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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1910)
LA (iKAM)fc: t. J-..S1.NU ujr.m i.ix, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13,1910. PA en i THE OBSERVER Bruc e Denni S, : Eu'lu r and Owner. . Catered at tie posioffice at Lu. Grande n second-clan maf-er. J'atUshed Da3y Except Sunday. EUBSCKIPTION RATES. Dally, single copy . fa ally, per week....!......... 15c TJally, per month... 65c . TMs paper wia n puollsa ai. ar cle appearing over a nom de pi use aimed articles will be reused ob ject to the disoretlon of the edaor Please siga your articles and five disappointment. THE CASE OF THOMAS BRUCE. When Judge Knowles not only sen tenced Thomas Bruce to imprison ment for one year for falling to sup port his wife, but also gave him a lecture that should have made a wood en Indian weep, it was presumed that the young man would take his right ful place as a jailbird and- cease to . try and create sympathy by posing In the spotlight. Weakened In morals and Intellect as well; mistaking his brazen effron tery for wisdom this young man ad- , dresses a letter to the Observer evi- . dentlr Intnndln t fnrf M nan to say to Its readers that Thomas Bruce la not such a bad fellow after all;, that he Is getting really . more punishment than he deserves, .etc. , Such Is not the case. Thomas Bruce has shown himself an exceedingly . dangerous young- man in this com munity and every mother who has a daughter of young and tender years should rejoice la the- fact that Judge Knowles sent him to prlBon for one year, and If possible should get the sentence Increased to five, Ilere Is the Btory of this young man : Ills weakness for women had caused more or less trouble, and finally he was married. His acquaintances choso to look at his best side, just as a pat ient public usually does, and all agreed that , Thomas Bruce was a bright young fellow, and after his marriage many predicted he would make good. His failure to support his wife was sufficient to lodge him in Jail but it was not the serious part of the young1 man's actions. When in the county Jail he continued to write let ters to young girls proposing1 elope ment when he got out, and many oth er things. These letters did not get past the sheriff as young Bruce sup posed they would. Guilty of these , and many other atrocities which are bound to excite every mother In La Orande this young degenerate has the nerve to address the following letter to this paper: Editor Evening Observer: . Sir: In your Monday afternoon's issue you misstated a few things In regard to me and if you have any Justice In your makeup you will pub lish the following In as conspicuous ft place as the article on Monday. Respectfully, ' THOMAS BRUCE. " In the t first place I was not accus ed of wife desertion but of non-support and my arrest for, non-support was unjust, for up to the time of my most I had never had any other In- t'-nliou ti.a tint of suijport.'cg n !fe. Hover r, 1 was guilty ci to: sepptrt la a ttthnical war, b?rau; old not have money to send her ( three month3, owing to the fact tis?t didn't make any. My wife knew wh:. I was all the time I was away eg I wrote to her, and she knew that I aE not making- money and I have a let ter that she wrote to me. In which she ssid that any time I wanted to leave her I was welcome to go. That is why I say my arrest was unjust. If I had not intended to support her I certain ly would have skipped out before. The girl to whom I wrote, and who is referred to in your article as fif teen years old, Is seventeen years old and I have never attempted to ruin her as I can prove by the girl her seld. I do not pretend to be any saint or angel as some people do but even the devil should be given his dues and as the public has been mis-informed I only think it Just that" the article should be corrected. Thanking you, etc; : Tours respectfully, ' THOMAS BRUCE. CXCLE S.13T8 GREAT WORK. It would seem that the United States government has at last found a man large enough for Dostmauter general In the person of F. H. Hitch cock, Thfs is indicated by the follow ing extracts from a report as o what the department is and. has been doina or late: The denartmont' nrcsAnf n already Indicated, Is to extend the ser- jcw as rapidly as is warranted by ,r Z , nK popuiauon, and to accom plish Its savings, not by the curtall- uicui vi posiai laciKties, but by hand ling In a more systematic and busl ness-like manner the constantly ex. pandlns- volum nf th man. r vJTT of thi P1,cy were es tablished during the year ovor 1,500 new poetofflcea, while the rural de livery system was greatly extended u? jjuiump mio operation 615. new routes, traversing altogether 12,235. ,l.Th.ere were appointed from the elig ible lists of the Civil Service Commis sion over 1,800 post-office clerks to en large the working forces of city post offices and over 1,000 additional letter carriers. The Railway Mall Service was strengthened by the appointment of about 750 employees, all of whom were taken from the civil service el igible list The aggregate salaries of the new civil-service employees ap pointed during the year exceeded $2, 000.000. Not Onlv WerA fheaa nma.n pointees placed on the rolls, but the department made liberal Increases in the compensation of employees al ready In the aervicn 000 was expended in advancing the salaries of nost-office riprt wmi th. compensatipn of city letter carriers "a laiBou io me extent oi $1,226 000. Railway mall clerks received in 525 000 f BalaT aggregating nearly .AH Increases in the compensation ui poi-omce employees were based on a recently adopted system of effic iency ratings that has had a most ben eflcial effect on the service. The department favors liberal com pensation for its employees, believing that the higher efficiency secured un der ths policy is sure to Justify the resulting Increase in expense. Un doubtedly the generous action taken in this regard last year was largely responsible for the effective coopera tion the department received, from its officers and men throughout the coun try in cutting out wasteful expendi tures and making the postal Bervlce generally more efficient 1 the last annual report of the department special attention was di rected to the enormous loss the Gov ernment sustains in the handling and ttniiBimimuon or second-class ma 1 matter. Ow.n-? to tlie rariid incrfas3 -a the volume of suti mail the losj 13 constantly growing. A remedy shodd le promptly applied by charging more -postage, m levying the higher raiea it is believed that a distinction should be made between advertising mat er and what is termed legitimate read.ng matter. Under present conditions en .ncrease in the r)ostar niauer is not recommended. Such aa ' -ncrease would place a special burden f on a large number of Becond e.-asa ' publications, includng educational and - religious periodicals, that derive little . J- or no profit from advertising. It is the H circulation of this type of publications $' which aid so effectively a the educa- if tional and moral advancement of the' ? - people, that the Government can bst t afford to enconrape tnr 1.1; i . . tJ v liiioo lUUl.-4 1 P fa t lAna gtiA .i .. - iorm, the deriartmnt t J uation of the nreaent inw T,t n.t nf 1 r.a . '--r-"7 rate ) ' that the proposed increase in rate be ! f -w-W. wW--J LET US HELP YOU SOLVE THE mt 1 applied only to matter. This plan would be in full!,5 accord with the statute governing sec- 5 ond class rato nt th. . r . , -, "d iodi amounts f S"T traPorted by the H . ni 8 iremenaous loss. ; ; j JV?Z u th2 vtan,8h,nK Postal defi. cit it Is believed that it ih m could be required to pay what It costs the Government to carry their adver tising pages the deoartmanf- -.. nues would soon grow large enough X. -nt 'postage on first-' Stno!.0Ka hisheJr rat oa dTertisIng matter becanne. hoin hAn . . .. distribution, theyTo not "SpVS a&Ua to any such extent as the widely I vuvuiamng magazines, I fc Upder the system proposed It will j S5-fJ2!!b1?' without increasing-. the j iZZ;Zrz"'v "l uoiic lunas, to utnize , ? oe"ent 01 me entire people that considerable Dortion of th nooJoi enues now expended to meet the cost -1 voi una privilege enjoyed by cer tain publishers. " T Experiments made by the depart- nf Ti. a-J. . w rela"e weights of the advertising matter and the leg itimate reading matter carried - by tfi finf.8 b? Te&iilr determined """'"s oinipie matter to put into 8UCCeS8ful onorallnn ttia Under that plan each magazine pub- v , . u" re(iu'rea to certify to iti. 1 ,1'0.8tma8ter' In accordance with regulations to be prescribed by ... uuimruueni. me lacts necessary to determine the proper postage charges. The method of procedure will be worked out in such a manner as to Insure the dispatching of the malls as expeditiously as at present. Next to thn hwii iuj. iu 1 from the low postage rate on second- i-ioaa man. rno nrlnrfnol tne profits Of tha nnntal h.iHa. 1. vJ . ... r " l"Hl .uo oy tne excessive cost of rural uc.erjr. me large expenditures for rural mall nermiPA am , . " l UIU1B JUS- tillable, however, than are the much ucav.or payments required to meet the losses incurred on account of second class mall. Minim j. . uunaia U18- bursed each year far the latter pur- . vam oui cnieny ror the bene nt of a comnamMvoiv am.ii t publishers, while the appropriations annually granted to mainUin and ex tend the rural delivery system are ex pended In the. IntAPAof. r - ..... - .v.vw wi a at poo- ulation. The advantages of a rural de livery system ar mmh a. . Its further extension even at a con siderable loss to the Government It is believed, however, that without checking the proper development of this hrjtnrh nt th. ...i.i ... Were showing a more compete Une of useful and beautiful gifts than ever before.- Gifts that will suit any fancy and prices to suit any pocket book. WHAT TO GIVE HIM Smoldng Jackets $4.50 to $12.00 House Slippers 50c to $2.50 Bath Robes $6.00 to $14.00 Keiser Neckwear 50c to $1.50 Fancy Suspenders, Linen Handkerchiefs, Mufflers, 31oves," Hosiery, Hull Um brellas, Traveling Bafes and Suit Gases - ,t SHE WILL APPRECIATE ' THESE Table Linens $2.50 to $8.50 y.( Keiser Ladies Necltwear 25c to $1.50 Embroid'd Linens ' 25c to $6.00 House Slippers $1 to $1.75 $wiss Embroidered Hand kerchiefs, Initial Handker- ( miciB, vjoraon t urs, siik and Linen Waists, Pendle ton Indian Robes and Indian Blanket Lounging Robes Unbrealrable Dolls for Little Folks this material reduction can be made In the ,T. . exDens incurred. The con solidation during the year of the star route and rural delivery systems will I'lldoubtedly accomplish much in this direction.. For some time past these two systems have provided "practical ly the eame kind of mail delivery, but as they wehe managed quite independ ently of each other much duplication of service resulted. Under the plan of consolidation recently put Into ef fect the important postal facilities provdded by these two systems can be extended with less expense to the Government and with a probable gain in efficiency, - T-THt QUALITY SIORE mm. WES ' BBOKE5 i ns Mr nM ..v . T ' : r I mr tM . kVU TT A 1.11 HIIMril 1 A A 1L . rm . c toe uenuiie Always. BROKEN rest from coughing will be a thing of the past when you begin to take White Pine Cough Balsam. A dose before-, retiring will do the work. No dope, Guaranteed by the Newlin Drug Co., 25c and EOc. ' ' Take Care! , ;" J Remember that when your kidneys are affected your life la in danger. M. Mayer. Rochester, N. says: "Foley Kidney Pills are a wonderful discov ery and I heartily recommend their shooting pain over my back which i grew worse each day. I felt sliieptRh ! A s and tired, my kidney action was ir regular and lnfrqeuent with a fine sand-like SHbstance. While the dis ease was at Its worst I started using Foley Kidney Pills. Their prompt and efficient action was marvelous. Each dose seemed to put new life,, and styhgth Into me, and now I am "com pletely cured , and feel better . and stronger than for years." Hill's Drug Store. r- 1 ubstltute is a dansreron. moV.. Bhift especially a medicine. The gea tiine Foley's Honejr and Tar ''cures coughs and colds quickly and Is in a yellow package, contains no opiates end is safe and certain In results. Hills Drug StofV ; Every family has need of good, reliable liniment For sprf.lnn, bruises, sorenesi of the mii8c)es and rheumatic pains there is none better than t'hamberlain's. Sold by ill (tealer. . . olye the fori me Mci. BY CALLING AT HILL'S DRUG STORE You will easily find what you want here as our stock is running over with Christmas Uoods :; marked; down in price within the reach of all o o o o o Xnot Wehavetha.arg.tstoo.ever - . " wavi ' , , . 4 'i - , X ,v v f " STATION RT We have the Big IMe with the Little Price. dSt0UNTAI11 PENS V1- them if they ' BEASSWAEE is very popular-We have a Good Assortment at low prices.' PICKARD HAND PAINTED CHINA None quite so good. CUT OLASS in fancy shapes and rich de signs. ' BUBNINQ OUTFITS and lots nt nmnA . v..iv. ' " uu v-a. tlrt VU1U3. . 7 COMBS AND BRUSHES The best there is, can be found here ' HAND BAGS and all kinds of UiOr Goods. " SSMIJNiLCTS TEI.L YGU "LJ1 ti n 9 ' "fx ' ' : " : - InlDil & WPMfS -MtiM -V wmt m i u ... m m j t I . W J ii V. 4- -a Grande, Oregon , - n- mini i