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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1913',
THE OBSERVER
BBUCE DENNIS, Editor and Owner
It illustrates what the extreme of bar1,'
temper will do and should be a winn
ing against the lesser demonstrations
by which the climax of ugliness gradu
ally is reached.
BIG
TAXES AND BAD
BOARDS.
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' SUBSCRIPTION RATES. !
Daily, single copy 5c 0ver in France an effective way has
Daily, per week . . . .' 15c Mn oun to g rja ol offensive bill
boards along the railways. They have
been taxed out of existence.
If that method can be employed in
I France, why cant it be applied in this
country. Taxes based upon the dam
age tHot billboards do to communi
ties and to the general public would '
quickly put them out of business
Many a city has suffered more actual
harm in a bad advertising way
through disfiguring billboards than it
could be compensated for if it received
twice the amount demanded by the
sign owners for their space.
On top of this bad advertising ef
fect upon communities should be add- j
ed the injury suffered by persons who
go out to enjoy pleasing sights, but
who instead find their county ruthless
ly shut off (by lurid barriers seeking j
to impress upon them the merits oi
some special article or concern.
Chicago is now getting after the bill
board evil. The big city so long tol
erated the advance of the disfigure
ments that now it finds itself in a de
C'dedly bad way. The millions it has
spent in improvements to create a
happy impression upon residents and
visitors have been nullified in many
ways by the view hiding fences. Chi
cago might be a splendid advertise-
Advertising rates on application. All
copy for display advertising must
reach the office the day before the
ad appears.
Address all communications to
TOE OBSERVER, 1710 Sixth St,
La Grande, Oregen.
SMASHING THE PIANO
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Final Sale Prices on Summer! Merchandise
That Must A peal to Erery Economical Buyer
ENTIRE SUMMER STOCKS
Must go this month. Read the following prices we offer:
In a music house is the wreck of
piano which a man with a temper
broke up in one of his fits" of anger
The wood in this instrument is smash
' ed, the keys are broken and every-
thing, in fact, except the strings, has
; been destroyed. Incidentally, while thf
: man was at the job of proving that
he was a fool he broke up most of the
family furniture, even taking the trou
ble to saw off the legs of the chairs
and fables when he could not sever ment for itself if people could see the
them with an ax. real city. As it is the city is a decid-
' This is temper at its most violent edly bad advertisement for itself, how
and unreasoning stage. There are ever valuable its billboards may be
grades, however, that while they do as advertising mediums for certain in
not do quite so much physical damage, dividuals.
are quite as disastrous in the long A tax on billboards seems logical,
run to the chap who lets momentary . It also seems just simply as a fair
anger get the better of him. Promis- condensation to an injured commun
ing careers hav,e been ruined and the' ty.
earning capacity of otherwise compet- -
ent men cut in half by untimely demon- Two Wisconsin widows of the same
strations of the disposition that unfits man have decided to live together,
a man for rsponsibility. They probably want to compare past
The nervous, excitable chap whe troubles,
flies off a tangent on slight provoca- - '
tion usually thinks that those be ' The famous leaning tower of PisA i
comes in contact with realize his lit-1 becoming unsafe and will have to have
tie weakness and make allowances for a new base. This will necessitate a
it. They don't. They take his rude-1 new set of post cards for the tourists. .
ness, his bellowing assumption of an
authority he is not fit to exercise, fck A H-' criminal owns to .10
his uncertain moods, his ouau:V.i t. Crimea. He ought to be competent to
passion, at their face value. For a , K into Chicago politics.
long time such a man may escape seri- .
ous consequences, but some day he will Pity the poor photographer who has !
vent his bad manners on some one who to lock at some folks half an hour be-;
has mane memory a fine art and who fore he can catch the right pose. i
twenty years after will not have f or- j
gotten an insult. Rough words as well ; A Texan claims that his Mexican
as chickens come home to roost captors used the leaves of his bible fot
The pity of bad temper is that it so cigarette papers. Holy smoke!
often is the possession of those who J
otherwise are "Good fellows." Bad It in suggested by
temper really is temnorary insanity trip
$15.00
Takes your choice of our
entire line
Benjamin Suits
Society Suits
Hirsch-Wickwire
Suits
This is not a sale of odd sizes or
undesirable patterns, but includes
every suit in the stock.
Regular prices were up to $35.00.
Take them now for
$15.00
Our Entire Line Newest
Oxfords and Pumps
Reduced 20 Per Cent.
$5.00 val. $4.00
4.50 val. 3.60
4.00 val. 3.20
3.50 val. 2.80
$3.00 val. $2.40
2.50 val. 2.00
2.00 val. 1.60
1.50 val. 1.20
This includes every new style for
this season and all standard makes
such as ;
J. E. TILT OPFORDS
For Men
PINGREE OXFORDS AND
PVMPS-For Women
UTZ & DUNN OXFORDS
AND PUMPS-For Women
PONTIAC OXFORDS AND
PUMPSfor Misses and
Children
$9.90
All Men's Furnishings
at Reduced Prices
Men's Summer Shirts
All Reduced 20 per ct.
Takes Your Choice of our
entire stock
Women's and Misses'
Tailored Suits
and Coats
Here you can select from the choic
est styles of the season
Regular prices of Suits were, up
to $40.00
Regular prices of Coats were up
fo $27.50
Priced for final clearance at enfy
$9.90
Broken line of large sizes
in Ivy Corsets. Values up
to $5.00, now
89c
Regular 20c and 25c
Summer Lawns, all
reduced to
9c yd
WEST'S REMODELING SALE
his numerous
irom Washington that Me. 15ry-
either brought about by direct provo- an is the man who put the depart in
cation or by a general state of tension su.to department.
due to attempting responsibilities that "
the individual is not big enough to England's new poet lau-e i" s n
bear. One cannot help feeling sorry : doctor. To know all about poet feet back-end brakeman with same effect
.
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Jap Passenger Wants to Know.
$$ J ?.-'?'$ $ v -
Shiaro, Takomoto, "Japanese passen
ger," has written to the .Hon. S. Pa
cific company, earnestly asking why,
"please, do engineer 9:30 evening p,
m. freight train necessary' blow whis
tle with so long lasting sounds foi
calling back end brake-man if S short
whistle call would wake his baby and
for the usually kind, capable man, who he should be a chiropodist.
Ss so constituted tnat he cannot control
his tongue and his actions when a cris
is arises.
The wrecked piano is a moral lesson, sr.ne Sunday?
each departure-" and Takomoto, too
has some sueeestions resardintr Pull-
Isn't it about time that somebody . man cars.
started an agitation for a safe and 'Dear Hon. S. Pacific:
The Test of Time
Time determines whether the policies under which a bank Is oper
ated are safe.
Tn!a bank has been In business twenty-six years.
It has grown steadily nnil It bas become one of the stronses' ind
most prosperous unsocial institutions In the West.
The soundness v.. villcies Is attested by the long list of conserv
ative business n.n - transact their business here: also by an
earned surplus of .''lw ..00, the work of time and the res-ill o!
conservative manaftetn.?n
This bank hat facilities for taking care of more high grade b-n'.-oesa
and offera Its services to those who appreciate the bpsl In
banking.
Lt Grande National Bank
La Grande, Oregon
Capital. $100,000.00 Surplus. $130,000.00 Resources, 1,1PO,POO.C
DESIGNATED DErOSITOBT OF OITED STATE GOTERMfET.
EXITED STATES POSTAL S1TI50S DEPOSITORY.
"I residing in these Cuisun City and
question, please do engineer 9:30 even
ing p. m. freight train necessary blow
whistle so long lasting of sounds foi
calling back end brake-man if 5 short
whistles call would wake my baby and
back end brake-man with same effect
each departure? Many other trains at
crossings raise same long night nois
es; cannot all lives be safe "v;th less
awakening of almost the dead?
"Also recent time .of late 1 trael
with hon. employ in lovely electric
lights Pullman car "Aliena" and can
not find satisfy place to lose my
watch and American eagle ($10.00i
I for complete safety. Could not hon.
Pullman save 25c from every gentle
man in the lower berth rate financial
condition by inserting in smoke room
wash place, one small safe deposit box
conveniens (10c to porter upon' ar
rival at destination to leave key with
itl. so saving temptation of robbery
under pillow.
"Thanking you for quiet relief to
home and very grateful for trave.
safety.
"Yours t-u!y,
'SHIKARO TAKOMOTO.
i "Japanese Passenger.'
The Southern Pacific h?.s answered
Takomoto and assured him that it ;
will do all it can that: "all lives 1 '
safe with less awakening of almost
the dead." 1
Do You Comply With the
BUTTER LAW?
If not, read the following law and have your Butter Wrappers nicely
printed, with your name and weight of butter thereon.
CAUTION!
CHAPTER 179, SECTION 3.
"It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association or corporation
to sell, offer or expose for sale, any short weight butter within the State cf
Oregon. All butter sold or exposed or offered for sale in rolls, prints or
squares within the State of Oregon, shall be plainly marked: 'Eight ounces,
full weight,' sixteen ounces, full whight,' 'twenty-four ounces full
weight,' or "thirty-two ounces, full weight', every roll, print or square
sold, offered or exposed for sale sh" t-:,, the number 0f ounces
marked thereon; and any person, firm, association or corporation violating
any of the provisions of this act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine or not less tl;r.n
525.00 nor more than $100.00, or by imprisonment in the county jail for net
less than 3ix months; or both such fine and imprisonment."
The Observer can furnish you with good parchment Butter Wrappers,
printed according to law. We are printing for the best buttermakers in this
valley, and would like to add your name to our list of satisfied customers.
You can send your order by mil. Write plainly and state the size ;.vu
wish.
The Evening Observer
. La Grande, Oregon
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