:, 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
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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
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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
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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.
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' 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.
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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
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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. . .