La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, March 31, 1916, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextFRIDAY, MAJlUli si; I0I9, LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVES PAGE FOUB I , THE OBSERVER BRUCE DENNIS. Editor and Owner Entered in the Potoffice at L Grande, Oregon, as second class matter. ' SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Daily, single . copy c Daily, per week loc Daily, per month B6f Daily, per six month in advance $3.50 Daily, per year in advance $7.00 Daily, by mail per year, in ad vance .v Sl.Of Weekly Observer-Star, par year in advance . . . . . scratched, and at the half hundredth repetition he likes H better . than ever. The standard by which music is judged "good" to not academic; it is as natural aa that which governs the judgment of odors or flavors. An increase in the popular taste for 'better music w evidenced ly tne in creased attendance at concerts. It remains for musicians to continue the I ....ofinTial nrnress bv keeping Amer- lica all)reast of the times by playing j (the works of composers now living : and thinking, Instead of filling their ! nrith th art. of the seven- teenth, eighteenth and nineteenth cen- w a musht. nroriL DV u ijil ui lurid. r - Strawinsky Schumann. instead of so much Advertising irates on application. All ! Yrt'"mHORT HAIR ' copy for display advertising must j SHORT SiKIRTS. "' ",,v reach the frff ice the day before th '"''"'',' ad appears. Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Oilman, i 1 whose name stands for the emancipa- Address all communications to THEjtion of her sex now aug ests that iiMRRVER 171(1 s.'.h Street. I women submit their heads to th tar- ' - ' ; .j: wit h t.hA hers Clippers unu uin.ic - IM ew I or. i Kin-Hen of lonir tresses, THAT RYE VALLEY HOMESTEAD. j barbers, not being soulless, join in a ' ' unanimous protest against this move- It was left for Rye valley to fumiah Jment to increase their practice. They the homesteader who could describe no iay violating blades upon a lnlir'a Kair. thev assert. ,PArhfln It is lonlv habit that persuades us to regard flowing locks the public land situation as it is.. This earnest writer of facts got into the Portland Journal with a communica tion that should be posted in every ) aa an essential feature of feminine land office in Oregon, lie told of : charm but. it iwould seem to be a habit the hardships, of the almost impos- j ty,at works no injustice. Seldom are sible things to overcome in taking up j women dragged about by the hair homestead and then very truthfully nowa(Jay and it i difficult to sse how states he had far better gone to ananjp disadvantage is incurred by per- buI ia. V- l.,A nrhAPO ' .... i : A liiviiriont miyjuvcu iy7ui.iuii yji .nv imittmg ana encounsK11 ........- tne roads were built, tne scnooi nouses and churches erected and towns created, and there paid a good, round price for land than to have attempted growth. ' We shrink from contemplation of a deprivation that fiction and art would suffer. A neroine wiwi a prici to bottle sage brush for his exist. J er) cjjp to her cranium is ghastly to ence. visualize. The beauty that would he And be is positively right. The j ,ost out of conwnon life is what con Observer has always contended that the : CPrng nB most. We do not argue that homeseeker from the east could do better if he bought land in any of the improved valleys of Oregon, at almost any price that was asked, rather than attempt to play out the homestead game. AO who have investigated conditions will appreciate the Rye Valley Home steader's article in the Journal. BETTER MUSIC ' Talking machine dealers report that sales of higher priced records made by the stars of grand opera are great er than anyone anticipated when con tracts with those singers were first made. Is America destined to become really "musical?" . '( They say that in Italy the little boys and girls Whistle airs from the operas of Verdi, instead of the works of Irving. Berlin. In Germany, , grand opera Is lis common a- musical comedy, almost. . The Russian folk, song is . the : basis of much of the music which has made Russian com posers ,th leaders ' of the modern world. If the talking machine is Indeed creating this revolution in musical taste in America, it is doing some thing which the public schools have never, 'been able to accomplish. In deed, it is not on record that they have tried very hard. The method by which the mechani cal device corrects musicul standards is very simple. The owner buys a "popular" record and after hearing it played GO times he never wants to listen to It again. , Ho buys a .disk m which Carusofis voice has been f.fix size and contour of the female skull require masking; but we insist that neither brains nor ideals are in terfered with by a suitable head of hair, either home grown or purchased. There are great - numbers of forward looking men who will wel come women to the polls, to the halls of legislature and to the seats of gov. ernmental authority. But to the barber's chair, never. READ THE BIBLE. Certain interests in New York are combating a bill which would make compulsory the daily reading of the bible In public schools. The bible is a sadly neglected book. Because study of the bible has been regarded as a virtue rather than a privilege, as an act of religious merit rather than of esthetic enjoyment, a great many persons are content W to through life flippantly complacent of ! thoir ignorance of the testaments. 'Stories of the biible" are fed to children in lieu of the strong, clear narratives and poetry which abound in that book. If tho adventures of Joseph, Noah, Samson and the tragedy of Christ's career will not appeal, in their original form, to a child, that child's imagination is defective. If the man who relishes the iRuba lyat docs not turn back in moments of world weariness to Ecclesinstcs, he is denying himself a source of deep joy. If the lover of terse language, of epigrams and vivid figures of speech overlooks the Proverbs, ho is missing more than a little. The de votee of poetry who is unfamiliar with the Psalms and Song of Solomon is in completely eaurami, . - - Lesser books have been distasteful because perusal of them is required w school. The bible need not be on the compulsory list, but every teacher to English should direct the minds of pupils to the cource of inspiration for the hearts of writers, the King James version. The Christian church parsonage ia to be built in the good old fashioned way. Elder Ford is to be the general, issimo of the occasion and all members and others too, who desire, are invited to attend the building bee with their saws and hammers, for the day is to u. ; .nu-tinv a "home for the preacher." Doesn't that sound like old times ; in laoies oi wiv will do their part, oh yes, for they will furnish the dinner for the build era. It is to be a great day for the Christian church people, and believe : m k a fine thinur for members of other churches to join in the work. . A number of colonists coming from tU one lioatemvl tft DrOCUrB stOD-OVer Wt ...... .... I - tickets in La Grande yesterday when they beheld (the Grande Ronde valley from the train. And tne longer they stay the better tney win ue vuc valley. Here's to their good health, mav thev camp with us until they be come permanent citizens. tank the Domestic of the hieh school through a complete course oi meat Viiiri. Wednesday evening. That is, he showed them how it was done. But it took Pat three years to learn his trade and those who witnessed tne work of Wednesday evening must not apply for positions as meat cutters right away. Mt. Fannie Grange is to discuss KnnHs fnr hard surface roads in Union county next Saturday afternoon at Cove. W'J1 wager when the discus sion is over the old sixteen to one slogan will hold good sixxeen against bonds to one for. The idea of having a Citizens' drill this summer is good. Ever" able hnstijwf msn will feel better if he puts in an hour or two a day marching to military commands. ' Let a have it. rwt YT" I T . .. .. -..a wno Vava a KanI 1IIU i'lfta any v c muni. u.f far wrong in their demands for civic bettermentaj end improvemets. - xa Grande needs and must have a band. w: cr JUST LOOK AT THIS PICTURE AND DO A LITTLE "THINKING." THEN YOU WILL BANK YOUR MONEY. WE PAY H PER CENT INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS La Grande National Bank 1 LA GRANDE, OREGON Capital 1200,000.00, Surplus $50,000.00, Resources $1,000,000.00 ( Meyers, Cashier; E. Zucdol and II. E. Coolldgs, AssisUnt Cashiers. J, DIRECTORS Fred 3. Holmes, J. G. Snodgrafi, J. F. Coaley, C. C Penington. II I S. Browpton, r. U Meyni A. iflouaoo, A. i. am, n. m. vootuxg. One way of joining the thrift move ment ia ty hurrv rlown and buy an automobile on account o the chance that the.price may go higher before the season is over. Remember when vou used to buy shoes that didn't fit, and you had to get some fellow to DrcaK tnem in for you? - ' "All the world's a stage" wrote Hon. Shakespeare 300 years ago. . Wonder if he foresaw the manufacture of movie films? Also this Is the year of delusion. A lot of men are deluding themselves with the notion that thoy will have a chance to get elected to office. . Moithor in there anv necessity for traveling on armed ships when you enn get thrilled or killed in Mexico by shouting "Viva Wilson." Speaking of preparedness, there's the manufacturer of political ammuni tion which is not being neglected in congress. Most of us will not be satisfied un til Villa has been reduced to chile con enrne. - Don't put off the matter of register ing any longer. It is really a serious matter. " Mothers are getting the sassafras ready for the spring campaign. Perhaps, after all, the Panama can al is only a slide issue. A prune a day makes the boarder say oh, well, never mind. For County Superintendent 1 hereby nnnounce myself as a can didate for the nomination for School Superintendent of Union County, sub ject to the Republican primaries, May 10, 191B. If elected I will faithfully sorve tho best interests of Union County schools. Your support of my candidacy is cnrnestlv solicited. AUBREY G. SMITH. For Joint Representative. I wish to nnnounce my candidacy for Joint Representative for Union and Wallowa counties subject to the will of Republicans of the two coun. tics at the primaries on May 19. My reference are any reputable farmer or other business man in Wallowa coun ty. FRED S. ASHLEY. Civic league To Be Reorganized A mooting will be hold next Wednes day afternoon at the home of Mrs. Hattio Mays for the purpose of moor gnni7.ing the Elgin Civic League and arrange plans for an active season In aiding the beautifying of the town, says the Elgin Recorder. Members of the former league ' wi'' be in attend ance as well as othr -and The' Re cord or hsa been nttked.to:(vx.tond an in vitation to aB Indies interested to be present. Ttvfts of Flowers Reported ' Elgin, IlUTt,dLyt&Micb ttnl Wo Onalitv. Stvle arid : Service in the Clothes you Wear. , What Ever Price you Want to pay, ; There's Nothing ThatWill Please you Like the Spring Suits at West s. , $15 to $27.50 The best in fabric, correct in model, most thorough in tailoring and they fit! - : " -::r:,,.:':r'i:l "Known as the' Best and the Best Known" Now here the new ' Manhattan Shirts Come in and look over our complete stocks of the new Spring Manhattians. No other La Grande store can sell Manhattan Shirts. There are many swell patterns among these NEW 1916 styles. Madras, mercerized fabrics, crepe cloths, s&tin stripe cloths, silks, etc. Manhattan shirts in soft or laundered cuffs $1.50 to $2.50. Standard dress ahirta, with or without collars 75c to $1.50.- , , , Just Received a big line for Spring. : Boys' Nifty Caps, Little . Boys' Cloth Hats, All Styles and Patterns. Priced 50c "Best Ever" Special $5.00 Suits Defy the Hardest Wear a Boy can Give If mothers always bought such splendid wearing suits as "Best Ever" brand, the cost of dressing their boys would be materially less. The new coats are Nor folks and belted models, lined with alpaca and serge, pants cut full, and full lined and taped. The materials are new and guaranteed all wool. Sizes 5 to, 16; years. Some of the suits have 2 pair of pants. Priced $5-00- "Bwt-Kvir Clothes for Boy i m i w a mm u mm i k. r m mr . ! I early varities of flowers are bloom ing in Elgin yards, numerous thefts have already been reported and that practice bids fair to be maintained at the same nefarious standard. The energetic men and women principally the latter of Elgin who ihave yearly attempted to tbeautify their home surroundings by the grow ing of flowers have annually been the victims of the flower thief. Now that it has beon decided o resume the holding of th annual flower carnival ft is quite likely that the proper au thorities will take addition steps to prevent the theft of flowers and some people made to realize that ithey are guilty of a criminal act. RAIL ROAD STOCKHOLDERS Cleveland, Ohio, March 23 (To the editor) The raihoads of the United States have organized executive com mittees and bureaus with the avowed object or creating a public sentiment in opposition to the eight hour wor.. day movement of the freight train employes. In their campaign of publicity these committees and bureaus are cons ciously striving to create the impres. sion in the (public mind that tl. s movement of the railway employes is antagonistic to tho welfare of 4 he pvblic and the interest of tho railron'l stock holder. To this end they are mnking use of the public aildrescos of railroad ofTicihls, of magazines, of newspaper articles and interviews nitd like means of reaching tho public. And in all these nnd other ways they ate endeavoring to create in the public mind the impression that tha Amer ican public and the railway stoclirii;i crs are the same. And to drive borne these efforts to allign the public and tho stockholder against the just de mands of the train employes thes9 publicity agents are endeavoring to show that a shorter day means on add itional burden to the public in increas ed rates and deprivation to the stockholders in a loss in dividends It as this second point that we In tend to discuss in this article. In conection with it n statement to th nublic issued bv "The executive committee of the Association of Western .Railways" and published in tho Railway Review of February 26 will serve as an introduction to the discussion. . Jn tJMa statement appears the following: " ' ' ' ' ' '. . . ' i "To tqtm net '.tvilends paia uy we !irrva of tho Tnftwd States eonrtd- 4r4 m a sytftnin. UV 1914 'amounted to $3-a9.QwWfr wicoTdBfur-fo the- In-' terstate Commerce Commission. Thirty-five per cent of the railway stock paid no dividends. A wage in crease of $332,000,000 would wipe out over 97 per cent of all that 600,000 stockholders received as a return on their investment" ' Ignoring nsa Diece of extravagant exaggeration by a partisan the ima ginary increase in wages which' tho above statement says would result to the railroads of the entire United States by the establishment of the eight hour work day in freight train service, it is of prime importance that wo first understand clearly who these 600,000 stockholders really are. In the first place there are not these many jtitockholders in American railways, tne number of 622,234 re ported as the total state Commerce Commission including many thousand duplications. One individual or cor poration many, and in cases does own stock in scores he, she, or it is count ed each of them scores rnd Wndreds of times as a separate stockholder. This complex scheme of intercor porate Tailway stockholding is com mon throughout the entire transpor tation system of the country. There are a sufficient number of illustrations to show the vast ex tent of the joint holdings of the Pen nsylvania system with other svstems. In addition to these cases of joint control, the Ptn'-sylvania Railroad systoms. In the Norfolk and Western these holdings amount to 42.8 per cent, the Pennsylvania Railroad t-.old-irig 34.8 per cent of tho stock, the Pennsylvania Company 6.5 per cent, the Northern Central 1.4 per cent, and the Cumberland Valley 0.1 per cent In the Baltimore and Ohio on Juno 30th. 1913, the Pennsylvania and its subsidiaries owned 20.2 per cent o! the capital stock, the holding of the Pennsylvania Railroad amounting to 9.5 per cent, and those of the Pennsy lvania Company to 8.7 per cent, while the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, and the Northern Cen tral each owned one percent of the Baltimore and Ohio Stock. The Ore gon Short Line, a subsidiary of the Union Pacific also owned 18.7 per cent of the stock of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, 60 that Who combined holdings of the Pennsylvania .system and the Oregon Short Line amounted to 38.9 per cent of the out-standing stock of the Baltimore and Ohio. Tbe Pennsylvania Railroad is a stock holder in the New York. New Haven and Hartford to tho extent of $5,312,- ooo. too nttsDorg, rt. Wayne and Chicago, a Pennsylvania subsidiary, owns a mall portion of Kh stock of three important western railway systems, the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, the Great Northern and the Northern Pacific. The joint or minority holdings, of the Pennsylvania system are likewise very extensive. The Pennsylvania. Railroad owns a direct joint or min ority interest in sixteen transporta-' tion corporations, and its subsklar ies (exclusive of the Pennsylvania Company) in twelve more. The Pen nsylvania Company has a joint or minority interest in' ten companies, and indirectly through its subsidar ies has an interest in (thirteen others; These transportation corporations in which the Pennsylvania system exer cises a joint or minority interest ia turn have a majority interest in the stock of 31 companies and a joint or minority interest in 20. Thus there are 107 companies in which the Pen nsylvania system has (the right to ex ercise some sort of minority con trol, and these figures do not include the subsidaries of the five great rail way systems in which the Pennsyl vania lines hold a minority .of the stock the Great Northern, The Northern Pacific, and Chicago, Mil waukee and St. Paul, the Sourthern Pacific, and the New H.wen. The total number of transportation companies in which the Pennsyl vania Railrnnri linn a Aivat In direct majority and minority interest through stock ownership is 254. T .1 ' . ... ii tne reader will repeat these de tails iin TrYVAffi'nn.inn -fni thirty principal railway systems con trolling the greater part of tfhe mile age of the country, some sligth con cention will ha linH vf ln 1 er of duplications among the recorded nam iu stocitnoiaers in tne irauroaas of the United States. This nACASRArv mnwlvmHrt alhlm1f not cause us to lose sight of the prin- cipal conclusion namely, that to a very cunsiaeraDie exient tne stock oi tbe tllA W.I1. J. 41 1 In their protests against grantlnir ' an eight hour day to freight train employes, tho railroads lay great'' stress on the harm that will come to widows and orphans whom they claim ' constitute a large percentage of the-; 600.000 ' htnrVhnMiM , r.t A ; . railroads. v Tho above analysis of who are the-'-real owners of most of the stock of, J - v.-1 J 111 f stance of how the railroad officials are 5ryig to fool the public. 10.0 JSKUTHJ5KHOOD 1: