La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, December 23, 1915, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextTHURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1915, LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PAGE TWO WE HAVE A complete assortment of Christmas candy give us a call and we will please you. Our Specials for Cash FRIDAY Phesant coffee, per pound - 20c 'Golden Star soap, 7 -bare 25c Snider's catsup, per pint bottle 20c All we ask is to give us a trial, and we will save you money. HOME MADE MINCE MEAT. WHITE'S GROCERY 305 N. Fir Phone Main 42 jects: First, to deter others jsecond, to punish him; third, to reform him if possible. The first object, to our mind, is by far the most important. To the "modern penologist" the third seems to be the chief object, and the first is in danger of being quite over looked, i HOW EMERGENCY MEN ARE MADE THE OBSERVER JBRUCE DENNIS, Editor and Owner. Entered in tne Postoffice at La Grande, Oregon, as second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Daily, single copy 5c Daily, per week , 16c Daily,, per month 66c Daily, per six months in advance $3.60 Daily, per year in advance $7.00 Daily, by mail per year, in ad vance $4.00 Weekly Observer-Star, per year in advance . .$1.50 Advertising rates on application. Ad copy for display advertising must reach the office the day before the ad appears. Address all communications to THE OBSERVER, 1710 Sixth Street. TAKING UP THE BURDENS OK THE SHIRKERS. Desertion of families by fathers is one of the persistent Bocial problems. Its causes are easy to discover, but its cure is difficult. "Desertion is sometimes premeditated, somettimes drifted into by men going out to look for work; it is sometimes due to in temperance or moral weaknessess, sometimes to temperamental .infirmi ties of husband or wife." runs a re- port of the Springfield Survey, De partment of Survey and Exhibits, Russel Sage Foundation. The report puts particular empha sis upon the social influence exerted by each case of desertion. "The spectacle, for instance, of rewarded desertion that is, of the husband temporarily relieved of his responsi bilities, the family in about as good shape as before he left, or in fairly good shape soon after his departure may tend toward irresponsibility among other men wavering upon thu border." But "social influence" can work in several ways. One form of it call make desertion mighty ." unpopular. This is the form of pronounced pub lic contempt. .The man who desert! his family leaves them to be sup ported by the other men who make up the commpnity. He makes his family a charge upon the man next door and the man across the streef, and upon his neighborhood and city. He throws his responsibility upon all who pay taxes and no one escapes ; some form of tax. ' j "When the hard working independ jent citizen realizes that he is bound i to assume the burdens of all the shirkers, he will soon see to it that fewer men get the chance to shirk. Imprisoning a man has three ob- One of the biggest financial men in the country is reported to be look ing for an "emergency man" who will be capable of handling in detail that man' affairs. It's a big job and tho "emergency man" who fills it must be everything that the name im plies. The "emergency man" is the latest development of the business world. He is the man who must meet the sudden "ordeal, whether a commercial house faces bankruptcy or a train is wrecked. In both cases he is developed in the same way. What is his secret? "Hard grind ing work," is the answer' given by Prof. Stephen W. Gilman, addressing a body of students in a western uni versity. ''When I tell you to work, I do not mean work which is delirious and the result of a wool gathering and flabby mind. I mean intelligently directed work." y This kind of talk is good to hear. It is the dependable man who keeps at his job in an even, forceful, normal way who . suddenly finds himself equipped for all emergencies. - Tho reward is worth effort. SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE. i! IMS 1 OMUWfy ft I i BANK YOUR MONEY TODAY. YOU MUST DO SO TO HAVE IT TO-MORROW. , BANK WITH US. WE PAY H PER CENT INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS La Grande National Bank LA GRANDE, OREGON . Capital $200,000.00 Surplus $50,000.00 Resources $1,000,000.00 Fred J. Holmes, President C. C. Penington, Vice President F. L. Mvers, Cashier E. Zundel and H. E. Coolidge, Assistant Cashiers. Fred Holmes C. C. Penington A. BloMand DIRECTORS. X G. Snodgrasa H. S. Brown ton A. T. Hill 3. F. Conley H. E, Coolidge F. L. Meyer During the month of October this country shipped to South American countries exports to the value of $15, 463,259 which is about three times the value of exports for the cor responding month last year. The in crease has been of steady growth, and it is generally felt that but for the extraordinary market in Europe at the present time, the value of exports to South Amenca would by this time have been much greater. There seems to be no doubt in the minds of American exporters that the South American market is all that it has been represented as being. American exporters have been accused of neg lecting a field which as soon as peace in Europe is concluded will prove of great value to them and to the coun try, but this charge fails to take into consideration the nature of the de mand for American goods. Europe is willing to payv the price, and it is getting the goods. Although somewhat late to take advantage of the openings made by the sudden withdrawal of European ships from -the South American trade, American merchants, it appears, have finally settled upon a definite policy toward South American exporters. Representatives Of New York banks have for some time been engaged in perfecting a chain of branch banks in leading South American centers with the intention of arranging a system of credits similar to that which the Germans had in good work ing order before the war. Several trade societies have sent representa tives to SoutU America to lecture on subjects pertaining to commerce with the United States, and the govern ment, through its commercial agents and special representatives of the De partment of Commerce, has con tributed its full share to the move ment. That results should be slow in man-" ifesting themselves is only natural. Considerable emphasis has been placed on the fastidiousness of South American buyers, and with their cus tomary readiness to adapt themselves to conditions as they find them, American salesmen are making cap. ital of a trait which at first appealed to them as somewhat foolish. If a South American buyer wishes to make a social function of a business transaction he will be accommodated. He will pay for it, of course, but the cost is an' item of secondary import ance. But the main result to note is not so much the method of acquiring this business, as the extent to which it has been acquired, and in this re spect, everything considered, Ameri can exporters have done well. An average daily sale of half a million dollars is by no means a small item when the tremendous pressure of Eu ropean business is taken into consid eration. . A LEADER AGAINST LEADER. THE The democratic administration faces a peculiar situation. Claude Kitchen; the representative from North Caro lina, holds the title of leader of the democratic majority. He is the head push and all the other fellows must bow to his will. Mr. Kitchen, how-i ever, is diametrically opposed to tho real leader of the democratic party. President Wilson. Mr. Wilson is for a program of preparedness while Mr. Kitchen is an ultra-consorvativo. He lend g away backward against the scheme of putting this country-on a basis where it will be ready to meet all comers. . Judging' by the sentiment ox pressed by a majority of the mem bers of the house of congress, . Mr. Kitchen is ndt to find much support regarding his views on preparedness. Like Mr. Bryan he is at odds with the rest of his party. There is an opportunity for a warm scrap in the majority party by the attitude of Kitchen. If other members are in a resentful mood, they will not re-elect Kitchen, but President Wilson is not in fvor of this drastic treatment of a man who is honest in his opinions. Mr. Kitchen may be wholly right in. his peace ideas, just as Mr. Ford may be wholly right, but the sentiment of the country' appears to be against them. If the people of the North Carolina district from which Mr. Kitchen comes are opposed to strengthening the country's army and navy forces, then it becomes Mr. Kitchen's duty to work and vote in accordance to their wishes. He is their representa tive and should represent them hon estly and without regard to his per sonal opinion. But if, on the other hand, his people are in favor of back-1 "" ing up President Wilson, and . he fails to represent them in that aspect use of slang, of the case, he is not doing his duty sensible. It as their agent in the house. President Wilson lias not fully out lined his wishes on the question of preparedness. . His position will he The Oregonian of Sunday contains stated in the message which is now , the following editorial paragraph: in the hands of the printer. It may ; Pat Foley keeps a hotel in La so turn out that Mr. Kitchen and Grande and it goes without saying some others of the conservatives will that it is a good house; but hotel feel that the president is not far out keeping is only an item of the day's of the way and will turn In to sup-' work -with him. His specialty is to port his plans. 'go into the highways and byways of Fortunately the question of, pre- his city at holiday time and see per paredness has not been thrown into sonally that every youngster under the political hopper. It is a non- Hi is not forgotten. This year he will partisan issue. The president will i distribute 600 pounds of candy. There NEW NAVEL ORANGES SUNKIST BRAND 4 sizes 25c, 30c, 40c, 50c per dozen. Sweet Japanese oranges, 20c per dozen. ' Try a sack of SNOW DROP FLOUR, per sack .. ...$1.45 ' There is nothing better. " PHONE MAIN 70 HARRIS GROCERY 408 North Fir Street, Cross Track It is neither logical nor crowds out the refined and the elegant and brings the lan guage to a level not desirable. praise of a pleased ' customer, and there are hundreds in La Grande today praising Mi-o-na because it does what it is aairestised' to do. A few months ago they could eat nothing without wondering what the result would be. Since using Mi-o-na, they eat what they want and when they want with no fear of suffering. Newlin Drug Co. 11-9-5 I find some of his warmest supporters among the republicans in both houses ofcongress. ARE THE SEASONS CHANGING? Every once in a while people will tell you that the seasons ar echanging. They say it is warmer longer in the fall, warmer in the winter, cooler in the spring and that there is more rain and coolness in the summer. Doubt Jjheir word and they will point to Alaska, which they say was form erly so cold and cheerless that notn ing would grow there. Now it is quite different. Even the United States government believes Alaska can be made an agricultrual country. At least it is going to find out the fact3, for it has established four agricul tural experiment stations up there and is going ahead with the work in a way that will be of benefit to every body. ' The experiments are of course not complete. It is not as yet known just to what extent crops can be ,grown, nor is it certain what are the best crops to plant. But the results this year show conclusively that Alaska is not to be despised as an agricultural region, and the department state3 positively that even at this time there is no reason why enough produce should not be grown to supply the lo cal dema,nd. . . But however much Alaska may be boosted as an agricultural state, and however much the government may ought to be a Pat Foley m every town and city in Oregon. Mr. Taft has reiterated his chargvw that the Philippines are not being governed' properly. " There is a sus picion that Mr. Taft believes that the best government the islands had was that over which he presided. ' Moving piotures according to one of their sponsors, have revived the lost art of love making, which will be news to the hosts of young persons who had not before been aware that the pastime had died out.( Norway and other European na tions say they do not want Mr. Bry an. What then in view of this coun try's three time verdict, is eventually going to become of him. Two dead and 10 wounded as a re- j suit of a. battle between Bulgarian i and Serb miners in United States, j ,War correspondents should , "see 'America first." It is to be feared that the ventilat ing experts who built the capital building at Washington never fore saw the amount of hot air that would be emitted therefrom. France asks Uncle Sam to coin for her two million metal discs a week. It looks as if a charge on the enemy's ! gum machines is contemplated. It is necessary now to see thefr learn about crops and how to grow faces before classifying them as them up there, the country is going 'to little girls "with skirts at their shoe- be a mining camp rather than an j tops." agricultural section. Agriculture may help out; it may and unques tionably will in time, be of a great ueept urye LENSES Are designed especially to re lieve all forms of eye strain and to correct more perfectly errors of refraction. A few of the ad vantages of. Heacock deep curve lense3 are, Clearer Vis ion, Wider Field, Greater Com fort and Improved Appearance. My work combines that of both oculist and optician. I pre scribe, grind and fit my own glasses. The responsibility is mine the comfort and satis faction is yours. You only have one pair of eyes; take them to the best specialist in La Grande. That's Heacock. HEACOCK EYESIGHT SPECIALIST Office 3rd flooi of New Building. Foley benefit to the inhabitants. But the money to be made in Alaska will be from mining, not from growing crops. OUR EXPANSIVE LANGUAGE Language undergoes many changes with the passing of time and many words, have been introduced into ths English language which were once slang expressions. The O. K. of busi ness is of such long usage that no positive explanation can be given as to its origin. A recently coined word is jitney, which is the equivalent for a five cent piece. It is now ap plied to the automobile bus and has been largely used, without quotation marks or explanation, in magazine and newspaper articles. If the jit ney buses survive the word may fasten itself in the language and in a few years find regular place in the dictionaries. ' For the determination of a new object there is no real objection to the introduction of such word. Lan guage is for the purpose or communi cating thought and if the word jitney conveys the meaning exactly what is the use of a number of words to ex press the same thing? It has been said of the English language that it is the most convenient because it em ploys no useless words. It employs shortcuts and expresses thought quickly and decisively. There is nothing, however, to be gained by the Much Adler-i-ka Used in La Grande. It is reported by C. D. Putman that much Adlor-i-ka is sold in La Grande. People have foi(nd out that ONE SPOONFUL of this simple buckthorn bark and glycerine mixture relieves almost ANY CASE of constipaton, sour or gassy stomach.' It s so pow erful that it is used successfully on appendicitis. ONE MINUTE after you take it tho gasses rumble and pass out. It is perfectly safe to uSe and cannot gripe, Adv. EAT A SQUARE MEAL NOT FEAR WEST! There are hundreds of people in , La Grande who were not the least bit surprised when they read in the Observer that the Newlin Drug Co., is selling Mi-o-na on a guarantee to refund the money in case it did not relieve. This re markable dyspepsia remedy will re lieve the worst case of Indigestion, headache, dizziness, or the general played-out condition that afflicts every one suffering with stomach trouble. Mi-o-na does not simply re lieve, it. nimn tn Miro. J Newlin Drug Co., can tell you of! many well known people in this city! who this remedy has restored to health, often after they have tried many other methods of treatmen with little or no benefit. No other dyspepsia remedy has made so large a percentage of cures as Mi-o-na. It is so large that Newlin Drug Co., stands reaay 10 reiuna tne price - to any customer when it does not help. The best kind of advertising- is the i ' f ' M j '! The one perfect front-lace corset with that exclusive VENTILO back, and VENTILO front shield. A model for every possible figure and a price for every purse. $ 2.00 and up. MRS. ROBERT PATTISON CORSETIERE. Other models at $2.00 up. Residence 1702 Oak Phone Red 8221 tHManaikiiaaam f 6 f i.