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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 16, 1916)
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1916. PAGE POUR LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER THE OBSERVER BRUCE DENNIS, Editor and Owner. Entered in the Postoflice at La Grande, Oregon, as second class matter. worth making; they apply their ener gies to other things. Some men struggle on, seeking to-win for them selves, to get themselves in places of power or profit. And they change with the times. Sometimes they suc ceed. More often they fail. To one who has watched the procession wind under the big gilded dome of the cap itol for a generation, always changing its personnel, yet ever crowding- on and on, it seems that the has-been generally is the selfish man who be lieves nothing in particular, hut who is keen for his own cause. No matter what a man believes, he always will find a time when the majority is thinking his way; he has only to rest his soul in peace; to wait; to keep his convictions clear, to surrender noth ... .. ipUI, ing, ana be personally decent, ana Address all communications to THi, I ' f ' OBSERVER. 1710 Sixth Street. ; nothing can retire him permanently ' in politics. ' The has-been is the self-seeker who SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Daily, single copy 5c Daily, per week 15c 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, $4.00 Weekly,.' Observer-Star, per year in advance $1.50 Advertising rates on application. All copy for display advertising must reach the office the day before the ad appears. WEEK'S BEST CLIPPING. Following is a rythmic tribute by Walt Mason to the late Jas. J. Hill. It is the best clipping for this week. Jin? Pill has gone to his repose, out where th weeping willow grows. While on this aarth he asked no rest, thiB empire builder pf the West; . ihrpugh all his years he strove and fought: by night he planned, by da;' i Jie wrought. Men Ufled to say, "Where'er he goes, he makes things blossom as the rose; along his track Jhe cities rise, and chimneys point to ward the skies, the forges blaze, tne hammers ring, and buoyant workmen smile and sing." He was the captain of a host, but slayir.g men was not his boast. His armies stormed no foit or town, and tore, no famed cathedrals down, 'and where Tils mighty legions sveptno widowed women wail and wept it's good to contemplate Jim Hill the general who did not kill, now that the world is roaring mad, fram . Mexico to Petrograd. One hour of Hill is better far, than fifty thousand years of war. This mighty captain lies at rest, his monument the whole Northwest. uses bad judgment in temper of the folks. guessing the PERSONAL MENTION Jeft lust night Mrs. L. E. Roarers fpr CJiillichote, Texas WHAT IS A HAS-BEEN? (By WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE.) It is said that Senator Joseph L. Bristow is a has-been; this because he was defeated for delegate-at-lnrge to the National convention of his party recently. The discussion should move from Mr. Bristow personally to the wider and more impersonal field. So we ask what is a has-bocn in politics? For thirty years more or less, boy and. man, the writer has watched the procession of politics wend its weary way through the Kansas state house. Under its dome, and being welcomed there, a man may ibe said to he fairly olive. Cast out, he is at least for the moment dead! What makes him slay dead? Times change, people change, ideas grow, wither and languish; they fade, full and come up again. Men rise on tides of conviction, and go out with the ebb. Men breast waves, and go down. But in neither case is the disappearance final. Most men leave the scenes of their defeat because they feel the fight isn't Senator Ed E. Kiddle is rt Portland attending the- Hughes meeting. Mrs. W. S. Parker left lust evening for Vermillion, 111., to visit friends. Mrs. W. II. Banfield left Ia?t night on No. 5 for Portland to remain ui-defiintely. Adnoy B. Rogers, secretary of La Grande lodge of Elks, returned todfi'y from an outing trip. The two children of Mr. and Mrs. Frank George, Merle and Jesse, left today for Baker to visit relatives. ?v. bi'ii ami wife left today overland for Portland and Wil lamette Valley points. They will be away about 10 days. Mrs. Linden McCullough and three children arrived today to join Mr. Mc Cullough, new school superintendent. They will live in the George Gilbert residence, lii04 highth street. Miss Edwina Morolock, who has been visiting her grandfather. "Tan" Thomas, at Riverside park, and other relatives in this section, leaves this evening for her home in Portland. U. R. Wilson of Wallowa was in La Grande this morning on his way home from Salem, Portland land other western towns, whero ho enjoyed the first vacation he 'has had in five years. Mr. Wilson at one time lived in La Grande. Cora Tlckner Jones returned to her homo in Vancouver, Wn., this morning after a three-weeks" visit with her parents Rev. and Mrs. Tickner of the Baptist church. She had intended to remain longer but became alarmed at the possibilities of a strike and hur ried home "while going was good." Fred Lockley, veteran Eastern Ore gon newspaper man, magazine editor and special contributor to Portland papers, is in La Grande today in the interest of the proposed Pendleton normal school and incidentally hunt inf feature stores for the Portland Journal. Wl f: ' K I i i t 5 A Large Shipment of the Newest HENDERSON CORSETS Just Recieved Yesterday Now Ready in Corset Section Ilefttlerson Corsets need no words of praise, Their excellence and class are recognized by all wearers of fine Corsets. Models for all figures in either front or back-laced styles, and we have a complete assortment. Back-laced Henderson Corsets Priced $1.00 to $4.00 Front-laced ' ' 99 " $1.75 to $4.00 Exclusive agents for the famous "NEMO" self-reducing 'corsets. Priced at $3.75 to $5.00 1.15 WlMinfHRl "Model" Brassieres, finest workmanship, faultless fitting, best quality materials . ! 50c tq$2.25 J. M. Burley, foreman of the loco motive department of the O.-W. here, and his family, accompanied by Miss Angie Hotfmeier of Pittsburg, Pa., and Amsey Strong, of La Grande, leave tomorrow for an extended auto tour to iSpokane, Seattle, Portland, Corvallis and home via the Columbia highway. Miss Hotfmeier will re main in Portland to visit friends. and is of the opinion that there has 'been an abuse of the law. He h as in timated that there will be several cases taken to the grand jury next September. Increased Sales Of Lime The lime sold in the United State? in 1915, according to G. F. Loughlin, of thu TTnitnri Qtflfoa nanlnrrnl Cn.v... Fred S. Locksley, special writer for amounted to 3.589.679 short tons, vnl- the Oregon Journal, arrived in La flramlo tnrlnv nnil is en route to Wal lowa Lake where he will look over the attractions of that famous section. Mr. Lockslev has been a frequent vis itor in La Grande in the past and has manv friends here. This is his first return visit, however, in seven years, lie is also here in the interests of the proposed normal school. Hospital News. Mrs. Mae Waddel, wife of the O.-W. agent at Imbler, was ibrought in yes terday to the Grande Ronde hospital for an operation for appendicitis and is doing nicely today. Mrs. Mae Haynes, of Union, is rap idly convalescent. William Hull, aged 75, of La Grande is at the hospital undergoing an operation for gastric ulcer. W. E. Denny, is rapidlv recovering from an operation on one leg. ued at $14,336,756, an increase of 6.2 per cent m quantity and 8 per cent in value over the figures for 1914. The average price per ton, $3.99, was seven cents more than that of 1914. The val ue of lime sold for chemical works, su gar factories, fertilizer, steel works, and miscellaneous purposes increased and more than offset decreases in the value of lime sold for building, paper mills and .tanneries. The number of plants in operation decreased from 954 in 1914 to 904 in 1915, and the number of kilns in active operation from 2,406 to 2,331. Sales of hydrated lime continued to increase in 1915, amounting to 581,114 tons valued at $2,457,602, an increase of 12.8 per cent in quantity and 9.7 per centi in value over the sales of 1914. The average pTice per ton in 1915, however, dropped 12 cents, to $4.23. Hot Rocks Erosion proceeds with considerable rapidity in the desert region of the Southwest, notwithstanding the scarci ty of continously running water,. for rock disintegration is accelerated by the great daily variations in temper ature. The rocks are heated to 125 de grees or higher on the hot summer days and cool off rapidly at night to 70 degrees or less, a difference of 50 degrees or more and in spring or aut umn, when the suns heat is less, the night temperatures are relatively low er. (U. S. Geological Survey.) Old Hats. Do not throw them a way. We make old hats look like new. By the Wilson Bros. way. New Foley Bldg. Phone Black 1761. Adv. 7-26-tf Social on Presbyterian church lawn ut. tJI1.5-banker is interested in his depositors. HE IS THE ONLY MAN IN TOWN WHO WILL GIVE YOU HIS ADVICE FREE. THE BANKER LIKES TO SEE YOU AND EVERY ONE IN HIS COMMUNITY GETTING RICH. SUCCESS BREEDS SUCCESS AND SUCCESSFUL MEN CAN AND DO ASSIST EACH OTHER. D.BE.JLSUCES8IFUL MftN- PUT SME MONEY IN THE BANK OFTEN AND BECOME ONE OF THE RICH MEN IN OUR BANK WITH US WE :PAY 4 PER CENT INTEREST Money for Improved FarmLoans La Grande National Bank I LA GRANDE. OREGON j CpiUl 1200,000.00, Surplus $60,000.00, Resource! $1,000,000.00 Fred J. Holm, Preidnt; C. C. Penington, Vic President; F. L. I Myr, Cashier; E. Zundel and H. E. Coolidg. AaiiiUnt Chlr. DIRECTORS Fred 3. Holme, J. Q. Snodgr, J. F. Conley, C. C Praiujtoa, EL B- Brown too, T. L, Meyer, A. BkUajxl, A. T. Hill, EL E. Ooolldr. Friday evening. Adv. 8-10-2t. J J J J SATE NEWS. Men Meet After 52 Years. In spite of the fact that they have lived within n lew miles of each other, T. T. Roundtree, of Winlock, Wash., and Joh" Plamondon, of Va- lr, met Friday for the first time in r2 years. The men did government freighting together in 1S64 between The Dalles, Oregon and Boise, Idaho. Mill Depends on Hughes. If (Tins. K. Hughes is elected Ijino county will hnvc another shingle mill, according to an announcement made hy A. S. Ruck, president of the Buck Hox factory in Eugene. The mill site is located throe miles above Cushmnn Girls Are living Enrolled. An office at 347 Washington street, Purlland. has boon opened for the en rollment of girls who wish to join tho .Minonnl Service school that will ho hold at Vancouver barracks for in lays beginning August 24. 6l2 ttnndnn Bootlegger Fined. The first arrest for bootlciririnc in Bandon occurred Monday when Ar tluir Williams was arrested and plead ed guilty, paying a fine of $50. Six quarts of whiskey wore confiscated. Pendleton Young Man Dies. Walter H. Stewart, well known young Pendleton man aged 28, died recently following an illness o f sever al months. Ho was born in Pilot Hook, I'matilla county, and is sur vived by his mother and four sisters. "llTe have plenty of Old Wheat Flour on v v Hand, Phone Us jYour Orders. Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Every Morning. Mammoth Grocery RICHEY PIANO HOUSE Liquor Suit Predicted. Deputy District Attorney T. A. Burke, has been cheeking ' up the liquor affidavits in Clackamas county Home Institution Pianos $187.00 Easy Payments. Knnbe Ivers & Pond. Estcy. Schumann. Hush & Gerts. Pennett. Sterling. Several Others of the best makes. No catch penny methods to catch the un i-p-yn risv,mr. We do not offer music lessons and charge ntcr.riir.zlj. We buy goods direct and not from Por'Jan i taU hww,, No culls or worked-ovcr piano to dump opwj th pihtA iuur contract or note will be riht at honv, .-.-Prices count, together with selection of jovn, are right upon both. Home Institution Players $387.00 . With $25.00 in music. Knabe. fvers & Pond. Estey. Schumann. Hush & Gerts. Pennett. Sterling. Several others of the best makes. '. with vrr. tm concern. .v! -w win convince you that we
