WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16 1913. 4
LA tiEANDE EVENING OBSEBVER.
P3LGBF0UB
THE OBSERVER
BRUCE DEN N iS
EDITOR AKD OWKFH.
tmlert4 at the peitolfle at La Grande,
Oregon, m seeond class natter.
gCTSCBIFTIOX BATES..;
Ballr, tlnsle eP7
tally, per week ...
Mr, per month ,
.
.lie
THE HANDSHAKE THAT (WTS
To met an acquaintance and shake
hie hand sometimes mean little, 'or
Kuch Is a custom that bas been es
tablished for ages.
Rut, to meet friends whom you
know to be friends, and feel the
warm grasp of the extended hand
coupled with a grip of firmness, l
quite another thing.
Last evening La Grande and Ba
ker shook hands in a way that means
omerthlng. It meant a friendly meet
ing of neighbors; It means a perma
nent and lasting alignment for bet
terment in a commercial way of each
community; t meant a determined
effort to Interest every other East
ern Oregon town and city In an
"East of the Mountains" movement,
to the end that all Easttern Oregon
will be a unit Insofar as development I
and loyalty of one community to the
other Is concerned.
The possibilities of united sffort
In this great and growing port'on
of the state are unlimited. They are 1
o great that comprehension of what '
may be accomplished is almost lm
pogj l ie.
Suppose link by link the "East of
the mountans" chain Is welded In the
II res of friendship and the warmth of
neighborly feeling as the i;.i last
night was welded, until that chain
reaches from The Dalles to O.itar'o.
from Joseph to Lakeview, cm you
ot realize the Immense power thai
will at once be marshaled? When
wee this is done, then it Is i part of
o unwritten obligation to stand to
gether when any section :f the vr.st
empire asks for recognition.
To our mind the meeting last night
1n the Geiser Grand grill room at
Baker Is the starting of a movement,
vhlch if- purmcri with propei ener-
g, will finally result In grea', good ,
to every indivdnal community situ
ated east of the Cascades.
Baker Is wlll'ng and anxloip to ex
tend this scol wi.rk, and La G-iitxle
earnest In Iter endeavor. I.rt us
See how miif-3 iiogrera aloni;- iM
''ne can be. trade in the -icxr few
months. f
CATHOLIC ('WWII ;HOWS.
The new ollicliil Catholic directory j
stiow. that only Italy. Austria and ,
Germany exceed the I'nlted States In
the number of ailhraeuits to the Rom
an church The number of Roman
Catholics under the protection of the
Stars and Stripes l 2:i,329.(MKt. while
In Kaly Itself there are only 30,500,
000. Spain has 19,503,000 and the
tlrftlnh KmlrA 10 Win nnn Th. n.,m.
ber of Roman CrttholUs In Austria
ad that in Germany slightly exceed j
that In the United States. j
A steady Increase In the number of
The Test
Time determines whether the policies under which a bank Is oper
ated are safe. i ;
This bank has been In business twenty-six years.
It bas grown steadily until Jt lins become one of the strongest and
most prosperous financial iuMltuttons In the West.
The soundness of Its policies Is attested by the long list of conserv
ative business men who trarsact their business here; also by an
earned surplus of $130,(M).00, the work of time and the result of
conservative management.
Tola bank has facilities for taking rare or more high grade busi
ness and offers Its services to those who appreciate the best In
banking.
La Grande National Bank
La Grande, Oregon
Capital, $100,000.00 Surplus, $130,000.00 "Resources, 1.100. 000. C
DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY OF VNITF.D STATES GOTERSMEST.
UW1TED STATES POSTAL SAVINGS DEPOSITORS
Roman Cathol'ca in the Philippines
and Potto Rico Is held to be largely
responsible for the gains made In the
United States, although the increase
in the continental states and terrl
lorries Is normal. 'New York leads
the states with 2.7S0.629. Pennsyl
vana U second with 1,633.353; 1111
no'a third. wKh 1,460.987; Massachus.
ettes fourth whh 1.383.435; Ohio fifth
with 743,065; , Louisanna sixth with
684,000 and Michigan seventh with
568.505.
When the official Cahholic direct
ory appears H will be "the first to
name Plus X, the present Pope as the
2.ri!ih In line of succesnlon from Bt.
Peter. Formerly It has been reckon
ed I hiu Pius X is the 264th, bu with
in the last year it has been decided
that some'of the earlier occupants of
the Vatican were counted twice and
five members have been eliminated.
Synopsis of the Annual Stateent 'of
the
CALEDOMAX ISKI'RAXCE COM.
PAXY OF EDIXBlTMiH, M'
SCOTLAND.
on (the 31st day of December. 1912,
made to the Insurance Commissioner
of the State of Oregon, pursuant to
law:
Capital. '
Amount of capital stock
paid up In cash $
Income.
Premiums received dur
ing the year ...$1,427,290.70
Interest, dividends, and
rents received during
the year , 102,785.39
Income from other
sources received dur
ing the year 2.072.85
Total Income $1,532,148.94
DJttbyremcntH.
Paid for losses $ 835,066.11
Commissions and sal
aries paid during
the year 419,645.00
Taxes, licenses . and
fees paid during the
year 47,192.25
Amount of all other ex
penditures 171.450.72
Total expenditures ...$1,473,254.68
Asseta,
Market value of , real''
estate owned $ 525,000.00
Market value of stocks ,
and bonds owned '.1,275,820.00
Cash in banks and on
hand 141.1C2.90
Premiums In course of
collection and In
"transmission 253.051.S5
Other assets (net) and
interest and rents due
and accrued 12,194.16
Total assets $2,207
, ,,, ,. ''.', ''.'" ' ""
228.91
any State (if any
there be) $ 15.912.44
Total assets admitted
In Oregon $2,191,316.47
I. labilities.
Gross claims for losses
unpaid $ 122,567.95
Amo,,nt of
lirenilums on all ont-
stand'ng rUks ' 1,397.007.96
ot Tiae
All other liabllltea 68,639.43
Premum llablltea ex- ;
' oluslve of capital .
stock of 1,5,88.215.34
Total Insurance in
force December 31,
1918 2.889.4MIS7
Basinets In Oregon fer toe Tear.
Total risk written dur
ing the year $2,602,158.00
Gross premiums re
ceived during the year 35.885.31
Premiums returned
during the year 8,296.21
Losses paid during the
year 27,903.01
Losses Incurred during '
the year .......... 27,846.01
Total amount of risks '':
outstanding In Ore- ... - "
gon' December 31,
1912 $1,951,838.00
CALEDONIAN INSURANCE-- COM
PANY, (Signed) Post H. Post. U. S. Mgr.
Statutory general agent and at
torney for service:
(Signed) t Chas. A. Colvin.
. Note Special deposits not held for
the protection of all the policy hold
ers of the company cannot bo ad
mitted as an asset and. Included in
the published statement,
A. C. WILLIAMS.
Resident Agent, La. Grande, Oregon.
HAS IXIOS FOCXD THE SAME!
The Answer Is Feund In the Straight
forward - Statement .of a
Union Resident.
We have been reading week atfer
week In the local press of La Grande
citizens who have been rid of dlstres.
sing kidney and bladder troubles by
Doan's Kidney Pills, and we have
often wondered whether the same
high opinion of this medicine Is to
be found In our nelghborng towns.
This frank aad earnest statement by
a well-known and respected resident
of Union will set this doubt at rest.
Thomas Brasher, real esatte dealer
and receiver for Overton Lumber Co.
Union, Ore., says: "I suffered witb
weakness of the kidneys and - didn't
rest well. . After using Doan's Kid
ney Pills a Bhort time, , thekidney
action was regulated. I gladly- con-
di m the testimonial I gave for Doan's
Kidney Pills in May, 1910."
For Bale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Mllburn Co.. Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember ihe name Doan's and
take no other.
UNIQUE TESTS ON
THE EYELESS FISH
Used to Prove Second Sight
Exists.
SIXTH SENSE IS DESCRIBED
Montclair Man Who Wrote Odd Book
Argues Thst Finny Specimens Ex
plain Faculty of Clairvoyance Ha
Tails ot Wonderful Power of Dreams.
8aye Ha Lived Twice Before.
Eyeless fish from the Mammoth rave,
in Kentucky, were rtiui-ted by Harry
Trtppett town clerk of Muntcliiir, at
a meeting of the Montclair hoard of
Uealtb. attended by several doctors
Mr Triptt aminced the uievtiug to
demoustrate to snifters his belief to
the eXtxtelN-e of "aei-oud slllt." as ml
vnnced In bin liixik. "Tile Door With
nut a Knoli." the pulilicttiion of wlin u
has caused a stir In Montclair lu It
Mr Trtppett recorded his belief of his
existence on tl.ls earth at two period
previous to Ins present life
The pituitary eland. Mr. Trtppett
Kit I it recently, ts remnltile for the
existence of a sixth sense In some peo
pie. wblcb be believe exlstn more or
less In every biiinan lieiim. In every
animal having eyea there la a small
Blnnd situntHl at the point where the
nerve from th two eye rn one
another Some person, aci-nrdlnc to
Mr Trlprwtt. hnre uniisimll.v lare pi-
tultary kIhimIs and In these Individuals, i
be says. Is Ktveu the ower of "second
slcht." which la called clnlrvoyance by
some. '
Describes Eyelets Fish.
Mr Tnpiwtt save thst the erete
Ssb qi the Mninnioth rare Uav this '
pituitary glnml In a hluhly develoiHtl
fprnj Thrjiuirh tbe.l'pljejd gtateg eov
arnmenL after tnurfi dlnTcnTty. be ob
tained two of tbeae eyelpsa flub and
dissected them to confirm hla belief
thnt the Inrce pituitary body of the
fish was respoiiKllite for their flower
of perception under physical handicap.
Be dlsM-ted the bralna of the Osb and
found that aa be expected, the pitui
tary Kland Van highly developed.
Apparently, oe say, these eyeless
Bun. through the power of the large
pituitary body In their brains, are en
abled to see wltbont the usual optical
organs
Atnona aiieclflr Instances of second
sight that Mr. Trtppett attributes to
the presence of a highly developed
pituitary gland I thRt wblcb Involved
the late .ludce Wllcerard and his wife
of Mouti'liilr Jndse Wllgernrd re
ceived it box of ctgnrs from a young
man mimed Wlllliim Maxwell. The
grift hnd no marks to Indicate where it
hud couie from except the young man's
name. Maxwell's fnmll were very
enrfer to find him. as he hnd been ab
sent from home foi several years. Mrs.
Wllgerurd took the box In her band
nd. concentrating ber mind on the ob
ject etierien-ed a vision wblcb show
ed ber that Maxwell bad married and
nils llv'ng on u' plantation In Virginia.
Afterward, when Maxwell was com
inunlcHteJ wltb. he anid that bis en
vironment as described by Mrs. Wll
gerard at 'he moment of ber vision
whs the same In every detail as It
actually existed
Benefit of Draama.
4Sr Trtppett explains In reference
to the dream In which his former ex
istence and bi hanging for murder
were reveiiied that be believe It Is
quire lis imssible today to receive In
formation lif dreams and by revela
tions a It wjis In olden times, provid
ed people show a wlllingnesa to follow
the truth h ben they receive It
While there are many person In
Montrlfllr who "(.off at Mr Trippett's
beliefs and theories regarding occult
ism, be advance hla arguments wltb
much logic. He believes that bis forth
coming demonstration before the noard
of hearth and the doctor of Montclair
of the highly developed pituitary gland
of the eyeless fisb will be productive of
the dissemination of more knowledge
nlKiut that little known but wonderful,
ly important detail of the human
mnkeup. ne believes also that Its
study by scientists and surgeons and
the sympathetic interpretation of the
result of these Investigation by the
human race will bring about a greater
spirituality In the world.'
FLOWERS IN AN EXPLOSION.
Actual Detonation Occurs When Plant
Throws 8eeds.
There are certain sorts of flowers
ihnt "explode" lu order to scatter their
eeds Hbiuii. but these are silent explo
stons brought Hlwut every seeding time
ivy unriire For a flower to actually ex
plode with a detouiiOon that run he
tic-iird ii lonu distance ts jnlte Knottier
thinu mid n rnrtt
Such a florin explosion occurred in
the botanical gardens nt Algiers recent
ly It was the spnthe or the covering
of tlie hunch of blossom on a great
pntui tree This spathe was nearly
thn-e feet long, and when the eipio
ston rai'urred It wn hurled to a great
distance, while the shntterert blossoms
nroe like a cloud of golden smoke and
covered the top of the palm.
The ittise of this was the sun' heat
whlcii nas iitmsiiii: mid bud actually
rousted tin- towel m the color ot rust
The eices-tlve dryness ot the air bad
mused fermetitntlnn 'aside the scat tie
An Exception.
"When a fellow starts to do anything
he can always sucreed If he only sticks
to It"
"Not always, flow about you when
you start to remove a sheet of sticky
fly paper that you've sat down on?"
Loudon Telegraph
Innceence Faked.
If yon want t f a pb-tnre of Inno
.ent honesty Just get h look st a man's
face in a street car after the conrtnc
tor has fnruotten to collect bis fare -Clnelnnstl
Kiiiulrer
Shisif wlrh the rtnV of coni-enttntton
and leave tlie .t'l.itron of inttettton
to tne other fe'l-iw Sheldon.
teed and the Teeth.
A tendency of the teeth and gums to
absorb lead ha been observed by Vik
tor niiixe, a German dentist among
tbe workers In an accumulator fac
tory. The teeth all hint much tartar,
and that scrais-d from the teeth of one
man affected with anemia and other
symptoms of ihiIsomIiib wa found by
analysis to contain about one-half of 1
per cent of metallic lead Extracting
the seventeen teeth still retained by
this man. the metallic lead In tbe
crowns was shown to be 0.038 per
cent and 0.033 er cent In the root
sutlli leut to give continuous lead Intox
ication The tartar was removed from
the teeth of the other workers, and
this w followed by marked Improve
ment In the condition of gums and gen
em health.
Many Economical Men
Save
$5.00 to $10.00
on a
NEW SUIT
By Buying a
FIDELITy
$15.00 suit
Five Reasons Why They Are
the Best Possible Value
1.
"3.
4.
Made, of all pure wool fabrics.
Each garment thoroughly shrunk.
Patent shape retaining collar and fronts.
High grade linings throughout.
Guaranteed .to give perfect satisfaction.
If your means are limited and your
taste is good come in and we can
get together on FIDELITY clothes
(Gordon
$3.00
. Hats
ill 'alSMiU'
Chicken Supper.
Ladies of the Presbyterian Aid so
ciety will serve a chicken supper on
Wednesday evening f iom 5 to 7 o'clock
at the home of Mrs. Bohnenkamp on
Second street. The menu:
Chicken Pie.
Mashed Potatoes
i Apple Fi'ltterB
Cabbage Salad
Jelly Bread and Butter
Cherry Pudding Coffee
Price 40c. 4-15-2t
- MARKET SEWS.
The local market quctatlons are:
Eggs aue battel. t
Fresh ranch eggs Selling at zso,
bought at 22c.
Butter Fancy creamery, 40 cents 1
lb. roll; 2 lb. roll, 75c.
ltanch butter 1 lb. roll 40c; 2 lb.
roll 60 75c.
Vegetable aad Wfoeellaneoa
Onioss $2.00 cwt. small lota 2c
lb. '
Young onions Be.
Potatoes 50c per cwt.
eana White l-V: II tu. ia -eat-
Radishes (California grown) c.
Cabbage 2c.
Spinach 3 lbs. for 25c.
' Fruit, ii.
Home grown apples 50c.
Oranges 35 fJMc,
Hananas 40 pn itoi
Grape fru't 2 for ::c
Sugar Fri.tt sugar, retail (cash)
55.70; same grade 30 days, $6.10.
Pct sntrnr. cr-rh lV: thirty rt iv
5.90.
Lemons 43c.
Celery (California! 15c; 2 for 2"t.
Honey 20e. 3 lbs. for 60c.
Green peppers 20c lb.
Turnips 2He lb.
I If vou rav for first class
That if the only kind the Grande Ronde Construc
tion company does.
Owned and, ope rated by La Grande men. Phone
TM.1,.1- 4Vvt. :.i...n ' ..v . ,
ittvn. n'i iiuna uu
tion.
concrete
GUARANTEE
J7h i ot tionjrijLa
Stetson .
$4& $5
Hats
Asparagus (California) 2 lbs. T.r-c
Rhubarb 2 lbs. for 25c.
Green peas (Cal.) 20c, 2 for 35c.
r'pwl and Miscellaneous,
Ducks, dressed. 18c.
Geese Dressed 18c
Wild Hay (retail) $12.00.
Timothy $15.00 16.00.
Alfalfa hay $12.00 (retail).
Shorts $1.40.
Oats $1.50 per cwt
Bran $1.25per cwt.
Rolled Oats $1.50 per cwt.
Rolled barley $1.36.
Blue Stem flour $1.40.
Patent $1.30. ;
White Quartz $1.40 sack.
Snowdrift $1.40 sack.
Sea Foam $1.20.
Cattle
Choice eteers $6.65.
Common $6.506.75.
Cows, top ?5.00.
Fancy light cows $6.006.25.
Heavy calves $4.005.50 cwt.
Fancy light calves $S.00.
Bogs.
Beet light $8.60.
Medium light $8 55.
Best heavy $8.60.
Rough and heavy $5.75 6.W.
Sheep.
Best yearlings $.50e7.0.
Yearlings $4.80 cwt
Ewes $4.00 6 4.25.
Plumbing Heating!
J. G. DURST
tEstimrtes Cheerfully Furn
ished. Prompt Attention
to repair Work. . - .
Phone Red 31S1
Res. Red 3351
work see that, vnn o-nt it
oiuL - iui, fui V, Ol IOullCiaT
work with
that STICKS
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