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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1916)
FRIDAY, APRIL 21V1916M LA ' GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER , ' , " : m THE OBSERVER BRUCE DENNHS. Editor and Owner Entered in the Postofnce at La . Grande, Oregon, as second claR3 ' matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Daily, single copy .............. 5c Daily, per week 15c Daily, per month libe Daily, per six months in advance $3.50 Daily, per year in advance .... $7.00 Daily, by mail per year, in ad-. vance ; ?4.G0 Weekly Observer-Star, per year in advance $1.50 Advertising rates on application. All copy for display advertising must .'.reach the ofilco the day before the ad appears. Address all communications to THE OBSERVER, 1710 Sixth Street. THE IXNOCEKT BYSTANDER NATIONS. One 'hears and reHi a great deal regarding the. rig!.'? of MHgeririts and soldiers in tim..- of wa- but vrv little as to the rights of neutrals and noncombatunts. Apparently the "in nocent bystander" has no rights ex cept such as the man with a gun is willing to concede him. Hall's inter national law is one of the standard treaties of long recognition, but even that is rather vaguo. It says "a bel ligerent lias, in a general sense, the right to use all forms of violence against the person and property of hU enemy that may be necessary to bring the latter to terms; so that violence, when used to Unit end, ceases to be permissible only when it is shown to be wanton or grossly disproportioned to the end to be attained." The existence of a fortification, however obsolete or useless, in prox imity to a largo city is held to justify an indiscriminate bombardment of the . city. The presence of 1,000 soldiers in a city of half a million people, a mu nitions plant or a supply of military stores of unknown location 'serve as an excuse for dropping explosives and incendiury bombs upon the town, re gardless of the peril to women, chil dren and other noncombatants, step- pelin and aoroplnno attacks are made almost invariably by night. Prefer ence is given to foggy and cloudy nights and therefore their bombs can not be dropped with any degree of ac curacy. No matter which side makes mich an attack, the chances of killing armed enemies, amid thousands of civilians, or of destroying government property, arc very small. It is com parable to firing a volley into a crowd of 100 people in the hope of hitting a single enemy. In any such case the innocent noncombatant is sure to suf fer severely and the object aimed nt very little if any damage. The people of Holland have lost 28 ships in the attempts to injure British commerce. Norway and Sweden have each lost a still greater number, yet these weak nations must bear the in flictions of a war in which they have no part as pationtly as they can and hope for future reparation. None of them dares show resentment because they are all in peril of attack from either side should thoy do so. Hol- wiA dim luxn mmnelled to keep U force of 400,000 men in arms to pro tect her neutrally. She has been al most equally fearful of an invasion from the German or Belgian border and of an attempt to make use of her territory by armed forces of the western allies for an ; attack upon Germany. ' . ' If Bhe wore to array herself on the side of Germany, she would invite the destruction of her commerce and her shipping, the bombardment of her ports and the loss of her colonies. Should she array herself ' with the other, side, slie would invite an over whelming invasion from Germany. Such a situation cannot fail to keep the blood of the Dutch people near the boiling point, but the inevitable con sequences of any act of resentment on I,,.- nart urn ko manifest that she is compelled to hold her peace. It is a trying ordeal of cruel injustice, a pig my nation being trampled and buf feted by mischance in a battle of giants, and as yet there is no thor oughly organized society of nations for the protection of the weak and in nocent against the strong. ROTTEN LITERATURE. Wo are all very careful wihat kind of food our children cat. We are mindful of sanitation, exercise and a hundred and one regulations that help to raise the child as he should bo raised, but how about his reading? We have just been looking over a magazine culled "Hearst's" and for rotten, licentious, suggestive und im moral stories it is a wonder. One story deals with the lives of two working girls and the scenes described leaves little for the morbid to guesi at. And after looking over this Hearst magazine we pondered over the tre mendous circulation, for Hearst never prints anything tlhat is not widely cir culated. ,Wo wondered how many boys and young girls had been "thrilled" by such filth; how many young women and old men had doted on the contents of this story of the underworld published in the name of morality. . To further add to Uhe crime the matrazino nublishes a passage from ithe bible over the headline of the story, and with that bible inscription it is undoubtedly hoped to unlock the door of the home and when once in it will create fevered desire for more of its kind. If your boy or girl is reading Heurst's magazine stop the practice at once. Hum every copy you come across for it is always a safe guess as to its contents. nr remedy for removal or cure. Not until this is done can it be said that victory in a contest of cen turies has been achieved. Scarlet fever has always been, dreaded as much for its possible after effects as for its immediate perils. Often it is followed by ear and other troubles almost immediately. Drugs may later pave the waj for wh.ic plague and other destu.-.ivi. ailments. Removal of its terror and powers will do much to clevaU tho goneral level of health and happine. !-'i, ha i hoping, doc TAKEN IN LIFE'S PRIME. The sudden death of Dr. L. R. Bryan of Union is a shock not only to the people of Unjon but to many in La Grande who knew the doctor. He i i:fno nnivw with everv reason iwaa in mwf .- I . ... . liV Yof to anticipate yeam ....... he was called almost without warning. Union people came in large numbers to La Grande when it was learned from the hospital that Doctor Bryan, was no more. They were his friends and associates who hurriedly drove across the valley, and they came with saddened hearts and tearB of regret. The standing of the deceased in the tswn of his adoption was of the higli- !est. He was beloved by the entire ! community, and were the people of Union blood relation to the oeparroo one their grief could not be more in tenBe. The best commodity always comes back first after a financial depression, thus it is seen that the first indica tion of real active business on a large scale for some time past is the ac tivity in Grande Ronde lands. The sale of the Hill-Coolidge-McKennon ranch is a gigantic transaction, as business is done in this part of the world, and it shows tho abiding taut) in tho unit of this valley. No mis placed confidence in the deal, either, for tho land will make good, i ne ui Vnno-hii sale.' while a lesser transac tion, also goes to show the desire of substantial investors to plant tneir hinds, and here is . w ... where they find such investments. Forty-three Princeton seniors ai firm that they havo never kissed a girl. Docs Princeton neglect this im portant branch of education, or is it included in a post-graduate course r Oontincntial statistical societies dis agree as to whether Enver Pasha or the Crown Prince of Germany lias been killed the more frequently in this war. . ' FIGHTING SCARLET FEVER. Drs. K. B. Mallory und E. M. Med lar,, of iltoston City hospital, are re ported to have discovered the bacillus which causes scarlet fever, the dread ed scourge of childhood, and which has claimed many an adult victim. This discovery, however, does not mean that scarlet fever is conquered. Far from it. It is only one step on the road. Having found tho primary cause, tho physicians must next find the e-cuiefut man. and. iAi4Uxl c-wa.$fcinty We don't feel half as sorry for thn first robin that's caught in an April snow storm as those poor silk clad legs unprotected by the short skirt style. La lrande is living witihin her means and cutting down her debts. Very commendable for the munici pality or the individual to do. The cost of chewing gum may be increased, but can it really be raised to such a point that it can be classed as a luxury. A. . ..v.. CEBT IS A HARD MASTER. THE WAY NOT TO HAVE A DEBT YOU CANNOT PAY IS NOT TO TO MAKE IT. THE "CAREFUL" MAN NEVER MAKES A DEBT, UNLESS BY DOING SO HE COULD SAFELY SEE A BIGGER "INCOME" THAN "OUT-GO". THIS IS HOW HE GROWS A FORTUNE. ARE NOT !YOU GOING TO PUT YOUR MONEY IN OUR BANK AND ALSO GROW A FORTUNE? BANK WITH US. La Grande National Bank LA GRANDE, OREGON Capital $200,000.00, Surplus $50,000.00. Resources $1,000,000.00 Fred J. Holmes, President; C C. Penlngton, Vice President; F. L. Meyers, Cashier; E. Zrndel and It. E. Coolidge, Assistant Cashier. DIRECTORS Fred J. Holmes, J. G. Snodgrass, J. F. Conley, C C. Penington, II. 8. Brownton, F. L. Meyers, A. Blokland, A. T. Hill, 1L E. Coolidge. THE SPICE OF LIFE Alas Prof. "What three words are used most among college students?" Weary Fresh. "I don't know." Prof. "Correct.'11 University of .Michigan Awgwnn. Usually Efficient "Now said the professor of chem istry, ''under 'what combination is gold most quickly released?" "Marriage." declared tho bright stu dent. Dallas News. In 2016 "Who is that haughty and aristo cratic dame?" "Ssh. A real pcrsonngc. Regent of tho Poscedncnts of the Ford Peace party." Louisville Courrier Journal. His Little Surprise I ran- nosics (cnccruuning wounti j ed soldier) "And so one Jack John- son buried you and tho next dug you I up again and landed you on the top of in barn! Now what were your feel-lings?" Tommy "If you'll believe me ma' am, I was never so surprised in all niv life." Punch. Durable. The admiration which Bob felt for attribute?. "I don't care much for plain teeth like mine. Aunt Margaret," sr.M Bub, one lav, after a long silence, during which he watched her in laughing conversation with his mother. "1 wish I had some ror"ipr-tol ones like yours." Youth's Companion. 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As they filed into the van they were very mucn am used to hear an old woman, who was the last of the string, shout out to a young prisoner up in front "Now then come out of that, you ve got my corner!" "Needless to say, tho old lady ob tained her accustomed seat. Then, as the door was closed and the policeman stept up behind, she put her face to the bars and said to him in delight fully dulcet tones: "Home, James."' Tit-Bits. Realistic "I sleep like a log." "With the saw going through it." Boston Transcript. Far Worse He "One thing is sure I don't in tend to be criticized and censured be cause I didn't realize your expecta tions." She "You misunderstand me com pletely. All I have done is to express my conviction that you have more than justified my fears." Richmond Times-Dispatch. A Bargain "How much vas dose collers?" i "Two for a quarter." "How much for vun?" 'Fifteen cents' "Giff me de oddor vun." Yale Record. Semi-Monthly AT FAIR GROUNDS IN LA GRANDE, OREGON, EVERY TWO WEEKS COMMENCING ay A-pri i 22nct AT 1 O'CLOCK SHARP This is the Great Exchange for all kinds of articles in the Grande Ronde Valley. Anything offered will he. sold at auction and the highest price obtained If you have anything you do not need turn it into monev. List vour 'prop erty free of charge at the Observer office or with Ed. Strimjhan, anv time dur ing week and have it at tlhc Fair Grounds by Saturday noon. infM.: aic ngui.u iiui 1'uiiiiu.uu cm.- ;ui(i me entire public is invited to come. IV 1Tnifl flm former mul -ctrvpVTnrm nf flin vnllov will 4-l, . -i v. v, . , V , ; , ; , , smuer logetner every two weeks and we will hold an old-fashioned get-acquainted meeting as well as public sales. ED. STRiNGHA AUCTIONEER M S Jl
