TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1913.
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LA 6&ANDE WEEKLY OBSERVER
THE OBSER V ER ' walking together over the hills and
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TRUST YOUR COMMITTEE.
through the forests and fields to some
of the many points of natural or his
toric interest . Or you can start it
yourself without waiting for anyone
else, setting off like David Grayson
in search of adventure along country'
roads." - k-
One can enjoy such walks, however,
more in company than when alone. Be
sides, human nature is likely to get
lazy and indifferent. What can be
done any time alone is certain to be
put off, If, on the other hand, one
has an appointment to walk a certain
number of miles on a certain day
with certain friends, one is not likely
to fail to keep it. The fact that we
are expected acts as a spur to our
lazy good intentions,
Throughout the west "walking
clubs" are common. These clubs gath
er at some central point at stated in
tervals and cover stretches of territory
that no member walking alone would
think of traveling. The organization
officers make it their business to plan
these trips in advance, selecting the
Lf st roads that reach to the most in
teresting points. Those who take part
in such jaunts consider that the out
ings contribute in no small degree to-
When a mass meeting is called it
MHHB AtrAyv citi.cn to wanfajl
It means that some form of action is;" "',UM f"u i"""- "."" '"
to be centered upon for a public pur-the v,ewp01nt, hardenmg the
pose. Yesterday's mass meeting was muscles and bringing the pedestrians
very well attended, although there in contact with their fellows in the
were many absent who could have lent ea "iP of the road, some
valuRhlfl assistance had thev been nres. thlnS luito Cerent, by the way, from
f )n oH,i1 the comradeship of club or office.
Hid wW. thflv hliv U for the best. Walking is one exercise that cannot
m ...:k:' ;, .,iij, be overdone. When one has walked
fnr nnrnmioolnnnr. fhev UMA . rnm. enough the legs simply decline to car.
mittee of 50 men and women which rv the bodv farther.o harm comes
represent different lines of business to the constitution. This alone should
and different interests, including la- Kive walking a popularity over the
W In oil fni-m. ml that. nmmitt more confining as well as more dan-
will iro over the situation and recom- Kerous forms ot.aport.-
mend candidates to fill the three of
fices of great importance to every
taxpayer.
It was the only fair way to start the
proceedings. It was absolutely fair
and there was not an ax to grind, not n
friend to reward nor any enemy to
punish.
That committee of CO will do the
very best it can to get good men for
these offices. It will weigh every
feature of. a man's record and grade
it accordingly. It will not attain
perfection, for no one anticipates that,
but it will have the welfare of La
Grande and not the welfare of any"
individual constantly in mind.
Doubtless this committee will meet
daily. It has a big task, so the Ev
ening Observer urges everyone to be
patient and fair with the committee,
just as the committee expects to be
patient and fair with every aspirant
for the office of commissioner.
WHY NOT WALKING CLUBS?
Organization of a "wanderlust" so
ciety for walking tours is suggested
by the Baltimore Sun. The movement
already has gained considerable im
petus and it is probable that a society
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With the present prices of food, , it
seems improvident for the bride not
to save the rice she brushes out of
her darling's hair.
The size of a man's discontent is
sometimes determined by the size of
his pay check.
things started and asked who ' the
mass meeting would have for its per
manent chairman. By unanimous vote
it was decided to have Mr. Stange act
as chairman. . '
Mr. Stange thanked the meeting for
the honor conferred upon him and re
viewed the purpose of the meeting,
the necessity of being very carefui
as to what was done to the end that
the best timber possible might iis
cliostn for the work to follow in this
Wty.
Ei i ce Dennis wa elected recrctary.
judge Thomas. Crawford talked on
the problem confronting the city. He
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danger, but they do not have to listen
to any world's series arguments.
It might be as well to abolish the
house and the senate and the cabinet
and let Wilson take care of the whole
business.
The impossible often happens. An
asbestos factory has just burned down
at New Orleans.
CONSULTATION HELD.
(Continued from Pae 1)
recommending 10 or more men or,
women for the office of commissioners
of La Grande under the new charter.
Each person present presented the
name of some one he deemed suitable
for taking foot journeys through the for committeeman and the list printed
Maryland city and its environs soon above shows those who were elected,
will be formed. As the Sun says, how- The remainder of the 50 will be chos
ever, it is not necessary to have an or- en by the committee at its meeting
ganized body to secure the wholesome this afternoon.
benefits of walking. "Just as much Object Was, Get Close to the People,
pleasure will be found," it reminds us, President August J. Stange, called
"m a half dozen or a score of friends the meeting to order merely to get
La Grande National Bank
Organized in 1887.
DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY OP UNITED STATES CrOYERUXKNT.
"f i.i.MraiTKD STATES POSTAL SAYI5G8 DEPOSITORY.
Capital $10M0M0
Surplu SI3a.0t0.00
Total Besourcee 11,000.000.00
Far twenty-six years, In all kinds ef flnaaeial weather, we have
successfully .catered to the monetary wants ef the people of La
Grande and the Grande Ronde ' Valley.
. We respectfully solicit your business. t-
La Grande National Bank
La Grande, Orefow
eated on many of the .. paragraphs
throwing considerable light . on the
document. "We have tried to make
it possible," said Judge Crawford, "to
draft a charter that will permit La
Grande to be run as any othe: big cor
poration is run along economic lines.
We do not claim perfection for this
charter for it was written and framed
by imperfect men. But we do claim
it is a step in the right direction and
the objectionable features of it from
time to time can be remedied. But te
carry this charter to succes we need
the best men we can find for com
missioners, and that is why we are
here today. Men should be elected who
have no ax to grind; personal mat
ters must be laid aside. Because we
like a man does not mean we should
support him if he has not the qualifi
cations for commissioner. Neither
should we oppose a capable man be
cause we dislike him personally. I
favor this meeting centering on three
good men for commissioners and re
commending them to the people."
William Miller agreed - with Judge
Crawford in many ways and insisted
that the meeting was no convention
but a mass meeting of men interested
in the municipal afairs of the city.
O. E. Silverthorn favored putting:
all phases of the situation up to the j
people in a positive manner, so that I
no voter could not be equipped with all
information, bearing upon candidates
on election day.
Fred Geibel seemed to voice a popur
lar idea when he suggested and after
wards made a motion to the effect
that a committee of fifty men and
women be elected by the mass meet
ing and that it would be the commit
tee's duty to go over the possible can-'
didates and center on 10 or more who
would be fit for the offic"e of com
misioner and - then recommend that
number up to the people. "This," said
Mr. Geibel, "will not exclude anyone
from the race. It will still be an open
field for all who want to run but
this committee of 50 can be of t ser
vice in stating its opinion of those
best qualified for the places."
J. H. Peare, who was a member of
the first committee on commission
charter, stated that the present char
ter is broader than any adopted in
any other city of the west and he re
newed his allegiance to the commis
sion form of government. He favored
the Geibel idea of handling nomina
tions. John Collier spoke regarding the
character, stating that he believed La
Grande now had the proper form and
( it is only a question of getting the
proper men. He also favored the
large committee plan.
Dr. A. G. Lane was present and.
congratulated the city on having taken I
a step in the right direction by adopt-1
ing a charter that has the advanced
and modern form of commission gov-'
eminent.
i
C. H. Finn, a f ramer of the present
i-nurusr, uumumsiieu uil present mai
the day of the convention and assem
bly had passed and urged that all j
matters be taken closely to the peo
ple, insisting that petitions be circu
lated as the final step before nomi
nation and that those petitions be
widely circulated.
Mac Wood also was convinced that
the idea of the large committee would
be better because of getting repre
sentation in that way from many lines
of business and citizenship.
, George Currey shared the same
opinion but he thought possibly the
meeting might start by electing a com
mittee of five and that committee
could chose the remainder of the 50
or whatever number would be decid
ed upon.
Senator Turner Oliver thought it
well to be guided by Portland's exper
ience in the last campaign.
F. D. Haisten caused considerable
fun when he offered the suggestion
that to have held office in the city dur
ing the past five years in any capa
city from mayor to street superin
tendent should act as a bar against a
man to be elected as commissioner.
Mr. Haisten took the stand that the i
people had by 'decisive vote stated
they wanted a change from the alder
manic form of government and he was
anxious that the change be granted in
its entirety. :
The! Geibel idea seemed to have the
almost unanimous support, and Chair
man Stange asked that it be embodied
into a motion, which was done and the
.same passed unanimously.
During the entire meeting when
reference to possible candidates ,were
made they were always mentioned as
"men," to which Judge Crawford fin
ally objected insisting that the wo
men also had a voice in affairs. He
was immediately responded to by
Judge Finn, who quoted a minister to
the effect that "Men embrace the wo
men anyway." .
It .was a harmonious gathering, with
one idea uppermost the good of Lat
Grande. This afternoon the committee
of 50 is in session for the purpose of
centering on candidates to be recom
mended. ., :
According to the new charter the
people have 10 days after its passage
to file petitions of candidates and that
date expires on October 10th. Then the
election follows in 10' days. It will
readily be seen that the committee
must work fast and it is probably a
daily meeting will be held.
For Breakfast These Cool
Mornings
PANCAKES AND MAPLE SYRUP. WE HAVE OLYMPIC
AND GOLDEN ROD PANCAKE FLOUR AND TOWLES' MAPLE
SYRUP.
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