La Grande evening observer., June 21, 1913, Image 4

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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER,
SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1913.
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West's Great Mj&twadMgSalz
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West'
Ads
All Next
Week
Many Lines
Reduced
Still
Lower
Next, week
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Proves an unparalelled success. ' A week of Bargain Giving that far . sur
passes any event in the history of this store. ,
Watch Monday's Paper for Next Week's Greater Reductions
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We must close our stock down as low
given. Former selling
Watch the Windows Daily
, ' Many extra bargains are offered daily
and are sold so soon that many are: disap
pointed to find the lines closed out."-' ;
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' La Grande, Oregon.
" WOMEN'S COMMERCIAL CLUB
? In the tipbuilding of commvinities
woman ia assuming new duties and
bringing to her activities a definite
, 'purpose which . not only-. embraces
present conditions, but has a . broil
vision of future development. Modern
. : economical forces have created an in
creasing army of self supporting wo
men to All, a widening field of endeav
or. They are in commerce and indus
try. : There is scarcely a position filled
by man that they cannot and do not
occupy with that efficiency which is
the only test of fitness. They have
v invaded 'professions once the exclu-
. sive realm of man, and displayed ap
titudes for general business which
make the formation of women's com
mercial clubs and boards of trade a
natural result
There is a women's chamber of
The Test
Time determines whether the policies under which a bank Is oper
ated are safe. .,,...
This bank has been In business twenty-six years.
It has grown steadily nntll It 'has become one of the strongest and
most prosperous financial Institutions In the West
The soundness u- it policies U attested by the long jlst of conserv
ative business men transact their business here; also by an
earned surplus ot 'W.iijv.OO, the work of time and the result ot
conservative manageme nt. -
This bank has facilities tor taking care of more high grade busi
ness md offers Its services t o those who appreciate the bent In
banking. .
La Grande National Bank
V La Grande, Oregon
Capital, 1 1100,000.00 Surplus, $130,000.00 Resources, 1,100,000.08
DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY OF U.N1TED STATES GOTERXMEJiT.
TJ5ITED STATES POSTAL SATOG8 DEPOSITORY.
commerce in Chicago and it stands as
a conspicuous example of what wo
men may accomplish solely on their
own initiative. iThey have' formed
commercial bodies in other cities re
cently, ,and displayed a civic enthu
siasm admirable in its intelligent di
rection, fox when earnest women turn
to practical town development--' the
betterment of the human factor as
well ' as material expansion they
make an insistent, effective force..
Looking over the broad, national
field and noting their , commercial
work, is it ,tor be wondered that this
manifestation did not take place long
ago under a general, sympathetic di
rection a step which willdoubtless
be taken at no far distant time.
Topeka, Kansas, has just formed a
women's commercial club admirably
broad in its purpose: Perry, Okla.
recentlv witnessed a similar organi-
Tsation, while . Guthrie, Okla., tallies
Chicago .with a women's chamber of
i commerce. ! This organisation was
formed "about the first of the present
year with a membership of 50. Now
there are 400 members, including wo
men prominent in social circles, the
shop, the office and in places of gen
eral employment. They are now f orm
ing an auxiliary of farmers' wives
In Shawnee. Okla.. there is also a
women's chamber of commerce which
started with '50 members in January
last. It promises to be a real, live
organization. t
Webster City, la., is to have a wo
men's commercial league whose mem
bers will take up themselves such du
ties that have fallen to the commer
cial league which will naturally be
better performed by women. It was
realized also that the ladies could do
much more than the men in the mat
ter of developing a stronger senti
ment for home trade in opposition to
-ihe mail order houses. ,:
Topeka has a population of about
15.000 but the women there who arc
of Time
as possible in the next few days and lower prices than ever before will be
price and cost prices forgotten in this great forced sacrifice. " '
in charge of the commercial move
ment have wide, metropolitan vision
i'ne women's commercial club Is a
noiatle example of the business spidt
worling for th harmonious combi
nation of alt women who labor; who
al-ide? ih the Hi in which they- toil
tnd. will work fir its betterment
while working for themselves; w'io.
tl.e : f lore, will uattrally be adjusted
m lhc "rounded, symmetrical plan f
all . classes . and all divisions, pulling
togetherfc one purpose. .
THE INHUMANITY OF CITIES.
When Henry W. Grady , was hesi
tating whether1 to remain on a. New
York paper or to return to Georgia,
he decided to go . home because no
body in ..the apartment in . which he
lived could tell him about the ,baby
whose little white coffin was carried
side by side with him down the steps
.lUf lnf tiTirTViont. "The
VI, uicaujvi.e, . , ,
inhumanity of cities" overwneimea
him, wroteJohn Temple Graves,; who
then relates the following story;; I
How many of us have had a similar
experience ? ' .
In one of the large apartment
houses in which I have lived .on the
weRt side, mv front door when it
swung open touched the front door
rCt mn . Tiovt. Annr tiMflihor; divided
from me only by a thin wall of less!
thin half a foot. One morning on
going out I met a pleasant-faced man
emerging from this door. We ex
changed the casual salutation of
housemates.; ,' .
This we repeated on several sub
sequent occasions, in a casual way
I never knew his name.
One morning, about six weeks, la
ter, I asked the elevator boy what
had become of the man.
"He died two weeks ago," was the
response, "and his body was taken
out after nightfall to the cemetery."!
Here was this man who by every law j
of Christianity was my 'neighbor ,
my very nearest neighbor. . I could j
almost hear him breathe . at night i
through the intervening . wall. '
And yet, he had sickened, he had J
suffered, he had gone through the
agony or travail of death. He had.
been carried out in his midnight cas-i
ket to the grave, and his family nad
tome back to the anguish and deso
lation of an unspeakable bereave
ment And I who was "this man's
neignoor nu nciwic uhhiom..i.
his suffering in life, stood by him in
the hour and article of death, nor
comforted the crowning sorrow of
those who came back to his broken
and desolate home just within a foot
of the light and love and laughter of
my own because in the rush of our
hie world I did not knoww
I have never gotten over that in-
cident. I never will. Something ought :
to 'be done about it if something
could be done.'
We pay a fierce price for the joy of j
cities. Too many people make any)
one person unimportant. Great,
crowds dwarf and minify individuals
In the multitudes we forget each.
other too often in life and in death.
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three in a little community, it is a.
tragedy. It darkens the sky, it shad
ows the spirit, it bows the head in
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reverence and humility and sympa
thy. ' . '
But when one dies among five mil
Jons, the little gap made by the pas
sing of the atom closes up so quickly
NUMBER FOUR WINS. f
Weekly Prize in Automobile Contest
Goes to Number Four Again. !
' The standing of contestants in the
automobile contest is:
NO. 4 . WINS WEEKLY- PRIZE. ,
1
2
3
4
6
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
250,160
' 250,160
278,249
32,735,773
. 244,010
2,110.050
235,005
237,525
291,225
. 37,750
, 235,526
4,707,445
; 1,983,625
1,867,295
1,659,475
1,976,260
243,523
' 246,250
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
64
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
255,330
1,365,130
2,164,085
242,525
245,350
289,575
2,112,585
, 244,250
237,750 I
235,275 j
1,309,722!'
248,250
243,765
241,310
: 262,215
, 235,150
238,675
235,175
237,000
. 235,635
. 529,350
235,100
237,265
. 235.490
36,978,952
235,100
237,000
235,125
235,150
235,050
242 2"0
236,470
877,615
235,910
236,350
280,500
- 235,525
. 236,025
286,825
240,000
. 237.850
3,303,985
235,875
243,750
235,125
236,750
" 235,625
235,975
625,205
375,400
' 258,060
235,000
2,333,090
303,010
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
281.025
Counted by N. J. Mansager.
Come Early, if Possible
Even with our large sales, force we find it
often impossible to serve the enormous af
ternoon crowds, "Get wise and come early"
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from the mighty mass that it is dif
ficult to remember that the atom evet
lived or even died.
From which I came to say that the
cities are not much of a place for old
people or people who die. They
should find a softer and a simpler life
and a quieter place in which to enact
the last great tragedy of life, which
is death. ' ' ' . ',
' I would like to live in a great city
all "my vigorous life. ' But I 'would
like to grow, old and die in the1 litte
country' town where the neighbors
would come to ask after me in the
last days, follow me kindly to the
church yard, when I was gone, -and
come back for a little tender touch.
of comfort to those who were left
behind.-.; " - .
Is it not well now and then to halt
this mad -rush , of ' living,' and give
space tc a Iitile rcathing time ' . of
charity and tenderness for those who!
die." - -
EUGENE MAN LOCATES.
- c C.'McCormick of Eugene to Open
- . Billiard Parlors Here.
Lease of a portion of the basement
of the new West-Jacops building and
one room for a cigar store on the first
floor, has been completed by C. C
McCormick of Eugene, who' is here to
day intending to make La Grande his
home. He has a similar combination
Summer Weather Comfort
- . .
r Electric Appliances are cool, clean, convenient, and can be oper
ated at a nominal cost. , .
The Electric Iron is always
ready
saves time and energy. Costs $4.00
The Electric Grill Broils
Boils, Fries and Toasts right on
your dining room table. Costs
$6.00. , '
1 The Electric Range does it all
waste heat, no dirt, no dust. The
way to cook. Costs $55.00.
We offer a rate that is convincing for appliances and cooking.
We have an appliance for your every need and will allow you to try
them for yourself.
1 . Phone Main 34 and let us show you. -,.
Eastern Oregon Electric Light & Power Co.
- Always at Your Service.
in Eugene and intends to make hu
stores nere up to date in every re-v ,
spect He hopes to be open for busl-jsHi
ness bv September first.
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SKIFF IN OFFICE SOON.
Hopes to Take Over Duties at Union
Post Office Shortly.
Postmaster Skiff is taking instruc
tions as to duties and expects to as
sume charge of the Union office soon.
Retiring . Postmaster -Davis will re
main with the new official until he be
comes proficient in the work, says the
Union Republican. '
Mr. Skiff is a brother of Nolan
Skiff, receiver of the La Grande hind
office, and his : appointment as post
master at Union was made by Presi
dentWilso" nw little time a.go.
FOR SALl, oue anmpson computing
scale No. 70, one 4-f t , oak show
case, one Parker Coffee mill. , Ad
, dress 1)06 I Ave. 6-21-12t p
mm
GRAND UNION
TEAS AND COFFEES?
You can get a better grade' of
Teas and Coffees for the money
than elsewhere, and Tickets on
all Grand Union Goods.
A full line of Groceries always
on hand.
Grand Union
Tea Store
ideal
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