La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 25, 1915, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextTP AGE FOUR ; THE ' OBSERVER : j 8aUCE PBNNIS, Mtor Owner. KaUrtd' in-the Post Offic At U . Grande, Oregon as second claw matter. :- 'fiur:.r':i Advertising rates on application. Ail i opy for display advertising; mast : reach the office the day before the -J ad appears. : 'tfV ' " ' " ' ., " I,.', a,-. Address communications to jWHE OBSERVER, 1710 Sixth Street ! SUBSCRIPTION RATES i ."Daily, single copy be ! Daily, per week . . . . . . . . 16c Dally, per month Ofic : Dftfly, sis months in advance; v. $3.60 baity, per year in advance. ...$7.00 - Dally, by mall per year, in ad- vaace ..v........ ..$4.00 1 Weekly Observer-Star, per year r to advance ; '....91.60 -t GOVERNMENTAL E X-T R AY,- AGANCE. - 1 ; Touching upon a subject that many of us have often wished! could be ' brought up in a national way the Sat urdny Evening Post edltcrialty says: - On a mere suspicion, unsupported by . tangible evidence, that the railroads were generally over-capitalised Conr : gross ordered a physical valuation that ? will roet fifty million dollars. ', That v illustrates the readiness at Washing ton to investigate anything that is rfiarged with a public interest That the Federal Gcwment itself is badly organised, inefficient and . wasteful is not a mere suspicion but an ndmltted fact. Presidents have ' called attention to it.: Persons -most - familiar with the concern have re peatedly affirmed it. instances have . been pointed out. The only real dif . ference of opinion is as to the amount ; of waste. The Government spends a . thousand million dollars a year of public money roughly, half the coun try's annual freight bill.. If it were a private concern levying a like toll i on the public, and under a like of waste, it would have been '..hauled some time ago. We have no more faith in an in vestigation of the huge concern at Washington from within than we i should have in an investigation of the railroads or the trusts by themselves. . We do believe, that a body of capable, , independent men, familiar with the organization aft methods Vrf the best run private businesses, could point out ways of coordinating and" economizing . the work at Washington that would! be . beneficial, to the public, which foots : the bills. There should be no partlsan ship about it and no politics about it. Whatever the exact facts may be, is an added duty to the county clerk's j The first two weeks of the legfa office which insofar as business of the lature were not bad at falL Economy county goes,' practically transact the still clings to very . crevieV' of (he larger portion as it now stands. -U Btate house, nd the number of bills There may be ' saving In araalga- j introduced happily small, comparod mating the clerk's office , with the with other sessions. Stick to it, boys, county recorder but there is also ndd make good for once.;i ed responsibility ana a neavier top u rn enrrv. t: I . j Canada is now buying : horses'' Ho rhip to the war zone. ' Guess Union fnv th countv clern to carry, v vThis will, make it imperative thatf n .-nnnhla man be chosen to the lilt-11 ter 'office. Union county at the prea- !uny will, furnish her share, ot ent time is fortunate in having Ed. Ci.ada has always come" here for all W right as bounty clerk who is thor- o cavalry horses we 'could supply oughby efficient and capable of handl- the time of peace. -- - ing any and as many other depart. 1 - 1 '-1 'ijo.ih : , ncnts of the county as, the legtela- The ;.: Idaho legislature 'created a ture may see fit to put m hs office, ilcw . county and the -best name they but when E l. Wright decides to quit, could find for it was "Benewah." The public life it will then be very, im- jby had better' never been horn portent that another capable official rather than have .to carry such a be chosen to follow him, for with the nnmei , ; bdded business from the recorder's , . , office 'the office of county cleric will carry a voluminous lot of work. I "All the world knows the Portland ' Rose" is the prixe slogan chosem by ''the committee in that city, and W it hot bad at that.1 , . ,4 President Wilson-started on a ea- LOSTA Surrey, somewhere in vicl- DANGER AHEAD. rem- of peace at any - price and witl many he won great favor upon this I principle. Now comes the Ship Pur-, chasing bill before congress, backed', by the 'President with all the enegry i he - possesses. .- The Ship Purchasing bill means that Realty the United States shall purchase from Germany the interned ships' in our nity of La Grande. Reward for re- tourn to Walter M. Pierce, Phone Farmers g-X. "? .; i 25 up. WAR TAX EXPENSIVE. " ' Transfer Causes Outlay of $20.00 for Revenue Stamps. ' Twenty dollars in war tax was re. ports, which by the rules of War, were quired on the documents filed in the foixed to hunt shelter and dismantle office of the County Recorder last during the present war. The but week in the deal involving the sale of means two very important things Grande Ronde valley land by JKrs. first', that, this country is driving a Eva Andross to Guy J.' Glenn. ' The bargain for; ships at the expense of land in the deal represented total Germany's unfortunate position, and value of $20,000 and the law requires t-econd, that the neutrality of. this that the documents filed) With!' the country is liable, very liable to be Recorder , shall bear a stamp to tho questioned to an extent that will hung value of one doar for eye th Vand on trouble if the United States turns (lonrg represented in the document over to Germany money for ahrna thnt This ig tne ,8 t tax affixed to any -single -document in this county to date. ' ' ? are now idle, thus in an indircet man ner making an active fighting agency ruainst the Allies of what is now dend timber to the German empire. Golf Tournament On at Palm Reach. Ke ton j aow tne president can narmon ze i Palm Beach FIa - ian . i5ialm charge j Ins 1 first tsand for peace at ny price Beach.s annual t0Urney opened 1 ovor- with h is present stand of driving a . . . '.: v ' 0V6r ' k.i '.. . todv dur,"K the height of the winter mercial . shipping .. fleet 'easily understood. '." is not quite tourist season. WATCH THE DACIA. j , Ladd Canyon News Itemsivi i . I Ladd Canyon, Ore., .Jan. ,23.- , (Special) The weather seems to have ' 'turned quite cold again. '.'''. , , A hot headed Hhip owner has1 load- The last literary meeting was held ed the Dacia with cotton and sailed Jan. 15, with a good attendance, as for Rotterdam in the face of the ce usual. The subject debated utfon was', tuinty of being captured and taken Resolved, "Hhat Variety has Cau'esd Into "a British prize court. Therpa- More Grief and Harm to the Human ?ia is a German vessel recently pup- Race than Jealousy Has," The judges, chased by ah Americans wh0 were Sylvous Moon, Leon Flowers Thus the international questioil if, and charh8 Gmndy,' deciding in favor coming closer and closer to the dopr of of tne neKtttive. ; . Even tho Uncle Sam, and unfortunate as it . i,J, n .ii.u 1. j virtually everybody believes that the V, seem, it tal eing brought by our , m a a. a :. vil. hum nennln Winer ahniilA,-tnA I Infill R ' puuiio TV " ;v . r - c 8red bv manv to be the beBt drfjato ownev. take sucn a cnance wnen tne ..... . . . .nim m.i. . chichi has been given this Winter, as keep the United States free from the brouKht p stonishing and Government wastes much money. That h not a profitable thought to be afloat in the public mind. : How much and how little truth there JAUTf HI Ul.ll fa 1 1 IS liwn siifviv v uuu vnv v u - is In It ought to be determined and S-'esent .entanglement . across there is quite certainly enough trutf) in it to warrant an investigation not, ' from the inside but from the outside. .What representative, nonpolitical body will take it up? . ABOLISHING RECORDER. v( Along the lines of economy Repre sentative Woodell from Union-county has introduced a bill in the legisla ture to abolish the office of Recorder of Conveyances in this count.y This1 is a matter that has long been talked of, and in the opinion of many it can properly be done with out upsetting the machinery of chn county. ' . 11 ' - Many counties of Oregon have abol ished this office, but In doing so there water 7 1 jjle MiiieresunK points ana eacn aeienaing their side well. The program. was Wei! rendered. The paper, known as the Change in the fish and game laws Ladd Canyon Sledge Hammer, , was as' outlined in the recent bill intro-. written and read by Mrs. D. W. Mil duced, will make, great confusion in ler in a pleasing manner. The ex Oregon. Already the sportsmen, at ! temporaneous talk was given by John most to a man, have registered their , Tucker. ; "Evolution and Revolution" objections and those who are trying being his subject, which he handled to put through the change will come with ease.. The next, meeting will be to grief sooner or later to all appear- held Friday night, Jan. 29, but on ac ances. 'count of the length of a negro play, . ' entitled " Love and Lather" no de- Uepresentative Jones finds that ex- bate will be given. It is a comical Judge French of Wallowa county has barber shop scene, in one act. James rot served a day in prison, although Mullholland, S. Moon, Guy . Miller, he was convicted and sentenced. Euit Curtiss Lindsay and Charles Grandy ern Oregon people would no doubt bo will be the characters, the two 'last .shocked in many ways if they only mentioned representing negro wenches know how things have actually been run at Salem in many ways. LA GRANDE NATIONAL BANK Capitol $200,000.00 1 Resources $1,000-000.00 Surplus $50,000.00 OFFICERS: Fred J. Holmes, President C. C. Penington, V.-Prest. - F. L. Meyeis,. Cashier Earl Zundel and H. E. Coolidge, Ass't Cashiers . John Larm will edit the next Sledge Hammer. . ' Mr.- and Mrs. Neill McClure have returned home from Baker where thev spent a week with Mrs. MeClure's rel atives. . ,. Mr. and Mrs. Redge Heryford ur rived home recently from Enterprise Iwhere they visited a couple of weeks with Mrs. Hereford's sritser, Mrs. Charlie Dougherty. E. T. Peebler returned home recent ly from a business trip to Pocatello. Fred J. Hohnes -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 'f To do all we can to make their relations here prpfitable and agreeable to them; To contribute to their enterprises, the co-operation, fore sight and timely assistance which a good Bank can , properly bestow. v Wallowa Sun Boosting. "Buy it in Wallowa," is a motto Wiat every resident and property holder in Wallowa and vicinity can put to practice with benefit to him self and all his neighbors. . It need not apply to merchandise only.- It's principal is broad and far - reaching enough to apply to raw material, labor produce, supplies, merchandise and all commodities that enn possibly be se cured at home. The benefits of such a policy can never definitely be known i v,an'& 17th Annual January Clearance Sale Last Week! Just 6 More Day Your last chance to share in the splendid economies now 'in force all oyer Just one more "store now the store. lore tteek of the January Clearance- Don't delay longer. Every article in the :loed..;l-erythiog '.sacrificed! ' " ' ' ' ' ' ;i :-..';:;'.! fiV-';; , t, , "'.'','; fA V?:-'. '! '!'' .V-;ls :-V.,''.f-''-:;':'''-r ;'-v.;f:-t;--wV;ti,.'iS'jrvvyr,5; Deeper Reductions on Blanketo& Comforts With this touch of cold weather, with the thermometer around zero at night, there are many homes that will need warmer bed coverings to be really comfortable and if you . are looking for the best blankets and comforts at the lowest prices this is the place to do your buying. All kinds, all sizes and all grades of blankets and comforts and NOW AT, DEEPER REDUCTION THAN EVER TO MAKE A FINAL JANUARY .CLEAR-, ANCE. See window u FINE WOOL BLANKETS - FINEST COMFORTS $1.81 $2.00 $2.50 $3 83 $5.80 $1.90 $2,25 $2.G3 3 CO , ; $6.80 $8.50 , , $38 , Full size Woolnaps Plain colors Fancy . Finest Silk6tine covered,- finest - eerded " Plaid Wool 'Blankets" , filling " WARM COMFORTS I I COTTON FLEECED BLANKETS 95 $1.25 $1.31 $1.50 $1.80 . 80f 98 $1.20 $1.40 $1.60 White cotton blankets Fancy stripe Sateen covered, heavy and medium weight borders Heavy fleeced. ' An Exceptional Opportunity '':,''ifitl'fTi !"''"': '"iTlr: NOVELITY WHITE DRESSES Vs lL5d Sold Formally at $6.50, $10.00, $15.00 1 qW tfcj,(j) Of Voile - Cotton Crepe - Lingerie - Ratine's wbite oilj , . . ' v ,k .- ' ' ' -" ' -'.' . I ' ' : " ,' ..... j . ... , -. t . , , - - . .... :'. Household Needs; Dry Goods, ; Clearance Prices . This will be your week to supply your household and sewing needs at Clearance Prices.' r See to it that you profit to'the fullest extent. AH lines of domestics, curtains,, draperies, wash goods, white goods, flannels'; towels, linens, etc. are' now selling at the lowest posrs.. sible price of the year. , . , . ' - , Now at One Half Price , '.': ' ' " j - --'-...,'-. ,'..!'.- '.. .-.'I,- Separate Dress Skirts - Not one skirt reserved-r-blacks, blues and fancy mixtures in, over-tunics and plain styles. Regular. $4.00 $5.00 $6.50 $7.50 $9.00 $12.00 skirts now $2.00 $2.50 $3.25 $3.75 $4.50 $6.00 - Now at One Half Price Entire Line Ladje$'L Dresses Our high grade stock-of afternoon street and evening dresses Everyone newlhis season Silks, crepes, serges, garbardnies and chalhes. Regular " $8.00 $10.00 $12.50 $15.00 $20.00 $25.00 dresses now $4.00 $5.00 $6.25 $7.50 10.00 and 12.50 Every Articl Reduced Free De livery 3 Phoney Lines Work on Buildings at Fair Completed. San ' Francisco, Jan. 25. Work on the Panama-Pacific Exposition's ex hibit buildings is now completed. The last building to be finished was the steel-framedi fireproof Palace of Fine Arts. This building in the form of an arc, 1100 feet in length, is situated pn a large lagoon immediately west of the main group of palaces, and it is regarded as the handsomest building on the : grounds. It cost about 500,000. PLANING MILL ROBBED. Belts Cut and Much Harm Done Avers Owner H. A. Ackert. " To have four feet cut from a per fectly good belt, and have other belt ing cut and slashed, was the experi ence Saturday night of H. A, Ackert, who operates the Ackert'' pldnuijr mill in La Grande. . This is njt the first time the mill has been burglarized and leather stolen. Over S40 worth of heavy beting has thus been taken, and the delay resulting bnngs the loss . considerably higher. Mr Ackert says he will gladly (five anyone leather enough to half solo their shoes if they will call at , his office but he doesn't want his belts CUt ... 1 ' ; :'', '.'," . Demurrs -to Strange Case. Buker, Jan. 25. Attorney Joseph J. until it is put Into practice, but those , Heilner, counsel for Wm. L. Smith in communities which are putting fchi? j the suit for divorce brought by his motto into practice are enjoying pros perity nnd are putting it into prac tice more and more. Such a policy goes hand in hand with prosperity. There is always enough money in any community to make times good if it is? kept in circulation. The commun ity' that buys at home is saving its money for the close times. Wallows Sun. -': : wife, Mary E. Smith, yesterday filed a demurrer to the complaint, alleging the complaint in the action does not set forth facts sufficient, to constitute cause of action. This is the case in which,' when he served! a copy of the complain on the husband, - Deputy Sheriff Nelson found the whole family, husband, wife and. children, all eat ing dinner together at their home Jn the southern part of the city, the hus band at that time expressing great surprise that his wife should be suing for divorce 'and claiming h ehad no previous knowledge of her intentions to seek separation. v ,r-?'.-?g?,-i Davis Campbell, Richard 4 Piingle's star end man, who is to be in' ' ; Grande soon. .. I La.