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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1913)
! i fc 'I' f . U'i r . . ! . PJLGEPOUIi THE OBSERVER BRUCE DENNiS . - "! ' ITOB AHD OWMB. fhirii. at I potfafflee at La Orwfa feetta. M eee4 class aalter. ' SUB8CBIITIOS BITES. i Mr. alarf ew 'M;, ytr waek v Mhr. per malk .......te LA GRANDE EfeNINg'B TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1913. MORE PAY ROLLS GRANDE. FOR LA The announcement made yesterday "in the new column of the Observer The assessment' law of Oregon which says note must be taxed fe without question a very unfair law. It permits the non-reident money lender to operate without paying on his securities while it taxes the local perron who loan money. Jit hy such a measure waa ever paaseaw IN THE HIGH GEAR. TODAY,, The Y. M. C. A. committees are out today working In the high gear. Not a cylinder ia missing fire and the tremendous power plant ia able to sur mount any obstacle that may appear. Mr. Rhodes, who ia about as near a real general, as one can find in time of peace, has the best organiza tion we have ever seen. ,Hia discipline I .. . r. .. . .lie records is unnecessary, uv. ? JSIilZX 1 iUeif is a question for th, asor JIOU JI CM. VIVnJf J WCbVllIllUM. nyv'i who ; ; city as its home means another step ah.ost beyond reason, yet n I n() abmty do thingg i, ,0 marked ronsensical laws are on th. statute I books today. We have no disposition to criticise .,y county assessor for as tli law is written his duty is plain. In , me cane probably, exami.;atio;i of die records is unnecessary, ut that forward for La Grande. It means more pay rolls, larger business vol ; ume and the acquisition of a business ; concern which will add immeasurably to the eity'a resources. While this company may not begin with a large manufacturing plant, in fact, it is un derstood that it will begin with rather a small plant which will be used at .': first to cut the lumber now being purchased from other mills into shop (lengths, yet that only means a start ' which with time will grow into one "of the large concerns of Oregon, r This city is indeed fortunate in at tracting the Mt Emily Timber com ; pany, and whatever can be done to assist the company in acquiring prop to decide. The point we wish tobriv onl the injustice of the law! A non-resident can loan money here w.d unless hit own state digs into Un.o county ! notes would go unawtssed. The man who lives 'at Island Ct y or Tl il gard can get oft in his assessment of r.les by paying the :o .y and . tax. which last year w is 10 .-.Mia, while the man in i Urar.de owns note must pa v mi is tax. This ia the penalty for living in a city like La Grand? with in- -....- advanced schfols' and IIIVTCII'"( . cAur conveniences, Then, too, there is the element 01 Rouble taxation which cerxawiy up tirArs in some cases. A'.l of which brings on chaotic ideas cf fixation , am i '. any neeciea ior sites at lis proper vai- , . . -.-...j.,,! in in. i , ... , nnd enttulfs the layman in a myupo nes will w thout doubt be done by the nnu e"u" " ... citizens of La Grande. LOOK WHAT THIS WV N Mitt. of ideas when he tries to figure out just what would be equitable. ' " Now, that Assessor Couch has tak en a firm stand In what he honestly Towns that make attempt to. believes to be right and within the wake up and show ime form i t civic strict meaning of the law, it us gi.ng pride should look tti the cvampM l e Ing set by Mowrytovn, Ohio, n lltr tie village which cat. not bfaat more than 600 souls. Five you ago this little Buckeye state ' libit? ;' ""' h b run down place that even :he local undertaker thought thcM wa.i no further use in staying. St ronU ana sidewalks of the village were unim proved, the alleys were tilled with trash, the vacant lots had fine crops of weeds, and on one in th evillage seemed to care a rap whether school : kept or not. One day a live idea .itrwc't on.-, of the business men of the vfl'.igc, who otherwise had been about ns much of a dead one as the other business man, but the idea was live, and so stuck around for a while. It was: "Why can't something be done with UiW town of ours?" The idea made itit'lf eo folt thut the business man told his neighbor about it, unci the t.vo called in a third to talk it over. Thu result was that the idea got to bul ging in the h(-ndx of several of thu buHlnoHi men nt once, und it duvel oped Into a rcul live movimnt. The movement of "cleaning up tlut town" got a good start, and tho good start kept on until today M nv rjutown i not to be scoffed at. Thy village hus four miles of cement side walks, the streets are Improved, th .' vacant lots mowed, tho business nun all get the spirit which places tho tare that will help their village and further improvement conditions. Tho only thing poor about the village of Mowrystown now is the crop of weeds for tho weeds are not doing well. : J n h verv interesting to Know whether the state tax board will i;v sist that each county assessor in the state follows the letter of the law. For instance, will the state tax bmr5 say to the assessor in Baker or Mult nomah counties that he must tax all notes of record and will the boarJ see that these assessors do as the law undoubtedly prescribes? ' OPENING THE, BASEBALL SEA SON; . - La Gande opens the baseball sea son next Tuesday. There will be nothing tame about the opening, for Pat Foley is manager of the ball team and that means there will be something doing ail of the time. Five hundred cow bells have been provided for the occasion and every rooter for the home team may equip himself with a cowbell which will not wear its tones 'out as will the huniitn voice, The parade is to be a novel one and will form on Fourth street near the school hoime. Automobiles, car riages and pedestrians will be led by the "fjvpudH" steam roller attached to whichj will bo a dozen wagons loaded with tho children of the city. The whole town will lay off next Monday and the national game will be the only thing attracting attention. Get out the old shotgun and loud it with powder, grab a cowbell, ond best of all get the spirit . which places the smale of contentment on the lips of every La Grander and makes him radiate his happiness to others. that every worker respects him and is anxious to do the way he , directa. Politicians who have posed as bosses for years in different states could get 8ome pointers from Mr. Rhodes on organization. In fact, we believe the United States army could be taught a few things by him. With such remarkable preliminary work and organization failure of the Y- M. C. A. enterprise is among the impossibilities, v It may take more time than was first anticipated; men who were slated for . subscriptions may be displaced by others, but these are details. . ..';...;': ' London woman talked 56 hours to a jury. It took that jury 15 minutes to decide the case agamst ner ana to compel her to pay the costs of $30,000. In this case talk wasn't so cheap. ' -. .,' '. ., A self-confessed hors.? thief has been acquitted in California. ; Any man who can find "a horse to steal these days is entitled to a discoverer's medal. .".'''. ' Tbree Chinamen have joined the fraternities at Cornell,' Why not? Most of the fraternities sound as though they were named after Chii a- men. It requires quite a lot of, pateince to Ikk one of those nei-ftPahami ex- p'tilion postage stamps,'. ( . , Whole Season's Satisfaclii Y. M. C. A. CAMPAIGN (Continued rrora Page 1) The Test of Tirae Time determtDes whether the policies under which a bank Is opr : ated are safe. This bank has been In business tenty-slx years. It o Sown sr.f.V:.T itnMI It hat beenmc on of th 5tTnnar and most prosperous financial lunliutlons in the West. The soundness of Ha polluter Is attested by the long list of consei v aUve business men who transact their business here: also by an earned surplus of $130,WO.oO, the work of time and the res-ill of conservative management. This bank hai facilities for t a kirn care of more high grade bust nets and offers Me services to those who appreciate the best In banking. La Grande National Bank La Grande, Oregon : v C3aplUl. JiOO.000.00 : 8urplns, fi3O.O0O.OO Resources, 1,100,000.0s j DBSIGR1TEB DKP08ITOBY OF CKITED STATES G0TEKOTEST. tnrrfED STATES POSTAL SATIS GS DEPOSITORY. ; GORDON STRAW HATS $1.00 to $3.00 Portland, Baker and La Grande men, i the workers organized themselves ' into teams of ten each, chose the : people they would see today' and then arranged themselves in working order. Of the dozen or so teams about twelve of them are clamoring that theirs will be the squad that will chalk : up the largest aggregate of , subscriptions. ' ' ', .',- ' The banquet last evening was a grand success. General optimism for i La Grande was expressed in certain tones, and with it optimism for the j Y. M. C A, campaign. Toastmaster II. E. Coolidffe after a few introduc tory remarks in which he told of the lonir need of a Y. M. C A in T.n Graiwlo introHiiPwi Rn r.nanh t fV, I Grander to do his duty, ahnni ,.t Remember the Noon Lunch. Why wait until the middle of summer to se lect a new suit?-Why not discard your heavy winter suit today and let us fit you intone, of our attractive new spring and summer styles? The Popular Norfolks have passed the novelty stage and are now demanded by good dressers in every locality. We have many nifty new mod- els here for you to select from. You will , like the well-dressed air that one of these conservative Norfolk styles will give you. $15.00 to $25.00 BOX BACK MODELS AND SACK SUITS in many lengths and models. There is not one style tendency in men's and young men's clothing omitted in our large assortment. Prices from . . .. $15.00 to $25.00 5 NEW SOFT ROLL ENGLISH MODELS in identically the same styles and fabrics that are worn 'on Fifth ave nue (the style center of America). Come in and try on one of these popular styles. .. . $20.00 to $30.00 STOUT or SLENDER MEN SHOULD READ THIS Stout or slender men need no longer pay a higher price for their clothing than the man of ordinary build. ' Our extensive clothing department now offers many new models in.both ' 'stout men's suits" and "slim styles for tall men." - . : ; LET US SHOW YOU. -GORDON v . $3.00 HATS !j Manual Training Exhibit All Week j) . : b why the young men really wanted a Young Men's Chrifitian association. W. H. Ellis of Baker City, told of the recent campaign in that city, and as with all the speakers, dwelt upon the influence of a Y. M. C A. upon the life of the city. C M. Humphreys spoke from the interests of the rail road men, George Stoddard held up a higher ideal for the young men as expressed in the work of the asso ciation. Mac Weed told why, now was the logical time to undertake the campaign. W. L. Boyles for many years a railroad Y. M. C A, secretary, related why Y. M. C A. associations were considered as essential equip ment of any railroad. The speaker of the evening, H. W. Stone, general secretary of the Port- ! land association reviewed at length the various activities of Y. M. C. A. and explained its power as a promo ter and a builder of a higher civili sation. ' ' . Last on the program, I. B.' Roades, field secretary of Oregon took charge Each member of every team is ex pected to attend the noon lunches in the Odd Fellows' hall. .' This will U the clearing house of the campaign. The results of the previous twenty four hours will be credited to each team according to the report of the chairman. New name swill be select.; ed and the team mates will plan their work for the next twenty-four hours. This will all takes place between bites, the bites costing twenty cents. If there are any men who are willing to work during the coming eight days and have not as yet been assigned to any team, a place will be made for them immediately upon their notifying - campaign headquar ters, which are located in Wm.. Mil ler's office. . mitted today. The first case up was ! ;SSSSKB6msass MAY TERM IN SESSION May Supreme Court in Pendleton Term Hears local Cases. Local attorneys are hieing to Pen dleton this week. Robert Eakin. of of Hit. inealinir. unJ fUi' tin ui.i.i'..! ! f 1 Tit . r.A,j r. . ' ' , f - J " " .,... v. u.uiliuiu .V. .... A . U. L C turned this morning from Pendleton ior neip during tno coming cam paign, requested all workers to re main to organize themselves into fighting regiments of ten each. Watch the Clock. Watch the big "Eight Day" clock on Adams. This is actually an eight day clock, for if it is regulated rightly it will complete tho revolution in just eight days. Every one of its sixty minutes means over $500 for the Y. M. C. A. This clock will tell local time in terms of money. Standard time says that it should make "one revolution in eight days. Time (the where the supreme court is holding its May term, and Attorney R. J. Greene went to Pendleton last night as in terested attorney. C. H. Finn, Turner Oliver and District Attorney Ivanhoe are among th eother attorneys having business before the court The East Oregonian says of the session opening yesterday: With the five members of the trih. una all present, the regular Ma: Eastern Oregon term of the supreme court commenced Monday morning in the circuit court room and will con clock) will tell whether local La (tinue through the greater part of the mitted today. The first case up was' that of the Pringle Falls Electric Power & Water Co., resp., vs. Charles A. Patterson, Luella C. Paerish, I. B. Grangstead, Charles' S. Gesner, and the Deschutes Hydro-electric Co., ap pelants, from Crook county, inyplving the right of way for a power line. J, Le Roy Smith and J. N. Hart of Port land appeared for the appelr.nt end . Uefur of Portland for the re spondent. The second case that of Bruce Lydell, resp.ys. Flat National Bank of Joseph, F. D. McCuily and J. A Branson, appelants. con.. it self with the attempt of a sheepherd ar to collect money from his emnlov- iT'cr ' f : . J" . ... .a if ni ,t-n i Shea nn n A, rv!.... IC7 el waI10Wa are representing the respondent and -rawiord & Eakin of La Grande the appelant The third case is that of the State oi uregon vs. Norman Sweikert cused of the larceny of some sheep. i is irom union county. District At i-orney ivanhoe and Attorney General A. M. Crawford are for the ate and Turner Oliver for the ap- During the present session of thi court six applicants for admission to tne oar win take the examination. CALL AT SIVERTHORN'S FAMILY DRUG STORE W Home Made Candies uvuiih vimo up w in. suirawm or ; WMk, Thecourtis composed of whether it la slow. Every ten dollars Justice A. McBride, Frank A. Moore means that tne clocK will move a sec- vior.ro t n tt ond, How man, seconds will you ad- ,nd Robert A. Eakin j-gu,.r mspection tour. vance th. KandT It b up to each La j Three case, we argued and sub- (this L? lnM J. T. Langley, the master machanic ior tne division, is in the city on a The great calamity in Omaha was quickly overshadowed by the terribly disastrous floods in Ohio; Great "suf fering and sickness from colds and exposure . resulted whi'rh vni.. Honey and Tar Compound helped W l -.ieviate. L. Poole, 2217 California -St., Omaha, writes: "My daughter FoW T1 CUgh and but E5 h H,0ney 3and T" Componnd' knocked ,t out in no time. My wife : would not keen hnne. ,u.-.. , " "viiuul ii. we LeUS1 Vr always with, good results." For sale by A. T. Hill. "Uncle Georire" WpfcK of Oregon is here from and wdl make an extended visit with , Mr. and Mrs. Jas. H. StvB. m.,w within a year and a few months of the 90 year mark. "Unci nnr anticipates, enjoyintr fishing trips this spring. , ! ' "
