THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1917.
LA ORAilDE EVENTS Q OBSERVER.
PSQE FOUR
EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
; An Independent Newspaper.
" Published Daily and Weekly at La Grande, Oregon by the
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ID MEYERS II. B. LEITER CLARKE LEITER
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Holding On Means Peace.
Llovd-George's assertion that England can hold out two
years vet against submarine wariure is u ihluci ..xtot
s'atenent of the fact that there is no need to'mako falo
pence now when real peace can be won by holding on.
Morning Register, Eugene..
It Took Seventeeen Y-rs to Persuade Congress to Make
, a National Park of Beautuui uraier .uaKe.
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AN INCONCLUSIVE PEACE.
David Lloyd George, Premier of Great Britain, says
that the greatest danger to civilization at the present time
is !in inconclusive teace. Much' as we desire peace we
must remember that the war was caused by a clash of
national wills, one determined to conquer, ravage, destroj
, and enslave the world; the other devoted to peace and de
mocracy. So if we have peace now before the issues oi
. the war are determined, before the invader is driven back
and compelled to capitulate, the world would be filled
; with dread for years to come, and some day after his
''granaries had been filled, his munitions depots refilled,
his new weapons sharpened up, he or his successor would
conclude that "THE DAY" had arrived and would sally
forth again to seek his "place in the sun." So if the world
,, . is to.be safe for liberty and democracy, it is necessary
:i : that .the job that has been thrust upon the peace-loving
.naic-ns of the world be finished.
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! EDITORIAL COMMENT.
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Too Many Cattle?
Eastern Oregon cattle growers have Aoiced a protest
agaipst a meatless day in Portland, saying it will further
demoralize the cattle industry which is not profitable now,
owing to the alleged greed of packers. Stock raisers as
sert also that the supply of cattle from eastern Oregon is
"larger than the Portland market can absorb. Then, in the
nane of common sense, let the surplus be shipped where it
c:ui be absorbed.
.Telegraph to Hoover at once. If the facts are true a?
reported, he will find a market for all the surplus cattle
that eastern Oregon can raise at prices that will yield a
good profit to the grower. Perhaps some timid man will
say, "Ilow can we ship our cattle to the East?" Leave
thrt to the railroad bureau of the council of national de
fense. It will see that ample transportation is provided.
J When the government is putting forth its strongest el'
Cuii to save every ounce of meat for ourselves and our
allies, it is ridiculous to think of one section of the country
producing beef in excess of the needs of that section, and
the needs of our army not filled. Why have we a law for
food control except to cover just such cases that the cas
ern Oregon stock men complain of? If any one has a bet
ter plan than to go straight to headquarters with the griev
aivv, let him speak up. The Evening Telegram.
JniW Will a Rt.ff.l. of Owe-on. who is known locally as
fW Cmiov T,nkn National Park." told this
story at the recent National Parks Conference an Wash-
ngton: , . '
"lWv-.m- vefirs aero T was a farmer's boy in southern
Kansas and attended school five miles distant. My lunch
lima i.m-oi in n nfwKrjirer. One warm dav in May or
June I sat in the schoolroom eating the contents of that
paper. When through I scanned the columns, .reading
the short articles, among which was a descriptive of a
n,ml-,, lol-n flint linI Vionn flisnvM-Pfl 1T1 OrfifiTOn. It W8S
said to be 5,000 feet below the surface of the surrounding
country, with vertical walls, so that no numan Doay couia
reach the water. In its center was an lsiana i,ouu ieei
high, with an extinct crater in the fop. . In all my lite 1
nev.r read an article that took the intense hold on me that
one did and I then and there determined to go to Oregon
and to visit that lake and to go down to the water.
"I had two brothers in Portland at the time. Two years
thereafter I wTent to Oregon with my parents ana we were
met at the steamer landing by my brothers. Before get
ting over the dock I asked them where that sunken lake
was, and found that they had never heard of it.
"It was seven years bctore 1 was able to una anyone
who had ever heard of it. Then I was told that there
was something of that sort in southern Oregon, but my
informer was not sure. Nine years later I found a man
who had actually seen it, that greatly increased my desire
rn uoo it Tfownvr T was not able to cet there until the
summer of 1885, when we made the trip in company with
three mends, arriving tnere in Jury.
"Crater Lake was discovered by a party of twenty
Iprl hv John W. ITillman. then of Jack
sonville, Oregon, June 12, 1853, and named Deep Blue
Lake. Air. llillman was the last survivor ot tnis party ana
died in Hope Villa, Louisiana, March 19, 1915, in the
eighty-third year of his age.
"While standing on the rim of the lake in 1885 with
Professor Joseph LeConte, the thought occurred to me
that no point around this wonderful cauldron had the hand
of man yet desecrated with peanut stands or other marks
of desolation, and that something should be done to save
it forever for the people of this great country.
"How to accomplish this was the question, so I turned
to the Professor for counsel. We discussed it at length
and finally decided the only way was to have a national
nark created. Wavs and means were discussed and the
work of preparation commenced then and there. A pe
tition to the President was prepared, asking for the with
drawal from the market of ten townships, which petition
was granted the following January, when President Cleve
land issued and executive order to that effect.
"The actual work of interesting Congress commenced
immediately and continued for seventeen years, when a
bill was passed and signed by the President May 22, 1902,
the anniversary of the marriage of my parents."
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ut considerable cost or sacrifice to themselves.
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my's shrapnel-helmet will embody all the best qualities
of the British, French and German 'trench-hats. The
American head-armor is expected to be the best that the
combined ingenuity of friend and foe can devise, capable
of deflecting bullets and shell fragments of fairly high
velocity.
It will bear the United States coat of arms stamped on
the front.
Picked Up By
The Stroller
I strolled by Lawyer Eastman's
house the other night and there he
was burning two lights at one time.
I pity the light man when he pays
his light bill.
One sees strange sights strolling. I
wandered by the prettiest lawn in
town and there was a sign: "If you
don't remove the rubbish from these
premises, you will be prosecuted to
the full extent of the law."
They say that Jim Corbctt has now
lenrned to right about face.
I was strolling the other night and
I strolled into a spray of hose, which
was sprinkling on the parking. I kept
right on going and got well ducked.
But it was a warm night and I felt
as if I had been strolling in the rain.
Notice.
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! If the parties who took the young
man's suit from E. J. Brown's clothes
line Tuesday night will please re
turn same no questions will be askoil.
Valued as a keepsake.
! 8-22-2t MRS. E. J. BROWN.
Announcements
NOTICE
Is hereby given that owing to the
high cost of feed, labor and etc. the
dairymen of this vicinity are obliged
to raise the prices of milk, commenc
ing August 1st Prices will be as fol
lows, per month bottled:
Pints $1.85.
Quarts $3.00.
3 Pints $4.60.
2 Quarts $6.00.
3 Quarts $9.00.
4 Quarts $11.60.
Gallon (Bulk) 35c
Adv. 7-S0-6t.
NOTICE TO PUBLIC
On and after Aug. 20 all Maxwell
service will be taken care of at 1112
Jefferson St.
J. E. ANDERSON
8-14-16t.
Beginning Aug. 21, L. B. Bell &
Co. will run a singe lino between La
Grande and Hot Lake making pro
bably three or four trips daily. Stand
at Red Cross Drug store. Schedule
announced later. 8-21-5t.pd.
NEW TODAY
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Call At Our Store and Let Us Explain
bile, horses or farm machinery to
value of $800.00, balance on or be
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FOUND A white dog with black
spots. Owner can have same by
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FOR TRADE A good automobile for
city property. What have you to
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Adv.
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