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PAGE 4 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, AVEDNESDAY, March 1, 1911. THE OBSERVER BRUCE DENNi S Editor and Owner. : FMere.! at the iro(ot1!ce at La Grande ' reat 8uccess lB the marketing or tne Hood river. The apples produceu there are good, but no better than the appl a produced In the Grande Ronde valley. The secret of Hood River as second-das, matter. SUBSCRIPTION BATES i'siij, single cepy 5ally, per week, ... Dally, per month..'... 1 6c 15i cr.c This paper will not publish an ar ticle appearing over a nom da plume. Signed articles will be revised sub ject to the discretion of the editor, rvt a r lease sign your articles and save 'lsampolntment . ' S l-MjT1 IWiT I FIS l: I 11121314 5,6 7 8 911011 L2 131415161718 19 2021 22 23 24 25 ;20 27128 129l30i31 THE HOLDUP MAS ); V- us. STILL WITH - The frightful murder that wh committed last night In the little rur- ,v il avUIouieui, oi names when Jfid. iwc Cullough, a saloon keep: of that ' village, was killed by holdup men, recalls to mind the stern and undls putable fact that the criminal is wltn vis no matter how high a state civili zation may reach. . ' : Haines Is one of the last plaess where one would think a capital crime should be. committed. The desire for a 'few unearned dollars on the pan of thp holdup men caused them to se lect any spot which came handy for their crooked work. Evidently they belong to that clasB of criminals wno carry out their bluff, for McCullougn showed signs of fight when held up end the shooting followed. There is no reason, oven though t is one of the worst crimes, for any one to scream, "oh, the wild and wooly west," for the same kind of crimes are committed in the ffete east In proportion to the dense popu- jaiion. uvery aay tne exhibit sheet of ' crime In larger' cities . proves the words of Clarence Darrow when he , said, "there is always crime and so Ions a novnrtT ovlnta rnil tli man tor. woman exists theri will be . crime.- v, - A murder of the nature of last '- night's event is a fearful thing ana every part of thelaw's machinery should and will be set at . work to caicn ine gumy paring, Bui do not forget that In large centers of popu lation such crimes are more numer ous than in scarcely settled section like Eastern Oregon. eroi. They Know now to paca apples and they will not stand for any slacic work In that department. When Imb 1 t gets her association to work-? under regulations It is quite likeiy similar steps will be taken, all pt which will mean increaed value to tn apple crop. THE HOME MADE GOODS No community ever made any mon ey by sending out for any article tuai was produced within borders. This is an old law . of. trade and advance ment, and must not be overlooked In La Grande's case. There are a num ber of factories here and the way 10 get more Is to stand by the ones we have. True, they could not exist with merely the trade of one city the size of La Grande, but the home trade is a wonderful help and Is an asset that can be figured upon. The loyalty to home made goods should increase here. It means a great deal more than appears on the face of the transaction. The Imbler fruit growers have per fected an organization. This has -long been overdue but is better inte than later. Imbler people begin to realize that a" fruit zone can never r come Into its own no matter how good the produce unless It Is organized un der rigid rulesi The Northwest has a splendid example of what brains ana executive ability does by viewing If you have a sore spot on La Grande would it not br well to take a few days off and visit other crtles of the Northwest of similar size. Our guess is that you will return abund antly . satisfied with La Grande the dividend payer. " Since the 1-gisiature has adjourned Salem has begun to contemplate how much can be picked from the visitors to the state fair next fall. Canada with special concessions. - When the monstrous maximum of the Cannon Aldrlch bill put upon the president the unpleasant duty of rais ing tariffs against Canada, both G r mapy and Prance intrigued to wrcr the breach and- made composition Im possible, whil: offering . their own markets to Canada on liberal terms.4 It must have been In the burst of Inspiration that led him to escape this dilemma by what Charles I wou'.d hav, called dispensing with the law and what the colone) would have call ed "doing It anyhow" that President Taft caught his first clear vision of the bold stroke for commercial un ion of the American against the Eu ropean continent 5 r; AMERICA UNITED AGAINST ROPE KU. (Minneapolis Tribune) ...'' European disappointment with reci procity between Canada and the Unit ed States is not confined to the con servatives, Imperialists and protec tionists of Great Britain. It is keenly felt and loudly expressed in Germany and we shall doubtless hear of It in other countries later. : The feeling is singularly akin to that which was manifested on the. con tinent of Europe during add after our war with Spain. Germany in par ticular sems to view the approach ing understanding with Canada In the same spirit of impotent Jealousy and covetousness with which It regar&ed our involuntary and reluctant acqui sition of the Philippine Islands. There is nothing strange about this, because the reciprocity agreement counters uoon painful -and elaborate European commercial diplomacy as the Tude lifting of Spain's colonial mplre by the United States counter ed upon the political diplomacy of Eu rope. All the commercial and Indus trial nations have been intriguing to take advantage of the friction between Canada and Gr;at Britain over im perial preference and' between Canada and the United States over reel pro city. Just so you will sea outsiders hang lng on the edge of a warm family dis pute, tempting a neglected child or a cousin Imposed upon to breRk fam'!y ties and caBt in her lot with the stranger. When Great Britain refus ed to sacrifice the substance of the Islands to the shadow of imperial greatness by preferential tarirrs, France and Germany vied In tempting W 1-HE OFFICERS of (his bank will be pleased to talk with you at anj time concerning mutual business relations kA HEN ' the -Federal Government," the county, ths :itv and a large and Xgrowir.g W of r:mmercial and private depositors entrust Insir funds to this institu tion to the ex'et of $800,000 0 , you may be sure thit it is a safe one Tor you to identify yourself ith. . GALL AND TALK IT OVER WITH US La Grande National Bank LA GRANDE, OREGON. . . CAPITAL . . . $ 100,000.00 SURPLUS . . . 100,000.00 RESOURCES . v. .1,125.000.00 UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY George Palmer, Pres. Fred J. Holmes, Vice Pres. , F. L. Meyers, Cashiet . Earl ZundeMss'f. Cashier JeteetteiiiMit tmim tHmHiiiiiHiMii mttiiiii DEFEATING DISEASE. (Pittsburg Times) . i The vigorous campaign against dis ease which has been waged by public and private agencies during the past few years has yielded results thai should encourage still greater efforts. Almost dally reports of the winniRg battler are received. Thr latest coif cs from New York Clty'B registrar of records, who says that 13,000 more persons would have died in that city last year If th: average death rate for the period from 1900 to 1919 had pre vailed. The dlmunltion In the num ber of deaths from tuberculosis and pneumonia was especially noticeable and It was against thes diseases that the bureau of health had , been par ticularly active. While Bome of tne agents of the bureau of health hav bern going about the city preachm. the gospel of fresh air. others have Joined with the tenement house com missioners In seeing that landlords provided th; means of ventilation. Thousands of rooms that were pre viously with windows have been givey light and air. It Is not surprising that the deaths from foul air diseases should have diminished. Anothe gratifying featur? of the report r lates to Infantile diseases. It Is aa-N serted that the work of the bureau was responsible for the saving of 6000 children under five y-ars of age. There is no question that aggres sive, well-managed ' departments of health such a's those bf Pittsburg ana the state of Pennsylvania are worth far more than they cost. We are coming to learn that there are few diseases ' that are not preventable Campaigns bf education conducted by the authorities have taught the pu& Hc how It may protect itself agamst tuberculosis and pneumonia and ty phoid, the prov:rb says a man Is either a fool or a physician at the age of forty. People are generally com ing to appreciate the numerous com mon sense monoids of warding off disease, and with the knowledge which It power are ably secodlng the efforts of the medical experts In thiir be half. Arrival of Wooltex Spring Suits and Coats E'VE just fin ished unpack ing some ele gant new Wool tex Coats and SuitSe There are styles, sizes and colors in the newest fabrics to meet the approv of women of widely different tastes. AH have the Wooltex label, which is your absolute gue rantee of two seasons of satisfactory service .... Make your selec tion now. and secure exactly the garment your figure and general appearance requires ( CMNM ' I ' I : 2402 jt latter Institution he Joined the fac ulty of the University of Southern Cali fornia In 1888. Two' years later he returned to Yale as a lecturer on tne history of philosophy. In 1891 he be came professor of logic and philoso phy In Trinity College, North Caro lina, which position he resigned two years later to accept the chair of philosophy in the College for Womeu at Western Reserve University. Pro fessor Alklns Is the author of several well known college text-books ana numerous papers , on psychological and philosophical subjects. THE REAL WOMAN MOVEMENT. V (Ohio State Journal) Mary Johnson, the author of "To Have and to Hold," made an addrebb for woman suffrage the other day, :u which she said: "Behind the general woman move ment are vast forces and currenls. My own conviction is that per haps the deepest current is the eugenic current. 1 b.lleve that nature wishes a chance for the s aperhunian, and that woman is to be her chief Instrument. That 13, that wo::i2a's demand ;.u political as woll as natuial rights :s In the Interest of race Improvement -to make b.tter men. Intellectually, morally, physically and to help na ture In the attainment of the highest possibilities of man's destiny. This is a high aim, undoubtedly, and commends the women's movement, if that Is one of the forc:s or currents behind It.-There is certainly needed a steady uplift of tho intellectual and physical status of the people, and then Is not the least doubt that the womei are better calculated to serve this pur pose than the men are. For its purtty, aspiration, mental and physical health the race must depend, probably, for the larger part of the achievement, upon the women. If this ugenlc current works Itself effectively as suggested by Mary John ston, it will do more good in promot ing the political hopes of the women than any other influences. "THIS IS MT BIRTHDAY. H.-Tbert A. Alklns. Herbert Austin Alklns, who has t wide reputation In educational and scientific circles, was born in Toron to, Ont, March 1. 1867. and received bis education at Toronto university and Yal? diversity. After leaving the MUSLIN UNDERWEAR SALE THIS WEEK ONLY ' . . ' Don't miss this opportunity to save on all kinds z of muslin underwear. No Mo WE&TjHt QUALITY SIORE "THIS DATE IN HISTORY." 1654- March 1. John Haynes, first governor of Connecticut colony, died In Hartford. Born in England in ; " 1594. . 1790 Act ordering a United 'States census passed by congress. 1803 Ohio began Its state govern . ment. 1811 Massacre of the Mamelukes at Cairo. ... . ' 1818 Jared Irwin, fourth governor ' of Georgia, died. Born in North Carolina in 1750. 1825 John Brooks, eleventh govern or of Massachusetts, died. Born May 31, 1752. 1845 The president approved a bill for the annexation of Texas. 1854 New York, Newfoundland, Lon don Telegraph Company orga nized by Cyrus Field. 1861 3en. Twiggs, who had sur rendered the government prop erty in Texas, expelled from the United States army. 1862 Fight at Pittsburg Landing be tween two Union gunboats and a Confederate battery. 1867 Nebraska proclaimed a state by the president 1910 Marshal Hermes Fenseca elect ed president of Brasll. Classified Advertising CITY SCAV ANGER Joseph Turn bull, city scavanger. Anyone want lng my services call up City Recor. der's office. housekeeping rooms. Mrs. E. C. Moore 1617 Fourth street. . ' FOR RENT Furnished . rooms tor light housekeeping. Inquire at Kings Cigar factory. '. . WANTED Bookkeeping or Steno graphy work In the evening, by young man employed during the day.' Box 804, City. . WANTED Agents to sell the Hy dro Carbon reading lamp. For partic ulars call at the Oregon Hotel, 10 De pot street WANTED Girl for general house work. Inquire at U. S. National bank. ' LOST Gold watch. Masonic key stone fob, Elgin make, initials H. D. B. on back. 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