TJX GRAXDE EVENING OBSERVER
Mannar. .T.niinn- 0?.. W
PAGE FOUR
V.
Che Observe
a it i in I' .S Hi' Aft. U
I'uljllnlitO liitily inul wi't-ki) ,it i.a
nrittult. On-K"n. v l.ft (i ratal Kven
I n if obmrv-r I'uhKfhhiK c.iiiimtiy.
liltlVK li;'IS, lvlitor.
Kntfint tit tit' I'o.-Moif h
Ortfun, iik Sccmiti ('In
4 Mail M ft It tT.
Aihtn-ns nil cfinitiuimrut jiifiM to 1'ilF.
OKsi;i; vi;i:. 1 no a dan. a Avo., i.j.
(Jruuib-, Oi.'iion.
CUV AM) Ol I V UFFJCIAL
I' Wi ll.
Oil HtU In ollliT fit I est- -OrKOn lintel
KTivH Kinn.i. I'nrllund: Imperial NewB
Htnnd. I'uiilitnil; Multnoiuuh Nuwa
Htiiiul, roriluiMl.
HI lsritll"l'IO It AT US,
lly 'jirrli-r.
Unity, i-r month 76c
lintlv. tHT tbrre months ......12.2:.
Dully, T nix nin.. In inlvancs .......
Dally. niiiKlo i:jiy - 6
II)- Hull.
Onlly, per ynr, in mivniifo .$fi.00
Dntly, !ix months, lit inlvnn: J4.r(
lHily, ihrtjn mot.thf, in advance .l.f.o
IJftily, ht mouth -.6Uc
Wfi-klv Ob.srvi-r-Nt;tr. Iiy mail.
ImtT y'nl. lit hiIviii if tj 1.60
1 101 IllCJt OK AKSOUATKI I 'It KM N.
Th AHSoeiuP.cl In t'Xf luOvt;lv
tntltlfd to use Tor publirnUun of nil
ncw lfHiutf lies (TiMltlfl to It or not
otimrwlm' ri-ctlitfd in thin pnpt'r, ntuJ
alKU ttif lufiil nifWH puhllnlifd therein.
All rlnhtH ut ru-puhlimlloii of Hpucial
dlitpatfhfx hni ulso an- rt'aerved.
The Ghastly Image of War
Prevents
It in Ritlrl tlint tin? recent growth ;
of HtiKpiciou and hard feeling be
tween KiiKlnnd and Franco will re
nult in Indefinite postponement of
the lotiK-eherished pl;m to join the i
two countries by a tunnel under J
the, i:ti kUhIi channel. II ould be
borod rather easily through the noil
chalk bottom. The Kngllsh, liow-
i
ever eager for tin? advantagoH of J
Hiich railroad connection with tin; !
contiufMit, a to not at all eager to .
dig through to Franco an long an
there In any likelihood of tins
French ever using the hole to pour i
nrmlea into Kngtaud. Tboy four
that Bonus future 'Nnpoleon might
accomplish underground the I it -vuslon
that the first Napoleon, found
Impossible by water.
ThoHe fears jteein harlly widl t
grounded. Kven ff Fruiieu should
ever acek to turn such a friendly,
co-operative enterprise into a means
of hostile altaek, .surely It would
require no meat Ingenuity ton K.nK
litnd'H part to foil I lie plot. Fin
land could Htirely control the exit
on ItH Hide, and catch any Invading
ariiiy like rntn In a newer pipe, by
the Mmplo process of stopping up
the uiid or letting the water in.
Hut Hiich unpleasant thfulitu
may be dismissed. And if that tun
nel Is only postponed for a few
years more, Fugland may not need
It, for passengers or freight, nor
Franco for commerce or war. Sea
and air may tmrfh-a for both.
il-!V.R IL'rV..
lUrf .Mm-
IN THE OLD HOME TOWN
S7!
WUH I! r.niilll : !invil!ir uf f iUL-lll::iy:- nn. I
jlfss .Ut.-(ys. .Milk sloik in ' thi.--ji'oumry
is phiinly Mnttiin, and Home
inf tin' nidH hiiuitiful i'iiw ami ln'ilcru
'llf tlli1- lil'Cl'il III tH liP HCI'I).
In tin- Imir -iitiiin ihi! nlil Tolanil
jrhi.'in Ri-mi-d tu !o:t nntu- of it
pupiilm ity. nil i:ninh thi Uiirnc Jcrney
I mill Chcsti r Whiti- otxuiiiod ,lu:c- i
(nf riiniiu-n'f1 Jilo.
The i hu ki'ii ,h(iw m I'crtainly wnn
lll'fflll
KYS
SKYSCRAPER-
FOB GERMANS
'trs-illfH is l;ukiliL', Wi lake a iliali. i'
iftithi-r hopelessly thinkini; lh:it our
'(omlitiun cnnimt lie niuc-li worse and
that we minht have lurk.
TI'I.KfiKAPII OPI'lt 1 A I. DIKS.
PhTo Main .'"I f.ir rur S.tvIio
(ars, to brills nasolir.o or IV-arl Oil t!l
you. Kinpiie Filline: "o. J-lil-tf
IIA-MUL'IKJ. Jan. . The first skv-
scra)er in (lerniany will soon -be eoa-
rhambrrlain'n ( ounh Kemedy
This is n pleasant, safe aftd rttlia'jl.i
nietlii-ine for cuukIis ami t-ohls. It has
Ibeen in use for many years nnii i. li'I'l
in hiuh esteem in tluiae households
i where its ood qualities are be t
J-'reder-i known. It is n favorite witn moilu".-:
Hi AMfoeiiilvi I'ri s
I I ll(( IX I I. tint.. Jan.
I on- would hardly believe "tiucu d in the old business section ot Koper, mi, secreuu y ain. ... . '" """ "' ,"f7n r "
.... . .... i. t . ihn . h. c u...i - i. ...:n k ii U' i' oi ini on n on i e eiri -ijh i-um- , ium - -
,,ss,,e ... pi e sue., remaiKaine . ... -'. .,, .,, . . .it,.lwht.n vou have need of .such u remedy.
li a book agent calle donooc hoskins early '-G'Z.-Jf'
ONE MOPNIIC Af-TEP DOC HAD BEEN UP ALL
NIGHT WITH A SICK MULE
THE OFFICE CAT
Bj JIJPIItJB
mm-
i Hit
if' V
.individual chickens. stoi ic-s Jiifrh, topping the hiifhest hull-
I In the draft he:.-..' section the sla')-,'"B ' tiennany at this time by five
lc:i wen- filled with excellent horses stories.
but we still liciu-ve i nat Hunter and nicuuecis neueve ine erection in
Lcailbettcr can slmw here anil K' home t"'" buildini; will institute the era of
with at l. a.-t some of the money' and skysciapers in Germany and expect
some of the blue ribbons. to see a number of similar uuilriiV.es
' The to.-k, e.-pecially cattle, in many constructed within the next few years,
instances, enter. .1 the rin poorly. Unusual difficulties must ie over
ijroi.mcd. When Inquiry was made re- ;eome. The citv wnter plant is piin
jt'anlinir thi.., le re was the re. ply: '"It ped to furnish Svater only to the 11th
is next to iinpo.-siiile to have anyone stoiy ana this biouht up the question
j to Kiooin live '.toclc Denver ha-, "f fire damrer, and insurance, as well
jthni'snnris of idle people but they as the probability of financial loss
.turn down that kind of a job." in view of difficulties in renting o'-
j Indinttinir I hat Americans are still f ices on the five higher floors,
ion a vacation. Uespite these difficulties the pro-
! It diil not seem to use that the at- moters have secured permission to
tendance was Inrire today, and, fur- erect the structure "provided the build-
, ' thermorc, there did not seem to he mi! uoes not destroy the architectural
jniPn:;p an interest in cither the Symmetry of the streets."
livestock or the show ns a whole that 1
Mv-ll-l 'i8 .,.,iv to be seen at Portland's an-
-llepeat tbo words Lie iiel'eii.diint nua, (jf lhe H.lmQ kindi
used," said, the lawyer for the pli.in- ,..lva,.y ,vs from Tort. IX A.
tirr In a. eiiso or sii.n.ler. iHussell lire here with about thirty -i-
Trt rntlier not." said the wlliiess fi1 ,, ,u. rrnv affords, and
timidly. -They were hardly words ihl,Ui.w nM ,, bovs are past mas.
to t-ll a Beiitleman." . u Tht. norst,s are t.ained
All.' said the lawyer, "tiler. ,,, ,..,,.,. , .iK, ,.v:ilrv
section is a ini'.'hty important parti I
of this show. I (I!' Associated Press) !
As we look over the excellent cattle. BKIiLIN, Jr.n. Thousands of
and the highly bred horses, the blooi- Germans have been bankrupted by the,
eri hogs and the pedigiced sheep, the recent craze for speculating in the:
thought came to us that Eastern Ore- stock market. The losers were no,
gon can feed so many more than shr limited to wage earners and profes-j
ha-; that Kaslirn Oregon is the natur- sioiial men with inadequate incomes
al home for this groat industry sure- but included many comparatively;
Iv, study there- will be a change for wealthy men. '
better befcie the economic law. The workmen and professional men '
puny, is dead been. He had been with! when yr
the leleg ph company for '17 years. adv.
SPECULATION
whisper them to the Judge.
RUINS GERMANS
AROUND THE
EDGES
Hy ItKK'K JJfCXMS
Denver, .Ian. 17, 1!IL':
It so harpened that, with severe.! the
hours to wait on (rain connections in'forccs deterioration and filis our coun- claim that speculation is not a vice
Denver, we humped into the National try with the old knot -headed beet and but a necessity for men whose incomes
Western Livestock KIiow in ses.-ion. ;'the cayuse hoise, neither of which rc-'mii fi.OOO marks a month or less. The j
How could an Kastern Oregon man 'quire the attention of man; neither of say they "plunged" in the market in
better spend a few hours than at r. .'which respond to the love ai.j c;re the hope of being able to win enough
Freddy hud been given a new livestock show of such dimensions u-:cf the breeder. to pay their hills and to buy clothing !
watch and was wry proud of Its the Denver show? I for themselves or a dress for their
tliu. keeping qualities. Just after tr ar,lly were we inside the gate than Denver is n fine town and she if 'wives.
o'clock one evening, watch In band, ,;..,, i ,i,r,. :r., t,;., i ; h.., .,,n,:im. li is obon- . Some of those who lost their e-irn. !
hcrses all tlolled up about like .Mick the same here, according t.) men I . ings in this way have disappeared
Levy fixes up his favorite mount for have talked with, that it is in Kasterp jfrom their Positions. Others are mak
the Union stock show. The letter I Oregon as to busmen--. ; ing the round of their acquaintances
"I-" was prominently displayed and wc One man raH he owns 810 acres of ,in an effort to hcirow and the remain- i
asked one of the grooms the name of 'in igatcd lard i ear Greeley an-.: he he. I , ecr are stoli.ly facing debts which
the owner. 1 f or several yrnis thought he was rich, they cannot hope tj pay. Grocers and
Mr Parrell Mr .1 D Favrell of hut today he --aid he is having a haul butchers generally have elo.-ed al
.Seattle," was the reply. ' i lime to make 1... h . mis meet. "I c m credit accounts. ,
.Wo soon found i k- l'ai-rcll and f:1 it ale:..' an. I I can't get nnyone One ef the speculators who lost h:s
snntit Knmn v.rv llhoimit limn u itl- TW( t! ; ') It, HP SJUlt. .-Aim men m ... ...
him. fur his nM-tim.- htmtiitnlit v remarked that
the same and he knew manv of the.: when scllitiK was good and put
driving and saddle hordes on exhibition ; money in t:ix-fuv certificates, ju' t a.'
yes, knew their breetling, their rool ut,1,',.' P()pio (lunu.
ih'icuy, sr!
ho iiihIumI Indoors.
"What liuifi does the huh vet to-
d;iy?" he askfd his l'ittht-r.
''About (juartttr past nine," an
swered the piin-nt.
Well," replied Frethly, coasult
ing his w;itch, "it' it dosu'l buck
up it will Im- late."
The Reason for our Substantial Growth
is our Substantial bEHViCE
........
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'ViTrHX'-.-
r
THE MONEY YOU SAVE
IS WHAT COUNTS
Tlin mail wlin is caniint;' siiod
money aiVl lias no cares lor the
mid not I'ui'Ljct thi.1
i'i
isit W('(';ly, seini-
lontlily, will Imild a
uk iii-couiit in a snv
t time.
tnr 1
till deft
Vr or h
nXil li,
1
A Sir
n-Jonllf1
suhsta
lrisin'ly
'e i.'iy int(vo;-l' on time nipl
siiviiif?.'! accoin.its. A doHar will
open an account.
United States National Bank
La Grande, Ore.
If -the uroee
time loaliuK ahinit a
tit , he will learn wliy
can't pay.
will H)ftnl " IKtle
filliiiK sla
hin piilrons
A Kiiliscvlbt
home wllliiiut a
must be nmriied.
writes:
"What u. r,; , ""' ' "r 1 iM
Thin bird Pol,s -ne HnoWfi tny enterc.i
and the name of the owner. foal
he should have : 1 1 market speculation said:
his "We have to gamble. We cannot
buy anything but the barest neces-
sities on what we earn and when pi ic
es go "tip and money for even the ne-
( i:i;il li 'I'lllvM OI '
in Denver is $1 1.00 a ton. A
! Denver's sfu-k show., like Portland's j few years npro it was JfM.iiO and $ri.0U.
has n, horse show that is soeiety'H elit. jt'onl is mined veiy close to Denver.
;evnt and today the city ts agog over'
d his the entries. From the Lueln Long There is :i rk.daurnnt here called
but- Coombs string of saddle horses fron. the "Manhattan" and it is entitled to
Why Not Break the Rule?
A good deal of the legislative
Incompetence attributed to congress
In recent years has uiiqiiestlouahly
lieen dun to the "seniority rule,"
giving committee cbalriiinnshlpH to
the members of longest service. Kx
perlenco Is valuable, but It italics
morn than experience to make a
Btatesninn. Sometimes the rule has
worked well, giving Important coni-
,lll.t.,..U .-ll'.ll-,,!.... u, ........ .....i ........
an well us skilled In thn work of
their committees. Often the results
have been deplorable. Vet the rub
Is still held Inviolate In the senate
mid Is largely observed In the
house. If all of the men now
heading committees, In both branch
es of congress, had been selected
for conspicioiis fitness tor the work
In linni!. combined with ability for
teilin work. It is safe to say that
congress would he a far more effi
cient body than It Is.
The death of Senator l'enrose
chairman of the senate finiinee com
DiilteC, mid certain other liniiilii. nl
clilig', haw made (be supject e
live one. The ol.l rule will be fob
lOW'-d, presumably, In r.mimittc.
taraalcle oceurriug In the present
congms itnee any effort to chain.
Iho system Biiddenly would be eni
hari'atolng ami dlffliult. If i.iay lie
loo, Hint congress really prefer:
Rial systei. Tlup pubflc, howovoi
would like to se such, Important
Jobs earned rather thnii Inherited,
and ciinnot see why the system
should ever have b.fti H?arteif? sio.-e
no private business Ik e5r run li
that way.
The nianiiglng editor wbeeb
hair around and pushed th.
ton for the ofilce bov. Kansas ( itv to tar-off .Illinois, owners la national reputation, for one can get
Here," be said to the youthful are competing. a good meal for in cents with regular
factotum "are a number of direr-! .Saddle horses predominate althougn i Itcnson hotel service. Nil one Know.-
lions troni subscribers as to the there are some excellent harness hoi-9- ihow the old owner doe:
, but he say?
best way to run a newspaper. See es at the show.
that these Ideas are carried oui." All buildings are permniient, mostly
And Jimmy, gathering Ilium aH.ninde of brick, and steam heated
Into the editorial waste basket, which gives one an idea of the per
M. lnnnency of Denver's stock show.
t Manager Voungerman is to Colorado
, I'OOIt I-'AITII-Ilt
he is ni.tkniv moirey.
No one . l.ouhf ever claim the win 1
blows hard in the Grande Hondo val
ley, for we just met a man returning
from New York who claims the wind
what O. W. Hummer is to Ore-g-.m, blew so bard in the metropolis whil-
,1111.1 there is a good deal of "zip to he was theie that people could not
stand up on tile sidewalks alone1, nil .1
were forced to sit until the wind blew
some one near and then two neop'c
by locking arms could got along the
street with considerable effort. An 1
the man talking was. a one-armeu
man, at. that.
The London I lines digs up a this show
bunch of "humor ovaslvo' In an-j In the beef cattle the White Faces
'''' ' " iioHllnnnnlrcs, as foi ' predominated, and the llerefords from
Instance: A person whoso fm h-i' sections of the middle west seemed tc
had been banged by the neck until i,e here. The Shorthorn is in evidence,
useless answered the ii-uestin: ),ut t heavily and a few Aberdeen
"Is your father dead? It so, how W(MC t iH. ,.,,, Almost everything
did be die?" ; l,.,r however, was White Knee
"My father was taking the pi In-, Milk slock took a large place" in
cipal part In a public function, tn0 ml.n3 , j (,s ,H. Holstei-.
when the platform gave way." I seemed a Hid to 1 favorite. There
All S.V.yiiinswick Records arc now
'.-. Kasti:i. Oregon .Music Co.
N l-'.!l-2;
Senator IlornhPi a
0
Die., for
promoting hotter attendance In 'i.
Semite, wants a ruling which wool-'
forbid tho recognition of "palis"
between senators when one is ub
sent. Right, old 'dear! A full
hoiiso beats 'em, every time.
class
in: Ki;w
A teacher read alouel to her
from a primer:
"This Is a cow. Can the cow
run as fast us the !ioi-ho? No. the
cow cannot run as fast as the
horse."
"Now Johnnie." she asked, "can
you t.-ll me about it in your own
words?" .
The little rollow Bald:
-Oil onto de e-t.w. Ain't she a
lteai.t.? Can she hump herself as
fast as do horse? Nit, she nfujt In
It wid tlti horse."
o place Is without Its local
pride. 11.11 is probably full of peo
ple who think it very queer If a
friend expresses a wish to leave'.
arr-s
Where Your Credit Is Good
Use II
COMPLETE HOME FURNISHER
otice
iBeginning Monday, all
Drug Stores will close
at 9 P. M., week days.;
10 P. M. Saturdays.
Beginning. January 29,
Sunday hours will he
10 A. M. to IP. and
5 to 8 P. M
We feel that tlW wiU
cause no inconvenience
and will be to mutual
advantage.
Thank you.
L8L
DRUG CO
n
The Ooat-Oetter says, '.bus!lil-.s is
on the bum the Co-Colter says.i
"Itusiiiess ts on the hum."
Out in W isconsin there is a move
ment on Toot to i liani:e the name or
Itnm rier to- Volstead river. Hot
ter leave w. il i'Ii.huI. alone. Should
they lliante the name In Yolst i
thy rlvr miMht go dry. 0
ii.xt.i.' sii:
-at mahy titles If thev
lid
"A gr
Hounded, Ullg raMe," s:
yail.lt llleeeker (mi a Newport lea.
"ffonce the World War especially
there lias been a lot of mieer titles
iloatlni; about.
of them are as snspbewius
'ashln'tton White's.
Collie
IS "th(J) lie
llifs title was I' - The
'liei
. 0i
liiuton. I).' A strange
to explain It and lie aid:
..7X ... .
q h Holy Saints linieersltv
Yickshu rg. salt. VIII sell me a
O. title to' rotv dollars. WelT
Ah took up a collection among mab
flock and collected fun sab. uiid de
university dune sent me mall fust
O. Soon's Ah send de udder twenty
Ah gits do full title." O
O
.' fa
1 Lmss 1
S BOYSl EOYSU J
-N IT
' fi l.
20 Disrount 0 1
con M l i . - 3
y- SLEDS 0 s II fi Ifiil .
n n f n n h risqnw nun impi fmfut nil-0 1 :.. m Fft MW rn
en t m uni iiiinni n n 1 n 1 im i i 1 iiii i w.4 a iuh itfiiiiin a h i "
Discount For Cash
nt.'5'i wl1ifm."Wk lli.niBMf mile iL'Mj.n--...'ntl''P TLVV
A.rik nnii. win... - in ii .ju ,..!-..
Yourself
SINCE THE INSTALLATION OF OUR NEvT
SYSTEM WE HAVE RECEIVED A GREAT
MANY FAVORABLE COMMENT'S FROM
OUR SUBSCRIBERS. WE HAVE ALSO RE
CEIVED MANY ORDERS FOR NEW TELEPHONES.
WE HAVE HEARD 'RUMORS, HOWEVER,
TO THE EFFECT TIlVT CERTAIN AGITA
TORS ARE MAKING yV DESPERATE EF
.F0RT TO HAVE A NUMBER OF OUR SUB
SCRIBERS ORDER OUT THEIR TELE
PHONES WITII THE EXPECTATION OF
HAVING THE RATES REDUCED
OUR RATES, WHICH COMPARE FAVOR
ABLY WITH THE BALANCE OF THE
STATE, WERE AUTHORIZED ONLY AF
TER A CAREFUL INVESTIGATION AMD
THEY WILL NOT BE REDUCED, SO DON'T
CHEAT YOURSELF OUT OF YOUR TELE
PHONE SERVICE.
TELEPHONE SERVICE IS THE CHEAPEST
COMMODITY IN EXISTENCE. '
x'tmf:,i.T
true v r";3t WW- irt I -'-