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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1916)
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER G, 191 & GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER TAGS FOUR THE OBSERVER ( An Independent Newspaper. Fublished Duily and Weekly at La Grande, Oregon, by tho LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PUBLISHING CO. J. D. MEYERS, President, II. B. LEITER, Vice President, CLARKE LEITER, Editor and Publisher. Entered at the Poatofflce at La Grande, Oregon, as second class matter. On Sale in Other Citieo: Oregon Hotel News Stand, Portland; Imperial Hotel News Stand, Portland. Advertising rates on application. Telephone Main 37 City Official Paper. Member United Press Associations. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By Carrier. Daily, single copy 6c Paily, per week Joe Daily, per month 65c Daily, per six months in advance fi.bo Daily, per year in advance . . . $7.00 By Mail ally, by mail per year. In ad- vance $4.00 Weekly Observer-Star, per yea' in advance $1.50 The Observer carrier boys are in structed to put the papers on the porch. If the carrier does not do this, misses you, or neglects getting tho paper to you on time, kindly ' phone the Observer, as this is the .nly way we can determine whether or not the carriers are following in struction. Phone Main 37 before 7:30 'clock and a paper will bo sent you by special messenger if the carrier has missed you. Address all communications to THE OBSERVER. 1710 Sixth Street. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER fi, 191H. BETTER BOOKS FOR CHILDREN. ft A nation wide movement has for its ob'ects the protection of boys and fefall from bad books. noys and girls need protection from many things from evil associates, from evil pictures, evil songs and careless speech. But they also need amusement nnd instruction and mental stimulus that will build up sturdy manhood and womanhood. The best friend a boy can have is a good book. If it is pure and lofty in tone and spirit it will lift its juvenile reader up to its own heights. If it is depraved and vicious It may entice him to deeds that will causo regrets. . . Many parents at Christmas buy boys and girls books. They should not do this hit or miss. Many of the books for boys, bound in 'beautiful bindings, are vicious because they fill a boy's mind up with tales of pre posterous adventure. They tell of youngsters of fifteen flying to the north pole in aeroplanes, joining the foreign armies and defeating great generals like Von Himlenburg, or building a submarine and destroying an enemy's fleet. Rending such stor ies is almost as bad as taking dope; it creates a demand for artificial excite ment which can only bo satisfied by more stories of this sort. So when you are going to give a boy or a girl a book for Christmas you don't want to hurt them do you why not get some expert advice. At the library you will find lists of wholesome books for boys nnd girls and you will find the booksellers only too glad to co-operato if you givo them a chance. What a blessing n good book is! What a fine thing to pick up on a fine wintry night, and how near you are to heaven with a boy and a girl on each kneo and a good book to rend out loud which will mnke their eyes pnrkle and dance with clean healthy amusement. THE NEWSPAPER OK TODAY Occasionally wo meet with an ex pression of opinion with which we en tirely agree, W. R. Orchard, editor of the Coun cil Bluffs Daily Nonpareil, expressed our view that the American public to duy wants a judicial-minded editor, not one politically or otherwise prejudiced. "The editor of a general newspaper may. with entire propriety discuss in his columns music, the drama, science, art, literature, philosophy, economics, poesy, religion, prohibition and poli tics," Mr. Orchard said. "Most of our American editors con fine themselves largely to the last two subjects for the reason that they, like other people, are creatures of en vironment and their knowledge of these subjects is much more extensive than it is on other lines. "This condition is neither wholly bad nor wholly good. It is suscepti ble of great improvement. ' "TViore is nrofound need today of editors who assume the attitude of judicial interpreters of political poli cies rather than biased advocates of purty candidates and party policies without regard to their intrinsic mer its or acknowledgement that there is mmn merit on the other side. The drift away from the radically partisan journal has been pronounceu in re cent years. "In the not distant future tne one paper town will have but one paper. During a political campaign the col umns of this journal will be open to all sides. Editors will continue to ex press their opinions on political as on other subjects, but they will be more judicial and less partisan. They will not pursue a policy of exaggeration In nni lirvtinn nnd sunoression in the other. They will publish all the news and all the opinions mat are worth while. Then, newspapers will be published only where there is eco nomic necessity. "To be effective an editorial must be fair and just. It must be perti nent. It must be logical. It muse oe devoid of malice. It must appeal t'j reason and intelligence and avoid ap peal to passion and prejudice. It must be brief and pointed. "If I were nailing a motto to the desk of the American editor I think it would rend something like this: 'Vnn rannnt nfford to be unfair to those who do not agree with your policies.' Tho o.liinr nf th Ohserver has lonir had tho idea that the newspaper of the future would be more or less oi n mnnic innl institution. In other words the newspaper business in soma respects is similnr to a public utility. It enters all the homes. It furnishes the news. If this news is unbiased, if the newspaper is honest and clean, it iB fulfilling its public obligations. Tho day of tho icious, partisan paper, tho paid press of the interests is over. Such a newspaper cannot sur vive. The clean, decent, truthful paper will prosper. Such a paper needs renders, iust as fair and broad- minded, just as decent and just as reliable as the paper itself, ihe day la mist when anvone navs any atten tion to people who stop their paper in a huff over some sin ot commission or omission of the newsapcr. Those are merely little family spats. The oIUni. Dnil nia TVMwlnrtt nrA lust one big family, working together, we hope for their own good nnd that of tho community in which they live. DECORATE FOR CHRISTMAS. Many neighboring cities are holding municipal Christmascs, decorating business streets with greens and giv ing the city a holiday atmosphere. This is a good idea. It pays to put your best foot forward and make a city attractive. Pence on Earth and good will to men is a pretty good motto any month in the year. Santa Clnus is well represented in Ln Grande stores. An Expert Foot Specialist will be at Our Store December 9tb to December 1 1th. Consult him-free Your Choice of Any L adies' Suit in the Store Newest Fabrics Latest Styles--13 Off. "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 nnd 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 rt The inside making of a Suit or Over coat is either th e making or ruination 1 f it. The secret of long wear and shape looking lies beneath the surface. That's why you can't buy by looks alone you must buy by reputation. Our reputa tion has been in good standing with good dressers for many seasons. We know the inside making of every gar ment we sell. Hart Kchaffner & .Marx Suits and Over eats $20.00 to $30.00 Other Makes $15.00 to $17.50 Copyrifilit Hail i luJfmr & Mats EXTENSIVE SHOWING Hath Kobcs $3.50 to $18.00 Sin. .king Jackets - $4.00 to $12.00 Gloves - $1-50 to $5.00 Hats $1.00 to $5.00 Shirts $1-00 to $7.50 Underwear $1.00 to $7.00 Slippers $1-25 to $2.50 Neckwear 25c to $2.00 Enormous Stocks of Good, Sensible, Useful Christmas Gifts. Only nineteen more days until Christmas. Shop Early From the Survey If you buy a Christmas prosent, Buy it now! If it to be for prince r peasent, Buy it now! Buy it early in November, Or at least before December, You'll be glad if you remember Buy it now! While the counters stretch before you, Buy it now! While there is no crowds to bore you, 'Buy it now! Buy before the air is stuffy, Buy before the girls get huffy, Buy while things are fresh and fluffy Buy it now! Tarry not until tomorrow, Buy it now! Even though you have to borrow, Buy it now! See that shop girls don't have reason To abhor tho Christmas season; Put a conscience, if you please, on Buy it now! Our Want Ads bring results. COME IN TODAY Deposits 'Assets 010,000.00 -.$1,365,000.00 a CJrande 'National ank J. N. Teal, of Portland, is mentioned for appointment as a member of the new Federal Shipping Bbnlrd. The salary is $7,500 a year. Of Interest To Women White Sauce Four level tabta- spoonfuls of flour, two level table- spoonfuls of butter, one cupful of hot milk, one-quarter tenspoonful of salt. pinch of popper. Melt butter in saucepan until it bubbles; add the flour, suit and pepper; mix until smooth, then pour the hot milk in gradually, stirring and beating nil the time. Cook until it thickens. they are snapped together. I use white ones for the white stockings and black for the black stockings. The fasteners do not Interfere with the washing in the least. I hang the stockings on the line without separat ing them. In looking them over for mending, much time will also be saved if several needles are threaded with the darning cotton. This saves taking the hand in and out. MarshmallowB on a Birthday Cake A new kind of candle holder for a birthday cake is made of marsh mallows placed on top of the cake be fore the icing is hard. A tiny candla placed in the center or each is very pretty. The candles will stand firmly in the holders, ready to be lighted just before the cake is brought to the table. . Neckbands for Shirts. After almost giving up making shirts because I could never get the exact neck-size, I discovered that neckbands in all sizes with button holes worked, can be purchased at de partment stores for five cents apiece. Now I buy my husband's size, stitch it on the shirt, and am sure of a per fect fit. The shirts I make wear longer than those I buy. DOINGS OF THE DUFFS Dry Hands When Sewing. If you wish to keep tho hands dry and also keep your work very clean, try having a little flour in n dish by your side when you are doing fine needlework. tip your fingers in the bowl now and then. The results will please you. No More Mismatrd Stockings. As I am a very busy woman and feel that I must make every minute count, I solved the problem of keep ing each pair of stockings together without the usual sorting and mntoh-ing-up, by sewing flat fasteners to the tops of the stockings. When the T&M, IF Yotfee READS TO Go To THE OPFICE CLL6Q DOWN WITH NOD - I WAHT TO GO "TO A SAIS THIS MORHINu - APE Nbl) GOlUG to LEAVE THAT FOUHl LOQKlUG VEIL I POWH VOUR BACK? TtiS IS A MORMIUS VelL. AND TH1 ARE VERS POPULAR THIS FALL- noo nonce How the best pressed YJOMCH ARE NeAPlMff THEM ssty J NOO GOTTA SHotf 0 LHrl- ME- IHAYEffT -SEEM Arflj Look quick ,tom -That ladY across TUe street Has one oM- that is tS?;NROC?hlE OF WEALTHIEST nvntn ir . . iuwn VoD Know,ths?e. are Nome i-r, i fUjx, (Sn-j wre. about -sobumd - vie H POT IT stockings go into the wash basket
