PAGE FOUR
EVENING OB&EfOTR. .
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1913.
THE OBSERVER
r
' BRUCE DENNiS
J i - EDITOR ' A1CD OWHEB. .
ttere4 it the jesUfflee at La Graado,
Oregon, m second cUsi matter. '
SCBSCRIPTIOJf BATES.
Oaflr, single copy fa
eHtlr, per week '.....He
ally, per month 6i
way of roads, by way pf, hotels.' by
way of route books, by way of sign
boardi by way of garage and get a
fraction of tbe share . of . American
tourlata' traffic that tbey deserve.
. But you can . go further: , The
wealth of Europe la looking for new
touring fields.' Tbey have conquered
tbe Alps and their two-score passes;
tbey . have made their annual tours
through the Tyrols; they have trav
eled through Scandinavia; they have
encroached) as far as possible on the
boundless Sahara, and today tbey
would come to America If they
thought they had rational roads, rat
ional hotels, and rational road direc
tions. There U no reaHon why, witb
the progress In roads that Is being
made through Colorado and other
atates, that "See America first" can
not c rotts the Atlantic, and Instead of
American millions finding their wayj
Into European countries, there will
be European money coming to main
tain American roads, American ho
tels and giving to other American
Industries that percentage of travel
ing expenses which Is sure to follow
much
goie
JUtfEBICA SCGAB
$, .Who iald "Unhornsrv v j
A committee from tbe prevut city
Council. Nnt nnlv if Id . ntA th
- - - W uu,r UHI.I KttV
expression, but tbey aHsert bai La
Grande hat a bunch of '"tinliorn"
loitering the streets.
ib mis truer .
.wv-sa vviuiuhllu tUUJU
- 111 rT A- t. . . . .
... auumi VU lunAO IUCQ SlJlGIXieni
then Is It not time for a whole lot of
. lawlessness to be dispense with, if'
sucn exists?
Tbe council committee bave
farter and said:
Is there bootlegging going on In La
Grande on Sunday?
atb euuio or uie pool mil nt
, places to be allowed to run?
Is tbe curfew ordinance being en
forced to tbe letter?
All of these questions would be in-
, terestlng. '
The chief of police of
should be the law enforcement hbad
and right here It would be well to
consider the method of forming a po
lice force. , Responsibility can : test
npon but one head in any department
while the 'present -plan' Is to elect a,
chief end the council and mayor
choose bis assistants. This falls
: attach
that, Is the big bugbear Vi municipal 0f bome-grown sugar had put prices
work. ' down to snch a level that the refiners
Then, why not clothe the chief of rould not find a profit In competing
police with absolute authority, l ttirK" with It. Wbile this condition is on
him pick bis men who mast answer y temporary as the supply of Amer
1o him for their every net. This bav- can Deet sugar Is only about one-fifth
ing been done then hold ' the chief 0f the total consumption of the
strictly t accountable for every "tin- country. It Is the opinion of experts
horn," every disorderlr act that oc
curs. . ,'
La Grande is not a good place for
"tinhorns" for ' the "tinhorn" is , a
Telle of bygone days. He , is a dis
card. Civilization ' In ' its advance
ment has shoved him out of t'.ie game
Just-as It -has shored the rouUette
An event which though unheralded
and unnoticed by the general public
marked a step In a great Industrial
conflict quite as significant as would
be tbe entrance of the Balkan allies
Into Constantinople, In a political
sense, was the appearance in the Now
any city York market at the beginning of the
year of sugar made from American
grown sugar beets. At the same
time came tbe announcement that
two of the great refineries here hand
ling foreign crown sugar had closed
down throwing 1800 men out of em
ployment. Tbe cause given was ''in-
te ability to get raw supplies", which
responsibility the very thing means of course that the bringing in
you
Overcoat
Sale?
that Its effect will be to keep sugar
prices lower throughout the year
It is premature, however, for con
sumers" to rejoice too greatly In the
belief that permanent competition
has been, found for the sugar trust
and Its fellow refiners. The' effect of
their nreaent setback and loss of DO-
wheel Into the basement and the pelt- ".Mon no donbt will be a redoubling!
er table into the attic; La Grande 0f the efforts to secure the admission
la a progressive 'city and no pro- or foreign sugar free of duty. The
gresslv,e city bus room for the leach refiners have been working hard to I
and the drone, such as tbe , "sure- bring tnis aDout believing that It will
put an end to sugar production In
tbe United States and leave them in
undlnputed domination of the market
thing" gambler Is.
SEE AMERICA FIRST.
Do you realize how
can save on a Iriew Suit or
during this 1 5th Annual
Your choice of our newest Suits and
Overcoats at a reduction of 25 q
INCLUDES EVERY NEW STYLE IN THE FAMOUS
Benjamin and Society Brand Suits
Kenyon and Benjamin
- Overcoats and Raincoats
'IWmi'
CwrUM ISIS -
$15.00 Suits and Overcoats now re
duced to .!' $11.25
$17,50 Suits and Overcoats now re
duced, to ,. ;,: ';,;, . . $13.15
$20.00 Suits and Overcoats now re
duced to : .. $15.00
$22.50 Suits and Overcoats now re
duced to .. . $16.90
$25.00 Suits and Overcoats now re
duced to ............... . '. $18.75
$30.00 Suits and Overcoats now re
duced .to ...I........1- ....... $22.50
100 Mens and Young Men's Suits
reduced 33 1-3 per cent from
original price.
TWO BIG BARGAINS
IN FINE DEESS SHIRTS
Lot 1 Values to $1.50 for
Lot 2 Values to $3.00 for -
,..69c
$1.19
One Lot .
MEN '3 HATS
worth up to $4.00
for 98c
ARROW .
SHIRTS
all reduced
. 20 Per Cent. .
FLANNEL
SHIRTS
all reduced 1!
20 Per Cent.
HEAVY -CLOTHING
,
all reduced"
25 Per Cent
MALONE
MACKINAWS
Your choice,
$2.90
Every article in our
enormous stock of high
grade merchandise at
reduced prices.
aVlf"
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THE QUALITY STORE
IE
. Only 8 more shopping
days left to take advan
tage of West's 15th An
nual Sale. ;
America is renowned for her
Grand canyon of the "Colorado, for
her Yellowstone park, for her regions
of tne cliff dwellers, for her Yoee- Telegram contemplates
mite and for her countless ranges of
mountains, and yet these go bogging
while tbe coffers of Europe are an-
1 1 11AA wnmAfW Mam Bllth
URJI UJIVUf 1 UO I.UIGU tic. " V ..
the cttlsens of those states embrac
ing the Rocky mountains and west
ward. Tbey should co-operate
They should begin at once. They
should aim at diverting a fraction of
tne louriais iramc. jncj soouiu
n ;
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CAMWtL'S EGG EXCHAXOE.
Editor Carroll of. the Portlands roll and If he succeeds a seat In the
opening an. United States seuate Is none too good
"egg exchange" in which be purposes tor him. n
placing tbe eggs from'; the- rancher!
djrectly In the hands of the man who 60VEB.VXEXT TO lil'ILD A RAIL.
consumes them. This Is a move that
mettns a great deal, for the high cost
of llvinig In most Instances Is easily
traced to tbe number of hands tn
product goes through, each hand de
manding a toll.
Oregon people will watch wi.h in-
bonestly advertise what they have by tenge interest the work of Mr. Car-
We Now Have On Deposit
,000.00
$800,
of money accumulated by residents
Honda valley.
of La Grande and the Grande
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
b If Its owners had not deposited it but It la industriously at work
all about as, doing good. ;
By depositing your income here on open account and paying It out
by check, yon will safeguard your Interests, build yeur credit an!
echlrata an acquaintance at a strong financial Institution, whlon
an and will help you wben you need help.
Dont delay, you can begin with small deposit at the
La Grande National Bank
La Grande, Oregon
Surplus,
Capital flM.fM.M.
MLB J. HOLMS
nWdee
ETEKS,
tl0.0oM. Resources. Il.110.960.0f
w. j. CHntrn.
Tie rresldeaf
akl rexnw,
last Cashier
ROAD.
The ..Senate has authorized the
construction of a government rail
road, the first the I'nlted States ever
has undertaken. This new railroad
will be built In the island of Mlndana
In tbe Philippine group, the home of
tbe aavage Moros. It will begin at
the seacoast at a port called Overton
and will mount the hills into high
volcanic plateau where the Moros
dwell to sn army post called Keith- road wouW
ley, auuaiea on Lane uinaro.
$160,000 a year to haul supplies from year, New York found 1912 a banner restrained.
the coast to the military camp . on Jear for babies. Not only were more Parents would not object to the
Lake Lanaro maintained by tbe army Infants born during the past twelve vaccination of their children If they
for the pacification of the Moros. Ab months but a smaller perc entage of didn't know that in many cases the
the army engineers have estimated them died than ever before. Indeed effect of vaccination is worse than
that a narrow gauge road can be the figures covering infant mortal- smallpox Itself. Why lis It? Aie
built for $200,000, he contends that
this would make a great saving and
that economy requires that the road
be built. Eight years ego the army
engineers estimated the cost of con
structing this same road at a million
dollars, and President Taft. tl.en .sec
retary of war, took a party includ'ng
Senator Warren on horseback to the
scene of the proposed road
that date the estimated costs
structlon has been reduced. Senator
ity constitute the most remarkable doctors careless in their methods or
feature of the city's record health what la the reason for It?
year. While the general death rate , .- A CIUZFN'.
was reduced during the year from . '
15.13 percent to 14.11 percent, or a
little more than 1 percent, the rate HATCHEBT SEEMS OrPOSEU.
for Infants under one year was re- ' 20.-Edltor EveaiLg"
duced 6 percent. There were durlrA 0bge Oregon -Mr C
the year 14.289 deaths of babies unr , "V
Since uer one jear m .--.- Un,on hag eg .
, con- the city of New York u , co ,mpar ed by g ,arge number of g
cc.. with thp 1S.053 deaths during 1911. . .. '
The army engineers estimate that
tbe road will cost $200,000 and an
item for this amount was, at the In
stance of Senator Warren, Inserted
In the army appropriation, but on a
roll call the measure passed with a
margin of three votes. The Georgia
senator called attention to the fnrt
that this is the first time the Vnited
States has ever b ullt a railroad, tak
Iil? title to the roadbed and equip
ment, and he protested ngalnt the In
vestment of public funds for the con
struction of a permanent , Improve
ment of this character In the remote
Philippine Inlands. He railed at
tention to the fact that railroads are
built In the Phllippne Islands bv pri
vate capital under an arrangement bv
wh'ch the Philippine government
guarantees bonds and the Vnited
States stands behind this guarantee
He tsw no reason, he said, whv there
should be any departure from this
practice In this Instance. If a rll-j
road was needed he thought the Phil- ;
pplne treasury ought to bear the cort I
Senator Warren defended the ap-
be unique in that it would be the fiist
road owned absolutely as a right of
way, equipment, etc., by the United
c-tes gnvrrnnient. the land being
taken under the same arrangement!)
with the 15.053 deaths during
At the same time the number oj
births In the city Increased by 1,081.
In this ratio, the figures show a sav
ing of KM babies and an actual sav
ing of 764. An analysis of the re-
city concerning the establishment of
a fish hatchery on Catherine Creek
I shall present this petition at the
next meeting of the state board of
Fish and Game Commissioners and
they will likely send Mr. Ervin Wil
son, fish culturist for the board, to
port containing these figures Indicate
that the government takes land for that the improvement In the saving of Iook ,nt0 the matter
vim.,-,- mum. fortifications etc. The baby life was not due to men or tne S(nce the gUte hag a hatcnery at
road will be operated by members of, weather conditions, but to the cam- the pregent tIme atMlnam ln WaIicwa
the army. paign wnicn nas oeen carncu vu
Senator Reed-argued against the against baby diseases. As a result
proposal on the ground that if there New York now feels entitled to claim
Is actually $160,000 worth of freight that among large, municipalities It Is
to be carried, the road would obvHna- te roo deslrMb,e des,naton for
ly be a good venture for private cap
Hal. Warren renllrd that however
that might be. private capital was t.n for llfe ,or ,ne babT oeg
willing to build the road. Lodge
j the stork, at least so far as a chance
urged Its necessity as a military pro- "(TTIZEX
position. In the course of the debate'
Senator Bacon brought out the fac.
that the total cost to the t'nited
States of the Philippines up to date
has been something over a billion
county it' is likely that the commiss
ion will not feel justified in establish
ing a hatchery on Catherine Creek
unless there are very exceptional op
portunities there for securing trout
eggs and hatching them. Inasmuch .
. as the state has eleven different ha!
, cherles at the present time, the pol
icy of the commission has been not
DISCUSSES
ATI0 .
YAfTlX.
i I-a Grande Jbh. 22. To the L'ditor'
Some of the citizens of this town:
to establish additional stations until
they are actually needed.
Very truly yours,
WELLIAaf L. FTNLET, State Gams
Warden.
dollars. All of which Is Interesting
both at home and in the Philippines
don't understand why the authorities;
R4XMIR TEAB FOB BABIES. j
Whatever other vlsnitudes it msy 1
I... .V i -V-. .. . .. ...
pruiu miiuu no iw grvuuu um u iwi nave passed inrougD during the pant rqoms
are Insisting nron vaccination "f all I
the p uplls in school for fear of con-'
taglon of small pox. and at he same'
time allowing all places of
Chamberfcifn'i fengh Betnedy.
This remedy has no
superior for
. wvtyi BUU CUIUS. 11 UIGMMUll lv
amnse- take. It mntAlna nn (inlnm nr ather
"-ui lucuitit, picture boots, pool
Iiareotlc. It alwTa nrM Wir
dance bouse, etc., to tun nn- by all aea,erti