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LA. IxEANDC EVBNINCF OBSSSTEa.
THURSDAY, JANTTARY 23, 1913..
TOE OBSERVER
; BRUCE DENNiS i
EDITOB AND 0WITEB.
Yaterea at the pestefflee at La Grarte,
Oregea, m secent elaiti Natter. .
8TJBSCRIPTI0Jf SITES.
' Dally, tingle copy . . , &,
ally, per week
"Xt per month tie
THE FREE SCHOOL BOOK MOVE.
jTEXT.
Count the Observer ever with the
legislator who will push through a
law giving free text books to the
children of Oregon. This Is a mea
sure that affects every home In the
state, and we are for it It not only
will do a good service to the children,
hut It will squeeze the life of an oc.
topus that has no right to live the
school book trust.
Immense fortunes have been piled
up by school hook publishers and
tbiu money has been taken from the
widowed mother who Is trying to edu.
cafe her chlldreas.; It has been taken ' mothers who do not pay strict heed
from the man whose earning powei I to Inculcating good deportment as a
was small and who needed every cent , virtue are the ones who suffer tost
he could ret to care for bis little 'com the Impoliteness of the mem
Bock. !' Der or tnelr faml1'-
f .We happen ' to' know something "Sounds tike a perfectly true state
aboSt the way the scboii book trust. ??ot. A League of Politeness In
perated a few year ago. When a America Is sadly needed,
state legislature was la session tba .
most expensive rooms lu the leading ; gojj) jttjje i0H fXWfET ISLAND.
aotel of the capital r.'.ts was head-
"been organised In Pari with Mrs. An
dreas d'Albert at the head, the' aim
being to keep the fame of France as
the chosen, borne for gallantry and
politeness from dying out.
Mme. d'Alhart has been successful
hi Identifying many prominent men
with the movement, and she has also
enlisted the sympathy of college' pro
feasors, academicians, students of the
Latin quarter, society people and rep
resentatives of the masses of the peo.
pie. The five commandments of the
league are:
Contribute your own share of po
titeness.
Become an apostle of pollteneBs by
being courteous In 'word and manner
wherever you are.
Nourish nothing hut good feellnp,
for your neighbor.
Observe the Golden Rule.
Wear a badge wherever you can to
show that you are a member of the
league.
Politeness Is a matter of habit, ac
cording to Mme. d'Alhart who also Is
vice president of the World's Women's
Peace leprae. She says mothers are
mainly responsible for the decay of
politeness In many countries, and that
u .. '
One of the .most remarkable results
of the recent gales which caused the
ocean liners to run aground in a few
days than do so generally In a year
was the discovery of an extremely
rich gold mine at Coney Island. While
the mine Is not a permanent one. It
nevertheless .caused a veritable rush
to the sands which for a short time
nroved richer even than those of
Nome. From them within a few hours
was taken wealth estimated conserva
tlvely at from $10,000 to 115,000. The
gains, however, did not uncover any
store ot treasure hidden there by na
ture but Instead caused the seas to
wash no on the beach all (torts of
jewelry that bad been, lost In the vi
cinity by careless wearers during the
past summer. The .first find ' In' tb'
valuable koUT watch had
hardly been made before word of It
C. B. Pickens, elsewhere In this is-. spread abroad, and within a few hours.
aha jflaMlaaA f h VftCr! FIR! Win ornpr lliuumuun ii ucivuuo
at length. Without combatting the the sands In search of treasure. That
position taken by he and others. The their search wa productive of much
Observer merely calls the attention wealth Is shown- by a materetaSH
of Mr. Pickens, et al.' to the fact that wealth Is ehown by a partial tapula
the vaccination lawc are made and Uon of their findings which Included
treated by the legislature and not the
ehool board. If there Is fault In the
quarters for the trust A high priced
lobbyist was employed. He ' would
call the legislative members one by
one to hie rooms and there the finest
of liquors, cigar and other luxuilef
were on tap. In some Instances tue
trust would go even farther, and
where a legislator was the kind who
would take money, it was obtainable.
The last few yeatv we have . not
been In touch with legislatures. . The
school book trust may have "reform
ed." but usually reform only comes
to such heartless constitutions when
the people go to breaking ribs.
' We believe a free text book . law
will reduce the price of books mater
tally and thus give; every child an
even break on education.,'
MXKfcLY THE LAW IN THE CASE. naPe or
it
Omie
More Week
AND THE GREATEST SALE IN THE HISTORY
OF WEST'S STORE CLOSES
Don't delay if you would profit by the many price sacrifices
READ THE LIST BELOW. See how much you can save by doing your
shopping now.
a doteri gold watches, eleven rings
set with either diamonds, rubes or
emeralds Ihirty-one stick pins, forty,
two bracelets numerous seek chains,
nearly $.100 In currency and gartre
buckles, sleeve links, watch fobs, and
other Jewelry of the same sort al-
law. the legislature should be attack
ed, not the school board. ' If former
school boards of the past didn't en
force the laws, that la no excuse for
th nresent board to hide behind. The
Tacctnatlon plan may or may not be' mcst without mention. In addition
to IhcBe tne sea yielded up pots, pans
and kettles almost without number
so that atogether . the gales, provided
a store of wealth richer than any
within the memory of the oldest beach
frequenter.
efficacious, but why blame the school
board because it carries out the let
ter and aplrlt of the law? If other
governing boards In the city are not
fulfilling their duty they are subject
to criticism of course.
. WOULD TEACJI POUTEE.SS
Realizing that "politeness is to do
or say, the kindest thing in the fclnd
t way," a League of Politeness ha
TACKLING THE T A BIFF.
Tariff revision being an Inevitably
result of the verdict rendered by the
We Now Havs On Deposit
$800,000.00
or money accumulated by residents of La Grande and the Grande
Ronda valley.
We Now Have Loaned
$700,000.00
to business men, farmers and others In this community.
The money deposited bere la not "laid away" sa some of It might
be If Ha owners had not deposited It, but It Is Industriously at work
all about os. doing good.
By depositing your Income here on open aocount and paying It out
by oheck. you will safeguard your Interests, build yonr credit an t
cultivate an acquaintance at a strong financial Instftstion, which
can and will help you when yon need help.
Dont delay, you can begin with a small deposit at the
La Grande National Bank
La Grande, Oregon
Capital 1164.000 00. Surplus, $120.0e.0. Resources. tU10.S4f.9S
EKED J. HLSS W. J. CHTOCn,
PrvsUrat Ties Pnwldeat
F. L. METERS, BAKL ZTJTwEL. 1
Asl CaaMer
Dry Goods SPECIALS MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING
20c Seersuckers, now A2y2c in all newest styles I
15c heavy dating, now. .2l10c REDUCED 25 PER CENT
20c Japanese Crepes, now . :rfa frum regular prices. ;
Yard Wide Percales, now 9c - ; .
12Vc Percales, 32 in. wide, now 8c gf df fv v Any LADIES' SUIT
Americus Apron Gingham, now '' 6c VU iU) III in our entire stock at $9.90
- , Biw mM V UV during this annual sale.
20c Turkish Towels, now ...15c f V 0 V V : Reg, values up to $40.00.
riZZZ: LADIES' SHOES MEN'SSHOES
10c Dress Ginghams, now .. . ......7c An odd lot of. $3.50 and $3.50 grades in both dress
ik w u w i j 1ft $4.00 values, , all good and work shoe. Take
15c Cotton Plaids, now . 10c styles. 1 AQ Y0 r M Oft
15c Bokhara Flanel, now r. ..3.0c. Choice ..,P1 . choice ....i A9
50c Silk Tissues, now . 29c - . rr 4 TT -
35c Silk Tissues now . 19c QUR S2.39 1 AoLlii
25c Dress Fabrics, now .----15c offers your choice of big assortment U : .
; MANY OTHER BARGAINS 1 BOYS' SUITS, BOYS OVERCOATS,' MEN'S OV-
"tbat equal the above are offered to'every'depart.' ' V ERCOATS, MALONE MACKLNAWS,
ment. : - ; . . ... f,. f - DRESS PANTS. A- "J? -
EVERY ARTICLE IN
OUR ENTIRE STOCK
REDUCED
WEST'S
15TH ANNUAL SALE
Remember This sale
closes promptly Friday
Jan. 31st.
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IB
American people election day It
well to have it over with as soon as
possible. The wool,, cotton, chemical
and metal schedules are likely to be
the first taken up at the special sess
ion of congress which President-elect
Wilson promises to call not later than
April 15th. That the revision will
follow the general lines laid down in
the Underwood measures, which were
vetoed by President Taft, seems likely.
The fact that Bryan, who la spoken of
for the new president's cabinet, wns
of the opinion that ther Underwood
bills did not go far enough in the
downward direction promises some
fireworks. In the end, however. It is
expected that the new president, in
accordance with his campaign speech
en. will be on the side of moderate re
vision.
Tho early disposal of the , tariff
question Is eminently desirable from
every point of view. Business natur
ally will welcome the shortening of
the period of suspense. The nat'on b
a whole will welcome It. Even the
standpatters who oppose any move to
alter the schedules must be convinc
ed that Inasmuch as revision ha been
decided on the quickest possible ad
Ion Is best.
It Is fortunate that the Tariff rom-
remains to he seen.
That nothing particularly revolu
ttonary Is to be feared from the party j
In power seems to be the accepted be
lief of all but a few extremists:
Tariff revUlon downward promised
by the (Republican in 1908, but with
held when the test came we certain
ly will have, but a revision that In
jures any American Industry is not at
all likely.
Milk is now being recommended as
a hair tonic, f ure. Look at the bald
beaded babies who have grown hair.
Fashionable women of Paris have
discarded rouge, according to report
That sounds like a bare-faced lie.
"IVitth is as simple as slipping off
gloVe." pays a Thensophlial lectur
er. Hope she doesn't mean a new
glove.
Dee
Anyone Tare For Fhcrl
Does an.vone care for father?
Ioes anyone think of the one
Upon whose tired bent shoulders
The cares of the family come
The father who strive for your com
mission Idea seems about to be aban-i fort
iloned. Orant'ng Its admitted fault.! And to!ls from day unto day,
it yet promised something far better! Although his steps grow slower.
than the political log rolling seeming,
ly unavoidable uuder the old methods
At least. It gave congress the chance
of securing unbiased information to
use or not to use. as it chose, but
available In rase a really scientific re
vision was intended. The Democrats
contend that In the statistical bureau
of the department of commerce and
labor they have Just as good a source
for data as they had la the tariff
'card. Whether they make use of it
And his dark locks are turnln grav
is it right. Just because he looks trou
bled. To say he's as cros iui bear?
Kind words, little actions, and ktnd
nes Might banish his burden of care.
Tie for you he's ever so anxious.
He will toil for you while he may
IWe;
In return he only asks kindness.
And such pay is esay to give.
Families Are Buying
"Sunkist" Oranges
by the Box or Half -Box
Enjoy the rich, delicious meat and sweet, tangy juice of
ruddy, thin-skinned, seedless "Sunkist" oranges.. C
Have this golden fruit for breakfast, dessert and
" between meals." Cleanest of all fruits never touched
by bare hands. All the pickers
and packers ot bunkist
oranges and lemons wear
clean, white cotton gloves.
"Sunkist" oranges are the fin
est, juiciest oranges in the world.
Tree-ripened, fiberless. Not a teed
in "Sunkist Buy them by the box
or half-box. That is cheaper than buy
ing by the dozen. They keep for weeks.
Ask for "Sunkist" lemons so full of
that they go farther than other lemons. Try Sun
kist" lemonade hot or cold. Lemjns add flavor
to fish meats and salads. .
Get Rogers Silver with
"Sunkist" Wrappers
Cut the trademarks from "Sunkist" orange and
lemon wrappers and send them to us. We offer 27 dif
ferent premiums, all Rogers A-l Standard Guaran
teed Silverware. Exclusive "Sunkist" design.' '
For this orange spoon send 12 "Sunkist" Orange or
Lemon Wrappers and 6 two-cent stamps. "Red Ball"
orange and lemon wrappers count same as "Sunkist."
Buy "Sunkist" Oranges and Lemons
at Your Dealer's
Send your name and full address for
free premium sheet and Premium Club
Plan. Address all orders for premiums
and all inquiries to
California Fruit Growers Exchange
n. um xnm, lucaf, UL (143)
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juice