MONDAY MARCH 13, 1916,
LA GRAfD EVENING OBSERVES
THE OBSERVER
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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-
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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. .