La Grande evening observer., April 25, 1912, Image 4

LA GRANDE EVENING 01ISF.KVEK, THURSDAY. APRIL 25, 1912.
PAGE 4
These savings are worth while on your spring suit.
Take Your Choice
of entire line of new tailored suits at the. following
' ' reductions :
$15.00 Suits now.....
$20.00 Suits now...-...,.'
$22.50 Suits now ...
$25.00 Suits now ...
$30.00 Suits now..-.
....$11.25
....$15.00
...$16.90
.$18.75,
$22.50
WEST'S MID-SEASON SALE
THE OBSERVER
BRUCE D EN N I S
EDITOR AND OWNER.
Entered at the postofflce at La Grande,
Oregon, as second class matter.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
Dally, single copy
Daily, ir week i"..
Dally, per month ..............
.15c
.65c
THE NEXT LEGISLATURE.
Apparrendly people of Oregon have
Arcade
Theatre
"BROKEN SPUR" Selig
A 'melodramatic picture. There
Is a rich suitor for the hand of
a girl who loves a cowboy. The
rich man Is a villain and "gets
his" In the end.
"CARDINAL W0LSEY". ......
yitagrapta
A great dramatic series of
scenes . suggested by . Shake
. speares "Henry VII" u !
Miss Langdon will Blng:
"I AM ALWAYS HOME ON
SUNDAYS." .
"TWO CONYICT BROTHERS"
. . r. American Pathe
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. M 4 l
"THE NEW CONSTABLE" ..
. ..... Uubln
A very lively farce comedy
been using good judgment In selecting
nominees for theeglslature. Even
Multnomah county has shown some
sanity along these lines and a num
ber of candidates for the' lower house
are first class men,' while the senate
members are very credible. ' . , '
It Is to bo hoped that one word,
"economy," will tell the Btory of the
next session. Oregon has been har
assed with extraordinary expense un
til the people are sore and disgusted.
Let us have one session that' will
stand for necessities of ; life and cut
out the fancy work. : Let us have a
legislature . whose members can go
home to their constituents without
feeling ashamed.
The supreme court decision on the
University appropriation means the
brakes are now being set, and woe to
the legislature who attempts to loosen
them.' While the supreme court is
not a body to offer suggestions it was
very plain that the wish of that tlr
bunal is that Oregon be careful with
her money for a while at least.
WHERE IS THE 'COMMISSION
FORM?
"Where is the commission , plan of
government that La Grande was about
to inaugurate? ' '. ;i
Has it been lost In the tumult that
surrounas ; a primary ' election, j. been
sidetracked for1 the Increased amount
of improvement that seems , in sight
for La Grande, or has It been over
looked? . . '
' There is no comjjlalnt on the pres
ent city administration, and there is
no disposition to detract from the high
praise due present officials, but there
Is a duty to fulfill.
La , Grande people were promised
an opportunity to vote on the com
mission form of government. Com
mittees were formed and a great
amount of data was gathered in order
that a charter might be'framed which
would abolish the antiquated form of
municipal business and install some
thing that is neither cumbersome nor
expensive." The people have a right
to expect a report from the commit
tee named, and we believe will receive
one for every man on that committee
is on the square and wants to see the
very best municipal government for
La Grande that can be had. But de
lays are not satisfactory "and before
the summer comes With its legarthy
would it not be well to give in the
report? -:
As a' further aid to those in charge
of the commission plan it Is of inter
est to call attention to a number of
Canadian cities the size of La Grande
that, have adopted a form of govern
ment talked of 'here. That form Is to
hire. a man to run the city who will
work under commissioners elected by
the people. . We understand this has
proved very satisfactory' and it is
along the Knes that the local commit
tee was working. y
l': However, regardless of the plan;
presented It Is but fair and right that
the people of La Grande have some
light on the subject.
V Baker county had a red-hot Judge
ship contest. William Smith, the
present judge, wanted his salary rais
ed a few years ago and a friendly leg.
islature raised it. But the referen
dura was applied and when Oregon
voters got a chance at that raise they
swatted as the housewife kills .the-fly.
Then it was reported that Judge Smith
would not under any consideration
seek another term on the old salary.
Primary day found him using every
effort to be re-nominated, and he was
The Panama exposition ' boosters
will annear before the legislature and
u..m..u p,uuu., . a u.....u 8u-ccessfui by a few votes. But It was
lars to build buildings and entertain . .... .. Mnm
foreign visitors. How many' people
of Eastern Oregon, if they had a
chance would vote for a dollar to be
expended on the exposition in , San
Francisco? Very, very few. Spend
ing other peopled money Is an easy
task and a commission of high strung
Portlanders who like the grape Juice
can eat a big hole In half a million
dollars when they are delegated to
entertain some rich bunch from the
east. Do the people of Oregon want
a Portland committee to spend the
people's money?
It Is up to the legislature to have
backbone enough to stand off the aris
tocrats of the state who will demand
that Oregon'open Its purse and give
half a million to the exposition enter-
tnlnment fund.
a party row and very likely the nonv
nee of the opposing party will take
Judge Smith's seat after the Novem
ber election. And doubtless It will be
best for Baker county If such proves
the case, for when the bench enters
Into a strenuous struggle for votes at
a primary It is not the best condilon
to prevail for all concerned.
Some Sale Prices
that will give you some idea of L'oe savings at this
sale
ONE LOT DUST AND RAIN COATS $2.50
VALUES UP TO $20.00
ONE LOT DUST and RAIN COATS HALF PRICE
ONE LOT LADIES' SPRING COATS $10.60
ONE LOT NEWEST DRESSES $7.65
"Come Early and Secure Your Choice..".
WEST'S MID-SEASON SALE
A ready-made opportunity on a ready-,
made farm on which buildings, imple
ments stock and poultry will be pro-
vluea lor: amu:uous mari-iou iriuc
who have demonstrated their industry
and knowledge of mixed farming. The
ready-made farms under this plan
will include five In Manitoba, ten in
Sascatchewan and ten in Alberta. The
railway will prepare them by fencing
each farm, building a dwelling, stable,
granary and dairy and if thought de
sirable a silo, In addition farm Im
plements for growing wheat, oats, root
crops and forage will be provided and
each farm will be stocked with some
16 head of high grade cattle, 20 pigs
and 100 chickens. "A selected man
will be put In charge of each farm
to operate It as an object lesson to
grain farmers and for the account of
the company," Mr. Dennis stated. "But
this arrangement is with the condi
tion that If after a reasonable period
agreed upon the man in charge has
demonstrated his ability to .succeed
he will be permitted to buy the farm
with Its buildings, equipment and
stock at the cost price to the company
with the privilege of paying for it In
six or eight annual installments.'' In
the operation of the farm each candi
date for the privilege of buying on
these terms will be under the super
vision and subject to the control of the
company's representative who will
designate the area of land to be placed
under each kind of crop and who will
generally Instruct him - In the man
agement of the property. ,
Hall Caine, the famous English nov
elist, has written the following hymn
for the newspaper of the International
News service, under the titles .
HYMN FOR SURVIVORS OF TH3 TI
; . TANIC.
(To tune of "God Our Help in Ages
Past.") ", :
Lord of the everlasting hills, . r
God of the boundless sea,
Help us through all the shocks of fate
To keep our trust. in thee.'' -
When nature's unrelenting arm
Sweeps us like withes away,
Maker of man, be thou our strength
And our eternal stay.
When blind insensate, heartless force
Puts out our passing breath, .
Make us to see thy guiding light
In darkness and in death.
Beneath the roll of soundless waves
Our best and bravest lie;
Give us to feel their spirits live,
Immortal in the sky.
We are thy 'children, frail and small,
Formed of the lowly sod;
Comfort our bruised and bleeding souls
Father and Lord and God.
vs.
? "Just at the Beginning of Spring"
WEST'S MID-SEASON SAIR
Offers a great saving on our entire spring showing of
LADIES' AND MISSES'
Coats, Suits,
Dresses. Skirts
That's enough said You know what a sale at
' WEST'S means.
Don't Delay'
Come Today
Olympic will sail tonight- -The Olym
pc Is a sister ship to the Titanic.
Judge Lowell can take consolation
in the fact that each time he polls a
few more votes than lie did the time
previous. If he continues his efforts
long enough and lives to a ripe old age
he may yet represent Oregon ia the
United States senate. And this is not
said with any feeling against Jud
Lowell, for he 'is
'Ui.ll.
a very fine gentle-
dent "Taft invaded Massachusetts to
day,' planning a strenuous attack on
Roottevelt In the furtheranr-o u.
vi Ua i
campaign for re-nominatlon. ' He wlii-l
make a number of sneechna hot
Subscribers to Fair List Are Urged to Massachusetts' primaries nr nw
ORGANIZE ASSOCIATION S0OX.
Atteud Meeting Monday 'lght.
President P. S. Robinson, of the
Commercial tlub, bias called s . meet
ing of all subscribers to, the ' fa'r
Mounds subscription list and all oth
ers interested, to atrend a meeting
ixt Monday night w'.un the associ-
a'.'on will be organized and wcik on
:lie park commence?
It is Important tlwt .Ml subscribers
be present and have a voice in the
government and orijr.'Ui-ation of the
association which has a four-fold pur
pose and duty In It" creation. .
COAL STRIKE SETTLED.
Announcement of Anthracite Cool
Workers Agreement Made.
Philadelphia, April 25. George E.
Baer, president of the Philadelphia &
Reading railroad, has announced a again in 1908, and gave Roosevelt full
day.
The most important speech Taft will
deliver Is to be In . Boston tonight
where he is expected to reply to Col.
Roosevelt's charges that the Taft ad.
ministration has been supported by
Senator Lorlmer.
, Springfield, Mass., April 25. Dltler
denunciation of Roosevelt by tho man
whom he put In the white house chair
featured Taft's first appearance in hit
campaign as a fighting man. His re
marks brought forth hearty sheers
from a big audience. Taft declared
he believed that Roosevelt, if he b
again elected, would be almost im
possible to dislodge from the presi
dency. ;He said another term for tbe
"rough rlderVmlght result -in a 11!
time dictatorship. He . quoted Roos.e-
velt's . third term statement in 100
With a fair ground and race track
that will be among the best on the
coast guess La Grande will step In
for her share of the entertainment
this year. It would not be a bad Idea
to have a real big event here and use
the Pendleton Roundup stunts just to
fill in. .
Probably Multnomah county voter'
will hear a word or two from Thoi'ios
Word in the very near future. Tom
has the habit of having the last v.sird
down U v-. "
Mixed Farming.
An articles sent out from Chicago
remarks thusly about mixed farming
as a money making project:
FKESH STRAWBERRIES ARRIVE.
(alitor ulu Grown Products on Local
Markets Sure Signs of Spring.
Local dealers of fruits and vegeta
bles today Introduced California grown
strawberries fresh and in good con
dition, long trip considered. . They
are selling at 25 cents per box.
DRoTvXED CHILD BURIED..
Wallowa Girl of Four Years Falls Into
Mlllruce uud Is Drowned.
Wallowa, April 25. (Special) The
remains of Vivian Houghton, aged four
the daughter of Mr. and 'Mrs. E. W.
Houghton, were buried yesterday, the
ceremony being the climax of a dis
tracting incident here the day previ
ous. The little girl had been playing
near a mill race when she fell In the
stream and was carried to the river.
Fellow playmates ran for assistance
but before it reached the scene, the
little girl was far out. iu -the stream,
The train was Just pulling into the
station and Its crew and passengers
rushed to the rescue. A half hour
elapsed, however, before the body was
recovered and although physicians
worked with the body, the exposure
and water had done Us work. The
little girl died soon after being taken
from the water. The parents are poor
people, the father being employed as a
section hand. A large number of
sab committee representing the an
thracite miners and the owners are
prepared to report, recommending the
terms and conditions of settlement of
the disputed points. He said the full
committee will meet in New York on
May 2nd to receive the report. Tho
details of the settlement are not announced.
ROOSEVELT LETTERS OUT
(Continued trora page ome)
TAFT FIGHTIXG "MAD."
First Fighting Speech of the
palgn si Delivered Today.
Cam-
. Aboard Taft's Special,' en Route to
Springfield, Mass., April 25. -Presl-
credlt for electing him In 1908, and
then said: "Neither in word, thought
or act have I been disloyal to aiy
friendship for Roosevelt."
Taft said that so far as his personal
..J. A
reelings go, ne wouia not repiy id
the attacks of Roosevelt on the ad'
ministration, or accusations against
him, but said the cause he represent
ed, the cause of those republicans who
believed in the constitution, Is enti
tled to a defense. Taft attacked Roose
velt as being unsafe for the presidency
He said that Roosevelt was a dictator
who, once 'receiving 'a third term,
would cling like a leech to the presi
dency, and never would leave It until
death removed him. Taft's voice trem
bled with emotion as he spoke these
words. He closed by saying that Col.
Roosevelt was a man of such a strong
personality and so little respect for
the courts and solittle regard for the
constitution that ho could not lie
trusted as president.
An' International competition In people saw the distressing Incident.
money making by mixed farming was
set going In Chicago wn.en J. S. Den
nis, assistant to the president of tne
Canadian Pacific railway, announced
that 25 quarter sections of Canadian
land had been provided on which
farmers from the United States. Eng
land, Denmark, Sweden and other
countries would be given a unique
"try-out." The proposal is a step In
advance of the "ready made farms"
which the Canadian Pacific railway
prepared for British farmers and
S ' which earned for the "road the nlck-
..j ,,
Of "providence incorporates
OLYMPIC STILL IDLE.
Strike 1if Stokers and Sailors Retards
Big Boat.
Southampton, Eng., April 25. The
liner Olympic late today is still lying
off Ryde, Isle of Wight, because of
their inability to obtain stokers to
take the places of 300 who struck be
cause they claimed the life saving fa
cilities aboard the steamer were not
sufficient. Collapsible lifeboats are to
be tried out and. if satisfactory . the
strikers will man the ship and the
"Two Months Ahead of time"
Comes The Order
To sell every
LADIES' SUIT, COAT, DRESS and SKIRT
m the store at a great reduction.
You Get The Profits
' AT -
WEST'S MID-SEASON SALE