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1 1 . " ' FRIDAY, JAMJAKY 8,115. , M.iu .i.MlaQBAKDIe'EVENINGOBSBRYER .: : ' ' i " 1 - .' rw Itit OBSERVER 1 BRUCE feNMS, Edfferd Owmr. Bttared -ft tba Poet Office at U GraBde," Oregon, as second class Advertising rate on application. : Ail eopjr for display advertising must .'vNich tho office the day before the ; aa appears. ;" . v ..' Address all communications to HE OBSERVER, 1710 Sixth Street. SUBSCRIPTION KATES : Daily, single copy ............ 6c : Dailv. ner week ............. . ' loc Pally, per month 66c Daily, six months in advance,. .$3.60 Daily, per year in advance.... f 7.00 Daily.' by mail -per year, in ad- vance .'. .' .. ...14.00 Weekly Observer-Star, per jrear in advance ...V;r..-.,.-.'..T....tl.60 going to tike the -bftfs Mood th, out of the unfortunate peoples in the contending nations. The. w, debU will be so great that.: will be pos sible only to payvth interest y ' ; Thta immense un used for pay ing War debts, cannot be used' for anything else, so, .of course, fewor roods can be bougnt py iuie.iv"" of Europe from this country.' "A Derson is foolish who talus boot prosperity on a large scale at a time like this. ine umww is perhaps the most eelf -sustaining of the nations. Russia is another that can produce the greater part of what the oeonle need.. Yet the United States to : be prosperous must do a great deal of business with foreign nations, i "With half; "the homes of Europe bleedlnir at every pore, we cannot ex pert and we cannot ask our homes aiu4 nur countinir-houses, and ' our nation, and our continent, alone in all the world, shall be spared the results of Uie world's awf ul baptism of blood. "Should you say the nations will win which have the largest resources ' draw from, regardless of the bravery of the men doing the fighting T";,. "It will not be decided without re gard to bravery, i The nation will win which uses its money .most judicious ly to make that bravery count It de pends largely on how the enormous resources are handled. It would he I 1 Now in Full Swing, N. IC Wests 17th Great Msmjsm.' Clearaice ,S Cost Entirely Disregarded in Mark Down aj Ladies Suits, Coats, Dresses VVaistsSIdi ftMs All Women's Tailored Suits and Coato THE BEGINNINGS OF FREE .. JUSTICE. .., Cone hiding a short review of the spread of free legal aid, organized in tmreaiis,' Law Notes (a magazine for 1 lwyert)("saysr 'f'X'ff'".'-''' ' : "In any case free legal aid to. the deserving poor appears .to be in the line of progress. -and ".social 'betterr raent : It will be a step towar la more Ideal administration of the law when, justice shaH not wait upon the longest purse but will be meted out with an area hand to rich and poor alike." v: Free justice, thus, prophesied! will unair to the soldiers to say that they probably be of a more or less slow not pay a, tremendous part in growth. An established wrong aya-.the result v V : -v "Vv tern, which has many roots, ' is ' not "Could the United States at; this easily uprooted. But already it is yme do anything to bring about the generally recognized' that the poor emi of the war? ' :i v : who cannot pay fees to trial advocates "No, brute force must be put down would nevertheless have access to the .with brute force. But the time is people's courts. And from that point coming when the.. United States and it is easily seen that everybody should , Canada can together point the way have the service of courts wiihout hav. 1 to perpetual peace. . , ing to pay advocates for it or having, ' "No matter who is responsible for substantially, to gamble for it.--Kan-'it,'the lining up for mutual slaughter sas City Star. ' '" ' ? ' of millions upon millions of men from the foremost nations of burope, for the alleged purpose of settling some international dispute, is a blank ' de- ' ... . . I inc. vi i;iviuai,limt . ft dime au.uiDb nteresu. i5u.CB humanity, an apostasy from Christ the production , ana , Yet( over against that v ghastly coiiee are w '-'" failure, America; is just now ending pmitsnea Dy i , w. - I00 g of unbroken bl ihhhwi. wv.- r tne rraarest emnlre the world ever THE USE OF COFFEE. IAA . Jf 1 1 t M - i iuv years 01 unoi-oxen peace oetween ti coffee In the Urttd States Is fpund. an( the worM,, g, to have increased from 2.68 pound's in 1830 to an estimated 10.31 pounds per capita consumption in 1914. The year- Jy consumption for each person av eraged by periods of twenty years, and compiled .from reports of the . United States department, of com lie. "Moreover, America is teaching the world that a boundary line does not have to have forts and battleships. "The policy the United States and Canada live under on the Great Lakes on. the St Lawrence,, on the Niagara tmree, show, the following -ratio: 4854- and on the sweeping plains should be ,1873. 6.786 Bounds: 1874-1893, 8.118 pouiHfe;and 1894-1913, 10.266 pounds. - The production of coffee in the crop year 1913-1914 is estimated at over 18,000,000' bags, as compared with a production of 16,373,000 bags in the corresponding crop year, 1912-1918. The booklet concludes: , ."Thus it is . shown that coffee ' drinking . by the people of the United States has in creased with the increasing greatness of the country, and that coffee is more and more universally beloved as the .national beverage of a strong nation." adopted by, and can ' be adopted by, the fathers in Britain, in France and in Germany relative to the North Sea and the Channel. , It can be done on all the continents of Europe. "The North American continent is going to keep peace. There is a great deal said about Canada's attitude on the' Monroe doctrine. If any other nation attacked the" United States, Canada would be ready to do its ut most to back up the provisions of the Monroe doctrine. . "Mr. Bryan's peace treaties are all right so far as they go. They are ; mostly with small! natin Tpieir i greatest good is that-they create a : world .sentiment against war and "The United States is sure to sif-;Wod- - ' f er tremendously from the, present I mere is a better way than by CANADIAN VIEW OF THE CAUSES. WAR tr.irrle. Absurd is the claim that the; treaties to end further wars in Eu- to; iujjb. uuaineus men get together to 1 tiufinna nnt Involved are JFObltr 'gain commerciailly from the , war," i "scuss business. They say such a says James A. McDonald editor of,ma s crooked. We wiU not sell the Toranto Globe. He continues. njm anything and we will not buy of "There may be & few temporary gains. nim- Let the nations do the same. But when enormous wealth is de- When they see such a nation is crook stroyed it is lost And those enorm- ed; then the same methods are ap ous losses are going to be severely PMJd the individual will work out feH by all nations. ' I quickly. Every nation ii, dependent "After this war is 'ovr, taxes are every other nation." An Honorable History ' V . S . jr. FOR 27 YEARS THE La Grande National Bank has ministered to the wants of clients through good times and through hard times, doing its best always t render substantial and efficient service. Its reputation for solidity and progres sivenees haB attracted a powerful clientele. . You are invited to identify yourself with :. us as a depositor, and grow with us. , La Grande National Bank l Grande, Oregon. Designated Depository of U. S. Gov ernment Postal Savings Depository. Capital $200,000.00; Sur plus, 150,000.00; Resources, 11,000,000.00. FRED J. HOLMES, President; C. C. PEN1NGTON Vlce-presi-dent; F. L. MEYERS, Cashier; EARL ZUNDEL and H. E. COOLIDGE, Assistant Cashiers. Entire line of new Fall Suits and Coats now at just One-half ftice' Tho best I styles of the season. The newest n4 most popular materials, ana Bnaoes. $9.00 Coat or Suit ;.;v ..,..r.,.$3JJK $12.50 Coat or Suit $6.25 $10.00 Coat or Suit-... . ...$5.00 . $15.00 Coat or Suit :......$7.50 $17.50 Coat or Suit .......,.....$8.75 . $20.00 Coat or Suit sio.od $22.50 Coat or Suit ...;....;-f..$11.25 $25.00 Coat or Suit '.12,150., $30.00 Coat or Suit ,;..,v.-15.00,' ' $35.00 Coat or Suit : ..'.fir J.lT.SO Our Entire Stock of Waists At Drastic Clearance Prices Afternoon Street Dresses Big Reduction. . ,50 Women's Silk, Crepe De Chine and . Net Waists, new blouse and basque ef fectslow and high necks now At One Half Price $4.00 Silk Waists $2.00 , $5.00 Silk Waists ...$2.50 $6.00 Silk Waists $3.00 $7.50 Silk Waists -...$3.75 One lot white Waists, regular $1.25 OQ. . values, now ."V Every Waist in the Store Reduced Every Dress right up to the minute in ." Style and Cloths. i 7 "' v $10.00 Dresses how .$6.70 ' $12.50 Dresses now ..;... ...........$8.35 $16.00 Dresses now ... ...:..$10.00 $20.00 Dresses nov:. $13.35 $25,00 Dresses now $16.90 , Entire stock of Furs selling now at cost ,One lot to $350 Children's and Misses, wash dressses now r rt n n59c One lot 12 dresses values to $35.00 remainder of last season now . ; . I$5.90 A sale that surpasses all others in point of Economy, Variety and Quality. Big Savings Now on all Our Immense Stocks of Piece Goods, linens, Sheets, Pillow Cases, Spreads, Towels, Embroideries, Laces, Draperies and White Goods. r Many economical women are now supplying their needs for a ear to come at the very low prices now in force at this BSg January Clearance bale. i Men's rtigh Grade Clothing Now 25 off One lot Men's Overcoats one-lifllf price Every Shirt in the store reduced?0 per cemV,. ' ' ,: Men'k Sweaters Reduced One-thirtK,." 'yi'-u'-f.t:u Boy's Clotlmig Reduced 25 per cent. A; Boy's Hats Reduced One-third. Trunks and Suit Caes Reduced 20 Per Cent.. Men's Mackinaws Reduced 25 per cent. Men's Pants Reduced 25 per cent. i. T 1 y Sale now on See Windows m m w m m m a la m.i m m v ak m Sale Closes Jan. 30, 1915
