La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, April 19, 1912, Image 4

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Newspaper Page Text"Viin ir'l ii'-ri .uuU-.ittf PAGE 4 LA QRAXDE EVENING OBSEKVJJK, HllDAY, APRIL 19, 1912. Arcade Theatre FOUB THOUSAND FEET OP iHIOII CLASS PH0T0PLAI8. REFINED ENTEItTAINMENT fob ALL PEOPLE, TORPEDO PRACTICE IX THE V. & NAWV.VItBrraiIi . A very tine topical picture, showing !iow torpedoes are launched, rather than fired from ships.- ' ;! ;;,; .,.:;' ;. " "THE SENTKY ON GUAItD" ,.4.. ...... v.. j... Eclipse . VVrv clearly told, dramatic and offoctlve. , "THE FIRING OF THE PATCHWORK QUILT" . . . , ..... ....... ..... VltaBraph ' The quilt was burned by the .gray-haired mother of a loco motive onglneor as a signal lo save ho rson and his train. MELVIN & O'NEILL GIVE A INKMPLET CHANGE OF ACT "THE SINS OF THE FATH- KH -, . American rathe A very strong dramatic ptev ture, and well actod, "HYPNOTIZED" . . .... . . Sellg He didn't believe the profes sor could hypnotize him. The prof, showed him a' very lively and amusing picture. GUILFOYLE "' HOSEN, splen did singing team, opens here tlio 81st, Acts will change with each change of pictures. i r THE OBSERVER BRUCE DENNIS EDITOR AND OWNER. Zntered at the postofflce at La Grande, Oregon, as second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Dally, single copy .............. 5e Daily, uer week . ... . . . .'.' ... . . ... 15c Dally, per mouth .............. . .65c "SOMEBODY BLUNDERED." The whole world inourns theTl lauln 'disaster but. there are a few people who, though not so unfortu nate as to have friends or relatives aboard, realise the terrible disaster more sharply than others. These men are such as have long affiliation with steamship and sea traffic. La Grande has such a man, for, Captain Smith, who died .with his ship, the Tltanlo. 'was a warm personal friend of Chas. E. King, the Elite theatre musical di rector, Mr. King's father, Commodore Captain John King, knew Mr.' Smith rfrom boyhood, and at the King home In Liverpool, Captain Smith was a fre quent and welcome visitor, and as a hoy the La Grande man came to know and admire the sturdy, captain , who was assigned the duty to pilot the Tl tanlo on her maiden voyage, Charle? King has crossed the Atlantic more ."times, probably, that any other man In this section of the state, and being brought up In the atmosphere of sea faring vessels, Is qualified, to comment -on the terrible disaster. "Somebody Tjlundered." said Mr. King today. "It A Working Capital of Over $2i5,CC0.C0 Implies (cr,1i(re in This Bank The stability fit tlits ltijMtutlon, The substantia, men beli'tV it. - . Its ropSlatlon for progrej'-.ve.ws, It larg? loaning capacity, Its spirt of accommodation, . have attracted customers whoBe deposits aggregate oyer $700, 000.00. , Promote your Interests by allying yourself as a depositor with this strong and sticcessfj l Institution. La Grande National Bank LA GRANDE, OREGON. CAPITAL . . ... $ 100,000.00 " SURPLUS ... 115,000.00 -t RESOURCES . ... 1,000,000.00 United States Depository la Inexplicable. 1 It would scoiii uut natural but the elements conquered, illy father, the late Captain John King for 31 years was commodore captain of the Cunard fleet and never In that time lost a ship or even a passengerV life. '"'Captain Smith I knew very well. He was a great personal friend of my father and 'in my boyhood'' days and year afterwards he was a constat)-, visitor at our home. . He went down with his ship.' That" Is all that ym expected of him after somebody blun dered. There were others on board. millionaires,' world-famed men of In fluence, who stood by the doomed ship facing the Inevitable death and sent the women and children away, an 1 they were heroes,, real heroes Cap tain Smith's last wireless message typ ifles his sene of duty 'Sinking by 'tin head; have cleared the boats and til led them with women and children,' (and I will wager my life that theri! j was not even a coal trimmer or a doc rat longshoreman In the crew who d'd 'not stand by him and help him, and .then die." . .'- , '- ; ST0R3IS INJURE FORESTS. Conservationists In the West must soon discover methods to prevent dam age to the western forests from other sources than forest fire. During th.'i past winter, Wenaha forests have suf fered from severe snow storms. ; An interesting word picture of what the severe snow storms did In this, way 1 told In the Walla Walla Bulletin: "Not in all my life have I seen suih havoc wrought to' a forest In any coun try by a snowstorm as Is now visible in tae -wenaha national forest," says S. W. Purdy, official cougar hunter for tho Oregon fish and game commission Purdy has Just returned from a suc cessful trip about the headwaters of the UmaWIa . river. ,V The , storm ' which he spoke occurred late' In 'Feb ruary, but as the snow. Is only dls appearing sufficiently -.to permit of travel in the mountains, the full effeot Is Just becoming apparent. ... "It Is hard to believe that such dam age could be Inflicted to trees by snovv alone, but the mountaineers tell me the storm was unaccompanied by wind and that the great trees were broken down by the weight of the snow alone. It froze to the branches as It fell, not unlike the 'silver thaw',. of western Oregon, but the extent-of the damage was far greater. V There we're' areas of considerable extent ; where less than half the timber Is left standing. Great tvees, three feet In diameter and moro were snapped off Just above the base, or several feet In the air, while others less deeply rooted, were torn up as!If hy a cyclone,,,' Others were bent over Into a hopeless tangle, never to rise again. Probably 'Worst of all Is the mass 'of broken boughs ; which have literally covered the ground, making the mountain trails Impassable, and provlding"'a veritable tinder .box for forest conflagrations.";' :';"" ', "';-;'. According to Purdy, there is not a passable trail left In the forest and the rangers will have a hard task at the beginning of the , season. He said he waB compelled to carry an ax with hlmand then te pick his way around tne bare ridges as much as possible. Many trails' are pronounced Impassa ble,- even to footmen. r' -, There never has been so much snow in the mountains at this season of the year, according to old settlers. They l6ok upon this condition with favor, as It means there will be plenty of water In tho mountains for their stock , and that the range, while possibly n few weeks late, will be in splendid con dltlon for the. late summer. The grass has been growing under the snow and as fast as the snow line . Is moved back by the present warm weather the ranchers are following It up' with their herds of cattle. The sheepmen will not be admitted to the national forests', for several ''weeks yet. The first families of Virginia claim no kin to the outlaw Aliens, but the latter say they caa trace their lineage tc those families; Well, can't the flrt families of New Orleans be traced to the jilrntos that used to swarm the ocean? ! The Chicago. News suggests that while it is well to pay ns you go, It la also wisdom to save enough : to pay your way as you come, back. But why should -a man want to come hack If he can pay ns he goes? - . United States has the second' larg est Italian city in the-'' world. First is Rome and then New York, with. 632,r 000 ; from the sunny country ; - '-.'Here's honesty for you, . Milk deal ers in Turkey have a special name fi that quality of the beverage which U adulterated with water. ' ' v'-;;'. :v: THI8 IS MY 51 ST BIRTHDAY." . John Grler Hlbben., '.'.-' Dr. John Grler Hlbben, ; the ' new president of Princeton university, was born In Peoria,' 111,; April 19, 1.86jU; He was graduated from.;: Princeton -. In 1882. As ah undergraduate he ; won many scholastic honors, and at gradu ation he was the valedictorian of his class. From 1883 to 1887 he studied at the Princeton Theological seminary and at the University of Berlin,' and was ordained to the Presbyterian ministry- In 18S7, serving as pastor of a church -at Chembersburg, Pa., from that year until 1891, when he return ed to Princeton as an instructor In logic and psychology. The versatili ty of Dr. Hibben's scholarship has been amply, demonstrated during the 20 years that he has been a member ol the Princeton faculty, for, in addi tion to his work In logic' and psychol ogy, he has conducted classes In math ematics, Biblical literature and ethics, THIS DATE IX HISTORY. : ' ' April 19. -. 1775 Battles of LeJtlngton and Con cord, the first engagements of "the American revolution. 1816 Indiana authorized h congress ., to form a constitution and 'state government. :-;-"V:': '';'? 1824 Lord Byron, the poet, died at , Mlssolonghl, Greece. ' .Born in "' '.'-' LohdOn, Jan. 22 1788. ,; , i 1840 Rt. Roy. James Lartlgue, Roman Catholic bishop of Montreal, died. " Born June 20, 1777. ; i' 1850 Great Britain and the United ' States concluded ' the Clayton Bulwer treaty. ; ' 18G2 Simon Fraser. explorer of tha Pacific northwest, died at 3t. Andrew's, Ont.' Born in Vermont .' 'in 1776. ;.-,v; --A-'--) ::J: 1864 Congress passed an act to en , j able the people of Nebraska to form a state government. ' 1882 Charles Darwin, author of 'Th"! . Descent of Man,' died. Born Feb. 12, 1809. !' ' 1 1904 Large part of the business' dis trict of . Toronto destroyed , by fire.' '. ; Primrose Day Obscrred. '.'.'.;.; London, April 19. Members of par liament and oters In official life, to gether with thousands of private citi zens, appeared with primroses in their buttonholes' today In observance of Primrose Day, otherwise of the anni versary of the death of Lord Beacons- field. In accordance with its annual custom the Primrose league placed handsome decorations on the grave of the famous statesman tu Hughendon cemetery and also about the base of the Beaconsfield monument in Parlia ment Square. "' , State Convention In Illinois. .. Chicago, 111., April 19. As provide'l by law, the several political parties In Illinois held their state conventions today, the democrats meeting .-'in Peoria, and the republicans and pro hlbltionlsts In Springfield. The work of the conventions consisted of the framing o the -party platforms, the nomination of presidential : electors and the selection of delegates to the national conventions. The major por tion of the work was little more than perfunctory, as the action of the con vention was guided by the results of the recent state-wide primaries. , Synopsis of the Annual Stntoment of the BRITISH AMERICA ASSURANCE COM- PAWJT, OP TORONTO, in lint Dominion of Canada, on the 81st' day of December, tun, made to tTie IiiBurauoe ConnuiKsiouer of tho titule of Oregon, pur uant to luw ; '.. , . ' . Oaoitol. .. Amount of cupital uaid up, P- poait ... ...... f "'. 210,000.00 ' r ' Income. Preniiums recoived durulz iha year in cash $ 958,162.69 Intereafc. divtdenda. and rent! rocotved during tho year . . . . 55,875.07 Income from other sources re ' " . . , ceived during the year ..... 1,849.00 Total income ............ 010,881. 30 Dlabnraemanti. Loaaoa paid during the year...) Ooinmiaafona and aalariea paid 823,280.90 durine the year 800,039.83 ' 81,890.02 roxea, itcenson, and fees paid r ...... ... . . during the year . Amount of nil tures , . . . . . , other expend!- 95,204.86 Total expenditure! .. , .$ 050,405.10 Value 'of stocks' and bonds owned $1,293,781.71 Loans on inortgagos aud collat- . oral, etc. ,. . . . . ' 188.78 Oh1i in honko mid on hand. . . . 23S.875.91 rremiunis in course .of collec . tion and in transmission . . . 108,260.13 Interest and rents duo and ac crued .... . . .............. 20,991.73 Total assets . . . ..... Less special deposits in . state , . . .If 1,657,481.20 any I,,.. 12,181.73 Total assets admitted in Ore gon 1,045,319.58 LlablUtiea. ' OrosB claims for Iosbob unpaid. $ 111,684.24 Amount of unearned premiums -: on all outstanding risks . . . . 806,711.30 Due for commission and brok erage tiSOe.64 All other liabilities, accrued taxca 14.297.44 Bills ...j... 1.000.00 -Total liabilities ...... ...... 935,002.52 Total insurance in force De- - cemlior.31, 1911 ....... .S155.413.839.00 Business In Oregon for the Teal. Total risks written during the - year .i :. .$ 103,390.00 Gross premiums received-during , the year ......... 1,626.87 Premiums returned during the,-: - year , V ' 477.86 Losses paid during the yoar ... '- 1,003.25 Losses incurred during the year :-' . 994.75 Total amount of riska outstand-. '" , in in Oregon Dec. 81, 1911. 43,043.00 , BRITISH AMERICA ASSURANCE CO.v By W. H. Banks, Seorotary. Statutory resident general agent and attorney . for service: E, L. Thompson, Portland, .Or. ' Synopsis of the Annual Statement of the INTERNATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE CO., of Saint Louis, in the State of Missouri, on tho 81st day of Decombor, 1911, made to the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Ora tion, pursuant to law: t , i- . . ': Capital. ' Amount of capital paid up. .., , .$ 620,350.00 - Income. -Premiuma recoivod during the i - ' : year $ 516,848.41 Interest, dividends, and rents roceived during the year .... 53,225.82 Income from othor sources re- ' . . ceived during the year v. .. . V 43,213.46 Total Income ........... Disbursements .$ 612,782.69 Paid for losses, .endowments, an nuities and surrender values. $ 86,278.00 Dividends paid to policy hold- .'- ora during tho year ........ : 47,837.21 Commissions and salaries paid during the year 827,959.97 Taxes, licenses, and fees pald during the year . . 23,009.66 Amount of .nil other expendi tures . , -. ....,..........- 10,063.74 Total expenditures . . . Assets. $ 445,148.64 Market . yalue of stocks and bonds owned $ Loans on mortgnges and collat- ; eral, etc. " Premium notes and policy loans (less excoits $930.74) ...... .- Cash in brinks nnd on hand... 153,442.50 829,301.65 21,918.50 17U,803.78 52,073.36 19,070.87 Net uncollected and deferred premiums Other assets (net) Total assets .... , . , ; . . . . . .$1,255,110.61 Total assets admitted in Oregon $1,255,110.61 - Liabilities, . . Net reserve ...$.'858,990.00 Total 'policy claims .......... 17.000.00 All other liabilities . V; ...... , 49,213.99 Total liabilities . . ; Total Insurance In ' force De- .$ 425,208.99 . camber 81, 1911 .". . .$14,816,087.00 Business In Oregon for ths Year. Total risks written during the ' yoar , $ dross premiums received during the year Premiums returned during the , - year .. . . , , Losses paid during 'the year... Losses Incurred during the year 119,600.00 4,100.28 622.04 1,500.00 - 1,600.00 xoiai amount oi risKs outstana iug in Oregon Deo. 31, 1911. . 193,000.00 INTERNATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE CO., By W. F. Grantgos, Secretary. Statutorv resident general agent and attorney for service: W. E. Jones, La Grande, Or. Synopsis of the Annual Statement of the . WESTERN ASSURANCE COMPANY, of Toronto, in the Dominion of Canada; on the 81st day of December, 1911, made to the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Ore gon, pursuant to law: -' Cajltal. '"' v; Amount -of capital paid up, De- ' posit capital $ 207,000.00 Income. Premiums received during the yoar In oash .$1,457,385.70 Intorest, dividends, and rents . ring i othe Income from other sources re . ceived during the year 1,110.00 ' Total income . . ... ...... .$1,542,490.81 Disbursements. LoBses paid during the year . . .$ 819,072.57 Commissions and salaries paid dnring the year Taxes, licenses, and foes paid during the year ; Amount of all other expend!- 406,950.78 51,516.67 ' 222,681.37 : ' Total expenditures Assets Bills receivable .$1,511,000.64 .$ 1,032.55 Value of stocks and bonds owned , 1,809,672.52 Rn-ina. due fr. other companies ' 7,846.88 Cash in banks and on hand ... 265,011.49 Premiums in course of collec tion and in transmission 209,600.72 Interest, and- rents due and ac crued 21,687.14 Total a.isots ....... Less special deposits stato, Virginia . . . .2,404,810.30 any . . . . 18,503.62 in Total assets admitted iu Ore gon $0,386,306.78 Liabilities. Gross olaiuis for losses unpaid. $ 201,978.34 Amount nl unearned premiums on aHoulstandlni! risks .... 1,145,998 34 Due tor commission and brok- erajo 6.406.00 All otner liabilities . . . . . . . , 23,060.77 Total liabilities l ti?4 em ,e ;Total Inaumico In force De- ' eemner ai. mil $210,485,179.00 WESTERS ASSURANCE COMPANY, , ' '' . By C. C. Poster, Secretary. Statatorr resident Keneral agent Bnd attorney for sorviee: E. L. Thompson, Portland, Or. A Tonic. Alleratie and Resohxnt. The best remedy for Kidneys, I,tver and Bowels. Eradicates Pimples, Eruptions and Disorders of the hkin. I-Mties the Blood and Rives Tone, Strength aud Vigor to the entire system, Dressmakers' LL good dressmakers that their customers must be properly corseted before gowns can be fitted effectively. The best dressmakers strongly recommend Henderson Corsets for this reason ; they know that Henderson Corsets are designed according to the very latest styles. They have found out that these models give the most effective fig ure outline, fit accurately and are delightfully comfortable. The greater number of our cus tomers at our corset department" are sent by dressmakers and all of them are instructed to buy Henderson Corsets. You will not appreciate the advantage of wearingi Henderson Corset until you have -examined these models and have actually, worn your individualized design. Our salesladies are atVour service in show ing these corsets and giving you whatever advice and assistance you may need. We have a large assortment for your selection at moderate crices. ' ' w New Henderson Corsets Just Received. Prices $1.00 to $4,50 Hi' Also New Stock. of Nemo Corsets The new self -reducing and lastikops models. Es-( pecially designed for large women. , -i : ,w. , . Price $2.00 to $5.00 Attractive Prices on Ivy Corsets a high-grade corset which we are closing out at half , price and less. All the new long models. Eegular prices from $1.00 to $7.50. Our special prices 50c to $3.50 WSTT The Quality Store A TREACHEROUS TROUBLE. La Grand Feople Are Shown the Way Mr Oul; :. :;; - Kidney diseases are very dangerous. They come on silently, gain ground rapidly, and cause thousands of death3 that could have heen prevented by proper - treatment In the beginning. Nature gives early warnings of kldnev disease backache,; twinges of pain when stooping or lifting, headaches and urinary disorders. If these symp toms are unheeded, there Is grave dan ger of dropsy or fatal right's dis ease. Doan's Kidney Pills have earn ed a reputation for their effectiveness In kidney troubles, and are known and recommended 'the world over. In. Grande readers should find convincing THE PEARE SCIENTIFIC SIS ' TEM OF FITTING GLASSES ' MEANS A careful examination of each eye separately by a spe cialist who devotes his time to the proper prescribing of glas ses.. ' . -.' .' 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The use of one box of Doanl Kidney Pills toned up my kidneys and caused the backache to cease. I am grateful to Doan's Kidney Pills for what they did for me." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the Unite! States. " -" ' Remember ' the ' flame Doan's and take no other. j I KRYFTOK JNVrSIDLE BI-FQCM i i I , I I LiehL aolid Ipnp smooth, un-1 1 broken surfaces-no conipicuoui - . .. i - - . ' r 1 uicoT-vciuciiuug uunc anajr " i no clouding and no lodging J places for dust and dirt i m SK J. H. PEARE & SON Jewelers and Optometrist Opposite U. S. Land Office . 1 n