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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
FRIDAY, JANUARY!, lWS., ,
THEOBSERVER
BRUCE DENNIS, Editor and Owner.
Entered in the Postoffice at La
Grande, Oregon, as second class
matter.
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- SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
Daily, single copy Sc
Daily, per 'week 15c
Daily,, per month ............ .' 66c
Daily, per six months in advance $8.60
Daily, per year in advance $7.00
Daily, by mail per year, in ad
vance $4.00
Weakly 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.
partmcnt knows how to impress the
average jnan or woman may he seen ire
these ; hints on "How to Get Sick,"
which it" has scattered over the state; .
"Hurrying through meals, gulping
down poorly cooked food, never
smiling,, overeating and under' exercis
ing, ;hurryingV fretting, Striving ; to
keep up "appearances, sleeping with
closed " windows, reading; medical ads
and diagnosing your own case, taking J
every did medicine recommended 'by .
your neighbors and enjoying poot'
health."' if ,; -.y .,. y j
With such a liberal and medicinal
use . of printer's ink, it's no wonder j
that North Carolina's health' average
is rising and 'its mortality rate sinkfj
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RAILWAY LEGISLATION.
West's 18th Annual
JanuaryClearanceSale
. LA GRANDE CAN BUT SMILE.
Looking at things from any angle
it would seem that La Grande can but
A smile a smile of satisfaction at the
' business year before her.
The lumber market is better and
shows a strong tendency.
There never has been as many men
on the pay roll at the railroad head
quarters in La Grande as now.
The snows and cold weather are
proof of a big crop in the valley the
coming year, and prices of grain do
not seem to be doomed to much of a
depression. .
Then, why should not La Grande
feel joyous at the outlook ?
With all of her resources on the ad
vance is it not good reasoning to as
sume that business generally will re'
apond to the added number of men,
and the greater yield from the valley ?
THE BEST MEDICINE. '
According to the state health de
partment of North Carolina, printer's
ink is the best medicine. "It prevents
illness, builds hospitals,' controls epi
demics and reduces the death rate,
, corrects insanitary conditions and re
lieves the public of many ills." '
And this particular health depart
ment knows what it's talking about,
for it practices what it preaches. It
has one if the most energetic ' arid
efficient publicity bureaus in the coun
try; The bureau "sendsdaily and
weekly articles to all the newspapers i
in the state willing to print them, j
And a large and increasing number of
editors do print them, because they
know rthat anything dealing with
questions of. Health cloarly aijd fatelli
CrUy ,.it "good .stuff ," eagerly read
and. highly, appreciated. Besides this
newspaper publicity work, the bureau
ends a monthly health bulletin free
to more than 60,000 families, and addi
tional " literature to anybody that
wants It.
; That the North Carolina health de-
A special committee maintained by ;
the railways, known as the committee
on relations of railway operation to
legislation, has completed an analysis
ui mws puBseu in me ion.y-i.nree
legislatures which report is offered
by the Railway Age Gazette. Bills in- I
troduced number 1,037. Of these 137
were passed. In .point of smallness
of volume, although not necessarily
in character, this legislation was more
satisfactory than that of some years
to the common carriers, In 1914
fourteen legislatures were in session, I
passing 2J7 bills, out of 236 introduced. '
In 1913 the forty two legislatures pofl-. 1
sidered 1,395 bills, approving 230.1
Nineteen general assemblies passed 48
out of 292 bills introduced in 1912. j
Some idea of the persistency with I
which railroad legislation accumulates
may be had by examining the charac-j
of the now laws. Most of these per
tain , to minor miscellaneous matters
of operation. Many of the acts- deal
with service, employes in general, i
train crews, hours of lubor, features,"
of employment, passenger and. freight
trains, 'speed, car movement, storage
and demurrage, signals, clearances,
crossings, gardes, stations, trespass
ers and accidents. It is not contended
that all of this legislation was un
necessary or undesirable, 'but' the
tabulation gives cause for belief that
mueh was superfluous and It shows
how. complicated the relations! of the
railroads and the various unite of gov-
ernment have becdme. Bills relating
to; railway operation were enacted
in ..thirty seven states. None -was
passed in Colorado," Georgia, Idaho,
Utah, Washington or . . Wyoming.
California, however, passed more than
enough to make up for the apparent
deficiency of other western ) states.
Crossing protection was the Subject
of much debate, 26 bills being ihtt'o
duced. -Two . became laws-r-one in
Indiana and one in New YorkI The
problem of ' railway regulation has
lately given the railways and the
states much trouble, complicated by
questions' of where state powers end
and the powers of the federal govern-1
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Article Reduced
200
Pair
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wome
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Misses
Shoes
ii.X'i
"Pingree" and "Utz & Dunn" $3.50 and $4.00 Values
JNow Yours at less than 12 Price 1 i
The greatest shoe offer .AitoraeVfuvdeThe greatest shoe opportunity of the year all ex
cellent styles ad in a large 'rarlge; of good sizeand all widths patent feather" button shoes1; patent
leather lace shies,!vii kid lace shoes, tan calf button shoes, Suede button shoes and itiMef:'
good styles with low or high heels genuine: Goodyear welt soles or turn soles all are either "Utz
and Dunn" or ''Pingree" makes which sold formerly at $3,50 and $4.00. pair,' Clearance price $1:49
Many Women Will buy 2 or 3 Pair at This Extraordinary Low Price
Men Who Know Values are Taking
Advantage of the Actual Savings
on High Quality Clothing
at This Store
Make your selection today These prices are in effect only during
this month and include every Suit and Overcoat in the store. Benja
min, Society Brand,": "Hirsh, Wick wire" and "Fidelity" makes.
Regular $15.00 Suits, iiow $11.75
Kegular $17.50 Suits, now $13.15
Regular $20.00 Suits, now $15,00
Regular $22.50 Suits, now $16.90
Regular $25.00 Suite, now $18-75
Regular $27.50 Suits, now ,$20.65
Entire Stock $20.00, $22.50 and $25.00
Men's Overcoats Now at $9.90
"Benjamin" and "Kenyony Overcoatsg0oa. 'styles wai-rn" and
snug good fitting, good looking, your choice for any $20.00, $22.50, or.
$25.00 Overcoat 'at $9.90; all $12.50 Overcoats- $6.25 and $10.00 Over
coats at $5.0Q.;u 4':Z:''-.J'---A ' '
..... ..Jh Al. ..... ,.,., : . 1 'X
Largest stpckln'Eastern Orego n of High Grade Furnishings,
Shoes, Hata Work, Clothing Jto select jfrom Every article now
at Annual Januarjr Clearance Bale prices. : vr "H '.vw,
Mail Orders
Promptly Filled
bi w v i mnvppHMOT
l.ia MIMMIW Mill's
fllik
A. II I I I I I '.J'-M.'" I'll I
me? i mm i aw i
k;
1 KCTi Separate )l
Phone Lines jv
ment over interstate commerce super
sede state regulation. (
The man who was being taken to
ride by an automobile demonstrator
was asked where he would like to go,
ho suggested a drive to the alms
house, which was not inappropriate,
considering the high charges for de
preciation, gasoline and tires.
Discharging policemen who lhave
nothing to do would indicate that the
peacef ulnessofthe city is improving.
: There is little difference In effect
between exploding dynamite and an
oxplod stove. '
. Europe's war becran in the Balkans
,and it is to be hoped it will end there.
.that pool hall, dance hall and other
municipal licenses are in the 'hands
of ithe council.
In La Grande the" soft drink and
near beer question has not come to a
focus. It is assumed that previous
ordinances are operative, and if any
legislation in. this respect is enacted,,
it will be prompted by conditions yet.
to arise. Until municipalities de
clare otherwise soft drink' counter
neea no license.
I
when your m6ney is in 6ur bank it is safe
from fire, burglars and your own desire to sfend
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 "1 am going to have more money" and
bank it. this is the one sure way to get ahead.
, , ?NKwrTHUSr
WE PAX 4 PER CENT INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS
La Grande National Bank
.... . LA GRANDE, OREGON
' Capital $200,000.00 Surplut $60,000.00 v
Resource $1,000,000.00
Fred J. Holmeij Prwldent Q. C Penlngton, Vice President
F. I Mayers, Caihier1 E. Zundel and H. E. Coolidf,
, - j AMtaUn Caahler.
' ' ' -': " ' DIRECTORS.
Fred .". Holmes J. G. SnodKM J. F. ConUy .
C. C. Pnint ';: H. 8. Brownton . , F. L. Meyers
A. BloUand A. T.' I11U ' ' ' H, E.'Coolldg .
Just a word: Did Mark Woodruff, of Advertised Letters.
fin Tr.,.1...wl riinmU. r r '
i . .... ... i .o xciimiiiiliir uncalled
mciuae in xne gi-eat letter writing for in this office for the wiV n,lino.
viiuiiJiutfii liio iniormaoion tnat a man oun. zist, iio:
froze to death n Portland last week? ' Gentlemen:
Of course not. Why should he? S; luTr ! u-
... ,. , , . . , IDeneen, Simon
After all the Columbia highway ' Dennia .Tnmiw (9
which is now the subject of song and 1 Evins, Mr. Bill
story, is not located so that it f acill-' Jnmes H.
tntna tbfi fnrmor nf t),.. 1 9 De"' Harm .
( in iiianvtsLiu biieir uus ana grain
and logs.
Good roads is the live topic of the
nation from coast to coast. Everyone
wants them, and the difference of
(pinion that exists is wlitft' should be
spent to acquire them. " " '
Perhaps the dancing craze would
'not have died dowrt quite so quickly,
1f there were not so many men willing
to let a nice girl remain a wallflower
bII the evening. .
The fact that white stockings .are
conspicuous does not seem to be any
obstacle In the way of the people who
are trying to wake them more popular.
' The man who was thrown from his
wagon when It was being hurled over
a 1700-foot precipice In the Blue
Mountains Is one lucky man.
Portlnnd has developed the "ginger
jag" which is In a way complimentary
to some of Jhe slow movers o( the mild
climate.
Warner. J. C.
Watson, C. W.
Ladies:
Cates, Mrs. S. F.
Boswell, Mrs. C. E. (2)
Bonnell, Carr v
Davis, Mrs. Helen ' "
Simmons, Mrs. J. B. ...f.iL
Starks, Mrs. Eva V'-iV?
Stafford, Mrs. L. J.
Thomas, Mrs. Dorobhy ....
Peck, Margaret . j '
These letters will be sent to the
dead letter office on Feb. 4th, 1916. If
not delivered before, in calling for the
above please say "advertised"' giving
date of list. E. E. BRAGG, P., M.
TTn 4a f?Aiifi!1a
Iyostlne, Jan. 20. (To the Editor)
Will you please answer through
vmir turner if if i tnnr
for cities to license soft drinks or can
a person sell soft drinks or temper
ance drinks without a license, and
what have they done in La Grande?
a SUBSCRIBER.
! The power to license soft drink
.sales (including near beer) is vested
solely in respective city charters. The
state law has no application in the
matter. J.ost lawyers think that the
Po the prohibition law
, ..vu...,.. oa.mihk saie near beer laws.
f-JIwwer. the soft d.-ink license ques
tion is exartlv in .nm. .j....-
BedW
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armers
For the Zero Weather I
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The New Metal Hot Waterf
Bottles and Combination ;
: .:'v- Syringes ";v"
Everything in Lisrht
Rubber Goods
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