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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1916)
PAGE FOUK - 'i : u c-1 . i, c , LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVERS i UAT1!rAV APRTr.M .lQIrt 1. THE OBSERVER BRUCE DENNIS, Editor and Owner Entered in the Postoffice at La Grande, Oregon, as second class matter. House and Senate will declare as one man "The U. S. A., .the national an them. It is so declared. Representa tive Dyer's poet is immortal. HUMOROUS AND SARCASTIC SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Daily, single copy 5c Daily, per week loc Daily, per month .............. 05c Daily, per six months in advance $3.60 Daily, per year in advance ...,.$7.00 Daily, by mail per year, in ad- vance $4.00 Weekly Observer-Star, per year in advance . . . $I.SC There is no normal womanThe on lv rule Ahnut bar ift that, no rale will j apply to her Louievillo Courier-Jour. nai. (JoloneJ watterson nas just cele brated his gulden wedding. . He.ought to know. Hearken to the words of wisdom from Kentucky and let woman have her own sweet iway, reflecting thai she will get it anyhow, and fche almost deserves itj Buffalo Times Advertising rates on application. All copy for display advertising must reach the vffice the day before th ad appears. A Detroit audience listened to a lec ture on "The Relations of Insects to Man." On o chance,' we would say these relations . were 1 too friendly. Minneapolis Journal. i Address all communications to THE OBSERVER, 1710 Sixth Street. A NEW NATIONAL ANTHEM. : Next to being a pout, the greatest glory comes from discovering a poet. Representative Leonidas Carstarphen Dyer of St. Louis has the honor of presenting to the people of the United States the author of some verses for whom he demands special recognition at the hands of congress. He asks that the song of hymn "The U. S. A.," composed by Henry McEuen Jones of somewhere in Missouri, be adopted as a national anthem. Lest there be any doubt about Rep resentative layer's discnmmlation in matters of taste or Poet Jones's lyric gifts, the first stanza and chorus of "The U. S., A." mav here fe quoiea: The baseball team at ' Sing Sing needs a new pitcher. But the Mutual Welfare League looks for no rush of boxmen from the bush. New York World. His "Southern Chivalry" induced a New York judge to uavo from jail a wealthy Boston .milliner, but did not prevent his sentencing a poor immi grant to a thirty-day term. Must have Georgia. Philadelphia. North American. Yesterday - Just Received--New Goats A Colorado man . has sent a live American eagle to the White House, That's all right, but why not send it to the House of Representatives wher rt is needed. CJeve. Plaindealer. EARLY DAY POLITICS Eveiy woman wants a new spring Coat. And we were never better iible to V? serve her. Not another time have we been so proud of the charming coats as i ' , these we have just received from New York.' . i -. . In the last four-weeks we have received dozens of new coats and they am I being sold as fast as they are unpacked never was apparel more "delightful. ' They are different the styles are newer the patterns and weaves . are , v. newerwe; are. sure we have just the coat you are looking for come in and ' j see. . " . ' . '..; . '.- :'.' . . The moderate prices add much to our enthusiasm. No wonder ; our ; ! Ladies' ready-to-wear section is so busy. Coats priced $10.00, $12.50, $17.50, $20.00, $22.50, $25.00. We will sing as a Nation of freemen, vi noeity, tnritt, and or power, For we're built of the best of all races. . And we stand like o great beacon tower, Plashing light to all points of the - compass -, To attract the oppressed ' of the world, 'Neath the beautiful folds "- of Old Glory, Our flag, which will never be furled. CHORUS Oulr old flog is a grand inspiration, For it guarantees freedom to all; And it signifies sweet independence No sovereign can ever enthrall. Then "America fiirst" is a motto To be proudly proclaimed every day By all men who are worthy the title A citizen of the U. S. A., For we have but one title that's noble A citizen of the U. S. A. At the words "We will sing," the audience will please rise and remain standing to the end. When played in public, all within hearing will un cover. If there are no objections, the The Elgin Recorder is in possession of a clipping from n Union county newspaper giving a call issued for a Democratic county convention in 1874 As will be noticed the call was issued by J. B. Hulsey, chairman, and W. B. Hindman, chairman, of the county or ganization at that timo. The reprint lonows: . "To the democratic voters of Union Co. At a meeting of the Democratic Central Committee of Union county it was resolved that Saturday, the 25th day of April be appointed as the day of meeting at the several precincts for the purpose of electing delegates to the county convention to be held at La Grande, Friday. May 1. 1874. for the purpose of nominating county officers. The following resolution was adopted: "Resolved, That the proxy of no del egate shall bo received in the com ing County Convention ' unless pre sented by a persoh who (resides in the precinct from which the proxy comes. "The apportionment of delegates to the several precincts is as follows: "Union 5, Cove 4, Bedrock 2, Sum- merville 4, Grande Ronde 1, Indian Valley 2, Union 4, Eagle 4, Powder 2, Iowa 3, Augusta 1, Wallowa 1. "J. B. HULSEY, Chairman. W. B. HINDMAN, Secretary." v of Jack Oliver, deputy county, clerk. beamed in on us last Monday. Quite a number of our citizens left Sunday evening for Portland to at tend the' republican state convention. Among them were S. K. Keeves, may or of our city, J. N. Norval, W. J. Snodgrass, Chas. Goodnough, E. W. iBartlett and several others. Mr. Southwell of Starkey, brings word that the home of John Gavin was .destroyed by fire one day last week and none of the contents were saved. The loss is $400. PIONEER REMINISCENT Dunham Wright, Medical Springs Patriarch, Muses on Good Roads. Twenly-Four Years Ago D:-.n Sommer of Summerville, paid our city a visit on Tuesday last. The pleasant, smiling countenance 0 mum pweer sAJU ' Absolutely Puro ; No Alum- No Phosphate OjOSL JUST LOOK AT THIS PICTURE AND DO A LITTLE "THINKING." THEN YOU WILL BANK YOUR MONEY. BANK WITH US. WE PAY PER CENT INTEREST ON TIME' DEPOSITS La Grande National Bank LA GRANDE, OREGON ,.'.;. ' Capital $300,000.00, Surplus $50,000.00, Resources $1,000,000.00 Frd J. Holmes, President; C C. Penington, Vic Pwiidentj F. L. Meyvrt, Cashier; E. Zundel and H. E. Cooiidg. Assistant OMbier.,. '' ' ' .:-:''; " DIRECTORS ' :v '- r ir.ffW JT, Holmes, J. G. BnodgraM, 3. F. Coaley, C C. Pnington. H. ' 8. Bwrntoa, F, U IKyw. A. BloWwxL A. T. Bm, EL; K. OooJtdr. , Medical Springs, March 30. (To the Editor) I cannot refrain from asking permission to add a line when see in your ipaper letters from the horny handed soils of toil who picked their flints and set the woods of Union county afire for the first time. Those grand old moss-covered posts are surely a safe anchorage for the old ship of state to prevent it drift ing over the breakers of financial ruin. I too, feel proud of a residence of 63 years in Union county. It certainly is a very dear old spot to me. I, in common with a few others, that are still lingering in the twilight of life have contributed to the strength and energy of pur young manhood to what we conceived to be for the betterment and replenishing i of Union county and its people today, a foundation that those coming after us can safely build. We are not go ing to saddle' a bonded debt on the girls and boys who are just now blooming into womanhood and man. hood tht will tax their physical and mental powers for years to come to pay it off. I haye traveled Union county where there were no roads, save the old Oregon train, have assisted in laying out and building many of its highways and believe them to be creditable, ' still we should improve them as we reasonably can; a thorough system of graveling the roads where worst needed should be inaugurated. The day of autos has come. Farmers most use the roads and if they are satisfied with them our townspeople ought to be. It is better to levy a few mills more for road purposes than to bond for hard surfacing of a few miles of rcuris. Let us take a lesson from Multnomah county. You girls and boys who are to cast your first votes in the coming election, beware! You will soon need money for other purposs than for hard suvftc'nnr of a few miles of vrad. Stop, think! Take a long breath while you lean on some of those old moss covered posts. DUNHAM WRIGHT. promising for the small tract. Other localities have developed prosperous rural communities, why have we so signally failed?, Have we organized? Yea, many times. Ts there a proper spirit of co-operation ? Do the mer chants and the men of enterprise de velop the markets, and give the 'pre ference to the home producer?- : Where Are We At? Here you will find one of-the most poverty stricken a-ural ' communities anywhere to be found between the two oceans. ...What does, the record disclose? Take the census of one district wMch is typical of all the oth ers. Forty-live small tract places should furnish- employment for sixty- five owners and; their sons. Taking rnese to -persons we tind them dis tributed as follows: . .... 10 Jive on and pretend to make a living on their places. 13- are in the : employ of the Rail way Company. . 14 are employed in offices, stores and mills. - ' ' 23 work at ' other jobs in town or elsewhere.,. :", . 4. starved out and .left the country. ldiedtobeat.it. Of the' six', boards of directors, of associations of five members each, only seven remain of all this com pany. Three boards of directors show every member missing but one and he is . trying- to escape, but cart't. Take, the record 'of one car of fruit by way of illustration which will show how much the grower gets out of it, or it gets out of him. This car sold for $1028.43 to the wholesaler. No telling what the con sumer paid after the jobber, the re tailer and the pedler took a whack at it. These are the charges against mis saie tnat tne grower had to pay after losing his apples: Railway freight $ 321.30 Ocean freight 370.98 Car rental 5.00 Dockage ... , . 2.00 Insurance 34.44 Commission . . ... 51.42 Foreign Holding ... 63.02 Marketing dhiarges ... ... . .. 31.50 Advertising : 6.S0 Sub-central commission 18.90 Local association ... ... . . . . 31.50 Boxes, packing, paper and .!. hauling ... 160.00 Total .... ...$1096.34 .Making a net loss to the grower, of $67.91 besides the cost of picking, storage and the cost of producing the lruiu Can you beat it? It needs no com ment. Everybody can see the "graft"" etl,lf?ny irk ,K,n. jtltimlrc. What Are We Going To Do? As far as we have gone the record shows about wlhere we are at. but it don't show where we are going, al though we are on our way. Talk about the 'toack to the farm"" ' movement, that we have heard so much' about since the cost of high living got so high. The consumers: of the car of apples herein listed could understand what the "high cost of living" meant but the grower couldn't Juelp them out any. He gae-, the apples away and paid 10 centr "er box to make it a good 'bargain. Paraphrasing a line in "Thanatopsis""' i wily navo an xirese lerc taeir " mirth and their employment and have- come and made their lied with! thee"' -in town? What are we -eoine to do- about it? Hn another communication I may have some sucreestions to offer which may provoke a discussion that will lead us out of the wilderness. Yours truly, J. B. STODDARD. to Vowing Mcmi WHERE ARE WE AT? (Continued From Page 1) and hay farming does not admit of much expansion except in uns matter of breaking bulk by feeding to hogs and cattle and converting into butler fat. After a community has developed tho primary conditions of agriculture there is very little growth unless the more intensified forms of farming and horticulture are adopted and this is followed up by converting the raw materials into finished products that transforms work into articles of value. Some vears ago it was conceived that ithe wealth and population of La Grande could be greatly increased by more intensified farming, and lands within a few miles of the town were cut up into tracts of from five to 40 acres and in most cases sold to actual tillers of the soil. The slogan was here, as elsewhere, "back to the farm." Much of this movement may have been speculative, nevertheless it was a laudable undertaking, and in the direction of community development if all the other conditions of success had been developed at the same time. Production, distribution and adequate returns are what makes prosperity. In Jhe rural community of La Gninde some of these elements were lacking. What Is the Matter With Us 7 With a town like' I Grande, with a population naulo up mostly of con sumers of farm 'products this is as sumed ito be 8; rood market. If it isn't why not?-' ; Thai -is- the" question thfit prompted' "thiV tomm'unication. Wihat are'' the condition! we -find in th suburban' " cdmlmtinlMerr. of Grande -where" everything 1 Momed o i " 1 . ) ' ' . ,:' If you think you are beaten, you are, If you think you dare not, you don't. If you'd sure like to win. but you think you can't It's almost a cinch, you won't. . If you think that you'll 1 ose, you're lost, . '. For out of the world you'll find, Success begins with a fellow's own will, It s all in the state of your mind. , If you think you're outclassed, you are; You've got to think to rise, "r" " You've got to be sure of yourself befo re You can say to yourself, you're after the prize. Life's battles you know, don't always go To tihe stronger or faster man; But sooner or late, the man that sure wins; Is the man who thinks that he can. The above item applies to the Mam moth Grocery, which will soon open. The Big Store, in the Middle Room of the middle Block Easy Found. I Ha () w sMllinsqn ProD rietor 1 'l.;-"i ''"If I i";- VV.;
