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MONDAY. FEBRUARY 10, 1913.
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THE OBSERVER
VBRUCE DENNiS
EDITOR ASI) OWSEU, ..
titered at tbe poslofflre at La Grande,
Oregon, as second class matter. .
gUBSCnil'TlOX BATES.
D11t, single copy U
Hj, per eek ..' ...... l"e
9Ily, per month Hie
Harvard and Yale' will pay their
football coaches $10,000 a year each. tema V(jry doKlrablo.
And the pay of tlio learned profes
sors will continue to bover around i,011i(i De held responsible
$2,000. Specialize.
Tbe absence of Dr. Coak from the
anion of Peary, Amundsen and
Bbatklcton, In Philadelphia, is alarm
ing. Perhaps he Is discovering some- charter to another will not remedy our
blame for it and theBO are dismissed
or otherwise punished and. K made to
feel their responsibility. ?
" This has the further advantage or
ornnpratlnir others who nilght have
been thought guilty. If a clerk In
bank or a store makes a blunder or Is
negligent It is not blamod on the sys
tem, but on the guilty employee. In
varlahly some one Is found who was
responsible. Outside of the mayor and
councllmen our various omcials
seemed to be well paid. At any rate,
lo Judge by tbe scrnmblo that always
takes plae for the positions, ttjey
Kach of these is
the head of some ; department and
for at
least the most glaring errors, over
sights, blunders etc., that are made In
this department. In my humble opin
ion (aridvery probably In the opinions
oc scores of others) Jumping from one j
I in teem niixumasx,
thing again. j ttroubles half so quickly as sttrlrt
. , troubles half so quickly as strict
That suffrage procession in Wash-, responsibility for blundors where it
Ingtnn will take a long time to pass belongs, will, under our present sys
a given point If the glve-n point hap- tern.
pens to be a millinery window. I In this connection, It strikes me that
'some of the overflow of our booster
Andrew Carnegie nevei- carries' spirit might be . very well employed
more than a dollar In h!s pockets. ; right here at home towards oeuerms
But lota of men can't carry that our municipal conditions. As for
much. ! gaining time at council meetings;
; ' . j iiy couldn't a whole lot of the ted-
A sausage n-ade In Ohio was forty , lous routlno work' such as reading of
dnch- ' long bills, accounts, reports etc.be
icut out by having same typewritten
KOU iitiMiiiMf, ru v 1
feet long. They must use tli
shund In Ohio.
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SZKEBESKOMTXSS !
Now at Its Height
Buy Spring and Summer White
Wash Goods, Embroideries and
Muslin Underwear now at sav
ings worth while.
ABOUT fO.TI.MISSie.X FOim. j
Believing that all citizens and tax
payers should tako an .Intelligent in
terest In public affairs and that some
recent events should be explained and
discussed a little more than they have
been, In order that the average clt'
ren and tax payer may . understand
them hotter, I tnke this means' to
brooach the subect.
Mayor Hall's recent message and
your editorial comment on sa:e wrijld
lead one to think that all the present
. wrongs In our municipal affair can
be righted at onco by changing the
system, and that the only possibl" re
lief Is to sdopt the commission ;Vrm
of igovemment. (Only a few short
years ago a new charter was thought
the proper remedy to euro all 0'r Ills
and defects. The new chanter was
adop'ed and now It seems we are
worse off than before. No one seems
to be responsible for anything, anv
more. Numerous glaring blunders
are committed, sewers are laid on to,i
of tho ground and, In places where
they have no legal right to be. We
have a paid city attorney, a paid en
gineer, a paid sewer inspector but
nobody is to blame, it Is the system,
or tack of system, that we have.
The construction of streets and
sidewalks, our finances etc., are nj
most hopelessly muddled and snnrled
but no one Is to blame. It Is Just the
"System'.' You rightly say that La
Grande Is the biggest business cor
poration here, etc, Now what do
other large corporations do In such
cases? When s wreck occurs on the O.
W. IK. & N. do the officials suy: "Oh
well. It's tbe system we have?" In
deed they don't. They Immediately
tart an Investigation and And out
which Individual employees are to
lie could then look It over nt his ;
leisure and refer t- It at any time, j
(La Grande. Feb. 8. (To the Editor) j Mistakes, overcharges, etc., would in
this way be noticed much quicker than
they would tho other way.
If, as Is generally conceded, our
mavor and councllmen are not paid
enough for their time and eTorts, It
might be well to Increase their pay.
Even a very liberal Increase In alt
probability would be cheaper than a
change to commission government.
They could then give mure attention
to their duties, and thereby cut out
the needless expenses
Vnder the proposed commission
government It would be Just as easy,
for public scrvnnts to make blunders
or to neglect their duties as It is now.
Its success wonld depend on tho men
In the offices. Just exactly as our pres
ent system does.
The mere fact that a thing Is new
or modern does not necessarily Imply
that It Is right or good or that It la
going to be successful anywhere and
everywhere. Many of us remember
that our county affairs were in Just
about the same shape that our city afr
fairs are at present. Then about ten
or twelve years ago our county court
began to use a tittle common sense
and It was not many years befooro fie
enormous debts wore paid and If I am
not badly mistaken, the county is now
In a very healthy financial condition.
There' was no change made in the sys
tem of government, at all. As experi
ence is admittedly the best leacher
and ns it Is always much cheaper to
learn lessons from the experience of
others than to do the experimenting
yourself, wouldn't It be a, good Idea
for the city to study Ihe lesson taught
by the county?
Many of us think that we have had
enough costly blunders to last for
some tlme'and that the most urgent
Spring Showing in Our First Showing Spring
Heady -to - Wear Dept. Styles for Men
NEAYr?nNcfTTST IN HIGH GRADE SOCIETY BRAND SUITS
t25RtHTSv hirsch wickwire suits
AvimS-VSH. ' MANHATTAN SHIRTS
WAISTS j. E. TILT SHOES
KASE, 1 ' GORDON $3.00 HATS .
WOOL DRESSES - STETSON HATS
Q .90 SUIT SALE ' NEW spring
V CONTINUES ANOTHER WEEK TRIMMINGS
M&fttr oaf "cat rSUmi Suits wor sVc'o l- iv "ft 7W ot -vlac fTKes' bamliD8S'
i tw.w tui vm) . y.iy lieatlcd trimmings just received.
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We cordially invite your
inspection and compari
son of cur entire line.
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THE QUALITY STORE.
If yon buy it of West,
You know it's the best.
The Test of Time
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a bank U oper I
change .needed Is a change in the con
duct of the mayor and councllmen
towards one another. Let them drop
all personalities, arrogance, grand.
standing etc., and get d owa to busi
ness. "Whore there is a will there Is a
way."
Let them publish a financial state
ment every month but -let it be such
that It can be understood by the aver
age voter. . It Is rather hard for' the
average person to take any great Inter
cat In municipal affairs or to exert
any needed pressure in any direction
unless he has this information. -
"j. H. BLVMEXSTEIX.
Time determines whether the policies under which
ated are safe.
This bank baa been In business tuui)-ai& .mis.
It baa grown steadily until it has become one of the strongest, and
most prosperous financial luftltutlmis in the West.
The soundness .of Its policies Is attested by the long list ot conserv
ative business men who transact their business here; also by an
earned surplus of $1.10,00.00, the work of time and the res ill of
conservative management.
This bank has facilities for taking care of more high grade busi
ness and offers Its services to those who appreciate the best In
banking.
La Grande National Bank
La Grande, Oregon
Capital, $100,000.00 Surplus, $130,000.00 Resources, 1. 100.000.00
DESIGNATED DEP0S1T0UT OF IMTED STATES COTEUSXEYT.
C.MTED STATES POSTAL SAVINGS DEPOSITORY.
Correcting a Quotation.
Iu his book. "A Wanderer In Flor
ence," E. V. Lucas furnishes a new
rending for tlint uuotntlou nltout the
leaves on the brookit of Vnllombrotut.
though be credltn.lt to a cousin across
the pond. Mr. Lucas visited Talloin-I'm--
and, t!; rfblns tVe extortionate
rates of the hotels there, tells, the
I story: A departing American was
eying bis bill with a rueful glance as
were leaving. "Milton had It
I wrong," he wild to me. with the free
I nnsnnry of the plucked, for I knew
J him not. "What he meant wus 'thick
; as thieves.' "
Solitary Conhnainont.
Tbe punishment which replaced tbe
death penalty in iMly-niiniely. life lnv
priHonmeut with military confinement !
is considered to lie much worse than i
dotith Itself. Murderers seutcm-eil to I
life imprisonment Invoke dentil to end
their sufferings. Isolation, complete
in the very sense of the word en
forced idleness, luck of exercise and
an (Helen t food and continual surveli
lunce In a cell so small as to almost
render "any movement Impossible such
Is the fate of a murderer in Italy. Sol
itary conUneiuent lusts for five long
years, sometimes for ten. but convicts
can hnrdly bear It for more than six
months. Invariiilily they are Insane
long before the term expires, and of.
ten they commit suicide. The fear of
solitary coiitim-mciit acts as a preven-
I five to murder ns much as and iicrhapa
i much more than that of capital pun-,
lshmeiit. It Is iulte true that the
cases of murder have not diminished
to any great extent In-Italy since the
abolition of the death penalty; but. on
the other hand, they have uot in
creased. I'tilragit News.'
STRAYED OR STOLEN A little r'd ,
cow about 5 years old. Return a.id
get reward. J. H. Wilson, Phone I
'fled 922. ' 2-6-tf I
FOR RENT Six room house, corner
Main and .Walnut. Hattie J. Eck
Iey. Phone Farm 9x3. 2-7-3: p
WANTED A fresh milch cow with
calf or one soon to be fresh. Phone
Black 3951 or call at 901 Main St
Valentine Flowers.
Convey your greetings on St. Val
entine's Day' by sending flowers. We
will have a large assortment. Order
now.
La Grande Seed and Floral Co. v
Feb 8. 5t.
For Sale Cheap.
New 13 in. gang plow, all complete.
Used two weeks. Cash or time. Phone
Red 3121. 2-7-tf
Couldn't Gat to Rehearsal.
An actor.- being unelile to flud work
on the sta;-e uiul needing his meals,
finally obtained the promise of a con
dm tnr's Joli on (he street car lines.
I "When do I reHirt?"
! 'At 4 a. m. sharp." said the manager,
j "MindcH of Roothr exilnlmoil the
J Thespian. "1 couldn't stand such
hours. The flne would offset the sal
' ary. Why. I'd le lute for rehearsal ev
; ery day." Louisville Courier-Journal.
It Did, It DidI
There was a time, years ago. when
school authorities were not afraid to
be grimly humorous. i '
Vnder the bend of "Instruction" the t A Hungry Ont.
New York I tally Times of Aug. 10, ! "Your stomach Is so affected that 1
ISttS. printed this announcement: i '"nr TVe "ball have to operate for Its re
- Ft.f81IIN(t INSTITVTE. i movnl."
..r uoysirouoio orK'ns rem. is. .mi rKlit. Remove It I nov.1. ...
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A. FAIROH1LD. I , n;. '
It? What busineds
"Yon never use
are ynn In?"
"I'm i poet." Houston Post.
A Rud Little Girl.
Maiden Annt (rendlugi In heaven 1
there Is no marrying or giving In mar- i
rlnge. Small Maxle It must seem like '
' heaven to you here on earth, doeea't It, FOR iF.ENT room bungalow
untie? C'Uh ago News. Rynearson. 2-8-tf
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"Pleased !r
"Delighted !"
"Dandy Work!"
13 WHAT THEY ALL SAY ABOUT OUR
French Dry Cleaning and
Pressing
Because we are giving a quality of service never be
fore even approximated in La Grando.
LET US PROVE IT TO YOU.
Kerry's New Laundry, Inc.
GEO. GILBERT. MAN'AGBR.
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