La Grande evening observer., October 06, 1916, Image 4

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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
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THE OBSERVER
CLARKE I.F.ITKU, Editor and Pub
lisher; J. 1). MEYERS ond H. B.
UUTEH, Owners.
Entered in the Postolllce at La
Grande, Oregon, . us second cluss
matter.
suiisuurrioN rates.
Uy farrier.
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vance $4-00
Weekly Observer-Star, per year
in advance $1.50
Advertising rates on application. All
copy for display advertising must
reach the office the day before the
ad appears.
Address all communications to THE
OBSERVER, 1710 Sixth Street.
tii!.iiK'h. The community pays the
bills.
The Ifssim is to take every propir
safeguard to prevent fires, clear
,.,... i-.ilil.ish. instiert chimneys and
flues, put premises ill good order.
Fire preventiun Day is uciuu.r
Kvcry man, woman, and child can
do a little something to guard
against possible fires.
The aggiiiegate will be worth whib
in preventing the destruction of prop
erty and wealth.
A FINE MERCHANT.
R. Alexander, whoso store burned
in Pendleton is one of the leading
merchants in Eastern Onegon. Ho
buil.t up a big business by square
dealing and advertising. Wo hops
that he will continue in business and
rebuild it up to the size formerly
held.
THE WORLD SERIES.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER , 101(1
MODERNIZE STATE
TIONS.
Wn anurove of the efforts of tho
State Board of Control in appointing
commissions of experts to examine
into the conduct of the state peniten
tiary and the state reform schools.
The state owes it to the unfortunates
In both institutions to adopt modern
methods of reform which will tend to
reclaim some of the human material
which is going to waste and to make
as many useful citizens as possible as
the result of the operations of these
institutions.
PROSPERITY IN PORTLAND.
, Reoort8 of tho new industries
springing up in Portland are gratifying.
The Pacific Coast Steel company
has purchased fifteen acres of land as
a site for a new Bteel polling mill.
This is one result of tho establish
ing of steel shipbuilding plants in the
metropolis and illustrates how one in
dustry attracts others.
iPortand has long needed manufac
turing plants which employ labor.
Once the working men of a city are
employed at good wages, a steady cur
(ient of prosperity is sot in motion.
Payrolls mean calculation of money,
activity in business, prompt payment
of rents, building of new homes.
After all the prosperity of a city de
pends upon the workers. If they are
well paid and contented, tho prosper
ity of the community is assured.
The hard times in Portland will
sonn be over now that industries are
under way.
And this means, too, better markets
for the country.
i Thu Observer has arrungea lur
ii r.n...lito iWcount of the
1NST1TU- world series of baseball games. In
covering these big events The Ob-
server will go io s
give its readers the news tne any n
happens,
ROAD HOGS.
IgJraP Mfcr at ; mimiimwismimiiiisi'W '" Mtmsxmawaim""- ' """"""
f Humanity has been infested with
' plagues from time immorial and even
our latter day civilization is not alto
gether immune. One of the latest
pests of society in general is the
"road hog". Complaint was maue un
' ly yesterday that a man driving a car
kept the middle oi tnq roau nu ;...
pelled anothos car to careen over inta
There will, as
! in the eradication of other obnoxious
trings, be a way found to cum me
! ..ifi.k inclinations of the swine of
I the highway and those who are af
'fected in that way may as well take
notice.
EDITORIAL COMMENT
Copyright Hsrt Schifmer & Mar
FOR PREVENTION DAY.
Whonni'itr thf.i in ;1 file. eVO.l
though the loss is covered by insur
ance, serious loss ,resultQ loss of time ,
nnd business is certain.
The fire in Pendleton is an ex- j
ample. The mercantile establish-1
ments, even though they collect full
insurance will suffer serious loss of
John R. Mott, Diplomat.
(Association Men)
1 nnn,nuul hnS tlPPn shOWTl
because of the appointment of John R.
Mott as one of the three American
members of the International Commis
sion named by President Wilson to
settle the differences between the gov
ernments of Mexico and the United
States. The other members of the
commission are Franklin K. Lane,
Secretary of the Interior and for
many years n ...,;. w -
.t..t Commerce Commission, and
Judge George Gray, of Delaware, for
IS years United States Senator from
lel!iva,-o and a mem'i.er of the Paris
Ponoe Commission und of the Interna
tional Permanent Court of Arbitra-
..I..- Tho Hnt'iii. Convention.
HUH " .
Secular and religious tv:'J unite
in commending Dr. ;'-' -s : ..puuii
ment and the part he u to play in
the delicate task faced by this Amori-
Snvs the Kansas City Star: He
will bring to the wo.lt of the Mexican
crmmission not only a good compre
hension of the needs and difficulties
- . . ..i?n i. r..r,iit.'.tion for
Christhn statesmanship which should
l-.-lp convince the Mexican peuwie
the disinterested desire of the United
You all want a PROGRESSIVE clothing store
regardless of your political convictions
OUR idea of our relations to you in this clothes matter is that we :want
to be of real service to you; we're providing the right sort of things
,to wear for the people of this community.
It's very important to us that you should get the clothes that pay you;
the profit we make depends, and it ought to depend, on the profit you make.
This is not a new idea in business; but it's not a very common one; we
want you to know that we're doing business on that idea.
Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes are one of the best evidences of it; we
sell them because they represent that spirit better than any clothes we know.
They're made in the interest of the wearer: and we sell them with that idea
you.
We'll be glad to see you any day; we think we can be of real service to
HART SCHAFFNER & MARX
Suits and Overcoats $20 to $30
Others at $15 and $17.50
TILT SHOES
MANHATTAN SHIRTS
GORDON HATS
STETSON HATS
BANKING YOUR MONEY IS ONLY GOOD ARITHMETIC
CARRY YOUR MONEY IN YOUR POCKET; YOU SPEND
IT; YOU SUBSTRACT FROM WHAT YOU HAVE.
PUT YOUR MONEY IN OUR BANK; YOU SAVE IT, YOU
ADD TO WHAT YOU HAVE.
THE CAREFUL MAN:aLWAYS:"ADDS TO" WH ATIHE HAS.
BANK'WITH US
WEIPAY liPER'CENTHNTEREST
&Y2 fo Moneyfor ImprovedJFarm Loans '
La Grande National Bank
' LA GRANDE, OREGON
Capital $200,000.00, Surplus $60,000.00, Resources $1,000,000.00
Trti 3. Holme, President; C. C. Ponington, Vice President; F. L.
Meyers, Cashier; E. Zundel and H. E. Coolidg, Aisistant Cashiers.
DIRECTORS
Frod J. Holmes, J. G. Snodirras, J. F. Conley, C. C. Peninffton, H.
. Brownton, T. L. Meyers, A. SlokUod, A. T. H1U, R E. CooHd,-.
States for the welfare of its southern
neighbor." ,,,.,
Speaking further of "The Y. M. C.
:V. i..t,niinnnl Affairs." the Star
says that the members of the commis
sion represent tne - nignest iyic .
men President Wilson could have se
lected to represent the United States
Mnvlnn iliffirllltips. "The
selection of Dr. Mott is especially in
teresting. This remarkable man lias
made a strong impression on collego
students for a generation. II is ymrk
has taken him into every part of the
world. His grasp of world problems
is such that he was offered the posi
tion of minister to China, which he
refused." , .
The Philadelphia Press spcans oi
him as "an eminent leader in work
along religious lines tor tne Dcner
ment of humanity." The St. Paul
Pioncer-Prervq, spenking under the
caption, "John R. Mott, Diplomat,
says: "Those who know Mr. Mott and
.,:!;. ... will. .ia Mrppy have no
II1U milium. -
f v.;0 oKililv to ronresent tho
United States well' at the conference j
and to (teal justly wun our ntuwu
below the border."
It continues:
"In his work of helping to spread
t...:...u;ti, nwnv the hnhit.iblo world.
intvn'ni-inr.fil Y. M. C. A. secro-
tnry has come into intimate contact
with most of the rulers, statesmen,
nnd diplomats of foreign lands. The
advance of modern missions m u.c
honied regions of the world depends
almost as much on a wiso diplomacy
as on the efforts of the missionaries
themselves, and Mr. Mott has been
religion, there is special meaning to
President wnsnns appuimui. i
John R. Mott to the commission which
is to t y to settle the b-obules between
Mexico and the United- States. We
do not mean to intimate that Mr.
Mott's colleagues Secretary Lane
and Judge Gray are not as ready as
he to follow religious principles in
dealing with Mexico, but it goes with
out saving that neither of them stands
so definitely before the public foi
religion as does Mr. Mott, who in
prestige and influence is surpassed by
no other Christian leader in the world.
His identification with the board of
adjustment is therefore open notice
that the President expects Mexico to
be dealt with not according to the
dictates of worldly advantage nor with
the bullying swagger of superior
strength, but in remembrance of this
nation's brotherly obligation to be
considerate, patient and helpful.
OUTBURSTS OF EVERETT TRUE BY CONDO
WIT AND HUMOR
Nothing Personal.
A city 'chap was going along a
country road one day and saw a
farmer's boy sitting on a fence. Hop
ing to start a conversation with him
the city boy said:
"Y-ur corn looks sort of yellow.
"Yes, that's the kind we planted,
was the response.
"inn t iook us u yuu u.: s.s
c.t mnn than half a crop," volun-
tnemseives, ami mi. ...,. :
entrusted with some of the u- liX mts the ot,lcr
cnte matters in uussia ami um i , ";r , .
u- (i nf tv.o Or ent. He i half." was the reply.
could get a hearing when other med The city boy - b, r this te a...
could not. The constant expansion ne "; ..cv '"
r.f th Y. M. C. A. interests in mese , ne s-aiu:
regions is a testimony to the success
M-. Mott has enjoved in this work.
"No. there is nothing annmilons in
Mr. Wilson's nnnointment of Mr. Mott.
ne will be quite as much nt home in
a company of diplomats as any man
in the groun."
The Continental says:
,.o.. : . : ,l.n lnnlr An mnttprs of
current import from the viewpoint of busted
from a fool."
"No. not more than 10 feet." The
city boy thought it time to go.
W'i.l.. fnr Hi., Mnilth.
TA.her "Freddie, you mustn't
i .. Uiil in thp schoolroom.'
lUUll ' ...
Freddie "I didn't mean to do it.
I was iust smiling and the smile
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