La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, February 18, 1913, Image 4

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Newspaper Page Text. XA.lii I Wtl --. - - - ii! Ii liaH m mhi Hi V HiBinif unnn.rtu .e PAGE FOUR LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1913. i ! ; '; : THE OBSERVER BRUCE D EN Hi S ID1T0B 1HD OWKEB. -, taker at the pestoffles at La Grande, "" Orcfe m ecoi4 class Matter. 8UBSCHJPTI05 BATES. Dally, slagle eeny .............. ally, per week ..Me tally, far Month M tVOJHO IK THE SCHOOLS. I ' The fc-overanient needs an oxpert In ' -v ) xylotomjr, wMeh, we understand It, Tbere0 surely ia came for women ' person akiUed In the manufac- tosrelalce over the advance the mem-iture sanereram.. THOKOl'li JI BKEDS. bera df the so-called weaker aez have made from the educational ranki to the highest administrative position! In . the public acbool system of the United States. - There are now 495 women county, euperlntendenta In the country, ac cording to the figures compiled by the bureau of education. This Is nearly double the number of ten years mo. And four' states Colorado, Idaho, Washington, and Wyoming, have Germany declares that "Turkey In t Ana ia sacred." Isn't that last word i spelled wrong T Shouldn't It be scared? There la In this world a class ot men who only proper .description . systems. In some of the states wo od be told by the one word, "thor-1 mean appear to have almost a mon oughbreda." topoly of the higher positions. It matters not what lodge 01 The cane of Wyoming la one to church they belong to; It matters not ! bring the greatest joy o the feml what trade or profession they fol j nine heart. That state has a wo low whether It be that of lawyer . man state superintendent, a woman Me 8peke to Hsr. Ife was a nervous and flustered fwtnn man as he Entered 'the court to fc-lve evidence In an Important case. It was his first exiwrleuce of public- women at the head of their school!'''' ,n han or-form, and the amount or lntermt shown In bis utter- 'deputy state superintendent, and 13 of the 14 counties are directed edu bollermaker, atore keeper or train man there Is still those quantita tions wtilch entitle theiri to member- .rationally by women ship in the order that baa no ritual, j In Montana where there are 30 the order that baa no passworda, the ' counties, only one man- is reported; order that has no grips, signs or . holding the position of county su- eounterslgns. ., perinendeiit. The ordcf of thoroughbreds exists The increase In the number of wo everywhere without special notice., men county superintendents No one need eulogize Ita grontness, Its charity, Its altar obligations tat all of these are embodied In t!ie breeding. When a man Is "right" his position among men Is settled. Tou do not have to guess where he stands; you do not have to aak him If he is agree able to any propnskion that is right, for you know from Instinct that be la with you clear across the board and down the line. The crook cannot be a thorough-1 is most conspicuous in the west, but it Is not' confined to that section. New York reports 42 women district superln tendents, as against 13 school com mslsloners in 1900. Other states showing marked increases are: Iowa, from 13 Si 1900 to 44 in 1913; Kan sas, from 26 In 1900 to 44 In 1913; Nebraska, from 10 to 43 In the same period; North Dakota from 10 to 24; Oklahoma, 7 to 14. In only two status Is a decrease reported Tennessee had 9 In 1900 bred, neither can the liar and the and only 5 In 1912'; and Utah has hypocrite. The old school politician who shakes hands with the devil and turns' abruptly to recite a benedic tion Is not eligible to memberhslp In one fewer than a decade ago.' Together with- the advancement of women In the administrative branch of. education has come a demand, for the thoroughbred order, for it take women on local school boards, and a straight edge, a clear conscience this demand has been recognized In and a manly disposition' to partake many communities. The following of this unseen, membership. We were reminded forcefully of (he "thoroughbreds today when Lou fltlnson of Salem and Marlon Davis of I'nlon paused through Ia Grando on their way to Elgin'. Each probably cities of 100.000 population or over report one or more women on the school board: .New York, Chicago, Clevelnnd. - San Francisco, Milwau kee, "Washington. .Intllanapol'H. 91. Paul, Roochester. Denver, Columbus. ancea he who bad never even address ed a meeting of the local debating society-went straight to bis bead. His replies, to say the least, were unintel ligible, i "Hieak up! fcpeuk tip!" called coun sel Irritably at last. "The lady short hand writer caiitiot hear a single word or what you re sifylng. Kindly turn tod wara ner una siienk to her." There ws a moment's panne, while the young man blushed vividly. Then, to the nmiiKement of the court, he rose from lils clmlr. made a profound oliel siince In the direction of the aforesaid mentioned young woman and murmur ed biiHhfully: "How d'you do?"-London Answer. is 8ponges and "Sponges." From Cuba eomrs the doleful news: "We hull be abort of sponires. The industry Is dwindling fast Despite our deep sea plunges. " r But Cuba need not be alarmed. We've "sponges" here to spars. They're found on the ftlalto, I'ark row and everywhere. We encounter human "aponges" In restaurant and park. They borrow from ua money And aay, "Please keep It dark." We meet them at the playhouse. The club, the atore, the church. Where we are touched and retouched By "aponges" In "the lurch." Tla sad to learn that Cuba Of sponges will be short, 80 ws are more than willing To Hther at tills port -A cargo big of "aponges" And ahlp away the pack To any point in Cuba If they never will "sponge" back. New york Press. I dm- VW SPRING 1913 aonon MisjwMjwniiat svaMttcw Is a lodge man In other orders, but ! Worcester, 'Grand Rapids. Cambridge. each ia. also a member of .that great order of thoroughbreds. . .,, Wni l.D TAFT ACT AT ALU If the Mexicans should cross over the line, burn El Pbbo. push further north and Invade Texas; In fact. In vade the sunny southland to the Ma 01 and Dixon l'ne. burning and de stroying property, to say nothing of j killing half the population then. oh. ' then would President Taft and his array of mighty diplomats, who ara holding night sessions to Veep from doing anything, aot," or would Presi dent Taft ever act at all? . and Fpll River. Numerous amallev municipalities have ndppted the idea. The important place assigned tn women in become so usual as to excite llitle comment in th!s country; yet .Ai.ieiJ can conditions in this resnect are the reverse of lliope of most na'lons. '. Is probably safo to say that In no other country In -the world are there aa many womn teachers propor- Perfect Bliss. How big an Income should a young man have liefore he Is Justified in get ting married? This question is asked In various departments of the Sunday papers at vnrlotis seasons of. the year, and It is vuriously answered. Condi tions change nnd domestic, happiness changes with the conditions. The lies! 'answer we remember to hnve heard was given by a cynical American education lm(l '""'helor ami skeptic last week. This I'nwiii "us 111 me newspaper oince when the woman editor opened her mnil and rcuil forth this question: "Could a young couple be happy on $!H) a year?" . "Sure they could." answered the skeptic eagerly. 'They couldn't live together 011 It." Cleveland Plain Iieuler. ' . The governor and Frank Perkins ot the Telegram, got tangled up on the state house floor and then ten news service became hushed and si lent I-et ua hear from Perkins and see If he has been maligning th gov ernor, o r better yet, give Jnlm a chance to prove his statements, No Idaho supreme court methods will go In Oregon. tlonally as In the I'nhted Stntes; in fact men teachers greatly outnum ber the women In most European countries. ' " ' ' A Chicago woman says American men's manners have deteriorated .In the last fifty years. Few women have the strength of mind to acknowledge that they can remember that far back ' , YOU CAN CHOOSE any design you wish from the hosts of beautiful SPRING STYLES about 500 of which, with over 1,600 illustra tions, appear in the new ' "Standard Fashion Book" . Any Standard Pattern will be handed to you FREE when you buy the' book. The price is 20c at the Pattern Counter; by mail, 30c. MARCH PATTERNS ARRIVED Spring Merchandise in Every Dept. Latest arrivals in ladies' ready-to-wear dept. Tailored Suits Moonlight Coats Lingerie Waists Evening Wraps Silk and Wool Drcsr es New Muslin Underwear spring showing ready in . - men's dept. Society Brand Suits Hirsh Wick wire & Co. Suits Manhattan Shirts J. E. Tilt Shoes Gordon $3 Hats Stetson $4 Hats v John V, Farwell says the hosiery makers of Europe can't compete with the Americans. No, and what the Europeans' put in their hosiery can t compare The Test of- Time . 7 Time determines whether the policies under which bank Is oper This bank has been In business twenty-six years. It has grown steadily un'll It has become one of the a'rongts'. and roost prosperous financial Institutions In the West. . The soundness of Ms policies Is attested by the long list of conserv . atlve business men who transact their business here; also by an earned surplus of $130,(MC, the work ot time and the res-ill of conservative management This bank has facilities for taking care of more high grade b-i.v!-nesa and offers its services to those who appreciate the best In banking. La Grande National Bank ' La Grande, Oregon Capital, $100,00.(i Surplus, 130,00fl.O Itesourccs, 1.100.000.00 DESIGNATED PErOSITORT OF fMTEI STATES GOVERNMENT. t'XITED STATES POSTAL SAVINGS DEPOSITORY. This Age. In January she devours Thr Kc brimiy magazines. ' Bhe spends her meant to sleep In hours in tlKurlng the next day scenes. While Ice Is cm-erlna the street And winter's snow is sitting down With uui'.y vlliiiH-rs on her feet Bhe nips out in her next spring's gown. Though 'tis today, nnd now Is now. We hardly know Just where we are When she Hives hack onr greeting bow While seated In her next year's car.. Her this year's husband mnjr but mope Some when within their last year's hnuBe. For she is planninK to elope ; With her say 1914 spouse. Life. What Poverty Does For Us. Mayor ltookwell of Akron was con demning the claim, often put forward by the rich, thai poverty is good for the character. Poverty Is good for noliody," he said. "It embitters the mind, bardetta the heart, ciuii.es tinhappluess and fear and suffering. "There's nothing like adversity," a millionaire once said to me 'there's nothing like adversity to bring a man 1 out.' I "Ves,' I replied, -out at the el- bows.' "St. ImiIh :iobe-Iemocrat. . OUR DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT OFFERS MANY NEW WASH FABRICS, WOOL DRESS GOODS, EMBROIDERIES AND TRIM MINGS. - x NEW SPRING SHOES IN LADIES SHOE DEPT WESTS THE QUALITY STORE. Softening Gold. Pure jrold may be Koftened Ij keep l" It at the boiling point of water u, four days. Alloys of goldrepilre great er temperature. . Temperature. The ii'e.'in iiiiiiiiai temperature of til. world Is .111 degrees Fahrenheit. Handling a Tack. To hold a tack where it Is difficult t hold it with the lingers, thrust it through a xti'ip of pn-r and hammei away on it without annoyance of dan ger to your lingers. WOOD (J:KS TO FLORA. Johnny's Luck. Little Johnny Satterthwatte . Went upon the hike to skate, i ThouKh his parent warned him not to go. Here and there the Ice whs thin; j other boys had fallen In. Johnny thouxht that he would chance It ' thouah. iteader, do not mourn the fnte Of the youthrul Rutterthwulte. tie may lire to win w-orldwtde renown. Johnny fell and bumped his bean And forsook the hateful scene. Weeping, ere he had u chnnce to drown. t'liiengo Kecord-lletuld. ) Ths Ship's Ball. .dock. The nautical day neglns nnd jemlM at noon, when eight bell U struck. The lell Is struck half hourly j day and night, one stroke being aildc j for each half hour until eight Is reach ed, when the count begin nt one Ih?H OiYirI! of Golden Rule Company Hold Annual Meetings This Week Mac Wood, manager of the Gold en Rule, and O. B. Prael, of Portland, Interested in the company, left this morning for Flora in Interior Wal lowa county to hold a meeting of '"the stockholders of the Golden Rule company of Flora in which both are interested .The company held Its I.i; Grande meeting yesterday and the off'clals who went to 'Flora today will inspect their holdings there this week. ' Flies and Germs. i ,i . , no- coofci-sioii urea of a town a common fly ,.., harbor from MtKi.miti to .Vki.iiKi.iioi linctcriii. while In th mlniJ.M It carrh s only upward of ail. (kki IGOO In One Hour for Itasehnll. Six hundred dollars In one hour is not a bad commencement for the fi nance campaign for 'he loral base ball club. That was lost the amount raised th.'s morning !n slxtv minutes work and there were onlv six names on the list too. In other words six persons al business Insitutions subscribed 100 each this monrlng. .. The committee consistrn of Leon, of that amount during the campaign last year, the difference in the atti tude of the business men will be ap preciated. V . . . x .Meanwhile, the officers of the local club are' using up a good deal of sta tionary in writing to prospective managers and players. While no onT has been signed definitely yet, it will only be a matter of a few days when a manager will be hired and the team begin to shape up. . ' ' ' Cltj's Neglect Source of Wa. (Pendleton East Oregonlan.) V.-.a ;.r.-.v n:ci:ci rcs!dcr.U of Jackson street and others who are obliged to use that thoroughfare have found foot traveling very difficult. The trouble comes from the fact that the city did" not provide a connection between the sidewalks and the, street., when the paving work was done. The street was not paved the entire width ' of the street and therefore at each corner there Is a distance of about 10 feet over which there is no walk. Fol- Observant. The city girl boarding In the country spoke to the farmer alwvut the savnue way In which the cow regarded her. "Well." said the farmer. "It must W on accomit of that red waist you're wearing." "lH-ar me." said the girl, "of cnnre. I know It's awfully out of fashion, but 1 had no Idea a country row would no tice it" 1-n.lir' Home Jouruul. , Eyelashes. If eyelashes are cut the eyes are weakened. The Human Eye. The human eye Is said to he a rather III contrived piece of uie-haulsiu. A celebrated t'ermnn physli 1st la reiort ed to have remarked that If an artisan were to make for hlui a piece of nppn ratua so poorly adapted to Its purpose, he would ni accept It lo.o ii. j. v. laiiman, j. r . Kobln-, lowing eacfi thaw this winter these on. Wesley Matlock. Mark Patton .place have become soft and muddy Roy W. Rl'ner and Fred W. .amn- and full of woe for nennlo whn sought to -travel along Jackson street kin started mrnn their work -short ly after ten o'clock and shortly after eleven np.lt until. 2: SO this af;ernoon w?'en thev commenced their efforts acaln. The success which attended t.'ielr Initial rampalen was Jus ns "tii;a-ed. They secured s'x $100 snhscrnt'on and when It l r"-r-n- bered that there was not a single one -' via the sidewalks. Owing to the nice day yesterday a large rptmber of north side residents sought the open air but the ravel was all on the street, not on the sidewalks, which were practically out of commission because of the aforementioned trouble.