La Grande evening observer., April 24, 1918, Image 4

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Wnpklv f thsnrvnr-Htnr. hv mult, tier
' year In advance ....Sl..ro0,hel'
I Tlie state of Jdalio, through Ha
county repreaeutulives', has uiftired
to send out of the stnto every
pound of wheat If It Is needed for
our armies or tho nlllcs, and In do
ing this they as much as ny that
the people of Idaho can live on
other kliida of grain products If it
Is necessary to do so. That Is the
kind or a spirit and a kind of pu
Irlotlsm that counts.
The thing that the state of Idaho
proposes is possible all over (he
United States. ; It Is nhaerest mm
sense to think thnt wheat flouf In
the absolute essential for bread
The reason that tho wheat is sr
much in demand tor the urmles
and for the allies is not Uccnuso II
Is oC a higher Rrudo or more unli
able for sHHtonmioe, but because It
Is the kind of bread product tbul
can he most easily linmllcu. The
use of substitutes for export is inn
practicable.
The people can certainly sol
along with ' old-fnshloned coin
bread, and other 'grain flour, to
potatoes nnil
food substances ' that tnlte
My Country Tl of Thw, 8wt Land
,. of Liberty."
.NAVY ACTIVITY.
, Tho reports say that the bold
raid made on the German submarine
base yesterday Is but a beginning
of what may be expected In the
way of active naval operations a-
gnlnst the 1 imperial barman gov
ernment, While yesterday's ex
ploit, ns far as the news reports go,
was participated in principally by
British soa dogs,, it has been known
for a long while that the American
navy is almost wild to get Into' tho
fray and It cannot be long until
they will ,he heard from. . '
' But the work of the 'American
navy has not" be,en. all a hlan& even
at that. The Submarine menace on
the high seas has been very large
ly ovorc.omo through the vigilance
of Undo Sam's navy, and this Is on
ly a beginning. "''..'.
Whether the full expectations of
the blocking at Zoobrtigge , have
been accomplished or not, a begin
ning has been mndo, and It will
most likely be followed up until
there will bo no submarine base
on the Belgian coast.
. A tnovo against the German lock-od-tip
craft at Kiel Is not an Im
possibility and there are likely to
bo ninny other undertakings thnt
will destroy the super-human con
fidence of Frusslanlsm. It will be
no surprise if the allied navies
prove deciding factors In tho great
war.
practically the same part In hiimuu
sustenanco that is provided by
wheat. Everybody could ' live .as
the people of Idaho Bay they can
live, aud still be much better off
than tro they who are engaged in
war , or those Who are reduced to
the barest' necessities on account
of the war.
OUR ONLY LIMITS.
A (IOOI) lAAMPI-M.
While (here may ho complaints
of one kind and another over tho
bread proposition, (bo slate of Ida
ho has set an example that should
put (o shame the people who think
they have-been placed under an un
usual hardship In being required
to uso a fifty-fifty ' lhnltntlon on
wheat flour.
(Saturday Evening Post.)
Evorybody knows thnt before tjic
war began Germany was, next to
Englnnd, the world's greatest export
er. Part of that foreign trade simply
disappeared. Nobody got it. As to
who got the rest, some analyses and
deductions by the San Frnndisco
Chamber of Commerce point in the
direction of England quite ns much,
at least, as in the direction of the
United States.
Usually wo measure our exports in
dollnrs, and so Bee a huge increase;
but this is partly accounted for by
uiororiaa. in prices, and.it is a fuel
thnt the tonnage cleared from .. the
United Stntes for foreign ports in
1817 was slightly smaller than ir.
1014. Ship space was more economi
cally used, and a greater part of our
exports in 1017 was manufactured
goods, whoBO value runs higher to the
ton than raw materials. , But meas
uring our foreign trade.. in quantity
of-goods gives a much less fluttering
view than measuring it in dollars.
In this connection Consul General
Skinner, at London, lately reported
upon the very elaborate' organization
England has set In motion to study
and promote foreign trade, particular
ly with a view to after tho war.
Tho direct war burden is, of course,
relatively much heavier upon Great
Britain-than upon the United Stales.
A far greater proportion ot the popu
lation is with the colors; the financial-
strain is grenter in proportion to na
tional wealth. Yet ' England finds
time nnd money and talent to do
a good many things "oesiilos carry on
the war. Ambitions housing pro
grains, this careful and comprehen
sive promotion of foreign trade, anil
various other things, signify nation
al energy, well organized and effi
ciently applied.
It vexes us to hear statements that
labor shortage and ro on set stone
wall limits only a couplu of yards
ahead of our present performance
beyond which we cannot go. There
arc no limits, except our shortage of
organization nnd vim.
TEDDY AND HIS WAR-BABY GRANDSON1
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"Certainly a fine little fellow!" was Colonel Roosevelt a ap
praisal when he saw his new crandson for the Arec time. With
tho colonel and Archie Jr. in this picture Is Mrs. Archie ft cose ve It.
Archie Jr.'s father is fighting in France, where he was recently
silently wounded and decorated. Tills is the first picture ot
VaJwel Boosnvelt since his recent serious illness. -
WHY WE ARE
AT WAR WITH
GERMANY
By
EPHRAIM DOUOLAS8 ADAMS
Executive Heed, History Depart
ment Leland 6tanford Junior University
stamped her theory as involving a re
turn to barbarism. '
By the application of German theory
we were' forced, unwillingly, to go to
war. But today we know that there
was ho escape from a war between two
contradictory ideals. Germany's eco
nomic objects are many and large
(the.y will be pointed out), but the basic
cause of this war was tho German Ideal
of a dominant nation. That Ideal,
by Germany's own challenge, Is on trial
In arms. Against it we must prevail,
or we shall perish., :
RUNNIN' RISKS!
Despite the prevalence of robbery, a few continue to keep
money about (heir homes. In (bus doing they are not only
risking the loss of the money, but also their lives.
Ilow much safer and brtter It would be if these prnple
would bring their money to this hank.
You're not running (his risk arc you?
Never despise a small beginning.
Itemrmher, "The Iiflv Oak From a Smnll .Worn Gros."
Member Kcdernl Reserve System
La Grande National Bank
LA GRANDE, OREGON
"The obleet of this war In to dmMvr
the free peoples ot the world from the
menace and the nctual power of a vait
tXi Hilary establishment controlled by an
iriMsconilble Government, which, havino
secretly planned to dominate the world,
proceeded to carry out the plan without
rogard either to the sacred obligations
of trcnty or the longoitabllshed prac
ttrna anri lnnn r htrlt:hMrl nrlnrlnlB nt In.
ternatlortal action and honor; ... This
pawor is noi mo ucrmnn poopiv. it is
the rulhlcoe maotsr of the German peo
ple, ... It Is our business to see to
it that the history of the rest of the
world Is no longer left to Its handling."
President Wilson, August 27, 1917.
THE GERMANS A8 A CHOSEN
; PEOPLE).
Tho foui'wlfUion cniiso of thfa war Is
Germany's firm belief that she alono
hfia Hie rifiht to direct th& progress of
the world ft ml to exploit Its resources.
For tho last thirty years the military
autocracy of Germany has seen to It
tlmt this belief was taught n the
schools, nnd today that autocrncy Is
reaping . the benefits of a blind obe
dlonco vtrf 1th will. German political
wrltln'of recent years Is foU'of the
Idea that the German .people Is "God's
cbosen people, destined to Impose Its
Knltiir' upon all olher peoples."
"Tho German Boul is the world's
soul. God and Germany belong to one
another." "Germany Is the center of
God's plans for the world." "We hope
that a great mission will be allotted
to us Germans . . and this Ger
man mission Is: to look after the
world." "Germany is chosen, for her
ovn good nnd that of other nations,
to uudortnko their guidance. Provi
dence has placed tho appointed people,
at tho appointed moment, ready for
tho appointed task."
"The German people Is always right,
bocauso it Is the German perjple, and
numbers 87,000,000 souls." "Kultur is
bust promoted when the strongest In
dividual Kultur, that of a given na
tion, nilarm's its field of activity at
the expense of tho othr national Kul
turs." "Tho attempt of Napoleon to
Kraft the Kultur of Western JSurope,
upon the empire of the Muscovite
omled in failure. Today history has
made us Germans the inheritors of the
Nnpoleouie Idea." "The further wo
carry our Kultur into the East, the
more and the more profitable' outlets
shall we find for-our wares. Economic
profit is of course not tho main motive
of our Kultur activity, but it Is no tin
weleomn by-product." "Our belief is
thai the salvation of the whole Kultur
of Europe depends upon the victory
which German '.Militarism is about to
achhve,"
These., quotations are but a few of
hundreds of If ko expression, and tho
last (am cited Is from a munifesto
signed by thirty-fin: hundred (Jcrman
profvusorn ami lecturers. Reduced to
simple terms, the German belief at the
beginning ot this war was: "God di
revts Germany. Civilization advances!
i only by combats between Kulturs in j
which tho stronger and God-directed I
I one has tho right to prevail and must j
; prevail. The Immediate and jyrsewf i
j object Is to make our Kultur prevail
j In fh" East (in 'Muscovy'), and In nc- j
j mmpllshlng 'this we shall also gain,
j economic advantages. This Is the first
ttep In our world domination." j
! Where does America stand In this !
' theory of a "chosen people"? America
! denies thnt theory; sho denies that;
! Hod has chosen any one people, ns
I llin own: she asserts rather that there i
! are ninny civilizations, each with its!
mwi merits and defects, nnd that to
j each must be left tho working out of '
j Its own problems.
! Wo Americans are finable to under- i
1 stand, or sympathise with, a people
who conceive of themselves a a chosen !
! p: ople, chosen of God a people to ;
j whom all things nnd actions, however!
(Inhuman or brutal, are regarded as j
' peimKible. even holy, because of a
faith In their superior mission and,
! civilization. To us sueh a bfUef is
1 diicei evulcnee, not of a leading, but i
V a ifJf?tM j civiliintinn.
! This German Ideal, when expressed j
: mor ly in theory, even though taught
: in Germany for the last thirty years. .
j stirred tait Indifferent Interest In other j
, European nations. In this war Get- j
1 many has revealed in tho nppJfcdtion '
nf h.r lluiirMI timt for World IMtH'ftr
t-itHf&)l at the rH'!ts f other pHples, a lack
JUST ARRIVED I
v : NEW MILITARY SPORT BOOTS FOR LADIES.
TIco slu,.s tamo yosttotay by oxprosB ami we've just fimsl ed 1'utti.iR tl loin
iVthf. Kl.cir-ahvadv for you. These are made, in nulitary he 1, not Wo
Cuban. Thev are a'ti iilo lowor than a Culmii Heel, making - a Mtm .
Come m ana see uicm any
iilile .street slioe, or sebool shoe for fcirls
An olive drab, cloth top,
militant heel, imitation
tip, welt sole.
.Prj.'o :..:..... $7.50
browii, all leather,
lilit weight ealf, imita
tion tip, military heel,
welt sole. Pried $8.00
A blaek soft,' ealf, all.
leather, .'military, heel,
imitation wing: tip, welt
solo. Price j '0
A brown, low heel, . idf
skin, win; tip, welt sole.
Price
$7.00
We also have these Cu
.han heels for sprint? and
sumnier. ;
A brown, ealf, Oulmn
heel, welt sole, imitation
tip, price.-.. $9.00-
An all-S'rey kid- Cuban
heel, cloth top, welt sole,
price $8.50,
A chocolate brown Ivid
cloth top, welt sole, Cu
ban heel, price $8.50
A black vamp, grey top,
Cuban heel, . welt, sole,
price $8.50
Brown fiose '
to match all shoes
Fibre and lisle,
40c 'and 85c pr.
A white canvas, military heel, wpH
sole, best grade of canvas, price ......$6.00
A white kid lace boot, Louis heel, welt
sole, plaiii toe, price . ;...'.......$9.50
A white canvas, Louis heel, welt sole,
plain toe, price'..'. $5.00 and $6.00
Olive Drab .
;! Hosiery
to match the new .
shoes.
Fibre Silk, 85c pr.
MLWuA$
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Pettis-Grossmayer Co., General Insurance
. WilcoxBldg.
SYNOPSIS OP THR ANNUAL statejibnt
. . ur. THIS
I New Hampshire Fire Insur
i ance Co. of Manchester
In the state ol New Hampnlilre, on the 31 it
day of December, HH7, m.uU to the Jiiiiir
anc Commissioner uf.tli Umi of Ott-gon,
pursuant to tutv;
Cnpltnl.
Amount or capital paid up f 1,600,000.00
. Im-onie,
Not prpfnlums Yecelved durtnv
the year , $3.439.481. OR
Interext, ill vtitctidn and renin re-
-?lvud Uurlnir the your.,, 807, 049. 4 T
Incume from othor Aourc rf -
wived Hitting the year .1,HKl,20
Total Income .......;. ...... .$3,735,633.72
Illkliursemrnts.
Net Iomcb paid during th yetir..l,61B,70S.2'J
DtvldrndK pa hi an cupltal ultnk
during: Hip ypui- .' 202,4Sn.OO
CoinmltuiloiiM u nd nalnrlia . paid
ilurlnn i tie ywr J.fitlO.miO.ao
Taxvw, Uut;iiNH and feea;i paid , -
during' the yur ' 10BtBft,77
Amount of all other xpendjltureff 1 WO. HiB. 17
Total expenditures .........13,216.21043
Anuria.
Value of real eat Ale owned (mar
ket villue) $ 300,000.00
Vulue of tuockii nnd bonds owned
(mark.-, vuliu;) 6.021,477.00
Loans on mor t gages and collat
eral, etc , fl.S07.50
CHHh In bank and on hand 411,123.28
Premiums In course of collei'tlou
written since September 30. 1U17 C74.040.74
Reinsurance due on losen puht., 13,372.70
Intel est id rents due and Hi:
crued nn.S72.40
Tatal Resets 7.HSH,!3.08
Total uxseu udtnltted In Oregon. 7,:iS:H,WHH.t;.s
l.hiblllllrn.
Oroiui claims for lomtes unpaid. , .$ 878,332.32
Amount of unearned premiums
on all outflaiiilliig risks 3,157.180.34
Due for ronunlslon and broker-
ernce 10.000.00
All other liabilities 220.1H3.2f
SYNOPSIS OP THE ANNUA STATEMENT
OK Til K
National Fire Insurance Co
of Hartford
in the stale of Connecticut, on. the 31st da)
of December, 1117. made to uie Insurance
Commissioner of the state of Oregon, pur
sua nt to law:
Cnptlnt.
Amount.of capital pnld up 2,000.000.00
Income.
Net premiums received during-
the year .$11,3110,003,40
Interest, dividends nnd rents re
ceived during the year 0S()drt7.r.a
.income irom oiner sou reus re-
telveu uurlnic the year , . o3,D23,
The GirFs Fellow
' Alieeture by "
REV. GEORGE HARRISON FEESE
-at tho-
.08 j
92 !
Total Income $12,133,734.83 I
lUbupieineiits. ' ' I
Xet losses paid during the ear.$ 5,3Ufl,000.25 I
Dividends paid on capital stock
duriiiK tho yeur ' 400,000.00 1 1
(.oiiitiimsions ami saiunea paia
duriiiK Hie year 3.224.270.80
Taxes, licenses und fees paid
inning uie year jn.ua-i.uit
Amount pt ja other, expendl- -.:
-luieB . , .X. , 701.270.04
Totnl liabilities, exclusive nf
capital Mlock . ,$B,771.704.1S
Toini premiums In force Decem
ber 31. 1U17 $(l,08T.yi.OO
Itiihlnesi In Oregon for the Veiir.
Total tnHurance written during
tl,e year $2,800,900.00
GruHH premiums received during
the year - 42.872.9S
Premiums returned during tho 4" no
Lofotes paid' during the year 4.7t3.14
LoxfuH tncuired during the yenr. 4.S0S 3
Total amount f liiHUrnin out-
utiintllng In Oregon December
31, ii17 . 8.111,415.00
Itv LKWIS W. ritOt'HKTT, Secretary.
Statutory resident general ngent and Ht
torney tor :-rvkc: miLLU' UltOStf MAYEH,
pvitlKiidf Oregyu. :
Total expenditures $10,170,207.14
Assets.
Value of; real eSLulu owned
market vulue) 1 003, TOO. 00
Value of stockB and bonds
owned (market value) 12.4S3.151.40
I.oanx on mortgages and cat
lateral, etc I.S81.12B.00
Caeh in hanks and on hand .... 2.347,300.10
Premiums In course, nf collect
ion written since September
:iu. 1P17 2,405.753.8.1
Interest and rents duo and ac
crued 174,450.47
Totnl assets
Less special deposits In
state (If any there be)...
.$1MS&,783.9?
V. 120.232.40
First Methodist Episcopal
Church
( FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 26 . -"
:' ' : v Prices Popular ';. ;Q
An address tba journeys through beautiful gar-
dons with uiusi,, flowers, fountains, sunshine, .
5!Pihyrs, nooks anil shades; that brightens the
horizon of hope, shhrens the sword of eonquest,
p(rfeets note of joy;. In it love's beautiful 'o- -ma
nee is not to be forgotten.
Total assets admitted In Ore-
g,n $10,220,533.51
Mobil It leu.
Cm claims for louses unpaid. $ 1,3S0,000.72
Amount of unearned premiums
on nil outstanding risks 10.970.83.01
Due for taxes and expenses.... :t84.0U2.Hl
Ail outer nauuiiiei "'" '
Total liabilities, exclusive of . !
capital stock of $2,001). !
tiitii.uil $ 13,110,000.23 II
Tntul prcmltims In force Decern- I
her :tl. 1017 $20,004,212.41
HuHlness In Oregon fur the er,
Total liisinunce written during1
the yeirt- $ 0,023,r.04.00 ,
dross premiums received during
1 he year . 10H, 818.74 "
I'rcniliims returned during the IJ
y,..,r 22.5R0.40 .
losses paid durlnc the yoar...". 2227.2:i !l
Looses Incurred during the year 40,20.30 ;i
Total amount of Insurance out- jl
Handing in Oregon December
31. 1U17 4.174.46H.00
II. A. SMITH. President. g
Statutory resident getierut agent and at g
torncy lor set vice:
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Why Some People Fail"
the use of fain tractors on farms adopted for their use is n proposi
tion wliiili every farmer should give It is earnest nnd careful con
sideration. There is every conservnhle make nnd slope of Tractors,
and the greater part of these nre undersoinR the try nnd stage of
the Tractor game, so it pays to use common sense nnd judgment in
s.lertinR a Tractor don't buy a Tractor for one certain piece of
work huy one that is most adopted lo all classes of work if farm
labor and horse power Is taken up by the use of Tractors, you must
figure on the one that will meet thrne demands now don't be mis
lead by some poor imitation of a tractor investigate "Sonisnn, Kill
n, Strait, Uumly" oil pull tractors they are the kind that stay sold.
LA GRANDE IMPLEMENT CO.
E. S. MIKRIS ' '
1529 JKKFKKSON STREET LA GRANDE. OREGON
Home Iml., Main "SO; Union Co., Red .171
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Mr. Grain Farmer:
Are you prepared to handle your grain in bulk? Ds not
wait until Spring and Summer when you are buried with work
and worried with labor shortage,' but build your graneries now.
You can buy the lumber and roofing paper for a first-elan
1000 bushel portable granary for $54.58 and it will last for
years. Sacks for the same amount of grain will cost yea
$125.00 and this would be a dead loss against this year's crfip.
A granary of this size can be moved anywhere and can be
filled directly from the thresher, doing nway with high priced
labor handling and sewing sacks.
The boys in the trenches need the sacks for aand bags for
the protection of their very lives and perhaps your boy is
among them.
Spend your money in your own valley by buying lumber
manufactured at home. . When you buy sacks part of tne
money goes to India. .
BUILD YOUR GRANARIES NOW
Be prepared by building them before the farming season
opens up. Be sure to get good lumber, well seasoned, as low
grade lumber will give you trouble in a few seasons. Don't
use green lumber.
Save money keep what you spend at home pvevent loss
and damage from exposure to weather leave the sacks for our
boys in the t nckes; help win the war by building granaries now.
Portable granaries of this type are universally used in
other sections. One trip with a good team will haul the ma
terial fpr one granary. For particulars as well as prices on
union County lumber for all farm purposes, see
The George Palmer Lumber Co.
LA GRANDE, OREGON
OIL BURNERS
Your wood is gone, the summer is here, that
oil burner that you havo longed for is ready
to install in your Range FREE TRAIL and
guarantee cover your dollars.
Furniture Exchange
Fir and Jefferson E. J. DONOHUE Black 1241
Best Prices Paid for Used Furniture
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