La Grande evening observer., June 15, 1917, Image 4

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EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE LA GRANDE. EVENING
OBSERVER
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An Indeocndent Newspaper.
t..KimV.oH nnilv And Weeklv at La Grande. Oregon, by the
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PUBLISHING CO
J. 15. MEYERS
. President
H. B. LEITER
Vice-President
Entered at the Postoff ice at La Grande, Oregon, as second-
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WAK '.V, MEASURES FOR LIVE- '.' . . .!y.. .;;',V jt
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J j Copyright Hart Scliaffner& Marx' '' j ; ;
CLARKE LEITER
Editor and Publisher
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JUST A PLAIN GRAFT.
A good example of patriotism in Congress is shown by
the patriotic gentlemen who unloaded the Jamestown Ex
position site on Uncle Sam for several million dollars by
slipping a clause to buy it in the urgent deficiency bill.
This is a plain graft and the men who put it through
knew it.
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GREECE HAS A NEW KING.
German intrigue has lost again. It endeavored to cor
rupt King Constantine of Greece. Now he has fallen. So
go monarchs who try to sell their nation's birth right for
a mess of pottage. How could Greece ally herself on the
side of Turkey and Bulgaria, her ancient enemies ? Alex
arider, the new king, is acceptable to the Allies. If Greece
will lend her aid to the Allies, it will do much to strength
en their cause and to put steam into the Salonika cam?
paign winch has been botched from start to tmish. lno
Allies owe a duty to go to the aid of Serbia and Roumania.
It's about time they were .doing it. . t v- - -
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. f SOLDIERS OF THE COMMON GOOD. ;f
Charles Edward Russell coined a phrase a few years ago,
' "Soldiers of .the Common Good." It strikes us that it is
pretty pat just now. "Soldiers of the Common Good,"
their name is legion. The bankers who worked faithfully
and usefully to promote the sale of the Liberty Bonds; the
men and women who are doing Red Cross work; the men
women and children who subscribed for Liberty Bonds;
wliio subscribed for the army and navy Y; M. C. A. work:
the boys who have, gone to the front; the women who sew;
the Boy Scouts; the food conservation wovkci's; the Honor
'Guard; the men, women and children who are producing
food; the workers m the industries who are doing their
bit and undergoing the hardships of the 'high cost of Hying;
the G. A. R., W. R. C. and other patriotic societies who
are the bulwark of our country. All these and more too
are soldiers of the common good. May they carry pur
banner to victory.
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CITIZENS TO BE PROUD OF.
Andrew Blokland and family are citizens to be proud
or. Their example m buying Liberty Bonds is to be com
mended. Mnnv other of our citizens have subscribed to
the Liberty Loan issue. We are proud of them, too. Th
War, messutes can be adopted by
breeders of. livestock as well as by
military and naval authorities, is the
opinion of Professor Wm. Hislop, Ani
mal Husbandman, Washington State
Experiment '. Station, Pullman, Wash.
As the iron shackles of war begin to
weigh thtore heavily, the adoption of
such.' policies will be more general,
and' will come to be regarded in the
light' of patriotic obligations.
- In the first place, breeders can ren
der supreme service by weeding out
all the' culls, misfits and nondescripts
from their; flocks and herds. The rob
ber cow, the broken-mouthed ewe with
the; spoiled udder, the sow with the
small litter of runty, pot-bellied,
squealing pigs, the impotent stallion,
bull or ram, ,nnd the light fleeced
sheep, hav(e no place on our farms or
iranges and no justification for con
suming high priced feeds. A careful
study of the flock or herd should be
made with the definite aim of sending
to the shambles all "star boarders."
The national value of a flock that
lambs out 125 per cent and shears
ten pounds of fleece; the sow that far-1
rows eight lusty pigs .and saves 100
par cent; the cow that returns a
tangible profit over labor, feed cost
and interest on the investment, is in
estimable. Indirectly they increase
the effectiveness of the man in the
trench.
It is quite clear from the preceding
paragraphs that constructive breed
ers of livestock are of immense na
tionwide value. Others who merely
run so many head of stock must
change their ideas if they would be
considered as contributing their
share in these critical times. This is :
the day of the outstanding sire, whose
progeny have inherited the power to
produce profitably. The colt must
not be regarded merely as a colt but
as a being to be moulded into an ef
fective machine to aid in efficient crop
production. When feed is as scarce
as it is today it is idle to raise the
scrub calf, the kind that will weigh
1100 Lbs. at three years of age, when,
with proper breeding, care and man
agement, the same weight is possible'
at 18 or 20 months of age. - If costs;
less by far to raise an animal whose
inherited qualifications are high class,
than one whose ancestry is inde-,
Support The Government!
At this critical period in our history
our manufacturers are offering their
mills, 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
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Hart Schaff tier & Marx
Sport Models
You're going to like them; we know
it; that's the reason we have them
here. It's our business to;, have ,
thfings our customers like. "'
We expect a lot of lively dress
ers among the young men here to
wear these snappy clothes, and
even some of the older men . will
look well in the sport models. '
But if you don't care for these,
you'll find plenty of - other good
looking clothes here.
We have the right style and right
fit for every figure. - .
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Clothes
La Grande National Bank
O.-AV. R. & N. employes have done nobly, and have set an
example for .the employes, of all institutions to follow.
Befoi e this war is over every man, woman and child, who
has the means, should be a partner of Uncle Sam in financ
ing this war. ' "
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THE STOCK SHOW A SUCCESS.
Union has been a fine host this week and the livestock
show 'has been well worth visiting. It will put new im
petus into our fine industry. Union is to be congratu
lated for the clever way the. show was handled and the
care shown for the comfort of visitors.
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THE SCHOOL ELECTION.
In the midst of hurry and worry, let us not forget to
vote next Monday at the school election. Two school di
rectors arc to be selected. Every man and woman voter
is eligible to vote. You do not have to own property. The
property qualification for voters in school elections lias
been repealed.
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' THE NEWSPAPER AS A SALESMAN.
Every day The Observer brings buver and seller to
gether, recovers lost articles, finds positions for persons I
out of employment, sells goods, rents vacant houses, re-j
covens lost and strayed livestock, sells 'household fur-,
niturc and does a hundred and one other things. Fewj
people realize how many people read The Observer, how!
it goes into every nook and cranny of its territory and;
even outside its territory. Reading the advertisements is
a good habit. You cant tell when they will spell oppor
tunity. O
The aeroplane is coming into its own as a war factor.
Its chief use is to carry scouts who report the movements
and location of the enemy. The aviators are the eyes of
the generals. They direct the artillery fire. It won't
be long before American aviators in great numbers are do
ing deeds of daring on the western front.
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No school director or school district can put in free text
books in the public schools. No power short of the state
legislature or the vote of the people of the whole state can
grane free text books. This is merely a statement of
fact, which anyone can verifv.
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It is probable that the President and Federal govern
ment will have to seize the paper mills in order to protect
f Tin nncnnnorc! in Vm?i ctth nrrrl - -Pi-- rtvlorMm ml, I
f -iii nnn on iix3 ivi cajd icutl, Allele '
seems to be no other way to prevent the rapacity of this
trust. . ' "
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The Portland Rose Festival is a blaze of patriotism. ' It '
is a wonaerrui event, it appeals to tne eve. the children
With thoir fl,nf drills tmifli ir lio.nrf Tl
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Woodburri postpones putting in a sewer svstenv until 'i
after the war. This is. not the wav to do. All nubb im. i '
provements that are needed should be carried, on.
Every time a submarine is sunk or rammed some Ameri
can cuts a notch in his gun.
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