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'THURSDAY, AUGUST 3,1916. LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PAGE FOUR ? THE OBSERVERS BRUCE DENNIS, Editor and Owner. Grande, Oregon, as second class matter. . . SUBSCRIPTION RATES. IDaily, single copy uany, per ween 1 preparedness of the , regular army that Sure already have to do regular i . i i- ..m at M;t:i-:n i womj.ine prepareumjoa vj, uw muivm that we already have to do emergency workthat is -.where ., preparedness logically begins. When a factory is inefficient, Its manager does not en large it; he reorganizes it. - When a corps of "salesmen is inefficient, its .director does.' not flood it with treble the number of its members; he trains it to alertness and vigor. If, as some day, our navy is inefficient a state ment open to serious question the remedy is not necessarily to increase it, but to make it efficient. We are already spending enough money; the next duty is to spend enough care and skill to justify the expenditure of nionev. Money cannot accomplish " 7. . ' anything; it is only the tool by which Address all communications to THE I ,. . nnsCTVCT I7in Givtl. Btropt Bum can attuiiipiiou uuuBo. Aa a pracuce jiiuuiiiautiuu, no veil ing out of the militia of the nation may justify itself, . 1 -.? ,., 5c 15c ' TVailv. ter month 65c 'Daily, per six months in advance $3.50 Daily, per year in advance . . . $7.00 'b Daily, by mail per year, in ad- r' vance $4.00 ; Weekly Observer-Star, per year .' in advance $1.50 1 Advertising rates on application. All copy for display advertising must V; reach the office the day before the "i ad appears. WHERE PREPAREDNESS BEGINS. ''t Now that the militia haB taken the federal oath we may expect to see a wider range of summer training each year. No doubt the present movement toward the border, coming as it does at the time of the summer training, is regarded by military au thorities as partly a practice mobiliz ation. It was the only way to dis cover just what are the lacks of the militia in equipment and efficiency and endurance. As a part of the fed eral force, the militia mfiy be ex- TUBERCULOSIS AND HEREDITY. The statement that tuberculosis is not hereditary may seem superfluous, yet a considerable section of the pub lic probably clings to the notion that a child may be born tubercular. The theory, long posular, is a na tural one. In the first place, it has been established that certain physical types are more liable to tuberculosis than others. The close association of, oected to learn eamDaiirninir in everv a tuberculous mother or father with part of the country where they would he children sows seeds of the disease in especially iavoraoie son. The care to be given u child born to a mother suffering from the disease is rather a delicate side problem of tuberculosis. Ideal conditions would insure the birth of children only when there is no such menace awaiting them. The child in a so-called "con sumptive family" can be saved througihj the exercise of unceasing dil igence, i What is handed down from genera tion to generation is the attitude to ward disease. Science has not suc ceeded in dissipating wholly the dis credited ideas concerning tuberculo sis. It was formerly looked upon with fatalistic resignation. To say of a victim, "it's in the family," dis posed of the case. Cures through) radical changes of climate were re garded as the only hope. Prevention is an outgrowth of the past decade or so. The slowness with which the public accepts the truth concerning tubercu losis that it is curable if discovered in time and that it is as preventable as cholera will be compensated for by tho diligence of succeeding genera tions in making use of our slowly ac quired knowledge. We have ceased to place the blame on heredity; we have not quite reached tho point of holding ourselves, and community, culpable. be needed in time of war. This trip to the border, shorn as it already is bf all chances of real military excite ment, will be a severe drill in the various occupations which make up the bulk of soldiering. There is a wide divergence of opin ion as to the efficiency of militia displayed in this southward move ment. Militia leaders agree that it was well done. Others are not so agreeable. Some states, of course, excelled others. Some regiments in the same states excelled other regi ments. That is to say, the difference in degree of "preparedness" was ob vious This IS where 'preparedness' ought to begin, unquestionably. The expendi tures of tmj United States for mili tary and naval protection have been very considerable. We speak about the military expenses of European monarchies, but our own are not very far behind. The difference is that we are getting less for our money. We are paying out enough every year to guarantee that a strip of country like the. Mexjcan border be amply protected by our rcgulnr troops, with out taking citizens away from their necessary labors to perform the job and that in time of peace. It is like calling citizens out to do police duty because the regular police depart ment is not sufficiently trained. That class of "preparedness" ndvo l(ueui JO suojuiui,, jo; Aio oq.w sa-yno have completely overlooked where ' real preparedness begins. Prepared ness is first a matter of quality, not quantity. Preparedness inheres in the system, not in numbers, Fish Planted in Umatilla. Unusually heavy shipments of fish fry are being made to Pendleton for distribution in the streams of the vi cinity. A carload was sent to Bing ham Springs for planting in the Uma- The(tilla river. , 1 (WujC TTUivi 11 aw(L -KL&- Mnfyu HUSBAND AND WIFE BOTH SHOULD SAVE MONEY. WHAT'S THE GOOD FOR ONE TOISAVE AND THE OTHER TO SPEND. JUST ASK YOURSELF TODAY. "WHO GETS THE MONEY I EARN?" DO I GET IT OR DOES SOMEBODY ElSE GET IT? IF SOMEBODY ELSE IS GETTING IT CUT HIM OFF. YOU EARNED YOUR MONEY, IT BELONGS TO YOU. KEEP IT. BE A CAREFUL MAN AND BANK YOUR MONEY. BANK WITH US BWEPAY HIRER CENTPNTEREST Money for Improved Farm Loans La Grande National Bank LA GRANDE. OREGON Capital $200,000.00, Surplus $50,000.00, Resource $1,000,000.00 Fred J. Holmes, President; C. C. Penlngton, Vice President; F. L. Meyers, Cashier; E. Zundel and H. E. Coolidge, Assistant Cashiers. DIRECTORS Fred J. Holmes, J. G. Snodgraas, J. F. Conley, C C Penlngton, H. ft. Browatoo, F. L. Meyers, A. BlokUnd, A. T. EUH, H. E. OooUdg. 4. COUNTY AGENT NOTES. 4. ; ..r-- : (PAUL H. SPILLMAN. v. Cow Testing Associations. ; Some time ago Mr. Kehrli and my self talked over the proposition of farming a cow testing association with some of the representative dairymen of Cove, Union and La Grande. This was to find the senti ment of the dairymen as to such an undertaking and at that time most of them seemed to be favorable to sucn a movement. Since then we have had numerous inauiries as to when such an association would be formed. , It has been this continued interest that is the best indication as to the atti tude of progressive dairymen. They realize that the unprofitable cow in a herd is the stumbling block that they must remove if they wish to be sue cessful in their dairy operations. Good care, plenty of hay, right kind of feed etc.. are all well and good, but the unprofitable cow is unprofitable still. We must weed out the cow that does not pay for her feed and care, on the other hand we must learn to be liberal feeders if we expect our good cows to do their best. Do you know which cow pays you a profit, or are you just making a long guess at it? Are you raising that heifer calf because she is from your best cow or because you like her looks 7 Better consider what a cow testing association could do for you, as you may hove an opportunity to join such an association some time in the near future. Union County Silos. The dairymen of Union county made a start with silos last year by erecting one at Alicel one at the Cove three at Union. Naturally they have been watched quite closely by those interested in this new feeding propo sition. You have read or probably heard that the men that built last year were well pleased, that they re duced the amount of hay feed out of a "tight hole" because of a shortage of hay, caused by the long feeding period of last winter. , . 1 But then would those men Lbuild again if they had it to do over? Wtere they praising the merits of the silo because they had one or because they realy believed it.' As stated above three silos were erected by as many different panties at Union last year. This year these same three are either going to add to- or build another silo, as they can. use more silage to advantage than they had last winter. One of the silos at Union was filled with red clover to feed out this summer. The one at the Cove was filled witifo Forty-old Wheat for the same purpose, and the one at Alicel was filled with oats and peas, all of them to be filled again this fall with corn. Then there are four -parties at Union, Leon Levy, W. J. Townley, J. Baxter and Theo. Kehiritz who have built or wtyl build their first silo this year. L. R. Conklin of the Cove will also build this summer. It looks as though the silo had come to stay in Union county. J J J STATE NEWS BREVITIES. I T J T - I i i Trout Sent to Deschutes. ' The third carload of Rainbow trout to be sent to Maupin to be dumped in to the Deschutes river arrived in The Dalles yesterday. Runaway Proves Fatal. John Ptacek, 74, a retired farmer living near Estacada, was killed Mon day afternoon following a runaway, when two mules became frightened nt a motorcycle. Soon after tho mules started on their mad career the vehicle struck a rock, and over turning it threw 'him and the othjr occupants several feet. Milwaukee Has Tennis Club. The Milwaukee Tennis club, a new organization, lhas leen conducting an elimination tournament for the past two weeks. The Milwaukee Fire De partment band rendered a concert on the tennis grounds recently, specta. tors being admitted free to the grounds. Paving Plant Shipped Out. The Warren Construction company, which has been operating in Marsh, field for the past two years, has dis mantled its plant and will ship it to Walla Walla where it has a large amount of work to do. Sax Goes to Pendleton High. Pendleton High School Football stock was boosted several notches Saturday when Mose Sax, ex-captain and stellar player of the Jefferson High school at Portland, dropped in to Pendleton and announced he would register in that High school this fall He will be a most welcome addition to the Pendleton squad. High Water Cuts Rafting Cost The cost of getting several million feet of logs to the rafting grounds, on the Cowecman river near Kelso, Washington, was considerably less this year on account of tho high stage of tho water. A big jam of logs was broken up the past week and will soon bo placed in rafts at the driving grounds. The Bus Runs on Tracks. Great Southern railroad is h Frocks A Disposal of Was Good News-The News You are Waiting For It's about time, we believe, that these Dresses should be gone regard less of Wow good, new and pretty they are. You will really be surprised at their exceptional worth when you see them. . . , All Wash Frocks Reduced 1-3 Just a few of these light, airy, Summery looking Frocks all told styles for dress and regular sport styles in the newest materials. Your opportunity to have a fresh Summer Frocks, at less than their real worth, to finish put threst of the Summer's wear. Regular $ 5.00 wash frocks at $ 3.35 Regular $ 6.00 wash frocks at $ 4.00 Regular $ 7.50 wash frocks at $ 5.00 Regular $10.00 wash' frocks at $ 6.70 "Regular $12.50 wash frocks at $ 8.35 Regular $15.00 wash frocks at $10.00 i i t about to introduce a new phase in its rolling stock in the shape of an auto bus passenger service on its line be tween Freind and The Dalles. The bus is a five seated, 20 passenger car, with a 60-horsepower, four-cylinder engine. Water Meter Does Not Register. The big water meter througlhi which Milwaukee purchases Bull Run water from Portland is failing to do its duty and another must be installed. Last month it is reported the meter did not register anything. Charles Johnson Passes. ' Charles Johnson, aged 71, pioneer Umatilla county farmer passed away at his home yesterday 6 miles west of Adams. He came to Oregon in 1878, settling on his present farm in Uma tilla county. He is survived by a wife, three sons and a daughter. District Shivers in Cold. Two nights last week the frost was so heavy in the Long creek district of Grant county that every bit of unpro tected vegetation was damaged. There will be very little corn and it is feared the potato crop will be short. Two Claim Bruin's Hide. Who shot the 200-pound cinnamon bear on Black Butte, in Grant county, is an argument between G. G. Carson and Harry Halstead of Beech creek. Both saw the bear at the same time, aimed at the same' time, fired at the same time, and both bullets were lat er found to cave been fatal. . Reds Start Pilgrimage. A party of Indians passed through Hood River recently on their way to Lost lake where they make an an nual pilgrimage, the bucks to hunt the plentiful game and the squaws to pick huckleberries. Only a small number of, Indians, as compared to former years, now visit the lake. Four years ago an old squaw was killed by lightning and the tragedy was taken as an ill omen from the Great Spirit. other appointments soon. will Jse made- Wild Blackberries Plentiful. ' Wild blackberries are very plentiful this year near Gaston and are un usually sweet and juicy. In the woods they grow to the size of logan berries and are easy picking. Hood River to Send Four. Four Hood River men (have signed for service "at the American lake training camp and it is likely several others will sign later. Judge Hughes' Oregon Visit Chairman McNary of the Republi can State central committen UTimiinp. es tfhat Charles E. Hughes, Republi can candidate for president, will speak in Portland and Salem between August lb and ZO. .Exact dates and Apple Butter Shipped to Alaska. A Hood River concern has shipped a half carload of apple butter to Se attle for the Alaskan trade. Bend Will Have Exhibit The Commercial club of Bend has pledged $100 to be used in conjunction with otfber localities of the county fort an exhibit at the state fair. Rattlesnakes Numerous. - ' Several rattlesnakes have been killed on the streets of Canyon City this summer. While not large they are becoming too numerous for comfort. Forest Phones Installed. Government employes have just completed the work of installing tele phone service into Lake Merril near Woodland, Washington. Before the summer is over it is planned to have it to the top of Mt St Helens, where a forest ranger station will be erected and maintained. Eaglewood Joins With Marshfield. The joininsr of the Eaclewnnd school district with tfhe Marshfield district brings into the Marshfield dis trict several square miles of terri tory, the community of Eaglewood and the mining town of Libby. DOINGS OP THE DUFFS J ' - - mi itv i fc. vi i iu I ZJ t I Ithat's wrT jL JVSLBJ 1 tr, !TjrTT l I . 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