FRIDAY,' APRIL 7fil916U
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
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A MEMORABLE CONQUEST.
In the days preceding the drawing
of the Ashburton treaty wlien we
were disputing with .Great Britain
over possession of the Oregon coun
try, as the states of Washington and
Oregon were then termed, we had
some curious arguments in tihe United
States senate.
Daniel Webster and several other
wise men argued that the region was
not worth contending for. The coast,
they said, was subject to m constant
downpour of rain and the interior
was a rainless region. The country
was inaccessible except by a sea
route of about 15,000 miles. Someone
timidly asked jt the territory might
not be entered at omo future time hy
a railway, and a senator from South
Carolina replied trail w J
a railway could enter Oregon country
would be by a tunnel ouu mma wi
through the Rocky mountains.
iMost of that memorable debate
might be classified under the "follies
of the wise." Long ago the railway
conquered the mountain barrier with
steam. Today a new conquest is in
progress.' Man is not
merely conquer difficulties. He likw
to nib it in :by making the difficulties
that oppose hie way furnish the
means by which they are beaten.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul railway is making the watershed
of the mountains turn turbine wheels,
which in their turn operate electric
generators. The electric current , is
being harnesses to puu u
m , A i in1 n
the mountains oi tno gra.
The line for la section of 115 miles
between Three Forks and Deer Lodge,
Montana, is already under electric
operation. This is the first unit of a
system which will extend from Har
lowton, Montana, to Avery, Idaho, a
distance of . 440 miles. So m the
course of 75 years it has come about
that the once impassable mountain
barrier, 500 miles in breadth is act
..;c.Vvn tiliB nower by which
trains of all-steel cars are hauled
across the divide from evcner mr.
The engineers have put it all over
the statesmen and politicians.
CLEARS THE IR?
Does Congressman Bailey of Penn
sylvania clear the air when he intro
duces a resolution in congress to in
crease the Presidential term to six
years, with a one-term limit?
Then the congressman stoutly af
firms the Democratic party and Mr.
fTO SERVE Y0u
We Have Spent Over
$2,500 00
To Equip Our
Dry Gleaning Dept.
CHERRY'S NEW
LAUNDRY Inc.
Wilson have been unjustly assailed
in connection with' the single term
plank in the Democratic platform.
He points oui w.
not pledge himseir to one vena uuv
merelv was pledged by the convention
to the principle. .
People generally, win noi inw wio
u'a aMotnnt to build a
barricade behind which this single
term stuff may be shelterea. n is u
a a., Who tAllinir h second story
KUUU UCO - - - ---- ..-
to shield one from tne nrsi, una w
surroundings all the time grow more
complex. . . -
Why does not the uemocrawc pwriy
and its candidates come out squarely
and confess to the people that the one
term plank was a mistake - at the
present time at least, thus making a
frank, clean acknowledgment of an
error. That is tne American wy ui
doing things, and the way the Ameri
can people like. But they do not like
Congressman Bailey's way of , at
tempting to hide something and dis
tort a meaning that was made clear
in Democratic newspapers ana ny
nmwmfin sneakers ir. the campaign
wherein Mr. Wilson was successful.
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JUST LOOK AT THIS PICTURE AND DO A LITTLE
"THINKING."
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LA GRANDE, OREGON
Capital $200,000.00, Surplus $50,000.00. Resources $1,000,000.00
Fred J. Holmes, President; C. C Penington, Vic President; F. L.
Meyers, Cashier; E. Zundel and H. E. Coolidge, Assistant Cashier.
DIRECTORS
Fred J. Holme, J. G. Snodgrasa, J. F. Conley, C. C. Ponington, H.
S. Brownton, F. L. Meyers, A. Blokland, A. T. Hffl, H. E. CooUdg.
SKILL IN THE JOB.
The best pickpocket in New York
was taken to Sing Sing for a 10-year
term. He was handcuffed to a deputy,
who discovered . the prisoner at
tempting to lift a wallet from his
pocket. At, the end of the journey
Robert Manning, the artist thief,
handed over to the conductor : his
watch.
"Here's your watch, old pal. 1
dort't need it," he said.
Ho was stealing on that somber
Tide into exile because he found
pleasure in the exercise of highly de
veloped skill. He was stealing in the
same spirit that a good architect de
signs a beautiful building or a musi
cian plays a beloved instrument or a
successful blacksmith shoes a morse
Manning is called the cleverest in hi3
profession Ibecause he vtakes intenao
pride in the predatory talent by
which he gained a living.
In Manning's zeal is the pathos of
a sound impulse gone wrong. - His
sensitive fingers and quick minu
might have . been trained to delicate
mechanical tasks; he might have ere
ated instead of filched wealth. , For
some reason, in him or outside of
him. the artistic instinct which is hv
herent in everyone became preverted.
Th moral of his spectacular "lob
performed with one hand confined is
for honest persons Who lack joy in
the job, pride in the day's duty. To
the extent that industrialism prevents
the expression of that joy and pride
it needs reconstruction.
THE EAST WILL DEMAND A CUT.
'Wlhen the Eugene Register says
"Oregon ought to have the whole of
the excess from the sale of the Ore
gon California land grant lands," no
one can doubt the truth of the state'
ment, and when that paper further
says, "The rest of tfhe United States
is not. entitled to a cent, for Oregon
alone has iborne the burden of inter
rupted development," again people
will say. "quite true, quite true."
But what Oregon should have and
what Oregon will get may differ
widely. It must Ibe admitted that
Senator Chamberlain, Congressman
Sinnott and Congressman McArthtiv
are making a good fight for the state
at Washington,, but .it must be re
membered that congress as a Whole
deals with this question. This means
that every senator and representative
from the eastern states will have his
say and his vote, and in the end the
bill may be badly warped ant
twisted from its original shape. The
great question is, how diplomatic will
our delegation Ibe in this fight thud
savins: to Oregon as much las possible
after the people from the east hava
had their say in the matter.
' No just criticism can be longed
against the delegation for it is doing
good work for the state, and even
if the heavy vote of the east divides
by half what we believe we are justly
entitled to, there still should be no
criticism of our senator and congress-
The Observer has been receiving
letters regularly of late from the
Bethlehem Steel company. That com
pany -writes us in the most seriouB
tone pleading that this paper take up
its cause against the government of
the United States. It seems that old
Senator... Tillman introduced a little
bill some time since advocating the
erection of a government armor plant
and the bill carries an appropriation
of eleven million dollars for tho pur
pose. We never heard from the
steel company unui tnai um umiiutcu
attention. Now we are on the com
pany's correspondence list. Tillman'?)
bill is all right. Not that the gov
ernment should go into business to
drive out privately owned enterprises
hut in order th.it armor plate may te
bought at a fair price. The. Bethelo-
hnm people are now wining to mnhs
nil kinds of concessions to the govern
ment if tho hill is killed. Better tie
them up in good tight contracts be
fore the Tillman measure is inm on
the table.
A Portland attorney, determined to
commit suicide, dressed himself in
full dress and laid his gloves nearby
before he turned on the final dose of
chloroform. Such consideration , for
the underpaid undertaker who is try
ing to eke out a miserable existence
is really remarkable ard shows won
derful forethought on the part of the
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4. , ...
The Mpdbrh Boy i
la more particular about his clothes than was the boy ten or a ;
dozen years ago. He wants his togs strictly in accordance with V.
the accepted style for Spring, 1916, and nothing else wffl please,.
him and ithat is just the kind of boy's clothing and furnishings y
we are showing. , , .
Smart, Practical, up to the Hour-Also our
Values are the Best-"-
BOY'S "BEST EVER" SUITS SPECIAL VALUE AT $5.00;
For Style, Low Price and Goodness, we will match these suits ,
with any others. Coats in Norfolk Style; Some with 2 pair v
pants. Full made, full lined, all seams capea, sizes o w iu yctuu.
Special Values ...
Boys' "Kaynee" Blouses
guaranteed color no tapes;
no strings. Special values 50c
Boys' New Spring Caps, the
great value at 50c
Boys' "Black Cat" Hosiery:
Triple knees, longest wear
.-. 25c
Boys' Medium Weight Union
Suits for Spring 50c up
..:$5.00
Boys' New Spring 4-in-hand
- Neckties, at ...... v.;.....r25o '
Boys' Suspenders, good ones
at - :...'. 25c
Boys' Fancy : Leather Belts;;
. at... .........:...:.........25c.
Little Boys' Wash. Suits,; all j
the new styles, priced at r'
. ... ;........75c to $2.00
Our Spring Grodons j& Stetsons
Have Gaptured the Town
These famous hats are more than ever in demand. Young
men and their youthful-spirited elders have taken a great
fancy to the New Stetson and Gordon Hats, which we are now
showing. .,
And there is one great "advantage in buying a Spring Hat
here for Stetson and Gordon hats have quality-to-the-last-stitch
that has proven itself in the wear through dozens of
years of hat making.
Store service here to match the hats in courtesy, prompt
ness, largest variety, and a personal interest in your patronage.
"GORDONS" $3.00 "STETSONS" $4.00
one who quit life's cares 'by his own
hand.
There is a little colored boy in
Iowa who refuses to salute the flag
'because he says "America is a whita
man's country." He has been
dragged into court and commanded to
submit. Probably a nickel's worth of
gum drops and a friendly talk would
solve this diplomatic crisis.
Fashionable society is having a
splendid time at Palm Beach, the on
ly drawback being the lack of foreign
titles. An importation of Kentucky
Colonels might serve as a temporary
substitute. Chicago News.
A man's wife Bhould select his
clothes, says the National Tailors' as
sociation. That, however, would in
volve letting her know in advance
that you were about to blow yourseif
to a new suit.
The war denartment says it has
received assurances of complete har
mony from Carranza. If thats true
it. is the first shaDment of the com
modity from Mexico in several years.
From the way in which the Port
land Chamber of Commerce is getting
advice from the press there must bo
something wrong with the Chamber's
way of doing things some things.
A newsnaDer man has been pun
ished for getting an uncensored mes
sage from Mexico through. Tho
army has won its first victory.
Billy Sunday says it is just as bad
to think a man a liar as to call him
one. Yet, but not so dangerous.
HUMOROUS AND SARCASTIC
The most popular general in Ger
many is Von HidenDurg. The best
known general in Russia is General
Retreat, but ho mny bo succeeded by
General Debility. General Indifference
commands in England. Auburn Cit-
An appeal has been made .to the
British women for greater economy
in dress during tho war. It strikes
the man that skirts- are about as
short as they can be made at present
without causing comment. Chicago
Herald.
St Louis children have raised by
popular subscription several thousand
dollars to buy an elephant, though an
elephant would be about the last thing
nn averae-e citizen with several thous
and dollars would buy. Chicago
News.
A Hooposton, 111., farmer has en.
Kaged a hired -,tsn and agived to fur
risii him gasoline for his automobile.
Tho 1916 model of tho Hired Man
down in Hoopeston differs considerab
ly from the old and familir-.r makes.
Chicago Herald.
Just because a bore asks you if
you've ever heard the story before
don't get Uhle idea that he isn't going
to tell it simply because you're ac
quainted with dt. Things like that
are entirely too good to happen.
Macon News.
'Any man could die of thirst in the
Sahara desert but some could pull the
same stunt in water up to their r.ecks.
New York World.
Badly Needed
"There will ibe no meeting of the
Good health Society Tuesday even-'
ing because of .the illness of so many
of the members." From the Wake
field Star.
Candor
Mistress ."Bridget, I told you twice
to have muffins for breakfast. Have
you no intellect?"
Bridget ''No, Mum; there's none.
in the house.' Christian Register.
SPUDS! SPUDS!
'We have some fine Early Rose Seed Potatoes
Onion Sets and all Kinds of Vegetable and Flower Seeds Vi
Fresh Fruits & Vegetables
New Cabbage
Spinach
Rhubarb
Fresh Tomatoes
Hot House Lettuce
Head Lettuce
Cauliflower
Green Onions
Radishes
Asparagus
i
Fresh Peas
Bananas
Good Sweet Oranges
Grape Fruit
Hood River
Arkansas Black Apples
Spitzenburg Apples
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