La Grande evening observer., April 27, 1911, Page PAGE 2, Image 2

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VA GRANDE EVENING OBSKttVER,
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Directory of the Fraternal Orders
of La Grande, Oregon
JL F. & A. M. La Grande Lodge No.
41, J F. & A. M. holds regular meet
ings first and third Saturdays at
7:30 p. m. Cordial welcome to all
Masons. L. M. HOYT, W. M. j
A, C WILLIAMS, Secretar".
B- P. 0. E. La Grande Lodge No. 433
meets each Thursday evening at 8
o'clock la Elk's tlub, corner of De
pot street and Washington avenue.
Visiting brothers are cordially In
vited" to attend.
H. J. RITTER, Ex. JRai.
H. E. COOLIDGE. Rec. 8ec.
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD La
Grande Lodge No. 169 W 0. W.
meets every second and fourth Sat
urdays at K. P. hall. All Tisltlncj
mebers welcome. ,'"'
D, FITZGERALD, C. C.
. J. H. KEKNEY. Clerk.
TJL W. A La Grande Camp No. 7703
meets every Monday hi the month at
the I. O. 0. F. hall. All visiting
neighbors are cordially Invited to
attend. .
I- R, SNOOK, C,
D. E. COX. Clerkl
KEBEKAK3 Trrstal Lodtto No. W
uieeis every Tuesday evvnlntt in t.
I. 0. 0. F. hall. All visiting men
bers are Invited to attend
MRS. XATIE ARBUCKLE. N. G.
" MISS ANNA ALEXANDER, 8oc
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS Red Cr
.'-'Lodge No. 27 mew every Monrts
night la Castle ball, (old Elk's ball
A PyMilan welcome to all vtsltin.
Kolghis.
JESC PAUL, a C. ,
R. L. LINCOLN. M. of 11. 8.
O. E. S. Hope Chapter No. 13. O. E
C. boHti tated communications th
second and fourth Wednesdays o
eah month. Visiting members cor
dally Invited.
CARRIE B HUNTER, W. M.
MARY A. WARNICK, flee.
WOMEN OF WOODCRAFT O u t
Ronde '"'rcle No. 47 meets
first an. "lird Thursday e
In the mo !le I. 0. ? ...
All vl3itlug vters are ..-?.'"
( CHLOS KOBINSON. '
LIZZIE ELbPWORTH
WORK Y KILLS MORE v
MEN THAN WORK-
than any other one thing.
The man with money In, the bank looks the World straight In the
eye. ' He gets all there Is out of Life. Worry Is a stranger to him He
He knows that in the event of sickness or loss of employment he has
something to fall back on that won't fall him.
This feeling -this sense of -ae rarity is best appreciated by the,man
who has experienced it.
Have you a fcsnk account?
. . . .
If not, we Invite you to call and talk It over with us, It will be to
our mutual advantage.' .
U. S. NATIONAL BANK
LAC RAND eY OREGON
LumberCompa
The Gebrge Paliper
iny
Retail Department
We solicit your orders for Shingles, Rubberoid
Roofing, Deadening Felt, Building Paper
We are prepared to furnish and deliver material,
I promptly. Phone Main 8.
fee:
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LAST STAtiE OF DEPLORABLE
SYSTEM REACHED.
Washington 'cns Items of Public In
U-restr Washington Sole, '
Washington, D. C, April 27. With
the recent signatures of the contract
for the loan of $50,000,000 to China by
American, British, German and French
bankers, the death knell of the most
hopelessly confused currency in thi
world was sounded. Foreigners resid
ing in. or doing business with China
breathed a great sigh of relief, as thv.
loan is to end a most vexatious obsta
cle to the transaction of business.
China agrees, as part of the contract
to install a currency system worth:
of the name. Until the eighties of thu
last century, China had no sliver coin
age. The copper, or more properlj
the brass cash, was the only national
coin. Silver was used in the lump by
weight, th8 unit of weight being
known as the tael (an Indian term;
and to the Chinesa as lbs Hang, the
equal roughly speaking, to 1 1-2 oar.c ,
es avoirdupois.
The weight of the liang, however,
and the fineness of the s.lver bullion,
varied in every city of the mp.rt, anu
to add to the confusion, Mexican and
Spanish dollars were also In use in
Martin 5 Bradley
SANITARY PLUMBING
Phone black 3482
NEXT DOOR TO
CITY HALL
H A CK A IMn Uptown office Main 720
V-w Residence phone Main 25
AMBULANCE e. L bussey
That's What They All Say
I
am
If 8 Good ForWhat'Ails You
nese provinclol governments began It
mint dollar pieces, and there are some
eight or ten vr.L.Ues of these In cir
culation, all -nopnat'lly ot the value r.f
a Mexican cljl'.fi'rs, b"i !! leallty en
tirely' lackine vuironn:ty.
Added to tlies various dollars U
that of the Bruitn crown colony, Hong,
Kong, whitii Is in use in a number oi
me vui.o. iicveriil loreign banks do
ing business iu China nave ibsueu
paper notes, which have a limited cir
culation. Soma of these are subject to
discount if used outside the poi t oi
issue. Ail tins nas prouueeu gieat
'confusion, and burdened tradd wltii
endless charges for exchange, and the
difficulties have been increased by tni
fluctuations in the gold value of the
silver.
The American government has been
consulted a number of times by China
during recent years in regard to cur
rency rttorm which would relieve the
situation. In 1903, a treat was signed
in which China agreed to provide a un
iform national coinage.
In 1904, at the request of China,
Prof. J. W. Jenks of Cornell univer
sity, and a member of the commission
on international exchange, was sent
to Peking by the American govern
ment. Prof. Jenks studied the mone
tary situation in China for 18 months,
and his recommendations, were accept
ed. .
However, after his return to the
lulon States a change jf seiitimenc
appeared. Various substitute schemes
were presented, but none adopted un
til lust May, when un imperial edict
appeared, approving of the plan.
The standard coin is to be of silver
of the same weight and fineness as the
Mexican dollars. The fractional piec
es In silver will be the dime, the quar
ter and the half dollar, and subsidiary
coins in addition to these will be . a
nickel five cent piece, and in copper
the mill, five mill, one cent and two
cent pieces.
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Near at Hand
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This store is in excellent condition to take care of your
every need in merchdndlse for refurnishing the home.
We are now showing splendid values in:
New' Lace Curtains, Curtain Materials, Fix
tures, and many other HousehoM Needfuls
asement
Kitchen Utensils of All Kinds,
Tinware, Granitevvare Glass-
wale, vmiia, ArocKery, vvooaen
ware, and Garden Tools
at a Saving of 25 to 50 per cent
M:: Our ; Bargain B
THE PEOPEE'S STORE
Opera House Block,
La Grande, Oregon
' Every family has need of good, rellabk
liniment. For nprr.!n bruises, sorenesa of
die muscles and rlieumntic pains there is
Piles Cnrcdd in 6 to IS nays.
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to
cure any case of Itching, Blind, Bleed-
none better than Chamberlain's. Sold by . Ing or Protruding Piles in 6 to 14 days
: j or money refunded. 50c.
: Take LAXATIVE BROMO puinlne
tablets, Druggists refund money if
It fails to cure. E. W. GROVES sig
nature on each box. 25c.
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The queer popularity of the old ex
pression "dotting an I and crossing a
T" Is growing every day in the house
of representatives.
Minority Leader Mann started the
fad. In declaring that a certain pro
vision of the new rules made abso
luely no change over the old new
ones, he declared It was "not altered
by the crossing of a T nor the dotting
of an I." This was the first extended
speech made after the convening of
the extra session.
The expression stuck In the minds
of the members. It has been used
about three score times since. Repre
sentative Underwood, democratic, Al
abama, and Representative Cooper,
republican, Wisconsin, pulled it off In
the reciprocity debate; Representative
Ruckeryf democratic, Missouri, got it
off In connection with the debate on
the bill for the direction of senators'.
Ex-Speaker Cannon used it in his plea
againBt Canadian reciprocity and Rep
resentative Fordney, republican, Mich-
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Cash Sale on this line
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begins at once and it
must be sold at once
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