La Grande evening observer., June 25, 1917, Image 4

MONDAY, JUNK 25,1917.;
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" i EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
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ernment cannot last. The penalty China will wy for us
own lack of goverumoutftl ability will tx to fall a pivy to
Japan.' This seems inevitable., 'if the United States ?oos
too far in its endeavors to sav China, it will mv.in An-
other international crisis. China cannot save itself. ne
question is, is China worth saving t
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A BIG JOB.
v RAILROADS NEED HELP, TOO.
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The way for shippers to help the railroads is heavier
loadmff of cars and prompter unloading. The fuller uti
lization of our present facilities will help the railroads and
also "help the shippers themselves m the long run.
Alj&hg these lines the Railway Age Gazette says:
"Shippers must co-operate with the railways, first, by
assisting to move every possible item of traffic during the
summer months when normal necessary .traffic ordinarly
is lightest; and second, by assisting in the utilization or
every facility in the most ertective manner. This means
foregoing some of the rights recognized as established un
der normal conditions or transportation service, tor the
present condition is not a. normal one, and it means that
every, car, ought to be loaded to its rated capacity where
this is physically practicable and that the 10 per cent aver
age Overload allowed should be used wherever possible.
Regulating bodies have imposed upon the railroads obli
gations of special importance. The least they can do is
to throw no hindrances in' the way of the railways while
endeavoring to perform their part. They can assist in
various ways by relieving the onerousness of restrictions
which' they may, perhaps, be able to justify at other times.
Any other course than .that which will tend to relieve the
present unprecedented condition by helping .the railways
to carry their present burden and strengthening them tor
the bearing of the greatest burden soon to be thrust upon
them must be recognized as a detriment to the welfare of
the country. .
"Finally, every citizen must act in a spirit of co-operation
With the' interest of what has been named the third
arm of the nation's defensive service. It is no time for
complaint of service for deficiencies that might reasonably
be objected1 to under normal conditions. The nation is at
war. Eveiy citizen is vitally interested, in the war's suc
cessful outcome. The railways are on the 'first hue of
defense."
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. POOR OLD CHINA.
The trouble with China is that it is infested with graft.
The Chinese Minister of Communications has been ex
posed as renting 200 freight cms for ,$4 per car per day
?or 15 years, lie is accused of being paid $500,000 for
lf-tting this contract. This was on a railroad owned by
the Ohdncsc government running from Pckin to Shanghai.
China evidently cannot govern itself. Its people are
patient and long suffering but are despoiled by the gov
erning class. Such a weak, incompetent, dishonest gov-
The American.Railway Commission to Russia is under
taking a big job in the reconstruction of the Russian rail
road system. It also means much to the Cuited States
in the way of commerce. The Americans will be given n
free hand. Russia last year ordered 600 locomotives and
this year 500 more. The Russians want 3000 more as soon
as they caivejkthmi;v$The3r have already ordered 20,0Q0
freight caii and want at leasts 50,000. more-in a hurry;
They have already ordered 150,000 tons of "rails. They
want 350,000 tohs more. All this means business good,
clean business for the American manufacturer. The
chances are that the work of the American Railway Com
mission will steadily expand. When the Americans make
good on handling Russia's railroad problems and bring
prosperity to Russia, they will probably be entrusted with
other duties. When Russia's railroads are made efficient,
its militarv power will be correspondingly increased.
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IN GOOD HANDS.
The La Grande Hospital unit will be in good hands
under Drs. Holt, Hall and Graham, when they, get to the
front. It is a good thing to have them under -officers
whom we know and trust. All three men are making
great personal sacrifices to answer their country's call,
just as the boys are who will serve under them in France.
It woud be well to give them their vaccination treatment
here before they leave. If they; become sick, they will
hare better care at home. , ' '
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THE AUTOMOBILE PROMOTES TRAVEL.
Here is a typical case of how the automobile promotes
travel: - -
John Day, June 16. Jesse Jacobi and mother, ,
accompanied by a friend arrived in John Day Thurs
day monug making the trip from S ' . -'
an automobile in sfour and a half days. . TheV were,-,
former residents of the'John Day valley and will visit
a short time with friends and relatives before return
ing home. Baker Herald.
If it hadn't been for the automobile, the chances are
this trip never would have.been taken.
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: ,. . MOVE THE. MEN AWAY,
.'Secretary -? of the Navy Daniels has discovered that
moral conditions at Newport, Rhode Island, a fashionable
watering place, are not what they should be. Immoral
resorts Tlourjsh there and liquor is sold illegally to sail
ors. Secretary Daniels should send the men elsewhere
That is one way of bringing Newport to time.
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PORTLAND'S NEW MAYOR.
WE HAVE THEM NOW---
-.-Just Iiv' '
Those white top, black vamped Shoes for the Miss. 'The
Shoe you have wanted all the time but'were unable to 'get
We have them now fol-you, awaiting your inspection.
Ri.Mll to 2. Price v ...... . : '. . . -, ft. . W.7& ; -
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STILL GOING - STRONGER
THAN EVER
Also we have received -with these, an all white .canvas
button shoe in the same sizes. Prices ,$2.35tj $3.00
Our big reduction sale of Ladies' Coats, ita, Dresses
and Skirts. Our entire stock of Ladies' and; Misses Suits ,
and Coats at HALF PRICE. Every one new this season.
' Also all silk and wool dresses reduced ONE-THIRD 'w.-
Every dress up to the minute in style and color. Some of;
the season's most favored patterns.' ' ' " . '
Every Skirt in our entire stock reduced ONE-FOURTH
Some very charming styles and pretty color combinations-
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of a single dollar to the government. Education was necessary also in the
matter of bonds, for it was the first time in the history of this nation that
the plain people were appealed to for financial assistance. ,'
Have the newspapers been half-hearted in the Red Cross campaign or
have they been energized to full 100 per cent effectiveness? Of course,
the $100,000,000 is going to be raised, but suppose it should fall short, or
that it had failed by, say one-half. A fresh campaign would be on next week,
and every newspaper would come through with every resource at its com-
niand. "
While the newspapers may take credit to themselves for effective pub
licity, they -may also pride themselves upon respecting the absolute con
fidence of the government reposed in them to keep secrets. The newspapers
refrained . from publicity. They said not a word about the departure of ".'
General Joff re, Ambassador Balfour, Elihu Root and General Pershing until .',.
these men arrived abroad. The Telegram violates no confidence when it ' . ;
says that other events, to be announced in due time are kept secret by tlio '"'"."
newspapers now. '" ' '
Surely the American press without exception has made good ever since
we entered the war, and what it has done is merely a guarantee of what
it will continue to do whenever occasion requires. Portland Telegram.
George L. Baker, the new mayor of Portland, will make
good. He rose from the ranks, starting in life as a stage
hand. He has a genuine sympathy for the common peo
ple, acquired by doing hard, manual labor himself. He
win ue a menu ot tne common people.
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JUDGE BRADSITAW. "
A Commercial Bank
-IS
a great business convenience.
Even- check
you draw in payment of a bill is its own receipt.
Tt'makcs j-our bookkeeping simpler, and gives you
a sense of security. We shall be glad to have your
account.
La Grande National Bank
The judiciarv lost an able jurist in the death of Judce
W. L. Bradshaw of The Dalles. A sturdy, able, honor
able man, he had been elected and re-elected until at his
death ho was serving his 26th vear on the bench.
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We are proud of Union, Cove, Elgin, Imbler and Sum-
merville .for their work for the Red Cross. The cities and
towns of both Union and Wallowa County have all made
a splendid showing in this great work. Enterprise, Joseph,
Wallowa and Lost in e hiave done better than their share.
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BOY SCOUTS DO GOOD WORK.
Society and Personal
ANNOUNCEMENT.
i Social and club news for this 4
J department should be given to
4 the Observer by phone or other-
4 wise, during theorenoon. Such
f news turned in after 12 o'clock. A
noon, will frequently have to bo
4" held for publication the follow-
r ing day. .j.
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Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Lake, were in the city Saturday even
ing and attended the performance of
"Intolerance."
M. W. Kiddle, the Island City,
Union county, flour mill man, ac
companied by his family, arrived in
Baker Saturday evening by auto.
Baker Democrat.
Miss Delia Jackson, of La Grande,
will have charge of the piano at tho
Baker theater at Baker during the
absence of Miss Gladvs Heath, twbo 1st
Montgomery, visiting in Portland.
of 170 St. Clair street, have as their
parents Mr and llr T TT V U E" Tri" an'1 dauehter Bethel
omHv tf Pn . IP'J; TUnk' rctun,ed last niB"t from Illinois and
JLPant; bU ",W 'V,"g MM.iga.1 where they have been visit
ing a month with relatives and
friends.
The Boy Scouts, sold ,$15,480,350 worth of Liberty
Bonds. This is good work and men's work. The Boy
Scouts have demonstrated their worth to the nation.
Miss Lcnore Anthony, of Kansas
City, Mo., is the guest this week of
Dr. and Mrs. Ray S. Murphy. Miss
Anthony is with the Ellis-White
Chautauqua.
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
Get Aboard the Good Roads Wagon.
Every county in the state is busy now figuring how to
best get aboard the good roads wagon. The ones who
fought the bond measure take their defeat very grace
fully, and are now planning how to get some of the money
to be raised by the measure they thought would have such
a bad influence on the state. Prairie Citv Journal.
NOTABLE NEWSPAPER WORK.
in bnterprise, Or. Mr. Funk will re
turn to Enterprise Sunday, but Mrs.
Funk will remain' during the sum-,
mer to visit with relatives and old
friends. Several affairs have been
given for the visitors since their ar
rival, before the Rose Festival. Last
Thursday Mrs. A. B. Moore enter
tained with a dinner partv at her.
apartments at the May. Covers were i , ,
laid for nine. Wednesday Mrs. Harry . ,. and Mrs Lewis Rudolph ar
L Shaw complimented Mrs. Funk with I . m'hen Cltv Suniay morning, re
a luncheon at her home in Piedmont. , , ITort,alld tne evening.
Aw,i,.i tv,o tw i Mr. Rudolph, who was formerlv em-
With a beautiful nt.Arni0,'nf n.W P'01 at th office of the O.-W.
lia roses and forget-me-nots, were
seated the honor guests, Miss Irene .
Connell, Mrs. W. J. Stipe, Mrs. W. G. tti,; t 1Z -n t,r j
Montrnniprv Mt.r nu ci,., 1 Uklan- June 23. (Special) Ward
Creamery and his brother, James
now has a position with the same
company in Portland.
and the hostess. Portland Telegram.
Personal.
With duo modesty, may not the newspapers of this land indulge in a
bit of self-praise for their work in the national defense, during the pnst
six weeks? First, take the military registration. It becomes necessary
to educate the people away from American tradition running back more
than a hundred years, and accomplish in a. few weeks by argument what
it took two years of bitter experience for Englnnd to accomplish.
Ten million men had to be notified that they must register. The gov
ernment had no means for notifying them. It called on the newspapers
to perform this task, and so thoroughly did they do the work that probably
less than fifty men in the entire country failed to receive notification. It
is very noteworthy that the government, from the leirnl point of view, held
that newspaper publicity had the same binding effect on the citizen as
personal notice served by n duly constituted officer.
In the case of the lihprtv Innn ovnrv nAWbnnnnr nnnna,! itaAl? t,;
without limit as to space or position. The nronairnndn held the rmht of easily,
way for weeks on the front page, in the editorials, in news dispatches, on '
the financial page and in the display advertisements all without the cost Dr. and
j Emeigh, of La Grande, came to Ukiah
! on business Wednesday and. will re-
, main nere lor a tew days. .
K. Dyal went to Portland on a bus- v. -
iness trip Saturday night. Mark Phy of Hot Lake, and Adrain
.Good Breed of Union, are in Baker
Miss Bertha Graham, of North as guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Powder was visiting in Baker Satur- J. K. Komw. f lads wrti, Btt
! Miss Mnrcrnrpf Pnmio. ruin VioA on-n
TT ,, ,r i visiting at Union, returned with the
Harold Mason gave a motor party visitors to RnW .
to Haines yesterday. All report a ! .
good time.
Mr. and Mrs. S. Gardinier have Te-
.turned from n 1200 mile, unto t-.rin to
Bruce Dennis arrived in La Grande ' Ellensburtr. Wash., p-oine- bv wav of
Saturday after a visit to Pendleton Fendlcton and Ynkimn. The roads
and Baker. i were pood exeent over the mountains.
'They were nccompanied on the return
Mrs. Frank Rogers, of Enterprise, trip by Miss Harriet Gardinier, their
was registered at the St. George Ho- niece, of Ellensbure. -
tel in Pendleton Friday.
The Modern Way.
Miss Lorraine Ktnley was operated ,
on Saturday for appendicitis. She i 'It is customary to seal
was reported today to be rostinir nosal with a kiss, is it not?"
a pro-
"It used to be, but nowadays it is
considered best to have a witness."
Mrs. W. T. Phy of Hot St. Louis Ppst-Dispatch.
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