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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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