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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.
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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
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"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.
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