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LA GRANDE WEEKLY OBSERVER
SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 1913. yir-f-
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La Grande, Oregon. '
THE GRANDE RONDE CHAUTAUQUA.
Although the Chautauqua is an old
institution in the east and has been a
feature of the west for a number of
years, there is still a misunderstand
ing by some as to its real meaning
and intent.
When first inaugurated the Chau
tauqua ran to study almost exclusive
ly. It was not. eaxctly a coaching
school, but rather a week of informa
tion on scientific subjects as well as
historical, embellished at intervals by
lectures from people who had spent
their lives digging into special mat
ters pertaining to the line of study
scheduled. But as the Chautauquas
grew and became more numerous the
entertainment feature became promi
nent, for we Americans do love enter
tainment. Then came the political
orator who told of graft and lax offi
cials.' He was welcomed for Vho time
being. The original idea of thought
and research is coming back and the
: Chautauqua of this year in La Grande
will not only contain excellent enter
tainment but there will' be classes of
study.
In commenting upon, Chautauquas
in a general way the Boise Statesman
of recent issue, printed an editorial
from which we quote the following:
"Such universities as the. Wisconsin
state university has set the entire
country a commendable example , in
bringing home to the , very hearth
stones of the people not only much
practical : instruction ; in farming,
dairying, etc., but also making it pos
sible for the plain people who are
' filled with a desire to continue their
education along scientific, historic and
linguistic lines to do so. It provides
courses of home study , under uni
versity auspices that in a few years
' will put Wisconsin people far ahead
of those of any other! state in the
Union in high grade culture.
"The absolute and imperative de
mand of the present time is that our
educational institutions be brought
nearer home to the people, that they
may be made more practical. The time
is not far distant when the people can
select what studies they desire and
year to year many, graduates who
proceed immediately, to forget every
thing they have learned in the schools,
never giving to their hardly learned
German or Latin or French even the
cold respect of a passing thought, is
in part the fault of the schools, but
more the fault of those graduates
themselves, who have either drunk
too scantily at the Pyerian spring or
are so dense that the light of learning
scarcely penetrated their thick skulls.
:j'The Chautauqua is an effort to
keep up the interest of the people
who have once tasted the sweets of
learninor and literature, but whom
often the love of money or the mani
fold cares of life have tempted from
their books and from their nobler
selves. "'Morituri Salutamus.V deliv.
ered nearlv a century ago, sounded
the first high note of warning; ;
The scholar and the world, in endless
. strif e,
The discord in the harmonies of life,
The love of learning, the sequestered
nooks
And all the sweet serenity of books,'
The market price, the eager love of
rain. , -. ;
Whose.'aim is vanity; and( whose end
. is pain. ' ' ' '. '
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"It fell like a Prometian prophetic
word, but it was not strong enough to
stem the tide of inordinate greed that
has since 'deluged the land. .
"The Chautauqua is the sweet voice
of the muses calling to sylvan haunts,
to the sweet serenity of books, to the
sparkling deeps of literature, to the
rapture .of., ennobling - music, to the
vital contact with great minds, which
in itself is a' liberal education."
Chautauqua week in La Grande this
year furnishes "Ng Poon Chew,' Dr.
Holcomb of race horse fame; Sierra
Quartette a western troupe that
went east and scrfred a great success
last year, the Tyrolean-Singers fresh
from Norway, Dr. Baumgart who lec
tures on the stars, besides many other
notables along with the splendid study
courses including , domestic science,
farming, laws of Oergon studied by
women, kindergarten and : Creche
which when translated means a place
to check the babies.
jections wised to some features of
the document, for men do not see
things alike, and it is well to have
exhaustive argument on the different
sections as the adoption of the char
ter means the adoption of a new law
under which every citizen will live.
WHERE
THE PHYSICIAN ,
WORSTED.
GETS
LA GRANDE'S COMMISSION FORM
READY. '; :
It is gratifying to know that the
committee named by Mayor Hall to
revise the proposed commission char
ter has been a working committee
and at the next meeting of the city
council the present city fathers will
be presented with a copy of the docu
ment for them to read and consider.
Should the present council decide to
ordain the new charter an election
will at once follow asking for its
adoption by the people. This is very
likely what will happen. But should
hc council deem the new chater not
the proper thing it lays for thirty
davs after which time the law auto-
amtically commands the city recorder
to call the special election atfer sixty
davs
There is little' apprehension felt
over any possible impediment to the
charter when once it is released from
, the committee, which will be at the
complete them at home under univer-' next council meeting, for the present
aity auspices. That the colleges and personnel of the council seem to favor
- Oregon now has a law that provides
for physical examination before mar
riage license may be obtained and
that a physician's Certificate of good
health muet be presented to the coun
ty clerk prior to issuance of license.
. ' And everyone agrees that this is a
fine, thing, .which it is.1-But the law
goes a little deeper into the subject
and says a physician may charge the
princely sum of $2.50 for this exam
ination. And still that is not all, for
the statute then thunders its orders
to the doctor saying in cold language
that should an applicant for a mar
riage license be found to have certain
diseases after possessing a -certificate
of good health the state shall at once
proceed against the physician and
take from him his diploma and for
ever bar him from"" the practice "of
medicine within the borders of Ore-
gon, r; f Ki''? ?' C-yf-J.'
" Again many clap their hands and
say, "fine. But where does the phy
sician get off.' It is "admitted by "all
professional men that to be sure no
disease lurks within, the male a blood
analysis must be made,1 and it costs
ten dollars in any city to have such
an analysis. No physician following
regular practice is equipped to make
proper blood analysis and if he were
so eauinped he would have to charge
at least ten dollars for the service to
pay for time and money expended.
So the position of the doctor re
solves itself into a delicate one. He
does not, dare to sign a certificate
examination even if
nivitvuv
he were disposed to do so, for the
penalty of being expelled from the
practice of medicine , contronts nun.
And to the credit of the medical pro
fession be it said, the greater per cent
.would not attach their names to such
certificates even.; if there was no
penalty.
Then here is the situation: a younj;
couple want to wed. No matter how
high the standing of the applicants
in the community they must have the
said certificate to satisfy the state ot
Oregon. The man appeals to his phy
sician who in turn says the examina
tion cannot be made for the price
prescribed. : Naturally the would-be
benedict offers to pay more, but tne
physician's hands are once more ueo
for the law "forbids him accepting
more than two dollars and fifty cents.
Unless some kind and generous su
preme court untangles the situation
it would look as thougn me coum.
clerk will have few licenses to issue
and that another impediment to mur-
riage has been raised which win os
difficult to overcome. Surely the phy
sicians will refuse to put themselves
in Isonardv for the paltry fee offered
and the outcome will probably ne a
general campaign of "fleeing tne
state" by the lovers who decide to no
longer travel in single harness.
IT PAYS TO WATCH THE CROWD
GO BY.
See the big' ad on page seven of Chauf auqua section
m ith full particulars of
West's , Great Remodeling Sale
now
Every article in the immense stockat a great re
duction.' Contractors starting on the. basement
and will soon begin tearing up the ) main store;
must make room. ! ! '
Read Everts Word of Big Ad on Page 7 in the
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Chautauqua Section
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The Test of Time
Time determines whether the policies under which a bank is oper
ated are safe. ',, V ' ' --
This bank has been In business twenty-six yean.
It iiaa grown steadily until it bas become one of the strongest and
. most prosperous financial Institutions In the West
The soundness u. ".u policies Is attested by the long list of conserv-
atlve business vum v:". transact their business here; also by an
earned surplus of $1S0.!iuv.O0, the work of time and the res'ill ot
conservative management. .
This bank has facilities for taking care of more high grade bus!
nesB and offers lis services to those who' appreciate the best In
banking. " '
La Grande National Bank
La Grande, Oregon
Capital, $100,000.00 8urplui, J130.000.00 Resources, 1,100,000.0
DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY OF EXITED STATES GOTERXMEJiT.
TTXITED STATES POSTAL SATIS GS DEPOSITORY.
other hand do not look for the coun
try to go to the' dogs, for it is not
going. This country is all right. No
political party, no tariff revision, no
condition can appear that will makie
what, men term , are "hard times."
Things imay . get . a little ; close, . but
there will be no real hard times." .".
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP
HITS BAKER. V
IDEA
And, What Then-?
"And, then what " remarked Sec
retary Se Cor of the Union Fair asso
ciation last Sunday when his automo
bile died in the country and he was
forced to study the heavens until an
other buzz wagon hove in sight. ,1: ,
To all appearances Baker will in
stall a municipal light plant, and her
experiment will be watched with a
great deal of interest by other East'
ern Oregon cities. There is a dispo
sition on the part of the Baker com
missioners (for Baker is governed, by
a commission) to erect a plant at the
reservoir of the city water system.
Like most cities located in a moun
tain country Baker's water supply has
considerable fall before it reaches the
reservoir and without' doubt .will gen
erate some power. But it is always
well before any municipality plunges
headlong into installing a public util
ity to not only figure the cost but also
to figure just how much of a product
may be obtained. To do this requires
more than ordinary skill for the aver
age engineer is purely theoretical and
his figures seldom make good when
the plant is completed and water turn
ed into the flume.
It takes a great deal of water and
at a good pressure to turn wheels suf
ficiently fast to generate enough cur
rent for a small city. We have had
several instances of power develop
ment here in the Grande Ronde valley
which when figured by the engineers
indicated a orenerous supply of elec-
tricitv with nlenty to spare for the
undertaking- desired. .but when : the
It is in order for Baker and Elgin
to each see which- can secure the
fattest - calf to ' barbecue for La
Grande people on the Fourth.
,Jack Peare, M. B. Donohue and"F.
L.. Meyers journeyed tp Portland to
take the "lace curtain" degree in the
Knights of . Columbus work . which
would indicate each of these gentle
men is a constant reader of the Ladies
Home Journal.
mile or so we said to. the dirver,
"Your machine is working fine today,
what make do you drive?" "This is
an E. M. F." was the reply. We
looked at Mr. Myers who did not bat
an eye but continued to admire the
well kept lawns and growing shrub
You know there are some things a
man prizes very hightly in this world.
Ever since we crossed the Rocky
Mountains we have heard about a uljyi
i tilleryt hat once thrived at Cov-
When we came to La Grande we heard
more of it. In fact, according to
tradition that has not been . uestioned
while Frank Phy was sheriff that dis
tillery failed. ' Think of a distillery
failing. But it did and Frank in his
; "E. M. F." which, according to com-' offlclal opacity attached i pttj
pettors in the automobile world means erty &&cei and Hf B JB
"Every.' Mornin' Fixem." has a new. stock following tie tsrfct Mttt B
meaning compiled by George Small, the law- In cleanup tiert Vg
some very line prune brandy left over
and naturally it was the duty of the
sheriff to care of all remnants in a
sale. There are those who have tast-
and pro-
belt were put on and the wheels be- caught an E.
of the Baker Democrat who owns one.
He says the proper words for these
initials are "Every Mechanics Friend."
But, speaking of automobiles every
man, thinks his wife! is the best, his
'horse is the best and his automobile
is a little better than any other made.
We saw a good demonstration of this
on an occasion when a number from
La Grande were being entertained in
a Willamette valley and they were
treated to an auto ride around the
the Williamette valley and they were
and the writer got into the same car,
and the former said, "I wish I had
M. F." and with, that
That the business of the country is
slowing up somewhat no one will at
tempt to deny. But really, is it not
time to slow up a little and watch
the crowd go by?
The tension has been great during
the past few years; headaches have
been many. Men have overreached
themselves to a terrible extent.
Credit has been stretched to the
breaking point, and through later
months it has been certain that the
time, for readjustment was soon to
come.
That time is appearing. Just how
long or how Bevere. the slowing up
process will be remains to be seen.
We cannot believe the Democratic ad
ministration "wholly to blame. True,
tampering -with the tariff has always
caused business " convulsions some
times needlessly so. But the period
of revision is upon the United States.
By their votes the people demanded
a change in tariff schedules ..and
President Wilson is undoubtedly
doing his best to see that the tariff
shall be revised
While it may be hard for many to
see, we believe it is the best thing
for the country to have an earnest
settled down in the cushions to enjoy
the ride.. After we had traveled a
NOTED CHINESE
LECTURER
EDITOR-
ed of that prune brandy
nounce it exquisitely superb, but we
do depose and say that up tov the
present moment bur lips are as free
from the product of, the Cove dis
tillery as Secretary Bryan's dinners
are free from wine.
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ean to turn the investor found that
the power was short and therefore
the plant was rendered inadeuqate and
proved a losing proposition. ''
Baker will find it to her advantage,
if she really wants to have a munici
pal lighting plant, to go back in the
mountains where power is plentiful
and erect a substantial institution
even if it doesytiost a half million dol
lars. ' "''-.
But before any city goes into the
lighting business it is well to see what
the current can be contracted for
and better yet, investigate the com
pany that is furnishing the city with
current and see if it is really makinR
enormous profits on its investment.
If such be the case, probably the
only relief will be the municipal, sys
tem, but if on the other hand, only a
fair return on the capital is being
made, allowance being made for de
preciation, water rights artd the nu
merous other things that figure in, it
is far better for a city to insist on a
reasonable price from a company that
is in the business than for the munici
nalitv to enter the litfhting game. Try
as hard as you may you will find that Poon Chew is a Chinaman but a brill
there is an exnene attached to any. iant one. He delivers here the
institution that is run by the city, the j
state or the nation wnicn ooes not
obtain in the private owned concern,
and, this expense very freuqently
amounts to more than the difference.
! paid under a contract for one article ,
After. General Bragg has accu;
tomed himself to the duties of post
master which have been ahly dis
charged by Postmaster Ritchie it is
presumed there will be no objection
from the General if President Wilson
decides to place all postmasters under
civil service. ' 1
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County Managers Wanted.
AUSTRALIAN ICELESS RE-FRIGERATOR
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No ices or chemicals used.
' ' x costs you nothing to operate.
! iflTood .;. chamber , always cold:
; t ' ventilated and . sanitary. No
J i mould or disagreeable, odors..
Your ice hill for one month
buys an iceless. We guaran-fljj
tee satisfaction. 108 Elm Stitf S
La Grande, Oregon. 'S " i
demonstration of tariff revision now,
If vou are in business do not take on j tv. , mnnirinalitv can i
too many obligations, ana on the furnish it for one year with another.
identical lecture that will be heard
at the World's conference in Port
land which by the way is the great
est thing by far number in attend
ance counted that has ever come
to Portland. This particular China
man is rated as one of the best to
be heard in Portland. 1
'V, WE SELL. '
Puffe Artificial Ice at 50c a
. hundred.
Pure river Ice at 30 cents a
hundred.' k.;
Our Artificial Ice is made
from pure Beaver creek
water and is guaranteed as
pure as the city water.
Please get your ordors ,in
before noon each day.
G R A N D Y
. THE ICE MAN.
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