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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1917.
THE OBSERVER
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; Grande, Oregon, by the
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LETTER, Vice President, CLARKE
LETTER, Editor and Publisher.
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of the state and district fairs of the
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1017
OUR FRIEND, THE HOUSE
The horse hits been the medium for '
much advertising of Grnnde Ronde for
many years. In his speech at the fair
grounds at La Grande four years ago
the redoubtable Roosevelt paid a tri
bute to the class and characer of the
horses which came from this section.
The famous rough rider said that dur
ing the time he was engaged in Die
ranching business many of their
horses came from the coast nnd he
said, "We always knew when we had
an Oregon horse that it was a good
one.
People from this locality who have
been in Denver and Butte declare that
they could distinguish the Grande
Ronde horses from all others in the
difference in size, action and other
characteristics and the distinguishing
feaures were as plainly visible as they J
would have been If each individual
animal had homo a placard: "I am
an Oregon horse,"
.The j6rse was indispensible to the
early settlers their motor power for
practically all purposes. Interest in
the horse was manifest at a very early
date. Some fairly good animals were
brought into Grande Ronde by the im
migrants and these as well as the na
tive Indian horse began at once on an
evolution of improvement. One of the
first men to import to this section
horses of exceptional breeding was
George Cbggan, an early day livery
man and stock dealer. He brought
from England not only Clydes but a
turf horse called, "Osceola." The
speed of this galloper on a mile track
was never accurately known. He was
erratic and some days he would run
and at other times he woulun t. He
was likely to distance all competitors
at the half-mile post and then obsti
nately walk the balance of the way or
"fly the track" altogether. He had
the speed but couldn't bo regulated.
Mr. Coggan's best work, however, was
in the breeding of horses of the draft
class. Sometime 'beforo this a man
name Delaney had a horse from which
a number of the settlers got a start of
.good colts for general work. W. C.
Myres, a stock importer of the early
times with headquartrrs at Ashland,
Oregon, camo to Grando Rondo with a :
pair of I'ereheron mures and a stnl- I
lion which ho had reared from im
ported stock. These were purchased
by John l.add for $2500 in gold. This
was the first big money to lie paid
out by a Grande Ronde settler for
blooded horses. While much larger
prices have been more recently paid
for horses the purchase by Mr. ljidd
at that time when the country was
sparsely settled was a staggering sum
to be staked on the future of the
Grande Ronde horse.
One of the early day equincs of roy
al strain was a horse known as "An
vil" and owned by M. Sterling. He
was a handsome black, with heavy
proportions but wonderful action as
a roadster. For years Grande Rondcrs
gloried in the get of this great horse.
A peculiar characteristic aside from the
regal stylo and action of the '"Anvil"
colts was their placidity of disposi
tion. A colt from this old siro could
be relied upon to do nlout anything
tut talk.
All these attempts to improve the
Germany is hoping for peace but at
the sume time preparing to build a
wall of "iron and blood" around their
country.
The Allies seem determined to force
the war to a conclusion, evidently pro
ceeding on the theory thut they have
everything to gain and nothing to lose
except human lives and treanire
which seem to them as small com
pared with the loss of prestige and
the blocking of national aims if the
war ceases now before they are at
tained.' There is a good deal of talk now
about the moral issues in the war.
War is essentially immoral. There
is nothing right about war. It is an
ancient and barbarous method of set
tling disputes. Both sides are attempt
ing to stand in good favor in the Court
of Public Opinion of the World.
" It is a rule iivfcourt of equity.-that
those '' who 'como there1 'for justice
should come, in with clean hands.
Can any of the parties to this war
do so?
Russia stirring up strife in Servia,
Austria looking with lust on the Bal
kan States, Bulgaria eager for expan
sion, Turkey slaying the Armenians,
Roumania eager to sell her birthright
for a mess of pottage, Germany
dreaming of a place in the sun and
expansion as a world power, Italy
feigning loyalty to the triple alliance
while clandestinely flirting with the
triple entente, Great Britain persuad
ing Belgium to fortify against Ger
many and allying herself with the
leader of the yellow race, France join
ing in the continental madness of mili
tarism and underground diplomacy.
No one can persuade us that this is
a holy war. We cannot believe that
either of the great groups of powers
hase a just cause whose triumph will
benefit humanity.
Nor can we sympathize with the ef
forts of the European press and of
I Home of the procured press of the
United States to enst slurs upon this
country for not being on one side or
the othor of this world word.
We are very well out of it, have no
business to bo in it and all this talk
of protesting against the viola
tion of the neutrality of Greece and
Belgium is rot. We should avoid en
tangling alliances in the future, should
not dilly dally about this theoretical
dream of a world peace court or an
Internation League to Enforce Peace
and should attend strictly to our own
business. Tn the meantime we should
look a little to perfecting our own
defenses so that if the Allies attempt
to reward Japan by making her a
present of Mexico, we can defend the
American Monroe doctrine about
which we talk so much and know o
little.
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better druggists or doctors of lawyers
or preachers because of the physical
development thus obtained, also goes
without saying.
if that sort of thing is "militarism,"
then let's go in for militarism. And
spindle-shanked young "conscientious
objectors" probably need it more
than anyone else. Baker Herald.
'It appears to be near the time that
all good men will get out and plant
'the garden. Pendleton Tribune.
If La Grande has made a success
out of the managerial form of govern
ment, why not Pendleton ? Pendleton
Tribune.
Picked Up By
The Stroller
F. E. Stilwell paid $22 a ton for hay
the other day. If I had two tons of
hay, I know what I'd do with it and
just where I'd spend the money. I'd
save $2 for Thrift Day too.
I'm still hankering for a job, but
there's one job we wouldn't have and
that's proof reading on the Congres
sional Record. That would be too
exciting.
THE MANN ACT UPHELD
Whenever a moral issue is put up
to the supreme court of the; United
States the justices may be expected to
legislate for morality and decency.
That is what the judges did in the
Diggs-Camenetti case when they up
held the Mann act.
There was no doubt that this act
was passed to check the traffic in
whito slaws, to prevent the transpor
tation of immoral women from one
state to another. It was argued that
the law did not apply to non-commer
cial vice, that is when men and women
took trips together clandestinely as in
the Diggs-Caminetti case and the
women were not engaged in commer
cial vice for a livelihood.
But how could this distinction be
drawn.
The supreme court brushed it aside
and as our supreme legislature passed
a law holding such traffic in women
also illegal. '
So men who travel over the United
States with female consorts may do so
now knowing what the law is.
Even the derision of the supreme
court will not deter some of the law
less ones.
Society Deios
EDITORIAL COMMENT
One of the most unique ' social
events of the high school this season
was the Cranford Tea given by the
Senior Class Wednesday evening in
the gymnasium in honor of Mrs.
Beulah Rudolph and Miss Nezza Mil
ler, Who graduated this week. The
gowns .were gorgeous displays of the
styles of long ago and many charac-
Iters in Cranford were well represented
by the girls, among whom were Mary
Smith, Miss Mattie and the Honor
able Mrs. Jamison, which roles were
taken by Misses Marie Love, Gladys
Black and Helen Ranso:?i. The color
scheme of red and white, the class
colors, was well carried out both in
the general decorations and the re
freshments. The gymnasium was
transformed into an old-fashioned
parlor where the Virginia reel and the
quadrilles were fitting entertainments.
The refreshments consisted of tea,
enkes, sandwiches, olives and jello.
All present pronounced it a great suc
cess.
Wednesday at the home of Mrs.
Rosenbaum, the new members of the
M. I. A. state- board tendered a social
evening to Mrs. Rosenbaum and Robt
I E. Baird, who are retiring from the
I hoard. About 25 were present and en
i joyed a pleasant social evening. De
i licinus refreshments were served.
GYMNASTICS AND MILITARISM
A 17-year-old hiirli school student
at New Rochelle, N. Y., has won fame! ,,.,,.,.. t;, .,, f v.,iio
Miss Svlvia Searle of La Grande were
1 married Saturday afternoon at 2, Rev.
J G. L. Clark officiating. Mr. and Mrs.
! Kirk left that evening for Walla
I Walla where they will make their fu
1 ture home.
by leaving school rather than submit
to the "military training" now requir
ed by law in the high schools of the
Empire State.
The storm thereby raised has
brought out the fact that the " mili
tarism" which this young person so
sternly condemns is a stystem of
gymnstics work out jointly by the
state commissioner of education, a
prominent Y. M. C. A. physical exer
cise specialist and. the state com
mander of the National Guard. It
consists of "setting-up drills," various
gymnastic exercises, supervised re
creation, organized play and atheletics
together with medical inspection and
hygiene talks and recitions. There
is probably a little marching with
simple "military" formations, though
no stress is laid on them. The ob-
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Loney, nee
Miss Lydia Jaehnke, who were mar
ried n Portland last week.
Mr. Loney is an employe of the 0-
W. R. & N. company, and a member
of the La Grande band. Mr. and Mrs.
Loney are making their home in the
George Small house.
The Ludwig Piano
Will add a touch of richness and refinement to
any home
It is sold exclusively in La (irande ly
The Wiley B. Allen Co.
" Established 1873 " r '
R. F. Peters, Manager
Foley Hotel Bldg Phone Bed .451
The La Grande National
Bank Issues Booklet
Andrew Loney, Cornetist, Married
Ist Week.
give
I vious purpose of the system, and the
horse preceded the great enterprise of 'obvious result that it will accomplish
"Bud ' McAlister, who in the 70's went if carried out f.'.ithfully, is the im-
to Kentucky and brought out Dead
Shot, a black, and Lcmont, a sorrel,
both of the speedy class. To Mr. Mc
Alister moro than to nny other man
belongs the credit of producing a
string of track stars that havo had
their share in sustaining the reputa
tion of the Grande Ronde horse.
Since those early days tho lmprovc-
George Camos nnd Miss Gladys j Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Wuttenburg en
Scott, both well known young people tertainod about twenty young peoplo
of North Powder, were married ut the at their home last night at 1605 Oak
Methodist parsonage Saturday after-f1n honor of Miss Thelma Ieffcl, who
noon by Rev. C. E, Edwards. leaves next week for Monmouth.
Games, music and taffy-pulling were
tho enjoyable entertainments for the
evening.
' Wednesday, January 31, is Red Let
ter day for the Neighborhood club.
The program is in charge of the com
mittee of which Mrs. M. B. Donahue
is chairman. State Forester Elliot of
Salem will show Oregon forestry pic-
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Putman de
lightfully entertained the Monday
Evening Bridge club at their home
this week. Mrs. Harry Bouvy won
the honors and Mr. and Mrs. Rufus
Toarch were guests. A dainty two
course luncheon was served.
The Tvthian Sisters' Social club of
Rowena Temtile No. 9. Pythian Sis- ; tures which represent the timber nnd
provement of the health, physique nnd (tors was entertained by Mrs. Muriel j lumber industry from the earliest to
U'aring of school hovs. They
five or six hours a week to it.
That tho loys will be better soldiers
for having had this training, in case
they should ever be called for mili
tary service, goes without saying.
That they will be
better accountants,
Hull and Mrs. Ixwise Lnndrum at the 1 the present time. This is open to the
home of Mrs. Bull, Tuesday nftornoon. I public and will be held in the club
A majority of tho club members, also! rooms. A free will offering will 1m?
a number of invited guests, were prcs- j taken for the scholarship loan fund,
ent and a most delightful afternoon The following resolution making this
was passed in discussions of social a part of the club program has been
better students, j and altruistic work after which the
better salesmen, hostesses served a dainty luncheon.
(Continued en Page Eight.)
"BANKING MADE
PLAIN"
Bducatisg the public in a practical knowledge of the simple Methods
of banking ib a mission to which enterprising banks all over tho country
are more and more devoting themselves, and as a meaas of serrice
to the eommuity, one of the latest booklets along this line eatitlod
"Banking Made Plain" is now being distributed by the La Grande
National Bank
The booklet is noteworthy because of condensing into a small space
a really remarkable amount of practical information, concisely yet
readably stated, and typographically attractive.
The forepart f this booklet gives in a concise manner the pre
liminary requirements of banking in relation to deposits, chocks and
accounts. There are fifteen sub-heads under the heading "Accounts"
thirty sub-heads under the heading of "Checks", fifteen sub-heads
under the heading of Deposits" and other main headings followed by
various sub-titles are "Identification", "Overdrafts", "Bankine bv
Mail" and how a "Clearing House" operates.
A few of the Sub-heads will serve to indicate the nature and scope
of the booklet, as follows:
r, "U tSjpe,l aJ? ,Acc0?' "Forms of Accounts which can be
Opened , "How to Balance Your Account", "Bank Statement". "De-
P1?. C?"eci,t,n" P?,5'18 by Ma'l". 'Deposits of Husband and
Wife, "Death of Depositor", etc.
We find more good information under "Checks" such as "How
1 ?rH(?TChrk"';Altere?Check". "L08 Check", -Undated" "Port
Dated, "To Stop Payment", etc.
The latter part of the booklet deals with what every borrower
should know and gives a similar wealth of information and in-
riiu. f r? ad t'eftment of such subjects as "Notes",
IF0111 ' D.'.8CxTnt8 f. ?te,.Mndo by Minor", "Note Made by
Married Woman", "Negotiability" and many, others.
Under the head of 'Drafts" and "Bills of Exchange" are "Accept
ance", "Acceptance for Honor", "Due Date" "Joint Drawee", "Notice",
ThraJ?ll0W ''"emonts", giving an explanation of many kinds
and habi ity of ndorsers, following this up with the important sub
jects of "Protest", "Collections ', "Lost Paper", and some very use
ful "Bnnk Don'ts".
Any one who wishes a copy need only apply at the bank where they
will be d:stnbutsd free.
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