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. THURSDAY, MAY- 28 1914.
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BRUCE DENNIS, Editor and Owner.
; Entered in the. Post . Office at .. La
' Grande, Oregon, as second class
matter.
t Advertising rates on application. All
:. copy for. display advertising must
reach the office the day before the
ad appears.- ' ";'' '..-',-'.'
Address all communication! to
i THE OBSERVER. 17X0 Sixth Street.
1 ,: SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
Daily, single copy i. ....... ,...6e
Daily, per week ................16c
Daily, per month .'. .4 . . . . . .66c
.13.63
.$7.00
Daily, six months in advance. . .
.' Dally, per year In advance....
Daily, by mail per year, in Ad-
Vance ...................... $4.00
i Weekly Observer-Star, per year
' in advance .....,..$1.60
' CLERGYMEN : AND EDITORS.
while regretting his departure, -wish
him and his wife a grand measure of
ii , . . . . . . Buivvflo in mtur new iiumA. -
e is expected to do cumomy on
thesubject of, theology with all of its j
technical poirit$ p.; his fingertips. Mrs, ; H,
The newgpapc:.h-:i secures the edit- Mrs. H. C. Grady left this morning
tjuaiuies miir . xur mo iv iiiaiiii frcwm, yviuans bh wui viific
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H.',Henderson another of
cation that
career in the larger and broader
school of lifj asjit exists in his time,
enlarging his' field of usefulness by
the experience of brushing shoulders!
with aj : classes high, and low.: The
clergyman'' teaches his lessons back
ed by the authority that his profes
sion gives him; the newspaper man
merely points out the lessons' and the
morals that are contained in : the
happenings- of the - day. 'f ' In other
words, the clergyman is a specialist
in the profession, the newspaperman
merely a common practitioner.
with relatives for an indefinite time.'
' "There- are better sermons in the
; editorial columns of the daily news-
paper than 1 are delivered from our
'. pulpits," a clergyman remarked re
cently at a ministerial convention.
' "The newspaper profession is as sac
- red a calling as the ministry," said
Dr. Washington Gladden of Colum-i
iMany, people are urging the 'gov
ernment to start a training school for
diplomats,- although heretofore the
ward caucuses have always been sup
posed to provide . all needed candi
dates. . " ',
Naturally a person with fishy eyes,
should wear a sardineic smile.
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PERSONALS
"Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Johnson iofttiiis
city left this morning for; Pqjrtnd,
where they expect to locate and make
their future home.
- Joe Keeney who has been in Port
land at the . bedside of his? sister,.
Mrs., T-- B. Morgan, who wai quite
returned this morning. . j ' . , 1
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... Geo. Stoddard returned this rrforn-;
ing from Baker, where, .he attended
the funeral of an employe wlio' was,
killed in the logging camp. I. ,,
J. W. Eshelman of Imblervpassed
through the city this morning- on, his
way to Union where he will visit with
friends for a few days. . ;
Leonard Underwood, special agent
for the general land office, at Wash
ington, D. C, is in the city tran
sacting business at the land .office.
bus, Ohio, at the National Newspa-
per Conference in Lawrence, Kansas
; recently. .
' Let not the clergymen become dis
, couraged; the work of the newspaper
' '. man and that of the clergyman are
distinctly different and are co-related
i only in the broad sense that the mis
' sion of every man is to do his duty
' toward his fellow man.
J. T. Langley, assistant superin-
$ 0 S J tendent of motive power for r the 0.
;and W.. is in the city this morning
Miss Anna Klees of Summerville,
who has been spending some time at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Luke E.
Ferguson, left this morning for home.
' J. M. Noyes of New Plymouth,
Idaho, passed through the city this
That duty morning on his way to Gwynn Sid
looking after
company.
the. interests' of the
ing where he is employed in the sawmill.
' to uplift whenever the opportunity is
J at hand to seek to bring to hand the
J opportunity to uplift, without wait-
ing for it to come to him.
. The duty of ,the newspaper is to
I seek inferentially to place upon a j ter and brother-in-law, Mr., and Mrs.
Jno Farman of Chehalis, Wash.,
left today after visiting with his sis-
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( mgiier plane uue iiiLeuei'tuttuiy ujiu
't morality of the community, at the
, same time not neglecting to supply
! what the people demand of the news
' paper the news and to make its
; lessons interesting as well as con-
Walter
weeks.
Doak of Joseph for several
Mrs. Jno. Chadwick of this city left
this morning for Howard Creek
where she will make her home in the
: vincing. The clorgyman's, duty is to future. Her husband is employed by
, seek by direct methods to safeguard the Palmer lumber company.
' and improve, firstly, the moral and j
i spiritual welfare of his flock and, i Fran',- Worthington of. Ferndale,
t secondly, to raise the standard of in- Cel., passed through the city this
ttllectual advancement among the mornintr on his wav to Entemrise.
Rev. Father Brady of Vale,; left
this noon for that place after.' paying
his respects to the Right Rev. Bishop
in Baker City and paying Father
Driscoll a pleasant visit, ' ,:
Mrs. Jno Heath and daughter, Bes
sie of Pleasant Valley who have been
in the city the guests of friends for
a few days returned home this morn
ing. ' .
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E. W. Peach and sons, Lester and
Leonard, left this noon for Weiser
where they will attend the Adventist
convention. They will be gone some
two weeks or more. i
members of his flock,
People go to church and to church
', institutions to be taught religion and
to be guided in the path of righteous -:
ness; they subscribe to the newspaper
. tt keep in touch with current events,
be they religious or irreligious. If
' the clergyman is versatile and intro
: duces current topics into his sermon,
he gains influence over his congre
gation and more easily convinces the
imembers of the desirability of right
jliving; if the newspaper is conducted
'by conscientious men it broadens its
field of usefulness to the community
incidentally by introducing religious
subjects in a manner that will not be
taken offensively by either Jew or
Gentile, Catholic or Protestant, for it
where he intends to spend the summer.
Mrs. Colon R. Eberhard and chil
dren Dorothy and Franklin, left this
morning for Joseph, where they will
visit their parents and grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. L. Knapper, for several
d..ys.
Mrs. H. A. Crane of Winchester,
Idaho passed through the ciif this
morning enroute to Lostine where
she will be the guest of her, sister,
Mrs. B. H. Gaskill for an indeterm
inate stay.
CLEVER CLOTHES
For 'Men
Do you know the new styles for. sun
merf , Ko man .does 'unless he' has been to
this store , recently ; and : : seen ' the new
models and choice' of, patterns we are show
nig herein
Society Brand Clothes
$20.00 and up 1
Benjamin Washington
FideBty $15.00 Suits
All the world of satisfaction in select
sng one of these brands to know that they
are backed with a name that always "make
good." .
For Rainy "Weather New Balmaccan Rain
coats for Men $22.50 and $25.00
J. E. Tilt, Shoes.
Fidelity Trading Stamps Given.
.. VAwell known railroad man re
marked last Thursday, as he selected
new Union Suits: "You certainly
have a fine line of Union Suits. I
; was in every store in town, but could
. not find anything that suited me un
til I came to this store." There are
' lots of stocks of underwear, but for
variety, quality, comfort and service
at fail prices, youll eventually, come
here.
Why not do so Jl)'s week?
orirly tBranii QUatltra
James Ponting, father of Dr.
Ponting of Palmer Junction left this
morning for that place to visit with
his son for an indefinite period. Mr.
Pokting's home is in Laramie, Wyom
ing. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Connor left
this morning for Flora where Mr.
.must be remembered, particularly by Connor will take charge of the Gold
tno editor, that a IJ tlicso comprise is j en Rule store. During his connec-rendcrs-
jtion with the N. K. West store Mr.
The clergyman gets his early trnin- ' Connor won a city of friends who,
La Grande National Bank
Organized in 1887.
DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY OF UNITED STATES GOVERN
MENT. UNITED STATES POSTAL SAVINGS DEPOSITORY.
Capital $ 1 00,000.00
Surplus" . . .". 1 . .Suo.obblbo
Total Resources $1,000,000.00
For twenty years, in all kinds of financial weather.
successfully catered to the monetary want of the peopi
Grande and the Grand Ronde Vail ey.
We respectfully solicit your business.
we have
ie oi La
La Grande National Bank
, a Grande, Oregon
Mrs. A. E. Ivanhoe, county super
intendent of schools, and John Gird
ler, city superintendent of schools,
left today for Cove, where they will
attend the commencement exercises
of the Cove high school. Mr,. Gird
icr will deliver the commencement
at'dress and Mrs. Ivanhoe will present
thf diplomas.
rive in the western country to visit
with him and regain his health. He
will probably do missionary work in
this section during his stay.
Attorney A. A. Smith and wife
and daughter of Baker, were in the
ciiy yesterday. During their stay
here Mr. Smith transacted legal busi
ness and visited with his wife and
daughter at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. Gilbert.
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Miss Elsie Leadsworth. her sister. , severest eai-thnnnWo in fho kief., t
LONG. QUAKE IS FELT.
Tremors Last for Three Hours With
out' Causing Damage.
Sydney, Australia, May , 27. The
Maud and cousin, Miss Lulu Ford left
this noon for Weiser, Idaho, where
they will attend the Seven Day Ad
ventist convention which is to be in
session for 10 days. On their re
turn they wil mnke their home in
Baker for the summer.
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S ADDITIONAL LOCALS. S
58.S8S(SS3(3S,S3$,8,
If it
Kodak.
Adv.
isn't an Eastman
Red Cross Drug
it isn't a
Store.
- 5-28-tf.
Mrs. C. E. Happcrsett and (laugh
ter Florence left last night for Port
land Mrs. Happcrsett will proceed
to Camas, Wash., to visit relatives
and Miss Florence will go on to Eu
gene to attend the graduating exer
cises of the La Grande contingency
c' students at the university. : They
will be gone some eight or ten days.
Rev. Edwin O'Hara chairman ' of
the Oregon Industrial Welfare com
mission passed through the city this
morning on his way home to Port
land. He is just returning from a
ten thousand mile journey through
out the United States, on which trip
he studied the most advanced meth
ods of legislating for working women
and factory conditions.
J. G. Kilpnck, field officer for the
Boy's and Girls' Aid society of Port
land who has been looking after the
interests of delinuent children in La
Grande and branch line points, left
this morning for Pendleton where he
will do similar work.- He states that
his father, an Episcopal divine from
Livermore, England, is soon to ar-
the island was recorded by the River-
view observatory. The quake con- j
tinued intermittently for three hours. 1
It is estimated to have occurred in
the vicinity of Friendly Island. No
damage is reported.
Decoration Day Flowers.
We are assured of a beautiful as
sortment of flowers for decoration
day. Reasonable prices. Order now.
'Phone Red 3111. La Grande SppH
and Floral Co. Adv. 5-25-6t:
FOR .RENT Nicely furnished light
housekeeping rooms. 1311 N. Ave.
5-228-tf.
FOR SALE Underwooa Typewriter,
1910 model,' first-class condition.
Hattie E. Short. 5-28-tf.
i Club Taxi aerain at vour servipp.
Day Phone, Main 768, Night Phone
Black, 1141. 4-23-ltp.
Will Initiate a Large Class.
Baker, May 27. The initiation of
another large class into the Moose
lodge this evening will mark the close
of the special dispensation for the
membership campaign which has been
conducted for many weeks past by Or
ganizer J. C. Monahan. During the
campaign and including those to be
initiated tonight over 300 new mem
bers of the order in Baker and sur
rounding towns have joined the or
der, and according to Mr. Monahan
there will be over 600 Moose living
in Baker and nearby towns affiliated
with the local lodge.
The local American Yeomen home
stead is announcing election of offi
cers, adpticn of new members, and
an important session in general for
next Friday evening. All members i
are urged to be present.
IWEByei
. Plasterer and Contractor
Interior and exterior plaster
ing. Ornamental work of all
kinds. Satisfaction guaranteed
Red 1031. : . x :
Insure Your Property.
With Geo. H. Currey, Phone Main
744. 108 Elm St Adv. 5-2-tf.
Highest Cash Prices paid for Second
Hand Goods. Call Black 641. F. D.
Haisten Furniture Store. 4-24-tf.
FOLEY
HOTEL
TAXI
FOLEY
HOTEL
LOST Bracelet with "Zcpha" en
graved on it. Finder please leave
at Birnie's Jewclcry store.
5-28-tf.
FOR SALE Horses and buggy. In
quire 1310 W Ave. 5-28-6tp.
WANTED A girl for general house
work. 810 Lake St. Phone Red
1423. 5-28-3t.
Everybody in town is going to the
big benefit ball Saturday night, May
30th at Rex Hall. Admission 75
cents, balcony 10 cents. 5-27-4t.
"WE WANT a live hustling salesman
for La Grande and Eastern Oregon.
We have the goods and want men
who can sell. Cash paid weekly.
Pacific Nursery Co., Portland, Ore."
. . 5-28-to-7-28.
200 Acre Farm
For Sale
70 acres in crop; 130 acres in
pasture some of which ia ideal
orchard land. Farm is equip
ped witli a $2,000 barn, $1,000
residence, also log house -and
other outbuildings. The ranch
is situated near Cove and is A
going concern.
Price: $8,500, one-half cash,
balance on easy terms. . Ad
dress, , . j
T. F. ORGAN,
Cove, Oregon.
Crop goes with farm if sold
before harvest.