La Grande evening observer., November 16, 1916, Image 4

LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER J$tJ91ft.
JHE OBSERVER
CLARKE LEITER, Editor and Pub
Iteher; J. D. MEYERS and H. B.
LEITER, Owners.
Entered in the Postofflce at La
Grande, Oregon, a second class
matter.
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PAGE FOUR
loan to England, and the $100,000,000
provided recently for the French, and
the $50,000,000 loaned the city of
Paiis, the foreign loans placed in thi
country since the outbreak of the war
amount to $2,040,000,000. ' England
is now paying 61 per cent intriut
and Russia 61 per cent
It seems inevitable that the bf'T
i owing of such huge sums will raUi
interest rates in "his country.
It's time to begin your Christmas
shopping.
Santa Claus sent this cold weather
to remind you that he is soon to start
on his southern journey.
The weather , has supplanted poli
tics as an interesting topic of con
versation. Enter: The old, canned jokes about
the plumber and the coal man.
The average man would rather go
to war than get up these cold morn
ings and light the kitchen fire.
Every Lady Who Needs a New Suit Should
Take Advantage of Our Special Suit Sale.
The Latest Styles. All Sizes Reduced
in Price Which Means a Real Saving.
Munsing Union Suits Satisfy
Daily, per six months in advance $3.60
Iteily, per year in advance . . . 17.00
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1916.
- LUMBER FUTURE BRIGHT.
Within the next ten years Pacific
coast lumber manufacturers will be
called upon to produce one-half of the
lumber output of the United States.
At present they produce one-sixth of
the nation's cut.
This was the most startling infor
mation developed at a Spokane confer
ence of lumbermen on questions of
present and future production and con
sumption. It wag brought out that
the great southern and middle western
timber areas will not continue to meet
the demands at the present propor
tion; that the northwest and west
coast mills will see a constant in
crease in volume of business; that in
meeting 500 per cent of the consump
tion 10 years hence, the western mills
will be compelled to maintain an out
put far above 50 per cent of the pres
. ent consumption.
This will mean prosperity to Ore
gon lumbermen and also employment
of labor.
LAIR THOMPSON'S RETIREMENT.
EDITORIAL COMMENT
Why Oregon Went Bone Dry.
Without question the brewer's in
terests are responsible for the passag
of the amendment which forbids the
importation Into Oregon of alcoholic
liquor in limited quantities. They
wanted the bone dry amendment; aa
well as their own amendment to win.
If breweries had been permitted to
manufacture and sell beer, and all im
portations barred, it would have given
the brewers a monoply of the drink
business.
The ballots jn every precinct in
Portland furnish abundant proof of
the brewery vote. There was scarcely
a precinct where the systematic ef
fort of the brewers' contingent was
not disclosed. Literally thousands
of ballots were marked "yes" on
both amendments. Very few citizens,
acting on principle, would vote for
the manufacture and sale of beer,
and yet vote the state bone dry.
During the campaign The Tele
gram reiterated the belief that the
time was not ripe for total pro
hibition, and advised all true friends
of temperance to vote against it.
If W. Lair Thompson, president of
the state senate, is beaten by one
vote for re-election by Judge George
Baldwin, it will mean the retirement The d amendment could not
f a unique figure in Oregon poll- have prevailed ynihout the united
" . support of the brewing interest. As
Lair Thompson is an active re- t0 the efffict of prohibitin(
??,rffful. wyer and he fhowed hls time will decide. It is too early now
abilities in the state senate I to make predictions. The Portland
tie was always in me imck oi po- jeeeram
litical fights and his defeat this year, '
ia probably due to the bitter fight, tv, srnirJ. f th N.iion.
waged upon him in the past by parti- The trength of the nation is to be
san newspapers. ! found in intelligent, well ordered
Thompson waa regarded as guber- homes. Up-To-The Times Magazine,
nnuunai iinioer nu it win oo inter- vvalla Walla
eating to note his future career.
It will be hard to keep down such
an energetic, able, young man, who
has a natural aptitude for politics.
THE NEXT MOVE.
cessful in crushing Roumania, the
Germans, Bulgarians and Turks will
drive towards Odessa, the great sea
port of Russia and the outlet of Rus
sia's vast wheat shipments. If the
Germans capture Odessa watch for
whent to jump up in Chicago.
Tends to Greater Morality.
The complaint is sometimes heard
that in a small town everybody knows
everybody else's business and no one
makes a move without a neighbor
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.ny wu urm are sue- ub,c f()lkg ,t fof
morality. Most persons are moral
to the extent that they fear detec
tion. In the small town the danger
of being found out is much greater
than it is where practically all peo
ple nre strangers, hence the greater
morality in the country. Halfway
Herald.
IGNORANT VOTING.
Oregon in refusing o repeal its con
stitutional provision forbidding no
groes to vote is flying in tho face of
the United States constitution. The
100,000 or more voters who voted no
on the question of repeal evidently
dtdnt know what they were doing.
Negroes have the right to vote. They
re full citizens now and the Oregon
constitution should recognize this fact
ALLIES BORROW BILLIONS.
Man Wanted.
(Atlanta Constitution.)
"Men wanted in the West" is the
heading of a recent news item.
But tho West is not the only part
of tho country where men are wanted.
The East wonts men. The North
wants men. The South wants men.
A man is needed everywhere that
peoplo live and work and build and
tear down that they may build again
The city wants men men of en
ergy and initiative men who can take
The borrowing power of tho nllies bold of things that have handles
is one of the interesting features of I men who can pull success out of fail-
Everyone
Everything about them -yarns,
fabrics, button-holes,
trimmings,, workmanship -is
the very best.
Munsing Wear is the most
popular underwear in the
world because of the perfect
way in which it fits and covers
the form, and because of the
satisfactory way in which it
stands the test of wash and
wear.
MEN'S UNION SUITS $1.00 to $5.00
WOMEN'S UNION SUITS $1.00 to $3.50
CHILDREN'S UNION SUITS $.85 to $1.50
A '
World famous for Fit, Durability and Washability
the present war.
Including the
latest $300,000,000
The farm wants men brainy men
"A Time
of Plenty"
The time to save is when you have.
This holds pood with money as well as
with other property. War times, and
hard times do not worry people with a
bank account, like those who have made
no preparation for the days to come.
Our bank is the place to start an ac
count and be prepared for times of need.
Our operations are conservative and at
all times keep the interest of our.
customers in mind.
S; a (Jrancle National gank
Deposits
Assets
.$1,000,000.00
.$1,-100,1)00.00
who can see the opportunities the
tilling of the soil offers men who
can take advantage of those oppor
tunities and dig out the fortunes that
other men are finding on the farm.
"Man Wanted! Yes, men are
wanted everywhere and all the time.
There will never be an overeupply of
this commodity. They are scarce. A
fool may be born every minute a
man is not!
i The Live Merchant. .
The merchant who tires himself out
studying his business does not go to
bed and dream , of catalog houses.
The merchant who studies his trade,
tries to please his customers, learns
how to buy to advantage and is con
tent with a reasonable profit can clip
the tentacles of the mail order octopus
without danger. It ia the merchant
who gets into a rut, never advertises,
sits down and grumblea at conditions
and his customers, who opens up u
big field for catalog competition.
Halfway Herald.
FRIED APPLES.
Sirloin Steak With Fried Apples.
Materials: Sirloin steak, two pounds
apples, tart, four; molted lard, three
tablespoons; salt, one teaspoon; white
pepper, half teaspoon; milk and flour
as needed.
Process: Mix salt, pepper with the
melted lard, rub mixture into the
steak and lot it lie at least 20 min
utes. Broil over a clear fire until
done, and serve surrounded with fried
apples, dip in milk, toss in flour, and
drop in smoking hot fat to brown.
ONE-CENT RATE FAVORED.
I Grande, Oregon, Nov. 16. (To
The Editor:) Now thnt election is
over and the question of general poli
tical issues has been settled, let's get
down to business again and do some
thing for the people of the country.
One of the most practical benefits
which the government at Washington
could confer upon the public gonerally
would be the passage of a one cent
letter postage law, a boon which would
mean a saving of many millions of
dollars to the letter users of this coun
try annually.
It is estimated by postal experts
that the letter writers of the United
States are paying over $75,000,000 a
year to the post office department in
excess of the cost of carrying first
class mail. Last year the . total ex
pense of the department was nearly
$300,000,000. letter mail comprised
about 13 per cent of the tonnage, but
paid over 70 per cent of the revenue,
showing a profit from letter mail of
over $76,000,000. Every postal ex
pert who has carefully studied the
subject is convinced that the govern
ment can afford to give one cent let
ter postage at once. This is on the
assumption that business under a
lower mail rate would increase enor
mously, 'bringing in sufficient ad
ditional revenue to offset the lower
cost.
This is not a movement of big busi
ness men, mail order houses or persons
interested in securing something for
nothing. It is being backed by an
organization known as the National
One Cent Letter Postage Association
with headquarters at Cleveland, O.,
which has a membership of 50,000
users of letter postage located in
every state in the union, who are
aware of the conditions that exist, and
are insistent that a change be made
at once. Back of the movement for
one cent letter postage are hundreds
of associations of a local and national
character, representing millions of
members.
There are many reasons why letter
users are entitled to a one cent rate.
Among them may be mentioned:
Because government is making about
100 per cent profit on letter postage.
Because the department was estab
lished primarily for distribution of
letters.
Because it was never intendod that
letter mail should pay government n
profit.
Because one-half of our letter post
age is an overtax.
Because this tax is not used for the
general expenses of tho government,
but used to take care of deficits caused
by other branches of the service.
, Because it is wrong to tax one class
for the benefit of another.
Because Postmaster General Bur
leson and his predecessors have said
that one cent postage will pay.
Because we have been entitled to
one cent letter postage for the past
twenty years.
Experts who have investigated pos
tal conditions in this country recog
nize the fact that the rates on letter
postage have not been lowered simply
because the letter users of the country
lave not insisted on a readjustment
of rates on a fair basis. The cost
office department was originally or
ganized and for a time conducted oti
the assumption that each class of mail
should pay cost of carriage. Grad
ually this program has been diverted
and a condition has come aboct
whereby letter users pay a huge over-i
tax to the government each veari
while other classes of .mail fail to pay
the full amount which it costs govern
ment for transportation and delivery.'
Nothing congress could do wootd
be more popular or more just than
the inauguration of a one cent letter
postage rate at this time.
Respectfully yours,
F. L. MEYERS
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