La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, April 08, 1916, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextfAOK FOUR LA , GRANDE , EVJSWN0 . OBSERVER THE OBSERVER BRUCE DENNIS, Editor and 6wnr, JEntered in the Postoffice at L Grande, Oregon, as second class matter. (.: SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Daily, single copy ........... 6c Daily, per week ' 15c Daily, per month . . .'. . , (ioc Daily, per six months in advance $3.50 Daily, per year in advance . . . . .$7.00 Daily, by mail per year, in ad-, : . ' vance . . $4.00 Weekly Observer-Star, per year in advance ..$1.5C Advertising rates on application. All copy for display advertising ' must ; reach tbe office the day before th ;.. ad appears. Address all communications to THE OBSERVER, 1710 Sixth Street I am living here at the New Cain Hotel. This is a concrete five-story building not far from the courthouse and the governor residence. It has some rooms with baths and an elevator that runs now and then ununllv then. Colonel Roosevelt as the Republi-1 Like most of the Alaska hotels it has can presidential nominee is by no no dining-room, and one must en out 1 ROOSEVELT IN FAVOR. After years and years of waiting for a railroad Marshfield is now having the usual fight as to where the depot shall be located. Evidently tho Marshfield people are very much like other folks. . .' ,;;y. Give a little thought to fixing up tho parking and to setting out a few trees, this year. V In .years to -come those trees, will stand as .monuments to your memory.' , How about; local baseball ? Grant Lincoln does not live here now. ;' Not long' until the swimmers will invade the river. . .- ; Get ready to drink buttermilk when the hot days come. LIVING CHEAI IN ALASKA. means longer' out of the question Every day brings the Colonel more in : favor, and every day men who have bitterly opposed him in tho past como out squarely in interviews advocating bis nomination this year. It is noticeable that the Colonel himself is waging1 no fight for tha honor. That ho would appreciate tho nomination no one need fear, but he 'la laying no wires and asking no one for support. If he ia nominated it will be done because the nation wants and demands him, and such a nomi , nation would make him very strong at the fall electoin. . With Harding of Ohio as tempo rary chairman of the national con vention, however, it is easy to see that the anti-Roosevelt national com mittee is doing all in its power to RAILROAD PREPAREDNESS NEC etop the Colonel, for it was Harding ' ESARY FOR MILITARY DEFENSE. for his meals. I have to walk two or three blocks to the restaurants, but all strangers do likewise. The food is excellent, and comparatively ' cheap. These Alaskans have big appetites, and the caterers make their portions large enough to satisfy them. One order of chops or steak is sufficient for two, and a single order of. crack ed crab' is more than one man can eat. The crabs sold here are as big around as a dinner plate, and as de- licious as any served in Washington city. At some of the restaurants soup, potatoes and one kind of des sert is served with each order, so that a meal really costs less than a similar one in the States. Frank G. Carpenter, in The Christian Herald. who hailed Taft as the greatest pro gressive and then the fight was on in' 1913. It would indeed be hard for (The Bulletin) 'One of tho most important factors Williams of Oregon, Penrose of Penn- f Preparedness for military defense .ylvania, or Barnes of New York to ZJ&Zi.X..TX? Zte5atrfVZoteve tha ttne at Sn Francisco the ottier" h Pf r.. f 1 SJ i i ' "u the y f country is but at the present moment each oflto b quickly and effectively mobil- thMfl three men n in rr wi.h mnnv A: . r ... -i . many other members of tho national com mittee are afraid to come out in open opposition to the Colonel, for they fear his strength in the convention. . Rev. L. S. Chapman may become a valuable man in the Grande Rondc valley in a material sense as well as spiritual. He is thoroughly familiar with the canning business not can ned sermons, but fruit and vegetable canning. It might be well for the val ley to insist on employing this man for six days each week to get a good cannery on its feet. Dan Boyd, of Enterprise, Bays: "It would do your soul good to see Enterprise grow. Not a day passes hardly that some new building is not projected or a new home arranged used in time of war. the railroads should know ahead of time what is expected of them. Army officers and railroad officers should get together to work out definite plans. "For example, if the government wouia ten us exactly how many men it would place in passenger coaches and sleeping cars, how many horses it would put in stock cars, how many cannon, caissons, and what quanitiy of ammunition it would put in a box car, whether or not it could use eon. dolas, and how many cars, locomo tives and trains it would require to move a given' number of men. we could then lay our plans in advance ana oe ready when the real emergency arose.. . . . . . "Railroad preparedness is . not a question of cars and facilities so much as it is an understanding as to how they are to be handled. Recently during the rush of traffic produced by for." And Boyd's story is backed up I ? ""an war, the Southern Pa fcy every other Enterprise man who W Jgl 1L ? comes this way.' i traffic, with Ha regular facilities, and s there was no hardship to anyone be- ' "Turn the Indians loose," says cause we were (warned ahead and Uncle Sam and with that a number ) planned accordingly. In time of need ' of Aipaches were employed to hunt the Company can, handle from 100 to down Villa. It is an Indian's job all i 2?J)er e.n ,mo? than i4t noal rich j wv w( 1.. j I traffic, if it Is given, a chance to 3 V" . J7 5 """' mobilize its resources' war in Europe was responsible for the recent car congestion. "The diffi culty began really in the ports of Europe, where ships carrying the enormous war cargoes could not be unloaded and promptly returned to this country.. The lack of ships caused all the available ' wharf warehouse space to be quickly filled up, and then the freight cars could not be unloaded for luck of warehouses. From New York to New Orleans, to Galveston, and then westward through Tucson and Los AngeleB, the congestion spread to the Pacific Coast. It was like a stream of water that, when stopped in its flow at any point, backs up all along the line." . ; GEMS FROM THE BIBLE. I. Corinthians. XIII) Thoua-h II sneak with the tongues of men and of angels; and have not char- lity, I am become as sounding Drass, P6r a tinkling cymbal. . 2. And though l have tne gut oi prophecy, and understand all myster ies, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith!, so that I could remove mountains, and have not chanty, 1 aim nothing. 8. And though I bestow all my irnoris to feed the ooor. and though I onve mv bodv to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. . 4. Charity sutreretn long, ana is kind; charity envieth not; chanty vaunteth not ltaelf , is not puffed up. K. Doth not behave itself unseem. ly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoKea, inmKeui no evii; 6. Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the trutn; 7. Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endareth all things. - 8. Charitv never f aileth: but whether there 'be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, thev shall cease: whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. 9. For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. ' , 10. But when that which is per fect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. ; 11. When II was a child, x spaxe as . . .1 . i.ii j . . a child, l unaerscooo as a i-nuu, i thougihlt as a child; but when I be came a man. l put away cniiuisn things. 12. I' or now we see through a glass,' darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also' I am known. 13. And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest' of these is chanty. 9 Dame Fashion J J . J ' THE FORUM ft . ' -J ' aa. will get the reward. Mr. Kruttsehnitt explained how the 'ttlwaa crvOv 3 MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SKSTEM OF BANKS v OVER ONE HUNDRED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS SN GOLD WAS PUT UP BY THE FEDERAL RESERVE" SYSTEM OF BANKS, IN TWO DAYS, AS A BASIS ON WHICH THE U. S. GOVmRNMENT ISSUES MONEY. OUR B"NK IS A MEMBER OF THIS "FEDERAL RE SERVE" STTEM. WE CAN TAKE OUR SECURITIES TO OUR DISTRICT ''FEDERAL RESERVE" AND GET MONEY. YOU CAWTGET YOUR MONEY WHEN YOU WANT IT WHEN IT IS DEPOSITED IN OUR EANK. BANK WITH US. La Grande National Bank LA GRANDE, OREGON Capital (200,000.00, Surplus $50,000.00, Resources $1,000,000.00 Fred J. Holmes, Preident; C. C. Penington, Vice President; F. L. Meyers, Cashier; li. Zundel and H. E. Coolidge, Assistant Caehiera. DIRECTORS Fred J. nolmes, J. G. Snodgrass, J. F. Conloy, C C. Penington, H. S. Brown ton, F. L. Meyers, A. Blokhvnd, A. T. Hill, H. E. Coolidge. PAVEMENT ISSUE AGAIN. La Grande, April 8. (To the Edi tor) We hear a great deal about the ease with which a bond issue of $400,000 could be paid off. . Accordf tag to some of the enthusiasts the i0 miles of hard surface road wduld roracticallv Pttv for itself, no one would be harmed and everybody would, be benefited. They ought to know very well that it has not worked out that way with our paved city streets: Some of the deplorable conditions that aire alleged to exist in the valley on account of the lack of paved roads, exist right here in La Grande strangely enoughs on account ot paved streets. Here is where will be found people that are heartsick and whose bank accounts are stunted be cause a powerful paving company some years ago worked up a lot ol impetuous enthusiasm among a few who in turn rushed the rest off their feet in order to pave a lot of streets before the property owners' fully real ized what it meant for them. A great many of them now find it impossible to even raise the interest on these im provements. If the reader doubts this statement let him listen to the report of City Manager Lafky to the ltr"'!l'jQ city commission published on page 8 7 "5 v.l of your issue of March 2Srd. The I hav said report concludes as follows: "I beg to call the commission s attention to the fact that the city paid out over $5000 (Improvement Bond Interest more than it collected. This fund is overdrawn more than $9000. An ef fort must be made to force the de linnucnts to pay up at least the in terest. Other cities including Port land are having the same trouble." Wo are asked if it would not be wise to put our prejudices and per sonal inclinations to one side far a while and deal with facts. It cer tainly would be wise 'but let us look at and deal with all the facts: favor able as well as unfavorable. The above is one fact to ponder over and here is another one: All the advo cates of paved roads assume that af ter the road is paved there is no more expense. Isn't it a fact that our paved streets cost a great deal to keep clean ? In every report by Man ager Lafky there is a large item of expense for street cleaning. Wouldn't a narrow strip of paved road out in the valley have dust canned onto it by vehicles and dust and sand by the winds? I think if you look it up you will find that as much or more money is spent every year now for keeping paved streets clean as was spent oil all the streets for all purposes before any of them were paved. The prop erty owner has the pleasure(?) of i having the assessor raise the value of his property, of paying principal, in terest and cost of cleaning and then being called a "pest" because he at last rebels and protests against any more of it. The -worst of it is that on account of these drains on his pocket book he often cannot make necessary improvements of the premises. The property becomes run-down and no ono wants to 'buy or rent it, just as vou said in vour editorial comment. I do not doubt the good intentions of tho hnd advocates but the Bible says the road to hell is paved with e-ood intentions. However that may le, it has been demonstrated that too much pjiving may lead to having con siderable "boll" right here. A critic in your issue of March I 11 - ii s-. i r r w Mir K n SA: M M it im . - l - I m- ' Km I. III! II .11 II 1 ii I fere i I X:j J1VL I ii r l THE final word has been spoken on Easter styles. Possibly you have waited until the last moment to complete your Holiday wardrobe. Per haps you were afraid of buying in haste and wearing: m repentances , Now, the last style-word has been said Dame Fashion has no more instructions to give. ' Styles are just as titiey will and must be. ' " ' ' And, now that you are ready to. choose, you are invited to our show-rooms to se-,. lect from our complete stock of top-style, top-quality garments. '" : i ,T ' '',;' If you are bewildered by . our many styles and models, call in an expert for; ' advice. Oui sales-people, will be proud and delighted to give their opinion, as ; to what becomes you best and what will serve you most faithfully! ' " Unusual Showing of the Newest Spriing Suits. Priced fit :..!.:. "' :-" I $15.00, $17.50, $20.00, $22.50 up to $40.00 ' Unusual Shown of the Newest Spring Coats. Priced at ....... ................r..;.$8.00, $9.00, $12.50, $15.00, $17.50 to $35.00 ' Unusual Showing of the Newest Spring Silk Dresses. - Priced at ,....... .;, . .......--..i.-.-.l.:.A..;::..:$10.00, $15.00, $1:7.50, $22.50 upto $35,00;,, " ;, ; Unusual Showing of the Newest Spring Blouses. Priced at .....1... I. ..$1.25, $1.50, $2.50, $3.25, $4.50, $5.00 up to $10.0p gravel roads: "If a road that is dusty when its dry, muddy when its wet and rough all the time is a good road. then those roads must necessarily be good roads." One of these roads (from ilsland City to Moss Chapel) is I as having been bunt so years have been over that road al most every year for 26 years and I do not remember of ever seeing any one do any work on it, or of it look ing as though any work had been done on it. Does anyone mean to tell me that if our paved streets were left to eTiift for themselves that long that they would have no mud in wet weath er and no dust in dry weather and that they would not be rough ? They aro forever being washed and swept but a gravel road is no good if it ever needs attention. Rather queer logic thatt Those gravel roads were built without any modern machinery, they were probably not even rolled nor was the gravel screened. At that they are not much rougher than our own paved Spring avenue. After wo have a gravel road we can always cover it with asphalt if we see fit to do so and can get the asphalt for a reasonable price. We have been told about the pioneers who emigrated to the West in spite of the "posts," yes sir, and in spite of hsving no paved roads to travel on. Thev unlike the present day travelers, did not expect others to literally pave the way for them. A good many of those Relf- samo pioneers are now called "moss gathering posts" because they can not be stampeded into approving of an extravagant luxury. Oh, well, Mr. Editor, a post is a pretty good thing to tie to. I hope the voters of Union county will bo well enough "posted" to defeat this proposition of a hurry-up bond issue. ! J. H. BLUMENSTEIN. er home. The daughter's ambitions for the stage did not wane but her father was strongly opposed to her plans. After their return to Denver MHbs Durbin attracted the favorable notice of .Madam Modjeska, the fam ous actress. This followed' a private renearsai in which Modieska .was the only auditor and in which Miss Dur bin gave some portrayals from Shake speare and a few of the deeper inter pretations of human life from Victor Hugo. The result was an engagement with Modjeska which continued for a year or two. Maude Durtnn married Ottis Skin ner, who is regarded as one of the pre mier's of the American stage. Twenty-Four Years Ago Milton Kelley, for over twenty years editor of the Idaho Statesman, died in Boise last week. The death of his wife occurred about a month ago. The Elgin train brought up sixteen cars of railroad ties yesterday even ing. Soliciting committees are at work throughout the county soliciting stock for the Alliance Flouring mill to be built in La Grande. The capital stock is $25,000 and no one person is allowed to hold more than $500 worth of stock. There was a meetine of the citv council Monday evening to open the bids for the bond issue of $30,000 for the construction of water works. The bid of Spitzer & Co. of Toledo, Ohio, was the best,- their bid being $30,000 less $284 commission. ! ! SCRAPS OF THE PAST. 4 4 4 4 I 4 THE SPICE OF LIFE A little over 25 years ago La Grande was the home of a sixteen year old school girl who attracted much notice as an elocutionist and in amateur threntrical entertainments. Her name was Maude Durbin and her father, W. L. Durbin, was a train dis ra.tr.her. After a few vears the 22n1, says, referring to our preiwnt j family removed to Denver, their form- Wonder What He Meant "It's hard," said the sentimental landlady at the dinner ti'ble, "to think that this poor little lamb should be destroyed in its youth just to cater to our appetites. "Yes," replied the smart boarder, struggling with the portion, "it is tough." Slightly Previous A colored man who had contracted a debt some years ago with one of our merchants enme to town the other day and called on his old creditor. "Didn't you eplam to me that if I settled up that account you would give me a llowance?" said the darky to the mediant. "Yes I did say so Sam," replied the merchant. "If you are ready to settle your bill now I will make you a good allowance," and the mechant waited for the colored man to pull out : his ipocketbook. : ! "Well, sir, I Wasn't got the moiiejr jus' now but 1 thought I'd home in for the 'lowance; my wife wants to get hersel' a shawL" National Monthly. "Pa, a man's wife is his better half., isn't she?" "We are told so my son." "Then if a man marries franco ftom isn't much left of him is there?" Bos ton transcript. Not Much A 'Soldier had died, and a verv nn- popular seargeant was making a "vol untary" levy of a shilling per man to be sent to the dead soldier's widow. He came to Mick, an Irishman, who was always in trouble and who hated the sergeant. "Now, Mick, my man,' where is your shilling?" Mick slowly put his hand in his poc ket and as slowly withdrew it. He looked lovinly at the shilliing as it lay in his palm, and then passed it over to the sergeant. "There it is," he said, "and I'd glad ly make it a sovereign if it was for you" .The Case Of Solomon The One I can't understand whv old man Solomon was considered such a wise guy when he married 700 wives. The other Well, that's enough to put any man wise. Rather Difficult Cheerful one to newcomer, on being asked what the trenches are like "If" you stand xm vou pet sniped; if you keeps down you gets drowned; if yop move about you get shelled, and it' you stand still you gets court-martialed for frost-bite." Punch. His Handicap First reporter "Senator BuHyun must have been a bright baby." Second reporter ''Why do you think. so?- First reporter "In an interview he told me he began life as a schoolteach er." Indianapolis Stur. ff ..v l. 7 -ii' !-: .-,:. ''.