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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER,
THURSDAY. AUGUST 22, 1912,
THE OBSERVER
BRUCE DENNIS
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Briarcd at the MMtofflce at La Grande,
Oregon, a seeena' clan scatter .
SUBSCRIPTION BATES.
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; . THE CRADLE OF THE RACE.
, ' Peru, the region of mystery, and of
'; wealth, untold In the early days of
Aztec supremacy, may -prove to be the
real cradle of the human race.
f This theory is the basis of the Yale
, Peruvian expedition of 1912, headed by
, t 1912, headed by Prof. Hiram Bingham
and several others, now en route Jor
V the land of the Incas.
, A previous expedition has revealed
traces of a civilization far older than
s history has heretofore recorded. Last
' year Professor Bingham discovered
; j . bones of men at tbe bottom of a strati
lied mass of gravel which covered at
' . one time a depth of 125 feet and must
have been of glacial , origin. This
makes the most conservative estimate
h of the age of man to be anywhere from
20,000 to 50,000 yars ago and is the
first authentic physical record of
( nan's existence in tbe prehistoric
; western world.
When Dr. Bingham returns In De-
; cember, it Is quite possible that be may
be in possession of authoritative data
on this subject. Already he has found
. ruins which point to the great an-
i tlquity of tbe Inca race, as well as a
; remarkable resemblanoe between their
architecture and that of the Romans,'
their thoroughfares, especially, being j
greatly like the ones which have been
found partly Intact in places all over
Europe. 1
That Peru, as discovered by the'
Spaniards, was already an ancient civ-!
Uizatlon, is well known. That Peru
may date back to the veritable dawn of
the universe Is the belief of the mem-
bers of the Yale expedition. And, if
such is the case, great will be the debt!
the world owes to the Intrepid men
who are now at work to establish the
truth of their theory.
BIG ITBLIC LAND SALE.
Tbe president and the secretary ot
-the Interior have ordered about one
and one-half million acres of Indian
lands In the former Shoshone (in Wy
oming), Uintah (in Utah), and Crow
(In Montana), Indian reservations to
be sold at public auction by Jamos W.
Witten, superintendent of opening and
sale of Indian lands, at minimum pric
es ranging from 50c to $1.50 per acre.
The sales will begin at Lander, Wyo
ming, on September 19; at Prove, Utah
on October 8, and at Billings, .Mon
tana, on October 21, 1912.
Not more than 640 acres will be
sold to any one purchaser on bids
made In person or through agents, and
no residence or cultivation will be re
quired. Patents will be issued as soon
as the purchase price Is paid.
The Strength of a Bank
is based on the character of its assets, and of thfc
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 basis we invite your confidence and
your account
La Grande National Bank
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LA GRANDE.
CAPITAL
SURPLUS . .
RESOURCES . .
FRED J. HOLMES,
President.
P. L. MEYERS,
Cashier.
Designated Depo.i ry of the United States gov
ernment. United Staf.-. Postal Savings Depository
Ths supreme coiftt" says tbat whole'
sal liquor dealers cannot sell tn
than three gallons of booze to any one
person. Three gallons! That should
he enougn to satisfy "any odq per
son."
The Bull Moose convention -applauded
the prayer for Its brevity and
then listened enthusiastically to a
16,000 word speech of . tbe colonel.
However, we do not' believe It fair to
presume tbat this Is a real gauge of
their religious devotion. S"
A New York woman who eloped 50
yeans ago and has had ben children,
14 grand' children and three great'
grandchildren, now advises other glrlo
not to elope. Shows how selfish wo
men are. ...
I It would seem that Cowherd, Demo-
j cratic nominee for governor of Mis
i sourl, ought to belong to the Bull
j Moose party. .'
Getting warmer. Isn't it? Elinor
Glyn has published a new novel.
T. M. C. A. SEWS.
S SCOUTS 1SJ0Y f AMl'IXG
WEEK
Edited by J. H. Rudd,
The Boy Scouts of
La Grande, 15
strong, arrived at their camping place
on Catherine Creek, ten miles above
Union early in the afternoon of Tues
day, the 14th. The "grub wagon" made
Its appearance about an hour later. As
we were Just about through with our
first feed one of tbe boys made tbe
simple remark, "Feeding the multi
tude." He had it about right-not only
for that meal but for every meal which
followed.
It was at supper the second night
after a fruitless search for the caves
which were reported to be some place
In the vicinity that another of the boy
suddenly announced,' "We have found
the cave at last; It kV Williamson's
mouth." So the fun continued through
the week. ... i . .
PerBaps the best part of each day
was the. evening campflre. Then we
were all together. Stories of the Old
Testament heroes were told. Stories
I nf nHvontllrA rlririlea fr VflTfl All In
order and enjoyed. Saturday evening
some of the boys i after rehearsing
nearly all afternoon presented a play,
"The Mystery of Rattlesnake Gulch'
On Monday night another play was
given.- This time it was "The Out
bn?ak of Raln-ln-the-Face." The nat
ural stage settings proved most fitting.
To Scout Clark we owe the most praise
lor the success of these plays.
The days were sprmt In fishing, hik
ing, climbing, work and games. Sat
urday (afternoon the boys who were
not In the play went on an exploring
expedition. Within a half mile of the
i camp many caves or various snapes
I and sizes were found. The deepest
was about fifty feet counting all of the
twists and turns.
The ground was hard the first night
and continued more or less compact
during the camp. The rain bothered
some but could not entirely stop tho
activities of the boys.
OREGON.
$ 100.000.00
120.000.00
. 1.000.000.00
W. J. CHURCH
Vice President.
EARL ZUNDEL,
Assistant Cashier.
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offers you a complete showing of new styles for fall and
winter wear.
Suits CoatsDresses
See them in our windows tod av.
NEW DRESS GOODS
in all tlie newest materials and shades in our . dry goods department.
"QUALITY CONSIDERED, YOU'LL FIND OUR PRICES LOWEST"
The camp site was ideal. Fronting
on the creek, and protected on the oth
er side by a steep wall of rock it was
set In among the big pines. The boys
will often look back with a great deal
of pleasure to the days spent thare. to
ge-thur.
Five La Grande autos carried the
boys back to their good old home city.
The.se friends of the boys were, J. T.
Williamson, McDonald, Currey, Wiest
and Clark. All arrived safely (the
cars) and In good condition (the boys)
late yesterday afternoon.
It is hoped that next summer a still
larger bunch of boys may take part in
a V. M. C. A. camp, for r.;st, good fel
lowship, fun, sport and general out-of-
doors education.-
A boy's reading has much to do with
the formation of his life character.
Cheap, trashy reading does not ele
vate any boy's thoughts. Our public
Library has some splendid reading for
the boys. Here Is a list of the books
which you may read any time by go
ing to the Library.
Abbott. Christopher Carson.
Adams'. Harper's electricity book
for boys. -
Alam.
Harper's Indoor book for
Harper's Machinery book
Harper's outdoor book for
Wells brothers.
Little Men.
David Crockett
Cruise of the Canoe Club.
Story of a bad boy.
hoys.
Adams.
tor boys.
Adams.
boys.
Adams.
Alcott.
Allen.
Alden.
Aldrich.
Arabian Nights. Stories from the
Arabian Nights.
Baldwin. Fifty famous stories re
told.
Barbour. For the honor of the school.
Barbour. Team mates.
Beard. Boy Pioneers.
Bennett, fiarnaby Lee.
Bennett. Master Skylark.
Bond. Scientific American boy at
school.
Bostock. Training of wild animals.
Blalsdelt. Hero stories from Amer
ican history.
Brearley. Animal secrets told.
Brooks. Moster of the strong
hearts.
Brown. In tho days of tho giants.
t Brown. The four Gordons.
Bullivant. Home fun.
Bunyan. TUgrlm's Progress.
Burns. Stories of giafc Inventions.
Burroughs. Squirrels and other fur
bearers.
rrrrci:?v9. . Wonderland ot 5ta-nr
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Aunty m Mleircfainicfes 1 1
Arriving In Every Department
Each day we are receiving by freight and express, bright, new merchandise for every
department of this big store.
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OUR
READY-TOtWEAR"
DEPARTMENT
The QUALITY Store
Buxton. Stories of Norse heroes.
: Cervantes. Don Quixote .
Chapman. Story of Oregon.
Clemens. Adventures of Tom Scw
yer. v
Clemens. Prince and Pauper.
. Coffin. Boys of '76. ,
Collins. Boy 'a book of model aero
planes. . '
Collins. Second boy's book of aero
planes. .
' Cooper. Last of the Mohicans.
' Crommelln. Famous Legends. .
Cumnock. School Speaker,
Custer The Boy General.
Dana Two years before the mast.
Defoe Robinson Crusoe.
Dodge Hans Brinker.'
Dovvni:s Fire fighters and their
pets.
: Du Chaillu Land of tbe long night.
Du Chaillu Wild life under the
equator.
Dudley Following the ball.
Duncan Adventures of Billy Top
sail. . .
Earl On the school beam.
Earl The school team In camp.
Earl The school team on the dia
mond. . j
Eastman Indian boyhood. j
Eggleston Household history of the :
Cnited States. !
Eggteston Stories of American life j
and adventure.
.. Eggleston Stories of great Amen- j
cans for little Americans. j
Famous adventures and j prison es
capes of the civil war. ;
arls Winning their way.
''Flnnemore England.
Flnnemore Japan.
Flnnemore Story of Robin Hood.
Forman Stories of Useful invei.
tlons. .
Franklin Autobiography.
French Junior cup.
Goss :Jd.
Graham Practical track and field
u'liletlcs.
Greene Blind tw'.Vr.
Greene Legen Is cf Kmc Vtnr.r.
Greene A - '.onset '..
Greenwood - -i Ku-1 nd.
Orey The yon-ic pitcher.
Grlnnell Ha'.i".- ramping ni.i'
scouting.
Hale Man without a countiy.
Hall The boy craftsman.
Hall Panama and tlvs canal.
Hawthorne Tanglewood tales.
Hawthorne Wonder book.
Harris Aaron In the wildwoods.
Harris Story of Aaron.
Hill Fighting a fire.
ITI'l On the trail o'Washtnptnn
Hr-mrrj!".r for boys and e'rV
m
The girl of the Pin
gree Shoe invites you
to visit our shoe de
partment and see the
new sties in foot
weatior fall and win
ter wear.
Homer. Boys' Iliad.
Howard Famous Indian chiefs I
have known.
Howden Boy's book of railways.
Hughes Tom Brown's school Ua;-.
Jenks. Electricity for Young People.
Jenks. The Fireman. .
Jenks. Photography for Young Peo-
Jewett. Good Health. ,
Jewett, Town and City.
Johnston. Famous Scouts.
Judson. Myths and Legends of the
Pacific Northwest. V
Kaler. Mr. Stubb's Brother.
Kaler. Toby Tyler.-' . .
Kelinan. Stories from Chaucer.
Kleffer.
mer Boy.
Kipling.
Kipling.
Recollections of a- Drum-
Captalns' Courageous.
Jungle Book.
Nile.
Lagerlof.
Lagerlof.
Wonderful Adventures o'
Further Adventures c
Nils." -
Lamb. Tales from Shakespeare.
Lane. Trlumps of Science.
Lansing. Barbarian and Noble.
Lansing. Life In the Greenwood.
Lindsay. Daniel Boone.
Lodge. Hero Tales from American
History.
Long. Secrets of the Woods.
.MacLeod. Book of King Arthur and
His Noble Knights.
Miller.. First Book of Birds.
Miller.
Moffett,
Daring.
Moores.
for Boys.'
Morley.
Munroe.
Munroe.
Second Book of Birds.
Careers of Dander and
Life of Abraham Lincoln
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Bee People. ,
Campmate8. '
For Seal's Tooth.
Page.
Price.
Two Little Confederates.
The Land We Live in: The
Boy's Book of Conservation.
Pier. Boys of St. Timothy's.
Pier.
Pyle.
Pyle.
Harding of St. Timothy's.
Men of Iron.-
Story of Jack Balllster's For-
tunes.
'Repplier. Rook for Famous Verse.
St. John. How Two Boys Made
Their Electrical Apparatus.
St. John.' Things Boys Should
Know About Wireless, i
Sea-vell. Paul Jones.
Sewell. Black Beauty.
oioane. tuertrlc Toy-Making' for!
Amateurs.
Scbwatka. Children of the Cold.
Starr. American Indians. I
htoodard. Little Smoke.
Tappan. Alfred the Great.
Tappan. American Hero Stories
Tappan. England's Story.
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Tappan.
Tappan.
Tappan. '
Old World Hero Stories.
Our Country's Story
Story of the Greek Peo-
V- . ' J I
plC ; ' ; . . ' :
Tappan. Story of the Roman Peo
ple. '
Tomlison. Three Colonial Boys.
Three Years Behind the Guns. -
Wheeler. Boy's Napoleon . u .: ;;.-m.
i Wheeler, Woodworking for Begin
ners. Wilmot-Buxton. Story of the Cru
sades. Williams. How It Is Done.
Walter. Russia. ,
White. South Africa Today.
Winslow. Distant Countries: ."Asia,
Africa, Australia.
Winslow.; Europe.
Winslow. Our American Neigh
bors. '
Winslow. The Cnited States. .
Wyss. Swiss Family Robinson. ,
Zollinger. Widow O'Callaghan's
Boys.
Florists at Chicago. .
Chicago, 111., Aug. 20. With a la'rge
attendance of delegates'from all pans
of the United Stktas and Canada, ilia
annual convention of the Society of
American Florists and Ornamental
Horticulturists assembled in Chicago
today. T!ie initial session was devoted
;o the exchange of greetings and the
annual report's of officers and com-.
mittens. The convention will continue
nntll Friday. Among the Interesting
matters to be considered and aci-.ci!
upon will be a proposal for the erec
tion of a permanent memorial to the
late William ttobertson Smith, for
many years superintendent of the Na
tion Botanic Gardenin Washington.
Missouri Editors In Session.
Hannibal, Mo., Aug. 20. A large and
representative attendance marked the
opening here today of the annual sum
mer meeting of the Missouri Press as-'
sociatlon. The leading features of the
program at the opening session this
morning were the address of welcome
by Mayor Charles T. Hays and the re
sponse by President E. L. Purcell of
Fredericktown. The meeting wi!'. last
upAll the end of the week. The enter-'
tainment program provides for visits
to the blrtbplarw 0f Mark Twain and
Sherman's Xotficatlon.
j Ctlca, N. Y., Aug. 21. Vio? Presi
dent Sherman' formal notification ot
I his renomlnation by the
national convention took
today.
Republican
pines here