. tA . . WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 201915.
THIRD ANNUAL CASH SALE
SPECIAL FOR TWO DAYS
4 , Buckle' Arties Heavy Rolled
Sole . . ... . . $1.75
1 Buckle Hestyy Sole. . . $1.25
THE TOGGERY ST
EIIGII1EERS Pi BETTER TIIIBI
SEVEII I'JESTEBIl GOVEiORS IS
SKIlEliEIII OF W1D CHIEF
- Chicago, Jan. 20. Governor , in
revn states in the union, could make
more money sitting in the c;b. of a
1 emotive on some of the rani on
western railways than they now re
ceive in the executive cfairs of their
states. '., Their annua' Salaries ' are
smaller than the wages received by
some of the locomotlvo enhieers on
western railways,' railways, , who, in
concert with the firemen are demand
ing higher pay 1 and : revised ruies
which would entail an added burden
of 40,000,000 yearly to the ronds.
This was one of the striking points
developed by James M. Sheeun, coun
sel for the western railways, today, in
hi address before the Federal .Arbi
tration Board in Chicago, - opening
presentation : of the railways' testi-
mony against the demands of the en
gineers and firemen. Fi'j'f;-,:
"pf about .5,000 men ; whose wages
ii '. i! . j... : rt n n ft
xor me. entire. year vs June au, im.i,
will ,be shown," said Mr. - . Sheean,
"there is a maximum of $3,725.20 for
' passenger engineers; 83,342.30 - for
freight engineers; $1,752.20 for pas
senger firemen.;, and $1,800.32 for
passenger firemen and $1,890.32 for
freight firemen. : Against these max
ima, the governors of seven states re
ceive $3,000 Qrless, per ' year, while
ihose of seven, other states receive
4-4,000, or only slightly above the en
gineers' ..inaittw'Mrnin';--.:;;
"Actual earnings statement for nil
engineers and firemen for the' month
in which these demands were present
ed, show' that engineers In passenger
service earned 'actually an average, of
$185 for the month with, a maximum
actual earnings! of $341.60; in tho
f 1 eight service the average was $170,
ith an actual maximum of $358.70;
the firemen in passenger service earn
ed that month an average of ' $115.54
with a maximum of $209.89; while in
freight service their actual earnings
for the month, were on the average.'
$110 with a maximum of $221.05.
Other -firemen in combination freight
nd 'passenger; service earned even
higher wages. ' '
"A careful investigation into cc
increased cost of living in the West
allows that prices have not advanced
t o fast as have the Wages of engineors
tind .', firemen under the ' schedules
awarded in 1910.
"Comparison" of their wages with
those of any other craft, or of any
ther railway . employees, or of en
gineers and' firemen in other par: of
the country, show that they are re
ceiving .already a higher compensa
tion 'in both rates of pay and rules."
- Turning to the question of ability
; of the roads to meet the added cost ia
these latest demands of the men, Mr.
Sheean pointed out that in the fncis
of larger mileage and growing traf-
' f ic, the western roads in recent yetu s
have experienced immense losses in
net revenues, income, dividends and
surplus, in which situation they are
now faced by demands of engineeis
.And firemen which would add $40,000,
000 to- their expenses, although those
men . now are better paid than in
any other section of the country, and
their wages already have outstripped
the coat of living. '.- v
"These wage demands," said Mr.
Sheean, "affect 'some 64,000 men, on
approximately 140,000 miles of rail
way. On the basis of the month in
: which' they were presented, the ad
ded expense would be $3,700,000, or
nbout 51 per cent. Applied to the to
la! payroll of the affected companies
for the year, this would mean nearly
$40,000,000. ' ' -v
"Over 8,000 more miles were oper
ated by the affected companies in
li'14 than in 1910, yet net operating
income after taxes in 1914 was $15
000,000 less than in 1910, and nearly
$40,000,000 less than 1913.
"In 1914 there waa declared $22,-
000,000 less in dividends than in 1910.
and in 1913 $14,000,000 less than in
110 In 1914 1 there was carried to
surplus $24,000,000 less than in 1910,
while the surplus in 1913 was $12,
000,000 less than in 1910. In jive
months .of the current fiscal year
there has been a drop of $29,000,000
irt gross revenue. ' ' ,
"We face this situation as to the
income of the railways involved, al
though in three years to June .30,
l')13, they spent over $660,000,000 in
improvements ' and -; extensions to
property, and out of this -devoted
ever $220,000100, or practically one
third, towardthe purpose of Increas
ing efficiency and safety and expedit
ing train movements. .It is true that
heavier power and equipment have
been .installed,, but labor-saving de
vices and increased wages have more
than counterbalanced any added work
a- responsibility placed. upon the men
by the heavy power. i '
"Through the elimination of grades
and -curves and other improvements
the; employes have' been able .with
the larger ' engines, and consequently
with higher pay, to haul trains i the
sume speed as light trains were form
oily handled. With heavier power
there has been constant improvement
in labor-saving devices such as auto
tnatic stokers, automatic''! doors, coal
pushers, , sloping tanks,:; power grste
linkers and automatic ash pans mm
operated by compressed all1, which re
lieve the firemen of the danger of
going beneath the locomotive.
- "It is an evident fact that increases
in wages granted in 1910 in the west
ern: ..concerted f. movement,;;;: covering
specifically heavier classes -of power,
were , more than commensurate with
the added work, and schedules made
then have taken -care of such heavy
power as has been installed by . the
railways ' Bince then".
"Compensation . of engineers and
firemen throughout the West is high
er than in eastern and southern ter
ritories, although the average freight
train load and average tractive pow
er of engines in the East and South
are higher than in the West"
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE OP
MANAGERS.
AID THE KIDNEYS.
La Grande Suffers Should Take
. Further Risk.
Ne
Why will people continue to suffer
the agonies of , kidney complaint,
hnckarhe. urinary disorders, lameness.
j headaches, languor, why allow them
selves xo oecome enruurc iiivw.ub,
when" a tested remedy is offered
them? - - '-, "
Doan's Kidney Pills have been
used in kidnev trouble over 50 years.
have been tested in thousands of
cases. .
If you have any, even one, of the
svnmtbm8 - of kidney diseases, cti
now. for gravel dropsy or Bright's
disease may set in and make neglect
dangerous. N Jan i.a uranae residents
demand more convincing proof than
tno iouowingl ,- i
Frank Alien, Union. Ore., - says
"Hard work strained my back and
weakened my kidpeys. The trouble got
a little worse each year. There were
constuntn grinding pains in the small
of my back, amd mv kidneys were
badly out of order. When the
trouble was at its ; worst, I tried
Doan's Kidney Pills. They helpeU
me right away, and 1 continued tak
ing them until every symptom of kid.
ney trouble fas Krone. For nearly
three years there has be(n no sign of
the trouble, so I leel l can saieiy say
my cure is permanent,"
Price 50c. iat all dealers. Don't
simply osk for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills the same
that Mr. Allen had. roster-Muburn
Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. Adv.
All accounts owing to the Geo. A.
Anderson company are now in the
hands of M. V. Mefford for collec
tion, and parties owing the company
can pay their accounts at the old lo
cation of the company in the Gnrdi
nier building. Adv. ; 1 2 tf .
, METHOD,
v Tbe absence of method, which -characterizes
the uneducated, to
cccaaloued by aa habitual sub
mission of tbe, understanding, to v:
untn events and Images each
and Independent of any., power
In tbe wind to classify ot ap
propriate them.. Tbe general ac-j!
coinpuahmenta of time and place
are tbe only relations which per
sons of tale class appear, to- .re- i
gard la their statements! Aa
this constitutes their leading f ea- "
, tore, ihe contrary excellence, aa
distinguishing the well edocat- .'
-ed nan. must be referred to the
contrary linbtt. Method, there- -fore,
becomes natural to the
mind arnica baa bee aecuatoss-
ed to contemplate not things 1
only, or for their own sake .
. alone, bat likewise and chicly
the relations of things.',. either
' their relatloiis to each other or
- to tbe observer or to the state
snd apprehensions of the near
eo Coleridge.
' SOLITUDE, I
UttW si men perceive irhai
selltude hi and how far at el
tmulcta, for a crowd la w eoav.j
any. and fans are but aMary
f pictures and talk but a Ma
king ey tubal, where there Is a
leva- Bacon - "
There ia no such thing aa soil- r
tudt nor, anything that can be
said to be alune aud by itself
but iAl. who Is bis own circle
snd can subsist by - himself. s
Hlr Thomas Brow lie. . f
Bolllodv la tbe nurse of enthu
siasm, uud eutbtisitum . Is the
crue parens of geuliM. In all ages ..
; Holltua baa'heeii culled for-haa
been flown to.-leaae UlsraelL
There Is always a part ef our;
liting into wblcli those who are -'
dearer to as far more than our!
own Uvea are yet unable to ,
tsr. Vroude. '
Nature bas presented us with .
a large faculty or cntcrtalnlug
ourxelve alone mid often calls
us to It, to tench us tliut we owe
ourselves in part to nodfty,..lut
1 -chiefly and mostly to onrselres.
Montaigne
PERSONAL APPEARANCE. ;
Dcn't B Haity In Judg.ig by It, Ll .
: You B Deceived. .
llri'i IIiI'Ih wi'iup in niie tit 1iU -lories
Hist you (.'iinidn'i udt:4 inivililnu tiy ln
,'ipi-iir:iiii't or Ins i li iisutivrx. I lie liiu v
itut scaiiip' hint a Kiipliiil f;n-e. tlit 1
urn vent iniiii In cnnip wan llif umlit J
yinvm liul hint hut ihr Miicru
.irul. I he . ue'sr .dressed was lilt; wm-xl
KM inliler In the Rl.itt, , - v
The sanuT rnle often works out In
real life. Ngjiody wrote iiMire (lev plili;
osophii'iil iMKiks I him KniilundV lu lxt-pbllosophiM-.
Kriini'is Itiiroii. Hut ..oni
day while III and wlttioiir cotiKiiittiin
any works of referenrv m dlrtnieo -i
rolmne of lokes which in still the iw'
.oIUh-iIoii t lie found hi l.ond.'ii.
WUhi Mophvn Craue wrote tits "Ked
Biult;f of Connive" okt soldiers ilioimhi
the autUiH mint Have gone throuisii tiit
war. Just out of hH.'i Cr:in; li:nl
M'ltrcply erer lieanl n 'gun Hnsl. anil Hi
whs not born uutll yVura affr Api
A J-0 pound bully was innkliiK iron
tile In a IMiiiiKVliht strwt railway
r when it aiiiiiII. nlfitsxnl facwl vinitli
reinmisti'Hted. Kvery o.ie -N'i-ti'il in..!
Vf tile giant 1 1 1 'in It ' crush the johiii.'
limn who liml IntiTferwl. iln-y step,
!.) off tile "iir the linlly -n liiiurkoi,'
eiiseli'ss liy a blow of the ot tier's list
Hie ttst ut Itllij 'iH'tip. -then (-Iminpiiiii
.iiiiiiteiir IlKlxwiMiilit iKiscr it Amern-n.
1 lii-iirit Ituli Hiiilcttf. I be tunny mini.
tell how the xiiMMs IiiiikIuhI at n voiiiik
fop of ( caviilry otllivi until Hi") saw
lilin nsi iiui'f leailiiiK a charge. I hen
hey knew it was tteiierai Custer, mul
theV liiiictied no more.
1 So yon fiiinint always tell what Is In
H uinn's bend or Ills' list by his personal
apitcsraiii-e or by bis previous work. -
Philadelphia l.ednet. .
Loss of Sleep.
Medical authorities state that It takes
fifteen days for tbe average human
body to recover folly from the loss of
two consecutive nlghta' sleep.
The Worm Turned.
"is any one waiting on your finally
asked the hanghty saleslady, conde
scending at last to nqtJce the shopping
person.
"I'm afraid not" replied the latter.
-Mr husband was 1 left Mm outside
-biit I'm afraid he's become disgusted
md gone home." Toledo Blade.
, Woman, Uevely Woman.
every time a now young, man calls
thf utrl who wmildn't know a waffle
ci'lilille from a nutmcis srator gets ter
-ilily iloim-stlr In the trend of her cod
wrsatioii - Hoililn Tlnnit-Unhin
To Make Them Smart.
'Mt I'hIiisoi: w ait old I Imp teacher
ie lii'llerew In ttie ni.l lo hrigliten up
.lull lmv " "
."Wei., Isn't !!mt Hie natural any to
OilKe tlif ii sin-lit';' " : ; .
Ill Imlli l,..;, nil- fvei :ji nmt
p I,, r.-l't .!- i.' n.- i'e't
ftl II!" t. It. 'tr 'l;i Mint 'll ij.-n
ruii "fi mr.t' :i j ju- .oa
Our Own Grinding Plant
. The mechanical work must be
equally as careful as the examina
tion itself. The prescription must
be filled with Scientific Precision.
This is done in our own Laboratory
on the Premises, where 'we grindr
all of our own lenses. . - :.
1 We guarantee our lenses to be
Ktsolutely correct, scientifically and
mechanically. .
; Fitting and Adjusting.
' Tho glasses must be made up in
frames or mountings that will be
suited to each) individual case, lb
appearance of the glasses, -when
worn,, .must be considered. We
provide mountings to harmonise
with the features and give hand
some snJ stylish effects. : : . r
' ' ' Specialties. 1 '
We prescribe toric glasses when
their use addR comfort.
- When the eyes require different
lenses for ner and distant vhoen,
we supply bifocals with an invisible
dividing line, so that only a single
Mir of glasses is needed. :
- We have all kinds of specialties
in. frames and nose pieces, shell
frames, special designs and shapes
to suit and fit all requirements. .
J. H. PEARE SON,
La Grande's 1 Leading Jeweler
and Optometrists
All accounts owing to the Geo. A.
Anderson company are now in the
hands of M. V. Mifford for collec
tion, and parties owing the company
can pay their accounts at the old -location
of the company in the Gardi
nier building. Adv. ' l 2 tf.
FARM LOANS
Reasonable Rates
SECURITY LUND & SAVINGS j
j COMPANY
I la Grande, Oregon
new ..
The front lace
corset with the
Rft. Trade lit. D. & M. OSM
back j
PRICES: $2.00, $3.50 $5 and up j
Mrs. Robt Pattison
; Conetiere :
S Phone R. 3221 Ret. 1702 Oak
-The accounts of the Geo. A. Ander
son company are due and- payable to
M. V. Mefford who has offices in tho
former location of the company in
the Gardinier building. Adv.
- ' - ' 1 2 tf .
H.A. ACItERT
PLANING MILLS
Cor. Greenwood and Madison St
(Successor to Wenaha Lbr. Co )
ALL KINDS of custom planing
done promptly. Our guaran
tee behind every job of work.
"iiinrr in
1 1 aea- ..
i -
Ppofecoional Dine
FRATERNAL ORDERS.
A. F. eV A. M. -U Grande Lodge No.
41, A. F. at A. M. holds regular
meetingsnrst and third Saturday
at 7:80 p. m. Cordial welcome to
all Masons.
C. W. NOYES, W. M.
A. C. WIUJAMS, 8ec.
B. P. O. E. U Grande Lodge No. 483
Meets each Thursday evening at 8
o'clock in Elk's club, corner of Da
pot street and Washington avenue.
Visiting brothers cordially invited
to attend.
M. B. DONOHUE, E. R,
ADNA & R0GE3S, Sec
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD La
Grande Camp No. 169 meets every
first and third Friday at K. of P.
Hall. Ail visiting neighbors wel-
corned. -v--- ....
JOHN A. READ, C C, .
J. H. KEENISX. Clerk.
MODERN WOODMEN OF AMER
ICA La Grande Camp: No 7708
meet on the first and third TVurs
; day evenings of each month in the
K. of P. hall. Visiting neighbors
- welcome.
H. C BALL, V. G.
W. F. LANDRUM, Clerk.
ROYAL NEIGHBORS Iris Camp
:-. meets every second and fourth Fri
day afternoons, every month in K.
of P. Hall. All visiting members
cordially invited.
NELLIE CHARBONEAU,
- Oracte.
LILY C. KIMMELL,
Recorder.
REBEKAHS Crystal Lodge No. 50
meets every Tuesday evening in the
I. O. O. F. hcllv All visiting mem
bers are invited 'to attend. -LOUISE
DOUGLAS, N. G.
' ZOE GOLDEN, Sec.
UNITED ARTISANS La Grande As
sembly No. 80, meet regularly every
.; first and third Tuesday of each
; month in. the K, of P. haU. .All
visiting members are invited to at-
tend.- ,
T. R. SUYDAM, M. A. . "-
r h NORA M. SHORT, Sec. ; :
L O.O. M' La Grande Lodge No.
. 850, Loyal Order - of. Moose . holds
regular meeting every Tuesday
: night at 7:30 in Moose Home on
! Adams a ve: : Visitors adways - wel
come. - -
ANGUS STEWART, Die.
F, A, EPLING, Sec.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHiAS Red Cross
. Lodge No. 27 meet3 every Monday
night In Castle hall (K. of P. hall).
A, Pythian t welcome to all visiting
Knights.
- H. E. DIXON, C. C.
HAL REES, K. of R. 4 S.
K. OF L. OF SECURITY Mt Em
ily Council No. 2646. Meets sec
ond and fourth Wednesday even
ings at 8 o'clock in the Fifth floor
- of the new Foley building. ; Visit
ing members are welcome.
ANGUS STEWART, Pres.
CLARENCE E. GRAVES,
Fin. Sec.
ROY E. GREEN, Red. Sec
O E. S. Hope Chapter No. 13, O. E.
S., holds Btated communications the
second and fourth Wednesdays of
each month. Visiting members cor
dially invited, v
MRS. A. C. WILLIAMS.
. W. M.
MARY A WARTnCK, Sec.
F. O. E. La Grande Aerie No. 269
on each and every Friday evening at
8 o'clock In top floor of New Foley
building. Visiting members cordial
ly welcomed. -
W. C. HANSEN, W. P. V
, L. F. BELLINGER, Sec
WOMEN OF WOODCRAFT CIRCLE
No. 47 Meet second and fourth
Tuesday nights of each month at
Eagle's hall in Foley Building. All
visiting neighbors welcome. "
v LOUISE HILARY, G. N.
LILLIE ALLSTOTT, Clerk.
PYTHIAN SISTERS of Rowena Tem
ple No. 9 meets every second and
fourth Friday . evening at K.; IP.
, Hall ' v - - ' '--' -:' !
M. E. C. MRS. LIZZY HAYWORTH,
M. of Ri C. LOUISE LANDRUM.
AUCTIONEERS.
TOM JOHNSON Auctioneer, makes
- a specialty of farmers', stock and
machinery sales. "The man that
gets you the money." v Leave or
ders at Observer office.
S6e Hotel Oregon
PORTLAND, OREGON
CENTRALLY LOCATED AS TO BUSINESS AND
ALL PLEASURE RESORTS '
Theplace where all Eastern Oregon people stop
when in Portland. ' Mr. F. S. Bramwell is always on
hand to greet his many friends.
' RATES
Large sanitary rooms, without bath $1.00 and upward
. . with bath .... $1.50 and upward
M. C. DICKINSON, General Manager.
F. S. BRAMWELL, Assistant General Manager.
When in Seattle, stop at the Hotel Seattle. We own it
PHTSUaANS AND SURGEONS.
A L. RICHARDSON, M. D. Physi
cian ana surgeon: over Hill's drug
store. Phones; Office, Black M62:
residence. Main 66.
DR. B- 'E. L. HOLT. Physician aad
surgeon; successor to Dr. N. Moli-
. tor; corner Adamt avenue and De
pot street Phonas-Off ica Main 66V
Residence, Main 780.
DR. M, t ttALL-Physlclan and sur-
wm. uum weswaeotMon SIdg..
Phone Main 53. Rooms 11-1J.18.
C H.. UPTON, Ph. G. M. D-Physi
ii " oufgeon. apecui anan-
ilS. t.By.e &r NoM "d Throat
Office in La Grande National Bank
Building. Phones: Office Main 8; ;
Residence Main 82. - ,. , '
DR. H. L. UNDERWOOD Physician,
and surgeon. Diseases of the eye
f specialty.
DR. DOHA J. UNDERWOOD Dis
: eases of women and children. Of
fices Adams avenue, , over Jt4
yross urug a tore.
EYE, EAR, NOSE, THROAT SPE- .
CtAUST.
DR. H. M. BOUVY-Practice liajiied
excJusiveljr to diseases and surgwr
of Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Also
, the Fitting of Glasses. Office West
Jacob son 5dg. Office Phone Red y
8431. Residence Red 2021.
DENTIST.
E. P. MOSSMAN Dentist: rooms 6
. and 7 new West Building. Phoe
1 Black 1621; Office Hours 8 to 12 a.
m., and 1 to 5 p. m.
OSTEOPATHS.
DR. C. H. DAY Osteopath Phv-
siclan. Over Lilly's Hardware Stora
Phone Main 63. Residence phone
Black 761. Successor to Dr. Zim
merman. CHIROPRACTOR.
MYERS & KELLY Graduates of
umversal Chiropractic College or
Davenport,- Iowa.- Offices in New
Foley Building. Phone Black 1871.
VETERNIARY.
DR. H. W. RILEY Graduate Vet
erinarian Hospital, 1409 Madison
Ave. State Stallion Inspector,
Stock Inspected for shipment. Home-'
Independent Phone; Black 41.
Farmers Co-Operative Phone, Main
17.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
COCHRAN & EBERHARD Geo. T.
' Cochran and Colon R. Eberhard
Attorneys. La Grande National
Bank Bldg., La Grande. Oregon.
T. H. CRAWFORD; ROBT. S. EAKIN
CRAWFORD & EAKIN Attor
. neys at law.; Practice in all the
courts of the stato - and United)'
' States. Office West-Jacobson buHd
- ing, La Grande, Ore., rooms 9-10.
R J. GREEN Attorney at Law .
Rooms 9-10, Sommer Bldg., La
jGrande, Ore.' Practices in all late
end Federal courts.
UNDERTAKERS.
W. H. ROHNENKAMP CO., Un
dertaking and Embalming. Strictly
modern. Day phone, Black 24U
Night phone Red 3971 or Red 8412.
J. C. HENRY Undertaker and Em
balmer; 20 years in business. Day
phone, Main 62; night phones, Red
. 3131, Red 562, Black 3811.
Women of Sedentary Habits:
Women who get but little exercise
are likely to be troubled with consti
pation and indigestion and wiH find
Chamberlain's Tablets : highly bene- -f
icial. Not bo good as a three or four
mile walk every day, but very much
better than to attow the bowles to re
main in a constipated condition. TYiey
are easy and pleasant to take and
most agreeable in effect - Obtain-.
able everywhere.