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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
WEDNESDAY? JANUARY 1916:.
THE OBSERVER
BRUCE DENNIS, Editor and Owner.
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THE WASTE OK A NATION.
When mac. builds an in.ternatiorii4
exposition, he spends money and
rnergy wi'.r a lavish hand. Nations
vie with each other in the erect! in. of
buildings and spare no expense, and
states, using public money, go .) the
:hni in tin erection of the imposing
structure.' The pity of it all is that
ther.c buildings are merely tempor
ary and when the exposition is over,
the buildings become a drug on the
market. A structure that cost thou
sands, can be bought for hundreds.
The depreciation in the value of an
automobile is not in it for a mintitu
with the loss in a building used for
tamnnmin ovhihitinn ntirnnHCHt
At the present time you can buy
at your own price in San Francisco
any style of a building you may de
sire. You can get a small building or
one big enough to house the town in.
New York appropriated two hun
dred thousand dollars for a building
at the Panama Pacific exposition. The
other day, in order to get rid of it
H aold it for three thousand dollars.
A professional wrecker got it. He
will tear it down And sell the material
for what he can get for it. He does
not expect to get rich out of it either.
Conditions prevailing ait' 'San Fran
cisco are net unusual. The same were
prevalent at the time of the,' world's
fair in Chicago, 111. ' Buildings went
for a song, and those that were., not
aold, were aftora'rd destroyed by
incendiary fines.' ; St. Louis, fa the
close; of, its exposition, saw the same
waste, in. exhibition buildings. Coup,
triea ' and states which erect . , show
buildings take It Jor' granted hat tbe
flr cot largely be lost in de
preciation and' for that reason much
of the work is superficial.
sum, $2,131,025 went to defray the ex
penses in physical valuation of thai
railways. For the fiscal year 1910 j
the commission's needs are estimated
at f5,090,000. . Of this amount, by far
the greater portion will be spent on
physical valuation. Four more years
will be required to complete the total
mileage of about 250,000. The ulti
mate cost may be a great deal higher.
There js no exact way to tell? for ap-1
propnauons appear no increase ne
jiween J300.000 . . and, $350,000 a year,
, . Injts annual report, ttiVcommissior
askd' for wider authority. 'As it
stands today, the commission is the
most powerful of all, regulatory bodies
established by the national" govern-
Went. From small beginnings it ha?
developed a degree of control little
dreamed of when the . original japr
pointments were made. For this nc
one lias been directly , responsible
Once having granted the possibility 61
regulating interstate commerce, the
spread of control became only a mat
ter of time. The commission, con
sisting of seven men, is not only "th
supreme court of the railroads," but
of the express companies and certain
other activities 1 as well.
The report Is being more closely
read this year on account of Presi
dent W.ilson's suggestion that a com-
mision' be designated by Congress to
look into the needs and efficiency of
the .railways. "The question," saic
Mr. Wilson, "is not, what should wc
undo? It is, whether there is any
thing else we can do." The commis
sion asks access to letter files of the
railways, and wants Congress to leg-,
islate more clearly along the lines of
safe equipments, and hours of ser
vice. Month by month it is getting
first hand information as to the phy
sical condition of the railways. If
any .further transportation legislation
'is contemplated by the administration
it would mean as though necessary in
formation could be obtained from the
interstate commerce commission.
The Kaiser is said to be seeking an
artificial palate in Paris. This seems
to be one war order that the United
States overlooked.
THE COST OF REGULATION.
In the fiscal year ending June 30,
1015, the interstate commorce com
mission spent $3,033,925. Of this
European censorship has., turned
some of the belligerent nations ' into
a guessing contest. "'!
The .fellow interested in dime nov
els generally finds a bank balance too
heavy1 reading.'
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Some folks confuse the grouch with'
die pessimist A grouch, may be an
optimist with the toothache.-'
, :to "United Artisans Lodge No. 30 v
All dues' to the above organization
should be paid to the Secretary On
the first day of each month. ' The Sec
retary, Mr. John Cochran, ' may be
found at Smith's garage. If it is not
convenient for you to call in person,
please mail dues to htm, or notify him
of your whereabout and he will call
on you.
. . JOHN COCHRAN, Secretary.
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WHEN YOUR MONEY IS IN OUR BANK IT IS SAFE
FROM FIRE, BURGLARS AND YOUR OWN DESIRE TO SPEND
IT. '....''.'. '
THE WAY TO HAVE MONEY IN THE BANK IS TO "PUT"
IT THERE, LET IT "STAY" THERE AND ALWAYS ADD TO IT.
JUST SAYi "I AM GOING TO HAVE MORE MONEY" AND
BANK IT. THIS IS THE ONE .SURE WAY TO GET AHEAD.
BANK WITH US.
WE PAY 4 PER CENT INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS
La Grande National Bank!
LA GRANDE, OREGON
Capital $200,000.00 S'irpius $50,000.00
Rusources $1,00;.iOO.OO
Fred J. Holmes, President
F. L. Mvers, Cashier ,
C. C. Peninjfton, Vice President
E. Zundel and H. E. Coolidge, -
Assist", !t Cashiers.
Fred T. Holmes
C C. Penington
A. Biokland
DIRECTORS.
J. G. Snodgrass
H. S. Browcton
A. T. Hill
J. F. Cor.loy
F. I Meyers
IL E. Coolidge
Have You Seen the Bargains at
West's
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nuarv uearance
Every Article Reduced
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Your Choice of Any Ladiesr
QI TITQ in tho Store
$9.
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raiues ro fjs ; s " y V
Tkaax of it values io $35.00. everv' one hew this season : fine tailored suits
of the' famous ''Siegel'' make in blacks, blues, biwns, homespuns, etc., jjet
an extra suit now at the very little price of $9.90; 5 or 6 months Qfgood'istjlifl,.-;;!.';,
wearahead.- Sizes-14 to-18 years, aiid 34 to 44 bust measures. ' ' '
S DRESSES Nr 1-2 PRICE
' Including every Silk Drese, every Wool Dress, every Evening Gown,
every Afternoon Dress, every Street Dress, and everyone new this season.
Your opportunity Everyone half-price. Regular $10.00 Dresses $5.00; $12.50
Dresses $6.25; $15.00 Dresses $7.50; $17.50 Dresses $8.75; $20.00 Dresses $10.00;
$25.00 Dresses $12.50. , ..''
All rVYA TC Marked
Ladies'
Now At
1-2 PRICE
"Only $6.25 for that $12.50 Coat, and only $7.50 for this charming new,
stylish regular $15.00 Coat Oh, and this $25.00 high grade Coat at only $12.50
. And everyone so new" and stylish with so many months yet that you can wear
a Coat;" is just a sample of the many exclamations from Coat customers when"
they see the one-half price reductions on every coat. And no wonder when
many of these coats were only received shortly before the sale.
READ! BARGAINS
Are
One i tot of $6.00 Fur
" V Neck Pieces .....: $1.49 '
One i lot', of $1.50 House "
';.Dreses ;.ULri:..98c
'76iae io?f $2.00' Flarto' ''
-ettKimosiSCi.;
5jancy Neck Ruffs at:'.
.i.ir..T-.:.....v?.......;vv29c-
We 'lot f $i;25 Waists ;
. 7 all 'szes at :.:..,.49c
Behnont ; IJercales, one
lot ginghams at, yaid
; 81-3c
?: ft.
All 25c Fancy Windsor
2 Crepes atjtr3;'..15c
Regular 15c Ripplettes
' vety best patterns, yd
.: lie
15 ah. 18c, Fancy Flan
: ; nelette at yard.:..10c
With Every Price
Way Below Cost
One big lot of-.' dress .
goods,' every' yard all.
wool, in plaids, checks
and-'plain colorsy
. Americad biSflad'cldth,.
granite cloth, serge
fancy suitin.'resat
materialsetc, former, t ' '
selling, prices $1.00 to
" $1.50 ard, width 40. to
; . . 52 inched"1 choice.'pf
any in the lot at 65c yd
Note e SPECIAL OFFERINGS
Not just a bunch of ODD sizes but a big assortment of the best selling
sizes and widths of TJtz and Dunn and Pingree makes '
Black Swede Shoes, regular $4.00values are going at $1.98; Women's
$4.00 patent leather, kid top Shoes now at $2.75; $3.50 Gun Metal button
Shoes for women at $2.95.
Women's vici kid lace in low or Cuban heels, regular $3.50 values at $1.49;
one lot party slippers satin or patents, choice $1.95.
Entire Stock of $20, $22.50 and $25
MEN'S OVERCOATS $9.95
Lots of good ones left good styles snug and warm "Keuyon" and
"Benjamin" makes perfect fitting , finely tailored all less than one-half at
$9.95; All $10.00 Overcoats $5.00; all $12.50 Overcoats at $6.25; entire stock of
Boys' Overcoats at one-half price.
SSf $5.00 SUITS na7 98c
Russian Blouse styles all wool in browns, graj-s, tans, and mixtures
regular $5.00 values most all sizes choice 98c; also all Boys' new Oliver
Twist, middy, and vestee style, all wool and velvet suits now at one-half price
$4.00 Suits at $2.C0; $5.00 Suits at $2.50 Boys' heavy two-piece winter
underwear at 11c garment, is fleeced lined and sell regular at 25c and 35c gar
ment at 11c.
Ju$t odd mr nmr u a mc ciearanca
Received "tHU UlllUimiTIJ PS
Prices
150 new choice Patterns just received the entire lot now on display and
marked at January Clearance Sale Prices All sorts of pretty and dainty new
6tripes, checks, etc., in color combinations that have never been shown be
fore. The best grade of fine zephyr ginghams with best dyes to withstand
v.-ashing also, a new lot of percales just received. TJic finest choice ging
hams at Clearance 11c yard. Percales 8 l-3c and 12 l-2c yard. One lot of
ginghams at 8 l-3c yard. " .
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