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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 29, 1916)
THE OBSERVER three ' years old. His grandmother described how her sons would take his doll away from the child and com. BRUCE DENNIS, Editor and Owner , him to praetice the art of larceny . ... f T from the person for Beveral hours Pcstoffice at La m jh. ibition to make the child the world s ' I m-Autest nickDuckot. ''. - - . . . i Environment, in this case wouiu Entered in the Grande, Oregon, as matter. ' 5c! l5e peein to have a strong advantage over 05c any inherent impulses towara rtij.-i.. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. . Daily, single copy Daily, per week aa yi?i?i;cvn,: ivnnr;s3.5oLi, .itv mit exist in this XJUny, per bia ihuhwi. ... innr Daily, per year in advance ..... 7.0C baby. In an atmosphere or crimin Daily, by mail per year, in ad- ality, with honesty reyjled as a weak- ,van,c0 ' ' " ' 'ri. ness, with lawful success held up as an WtaW?acT- . 'aim of the tupld and insincere and "" feats of outlawry extolled, his train Advertising irates on application. All jng wag the positive reverse of what copy for display advertising must Jg attempted for the average child reach the office the dy before th fa homc Eary impBeS. ad appears. ' lonsf we know, are lasting. The Address all communications to THE habit of taking what was not his own . OBSERVER, 1710 Sixth Street. mIght easily be fastened on a etiW, yt-v.. '- ' ' . ' " i one mgH suppose, since the distiric. THE PRICE OF GASOLINE. j tion between ''mine" and. "thine" is , ., . j feeble in the first years, : -.i :-.,. j The head of a corporation which ."gj 8S jnterferred and every has offered the most persistent op-'thing possible will be done o offset position to the Standard Oil company the effect 0f tj,0 crjme kindergarten predicts that by midsummer the price ; m which his father and two uncles of gasoline will have reached 40 or , i0bored to train Jack as a thiof. And 60 cents. H says that there never, yet common observation teaches Us has, been a greater supply available tlint the aspirations entertained for in this country end that while the njm might easily have collapsed in the price has increased 205 per cent in natural course of events. There is a five years, facilfties for the extrac- frtrong streak of contrariness in most tion of gasoline have been radically , children. . They Incline strongly in the improved. The war demand, and the (jjrcction of the forbidden and adven extortion of a monopoly, ere given turous. Probably many successful as the reasons for exorbitant prices, j pickpockets came of estimable fami . , Whilo the gasoline problem, in this ios little too much emphasis in day of the internal combustion engine, piety, temperance and chastity give is a grave one, it is not quite as doa- n tempting color to the opposite of .perate as some would have us bo- these virtues. The law of reaction lieve. If the prices are arbitrarily operates likewise to cause youth to controlled by a monopoly it is certain 'discover a glamour in decency, a fas that farsighted financiers will not per- j Nation in conventionality if they be mit the screws to be put on too hard. ' come surfeited with wickedness. The demand could be permanently re- j . duced by too much price boosting, , SmaU b who beljeve Jn prepared. which would lead to cutting down the ; neM have beg(jn to fff &fr use of gasoline to its minimum thus woatller 0 the , d ,of tho inflicting a pemanent injury on the j, Bea8oni atairket. Cars and engines of light 1 consumption would be manufactured in larger quantities to offset the ex- ! Billy Sunday saved 2200 souls in T..t.n XT T' nl- COS1 ...li nse of fuel '' wou vi uu-, pense 0 ue . , , . hut rwith no crnnjrnnteA nffitinptf- hnck- Thorefore, at about the time tho! .... . foreign need lots up, a sharp slump ,! ' - PENSION BILL DEFENDED. (Continued Prom Page 8.) ' may be expected. ; Furthermore, the cost of gasoline is not the chief factor of expense for a ; motorist. At the present irate an average expenditure of $100 for a ' sons of the North and the courage arm year might be assumed for every car patriotism of the sons of the South, owner. Car depreciation exceeds that ! ? hov 0UKht shoaldor to shoulder f. . , . ... .. sat San Juan and Malabon, became Item by a largo marginwhile tires ; tnu common horita(,e of Ameri- and other necessities of upkeep are can people. The Spanish-American considerably, greater. If gasoline , war was a war for humanity and we prices are being artificially juggled, must not forget tho brave boys who r in onr,,!, tnlr.n r.tnA I fouBht. under ou.r f.IaB tho. wr nnd. ...........j B...vl., ,as a tnDute to their valor and patriot wrcy iiwuig juiuu vy expeixs who, fo tie sake of their own prof its, will not go beyond certain limits. CHILD TRAINING. . A police raid on Chicago flat in terrupted lessons in pocketpfcking wihich wore being given to a boy ism,. X trust that the pending bill will pass without a dissenting vote. Disposal of Timber Lands. Washington, Feb. 28. (Whother 2, 400,000 acres of timber land contain ing 70,000,000,000, board feet and worth $60,000,000, shall go to settlors or into the forest reserve is the ques tion over which congress and three HOW ARE YOU FIXED? IF YOU WANT TO BUY A HOME IT IS BEST TO FIRST HAVE ENOUGH IMONEY PILF.D UP IN THE BANK TO BUY IT. THEN YOU CAN BUY IT, AND IT WILL REALLY BELONG TO YOU. YOU MUST HAVE MONEY IN THE BANK TO SUPPORT ANY ENTERPRISE YOU MAY UNDERTAKE.' WE WILL KEEP YOUR MONEY SAFE FOR YOU. BANK WITH US. WE PAY H PER CENT INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS La Grande National Bank . ' . LA GRANDE, OREGON Capital $200,000.00 Surplue $50,000.00 Manure 1,UW,UUU.W government department,; are ; now Tproperty is that contained in the old Oregon & California Railroad for disposing of it as there are chip munks on the Hand itself. . The land is all located in Oregon. The supreme n.irt Teentlv decided that the rail- iToad had violated the terms of the grant, so the government couiu jwjvo the lund back by paying the railroad at least $2.50 an acre. Con gress was to decide what must be done with the land. c.,.. rvwTifihnn fnmoDOSeS to divide the land into three classes- mineral, agricultural and timber lands and then disDO.se of the different .tracts under present laws relating to those classes of land. : . ' Representative Hawley doesn't think toft crnVAmm ent has a riirht to claim absolute title to the land now. Representative Kaker ol uuuorma a i;nf fnanlut-inn nrnnnnes ta nsv 111 ( JVIJI, it-.v.- i - j " t the railroad company more than $2.E0 an acre and have the United States re sume full possession.' .." ' ; QnnnfAr ATpHlirnhpr in n ininf ro. anll.fin. TifnTlflCOa f A DHUo Jill RPflfl0lfl M preferential right if they made ap plication for any of the land 'before the beginning of the government suit. ine matter now is oeiore une nouse committee on Public Lands. . ; . ' To neglect one's liberty is ". to lose 'it. ' To neglect ' . one's country ' is to perish . ' with it. See , . THE BATTLE CRY OF PEACE "BUSINESS DOCTOR" TALKS Dangers of Bad Accounting and the Boomerang "Wildcats" Described University of Oregon, Eugene, Feb. 29. Five reasons why there have been many failures among factories in Ore gon were stated by Fletcher Linn of Portland to students in the State Uni versity school of commerce. The reasons were: Lack of Capital; bad accounting; too little collecting and too much buy ing; poor locations; bad organization. Mr. Linn is a business organizer and an efficiency expert sometimes cal led a "business doctor." He is mem ber of ;ttie iboard of (advisers of the school of commerce. i . . He emphasized good accounting TMahy worthy enterprises fail be cause the owner is without statement of sufficient accuracy and in suffi ciently good business form to produce backing from a bank. Vest pocket accounting is successful sometimes, but not usually," he said. v., .-. Legitimate enterprises are much hampered these days by the remem brance of the many "wildcats" that have been floated in the state, Mr. Linn says. Even reliable companies in first class financial condition and with a going business are often un able to get capital for enlargement be cause swindles of recent years have destroyed public confidence. r Two fundamental requirements for success in business in Oregon today are righteous training said Mr. Linn. Washington's Denial Effects Society Washington, Ft. 28. Pifltsburg and Cleveland and Chit'ago and other newly established cities may have a fad for buying orchids since Mirs. President Wilson started it on her re-: cent tour with the president, but not: Washington. Catch Washington so ciety, which dates proudly back to the days when the first citizen fled to the Maryland cornfields to escape tho British and the first government jobs were established, bowing to any fad started by anyone.' Ceifainly not! Florists said tonight that Washing ton has been conservative buying or chids for several years and that no recent incrdase in salcsi has, heen noted. 'fHirsch-Wickwire,, , Spring Suits for Men are Here You have, seen these clothes advertised in the magazines now . v come here and try on the new Spring Models. We sell them because it is the policy of this store to supply . the best in every line of merchandise, and we know how these clothes are made. i ' , ' The splendid styles made of fine quality, hard finished and , soft finished wooi ens, combined -with the best tailoring and fit- -s , ting qualities win all who come to see them. "They will win you too. You who know what is what when you see it. Let the clothes themselves prove it. Try them on. PRICES RANGE FROM $20 TO $30.00. Sold in La Grande Only at West's Men's tnterwoven Hosi ery ...... ,......25c, 35c, 50o Men's "Big 4'' Hosiery Two pair for .. ....25c Men's "Tilt" Shoes all styles' ........-.......$3.50 to $6.00 Men's "Bergman"' Log- An r- r gers jfio.ou Men's "Manhattan" Shirts ...$1.50 Men's ' ' G ordon ' VHats , ......$3.00 Men's "Keiser" Neckwear. 50c Boy's "Best Ever" ; Suits $5.00 Up Boy's "Kagnee" Blouses ...50c Boy 'a "Eagle" Brand Caps 50c Small Boy's "Koveralls" ...75c Boy 's "Boss of Road" , Overalls 50c and 60c Men's "Boss of Road" Overalls ..: - :..;..$1.00 'Men's "Bell" Brand Sus penders 50c ' 1fMr'-1"LJ"''1'' I 1 Every Woman is Interested in the New Spring Styles and almost every La Grande woman' planning a Spring wardrobe has been in during the past few days to see the , NEW SPRING SUITS, DRESSES, , COATS AND SKIRTS which are now arriving daily. They have all the dash and chic with just a touch of quaint- : ness that make the Spring Styles so charming. - - -We invite you to see them today. : SPRING SUITS $15.00 to $50-00 SPRING COATS $10.00 to $35.00 SPRING DRESSES $10.00 to $35.00 SPRING SKIRTS $ 4.00 to $15.00 SPRING WAISTS $ 1.25 to $ 7.50 Fred J. Holmes, President F. I MVr Wksaier Fred Z. Holme C.' C. Penlngton A. Blokland DIRECTORS. J. G. Snodgrass H. S. Brown ton A. T. HUl C. C. Penington, Vice President & Zundel and H. E. Coolidge, Assistant Cashiers. J. F. Conloy F. L. Meyers H. E. Coolidg Russia Likes New Premier Petroo-rad. HVh 98 Unmi. pi-cmior, M. Sturmer, is making a good impression. His appointment as M. Goromvkin'fi fiupt.nacr nm. c.nwrt Ho ir 68 and has passed his whole life in government office. Those who knew him regarded him simply as a bureaucrat. The public knew him hardly at all. Ho was understood ;o be a close friend of Goremykin. This was not a favorable advertisement for him. Onromvli-iTi lino Knnn 1. 1 . - .1 freely for lack of energy nnd initia tive. The Russian press did not dis- moo its Kncisiaction at his retire ment huh it VinH fnn, ....1 come for his successor. Never tho- less, bturmer's initial statement of his . -.. .vivv;u. U.ViUUJIViy ne did not want to be considered a re actionary. He spoke in (friendly terms of the duma nnd hinted that he expects it to take r.n active part in affairs when it 'resumes its session Inte in February or in March. Of the war he said; "We must win. There can be no talk of a separate peace for us, nor can the threat of exhaustion alarm us. How can this great coun tP'',S0. ricn nnturally and every day disclosing fresh t'casurlcs, be ex hausted ?" If words count, it is tho gl owing opinion that the new premier will be a success. Many New Rifle Clubs Around Boston Boston, Feb. 29. Tho Spring tour nament of the Massachusetts associa tion of the National Riflo association begins here today with special matches at the Bay State school nf Musketry's new ranges. The match es will continue for seven or eight weeks, and with tho increasing num ber of clubs joining the association, promises to produce somo hard fought contests. Massachusetts has had 0 revival of riflo clubs this year, be cause of the preparedness spirit which has swert the state. Hundreds of new clubs Have, been formed, and plenty of trophies have bee noffered for the marksmen. Special interest ,is shown in the individual matches 1 held at the new Tanges of Gains borough street Boston, and a table of figures kept by Major Portal, who has been one 01 tne loading zaexors in the newly popular sport, shows that the standard of efficiency has been greatly increased. The , department stores of Boston have taken up the rifle club idea and nearly all" have teams made up from . among their around, the city also are showing in terest in Rifle teams, and many have iippied for membership in the N. A.. SYNOrPIR OF THE ANNUAL. STATEMENT OF TtlE) . ; MUTUAL BENEFIT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY of Newark. In the suite of New Jersey, on the 31st day of December, lttlrt, made to the Insurance Commissioner of the state of OreKim. pursuant to law: Income., Total premium Income 20,890,013. Tl luterest. dividends and rents ,..,, rocvlvcd during the year. . . S,M7,e2B.-'l Income from other sources re- celved during the year g00.820.ril) Totnl lncomo 8l!,533.416 .54 DlHhliraemellta. Paid for losses, endowments, annuities and surrender ....., values $ 13,844,371.37 Dividends pt :d to policy hold- era during tho year S,8O2,700.0! Commissions and salaries p.ttd during tho year 8,128,207. ill Tasos. licenses and fees paid , during the year ' 620.522.95 AZ5S' !!.?!'. "V" ?x!'??.d.: i,4os.o.s8.3i. . ' Total expenditure 24.602.3S9.53 Aseela. ilarket value of real estate owned 2.962.1)24.23 Market value of . stocks and bonds owned 44.067,824.35 Loans on mortgages and col- lateral, etc 96,328,686.80 Premium notes and policy loans 87.404.375.7.1 Cash In banks and on hand.. 2,400,504.80 Net uncollected and deferred premium 2.5.15.823.81 Other assets (net) 8.694.311.32 Total assets 190,330.15;l.l-' Toinl assets admitted In Ore- a;on $100,830,158.1:: Utibllltlea. Net reserve r.0,S8fl.Sll.ii0 Total policy claims unpaid... 710.425.77 Contlngencv reservo funds... T.393.620.4U All oln.-r liabilities 11.S37.2S9.M) Total liabilities. $190,830,163.12 Total Insurance In force De cember SI, 11)15 $ '6,439.167.00 Bulnea In Orejron for the Tear. Total Insurance written dur ing the year I 848.393.O0 Orusa premiums received dur- . Ins; the year . ., 172.642.0il lapses paid during the year. . 18,901.00 losses Incurred during the year 18,901.00 Total amount cf Insurance outstanding In Oregon De cember 31. 1915 8.880.813.00 THE MTJTTTAI, IIKNRVTT LIFE INSUR ANCE VOMPAST, Br 3. WM. JOHNSON. Secretary, sttatntory reeldent general ftgent and at torney for rrl Arnold (J. Rolhnell, rvrtlaad, Oraaoo. employees. . uoiiesres and schools K -fpkjL Very Informal C S SjKPj?mg' We don'tbdleve In frfflj andformaUtiga. ? r i Our battery aervice goes to the bottom of J : cJsfr J things, tells you in plain language what hi ' C ' V tj -ftfr wrong, and corrects the fault. ' w .Jj Johnstone & Rcisland K Fr inspection of any.kttery at any timm 3 Been Thinking About That Go-Car t for baby? I have received a large shipment of 1916 models in the SIDWAY and RAMBLERS line of Carts and am showing the most attractive patterns brought to La Grande. Prices are most reasonable 44.50 to $25.00. I will take your old cart as partial payment on a new cart or sulky. Come in and I will show you the exclusive , features that make the SIDWAY the most desirable cart , for baby. ' . : ' ' ' y-;:.- , . j F D HAmTFN furniture on .1 . U. OAIO 1 EASY PAYMENTS
