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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (March 16, 1912)
f PAGE FOUR LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1912. Arcade Theatre fHOTOI'IAYS, AMUSING, US TEKTALMSG ASD IKSTRDO-XIYE A THE DESERT TBAIL" JUIera A melodrama wtb plenty of human nature and Borne Inter esting background. . ..' '.','. HUNTING MARABOUT IN ABYSSINIA" .... G. C. P. C Showing how the birds are de ' oyed with bait, how the y are , ' ahot, how the feathers are pluck ed and 'stored and packed for shipment. DON'T FORGET YOUU BAL LOT. PAID BACK", . . . . I . ... . Sell x j ' A very acceptable offering, . (You" have made your bed and '.. . must lie In It.) .v...v"'. -PHILEMON XND BAUCIS" "' ............. PtttllO A very strong dramatic story' and beautifully colored. . .' -FATHER AND THE GIRLS" Lubln Father iias four elrla, and Is : himself In love with a widow. A very amusing comedy, - It Is not, and never was intended to be any part' of a military movement It Is primarily for the purpose of training boys to be kindly, prompt, and efficiently helpful. There should be a company of them In every town.; But anything almost Is preferable to the tbugglsm exhibited In Portland when On. Baden-Powell tried to talk l ist week. .William H. Lewis, an assistant attorney-general of the United States, was elected member of the American Bar association upon invitation.; Mr. Lewis is a colored man.; After his election the members reconsidered their action and rescinded it. ": Attor ney General Wlckersham commenting on the action, says he protests against rescinding because the man is an of ficial of the government holding a commission from the president same as do others. He furthe. states: -"It certainly does not tend to promote the administration of Justice." ,, have had recently was tho exhibition of wild elk last Thursday morning. The. fertile and more temperate fields of the Chesnlmnus . will surely prove more salubrious and healthful . for these beautiful animals than the semi f rigid mountain fastnesses of norther.i Wyoming. t Noteg from the Labor World. ; . "To do its duty tp the whole people and to stand as the protector of ev ery hbusehold," Is the definition given by Chief Justice White of' the United States supreme court in demurring to; the decision of the majority of that au. gust body when it gave the patentoo ihe right to dictate absolutely how his patented articles should be ao'd by retailers. '.':'.-'". ; C TOE OBSERVER BRUCE DENNJS Editor and Owner. Catered at the potttofiice at Ln Grande as secoud'Cluss mutter. 8FBSCK1PTI0N RATES. -Oailr, Hlngly copy 5o Dally, per week ..15c Sally, per month . . ..... . . . . . . .C5c WOULD GLIMPSE. Emmanuel, the .king of Italy, wit? boru .in 1M9.-. .'to is v- popuW. as via also tluv Q,i;.'en Helere but ho 's the vkvlr.i '! u:i attempt on his I'fu by one of his .countrymen Just the same. Oppression1 seems to creale :i : madness whi li , hikes the shijpo of desire to kill all or any wlio are in PUthorltV, !i; lly for :, (Ve ro.'ii household, the monarch ,wa unscath ed. ''yVvf '.;T '.':'. ". The Bamo sort of program was at tempted in Virginia whore native out laws 'slew the whole court of Carrol county. Life still continues a henp i commodity In these southern hill3. But, A question for sociologists, economists and penologists Is, What good evir comes from killing any one, whether irnocent or guilty? :: In his matchless "Thanatopsls" Wl'- Jlam Cnllen Bryant Biitd: . , " the Bureau desert pierce, yet the dead are there." The dead are in Barca today, for (he Italians are there. Barca is onn of tno provinces of north Africa, the northern edge of the great Saliaran desert. Lust ; Wednesday the Turks and Arabs f that place were routed with a loss of two thousand, half of whom were left dead on the burning Bands. ..: Such is war.- General Sherman knew the atrength of his remark, ' Who expects the great Chinese im broglio to tsottlu down in ail) instant? It takes time to do Bimie things. U took Home four hundred years to dla, and much longer than that to rehabili tate, :. : : T'other day an Englishman had business in France he wanted person ally to oversee; the railways wore clogged, tho highways were, bad, and the channel was rough.'. What' did he do, did you say? Why, -he Juat rig ged up his flyer, that's nil, and'madn tbe distance of 222 miles ln less than ".. . .... .' n,,4 ' ul,nn. thai numoor or """: " ,,Qn, that's nothing, these days. What, man annot do -la "scarcely . worth thinking about. . . t. ..... of 4hA flnxnn dcarwidoilt Of the Viking has been accorded the honor of the discovery of the South jo)n His name is kokiu ' Lot's get. straightened out on the boy-scouf' business, in the first plara An attempt will be made to organize the Russian laborers ln the vicinity of Fresno, California. ; , .- The Atlanta Federation of Trades recently celebrated its 21st anniver sary. A co-operative grocery store and meat market has been "started by the union members of various trades nt Sioux City, la. I The entire police force-of Somlyo, 'Hungary, has gone on a strike for more pay. At 'present its members receive $10 a month. ' ;. . - The government of Victoria, Aus tralia, is arranging for the emigration t'f over two thousand selected ,men ant women workers from Scotland and England. 1 , .' - During the last sixteen years the to tal amount of sick, death, out-of-work and disability benefits paid by the In ternational : holders' union '- was . $3,r 066,821.15. ' In the big steel mills of Nova Scnlla and the Soo, men are not only com pelled to work; seven "days a week, but they also have to work In shifts of 11 and 13 hours. ' ' ' Twenty-eight successful "sanitation strikes,". Involving; no (fuestlons of hours, wages or union recognition. Is the record for one year of the cloak makers' union of New York. ' A system federation of the employes in the; operative department of the Denver & Rio Grande railroad, num bering approximately three thousand men, has recently been effected, vi; ..'.''Industrial .disputes were less num erous in New York state In 1911 than In 1910, the bureau of mediation and arbitration having recorded 215 Btrikos l and lockouts In 1911, as compared with 250 in 1910. , Steps are being taken for the for mation of a federation of all eniplojus of electrical workers for corporations In the territory of California, Nevadn, Oregon, Washington Arizona and in British Columbia. . At the end of 1910 there were 0C9 registered trade unions ln the United Kingdom, wit han aggregate member ship of more than 2,000,000. . Theso totals compare with a membership nf 21 1 .091 in 156 unions in 1880. , Chances in weekly hours of labor taking effect, in Great Britain In 19U nffeeted. M5.537 worklllK neople. Of these, 4,337 had their hours increaspd by 13,905 a week, and 101,200 had re ductions, amountiu gto 574,140 hours' a week. ". y '' .,';--''-'-.V When we get to fighting Are with Vital statistics ascribe short lives to electricity what show will there he printers, on the average, but the recent for nhv irrenf hnlnrnimt? irnmJ ilrn-, lenort of the public : printer ' SbOWS1 fighting apparatus and a -paid depart-j there are employed at present In ths ment, even if small, would add. great-. government printing office, at Wash ly to the internal resources.y.of oui-j ington, 250 persons :o.verVf 'sIxty-flvo splendid little city. i years old. '. . i; ' : ; '"";' '. " ,'',;' j At the recent election of officers by Jhe finest free show the La Grnnders ' referendum vote of the International Broad Science marches down, the centuries . with the . "big ' stick" of knowledge, like Jack the Giant Killer, demolishing superstitions. According to the lateBt scientific statement, the equinoctial Btorm .is a figment of the disordered brain and a ragged rem nant of disused folk-lore; Well, let's watch. According : to the ' ancients there is a storm due now any day be cause It's the vernal equinox. ; Have yoir learned to say "brasa tacks" and to use the new term Intel ligently to yourself and hearers? . It means "getting down to business," That Is" what the prime movers of jihe Y, M. C, A. proposition' have dono: they bave gotten down to "brasfi tncks." When, by next fall, the now. building is In operation and from foiivi to six hundred men and boys are members, It will be a better day fnr La Grande and the ' wholo Grande Uonde valley. Every fellow ought to be a booster for the La Grande Y. M. C. A.! Here's the slogan: A long boost, a strong boost and a boost all together. W E S W E ST.'S WES W E S T'S i4 The placing of the new arc lights at the intersections of Fourth Btrect and avenues O mid M is a better ar rangement for the accommodation of the many citizens who attend the nicoi: Ings held nt the different churches an.l auditoriums in the vicinity, of tliese sections. 'The gloom in the front of the high school is now entirely dissi pated. The council deserves and here-1-., r-i!v"s the thanks of the benefited populace. ' , : . ' .'. '.' '.; '. '. ': A Working Capital of Over 5215,000.00 Inspires Confidence in This Bank The stability of this institution, The substantial men bohind it, Its reputation for progrcsslveness, It largo loaning capacity, ' . Its spirt of accommodation, have attracted customers whoso deposits aggregate over $700,- 000.00 ;; , Promote your interests by allying yourself ns a c'.opositor with this strong and successful Institution. La Grande National Bank LA GRANDE, CAPITAL SURPLUS . . RESOURCES .'.". OREGON. $ 100,000.00 . 115,000.00 . 1,000,000.00' United States Depository M CO W H H TO H I 1 Practical Features Found Only In New Spring Styles Of Society Brand Clothing TWENTY FIVE REASONS why your spi ing suit should De selected from snappy spring our new stock of models: Pencil breut pocket. Coat pocket Joioing inside Cash fide. pocket on Inner left Perapintion shields at arm pit to protect hning. Neck-cape; prevents wrinkling below coat collar, patented, Extension safety pocket; con ceals and secures letters, papers, etc. . Bontonniere bolder under lapel. Watch pocket within outside breast pocket.. Cash Pocket pocket. Vest - buckles to produce in outer right 10 r 11 13 13 i Side smooth-6tting back Watch guard in lower left pocket for, fob or chain. Pencil or fountain pen pocket; opens in seam of upper left pocket. Vestee. Detachable; attached with gold pins; adds dressiness. v Trousers Permanent crease; keeps trousers pressed and prevents baggingat the knee. Patented Juue 10, 1U08. No. 800703. mm. 1 1 1 1- hrW M ho 1 ... I , w 1 20 . iA ; 23 Trouaera Continual ' , Cash pocket wijhln right-hand side pocket. Permits carrying . keys, knife, etc, oa same side without confusion. . - Guard in watch pocket to preveui loeir or loss. Pencil pocket in right-hand hip pocket. Very convenient, : especially when no coat or vest is worn. Tunnel belt slides; hold trousers 6rmly over hips and keep belt in place. . , Steel pivot pearl button at front of waistband. Adda' tone and smartness, Loop in front for belt; holds belt in position. : Improved secret money pocket on inside of waist btnd. Closed . and hidden by buttoning to Inside suspender bujton. . - ' Our specially designed side pockets.. Big, roomy and shaped especially to follow the form of the hand. Hanger of silk braid. 2-inch turn-up for soft turn up or permanent cuii. Open Facing Safety rocket; prevents currency from roll ing out when in reclining position..: , ; Beit of leather, covered with fabric of same material as . trousers; has patent buckle. Copyright 1012, Alfred Docker & Coin FOR YOUNG MEN AND MEN WOO HTAT YCDNO SUITS $20.00 to $35.00 Sole Agents in La Grande For Gordon $3,00 Hats. Keiser Neckwear " Stetson $4 and $5 Hats. Interwoven Hosiery Manhattan Shirts Eagle Brand Caps V WEST'S -''' " ' ' ' '" x ' : "-'.- ' m ' .:- . , . . ......... . ... WES T'SHWWE S T'SW E S T W E S T'SJ Printing Pressmen's and Assistants' union George L. Bnrry, of Rogorsvllle Tenn,, was re-elected president with out opposition. Joseph C. Orr, of Chi cago, was re-elected secretary, defeat ing Frank M. Wilke of Milwaukee. The genuine big show of the prc UHliinry Beason come son -March SO. when theNew York Amcrlonnn will tpen the new National league park In Cincinnati. Let Us Protect Your Health by putting yo-i plumbing infirst-class sanitary condition, connecting it to sewer so it will pass all sanitary laws BAY & ZWEIFEL LICENSED PLUMBERS ; f 'A OkANDE After a Cold Auto Ride what could be more comforting or exhilarating than a nice cup of Hot Chocolate, which you will always And ready at thla season of the year at our Soda counter? We give It to you pure and cheering, full of that goodnosa and nutriment bo peculiar to the bent quality of Chocolate. It Is a food, drink and medicine all combined, at lo Selder's - La Grande w 02 w 02 02 . 02 02 02 02