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' PAGE 2 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1911. THE OBSERVER BRUCE DENNIS Tiltcr and Owner. Entered at the potoffice At La Grande second-chns matter. SUBSCRIPTION BATES Pally, single copy it Daily, per week, ..' .1..... lt Daily, ir month, ,,,,, .......... b This paper will not publish an ar ticle appearing over a nom da plume. Signed articles will be revised sub ject to the discretion oi the editor. Please sign your articles and save disappointment , m februarytqit SA TIWlTTl F si I 11121314 5 111 JL !0S Ipi4l5161718 i202lg23242g 2612728 ALL WAITING FOR THE GAME Since the story of a good igold ...... "7.7 77 "Ttt "" ? 1 colate through the country the old i mini... ,, mining men of Dawson and Goldfleld . ii ... , . ' fame are pricking up the r ears and listening for every thread of develop ment on the new camp. If things con tinue to look good there is bound to be something doing In Joseph. These veterans of the desert camps are champing their bits impatiently await ing Borne strike to prove good ' that they may once more live In the atmos phere of mining exchanges, furious bidding for good property and other trimmings that always follow an act ive camp," Strangers at hot Is In La Grande frequently do not divulge their iden tity, but it ,1s once found out usually Vegetables ' Sflch at '.., Asparagus Beets SplBRCB Pumkln v Squash of the finest quality canned or Green lOntons, , . . Reddish Celery . Hot Moose and Head Li ttuce Cauliflower may appeal to you for jour Sun. f m a 4 any dinner. f Pattison Bros. f ( Use either phone THE OFFICERS of this bank will be pleased to talk with you at any time concerning mutual business relations ;,rAHEN 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. CALL AND TALK la Grande National Bank ;. LA GRANDE. OREGON. ', ' CAPITAL . . . $ 100.000.00 SURPLUS . . . 100,000.00 ' RESOURCES ... 1,125,000.00 UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY Geort,palmer( Pres Fred Jt Holmes, Wee Pres. F- L. V,eyer8( Qashiet Earl Zundel,ss'f. Cashier imiMj'l I'l'L. n I I I I J, ini I I I TTTT I I IT I I X these strangers are mining people her to learn all they can about the los ph country. Whsn the snow goes off there will be a number of people fasten to that section. They will go there to make some money, but in do ing so they realize that they cannot mak:. money unless other people do likewise. That is the fine feature of an active mlnin gcamp. Everyone Is anxious for his neighbor to prosper, li ibu't & case of cutthroat in business but usually it Is an instance of seeing that everyone has money. Unless the signs of the times are wrong Joseph is going to be very prominent in the eyes of the mining and promoting world this year. MAY MEAN READJUSTMENT The tel; graph stories of yesterday told of the shippers victory over the railroads and a sweeping order for re duction in freight rates being issued by th a Interstate Commrce Commis sion. This may mean a general re-ad Justment of business. Quite true the rnllroada have an appeal, which they will use, but if the case Is .then de idtu a:iii6t than it 4 but natural fv-r tlese corporations ) sflkc t::'.,V and do all they can to create sentl unu in their favor. It Vis cn argued that railroads could not re duce freight rates and keep up the present wage scale. Whether likely that labor will not be caught between the two millstones one bdng the commission and the other corporation, . ' . , , As the grinding continues preceding . . , v v. a the ae-adjustment labor is bound to ... ' . the least. This Is to be regretted, for although wages seem high as compared with years ao they In reality are not high when the cost of living is conslder ed.'Taft's reciprocity may come to the rescue and reduce high prices. It Is to be sincerely hoped that some thing will happen along that line, for a reduction In the price of labor with commodities at their present prices will iman a serious hardship on the man whose name is on the pay roll. Senator livfr is home from f Salem. The Senator showed some of the old legislators how to do things down there, even if he did not get the nor mal school bill through he got through some legislation that apparently Is of more value, to him personally. Let's see, the Portland Telegram is waging a warfare on attorneys sent to the legislature, and some think there ts real merit to such an objection. As soon as g'ntle soring arrives the city has some unfinished business on Second street that will doubtless be attended to. All winter long that street has been practicably impass ible owing to leaks In the water mains. Here's hoping T. A. Rinehart will not Inaugurate any reforms in the land board which will requite the ser vices of Heney or Burns to ferret out past history. r The eyes of the state are now on Governor West to see Just how grace fully he is going to use that veto pow er. MILLIONS WANT BHEATV Recent advices from China Indicate IT OVER WITH US 1. 1 J, t.A.t 144.li t liAili.L.li.tiAAAAA.t 111 I I I I X I T ITT TTT I r TtTT iTttt TT that conditions in the. famine district are as bad as have been rumored ind are growing worse as days go by. Two and a half million Chinese will die for the want of bread if assist ance is not rendered immediately: This number comprise nearly the entire opulatlon of the northern part of the provinces of Kiang-Su and Annul. x The famine in China is the dlr.ct result of the great floods which inun dated the provinces mentioned last summer, ruining the crops. Conse quently there was no harvest and the supply of food on hand was not sufficient- to sustain the people of these sections until the next harvest In fact, unless prompt aid is rendered there will not be a next harvest as the Chi nese will eat the seed instead of plant ing it. During the first days of the famine mothers endeavored to sell their babies to provide food for them selves and save the children from star vation. Now they are trying to give the children away In the hope that those to whom the babies are given will be able to feed them. Along the banks of the Grand Canal the victims' of this terrible -calamity are living in mud and water, with only shacks of mat ting over their heads, hoping against hope that they may exist until boats bearing the staff of life come up the canal to relieve them. Writing from Hwal Yuan, via Nan king, E. C. Lobenstine of the Ameri can Presbyterian Mission, describing the conditions which exist In the coun- tr" !t!!!T!c!1?.''!w Pb"t Hwn' Yuan says: "The magUtry of Hwal Yuan has an estimated population of 300,000 per sons. The number of famine sufferers those who must be relieved or die in this maglstry alone, amounts to, approximately 200,00070 per cent of the ' entire population. Last year the flood was the worst here in many years and the crops wire poor. The wheat suffered from drought and only one third was saved. This yearSbout half of the wheat was harvested, but In the region north of Hwal, two tornadoes and then the flood carried away practically everything. "The need here Is great, ajid the condition of the poor Is as serious as that in other parts. Reports come in daily of people dying of starvation. The poor who have children are try ing to sell them, but even they will not sell for a pittance. Help is needed at once. As soon as the real cold and wet weather sets in the death rate will increase greatly. "One million people are dependent on outside relief, and these will die of starvation if relief is not given and they are kept In this region. Five months must be counted on, and a family cannot exist on less than one cent per head per day, If for that. "The plague Is creeping southward towards this famine district. It has ravaged Manchuria, and thousands of refugees who have fled to Chefoo, in Chantung Province, have carried It there. Hundreds of deaths occur dally. The frozen ground prevents the bur ial of the dead' and long rows of cof fins lie on the roadside. American Consul General Wilder, at Shanghai, cabled to the Red Cross that people Btrlcken with this plagu? die within p few hours, and that It is of so fatal a nature no one ever recovers. The people have at last consented to cre mation and several thousand of thes-: bodies hae been burned. "The Red Cross has sent from Man ila Dr. Richard Strong and Dr. Os car Teague, plague experts, to aid the Chinese government to fight the s-red of this fatal pestilence. It Is now only about 150 miles from the provinces in which the famine exists, and if it ever reaches there the rt suit will be appalling." President Taft. as president of the American Red Cross, has pent out an urgent appeal to our p-ople to aid China, which is suffering from these dual calamities. Contributions of mon ey can be sent to the American Red Cross. Washington. D. C. "THIS IS MY 80TH BIRTHDAY Sir Richard W. Scott. Sir Richard W. Scott, a member of the Senate of Canada and a conspi cuous figure in Canadian public life almost continuously since 1852. was born In Prescott. Ont Feb. 24. 1825. and, studying law In Toronto, was call ed to the bar in 184R. Commencing to practice his profession in Ottawa, hi was elected mayor of thet city in 1S."2. He sat in the legislature for Upper Canada from 1S57 to 1S63 In the On tario legislature from 1S7 to 1S73. be ing made Spenk:r In lS"t and after wards Commissioner of Crown Lands. In 1S73 he became Secretary of State Victor a Victor The Brand of Quality Dainty NewSpring Waists and Dresses Watch for them in Our Windows. NEW Organdies Fine Lawns Spring Suits and Coats No IK. MF&TTHt QUALITY STORE in the Mackenzie Government at Otta wa, remaining in the cabinet until the defeat of the Liberals in 1878. He was appointed to the Senate in 1874 and in 1896 he again took office as Secretary 'of Stats in the Laurier government, which post he relinquish ed about two years ago, Sir Richard was the author of the temperance measure known as the Scott act, which was the pioneer in the path of local option legislation in Canada. "THIS DATE IX HISTORY" February 24 1468 John Gutenberg, the first prin ter, died at Mayence, Germany. Born there in 1400. 1684 Boundary line between New York and Connecticut partially run. 1763 William Franklin, last colonial governor of New Jersey, took office. 1S00 Druary Lane Theater, London, destroyed by fire. 181 1 Henry S. Lane, governor of In diana and U. S- senator, born in Montgomery county, Ky. Died In Crawfordsvllle, Ind., June 18 1881. 1848 Grant Allen, famous novelist, born in Kingston, Ont. Died In London, 0ct. 25. 1899. 1853 The first steam fire engine, call ed the "Miles Greenwood' arrlv. ed in Boston. 1864 Kentucky University burned. 1863 Governor Vance, of North Car ollna. Issued a war proclama tion "that the struggle for free dom shall never be given up." 1875 Pev. George D. Gillespie con secrated first bishon of th-' Ente coal diocese of Western Michi gan. 1910 William J. Conners announced his retirement from the chair manship of the New York State Democratic committee. 0E BIG FOOL But He Doesn't Lire In La Grande 'or Rocnd the Observer. A man in Connecticut gave a doctor a specialist in catarrh, $5 Oto cure him of this common yet most obnox ious disease. The specialist gave him a bottle of medlcln and told him to use it. The fool took the medicine home, took one dose, put It oi a shelf and made no further effort to follow in structions. Three months later with the medi cine still on the shelf he told a LINES ON DISPLAY: Fancy Silks Ginghams Cotton Voiles Waistings TT k friend that the specialist was a fake; that he had paid him $50 and still had catarrh. HYOMEI f.nrononnce It. Hieh-o-me won't cure catarrh if you don't breathe it; it will if you breathe it regular ly. Fuhthermore, you don't need to give a catarrh specialist $50 to cure you of catarrh, for the specialist Is yet to be born who can write a better pre scription than HYOMEI. The Newlin Drug Co. and druggists everywhere guarantee Hyomel to cure catarrh or money back. A 'complete outfit which consist of a bottle of Hyomel, a hard rubber inhaler and simple instructions for use costs only $1.00. Separate bottles of Hyomel if afterwards needed costs but 50 cents. Feb. 13 (, 24, March 6, RE3I0YES DANDRUFF ruts Life into Faded Hair and Stops Scalp Itch. 1 If your hair is dull and lileless, is falling out and getting thin on top, then you need Parisian Sage, and the quicker you get it, the sooner you will thank the Newlin Drug Co. for selling you such a worthy dependanble hatr grower, dandruff cure and hair dres sing. Read what Mrs. M. A. May, of 107 East Elizabeth St., Detroit. Mich., writes on June 6, 1910: "I have used many 'hair restorers but have received no apparent bene fit until I tried Parisian Sage. My hair is soft and silky, and while beforo I commenced using the remedy my hair was falling fast, was 'dry and harsh, faded, and altogether unlovely now Just within the pat few weeks several have remarked how lovely my hair was. It is also fine Just for a dressing, leaving the hair soft and fluffy. It remoes dandruff, and cures Itching of the scalp. I certainly taKe pleasure in recommending Parisian Sage." Parisian Sage Is sold by the Newlin Drug Co. and druggists everywhere. Get o 50 cent bottle today, use it for two weeks and If you are not satis fied that it will do all that It is ad vertised to do you can have your money back. The girl with the Aub urn hair Is on every package. Feb. 18, Mch 1-11 To Cure a Cold In One Day Take LAXATIVE BROMO pulnine j tablets. Druggists refund money if I it fails to cure. E. W. GROVES slg- j nature on each box. 25c. ' ; For all kinds of MESSENGER AJiD DELIVERY SERY1CE Call Tp The .Central Messenger and Delivery Co. Office in FoUy Building . Phones, Drain 709 Ind. H. KESLER CHOLYERSOX LOOK Who's Here A SEW PAINT AND WALL PAPER pnrlor conducted by CL0GSTON AND NUTTER, All their stock of wall paper is new and updo ffate in every respect (nil and see for yourself. We do all of onr own paper hanging and painting in a style that is bound to please. 1708 1-2 6th treet, Independent phone 1341 ext door to the Observer office. CLOBSTON AND NUTTER .California Family Wines $1.50 PER GALLON Absolutely Pure JULIUS FISHER 221 FIR STREET 1