WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5,
LA GfRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
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I SHERRY THEATRE !
Today Only I
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, ' Metro Presents
The Eminent Actress
Gail Kane
Clyde Fitch's Great Romantic Drama
'HER GREAT MATCH
5 Acts of Touching Sentiment and Gripping Situations
TOMORROW Theda Bara in "THE SERPENT"
, 80PT. JM G1RDLER RE-ELECTED
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CITY SUPERINTENDENT JOHN GIRDLER
Head of La Grande Schools Who Has Been Re-Eleeted
At the regular monthly meeting of the school board John Girdler was
re-elected principal of the La Grande public schools. Tht condition of La
Grande's school system, its status amonjr the public schools of the state
and other evidences are sufficient to indicate the character of effort that
has produced the present grade of efficiency. Mr. Girdler is originally from
Louisville, Kentucky, and with the beginning of the new school year he will
enter upon his fourth year as principal of the La Grande public schools.
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Get the home care of
shoes habit It pays
Well dressed people always Jiave well shined shoes.
ShinoiA, with the key for opening the box, its quick
shining qualities and the handy
SuimiA Home Set
for polishing, makes the
home care of shoes a
pleasure.
BLACK TAN WHITE
SHINE WITH ShwmA '
AND SAVE
HOXB SIT . At all dealeri Accept no substitute
Aristocrats ..Walk 'Streets.
Sun Antonio, Tex., April 4. Hun
dredsof once wealthy Mexican aris
tocrats walk the streets of San An
tonio today, pitifully eager for any
kind of work, at any wage they can
got. ,
These men, women and children are
divided into two classes: the shabby
genteel and the ragged. All of them
were driven from broad acres and
lives of luxury by sentence of death
that today still await their return to
seething Mexico. They prefer to Btay
here and be poor. "
Other huntlreds there are about
6,000 Mexican rafucocs here were
lortunate enough to brang gold
when they fled from the land of too
much trouble. They live in trreat
style; und titoere re fashionable shops
and exclusive places to live herei that
are supported largely by them.
Most, of those refugees, proud of
their pure Castalian blood, Hew to
poverty and its Humiliations, sensitive
to charity, will accept any employ
ment to keep from becoming public or
ynvaie cnurges. .
A copy boy on one ' of the local
American newspapers here, earning
$0.00 per week, was, until the fall of
Huerta, the potted son of a Mexican
family of Tamaulipas whose boast
was that their ranch was . a day's
horseback ride in length and breadth.
Among this number are several
hundred Catholic priests and other
dignitaries of the church. Many of
rnese exiles nave seen deprived ot
their estates through some whirl or
the other of the rabidly revolving
wheel of Mexican fortune. '
Residents tell of highly educated
graduates of Chapultepec Military
Academy, the West Point of Mexico,
Iprmer captains, majors and even col
onels in the army of old Porfirio Diaz,
who fled ilbo country with him at his
fall and who have refused to ally
themselves with either Oarranza or
Villa, working aa saloon porters, dish
washers and irrigation ditch Viands
for a livlihood.
T1hse are the so-called "reaction
ary Moxioahs, the tattered remnants
of the once haughty and wealthy
Cientificio class," whose control over!
Mexico was as absolute as was that
of Louis Sixteenth before the fall of
the Bastile; The Bastile fell for
Louis and Diaz died in a foreign land.
In San Antonio today the refugees
of the old regime have only the un
certain fortunes of Felix Diaz to pin
their hopes of a "return" upon.
What London was to the aristo
cratic emigre of the French Involu
tion, San -Antonio is to the banished
aristocrat of-Mexico. Today tHie best
blood of the old regime is making
Ran Antonio its home.
Here the best of Mexican doctors,
lawyers, professional men, former
cabinet officers, ex-governors of Mex
ican states, one time ministers to
foreign courts, landed proprietors of
vast estates, aTe living. There are
about 12,000 Mexican refugees in
Texas. 1
BUILD FOR THE FUTURE
as well as for the present if you
would be genuinely economical.
Use only the best and thorough
ly seasoned lumber such as we
handle exclusively. . Yoall not
have to pay any more at tiv.
start. , YouH save a lot in thf
future.
GEO. PALMER LUMBER COMPANY
Retail Dept. Phone Main 8 '
Celebrate Survey's 100th Birthday.
Washington. April 6. The Coast
and Geodetic Survey, - father of all
the government scientific bureaus, to
day celebrated its 100th birthday with
all the zest and dignity that .becomes
a thriving centenarian.
.While scientists . of the bureau sat
and listened attentively, and un
initiated spectators tried to find out
what was going on and what modern
language contained words that aver
aged fifteen letters and five syllables,
scientists from all parts of the
country told what the sVirvey had
done for terrestrial magnetism, com
merce, geography and preparedness.
It seemed the survey had a nngor
in every little pie in the United
States and almost everyone in the
world. During the two-dav conven
tion that they opened today, admirals,
cabinet officers, professors, doctors
and even the President were to talk
about the survey. .:
An exhibit planned in connection
with the celebration at the National
Museum, showed tlhe work of the sur
vey and its methods. .
Speeches this afternoon were by
Dr. Hugh M. Smith, Commissioner of
the Bureau of Fisheries: Dr. Louis A
Bauer, director of the Department of
Terrestrial Magnetism of the Larn
eerie Institution; Dr. S. W. Stratton,
director of the Bureau of Standards;
Rear Admiral Pillsbury, U. S. N., re
tired, and Dr. George Otis Smith, di
rector of the Geological Survey.
At tonight's meeting Brigadier
General Black, chief of the army en
gineer corps, and George R. Putnam,
Commissioner of the Bureau of Light
houses are to speak.
J. Hampton Moore of Pennsyl
vania is to speak' of the part played
by the bureau in the development of
commerce. George Washington Lit
tldhales, engineer in the Hydrographic
office also is to speak.
The meeting will end tomorrow
evening with a dinner at which Pres
ident Wilson, the Swiss Minister, Sec
retary of Commerce Redfield, Navy
Secretary Daniels and Dr. Thomas
Corwin Mendenhall, tihe oldest ex
superintendont of the survey, are
scheduled to speak.
During its century of existence, the
survey has had but eleven directors.
Ferdinnnd Rudolph Hassler, the fiist
superintendent, was a native of
Switzerland. He served from 1816
until 1843.
An Optimist
Some folks 'believe that mosquitos
flee from oil of citronella;
Some folks think there are folks
who will return a loaned umbrela;
Some folks will loan a book and
think they will rcx.lly get it back;
Some folks believe a cat will bring
them luck if it is black;
iSome folks believe that rabbit's foot
will work a magic charm;
Some folks insist a lucky coin will
keep them from all harm;
Some folks believe a lot of things
and fall for theim as true;
You see, some people have an op
timistic point of view! New York
World.
Spring Season the Most - 1
Beautiful of All
And for this Spring season we " are showing the most beautiful line of Coats,
Suits and 'Dresses. I '
Children's Wash Dresses
75 to $1.39
Dainty" Wash Ginghams that -are fast color,, price
Ladies Coats V
White,' Black, Navy Checks and Stripes the style you want, prices . $7.50 to $23.75
Ladies' Suits ,
We 'are not showing the cheapest suits, but the best, for the money. Silk Suits
; $24.00 to $45 00
Wool Suits in Checks and Colors the latestin style as well as materials, prices
, $14.50 to $39 50
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mm tley
Ladies9 Ready-to- Wear
nation will attack us, but are worried
for fear Americans will immediately
become aggressive if they arm. St.
Louis Kepublic. '
SYNOPSIS' OP THE ANNUAL SIT ATKMENT
OF THR
Fireman's Fund Insurance Company
of Ban Francisco, In the state of California,
on me aiflt aay ot Decern Dor, iuif, mucin
to the Insurance f!ommtiiBlotir of the etn'e
of Oregon, pursuunt to law:'
Capital.
Amount of' capital paid. up. . $ 1,500,000.00
r ' - Income.
Net pre.ntutns received during
the year X. 7,821.896.00
Interest, dividends and rent
received during th year... 381,784.93
Income from other sources re
ceived during the year . . . 2.4G5.0S
Total income 8,200,140.03
Dittbiirtienietitfl.
Net Io-hsos paid during the
y;ar $ 3,HU4,038.0U
Dividends paid on capital
stock during the year 240,000.00
Cominjssuns and salaries paid
rturliiK the yi:ur 2.071,04.35
Taxes, licenses and fees paid
during the year 227,153.04
Amount of all other expendi
tures 552,078.00
Total expenditure $ 7.083.512.07
Assets. .
Value of real estate owned
(market value) $ 07J.O0U on
Value of stocks and bonds
owned (market value) 5,777,800.0:1
Loans on" mortgages and col
lateral, etc 1 1.411,001. 57
Cash in banks and on hand..' 2,141, 8Hi.u
Premiums In courso of collec
tion written since September
30. 1015 1,327.5.V.0
Interest and rents due and ac
crued . . ... .-w UO.'.Klfi.Oft
Total assets .ll,32fi,205.00
Totul assets admitted In Ore
gon 811.32u7JU.-VGi
Liabilities.
Gross clatmi for losses un-.
paid 8 1,147.410.011
Amount of unearned premiums
on all outetandlng risks. . . . 0.001.581. 7. i
iDue for commission and bro
kerage 100,000.no
'All other liabilities lu2,uiH).0(.
Total liabilities, exclusive of
capital stock of 81.000,
ouo.ou L.g 7. 101.501. 41
(Total premiums In foroe De J
cemoer oi, iuiu ju.oirr,.n- -
BunlnesH In Oregon for the Year.
Total Insurance written dur
ing the year $20,545.8 Hi w
Gross premiums received dur
ing the year
Premiums returned during the
year
Losses paid during the year. .
Losses Incurred during the
year
Total amount of Insurance out
standing in Oregon Decem
ber 31. 1015
Fill KM IS A FUMI I Aolj K.1.MIS TO.
By LOUIS, WKIXMA.N.N, Seoreturj.
Statutory resident genern) opent anl tit
torney for service: H. B. Tlckner, I'oi i
land. Or.
Martin & Campbell. Inc.. Resident Ayinu,
Portland, Or. Hariman & Thompson, Uesi
dent Agents. Portland, Or.
218.071MI
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3,50S.oi:.mi
That is rather a neat point which
David Jayno Hill made when he spoke
of those pacifists who say no armod
A Woman's Trouble.
1M
Troutdnle, Ore-
J rtnn "I w n a
troubled witn
weakneKB from
which women suf-
i fer and after tak
ing two bottles of
Doctor Pierce's
Favorite Prescrin-
tion I was entirely
relieved." MRS.
M. E. Johnson,
TroutdalejOregon.
The mighty restorative power of
Doctor Pierce's Knvorito Prescription
speedily causes nil womanly troubles
to disappear compels the organs to
properly perform their natural func
tions, corrects displacements, over
comes irregularities, removes pain and
miseiy nt certain times and brings
back health and strength m nervous,
irritable and exhausted women.
For all diseases peculiar to women,
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is
a powerful restorative. For nearly
50 "years it lias banished from the
lives of tens of (housnndH of women
the pain, worry, misery and distress
caused by irregularities and diseases
of a feminine character.
What Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre
scription has done for thousands it
will do- for you. Get it this very day
from any medicine dealer, in either
liquid or tablet form: or send 50 cents
to Dr. Pierce, Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo,
K. Y., for trial box of tablets.
Questions of Sex? Are fully and
properly answered in The People's Com
mon Sense Medical Adviser, by H. V.
Pierce, M. D. It contains the knowl
edge a young man or woman, wife or
daughter, should have. 1008 pages
with color plates, bound in cloth. By
mail, prepaid on receipt of 3 dimes
or stamps. '. '
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Home Institution
FACTORY TO
CUSTOMER.
No culls, or worked over
pianos Shipped from other
towns. ..
Goods , bought direct
from factories. No goods
from Portland retail
houses. . ,
rianoe sold upon easy
I vers & Pond at home.
Finest line of pianos ever
displayed in the City.
An assortment to select
from. Prices will convince
you of the saving made by
buying direct from factory k
representative instead of
commission and consign
ment dealers. '.
PIANOS
Will please music-lovers who have high
ideals as to tone quality and general
piano perfection. The new models es
pecially designed for the coming season
are the finest musically and architec
turally ever produced by these well
known makers. In durability as well
as artistic qualities they take rank with
the world's most famous pianos.
Call at our warcfixmis and inspect these
beautiful new tnoilrls, or send for cata
logue, jiricefe nntl full information.
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Fresh Vegetables
California Green Asparagus
Elgin Hot House Lettuce
Florida Grape Fruit ' ....
Walla Walla Spinach '
Hot House Rhubarb
Cauliflower .
Green Onions '
New Winnigsbadt Cabbage
Yellow Danver Onions
California Head Lettuce
Parsnips '"'. ; v .
Hot House Cucumbers
Oranges and Bananas
CALL MAIN 80
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GROCERY
PHONE MAIN 80.