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CHfS.t A REPUBLIC! j
We American have been so disgust
ed with the paper republics of Central ,
And South America that few of our!
jnblle men would advise the Celes-'
tials to uproot any existing institution
merely for the forma of democracy j
Jfcit the levelling- tide Is making
clean sweep, and dynasties ate not'
fcuJlt ready mads, but have to grow;
out of the traditions and affections ofi
former generations, Nothing seems
left bnt a republican form of govern-'
ment. !
It baa been an anomaly of the Chi-1
se system, that though the Son' of
Heaven (the emperor) could cut off
the bead of any subject by the stroke
of his pen, yet when it came to touch
ing; the money of his subjects, the
country after all was run on a some
What democratic basis. If a tax look
44 unjust to the leading men of the
Tillage, there would he a general
strike. The places of business would
loe and all activity would cease un
til the Imperial government reached
g settlement with the local authorities
Thns the Chinese have had In a way
more practice at self-government
They would be much more likely to
make a success of It than the hot
leaded Latin republics of South Amer
ica, where revolution Is a national di
version. The Chinese, would much
rather wash clothes than to Into the
xevolntlng business.
When the proclamation was made
that a parliament should meet In the
year 1017, the methodical Chinese be
gan at once to take preliminary steps
by way of preparation. A very sklll
fo! copy of American models was made
Jn the form of a municipal government
for the city of Tien Tain. The strict
provisions against bribery would look
pood to many of our' reformers. They
fixed It. so that the briber not merely
could be fined, but he could bo exelud
ed from office and from voting for
ten years,
When the assembly met a fow yearn
ago to dmnnd a parliament, many
of the delegates showed tlm stiitn of
the natlonnl mind by cutting their
Angora and writing their petition In
Wood. If that Is the spirit In which
they look at .political rights and priv
ileges, we foresee that John Chinaman
may not tonst Ills shins before the
Are on caucus night after our fashion,
but will perhaps got out and vote for
his own pocket rather Hum for the
pi hi kvi n,
the press report state that the capi
tal was "full of life and color." Espe
cially color. ..
Mr. Taft says that only death can
can keep him out of the fight, and
' probably the progressives are . not
prepared to go to tiat extreme.
A woman at Athens, Mich., has been
arrested charged with poisoning a
well. Maybe shell learn to let well
enough alone.
If some great man had had the fore
thought to be born in January, we
might have had another holiday before
Feb. 12th.
Six hundred and ten members of
the Ton family held a reunion in Chi
cago. A gathering of some weight- j
For amusement, count the world's!
republics and then gueRS how manyj
there will be a year from today, I
1
i
An ex-pugil!st In Kentucky has be-:
come a minister, and is. still putting
men to sleop. i
1743-
THIS DATE IS HISTORY j
January 12. j
-La Verendrye, one of the early i
French voyageurs, reached the
Canadian Rocky Mountains.
1748 Henri Pestalozzl, who devised
the Pestalozzlan system of ed
ucation, born In Zurich, Swit
zerland. Died Feb. 17, IS27.
1812 Kdmund Chadwick, noted edu
cator, reformer and abolition
ist, born In Mlddleton, f. H
Died A.prll 7, 1890.
1$13 William Jones of Pennsylvania
became secretary of the navyj
In the cabinet of President Mad-j
Ison. I
ja.j(5 Tiona parte family banished from!
France.
1828-Boundary line between the Unit-1
ed States and Mexico settled by I
treaty. j
142 Francois Coppee, noted poet and!
dramatist, born In Paris. IMe.l
there, May 23,1008.
1858 Tlrltlsh force under Sir James
Outram defended Alumbngh, a
palace near Lucknow, against
nn attack of 30,000 Sepoys,
1861 Florida seceded from the union
18C6- Aeronautical society of Croat,
Ilritaln established by the Duke
of Argyll and others.
1011 President Taft asked congress
for an appropriation toward the
fortification of the Panama
canal.
News From West's 14th Annual Clearance Sale
Special For Saturday Oily
See Them In Our Window
98c
SUPERIOR SATIN TABLE CLOTHS.
A large assortment of these beautiful reacy-to-use" cloths i
attractive patterns. Regluar price $1.73.
98c
Don't Miss Entire Line
Our Extra Special Suit Sale Mens' and Bys' Clothing
3 Reduced 25 per cent, to 50 per cent.
Many took advantage of the sacrifice prices on this ,
sale of tailored suits yesterday. There are about 40 You know exactly the amount you save on every gar-
of these elegant tailored garments left for you to se- mcnt in this store.' Original prices are left on all
lect from. Take your choice for $5.90 tickets and the sale discount deducted.
Apron Ginghams Tcazeldown Outing, in Stevens Crash Toweling French Ginghams
plain colors 17 inches wide 1 0 1 On
OC 9c yd. 9c yd. 1- 1-5C
Matchmakers at Kuropc'a courts are
looking for n suitable husband for
tho Kaiser's daughter, Princess Vic
toria Ixinlflo, Hnporters on newspa
pers are usually looking for Juat Hitch
nn assignment.
A new president of Siberia wits In-i
align rated recently at Monrovia, ami
Arcade
Theatre
'THE LONd SIMMY, UOUW
THOUSAND FEET OK PHOTOPLAYS
TATHE YVHEKLY". . . PATHE
The actual events as thoy hap
pened told In motion pictures.
FOR, II Kit urothervs
SAKE" KAI.K.M
A story of the California mines
"Wii-ME's cos sun: sue" ..
luhis
A lively comedy. Kvoryono
looked llko a cop to Willie.
"THE TOR A (TO INDUSTRY"
' I.I III X
An Industrial picture and very
Intel citing.
"A PERILOUS RIDE" .EDISON
An Interesting drama, life
In Colorado.
II RIB EXCLUSIVE HAT" ,.
LUMN
Wlfcy wanted n hat that was
exclusive, hut on tho way homo
nn exact duplicate, pnsspd. Well
there was trouble. '
Ilustratod song hy Mr. Williams
"THAT HARNYAltD KAfl."
TOU ARK ALWAYS WELCOME
"THIS IS MY .'.STH 1IIRTHDAY."
Sir Henry Hale, chief justice of Na
tal nnd for many years a prominent
.flguro In South African affairs, was
horn in Pletermnrlt.burg, Natal, Janu
ary 12,, 1851. He attended tho schools
In his native placo and later went to
Kuglniid to (IiiIhIi IiIh education. Upon
his return to Natal he entered upon
tho practice of law and Bpecdlly at
tained a position of promineiico In
public affairs. He was a member of
the Zulu war relief fund In 1879 and
later served on tho council of educa
tion anil n h a member of (lie legisla
tive assembly of Natal. From 1807
until 1001 ho was attorney general and
minister of education of Natal. Me bo
enmo chief justice In 1001 and during
tin reconstruction period following
the last Sonlh African war ho nerved.
fur a time its administrator of Nutnl.
Congratulations to;
.Maniiiess of Crewe, English states
man, 61 years old today.
Murphy J.Foster, United States sen-
I a tor from Louisiana. fi!i years old to
day.
Jack London, author of "The Call of
tho Wild" unci other popular romanc
es, lit! years old today.
You Know What a Sale at West's Means
WESTS
WESTS
MITES
KROM THE
WORLD.
Q & S & q '
LA IK) It
$ $
in
Sixty per cent of the laborers
Kansas mines are KureopeaiiB.
Street car conductors In Seoul, Ja
pan, niako 35 cents a day.
In 1X50 but one woman worked to
every ten men; now the ratio Is about
ono to four.
Women reformers of Oornmny have
asked the rlnchstng to wipe out the
barm aid evils.
About 120.000 women are employed
by t'le French government nnd the
number Is growing constantly.
In V.nglam! nnd Wales the average,
weekly wage for skilled carpenters,
masons, plumbers, painters, pattern
makers ami printers docs not exceed
$0 a week.
The opening of tho first co-operative
lint store In this country, a pro
ductyvn enterprise founded along co
operative lines, wa,, celebrated re
cently by the Co-operative leagues of
New York City.
Minnenpniin cicnrirni workers' un
ions are making an effort to have that
city chosen as the 1913 meeting place
of the International organization. The
contest will be between (.Minneapolis
and Boston.
The committee on Amusement Re
sources of Working Girls of New York
City has been Incorporated recently to
Investigate unci sludy and lmprovo the
general amusements of working girls
and their vacation conditions.
The Milwaukee cigar makers' union
has proposed an amendment to the
International constitution providing
that on nnd after May 1, 1912, there
shall bo no more open shops under
the Jurisdiction of tho International
Cigar Makers' union.
Scottish miners' representatives
have made a demand for an Individual
district minimum wage to paid in all
circumstances to all men working at
the coal face; thut the wages of all
boys employed underground be stan
dardized in accordance with the. scale
proposed. . '
St, Paul and Minneapolis contrac
tors will aBk the union carpenters to
accept 4714 cents an hour, beginning
April 1 nnd continuing through tho
summer until September 1, when tho
rate of pay Is to bo Increased to 50
cents an hour, the rate tho union car
penters of both cities struck for Inst
spring.
Rritlsh postal workers have been for
Bomo time now moving strongly In fa
vor of better conditions. Mass meet
ings are taking place from week to
week nil over the country nnd the ,
seven or eight unions comprised in the j J
Postal Workers' federation are united
In strong support of their common de
mands. The tabor Co-partnership associa
tion now embraces 111 societies in
Great llrltnln. The aggregate capital
of these workmen's societies Is ap
proximately $10,000,000 and their trade
amounts to nearly $22,000,000 a year
The last return shows that. $131,395
was divided among the workers ns
their share of the profits.
It is expected that some time during jj"
the present month the Employers' Lia-'
final report to the two houses of eon-
bllity commission will make
gross.
Its ; a
The report will embody a billji
providing a graduated scale of com-ii
pensatlon through government lnstru-i
mentalities for Injuries to employes of! i
i
railroads engoged In interstate com-i
merce whether due to negligence or J
not.
l
I
Not Discouraged.
"There's a New York man." said a
Brooklynlte. "whose daughter during
a winter in Nice got engaged to a oer
tain Count Menu de lteau The New
York man was rich in that time, but a
few weeks before the date set for the
wedding he went to smash.
"'My dear Count Iieitu de Mean." he
groaned that night. -I'm very sorr.v
for you. Yon are to marry my daugh
teryou were to have had $.'.r..iKK h
e.ar-l)ut the crash has come. I'm
ruined now How sorr.v I am, count."
"Hut Count Mean de Renu gave the
New York man n reassuring slap on
the back.
" 'Oh. don't you worry about me,
Mr. uc sum. tvuu uu easy lauga, witu J
a title llUe mlue, you know, 1 can find
another heiress tomorrow.' " Ex
change. i
What Makes a Strong Bank?
1. AMrLE RESOURCES Our resources are $1,100,000,
composed of well secured loans and cash.
2. AMPLE CASH KESEItVES Our ash reserves are
usually 26 to 30 per cent of our immediate liabilities (de
posits subject to check., and always more than 15 per
cent of our total liabilities, the amount required by law.
3. ADEQUATE CAPITAL. Our capital Is $100,000.00,
and our surplus, which Is profits earned and retained as
additional capital, Is $105,000.00.
i. CAPABLE MANAGEMENT Ever since Its organiza
tion 25 years ago, this bank has been under careful man
agement. Its officers and directors are men who have
achieved success In the banking and other lines of busi
ness. The fact that we have safely weathered every fin
ancial storm during our career, ond 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, OREGON.
CAPITAL . . . $ 100,000.00
SURPLUS . . . 105,000.00
RESOURCES . . . 1,100,000.00
Fred J Holmes, Pres. W. J. Church, VicePres.
F. L. Ksyes, Casier Earl Zundel, As 't. Cashier
After a Cold Auto Ride
what could be more comforting or exhllerating than a nice cup of
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the year at our Soda counter? We give It to you pure and cheering,
full of that goodness and nutriment so peculiar to the best quality
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COBt.
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La Grande