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VAGV. 4 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, "WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER G, 1911. THE OBSERVER BRUCE DENNJS Editor and Owner. Iitfred at the postofric at Ls Crande as second-class matter. subscription bates. Dally, singly copy S) Eafly, per week lSe , rally, per month 65c . , reasonably demands to be kept and cared for and distributed for common i enjoyment at common cost, j Free corn In old Rome bribed a mob 'and kept it passive. By free book ! and what goes with them la modern America we mean to erase the mob from existence. There Ilea the cardi nal difference between a civilization which perished and a clvilizatcn that will endure. J. N. Lamed. THE AXXUAL FEED. DC! LEU- US Mil P YOU SOLVE 'n 1 1 k"" irBECEMBERJOll l AVI t iwTt i f l sT I i I I H F2" L01112131HII5116 m i ill l i THE FBEEDOM OF BOOOKS. The free town library la wholly a product of the last century. It Is the crowning creature of democracy for J own higher culture, There is noth ing conceivable to surpass- u as an j The Commercial club will give aj banquet next Monday evening in the Foley hotel and from the number of, plates already ordered, which hasj reached the hundred mark, it Is evi-j i dent there will be an Interesting meet-. ing. Once a year the club tries to get ; together and figure out plans for the ; coming season. At this meeting there will be more or less of special inter est inasmuch as the city has enjoyed an era ,of advancement and building this year and to all appearances will advance with even more strides along these lines the coming year. j In fact La Grande is good In every way. While other communities are en tering complaint as to dull business this city goes steadily onward devel- , oping new enterprises and taking care i of present business la a very satlsfac I i I tory manner. , Let everyone he present at the club meeting Monday nigni. On ' CTCTffgT :JZLi.l.l t o A n U n Hundreds of beautiful and useful gifts for every member of the family. Never was this store so well prepared to meet your every need in Xmas gifts. 0 I and Mr. Collier has seen many of the ( business people, but do not consider this an invitation affair. Make It known that you would like to be a part, of the occasion and a place win o to-t served. Everyone Is welcome, very welcome Indeed. , , THE MESSAGE. President Taft's , message to con gress, which appears elsewhere In this issue. Is filled with his usual sound and safe doctrine. There la nothing .dramatic and spectacular In the president and there is nothing In flammable In his message. It is a plain honest statement of what he be- j lieves In governmental affairs-- a dec. laration from a patriotic American who has been elected to the highest office In the land. As the days go by there is strong evidence of the peo ple accepting President Taft for what he Is really worth. Such documents as this message cause the country to appreciate Its author. , a cronpv In nontilar education. COI- -..l xt Th. nnmmlt. " i III trci J 1J jiuimaj iitgui. a - ltirrao us"hnn)tt leptlirpa. lnHPH. ClubS ! . M .i ii. r.. vt Wnnili fcBtu -"" i vee comyoeu oi jir. iuuu, " are tributaries to It, primaries, reed er. It takes ap the work of all of and societies, scientific and literary, utilize it. to carry it. on, and make more of It. Future time will i perfect it, and will perfect the Insti tutions out of which and over which li has grown; but It is not posle for the future to bring any new gift of enlightenment to men that will he greater, in kind, than the free diffu sion of thought and knowledge as stor ed in the better laterature of the world. - The true literature that we garner In our libraries Is the deathless thought, the Immortal truth, the Im perishable qulckenlngs and revela tlons, which genius the rare gift to) Bow and then one of the human race- has been frugally, steadily planting In the fertile soil of written speech, from the generations .of the hyrari writers of the Euphrates and the In ds to the generations now alive. There Is nothing save the . air we breathe that we have common rights in so sacred and so clear, and there Is no other public treasure which so U Suggestions of suitably gifts for children. ' :i U n UNBREAKABLE DOLLS. TALKING DOLLS. TOY BANKS, STOVES, ETC. AVIATION CAPS CHILDS FUR SETS See our showing of baby goods. USEFUL GIFTS FOR HIM. Bath robes : ..$5.00 to $18.50 ; , Formes Dress Gloves ..$2.50 pr Keiser Neckwear .-50c to $1.50 ' Smoking Jackets ...$3.50 to $12.00 Initial hdkfs . 55c to 50c Hull Umbrellas ...$1.00 to $7.50 Interwoven Hosiery .: ...25c to 50c (If in doubt give a.Merchandise coupon any amount reedeema ble any time. Ask about them) . ' GIFTS THAT SHE WILL AP PRECIATE. , t- : : ' ; : : Keiser Neckwear -....25c to $2.50 Mexican Lace Doilies 25c to $3.00 Pendleton Indian Blankets $6 up Kimonas and Bath' Robes aX! prices. Dainty Linen Hdkfs 25c to $1.00 Velvet and plush hand bags $1.0C to . ... ... : $6.00 Silk Hosiery in all shades. Fancy and Table Linens Dents' Gloves for Ladies (You don't need to know the size if you give a Xmas coupon. Ask about them.) v ' Rrcade EYEBI DAT LIFE IX MAI LACA Splendid scenic picture. Pathe. THE TOWER OF GOD" A strong western story with new" new situations. 8. & A. . "MADAM TAILIEN" Strong dramatic story. Pathe. -THE SLAVET'S AFFINITY" The two leading actors of the Lubln company, ' Mr. Johnson and Miss Lawrence. A good tory well told. DONT FORGET' Wednesday and 'Thursday, the 6th and Tth. TOUL PLAY" THREE KEELS Chas. need's Famous Story. Wt. Williams will sing "You took Just Like the Girl That Used to Oo to School With Me." YGU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME CHURCH . GAINING DAILY. The wave of the movement for so cialism in La Orande is receding and every day more voters can be counted for W. J. Church who is opposing tha socialist iandldate, Mr. Wines. Onj every hand can be heard the positive desire not to let this city go into the socialist column, and by next Monday when the election will be held, we be lieve the socialists will have reached tbelr normal number, polling possibly a sightly stronger vote than ever be fore but not sufficient to win. 1 This Is an Important municipal cam paign and it is essential that every person opposed to socialism as a whole get busy and do what he can to con Vince his neighbor and his friend that Mr. Church should be elected. DO YOUR XMAS SHOPPING EARLY and ward off the inconvenience of making your selections during the last few days. n n (Continued from Piw Three) by specific provisions for the building up and regulation of legitimate na tional and foreign commerce. Government Administrative ' Experts Needed to Aid Courts In Trust Dissolutions. The ilmf'""' of the decrees in the The Quality Store t :0 r i'. t' s What Makes a Strong Bank? L AMFLB KESOUBCFS-Our rosourcea are I,100,H, eemposed of well secured leans and oash. L AMrLK CASH RESEHTES-Our cash reserves ase usually Is to 80 per ceat of our Immediate liabilities (de posits sabject to cheeky and always more than 15 per sent of our total liabilities, the amount required by law. S. ADEQCATI CA11TAL. Onr capital is 100,(lfi9.M, ad oar surplus, which is profits earned and retained as : addltioaal capital, is $106.000. 00. L C A TABLE MANAGEMENT Ever since Its organlza i Hon 25 years ago. this bank has been under careful man element. Its officers and directors era men who have achieved success In the banking and other lines of busi ness. Jh fact fhut we have safely weathered every fin ancial storm during onr career, and nre today greater and stroagor than ever is evidence of good management If you are not already a depositor or c'lient of this strong and successful bank, become one now. . If yon are, tell your friends about ns. La Grande National Bank LA ANDE, OREGON. ' 'CAPITAL . . $ 100.000.00 surpup: ; . . 105,000.00 RESOURCES . . 1.100.00O.00 Fred J. Hclmes. As. ' . W. J. Churoh. Vic9 Pret. p t Mp.v' Oa-' -.-- Barl 7urdi. . Casnwr dissolution of the present trusts, with a view to their reorganization into le gitimate corporations, has made It es pecially apparent that the courts are not provided with the administrative machinery to make the necessary in quiries preparatory to reorganization or to pursue such Inquiries, and they should be empowered to Invoke the aid of the bureau of corporations in determining the suitable reorganiza tion of the disintegrated parts. The circuit court and the attorney general were greatly aided in framing the de cree In the tobacco trust dissolution by an expert from the bureau of corpora tions. - Federal Corporation Commission Pro posed. I do not set forth in detail the terms and Bections of a statute which might supply the constructive legislation per mitting and aiding the formation of combinations of capital into federal corporations. They should be subject to rigid rules as to their organization and procedure, including effective pub licity, and to the closest supervision as to the Issue of stock and bonds by an ese: iHlve bureau or commission in the department of commerce and labor, to which In times of doubt they might well submit their proposed plana for future business. It must be distinctly understood t lint Incorporation under a federal law could not exempt the com pany thus formed and Its Incorporators nnd mnnntrers from prosecution under 'lie nuli-trurtt law for subsequent 11- legal conduct, but the publicity of its procedure nnd the opportunity for fre quent consultation with the bureau or commission In charge of the incorpora tion as to the legitimate purpose of Us transactions would offer It ns prent se curity nsttlnst successful proor'ntlons for violations of the law as would be practical or wise. . Such a bureau or commission might well bo invested also with the duty already referred to of aiding courts In the dissolution nnd recreation of ; trusts wltUlu tlie law. It should be an executive tribunal oT the dluulty nnd 'power of the comptroller of the cur-reu- y or the Interstate commerce com. mixtion, v,uich now exprctws supervis ory power over important clnsses of li I I I corporation law would offer ample op portunity to prevent many manifest evils in corporate management today, including irresponsibility of control in the hands of the few who are not the real owners. j Incorporation Voluntary. I recommend that the federal char ters thus to be granted shall be volun tary, at least until experience justifies mandatory provisions. The benefit to be derived from the operation of great businesses under .the protection of such a charter would attract all who are anxious to keep within the lines of the law, Other large ' combinations that fall to take advantage of' the federal Incorporation will not hare a right to complain if their failure is ascribed to unwillingness to submit their transac tions to the. careful official scrutiny, competent supervision and publicity attendant upon the enjoyment of such a charter. Only Supplemental Legislation Needed. The opportunity thus suggested for federal incorporation, it seems to me, i is ' suitable constructive legislation needed to facilitate the squaring of great industrial enterprises to the rule I of action laid down by the anti-trust , law. This statute as construed by the ; supreme court must continue to be the line of distinction for legitimate busl j Bess. It must be enforced unless we ar to hanlsh Individualism from all ' business and reduce it to one common do; t co? I system of regulation or control of , prices like that which now prevails with respect to public utilities and which when applied to all business would be a long step toward state so clallam. Importane. of the Anti-trust Aot The anti-trust act Is the expression of tile er. t.r a I'nM'.ic.Hi loving peo ple to prevrvt oruulity of opportunity. It Is the result of the confident deter mination if .such a people to maintain their future' trrowtb by preserving un controlled und unrestricted the enter prise of the individual, his Industry, his Ingenuity, his Intelligence and bis Independent courage. For twenty years or more this stat ute has been upon the statute book. All knew Its general purpose and ap proved. ?.!. ny of Its violators were cynWil over Its assumed Impotence. If Feemed ImpoRsl'lo of enforcement PV'wIy th -'!!" of the wrt.i ground, and on!v gradually did t'te majesty of the law :"pr iNuif. Many of IN statesmn ituthtirs died before It l-.-came a llvlnsr force, and they and oth ers saw the evil grow which they had hoped to destroy. Now. Its efficacy Is seen: now fts power Is heavy: now Its object Is near achievement. Now we hear the call for Its repeal on the plea that It interferes with business pros perity, and we are advised In most general terms how by some other stat ute and In some other, way the evil we are Just stnmplnjr out can be cured If we only pbandon this work of twen ty years and try another experiment fir .another term of years. It is said that the act hns not done good. Can this be said in the face of the 'ffe-t of the Northern Securities That decree was in no way ii jistle or Inhiliitive in detail as ei- tlio Standard Oil decree or the -;" decree.' But did It not stop j i " the then powerful niove !i,.i:t toward the control of all the under the general supervision of an Interstate commission. ' Do we desire to make such ruthless combinations and monopolies lawful?) "When all energies are directed, not to-j ward the reduction of the cost of pro-1 duction for the public benefit by a healthful competition, but toward new ways and means for making perma nent in a few hands the absolute con- trol of the conditions and prices preH vailing in the whole field of Industry, then individual enterprise and efforo will be paralyzed and the spirit ofl commercial freedom will be dead. TO n. TAFT. The White House, Dec. 0, 1911. n .. . V. . T0TJB1 HOLIDAY SHOPPING. t ' The time is not far distant when everyone will be arranging for holiday purchase. . It i very lessen tlal in order te get the greatest satisfaction that "hop- ping be done arly. It If better for the shopper, better for the merchant, and decidedly better for the clerks In the different stores. La Grande stores are filled with aplendld articles that will make useful gifta. Take a ' look around and begin figuring' $out what you are going to buy for It 1b none railroads of the count in n sinni hand? Such a o"c u r jvwer could the ollia7 "eason. not have been a hepUbful tnSuonre in ,0 early. the reimWle1. pvmi n, ,11, tfh AVnMluf.il 1 . - ..... v..,..Aw ca.;mnv'l I . , eorporatlons under federal regulation. ---------------------- 1,18 drafting of such a federal in- OUR FRESH TAFFIES AreExcellent. fce CarryVaniUa qirmvDerry ana molasses C7 77 fh ffT lilt PAI ACFrv RS