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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 30, 1917)
1 TUESDAY, : OCTOBER 30, 1917:. j PMJE FOUR LA GRANDE EVENING OBSER1 ER. EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER . : An Independent Newspaper. Published Daily and Weekly at La Grande, -Pregon, by.the A GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PUBLISHING CO. i, 1), MEYERS , H. B. LEITER CLARKE LEITER President Vioe-President Editor and Publisher Vntered at the Postoffice 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. City Official Paper. Leased Wire Telegraph Report of United Press Associations. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By Carrier. Daily, single copy 6c Daily per week 16c Daily, per month 66c Daily, per six months in advance.$3.50 Daily, per year in advance $7.00 By HaiL Daily, by mall per year, in ad vance $5.00. 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 year in advance $1.50 Weekly-Observer-Star per year in advance $1.50 The Observer carrier boys are instructed to put the papers on tUe porches. If the carrier does not do this, misses you, or neglects gett:ng ih. paper to you on time, kindly phone The Observer, as this is the only ay we can determine whether or not the carriers are following instruc tions. Phone Main 37 before Y:30 o'clock and a paper will be sent you by special messenger if the carrier has missed you. NO CAUSE FOR DISCONTENT Some people are worrying because American wheat is selliner in London for as little as it is selling here. The reason is simple. The Government is buying it and re- Belling it to its people at a loss. .Listen to hova JNortn cliffe's explanation: "As to the extraordinary fact that food bought in the United States and shipped to Great Britain is cheaper than that sold in this country, at seems a paradox that flour should be cheaper in London than in Minneapolis, but the explanation is a most simple one. Our govern ment is taking money out of the pockets of the rich to put into the mouths of the poor. Our white flour is sub sidized to the extent of $200,000,000 a year. It is therefore sold under cost. That is why our people are getting Amer ican flour cheaper than your people. "In respect to other articles of food consumption you must remember that we have a very strict control. The people of Great Britain have seized the mills and have taken control of the wholesale and retail stores. They have enforced very strict laws against profiteering. These are some of the reasons why food in Great Britain has ' not reached the famine price it might have been expected to reach." ' . Our own food administration is just getting under way. We must give it time and have patience. . o A SOUND BILL. Senator Cham1xrlain has drafted a bill to lend Gov ernment credit at four per cent to state drainage and ir rigation districts. This is a measure fathered, by the Oregon. Irrigation Congress. It is sound in national policy and based upon sound finance. All Oregon should get behind it. It would be a good .thing to get the millions of idle acres in Oregon procuring. Rippling Rhymes By WALT MASON BACKING UNCLE SAM In times of peace my robes are rent o'er every statesman's blunder; 1 clamor: that our gov ernment, for boneheads, is a wonder. O'er congress then I rip and snort, to wrathful frenzy driven; it is a harmless indoor sport, to which most men are given. It doesn't jar our Uncle Sam, this pessimis tic harping; he doesn't care a tinker's jam for criticism carping. In times of peace such talk will go, no voter it disgraces; it serves to let our statesmen know that we are keep ing wises. But when our country 's in a fight and loyalty's essential, how good men hate the grouchy wight, with dirges penitential! Now, 1 am backing Uncle Sam, though all the grouches hoot me; and I am silent as a clam if things don't chance to suit me. I still am talking much, by jings, but talking circum spectly; my Uncle Sam is doing things, and doing them correctly. My Uncle Sam is wise and great and all he does is proper; and I detest the sort of skate who's a disloyal yaw pcr. (Copyright 1917 by George Matthew Adams.) Lyceum Course Opens Saturday November 3 Advance reports that are coming to the committee handling the Y. M. C. A. - High School Lyceum Course, in dicates that La Grande will have one of the best course ever put on in this city. The first number that will be given on Saturday evening, Novem ber 3, is one of the very strongest of the course. This number known as The Hampton Court Singers was or ganized to fill a distinct need of the Lyceum platform. The exceptional vogue of grand opera during the past few years has resulted in a very general turning toward that type of music for the greater part of the platform offerings of mixed quartet companies. This has resulted in the practical abandon ment of much of the best music aside from the operatic. To preserve tr the platform much of this excollen music which has been overlooked, an to present a program at once dictinc tive and attractive. The Hamptoi Court Singers Company was formed. Euch member of the company is an artist competent in voice and histronic nhilitv in irivo nddnnntn avnrnaainn tn the music featured, and to recreate the il atmosphere in, which the music was born. The Old Motion songs have been especially favored ,nnd these, as given in the strikingly attractive period costuming, possess a rare charm. The presentation of such a program as is given by the Hampton Court Singers necessitates a personnel of un usual strength, and this has been at tained by the selection of the following sterling artists: Miss Laura Fergu son, soprano; Miss Hazel Easton, alto; Mr. Edgar Brown, tenor; Mr. Lewis Sponsler, baritone and Miss Edna Vivetto, accopanist and reader. The unique character of the program mayes possible the placing of this company on any course without con flict with the standard concert or ganization or the operatic quartet. Tickets for the course arc now on sale at the Y. M. C. .A and the reserve seats will be open on Thursday, Nov ember 1 at Silverthom's Drug Store. owe eiv . .. Hall II - - V - , U-L ..... Schaffner & Marx DUCKING FOR APPLES Y.M.C.A.To Conduct War FundCampaign The next big appeal for help wil) be made throughout the United State) on November 11 to 18, and will be known as the National $35,000,000 War Fund Campaign to adequately provide for me maintenance or r. M. u. a.'s.ui the Russian army, in the French army, in the 'Italian army with all prism war camps, for the United- States en listed men overseas, and for the Unit ed States enlisted men in this coun try. A combined budget of $35,000,000 indicates the financinl obligations that will be assumed if tho National War Work Council in addition to rendering full service to the enlisted men. en rolled in the army and navy of the United States also accepts tho invita tions so unexpectedly extended by the military authorities or recognized leaders to serve the soldiers in the Russian, French and Italian armies. These estimates are the result if a careful assembling of facts by ex perienced men. This large increase over the estimate made early in April is due to conditions beyond the con trol of the National War Work Coun cil. The unexpected military activi ties of the pnvornmnnt at home and ad together with the abnormal unlookedfor increase in the cost of building and maintenance makes the actual expense for 1917 probably four times in advance of the April esti mates. Millions will be spent in France for work with the United States troops whore less than $300,000 was esti mated in April as the probable ex penditure abroad this year. With cool at $60 a ton it will coift $7,10, 000 to heat the American "Y huts in France this winter. In this country 500 army buildings costing from $5000 to $SO0O each will be erected as com pared with the April estimate of 200 buildings at $3000 each. 2500 army secretaries will bo in the field by the end of the year instead of 1000 as esti mated in April. You have probably ducked for apples; most everybody has. You'll remem ber that just about the time you thought you had your apple splash it had slipped and you got a noscful of water. Buying clothes this season reminds us a little of the uncertainty in "duck ing for apples." Unless you are an expert about the time you think you have a good value, the test of wear proves t hat it was poor quality all the way through. . , Be sure of your value. We guarantee our garments to give absolute satisfac tion. If not your money is refunded. . i We handle only goods that will satisfy our customers. Singine. dancing and Arcade Wednesday only. lots of fun. 10-30-lt It pays to advertiso. SHOES FOR LADIES : We carry a complete line of all up-' todate foot wear; all the new shades,' , and color combinations. Many cloth . tops as well as kid. We have widths as narrow as triple A's. Let us show", you some of these new Fall shoes. Prices, $3.50 to $14.00 i.... APRONS A new line of Bilk skirts for Fall just arrived See them in our win-, dow.. Some pretty new color ideas this Fall. Made plain with large' pockets and, buttons, wide belt with buttons. Visit our Ladies Exclusive Eeady to Wear Department and see these, among many other new things that have arrived within the last week. ' BEGIN THINKING ABOUT THEM NOW SHOES FOR MEN 1 The J. E. Tilt and Nettleton Shoes ' compose our men's line. We need , say no more, for a man who has ever j worn a Tilt or Nettleton shoe knows ; there are no better made. We abso lutely guarantee every pair we sell. m We have them in straight, English, l and Army lasts, $3.50 up. NEW SKIRTS, JUST IN Another new addition to our ready to wear department is this splendid line of new aprons just in this week. . Entirely different from any we have i had. When you visit our ready to wear department, notice the display of these new aprons. We will be glad to show you any or all of them. Prices $1.00, $1.25, $1.35, $1.50, $1.75 XMAS GIFTS TO EUROPE BY NOV. 15h Tobacco Fund Is Beginning To Grow The Observer Tobacco Fund is started. W. C. Hall, of The Observer staff, was the first . contributor, donating fifty cents. A big two hundred pound man was the second. He walked in to the Ob server office and left a dollar, de clining to have his name published. The fund now has a total of $1.50. Recruiting Sergeant to Leave Ser geant Oxley, the recruiting officer, will leave tomorrow morning for Ba ker to relieve Sergt. Allen there. Mrs. Oxley will go to Portland to visit for a month. PLEDGE CARD FOR UNITED STATES FOOD ADMINISTRATION It you have already signed, pass ima on to a men a. TO TI1K FOOD ADMINISTRATOR: , 1 am glad U join yon in the service of food conservation for our nation and I hereby accept memtxrahip in the United States Food Administration, pledging myself to carry out the directions and advice of the Food Administrator in my home, insofar as my circum stances permit .ag N&mO '- rr.vi-n Street Cilv State There ar no fc or dues to be paid. The Food Administration wtshea to have nil member all ot those actuntly handling food In the home. Anyone mnv hnve the Home nrd of Instruction, hut only those aiming plertKen are entitled t Member hip Window Card, which will be delivered upon receipt of th signed pledge. When in Portland you will find The Observer on sale at the Oregon Hotel news stand and Imperial Hotel. The Woman Who Pays by check instead of in currency escapes a lot of worry about money matters. She has an accurate record of where her money goes and a receipt for every penny she has paid out. Besides it's so much safer to hswe the cash in the bank than in the home. Our spe cial department for women will be glad to give information. La Grande National Bank
