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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 14, 1916)
!(-'-( PAGE FOUR LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER FRIDAY, .TANUARY lii'lOlSi'i 'Si IK.:: , THE OBSERVER BfiUCE DENNIS, Editor and Owner. Entered 1 In the Poat office at . La Grande, Oregon, - as second class - ' matter. - i " SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Daily, single copy v . . , . . 5c Daily, per week ....... . : ....... ISc Daily, per month 65c Daily, per six months in advance 3.60 'Daily, per year in advance . ....fT.OO : Daily, by mail per year, in ad- . f vance ;.....:...$4.O0 rf Weekly Observer-Star, per year. - .fat advance $1.50 V .Advertising rate on application. ; Ad i copy for display advertising must f reach the office the day before the f: ad aoDears. t lrLWH all AnmmnnlrnttAM ti TUP OBSERVER, 1710 Sixth Street, , A FEDERAL WEEKLY. Not content with the publishing business for himself, and not entirely i satisfied with the Congressional Record, Win. Jennings Bryan now proposes to have the government go ' into the newspapor business or the j magazine business or whatever else ' fee would call the proposed publication. t: He thinks the nation ought to publish some sort of a weekly bulletin that should contain matters that somebody 1 thinks would be of interest to the f, public. Jn a recent statjemSnt at . Wiaehington, he said: I "The public welfare demands the I publication of a digest of the govern I ment's work in the form of a bulletin! i" published weekly, or at such other in- tervals as may be foundbest, and sent S free to all postmasters, state, county I and city executives, libraries, collegos, high schools, newspapers,' periodicals and other public centers of informa tion. It should also be' furnished at cost to such individuals as may desire to subscribe for it, as the Congres sional Record now is. He went farther than this. The bulletin should be bi-partisan, he says, and he suggests that a'certain amount f space be left for. editorials to be furnished by the parties jn proportion to their strength in.'congresB. The news column of the biilleins are- to soiu: lain law's passed by:congress, 'digest of less Important things done br tan- '''iptn ahf by the' yarious departments Of the goveritment, reporting the im-fortamfc-i speeches delivered and fur- staking yoterr with the: information necessary to pass'inteJllgen judgment I. on the acts of , their public service," rt and he adds,'. "congress could from I time, to time direct what should be I put into the paper and what should be a left to the discretion, of the managing 'board." We have one fine example of a con- fresslonally directed publication in the t congressional record and we fail to TIP is" to Visit .West's stoj-e during, tlc," JanuryCJearance Stile," and pick up a high .'grade Tailored,.Sui ywve $5,00 .to $G.pp on it. "Benjanun,'?. "Society ' azidt aiitl -5a0U fe1" vv'l v nuif uvvr a .iiu.m.vhj kuih iuiwc mia oiuic a cuju tu c "OUR BEST lliMEli e makers 15.00 Alen's Buits at( ....... ..:;?17.50jeu,p Suite at ll $20.00 Men's Suits' at ..-...$13.15 .15,00 which ia all that need be said a ' '' 'it i '' .iK- ,-i.i.rt' '. . -,.v$22.5a Men's Suits at Suit and With them. 1 CV!)v,. 'X;-'X- :,' $25.00 Men's Suits at ;.$27.50 Men's Suitsat ..:. $16.90 $18.75 Vl,f Small Boy's Suits V i The very newest styles fine ma terials of velvet, worsted, check and plain serge combination, corduroy and serge combination Ages 2 1-2 to 6 years. Regular 4.00 Suits Clearance . .$2.00 Regular $5.00 Suit Clearance. Regular $6.00 Suits Clearance . .$3.00 Boys' Russian Blouse Suits Values to $5.00 all Wool Clearance 98c Men's Its at Cl 4 mk 1 ... Fine Serges, (JheVoits, Worsteds, ;n tegukr pan,ts cloths, woven . es pecially for wear -also heavy woovinter pints for work. - ? - $2.00 Pants now' . : $l.$n $3.00 Pants now j,::-.....;...$2.25 ' $4.00 Pants now .............:::;.,.u............$3.00 . $5.Q0sPants now .......$3.75 $3.00Dordurov Pants nowSZJB Boys' jPants 25 per cent off. Your Needs for Cold Weather at Big Reductions Men's Fur Coats 25 toercent off, $5.50 . Mackinaw Coats . (.;;. .'Ji . .$4.15 $6.50 Mackinaw Coats . . . ,Y. ; . .,.$4.90 $7.60 Mackinaw Coats $5.65 Logger Shirts reduced 25 percent.' 'I. A No. 1 Work Shoes the best in town-nfull Btock uppers double soles of ; oak tanned leather double leather toe caps, sole leather, heed counters extra well made, Clearejice . ; . , . i. ; ; . i $3.15 Men's heavy work Sox, Clearance 19c and 39c. Flannel Shirts reduced 20 percent. A large assortment .pf mn's winter caps with fuif ear flaps-50c caps at 39c; 75c at 60C; $1.00 daps at 75c ... .,. v . '' Clearance of Men's Swer.ters at 25 percent off..,.. ; .. ., ' . Men's fine soft cashtnere 'S6x in mttural. black or gray at 22c pair"' ,' '"',! $20, : $22.50, and $25.00,. Overcoalsr enyoii and "Benjamin", makes your choice of any in the.stpre at $9:90. . -1 ' V-; . All $10 and $12.50 Oyercoats ohehalf jprlce. Ev,rtice , '' ' - f - -:- - - . -.. ;:; ... , ,i ' t.'.i - r.y'.i.. ,' : ' ' "" . .. i oa ... .' , , --X'lXC- fil. J.,if. . ... .-.-w--v. see how the plan of Mr. afford very much of an improvement over this. There is no doubt that pnoipcrly edited publication, devoted exclusively to th work of congress and of the departments of the govern ment would be extremely valuable. It would give facts about tho conduct of affairs at Washington that it is '005 I 11 yan would irnpossible to glean from the congress ional record. .. It would necessarily have a somewhat restricted circulation fpr .dt would not he of very' wide pop ular interest, but it would be invalu able to those it served. But there is little doubt, either, that Mr.-' Bryan's suggested method would hot 'supply such a publication. A digest of the things done by congress would be of value only. if it was fairly, imparti ally and intelligently made. A diifest made by one party would be sided, in complete and practically valueless. A paper run 'under the direction of con gress would not fill the need that exists, because the things congress wants the public to know and the things the public wants to know may not be the same at all. Of all the Impostors masquerading under the name of "food," the dough nut iprobably is the most flagrant. If a man isn't married by the time he is 30, tho women believe it is be cause he has been "crossed" in love. START RIGHT NOW TO LIVE THE REST OF YOUR LIFE RIGHT. ARE YOU FACING AN OLD AGE OF POVERTY? IF YOU ARE EARNING MONEY PUT AS MUCH OF IT AS YOU CAN IN THE BANK EACH PAY DAY. YOU WILL BE HAPPY WHEN YOU SEE YOUR BALANCE GROW AND SEE YOUR MONEY PILE UP SO IT CAN REALLY "PROTECT" YOUR OLD AGE. START RIGHT NOW. m BANK WITH US. r WE PAY PER CENT INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS La Grande National Bank !, , i, ' LA. GRANDE, OREGON ; . ',, 'vU Capital $200,000.00 Surplus $66,000.00 , ; , Resources $1,000,000.00 ' Fred J. Holmes,' President CJ. C Penington, Vice President F..L. Wvers, Cashlor E. Zuadel and H. E. Coolidge, 'l- '' . . Assistant Cashiart. DIRECTORS. v. -i. Fred . Holmes J- O. Snodgrass J. F. Conjey ! Cs C. Penimjtoo H. S. Browntoa H. E. Coolidr ' ' Unless it is something she wants, a girl considers it improper to accept a present from a man to whom she is not engaged. FOREST SETTLEMENT. Policy Is to Make Valuable for Settle ment Lands Chiefly for Farming. The followinc extracts from thn to.' iport of the Secretary of Agriculture l(niir fiscnl year ncl'K June 30, 1915, indicate the department's policy with retrard to lands in tho nntinnd forests which ore chieflv valuable for farming: : "It is the department's policy to mane avauatile for settlement all lands which are chiefly valuable, for farming, in order to open such areas n careful Classification ds being made. ."" iracis iounn to de valuable for ngriculturo or unsuited for permanent forest purposes are eliminated. During the last five yenrs about 14,000,000 acres have been released.. In addition, individual tracts are classified ,nd opened to entry upon njpplieatrion of homo seekers. Since the work was be gun more than 1,900,000 acres have been wade available for the benefit of 18,000 settlers. . . , "In short, lands with in Asm -4 a renlly adapted to agriculture are be ing occupied as homesteads under favorable conditions. While the lands suited to settlement are Msr.i opened to entry, those which ore not chiefly valuable for agriculture nre retained in public ownership. Tho alienation of timberlamU under condi tions that Will lead m fn ue hoMwgs of private timW owr.m-1 would defeat tiie;yery' purposes, for whieh the forests were established. " "The real agricultural problem with in and near the forests is to make pos sible the successful occupancy and de velopment .of the lands that already have been opened to entry of actually : patented. . The mere (private ownership of land ' does not insure successful use of it. ' In Oregon and Washing ton alone there are about 3,000,000 res of logged-off land, ntarh of it agricultural in character, now laying idle. In this condition crmecula.trirn noiamg or tne land for higher prices plays a large part. .. Another cause is the lack of transportation facilities. A settler may clear land and raise crops upon it, but he is helpless if he can. not market them. There are great areas of fertile land unused to day on this account. In hianv sections near the national forests pioneer condi tions sun exist. The population is small and Che task of road building is beyond the means of the residents. There is little or no demand for tiTnt ber, and the receipts for the forest which go to the community nre small. The fact that the public property is not subject to taxation makes such communities feel, and very justly, that tne torests are not: contributing enough to local development. j "This situation should be changed. . anuiiiu ue iiven in tne building of roads to ibrjng into (produc tive use the resources of such m- gions. Therefore the suggestion con tained in the last annual ronort. is repeated, that upon a showing of pub- ! iic necessity appropriations be made i or specitic roads and similar improve ments, to be charged against the State's future share of receipts from the foresls. Such action would pro- mhi ioi-hi development of agri culture and other resources. "To secure the maximum use of the lands still remaining in Federal owner- snip further legislation is needed, ucie must oe a constructive pro gram which will promote develop ment mm saieguara public interests. The aim should be to make these oron- I ei ties more useful, available to great er numDers, ana effectively instrumen tal in building up industries." The Habit of Taking Cold. Witftr many people taking cold is a habit, but fortunately one that is easily broken. Take a cold sponge bath every morning when you first get out of bed not ice water, but a tempera ture of bout 90 degrees F. Also sleep with your -window jip. Do this iuiu j-ou win seiaom take cold. When I you do take cold take Chamberlain's i -ii t oiiu (ci, na oi it as where. c't uPa,mabie evwy. Seaside Has New Postmaster. Van Camp 's Pork & Beans' -Large eain Oysters;.:..:.' j.rV,l-,-. Small can Oysters l!ll!il...l:;.i Chiradellis Chocolate, pound can .'..:..............Z Golden Rod Naptha Washing Powder .. II" . 6 Bars Crystal White Soap - 106 ...206 ...10$ .30 .206 Joel's Grocery Store Corner Cedar and Washington, '1 Main 759 Our Own Free Delivery. t;nLliHaaaa-fJtniiniiTHHnnniiiiiiiniiim:imntiiiiini i ti 1 1 1 II H 1 1 llll m tltlTHH H III 1 1 1 1 ! 1 11 Itlll 1 1 1 ill i it-efciajirrTrrrrrrp it-H at - A NEW AND COMPLETE LINE OP LEDGERS, JOURNALS, AND OF FICE SUPPLIES. LETTER AND BOX FILES BOOKS AND STATIONERY Seaside. Or:, Jan. 13.F. h. Ufeh- ton nas oeen appointed postmaster-' to success E. S. AhhnW ir. t.iJ i "v,?! stat? $ Seaside and" I AkCJ: C ln" P0"1" 5 mayor. Mr. 2? ben PonFter for the past eight yaar--.--'j m ml l lxt. Family nEI mm JUL 9C 4 4- 4- .. 4 4- I r 6
