La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, April 24, 1916, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextMONDAY, APR1L.24, 1916. ;,K La grande evening ' observer PAGE FOUR THE OBSERVER t- . BRUCE DERMIS. Editor and Owner Entered in ' the Postofflce at L Grande, Oregon, as second class matter. ' SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Daily, single copy ..'.'..,...... rknilv. ner week . . . I . ........ 5 c 15c Daily, per month .............. ftc Daily, per six months In advance $3.50 Doily, per year in advance .... $7.00 Daily, oy mail per year, in ad vance -cu Weekly Observer-Star, per year . in advance $1.50 Advei-tising rates on application. All copy for display advertising must reach the ofltee the day, before the ad appears. Address all communications to THE OBSERVER, 1710 Sixth Street. SENATOR BURTON'S SPEECH The large crowd thut assembled to hear Senator Bu tvn Saturday even ing demonstrated the greut interest we all take in a man who aspires to be President of the United States. The Senator's voice was well worn and his speech .was necessarily handi cnnned for that reason, but what he said was direct and to the point. He j made clear the necessity for a bettor and bigger .patriotism than this coun-1 try has been uispiaymg, ana fbiubu , . Li wti(i.U aiiuu anil : the question that too much ease and luxury are very liable to dwarf the patriotic principles of a nation. His partizanship was very pro nounced and he dwelt at length upon he failure of Democracy to do things in a national way. In this his speech barkened back to the days of years ago, and this feature of it failed to bring the applause that it probably would tring in the east, for Oregon s through'the Binet-Siimon tests in Ctu party lines have long since been more cag()i n psychologist went out to Lin or Jess swept away and people will L.0in pari an( tried it on the monkeys, not listen with intense interest when severai w'cre demonstrated to possess a man talks party. I tho mental capabilities of a bright But the speech as a whole showed i child of 20 months. They showed a the Senator to be the big man he has j preference for attractive colors, they been reported; it showed him to be a ( unwrapped candy handed to them in man among men and of a tempera-1 paper packages, they showed discrim ment that is admirable. His long Her-; jm,tion and elemental reasoning power vice in congress has given him a fund ; j other directions. o information about tho affairs ofi . science has not been quite able to tho nation that is of great interest determine the degree of intelligence and those who heard him are pleased Hnioved bv the higher animals. There to have had the pleasure. I L Senator Burton was followed by ex- i Congressman Coles or unio, wno human ibeing, deprived of a voice, un talked for thirty minutes. , learned in any language and unable ... .. . ... REM EM BERING THE "KIDS". The Easter egg hunt Saturduy , afternoon given by Pat Foley to the youngsters of La Grande was a most ; enjoyable' event, and several hundred children participated in the happy occasion. Hiding of several hundred dozen ggs in the hills close in furnished a game of extraordinary sport for the children when they were lined up and ; the word given to "go." The race was ' a fine one, and' one person expressed H; "how much like the race of life it Is, survival of the fittest brings in the most eggs in this race, and sur vival of the fittest brings In the most prizes in the race of life." It must be gratifying to Pat Foley to, know , that he mndo... hundreds ofj children glad on Easter. It is worth . a lot of effort, a lot of hard work, a j ; lot of sacrifice on the part of any man 0 . i A uwoiU'Yravn. tWs not CoXay iiva Us Aiaj, DEBT IS A HARD MASTER. nott8OTakNeiTt.to have YOU CANNOT PAY IS 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 $1,000.00.00 Fred J. Holmes, President; C C Penington, Vk President; F. L. Meyer, Cashier; E. Zundel end IL E. CooUdga, Amiitant C&oliiers. DIRECTORS Fred J. Holmes, J. G. Snodgran, J. F. Conley, C. C Penington, R. S. BrowDton, F. U Meyers, A. BloVUnd, A. T. Hill, H. E. Cooiidj. to cist that much joy among appreci ative little ones. The egg hunt was a thorough sue cess in every way. , -' , ONLY A COUNTERFEIT. The so-called modern Olympic games for 1016 have been cancelled because several of the jiations that ordinarily participated in them are at war with one another, and some doubt is expressed whether feeling will have subsided sufficiently by 1920 to per mit their resumption at that time. With ancient Olympic games this would not huve been the case.: Under the "truce of God' established in the time of Lycurgus all differences were forgotten in Hellas throughout the five or six days of the quadrennial celebration; no matter how desperate ly Spartans and Athenians, Spartans and Thebans, or any other of the Grecian tribes might be fighting in the regular course of events, swords and spears were laid aside throughout thn neriod of the games and deadly enemies met without fear of assault or treachery on the field of contest. That such a thing be done today is of course out of the question. And vnt when the modern Olympic games were instituted a few years ago it was the boast of the promoters that thou ivorn nncaced in. recreating the old Greek spirit, traditions and ideals Tney jjave done no more than show lw, ,,; of trvintr to revivify the b6ng of an jnatitution whose . it e beyond recall. i ney " . ... i . constructed something whose form looked remotely like the original, but thev could not ibring back the soul that ,wni the essence of the institution they were copying.' HOMO SAPIENS. Havinir nut the mayor, other city officials and several welfare workers j a guif between us and them that is bridged with difficulty. An intelligent to gesture, might not give a much better impresaion than an alert horse 11 or doir. But ono thing is certain, the self-consciousness of the cleverest of npes- is ' vague Their reasoning is strictly utilitarian. It iB not abstract nor progressive. It applies only to immediate contingencies. It does not construct theories and transmit them for the benefit of other apes. Just where reasoning enters in along the ascending scale of mental develop ment is hard to determine. Infant fish react in perfect mechanical uni formity to external stimuli. Other animals are ' governed largely by trapisms, reflexes and instincts. Man, in fact, gets along most of the time without thinking. His movement, even the majority of the mental mani festations that he regards as reason ing, are mostly pre-determincd - by habit and inherited impulse. All of which makes that narrow margin of pure reason so much the r5V3k...? WYICU .9 . 9 more wonderful, since it is What keeps the-species going ahead instead of standing still and is all that gives us a right to feel lordly toward pes and other creatures. ' ; A REVERSION TO PRIMITIVE J TYPE. . I Anna h. Stitzel of Louisville, Ky., poses as a victim of he'r own sense; of humanity Vand filial devotion. Her father, a war veteran aged 75, suf fered excruciating rheumatic twinges and Anna, having little faith in medi cal treatment, put him out of his mis ery with a bullet. For' this heroic treatment the euthanusian murderess must stand trial. '.',' Tk ,u with Anna Stitzel ap pears to be that she is out of harmony with her environment. ..Such practice was the universal custom among cer tain savage tribes of the South Sea islands before Christian missionaries disjfuaded them. In their, primitive condition every individual adult was expected to look out for his own de fense and his own sustenance. ; . When an aged couplo became too old to procure, their own food and to take care of themselves generally, it became the duty of the oldest son to dig a grave for their reception. Then he would lead them to it. At the brink of the grave the son would burst into tears and tell his parents how he hated to do it, but how tribal cus tom compelled him to act against his will. The old folks would also weep and tell him that they fully upwreci ated his feelings in the matter, but, it being the law of the tribe, he and they must conform to it. After em bracing one another fondly the son would crack the skulls of the old peor pie, bury them dutifully and go about his business. In the highly civilized states we have an occasional advocacy of euthanasia or humane anticipations of the inevitable course of nature, for those who are suffering from painful and Incurable disease, but this far, and rightly, it has been impossible to create any enthusiasm. A woman insurance agent back from Mexico says there is no use try ing to writo policies for the people of that country, because relatives take it as a cue for putting away the policy holder. Yesterday was automobile day. The country roads were alive with ma chines. Punctures were numerous, which caused dirty hands and tired muscles, but light hearts. A New York man is said to be dy ing from an inability to yawn. If the political orators wall oniy siarc campaigning at once tney may save this man s life.- ' MulBiimm(.r hats are to be trimmed nmviolain enva n Pnris rfisnntch Wo ul.nll Vinnofullv lnnk forward to pewter and granite ware for next fall. The best thinking is done after mid night, says Dir. Alexander Graham Bell. Yet the bartenders never con sider their patrons intellectual giants. An eastern scientist says that he has discovered that the multiplica tion table is 6,000 years old. And some folks don't know it yet. A Chicago woman wants a divorce because her husband poured gasoline on her and then lit a match. Reck less extravagance. G. Bernard Shaw says if the war doesn't end soon he will come to the Untied States to live. May peace como speedily. Speaking of useful inventions, there's the story of having been to a political meeting when you get home late. Up to this writing the war depart ment hasn't ordered the Salvation Army mobolized for service in Mex ico. I'Yederiok Palmer says there are worse places than the trenches, which is our notioon of poor praise. Henry Ford says our danger is In ternal. Is that for or against an ojc- ration for appendicitis? And did you ever see anything more inefficient than a woman's hat in a rainstorm ? If indisposition to work is any sign, sjvring is here. I It was a glorious Easter Sunday. Nicodemus Dressier, An Obituary. .Evon today not all blacks are free- born. Occasionally appreciative own ers are slow to give unquestioned and final liberty to them who are born in their households. Not unusual yet is it thnt owners bring their non-emancipated with them to tho wideness of cur mbie"tic West. The case of Nic odomus Dressier is oms in point of positive proof. Nebraska born he w.is brought when about eighteen or nine teen to Idaho where he served most Intelligently yet unqreM.ionabiy hii kindest of masters till old age took him. The master, strange to say, was a Methodist mlnfswr, too. Sometimes tho old sttiyw would be. subjected to treatment to which soma intelligent servants mis? hare objected, but Nico!emus ttop nrrrrr heard to utter !; Just . ; i Little Girls' and Misses - - STRIPED MIDDY BI V : Specially Priced $1,25 The last sivijiion o! tfeso Popular Middy Blouses for girls were snapped up in no time. Made with a wide Mt, of extra quality percale aiHf coraes in black and white stripes, 'bine and -white- stripes, and red and white stripes. Some are all white trimmed witb ; striped collar anduffs. ; Sizes 6 years to 20 years. Priced ,. - V15 "Spring Weight Munsingwear" tt(r Union Suits for Women . . . . . VV.V-.,' If you 'have worn.' Munsingwear you know how light, how comfortable and durable ' these -garments are! If you have never worn Munsingwear you do not know what .real underwear comfort is and its time you learned The "fit" cannot be washed out Munsingwear garments made to fit. They do not bind anywhere. They are famous for durability and washability. The seams, buttonholes, edges, etc.. are thoroughly finished. , . - ' .' The Munsingwear Union Suit at 50c is of fine cotton,, light Spring weight. Comes in all. these styles: Low neck with no sleeves and tight knee or loose knee. Low neck with wing sleeves and tight knee. Low neck, no sleeves, ankle length. V-neck, no sleeves and tight knee. Priced 50c garment, extra sizes 60c. . -! .'-., a single word of protest; but would obey whatever the character of the company present. The seemingly degrading thing he was subjected to was that of having to carry his mas ter oftentimes when any one of the on lookers vfrould have declared that worthy man could have walked. Nicodeimus was born black; age did not appear to cause him to become gray. Possibly his being black r was one of the many reasons why the min isterial master never allowed 'him the usual privilege of sleeping under the same roof with him; he was very pe culiar as to that, and it is one of the points of ihds treatment of the poor drugde he never explained. Rev. J. M. Dressier was the owner. The slave was his old horse who re cently died at the age of about SO years, near Summcrville. Mr. Dress ier, the unrepentant owner lives in Washington, D. C. ; ' J. D. GILLILAK. fie', the Fellow that Your Mother Thinks You Are. While walking down a crowded city street the other day, I heard a little urchin to Jiis comrade' ' turn arid say, '--' i "Say, Jimmie! You know I'd be as happy as a clam If I only was the feller that my mud i c dor t'inks I am. Fhe t'inks I am'ai wonder and know? i1 i'er little lad, Would never mix with mifchin' ugly, ' mean or bad. .'.'. . I dften sit and t'ink how nice it would 'he, Gee Whiz! -If a weller was a; feller dnt his mud der t'inks lie is" So, my friends, be yours a life of toil or diluted joy. You still can learn a lesson from the small, unlettered boy. Don't try to be an earthly saint, with eyes fixed upon a star, Just try to be the feller that your f mother thinks you are. ' ERNEST LOUIS DOWLING. Ogden, Utah. A New Verse by Riley Cleveland. Aipjil 24. A new poem by James Whitcomb Riley, written as . Shipment ' ' ' . 20 wises more of "Grand Ma's Cookies". Came in fine shape only Ten Cents some , thing now for La Grande people. Look for tho big window display. I skin the world on a high-grade Corn. Ask about it como in person if you wish to buy ' only for cash. Don't 'phone in this one case. '. . I have all classes of goods from the four corners of the U. S. One lady had a $10 order ready for the mail-order house. She just happen! in on her way to the postoffice. I filled tihe order and gave her back 80 cents. We both were pleased. ; . . .. A- Sugar looking up. Egg market fine, and Business is Good. I believe that's all for this time. Yes, seed spuds, $1.75. Yours for the Right Way, ; M The Big Store in P. S. Just one more item. Received a Shipment of part of a letter to Mrs. E. L. Motts, Lakewood, and read at a literary club meeting was made public today. The verse, unnamed, but filled with the hoosier poet's homely philosophy, fol lows: "No matter then how all is mixed In our near sighted eyes, All things is fur the best and fited Out straight in paradise. "Then take things as God sends them here, And ef we live er die Be more and more contented Without a'askin' why." ' April a Month of Wars April has been the "month of wars" j for the United States. First hostilities of the (Revolution ary war occurred April 19. 1775. The Black Hawk Indian war started April 21, 1881. ' ' - ; First fighting on the Mexican bord-1 er in the war of 1845 was reported i April 24 that year. On April 13, 1861, Fort Sumter was fired on, stirring the nation to civil war. First bloodshed of the Civil War I came April 19, 1861, .when Massa-j chusetts regiments, marching to Washington, were fired on in Balti more streets. ! Congress dated its declaration of war on Spain in 1898 as of April 21. United States marines landed at Vera Cruz April 21, 1914. The Men Higher Up She was doing her best to make use of her leap-year prerogative. "I am a poor girl as you know," she said, "but if the devotion of a true loving heart goes for anything with you " "Oh, it goes with me alright," inter upted the practical young man, "but I am afraid it won't go with the groce and tho butcher." Indianapolis Star. ' Noblesse Oblige "Mother," said little Mabel, "do ms sionaries go to heaven?" "Why, of course, dear," her mother replied. "Do cannibals?" "No, I am afraid they don't." 'But, mother," the little girl insisted No. 2 Finally Arrived ammoth Grocery W. S. Allinson, Proprietor. the Middle Room in the Middle Block Try our 25c Coffee, ground in our new Blower. OUSES r "if a cannibal eats a missionary he will have to go won't he?" New York. Evening Post. . Brave Speaking of the man who. walks , right up to the cannon's mouth, there is L. C. Rosa of the Spearville News," who writes: "We are willing to lend .what assis tance we can for better babies. We have never seen one yet but what could 'be improved." Kansas , City Star. Why France Got Out of Mexico An editorial in the April Woman's ; Home Companion reminds us of the . real reason why France got out of")' Mexico after the Civil War a reason that has considerable significance to- J day: "When the Civil War was over we4 found France in possessoin of Mex-.. ioo," we. read. . "Our government inti- '. mated to the French government that 5 its .presence there was undesirable, and the French "withdrew:" ': 'Why? , Because the righteousness of pur pro-' , test made Napoleon ashamed of him- . self? Not at all. It was because at that moment we had a million, trained " men under arms. And having the mil--Hon men ready to fight, we did not. have to fight. That victory was won-,' without the firing of a single gun or f the loss of a single drop of blood because we were prepared for, vic tory." , ' - - Paid King's Ransom for Health Recipe In the April Woman's Home Com- : panion a writer gives a health recipe ' for .which one of his friends (paid a king's ransom, visited foreign spas' and consulted the best specialists. The bulk of their advice was boiled down , to the following simple rule: Come home at night and take a bath and fro ' to bed ha! an hour before dinner. "To . rush home from the office and siti down, to the heavy meal of the day With the blood stall massed, in the-' head," says the writer, "is, I am sure, ' one of the contributing causes to many breakdowns." . -' Electric pumps were used to irri gate 3000 acres of rice in California. Children of the' grade school in Freeport, 111., are taught to read elec tric light meters. ..- -. r --..if -a J.