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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1913)
TUESDAY, .MAY 1, 1913. LA ORA NOB EVENING OBSEKVKR; i PAQS TUTJU .1 WAR FUND OF GERMANS eie -ANY EVENTUALITY" POLICY PROMPTS RESERVES. Mobilization, in Time of Peace is I Costing Pretty: Penny. BY KARL VON WIEGAND, (Berlin Correspondent of the United Press.) Berlin, May 6. Germany is plan ning a reserve in the imperial bank of $375,000,000 and a "war fund" of $90,000,000 in order to be prepared for "any eventuality." Taught a les son by the wholesale withdrawal of the Russian, French, English and ' American deposits during the Moroc can crisis in 1911, the German banks are slowly piling up a big reserve. Germany's unprecedented military in- - crease, which has been characterized even in the German press as mobili zation in time of peace, created a sensation at home as, well as abroad. , With much less noise and publicity i the military preparations are being for "financial mobilization" ; of the fatherland.: ' '":.'.' .'u,;-- ' Gold has been dear in Germany for some time. Its scarcity ts becoming intensified.: The announcement that 60,000,000 in gold is to be withdrawn from circulation to add to the "war chest" in the old Julius Tower in Sandau, . wher $30,000,000 has bean gathering' rust since 1874, has creat ed .the impression among people that only gold' will have a purchasing pow er in time of war. The German' who can and is saving a few marks, is putting away good,' hard coin-i-goid when possible, otherwise silver.; The result is that mor, and more paper money is being -UvmJ to. fill u,tho hole. . '' i The imperial bank now has a re serve fund of about - $200,000,000. About $35,000,000 ' new coinage is turned out annually. , It is said that for a period of from one to two years, none of the new coinage is to be put into circulation. This coin- ...V THE MILMERS IN THEIR NOVELTY COMBINATION ACT, NOW AT THE ARCADE. age, together with small ' withdraw als is to be piled up in th imperial I anU until the gold reserve total will reach the $375,000,000 mark. In place of the new coinage paper money in 10 and 20 mark.f'KassenscheineV.or "Greenbacks", is to be printed to fill the gap. Aside from this, $5,000,000 srold annually is to be withdrawn from' circulation until $30,000,000 has been adde dto the "war chest" This gap is also to be filled with' papyr. Next $30,000,000 is to be coined es pecially for the "war chost" o as to bring the total up to $90,000,001'. The $30,000,000 in silver is to be distri buted' among . the large banks throughput ;: the 1 country,' to be held until the trumpet of war sounds. . ; Should war be declared, the law provides that the s government may issue paper money to the extent of $3 for every dollar of gold in the" "war chest" ( Thus 'Germany' would have a fold reserve of $375,000,000 in the imperial bank; $60,000,000 special war fund in gold specie in the Julius Tower: and $30,000,000 silver war fund deposited with the banks.;: As $180,000,000 poper mon ey could be issued upon the, $60,000, 000 "war chest" the German gov ernment would i have immediately available $645,000,000 for a "war panic" in bank, or industrial circles. Human Conservation Topic. . Wfionil. Ore ! Mav 6. (Special) The first conference on the Con servation of Human Life ever hela m fW' Pacific Northwest will meet at Reed .college, Portland, May 9-10-11. Varkva organizations and soctses oneratintr1 to make it a great succcst and it is expected to ptove a stror f, aid to the movement tor cot ter sanitary conditions and the causo of human welfare. . 5 ; ' Fifteen rooms at the college wiirbe used lor exhibit purposes s.nd - ,&n equal number of lecture rooms wll be available for meetings. . Three at se.ulvy rooms have been prepared for exhibitions and le".tures. Letter- ' inviting ; co-operation have been: sent to a 200 i, organizations theouglout the northwest, and the re sponses being received are very grat ifying. The conference will consider efforts fceing made to abolish war and chilo labor, to ! prevent tuberculosis contigirn, to safeguard lives of w-vk-mon in dancrerous occupations and to better living conditions, wherve'- im provements are needed. ,10 promote temperance, to prevent the spread of disease, . to care for juvenile offend ers and defectives, to solve the hous ing problems of cities, to aid immi- GOVE ITEMS OF INTEREST CHILD BURNED BY HOT COFFEE IS BETTER. , ; Pomona Grange Entertains Mt. V -.. .. Grange Members . v ' Cove, May 6. (Special) The lit tle baby of Ralph Comstock's, who was seriously burned by scalding hot coffee, is improving. . Robert Burdette, who was on .the sick list the early part of the week, is back in school again. Ora Brown has. been absent from the primary department in school on account of the serious illness of her mother, Mrs. Frank Brown. Her place was filled by, Bessie Lantz. '.. A. G. Conklin is in Omaha. He went there with a car of dried prunes. , Mr. Organ had returned home af ter spending the winter in Calif or nai. Silas Koger has bought a Warren automobile from the agent, R. S. French. Miss Willa Newcombe, who is teaching school about eight miles ( out from La Grande, was in Cove Saturday and Sunday visiting her parents. . r Miss Weafthy Shores returned last grants, to promote school hygiene and improve country: life conditions. The conference is of the broadest possible scope and it has the support and act ive assistance of physicians, boards of health; peace societies, eugenics so cieties, boards of education, etc. " This gathering is the first of thren big northwest congresses on allied subjects,' all making for the better ment of humanity. The Reed college conference comes first, the Second Worlds' Christian Citizenship conference meets in Port land June' 29, July 6, and the Nation al convention of Charities and Cor rection will be held in Seattle the first wi k in July. All these are allied r. their aims and many speakers ind scientists who appear at one will le main for all three. Sunday from a visit to relatives in the hills. ' ; The Women's Civic Improvement league gave a social at the Guild hall May 1 for the purpose - of raising j I unas tor a puoiic iiDrary;; . . Mr. and Mrs. H. C.' Rees of "La Grande were in Cove Sunday visiting friends and relatives. ' Carl Gasset'has Just had a new soda fountain installed in his con fectionery. ' The Cove concert band is busy rehearsing its next play, "The Col onel's Maid," which they will put on in the near future. , C. J. Forsstrom was a business vis itor in Cove Friday. Lelah Eyres has been sick with tonsilitis for the past week. ' Robert Withycombe of the East ern Oregon ' Experiment station rat Union was In Cove Friday. He ad dressed the schools concerning gard ening. He also left some seeds in charge of Mr. Stotler to be distribut ed among the students. Mrs.J R. C. Coddington of Chicago is visiting her sister, Mrs. Hugh Mc Call. She expects to remain here during the summer. The Union County Pomona grange met with the Mt Fannie grange Sat urday. There were about 80 present and they had a fine time. Karl Stackland was a business vis itor to La Grande Friday, Mr. Van Schonoven of Portland is in Cove at present visiting his sister, Mrs. George Baker; who has been very ill. Mrs. Baker is slowly im proving. c THE ABSTRACT ; & B -' La Grande, 'Orc. Owners of a complete and up-to-date set of Abstracts v ; of t. . Union County, ; Oregon., All : work guaranteed. Give us a trial. CMLOokwOOD.ligr Office in Foley Bldg. Special Session Convenes. Trenton, N. J., May 6. The special session of the New Jersey legislature, called by Governor Fielder to consid er a jury reform bill, a constitutional convention bill and an act making mandatory small boards of Freehold ers, convened today. By an agree ment reached between Democrat; ic and Republican leaders, these are the only measures which will be tak en up during the special , session, where therefore is expected to be a short one. More than passing inter est centers in the legslation that will or will hot be put through at the special session which met today, be cause of President Wilson's active in terest in the proposed jury reform bill. For four days prior to the con vening of the session. President Wili son stumped the state in the jury re form measure's interest. .. ; " SEPTEMBER 30 YOU CAN GET 1 " ' , LOW PARE ;. Round Trip Tickets , FROM ALL O.-W. R. & NY Stations PRINCIPAL CITIES IN THE EAST via, (tiro Final Return Limit Oct. 31. ; Chicago ,.$ 72.50 New York ; 108 50 Philadelphia 108.50 St. Paul 60.00 Denver $ 65.00 Boston . . .... . . ; . .:.. -110.00 . Minneapolis '. '. . , . . 60.00 Omaha - 60.00 . Equally low Round Trip 'Fares to practically all other , points East LET ME HELP OUTLINE YOUR TRIP. JiH. KEENEY Agent 0.-W. R. & N. Wednesday Specials in Lyon-Taylor Contest ' 1 No same of .contestant will bo known.' ' t 2 No name of contestant will be published. 3 BJvery contestant gets 5000 votes to start wtta. - - 4 Every contestant gets a number. , ' 5 Standing of contestant, published weekly. ' : v - , ; 6 Votes MUST be recorded every Wednesday t count ' 7 Votes are good for record ONLY In week. In which thoy are given out '. !. 8 Votes MUST NOT be writ ten on. ' 9 Tie your votes in packages, with contoaUnt's number on top RULES OF THIS CONTEST: slip, total number of votes each package contains and signature of the party depositing votes. (This Is Imperative.) ' 10 Votes are transferable ONLY before recording. -( 11 No contestant will be allowed t vote for another contestant.. 12 Contestante not voting for themselves will be dropped.' : 13 Be careful In counting your votes. Vote packages reading . greater number of votes than the package actually contains will be thrown out. 14 Watch ysur standing each week, as you have only one week after each report comes out to correct an errsr, as votes are all de-. stroyed the second week after the report comes out ! ' ," "T 15 Votes must-be taken to ttore giving them sut and deposit ed for record each week. Merchants who are running this contest will stamp their respective names on each and every ballot;' See that this Is done at time votes are given out. 16 THE LA GRANDE OBSERVER Is the only paper In La Grande ; publishing the official count each week.- - , v- ' , 17. Contestants are not allowed to collect votes among customers. ; 18. AH people served by La Grande postofflce will be required to cast votes in person. 1 ., WEDNESDAY SPECIAL 1,000 Votes With Every Purchase. -10 Votes for One on all Accounts. . , Low Shoes $5.00 Shoes Tor $3.00; Ifr votes for 1. This is a special bargain for one day. Hats Panamas, $7.00; $15.00 values, 70,000 votes. Straws $3.50 to $5.00, 50,000 votes. A bargain counter in Odds ana ends in shirts. $1.50 Shirts for 50c 1,500 rotes with each. The Toggery WEDNESDAY SPECIAL 1,000 VOTES k . . For every 25c . applied on Books. For every 25c applied on Purses and Handbags. For every 10c applied at Fountain. For every 10c applied on Tablets and Envelopes. Silverthorn's FAMILY DRUG STORE WEDNESDAY SPECIAL 1,000 Votes for $1.00 in Crockery, Enamel Ware and Stoves. ..'"":. .;'''.''' " . - . 'V'' . 100,000 VOTES GIVEN AS A BONUS ON EACH RANGE PURCHASED WEDNESDAY' ' ' Hehrjr Carr Furniture and Undertaking WEDNESDAY SPECIAL 1,000 .Votes on Each Dollar applied on SCISSORS .22 RIFLES POCKET KNIVES " i Lawn mowers' F. L Lilly Ik, A GRANDE QBSERWEW O. El Silverthorn, F. L. Lilly, Henry & Carr, A. V. Andrews 1 W amHtitKAthitoiii, 0sssmiss1Hss
