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i- v. - ','Amn'mt THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1913. la Clauds Evnrnra czzavra V. GRACE DREW n ua wane mrei uweiarej 1 1 la pretty much the whole dhow out AT WINS AUDIFXCE iBTBWJUED. 7 ' Coarie Opera anna mora sates a Treaeadoas Hit Here Last HiV m mm a . "" . I I ' r - t Y-rrn f ' j Mi ' Bring on' your conUc opera tans chorua! If all auch "French" com ic operaj Ufth atviilart thatpeF- formed, fna -"! totlDf chorua girla around hence forth. Grace Draw and Carlton King, are about tha fbvjenwldvp J Li sfea-tav Mual o-the,-ooclon. a4 prettier, saucier. n.'fUer. cleverer MUtfsel hasifrteM WjMff tor. aa eald. a aevera ye ra. I She U backed r coodiaaVpaVt Ja Carlton King Land tha balance of the company, and the .well-defined farce, plot running th'ralgh he atkowpnaHf leRrBt peefljt.tf be aharpea rejuait. clever, catchy aohg htta. Further- ... to cl bnsult this bank on all points relating to invest-.;; meilsthe-prirchaWof bonds, stocks' br" otiiejr finaa-' cial knatters.' ' It? is" 'itiif business of 1 k'banker to know t thosethrngs. ' aboi lOur sern&ir are' entirely at your disposal. Nothings too small f6r our 'attention You. '. ; imay save yourseir loss, uome in ioaay jaua .jxf jlet us talk jt qyjp 3 .OiilJL'; ; OC.tUoJOCJ . UriitMStates Naf ioiiai Bank La Grande Oregon r- - , Capital, $100,000; Surplus) $10,500; Deposits, .-.. ..-.... ...v $400,000. . " OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS " " IT. K. WEST H. E. C00LJD6E rrFAHKfOLEJr i r WM. MIM.KK 1. T. HILL - . AJ. C. HlS'RT A tl the troupe, and they be(ng high claaa ft followa that there was notttag (ut aatUfackoet-, A wtnoer from Uia .tart MW'Dfki W'lfc aactnatad io ft'fiaala;'iv " ) bom a "wfc Gee. Owroy;. llftar ' "stai 7 ! QaeaUoa, CHtm . Saa t GaH Iaa. L Grande.vFey 17.To thli (Edl or: What la' La Qranda olat .to' 40 atout Ota commlaelon form 'of for ernment? 'Preaent condJUona ara un itie factory; yet If the people no not keep the morement for a bettermeat under dlecuaalon, nothing '; arllj ba done. : ' Our preaent municipal goernment U laefflclent. lnaufflclont, and fnaln terei We are In debt etren paat the conatltutional limit The ' admlnla- ration officers are practically re iponalble to no one. ' Tha actual act tlvlty of the city la unknown, their being no regular nor Intelligent re ports. A good eystem will not be man aged by toalncere men. and neither oan a bad syetem be made a good one j by honest men., in the last twenty yeara h principle at the basis of all 'city government haa changed from that "boodle polltlca" to "business science." Of the thousand objec tion raised - against .-the ., present iform of government the fundamental IpoiiibME' ,i- fJUi Jdlobtaln effic iency, and it falla to give the people any fWeillgehct is1 1: ltaT vforatngs. A: syritem. Hhat will 'ftaaure TePon lhlllty, secure efficiency, and keen the people informed of all ft actlon wlifo far "toward creating "the de-' ItSlda ale fact tiffA tl present system is very cumbersome and ex ibenslve. 'K'fe' 'urgecf (hat Ve 'itacU :thaHpeiopW4flf not tae jan'lntereat jln(!publi affair la.ehlff , reason. 1 why graft or efficiency creepa jmo anayitemO TlJi1ia5true In a way. TheO!tlSf.'teftM,,,b,e for the et" fgtg Af any jpl'Tn fnr It la thB I neonle who authorise It. Perhaps the moat" dangerous effect of "the old" ayatem Is Jts silencing of public in Itereat. Eyerythlng under the pres lent sVWm Is complicated and con ' fusing. 'Where there la no regular ly of action It la hard to find any i, order inl ttiJ results. Even If the neonlerecoBnJze some . evil tney Una nVrf whira" to "" complain," and ara axplaaalon, aay ot,tha,ooa J 1 department. )th matter 0 will ta gled' Troax 'thk ohlf o tha mayor tha Tounca ana "round "and ound r.ljiS' tii '1.1 ,1C0J K til.'fj ' Aa' aaidj'ttiif'eB'a Wib principle of the ' Vomtnfaaion 'fonn' ot governmant la buslneaa.'1 Thraaijte.ahy fonna and varloua phaaea; but' the only conilsteAt teal for any1 problem un der 'conunisirton 'government' la wIa 'ltl good bualne'saT'.Under the' propoae'd form' Ihe" peopfa are the irtocltnoldars tha 'council if there 1 laJ any. la ' the board of dlrectorsr 'an'd the mayor' or commiailonera i.nihej lanagera. The council or' the people recom- n'3 the general' policy, and 1 the commiailonera are abeolutely ' Ve- apooirble for carrying out the ad ministration of thla policy,' In all ita deuila.' .". .' :. ' . THr are three nrovlalona nece's- larr 'for' the aticceasful operation 'of commission governip4nt.illjee ' buif- neaa policies employed by all auccess- ful corporaUona. Ttrat: a civil ser vice system f6r appolhtmenta " and promotion to' assu're ' a feapable1 ad- mlnlitratlon. 2nd, centralized and definite responarblHtibaoksa by a provision for recall aa well as for-4 faiture of sufficient bonds' t felnv to aecilre' efficiency. 3rd., in Intelligent C'ompletS ani 'reg ular 'system' of reports to ' provide nece&ary publieHy to keep the puV - ' .yt ix -fi '' a" y,;'-'. .; --- ... .!(; ': -. 1 '.1. '", , ' " - Have;oten been made. even when one's eyes are wide open. , Let us get i the definitions ci :r ''.' '"At " : ' " ERROR; ' FALSE STEP; OVERSIGHT; FAXJLT; INACCURACY. irYpu wij. la.aii'eriiK.it yot$tftQvh snow" you Jhe property we have for sale. - i -. : u r '' Ifc tatereet'a'wakenedL some In the face of present aav UUU D ' 1 u I va wo a.un- conditions bu 2 great' care,' must 1e used' aecur'e t correJct. sUU' on" the new ltnes;' Eft cdurae cost aomething. but nit pay to have tnejaiufiiW, repTalf thV lpak hi the water nine rather tbkn frying'' to aVoiiat a wUh'a'! wooden plugX ?oiSinls8i6n ' govern ment may cost more tnan me present aBtem In winilar aalarlea: but tne nek expenses of. the city, it may be m$mm uuut . nunuALtzss 1 1 0Ma on; a.- r.ift A: faVl-A CaaaUaa ' 4ViAr.)'A.:ab(sMateisdK aaeetijaaa, flrat aa4 AaM atafdaya ai'?:M p. am?aaaaaaa vaUwaaa ? aU Maaaaa: M. aaOUTOR. W. VLI wi i iiii a ait r eanretary. n: A B. P. 0. H La ra4a Lodge KoJ III ' aieeaa taaH) Thamlay1 avacJat " (attack ta SaV ahth,' earaer at Da - pot ttaei' M4 'Waa'itartita 'avekma Tiattlai kntaMra fdlaJly Invite 1 t. snaeoeiom, a a' ( t,J ' ' i r, a al tXMUDQIV'aUe, aa ' rwTODallN e)P THB WORLD JU Oraada Loaa htoltt W. o. -'W1 aieeu ary first aad tibw Tr dare a .TW O' P. aU. All to th aVJlVsaalMrto WlOOiaaH. " -4- UUfHI WOOOMBN OP AaUBUCArr, i Oranda Caaap fip. T70 aaeata aa tha BrU aad third Thursday avaa uua t each laockh tn tha K. at P all. Tlaltlng oelgbbora. waioaaM,n t . j ;. , W. A..UVKK. Y C. l ; ; . ; ; ; w, p. iaDar- c BOTAL ' NEIGHBORSMeets vr eeona and fourth ' iYlday1 even ' taonth - AllTlBltlt4- aaeasaera ea attaUy taTltaal . : saA ' ' OOHA PITZOCIUU). OrAtial . EJLLT a. BnWBn.K a-airda womw 0JKVJ0ppaaA,PT,CWp NO. IT-afeat .aacaaif ,,aM t feartfc Tmeaday night of aaoh aaeotfc at . IC. of P. hall. ' All rlaltlajg aelgh bora welcome. " . '!" ' UtXJB AUL8T0TT, dark. rjtiaiULsJI AH MTaMOOKS Oft. R. JL L UOL-Payalolaa 4la4 i: aurgepa; aucaeaar .to Dr. H. MoU- i r tor; corner Adaasa avaoaa and De;. ' pot Bt ; Phocea-Otrtea ,Mala Vfr ' ftealdaaca, Mala t,- .7ni ' ?!'?' ECU U. K. HAIAWPhyatetaa, aad aar- - gaoauMNew Poley Building, tMr ..:. num. ruuuv v . mUttAKUHWI, at. JJ, 1:. .j. tJf . . I. W.WUflHU (ii f8 w Dra.Eichardton .A Loughlla. 4 Phyaiclana and 8rgaoni( ot, ,rs ! Phonaa-Offloa BlackJM,, 9el (J , : !. Rhardspn'a Raevr-Mala It,, t Dr. tonghlla'a ReaJMalia 7tT.it' , a i. oi'AVN, ft. JsL, 4X-Phyalil .,,1 f'and dttrgecn. . lipwlal, attention to-rf r Bye.j Ear Noae and ThroL,,,,0oa. t . i;hu La Qranda .National Baak.Ba4-,T, ii i tng.'. rnonaai,, umce Mam j; Meat- .-MlKtaM, . ,r ,v t, UK U. U,UNUKJrtWO0J-pieaa.ot .. ,. uia 7 a stt-ciB4i7., -.- . ti ' iU? it PU, .DORA J, UNPERWOO: 4 aaaaa Pi .women anq cniidf en. ut- T , , flcea: ' Adams' avenue,' over WrlghV. Drug Co. . . , Gran i.i . it 1 t- - ggonYfew jthr,ough Oversight, or Inaccuracy when we quote you any property we have for sale... a f ... i..r. .' i y -:l- I't- ) . ir Lots 3 and 4, block 7., Chapin!s. Ad, Good 5 room houW in "obdohdl-,1 tioni" Located on cor. of N avenue and Second St. There' is,a ,$1300.00, ;,'. mortgage on place th at is payable at $27.5fj' per month. -The price is now: reduced to '$1800.00;' the difference, between mortgage and price must-be? r cash, or yill Jake, a, ppd team,( wagon, harness, jand the balance cash This 1 is one of our iuapy places wecan offr" anyone wishing to-, buy. ( . pr.. i ALL CLASSES OF PROPERTY- For Sale i3 It .1' f !!!' '! ..f. Hi. . yi :nn?.i s I 5 -i .f.A sareiy.saia,. wiu oe reoucea so to ov par cent less uun t jireseui. tofflcency. J cerifraflied' (" responal-' biitty, and public Tnte'rest1 aroused' thruogh. publicity; . ara tha1' 1 yrumloU, advan4ageii of ,te,(9oiiflsVoijiV form of government thai la 11 iiroposid td better the municipal affaire of La ' 1nGBORJB H. CUWRET'"jR; I Efc: " ,i- : rT -ifi (f..,' Whai. James R. Keen Laid , for Him a Big Bef on Boom. ' J ' i,aAUboiiBh Jaiues 1. Kue 'Wfcs'known as the uervletit of Wall street opera tor, be won ' anything !bUC a- betting man ou the race trucks.- Be dearly loved to win valuable; stakes, and be won nearly everything lo this line ex cept the classic English' Derby. His horses rarely carried anything but an Infinitesimal -vincer. ' Big wngcrs'were' few add fr between with hlm.M ' One day when Ills Ben Brush; colt 'Besom was nrnklug lib raeluK debut at Sbeepshead Mr Keene, visited -the, paddock ill coifipnny with bis trainer. Jimmy Rowe. and Insiiected the colt minutely."' Keene waa very 'fond of Noonday, the colt's dam, ami he talked proudly of his expectations of Besom. Tha. colt- bad t worked .exceptionally fast, and the race looked aa sure aa sure things can, be legarded.pn a race track. ; ... ', The result of -the conference with Rowe was that Mr. Keene decided' to make' one of'hW rare large beta on Besom to wlnn That news of the Keen wager created almost a sensation: In the ring, and the price, against the colt, went tumbling.' The race waa run, and Besom lost by an eyelash. ''He1 went out with Ber ry Mafd, andthe- two raced stride for stride like a feant.; ' When it waa Be- aom's'turu tor stride hla nose showed In front,) and when lt,waa Berry tald'a turn, sbe showed, a acapt . advantage. Bo ft , was all the way. Mr.' Keen watching the contest Airougb" h'ls field glasses without a murmur. " The crowd waa 'on lta toes. Aa they passed the Judgea' K waa Berry Maid's turn to stride? Then the apple, of -Mr- Keene eye. at the, time lost the verdict., and the vice chairman of the .jockey club lost one of bis few wagers on the turt -New York 'World. '"' "' '' . ; . il ii i.u itt . What Ailed Him.' '' " "r Housewife (to tramp) I dott't ap prove of people ' begging. ' Any man Can find work If he looks hard enough. Tramp Alaa. mum. , dat'a , Just de (rouble. . I'm, such a, bard looker dat no. one, will give me a Job. Boston xauscri(JU REBKKaHS Cryatal Lodge No. uU 'ineeta every TteaajLajjnJiktia '"L O. 0. P. hall. All vUlUng bera are lnvtta4:tttaaU'l H T ' MATTIB aJOLDBN. N. O. ' i:VA MONROE, Bee.';' Ii" 1 ' ....... ..t .i la.- O. p. p., bU. Orandp Lodge No J bo,.. pojrai oraeroi .tfooae, Jbolp regular, aeetlaga' avery .Monday ai , 7:80 p. m. ij I, 0.f6. . hall Jlflnjft-J jiig Druianrs.coraiauy invuea to at 11 VET ERIN ART. : . ... ' : i Ii .1:C;i M'-f ' "M i .,!! .. .. . r: , II I M .. Irresistibla Attraction. W '. ' t . ' l' I' ,r 'W ' r ' -'m 1 1 1 rlKB-I unilorstnnd that BuJcer fell La- (jranderhiyestment 4oferi i 'VSiDS;AVEFOLEY!BLDGr'- '' "F"'" v 1 1 -i i . . t , ' , .'. .,. I, ' v 1 L 1 "' " It Iff I t ' '-) T 1-. L,V!IVITT,rSeq;y. 4 ' . i. GREEN.'W. D. ; ' KNIGHTS -'OP PrrHIAS-Rad-Croai Lodge No. XI meeta avary afoaiaj ' eight Id CasU ball, (old Kk'a hall ) ' A Pythlaa welcome to- all vis'.da KUgkts. a :-y ' j: . . .i ' i' f H. W ULST; C O. 1 1 1 R. L. UNCOLN. M. trf .R ft Sis 0,i E, S. !Hoae Chapter No.' 13i O. E. 8., balds statei communications the , .secoad and fourth Wednesdays .of each menth. Visiting members cor dially Invited. , , , '' .MfSS OYNTHIA STEIN, W..M. MART A. WA1RNICK.,See. t-s 1 I P. O. . La Grand Aerie No. Si. Meeta every Friday evening at ' eiockat the K. of P. hall.. Via ' Iting -membera cord!al!y welcomed, ' " HARRY. W. SWART, W. P. ''' : ' i L. P. BELLINGER. See, -, , OL, P. A. CHARLTON, Veterinary Sot VMn nffi. m mil'. TWm m bam La Qranda. , Raeldenc rPhon, Sad T01; omcaonvBjUlJ; dapaWen hou $A fp . at Real Jence. , ' , , .CHIROPBApTqRS. ., . . -T.j DARLANn ftHlROPRACXlC a PAIO, no.,c4v JBepot Bt,.ad3 jolnlrig Oregod Hofel. Phone 'Red " 17Bf. '' "i wo v, iii jv , OSTEOPATHS. . :u .1 ? .'uviv-j;1. ' i '''i.ti Phytiblait. 1 teVer tliira' "Haft war n" " 'i&rh.' Phone 'Win & Bncceaior w n'tb Dr. P. a'HWrt' "f tii-ij Attrnaya ,r n, OOCHSAN- COCHRAN Chaa. E. Cochran and Oto. T, Cook- L Building, La Oraada, Oragoau. , ,C. H. CRAWFORD RQBT. S. BAKIN , CRAWFORD A BfKIN Attprneya at law.' Practices In all the courts of the etate and Cnlted Butea. Of nee In La Grande National Ban Building, La Qranda. Oregon, , ,J f:- f. J. ,9REEN T-,Attowey-at-Law H .Rooms , -10, , Sommer Bldg, xLa . Qrando, Ore. Practices In all atate ,I; and federal conrta. ., . , U. . DIXON, LAWTEB-A11 SUU ir - and.. Federal Conrta.'. Collaotlona. 'tU , Rooms and B La Oraada Nation- ;. e , al BanktBulldlnft. ,.,,i ,a; . v -.- .'.' . ' I I ' I I - I ' ! ' I ' I I ill, 'Hi t MODERN Sil mm m I I rI I '' S r .t . ... .., i AU III f IATIST- ! '. '! ;, :- I I. I I (J 1 ' t't CBWNim BR1DCUWG. PLATE.i MAlflXfl AND FILLllta 1 ID' ..1 J I It "DR.'D. J. OILLILAND; rr. PAINLE5S It r! 1 VDBJL TH08. . y. 1 ; ' j' i .( it O. OHMART, Mgr. Operator, 'f - c ''')' it ;iv i; a. 1 11. Hf. f n B v-i 11'- DEPOT -Jfc. JLSAMiC ADAMS ATtV Over Kewlln'i drag atore DENTISTS CcTQANDK i i si. A Retail Department Phone Main 8 j i 10 '" For Lumber, Lath -Shingles Sash, and ) 5or . Ruberoid Roofing : in. .ru k " n v mriK-ii I'll. GEORGE PALMER LUMBER CO. r Ii I 'iiaal .iinj" M-.. 51 r4 j J-- Jt; i'l. i