La Grande evening observer., January 27, 1912, Image 3

75 PER CENT
of the public eyes are defective
and - . , .
70 PER CENT
of the defective eyes should be
wearing
PROPERLY FITTING GLASSES
From all parts of the country
people come to me: some suf
fering with severe HEAD
A CUES, and OTHER FORMS
OF EYESTRAIN, others who
have not seen PROPERLY all
their life, and to one and all. I
render a service which It has
taken 10 years of constant study
and practice to . ,
PERFECT.
If you are a sufferer from head
aches, If the print blurs when
reading; If you cannot see to
sew or knit as you once did, It
is certain that .-
EYE STRAIN IS PRESENT.
Call and let me make a scienti
fic examination of your eyes,
and advise you as to their care
and the .'
BEST METHODS FOR PRE
SERVING GOOD VISION
I GRIND ALL MY GLASSES.
HE ACOCK
EYESIGHT SPECIALIST
Next Door to' the Post Office .
J. H. Richardson E. S. Givens
E. S. Givens
Investment
Rear La Grande Nat'l Bank
Real Estate,
Loans,
Insurance.
High Class Invest
ments and Securities
Application for Grazing Permits.
Notice Is liereby given that a'l ap
pliactions for permits to graze cattle,
horses and sheep within the Wenaha
National forest during the season of
J912, must be filed in my office at
Walla Walla, Washington, on or be
fore February 15, 1912. Ful Informa
tion in regard to the fees to be charg
ed and blank forms to be used In mak
ing applications will be furnished up
on request.
J. M. SCHMiTZ, Supervisor .
Jan. 18 20 25 27 Feb. 13.
Co,
Call Main Eight
Retail Department
Lumber Lath, Shingles, Ruberoid
Roofing, Sash Doors, etc.
at the
George Palmer Lumber Co.
STODDARD DISCUSSES MUCH
MOOTED SUBJECT, SOCIALISM
To the Editor of Observer:- wish
to call your attention to two articles
on the front page of your paper that
do not seem to be consistent with each
other. In. the one you discuss-the
question on the proposition that Union
county Is ready to secede front the
union of counties known in their as
sociate capacity as the state of Ore
gon. In the other article yon criticize
the woman lecturer, Miss May Wood
Simon because she said she did not
honor the constitution of the United
states, you may claim that your
proposition to secede from the tyranny
Of the tax collector was stated merely
in an exaggerated form to Intensify
the force of your argument against ex
cessive taxation. Be that as it may, It
Is evident to a casual observer that you
and Mlsa Simon are afflicted with the
same malady, and as the discussion
will not down It is useless for you to
call on the La Grande school board to
suppress public discussion of ques
tions that are recognized by everybody
to be uppermost In the thought of the
world today. I am not a socialist, and
perhaps not a "near" soclallstas they
say about beer, but I do believe In
free speech as guaranteed by this
same constitution that you desire to
defend by suppression. . ..'.
It Is agreed by everybody, the
"higher ups," the "blanket stiff" and
the "common people," that something
is wrong. . Perhaps everybody knows
what the malady Is and each one has
a remedy according as he is affected
by the grinding processes by which
he is afflicted. Some call ft by' the
name of "High cost of living," Jim
Hill called it "The , cost of high liv
ing." Some want to "Bust the trusts,"
some want to regulate while others
want to own them. So far as I can
understand this last is the chief of
fending of the socialists.
Now, about this not honoring the
constitution, that you ittempt to make
such a glaring offense against the lady
lecturer. We all know that our gov
ernment was the result of a success
ful revolution that the Declaration
of Independence enunciates the doc
trine that all just laws should come
from the consent of the governed, and
that the right of revolution is'boldy
proclaimed. And these' facts have
never been successfully controverted,
because, In the very nature of things,
they are true. Proven to be true, m
the experiences of men, during the
long struggle of ages for the freedom
that we are sunnosed enjoy. It Is use
less for the old decaying limb on a
tree to sav to tbe young shoot or
"sucker," you have no right to be.
We should be guided by the lessons of
history wherein men persecuted each
other for differences of opinion on re
ligious doctrine or political policy.
Along with the rest I wish to ven
ture a guess as to what is the matter
with our governmental and industrial
system. As stated before everybody
knows something is wrong, even the
"Idle rich", who are the parasites of
cur institutions, are beginning to sit
up and take notice of the growing un
rest and agitation.- Every generation
or epoch in history has Its problems,
and we living now -have problems
greater than any in the past. We must
not forget that institutions are made
for and by the people, and not the peo-
Quick Work
Paints, Wall Paper, Var
nishes, Oils, Picture Fram
ing and Room Mouldings.;
Gall and see us.
B. B. NUTTER.
Next to Observer Office.
pie, made for the Institutions as was
formerly practiced ' under absolute
monarchy. The right to amend
change or abolish any of our Institu
tions is the 'very foundation of our
democracy, as the "divine right of
kings', was the buttress of absolute
government. The free speech and free
press guaranteed1 by the constitution
Is Indeed the safety valve of our re
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fuunu lUBieau oi a menace as you
have stated In the Observer. Why pre
serve these things In the fundamental
law It men are to-be trusted with the
liberties of each other. Why worship
as a fetish any document if It Is possi
ble to improve It, and it is admitted
by a great many that the constitution
is not up to date. It haB no reference
to the initiative, reefreudum or recall,
and In a thousand places it has been
stretched to the breaking point to ad
just useii to me cnanged and ever
changing conditions of an advancing
civilization. : It is lu fact the bulwark
of the reactionary and ,the main de-
tense of those who are entrenched in
power and favored by privilege, In
stead of being the buttress of the com
mon people. To. say that it should
not be attacked Is to deny the right of
free speech,' to deny that the people
should elect their own senators, and
to deny that growth and development
are not essential. . .
So much for our governmental,' now
a few words about our Industrial sys
tem. "We proceed on the assumption
that capital never dies and that repud
iation Is an awful crime against society
and civilization, During the life of
men now living the problem of produc
tlon has been solved, but the problem
of distribution of the products has yet
to be solved, and no man can say for
certain how it Is going to be done. That
Is really the problem of the age, and
a funny thing about it Is, that every'
body agrees that Is the crux of the
whole matter. The difficulty lies In
arriving at an equitable understand
ing. Perhaps it Is an irrepressible
conflict and may never be settled, but
the socialists think they have discoV'
ered the light and are anxious to shed
a few rays of light upon our clouded
intellects. Why deny them this privt
lege. You know the light of the world
has always come from the meek and
lowly, and the oppressed have always
been the apostles of liberty. The slick
and fat and well fed, and those who
enjoy fortune and power and glory
hardly ever come to the rescue of the
forlorn and oppressed.' So, let the so
cialists proceed with 'their propagan
da, provided they do so In an orderly
and lawful manner, and with due re
gard for the rights of others.
: As to taxation and the "high cost of
living": Repudiation and revolution
coupled with reconstruction on a more
equitable basis are the words that
express the only solution possible of
the existing conditions in our social
and Industrial system. These words
suggest a terrible condition of affairs
but why not look the facts full In the
face? Take the national debts of the
world, the state debts, the municipal,
county and school debts to, say nothing
of the railway, corporate and Individ
ual debts, and how Is it all going to
be oaid with the accruing interest.
Then add to this the high cost of liv
ing and the cost of keeping up our In
stitutions through the medium of taxa
tion and the question arises: What is
the Inevitable outcome?
Bringing it home to ourselves, have
not we In our state, municipal and
county affairs, as well as in our pri
vate affairs been Into the game to the
limit? Take the-city of La Grande as
a sample: The bonded debt Is $285.
000, drawing 5 per cent Interest, and
the floating debt and Improvement
bonds about $265,000, at 6 per cent
Interest, making in all $55,000. Then
add to this the school debt, about $110,-
000. To pay the Interest alone will
take nearly $40,000 per annum. All
other districts and municipalities are
in the same fix.
How is it all going to be paid? Na
ture shows us how, so does history. A
famous mathematician has figured out
that $1.00 at 6 per cent Interest, com
mencing at the birth of ChriBt, the
Interest compounded annually, would
produce a sum of money so" vast that,
taking the earth as a base, 8,000 miles
in diameter and piling silver dollars,
side by side and top of each other, a
column would be reared so high that
It would take a man. falling at the
rate a body usually falls toward the
earth, thirteen trillion of years to fall
from the top to the bottom of this col
umn. The trouble with our present social
and Industrial system is, thnt It Is
founded on fallacy or a Action -first,
that cnpltal never dies, and second,
Splendid Bargains
And before investing in Real Estate call and see what you can get that is gilt
edge. , .
We Make Money For Our Customers
To become a client of this company means that you are given information on '
all the good buys so that your money will net you a nice profit. That's why
the La Grande Investment company never loses a customer after once doing
business here. , .
We can sell your property or exchange it to suit you. Write us if you cannot
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La Grande Investment Co.
Fire Insurance, Surety Bonds, Plate Glass Insurance ;J
that repudiation is a crime. The an
cient Jews had their year of Jubilee.
Nations have liquidated by change of
dynasties, and all down the line repud
iation has been the only remedy for
congested wealth, and the corruption
of he approprlators of wealth and the
impoveratlon of the producers is the
main rock upon which all the past
civilizations have foundered, yet man,
with all his accumulated experience
and wisdom consoles himself with the
trite saying that "History repeats it
self." J. B. STODDARD.
FACTS ABOUT REGISTRATIONS $
IX 1912.
S General election
will be held
4 on November "6.
$ Primary election will be, held
S on. April 19.
.' At the general election will be $
elected president, vice president,
J one United States senator, con
S gressman for new Eastern Ore
? gon district, secretary of state, 3
S sheriff, clerk, assessor, ' treasur-
P er, coroner, surveyor, commis- S
sioner, justices of the peace and 3
S constables, recorder, superinten- s
S dent of schools, dairy and food
S commissioner, railroad cor.mia-
s!oner (2nd district) .stat'3 repro- 3
$ tatlve,' Union and Wallowji conn-
ties senator from Union and War
$ Iowa counties, representative
$ from Union Countv. Joint senator
includlne Union. Malheur and
! Morrow counties,.
$ At the primary election par- j
ties will nominate for same of-
S flees and In addition will ex- 9 i
press their choice for president 3 j
3 and vice president and will elect $ I
$ deleKates to their national con 3
$ ventlons.
$ Registration closes on April 5.
4 Last day for candidates to file
nominating petitions, April 4.
? Registration reopens April 29
$ Closes for last time May 15.
FOB SALE CHEAP.
One 3 room house and furniture In
same,- without lot, house now rented
for $13.00 per month. Also one four
room house furnished for housekeep
ing now rented for $14.00 per month.
Houses must be move dfrom the lots
where they now are. Will sell for
cash or on terms. Inquire at 1417
Wash avenue. 1-1-2-1
For Eczema
Use a mild nnotlilng wash that Instantly
stops the Itch.
Wo have sold many other remedies for
Ruin trounie nut none uuu we comu pur
sonnlly irimrantno an wo do the D, B. D.
Prescription. If 1 had Kczeina I a use
D. D. D. Prescription
HILL'S DRUO STORE.
We Have Some
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Whether the Central league will I Half of the members of the Wash
play 132 or 156 games will be decided 1 Ington team have signed up and Clark
when the schedule committee meets In 1 Griffith figures to have the complete
Fort Wayne, Feb. 21. Jl outfit In line by Feb. 1, ,
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