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PAGE FOUR LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1917. THE OBSERVER Extraordinary Opportunity to Save Money on Quality Merchandise During This January Clearance Sale - Money Saving Prices Throughout the Entire Store An Independent Newspaper. Published Daily and Weekly at La Grande, Oregon, by the LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PUBLISHING CO. J. D. MEYERS, President, H. B. LEITER, Vice President, CLARKE , LEITER, Editor and Publisher. JhiUrtd at the Postoffice at La Grande, Oregon, as second class ; matter.- I Address all communications to THE I OBSERVER. 1710 Sixth Street j On Sale in Other Cities: Oregon Hotel ; News Stand, Portland; Imperial J Hotel News Stand, Portland. I : j CHy Official Paper. Member United j Press Associations. " I ,., SUBSCRIPTION RATES. j ' By Carrier. 6 ' j Daily, single copy . 6c Daily, per week ..... 16c Daily, per month ..... 66c Daily, per six months in advance $3.60 Daily, per year in advance ... $7.00 1 By Mail j Daily, by mail per year, in ad- , vance $4.00 Weekly Observer-Star, per year ! in advance $1.50 j The Observer carrier boys are in-', slructed to put the papers on the porch. If the carrier does not do this, misses you, or neglects getting the paper to you on time, kindly phone the Observer, as this is the f.nly way we can determine whether or not' the carriers are following in struction. Phone Main 37 before 7:30 o'clock and a paper will be sent you by special messenger if the carrier , has missed you. , MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1917 CONSTRICTI VE II A I LKOA DING "Constructive" is a favorite word of William Hanlcy's. When he says a thing is "constructive," he means it is building up instead of tearing down, building for the future and not a hand-to-mouth proposition. "Constructive" railroading is that which builds up the country tributary to the railroad, figuring that the pros perity and welfare of the territory will bring traffic and business and propsoprity to the railroad. There is more of this going on in the country than people have any idea of. That is why railroads have industrial ex perts, colonizing agents, and agri cultural experts in order to help the people of their territory. The work of the O-W. R. & N. in introducing corn into Oregon is an example of this constructive railroading, renting the O-W. R. & N. right of way to farm ers who will farm it is another, and recently we iran across an article tell ing of the recent action of the South ern Pacific in granting a low rate for hauling lime rock. This is an important matter to tho farmers of the Willamette .valley. The Southern Pacific granted the rate with the sole object of promoting tho use of agricultural lime in the hope of increasing production. The railroads are to be commended for do ing these "constructive" things. Long Cloth, 36-in. wide, yard 13 l-2c, 16 2-3c Princess Nainsook, yard .131-2c, 15 3-4c, 18c, 20c Mercerized Nainsook, 42-in wide, yard 13 l-2c to 22 l-2c India Linen, Extra Quality, yard' 131-2cto 16 2-3c Dress Gingh'ams, New Patterns, ist qualty, yard 11c to 16 2-3c Outing Flannel. Extra Heavy, plain and fancy patterns, vdiil.llc Cretonnes, a big selection, yd i..'..13 l-2c, 18c, 22c, 27c Scrims, yard ..! ..121-2c, 15c, 20c, 22c Turkish Towels, full bleached Turkish Towels, full bleached. Turkish Towels, full bleached Turkish Towels, full bleached Turkish Towels, full bleached 16x34. each- .......v.UOc 17x:'W, each 15c 18x38. each . .'. 18c 22x45. each 22c 23x45, each 45c -Turkish Towels, colored ends 20x42, each - .' 45c 18-in. All Linen Crash Toweling, yard..:.2 16c, 18c, 20c 18-in. Cotton Huckaback Toweling, heavy weight, yard"'.....l.r.i..llc 18-in. Unbleached Union Crash, extra quality, yard 11c 04-in. TCxtra Fine Mercerized Damask, yard '. ".... 54c (io'-in Loom Heavy Weight Damask, yard 671 -2c (2-h. All Linen Satin Damask, 1st quality, yard 81c o'4-in. Extra Heavv All Linen Satin Damask, vard $1.12 l-2c 72-in. Extra Fine, 1st quality, all linen damask, yard $1.57 l-2c Entire Stock "Wool Dress Goods, Silks and Velvets Reduced Your fhoi"-e of anv Ladies' Suit or Coat in the store. Latest styles, newest fabrics. Your Choice 1-2 Price Entire Stock Men's Suits and Overcoats, Reduced 25 per cent Your Choice of any Boys' Suits or Overcoat .1-4 Off Entire Stock Waists. Dresses, Skirts 1-4 Off Sheep-Lined Coats. Mackinaws, Mai one Pants .1-4 Off for ihe success of both enterprise:! since it must draw its- ctrength mainly from the development of the back country. The Oregonian. This Is Kasy. A La Grande youth is reported to huve invented a process for taking photographs by wireless, but he will have to demonstrate that he can take them without the wrinkles before his invention will be commercially valu able. Portland Journal. EDITORIAL COMMENT OREGON IRRIGATION PROBLEM Men who have devoted much study fi) the subject of irrigation realize that it has many sides, and that the many failures which sti'w the road of prog ress have been due to neglect to Iook at it on all sides. The way out seems to be the loan of the Government's credit to guaran tee bonds issued by districts on proj ects which arc pronounced feasible by the Reclamation Service. As guar antor the Government would, through the Secretary of the Interior, examine the whole scheme and safeguard itself againstloss before giving its guaranty. Under these conditions bonds should sell at 4 per cent interest, and a fixed rate of fi per cent a year should pay interest and repay principal by amor tization in fifty years. That is tho substance of the provisions of the Chamberlain-Smith bill, which has been introduced in both branches of congress. The state can pave the wav for Educating the East The decisive and overwhelming vic tory of the University of Oregon foot ball team at Pasadena means more thnn a mere athletic triumph, for it is significant of the growin importance of the west. It is one of a number of signs that the east must hereafter take the Pacific coast into considera tion as an important factor in the na tion s life. In the past eastern sport writers have been inclined to look upon west ern athletics in much the same spirit as big league players regard sandlot baseball. Occasionally they are will ing to admit that the west sometimes producos an athlete who is entitled to honorable mention along toward tho end of the story, and during the pres ent season Walter Camp went so far as grudgingly to accord an Oregon player a place on his third nil-American team. To have put a coast man on his mythical first team would have outraged all the proprieties, and a shocked protest would have gone up mat is, net ore the recent classic at Pasadena. The attitude of the sport writers has been fairly typical of eastern opin ion ot the west. The east has clasned to its bosom the cherished theory that the west is chiefly inhabited by cow boys in chaps and six-shooters, and has refused to believe that anything grows west of tho Mississippi river save cac tus and sage brush. llu University of Oregon victory .it Pasadena will do its share toward dis pelling this impression. It is true that an intorsiHtion.il football game is not nn event of such commanding im portance that its outcome may be ex pected to overturn in a moment the settled convictions of years, but the west's victory on the gridiron, com- are emulating in our expenditures the states with three to seven or cighi times our population and many times cur wealth. The state of Oregon is as large as the state on New York and Pennsyl vania combined. It has a population well up toward 900,000. New York has rrore than 10,000,000 and Pennslvania about 8,000,000. La Grande's New Manager. The Recorder editor, in common with hundreds of others, is glad to note that Fred B. Currey has been appointed city manager of La Grande. I is appointment is a just recognition o his abilities. Fred Currey has been a live spirit ever since coming to Union county many years ago; he has been aggressive in all his under takings and in carrying out many of La Grande'a enterprises a lot of the citizens there always felt pretty much like "letting Fred do it." And when Fred started he usually made a good finish, at least if there was an . end to the movement. Fred Currey has spent as much time, and time is I money, in boosting Union county and La Grande as any resident within our knowledge, and when La Grande se eded him as her city manager it gave Fred only that which was due him. The Recorder predicts that Fred will give his city excellent service and will more than earn his salary. Suc cess to you, Fred. Editor L. B tie in the Elgin Recorder. Tut- God's Purpose in Peace "At a time when an embargo on the exportation of foodstuffs is under dis cussion in the public press, one of the great railroad systems of the country 'has been compelled itself to lay an .mbargo on certain classes of freight, being driven to the action by the un precedented volume of business that io offered. In the period extending from December 2Gth to January 7th the Union Pacific will refuse to ac cept freight for delivery at any point that can be reached by another rail road. It deliberately withdraws it- seir irom competition and requires that freight that can reach destination- over: a competing railroad shall be sent over that road. It is reserv ing, all its facilities exclusively for the service of communities on its loute .that are dependent upon it ex clusively. In order to fulfill its func tions in that respect the road delib erately foregoes the profits to be de lived from the carriage of freight to competitive points. "We think the Union Pacific has chosen, wisely, and has net a fine Mandard of railroad ethics. The per iod over which the embargo extends will enable the road to clean up its terminals, make distribution to all points on its lines and prepare the whole system for resumption of ordi nary traffic. There are railroads that would not hesitate to squeeze the com munities wholly dependent upon them i lather than let even a carload of com petitive freight be diverted to a rival railroad. The Union Pacific pursued exactly the opposite course and sus pends its fight for competitive busi ness so that it may better serve the LLOYD GEORGE'S HEAD IS GETTING LONGER Principles of right and justice wers London, Dec. 15. (United Press by Mail) Lloyd George's head is a growing institution. Prof. J. Millett Severn, a consult ing phrenologist, examined the Brit ish premier's head back in 1903 and found it to measure nearly 28 inches around the "perceptives." A later ex amination showed that the lapse of years had increased the circumference more than a yarter of an ich. "This goes to prove that as the mind is exercised tho brain and head are subject to a larger development," said Professor Severn. "This growth can continue after the subject has reached adult age." When he examined Lloyd George's head the second time Severn told the present premier of the development. His judgment was borne out by tho man who makes the leader's hats. He said Lloyd George was taking a larcer bonnet than before. Severn has not had an opportunity to examine the premier's head since the new cabinet was formed. tested farther on account of the end ing of the semester, they thought it advisable to drop out and devote all of their time to public speaking. Pendleton's dropping out of the league will only leave five Umatilla towns in the league and it is probable that others may drop out before the first debate. The main cause for the dropping out of many of the teams, has been the trouble in preparing the hard question and the failure to se cure suitable reading material. , CARNIVAL TO BE ATTENDED Pendleton Will Send Delegation to St. Paul Festivities. ' To Protect the Blind. irterests of the people who are wholly dependent upon it. Admirable in nrin- never determined by war. Strength f "pie, this course cannot fail to prove numbers, equipment and resources profitable in policy. That sort of may be tested 'by war; trade sun-, railroad management builds up in remacy may be won by war; domain I ll'ose jt serves an abiding sense of may be extended and maintained bv , loyalty." on i pui'ii ny uiaiirig nn img on i no nee s ot t in w om,,.. change in its irrigation law whici taculnr part in the recent election, will 'dart eastern people to thinking.- geno Register. l.hing Reload Our Means. may 1 needed. There is a cloe relation between 1be financing of irrigation enterprises jind the success of Mr. Strahorn'n railroad enterprise. The railroad will Do largely dependent on the product (Salon Capita Journal.) ot irrigation land for Unfile and the It js always a pitiful spectacle that jun ior win oe uepcmient. on the rail-) ,f people with .liort incomes eying to ,.,.,, ....mo. i iii-Mim'is i emulate in '.heir n oilj of living ami e vi .m-.i mii oonmnuie mmcriaiiy pcndittiros 'hose who ivo abundantly inuoeu, may ne essental to t,ie j able to live spend as tl.ey do re mi-cos, oi me oiner. i ne prosperity gcrdless of the sum total so spmt. To of Portland is closely bound up with , I be person wit r. moderate income such the success of both, for the state is a course makes life a nightmare, and top heavy with unban population, j the struggle for show pathetic. For which is concentrated chiefly in Pori-j M:eh persons tlio av-rago citizen has land. The walfaro of the city depend; , a feeling of p.tv milled wi'h con on the restoration of the balance be- tempt. And yet tlies - misguided ones tween upban and rural population, for, are only trv'i.ig to live lioyond their which we must look mainly to the j n can.--. All of us ecopt possibly soino development of Central Oregon. This who are in the eh so referred to, con is attainable by the combination of idor it silly and inexcusable; and railroad and irrigation. Tho highest et that is exactly when we, the poo interest of the city requires it to work ile of Oregon, mo trying to do. We war; thrones may be seized and held I by it such issues as these may be settled by force of skill, of energy, or I of arms. But principles of right and justice are above and beyond the con- tending forces of battling nations, as 1 and beyond the stormclouds. War ! obscures these principles and blinds ' ,us to them. Only the calm of peace can let tho clear sunshine through to i us. Ix't us awake from the hideous nightmare of "God's purpose in war" l to the beautiful and abiding con jviction of God's purpose in peace, j Let us seek to set above all politi cal, commercial and financial consid erations the sacred right of mankind to be at peace. I It is nonce the world is i rrv f- ' to strive for, to pray for. I Peace alone can bind up the wounds of war and set the world's wrongs right. The Christian Herald. WOMAN GOVERNMENT TAKES OREGON TOWN FROM MEN Praise For Union Pacific. In cotveetion with embargo notices i'sued by Union Pacif:c nnd Oregon Short. Line, made necessary because of lertain prevailing v-omlitionr. which ;.:o most unusual, the following odi- o'nai oomnieni irom n prominent nnd Mailed to attempt. : present at ivo newspaper on the Pa cific Coast is quoted: "Fine Railroading" Umatilla, Ore., Jan. 8. (United Press) Umatilla's city government passed this week into the hands of a woman administration. From Mrs. I aura Sturdier, mayor, down to tho police department all officials are of the gentler sex except two lonely r.nles who must serve as "holdovers" in the council. E. K. Sturdier, railroad telegrapher, banded over the robes of office to his wife. He vacated the little room where i be has directed the town's destinies for many months nnd the madam took the holm. One of Mrs. Starcher's first acts will be to name the woman police j force. I "A woman can do the work," said J i Mayoress Starehor, "better than any man. She ndded that if any obstrep I erous lawbreaker invaded Umatilla i during the female regime, a man or something would be designated to I handle the situation, under orders i from the chioftess. On taking offico . Mrs. Starcher j promised the city a business ndmin ! istration, and said she would effect improvements her husband's regime Spokane, Wash., Jan. 8. (Special) Henceforth the blind men of Spo kane, several of whom are earning their livelihood as newsboys or street vendors, will not be compelled to take chances with being struck by an auto mobile or street car. To end the perils which beset these sightless men at dangerous street crossings, several noy scouts have volunteered their services as pilots for the blind. These scouts have assumbed a sort nf a guardianship over the blind and will guide them each morning to their places of employment, and see that they reach home safely each night. "Do a good turn daily" is the scout slogan, and by helping the blind the scouts feel that they have found an other commendable way of doing something worth while. Pendleton, Ore., Jan. 6. (Special) Pendleton is makin ar. effort to send a good-sized delegation to the annual midwinter carnival of snorts to he held in St. Paul this month. The Round-Up association has authorized President T. D. Taylor to attend the festival as its representative and Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Judd, Dr. and Mrs. Kern and others are contemplating making the trip. R. C. Bishop, of Salem, will join the Pendleton party as representative of the Pendleton woolen mills, which fur- nisjieu several tnousana suits for the Northern Pacific and Great Northern marching clubs. " V. H. S. TO DROP OUT OF LEAGUE Pendleton, Jan. 8. -(Special) The local high school debating teams have decided to drop out of tho Oregon dp. ! bating league owing to the fact that several of the members will drop out of school with the ending of the se mester. The teams wore to have de lated on the 10th of this month and were studying hard on the debate, I ut as the teams could not have con- Cove Mill Not to Run. Cove, Ore., Jan. 8. (Special) The new Cove flouring mill is not to be operated by its new Cove proprietors, M. J. Duffy and Lieurence Bros. This mill, 75 barrels a day capacity, was erected by Edward Reynolds, of La Grande, on the site of the E. P. Mc Daniels modernized ni oneor mill which was destroyed by fire six years ago. The people within the territory covered by the Cove mill have been deprived of the advantages of having a flouring mill in their own town by litigation, which resulted finally in the sale of the mill property last fall un der forecosure. The mine output for 1916 was three billions of dollars. The hen out classes the mines. Egg production goes beyond that figure. The Guggen heims nnd Rockefellers should o few biddies this snrintr Po,nt Tribune. January 10th last day to nnv wnW rent without penalty. l-8-2t January 10th last day to pay water rent without penalty. l-8-2t SPECIAL Tuesday & Wednesday GOOD LINE OF COATS $3.50 Jones & Rabone West Building
