La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 27, 1913, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextEl Ml mm T MORE T MINES New York, Jan. 26. (Special) A they will keep a record that certain new real estate price record bat boen Judges "loafed" and that they could established here by the purchase of a hear many more cases It they worked lot twenty-flve by aevenly-three feet as much as the Judges In other fer enough money to cover the ; counties. The New York Judges ground with two layers of dollar bills,! however, have always had defender. a layer of Uvea, a layer of tens, a lay. who contended that more work Is per er of twenties, and a fifth coating of formed by Individual Judges In .'New- hundred dollar notes. The land was; York county than-anywhere else In bought to build the new thirty-two the state. While the keeping of the story home of a giant Wall street record Is done through sn order made banking Institution. It has also been by the supreme court Judges them learned that J. P. Morgan, located In ( selves. It Is done at the suggestion of an antiquated looking building In era from Europe, maeea toe worst 1 exhibited will have little or no value since the gallery, which is to be oper. ated by the Metropolitan Museum, will contain only art fakes. There is a very serious purpose in in plann ing of this gallery sinoe It proposes as far as possible to educate the pic ture buying publie In the wiles of art ' dealers who annually unload at fabulous prices on an unsuspecting public clever countrfetla of the work of famous painters. The faked pic tures which will appear in the gallery I to be used as the basis or instruction In the art of picking out a genuine : 1 old master, as compared to a counter, felt, are themselves good enough to fool the average buyer and It Is ex ported that through them real results ran be accomplished In educating and protecting the art lovers. While the 1 ' Wall street, almost directly across from the Stock Exchange, has bought an adjoining lot at what Is said to be an equally fabulous rate. The exact amount Is not known, but the land is said to he the highest priced portion of the earth's surface, not excepting any real estate in any city, nor the surface of any gold mining claim. Just how local Talues compare with In London. lor instance, 10 the State Bar association which pass-1 fake gallery Is certain to prove pop- ed a resolution to that effect at- Its ular here it Is not likely to be enthus iast session.. Among other things the record will show the uujiber of cases heard by each Judv. tv'ii:fW litigant, the number of disagreements defaults, dismissals, ani dlscontlnu ances, amount of verdict and the num ber of opinions written by the Judge. For the first time in the east a strike of newspaper writers ls on luusn j mill shown by the fact that a record tnak--Tne paperB affected are the "Yiddish" ing sale In the English city was re- aaMes of New York, and though they tently made at a figure which would. are prlnte(J ln a language that is for brlng the price of a square foot J elgn to moet Americana, their circular about $127 an compared to an actual j t,on ches to nearly half a million -le here at the rate of 558 a square For yMr. attempts have foot. The significance of these bcen made t0 unionire the newspaper changes ln ownership seemed to be nrofe.Bt01, and In some of the west- that Wall street which nas suoaeniy taken to reforming Its banking, it brokerage transactions and its mem bers' nablta and reputations, has now et out to reform it physical appear ance as well. The street at present Is anything but the canyon of sky scrapers which, outside of New York, it Is supposed to be. "Only two build ings in the whole street go above eighteen stories, and the average height is about six stories. Also the structures are for the most part old. and while they have a great deal of dignity and even luxury ln their fit tings and furnishings, their exteriors suggest a banking and business sys tem of Andrew Jackson's day, rather than those of the present. iastlcally regarded by those persons ln this country and abroad who gain a fat living by manufacturing "old masters" to be sold to unsuspecting purchasers. While it has not yet been determ ined Just how much work a Judge is expected to do to earn his salary, plans are now under way here to find out Just how much work they do ac complish, and for the first time in the . . . - v.A .mini the members oi the Judiciary are soon to be confront ed with something very like a time clock. While matters have not yet come to such a point that Judges will be expected to punch such a clock like any employe, arrangements have been made by which tabs will be kept on their work in a manner Just as strict. The clerks of the trial parts r , sunreme court have been furn ished with special charts on which back a few truckloads of "old mas "Seventy thousand children are made orphans In one year by our di vorce laws Is the startling express- Ion of facts which were brougth out here by the Rev. Francis H. Moody in an attack upon American divorce! conditions. In the last forty years. according to tne clergyman s careiui ly prepared statistics, no less than 3.. 700.C00 men and women have been leg ally divorced, and the persons direct lv connected with these cases number! ern cities they have been successful, more tnan 5,000,000, or almost evact-J but this It is believed is the first time jy tne Bame as the present population that such a thing has been done. ' of New York City. Most of the chlldi ren who have been "orphaned" by los -ng one parent through the courts this part of the country, or on so large acale. The new union, wnicn la known as "Newspaper Writers Union No. 4," was organized and chartered by the International Typo graphical Union, one of Cue largest and most powerful of craft unions. It rrew from an organization formed by Horace Greeley, and has more of the features of the old European ."guilds" than any other active labor body. A curious twist of Its history comes out in the fact that the hundred or so Jewish scribes who walked out of the offices ' the other day are organized Into a "chapel" of the union a name that is used because the first English printing press wa set up In a ruined chaoel of the Catholic church in the The " demands of the striking reporters and writers 1? for shorter hours and more pay, fo recognition of their organization anf for the "closed shops". If the move ment Is successful, an attempt will be mads to call out the staffs of the Ger man dailies and later to organize the great English papers themselves. New York, it is announced, is short ly to have what will probably be the most remarkable art gallery in, exist ence. This does not mean another multi-millionaire Is planning, to bring have been less than ten years old, and Mr. Moody points out the- moral dan ger to the youngsters who grow up thus In "half a home". Half of all the divorces in the country, he finds, have been between couples living in the mlddlewestern states. In Illinois alone there have been 120000 divorcer since 1862. a number which is larger than that ln any other state. 'S " THINK OF IT. 30,000 Persons Publicly JSeeemraend Our Bemedy. Some Are La ' Grande People. Over one hundred thousand have recommended Doan's Kidney Pills. , For backache, kidney, urinary ills, Thirty thousand signed testimonials. Are appearing now. In public print.. Some of them are La Grande people. Rome are published in La Grande. Noother remedy show such proof. Follow tnls La Grande woman's ex ample. - Mrs. Ella Lyman. 1307 Madison Ave. La Grande, Ore., says: "I have used Doan's Kidney Pills several times for bark and kidney trouble with the best results. . I have also noticed tbtfr rood effect ln anothr cease of kidney weakness In my family. We have never found anything else that aed as quickly and thoroughly on the kid 'ipts as Dean's Kidney Pills. I believe the best kidney medicine mi IS THE ONLY PRODUCT UNION COUNTY DOESN'T RAISE A Healthful, Steady Growth ha always been La Grande's keynote of success. During the past few years ' we have paved miles of streets, established a paid fire - department, installed water and sewer systems of real credit, built fine schools, promoted various enterprises and developed many institutions, and, of course, have greatly in creased our population, rural and urban. : a! There's a Whole Lot Doing at Present as well as a good record for the past. A Y. M. C. A. building is being planned, a city library, several new churches, new school, new railroads, new mills, new businesses, new people, all are headed toward La Grande. Consider what this means to real estate values. We believe that, either as an investment, a business, or a home, La Grande property is the best proposi tion on record. Business activity as well as cultural development will more than ever characterize he growth of the city of pay-rolls in the valley of di versified interests. - -V '' A LOT TO BUILD ON 1704 Adams Ave, 101 12 xl20, will make two good lots. This location is very desirable. Price and terms 'reasonable. A RESIDENCE to BUY 1604 First St. 5 rooms smooth plastered, ce ment, basement, bath toilet, lot 50x110. Barn 18x24. Built in 1912. A HOME FOB SALE An entire block and 5 room house, four . acres mostly in orchard, good land, an unusual piece of city property. 1 LET YOUR WANTS BE, KNOWN, AND WE WILL TBY TO SATISFY THEM. .GEO H; CURREY 108 ELM STREET He Who Sells REAL ESTATE LA GRANDE, OR. to be bad." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents tor the United States. K ..' Remember the name Doans and take no other. - Best Cough Hedlclne for Children. "I am very glad to say a few words ln praise of Cbemberlaln's Cough " - . ' 5 ' ' -$ t,---- -' ...13 l f - V V ;A'.'"' " ' '.- - ' f!,1 t i 1 -4 i'-" It yt !- ; - . K ill i rrf - yi Im jv 7 X ksMI! x 7a1 P 'U f.. ;. ,, (fi jii- ' ( t l.viri V .J''i'--:iAif - 3.. wk i - . - . . i V x ' , - S - V ll'l- ' -v - : . - . : , f -1 - - - , . ,..:. ':..:. : ' ''' :.' -: -. ' .. . J : . ; T Remedy," writes Mrs. Llda Dewey, Milwaukee, Wis. "I have used It for years both for my children and my stelf and It never falls to relieve and cure a cough or cold. No family with children should be without It as It gives almost Immediate relief ln casei of croup." Cbamberlan's Cougb Remedy Is pleasant and safe to taks which Is of great Importance when medicine must be given to young children. For sale by all dealers. Stops Coughs - Cures Colds ssl FOB SAILS BY A. T. HILL. Ullto A SCESE FBOM "THE IBI FB0 T0B0, ITTHE STEWARD THEATRE, FRIDAY SIGHT. O EARN SOaTKTIIIXO DURING P YOUR "SPARE TIME. The Observer has an attractive 4 proposition for one person 1 either lady or man in every t school district ln Union and 4 4 Wallowa counties outside of La 4 t Grande, to act as correspondent. Space rate will be paid for all news, provided at least one news letter each week Is sent In. t This work can be done dur- P Ing spare momenta. Checks for i services will be mailed each month. t Remember, a correspondent Is 9 wanted at every poBtofflce and In every, as well as In each school district. No previous ex- 4 t perlence Is necessary, as all 4 that Is required la telling the news of the community as It oc- 4 cum. Write at once and be the per- son to represent the Observer In 9 your community, thus making some extra money for yourself. THE OBSERVER, tf La Grande. Oregon 4 .444444444' COMMITTEE EXPLAINS (Continued from page six.) made of the press of the state of Oregon so that a special letter of transmittal will not have to accom pany this argument, thus saving con. siderable expense to our taxpayers. It the previ of the stale will concede this favor and enlarge upon the Im portance of any objections fielng ful ly and plainly stated, with the reasons therefor, the problem of good roada In the state of Oregon will be much nearer a solution ten days from now. W. IRVrNO SPEN'CER. Salem, Oregon January 17. 1913. Famous Stage Beauties " ; look with horror on skin eruptions, blotches, sores or pimples. They don't have them. For all such trou bles use Bucklen's Arnica Salve. It glorifies the face. Excellent for ec zema or salt rheum. It cures sore lips, chapped hands, chilblains; heals burns, cuts and bruises. Unsurpas sed for piles. 25o at all druggists. Chrenle Constipation Cured. "Five years ago I had the worst case of chronic constlpalton I ever knew of and Chamberlain's Tablets cured me," write 8. F. Fish, Brook lyn, Mich. For tale by all dealers. Increase In lYcuU Production. Washington, Jan. 27. Silver pro duction ln the state of Washington Increased 63 per cent last year over that- for 1911. according to the pre liminary report made by C. N. Geryy of the federal geological survey. Gold output decreased 20 per i-ent, the vnlue of that produced being )679.00f as compared with a yield of $Sl!00t !n the previous year. The ". '' ni ver for 1912 was 398,000 o-'i: the copper 1.250,000 pounds, o. - . of 295 per cent. Both Increases were largely due to development in Stev ens county. Lead and sine shipments were very small. " r The total value of metal prodoe ton for Washington ln 1912 was about 7 per cent above that for 1911.