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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER,
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1911.
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THE OBSERVER
BRUCE DENNIS
Editor and Owner.
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1011 FEBRUARY 1911
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0E MAS EXPERIENCE
The following communication was
tent to the Evening Observer with
the signature of "Easy Mark" ' at
tached. It may be thie work of. a
Joker and it may not, at any rate it Is
a good thing to read
Editor Observer: Seeing that yoa
have agreed to publish communica
tions regarding investments erven if
they are not correctly sighted I wish
to say a word about my experience.
I have lived in this vicinity for
rears and have made money. But 7!
. like the average man, I think, imag
ined that Just across the hill or 'a
' some foreign land there was chance
to make big money. I fell for a pat
ent right first and everyone knows
what becomes of the patent right
sucker. Then 1 became interested in
I We Slice
Dried Beef
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siiced as thin 1
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Cut on our
American
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Machine
ijPattison Bros.::
!: Use either phone
THE OFFICERS
' of this bank will be pleased to talk with you at
any time concerning mutual business relations '
j nHEN the Federal Government,, the
YY county, the city, and a large and
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.
k i: CAPITAL ... $ 100.000.00
SURPLUS . . . 100.000.00
,; , RESOURCES . ' .' .-1,125,000.00
; . UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY - '
. ' George Palmer, Pres. . Fred J. Holmes, Vice Pres.
F. L. Meyers, Casie; Earl Zundel,-Ass'f. Cashier
a hedge and bought a right to sell the
plants fa certain counties. It is need
less to say ,1 never sold any, and I
was surprised at myself two weeks
after I bought the right. .
But somehow1 that habit of outside
investment grew on me and whi?n
the Unitsd Wireless came into the
field I bought pretty heavily. I still
have it. Then came Clarke's Wire
less and I turned that down. I also
turned down Jovlta Heights but I fell
for a Claremore deal and was about
to make a' payment , on Laurelhurs:
when I pinched myself and woke up.
During all this time I owned a
piece of land In the Grande Ronde
valley which had been .producing the
money that I was squandering on
other propositions. One nlgiht I sat
down and began to figure on the graft
I had been up against and compare
them with the things around Jjome,
and especially with my Grande Ronde
land. The evidence was all In favor
of th land, and now I am free to
state that I have been born again so
far as grabbing at the stranger's tales
of wealth. I am satisfied to content
myself with land here and what . it
will bring. A
The legislature has a bill before It
which makes a standard set of book-
...-. . A .
that must be uniform, but there is
also a provision for an examiner to
look after the county officers at a
good salary. This might catch some,
but did it ever occur to you that the
blank book and supply houses might
also be behind such a measure? And
too, how many county officers have a
chance to deal unfairly with the pub
lic? '
If the legislature finally decides
that the law passed In November only
empowered the Bowerman committee
to select a site for the branch asylum
and not to pay for the same, then the
transaction wil close and there will
be no branch asylum. At least not
now.
PITILESS PUBLICITY' THE CURE
j FOR POLITICAL CORRUPTION
(Baltmore Sun.)
Dr, Wilson's "pitiless publicity" for
"politicians who are dishonest, renal,
shifty and weak" has made a hit with
the people and the newspapers of the
country. It is better than a cure; i
will become a preventative. If the
would-be bribe giver knew that when
he aproached a man with a corrupt
proposition the man would either ac
cept it or expose the maker, there
would be considerable halting in the
matter of proposition making. Bui
there Beems to be a feeling among
even honest men in politics that there
is something wrong about exposing
the maker of a dishonorable proposi
tion when it is not accepted. The
corruplonlst understands this, and
therefore feels little hesitancy about
approaching anybody whose voice or
vote he wants to buy. If he makes
a mistake, he simply apologizes to
the man and passes on to the next.
Now, if these corrupters of public
servants understood that in case of
mistaking their men there would ba
a ringing of alarm bells, a "bawl
ing out" of names, and a flood of
light turned on through the press,
there would be a good deal lees cor
rupting done. The thing would also
work the other way. If honest men
jhjeeM)olItl
est way were to adopt the plan ot ex
posing those politicians an doffice-
holders who make dishonest demands
there would be f ewjer of such de
mands made.
There would be a good deal of
trouble and notoriety about such ex
posures for a time, but the necessity
for them would so soon pass away
that publlc-splritied men should be
willing to sacrifice their feelings for
the good of the people, when ' they
could so easily help to bring about
a condition of purer politics and more
honest public service. - ,
"Pitiless publicity" is the thing that
will grow from a cure Into a preven
tive and the more pitiless the public
ity the more rapid the growth.
A CLEVER ADVERTISEMENT
(Hartford Courant)
The lamented P, T, Barnum used
to smile as he counted his riches and
remark that the American people lik
ed to be humbugged. Aren't the
showing up this trait in all the fues
they are making over the 28-hour vis
it of an English "journalist"; to our
shores? You cannot take up a paper
without learning what we refer to.
A representative of one of the Lon
don newspapers came over on the
.Mkui7uiii wii' Lie rCCCHt UluCw CX-
ipjolted trip, arrMng Friday, and
went back on the same vessel on Sat
urday. , In the abundant interim he
visited and took "impressions" of
Amerca. These he 1b to print in the
paper that hir)ee him. If that same
paper and the esteemed Cunard Com
pany had a" clever press agent, how
could he more ingeniously bring his
wares before the public?""
Suppose a New York journal had
stent back to England another "Jour
nalist" with orders to get an inter
view with the king, see the leaders
of parliament, inspect the chief ci
ties, and return next day. Wouldn't
efverybody over there have laughed
at his impertinence and the impossi
bilty of his job? We Americans have
a larger swallowing capacity and a
quicke sense of humor. The dea of
a man seeing this country in a day
is bo absurd that the fellow who pro
fesses to be doing It makes us laugn
and we take kindly to his foolishness.
But. as a business proposition, wo
,fail to see JuBt how his paper and the
Mauretanla could well have been
more expansively and less expensive
ly presented to the people of Ameri
ca. CONGRESSMAN INTRODUCES
MEASURE FOR BILLS '
Careless Lawmakers Create Grief by
Carelessly Drawn Measures.
Washington, Feb. 1. (Special) A
first aid to busy legislators is pro
posed by a bill introduced in the
house by Representative Nelson (Rep.
can, WSa.) one of the simon-pure pro
gressives who has some original ideas
on the duties of statesmanship.
Nelson believes that the average
member of the house is a rather ques
tionable authority on matters of stat
ute law, and to prove his point, he
ipolnts to a score of "mandatory"
statutes on the nmh abused law
books that are absolutely nullified. In
order to mnke sure that when a mem
ber of congress draws a bill, it 'will
be "Iron-bound," without a flaw and
without the much disputed "joker"
that looms up large in the ralnd of
the legislature whenever a law is be
ing framed. Nelson proposes to take
the onerous duty of framing legisla
tion out of the hands of the busy leg
islators. -
Hurried legislation, framed on the
floor of the house or the senate has In
variably proven weak and ineffectual,
Nelson Fays. So h? proposes to estab
lish a "legislative division of the Con
gresional Library," which shall draw
up In thi cool, quiet confines of the
big building oposlte the Capliol. all
the legislation to be protosed in con
gress. Ncson belkiMcs that bills care
fully drawn up In the diei1y studious
atmosphere of the library by experts
on the ques'lons the laws are to cov
er, will prove far mitvvlor to laws
framed undr the presept system.
Nelson's bill jrovMo for a Chler ot
the legislative division aif a salary of
be fixed by the Superintendent of the
Library, and authorizes the thief to
employ experts, technical assistants.
Investigator. ?rA (''Tiftmien ns their
services may be necessary.
The sum of 1150,000 annually is ap
propriated by the Nelson bill.
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BEING PLACED ON DISPLAY. OTHERS ARE ARRIVING DAILY. THIS
STORE WILL HAVE SOMETHING NEW TO SHOW YOU EVERY DAY.
Utz & Dunns Spring
Shoes and Oxfords in
eludes many new and at
tractive styles that are
strictly new this season.
- See the new Cravenette
Shoe, Suede Pumps, Strap
Oxfords.
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ANGLERS SEND MAX.
Froposed Fsh and Game Commission
Is Favored.
Secretary C. K. Cranston of the Um
atilla County Anglers' Association,
was dispatched last night to repre
sent the anglers of this county this
evening before the commltited on fish
eries, says the Pendleton East Ore
gonian. The committee had previous
ly issued invitations to the different
associations of the state to send rep
resentatives to make their-visws and
their wants known and at last night's
meeting of the local organization
Cranston was selected as the local
representative.
Among the more important ques
tions di8cuss!ed last evening was the
bill which has been Introduced in the
legislature and having, for its pur
pose the separation of Wie fish and
game departments of the state from
politics. This law provides for the
slon, the five members of which are
to serve without pay,
The president of Oregon agricul
tural college is to be one member of
the' commission, while the other fou
are to be, appointed by the governor
and no more than two are to be of one
political faith, his commission shall
have the appointment of all game and
fish wardens, shall be responsible for
the enforcement of all game and fish
laws, and shall provide for the pro
pogatlon of fish as well as the pro
tection. Foley's Kidney Itemed? An Appre.
elation.
L. McConnell,' Catherine St., El
mira, N. Y., writes: "I wish to exn
press my appreciation of the great
good I derived from Foley's Kfdney
Remedy, which I used for a bad case
of Kidney trouble. Five bottles did the
to me beyond a doubt it is the most
reliable kidney medicine I have ever
takei. and shall always have my en
dorsement." Hills Drug Store.
To Car a Cold In One Dny.,
Take Laxative Dromo Qulnle Tab
lets. Druggists refund money tr It
falls to cure. E. TV. Groves signature
Is on each box, 25 cents.
"I lisd been troubled with constipation
for two tenrn and tried nil of the beat phv?!
rliuiM iii,IrNlol, TVnn,, nml they omilil .1
ntMiir fr tiii-," wii i Tli. E. William.
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Second shipment of "Even
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received.
This makes our line of
dresses for evening wear
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Let us show them to you
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TO OUR
CUSTOMERS f
There Are Many of You
That we appreciate jour pat
ronage, your loyalty and stead,
fastness, fully as much as yon
appreciate ths belp Me have at
times been able to famish yoa,
'goes without saying.
HOWEVER, Tfe want to take
this public method of thanking
yon for pnst patronage and,
with full confidence that this
yntronnge will continue, we
pledge yon oar best endeavors
. the future as yoa have had
'.bem In the past v
Wishing yon an increased
measure of Happiness and Pros
perity for the year 1911, we are
Sincerely yours,
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f The United States
National Bank,
LA GRWrE, OREGON
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