La Grande evening observer., March 18, 1914, Image 4

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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER,
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1914.
PAGE FOUtt
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THE , OBSERVER
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PAYING THE TAX.
Righteous indignation is expressed
all along the line at the tax this year.
It is a chroonic habit to cry against
high ttaxes, but it would seem this
last year has been a fearful example
of waste and lavish use of money in
a public way. . We cannot have nice
things unless we pay for them, very
- true, but are we not paying a terrible
overhead charge on most of the im
provements we have? '
The individual who must, according
to a very bad law, meet his taxes be
,fore April lst,'is going to find it hard.
In many cases we learn that men of
good financial standing are being forc
ed to make direct loans on their prop
erty in order to raise enough ready
c2sh to meet the demand.
The railrooad company, an organiza
tion of capittal which most people do
not consider except in a sense of hav
ing all kinds of wealth, paid into Union
county over $77,000 in taxes this year.
It probably was not so great a hard
ship on this company as for the ranch
er to pay his individual tax, but the
equation remains just the same. The
railrooad company cannot raise the
price of tickets r to Portland, neither
can it raise the freight on a carload
of hogs. Its charges are set by a
commission, yet its taxation is left to
a state board.
The farmer cannot raise the price
of his commodities, neither can the
lumber mills. Why? Because prices
are fixed largely by the law of supply
and demand and in this day of modern
business methods elastic selling sched
ules of commodities does not exist.
But there is a decidedly elastic fea
ture to the expense account of every
farm and other industrial institution.
Gradually it is becoming harder and
harder to do business, and unless, there
is a stop put to a great deal of the
flouncy legislation in Oregon, business
will be curtailed, labor have less em
ployment and more or less stagnation
will follow. , tm.iiiji
ONE WOMAN'S MAIL ; t
$ -. ORDER EXPERIENCE'
:
"Why I quit the Mail Order
Houses," is the theme of an interesting
letter in the Merchants' Trade Journal
of the current issue, written by Mrs.
D. H. Rush of Pelican, La. Among
other things she recites these experi
ences: We are farmers and live a mile and
a half from a small railroad village
of five hundred inhabitants. In my
home and in every other home in the
village and surrounding communities,
there can be found from two to five
catalogues from mail order houses.
The catalogues contain pictures and
glowing descriptions of all manner of
merchandise, from a mousetrap to a
piano. The pictures are fascinating to
the would-be purchaser, and so cheap.
We have tried the ordering busi
ness, time and agnin. Once we or
dered a washing machine which the
mail order merchant, claimed would
do perfect work, and agreed to refund
I THE CAUSE OF HIGH TAXES.
Have you a theory, a dream, a hobby,
A foolish fad, a whim or any fool
craze ?
I Take steps at once towards forming
a lobby,
And make it a law without any de
lays. You have the right to, why shouldn't
you use it?
(It is, true we have too many laws
now!)
Tis a privilege, so why not abuse it?
What are privileges here for anyhow?
It will help to attract public attention
Towards you and your wonderful lit
tle Bcheme,
Your name will receive a great deal
of mention,
Of many conversations 'twill be the
theme.
Can you think of some new kind of
official,
Or commission, or expert or board?
Advisory, executive, judicial .
Just so it's one we don't need or can't
afford.
Go work for its immediate creation,
('Tis true there aro too many tax
eaters now!)
'Tis politics, 'twill help some poor re
lation, And what are politics here for any
how 7
Can you think of some new way to
spend money, . ,
To' get state, county or city more in
debt?
(Don't accuse me of trying to be funny
The taxpayers will stand for more of
it' yet!) . . .
i
Then go to work for another bond
issue,
('Tis true we're loaded down with them
now!) , , ;
'Tis, progress, and all the missies will
miss you,
We must be progressive, 'twill not
matter how!
If.you j-have any children who. don't
mind you,
And who are much inclined to roam
the streets;
The police ought to make efforts to
find you
And let you know what's doing on. their
beats!
You've .tried so hard to raise: those
v'kids right, '
You have been very strict with them,
you will now;
,But;y6u can't always' be Nwith them
aay and night,
And what have we got police for any
how? ; ' ;.
If your husband comes home very late
at night,
As he didn't use to, but as he does
now;
Write the Gov'nor about him wanting
to fight,
What is the Governor here for any
how?
Now-a-dnys all things must be done
in a way
That will give all others a great deal
to do,
Y'ou don't care about those who have
it to pay, j
Just so it's no expense or trouble to
you. !
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les, it will add a little to the taxes
By taking up many an official's time;
You'll wonder why the taxrate stead-
ily waxes,
Can't you see how you have helped
it to climb?
J. H. Blumenstein.
the money if the machine failed to
give satisfaction. After trying it
thoroughly, we found that it was per
fectly worthless to us. Resting secure
in the catalogue's promise to return
tho money, we sent the machine back.
After waiting some six months and
wasting considerable postage, we re
ceived a check for the first cost of
the machine. The freight charges
we paid both ways was a loss.
I sent a money order for a number
of articles that I intended to give for
Christmas, the package came by ex
press, with big charges attached, and
there were only two articles in it that
I had ordered. The other things were
substitutes.
Last winter I needed a wrap. One
catalogue showed women's coats ga
lore, all
very handsome' and exceed-
ingly cheap. Forgetting my past ex
perience with mail order houses, I Se
lected a coat, wrote out the exact size
I wanted and sent the order. When
it came it was positively shoddy, and
a nice fit for a two hundred . pound
neighbor, while my own weight; is one
hundred pounds. I took it to a lotf
merchant and asked -him'-to sell it for
any price he could get for it., I also
got him to order a coat from, a whole
sale house that he deals with. It came
in a few days, a handsome garment
and a good fit. . , ' ;
Again and again disappointment at
tended these deals with mail order
houses, and we determined to let them
alone. While their goods are always
listed at a few cents cheaper than the
home merchants can afford to sj
goods, by the time postage and freight
charges are counted, the cheapness es
in favor of the home merchants. ,-5"
Our local merchants are willing to
buy our farm products. They sub
scribe liberally to all public claims,
schools, churches, roads and
other
Tbe'r
things that help a commun'ty
tax money is paid for the common ben
efit of the vicinity in which they ope
rate, and their sympathies are ever
with their own people. When our
crops are gatnereci, no we S3na them
, to the mail order merchants ? Do we
send them a baskpt of eggs to ex
change for dry goods or groceresY Do
we go to them when funds are low and
ask them to tide us over unt;l finavce
get better? No, they care nothing
for us, our ir'-i or griefs after t'ley
j receive our money for their catalogued
goods, and we nil know it would be
1 nonsense to ask them for help. The
home merchant is the man who helns
us with our burdens, and he in turn
should receive our whole-hearted pat
ronage.
There are a great manv people
throughout the country who have been
dealing with mail order houses that
feel just as this woman does. They
are dissatisfied. There are many people
like this lady who have felt that they
hnd made mistakes in buying goods of
mail order houses, but yet have done
just as she did, and have ordered
again and again, hecnuse of the im
pelling power of the mail order house
catalogue that has been constantly
before them.
TO THE PUBLIC.
When it comes to a question of
choosing a desirable piece of ground
for a home site, or for nny other pur
pose for that matter, I believe I am
in a "position to offer not only a verv
good choice, of ground, but also terms
fidelity Gather
that will make the renter feel like
ownirtg his own home. I offer for
choice, three (3) five acre tracts on
East Adams Ave., acreage at Oro
Dell building lots near Palmer mill, a
10 acre tract partly set to fruit trees
on the Island City road, and tt few
lots in Park addition, known as the
Sugar Mill site. ' I
The terms are not burdensome, and
instead of paying rent you can make
payments on the property and. soon
own it. Then it will be yours. The
property can be made to pay for itself,
I will be glad to show it to you. It
will pay young men to investigate.
J. A. RUSSELL,
The Skin and Not the Blood.
Until recently it has been a genar
ally accepted theory that eczema was
a disaease of the blood. Scientists
have taught us that eczema is posi
tively a skin disease and curable
through the skin alone. Meritol
Eczema Remedy is applied directly
to the diseased skin. Do not delay
trying Meritol Eczema Remedy.
NEWLIN DRUG COMPANY.
SALTS FINE FOR
We eat too much meat, which clogs
Kidneys, then Back hurts and
Bladder bothers you.
Most folks forget that tho kidneys;
like the bowels, get sluggish and clogged
and need a Hushing occasionally, else we
have backnclio and dull misery in the
kidney region, severe headaches, rheu
matic twinges, torpid liver, acid stomach,
sleeplessness and all sorts of bladder dis
orders. You simply must keep your kidneys
active and clean, and tl.e moment you
feel an oclie or pain in the kidney
region, get shout four ounces of Jad
Salts from any pool drug store here,
take a tablespoonful ill a glass of water
before breakfast for a few days and
your kidneys will then act fine! ThU
famous salts is made from the ncid 01
gropes and lemon juice, combined wit!:
lithia, and is harmless to l!us!i cIdl'o,
kidneys and stimulate t!iem to norma- !
activity. It also neutralizes the acwli :
.in the urine bo it no longer irritates !
uiub ending' bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is hartnlcrs: inexpensive
makes a delightful cITervescent limit,
water drink which everybody should Uk.
now and then to keep their kidneys clean
thus avoiding serious complications.
A well-known local druggist mvs h
sells lots of Jad Salts to folks who hi-liev
in overcoming kidney trouble while it. :
only trouble.
ACHING
KIDNEYS
Adv,
Men ! We want you to examine
these NEW SPRING STYLES in
Fidelity $15 Suits
Then you will agree withais that they are the equal
of most suits that you pay;, $20.00 for elsewhere.
The following GUARANTEEJwith
Every $15.00 fidelity Suit:
All Pure Wool Fabrics. ( '
Shape Retaining Fronts, ''j : , ,
Fabrics Thoroughly Shrunk. .
Tailored Under Sanitary Conditions.
Will Give Perfect .Satisfaction.
Come in and try on somjo of the Spring Styles in
this great lfcj.5.00 Suit." '
I ; Notwithstanding.
I A teacher hnd been at great trouble
' to explain to ber class the meaning of
tbp word ' "notwithstanding" and, on
asking for a sentence In wbicb the
I word occurred, was , somewhat non
: plused to receive the following 'effort
from a blushing maiden of some eight
! summers and winters: ' '
I "Please, miss, my little brother, has a
hole In- the, sent of his trousers, and
It's notwithstanding." Loudon Mail.
No Friends of H11.
"Well, whnl did your butter half eay
to you?" -1 '
"She said a-plenty."
"You always seem to have friends
to take you home after -these ban
quets." "Not friends. My enemle do It"
Pittsburgh Post. r. ; ..
Foggy.
".Inmes. I understand the fogs are j
lUll-n III L.MIIUUII. '
j "1 remember one. sir. that held for
I three months. I was working on a
: tunnel, sir. and we cut a ninety foot
tunnel through a sixty foot bill."
Washington Hernld. -,,
I An Ostrich Trick.
Naturalists state that an oslrlch nev
er goes straight to Its nest, but always
approaches It with many windings. In
order. If possible, to conceal the loenl
Ity from observation.
La Grande
Organized
DESIfiKATED DEPOSITORY OF UNITED STATES 60YERJIMENT.
mCITED STATES POSTAL SAVINGS DEPOSITOBI.
Capital '.SlOOvMO.OO
Surplus TueTooMO
Total Resources .. .". .Y. $1,000.01)0.00
For twenty-six years, in all kinds of financial weather, we hav
successfully catered to the monetary wants of the people of L
Grande and the Grande Ronde Valley.
We respectfully solicit yonr business.
La Grande National Bank
La Grande, Oregon j
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, FOR SALE One corner and three in
; side level lots, north side; one half
block Greenwood schooj; sewer and
sidewalk; lots adjoining are selling at
$250.00 each. Address P, Care Observer.-
8-18-5t
OR SALE' OR RENT Peter Allen's
rancn of Z8U acres, 5 miles north 01
Island City. Inquire of Peter Allen.
'.-'' ' 3-18-6t
WANTED Roomers and Boarders;
m 1303 O Ave. . 3-18, 8t, pd.
GOOD MAXWELL AUTO FOR SALE
. Cheap. . La Grande Garage. 3-18-3t
Read the advertisement too.
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E. RIESLAND,
,- . Plasterer and Contractor.
3 .'Cement work of all kinds, Foun-
dations and Flue construction.
Cement block a specialty. Call
4 and see these blocks at E. C.
Mvis'. Phone Red 371.
Is
National Bank
in 1887.