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La Grande Professional
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PHYSICIANS. PEmBTO.
J. H. HUBBARD. M. P
pbTsleiaa and Burgeon. "
Dffloa in New Bank Building. Rooms
- "Phone: Residence, Main
ii; Of flue, Main 7.
DR. A. It. RICHARDSON.'
Physician and tiargco. ,.
Office over Hill's Drug Store.
Office 'Phone !! Relden Main CB
N. MOLITOR, K .,
Pbyaictaa and Barfeon.
Corner Adam Are. and Depot 8t
Offloa Main tl -:- Residence Main 19
BACON HAUL
Phvdctan and Bsrgoon.
etfloe L. Grande National Bank J
Building. 'Phone Main 1.
e. T. Bacon, Residence, Main 18.
M. K. Hall, Residence, Main 61
StV. F. E. MOORB
DR. H. C. P. MOOR
Osteopathic Phyelelana.
Ctrkivllle Graduates Under Founder
Office 8'immer Building.
Phone: Office Main (3; i.es. Main (4
C. U. UPTON, ni. G., M. D.
Physician and Surgeon,
peclal attention given to Bye, Ear,
Nose and Throat.
Office In La G-ande National Bank
Building.
'Phones Office, Main 2; Residence,
Main 12. v-
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VM'KUINABY SURGEONS.
DR. P. A. CHARLTON,
Veterinary Surgeon.
Office afc Hill' Drug Store. La Graodi
Residence 'Phune Red 701.
Office 'Phone Black 1261.
Independent 'Phone tl.
Buth 'phones at rtsidence.
DR. W. H. RILEY,
Graduate Ohio State University.
Vaccination, Dentistry and Surgery
f art kind Country calls promptly
.answerod.
Office HH Adams Avenue.
Phohes: Pacific Black 1901.
Independent, 278.
OK, T. W. KiniJELIj, M. 1). C.
Graduate feterlnailnn.
Office Red Crow Drug Store.
Phones: Pacific, Main 4. Home, 121.
Im CSrand .... Oregon
VIAVI.
MRS. GRACE McA LISTER,
Teacher and Manager.
Telephone Farmers 1971.
MunZan Pile Remedy Is put up In
a'tube with nozzle attached. May. he
applied directly to the affected parts.
Guaranteed. Price 50e. Sold at Sil
verthorn's Fnmlly drug store.
DAILY OBSERVER 65c a Month
! FIRST-CLASS PIANOS
at reduced prices. .We will give
special prices on all our line for 30
days. It will pay you to investigate.
BRAMWELL
PHONE BLACK toil.
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C. B. CAUTHORN,
DentlHt.
Of'lce over Hill's Drug Store.
La Grande Oregon
J. C. PRICE, D. M. D. '
Dentist.
Room 23, La Grande National Hani
Building. 'Phone Black 1991.
TEACHERS OF MUSIC
PROF. E. PORTER DAT, Prlnclpa
La Grande School of Music.
Mrs. Day, assistant. School, 101
Greenwood Ave., one door south of
. Adams Ave. 'Phone Black 1831.
MISS STELLA OLIVER,
Teacher of Piano and Harmony.
Studio at residence of Turner Olive'
corner Fourth and O avenue.
MISS ROSE HOUSE,
Instructor In Piano, Hunnony
, Technic.
2103 North Spruce Street.
La Grande, Oregon.
and
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS.
L. A. PICKLE R.
Civil, Mining, Irrigation Engineer!,
and Surveying.
Estimates, plans and specifications
Office In Bohnerkamp Building.
La Grande Orego
C. R. THORNTON.
Architect and Engineer.
Surveying, CIvW and Structural Engl
neering.
Twenty Tears' Experience.
ROBERT MILTER,
Architect.
Office 1107 Adams avenue. 'Phones
Pacific, Main 1. Home Independent
No. 8.
ATTORNEYB.
( haw. E. Cochran Geo. I. Cocbnu
COCHRAN A COCHRAN.
Attorneys.
La Grande National Bank Building
i a Orande - - - - Oregoi
R. H. LLOID. v
Attorney at Iv.
rietlce In all the courts of the Stat,
and United States.
Elgin - - - - - - Oregon
C. H. CRAWFORD.
Attorney at Ijaw.
Practices In all the courts of the Stnh
and United States.
Office In La Grande National Ban!
Building, La Grande, Oregon.
11.1.1 AM M. II M.SKY,
Attorney and Councilor at Law.
Rooms 15 and 16 Sointner Block.
La Grande Oregon
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MUSIC CO.
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PRESENTS A PLAUSIBLE
LABOR TROUBLE SOLUTION
One of the bcit defined and clear
f.) tint point solutions of tin? labor
problem was given last Sunday eve
nlng In the Presbyterian church, by
Dr. S. W. Scemann, pastor. In purt.
the address follows:
"The l.ulor Problem."
Ex. 20:9. Sis days shalt thou la
bor, and do all thy work.
Thin part of the decalogue Is often
neglected. Rut It Is as Imperative as
the requirement of rest on the seventh
day. Every man ought to work, and
make his fair contribution to the
wealth of the world. Whoever does
not give a Just return for his living Is
a parasite on society, be he hobo or
millionaire. It Is the law of life that
every one shall work. "If any will
not work, neither let him eat."
-With this In mind we may approach
the discussion of the labor problem
Kvniiiathetlcallv and rationally. To
labor Is necessary; Is honorable; Is
right, and Is eminently respectable.
Tou will grant, I am sure, that 1
am to deal' with the moral aspects of
this question. I am a teacher of mor-
ln and preacher of religion. So here
It may jutly be supposed that I am
ut home and have a right to bo- heard.
Hut to propose a program for the In-
lustrlnl world is the task of men who
ire at home in that sphere. However,
he it remembered that the' light that
must guide men in that program
streams from the moral Implications
and demands.
Permit me also to say that I am
not speaking to please any one to
night. I um giving what appeals to
me as the truth. This I speak free
ly. I am entitled to this privilege and
i are you. The development' of a
omptex civilization and the invention
t machinery has given rise to the la
lor problem. Once all labor was per
'ormed In the home. Rut the machine
made the shop nnd factory and men
rathered about these. The machine
held the situation. Production was
astly Increased, and all should have
been benefited. Rut the profits large
ly went to the owner of the factory.
There was no desire to share equita
bly. The employed was compelled to
take what he could get. Of course,
the theory was that the laborer was
free to refuse to labor. Rut his cir
cumstances prevented his going else
vhere, and he was helpless. Ills only
ourse was to accept what was offered.
So a state of conflict existed. Cap
ital contended desperately to maintain
Its advantages and vested interests,
and intrenched privileges. Rut labor
lias made its demands, and with de
termination and often with great snc-
..tri,...- .1 fi . ft , ! . r.n".f. r rn '
contest. The result has been that la
bor has succeeded in gaining some
ihtng nearer a living wage, fewer
hours of labor, better, safer and more
healthful conditions and arrange
ments In shops and factories and stores
and better opportunities for life and
development f,f true manhood.
In this contest labor has been atn
disadvantage. Legislation has been
in the Interest of the rich. Corpora
tions have been able to buy favorable
legislation, and so it has been framed
to enable them to exploit the people.
I can prove It out of the month of the
heneflelarles. You remember that
Mr. Carnegie was before th tariff
committee not long since. You re
member he made merry with the com
mittee over the idea of the liigli tariff
on steel. Ho declared it was not need
ed, lie had grown licit on govern
ment pap. His fabulous wealth was
taken from the people. So legislation
has discriminated against labor. And
we all knov !( the courts of Justice1
have al:: - fi:nd It easier to con
vict a man than a rich man; u
labor. : than a coi porutlou official. A
man :'.: steals an overcoat can speeu
Py !. convicted and s"nt to the pelil- j
tentiary. Put It does not seem so j
eny to bring the man who steals a;
large amount, to Justice. The mar
who steals an overoo.it ouht to be
punished. So ought the Krenter thief
and scoundrel. And. if the courts of
yi'.U ( v.-r !. th-y '!it.h--ti-t f-.- tr-.-e
greater thief would be dcatt with more
summarily than the petty thief. Ther
are strange inconsistencies. One of
the eastern papers calls our attention)
to on of thes A burglar was re
cently captured in Philadelphia, who
wu found to have a well-worn Pib:
tied up with his burgiar tools. His
favorite pissage were marked with
pawn tickets, nnd when he was asked
what he did with the book, lie replied:
"I like to read it." The reason why
ho liked to read U was not explained,
neither did he attempt to make plain
how he reconciled his work with .his
nible. The Incident has been herald
ed far and wide as something unique
In' the annals or crime. It Is not so
unique after all. Its oddness is only
a mutter of degree. Why Bhould the
burglar be any less conscientious in
finding excuse for his burglarious acts
than the masters of high finance, who
have seemed to see nothing In their
carnival of graft that was Inconsist
ent with their pose as Christians and
philanthropists. The master of high
finance Is far the worse of the two.
But'our courts of Justice have no Jus
tice for the greater criminal.
The problem of labor Is to so adjust
the Industrial order as to be best
adapted to make or develop manhood.
If It were a mere question of material
things. It would be scarcely worth
while. But It Is not. It Is aquestlon
of manhood. And It is this for the
employer and the'employed. No un
just Industrial order can be favorabl
to the development of the highest
manhood In either employer oi em
ployed. There must bo a Just dlstribu
tion of the products of labor. Thi
laborer ought to receive a fair wage,
and he ought to be treated and dealt
with as a man. The employer ought
also be fairly treated by his men and
he should be given honest labor an 1
a just return for the wages paid
There can be and often is, wrong on
both sides.
In the working out of this problam
every man ought to be furnished at
opportunity to work. If a man is too
lazy, too worthless, too incompetent to
be employed, there ought ot be pro
vided a place where he will be taught
to work. Hut every capable man has
a rlcht to the opportunity to work.
Tou say every capable man can get
work If he wants it. No. You art
mistaken. You are not informed on
the subject. Never a day passes ovoi
our heads when there are a large
number of capable men who cannot
find employment. This is wrong. It
is an outrage. And a social system
that makesthis condition is at fault
somewhere.
Not only are men entitled to an op
portunity to work, but to work at n
living wage. Here, again, we fall
short. A living wage Is not merely
enough to exist upon, but enough to
enable a man to enjoy life and de
velop manhood and character and give
to children an opportunity in life. A
living wage means good food, suffi
cient clothing, a comfortable home,
books to read, with time to read them,
means and time for an occasional trip,
and a square deal for the children.
Many men and women do not receive
sufficient to live decently. A New
Y'ork merchant coolly told a girl who
complained of the insufficiency of
her wages: "Most of our girls hnve
gentlemen friends who provide for
them; you had better do the same,"'
The beast! oh, that there should be
one such a heartless, brutal wretch!
1 am well awarcthat there Is much
poverty and suffering and destitution
because of Improvidence, immorality,
bad and foolish habits, silly extrava
gance and general shiftlessness. Hut
that does not change the situation.
Many are not receiving a living wage,
and some are receiving an unfair pro
portion of the products of labor.
t'hi Istianity's relation to labor Is
most Intimate and sympathetic. Jesus
was a carpenter. His apostles were,
with a few i-xceptions, laborer.' His
sympathies, as his recorded words and
deeds indicate, were with "the pro-
pie." "the multitudis." The heart of
the labor movement has been Inspired
j by Christianity. There are three prin
ciples common to Christianity and the
labor movement.
1. The worth of the individual soul
N emphasized by both. Christ is the
discovered of the Individual. In His
estimation one sou; is worth more than
all thw world. To him the soul of the
humblest man was of Vqual value With
the soul of the wealthy or great.
2. Christianity stands for life, life
more abundant. So it demand that
every man. woman and child shall
have a chance for the realization of
his highest and best self. The aim of
Christianity is that every man shall be
(Continued oa pc T.)
We Want
Our Want
Your want is placed before a thousand r mora want-seeker
very day Can you afford to spend one cent per word of your
want ad whe:e result art the keynotes?
FOR HEMT.
FOR RENT Seven-room house. ' In
quire of Mr. Zuber. 18-tf
FOU RENT Four-room cottage,
quire of Mrs. Zuber.
in-
FOH RENT A barn; close In. In
quire at 1609 Fifth street 2-28-3-4
WANTED.
WANTED Herse for pasture, 13 er
month. Hay feed and rum to afaw.
Inquire ef J. E. Reynolds.
WANTED Help wanted In small
family. Call at this offic or 'phone
Red 1321. 2-22tf
wTEn Olrl to do eeneral house
work. 'Phone Red 1312. or call at
the Grande Ronde Electric company,
WANTED To buy or lease a gasoline
engine; 1V4 to 8 horsepower. In
quire of C- M. Graham, R. F. D.
No. 1 2-26-3-5
LOST AND FOTJK D.
FOUND A suit case on the roud r.ear
Moss chapel. Owner may recover
same by calling at . this office and
paying for this notice.
LOST A small black purse with si.- j a class by useii, says JJrr. it. m.
ver and jewelry, In this, city last shire, of Gwynnevllle, Ind. "I take
night. Finder leave at this office, j great pleasure in testifying to the re-
- - - suits of Chamberlain's Cough medi
FOUND On Valley Ave., between
Alliance mill and McAlister farm, a
pair of spectacles In leather case.
Owner can have same by calling at
this office and paying charges'. 2-27tf
A PletiMint Physic.
When you want a pleasant physic
give Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets a trial. The yare mild and
scntle in their action .and always pro
duce a pleasant cathartic effect. Call
at all good dealers for a free sample.
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Your Wants
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Ad Column
FOB 6ALR.
FOU SALE Two to four acre t
suburban property, well improve!
VhoneUlack 1532, or te E. W,
Kammerer, 2004 Adam avenue.
land for Sale.
. 40 acres of fruit, garden or alfalfiu
i land for sale cheap If taken oon. C
D. Huffman, R. F. D. 2. La Orande.
FOR SALE 700 tamarack post, lfc,
in La Grande. See 1-21-ltn
LA GRANDE INVESTMENT CO.
Ooanfilots Th resiling Outfit. ,
For sale at a bargain. Ha bees .
run about 100 day. Thne given, oi
approved security.
LA GRANDE INVESTMENT CO.
FOR SALE-Seal blue barred Plym
out Rock eggs, 31 per 15.
B Blood, Frultdale.
Mrs. A.
2-l-2t
FOR SALE New house, containing S
room and tath; one acre flrst-clasa
garden land with water right; trees,
bushes, barn, woodshed, chicken
park, etc. Close In. A bargain If
taken at once. N 43, Observer.
2-16tt
An Ideal Cough Medicine.
"As an Ideal cough medicine I re
gard Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in
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cine. In fact, I know of no other
preparation that meets so fully tho
expectations of the most exacting it
cases of croup and coughs of children.
As It contains no opium, chloroform or
morphine, it certainly makes a mo;t.
safe, pleasant and efficacious remedy
for the ills it is Intended." For sale by
all good dealers.
Plowing.
Orchard or garden plowing on hort
notice. 'Phone black 1011. Careful
and painstaking. Young trees plowed
around with care.
2-25tf A. HERMAN,
South La Grande.
It Saved His Leg.
"All thought I'd lose my leg,"
writes J. A. Swenson, Watertown, Wis.
"Ten years of eczema, that 15 doctor
could not cure, had at last laid me up.
Then Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured It
sound and well." Infallible for ski-
eruptions, eczema, salt rheum, bolls
evo rsuies, iiuius, seal us, culs una
piles. 2!ic at Newlin Drug Co.'s,
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