WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1916.'
PAGE FOUR
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
THE OBSERVER
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neeisiy uoserver-star, per year
men are too much occupied to ask, or
to oppose, before election, what or
ganized labor on others may ask detri
mental to business.
In the American Congress the num
ber of members who have had large
business experience is very limited,
while the number who have an ambi
tion to make themselves notorious by
introducing and advocating extreme
and impracticable measures is all too
office fire. If I was back home at 7
o'clock ha gave me five cents, but if
I was over five minutes late. I had to
pay him 10 cents each morning.
"At first it was very hard, but with
in two weeks I had got into the habit
of being prompt, and some months
later my father took me to Boston,
where I deposited in bank the sum
of $5, which has ever remained and
been a constant incentive to largei
large. In some sections of the coun- Saving. I rarely go by that bank now
it... ..n,l........ e , .T.. . .1 . ,
vry wie i"m"jr iu jjuuvivoi uieiei- wivnoui rememoering now proua i
was as my father introduced me to
his friend, the cashier, telling him how
I had earned the $5 by kindling one
hundred fires, and sail I wished to
open an account with them. 'It was
one of the few really proud moments
ment runs along the line of railing at
"the Interests," talking about "pre
datory wealth," 'trusts," .etc. What
the country needs most at this time'
is more business men in Congress,
in advance 41 fin 'more business men in state legisla-
- -. '. . u ture3, more business men taking anlof a somewhat busy life
TTJ;J; tp"i' oh atmlication'. All active Prt in politics, niV46re .o'usi-, "Some eight years later, when I be-
copy for. display advertising must,88 men ttt tne Plls on "'wtion day.
ad annear. ' " When Sirius Sweeps the Sky.
aa appears. r.. ..t xta
Made inquisitive by the use of the
i term "dog-days'" . in these columns
j yesterday, a correspondent asks,
"What ar dog-days, and when are
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Address alt communications to THE
OBSERVER, 1710 Sixth Street.
. WHAT OTHERS SAV.
T7 ..ii- -.1 At,,.
to.,-!...,., .Hi.,,'. ini n lliti,- i musl ou "?,mu."""'
aZ, Z 'the phrase is a survival of ancient su-
The XwMnXkh our Wition and has " P-ticular sig
ine oroau proposition on wnicn om nificance or accentance m modern me
Government is cased and on which its mJ0g or chronology. However,
security and prosperity depends, is :r: r t;m ht,Z ilnmiinllv
that every ..citizen should take an ac, heB Pr,od. rl?Tlv o
growth of its business interests, its in- , own refat eaXt Jtt Jh TdJ
dustrial establishments. Few laws ! abundantly by the so lar orb The
are fewer enacted - - - VotXs ' ?n SSlS
"""'v wuy' "" UUB'- tion of the superinduced heat but
There is' in the country a class ofmode astronom ers know, and per-
unthinking voters, and another class hP8 ,the ancient ones new also that
whose votes are a mutter of barter the, "J pe off no apprecm ble heat
and sale. -Neither of these two classes " therefore that the coincidence of
can be called good citizens. It is on the simultaneous sweep of the sun and
them the' demagogue works. He the, brightest star across the heavens
sways the unthinking voter by various -oM aud Perceptibly to earth y
methods;, he buys the other. The temperature. To make this obvious
number of. the two combined is very to thet ordinary mind it is only neccs-
large, and,' form a very dangerous ele- 8arv J say tta' S'""B.f,B ,1,?'""
ment, an element which threatens the th.un from, ear'h th,at lts . h?ht l'
security off business. ; e'"(f at the rate f nenr'y two J"""
The growth of socialism is lurgely dred thousand miles per second, s
due to the fact that the business in- c'Kh vears ,n reaching this planet;
terests of the country take no active 80 that lts enormous size and power
steps to check it. Business men com- a W"? 88 to influence, upon
plain of oppressive, and what they the earth' bY lts almost inconceivable
have every reason to cull, unjust laws, remoteness in space. If there shall
Every law of thut kind found its way happen to be any reader who has not
to the statute books through the neg- observed and recognized this brilliant
lect of those whose interests were at "df-star " the present discussion will
stake. Had organized lubor shown Pot have been altogether vain, for now
the same lukewurmness, the same lack hm. attention may be directed to it.
of interest, not one of the great meas-' J4 !s the. Princ'Pa.1 star n the constel-
ures in their behalf would have been lut,,on Cams Major or Greater Dog,
enacted 'by Cougress or by state legis- and may b;best seen tlhla 'at-
latures. Organized labor cun find tude ln "V"'6- f "fl1, ,U haS bu6en
time to think about, and to tuke an computed to be infinitely larger than
active interest in politics, especially ,ur 8U? lt 'I by fUj the Drl?htest
such as will ufTect its caused while the stellar sphere and on a crisp, clear
those whoso money operates, and n.'Kht m .JaPuary ' 18 a magnificent
whose bra'ins direct great bilsiness 8,fht as J1 blazus its way ael'oss tho
and industrial enterprises, muy think, firmament.
j.nf v.o.. ...,f i -
It is true that when a measure !h
proposed every member of Congress V
should regard it from a nutionul point I
of view, view it us to its general ef- 4
feet on the country at large, but in
the main he does not so view it. lie I
looks as to its effect on the voters, es-
!
THRIFTNESs!
"I hav hIwjlvh bnpn mnrfl int.fir(st-
peciolly those of his own district, that cd in remembering how I earned my
is, ine voters wno go 10 me polls and irst five dollars than any other inci
cast their ballots. He does not care dent of my earlv life," writes Frnnk
for the stay-at-home voter, he has no lin V. Shumway of Boston in a lead
interest in him, but rightfully re- ing banking periodical. Ho continues:
gards him as not entitled to any par- "Forty odd years ago I was a grum
ticular consideration. I have been in mar school boy about fourteen years
large department stores and seen old, who, like most boys, did not en
i hanging in pluin view of the shopper jov getting up mornings, and was
many placards reading: "If you do not consequently often late to breakfast.
see what you wunt, ask for it." Or- My father, early one winter offered
gamzed labor has acted on that prin- to personally wake me each morning
ciple. It fias not hesitated to ask for at 6 o'clock on condition that I got up
what it wanted. 'It asks for it before at once, dressed quickly, went about
and after5 the election. But business one-eighth of a mile n'nd kindled an
gan to consider getting married, I
agreed with myself to take out each
week from my small salary a definite
amount which went into the bank
every Monday and nothing was al
lowed to break this rule. This soon
became such a fixed habit that my ten
cent Monday lunch usually a plate of
beans and coffee didn't taste good un
less I had first been to the bank.
"There is not the slightest ' doubt
that thrift is promoted by establishing
a regular habit of saving a certain
amount each week and that one's life
is far happier because of a person's
training himself to be thrifty.
Dividing the Dollar.
Mr. Tightwad's Dollar.
Saves 75 per cent
Living Expenses 22 per cent
Recreation 1 per cent j
Education 1 per cent
Charity 1 per cent
Mr. Spendthrift's Dollar.
Saves '. 0 per cent
Living Expenses 58 per cent
Recreation 40 per cent
Education 1 per cent
Charity 1 percent
Mr. Thrifty's Dollar.
Saves 20 per cent
Living Expense . .v 50 per cent
Recreation 15 per cent
Education 10 per cent
Charity : 5 per cent
This schedule is readily understand
able. The tightwad saves unwisely,
the spendthrift spends unwisely. The
thrift man both spends and saves with
judgment and reason. v
You may not tollow exactly tne
same schedule as Mr. Thrifty, above,
If you are single you can probably
save more. But whatever you set
aside make it truly safe by depositing
it regularly in a bank.
Close Friends.
"What's botherin' you, Mike?"
"Why, O'Hoogan refused me the
loan of five!
"And didn't yet always call him
your closest friend ;
"Yis, but I didn't expect him to be
quite soc lose as that!
Scenting a Bargain.
Carks was a wizard for saving, but
instead of saving in conventional
ways, he sometimes overworked his
sense of shrewdness.
One day he went into a cigar store
to get n light. A man hurried in
bought three five-cent cigars and hur
ried out. Carks watched him until
the door closed after him, then, turn
ing to the salesman, he said:
"The regular price of those cigars
is six for a quarter, ain t it 7
"It is," answered the salesman.
Carks laid a dime on the counter.
"Well, gimme the other three then,"
lie said.
Plant Fish Near Mount Hood
(SiOtHttlimvaC 8anft
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THE FEDERAL RESERVE" SYSTEM OF BANKS, OF
WHICH OUR BANK IS A MEMBER, WAS THOUGHT OUT BY
THE BEST BRAINS IN THE BANKING AND BUSINESS WORLD.
THIS SYSTEM DEMANDS THAT A BANK BE SOUND BE
FORE IT CAN BECOME A MEMBER BANK.
WE CAN TAKE CARE OF YCUR BANKING BUSINESS AND
SHALL BE GLAD TO HAVE YOU COME IN AND "MAKE YOUR
SELF AT HOME." "
BANK WITH US
WE .'PAY H PER CENT INTEREST
6V2 o Money for Improved Farm Loans
La Grande National Bank
LA GRANDE, OREGON
Capital $200,000.00, Surplui $50,000.00, Resource Jl.000,000.00
Fred J. Holme, President; C. C. Penington, Vice President; F. L,
Meyers, Cahier; E. Zundel and H. E. Coolidge, AitisUnt Caahiera.
' DIRECTORS
Fred J. Holmee, J. G. Snodgraa. J. F. Conley, C. C Penlnetoo, H.
B. Brown ton, T. I Mejere, A. BJokUnd, A. T. Hill, H, E. Coolidge.
Portland, Aug. 29. Thirty thou
sand stcelhend fingerlings, from the
state rearing ponds at Bull Run, Ore
gon, have just Deen pla?ed in five dif
ferent hikes in the Mt. Hood and Mt.
Jefferson regions, on the Oregon Na
tional forest. This difficult work was
done by the Stale of Oregon, the For
est Service, and the Portland Railway,
Light 1'ower company in co-operation,
and required seven days to com
plete. An auto truck, furnished by the
Portland Railway, Light & Power
company, and driven by O. C. Graves,
covered the 250 miles in making the
trip from Portland to the accessible
points nearest the lakes. Fifteen
thousand of tho fish were carried' in
the first load to the end of the road
lit) miles from Bull Run. This point
was reached at eleven o'clock at night.
This was the fir.st time an auto truck
ever made the 32-milc trip between
Government Camp and Clackamas
lake. Here the fish were held over
night, constantly attended bv four
men, who kept the water thoroughly
iterated. The next morning the cans I
wore placed on fourteen pack animals,
in charge of Hangers Dee Wright,
Joe (irahnm, and Hiram A. Wilcox.
and conveyed the 24 miles to Lakes'
.Monan and Olallic, where the fish
were placed in the water. No stops
were made on this trip. These lakes
belong to a group of lakes in the
Mt. Jefferson region, and can be seen
from the summit of Olallie mountain.
The truck returned to Bull Run and
secured another load of 15,0(10 finger
lings, which were taken bv truck as
far as Government Camp, which is at
the base of Mt. Hood, where they wore
transferred to the waiting Forest
Service pack train in charge of Rang
ers Wright and Wilcox. Forty-tive
minutes later 12,000 of these fish'were
released in the waters of Mirror lake,
2,500 were placed in Mud lake, and
500 in Veda lake.
The State and Forest Service of
ficials feel particularly grateful to the
Portland Railway, Light & Power
company for this substantial co-opcr- j
ation in furnishing a truck and driver'
for seven days for this work. The wa- '
tors stocked with those trout are not
reached directly or indirectly by the
company's lines. A desire to co-oper-nte
in upbuilding tho game fish re
sources of the State of Oregon whs
their only motive in furnishing as
sistance. Resides the Forest officers
and Mr. Graves already mentioned,
W. H. Pntton of the Power company
helped plant those fish.
This fish planting operation is one
of n series of co-operative plans
which are being carried out hv fh
State and Forest Serviep nOVinls
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