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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
THURSDA V, JANUARY 15, 1914
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wD mo& m suae, for be mast aim !j
Advcrtraazf; rale as aKr-tiraa, A32 1 Jackson c&ob lan5eit was kM Sa4
easy for 4-97 4rt2mxc tew wiv iMI the --
i ta day USm tk I . 1Hl3rill , Hvh w
Aroa a ian9an IT reftsra s tine sirstiwatiflc is
THE GBSEEYKE, 171 Sulk Street. " fare Mr. Oartiii. ttaervtOam it
is wnrtl ascJdxtr 4p - reots
SUBSCUPTtCX KATES. J rf sdmwtj. tfue fact tfcat a this ml-.
2?"f Xe f fcy w 0 fBrtec day off Jaunty,
DB)r. act- sh ............ ..C
Aairy, per six awriths ad- I i-g-
' ruct ............IX
.. a. wwjfig une www. Pw-.i. aran- JT
kspeji, -1 ktpirstaaa s41 the seeds
tf thane saw Bring: and aiso thai
yCft 0!S3lArSL Ms VwqPffTf-f s
Baavae laws Bma 1 sappfasieeiV-
d by a wijwlimiriwi of
laws; tht ewemce of tMn.
I JS3-I, KX-onsSe team wtt at vi
rOSWABD LOOKING.
DaSr. Mr rear ia annate f7J J
DaDj, bj muB ptr year ia md-
nme UM
nkSy CUntr, jtar is ( 1 ae in tie
.mdnatm I................ fLSjfcMoT f c"ar coomtrj us" wiaek "tie
- f likBpty of co-opetataoa ha bees
PLOWING US J AX CART.
tal affair a oarisg ti pact oWadf.
nTfcis exlemtsco of gorerniwewrtal ac-
Tie peof&e are bo looser to ie
fooled by sero Hp-worAjp of tlteir
ideals; by narfie words aed rbetonc
dVflrtaffidiiny aHatesBken w$ia
eyes Uiat win aemetrale feencalia the
vemeend sarfaca, aiad Leant ' tiat
are fSow and proclaim t3s etero
al towliii, qua wbidt all real pro
tress mast be foneded. But tMs far
the oVnaamd Las been mttemSj ia rare
YouCan LowerTheGostof Living
If You Take Advantage of the Savings
Offered During this Month at . .... .
WESTS 1 6TH ANNUALCLEARANCt: SALE
Eegioeer Curiii, cf tie brand Gee,
called tie . O&serrer's atWutioo last
rreoiBj t aa ateost saabeard of' as czdssgivly willua tie dotoaia of
SiviSy along lioes beretofore resanled
eTeet is (Lis part of lie wastry, iadiridiaal private enterprise is ia re
Oa las way home fwta Joseph, "im 7Xn to tfee ebanged ideas of (be
Krtked cke to It raaroad to W1 to what iey sbcold do
. . , . . .". lot tbeJBMlres aad for f etmre e-
fkzvt sxz-fltaJe teatas brtakixe
ratao&t. .. . .
gjvusuL ' . Vjewioj bis sairrofflodsBrs ' ' ; .
Tiiitk of tbe agtJKSes beretofore
1" m prirale cwtrol aod operation
- . tfj(t ore,- fey
Use government. Warxbips betas
txiilt io tary yards; g-gns
raeeb. ' a
. "I bare oerer tn aoybuisc of tfee
' Idisd before bet on lite fosirtsecitb
day of January," remarked Mr. Cr
' tSi, "and I bare bepon to woDder
- If aS ttga bare faikd and icftead
-of SbartEg Grande feocide winters we
coDstracted in pmrnocst factories;
powder manufactured nsder go'ero
i&eDt aoepices; a gortTDToent armor
- plant is proposed; parcel post ia lies
of express companies: obklal ti-
ire about t enter Use orac be5t.". M -. . j
. . w; arbitration and conctliabon in
Of co tter, b accoontt rtrikes and een in load
or tbi. yr- , ton In 0 lley. e9lMioa tte far.
It is soft and Uhny, but keep in by the deparunent of agricul-
wind tbere are sereral weeks yet in ime Ior itnproTement of crops.
wsiirJi jack Frost can lorijc and hare pare food and meat inspection; pre-
tvis f on. serration of the bea!Ui of the people;
it We most agree with Mr. Curtis regulation c public utilities; gov-
that the sight of six-mule teams eminent railroads in Alaska, an J
St work breaking ground in dead many other plans now under consid-
ef winter is a picture fit for Tom eration, such as the acquirement
Richardson to grasp and demnad im- ly the governmen. of the telegraph,
wjediate circulation as a boost for telephone and railroad systems, and
this climate. But, the further fact still other steps beyond anything yet
hat this plowing is going on at the undertaken. . , i
Walter Pierce ranch is or eonse- All of thete things are intended!
quence. Evidently Walter believes to benefit the masses, either directly
there is merit in the old adage, "the as in crop raising; strike avoid
early bird, etc." even though his ances and settlement, ete or indi-.
chief, Woodrow Wilson, is safely rectly, through eff ectuaJJy stopping
boused in the executive mansion. big inters;; from obtaining a stran
But listen to Mr. Curtis a little gle hd on services needed by the
further: "No, Walter was not plow- public at large.
ing. Now don't misunderstand me. j This changed tendency in govern
He was riding on horseback through mental affair? is calling for a new
the fields." Again, the matter be- type of statesman the forward look
comes interesting, for at first thought tog type. To meei these new prol
we thought Walter was doing the lems effectively the statesman who
plowing. Now, we infer that he, wishes to attain or retain public
probably like Webster in days gone, favor mut not put too much em-
la attempting to solve the stss
peodoiBS problems that await ia the
pathway- of oar future we cancot
afford to make many fnhdaV for
these may be dangerous, aod to avoid
titan we most have in oar lawmak
ing bodies only mem we know, and
knowing dare to do. The questions
still facing us for solution istohre
too many equities and rights, and
are too big and too vital to be en
trusted to mediocrity, be it even so
clever or given' to words.
GOOD BOADS AND HEALTH.
La Grande . National Bank
Organized in 1887.
OKSNKaTKD DEPOSITORY OF UNITED STATES GOTEBXBEXT.
UNITED STATES POSTAL 8ATING8 DEPOSITORY.
Capital noo.OOO.Ov
Surplus .$140,000.90
Total Resources
.$1,000,000.00
For twenty-six years, in all kinds of financial weather, we hare
successfully catered to the monetary wants of the people of La
Grande and the Grande Ronde Valley.
We respectfully solicit yoor business. .' V'
La Grande National Bank
La Grande, Oregon
It is a far cry from the construe- j
tion of improved highways to the '.
conservation of health, or at least
there have been few persons identified '
with either of these movements who '
have been inclined to group them i
together. Yet the state hoard of I
health of Kansas has ocme forth i
with the contention, supported by the
Journal of the American Medical As
sociation, that the two are inter-related.
There are innumerable un
controvertible and incontrovertable
arguments in favor of the construc
tion of good roads, but none of them j
is more forcible than the one most
recently put forth, that good roads
are a disease preventative.
At first thought, the reader is like
ly to jump to the conclusion that the
good roads make visits to or of the
family physician easier and therefore
more frequent, thus circumventing
the development of disease, but that
Lr not the argument. It is that in
the construction of improved high
ways, weeds and trash are removed
from the road and roadsides. Weeds
and trash prevent the prompt evapo
ration of moisture and promote the
retention of ground water. This
makes ideal breeding places for mos
quitos, flies and other insects, which
are known as disease carriers, not
tc mention chinch bugs, hoppers and
other insects that are crop-damagers.
Furthermore an undergrowth of
weeds invites the dumping of gar
bage and manure by offering con
cealment, of which fact careless and
thoughtless people are prone to take
advantage, thus increasing the facil
ity of insect breeding, and providing
these insecls with proper material for
disease transmission. To further
clinch the argument it is put forth
that many farms have no means of
drainage except by ditches along the
road, and that open ditches, clear of
brush and debris, with hardened sur
face and proper fall, such as the im
proved highways provide, afford the
farms the opportunity of ridding
themselves of many a stagnant, disease-breeding
pool.
If, after the foregoing elucida
tion there are some yet to be con
vinced, it might bo added for their
especial benefit that road oiling in
itself is destructive of insect larvae,
especially mosquitos. Dry roads of
fer pedestrains, and especially the
children who have to walk to and
tho property be used for fair purpos-
Save $3.70 to $7.50
Save $5.00 to $12.00
on Men's Clothing
on Men's Overcoats
Save $5.00 to $20.00
on Ladie's Coats
Take your choice of any Tailored Suit for
$9.90
Take your choice of a Large Line Coats for - $1.19
Save One-half the price on New Coats for children
One lot Children's'Coats to $10.00 for - - 69c
Special 9c Sale of Cotton Goods,. Values up to 25c yd.
Save Va to V2 Price on All New Dresses
35 Men's and Boy's
OVERCOATS
Values to $15.00
$5.00 I
iij j tat
Men's Heavy
CLOTHING
Reduced
25
from school, dry shoes and dry feet. J erty for fair purposes, he thicks the
While colds are due to specific germs,
yet it is a well' known fact that cold
wet. feet and chilled limbs lower the
resistance of individuals and make
them more favorable subjects for in
fections of the respiratory passages,
agreement ought o stipulate for a
nominal rental of the property as long
as the fair association pays the ren
tal and is using the ground for fair
purposes.
Mr. Secor is of the, opinion tJat,
unless the proposition' passes, the
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including pneumonia and tuberculo- " nj
i ble and will lose all. Interest on the
According to the American Medical
Journal, good roads prevent disease
by setting an example to adjoining
farm premises; they promote travel
and set an example to the farmer
whose premises are bordered by them.
The comparison of a well-graded,
clean highway- with an unkept and
trash barnyard adjoining is sufficient
ti stimulate every land owner to clean
up. Pride compels him to offer to
passers by a neat appearing and at
tractive house and barnyard. Re
sults are only too obvious. Good
roads are active disease prevention
agencies, aside from their financial
and commercial value. '
A Chicago man has solved the
problem of the cost of living by elop
ing with $5000 belonging to his bride
to be and leaving the lady behind.
prsssnt mortgage, becomes due this
sainirei and u.i;?is something is
rt.ie to put the fair association on a
3T(. footing, fair wjil eitrrr ic .1
;h'r;' ol the past or a new location
will have to be secured and this will
be difficult. Mr. Secor asserts this
the best plan that has been proposed
and one that will meet with the ap
proval of nearly all ..of the stock
holders, because they will in this
way get something definite and tan
gible for their money. The meeting
u called for January 28 at 2:00 p. m.
at the Commercial club rooms.
Help For the Farmers. i
Fort Collins, Colo, Jan. 15V The
annual "clearing house of the agri
cultural ideas," fostered by the -Colorado
Agricultural college, began at
the college here today. Sessions
will continue until tomorrow night. -
Suggestions for improving the lot
vi xarmera ana tneir lamuies will
be made during the sessions of the
Rural Home institute tomorrow. Be
sides college professors a number of
practical farmers are expected to talk
during the sessions.
. The aeroplane waltz is the latest
thing. This should be a popular
dance with the high fliers.
INDUCEMENTS HELD OUT.
(Continued from Page 1.)
start on. After this, the association
would be self-supporting and no one
would be requested to contribute. The
value of the lots according to the es
timate given, and needed, to put the
association on a firm basis is consid
erably below the cost of neighboring
lots, and to this extent those who
chose to go in on the proposition will
evidently get a bargain.
The purchaser of such a lot would
be asked to sign an agreement that
es only, and in the event of the as-'
License Money Collected.
All license payers in the city, which
includes pool roon:s, drays and mov
ing picture houses, have been listed
today, and all unpaid licenses will
be collected at once. To save the
city $20 or $25 the dray wagons will
not be given license badges this year,
as the number of dray lines is limited
ar.d the police department can keep
track of paid and unpaid licenses.
The license money is, therefore, all
"velvet" now.
Notice.
All accounts due Dr. J. W. Lough
Jin are payable to Dr. A. L. Richard
son. l-12tf. DR. J. W. LOUGHLIN.
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sociation's dissolution", he would be
the absolute owner in fee simple of
the property. Mr. Secor thinks noth
ing would be fairer and he ha the
assurance that many are going to vote
for the scheme.
In return for the use of the prop-j!
Retail Department PhoDe Main 8
For Lumber, Lath
Shingles, Sash and Dors
Ruberoid Roofing
GEORGE PALMER LUMBER OT