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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1916. LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PAGE SEVEN. ENGAGEMENT ARCADE THEATRE 2 DAYS S Nov. 8 1 The Pictorial Wonderwork i CIVILIZATION Special Orchestra EXTRAORDINARY FRED S. ASHLEY Nominated in th Primary by the Republicans For Joint Representative UNION AND WALLOWA COUNTIES vf' jj. t,'i.nrv.ii The Pendleton Normal School Graft. La Grande, Nov. 6. (To the Edi tor) Before voting for the proposed Pendleton Normal School measure it is well for the voter and taxpayer to know what the amendment contains. The circulars and newspaper adds, we read, are quite misleading and do not contain all the truth. Head the pro posed amendment to the constitution and you will find the following: "That Article XIV of the Constitu tion of the State of Oregon shall be and hereby is amended by adding thereto the following Section, which shall 'be designated as Section 4 of Ar ticle XIV. "Section 4. The location of the fol lowing public institutions of the State of Oregon towit: The University of Oregon, at Eugene, Lane county, Oregon, and the branches thereof, in- cuding the Medical Department there- ot at Portand, Multnomah county, Oregon; the State Agricultural college at Corvallis. Benton county, Oregon, and all branches thereof; the Oregon Normal School at Monmouth, Polk county, Oregon, and the Southern State Normal School at Ashland, Jackson county, Oregon, are hereby expressly validated; and in order to provide adequate normal school in struction for the teachers of the grade schools of Oregon, there is here by located in Pendleton, Umatilla county, Oregon, or within two miles thereof, a normal school known as the State Normal School- of Pendleton, which shall be conducted' as a stand ard normal school as denned by law; consulted in the matter. It is a large provided, that within sixty days after ; country, and Union already has land the adoption of this nmendment suit-1 and a good location belonging to able grounds for the erection of neces-1 the state, upon which to build such sary buildings shall be provided," etc. i a Normal School. It was bought upon "And there is also fixed an appro-' which to build a branch insane asylum, priation of $125,000 for erection otjbut Pendleton did r.ot consider it the buildings; and also a fixed levy of one proper place (?) so by political twentieth of a mill for sustenance of t measures, she got it away from this school each year." j "Eastern Oregon." Pendleton al- It is a matter of history that ther: ; ready has this asylum, the location has been in tho past, established ?t of the terms of the State Supreme Ashland, and Weston, in Umatilla 1 court and the United Statis District county, State Normal Schools with ; court and now is the only place for a buildings costing many thousands o. ! Normal School. Probably, the pern tentiary will come next, as Pendleton is Eastern Oregon, and no other lo cation is proper. Talk about the Salem hog, or tho Portland hog. The ter.Ti is inade quate. C. II. FINN. The Republican Ticket VOTE IT STRAIGHT For President of the United States: CHARLES E, HUGHES For Vice-President of the United States: Charles W. Fairbanks. TO THE VOTERS OF UNION COUNTY: On nccount of not caring to take tho time from tho work for which the Taxpayers aio paying me to do, I have not been able 1 to see as many of you person ally as would of liked to. How ever I wish to assure you that your vote on November 7th will be Appreciated by fnithful and conscientious work if elected to the Assessor's office for another term. U. G. COUCH. Paid Advertisement. A Business Man's Platform for Every-Day People. Fewer laws and laws that the ordinary man can understand without the aid of a lawyer. Less red-tap in all State offices. For every dollar spent see that the state gets its money's worth, just the same as if you were putting in your own hard cash. Betttr roads, but no bonding; pay as you go. Mark Your Ballot 50 X FRED S. ASHLEY, of Wallowa County Republican Paid Adv. Warms Sap Your Child's Strength Is your child pale and fretful? Does he cry out in sleep or grind his teeth? These symptoms may mean worms and you should obtain relief at once. Kickapoo Worm Killer is a pleasant remedy that kills the worm, and by its mildly laxative quality ex pels it from the system. Worms sap the vitality and make your child more susceptible to other ailments. Your druggist sells Kickapoo Worm Killer, 25c a box. Adv. It's easier to have music than you think. Come in and talk over our easy terms on Victrola's and Edison Disc machines. Newlin Book and Stationery Co. Adv. 10-11-tf. Depend on This YOU CAN DEPEND ON A GOOD CONVERSA TION WHEN USING OUR COPPER TOLL LINES. HOME INDEPENDENT j TELEPHONE CO. K For Representative in Congress, Second Dis trict: 34 N. J. Sinnott of Wasco County. For Secretary of State: 36 Ben W. Olcott. For Justice of Supreme Court Vote for Two vt a Oil.'.! .1 '. For Public Service Com missioner: 45 H. H. Corey of Baker County. UNION COUNTY TICKET For Senator, 21st Sena torial District: 47 Ed. E. Kiddle. For Representative 24th Representative Dis trict, Union and Wal lowa Counties: 50 Fred S. Ashley. For Representative, 25th Representative . Dis trict, Union County: 53 Charles Albert Small. For District Attorney: 57 Rodney J. Kitchen. For County Commission er: 60 W. J. Townley. For Sheriff: 62 Thomas II. Williamson. For County Clerk: 64 Kenneth McCormick. dollars and were maintained by yearly appropriations by the legislature until a few years ago when it became known that tho burden of taxation was increasing while the demand for teachers was decreasing, and upon recommend of the same people you find in the circulars, including Prof. J. H. Ackerman, the legislature, upon vote of the people, discontinued ap propriations .for thos" schools and they have stood idle ever sinco. We are told in the proposed amendment that there exists "inadequate normal school instruction" 83 a demand for the Pendleton Normal School. When was that found out? And why was it not told to the legislature that it might have rehabilitated the schools at Weston and Ashland that the de mand might be supplied by simple ap propriation of funds as before? It is a well known fact by all the people, that there are today in Oregon more competent teachers than schools or situations. Where is there a school unsupplied in this vast domain? This Pendleton idea neither proposes any choice of location or investigation of I demand for this new institution, cost ing the taxpayers additional thou sands in coin. And what about the hundreds of new teachers being turned out yearly by the State Nor mal School at Monmouth and the State Agricultural School at Corval-1 lis and the State University at Eu gene? Are the latter two institutions j incompetent to licensa an ordinary school teacher ? Whoever thought the Normal School at Monmouth and the State University and the Agricultural College at Corvallis required validat ing until tho idea originated at Pen dleton? The scheme, any one can tee, is to catch votes for the Pendle ton institution, all over the state, es pecially from the friends of the Ash land Normal. Now another fine scheme is to bn found in this amendment. That is to prevent the discontinuance of the Pen dleton Normal should it be estab lished, as was done with Weston, it is proposed to take the power from the people as well as the legislature, to do what they did with Weston and Ash land, by putting the absolute power in tho Constitution by this amend v ..where ..jjeithec the.Supreme . x or legislature can interfere with tablisbment of the school or the : ' on to support same, should the demand or people require ie taxpayer does not realize by ' erature he reads that to estab i'lis proposed Normal School at -iJ iton that he revives the Ashland il School, taking an additional )f il mill levy each year to maintain it. It is a known fact that most of these initiative measures con tain what is known as a "joker" which people seldom realize until af ter election, and this seems to be one of them. Now what has the "valida tion" of old institutions to do with the establishment of a new school at Pendleton ? It is put there to get the votes of those who imagine that the stabiltiy of these great institutions is in danger. 'I see that the opinion of FOR SALE 160 acre timber land sit- VOTE 56 X JNO. S. HODGIN of La Grande for Dis trict Attorney. I have been a resident of the state for over twenty years, and engaged in the exclusive prac tice of law in Union county for over nine years, and know its. needs. During t. part of last year I filled' this office under an ap pointment of the Governor, and made good; and upon my record, which is within the knowledge of all, I ask your support, rather than upon any statements of my own, or a house to house can vass. JNO. S. HODGIN, (Paid Adv.) La Grande, Ore. Want Ads. WHEN IT COMES TO untiring sellers, finders and traders, an Observer Want Ad can't be beat. It works overtime on straight-time pay. Rates, one cent Per word per issue no ad less than 25 cents. FOR SALE FOR SALE Two mares, one two years old and one four. One 3-inch farm wagon. Inquire 2804 N. Sec ond street. Adv. ll-3-3tp FOR SALE Steinway piano. A-l condition. Phone Black 3412. Adv 113, 4, 6, 7, 8pd. For County Treasurer: 66 John Frawley. For County Assessor: 68 TJ. G. Couch. For County School Sup erintendent: 71 Mrs. A. E. Ivanhoe. For County Surveyor: 74 L. D. Ilowland. For County Coroner: 76 J. P. Graham. (Paid adv. by Republican County Cen tral Committee.) 1031. II 1, 2, 3, 4, 6. the Governor is printed in support of this Pendleton vote. Why has not the chief executive of the state followed the constitutional provision of advis ing the legislature of the needs of the state, rather than lend his voice to a political and commercial scheme not within his official duties? T!;c legislature elected directly by the people, coming each session direct ly from the people, knowing the pressing needs of the people, should be intrusted with the regulation of the school system of Oregon. When there shall be an excess of teachers, and the fact known to the legislature, it ought to have the power to discon tinue the perpetual grind of taxation by discontinuing these normal schools. Hut by this amendment the taxation will be a perpetual motion and the yearly tax will continue to pile up, whether needed or not. Is the tax payer ready for such a graft? Pen dleton circulars inform us that one reason for destroying the Weson Nor mal School, which the state already lias, is because there are but few chil dren there for the embryo teachers to practice upon, while Pendleton his many. The argument is not good. The amendment provides that the new school may be located at Pendleton, or within two miles. If located a dis tance from town wliere will bn tli? children upon whom to practice? U il be an argument and a valid one, why not move the State Normal School from Monmouth, a town of tight hundred, and the one from Ash land, a town of two thousand popula tion, and this one proposed at Pendlc ton, boasting of less than six thou sand, all to Portland, a city of its hundreds of thousands, where children are plenty? If it be necessary to have children to sustain a Normal School, does it not nppear reasonable that Pendleton pro poses to educate its children at the c. pensc of the rest of tho state? Hut the circulars say that Eastern Oregon is entitled to have such a school; But Eastern Oregon does not seem to be uated on Thomas & Ruckle road 3 miles from Summerville; will take $G50.00. Inquire 1420 Adams Ave. Adv. 11-2-tf. FOR SALE Sweet cider; 20 cents a gallon delivered. Call Black 2042. Adv. 11-2-tf. FOR SALt: 300 head of coarse wool ewes. Farm or pasture sheep, large and in good condition. F.. D M'CULLY, Joseph, Ore. Adv 11-2 to 11. FOR SALE Horses.- Farmers 18 Adv. -W. J. Hughes, 1 0-18-14tp FOR SALE One one work horse. Saddle Pony and C. E. Crossen. 10-14-tf SHEEP FOR SALE 300 head of Cotswold ewes. J. E. Reynolds, Phone, Farmers 64. 10-9-tf FOR SALE New 6-room bungalow, M Strset near high school. Phone Main 716. 9-23-lmo FOR SALE CHEAP Piano, Willard Make; good condition. Phone Red 1671. FOR SALE Used Overlnnd car in good condition. A bargain. Write P, care Observer. Adv. 10-25-tf. MISCELLANEOUS FOUND Pocketbook. Provo owner ship. J. L. Mars. Adv. 10-31-Gt, The Correct Viewpoint MANY HAVE A MIS TAKEN IDEA THAT IT IS BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE PROSPEROUS THAT THEY HAVE SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. PROSPERITY IN CON NECTION WITH SAV INGS IS THE EFFECT RATHER THAN THE CAUSE. THE INDIVID UAL WHO PRACTICES THRIFT, WHO LITTLE' BY LITTLE BUILDS A SURPLUS AND WITH IT CHARACTER AND REP UTATION DOES NOT WAIT FOR PROSPER ITY HE MAKES IT. WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN THE RANKS OF THOSE WHO ARE IN SURING THEIR FU TURE WELFARE. The United States National Bank i?i Oregon. KM WANTED Cattle to pas! feed for tho winter. Term "able. TM." O. McGee Min gon. Adv. TO LOAN Client has $900 to loan at 8 per cent, long time, first mort gage on farm land. F. S. Ivanhoe. Adv. 10-16-tf; Wanted, Apple Pickers. Phone Farmers 286, Imbler, Oregon. Geo. W. Marshall. Adv. 10-2-tf. ! 1jfeDIRTORSirTSjr, WANTED Hair goods. Ladies bring your combings and see the new styles. Will teach the trade. Toupees mndo at Mrs. A. D. Vande- car's 1620 Sixth street, Cor. Sixth and Spring. Adv. 10-23-tf. WANTED Second-hand range. An swer Observer A. ll-3tp A PERFECT FOUNDATION FOR FITTING AND WEAR ING DRESSES AND GOWNS. MODART Corsets form the proper foundation upon which to build the clothes and give them that peculiar elegance and attractiveness which is so much sought after. THE smooth perfect fitting back, the graceful body lines and the pliable resilient boning contribute to displaying the tailored suit and delicate even ing gown in all their beauty. LOST Short beaver fur in school .house or on way to town. Return to this office. 11-4-St1 i Pauline Lederle Sommer Hotel Bldg. 1 ' m, ft f ' I li M
