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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (May 5, 1917)
SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1917. ,A GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. PAGE t; ELREIj "Off-thcTray' the lunch service recently inaugurated by Union Pacific System that is proving immensely popular, is a new reason why you should insist that your tickets read Union Pacific System. ' Coffee . , , Sandwiches Pie ... , -Doughnuts , Hard Boiled IOC ioe IOC 5c Kggs ... so Special Meat or Fowl Sandwiches (in season) . doc Alt ' Off-the-Tray" foods are of same high quality as served in Union Pacific System dining cars. The waiters pass through day and tourist cars with light foods at small prices. You will enjoy this feature. Wm. Mc Murray, General Passenger Agent Portland 1 1 THE FORUM ENDORSEMENT (T) Of the Grange Resolutions the Bond Issue ' BY KARL J. STACKLAND The resolution says: "First We foe- ' the bill, many times the cost. "Third The proposed, roads are principally tourist roads paralleling rivers and railroads." I think this is a safe statement to anybody who has not received a map of these pro posed roada, or, who wants to believe Against that way and would hate to find out j the facts in the matter, so I guess we will let that stand; we depend on bund faith for this to go down "Fourth The immense tissues of bonds on the market makes the sale j1 i : e i i i ,u uve . Bau..ltf oi nm u w . d M and there are absoiutely no re most expensive method of road build- utric'tions governing the sale of these ing, and the sum named would not be fc b th te sold at eufficient to pave only a small part , . ' ntiafnptnrv to fv eommi8sion . i - - - '.of the roads specified." The word believe is evidently used because knowledge is lacking, but as 'We all know faith is equivalent to knowledge with all good followers and should therefore be accepted as suf ficient, and we need lots of it to stay with our leaders. We donU have to feel behind the bush in maVng this statement, or in en dorsing it, as it shows statesmanship to a considerable degree it is true , that the bond market may improve a ' whole lot before the first conservative lot of these bonds could be offered to !the public and that the commission 'Second The $0,000,000 road bond can reject any and all tyds running issue is not to be used in- building Idown latd in the. season, they might roads; but in .paving roads' that the hold over to the first really opportune counties must drain, bridge and time, satisfactory to the commission, grade." This is only slightly mis-j-This is surely a very good objection, representing the case, not enough so, 'because I don't feel sure that this com- that anybody need quibble the state- mission will use common horse sense ment and as long as Paul sajd, "Be- ,i:n this matter; I tell you it sure is ing crafty I caught you wj'th guile," I don't know why our leaders should not be justified in doing the same. We don't care a wrap about the fact that we have lots of roads now that are fairly graded, drained and bridged, almost ready for the rock and pave ment, nor do we care for the fact that some of this money is going to be epent on post roads, etc., to which the counties wont have to contribute, we will stand by our assertion; anyhow, xne thing we do know for sure, that is certain, namely that the state will only get a paltry $6,000,000 worth of roads if we don't spend any more; al bo that it would save the automobile vowners, who, mainly will have to foot some argument. "Fifth If, (spell it IF) as pro posed the one-fourth mill and the present auto tax are taken to pay in terest on these bonds they will be tak en from the general road fund and must be replaced, as our MARKET roads must be maintained for all eco nomic and general purposes," I think this fifth paragraph is great, unanswerable and a stumper; while it is true that it contains a somewhat mudled statement of the point iim so far as the quarter mill r . . ... . , it. TXT and auto tax win not oniy pay me IN TEREST, but also the principal of these bonds and leave a fair margin over, it says the general road fund here, I think nobody is fooled, as this state road fund was hardly so considered until for the purpose of argument and our county road fund has nothing to do wi th it, but putting jt that way it might fool a very few, which is reason enough for presenting it in that way. I should not be expected to be entirely fair in this matter, as I have a rather weak case, if a case at all, and must be allowed to use the only argument at my command, and all those that feel as prejudiced against thi's issue as I do should and must be satisfied with any kind of argument. "Sixth Our country is now at war with foreign countries, the termina tion, burdon' and expense of which none can foretell, and we consider it unwise to add to that burden the pro posed issue of bonds to build sport roads." t - . I don't think any person will dare contradict the above statement that none can foretell the termination, etc. of the war, as it must plain to all that for this reason it might end in a short time, away along before the first issue of the bonds,' as far as that is concerned, anyhow it clinches the argument when the term "sport roads" in iiapi-0YA1pn. Argument under -w 1 n 4 the circumstances. And. when it comes to reminding the voters of this additional burden, it gets them going some, particularly since everybody knows that there is no additional burden connected with this bond ques tion, as no county need prepare a single grade or spend an extra red copper so as to get any roads paved, unless they want to. I think it is far better to spend the income from the quarter mill tax and auto licenses in the old manner; a little at a time for a long time, so that nobody will notice it very much, any old thing is better than opposing the Grange reso lutions. "Furthermore With the call to arms and the other needs of our gov ernment and the serious problem con fronting the farmors of obtaining help to care for their crops, there will be no available men to build the proposed roads, and with the increas ing cost of building material makes thfs proper time to economize in road building as in other ways.' s Furthermore, is meant more of the same sort, as you will note that in the foregoing paragraph it is stated that none can foretell the duration of the war, therefore in case it should termi nate this year it wouldn't be foolish to get ready for a program of construc tive road building, as we know that this road commission ' we have got appointed is liable to hire a lot. of men next fall whether they can get them or not and that we have learned from the war that it is mighty foolfsh to prepare for anything ki advance, such a thing as a possible slack time immediately after the war, possibly next winter, or next year when we would be ready to start some work un der this bond plan would undoubtedly be bad for the state and country, as it would tend to keep a few people more employed than would otherwise be the case. and the more people are employed the higher wages the farmer has to pay and I don't like it anyhow. As all should know that good roads are objectionable in time of war, be- pause the enemy invading our country can travel so much better and faster over such than if he got stuck in mud and as a measure of protection against any future invasion on thVs coast I be- PIANOS KNABE SOHMER PIANOS IVERS & POND Bush & Gerts ;. Ilallett & Davis Schumann Poole Emerson ;.' Cable . Schultz' :' Bennett and others PLAYERS SEVERAL OF THE BEST MAKES NO WORKED-OVER GOODS DIRECT FROM FACTORY TO CUSTOMER. TALKING MACHINES PATHEPHONE THAT PLAYS ; ALL RECORDS Lewis Building ifflr1 OTT 'IM .TfliMef. -ffTHBiT NO CULLS SHIPPED FROM OTHER TOWNS V - RICHEY PIANO HOUSE HERE TO STAY ''i'.'- Opposite Sommer House for. the immediate future, or for things needing all the ti'me there may be, getting ready for, to accomplish af- ty;r the war is over, as we should heed the warnings of the Adventists that tthese are "thy last days" wheref or folly to prepare for better roads; raw er,: we should do as Solomon advised: "Take no heed of tomorrow, eat, drink and be merry, because tomor row you may die." ' '; I am straight in line with Mr. Spence who so valiantly lis fighting this bond question and who has no better reasons to advance against it than I have and who, I hope,, may be able to lead us out of the mud like Moses of old led the Israelites out' of Egypt ' through the parted waters, and like him be able to command the seven plagues to down our opponents, as I far a lot of. blamed fool people think it high time that Oregon was getting-, ready for some new fangled roads in spl'te of all I can do to scare, them. ing here and there a bit flirtatiously, but through it all I got just a bit sad I thought of these boys going to war. It seems so cruel that these tine young men should have to offer them selves up on- the altar of devation, when . civilization . could use them so profitably in the work of the world. So I went home to my little hall bed room and cursed roundly the man who invented war, and the cotorb of men, from Napoleon down to the Kaiser, who have kept olive the damnable in stitution. ,.: :.;; IF YOU WERE A BUSINESS MAN, and needed an office helper, you would read the "Situations Wanted" ads. You would read them "with the same sort of discrimination you would exercise in reading letters from appli cants for the position, or in interview ing such applicants. You would look for traces of business efficiency . In advertising for employment keep in mind the fact that you re "FILING YOUR APPLICATION with business men who make an .appraisal of you based upon the advertisement itself. dv. 4-14, 21, 28. 6-otf.' ; ? Let us print your rarm sale bills. ATT EWTiON;; Picked Up By The Stroller LADIES Did it ever occur to you that no two faces, thumb prints, or figures were ever ex actly alike. :''- '. n Why therefore, should you compress your vitally delicate organs into a stock or ready , made corset! . -. , Bearing this in mind why not be fitted with, a, Barcley, the only Custom Made Corset in La Grande. ';; """'.".'. C. H. Scranton 'Residence 1703 Second St TTPfionTBlack 481 Mrs The Stroller following his usual custom "horned in" at the Modern Woodmen banquet and he ate nearly as much cake as Walter Pierce, Clarke Leiter, Ed Reynolds and Lloyd Perk ins.' Being kicked by a mule is evi dently good for bnd's appetite. There lieve we should retain our bad roads js ontning about it gomg tobanquesU as long as possible as they sure would be a great hindrance to the enemy. "Furthermore" as none can tell when the war is going to end it be- instead of as stated; but when 'hooves us to make no preparations THE GREAT AMERICAN HOME! reduces one's board bill and the cook ing of the La Grande ladies is delic- I never ate better cake in all my life. It melted in my mouth. The dinner was delicious and it was served by a bevy of beautiful young ladies all daughters of Modern Woodmen. Rumor has it that a prominent bachelor is going to get married. If Dame Rumor is to be relied on the news will knock us oil a twister when it is officially confirmed. . Thank Heaven, they won't censor the baseball scores. Andrew R. Marker's kind of patri otism is the real kind. He spent over $200 to undergo a surgical operation so that he would be in physical condi tion to offer' himself to his country's service. : Loss than two weeks after the operation he successfully passed the operation and is now as fit as a fiddle. .i . Walter Pierce phones in to say to the Stroller that he hadn't done any thing to offend the mule, that he didn't kick back at it, but that he spoke to it afterwards kindly. , The Stroller otrolled into the Mili tary all the other evening and cheer fully anted at the door. Not being a dancing man, I sat out the dances and watched the scene. I used to think it was just the brass buttons that fas cinated the ladies, but the boys of Company M are really a prepossessing lot a clever lot of manly young fel lows who will grow up to 'be just as handsome as Larry Lariaon, Tom Seroggin,- Norman Desilet or Frank Lilly. I was amazed at the number of pretty girls and stunning matrons that turned out in honor of the sol diers.' As I sat and watched the scene I couldn't toll which I admired more the fresh, girlish grace of the "flap pers" or the rounded-out chairo of i the matrons. And the soldiers seemed ; to play no favorites. I examined the I devilish instruments of war on display ! and enjoyed the music and gayety, the pretty flags, the sparkle of eyes flash-1 OUR SPECIAL POULTRY AND CHICK FEED will make them thrive1 as they never' throve ; before These feeds are of especially selected . ingredient . which , combined form a perfect food in all re spects. Try some and the re sult is bound to prove that the use of our special poultry feeds is a profitable investment. IF YOU ENTRUST YOUR SHIPMENTS to us you can count confidently upon prompt, careful service. We handle the transfer work of some of tlio biggest houses in town. We refer to them as to . the character of our service. Our facilities are such that we still have room for additional work. We shall bo glad to es timate on yours. ! The J. D. Lynch Co. One Block East of Depot Phone Main 10 25 - STALLIONS - 25 "- l GREAT PUBLIC SALE At W. H. BEGGSj Stable, Back of Baker Theatre, Baker City, Ore. . ' WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1917. ; ; , j at One O'clock. . Imported and American Bred Percherons,-. Shires, .Belgians .and .:' Clydesdales from two to eight Years old. Remember you will have an opportunity to buy Stallions at this sale with size and bone (also correct pedigree) that are extra good and are equal In conformation to any you can find in the North west, Also a few Stallions that I have taken in exchange that I ' can recommend, that are broken to work. One pair extra good Percheron mares, one good standard bred trotting stallion, 16 hands high, weighs 1300; one imported German coach stallion. Last year I sold 10 stallions at public sale at Pendleton. While !" they sold low, I sold all. Arrange to see horses before sale. THIS " IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY. v , ;--- , -- -y Terms will be one-third cash, balance 6 months 'time; approved security. Two percent discount for cash. J. Phone 38. v f . v i ' If you ore a member of a company and want an. extra good stal lion, got together; come to salo;you will find him. If you want a good rugged eolt, he will be here, and if you want a ranch stallion with or without a pedigree, broken to work, I will 1 have him. i I H i I ' ' ' i !'' i ,; III''! , R. JUSTICE, Importer, 4 Baker City, Ore.
