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LA GRANDE VrENING OBSEKVER, n inn r .mist?v: ' V a n-n I THURSDAY, JANUARY 1 fci :. vr " i i w i j jf ' i i t r i :i . 1 L - m i sis -TOIItlirj PflOGRAM Italia Ruin Love and Law Thanhouser. The Rummage Sale-American Beautiful dishes given to lady patrons of the matinee. See dla- play In lobby. mm 1 LOCALS t 4e46&A General Repairing at R. IT. lefghton's Auto and Bicycle Garage. I repair everything. Umbiellas, phonographs, sewing machines, typewriters, stoves and guns. Shears -and knives sharp ened, skates hollow ground, saws fil ed apd set and soldering of all kinds done. I repair granite walr; make and fit keys, repair locks. I carry a full line of flash lights and their sup plies. Phone, Main 737. 309 Fir street Tru-Fmit Chocolates. No imitation flavors. LOST Gold watch and fob, Initials H. T. on back of watch. Finder please leave at this office and receive suit able reward. Calendars as made by the Banner & Seaman, company of Irrigon, Oregon, can't bebeat Mr. Seaman, represent ing the company is' now at the Som mer hotel where hla line, ihi im-esi in th world can be seen loAit and tomorrow. .. The mission band of the"-Baptist church" will meet Saturday January 7 at 3 o'clock for a business meeting. All members requested to be present, the meeting will be In the church. Tomorrow being the Feast of the Epiphany there wjll be a celebration of the Holy Eucharist In St Peter's church at 10 a. m. ,-- I,-- if- iV ...rV.i N A MNOUMCEWIMT ACTUM. MONEY GIVEN AWRY I Until further give away the lowest CASH DAYS &ALES of each month. Purchaser will be handed a ticket with amount of purchase znd date of same. Those holding tickets bear ing the datejwhich wiff jbeii- nouticed the first of each month in the local papers, will, on presentation of the same be refunded the amount of his purchase in CASH; Yours for a Jiew Smith Jhoomon - - - V V V V PERSONALS. ; -Mrs. R. W. Logan is a guest at Hot Lake today. Hooper, the popular second base man on Elgin's team is. here today on his way to Portland. Dan Sommers of Elgin is at the Sommer this afternoon while trans acting business In the city. Mr, and Mrs. M. M. Beaty of Baker are business viators in the city today They are at the Foley. ' Mr. and Mrs. Roy Clapp went to Hot Lake today to have treatments administered to f their little son.. An operation will likely be found neces sary. . ' S. H. Dalton, ; the local merchant left last evening for EI Paso, Tex. where he owns extensive ranch in f "rests. Ho iuteuus to return within a month's time. ' BAKER XEXT TOW5. State Woolgrow'erg Elect Jay Dobbin Tlce President of Association. Baker gets the next convention- of the Oregon Wqolgrowers' Association a decision to this effect being reach ed before adjournment at 10 o'clock this morning, says the Telegram of yesterday. The date of the convention will be announced later by tjie exe cutive committee. All the members of the executive committee will be chos en at a meeting to be held this after noon at 5 o'clock It being the purpose of the officers to have this committee made representative of all sections of the state. ' President Geo. McKnight of Mai nour, was re-elected: also vlce-Presi-dent Jay H. Dobbin of Wallowa, and Secretary Dan1 P. Smythe of Umatil la. Secretary Smythe was warmly complimented for his official 1 work. Dues for members of the Otegon Wool- growers Association for the coming year will be $2.50 a thousand head of sheep owned, except where a member has less than 200 head, and then his dues will be $1 a head a year, as now. ... Protesting against blind tinkering with the wool tariff, the committee on resolutions reported a measure which cannot fail to convey the emphatic opposition of Oregon sheepmen to the mfti niAiarfr ,rffrnrim miAi r A Vjfr notice we will Prosperous Year ureene rumored treatment -of Schedule K In an additional resolution adopted the Oregon woolmen protest against the bill which is intended to take from congress and give to the presi dent the power of creating forest re serves. Another urges the federal gov ernment to. make sufficient appropria tion to have the forests In the reserve at presnt fully protected from con flagrations. Qn the shipping of livestock, a res olutipn was adopted, urging the Ore gon delegation t ofavor enactment of House bill 27,139 which has been ap proved by the American Humane So ciety and the Allied Livestock Asso ciations. This requires railways to maintain a minimum Bpeed of 16 miles per hour with livestock trains. ' The Oregon Legislature Is also urg ed to pass a minimum speed law for Intrastate traffic in livestock on rail ways. . In another resolution, the benefit of thescalp bounty law is', praised and the legislature Is urged to so amend it that a person can get the. bounty in large, counties without expending more that th c.n to. ' Y Taboo Straw Ballots. Spokane, Wash., Jan 5 (Special) Prohibiting the taking of "straw" bal lots by newspapers or individuals is the effect of an amendment to the rresent primary laws of the state of Washington proposed, by 'Guy B. Groff, legislator-elect , of Spokane, who tius defines, his position on the Question: ' .."The publishing of the results of 'straw' ballots, showing one candi date far n the lead, exercises an un warrantable influence upon .the chances of others in the race. After the primaries, when only two candi dates are running, the test Is one of party strength and the 'straw' bal-J lot cannot have such a pernicious In fluence. If ' it were legal, I should have newspapers prohibited from ex pressing preference for any candidate except ; through their : editorial col umns.' Mr. Groff also declares tjhat he will seek to wipe out the "third degree" by introducing an amendment, with; a view to restricting the introduction of confessions and admissions in crim inal trials. He said on this subject: "I have been told at the Spokane police station that I could not talk with clients until the prosecuKing at torney had seen them. When a person is allowed ; to talk with a prisoner he Is In a' separate compartment and can not see he man with whom he Is talking. " "I would return to the old law of territorial days, which forbade the Introduction of any alleged confession or, admission unless the prisoner made It after being first duly inform ed of his rights and the consequen ces of his act, and through his at torney or some one taking 'a friendly interest in him." , Notice to Stockholders. Notice is hereby given to the Stock holders of the United States National Bank of La Grande, Oregon, that the annual meeting of the stockholders of the said bank, will be held at their banking house in La Grande, Ore gon, on Tuesday January 10th, be tween the hours of 10 a. m. and" 4 p. m. for the purpose of electing a board of directors for'the insulng year and for the purpose of transacting any other business that may come before the meeting. Dated at La Grande, Oregon this sixth day of December, 1910. ' T. J. SCROGGIN, Cashier. Dec. 6-Jan. 10. ' Xotlce, of A nnqal Meeting. Notice is hereby given that the an nual meeting of the stockholders of the La Grande National Bank of La Grande, of La Grande, Oregon, will be held at their banking house in La Grande, Oregon on Tuesday, January 10th, 1911 at 2 o'olock p. m. for the purpose of electing a board of direc tors to serve for the ensuing year and for the transaction of such other business as may be properly present ed to said meeting. Dated at La Grande, Oregon, Dec. 10th, 1910. F. L. MEYERS. Cashier. ' Books tost. E. E. Lewis last evening lost a set ot bookkeeping books Including one ledger and one day book. Algo a lad les purse." Finder leave At the Grande Ronde Cash company. ' When your feet are wet and col J, and your body chilled through and through from Fxprwnre, take a big lae of Chamberlain's (kiiiKlt Remedy ''nilx! vour ft in hoi water liefore pin:.' to nml you are al-uiot-t certain r war 1 oJl a fvre cold. Tfr .alebytlldL. ' '. I . GOETHE ON HAMLET. The Great Gtrtrtan Poet's Analy$it of Hh Melancholy Dane." Figure to jourself this youth, this son cf primes; conceive him vivMly, Ming his state before your eves nut! theu observe hitn when he learns thai his father's spirit walks. Stand be- rore dm in the terror of the niplit when the venerable spirit, appears over hira. A horrid shudder passes over him: he speaks to the mysterious form; ha see3 U beckon to him; he fol 'owa it and hears. The fearful accu sation of his uncle rings In his ears! the summons to' revenge and the pierc ing oft repeated rrayer, 'Rorueiuber me!" .. ' And when the ghost has vanished who Is If that stunds before us? ; A youii? hero panting for vengeance J No! : Trouble and astonishment take hold of the solitary young man. lie grows bitter npalnst smiling villains, swears that he will not forget the spirit and concludes with the signifi cant ejaculation: The time Is out of Joint. O cursed eplte. That ever I was born to set it right! In these words, I Imagine, will bs found th- HaiuWn wnoie pro cedure. To me it Is clear that Shake speare meant In the present case to represent the effects $t a great ac tion' laid upon the soul unfit for thf performance of it. ' In this view the whole piece seems to be composed. There Is an oak tree planted in a cost ly jar which should have' borne only pleasant .flowers In Its bosom; the roots expand, the Jar Is shivered. From "Wilhelm Melster." . SACKNG A THEATER. Tribulations of the Drama In New York In 1765. ; ' Here la an account of the sacking of a theater In New York from the Ga sette of Max 8, 1765: "The play advertised to be acted last Monday evening having given offense to sundry and divers Inhabitants of this city, who thought it highly Im proper that such entertainments should be exhibited at this time of public dis tress, when great numbers of poor peo ple can scarce find means "of subsist ence, whereby many persons might be tempted to neglect their business and squander that money which, is neces sary to the payment of their debts and the support of their families, a rumor was spread about the town' that If the play went on the audience would meet with some disturbance from the multi tude. , .; : , ' ' - "This prevented the greatest part of those who Intended to have been there from going. However, many people came, and the play was oegun, but soon interrupted by the multitude, who burst open the doors and entered with noise and tumult. The audience es caped In the best Scanner they could. Many lost their hats and other articles of raiment. A boy had his skull frac tured and was yesterday trepanned. Death Is his. Several others '.were sorely set upon and Injured. But we heard of no lives lost The multitude Immediately demolished the house, car ried the pieces to the common, where they consumed then, In a bonfire." A Cautious Scot Stonehaven lies to the south of Aber deen. The Loudon train had drawn, up at ' Stonehaven on account of a slight mishap a mile or two ahead, and Andra, the . old porter, had got Into conversation with a Salvation Army officer, who had popped his head out of the compartment to ask the reason for the delay. "Aye, aye," mused An dra after giving the desired informa tion, "ye'll be for Alberdeen, I'm thinkin'?" "Yes, my man," was the reply; "I'm bound for Aberdeen, a very wicked place, I'm told." "What mlcht ye be goln' to dae there, sir, If It's as bad as a' that?" asked Andra, rather amused at the visitor's words. ' "Ah," was the pious answer, "I'm go ing to drive the devil out of Aber deen." Like lightning came from' tne old porter the pawky reply, "See an' drive him north, c'hlel; huul him well , to the north!" , He Got His Answer, "They who ask unpleasant ques tions," said a senator, "mustn't be sur prised if they get unpleasant answers. Yes, the interrogatory politician too of ten finds himself In the boots of Gobsa Golde. '. ., '.' . - ' . ( ' "The aged Gobsa Golde was quarrel ing furiously with his young and beau tiful wife. ' " 'Didn't you marry me for my mon ey? he yelled. "Mrs. Gobsa Golde tossed her head. "Yes, of course I did,' she najdf and if you weren't so Btlngy with it we'd never have a cross word. Washington Post . 8teel and Iron. , . Reaumur discovered the direct proc ess of making steel In 1722, or there abouts, by Immersing malleable Iron In a bath of cast iron. A steel manu factory is said to have been set up by Benjamin Huntsman near Sheffield Id 1710. - It was about 1800, however, be fore steel fairly became the fashion. The greatest boost to the trade cams from Bessemer In 1S"jO. , Fi! THE HSS!A?13." They Were Good Coldiers. an J Some Became Gobd American. There is a iopulnr belief unions oai petpl- thut the IKIan en eruries brought here by lie Bri.ish eovern. J meat to fight the Aoieilcuns remaiued , V. . t ... ueru uuur lue wur wus over auu tnat their descendants constitute a consid erable element of the Pennsylvania Germans of today. Comparatively few remained here after the war, because the British government was under con tract to return such as escaped the casualties of the w after it was over. The few that remained made good citi zens, as they made the very best sol diers against the Americans, and whenever it was practical to do so they were put In the. most responsible places by the British commanders. The r Intense hatred at one time against the so called Ilesslan soldiers, some of which still lingers with the present generation. Is very unjust, be- 1 n t n n . . I . . ufcauioi. iue AuienuDus, uut iney were forced Into the British service by the Impecunious German princes who sold them tO the RrtH.K uuujy slaves. The Hessian soldiers would sometimes take a notion to desert, and they Invariably found refuge among some of the German colonists. A con siderable number of them were left behind .from time to time on marches, on account of sickness or ' wounds. These always founi a ready welcome i among German settlers; few of them ever found the way back to their na i tlve land. "Pennsylvania Germans," , by William Beidelraan. LIBERTY BELL Its Connection With the Declaration of Independence. The famous Liberty bell was cast In London In 1752, brought to America and subsequently recast in Philadel phia. It bears the Inscription, "Pro claim Liberty Throughout the World and to All the Inhabitants Thereof." It was cracked while being tolled after the death of Chief Justice John Marshall In 1835. It Is kept on exhibition In In dependence hall, Philadelphia. It has had a fictitious Importance owing, to the popular belief that Its ringing pro claimed the adoption of the Declara tion of Independence oh July 4. 1770. Concerning this belief, however, Frled enwald In his "Declaration of Indo pendence" (1904) 'says: ; ; " ' I "There Is no shadow of authority even for associating the ringing of the bell ,with the announcement of the agreement upon Independence. The mythical legend of the blue eyed boy waiting outside the door to give the signal to the man in the bell tower is the product of the fertile imagination of one of Philadelphia's early ro mancers, George JJppard, who first gave currency to It in his appropriate ly called 'Legends of the Revolution.' This book, was published In 184T." New York American. V : I His Experience. "Jasper,", said Mrs. Grigson, who was looking over the morning paper, "here's a story of a woman who was robbed on a street car In broad day light, and yet the thief got away un suspected." . Mr. Grigson said thatbe had seen ( the item, but that It was either a typo- grapmcai error or else the story was pure invention. , " "Why do you say thatr asked his wife.. : ' "Look at, the Item again. It says her purse contained. $100 in currency, does it notr , - ' ."Yes." V .., . ' : ..' "It says there was also a receipted bill for a five dollar hat, does it not?" "Yea.; .;, ..''' "Well, no woman with $100 In cash In her possession would buy a .five dol-1 lar hat" Youth's Companion, Hla Critic r: - "The greatest compliment that I ever received." says Ople Read, "was a crit icism. Several years ago, I went to Arkansas aud visited the scene where one of my stories Is laid. The landlord of the little hotel said to me: v " 'Ilere comes a little old fellow to whom I loaned a copy of your book. He can't read, but' his wife reads to him. Let's see what be says about the book. :' . . ,. ;., " ' "Ilello. Jason, did your wife read that book to you?" " "'Mawnin', snh. Yes. she done f read it to me." ""Well, what do you think of itr ""Iluh? That ain't no book at all. I done lived hear fo" fo'ty yeahs au'.l done beam folks talk that a-way all th' time." ' "-Cincinnati Inquirer. " Love and the Laundry. "The only thltiR I nml to say against you tt;ut yovr.W!ish!iK bill is far too I extravagant. Lnsf week you had sis blouses in the Avasli. Why. .lane, my own daughter never wiids more than two."; . -.-:: ' "All. thut i:i:'v Icr. mum." renll.J . Inner "but 1 'ave o Voiir danslncr's sweet'-'rl N ii I !:! elerk. vll!i r;. ti:i!.i" u ill .':' i-ii (.. ii)ii:n."-l.:;(':i eLS.. P Pt ' 4 M fT tuasswed Advertising FOR RENT Furnished rooms light housekeeping. Inquire Clint Van Fleet, Golden Rule. WANTED Position bv imnn nrl wife as cook, wife as helper. Cam prererroa. inquire Observer. Vacuum housecleanlnsr. uDholster lng and furniture repaired. L. F. Bel linger, Phone' Red-562. FOUND 1 brown Mink fur. Owne can have, same by calling at this of flee and paying for this ad. ; FOR RENT Nice single room with bath and heat Phone Black 822 or call 1311 O. Ave. ULIBRaLA REPAIRS Govers from 50 cts to Three Dollars L C. Smith-La Grands li-44"t"H"M-H4"H"i'l'i'"i-i'fi4H'4 i Yesterday i ... :: Dainty Codfish j in 2-lb boxes :: Smoked Herring Holland Herring :: in small kegs ,: .- - , :: Salmon Bellies : Boston Mackerel : ; Holland Herring :: in biilk i i ' . ij Pattison Bros. ''' Use either phone -The First Question Asked , when buying or renting a house, the ONE ques: ; tion of the modern renter or, buyer j invariably runs ; this way: is the house wired for Electricity? EVERYBODY has come to realize that electric light is not a luxury they want, but . a Necessity they must have. EASTERN OREGON Light and Power Gorapany i .Li