La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, May 13, 1916, Image 6

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Newspaper Page Text:, SATURDAY, MAY, 13, 1916, LA GRANDE EVENING , OBSERVER PAGE SIX THE OBSERVER BRUCE DENNIS. Editor and Owner Entered in the Postoffice at La Grande,- Oregon, as second class ;.. matter. . 5c 16c so fast turning to Mr. Wright. In j splendid boy vrth a , , . 1 !ture. For six years he had ftred an him is found honesty, square dealing,; mntwming to every discipline capability and sincerity the qualifi- and i.equj,.ement of lailroading. He cptions essential for the tremendous ! was the "next man up" for an engino, work that the Commission is called ! and to all appearances life was lo if. upon to do. NO BONDS, PLEASE. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Daily, single copy Si m..rti' 65-: A loan company that has many Daily,' per six months in advance $3,50 : louns in Union county has issued an Daily, per year in advance .... $7.00 I ordor t0 jt8 Extern Oregon agent tn Daily, by mail per year, m ad aJ bu(line8g out of Hood Biver wL ObserV-Star,' per 'year ' 'county because of hard, surface road in advance SLBO j bonds, , It has also issued orders to 1 ' "7, watch carefully the trend of sentiment Advertising rates on application. All j Umatilla und Union counties, plain- rafthVoe does not care to do ad appears. further business in these counties .f ' I li i- npnnltt rfhow a disposition to play .... , . . . . . Address all communications to THE, at the hard surface game. OBSERVER. 1710 Sixth Street. : These are facts, not amortization ' ""-I facts, but plain, cold,' stern, business ED. WRIGHT. . I f c.t8. . , j ' The understanding must necessur- But a few days remain until East- i!y f0now that a loan company is not ern Oregon Republicans choose a can- j infatuated with blanket mortgage on didnte for Commissioner of the Pub- any county where it does business. And it must also be understood that lie Service Commission which, to j thill pal.ticulaI. lottn complinv 1W not pluim, is a Railroad Commissioner, for i say Blt.cess 0f a bonding proposition jthe district lying cast of the Cascade would drive it from the county, but it ididates P'e 1,8 noirA, meaning if a large vot s ir Wen in favor or nara sunace him a pleasant drama with naught to mar. his happiness. '- : .;- A month ago ho became' ill, npt seriously ill, but felt badly. Yester day his remains was followed to the cemetery by a large concourse of friends and fellow workers. Snatched from life's duties when the sun had. hardly reached the zenith seems hard to contemplate, yet again we repeat that oft told adage, "the old must die and the young may die." IT IS NOT OYER. '"mountains. .' There are a number or cami T.. thia immtrtHnt nmce. 15UI W1UIV i . !j .. uuinn ..j...fs t" T , t . tibond8 lne company cons.oe.s - mcnts demanding Col. Roosevelt's 1 one cami.uuw w.v v.., tlme t0 gct noUse in oroer ana re- fa ..nonDllrtjsan. basis. Strickland Gillilan's "On agin, oft agin" applies very well to Col. Roosevelt's boom for the presidency. A few weeks ago it looked like the Colonel would be the nominee in spite of all standpat precedent. Then came a lull and out of that lull reactionary delegates were selected in such num bers that Roosevelt's nomination would seem an impossibility. But it is not over yet. Roosevelt will never have enough friendly dele gates to name him in the Republican national convention. Yet there is a great force at work. All eastern dailies are carrying paid advertise- kiiows to be possessed of especial fit- mess for the place. This county has not repeatedly some future election. Thus we see pluinly that it is neces uut'v nnt nnlv far Union countv to d-i- dieted Ed. Wright as county clerk feat the bonds ,)Ut to defeat them by without opposition in either primary a decisive majority. A close voto en or at the general lection, without hav- this question, even with the balance i i re: ..,.., ...,- f. ur. in favor of anti-bonds is a direct ing good and sufficient reason for so .... . , ., b .stroke at the business heart of the doi"K- ! county. tire oetore tne measure is put over at rw bn wht that word train's standing can be m any com munity. Ed. Wright is honest; he is capable;, possesses that peculiar THE OLD AND THE YOUNG. The death of B. B. Gibbs, one of the: popular firemen of the O.-W. qualification essential to successful brings ' to mind forcefully that the public official, and he is a worker. The people of the district who know Mr. Wright are largely for him. Sen timent in the past two weeks has shown a remarkable change toward him. When the Portland Oregonian in last Sunday's edition, realizing the importance of having a competent man in this office to be vacated by Mr. Aitchison urged Republicans to set aside any one man's personal or po litical fortune in order that the state night have service, it aroused senti ment for Ed. Wright in every corner of the district. The voters ure now aware of the importance of this office. They rea : liae that the Public Service Com mission is the focal point of the state's business, tad therefore must have men who are not only capable but thor oughly, sincere, in order that the pub He will got a. square deal in all mat ters coming before the Commission. And that is the reason sentiment is old must die and the young may die. B. Ii. Gibbs was in life's prime. A 3 hw ill mm0 means. We know now naru it is to head off the non-partisan sentiment when once it gets root. Look at "Our George" the king pin of the non-partisans, and who would dare say that he could not run again and be elected. Well, Roosevelt, to the nation is the superior of Chamberlain in Oregon wt.en it comes to getting the votes in the ballot box. So, keep a sha:p lookout. We are more convinced than ever thut Wali ! street and the extreme e3st is fright ened by the war ghost. Those intef ested are evidently paying for pub licity in the daily press and the Sat urday Evening Post to prevent the Republican party from making a monkey of itself at Chicago. And if the Republican party insists upon making a monkey of itself by failing to nominate the Colonel, if Hughes de clines, then watch carefully for the non-partisan move. It is in the an; and when once established, guess there will be little use for Republicanism or Democracy. The talk will ; be Roosevelt and Wilson with no party name attached. .... - :h ' PRODDING THE KAISER. NEW ARRIVALS f DRAPERY AND 1;', ' CURTAIN IBRiig'- To Help Make the Home Beautiful The drapery department annouiDcs tte arrival of new 'Cretonnes, 'Repps, Hilkolincs,-' Curtain Scrims, Marquisettes,, etc.'.,' '.; Curtain Materials '.that are new, stylish and really do beautify Just see the window display of new serins and of some very striking and tasteful patterns in Cretonnes of the popular old-rose and pink coloring also (vther beautiful patterns at the drapery department- v ' CRETONNES A big selection of New Colorings , 15c, 18c, 30c 40c, 53c yard CURTAIN SCRIMS The best values ever offered 1212c, 18c, 20c, 35c, 60c, yard New White Goods An extensive assortment of the new weaves in sheer, medium and heavy weights the most attractive white goods values we have ever shown in many a season. Advance orders enable us to quote unnuitehable' offerings at ......... ... ;...n. 10c, 12 l-2c, 18c, 20c, 25c, 35c, 45c yard 1 SHEER STYLES ARE '-" Plain voiles, splash voiles, check voiles, lace voiles, English voiles, crepe yoi . les, crepes, Swisses, dimities, etc. MEDIUM WEIGHT WHITE GOODS hi the-fashionable white gabardines and .poplins in plain weaves and stripes madras in plain stripe and cheek styles also pique, in' all sized cords; linen and Palm Beach suitings. At the yard : 15c to 50c HEAVY WEIGHT WHITE GOODS . Tn a great assortment of popular weaves for skirts and suits (labardines. Piques, Repp, Serge, Poplin, Wattle Cloth, (iof tines Moderate priced i ..18c to 50c Yd. J MM Absolutely Pure Made from Cream of Tarta i NO ALUM-NO PHOSPHATE by the bond advocates, and it known note of many of our ills. Now let Vic whereof it speaks. Murdock put the lid on the sugar Columbia county is broke today, bowl for a starter. Financially it is a wreck and many ' For the steenth time Americans years will be consumed in getting have been called out of Mexico. Ever, hack into shape because Columbia the strongest admirers of President countv neonle listened to Portland IWdlson will soon have to weaken on Wo are (joing to frankly admit that we are not a graduate in International law. But it does seem to us that now on every turn. His reply to the people who urged them to bond for his Mexican policy. President's note did not deal in pink hard surface Mgwways. tea language, but Cermany is not in- ' Read the following editorial in the dulging ir. pink teas just now. The Tax. Liberator on a recall of the reply did say in stern words of war- county court of Columbia county that riors what Germany would do, and ns now under way: the administration approved tho ,Ger-: "At the Columbia County budget I man Ktatement. .meeting m i.ecemoer tnree uu-.u. The cold weather has not killed the germ that grows the Union honie show, according to Union people who have been here the last few days. t V wilSi Am a t ifliv; us v i MEMBER FIDEMLKBERVE SYSTEM OF EANKS IT 13 R PLEASURE TO USTO"GUIDE" OUcVCUSTOMERS AND THEIR FRIENDS IN MAKING FINANCIAL. MOVES. OUR BANK IS A MEMBER OF THE 'FEDERAL RESERVE' SYSTEM OF BANKS WHICH STAND TOGETHER TO PROTECT THEIR DEPOSITORS. WE CAN TAKE OUR SECURITIES TO OUR DISTRICT RESERVE BANK AND GET MONEt. WHEN YOU PUT YOUR MONEY IN OUR BANK IT IS SAFE ANDIYOU CAN GET IT WHEN YOU WANT IT. COME IN. BANK WITH US. La Grande National Bank LA GRANDE, OREGON ' Capital $200,000.00, Surplus $!0.000.00r Resources $1,000,0;0.00 Fred J. Holmes, President; C C Penington, Vice President; F. L. Meyers, Cashier; E. Zumlel and H. E. Coolidge, Assistant Cashier. DIRECTORS ' rred J. Holmes. J. G. Snodcrast. J. F. Conley. C C Pnninsxon. H. ' 3. Brown ton, F. L. Meyers, A. Bloltlena, A. T. HlU, a. But now comes continual prodding ! and disapproval of this and that, in- dicating that Germany must each day be the subject of criticism from the administration. It may be justified. Sitting out here in the mountains of Eastern 0:-egon we may not be able to judge what is going on, but a com mon sense view, of the situation is that the dissatisfaction with Ger many's stand tas come very late -ind that continual prodding of any man forces a fight sooner or later. Ger many should have been dealt with firmly on the start, but inasmuch as she was not and things were per mitted to drift we can see no good J I season now for the White House to ! suddenly become extremely hard to i I satisfy, especially when the German ! Empire !::is me; the President half way and acceded to his demands, i ! The demand on (he part of Germany that England be made to observe in J ' ternatioual law also, is not without I 1 merit. Everyone who reads the daily I ! papers notices that notes to England j ' are net followed up and pushed with i the vitro- that the notes to Germany have Wen. England should have no favors shown, en if over four hun- divd very silly bankers and capitalists Cove insists it still has plenty of taxpayers voted tdmost unanimously cherries. There is nothing quite like to reduce the general road levy from Cove optimism and let us hope she is ten mills to three mills, i ne county not mjstaken. Court wholly ignored this request. - The recall is the result. ' 1 . "Excessive luxation in Oregon is Supporting La Grande's band is a bankrupting the state. Some people pleasant duty. Whether you dance elected to office seem to lose what- or not help out with the expenses to- ever common business sense they dnce possessed and go wild over excess ex penditure. I tie result is tnai vreguu is today the highest taxed and the least progressive state in the Union. There is nn intimate relation between these two. "Last year seven families left Ore gon to each new family coming into it. Excessive taxation is devastating the industrial conditions of the state. Oregon with all her latent resources is Actually decreasing in population, while other states west of the Missis sippi River are going forward by leaps and bounds. It is high time that the people should assert their rights and recall public officials who through their extravagances are re sponsible for these conditions. "The County Court of Columbia Countv in its utter disregard for the taxpayers has delt that ccuuity a blow from vhi:h it cannot recover for years. Its members should be recalled and officers should be elected who will have some regard for the interests of those who elected them." The ladies of the Neighborhood club night. Keep up your courage, Mr. Candi date, the agony will not last much longer. Next Friday will be both lucky and unlucky, according to viewpoint taken by candidates. A nibble now and then on town property convinces one that things are coming back. Well, it was a short summer, but very delightful.-' Notice to Grangers.. Blue ' Mountain Grange ' will cele brate "Home Coming Day": 'at their hall on May 20, at eleven a. in. All . former members of thi3 ; grange ar cordially invited to attend. The af ternoon meeting being open and all farmers are welcome. of this country did wire the king of have again shown their anility to sc. l iv., 1 lvfc mid foster the irood things. Tho every assistance except bearing arms in the European conflict. Xeut-nlity is fine and should b'l preserved at any cost, but such acts ins the four hundred capitalists com mitted tears down our neutrality that tho rank and file of the country hope to keep in tact. ASK COLUMBIA COUNTY? E. Ooolide. I Those who sincerely feel '.nat Union county should voto the $100,000 bond issue for 'bird surface roads should i ask Columbia comity people what they i j think of such a move for Union 1 1 count j Columbia county has tasted of thiV mmwm j alleged delightful fruit, as portrayed piny, Znngwill's "Melting Pot." as staged by the ladies is receiving the volumes of praise to which it is en titled. Every member of the caste was a decided success, and to Mrs. Norman Frees falls great credit for staging the production. The Oro Pell canyon has been a bad one this week. Black clouds filled the canyon in early morning only to be dispelled by sunshine for a short time and then came more clouds. It has been one bad week from a weather standpoint. Bishop William Lawrence of Boston urges simpler living among American people, ami in that he hs hit the key in - -- .;" .....M.J' FRED AV. ASHLEY. k ft ' s r.v . Jtr-: i' f 1 mJ 1 4" s ti v 1 t Enterprise man who seeks joint rep 1 resentativeshap nomination, by Re-t publuan party for Union and Wal Iowa counties. . Fewer laws lower taxes,, efficiency and. rrvke are so Jna of his policies. . .