La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 27, 1913, Image 4

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Newspaper Page Text'-iV' PAGEFOTJB LA' GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1913 r THE OBSERVER BRUCE DENNIS, Editor and Owner Entered i in : the post-office at La Grande, Oregon, at second claaa matter. . SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Daily, tingle copy ,.. 5e Daily, ! per1 week .............. V 15c Daily, per month 16t- Daily, pe,r, sl month in ad- Tanee . I...;... $3.50 Daily, per year in advance..... $7.00 Daily, by mail per year in ad- ' vanee .. . .... ; . . . . . ..... $4.00 Weekly, Observer, per" year in ' ' advance ....... .w. ........ $1.50 Advertising rates on application. All copy for display advertising must reach the office the day before the ad appears. :..-' .; ' . Address all communications to THE OBSERVER, 1710 Sixth St., La Grande, Oregon. RAILROADS ARE IN NEED MORE PEASLYS. . ... ' ! . , All must admit that railroad com panies are getting too severe a grill ing nowadays, but it, muHt also be ad- i into account. mitted that to a great degree the rail-j The result of this forethought, is der the title "Progressive Lawmak ing in Many States." Glancing at what has been accomplished one is forced to realize that a great change has come over this country within re cent years, a change that augers well for, the future. 0, . , . The dominant chord in the new leg islation is the betterment of human ity. 'The day when men are put be- IQTQ dollars eviucnwy.in vu wio Jf , it. is not already here; Child j la bor, vocational training, mothers' pensions, factory and housing laws, the' minimum wage for. women and children, , workmen's compensation and other statutes of this character stand out in bold relief from the statutory achievement ' : r : : ' It is interesting to not the em phasis which Mr. Shaw places on the part that legislative reference bur-1 eaus play in legislation. Wisconsin was the pioneer in this movement to secure exact information in advance of laws in other states with details us to their strong and their wnak poin!?. Today many other states are finding that it Days to look before they leap and before any act is pas sed find out how others who have a similar one like e measure. Very often, grave errors can be avoided simpy by taking outside expener.es secretary of war is. urging, him to go into, the army and Uie secretary of agriculture is urging him to go back to the soil. ' i "The chief purpose of the slashed skirt," remarked the ex-Harney coun ty ranger yesterday,' "as J see it, is to assist dhickeris in showing their drumsticks." v i' .' ; It 'seems as though a good Ameri can baseball umpire" would be the right man for king of the new Balkan principality. Wu Ting Fang of China is coming back to Washington. He gets around to Washington about as often as Mr. Taf t when he was president ' ; " To the man with' limited means but large imagination the old home porch can be made to look just as good as a summer resort " ' ' ft i 1 roads brought the: trouble on them selves. The time was. when to be con nected .with a railroad company seem to carry the right to refuse civility to, the public, to pollute politics and to do all manner of things which the man connected with . other business cquld not do. The tables turned and turned quidk- ly. People began swatting the rail- that fewer bills that "wont ( , hold water" are being passed. Far more effort is being expended, too, in learn ing if a proposed law can be enforced. The trouble with many of the so-called "reform" we hear a lot about is thai, they.. attempt to regulate human na- ture and hence cannot be made effect- ' ive. . In legislation as in life, it is a gcod idea to let the individual work The cigar dealer who put outa new? imported brand called "Suffragette" has found to his sorrow that, smokers prefer the mild domestic. Against the time when all women will vote, it is up to somebody to think of a good substitute for the. campaign cigar. ;' ( ' Oregon ' is wondering if it ' is not . 'best to put up with such, a, governor as she has rather than be in the same fix New York is in. One' magazine attempts to defend forest fires. In Oregon we cannot agree with this. reasoning. road companies on every side. It is out his destiny as much by himself as the old story of the reform pendulum possible, only interfering with his per when it began to swing it swung too ! sonai habits and morals when it is far in the opposite direction. At pres ent railroad investments are not sought as they once were, because the laws enacted prevent railroads from making the money they once did. Without doubt the public is pushing the railroad too near the dangerous. precipice. ' What we want to. impress is that railroad managers and presidents in the past have been the most dense set of individuals in the country. They sat In high buildings', or" road in special trains and never got their eyes to grass roots to really, know the sentl ment and pulse of the' people they '. dealth with. . The address - delivered by A. W. Pearly last' eVenirigf'tit' the Commercial club on the public "and the- railroads was along the right lines. He put forth facts as they exist and when ne finished every man 'Present knew more about the troubles which beset railroads and railroad building. If railroad companies had - taken the public into their confidence long ago and sent out a number of Pearlys a great deal of the present condition would have been overcome, for the public is eminently fair when once it understands a condition thoroughly. LAWS THAT MEAN SOMETHING It ia an imposing summary of pro gressive legislation which is marshal led by William B. Shaw in the July number of the Review of Reviews un clear that the public good calls for such interference and always grant ire that the state can enforce its will. A law that runs counter to prevailing public sentiment is worse than no law at; all. - 1 ...... . . Sheriff Hug has a new horse-standard bred and registered. It runs by gasoline power and its speed is unlim ited. The sheriff is one man to whom the speed ordinance does not apply, j and all , wrongdoers should know where they are at before the official gets astride of his new nag. ; '; " An Oklahoma paper in commenting on the new skirt for ladies says: "We consider thi , present day costume quite attractive and undoubtedly ' a fulfillment of the scripture 'Those things that. are hidden shall be made plain.'" .'' '-v.-. ' si , Chicago has a house of seven rooms wherein 300 men sleep every day. The house ought to be supplied with souni "condensers" for the bene fit tif.i the neighborhood. A wife can easily estimate her hus-1 band's love after she returns from her vacation if she finds the dishes all clean and no cobwebs on the carpet sweeper. Perhaps those fire chiefs in session at Tacoma can do something for ie fire blight in the orchards. . ' . While it is no physical deformity, the trade marke of -success is 1 the hump. v A famous London taxidermist has died in poverty. He should have been a taxicabbist ; It seems as though George Barr McCutcheon should be made ambas sador to Graustark. Fire In Baker, i Bpker, Aug. The Missouri lodg ing house on Center street, .between Eighth and Ninth streets, was partial ly destroyed by fire about 11 o'clock Monday evening. The cause of the fire is a ; mysterv.. .although indica tions are that it originated in one of the rooms on the second floor. An alarm brought quick response and the Iiremen soon checked the blaze, which for a time loomed up so strong that from a distance it looked like a much bigger conflagration. Some of the in mates of the rooms on the second floor hprl -ti'-prt ")d ound tfce flames had gained such headway when awakened that they made a getaway with bed clothes wrapped about them, not stop Din f to drs: n fact, havinino time to do so. The fire damaged the furni ture of the upper flor and the roof was almost burned off. Another Special for Fin- at Clearance The last three days of West's Remodeling Sale will be filled with still greater bargains. Here's one that wilt interest every economically inclined woman. $9.90 For Your Choice of Many Silk and Wool Dresses $9.90 That sold regularly: up to $22.S0 Not'an old style In the lot but all ' are attractive hew models that wer&received during the season; .; Come and see them today. : ' : $15.00 Suit Sale for 3 more days only Your, choice of any man's suit in the present stock for the next d i e f( three days at only piO.UU Regular vilues from $22.50 to $30.00 Final Clearance of many late style in TAILORED SUITS NORFOLK SUITS WOOL DRESSES WOOL COATS SILK COATS YOUR "CHOICE FOR $25.00 Remember, Only Three Days More of Remodeling Sale The young man is up against a hard roulem. hr secretary of the navy ;s unrincr him to tro into the navy, the Notice Special Stockholders' Meeting. , '- , '""'''' . '. ' -: " . The Test of Time Time determines whether the policies under which a bank Is oper ' ated are safe. This bank baa been in business twenty-sis yeara. It has grown stoadlly until It has become one of the strongest and most prosperous flnanolai lustltutlons in the West The soundness u, .u policies Is attested by the long list of conserr . attre business men : transact their businees here; also by an earned surplus of J'SO.iuv.OO, the work of time and the resell of conservative managemen. This bank has facilities for taking care of more high grade busi ness and offers its services to those who appreciate the bBt In banking. La Grande National Bank La Grande, Oregon Capital, $100,000.00 Surplus, 130,000.00 Resources, 1,100,000.0. OBSIGNATED DEPOSITOR! OF UK1TED STATES GOTERXstEKT. k UKITED STATES POSTAL SATIXflS DEPOSITORY. Notice is hereby given to the Stock holders of the Grande Sonde Reservoir Co. that there is a special stockhold ers' meeting called for Saturday, Sep tember 20, 1913, at 2:30 p. m. at the Commercial club rooms, for the pur pose of asking the stockholders' to instruct the direction to sell or dispose of the companys property and also for a dissolution of the corporation. ' By order of the board 04 directors. , - GEO. STODDARD, Vice President FRED J. HOLMES, .; Secretary Pro Tern Aug 19 lmo. Adv.' NOTICE TO contractors; ' Notice is hereby given that sealed bidi, will be received by the council of the city of La Grande, Oregon, for the construction of had surface pave ment, together with grading and drainage, as follows: On the alley in block 106, Cnaplin's addition, 515 square yards of paving, same to be constructed according to the plans and specifications on file ,in this office. ah Dias to be .in by o o'clock p. m., September 3rd, 1913, and accompanied by a certified check for 5 per cent of the .amount bid. The council reserves the right to reject any and all bids. La Grande, Oregon, August 21st 1913. '.''. LEE WARNICK, Aug 22, 5t Adv. ," City Recorder. Suffered Erzema Fifty Well. Years Now ,A Special "Don't" Don't use cough medicine that con tains opium or morphine. It may sti fie the eougn, tut It will constipate the bowels, keep the poison tn the system nd Not cure the cold. Take Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. . It con tains no opiates, is soothing and heal ing, mildly laxative. It is a 'safe and reliable curative medicine. . Adv. Hill's Drug Store. Minister Praises This Laxative. Rev. H. Stubenvoll of Allison, la., m praising Dr. King's New Life Pills for constipation, writes: ''Dr. King's New Life Pills are such perfect pills no home should be without them.' No better regulator for the liver am bowels. Evev pill guaranteed. Trj them. ' Price 25c at all druggets. Seems a long time to endure the awful burning, itching, smarting, skin, disease known as "tetter" another name for Eczema. Seems good to realize, also, that Dr. Hobson's Ecze ma ointment has proven a perfect cure. ' , i Mrs. D. L. Kenny writes: "I can-l not sufficiently express my thanks to you for your Dr. Hobson's Eczema Ointment , It has cured my tetter which has troubled me for over fifty years." 'All druggists, or by mail, 50c. Pfelffer Chemical Co.,' St. Louis, Mo.. Philadelphia, Pa. V. ' ; NOTICE OF MEETING OF BOARD OF EQUALIZATION. " Notice is hereby given that the county board of equalization for Un ion county, Oregon, Will attend at the court house, La Grande, on Monday, September 8, 1913, and publicly exam ine the assignment roll, correct all er rors in valuation, descriptions or qual ities of land, lots or other property, as assessed by the county assessor, and it shall be the duty of all persons inter ested to appear at the time and place given. '"... All persons having grievances re- gaiding the 1913 assessment may ap pear before such .board and present their affidavits containing grounds for complaint All such affidavits most be presented during the first w-ek of the meeting of the board. -' U. G. COUCH, . Assessor for Union County. "Adv., 3-18 9-8. PENDLETON. OREGON 11-12-13. IQIO Excursion Fares Furlou$ and Exciting . PM flfciwpldMi mt twH, Wild and Wonderful mv rxprkss aaoia ' moMooausTma woians, cowaors OUTta W HOUtM 6ft Fwtt juid Particular FrwnanyAawilO-W.IUM. FALL TERM OPENS TUES DAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1913 ENROLL NOW Baker Business College PHONE 131. HANSON & KINION, PROPS.