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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER,
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1913.
THE OBSERVER
E2N7CE DENNIS, Editor and Owner
Entered in the pott-office 'at La
. . Grande,' Oregon, a second claaa
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, ! FINDING LIFE A BORE.
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It is hard! for the average healthy
minded man or woman to see much
6ense in the suicide of a wealthy cou-
ple."because they had no interest in
life," Suicides never can be defend
ed or even ' excused but sometimes
they can be understood. The self
sought death of the richest couple in
Switzerland cannot even b under
stood. ....
Perhaps it was the possession of
so much money which caused the en-1
nui. , Great wealth by putting all
the pleasures of . the world at one's
finger ends , frequently . destroys the
capacity to enjoy. Yet many rich
people -manage to worry along with
their millions. T he Prince of Moraco
proprietor of the gambling resoi' at
Monte Carlo, has ' accumulated a tidy
fortune, but the joys of deep sea sci
entific research keep him deeply in
terested in the game of' lift1, besides
providing a deep hole' where he Can '
sink his excess lucre. The late J. P.
Morgai hau a lot of money, but he
saved himself from getting ti;-ed of
counting it by Hiding a deea interest
in pictures, st j tuary, tapest-ies, rare
coins, costly (.ems and beautiful
things of all kinis-- He 'also- as his
will disclosed had a deep reverarce1
for th Creator. His religious in
stinct salone would have kept him
interested.
Those who confess to a lack of in
terest in life confess to mental pov
erty. There is no reason why 'he
least fortunate or. the most fortunate
in a monetary sense ever should see
life as a dull gray. A hobby of any
kind will create an interest. Human
nature i3 a study never to be ?x
hausted. , Only the self -centered find
life a bore. The cure for it is every-1
where in trees, in birds, in animals !
in books, in pictures, in journeys, in
hard work, in fighting good fights, in
making one's way up the hills of ac-(
complishment, in loving, laughing
quarreling, in striking blows and geti
ting them in return in anything
that takes a man out of the tiny cir
cle of self.
THEY DEMAND THE POINT.
Editor George Harvey, in the whim
sical valedictory in which he bid good
bye to the readers' of Harper's Week
ly, confessed that the polished but
heavy style; of writing for which the
periodical is' famous haB gone out of
style. ' , i.
"Looking oyer the flies the other
day,": he wrote -in announcing the
change of ownership, "we found not
less than twenty long editorials on
civil service in thirty successive is
sues, 'and very little else. They were
sound, cogent articles and, of course,
admirably written, but how would
they take on the newstands in this
hurrying age 7 . ,
' Not very well, it can be imagined.
The reading public, of today is not
clamoring for ponderous writing, no
matter how sound and cogent it may
be.' r.; v : r
" Tastes In reading ' have changed
quite as much as the tastes in clothes.
The minutely detailed style went out
of vogue with the hoop skirt and the
powdered wig. The rounded, perfect
ly hnlnneed nenods over which our
forefathers loved to linger are as old
fashioned as knee breeches and the
slashed doublet ' ' "
The twentieth century public has
no objection to thinking big thoughts,
: but it simply will not tolerate ponder-
lousness in the handling of them. The
'passing generation asked instruction;
that of today demands stimulation.
The readers of a few years ago de
lighted in having the point withheld
as a last tidbit; readers of the pres
ent insist that it be shot at them in
the first paragraph. Words-, must
crack like whips and sting like snakes.
Thev must be pictures as well ; as
sounds. '. . r ' .;.
Writine today must be crisp and
terse. Thoughts must be boiled down
into tabloid form. Force and vim
never must be sacrificed for grace.
The strong short words must , come
like shots from a machine gun. The
learned writer has not gone ont of
vogue, but today he must not parade
his learning. .
The old style was pleasant and gen
tly satisfying; the new is more sin
cere and purposeful. Because it
leans so definitely 'towards simplicity
it is mere democratic. The common
man,' a fctranger to books, magazines
and newspapers a decade or so ago
has been educated to demand a spar
kle in every line and a punch in every
paragraph.
FLAWS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE.
Buy Your New Suit
Memeddung
Bale
And save one fourth to one half the price. Every new style and pattern included. . Not
v;r; one suit in the store reserved.
Benjamin Suits
$15 to $22.50
Society Brand Suits
Reg. $20 to tit i fcOA CC
$27.50, now flO IU p&V.UJ
Fidelity $15 Suits
! $11.25
At the Remodeling Sale
all reduced to -
1 00 Men's and Young Men's High Grade Suits, now HALF PRICE
Women's Suits and Coats all reduced to 50 Women's Tailored Suits that tfK a A
wholesale cost and below None reserved, sold up to $25; all reduced to yy vv
Watch
West's
Windows
Bargains Like Above Throughout The Entire Store
West's Remodeling Sale
Watch
West's
Ads.
President Wilson has pointed out
to the senate a number of flaws in the
civil service laws some of. whioh he
roundly condemns, and with just
cause. He declares that the effort to
distribute the appointments propor
tionately among the different states
has greatly reduced the efficiency of
federal employes and cost the gov
ernment a great amount in the qual
ity of his professional labor.
There is no good reason why an ap
plicant for a position who meets the
requirements sufficiently to secure a
rating of 85 to 90 per cent should be
left out of the consideration to permit
the appointment of an applicant from
another state with a much lower rat
ing. 'This is what the president claims
GETTYSBURG READY,
is happening and he bases his conclu
sions on an exhaustive 'report of an
inquiry into the ratings of employes
in all department of the government I in retrui,tioh ftrmv fashion with ave-
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inese report snows mac applicants nueg o Urge eitrfc iignts indicat
who obtained marks but little over 70 ing the street8 and state sections,
in their examinations have been ap-. Water mains 8ewerage pipes and
pomted to the federal service when eectri, lighting systems today are in
eligible persons were on the rolls of operation throughopt the tented vil
other states with 9. ' I lage and transportation facilities from
This is an age of efficiency and the rthe nearby vms thoroughly mapped
movement in this direction has reach-;out and ready A great Unt seating
ed the point where it is essential to between 10,000 and 15,000 persons has
the success of all private business . been erected adjoining the main camp
Why should it not apply to the gov- in which all exercises and reunions
ernment? Why should the efficiency of the veterans held. The
of the national departments be sac- Pennsylvania Gettysburg commission,
need in order that "Pap" may be dis- in charge of the arrangements for
distributed proportionately -. among the reunion ha8 urged that all veter
the states? If there is any institutional anS( North and South( wear army
reason for having the states, and ter-.
ritories proportionally represented in ! ... , M , . ,
the servine it would he interestim? to
learn just what the reason is. '
The commission making the inquiry
has recommended that the attempt of
Redding, Cal., June 25. Mysterious
murder is revealed by the finding of
the body of Charles William Hale, a
mina. . Ti nr Affntwl. Aiit Vinnf in rr rak.
the law to give each states its share , ,. , , , . . ,
, . , . . , ,. ; bits, discovered the body. The head
of federal patronage be greatly modi-1 l j j it
. , . ., . r , &, f , was crushed and the jaw smashed and
fied, that a mark of 85 be set as the , , . , , , , .
. lay beside a rock crusher near his
standard by which the first choice of , . , ... .
, x i. v j a , cabin. The only relatives so far as
applicants shall be made, and that all , ,. . . , , TT
" ,. ... ' ,. ; known live at Aylmer, Canada. He
of the eligible persons standing over- . TT. ,.
. . , x . .. wa3 a recluse. His disappearance was
85 be first selected, notwithstanding .. , , , . T ,. . . ,
....... , . , , .... unnoticed. Bobbery is believed to be
the fact that certain states may still , . 7 .
, . . , . . , , the motive for the crime,
lack their share of federsals. The ,
president tries reasommendation. Con- weeks visiting with Mrs. Mimnaugh's
gressional representatives should be mother, Mrs. Mason.
The Test of Time
Time determines whether the policies under which a bank la oper
ated are Bate.
This bank has been in business twenty-six years. 1
It has grown steadily until It haB become one of the strongest and
most prosperous financial Institutions in the West
The soundness .u policies Is attested by the long list of conserv
ative business men :. transact their business here; also by an
earned surplus of i1lO.'iJv.O0, the work of time and the res'ill ot
conservative managemii.
This bank has facilities for taking care of more high grade buv,
ness and offers its services t o those who appreciate the best In
banking. '
La Grande National Bank
La Grande, Oregon
Capital. $100,000.00 Surplus, $130,000.00 Resources, 1,100,000.08
DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY OF TMTED STATES GOTERXMIT.
EXITED STATES POSTAL SATIXGS DET0SIT0RT.
likewise.
P. E. Lucky of Detroit, Mich., has
been deserted by his wifo. Tl'eie's an
answer to the qiiery, " What's in ' a
name?"
corps or division badges as a means
of identification.' . The Commission
has made no recommendation in the
matter of wearing of uniforms, but
each old soldier, whether "rebel" or
"yank" will be welcomed heartily in
their old war-time costumes. ,,,
In order to 'avoid as far. as possi
ble congestion of the railroads at the
stations here in bringing and taking
away crowds,; the camp will be open
ed, in complete readiness, on Sunday,
the 29th and will continue open , until
the following Sunday, July 6th. This
applies to the veterans only.
The entire state constabulary to
day is establishing headquarters here
to police the crowds, which are ex
pected "to run ' up into the hundreds
of '' thousands. . The encampment
grounds, inside and out, will be guard
ed constantly by regular army troops.
The camp is located near the famous
battleground at. the southwest edge
of the town and adjoining historic
Seminary Ridge and the scene of
Pisckett'8 charge.
' According to the latest plans of the
reunion commission, the first day,
July .1, will be "Veterans' Day," with
exercises under the direction of the
Pennsylvania Commission, the G. A.
R. and the United Confederate Vet
erans. July 3 will be "Military Day,"
when there will be exercises conduct--ed
by the United States army. On
July 3, "Civic Day," Governor Tener
will be in charge and the governor of
other states will participate. On July
4,' "National ' Day" there will be an
oration by President Wilson and cere
monies attending the laying of the
Peace Memorial cornerstone. The
celebration will be terminated with a
gorgeous display of fireworks in the
evening. : .
Drink
SAM-0 NatBSKeral
TV s
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You'll Know the Joy of Living
Wallowa Personals.
Wallowa, June 25. (Special)
The second annual hop given under
the auspices of the Wallowa County O.
A. C. club last Friday night, was
Mr. and Mrs. Averill Combs and
little daughter of La Grande, arrived
Saturday, for a visit with Mrs. Combs'
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Cramer.
Byron Brady returned Friday from
a trip to Boise, Idaho and Hunting
ton. Rev. Ham of Elgin, held services in
the local Christian church Sunday.
Butcher Abuses Daughter.
Augusta, Ga., June 25. J. J. John-
largely attended. This was one of : son. a' butcher, is chanted with having
! the largest social aiiairs to occur in beaten his daughter with a whip after
the county this season. he had suspended her to a meat hook
J. P. O'Brien, vice president of the in his shop, with a chain around her
O.-W. R. & N. company, passed neck. The beating, he-said was. be
through Wallowa Friday in his priv- cause he could not control trie girl.
Sheriff Edgar Marvin and family of
Enterprise, were visiting relatives in
this city from Friday until Satur
day. A. J. Buckley, assistant superintend
end of the O.-W. R. & N. company,
passed through Wallowa Monday on
a tour ofinspection.
Mrs. W. G. Trill, whe has been vis
iting with relatives at Colfax, Wash.,
for the past two weeks, arrived home
Sunday
MaiiV citizens whoop for ci.'"c right
eouxnoss and then urget to list allj
their taxable property for ther; city's
benefit.
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Philadelphia zoo monkeys are dy
ing by scores. It's probably due to
the things the monks see outside the
cage.
Our idea of a bold man is one who
doesn't hesitate to turn the pages
C. T. McDaniel, cashier of the of his newspaper while the man sit
tSockgrowers' and Farmers' Nations ting nexzt to him is reading it.
bank of Wallowa, and Prof. Roy Con-j .'
klin, were business visitors in Flora j Anonymous letters are like the old
f rom Tuesday until Friday of last fashioned "devil's fiddle" annoying
week. but harmless.
J. H. Mimnaugh left Monday fori .
Boise, Idaho, Mrs. Mimnaugh and two; A Michigan doctor says the X-Ray
(children accompanied him as far as j will cure waits. Human, or on the
La Grande where they will spend a few hand, doc ?
FRUIT JARS!
Phone Orders for Quick De
livery THE FRUIT SEASON IS f.JST AT ITS BEST FOR BERRIES
THIS WEEK. DON'T DELAY BUT SELECT YOUR JARS AND
DO YOUR CANNING WHILE YOU CAN OBTAIN PERFECT BER
RIES. . ... .
Mason jars
Second Hand. New Jars.
Pint8-- $.60 $.75
Quarts 75 . .go
Half Gallons 90 1.25
California, large mouth, Mason jars
pin,s 85 1.10
Q"rs ,.. .-93 " 1.25
Half Gallons j.jq 1.50
v Economy jars
tlin, 85 1.25
Quarts i.10 150
Half Gallons 15 1.75
F. D. HAISTEN
FURNITURE ON EASY PAYMENTS
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