LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1911.
THE OBSERVER
4 BRUCE DENNIS .
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rjlFEBRUARY I9H
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' . JOSEPH AXD GOLD y :
1 There la no longer any question but
what Joseph has gold, and It la very
likely ttfere will be 'some mines de
veloped there which will rank among
the steady producers. But Joseph is
not losing her head over this matter,
although the country at the head of
the lake Is staked out for mllee
V A mining boom, such as made Gold
field, Dawson and Virginia City Is not
In the book again. No, people who buy
mines buy them the same as one buys
land for the productive value which
-can be shown. But mines are the best
asset a community can ; have when
they prove good and it is within the
bounds of good reason to think that
good mines will be developed around
Joseph. Hardly could it be expected
that nature deposited all of the rich
Even thongh four husband
, should get home ahead of yon.
He will get his own lunch if you
have left a good supply of,
SNIDER'SPork
and Beans
only 25c for 2 cans
tPattison Bros. !
Use either phone
M"MHiWI ...
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Dotft get
jrin a Kiirry ;
THE OFFICERS
of this bank will be pleased to talk with you at
any time concerning mutual business relations
nHENi the Federal , Government, the
y county, the 1 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.
CAPITAL. , . . $ 100.000.00
' SURPLUS . . . 100,000.00 .
RESOURCES . . . 1,125,000.00
UNITED S TA TES DEPOSITOR Y
George Palmer, Pres. Fred J. Holmes, Vice Pres.
F. L. Meyers. Cashiei Earl Zundel.-Ass'. Cashier
sold ore Just across the mountain in
tr.e Cornucopia country, '--f ', , .
Lt Joseph people continue to pros
pect and open upi the ledges, the bus
iness v ill come then in a good healthy
uuuiicr ;
H.XE LEGISLATIVE WORK.
TLe Observer cannot resist the
tempUtion to compliment the Oregon
legislative body once mora for the
very excellent manner in which they
are ticking the proposed measures,
tlu j,' eat majority of Vhich are worth
less And of no concern to a rapidly
growing state like this one. '
' Keep it up, boys, you are doing fine.
The state at large is appreciative of
the !i"ke8 that you have set on leg
islaufh. We as . a people rejoice to
know that legislatures have finally be
come subservient to the people and
rathei than pass a multitude of dead
letter laws, this body is merely saw
ing wood and putting In their time,
wbi(.h Is positively the most sensible
thing to do. . - ; 1 '
BEFLECTIOXS OF A BACT1ELOB
A woman sneers at big1 shoes, no
matter what the size of the feet in
them. ';''
tWJiat a girl likes about a man
sending her flowers is that some oth
er girl didn't get them.
' If a woman couldn't match ribbons
to her heir she's just as lief match
her hair to ribbons.
' Mi. A. Ml'WMl 4m M1w
necessary that neither side should
know what It Is talking- about
EXPORTS FOR 1910. ';'
The figures of the exports for the
past year recently presented by the
I.jreau of Statistics show some curi
ous Intricacies, says the Inland Herald.
On the whole, the domestic exports for
1910 show an eicess of 1127,000,000 as !
over 1909. The increases, however are !
somewhat curios. The principal export
is unmanufactured cotton, which
shows an increase, of nearly $70,000,
000 for the past year, or more than
half of the totel increase. Now, as a
matter of fact, there, was less cot
ton exported during the year 1910 than
the year 1909, but a higher price was
charged for It. The total foodstuffs ex
ported were $345,000,000, a decrease
of $55,000,000 against the year (pre
vious. The manufactured articles show
ed an Increase of $104,000,000 as
against 1909, the actual figures being
$825,000,000 and .$721,000,000 respec
tively, That Is to say, the net Increase
for foodstuffs and manufactured arti
cles, taken together, was $49,000,000
and the increase of cotton $70,000,000.
giving a total of $119,000,000, the dif
ference being exports of other raw ma
terials not food, of which no partic
ular account is taken,
,', As the population of the United
States increases and as the produc
tive value of Its Jands decreases it nec
essarily follows that foodstuffs ex
ports should decrease also. , , .
Taking manufactured t articles
there are only a few the value . of
which, exceed 1 per cent of the total
exports. These Are copper manufac
tures,, illuminating oil, boards and
planks, agricultural implements, up
per leather, lubricating oil, oil cakes
and cotton cloth. These vary from cot
ton cloths at 1 per cent of the total
to copper manufactures, 6 per cent of
the total. All other manufactures are
less than 1 per cent. Indeed, the two
principal manufactures, copper and Il
lumination oil, show decreases, as also
does cotton cloth! Every other manu
facture, large or small, however shows
an increase. . . v. . ...
In unmanufactured material, cotton
for the year. 1910, shows a percentage
of uowards to 35 per cent of the total
exports, an increase of 9 per cent ov
er the percentage for 1909. If it were
not for that increase, the figures -for
the country would not show up nearly
as well.
Now, while the exports of manufac
tured articles is upwards of 47 per
cent of the total, it must not be for
gotten that the export of unmanu
factured material, most of which un
der favorable conditions could be man
ufactured In. this country, is upwards
of 33 per cent, showing that there is
a tremenduous opportunity present for
the further development of American
manufactures. v , i t
This is the change In the nature of
the trade of the country which has
been coming on for years past, for it
Is hardly a decade ago since the food
exports, now barely more than 20 per
cent of the total export trade of the
country? occupied one-half. These are
the facts which render any change of
the tariff a somewhat dangerous pro
ceeding unless undertaken with ex
pert knowledge. Just how far Ameri
can manufactures are increasing: as to
their exports because of their intrinsic
merit and Just how much because of
the tariff is something -which even the
say. " ',. ;; V .V,.
FRANCHISE !f NEW. ZEALAND.
In the important British colony of
New Zealand, so progressive a com
munity that it has been aptly called
a "social experiment station." women
vote with a genuine interest in public
affairs. Recently the wife of Sir Rob
ert Stout, chief justice of New- Zeal
and, has been telling an English paper
"What the Franchise has done for wo
men end children" -of that country.
Lady Stout shows that legislation is
founded on the equality of the sexen.
Among other things mentioned are
these: ' ' ;
Incurable insanity , for ten years,
Imprisonment for seven, attempt to
murder wife or children, desertion for
five years, cruelty or unfaithfulness,
are grounds for dissolving the marri
age tie. ' V
- The number of divorces in New
Zealand is not large, though our fees
are so reasonable that poor people are
able to sue for divorce and unfaithful
ness alone is sufficient cause for di
vorce, in the case of both men and wo
men. Our separation and maintenance
act is usually the remedy that Is ap
plied for In cases of domestic infelicity
and does not, so far as I am aware,
lead to immorality.
The married women's property act
provides that women shall have abso
lute control over their property( and
wage-earnings, and they are .protect
ed from any interference of their hus
bands in any business contracts. ,
The succession act provides that, in
case of a person dying intestate, the
wife,' children and family shall re
ceive definite shares of the estate.
The testator's family maintenance
and "gives the Judge power to upset a
will which does not allow a sufficient
share of an estate to the . testator's
wife and family. , .
Our legitimate act provides that; on
f the marriage of parents, children born
out of wedlock can be legitimatized.
This act berame law in 1894.
All offenses against the person of
women and children are very Beverly
dealt with, and in criminal law a step
father or adopting father is liable as
a father. This act has been found of
great benefit In criminal prosecutions,
as there was formerly an eccliastlcal
l'ut no criminal law ,to meet such
cases. The age of protsction for girls
hf8 been raised to 16 years.
Women's wages are rising and ap
proximating thaw of men; there is
Aery little poverty and no slums; the
laws afford protection for mother and
child In the matter of health and the
htrth rate Is steadily rising.
SrEAKl0 OF SLANG.
'(Cleveland PU'n Dealer.)
While engaged in reforming per
sonal weaknesses, why not cut down
the output of slang? -
Do you know that conversational
English is becoming a thing of hys
terical icxtravagnnce?
A little sl-'n. It h! been contend
ed, ads vlrullty to the mother tongue,
but there is not excuse for overdos
ing. '
It my be graphic and amusing to
A
: ; MANY OF OUR SPRING LINES HAVE ARRIVED :AND i ARE NOW;
BEINO PLACED ON DISPLAY. OTHERS ARE ARRIVING PAlLYi THIS
STORE WILL HAVE SOMETHING NEW TO SHOW YOU EVERYDAY.
Utz & Dunns ; Spring
Shoes and (Oxfords in
cludes many new and at
tractive styles that are
strictly new this season, i
V See the new Cravenette
Shoe, Suede Pumps, Strap
Oxfords.
Prices ....$3.00 to $100
declare that "Pittsburg is all to the (
smudge," but you don't cane to hear i
a momnet later that "Chicago is all
to the mustard,'' or "Milwaukee all to
the suds."
If you must use slang, use it spar
ingly, choosing it wisely and making
it Impressive. .
And when you are in doubt as to
its wisdom or. its adaptability don't
use it at all.
SNAPSHOTS.
The Houston Post says it looks for
"oratorical gushers" In the Texas
Legislature. And they are not as re
numerative to the state as the olla
torial gushers used to beAtlanta
Constitution. - , . '
An Illinois woman who shot her
self on the sand at Long Beach, Cal.,
in the futile hope that the rising tide
would carry hier body out to see, was
merely carried away by her emotions
and friends. Anaconda Standard...
A Texas couple as been weddel
In a balloon above the clouds. This
Is not the first marriage the princi
pals to which were In the "air. , But
they al come down finally. St. Paul
Dispatch. .
The married "woman who wants to
hold her husband must be something
besides a good mother to his children.
She must, at least, devise and put
into execution new methods of doing
her hair. Topeka Capital. 1
A (woman can change her name at
any time, ,but a man has to wait un
til , the legislature meets. Topekii
Capital. ,.'
"Rats" is at once the name and the
criticism of Gerhard Hauptmann'i
new pay. Baltimore News.
If Dr. Wiley's new wife under
stands her business, she will see to
it that he does all of the cooking.
Los Angeles Times.
, And now they say that President
Taft can't play the acordlon. This Is
certainly encouraging, but for all we
know be may try to play the cornet.
Atlanta Journal.
To Core a Cold in One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinie Tab
lets. Druggists refund money If It
falls to curs. E. W. Groves signature
Is on each box. 25 cents.
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Second shipment of Even
ing and Party Dresses just
received.
This makes our line of
dresses for evening wear
as complete as is found in
many large city stores.
Let us show them to you
New Dimities, FlaxouS)
Lawns . and Wastings.
WAtoii our Endows
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THE QUALITY STORE
. , Expenseless Appendicitis.
- Washington, Feb. 1. If' a naval of
ficer would have appendicitis without
expense to1 himself, he should take
care to be stricken within "operating
distance of an officer of the medical
corps of the service", according to a
decision of the Comptroller of the
Treasury today.
Claim, for reimbursement was made
by Assistant Naival Constructor E. S.
Land, of the New York navy yard for
medical services rendered a while he
was sojourning in Englewood, N. J
where he had sone to "escape th op
pressive heat of the city." The comp
troller ruled that it was not the fault
of the government that Land was be
yond the reach of the naval surgeon,
and that he would have to pay the bill
out of his own pocket
Plan Southern Reunion.
. Washington, Feb. 1. (Special)
John Quincy Adams, sixth president
of the United States, Is credited with
lnutin& an American elm in the
White House grounds during his pres
idency. A piece of one of the branch
es of this elm has been furnished to
the executive committee of the south
em Commercial Congress by Col. S.
Cosby, U. S. A,, in charge of public
buildings and grounds. From th-s
fiagment of an historic tree will be
made the handle of the gavel to be
utd by the Chairman of the South
ern Commercial Congress at Its meet
ing in Atlanta, March 8, 9, and 10. The
head of the gaviel will be made up of
pieces of wood, each piece
representing the forest wealth of one
uf ii e sixteen southern states, united
In t!i work of the Southern Commer
cial congress. These contributions of
wood lave come in every case froin
the Commissioner if Agriculture of
each ttate, and are duly attested.
North Carolina mada the first contrt
Irtion. sending long leaf pine as her
re; ' .tntative wood. - Georgia, Texaa
and South Carolina have also con -I ti
nted leng leaf pine. Kentucky and
Woi Virginia have sent oak; Mary
land. iJ-estnut; Alabama.'persimnn:
M:K-ii?!ppl, magnolia, etc. The co't
tiiii'.t'cn of wood from the Whits
House is significant, for It will unite
ihs !Vuthern States, the Nation's C ;o
l"il and the memory of the great N'ew
Eiielai president in a gavel whv?e
r i.h' expected t dead to a new un
on o" the south along business, lines
for the purpose of liuildlng a gre ; t r
imtiuu through a g-fater south.
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Fox Party Slippers and
Budojrs. .Patent leather,
Vici Kid and Suede Strap
and Beaded Slipv
pers, ; Tan, Black, Red,'
Blue and Pink Budoirs.
Prices .. .. $1.25 to $4.00
TO OUR
f CUSTOMERS
There Are Many of You
That we appreciate your pat
ronage, your loyalty and stead
fastness, fully is much ss yon
appreciate tha help we have at
times been able to famish yon,
; goes without saying, ..'
HOWEYEB, we want to take ' !
this public method of thanking'
yon for past patronage and,
with foil confidence 'that this
patronage wUI continue, we
pledge yon oar best endeavors
. he future as yon hays had
(iem In the past s
Wlsnlng yon an Increased
measure of Happiness and Pros
perity for the year 1911, we are !
Sincerely yoars, ;
i The United States
National Bank,
LA GRANDE, OREGON
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