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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (June 7, 1913)
. SATUKDAY, JUKE 7. 1913. hi GRANDE IIKGPBSlRyER, T?2LG3F0UB the ;CobserVer C1UC DEXNIS, Ettw awi Owmt j ttocd it tW pmlmc at La Grande, Orecaa. tm tttmi dtm utter. . ' " suBsatnTioN rates Daily, siagle opy Duly, per week ............... Ifcily. per mtk ....;......, S Daily, per ix MOki in Duly, per year ia advance flM Daily, fcy aaail per year in a4- .'vanee ...........'. LW Weekly Observer, per year ia dvaac a feBnR that marbla kails and tall awe cannot take the place, of this Playgrwmd, this bealtn-Kiving fresh air retreat which is open 10 aU Aether rich or poor, or young. Advertising rate on application. All copy for display advertising must reach the office the day tef ore t!ie ad appear. Address all communication to THE OBSERVER, 1710 Sixth St, la Grande, Oregon. . THE ELKS' FLAG DAT. HOW LONG WILL IT LAST? Buckarooing, wild westing Vand broncho basting has had quite an lnn 2 Umt thai- in science attached to the successful boc karoo and that for a time It is more or less entertaining, we wonder just, how teg it is going to last; how long will it be before every sort of public en tertainment is turned into a buckaroo contest, and how soon the state will adopt it in the public schools and is sue a mandate that every boy; and girl who goes to school must have a certSn course in breaking bronchoes i throwing a lariat, and giving Indian warwhoops before that boy or girl can be graduated? , . ... Horseracing is a sport that; will last forever. Clean, honorable racing is a fine thing, but when a horse ii taken into the arena and spurred into unnatural acts, is it "just the proper -tting? . Since Pendleton played in wonder s ful luck on her Roundup show almost every town and city in the northwest baa tried to adopt some of its fea tures. True, Pendleton did not have them copyrighted but she was entitled to the preatitre of having started such show, if there is any honor to be found in such notoriety. ' " " To the creditof La 'Grande no en tertainment here has gone very strong on the -rough -stuff." t At the county fair there was a utile of it s widV, tii nromm complete : for all, but the fair was run along different lines. There is no disposi tion to belittle the good rider, nor w 'cast, aspersions on the modern "cow boy." but there' is a suspicion that Monnmitin ant avernlavine the buckaroo feature. It is getting too common to attract the attention it once did, and in time It will be like the village singer who sang every time she was asked no one will pay attention. . THE GOOD JUDGMENT OF LA GRANDE WOMEN. To visit the city park, to notice the many people who these days are tak ing advantage of the beauty soot, en joying the swinjjs, wading in the riv er and eating their Tunches in the shade, is to inwardly feel that La Grande women, who stuck tight and demanded that the city have a park before it was everlastingly too late possessed good judgment and their memory should be revered -by every citizen, and especially every fasfcr and every mother whose chfldrci; cer tainly enjoy this plat of nature so close to the city. AH improvements under way "and : all improvements to be made should be done with the cheerfulness of heart Patriotism as taught by the Elka ! lodge is in way a preservative of the memories of deeds of valor exe cuted in the past for the lore of coun try. This order has patriotism as one of its fundamental principle and each year it observes the natal fla in an appropriate manner. This year the Elks will observe Sunday, June 15th, as flag day in stead of the 14th, and they have ar ranged to have Judge Stephen A. Lowell of Pendleton deliver the ad dress. Judge Lowell is one of the most finished orators in Oregon, lie - r.r tare vocabulary, pousn- ed manner which along with his nat ural eloquence makes his hehtful to near, ira mk -j . nlito invited by the Elks order and -n J ."itirjn mod to attend k- .Arrices and hear what Judge Lowell has to say. r j OLIVER GOLDSMITH'S PROPHECY Oliver Goldsmith, who flourished in the eighteenth century, knew nothing of mail order houses, but he haddie poet's prophetic souL He wrote fThe Deserted Village." . . Even the title alone tells wh vnH happen to the town that sends, its money away instead of spenudig ;:t at hBut Goldsmith wrote more than that; he pictured what the village would look like after the rain-order houses had gotten its money and driv en its merchants out of business. He did not attribute the disaster to mail order houses specifically, but to; any tfirtn tit Wftalth- ' h The poet did not know just Jhow iht rrvme. He did not conceive that the people might pour the thev earned in tne counuy coffers of the distant city. thus de stroying their own prosperity by a pennv-wise-poond-foorish policy, r-ut hTwell pictured the fate of any town that bled -itself in this 'manner. The town of which Goldsmith sang "5weet Auburn, loveliest village of the plain, ; 'jj , ' , Where health and plenty cheered the I incr train -' ' ' Usurp the land, and disposseas w swain.- .,;.' These gentle hours that plenty bade .., to bloom, . - '' ;' These calm desires that asked but bt , tie room, ,. ... v . ' -t : , ' Thee..far departing, seek s kinder abore, ';. .-. . .'. "; ' . i And rural mirth and manners are no more. . . But now the sounds of population ' fail. Ko cheerful murmurs fl actuate in the gale, No busy steps the grass-grown fool way tread. But all the blooming flush of hi e is Ad-"v ,:'.vy;' The simile well may close with this, n warning to the rural America of today. E'en now the devastation is begun. And half the business of destruction ImlL E'en now, methmks, as pondering here I stand- A QUESTION OF QUALITY. Tkre are fast two thines that gov ern th nrire of anv article Quality and Supply. There is no article of nniinarv use ' that Tour home mer chant can not buy in the open market. No mail order hcuse has a corner on rood roods if it had. it would in crease the price. There is no quality that the merchant can -not give as; well as any other, if you are willing; to pay for it. And there is no living man who can materially cut the price f anv article without cutting the quality. ... j , rFESOSALS. i NEWEST STVLgSjN WOMEN'S COATS AND SUITS At Clearance Prices $30.00 Suits and Coats 25.00 Suits and Coats 22.50 Suits and Coats 20.00 Suits and Coats 15.00 Suits and Coats 10.00 Suits and Coats ..$24,00 . 20.00 .18.00 .16.00 1111; 12.00 !.... 8.00 "All other retail prices reduced accordingly." COME AND GET THEM TODAY BEFORE AS SOETMENTS ABE BROKEN DON'T DELAY. laboring swam Miss Mable Johnson left for Baker this morning. . 7. Hittauer, propriteor of the Geiser Grand Jjotel at Baker, Ts stop ping at the Sommer. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Moreloek went to Union this morning to take in the horse show. P. Buffington and Jno. Daniels, left last night for the Deschuttes where they will spend a few days fishing. C. C "Van "Hutte, district -manager of the Pac. TeL and Tel. Co, at Walla Walla, was in the city yesterday. Mrs.. Colon R. Eberhard and child ren have returned from their trip to Joseph. The sheltered cot, the cultivated farm. The never-failing brock, the busy The decent church that topped J the neighboring hilL It is a pleasant picture that well may serve as a likeness of many a modern American village no wthreat ened by the folly of its people, many a villaee of which someone may some time be compelled to say, as Gold smith said of Auburn: m. tV rTiarms int aU these ' charms are fled! ' Mrs. Rev. Adams leaves tonight to A!i.t;rm saddens aU thy green.; spend the summer in Portland. On One only master grasps the whole; account of heart trouble a change to domain. a lower altitude has been advised. And half a tillage stints thy smiling plain Sunk are thy bowers in shapeless ruin all, . V . And the long grass o'ertops the moul- AarirMT wall: And trembling, shrinking from the spoilers hand. Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hastening His a prey, Whe wealth accumulates, and men decay- . . A time there was, ere England's grief began. When every rood of ground maintain ed its man. : But times are altered; trade's uafeel- WHITE LINGERIE DRESSES REDUCED TO : $3.90 "Regular values up to $10.00." ENTIRE LINE OP FINE MILLINERY Reduced25 per cent. $5.M SALE WOOL AND SILK DRESSES STILL CONTINUED. NEW SHIPMENT NO TIONS AND TRIM MIGS JUST ARRIVED. The Test of Time Tlx determines whether the polsciea vader wklck a back I oper ated are aaJe. . This bank has beea In boainess tweatyndx years. It bas grown stead'ly n"il tt baa becoae one of the strccgea! aad most prosper financial tuUtatioaa ia the West. The sevodaesa of tts policies is attested by the long Kst of cecserv aire baalceea aen wfco transact their baslaeas here; also by aa earned anxploa of 15fl.X9. the work of tisae aad the resiH of conservative saaaacesaeaL. TVs balk baa tacflKiea for taking care of score Ugh grade btfS-B-eca aid oCers fsa aerrkea to these who apprecia the best ia baaktac. La Grande National Bank La Grande, Oregon Capital t'.M.OMM Sarplsa. J1JJS M Reeonrces. UWtM P1SI651TID BETOSnORT T USTTLB STATES COTXRXKXST. CTTTIB STilXS POSTIL ATI5&S BLTOSTTORT. J. A. Vanhoutte, manager of the Walla Walla district for the Bell Tele phone company, spent yesterday in La Grande, the guest of S. D. Crowe- Mrs. J. A. Gilbaugh and son Jack, of Astoria, are visiting Mrs. J. A. Woodell and Mrs. Pete Biever. They will remain for several days. Word ' " m Delile Green at Salem is to the affect that bis father' illness, which called him to the capi tal city, is givme no signs of im provement. AND WHAT THEN--? This heading is not originaL It was borrowed from the graduating class of the Island City high school and was used by t&em as their motto, which fact should kelp the tone this column. of Really, in all sincerity, this is the time of the year when the picnic gar ments get filled with ants, mosquitoes and stray bits of stale lunch. Ad mitting this to be correct the plea sure of the picnic is still apparent, or so many La Grande people would not be working or playing at it. Miss Cynthia Steine. worthy mta ron of Hope Chapter O. EL S- Miss Puna Bacon and Mrs. Fred G. SchiXke the latter -a member of Che grand chanter, left this morning for Port- bind. They will attend the grand chapter next wee. ' Miss Mable Van Fleet, who has '., been with the Golden Rule for the i past six years, left last Wednesday ) night for Santa Barbara. CaL, where she has accepted a posttiop with a . large department store. I Mrs. E. R Moreksck. ESgin; H. W. , Cowan. Walla WHa; H. ReauQard ' Elgin: Byron HenrSe. Irabler; Lyal '. Striariam. Iir.Mer; J. B. Holland, El 'rin: H. H. Strom. Portland: F. D. 1 Rinehart, Enterprise; R. McCrae, , Wallowa: A. Bryce. Base: Mrs. J. 1- rhsraa. R:pty. Idaho, and R. G- Chacault of Corral' is. are araoesg thoM rtof p:rp at the SaTor. "IVe been to the Union horse show." said an old timer today, and continuing, "believe me, I ate my peck of dirt all at one time, and some how 1 liked it- do you like the light business?" And the reply came back swift as an ar row, "Finest thing I ever owned, Joe; it makes money while I sleep." Time wore along, the high water came troubles were many for the light plant and again these two men met. "How do you like the elcetric light business by this time?" Joe said to his old friend. "I can't sleep," was au uie repiy maae. Perhaps Elgin could get Havi Rushlight of Portland to deliver thj Fourth of July address. He will ks haye much to do about that time, If Union returns the compliment and visits Baker, Elgin and La Grande on their different gala' occa sions who will be left in the former county seat town to look after law and order and dispense gasoline to the cars that happen that wav? Those who are nervous nniit;siiv should not lay too much stress on the action of Fred Holmes, whon a a bankers meet W in Baker some time i aeo. he signed resolutions declarine i -Pa . V, n . . . r me luiiiiiiuuuuii oi lann on wool. Mr. Holmes is head of the Woodrow Wilson party in Eastern Oregon but he does not let politics interfere with his loyalty to home. He is very much like the old congressman fror Texas, who, when asked if he would favor free trade on rice, which is quite a product of Texas, remarked, "No. sah; no. sah; I am for tree trade so lonp as it does not harm the state oi lexas, san. A good story is told on BOlv VogeL original progressive spirit of the' The coca cola davs have horse show. He was anxious to get! u , t lcVn,e J'oung people Jno. W. McDonald. Wallowa: L. J. risrrson and wife. Baker, A. Geiser. Baker; E. Geiser. Baker; C A. Grif fith, Fremont, Ohio: J. W. K critic. PortSand: Miss E. M Sefty, SeattV: A. J. CeAHister. Fed:toR: G. w. Van Boren, PorUand; F. A. Wagner. Enterprise, asd W. A. WUltams of . Pcrtlajd are aiaocy the gaests stcp ! pirg at the FoJey. J. L. DemoviBe, San Francisco: M. T. C-oefcr- San Fraacisro: F. H. Dean. Bal. CaH Adr. Baker: T. Larkin. i Pan!; E. H. Geyer. WaHa WaSa: A M. Rsanels. Joseph: W. A Jones. Jnwh: R. H. Wifvcarrer. Baker: Mr. W. EL-MnrriBon. Walla Walla: G. E. Hay4er WaUowa: M. a Georee. El gia. as3 Bert Jotv of Elgin, are m. thoe who stopped at the arrived as manv attractiofis this vear as he! "uina tne soda fountains, and could for as little money as possible. no. fDlkes allowed. Temperance One day Traveling Passenger A-s-rt jS re Jealv P0P"'ar with Grande Miller called Bfllv over the phone sav- ' '1 &ct. this va,le' has the ing: -Bill VogeJ? Want squaw race j wstinction of having a man who made at horse show? How much give?!? rt'nd bartender almost drop Rfly put on the tresselo stop and ?ed Wlth. heart failure. On a cer Ulked for some time to the Indian trv-J J"1 occasion a number of La Grande ing to make dates with his squaws to I PP'e re in Portland. Some want ran a race for entertainment pur-12 ,"nJlk hat made Milwaukee poses. The next day MiDer repeated! Koesch ui?n or some other man fa-j nseetmg of the board and discussed -m refreshment stand. Amone the! pro and con the varae of a straaw race J P? T88 M. rierce. All had ! nr.ul President George Benson grew) "- wnat they wanted but him tired and to5d BUN- the Indian end c-f , the mixologist gave that piercinr that show was a Vogel stnnt and no! lo?!s ,t".the, SRPe of Hot Ijike and one wwa?d be resootssiMe for the mat-! SBd Pleasure. "You mav pne ter. Still BHIt thought "heap lot of; m drink of castor oil." was the sauaw race" intil Miller could no! fj1" "d the man of the bottle Vwiger hold the secret. BiEy is still1 ",Pew, UD h nands. "I have tended huvir.g- on the strength of beir.c? from Philadelphia to Portland btascoed bv a railroad man. j w from Chicago to San Antonio but - jthat is the first castor oil order I And. what then? WelL a Grande I t?JL T?'" h .sajd-. Btit the Hot! And still there is no evidence Qd fish are biting. Conductor Gnd comes home every night without basket and not a word about trd hag been heard from Charley Ruajii w oosepn. FOR RENT Furnished room, k sirable, shady and cooL Phone Black OOT1 . . i SO 111 . -" . Vv 'j FOR RENT Tent bedroom, i shady lawn. Phone Black 38 .6-7M THE ABSTRACT ft TITLE CO. La Grande, Ore. Owners of a complete and up-to-date set of Abstracts of Union r x r hi I. vouiiiv. tfreoroTL work guaranteed. Give us a trial. CMLOCKWOOD.Mgr Office in IVley Bldg. Vacuum xoEsi ciurcra CPHOLSTEinie rCBXTTTSB REPAIRnfi MATTRESS MAKI5S niuiruu! ricma L. F. BELLT5GEI. IWT Wask, At. Phsne Black 1922 Eosde matbematkian has undertak es to rare oat just how rr.ach ma chine owners ia this vallev are pay. ire ner minute to RockeseUer when aS aatofrohi!es ia the valley are wcrk- irc. And the garage men say "What's the use to f cure the expense when yon own a car?' ?oeatir.r of gasoHce and other kinds of power, reminds one cf a con- Lake sac demanded that th make good on its claims to serve anv-1 th-.r.p asked for and the castor oil was procured. ij n. ' When the Warren Construction ; cv7tipany and the teamster r t it ! the rows in the citv council nii ! : , .- ..... VT-lll . Grand Union Order Biit do not think when com-: versatioa cbx had by Joe Carr ei fcrm of government i rtctkTi! J. LX MrKevJon. It was durae tJ-.e that all troaMee wUl j T M time -Mac" owned the La Grande Walla Walla thev chaw-1 vl missioners with desecrating graves in I W TO electric plant. He had tost bought i , your bread and cakes of the Grand Union Tea : Co. We also carry a eomplet I line of fancy and stasia gor- I ceries. " J THE OXLT EXCLUSIVE ' TEA AND COFFEE STORE ".a 1 r it Joe met "Mac" and said, 'How
