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LA bRANDtt EVCNINQ OBSERVER,
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1913.
THE OBSERVER
BRUCE DENNiS
EDITOR AJiD CWSEE.
Iiterel at the postofflce at La Grande,
, Oregen, ai second class matter.
8CBSCRIPTI0X BATES. . .
Daily, single copy ....... tt
ally, per week lie
VaUy, per month
.tit
. , In Eastern Oregon that this program
THE WEST.JACOBSO riRCUASE.iWI""napped0Ut- t
. , j Commenting on the possible candl-
After all, the thing that counts for dnpr che Jou1 seems to think this
more than anything else In "boost- (he cause ot Malarky' pronounced
ins" a city or community Is the ac- j friendship for "the people" In the re
tual Investment of money by men ce,,t laBt- Whether this be true or
who expect reasonable returns. not ln Malarky's case. It is apparent
The. transaction of yesterday after-!110 everyone that the Journal and Its
noon when N. K. West of this cay und j "Inner circle" has profited financially
C. S. Jacobson of Portland Joined lu and Politically by alleged friendship
the, purchase of one of the veiy best ; for "the PeP,e"
business corners of La Grande for ' If 11 1,118 Doen a Profitable game for
the purpose of erecting a business I Jackson and bis crowd, surely there
bulling at once, causes renewed ' ls no "Wright on the plan, and why
falUi in La Grande aa a city and con- !not ' Dan.Malarkey try his hand If
vlnces all that men of business abll-jie thinks- he can make some medl
Hjr have unwavering faith In the fu- c,ne-
ture of this community.
Another feature of the deal that
Is decidedly Important to consider is
tli fact that Portland money comes
across the munfcalna. Why? Because
It finds better opportunity for invest
ment than can be found in the me
tropolls. Men do not invest money
unless they expect returns, and they
invest their money where returns
aeem the best and most certain.
Behind the Investment Just made
are men who have had large and ex
tensive business ' experience", and
whose Judgment on futures of com
munities can well be taken as a guide
to others who seek investments.
WE'RE TIRED OF "OVERSIGHTS
The Rural Spirit of Portland tells
of a special poultry train that Is to
tour Eastern Oregon, "and will stop at
Baker and Pendleton." It will be no
ticed that La Grande is not mentioned
by the Spirit.' Of course that paper
will cry oversight, but La Grande is
tired of the "oversight" racket. There
are more chickens raised around La
Grande tlian around Pendleton and
Baker combined. There ls more poul
try marketed through La Grande from
Union and Wallowa counties than.
from any other point in Eastern Ore
gon. . Yet the Rural Spirit does not
mention that the poultry train will
stop here.
There Is such a thing as being a
good fellow to a limit tlhat others get
into their cocoa nude an opinion, "Well
it's La Grande; they are good fellows
and will stand anything." La Grande
has every asset and every feature that
makes up a clay of some Importance,
yet the remainder of the state dues
not seem to realize It. It Is fight for
everything we get, but thank heaven,
the people here know how to fight, so
let the game go on. La Grande can
live and prosper with all the Rural
Spirits, Oregonlans and Journals
against her. La Grande can get along
wliftiout the Portland wholesaler or
Jobber fairly well, and It need not
surprise some of the highbrows of
the lower country If a few accounts
were placed with Spokane houses In
the near future. We believe It would
The Test
Time determines whether the policies under which a bank is oper
atcd are safe. '
This bnnk has been ln business twenty-six years.
It has grown steadily until It hus become one of the stronger', anil
most prosperous financial !u tltutlons In the West.
The soundness of Its policies Is attested by the long list of conserv
1 atlve business men who transact their business here: also b an
: earned surplus of $i:i0.M'.O0, the work of time and the resilt of
conservative management.
This bank has facilities for UVing cure of more high grade bu.sU
nesa and offers its services to those who appreciate? the best in
banking.
La Grande National Bank
La Grande, Oregon
Capital, $100,000.00 Surplus, $;!0,000.00 Resources, l.t'oo.Pou.OO
DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY OK I'NITED STATES GOVERNMENT.
UNITED STATES POSTAL SAVINGS REPOSITORY.
be a fine Idea, for Eastern Oregon
seems to be of Utile service to tlie
remainder of the state except to pay
In her money.
TAKDT DISCOVERT.
The Portland Journal announces
that Pan J. Malarky Is bo be a'can-
Idldate foi the United States senate to
j succeed unamDeriain. rms is a trine
tardy on the part of the Journal, for
It has been understood for some time
i
There would likely be as much sin
cerity Jn Malarky's claims of loyalty
to the people, as there has been to the.
Journal's, for ft ls plaintl anyone
that the Journal treads only a cer
tain distance on the toes of Portland's
big business Interests and then It re
cedes,' leaving the common people
without protection. This has been go.
;lnB on for Bome tIme but on,y recent-
ly has there been heard a clamor that
the Journal no longer fights for the
people.
Every person who ls not in the fi
nancial ring of Portland can rest un
der one positive fact Portland's finan
ciers have their own sweet way about
Oregon state matters.- . '
Malarky could not be any worse
than those who are playing the" game
now, but it Is doubtful with his record
as corporation attorney if he could
score as big a success as has the Jour
ual and its "inner circle". .
GOVERNMENT LOANS OX LAND.
At present Arthur V. Swift, presi
dent of the Farmers' union for Ore
gon and Idaho, Is ln Washington; wUh
other prominent Union men from dif
ferent parts of the nation trying to
make congress see that long time
loans on farm land would be a benefit
to the agricultural conditions. ;
Mr. Swift and his associates are
eminently right In their claim.s Tills
ls one branch of business that has
been neglected, and it Is the best se
curity, known. Why should . a railroad
water Its stock and then be able to
float, enormous loans at a small rate,
of Interest when the farmers of the
country, who holil the Dest security
obtainable, be turned down for money,
and if successful ln negotiating a
lonn. be forced to pay twice the In
terest rat that a corporation pays
with watered stock as Its chief asset?
Tirm Lawson, with all of his dream
ing and foolishness, has been advoc.nt-1
Ing a government department for I
making farm loans for Bome time and
he Is right in this Instance.
The best way to et the back to
the farm movement ln actual opera
don Is to provide money for the' far
mer at a low rate of Interest to work
with.
of Time
PARCELS POST.
This morning's parcels post brought
:o the city from San Francisco, ar
iron frame part of a White sewing
machine. It was not In the mall bag
nor was It wrapped. It was about
four feet long and weighed perhaps
seven or eight pounds. On the ship
ping tag were attached the parcels
stamps to the amount ot 60 cents.
The. uses to which are parcels post
Is being pub Indicate clearly that It ls
fast reaching Into the business of the
express companies and that shipments
develop. Not many days ago a baby
was sent from Its mother's place to
its grandmother. All ot the require
ments of the postoftlce department
were complied with and the rural
carrier had the distinction of having
car:d the first parcel of the kir.i
tn the United States. Fancy a seven
or eight pound baby wrapped accord
ing to regulation with the bright red
stamps of the department attached to
a snow white blanket, delivered to
Its grandmother, several miles dis
tant, by the rural carrier. When this,
youngster matures, he will have his
tory attached, to himself ln the mak
ing of which he did nothing but con
sent or, protest. When that carrier
consigns the Job' to a successor his
proud record will be headed by the
story of the baby that rode In the mail
wagon aa a parcels post package.
LA GRANDE 'FRIENDS REGRET IT.
The many friends of Judge Phelps
of Pendleton In this part of the state
sincerely regret hearing of his Illness.
The Judge is at his home In Pendle-
ton and is undergoing what ls believ
ed the worst case of smallpox ever
recorded In the Eastern Oregon coun
try. It seems that be did not undergo
vaccination and as a result a mallg
nant case of the old form of smallpox
has developed, threatening his life.
, . ... . , .
Baker has seen fit to Join La Grand
In ceasing to regret that the Eastern
Oregon Insane asylum was located at
Pendleton. The 200 crazy people re
cently added to Pendleton's popula
tion do not look good to the people
of Baker who breathe good air and
drink good water.
Some one has remarked, "It is. the.
duty of all appointive city officers tq,
forco the, jclty ordinances without
fear or favor, and It Is the duty of
everyone to stand by such nets." This
goes without saying, for when a cliy
official takes his oath ' of office ho
swear she will do Just what is quoted
above.
INCREASE IX S1IITIH II.I)l(i
Pessimists who are alarmed at the
activity shown In other countries to
ward increasing their merchant, hia
rlne need not be discouraged over
the condition in rhls country.
The department of commerce and
labor has Just given out a statement
showing an increase In shipbuilding .
for the three months ending Sept. 30.
1912. as against the corresponding
period of 1911, the number of sailing,
steam and unrigged vessel built be
ing -IS"., aggregating S0.2S1 tons, as
compared with 402 vessels In 1911
agaregntlng 76.048 tons.
At the same time 32 steam vessels
of steel construction were bunt, hav
ing a gross tonnage of 44.312, as con
trasted with only five steam vessels
.n 1911, with 2.20S gross tons.
This reiHirt also declared the ship
builders of the Great I-akeg huv
demonstrated that they can bid low
er on both Iron and wooden vessels
than foreign competitors, and It Is
also shown thut the cost of materials
l Increasing so rapidly In Europe
that only the lowness of wages wll
give them any shade of advantage ov-;
ipr American shipbuilding concerns, j
I Inadequate docking futilities and
j the reluctance of Americans to put
their money Into shipbuilding are
.the two big drawbacks to the bulld-
! .
ing up of a blsger merchant inarln
In this country.
New lOneland, once the center of
the shipbuilding Industry, Is fust be
ing robbed of Its prestige, but It Is
believed that to America the uatloi.s
may ngnin turn for the ships whbh
tbey want to be s'punch and sirons
and abb" to breast every gule.
Meiitol Il.ilr Totilc keeps tbe scalp
In a h.-ulthy condition, prevents the
ha'r fnnn fulling out, restcres It to
Its natural color and used regularly
keeps the hair soft and fluffy. New-
Rsd Tape In Germany.'
- The following la an Illustration of the
beauties of bureaucratic administration
in Germany:
It appears tbat in tbe postofflce de
partment at Berlin, if a' clerk wishes
new lead pencil, be must tarn ln to the
proper authority the stump of .the one
that bas become too short for further
use; In one case a clerk received bis
new pencil without returning the end
of tbe old one, and before this error
was discovered thbt clerk hud been
transferred to another office. Shortly
after the assumption of bis duties at
bis uew lost this clerk received an of
ficial Intimation thut he bad neglected
to turn In his iencll end. By this time,
however, tbe end bud disappeared. In
order to avoid official reprimand, the
resourceful rlerk pun-bused a new pen
cil, cut off u piece about tbe length of
tbe missing end and dispatched it to
the stationery department Everybody
was accordingly satisfied. Harper's
Weekly.
When Swinburne Wss Ready.
A diverting picture of Swinburne, his
frock coat bulging with manuscript,
waiting to be asked to read alond bis
latest poem. Is given ln Edmund
Gosse's "Portraits nnd Sketches."
After floating nlMiut the room and
greeting bis host und hostess with
many little becks of the head and af
fectionate smiles ii nd light waving of
tbe Aimers, he would settle at last up-
right on a chuir, or by preference on a
'" there 'n n, of rigid
immouiiuy, me iocs or one iooi presseu
against the heel of tbe other. Then be
would say In an airy, detached way, as
though speaking of some absent per
son. "I hove brought with me mr 'Tha-
jgsslug- or my -Wasted Garden' (or
whatever It mlpbt happen to be), which
I have Just finished." Then be would
be folded again in silence, looking at
nothing. We then were to say, "Ob,
do please read lt"to us! Will you?"
Pairing Off For Dinnsr.
Tbe custom of walking to the dining
room arm lu arm, "taking a lady ln to
dinner," strange though It may seem,
is comparatively modern, as prior to
the middle of the eighteenth century It
'to dinner first, the ladles following ln
uiuci ui i ii ii iv . i in, iuc cuiicuicu niici,
all In single file, also ln tbe order of
rank, the host being last Tils, how
ever, gave rise to so many duels on
questions of precedence both among
the ladies and the gentlemen tbat tbe
custom of "pairing off" was begun in
'order that no dispute might arise, it
j being, one of the customs of society
J that no duel challenge could be given
. ln the presence of the Indy concerning
whom tbe dispute bud arisen. New
y0rk American.
Medical Fees In Bygone Days.
At the beginning of the eighteenth
ceutury the usual fees to physicians
and surgeons ln England were "to a
graduate in physlek, his due Is about
10 shillings, though he commonly ex
pects or demands 20 shillings. ' Those
that are only licensed physlcluns, their
due ls no more than (is. 8d., though
they commonly demand 10 shillings.
A surgeon s fee ls 12 pence A
mile, be bis Journey near or far, 10
grouts to set a bone broke or out of
Joint ami for letting blood a shilling;
the cutting or amputation of any limb
ls fS, but there is no settled fee for
the cure." Tho s.VNtem of regulating
the fee according to the pocket of the
patient Is almost as old as history.
Westminster Gazette.
The Old Bedlam. "
Bethlehem (pronounced Bedlam), the
Loudon lunatic asylum, was originally
founded in 1247 as a priory, but is
spoken of as a hospital for lunatics In
142. and when the church was de
solled It wus granted to the city of
Loudon as such an asylum. At one
time the wretc hed Inmates were exhib
Ited to the public like so ninny wild
beasts, as Pepys notes In Ills diary and
Hogarth shows ln one of his sketches
Patients thut were harmless or half
cured were given badges and releuseil
to Uv-t on the streets. Kdgur In "King
Lear" Impersonates one of these wan
dering Toui-o'-Itedluins.
Man's 0ifal Nnture.
The professorial mind for nil Its
aclltcilcss( is luil.le to oreiisional lapses,
like less hiirlili trilttil tulnl lii-f Ona
amusing case' in point is reported in
the Philadelphia Public Ledger:
A certain professor was struggling to
make the point that tsith patents have
an equal Influence upou a child.
"Tor." he eoutluued gruveiy, "a man
is as much the son of his father as he
is the daughter of his mother."
Lew and Poetry,
A lawjer can put 1.1H10 words to
gether and make them worth $1,000
That's legal ability.
A poet can put 1.000 words together
and make them worth fifteen plunks,
pnyable on publication. That's poetry
Washington Herald.
Corrected.
The Doctor Hut. my denr sir. y.ui
must ninstiente your final. What were
your teeth given you for? The Suf
I ferer (l ultulj i They weren't given me
I I bought 'ein.-I.oiidon Sketch.
" ' First Night Critics.
In an article In the American Maga
sine! Walter Prlcbard Eaton writes:
"Tbe theater door man is an Impor
tant person on first nights, because aa
be passes' out return checks between
acts be bears tbe comments of tbe au
dience. Ills ears are wide open on
sucb occasions, and. mingling witb tbe
crowd in tbe lobby, are other attaches
ef tbe theater, ail seeking to overbear
the comments, and all rushing to report
to tbe manuger.- Not long ago tbe last
act of a play ln New York was en
tirely changed after the opening night
solely iKx aune tbe women ln tbe audi
ence, as tbey left the bouse, were near
ly all complaining of tbe tragic finish.
When a piece bangs ln tbe balance be
tween success and fallnre, when 'tink
ering' cau perhaps turn the scale, these
frank comments overheard In the lobby
are of great importance to author and
manager. In other cases tbey are a
barometer of successor failure, though
the ultimate test, of course. Is the
subtle attitude of the audience in tbe
auditorium. Its spontaneous enthusiasm
or Its coldness and signs of boredom."
A Household Maneuver.
"And what," asked the caller after
be bad been shown all over Mr. Bobbs'
new house. "Is that pretty littlajartlcle
hanging over the piano?"
"Don't you kuow?" answered Mr.
Bobbs enthusiastically. "Why, that Is
a handy mutch receiver, made by Mrs.
Bobbs. I scratch a match and nse it
It 'mist not be thrown on tbe floor.
There ls tbe receiver. Holding tbe
burned match carefully In my fingers,
I move tbe piano away from tbe wall
i to the center of the room. Then I go
down ln the basement and get tbe step
ladder. I place, tbe stepladder against
the wall, mount it, deposit tbe match ln
the receiver, climb down agala I then
return tbe stepladder to tbe basement,
come back and move tbe piano into its
former position. There's nothing like
having these things about tbe honse.
It makes neatness and discourages
smoking." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Reoipes For Long Life.
Tbe Inte John Bigelow, tbe patriarch
of diplomats and authors, and the no
less distinguished physician and au
thor Dr. S. Weir Mitchell were together
several years ago at West Point Dr.
Bigelow was then ninety-two and Dr.
Mitchell eighty.
Tbe conversation turned to tbe sub
ject of age. "I attribute my many
years." said Dr. Bigelow, "tp the fact
thut 1 have been most abstemious, i
have euteu sparingly uud have not used
tobacco and have taken little exercise."
"It Is Just the reverse in my case.'
explained Pr. Mitchell. "I have eaten
just as much as I wished. If I could get
it: I have always used tobacco, immod
erately at times, and I have alwuyn
taken n great deal of exercise."
With that ninety-two years shook hb
head ut eighty ye.irs nnd suid. "Well,
you will never live to be no old muu."4
Llpplncott's Not a
nnve
Total Wreck,
you done with
"What
your
play ?"
"It dldn'tieo n- a farce, so I bad
tome iiiusli- composed ami tried It as
an iqieni but It fell tluL Then I boiled
It down iitn u vaudeville sketch, but
nolHidv would touch It."
"Too had A total loss, en?"
"Not total. I'here's one good Joke-In
lu it: I euti sell that for ftO ceuts."
I,itiisville Courier .louriiul.
Man's Big Mistake.
According to . a (ieruiun biologist,
mini uiatle s mistake when centuries
ago tie changed Himself from a quud
ruped to n blieil the contention being
that ma nc present day Ills are due to
carrying the spine In an upright post
tlon when It wus Intended to be car
ried borizou tally.
Accounted For.
"Tbe baby s awful bind." said Ma be.
"Yes: they come bald on purpose Ii
tbey bad hair they'd pull It all out. ami
then all that hair would be wusteil.
said Tommy.-Philndelpbia Record.
We handle the
"PEERLESS
PRODUCTS"
The name "Peerless'
signifies perfection in
Mazda and Gem Lamps
We sell
Westinghouse
Motors
Byron - Jackson &,
("ould Piunpiur; outfits
g for irrigation, etc.
PICKLES! !
i
We carry a full line of pickles,
Sour '
SWeet
Dills
Chow Chow
Also green and ripe olives, i
These are absolutely carried in
sanitary glass Jars and kegs.
CUMMINGS
&
BLACK
THE CALDWELL COFFE
STOOOE.
TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICA-
STRAYED OR STOLEN Jersey
milk cow. Leave Information with
Jerry McKennon, Red 431. 13-tf
FOiR SALE One to 4 lots lying on
brow of hill overlooking city. Edw
W. Kammerer, Phone Black .1532.
1-31-tf
FOR RENT Six room cottage on
. First atreeL, Call Mrs. Rynearson
: ;Ked 3651. . 1-31-tf
LOST Jersey cow strayed from J. B
Stoddard farm ln Fruitdale. Has
halter on. Finder return and re
celve reward. . 1-31-tf
FOR RENT Furnished housekeeping
rooms. Phone -Black 3681, or ca
at 103 Greenwood. Mrs. E. P. Day.
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WETERMAN & HOPKINS IN VAC.
DEVII.LE AT THE ARCADE TO
NIGHT. ORRIS SAYS'
A sweet head is a head for
sweets. It's not our business
4 to furnish the beads, but
I
P AS TO SWEETS '
1 We have the finest ln the land.
I Made from True Fruit Flavors.
1 Fresh and sweet 'every day at
I the
t
j SNOW FLAKE BAKERY.
I
We sell.
American and Westing
house electrically Heated
Apparatus
Irons, etc. .Guarantees
for all time.
"We will wire your
house and take care of
repair work.'
La Grande Electric
Co.
Foley Hotel Dlock Black 3141
lln PniR company.
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