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