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LA ItRANDE EVENING OBSERVER.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1913.
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Improved roadways. It is true that
these are narrow, but they are'ade-
l , B Blir. R n E N N iS 10ate- owner-motorist, who U
V accustomed to drive his car over be
, . " EDITOR AND OWNER. railed roads of the country, wlU not
latere! at the postoffice at La Grande, ' nave any tMnVulty to a two weeks'
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Oreaoa, aa second class matter.
; . . bcbscbiptiok vates.
Dally, single espy but there Is no Immediate danger.
atlr, per week lie At other timet he will be fax above
mountain trip. At times be will
skirt apparently fathomless canyons,
ally, per menth
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FAIB FLAT FOR THE BAKKEKS.
Reform of our banking and gen
eral currency system Is needed, says
Leslie's magazine. While our bank
note circulation Is absolutely safe, It
Is too rigid. Elasticity needs to be
Imparted to It, under which It mav
expand and contract rairtdly to meet
changing conditions. But of . the
$750,000,000 outstanding bank notes,
not a holder has ever lost or will
ever lose a dollar by a bank failure.
(Reform plans for the currency' are
being discussed, and some of the de
fects of onr scheme we hope to ae
remedied early to the days' of the
Wilson administration.
The banker Is one of the moBt Im
portant factors In the nation's busi
ness life. Without him the ex
changes of a nation of 96,000,000
the timber line, but the roadway is
aa safe as through the corn fields of
Illinois. In a two-weeks' trip. If ho
has his car In rational condition. It
will not be necessary to have to be
towed In a slngel Ins tance. He will
find comfortable hotels and Inns
within reach nearly every day. He
will have no difficulty In purchasing
gasoline. He will have no'difflcuriy
following routes from place to place;
In fact, he will find tourlug In many
of the most beautiful sections of
the Rocky mountains s easy as In
the central states and some parts of
New England.'
DECEPTION H17HT9.
A member of one of the large Chi
cago advertising . agencies recently
said: "Honest advertising Is being
given a severe blow by the mall or
der bouses." When asked for an
people-wfolch doubles Its trade ev- explanation he declared that adver
ery 12 or 15 yearn would be lm-jtlslng, to remain on a high level
possible. He is the balance wheel of must assure the customer an article
our system. In some degree this Is trtk-h Is exactly as expected.
true of the state banker, the trust "That is something the mall order
company chief, and of the head of houses are not doing" he added
the savings banks, particularly of i "So many customers are being do-
ttie latter. Compared with populn- ' celved by mall order advertising and
tlon, the number of banks hv the buying of so much stuff that does not
United States Is greater than In any come np to representation that tbey
other country in the world. Their i are losing faith."
activities are larger, and the capabll- Now, what the Chicago advertising,
ifclea and conservation among thoir man says meets exactly the Chicago
heads are at least as great as among or large center situation. He is tell
those of any other section ' of the lng of a situation that the honest
globe. j manufacturer or Jobber to the large
. The national bankers floated bun- cities Is facing, due to fraudulent
dreds of millions of government methods on the part of the mall or
botids during the civil war days, fur- der houses. But these same fraud
nlshed much of the money by which ulent practices In an advertisln way
4he government paid Its army and only strengthen the position of the
navy and Its legitimate expenses, and local merchant.
contributed materially toward mak-' . The local merchant advertises his
lng the I'nlted States an indpstructi- bargains, and ihf customers can step
ble union, of Indestme'.Ible states, into the store and see If the adver
They built the country's railroads tisod representations are true. No
and steamhslps. furnished a large fraud can be practiced by the home
part of the capital for Its great cor- retailer. What he offers for sn.e
poratlons. financed Its big en'er
prises, and were and are the means
of filling the weekly pay envelopes
of Its tens of ' millions of workers.
As a class the bankers
must he exactly what he snys
through the i columns of the local
newnpaper.
The oftener the people of our corn-
are among munlty who patronize the mail order
houpes iget "stung" In their purehns-
the most valuable elements of the
community.. Give them praise ruther es, the Booner they will rome biuk
than blame. to the old bnsls of being strictly
. home buyers. What Abraham I,ln-
fOLMHlADO ROAD Ml LIU (J. coin snld about "foollTig the people"
. Is trno in the merchandizing fields as
The entire country is not aware of well as in others, and the mail nr
the phenomenal strides that have der institutions are tho ones who are
been made In road-bulldlng in the going to find out the truth of It. They
mountain sections of Colorado with- can't continue to- conduct fraudulent
to the last few years. This road en- advertising methods and retain the
teTprbje has not been confined solely confidence of their customers. How
to highways from city to city, select- ever, the very thlm? they are doing
lng the shortest route; rather scenic Is affording the home merchants the
roads have been engineered and very best Instrument of warfare In
built especially for the mountain
panoramas which they afford, and
through the deepest canyons til',
motorists' narrow atone road is now
an accompaniment of the ever pres
ent mountain river or creek, and the.
pioneering railroad track. Practic
ally all of the important pauses hsve
fighting the mall order evil.
A miser Is not an economist.
A COWPLAINT.
This town Is going to the dogs
I always said It would;
The people don't turn In nd help
A neighbor like they shtuld.
I've always thought we all anouiu aiu
A fellow to his fights,
And, when be gets the worst of
Should help him get his rights.
But do the people 'do like that
I In this community T
When I have trouble like I bave.
Do tbey come helping met
For Instance,' with the railroad I
Have got some trouble now;
Have people helped me as they should
To fix that little rowT
Tou see I bought some shingle front
Chicago, where they're cheap;
I saved a dollar on the lot,"
For here they're pretty steep.
I needed them, and right aj.
The rainy days were nei,
The railroad took a month at least
To get the shingles here..
pot, when the railroad officer took
him before the court. '
' A new picture show is slated for
Huntington in the near future. It
Is to be located in the saloon build
ing vacated by Cunningham and
next door to the present show house.
This will give the town two mov
ing picture shows with a population
of less than 700.
And, when I got them, half a bunch
Was missing from the lot;
I guess it was the better half
The poorest ones I got.
The freight bill was another fright
They overcharged' me, too;''
And I won't pay It. not a cent
I won't be robbed. Would you?
But I can't get the shingles now.
Nor get my money back.
The railroad will mot give tbem up
It's raining in the shack.
Thp merchant they won't do a
thing ''..
I think It Is a crime;.
They ought to rise and make a kick
And bring that road to time!
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es. The postoffice w'll be seriously
handicapped tomorrow and patience
for the employes is asked.
The task Is a huge one and the
time allotted is short but n the lease
expires soon, the only avertue re
maining is to move tomorrow
avoid closing the postoffice
day not a holiday.
REPAIR OLD SITE.
Grade Schools to Dave Track Meet.
(Baker Democrat..
A new departure In high school
athletics is planned and If carried
out as it seems likely to be will
prove very beneficial to the grade
students who, under the present sys
tem, do not get to take active part
in school athletics until they enter
the high school. .
The new plan Is the outgrowth of
an Idea formed by Earl Conde, the
manual training teacher, who has
charge of the high school track
team. He plans a four cornered
meet 1n which teams representing
the four igtade schools of the city
shall take part. The Idea has been
met with much enthusiasm and the j
grade schools are largely organizing
their teams for the meet, which will
be held the middle of May, according
to the present plans.
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.rue. new arrangement win not on
ly admit the younger students to a
part in school athletics and stimu
late their Interest In general school
work, but will tend to give high
school coaches a line on material
for future teams. Medals will be
offered to tbe various winners and
an attractive program will be offer
ed so that the event should be one of
much Interest, especially to all in
terested In outdoor sports.
NEW SPRING I
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Just Arrived
SHIPMENT OF NEW SPRING
SHOES IN ALL STYLES' IN
WIDTHS FROM AA TO E. WE CAN
INSURE YOU A FIT THAT WILL
MAKE YOUR FEET GLAD.
L J. French Shoe Co.
EXCLUSIVE AGENTS FOR ONYX HOSIERY
and
on a
Plain Fntod States."
The noted Armenian at the dinner
of state wished ., to compliment . a
beautiful young woman upon her
complexion. Armenians bave no
such word. So he ventured
"You have a beautiful bide, Miss
Allen."
The young woman patiently ex
plained that only animals have hides
' and that he should have used he
word "skin." He .'Was very much
j abashed and promised to do better.
At churrh a few days later, he was
astonished bevond measure to hear
j fhe announcement of the hymn,
"Hide Me. O Mv Saviour, H'le Me."
He wasn't golns? to get caught
While plans are now under way Rfraln. So the tongregatlon heard
looking toward extensive repairs and his leet bass voice sing'ug, "Skin
enlargement by tho I. O .0. F. build- Me, O My Saviour, Skin (Me." '
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Plans Afoot to Add Story to Build-
In? and Repair Plrat Hoor.
Old Age.
Old age as It comes In the orderly
process of nature Is a beautiful and
maiestlc thing. It stands for experi
ence, knowledge,- wisdom, counsel,
That la old age as it should be, but
old age as It often is means poor
digestion, torpid bowels, a rulgglsh
liver and a general feeling of 111
health, despondency ' and misery.
This In almost every Instance $
wholly unnecessary. One of Cham
berlain's Tablets taken lmmedlateyl
after supper will improve tbe diges
tion, tone np the liver and regulate
the bowels. That feeling of despon
dency will give way to one of hope
and good cheer. For sale by all deal
ers. ":
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ng committee, wm iim uc. ,..........
passed on until next Saturday night
Indications now point to substantial
changes. The scheme is io mane
store room of eVery modern appli
ance and convenience of the rooms
now beireg vacated by tbe )ostofflce.
It- is also planned to run the struc
ture ba k to the alley and add anoth
er story. This will make a desirable
structure and lodge room facility and
it is now being brought to a final
head.
Boston woman asking a divorce,
complains that her husband pounded
her on the ankles, with his fist. Low
down trick.
The Test of Time
Time determines whether the policies under which a bank Is oper
ated are safe.
This bank has been In businosg twenty-six years.
It has grown steadily until It has become one of the stTongis'. aud '
most prosperous financial Institutions In the West.
The soundness of Its policies Is attested by the long list of conserv
ative business men who transact their business here; also by an
earned surplus of )130,0uO.rc. the work or time aad tbe res-tit of
conservative management.
This bank has facilities for taking care of more high grade busi
ness and offers Ms services to those who apprecla'je the best in
banking.
La Grande National Bank
La Grande, Oregon
Capital, 1100.000.00 Surplus, f t.10.000.00 Rrsourcts, 1.10.0OO.0O
DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY OK FMTED STATES GOVERJiHIXT.
CMTED STATES TOSTAL SAVINGS DEPOSITORY.
I1TBLER SOCIAL ITEMS. ?
MPERSOSATJOJilS COSTLY
Mght Operator Clark of Huntington
Is Klned $35.00.
Huntington, Feb. 20. (Special)
Night Operator Clark of the Western
I'mlon was arrested last night and
fined $35 before Justice of the Peace
Woods for Impersonating an officer.
It appears that he got a deputy sher
iff's badge from a boy named Porath.
hn minima that tin Hit', it from 8
passing foobo. and Clark flashed the-O. L. Cleaver on Washington's birth-
bnrtirp In the lunch room at tne nc- nay.
Imbler, Ore.. Feb. 21. Special!
Mrs. Huron and Mrs. Barrett very
pleasantly entertained Berlin I.as!1!.
at the home of the former a few days
ago. The spacious rooms were pro
fusely decorated with hearts and cn
pide. The amusements were In keep
ing with St. Valentine's.' and the new
progressive game of Hearts proved
Intensely Interesting. A most deli
cious luncheon was served. The mu
sical numbers given by Mr. and Mrs.
Williams were apprec'ated.
Mrs. McKelvey who has been visit
ing her daughter for several weeks.
has returned to her home In Portia'"'
Miss Mary Waraiok of La Grande
pnpnt te wek a tio C"'',",vo'b.
Invitations are out for a party tc
be given at the home of Mr. and Mrs
You Are Entitled to
What You Pay For
There are two kinds of lights used in La
Grande. Electric lights and kerosene lamps.
Naturally, we are interested in replacing the
latter with electricity. It is to our interest to
do so. But it is to your interest, also. If you
can get electric lights for no more than you are
now paying for oil lamps, surely it is to YOUR
interest to make the change. Let us prove it to
you. YOU ARE ENTITLED TO - YOUR
MONEY'S WORTH. Call, or phone, Main 34
for rates.
Eastern Oregon Light & Power Co,
Ibiaav sun tinn oTnnnrn pin rnnii
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COLD OR CATARRH, OPEN AT ONCE
Sfy Cleansing , Heallnst nnlmlustant-
ly Clears ose, Head and Throai
Stops Nasty Catarrhal Discharge.
Dull Headache One.
Try "Ely's Cream Balm."
Get a small bottle anyway. Just to
try It Apply a little In the nostrils
tnd Instantly your clogged nose and
ttopped-up air passages or the head
will open; you will breathe freely:
fullness and headi"- rttnnar. By
morning! The catarrh, cold in head
or catarrhal sore thoat will be gone.
End such mlsey now! Get tbe small
hottle of "Ely's Cream Balm" at any
1rug store. This sweet, fragrant
balm dissolves by the heat of the nos
trils; penetrates and heals the in
flamed, swollen membrane which
lines tbe nose, heail and throat:
clears the air passages; stops nnst
discharges and a feeling of cle.mslitg.
soothing relief comes Immediately.
Doa't lay awake tonight strucgllns
for breath, with head Bluffed; nostril
clorcd, hawking aud blowing. Catarrb
or a cold, with Its running nose, foil!
mucous dropping Into the throat an'
raw dryness Is distressing but trul
needless.
Put your faith Jui-t once 'n "Ely'
Cream Halm" and your cold or ca
tar k will surely disappear.
Cleaning Talks
N O. 2
The pores of the skin exude oilv substances
winch get on our eiotiies and act as a "hxer"
for dust and dirt.
The "dry" cleaning process dissolves the "
tfi-oase and rinses out dirt particles with liquids
other than water. .
..Thorough immersion, agitation and rinsing
:ire just as necessary in "dry". washing as in.
the water and soap process.
You know that requires either a liberal use
of muscle or power. We use power because it
l;esn't tire before the job is finished.
Cherry's New Laundry
Geo. Gilbert Manager" F
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