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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 8, 1914)
PAGE "FOUR LA GRiLNDE EVENING OBSERVER WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, i914,r' THE OBSERVER BRUCE DENNIS, Editor and Owner. Entered in the Post Office at La !; Grande Oregon, ag ' second claaa .'- matter. . - . Y Advertising rates on application. -'All copy for displuy advertising mast is reach the office the day bsfore the '' ad appears. -' ' - - 1 '. . Address all communications to -THE OBSERVER, 1710 Sixth Street, -. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Daily, single copy .............. ..Sc Daily, per week .15c .Daily, per month ....... .V. . ... ..65e Daily, sis months in advance. . . .$3J0 J Daily, per year in advance. $7.00 Daily, by mail per year, in ad- - . vance ....... i . . $4.00 Weekly Ovserver, per year in V advance ......$141 : WELCOME, JOHN, WELCOME. ; Our old friend, John P. McManus, who has of late years solved the prob- lem of making money out of a small 'newspaper, has entered the daily field at Pendleton by purchasing the Live Wire from George Robbins. Mr Mc Manus has lived for some time at J Pilot Rock where he has conducted one of the most readable weeklies we have ever seen. Incidentally he has made money at the Rock, which is the i essence of success even in newspaper ' work. ' He enters the Pendleton field with j his fearless pen and henceforth look i out for the sharp McManus para- ' graphs, for he is one of the ablest ' men of the northwest. Keen and .shrewd, he carries along the experi ence of half a century in work. Noth ing scares John McManus. No plot is ever laid that he cannot in time see through and usually the time is hart He goes to the heart of a question dn a way that few metro politan writers of today can do and above all he is honest. What he says to his readers he believes himself. Running a newspaper as an "organ" has had its day and no one knows it . better than John McManus. What he 'r runs In Pendleton will be a live, fear less newspaper. His preferred list will consist of a blank blotter. His friends he will ba kind to so long as their actions do not interfere with his . news service, and his enemies, well, may the good Lord have mercy on them for John is in the harness once more and to stay. We wish him unbounded success. He deserves it. THE BUNCH OF GOVERNORS. Oregon hBS a bunch of men aspiring tr be governor and the strange fea ture is that every mother son of them really thinks ho is the chosen one to sit in the state house and cut down taxes, wallop various commissions, name delegates to Irrigation and dry farming congresses and otherwise make himself famous. As a matter of common knowledge they cannot all win. Only one renn will come forth from the November fight will? the word suc-ass written across his bnnner, if he has a banner. Then why this optimism? It is because of the hypocricy of the ordin ary voter, who without thinking of the far-reaching effect of his words, urges this one and that one to get in for he is the man for the place? And the average voter does not mean to be a hypocrit. He wants to be fair, but he has seen the folly of looking a friend in the eye who has been inoculated with the office germ and telling him the truth. What is the use to do it? Nine times out of every ten. the friend runs away. He , disbelieves what you tell him and in cidentally gets sore at you for telling ; him what you believe to be the naked ": truth. .. rt? So, St hag reached a stage where primaries . mean . nothing whatever only ar field scramble, a hurdle race. This year men have announced their candidacy for office and surprised those closest to them. 'The germ got to working and run it must be. There is but one way to do,' that is to. let 'em run. ' '. . " "' v . '.-. ... . But why,. have all .this fuss; about' nrlmnries? Some of the candidates will never think they have been beaten fairly on May 15th and they will run independent, so why not have one eeneral shake-off in November and let every sucker who wants to enter . the race with the high - man ; but) elected 7 Think of what , a saving it j would be in moneyi think of what saving it would be . in time for you would not be bothered with signing petitions twice each ; year, neither would you have to listen to the stories 6f these men's lives. The "newspapers would contain something else besides political histories, and the whole state ' would be much better off. Surely it could be no worse than it ia in these piping days when so many men want to be governor and each thinks he has some special qualifi cation that others have not for the place. Portland is forcing a few of her good citizens to run for the legisla ture, which is not a bad idea. Among those who have been pressed into service are Ben Selling and Dr. Andrew C. Smith, two. of the best citizens of the metropolis and both of them men whom the entire state of Oregon can trust. Oregon's flagpole which weighs 93,000 pounds is isoon to be raised at San Francisco. Now, the work on the exposition can proceed with some ef fect for it is not longer questioned that Oregon will do her part for the big show. Pendleton grabbed $120,00 instead of $70,000 for her federal building, due to the untiring efforts of Nick Sinnott, congressman from this dis trict. And Pendleton did not vote very heavy for Nick7either. BOY COURT WINS. (Continued from page ne.) the municipal or criminal courts. In the words of Judge Scully, the inten tion of the - Boys' Court is to "save a boy from himself and from society for the benefit of both." The offenders brought before Judge Scully are made to feel that the court stands ready to help them out of their difficulties if they will "play-square." The court recognizes the "spirit of adventure" that pervades the nature of every healthy lad and does not seek to curb it, but rather to direct this potential force along the right lines, to win the youth's friendship and to make him know he is to be di rected along the path of good citizen ship. The boy brought before the court is shown that there are many, many ways for the spirit of adventure to express itself that do not conflict with the law, but, even more, mean health and strength of body and mind, and increased efficiency and usefulness. When the first impulse of the spvrrt brings the boy into court, he is not sentenced as a malefactor, although he may be punished by confinement. His sentence does not carry him among hardened criminals, from whom he may absorb the real spirit toward law and not animosity toward law and order, but gives him a chance to prove that he can be an upright, hon orable citizen. "If a boy is sent to jail," said Mrs. Joseph T. Bowen, who was one of the agitators for the establishment of the Boys' Court, "there is every chance to believe he will emerge a hardened criminal, his life warped and wrecked by evil associates and surroundings. It has been well said that the jails of this country are post-graduate schools of crime attendance compulsory." The advisability of maintaining a public defender of all boys brought into this court is being seriously considered.- His work would be to find out all the. extenuating circumstances and to act with the public prosecutor for the best interests of the defend ant as well as society. V ;., FURY BROKE LOOSE. ; 1 ' Tourists In Milan Thought It Meant Wholesale Assassination, ft' ."There Is siimeUiing most refreshing to the colder northern races in the ei citable and' volatile Tatlns," said George Hamlin recently.- "We bad a delightful exhibition of this quality when we first reached Milan. We en tered a cafe celebrated as much for the artists who frequent It as for Its excellent cuisine and had barely given our order when our attention was at tracted to a nearby table, where two diners were engaged In what was evi dently a very serious discussion. "Presently the voices' grew louder and more passionate, and the two men looked positively violent as they half rose from their seats and glared at each other .ferociously across the table. We became decidedly uneasy. . Vendet tas, stilettos and such Italian appur tenances are all picturesque enough n grand opera, but we did not care to bare our dinner punctuated with deeds of carnage. . -. 7 '. "In the meantime' all the other din ers bad stopped eating and were gas lug with interest toward the scene of altercation. Gradually they abandon ed their dinners altogether anf came over to take sides witb the disputants. Even the waiters forsook their posts and attached themselves to one side or the other. 'Surely.' we thought anx.-. iously, this quarrel must Involve the honor of the whole nation.' h "By this time the din was fearful. A score or more of excited men were' shouting at each other across the small, table, brandishing furious fists In each other's faces and looking like blood shed and murder. Our soup cooled un tasted before us; nil appetite bad van-' Ished. - We clung to our chairs, too. terror stricken to flee for our lives, even though we felt a desperate con viction' that a massacre was at hand and our minutes were numbered. J "Finally one of the crowd poundfed on the table vigorously and yelled some noises which sounded like a pak& of firecrackers exploding. There v$ti an Instant's silence, and then the whole lot of tbenvwulters-and all bolted Olit the front door. . , '., . .. ' : "We breathed an Immeasurable re lief. At least the scene of slaughter was transferred and our skins were safe. Just then our waiter reluctantly returned, tbougb be mado it plain that his duty to us was a decided bore.,. it) ' " 'Was it a feud, a vendetta? we asked, 'and can't the police stop tlietri before they kill each other?' "And the waiter replied In his own peculiar brand of English. .'It be onlee that they not agree which be the shortest rond to La Scala, and so half they go one way and half they go the other to make it prove!' "Argonaut Trirt 8uocets Is Unselfish. It is Indeed ono of the highest re words of success If one understands what success means to be in the way of putting others on the same road. H. W. Mable. A Great Catcher. Big Em Gross was once the star catcher of the National league and per haps the heaviest hitting catcher that ever donned a glove. Era was a great catcher, a wonderful thrower and a grand hitter, but he had his weakness, and that was In catching foul tiles. He tried for ev erythlng In sight, ran circles around the ball and sometimes speared It but he never felt nt ease when one of those tall twisting funis wont up. He was catching In rrovldence one day when n I'liilutlelphln batter poked up n fly that looked IMO feet high. There was a wind blowing, and the IT BOUNDED CP IXTO THB AIR. 1 ' " ball began to twist around in circles, with Em doing n 'merry-go-round under It Finally, seeing that It was escap ing, ho made a desperate effort to turn quickly and fell Hat on his back. Instinctively ho threw up his feet and bands to protect his face. The baVl.st,ruck the sole of hs Blipe, then it Q V MANY NEW ARRIVALS IN SPRING STYLES-JUST RECEIVED New Jet Trimmings Dame Fashion has places her stamp of approval on Jet trimmings for this sea son. We haye just received a large .showing of the popular bandings, col lars, tassels and ornaments. Mary Jane Slippers Arrived Many are waiting for this shipment of the season's most popular novelty.. Better come and make your selection soon as possible. Price $2.75 per pair. The Popular Tan Sneakers Rubber soles an dheels, in the New English last, $4.00 per pair. See our window of new styles in spring footwear and new shades of hoisery. Neckwear for New Keiser Easter. 50c to $1.50 bounded "Uti rntb thealr. TtBo" Ts lt fell again Em reached out and caught it And next morning the Providence pa pers bad the nerve to say be did it on purpose. Chicago Tribune. She Suggested a Reason. A noted Sunday school worker living In Kansas was once asked to talk to the children of a Sunday school on the subject of temperance.'., He Is ',- very earnest In the cause and wears a bit of blue ribbon as a badge of his prin ciples. Rising before the school, he pointed to his bit of bine ribbon and said, "Now, can any of yon children give me n reason why I nm not a drunkard?" There was no reply for a moment. Then a childish little voice In the rear of the room piped out " 'Cause this is a prohibition town." AERIAL PANTRIES. How the Meat Supply Is Kept Safe In One Alaskan Town. 1 "Very patriotic lut of people live here, I see." is I Ik- remark made by almost every newcomer to the frontier tvu of Knlk. Alaska, at the head or fouk's inlet, when they see that almost every house is supplied with n tlapi'le. And lliey are riulu alinut the patriot ism, but il Just happens that tliu pules tire not for Hiiiis. but for meat. , Knik is un the trail to Idiinrod r.ml 'lie Kusl;o!;vliu valley, and in tlm imnncr the sled (Iors and the fiie: arc so thick that It Is impossible to keep uent in ordinary caches near the ;iound. " There is no butcher shop hi Knik and the only fresh meat is moose or Alaska sheep brought in by the hunters. It's very handy for the housewives of Ivnlk to have the meat supply of the town" up In the air. If hubb.v has poor luck with his gun and the supply runs out all she has to do Is to (To to the dooi. pick out her neighbor who has the largest supply on hand and go botrov i steak or two. The meat Is fastened securely to a rope and It Is run up to the top of the pole very much the same as a ting would lie. Milwaukee Journal. Bullets That Come Back. Speaking about n purchase f a large quantity of siiuo Instead of shoot lead for the manufacture (f coJlius. two men Interested In metals joined In the following discussion: "That Is a final consumption." stild one. "That metal never conies back Into the market." "There are others." replied his friend, "shot and lull lets, for example." "You are only partially correct," replied the tlrst. "Some of the bullets come back. They are so economical and so well organized -In Germany that after military target practice the soldiers have to pick np and account for nil the lend they hnvt fired. They are uo theorists about con servation over there. They are practi tioners." Engineering and Mining Journal. Fancy Panama Hats For Easter in Our Exclusive Millinery Department. You will enjoy a visit to this wonderful showing of new 'creations in Easter bonnets, many of them the product of our French Designers' Art. - Moderate Prices and Exclusive Styles. 'New Silk Coats And :. : Suits . . Just received in our Ready-to-Wear Department.. .Every day sees some new novelty arrive by express or par cels post. Visit this Department Today. - ADDITIONAL PERSONALS -s s J. J. Burbridge of this city left to day for Ontario, where he will tran sact business for a number of days. Miss. Harriet Nichoalds living with her parents on the corner of M. and 7th, who has been confined to her home on account of an operation, re sulting in the removal of her tonsils, is able to be out again. Mrs. Mary Bellmay left this morn ing for Elgin, where she will attend the funeral of her brother-in-law Ed Wornstaff who died in that city last Thursday. Mrs. Bellmay's home is in Wyoming. Frank Pike could not resist the good weather and the lure of the run ning water and the taste of fish and made a trip to some secluded spot this morning with rod and reel and basket. Mr. Pike usually gets what he goes after in the game fish line. Mrs. E. M. Calvert of Meacham, returned to that city this morning af ter visiting at the home of Mrs. J. M. Gibson of this city for a number La Grande Nationall Bank Organized DESICCATED DEPOSITORY OF UfflTED STATES CrOTERITXEUT. BlflTED STATES POSTAL SAVINGS DEPOSITORY. Capital Surplus $140,000.00 Total Resources $1,000,000.00 For twenty-six years, in all kinds of financial weather, we have successfully catered to the monetary wants of the people of La Grande and the Grande Ronde Valley. We respectfully solicit your business. .-': La Grande National Bank La JGrande,' .Oregon A ' -..-.v. A 1 Spring Straw Hats and Fancy Hat Bands Just Arrived of days. Mrs.' Calvert formerly lived here but her husband is. "nqw agent at Meachan. ' . .1 : .. f For Sale Near Cove;' TH$ north 2G0 acres of our 420 acre hillside bunch grass pasture, and cherry land, no improvements, except -v fencing. Good springs, fine view of . r valley. The above 260 acres for $2000 spot cash, and purchaser will have to put in division fence between the said 260 acres and the south 160, as the above price is below cost 25 years ago. MATT W. MITCHELL, 5 , t Cove,' Ore. 3-23-Mon.-Wed.-& Sat " ' The tenth successive year without a forest fire has just been passed by the Powell national forest ini South Central Utah. E. RIKSLAND, S Plasterer and Contractor. S Cement work of all kinds, Foun- dations and Flue construction. 3 Cement block a specialty. Call S and see these blocks at E. C. $ Davis' Marble Shop. Phone Red S 371. asS,j?,g3,$.$jSS$S?J' in 1887. ...$100,000.00
