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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER,
TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1913.
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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-
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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
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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