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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 6, 1914)
litlDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1914 LA QBAKDX ITBNIN0 OBSERVER PAGE POUB THE OBSERVER BRUCE DENNIS, Editor and Owner. Entered In the post-fflce at La f Grande, Oregon, a second class . natter. Advertising rates on application. All eepy for display advertising must reach the office the day before the , d appears. , Aidress. all communications to THE OBSERVER, 1710 Sixth Street. SUBSCRIPTION BATES. Dally, single eepy ........... ..M Dally, per week ................ We Daily, per month s........ 65c Daily, per six months in ad vance 3s&7, per 7ar fa Daily, by mall per year tn ad. vanee Weekly Obsrver, per year in . advance ...$LS0 CONSULTATION FOR FARMERS AT LAST. While commerce has in the past supplied specialists for nearly every line of business except agriculture, it is now with a good deal of satisfac tion that the state of Oregon has agreed to furnish men experienced in farm work to consult with the ranch er who is making the fight with na ture to force heavier production from the soil. C. C. Cate, the new farm man for Union county, is here. He is a trained man, not a yellow legged "ex eprt," nor yet is he a high browed "specialist", but he is just a plain, experienced young man who knows what he talks about and when he finds something he does not know . about he is willing to call upon the state and federal agricultural de partments to assist him. . His duties are to consult with the farmers and help them handle their Individual problems. "This he does not do from an office nor by' eorres . yondence, but he dons a pair of over alls and goes direct to'the farm where he stays and works out, the plans that will make more bushels of wheat ' grow on the acre than has heretofore ' been grown; that will make the cow give more and better milk; plans that will put more pounds of fat on the hog with the same feed. He is an important man for Union county to have. He will make a barrel of money for the county be cause he will assist every farmer who wants his assistance to establish set of books and keep correct data on every farm transaction. He will prove to the apple grower what kind of apples to raise in this altitude and will interest as many people in the dairy business which business will in time swell the bank deposits of every financial institution in the valley. The Observer welcomes Mr. Cate in the strongest temrs we enn command He is here for a purpose a splendid purpose; and we hope every rancher will meet him, and not hesitate to put up their problems to him. NO LIBEL INTENDED. Sometime ago we printed an edi torial stating thnt six-mule teams were plowing on the Walter Pierce ranch, all of which was true. But we also stated that Walter was not doing the plowing thnt he, in fact, was riding on horseback watching the other fellow plow. As time goes on and truth comes out as truth always does it seems Walter really did plow. He says so himself and that settles it. So we have credited the ex-senator with 400 acres of land plowed with his own hands this winter, which is not bad for a record to be sent up to tno White House in these piping days of democratic times. We do not wish to libel anyone and least of all Senator Pierce, hence we hasten to make this correction and ask every rancher in the valley to write on the wall just above where the shotgun bangs, "W. M. Pierce plowed 400 acres of land, himself handling the plow, in the month of January, 1914." j ONCE HERE, THEY WILL COME BACK. ' Opie Reed said, "to drink the wa ters at Caney Fork meant to return to the place." ' We say, ."to stop in the Grande Ronde valley for a few days when looking over the country means to return here." . . There may be exceptions to this rule, but we have many proofs of its truthfulness.: For instance, take Mr. Oxner, who has just purchased the Coolidge paint store. He came on a little trip, stayed a few days, and ever since taking his departure he has been trying to get back. He succeeded ija establishing himself in La Grande, and he will not regret it, for there are few places as good and no place better. The Commercial club dinner last evening was an event that is worth, while and should be repeated often. In fact, it -was indicative of a revival in the clab activities. This idea was certainly prompted when John Collier acted as toastmaster and presiding officer of the evening. Mr. Collier's work in public life has heretofore always brought results and the Ob server is pleased to see the campaign being instituted in the hands of such men as Mr. Collier, Mr. Reynolds and the other members of the present executive board. Mr. Perley's moving picture show continues to do business in the rail road yards. It is without question one of the best moves Any railroad company ever made to send out such an instruction to its employes and the general public. "Safety first" is a slogan that will not die and it will be more generally observed1 is the Perley lectures are extended on all the trans continental lines. . , i . When La Grande people are called upon to vote the refunding bonds, it will not be a case of adding more in debtedness. Rather it will be an in stance of carrying what indebtedness we have at less expense and enact a permanent saving on supplies by pay ing cash instead of promises to pay that run for two and a half years. Even if the Eastern Oregon bank ers who went to Portland to see Mc Adoo did not succeed in getting the regional bank located in the Oregon metropolis, they all admit that the five dollar banquet was worth while, More royalty in ue way of uni forms was displayed at the Elks ball than all the king's horses could pull. It was an event that "hit the purple" to use the language of Emer son. Really, that snow storm Press Lew is was talking about on the Atlantic hns had . about titme to reach the Grande Ronde. . SEVERE SUFFERING ENDURED Three Men Believed to Have Drowned While Women Wait In Crib. Chicago, Feb. 6. Half frozen from exposure, Mrs. May Smith and May Wade, spent seven frightful hours alone in a crib two miles off the shore, of Lake Michigan last night, until they were rescued early this morn ing by a fire tog. In the meantime three men are thought to have per ished in an attempt to rescue the two women with a rowboat The women admitted that they had spent the day with the tender of the crib, Wil liam Channel!, Jr., and Stephen Var lcy ,a merchant, guest of Channell. Late in the evening Channell and Varley rowed ashore to pick up Lefty , Women Multiply Their Trouble. The popularity of bridge baa swept all records so far this season. Any prominent society dame gets an aver age of, say, one Invitation per after noon. This she could manage beeutl- fully were the invitations for succes. slve dates. But suppose they bunch themselves so that she gets a half dozen for the same afternoon T So- clety, through necessity, has evolved a nova! plan to meet this. It is the ubetltute. By the operation of this plan, the much-rushed society woman is enabled to enjoy her afternoon of tirM it tha house sha chooses so. cure In the knowledge that she la be- Ina renresented by ber nroxles in five other homes. Bridge for. bridge's sake has resulted, for the invasion of the proxy has done away with the social aspect to a marked degree. But the proxy player baa come to stay, as ha U n nonnaaitv in tha atraniinus life of the social swim. Tragedy In Women's Hats. There is a tragedy in every worn. an's bat It seems almost as cruel to nnw alalia wki. m.lf. , V a nln.w fl nnaH In France a pittance as to kill the birds of brilliant plumage in Brazil. Thirty cents a day, 20 and 15, with an occasional 75 for rare skill in mak ing roses, deducting for loss of time and slack work, tells the story of wretchedness and woe. Summed up the average is not far from $60 a year en which to support existence. Amer ican lovers of French millinery will be amazed at the wages paid young women in France gifted with deft lingers and rare taste, especially when they take the prices charged for Parisian hats into considera tion. Sickness Caused by Wireless. Wireless operators, particularly on shipboard, are subject to an anemlo condition that manifests itself in pal lor, loss of appetite and headaches. Blood tests show a diminished num ber of red corpuscles. It has been customary to charge this to the poor quarters many of the wireless operators occupy. But it now seems that the presence of too much ozone In th 4 confined air and the pres ence of electrlo currents of high fre quency exercise a bad effect that as yet Is poorly defined. The same condition has been ob served among the electricians at great power stations like that at Niagara. He Wanted Better Odds. The first time Bill, the farm hand, .ever complained of feeling sick his boss sent him to town with the ad dress of a doctor he knew. Bill came back next day and reported: h "Well, I took my medicine, but not from that doctor you sent me to no, sirreel" - " "Why not? Couldnt you find him?" "Ob, I found bis place, all right, with his name on a brass plate oh U' door. But underneath the name it said '10 to 1.' I wa'n't goln' to take no such risks as that To era was an other doctor next door, and liissign read '8 to 5.' The odds was so much better that I went to him." Glimpse Into the Future. He was a young man a candidate for an agricultural constituency aud he was sketching in glowing colors to the audience of rural voters the happy life the laborer would lead under an administration for the propagation of sweetness and light "We have not yet three acres and a cow, but It will come. Old age pensions are still of the future, but they will come." Sim ilarly every Item of hi comprehensive program was Indorsed by the same cry. Then he went on to talk of prison re forms. "I have not yet personally," he said, "been inside a criminal lu natic asylum." The-', there was a voloe from the back of the hall: "But It will come." 8tungl The automobllist, after several times losing his way, found himself on an unknown road, at midnight Where he was ho could not even guess. At length ho came to what ap peared to be a signpost He fumbled In his pocket, and brought out his box of matches. Luckily there was one left Carefully and slowly he toiled up the slgnpoBt, and at the top struck the match to soe what was written there on. The flickering glare of the match showed these words: "Try Tinker's Tabules." Wilson, Channell's assistant, and lat er the three rowed back to the crib, but half way the boat struck ice. The search light picked them up. as they struggled in the ice floe. Tugs were sent to the rescue but navigation was difficult on account of the heavj cakes of ice that floated about and before they 7 ached the crib the three men had disappeared. It is believed the boat was crushed bv tha iee. and ' that the men perished. LEARN WHAT THE EARTH IS Here la the Proper Definition Fresh From the Pen of a . Humorist. v " Tb earth Is a ball, so situated tn a region called space as to get the full benefit of the sun on bright days and ' the moon on romantlo nights. It eomewhat larger than a baseball, important. It is not so large B flxed Ur Dut ,s mucn and of mucn Pleasanter climate. It is Mt Ay as a charity ball, but much more efficient . It has two poles of which we are 1 certain, because they are vouched tor ; i by explorers; a center of which we are not certain because it is vouched for merely by scientists; an equator and an axis which are imaginary; Christian Scientists, which are Imag- lnative: and mathematicians, which are unimaginative. It is inhabited1; ny people, nusoanus ana oiner in sects, anlmalculae and bacteria. It is connected with the rest of Bpace by sound, waves, light waves, wireless ap paratus with Instruments at the send- n " only, telescopes and prayers. It has recently endeavored to exagger ate its ego by the' use of aeroplanes. The earth is highly recommended as both a summer and a winter resort for well-to-do persons. Favorable terms to desirable parties. Pulitzer's Magazine. TYPES THAT ARE SIMILAR Stupid or Thoughtless Man May Well Be Actuated by tha Same Principle. v There are some men formed with feelings so blunt, with tempers so cold and phlegmatic, that they can hardly be said to be awake during the whole course of their lives.' Upon such persons the most striking ob jects make a faint and obscure im pression. There are others so continually in the agitation of gross and merely sensual pleasures, or so occupied in the low drudgery of avarice, or so heated in the chase of honors and distinction, that their minds, which had been used continually to - the storms of these violent and tempest uous passions, can hardly be put In motion by the delicate and refined play of the Imagination. These men. though, from a different cause, become' as stupid and Insensi ble as the former, but whenever eith er of these happen to be struck with any natural elegance or greatness, or with these qualities in any work of art, they are moved upon the same principle. Edmund Burke. '"' TOO MUCH MONEY LOCKED UP Antics of Man With Pockets Full of Cash Led to His Arrest In a . . Southern Town. Ashevllle. N. G W. V. Lyons, claim ing to be from New York, and carry ing a large sum of money, was taken Into custody at the request of rela tives, and Is being held pending an Inquiry into his sanity. Lyons came here about two weeks a"go to visit his sister, Mrs. Sam No. vitch. While here he bought several valuable piece of property for which he paid. He publicly criticized offi cials" of the city, declaring his Inten tion of removing the present mayor and stopping publication of the news papers. Then he had cards printed and hired boys to distribute them, declar ing at the same time his Intention of dismissing the whole police force. The police, at the request of relatives, took him into custody. GIRL AND DOG NAB BURGLAR William Bastlan, Frisco Man, Said to Have Netted $200,000 From Operations. San Francisco. A pretty girl and a bulldog captured a prize burglar here. He is William Bnstaln, who for five years has lived with his young sister Josephine, in a richly furnished house on the proceeds, the police say, of robberies that have netted him $200, 000. Bank books showing balances at various bonks of more than $10, 000 were found at hlo residence, when, his sister was arreBted. Mastnln was crossing a back yard after having robbed. It Is said, a nearby houBe. Prince, a pet bulldog, nabbed the man and held on until his mistress, Miss Jennie Debrunner, summoned the police. Dead Man's Ashes In Campaign. New York. The ashes of Ous Ruh lln, the noted pugilist, are being used by his widow tn her fight against the re-election of Alderman Otto Gelbke of Queens county. At a political rally Mrs. Ruhlin held up the orn contain ing the ashes of her huBband and said: "I am here to speak for my dead hus band. If Gus were alive he would be here to speak for himself." . Read the advertisements too. California Rhubarb Cabbage Cauliflower Turnips " Sweet Potatoes Rutabago Parsnips Celery Bananas Head Lettuce Grape Fruit Hot House iLettuce Oranges Eh man's Green, Ripe Olives s In The BoWe and Bulk r SWIFTS Premium Hams and Bacon ThcTcity Grocery The Home of Fancy Groceries j E. POLACK, Prop. i BOOSTED UPTHE PRICEj When You Come to Think of It th TV yesterday morning - of Mrs. .-. Article Was Worth the la- ... ! Harvey McCord.who. passed away ' v creased Amount. j- ehortlysjfter S o'clock at her home on ,.'V 1 ' Washington street, threw a gloom Hot and stuffy was the anctJoo. over the enti communit 89 the ; d room, and packed, too yes, even .'.. .. ' ' ' . u packed to Its utmost capacity. nBtlve of Baker- sPnt Suddenly through the crowd pressed her whle ,lfe here and was own a large, important-looking person and Personally by the greater number of held converse with the auctioneer Baker people. She had returned home converse, low, deep and awe-lnspli ! from the Elks' ball with her husband, In8- I Harvey McCord, of the Basche-Sage Then up spake the auctioneer to the Hardware company, they having at multitude assembled: ' .k . , , "Gentlemen," he said, "I am Intern 1 " ! ""J and dBCe' ed that a pocket book has been lost fcne retlrcf about midnight and made In this hall tonight containing 200 no complaint that she was not feeling In bank notes." ' all right Soon after going to bed A great hush fefl upon the assembly.' she began to breath heavily, and Mr. "Yes," continued the custodiaa ot McCord was unable to arouse her the hammer, "and owing to other val-' Physicians were summoned but their uable documents it contains, the gen' - .... . tleman will offer 50 to anyone whoi effort 10 he,P were fruitless, and she returns it. while no questions will be, Passed away without regaining eon asked." j sciousness. Acute kidney trouble was Again a Bllence, deep and unbroken, the immediate cause of her death. Then a fellow at the rear of the' The funeral will be conducted by "I bid 51," he said. Answers. La Grande Organized DESIGNATED DEPOSITOR! Or UNITED STATES GOYEBNXEKT. TOITED STATES POSTAL SAYINGS DBF08IT0HI. Capital $100,000.00 Surplus 7$140,OOO.0O Total Resources $1,000,000.00 For twenty-six years, in all kinds of financial weather, we have successfully catered to the monetary wants of the people f La Grande and the Grande Ronde Valley. ' tj We respectfully solicit your business. . ' La Grande National Bank La Grande, Oregon s- ll Bakery AND "''Mrs. M. MeCord Dead. j sudden death I " . w H MIWJ IIW1UD ,1425 Washington street, at 2:30 to ' 1 morrow (Friday) afternoon. National f Bank in 1887.
