THURSDAY, JUNE 28, l&r,
Li GRAWDE EVENEnG OBSERVER.
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national government is receiving sturdy, willing
anti loyal support from the American people. We cannot
expect to run a great war without mistakes and friction.
W cannot expect all persons to be level-headed and cool
headed. Incidents like anti-draft riots and militant suf
frufcist i'iots occur in all countries. We were not all cast
in Ihe same mould. Some persons are constitutionally op
posed to submerging their own personalities for the gen
eral good. With these we must bear patiently. We must
Hilandle their violations of law without violations of law
ourselves. We must not make martyrs of them or send
them to jails that are too gloomy or uncomfortable. Two
wrongs do not make a right. In all history -there have
be5n dissenters, radicals, malcontents. Those represent
the? froth on, the surface. Little attention should be paid
to Ihem; wo should not even get too angry or too excited
about them. While their actions at times may be treason
able, their purpbses are hazy and underterminod, then
ideas and actions the result of muddled brains. The whole
agitation can be classified under the head of a tempest in
a tfcapot.
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"Union and Wallowa Counties not only did their bit but
their best for the Red Cross drive. The two counties to
gether raised over $40,000 for this great cause.
The American nation is getting under way. (Jeneral
Pershing is now a general with an army. There will be a
steady stream of men to the French front from now on.
We are now really in the war both with our Army and our
Navy.
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EDITORIAL COMMENT.
1 v 'Europe Needs More Corn and Wheat.
The June Farm and Fireside says: "Wheat is the chief
thing the American allies in Europe want. But they want
corn also, and they want meat. And they aren't as par
ticular. About variety as they used to be. One effect of
this war is likely to bo to open up a much greater market
for American corn. The Italians arc beginning to use a
great deal of corn meal, in the form of mush and bread, al
ready. Other nations have held aloof from corn, but they
are being converted to it. This recalls that when the
American Red Cross workers in Poland a year or so ago
. wanted to help the starving Poles they brought in largo
'supplies of corn .from Roumania. The Poles had hoard
rthat s.pi.ne dread disease lurked' in corn, and wouldn't use
;$it. But things are changing. An export of the British
A Commercial Bank
A Tommy was discussing the
J open warfare. "This break
4 away from trench war gives us
4 a much better time," he said.
! "We know now that we are the
4 top dogs and that we are keep
4 ing the Germans on the move.
4" And they're busy all the time
4 wondering; they don't know
4. where the next whack is com-'
4 from. 'Mind you, I'm far from
4 saying that we can completely
4. get them away from the Hind
er enburg line -without a bit' of
f scrapping yet, 'uut it is only a
4 question of time. Ita a differ-
ent sensation going over the top
row from what it was in the
4 early days. You see, we used
4 to know that our guns were not
I nearly so many as the Germans,
$ and that we hadn't the stuff to
4 put over. We knew that it de
4 pended how quickly we could
4 get through the Boche barrage
$ and in among the blighters with
4 the bayonet. Now we just
-I' climb out of a trench and walk
behind the curtain of fire. It
makes a difference.
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The Famous Players-LaBky Corpor
ation subscribed $100,000 to the Lib
erty Bonds which was augmented by
a subscription, of $75,000 raised
among the employes at the Lasky
studio in Hollywood.
Marguerite Clark has taken $40,
000 in Liberty Bonds.
French scientists have found that
newly fallen snow is highly radioactive.
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Something New for You Today
Visit our Ready-To-Wear Department tomorrow and see the new Waists we have Just
received. The latest thing in fashionable dress the new high neck waist... A grand '
collection that will arouse the enthusiastic admiration of every woman who cames W"
our ready-to-wear department tomorrow. ...
These Waist are made up in Crepe de Chene and Georgette in !! colors and com
binations. Prices , , W-M and W W
Pretty Collars
for Summer Wear
We have just received a shipment of
those new high collars that are - so
popular now. ilany pretty patterns
in color combinations of all the pop
ular shades. : r .
Our Ladies' -Neckwear Section will
prove a mine of style hints to all who
come. . -i
Visitors are always welcome and we
will at any time consider it a privi-'
lege to show you all the new neck
wear ideas. , : -
Clearance
Sale
Of Coate, Suits, Dresses and Skirts
still on.
Some excellent values here for you.
to take ad"antage -of.
Every Coat and Suit at Half-Price
every one new this season.
All Dresses reduced One-Third.
All Skirts reduced One-Fourth.
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commission informed the writer that largely increasing
demand for corn and its products might be expected from
the United Kingdom."
Incidental Causes of) War.
Kamela News Items
'Friendly Barnes and Miss Grace
j Chelf Married Frank Hanlen Buys
Team Baby Girl Born to Mr. and
i Mrs. C. O. Schubert.
It is the history of wars that often some cause incidental Kamela Ju (S .
to the main issues is the thing that finally stirs the fight- jFriendiyarneTof Kameia.d Miss
ing spirit. In the Spanish war the basic issue was not Grace Chelf, of Meaoham, went to
the destruction of the Maine. There has alwavs been the 'Pendleton Monday to be married, re-
.. . . ,' -i. j , V-t u u i. 'turning that evening. Mr. Barnes is
question it that act was not Committed by some Cuban. bent 'foreman over the wipers. All their
ori Kfirrina- trouble. But that event seemed at the time 'friends extend conirratuiations .and
to show up the Spanish character and Spanish rule in 'such j1 wi,e? t08 hppy couple.-
,. , , 1 . ' . i i.i ...x i. i a- :i ..j :j. t. Mrs- J-A- Waters left orv No. 17
a Llgtll iliai our uoopio woiim not lou-iatc it uim it wan ure
immediate cause of war.
A great incidental cause of war with Germany has been on Sundnv morning,
the spy and plot system. It is not the principal grievance. i3ayofniS
But all this underground work is intensely repugnant to the summer visiting relatives in Ka-
democratic ideas. It is doubtful it our people could have ,meIa
Friday morning for Portland to con
sult a physician. She was operated
boon brought up to the fighting point had not their wrath
been so aroused by the complicated machine of espionage.
The Kaiser has spent many millions on his spy work in
the United States, but it would have accomplished more
good to his cause if it had been dumped into, the sea.
Pendleton Tribune.
Watch the Daily Papers.
"Watch the daily papers. Some mighty big and potent
A 'bright-eyed baby girl was bora
Friday night at La Grande to Mr. and
Mts. C. O. Schubert of Kamela.
Peter George went to La Grande to
send some money home to his family
in Greece but was unable to do so.
R. L. Bryant came up from Pen
dleton, where he has been quite sick
for some time, on No 18 Saturday
evening, returning on No; 19;
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Vernon; Mrs
Frank Hanlen and G. H. Frederick
were La Grande visitors Monday;
Mrs. Annie Mustard returned frpox .
La Grande Sunday, night.
Master Mechanic Weeks -and En
gineer A. W. Wall moved their iam V '
ilies to Kamela last week. '
Wm. Weaver and Tom Boyer spent' .
Thursday in La Grande.
Mrs. Myrtle J. Schmidt went back
on her homestead. '
Burt (Watson went to La Grands
'Saturday on business. . .
Geo. White returned Monday from
Henry Ottkie went Saturday to see 1 Grande with a new waeon which-
his' son Harry, who is in the hospital cost $125.
at Ihe Dalles.
Mr. and Mrs.
The Misses Rachel and Dorthea
J. A. Graybell werejMathis, James Mathis and Ben Ward
visiting their daughter, Mrs. Chas.
McFall Sunday.
-Chase Bros, left for Idaho last
week. They expect to take up farm
ing. Frank Hanlen went to Pendleton
Wednesday to bring up his team
which he purchased some time aeo
from Clarence Kieth.
made a shopping trip to .La Grande-
Wednesday.
Mrs. Clarence Kieth and little
daughter Irene returned from Pen
dleton Thursday evening on No. IS
and is visiting friends here at present.
A good crowd was present at the-
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ire heing cliromcled tnerem every day i'acinc
Portland Is Complimented.
Portland, at last, is entitled to a coinplhnont from the
rest of the state. Contrary to its traditions, it has evinced
some concern in the welfare of things that have an orbit out
side of its own corporate limits. Portland voted for the
road bonds and it over subscribed the call for money on
Liberty Bonds. It is to bo hoped that since Portland has
struck this stride that it will not permit itself again to re
lax but continue the good work in building up the great
state, the people of which naturally look to Portland for
encouragement and inspiration. The best way for Port
land to help itself is to help the rest of the state. "We com
pliment the metropolis on revealing the right inclination.
Blue Mountain Eagle, Cauvon Citv.
-ms a great business convenience. Every check
you draw in payment of a bill is its own receipt.
It makes your bookkeeping simpler, and gives you
i , a sense of security. "We shall be glad to have your
""account.
La Grande National Bank
The Retort Courteous.
A review of the war registration figures, gives an ex
cellent illustration of how Astoria has advanced in the last
seven years. In 1910 the government census showed As
toria and Eugene to be about equal in point of population.
Tuesday the .13 precincts in the city of Astoria signed up
1414 men of military age against Eugene's total of 579.
Why say more? Astoria Astorian.
If Astoria has suddenly grown to nearly throe times
Eugene's size, how conies it that it subscribed only $125,
(X)0 to the Liberty Loan as compared with Eugene's $250,
000? "What is wrong at the mouth of the Columbia.
The Food Problem.
Food will be even more potent than men and guns in
winning the war, and the experience of European nations
proves that food control, in greater or less degree, is abso
lutely necessary if a nation's full fighting powers are to
bo developed. Yet, in the face of this, a little group in
the senate is planning to resort to a filibuster to prevent
food control legislation. The disloyal twelve are not
alone. Eugene Register.
Bargain In
Pasture Land
240 acres of pasture land east of Alicel, one
half of the tract is extra good soil, watered.
Owner a non-resident and has put a price
that certainly should be picked up quickly
by some farmer in the valley who needs a
good piece of grazing land.
The price is $5.00 per acre. The land is situ
ated in Section If Twp. 26 South Range 40.
Geo. H. Currey
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