La Grande evening observer., February 18, 1914, Image 4

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1914
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WOULD BE A MISTAKE.
Portland is earning a title "The-
City of Mistakes."
Should she locate that auditorium
on the East Side the title would be
'firmly fixed, and it should be.
Of all inconsistencies we have ever
heard, the folly of putting a conven
tion hall fout of walking distance
from the .leading hotels, is the worst,
One time the writer wanted to at-,
tend a public meeting in Portland
that was called for the East Side
. Library. We did not know where the
Library was located, and after ask'
ing several who vaguely described
tha location we cave un a bier iron
dollar to an automobile driver to
take us to the East Side Library.
People who live in a city are so
very familiar with streets and car
lines they forget that those who only
visit their city occasionally are prac
tically strangers, who like ourselves,
are forced to pay the long tariff when
searching for locations that are un
familiar.
Portland has done, is doing and
will do some very queer things, but
for the. sake of those who visit that
city to attend big gatherings, there
should be a few level heads get busy
and see that new convention hall is
not put on the East Side.
A GOOD START KEEP AT IT.
, The Parent-Teacher assembly last
evening was a good start in the work.
That meeting proves the possibilities
of such an organization in La Grande.
Now, let us not drop the work let
us keep at it until every mother and
every father in the community come?
to a full realization of his or her part
in - the great work of shaping child
life. Do not leave it all to the
teachers in the schools. Do your
part.
CURING RACE PREJUDICE.
Men of six races met in New York
recently and discussed the question:
"How can race prejudice be dispelled
and the spirit of brotherhood be
ttlndn to nrAViiil in Amnfiio "
The best answer was given by a
Jew, Dr. Samuel Schulman, rabbi of
Temple Beth El in the metropolis.
He said: "Give every man a square
deal." The rabbi defined race preju
dice as laziness in thinking resulting
in an unreasoning antipathy. The
more fact that a' discussion of race
prejudice was held he declared to be
an indication that race' prejudice ex
ists. Race prejudice, said the rep
resentative .of the Japanese nation,
Dr. Toyokichi Iyenaga, professor of
history at the University of Chicago,
H more pronounced among Ameri
cans than among Europeans.
Of all countries in the world which
should not have race prejudice the
United States stands foremost This
has been called "the melting pot of
the nations" because annually to our
shores come many thousands of aliens
to be, in a lew years, transformed in
to Americans. We call the process
"assimilation." The earlier immi
gration was from northern Europe,
England, Ireland, Scotland, Germany,
Sweden, Norway, Holland, Denmark.
The later is from southern and south
eastern , Europe, Russia, Australia,
Hungary, Italy, Greece and Turkey.
It is because the men and women of
these races seem different from those
to which we have became accustomed
that a new interest has arisen in the
problem of immigration. Yet it
seems reasonable that the nation
which assimilated the northern also
should be able, if it is patient enough,
to assimilate the southern Europeans
and perhaps Asiatics.
Race prejudice is based on ignor
ance. About the best illustration of
this was furnished in a magazine
story of a few months ago. The "ty
pically American" employer of a
modest and unassuming 'Bohemian
bookkeeper made a remark which re
flected on the latter's nationality and
the underling then rose and over
whelmed him with a recital of what
Bohemia has done for art, for liter
erature, for music and for civilizat
ion in general. The representative
of almost any of the European nations
could mention names and exploits
which produce a thrill in the mind of
the man who knows history. ,The
trouble is that so many of us know so
little of what other nations have con
tributed to the sum total of human
progress. As knowledge of foreign
traditions and achievements spread
we learn that the German, the Pole,
the Bohemian, the Greek, the Hol
lander, the Irishman, the Spaniard,
the Frenchman, the Russian, the
Swede and the Dane each has given
some exploit or some inspiring ideal
t the world. In other' words, as we
become acquainted, we learn to value
and appreciate each other.
will always remain that proper eat
ing aids it more. ' .' "'
As Col, Roosevelt plunges deeper
Into South American nature study he
will And that there, are few aigrets
but many storks left in that country.
The Michigan hearse driver who
has officiated at 9,000 funerals eays
there is nothing depressing about it.
However, it's a grave proposition.
Poor old U. Consumer should cheer
up. He has a package of nice garden
seeds coming from his congressman
soon. '
The really charming after-dinner
speaker is the one who says "Bring
the check to me." "''
PARENT-TEACHER MEETING!
(Continued ttm Jxge I)
Horseshoeing is to be taught at
Cornell university. That is hardly
necessary. Most college men dance
the tango as if they were horse-
shoers now.
Being a scientist is very discourag
ing work. Every day one of them
discovers a new incurable disease and
the next day somebody else discovers
a cure for it.
San Francisco burglar has proven
that men of his profession are not
fools. He passed by $50 in the cash
till of a meat market and 'stole a
boiled ham.
The shortage of eggs is now at
tributed to the super-abundance of
roosters. Maybe the incubators are
to blame. Here's a new field for eu-
genics.
Great Britain consumed 100,000,000
gallons of gasoline last year, and a
lot of it -was burned in American
made automobiles.
A Chicago man was arrested for
whistling too. much. What can a
man do nowadays to keep up his
courage?
King Alfonso's aunt has opened a
beauty shop in Paris. Well, she
might begin by practicing on her
nephew. .
They say that portliness is hered
itary, but it will not be so in this
country very long if the cost of living
keeps on going up.
It may be ar.t for art's sake, when
a bronze duck sells for $400 but wa'd
like to see an omlette made of bronze
duck eggs.
Paris doctor has discovered that
violet rays aid digestion, but the fact
its creation. This led him to the
conclusion that aggressive co-operation
will be the salvation of the sys
tem and do away with' the just ob
jections that are made against it.
Dr. E. B.Fyke of the Methodist
church, preferred an indictment
against what he considered criminal
neglect of children.
He cited the case of his own son,
saying there were things that the
teacher knew about his son which
he could not know, and vice versa,
that he knew some things about his
boy which the" teacher did not know,
and reasoned that a meeting between
parent and teacher for" the purpose
of discussing the child's welfare
could not but result in his favor.'
mrougn a deeper understanding on
the part of both.
Geo. Stoddard recited an incident
in his life. He had visited a farmer
who took great pains to show him
his finest live stock and fowls, and
as a climax introduced him to a cig
arette smoking prospective son-in-law.
The conclusion., was apparent
before he came to it.. 1 "His remarks
were well teken. " 1
Jno. A. Hadaller, the only bachelor
on the program of speakers, cited an
incident of the juvenile c6urt of Port
land in which 638 children brought
before the juvenile court were there
through the neglect of the parents,
that the judge thought the parents
ought to be on trial instead of the
children and that the children ought
to be in court to give) testimony
against their parents for neglect.
Attorney Geo. T. Cochran and Rev.
W. C. Drahn likewise made very ef
fective addresses in favor of active
co-operation in this movement and
pointed out in a forcible, manner the,
overwhelming reason why. Mr. Coch
ran drew a parallel between co-operation
in the commercial world, showing
by a concrete incident what the world
is awakening to in co-operative move
ment, and Rev. Drahn, for many years
a teacher and the father of four
children, showed the necessity of
some constructive work during the
formative period of a child's life.
The high school glee club deserves
much credit for several vocal num
bers rendered in very acceptable fash
ion. Mrs. James Corbett contributed
two numbers into which she poured
all of her richness of tone and depth
of feeling. Ellswortth Ellis delight
ed the audiance with a classic well
rendered and full of melody. Iolan
da Klees a pupil of the Sisters' acad
emy contributed a beautiful and dif
ficult piano' number, which concluded
the program.
Much of the credit ' for this suc-
cesful meeting is due to the earnest
efforts of the Neighborhood club and
Mrs. Fred Schilke. They have labor
ed and will continue to labor in be
half of this enobling purpose.
Committees of the different schools,
were announced nnd are as follows:
For the Greenwood school, Principal
Connor, Mrs. J. T. Williamson Mrs.
Kimmel, Miss Bunnell and Mrs. H.
C. Vinncke; For the Rivera school,
Mrs. Nellie Neill, Mrs. Fred Schilke,
Mrs. Simmons, Miss Janet Jones, and
Miss Buchannan; for the Central
school, Prof. Prince, Mrs. Stella Ingle,
Mrs. Vincent Palmer, Mrs. Lymanv.
Mrs. Fred Gcibel. These committees
will meet today for the purpose ofj
organizing the forces in the different
schools. . There is no meeting sched
uled for any mass meeting in the
near future, and the various organi
zations will now go to work in their
respective -schools.
The meeting assumes additional
importance by reason of the fact that
yesteraay was Child Welfare day,
and that in all of the cities In which
parent-teacher associtions have been,
formed, this day has been fittingly
observed by all schools and parents.
" 8ne Remembered. . ""'
Aunt Jane is quite absent minded
and when sbe started on a short jour
ney, a few weeks ago, each member
of the family labored to Impress on
tor that sbe must not forget any of
her parcels or belongings. Wben she
reached her destination sbe wrote at
once of ber safe arrival and closed
With the following postcrlpt:
I remembered what you said about
forgetting and tried to be as thought
tul as possible. I neglected, though,
to have my trunk rechecked at the
junction, and think I must have left
my lunch at the window wben I
bought my ticket
I must have forgotten my umbrella,
too, when I changed cars, but I cannot
Imagine what could have become of
my shawl. I suppose I neglected to
put my comb and brush back In the
bag after using them, but I feel con
fident that some one stole my jet
brooch, as I do not see bow I could
possibly have mislaid it
I got on quite nicely, though, and
bad a real pleasant Journey. Youth's
Companion. .
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, Double Duty. ,
, An English sportsman they call a
man sportsman In England when he
has money and nothing to do has hit
upon a very clever Idea. , He owns an
automobile and a . yacht When he
wants to use his yacht he runs the
automobile aboard and harnesses It to
the propeller. Then he tips off the
self starter, the auto getsbusy, the
propeller churns the water, and the
plain yacht becomes a fast motorboat
When the sportsman gets where he
wants to go he ties up the yacht runs
the auto ashore and gayly whizzes
along the good roads. Of course, to be
perfectly fair about it, the sportsman
should take the yacht aboard the auto
wben he Is on land, but up to the
present time be has shown no willing
ness to display any such form of altru
ism. He's got a good idea, however.
Pampered autos have too long been
permitted to go aboard as stowaways.
It's high time they were compelled to
work their passage. Cleveland Plain
Dealer. !
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ni -. " nf"
and uress oKirts
Many seperate Skirts and Dainty
Waists will be worn this season.
You will find a complete showing
of the popular styles in our ex
clusive ready-to-wear Dept.
An "Absent Minded Beggar." .
In "Bohemian Days In Fleet Street"
la this anecdote of Phil May, the art
ist: Phil was at one time ordered horse
exercise. It was thought . that this
mode of progression would insure his
safe and early return to the domestic
hearth. But it did not always work.
One afternoon Phil was riding home
from Fleet street to his bouse in Ken
sington, and. In passing through Lei-
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ivoier mjuuie, muugub mui, uv wuum
drop In at the Cosy club. He !
gave his horse in' charge of an urchin .
to hold for him. It was then 4 In the
afternoon. At 2 o'clock in the morn
ing a police constable entered the club
to inquire whether one of the members
had left a horse in charge of a boy
outside. The secretary remembered
that May was the proud possessor of
a steed. But May had left the club
at midnight He bad forgotten all
about bis horse, and had driven home
in a hansom.
The Dancing Dieeaie.
The "dancing disease" was an epi
demic nervous disorder, apparently al
lied to hysteria and chorea, occasional-
ly prevalent In Germany and Italy dur- i
tng the middle ages. As it has been ;
In every instance chiefly propagated
by physical contagion, like chorea.
tbere Is every reason to conclude that
It had a like origin. In 1T34. during
the celebration of the festival of St
John at Alx-la-Chapclle. the streets
became crowded with men and women
of all ranks and ages who commenced
dancing in a wild and frantic manner,
many losing entire control over them
selves and continuing to dance until
dropping down from fatigue. The ma
nia spread to Cologne, Metz and Stras
burg, and gave rise to much imposture,
profligacy and disorder.
OPERATORS TALK STRIKE
(Continued Irom Page 1.)
road Telegraphers, is in Portland in
charge of the situation for the tele
graphers. He says he will not call
the strike until the arrival of the
government mediator, G. W. Hanger,
who left Washington Tuesday. Mr.
Hanger will reach Portland Monday.
If the railroad makes known its will
ingnef3 to mediate, Mr. Manion said
he will postpone the . calling of the
strike.
Officials of the O.-W. R- & N. Co.
Tuesday said that the situation pre
sented no critical phases as yet.
Since November 15 conferences
were held with M. J. Buckley, general
superintendent, and E. 'A. Kipple, su
perintendent of telegraph, in an ef
fort to bring about a granting of the
demands of the employes. ;
The conferences with these officials
was followed by an appeal to J. P.
O'Brien, general manager and vie
president
"Mr. O'Brien declined to conced
anything and the matter was turn
over to the Order of Railway Tele
graphers," said Mr. Manion. "I filei
my request for a mediator to be sen
representing the federal government
February 13."
The schedule asked for by the tele
graphers is similar .to that of thi
Southern Pacific, and if granted wil
involve a reduction in hours of lab'o;
and changes in the Balary scale am
the establishment of a seniority sys
tem in promotion.
There are 250 station agents am
operators in Washington, Oregon aw
Idaho involved.
The strike plans were at first re
ported to -be an echo of the genera
shopmen's strike of 1911 on the Hsr
riman system, but officials of the
W. R. &.N., now separated from thi
Harriman system, say this was false
Not Animals.
The negro teamster had been arrest
ed for using bis whip too freely on the
public -street
"You are charged with cruelty to ani
mals." said the judge. "How do you
plead?"
"Why, ledge." answered tho prisoner,
"I wa'n't crool to no anlmllcs. Them
beasts dat I wuz llckln' war mewls."
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Alaska Is more than eight thousand
miles In extent, greater than tbo entire
Atlantic coast line of tbe United
States. The coast line of, tho .main
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La Grande National Bank
Organized in 1887.
DESICCATED DEPOSITORY OF UHITED STATES G0TER9HENT,
PtflTED STATES POSTAL 8AYI5G9 DEPOSIT!!.
Capital $106,000.00
Surplus , $140,000.00
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 of La
Grande and the Grande Ronde Valley. ....
We respectfully solicit your business.
La Grande National Bank
La Grande, Oregon I