TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 191T
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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER.
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A NATIONAL LIABILITY.
The United States Senate has been tried and found
wanting. In the midst of a national peril it allowed eleven
of its members to block the will of the majority and the
will of the nation. If Atilla, the Hun, had been at the
gates, or if Hannibal, the Carthaginian, had been crossing
the Alps, the United States Senate would have done just
precisely what it did Saturday night and Sunday: Al
lowed itself to be dominated and dictated to, bluffed and
bully-ragged by a minority.
Our Senator Lane was one of those also tried and found
wanting. One might imagine some Republican made pur
blind by partisanship standing against the President in
time of stress and emergency and seeking to gain some,
small, petty partisan advantage. IJut we cannot imagine
why Senator Lane would fail his country and his consti
tuents at such a time, at such- a crisis, when if we had
presented a united front to the world we might have stood
a chance of going through the present crisis without war.
But now witli division in our ranks, with the President
in the eyes of foreign foes standing plainly repudiated by
Congress, our position is weak, ignoble and pusillanimous.
Out of evil good may come. It is thus that we' console
ourselves. ' President Wilson' has called an extra session
of the Senate so that body may come to its senses and
reform its rules so that it will be a lu lp and npt a handi
cap at the next time of national danger. It is prudent
that we should arrange all our affaire so as to have some
efficiency if war should strike us. It is evident that the
Senate is not an effective, well organized, or modern in
strument of government. Now that its defects have be
come glaring, the thing to do is to reform it. The time
to do it is now. The people of Oregon will remember Sen
ator Lane and attend to his ease later on. The people now
should insist that the Senate of the United States put its
affairs in order so as to be a national asset instead of a
national liability .
cX6Tite!oi Bern bw'
Spring Clothes for Boys More
Attractive Than
Ever
There isn't a Boys' or Children's store that canoffer you better
clothes than we can. That is because we sell Xtragood clotnes
for Boys.
The New Spring Suits for Boys are Here
Mothers should look tor the points in a boy's suit that will cause
it to hold its shape and good ap pearance under the rough treat
ment that boys usually give. f
XTRAGOOD is re-inf creed at e very "strain point". Trousers
are full lined with extra strong tvill lining. Special canvas coat
fronts and seams piped to prevent breaking give the garment do
uble life as compared with ordi-nary clothing.
The fabrics and colorings are new and attractive The tailoring
is as good as that in the clothing made for men and the prices are
moderate.
Norfolk Suits in a large assortm ent $6.00 to $12.50
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hard to get a large supply of logs in islature. Mr. Ashley is representative
from the camps. from this county.
Thursday niglit Enterprise experi
enced quite a cold night it being 20
Friday night was "Charlie Chaplin"
night at the Peoples theater. All
degrees below zero. Friday was not children who attended the show were
i i wiu iwiwi.jii i mij ill... i j i w kt.ii jjibu.v v i 1 1 ... j. . no
hung over the town until about noon, a souvenir.
The W. O. W. iodge is to give a big
dance on March 9 at the Peoples thea-
to a crowded house at the Peoples
theater Wednesday night. Enterprise
peoplo enjoy these plays which the
company puts on. The Peoples thea
ter gives one good picture before the
show opens and with the orchestra
ter dance hall.
All property owners received their
tax notices Thursday, the first of
March.
The Enterprise concert band will
music, too, makes a good evening's : give their next big dance Friday even-
Enterprise Mews Items
Snow in Mountains Hinders Logging
Planer Had to Shut Down Part
of 1-ast Week It Was 20 Degrees
Below Zero at Enterprise Thurs
day Night.
Enterprise, Ore, March 6. (Spe
cial) Miss Delia Jackson returned
Monday afternoon from a visit with
heir mother ami brothor in Iji Grande.
Mrs. Fleener was quite sick tho
first part of the week but is improv
ing now.
Walter Gallow.iy, trnp drummer at
the Peoples theater, went to La
Grande Thursday afternoon to visit a
few days with his grandparents. He
is just recovering from a sick spell
and went to La Grande in hopes that
tlio change would improve him.
O. W. Click went to La Grande on
the Thursday afternoon train for a
visit with friends.
George McAulty returned Thursday
from Imnalia where he went with a
load of freight. He left again Satur
day with another load.
Tho planer and mill shut down on
Thursday for the rest of tho week
owing to the scarcity of logs. The
snow is so deep in the mountains it is
Farmer,
but No Farm!
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entertainment.
The Enterprise lodge, Knights of
Pythias, gave a delightful program
and supper Thursday night to the
knights and their families. The hall
was decorated very beautifully and
everyone enjoyed a delightful evening.
After the proram and supper a social
dance was enjoyed by all present. ' ! ' '
The Enterprise basketball team left
for Wallowa Friday whoie they play
ed the Wallowa team that night.
ing, March 16. This will be a St
Patrick's ball. The band has been
giving some fine dances since the first
of the year. All who have attended
have enjoyed evenings of good dan
cing and fine music. Enterprise cer
tainly has a band of which to be
proud
Lambing started on many of the
ranches around Enterprise this week.
I E. G. Brown has opened an office
in the new Burnaugh building. He
Prr.tt & Henderson, who run a moat ! has leen in the law office of D. W.
shop in Bue's store, will open a gro- Sheahan but has decided to be public
eery in the room back of the Wallowa ' stenographer and has opened an office
bank the middle cf this month. This for himself.
will make seve.i grocery stores for 1 Miss Edna Garnwell and Ira Bloom,
Enterprise. 'son of Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Bloom of
The Elite Millinery shop expects to Ijostine, were married near Lenore,
open up March 10 with an up-to-date
line of millinery, dresses and the lat
est in all kinds of neckwear.
A carload of coal was received by
Mr. Falconer Tuesday but as usual
there were more orders than could
possibly be filled.
Fred Ashley returned from Salem
Friday. He has been gone for some
time down at Salem attending th- leg-
Idaho, February 14.
On the front page of the Chieftain
this week is a picture of the proposed
new school building for Enterprise.
It is to have 23 rooms and from the
picture will surely be a fine building
and a credit to Enterprise.
Enterprise is to have a horse show
in the near future if present plans
can be carried out successfully.
' The Baptists are holding revival
meetings this week in the Presbyter
ian church every afternoon and night
Good interest and attendance are reported.
I Mr. Ratcliff, the furniture man, in
tends to put up a neat and attractive
building on the corner now being used
for his fumture store. There will be
considerable building going on in En-:
terprise as soon as spring opens up.
Prof. Henry gave another one of
his recitals this week. These recitals
are certainly fine and are enjoyed by
pupils and parents.
Miss Gertrude Harmon has accepted
a position in the office of E. J. Con
kleman, the plumber.
The Alabama Colored Troubadours
gave a two hours entertainment at the
Peoples theater Saturday night. Tho
house was crowded. Chairs had to be
brought in and put in the aisles. They
gave tho best minstrel show that has
beep, given in Enterprise and an
swered to many encores. Their or
chestra gave a dance after the show
and the dance hall was crowded. A
good time was enjoyed by all present.
March 9 a troupe of 15 colored people
will give a show in the Peoples thea
ter. Adna Haggerty has resigned his
position wiui tne ai. & m. company
and has started ranching.
They have moved into one of A. J.
Sullivan's vacant houses.
Ward Smith and wife have returned
to their home after visiting in La
Grande and Island City for a' week.
A. B. Burnett and son, Lloyd, were
business visitors in La Grande Wed
nesday and Thursday. ..
J. B. Hagey and wife were in La
Grande the first part of the week. Mrs.
Hagey will remain several days. Mr.
Hagey has sold , his cattle, about 60
head, to a man' from Ellensburg,
Wash.
A. J. Sullivan has returned from
Hot Lake, he was looking after his
stock which are being wintered there.
The past week has been very cold,
the thermometer reach from 10 to 15
below zero each night.
THE W HA T-yOU-MjK y
COLVMi
Starkey News Notes
Starkey. Ore.. March fi.fSnnrialt '
K. W. Smith and family visited rela-'
tives and friends in Perry this week. 1
Pearl Moorhouse and family of Cas- I
tie Rock, Wash., are late arrvals here. I
BY "GM" . ,
Square Meals. .
When we were "' a bachelor we
thought a square meal was something
to eat.
But since we are married 'we have
discovered that food has nothing to do
with it.
Ilfs the color scheme that counts.
A man gets awful tired of pink
food, even if it does match the bine
china.
Must one call in a decorator to get a
change of diet?
Or is there some other way out?
Our Wants Ads bring' results.
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without a farm?
Did you ever hoar toll of a successful
business man without a bank account?
Success is just as likely t come to you
without a bank account as it is to a
fartne .without a farm.
Thin bark meets your needs fits your
ease, and is a bank of personal service.
The same heart itc for
the man who opens a small account,
as the man who opens one with more,
La Grande National Bar1
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