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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
MONDAY, JULY 3, 1916.
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NOISE.
Spasmodic attempts to curtail
noise, are being made' from time to
time all over the country, while some
cities have anti-noise associations
with more or less influence. Physi
cians insist that noise hns disastrous
effects on the nervous sytem. "Hos
pital zones of quiet" have long been
established in large cities. But we
still have with us many sources of
noise which are unnecessary, annoy,
ing and destructive.
Among these are the horn of the
lazy automobilist who will not leave
his car long enoughi to ring a door-
fcell, but warns the .family of his
presence by repeated honking; the
cry of the vegetable vender; factory
whistles which violate the law, motor
cycle ' maniacs, whose engines can'
make more noise than a freight train;
and the man who plays ball with an
excited dog at 6 o'clock in the morn
ing, before going to work.
The amount of temper which has
been lost by these annoyances would
be sufficient to keep the nation out of
war for a thousand years. Thought
lessness is behind some of this noise;
carelessness of. the feelings of others,
indifference, selfishness are also fac
tors. Noise is a relic of barbarism;
quiet, the sign of achieved culture.
THE LAWYER'S FUTURE.
understood that the class struggle is
j at the basis of a growing demand for
j the services of lawyers of power and
; vision.
i Other influences which will create
'a field for the exercise of legal talent
! are the war, which! promises to bring
up many issues of international law
'and connect this country with the
i problems of Europe, and the rights
'of the people in natural resources,
i The law is often looked upon as
merely an accumulation of preced
' ence. Tradition and established form-
ality are regarded as its mainstays.
' The modern spirit at work in this pro
fession is expressed by Dean Bates'
closing suggestion:
' We have entered upon a period of
social reconstruction perhaps un
equaled in the extent, variety and
fundamental character of the changes
taking place. In the constructive and
reconstructive processes of society,
the lawyer always has been and al
ways will be a peculiarly necessary
'factor, but to realize fully his great
! opportunity he must properly train
land equip his mind and carefully
I guard the purity of his motive and
' conduct."
! . "
! REDUCING WAR TO MECHANICS.
Dean Henry M. Bates of the Uni
versity of Michigan law school re
recently outlined for "The Michigan
Alumnus" the changing character of
a lawyer's calling. Opportunities for
the successful practice of law have
become less, Dean Bates explains,
through the working of new institu
tions, such as public commissions, the
evolution of industrial and commer
cial combinations, a distrust which
business men have acquired for the
law as a means of settling their dif
ferences and through the legal ser
vices rendered by banks and trust
companies.
To offset these factors, Dean Bates
refers to the newer functions of the
lawyer and mentions the specializa
tion of Louis D. Brandeis in illustra
tion. New questions are arising out
of the conflict between police power
and the constitutional rights of indi
viduals and the dean makes it clearly
"The war of the future will not be
a war of soldiers but a war of ma-
I chines. The new soldier will not be a
soldier but a machinist; he will not
' shed his blood but will perspire in the
.factory of death at the buttle line."
' So says Thomas Edison. The mas
ter inventor bases his claims on the
developments of the European war
and adds that America is the greatest
machine country in the world.
,i The soldier then, will never see the
man he kills. Great guns that will
not look like guns, but like machine
shops, will be surrounded by mechan
icb who at a given order will press a
button, pull a lever and 20, 30 miles
away hundreds, maybe thousands of
men, will be torn to pieces.
All the glamor and glory of war
gone, no longer the clash of plumed
knights, no longer such charges as
gave Pickett immortality merely a
question of mathematics and machin
ery. Perhaps then a sense of humor
will save the world. A commander
will wirless his opponent:
"I have such and such a machine
as against your dinky contraption. 1
have you checkmated. Will I press
the button and send your mechanics
to oblivion or will yoi surrender?"
A board of efficiency experts, work
ing as neutrals could then compare
rival mnchino shops and decide which
one would blow the other up first if
the battle went on. Dummies could
take the place of the machinists if
thev wnnted to try out the machines
to test the rival claims. The silliness
j of it all would finally appeal to some
one and the machinists ana master
mechanics would he sent to the fac
tories to make lawn mowers, tractors,
rocking chairs and baby cribs and
other things worth while.
WASTING A SHEET OF PAPER.
"In the practice of economy there
must le reason and due regard to rel-
SEE THE MEN WITH THEIR CHESTS OUT AND THEIR
HEADS ERECT, WITH INDEPENDENT WALK AND CONFIDENT
AIR. THEY ARE INDEPENDENT BECAUSE THEY HAVE BANK
ACCOUNTS.
WHILE OTHER MEN WASTED THEIR TIME AND MONEY
THEY WERE PUTTING SOME INTO THE BANK.
MAKE YOURSELF INDEPENDENT BEFORE IT IS TOO
LATE. BANK SOME MONEY NOW.
BANK WITH US
WE PAY PER CENT INTEREST
6J Money for Improved Farm Loans
La Grande National Bank
LA GRANDE, OREGON
Capital $200,000.00, Surplus $50,000.00, Resources $1,000,000.00
Fred J. Holmes, President; C C Penington, Vice President; F. L.
Meyers, Cashier; E. Zundel and H. E. Coolidge, Assistant Cashiers.
DIRECTORS
Fred J. Holmes, J. G. Snodgrasa, J. F. Conley, C C. Peninjrton, H.
S. BrowDton, F. L. Meyers, A. Blokland, A. T. Bill, H. E. Coolido.
Sales
Two Important July Clean-up
The Biggest and Greatest Saving Opportunity of Many a Season
The prices of woolens, trimmings, silks, etc, are swiftly mounting skyward. To buy' the '.material
alone today would cost more than the sale prices on these fine men's and women's garments. : ?
HALF PRICE
Our regular high grade Spring and Summer stock Garments
which arc of the best sort materials; every one new this season.
The big reductions on them will be the greatest kind of induce
ments to all women because of the fast advancing prices. The
clean-up prices on these Suits, Coats, and Dresses will by no
means pay for the materials aloneNot one single Suit, Coat
or Silk Dress Reserved all go at just one-half price.
the Grand Big Cut which the July
Clean-up Sale Brings on our
Entire Stock Women's
and Misses'
SMARTLY TAILORED SUITS
f STUNNING NEW COATS
CHARMING SILK DRESSES
Regular $10.00 values go at . ; $ 5.00
Regular $12.50 values go at ... ., $ 6.25
Regular $13.50 values go at . .i .$6.75
Regular $15.00 values go at : . $ 7.50
Regular $17.50 values go at .$ 8.75
Regular $20.00 values go at ,. .( .$10.00
Regular $22.50 values go at $11.25
Regular $25.00 values go at 1 $12.50
Regular $27.50 values go at .$13.75
Regular $35.00 values go at , $17.50
Your Unrestricted Choice of any Man's Suit in the Store at
20 REDUCTION
Unquestionably the Biggest Men's Suit Stock Reduction Sale that any store will offer this
Season
Woolens and other materials are way up in Price. All the stores that have
placed their orders for Fall Clothing have invariably paid a big advance. This
means that suits next Fall will cost nearly double these sale prices. We would
never do this if we didn't have to clear our stock for every man's suit in the store
is worth more than its original price but then even if we do make this big sacri
fice, you will become a steady customer of this store if you get a bargain like this
from us.
Regular 15.00 Suits now
Regular $17.50 Suits now
Regular $20.00 Suits now
..$12.00
$14.00
..$1600
Regular $22.50 Suits now $18.00
Regular $25.00 Suite now $20.00
Regular $27.50 Suits now $22.50
The largest stock in Eastern Oregon to select from all the country's best brands represented. Every suit iruar
anteed. light weights, medium weights, heavy weights Sizes to fit aM men the biggest saving opportunity of the year
ACT NOW 3
ative values, for in the saving of a
little there may bo the wasting of
much. For instance," says the Amor-
ienn Bankers Association in one of
its tnlks on Thrift, "a certain bank
president drawing a goodly salary,
spends a great deal of time cutting
euvelojes for use as scratch paper.
He is wasting his time, for if he is
worthy of being president of a bank,
his brain value is of so much greater
worth than the paper value he is try
ing to save, that he is penny wise and
pound foolish. Ho should be thinking
out the problems of his bank, not try
ing to save it a few sheets of paper.
On the other hand, it would be good
economy for a largo department store,
burning hundreds of lights daily, to
pay a man ten dollars a week to
watch for needless waste of light and
turn cit those not in use." The same
author.ty says:
A ci-rtain man dropped a nickel at
a railroad station. In his endeavor to
And it, he lost his train, lost his tem
per, missed a business engagement
that held up four other men, and
caused confusion all round, and had to
spend a quarter for a telegram to
hold the engagement for his late ar
rival. That was poor economy.
The point to be emphasized in all
such endeavors is to impress upon the
individual who wastes that if all were
to do as he docs, the loss would be
enormous; and if all we re to do as he
should, the saving would be great. We
are both careless and thoughtless.
We leave our lights burning when
they do no one any good. We leave
the water running, forgetting that
the meter is on its job all the time,
and every turn of the wheel means
money to some one, if not us. It is I
all very well to say: 'It's included in j
the rent, yes. but the landlord has
probably figured that out when he I
fixed the rental. You pay, not he. for j
every hour you burn a useless light,
or let the water run to waste.
A certain school teachjr, wide
awake to impress these things upon '
her pupils, got her great chance one
day. A little girl made a few figures
on a sheet of paper and threw it
away. The teacher asked why she
wasted that sheet of paper, and the
pupil replied that 'it was only a sheet
of paper, and besides, it was fur
nished by the board of education free.
Calling the class to order, she asked
them to take out their pads and count
the number of sheets. Then she told
them what the pad cost and asked
them to calculate the cost of one sheet
a fraction of a cent She then told
them how many pupils attended the
schools of the city on an average of
180 days a year, and asked them to
figure the cost if each pupil wasted
hut one sneet a day. J he total was a
surprise.
"It's not the cost of a single sheet
of paper, a single hour of useless
light, a match, a cent or two. that
counts it's the cumulative totals that
make the astounding losses.
"There is such a thing as being
mean and niggardly with yourself,
eating only enough to keep body and
soul together, wearing clothes until
they are a mass of patches, and liv
ing a life of strict denial to all the
bodily comforts. That is not the
point; you ought to live well, dress
decently, and have wholesome pleas
ures, but be careful in your wasting,
lest you be one of a great army, wast
ing maybe but a mntch a day, but
if a million others are doing the
s-ame thing, we bum up a lot of wood
to no useful purpose."
TERSE SENTIMENTS.
W. H. Taft I fihrint "frxm cai! m
my views in print
King Constantino I have always
Colonel House President Wilson is
a great man.
i Sl!riki H.owe11 Bryan will not work
Lindley M. Garrison-J shall not
mako myself vocal.
Lillian Russell Life Is ono long
round of masquerading.
Henry Holt-ilt takes at least a
year to write a good novel.
Edwnrri V. Mlthnll Tk ,11,,1, I.
not extinct like the dodo.
Congressman Cary A "dry" na
tional capital would lie a menace In
society.
George Ado You can lead a boy to
college, but you can't make him think.
Wbodrow Wilson I hope every
man in rjuhlic lifp unll r?nt i..t ;
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