La Grande evening observer., November 10, 1913, Image 4

THE OBSERVER
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GIVING GIRLS A CHANCE
La Grande business men have clearly
demonstrated that they are advanced
in opinions on the labor . question.
None, in conferences held Saturday,
objected to the minimum wages for
working girls, or for a general im
provement in conditions, but, they dp
object to the 6 o'clock feature. ; Fur
ther than that, they demonstrated their
. concern for the girls themselves and
.urged hat the working girls discuss the
nroblem for themselves, and this was
done this morning. - The conclusions
reached from La Grande, in this way, ! even in tho ktters' own field, he arg
is not the biased opinion of employ-! ties. : Actuar experience has taught
' era, but the well thought-out conclu-
. sions of both the employer and the
employe. " . ' . ., : ,
WHAT MAKES GOOD GOVERN
' MENT.
"So far as any conception of gov
ernment is concerned', there is a pleas
ing fiction that the people have a
clear ana oisunci smnqara, mi are
I .. .. i . ' 3 1 1..
prevented from putting it fully into of expense in the American factory,
effect by what are known as the according to the character of that fac
'Bosees.' ".'' jtory and the nature of its product, of
This sentence occurs in an article which a thorough study of costs and
on the Boston city charter, published relative efficiency would bring to
in the October issue of the National needless expenditures which
; M..nU.i tw ; Th o..tw latively so slight that the hue and cry
..i .1,. f uh. tw. w b
. i T.u ii.Y.i.' I .'. The item of wage expense ib re
half truth.. It is true that the 'ma-u,d bj curtttiled to tt minimum.
chine' must be disposed of before tin jtgitu reduction and the argument
will , of the people can find .exprcs-
sion, but after the machine has been
disposed of there muBt be something
to express." ;:' I Secretary Redfield ' tells the story
Boston, under an advanced ' char-! of ono manufacturer who made this
ter. has accomplished some reforms assertion to him and he asked the man
and failed at others. The charter has- "turer ? " ?Z
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not proved a cure-nll.: It provides no
' short cut to ideal city government. The
people voted to adopt it but, on the
' Oilier I1UI1U, vuvuu llliu lemrwcu Jiuwci t
r the mayor whose administration has.
-caused the demand for a new system, j
It sometimes' aeema aa th'ouorh
there is a tendency to go too far in
insisting on mere forms of govern
ment. - We are inclined to forget that
ultimately the success or. failure of
any form rests on the good sense,
; knowledge and patriotism of the av
erage citizen. The - "people" are
sunposed to be for progress and ef-
La Grande National Bank
Organized
DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY OF UMTED STATES GOYERJiMKJiT.
' " CJflTEB STATES POSTAL SAVINGS DEPOSITORY.
Capital $108,000.00
Surplus ... $130.000.00
Tola! lU-sotifccB ...... .$1.000,000,00
' For twenty-six years, in all kinds of financial weather, we have
successfully catered to the monetary wants of the ' people of La
Grande and the Grande Ronde Valley.
We respectfully solitit your business.
La Grande National Bank
La Grande, Oregon
ficiency and yet often the "people" are
too lazy, too indifferent or too ig
norant to demand either or to know
when they are getting or not receiv
ing good service. , ' ' " ' ."
One's faith in democracy may get a
severe strain at times but, after all is
said about the neglect and indiffer
ence of the voters, it is apparent that
we must stand or fall on popular
rule. ' When the men and women whp
comoose a city make mistakes they
'must suffer for them just as individ
uals dp. By and by they will learn
better. V
;In addition, failure to secure ideal
results from a reform system of gov
ernment is no reflection on the sys
tem; The object of such forms is
simply to provide paths to better
ment and leave it to the good sense of
the people tq use these paths. All a
charter can do is to make right easy
and wron? hard. .
EFFICIENCY VS. LOW"VAGE.
; One of the world's greatest students
of industrial efficiency is Hon. Win. C.
Redfield, United States secretary of
commerce. Mr. ' Redfjeld maintains
that the high cost of labor in Ameri
can factories as compared with this
commodity in foreign shops is not a
factor in the production of manufac
tured products to be 'offered to the
trade in competition with like prod
ucts from the factories abroad. ' If
American manufacturers pay twice the
Wages that foreign manufacturers pay,
American workmen produce , three
times the value for their employers
and the latter are able thus not only
to compete with, but to underbid sijc-
fessfully their foreign trade rivals,
him this and his .familiarity with the
methods of production in. the shops in
nearly all of the countries of ' the
world has thoroughly convinced him of,
the truth of the contention. It mat
ters little,, he says, what may be the
c haracer of the product. American or
Yankee ingenuity is constantly far in
advance of its foreign competitor.- V
And yet, he asserts, the movement
for industrial' efficiency jn this coun
try has only just begun. There are
fcJ '
-m . tn . tl,nllHBnH avenues
raised by some manufacture over
tnat tariff reduction' will necessarily
mean wane reduction is farcical in
most instances, in his opinion.-
cent in warn wuuiu unowi um .
-fm. nmHni,t.. The manuiac-
tul.el, Kuea8cd it would mean about
g or per cet, but the secretary
WU811 I SatlBIietl Wltn H guu, au Liityr
looked up costs and discovered from
the cost department records that a 10
per cent wage reduction meant only a
2 per cent reduction in the : cost of
the tiroduct. The manufactui'er was
amazed and so other manufacturers
would be similarly amazed if the fac
tory heads would give the question
their serious thought and attention,
the secretary says.
. It is because of his knowled&e of
these matters that his department has
in 1887.
taken a decided stand on the wage
question as the new tariff affects it or
fails to affect it and it is yjcause of
this that the threat of the department
of commerce o investigate . general
wage reductions in any line of manu
facture in which it is attempted holds
good. In his, new book, "The New
Industrial Day," Secretary Redfield
characterized wage reduction" as the
most brutal, barbarian and inhuman'
method of cutting' costs and it is evi
dent that he quite thoroughly believes
it '; : ' -.' ':-' .
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NOTICE TO WATER USERS.
Notice is hereby ' given that Mon
day, 10th day of November; 1913, is
the last day for paying water rents,
without penalty, if the water rents are
not paid by the night of the 10th the
same will be shu off on the. 11th, and
81.00 penalty will be added. -;
v ; L. M. IIOYT.
11-8 2 t. Water Supt.
ADDITIONAL PERSONALS
J. C. Kennedy of Island City went
to Union this morning on business.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Shipp of North
Powder were in the city this morning
between trains, returning on No. 10. :
Mrs. J. L, Orton, who was visiting
Mrs. Abbott oyer Sunday, left this
morning for her home. . She is a resi
dent of Haines. . -y ; '.
E. D. Gaskill, father of Fred Gaskill,
departed for Portland this morning,
where he will remain an indefinite
time. E. Jones of the Sand Ridge
country was also among- the passen
gers $o Fprtlond. i
Mis. John Girdlor and son John Jr.,
wife and : son respectively of 'John
Girlder, superintendent, of the La
Grande public schools, left this morn-
ing for Illinois, where they ; win re -
main nnt'l after the holidays,
Mr!' Strong, representing the Ore
gon , Life Insurance Co.,' was in the
city a number of days conferring with
local agents. He departed this morn
ing in company with his wife for Pen
dleton, where he will transact similar
business.
Mrs. George Curry left tills morn
ing for Forest Grove, where she will
be the guest of her. son, George H. Jr.,
who recently purchased the Forest
Grove Press. From there she will go
on to Eugene to visit her daughter
Helen, - who is attending! the ' state
university. ; . .. :.
DR. BIGGERS' NEW OFFICES ;
Has Leased Three Rooms on Second
Floor of New Building
Dr. G. L. Biggers has recently moved
into his new offices on the second floor
of the new West-Jacobson building.
The rooms are on the Elm street side
next to the Y. M. C. A. property and
are fitted up in the most modern man
ner. Almost every appliance known to
the profession has been installfld) mak
ing the equipment complete for diag
nosis and treating of patients. . Ae re
ception room, handsomely furnished,
opens fro mthe main hall and from
that opens the other two rooms.
Women's Missionary Meeting .
Mrs. Ellen Hunter, the Oregon field
worker and secretary of the Women's
missionary work in the Christian
church, will meet all ladies interested
in missionary work Tuesday after
noon. It is hoped many ladies will be
present. A pleasant surprise has been
planned. In the evening Mrs. Hunter
will speak again on the topic. "The
Women's Secret" . -
FURS FOR SALE Black Lynx set,
. made of European skins, consisting
of beautiful pillow muff, with ele
gant animal scarf, handsomely
trimmed with head and tails, shirred
satin lining. Will sell for $20.00;
foreign value, $80.00. Magnificent
sets are seized and confiscated by
United States government from in
ternational smugglers for non-pay-
mcnt of duty. Will send by express
C. O.' D. Privilege of inspe ction.
All expense prepaid. Address Sales
Manager, Mr. Kcene, 334 West 23d
St., New York. : 11-10-lt
Notice to Owners of Pianos '
Having pretty nearly finished this
season's campaign of tuning for the
year, I expect for the next four months
to be at. work in the western part of
my territory, returning on or about
March 1st Any one .desiring their
piano tuned, or regulated in any way,
will kindly leave orders at the Richey
Piano House within the next . two
weeks. C. M. Henderson, Expert
Tuner and Repairer.
U-10-tf
GIRLS MEET
(Continued from Page 1.)
land in ample time to oe considered at
the meeting tomorrow night.
: V Signatures Obtained
The meeting this morning developed
into something very tangible when a
committee of girls was named to ob
tain the signatures of all working
girls before 6 o'clock this evening. This
committee 'was made up of one repre
sentative from each business establish
ment present and as the meeting ad
journed the girls combed the city for
signatures, and every application for
signatures was gladly granted. So far
as known, not a single girl favors the
6 o'clock clause. ' ;
Attorney Colon R. Eberhard, repre
senting the committee which met Sat
urday, Mrs. Fred Schilke and Mrs. J.
T. Richardson were in attendance at
the meeting.
The conference tomorrow night will
see gathered the industrial welfare
commission, and a committee of nine
representing labor, employer and the
public. '. ;'. '. .'
COMPENSATION ACT MUDDLES
Insurance Expert Poinfs Out Fallacies
and Features of New Bill
F. H. Humphrey, representing the
Aetna Casualty and Liability company,
is in the city conferring with the local
agents, Logan & Davis. ,; In" speaking
of the workmen's .compensation act
Mr. Humphrey had a number of things
to sav concerning the operation of the
bill which is giving the governor, the I
nttni-nnv (reneral and the commission-j
ej.s wh are Bppointed by tlie governoi1 I
to enforce the sahie, much trouble.
Mr. Humphrey made it clear that the
insurance companies are in accord with
the. fundamentals of the bill, but do
not, from their experience, believe the
state ought to administer the system.
In other words they believe in juris
diction, but do not beKeve in admin
istration. One of the chief points he
wished to make was the one pertaining
to the taxes paid by the farmer and
others who would not be eligible to
share Under the insurance. "At the
present time," said he, "$50,000,000 of
wages' will be taxed for purposes of the
fund and one-half of one per cent
which the state will have to contribute
to this fund will amount to $280,000.
As the act allows only men engaged in
hazardous occupations to take advan
tage of the act, large portions of the
state would be paying taxes and would
not be entitled to share in the rights
created by the act. He points out that
the act "was lathered by Governor
West, whipped into shape by nine men,
three of whom were farmers, -three
laboring men and three employers of
labor, and put into legal form by At
torney John Kerr of the Hill railroad
system. But the law defeats its own
purpose by reason of the fact that no
provision was made for the act takin
effect in caBe it was referred to the
people. The attorney general explains
the act in one sense and the commis
sioners in another. . Furthermore the
stata treasurer cannot sign drafts by
reason of the fact that he does not
know when the law is in effect. In tho
whole, governor and the courts and
the commissioners disagree as to the
essential features of the bill and in
this event it is up to the supreme
court to clear matters," he admits. .
Effect of a Dream.
"The btippiest droitiu I can recall,'
said n stici'tttsfiil business man. "was
oiio I hud leu yt'iirs uiio. "In It 1 was
wlili my good mother again, seiited In
the old home ehuirli. She plured her
bund ou my hind and whispered. 'Sun.
I nut proud of you.' That little unite
inont has kept me out of wrongdoing
more than till the sermons 1 hav ever
heard n ml. 1 think, has made me a het
ter man." Philadelphia Itecord.
. SOLITUDE.
In the dark nijilst. .
Tlilnt' eyes:
lii the still room.
Thy volt e;
In solitude. ' " v
Thy presence and thy touch.
P.ut when the dayllirtit conies
And dreams are Mown
It Is ihe world surrounds me.
Then I nin alone.
Author I'nknown.
There's a corset
perfectly in our
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ALL the) latest corset designs' are now shown at our Cor
set Department. You can get an intelligent conception,
of the figure requirements that the new styles necessi
tate if you wilj study these new corsets. .
Many new and very practical innovations that greatly aid
in correct figure-building are features of the new Henderson
Corsets. - .-.; . , . -
: We strongly recommend these corsets to pur patrons; these
models produce shapely, fashionable figure-lines, fit accurate-
ly, comfortably and easily' and give lasting wearing service.
You are invited to visit our Corset Department and examine
the many new designs that are now on exhibition.
Prices; $1.00 to $4,5Q
rE are introducing a new corset for stout women,
which is not only the
corset yet produced, but is a very remarkable value,
simply as a corset, saying nothing of its splendid
new (style-feature. It is the new
3ELF -
as shown in the picture. One
glance tells what this corset does.
You have an extremely long corset
which is made perfectly comfortable
by those wide gores of Lastikops
Cloth' the new and durable elastic
fabric that will outwear the corset.
Two models No. 322 (low bust),
and No. 324 (medium
bust). Unheard-of value
at the price . v. . . ,
$350
Other models in Nemo corsets, priced from $3.50 to $5
". ." ... . , ..
An Expert fitter to assist ycu in selecting Ihe proper
model for your figure.
Installing Dry Kiln
The new dry kiln for the George
Palmer Lumber Company is completed
and is in operation. The dry shed
adjoining the steam drying plant is
elso the same as completed and season
ed lumber of all grades is now in
stock. The band saws in the big mill
are kept going on full time and the
company is ready for orders, large
or small. The new logging road
which branches from the O.-W. R. &
N.' near Minum has rails laid for sev
eral miles and the entire road will be
completed next year in ample time
for furnishing the usual log supply
after the district near Looking Glass
is exahusted.
The Parkdale club members met
Wednesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Wm. Anson where they enjoyed
a social time and a fine luncheon. The
next meeting will be held at the home
of . Mrs. Zach Chandler in Fruitdale.
NOTICE TO WATER USERS.
Notice is hereby iven that Mon
day. 10th day of November. 1913. is
the last day for paying water rents,!
without penalty, if the water rents are j
not paid by the night of the 10th the '
model to fit you
corset department
greatest figure-reducing
REDULINLJ
same will be shu off on the 11th, and
$1.00 penalty will be added.
L. M. HOYT.
11-8 2 t. . ; : Water Supt.
Attention
Now is the time to make your
Mince Meat for Thanksgiving.
e have just received a fresh
supply of Lemon, Orange and
Citron peel; also Railins and
rants. Just received, some very
nice Sultana Figs and Caravan
Dates.
Yours for Quality am Service,
Berry Bros.
Grocers
PHONE MAIN 721.