ZA GRASHM EVKSL3G OBSERVER
.FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 19 ,
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THE OBSERVES; ITrff Sixth St,
i 1m Grande, regain.
A COM3fE3nABE COCTHE.
and slaughtarBd in- our own country..'
That caus does not Has altogether
ijrth; tin Beef iruat and Sir artificially
stimulated! prinwfc. That of aaursfl). i
a contrihutini' cause, tn impeetance
of which: ahouid not. b underestima&-
. But. tS main, eauact i the fact
ithat eattl raised for slaughtering mne-j
'pose i ffi Unite State Haw not
increased m anything lik the same
degree a Baa popoiatian The reason:
far this3 i the diaaopearanis off th
'great gragr Bind of the-west. The
westward advance of agriculture Baa.
jput the big- ranches of ten- or'marwj
years ago. out af exatajneev The- land.;
Baa grown"- too valuable- ta Be devotedi
exclusively; to the cowboy and Hi picj
'tnresfiua- occupation- The- sheen, atorfc-j
:ad! tha raid: on the cattle: lands.. Then:
:eam the- grain farmer operating- over j
IseveraT. hundred sf acres. Saw thej
generaT purpose fanner Baa come into
possession: of mxic.it. af the westv and in j
many pari the fawns of Infl acres or
;mor are- Being- split up- mto smaller,
parcel for track gardening and! er-charda-
, ' .
1 Australia, and: th Argentine repub
lic Haw not readied this stagft- Vast;
K grazing- lands atilT exist nr Both: tnese-j
i countries. Mannfactnrmg naa not yet
Tit- mT fia taken, the com-'ed the proportion it Baa attain.
endaBfeaursa witfi. the proposed thia county The J
rr. .'stSIC concentrated: about tifift seaboard
file & tia city Bafl. after weelU of TZn
. ,t 1 whole continents In. tha interior of.
mittee appointed By Mayor HaK toji tT-t Iand ennnre of Auatxa
draft tfae ent. Member of the f are 'aat cta at sJto
eounca were onanimou fit th a0t ?
fen that the charter sfiouTd B put ap and Hunting- part. fa j!
to the peopte wit&mt reeommenda. E cowpuncfier stall BoMa sway er,
tion eftBerr or against, whfcfc Ear0
the only proper way for ft to B con-l189- . ' j
ideredL la. th present day awry dtr The proces of tranaition,. Boweverv
oes is ampfa fit to pasa Jodgnumt ob already ia under way. For years sbeen
the proviaiana of charter. Bs knows Have pressed fihe eata Bard in Aua
w further or not suit Biw and if ie traua- In Br Arjentine titer ar
fawra ft B Ba t& prwileg of vafe4w&eat ftalda streteinng- a f ar a uie
ing- Bia opmiott at th c&arter Iee-Ee7- caa set. r Soma day Botfc lias
tiow which: will follow nt tfie fall. canntrie will raise cattle for dajrya
The action of council plainry says and not far slangfitermg- purposes,
to the people of La Grande: "the new When that day came ft will not Bej
eftarter Baa Been drawn, it is njw up poasibre for them to pay tB (arriag!
to yats ta study tie- document and deenat over thnusanda of mile and still,
termme for yourselves whether tft Ea undersell American, meat L the.
gnnd or BadT meantime wejnig&t as well take ad- !
Today the braaa Band and the fife vantaga of the lower price whenever
and drum, do not can trot legialafcon; we1 eajk.
neither does the marching- parufc fr;
the vTgnrous orator- Peopfe ith- not'
swayed one way nd tfea the oir. jj
nor taken, off their f?t By sen'mentf
a they o-ee weru. ft ist now eas!
of fin&tfc. what ia Vf and ad wtinj
THE LOBBT tSV ES nGATTOW-
FiiH and ftTiaustrva1 atfarmatiijn. re
fTdmg' the- efiarter fif ndetl Frxmr
of th document arj invitof to
nt.. the cuk mns of the OHf nrr in s
plaurnn.tr ir aad should thery b oppo
sition, thtt opposition is tut a wef
eume to the Observer's ei'mnn 6?
state to ntfeetions to the charter.
Always keep in mind when thinking'
of the charter tlat yau are eantemplat
frtsr ifs'ded change in: law? under
whick you: will probably live for man
years.
QutM YouvsqW Urn the Fourth
At a Great Saving
' AR Hsw Styles ist . -
Men's Clothing
Reduced 25 Per Cent.
BENJAMIN $20X0 TO $30.00 SUITS
SOCIETY BRAND $20.00 to $270 SUITS
' ..""..Kcrar $15X0 ta $2H6a.
FIDELITY $15J)CSU1TS
Fott $IL25
All ctliar styles ami mairefr reduced nt pcQpcrtiair
ICG SXai's and Yoxag Ilen'a Strlta
NOW HALF PRICE ,
"See 'tfte Wmdory."
Boys9 Xtragood Suits
ALLEEDUCED 25 PEE CENT,
Etegalar prows frrm f 5jOO to $10.60.
3Tcw $3.75 to $70
5 BajsSaita nt valiiea to $7.00. Your
$2.39
Gardar am Stetson Eats AH Reduced.
Entire Line Women's Suits and Coats at
Wholesale Cost and Below
Entire Shoe Stock Going at
Great Reductions
Kane bat the best makss ta be found! m aur shelves or
sarjala eotraters. The price is the anlj cftea? fng
a&aut our sfioes.
50 jromOT's Tailored Suits
Regular $25.00 Values
Toot cftaore a tfie feaorfefing 'r " ' -
Sale ,:: -'. -
$5.90
For many decades ft Bas been, the
practice of the large corporate inter
est of the country to maintain, at
Washington paid representatives Ee
gnmmar in a modest way, thia diatom.
grew unti. with, the development eCj
great trusts whose profits were meas
ured By their relations with the gov
ernment and particularly its legislative-
branch, these paid representative
have come to exercise a profound and j
not mfrermently eontrolhnr? ihflueneei
-"it conirro"t and public administration !
at Washington. This "third house'r of j
congress is known as the lobby. The
jr-eater numbe of the lobbyiatw are!
slirewd and cunning: and not a few.,.
EVERY ARTICLE US THE STORE REDUCED BURETS THIS GREAT FORCPD SACRIFICE OF
ITEW HIGH GRADE MERCHANDISE- NOT A SALE OF ODDS 4ND ENDS OR CHEAP GOODS
JUST HIGH QUALITY MLKCHANDISE AT UHPARALELLED TOW PTCF.S. - - ?
West'
CHEAP BEEF FROM AUSTRALIA, unscrupulous la wyers. 3fowr the Srsti
. evil of the fafany ia that it gives ape-
AaHtraEan: Beef is being- sold in Saa cial interests those receivinic the i
Francisco- 23 per cent chuaoer than, nrivileires or immunities an undue.
domestic beef. It seema strange that voice in the affiurs of the government,
chargss far a haul of several thousand The peopTe are without special: repra-!
miles can be paid and the product put sentatives at Washington. They hav
on the market far 75 per eent of what no lobby to Took after their particular
ia charsred far msat from cattle raised needs and rights. Ta be sure there are
The Test of Time
Tim determines whether the potlcie under whica bank fa oper
ated ar safe.
TSIa Bank Baa Beea in Bnstneas twenty-1x Jttvn.
It Baa gTQwn sreattnr nn'il It Baa Become one of the srronnst and
moat proagar-m flnaadai raatitutlona In the West.
The soundness nollciea ta attested by ta Ion? Hat of cnoaerr-
attv Business aen. wj transact their Business Bere; also By an.
earned mirulua of r' '..'.W, tie war af time and tBa resilf oe
ennaervatiT manafmn.
TBi Bani Baa facilities for Uitnc care of mors Big4 fraife Ba
aesc cad ouTsrt tt service ta tio who. asgmciaae the 5 est In
jMtnktn?.
La Grande National Bank
La. Gmulfc, Oregon
Caj'tal, tlWAM.M SuraCaa, fTjO.iWfl.iM Emres tlilrt.ilOfl.a
BlilffTlTF BtW"TT0BT F Orm ST A IIS CTlMXiT.
orm suin pstal sitds sirmwi.
congressmen: and senators, but they
do' not represent the people esclnsiwe-
y. They must also- represent the
railroads, the manufacturers, public
utilities and private concerns in the
sense they represent all interests and
theoretically, must be fair to each.
Thus, the Ibhby at Washington gives
those who maintain it a double repre
sentation and that, too,, in legislation
of which they are beneficiaries.
The second evil of the lobby is that
it has been allowed to exercise its pur
poses and choose its methoiis widi a
free- and practically unrestrained
hand It is under no restrictions; what
ever in approaching members of con
gress, or in dealing- with them or any
body else with: authority or iniiuence;
except those that are automatically
imposed by prudence in proteirtinif
their work, from discovery and pub
licity. With this- free reign. he lobby
has naturally gone to extremes. It
has taken chances to secure its ends-.
At times bribery and other forma of
corruption have been reported to. In
fact in recent years and especially
when the tariff was up- for considera
tion, it has been one grand and mad
scramble for favors, and the means ta
secure thent was a master af small
consideration.
When President WJaon denounced
the lobby now seeking- ta ih2uer.ee fa.--'
iif revision he struck the drst appre
ciable blow at a very grave and very ;
real eviL Incidentally he struck at
the general viciousness of the system
as we Bave outlined it and directly at,
its specilic activities at this moment.
The senate ha voteif to mvestisraie
the president's ehares. That it has
plenty ta investigate ges without say
insr. The results will depend Tarjrefy
upon: Bow thoroughly and Bow sin.
cerety it cnnduirta the inquiry. If
:t dues its wirk enuriirsousry it will
expose a condition that ermir-a.3 -an
r.ot Iimarar rafxw ta enrret-.t t&nujfi
'pirsiativ measures which will -rta.rn
the lub&y with its trie character anil
:jrr it to prwecnte its work in Ctrr
At the am time it w-H' aTf?
k&TH a powsrf il atf-wrt" rrp'n th fjiv.f-
tarilf chanr. The tnvtstijrafrot
iTie! at tSe.8ST5'iIcg:caI mimst t
!.Bo af greatest value and to serve- a'
j frJghly useful end to boiifc tfie ad.nm-:
istration; of President Wilson aad the
country at Largei.
DfPKOeEEE PACKEfG ACATX.
Far many years' United States con-l
' aula have been, sending: hack word
rfrom all over the world that careless
I parking: was causing; a prejudice
against American gtiods.. The British:
-uitt German exporters, it has been
sain, frequently beat out Americana in
orders because it is their habit to pack
consignments m a way to ensure cafe
delivery. It ia a notoritius fact, sa
the monthly bulletin of the bureau of
railway economics, that cotton: has
been the moat srovenly handled of all
the agricultural products in the Cniid
States. The farmers nften have left it
exposed to he damaged by rain and
infiltrated by mud. All too- often, it is
loosely baled and improperly marked,
tt Bas been said that frwriently cot
ton bales took like rag:-basrs when- re
ceived at foreign: ports. Government
experts 6av estimated that between
the gin and the- spinner there is an
annual waste of 50J)00,aQlL
To- the Japanese we awe the im
petus far a ehanjr rit conditions. They
aigniiied some time agu- that they
would not accept cotton that was not
clean, securely packet! and plainly
marked After a few heavy' cotton
shipments were turned back on them
the steamship Sues .joined the rail
roads m the engirt the latter had been
makfinr for year to have the haies
properly prepared far the long- vuyajrv
?iiw as the result of cooperative ef
fart By the twu branches of transpor
tation the farmers are taking: car to
meet the. demands f foraitft. enn
sixjeea.
The rnfar3t wall mftrht extend ta
aS export 2nes. The fact fiias f:r
years American -rnniLi hav arriveil a:
their destination nr tH want possible
shape ia a rejection an national stan
dard of efficiency that we souTd an
lona-er tnrerata.
A Cornell prcfsssr advises iti
ifents ti Bumw rather thaa an rcn-'
ey for their course,, but it rs noted
that Be did not advise anyone to lend
to them.
Kansas will need 40,000' harvest
hands this year, but unfortunately
mast of the harvest Bands are in vau
deville. ' .
Eobhirs- blew open the- safe of a
Standard Oil Branch, but took no
money. Evidently they were looking
for 0-usoline.
eat more than a bird, it is well to re
member that the ostrich is sso a
bird.
Xow thy elaim that George Wash
ington, used to write poetry. . This
American habit of shattering idols
should be abolished.
When a girl tells you she decsnt'
A good many boys., who are starting-
out to b president of this coun
try evidently Hav that annual base
ball plan in mind.
FRUIT JARS
Phone Orders for Quick De
livery TEE FEU IT SEASON IS T;ST AT ITS- BEST FOS BERRIES
THIS WEES, DOXT DELAY BUT SELECT YOUR JAKS AND
DO YGCa CAXSESG WHILE YOU CAN OBTAIN PERFECT BER
RIES. Mason jars "
Svnd Hand. New Jar.
Pine . $ .W $ .T5
Quarts. jS S
Half GaUiins L... L25
California, large mouth, Mason jars
Pint Jsj Ll
Qnart J4 .13
EaJ Gallon ,
Economy jars
Ptnfa .TI J5 123
Quart u
EalT GaUon lj 1.T5
F. D. HAISTEN
FURMTURE ON EASY PAYMENTS