La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 08, 1913, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE FOUR LA uRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1913. THE OBSERVER BRUCE DENNiS EDITOR AXD OWE It. watered at the pontofflce ( La ftrcafa. Oregon, os secend class Dialler. SURSCUIPTIOX HATES. Dallf, single copy it Bally, per week He 911), er month 6Jc THE BABY OR THE PICTl'HE. Not since the appearance of Frank fc'tockton's story "The Lady or the Tiger", has there been o niuch dla. cusslon of probabilities as has been aroused by the question which Sir Henry Enollys of London has pro , pounded. This has recently been published in the London Times. It reads: "Were we In a garret, with the Dresden Madonna on the walls and a live baby on the floor, and the garret was all ablaze which would we save?" Stockton's query harked back to elemental passions love and Jealousy and every man and woman with primitive Instincts could realize that the dusky princess would be torn be tween her pure love for the man, which would Incline her to mercy and tier Intense jealousy which would tell her to 1ft the lover die rather than to aee him happy with another. Sir Henry Knollys' query Is based: on more altruistic motives but the elemental passiuus are still aroused. Everyone konws that the Dresden Madonna referred to is the famous "Slstlne Madonna" or "Mother and Child" by Kapha rl, and hangs In the gallery at Dresden. The problem Is, then, between deathless art and Inno cent childhood or the worth of creat ive genius as against real life which Is, in Infancy rarely a bundle of poss-' lbllltles. Sir George Blrdwood, an officer of i the Legion of Honor laureate of the, French academy and professor of anatomy and physiology, has answer-' ed by saying he would try to save both, but that being Impossible he would save the Sistine Madonna. His reason Is that one could get another baby by adoption but there is only one Dresden Madonna to be had for love or money. j Sir Hiram Maxim, Arthur Bburchier, Max Pemberton, the bishop of Sodor and Man, and II. 8. Wells declare, they would save the baby first and the ' Madonna afterwards. Georgo Bern ard Shaw declares that Sir. George1 Blrdwood'B answer is common sense. Indlvlually, the determining paint) In this controversy, would undoubted, ly be: "Whose baby is It?" If yours! then there would be only one answer and the world would be mourning the loss of another picture bcsldeB Jdona name could not be recalled but which the governor says Is positively the longest of any except possibly the ti tled beads of Europe, was known as Tncle'' to all. It wag near the end of the campaign when the candidate returned to the car late; one evening for the custom ary refreshment. The day had beeu especially strenuous. Three ajiechetf had been delivered Mid another was. scheduled for that night.- The candi date was tired. "Uncle," with his trained powers of observation, noticed this and remarked: ".Mister Sulzer. don't you go and worry that selection cause you Is gwlne to win most sartlnly. I've got dot premonition." Thereupon the cr.ndldate resumed bis campaign tactics, asking "Uncle for whom he Intended to cast his ballot: '"I'se gwlne to vote for you. boss, The niggers know dat de man up at Albany has done pulled 1:1s latch string Inside and dey say ycu Is going to put it out again., I s-speef though, dat it .is going to bu too high for most of ns poor coons to reach." The following day the gubernatorial candidate made use of the "open door policy" for the first time l.i the cam paign. ' He has since promised to put the string out again, low enough fo anyone that wishes to reach. Every Economical Woman in La Grande Is talking of the wonderful "Ready-to-wear" B&r V gains offered at Lisa. Mv(;uo Gave sclzek ax idea. There Is an Interesting tale In the origin of the "wpen door policy" w tilth Governor Sulzer bus announced w'll mark his administration at Albany. According to Sulzer the Idea was originated by an old colored porter who had charge rent cfur niv three tenths of the car In which he canvassed the empire state prior to the election and it Is to the old negro that he gives credit for the (den. During the strenuous campaign dayn It was the habit of the candi date to r-turn to his car In the even ings before retiring, to partake of a lnte supper consisting of a sand wich or so. The old nesro. whose LET THE RHOKERS PAY. At the time when Roman suprem acy was at its height, all roads led to 'Rome and the great highways straight as an arrow are still the marvel of the engineering world. A plan to connect Washington with the capitals of every state In the Un ion and also with the principal parks In the country will be proposed at the present session of congress by Con gressman Stanton Warburton of the second congressional district, , Washington. This bill will provide for a 16 foot roadway, with heavy concrete base, hard surface, such as asphalt or vit rified brick and the scheme provides for the construction of these various lines within the period of five vears. a certain amount to be completed each vear. Over ir.000 miles of roads will be huilt, according to tho proposed bill, the estimated cost not to exceed $20, 000 or $25,000 a mile. Congressman Warburton has evol ved a unique plan for the financing of this scheme. He would restore the Intersal revenue tax of 1879 on tobac co and at aside this additional reve nue amounting to ..$30,000,000 annu ally, for the building of this national highway. He estimates that five years would suince for the building of the roads he suggests. He would also spend $200,000 a year, for the same period on the roads in tho National parks. . . Figures which will be brought to the attention of congress by Congress man Wfcrburtun will show that the to bacco tax at present is not one-fourth what It was during the war. and that a tax on a luxury Is always justill alile. He will also show thnt this tax would raise the1 price on a ten of one I 1 LiltL lit Wesfsl mu Annual Sate "Many prices reduced far below half." Any Ladies' or Misses' cuit in our entire stock included in this one great cleanup 100 of ' A"" 1, A 4...1.. i-n I I I I new x ut s iicwt-si tables iu VI I choose front Regular prices up to $40.00. mm douvO 15TH ANNUAL SALE OF ALL Silk and Wool Dresses One big lot newest silk and wool dresses now $9.00 Lot No. 2 Consists of both silk and wool dresses that sold as high as $22.00 for ...... $10.50 very highest grade dresses now $15.00 SEE THEM TODAY ANNUAL HALF PRICE SALE OF OUR ENTIRE LINE Women's and Misses' Coats Every new whim of fashion is represented in these pretty new coats. All sizes and colors. None re served $10.00" Coats now . . . $ 5.00 15.00 Coats . now 7.50 20.00 Coats now ..... ... 10.00 25.00 Coats now . 12.50 100 NEWEST STYLES TO SELECT FROM LINGERIE DRESSES AND SILK WAISTS UP TO $8.50 (ON SALE IN MILLIN ERY DEPARTMENT UPSTAIRS) FOR ... .... $3.90 I Annual Muslin Underwear Sale in "Ready-to-wear Dept. MEN'S DRESS PANTS up to $7.50, for $2.39 MALONE MACKINAWS Reduced to $2.90 Sale News.From Our Men's Dept. MANY LINES RED UCED STILL LOWER Boys' Knickerbocker One lot men's Overcoats Suits- up to &7.50, now uu to $15.00, reduced at : $2.39 to $2,98 BUY YOUR SOCIETY, OR BENJAMIN SUIT DURING THIS SALE AT A REDUCTION OF ONE-FOURTH TO ONE-THIRD ALL BOYS' CLOTHING REDUCED ONE-FOURTH WE srs ALL NEW OVERCOATS REDUCED ONE-FOURTH lttt1ltStMftSBlS per cent, and thnt neither tho nianu f.'icturer nor consumer would feel the hardship. The announcement that a number tif refineries along the Atlantic sen brard belonging to the Sugar trust have been running on half-time dur ing the pant two months throws an Intel es!lii!i s'rlelluM on tlie strenuous We Now Have On Deposit $800,000.00 of money accumulated by residents of I.a Grande and the Grande Ronde vallev. We Now Have Loaned $700,000.00 to business men, farmers and others In this community. Tha money deposited here Is not 1 Inld away" as some of It might be If its owner had not deposited It, but It Is Industrlonstv nt wor 11 about us. doing good. .1 f 3 By depositing your Income here on open account and paving It out by check, you will safeguard your Interests, build your credit ant cultivate an acquaintance at a strong financial Institution, which can and will help you when yon need help. Dont delay, you can beg'n with a small deposit at the La Grande National Bank La Grande, Oregon Capital $100,000.00. I'KKD J. HOLMES President r. l. Surplus. ftnnnnon Resources. 11,110 000 00 vr. i. ( item u. VI.t President MKT KRS, EARL ZIMIVL. Cashier A sat Cashier campaign which the refiners are wag ing to bring about the removal of the tariff of Imported sugar, it Is no se cret In the trade that the partial shut ilowu of the big refineries handling Cul'im sugar was caused by the ap pearance in the market of American grown beet sugar, the manufacturing season for which begins In October snd extends to the first of the year. The competition of the beet product, as the refinery officials themselves ad int. is glowing more troublesome to them every year. With the rapid ex tension of beet growing and of beet sugar manufacture In the central states this product is working its way fiuther and further east, actually In vading the markets of New York and New Kngland this season. Every year when this beet sugar conies up on the market it brings about a re duction In the wholesale price of the commodity and the refiners handling foreign sugar are faced by the necess ity of accepting reduced earnings or closing down their establishments In view of this condition It is not sur prising that the rlflners are willing to spend large sums to bring about leg islation that will destroy this uncom fortable competition of the beet farm ers and manufacturers and restore the refiners themselves to their form er position of complete domination over the suKitr business of tlx country. Solomon to help him out. A few weeks ago his officers held up a smart looking person who "had n visible means of support'. The man proved to be a perfectly real count of Austrian or Italian blood who was released w'th apologies when he haci proved he could get along. The lat est case Is that of a man named My llus. My litis was convicted of libel under the rigorous Knglish law be cause he p rlnted a story telling of ai: j aliened early marriage and love af fair of King George, lie was seu teiu ed to prison and served a short term. Technically he should be ex cluded as a convict. Hut his offense was In fact largely political so at leest his friends asserted and so he claims the right to take refuge !n America, the right of political asylum of wh'ch Americans have always been so proud. Strangely enough, too, My. litis could have gone to Canada and been admitted wlt'iout a question. cinl investigators at work among their thousands of employes studying ihe lives of the girls and the homes In which they lived. These workers de clared that a wage of six dollars a week was an "Invitation to a life of Infamy" and that to escape from an indecent poverty a girl must earn at 'east nine dollars weekly. The most terrible thing in connec tion with the Balkan war is the fac t that there is likely to be a famine In attar of roses. Lay In your attar now before it gets to be as costly as gasoline. estrtan. Probably it is a flying machine. The baby born on a fast Xew York train at least had a good start In life. Dr. Wiley says a woman of forty should be more beautiful than a woman of twenty. Hut women never get :o be fo-tv. At a time he n the legislators at Washington are piuzl'.ng over Jtut what qualifications a man shiull have to bo allowed to enter the I'nlt ed States, some cases have come u,i for decision at Ellis Island which suggest that the t'ommlsloner of Im Uilgrat'uti luie needs tile nUdmi of Nine dollars a week is a decern llv'ng wage In this part of the world, and no girl can live with com fort and self-respect on any less. Such is the decision of the l'ubl'c Service corporation of New Jersey and Christmas week that company an pounced that thereafter it w.uild no! pay less than nine dollars a week to , nny woninn employe. In other wcrdr J this hnse rnrporaMob has cstaMtrhecl ; the principle of the "minimum" wag" I and baa actually put It Into practice nmotiK Its own employes. The new i rule will mean a raise In pay at one lor hundreds of girls, and the fact , that such ac tion was taken by so large a company cannot help having a great moral effect. For more than s lear the company has had tra'ned so Wizard Burbank has produced some nneer results in horticulture but he isn't responsible for what the women are carry'ng around on their hats. An Englishman has invented a machine that cannot run over a lied- Shoe Repairing A La Grande shoe repairing man seriously alarmed about those holes In your shoes, you ought to make a call to R. B. Grlder s shoe shop and have those hole doctored before the effects get Into your system and give you two-thirty consumption. I have moved into Mr. Wine's har ness shop opposite Mr. Thome's grocery store. All customers and friends are welcome to call and see me. Resp'y, R. B. G RIDER 1515 Monore St. The Doctor Says: "Frail, 6ickly Children will as a rule, thrive and regain their vitality on a diet of teg- OoUlcn Rod Wheat Nuts, Pankake Flour Oat Flakes and Wheat Flakes are equally nourishing, each with a slightly differing taste. All Grocers SPRfUr, ScvrtcT Alrti..-tlrl lrttrr tn wry park. r ,. ' C...I.1.U H..I" i.r.tu. n Sar th.-m ml r-a ";Vn II.. I ani pt , (, ,,!,., flom-r M.