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entitled to it fr piibllentloii: -of all
tifwn filnputfln-H rri-dittd to it or not
olherwlMii rr-Miltid In IIiIh pbimt. and
aJio the lorJil nwn puhhuhed therein.
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Bible Thought. For TodaJ
1I0W TO CKT ON: Askr flml iL
stiiill bo civon you; seek, unit ye shall
find. Matthew 7:7.
; Easy Riches
J Rufus WallinKfonl lilmstOf nevrr
JmaKiiuvl unylhini? lilto that achle'vq
jiipnt of Vayinond A. Hiyclioff of Chi
cago. Jlimhoff mortly let it he knrfwn that
he was willing to receive funds fo;'
profitahlo investment, on his own re
sponsibility, and the eatfe public del
uired him .with money. .'Rvsult: - Ai
tho use of' 25, having stalled two
years oco without any financial .iu'
businesH cJtpericnro of importance, Iw
finds himself with liabilities of son:
J,000,000, with asset.-) amountinsr i
a few thousands. (uit a feat for an
inexperienced and irresponsildo yount;
maul Many an chki'I- plunger nnisli
envy him his record, particularly
ho seems to run no risk of goiiiK to
jail.
Truly, tho public is a sad fool in
such mailers, especially that part of
tho public which can least endure tho
Iosh. The average sum intrusted tr
Hischoff was $200. llo found his
dupes mainly umong the poor and ig
norant of the foreign settlements. The
Btoekyards disiriet was his particulai
Kold miae. Hut well-to-ilo and sup
posedly intelligent natives, too, fell
for his game. He seems to have "in
veated" the borrowed money and lo.u
it, in oil speculation.
This is merely the most flagrant
of" many hundred eases, involving .11
aggregate loss to investors of hun
dreds of millions a ear. What is o
1)0 done about it? The Pon.i expose
acorns -to have done little good. "'I'll.1
fool once patted from his money may
turn wise, but there is always u crop
of fresh victims.
11 all seems to go bark to the snper
Htition, more widely prevalent than
jlroplo will admit, that it is possible to
make money out of nothing. If people
could only learn that wealth, is the
product of human thought and loii,
anil that there Is no mail to richc"! i
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THE OUt HOSE RCCC WENT TO PIECES
ON IhC RUN lO THE WACOM WORKS FIRE YESTERDAY
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THE OFFICE CAT
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PACING THK IMKJ.
Detioit Free Press.
Aj'telllKly passed through the hall
of the hotel, whistling loudly.
T "jfobng ' man," said tho manager
sternly, "you know it's against the
rules to whistle while on duty."
"I am not whistling, sir," replied
the boy j "I'm paging
dog.'',
A scientist guests mat me mi ;Htoo(, ns ri.commcn,lill, anything that
can't la.-t more than another l,7i8,000 ( W)U,( work HKili,lst the bl,st intl,r.
years. - Junius rises Ur wonner-if f tha'kaxpavers of I .a (liande,
Grande will have her water system !,, ,)n Ul(, othl,r-hllnll j w.lnt tu bl!
completed in time for the final blow.fllir to (lp countyi
UP. I The city hall matter will probably
be brought up for discusskit;
to richc
tiiiio honest and
that is at the same
easy, it might help, .
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Gunning for Guns
A committee of prominent ritbxns
has been organized in Chicago, to
work for i-uch federal legislation ns
will suppress the manufacturo and uulp
of pistids, revolvers an other WTapona
of concealable size.
The apnoiiil ment of this committee
for definite action is the result of a
campaign against small arms which
has been conducted in Chicago for
some time by representative Intere-ts.
Its objective may well have the inter
est nnd support of other comniunil ies.
The plague of the honest household
er today is the armed thug. It is re
ported by Chicago police authorities
thnt t'il prr cen! of the crimes in that
city are committed with pistols. Th"
Percentage would not vary much any
where. The fuither contention of th
same authorities that robberies wouKi
practically ceae if pistols w.i y-rtu
out deserved rc-ipoetful consideration. '
The efforts of the Chicago commit
tee are to be dirivte' toward federal
elgislation, be auso local Icgiklatlor.
helps little. Kvpc: irnce has proved
this. Some members of the commit
tee favor a spfeiul bilt to cover the
subject, otln rs think an amendment
to the federal constitution would be
more powerful.
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Fifteen Famous Females
America niav or niav not enjoy th"
leadership of the world in diploma, V.
but she h:is tt in one lliing, m bnt.
Out of li: "siipt r-r,vs" to U- found
in the world, judirod ty butier-fel pio
duction. la nre in the I'nited S'.ate..
The llith, or perhaps the first, sine"
she leads in amount ,,f butter fat, i,
in Cana 'a.
It is interesting to note that in the
list nre d:t llol-tcia cows nnd tiirf .
Guernseys. Mole important than the
mere presence among us of tbe-e fif
teen famous females are te thing-
th.-y indicate the gradual eliminatio-i
ot M'rub stis k Irom the farm and the
'keeping vt arciiiate records i by tlir
fi.rmiT so that he Knows wtiich ot hi
nmnuils pay lor their Kiep and waul
th. not. r : :
11 1; KNEW 'KM.
I. os 'Angeles Times: Here is anoth
er sample of muckraking directed to
wards juries. A lawyer had a sonui--what
difficult -witness, and finally
asked if he was' acquainted with imy
of the .men on 'the jury. ; ' ;. "
"Ves, sir," 'replied the willies,
"more, than' half of tnem." .
"Are ypn, willing to swear that you
knowi niore'than half of them'.'"' de
manded the lawyer.- ' ' -
"Weill if it conies to lliat, I'm will
ing to .swear Hint 1 know more than
all of them put together."
her manner showed very plainly
that she possessed the true con
ception of the opera and the part
she was playing.
Dr. Hay Murphy us "Alain,"
friend to "Caaptun," never lost
opportunity to utd the prince hut !
at tho same time he was coyly I
cooking up a very attractive little
love afftalr of his own with "I.IIla."
Prof. K. D. Towler as ' IJosay,"
kcoper of the royal sptictaeles, was
perfect scream. His makeup was
ot tho most rigid type and tho ef
fect of thla was assisted by bis act
ing. Never did he appear on the
stago that the audience did not
almost convulse with laughter.
Frauds Cramer represented "Just
i," keeper of the. royal cash box,
and his presence with the king al
ways lent royal uignuy to the'
scene. Hut "Jastso," whllo apitir-;
ently only an attache of the court,
also had Ideas of his own about
love milking and the society of!
beautiful women. Tho Persian
court's problems were frequently!
sldo-traeked to partake of the so
ciety of any one ot tho bevy of!
jhoatitlful girls who composed the!
.matds of honor and ladies of the
court.
I Catchy music carried the play In
a light and airy manner, remind.
, nig one oi me riouoiis on ine M;iy-
I! FORUM I l"'lu " spnagtlmo party. , While'
the princlpl.il actors had to do with
1 tjl() (jaccess of the event to a large1
F.ditor of Observer: I have been 'extent. It must not be overlooked
; criticized by several taxpayers of I.i that the maids of honor were per
, Grande during the past few days for fectly si lected and remarkably
I suggesting to the City Commission in trained. Dressed In Persian cos-!
'my report on the City Hall that the tume the young ladles looked beau-;
County be offered this building for tllul. but besidos . their natural
U37,r80.00, which many claim is far , charm their acting land singing cer-j
below the appraised valuation. Italnly cllil not call to mint! a seiu-
In answer to these critics. I blance of the amateur. Thoso com.-1 1
want to state thnt my report is not' posing the maids or honor were,
binding on the city commission. The! -Miss Dorothy Dunbar. Miss Doro-
! purpose of this report was to bring thy Casey. Mrs. T. M. Maxwell, Mrs.
the matter befoie the commission in Juines Mc.N'anieo, Miss hols Gunn,
such a way that they would be inform- Miss Mabel . Herzinger, Mrs. Paul
ed on the different phases of the 'Masses, Miss Mabel Oosterling, Miss i
' affair and they can now use their bert Ksther Rohr. Mrs. Elmer McManus, '
judgment in making a settlement with Miss l)e l.orls Pearson, Miss Alice l !
ine county mat will lie lair to in.' i ampoeii.
taxpayers of I.a Grande. ! Ti,e opera would have been sorely '
.Many citizens think that under the lacking bat for the Ladles of the
circumstances the county should pay pu,t. In this section again the
the city a fair appraised valuation feminine ability presented Itself in
wn.cn uiey uuiiK win evieeii w,'. ;ou,-:m,.,ed form, tigaln the costuming
was delightful to the eye and the
vocal training stood forth most pro-'
The Ladies of the Court
included Mrs. Louie Magulre, Mrs.
George A. Bean, Mrs. L. F. JJunn,
Mis. C. V. Signor, Miss Mamie'
Woodt'.l, Miss Louise O'Connell,
Mrs. W. II, Parkingson,. Miss Minna j
Ash, Miss Dorothy Meyers, Miss Em
ma Mueller, Mrs. ' Kobort Newlill, .
Mrs. A. W. Nelson, Mrs. J. H.
Iliatt, Miss Louise Zorn. , -
M-ith tiin i.rii.wl r..... I i ....
Ideas nnd I do not want to be 'nder- ,,, ,, ,, ,,,,, ',:'.
tlon to- properly balance the ' opera. 1
"Hulbul" dld jiot overlook this fei-i
ture and as Lords of tho Court :
some of La Grando's best mate
voices were heard. Tho Lords were
clad In court- costumc3 and always
' n v ..it,. , ,,.lmi i ,, ,,- rt i "I'l'ini Jiifl til IIKIIL HUT.;. !
! , ;.. '. . . .. , . Their vol.es blended In tho
If
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I Fast Oi'lors I
w7 i n
e opnngume waMiww
Are Here Now!
What a dlstlnclively spring wardrobe one can plan for this
year when inexpensive wa.h fabrics are proclaimed by fusion
to bo tho thing.
Ginghams, tissue ginghams, crw. Percales, voile,, organ
diet, and other aeason's fabrics in a greater variety of patterns
and coloring, than ever belore. The gual.ly of these nterlals
tills season emphasizes that service In merchandise for which this
store Is known.
Women In buying mater
ials for aprons, wash dress
es, middles, children's
'rbmpers, etc., will find
quite a selection of fast
color materials hero.
Indianhd.id, .Devonshlres
and suitings iu the popular
bright shades.
r-Bo assured of the colors
even though they are- pric
ed a trifle higher. These
materials are 45c and Etc
yard.
Iies-B Quality .(i in h
PKHCALKS. '2m yd.
"Agatha" percales have
long been the standard
In La Grande. Though
our stocks are varltsl and
Intermixed with many oth
ers of supposedly the same
quality, women who shop
hero feel assured of value
In, every coat expended In
''Agatha" percales.
Wo aro Just now show
ing the now spring patterns
iu this quality. We ask
you to seo them. 25c yard.
DOTTED SWISS
Lio'-iiu'lies wide
G5i; yd.
A very popular material
for the coining season. Wo
are now showing this in
lavender, tan, brown, rose,
blue and p;K. very lino
quality, possessing all the
sheer crispness desired in
literlals of this klud. It
is a yard wide and priced
at 65c yard.
000.00 mark.
Others think that if the county
given the building for the city's book llllMnrcd.
valuation ot $.if,oK0.tlu that the coun
cils, jones ity si(rn agreement to the effect
that when they build a new court
boose llinl Sii-hixil lUslrL-t fvn 1 lip
I'l'SIDK DOWN. . offered the building at the snme lig-
The Villager. ure, which will eliminate the possibil-
, Diogenes was once asked how ho j ,ly of thc ,.ounly miliinf, a )rofit Bt
would be buned. He said upside down ju, exlt.as(! of tho taxpayers of I.a
because when the world finally found (n,ndc
itself, then he would be rightsidc up. Th,,.:; is .,,.:, in of th ,,,.,.
TISSUE
GINGHAMS
08c YAM)
Another fabric coming into Its
own Hits season sheer and crisp
as organdy, yet with thrmt-
leniH aim colorings nice
ham. This material will
dtjubtedly brine forth hundreds
of distinctive ideas for crisp sum
nier dresses. We ure showing it
now iu a Krtiit variety of pat
terns and colors.
It is 32 inches wide,
G8c yanJ.
priced
the
Whon n gay u)A do tfoea out for u
whale if a time, he usually makes an
a:is v hiin:-olf,
Iu (Iranc taxpayers are ii:itet! t'j be
present. .'
Youis very ti ulv,
;. : O. A.' KkATZ."
' City Alatnjfer. '
PERFORMANCE
OF BULBUL A
BIG SUCCESS
Joe the Plodder says that some peo
ple feel that they owe so much to
themselves
body else,
that they never pay any-
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Imor in most admirable manner.
illis clear tenor did hot once fall
him throughout tho evening. When- ur
iniT ho took up his part In Kong
ilhe audience was wrapped In ad
' miration for Ibis young man's vocal
I talents.
I
Mrs. Hal llohnenkaiup as "Ida."
'the court chaperon was ever dutiful
We will await the outcome of the,10 who .rather resented her
Arms Conference before agreeing "miisby" affections. Sbo did how
with Thomas' Fdi.on in tile opinion , ver. Just ns one would imuciiie
that only two per cent of the human ' ' batierou In a 'king's court would
race is intelligent. (do and In each act rounded out the
;eenes by her acting as well as
Kconomy is something thai the added to the musical charm of the
other members of the family never j owning with her singing,
practice. ..Mrs. Klnu'r Stoddard as "I.illa,"
. a friend of "llutbul," was surely
Husband and wife boss each other, .superb. Her acting was grace it
says I, inly Ador She's half right, .'self, her slneliig was excellent and
opera
fitting iu the volume so cssentlil
jlo "drive homo" the) musical effect
j desired. The personnel of the
i Lords or the Court follows:
j F: L. Allliighatu, Melvln Larson.
N;urnian Frees,", A. II. . Pryke, Karl
: Stoddard, Frank Pearson, John
i Stoddard. Paul Massee. T. K. Ilel
j In my. Leo French, K. D. Towler,
Francis Cramer, . ."
' Nothing Oveilmdecd.
To Mrs. A. L. lilchardson. direc
tor of voice, und to Mrs. Ncl'nian
Frees, ilirector ot dramatics, La
Grande's music loving public owes
Its uratitiido for the- presentation
nulliul;" Mrs. Richardson bad
every voice unilev perfect control.
She kiteiv the range, the volume and
like an adept architect she fitted
mo voices In her rouilc opera
y' Japanese
Crepe
, ,. The New OlK'cked
, PattPi-ns
5.1c YAUD
Iu this material' the chocks
aro large or small. It is prob
ably the most desirable material
today for house dresses, aprons,
etc. Easiest to launder and very
attractive in pattern and color
ings'. '. Shown here In red, green,
pink, rose, blue and lavender
chcvJts over white. It. Is "0 inch
es wide autl priced ut 55c yard,
llll -t V- :.J.-S
Vundi't'ds t'l' Yards
OF NEStf
GINGHAMS
AVitlc and Xai'i'W
2()p, L'oc. '). and :!.")' yd.
The greatest gingham year in history. This has been
tho prediction for 11122 and we have fully prepared for
such a year. Ginghams were never in a greater .variety,
nor more attractive as to colorings, tljim thoso we are now
showing. Our initial showing Involves over 4.000 yards of
ginghams of .the finest quality obtainable. -We have stopped
at neither price nor quantity In this showing.
Thero are 27 inch ginghams priced at 20c and 25c
yiard, and 32 Inch ginghams at 29c and 35c yard. See them
now while they are new and selections the greatest.
. ' mill
wo. i mat nothing but nifir pet
fectiou can properly describe tho w-
seult. .Mrs. trees overlooked myth
lug In costuming
appeared clad lit
that not only boinfittod thi- part
ig for cyery icUir
i a robe or a il ress
but there was a niftiness, nhAut the appenruueo- of.. "Uulhnb
costumes mat pleasei! the eye. An
other fi'aturu was the control the
dramatic leader held over the more
than fitly participants. Frequently
in home shows there la a inxness, a
i.o freedom that irritiite:i but in lant
evening' : performance) respAhso to
the, directors orders was as marked
as' a soldier's obedience to li toni
ninmlinit officer'. '
This evening at the high school
auditorium Is the second and Inst
jappearmico- or.. munni. - it is- a
rare treat and no one should fail
to attend. Given under inspires of
tho Neighborhood club which organ
ization will use the funds to assist
girls to attend rollege, the actors
and directors who nre giving their
A mi t tun. Iiki
'liie unto lt
0
mil licit bet
nor 'die mil
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h Ifr tt -nlj
riii
In The Business World
Thj man who' hat character
end maintains a good deposit in
a reliable bank haa many ad-
vantages.
V , . ,
We uiv- prepared to help our
depositors a futW as safe
banking iScthods will permit
Build up yW business stand
ing by bsnkiagf 4tiM
va: pay.
Al.
on Till;
i'I-iX'S.T?
LA CK.ANDE
NATIONAL .BANK
. I.A' GRANDE.!-ORE.'
sot 'f'JVPrt t'A rt ' - iunrp
iM'i'T.E'J
flYSTrr,:
t (rockers
Isl.
Pure iSahe
Sugary
n.;;;ir is atlvaiK-iiii; and
slrciiL-.
Illic market is vei'v
AVe
can still take care of your order at ti.To
sack delivered ill vour v ine.
J..G..SN0D6RASS
Tionnt Rf. "Swo Phones. Call HKsifL ?5
' NO CIIAKC I'Oli DEUVEliS- u 0 J
time to the work feet cotupc'nsit
tory feature becauso of the good
cause to which the earnings of tjae
opera will go.
Highest price paid for clean, large
sized cotton rags
lCiijoynhlo Drinks
All the popular soft drinks, bo
refreshing, you will enjoy at the
Palace Confectionery. 2-15-tt
The New Cake and
Pastry Flour is Here
pac.
1'a
Two and a half pound
'.of prepared Take and
1' lour tor
V TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
tuo
trv-
nokliin
( obtains
wluVt, and 1
iiisufc's you
liaKllrV. I
This Anot a self raising
lmt selected'
iv a lew celtls linn-!'
success with vour
Flour.
PAITISOH BROTHERS
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