La Grande evening observer., June 17, 1914, Image 4

SVEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1914.
PAGE FOUR.
LA GrInDE EVENING OBSERVER
THE OBSERVER
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MEET WITH THE PIONEEP.S.
Meet with the Pioneers at Imbler
...iiext Saturday. iy ,
It will be worth your while to hear
the stories of days that tried men's
.nerves; days that proved to be the
: 'vanguard of civilization in this val
,'ley; days that determined whether
' this was to be the Indian's country
' or the home of the white man nd
the great valley it is today.
Such notable characters- as Dun
ham Wright of Medical Springs,
' Sam Brooks of Imbler, Tom Wright
of Union will be present. And when
these old war horses are present at
any gathering thera is a solidity to
that gathering that no one can dis
count. It is because they are real
men.
.' Storms of years andl frontier ex
periences have ripened them into a
different type of man than can be
produced in years to come, for en
vironment haB a great deal to do
with citizenship.
Meet with them Saturday and you
will enjoy yourself.
"NERVES."
What is the matter with business?
Temarks the financial magazine In
vestment. N
Exactly the same thing as is the
matter with a woman or a man
with a case of "nerves." Ever hear
of a person, apparently in good
health and with most of the things
in life most of us crave, suddenly
running into what goes by the name
of a "nervous breakdown"? Only
too often, unfortunately. Here is
Smith good business, good pros
pects, ideal family life all of a sud
den you hear that Smith, threatened
with nervous prostration, has had
to go away to Bermuda or Florida,
or somewhere, for his health.
Strange but true, nevertheless. You
hear of it happening all the time.
Just that very thing is true of the
business of this country at the
present time. There is nothing real
ly the matter with it. There is no
reason why business should be bad.
People are not poor; there is no lack
of buying power. Nowhere islhere
overproduction, factories turning out
more goods than are wanted, shelves
overstocked with goods awaiting
market. The banking position is
one of exceptional strength. Credit
is good and merchants are having no
trouble in getting all the money they
want. For present business there is
no real reason. It is just a case of
"nerves." Buiness men are afraid.
Afraid of what? That the same
terrific fate will overcome some of
the other big corporations as over
came the Standard Oil Company and
the Union Pacific Railway? That
Congress' will pass laws .preventing
a repetition of the delightful hap
penings in the - case of the New
Haven and the 'Frisco? Now, truly,
the mere possibility of such a thing
is a good reason why the jobber out
through the country should find -,it
impossible to distribute among re
tailors the usual number of pairs of
socks, and why the farmer should
refuse to buy the machinery he
needs to do his work.
Nevertheless, a case of nerves,
whether with an individual or with a
community, is a serious piece of busi
ness and oe that wants careful
handling. The doctor who treated a
patient suffering: from that trouble
often enough feel like taking him by
the scruff of the neck and throwing
him out into the fresh air and telling
him to go about his business and for
get his Imaginary troubles. But he
doesn't do it. He realizes that how
ever imaginary the trouble may be
to the. patient .himself it is a very
real trouble, and that it is one that
requires the most skillful handling.
If he is wise he doesn't try to con
vince the patient 'that 'his troubles
are imaginary. If he ; knows - his
business he is far more likely to
do everything in his power to remove
from the patient's notice the causes
of the irritation.,
Business needs just that same
treatment at present. It needs a
surcease from the pronouncement1;
of demagogues and from their indis
criminate railings at business in gen
eral and the way in which it has be
come established. It needs an end
to the talk in the muckraking news
papers about business rottenness and
corruption. It needs, in other words;
a removal of those things which
have gotten on the nerves of the
business community. Let the Ad
ministration go ahead with its pro
grom and congrass pass the laws
which are necessary to regulate
business and prevent a repetition of
such scandals as happened in the
case of the Nek Haven, the Rock
Island, the 'Frisco and the others.
That will not hurt the country; it
will do it good. But let the work
be done without unnecessary accom-
ipainment of invective and recrimi
nation. Let there be realization that
if there is a condition which is to
I bo corrected, correction ought to be
'administered with just as little fuss
las possible.
i In a big New York hospital not
long ago a man was being operated
on for a trouble comparatively
slight. It happened that the young
doctor performing the operation
knew the patient well, and, being
cn terms of familiarity with him,
chose to regard the affair as a joke.
Bringing out all of the deadly para
phernalia he could find, the young
surgeon laid the instruments out
slowly and in full view of the man
on whom he was about to operate.
Going out of the room for a mo
ment, he returned to find that the
operation wasn't necessary. The
man was dead.
WANTED TWO second hand tents,
write Z care of Observer.
C-17-3L
WANTED At Observer office, clean
Rags, will pay 2c lb.
Your job printing.
Have It done at
La Grande National Bank
Organized in 1887.
DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY OF UNITED STATES GOVERN
MENT. UNITED STATES POSTAL SAVINGS DEPOSITORY.
Capital $100,000.00
Siirplii $1 10,000.00
Total Resources $1,000,000.00
For twenty years, in all kinds of financial weather, we have
successfully catered to the monetary wants f the people of La
Grando and the Grand Ronde Valley.
Wo respectfully solicit your business.
La Grande National Bank
la Grande, Oregon
WEIRD HOUSE WARMING.
Bad For the Old and Helpless Native
In Dutch New Guinea.
Concerning ii piN-ullar ciiKtom discov
ered anionic the imrire nf Dutcb New
Guinea, thin luterextiiii; description is
given by A. K. It. Wollaxton In the
Geographical Journal: "Ou top of tbe !
Bret steep, ridge we raiue to tbe first
native dwelling that we hud seen In
the country, it was a rectangular
wooden structure, raised on pile about
five feet from tbe ground. A aloplus
ladder or two or tbree poles tied to
gether leads to a narrow platform.
behind wbicb is tbe living room about
ten. or twelve feet square. ' In tbe mid
dle of tbe floor Is a square fireplace.
oaually ' lined with sand or small .
stones. Tbe walls are made of spilt
poles placed closely together, and tbe ;
roof to made of tbe leaves ot pandaom.
or of a palm if any happen to frow In
the neighborhood. There was a mys
tery about tbst first bouse which we.
were never able to solve. It was evi
dently quite newly built small clears
Ing bad ..been; made a boot It and few
banana and draeoenas recently planted,
"Outside the. boose were a number
of men. women and children, tbe men
occupied In cooking large quantities of
yams sod sweet potatoes- and great
lomps of pig's flesh., We naturally
supposed that It was a sort of bonse
vanning, as In one sense It turned
ont to be. Tbe men shook their beads
and pointed In a mysterious way to-,
ward tbe bonne and made tbe curions
sign wblrb tbey are accustomed to
make when they talk nf something dis
agreeable. Tben they Invited ns to
enter tbe bonne, where we found an
old man sitting by the-fine. He was
diseased and decrepit bnt appeared by
no meana likely to die. He took a
keen Interest In oar appearance and
enjoyed the tobacco which we gave
him.
"When we returned five days later
we fannd tbe place utterly deserted
and tbe house n blackened heap of
aRbea. on the fop floor of which were
lying tbe ohnrrod remnlns of human
bones. It was impossible for any one
to say vh days enrllpr tbnt tbe old
man irolnp t die Indeed, he must
have lived for month" nr even years
What we may imagine to bae hap
pened wns this: That ns be was nn
able to get about any longer and find
his own food, his relations did not In
tend to support him and that tbe
preparations we saw were really for
bis funeral feast but we were puzzled
by their having cremated blm in a
newly built house."
HIS TACT WON. "': "
Pleasantly Sptked the Enemy's Guns
and Got What He Wanted.
A Loudon mlvertlsU solleltor was
80! it up Into tlie uiidtnTidx to get busi
ness fur a pci'i;il edltiuu of a , dully
ii per dealing with an important in
dustry. The king pin of this Industry
was a manufacturer of great repute, n
l)ii nme t. whose notions determined pol
icy In tbe trade, but it was said be
luvd never sieiit n penny for 'advertis
ing. The success of tills special edi
tion turned on Sir John, if tills Im
portant personage could be lauded for
an advertisement others would come
lu us ii matter of course.
The solicitor went after Sir Joliu
tlrst. lie tried to see him, but failed.
He wrote to liini. but got uo reply.
I'lnally ou arrangement was made
with his private secretary whereby the
latter was to doze for five minutes on
a certain afternoon, and the solicitor
was to slip into Sir John's utllce on
his own responsibility, providing bis
own Introduction.
This plan worked out all right. The
advertising solicitor got in. Sir John
looked up threateningly when the door
opened to admit a stranger. It was a
large o I lice, mid as the Intruder hur
ried across to where the mnnnfacturer
sat he could see storm clouds rising.
The moment he was within earshot
he snld:
. "Sir John. I mil a staff Investigator
for the Clarion, and In visiting the
leading men of your Industry hero In
the midlands two things have Impress
ed me particularly the uniform cour
tesy with which I have been received
everywhere and the Intelligence with
which u survey of the industry has
bceu comprehended."
The rising storm subsided. Of course
Sir John was bound to be as courteous
and intelligent ns the rest of the trade
after that, ond he wanted to hear
about this Investigation. Ho listened
ns the salesman quickly explained his
proposition. The won! advertising was
not spoken. Before the Interview end
ed, however, he had given bis order
for a page, ami with that everybody
else In the trade worth while was
brought Into line. Saturday Evening
Post.
Bart and Bars.
Mr. Justice 1-etton of the Nebrasks
liipreine court went east one summer
Ind left his house In enre nf friends.
One morning the telephone bell In
he Let t,ou house rang, and a womau
asked for Mr. I.etton. She wns told
the Justice was not Hi town. She re
fused to believe that and asked where
Mr. Lettnti was.
"He's on his way homo now," thfi
lady at the I.etton house replied, "but
he stopped ort at .Milwaukee to attend
the mooting of the American Bar as
RiK'latioii." "Kvldently,'' said the woman jit. the
other end of 'lie wire superciliously,
"there is some mistake. The Mr. U-t-ton
I know and want Is uot a saloon
keeper. He runs a growy store."
Sutiirdny Kren'.ng Post
SPECIALS W SUMMER
WASH GOODS
Not bargain goods, but bargain prices ton new" up-to-date fabrics.. ;
Velour Cord Crepes, in Tan, Light Blue, Eavendar, Copenhagen and
Pink. ' Special , ;.'..' ;.; ....... y;v. . .'. .7. :v.v.. . . .. .v v . .V, .,19c
Dotted Lawns with pretty Embroidered borders' for Dresses ; and
i T,uO'll1a'.'4..n trnlno finaftial " ' ' " ' - '' 1d
v-rnj j loi .1 i c mill hj , w (ltiir;. - ii it . . ,
7 . d 7 ---- -- - - . f -, I s WW
. .. fetriped Urepe, white body, with Pjjik and Lavender stripe. Special' 19c
-Fancy Crash Suitings, Special , . . ... .'. . . ... ;V: . ?12 l-2c
' Snowflake Oxfords, two colors. Special ;r.'V. . . ...... .' . . . . . . .'. . .25c
r Y Fancy Plaid Ratines, 27-inches wide, Tan, Copenhagen Green, and Lav-r-;
.eider; bodies .'with' extremely new, plaid effects. Special ..... . .-. 39c '
, Tlurty-sixrich Dress Linens . in... Navy, Leather. "Brown,'; Pink and7. -Blue.
Special .V:T. . .jr....-;'; . . .;. . ..; . . ., . . .37l-2e' 1
THAT V2 PRICE SALE WOMEN'S COW ,
AND SUITS CONTINUES
DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY! High Grade. Tailored and-Fancy. e:
Suits and Coats Lines from our Regular stock, hew this season, w(hich '
have been sold down to one or two of a style, size or color. ..;
"""" t i 1 ii i i . i i i .. .i. i
Regular $10.00 Suit or Coat, .$5.00 ' Regular $25.00 Suit or Coat, . .$12.50
Regular $15.00 Suit or Coat, . . . $7.50 " ' ' ; . .
Regular $20.00 Suit or Coat, . .$10.00 Regular $30.00 Suit or Coatf .$15.00
. t -it.,,..
Entire Line of Silks and Entire Line of Skirts Red'd
Crepe Dresses y3 off Cneloty3oft Oneloty2off
War on Mashers' Started.
Pendleton, June 17. A war on
mashers has been declared by the
Pendleton police and the man who
lurks about on the street corner wait
ing to force his attentions upon
some unescorted lady will receive lit
tle mercy from the custodians of the
law. Moreover, a man who resents
the attentions of a masher towards a
sister, wife, mother or other female
member of his family will be pro
tected rather than punished. Chief
Kearney making a statement to that
effect this morning.
"Complaints about men annoying
and insulting ladies on the streets are
growing so frequent," he said, "that
we are going to begin war upon such
pests. A man that hits another for
unseemly conduct toward a woman
member of his family, is only pro
tecting his home and I shall make no
effort to have him punished. He
should be given a vote of thanks
rather than a fine.
' Logging Cars Off Track. :
The logging train was derailed yes
terday afternoon at a point about
five miles from La Grande. Six
cr.rs . loaded with logs were tipped
over. The passenger service was not
delayed however by te accident,
which injured no one.
Hugh Olvey Recovers. j
After being in the hospital for two
weeks recovering from injuries sus
tained to his foot while working on the
rip track, Hugh Olvey is able to be
about with the aid crutches.
Treasurer's Call for City Warrants.
Notice is hereby given that there
are now funds on hand to pay all out
standing warrants on General Fund
of La Grande city, up to and includ
ing No. 12563, Endorsed Dec. 4, 1912.
Interest on these warrants ceases
from this date.
N. J. MANSAGER,
City Treasurer.
La Grande, Oregon, June 17, 1914.
6-17-3t.
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Boxes Rental Free
At considerable expense we'liave fitfccT up' iii" Fire' Proof
Vault with Metal Safety Deposit Boxes.
This was not done -to compete Avith our Banks, but with the
desire of giving our patrons the best service obtainable.
Our office hours offer move convenience than the Banks.
Each Box provided with individual keys.
Take advantage of our Generous Offer.
We want you to get the habit of coming in frequently and
consulting us on Real Estate and all kinds of Insurance and
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vice. -
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113 Adams Ave. Fotey Building, La Grande.
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