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BRUCE DENNIS
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THE FLKS MIXSTKKLS. ;
Henceforth let the such ordinary
blackfaces us Lew Dockstadter and
the Primrose people go. merrily on
their way for Miller and Draper have
demonstrated that La Grande has tal
ent In the black face art which puts
most' of the "prof esh" over the ropes.
Talent that was latent experienced a
thorough revival last evening when!
the curtain rose on the Elks min
strels. It was a show worthy of edl
torial mention, else it would not be
receiving it and the general public
who patronized it will agree with the
.Observer that the performance ws
first class and snappy throughout. -
Mr. Wilier and Mr. Draper, who, by
the way, hail from the Sunflower State
the land : of old John Brown aro
(first class not only as actors but In
handling people and getting excellent
results from the man who not realize
be can act. Besides this they are
genuine Elks, excellent gentlemen and I
belong to the higher class of stage
feopje who appreciate the art Jn the
Fof t?n years they Jiave fol
lowed th!s profession and they have
graduated in it, taking the post gradu
ate course. Every Elk on the coast
pow Mr, Miller and Mr. Draper and
tliejshpw going public are equally fa
miliar with them.- When tbey dnclde
to come this way again they will ex
perience the outstretched hand and
a heartfelt "Glad to to see you."
1 " BIOLOGY AND WAR. '
". The world Is familiar with all the
Standard arguments against war Its
brutality, Its waste, Us cost in human
Uvea and lh prbperty. Peace advo
cates have let no thinking, , reading
man or woman escape conviction up
on these points. '"'.'
. There Is another aspect of the mat
ter with which the public is probably
lee conversant. It might be termed
the biological argument against war.
Every serious clash of arms means a
definite deterioration in the human
Arcade
Theatre
FOUR KEELS FOUR
Kt'ljiiig on Quality of pictures.
A WESTERN REDEMPTION"
. S. & A
"THE OUTSKIRTS OF PARIS"
. an Interesting travalogue.
A VOICELESS MESSAGE"
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THE LOST FREIGHT CAR"
. .:. . ; . , .- ; Kalom -
JIMMIE'S UXCLE" .Gaumont
A rich and truly delightful
comedy, with little Jtinmie. It
Is a picture to please everybody.
NOTE The greatest song hit
of the season "I Would Like to
Live In Lovelund With a Girl
like You."
FOUR REELS , FOUR
THE LOXG SHOW.
TOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME
What Makes a Strong Bank?
1. AMPLE RESOURCES Our resources are Jl.100,000,
eomposed of well secured loans and cash.
8. AMPLE CASH RESERVES Our cash reserves are
usually 26 to 30 per cent of our Immediate liabilities (de
poelts subject to check., and always more than 15 per
cent of our total liabilities, the amount required by law.
8. ADEQUATE CAPITAL. Our capital Is $100.0fl0.0,
and our surplus, which Is profits earned and retained as
' additional capital. Is $105,000.00.
' 4. CAPABLE MANAGEMENT Ever Bince Its organiza
tion 25 years ago, this bank hns been under careful man
agement. Its oftlcors and directors aro men who have
achieved success In the banking and other lines of busi
ness. The fact that we have safoly weathered every fin
ancial storm during our career, and are today greater and
stronger than ever Is evidence of good management
If you are not already a depositor or client of this
strong and successful bank, become one now. If you are,
tell your friends about us.
La Grande National Bank
LA GRANDE,
CAPITAL
. SURPLUS .
RESOURCES .
Pred J. Holmes, PitiB.
P. L. Meyers, Caahm
race. Even If we did not owe It ti
I ourselves and our families, to our
state and nation dot to engage In war,
we would, still be bound by duty to
posterity to keep the peace, ',
For war every nution demands the
flower of her manhood. .The call is
for young men strong of limb, sound
of heart and lungs, keen of judgment'
and quickness of Intellect. Of such
have armies been composed from the,
bog lining. The physically and men
tally unfit are left at home. The call
t.i arms Is not Intended for such.
Every war, then, means the segre
gation of the fit and the unfit, the kil
ling off or incapacitating for the for
mer and tho preservation of the latter.
The north lost more than 600.000 of
her best men In the civil war and the
Iohs to the south was even heavier
wneu compared with its resources
The history of every long continued
war Is the eame. Thousands killed In
battle, thousands diseased to - find
more lingering deaths, thousands crip
pled and robbed of Nature's inherit
ance of physical excellence. . ' . ,..
Meanwhile, the next generation is
begotten of the other class,' the unfit
who were not wanted at the front.
Like begets like, the laws of physical
inheritance knows few exceptions
blood will tell, in other words and
no nation can expect to keep Its citi
zenship rigorous and aggressive If one
generation of men and women lg to
be fathered by the second class stock
of the generation preceding. The Bltu
ationls as plain as day. ' One need not
be a biologist to eee" the logic of so
inevitable a tendency.
Separate the men of any community
into two groups, the fit and the unfit.
MflSO the latter the fathers pf the next
generation and doom the former to
death or celibacy. Bar out all new
blood lrom other communities. ' Physi
cal degeneracy in such an Imaginary
case" w'CU'd. be as certain as tomor
row's rising sun. ,
Virtually that Is what a nation does
which engages In a long, disastrous
war. It kills off the flower of Its' man
hood und puts upon the other part of
the maje population the duty of fath
ering the coming rate.
If war could utilize the riff-raff, of
humanity arid ,leave to the construct
ive duties of civilization the best ele
ments In the population, this biologi
cal objection to war could not exist.
In that case a call to arms might be
a benefit to the race; at least It wonV,
help solve one of the more serious
problems which the sociologist - is
studying. '' .
In these days, liowever, war has be
come Indefensible, and the argument
from biology Is only one of' a number
less train teaching the disastrous ef
fects of conflict between nations. Some
day man will wondrtr that times could
ever have been so "barbarous as to en
dure the cruelty and waste of war.
Champ Clark's remark that La Fol
lette can speak for himself Is slight
praise. He can speak not only fo
himself, but for many others for a
multitude, for a whole nation. The
fact that he Is unauthorized to do so
makes not the slightest difference.
. William Short, chief trumpeter for
King George V, has returned to Eng
land after a flying visit to this coun
try. For a trumpeter,' William's stay
was as quiet as it was short, .;' '
The Elks have again showed the!"
purple quality and honceforth a num
ber of them will be known as artists
In theatrical work.
Champion Ad Wolgnst has accumu
lated $100,000 since last February.
Evidently he expected an operation
for appendicitis.
The Boston bridal couple, lost eight
OREGON.
$ 100.000.00
105,000.00
. 1,100,000.00
W. J. Church, Vce Pres.
Earl ZundeMss't. CasJuer
days In a blizzard In Colorado, may
be said to have had a stormy honey
moon.. . 1
Glfford Plnchot announces that be
Is not Roosevelt's messenger, but he
doesn't state when the contract ex
pired. '
Next to enjoying Christmas comes
the pleasures of the glad New Year.
Are you renly for them?
i Some people are martyrs and oth
ers Just say they prefer the neck of
the fowl.. '; '' ,r.
A New York man made a will leav
ing all his property to his lawyer. Of
course, he knew best. .. .
How many good resolutions have
you got stacked up the first of the
year? .
STATE LOTTERIES.
Rise and Fall of a Tremendous
Gamble In England.
STARTED UNDER QUEEN BESS
The First' One Was "Without Any
Blanokt, Contaynlng Good Prtoes, as
Wei of Redy Money as of Plate and
Csrtalno 8orti of Marehaundltes." '
Though it Is certain that the custom
of holding lotteries was practiced In
European countries as far back as the
middle of tog fifteenth pentury, It
seems that Ibis particular idea was
unknown In England until mors than
100 years later. The lottery, In fact,
appears to ha ve. peep Included" among"
those many other Important "things',
both SOOd and bad. thnt Wpfft Ihffn.
duced- lo publte notice during the reign
of Queen Elizabeth, it being her maj
esty's express command that this
ready means for "raising the wind"
on behalf of the state finances was.
Idopted.
Tho first KMkh lottery must hove
taken a g&od deal of arranging, owing,
no doubt, td the fact thnt the people
of that day required a certain amount
of education in this form of gambling,
for although the Idea was first brought
forward in the yenr 1550 (In Mary's
reign), tho actual drawing did not
take place until three years Inter.
One of the original bills of Queen
Elizabeth's lottery has fortunatply
been preserved, printed In black letter
and measuring five feet in length add
one and one-hnlf feet wide. It begins
by announcing "A very rich Lotterle
General!, without any blancks, ,pj
taynlng a number of good prices (sic),
as wel of redy money as of plate nnd
certnlne sorts of mnrchnundlzes, hav
ing ben valued and priced by the coin
mauudemcnt of the Queeue's most ex
cellent uinjestlo, by. men expert and
skilful,'' and goes on to say that "the
same lotterle is erected by her majes
ties order to the intent thnt such com
moditle as may chaunce to arise there
of, af'.er the charges borne, may be
converted townrdes the reparation of
the havens nnd strength of the Realme
nnd toward such other publique good
workes." There were something like
80,000 prizes in this gigantic, venture,
of which the first was of the value of
5,000, while the entrance fee was
only "two shillings and six pens." "
James I. lent bis -"speelnll favoure"
to a lottery whose object was "the
present plantation of English colonies
In Virginia."', tho prizes consisting' of
5,000 in money, "besides rewnrdes of
casualltle," the tickets being drawn
"in a new built hotise at the west end
of Paul's the 20th of June. 1012."
This lottery does not, however, appear
to have been very popular, although
we are assured by the historian that
It was "plaluely carried and honestly
performed," for owing to the want of
"filling uppe the number of lots there
were taken out and throwne away
threescore thousand blnnckes without
abating any one prize," certainly a
very generous proceeding on the part
of tho promoters. The lucky man on
this occasion was Thomas Sharpllffe,
"a Taylor of London," who won the
first prize of "foure thousand Crownes
in fnyre plate, which was sent to his
houso In a very stately munner."
Though to some extent poorly patron
ized, this lottery appears to have
evoked a good deal of Interest among
the important personages of the day,
for we are told thnt "during the whole
tyme of the drawing there were nl
wales present diners worshlpfnll
Knights nnd Esquires, accompanied
with sundry grnue discreet Citizens."
As time went on lotteries for every
conceivable purpose were held in Lon
don and othei '"Important towns, with
the inevitable result that .trouble con
stantly arose between the promoters
nnd those of the ticket holders who
happened to bo unlucky or thought
they bad been unfairly treated, as no
doubt many or them were. We lind.
therefore, thav 'periodical orders were
Issued for the suppression of this form
of gambling, though the law does not
seem lo have had nny great effect.
At Inst, however, any one proposing i
to hold n lottery was obliged to send '
Gossard
JUST RECEIVED.
A complete line of new models In
the Gossard corsets. Prices from I
mo to I
HUB. ROBT. rATTI8N,
Paene Blck 148L Oewetteie.!
In a petltlou to the king, and in
Charles 11. 's reign we find mention of
several such applications. One of
these was for "the ransom of English
slaves la Tunic, Algiers or the Turkish
gafleys or for any .other charitable
use." the promoter making it a bar
gain that after be bad paid in a third
of the profits he should reserve the
rest for his own expenses and "the re
pair of his fortunes, ruined by loyal
ty.". Lottery offices for the sale of tickets
were established all over the country
as time went on, bnt none was more
famous than the agency of one Blsb'.
who flourished at the beginning of the
nineteenth century. This enterprising
individual, whose chief offices were in
Cornhill and at Charing Cross, must
ha.'e made a considerable fortune out
vf the much safer business of selling
tickets than taking them. ' But bis
prosperous- career, as also that of bis
fellows, came to an abrupt end when
the lottery act was passed In 1823. by
which it was provided that after the
drawing of the state lottery for that
year there were to be no more of
them. London Globe.' ,
Pa's Weakness.
Little Nell You've got a good papa.
Willie. Willie-Pa ain't so bad. but I
wish he wasn't so much in love with
mamma. Why, be believes everything
she says about me."
A word spoken, an army- of chariots
fauiot overtake It
.
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS
N. MOLITOR, M. D. Physician and
Surgeon. Corner Adams Ave. and!
Depot (8t, Phones; Office, Main 68:1
- Residence, 69. j
Ik RICHARDSON, M. D.
L W; LOUGHLIN, M. D. ' "
Drs. Richardson & Loughlln,
Physicians and Surgeons
rhonea Off Ice Black 1362. -y
Bf. Richardson's KeS. Main 55. .
TJr. Loughlln's eRs. Main 757.
DR. JT. K. HALL Physician and Sur
geon. Cor. Adams Ave and Depot
St Phone, Main 23.
JOHN BUCKLEY, M. D. PHYSICIAN
. and surgeon. OUce over Newlln's
Drug Store. Phonos Office, Mam
189; residence, Red 612. 1
C. H. UPTON, Ph. G. M. D. Physician
and Surgeon. . Special attention to
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Office
In La Grande National Bank Build
ing. Phones: Office Main 2; Resi
dence Mala 32.
DR. H. L. UNDERWOOD Diseases of
the eye a specialty.
iR. DORA J. UNDEWOOD Diseases
of women and children. Offices:
Adams avenue, over Wright Drug
Co.
GEO. W. ZIMMERMAN Osteopath
Physician. Sommer Bldg., Rooms 7,
8, 9 and 10. Phones: Home 1332,
Pacific, Main 63; Residence, Black
951.- Successor to Dr. F. E. Moore.
VETERINARY.
DR. P. A. CHARLTON. Veterinary Sur
geon. Office at Hill's Drug store,
La Grande. Residence Phone, Red
701; Office Phone, Black 1361; In
dependent Phone 63; Both Phones
. at Residence.
DOCTOR OF CHIROPRACTIC. "
Q. T. DARLAND, CHIROPRACTOR
All acute and chronic diseases. Not
drugs, not surgery, not osteopathy. I
I remove the cause of your disease. I
Then you get twellv Rooms 20-21,;
La Grande National Bank. Phone
Red 3181,
MECHANO-THERAPIST
DR. C. A SMITH, MECHANO-THER-'APIST.
Successfully treats rheu
matism, kidney disease, heart dis
ease, weak lungs, constipation, pel
vic disease, catarrh, and diseases of
the nervous system. Consultation
free. Charges reasonable. Phone:
Black 3351. 1411 Madison Avenue,
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW
COCHRAN ft COCHRAN Attorneys.
Oh as. E. Cochran and Geo. T. Coch-
ran. La Grande National Bank
Building, La Grande, Oregon.
T. H. CRAWFORD ROBT. S. EAKIN
CRAWFORD & EAKIN Attorneys
flee in La Grande National Bank
Building, La Grande, Oregon,
at law. Practices In all the courts
of the state and United States. Of-
ENOINEERS.
D. W. C. NELSON Mining Engineer,
Baker City. Oregon.
BJg Deal Framing.
Los Angeles, Deo. 28. Involving
more than $44,000,000, the biggest fin
ancial deal In the history of this city,
merging the Security Savings, the
Equitable Savings and Southern Trust
banks Into one, to be known as the
Security Trust Savings Bank, la about
to.be consummated here. There are
80,000 depositors. -
BETTER THAN SPANKING
Jpanklog dot not cure children- or nou
wetting.. Tnere U a comtltutlonal etun foi
frnnhia. Mrm. M. Summer!, Box W,
Notre Dame. Ind., will jeod free to any mother
tier lucceinftil home treatment,', wltn roil
in.tpuniloiia. Bend no money, hut write her
tmley IT your children trouble jon in tlile
wy. fion't blame the child, the cnanoee are
i, .n' heln 1L Thla treatment alao curea
adulta and ajed people troubled with urine
dlfflcultlee by day or nlsut . .
This Is a progressive age, not only
in finance and science ibut in the phy
sical welfare of the human body. We
come tft realize more as time passes
that in order to keep the mlad up to
full efficiency the physical must not
be neglected. I do not need lo tell you
that In order to properly anslmllate
the food taken Into the body that the
teeth and mouth plays a very import
ant part and should be kept in the best
possible condition both from sanitary
and mechanical standpoints. , ,
The " conscientious and competent
dentist will use every effort to keep
the oral cavity of his patrons in the
pink of perfection aBk him how to
do It.
J. E. Stevenson, D. D. S.
Snowdrift Flour
A trial will convince you there,
is no other quite so good.
Sold exclusively by
Waters-Stanchfield
Produce Co., Main 706
HAY, FEED. FLOUR, POULTRY
SUPPL1ES.ZWOOD
1527 JEFFERSON AVENUE
Savoy Hot el
EUROPEAN PLAN
The rooms are good and
Steam heated only one
block from depot
D. C. Brichoux, Prop.
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After a Cold Auto Ride
what could be more comforting, or exhilerating than a nice cup of
Hot Chocolate, which you will always find ready at this season of
the year at our Soda eounter? We give It to you pure and cheering,
full of that goodness and nutriment so peculiar to the best quality
of Chocolate. It Is a food, drink and medicine all combined, at lo
cost.
Selder'
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r suffer with
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The want to
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SWEET POWDERS
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Don't nccpt Sample w-toJrR. ' Writ. " '
vube.. . R " k. -n i k y 'y
fOP TO KNOW ;
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yon best Onr one strongwi
desire la to tarn out the best
CLEANING AND PRESSING
an to price oar services t
meet your satisfaction. We be
lieve we do this. If yonr gar
. . meats ned onr attention sent '
v them to us and we will do year
work promptly and; guarantee,
not to rain the materials.
ELITE DYEING & CLEANING, j
WORKS.
J. H. Richardson" E.S. Given
E. S. Givens
Investment
Rear La GrandeNat'l Bank
Real Estate
Loans.
Insurance.
High Class Invest
ments and Securities
We take pleasurable pride in show
ing our new samples of .Wall Pa
per because they Include many ex
clusive designs and colorings
which cannot be seen elsewhere In
town, aa we have secured the out
put of the factory on these lines.
No matter what class of Wall Pa
per you may need you will find it
here, and we supply men to hang
it when needed. Our prices are
remarkable for their ."shyness."
B. B. NUTTER,
' Next to Observer Office.
La Grande
Co.