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PAGE FOUR LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1917. EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER 4 An Independent Newspaper. Published Daily and Weekly at La Grande, Oregon, by the LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PUBLISHING CO. J. D. MEYERS II. B. LEITER CLARKE LEITER President Vice-President Editor and Publisher Entered at the Postoffice at La Grande, Oregon, as second-class matter. A SUIT IN GRANDMA'S FAVORITE SILK Address all communications to TILE OBSERVER, 1710 Sixth. St. On Sale in Other Cities: Oregon Hotel News Stand, Portland Imperial News Stand, Portland. City Official Paper. Leased Wire Telegraph Report of United Press Associations. The Observer carrier boys are instructed to put the papers on t'je porches. 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 onl way wo can determine whether or not 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 earner has missed you. THE RETURN OF THE TROOPS. Uicgon welcomed homo today the last or lici- troops xsattery A and iroop A. Hie boys returned home sun burned and physically lit and none the worse for tliei service on the border. They were given a fine and hearty welcome today m .Portland, liut the next time we sem troops away we should take better care of them. The writer is a member of Troup A auxiliary, organized to send necessaries and little luxuries to the boys at the front That fan be done by the friends of the soldiers. But the families of the buys should be taken care of by the state or nation. It's hard to be a soldier when the families at home are not getting food or rent. The state legislature should pass a bill which will take care or such emergencie 0 It is with regret that we read of the pressure of hunger that is being put upon the German people. War is hard to bear at best, and we hate to think that a whole people is undergoing hardships and sacrifices. But that is what war means. Let no one think that a country can go to war without everyone bearing a part of the burden. The spirit ox tne ucrman people is admirable, but there is a limit to human endurance. 0 The main .thing about Pay-Up Week is not to get oltend it some one sends you a bill. There is no offense intended and none should be taken. If the claim is not correct, if you have paid the bill and have a receipt, get the matter straightened out. And if vou have unsettled claims against other persons, send them statements and see if the amounts that you have due you on the books are cor rect. l'ay-Up Week should start money circulating freely and benefit everyone. i -O- The legislative session is nearing an end. We hope that the net result of the legislative sessions will be good. We would like to see some progress made toward a har monious state highway system, which to our mind is one of the big problems before the state today. 0 ' La Grande welcomes the Christian Endeavor Con vention to this city. We hope that the visitors will enjoy the programs, their entertainment and their stay in the city. We are proud of our civic institutions, proud of our city, and we hope that all our guests will have a good word to Bay for La Grande when thev leave. O- Men of forty-five are organizing efficiency clubs throughout the state. The men of forty-five are still young men who have learned many lessons and are just approaching the bwt and most productive vears of their lives. It is foolish for men of forty-five to commence thinking that they are getting old. 0 The State Senate can make a record, if it sits tight and votes no on a lot of foolish bills there is no demand for. -"n. ft S?5- niack taffeta becomes some lliini; new and strange when buill i::to spring street suits. This an- k!i! and durable material is not for grandmothers, this season, bu; for blonde beauties in their 'tuenf Consider the shallow bread curve of the neck of the pictured . g' ii for you will liavo to ;;et used to it, wlitiher you admire it or not. 'It is said that marriage will change man's views quicker than anything else. 4 The Shoes You Buy That Just Miss the v Spring Season's Styles aic uic viiwo i imi vwo More Than You Can Afford Why take a chance Buy your shoes at this store, where you get style and quality guaranteed. Dress shoes in in sizes an d leathers $3.50 and up Lion Bran Work Shoes are the World's Best The very best insoles, counters, heels and out soles that can be produced are used in them. Let your next pair of work shoes be Lion Brand and receive double service ...$3.50 to $7.50 ft ' t ( - F ' mm 7 t 4- 4-4- CinXA'S WAR MOVE. China is expected to join the Allies. move tor Llnna. She may thus prevent when the war ends. : it "light'My. After I had sat around TliV. a the fireplace using the light of the fire inis is a wise 'to electricity. after when ,j her partition gone to the kitchen my wife would ad- : monish me with these words "did you matter; Ibond the city and let the prof it on the plant pay for the bonds, then when the bonds are paid for give us cheaper lights. Hundreds of cities in the United States have done that l"f flliin.-i lmv mr iniv, l,o A lima will T.vnUal.lv l!turn 0181 Htfltoff"j after 1 had out-; very thing. But here comes the draw irved ui) as a reward to Russia and Japan and the United States would be powerless to save her old friend. O THE CUBAN TROUBLE. I'oor old Cuba is now to cause us trouble bv evolution just at the time we want quiet and peace only thing to do is to nip it in the bud and Secretary jansing has cabled a warning to that Republic. The next thing to do is .to send our troops. O The intei-state bridge between Vancouver. Wash., and 'ortland is completed and open. This is a good thinsr. Anything that facilitates travel and commerce is a benefit to the whole state. , O I he Senate has passed a bill to prevent wholesale frauds in the circulation of initiative petitions. This is a good bill and should pass. es at night in, order to save lights, and after I had. saved in every pos sible manner, then to have a light bill of $2.70 "flashed" on me, certainly did not "light"-en the burdens of this an incipient j toilsome journey. The j understand our declaration ot inaepenaence we nmong otner tnmgs made our constitution "to promote the general welfare." Our government is established for the purpose of doing the most good to the greatest number. If I should say to a citizen lets give uor water system to the I Skuiem back. Well, many of the business ' men don't want to antagonize the light company. 1 have even heard of newspapers in towns no larger than' 1 this refuse to print any such articles. 'When a town newspaper degrades to such a level it is high time to get in', another newspaper and I would be one of the first to invite one in and boost it along. Now the light company is all richt- and so are the local employes. Our city could employ them in the citv plant. It is the outside concern that makes the rates. There is no reason -o- Harry Thaw's condition is serious. Heath would be a merciful visitor to this poor fellow. 0 Some people are worrying about the effect of war on baseball. We confess we are not one of those. Are You Aware? corporation there would immediately in the world why we cannot get lights bet set up a howl "oh no, the city will for 3c a kilowatt and heat at l-2c- give us better rates and better serv-1 it is done in other places right along, ice." 'But if I should say to that same I Mr. Citizen do you know that we citizen "let's have municipally owned al-e paying the light company over electric lights." He would immediate- $7000 every year for street and arc ly reply: "Well I don't believe in a lights. Do you realize that it is about city going into business." Friends, it $600 every month. Now take $200 of is all a matter of what you are used ,that to pay for an engineman and au to. Logan, Utah, has a municipally i lerintendent and $100 more for help. i "Where There s a Will, There's a Way." There's mo Uask too great to undertake if you hiive the will. If you will to save money, you can do it. You aon't noco&wily have to be "abort" to save just bank a part of your earn ings at this bank, each week or month you will be surprised at the rapidity of its increase. Then you are ready to tackle the larger things in life. Show your will, and determination to win, by starting an account with us today. And Stay With It! MAKE OUR BANK YOUR BANK La Grande National Bank V That there arc a bunch of food fellows volunteer firemen who got up this morning at 4 o'clock to answer u fire alarm ? That one La G-andc man "fired" n young man this week just when he needed a job the most and that an other La Grande man. unsolicited. looked up the young man with whom ho was not acquainted, and paw him a job? There are several classes of pooplo in La Grande. To which one do you belong? Do you give a fellow another kick because's down? Or do you rememlHvr tnnt humanity is pret ty frail nnd that a smile of encourage ment ami n helping hand is the bet ter method of trcuing a fellow-being who lias made a mistake? That Rev. H. L. Ford is a native of i Australia nnd not of Ireland? That J he finished his collegiate work in 1 Drake university Pes Moines, Iowa, i md has twice circled the globe? I That Henry MacCflffcry is another' glolw trotter who now calls Iji Grande ! his home? c I Thar Raymond Williams was known i as "Wart" in his undergraduate dnvs ' at the University of Oregon? " j That Gene Good dotes on psychol- ogy? i THE FORUM Municipal Ownership. La Grande, Feb. 15. (To The ali tor.) I received my electric light bill the other day, for the month of Janu ary. The amount wus $2.70, and to say that I was awe-stricken is putting owned electric light plant and it fur nishes lights to its citizens for 10c a lamp, and you can use them the whole 24 hours. Just think (I could have had 27 lamps burning 24 hours each day for what I paid in January for electricity here. There is no reason under heaven I why our city should not put in a new pipe line (for it has to be renewed soon anyway) between here and the dam and let that water nin through a turbine which will give us all the pow er we need. I have talked this very thing over with engineers who know the whole situation. Let us get to gether and have a mass meeting and talk these things over; put up a little cash to get an engineer to go over the then incidentals. If we only saved our city lights it would pay. Then do you know we have also our city jail, recorder's office, fire hall, election booths, etc. I don't know whether we pay them anything to charge our fire alarm 'batteries or not. I would like to hear from other citizens through the columns of The Observer, and I am sure The Observer will extend the courtesy for argu ments on both sides. E. W. EASTMAN. Few people ever seen a $10,000 bill. Yet there are 88,327 of them in ex istence. HowM you like to find one? Our Want Ads brtng result. MAMMOTH GROCERY 1211 Adams Ave. Phone Main 82 Fresh Vegetables for Saturday HIU'SKEL SPttOUTS KHUHARP. CABRAflK CARROTS '1TKNIPS SPINACH LETTUCE CELERY PARSNIPS FRESH FRUITS CRAPE FRUIT APPLES ORANGES BANANAS BUTTKR i, An ELS For The Observer office. sale at j r STRTCTLY FRESH ECCS FROM CRYSTAL WHITE POULTRY FARY
