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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1913)
-PAGE FOUR LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1913. J A.I. m.r rOE-rVcrE of Kese improvement w w. 1 FlCi LJDOJmIV V Ul people must pay In the ena or mem BRUCE D EN N i S EDITOR 1KD 0WNEB. ' Bateni t the postofflce t l Grande, OreeB, M Mcon4 class matter. 8UH8CEIFTI0N SATES. Batty, tlBfle eepy 117, per week all Rents advance when paving De irfns forcing a greater expense on the tenant. That expense roust be met just as all other expenses must be liquidated. We do . not believe there is i man or woman who would want to ex .... Se! change the La Grande of today for 15ej La Grande five or six years ago, fly, per month .... K THE GENERAL AWAKENING. Tha Bwakeninor has come, and dif ferent from many cities La Grande has the resources to justify a contin ued growth displacing any danger of a flash of progress followed by stag THE HOKSE SHOW. Yirkon' n tnurm' atiiQlfina fit Ha BUTT, roundings and possibilities that awak-jna lon ening usually occurs almost instan taneous. For years La Grande went ... along certain grooves a good town ' ., "The Tin- always, but never' a brisk, hustling . It not to say. The TJ place like the La Grande of today. I on Horse Sh ow, " Je o ' Then came the awakening. As the one horse show in Oregon and that is song goes everybody began doin' it--, amnion every June cleaning up lawns, building homes,! Revsion of the title of the even1 1 peUtioning for sidewalks and paving, has brought the name to , Stock ' The campaign wasalmost spasmodic, Show" but to all who assted m it but it was general. No particular birth it will always be known as the part or portion of the community: horse show. , -vjj . . lagged behind. Go where you would " is more tnan a ..-, and the ew roof was to be seen, reality it Ss an exhibit of what a few likewise ie excavation, the paving good live men can do toward ortfnat- That epoch fcca over two years tne. ww -i-vu - - MORE NATIONAL MUSIC jago fJ th march has hten steadily onwwd with no signs of abatement. This year brings eufh WW"' as the West-Jacobson building, an Other story on the Odd Fellows tem ple, while residences by the score are befog erected. t But U Grande is n?t ?. cheap town. Cheap towns never grow very much. Wherever you see a community where every family is self-supporting by having its cow and chickens and gar den, you seldom see much advance ment or progressiveness, although it must be admitted there is something decidedly restful about that manner of living. You will notice the world over where prices are high,, where wages are good, where everything is moving in harmony in the way of re ceipts Bn4 expenditures, there you. making its name btf known half way across the continent. This year the, Un'tm people say it is to be bigger, better than ever ana we have reason to believe them, for "What America needs is more na tional music and songs," declares Mrs. Juljus Kinney, president of the Na tional Federation of Musical Clubs. "We need vital songs ' that, will get into the system. One; of the'things that makes a Drosoerous and home loving nation is its devotion to music." , Mrs. Kinney is right, we neeu more national songs. But we don't i need any more ragtime or any more . of those things that go by the name of popular songs. But," where are our ; national songs to come from 7 All the old-world nations are rich in folks songs and national airs. These songs and airs have come down irom nrimitive times. They represent in a sense the spirit of the people. The j - ' , . . nl ' 11 li German song, me oiav puma, Irish air, the Italian song, all are different. What are known as na tional airs" usually are written in crises. Haydn wrote the Austrian na tional air in a crisis. The "Marseil laise" blossomed out during, tne French revolution, "The Star Spang led Banner," probably the best of our so-called "national" airs was born amid the suspense of war. Tan anv man sit down in cold blood and write an ".national" air? It atmears not. : Many have tnea it, w oilol There must be a condition of the public fflind which makes a song1 pf n r appear-.?"" an inspira- tion and that staW . f we have reason w ;- " ... qHWb, eri8eg. SUch a wrs the bunch that is behind tms anno. . - ----- - - me exhibition have never yet imsrepre- Even our J.ttle in b more . '-uii-i M InnW national tun6S. ' they have nations of the world are be ng ftna Know now w " has centered her whole year s series of events which other towns try to have in one big effort ana iook bv fused in this country. German, Irish, Bohemian, Pole, Russian, Italian, Eng lish, Greek, Armenian, French, Swede, to have in one big eiiorv " , ' n brin ' his home idea of mUsic to the.result Started as a neighborhood , each br ngs ( iv.u um t nvsHi t no u r.umiivi " frHT.nfirinie ib kiwv w m . r " glomeration may come some day a definite musical idea which shall be distinctively American. proposition, then it reached out over the neighboring counties and then over the entire northwest, reopie will come to Union this year from a ... 1 ll... ..ill Vn oitmo distance Decauseu. as well as a surge will find. B good town,' If.men cut , thing tender emotion. There are still a uc F. . . - .Mot of fellows in the world wno can t I Vmii Lull li ujtatai WA f 1 . J' A night out may produce palpita- '''''' Less Foot Troubles More Service and Style if you have your feet properly fitted in vour . Exclusive Shoe Dept. Here you, will not only have .the advantage of choosing from several of America's best makes Kf footwear a larger assortment of styles and widths-but you will be fitted by experienced shoe men. Spring and Summer Styles are Here In Footwear That Makes Good J. E. Tilt I Pingree Made oxfords, pumps and shoes for wO- their own hair there would be no use for barber shops, if everyone bor rowed his neighbor's wheelbarrow and vnA ht framl from the railroad sUtim the Vrahaf ' man could not exiBt! t everyone had his own cow what Wuld the dairyman do? Anil if everyone repaired his own automo bile, the community would have no use for the twee spiunum garages La Grande has. So it is clear down the line of 'human en deavor. To muke a good town every one must spend money, but in the general expenditure some of the money comes back and acts as water on your own wheel. Sending out of town for commodi ties is in a way a crime and there is nwther view to take of the mutter. Merchants seldom get rich, and the day past when the merchant charges more than is essential for running expenses and a fair margin of profit. No one gets held up on prices in La Grande. The general adjustment prevails here br elno where, You cannot ride on pave ments without paying the price, you cannot huve electric lights on every corner without paying for them, neither can you have a first clans water system without expense. All OUR RACES THIS YEAR. distinguish between the effects of dis sipation and sentiment. . . . ' 1 ..... Al.-l. I The quite general opinion mai. tui- The Union county lair wm co'"'jeRe 8tudents by and large, are an forth this year a more nearly finished , ;ncorrigiblei jrreligious lot was given product than it was last, year, !-, BBVPr. ,-olt. wnen, at a Princeton though the event last season was yot. contest it wa8 f0Und that the US..1.1.. tmtiafnrtnrv to everVOIie the . ,, . . .... ik. BiMa - lavoiue uoor was mo uiu.. association was in a formitive period, . . . . while this year it has the benefit of j Asperations to be a great actress a year's experience. are often killed in homely girls by The races are now being planned the fftct tha(. a real st&r i0 i,e and they are races thnt will muke nmrl.ied and divorced at least three your blood tingle. Our dute is im- timeg the public begins to mediately following the state fair and opcl.ly WOrship her. the state fair closes the list of the circuit events. Quite natural it will j . r-erman aeroplane fell on French ho for the horse men to ship to Ln territory i,ut it is though" that, with Grande for there will be purses hung oper- diplomatic advances on both sides war can ne averted. i - A St. Louis butcher has made a cnusntre fiftv feet lone It would lie interesting to know if he can do it and make both ends meet. I The ultimate consumer now has a nWt season of victory. Dandelion ' greens are ripe in the back yard. I Carrv Weapons. Suffers. A man named Stanley was arrested yesterday for carrying concealed weapons. A wicked-looking revolver ' was taken from his person and be fore Justice Williams he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to pay a fine of $20. In lieu of the money he is lavin? out his sentence ih the county jail. up thut will attract the. good horses. It was admitted all along the line that the racing last year was far su perior to what anyone hud antici pated, and we can absolutely guaran tee to everyone, even at this early lute, that the racing program this year will greatly surpuss thut of last year. Sometimes even a rat gets tired of running through the same hole. The Test of Time Time determines whether the policies "under which a bank la 'oper ated are safe. Tola bank baa been In business twenty-els yeara. It ba grown steadily until It has become one of the etroagest and moat prosperous Ouanclai Institutions in the West The eoundneM of ita policies is attested by the long list of coasen; adre business men- who transact their business here; also by an earned surplus ot $130,000.00, the work of time and the result ot conservative management. This bank has facilities for taking care of more (hlgh grade imt nees and offen Ita services to those who appreciate the best in banking. La Grande National Bank La Grande, Oregon Capital, 1100.000.00 8urplui. $130,000.00 Resources, 1.100.I0O.M DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY OF UNITED STATES COTER!nrKT. TOTTED STATES I-OSTAL SAVINGS DEPOSITORY, Prominent lecturer says Mexico has no sense of humor. Still, Mexico in vented Chili concsrne. Dr. Johnson and Hit Dinner. Pr. Johnson, who wus a lover Of good cookery, used to assert that when ever n dinner was III cot It was because of poverty,' avarice or' stupidity. One day lie was eloquent on this subject wheu his hostess (Mrs. Titrate) asked It! tn "If lie ever huffed his Wife nbou' his dinner." "So often," he replied, "that at Ibsi she railed to tne and said: " 'Nay. hold. Mr. Johnson. Do Pot Illlike 11 r:ll-ee t.r rtlilllkltiLr r.nil fnr r dinner which. In n few mhnites you will protest Is not eatable. " dress shoes and oxf ords for men and young men. Without an equal for service. $4.00 to $5.50 Excelsior "oxfords and shoes for boys" $1.75 to $3.50 Educator Shoes and bxf or3s for misses and children ' ;:" ' -"-' " ' ' $1.50 to $2.50 'Romper "oxfords and shoes for children $1.75 to $2.25 Dr. Edison Cushion sole shoes for tender feet. $4.00 pair men. $3.50 to $5.00 Utz & Dunn Oxfords, pumps and shoes for "wo men and misses , . $2.50 to $5.00 Pontiac pumps and oxfords for misses and - children. $1.25 to $2.50 Ye Old Tyme comfort .shoes and julietts $1.75 to $2.50 Sole agents for DR. SCHOLL'S FOOT APPLI ANCES Wm unni.mijlijil lll."I.LJ.I.t,! 1 ll"J,'UMIiL.HI,lXJJ.)J. , 'ti win" Try a pair of FOOTEAZER arch supports .for your tired feet. i Artists assure us that no Greek sculptor would huve ever dreamed of putting n nine lui'li foot ou a five and one-half foot woutaii. The types for the classic niurble (igures were takeu frotu the most .perfect forms of living persons. Unquostlnunbly the human foot, us represented by the ancient sculptors, was larger than the modern one; and. In fact, the primitive foot of ull peoples whereof we have any rec ord, -cither of statuary or otherwise, was considerably larj;er thuu the re stricted foot of later .times. ' - The masculine foot, forming an ap proxlmute average of four different countries, was about twelve Inehet long. This would require at least a No. 10 shoe to 'cover It comfortably. The average masculine foot today Is easily flUod with a No. 8Mi shoe and Is therefore not above ten and seven-sixteenths .luches. Now, by the old sculp tural rule of 'proportion, a man five feet nine luches In height should have a 'foot eleven and one-half Inches long, or one-sixth Hs height. It was of do great cousequem-e what size sandal he wore, 'but he would have required a modern shoe of at least a No. lOMi for a minimum fit or a No. 11 for real comfort Kor women, allowing for the differ ence In the relative size of the sexen, which was about the siitne then as now, a woman of five feet three Inches In helpfet would have hnd a foot ten inches long.'requlrlng a modern shoe of the size No. 0 as the most comfortable, tonic in action, quick in results. For sale by A. T. Hill. Quarrel Is Serious. (Baker Herald.) As the result of a fight over the right to use a double-tree, William Slemp is lying at death's door in St. Elizebeth's hospital and Peter Maher, his alleged assailant, is in jail at Austin, pending an investiga tion by the Grant county courts. The two men were employed as teamsters by the Baker White Pine Lumber company at their logging camp at White Pine and yesterday, it is said, Slemp took possession of a double-tree, which Maher had been using for the past four days. it appears that Maher had been me size no. u as me most comrortaoie, i . , , . W a No. 54 ns the limit of comfort- ! ,mPosed uPn several times by the 1 rest of the teamsters, as he is an Don't You. We kept talis at tln theater. hero enrerully salil, "IVm t you Tb th THIS INTERESTS EVERY WOMAN A family doctor said recently that women come to him think that they have female trouble, but when he treats them for their kidneys and bladder, they soon recover. This is worth knowing, and also that Foley jvianey rms are me Deal ana safest medicine at such times. You cannot intu vu i ii uii( fitiii, I ft" I i ".HI. I ur i"?uiv i tic v ouvu biiucai a vu vttnnui low comedian said. "I uHihi-r," and . get better purer medicine for bai-V the assistant varied It to "iH.ntcha." ache, weary dragged out feeling, ach The heroine was purist. She said JnR joints, Irregular kidney and blad "lon t chew," as If she were advising , at;alust the use of tobacco-Exchange fff cton and nervousness due to kidney troubles. Try them. They are Austrian, and the other men do not want a foreigner working in their midst. When he went after the double-tree, it is alleged Slemp struck him three times with a club, Maher saying all the time he didn't want to fight and telling Slemp' to keep the stretcher. Maher received a three inch cut on his forehead and bruises on the shoulder and arm, which laid him out. He sat down on a nearby log, waiting until he had recovered when he picked up the same club which had been used to lay him out and dealt Slemp a blow on the head and 'struck him once on the neck after knocking him down. Maher turned to his companions, it is said, and remarked, "I had bet ter be getting out of here." They replied, '.'No you won't, we'll hold you." Marshal Gus Courtney of Austin was sent for and took his prisoner to Austin. Slemp was brought to the hospital last evening, where the fracttrred skull was raised and several pieces of bone removed. His wife and child accompanied him. It is said he has very little chance of recovery, as one side isj paralyzed. T Slemp and Maher both have good reputations around the logging camp, neither being of a quarrelsome dis position. Slemp is a member of the F. O. E., belonging to the order in Virginia. WANTED At once three demonstra stor. Call at 2006 3rd St., between 7 and 8 p. m. Phone Black 1202. Cave and Spacks, Mgrs. 5-12-3t House for Rent, Furniture for Sale. furniture for three rooms for sale. Will rent house to party buying, if desired, reasonable TOTlt (tfuul 1fWA- . ' ' 6-""" tion, large grounds, modern. Call at Oberver office. 5-12-tf