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t.'. OTUXDE EVEXTM GBSEHVEn, ' S JTDUDST, 3TTGFST 12, 191f. THL OBSERVER BRUCE DENNIS Editor and Owner. fisfertd at the postofBce at La Grande aa second-class matter. "' " 6UBSCIUPT105 BITES ttkHf, single copy , ( Dally er week, .. ;..'.. lie DaOj, per month...,....'. . 6e S IAT V T1FS I II 2)31415 0 8 9 1011 12: 'Ml 222324252G !27l28293ff3ll WHY SOT CONSIDER THIS PLAN I The Observer has no desire to offer nV tlfre'pfltlnn In tha onmmKt - do -vm . - wM.Au'fc(c pointed by Mayor Richardson to draft a commission plan ot government oth er than what seems best to all con cerned. There Is, however, some dan cer if the plan now termed 'commis sion form'' is adopted. In Baker, which la an example close home, this plan doea not seem to be getting results, and It la top heavy for a small city, to say the least. The exuense of main taining the three officials Is bo great I II At flHV tmnrnvfimsnl thV mav mnb. in municipal affairs will not reimburse the municipality for the increased ex pense over the old iorm. Then why would this not be a good plan to consider: , Elect a commission cuy anairs ana let that fommlsslon come from the business, element com possd of men who can ive a portion f their time for recompense to the city. Then empower thlB commission to employ a man to run th city, let him in turn fmploy his hea4s of differ, j rwi aeparimeniB ana eacn oi mem win ; be responsible to him and to him alone, i He In turn.,wlll be responsible to the commlssipn for the acts of himself and every employe. To remove him would j be a email task and if he does not; make good discharge him at once. The j remins oi nis enons win aepena large- , )y upon the men he has employed, and In order for him to make good to the j commission he will be. compelled to iar tit m on vi aliA orrA n. Yttm 1 Vi.a -i will bad thor toaniTl1hil . J V , J U T - IIIHV I VUJ1.PIIMIULI . lty will be established In an effective j manner, i ne irouoie now is mat mere Is no responsibility anywhere or at any time. And when once tbat feature alone la remedied munclpal affairs will take a turn for the better and results TV 111 yuitnci, i . - THAT FACTOR! INSPECTION LAW. One of the hardest checks a business man has to write In this atate Is tha -tax. Through a cumbersome, ineffective turns a wheel is forced to ay a tax to the state labor department, and it is not only an unfair proposition but it is gross injustice upon every line ot commerce that uses machinery. Our old friend. Commissioner of La or IXoff, really is not to blame for the law. He ta (he official the law created " sind -1 doing his best to follow it. But y 'jiner is a large department added to atate affairs tbat must be kent un. Bev- (rftl (tallllflpa mutt hnvA Inhn anrf n ' office orce must be paid. If you are running a mctory of any kind you must stand for this tax. yet Ifyou get Into court on a damage charge the state factory inspection de partment's evidence counts for noth ing. This was clearly proven In the case of Wills vs. Palmer Lumber company. The company T had - clean certificates from Labor Commissioner Hoff s depu ties s.atlng that things at the saw mill had been properly don! as requested; that every law had been complied with, yet this offered no protection when a man was injured, as ia quite likely to happen in any big Institution. Then, what is the use of the depart ment. Is it not a burden on the com merce of the state, ratner than an aid? Is it not a fact that the office was cre ated in order to help build a political machine and to give out a few more Jobs to faithful lieutenants? ; But the patient, patient public will bear such drains and say nothing for a long time, However, If the time ever does come in Oregon for a new deal thsre will be an army of incompetents leaving the state house, all at the same time. - And from the condition of the state's finances at the' present it would seem the time for awakening is near at band. At least we sincerely hope so. , THE MONEY TRl'ST. Woodrow Wilson has declared thai that the greatest of the trusts is the money trust. I believe that Woodrow n W;t::v rsr? p'm M.Neal... it la entirely evident that a plan is form' Ing if it is not already fully foYmed by which, if is successful, a half doisen men will absolutely control the credit of this country. They will Bay what enterprises shall be financed and what shall be crushed. These men arrogate to themselves infallibility of judgment and assume the right to dic tate to the business of the country. Some time ago you will remember that word went out that this aggrega tion of financiers had decided that the people of the country were getting entirely too extravagant In the matter of buying automobiles and that a check must be placed on this prodi gality, It may be that they were in a mea sure correct. It is no doubt true that this matter of buying automobiles has gone to an excess, that people are buying machines who cannot afford them, but what , makes the average American hot under his neck band is this assumption of tile right to dictate to the American people haw they shall spend thetr money, m , Already this combination of self appointed financial guardians of the nation have stopped the building of great lines of railroads and say -to those who desire to build new lines that their projects must be submitted to this financial oligarchy. Tribute must be paid them fore the enterprise will be allowed to go. The Aldrlch central bank plan will completely concentrate the financial ( power OI mo luumry in mo iiuuub ui . this oligarchy. Unless checked It will become more powerful than the gov. ernment itself. The government will indeed be a sort of adjunct of this fin ancial despotism. And some of these men are really and-honestly of the belief that they should be permitted to. dictate the finances and business of the country. They insist that It will mean stability, the ceasing of panics, a dead calm of safety and conservatism. There will be no enterprises except such as the oligarchy favors and finances. The volume of currency will be absolutely regulated by them. When thev say more money Is need ed, more will be issued, based on such securities as they approve. When they decide that the volume of money is too grat they will proceed arbitrar ily to reduce it. In other words, they propose to establish a benevolent but absolute financial despotism.. It ia true that our present financial system is unsatisfactory. It at all tlmB withholds almost half of the available currency ot the country from -wvi-Mon, Rn( In times of business depression nearly two-thlrda of It, Mn '"'onle need money the worst it is hardest to get. The natural dis resa Is ereatly aggravated by the hid Ing away of currency while at other impn no doubt, unwise specula t ion Is encouraged by the letting loose of the ' currency that has been hoarded dnr-1 Ing the hard times. The money combine propose to Is sue a credit currency. While It may be theoretically baaed on gold coin, as a maater of fact it is not expected that gold t-oin will form any considerable part of the actual money in circula tion. It will be credit moqey. The Credit will be borrowed from tha vni. ernment and will be the most valuable asset or tne money trust that is to be formed. , c During recent years ther.e has been great oeai saia ana written about the conservation of national resources. The most valuable nation 111 Tonmirna after all is its financial credit. Why uuia mat oe given to, a few individ uals for their personal enrirhment the same time enabling them to use mai national credit to form the most comeplete and most enormoua finan cial despotism known? The credit of the nation on which the currency of the country is to be founded hould be not only a source of revenue to the government-but it should be used to relieve the people of a part of their burdens. Municipal ities of various kinds ah mltted to borrow from the government crean n tne rorm of currency, to pay off their nrPHPnf mitBtnnrtlna. gatlons and to pay for necessary pub- Under the Dronosed Aldrlch Mon h0 great central , bank will ment DermmBiou m ;.- : ... cased on approved securities. Munici pal securities will be among the most desirable. The municipalities them selves men win furnish the securities on wnrcn money will be, with govern ment permission, loaned to them at a profit by the money trust. . Why not permit the municipality to deposit its HeClirltv n Ih. Inn.,. the United States snd et the currency mreci mBieaa or dv the round about way. of the. central bank? Let the people who av the tae hv ttm benefit Instead of the banking trust. PITFOHM JL CLOTHES YOVSO THE CAPACITY FOR RECREATION Manv men nt.trrcat nslnnl ot.111... go through life doing mediocre work most of the time, beransa th learn the secret of re-creating, re freshing, renewing themselves, says Orison Swett Marsden In Sn azine. There are multitudes of people whose work would improve immense ly if they would only learn how to re new, re-create themselves. The sanity and power of all the mental faculties depend upon It. How quick'y our couraire, enthusiasm, hope, faith, self confidence, the ability, to stick begin to weaken the moment the brain fags! One single hour of Intense concentrat ed effort is worth more than days of trying to rorce the. brain, in second class condition to. do flrst-claBS work. Most men nridereRtimnt- dous Importance of mental freshness mm vigor, uooa tninklng can only come from a clear brain, and a clear brain Is dependent upon . pure blood; nua oniy food rood, plenty of Bleep, lots of play, good, healthful recreation in tho open air, and mental' harmony, niHKo iresn oiooo. It is force, vigor, robustness, spon taneity, that count In one'a creative work, If these Dualities are hent the product must be inferior., No great work can be accomplished by an over worked or fagged brain. Many people worn nara so many hours during the week that thev An nm hiv. nmi.ni reet or recratlon on Sunday to get no. or me pram asn .the broken down tissues, from the week'. may be aure that when your head feels thick and dull and you have great dif ficulty in concentrating your mind that there are enemies of your efficiency In your blood in the way .of poisons, worn-out dead cells that you must get rid of. Much of thts can be done by thinking, by mental chemistry. If you know how. to do It. but nothing-will take the nlace nf that self-renewal which come from plenty or oumoor exercise, sleep and recrea tlon. Forced rArrpftMrm la ken for the Bake of health, amount IO verv little. Thn rirht montoi tl .ude has everything to do with effect "a wiiBi is desired. tllMliMMMttMfV.atsaaat. Old Friends and New 4 Winning permanent.' lasting friends is the work of time, and this bank numbers among its clients hundreds cf banlts and business houses with vhbm it has had close relations . for a great part of the twenty-four years of its existence. 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 out relations with our older ones. - La Grande National Bank LA GRANDE. OREGON." CAPITAL . . . $ 100,000.00 SURPLUS '. . 100.000.00 RESOURCES . . 1 . 1,100.000.00' UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY . V . Fred J. Holmes. Pres. . W. J. Church. VxbPtk. F. L.'Meyert, Cashw ' Earl Zundel.ss'J. Casker fV 9 wm w V V '1 V I'll I1 I F V f YTTTT'ITTTTTTTTTv THIS DATE IN HISTORY. Animal 12 1762 King George IV of England uru. uica June 26, 1830. 1812 Gen. Brock nrrlvpd ot imiurai burg to oppose the invasion of Gen. Hull. , . 18l9Rt. Rev. H. Blnney. bishop of Nova Scotia, born. Died April ia, lost, 1830 The first American railroad connecting Albany and Schenec tady, completed. 1851 Mcarairua route opened be tween New York and San Fran clsco. 1864 Gen. William T. Sherman was inaue major-genial In the reg . ular armv. 18?1 James Russell Iwell, American poet. uiea. Born Feb. 22, 1819. 1S93 The unarmored cruiser Minne apolis was launched at Phlladel phla. 189S-lnlted States and Spain signed me pence proctocol and an arm istice was proclaimed. "THIS IS MY 7TII BIHrrHDAY.". Grand Duke Alexia. Grand Dllke Alevla NMrhnltvltrh (nly SOB Of the rzar and hplr In thn throne of Russia was born at Peterhof Angus- 12. 1904. HIb advent was hail ed with dellnht by .the whole nation And Ills birth Was rvirriH aa nr.. I nd of groat promise to the empire. i ne is said to be a sturdy little chap "id nteralns strong ambitious of be- ... coming a sailor, m, mother, who was I, MEN ' V : if ' : - v' h i k!r;i iMlfffv'tg f BEfMTlCULAIl In Your Clotliing So much depends on your personal, appearance, in business or in social life, that you cannot afford to buy 'just "clothing." Buy The Best i ; We Cater to Particular MEN With the benefit of almost 14 years' actual clothing experience we feel jus-; tified that we can serve you best when it comes to CLOTHES of QUALITY ''We've had our little fling at many . lines"; until we have selected the fol lowing: "well known" brands & lct -suited to meet the demands of our cus tomers. ' x y 'v . , Alfred Benjamin's Suits and Overcoats. Society Brand Young Men's Suits. Sincerity Clothes for Men Eider Heimer Stein & Company's : BOYS' AND YOUNG MEN'S SUITS AND OVERCOATS , ' NEW FALL PATTERNS ARRIVING EVERY DAY Vk . T I x "l 'it ii - - - - . . . v . xi yuu re uqi iammar wim mem come m ana learn of their excellence. If you I V Y '.'1 N KM EST , The Quality Store j i af l Princess Alix of Hesse and a grand daughter of the late Queen Victoria, la a most devoted mother and Is Bald to look forward with dread to the day when she must turn him over to the care of others to be trained for the high position that awaits him. The little grand duke has four sisters, the eldest of whom, Grand Duchesfe Olga, ia in her 16th year. Hla youngest sis ter is the Grand Duchess Anastasla, who recently celebrated her tenth birthday. DON'T It In tYl a rltWan n Van. Ia.. j sey was stung almost to death by mo squitoes last ween, it behoovea Gov ernor Wilson to stay at home and pro tect the citizens of his state. Milwau kee Sentinel. . Bids If anted. ' Sealed bids, will be received by the city of Elgin until 8 p. m. Saturday August 19th. 1911. for the conetruc- xom or a new city hall, to be built of brick and stone. ' Plans and BpecIflca;iona can be se cured J. L. Slater, architect, of La, Grande, or at the city recorder's of fice, Elgin, Oregon. " The council re serves the right to reject any and all bids. ' t n ...... ... ..a r t - v ii ia. Y' kuizxzr---: . "p;re; Let the dealer aelect your cigars for you. Get what you want Call for a Fam Us King Havana cigar and get the best that your money will buy, end not a cigar that the dealer wan s to sell you for reasons of his own. Fam Us King Cigar Factory 106 Fir Street "St".-' SPECIAL PRICES t f s ' en Cigarettes, 5c to 25c; Large Size Oranges, 40c a dozen; Ice Cream.5; Soda Water, 2 for 15c; All kinds of Cigars, Gum and Candiee, Fruits and Nuts, Post Cards and Stationary. Tom Kapellas - - - propietor. OPEX FROM .7 A. M. to 11 P. p. nn f tTX i?611?110 water Systems, Samson 1 , r , ' -6 uuio, ,ii;uarason iiovnton " U?,. riPe vaives afld Fittings, Gut. f A ters. Plumbing PiTt.nT f ah mA- t..h6' ment of Nickel Trimmings. ! 4 BAY 6 ZlVft J . j, ncniLKi, 5nttl METAL WORKERS O SE.E, US! j" i. - i . -- "-wHvuiaic nun eqn. can ' Lemonades. Egg Phosphate, Orange Punch and Electric Drink Mixer SJSS". SELDE R'S a. a i i ii... The latest method for preparing such del cious bev- i- J 7 ,,n -"oco.arc mm. egg, tgq Lemonades. Fnn Phrt,. n r. yr" fcy.