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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. ' TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1912
- THE, PBOBISE OTORE, -
THIS STORE IS JUST WHAT ITS NAME INDICATES THE PEOPLE'S STORE. ITS AIM IS TO SUPPLY TO THE PEOPLE OP THIS COMMUNITY THEIR
DAILY NEEDS IN MERCHANDISE. IN A MANNER THAT WILL ALWAYS BE SATISFACTORY TO THE CUSTOMER TO RENDER YOU ACTUAL SERV.
ICE IN GETTING THOSE THINGS YOU WANT WHEN YOU WANT THEM TO GIVE YOU THE BENEFIT OF OUR EXPERIENCE IN SELECTING MER
CHANDISE THAT IS DE PENDABLE AND CORRECT TO RENDER YOU A SATISFACTORY. COURTEOUS. APPRECIATIVE SERVICE WITH A FAIR
PROFIT ON THE MERCHANDISE WE DISTRIBUTE. WE AIM TO CONDUCT THIS STORE AS YOU WOULD HAVE IT CONDUCTED EVERYTHING PER.
FECTLY' SATISFACTORY TO YOU AND FAIR TO US THE NEW SPRING GOODS ARE ARRIVING DAILY NOW. AS THEY ARRIVE THEY ARE PUT
ON DISPLAY. MANY OF THE LATEST ARE NOW AWAITING A VISIT FROM YOU.
THE PEOPLE'S STORE
Yours Anxious to Serve
OPERA HOUSE BLOCK
COAST FIR
Id the most adaptable lumber
for 'flooring purposes. , Our
stock of this eeful wood Is
very full and complete. We
also carry pine In very large
quantities for siding and out
side trim. If you. contemplate
building either a small or a
large house, It will pay you
to specify our lumber and so
be sure of receiving the, best -free
kiln-dried wood.
WENAHA LUMBER CO.
Main 732 La Grande,'Ore.
Mgaaeteflistisiis
FREE SPEECH'
WRITTEN Of
KEIATIOX F SOCIALISTS TO THE
CO.VSTITl'TIOX SIIOWX.,
fpt tEMM 33' " 312111')
lSBfflHOl!SSftswKa, generally. We note your fair ofl
T " f m B a free discussion or tne enect 01
surer cent.
Of neadasnes are oaus
ed by eye-strain, due
to some error of refrao ,
tion which we: guaran
tee lo
RELIEVE,
h will pay you io come in and have your eyes tested and properly
fitted by tbe latent methods and by a state licensed attendunt gradu
ate from one of the best recognized colleges In America tbe only one
In Union or Wallowa counties.
, ,- . We replace broken lenses In a abort time and grind till our own
lens. ,.,( .-- - .
I H, PlARt b SON, La Grande's Leading Jewelers and
Oplitrettisls. Opposite U.S. Land Office
!Vritr Goes Info Details About Lyce
um Bureau' In La Grande.
La Grande, March 12. Editor Ob
server. Through the efforts of a
friend of-mine, a reader of your pa-
' per, we have read some clipping
therefrom; commenting on the socia'-
1 1st lyceum lecture , course, recently
held in. your city and over the stain
offsjr to
such
1 apparent radical utterances and "ve
venture this comment.
"V Free speech is the bulwark of re
publican institutions.' It resolvaa 11
;:elf in an ' analytical consideration
of the matter , discussed ,. and ' either
! makes its own success or defeat. It
Is supposed that hearers have ft com
mon interest and- are able to : form
opinions for their common good.
Socialists ond n Constitution,
' We venture to say that no one ever
m a socialist deny the necessity
' for a constitution; That we have ho
t uch basis and documentary evidence j
of government is absurd. What these
and all other socialists have asserted
io the antiquated irtftkeup of this spo
; cial and mostly only time honorf l :
RTXOPKIM ot the annunl ilotonifnt nf llio Cuimniiolont
eribirtt?ra Mutual Yin Anoodutidn of
Iballl, in III Minis of . Wsihlnglvn, on the
l 4? of lcintCT, I'JII, mmlc to iho
lurar Unmnhtionrr ot the Bime.of Ore
fnn, pmmm to Uws :'".''
Capital.
Rud salaries .
during iho. year ,
Tftxp, llcunnun, mid hot
; during Iho j'cnr ,
Jnld - ' ' t: Amount ot unonrnod premiums on
.'.,. 103,144.15 aIoultntidtnii risks ,;...,, i 180,747.88
pnld ' .All otlirr nubilities 4,75p,47
. ..., 1,648.25 , .:', &B ' , tnR io'.i ivi
Amount ot nil uthor. oxiwmllluios . 40.40B.SQ Totul l.."u..K in fores' " Ie-' ' '
; . number 81, Hill .sm.iihi.uuo.uu
.471.018.20 Bimlnosa in Orogon for tho Yoar. v
' ,.........,. nut,,,.. !v,.h, f w;n,T,, ; nsk.wr' u:n."" K. ' !.M7..moo
Tntnl expenditures
tnjim
l'w- tvrhni duriiis; the
n . ,f 478,5811.47
jEl-r.., divnif nt rcril rie
ir dunlin; til :fw. . , . , . 0,2811,08
McwatM fruui oibrf. sourms -.tv-"-
oriM- duriiiK lh ytmr ...... 0.08S.00
Total inrwn
Dlibunwreents.
Jfr- plM during
l.i.ium on iiiurlKiiKus and onllut-
(inil,
ChsIi In hunks nnd on hand.
PiTUiiuins In c.oul'do o uolloctlon
find In trumnniKBion .., , , t . ; , . , ,
n d runts '' duo nnd '
nticrut'd mid othrr nsHiits . , . ,
54.028.00
.7U.0OS.UO
1.1.721.80
. 1404,801.15
.l7J.071.7n
Tolnl iiBBCtH . , ; . , , , , ,:, , , .$204,087.82
Total onset admitted. In Oregon. $204. 087. 82
T.inlilHt.inil , ;
ii1 diii-inn the rear. . I. 02,557.0(1 (Iniss claims for losxes unpaid. .If 988.80
vnnr . .
(1im,sm pi'emluins received during
the year
I'veriums retnrneil during tho
yo'ir . . , . . ; . ... ....... . ...
lnnes paid during tho year. .
l,infios Incurred during the year
Total amount ot rinks outstand
ing In Oregon Doe. ill. 11)11 . 1,740.31 5.00
NORTtlWKOTKItN MUTUAIi F1R13 ASSOCI
A'l'ION, Bv M. I). I.. Hhedes, Secrutary.
fttnlutnrv resident nenernl ocent hiid atternoy
tor service: Jno. A. Carson, Salem, Or.
27,710.19
1,548.75
14,727.70
14,727.70
Exceptional Piano Buying Opportunity
Direct From Factory to Home Prices
. Will Only Last a Few Days Longer
(v' ry La. (Irntulc lioino onyl realized the quality of pianos offered at this sale,
and the ixa'ptuMnWy low prices and easy terms, no thinking man woud permit
Iiis li'hiie -( he witliout one a single day."'-'AYo have sold a lot of fine pianos to the
host I) rrwK Iti ,n ir;iinli'. We still have left 7 or 8 pianos which we must dispose
of tliin vi fk. We will not ship out a .. sui's'le te, therefore we will' quote prices
D'oinjiuv.fu i.h;,it will opQn the purse strings of iho closest buyers. -
T .1'ist think of tbe retail prices you have been paying for pianos, and here at
the FACTORY TO HOME PIANO SALE yui can buy direct, make the retail
Ipvoi 1 -yimmtiYaiid H ure a hue piano for as low as $240.00 that sells the world ov
ler ior350.O0.: ()tlim that small retail d oalers ask $450.00 for, can be secured here
.fiV$305.pO alijl fuioUjer fine one at almost half it retail price.
., Wo must elttsif out tliree of tho finest and best plaver pianos whose Chicago fac
tory price are $900.00, an,! $1,000.00. These will go this week at $650 and $750,
$40 US $50.worth(.f mimic free with each plnmr. '
, , One second hand piano we will dose a t $100.00. Come and see it sure.
' 'Tins FACTORY TO HOME SALE men m a let of niouay saved. It is to vour in
.teivst to, come an and look. , , EESEEJ?KK m :
document; which Is entirely anti
quated and Inadequate 'lo perform
the function of our present progres
aive form of government. :
That it was and still Is Inadequate
l& verified by the sixteen amendments
that have changed or added to its for-!
irer makeup. ; -V'
These amendments have all come
about by agitation that has wrought
otruggles among the people even to
the civil war. To make the consti
tution correspond with the declaration
of independence in that "all men were
created free and equal," tc, cost- the
hntion thousands of lives and billions
in money, and property, ' , :
Socialists propose nothing but ed
ucation under the searchlight of In
telligent criticism. '
: ' Sacred Document. " i i v
, The constitution was a stolen docu
rrent imposed upon the people. ' Its
framers slyly Imposed themselves up-1
cn the people and 'operated - behind
closed doors, and to cover their tracks'
they come within one vote of burning j
the'.record of their proceedings, The j
sacred or Immortal document, so much I
revered by all, is the declaration of i
independence; of which the constitu
tion Is not even an attempt of a ra-
flex. The roal spirit of the constitu-'-t'on
is the personage of Alexander .
Hamilton, of aristocratic makeup, who '
three different times tried to defeat
tha formation of a republic by giving
Us a president elected for life. Ht '
did finally succeed in his purpose by
giving us a spreme court chosen iov
life that is move autocratic than any
Eurnpoan sovereign.
Incfllclcncy of l'resent ConstituHon,
: The reason why the present form
of the constitution answered' tor a
while the demands of the 'republl's was
because of the unexplored and unin
habited interior and faraway parts of
the republic, that permitted expansion
for the inhabitants and did. not force
a state of congestion upon society. Our
constitution would riot have sufficed
for the demands of the Frencli repub
lic at Its beginning for the reason
stated.' Our, present '.Industrial" 'and
social system, taken with the. broad
grown, ita present form until it pre
ened demands of the peop'e, has out
tents Itself a useless anpendage to
our modern demands for legtslntlon.
: Frco School Mnnnstomi'iit.
Tha-fact That our; : free-jschool "man
agement is biased and ; fossiiizfil is
one of the greatest reasons viiy 'we
fall of more practical advancement.
Does it not present to the observer
that each mind is being warped by 'a
tradition that forbids a. free advance
ment along unexplored lin.)s.' Does
not the church, the state Mid preda
tory Interests dominate the public
school by their administrative power
to the lack of full development, and
progress?, To deny this Is to deny so
cial evolution. What gave China her
new republic? Not , the ." fossilized
teachings of the Manchti dynasty.
What has given us overy change for
the betterment of society? Never the
l
present ruling administratis So
cialists are only asking fot (air play
and just decisions. The coining gen
eration are fully able to digest the
things that present themselves to them
cr we are disintegrating socially and
morally and will eventually become
barbarians again.
Primitive Society, Primitive Xccd.
The service of tbe supremo court
was acceptable to a large degreo in
our beginning. We were then but a
mere handful uninformed disfran
chised citizens. Some Idea may be
formed of our practical ability for self
government, when wo learn that less
than . one-third of the soldiers, who
fought In the Revolution which made
it possible for a constitution, were not
allowed to vote for or against - Its,
adoption. " , 1
' At that time we were without free !
schools, had little knowledge of print-'
Ing, limited mall and transportation
facilities; had only home manufactor. :
les and no telegraph or common
means of communication more ad- sS4ffiSSE
vanced than the lights in the tower '. :
and Paul Revere to ride. Our enem-
icj were either tbe red skins at our (
backs or the possibilities of an inva
sion froin over the seas. Ench citi
zen lived in his own immediate envir
onment and the great inter so-jlnl
strife, now going on in society, caus
ed by the present class struggi
unknown, What Interest had tne or
dinary citizen In the affairs or gov
ernment, as long as protect:., was
guaranteed from without and
trnnnnllitv at home was Hoc molested
by the landlord or tax gatherer. Their
only care was to avoid being burden
ed and bur burdens today are what is
forcing rabid talk abMi'. o ir mistaken
ly understood Racred Institutions.,
; Socialists iin.l tin Flat.
Socialists do nov'dei:,'. the national
flag; but they do i'ii -tort an Interna
tional flag as they r? ai Intainationnl
party. Does the Observe
was guarded after bis capture bj the '
later assassin of PresidentLlucoIn, in
H e' personage of John Wlfkes Pcottu
Lincoln's radical teachings have given '
to us most of our modern laws for so-'
ciety. The Observer would do well to '
look deep into the future and not be
foupd denying himself the very pbt
form he stands upon.
. (Signed) C. W. BARZEE
Fresh barrels of kraut and dill
pickles Just opened at Gerfdes
Bros, and for pickling beets,
sweet parsnips, solid cabbages,
crisp turnips, fresh green on
ions, lettuce and celery,' all the
very best phono. MaJu 46.-
i
was , I
'!
i
their , i
THOROUGHBRED
PLY MOTH Z0CKS
Pullet and Cockerel JIatlugs
Utility Matlrgs.
Eggs for snle. For Prices Cor.
, respond to
D. B. STODDARD
La Grande, Ore.
KernwvPiaio Mrg. Co.
Open iEyenings. Hotel Sommer Sample Room.
CIi, How Hkticd!
What Ions ncrvo-racklng days of con
! Ptnnt torturo what HleepleHs nights o
tcrrllilo agony Huh Itch Itch, oon
! Btant Itch, tintll it seuiod that I muBt
I tear off uiy very akin then
' Instant relief my akin cooled, soothed
, nnd lii'tilodl
i Tho very first drops of .0.D.D. Pre-'
i sorlptlon for Kozema stopped that awful
Itch Inutuntly: yes, tho vvcry moment
l.).U.D. touched the burning skin the tor
ture censed, A 25c bottle proves it.
; D.D.l). has been known for years an
tho only absolutely reliable) eczomn
remedy, for It washes' away the disease
Kerms and leaves tho Kit In as clear and
licnlthytns that of a child.
AH other drugidMS have D.D.t). Pre
Bonptlun ko to them It yon can't como
to us but don t accept nomo big profit
aubstit''. .
In,, Ir you como to 'our etoro, wo aro
BO Ce. . 1 i It D n,r. Will .In or vr,,.
tliiit we oner you a full size bottle on
this ntiarantee: If yon do not find tbnt
It takes awny tho Itch AT ONCB It
tosta you not a cent.
Fashion and Comfort Unite
In Gossard Corsets
Only in the Gossard Corset can yon
show n RtvliRh nnrl' ottmntlvp MonYW
the original nag wunotu cu..S j wfthout risking health and comfort,
it not. accept of tV additional st-lies , La'olng ,n Js the secret Froul
given to it? Does it n.-t believe n atiug keeps Ue Jlne Qf beauty n
free sctiools, the ab lition of (battle j t))e back even and true and faaMon
slavery, and a thousand and one ol.ier , a,ways requlr(JS a beautlful back:
improvements giver: us? -.11 it does, :--1 fron(. ,ac,ng give free play to : lung,
and it does-let it not decry crlticrm , diai)hrngm, Inaurlng comfort and
and free speech les, it .meet a stealthy : easg alwayg. front lae)iig Jg common
foe more deadly than the-to his wind j sen8ewould you la,e your 8hoes m
the rantlngs of a tf oiallst. - - , ; ! back? Th Jossard is $3 EO to $850-
.Tliamucfl espiseaoa.iaif ...!'".i- A c0Wp. ,e-i1l6 alwdy8 ou hand. -
MKS. ROJ1T. PATTrSOX,'
.J dThn. DMntirtl rt ! ldlll 0f f ! intlf f Itt P A
Phone Red 3221
Corsetlcre-
French Dry
Cleaning
Saves Clothes And
MONEY
Few people realize tho possibili
ties of our French Dry Clean
ing Process both as the work ,
and as a source of economy. We
, clean anything in Ladies' or
' iGents' ."wearing-, apparel; also
: household draperies, etc. This
service has a wonderful life re
storing effect and makes any
article look better and wear
longer. We recommend French
Dry Cleaning as one of the most
effective means of economizing. ,
Our services nre the most thor
ough and satisfactory in the
west.
City Dye
Works
Mr 'Mm
What would you do witliout
teeth? Would you rathei
keep the natural teeth or
wear artificial work? The
natural teeth can be saved
for ye irs of usefulness and
it is the business of the den
tist to do it for von.
J. E, STEVENSON, D..D. S