La Grande evening observer., February 19, 1912, Image 3

LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1912.
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-This la the season of the year when the way for the more serious diseases
mothers feel vajy mucn concerned ov- that so often follow, chamberlain's
r the frequent colds contracted by j Cough Remedy Is famous for its cures,
their children, and have abundant rea- and Is pleasant and safe to take. For
eon for It as every cold weakens the sale by all dealers. ;
lungs, lowers tne vitality and paves i
READY FOR WASH-
INGTON'S BIRTHDAY
You will be able to take a spin
without trouble or annoyance
from your car when It leaves
our garage after being repaired
or overhauled. We have estab
lished a reputation for reliabil
ity In auto repairing second to
none and we are maintaining
our prestige.
Leignt
ons
I Garage
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HUE DEFENDED
Stevenson's Dental Office has, been
open to the public for five years. "Ask
your neighbor if work from that of
fice . has been satisfactory or other
wise. . When selecting a dentist act on
your best judgment. Select a dentist
who Is a graduate of a good dental
college and who has tehory as well
as practice to make his work and
treatment efficient.
J. E. STEVENSON, D. D. S.
(Philadelphia Dental College)
The only dentist In La Grande who
Is a graduate of an eastern dental col
lege.'
A Little Sermon on Health
AN ADVERTISEMENT, NOT BY ELBERT HUBBARD.
, Ask your doctor the most Important thing toward keeping "fit,"
and he will say, "breathe plenty of fresh air sleep with your win
dows open." . r
, Ventilation is absolutely necessary In any room where people live.
The aiir must be kept pure and free from contamination, and the
quantity of oxygen must remain normal. Otherwise, the rooms feel
."close" and "stuffy" and discomfort, headaches and often more seri
ous tilings are the result '
.' Anything that 'Jestroys or contaminates the oxygen In the air you
.breathe is a menace to yonr health. Kerosene lamps, for Instance.
' Try this: Close your windows and light a kerosene lamp; go out
'and shut the door; come back In half an hour; notice how "close"
and "stuffy" the room feels how difficult it is to take a long breath.
The lamp has burned up the oxygen in the air and lias given off a'
'poisonous paa. .
; Oxygen is the clement In the air that supports life, and we re.
quire a given amount of It every time we breathe.
t Now try the same test with an electric light. The air remains pure
and wholesome because the electric light burns In n vacuum. ;.. '
; Nothing then, nothing but an electric light should be used In the
living room, the bedrooms, or the sick room.
i When people realise tliis they are not going to be sntlsfled with
kerosene lamps. We are doing our part by making a very. low rate
for electricity. For complete Information phone Slain 43. 1
Eastern Oregon Light &
Power Co.
Title Talk
Trying to sell real estate nowadays without an Ab
stract is almost an impossibility. Purchasers are not
going to buy a law suit if they know it. And that is
: the reason why before buying they demand an AB
: STRACT OF TITLE, prepared by '
The Abstract & Title Company, Inc.
':' LA GRANDE, i OREGON
C, M. LOCKWOOD, Secretary
and Manager
Office With La Grande
Investment Company
WEN AH A'
Main 732
TO MAKE A LONG TALE J
SHORT
cnt it down, and to make onr
prices on lumber popular
with builders and home ma
kers we have cut them down
also. We will chnllence any.
one in our line of business
to cut dowTH prices on the
same quality of hKrh grndo
building lumber any; lower
than we have done, and wo
are offering the very best
that Is "cut down" from the
forest at bed rock prices.
LUMBER CO.
La Grande, Ore.
! DR. M. K. HALL EXPRESSES liOAD
VIEWS.
Defends Rondlng Systems to Improve
i'reseut lllghwuys.
To the Editor: ....
In view of the fact that the pro
posed road bills drafted by tne com
mittee appointed by , Governor West
seem to be misunderstood by many of
our leading citizens, including your
self, It would seem to the writer only
fair and In the best Interests of the
majority, to discuss these bills In an
impartial spirit.
In. the first place, Mr. Editor, your
fight Beems 'to be aimed at Governor
West ainT him alone. Governor West
had nothing whatever to do with the
drafting of the bills. He appointed u
committee chosen from every county
in the state, and chose men without
regard to their political affiliations.
These men he asked to get together,
and consider the matter of improving
the public roads In the state. They
got together, and after giving the mat
ter their best consideration, produced
the bills. ' V:, . .'.
.These' bills propose different plans,
One of them,' by the adoption of an
enabling act, counties would have the
power to vote on the question as to
whether they should Issue bonds for
road Improvement or not.
Another proposes that the state Is
sue $2,000,000 In bonds each year for
ten years, bonds to be sold at not less
than par, and to bear not more than 5
per cent Interest, and to become due
in thirty years from the time of Issue.
This would mean that the first year
the Interest would amount to $100,000
not $1,200,000 as stated by Mr. Norrls,
hor $1,000,000 as stated by yourself
and by the Oregonlan and others.
The Interest would Increase $100,'
000 each year until after the last Is
sue of $2,000,000 when It would be $1,
000,000. This would continue for 20
years when the first Issue of $2,
000,000' would become due. 'This
would mean that at the end of thirty
years $3,000,000 would have to be
raised for one year, and every year
thereafter the amount would decrease
by $100,000 until in the fortieth year
the amount to be paid would be $2,-
100,000. ; . ''' .
- Seventy-five per cent of this money
would be divided equally among the
counties, and the remaining 25 per
cent divided according to the area of
the counties In square miles. ,
, Another proposed bill would place
two-thirds o,f the money realized from
vehicle taxes In the highway fund to
be used for road Improvement In
stead of placing It as at present in
the general fund. ' ,
This money would be available by
the counties. In the proportion In
which each used Its own money raised
by assessment, or by Bale of county
bonds.
For example, If Union county raises
a road fund of $40,000 in a year, a
like sum could be drawn from the
state.
Let us take a look at how this might
work out.
Since 1906 Union county has spent
upward of $200,000 on public roads,
Outside of a few of . the
cheapest kind of steel, bridges
and a bit of poorly construct-
j ed macadam road, . where is the Im
provement? The most of It has been
Invested in "dirt roads" a sample of
which may be seen between here and
Island City.
I . ) Let us sunnose that at the begin
nlng of 1907 the conditions which the
state aid bill proposes to establish had
been in existence. ;
In addition to the sum of $200,000
raised by assessment, an additional
equal Bum would have been received
from the state.
Allow $100,000 for building of
bridges and maintenance, and the
proper expenditure of the remaining
$300,000. would have resulted in Union
county ' now having nearly one hun
dred miles of macadam road.
I believe that It is generally agreed
that the Improvement of public high
ways Is the- most Important matter
now before the people of the, state,
and I furher believe that It will be
properly solved, and that soon, the
length of time depending on how long
those who are habitually opposed to
any publlo improvement, aided by
those who are afflicted by some per
sonal feeling against the powers that
be, are able to blind the people by
dust, wet up and otherwise. '; ' '
. As to the dirt road mania, It seems
to me to bo a state of mind that can
only be, transient, easily curable by
a little outing in the way of a thrive
uBiiuiq a pair or norses jn any direc
tion across , the valley any of these
days. '' ;'''. y.:'
Another thought suggests Itself, Let
us suppose that this county should
continue Its present policy of appoint
ing a' bunch of road upervlsors to
scatter a little dirt on the roads. each
year for the next forty years at a cost
of $10,000 per year and up. The ag
gregate would be $1,600,000. Compare
these figures to the proportion of the
proposed bond cost to be paid by this
county, and you will find that we
would be paying more for nothing,
than for two hundred miles of maca
dam road under the proposed law. T
do not say that this proposed bond Is
sue Is the Ideal plan, but I do say that
since It Is the only one that Is being
publicly discussed, It Is worthy of
very careful consideration.
iMr, Editor, It is my belief that you
may devote your editorial page In
toto, from the northeast corner to tho
southwest corner from this day to the
end of election next November, knock
ing the other fellow's proposed plans
for betterment, and unless' you origi
nate aiid devote sufficient energy to
carry through better plans, you will
accomplish no more than he who
tears down, without the ability to re
build. ; , ,' . . !..'..: ry
Yours very truly, ' :
M. K, HALL.
GLASSES mTfJC M A j
Instinotiv. Minvory.
Why If ime umu mi Hiy wtrwt tnkes
out Ills) wiitch do or liei-s ilo tun siinity
Among -the very early Inst Im-ls reriin
nlzi'd in the humiiii mind hiv inlinli iy
uiul I'lii-liwlt.v. Mimicry (Icveiiipx into
biiliit, iirt when we w iniiiiy pcmiux
walking fnsjei' Ihmi we (In we uriid'
unlly full Into their cult mid in Hiiih
this fiinter- jiiilt heroines Iniliitiiiil with
us., Every Instinct eiiimmtex from my
or the other of the fundamental In
stincts, self preservation and race pres.
ervntlon. Every action that : heneHls
the human 'being can he traced hack to
the Instinct of self preservation, anrl
among these uctions ure the acquisi
tion of knowledge, even the knowledge
of the time of duy.
Instinctive mimicry creates an Im
pulse which In the case of the man
looking at his watch upou seeing an
other do the same. Is supported by an
other instinct, curiosity, arid by the
human faculty, reason. We therefore
follow the Impulse nnd look at our
watch. New York American.
BROKEX
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REPLACED
ACCURATELY
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THE
FIECES
Fitting Glasses
Involves a demand for Efficiency, plus CARE AND SKILL this
means that HEED must be given to harmony of conditions, accuracy
of.servlce, and neatness aud styles of workmanship. ,
I DEVOTE MY ENTIRE TIME TO THE OPTICAL RUSIXESS
AXD I WAXT YOU TO ASK AXYOXE HOW WELL I 1)0
THESE THINGS. ;' ' ';' ..
HflF A T iThtF M Eyesight
v mMKm
OFFICE NEXT DOOR TO THE POST OFFICE.
Moroccan Toilet Aooesiorias,
The native ladles of Morocco, are
very particular about tho preservation
of their complexions. They wash
their faces ' In ' rosewnter In which
apricot kernels baked and powdered
me Introduced as an aid to preserve
the natural tint of the complexion.
Some ladles employ n wash which con
tains red radish scrapings powdered.
They have also a peculiar method of
removing superfluous hairs. A paste
is made of lemon Juice and sugar.
This Is applied und allowed to dry and
then removed, tnklng. lt Is said., the
hair with It. A hair preparation seems
no less strange to Europeans. ' It Is
composed of aloe leaves, henna and
reed grass. ; This Is applied to the
head, and when dry It Is washed ff
with soap. i
I merciless storm. 'It gave me a dread
ful cold,", he .writes, "that caused Be
j vere pains in my chest, so it was hard
j for me to breathe, a neighbor gave
e'aevera) doses of Dr. King's New
jjiscovery wnicn orougnt great re
lief. The doctor said I was on the
verge of pneumonia, but to continue
with the Discovery. I did so and two
bottles completely cured me." Use
only this quick, safe reliable medi
cine for coughs, colds, or any throat
or lung trouble. Price BOo and $1.00.
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by all
druggists. ,
Almost Lost JUS Life.
S. A. Stld, of Mason, 'Mich., will nev
er forget his terribel exposure to ' a
"Unhollowed" ; Iron that Is ,Iron
manufactured by nonunion labor
having been found to have been used
In the building of the Labor Temple
at Sidney, N. S. W., the Trades Hall
Committee decided to remove all such
"black stuff" from the building. The
objectlonable material will, therefore,
be torn out. '
We Have Some
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Splendid Bargains
IN FARM AND
CITY PROPERTY
And before investing in Eeal Estate call and see what you can get that is gilt
t'dge. '
Wc 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
' call and we will look after anything you may sugest.
La Grande Investment Co.
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