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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (May 24, 1917)
THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1917. PAGE FOUR LA GRAisDE EVENIXG OBSERVER err EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER ; 'J; An Independent Newepaper. k Published Daily and Weekly at La Grande, Oregon, by the LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PUBLISHING CO. J. IX MEYERS H. B. LEITER CLARKE LEITER ' '" President Vice-President Editor and Publisher jWW Buy Paving PUnU.. totertd at the Postoffice at La Grande, Oregon, as second-clasa matter. The 1 18 an- I e $6,- I at the i Portland, May 24. (Special) J State Highway commission has nounced that, in the case the 000,000 road bonds are voted June election, it will purchase pav ing plants. If satisfactory bids for laying paving are not received from the contractors, the commission will T-. r. ,,t, r,D.:rDvTD iTifi St . prepared to do the paving i Address all Communications w lax- x. ;iUelf by force account. On.ale in Other Cities: Oregon Hotel News Stand, Portland; Imperial Ncvs Stand, Portland. . City Official Paper. 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(For the information of the voters of the state, the following brief digest of all proposals to be submitted to the electorate at the special election of June 4, has been prepared. Effort baB been made to state the real purport and result of each proposal without bias and, solely for the information and possible guidance of the voter in deciding the attitude he desires to assume at the polls.) A constitutional amendment, submitted by the legis lature, second on the ballot, entitled "Limiting Number of Bills Introduced and Increasing Pay of Legislators." This measure proposes .to amend sections 18 and 29 of article IV of the constitution- At the present time a sen ator or representative is not limited as to the number of bills he may introduce. Members of both houses are paid $3 per day, with the limitation that the per diem shall not exceed $120 for any regular session, which has the effect of practically limiting the regular session to 40 days. The proposed amendment would limit each member to the introduction of four-bills at a session, while senate . !imittees are limited to the introduction of a total of 3ft and house committees to a total of 60 bills. This would limit the number of bills at any session to 450, exclusive of appropriation bills. ; I he amendment also raises the pay of legislators to $6 per day, with a total per diem to each member of not more than $300 for each regular ses sion, the equivalent to full pay for a 50-day session. The adoption of the amendment would very probably result, in practice, in the lengthening of the regular session from 40 to 50 days. The voter who desires to limit the number of measures introduced and to raise the pay of the members from $3 per day for 40 davs to $6 per dav for 50 davs should vote "304 X Yes," those opposed should vote "305 X No." O LOOKING UP IN PORTLAND. Forestry Regiment. Portland, May 24. (Special) A "forestry regiment" made up of for esters, practice woodsmen, loggers, ; portable sawmill operators, and oth-; era experienced in lumbering opera- i tions, for service in France, will, it is ' announced, be raised immediately. ; The Forest 6ervice, at the request of the organization and equipment of . the force. i ime tor- New Hosiery ,N. ow TOE HEEL J 1 Total of County Voters. I After checking up the total regis-! trations of the county, County Clerk McCormick found that the total num- ber registered for the coming election i June 4 was as follows: Present total , 6859, total in last election last Oc tober, 6237. Gain over .last election 622. Negro Training Camp Provided. Washington, May 24. (United Press) A negro officeri training camp for 1200 men, 200 of whom will come from the regular army, will be established at Des Moines, Iowa, the war department announced Saturday. It is rumored the sun has taken the veil. Men's, Women's and Children's Spring gowns, spring suits and low shoes are what you need, but they will look ill with hosiery that has been through a hard winter. Gathered here is a remarkably fine assemblage of the hosiery that, people want. Light weights, medium or heavy, We have them all in all the popular shades for summer. White, tan, brown, grey, champagne, blue, violet and . black. , Each grade, whether the sumptuous silk, the lasting lisle, or comfortable cot ton, is the very best that our long experience and large . purchases could secure at their prices. Outlines -Burlington, Black Gat, Eiffel, and Interwoven, are the best that we can offer for your inspection nomah County. . , jtive conscription is the only scientific way in which to A special committee of the Chamber is doins- the active arrivp at thp manner in which pach can best serve." work in the Portland campaign. This committee meets daily, assigns speakers to meetings, undertakes the or ganizing of precincts andjs, doing everything that is re quired in a vigorous effort to roll up a big vote in Port land for the bonds. : Entrance into the campaign of President Corbett, the Board of Directors and the special' committee means that' i. Ml l. i. i j ji -r-k 1 1 i i r ' Many things can be done bv means of organization. This applies to determining who shall be exempted from mili tary service because of greater usefulness in agriculture or industry; to maintain standards of health, for a sick man or woman is a loss of so much energy; to gathering men and boys for work on the farms; to cooperation in farming and to promotion of better farming; to enrollment no stone will be left unturned so far as the Portland vote is of older men in the Officers' Reserve Corps. concerned. Predictions are how made that Portland will Success in war requires that everyone do his (or her) come to the state with a handsome majority. - . j part to maintain and increase the strength of the Nation. muiu " uuit-s num mviv man uau me uut&iue counties i tjonscnpnon aoes not assume tnat compulsion to ao tnis -A ! "1 J : " - ' 1 ! 1 f Tl -. , . -. . . - , M 'A significant change of public sentiment is noticeable in Portland during the last few days. Some of the heavv .taxDavinir intprpsts who fnvtnpvlv were opposed to the 6,000,000 road bonding act have now come out in support of it. President Henry Ladd Corbett of the Chamber of Com merce has stated squarely that he believes that road bonds should be voted in the interest of the state's development and because of the military necessity of marketing crops. The Hoard of Directors of the Chamber, with only one exception, voted in endorsement of the road bonds', and have undertaken the burden of the campaign in Mult- that similar energetic campaigns are being conducted. If the enterprising organizations and citizens of all the coun ties will take up the matter vigorously during the next few days it means there 'is1 a first-class chance to carrv the bonds and get the. roads built. The main thing in the outside counties is to get the vote out to the polls, and no effort should be spared to accomplish this. O WHAT IS THE SECURITY FOR A LIBERTY LOAN ' BOND? The faith, and honor of the United States, backed by all of the resources of the Nation and the American people. A Liberty Loan Bond is a mortgage on all the resources and taxing power of the Government and all of the re sources of the American people. 0 - LET'S ALL BOOST THE UNION STOCK SHOW. duty is necessary; it only determines where the duty of each one lies, assuming that each one is willing to do bis duty. The Oregonian. ,; ;.- : i O BUY A LIBERTY BOND. Every organization, from the city government to a bridge club, in La Grande should buy a Liberty Bond. Every lodge should buy one, every labor union, every grange. Let no one who has the means lag behind. Em ployers should assist their employes to invest in the gov ernment loan. O : COMMENT OF THE STATE PRESS. A Real Present. A BANK'S STRENGTH is known by the stiitcment it issues for the benefit of the public nnd its stockholders. How it accumulated its great strength und turned liabilities into assets is done through wise and judicious methods. Read over our statement. It tells how we did it. Report of the Condition Of La Grande National Bank AT THK CLOSE OF BUSINESS MAY 1, 1917 Resources Ioans and Discounts $840,871.25 U. S. Bonds 112,000.00 Real Estate, Furni ture, Ktc 69,294.00 Stock in Fed. Reserve Bunk 7,200.00 Cash Assets Duo from Hanks $290,769.79 Duo from U. S. Treas urer . 8,000.00 Cash on . Hand 110,302.23 410,072.02 Total ,.$1,430,037.87 Unhilitics Capital Stock $200,000.00 Surplus 40,000.00 Undivided Profits .. 5,228.99 Circulation 72,000.00 Deposit! Individ ual .$1,072,605.79 School Sav ings 837.07 Hanks 30,731.40 U. S. De posits 14,034.62 1,11R,808.88 ToUl $1,436,037.87 At a meeting of the stockholders of the Union Live Stock Show Association "Wednesday evening, it was de cided to begin the active work for the 1917 show, and the work will be crowded from this time on. Stock Show affairs are in good shape and the indica tions are that the 1917 show will be fully up to the old standard. The help of all is needed in this work, and the next three weeks will be full of opportunities for lending a helping hand. The co-operation of stock show association members and the citizens generally is needed at this time. Let all lend a hand. i lie only possible interference with the big show will be high water, and good judges are of the opinion that that will be over by the first of June, which will give the roads a couple of weeks to dry up. In the mean time, let's all give all possible aid to the 1917 stock show. There is something for all to do in aid of tliis one big event in Union. Union Republican. O OREGON'S WORK FOR THE WAR. Among the wedding presents to a bride at Cove were "a cow and a blooded sow." If all wedding gifts were as sen sible as these in these war food times there would be more successful marriages, in the opinion of the Baker Herald. Forerunner of New Business. Four million dollars' worth of wooden ships to be built in Oregon is merely the forerunner of much new busi ness destined for the Pacific Coast this year. Eugene Register. Pendleton Needs Houses. In his report to Governor Withyconibe, Speaker Stan field details work that will occupy all the energies of the State Council of Defense. That, work consists mainly in calling forth and directing into the right channel all the patriotic effort of the people of Oregon to win victory in the war. The fields for the exercise of our cnergies'are many and varied, and they afford scope for men and women, old and young, rich and poor. Each according to his ability must do his bit, with hand, brain or purse, or all three. Most pertinent is the passage in which Mr. Stanfield puts the purpose of conscription- in the right light before the people. In a demorcacv such as this, that much-abused system is not a device bv which a man is dragged from his home to fight against his will in a cause in which he has no interest. It is founded on the principle that in a free countrv every man's duty is to do something for his coun try in time of war, and its purpose is to insure that each one will do that which he can do best. As he says, "selec- Will some public spirited capitalist be kind enough to erect about 25 five-room cottages in Pendleton? The housing problem is becoming a serious one here. Pendle ton Tribune. What a Vote No Means. If Umatilla county votes against the road bond bill it will be equivalent to saying that she either doesn't want a hard surfaced road from border to border, or prefers to pay for building it herself. Weston Leader; When in doubt, put in a silo. job Printing Of All Kinds at The Observer Office Phone Main 37 1710 Sixth St.
