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PAGE FOUR LA GILLXDE EVENING OBSEltVER- TrlE OBSERVER BRUCE DENNIS, Editor and Owner. Entered in the Pout Office at La '. Grande, Oregon, ag aecond claaa matter, ''' :j-y.-- ' i' ' ' 1 1 : ' iii Advertising rates on application. Ail copy for display advertising must reach' the office the day bafore the ad appears. Address all communications to THE OBSERVER, 1710 Sixth Street, SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Daily, single copy , .5c Dally, per week 16 Daily, per month 65c Daily, six months in adTance, . . ,3M Daily, per year in advance. . : . . .$7.M Dally, by mail per year, in ad vance .$4.00 Weekly Ovaerver, per year ia advance tLSt TIS WELL THAT IT'S MEXICO. If, in the course of human events, the United States must go to war in 1914, it is well that our antagonist is illiterate and degenerate Mexico. Recently in discussing the probability of war, an eminent authority on army statistics, voiced the following, re garding the strength of the United States: . Military authorities are all agreed that the United States Is in no posi tion to go to war with a first class military and naval power, but in meet ing the crisis that has' arisen over the Mexican situation it is in vastly better shape than it was upon the declaration of war with Spain. When, war was declared against Spain the Spanish navv was con sidered almost the equal of the American fleet, and Spain had in Cuba alone more trained fighting men than ever were in the entire regular army of the United States. There were then in the army a considerable number of officers who had seen Civil War service and a large num ber who had seen service against the Indians, probably more than the num ber of soldiers who had not seen any kind of service. ; The army was in a state of stagna tion. Its limited - numbers spread over 3 million miles of territory would have made an attempt at ma neuver training a farce. It was only partly armed with the new Krag rifle and wholly untrained in its use. Its artillery was not modern and it had barely enough of it and no adequate supply of ammunition. It had no transports and very little train. In fact, the United States Army was nothing more than a national police force. As an army is was looked upon abroad as a joke. And that is the way that the army is looked upon today beyond our own borders, and yet in the sixteen years that have elapsed since war was de clared against Spain the army has been vastly improved. Sixty thou sand trained men leaving out the Philippines, Hawaiian and Panama garrisons can be started for Mexico or any other place. The army has its own troopships, it has ammunition and supply trains. It is well armed. well" " equipped and well drilled. Thousands of the soldiers have seen actual war service and very few have not had field training in manueverg. Its service corps have been improved right along. Greater ; than all, how ever, there is back of the regular army some two hundred ' thousand 'men, available as the second line of defense, who have had actual war service, either as volunteers or reg ulars, as long training either in the regular army or in .'the militia." ' Before the Spanish War the country had no military policy nor had it any organization' to formulate a policy. The . militia ' was such a negigible quality that the war was over before most of the "volunteer" regiments had been licked into shape, and it had to arm these volunteers with obsolete, black powder rifles. In fact, most of the fighting done by the volunteers in the Philippines, a year after the Spanish War had ended, was with the Springfield rifle. But after the Spanish War, with the bitter experiences of, the country in creating from next to . nothing an army to uphold it, came some appre ciation of Washington's maxim that a nation's duty to itself is to "in time of peace prepare for war." The army was reorganized from top to bottom, modernly equipped, and made really what it should be the first line of national defense. But Congress has failed to provide the second and third lines of defense. So far as Mexico is concerned, the United States is well prepared for war, but simply because Mexico i a third rate military power. The army has its general staff to direct military operations, it has supplies and ammunition to keep the regular army in the field, and enough, with a bit of hustling, properly to mann tain the few volunteers that are needed. There are plenty of trained men to fill in the gaps that may oc cur in the ranks, and it has had ample time to prepare for every contingency so far as the small reg ular force is concerned. But if it shall be a first class power with which the United States became embroiled, there would be another story to tell. Suppose, for instance, it was Germany of Japan, each having standing armies much larger than our own, and natives equal almost or superior. Germany had what, on paper at least, is con sidered the best organized and the best equipped army the world has ever seen. Japan's army is smaller, but it has the big advantage of recent war training. War with either of these powers would mean that the United States must put either on the Atlantic or Pacific coasts within two weeks an army of 1 million men. Inside of that time the whole regular army could be there. Behind the regulars would come one hundred thousand or sc of the national guard. That would muke a fairly trained force of from 150,000 to 175,000 men. Then the trouble would begin. More than 325,000 men would be needed o back up the regular army and the national guard. At this mo ment the machinery for creating that f 1 , WEST & CO'S CLEARANCE SALE Of Ladies' Suits, Coats, Skirts,Dresses and Children's Coats Wfll $aye , ..... ... . You More Money! S ;.. ? ' ' The reductions are genuine and the 'regular prices are lower to begin with. Best quality of merchandise to select from. T Original prices are left unchanged on every garment so you can see just how I. much you save. .'. . '.. ' COMPARE OUR PRICES BEFORE YOU BUY! OUR EMBROIDERY SALE. offers unparalleled low. prices on newest patterns in medium and wide flouncings. SEE THE WINDOW FOR PRICES. We favor D. Ward King Plan for good roads, Hear him Saturday, May 2nd. r ... . if s -"tl-"'. mm . NEXT WEEK IS NEMO WEEK. From coast to coast the big stores in every town will feature the famous Nemo Corsets during next : week ' WATCH FOR NEMO DISPLAY. army is crude, consisting of a jumble of laws, mixing up federal and state authority. But that isn't all. An army must have big guns and powder and shells and the can't be made in a minute. We have enough for a few days for the regular artillery pitifully, inade quate for an army of i million men but that's all. We would need mqVe cavalry and we haven't the equip ment. We would need ammunition I trains and suppy trains and we havej barely enough equipment tor tne reg ulars and national guards. ; ye Chamberlain's Cough Remedy two years ago, I have felt kindly disposed toward the manufacturers of that pre paration. I know of nothing so quick to relieve a cough ot cure a cold." For sale by all dealers. Adv. on one side by green pastures of lentils, on which browse cattle, sheep and horses. On the other side the plowed fields are represented by cof fee grains. The barns, windmills and , far-off grove of orange trees, make up the other details of the picture. Even the road fence is neat and taut. La Grande National Bank Organized in 1887. DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY OF UNITED STATES GOVERN MENT. UNITED STATES POSTAL SAVINGS DEPOSITORY. Capital $100,000.00 Surplus $140,000.00 Total Resources $1,000,000.00 For twenty years, in all kinds of finnncial weather, we have successfully catered to the monetary wants of the people of La Grande and the Grand Ronde Vail ey. We respectfully solicit your business. ' La Grande National Bank La Grande. Oreaon would need infantry equipment and we barely could equip half a million men with guns, but most of them would have no ammunition to shoot. We have no tents for them and not enough camp equipment. In fact, considering that other nations have advanced as much as we I have, or more, in a military way in , the last sixteen years, the United I States is no better perhaps for a real 'war than it was in 1898. So, con sidering these things, we are fortun 'ate in having chosen Mexico. What ! would happen if it was with Germany or Japan would be a chopter in our history which no one would care to read until he has to. Nothing So Good for a Cough or Cold When you have a cold you want the best medicine obtainable so as to get rid of it with the least possible delay. ' There are many who consider Cham berlain's Cough Remedy unsurpassed. Mrs. J. Boroff, Elidn, Ohio, says, "Ever since my daughter Ruth was cured of a severe cold and cough by 5$S383.8$$$SS35S'SS S S.HAS UNIQUE DEMONSTRA- $ TION. 8 ' James Snodgrass has a miniature road drag in his grocery store window and this ought to be proof enough that the whole scheme is the best that can be devised. "Jim" has dem onstrated the fine points of the drag on a tea road and if the drag works on tea it certainly ought to work on Union county roads. It is one of those "before and after" demonstra tions and is to the point. One side shows a poor farmer in his one horse shay, mired several feet in tea, while the other pictures a man coming along in his five thou sand dollar automobile. The tea looks like some of the black gumbo on the Hot Luke road and was well chosen. One way of boosting good mads! The highway, on which the King drag is leveling the bumps, is flanked SHOOTING IS EXPLAINED. Punctured Plate Glass in Foley Build ing Ends in Fines. pension claim for A. Clark of this oity through . legal representatives at ; Washington but failed to get results. It then occured to him to refer the matter to Representative Sinnott of . this district Mr. Sinnott got an im- mediate settlement that was very sat isfactory to Mr. Clark'. The congress- man waded through the red tape in a few days and now Mr. Clark has a pension, which, in the opinion of his friends, he should have had long ago. John Hatfield and B. E. Rogers were fined $5.00 each today for hav ing fired revolvers within the city limits. This is the result of promis cous shooting several days ago when plate glass in the new Foley building was punctured with holes. The night policemen were first accused of having done the work while shooting at some dogs, a few nights ago, but when one of the leaden messengers was found in the Mt. Emily Timber company of fices later, the ownership of the gun to which the bullet fitted led to P. A. . Foley and he in turn found some of .his night employes had used his weap- ' . . .1 rr.L 1 1 on to scare iignung nogs, jliib uui lets ricocheted and the damage resulted. ADDITIONAL PERSONALS - Pension Finally Received. For some time past Attorney R. J. Green has been trying to adjust a Miss Fenstermacner, a trained nurse of this city, left today for Wal- 1 la Walla, where she will visit for ! some time. " E. B. Morelock came down to La Grande last night to meet his wife ' who returned from Portland. Both left this morning for their home in' Elgin. Mr. Moreock states that his son A. Lee, is organizing a cavalry company in Elgin. Fifteen men sub scribed their names on the first day. Geo. Fuller of Meriden, Kentucky, passed through the city this morning on his way to Wallowa where he in tends to purchase land and make his home in the future. He states that many people from his native state are moving West, and that few of them ever come back. The influx of Ken tucky people into this valley in the last 12 months has been notable. Wimmom n Shoe Polishes FINEST QUALITY LARGEST VARIETY fu'iiiaE "6ILT EDGE."ilie only ladlWauoc dreeilng Ihnt positively conlln Oil. Blacka and I'oMbIiph ladlca' aud children' nnota and rliot t, ihliwt wlUnul rna- Wnn.wo. -raemrn sloss." ioo. "DANDY combination for elf anlni and poUtnlnf llkinilanf nmwlortan alloc, VM.. "STMT alas, 10c. "ELITa" combination for ocntlamcn who talta nrlde In halni thpir ahoea look A 1. Hratom color and lintra to all biack ho. . Pollr-h with a brash or cloth, 6crnt. "iAHY ELITE" lncraM. "BUUY SHINE," watery."'"' P' poliahrorall klnda of black allow. I'ontalna elll and unn lo aollik and rcmrvt the leather. Iioica open with Si ktr. loe. "KUSSFT MILY SHINS aume prlco. !t..iir.t..lcr... r...l kn-p the kind ru nl. pen.loj th IXM In .UffllK frr rnl I r-"kir. chu-ir I4 . WHITTC0l BROS. CO, tO Albany traai, CambHo, Mw, Tht OUtti ait lArtett MuKufartutni at i . SkM fcAl&M tkt Welti, 1 $10.00 Down $LOO A Week 6 MONTHS WITHOUT INTEREST Several of the choicest building lots in La Grande are now thrown on the market under these never-before-heard-of terms. Call and let us explain how very easy it is to own a lot that will increase in value. Security Land & Savings Co. Phone Red 1251 ? 1 i i
