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LA uRANDE EVENING OBSERVER.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1913.
THE OBSERVER
BRUCE DENNiS
EDITOR AXD OWE It.
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Oregon, os secend class Dialler.
SURSCUIPTIOX HATES.
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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
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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
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I I I I new x ut s iicwt-si tables iu
VI I choose front Regular prices up
to $40.00.
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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
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