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WEDNESDAY JANUARY 15, 1913.
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER.
THE OBSERVER
BRUCE DENNIS "
EDITOR AND OWNER.
latere t the iostoffife at La Grande,
Oregon, at second class natter.
SUBSCRIPTION KATES. "
Dally, single eopy . fie
ail, per week lit
BaJly, per month ,.6Se
Jar Dobbins, the Wallowa sheep
man, did not set worsted anr In bis
skirmish with Game Warden Flnley,
While many may not agree with Mr.
Dobbins he Is to be admired for ban
dllng blrnsolf with remarkable grace
and ability when pitted against
state official. ' .
CtWTEST IS UP TO fOSLMITTEE
The legislature has put the Hod-gln-Klddle
contest up to a special
committee of three. Just what this
committee will do there Is no telling.
Committees are very Important In
legislation, sometimes they use them
to chlororm a measure and put It to
sleep. Many Is the bill that never
sees daylight from a committee
room; many Is the committeeman
who remains all session on guard
leat a bill get out of bin committee.
And the contest may fare this way.
The senate will not use much time
upon It, that Is certain. There Is a
disposition this session to make a
handsome showing In quick work,
and It will take but little talk on
the part of any member to send such
a matter as a contest off the floor
and Into a committee's bands If some,
one succeeds lu bringing the matter
before the whole body.
We still believe that the failure
to count all of the votes In tne two
counties will be one of the- principal
objections raised. Kad this been done
and Mr. Hod gin showed a majority
J J wpuld have been harder for the
senate to refuse consideration. And
It la possible if the entire vote
had been counted Kiddle would have
showed sufficient lead that - there
would have been no need of a con
test before the legislature.
County Clerk Fields of Multnomah
county has been the victim of a slate
house scheme to besmirch his char
acter by suffering a charge of short'
.r.ge n accounts. Fields was not short
but had the state overpaid, and thus
a man of Integrity Is forced to go nto
court to defend himself against an
absoltely false charge. -
The supreme court of Idaho will
never know exaotly what they 'have
done to Mr. Cruzori. and the other
newspaper men until they come up
for re-election. "Technically they have
stayed wltnhtn their rlfhts," says one
attorney. And this reminds us of the
Vassar girls when President McKIn
ley was slow In declaring war with
Spain. The cry was made for "di
plomacy" and these young ladles In a
college gathering wired the president
To h 1 with Diplomacy." The peo
ple of Idaho will paraphrase the,
Vassar girls and say, "To h 1 with
technicalities." I
. It Is said Mayor Rushlight of Port
land Is undecided whether he should
run for a second term as chief eiec
tutive of that city. He may be, but
there are many people who have
watched bis administration who could
quickly advise him the right course
to pursue.
Watch the popularity of Senator
Chamberlain grow dim as the differ
ent Democratic factions lay down
upon him for- support for their tav-
orite sons. Chamberlain Is an ideal
winner when his party Is In the mi'
nority. Now, let us see If he Is big
enough to handle the boys when they
want something.
No doubt Bennle Olcott Is sincere
In his blue sky law, but the people
turned It down, and as a man who
yields to the wish of the people had
not he ought to let the matter rest
at that? Or does he wish to emulate
the example of Governor West at the
hanging bee, by Insinuating the peo
ple did not, know what they were
doing?
The flgbt against the land shark
Is entirely too late. Oregon should
have begun it five years ago. Alan
Is the easterner who has been fleeced
on an Oregon land deal, each of
which has done the state an Irrepar
able damage. Placing the, land at
the disposal of the actual settler at
Its first cost Is the right plan to fol
low. How far will the fight extend?
Probably until some of the snide real
estate firms place some advertising
contracts of goodly size with the
leading Portland papers.
A communication sent to The Ob
server says In reference to pullc ser
vice corporations: "Why place them
under the railroad commission? The
water commission Is the body to han-
,llJIJ j -j-j-r I i utMwtwvmmmmi
Wmt'S' t'&ih Annual Sale
NOW AT ITS HEIGHTH
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The one sale that continues to draw crowds of
enthusiastic shoppers. There must be a reason.
THE MOST ATTRACTIVE of ALL is our special
$9.90 SUIT SALE
Including your choice of any Ladies' or Misses'
Suit in the entire stock. Regular values up to $40.
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Some Live Prices From Our Men's Dept.
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BOYS' SHOES
49c
Lot 2
MEN'S $3.50 SHOES
$1.98
LotS
Men's Hats up to $4.00
98c
Lot 4 Men's and Boys'
Overcoats up to $15.00
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$2.
BOYS' BLOUSES
WORTH UP TO 50c
19c
MEN'S DRESS SHIRTS
REGULAR VALUES UP TO $1.50
69c
YOU KNOW WHAT A SALE AT WEST'S MEANS
All Staple Dry Goods at
Annual Saving Prices
THE QUALITY STORE
All Men's and Boys'
Clothing Reduced 25 per
cent to 50c per cent '
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The Arrival of the
New Year
found us with Improved facilities
for handling an Increasing busi
ness Insuring better service to
our patrons than ever before, to
gether with an enlarged stock of
the best grades of lumber of all
kinds, sash, doors, shingles
mouldings and mill work tor In
side and outdoor trim
WENAHA. LUMBER COMPANY
We Now Havs 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 If Its owners had not deposited It. but It Is Industriously at work
all about us. doing good.
By depositing your Income here on open account and paying It out
by check, you will safeguard your Interests, butld your credit anl
cultivate an acquaintance at a strong financial Institution, which
can and will help you when you need help.
Don't delay, you can begin with a small deposit at the-
La Grande National Bank
La Grande, Oregon
Capital $100,000.00. Surplus, $120.000 00. Resources, Il.110.000.0t
FRED J. HftLKXS TT. J. CHURCH. '
President Vice President
t. U JfRTFRS, EARL 1 UMOKUT I 1 '
. ' - Cashier list Cashier
die most of these corporations, fon
the greater part of them is water."
Now, there might be good logic In
this statement. In fact, La Follette
was ninety per cent, right when he
followed Jim Hill In an attack on
the watered stock as the curse of
business of the present day.
Cussing the weather Is the cheap
est and easiest way to give off a little
surplus energy. But why cuss the
Grande Ronde weather. '.. We need ev
ery flake of. snow and'every bit of
bllztard we have bad. Yes, we need
It Just as badly as we need sunshine
In summer. Too . much sunshine Is
not a good ithlng. Look at the Call
fornlan. He could not make good In
a country like this, and anybody can
make good down there. That's the
difference. We want to say, there Is
noth'ng better to awaken every
one of your senses than to have the
tall-end of a blizzard swat you ir.
the face.
From the Interviews with , J. P.
Morgan published from time to time
we gather that he must be some con
versationalist. It reminds 'us of the
days when James 3. Jeffries occa
sionally gave out nn Interview in
person. ' "
How would it be to abolish all the
tariffs for revenue, and adopt the
Russian plan, instead, of lining every,
body who criticises the government
The occasional visitor to New York
would Just as soon .take a chance with
the criminal element as with the
police.
A woman voter in Washington
fainted when she was asked her age
Voting is really a . serious proposition.
Every time the czar and the kaiser
shake hands each goes out and builds
ten more hattlesh!:s.
Foils a Fool Plot
. When a shameful plot exists be
tween liver and bowels to cause dls
tress by refusing to act, take Dr
King's New Life Pills, and end sucb
abuse of your system. They gently
compel right action et stomach, liv
er and bowels, and restore your
health and all good feelings. 26c at
all druggists.
GRflVDMA USED SASE TEA TO
Specific BloodPoison
Everyone realizes that this disease la a blood infection of the most pow
erful nature, the virus of which so thoroughly poisons the corpuscles of
thecirculation that its symptoms are manifested over almost the entire
body. First comes a tiny sore or pimple, then the mouth and throat ul
cerate, glands In the groin swell, the hair begins to fall out, skin diseases
break out on the body, and even the bones ache with rheumatic pains.
Only a real blood purifier can have any curative effect on a blood poison so
powerful as this. S. S. S, is the greatest of all blood purifiers; It goes
into the circulation and by thoroughly cleansing the blood of every parti
cle of the insidious virus makes a permanent and lasting cure of Specific
Blood Poison. If you are suffering with this disease
rffi Sl"Jh s- s- s- cure you lecause it will purify your blood
and enrich its health-promoting corpuscles. S. S. S. is
SC5 C so abso,utelv safe and certain in its results, that every
,akWa one may cure themselves at home and be assured the
ntMrlvv cure will be permanent and lasting. S. S. S. is a purely
K&FlttVl vegetable remedy, being made entirely of roots, herbs
and barks, and it will certainly cure Specific Blood
Poison in all of Its forms and stages. Home Treatment Book and medical
advice free to all. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CD ATLANTA. CA
DARKEN FADED, GREY
.Mixed With Sali.hnr It Makes Hair
.Soft Beaatlfult Cares
Hand raff.
The use of Sage and Sulphur for
restoring faded, gray hnlr to Its nat
uralcolor dates back to grandmoth
er's lme. She kept her hair beauti
fully darkened, glossy and abundant
with a brew of Saae Tea and Sul
phur. Whenever her hair fell cut
or took on that dull, faded or streek
ed appearance this simple mixture
was applied with wonderful :fcct.
Dut the brewing at home is m iy
nd out-of-date. Nowsdiys skilled
chemists do this hotter than !mi
selves. By asking at any Img ctr.r
for the ready-to-use ,irod".ic called
Wyeth's Sage and Sa'.ir.up Hair
Remedy you will g a larRe bot-
tl fir i.bout 50 cents. Seme duit
, gi'ts irrke their own. which Is an
I u !' loo sticky, so imU; r.pon of
f.nji veth s. which can be depend!1
ui'on to restore nadir..! color an'i
beauty to the ha'r and Is splendid for
dandruff, dry, feverish. ItcJiy scalp
and falling hair.
A well known down town druggist
snys his customers Insist on Yrt fs
Sage and Sulphur, because, they civ
It darkens so naturally and evenly.
! that nobody can tell It has tcen ai-
plied It's so easy to use too. Yuu ;
simply dampen a sponge or sofi
brush and draw It through your hair
.taking one strand at a time. Do this
at night and by morn'ng the giav
balr disappears; after another appl'
cation or two. it is restored to It
natural color and looks glssy, soft
and e"rdant.
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Also Distributor of Budwelser and Hop Gold Bot
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