La Grande evening observer., February 08, 1916, Image 4

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1916.
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
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THE OBSERVER
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OUR SAFEGUARDS OK PEACE.
fails,, it will only be another justifi
r.ition for. avr contemplated act'.on."
Mr. McKin!y assumed that th-j dn
ptite was practically at an erid t'ree
Spun seomeJ willing to concede pra2
ticully every demand, but two days
later Congress directed him to inte'
vena in Cuba and war was on. From
this one may gather thut the peae ol
th -nation in thut instance would have
bun much safer in the hands of the
president than in the hands .of Cui-pri-88.
There may be safety in a
policy controlled by 400 men, but much
dermis upon the character and qual
ity of the men.
Public sentiment in this country in
the final court of appeal, nor doi:. it
wuit for an appeal if the mood is ripe.
And there is in the United States no
trace of real war sentiment such as
precipitated hostilities in 18H8.
PUBLIC HEALTH HELD CHEAP
That public health work in this
country is still in its infancy is the,
conclusion drawn from a study just
While many will disagree with
President Wilson's policy of prepared
ness all can agree with some of his j , nublic of municipal health de
utterances. For example take his pttrtmont activities in each of the 227
declaration that "rulers, not public citiea of the united States having
opinion, brought about the present
war. I thank God there is no man
in the United States who has the
authority t bring on war without the
consent of the nation." For a brief
a population of 2i,000 or more.
Franz Schneider, Jr., sanitarian for
the department of surveys and ex
hibits, Russell safe foundation, con
ducted the investigation, which cover-
Now on Display a Limited
Number of Those Popular
COLLEGE MIDDIES
The most and only becoming middy for all kinds
of wear. - Made of good weight galetea in plain
white and in black and white stripes, blue and
white, red and white, green and white and prange
and black. All are absolutely fast colors and
"Tub" beautifully sizes 14 to 20, 36 to 44 pink
your size now priced 1.50.
High school girls we have a few of these middies
in your school colors, also a few O. A. C. colors.
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moment the American citizen can grab d th c;ties having a population of
a crumb of comfort from the fact that 25,000 or over in 1910.
it takes a majority of Congress to jt wns found jn these cities that
declare war, but when we take a sur- jj,e aVerage expenditure per capita for
vey of 'the past even that safeguard health service was 22 cents. The
has a frail appearance. We rccal' irKest was that of Seattle, 98 cents,
that in 1808 President McKinley (ul(j tilc smnicst that of Clinton, la.,
was determined to maintain the coun- wh,n.e only three-fourths of one cent
try in a state of peace and to avert was Spont per capita,
war by winning certain concessions Others of the large expenditures
from Spain. Speaker Reed planted his were; Memphis, Tenn., fl.i cents; Pitts
massive figure squarely upon the lid burg, 61 cents; Augusta, Ga., 01 cents;
of Congress and used all his powers an(1 Nuw y,,, c;tVi rg cents. Among
as a parliamentary czar to discourage tne smaller were Easton, Pa., f
jingo agitation. . j cents; Aurora, III., and South Rend,
. 'Meanwhile Minister Woodford was jnd., thrce cents; Woonsocket, R. I.,
handling notes of demand to Spain four cents, and Lewiston, Mo six
and Spain was dodging, rcmonstrat- conts.
ing and gradually conceding those de-1 The provision for medical inspec-
mands. Several European powers tron of st.h0ol children wns found to!
criticized the truculent attitude of the jje .most complete in the New England j
United States congress and denounced an(J middle Atlantic States, with tha
the furious jingoism of the American pat.jf jc and south central states fol
press. Spain assured the United owinf;.
States government that she would "do pcrhups the most surprising find
all that the highest honor nnd justice jnR ;s tnat the southern and Pacific
would require in the matter of the ,.itiea hnve better developed municipal
Maine." She made a very remarkable health departments than the northern
concession when she agreed to suspend cjties,from the Rockies to the Atlantic,
her operations in putting down the Tne ccntrH northern cities stand at
Cuban rebellion, directing Gen. Blanco the foot of the list,
"in order to prepare and fucilitutaj
peace, to proclaim a suspension of j AMERICA'S "IDLE RICH."
hostilites." j
Mr. McKinley said in his mossago j A Brooklyn clergyman predicts that
to Congress: , j this country will become involved in
'This fact with every other per-, war and says that when the time
tinent consideration will I am sure, ' comes the blame must be placed on
have your just and careful attention the "idle rich." , N
in the solemn deliberations upon which 1 , K happens that the United States
yon are about to enter. If this mens- is one of the few countries where
tire attains a successful result, then there is, properly speaking, no such
our aspirations as a Christian, peace thing as an idle rich class. Rnglani'
living people will bo realized. If it has a top heavy landed aristocracy in
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IT IS CARELESS TO KEEP JEWELERY AND VALUABLE
PAPERS IN THE HOUSE; IT IS ALSO DANGEROUS. YOU MAY
LOSE THEMj FIRE MAY BURN THEM) BURGLARS MAY STEAL
THEM AND MAY KILL YOU TO GET THEM.
THE CAREFUL MAN KEEPS HIS VALUABLES IN ONE OF
OUR SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES. HE KNOWS THEY ARE SAFE,
SO IS HE AND HIS FAMILY.
WE WILL RENT YOU A SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX FOR $2.00
i PER YEAR.
I La Grande National Bank
LA GRANDE, OREGON
Capital 1200,000.00 Surplus $50,000.00
Resources $1,000,000.00
Fred J. Holmes, President
F. L. Mvert, Cashier
C. C. Pnington, Vice President
E. Zunuel and H. E. Coolidge,
Assistant Cashier.
which it is possible for a man to exist
with honor and without effort, but
the wealthy American who idled as a
life long habit would be lonesome.
There may be Bom whose effa:
produce little the offspring of a.
money-winning generation- and there
are startling exceptions to this gen
erality; but the majority of those
who could loaf if they would find that
custom, if not their own inclination,
impels them to some sort of accom
plishment outside the polite recita
tions of high society. A rich youth
who would hold its own in open com
(petition must do more than ride a
polo pony. If he is a power in busi
ness or in a profession, he is looked
upon with respect, whereas the idler is
forced into an apologetic role, unless,
he hns retired with a self-acquired
fortune.
The real idle class consists of 'the
unemployed workers, and they are a
for greater menace to the complacent
security of the nation than the few
bafcro at the top.
The tradition of industry has r,i t
died mil in America, nor does it ah'.w
nn,y jrns of peri-iiing.
Tho people who p;rowl so bitteilv
r f out the increase of local, stite and
federal taxes, are often the snn-i ones
who ( on plain so earnestly y.boi't the
parsimony of publij officio's in mik
inf l ctded improvements.
Judging by some eloquent advertise
ments in the magazines, the true test
rf culture is not knowledge of litera
ture or history, but the habit of smok
ing certain brands of cigarettes.
believed that the farmers would rush
'to the defense of the government
with their pitchforks.
Why says the United States is not
ready for war when two of our states
men gathered for the preparedness
convention engage in fisticuffs on the
'street?
j ' All you have to do to run a success
ful juvenile publication is to print
a lot of stories showing how much
smarter boys are than men.
j Grand Duchess Marie doesn't know
j the man she is to marry. The aver
', age woman doesn't either.
j Sixteen eclipses of the sun are
scheduled for this year. There will
also be unnumberable eclipses of
favorite sons. .
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After a speech of only 252,000
words Sir Edward Garson was over-
j'come in a London court. Another
j argument for women's suffrage and
' women lawyers.
I; ' Bread is twenty-six cents a pound
in Austria. And if it's as heavy as
some we've eaten, it's a small loaf
you get for your twenty-six cents.
While the army and navy may lack
shells and other ammunition, it is
.Some folks bathe regularly, and oth
ers believe in dry cleaning.
Freezing of Water Tank Fatal.
Spokane, Wash., Feb. 7. One wom
an has been killed in Spokane and
three others injured as "a result of
four separate stove explosions re
sulting from the cold weather. In
each case freezing of the hot water
tank on the back of a stove, or of the
pipes leading to it, resulted in an ex
plosion, as soon as a hot Are was
started.
THE FIRST SKYSCRAPER.
It Was Designed by a Savoy Architect
Three Centuries Ago.
Credit for the first skyscraper built In
this country is generally conceded to
Chicago. It was built in the "loop dls
trict" of that city in 1SSG, from plans
by nolabird & Roche. The first exam
ple of lofty building la New York city
wns the structure at DO Broadway, de
signed by Bradford Lee Gilbert In
18S8. A few years later both these
wonders became Insignificant and prac
tlcally forgotten because they were so
greatly outdone by succeeding sky
scrapers. But these were not the in
itial efforts, for a skyscraper was de
signed nearly three centuries ago,
many generations before tho discovery
of the steel cage system of this day.
Jacques Perrct, an architect of
Chambery, Savoy, Is tbe accredited au.
tbor of plans for an eleven story build
ing, 3G1 feet in height, which must
have had twice tbe space between
floors, for today eleven stories are
crowded within a height of 130 feet
Ferret's building was planned to be
16C feet long and 140 feet wide, with
supporting walls twelve feet thick at
,tbe base. '
' While never executed, the project of
Perret In many ways was a remark
able prophetic vision. Evidently It waa
Intended for dwelling purposes, for In
describing the project he 'wrote, "This
great and excellent edifice can accom
modate comfortably 500 people." New
York Post
INDELIBLE MARKING.
Advantages of Using Just Ordinary
Blueprint Solution,
There are many occasions upon
which it is necessary to mark linen or
wearing apparel indelibly with one's
qme and address, yet the Ink soldfor
flils'purpbse Is not always convenient
to use or attractive In appearance, say
the American Boy. '
A very good BubstlUito is the ordi
nary blueprint powder, sold by any
photographic dealer, a thick solution
being made and used Just as tbe ordi
nary ink would be. Instead of flxli'.r
this by the use of a hot iron, it is made
permanent simply by washing In sev
eral changes of cold water. When thor
oughly fixed the writing will appear in
a very pretty shade of blue. Should
you prefer, a rubber stamp may be
used instead of a pen. In this case a
little glycerine should be mixed with
the solution, which should be spread
upon a clean cloth or blotter. This is
then used as an inking pnd for the
stamp.
Aside from its convenience marking
with blue print solution has the advan
tage that traces of tbe writing or any
stains caused by it may be removed if
desired by the application of a solu
tion of tannin.
Gagadig Gigadab.
There was a quaint old man in Man
chester, England, who for many years
went by tbe unique name of Gagadig
Gigadab. Ills original name was John
Smith, and for many years he brooded
over the possibilities of mistaken iden
tity Involved in it. The name figured
frequently in criminal records, and he
became abnormally apprcheuslve lest
he might be confused with some of the
bad John Smiths. At last what he
feared so much actually happened.
One morning tho papers reported the
arrest of an accountant in a bank for
embezzlement, nnd through some blun
der of tho reporter the identity of the!
embezzler was confused with the Bnb-
Ject of this article, who was also a
bank accountant Then and there he
determined to assume a name like unto
no other ever . borne by mortal man.
And in Gagadig Gigadab most people
will agree that he succeeded in so
doing.
J SCENE SHOWING EM MITT CARRIGAN. IN "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN," A METRO MASTERPIECE AT SHERRY'S TOMORROW.
Fred . Holmes
C. C. Penington
A. Bloklsnd
DIRECTORS.
J O. Snodgrass
II. S. Brown ton
A. T. Hill
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J. F. Conlev
F. L, Mevvs
H. E. Cooiidgc
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