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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 27, 1917)
iUUWiJA, AUUUST JS'I, J surf. EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER I 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 Entered at the Postcffice at La Grande, Oregon, as second class matter. - Address all communications to , THE OBSERVER, 1710 Sixth St. On Sale in Other Cities:. Oregon Hotel News Stand. Portland; Imperial News Stand, Portland. Oity Official Paper. Leased Wire Telegraph Report of . United Press Associations. " The Observer carrier boy re instructed to put the papers on t'.ie porches. If the earlier does not do this, misses you, or neglect gett'r.g the paper to you oirtitne, kindly phone The Observer, as this is the only ay we can determine whether or not the carriers are following instruc tions. Phone Main 87, before T:80 o'clock and a paper will be sent you by special messenger if tie carrier has missed you. ;'"-''. s - By Carrier. Daily, single copy ... ,. ....... . 6c Daily per week A 16c Daily, per month ...... 66c Daily, per Bix months in idvance.$3.60 Dally, per year in advance' $7.00 ByiMall. , Daily, by mail per year, ,in ad vance ,, ',......$4.00 ASCRIPTION RATES. Daily, by mail per six months in advance .$2.60 Daily, by mail for three months in advance ....... ... . 1.25 Daily, by mail per month ... .45 The Saturday Evening Observer per year1 in advance . .' $1.60 J Weekly-Obscrver-Star per year l 1 j: pa in aavance 91.011 ENERltff : A PLEA OF GUILTY. The Kaiser $ays: ,.; s, "It is in God's ''jfcands when in his wisdom he will give us victdjry. He has taught our army a hard les son and now! 'we arc going to pass the examination'". With the old German: confidence in God we shall show what we can do. Thij greater and mightier the prob- . lem the more gladly, we shall grapple with it and solve it. We shall fight and conquer until the enemy has had enough of these struggles. "A difficulCstruggle lies ahead of us. England, proud of her stubborn-resistance, believes in her in vincibility, but' you will show that you can achieve still greater things, for the prize of the war is the German people's freedom to live freedom at sea and freedom at home With God's help, we shall see the struggle through and be victorious." This is the sophistry that the German people are fed up with. The responsibility, for starting the war is placed on England, when the Kaiser started it himself. The responsibility for continuing it is sacrilegeously placed on God. At no time was Germany's freedom to live either at sea or at home menaced .She had both. But she was not content. She had a second Napoleon for a ruler who wanted to rule the world. And to the discredit of the Ger man people they permitted him to plunge them into this cruel and murderous war. The Kaiser's note to the Presi dent is a confcsSion He has already "entered a plea of guiiiy ocrorc tiie bar or the world court which is trying him. ., 0 ROOTING OUT, THE TRAITORS. careful to investigate the facts before rushing to .the aid of Mr. Rowan as dd the Spokane Central Labor Council in passing a' resolution demanding the release of the I. W. W. Surely, the Labor Councils and Socialists do not wish to join as Allies the enemies of the United States. . O A BIG JOB. 1 . The greatest menace to civilization says Colonel Roose velt, is the talk of an inclusive peace. .'.".- I "We must have a peace .that is just and no peace will be just which does not give to Belgium a heavy indemnity,' Colonel Roosevelt said. "No; peace will be just that does ; not establish a "great Bohemia and a great Slav common-! wealth in Austria, and which does not join in the Ruman-1 ian and Italian-Austrians to their Rumanian and Italian ! brothers. Such a peace must force the Turk from Constan tinope and free the Armenians." This is a big job. We believe the Allies nave undertaken it. That is why we have no hopes of an early peace.. ;, r o ' . . ' THE OSTRICH AGAIN. "Were it not for the' newspapers no one wo'uld have ever heard" any thing about I. W. W. troubles and proposed strikes and no one would have thought the country was in danger from their activities," is- the statement made, by O. P. Hoff, State Labor Commissioner, while in. the city yesterday. "Those fellows wax and grow, fat on newspaper notoriety. If I had my way I would prohibit the newspapers from printing a word about the I; W. W. Then I would have a representative at every I. W.. W. meeting and at the first disloyal utterance I would put the speaker under arrest and quietly march him off to jail. There wouldn't be much I. W. W. trouble under that system." Cottage Grove Correspondence of the Oregonian. '." . Mr. Hoff is like the ostrich. He likes to bury his head under the sand and imagine no one sees him. If the newspapers didn't print the news, the people wouldn't know of labor troubles and the state labor commissioner could sit in his swivel chair and do nothing except plan now 10 increase nis oince expenses or get a larger ap propriation from the next leinsature. It's too bad the newspapers couldn't be abolished entirely. Then all the people who want news suppressed : wouid be perfectly happy. , i O GRAIN SPECULATION CEASES The United States is not the only country that is root ing out traitors. ' ' , Russians trying- General Soukhoinlinoff. ex-minister of war, who is charged with high treason, for neglecting to 'government. If the supply the Russian armv with ammunition, and for com-1 won like t an(1 tne wiuuc-aung mrorniauon to tlie enemy. M. Duval, director of a'-; Paris newspaper, is accused of communicating information ,to the eiiemv. James Rowan, I. W. W. secretary, Spokane, is to be given a court 'martial for giving aid to enemies of the United States. Capital punishment is the penalty in all three cases. May we suggest with propriety .to all citizens that Mr. .-Kowan will lio given a fair trial.. May we also suggest to .ill Central Labor Councils and Socialists that they bo Supporting' the Government This is a time for every citizen to support the United States Government and mnny are doing so at considerable cost or sacrifice to themselves. We have joined the Federal Reserve Bonking Sys tem established by the Government to give greater financial stability and strength 10 the member banks and protection to their depositors. You can Rive y.uir support to this great Govern ment enterprise and also obtain its protection for your money by oooniing one of our depositors. Trading in wheat futures has ended. The Chicaeo Board of Trade and other exchanges have so ordered fol lowing the President's announcement that th government would nanoie the wheat supply. September wheat closed at $2,111-2 in Chicago. . , Bluestem sold-in Portland at 2.10. There is some question as to what price the gov ernment will pay for wheat. There has been some sug gestion of $1.67 as .the minimum and some have sug gested $3.20 as the maximum. No doubt a happy medium will be adopted. Since $2.00 has been fixed as the min imum price tor the 1918 crop, some argue that $2.00 would be a fair price for the 1917 crop. The whole process of the government taking over the wheat is an interesting experiment in government ownership.' We wonder how it will work out, whether it will be- satisfactory both to the consumer and the farmer. Wo 'have all been' ac customed .to damn the middleman, the grain exporter, tlie flour manufacturer, the grain speculator. -.Now instead of them we have the government. This is one of the dang ers of government ownership. When the government runs everything, owns everything it is likely to offend everyone. ; " : Tlie isolation of government from ordinary affairs of every-day life is a protection to it. In a short time whenever we eat a piece of bread, we will think of the e price ot that bread is too high, we government will cret the blame. That is one of the difficulties in the path of Mr. Hoover and Mr. Wilson. Un the other hand they will have to satisfy the fanners too. by giving them a fair price for their wheat. If Mr. Hoover and Mr. Wilson can satisfy both the consumers and the farmers, we will begin to believe the milennium has arrived. A LONG WAR, The fact that the Allies are planning a Spring drive leaves little doubt that there are no immediate signs of peace. The Germans must be driven back and chastened be fore they will be granted peace. We might as well pre pare Jor a long war; that will be the quickest way of ending it. ' O SAVED $36.50 PER TON. Member Federal Reserve System La Grande National Bank William Dcriman, retiring chairman of the Federal Shipping Board, in a. long report reviews his controversy with General Goethals. Here is the milk in the eocoanut: General Goethals was hired to -build wooden ships. He wiuiM-u aim wanicu u mum sieei snips, uenerai itoernais wanted to pay $92.50 per ton for steel. Denman balked and a;ot. it tor the government for $o6.00. Since Denman saved the country $36.50 a ton from the rapacious steel trust, it looks as if Denman has the best of the ccintro-vei-sy. ' O A BTLL THAT SHOULD PASS. Congressman McArthur has a. bill before Congress that should pass. It provides that the .German press shall prin translations of its editorial and news matter in par allel columns in English. No one can object to this bill. It will put a stop to some treasonable writings but will not abridge the freedom of the respectable portions of the German press. O North Carolina wanted the Oregon troops, so the bovs have to "( there. O The earlv advertiser gets the business. The New Styles are Ready Come in early tomorrow and see the .beautiful 'hew Shoes the very latest fasMons. " . 'i ; , All the new fabric and leather combinations.- AH the new kids and patents ? all the' new. shades and colors, heights, widths and sizes. ... A Mahogany Brown with Ivory Cloth top, medium and high heel ..$6.00, $7.00 A Black with Ivory-Cloth top, high. ., heel ., $7.00 Black with White Kid Top, high heel .$7.00 Black with Gey Cloth Top, medium ; ; ', heel, leather or neolin sole . . .$5.50, $6.00 Black with Grey Buck Top, high heel $9.00 Ivory Cloth Top, high heel ,..$8.50 All Kid Grey Boot, Lace, high heel $13.50 All Kid Grey Boot, button $11.50 Black Kid Patent, Ivory Top brown . heel, rubber sole ....$6.00 Black Kid Patent, White Top, med- ' ium heel $5.50 All Brown Kid Boot, high heel .....$7.50 Brown with Buck Top .. .$7.50 Black with Grey Cloth Top, button .$6.00 All Mahogany Erown, Cloth Tops, . medium or high heel $6.00, $7.00 Mahogany Brown, all leather, med ium heel, price $7.00 LET US SHOW YOU THESE NEW FALL STYLES Satisfaction Means To Us, Just What It Does To You MARKET NEWS : Sugar Cane or Fruit, $10.10. Fruit. bananas 36c40c per dozen. Blackberries 2 for 25c; $2.75 crae. Bing Cherries 85c per gal. Burhl Gem Cantoloupes 6 for 25c Cantaloupes 4 for 25c. Grapes 15c lb. 2 lbs. for 25c. Green Apples 41bs. for 25c. Lemons 40c per dozen. Oranges 2560c per dozen. Peaches lOclb. 3 for 25c Pie Cherries 30c per gal. Pears 31bs. 25c. Royal Ann Cherries 35c per gal. Watermelons 2Jc pound. Muskmelons 7c lb. Peach Plums 7c lb. Cnsaba 6c lb. Vegetables. Beans Colored 17 l-2c White beans 22 l-2c Dry Onions 4c and 5c. Corn 2o doz. Celery (California) 15c 2 for 25c. Cabbage 5c lb. Cauliflower 15c, 20c and 25c. Cucumbers 5c, 3 for 10c. Egg Plant 20c pound. Fresh Tomatoes 10c lb. per box 75c to $1.25. Green Beans 8c lb. Green Onions 5c; 3 for 10c. Lettuce 3 for 25c. New potatoes 3 1-2 and 4c lbs. Turnips, beets and carrots 5c lb. Sweet potatoes 15c lb. 2 for 25c. Green Peppers 20c lb. Royal Patent 80c ; Yellow Corn Meal 75c. Rye 65c. 101b Oats 75c. Butter, Eggs and Honey. Butter Fancy creamery,55c; $1.05. Ranch butter 50c; 9fc. Eggs 10c. Honey 20c. Flour and Feed. Bluestem Flour $3.20. Royal Patent $3.15. Jersey Cream $3.15. Best of the Best (patent) $3.15. Invincible $3.20. Snowdrift $3.50. Upper Crust S3.45. None-to-Equnl $3.15. Sea Foam $3.10. Best of the Best (straight grade) $3.10. Chickens and Fowls Spring Chicken 22c lb. Ducks Live, 10c and 12c. Turkeys Live, 18c and 20c. Geese Live, 10c and 12c. , Hens Live, 12c. Cattle Best heavy beef cattle 6.007.00. Ordinary to good cows t.006.00. Bull 4.005.00. Best light beef steers 6.007.00. Best beef cows 5.006.00. Stocker feeder steers 5.00(5)5.60. Beef heifers 5.006.00. Calves 5.006.00. Stocker feeder cows 4.005.00. Hoes Heavy and choice pucKing $16.85 Best light $16.00. Rough heavy $13.50. Stockers $13.00. Sheep Best lambs $9.00 and $10.00. Wethers 7.007.50. Ewes $3.00 and $6.00. Goats $3.25 and $3.50. Spring lambs $11.00. Opposes Judge Burke Washington, Aug. 27 (Special) Senator Chamberlain is opposing the reappointment of Judge Thomas C. Burke as collector of customs at Port land and wants to appoint Will Moore of Pendleton. Secretary McAdoo favors the ap pointment of Judge Burke and he i will no doubt be retained as the presi- aeni win probably consider this a poor time to be playing partisam politics. Mother-in-Law So Excuse f Spokane, Wash., Aug. 27 A mother in-law will not exempt a man from the national army. That was estab lished here today by district ex emption board. Guy .-uff Jackson's claim for exemption wai that besides a wife he had dependent upon him a moiner-m-law with three dependnt children. The board domed his claim. Flour In 10-lh. Sacks. Graham, Germs, Whole Wheat and i relatives nnd friends. .Mrs. Harry llhst, left last week for a three weeks stay in Snokann win, . V 1 1 t I I it i.n uuw jic uavS Miict' wo
