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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1914)
' P:AfE FOUR. LA GKANDE'EYTLXING OBSERVER 1IONDAY, JUKE 1, 1J)14.- THE OBSERVER BRUCE DENNIS, Editor and Owner. Entered in the Post ' Office at La Grande, Oregon, as second . 'class matter. ' ' r Advertising rates on application. All copy for display advertising must reach the office the day before the ad appears. " , : AddresB all communications to THE OBSERVER, 1710 Sixth Street SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Daily, single copy 6c Daily,' per week ...... . .. .......15c Daily, per month .....'..'........65c Daily, feix months in advance. .'. .13.63 Daily, per year in advance $7.00 1 Daily, by mail per year, in ad- ' '- vance .$4.00 Weekly Observer-Star, per year : in advance .$1.50 CLEANING UP. La Grande is going to entertain the "merchants of the Oregon the latter part of June. The visitors are going. . to judge the city largely by her ap pearance at that time, just as they judge individuals by their clothes. If . a man is seeking the good will of some one, either for a position or for business, he would hardly approach his prospective employer in his most tattered and worn clothing. Clothes make people, and weeds growing wild in every vacant lot in the city will signify to the visitors that La Grande cares little for its appearance. v It won't do any good to look to the city to make a clean-up campaign for the city has about all it can do with the present appropriation. Besides it would require a large force of men to do the work. La Grande is going to look her best on those days and for this reason men and women and boys will make the city show up in her best bib and tucker. Nothing is so depressing to the sight, as old weed patches and dilapidated fences and unpainted houses and barns and sheds. People have to think well of you before they patronize you, and they cannot think well of a city that cares nothing for its outward appearance. A trim neat looking appearance means thrift, thrift means business and business means money for every body. Weeds make the impression that one has lost the requisite energy and pride of character to keep them down. No one wants a man without energy. La Grande needs to make en impression that is going to last. It is an opportunity that is not going to come to the city for many years to come. These are expressions . of the in ner man and indicate our thought and tendencies. Disorder about our homes won't ir.nke the right kind of impression to carry away and use when thoughts revert back to the meeting in La Grando. Clean up with a good will and you will be sat isfied with the result. A few minutes each evening will bring the results. CHOOSING A CALLING. Managing towns is a new profes La Grande National Bank Organized DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY OF UNITED STATES GOVERN MENT. UNITED STATES POSTAL SAVINGS DEPOSITORY. Capital $100,000.00, Surplus Total Resources For twenty years, in all kinds of financial weather, we have successfully catered to tho monetary wants of the people of La Grande and the Grand Ronde Vail ey. We respectfully solicit your b usiness. La Grande National Bank La Grande, Oregon sion just beginning to open for young men, according to "Choosing a Call ing," a booklet just issued by ' the University of Oregon at' Eugene for high school students. .'" ' ' V An ardent advocate of this new) mode of running towns, is Professor Don C. Sowers, the municipal expert secured' by the state university from ; the New York Bureau of Munieinal' , . i i : Research, whose business it is to give free counsel to Oregon communities in administrative matters. ,"Cho ing a Calling" says: ' , : "Within the last few years hundreds of American cities have altered their charters and placed their corporate interests in . the hands of city man agers, thus copying a system that has proved highly- efficient in Germany. tu Germany, a city 'manager who has shown special ability at the head of the government, of a small city may reasonably expect a call to the ex ecutive chair of a large municipality, and if he has the qualities he will be promoted from city to city with in creasing remuneration, both in money and in honor. "Not only is the city manager him- J self a trained man, but he wishes to . employ trained men in municipal positions. He cannot succeed if he expects political heelers to do high class work. A glance iifto the future reveals a calling here which the young man of the present day has still a chance to enter on the ground floor and which will lead to positions of dignity and honor." . Courses of training suggested for city managerships are economics, political science, sociology, history, commerce, English and journalism. GAMBLING LID IS ON. (Continued from Page 1.) sions, saying "Gambling is the worst , thing that I can inflict on Mexico." j For many years open gambling and , the sale of gambling concessions had ,been prohibited in Mexico and the correspondents were aware that it , was with grent reluctance that the sorely pressed Huerta finatly turned to the sale of gambling concessions for funds. As soon as tho correspondents saw the gambling houses running full tilt under the American military rule, they took the matter up with Provost General Plummer. "Yes," answered Plummer, "I have permitted the men who holds the gambling concession here to open up his houses again. He helped the ma rines greatly with information when they landed here and if we let him run he will see that gambling is con fined only to his own places. In that way we can regulate gambling." One correspondent, however, went to Captain Bamford, the military I chief of police and said to him: "How much avo the gnmMers pay- in 1887. .$140,000.00 .$1,000,000.00 MEMS LADIES' m About 50 skirts, pew stock and all nice ones. New Tunic and Tier models with frills! and nifties, plain styles and peg tops, moires, serges, panamas in plaids, checks and plain colore. . - , - You shouldn't miss this opportunity to get an up-to-date skirt at a saving of 1-3 of the regular price. Remember all Ladies' Remember all Ladies' Spring Coats Spring Suits 13 off; 12 price J'l.llMlLifSAiofil 1 1 Owing to the success of last week THE FREE DEMONSTRATION OF O'CEDAR MOPS' will be continued for another week. - r ing for running their places.' in Vera Cruz?" I . "Well," he answered, "We found that they were paying the jty gov ernment four thousand pesos month and the state government eight thou sand pesos a month, the latter for military purposes. We're going to let the city government take its sharo and then we'll have the eight thou sand pesos a month to spend .for mili tary purposes in Vera Cruz.'! "But this is payday night; in the fleet," suggested the correspondent, and the soldiers are losiiffe their money at roulette and mbntebank and craps." "Better than spending it for booze' said the captain. "A soldier without money is the best soldier and the sooner they rid themselves of their money the better." The next move of the correspondent "uplifters" was to go to General Funston. "What about the provost general taking money for military purposes from the gamblers?" asked a cor respondent. "What do you mean?" asked Fun ston. The correspondent replied. "Blankety, blank, blank," shouted Funston, "I didn't know that was go ing on. I'll stop it right away." No one knows, for publication, what Funston told the misled Colonel Plummer and the erring military chief of police, but gambling stopped immediately. At that, Colonel Plummer now holds the record of having opened the gambling houses before he opened the public schools. Vaudeville Proves Winner. Advance information concerning the trio now at the Arcade under the name of Calliope Trio, stating that they are positively great, is correct informa tion, for last.night they got the best hand that has been given any set of men or women that has played the lo cal boards this winter. At the first performance the audi ence called them back three times, and when this occurs in La Grande it it proof enough that the bill is above the ordinary vaudeville. Besides this number which is alone worth twice the price, Mary Piokford appears to night in "Hearts Adrift." FOE Telling of Special events Commencing Tomorrow '.... Entire Line of SKIRTS iui THE TREES. At break of dawn their branch es bold The choirs of singing birds. Who with glad song -sing out the Joy ' That has uo need of words. Soft through the whispering of the leaves The morning's gentle breeze Plays as a minstrel on n harp Might play sweet melodies. Wben noon's hot breath is on the fields And deep in every glnde Beneath the trees is shelter found And bowers dim with shade. Amid the leaves a coolness dwells As in a cavern's heart, And from their hidden. Inner depths Slow winds refreshing start. When twilight wraps the hills with pence The trees nnmovlng seem. Like those that line the quiet ways Where one walks In a dream. ' And lie who knows their quiet ness. Their gifts of joy and rest. Can well believe the saying old- Who loves a tree Is blest! Wallace North. SAID OF READING. My early mid invincible love of rending 1 would not exchange for the treasures of liidia.-Cililiiin. Half the iiossips of society would perish If the books that are truly worth reading were but read. Dawson. No mutter what bis rank or position tuny be. the lover of books Is the richest and the hap piest of the children of men. La iiiif ord IteailluK is to the mind tvhnt cxen-ise Is to the body. As by the one health is preserved, strengthened and Invigorated, by the other virtue (which Is the' health of the mind) is kept alive., chertstied and confirmed. Addl son. Mil of Interest at JV. We've Just Unpacked a J Lof of IVett; Summer f .' Wash Crepe&.Wi ; And all Priced 25c yard f .....New flowered and extremely up-to-date patternl white, buff lavender, new blue and cream with !jthl popular small rose bud designs, . All 25c. , if ; See window display V ! I SHIRT WAIST SILKS. Some very pretty stripes, veiy good ma terial to make the new loose ' fitting ; blouses which ; are so popular now. i. . Reg. $1.25 value . Special 75c Yard. Half Minute Talk The West Store is like a Shady Nook, people seek it eagerly, find comfort in its coolness, learn of the styles by following the ever changing displays of new goods, rooniy aisles, lots of fresh air, sani tary fixtures, courteous service makes shopping at this store a plea sure, not only this, but, this store sells the best goods and for less money than you pay elsewhere for inferior goods. That the public has come to appreciate this fact is known by the ever increasing lists of new customers. . I ADDITIONAL LOCALS t Attorney H. E. Dixon has moved his office from rooms 4 and 5 to rooms 20 and 21 in the La Grande National bank building. Mrs. A. A. Wenzel leaves this even- ' Yeoman Elect Officers. The local homestead of Brotherhood of American Yeoman have elected their officers for the ensuing year. These are:' J. K. Fitzgerald foreman; E. F. Buck master of ceremony; Cor respondent, Chas. McCorkle; Chap lain, W. F. Leighton; Lady Rowena, M. E. Scott; Lady Rebecca, Mrs. J. K. Fitzgerald. The remaining officers have not been appointed. . . "N ..... We Repair Watches! Only in first class workmanlike manner. ;. We Guarantee all our work. Yet repair watches and-guarantee, them 'at as low a price as you pay others to ruin them. You know we have been with you and can refer you to watches we have repaired for twenty-three years which are now as good as when new. ' We grind and surface all our own lenses used in Optical Department. J. H. PEARE & SON LaGrande's Leading Jeweler sandManufactur ing Opticians. Established 1891 ABY K. Wests Figured Poplins, new patterns. They will make a very pretty dress or waist. . ft Reg.. 75c values, ' ! Special 48c. ; 5 BBB3SD ing for Grand Rapids, Wis., where her mother is ill. Eight room modern house for rent corner Third and N. .Inquire,, of. Mf. G. M. Swaney. 6-l-3t. Money to Loan. On improved real property in Union county, no delays, current rates. La rande Investment Co. Adv. THOSE who would like 16 foot, black pine pole wood, leave name and ad dress at this office. 6-l-6t. Quick Shoe Repair. R. L. Duigan. Phone Black 811115 Adams. Ave. Adv. 4-2-tf. Piano Tuning. , Sidney Lyle the piano turner is at the Foley this week. 6-1-tf. Read the advertisements too.
