La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, February 27, 1918, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextI 'AOL i ULil la Lii;A.,L; LVi;:a;s'(i oi;.-i!ra"i:ri I a drcnrr Fioninar nKcDriOI!('."mit-v' to k'('l' 1 the interest..f the Is.ys and girls in!," &u vi mmu -ti, vmjvi the many activities they have started. These activities!!! AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Publi&bed Daily and Weekly at La Grande, Oregon. LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PUBLISHING COMPANY. BRUCE DENNIS, Pulliher. Entered at the Poatoffiee at La Grande, Oregon, aa Second-class Matter. Address AH Communications to THE OBSERVER. 1710 Sixth Street. City Official Paper. County' Official Paper. Evening Telegraph Report of United Press Association. Member of the Associated Press (Morning Telegraph Report) The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of j all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and ; also the local news published herein. I will contribute directlv to greater production now and in III I the future. !!! As soon as the war ends the fair will be resumed, with1! ! renewed interest. It is a valuable educator; performing':! ! a great service in stimulating better fanning. The'!! grounds and buildings will be all readv for the next fair, j us booh un peace comes. o i IT LOOKS LIKE WINTER OUTSIDE BUT COME INSIDE NOT DEBATABLE' IS U'HIIIT ii On Sale in Other Cities: Oregon Hotel News Stand, Portland; Imperial News Stand, Portland. Multnomah Hotel News Stand, Portland. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Br Mail Daily, per year in advance! $3.00 Daily, per six months in advance 'IM By Carrier Daily, per month 65c Daily, per three months $1.95 Daily, per six months in advance $3.75 Daily, per year in advance. .... . $7-50 Daily, single copy The Saturday Evening Observer, by mail, per year in advance WrlMw nhcrv,.i-.Ktut l.u n.il ... ........ ; I When 10. 15. Piper's natriotism promoted liim to write I! jthe following editorial he spoke tor every loyal citizen in;!! i Oregon and gave the Grants Pass Council of Defense the:!! I encouragement it deserves. Mr. Piper says:.. i A reason might be found why an American citizen isliould not be a member of the Ped Cross. A reason might j J i be found whv an American citizen should not he a sub- ! I Daily,' three months in advance.. ;i.25 scribcr to u libertv loan. A reason might be found why!;; Daily, per month . 50c'., Aiiicl-icaii sliouM not i.nidcise thrift Ktmi.u .... ...cmw'c ii I ;........ 'm. .. .... '. : 1 ..."..i, P '!! 5c ii i i i 1 1 i i yL Fabrics ' ..$1.50 . .$1.D0, The Observer carrier boys are instructed to put the uaners on the porches. If the carrier docs not do this, misses you, or neglects getting the paper tc , you on time, kindly phone The Observer, as this is the only way we can deter- j mine whether or not the carriers are following instructions. Phone Main 37 j before 7:30 o'clock and a paper will be sent you by special messenger if the I wirrjer hub diisscu you. . ;certiticate.s. I l:e reason m every instance would be ; financial. Xo plea but porertv, or other justifiable dc- :niaiids upon all of one's means, will suffice. Lut no good reason can be lound whv an American citizen may not whole-heartedly and unreservedly hack I the government's war program." The reason, if it exists, lis a bad reason; and it is that he is not a true citizen. They have the right idea at Grants Pass. An itinerant "j propagandist of some sort proposed to deliver a public address on the war and the cud of the world. : An intelli gent and patriotic American community might be quite indifferent to the opinions of all comers on the millennium, ; but the war is a different matter. Xo American com inn n j itv can afford to be indifferent to the opinion or action of I any citizen, rich or poor, powerful or humble, on the war.!1' . j w lien ui KM-ai ouncn or j 'dense askeu the millennial ; J .apostle aUtiit the Red Cross, liberty loan, thrift stamps jj ! Mliil t)i v:i I' ;tllf1 l')wr1 til ;iT 1 1. cimiiai-ro1 11,, An,, of ll Someone who lias time to spare from the present to!1"'"1- he was refused a public hearing and told to. move on. ! J think up horrible things that mav happen to us in the! Tll('r(' 11 ,'l"1"ti, fmahty about, such decisions which!'! future wants to know what will happen to the submarine ' hmts of no argument and no appeal. Wo like the Grants ', "My Country Tis of Thn, 8wett Land of Liberty." TlfUST UXCLH SAM ii 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Pretty voiles in plain colors of blue, sky, lavender, pink and rose. Also many pretty figured patterns for the' early buyers. Prices . ! 25c to 75c yard Xew black and white plaids, 40 inches wide. Prices, $2.10 and $2.90 yard (See window.) all Xew shepherd plaids, widths and qualities. Prices ..... 60c to $2.50 yard We've lots of new spring merchan dise to show you. You want to start making y o a r summer dresses now, or your suit or coat. ' Come in and see them now, then you can de cide later. New Skinner's satins in figured patterns and plain colors; all shades. $2 and $2.50 yard Our spring ship ment of pongee has a r r i v e d. Three grades, all e x c e p t i o nally good values. Prices $1.00, $1.15. and $1.50 SPRING NECKWEAR Pretty neck w e a r for spring high jabots, long satin roll, Buster Brown, stocks and many other shapes. ' ' . Prices, 25c to $1.00 Visit our .Neckwear De partment for new ideas. It I V ' ' If Nokata silks in rose, pink, blue and pongee, :! inches wide. . , Price 75c yard i Pass wav. DON'T BORROW TROUBLE The Grande Ronde farmer winworries now because after the war, savs Frank Jenkins in the Eugene Register JIe thinks he sees in it the possibility of a return of piracy .to the seven seas which is not such a startling dream as 'it might be, inasmuch as Germany has made of herself through the submarine the great pirate nation. i uut ne is not thinking of organize! and national ;nf an apparent lack of labor to harvest the crops is bor piracy that aims at the slaughter of innocent women and; rowing trouble. Those crops will be harvested. Jf labor children as a means of awing whole peoples into submis-jis apparently scarce, an order from Sheriff Waniick to sion. lie is tlnnkiiigor tile possibilities ot the .submarine,, dose every business house and professional office in Lai .as a means of highway robbery on the seas. He visions Grande and other Union countv towns would be respected ! ;a lean black monster rising from the "depths and com- j jf he ordered every man to the harvest field for a certain ! 'polling heavily laden ships to stand and deliver their car-i number of da vs. goes aim men siuiung again into the oblivion ol tire tossr . And we would not need any law for such an act. The nig waters while the guardians of law and order rage man who would stand on a technicality at such a time helplessly, ! would not be worthy of his citizenship "and doubtless lie sees' of course, hidden harbors where silver sands i would possess it but a short time after his feelings were come, down to the Avater's edge and where pirates bury! known to his neighbors. tlieir gold, as in the gooJ old days when the Jolly Roger j Xo. we do" not need a lot of law to dujtcr up things, Hew from the masthead of Captain Kidd and his odorous ; when it comes to emergency work at a time Jike this. All ! ! 1 ii 1 ! I II 1; I Palm Beach cloth in blue, green, sky and pongee col ors. Also white with figure, and pongee with stripes. Price 45c to 75c yard Have You Seen the New Spring Dresses and Skirts? You Should Visit Our .Ready-to-Wear Dept. Now- SPRING COATINGS 5-i inches wide, Burgundy, brown (two shades), blue ifnd navy. Also figured pieces, stripes and plaids. USE YOUR CREDIT ' BUY War Savings Stamps HERE jfff fig THE FORUM lerew or when the more pretentious Barbarv pirates levied .tribute on the commerce of the. world, lie believes that; .the submarine will enable the pirates of the future to! chide tlieir pursuers just as their predecessors so often j escaped the fate they so rightly deserved. j But let us not worry. It was the United States uavyj that broke the power of the Barbarv pirates, and it is the United Sates navy that is breaking the power of pirate ; .Germany. Let 11s rest wholly confident that this same! 'American haw will be able to cope with anv other law-! less spirits that endeavor to make piracy a profession. i 0 F XO FAIR THIS YEAR' we Heed in citizens to then let the Eastern Oregon is for a hundf of regular together and 'dan the work to be done. heriffs take charge of the details. 0 get THE CASE OF 31 R. MACIl . AM. SIIOll.l) AY TAX Editor of Observer: The war tax levied by the Gov ernment on incomes exempts the salaries paidi.to Slate,. County, and .Municipal officers, so these are not required to consider their salaries ; in making up their incomes. The j Federal officers are required to ! pay on their salaries. This exemp : tion is based, no doubt, on the prin j ciple that the Federal Government cannot tax a sovereign state or the i salaries it pays jts officers which 't The reasons for omitting the 'fail- this year are manifest and Jul 1 tor ( heney of the Enterprise Chieftain explains the 'mutter, and then he continues: The county has every prospect of the largest crop in its history, and every .available man and boy will be needed next fall to harvest it. I'or the fair to break into the harvest time would to jeopardize the gathering of the crop, am tile county thousands id dollars, t Even if the grain could be gatehred. the effort of a vcck of disorganization of farming, with the expenditures id' money that go with it, would be out of harmony with the times. The directors felt they should not hold a fair even if it was possible' to conduct it. successfully. Children's fairs will be cncoiiraircd throughout the , mm, ; ,. . 11 ... 1 might be construed as Indirectly 1 here is no use lor anyone, regardless ot how he may ;taxinB the state led inside his vest, to think lor a moment the general 1 do not think this is riant in public is going to stand for utterances of a pro-German 1 principle, a state or county orric i nature. At least such cannot be pulled off in Eastern' er draw,n a aIury whlch alonB "r .Oregon hor in Grants Pass, for the people are "keeping the home fires burning" for the fine chaps who belong Here but have gone to. huropc because ol Germany s de-.-mno.-il Wnlliivvfi Cni.ntr i's'i-e to rule the world. compelling, is the wav should make us all glad to contrib ute our bit to help our Government. This tax goes directly to the Gov ernment to aid it In the great war, and there Is no question of its justness or the correctness of the purpose to which it Is applied. Not even the doubtful propriety of some of the "drives" can be offered, for a person taking advantage of such an exemption. The ability to pay is directly measured by a man's In come, whether it comes from a pri vate source, the Federal Govern ment or the State, County or a Municipal Corporation. All should be on a level, any such exemption ought to be waived. JXO. S. HODGIN'. La Grander Oregon, Feb. 2G, 1318. W ALLOW A SAI.l:TKS SKItVRK 1LAO The shoe shiner Bach, who last evening tried to quarrel with a local grocer over the Hoover orders, is a very short sighted man, and today he should be thankful that the spirit of the American people is broad and generous or lie would doubtless be in more trouble than he is. How long would an American in Merlin last who would might cost l" (l" wllit lii,-u tried to do m America ! o THANK PEOPLE FOR SUPPORT Leiter and Associates Express Appreciation of Public Co-Operation combined with his income from oth er sources, is sufficient to subject hi 111 to income tax should meet Un tax the same as bis neighbor that makes his income from private sources. In this hour of national . stress a sense of patriotic duty and fairness A Hint to the Aged. If people past sixty years, of age could bo persuaded to go to bed as soon as they take cold and remain in bed for one or two clays, they would recover much more quickly, especial ly if they take Chamberlain's Cough Itcmcdy. There would also be less danger of the cold being followed hy any of the more serious diseases. j (Continued from Page One) Sunday evening by the. Presbyterian .Sunday school. The following pro- jgram .w,a,s given: I Praker, ' Rev.' Atkins. ' j Song by Congregation. I Salute to Flag, by Congregation. . Song by High School Glee Club. Recitation by Burmahline Hall. Short Address by Roy Conklin. Short Address, Mrs. John McDonald. Vocal Solo, Mary Randall. Dedication Address by Rev. Atkins. Song by Congregation. The third number of the Lyceum Course was given last Saturday night, by Geo. Colby, the cartoonist. A large crowd was present. Wentzel, the great baritone who will sing the latest war songs at Rex hall Wednesday night, .Febru ary 27. lie sure to hear him. Con cert, 25c; concert and dance, $1.00. Dig dance will follow the concert. 2-27-lt. ' h 4 4 4 4? 41 3? 4 4- 4? & 4? & & 4 4 rj?i4 4? 44X Mr. Farmers! You Should Keep a Bank Account Farmers, as n rule, keep no books or accounts. Tlieir Imnu deposit books afford them a complete record ot ca.sh re ceipts, while the stubs of the check book are a perfect record of expenses and payments. Vour returned checks nie the best receipts in the world, because the person re ceiving thnm mutt endorse it, and being returned to you by the bank, they can he easily preserved. Money deposited in a bank is not so easily "fooled away" ns when carried around in one's pocket. Try the experiment for one year of keeping u bank ac count ami see if it docs not puy you. A large number of the best farmers have accounts with us. No charge for check books. We are desirous of having farmers' accounts, even though small, for in this locality, where mixed farming is preached and practiced, their accounts arc sure to grow larger. MAKE ol'R BANK YOUR HANK .Member Federal Ifcservc Svsteni La Grande National Bank ' stock of The Company will f the Today the formal legal control of tin Li (liande Fvening Observer 1'ublishing pass to Mince Dennis. Actual delivery o was made last week. On this occasion, the ivtirimr editor and publisher and his associates desire to make grateful acknowledgment to their patrons, their subscribers, ami to the people of the large territory served by The Observer I'or tlieir liberal and steadv support, their co-operation, their expressions of friendshin esteem. Th t-ii-imr ecords WILL PLAY ON YOUR MACHINE property "i ALL TI1K LATHST UVA 'ORDS IN' STOCK ma iiMeuiciit ol The Observer bi night the pro icrt y on Sep-. teinber 12, l!)lli. payiim cash therefor, and the sale to From Septcmbei A" LA lit I Ji SlllIWIFXT d fkt L'FCFIVFl) ias grown and expanded mi: iiciinis is made mi the same term. 1.111.,.. i . ... i ... i. linn, ro date. I lie ihsei vei n I . - . .t. ... i i .. .i ii. i. iii'ii-.iiiiiiii in ii" ur hi 1 1 III tile llpouililing ol Tile eoininunity; its part in the great war work of the nation. has been interesting and profitable. With the: gixhlg (he public best possible service; loyal suiMiort both from the public audi opening of the war to the present: thrown i si lf heart and soul into i:!vat patriotic record ilrn s not long reineni- l lie Wofl Idea Uppermost of the editor has had his staff. From the I line, l in- Woscrver the great conflict and is proud of the made by its community. The world has lier persons or events; but have had a part in aidinu in The Ol server on sound, t nil Again thanking our ', siun oui-selves. voiirs istitutions co on forever; to uiildiuir up a newspaper like principles is its own reward. patrons and kind friends, we resiiecttnllv. CLAWKF LFITF.I,'. IIF.NUIF.TTA M. LKITFK. d. 1). .MKVF.KS. 4 4f 4 4 4 4 4 mm VISIT OUR NEW RECORD ROOM AND HEAR THE FEBRUARY RECORD IN COMFORT ftp W. H. BOHNENKAMP COJ 4 4 4 4 4 1 4 4. 4-' 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4