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.
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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
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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
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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
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and acts as an ever-present inspiration
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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.
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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
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