LA (iKAM)fc: t. J-..S1.NU ujr.m i.ix,
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13,1910.
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THE OBSERVER
Bruc e Denni S, :
Eu'lu r and Owner. .
Catered at tie posioffice at Lu. Grande
n second-clan maf-er.
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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
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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
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