La Grande evening observer., April 11, 1913, Image 4

VRTT1AY. APRIL 11. 1913.
T.A URANDE EVKNiyq 0B8E3TER.
PAGE POUR
THE OBSERVER
BRUCE DENNiS
XBITOB AID OW5EH.
ten l tie wstofflfe at L Grmndo,
Oref . m elM ttr.
SrBSCKIPTIOS SATES.
Dally, single eepj
Mr. !
toOy, er iotb "
WHES A !Oi.IMtB DESERTS.
The deserter from the American
army lias been placed on a level wfch
the criminal. The army pr'sons are
foil of young men. many of thorn lit
tle more than boy. who bare become
Irk of their Jobs and quit. Accord
ing to army standards their offense
racks next to treason and Is punished
accordingly.
The new secretary of war. Lindley
V. Garrison, among other proposals,
peaks a good word for the deserter.
He would bave the penalty made Ie.ss
severe, but would go farther than
that toward removing the first cause
ry reducing the term of enlistment.
The civilian never has been able
to look on desertion In time of peace
as such a serious crime. In cities
where there are army posts the pub
lic makes little effort to aid the offic
ers In capturing the runaway. Only
the reward offered for his return se
cures any co-operation at all from
the local poice departments. There
Is more than mere anttmlltaristic
feeling In this attitude. It U realized
that, while desertion hi time of war
la practically treason to the country,
the act In time of peace Is not In the
same class, but usually Is only an
evidence of that restlessness present
to a greater or. lesser degree In most
Americans. (
When a man rn civil life gets sick
and tired of his Job he takes a vaca
tion or a few days off and returns to
Is work wlh fresh interest and sest.
And a great many men do get abso
IntAlv at odd with their work at
times; no matter how. pleasant and
April 2ist 1913
See Paper Next Week
The Test
Pi
iiil
Time determines whether the policies under which a bank Is oper
ated are safe.
This bank has been in business twenty-six years.
li has sro n steadily tin: II It has bernme one of the sTosges'. an1
most prosperous financial lu-tllutlons In the West,
The soundness of Its policies li attested by the long list of conferv
atfvs business men who transact their business here; also by an
earned surplus of 1130,00.00, the work of time and the res'ill of
conservative management.
This bank has facilities for taking rare of more high grade ,buV.
nese tod offers lis services to thcse who appreciate the beet In
banking.
La Grande National Bank
La Grande, Oregon
Capital. 100,00.00 Surplus, $l30.000fl Resources. 1,100.000.0
DESIGNATED rEPOSITOUT OF r.MTED STATES GOTEBSMET.
fXITED STATES T0ST1L 8.4TIT.S PEPOWTOBT.
congenial the Job may be there are
times when the interest of boh the
man and the work are beat served by
a temporary holiday. Nothing de
stroy, originality and efficiency more
than monotony; the employe sa -
to a rut; be becomes indifferent and
d jnt)ted.
. In Industry little is thought of such
occasional spells of restlessness, the
outlet for such moods being provided
in most eases. In the army the case
i very different. The man must
! stay whether he likes to or not, and
' the chances are that the longer he
'stays Jmder such conditions the more
he half s all that pertains to the army.
'Then. too. he does not have, as does
he clv'Pan the free'' lo escape
deaden' i.g routine by changing the
'place of his employment. Home
sickness also tug at many of these
I boys.
I When the op:ortunity to get away
'comes and the soldier lakes it he is a
fugitive from Justice and, if caught.
; dealt witn lar uiur? e.cieij uj.
the civil law would deal with real
criminal offenders. The shame of a
prison sentence is put upon him. In
fact, everything possible la done to
make th's artificial crime seem like
a real one.
The chances are that there would
be more recruits and that the army
would be better or If the enlistment
t term mere shortened and desertion
jtreaied more as a human tranBgress
' Ion. The object of the new adminis
tration seems to be to give as many
'men as possible miliary training and
' then nermit them to go batk into
civil life as a reserve. This goal
can be reached far better by liberal
ity than by harshness. The United
, States Is not Europe.
WHAT! SO WrTS, MR. TVILS0X1
President Wilson has again broken
all precedent and has made an an
nouncement which will bring sorrow,
perhaps, to a great many fond hearts.
He will accept C5 presents. .
j It Is the president's lot to receive
many girts during the time he Is per
mined to occupy the chair in the ex
ecutive rojaaislon. IRooeevelt re
ceived so many that he hasnt room
at hpme for all of them. Taft was
overwhelmed with gifts. H would
be Impossible to ssy JtiRt how man.v
persons in this country r'.tf-.: non
are working on presents for Presi
dent Wilson, ranging from hruid
carved walking sticks to full rijtsid
ships In glass bottles.
, The ultimatum will remove Jny f: om
many hearts. In the long list of
Klfts the average president receives
cute little solid ivory dk trinketit,
knitted bed slippers red flannel pen
wiper?, nih: gowns, hand carved
cigar can"s. ox'dized bus neck ping,
leather watch fobs, etc. ad infinitum.
The average president received dur
ing h s term of office a veritable for
est of hand carved walking
pickled alligator i laws and
Bin n I
s'.Iver
horseshoes. In fact he gets anything
from the Jawbone of a d'nosaurns to
the whistle made out of a pig's ta 1.
In stopping this Mow of gifts
WasMiictonward. Wilson has taken a
M.nnil which later he may have to re
consider. The American has a right
to give hia chief executive a present
If he wants to and Mr. Wilson will
rlnnyTeap have to bow to the public
of Time
will In this manor, for he is a k'nd-
hearted man and will not wish to
make milltons unhappy.
THE BIRD OX THE HAT
A Boston professor la reported to
have said .that women who wear song
birds In their hats will never get to
heaven.
This ta putting It rather strongly
particularly a applied to the ultia
vain woman with whom a bird on the
hat is heaven fcself.
It is poor philosophy, for if the
woman by merely wearing a bird on
he, hat denies herself all hope ot
heaven, there Is no restraining influ
ence left to prevent her going on
through the whole gamut of sin.
It is poor theology, for the best, au
thorities In tb's still somewhat occur:
science agree upon one point, and
that is thct oe punUhmen cf evil
deeds ought not to be reserved for a
future life, but ougbt to be to some
i j.te at least apparent in -his
world. In this the mw anc.tnt Jcvs
agree with the most up-to-date mental
gymnasts of theology and ethics.
, Certainly, we have it in our power
now to punish tfie wearers of birds
Social ostracism is something palpa
ble and definite. The averted look of
disapproval has more effect on the
ultra-vain than have whole toriems
of threats of eternal punishment.
There Is dispute about bell. An
the bird wearing woman can take re
fuge In the doubt But a few signifi
cant looks and a few significant re
marks on the part of her friends
bring the penalty home to the very
spot where she la most vulnerable.
And public opinion on th's ques
tion i growing In the right direc
tion. Defense ,of songbird wearing
never any longer has the courage to
sftow Itself in public. So much has
tieem said and o much is being
thought again It that it is scarcely
conceivable that ai.y Intellectual wo
man should be able thus to adorn her
variety without a secret blush ol
shame.
If the birds have no rights, public
opinion has. And public opinon has
power, oo, that no woman's vanity
can safely enconnter.
So there is no need to sit Idle In
'the hope nhat the next world will
bring punishment. The pun shment
is in our own hands.
'Movies are said to be detrimental
to the eyesight. Spectacle men will
probably begin giving free picture
show tkktts.
Baseb.:Il and irovinyr pionureg might
jo a long way toward solving the
rpiestion of peace 'n the Central
American republics.
Longfellow's grandson is a sire
car conductor in Itoston, which is
a trifle more remunerative than be-
j
i . .
A man in tue Ixs Angeles Jail le- j
mands four baths a day. The prob- !
lem should be solved by giving him
a garden hose.
One thousand ladles tailors In Ilos
ton have gone on strike. This is
one strike which will cause father to
worry whatever.
Those Ixndon suffragettes have i
even d's!K."i!tIins they're mad all the ;
Assistant Secretary of 9at A lee
should stand well wirti the admlnis
Itration. He alo rides a bicycle.
That cigar named In honor of the I
Huerta dm!nlSLT:ion must have a !
terrrflc aroma.
A Dallas. Texas, woman ran away
with the butcher wii.cn is otic way j
to solve the hlch. cos' of living.
i
' i1ce ef Final Appeal ,
Notice is hereby given to all con- :
terned. that Panford K. Paker, exec- '
utor of the last will and testament of
Mi raj ah Maker, deceased, has filed in
he county co'trt of the state of Ore
eon for V'nion county his final report
and account of h administration of
tiii'. c-ta'r and sad court has set
Monday, the Jth day of May, A. I).
1SU at 2 o'clock p. m., at the county
court house in Ia Grande. I'nlon
county, state of Oreson. as the time
and place for hearing such report and
all objet Hons thereto.
S. K. BAKER. Executor
rvfar JS Apr 4 11 IS 25 1
Popular Priced House Dresses
and Crepe Kimonas lust Received.
"See Them on Display Today."
HOUSE PRESSES
in many dainty, attractive
patterns andstyles, extrs"r
dinarilv well made.
" 75c to $2.00
Looked That Way.
Meg (five year old) was overjoyed
over a recent addition to the family
and rushed out of the boose to tell the
uews to a pushing neighbor.
"Oh. you don't know what we've got
in our house today !" '
"What is It?"
"It's a new baby brother," and she
waited to nee the effects of her words
on the neighbor. I
"You don't say so. Is be going to '
stay?" 1
"1 guess so." very thoughtfully.
"He's got his things off "Weekly Tel
egraph.
That Csr.
H owmd a handsome touring csr.
To ride In it was heaven.
He ran across a piece of glass
Bill. $14.97.
Ho took his friends out for a ride.
Twas good to be alive.
The carburetor sprang a leak
bill. HO..
He started on a little tour, 1
The rineat sort of fun.
Hs stopped too quick and stripped his
Scars
Bill, W0.61.
He took his wife downtown to shop. j
To save car fares was great. !
He Jammed Into a hitching post
Bill. S278. j
He epent hla little pile of cash !
And then In anguish cried. I
"I'll iul u mortgaKe on the house !
And ta Junt one more ride!"
-Oklahoma Banker.
It Didn't Take,
It was in Sunday scnool. and the '
TiMinc teacUiT was endeavoring to ol'
r:i!'i certain il.itj for Hie church rec
onls. Turning t one of the little pu
pils, she askeci:
"ICthel. 'dear, were you ever bap
tized?" lltliel. who Is a very serious child,
thiMitlit deeply for a moment liefore
vplyliis. Then she said slowly:
"Ye. 1 think 1 was once, but it didn't
take." .Inline
Sound Reasoning,
If I hut lived In Wonderland
I'd do bold dec 1 suture,
Fftr then, ynu -e. chofwe to be
A dHphitiK iMtllfdore.
And when t'a luivaKe hippodmme
Oinie routine from hi la'r
My armadillo's ihniHt would kill
Tile monaier then and there.
Thr.mch tlense. d irk groves of samovars,
W here few wuld daro to iro.
I'd strike u trail and soon imimle
The snrtrtlnK bungalow.
Yrupicd in a Spanish galleon,
AMeHt In a doubloon.
I'd serenade some lovely maid
With strains from my harpoon.
Then hey and ho for Wonderland,
Wtiere fun and fame abound!
Thouah talps fntm thence may not make
sense.
They have a splendid sound.
Puck.
Saving the Plats Money.
On hl way home from the kirk the
parson net Sandy Macgrecor. Said
the paraon:
"I doubt. Sandy, that ye're growing
reuilaa. I've no" seen ye In the kirk
i... v (hive S.ii'b.ilhs."
"It's no' that I'm growing remiss,
arson," replied Sandy, "but I'm Just
tinkerin' iwa' wl" ma soul masel'."
Boston Transcript.
Plumbing Heating
J. G. DURST
Estimrtes Cheerfully Furn
ished. Prompt Attention
to repair Woik. - - -
Phone Red 3191
Res. Red 335 1U
KIMONAS
in both oriental and floral
designs. The best values we
ever offered for $1.95 to 2.50
Have You Seen the
POPE TWIN
The Greatest Motor Cycle Ever Made.
It does more than any other ma
chine and does it better. Real value
in every part-has no competitors.
It is in a class by its self.
We have machines from $150.00 to $270.00.
You can't afford to buy until you have
seen Our tine.
R. W. LEIGHTON'S Garage
Complete Equipment', tor Resetting and Repairing
Rubber Buggy Tires
LA GRANDE IRON WORKS
D. CITZGERALD, Proprietor
COMPLETE MACHINE SHOPS AND FOUNDRY
If you pay for first class work see that you get it.
That' is the 'only kind the Grande lionde Construc
tion company does.
r i 1 1... T n ,1 T1,
uwneu ana ui.iviati'ti nv
Plaok (341 for figures on sidewalk, curb, or founda-
tion. ... , .. p
concrete work with
GUARANTEE that STICKS 1
Ice Soda
Served
All customers who purchase goods to the amount
of 25 cents or more will be served
Soda Water
on Saturday
We do this in appreciation of your trade and as a
means of demonstrating in a practical way the
rare and delicious quality of our soda.
Look up your Drug Store Wants and make your
purchases on Saturday.
Netvlin Drug Store
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