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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1917)
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28,' 1917 PAGE FOUR EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER ' An Independent Newspaper. Published Daily and Weekly at La Grande, Oregon, by the LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PUBLISHING CO. J.D.MEYERS II, B, LEITER . CLARKE LEITER President Vice-President Editor and Publisher Entered at the Postoffice at La Grande, Oregon, as second-class matter. T . MT i VTW . DTHMTMn ftawi?VlI7 Address all communications to THE OBSERVER, 1710 Sixth St. On Sole in Other Cities: Oregon Hotel News Stand, Portland; j .Imperial News Stand, Portland. City Official Paper. leased Wire Tolegraph Itoport of United Press Associations. The Observer carrier boys are instructed to put the papers on Vie porches. If the carrier does not do this, misses you, or neglects gett'ng he paper to you on time, kindly phono The Observer, as this is the only way we can determine whether or not the carriers are following instruc tions. Phone Main 37 before 7:30 o'clock and a paper will be sent you by special messenger if the carrier has missed you. SUBSCRIPTION RATES, By Carrier. j Daily, by mail per six months Daily, single copy 6c I i" advance . . .oO 1R.irni1v. bv mail tier three months IHlliy, per nTTcn. : r 1 11215 in uvj;u t Daily, by mail per month 45c The Saturday Evening Observer, per year in advance $1.60 Weekly-Observer-Star, per year in advance $1.50 Daily, per month. 65c Daily, per six months in advance.$3.50 Daily, per year in advance i.uu By MaiL Daily, by mail per year, in ad vance S4-00 WHO DEFEATED HUGHES ? Any one who is interested in post mo rtenis should read an article in Collier's Weekly of Feb. 17, reprinted in the Oregon Labor Press of Feb. 24, by E. G. Dowry, en titled, ' ' What J luppened in California. " , The article is only ten columns long and it tells the reader what was told" in The Observer editorial in Novem ber in less than a column. It explains why and who beat Justice Charles E. Hughes for president. The answer is Charles E. Hughes, himself, aided and abetted by the fol lowing cast of characters: lWlliam R. Willcox, Republican National Chairman. 2 William II. Crocker, Republican National Commit teeman for California. 3 Francis V. Keesling, Republican State Chairman. 4 Harrison Grav Otis. Editor of the Los Angeles Times. fw-M IT Dr. Ymmer. Editor of the San Francisco tuiuiutu;. 6 Charles V. Farnham, Manager of the Hughes Colliers went to great expense to send Mr. Lowry to riniifYivniji tn investigate the mess with a view to dis covering whether Editor Otis' charges were true .that Governor Johnson had Kniled Air. iiugnes. . . , , For the sake of history we will summarize Mr. Dowry's Article brietly as tollows: . The charge is lalse. Governor Johnson supported Mr. Hughes loyally in every speech made in the campaign. National Committeeman Crocker and Keesling were responsible for leaving Governor Johnson out of the Hughes reception plans. Chester II. Rowell, Progressive and member of the Re publican National Committee, acquainted both Chairman Willcox and Candidate Hughes with the facts and advised that the California tour be postponed. Mr. Willcox did not have brains enough to handle the situation. Mr. Hughes deliberately chose to line up with the stand-pat Republican old-line Southern Pacific faction jind to turn down the Progressives in order to freeze out Governor Johnson. Mr. Hughes did not know that Governor Johnson was in the Virginia Hotel at Long Reach at the same time he was. Keesling and Crocker did. Johnson offered to preside at the Hughes' meeting at Sacramento if Hughes sent him the invitation. No invi tation came. Editors Otis and De Young suppressed all of Johnson's speeches supporting Tlughcs. Mr. Hughes lost the labor vote of San Francisco by J Farmer, but No Farm! 4 $ Did you ever hear tell of a farmer without a farm? Did you ever hoar tell of a successful business man without a bank account? Success is just as likely to coine to you without a bank account as it is to a fanner without a farm. This bank meets your needs fits your e v, and is a bank of personal service. r! iie same heart v ' hero for the man who opens a small account, as the man who opens one with more, La Grande National Bank ,6 -f -f fr : a dim nil m iwii ' 'i iwimiintiiiiilL. " m" ' r ir rnwinMrifr Copyright Hart Sthadncr &Marx Now for an early "announcement Hart Schaffner & Marx Styles for spring are here 7 f OU'Lfc be glad to hear it; most men look forward to this 1 event with keen interest. Here are some of the good things - you'll see at this store. '..n.);;tt The styles--the famous Var- The colors: grays, greens;"" sityFiftyFive designs for young blues andbrowns-any number " men and men who like young style. New belt-backs, pinch backs. Varsity Six Hundred overcoats; some with belt all around. The fabrics all-wool; wors teds finished and unfinished; flannels; serges; homespuns, cheviots; Dixie weaves. of new ideas' you haven't" seen before. ' : , ; You'll seetthe Hart Schaffner & Marx label in alljof these garments;fjt's your guarantee of absolute satisfaction; a small thing to Blook for, aibig thing to find. Mmaku, mam J eating a luncheon at the Commercial Club served by "scab" waiters during the strike of the union waiters. The result was Mr. Hughes lost California by 3773. Governor Johnson was elected United States senator bv l!9t815. Mr. Hughes would have been elected if he had not lined up with Crocker and Keesling, and Otis and De Young. He would have been elected if Willcox and Farnham had had any brains or political sense. As The Observer has remarked before, any average newspaper reporter could have handled the National campaign better than Willcox and Farnham. Inasmuch as Governor Johnson is a possibility for the Republican nomination for President, we are glad to know that the charges that he is a political traitor are false. 0 GEORGE STODDARD. La Grande was shocked today to receive the . wj of the deat h of George Stoddard. Able, enterprising, a good business man and a ood citizen Mr. Sto.ld.M ' played an important part in the development of the industries and the business and social life of this community. I;i the prime of life it is hard to realize that he has been taken away. To his family he leaves the precious heritage of a good name, and the respect and regard of the whole com munity. 0 The nation lost a brave man and an efficient soldier in General Frederick Funston. Resume of Work Done by Oregon Legislators During Session Just Closed ARTICLE 3, xvfi16111' ,Feb-TP'iaO-Another amendment that will be submitted to the people by the legislature on June 4, is one requiring that all future amendments must de clare on their face the parts of the constitution that they propose to renoal. Tn nt W ,i. , I i r . "uiuoi oeejKs ro prevent the repeal o any constitutional article or section by im plication, f ns v;i t hn ,vi, x. , uy , ""v ox u numDer ot Dro posed mendinents suggested by the constitutional P vision association t int. rmt W . . the city club, of Port Z.P'PP.V majontv of U vo,, .SUtSTd,S? (Continued on Page Five)
