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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1914
THE OBSERVER
BRUCE DENNIS, Editor and Owner.
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FINES BY INSTALLMENTS.
When a poor man is haled into
police court and fined $5.00, he has
to pay it immediately or go to jail.
To the rich man $5.00 doesn't mean
much. Even $500 doesn't mean a
great deal. . To the poor chap it
: means liberty if he has got the five.
Kansas City has completed a year
of its system of letting police court
offenders pay their fines by install-
- ments. By this method many a
prisoner is saved from the disgrace
of jail. The fact that every week
he has to forfeit a part of his pay
operates to remind him of the bad
business policy of breaking the' law
- quite as much as any lump assess-
ment would do. ;'.''. '"'V-
. Under this system the judge sitting
on the bench feels more at liberty to
fine those who deserve fining. ' Under
' the present method the humane court
frequently does not administer a fine
for the simple reason that he realizes
. the man cannot pay it and will have
to be Imprisoned in default. The
. offense,, perhaps, merits a fine but
not a term In jail. '" Int such cases,
the offender goes scot free. In other
instances the sending of the bread
!!ner ? family to prison only
means that for the term of his sen
tence his family will be deprived of
his support and. thus the hesviet
punishment will fall on then.'
In Kansas City the .installment plan
Is limited to first offenders. The pay-J
ments are adjusted to the financial
circumstances of the defendant, some
times being as W as 80 cents week.
Ewlng C. Bland, judge of the Wnhitf.
pal court in Kansas City) bYieve
the plan solves one of the bis; prob-
' lemi in American cities, the placing
of wrongdoers, whether rich or poor,
on an equality before the law.
Imorisonment in default of non
payment of fine Is equivalent to Im.
' prisonment for debt. In such a case
the defendant is in debt to the state
instead of to an individual
SETTLEMENT IN WALLOWA.
Perhaps no other person is so fa?
miliar with the growth of the Wal
Iowa country as a reporter. From
the interviews he obtains from set'
.tiers who have come a long way,
attracted either by an enthusiastic
friend now living there or by the ad
vertising of some real estate firm, he
In able to keep tab on the incoming
families. It is evident from close
observation that in iho lust four
months no fewer than 200 families
have moved Into that section of the
state. These people have come to
stay, and it is safe to assert that In
the next year the influx ot people
will be -vastly greater. Less than
ten families have moved out, and, in
many instances, this was caused by
family relations and conditions. Most
of the families, yes, the big majority
went there to till the soil. This
means that in five to ten years the
products raised by those two hund
red families will cause a marked in
crease in: the freight shipments to
and from that favored section and
that in the course of time Wallowa
county will be known throughout the
state as one of the most ideal coun
ties in the northwest. It is going to
mean business for the merchants of
this city and for the cities in Wal
lowa, It will mean bigger schools
and. better training. It will mean
extension of the ' railroads, the ex
ploitation of all of the mineral wealth
that is said to be resting in the hills
of that county, it will mean that
Wallowa county will be one of the
leading counties of Oregon."
THE MANAGERIAL FORM
CATCHING.
IS
"The Bond Buyer," a paper publish
ed in New. York and devtood to bond
sales of all kinds, has an interesting
article on the adoption by cities of
the managerial form of city govern
ment , and speaks with some emphas
is of the fact that this new form is
making friends in all parts, of' the
United States. . It will be interesting
to know that La Grande is in the
eye of the nation, on account of her
recent move in this direction, and the
results gained with this novel form
of city management will be either the
incentive or the deterrent for other
cities dissatisfied with either the
commission form or the aldermaaic
form of government. Says this ar
ticle: 'The greatest publicity for the new
plan of municipal government, how
ever, has come from its adoption last
August by the important city of
Dayton, Ohio, with a population " of
upwards of 115,000. Dayton had
been suffering from political mis
management, with its ' evils of in
efficiency and extravagance, and its
citizens had become aroused to the
necessity of lifting the city out of
its wretched condition. A vigorous
campaign of education, handicapped
by dreadful flood conditions of last
year, resulted in a home rule charter,
embodying the city manager plan and
drafted by a board of fifteen free
holders, which waa adopted on Aug
ust 12, 1913. After a wide and thor
ough search for an expert executive
Mr. Henry M. Walte, city engineer
of Cincinnati, was seated -. city
manager. In the same month Spring
field, Ohio, with nearly fifty thousand
inhabitants, followed Dayton in adopt
ing the hew plan. Since then
number of smaller cities have f ailMI
into line, such as FnfliX) AfV2,, La
j, AmnJilId and Terrell,
in TexaSj WJ Cadillac and Manistee,
in Micftgan. The charter commis
M at work in Salem, Ore., Is also
committed to the single executive,
sheme. In fact, wherever the sub
ject of city revision Is under con
sideration, the city manager plan is
receiving serious consideration as a(
development ol.tne commission pian.
SALTS FINE FOR
We eat too much meat, which clog
Kidneys, then Back hurts ana .
Bladder bothers you.
Most folks forget that the kidneys,
like the bowels, set eluseUh and clogged
nd need a flushing occasionally, elso we
hare backache ana dull misery in the
kidney region, severe nesdncues, rheu
matic twingrs, torpid liver, acid stomach,
sleeplessness ana all sons 01 o.aauer am
orders. You simply must keep your kidneys
active and clean, and the moment you
feel an ache or pain in the kidney
region, get about four ounces of Jad
Salts from any good drug store here,
tnko a tableapoonful In a plans of water
before breakfast for a few days and
your kidneys will then act fine. This
famous salts Is made from the acid of
? rapes and lemon juice, combine! with
ithia, and is harmless to flush clogged
kidnevs and stimulate them to normal
activity. It also neutralizes the acids
in the nrino so it no longer irritates,
thus ending bladder disorders.
Jad Halts is harmless; inexpensive;
makes a delightful effervescent lithia
water drink which everybody should take
now and then to keep their kidneys clean,
thus avoiding serious complication.
A well-known local drngglut says he
soils lota of Jad Salts to folks who believe
in overcoming kidney trouble while it It
only trouble. '
ACHING
kidneys
Bob Withycombe refuses to become
a candidate for representative, claim-
ing he can do ; more good breeding
barley and fine hogs for the state.
'There is no argument against his
stand, even if some of his friends
would like to see him run.
.Millionaire is being held in South
ern California for big ransom. But
dispatches don't state . whether his
captors are regular bandits or Los
Angeles real estate agents.
Now that Chicago women can hold
office many are applying for ap
pointment as notaries public. -'A not
ary public is an official that makes
men swear, . '
His mother-in-law ..saved an At
lanta man from suicide. Life in this
country is certainly . being revolu
tionized. ... '
Mexico is shipping tainted meat in
to the -United States, but we could
stand that if she would only keep her
refugees at home. . ' .
Remember 'today is Friday, the
thirteenth, and that the groundhog
saw his shadow this month. Be care
ful until midnight. ;
Among the many other lively and
energetic institutions in Unioon coun
ty the circuit court takes a front
seat this session.' '
Order to Show Cause.
In the County Court of .the State
of Oregon, for Union County. Sitting
in Probate.
In the matter of Floyd McCall, a
Minor:
At this time the petition of R. F.
McCall, the guardian of Floyd Mc
Call, a minor, praying for an order
of this court to sell all the right, title
and interest of the said minor in and
to lots 6 and 7 of Block 26 in Ster
ling's Second Addition to Island City,
in . Union County, Oregon, the said
interest being a one-twentieth part
thereof, coming on for consideration;
and it appearing that the next of kin
of said ward and all Pr?9!; JfiiST
ested in the estete should, have r.eiiis
of the time ??Sce sol fr hearing
said petition;
IT IS THEREFORE AWUD&ED
AND ORDERED, That March 11th,
10)4, a 10 o'clock in the forenoon
ui i'ne County Conrt room in the City
of La Grande, Union County, Oregon,
be, and the same is hereby, set as the
time and place for conspiration of
said petition," and the next of kin to
said minor and alltrther interests!
persons are hereby "required to Bhow
cause why such petition Should not
be granted; that this order be pub
lished once each week for three con
secutive weeks 'in the La Grande
Evening Observer, of La Grande Ore
gon : '
Dated February 10, 1914. Date of
the first publication, the 13th day of
February, 1914.
3. C. HENRY,
trtyp, 13-20-27; County Judge.
Mar. 6.
Colds and Croup in Children.
' Many people rely upon Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy implicitly in
eases of colds and croup, and is never
disappoints them. Mrs. E. H. Thom
as, Logansport, Ind., writes "I have
found Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
to be the best medicine for colds and
croup 1 havo ever used, and never
tire of recommending H to my neigh
bors and friends. I have always
given ti to my children when suffer
ing from croup, and it has never fail
ed to give them prompt relief Tor
sale by all dealers.
Odd Fellows, Take Notice.
The regular meeting night of La
Gnlido Lodgo No. 1G, I. O. O. Fhns
been changed from Saturday night to
Monday night.
FOR SALE Milk cows; ranch for
sale or rent. Phone Farmers 14x.
2-13,5t,p.
WANTED. Loan on clear . La
Grande real estate. Call Observer.
2-12-tf
Spring Dress Fabrics in a Wonderful Var
iety of New Patterns and Shades
Wash Fabrics
This season's offerings include many
new materials of unusual beauty. Ra
tines in plaids and plain colors includ
ing .the new blues, mahogany and tango
shades: Wash Crepes in floral pat
terns and embroidered designs. Doz
ens of other new fabrics that are fav
ored for spring and summer dresses.
15c to $1.50 per yd.
See Our Window
Spring Embroid
eries have just
arrived
Dave Bloch Promoted.
Dave E. Bloch, son of Mr. and Mrs.
M. S. . Bloch of this city, has been
appointed copy, plan and art manager
for the H. E. Lesan Advertising
Agency.
Mr. Bloch has just severed his con-.
nection as advertising manager of the
blobe-Wemicke Company, of Cincin
nati, the largest manufacturing con
cern of its kind in the world.
" Mr. Bloch's national campaign for
the Globe-Wernicke company has been
discussed by leading advertising men
'& 3 fc S' $ t f $!
ADDITIONAL LOCALS,:
church, announce a minstrel show itf
Tkurarinv Avoninc Fehrn&r
be given at the, Arcad tfriatre. lie
pr gram ia a Aatmrv Minstrel,'" con
taining the bl talent 4 tn "the city
tft-tists. Alcketa 75c and 60c. .
The Evening Observer on sale at
We wlina Book Store.
Hear the boat song in the Cabaret
Minstrels.
- Something out of the ordinary, Feb.
19th, the Arcade.
Bring your horses in and let Skip
ton buy them Saturday.
Read the advertisements too.
When 8nuff Was Useful.
. "Some people have the knack of
doing and saying the right thing at
the right time," cqmmenta Lord Ross
more in "Things I Can TelL" And as
an Instance of the value of presence
of mind In an emergency, he tells of
a dog fight in Bond street, London.
Two terriers that belonged to two
socially eminent ladles had engaged In
a businesslike tussle. '
The distracted ladies alternately
made tearful but vain appeals to
their favorites and to the bystanders.
JuBt as the fight seemed about to ter
minate fatally for one of the animals
a blase-looking "chappta" elbowed bla
way through the crowd with a polite
"Permit me." '
He calmly surveyed the two strug
gling dogs; then he produce a hand
some gold snuffbox and taking a pinch
of snuff from It he dropped a little on
the end of each dog's nose. A fit of
sneezing, ensued, which compelled
them to release their grip, and tha i
combat came to an end.
With a polite bow to the ladles, the'
strategist walked leisurely away,
Youth's Companion.
The Only Thing.
"Well, 1 got something In free of
dutyr o
"What was thatr .
"The English cigarette 1 was smok
tag as I left the deck."
of New Ratines and
at 50c per yard
and merchants, and written about in
advertising publications, as being one
of the strongest and best-planned of
the year; and such constructive work
as he is capable of doing will be a,
valuable asset to this aeencv and its
clients.
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A REMINDER
Celery, Cabbage, Carrots " ;
Hot House Lettuce, Head Lettuce, "
. Parsnips, Turnips, Beets
Cocoanuts, Grape Fruit, Oranges, Bananas
Suggestions For Your : SUNDAY DINNER
PHONE MAIN 721
BERRY BROS. GROCERY
La Grande National Bank
Organised
BIMfiirff epositoby of ukited statis OOTEXmOllT.
UHITED BTATSS P08T1X 8ATIH6S DIPOSTTOXT.
fr"""1 ......1100.000.00 v
a"rpus 1140,000.00 ,,v
Total Resources ....... $1,000,000.00
For twenty-six years, In all kinds of financial weather, we have
successfully catered I to the monetary-wants of the people of La
Grande and the Grande Ronde Valley.
Wtf respectfully solicit yonr business.
La Grande National Bank
La Grande,
Spring Woolens
Every fashionable shade and weave
of the popular new spring woolens are
here. Prices are lower than formally
on account of the new tariff reduction
and many imported fabrics are shown.
See them in our windows and inter
iors. V'"7-" " . '".''.-. ::
30c to $3.50 per yd.
Lace Flouncings
Newest Trim
mings for both
wash goods and
woolens
Mexican Rebels Repulsed.
Mexico City, Feb. 13. That rebels
were repulsed in their attack on Tor
reon, Monterey, Tampico, Mazatlart
simultaneously, is a fact, according to
news received by War Minister Blan
quet. & Candy novelties
HOi Adams Avenue
; Phone Red 393!
in 1887.
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