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" fjv RRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1916:,
THE OBSERVER
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HOPE OF PEACE.
That Germany wanes peace is, well
established. The censor's ban has
been lifted from peace talk, and peo
ple may say what they like about
their desire for the end of the war as
long as they refrain from speculating
about the terms.
Pope Benedict is using his influence
to bring about the reign of reason.
Now comes the word that King Al
fonso of Spain is ready to seize the
first favorable opportunity to con
vince the warring powers that peace
with honor to all is possible. Presi
dent Wilson's stand is well known.
But the central powers alone can
not make peace, even with the aid of
well-intentioned neutrals. Great
Britain, France, Russia and Italy
must be convinced not only that the
end of the war is possible, and de
sirable, but that they stand a chance
of coming out of the peace negotia
tions as well off as they were when
they entered the struggle, except, of
course, the cost in men and money.
Of late there has been a lapse of
"indemnity" talk on both sides; it is
scarcely likely that neither will de
mand the "crippling" of tho other by
the payment of billions of dollars, es
pecially after the lesson of : the
Franco-Prussian wur, whore the pay
ment of five billion francs failed ut
terly in its object of giving France nn
irreparable setback. If Germany's
. wish for peace is great enough to en
able her to consent to negotiations
having in view the status before the
war, it may be possible to have the
boys out of the trenches before fall;
but as neither side admits defeat,
neither can agree to a territorial loss.
The more peace is talked about, how
ever, tho more easily and quickly it
will be affected.
privileges in another part of the
kingdom. Without herself entering
the war, she may become a battle
field. Her forts are occupied and may
be bombarded; her citizens may be
endangered and even slain, and their
property may be destroyed, hut she
is powerless. '
Militarists can draw no lesson from
Greece's plight, for she is "prepared"
to tho limit of her resources. With
the king pulling one way and Venizc
los and his followers another, the
country has not been able to enter the
war on either side. She would have
gained nothing; she has gained noth
ing by remaining neutral. She is a
small nation; therefore, she is help-loss.
Her plight and the injustice of her
position may have been in the mind
pf President Wilson when he told the
League to Enforce Peace:
"We believe these fundamental
f himra.
"The the small states of the world
have a right to enjoy the same re
spect for their sovereignty and for
their territorial integrity that great
and powerful nations expect and in
sist upon.".
And what applies to Greece may
just as well apply to Mexico,
A SMALL FORTUNE BUT AN EN
DURING NAME.
GREECE'S PLIGIIT.
It doesn't pay, in this war, to be a
small nation, even if one is able to
keep out of active hostilities. Bel
gium was in Germany's way, and had
to succumb. Now Greece is in the
way of both sides. Because she is
small, and could do nothing to pre
serve the inviolability of her territor
ies, Bhe was forced to allow the allies
to use Saloniki. Now she is com
pelled to give the Bulgarians equal
When it is announced that Kipling
or Joseph Conrad or Irvin Cobb has
been paid some fabulous sum for a
piece of his work one or two or five
dollars a word someone is likely to
recall the fact that Milton received
10 pounds for "Paradise Lost." But
timos have changed, is our comfort
ing comment. Nowadays a genius
could not starve; nowadays we have
a livelier appreciation of the fine
things of art and literature. .And yet
a brief note in the day's news brings
home the realization that after all
times have changed very little.' Re
membering tho miserable life of
Blakelock, the painter, and the penury
which made the lot of Morgan Robert
son so pitiful, we need not be com
pletely taken by surprise in reading
that Stephen Philips left an estate of
five pounds:'
Philips wrote some masterly poetry
and some poworful drama. His plays
wore performed, most of them with
indifferent success, it is true, by
prominent actors; they were elabor
ately staged; thousands of dollars
were lavished in the mountings of
them. In tho hey dey of his popular
ity ho was one of the rare spirits of
England; his presenco was dosired at
dinner tables, around which were
seated the flowor of letters, art ond
the theatre; his advice was sought
and his words of praise, of condemna
tion and of comment were cherished.
Then he died. And now we dis
cover
$25 in
by
HO! FOR THE STOCK SHOW
You'll Fine the biggest ShoV of Mens
New Suits Here
suits that will take all prizes. Suits that
. show more Style, Better Tailoring, Smarter
Patterns and Greater Quality
And there is no end of them we have such a large variety that we can show you just what
you want witihkmt substitution. , . . ;
"Hirsch Wickwire" Suits $20.00 to $30.00
"West's Special" Suits ......... $15.00
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PERSONAL MENTION
fr "i" I ! '
Maude Childers of Lostine is a
guest with tho Pomeroy family in
South La Grande.
Mrs. E. M. Brooks and son Ralph
are here from Reith visitini? her
father E. M. Pomerov.
Ellis Williamson, a student nfc the
that he left behind him only University of Oregon, has returned
this world's goods. Besides,. fof!f Summer vacation.
he leaves somo deathless poetry, but county court of Union countVi re
deathless poetry we know by Milton's turned today from a trip to Portland.
and Poe s lives, is not always ex-' deputy county uerk Kenneth Mc-
changeablo for bread and butter. Jt J?01" wo,nt Jni?n this morning
. . b . . , for a day at the Stock show.
just serves to remind us once more Mr nnd Mr8 A B Davis on(,
that there are men who love tho daughter Edna came over from Union
great things, tho enduring things, suf- this morning for a short visit.
u. m. aints, circuit court bailiff,
took advantage of tho legal holiday
ficicntly not only to live for them, but
to starve for them, to die for them.
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'AS THE TWIG IS BENT SO THE BOUGH IS INCLINED."
WHEN YOUR BOY IS YOUNG IS THE BEST TIM E TO
IMPRESS UPON HIM THAT HIS MONEYIS HIS BEST FRIEND.
IF HE PUTS IT IN THE BANK. HIS PK1DE IN THE BANK AC
COUNT WILL HELP HIM INCREASE IT.
TIME QUICKLY STEALS AWAY; MONEY QUICKLY PILES
UP. HE WILL BE INDEPENDENT SOME DAY SOON, IF HE
BANKS HIS MONEY NOW. '
BANK WITH US
WE PAY 4 PER CENT INTEREST
6Vfe eo Money for Improved Farm Loans
La Grande National Bank
LA GRANDE. OREGON
CapiU' C0O,OOO.Ov), Surplus f50.0C0.0O, Keaources tl. 000.000.00
Fred J. Holmes, Pre-' jnt; C. C. i'enington, Vice President; P. I
Meyers, Ct.ib.ier; E. Zundol nd H. E. Coolidge, Asiistiu ' Caslileri.
DIUECTORS
Fred J. Holmw, J. G. Sno-.h'-Mii, J. F. Conley, C C. Tnington, H.
S. Brownton, F. I Meyers, A. BVkland, A- T. Hill, II. E. Ooolidg.
today to visit the big stock exhibit at
Union.
Mrs. Fred Taal, who submitted to
an operation for appendicitis at the
Grande Ronde hospital yesterday is
reported to be recovering rapidly.
Mrs. Mary B. Thatcher and daugh
ter Genevieve' are here from Ogdon to
spend tho Summer with Frank C.
Bramwell, daughter and sister re
npectivoly of the visitors.
Mrs. M. Morris left on the morning
train for Pendleton where she will re
main a few days on a visit with the
family of her brother, J. W. Terwil-
liger.
Deputy Sheriff Hal Rees returned
today from Salem where he went to
deliver to the state prison authorities
Union county s quota Horn the pres
ent term ot Circuit court.
Mr. and Mrs. Jav Shaw, the newlv-
weas, arrived nome today rrom a
bridal tour which included Portland
and a few days additional at Albany.
They left on the branch line train for
their farm near Alicel where they will
mane tneir tuture nome.
H. J. Rinehart, of Elgin, arrived
last night on his return home from
attending the annual reunion of the
Rinehart family which was held this
year at Mayville, in Gilliam county, j of the pardon is tha tWade is to re-
He was trie only representative pres-1 turn to tne penitentiary when his par-
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OUTBURSTS OF EVERETT TRUE -By Condo
H-vrnVlYfHr-fwYlWird HUMMING AN ACCOptPANi MeiVT, 1
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V'l'fl'l ' HIS INTIMflTS ACC2UAINTANC42
? f' ;:'1 :i" 'J-l-ri ' MT matters musical.
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ent from this part of the state
Prof. A. C. Hampton, the . newly
elected principal of the La Grande
schools, arrived this morning from
Pendleton to confer with the school
board and with the retiring superin
tendent, John Girdler, as to school
records and other matters pertaining
to the work to be taken up in the La
Grande district.
School Superintendent Ivanhoe left
this morning for Elpin to visit a
couple of the country schools in that
vicinity. She was accompanied by
Mrs. ,1. C. Henry, for many years a
school teacher and still interested in
the educational interests of the rising
generation.
The many friends of Mrs. Kenneth
Evans will be pleased to hear that i
she has withstood an operation June
12th at a Portland hospital very en
couragingly. While it .was necessary
to remove a large piece of the skull
cnts die if he is wanted by the of
ficials of the pen. Wade cheerfully
promised to return to serve out the
remainder of his life sentence if he
is allowed to aid his parents in their
declining years.
iWade was sent up from Jackson
county December 16, 1895, to serve a
life sentence for second degree mur
der. Part of the time he has been in
tho state hospital but tho prison of
ficials say that he has been a good
prisoner and is deserving of a glimpsa
of sunshine from the outside at least
while his parents live so that they
may believe that their son has paid
the penalty in full for the crime for
whic lihe was sentenced. A brother,.
Lawrence Wade, was tried and con
victed at the same time for the samn
offense and his sentence was com
muted by the Governor Lord in
August, 1897, and released. ,
Governor Withycombe also granted
a WICTU VI Liltl BKU nnKAlrn. 4- T T-. J .
larceny in a store and to W. II. Bur-
tors in attendance believe her remain
ing eyesiirht has been saved. Al
though Mrs. Evans will remain in the
hospital, for some little time, with her
daughter, Josephine, at her side. Mr.
Evans will return to ' La Grande
Thursday.
Honors Six Heros of the Air.
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BY WILBUR S. FORREST.
London, June 13. Six new names
were written today on England's
newest honor list the aerial gallan
try roll. As the result, six medals of
the Distinguished Service Order or
the Military Cross has been awarded
to members of the Royal Flying
Corps for a type of gallantry un
known before the present war. One
of the birdmen newly honored is
Lietutenant Malcom Henderson, Sea
forth Highlanders, who lost a leg by
shell fire at an altitude of 7,000 feet.
Despite his injury he succeeded in
maneuvering his machine from above
the enemy's lines to a place of safety
behind the British lines, thus saving
his aeroplane, his lifo and the life of
his observer. Lieutenant Frank Hud
son, 18, was severely wounded in the
head while on reconnaissance duty
flying over the German lines. He
clung to consciousness until he had
piloted his aoroplano to a place of
safety and then fainted. On previous
occasions he had brought down two
enemy machines. "For conspicuous
gallantry and skill" is the officially
worded announcement of honor for
Captain J. E. Tcnnant, Scots Guards,
who effected a night bombing of an
enemy aviation shed. He shut his
engine olt, descended to within thrity
feet of the objective and dronned his
bombs. Although the explosion dam
aged his machine, he restarted the
engine nnn escaped rnly to request
another machine on his return with
which to repent the operation.
WAS 20 YEARS IN PEN.
Frank Wade Given Conditional Parole
by Gov. Withycombe.
Salem, June 13. After servinw 20
years in the st?te renitentiarv Franlr
Wade wns given a conditional pardon
by Governor Withvcombe today to tm
ton, of Union county, convicted April'
3, 1915 of obtaining money under
false pretenses.
Jewelry Stores Will Close
In order to show our loyalty to the
Union Stock Show the jewelry stores
will close tomorrow at noon.
J. H. PEARE & SON
G. S. BIRNIE
SIEGRIST & CO.
H. W. HEWITT.
Perhaps the Navy league seeks to
humiliate Henry Ford by suinc for
trifling $1,000,000.
DON'T FORGET
the
UNION STOCK
SHOW
THIS WEEK
also remember that
Birnie's Jewelry Store
is the Store of Service
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to the home cf his aged parents at
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