La Grande evening observer., November 20, 1916, Image 4

LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1916:
PAGE FOUR
THE OBSERVER
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1916.
- JUSTICE WITH A HEART.
President Wilson speaking to a dai
gation from the American Federation
of Labor, calling upon him to congrat
ulate him, said :
"I have tried to get rid of any clas.
division in this country. The worst
thing that could happen to America
would be a division into groups and
camps in which there would be men
and women who thought they were
at odds with one another; that the
Fpirit of America was not expressed
in them. Achievement is a small mat
ter, but the spirit in which things arc
done is the essence of the whole thing.
We are all men and women of the
same sort. If we cannot serve each
others' welfare we have not yet quali
fied as representatives of the Ameri
can spirit. Nothing alarms America
so much as the drifting apart of the
elements among her people. We
should close up every rift. The only
way is to establish not merely jus
tice, but justice with a heart and
pulse in it I believe this spirit is
growing. I pray God it may con
tinue to grow. I exhort every one to
come into this movement of human
ity." With these patriotic utterances
every American citizen can agree.
called upon to do her bit. Against on
exportation of $2,117,000 in the first
eight months of 1914, the United
States has shipped $3,450,000 worth sf
eggs during the like period this year.
In conjunction with the increased
exportation of eggs, it is reportod
from many farming districts through
out the country that laying this year
has been below normal. Storages also
are far below average for this time of
year, the agricultural department re
porting a falling off of 24.2 per cent
in the number of eggs stored, indi
cating thousands of eggs previously
stored are now being shipped abroad.
In this as in other things the United
States will be found equal to the task.
NATIONAL
DEFENSE
HIGH.
COMES
The naval bill will include expendi
tures for $375,000,000.
Think of it, almost as much as it
cost to build the Panama canal.
National defense comes high but we
must have it.
; CONFIDENCE IN LA GRANDE
The sale of the Loftus corner at a
good price to local people indicates the
confidence La Grand investors have
in this city and their ability to finance
their own deals.
Henry Ford says he is in business
for two things: "For fun and to do
some good." That ought to be the
object of ail business. Of course it's
nice to have a little money roll in.
But have fun and do good too.
.
Oregon on an election map looks
like an oasis in the desert.
Henry Fond's partners are getting
after him for spending millions with
out consulting his board of directors.
But Ford is a genius and that's ths
way they get things done.
Chicago shocked the world by mak
ing a $5,000,000 loan to the Republic
of China without the consent or co
operation of New York. We can see
the international bankers gravely
looking over the map of the world to
learn where Chicago is.
Santa Phones:
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uuy guimvui means an wool iaoncs tne Desi tailoring
and the smartest styles;
ELECTORAL COLLEGE DECRIED
WE FEED THE WORLD.
Contributor Believes People Want to
Elect President By Direct Vote
La Grande, Nov. 18. (To the Edi
tor) From my observations it is be
coming more and more evident that
the thinking voter considers the
Electoral College as an undemocratic
institution and should be abolished.
It. appears to be a menace to the po
litical stability of the United States
threatening its peace and safety.
In our recent election several hun
dreds of thousands of votes were cast
for President Wilson over and above
those cast for Mr. Hughes and yet
on account of the existence of the
The war has laid upon the United
States the duty and the burden of
feeding the world.
With an increase of 150 per cent in
exports of meats since the outbreak
of : the war and with a constantly
greater proportion of her grain crops
leaving the country, America is as
suming an even greater share of the
burden of feeding stricken Europe.
This, in the wake of short crops. i?
given by government officials as onfi Electoral College a situation is pro
of the foremost reasons for high lu',efI in which the mnn that a ma
prices on foodstuffs. jority of the qualified voters at the
During the first eight months of this Polls elected may be defeated by a
year ending with September 1 the' handful of men in a handful of states
United States has shinned abroad What are the Presidential Electors?
more than $200,000,000 worth of Usually not even names to those that
meats and dairv m-oducts. This nre- elect them. They act merely as
sages ft total exportation of these pro- clerks to record tho will of the ma
ducts for the year of nearly a third jonty in tho several states, but re
of a billion dollars. Durinir the same cording it under a system which
eight months period of 1914, just pre- makes it possible for a minority of
ceding tho outbreak of the war these tho American people to choose the
exports totalled but $80,000,000. President. Because the legal power
Even with a season of unusually is vested not in tho people but in the
"He who shops in time helps
, three
Himself, his overworked neigh
bor and me."
Therefore
Do Your
Shopping
Early!
people for the Electoral College in
the election of the President of the
United States.
Let those interested in this reform
write their Congressional representa
tives to urge this matter before the
proper committees at Washington.
JACOB H. TRAYNER.
EDITORIAL COMMENT
i
1
AGood Overcoat
is Better
for you than the Price thereof. But you'd better be
sure its good. Drop in here and ask us to show you
a Hart Schaffner & Marx Overcoat. Their name in
Pay us $15.00 to $30.00 and get big money's worth
Will Benefit Railroad Employes.
The agitation over the Adamson law
will ultimately bring more pay and
belter hours to all railroad employes.
Wage raising has already begun, as
evidence in a per cent voluntary in
crease, announced yesterday to a lurge
class of employes of the Northern IV
cific. The stand of the brotherhood
is a beneficial influence for every rail
rood worker. The Portland Journal
Is It Better This Way?
(poor crops in practically eveiy grain,
yhe United States has contributed a
-(greater Bhnre this year, proportionate
ly,, than at any time during the period
k the war and ever before in its hi.?
.fory. Exportation of the six major
(grains wheat corn, barley, rye, oats
Presidential Electors.
The President of the United States
ought to be elected like a Governor
or a Senator by tho voters themselves,
The majority should determine re
gardless of states lines and regard
less of artificial devices. The Elec-
irnd buckwheat, thus far this year has tornl College should be eliminated
(approximately doubled since 1914.
.) Shipments of vegetables abroad also
thave jumped by leaps and bounds.
from the political system of this
country as a public evil and a pub'
lie danger. All temptation to over-
(During the eight months period of rule the will of tho people nt the polls
this year $11,768,287 worth of veget- should be removed.
ables has left American ports, against
$7 750,000 last year, and $5,413,271 in
1914 a rise of more than one hundred
,Ttr cent during the war.
Tho American hen also has been
I believe most voters of this coun
try would hail with delight any steps
that Congress mny take tending to
ward nn amendment to the Constitu
tion to substitute a direct vote of the
"Life's Seven Ages"
Through all life's seven ages there is the
need of a Bank Account, but not through
life's seven ages will there be the chance
to save, there is today. You can start a
bank account today and keep it alive,
and feel that those dependent on you are
provided for.
There never was a better time to save than
today, and every dollar you place in this
bank is fully protected: always accessable,
and acts as an ever-present inspiration
to save more
COME IN TODAY
What if the Adamson law does hav'e
to be tested in the courts; what if It
may be necessary to pass some ad
oitional legislation? While the law
is being passed upon by the judges we
will have no transportation tie up, So
rioting and bloodshed such as
threatened in November. Surely it j
preieraoie 10 soive tne problem by
lest lawsuit than to solve it by a na
tionwide strike that would settle noth
ing with reference to the merits of the
issue. Those tories who are gloating
over the railroad situation are not to
be taken seriously. If there had been
a strike and their interests had been
jeopardized thereby they would have
been the loudest squealers in the land.
Pendleton East Oregonian.
Prices Lew ere d
on AlllLadies9
Suits
A ill
4-
4
lit.
All the new styles, both novelty and tailored, fur
trimmed and plain. All colors, all sizes.
Hero are the Reductions:
$1 -".(() Su its $11.25 $30.00 Suits $22.50
$1 7.")() Suits $13.15 $35.00 Suits .......$26.25
$L'0.00 Suits $15.00 $40.00 Suits $30.00
$l'o.OO Su its $18.75 $50.00 Suits ..... $37.50
$i'7..")0 Suits $20.65 $55.00 Suits ...$41.25
to a Congress of his political faith
m order that he may carry out his pol
icies if he has such. He is a Demu
cut, a very partisan Democrat. It will
be difficult for him to co-operate with
a Congress entertaining a different
political faith. Pendleton Tribune.
A Chain Broken.
Deposits
Assets
.$1. 040,000.00
$1,365,000.00
oCa CJrande National &ank
The Voice of the West.
(BY WM. ALLEN WHITE.)
So the gloomily gallant fight for
Americanism failed to make the West
forget its ideals and aspirations for a
better country.
Just as we elected a Democratic
President in 1912, because of Repub
lican chicanery, it is evident now that
the spirit of the West remains un
changed today, in spite of the futile
tiorts of the leaders of progressive
movement.
The opportunity to vote as thev
wished to vote was taken from a great
ooIy of men when the Progressive i
party quit business. But they would
not vote with those who disturbed the
aspirations of the people. Not even 1
the issue of national honor swayed
Uh'sc Western political crusaders. Dis-
1 1 heartened and ashamed, but with un
J j broken spirits and unshaken convic
lj lions, these people voted for Wilso.i.
' Their lenders went to Hughes. But
the folks in the West refused to fol
low. They would vote for a man and
a party that they despised before vot
ing for a party that they distnisted.
And they nre now conscious of their
strength. They realize that with tho
direct election of Ilnitod Rtntna Son.
ators and the power to levy incom!
taxes they have efficient weapons in
their hands. They have no desire fj
j use their power unjustly. But they
do not snnnK irom using it to the fuil
for the realization of their ideals.
The repeal of the Sunday closing
law is probably a good thing for the
piblic but it cannot be regarded whol
ly without misgivings. The obvious
consequence of. the repeal will be an
impetus to open all business on Sun
day. Nothing will, remain closed un
less these is a strong ogranization
among dealers and laborers and clos
ing agreements are lived up to strictly.
It would not be for the welfare
of labor to have no settled and reg
ular day of rest. We are not Sab
batarians: Like the prophet Isaiah
we think one day is as good as an
other. But we do believe in rational
rsst for the weary and that ideal can
not bo satisfactorily attained without
a customury and inviolable day set
apart for it.
The public" can easily do its Sun
day f ading on Saturday. There is no
valid rison for keeping groceries
open seven days in the week. But no
doubt it is better to achieve this end
by cooperation than by law. Likewise
labor must now see to its organiza
tion more thoroughly than ever and
by united effort make sure of its day
of rest. The Portend Journal. . .
Weight Of Dressed Animals..
Farmers wishing to know about hour
much dressed carcasses of food ani-
mals should weigh may easily ascer
tain by bearing in mind that hogs will
dress approximately 75 per cent of
their live weight. In the case of beei
cattle, the dressed carcass will weigh
about-53 per cent of the live weight,
while sheep dress approximately , 4S
per cent of their live weight. The per--centage
is much higher in the case of
hogo because the head, hide and fees
are counted in the dressed weight,
thes-i not litinir included in the dressed
wc'g.ic of rattle which also hiv- j.
mucn laigtr -(?y cavity that iy hi.,;?.
Shep :lre t.it lightest '. aujc of
the'r wool aro ifl.e light -?l!i!uri t
r. f -i
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The New Congress.
The political complexion of the new
ly elected Congress is in doubt with
the probabilities that the Republican
party will have a plurality over tho
Democratic party and that the balance
of power will be in the hands of a
sminll group of.Progressivos. including
one Socialist. Such a RitimUnn la
unfortunntc. Divided responsibility U EC'l
never to be desired. If a majority of YfA
ii l -J: iL-i .
iiiw jiimi'ic m-nin- umi ;ir. iison
shall be at the head of the government
for another four years, he is entitled
N OUR great-great-grandfathers' time many New
England families had a cask of rum in the cellar. It
was freely offered to guests (except children) and freely
partaken of, even as coffee is today.
This old-time custom gradually passed out of existence,
for our forefathers recognized it was harmful.
Another old-time custom coffee drinking is slowly
passing in the same fashion and for the same reason.
The abandonment of coffee drinking is made easy now
adays by the use of Instant Postum, the. pure cereal
beverage with the coffee-like taste.
Unlike coffee, this purely American table drink con
tains no "caffeine" or other harmful substance.
Postum is now used daily in tens of thousands of the
best of American homes where reason rules and health
is valued.