West's 15th Annual Sale Opens With a Rush
Store Crowded to the Limit AH Day Long and Hundreds Unable to Be Waited On
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Never
Before
Have
We
Offered
Such Bargains
Every Department Crowded Every Aisle Blocked
Watch Tomorrows Paper for Prices
Come Early Tomorrow Morning
Don't wait until tne afternoon rush, but come early and avoid the crowding
hundreds of eager purchasers. Every Article in Our Entire Stock Reduced.
Never
Before has
This Store
Waited on
Such
Crowds
Sale of Shirtwaists in the
Millinery Dept. Upstairs
THE QUALITY STORE"
Be Sure to Visit Our Ready-to-Wear
Sale of Women's Coats, Suits
and Dresses
THE OBSERVER
BRUCE DENNiS
EDITOK AND OWES.
Catered at the postutflce at La Grande,
- Oregon, m second class matter.
8UBSCBIFTI0X SATES.
Dally, alngle copy fie
ally, per week 15e
atony, per month 66c
Recently the' sta'e of Maryland
raised the age limit for children .is
workers-from 12 to 14 years. One
result of the change Is that more
than 2,000' new pupils are expected
In the schools of Baltimore, more
than half of whom are boys and girls
who will attend day schools. The
tbers, all between the ages of 13
years and three months and 14 years,
nay continue at work, provided they
attend night Bctrools. This division
' has been made on account of lack of
. room in the day schools.
HAWAII'S VOLCANIC INFERNO.
A Poep Into Kilauea't Lako ot Brim
ton and fir.
Kilanea. lu Hawaii. Is a round, ex
tinct crater about three mile across
nd 700 or 800 feet deep. It hits been
the scene of terrltlo explosions in past
ages, but It hatt now dwindled to the
small active cruter of llaleiiiuiimuii.
whtcb Is sunk near the middle or It
like a huge pot 200 or more feet deep
and 1.000 feet across.
In the mldafternoon a party of eight
of ten of us on horseback set out to
Tlsit the volcano. The trull led down
the broken and shelving side of the
crater, amid trees and hushes, till It
truck the door f lava hi the outturn.
Our erurse took us out over the
cracked mid contorted lava beds, where
no green til Inn was griwlug I tic
forms of the lava tl- suggestcu
twilled and writhing tlriiiniis. wttn
horrid, gaping mouths it ml v mi.
clans. Tlie linn rruticlicd liciieiitli Hie
horses' feet' 'like sliellv mid nrittle
At llle JHtnt vie ,iiSMe, iter ti
jngged crack on a bridge. As we neared
the crater the rocks grew warm and
sulphur and other fumes streaked the
air.
When half a mile from tbe crater we
dismounted and, leaving our horses In
charge of tbe guide, proceeded on foot
over the cracked and heated lava rocks
toward tbe brink of this veritable
devil's caldrom. Tbe sufbbur fumes
are so suffocating that It can be ap
proached only on tbe windward side.
Tbe first glance Into that fearful pit
Is all that your Imagination can picture
It Vou look upon the traditional take
of brimstone and fire, and If devils
were to appear skipping about over tbe
surface with pitchforks, turning their
victims as tbe cook turns ber frying
crullers In the sputtering fat It would
not much surprise yon. This liquid H
rather thick and viscid, but It ia boil
ing furiously. Great masses of it are
thrown up forty or Bfty feet and fall
with a crash like that of tbe surf upon
tne shore. ; v.
The mass of boiling lava Is said to he
about one and one-bnif acres In extent
Its surface Is covered with large masses
of floating crust., black and smooth,
like leather or roofing paper, and be
tween these masses, or Islands, tbe
molten lava shows In broad, vivid
lines. It is never quiet.
Looking upon tills scene with tbe
thought of the traditional lake of Ore
ind brimstone of our forefathers In
mind, yon would say that these black,
filthy looking masses doming about on
the surfnee were the accumulation of
II tbe bad stuff flint bad 'been fried
out of tbe poor sinners since bell was
invented How much wickedness and
unchnrlty and evil thought it would
represent! If the poor victims were
clarified, and made purer by tbe proc
ess, then It would seem worth while.
John Burroughs In Century.
ly.'Tidds' the Scientific American, "the
simple precaution should be taken, .of
placing on the shelves behind tbe
books strips of clotb or flannel mois
tened with benzine, phenol, tobacco
juice or turpentine. , These strips give
excellent results If renewed from time
to time."
On of tho Stipulations.
A vegetarian engaged a German cook
lady not long ago. His wife liked tbe
appearance of the applicant Her ref
erences were good and tbe wages she
demanded not exorbitant
"I'd like to have you come." said the
lady of the bouse, "but perhaps you
won't waul to live witb us We are
vegetnriutiH and never have any meat
In tbe bouse. Would you be satisfied
with a vegetable diet?"
Tbe frauleln scratched ber bead.
"Veil." she said dubiously, "iss beer
a wegetable?" Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Word Blindness.
Verbal antipathies are common. Most
of us bate the feel, so to seak. of cer
tain words-"vlctuuls." for Instance.
Is verbal astigmatism prevalent, too,
we wonder? We never know the dif
ference between "subjective" and "ob
jective," und we have a high respect
for writers who use those words Intel
ligently "Ingenuous" and "disingenu
ous" always puzzle us too. franklin
P. Adams In Metropolitan.
GENIUS AND VANITY.
Helping the Books.
Tersons about to Install new libra
ries or those who find their, books In
bad condition will be glad of tbe ad
vice offered on this subject by a writer
In Les A n miles (Purlsi Glass cases
should always be avoided except for a
few precious volumes which are spe
cially looked after and frequently dust
ed since the confined atmosphere and
lack of air circulation In Mich book
rases are, favorable to the development
of genus, insects and mold. "Second-
Sharp Tongued Bernhardt.
Snrab Kernliardt is quoted as bavlng
paid her respect to' Isabella of Ba
varia, rnnwirt of Charles VI. of France,
in this wise: "It Is to her that we owe
the Invention of the corset, but It was
she. too. who soid the half of France
to England. There was no crime of
which that wouiuti was not capable."
Told Hor Why.
"I'd like to kuow why you hired a
young woman ror a typewriter?" de
manded Mrs. Ililow of her husband.
"So I could have some one to dictate
to." replied the unhappy num. New
York Sun
8chopenhauer Was Not a Bit Afraid to
, Praia Himself Out Loud.
Schopenhauer, the great German phi
losopher, afforded one of the most re
markable examples of, self complacency
that has ever been known. His nntve
eulogisms on bis own productions are
almost beyond belief. In writing to
bis publishers of his work he says:
"Its worth and importance are so
great that 1' do not venture to express
It even toward you because you could
not believe me." and be proceeds to
quote a review "which speaks of me
witb the highest praise as tbe greatest
philosopher of the age, which Is really
saying much less than tbe good man
thinks."
"Sir."' be said to an unoffending
stranger who watched him across a
table d'uoto where be acted the part of
tbe local "lion" habitually "sir. you
are evidently astonished at my appe
tlte. True. I eat three times as much
as you, but tbeu I bare three times as
much mind."
Auerbacb, the German novelist also
had a great appreciation ef bis own
powers and work, add many, stories
are told of the obtrusive way In which
be displayed his vanity. A German
writer snys of hint: "Every year. Auer
bacb visits three or four fashionable
watering places, at each of which the
following episode occurs nt least thirty
times. The novelist indulges in small
talk with the little children of the na
tives and Invariably ends the conver
sation thus: 'Knowest thou who has
been talking with thee? Behold Auer
bnch! Tell that at home!' "
MI
I ELECTRIC LIGHT
IS
SUBJECT
DISCUSSED
GRIT OF A SHARPSHOOTER.
We Now Have On Deposit
$800,000.00
of money accumulated by residents of La Grande and the Grande
Ronde valley.
We Now Have Loaned
$700,000.00
to business men, farmers and others In this community.
The money deposited here Is not "laid away" as some of it might
be ft its owners had not deposited it, but It Is Industriously at work
11 about us. doing good.
By depositing; your Income here on open account and paying It out
by check, you will safeguard your Interests, build your credit and
cultivate an acquaintance at a strong financial Institution, walcb
can and will help you wtien you need help.
Dont delay, you can begin with a small deposit at the
La Grande National Bank
La Grande, Oregon
Capital $100,000.00.
FBXD J. HOLMES
President
r. l,
Surplus, J120.000.00. Resources, $1.110 000 08
w. j. nintni.
Vice President
METERS, EAltL ZIST1EL,
Caskler it Cashier
The Way He Put It
He I have u compliment for yon.
denr She-: What Is It? Fie Mrs.
Jones says you have the bandsomest
biisbund In town.-Life.
Go on and make errors snd fall and
get up again Otiiy go ou!- Brackett
' Tacking Explained.
"What do people mean when tbey
tnlk about tacking?" asked Bobby; who
bad listened to a detailed account of
bis sister's first experience in a sail
boat, but In considerable confusion of
mind.
"Oh. you'll lcnow when you're a little
bit older." said his sister, but the small
round face wore an expression of In
Jury, and she bad to explain further.
"Why, It's Just turning halfway
round." she said, with slight hesitation,
"and tbeu and tben you sail on the
bias."
Tho Gurgls In tho Bottle.
Why does water gurgle when poured
from a bottle? As water pours out air
attempts to pour In. Occasionally tbe
band holding the bottle may move and
give the air the opportunity. Tbe quick
rush of the water to All the bole made
by tbe air causes the gurgling sound.
Grading tha Rulers.
Themlstwles. it la said, declared that
his sou was the strongest man In
Greece.
"For." siild he. "the Athenians rule
the llellctice. I rule the Athenian,
your mother rules me. and you rule
your mother."
A Really Smart Man.
"He alwa.i miys the right thing at
,the right time, doesn't he?"
"More than that. He always keeps
still at the right time."-Houston Poet.
Sergeant Halliwell's Feat at tho Siege
of Lucknow.
During the siege of Lucknow In the
Indian mutiny there was afforded what
was probably he most notable instance
of the record In war of a crack shot.
The rebels were endeavoring to
mount two eighteeu-pounders. which
they had hauled up to the Bat roof of
one of the palaces surrounding the res
idency, and It was necessary to pre
vent this being done, or they would
bnve been able to pour down a heavy
Ore on the defcudcrs. Sergeant Halli
well was chosen for this duty. He was
a crack shot of the Thirty-second foot.
Ileitis given the best rille that could
be found, his orders were to prevent
me guns ueing mounted, lie tooK up
bis position behind some battered down
masonry where there was otiiy covet
for him to lie at full length. He re
mained in that position, it is said, for
several days, not being able to stand.
Inasmuch ns that would have resulted
in instant death. His only change was
to roll over from bis back to bis stom
ach. His eyes were ever kept on the
dismounted guns, and whenever the
Sepoys attempted to mount them his
unerring rllle played havoc among j
them mid prevented, their oblect being j
La Grande, Oregon, January 2, ing a new series Tungsten street
1913. Editor Evening Observer llghhting system at a cost oi'ttSStit
Dear Sir: 'I have before me some $5000. Dueing most of the time we
Interesting data from the town of Lo- have sold light at the extremely low
gan Utah, where a lighting and power rate of 10 cents per 16cp. per month
system has been owned and operated service, continuous service power at
by that place since. 1904. which shows the rate of $1.50 per horse power per
how profitable the business Is and month.
how much the municipal system bus At the time of the proposed Instal
saved the inhabitants of that town, lation of the plant, subscription lists
and which If applied to thU, place were presented to the people asking
would accomplish the same results. ' that they sign for the number lights
The following is quoted from a letter they would use and the price to be
written by Mr. Vm. Evans, auditor of charged per light was 33 l-3c. Fig
that place: "Our plant has been In uring the difference between the
operation since May 1904, and during price they have actually paid and the
that time has paid off approximately price proposed, the plant has saved
$35,000 of the initial coBt and have at the people of Logan, after being in
present $3,284,74 In a sinking fund to operation seven years, over $165,000."
make redemption of he IsBue of the Any La Grande light user knows that
$12,000 completion bonds which be- It is impossible to burn their lights'
come due June 1. 1924 as well as the from' dark until bedtime at the rate
$5000 in the electee fund. No sinking mentioned above 33 l-3c per month
fund has as yet been created to pay and according to the letter above and
off the $65,000 bond Issue. This has tAe auditor's statement which follows'
all been done besides' constructing a 'T. u . ...
new transmission line replacing No. U GraDde haV'nS Water P0Wer
6. copper with No. 2 thereby getting Bame 88 an, a municipal lighting
Iho greatest possible efficiency; In- 8'8tem in La Grande would save our
stalling 2 Dickerson Automatic gov- citizens about 23 l-3c per light Dcr
emors at a cost of $1500; construct- month or proportionately so. '
' Report on
Cost of Installing
Present value
Electric Plant
- '
$112,879.93
Rt ana as
(The present value has been arrived at by depreciating the Initial
cost G per cent per year and then adding improvements.)
" Bonded Indebtedness.
Bonds, first series' ,os. 1 to 130 Inclusive, $.-,00.00 each, dated
May 1, 1903, due May 1. 1923, at 4 per cent per annum $ 65 000 00
Ponds, second series, Nos. 1 to 12, in-luslve. 1,000.00 each dat
ed June 1 1904. due June 1. 1924, Interest 5 Per cent per anl
mm,
1 , . riussitit d Service.
412 domestic Irons, nt '25c per mc th
84 small motors a: ,"0c per month
Large motors at $1.50 per hp. per n onth
9,635 16 cp, lamps at 15c per mon'h
accomplished. Food was brought .to
him nt night by men who crawled to
bis position.
After some time n sortie was made
and the Seiniys were defeated. Fot
this brave work Sergeont Halliwell re
ceived the Victoria cross. Harper'
Weekly.
Malicious.
Gladys I refused Fred two weeks
ago, and he has been drinking heavily
since. Ethel-lsn't ttabout time be
stopped celebrating?
Answered.
RH(l.tlf mictlitr W litlf fn-m tn...
does your father take? Son of the
Village Tight wad -First mortgages!
r .-
I 111 K.
noe shall brighten days to come and
memory gild the past.-Moore.
. 12,000.00
$77,000.00
$ 103.00
42.00
' 326.55
1.445.25
Total monthly service as per service book $ 1.916.SO
Power Generated.
Pay peak load January 435 K. W.;nlght load, 315 K. W '
Day Peap load June 355 K. W.; night load -50 K W
Mean 395 K. W.
Cost of Operation One Month.
Salaries .-
Interest on bonds ..... ' 2'
... ' 267.00
Miscellaneous expenses
, .. ....... 160.00
.$2.22
This amount has been arrived at by taking 1-12 of the miscellaneous
expenses for the year.
Tost of ProdacUbn.
tJne Kilowatt per month
1 16 cp. lamp for one month, (allow'ng 2-3 of cost o'f ope'raVion
ur ine production or lights ,
Other service amounting to $471X6 per month costs'$292.00 Vo produce.
Very truly yours,
' S. M. SLOUGH.
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