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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (June 29, 1916)
J, STAGE FOUR V LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 191?.;. THE OBSERVER BRUCE DENNIS, Editor and Owner Bute red in tho Postoffice at La Grande, Oregon, as second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Daily, single copy 6c Daily, per week 16c Daily, per month 66c Daily, per six months in advance $3.60 Daily, per year in advance .... $7.00 Daily, by muil per year, in ad vance $4.00 it Weekly Observer-Star, per year I t in ArivnnpA 21. DU life for another campaign all hope of his cooperating with the Republicans would be Rone, doubtless forever. Now, his declination cannot fail to exalt him in the estimation of his countrymen. Indeed it is not incon ceivable that if he throws himself wholeheartedly into the fight for Hugbos he may yet be the dominant personality of the campaign. J J J J WAR WITH MEXICO IN 18)8 Advertising rates on application. All copy for display advertising must reach the office the day before the ad appears. Address all communications to THE OBSERVER, 1710 Sixth Street. SANK Y1EW. The Independent, which is succes sor to Harper's Weekly, gives the fol lowing editorial comment on the Hughes nomination: The conventions at Chicago havt demonstrated two facts. One is tht irresistible power of public opinion. There were but two serious candidates at Chicago. The politicians wanted neither of them. They had to takt one of them or they would have had to take the other. The politician is impotent when public opinion suffici ently bestirs itself. The nomination of Mr. Hughes, like that of Mr. Wilson four years ago, was made in spite of the politicians, though in the case of Mr. Hughes, those gentlemen capitu lated more gracefully. The presence of two such candidates in the field during the coming campaign presents a new hope for the rising power of the people over their self-appointed managers. Mr. Hughes is a man whom every body respects und who will command support outside the limits of his own party. His record is honorable, his ability is proved and his character is irreproachable. He had no part in the factional fight of 1912, and is the one man to reunite the divided party. The convention demonstrated nsi well the bigness of Theodore Roose velt. In the face of a demand of un paralelled vigor and insistence from the party which he created that he bear their standard once more he has not yielded. Ho has taken the broad er view. He will support Mr. Hughes and it will not be easy. For it will mean going back to the party which he left because he believed it hud com mitted a crime of which he was the victim. Outrages along the border 4 and on the property of Amcri- J cans who had obtained conces- .-ions in Mexico stirred both J countries. s Mexico was full of military 5 .hiefs rivalling for national J, lende: ship. An American army was sent to the bolder. rhinites followed on Ameri can soil and American somieis wire tilled. The war was fought without a foiniiil declaration of war by congress. President Polk simply 'r declaring a state of war e'sl- F.7fl IWI nu Tho nam iaj apiJiuAiuuiw uix,uv , bUlU ttftll IB iiuiu ill iaj;o C". ....,, to the number of about 10.000. When the soda anal is removed from one of these holes the hole immediately re- : fills with a deposit of equal quantity. Many experiments have been made by chemists who agreed that the soda aah is 99 per cent pure and the refine ment can lie carried on at a minimum expense. The property under the con trol of the American Soda Products company, of which John D. Spreckles is the principal promoter, embraces j:bout nine square miles. MR. M 'EACH RON IMPROVES Grande School Teacher , Regaining Strength Rapidly t, in;r iy von of Mexico's acts. h J 'b "The worst is past; I have had my appendix removed and have just re turned from the hospital. The at tack was hard and long when it did come." So writes E. A, McEachron, manual training instructor here, from Cali donia, Ilk, to P. A.. Anderson of this city. Mr. McEachron was suffering with the malady before he left here. LITTLE RAMBLERS. Are we all sufficiently appreciative oi those, who by their energy and good purpose have made Chautauqua and the Riverside Park a present reality? Why is it that a certain number of automobile owners think they are privileged to disregard all rules and regulations at the Qhautauqun park? , Did you ever join a picnic lunch party with one who did not hesitate to let you know by manner and ac tion that their basket was the only one fit to cat from? Why it is that some who are truly great in benevolence spoil it all by constantly talking about it, making the Ego greater tihian the Idea. Did you ever meet those who are ul wavs "dog-tired" yet are woefully slighted if not placed on all important committees? i Is it not wonderful that one smile will radiate an entire audience? Doine iust one thing a day worth while makes one glad they are living. AUNT rHUKBY, Washington County Woman Buried Hillsboro, Or., June 24. the fun eral of Mrs. Elizabeth C. Davis, liv ing near this city, was held at the Tualatin Plains Presbyterian church. .j ! yesterday afternoon, and 'burial was nuu in xnu cemetery noaroy. one was horn in 1853 and came to Ore gon in 1874, and was married to Mr. Davis in 1884. She died test Wed nesday at Rockaway where she had been taken in the hope of receiving some benefit from the sea air. De ceased is survived by the husband, T. R. Davis; two sons, Charles and Thomas, two sisters and two brothers. Alkali Lake Deposit To Be Developed. Bend, Or.. June 28. That the soda ush deposit at Alkali lake, in Lake county, about 45 miles northeast of Paisley, will be developed by the American Soda Products company, of San Francisco, was announced yes terday by L. Young, of ' Paislev. tho original locator of the property. Machinery has been ordered and will It will mean supporting al"n'ivein Bend about the middle of man with whom he is not sympntheti by tmperment and from whom he be lieves he has not received fair treat ment in the post. Whatever the mer its of this belief the fact that he holds it makes the path a hard one. His re fusal to accept the Progressive nomi nation is a stunning blow to most, of the Progressives who followed the ex odus four years ago, burned their po litical bridges behind them and staked their all on his leadership. But the Progressive party is disintegrating and if Mr. Roosevelt galvanized it into next month from Portland, and will be shipped to the property for immed iate installation. It is expected that the refining of the product will begin within three weeks after the machin ery is received und shipments by large auto trucks will start immed iately. Present plans provide for a daily capacity of 50 tons of the soda ash product. Just as soon as conditions warrant the capacity will be increased to 200 tons daily, but this will prob ably not come until the construction of the Stralhoni railroad to Lakeview via Paisley. The deposit at Alkali is practically inexhaustible. The visible supply is sijis& mm W12YI SEETHE MEN WITH THEIR CHESTS OUT AND THEIR HEADS ERECT, WITH INDEPENDENT WALK AND CONFIDENT AIR. THEY ARE INDEPENDENT BECAUSE THEY HAVE BANK ACCOUNTS. WHILE OTHER MEN WASTED THEIR TIME AND MONEY THEY WERE PUTTING SOME INTO THE BANK. , MAKE YOURSELF INDEPENDENT BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. BANK SOME MONEY NOW. BANK WITH US WE PAY 4 PER CENT INTEREST 62 rc Money for Improved Farm Loans La Grande National Bank LA GRANDE. OREGON Capital $200,000.00, Surplus $60,000.00, Resources $1,000,000.00 Fred J. Holmes, President; C. C. Penington, Vice President; F. L. Meyern, Cashier; E. Zundel and H. E. Coolidgo, Assistant Caihlera, DIRECTORS Frd J. Holmes, J. G. Snodgrast, J. F. Conley, C C. Penington, H. 8. Browston, F. U Merer, A. Blokland, A. T. Hill, H. E. Coolidf. Coast Defense Asked. BY JOHN BARTRAM KELLY. Portland, Ore., June 29. From Montana to 'Jlte Pacific Ocean there has arisen during .recent months a demand, persistent and serious, that the mouth of the greatest river on the Pacific toast of America, the en trance to the 250,000 square miles of American teritory, known as the Co lumbia Basin and the Inland Empire, receive governmental recognition by uho establishment there of a naval base of the first class, with adequate fortifications to protect this invest ment. The acorn from which this mighty oak of sentiment has grown is known as the Columbia Naval com mittee. In January F. C. Harley and Wallace R. Struble started the move ment in Astoria. The necessity for the naval base was an easy matter to prove. The Pacific Coast is so help less at this moment that our military experts say that in case of an in vasion the first stand American, troops could make would be in the Bear River Valey in Utah. That means the exacuation of the Pacific Northwest. Our naval base at Brem erton is entirely unprotected from a Hank or rear attack so long as there is no adequate defense at the mouth of the Columbia. Furthermore it is located 132 miles from the ocean and its entrance i3 dominated by territory of the greatest sea power in the world. Strategically, the moutilv of the Columbia is the key to the North west. From it to Alaska is open American roadstead and the shortest routes. Jt is the nearest point to Yo kohama. It is the entrance to the wheat belt, to three-fourths of our trans-continental lines, to a 500 mile navigable waterway, and to the only water grade route to the Northwest. These are arguments which the resi dents of the basin considered before making their demands. Commercial bodies of Eugene, Salem, Portland and Astoria have endorsed the move ment. Jn March! the city of Spokane, uniting with the naval base commit tee, held a preparedness convention in wnicn live states wei represented. This convention was held at the sug gestion of P. N. Bernard of Kalispell, jvionc. mx nundreu Portland business men have sent a long omnibus tele gram to Washington in six sections, urging tihe necessity of the naval base. The present status of the campaign is considered favorable. Secretary Daniels is considering the naval re port of 1900 in conjunction with the army report of 1916. Chairman of naval committees in the House and Senate are both friendly to the Haw ley and tane bills for the establish ment of tibe naval base. Jew Mid-gummer ffiyles WOMEN'S NECKWEAR Just in Direct From New York ?25c50c Every collar fresh, distinctive and different from any ever shown" before :v ": large ai'or and circular collars, fichus effects, small collars, etc., of voile, batiste, ,, organdy and other sheer dainty materials. There is just a limited number of these ;' ' pretty collars and you know how popular the neckwear counter at this store i . s and how fast such good neckwear sellsat '. . . ; .' :. 25c and 50cTake just a little tip and choose early, fo r these are the new styles and many womenwill want them. . - A Fad That is Gaining in Popularity; COMBING - JACKETS You can Easily Make One Made from Fancy Turkish Towels or Toweliniw with a piece of ribbon to bind it and to make a tie in front. We have just receivedsome new Turkish Toweling by the yard with c olored stripes which was made especially forCombing Jackets and is priced at 40c yard Also Fancy Turkish Towels with co'ored borders priced at 50c and 85c each We are Offering the Greatest Values in PONGEE SILK at 150c YARD Several pieces which .were bought before the raise in (price of all silks. Is of fine natural lustre, good weight, 34 inches wide Pongee Silk is the prettiest and most practical wash material there is for waists, dresses, middies, children's wear, kimonos, etc. and it is the most popular material this summer. Beautiful Draperies That will appeal strongly to all ! J homo lovers, may be seen in great J assortment in our drapery section. S New cretonnes in beautiful new S patterns, per yard ' .18o, 25c, 30c, 40c, 50c j New Curtain Scrims, the greatest! values ever offered, per yard ! 112 1-2C, 18C, 20C, 25c, 35C, 60c ," This is the Place to Buy Men's, Women's and J Boys' j Bathing Suits l Assortments are complete. Qualities J liable and Prices most moderate. I nr - -r. . . . . . , women s xsatning suits, in one piece, knitted I styles, some with lacing on the sides of skirt J J and at neck, pretty collars trimmed with con- I trasting colors. Priced $1.2g to $5.00 J Men's Bathing Suits, in one-piece styles that ' l button on the shoulder. Priced at $1.00 to $5.00 J Boys' and Girls' Bathting Suits .25c to $1.00 ! J Women's Bathing Caps 25c to 50c The Satisfactory Hose For Men "Interwoven" Hose is guar anteed. Scores of men will have no other kind made of the best yarns, dyed with the best German dye the same uoaq sAvMrn sbii asoq poo3 with no rise in price as most all things have done. Interwoven Hose, of light weight cotton in all styles with a fine finish that won't wash out, pair 25c Interwoven Hose of Fibre Silk, pair 35c. 3 for . . .$1.00 Interwoven Pure Silk Hose, pair 50c Savoy Hotel Guests. Karl J. Stackland, Cove; C. Austin, Elgin; W. H. Briggs, Robena Briggs, Stnrkey; D. McClelland, Kumela; J. Manning, Baker; Mrs. Bert Anderson, Alicel; Mrs. Ed Holfman, Enterprise; Peter Arnoldus, Clarence Bettes, Mrs. Geo. Haneke, Wallowa; A. J. Wisdom, Ed Darling and wife, D. Dunlap, El gin; B. Strong; Oscar Iampkin, D. Harris, Max Shultz, City. General Manager's Report- General manager's report for tihe weuk ending June 24, l'.Ufi. The fire department had one call to a chimney tire at the home of Kobt. Rostock, June 21st, Nine volunteers were out. The damage was nominal. The water superintendent is at the intake, lie had two men repairing and overhauling such things as were noted during tho last meter reading. They began meter reading. Their wages amounted to $!4.i0. Tho pulice arrested one for the state, two for failure to secure a dog license, one for being drunk and one for violating traffic ordinance. They col Us lew S'J.'i.PO (lines and served 1.3 n.ai... ine uog catoiier win swear nut warrants for the arrest of the de linquents who have failed to get li censes for their dogs. They have been delinquent since March 1st. The street superintendent had a team and driver for J28.50. a White wing for $15.00 and bought $10.70 cross walk lumber. He had four and a half days work done by prisoners. He repaired two cross walk on Spruce and V, Spruce and R and built a new alley cross walk on Washington between First and Cedar. He swept some of the paved stieets to remove nails and gravel and flushed some. He also sprinkled the macadam streets and cleaned gutters and catcih basins. Tho recorder reports 25 tines; $1 pound fees; 50 cents for one building permit and $7 dog licenses. He is sued dray license on $110 treasurer's receipt und hawker's license on $5 receipt- Ho drew a warrant for $225 allowed at the last meeting of the commission, and one for $5 to refund overpayment of a sewer assessment. He drew a warrant in payment of bond No. 2, District No. 1-A for $1000 as ordered and on the Imp. Bond Interest fund for $300 for in terest on Imp. Bond No. 2. The treasurer collected $57 water rent; $129.97 Road fund from Park fund for work done by street depart ment on the Park; $30 dray license; $5 hawker license; $283.11 Imp. Dis trict Installments; $79.40 Imp. Dist. Interest; $13.78 principal and $13.05 Interest Imp. District No. 93; $5.05 principal and ?4(!5 Interest Imp. Dist. No. 88; $2.70 Interest District No. 90; $9.85 Interest District No. 97 and $1.50 Interest Sowere one Section five. He paid $44.10 water warrants; 130.22 Park warrants; $225 Imp. Dist. Interest; $875 special interest; $10.00 general warrant and $1.01 in forest on same. There is again adverse comment in the papers concerning the action of the commission in the South Fourth street assessment. Mr. Slater has answered these so no misunderstand ing may result. Would beg to sr.y that tho warrants in payment of this work were issued about three years ago. So far the nly action taken was to prevent as rcsoment. No action whatever has been taken M prevent payment of those warrants. While the city would resist pay ment it is up to the aggrieved parties to bring action or stop making in-.-inuations. Respectfully submitted. F. J. I.AFKY. General Manager. LI .. igr vt-rno aArmav t miocv)M9 Vmiirv I imX; I iII!lf J. TO KNOW Uwr X THINK OP IT. "THAT ?-35m. is ONOONVrorAL. TO 8IN WtH, j5S ou havs a wert-c ucHTery com.' S . . -7 TSJT t :? " 7:-x Your erMpuyfes 5 J .JyJ in rne rest cf thc boilpiwc t ItL. ORKINC vjNTDeR. CONDITIONS : ;r - lfj human bsincs J ' VX ' i-TV THAT'S MY OPINION M'! ii : ,.fO
