La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 08, 1916, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE FOUR LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1916. THE OBSERVER BRUCE DENNIS, Editor and Owner. fntered in the -Postofflce at La Grande, Oregon, as second class -. matter. ...'.! y . . . . ' SUBSCRIPHON RATES. . . Daily, single copy . ....... ......i, 5c Daily, per week-...,. 4. ;15e Daily, per. month ............. 65c .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 $1.50 Advertising rates on application. Ad copy, for display advertising must Teach the office the day before .the ad appears, j I . 'Address all communications to THE ; OBSERVER, 1710 Sixth ..Street. , COliLEGE AND BRAIN GROWTH. ! When ' the .American Psychological society meets in Chicago at the end of this month, Dr. Karl T. Waugh will place before it some interesting ; in formation' on colleges. Dr. 'Waugh, who U at the head of the Beloit col lege department of psychology, hus' been collecting statistics over a per iod of years, and these go to show that: ,' ; ' " v: ..'.-'' The student who thinks the quickest is highest in general class standing. : The student who is least "nervous" - is lowest in class standing. The student who has a great amount of ingenuity (in solving puz- . ales,) etc ranks high in learning.'' lr The student who has the best mem ory ranks among the highest in gen era! class standing. ' And more than that, Dr. Waugh claims that college training for three years will make these changes: ' -.-,' In crease amount of V information 44.7 per cent ".. ' - Increase general mental standing . of the classes 19 per cent' fi Increase speed in learning 11 per ability to; learn , ;';4.2 per Increase i .' Increase ability to associate ideas per cent.-'risA'iS li'.iV' Thi la the .best and '-strongest- ar guroent advanced for the-eoUege in - j j:,.,:-,'J !i.-''ilii. ;rl":: . ..'...'! many uys, ana n wiu oe interesting ; ; to watch what the American Psycho logical society does with the facts and figures when Dr.. Waugh presents tfcam. ' rBB-MAKING ? OURi MERCHANT - .ii While plans ftha revival of t$e 'Anrtean merchant marine are wid discussed, -report collected froin '.v country's '; shipbuilding plani show that the revival J already tin . j'der way..,; ; ..' -. v-; ' ; These reports reveal . that at the , present time there are under etructlon in American ship yards more than one hundred and fifty ocean going merchants vessels,-with a total tonnage exceeding one-fourth of i the entire American built ocean tonnage which existed at the begin ning of the war in Europe. Every yard ship is jammed with construction woiyk and it is estimated that it will take eighteen months . to fill th orders already oft -hand. It was stated by the heads of two of thn largest ship 'building concerns ' that all their work was for Americans, ami thut none of the merchant ships was being built for foreign ..countries for use after the war. 'The only marine work being done in America for fdr eign powers is the construction oi motor boat' patrol's' for England and Russia and submarines. At the pres ent time the tonnage of American built, ocean going ships is about !, 760,000. There are under construe-' tion now more than 500,000 tons, in ships which is more than was ever be fore in: process of ' being built at any time in the history of the country, and the ships are better and larger than have ever been ordered In the past : K .."' ..A train wreck in Europe these, days gets about three lines back amonqf the medicine ads. . ' ' ) ' The ' successful advertiser ignores his rival. For the suffragists to con tinuously introduce "man" into every argument may be funny but it may also be fatal. If they would dwell more on their claims of their fitness for the vote and their need of it as human beings', and Jess on the mascu line vote, they might travel consid erably faster. ,- . The very modest candidate for office tells the public that the people re quire his services, not that he is af ter the salary. The telegraph companies will have Henry Ford to thank if they declare an. extra dividend. .;v-:-.v.,.v' '" Most of us get what. "we deserve, but few of us are able to recognize it "'J ;:rf r,.:Yf-;-XJ:1-::i: ," A , woman ;js ;alway8- .perlecyy .sure she ts -in the right .until it tomes to backing . her : ' opinion ' with , real money. ;,') ;rV.:.-.,:. The only gun that Col. Bryan knows how to Use is located below hls -noAe. It is no'.toininariesa,:e)a.,l':''' i.-j.-v f "--i .'. . ' '."r-cy . -Germany reports a . serious decliiie in tJie birth rate, f Among? the. other sme this war has to answer Mor ris tak-i trig; 'the ;$op but of; popu&tioA'' ' ' ' ' - ' . ' -l-.l.!L...li.' .7'' ;. f.itoft:fyk matism, but it, has ev eeijown to .brinig prosperity unless ..accom panied by the balance of the animal. Italy admits that she' went into the war fof what there was; in it for her. She . is finding out and may. pay. dearly cqn-,or a" "be gets when it is over. i 7.J U Jjfi.l m.JWtil.i MW ii.-.-i 1 live LareiuJMan. -P 11 MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM OF BANKS COME IN AND CONSULT US ON ANY BUSINESS PROPO SITION. WE MAKE NO CHARGE FOR OUR ADVICE. IT IS OUR BUSINESS TO KNOW THE SAFETY OR UNSAFETY OF INVESTMENTS. MAYBE WE CAN SAVE YOU FROM MAKING A COSTLY MISTAKE. OUR BANK IS A MEMBER OF THE "FEDERAL RESERVE" SYSTEM OF BANKS. THIS SYSTEM BINDS ITS "MEMBER BANKS" TOGETHER FOR THE PROTECTION OF EACH OTHER AND THEIR DEPOSITORS. ; YOUR MONEY IS SAFE IN OUR BANK IAND YOU CAN GET IT WHEN YOU WANT IT , ; . V , . r'i : ' BANK WITH US. ' V-V. V:C :'V'-'.l' ! ; WE PAY PER CENT INTERE8T ON TIME DEPOSITS v' La Grande National Bank ;-. .v.--.r. v ., '.... '' v'LA GRANDE, OREGON . ,, vV.',.'- ! u: ' ;' C "". : -2 "Cta;$20,000.00 - Surplua $o0,000.0;. Fred J. Holmes, President P. L, Mj?ers, Cashier. i jtm1 Holmes J. u. Bnodcraas . ' Ji r. Uooia a O. Pmisztoo ' H. S. Browatc V f ;! ' miTLiObti.lth ii 5Q.'C lVningtoii Vfce President ,'; J' ' E. Zundel and H! CooHdge. More trouble in 'sight' Speaker Champ Clark' says congress wJH soofi sit all the time. ' : .. By way of paradox, the livest laws are the ones that are ' executed oi tenest , STRIFE IN THE CABINET, j 1 Washington Had Troubles of His Owrt1 In His Official Family. To represent the factions , fairly t Washington chose for his cabinet four : men who could not have differed moe in character bad be summoned them ' from the ends of the earth. ' js - Fok secretary of state be chose Jef ferson, the ardent theorist who bad . done bis country the service of formu lating the Declaration of Independence and was perhaps better known abroad ' than any American . save the aged Franklin. For secretary of the trcas-. 1 ury be called, to him the .phenomenal Hamilton, with the frame of a lad and tbo Intellect of a giant, to-whom It: was given to perform miracles with an empty exchequer. The secretary of war was General Knox, large and showy, but, despite his pompous speech and grandly flourishing cane, a man of experience not only In battle, but in administering tbls same office under the Continental congress. T!ie attor ney general was Edmund Randolph, who proved of weaker moral fiber than the others. .;'; Jefferson was (be strong opposing personality of tbe administration. He had little patience with General Knox, whom be called "a man of parade," and be and Hamilton quarreled almost uauy upon every couceivauie wyiv, lor Hamilton, Federalist to tbe core by instinct add conviction, became as in Bvltnhlv BDokesmnn for the' Dart v In I' . ' . ' V power. ". . , ';': 4 Even Washington could not preserve harmony in such a cabinet, and before the end of bis first term both Hamilton J and Jefferson resigned. Afterward the president bad still greater difficulty with his council. His critics taunted him with being able to get only second rate men to fill their places; and Vice President Adams asserted that 'it was this, not high devotion to- prjnclplfc that caused him to refuse a third terra; But Adams was neither generous, aor always just in nis estimate or outers. Helen Nfcolay to Century Magarnna.-'- The Inn rm. Which ,We;.f.n'at Wlnttrgreen Flevaf t" t! ' Chewing '- gum and candy- .etyn. would miss tbls tree If it evee tiappen-: ed to disappear. 'It furnishes "that wlntergreen flayor.fr ..Beside aktvor. Ing for candy, It-is used by chemists i to -bide certain .nasty taste in; medk. clnes they give to chlldrenM.. n,l',, ,:,; . From the' sap of tbe tree la brewed' the drink called birch beer; so, you see, this tree Is a confection shop In itself and deserves a place In that fairyland forest with the sugar plum tree- and , (UV . la UUU1U U IIIHVK I, It, has another, name, cherry, birch. I named tbns because tbe smooth bark looks like the bark of tbe cherry; tree: It I dark-brown ,in-. color and ;Oomes off In layers. Beneath this layer' Is tbe Inner bark, which contains'1 the flavor- " ''.-,:.:' -, . :'..;:'' .;t,r'j ' An old black birch tree has a rough' bark covering its trunk, but the smooth bark always covers the limbs. ' If you want to be sure of its identity break pft a twig and cbew It You'll never mistake the flavor. Even the leaves, which are ovate and have prominent veins, bear a spicy flavor. Early in tbe spring; be fore tbe leaves appear, the tree Is cov ered witb yellowish catkins. About June the fruit appears In the shape of cones. When these cones are ripe they separate into tiny nuts with nar row wings and scatter to the four winds. : : ' '. , . Birch distilleries are still more or less common In mountain regions where tbo tree is plentiful. The win tergrcen oil obtained from the bark is valuable. The wood Is hnrd and Is sometimes used for furniture. Phila delphia North American. Incomparable Our Boy's Suits Sold before at regular $5.00. Only the best make of boys' clothing at West's. "Best Ever" brand, and every suit reduced. . Boys' $5.00 Suits, now . ; . . . .$3.75 Boys' $5.50 Suite, now ...,.$4.15 Boya' $0.50 Suits, Row. . . .. .$4.90 i i Boys' $7.50 Suith, now ....$5".70 Boys' $8.00 Suits, now . . . . . , .$6.00 Boys $0.00 Suits, now i:.U,$6,75 Buy the! Lad a Fine, New, JWarm Overcoat at a Very Small Price, Entire New : Stock Selling at V2 Price Boys' $4.00 Overcoats, now . ; ;$2.00 Boys' $5.00 Overcoats; now. , ,$2.50 ' Boys' $6.00 Overcoats, now . .$3.00 , Boys' $6.50 Overcoats, now . $3.25 Boy's Furnishings at a Big Saving n.- Boys' 60c Caps with fur ear flaps .......,(-.,.,...... 40c .Boys' 25c Blouses ......20c -Boys' 50c Blouse the new kind) at .'. wivr 40c Boys' two-piece fleece underwear iper ganmervt ..; 19c Small boys' Buster Brown Suits,: values to $5.00, choice ; . .$M9 Boys' $1.25 Felt Hats, choice. .69c Boys' $1.25 Wool Sweaters at. . . 95c Every Article iii the Store Reduced 7 WESTS 18th ANNUAL January Clearance Sale BLACK BIRCH TREE , ..... r .. ..y ' . , i. -. ,-B-The 8iIb' Art ;'' :!' Bowls Yes. 1 know I'm ugly, bat 'there Is one great consolation. Biggs- What Is that? ' Bowls-If ever I should become great and. tbe people sbonld re solve to erect a sutue to my. memory they won't be able to make, me' out any uglier than I am. London. Tele- Taph... :., -,sl,.; PrvparcdnM1 .ifi the .Paras. Vj To my way . of .thinking, that'f Jhe .beat - thing about farm work-you've got to be prepaved for all. manber,.-vf amergencies that you can't DossWy prepare for... Maybe that sounds like an absurdity, . but ", ft IshWUlUm B., IJghton In "Happi HoUowFann." .i '- .. Oirls In Kerea. -, i . Girls In Korea nave no names er. what -would be considered names . In' the western . world. There- are- no; Marys or Mabels or Huths. The little ones are given pet names at their birth, and these they bear until they are ten years old, after which they are; no longer used. ' After her tenth birth day the young woman. Is .known, as "Mr. Kim's daughter" or "Mr. Kim's girl baby." Tbe latter title la consid ered the more honorable, If there are several daughters In. the family they are distinguished by such words as "big" (for the eldest),, '.'sec ond," "third," , "fourth," etc. r After marriage they are known by their hus-. band's name and title,. with the word "house" affixed. Tbey may-also be distinguished by the name of tbe place from which they came when marry ing, as "Mrs. of the "HouBe of Kim the young lady who came from Koni JO." -. V. they left behind them. For Sunny Italy has the coldest interiors and the locorest heatina facilities in all the world. In the Frenches however i' up. wirere tne snow u neavy ana tne rams are. freezing fn.the ni,ountains; the steam, heated trenches " are - driving a way the terrors of. a winter cam paign. H '' " ' The sending jof .gifts to' soldiers at the front waa- one of the most touch ing of all Christmas activities. Every one, wanted t.siid (?rot'ng. " A poor ly clad woman entered one of the sta tions where special boxes of sweets, ready for sending to soldiers, were on sale. She had .only eirteen soldi. The boxes weire oneJTrn fy,, ., t,.., . "I'll buybiiaething' , she , .said. Pl've no one? aft. the. front now,. My bey's fallen nt;ol di.Lana but I want to send some flfttle. comfort, to osme other mother's lboy,'?, She bought- a smau pacJosgeoior, sweets for sixteen cents and "some -mother's boy must ers at the front cansed :8ttch a 'wail that parliament decided to change the order.c The order had been given be cause of the fear that poisoned sweets from suspicious and, concealed quar ters might rqch the soldiara. Enppgh evidence had come' to th eats of the 'anthorities'tb- warrant thia iactidai":It was diis 'same fear' tlttt'resirbsd' ;in the public cigar and einret collee- ttart i-statiorts betog''abandoaedi 'irThe 'ODoreaorSy time aaMMsvfmcnng (poisoned cigars br dgareta fiered4o string a temptation to evil minds. - The. discovery of poisoned tobaccc btrntghlb the ' tteciBive'order.r Thoua arlds of eiMii wre rffMtWiWl MtVtar W4 that thehcefdrl by-Wnejr wouia De accepted to buy e.gars -fromi government supply stores. - ,Aji;'vQririsiVas time the 'bars wre (ritym '. for chocolate and ' sweets. --tn KTie face"' of ' 'Chrlulmas'' s(ntimirt Voiced by mothers and sweethearts wiyes and children, law and precau have felt a different quality in that tion 'stepped aside. And "the rush of aeany purcnasea remembrance- bundles of candy and chocolate, of '-: The order, that chocolate and sweets tobacco and all sorts of presents, has- conld not be sent privately to soldi- 'appalled 'pbslclerlts. ; '. .-" Pirot Famous For Carpet. Plrot Is tbe center of an important Servian industry. . rirot carpets, blue and red, are to be found In every Ser vian home and have gained fame be yond the Balkans. Tbey nearly all are mado in private houses, entirely by hand, often without even a shuttle, the workers uslug no patterns, but ar tistic inBtlnct producing harmonious results. Tbe art has been acquired no doubt from the Turks, who learned It from the Persians, bnt Plrot carpets have qualities of their own. Colors and materials are so strong that it Is almost impossible to wear them out London Chronicle. Ultra Practical. . :-fr "I notice," said a husband who was reading a lengthy letter which his wife bad written and bad banded to him for perusal, "that you have made a stupid mistake. You have written "mirage' , instead of 'marriage.' ". ' ' , ; ; Either will. do,", replied tbe lady. "Ibey botb signify an illusion." - Expressive,,- ... :. t Little Klsle"enterod the parlor one morning, and ber quick eye discovered that the- slip coverings : had been f Horad fromi th- fumltare. : i ' iMx.,:lLsai!mtnar' she ' eicWlftwif. "Sann ne bis taken the nighties off dMjriTJew totk" QM'- "'l LA GRANDE NOT SO WILD. Chivalric Act at Sleigh-Ride Party Interests Eastern Lady. La Grande, Jan. 7. (To the Editor) I am a stranger in your city, hav ing stopped off for the day on our trip to Portland, thence to California. I have always lived in Boston and with most Easterners, thought of the west as being: a wild country with timber and prairie and large herds of cattle; then, too, with Indians and cowboys. After dinner my companion and I left our hotel on a sight-seeing trip. When a few squares from our hotel we heard the jingles of bells. It was a large sleigh drawn by four horses and there were perhaps 20 or more ladies in the sleigh. They stopped for two ladies to join the party. One of these, after several attempts, failed to get in the box as the sides were too high. There were several others standing on the walk besides my companion and myself. A gentleman ! went to the lady s assistance, and with one knee on the snow bade the lady step on the other knee, thus mak ing a step by which to get over the sleigh box.- . . I am now convinced that there are other than Indians and cowboys in tbe great west. . -' ' k ' -'-, MISS M.C.L. i Model Drug Store Model Service ' i CALL MAIN 40 OUB DRUG STOBE AT YOtJR ! J 4 J" a) a a ' PtJCULlARITIES OF.WAR. i 4r .. ,. . " -'i? i J 4 4 i '! '"-- '.it By Alke Rollo Rome, Dec. 26.-i(By MailJi-lWy's; boys in the- trenches had a royaw i;nrrsTrnai" ctesr oi airxnetr unrtst mas gifts1 was ChristrtiDS dinnw in steam Jleated trenehes!. .'.WWi'itiieif , mndern ttwh improvements .they had! i v a. a M w m .a ' "I PRQNT DOOR IN TWO MINUTES. I t ' ' J I. ' 1 Ours is a distinctive and attractive looking store, and the service is just asi distinctive. It is a store designed to do best all that drug stores do, and do it at no greater cost than the cheapest store will ask. . .". ; ; ; . .. You ought to-know this drug store. You will like it and be more than pleased with the service it provides. Lar&apde A NEWLIN, Manager Pharmacy i m 'A i i i j i ; 4' West-Jacobson .Buildiiig'--Opposite tohtteaprf'. ,1 I . L t'. .kampst;Ha(rdwarc.vi ft f; t f i s a