La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 18, 1915, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextMQNPAYMNUARYA18, 18J5. PAGE FOUR V,(it' ORAlDE EVfiJJlStf OBSERVER THE OBSERVER EJtUCB DENNIS, Editor id Owtwr. Entered In tf Pint Office at U . Grade, Oregon, second cImi ' natter ' Advertising rates on application.,: Ail - i , copy for, display advertising must ) reach the office the day before the '; ad appears. by the father or guardian of the boy t. Address all communications to 1"HE OBSERVER, 1710 Sixth Street ! J SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Daily, single copy Be Daily, per, week ... . . . , . 16c Daily, per month , 66e Daily, six months in advance, ; .$8.60 Daily,, per year in advance. , . .$7.00 Daily, by mail per year, in ad- -Weekly Observer-Star, per year in advance $1.60 or girl and approved by tfec county school superintendent ? -r The family of infant porkers will appear m fouror five weeks after shipment of the sow, and the boy or girl will have plenty of time bfefocc their note matures to bring the pigs to marketable age, and dispose of them to the best Advantage, paying off the note with the proceeds of the sale. . In the work done by . the hog flluhn nf thn North went last ver.r.' an (eleven year old girl at Washougal, Wash.,, made a clear profit or 7 on one brood sow. ; In this Instance two' litters, 24 pigs in all, were produced. Local educators have . expressed the opinion that this is the most import ant step ever taken in this line of work and, aa far as known, the lirst movement of, the kind, ever started in the United States. ' . , While disagreeing, with , Governor Withycombe during the late campaign or. the' direct primary, law, and the tremendous expense incurred by some features of that law, the , Portland Journal evidently, was in. a position at that time where i had to figltt Withycombe on something and that isrue seemed to be the handiest jj , ' But "let ' by-gones be by-gotten. Withycomb, 'was. elected 'and no one is now harboring any hatred for the Journal because of Its strenuous en deavor to land its own. man in tha governor's chair. The point of in terest now is the stand the Journal is taking in regard to direct legisla tion. Agreeing with the taxpayers " heart's content riifht here. i ? . STATE ACCOUNTING. ' The intent of the law passed two -Years am providing for uniform, ac , Counting in all counties and for in- apeetion and examination of all coun ty records by the state 'officials wrs . very good, but those who passed the law forawt to reckon, with human 'jealousy and county onrta. u - Several counties have' been Inspect ;d and the bounty courts of a number Jfeave refused to pay the special agents fop their work. ' This is due to the ' fact that . the special agents found .things run poorly and plain!) so !sUted in their reports. In Baker i county, for instance the county court (the court prior to tho Messick court) rose high on its dignity and told the ! special agents to go elsewhere for their pay. Other . counties did .tft-f 'same thing and as a result cases. have rbeen filed in the different courts to ;' collect the fees. I Quite naturally those examining the ; books of the officers who are to pay -1 them will make the examination as 'light as possible, and leave the coun 'ty with a good feeling on all sides. I But that was' the very thing the lav - f . . . i a. i ' a mi 1 . (enaeavorea xq prevent. nt. ipw cuu- templates examination ty disintereBtad t parties, much the same as the federal i government examines its postofficos tby examiners who are not friendly or . J even ' acquainted with - postmasters It Seems the whole scheme is a '"' failure' and through) its failure came -Una downfall of Insurance , Commie- ; ;eJgner Ferguson. , He was the head - lof the state- accounting . .-.department ' and when once tWe dinerent counties ; .got an opportunity to prod him they ' wtnt. vigorously at it. There, was no doubt ffther things wrong with Fergn l son else he would not have been re f moved, but it is safe to guess that his first troubles arose from the mess 'tween Jefferson and Couch and Front . . 1 .IMM i.' .1 1... ' .1 VIA), aMAaB In DAalnHil ': - Mm.. '1 the official examination of the coun- than 300 names appeared twice. A p. ty records' by his state department, proximately 300 gave addresses which I , If we have state account it must were not addresses. jsear-iy uw gave be entirely revised and a different addresses at a First - street hotel circulators wW 'resort U "stmai would be 4 wholes qme reform that wduld both strengthen the .initiatiyo. and referendum and' put aq end Hto one atrocious atmae ef tie syttom." .: Sure, tum Out and help -the Com mercial club kick up its heel n this evening. - It has been a . long timo aince ihf re was anything doin); with the "ld club. Lets reorganize. and breathe new,, life .in the &n it once .mote, IT IS NOW UNANIMOUS. THE MASTER KEY. f (Continued f ron Page S.) "--."!' - v -.'-r.f-T iP :' i, dlble: "Tom wa.inu. iih t,iim.' Uiough :iiu arv I'l. iihv if veoc . When her fury had Mtifiit.'ttiutlf-mxl. like all pbyl'Hllv nidolem wiiiiwn. ne i-oold.not yield ioiir to vinuttou-eiiii prepared brr onmpaljni. :.; i : ' First sh called ap dieorge )rakeand mad certnln that bt would oe at her bom for dlim-r that awntag. ; Thn she called up two old acnaintancee who were alwaxx glad W Oil empty chain at.bfT well aet tame.' Tbla rV tied, she again Bought Ituth and Nr snaded tier trout going down immedi ately to Everett's ofllce. ' J - "Yoo ninut lie' very tired, my deir," Mrs. Darnell pui'red. " And.; nn.r way. 9k haoosi lu Nw York ywulig ladies d net aik "! inwaforteit to men's buainum oOlrm. nod I runnot go Wltb you utitii tooiomiw tn nest diir ' j r "That win i too law. nHi BU. . Mrs. Purnell opi'nfd ber ttye wide, aa If In sui-prine , "Mr. Kvereri la i-oin-ing to dinner tonight.". h iild anrtth- Ingly. "Vim can tum liiirflnex- to jryur that there-is an utterly uselews ex-i pense involved that paper in Sunday's issue " printed a very sensible and timely editorial. , The Journal said: ' -"There can scarcely be objection to Senator Day's proposal to require; tliat only registered voters be eligible to sign initiative and referendum pe titions. .4- . " ;', -' ' , y- : ' 'f ' "Changes in the direct legislation Eastern ; should . be made only with j crtreme "' care. . Nothing should . bo done to impair the efficiency of what has proven, itself to be a priceless im-. plemeni for giving the people supremo, and direct power in governing them selves. 1- ':-v;,;;,.:'-::.r ;-' '-yV-f-',' t "But it Is a fact that the state has been bedeviled with fraudulent peti tions. In the late recall petitions .in Portland there were forgeries;- there were bogus names and there were signatures of , people at , addresses where there was no building for a rlace ot residence. '. ' v ' ' ; ' " . "Worse frauds anneared In rthy petitions 4"ior referending flie work-1 men's compensation law in 1913. One 'half the signatures were obtained bc- uild .. .she "That - will be inurli . iM'tter.'; uvu lirr uununn wii. . uutl, . stood by the window trying, to tblnk more calmly of all tbat bnd happened since sbe pad left "Tbe Master Key" mine: bnt one tlmnnht was prominent: "What wa John Dorr dolnsT 8be recalled tlmt tUore wan three hodrs difference in ttniu. It wiih nuw o'clock in New' York, mid It wns only 11 In: SI lent Valley. Tom Knne would be Jiwt making bis Dual prepnrotioDR for din ner,' and she could almost smell -the odor of Uls co(Tie. These bomelyvde tails occupied her mind tenderly fof an bour: then Bbe cn unlit up and dreiuted henieir for the utreot again..' :. - ; 4 Sbe bail barely. HnlKbed when' the maid fume lu with ten. followed,; .by Mrs. Darnell. ' f fl , "My child, wbnt In tbe world are you going to do?" asked . Jeou. "Iook. we'll bave tea together." t ., : - "I " pilng out for a walk." Rutb responded. "Von kuow I have never -system adopted. SCHOOL CHILDREN HOGS. TO RAISE A conference of far-reaching im- Vnortance to the livestock industry of the Pacific northwest was held at the 5 Portland Union stockyards a few 1 days ago. As a ' result of this con -iferencc, arrangements have been , Ipade whereby it will be possible to 'send out 1,00 o r more brood sows 'to tho boys and girls of Oregon, these ; animals being treated for, and guar anteed against teholoral The sows ' are not to be given away, but are to be sold at prices ranging from $18 to : $25 each, and in payment the stock " yards people willnccupt a note run ning from 8 to 10 months at 6 per cent Interest the note to be indorsed which kept, no register, and most . if i:6t all the signers were believed to have been transients. A similar num ber of signers located,, themselves r.t o North and lodging nouse, ana not one was living there when the place was subsequently investigated. "In the referendum of the State University ; petitions ' several years ago there were glaring instances of vicious frauds. Telephone directories were resorted to, and names boldly forged. ! Hundreds of names thus written on the petitions were finally exposed after great effort and costly and tedious investigation. "A provision permitting only reg istered voters to sign petitions and providing a strong penalty for vio lations with a penitentiary terni for LA GRANDE NATIONAL BANK Capital $200,000.00 " ' Resources $1,000,000.00 ' Surplus $50,000.00; ,': OFFICERS:- ?h ''-.' 7' Frcil J. Holiue, President ' C. C. Penington, V.-Prest. F. L. Meyers, Casliier ' ' , Earl Zundel and H. E. Coolidge, Ass't Cashiers s-Xt l' Fred J. Holmes C. C. Penington F. L. Meyers DIRECTORS: A. T. Hill J.F.Conley J. G. Snodgrass H. E. Coolidge A. Blockland H. S. Brownton What This Bank Aims to Do To promote our customers' interests as we would our own, To do all we can to make their relations here profitably and agreeable to them; To contribute to tlieu- enterpriaes, the co-operation, fore siglit and timely assistance which a good Bank can properly bestow; "What was John Dorr doinoP , , :, been In New York, and It seems sbame to waste tills One afternoon. Anyway, I want some fresh air." Mrs. Diiruell looked ut her thought fully and smiled presently In a way that mude ituth flush. It seemed to convict her of discourtesy to her boa tees. "You bad best bave tear aod the girl obediently removed, her bat and jacket and sat down. It seemed to ber tbat tbe rest of tbe afternoon passed Id Hashes of surb en tertainment im sbu bud never known. It must be remembered that Ruth, liv ing In tbe mine nearly all ber life since leaving school, bad not hnd the advan tages or the society of trained, alert sumrt, clever women: J Mrs. Dsrnell wns very clever mid she used bor ev ery art to keep Kuril's attention. She succeeded. ' ' That nlsrht ut "dinner tieorse Drnlte. poshiij us '!eif).- Hverett, suddenly rtnshiM ilurKly and tinned to the inn ut Ills left. "Ml litiMnn," ne wild.ln a wini-per. tliisiiinu tils diirk eye to ward ins'' lnwn-nw I- w it lie were wiitclilnu. "I iViillj li.ii'f th:it Hie trust you put in me . vii't IHnf-iinximiv cd I'll d everytliiiiu I nm ti ncii yon, even If It is lunt Him v ilulii I know tlmt John I'i'i't hits 1 cii imlr. ''-;.: Utlth nmkiil Hi nun Vci MlH-rl,v.Vl don t Jum uiilri't:iiiii 11 .cic.il mini llilillii.". "In" 'ii'd "!' swi'i"' itninci' Mt- l-:vcreti -'in-l kim I am wnrn"0 1 miit k" " n' Kltx 1'nrititn H'ltl 1! Micic mi- Icie urn ni fur iimv "i "i-1' i'"'f .unit would vir ci- . I'll- ii f Mid !r. i:n Our, Greatest jSatisfactioii it tbe Often Repeated Reaark: "Vhfn "pfThe West Store AdYertitei a Sale Yea can Depend ; cilt" 17th Great Asiiiual January Every Clearance Sale Article in the Store Reduced i'r'i Everything At Big Savings fa the DryGoodslDep't. -t January is' the month" which shrewd housewives supply their households and Bew ing needs at this annual Clearance at this store with the greatest possible savings. Here you will find theJ greatest varieties, biggest stocks and everything is new and seaoofl-'V able.; .Case after" case- of new Spring Embroideries, White Goods, , Fyte . are. Just ,y : 1. -L. I ' flUnMinu nniua ' ;r' ';'. V., :..'., 1. v. , , cJVi Big Clearance Immense Stock "Wash Gpcds 25c Ginghams, Clearanoe .;.. 15c Ginghame, Clearance One lot Wash Goods, 25c and 35c values 25c Mercerized Poplins Clearance .. .20 25c Crepes, now at Clearance 20 20c Serpentine Crepes Clearance 12 1-2 15c Rippelette now at Clearance 12 1-2 u mil .20 - 121-J&; ; 12 l-2c .Ginghams, Clearance . J.1 ,1 8 l-3c Apron Ginghams, Clearance ....6; Thousands of yards of Outing-Flannels , 1 m White, Cream-, 'Checks; Stripes,, at : price per yar'd( .t.' 1,44 12Jn, , Beautify the Home now Most Economically; All Lace Curtains, now 20 per cent off. . Choice Tapestries reduced 20t per cent. 81.00 quality Irridescent Draperies, 85 75c quality Irridescent Draperies 65 50c quality Irridescent Draperies ....43$ 35c quality Cretons Reduced now to 30$ ;i 25c quality Cretons, reduced now to 20$ 15c quality Cretons reduced now to 11$ 10c quality Cretons reduced now to f8$;' 50c qualiy Scrims reduced to 42"; , 45c quality Scrims reduced now to ...:38$ c 35c quality Scrims, reduced . now to-28$-9 25c quality Scrims reduced now to. 21$ t - 300 yds Scrim,, extra value, special .16$.- 'i 500 yds Scrim,' extra Value, special 13$' r Woolen Goods, Beautiful Silks, Big Reductions One lot Dress Goods Ratines, Crepes, - etc., values to 50c, now ............19$ One lot Dress( Goods, Fancy, Mixtures, - values . to 753, Clearance k.:4..,.;.'..2!9$ One lot Dress Goods, Voiles, Silk,1 Porcu pines, Ratines, etc., '. values' to $1.25, 1 special , 49$ 36-inch Poplin,, Clearance .,-73$ 40-inch Silk and Wool Poplin ...;..S1.09 24-inch Cheney Foulard Silks .5..;;.;:65$ 364nch FancM5SiUc;i2Q6 quality, ,1.25 ;'- - ' ;v'.V'-'5 '--First quality Tub Silks . 83$ r. 75c quality Tub Silks ; l.':..59$ . Linens, Towels, Sheetings, Pillow Cases Spreads, White v Goods, At Clearance Prices Piles and piles of them everywhere and at genuine reductions to (you. Hundreds pf 7, La Grande women always depend on this store to buy Linens, Sheetings, Etc., because f first they can always depend on the quality and, second, because they can always find what is wanted from our large stocks. 1 - v ) - j, Any Woman's Suit in the Store, now - - $7.98 Any Woman's Coat in the Store, now - - $6 98 Think of it, values to $35.00, New This Season T One lot Men's Overcoats ',Kenreign,, Make djyt QQ values to $17.50 Good Styles, now - - P0 All Men's Balmacaans Overcoats how at Clearance of f , neir thinks I'm ewfnlly Impolite Oe ran Re I wont to po and mnke sure for mjBclf that John bus not wired." . "I'll go myself." said the false Ever ett, looking at uls phite "I'll Ro to night In fact VJll ru, right no." He caught Mrs. Darnell's, .eye and said apologetically: "I'm sfnild. ihy dear hostess, I'll hue to lenve yon. I have Just remembered my unlenin promise to be at the club nt SI b'clock.' and. lie aides, I've promised Miss Uiillon to ru to the tlltr. and cet hei limn and tele grams." .-Fie turned to Umn and sne uotlced a very prive lock in nl which sbe was to nndentana later. He bent gallantly orer ber band b4 Itshtly kissed ber Anger. "Too may trust me." be said. . ; , ( i (To be Contimwd.) ,1' h: The first week of the legislature was very good. No one disposed to be fair" could offer much criticism on either the house or the bv.iUt. If this record Vfsps up- through the session what will the. "antis'l have t. scream about? v - ' Read the advertisement. Just Arrived 1915 MAXWELL '25? COME AND SEE IT LEIGHTON'S GARAGE