La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, October 21, 1912, Image 4

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Newspaper Page Text, . 4 tvttvw wxrcxTTvn. rvRCVPVV.R frAQE PODB T.A ORAKDE EVENING OBSERVER. MONDAY, OCTOBER 21. 1912. BUY YOUR WARM BEDDING DURING THIS SAVING EVENT Special One Week Sale of Blankets and Comforters" EVERY KIIND, QUALITY. SIZE AND COLOR OF BLANKETS AND COMFORTS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS SPECIAL EVENT. IT WILL PAYYgP T0. VISIT THIS STORE EARLY THIS WEEK AND SELECT A LL YOUR WINTER'S BEDDING. , fl ;1 Woolnap Blankets $1.80 to $2.70. Four grades of this popular blanket for you to select from. Both plain colors with colored borders or fancy plaid ef fects. Warmer than cotton and easier to wash than pure wool. Examine them. Prices $1-80 and up Fine Wool Blankets Priced From $2.25 to $6.75. It would be hard to find a color or high quality blankets. Plain white, weight not included in this showing ot tans, grays, mottled effects and many pretty plaids. Our prices for this week $2.25 to $6.75 Colored Cotton Blankets 67c to $1.80 This Week. Tans and grays with' either pink or blue borders and sizes to fit any bed. . White Cotton Blankets 67c to $2.58 This Week. Either plain white or colored borders and some edged with silk binding. Our Comforter Sale Prices From $1.22 to $6.30. Here you will find many attractive pat terns in.silkoline and silk covered com forters and filled with either cotton or wool batts. You cannot afford to n:ake them for the prices. Special this week $1.22 and up Ootton and Wool Crib Blankets ..40c to $1.67 We sell the famous "Chief Joseph Indian Blankets'' . $4.50 $7.50 Compare them with any blanket sold $1.00 higher at other stores. OUR SPECIAL THE CHIEF Quilt Size Wool Batts $2.50 Quilt Size Cotton Batts . 90c to $1.35 WESTS "The Quality Store" The "Chief Josheph Indian Blankets" is manufactured especially for this store. CHILD'S BLANKET $2.00 STEAMER RUG l...$7.00 and $8.00 I THE OBSERVER i BRUCE DEN N i S EDITOR AKD OfTXEB. Altered t the poitofflcr at La Grande, Oregon, as second class matter SUBSCRIPTION BATES. My, single topj lc frally, per week He tally, per month I& 0 MORE STREET ( ARAtALS LL-t - - . The Parker Carnival company litis Just closed a week's engagement here. This compny Is run by Con Krnntdy, a v-l fine (ellow. but with all (hie mit(t to him we believe La (Sri-nle la, and should be, through wl:h srre; earrilvals. The best of thorn ere not gool (: mj city; not good for the people, and especially are they harmful t) h children. Yesterday Depot s'reet looked like a street in the slums n! a large rity. DebrU and filth of nil kinds lay In piles. Ilut this wai ens fly cleared away. The fealu f fii.l eanmtt be cleaned away are .hi b.. . t nd'llie rondurt of those wh ) . .n them. It seems strange birt trie t'lht la elmost every Instance the sen 11 of the eartu handle concession tit a trect fa1.'. The tlort change ..iltst la ever present and the genera! public la Imposed upon. Further than thin, resnv or the shows exhibited aro ab solutely Improper. Unman freak ahocld never be thown to the pibllc for an admission price. Snake h'iow are i.ni.le. Hint things to bch"..'. lic-t-IV the tnly funture of tV ! n.'kor shows -that were Interesting included the wild animal show, the mechanlrul farm and city, and the general mechanism of the Parker plant. La Orande wants no more street carnivals and we don't think will any wars soon let one Into the rity. The Madera of the Evening Observer may think this Is a poor time to register wklck. but In explanation of this we can but say that the home ftand was to receive a percentage of the re ceipts and few local organisations are treated any worse In the way ot upport than Is the local band. We kept quiet because the band was In trott, aot wishing to do anything that would prevent the band from recelv tag benefits of a financial nature. For this ndm reason the city council per mitted the carnival to enter the cl-y. I Pa i Mt ftaow fcow sack the band realised but this we do know: It is to the public biers to support the band without forcing them to enter lata a contract for a street carnival. The Evening Observer believes thnt there should be a tax for maintaining the organization, ana In event this cannot be done under the law, let the comuiunty pledge Itself tor a suffi cient amount monthly to meet the band's expenses. If we will do this there will be no danger of the band wanting a carni val or any other kind of a money making device. All the members want in eulticient financial support to uiovt expenses. Shall La Grande not see that they get it? WHO HAS THE PA GOER OtVJ '. ...I "" : When Dr. Harry Lane a few days ngo spread the story over cerin'u pnrts of Oregon that Ben Bellini; wns bting deserted by supporters wiio are gomg to Bourne, and that Sel'lnij "bad a loi.g dagger out for these fellows. ' lie did not reckon very well. For now It appear that Lane is the man who has his dagger our rot Sen ator Chaonberluln who Is envied with insincerity, and double dealing in the PK-'ent senatorial scramble. Senator "Chain berln hi let no op portunity go by to say a ppoJ word foi Uu -r,e, yet Lane is tiio enmi'date for senator on Chamberlain's ticket. This 'rrlVttes Lane beyond endurance mid a number of ahe' wheel horse umiic carts of the state who have alwnv. 'ien supporters, of Chambering for anything that ho wanted are Kitting tired. Some even go so far as to s.iy Chamberlain should have stayed in Washington If he could not come home and give lojal support to the tlcki-t. . Other influences that have hereto fore been for Lane are showing signs of weakening In favor of Bourne. In fact, the oft repeated assertion that Senator Bourne in stronger among the Democrats than Lane sterns to have some ground. The man with the dagger now ap pears to be Dr. Lane and he has am ple cause for carrying the weapon. , MEASLES GERM IS EOUXD. The average man or woman long has been puttied by the fact that while medical - science has been manning from one triumph to anoth er It so far has not been able to do much against many of the so-called "children's diseases.' Millions ar being spent for medical research and yet when a child goes to school It Is considered Inevitable that - It will catch whooping cough, mumps, meas les, etc. The dread diphtheria used to be one of the menaces, but the dis covery of the specific germ and the antitoxin to kill It bas vastly decreas ed tta scope. - Parents therefore will be Interest ed to know that the' specialists In the United Staes hygienic laboraory at Washington believe they have die covered the specific germ for meas lea. In this case, If the parallel of diphtheria holds good an antitoxin that will defeat that germ is the nat ural sequence. The announcement comes as the results of experiments which have been made with monkeys. It is stated that for the first time In medical history tho animals were ac tually inoculated with the dlsenie and the germ Isolated. i The Importance of concentrating niedicnl effort on diseases common to children is made evident by recalling lhe fact that one out of every four persons horn on this earth dies before the ego of six years. In other words the deaths of babies account for 25 per cent of the total mortality. Of course this figure.1!, Including as they do the heavy death rate of many back ward countries, are not to be applied to all civilized nations. The rates naturally vary according to the at tention wbli h is paid to Infant hygi ene, the proper training of mothers, the stringency of law regarding milk, housing, etc. They serve to show, however, what on enormous percent age In the total death rates Infant mortality claims and the absolute ne cessity, It babies are to be savea, or focusing scientific research on infant ills. If one more destroyer Is to be taken from the list the others In time will follow. Measles last year claimed a total of 6,fi98 lives, more than have been sacrificed in many a battle. THE STATE SENATOR CONTEST. For state senator for I'nlon and Wallowa counties there are two men running, both of whom are excellent citizens and against whom no word of censure can justly be lodged. We notice that of late some attack is being made on Ed. Kiddle because he has a water suit against the city ot La Grande. The voter Is asked to vote against -Mr. Kiddle for fear he will go to the state senate and try and enact laws that will help his case. This Is as eminently unfair as would be a charge that It Mr. Hodgln. his opponent, should be elected he would try and pass laws through the legislature that would aid him in the practice of law; that would make It easier for him to win some of the cases he In interested In. Neither Mr. Kiddle nor Mr. Hodgln would misrepresent this district. In order to further selfish ends. They are not that kind of men, and we cannot see why such politics should be engaged In. Rveryone In this valley knows Ed. j Kiddle and John S. Hodgln and they know them o be honorable In every way. Neither, in our opinion, will approve of undermining attacks on the other. The contest resolves itself Into which man will be of most ser vice to the district, and is not a mat ter of attempting to besmirch each other, for good men have long ago gotten above attacking good men. CAXXOT ESCAPE THE ISSUE. Try as he might, with all the art ful methods, to escape the odium of openly opposing th direct primary Jaw's working Senator Bourne canno. &ct by in a graceful manner. Ills early allegiance to tlie cause of the people was thought by many to have been sincere. But In the first instance where the primary law brought h'.m defeat the senator lb found r jmping up excuses to set aside the people's verdict. He wants to return to the senate. Evidently he w. ts to return very badly when he v:il sacrifice the principles that h.; h.? openly advocated to make the rate. , -XAiTHAL ENOUGH. It Is an old custom t?x a prominent character in the nation to render what assistance he can to a senator win) seeks re-election, unless the ten ator Is under a heavy cloud. For thin reason It was but the vnry natural thing for Colonel Roosevelt, when im plored by Senator Bourne, to protect him from the Standard Oil charges, to write a letter saying he did no: believe Bourne had any ulterior jno- tlv In repeatedly asking for the con ference of Standard Oil pople and the president But the colonel's letters at the -tlm-r. were mighty sharp. They told Sena tor Bourne where to "bead In" and Indicated that the president was vexed with the Oregon senator. Really, since the matter has gotten In the shape It Is In before the people, a more complete explanation of the en tire transaction would be welcomed. IESS niAXCE TO CARRT. The more people study Single Tax the less chsnce It will have to carry. This Is evidence right here In Union county. Men who thought It might be a good thing when the campaign started are now convinced that it would positively wreck the present commercial fabric and cause a re-or-ganlzallon which In Itself would be Injurious; besides, the course recom mended would. In the opinion of many people, bring disaster to every busi ness enterprise and place the farming community In absolute bankruptcy. When the farm era go broke, we have noticed, everyone els Is bro. Then why adopt a measure that will work a hardship on the permanent in dustry of the state farming? BASEBALL 0TES. "Stuffy" Mclnnis did some wonder ful batting In the post-season series between the Athletics and the Phllllcjs. In the first big games he has taken part In, Forrest Cady, the Red Sox's young catcher, display ed the nerve or a veteran. In having to go against "Smoky" Joe Wood it looks as though "JfT" Tesreau was made the fall guy of the championship series. After being delayed In getting n start on account of bad weather, the Cubs and White Sox put up some clas sy battles for the Chicago champion ship. - 1 They charged little Josh.Devore, of the Giants, with being a quitter in th world's series of 1911, but Devores work In the big series this fall made tho knockers put the soft pedal on their chatter. ' Ono of the ground ' rules for the worlds -;erles reads: "If a ball hit a poller:;. r.n standing In the outfield, the haP would still be In the play, just as If ' had hit a fence." Coppers have 1 d to stand for a whole lot, but this i.s the first time they have been rated with a ball park fence. PHOTOPLAY J ...OFFERINGS I a News of the "movies" A Gossip of the pictures t Newest photodramas and Comedies of the screen. A Where to Go In la Grande. I Protrram at Arcade Today, 1. "CALEB WEST." Two reel fea ture. 2. "Gaumont Weekly. Events the world over. 3. Wlllard Herrmann, The Great & Company, Illusionists. i. "The Foreclosure." Western drama. 5. Winkley & Chapman, music and effects, . . m- WANTED Reliable man with horse and wagon as collector and sales man. Good territory. Address the - Singer Sewing Machine Co., Pendle ton, Ore. 10-18-3tp The Strength Of A Bank Is based on the character of Its assets, and ot the men be- ' hind It. This bank, for twenty-five years a pillar of -tngth in this community, keeps Its resources nbsolutely clean ind dependable. Ita officers will always ss that Its assets are of such a character that Its strength can never be questioned. Upon this basis we Invite your confidence and jour ac count, pi La Grande National Bank LA GRANDE, OREGON. cnErJic ' ' 1 100.000.00 fl"ZhlS ' 120.000.00 RESOURCES . , . 1.000.0OOM FRED I. HOLMES, President F. L. XETEBS, fastler. W. 3. CHEBfH, Tlee Pres. X1BL ZTJJTML, A sit Cashier. Designated Depository of tb. mited States OcTemment-Cait-d States Postal garlags Deposttory.