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60,000,000 in gold is to be withdrawn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-
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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srold annually is to be withdrawn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 :
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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
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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
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F. L Lilly
Ik, A GRANDE QBSERWEW
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A. V. Andrews
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