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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1912.
:'SL ua" iwa tfwi s hall I ,
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THE OBSERVER
BRUCE DENNJS
EDITOB AND OWNER.
Bartered at the postoffiee at La Grande,
Oregon, as second elaii matter.'
SUBSCRIPTION BATES.
saHy, single copy (e
tJlj, per week 15e
Sally, per month Se
WHERE IS 0U11 COMMISSION FOILM
. Mayor Samuel C. Park, of Salt Lake
City, when asked how the commla
Ion' form of government worked In
Ills city, recently remarked:
' "So far as we have proceeded un
der the 'commission form of govern
ment, It appears to be satisfactory to
the great majority of the citizens.
Work is transacted without delay. Pe
titions are taken up and acted upon
promptly and needed Improvements
are attended to forthwith. In some
particulars salaries have been In
creased and the requirements of the
service have been Increased. In many
departments tremendous saving has
been effected. Our tax rate for the J
current year remains the same as for
last year, but the amount of improve- j
menta for the current year Is nearly
quadrupled over last year. I
Of course, we still feel that we are
on trial, and that live months' ex
perience is too short to base an opin
ion upon. Many difficult questions
confronted the commission at the In
ception of Its term, and in most In
stances these questions have been
solved satisfactorily. We believe that
the institution of commission form
of government is permanent, that It
Is popular and growing In favor, even
with those who were Its strongest
opponents and that the result of the
first year will demonstrate Its great
superiority over the previous form."
Where is La Grande's commission
form? ,
Are the people not entitled to know
what has become of the committee
appointed by Dr. Richardson?
What is the matter, anyway?
The department of agriculture at
Washington has Just issued Its 1911
agricultural year book a bound vol
ume of several hundred pages con
taining much .interesting ' - aud In
structive Information regarding agri
culture, horticulture, stock raising,
eto. Each senator and representative
has copies of this year book for dis
tribution and any farmer can secure
a copy by sending to one of the mum
dpi s. of the Oregon delegation.
Arcade
Theatre
YAUDEYILLE T051GHT.
COUNSEL FOR DEFENSE
Another fine Vltagraph life
portrayal featuring Maurice
Costello.
EMPTY GRAVE.
A drama of more than usual
strength la which the title role
la beautifully played by a little
cWld"
YAUDEYILLE
Change of act tonight
SUPPRESSED EXIDEXCE
A modern drama of everyday
life portrayed by a company of
first class artists.
"ALKALI IKE'S" BRIDE.
MARSHALL & GREENAWAY.
Special music.
PICTURES OP QUALITY.
HOW THE DESERT BLOOMS.
To one who courses the Great
American Desert probably but once
In two or three years the transfor
mation in each period Is almost mar
velous. When Horace Greely made his fa
mous trip to Oregon by stage coach
in the very early days he remarked,
while crossing the desert, "Surely the
Creator had some purpose In making
this great waste of country. It must
be good for something."
If Greeley could see the same coun
try now he would realize how well he
had guessed, for Immigration has
brought a wonderful change. Each
year In southern Idaho there Is aided
many thousands of acres to the Ir
rigated sections and as a result good
home are established, towns are built
and a prosperous people Is added to
Idaho citizenship.
There Is no use to deny the well
established truth that all land In the
Inland Empire needs water. Valleys
like the Grande Ronde can get along
without It but If the Grande Ronde
valley had water Its crop yield could
be Increased threefold.
grown rusty and stale because the
physical dynamo which feeds It has
,been neglected. But , walking so
many times is Inconvenient, we say
to ourselvs. Yet those who consult
their own convenience too much never
will achieve anything, either physical
ly or mentally.
. The best part of walking Is that
one has to be patient and persevering
to arrive at the goal. The worth of
almost anything can be Judged by the
patience necessary for It. The great
things In this world seldom are done
In a hurry.
Our craze for rapid locomotion Is
but a reflection of our craze for com
plex, expensive forms of amusement.
Half of the desire to ride In a carriage
or auto Is due to our foolish osten
tation, foolish pride In merely mater
ial possessions, foolish craving to
"cut a dash." Walking is a cheap and
wholesome tonic for mind and body
and gives the maximum of results for
the minimum of effort. It is better
for complexions than all the cosmet
ics In the drug stores; It Is better for
excessive fatness than all the anti-fat
cures on the market; it Is better for
excessive thinness than any flesh
builder ever manufactured; It Is bet
ter for health and strength than all
the gymnasiums of the land, packed
full as they are with fussy and olii
maldlsh apparatus.
Walk at least an hour a day. It
will prove an antidote to worry and
an encouragement to repose. It will
keep you young and supple, and first
'of alt alive to the fact that the sun-
' .1aci nlaasllrAI D PA f Vl A tsAfct
YOCR LEGS MADE TO USE
In England walking, forced on
thousands becanse of the recent min
ers' strike with its resultant shut
down of street railway power, has be
come a habit. The wealthy owners
of carriages and motor cars have
taken it up as a fad and numerous
walking clubs throughout the United
Kingdom are attempting to restore
"the last art of pedestrlnnlsm."
Bn this country convenient street
cars and automobile threatened to
stiffen thousands of legs Into use-
lessness unless a realization of the
Joys of walking Is soon restored. The
craze for quick locomotion, the cause
of the Tltanlo disaster, has spread in
to all forms of life. We think we
must "get there," In a hurry. Time
Is the idol we worship. Yet time Isn't
worth so much, after all. It Isn't
worth a body grown weak and un
wieldy through lack of the only ex
ercise that uses all the muscles at the
same time. It Isn't worth a digestion
ruined through lark or the stimulating
Influence of brisk bodily exertion In
the open air. It Uin't worth a mind
A Working Capital of Over
$215,000.00 Inspires Confidence in This Bank.
The stability of this institution.
The substantial men behind It,
Its reputation for progre-slveness.
Its large loaning capacity
! .trit of arcrnmodatlQc,
1 i.'trai'tcd customers wt: . : egato over $700.
100.00.
Promote your Interests b- ally'ng yourself as a depositor with
this strong and successful Institution.
La Grande National Bank
LA GRANDE, OREGON.
CAPITAL ... $ 100.00000
SURPLUS . . . 115.000.00
RESOURCES . . . 1,000,000.00
United States Depository
One of the effects of legislation on
commerce is shown In the relations
of the Philippines to the United Stat a
Trade with the Islands has more than
doubled since 1909, when a law was
passed for the Interchange of mer
chandise. The total for the eight
months ending with February 1912,
was more than $30,000,000, compared
with less than $14,000,000 for the cor
responding months of 1909.
It Is said that more money is be
ing expended In promoting the politi
cal interests of Taft and Roosevelt
than has ever been spent th a similar
campaign in the history of the United
States. There Is much Intesert man
ifested as to the mystery of the source
from which such large sums of money
came. The American people are en
titled to know who Is putting up the
money for the expense but they don't
know at present and It is a matter of
speculation if they ever will know.
W E S W E S T'S
I Same Class to Reiser's
-ir gw an w
In Japan they- are teaching the
children to write with both hands. It
muse be they expect all of them to
become presidential candidates.
Grand Pns n X.
I Barathea Cravats 3
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The Oregon Short Line has named
a side-track station Borah. If Oregon
had such a man in the senate as
Borah our people would name their
children after him. t
Low Fares East
Visit the Old Home via
I OREGON-WASHINGTON RAILROAD & NAVI
GATION CO., O. S. L. AND UNION PACIFIC.
Lines Protected by Automatic Block Signal.
Round trip tickets to principal cities in Middl " West-
ern and Eastern fetates.
Baltimore $107.50
Boston 110.00
Chicago 72.50
Denver 55.00
Kansas City .$ 60.00
Minneapolis .. 60.00
New York ... 108.50
Omaha" 60.00
St Louts 70.00
St. Paul 60.00
Toronto ..... 91.50
Washington . 107.50
Going limit fifteen days; final return limit October 31, 191 i. LIB
ERAL STOPOVER PRIVILEGES. Choice of rout- j.
PROPORTIONATELY REDUCED FARES TO MANY OTHER I 3INTS
DATES OF SALE -
TO ALL DESTINATIONS:
JUNE 1, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 1 7. 18. 19. 20, 21, 24, 25. 27, 28, 29.
JULY 2, 3. 6, 7, 11, 12, 15, 16, 20, 22, 23, 26, 29, 30, 31.
' AUGUST 1, 2, 3, 6, 7. 12, 15, 18, 22, 23, 29, 30, 31.
SEPTEMBER 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 30.
THREE Through TRAINS to the EAST DAILY
From Portland (Union Depot.)
10:00 A. M. "Oregon.Washlngton Limited."
8:00 P. M. "Fortland & Fnget Sound Express.''
Both to Chicago via 4X-W. R. ft N, 0. 8. U, U. P. and C. ft K. W.
9:00 P. JL "Soo-Spokane-Portland Train de Luxe," to St Paul,
via Spokane and Soo Line.
EQUIPMENT AND SERVICE STRICTLY HIGH-CLASS.
LET OUR AGENTS AID YOU IN OUTLINING YOUR TRIP.
CITY TICKET OFFICES:
716 Second Ave. 3rd & Wash. Sts 601 Spragueave 1117 Faclfhs ave
SEATTLE PORTLAND SPOKANE TACOMA
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ossard
The luxury of a Gossard cor
set is a Real Economy.
Your satisfaction with them
and a knowledge that you
have the best is worth many
j times the price.
I iney are aura Die ana are
! made of the best materials.
The steels will not rust They
are guaranteed. A complete
liue alwavs on hand. Prices
$3.50 to $8.50
MRS. ROBT. PATTISON,
Phone Red 3221. Corsetiere,
We have a new filling mater
ial for front teeth. It will pleass
you. No gold to show aud the
color of the tooth perfectly pre.
served. It has been the dream
of dentists for years and at last
it is true that we have a per
fect filling, one that does not
offend the eye and perfectly re
stores the tooth to as near nor
mal as possible. The next time
you visit your dentist insist on
knowing more about It
DR. STEVENSON
THOROUGHBRED
f LYMOTH ROCKS
Pullet aba Cockerel Mating
Utility Matlrgs.
Eggs fer sale. For Prices Cor.
irspond to
D. B. STODDARD
La Grande, Ore
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The popular shape Bat Wing for Summer
No lnterlinings in Neckbands slip
easily through fold collars
50c
All Silk in over 60 plain colors
The Keiser Barathea used for Bat Wing Ties Is
woven especially for Bat Wing purposes, being
pliable, strong and tightly bound.
it
New Knit Four-In-Hands
JUST RECEIVED.
$Prices $1.00 and $1.50.
Accordion plaited and fancy weave knits in a pleas
ing array of beautiful shades. Will outwear three or
dinary ties. Do not wrinkle.
Keiser Barathea Four-In-Hands
- 50 Cents
You wouldn't think there could be so much difference
in neckwear until you examine these excellent ties.
Keiser Cravats
"FOUR-IN-HAND SHAPES"
$1.00 and $1.50.
N. K. WEST
The Quality Store
s.i s a s.i s a o$
Mowing the Lawn
Well, it would not be half so hard if you
would take the mower and have it sharpened
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LEIGHTON
Grh . them this factory way, hence his de
cided - iccess. See him at once and save
muscle 'd cuss words.
Washington St. Between Fir and 6th
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