LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1917.
EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
v, T '.'" . ; V An Independent Newspaper.
. . Published Daily and Weekly at La Grande, Oregon, by the
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PUBLISHING CO.
J. D. MEYERS H. B. LEITER CLARKE LEITER
President Vice-President Editor and Publisher
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have the particular hat for your head Gordons and Stetsons
Hats that never look "weather beaten", because they ire made
to wear and hold their shape and color in all sorts of weather.
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THE WORLD'S PREMIER INVESTMENT.
The law authorizing the issue of the Liberty Loan
Bonds of j 91 7 invests these bonds with certain advantages
' which no other bonds in the world, be they national, state,
municipal or corporate, possess and makes them in many
respects a uniquely aesira Die investment.
These bonds are not taxable by the natiou, state, county
or city; nor will any war tax subsequently levied by the
United States during this war affect .them. State, county
:.and city taxes often amount to as much as three cents on
the dollar; the exemption from taxation of these bonds
makes them in sucli cases equivalent to a 6 1-2 per cent
investment. An investment absolutely safe bringing in
The holders of these Liberty Loan Bonds are given the
right, should the United States subsequently during this
war issue bonds bearing a higher rate of interest,' to ex
change their Liberty Loan Bonds at par for similar bonds
bearing the higher fate. Holders of Liberty Loan Bonds
are assured that, their investments will not be impaired
in market value bylcoming in competition witji later issued
bonds of the government bearing a higher rate of interest.
There is yet another quality attaching to these bonds
which give them a world-wide value and character which
: no other bonds in the world possess, and which will not on-
normal times come again but which will stabilize their
value throughout the world. This is best expressed by the
New York Times:
"One merit of the Liberty Loan is the market which it
will have. No other bond will have equal value through
out the nation, or a like international value. No other
bond can be bought and sold on a universal quotation and
in leading centres in any amounts without spoiling the
market. There will always be bids and offers for .the Lib
erty Loan, and they may be cashed or bought for cash with
the greatest ease. The Liberty Loan will be related to the
money market more closely than other bonds and furthcr-
more, will be related to the gold market as a consequence
of having an international market.
Government bonds are now being exchanged so gener
ally and in such sums that there is a prospect of realiza
tion of the idle dream of the past that a substitute could
be found for international shipments of gold on the bal
ance of merchandise exchanges. It is easier and safer to
ship securities than specie, and the international relations
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MMrY I BOY'S HATS I
Straws, in all shapes, light and
dark colors 50c to $1.00
White Hats, plain, with checked bands,
gray and white, and black and white.
Checked and plain. All shapes in
dark colors. Prices 50c to $1.00
CLOTH HATS
These new hats will interest every man who is tired of the ,
heavy headgear of the past months. Lightweight fabrics
in all shades plaids and plain.
YouH get the spring feeling .when you see the hats we
have. Price . $1.50
Off with the old On with the new. Smart Straws are
now in order. Our hats in the latest shapes each a
masterpiece of workmanship, quality, and tasteful trim
ming. Come in today and get the style that will just
suit the shape of your head and purse.
Prices $1.25 to $5.00
are now becoming so intimate that bonds in safe deposit
may be sufficient guarantee of credit exchanges without
shifting even securities from one side of the ocean to the
other. The Federal Reserve Bank now balances credits
by telegraphic orders on a gold fund at Washington, with
out shifting the gold. It is not difficult to believe that the
relations between the Federal Reserve Bank and the Bank
of England may yet justify the control of international
exchanges in the same, maimer, under, the safeguard of an
exchange of securities as good as gold. t-.. . ,
These uses give a value to the Liberty Loan which can
oe snarea wmi no. other bonds.
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you forever be suspected of having falsified your age ?
Surely on this day the need of complete birth registra-
tion is evident to all.
. May we not hope that this call for the registration of
all men between the ages of 21 and 31 will awaken the
people from their lethargy and lead at once to this for
ward step in our civilization. the REGISTRATION OF
EVERY BIRTH.
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A PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT.
The fanners and property owners of Union County in
The modest holder of a a mass meetinsr Saturday .took the nreliminarv stens to-
few hundreds or thousands of the world's premier security ward solving the overflowed land problem in Union
may consider that such uses are nothinar to him. That is County. This is a sten forward, a constructive movement.
a mistake. He may not want the loan for those purposes', . in which) every property owner affected should lend his
but the fact that the loan has such uses adds to its value 'aid. The men on the committee are "able and intelligent
in the hands of even the smallest" holders. . The Liberty , business men. They should and will have the energetic
Loan is a national utility, whoever owns it, and its utility
increases withi the universality of its ownership." j '
The Liberty Loan Bonds are the premier security of the
world today. , , " .'.,!;.;'.' .. :
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and willing support of the entire county.
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"YOUR AGE.
Support The Government!
At this critical period in our history
our manufacturers are offering their
nulls, and our young men are offering
their services to the United States
Government.
Do your bit by subscribing to the
Liberty Loan. This bank can furnish
Bonds in denominations of $50, $100,
$500 or $1000. You can pay for bonds
in installments.
Come In and Talk It Over
La Grande National Bank
BUY A LIBERTY BOND TODAY.
' If Oregon subscribes its quota of $8,500,000 Liberty
bonds there must be an instant and generous response
from all citizens. The state today is far. behind, inaising
its lsharei Only a little more than one-half of the total has
been subscribed. The time for subscribing for these bonds
expires at noon Friday, June 15. The need for immediate
action is imperative.'
Oregon was the first state to supply its quota of soldiers.
It should be equally prompt in providing .the "necessary
funds for financing the war. Money is required to feed,,
clothe and arm the men on the tfirin'g line. - !-
YOUR country needs YOUR help. You must respond
to the call. Go to any bank or postoffiee TODAY and sub
scribe for as many Liberty bonds as you can possibly af
ford. They pay 3 1-2 per cent interest a higher rate than
you can get at a savings bank. Most of the subscriptions
to date have been made by the wage earner in amounts
of from $50 to $100. But there is a noticeable scarcity of
subscriptions of $5000 and larger amounts from those who
are able to afford it.
Subscribe TODAY. Don't wait until tomorrow. The
seat of war is 3000 miles away. Keep it these. Buy a
l iberty bond.
Society and Personal
A very pleasant surprise was given i Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Hanson left
Mrs. William Hall, of Orchards, for Portland Sunday night. They will
Wash., at the home of her mother, visit with Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mc-
Michael. They expect to be back with
in the next ten days.
HOW OLD ARE YOU? ! ! ' ;
Never in the history of this country has this question
oeen ot such vital interest to so many as it is today.
Never before has the United States Government been so
deeply interested in knowing the exact ages of the young
men oi nit, iana. . .
So that never before has the public mind been so readv
to grasp the great importance of complete birth registra
tion. . : .
In ordinary times as the years go by and problem afteu
problem is .taken up and settled our civilization grows
and the more rapidly these problems are taken ur and
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m-ilu-u LUf more- rapuuy mis civilization grows.
Tn ordinary times the continual demands imon our at
tention first by one problem and then by another easily
explains the temporary sidetracking in so many states of
the problem ot COMPLETE BIRTH REGISTRATION.
Tt is not because the people believe birth registration un
important, but the problem has simply been crowded to
one sine unm a more lavorabie nay.
lien the story is told of the American arrested in
lionrton as a German spy, unable to obtain a birth cer
tificate because Ins birth had never been recorded and
because the doctor had died, but finally saved bv the (lis
covery of an old letter which told of his birth, the people
irrnsp the point and agree that births.should be registered;
i but as the story relates to somebody far awav. somebodv
unknown, and probably never heard of before, the point
: is soon torgotten and no wave of strong public opinion is
every really started. No too the statements that birth
Teeords are needed to prove men of voting ace. to estab
lish old age pensions and pensions-for the children of
solrliers, to" establish! rights of inheritance, to determine
how efficiently the states are protecting the health of
the children, and to determine who is entitled to the pro
tection of OUR FLAG these statements are too apt to
be treated as old axioms which call for no immediate
reform. " '-' .tw
The need for complete birth registration is recognized
but the inertia of the people still prevails.
Thus in ordinary times the problems of civilization are
(Settled slowly, but not so in time .of war or after great ca
tastrophies. Then the emergency or bitter experience
I brings quick results. ' ,
The city devastated by fire is so rebuilt as to guard
( against a second conflagration. ,
The terrible loss of life which follows overloading an
excursion steamer soon results in more stringent laws and
in greater safety for future travelers. I
And today this , WAR CALL foroiRzhetaoicmfwvpn ' Miss Marie Love left .for Idaho
Andt.be recent registration of our young men brings nwg.'fi!r
home the need of birth records to every community and to
almost every family in the United States "' ' Mrs. R. .E. stites returned last
TTOW nT.TI 'ATM VfYTTt night from Portland where sho has
Mrs. E. Adlor, in May Park.
The San Souci club will meet on
Wednesday evening of this week at
the home of Mrs. Charles S. Dunn.
The Presbyterian Missionary so
ciety met with Mrs. Wm. Miller on
Friday afternoon. Mrs. Danenhower,
director of the Older Girls' conference,
spoke of the girls work also of the
Presbyterian Missionary work in
China. Mrs. E. P. Mossman gave
some echoes from the North Pacific
Board meeting in Portland. About
thirty ladies were present.
Personals.
The following registered at the Im
perial hotel, Portland, June 8: Mr.
and Mrs. L. T; Rudolph, La Grande;
A. E. Tulley, R. Maxwell, Wallowa;
H. L. Fischer, Joseph; Fred S. Ash
ley, Enterprise.
Mrs. W. Taylor, wife of Civil En
gineer Taylor, is in La Grande.
C. W. Baker underwent a very seri
ous operation at Hot Lake yesterday,
He is Testing entily today.
K. H. Kitts, of Portland, father of
the fairy queen of the Rose Festival
is in the city, a guest of the Foley.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Whitby returned
from Walla Walla where thev attend
ed the graduation of their niece Miss
Marvel Kobbin who graduated with
honors of the class from the St.
Paul's academy of that city.
Miss Edith Weaver arrived from
Portland Saturday night to look after
her mother, Mrs. Joseph Horstmnn,
who had her knee sprained in an ac
cident last week. Miss Weaver is
taking a course in teleeraDhv in Port
land and expects to resume her work
as soon as her mother is able to be
about.
Glen Conkey, a prominent La
Grande boy and well known athlete
in Eastern Oregon, returned home
yesterday from Culver Military
Academy where he has been attending
school. He graduated with the class
of '17 on June 7th. He praises the
school highly and biddine eood-bve to
Culver bade good-bye to many warm
friends, yet he likes old Oregon and
Can you prove that you are under 21 or over 31, or must ' & S 5 ? . " ST " T