FRIDAY, JULY 14; 191ft.1
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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
yfjp "DCI7Dn"D -'ture would insure lower rather than
1 rill WOkJIUTV V Hivjjwher rates. But La Grande's water
1 . j system has been completed for many
BHUCE DENNIS. Editor and Owner ,yearg and the watcr department 0f
this city has been quite profitable, and
Cstered in the PostofBce at I is yet. There is good reason to be-
Grande, Oregon, as second class ieve tnat Under such a favorable con-
ntter. ' dilion La Grande might -begin to con-
tcmplate a lower rnte for irrigation
SUBSCRIPTION BATES. 'aMd thus increase the beauty of the
Daily, single copy oc
Daily, per week 16c
Daily, per month 65c
' Daily, per six months in advance $3.50
, Daily, per year in advance ;. . , . $7.00
Daily, by mail per year, in ad
vance $4.C0
Weekly Observer-Star, per year
city.
And, too, it must be renumbered
that this city has water to waste. In
fact it is wasting. With the com
pletion of the improvements last year
at the intake we as a municipality
in advance i.ov proviaea lor an uuequaie sui'iuy.
Would it not be fair to give the en-
ered with grazing sheep, wool produj.
tion would increase tremendously,
farmers and consumers alike would
prosper, one hindrance to real, solid
prosperity would be removed and a
bulwark would be provided to help
protect the American nation against
the shocks of economic readjustments
sure to follow peace in the trenches
of Europe.
WAR SUPPLIES.
Advertising rates on application. All tire city the benefit of that surplus
copy for display aavertising musx waU)r (uring tne growing season!
ad appears.
Address all communications to THE
OBSERVER, 1710 Sixth Street.
is being held in this city and at River
side paTk, We mean Odd Fellows
and their better halves Rebekahs.
jThat is one very fine thing about the
This week's Saturday Evening-Post I. O. O.'F. brothers; they never at-
IT LOOKS THAT WAY.
Steps taken by the government to
prevent speculation in supplies needed
by the army must be applauded by
every local American. When men are
giving up home and family and offer
ing their lives that their country may
I be safe, it is nn time for a petty
money grabber to climb to fortune
by tihteir necessities. There was
scandal enough in 1898; the memory
Today the Odd Fellows convention , of it is still strong. It must not be
repeated in 1316.
Agents of the department of justice
have been notified to inform their su
periors of any attempt to hold up the
price of food and other supplies for
WEI.CO.ME, ODD FELLOWS.
has a very interesting article by Sam tempt to do anything without the lull
Blythe on the Republican convention ' and complete aid of the sisters. To
Ihat nominated Judge Hughes for ( day they are convening in county as
president. It is the clearest report of sembly and they are reviewing the
the event we have yet read, and judg-' great work done by that organization,
ing from the many scraps of informa- They are traveling the road to Jerico
tion gathered through different and enjoying the fraternal blessings
sources we believe Samuel -Blythe has of an order that has had a murvelous
told the whole story as it really is. j growth. - The Observer stoutly pro
According to Blythe there was no claims, "take the town, oh, Odd Fel
intention of nominating Roosevelt lows, take the town," for it could not
nor Hughes. The delegates, a great be in better hands than in the hands
majority of whom were men who of good, trusty Odd Fellows and Re
"stand hitched," were in favor of bekahs.
some one other tlhan the man who re- I "
reived the nomination or the citizen of SHEEPRAISING IS DYING.
Oyster Bay. They hoped to dilly dally
on the rope, letting favorite sons
have their inning and than bring the
convention face to face with one of
the Old Guard who would obey com
mands. How well they failed to make
good their expectations is told in the
current stories of the convention, for
the Hughes sentiment was too strong
for the "adding machine" and "cash
register" bosses, according to Blythe.
The Ihuppy result is that the rank
and file of Republicanism is given a
chance to vote for the right kind of a
man and Judge Hughes will owe noth
ing to the ones who play a political
game continually and spend their en
tire time hatching schemes fulfillment
of which means personal benefit to
them.
WHERE IS THE ARGUMENT?
The city commission in last even
ing's Observer gave out figures on the
cost of Pendleton's water. This was
in a way evidently intended to reply
to the widespread demand in La
Grande for cheaper water for irriga
tion purposes.
But those figures contain no argu
ment against cheaper water here. It
must be remembered Pendleton has
only recently completed a new water
system at heavy expense and it would
be but natural for that city to place
the rate high enough so thnt the fu-
Sheepraising is fast becoming a lost
art in these United States. There is
in consequence a dearth of wool and
almost a famine in mutton, This
same condition prevailes pretty
nearly all over the world. As a
result clothing prices are going
up all the time. Manufacturers are
hampered. Meat prices soar and cost
of living increases. As expenses in
crease men seek added revenues.
Prices are advanced in many direc
tions. Labor troubles are a by
product. And all the time the menace
is gathering weight and force.
The Philadelphia Wool and Textile
association is flooding the country
with appeals to farmers to raise more
sheep and to produce more wool, and
is pointing out the drift downward,
which in its opinion already is alarm
ing-
The Wilson administration isn't
saying a word ov doing a tiling about
the matter. It isn't likely to say or
do anything now or at any time, be
cause there is only one thing to say
and only one thing to do. The in
dustry must be fostered, protected,
encouraged. And that's the reverse
of Wilsonism. v
Were sheepraising judiciously fos
tered instead of injudiciously discour
aged by the government in Washing
ton, many a stony and now unpro
ductive hillside would again be cov-
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the army. The war department, an
ticipating trouble, has been storing up
supplies along tfhe Mexican border for
many months, so that it would not
hve to come into the market all at
once for an immense quantity of pro
visions. The precautions are ren
dered necessary by past experience.
It is now proposed to form an ex
change of reputable dealers who will
agree to supply the army with its
necessities at the lowest possible
price. These firms would be put un
der bond and nothing would be bought
except through them. They would he
allowed, of course, a reasonable profit.
In this way, it is believed the govern
ment could be safeguarded against
those unpatriotic citizens who would
take advantage of the situation to
mulct their country an act just one
small Btep removed from treason, in
the eyes of uhe loyal.
PROPERLY PLACED.
We notice that a tag-end of $50
to a fund raised three years ago for
entertainment purposes and never
used was turned over to the park
ladies to assist in paying for the hath
house at the park. It was properly
placed. In fact, it would be hard to
place any amount of money with the
ladies who have made it possible for
La Grande to have a park without
pronouncing its approval. At no time
lias La Grande appreciated her park
so much as tihis year, and the pivrk
needed the bath house to complete it.
Judge Eakin showed his ability as
a lecturer when in words that could
not be mistaken Ave arraigned the par
ticipants in the local quarrel of North
La Grande. While he decided not to
inflict jail sentence or fine he gave the
guilty ones a few short, crisp sen
tences that they will doubtless remem
ber for many years to come.
This race horse talk takes one back
to good old days when the race stable
was the meeting place and the jockey
was a hero. Not bad days they were,
either.
WHAT IS THE USE OF REAPING A HARVEST UNLESS
YOU REAP A "RESULT" FROM YOUR HARVEST. BEING
CAREFUL IN GROWING YOUR CROP WILL NOT BENEFIT
YOU UNLESS YOU ARE "CAREFUL" WITH YOUR MONEY
WHEN YOU GET;YOUR MONEY.
REGULARLY BANKING THE MONEY YOU EARN FROM
YOUR WORK OR IN YOUR BUSINESSES THE CNE SURE WAY
OF GROWING A FORTUNE. TRY IT.
BANK WITH US
WE PAY M1PER CENT INTEREST
62 fo Money for Improved Farm Loans
La Grande National Bank
LA GRANDE, OREGON
Capital $200,000.00, Surplus $60,000.00, Resource $1,000,000.00
Frad J. Holmes, President; C. C. Penington, Vic President; F. L
Myn, Cashier; E. Zondel and H. E. Coolidg, Assistant Cashiers.
DIRECTORS
Fred J. Holmes, J. G. Snodgrsss, J. F. Conley, C. C Penington, H.
& Brownton, F. L. Meyers, A. Blokland, A. T. Hill, BL E. Oo-Udg.
A western writer says women r.ro
taking up the vices men have dis
carded. This probably accounts for
the reason the women have so few
vices.
Dr. Wiley says vhat cabbage is best
when converted into sauer kraut, tit
certainly is better that way than
when converted into cigars.
An eastern astrologer says that
Hughes will be elected. But an as
trologe'' with Democratic leanings
may read the stars differently.
Pennsylvania has gotten faT enough
along in the prohibition agitation to
begin to demand nn anti-tipping law.
A Charleston hen has laid an egg
with a bullet in it. Well, what would
you expect to find inside a shell?
With eighty U-boats building com
merce promises to sink beneatih the
waves.
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Outing Needs In
"Whether for a dav, week or a mouth; in the mountains; up the river, at the s
Park, at the lake, at the seashore, hathing or automobiling these items of v,
suimner and outing wearables will be A interest to you Not only useful for ,
your trip but beeau.se of the desirable quality from this store you can get lots
to wear1 from them the rest of the summer. Also the variety here is larger
to choose from and prices are the lowest. - '"-.V
Women's Tub Skirts, newest styles .$1.00 to $6.50
Women's Motor Caps .50c to $1.50
Women's and Girls' White Felt Outing Hats 50c
Women's and Misses Middy Blouses $1.25 to $1.50
Pretty Wash Frocks ..$5.00 up.
Women's White Canvas Pumps, rubber soles . . .
85c. $1.60, $2.00
Women's Bathing Suits $1.25 to $5.00
Women's Bathing Caps 25c to 50c
Women's Bathing Shoes 15c
Tan or Dull Calf Sport Shoes, with rubber soles
and heels, narrow and wide sizes . . . $3.50 to $4.50
Women's Divided Khaki Skirts .... $2.00 to $4.00
Women's Khaki Middy Blouses $1.50
Children's Genuine "Koveralls", fancy trimmed . ..
75c
Children's Leather Sandals, black or tan
90c, $1.15, $1.25
Chief Joseph Indian Blankets, always useful . . . .
$5.00. $7.50, $8.00
Little' Boys' Wash Suits 75c to $2.00
Boys' Extra Pants ... -59c to $Lo0
Boys "Kaynee' Brand Sport Blouses o0e
Boys' Bathing Suits 25c op
Boys' Straw and Cloth Rah Rah Hats
40c, 60c. 90c
Men's Sport Shirts $1.00 to $1.50
Men's Khaki or Whipcord Trousers $L25
Men's Khaki Shirts at 5SS
Men's Bathing Suits i. . . . .$L00 to -00
Men's Tennis Shoes, Hosiery, Underwear, Hats,
Etc., Etc., Etc.
The Shoe Sale
Continues Offering the
MostRadical Reductions
on all Summer Pumps.
More styles enter the special lot of Women's Fine Pumps and Half -Shoes broken and incomplete
lines of fine styles in patent leather, soft kid, dull calf, and suede plain toe pumps with turn soles
or light weight welt soles, Cuban heels, French heels or semi conis heels the finest kind of regular
"Utz and Dunn", "Pingree" and "Dodge" makes which sold at $3.00 to $4.00. Most all sizes and a
big range of widths, but not all sizes in every line Very Special for July Clean-Up Sale.
Only . $1.95 pair
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Every Woman's Approval
Counts with us because we are
working for the prestige of our
store and for the welfare of
our customers.
"Henderson" Corsets and
"Nemo" Corsets
Have won the enthusiastic ap-
proval of the ladies of our city
and vicinity and have an envi-,.
able reputation due to their
distinctive merits.
We feature them at popular
prices. "Hendersoon" Corsets
$1.00, $1.25, $1.50, $2.00, $2.50,
$3.00
"Nemo" Corsets
....$3.50, $4.00, $5.00
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fined $50 by the United States court. County Auditor at Cathlamet. It was
i executed by the Crown Willamette
Young Bootlegger Sentenced. I Paper company and given to the Con
Ellsworth Herd, 17 years old, of tinental Commercial Trust & Savings
Centralia, was sentenced to 30 days in ! bank and Frank H. Jones of Chicago,
the county jail at Cenlralia for boot-1
legging. Four others are held. j Company Begins Training.
- Company I, Oregon National
Methodist Minister Sued. -Guard, will leave Medford soon for
Nicholas Welter, a Free Methodist j the summer training camp at Fcyt
minister of Newberg, Ore., has re-' Stevens. Catitnin Vance pvnivt.s the
cently heen suod on an alleged dam-(company to make a line showing this
age in a real cstute trade. The plain- i year.
tiffs ask for $1000.
Big Mortgage Filed at Cathlamet. i Last Payment $150,000.
A mortgage covering a bond issue i Lastorners paid 5150.000 last week
of $6,000,000 and secured by property I for the last purchase twice of 5(100
in California. Nevada, Washington acres of timber land on South Coos'
ana uregon nns oecn niea witn uie nvcr. If no market is established
for direct sales, the company may
construct a sawmill on Coos Bay.
Teacher's Cause Backed.
Petitions containing about 1300
names, asking for the reinstatement
of Rev. C. H. Cleaves as instructor -in
the Roseburg schools, were pre
sented to the Roseburg School Board
Most of the pupils siened the neti-
tion. The petition declares that Mr.
Cleaves was dropped for the reason'
of jealousy between him and titae su
perintendent and not incompetency.
The summer school at the Uni
versity of Oregon is more than twice
as big us it was two years ago. This
year's increase was 70 per cent
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STATE NEWS BREVITIES.
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Plans Made for Kditors.
Interest has been aroused in the
meeting of the Oregon State Editorial
association which is to be held in Med
ford the first week in August. The
main event of the trip will bo a motor
excursion to Crater U-ike from Med
ford in honor of the visiting delegates.
Kandon Pioneer Passes.
Harry Sudderman, a rancher of
Hills Butte, 10 miles from Bandon,
was found d'nd in his home Sunday.
Heart trouble caused his death. He
came to Oregon aloul 35 years nj-o
and was it member of several lodges.
Herder Made Culprit
Barney Parks, of Hrsrney. Orogon,
recently pleaded guilty on an indict
ment for wilful grazing trospatw on
the Muihcur National forest and w
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JUST THE SAME AS WE SAID
BEFORE OUR PHONE IS MAIN
82. WE WOULD LIKE SOME OF
YOUR BUSINESS.
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