LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1912.
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THE OBSERVER
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10K THE GOOD OF THE COUNTRY,
In expelling Lorimer the example
tt the country la the greatest feature
f value. Possibly Lorimer is no
worse than some others in the senate
- possibly he used only means that have
Seen used in the past. But, be that
' as It may. it Is hUh time that, such
methods were frowned' upon and men
who adopt them cease the practice,
That the nation Is reaching a cli
max of either a more purified politi
cal condition, or a climax that means
sterner conflict between classes and
interests no one can doubt if he will
Unt observe carefully tlie events of
the past two years.
Old practices in politics must go.
But In the going will they be succeed
ed by better mcthoilsT Surely ao.
intelligent as wo all know the Ameri
an people to be. there can bo little
doubt that better conditions will pre
vail when the sonrrhliglit of publicity
k turned upon the dark corners. Acts
of 25 years ago politically are looked
upon now as criminal. ,
The day was when results were all
that counted, whon poople ceased to
light when nominations were made,
no matter by what process, but that
day has gone, and we believe forever.
It will be many years before any
Illinois man will try to be United
States senator through the same meth
ods as Lorimer. adopted. The ousting
of this man baa thrown fear Into oth
ers. On the other hand, every reform
carries its multiplicity of cranks
and hair bralnn. While a re
form movement Is in progress look
out for the men who are incapable-
and insincere M tbey climb
board the band wagon and shout. But
the crank will evotually pass away
fcerause o lack of ability and lack of
sincerity. Then, If tho people con
tinue to be vifilfcnt-.Uio result of
worth will come from, tho action ot
the senate In expelling Lorimer, for
the rank wilt then be out of the
running and good men will be . In
eharge who acquire office through
Honorable methods.
thing In Collier's Weekly that one
can say amen to. It has muckraked
and fussed and scolded so ton;, that
to read It one expects to find aorae
thing that will cause him to doubt his
fellow man. Here is a little paragraph
that strikes us as being extra good.
Read It:
If all the promises of the candi
dates came true, If alt the planks of
the various platforms became laws,
thev would not accomplish as mueu
for the Individual welfare of any man
as he hlnwelf can effect by the exer
cise of qualities within the circum
ference of bis own character. The
men who suffer In the cities from the
hleh cost of their uselessly complicat
ed living could permanently improve
their lot by a throe days walk straight
Into the country, and by the deter
mination to endure the temporary In
conveniences of readjustment. The
last is the part that takes character.
The Immigrants who crossed the sea
had to have much more. Any able-
bodied man with durable qualities of
character can tomorrow drop off the
railroad at any one of a thousand sta
tions west of the Mississippi, within
an hour have work at enough pay to
save half of It, within five years own a
piece of land, and within 20 years
have a comfortable home, with chll-1
dren In the local state university. If j
very large number of men should I
adopt this program, the aggregate
would accomplish more to remedy our
economic maladjustments than any
statesman can. !
A Whole Window Full of 25 Cent Ribbon
On Sale at 1 21 Cents a yard
ALL COLORS ALL WIDTHS ALL PATTERNS. SEE THEM IN OUR WINDOW TODAY. '
WEST'S HALF PRICE SALE
NOW IN FULL SWAY AN UNEQUALLED.OPPORTUNITY
Onion people havo become Incensed
at Governor West because he Intimat
ed that he might turn the experimen
tal station Into a producing tract for
the Pendleton asylum. We do not
Inow the executive's intention. In fact
we doubt If anyone d-es, but we can
not believe that he Intends to discard
the experimental features of the Un
ion county station'.' Thbre may be
ground enough there for asylum pro
ducts and tiie splendid experimental
work, too.
TIIE INMY1DI7AI..
H h always refreshing to And some-
Watch the fair fund grow. The right
plrlt Is heblnd It. and the. right men
re pushing. Will we have a fair?
Such a nup,,tlon! It Is coming fine,
but remember, there must be a cer
tan amount of money raised before
the gates open. This will be no per
formance of pay after the show.
.But why should the newspapers be
excited over Hetty Green's decson
excited over Hetty Green's decision
to join the church? Would It not be
better for all to Join In congratula
Hons.?
Right now Wallowa county Is look
ed upon as the only place for weary
travelers who are warm and tired.
And Wallowa county is able to care
for all who come In a way that will
make them want to come again.
The Americans who have Just cleanr
ed up everything at Stockholm only
did their duty. Whoever Imagined
there would be any other result? No
Americans, certainly.
HALF PRICE HALF PRICE LADIES' COATS WOOL DRESSES
Sale of entire new line of Sale of entire new line of HALF PRICE HALF PRICE
LADIES' SUITS DRESS SKIRTS Sale of entire new line of Sale of entire line of new
HALF PRICE SALE ON All MILLINERY
GAGE PATTERN HATS TAILORED HATS DRESS HATS.
SALE OF MEN'S AND BOY'S CLOTHING CONTINUED
You save exactly one-fourth the price on any suit in our entire line of men's and boys' high grade clothing
You do the figuring See what you save.
No K
WET0TH$k,TY
From the results of this week's ball
games It might have been well Is Till
Taylor had taken the Pendleton ball
team to the 'steenth story of the Teou
building and left them there.
The price of wheat has gone down
because or the big crop. Don't lot
any of the crop reporters into the
Grande Ronde valley or the price will
drop a few cents more.
Arcade
Theatre
m
HEW Til DKVIIXK TONIGHT
THE KWIlItVS
fa their Now and Langhahle
Playlet,
TUB ItOOSTKK HPItUfU"
SIX BIG PICTUM8.
two good omdies.
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T. M. C. A. NEWS.
Edited by J. H. Rudd.
INTRODUCTORY.
The purpose of this column Is two
fold; first, to record each week blt3
of news concs.T.Ing the activities of
Ihe loonl y. M. C. A. organization:
ncond, to acq'inuit the peopli of ti ls
community with working being done
1 1 the Y. W. C A. In other loca.itiej
in order that they may reallxs the
losslbllities for this community.
At Home.
As the work at present Is to be of
tho "non-equipment" type, the office
of tbe general secretary will bo head
quarters of the V. M. C. A. This office
Is located at 108 Elm street. Men and
boys always welcome. Phone Main 81
Through the local council of the Boy
Scouts we are looking for a great ex-
patiHiou i hat body; extension which
wl'l '', lute more boys of this city.
Wt a few days a schedule of
o.m'.ior gymnasium classes will be
pii!IU... This will Include classes
for l,ovg of the Scout age an t classes
tor ooys or nine, m and 11 If your
boy should be In either of thesa clas
sy Investigate.
Items of Interest In other associa
tions, taken from "Association Men:"
"S. Karle Taylor was lately advanc
ed by the Methodist conference to tho
foreign boad. In referring to tie
association Influence on his Ufa h
has said: "I owe very much to It for
the valuable training and experience.
Association leaders picked me aa
when I wu aa unknown young fellow
In the middle west and set me at
work on several Jobs which gave me
a training physically, intellectually
and spiritual, which I would not have
received in any other way. I will al
ways be grateful tor the start In As
sociation work which the Association
gave me."
"It's up to one man In each church
to put Into practice tbe lessons taught
by the Men and Religion Forward
movement." J. L. S.
The Booster Spring."
The Emerys In the playlet,
"The
Rooster Spring," are surely doing
their part to uplift vaudeville by se
curing for their act a playlet of real
ly worthy plot. They have a splen
didly arranged little sketch and both
members show some clever acting.
Their musical numbers, which by the
way, are Introduced Into the plot in
the most finished manner, are In keep-
! Ing with tbe high class of the rest of
the rest of their act. The special set
ting also lends enjoyment to this
number which will rank as one of the
best of the playlets that has been
shown at the Arcade. Don't miss this
tonight.
YOUNG MAN desires fiirnlshed room
in private family. German prefer
red, close In. Address Home Res
taurant 7-18-3t
Jit
Trarte Murk.
Don't accept
tny substitute
MOTKEK GRAY'S
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FOR CHILDREN,
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All merchants are requested
to close their places of business
on Friday, July 19th, and attend
the annual cherry fair at Cove.
LA GRANDE COMMERCIAL
CLUB.
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Simple action simple take-down.
Send for a motion picture booklet explaining the
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IT
Will Be
Friday
Evening
JULY 19, 1912
A Lawn Social
Given by
THE METHODIST TODXG
PEOPLE
At the Home of
5TB. AND MBS. H. C. TIKACKE
On North Fir Street
Home Beautifying
Paints, wall paper, varnish,
oils. ffr.
Phone Red 971. 1708 1-2 6th St
B. B. NUTTER
Fish for
Friday
Two pound boxes dainty codfish
One pound bricks codfish
Smoked Golden Bloaters
Holland Herring
Boston Beauty Mackerel
Canned Fish
Crab Meat
Red and Pluk Salmon
Sardines, Domestic and Im
ported. Lobster, Kippered Herring
Flndon Haddock
Shrimps and Clams.
Pattison Bros.
GBOCCIT
The Gossard at
$3.50 Is a Real
Corset Bargain
( y
The Qossard front lace corset
has always sold at $5, Bp to
this year.
It Is worth more than f5 to
the woman who appreciates the
style and solid comfort she en
Joys In the Gossard the one
rhiht corset.
The great demand for the Gos
sard has ensbled the makers, by
doubling their output, to lower
the price to 13.50, while keep
la! ap the high quality that has
made the Gossard America s su
preme corset
A complete line always c
sad. Price $3.60 to $g.so.
If yon need a new corset tele
Phone Red Jiji.
8.1WBT.PATTI80I
Csji sethie.