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THE OBSERVER
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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
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.. . 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)
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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-
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.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. , ! ' "