was dis
covered by him Ion gago.
Commissioner Hutchinson of Union.
That sounds all right and will be real
ity after the November election.
Here's to Multnomah and her Laf
ferty. ; '.;' , ;v
Speaking of the silent vote, of which
A Working Capital of Over
J2J5,CCC.(0 Iripiie: (cnlicenie in This Bank
The stability m '.his inhibition,
The substantia; men beh nr r , i '
Its reputation for program'. i-.'Ci,.8,
It large loaning capacity,
Its spirt of accommodation,
have attracted customers whose deposits aggregate over $700,
000.00, Promote your interests by allying yourself as a depositor with
this strong and successfii 1 Institution.
La Grande National Bank
LA GRANDE, OREGON.
CAPITAL ... $ 100.000.00
SURPLUS . . . 115,000.00
RESOURCES, . . . 1,000,000.00
United States Depository
1846-
1862-
THIS DATE IJf HISTORY. .
, April 24.
1731 Daniel Defoe, author of "Rob
inson Crusoe," died. , Born in
1663.
1743 Edmund Cartwrlght, inventer of
the power loom, bor. Died Oct.
30, 1823. ' .
China Issued an edict permit
ting foreigners to teach the
Christian religion;
-Farragut's fleet passed Forts
Jackson and St. Philip, guard
ing the entrance to New Or
leans. 1877 War began between Russia and
Turkey.
1891 Couut von Moltke, celebrated
German soldier, died. Born Oct.
" 26, 1800.
1898 Spain made a declaration of war
v against the United States.
1900 The senate refused to seat Mat
. thew Quay, appointed United
States senator by the governor
of Pennsylvania, .
1911 The Pacific Mail Steamship Asia
was sunk off Finger Rock, China
"THIS IS MY C1TH BIRTHDAY."
Admiral Marhc.
Rear Admiral iMarix, U. S. N., retir
ed, was born of Jewish parentaage in
Saxony, Germany, April 24, 1848, While
still a boy he was brought by his
father to America. He was appoint
ed to the United States.naval academy
from Iowa and graduated in 1868. He
was made master lu 1870 and lieute
nant In 1872, after which he was as
signed to special service in the Judge
advocate-general's ofilce, where he ac
quired knowledge which stood him
later in sucfe good steam w.hen he be
came judge advocate of the Maine dis
aster board of inquiry, an appointment
which made him prominent in an In
teresting chapter of American naval
history. When President Tnft was the
governor general of the Philippines
Commander Marlx was a naval attache
at the islands. When retired for age
two years ago Admiral Marlx was
. serving as chairman of the lighthouse
NEWEST HAND TAILORED MODELS
''Direct from America's best garment makers" at the
greatest saving in prices ever offered by this store at this
season. . , ,
' j : $15.00 Suits Now ................... .$11.25
$17.50 Suits Now $13.15 r
$20.00 Suits Now $15.00
$22.50 Suits Now ... . $16.90
$25.00 Suits Now $18.75
$30.00 Suits Now $22.50
THINK OF IT!
Your choice of all
the new spring
styles at these un
usual prices.
NONE RESERVED
' Just at; the season when you are begin
ning to need a spring .top coat comes
this unusual price offering 'on every
; garment in this high grade stock.
Take Your Choice
' of 15 charming new models in all the de
sirable materials and shades, while they
last ;::.'-' ''-
$10.60
One lot Dust and Rain Coats
$2.50
"Worth more than the price we ask. For
f the automobile or carriage use. Desira
, ble shades and styles. Values up to $10,
special .....:.................:. ....$2.50
Our entire spring and summer showing
Qf white serge, challiesf changeable
silks, stripe and fancy silk dresses at a
great price reduction.
ONE LOT
WHITE SERGE
DRESSES
$7.65
ONE LOT
SILK DRESSES
$10.60
Entire Line Dress
Skirts Included in this
Sale at Extraordinary
Sale Prices
"You Know What a Sale at West's Means"
N.
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WEST
THE QUALITY STORE
board at Washington.
i- & Q g f J $
S ; BASEBALL NOTES
v' S'Se'S!5.sss$3s,
Senator McCoUocb, FOR RENT Four nice rooms with
State Senator Claude C. McColloch, bath. 1808 Tnlrd Red m
of Baker is here transacting business!
Bill Louden, the former Newark
player, looks like a fixture at third
base with the Detroit Tigers."
With Jimmy Esmond at short, work
ing like a dynamo, the Cincinnati in
field has been displaying the real ar
Help
iJerrlll Pratt has been filling La-
Porte's place at second base for the'
Browns aud getting away with it in
fine shape.
, Manager Joe McGinnlty has an
nounced that only union-made sausage
sl(acg for hot dog) will be sold at the
Newark iiark this season. '
It was up to Pitcher Marty O'Toolc
to put the Pirates In the win column
and the ."$22,500 beauty" turned the
trick with a few fancy benders and a
smile.
"The Squaw Man" has many thrilling scenes. This lsone of them.