La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, March 13, 1916, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextMONDAY MARCH 13, 1916, LA GRAfD EVENING OBSERVES THE OBSERVER .Otherwiie they wtll not and -mte BEECS DEKN'IH,. Editor and Q 1 Etd in tb. Pwcoffic t Uiftrtty good a a dinnct '.-i;? : cwjrsa , " ""J" StBKWiniw come ;, ,i h,, -he ndv. mDBle copy ; from in wammt of idle capital by .rie r . . i Daily, per week Daily, per roonoi . . I indi vidukL i The result of to" 3Ui n"11' r.-;!.. mitnitH in advance 13.50 1 .. j .,, minting did j l' ... r . ( M very " " , Daily, per year " advance .......ot i,-. There was nothing to do. Daily, by mail per year, id ad- i-. wail no omwioh for the gath- " '--' TV; Lrinir exeeot possibly for the soeial Weekly OWrver-Star, per year ORMoneal in advance - ? "?V Wl4l m annrriiire ears. -n.ri ........ . . Advertising rate on application. All ; copy for dlsolay advertimng must ..reach the ff5ce the day before th , ad appear. ! IT HAD TO The American army i :n Mexico. - It had to come. A great- porwon .Address all communications to THE;,.he Amer;can people feit it w OBSERVER, 1710 .Sixth Street, j,. ;ong before President Taft -' i left the White House, turning over WATCH L'MATU.LA. ia chaotic condition in Mexico to the (present executive to deal with. Here- in Union roomy are r- We have always felt tHe c-harable peatedly told that no question exist way to view President, Wilson ai ibont Umatilla county voting bonda titude toward Mexwo was to toei n for hard-surface road. We are ap-;to consideration that pror to oreaK pealed to by the enthumartic bond ing out of the European tragertj, ae people to get in line and continue the' was familiar with what as very great highway east from Cmatilla liable to happen, and did happen over ty there, which would qu.te naturally Lt us onVr a little suggestion right have a bearing and cause hesitation now. Cmatilla roomy people are not in entering Mexico, olid for the boMi iu by any meana, , W repeat. th ia the rhartaoie mA our guew t that with proper way to ri-w mtr aa-.tude towartt agitation Umatilla will defeat the Mexico dunng the past three ytr, bond imnie by a deciaive vote. but now all possibility of keeping out Over hero in Union county we have of the Southern Republic has oeen beard only from the supporter of removed by Villa's art 0t vto ence. the bond aero, the mountains. There ; Our joes is that Mexico ws.l unite a e a lot of people over there who against a; that their local difference m agninrt. the meaxure. will be temporarily pa&-hel up while 1 ' -hey put up a national rlsxhe against THHB KNI OP 3TATK BONOS. ug. Tnis will mean a war of enn- 'riderable iength and one that will The Salem meet.ng of the Irriga- give u a taste, to say the least, of tlon Congress put an end to any pos- what a war look like. An1 Wis u. rbilhy of state bonds for any pur- to be expected. Every ;n8r'J pose for another Ave yeara at least, i has thought the Mexican on fly this we do not mean that some over calmly ure!y has long ago come energetic organization may not get to the same conclusion. . a bonding measure on the ballot, for ; But, it is the only thing to do, an I that ii; not difficult to do. Only rs- it should have been done long ago. eently in . some New England state - taarv vr large petition w. obtained to , CALIFORNIA RAHEH AN 1SSIE. "shorten the rood to Tipperary,' tha signfr.- paying no attention whatev?r n former times it was in Kansas when asked for their signature. And that national issues were raised. But so it may be possible that a bond- ' m tho passing- years Kansas has be ing measure would get sufficient come comparatively cr.lm and has signer to appear on tTio ballot,, hut changed from a political storm center that is as far an it would gict, for to a land of corn and content. Now the sentiment shown in the Sal."rn ! a.lny it is the Pacific slope states meeting plainly indicates Oregon's which devote themselves to raising ia flrm and unswerving attitude againBt ' xst.9 0f national, even international, heavy general indebtedness to pro-1 importance. And in this line of hope eore credit for special purposes. Th". fu endeavor California is becoming wisdom of the- state on this subject distinguished. Fresh In public ment is very welt balanced, for under our ' ory are California's suffrage and Jap fonn of government the cost of pub-. anee, oil lands and other issues. Now ?tr improvements is too great di.t a new problem is likely to prove irt i1ar boys too little value to jniti- ; portant and interesting to not only fy the stite entering into larg in- every politician but to every producer dustrial and development undcrtak-; an consumer of food articles in the tng. I United States, and to have a bearing Those who have land needing irri-; on the great subject of national p ro gation and those who have land need- pnredness. take advan-' It anoears that California fruit tage of the district bonding low which growers, tiring of haphazard market- , has vvn on the Oregon statutes for ing of their crops, ara desirouB of ma-' yean, and under its provisions uniting to handle their products from they may bond their lands and sn orchard to market. Their annual crop gage !n jnst such improvements as of fruit ia conservatively jralued at the state was asked to father. t more than $.10,000,000. Bonkers have , the district haa land that will ?hiw agree-t willingly to finance any com- Jncrensnd value after such itnprov- bination of growers which will stand- U L A it Cittjx 0LCatiui 'awn '1L C-F-r J -ft 1 ..! vtniw it tS- trt UajCI WHO GETS THE MONEY YOU EARN? 00 YOU GET IT, OR DOE &OME8O0Y ELSE WHO DOES NOT EARN IT. YOUR "EARNING POWER" CANNOT LAST ALWAYS. WHILE YOU ARE MAKING MONEY BANK IT AND BE FIXED FOR OLD AGE7 JUST DO A LITTLE THINKING BANK WITH WE:?AY PjER CENT INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS La Grande National Bank LA GRANDE, OREGON OVtal 2,0V).(5O, Strrplus IfO.flOO.OO, P-sourcM $1,000,000.00 frftr, ?. Hoimea, Prasident: C C. Pnington, Vice President; F. L. Uejo , Cashier; E. Zand! and I!. E. Coolue, Ataiatar.t Caahier. DIRECTORS trtZ J. Holmes, J. G. 8nodgri, J. P. Conley. C. C. Peninjrton, H. 8. Browntxyn, P. U Meyers, A. Blokland, A. T. Hill. H. E. Coolidgc. All Thoughis AreNowpri? . TZZ ZTT Z '. tw TTr;r, Mtxt Qi'IVc VJnzh and of Newbuits, foats, presses, iur : r Goods, Dress Goods, New Underwear, Neckwear, ; Men s Suits, Shirts, Etc: - CpmeSeeJhe New Arrivals. 'mi mm- O Charming New Goat Styles Every woman will' be fascinated with the new Spring Coats we are now snowing. All the latest style tendencies are here- You will wane one of these New Coats that we are offering at attractively low prices . . S10-W L'P White Chinchilla ; Short Coats "A dozen new styles just received, one of them pictured here with vel vet trimming onp collar and cuffs and buttons to match. Best grade white bone buttons Pricer J15.O0 New Spring Suits M5.00 to iSO.OO New Spring Dresses $10 to $35.00 New Spring Skirts $.00 to $15.00 New Spring Waists .$1.25 to $7.50 Spring Weight Munsingwear Light weight cotton unionsuita for women- w Spring tailored and trimmed. All sizes. Priced -0,c Boys "Kaynee" Tapeless Blouses These Tapeiess Blouses are being bought by boys' mothers all over the country. .. No draw-strings to be pulled out ia. the laundry. Guaranteed colors ., - Another Shipment New Neckwear Just received Saturday New effects in Collars, Collar and Cuff Set3. Vesteea, Eto. Very pretty and very becoming at?" all priced at 25c and aOc New Curtain Scrims New Seeded Voiles with Colored Embroidered Figures, very new, yard j? New Medium Mesh Scrim with Self Border edges. Priced, yard a ........20c s Facsinaticg New Silks. A New Shipment Jjst in Ail indications point ta silk as a Itading fcictor in women's apparel this Spring. Taffetas are more in evidence than ever,, especially large plaid and wide striped patterns, with changeables and plain colora a close second. these new silks jnst arrived. New Plain Black Messa line. good weight, 36 inches wide, yard .$1.00 New Tub Silks, smart stripes in many combinations 3tf inches wide, yard $1.15. $1.25 New Taffetas, stripes, checks, plaids. 27 and 36 inches wide, yard $1.25, $1.50, $1.73 New Black, and White Check Silk with the new 1-4 inch wide checks, 3fl inches wide, yard .-. . . . . . . .$1.25 New White Goods An extensive assortment of the new weaves in sheer, medium and heavy weights the most attractive white goodn values we have shown in many a season. Advance orders enable us to quota unmatchable offerings at 12Je. 15c. ISc, 20c, 25c, 35c, 45c SHEER STYLES ARE Plain voiles, splash voiles, check voiles, lace voiles, English voiles, flake voiles, creoe voiles, crepes. Swisses, etc. MEDOTM WEIGHT WHITE GOODS in the fashionable white garbardine and pnplina in plain weaves and stripes madras in plain stripe and check styles, also pique in all sized corda; linen and Palm Beach suitings at the yard from 15c to 50c. HEAVY WEIGHT WHITE GOODS in a great assortment of Piques, Gaberdine, Serge, Repp, Poplin, Waffle Cloth, Goffine Corda and other popular weaves for skirts and suits. Moderately priced 18c to 50c yd. Service in Corsets Mean A Saving to You We have a larg and varied assortment of the newest, seasonable styles of Henderson corsets in stock which we offer for your inspection-. They are among the best ciMteeta manufactured and you make no mistake when, you bay one. Henderson Corsets are known in our city, as throughout the country FOR THEIR Exquisite Style. Economy of Wear. Graceful figure line. Excellence of all materials: boning, supporters, trimming and fabrics. BECALSE THEY Are comfortable and need no tedious "breaking in." Correct irregularities of the figure. Are guaranteed not to break or tear. Are made for all types of figure and at the price you want to pay. Give a dollar's worth for every dollar spent. PRICES $1.00, $1.50. $2.00 and upwards Spring "MANHATTAN" Shirts are Here. They are Beauties, Priced $!.50and$2. 00 -I ardize products, provided such a com bination can be legally' effected. It is the object o? the proposed anion to prevent gluts of fruits which many times entailed heavy loss to pro ducers with no particular gain to ths mass of consumers. But the majesty of existing anti-trust legislation Mems to stand frowningly, reaten ir.gly, in the way, forbidding such combinations as that proposed by the Colifornians. And a great white light is beginning to beat on the product of recent years of anti-trust legis lation and on the makers and advo cates thereof. As matters stand, the cost of food products la increasing in the UniteJ States. Whether this U due in part to increasing population, to foreign demands, or in part to all of these causes cointlne-1, to facta rtar.d out prominently. The eot of food is i.i creasir.g; American systems of food dUtrihution are so faulty as to be positively stpuul, being far beneath the level of efficiency known in a t- cient Egypt in the days vf Joseph of tha coat of many colors. Year afur year in one section there is a gst snrptus of potst., com, whst, frnit or what not, while in no.fcer district there Is a shortage, with the reralt of wastage and ruinously low price to the producer in the one region an ! ;texpt mila .a ..T-n J. i it i ... scarcity and high price, to the cor.-' toward this consent oFfYrei-1 lelISni 11 'ZZJ ff.r. .er. It is perfectly evi- ; net., it b thwarted by a law made strength for prwidenev : of ' tlia , h anv sane svbtem of in defi.inc. of .! . .i ' . pres.oency ox the Sen- nmer in anothe . , , ; ' . a. law maae strenzta lor Dresiconcv nf Ant. that with anv uii vrvfm r.f ;n . : , ' . . fs-cency 01 tfl : . ., ... progress, mace ace and sneaker of the Hans. Ch marketing the urplas of one section ; by half-baked theorisa, forbidding a little eariy bovs T 5 Q might easily be made to supply the ; ecmhination without reject to thb menu tt V ,-arcity of another. But when the ts or character. iTlulJZ ZtoEi Our treaty with Mexico permits us jto cross the border and capture the entire Mexican army without offici- I vtnATs . Wa iaU? declaring war. Some old hard. jhead framed that treaty who knew jthe Mexicans as they really are. DISCRIMINATING BUYERS GIVE PREFERENCE TO ERS Oregonll OREGON'S SUCCESSFU. LIFE insuRANCE COMPANY Baby week in Ia whie and some excellent educational ; features resulted. What the Graoda jP.oniie Valley needs now is mora babies. Combination of Attractive Features The Ntvw Policy Contract ' The Superior Service and The Low Premium Rate Home Office: FSJIiii?s2c Portland, Ore.' A. I MBJJ LSAMlTi T1 j Irrigation meetings as well as poli i tics, make strange bed-fellows. Think of Lair Thompson and Oswald West I chewing on the same piece of lkoric. ) Felix Diax may be a trifle late with jhis new insurrection. j Little Holland finds compensation I for it truubles as a neutral country I The K liand-American Steamship . company's dividend for 1915 was SO jeer cent, in 1914 it was 17. Boston . Herald. .