La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, February 01, 1917, Image 4

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Newspaper Page Textnii:i;si)AV, FEBRUARY 1, 1917. PAGE FOUR t a fiPAwnu wAnj'xrTvr: np.sirrjvirr? XJXl .l IV! 111 1'i J T uimiv v- Jvi j v -" pm'" I : : M II - EDITORIAL PAGE OF LA GRANDE OBSERVER An Independent Newspaper. Published Daily and Weekly at La Grande, Oregon, by the LA (JHANDJ V. i:lG OBSERVER PUBLISHING (X). J. D. MEYERS ILR LEITER CLARKE LEITER President Vice-President Editor and Publisher Entered at the Postoffioe at La Grande, Oregon, as second-class matter. Address all communications to THE OBSERVER, 1710 Sixth. St. On Sale in Other Cities: Oregon Hotel News Stand, Portland; Imperial News Stand, Portland. .City Official Paper. Incased Wire Telegraph Report of United Press Associations. The Observer carrier boys are in structed to put the papers on the porches. If the carrier does not do this, misses you, or neglects gett:ng the paper to you on time, kindly phone The Observer, as rthis ia the only way we can determine whether or not the carriers are following instruc tions. Phone Miiin 37 before 7:30 o'clock and a paper will be sent you by special messenger if the carrier has ra issed you. THE SQUEALER. The great project of the Portland Journal to show that all the newspapers of Oregon are grafters has found partial response in the action of the State Senate in passing the bill which sus jxhmJb newspaper publication of delinquent taxes in Multnomah County and substitutes post-cards. The Journal may enjoy its own despicable role of informer, for it has been a beneficiary of the so-called graft in Multnomah County since 1011, when the practice of employing four daily newspaper was, as we recall, inaugurated. But the public will (estimate at its own value the professions of the individual or the newspaper which turns state's evidence. The squealer usually "peaches" merely to save himself; in this case the Journal has acted chiefly out of spitefulness for others. The question should be considered on its merits. The law requires the tax list in Multnomah to be printed in "newspapers" having greater than 10,000 circulation. The county commission ers, under official legal advice, construed the law to include all eligible newspapers. Thus four daily papers were necessarily named. Certainly no one of them was responsible for the selec tion of the three others. ( Each of them (with possibly one ex eption) at all times charged its regular commercial rate. The statement that there was graft by such papers is a falsehood. But unquestionably the plan to advertise in four papers is needless waste. The law should be changed. The policy of newspaper publication should by all means le returned. It is the right method. Publicity of taxlist dcliwruencies is desirable from the public's standpoint and is a protection to the owner. It aids greatly in tax collections and it prevents loss in a large number of instances to the individual. The post-card in hundreds of cases is no not ice at all, for obvious reasons. It is a mistake, mnd we believe it is unconstitutional, to provide one method of tax collection for delinquencies in Multnomah and anotlier in the state at large. The law should be uniform. It must be uniform, if the strict requirement of the state constitution is to be observei I. Meanwhile, it may be assumed that the next idiotic stunt of the Portland Journal, in its rapid descent from partial to complete lunacy, will be to advise the advertising public that the columns of a newspaper re a poor medium to reach the general ear, but that the only true way is by circulars and post-cards through the mails. The Oregonian. () GERMANY DEFIES THIC ALLIES AND NEUTRALS AS WELL. Germany in removing the last restrict ion upon submarine war fare iand in decreeing a forbidden zone in which the neutral nations may not send their ships and citizens has taken the last, bold stroke necessary to end this war. The situation is fraught with peril for the United Slates. The logical outcome of this action is war with the United 'States, if we persist in our contention that this blockade of the Allies' territory is illegal, that submarine war fare is illegal, and that we will not permit illegal interruptions of our commerce with the Allies, or the destruction of the lives of our citizens.. Germany does not fear war with the United States. The chances are that she wants it. For that would throw us Actively into the Allies camp and remove the last barrier upon submarine warfare. What Germany will do when desperate and fighting for her national existence we do not know. Whether it The man that says .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 x doesn't pay, but that doesn't signify that it can not be . made to par. The OBSERVER with its superior circulation is the paper you need to reach the most buyers in Union and Wallowa Counties at the least cost. tavs J TTflT . TTh calif ul Wash UJress 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. .'(-in. Blazer Silks, plain and striped, rd 40-in. Printed Voile, a big selection, yn :2-in. Superb Printed Pongee, yaw1. npes, yard :50-in. Golden Cross Organdies, spoil st J LO-in. Illuminated Voile, yard - r :i8-in. Printed Poplins, vard pes, yard -c 3fi-in. Skirting, white with colored stnynrd wc Buy your wash goods at this store where you will get L,, quality, lowest price and fast colors. tg;5SaSgaS gS338$fcgJg52?$R$S. Baby Lost in The Snow Grant only knew that his name was 1 "Grant." Hut lie ,said, in answer to J I. Klnip nnpstinn. that his fn- Knpw Ite Own Name iter's name was May. miew i id wwn namcj (;,,int di(in-t kmm. v;here he was K0. ing. He didn't know where his home was. Somehow the cold and the snow J. U Kline Kinds Little Grant Slay j didn't frighten him. He was just Wandering About l.st About Dark starting o'lt at dark. Tuesday Night. It was just about dark Tuesday night when Grant started from home. It was cold, too, and the wind was blowing. Grant's dresses were wet with the melted flakes of snow; his hair was matted where the snow and wind played havoc with his uncovered head. A half hour, an hour and his feeble whimperings as the kind numbness of the cold enveloped him might have been lost in the acres of snow solitude at the end of U avenue. But the Mr. Kline and his assistant brought the lad near the fire with which they were thawing frozen water pipes and telephoned Mrs. May. She took an inventory of her little folk and found that one was missing. Pretty soon the boy's sister came and took him home. $100 Reward, $100 The readers of this paper wll! be pleased to learn that there is tit least one dreaded disease that science has bees able to cure In all its stages,- and that to Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is the only positive euro now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treat ment. Hall's Catarrh Cure 1h taken in ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, there by destroying the foundation of the dis ease, and giving the patient strength ty building up the constitution and assisting1 nrture in doing Its work. The proprietors have so much faith in Its curative pow ers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it falls to cure. Send Tor list of testimonials. Address: F. J. CHBNEY A CO., Toledo, O. Fold by nil Dri.'KKlaU. 75c. Take HaU' Family Pllli for com tl pat Ion. National Thrift Day I r-.ii X d-Jr-2 1 Among the many other Na tional Holidays, February 3d has boon net aside as a special day, devoted to thrift, through out the I'niled States. This day being set aside to give you an incentive to save your earn ing. Saving little by little iit the only way by which large sums of money can bo accumulated. I'on't wait for larger sums to mart Raving; nhow your ability to wive from small Having. You are invited and wcl welcomed here. La Grande National Bank is prudent for us to accept Germany's new sea law we do not know. Others may. We hesitate to advise a course of action which would plunge the United States into a costly war. O ' STl'DY OK LINCOLN'S LIFE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 4 Cioorge Horace LorimiT, editor of the Saturday Evening Post, lia.V started a .national crusade for the1, study of the life of Lincoln in the public schools. There is nothing particularly new about tlii sidea, since it has been advocated for many years by the press of the country, and the life of Lincoln is actually studied in many schools as in La Grande. There is much in the life of Lincoln that we can all study with benefit his common sense, his plain, homely humor, his habit of studying closely human nature, hi--custom of not compromising with wrong, his love for children, his ability to bear great burdens and ingratitude without whim -;ring.- The reason why Lincoln is loved, honored and revered :i a typical American is that he never did a small, mean petty thing; that lie loved the common people and helped them in stead of despoiling them of millions and loading them up wit'i terrible burdens of debt. Calm, serene, brave, Lincoln faced all the daily struggles of life, all the responsibilities of a great, ruler, all the sufferings and hardships of war with a steady and un swerving purpose to do the right to shun the wrong. Lincoln had what few men can acquire from bool s. shrewd, hard common horse sense, which added to the wisdom that comes from God, and the moral grandeur of a great intellect made him a wonder ful man. And it is as a man that we pay him hespect. Would that we had today mure real men like Lincoln, whose hearts beat in sympathy for the common people. O THE SPIRIT THAT MAKES A CITY. That La Grande is to have a beautiful new theater is good news. La Grande has long needed such an addition to its civic institutions, and the men of the Grande Konde Meat Company deserve commendation for their enterprise in making the big ii'vestinent necessary to give the city this institution. It shows their faith and confidence in their home citv. Such snirit will live La ( Irande to the front. Carload Elk Arrive In La Grande Today Animals Are Consigned to Crater Lake National I'ark From Enterprise. Eighteen head of elk, en route from Enterprise to Chiloquin, Crater Lake The biological survey has already in structed all government hunters to case their skins which means tailing them from the carcess without ripping them open. The sales held on Dec. 6 and Jan uary 17 brought a total of $10,275.71. At these sales skins receive between July 1 and July 31 were sold. The survey still has on hand 1524 skins taken since .'October and these will probably be better than the others. At the prices being paid by furriers national park, will arrive here this I iwr: yeriii nKuresinat tne hunt-re afternoon in a 70 foot car. The Amer- "T mm n"ve lunnK tne P"" VMr ican Express company will forward I k,llled tnou&h aninulls to Py almost the carload tonight. Of these elk five j5ne enl,re cost 01 operation, are 2 years old and 13 are yearlings I raised from the original herd of 24, 1 , raised irom tne original herd of 24, 1 p r- n j. brought to the Dilly Meadows elkjLreaiTl LXDreSS Hate nasture flVP Vt:irs nrrn frnm tho ; Is Now Much Less pasture five years ago from the Jackson Hole country in Wyoming. There remain 48 in pasture, 26 calves having been born during the year 1916. There are 20 or more native elk in the immediate vicinity of the Dilly Meadows pasture and an at tempt will be made to get them in the pasture during the coming summer. The elk and pasture are under the control of the state game department and the handling of the elk is direct ed by G. W. Mitchell, superintendent of district No. 2, who has immediate charge of the pasture. Intrastate American Express Com pany Kates on Milk, Cream and lluttcrniilks. Sealed in Cans, Under the Tariff Put into Effect Today Are Much Less Than Formerly. Cased Coyote Skins Bring Record Price Pendleton, Ore., Feb. 1. (Special.) Cased coyote skin brought the re cord price of .ti.5() each at the auction snle held in Washington, D. C., on January 17, by the biological survey, according to a letter received by In spector Averill today. Flat skins did not bring any higher than $4.75. Whereas the previous rate on thie commodity was 33 cents on a ten gal lon can from I Grande to Vincent, 40 miles, it is now 20 cents. From Union to La Grande, 14 miles, the rate, per ten gallon can, is 15 cents hut was 29 cents. Other rates are similarly reduced. New Periodicals at Library. The following periodicals have beea added to the list already subscribed to by the public library: America City, Current Opinion, National Geo graphic Magazine, Review of Reviews, Oregon Teachers Monthly. A recent donation completes the files of the Na tional Geographic for the years 1912 through 1915. THE WHA T-yO U-MA V COLUMM RICHEY PIANO HOUSE Daschnnds. TAXPAYER IN LA GRANDE 30 YEARS HOME INSTITUTION The! dasohund is a long, narrow doc I that spends all its time gTowing in one direction. ' Its face is so far from its stomach : it has to hiro n guide so its meals won't got lost. And it has to ?tnrt ' eating at 3 in the afternoon to got its food to its appetite by dinner time. The daschund is the only dog known that can stand on the front porch nnd sit down in the kitchen. One half of a daschund can be com ing home while the other half is still going tip town. The dnschiind wigs badlv in the middle bemuse it has only a few letrs. The only thing that makes a daschund I'-nloiis is n centipede. KNABE 1VERS & POND POOLE BUSH & GERTS SCHULZ MAYNARD WERNER BENNETT HADDOKFF HALLETT & DAVIS EMERSON KNABB SPECIALTY IN HIGH GRADE PIA NOS TWif 'i $2iP SOHMER POOLE BUSH & GERTS SCHULZ HADDORFF BENNETT STERLING HUNTINGTON EMERSON ft FINEST LINE REPRESENT. ED BY ANY ONE HOUSE A real selection to choose from, fresh from factories. We do not confino ourselves to a few pianos shipped in frnm v .u r, , our goods from town to town. 'PPui in from North Powder. Tho mr;il legislator may not trim bis whisker with the rmlnrity and style of his city colleague biit he docs oft ime astonish them by read ing over a bill before voting for it. Pendleton Tribune. We do not hawk hy buy pianos culled over several times bsfore machine- T , r , - , second pianos for new. reaching La Grande. We do not sell worked over Prices and qualities count. We invite a comparison. Call a,, I parding qualities. 1 " Rn'' "amine md convince yourself re- RICHEY BUILDING OPPOSITR sntrru imrcr ..cr IT TLras ,- -t- . i - ... "ULCfi l n...i.-wwJrw---r-