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LA GRANDE EVENING OHSKKVKK.
FRIDAY, MAr 17, 1912.
THE OBSERVER
BRUCE .DENNIS
EDITOR AND OWNEfi.
Vatered at tlie pos toff ice at La Granite.
Oregon, as second class matter.
SDBSCMPTION BATES.
rDtlj, single copy 5c
Jly, per week ....lie
Dally, per month 66c
CHANGE OFFERS CHANGES IJT
LAW. '
Amending of Uwb that have hardly
teen In force long enough for a fair
trial, Is stepping upon cautious
ground, yet the state grange may be
right in its desire to offer a few
changes to the primary laws. The
following was offered at the Rose
ierg meeting and every reader should
..-ii - t A .t.A nftaaA oli n n one 1
careiuiiy vuu v vu-u0.. cuweii , in.
It Is our belief that few things ere- petitions to not leas mu
. ated of human minds and human dayg before the primary, and to au
hnnd are perfect. This applies to thorlze-the county clerk to mail a
laws as well as to things material, j Barnpie ballot to each registered vot
Blght years ago the people of Ore- er wlth a copy of Instructions how to
. gon adopted the direct primary law vote tne ticket, not less than ten (10)
It kas performed a great service for' dayg pri0r to any election.
the people In defeating the bosses and J We recoramend the amendment of
In restoring to the people a large guon 3371 Lord's Oregon Laws to
measure of the power usurped by. po-. ,,rovde for determining candidates'
.... . li t..i -nA m I to ' i- - v. .. 1 1 Vn- Int nnd to
nucBi macunioo. oui e" d m. "" position upon- mo unu. j
it Is not perfect. " Time has shown ) -onBni rhaDter 252. Session Laws 1911
vftni,i reanectfully recommend the
Amendments following:
The greatest objectlou now found
to the primary is the fact that a small
minority does often nominate, and so
gives a person of poor qualifications
too great a chance for nomination.
Thus In the last gubernatorial elec
tion, the standpat element of the re
publican party lined up solidly for
Bowerman, while the progressive re
. i.blican vote was divided amongst
Dimlck, Hofer and Abraham. ,
We believe that the remedy to this
objection is to provide a method of
second choice voting.. This is used in
Idaho and Washington with great sue
cess. Your committee recommenus
the enactment of a law providing sec
ond choice voting similar to that pro
vided In Idaho.
We recommend the .amendment of
section 3362 Lord's Oregon Laws, to
provide thai a candidate for public
office may secure the signatures re
quired to nominating petitions where
convenlent'to do so.
We recommend the amendment or
section 3364 Lord s, Oregon Laws to
.. hiUk nnmlnatlnK
change tne ume 01 -
r
-that some amendments should he pro
posed by the friends of the primary,
and we grangers have always been
Joyal advocates of this law.
Tour legtsatlve committee has giv
en consideration to ' the subject of
amending the primary law, and we
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providing rotation of ballots.
We recommend the ameuumcm,
section 3486 to provide that no can
didate for publlo office, or any oth
pp neraons in behalf of such candidacy
. 1.
ahnll exDend In excess of 15 per
of one year's salary of such office, but
no candidate shall be limited to less
than $100 expenditure.
We recommend that the registra
tion law be amended so that no voter
shall be Bworn In and so that a per
son shall not be required to register
but once while he remains a resident
of a certain precinct, and that each
voter be given a certificate of registration.
We recommend the amendment of
section 6320 L. O. L. to provide that
nil mouev raised In a road district
tor road purposes shall be expended
In the district where the money Is
raised, fid that ff special fund be
created for bridges and bridge re
pairs.
We recommend that road supervis
ors be authorized to forbid heavy
hauling upon public roads when the
weather conditions are such that the
traffic would destroy the usefulness of
the roads for months.
We bolleve that we are nearer a
parcels post law today than ever be
fore, and we earnestly urge all frleudB
of the moasure to urge upon our con
gressman the .passage of this meas
ure at this session of congress
We suggest that the stute grange re
quest the state grange legislative com
mittee to work for the passage of a
resolution by the next legislature re
questing the congressmen for Oregon
to support a parcels post law,
TIME TO PROTECT MEN. '
For years this government has pro
tected the manufacturers and food
products of this country by barring
out competition from the old world;
never, however) has it protected men.
The doors have been left wide open
for any and all kinds of Immigrants
willing to compete with our workmen.
The Influx naturally has reduced the
wages. The Lawrence mill workers,
for Instance, are mostly foreigners
from southern Europe. Their stand
ard of living Is not high and they will
work for a sum that an 'American
workman would ' And totally inade
quate. Illiteracy, destitution, disease
crime, theBe are the by-products of
our loose Immigration policy. ,
The beginning of a better and saner
era was marked when the senate
adopted the Dillingham bill with, the
Simmons amendment. This ' provides
for a simple educational test at the
ports of entry. 'So great, however, Is
the Illiteracy among the immigrants
who now, on the urging of the great
trans-Atlantic steamship ' companies
are flocking to this country that It is
believed that this primitive examina
tion will bar out one-third of the
arrivals.
When the evil brought about In our
social, economic and political life by
the herding together in bur cities of
vast numbers 'of illiterates who do
not understand American traditions
and who are not equipped to respond
to the spirit of liberty and equality Is
considered, the good effect of such a
wise restriction Is : apparent. For
years we have boasted that we could
assimilate all that Europe could send
un. hut nresent problems, like the
high cost of living and Industrial un
rest, directly traceable to Immigration
that is practically unrestricted proves
that sooner or later we are going to
have a bad case of indigestion.
An educational test is the fairest
and best way of distinguishing be
tween Immigrants. The chances are
that the man who can read and write
will prove more responsive to pur
laws and customs than the Illiterate.
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Shoes Oxfords
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$4.00 to $5.50.
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The stability of this Institution,
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La Grande National Bank
LA GRANDE, OREGON.
CAPITAL . . . $ 100,000.00
SURPLUS . . . 115,000.00
RESOURCES . . . 1,000,000.00
United States Depository
TO REVISE POSTAL LAWS.
Acting on the information recently
obtained through certain congression
al Investigations, which ' showed the
necessity for a real revision of the
postal laws "and regulations", that
will mean something in a tangible
way of genuine congressional enact
ments, and not those spurious ones
composed'' for special purposes by pos
tal officials, Congressman Stephens,
ot Texas, has Introduced and will
press to as speedy a passage as prac
ticable a bill providing for the ap
pointment of a commission to revise
and codify the postal laws and regu
lations of the United States. "
According to the provisions of this
monsuro, the commission Is to con
sist of three representatves and three
senators, not more than four of whom
shall belong to the same political
party, and its task is to make a thor
ough revision and codification ot our
postal laws and regulations, with such
changes as seetn to be req'ulred to
extend ' and improve the postal ser
vice, "according to modem methods
and buslness'prlnelples." and to inake'
thereby "the postolliee a highly effi
cient instrument for transportation
purposes."
The commission is empowered to
hold sittings wherever and whenever
it pleases, and is clothed with' ample
authority to summon witnesses, to
examine ail records, documents and:
accounts of the postoffice, treasury,
or oilier departments of the govern
ment transporting or hauling Its
malls which may facilitate its work,
"and to use any other legitimate
means of securing the necessary In
formation." ,.
It is to be hoped that this commis
sion will be appointed and that it will i
report some real reform plans.
Clothing
Society Brand Clothes
'Tailored exclusively for young men and men who stay young"
$20.00 to $30.00
Benjamin
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Fidelity : $1 5.00 Suits
"GUARANTEED ALL WOOL HAND TAILORED."
Xtragood Suits For Boys
V "The clothes that stand the boy test.'.' :
. , $4.00 to $10.00
In our Ladies' Ready-to-Wear Department
MID-SEASON SALE OF OUR ENTIRE SPRING LINE LAD'
IES' SUITS, COATS, DRESSES, SKIRTS.
Agents for
MANHATTAN
DRESS SHIRTS
$1.50 $2.00
KEISER NECK
WEAR
50c to $1.00
In our millinery department
$10 Pattern Hats $6.90
Includes the choice of any $10.00
pattern hat in our entire showing
none reserved.
We Sell
GORDON
$3.00 HATS
STETSON
$4.00 and $5.00
HATS
Southern Commercial Secretaries.
Houston, Texas, May 17. Nearly 1,
000 men bonded together by their com
mon interest In the welfare and de
velopmeutt the south faced President
J. S. Warren of. Memphis this morning
when he called to order the fifth an
nual meeting of the Southern Com
mercial Secretaries' association. The
convention met In the new municipal
auditorium, which was handsomely
decorated for the occasion. The roll
call showed delegates persent from
the commercial organizations of near
ly every southern city of Importance.
Governor Colquitt, Mayor Rice and
President Peden ot the Houston cham
ber of commerce gave cordial welcome
to the visitors. President Warren re
sponded and delivered his annual ad
dress, which dealt with the science of
city building. Other speakers of the
forenoon and their topics included the
follows: Harry Wise, of Chattanooga,
on "Cooperation Between Trade Jour
nals and Comerclal Secretaries"; L.
D. Sampson, of Chicago, "Financing
a Commercial Organization", and E. O.
Dunlap, of Waxahachie, Texas, on
"Monetary Reform." The afternoon
was given over to the reports of the
various standing committees of the
organization. The
conclude tomorrow.
convention will
Missouri Val'ey High School Meet.
Kansas City, Mo., May 17. High
school athletes from far and .near
streamed Into Kansas City today to
compete In the annual Missouri valley
lnterscholastlc track and field cham
pionships. High school starts from
cities and towns throughout Nebraska,
Iowa, Missouri and Kansas are enter
ed In the various events and In the
niimebr and high class of the entries
the meet this year surpasses all of its
predecessors.
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Now it is proposed to have a na
tional fathers' day. Why not make
It a fathers' night?
' The only thing wrong with some ot
those crisp and original epigrams
used by present day stump speakers,
is that Abraham Lincoln used all of
them first.
A man who donates a pair of rub
bers to the Mississippi flood sufferers
has no sense of humor, but one west-i
orn man has done it.
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