La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, July 05, 1912, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE 4 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1912. THE OBSERVER BRUCE DEN N J S EDITOR ASD OWNER, Catered al (lie jioftloiTlre at Lu (Jrande. Oregon, an second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION BATES. tjfr, single ropy t telly, per week 15c Call;, per month Jr N. L A. MEET (Continued irom pace one) tor or the Uothamsted Experimental station of Harpemlen, England, which Las records ot crops raised by various systems for more than 50 years; Dr. F. B. Dresslar, ajec lalint In school hy giene and sanitation In the United In this city; Dr. J. II. Russell, dlreo Stateg bureau of education; Dr. David Starr Jordan, president of the Leland Stanford, Jr., university; Dr. Phllen der P. Clax'on, I'nlted States commis sioner of education. Dr. Luther Halsey Gullck, director of the department of child hygiene, Russell Suge Foundii t.ou, New York, and many others. The program of entertainment m tilui'vs many notable features, Includ ing a big reception to the officers ami menders at the Art Institute on Mon day fvenlng, automobile tours of tne tarfcs.. boulevards and playgrounds throughout the city, a trip on the steamship Theodore Roosevelt along Chicago's Bhore line and visits to the life saving stations on the lake il.ore nortv and south of the city. DELIGHTS II (Continued from page 1 l Young won the longer race and Miss Vera Joel took an easy first plac.' In the shorter distance. The first race n all but a dead heat the first and second places going to Miss Yoi.ng and Miss Joel after a beautiful sprint ing; finish by both. Fancy diving from springboards made up another event, in which Glenn Conkey took first hon ors. For boys under 15, Brooks won in a 75 yard event, and Glenn CouVey took the boys over 15 on the same course. , In a canoe race the two Young boys ydti drat honors. (Continued from page one) uteful agency for good government but that he i:,d no Intention of t.ik nig any part In the formation or a new party was the declaration .if Gov ern l Hadley today. , Roosevelt Accnsrn Tcn:rr.:!s Arcade Theatre COLLINS & ELLIOTT IN V ATI) EVIL I.E. FIXE TITAGK.iril focb otheu BK3 ricrmrs rtnnxa mondat am tits. PAY, A BIO TWO KEEL FEA. TIRE. ronFLETE CHAXGB OF VAC DEVILLE TOMORROW Oyster Buy, J jjy 5. That the dem ocratic platform Is for "pub'le con sumption" only and that It cannot be enforced was the position Roosevel: took today. He expressed the opinion that Wilson is a free trader. "Kltiier the democrats will. If elect ed, have to plunge the country Into ruin by meana of free trade,'" said :he tolcnel, "or continue the present t tr ill system and wink at their platVrra declarations and say they were adupt ed for platform purposes only." Rooae. velt positively denied that he bad of fered the vice presidency of his new party to Judge Ben Llndsey. Elk's Special. Notice to Elks. Tickets for this train will be on sale Saturday and ri u 'ii;-. It U requested that all pur chase tickets during the.se two days as train will leav her promptly at 8:30 p. m. Sunday and will run on sched ule, therefore must leave her on time. T. J. Scroggin will have Pullman tick ets for all reservations now made. Others will be bandied through ticket office. J. H. KEXEY, Agent. ENTERTAINER IS HE HE. Lou .1. Ileiinrlinmp Will Lecture T!iU Evening- nt Chautauqua. There wil be something great In deed In store for chautaun.ua patrons tonight when Lou J. Beauchamp will be heard In his .several numbers. To day is W. C. T. U. day and the attend ance this afternoon is very srtl.;fne tory. The public will ;ind as good an entertainment ns Is provided In the entire course, tonight and tomorrow "night. Humlej-s Wins nt Tnrninii. racoma, July 6. Bob Evans, ir'.v ng a Flanders won the 100 mile r;.-e todaj i'i one coor ; ivnutes and liw or.os, an average speed of C2 miles an Uur. MttUord, d-ivlng a Mi'cer. won the 15 mile race. Time two hoai 23 n !nutes, 13 seconds. The Sailor's Toothbrush. A bluff and coarse old time sea it" tnln caught a sailor one moitin.u cleaning bio teetb with a toothlrnu. Tlie old rn.'in wired the hruxli. nni'Mii It In two and tunned the piece o-i board. Then, hid eye tlHhluu bi. n n J : "What ure Je trjiu' to do rur the xhlp with this here effeniimi" a Cleaulu' yer teeth with a tuotbbruMi Why. ye nwnb. dou't ye know tti.ii when an honest sailor wants to scni pi ths tobiicker off hi grinders be tU It, like a man. with a uiarllnsplke a link of chain cable dipped In clnrti-rn outeu the cook's gulley?" New ioiK Tribune. A Satirical Reward. There wan perhaps more satire lb in gratitude In the reward bestowed li a French lady on u surgeon for bleedmu her un operation in which the luiio't was 80 clumsily used that an urt.-i v was severed and the poor woman Mi-ii to death. When she recognized Hun she . was dylnc she made a will in which she left the operator a life n nttlty of MX) francs on condition "thst be never npiin bleeds anybody as lout: as be lives " TI-8 Hunters. "I'm going oft on'a bunting trip witn Bluks, Diiwsdii and tlildad." said Hick enlooier "Fine:" said Wlfley "Big game or small?" "Ob, we never p'i beyond the ten cent limit." said Hli ki-nloiiper. Harpers Weekly. Fast Color Too. ' Mrs. MoneybiicH Why do you apply for the position when I stilted spe cially In my iidvcrtisi-ineiit that I de sired a colored chmifN-nr '; White Applicant- Hihuusc. uiaduni. I am ijulte sure that I could till the position. I ni very Kreeti.-.ludge. BUILT UPON QUICKSAND." Riot Otct Trhe Fight. f-i Louis, July 5. .'ircastic re'ev iii. i tu Pugilist Jim Flynn who was whipped by Johnson In the nine iouii I bat'.K- -estert!ay, resulted In one o the negro participant being shot PiiJ peihrps fatally wounded by a patrol man. Several negroes participate I. II HI Resigns Office. New York, July 5. J .) Hill ti'i.s rfk.gned as vice pre' Went of the Gtret Northern rail '" and W. S. t'i'-tgh was annonncj' is his su"ces sor. Hot nt CItlonco. . Chicago, July 5. Three deaths and a score of ""ostratlons was the toll of the heat at Chicago today. How's This? We offer Oue Hundred Dollars Re ward for any case ot Catarrh that cannot bo cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. We, tbe uivk-rslKnoil. b-.v- known F. J. Cheney lor tliu last 15 yv.n.i, unci 1. Ili vo 1 Ivi prft-rlly honorable l nil tmslnoss transactions nn-l nnanttUy nll to carry o.:t uny oHlsillors ln:lil. ly l.ls linn. NATIONAL 11 A NIC Oi' CO.MMEr.C Z. T P.,H O. II.tII's Catarrh Curo H toUn Intern illv. nt tlntf directly Uion thn Mood nn-l mu cous !Mirt'K-r3 r.f tin- cy:ileTn, T---.tl!in:il"l3 A. ut fre lrie,- ,.- ceiils p r bouie. fcioltl t-v nil T'rutrjTlsts. Tako ?'" - nils for cQnilpatlon. It Makes a Firm Foundation For Many : Now York Skyscrapers. j Quicksand, to the popular mind a lurking uiousk-r that swallows up the unwary, wliile often treacherous, has ; been safely built upon, and several of ' the second class skyscrapers lu New York rest directly upon it. It is neces- i snry nt the oofct to correct the popu- i lar idea uboiit quicksand. The engi ueer's delinition of quicksand is any loose, friable material saturated wltb water. There urc different kinds of j qulcksnud. just is there are different ! kinds of wood, varying from nearly us ( treacherous as the popular Idea of It i to a material that may be safely built j upon. ' ' Tbe ground In the lower end of Man hattan Island Is a quicksand extending from the surface to a maximum depth of eighty f'.-ot below Broadway. It will bear thvee tons per square foot, and the foundations of ninny tall build ings rest upon It. Killed In ground Is oue of the poorest materials on which to build, as for years after It has been deposited It will continue to settle, and obviously any structure it carries must lettle with It. Ordluury ground will bear safely from two to four tons per square foot, dry clay from four to six tons per square foot, good gravel from six to ten tons and bedrock from SO to 200 tons per square foot. Sand If confined will stand very large pressures, and similarly water, tbe most unsuitable of all. if It could be restrained, would be capable of resisting an enormous -pres sure. Certainly uo force man has pro duced Is MiftViwit it) Injure Its strue ture. Strand Magazine. You can Keep on Celebrating FOR A WEEK. The most important event to every economical man or woman in La Grande iastr for a whole week longer. ' ' You Know What a Sale at West's Means i 4th OF JULY SALE Now In Full Sway. Lasts Until July 11. "Don't pass' up an opportunity to secure High Grade Merchandise at these prices.,, Men & Boys new suits reduced 25 per cent Ladies coats, suits, dresses Entire line of millinery . Ladies and Mens Oxfords 25 per cent . Half Price All Reduced Lot 1 MEN'S OXFORDS Values $3.50 and $100 Your Choice $1.25 Entire line new knvns, white goods and dross linens reduced 25 to 33 1-3 per cent Lot 2 MEN'S OXFORDS Values 4.00 and 453 00, Your Choice $1.98 SALE OF KAYSER SILK GLOVES 50c Snort 75c Short $1.25 Short SILK GLOVES SILK GLOVES " SILK GLOVES 35c 55c 79c N. K. West The Quality STORE NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Department of the Interior. I'. S. Land Office at La Grande, Ore gon, July 3rd, 1912. NOTICE Is hereby given that Wil- The Strength of a Bank is based on the character of its assets, and of the men behind it. This bank, for twenty-five years a pillar of strength in this community, keeps its resources absolutely clean and dependable. Its officers will always see that its assets are of such a character that its strength can never be questioned. -. Upon this br-sis we invite your confidence and your account- l a Grande National Bank liain Averill, Sr., whose postofflce ad dress Is La Grande, Oregon, did, on the 22nd day of Auguat. 1911, file in this office sworn statement and appli cation No. 09710, to purchase the NW 1-4, SE 1-4, N 1-2 SW 1-4 and SW 1-4 SW 1-4, Section 14, Township 5 South, Range 35 East, Willamette Meridian, and the timber thereon, under the pro visions ot the act of June 3, 1S78, and acts amendatory, known as the "Tim ber and Stone Law," at such value as might be fixed by appraisement, and that, pursuant to such applica tion, the land and timber thereon have been estimated and valued by appli cant at $100, the timber estimated at 600,000 board feet nt f3 cents per M; and the land $30.00 that said applicant will offer final proof In support of his application and sworn statement on the 7th day of September, 1912, before the register, and receiver, United States land office, at La Grande, Oregon. Any person Is at liberty to protest this purchase before entry, or Initiate a contest at any time before patent is sues, by filing a corroborated affdavit In this office, alleging facts which would defeat the entry. Claimant names as witnesses: John T. Williamson, William H. Averill, Jo seph R. Williamson, and August J. Stange, all of La Grande, Oregon. F. C. BRAXIWELL, Register. Modem wall Modern Dentists warranted Dentists Hi it LA GRANDE. CAPITAL . SUPLVS RESOURCES . . FRED J. HOLMES, President. F. L. MEYERS, Cadner. OREGON. S 1CO.COOOO 120 COO. 00 . 1.0OO.OOO.C0 W. J. CHURCH Vice President. EARL ZUNDEL, Assistant Cashier. Designated Deposit ry of the United States gov ernment. United States Postal Savings Di ository Bad teeth, poor digestion, improp er assimilation, impaired nutrition and iiritable disposition go 'hand in hand and contribute materially to the many social aud financial failures. Xo one should be without a satisfactory dental equipment at prices and terms to suit the condi tions regulating vour affairs. Km The Gossard at $3.50 Is a Real Corset Bargain Set of Teeth Gold t'n wn .yi'O rorce'nln ,,,ih Erldee crk j,pn Silver f-liings tj Extraction m The Modern Dentists OTER 5EWLIVS PRPR STORF, PrfOT 4I AIM AVFrir L liKANOK, ORE ' 13 has always sold at $5, up tc The Gossard front lace corset this vear. It Is worth more than $5 to the woman who appreciates the Btyle and solid comfort she en Joys In the Gossard the one rldit rnrset. The great demand for the Gos sard has enabled the makers, by doubling their output, to lower the price to $3.50, while keep lot op the high quality that has made the Gossard America's iu preme corset. A complete line always on band. Price $3.50 to $8.50. If you need a new corset tele phone Red 3221. MRS. R0RT. PATT1S0X Corsctlere, .