LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 19a
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THE OBSERVER
BRUCE DENNIS, Editor and Owner.
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be. .
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new inspiration for their -word pic
tures on nature, for there is more
material to work on in this line in
Cove than any plac we know unless
i; should, be Egensperger's head of
the Wallowa lake. " ;
But Cove is knee deep in scenery
to My the least. Besides having
nearly every line of business repre
sented and all seem to be flourishing
and prosperous, we were told that
there was not a needy family in the
community. Not a single family
there who was not comfortable. How's
that for the Portland , Commercial
i club's campaign of, back to the soil?
They are pounding Judge Bennett
of The Dalles, because he is not a
good democrat. Tney claim he did
not support the entire ticket in 1910.
Now, isn't that a joke? So far as
we have been able to see Oregon
democrat do not pretend to support : And farmeTS and tmxuibmi BS a
their ticket They do just as every, rule, are not large land owners. Out
minority has done, pick out one can- side of the Conley, Mitchell and a
didate and sinirle Bhoot him at the ranches, including
expense of every other candidate on
their ticket.
Tom Johnson's, the rancher has from
i five to twenty acres of land. But
1 it is real land. One man offered to
BUT WHO IS IN JAIL?
In Oregon we have we have strin
gent gambling laws. '
- In Oregon we have stringent laws
on selling liquor to boys.
In Oregon' we have stringent laws
on incendiary.
It is said, and from a source that
we should none of us' doubt, that
positive proof of breaking these three
laws occurred in Copperfield. Yet,
up to the present time, there has
not been a saloonkeeped of Copper
field punished; there has not been
a gambler punished; there has not
been an incendiary punished.
Why have those who violated the
state's laws not been imprisoned?
Why should they go unmolested
with the possible loss of a few bar
rells ' of liquor and gambling par
aphernalia? ' If the Baker county officials fur
ther refuse to prosecute the men
then why does not the chief execu
tive act under the 1913 statute, de
clare their offices vacant and proceed
tc appoint officials who will prose
cute the law's violaters ? '
Would not .the mother and father
of the boy who was sent home drunk
from a Copperfield saloon feel much
better satisfied if that saloonkeeper
were in jail, than to see him free
even though his liquor has been ship
ped to Borne other point ?
Calm reasoning is beginning to
prevail in this whole matter and the
demand for prosecuting is becoming
keen, just as it should become keen.
The ' advertising feature of the
Copperfield episode has new been ex
hausted and those who demand re
sults from the laws are asking why
this evidence which has been mention
ed so often, has not been used under
the state statutes to put a few of the
law breakers in jail.
EIGHT HOURS WILL BREAK CITY
Commissioner Hoff, of the labor de
partment, insists that the state-law
on eight hours a day for men on pub
lic works includes1 police and firemen
and all others working for cities. If
the supreme court upholds his views
there is a hards-hip in store for all
small cities like La Grande. However,-
if it is law and the supreme
court once decides the matter there
ij nothing to do but live up to it
until such time as the law can be
repealed.
The paid fire department in this
city will have to be Increased three
fold undef the new idea and police
men can work but eight hours with
'an entirely differnt shift for Sunday.
This will increase the public expense
materially and will likely cause many
cities to go back to the village cus
' torn of having a one-man force and a
volunteer fire department.
Mayor . Albee is under arrest now
in Portland In an endeavor to try out
the new law before the supreme court
Jt will depend on the ruling of that
-- - . j bet me the price of a trip back to
As different announcements are ! La Grande that he could make mdre
made by candidates one can hear re-l"10"6 0"hi?y acres in Cov
..... a Umatilla farmer could make off
mams mat snow conclusively tne day
of voting party tickets is- over. One
man will proclaim his intention to
vote for a democrat for governor and
the balance of the republican ticket,
while another will - do the reverse.
Yes,, there is no such a thing as party
it Oregon except during the primary
campaigns.
HOUSE TALKS RAILROADS
Discussion of Senate's Alaskan Rail
road Bill Taken Up In House.
Washington, Jan. 28. The house
spent the day discussing the Alaska
railroad bill passed by the senate last
Saturday. A compromise bill for
the Chamberlain bill will likely be
adopted. The latter 'bill appropriates
$40,000,000 for the building of the
road and the Wiskersham bill appro-
pria4es $35,000,000. , The house has; Cove gtate an
cuueenuiu to uauaie tne measure to
day. '
Only Three Days More of West's
16th Annual Clearance Sale
D ON'T delay another day in making
your purchases. Savings are, great
er ; than at any other time on High
Grade Merchandise.
See Our Windows and Interior Showing of
Final Clearance Reductions
wyn and Goodbrod and , Maxwell
threw field goals with equal ease from
the center of the floor or from under
goal and for that reason kept watch
ful eyes on their opponents always.
Harn and Davis were unable, as the
score shows, to keep Larsoh, la I
Grande's principal point-getter, from
shooting baskets : with considerable
regularity. Harn'B floor work com
bined with that of Goodbrod's, was a
feature of Union's attack, but Woods
outstretched Maxwell at center and
time and time again, the La Grande
players were able to break up Union's
plays at the bat-off. Stoddard,
and Schofield alternated at forwards,
Schofield shooting one goal on the
run in fine style.
During the first half he score was
nearly even, La Grande leading very
slightly, but in the second half, La
CZranAa tnro intn lp TirniMW:it.ioT1 and
in speaking of the bank admits they fm mimtes went through some
ao not see now tney got a.ong rea basketball teanrwork, that left
out it, for the convenience of a finan- Unjon payer8 fled and helpless.
cial institution in a place where so Holltatert Woods and Bean fed the
many products are constantly going &t hopper yia Lmm and
to the world's market is apparent. Scbofleld in ms half th such regru.
Hugh nas a natrea lor overaraits
and insists on everyone paying up
Excellent for Stomach Trouble.
"Chamberlain's Tablets are just
fine for stomach trouble," writes Mrs.
G. C. Dunn, Arnold, Fa. "I was
I bothered with this complaint for some
time and frequently had billious at
tacks. Chamberlain's Tablets af
forded me great relief from the first,
and since taking one bottle of them
I feel like a different person." For
sale by' all dealers.
two hundred acres ' of wheat land.
That shows the confidence Cove peo- J . .
pie have in their community. .
Judd Geer said, after discussing the
political situation ; and wondering
what spectacular political skyrocket
would next be shot off, "There's no
use to argue against it, this is the
best place I ever saw. Land re-,
sponds better to the touch of labor
here in Cove than any other section
of the Northwest and we all know
the Northwest is the best part of
the Union. I have been here for
many years., I have seen the small
farm come into its own and it is a
winner. Where proper care is used
along with some work five acres of
this land will care for a good sized
family. Our cherries' are too well
known to need mention and the prunes
we raise are topping the market ev
ery year."
The financial hub around which
Cove and community revolves is the
old La
Grande boy Hugh McCall behind the
counter.' He has a healthy institu-
I tion, and a busy one. Every citizen
Vanderbilt Yacht On Rocks.:
Panama, Jan. 28. Frederick W.
Vanderbilt's yacht, the WarriorJ is
on the rocks off the north coast of
Colombia. It is reported that she
is more seriously damaged than was
at first supposed and it is doubted
whether or not she can be re-floated.
Vanderbilt and his wife, the Duke and J which has put his bank in good shape
Duchess of Manchester, and Lord . and made it shine like a newly swept
Falconer wee on board when the ves
sel hit the rocks. Distress signals
were immediately sent out by wire
less and the passengers were taken
aboard the Fruitera and transferred
to the Alimirante bound, for New
York. The party left New York on
December 23 for a cruise of the south
American coast.
e $ 6 fc i
AROUND THE VALLEY.
PART II.
floor.
(To Be Continued.)
UNION MEETS WATERLOO
(Continued Irom race Oi.t.
ers ragged through the serpsnt'no
and otherwise enjoyed thenuelves
mannerly but hilariously. v .
Story of the Game.
In the first half both tearrt3 were
plainly stage frightened. There was
little basketball of the real sort that
teams .of such caliber can reel off
under less exciting urcumstances.
Union, used to a slippery floor, quick-
ly overcame that handicap, but the
our way , floor at Union is considerably larger
and that told on them for a while.
The stage fright was1 fully as appar
ent with the home squad heavers.
Baskets were thrown -on hit or miss
tactics. Intense rivalry driving all
players to top speed, and Referee
Hall let minor fouls go on both side?,
calling only those which were glar
ing. In his decisions he was emi
nently fair, and out of a multitude
of decisions inflicted on both teams
he miscalled only one. " The job cut
out for the officials was an arduous
one, but both went through it with
good satisfaction. Rosenbaum fol
lowed the ball in the aecond half and
was. like Hall, as fair as mortal man
could be. The game was pleaisingly
free from 'disputes' or wrangling.
Though furious and vicious, the play
ing resulted only in one or two minor
injuries.
Goodbrod was Union's best score
maker. This youngster who leaves
Saturday forO. A. C. to win his spurs,
has an uncanny precision and accur
acy in tossing fouls. Out of 18
fouls called he converted 12 into bas
kets. In addition, he heaved a field
goal. Union got but three baaketi
all told, but each was a gem in sensa
tionalism. Lewyn throw from the
sidelines and Goodbrod's heave en
the run were easily the features
, of the evening. Harn, too, got one
In fact
larity that the margin between the
teams was soon irretrievably wide.
Only momentarily would Union
hang together with aggressive tactics;
rlose tenacious guarding breaking it
"j almost instantly. The visiting
f-r.vards did, however, lack the ac
curacy of eye that they display on
t'-.eir own floor, for they were sorely
tressed by guards. The whole Union
tea'm was lighter than four of the La
Grande players.
The score was
1914FORD
IS HERE
LET US DEMONSTRATE TO
YOU THAT IT IS THE EAS
IEST RIDING CAR ON
EARTH
Smith's Garage
La Grande
We will skip Union on
over and tell a few things about that
city on our return trip.
It happened that rain began falling
when we entered Cove and that Cove
rain continued all night. "You may
think we are very wet over here,"
said Rural Carrier Sutherland, "but
we are not, for the majority of Cove
people believe in dry government."
Be this as it may, the rain kept fall
ing and occasionally a little snow was
mixed with it. But the Cove people
did not complain. Invariably they
would say, "this is fine, it is just
what we have been needing," and they
would usually close their conversation
by calling attention to the excellent
season and how certain it is that a
good cherry crop will be harvested
next summer. They are long on cher
ries over there. ' A cherry is the of
ficial emblem of Cove every day in
the year and they garner more money
from that one crop than many people
Imagine.
The Cove people are money-gatherers,
and right here let us say that
La Grande is missing her biggest
business opportunity when she does
not force a travel road across the
valley so those Cove people can come
here to trade. They want to come
and are willing to do the right thing
on a road proposition.
To attempt to give a description of
the scenic beauty of Cove is beyond ' advePM conditions.
us. juage wweu or toi iiianan Jt m, adverse COBditions that
or Judge MessSck would do well to heM Unlon.B down. Hollirter,
spend a few days in Cove and get a M and Wood remembered
M. LA. Fid. Gls F.T. Total
Stoddard, f 1 0 2
Larson, f. .-..7 7 21
Woods, c ..1 'i 6
Hollister, g 0 0 0
: Pean. g .0 0 0
Schofield, f . 0 8
Total ..........13 11 38
"One point awarded.
i UNION HIGH Fid. Gls. F. T. Total i
; r,oodbrod,-f. 1 ' 12 14 j
I Lewyn, f. ...1 0 2,
Maxwell, c 0 0 ,
Harn, g. 1 0y 2
Davis, g. ...... r. ..0 0 0
j Total . ...TT 3 12 18 I
The Union Nurseries, Union, Ore.
Cherry Trees; also a general line of fruit trees, shade trees, or
namental stock, small fruits, 40 varieties of roses. Send for price
list.
J. B. WEAVER, Prop.
Umpire and referee, Hall of Union,
Rosenbaum of La Grande.
Coward
Gossard Corsets adapt themselves 1
perfectly to the present demands of
fashion. j
The change effected in .the figure
line when fitted to a Gossard corset
will amaze ycu. Gossard corsets all
have the long skirts and you cannot
detect the lower line of boning so
carefully is it done. With the Gos
sard there are no lines, except the
beautiful natural lines of the figure.
.A complete line of models at from
13.(0 to $8.50 always on hand.
V MRS. POBT. PATTISON.
' Corsetiere.
Rea. 1702, Cor. Spring and Oak.
Phone Red 3221
La Grande National Bank
Organized in 1887.
DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY OP UNITED STATES GOVBRlfMlJiT.
UNITED STATES POSTAL SAYIJiGS DEPOSITORY.
Capital
.J100.000.W
Surplus ., $H0,00X
Total Resources
.$1.0O0,0O.0O
For twenty-six years, in all kinds of financial weather, we have
successfully catered to.the monetary wante at the people -at La
Grande and the Grande Ronde Valley.
We respectfully solicit your business.
La Grande National Bank
La Grande, Oregon
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