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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1911.
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littl work." If Canadian reciprocity
j proves to be what Taft thinkg It will
! ell other public men will be forgotten
for the time and Tie will occupy the
exact center., of public thought. It
doeB not stand to reason that a man of
his reasoning would fight hard for a
measure upon which hinged his future
success or failure unhss h honestly
thought that measure would benefit
the majority of the peopl:. If you
will pin your faith to Taft you will not
resrret It. He Is belne anureclated
more and more each day of his admin-
- jjstratlon and by the time his term of
, office ehall have expired we bslleve
! the whole country will be asking for
i his renomlnatlon.
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A HEROINE OF THE FLAGl'E.
j It was during the cholera epidemic
; oi iau inai miss Annie uuuuen, a
j girl missionary among the Himalayan
j foothills, found to her dismay that the
j dread disease had Invaded her moun
tain station. The Instant It was dis
covered, the Eureopean residents and
i all the native officials fled In terror,
They begged lrer to go to, but her
, sUnse of duty would not let her go.
j , "The only way to save my people,"
higher mountain."
It was 12 miles away. There were
-. ATTEJiD.THE PIONEER MEETING
- Everyone who possibly can should
attend ,tbe Pioneer meeting at Elgin
" a ., m
ouuiruay. inai cuy arranging ror several scores to be moved, most of
a Dig time ana is going to entertain them women and children, but she
tb old settlers in a way that will ( managed to move them. all. to provide
.cause mem 10 long rememDer tneir, canvas coverings for ttf:m, to establish
treatment. ' j proper sanitary condlrlons and to mln-
So far a known .most of the early j tster to tht sick; for the village, doc
settlers of La Grande will be pre'stnt tor had run away and "left hi Job'
and review the days that tried men's ' with her. ,.
fcouls on the raw frontier. They will ' suddenly she was sent for to treat a
tell once mors' the stories which if very sick woman twenty miles away,
woven into a story would be the equal The coolies had all fled, but she found
of anything that hag ever, been print- sn Indian pony and rode six hours
t From out Wallowa .will come! alone throuah th tnrrM hpat tin .h.
those sern old mpuutalnerrs who en
tered this faster Oregon 1 rpuntry
when safety was a question; whm
. Indians roamed thesn, bills )
reached the woman's home. It was co
late. She was dead. t There were no
men to be found, but a few Christian
womwi lived In the neighborhood, and
cfnyofll Bq fguea tuis section homo, i they .helped MlBS Budden to carnr the
men would like to do, but the VttjVrs 'end dig
In those days It meant death to do a
body, to the; utPk'rtl of the village
grave, ai noon, in Drave
-u"5 m?t "? VTO? .nUslonary md th, burial ser-
through these"hills and proclaim 'aw j own canto." svr
' and order both to red and wbfteTThat , She gone but eight miles when n
time finally came, but It took yea of j enakeNughten?d her horse and she
- lsolatlpn and privation on the par; ofrwaslhrown'off, Hi rah sway and til
many before It reached them. - ' " wajk'd th.e remalnlns twelve miles.. At
wpenences aurmimosi' times mil, Jiightlall she was wl:h her own peo-
ne repeated, thief Joseph aJid ,is Kp)e again, but only to find that one of
banflspf lndlantwjllfrequently.be the-.her woma .had. died during h?r ab
subject of discussion, and -withal HUfnee. Immeirlately another burying
. - A I A. 1 . . . -U . '
wm v. ? "Bt inv5eSung g nenng. equaa nad d Us organhsd ,and with
Elgin hopes to maks.U, ai ,red letter her own. hands -she helped to lay her
-. y nd to' that end,. every citizen , la poor friend Tn. . the grave. But this was
throwing open his tyme to th? v,isl- thf onlyvdAta rtiat Occurrsd amons
tors, ix you ecw$, to, go, ypay.nljer p5oplend.he was able to con
Qt assurea ..nai. you wyj (pe yitertatn-r duct theDS-all' back to their homes
ed dierentlr from any. time In, your when 'tlJf f tfaneer hadpassed. The
I're Because it Is a a.'fferent occasion. IChriBtiari-Herald. : , ,
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TAFT SIRE TO BE EEQMJiAtEBTAlMS MOXEY ITSDER FALSE
..'v-.'.' r X' Vl;fU ' PRETENSES.'
: The statf: of Nebraska' blAzidt tf r. ' ' . . ,
tfau m la.fnetw or Tart s. rehwif: The, case of 'John J. Arberry; the
natioa -l'W;,1l.ntttrgnt .t California quack, whoconducting a
en an Icy receptiosatd thcqaWnt'medical lnstliutf under the name of
tion went strong for president. And "Dr. Taylpr & Co.." was convlced of
mat is wnat will follow ail over the obtalnlngjnoney by false pretenses.
country ''Iiat opposition that exists ' wa. related:t rome length linThe
will nriveif. get, any place because It ; Journal. January 29. 1910.- This: case
, Is noi rlgB-s that It should. Taft Is' was of Interest bscause of several un
making thef. president of thtg genera-J usual features connected with" the
berry's defense was that he had mads
a mistake In diagnosis and that all
physicians may disagree In such mat
ters, air. waiur Kaurman, the at
torney who was prosecuting the case,
however, held that this was a matter
of fact and not of opinion; a conten
tion that the court fipheld.r , So vital
to the quack fra.ernity were 'the points
raised in thlg case that theli- an Fran
cisco members were said to have rais
ed a purse of $25,000 to fight the case.
Nevertheless, Arberry was convicted.
Of course, h appealed;, the dec'sion
of the court of appeals is given at
sonU' leng.h In the medical depart
ment of this issue of the Journal. The
appellate cpurt affirmed the Judg
ment of the lower court, convicting
Arberry of obtaining money by false
pretenses. . Moreover, the ; supreme
court of California denies a rehearing.
It will be appreciated, of course, that
Arberry was not tried for practicing
without a license the usual way of
atfemptlng to chfck these Impudent
frauds but for obtaining money un
der false pre'ensea. The Journal has
heretofore suggested that this method
is much more advisable, and will more
readily appeal to the public, than
prosecuting a man for the practice of
meuiciuti M-iiiiuui i t?.?.'x
ter of fact, these advertising quacks do
haw. licenses and hence aro proof
against prosecution so far as this Is
concerned. As we remarkel once be
fore, the important point is that under
such charges the quack becomes . ' a
common felon. While th layman may
experience difficulty ln'recoanlzlng the
danker of quackery per se, he finds no
such obs'acle in a cas'ei of plain rob
bery. The average man Is perfectly
willing to play fast and' loose with h!r
health but he objects to any such
of debris.' and at comparatively li: tit i
expense. The plan commission Is alio
harsh treatment of his pursr. Let flit
public once realize the quackery and
robbery are usually synonymous, and
the outcome of legal action inatituteo
against quacks may be safely 'predlct
ed. Journal of the, Amsrfcin Medical
Asoclatlon, July 22,1911.. ; . -
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These W arm Summer Days D emand
i
Our reduced prices during Mid-Season sale made this
an opportune time for you to select garments that are
I cooli comfortable and stylish. You can save from one
fourth to one half the price at
West's Mid-Season Clearance Sale
tion. He Is doing things and talking
little. His career Is one of hard think
ing and hard working while the Amer
prosecution. Arberry tried to obtain
money from a young man, who had
come fn from the country, by falsely
Old Friends and New
Winning permanent, lasting friends is the work
of time, and this bank numbers among its .clients,
hundreds cf banks and business houses with whom
ithashad close relations for a great part ' of the '
: twenty-four years of its existence.
v Our friends have helped to make this one of the
; largest and strongest banks in the West. . We have
helped in their making, too.
We welcome new friends and will attend to their
wants with the same fidelity which has cemented
our relations with our older ones. " .
La Grande National Bank
' LA GRANDE, OREGON. :
CAPITAL ; . . $ 100,000.00
. SURPLUS . . . 100,000.00
RESOURCES . . .1,100.000.00
UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY
Fred J. Holmes,' Pres. W. J. Church. Vxa" Pres.
I F. L.Meyert, C&shiei Earl Zundelss'i. Cashier
4MMinni iiiiinMniiiiiiMMiiimiM
Qagtier'i 8uprVtion. , "
Theophiie Qautler, the critic, noyelist
and poet, like many another great
mati. .va siinerstltloua Mlercd
b the evil eye . OffeubttCh "vtiT bi
aversion, and In thin respect a rarls
contemporary telh us that one day the
son aha fattier were wr iking together.
The eon tbr wickedness' sake, start
td tftnversatlon about Offenbach, and
bis father gave him to understand that
the subject, was disagreeable. Koth
Ing daunted.be lad. led Gantler to a
shop window where whs exposed a
photograph of the composer. .
,. As tbey resumed their walk the son
observed, "Well,' you Bte, father, after
all, nothing has happened through
looking ot the photogtapV At that
moment tbey were taraiag the corner,
and the son. redecl Wa father In
foil view J ho Ipafesetftoy Gautier nd
wlhffitiered to "his lOrtnentor a paternal
Wefc.'iobTtifa, haft ln .'anger and half
la fiuoiev, "Well, Hdinething lias hup
ipewed." . . ' .
'tlgrltrCoirars. '
M'rltlKg ln the 'Hospital, tondon, Dr.
,WalfortlxrrtnieerTb6d.v acalust tlirbt
'Itolleirs 'H '(.ousi'dpfj, jt remarkable
thnt Uo, 0ne";ecni8 fo have noticed or,
;st,anyrnfe,'1rbinitve luld great stress
wn tb-futtHlwt'such slight obstacles
'to the -free circulation of tho blood
through the Vessels of tbe brain may
adversely Influence the health of those
who are' In tbe habit of wearing tight
ly '-fitting 'neckcloths, "The fact ap
pears ! to' b well known to veterinary
surgeons, who tell us that neck con
striction through badly fitting harness
la. a-causative factor in staggers In
horsea." says the writer. . It seems to
be'erjually well known that dogs suf
'fWl a groat deal through having' to
wear tightly fitting collars. Is It too
much, then. Dr. Watford asks, to argue
that those of ns who wear our own
collars too tightly buttoned may find
In tb practice some explanation of
symptoms ascribed to other causes?
Tiny Rapublies.
Klein-Alp is a diminutive republic
rocked away between Switzerland and
France. Only In summer Is the re
public Inhabited , and then by minera
and cowgirls. There is one hotel, closed
during tho winter. Another little re
public Is In Tyrol, 'between Austria
and Italy, and In long gone years was
under the Jurisdiction of first a, Xing
and then an emperor. But in tbe ad
justment of frontier lines the state of
Val di Ventlno was In some wsy over
looked, and it promptly organised It
self Into a lllllputlau republic. It has
now about 2.000 Inhabitant living U
six villages. Neither Val di Ventlno
nor Kleln-Alp has any taxes.. There
are no officials or compulsory military I
services. The only Industry of Val di
Ventlno, aside from tbe farming of (
small fields, is charcoal burning. I
Savings in Dry Reductions in Special Prices
, Goods Ladies "ready- from Men's
".. ., "'V, to-wear Dept" Department
All summer lawns re . ' ' ""''.''.. ' " ' ' v
duces 23 per ciit : Er!r lin summer Fntire line of, men's
' ' ' ... ..' .' ; ' Cresset, silks, serges, and bovs closing
All white waislings marquisettes, lawns, reduced
reduced 25 per cent reduced 25 per cent 25 per Ce at
... -.;. r, . ..... , , . -. 60 ladies tailored suits .
All summer parasols exac ly one half price Men'r dress pants re-
reduced 20 per; cent Entirc ,ine la die. coat. duced 25 pef CCPt
All : UtW annd. r. Fof w Sllpons.. Silk. Boy.V Knickerbocker
AH leather good, re- woo$ redUCed 25 per pant, reduced 25 per
duced 25 perceut cent cent
HALF PRICE MILLINER Y SALE
r tir Entire line of Oxfords reduced 10 per cent
Sale closes Tuesday, August 1st
, The Quality Store
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' His Tribute of Respect.
The freckle faced boy who was
about to be emancipated from high
school thraldom was writing bis grad
uating essay. ' a-.
, "I suppose I ought to wind it up;" he
reflected, "with something, topchlng
and sentimental about the' leather
headed, snub nosed, squeaky voiced
conceited old snoocer . that runs thu
sbebaug." , , , . ; . ".-'-i :
Thoreuon he. wrote, "And now. our
dir and honored principal, we turn
'to you," etc. Chicago Tribune.
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