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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1914)
XV PAGE FOUR LA GKAXDE OBSiaAEU WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1914. '1 I I i ;1 s i i St ? t ? i 3 J THE OBSERVER BRUCE DENNIS, Editor and Owner. Entered in the Post Office at La . Grande, Oregon, as second class ; matter.' j Advertising rates on application. All copy for display advertising must reach the office the day before the d appears.' Address all communications to THE OBSERVER. 1710 Sixth Street. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Daily, single copy 6c Daily, per week 16c Daily, per month 66c Daily, six months in advance. . . .$3.53 Daily, per year in advance $7.00 Daily, by mail per year, in ad vance .'...,...$4.00 Weekly Observer-Star, per year . in advance .....$1.50 ' GOOD SIDEWALKS ARE INSUR ANCE. ' A case has just been decided in our local court wherein this city must pay $250 for an injured limb of a woman, or appeal to a higher court. It is likely the appeal will be taken ' and in all probability after a supreme .court trial the city will still have to pay. '' . : ' That point is not vital to the illus tration we want ' to put before you. Our contention is that good sidewalks act as insurance against just such law suits as we have finished. With cement sidewalks over the city there will be no boards to break, no holes for the dainty feet of lady pedestrians to enter, and therefore, no broken limbs; which, working auto matically, means no law suits against the city. This summer will find 100 blocks of cement sidewalk added to the al ready large mileage within the city's limits, but La Grande is a good-sized; city and there are many more blocks to be built. Because a board walk along your property seems to be in a fair con dition, do not get cross when it is ordered replaced with a cement con struction, for, remember the lady who just got a verdict against the city, and the next verdict will be easier than the first, in all probability. We had better have cement side walks at a higher cost get the ser vice from them and be saved law uits. THEY LIKE LA GRANDE. Members of the Epworth Lengue who journeyed some distance to be present at the La Grande meeting, have in several instances expressed themselves as being delighted, not only with the spirit of hospitality, but with the city in general its buildings, streets, lights, parks, etc. And this is the same song of praiso enng last week by the retail mer chants of the state; the same song of praise that the teachers of Eastern Oregon snng last spuing the same song sung by the Group Six bankers, the Farmers' Union members and the TH-State Dairy and Butter Makers. When all sing the same song there must be merit to that song. La Grande is a delightful city to meet in, for the various reasons well known at this time. And as the years go by, it is the ambition of the people to let not the reputation for hospital ity wane. , .; , As the Epworth League members now think of this city, so let all think of her in the future. ' SCAVANGER SERVICE. A city scavenger may seem to not be of extreme importance to a com munity, but he is nevertheless. This city is just now installing a regular scavenger service. Heretofore, it has been a case of let George do it, and George never did. One could leave calls for the scavenger, but no scav enger came. The refuse remained in the barrels, and flies came and Bwarm- ed, yet there was no scavenger on the job' to do his duty. A new man has taken charge now and he seems to be in earnest. Let everyone keep boosting away until we get a man who will attend to the job, for this city needs a scavenger just as badly as it needs a sewer system. . . ? x Eastern Oregon bankers of Group Six are to meet with John Egensper ger at the Head-of-the-Lake on July 25. On that day the fish will not bite. But will the speeches on that occa sion be warm and earnest to the ex tent of melting the snow from Eagle Cap? That is a goodl place to dis cuss the tariff on wool and the bank ers can personally inspect the gov ernment's forest reserve policy. With out doubt the bankers will find enough ti do to keep them from talking in terest rates and "poor" paper. ;., Col. Roosevelt discovered a new In dian tribe in the Brazilian wilds. We shall have a chance to study them more closely nt the next national con vention, for if they are like the col onel's other Indians, they will have quarters at the Annex, -''""' A Los Angeles man forget that he had just been married., and stayed out all night. Now his wife asks for a divorce. Some women are unreas onable. Carnegie institute professor says eugenics will prevent all crime in this country. Yes, but can we wait that long? . It is evident our refugees in Mexi co could not have been more baddy treated if they had been on a regular American excursion train. Three smugglers have been caught in New York with 6,000 diamonds. No one knows what our summer hotel clerks Will do for equipment. A Pittsburg man wants a divorce because his wife hits him in the face La Grande National Bank Organized in 1887. DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY OF UNITED STATES GOVERN MENT. UNITED STATES POSTAL SAVINGS DEPOSITORY. Capital $100,000.00 Surplus $140,000.00 Total Resources $1,000,000.00 For twenty years, in all kinds of financial weather, we have successfully catered to the monetary .wants of the people of La Grande and the Grand Ronde Valley. We respectfully solicit your business. La Grande National Bank o la Grande, Oregon occasionally with a pet dog. " Why doesn't he buy her a St. Bernard? Broadway chorus girls are enlisting as Red Cross nurses. Gen. Sherman may have been misinformed about war after all. ' If it is shot up much more the Texas border will begin to look like point lace. Huerta's photographer must get a pessimistic view of life. 4$3ll5?''i'S NAVY VERY DRY TODAY. S Washington, July 1. No more is the jolly jack tar's song, "Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum." The navy went dry today. (! Secretary Daniel's orders against the officer's wine mess, the use of any alcoholic beverage aboard bat tleships or in land stations or offi cers' clubs ashore was clamped on to day. Consequently there was gloom in navy circles today. They felt the new order might be a hardship come times, and besides it swept away a time-honored custom. It means prac tically total abstinence for navy of ficers and men, at least while on a cruise. The order is so sweeping that an officer ashore cannot have any liquor, provided he maintains a residence in a naval reservation. Commanding of ficers are made personally responsible for enforcement of the order. Secretary Daniel's dry order was promulgated sometime ago, on re commendation of Surgeon General Braisted, who felt that liquor aboard battleships was not conductive to the high standard set by the administra tion. The secretary's early investi gations of the navy surprised him, for he found that officers were al lowed to buy light wines in the wine mess and to serve it with dinners Likewise his friendship with Secre tary of State Bryan, an ardent temp erance devotee, is believed to, have figured in his dry navy decision. The official order reads: "The use or introduction for drinking purposes of alcoholic liquors on board any vessel or within any yard or station is strictly prohibited, and command ing officers will be held directly re sponsible for the enforcement of this order." : Washington as Sad as the Navy. Washington, July I. The old town dtidn't look quite natural today, for "Shoo's" famous "Thirstery" on "Rum Row" E street was closed forever. Here in a quaint, dingy little place, Shoomaker's has dispensed for more than a half century plain and fancy drinks for the high and the lowly. Many a man prominent in public life has sought respite frori political du ties over ohe of Shoo's mint juleps, or gin rickeys. Beside him the hum ble government clerk had his "split of beer." Gin rickeys, first saw the light of day at Shoo's. The drink was first ordered by Col. Rickey, and from that time on, it was popular the country over. Shoomaker's used to be known as "Cobweb Hall." But two years ago an ardent health of ficer decided! that the forty years old webs must be cleared out. They were, but the ancient lithographs, tarnished souverniers of Lincoln's days, and more modern bannerr, mementoes and pictures remained to make of the "thirstery" the strangest little barroom in the whole country. The reason for the passing of this historical bar was the fact that its lease expired today, and the place, recently bought by Frank A. Munsey, was taken over as the site for his Washington Times-newspaper plant. BAN LIFTED FOR RACERS. Citizens Warned to Keep Off Rnce Court Friday Forenoon. Between 10 o'clock and 11 o'clock Friday morning, citizens living on the streets and roads leading to Irdund City are warned to be on the look ut foi the Elgin motorcycle racers. The '.in for those racers has boon lifted for that event, and in order to avoid accidents the public should keep the I racers in mind. Flagmen will be sta I turned nt principal intersections at ".hat hour to facilitate agninst acei oonts of any kind. The contestants will likely conic up Adams" avenue from the Island City road) crossing, r.i.d will go to the'Lciphton gartigc to register. hc dolorious IToiuiirtlb ONLY 3 DAYS OFF Whether you go' away or stay at home to celebrate you can look your best that day in one of our high grade suits. 4 Famous Makes Here "Society Brand," Hirsch Wickwire," "Benjamin," and "Fidelity Suits," exclusively shown here in, the latest and best patterns and the most approved styles.. , Priced $15 to $30 Or perhaps you need only shoes a new hat . or furnishings to complete your attire for the 4th. Here you will find them in .the very new est styles of that quality kind which has made our men's store so popular with the best dressers. Pnrtrtg Srintt 6 1 - a CapTTtthtlw tfndDectetCiU & STORE WILL BE OPEN FRIDAY EVENINGJCLOSED ALL DAY SATURDAY between his representatives and the to the end. v:sit former neighbors and acquair.t- rebcls. It is said that he now' is de- Deaconess Visits in City. ,aiices. Miss Ferguson formerly lived termined to refuse to compromise Miss Belle Ferguson who has beer, in La Grande and of late has been with the constitutionalists but will taking a course as a deaconess in a attending a Methodist institution in wage guerrilla warfare against them California school, arrived today to California. aV- ' W0 -lie f 1 1 r 1 1 1 1 1 M 1 "Km . Photograph courtesy Ban Francisco Chronicle NAILING OLD GLORY TO MAST ABOVE GOLDEN GATE AT PANAMA-PACIFIC EXPOSITION. IIP! photograph shows Miss Mary Ellzaheth Payne, the vocalist of Missouri, raising the ting over the dome of the Palace of .Manufactures. 1(10 feet from the ground. In the foreground Is the ten acre area, with solhl concrete walls. ,i'f the central Court of the Universe, which, when completed, will be the most beautiful p'nza In the world. Huerta is Furious, rtiris, July 1. 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