La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 27, 1915, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE FOUR WEDNESDAY, JANUAKV 27 Wl THE, OBSERVER UtUCE DENNIS, Editor nod Owner. fctorad in the .Post, Office at La Grande, . Oregon, second, elan Butter. ... ' . j . Advertising rates on application. A.1 , copy for display advertising: must! - naca the office the day before the : ,M appears. Address all communication to WBE OBSEBVEB, 1710 Sixth Street. SUBSCRIPTION RATES:7 Daily, single copy ............ 6c Dally, per week . . ........ 16c Daily.per month .............. 66c Daily, six months in advance... $3.60 Daily, per year in advance.... 17.00 Daily, by mail per year, tn ad- vance ,,....$4.00 Weakly Observer-Star, per year In advance . .$1.60 OUR NEW CLUB ' PERSIDENT. The Commercial club has chosen J. C. Snodgrass for' its' president,' the cooling year, and in doing so it has made no mistake. ...Few men know better the needs of La Grande and surrounding country than .this young 'business man who has spent his life in this city. His ever readiness to assist in a public way any enterprise that might advance the general wel fare of the community has. been pro nounced, and now that he has con rented to head the organization which is to keep the name of La Grande and the Grande Ronde in the public mind, ' we feel that he will have the hearty cooperation of those whom in the past he has so loyally supported in any of their undertakings. The name of Snodgrass is so close ly woven into the name of La Grande that its mention in different parts of the state brings to mind the con nection with this city. '..,;' The new president of the club is , a son of J. W. Snodgrass, who lor years was one of the most promin- ' ent men east of the Cascade moun tains both 'Commercially and politic ally. There has been nothing of a . public nature occur in this city dur ing 'the past quarter century that hasi not had the earnest ' support" and . backing of the- Snodgrass family and the Observer congratulates the mem bership of - the Commercial club, at this time in getting Mr. Snodgrass to accept the honor and the work that goes with the presidency. . He . should have' support in. un dertakings from every citizen. For the past year the Commercial clun has been under the direction of John Collier, who might truthfully be called a "war horse"; in club wrote. Since his first, entrance into Lit Grande commercial circles Mr. Col lier has actively supported 'the or- ganlzation and has never faltered . when his services were needed. He belongs to that fine type of men who does not quit when the club's pulse w beating lowj when the cards seemed to be stacked against the accomplish ment of further good.., It is then that he sits tight and urges all members on with the promise that things will be better soon. Through his personal efforts La Grande has received some of its choicest advertising; through his original ideas this city has pulled, off. unique and meritorious things that l ave set the city's name high in tho foreground of Eastern Oregon com munities. His retirement from the active head of the organization does not mean that he will quit work, for Mr. Collier belongs to that class of mor. who never ceases working for the community in which he resides. It looks as though the governor would1 be given power to" veto 'single items in an appropriation bill by. the legislature. Thus another big issue in the last campaign which was hurl ed against Governor .Witiiycombe i wiped out, ! If . the legislature keeps on making good the opposition will have to' come across with.-the olive branch of peace and we will be one united brotherhood in Oregon. Now wouldn't that be fine? . H, H. Weatherspoon, in his com munication from Kansas published last evening, tells the story of suc cess arid "failure in that state in n very terse and interesting manner. Kansas has had her ups and her downs with an acent on the downs, but late ly she has been raising Jots of wheat and as a result her banks are full of money and her people are very prosperous. r. Killing the free text book law will not affect. .Union county for this county never , took 'advantage of .the. law's provision. It provided that every 'county could vote : free text books and the. same would be paid from the general funds I raised ;. by taxation,: . but Union has - never done this. ... ': ;' - ' . - Prohibitionists need not worry over any' move -to pull the teeth of the proposed law for regulating the sale of intoxicating liquors in Oregon. Over in .' Washington the sentiment was ten times as strong for such a aw and the state lgislature at Olym- pi did not give its bakcers a respect ful 'hearing. . ORDINANCE NO. 808, SERIES OF 1915. An ordinance regulating ' second hand stores, pawn-brokers and junk ishops, requiring them to keep p. register, and providing a penalty for the violation thereof. The City of La Grande docs ordain as follows: . " Section 1. Every person, person;, company or corporation, who shall keep, conduct, carry on or manage a second-hand, store, pawn shop.qr.junk shop, shall keep a register in -.which such person, persons, corporation shall cause to be fairly and legibly written in ink a description of nil goods," articles or things pawned' or pledged by any person or persons whatsoever; and of all goods, articles or things bought secondhand Or of a person, persons, corporation or com- pany not regularly in the wholesale business, the 1 amount of money loaned,. advanced or-paid thereon, the date of pawning, purchasing'or re ceiving such goods, articles or things, tho name and residence of the per son or persons pawning, selling or delivering the said goods, articles or things; and no entry made in such register shall be erased, obliterated of defaced, and the said register -x? well as every article or i thing so pawned, pledged, sold or., received shall at all reasonable times be open to the inspection to the Chief of Po lice or any member of the pol'.ce force of this city. Such register must be kept in the English language. Section 2. Any person or persona carrying on, managing or conducting, oi causing to be carried on, managed or conducted, either as owner, man ager or employee such business of a pawn-broker, second-hand store or ji'nk shop who shall fail or neglect to keep suhc register, or shall fail j or neglect to enter therein as required by section 1 of this ordinance, a de scription of all goods, articles or things so pawned, purchased or re ceived, together with the names ' and residences of the person or persons lrom whom such property or such goods, articles or things were pur chased or received, or who shall re fuse to exhibit the same to the Chief of Police or any member of the police force of the city of La Grande when requested so to do, or who shall dc- ractf oJr aJte aft entry In' any -such register, shall upon conviction there. of in the municipal court ipfaaid city. oe nnea in a sum, or not less than five dollars ' naf more than An hnn. tired dollars, and in default of the pnyment of 4.such fine shall be lm prisoned in the city jail one day for each-two dollars of ranch lines amf ne cnier or police nd the members f the police force of said city shall have authority to enter such places r i ii . - i uumnens ana examine such registers and goods, articles or things kpt in such pawn shops,., second hand stores or junk shops at all rcn; son&ble hours. . . -.i':v Section 3.-rrFor the. purposes cf this ordinance, . any person, prsons, una, or corporation, doing a pawn ing business.- buying second-hand goods or. junk,, shall be considered s pawn broker, second-hand dealer or keeper of a junk shop. notwrUwrttuiH Ing that such person, persons; Ami or corporation may also sell, deal in or carry on other business as' well. Section 4. This ordinance shall be effect on and after 30 dav from. ujb passage ancr aprpoval thereof, tj. wit: from and after the 6th day if Feb.' 1916. AJ.' Passed by the . Commission of the Uty of La Grande, Oregon,, on the 6th day of January, 1915, by - three luinmiBsioners voune vnererori"-; Approved this the, 6th day Jan. (sd) ' J. A. RUSSELL. President of City of La Grande; uregon. ATTEST: (sd) , ' LEE WARNICK. Recorder jf the City of La Grange. vregon. -Adv. 1-27-lt. COURTS WILL DECIDE. - Quo Warranto Proceedings are Filed in renmetort circuit Court. - Pendleton, Jan. 26 It U now up to the courts to decide whether John Dyer or R. F. Kirkpatrick is the may or of Pendleton. Acting for the form er, City Attorney Charles H. Carter this afternoon filed in the circuit court quo warranto proceedings against Kirkpatrick charging him with unlawfully intruding himself in to the office of mayor, illegally ex ercising the functions, and taking un to' himself the emoluments and honors of that office. He asks that the tuuri, require me aerenaant to come into court and show by what war rant he claims the office and he nRks further that the court declare him an intruder and Impose a fine unon him for his pretensions.' - The filing of the suit is one of the steps in the plan adopted bv the council for clearing up the question of Dyer's right as chairman of the council, to' act. as mayor since"; tM death of Mayor Matlock." Kirkpat- rick was, ; appointed mayor , by Jthfc council at' the last, meeting and ink mediately qualified in order that-.the matter could be tested out. He has employed an attorney who will "con test the contentions of Acting Mayor uyer. :' ...' Annual Final Week of 17th January Clearance Sale '.TV ..',..:' J "v: e '"': 1 J .........;!'...';... : SUITS COATS, . FURS, WAISTS, ONE-PIECE DRESSES, CHILDREN'S COATS, MACKINAWS, ETC. The surprising values irr our ganpentdepaytinejiwiH j surprise you. Just a short time now to close out our winter quently these extra low prices. There is a jgreat, choice io be had among them. Perhaps the very garment you've been wanting is still here. Every dress in the store. now 1-2 price. None reserved. Afternoon and evening dresses, silk,- : crepe, serge, garbardines, challies, new styles. .' - . ":,'; ' ' l- 2rrice t. t t Every Ladies SeparateSldrts bow Vz : Price ' J $ 1.98 1 $2.98 One lot Girls' coats last year's styles, values to $15.00,. sizes, 10 to 17 now One lot novelty dresses, white only, val ues to $20.00 now 4- 3 Last week Now to supply your household needs at clearance prices. All lines of drygoods, bedding, curtains, wash goods, white goods, flannels, linens, tovels, etc. are. now selling at the lowest possible prices of the year. 'Every Article Reduced Free De livery 3 Phone . Lines - LA GRANDE NATIONAL BANK Capital $200,000.00 Resources $1,000)00.00 Surplus $50,000.00 , ' .' OFFICERS: Fred J. Holmes, President C. C. Penington, V.-Prest. F. L. Meyei-s, Cashier Earl Zundel and H. E. Coolidge, Ass't Cashiers Whole Cleveland Helps Unemployed Cleveland, O., Jan. 27. Cleveland has started in with a vengeance to solve its problem of the unemployed, Sixty-one thousand workers are job less' according to recent statistics. A "Citizen's Commission" appointed by iMayor Baker is today at work in the interest of every unemployed man and woman. House to house canvasses are being made. Organized sub committees are scouring the city for all available work. These committees are bringing the jobs to the jobless. Every available unemployed person is listed and as fast as jobs are found they are notified. Two hundred Cleveland churches have taken up the campaign. From the pulpits pastors, priests and rabbis are urging their congregations to form neighborhood . "hire-a-workcr" clubs that will create todd jobs about households for the unemployed. A committee, composed of business men is raising a fund to be loaned at low interest and thus stimulate build ing and other industry. All merch ants anil manufacturers will be vis ited witljin the next fortnight and be urged to "build now" or "increase your force." V. H. doff, president of the Cleveland Trust Company heads the "Citizen's committee." The municipality itself is creating work by the immediate excavation for a big reservoir. Other cit yprojects are to be put into operation as soon as possible. Fred J. Holmes C. C. Penington F. L. Meyers DIRECTORS: A. T. Hill J. F. Conky J. G. Snodgrass H. E. Coolidge A. Blockland II. S. Brownton What This Bank Aims to Do To promote our customers' interests as we would our own ; To do all we can to make their relations here profitable and agreeable to them; To contribute to their enterprises, the co-operation, fore sight and timely assistance which a good Bank can properly bestow. i , Rural Routes in Danger. Washington, D..C, Jan. 23. (Spec- I inl Correspondence). If the recent administrative order of the postof- lice department to install no more rural postal routes unless ten miles in length and six families to the mile jare served is not modified it will .greatly restrict extension of the rural mail service in Oregon and other i!state8 having large snarsely settled i areas. It practically means no more short mail routes. The order also provides that people within a mile i of, exist:ne routes must use the exist- ' ilin" Mil.. inf)tii. 4Vfln Knm. natMiu of a new one. except in very execp- l;tional cases. It also forbids the es tablishment of new routes with fore than three services a week. But this is not all, some of the routes already established may be discontinued be cause tho now order provides "that ! rouses which for six consecutive lmonths,the mail collected and deliv- five years to get ready. Philadelphia North American. eied has avereged les sthan 75 pieces and genuine good feeling not per, month per mile shall not be con- bounded by party lines ds being shown tinued unless it comes within these Jiere In Washington and among the requirements." - Eastern press about the "white house -The result of this will be to cut baby?' Such radical Republican vap- vice by l-eSiTth; serVice' in e 8 8 Philadelphia Inquirer have least populated districts and thus de- had two kindly editorials on Francis etroying the very object for which Sayre, Jr. The Washington .Star 'had tne rural mail service was started, a very clever cartoon depicting Wood viz, to build up the sparcely settled row Wilson, one inch high with cap parts of the country. and gown as "Prexy," next to it one xun x i : n : j. i t t i . . i . . ... n 1 . .ill in attempting to iret new routes J. Mr. President and then one eiriit Something tells us .that 40 percent hwv.wiivu utv ii uiu iwv i iv. i icn iiii. t. 1 1.11 a vauy ill j 1 1 o aiiuo ai aepartment tnat financial condi- ticjeimg hib chin with the caption tions were such that it was impossi- "Grandpa." It is an open secret ble to extend the service. These here that "Grandpa" Wilson is a f re- congressmen have suggested to the quent visitor at the nursery on the department that as Postmaster Bur- second floor of the White House and leson plumes himself on saving that the visits are a great source of $3,UW,UIH in his department that happiness to him. some of the $3,000,000 might be spent 1 ; ; ,-7- in Oregon. Congressman Sinnott OBSERVATIONS OF THE PRESS. told the department that he supposed! ... , the Democratic "war tax" (?) Was' Italy is likely to find that one war as he thought, supposed to take care measure is a peck of trouble Colum- of the financial shortages of ths joia oiaie. kind. What a pity there aren't divorce- court news censors instead of war- Courier ' Census Guesses Varied. ' It is 'estimated that the population of the United Ctates will reach the news' censors Louisville 100.000.000 mark on February 1st. Journal. 1916, or perhaps a few days sooner. , , This estimate is made by J. S. Mc- , It will be observed from the market Coy actuary of the Treasury Depart- quotations that strictly freshf gold is ment. C. D. Sloan, geographer of worth its weight in wheat Wash- the Census Bureau, however, sets ington Post. the date as 4 o'clock P. M., - April Z. Census bureau officials think the European war will cause decreased immigration while McCoy thinks ' it will cause an increase. Wilson Likes Grandson. Washington. D. C. Jan. 23. (Spec- ial Correspondence). A lot of inter- A ; revolutionary effort is being made in Mexico to increase teh Pres ident's term to six weeks. Denison (Tex.) Herald. Other nations will please not et tack us before 1920; it will take us There never will be peace in Mexico-, untp , the !moyieM4nen quit following the army ; ganWflls1: at-bund.-AtlanteV Constitution. ; If it is true that the reelection of Boies Penrose to the Senate cost $1, 000,000, it is pertinent to ask Wild got swindled. -Chicago , News. 1. f y ;; ,...! t , -. in the freis-ht-rate for nm- uiracite is going to be added to our coal bill. Boston Transcript. v-. President Wilson's opposition to the literacy test may i be due to his own inability to read i the writing on the wall.-PhiladeIphia North Ameri can. ... , .. " Villa may not want to be President of Mexico, but he seems to have a constitutional objection to the selecv tion of any one else. Wall Street Joumaf. , Colonel Roosevelt is a man who, neither having been born peaceful nor. having achieved peacefulness, has had peacefulness thrust upon him. Wash ington Star, i . , y The Eldorado . Republican reports -that it took two privates and a cor poral, armed with chairs, to nut" down the latest Filipino rebellion. Kansas city star. - . . . In declaring that with the Navv ( j once destroyed an invader could over- -t run the country. Secretary Garrison forgets about Bill the Rabbit Shooter. . Boston Transcript. ' " KING COAL Do you buy coal just to spend your money, or do you want heat units? If so, buy coal WITH A REPUTATION The U. S. Government purchases coal based. on British Thermal Unite of heat only. If" you are interested in your fuel bill call at our office and ask to see a copy of the Govern ment Bulletin No. 22, Department of Interior, Bureau of Mines. FUEL IS CASH Yes, we ask cash, because we give you two thousand pounds of coal to a ton, and we know from years of experience that the firm who extends credit on fuel has to cut your weight from 500 to 600 pounds on a ton or go out of business in a short time. We have no scales but pay 10c each load we deliver. 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