La Grande evening observer., December 23, 1916, Image 3

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23. 191G.
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
PAGE THREW
January first the Pure Milk & Cream company will begin
business, retailing milk and cream scrupulously guarded and pro
tected from the moment it leaves the udder until it is bottled and
sealed in sterilized containers. Machinery necessary to scienti
fic cooling and bottling are now being installed in the Thornton
building at 1708 Sixth street. From that point milk will be deliv.
ered to the customers or retailed at the window after January
first. From time to time durin g the next week the public will
be advised further of the working details of the firm, and of the
process adopted to guarantee milk and cream free from contami
nation and disease. It will be a vital message to every ...house
hold.
3"HBHB 23,800,000 ABE
? limn in nnnnni
m NUWIN HUL
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PURE MILK & CREAM CO.
(Emphasis on Pure)
George H. Currey and A. W. Nelson, Proprietors.
La Grande, Oregon.
For Christmas
ipe, juicy, aunkist
Oranges. Buy a box
tolastall week. Servo
them every day. Phone
your dealer now.
Sunkist
Uniformly Good
Orar:gfcs
California Fruit Growers Ex chance
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SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHFRf
EYES OF ALL NATIONS
America and Germany are the
greatest eyeglass and spectacle
wearing nations of the world.
Five Americans wear glasses to
one of any other nation.
Deplorable were it not a fact
that blindness in America has
decreased over 20 per cent since
the advent of glasses, while in
every other country of the
globe there is an actual ircreaas.
Save Your Eyes
Glasses fitted by Peare's will do
this We grind our own lenses.
Factory on the Premises.
J. H. PEARE&SON
I&gistered
GOOD INVESTMENT
iipys M. D. Reynolds, Madison, Wis.,
who states: "I had rheumatism nine
teen years; used three boxes of
TRADE MAHIt
RHEUMATISM POWDERS
and have thrown away crutches."
You can afford to try them. Sold
nly by us, 50c and $1.00.
LEVY-VOGEL DRUG CO.
La Grande, Oregon
Ancestor of Your Modern Watch.
Nobody knows who invented the
watch. Laborious research by an
tiquarians in all ages has so far
fulled to reveal anything which would
serve as a basis for definite histori
cal fact. From the somewhat dis
jointed and cloudy documentary evi
dence in the museums of Italy,
France and England it is conjectured
that the inventor was the monk Ger
rert, better known in history as Pope
Sylvester II. The only thing defi
nitely established by research is that
watches did not come into use until
the close of the tenth or the begin
ning of the eleventh century, soon
after Gerbert's accession to the papal
throne.
The earliest watches were little
different from the small table clocks
of today. The case was in the shape
of a cylindrical box, generally of
metal chased and gilded, and usually
with a hinged lid on one side to in
close the dial. The lid was engraved
and. as a rule, pierced with an aper
ture over each hour through which
the position of the hand might be
seen. Most , watches were pro- J
vided with a bell on which the hours
weie sounded in regular nrogrcssion.
There would seem to hre been lit
tle or no change in the character of
the watch until the fourteenth cen
tury, when a gradual reduction in the
size, brought about by the craftsmen
of Nuremburg, culminated in the
oval shaped hand timepiece aptly de
scribed as the Nuremburg egg.
Oueen Elizabeth owned upward of
I a hundred richly chased and jeweled
watches, many of them bearing a
I likeness of the favorite of the hour.
I Mary Queen of Scots wore a skull
I shaped watch in the form of a death's
.head. Endless were the fantastic
devices favored by the royalties and
nobility of those times, the most pop
ular design being tne Duuorny, xne
pear and the tulip.
The eighteenth century saw the in
troduction of a watch which was to
remain in vogue for more than a
hundred years and which for down
right ugliness never has been ap
proached. Everybody familiar with
Hogarth's portraits of the early
Georgian period, or with the illustra
tions to the works of Fielding, Smol-
lett, Charles Lever and Thackeray,
, remembers the cumbrous, round
I faced, weighty affairs, wound with a
! key and satirically known to humor
ist's of those days as the "frying
pan." ! Itie-ht iin to the middle of the nine
teenth century the hand-made Eng
lish lever perfected by Dent and Ben
son, of London, maintained its vogue
until American genius in Aaron Den
ison, of Boston, evolved the idea of
applying machinery to watch manu
facture. Denison's theory that spe
cial machines for watch making
might be substituted for human skill
and insure such uniformity of pro
duct that the different parts of
watches would be virtually inter
changeable, was put into practice
with such success that it revolution
ized the industry and brought good
time pieces at a reasonable price
within the reach of all.
Slock Associations to Exchange Bulls.
Portland, Dec, 23. (Special) Act
ing District Forester T. P. MacKen
zic, Portland, Oregon, says that great
rrogress is being made in the econom
ical handling of stock on the National
Forest ranges. More than three score
stock associations are organized in
Otegon and Washington to cooperate
with the Forest Service. They also
cooperate with one another. A unique
instance of this is seen in plans de
vised to prolong the serviceable per
iod of bulls on the range.
Many associations purchase all bulls
for use on the National Forest rang
occupied bv the cattle of their mem
bers in order to insure that only high
grade animals will he turned out. Be
cause of the ill effects of inbreeding,
usually the serviceable period of a
bull on the range is two years. To
prolong this period to at least ten
years, one association plans to ex
change hulls with another at the end
of each two years. The Forest Ser
vice Is encouraging these plans, for
it means the production of only high
grade and valuable stock on the Na
tional Forest ranges.
Money to Loan
Have $50,000.00 7 per cent
In amounts from $2500.00 up, to
loan on Grande Ronde Valley
Farms.
Have $50,000.00 8 per cent
in amounts from $1000.00 up, to
loan on farms in Union County.
$ 250.00 10 Per Cent
$ 500.00 10 Pr Cent
$ 700.00 10 Per Cent
$1,500.00 8 Per Cent
To loan on Improved City Prop
erty. Also an unlimited amount of
capital to loan on La Grande
property on monthly repayment
plan Building loans a ape
cialty.
W. B. SARGENT,
President
LA GRANDE INVESTMENT
COMPANY
LA GRANDE, ORE.
Our
Flower
Store
WILL BE OPEN EVEN
INGS ALL WEEK AND
ALL DAY SUNDAY TO AC
COMMODATE THOSE WHO
HAVE ORDERED CUT
FLOWERS FOR XMAS.
La Grande Seed
& Floral Co.
Foley Hotel Building.
Observer readers will bo interested
to know there were 23,500,000 per
sons attending schools of some kind
in the United States in 1916, accord
ing to estimates of the United States
Bureau of Education. "This meuns,'
declares the Annual Report of the
Commissioner of Education, "that ap
proximately 24 per cent of the inhabi
tants of the United States are attend
ing school, as compared with 19 per
cent in Great Britain, 17 per cent in
France, 20 per cent in Germany and a
little over 4 per cent in Russia The
bureau points out howerer.'that the re
sult is much less favorublo to the Uni
ted States if daily attendance, rather
il II . i il XI 1 .
uitui enrollment, is lunun us uie uuhis
tor comparison, since some of the oth
er nations have better attendance and
a longer school term than the Uni
ted States.
The number of pupils in public
kindergnrten and elementary schools
. rose from 16,900,000 in 1910 to 17,-
. 9:55,000 in 1914, an increase of more
I than a million in four years. In the
same period the number of public
high school students increased from
915,000 to 1,219,000; and for 1915 the
corresponding figure was 1,329,000.
As the result of this increase of 110,
000 in public high school students the
; total number of students in the 14,
I 000 high schools of all kinds increased
I to a million and a half. Of the 11,
C74 public high schools reported, 8,
440 had full four-year courses. Ap
proximately 93 per cent of all pub
lic high school students are in four-
year high schools.
Ihe report analyzes the number of
teachers in the United States, showing
that of the 700,000 teachers, 169,000
were men and 537,000 women. The
number of men teachers has increased
very slightly since 1900; the number
of women teachers has almost doub
led. In public elementary schools the
number of men teachers has decreased
20 per cent since 1900, whlie the num
ber of women teachers has increased
8 per cent. In 1900 teaching positions
in public high schools were evenly
divided between men and women. At
the present time women outnumber
the men by 8,000. The average an
nual Balary of all teachers is $525.
The figure is highest in the cast and
i.orth Atlantic states, with $099 and
$090, respectively, and lowest in the
south Atlantic states ($329). It var
ies from $234 in Missippi to $871 in
California, and $941 in New York.
Cost of Education
Expenditures for education in 19.1&
partly estimated, totaled close to
$800,000,000. An estimate, making
due allowances for the intervening
two years and for items necessarily
omitted, would easily bring the na
tion's current educational expenditure
to a billion dollars. Public elementary
schools cost in 1915 approximately
$500,000,000; public high schools, $70,
000,000; private elementary schools,
$52,000,000; private secondary schools,
$15,000,000; universities, colleges, and
professional schools, $100,000,00;
normal schools, $15,00,000.'
Educational Movements of the Year
In discussing educational move
ments the report points out that most
of the recent contributions are in the
domain of practice rather than in the
ory. The report declares: "There
seems to be a clearer vision as to the
essential aims of education. Educa
tional surveys have multiplied to a
remarkable extent; almost no field has
now been left untouched, and the lat
est findings in scientific measure
ments are being utilized in survey
work. The health movement in edu
cation has experienced a notable stim
ulus from the preparedness situation
and the demand for military training.
Rural education has more and more
enlisted the inte-est of the general
FAMILY CARES.
This Information May Be of Value to
Many a Mother in La Grande.
When there is added to the many
cares inseparable from the rearing of
children that affliction of weakness of
the kidneys nnd auxiliary organs, the
mother's lot is far from a happy one.
This condition has often been correct
ed by the use of Doan's Kidney Pills.
When relief comes the mother's bur
den will be lighter and her home hap
pier. Mrs. J. H. Fisk, 1707 Adams ave
nue, La Grande, says: "I can certain
ly speak a good word for Doan's Kid
ney Pills, for I know they are a med
icine of merit. I have given them to
one of my children on several oc
casions for bed-wetting and kidney
disorders and they have always prov
en very beneficial."
Price 50c at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for a kidney remedy got
Doan's Kidney Pills the same that
Mrs. Fisk recommends. Foster-Mil-burn
Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. Adv.
All Love
Algernon ( after being accepted) i
"Have you ever loved before?"
Angela: "No! I have often ad
mired men for their strength, cour
age, beauty, intelligence, or something
like that, you know: but with you, Al
gernon, it all love nothing else!"
x Lrg
are coming to our
Vruj Store
for ikeir
Christmas Gifts.
IT WILL NOT COST YOU A "FORTUNE" TO COME TO OUR
DRUG STORE AND BUY EXQUISITE PRESENTS FOR EVERY
MEMBER OF YOUR FAMILY AND FOR YOUR FRIENDS.
FOR 25 OR 5d CENTS OR A DOLLAR OR ONLY A LITTLE
MORE, WE CAN SELL YOU AN ACCEPTABLE CHRISTMAS
GIFT.
JUST TAKE OUR "TIP" AND COME IN AND SEE OUR
CHRISTMAS GIFT GOODS. AND REMEMBER THAT WHEN
YOU DEAL WITH US YOU CAN "RELY ON WHAT YOU BUY.
Levy - Vog'el Drug' Co.
HEADQUARTERS FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS
INGERSOLL S SPEECH NOMINATING
BLAINE CHERISHED B READERS
Robert Ingereoll's' belief, or dis
belief, in religious matters may al
ways be a matter of sharp debate, but
his eloquence will last through his
tory as marvelous. On this score none
disagree.
His speeches, especially on politi
cal -matters, are preserved in library
archives as gems from American his
tory, and this fact prompted an Ob
server reader to tsk publication of
Mr. Ingersoll's speoch nominating
Blaine for president in the Republi
can national convention held in Cin
cinnati, July 15th, 1876. Here is that
historic, speech:
Massachusetts may be satisfied
with the loyalty of Benjamin H.
Bristow; so am I; but if any man
nominated by this convention can not
carry the State of Massachusetts, I
am not satisfied with the loyalty of
that State. If the nominee of this
convention can not carry the grand
old Commonwealth of Massachusetts
by 75,000 majority, I would advise
them to sell out Faneuil Hall as a
Democratic headquarters; I would
advise them to take from Bunker Hill
that old monument of glory. The Re
publicans of the United States de
mand as their leader in the great con
test of 1876 a man of intelligence, a
man or integrity, a man of well
known and approved political opin
ions. They demand a statesman; they
demand a reformer after as well as
before the election; they demand a
politician in the highest, broadest and
best sense a man of superb moral
courage; they demand a man ac
quainted with public affairs with the
wants of the people with not only
the requirements of the hour, but with
public outside of professional circles ! th demands of the future; they de
ami has clearly become a problem of I Puln. a.man nd oRh to compre
ndministration and financing, rather! hem the relations of this Govern-
than promotion. Vocational education l" '"
is advancing slowly, but steadily, in a ! frtl; a m" wc" ve,l:scu
:.. " .iT' tlrr,j .i, i,f l in the powers, duties and prerogatives
way unit M.-emn iu uiiu.u r . ,- .,,.,
iblc guaranty of permanence." -""" "
Because of the increase in cost of j Government; they demand a man who
minor a much smaller edition of the w' sacreuiy preserve inc
Animal Report of the Commissioner
has been printed and many school of
ficers and librarians who have re
ceived the volumes in past years will
le obliged to purchase them at cost
1- .u.. C ;.,f A...l..nt nf Hnpn.
menu t Washington. Reprints of the j redeem a single dollar; one who knows
various chanters will be available for enough to know that all the money
f,,. ,liir ihi.tion in the limited , n,ux' " nmno. not ny law. mi
amounts allowed by law.
financial
honor of the United Statts -one who
knows enough to know that the na
tional debt must be paid through the
prosperity of this people; one who
knows enough to know that all the
financial theories in the world can not
Stage Tradition Established.
New York, Dec. 23. (Special. )
The stage in this country has acquied
n history and a definite tradition. At
least the Drama league of America
htlieves that it has, and it has deter
mined to demonstrate it to the public
at a series of matinees in New York
that ought to be extremely interesting
A review of the doings ot our stage
by
l labor; one who knows enough to know
that the people of the United State.?
nave uie lnimsLiy to iiiuku liiu wmiey
and the honor to pay it over just as
fast as they make it.
The Republicans of the United
States demand a man who knows that
piosperity and resumption, when Lhey
come, must come together; that when
they come they will come hnnd in
hand through the golden harvest
fields; hand in hand by the whirling
James G. Blaine.
Our country, crowned with the vast
and marvelous achievements of its
first century, asks for a man worthy
of the past and prophetic of her fu
ture; asks for a man who has the
audacity of genius; asks for a man
who is the grandest combination of
heart, conscience and bruin beneath
her flag. That man is James G.
Blaine.
For the Republican host, led by this
intrepid man, there can be no defeat.
This is a grand year; a year fflled
with the recollections of the Revolu
tion, filled with the proud and tender
memories of the past, with the sacred
legends of liberty; a year in which
the sons of freedom will drink from
the fountains of enthusiasm; a year
in which the people call for a man
who has preserved in Congress what
our soldiers won upon the field; a
year in which we call for the man
who has torn from the throat of
treason the tongue of slander for
the man who has snatched the mask
of Democracy from the hideous face
of rebellion for the man who, like an
intellectual athlete, has stood in the
arena of debate and challenged all
comers, and who, up to the present
moment, is a total stranger to de
feat. Like an armed warrior, like a
plumed knight, James G. Blaine
marched down the halls of the Ameri
can Congress nnd threw his shining
lance full and fair against the brazen
foreheads of the detainers of his
country and the maligners of his
honor. For the Republicans to de
sert this gallant leader now is as
though an army should desert their
general upon the field of battle. James
G. Blaine is now, and has been for
years, the bearer of the sacred stand
ard of the Republican party. I call it
sacred because no human being can
stand beneath its folds without becom
ing and remaining free.
Gentlemen of the convention, in the
name of the great republic, the only
republic that ever existed upon the
face of this earth; in the name of all
her defenders and of all her support
ers; in the name of .all her soldiers
living; in the name of all her soldiers
dead upon the field of battle, and in the
name of those who perished in the
skeleton clutch of famine at Ander
sonville and Libbv. whose sufferings
he so vividly remembers. Illinois
Illinois nominates for the next Presi
dent of this country that prince of
parliamentarians, that leader of lead
ers, James G. Blaine.
Here's to California
ui uui niR . , .. .. i,r.. 1 1 :
f:om the time when it could fairly be' V"' 7. . ' ' .
culled an institution until now would
cover u great deal that is worthy, and
some that we might regret cannot be
completely covered from view and
r-eniory. the plan is to present parts
of play's of those arbitrarily arranged
periods. The first wil show scenes
from such works as "Kip Vnn Winkle"
rnd "Uncle Tom's Cabin"; the second
from "Davy Crockett' and Shenando
ah", and the final will be represented
by "Shore Acres" and "The Girl With
the Green Eyes." There is no doubt
but that these would in a way be de
scriptive of the progress of the Aemri
can stage, and their grouping togeth
er instructive. Many arc living who
have seen each plav when it was in
the midst of its greatest popularity,
wh'ch shows that the way of art on
stage in this country has not been so
very long.
Kathleen Norris, the well-known
novelist, has written about California
for the January American Magazine
In her article she says:
bund past the open furnace doors; ' wy Y
l i i,,,,,,! hr, ihn. flnmino- fm-ires- acres of land, to have a livelihood.
hand in hand by the chimneys filled and a bank account and a home, in
with eager fire-greeted and grasped v one of a hundred fertile canyons.
bv the countless sons of toil.
a few peaches, and a few calves, and
a few pigs, sowing a few acres to al
falfa (three or four crops a year!),
renting out the team to neighboring
farmers at three dollars a day, send
ing a few pounds of butter to market
This monev has to l.e dug out of
the earth. You can not make it by
passing resolutions in a political con
vention. The Republicans of the United
r.. . t ...1 1 .,. 1 1, .,
riaies want ii limn 'yvnu nimva viuii. r " ,- , . . .
this Government should protect every i very wock, ana pernaps i.,-ymga iew
citizen at home and abroad: who j hundred pounds of apricots every
knows that any pnernmont that will I spr.ng-who spend during the year
not defend its defenders and protect perhaps one tenth of the money they
s projectors is n disgrace to the map ' jnnke. There are splen.d schoo . all
of the world. They demand a man 'throughout the state, and although a
V i....:-.. : .uf . i n too kindly climate encourages the
v-no 1V"- "u ."!,1 . building of rather unsubstantial
school. They demand a
iren ami," - , r IT
man whosp i 7" ZCl u"..V li It" xt
sss wjssaa &psi
rnto of moral character signed by a
Confedernte Congress. Thnt man who
Mrs. Elizabeth Hanlev is to be pre- bns in full, heaped and rounded
scnted a loving cup for Christmas by measure, all those snlendid oualifica
friends who sent contributions to tne tlnns is the present grana ar
Telegram. leader . of the Republican
spread content and thrift more than
make up for the lost beauty."
The House of Representatives has
appropriated $4,250,000 for families