LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, l&ii
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THE OBSERVER
BRUCE DEUNiS
Edlter aat Owner.
Saierel at tie ptEce I Grand
as imii-cbM natter. '
with the pffr tf tie state's gift. A
Weston dispatch remarks:
"No actios was takes at tb mass
meeting Monday night to decide whe
ther Weston should ace pi the atate
board's offer cf t'ZM-Q worth of nor
mal school here. The debate grew
warm acd spirited between taote who
know tfcat the tropica were not al
ways IxfesUd with disease. Torflue
mada. writing from Yucatan centuries
ago. aaid. "Men die here cf pure old
age. for there are none of those in
firmities that exist in other lands."
But with the coming of the white man
aad the negro, acd the importation of
argued that Weston would be JocEsi J diseases from other countries. Mexico
BrBSCEirno.x bates
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Bally, per week, .............
DmVjt per Beat..........
tie
1 AUGUSt 1911
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to rJect the ofJer. and those who a I
I retted to se in it an ulterior iesfg-a
to dispose of Weston as a acre!
school town tor the ttj cf aesne
other locality, ntsllr a jDotfca to
postpone decision for a mosta was
carried ly a sitall margin. The dtjr
j council has de-:dd to take the prop
josltloa into its own haaia aad will
bold a sjeclal meetlaf soon to con
sider ftl A Biajoritj cf the council
Is said io favor the acceptance of the
gift.
i ELECTRIC
rntv raise
XAISE,
THE
j One cf the greatist engineering
! feata cf the year was the boilding ft
i a steel t offer dam around the ruined
taultshlp Maine in Ha Tana harbor
: ana u.e K--i rr " h
I which has hidden tbs mined balk
i since the beginning of the Spanlsb
' American war.
I . Tk bniUinr of ' this great coffer
' '.' Jdam was a gigantic task but H was
ss nothing compared with the pnmp-
(By Bruce Dennis.) heg of millions of gallons of sea. wa-
, Seaside, Ore., Aug. 18, Following ter out of the enclosure so that the
the telegraphic news story appearing ruined battleship conld be officially
in the Obsreer regarding the place ' inspected. When the coffer dam waa
SOMETHING
OP GREAT
AXCE.
ItPOKT-
of next meeting of tha Oregon Devel
opment league, let us impress upon
La Grande and all of Eaatern Oregon
the importance of tbs next meeting of
this league which today is not only
the most important organ'zatirn in
completed huge centrifugal pumps
were mounted on a barge and towed
to the work. Each of these pumps
was drivsn by a powerful G. E. elec
tric motor, working from day to day
until the work was done, with little
Oregon, but It Is recognized as one of attention beyond starting and stop
the greatest or its kind in the world. png. The electric current was t?
When any meeting will a'tract the cured from the Havana Light eom
men heading the leading builneas en- pany, cabled out under water,
'terprises of a state; when it will . "
cans. James J Hill and other nation- mZATI0! ASD THE TK3PICS.
al sharacters to send well prepared ;
addresaea, there Is aom proof exist
ing of its importance to tbs entire
northwest coun'ry and to the state
of Oregon. . . . : ,
It Is therefore of Importance to
know that the 1912 mming of the
Oregon Development league waa te
rn red only by Insistent work and
strenuous effort which involved the
pledging of high class entertalcnxnr
and co-operative work on the part of
La Grande and Eaatern Oregon peo-'
jle. This we know will fellow and
tt was with a great deal of pride that,
we, extended the league the cordial
have the loyal aslatance of the O. W.
R, ft N. railroad to make the meet
ing a success, and we are assurtd by
the yll representatives that they will
do all possible to bring a large crowd
to the meeting.
With the opportunity for our city
1 It has long been believed that trop
ical region are unsuited to higher
clvIHiation. and that mors rigorous
conditions are needed for progress.
Th present day distribution of clvilWl
ration would stem to support this
view. With few exceptions our most
progressive communities are located
In temperate regions, and until re
cently any Invasion of the tropical
regions by northern clvflliatlon have
either suffered rapid decline, or have
teen kept alive only by 'constant re
relnforcem?nta. Yet this superiority
of the colder rsglons baa not always
existed. Civilisation originated in
tropical countries, as history will
show. What is the reason of the
rhiiin nf th Pat nf civilization to
the temperate zone? According to
the Journal of the American Medical
Association, which discusses this
as4 Ceatral America became the hot
beds cf tropical feters. The pro
gress ot modern sanitary science,
however. Justifies tie belief that the
troplf i time may regain their lost
position. ' Already in Cuba and In
Panama the possibility of eliminating
tropical diseaaea have been shown.
It is only a matter of time until th
aame methods used In those coun
tries will be given a world-wide ap
plication. When this has occurred,
wjll all the tropica resume their old
position as the cradles of civilization?
Col. Gorgas prophesies that, aa soon
as '. preventable diseases have been
wiped out. it will be possible for tbs
tropics again to become the Beat of
great civilizations. This suggestion
opens up unlimited opportunity for
speculation as to the effect on civili-
"V"r " ,y mtrol and extinction
of contagious diseases. .
OREGO BLfE BOOS OIT.
The Oregon Blue Book.for 1911 has
been distributed by Secretary of State
Ben W. Olcott The volume contains
much valuable data and also la some
thing of a booster pamphlet, pertain
ing to the state of Oregon. There are
vlea I and descriptive matter pertain
several thousand volumes for 4istri
butlon purposes at , the aecretary's
office and may be had for the asking.
The supply la said to be limited how
ever. .
Mrs. Robert H. Tate of Portland, is
now anointing vice presidents thro
ughout the state to the Oregon Con
gress of mothers' and parent-teachers' J
associations. One haa not yet been
named for La Grande.
BUTTOW SHOES POPULAR
-THIS 18 Ml "2X BIRTHDAY."
ta tilanf tiarlf In the tlmAlltht; with
the opportunity of our resources to "tlon In a recent editorial, the
be exploited aa they never have been Probable explanation Iks lo the de
btors there is abundant reaaon why P tropical diseases, and
we all shall Join bands. Including the tD ubsequent enervation and deter
Hot Lake sanatorium : management ,orllon of troP,cal racM- We know
that malaria was introduced into
and make the 1912 meeting of the
league the beat e.ver.beld.
WESTOY AXGEKED AGA1S
.Greece and Rome by Afrn slaves.
; inTpHi'-own country w. have even a
!Wuer'establlsh4 illustration, in the
presjoce of hookworm disease brought
Westonr Oregon, the erstwhile home to this continent orlginallr by- Afrl--tbe
Wesson normal school Is again up can slaves, and from which probably
In arms. 4 ' The little town doesn't , over one-half of the population of the
seem to know what H wants to do Southern states Is suffering. . We
MMMMMMMMIHmMMHMMMMMMHMIW;
A
Strong
ank
Modern
Efficient ly rondurted, net enly la the latrets s( Its stock
.beleVrs, bet ti . Its ejKtMlters and patTeis as well;
.With officials well knewn aad trsM4 la the commsnlty.
With capital, tarplos and andlvidrd profits ( tilOOOJM
and total resetrtesof jm$MM.
The La Grande XiUonal Baak effers te firms ccryora
tieas and ladlvldaal the best baaklng service, aad Hs effi.
errs ak a personal Interview with these eeatf mpUUps;
changing aeeeants er oiienlnf aew sae.
La Grande National Bank
LA GRANDE, OREGON.
CAPITAL .
SURPLUS
RESOURCES
Fred J. Holme. Pres.
F. L. Meym, Cashier
. $ 100,000.00
. 105,000.00
. . 1,000,000.00
W. J. Church. VVce Pres.
Earl Zunde,s$'r. Cnh:er
Charles Lemuel Thompson. r
Dr. Charles Lemuel Thompson, for
merly moderator of the General As
sembly of the Presbyterian church,
and now secretary of its board of
borne missions, waa'. born In Allen
town. Pa.. .August '13, , 1839. After
graduating from Carroll college 1n
1858 he took theological courses at
Princeton and McCormlck theological
seminaries.- He was ordained a Pres
byterian minister in 1861 and subse
quently filled pastorates in JaneavilK
Wis., Cincinnati. Chicago. Pittsburg,
Kansas City and New York. For
several yers Dr. Thompson was edi
tor of "The Interior published lt
net Interests of Presbyterian missions
He served aa moderator of the Gen
eral aascmbly in 1888-&' and baa been
secretary of the Presbyterian board
of home missions since 1898.
THIS DATE IX HISTORY,
- Aucust 18. ' ! '" .
1609 Hudson In the "kalt fMoon," ar
rived off the mouth '"fChesa
peake bay. . -v-; , .
1713 Loulsburg founded by, French
aettlers from Newfoundland.' -
1803 James Battle, Scotch poet, died.
! . Born In 735. . .. -.
1830 Emperor Francis ' Joseph of
Austria born. ;
1850 Honore de Balxac, French pqv-
" ' ellst. died. Born May 1,.1799
1855 Queen Victoria and, the4 prince
' . '.contort visited Psrlt.,.: ,
185 The Vigilance" committee In
" ' ! ' . ' - . '
San i Franciaco paving accom
pllahed.ltt eod,Jbanded at
' ' " ter parade. . v ?' '
1862 A cavalry expedition was sent
against 'the 'confederates at
, . s Bprlnfield. Mo, " . -.
1870 Prussians defeated the Frencb
' la battle of Gravelotte.
1880 Ole Bull, famous, violinist, died.
Born Feb. 5. 1810. .
1894 Democrats of Texas nominated
1 Charlea A. Culberson for gov
ernor. .'-''''"
1910 A bronte statue of Washington
' preaented by Virginia to France
" was-unveiled In Parla. r ;
" I KOTICE.
Notice la hereby given that no per'
son or persons shall connect with the
sewer system now being constructed in
this city. . Any one doing to will be
liable for damages. .
By order of the common council
August 16th, 1911. .
L. M. HOYT.
8-l7-10t Water Superint-.
We are Showing Many
new styles in button shoes in Tan,
Patent Lee ther, Xlun Metal, Suede
and velvet. Neat high round toes
and short vamp lasts."
Prices $3.50 $4.00 & $5.00
IT rUT" TniTt Tin
-a I
A VnritiTnrisi
VILiiUEliOa
wt uic luiiu vviiijj iiigii yiuue unes or snoes. :
j IN OUR LADIES SHOE DEPARTMENT
Pingree "made,, Shoes for ladies. v ;
Ultz '.'&' Dunn's Shoes for ladies. Little Wanderer
misses Shoes. Mudge Comfort Shoes for tender feet
Educator She es for misses and children.
INOUR MENS SHOE DEPARTMENT
J E.Tilt Shoes for men. Connely hfeh top shoes for i
men. Bergeman Logger shoes. Barker Brown Boys
shoes. Educator Beys and Mens ShoesJ
TWO FEET OF SOUD COMFORT
in every pair of shoes we sell. Bring your feet to
bur exclusive shoe department.
Hnrsias 1 art e osreral ivaatmeat Keer
uiet and spp ; Cbambcrlcin'a linlcnein
It will remove the soreness kb
Pf mtore he parts te a healthy eon
For i by all deafen
DON'T
Let the dealer select your cigar
for you. Get what yon want Call for
a Fam Us King Havana cigar and get
the best that your money will boy, and
not a cigar that the dealer wan'.t to
sell you for reasons of hit own.
Fam Us King
1 Cigar Factory
1 06 Fir Street
SPECIAL PRICES
Post Office Confectionery
Clgttesi. 5c to 25c; Large Six e Ora$es, 40c a doaen; Ice CrVam?;-
Soda Water, 2 for 15c; All kinds of Cigars, Gum and Candies, Fruits
and Nuts, Post Cards and Stationary. -
Tom Kapellas
propietor.
OTEX FKOS 7 A. I. to 11 P. P. 1
1 IjlliNI.I O.rf,,,.i,fc.l ,f
COSE te ear she and let as aVmmstnt H t.m ,
I saatie Water 8ysteBs U jea. We hare just lahUiled eae at Cehty
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lawaa mmd mltm flr Mttli rr kMaV - v... - . a tt
mvA a mrnm v nm i v m w mi
jack streasa at tt veaads pressire la ease nf fire, fall .d M tale
k V.B m.i ftkAW tU .B. I. vrm Jmm ......it.. K
BM & ZWEIFEL
JJ PLUMBERS, HtATtRS, SH? METAL WORKERS
I sl ,,
ii mjiii ijm ULin "4li' ijji' jl''liT
Mint Marshmallous in 10c tins
Barallona Filberts .
tMI Al J A tram. Nut
Fillippi Almonds g
Toasted Rolls Peanut; Butter Flavor
THEY ARE
DELICIOUS
AT '..
SELDERS