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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 31, 1917)
PAGE FOUli LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER WEDNESDAY, JANUARY :n; UV,. i K EDITORIAL PAGE OF LA GRANDE OBSERVER An Independent Newspaper. J'ublished Daily and Weekly at La Grande, Oregon, by the LA (JHANDK KVKNINCJ OBSERVER PUBLISHING CO. J. I). MEYERS 11 li, LEITER CLARKE LEITER President Vice-President Editor and Publisher Entered at the Postoffiee at La Grande, Oregon, as second-daea j matter. Address all comniunieatioiis to THE OBSERVER, 1710 Sixth. St. On Sale in Other Cities: Oregon Hotel News Stand, Portland; Imperial News Stund, Portland. City Official Paper. Ijeased Wire Telegraph Report of Unite Press Associations. The Observer carrier boys aro in strut-ted to put the papers on the porches. If the carrier does not do t his, misses you, or neglects gett:r. the paper to you on time, kindly phone The Observer, as thia is the onl way we. can determine whether or n ot the carriers are following instruc tions. Phone Main 37 before 7:30 o'clock' and a paper will be sent you by special messenger if the carrier has m issed you. OUT OF MEXICO AT LAST. We are on our way out of Mexico. Soon we are to send an ambassador to Carranaa. The expedition lias taught us many 'tilings about our national guard, about our army, about our war department, about our natural defense, and about Mexico. It has cost us over .$100,0()),()()0. Hut to us that is a mere baga telle. He can afford to pay that (or a lesson. 1 lie question is do we know a lesson when we see it and have we learner! it? As for Mexico good bye and good luck. FATHER TIME WAITS FOR NO MAX. lime Hies. 1 1 ere is me lirst ol the month upon us ai;aih Rills to get out, statements to mail, bills to pay. The lattei the must pleasant Wung m the world when you are able to pay them. Hustle and pav them because "Pav-l'p Week" will soon be upon us. Then the State Christian Endeavor Convention and we must show the visitors a good time. Hurry, hurry- the Automobile Show is coming and we must get ready for that Don't forget the Cattle and Horse Raisers' Convention will soon be here. Rush and bustle The Modern and Woodmen are Com ing. Aim so n goes, we don t rieneve rather I line would move any more slowly if we turned the clock ahead two hours and saved a whole lot more of daylight. If we believed we could Ret our share of that $1()0,()()(),()()() a year-that the. nation woul save by turning the clock ahead an hour we'd try it. () THE BONE-DRY HILL ON ITS WAY. Oregon will soon have a "bone-dry" law. There has been a good deal of fuss alxiut getting it. Some people seem to be surprised that the House of Representatives passed it. Some people seem to lie surprised that the emergiicy clause was at lached to it. Why anyone should doubt that the legislature would pass tin bill when it was already the supreme law of the state we do not know. As to the emergency clause;, there was, of course, no real emergency since the state was already getting along unde "prohibition" law that the people had voted for thinking it was li real prohibition law. The bill as passed by the House fairly represents the will of the people. It prohibits the importation of liquor for beverage purposes. It makes it necessary for the user of grain alcohol to obtain the prescription of a physician or tin permit of a district attorney before he can buy it. lct us ho)o no one is so ioolisli as to drink it. It retains that ancient provision that wine may still be imported in in unlimited quantities for sacramental purposes. We would have thought that a great many clergymen who are in favor of prohibition I 1 . I . i . . . wouui nave resented this provision ol the law. II alcohol is dangerous to society, if its total use is to be prohibited in the home, in the club, in the. hotel, why would it not be well to pro- hunt its use in the holiest of places, the church? () PASS THE STERILIZATION HILL. The sterilization bill has passed the 'Senate. This is a good bill and should be made a law. It is in accord with modern science and the laws of eugenics. It has the support of leading scient ists, psychologists, physicians and educators. The fact is we pay more attention to raising the standard of livestock than we do to raising the standard of the human race, and it's about time that we protect our boys nd girls from the danger of growing up ! Dead or Alive! The man that sa-s advertis ing doesn't pay is like the man who burnt one match under a ten gallon kettle of water and said that fire would not heat water. ; : ', Some ad- . . vertising doesn't -pay, but that doesn't signify that it can not be made to pa'. The OBSERVER with its superior circulation is the paper you need to roach the most buyers ,in Union and Wallowa Counties at the least cost. Beatiful Wash Dress Fabrics Every day brings exclusive novelties to this depart ment and the collections now of dainty wash goods for Spring is far larger and more varied in assortment than we have ever before presented to our customers. '5J-iii. JJlazer .Silks, plain and striped, rd 25c 40-in. Printed Voile, a big selection, ya 30c :52-in. Superb Printed Pongee, yard ..... ripes, yard 25c :i(J-in. Golden Cross Organdies, sport, st 1................................ ., 40c 40-in. Illuminated Voile, yard '. ...l..i...'.'...'..i'.'..;.l........ ,.......!.... 30c :W-in. Printed Poplins, yard .'..pes, "yard '. 30c :!-in. Skirting, white with colored striyard 60c Buy your wash goods at this store where you will get quality, lowest price and fast colors. Picked Up By The Stroller everything handy. The wind can all it wants too. around to look. whistle at me I won't turn The postoffice corner is no ' The snow has been so deep the p'acc; for girls with short skirts. stroller hasn't strolled very much lately. Fred Currey has a speaking. " . tube in his office. He had it! i;n;c K-;,.fi ,c ,.,i u (u -.....:? 1,11 J ,, HO UH. lowered two feet so he wouldn't have to crick his neck or stand up when whistling through the tube. Leave it to Fred to have Ladies' committee to give an ex hibition dance at the Charity Ball. "Horrors, ladies, I can't dance." said Ellis. Mrs. Wilson's Funeral Tomorrow. The funeral of Mrs. C. E. Wilson will be held from J. C. Henry's chapel tomorrow at 1 :30 p. m. Xo. 17 Arrived at 4-30 I. M. No. 17, due at 8:55 a. m., arrived at 4:30 p. m. today. Between 8 and 12, midnight, six trains are expected in Huntington. This will clean up the delayed trains. Notice to Carpenters. All carpenters of La Grande are in vited to meet at the Harris hall Thursday evening, February 1, at 7:30 p. m. Business of importance. 1.31-2tpd F. N. FORD. and marrying a lot of degenerates. It will take some time to raise the standard of the human race, but with the sterilization bill in effect and a few other common sense bills, it wouldn't take more than fifty years to have tewer criminals m our penitentaries and fewer insane and feeble--minded in our asylums. We are paying at the present time a frightful price in money and misery for our lack of common sense. ' ( .Many a father and mother will read with regret the defeat of I the free text book bill. Poor old (lad. Nothing ever happens j to help his pocket book. LATE NEWS BY WIRE. Russians Storm and Capture German Positions In Snow. I'etrograd, -Jan. :5L (Cuited Press") 'It is announced that the Russians advanced in deep snow and stormed and aptured the dcrnian positions heights, east of .Tacoboni. rhcy bayonetted the deefnders. British Lose Over Twelve Thousand Men in January. mumoii,,jan. . i. (.united Cress) It is admitted Great iritain lost twelve thousand three hundred and fourteen officers and men in January. Four hundred and nineteen officers were killed and six hundred and fifteen wounded. even thousand eight hundred and ninetv-five men killed. seventeen thousand seven hundred and sixty-four wound- two thousand nine hundred twenty-eight missing. Germans Destroy Huge Amount of Allies' Shipping. l.erlm, via Sayville, .Jan. .TL (United Press Wit is an nounced the Allies lost one hundred and fiftv-tu- fi ver e ggregating four hundred and fifteen thousand five hun- red tons, in I )ecember. Two hundred and fortv thousand tons were liritish. The .'Adinivnltv rmnrmi,.rvl itc Hon of stopping hospital ships in certain zones in the Eiiir- ii.iimi-i. n is eiiargcu, rue .i lies transported troops under the I fed Cross fair. 1 If If R' -- If:. ? ' 1 . ,rf " f . 1 ' -..'S,4'i '"'"L, ,1tiii"'atiia -:..J y V)t1 A dead dollar i8 tlie one which is hidden away; which cams you nothing, and which is liable to turn up missing with out a moment's notice; or the kiftd yo carelessly push across the eounte, (ot iis and that; tilings you really don't need then wonder in a week's time where they have gone. A live dollar is the one which you place in this bank, where it is always safe. They will call for company; the result is, more saving; then when opportunity arrives, you are financially able to meet it with open arms, and a bank account. La Grande National Bank Not Our United Press. New York, Jan. 31. A concern op erating out of Cleveland, O., is send ing to newspapers in this countrv a Kreat deal of free copy, favorable to! xne liquor interests. This copy comes in envelopes bearing: the return ad dress "The Unitd Press Association, Cleveland, Or." The United Press associations, with general offices in New York and bu reaus in many cities throughout the country, is in no way connected with or responsible for the concern thnt is circulating this anti-prohibtion propa- Kiinoa mid it has instructed its attor- neys to institute proceedngs to enjoin he methods which make it appear that the United Press associations hna aabndoned its courso of distributing only regular news mater. 1 1 RmMKKKtmtmmmmmm II RICHEY PIANO HOUSE TAXPAYER IN LA GRANDE 3ft TViva HOME INSTITUTION ' SPECIALTY IN HIGH GRADE PIA NOS Entertains With Dinner Party. M. E. Walsh entertained with a din ner party Inst nicht after the R. O 1 O. 15. meotine in the J. F. Cnrhott home. His guests were Mir.s Opal I Urynnt of Pendleton, Miss J. It. Ryan, ! miss r.muy ftiwllcr, Mrs. G. Iwrence Sorcnson, James Mclaughlin, Iw- j rence Dinneen and Henry Maclaffery. i KNABE IVERS & POND' POOLE BUSH & GERTS SCHULZ MAYNARD WERNER BENNETT HADDORFP HALLETT DAVIS EMERSON KNABE SOHMER POOLE BUSH A GERTS SCHULZ N ,. HADDORFF BENNETT STERLING HUNTINGTON , EMERSON FINEST LINE REPRESENT ED BY ANY ONE HOUSE A real selection to choose from, fresh from factories. ' Wc do not confine ourselves to a few pianos shipped in from North Powder our iraadR from tnwn ij tnan Ul owaer. We do not hawk Why buy pianos culled over several times befor rhin t . . second pianos for new. ' v,ranae. vvc do not sell worked over Prices and qualities count. We invite a comparison. Call and , garding qualities. nd examine and convince yourself re- KICIIEY BUILDING 1 ,,, ui i uoiiu SUMMER HOUSE
