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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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-
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