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LA GRANDE EVEtftKG OBSKUVEi
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1911,
THE OBSERVER
BRUCE DENNIS
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THE CHINESE EMBROOLIO
moment for tha. whole world. It isi
of no sudden impulse. It Is well
known, we suppose, that the Chinese
proper are not the ruler of their own
land and people. The queer thing In
history transpired many years ago
'when the Manchurians "came down
like a wolf on the fold," and captured
the land and the people and became
thir real , rulerB, but at the same
time adopting the language of the
conquerors. This was done to such
an extent that the Manchu tongue Is
virtually dead.
This invasion of China followed
that of Ghengis Khan, the Tartar of
execrable memory.. His daluge of
northern hordes poured over the Chi
nese soil in the thirteenth century',
and It was not tUl 1044 the Manchus
became tho possessors of the coun
try. . ;
The work of the foreign invaders
was meant to be permanent; to the
establishing of this end, they caused
all th Chinese to wear the b&ir In
queues as they have been doing ever
aince. The queue then is a sign of
Manchurlan bondage rather than a dls-
Jlnctiw Chinese mark. The edict pas.
aed by ths Chinese public last 'winter,
X'-?h,CB'th 'I ta!r ;va's4o' be
abandoned was a movement among
' tha real Chinamen, and did. not'fiiJ
favor with the rulers, So that today
the round head (as In Purltan-Cava-
. Her days In England) Is the sign of a
tebel. The people have not' always
teen meek under the Manchurlan
rule. Tbn Tae-Ping rebellion , in j
which the celebrated Chinese Gordon
was called to the assistance of the
; government was an attempt of the op
pressed to rid themselves of the yoke
of torment. At that time also the re
bellion of the people was preceded by
the wholesale derailing of tho men.
The uprising Is questioned in some
quarters as to the wisdom of, the
movement, the fear tolng) expressed
that the country might be no better
managed under the Chinese proper
. than It has beon' under the Manchus.
This, of course, remains to be . seen
and proven. At present it seems that
the patriotic rebels are In the ascen
dancy, and general capitulation is ex
pected at any moment. In general.
the sympathy of the. world seem to
be with the "under dog" In this fight
The inhabitants of Chinatown in
La Grande are said to be divided;
the Manchus live separate from the
thoroughbreds and have not un-tailed
their heads; while the loyal subjects
of the Flowery Kingdom have kept
the national faith and are so desig
nated. It is an occasion for. local
study on a world-wide movement.
FOR FREE SCHOOL BOOKS.
Since the Observer has made men
tion of the great benefit and the Jus
tice of installing a free text book sys
tem in every county in the state, many
prominent people of La. Grande have
expressed themselves thqrougnly in
accord with th stand.
It is a notorious fact that a trust
handles the text books of this nation.
We have seen in other states when It
looked as though a legislature was
about to tamper with the text book
law, the same truBt establish its bead
quarters in a leading hotel and put
its lobbyists on the legislative floors.
What for? To keep a body of repre
sentatives from changing a law which
.... MnA.no1a fntm th
rich and poor alike. Which makes
the poor widow spend her laBt cent
for books in order that her children
may receive an education. . '
Now you reformers, you long faced
representatives of "the people," who
fill column after column with your
new isms and whims, why do you not
take up a matter' that affects every
family in the state? Why do you not
instead of talking about reforming the
world on some trivial matter Interest
yourselves in the welfare of the poor
widow who wants to school her chil
dren and make It as easily for her as
possible? i
The trouble with the spotlight re
former Is this! He wants to be con
tinually in the spotlight. He wants
to tackle some concern that will put
him In the newspapers every day, and
many of the reformers care biit little
for results so long as they get hoist
ed to the front and are permitted to
hear applause from the grandstand..
Oregon Is overloaded with these
handclapplpg reformers and short on
the men who will really spend some
time in enacting beneficial reform that
actually affects the ones whqjneed Hj
most the children.,
We renew our oft repeated state
ment: Take cafe of the children, look
after their welfare, educate them
along cdrrect Hues and the country is
safe. It matters little about mature
men and women If the children are
growing up in the way they should,
for soon the roll Is called on every
adult in the land and the child of to
day takes up the problems of govern
ment and civilisation. By all, means
make text books free. 1 Let ub not be
behind forever on the things of merit
and spend our energies and talents on
vagaries that are impossible. 1
; MISSIONARY MOVEMENTS
This IS the age of uneasiness and
unrest; . It reminds; one of the days
s,poken of , In Holy Writ when the
people' of Babel got tired of divine
rule and tried to build a tower to the
skies; for which they were confused
in tongue and scattered to every land.
So far as known this is the first ln-
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A Strong Modern
Bank
Efficiently conducted, not only In the Interests of its stock
.holders, bat of Its depositors and patrons as well;
.With officials well known and trusted In the community.
With capital, surplus and undivided profits of $210,000,000
and total resources of $1,000,000.00.
The La Grande National Bank offers to Arms, corpora
tions and Individuals the best banking service, and its offl
cers ask a personal Interview with those contemplating
changing accounts or opening new ones.
La Grande National Bank
LA GRANDE, OREGON
CAPITAL :. ."". $ 100,000.00 '
SURPLUS . . 105,000.00 .:
RESOURCES . . .1,000.000.00
Fred J. Holmes, Prts.
P. L. Meyers, C&shiet
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W. J. Church, Vice Pres.
Earl Zundel.Ass'f. Cashier
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HAVE PROVEN THE SUPERIORITY OF THE MERCHANDISE WE CARRY IN
THIS ESTABLISHMENT. MANY LIN ES HAVE FAILED IN THE TEST AND
BEEN DISCARDED IN FAVOR OF OTHERS THAT WERE HIGHER IN QUAL
ITY AND BETTER IN PRICE. THIS MEANS MUCH TO THE DISCRIMINAT
ING BUYER.
Con
Ow
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unci
the
Advantafif
e
OF SHOPPING WITH A STORE WHERE FOR EVERY DOLLAR YOU SPEND '.
YOU ARE POSITIVE OF RECEIVING THE BEST POSSIBLE VALUE AND NO
GUESSWORK ABOUT IT. YOU PROFIT BY OUR PAST EXPERIENCE.
A Few of the Many
IN OUR SHOE DEPT.
Pingree Shoes for Ladies
Utz & ' Duiins' Shoes for
Ladies. J
Educator Sjnpes for Chil
v.dren. t. .' '
Romper Shoes for Chil-
j dren. ( ,-. -V-:-:
J. E. Tilt Dress Shoes for
L Men.'" , . ; y;
Napa Tan work Shoes for
Men. f ; ' v
Bergeman ' Logger Shoes
for Men.
; IN OUR MEN'S STORE
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Benjamin Suits and Over-
'. COatS. : ." ' i
Kenyon Rain Coats.
- Society Brarld Suits.
Proven Lines to Be Found Only at This Store
DRY GOODS AND NO
Manhattan Dress Shirts.
Keiser Neckwear
Keiser Neckwear
"Gordon" and "Stetson"
Hats.
Staley Brand Underwear
Interwoven Hosiery. "
"READY TO WEAR"
FOR LADIES.
WOOLTEX Suits, Coats,
and Skirts. ;
Seigel suits, coats and
skirts.
Lucille street and party
dresses. ,
Lurie dresses for Children
Munsing Underwear.
Gordon Furs.
Keiser Neckwear.
Dents' Gloves for Ladies.
Alpine Handkerchiefs.
Henderson Corsets
Nemo Corsets.
Colonial Draperies
Brainerd Armstrong's Art
Materials.
Black Cat Hosiery
Standard Patterns.
IN OUR MILLINERY
DEPT.
Gage Bros.' Pattern-Hats
Lyman Pattern and "Street
Hats
REMEMBER:
The Special Sale and Display
Furs This Week Only
N. K. West The Quality Store
8tanoe of, the attempt at the forma-'
tlon of a rust, or of getting a corner
on all creation, by,, the establishing,
of a. lingual union -Anyway, the eurg-
ing sea of , earth-tied humanity Is
heaving in noisy waves everywhere
and the pacifying oil of quieting la
needed to restore or retain healthy
order. , ;' -. .''" ,.-
To this end, the militant' forces for
righteousness are endeavoring to as
slst in the settling of the disturbances
by the formation of mlssinary bands
for both home and foreign work. AN
denominations are working hand in
hand, and And their abilities well nigh
overtaxed, then. For three weeks or
more the La Grande ladies of the var
ious churches are to be active in a
non-denominational ' manner for1 "the
general welfare of the project, after
that they are to be active in a non-denominational
manner for the general
welfare of the project; after that they
are to labor as denominations, hav
ing gathered strength from inter-association
and mutual co-operation!
and get all the assistance the can
by way of new and additional mem
bers.,!, .' . '
Private meetings and . public ones
are to be held at once and the sym
pathy of the public solicited.
on the merchant's price and told him
he could buy butter for lees money in
La Grande -The merchant pulled a
copy of the Observer from the shelf
and showed him Jus( what', butter was
quoted at on Saturday in La Grande.
This Is only one of many instances
which prove that a reliable newspaper
is of some benefit to every district of
the two counties.
The Observer's market reports are
of great benefit to both Union and
Wallowa counties. Sunday the writer
was at Telocaset and in the little
; store at that place a customer happen-
ed in for a roll ot butter. He kicked
k:.....s . ..
Athens the Seat of Learning. "
It mr.y be nid nniipsltiitlnply that
the. country. which' -ha produced the
greatest men In literature and philos
ophy, nrt and nv -hltecture is Greece.
In the little state of Attica not much
larger than Greater New Tork true
civilization and all that goes along
with it were born. All that has been
done since the "ape of Pericles" has
been simply the carrying out of the
ideas, principles and methods laid
down by the men who won Marathon
and Salami. Platea and Mycale. Gal
ton, a high authority, does not hesitate
to say that Athens and the little state
of which it was the capital produced
more first class intellects than hav
since been produced by all the world
put together. New York American.
Bishops at Missionary Conference.
Newark, N. J., Oct. 24. Six bishops j
or uS frotestant Episcopal church
ar.;her to take part in the: annual
council of the Second -Missionary De
partment, representing the various
dioceses in New York and New Jer
sey and the missionary district of Por
to Rico. The council opens tonight
and continues in session over Wed
nesday and Thursday. :
Indians Are Starving.
Lander, Wyo., Oct. 24. On the verge
of starvation they declare, Shoshone
and Arapaho Indians are preparing a
petition to send fo Washington asking
the removal of Agent Wadsworth
who mthey blame for their misfor
tunes. They are signing! the petition
by the thumb print system.
, Fowler Working astward.
Mecca, Calif., Oct 24.-Avlator Fow
ler alighted here at one o'clock, flying
61 miles In 68 minutes from Banning
Postponed to Suit TafU
'.Chicago, 111.. Oct.24.To fit iaw:
the schedule of PresldentvTaft, fij
is to be one"6f Ihe chief speaker &
the annual meeting of the Amerlcfc
Minhlff mmrrsn In 4Vi(a nttv the 0.'-
o U. V.l, " " t
ening of the congress originally faff
for today has been oostnoued w-v
Saturday. "
Mob Corners Kegro.
X3 t.tn I n mI. a. m .1- A -A A M til'!
two men lying dead and another
wounded as a result of the runnK
amuck of John Harrison, a negro iff
perado, a mob of 200 whites have Pf
him cornered in a swamp. They
kill him.
Hitchcock to Opea Bank. )
Amherst. O., Oct. 24. Postmasij
General Frank H. Hitchcock, who j
natfve of this town, is expected l'j
tomorow, to assist at the opening
postal savings bank. This bank j
be the first to be established to j
third class postofflce.
0.UMFMtSH MFeS
Are Excellent. We Carry Vanilla
Strawberry and Molasses Qnz n Th HriO
THE PALACE of SWEETS ELlWlnllU
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