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LA: GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1917
. EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
' An Independent Newspaper.
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THE WANDERLUST . .. .
It la hard to explain how the wanderlust occasionally
seizes some of us and we wander away.
In the olden, clays these migrations were more common.
People picked up their belonging's' and traveled on to the
next place. Sons born of pioneer ancestors must fre
quently feel this restless spirit. It is the desire to move,
to get away from accustomed surroundings, no matter
how pleasant they may he, t,o see strange sights and scenes.
This no doubt accounts in. art for the eagerness of
young liwn to go to war. They go for change, for ad
ventiu'e, to see.
Sonic inert go through life'without feeling this desire
to move about. They are content to remain in one place.
.This 'requires will power, not to go chasing after the gold
at the foot of the rainbow. These men usually acquire
something, sonic property, have money. in the bank. And
the tt&Wtfc thing is that they arjj the ones who can afford
to travel and they do not as a rule care very much for it.
Every man to his likes. . The bold, the adventure
some travel the world over, brave many dangers and the
thrills they feel are their joy of living.
Even to wander away for a day or two, to have search
parties out looking for you, to sleep in the open, must be
an experience not wholly without enjoyment. ,
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DO K8N T WANT 1 UFO KM IS US.
One .explanation of Tammany's victory in New York
City, undoubtedly is that the metropolis 'prefers a Tam
many, administration to a reform administration. In
he long run a community gets the kind of a government
it wants and deserves. 'New York plainly wants Tam
many rule, whether it deserves it or not.
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CIOOD PHILOSOPHY
"If we do not hang together we may hang separately,"
said our revolutionary forefathers when they adopted the
declaration of independence. It is good philosophy for
the present day. .Pendleton Hast Oregonian.
La 1 1 randy today paid tribute to the memory of Thomas
Walsh, its former mayor and a good man anil true. To
Ins fainiily we extend our sympathy; they have the pre
cious memory of their associations with a sterling man.
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'""' Thmujih" for the Army V. M. !. A'.
The
Woman
Who Pays
by check instead of in currency escapes a 1st
of worry about money matters. She has an
accurate record of where her money goes
and a receipt for every penny she lias paid
out. Besides it's so much safer to he.ve the
cash in the bank than in the home. Our spe
cial department for women will bo glad to
give information. . . .....
La Grande National Bank
(By Samuel Merwin.)
The work of the Y. 11. (J. A. is real and vital. ; It takes
hold of the soldier where the Army control must," in cer
tain ways and to a considerable extent, leave 'off. It
recognizes frankly that the soldier boys are not plaster
saints, but "single men in barracks, most remarkably like
you." it faces the grimmest facts in life with courage,
hope, unshakable determination. It holds a boy to his
faith in himself as in his God. There is no other organ
ization in the world that is organized and equipped to do
precisely this work, if American ideals, if the American
nope of decency, democracy, a cleaner, sweeter earth, arc
to be realized, such an orgonization is emphatically neces
sary. It stands today, on the spot everywhere, reach
ing every soldier, recognized by our Government as' the
moral and spiritual branch of the Army. "4
All this special service to the soldier and to those who
are thinking of and praying for that soldier is necessarily
free. There is no way that the soldier himself, out of
his small pay, after the heavy sacrifice;; he has made,
could t'ven begin to pay for it.
It is, in the aggregate, a costly service. It must be
kept up, everywhere that the soldiers go.
I appeal to you, the reader, as one who has had an op
portunity to see something of what the Y. M. O. A. means
to all of us, to give something to keep it going. Mu'ch or
little, give something. ' '
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OUR LESSON FROM ITALY.
The lesson for us in the United States is that we must
willi all speed and with all energy forward and complete
our preparations to bear a serious part in a war that .we
can now see is to be one of magnitude and not short.
First of all we must see to it that the men in charge of
this gigantic work are equal to their task. Private rep
utations, high standing, personal friendships, count for
nothing in time of war. All our allies have made changes
statesmen of long experience, have been set aside, to the
end that the ablest, the best, the most efficient might, in
this supreme hour, be charged with the duties upon the
faithful performance of which so much depends. That
must bo our rule. The American people, too( must und
erstand that the contributions and sacrifices they have
already made are but the beginning. AH our. resources
of men, money and material have been' pledged' to the
purposes of the war to make the world safe for demo
,.'i,aev.!!. and in the spirit of thaJLgreat offering the people
inust'eoiiHimeJo give supporf'to the Government in the
war for freedom. N. Y. Times. .,.
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SUM PTER WILL DO ITS BEST.
Sunipter may not be able, in view of the great disaster of
a few months ago, to do its full part in helping the Y. M.
('. A', fund, but the solicitors will find that what the people
of this place are able to give will be done with a free will,
and the only regrets to be heard will be the inability to
give inure. Blue Mountain American, Sunipter.
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MOUE HASH.
.Mr. Hoover insists that we eat more hash. And, just
for that, we insist that Mr. Hoover take a census, or get
some statistics or something. He probably doesn't know
how much hash we have already accounted for. Macon
Telegraph.
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Read what Samuel Merwin says of the good the Y. M.
V. A. does for our army boys, lie has been at the front
and knows.
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Job Printing Quickly and Neatly Done at The Observer
Rippling Rhymes
By WALT MASON
l'l.ACKS FOR ALU . '
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..g, .tUMIl' llll'll IllUJtb W III. IIKIIVlll. MIIW
pVrr.t5rflK. I some must teach in schools, and some
niu do the writing and others shoe
the mules. Lot no mini think he's
futile becnusc he may not go find shoot
holes through the brutal, exasperating
foe. I wished to join the army; the
sergeant said, ".My ryit! Your years
ami weight alarm me you ar3 too old
and fat." 1 wished to join the nnvy;
tit., ffi....- n. riin- h ,il..,l nn.l .,.1.1
l-jju. W "By gravy! You'd sink our liicRest ship."
fiMl jt,''. jj Turned down by one and t'other, I
merely said, "Ity James, officials can
not smother my loyal hopes and aims." I straightway went
to knitting; 1 knit wh.-n on my walks; I'm knitting when
I'm sitting, I make the soldiers socks, so stout a bull can't
tear them, they'll keep men's tootsies warmed but pity
those who wear them; their feet must be deformed! My
wife she bees and wheedles to have me paint the barn:
but with my kntttini; kncc.lles 1 use up balls of yarn. I
make the sock and stoekintr, with lariie and bulging; heel;
when men arc in them wnlkinir, how happy they will feel'
Ymi cannot help nirreeinir my course is wise andritrht; thus
every human being may help to win the fight.
(Copyright 1917 by George Matthew Adams.)
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You'll Be Surprised
When you see bur 'new
line of neckwear at $25e,
50c, 75c, $1.00, $150 and
$2.00.
The most beautiful line
we have ever been able to
show you, has just been
unpacked and put out for
your inspection. We want
you to see these. We
know they're , different
from any you've had.
NEW BATES-STREET
SHIRTS
Just In
Vou are . always interested in
new shirts, and we are sure
you'll be interested in these new
BATBS-STREET Shirts.
The newest thins we have in
our men's department.
Some of these new shirts have
detachable collars to match.
Most of there are in stripes
single and double. All the pret
ty shades and color combinations
that are new.
IWc want you to see these, now
while we've plenty of them to
show you.
See our window of these shirts,
then come in and let us show
you more of them. These shirts
from $1.60 up.
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Men's Pajamas
These cold mornings,
when you get up to put
down your window, ought
to make you think about
flannels.
We've just received a new
shipment of Pajamas and
night robes that we are
sure will interest you.
They're ready for you
to see from 50c up.
I'OTATO CHOP BETTER
THAN ANTICIPATED
It is interesting to note that quite
a percentage of she potato crop of
the Grande Ronde Valley is out of
the growo.'s nands, and was sold all
the way from $1.00 to $1.50 a hun
dred, the bulk of sales being made
around $1.25. But since that time
the price has gone as high as $1.50
for first quality Netted Gems. Fur
ther, the yield generally has been
better than anticipated. However,
the most interesting feature of the
increased vields is that the man who
took the trouble to select reasonably'
good seed and treat the same has a!
better yield and a better grade of!
potatoes than those who failed to do
so ,and that in several cases these
men have received a premium of as
hjghj as 15 cents a hundred for their
extra clean potatoes over the ordi
nary run of the same variety. At a
premium of 15 cents a hundred on
a crop that runs from 6 to 8 thou
sand pounds to the acre, one can
readily see that it pays to put in a
little extra time and effort in the
handling of the seed crop before
planting. Of course, there is an
other thing to take into considera
tion, and that is, that we often find
that the man who takes the trouble
to select his seed and treat the same,
also gives his crop better care dur
ing the growing season.
In reply to a scries of letters sent
out to the states of Oregon, Wash
ington, Idaho and Colorado, during
the past month, it seems that a large
part of their crop will be stored, at
ieast 50 per cent. In many sections
farmers have been building storage
houses to take care of their crop,
and plan on selling during the winter
and spring. Our people in this coun
ty generally figure that it is advis
able to sell in the fall at the figures
that were quoted this season; the
crop is taken direct from the field.
There is no question that the Union
County potato crop is being improved
from year to year, and that our pota
toes will compare favorably with
those produced in any other section
under like conditions.
PAUL H. SPILLMAN, -County
Agricultural A-rcnt.
Troop Train Jumps Truck.,
ST. PAUL. Nov. 13. (Special.)
A troop train jumped the Hack near
Minneapolis Sunday. Two train
men and several .officers were in
jured. A defudtlvo rail Is given as
the cause of the accident.
"The Secret Man" a thrilling West
ern play with Harry Carey as Chey
enne Harry. Coming to the Star,
Sunday and Monday. ll-13-4t.
Phone your Want
Observer, Main 37. '
Ads to the
Noodle & Chop Suey Restaurant
1005 Adams Avenue Opposite Post Office
Will Open Thursday, Nov. 15
Broiled Pork, Broiled Duck and Everything on
the Market in Season.
See Hing Joe Company
,A'c cater to La Grande's First-class' 'Trade.
Everything' New and 'Exquisitely Clean and
Ercsl'i. . : '
It 4 4 T j. 4 4 $ if. 4 4 4 f f t it
Water at a depth of 3 050 feet
has been struck on the ranch of
Stanley Smith near Pino Mountain.
Tho drilling crew began work last
fall and the well will cost about
$4,000.
In Nice, Italy, preparations are be
ing made for a winter of social gai
ety. Now, Isn't that nice?
The Observer's
Tobacco Fund Grows
Previously reported . .
Dan Wilson
W. P. Watson, Kamela
K. K. Oxner
! Mi s. J. J. Ileldon
I Mrs. Mollie Buck
W. T. Short
'A Friend
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.50
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.50
1.00
.50
Total
Complaint Alnost Gone.
I "Foley's Il.mey ann Tar is ureat.'
! writes L. W. Day, 1-5 Campbell Ave.,
,E. Detroit, Mich. "It relieves brcn-
i emus quicKiy .My complaint haj al
: most gone and i ho.ie never to have it
I again." Tia experience of thousands
j proves there is no better remedy for
'coughs, cold or croup. The genuine
i costs no more :han substitutes, and
' this old relin'ile family cough nicdi
I cine should bo in every tiome every
j Winter. Insist on Foley's Honey and
I Tar time tried and never failing. Ad.
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