La Grande evening observer., December 22, 1926, Image 4

,Jhfc,iw. December 22, 1,926.
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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
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(Incorporated)
An Independent Newspaper .
PRANK B. APPLEBY
HARVEY F, MATTHEWS..
.Editor and Publliher
MHM..HuslneH Manager
: published evenings, except Sunday, at 1416 Adams Avenue,
; I La Grande, Oregon. The Observer-Star published every Friday.
Entered at the Post of flee at La Grande, Oregon, as Second '
; Class Mall Matter under act of March 2. 1878.
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t L.$iTllEN'GTlI AND OLAJJ.S'KS.S "Great U the Inl. iiml
greatly tu he liniiitcd ilry ami honor in Win preneiiut';
Mtreiith and gluilnexa uro HUt place." 1 Chron. 16:23, 27.
XOT TIIF OI'TCOMK HI'T TIIK
wav it was si;ct iti:i.
The EitHt Oretfnnlaii hud the Im
lirfwtioii that the normal m-hool
i-eKents ur muxt of them ut leant
were trying tu decide the locutluti
aubjtH't Htrlctly In accord with the
merit of Hie cawe and with un eye
only to the welfare of the iiiHtitu
. tlon and Its Mtudenttt. ;
We are diHilluniotied. The vot
ing yemerduy Indicate a previous
umiertundfng of some aort. The
votes cunt for Ia Grande ore the
1 votes that La Grunde people huvo
been claiming with poitiveiie-u ami
with reiteration from the very tiart.
They made uh cialniH with ux
bui ii nee Jong hefore the board
n,eti)t)ei-ri made llieir tour and be
fore the membei'ri were in iiomhph
in of the farts lliit h'iouM huvo
governed their dc-t-islon. It iiIho oc
cum that the three men vho Voted
with Memo-. Pierce and ISrugg ro
men who hud received po lit leu I fn-
vM from the present governor.
Three other inrmbera who had no
MHi'h cntanleiiK-iitH and. who by
reason of their experience and ubll
Hy are utitNtundhig Inenibera Voted
uIiHik with Air. llartman in favor
of I'endieton. To be plain, the vot
ing creates n vtrunn feeling, verified
by Inside fuels, that considerations
having nothing to do with the
merit of the rase kcciii to have
been the deciding factor.--- ,
That 1m not a pleasant situation,
bnt we may km well trail u spad.e a
spiide. The case culled for u dis
interested decision and it will be
hard to convince anyone that Mich
a decision has been given. Thin
Involve no criticism of Iji Crande.
It Ik a good town and I-i Grande
people me good people and th-y
are Justified In !::, in their
u..(i itfiiaii. I'emllelon has no quar
rel with Im Grande upon the sub
ject, but that is not i tha ooint.
The future students of H
ern Ort ;...nnai school are the
ItfllV folk Willi Kit. mill l.n ..
j ,- THE I'KiNULhXON 1 AI'KK OBJECTS molem ., lhollBh- Z ,
1 'Elsewhere on this page we present the editorial printed Kdte 1 "
terday voted to place the school In
a city that (h not centrally located.
The population west of the l.ttuc
mountains is 50 per cent greater
than is Lite population east f the
f til til II Mil I... IV 1 1 1. Ik. ..V.....t
duvet insult to the Board of Normal School Regents and to
from the 12 r. , imtle.i west i,f Mi
mniinliUriK will ho imimMeil Mpn
each ivm- try heinj.- nimip tu pay
iMin--eary travel exiienKejt eunl
to II month'ri llvllIK CoHt at a darm
tlory. When we reniemlier that
Htuileiiti are uxually nhnrt uf fmulM
and that most ' Ktulenlri w ho rtro
out of xrioiol do ho heratiHe they
cannot meet expense) the ai-raiiKe-mcnt
planned HeeniK lnteoler:ihle.
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$4.60
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THE PENDLETON PAPER OBJECTS
Elsewhere on this page we present the editorial printed
Jnst night in the Pendleton East Oregoniun on the subject
5i)f the Eastern Oregon normal school location. We are sorry
Jto see such a thing appear in print, especially in the press of
"our friendly rival city across the Blue mountains. It is a
(tho intelligence of the people of Oregon. It is offensive to
'the spirit of sportsmanship for which most Oregon com
munities are known. i ,
t ,We do not believe that the editorial in question reflects
the tine sentiment of the people of Pendleton. That city is
well and properly renowned for its fine-citizenship, its per
sonnel of good sportsmen. There are very few people in
' "Tf"" ' i"c ..cuo Ui ."i,ta town tan win or loe In huiIi
emwriul. we are contment tnat most of them know that
thertiormal school location, strictly on its merits from every
anIe, was a "horse race" between this city and theirs from
th&jitart. : , ' ; .
."S'J nil"" umi "i.uuo ui tuc oraiu Ul ucgcias ",,u I work a real Nil rn ,.,...
been presented facts and arguments in great detail about! "" number of cutting u-
.vahfcus cities long l)efore the trip of inspection. They know
thjtrf all of the material presented during that trip was avail
al to every member of the board before haiidthatny
'intelligent citizen might well have made n sensible and im-
a rojte uh tbU and take the out
come calmly. Tendleton b the
capita! ot" tlte ; real cut pruducln
region In Katrtern 'rcgoo and It
asks no iavm-N from unyime. THu
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Christmas Gifts for Men
Handkerchiefs 25c up Hdkf. and Tie Sets ?2.50
Collar Band Silk Shirts 7.75 up
Imported Wool Mufflers $3.50 up.
Lined Kid Gloves $4.50 up Silk Mufflers I.io.bo up
Wool Knit Vests $3.50
Comfy -Slippers $2.25 up . ,
Bells $1.00 up Belt Sets $1.25 up
Pendleton Bath Bobes $15.00 up
' Bath Kobe and Slippers to Match $8.75 up
Initialed Hdkfs. 35c up Stetson Hats ?6 up
. Men's Silk Pajamas $6.50 up
Collar Attached Shirts $2.75 up
N. K. WEST & CO., Inc.
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- Dur Sto:e Will Close at 6 o'clock Each Evening This Week ' ' '
J Except Christmas Eve 8:30. , ',. : ';;.
'paj&'al decision with this data at hand. They know that
conKratuiaU' (lie eltlze.iH of lt of the eommunlty In exlendlnu eon
firande lipo'i their vletory. hut the KratnlatloiiM to our neighbor clt,-
men population iigures are or no importance in considering a'termined the oun-oim- of the
scaflol location unless qualified by the obvious tendencies
ofjthut population to send its youthful students in certain
dinHions. .
denlH (rom the d!"U I t that has
the major part of the population of
Kaatern OreKon and ulwuyd will ehool. La Crande wan the hitomiI uome hy rai'hon motioxkle was l;;.st phlne this morning;. Tie ' vhh jtlll f
have It. choice of practically all U;i kor ' nluhL .while adjusting a. motor. He '.uncon.scloUH Hlnlrtlv before' nonnl'
f J'euiliemn people ai'e ready to people ami we represent tfifcjfrrt foiind uimilitiiled tip.ln the ma-Fut hlK-vrocMefv eKtieotinl' !.
fcT.ut that is not the sorry part of the East Oregohian's
inSBjualion. The sony thing is that the Pendleton paper
asfiujiies that everyone .who voted for Pendleton was open
teat makes another s-iiliject entire- j
l ami a eiou.i one. to express the;
idea mildly. IVndielon Kaat (jre
:touinn. '
Till-: t'llolt l.; o- . MXiM.M,
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The choice of m tiramle aa a
locittlon for the new eastern Ore-
luioi ni.i-n.,.. ..-in i
nijjiiled, fair; that everyone who voted for La Grande was i "' surprise, ami we ure i;i.'i "o
What n tvr.P of mind i" "" l""t' '-' :.ande
unat a ijpe oi minu . .,.,....... ,.,.,,,,..,. ,r
kin, lip-to-
Ued iiiierirllv
to Hie campaign rtiml. always Im
portant In practical politics: she
had two of her cltir.riiH on the
hoard as well as an ev-cltlr.en; and
she was well localetl la helllK the
center of the three lare towns of
eastern llnplll. 1; Cr:;:;,:.. wilt
make
prejudiced, unduly influenced, sinister
it joust have to possess such a view! If the vote had been fi.si. ;,e i u rine-h.o
fiwfor Pendleton and four for La Grande, would the East il'.'"!''".::..?!!'", 'T'T
O&jinnian have wailed at the unfair and prejudiced decision
ofJOie four La Grande supporters? Is it not conceivable
toie East Orouonian ttiat we, the people of La Grande,
hnjjj a belief in the excellence of this location as sincere as
Ih&c possessed by our ncighlxiriiiK city? Cannot the East
Oxonian believe that five members of the Board of Ketrcnts
niifiit happily have acquired the same point of view? If the
Eiis! Oregonian can obviously admit the prejudice of its fel
hnVUownsmen in its favor, which it docs, is there great room
fofejondemning the contrary prejudice of another member?
'JiAs far as Pendleton is concerned this town can win or
lososand take the outcome calmly," says the editorial fur
thgft Calmly? "Pendleton people are ready to congratulate
Ihej-citizens of La Grande upon their victory." Fine. We
arT3ilready in receipt of many messages exhibiting good
spOfl-smanship from Pendleton citizens. But they came by
wirei by letter, by void of mouth not by the East Ore
gofiiiin. We are still in a receptive mood, however, anytime
th&J'endleton paper feels inclined to piint congratulations.
Wjraeven publish Baker paper editorials as models or we
carLsend a copy ot tiie one we had written Monday morning
to "piint in case Pendleton was the fortunate city. j
;The East Oregonian dies hard. Its concern alxmt the
futuje normal-school students is becoming, but its concern
about the future of Pendleton is more obvious. Fortunately,
the future of both is also the concern of others equally com
petent and will be well taken care of.
t'oMiit.vi'i i.vriox.s,
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It la n phasure, not arrofc
panleil hy any fci-llnff nf kc.-tv.ili.i-,
i appoln'ment. that The .Mornliu:
tlitmocrat -tclnls lis cniiKt-at illa
tions lo lAl (Irandc on lis IMtiist
luas irlft in heliiK- selected as Ih
hicatlon of lot: j-Jas'.crn t.)rc(;:i
normal school.
As the nevt piaclii-al K'lc lo Ma
ker, l.a (iiumle ori'cr,-d a so-iition
to the prohh it !:;,a::oo or mis
cUucutluaal liistllulion and lis se
lection brings no rcMcntmcnl or
feclliiK of envy. linker l'einucrut,
.Mi:t livu- iiVi-:iii'o.Mi:
v!Ai:::iii'li;i.l), (ire. Ilee. J..
I.M'I William Chrlstenson. ;2.
d home lor the normal mechanic for a uara
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Jnd: at 1'orUand all polr.ts foulh ami North.
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LAST TIME
TODAY
Buck Jones rides the winds of adventure
in a gale of laughter and a storm of
thrills.
Our annual Free Matinee for children of
La Grande will l)e held Christinas morn
ing before the Elks' tree.
Give Ford Accessories
for Christmas
To that friend who drives a Ford
car give Ford accessories as your
Christmas gift this year..
We have a complete line of ac
cessories manufactured especially
for Ford cars all attractive in
appearance as well as extremely
practical.
Come to our salesroom at your
convenience and look over our
large stock of accessories. We guar
antee that you will see something
you want to give to some friend!
-the time v
the place here
A HIT OF THRIFT
A BIT OF DETERMINATION
A BIT OF POSITIVE ACTION
v, ill soon build for you a bank
account that will be the "BEA
CON LIGHTS" on the shores of
success reflecting the light 6f
opportunity for you
-now
La Grande National
Bank
where your efforts ' .
meet unlimited co-operation.
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