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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (March 6, 1918)
WliUXlisDAY, MAUC'II G, 1913 J ACK I Lull i.: la Grande Evening Observer AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Published Daily and Weekly at La Crande, Oregon. LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PUBLISHING COMPANY. BRUCE DENNIS, Pub!iher. Entered at the Postoffice at La Grande, Oregon, as Second-class Mrttejj-j Address All Communications to THE OBSERVER. 1710 Sixth Street. j City Official Paper. County Official Paper. j Evening Telegraph Report of United Press Associations". Member of the Associated Press (Morning Telegraph Report) ! Ths Associated Press in exclusively entitled to the use for republication of i all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and j also the local news published herein. i On Sale in Other Cities: j Oregon Hotel News Stand, Portland; Imperial News Stand, Portland. i Multnomah Hotel News Stand, Portland. I e . , . - . . , i, 1....H build a house, the workmen labor freight on tlie refuse is Hoinotiiuifr ..f mi item. It huh Im-mi jn . u bc Um of 8 coin. fitfui-ed that the fanners in a wheat j)i'oduein,ij area ot j11Ionwealth Ue ,UKg,.sU.d that their six miles square ean )my lie cost of an elevator and also jconveDtlon be opened with prayer provide themselves with suitable granaries '' tanks for after a vacation of three days, dur farni storage purposes from the savings. thev mav make'ine which time the men of different in two seasons. This mav he putting the proposition in'""'8 woul" ,ulk ,0 the"' ...... ninni ,,.,....,- i.fim,.. ... ,, . i... ...v. . . .., ,,,. If thev could come to some conclusion by which this federation might become a civil SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Carrier Daily, per month 65c Daily, per three months $1.95 Dailr. ner six months in advance $3.75 Daily, per year in advance $7.50, Daily, per month Daily, single copy 6c The Saturday Evening Observer, by mail, per year in advance Weekly Observer-Star, by mail, per year in advance..; By Mail Daily, per year in advance $5.00 Daily, per six months in advance $2.50 Daily, three months in advance. .$1.25 auc 1 nfl .$1.50 The Observer carrier bovs are instructed to DUt the imDers on the porches. If the carrier does not do this, misses you, or neglects getting the paper to j yu on time, kindly phone The Ooscrver, as this is the only way wo can deter-, mine whether or not the carriers are following instructions. Phone Main 37 before 7:30 o'clock and a paper will be sent you by special messenger if the carrier has missed you. I will he thoroughly tried out and it will not he long until farmers will have all thoy will require to know as to the practical side of the change in grain handling. But regardless of the advance in sacks, the old way of handling and re-handling of grain in sacks is hoth a haek-hreaking and time-killing process 'and is a rut to get out of if the elevator system will do here What it has proven to have accomplished in other sections. o The Eugene Register observes that not only is Oregon at the top in enlistment record and high in bond buying and Red Cross contributions, but when the first trial orders for ship lumber were given to Oregon and the south to see which locality could cut the lumber and deliver it in the east most quickly, Oregon won. And now, with all the sabotage and obstruction by Germany's hire lings on the coast, the emergency fleet corporation comes here for Oregon fir to take the place of southern pine which is failing to arrive on schedule time. o . . Hardly does the agricultural college at Corvallis grad uate its young engineers before the . government snaps them up. There is speedy use now-a-days for every tech nically educated man. Jn the agricultural colleges of the country we see'preparedness at its best. They are. ideal institutions inasmuch as they prepare students equally well for war and peace, imparting an all-round capacity to serve mankind. Oregon Journal. MMy Country 'Tis of Thoo, 8set Land of Lib.rty." WANTED A PRICE CONSERVATOR I Patriotic Address to Old Soldiers The housewives have had the opportunity of gaining a very fair insight into the matter of the various uses of corn as a substitute for flour. As a matter of fact there are a great many people of this part of the country jwliy are not so far away from the time when corn was ithc main staple in the way of bread supply. In sections, in the great corn belt the use of corn bread was for many years so common that it was popularly supposed to be ' conic a part of the intellectual as well as the physical characteristics of the people, and this gave rise to an 'encomium, particularly in use in Missouri, and especially 'applied to a person as having "corn bread sense.'' To !these people the various recipes and demonstrations as 'to the use of corn meal seem redundant. What is looked ;f'or now is some -'means by which rorn meal can be had jat a price somewhere within the price range of flour, as long as corn is a prescribed substitute. Even when rated jxvith the price of wheat the retail price of corn meal shows that between the producer and the consumer there is from ! three to four hundred per cent that doesn't reach the 'issues. ., , - . . ' J ; Corn, at its very best price, should not exceed two cents ja pound, but the price of the finished product in nine ; pound sacks is eight and one-third cents. The enormous j expense of manufacture and distribution does not Jie at the door of the local dealer but somewhere back along ithc line there are war profits on corn food that makes ! the big packing houses look like drivelling amateurs in 1 the grab game. o : BULK HAXDLIXil OF GRAIN A number of members, their fain- turn down and his dominion driven illea. and friend were present at j aerora tho gea. ' ,. J,o patriotic meeting of the KiKhi; WIiJiiBU.., Army of I'ytliluii in the lodgo hull, Tues- u , , , , .... ' Now that bell has been tine, ng day evening, and enjoyed a pro- " ... , , .. .Liberty for HI years throughout Brum or readings, music, talks and , , , , . ,, .7 . , , , . r i.i. m ll'e land and to all we inhabitants a stirring address by Dr. Lli Mc- , , , , .,., u i 1 1,,,,, 'thereof. 'Die first iiestlon was, vice tnanccuor u. j. rieiuiiiK ore- .- .The farmers of A Heel are putting up Jfi.OOO on tin ! proposition of handling grain bulk. Farmers of North j Powder are doing the same thing, only on a somewhat1 lighter scale, and there are other communities and asso-j ciations of farmers who are about, up to the point of ! launching in the bulk handling system. In till the eastern i .country grain handling in sacks is as rare as the handling I without sacks is in this part of the west. It is said'that " as soon as the elevator plan once gets under way in this: country it will become practically universal. Hut that! . time may lie several years yet to come. It is certain, how ever, that bulk handling was the system from the start! in the eastern or central states and it has never been abandoned, I The advance in the price of grain sacks has jtliiiust ; everything to do with the elevator movement, hut there arc other advantages in the way of greater economy e 1 pected from bulk handling of grain. Screening nrnl grad-'. i ing arc some of the advantages while even the excess nf .dded at tho meeting. The story of Damon and I'ylhias was fittingly told by Mr. T. J. Huy lnr and Miss Agnes Hamilton gave some excellent readings. A 'trio by Mcsdames Howell, Price and Mo- Gum proved excellent and wes well received. Dr. . G. Crawford, a! member of the K. of i order for many years, gave a touching pat riotic reading. 'foils of tirimth of Liberty. The address by Dr. MnClbih told the story of the beginning and .growth of freedom and -democratic government from the first ringing of the old Liberty IJoll down to the present great world's war, in which titanic struggle that government by the people may be spread through out the world, is fieing waged. The sound of the Liberty Hull one hund red and foriy-one years ago has spread until today its ring is hoard in every clime. In part I la. McClish fa id: Liberty Hell I'li-M Itimg. "According to the records. 111 yearn ago tomorrow afternoon at 4 1 o'clock the old Liberty Hell was! first rung. . It had an ent-'ravinK around the base of the boll pro claiming 'liberty throughout the; land to all the Inhabitants thereof.'! 'The delegates from the colonies! to the convention uh to whether thoy should adopl the Declaration of Independence had been discuss-! i.l the subjort. It was a very ser ious mailer. The liver, of two of tiio member:-, had boon tin ealcni-i by I be king of Ureal lltitain. John llanroek was ono of tboin. Uo wrote his name good and large. Alio: the discussion John Adams arose and naitl: 'I am in favor of Ibis dedaru lion. ir it wore revealed from heaven Oiat '.l!t!l men out or every Iimio would perish and only one, mi'ii would enjoy more of liberty and happiness than '.'!i!l slaves.' ould the bell continue to ring?' Washington came out 'to lead the army. lie was willing to do what i he could. They felt be must be the leader. He said, 'If I know ! my own mind I would offer my- self as a willing sacrifice Into sav age butchery for the sake of my people.' With that sort of a spirit he went into the war. His army was only partially clothed and was poorly armed. He seemed constant ly on the retreat, but constantly popping up somewhere to the great surprise of the British officers. At the end of seven years-these United Colonies were permitted to go .free. I suppose Great- Britain hail so much to do on the 'other side that she could not stay on this side. It was still u problem whether this little Itop'iblic could live as a -free republic. , No envedont for Government "Alter the Revolution they wrote government. ; Agree on Washington. j "After the tecess they held prayer: and discussed the question, and fin-I ally decided thul if George Wash- .f ingtou would bo the first president ! they would agree. They knew he did not want to use power for liliu-i self. Both sides agiecd to the con stitution. They drew It up and he accepted the first presidency and ; stayed there eight years. Of this .unstitution, William K. Gladstone, ' ,ine of England's greatest statesmen, ; .aid: -I regard it as the most won derful document ever struck off at' one time by human mind.' j Lincoln llef'incs Government. "Abraham Lincoln defined our government as being 'A government! of tho people, for the people and by cl.e people.' Washington was look- i ;ng for just that kind of govern- j nient to be established in the inter-j est of the'people. A lot of men said, i 'You cannot trust the people to do j that.' Thomas Carlyle said, 'That : is a fine theory, but whtjt are you j going to do when you put into the j hands of Judas Iscariot and Jesus the same trust, and when the Judas Iscarluts get in the majority?' But men like Lincoln did not believe: men like Judas would ever get in the majority. j Seamen Impressed lly Kiigiund. ; "Wo went on until 1X12. Then we iwoke to the fact that England had hoarded our ships and taken off : over three thousand of our citizens: and impressed them into service, i Americans said, 'American men on American ships flying the American flag are on American soil. Let no I one dare take one of our men off: our iihips.' We went to war with i the greatest nation of the world that ' day. England finally either had , her judgment convinced, or her' heart changed, or something wasj done so she decided that under the American flag, on an American ship,' an American sailor was a free man anywhere iu the world. In fact the' tables were turned so that when wei .ouk Sidel and anothev man off an English ship during the Civil war. we ware vividly reminded of former daysvuntl'wo 'grtcef ully -paid dn ln-il drmnity. That War. 'of 1812 was simply proclaiming Liberty through-; out the land and to all the Inhabit ants thereof. : "SomewhereinFrance" and all over America, the Stetson service hat is worn. Von men who need a Service Hat, want one that wiil stand service. That's what you expect of a service hat. Here is a fine one, a Stetson, made of fine fur, despite the scarcity of high grade fur in America, and up to the famous Stetson standard in every point. quality of fur, blocking, the fine rows of fast color silk stitching round the brim, the four enamel ventilating eyelets, high quality heavy rep-silk band, improved sweat band and genuine silk "tie on" luces. A hat to stay by you -oik; to he proud of. The finest hats in the world today are Stetson's made in America. LARGEST HAT STOCK IN LA GRANDE The Civil War. "Thou came our Civil war. l was stil! a question, . "Can a great nation govern it;:elf.' 1 do not knowl the Constitution. It was not an easy what we would have done if we had i job to w rite a Constitution for a lot had the loader wo bad. Secession I commonwealth that had on preced- j carried in Its own boso'm death and ' on t. Greece had a democracy with- j 'iestruotion. Lincoln , said 'This ia out a representation. They wouldj lot an it-sue political but an issue: drive tho people out where Demos, thonos delivered an oration, and then decide a question, but tbey never had a federal government. I think if wo could go into the his tory of Washington the farmer, after he had retired from the, army, we would find an answer to the ques tion. Alexander Hamilton thought senators ought to bo elected for lite. Others t;oii!;ht a president ought to bo elected for life. Wash ington said. 'Snt this government is to whetbe" the people can govern ! themselves.' Or, if at any time a minority or she people opposed to j .he majority can withdraw from the! ;cnernl government, then free gov- .Mnmonl o,' tho people on the earth! must perish.' Ho brought it. home to the government that this Is a free government. Secession from .he northern elates logically meant :!:e right for cuicb nouthern state to secede from all Ihe others should it o decide. This would destroy any must eor.io bark on t lie shoulders j permanent government of the world, o! the peoi'lo fo:- their authority. No The soldiers of the Union fought to loan slioul I ho elected for life. The I make those I'nited ' States one and pei-pte are supr. iae. Lot tlie senat-: :nseperah!e iorever. .Mr. Lincoln oi s the tin: ::o 01 ninelit.' WriCm; lite Constitution. Well finally lliey called a Con -.vs. :j-:.;,.,;x.:; LdK Your Check Stands Guard against the loss and oftentimes the useless spending of 5tiur money. A check on this hank will many times prove of imiih more than mere convenience. It will save you from possible loss. Ask us to illustrate how. Member l'cderal Reserve System La Grande National Bank la (iKAMM-:, oim;oN Tlii'.v finally iUtuIimI and pU'lj.il(l t't"tion;il -m.vntlmi. I il not 1 hoi i lits, honor and rvccyihiuB Know how Ions tlu-y dobutod that they h;id. Thru inry st.-pprd for- l .1 ion ir 'Ho a- to wrlto u connti wiiid anil .si.unod the I Hm-Iui al ion. tnlton,' TJhtc vore two srls ol and old John llan-o.-lt was writt n t"1'. I' d " Thuniau JoflVr- ia :iiii'v iHirrs for lilt king a:s in lawn or u stroni; nov- fjoiiti: lu kill hint anwvay! Whon 'frmrriii. Auolln-r stt was in avot thry siunvd it and InoUtil into our."'' v;h.it wo voiild rail a Ioushi- form aim! lH'i's f:tvs Urn. Franklin said: "f "01 If uc do not han u tnm-ilHM, vr will 'l w' limm singly. i;illnr hant; touctlu-r .' anhfii. in- slnly l.y tin- kin;: ot P0"' Fn:;land ' (Je.'i k l.ilx'K) li-tM laiintMl. "An idd man had waitvd at tiu l.ih;M ty iti'U din iim tin- ii'ornin honi, then during (h aftrnionn liom until four o'clork. The ponplr h:td u.itiu'ird in the Mnvt of l'lnla- ho the poopleV servants, for said on tho tiold of Gottysbnr,? tin.' p.'Mpi.-, aftn l'.II, mv.-M curry 01: fiustiou v;ts whether 'a jjo orn ' siiL'iH of thj pt ople siionld perish : from thf earth.' K was tnorounnly Heltk'il. , l have ,i :pl-ndid friend wlio:o I'athnr sinned tho ordinance for so; e:-siun. His wife's grandfather: -Uniod the Declaration of Independ-I once. In addiesfdiiK a law Kather-1 mc thir. Mend said: 'Gentlemen, -'here will never he another state secede t'ioin this Tnion. Wc tried It. This Fnion is one and liifoperahle. 1 i It is the prople';; covernnieiit. i :ii l.Io tht Wr (Je.M'M1 III. look I'l-.1 i'lt'.r make a T!wre was nr This et wan afraid i .tro;K KOelliinent pM'sident too nnieh on ll lme another ;'or;:e Washington ' ; ide and said. 'Let r 1 1 on -i Kovcrniuent.' d of unity, ni'icaniza- freedom? Ladies and gentlemen, the time had come when it was necessary, If wc wore to be true to the traditions of the past, to Inaist that the high seas belong to the en tire world, and not to the Kaiser. We are in this war in the name of human freedom. We hardly know we are in it, but we are In it most intensely. You do not know how many boys of California and of the United States will be slaughtered by those German guns before the war closes. Cut they arc going into this war as much for-human freedom as Washington did at Valley Forge, or as did the Union soldiers at Gettys burg, and Lookout Mountain and Mission Ridge. It is in the name of the great, flag of human freedom. Kaiser ami God. "Ono hundred and forty-one years ago this land signed a document. We believe it Is true that tfovern meTits derive their jtisl. powera .from the consent of the governed. Tho Kaiser tells us that he governs by the grace of the Almighty, and I notice that the king of Greece to get consolation said, I govern Greece by the grace of Almighty God.' M ay he t h e K u i se r will sa y , ' O f course, you did govern by the .'nice of God, but really, in the last an alysis, God and managed it for you. "Well, this tiling has been getting our president and his wise messages on the minds and hearts of the peo ples of the world. Thoy are being quoted, with those oT Washington and Lincoln, by the nations of the world. Urazil has made the state ment that 'Any act on the part of 'fVmHnucd on Paire Revn y , T preparedn ess I.EAKN THE TKUTH ABOUT CORSETS Ah We Arc Learning the Truth About War. (lot Acquainted With ..iOQ. IUt Tl. H iiitn. u. a Pat. OOCO. j ihe Front l.ace Corset with tin ! fENTlU) Hack and Front Shield There's a I.a Camillc Style That's ' llest For You. ! All the Latest Models Now on Hand Priced at $2.00 up. j MUS. U0I1T. PATTISON , Corscliere. Ken. 1702 Oak Phone Red 3221 'Mpln.i .mniiul Inil, peml.-iHi' II. ill to sir Mint ihe (lelii::ilc: wmiM cln. Till' ulil itntn sulil "riH' IU'T wiil 'I" I'. ' A Utile liny thut had l.i ..i ln a ::itii.tH'il ti slve the hIkiuiI tlicn i.m lh":i. linn iii.il i jsi. iii. Wa-hliiiMnii Imil iliHi-i.M'U-il ii, the Ki'Milntinn thul ii'it- n.lnnj pa'.i trihtile ami anotlu'i j nut rrmilJin !;lKs Mi.:uesti(iii. I'l-eent War one l-'ur l-'i-eeilom. ''.o-,v, v.-e h.ive cnnie uii until the riul it Inns i'lnl sentiment i of Wash ington. . i.ini'oin. t ; ii i r i i .1 and our Hiipit-im' com t all have been in on,. Jirerliim, that a saivoinmcnt of the people shall he a miverniiwnl Tor Ihe world. lint utter Decatur and I'eny and McDonald had accom plished their wonderful work for human freedom we wore informed l'liiilly in t he debate Hen Krnnk- thnt on and n It or a certain day of: lie He id: out and shouti'd: 'Itin! iiiaud.:i. ltiii: llilli:! They tlone it" And that bell sounded out Its glorious piO'laieatton of 'l.lbelly thio;;i.l..it rule., I the land and In all the inhabitant, not m Iheieol. ami It Clossed liom c:l '" oily and shore lo shore until all the Colon).- knew that l.lbelly had been pi oi liiiiit, d. and the im am's and ficuic of C.olce III. w.-ie II "Id iiu'h. ud l in..' , was ail old mint the week and mouth boats could not tienl Ionian, I am n avers,, ihe ioluIih- paths of the the longer I live , -en without special permission of I obsene. the more j the Kaiser. Has It come to fhu 'b .I'll!.- cnn.ineed 1 i.iu that Hod j that the wo:k of Washington and ihe ati.iii of men. We do , 1. inc.. In are set nt iinuhi i,, a i,,. not s, el. . lo be icachini: any con- barn. is autoi-iat w ho would dictate .I'isioii M, n have taken fides andjwhvie on tin- !uuh seas an American leiu.nn. .1 there. I am not sure but ship with an American tlas can we liav e trade one mistake by open-j tia.l- What about our tradition in: out i-,,ne;,tu.n without pray.-r. i .ml past liisloiy and the blood that If it i tiue that i:rept the I.oid.has been pouicl out for human the home drink Besides its popularity at drug stores, fountain.! and restaurants, Bevo Ims found a welcome place in tha home. A family hcvcraRc a guest offering a tablo drink that goes perfectly with all food. As a mneeztion for Sunday supper Street red or (Jreen puppnra stuffed with cream cieesa and chopped nurs or olives, served on lettuce leaves. French dressing Cold meat. Toasted crackers. Bevo for everyone. A bevcrnp,c that tastes like no other soft drink. Pure, wholesome and nutritious. Bevo the ell-year-'round soft drink. Sold in botfe, only and bottled exclusive!- by ANHEUSER-BUSCH ST, LOUIS :a oyf.- I? i
