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LA GRANDE EVENING 0BS11RVER,
Wednesday, may 28,i9i3.
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THE OBSERVER
BRUCE DENNIS, Editor and Owner
Entered at the postoffice. at ' La
Grande, Oregon, as second class
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THE OBSERVER, . 17.10. Sixth St,
. ; La Grande.,, Oregon, j ".,
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When Colonel . Roosevelt was
beaten for the presidency it was
thought the Associated Press would
be satisfied, but the guess V was
wrorig. Not content with belittling
the acts of a man who, regardless of
anyone's feeling toward him, did
more big things as president than any
loader of any nation! nas ever done,
lie Associated Press now endeavors
(o attack the colonel personally. . The,
Dtsi. illustrations or an unfair press
is the undercurrent' carried hi the
Associated Press dispatches which
report anything pertaining to Roosevelt-
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His; suit for damages against the
Michigan newspaper ;'reeives 'he
curled lip and a tirige of scorn in
every paragraph of the telegraph re
port His visit to Lincoln park in
Chicago served as a subject for the
' Associated Press tq impress Roose
velt's declining popularity. '
It is quite true that Roosevelt is
not the popular man he once was,
but there is a ' spirit of ' fairness
which should exist down the line re
garding public men and this is not
being shown the ex-president at the
present time, by any means.
' About the most sensible good road
news we have read in many months
is a dispatch ' from Ashland, Oregon,
which states that the county court
has purchased thirty King road
drags for use on the highways.
The northwest with its tremend
ous mileage of roads seems unable
to talk anything i but macadam or
hard surface highways; when it
should be talking road drags' just as
Ashland is doing. The state of Ore
gon is in no condition to bond itself
for millions, ; neither is any ' single
county in shape to take on heavy
debt for highways when it is possi
ble with small expense to make good
dirt roads. The free and constant
use of the King road drag makes a
good road, and with proper grading
and drainage it is surprising what a
solid roadbed can be maintained.
Let other counties follow the plan
adopted at Ashland.
one particular, its general weakness
from . the people's point of view is
bound to be shown in a way to sug
gest the advisability of a radical
overhauling.
: ' RoBeburg ; citizens believe in ' get
ting up in the clouds on gala oc
casions. ' But really it is a bad pre
cedent to start for how will La
Grande, Portland and other good
Oregon 'towns ever find time to
spend three days in a balloon.
Gumbling at Palm Beach, Fla., has
been stopped, but people will be al
lowed to continue to buy Florida
lands by the gallon. . .
IDAHO MAN INVESTS'
DEFENDING i THE CRIMINAL.
DECORATE
THE GRAVES FRIDAY.
Let nothing stand in the way of
every citizen paying proper tribute
to the soldiers, both living and dead,
next . Friday. The least we can do
is to strew the graves with flowers
and hold proper exercises to com
memorate the deeds of valor, the loss
of life sustained in order that this
nation might be free today.
The Women's Relief Corps will ob
serve the occasion in appropriate
nanner as will also the living mem
bers of the Grand Army of the Re
jublic, but added to the efforts of
'.heso two frail organizations must
come the combined citizenship to
nake the occasion what it really
should be. ,
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If this weather continues people
will begin to plant corn in this val-,
ey. .
It is proposed in New York state
to 'abolish 'the law by which the
failure of a defendant in a 'criminal
trial to take the stand is shielded
from reference either by prosecut
ing attorney or judge.. The sugges
tion is made by the bar association
in the interests of justice. r"i-
, ..The.' truth vis that our American
law bends backward in its effort to
stand iip for the criminal. " Convic
tions for criminal off enses;' are"' se
cured . in'- most . of our states only
when the , e veidepqe of guilt is-absolutely
overwhelming. . The many ob
stacles throWjiin the way of a pros
ecution on behalf of the people, are
relics ; of i the' old English . common,
law. , , They were made for a ' day
when the king was more powerful
than any individual and when it was
Necessary "'to' ' protect the citizens
from this" overpowering authority of
royalty. - Many . of these obstructive
rules have ho place in the procedure
of today. Made for another period
and to fit radically different con
ditions,, they long ago! survived their
usefulness. . . .
It would be well if the defendant
not only was made open to criticism
for failing to take the stand, but was
forced to take it when called by the
state's attorney. There is no ligi
timate reason why an innocent man
should refuse to tell all he knows
about the affair for which he is
being tried. Usually he is only too
glnd to testify. Criminals with rec
ords, on the other hand, usually dc
cline to give evidence. Thus it often
happens that nothing of the previous
lives can be brought out before the
jury. A man accused of burglary,
for instate, many have been convict
ed and sentenced a dozen times for
burglary, but this fact cannot be
disclosed if he declines to testify.
Furthermore, the prosecutor in his
argument cannot comment on the
evidence with anything like the
freedom permitted the defense. In
fact at every stage he is under such
n handicap that it is a wonder we
secure even the convictions that we
do. Then, if at the end, a gross mis
carriage of justice follows the jury's
verdict, the people have no power of
appeal, although the defendant has.
If the criminal law is amended in
W. J. Dennis of Idaho Buys Property
on North Side.
'W.. J. Dennis who arrived "here a
few days aeo from Idaho immediate
ly decided to invest and yesterday
closed a deal through the Geo. - H.
Currey Real Estate agency for a
choice acre tract on North . Spruce
street, just across the street - from
the big school ho.use, belonging , to
Mrs. Anna Brooks. This tract ' will
Boon be divided into lots as North
La Grande is rapidly growing and
close jn desirable lots are becoming
quite scarce. .
Snake River High.",' '.'
Lewiston. May 28,-i-Both - the
Snake and Clearwater rivers are on
a rampage and this morning reached
tne highest point in many years. and
still rising. Drift is running freely
in the Clearwater. ; Two . sections of
a wagon bridge over Clearwater
slough went out today. The North
ern Pacific bridgeat ' Spaulding is in
dangerous condition. ( Trains
oassed over it last night but a Spo
kane .train is. being held here today.
It may possibly get but this, -after
noon. , ... . )-..:
den, Portland; M. L. Jose, Seattle;
Geo. C. Miller, Seattle; Chas. Taylor,
St. Joe,' Mo.; Leo. Shire, Chicago;
A. Runke, Hood River; H. C. Blazier,
Portland; F. M. O'Brien, Portland,
and A. Wagner of Portland, ' are
among those sopping at the Foley. ,
J. Davis, New York; N. S. Kahn,
New York; G. B. Bradley, Portland;
Geo. Armstrong, .. Portland; , F. H.
Eason, Portland; G. W. Loman, San
Francisco; E. B. Budge, San Fran
cisco, and Walter Froman of Port
land are among the guests stopping
at the Sommer. j
Mr. A. H. Rudd, county surveyor
of Wallowa county, is in the city to
day on land office business.
Ruth M. Smith of Enterprise, filed
a homestead application at the land
office today.
, Jas. T. Kennedy of Heppner fied
on a 320 acre homestead at the land
office today.
, '. A. Runke of Hood River is stop
ping at the Foley. Mr. Runke for
merly lived in La Grande
PFBSONALS.
Herman Kiefer of Elgin, filed
Homestead application at the land
office todav.- -
Harry Frawley left last night for
Oklahoma City. ' " ,
Frank Phy returned home this
morning from Portland.
Mrs. George Birnie returned home
from Portland and Hood River this
morning.
Miss Flora M. Koch and Miss
Josephine Kirk, who have been teach
ing in the high school for the past
year, returned to their homes in Illi
nois this morning.
J. W. Sawyer returned to his home
to Hot Lake this morning.
Judd Geer, county fruit commis
sioner, was over from Cove today.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Donohuo return
ed home last night from Portland,
where they went on a wedding tour.
J. G. Kilpack, Portland; Wm. Ilroy,
Elpin; E. S. Walton, Wichita, Kans.;
J. T. Chapman, Portland; F. D. Rine
hart, Enterprise; A. T. Pierece, Wal
lowa; A. H. Rudd, Joseph; Stella
Hooper, Joseph; and H. Kiefer of El
gin, are among those who stopped at
the Savoy last night.
C. Prescott, Weiser; Jno. A. Mad
SPECIAL AT THE ARCADE TO
r' NIGHT.
TJie 'Arcade offers for tonight as
the headliner "The Wheels of Des
tbjy" a - three reel feature by the
Ky-Bee company. This is one of
the best feature production releas-
td by this excellent company and is
thrilling in the extreme, the photo
graphy and acting is up to the usual
high standard. Also for tonight the
management has secured an amateur
stunt, that is a winner. The other
numbers on the program are "His
Son-in-Law" a crackerjack comedy,
and the bill closes with Odell and
Hall,- in their clever actrobatic
comedy act
Will
that
We
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give you that well dressed appearance
every man wishes on
DECORATION DAY
have them in the latest styles at prices
$20.00 to $30.00
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Time determines whether the policies under which a bank Is oper
ated are safe.
This bank has been In business twenty-six years.
It has grown steadily until It has become one of the strosgest and
most prosperous financial lutttltutions In tfte West.
The soundness of its policies Is attested by the long list of conserv
ative bualtiess men who transact their business here; also by an
earned surplus of $130,000.00, the work of time and the result of
conservative management. jf :
ThJa bank has facilities for taking rare of more talgt grade tnni
Bftss and offers ha services to those who appreciate the best In
banking.
La Grande National Bank
La Grande, Oregon
Capital, $100,000.00 Surplus, $130,000.00 Resources, 1,100.000.0
DESIGNATED DEPOSITOBr OF TJilTED STATES GOYERM1EST.
rSlTED 8TATES POSTAL SAVINGS DEPOSITORY.
Pearls, Shells and j
Gold Wire
Also tools for making the
popular wire jewelry. All for
sale by
N. Cbristensen
Grande Ronde Valley House,
La Grande, Ore.
CIRCUS COMES HERE pORRf FROM ff
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Anyone can make this jewel- i
ry. It is a good business. !
Tomorrow is circus Hiv in T o
Grande. Sells-Floto with nil ito
splendid attraction will arrive at an
early hour, and unless it rains tnn
fiercely, the city will be filled with
farmers for it is too wet to seed
gram and the circus is bound to at
relieves the lungs, aids exDectora
tion, opens the secretions and re
stores the system to a healthv con
dition. This remedy has a world-wide
sale and use, and can always be de
pended upon. Sold ry all dealers.
DAYS THE AFTePMATH !
tract plenty of people for the occas
ion. . Sells-Floto brmgs ail that is
new in circusdom and something
high class is promised, in parade and
sireshow and main attraction.
The circus will arrive in two ac
tions from Baker during, the night,
and the parade will be held at 10:30
promptly. The circus is at Baker to
day. Two performances will be
given, one at 2:15 p. m. and the other
at 8:15. Doors open one hour earlier.
Most Prompt aad Efficient Cure for
Bad Colds.
When you have a bad cold you
want a remedy that will nt only give
relief, but effect a prompt and per
manent cure, remedy that is plea
sant to take, a remedy that contains
nothing injurious. Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy meets all the re
quirements, It acts on nature's plan
WATER NOTICE.
Shareholders in the La Grande
Ditch company wishing to work out
their assessments please confer with
Samuel Story, Island City, or call
Red 1391, before Monday, June 2, as
the ditch will be cleaned that day.
By order of the president. 6-27-2t
WANTED A light runabout. Must
be a snap. Address Observer.
5-27-4tp
Tired-out, weak, nervous men and
women would feel ambitious, ener
getic, full of life and always have a
good appetite, if they would do the
sensible thing for health take Elec
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wonderful home remedy. Mrs. O.
Rhinevault, of Vestal Center, .V. Y.
says: "I regard Electric Bitters 'c
one of the greatest of gifts. I can I
never iorget whatit has done for1
me." ' Get a bottle yourself unri Baa
what a difference it will make in
your health. Only 60c and $1.00.
STOLENA bicycle of Erie make,
rlms, and black frame. Five
dollars reward for return of same
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