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liA tiltAtfDE EVENING OBSERVER,
SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1911.
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EITHER WEAK OB COERCED.
"puzzles. Why he laid down In his
fight ia the house cannot be under
.stood. But he has laid down. In fact
he has become a party to the veiry
'transaction 'that he ' was criticizing
Un others.fHe is a willing servant of
a system that he branded as dis
graceful. Was It because Rusk per
. mitted him to appoint a few clerks?
I Is Eaton so politically cheap that he
! would lay aside a high principle for
I a few paltry JobsT It Is hard to think
thl of any young man who has as
bright a future as Allan Eaton, had.
I But something swung him over.
; There Is some cause for the lion and
and the lamb lying dcVwn together.
f Could It have been possible that the
I people of Eugene, Eaton's home
town, feared ' the university lappro
I prl&tion would suffer If their repres-
FRUITS
and .
VEGETABLES
Oranges, per Dos..'..40e and 60c
Bananas pr Dos. ..........400
Apples, per Box .. , . .75c
. Cranberries, per Qt. .15c
Dates, per Lb. . :.15e 2 for 25c
Figs, per rkgv 10c and 15c
Sweet rotatoe?, Lb. 6c
l'nmpkins, per Lb. 2c
Parsnips, per Lb ......,..r.2c
Cabbage, per Lb. ........... c
Carrots, per Lb. ;.2c
Cauliflower, per head 15c
Garlky per Lb, .......15c
HertertPattisdn
&v:":! Grocer -
!THiOFFICERS
V of this bark will be pleased to talk-with you at
. any time concerning mutual business .relations .
: TV A HEN the. Federal. GovemSent, the '. .
, Y rv : growing list of commercial and private
depositors entrust their funds to this institu
tion to the extent of $800,000.00,' you may
be sure that it is a safe one for you to identify .
' yourself with.'
: ; GALL AND TALK IT OVER WITH" US'
La Grande National Bank
, . .' LA GRANDE, OREGON.
CAPITAL . -. . $ 100.000.00
SURPLUS , . . 100.000.00'
RESOURCES . . .1,125.000.00
UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY
George Palmer, Pres. . . Fred J. Holmes, Vice Pros! '
, y. L. Meyers, Cashiet ; Earl Zundel.ss'f. Cashier
cntative proved Insurgent? If this
"s true and the young man laid down
his principle in order to get a few
dollars for the school then where In
the name ot.heaven is our state
drifting? Where Is the boasted bon
er, where Is the freedom that is taught
in that university? Where Is the Ore
gon manhood that is necessary to do
things in the world? ; ' .f ' ' ;;
We do not know that either of theea
is true, but there waa something yes,
something that caused Eaton to lay
down and quit.
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SHOCKING EXTRAVAGANCE.
Bowerman's attack on Superin
tendent Steiner of ; the atate insane
tsylum at Salem Is worthy of consid
eration, and every taxpayer who Is
doing his best to make both ends meet
should understand just what, a few
state officials are doing regarding ex
travagance and expenditure of state
funds. '-.' J--
Why should the state pay over a
thousand dollars a year to keep up
an automobile for the asylum super
intendent, when for years the old
asylum carriage was run' back and
forth from Salem to the institution?
Why should, the superintendent be
buying costly rugs and,brlc-abrac with
state money? '' .' ' .- ',; '
These questjons are of the utmost
importance, and when Jay Bowerm&n
Leutui euuttgea oecaus his actions
relative to the Eastern Oregon asylum
was questioned he openly ; told the
people of the atate what wa going on
In the asylum at 8alem. Let the good
work go on. It will benefit Oregon
at, a whole if all the 'politicians in and
around the capital falj out with eacn
other, for, a washing of the soiled
linen will : ttien follow and the tax
payer will begin to realize what s
going on. V.' 'fV.;.SV ,:
MILITARY HAZING.
Carried to ; Brutal Extremes In
German Army Schools.
CADETS MAIMED AND KILLED.
The Most Dangerous Puniihmsnt
M.t.d Out to Erring Freshmen It
"the Gantlet of Fir," and ths Most
Rapulsivo Is "Baoon 8wallowlng."
Germany is, of nil countries, the one
in which the science of hazing In mil
itary school has attained the greatest
development. The army plays in the
fatherland's life a part the importance
of which can hardly be realized by an
nntraveled American. Military service
is compulsory, and in time of peace
000,000 men are keot armed, unlformod
and drilled, To. command that huge
contingent 80,000 commissioned officers
are neceswiry.
This large officer .ecjrpa lias developed
customs, ethics, even n morality, of its
own. , Theae custom 'ami etliles are
imitated at an curly age by the' boy
who aspires to enjoy t he veneration
which Uermnn ofhYers generally re
ceive from the fioimlnct. Imitation
In a young mail usually mwius exag
geration, and twine of the tlttti, mil
itary snobs are on their titsi day. at
Bchool a Joy to ludmHl. Very soon,
however, the precocious tl!T;;ess u
taken out of them.
A hnrmless tliouj;!) repulsive form of
hazing cadets ' whose appetite verge
on gluttony Is called "bucou swallow
ing." The plebes to bo victimized are
lined up ou the grounds surrounded
by a group of second year men.
lice of raw bacon is tied' to a piece
of string, and the plebe whose uame i
drawn first Is made to swallow the
unappetizing morsel. . When the sk-ir-euing
sensation of the twine tickling
his throat threatens to nauseate bira
the bacon Is pulled out. The uame of
another unfortunate U' drawn, and he
ia in turn obliged to nwallow the b:t
con. the apiH'aniuce of Which b.H not
been improved by the first man'H
ebewinK. On it goex nloii' the line
to-the next man and uj to the last one.
and for UayH and 'daya the llit of
b:nou. a staple article In "Ocfman
cuisine, will, if It doe not xpoll the
healthy youngster' appetiteii.' at least
remind them that undup haste In an
slnillntliig food lakn refinement ; .
After a few hour gpent In "frog's
squat" the most dignified and snob
bish plebes assume the good natured
and perfectly chummy attitude which
means that they have been tamed.
Swelled heads are quickly noted and
their owners made to sit on" the floor
with their chins resting on their knees,
and their ankles and wrists are bound
together. A-solid stick passed under
(.the knee Joints and forcing the fore
arm hack prevents them from moving
arms or legs, and they are left there
facing one another in an unnatural,
cramped and ridiculous position.
Other forms of hazing are the stom
ach dance, with or without obstacles;
finding the keyhole, tossing in a blan
ket and star gazing. In the stomach
dance the cadet is put fiat on bis
stomach on a high table and four tor-
mntra tnlr Mm tii Imw
feet ; and whirl iim around on the,
table. In the case of serious offenses,
a few hard objects or "obstacles" are
scattered over the table, making the
'uance rather painful. ' .
Then comes finding the keyhole. The
cadet stands in front of a locker and
is blindfolded, tie has to feel for the
keyhole with his forefinger. Then an
other cadet places his head between
the locker and the finger, opens bis
mouth and bites the finger till its own
er howls.,; 1 v1 :: V'V" ; ;
Star gazing consists in being made to
watch the . stars at night through a
coat sleeve held like a telescope by
two cadets. .A third cadet then pours
a glass of muddy water in at top of
the sleeve. -; '
When a cadet is guilty of behavior
unbecoming to a gentleman, disgraces
his class by some breach of etiquette
or commits .some petty theft he is
generally sentenced by the "holy
vehm," or "court of honor," to . the
rod, The penalty is applied ruthless
ly, a gag being placed In the punished
man's mouth to stifle ; his cries for
help. '.V'--.; '
, Of all ,the forms of. hazing the most
brutal perhaps is the "gantlet of fire.
The freshman upon whom that punish
ment is to be visited is kept in a dark
room astride a wooden chair, to which
he is securely fastened. . In the next
room his tormentors are twisting news
papers into imitation torches, which at
a given signal they light with matches.
When the torches are burning brightly
Jbey form themselves in two lines;
another signal is sounded, the door of
the dark room is thrown open, and the
freshman is ordered to ride between
the lines, while he is mercilessly
lashed with flaming brands.
Ilowever quickly he may run the
gantlet, by the time he has reached
the end of the blazing pathway his
hair.i his eyebrows and lashes have
been singed to the skin, his eyelids are
seared and swollen, his lips blistered,
his uniform hopelessly damaged.
One of the surgeons in attendance
covers rip the Bores with bandages
and seiuls the singed plebe to the iu
urinary for a couple of days. :,The of
ficial report mentions the explosion of
an alcohol lamp or some other acci
dent of like nature.
Not infrequently those "boyish
pranks" have a tragic ending More
than once cadets have been crippled
for life, and there are two cases on
record where death was the direct re
sult of horseplay carried too far. New
Yok Tribune.
SERYOUS DYSPEPSIA.
If Yon Have It, Read this Letter. Mil
o-nu Is Guaranteed by the
Xewlln Drug Co.
"1 was, taken last August with a
severe' stomach trouble. t The doctor
said It was nervous dyspepsia. I todk
his treatment four weeks, but did not
feel any better. I took everything I
heard of. The first day of December
I got a box of Mlona. I took them
that, afternoon and the next day and
haven't had a bit of pain in my stom
ach since the 2nd of December. Feel
well now, and Bleep good." Mrs. M.
E. MaxfieSd. IX. F. D. 2, Avoea, N. Y.
MI-o-na is ''surely the best . pre
scription for Indigestion ever written.
It relieves after dinner distress,
belching of gas, foul breath, heart
burn and all stomach trouble In five
minutes.
Ml-o-na stomach tablets are sold by
the Newlln Prut; Co., and leading
druggists everywhere t PO cents a
large box. - Tb' wnt free on re
quest from Booth's Ml-o-na.' Buffalo.
N. Y. ,
Jan. K-CC Feb. 7,
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COLORS, BROWN, DARK AND LIGHT STR1 PE,
t PONGEE AND GREY. ALL SIZES
Reg,$11.00 Pongee Coat, now $5.50
Reg 13.50 Striped Coat, now 6.75
Reg. 14.50 Striped Coat, now 7 25
Reg. 15.00 Brown Coat, now 7.50
Reg. 16.50 Slip-on Grey Coat 8.25
Reg. 17.50 Mottled Brown Coat 8.75
EVERY LADIES' GAR MENT J N
THE STORE REDUCED 25 to50 PERCENT
' 5354 IH,
N.
rUOFESSlONAL DIRECTOBT.
TIITSICIAX8 AND SIKGEOSS.
N. MOLlTOIt, M. D.r-fUysiclan and
Surgeon. Corner Adams Ave. and
Depot street Office, Main S; Resl
dence 69. , :
r. H. UPTON, Ph. O. M. Physician
and surgeon. Special attention 10
Eye. Ear, Nose and Throat. Office
' In La Grande 'Natlunal Dank Build
ing. Phones: Offlce Main 2, Resl
, deoce Main 32. 1
A. L. R1CTIARDSON, M. D.
J. W. LOUGHLIN, M. D.
Dra. Richardson & Loughlln,
Physicians and Surgeons,
Office Hours 9 to 11; 2 to 5; 7 to 8.
Phones Offlce Black 1362; Ind. 353.
Dr. Richardson's Res. Main 55; ind:
311 .i .' '
JEO. W. ZIMMEUMAN Osieopjtt
ruysiclan. Suin.cr Bldg., Rooms 7.
8, 9 and lO. JPhojes: Homo 1332.
Pacific, Main 63, Residence phone
Black 051. Sucresuor to Dr. C. E
Moore. . ,
7K. M. P. MENDELSOHN Doctor of
Optics. Spectacles and Eye Classes
Pitted and made to order. All er-
LADIES
M
isses
SIZES 8 to
Regular Prices $3.50 fl (Thrth
to 7.50, Saje Price . . 4 U o&W
ALL COLORS AND WEIGHTS OF MATERIAL
West's 13th
EC. West TheQuaKtyStore
rors of Refraction Corrected. 1105
Adams Ave. Foley Hotel Bld'g. La
Grande, Oregon.
OR. H. L. UNDERWOOD and DR.
DORA J. UNDERWOOD Office ox
er Wright Drug store. Special at
tention paid to diseases and surgery
. of the eye.
Phones Offlce Main 22; residence.
Main 728. .
J. a PRICE, D. M. !. DentlsL Room
23, La Grande National Bank Build
ing. Phone Black 399.
DR. R. L. LINCOLN. DENTIST Flrsi
Class services given. Offlce over Lll
ly's Hdw. store. Phone Black-451.
DR. P. A. CHARLTON .Veterinary Sur
geon. Offlce at Hill's Drug Store
La Grande. Residence phone, Re
701 1 Office phone, Black 1361; Inde
pendent phone 63; hoth phones a)
residence.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
COCHRAN ft COCKR AN -Attorneys:
Chas. E. Cochran and Geo. T. Coch
ran., I Grande National Bank
Bldg., La Grande, Oregon. v
T. H. CRAWFORD Attorney at Law
Practices in al Uhe courts of the
Stato am United States. Offlce in
La Grand NhuAim bun Bldg Ls
Grande,, Oregon.
.
D. W. C. NELSON Mining Engineer
Baker City, Oregon.
Long
Coati
15 YEARS
Specials in Shoe Department
Annual Sal
e
Be Corset-Happy
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When you decide to be corset
happy, come and te fitted in
the lace-ln-front Gossard. There
Is a model In the Gosaard to
show off to best advantage
your special type of figure.
$30 to $5.00.
Mrs.Robert Pattison
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