THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1914
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.SHOWS THAT DO HARM.
A theatrical company is playing
"The White Slave" in Eastern Oregon
towns. Defendants of such a show
contend it is to teach the young the
horrors of such life, but in reality it
is to get money for the promoters of
such a show.
Flaunting white slavery in a play
even though it bears the stamp of
disapproval is a good deal like permit
ting pictures of the underworld to
be run through slot machines, and
claiming the pictures do good for
they show the horrible side of such a
life
Human curiosity is very pronoun
ced in both old and young minds.
When boys can have their gaze insult
ed by dropping a nickel in the slot,
thus seeing the seamy side of life
they are too apt to try it "just once."
And so is it with such plays as "The
White Slave." People buy ticket to
see the nhow not bec. use they want
the alleged horrible 'esson it pre
sents but because they want to ace
debauchery which leads- ,to white
slavery.
Why should a show promoter pros
per when such prosperity is obtained
by feeding'the young mind on immor
tality? WHEN WE SAY GOODBYE TO
WHEAT.
The greatest day in the history of
the 'Grande Ronde va:'ey will b:i when
we, as a community, say good-bve :n
wheat. Not that wo wish to bolittle
the Sadder by whicn this vaiW h'M
achieved its present commercial stand
ing but because when wheat raising
ceases it will mean .-waller farm?,
better and more advanced agriculture,
.more homes, more schools and a thick
ly populated country.
Yes, that day h coming. Largo
holdings will gradually In- disposed
cf for the land is far ton vnluablo now
for wheat land.
But to assist the fa,n-crj enn do
more than anyone else, nml this does
not necessarily mean local land own
ners for farmers are not always land
owners and land owners are very fre
quently not farmers.
The railroad company can be a big
factor toward a more thickly settled
Grande Ronde valley and every town
in the valley can aid.
It needs some figuring to show the
large land owner and farmer where
they are .losing money by raising
wheat .and it does not require an ex-
pert at ngnres to snow uno aum,
DISCRIMINATION.
The express will have cream from
Joseph to Portland at much less
expense proportionately than it will
have the same cream to La Grande.
As a result Joseph's cream has been
shipped for some time to Portland
and Seattle, passing two creamerlees
in Wallowa, two creameries in La
Grande, one at Pendleton and others
down the line.
A movement is now on to procure
an investigation by the Inter-state
Commerce' Commission to the end
that the long haul shall not receive
such material advantage over the
short haul. ' , -
It can readily be seen that the pres
ent discrimination will directly build
up the large creameries of the cities
at the expense of the' smaller local
ities like La Grande. To keep the
rush of people from cities which is
now the admitted problem before this
nation, the smaller towns and their
Industries must not suffer from cor
porate discrimination such as now
exists.
If the metropolitan press can make
business better by making loud ac
claims this country is about to enter
the most prosperous era ever known.
But somehow the winds through the
sighing pines say, "make consider
able allowance for the pretty picture
stories now being printed."
Tom Kay, present state treasurer,
announces he is a candidate for re
Jnomination and makes1 no excuses
whatever. He says he. has made
good and can prove it, thus giving
him claim to another term as "bull
dog of the state treasury."
But "Bob" Stevens of Portland, did
not wear his high hat in the picture
run when he announced hia candidacy
for governor.
The Portland Journal says, "the
unemployed held a business meeting."
And what was the business consider
ed? Who was unkind enough to say
that Dr. Smith moved from Pendleton
to Portland in order to break into
state politics?
AROUND THE VALLEY. i
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The homelike appearance of Cove is
reflected in the people. They are
happy and loyal to their community.
Few places are for sale and all ad
mit a living is made there easier than
most anywhere else.
The present open winter has been
taken advantage of by the farmers in
that section and it was no uncommon
sight to .see teams in the fields turn
ing over the soil. So, it will be seen
that Senator Pierce is not the only
early bird in the Grande Ronde Val
ley. In the Conley holdings many teams
were at work and there was activity
on every side. This probably is the
largest well tilled area of land hand
led by any one family in the north
west, and the only success is achiev
ed by keeping busy even on such a
magnificent land tract.
Conleys raise good wheat and they
raise good horses. The Conley horse
has a reputation among all buyers
for they bred good stock and know
how to develop them. On the day the
writer was in the Cove country a
horse buyer tried to buy a handsome
1300 pound mare from one of the
brothers. His offer was around $100
and Mr. Conley without bandying
words led his mare into the barn.
That's the way they do business. If
the price does not suit that ends the
transaction. The horse buyer could
have stayed at the Conley ranch a
week and he would have been treated
with the utmost hospitality, in fact
he would have been their guest, but
they never would have talked horse to
him agnin after he made his price.
On the way from Cove to Union a
seemingly large number of Chim
pheasants was to be seen indicating
that the other side of the valley is the
natural home for these birds. Now,
this is no hunch for La Grande
sportsmen as Charlie Oral and h i
"real estate" salesman make that
country very often and they always
go armed with the state law and all
it demands.
Our train picked up three carlouda
of hogs at Conley's siding which re)t
resented $4200. Think of that for a
few minutes. Fourteen dollars each
for light weight hogs and a hundred
head to the car. Of course Warren
Chandler, the La Grande hog buyer,
was not far away and when the train
started he showed himself along with
Tom Johnson, who happened to own
a car of the hogs and was making a
pleasure trip to Portland while he
sold them. Tom and Warren dis
cussed, the scientific feature of the
hog and finally drifted into the com
mercial value of the Dorker. both fin.
ally agreeing that it is hard to heat
a hog as a money getter. Tom kills
ana smokes his own meat every year,
hence he appreciates a hoe more than
the ordinary man who buys the pack
ing nouse product. Discussing - the
possibility of hoe cholera in this sec
tion both experienced hog men agreed
there was nothing to make this section
of the country immune and that chol
era might infest the Grande Ronde at
any time. It is now in Idaho and in
Washington with occasionally a re
port of a slight attack in Umatilla
county.
The other day Tom Johnson came to
a realization that his three boys wew
men, and that they might want to do
something in an individual way be
sides working in a community man
ner as they had at the old home place
near Cove. He called his boys around
him and the first thing he said was:
"Well, boys, you are men, ' and it
makes me feel darned old when I look
you over. But the important thing
I wanted to say is that we have all
been working here together. You
have leased ground and profited by
it, to be sure, but we ought to make
a different deal now. I am going to
suggest that we all be partners; that
the old farm be run by Tom Johnson
& Sons in the future." The ' boys
thought it over and agreed that 'the
"old man" was doing the square
thing, just as he had always done by
them, and they agreed, so in 1914
the Johnson ranch will be run'by Tom
Johnson & Sons. The writer suggest
ed to Tom that the "sons" would do
most of the work and the anewer
was, "yep."
People still do their own butcher
ing on the east side of the valler.
They do not depend on the pachlnir
trust for their meat. And be3t cf a!l
they neighbor back and forth, j'.is-t as
we used to do years ago before every
one got under high pressure nnd be
gan living out of a market basket.
George Chadwick will kill a boo; and
cut in halves. He keeps one half aud
cuts the other up for his un ghbors.
"Messes' 'of spare ribs and dish pans
full of sausage are sent arsund by
George Chadwick in the eood old
fashioned way. At about the right
time another neighbor will kill a
hog and do just as George Chad
wick did. As a result the whole com
munity mingle backward and for
ward. They go to see esoh othe:
when sickness appears i., the neigh
borhood and do not dismiss their in
terest in the sick by ci'ling over the
telephone to know how they are get
ting along. If one man need a
wagon that his neighbor owns he hit
cles. onto it without asking and there
is no warrant asked of the sheriff for
return of the wagon.
Covo will have a new mill on the
site of the one that burned. At least
Eo. Reynolds contemplate? the erec
tion of one in ear'y sprinr where he
can again utilize a fine water powOr
that is no'V going ;o w.ist-i.
Many many swear at Bob England's
little railroad and perhaps it needs
chastisement, but it surely is a handy
convenience when you yant to go to
Cove during the season when roads
are bad.
New School Building Needed.
Cove, Ore., Jan. 29. (Staff Corres
pondence.) From the heavy enroll
ment in the Cove schools at the pres
ent time there is no longer doubt as
to the needfulness of another school
building for the coming year All
classes are crowded and each teacher
has more pupils than are usually
found under one supervision.
Only Two Days More of West's
16th Annual Clearance Sale
Closes Saturday Jan. 31st.
WM
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One Lot Ladies Coats
Values Up To $15.00
One Lot Children's Coats ri lifkr
Values up to $10.00 - - wioice TJt
Final Reductions Like The Above Through
out Entire Stock
$JJ'1't,t?S
PERSONALS.
, L. J. Wells of this city, went to
Wallowa this morning on business.
Colon Eberhard returned this
morning from Baker, where he pros
ecuted a land office case.
J. D. Kerr, who has been sojourn
ing in Los 'Angeles for two months
is back in the city .
S. W. Wycoff of Pendleton,' pfciI
through the city this morning on a
business trip to Enterprise .
W. E. Lewis of this city, went to
Imbler this morning to load a car of
epuds for the Cash company.
Mrs. Wm. Henry of Imbler, who
has been at the local hospital for some
time, returned lo her home this morn
ing. I Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Hall of Wallo
wa, who have, been the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. C. H. Scranton of this city
i returned home today,
f Earl Rogers of Wallowa, who wa3
down on business returned this morn
ing. During his sfry here he was the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Lindsay.
C. E. Keiffer, former proprietor of
the Model bakery, spent yesterday in
Cove with friends. He returned last
night.
Frank Hamblcton of Enterprise, re
iurned to ti:t place today alter a
lengthy visit in the cities of Garfield,
FLerton, Ci'vx, Arlington and other
Oregon p ac s:. He says he is g'ad to
gl back.
J. J. Srv.hwick of Hamiltov Mont
passed through the city this morning
on his way to Wallowa, where he will
be the guest of his cousin, Emmet
Southwiek. On his trip he will visit
relatives in Bellingham, Wash.; Ar
cadia, Portland an! other places.
From here he goes to Lewiston and
home.
Mrs. F. S. Bramwell has suffered a
severe backset and little hope is en
tertained for her recovery. Hr fevr
has been at 104 for two days and her
pulse has risen. Continued fever has
robbed her of her strength and little
nourishment is taken. She has been
making a brave struggle for health
and much wonder prevails that she
has bee nable to hold out as long as
she has.
Grccfc Under Charge,
Hercules Georges, a Greek who is
working in the vicinity of Karaela,
was apprehended today on a charge
ASsss
fW in flip Store
Choice
of stealing a revolver, and brought to
this city for trial. As the case will
not come up until tomorrow it is not
known what the defense will be. The
case is called for 9 A. M. tomorrow. .
Perry News Items. ,
Perry, Jan. 29. (Special.) Wed
nesday night Rev. Drahn of the Luth
eran church held services here. Quite
a large number of people were pres
ent and listened to his masterful ser
mon. Ed. Bean, superintendent of the log
ging camp arrived home this morning.
Mr. Bonn has been on a vacation for
the past couple of months, visiting
relatives in Florida and also he made
an extensive trip to the Panama Ca
nal. Mr. Bean said that when he ar
rived in Florida he found the weather
much colder than in Oregon. He
said business conditions are very dull
in the south and very few saw mills
are running. Mr. Bean had a very
enjoyable time while away.
Retail Department Phone Main 8
For Lumber, Lath
Shingles, Sash and Doors
Ruberoid Roofing
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Surplna 1140,000.00
Total Resources $1,000,000.00
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Grande and the Grande Ronde Valley.
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No Families Needy.
Cove, Jan., 29. (Staff Correspond
ent.) "Not a needy family in Cove,"
is the expression used by Cove people
in speaking of their community. It
is a section where everyone gets along
well where nature responds nobly to
the touch of labor, and where any
person disposed to work even in reas
onable croDortion. can make pood.
Cove does not want to be called
a town or a city. The people over
. here choose to be called a community,
for such it is, with the many small
tracts and varied resources. .
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