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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1916)
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 19l;; THE" ORQCT? Xt-Tf? (money and retire the debt in u rea 1 rlL UDJLI V LLl bonable terra of years. FOUK I CLARKE LEITER, Editor and Pub lipher; J. D. MEYERS ond H. B. l.KJTt.H, Owners. Entered in the Postomce at La Granue, Oregon, as second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES, i' By Carrier. Daily, single copy 6c Daily, per week 16c Daily, per month 65c Daily, per six months in advance $3.60 Daily, per year in advance . . . $7.00 By Mail 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. Address all communications to THE OBSERVER. 1710 Sixth Street ELKS DESERVE THANKS. The Elks deserve a vote of thanks for undertaking the management of the Christmas tree for the children. This is only one of the many good things this live organization does. The Elks deserve congratulations, too, for the (success of their '49 show. CHEERFULNESS. .TUESDAY,' NOVEMBER 21, 1916. . CONGRESS TO HAVE BUSY SES-SION. To be a congressman these days is ; to wrestle with many intricate and .i difficult questions of national policy. Consider just a few of the bills that ' will come up for consideration at this f session. :; i Railroad legislation, including ef forts to tinker with the Adamson bill. Water power bills and the use of water power on streams in the nation al domain. Bills dealing with the leasing of the national domain. The Immigration bill. . Bills permitting combinations for the purpose of reaching out after for eign trade. Several of these bills affect the west which will not alwaya remain patient under the present policy of no-called conservation which is noth ing more nor less than the locking up of western resources, the bottling up of streams and forests. The develop ment of the west needs some rational system whereby water power of the nation may be utilized. The west does not favor turning these great natural resources over to power monopolies, but there is need that this water power now running to waste be made available for pulling trains over : the mountains, lifting water for irri gation, developing power for manu facturing and running light and pow er lines to cities and farms. Tho United States will not grow richer until unused and wasted re sources are made of benefit to its peo . pie. Don't you enjoy meeting cheerful people ? Isn't it inspiring to meet people who have cheery smiles? They ore the people who light up the way they trawl and make life worth living. BRYAN AND PROHIBITION Bryan is starting out to make the United States dry. Ho saya he will do it by first making Democrary dry. .Bryan usually gets what he goes af ter. LET US BE THANKFUL. Let's be thankful that we are living in a clean, prosperous, well-managet' city like La Grande. TWO SIGNATURES NOT ILLEGAL Attorney Hodgin Points to 1st, 2d and 3rd Choice Provisions. THANKSGIVING AND FARMER. La Grande, Nov. 21. -(To the Edi tor) There seems to be an impres sion prevalent that an elector cannot sign the petition of more than one candidate for City Commissioner, thereby requiring every candidate to get a new set of petitioners. This is erroneous, and probably come from the strict inhibition against signing the petition for any measure more that once under the state law. Tho ptate law (Section 33(53 Lord's Oregon Laws) expressly permits any elector to sign the petition of more than one candidate of his party for nomination. and does not prohibit him from doing so in the case of an independent can didate. Our city charter Section 10 of Ar ticle III, requires that each candidate for commissioner shall have his peti tion signed by at least ten per cent of the total vote cast at the last preced ing city election. Nothing in it re stricts the right of the electorate to sign only one petition; and section 17 of said Article provides that the laws of the state shall govern in election .matters except as provided in, tho 'charter. The electors hove a right to vote under the preferential system for three candidates, designating them as the 1st, 2nd and 3rd choices; and in j the event no one has a majority of the Tnp first choice votes, then the first and I second choices are added together, and in the event that then there be not a . . majority of all the votes cast for any suroiy nas (andidnte thcn the first( 8ec0nd and The Oregon farmer cause to be thankful. Not only has he good prices for all his produce but he has both the state end nation devising systems to help him in his business. The nation has passed a farm loan . act, whereby by organizing a loan as sociation with his neighbors, he can secure mortgage loans at about 6 ptir cent. This system will bo in full op- i oration in about six months. '; And now comes the state of Oregon ' which passed a rural credits act by which tho state of Oregon can borrow $18,000,000 at 4 to 4 1-2 per cent and re-lend it to the farmer at an increase of about ono per cent. ' With such interest taken in his wel fare, the farmer can commence to uiinn mat ne is a real, vital part of beautiful. All tho sailor lads are tho body politic and can commence to hopelessly in love with her, but she consider whether he is in need of bor- scorns them all. On the eve of the lowing any of the State's or Federal departure of the "Bounding Billow" Farm Loan Board's money. It should for a year's voyage, Barnabas Iee, a be said m passing that no farmer wandering artist, comes to town and should borrow unless he has to and falls in love with Julia, who returns then only as a business proposition his affection. The sailor lads, driven to refund an old debt at a lower rata to despair by their rival's success, of interest or to employ the money in plan to kidnap Bnrnabas, stow him permanent, productive improvements aboard tho "Bounding Billow" and which will make the farmer more carry him to sea. They are success- third choices are added together, and the candidate having the highest vote is elected. November 20, 1916. JNO. S. HODOIN. NAUTICAL KNOT' BIG STORY Operetta Which High School Will Present Has Charming Plot to it Tho story of "Nautical Knot" which the high school students will present Dec 15, is of such a character that it will hold the attention of either the reader or the listener. Briefly pre sented the "argument" is: Act 1. Julia, the haughty belle of Barn sta pool e, is as proud as she is Annual Display of Thanks giving Linens Desirable linens are scarce and becoming more so daily. Because of the large orders we placed months ago and at the prices we paid we are able to make an extra large showing and to offer many -special prices. Extra heavy weight linen full bleach-, ed satin finish. A large choice of paU terns, 72 to 80 inches wide. ; Priced per yard .....1.L... 90c, $1.25, $1.50, $1.75, $2.00, $2.25, $2.50 Linen table cloths with one dozen nap kins to match, a complete stock at at tractive prices. Sizes 72x72 to 72x108. Price per set -.! $9.00 to $19.25 Hand-embroidered lunch sets at : $5.00, $6.50 and $7.50 Beautiful showing of Linen Napkins in a great variety of new patterns. Prices per dozen $2.50, $3.25, $3.75, $4.50, $5.00, $5.50, $6.25, $7.00, $8.00 The time to buy your Suit is Now. The newest Models, all colors, all sizes. Novelty Suits and Tailored Suits. Your choice, at a Reduction of 25 per cent HMMiaaBHiarnMHrWLV i.tJ iM'rMiKf nwj;:- -fly ENOUGH FOR PRESENT ful in their scheme and the townfolk f CARS returning from seeing the ship sail, announce to Julia that Barnabas was on board her. In the meantime, Nance a gentle damsel is loved by Joe Stout. Joe is as bashful as he is honest, and fear ing a repulse he induces Bill Salt to propose to Nance in his name. Bill promises to perform the task, but un fortunately ho meets Julia first, and, thinking, her the object of Joe's. af fections, delivers the bashful suitor'? message to her. Julia is a great believer in the old raying, "One in hand is better far than two that in tle bushes are." Sho tells Bill to bid his friend try his luck a year hence. Bill, delierhted at his supposed success, seeks Joe and in-1 forms him of the result, only to learn J Chosen to Represent West in New of the sad mistake he has made. The J- Year's Tournament whistle sounds from the shiD "All I , Local Mills Have Assurance of Enough For Their Present Needs Baker, Nov. 21. -(Special) Cars sufficient for present needs are now or. the switches to the various local mills end with the railroads prophe sying better conditions, the Baker lumber manufacturers are in hopes that the worst of the trouble is over. While the supply of can; is not up to normal, still it is sufficient and all mills are now running with no pros pects of the necessity of an lmmedi ate shut-down. OREGON TEAM PLAYS PENNSY. Aboard," and poor Joe is obliged t$ snu wiinout seeing his sweetheart Nance. Julia tells Nance of Joe's love for her and Nance is heartbroken. The Barnstapoole girls, havine ouarreled with the sailors, pretend indifferenco at their departure. Act II takes place one vear hence. The townsfolk ..n Vla VilV ,1 .. : " niittee Campaign Stetemt Shows uMtuiiiMtinruic Kins meeting a party of artists down from j Pusadena, Cal., Nov. 21. (Special) The University of Oregon football team was selected yesterday to play the University of Pennsylvania here on January 1st, under the auspices of the Tournament of Roses association. NORMAL CAMPAIGN EXPENSIVE Fourteen Thousand Spent by Com- "Life's Seven Ages' Through all life's seven ages there is the need of a Bank Account, but not through life's seven ages will there be the chance to save, there is today. You can start a bank account today and keep it alive, and feel that those dependent on you are provided for. There never was a better time to save than today, and every dollar you place in this bank is fully protected: alwavs aecessablc, and acts as an ever-present inspiration to save more COME IN TODAY Deposits Assets .. ..$1,010,000.00 $i,:w:,ooo.oo a (Jrande National Qarxk town for the day, take a malicious pleasure in going to welcome back the Hounding Billow" accompanied by the artists. The sailors who during tneir long absence from home hnd quite recovered from their love for Julia, are much chagrined to find that the Barnstapoole girls are apparently quite indifferent to their return. Even Julia will not speak to them. Bill Snlt has the unpleasant duty of explaining his mistake to Julia and offering himself in Joe's nhice. Julia at first spurns him indignantly, but i.ftenvard accepts him. The hannv return of Harnabas Lee releases Bill Salt from the noose he had cast about his own neck. Joe soon finds Nance and explains the situation to her. The artists return to town and the sailor? and girls become reconciled. Tha scene ends with the promise of many happy weddings in the near future. FORMER UNION PASTOR DEAD Pendleton, Nov. 21. (Special) The statement of expenses filed with the Secretary of State shows that the ; Pendleton Normal school committee made an outlay of $14,362.56 in the campaign for the establishment of a State Normal school in Pendleton. The statement of S. A. Barnes shows expenditures of $707.71 made in tho effort of Weston citizens to defeat the measure. Among other statements filed were those of the Republican State com mittee showing a total expenditure of $14,362.56. Roy Ritner, candidate for tho legislature, spent $99.85 and R. I. Kcator, for district attorney, spent $ 175.95. On ? Approval MEANS JUST THAT: i I You can't always decide as conveniently here as at your home WHICH in-j strument and which rec ords (if any) will suit you,. We make the matter easy; by sending a complete COLUMBIA GRAFONOLA outfit wherever you say,; so you can take your time; about it. The picture illustrates the $110 Columbia model. Ite; appearance is dignified and artistic; the shapely cabi net is mounted on casters, and in all the details of: finish, this is an exemplary sample of what the best: American craftsmanship can produce. It is equipped with the Columbia Individual Record Ejector, the last word in the many exclusive features possessed by all Columbia Grafonolas. Other models as low as $15.00. W. H. B0HNENKAMP COMPANY Rev. D. C. McColm Died as Result of Auto Accident Bnker, Nov. 21. (Special) Word 1as been received here of the death in Portland of Rev. D. C. McColm, one time pastor of the Methodist church at Union for three years and at Raker two year, died as the result of fractured skull suffered in an ante accident a week before he died. He was in the hospital a short time for treatment but seemed to completely recover, when he died suddenly while entinnr breakfast. An nutopsy showed tho fractured skull was the cause of his denth. Rev. McColm was 63 years of nee and served vannns rhurchf In Ihio conference for many vears. He wa in rhnrfre of the local church priori to Rev. C. A. Edwnrds. He was a I very hirh.lv respected pentlemnn. in : cVurch circles and ontsiiln jcf ris denth wil he received by his I j Eastern Oregon friends with regret, j Our Fall Stock of Canned Goods Now Complete. Everything for Your Thanksgiving Dinner Phone Main 82 FRESH FRUITS & VEGETABLES EVERY DAY Mammoth Grocery 1211 Adams Avenue V
