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VOLUME XXI LA GRANDE, OREGON FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1918 ; NUMBER 240 10 MM UNION COUHTY PEOPLE HAVE II UIS TIME NOTHING SO SUCCESSFUL EVER BEFORE RE CORDED IN COUNTY'S HISTORY. Perfect Day Beautiful Floats People Combine to Make Occasion One Befitting This Great War Year. . . Never since thn, beginning of tiiuu In La Grande, has there boon such a spontaneous outburHt of en tliiiHiaHlic patriotism, as was shown in La Grande during the monster Fourth 'of July parade, which filod tlirough tho principal streets of the city yestarday afternoon. Thousands of flags bijr and little fluttered to the breeze, or were, held in the hands of marchers, fastened to coats and dresses, flung . from stores, offices and housetops. It was one grand ro- tncnrnatiun of". Liberty served , by Lincoln, as descondod from Washington, und fought fur -on the battlefields of France and Belgium and along the Italiun battlefront, whoro the Stars and Stripes with the British, French, Belgian und Italiun flags ure loading on to vic tory. . . , I'roccssion Over Two Miles Long 1 More than one hour whs required for the procession which paraded the streets of La Grande yestcrduy in hon or of the Natal day to pass u given point. It was without duulit the greatest exhibition ever, given to - an Oregon town any ways near the size of I .n Grande and the perfect manip ulation of the parotic, the careful handling of every feature, the prepar ation necessary to have every feature represented reflect upon the man who ns head of the event did his duty und did it well, That man was Major H. E. Ooolidge. . Among the distinctive features of the parade was the Liberty float pre ceded by the Hcruld, Miss Florence Stansficld on her blnck mount. With bugle she announced the approach of this great pageant. The Liberty float, designed und constructcd by DcLilc Green and Eu- j gene Goode, carried tlio lesson of lib- j crty in its truest sense. Miss Dolln Rnvburn. who wns the choice of the nennlo for Liberty Oucen of the La I Grande section, stood on a pedestal in j the center of the float holding a beau tiful silk American flag. Queens, elected from the different communi ties of the county also occupied, prom inent places on this, tho loading float of tho parade. In this section of tho parade ap peared tho forty-seven recruits who lonvc tonight for active service in the United States army. They were fol lowed by tho Grande Uonde hospital ' volunteer nurse division, an oi wnom tire enlisted for service in France. Ap- j propriate it was indeed, for the nurses ; to be followed by members of the I Grande Army of the Republic und Woman's Relief corps, all under escort of Fourth Separate ullttalion of Ore-1 gon Guards. ' . The float of Miss Mac Murphy, who is handling food conservation work, was also located in this section. Robert Withycombc of Union was in charge of the .first division. . Red Cross Division. , The second fcaturo of the great pa- rade brought forcefully to the minds : of all the work of the Red Cross. I ending thc'long Red Cross section I typical of the famous French womanifleld agent, in the extension dopart 'ns n float in chnrge of Mrs. Harry land was mounted on a snow white meut advised County Agent M-ioj Zurbrick. This flout contained an op-1 wns crating table, physician in the act of ministering to a wounded man and other prominent suggestions of the work being done in the field hospital. Red Cross cars from every chapter In Union county followed. Rny W. Irfignn commanded this section. i .,J When J. F. Corbctt promised a rail-1 road feature for the parade no one .Ireanicd to what elaborate extent the! rnmnnnv intended to go, As that section came into view pco , pie were delighted and the interest manifested showed -strongly the loy alty of Im Grande to the O.-W. com : pany for La Grande is the big division point of the system and is recognized throughout tho northwest as on O.-W. town. Two live locomotives were featured. One was No. 1778 operated by thief Dispatcher Charles Roberts. The en-(machines owned and driven by Mr.jed:'We have ten million men Just gine was constructed in such a way E. E. Kirtlcy, Mrs. J. J. (rr. Missjuke tbe soldiers marching today Id j that at a short distance it had every; Nell Orimmett. Mrs. E. T. Feebler, j various British cltle.s, who can be appearance of a locomotive that had (Continued on Page Two) ' Ibrought over when needed." . I left the trucks and was wuudcriligT through the streets of Iu Grande. Built over a motorcycle which fur nished the power, Dispatcher Roberts with much euse, directed the course of the big engine and at the same tlmo looked from his cab window and smoked a Fourth of July cigar',' Mr. Corhett, as chief of this division, also occupied a place in tho cab and viewed the great crowd ' with a justifiable pride. ' .- Flanking tho engine wus the new service flair for the Umutllla-Huntlng- ton division of the O.-W.- railroad in charge of E. T. Buchlcr and J. W. Eagnn. It was carried bv trusted em ployes and on that flag were two hun dred stars showing employes at the front, and one gold" star indicating that death had claimed one of tho boys while in action. -' ' . Engine No. 318 was a strong feature for it was the engine of the Brother-! hood of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen. Peter Bicvcr, one of the j veteran engineers of this division wus the architect of this piece of mechnn-1 ism and for several days had laid off j and devoted his entire time to con- structing an engine "that would repre sent ,the Brotherhood in the town where the members of Vxis order Jove to celebrate the Fourth of July and the town which thoy fondly cull home. Amid tho shrieks of the engine," the puffing of steam, the coils of black smoke the railroad division wended its way through the crowd which cheered loudly. i Old Liberty Bell was not forgotten by the railroad boys for J. 'f. Ride ncaur, foremen of the shops, had a float with a large bell which rang out clearly in the July air. It guaranteed liberty to the world just , as the his- toric Liberty Bell guaranteed liberty to the colonies in tho cany days. wia employes in i.mu. The oldest employes on the division held a place in the parade. Theso in eluded Dr. C. T. Bacon, Tom Silk, M. M Crippcn, J. C. Gulling,' L. Given, Frank Brookler, A. J. Martin. A boiler shop in active operation in charge of J. T. Ridcncaur, J. M. Hand lund and A. C. McClellnn ' told the story of tho work on locomotives now so essential to national transportation. Ladies Were Represented The ladies employes float, in charg .. .. , . , , , OI lYllSS LCOIItt litwiiii, luiimmvu .,b.3 employed by this division of the O.-W. in the line oi marcn every iicijnii. llIn(! fo.coa yc8tcrduy aftornoon, and ment of the railroad was represented : ho t0() il( ll0 m(ViC0 Bt tho work, , by marchers. The offices, trainmen, j Tllu R(!(I c,oss Coninilttee put In shops, warehouses, in fact not a single c,nrK0 f the event was composed department wns omitted. It wns an:of j)Pi M k. Hall, Fred J. Holmes instance where the whole railroad di-,UHi rjnico Dennis, but much ot the vision took part and it made for credit o t))e bAccsC,! termination Union county a demonstration mat nas not been equalled in a city' in thcjwi,,, worked early and lute for northwest from a railroad point ofnauso Hint Is. dear t the hearts or view. ,' everyone the .alleviation . of suf- Allicd Float Lead Division ifcrlng on tho battlefield. The fourth division consisting of the beautiful Allied float and decorated automobiles wns led by Miss Lorna Coolidgc representing Jonn of Arc. She wore the armor und the costume I horse. When she turned her section into the street lined with people the cheering wns loud and long, for Jonnjtwo days in the county, giving de of Arc nt this time in history is in the illustrations In canning and othur minds of all and Miss Coolidgc carried. BlmllBr work, before Hie, boys uud out the personification of the noted character in a splendid way. She np- i k....,..;r,,i .. k., m,. ,i lk. . . mt ,D,.fI The AlliW float was designed and i constructed under direction of H.-M.f Dubois, assistant secretary to the Union County war uoara. it was drawn by the prize draft tcaip owned I , ,,,., i, , 1y W; IhU'1'";tU;r- "T " aV8U!-' Honed Miss Caroline Palmer ns dess of Liberty. She was supported by a soldier in uniform of each of the' ar0i;s of KllM,IlealI WHeni from, four great allied powers United .,hc WnU, Sea to tne Adrlut'lc. Ad-j States, Great Britain, France and mll.a 8111IUB announced In a speech i Italy. 4 . Among tne most nanosomeiy ucc- orated automobiles in this section were DDES GERMANY REALLY HEAri IT? VORWAERTS DECLARES THE PEOPLE FEEL TIIE1K ISOLA TION Loss of Itaw Materials Iking Kelt Will the Allies Be "Sensible?" BERLIN,.. July.. 6. Vorwaerts declared "the Gorman people desire peaco so strongly that sensible accom modations from tho Allies is bound to lead to its realization. Germany is feeling the loss of raw1 material due to its overseas isolation. ' JUNKERS ARE VICIOUS. , Socialists Opposed Itutiflcatlon Of Jliiiiinnlnn Treaty. . AMSTERDAM. July D.( By Unit ed Press.) The Gorman Reichstag has approved tho Rumanian peace treaty, says n Berlin dispatch. ' i Foreign, Soc'rotary' von Kiiehlniiinu formally announced that Gorinnny doea not Intend, to start, a campaign for the Invasion of India. ' , Tho ratification of the ; tretfty with Rotimanla is regarded as a vic tory for the Junkers. The Social ist: iparty : wore- bitterly opposed to its, forms as being too severe Clyde Meyers Holds Automobile Number , " . Tu0 lm Cross automobile, which ,vaa a ..., of ,n i,ii)(,piv Onoen was a part of the Liberty Queen contest. Is today claimed by Claudct Meyers. He has telephoned tu- the Hod-Cross "claiming the inn- chine and that office has naked him to present proof, which doubt less he will do. . , The muchine was disposed of yes terday afternoon at the -city park as the last' number on the celc-i brntlon program. Great Interest was shown In the events from its! beginning to Its close and The Red j Cross has gathered in something j like J2. 600. exact figures of which will be printed as soon as reports aro finished. . . Those who worked hard for tho success of this event were J. J. Carr, Will Siegrlst and J. H. Pcaro. who had charge of tho selling end. They were ably assisted by Miss Delia Rayburn, who was cluctidl queen, the Honor Guard girls, who I "It Is not hecauso tho people have, worked vigoiously under their Icu-juo money for Investing In real dcr, Miss. Naomi Williamson, to tlic'oslnto, for they have, us is, ovidenc end that a greater amount ot money led by the fact that La Cyando and might be raised for Red Cross work. John .Anderson,, of tho . Maxwell agency, who furnished the cur at. a reduced price, and Fred J. Holmes, who dqmonstrntcd his greut interest I in the Red Cross movement and In- " uip nu mi . . , .. . . ..kmi,.. n 1...., ,Smlalor E(1 Kiddle Joined the sel- a ,uo i (10 above named people --o- O. A. C. KXTKNSIOX IN l,A MltANDK. Miss Helen Cowglll, assistant jMurphy, that sho will lie huro on j 18th instant, and will spend jK""" county Thls- work In preparation for tho forthcoming Stain-Pair, to be ;neiu in oaiem next inn. . 0 ..,.,. ,. ... ,... Available. I i.ur.iiiN, j my a. I uy mmou iixn coioi Press. (-American naval forces. now. ovei God-jCOI1111I.lH,nK 2!-)() vvmFftl ,, 4;00,,1C frnt LONDON. July 5. (Hy United. j . . nuemilnir In ' nil 'at the Anglo-American fellowship 'meeting, General Diddle, speaking, declar - YANKSREPULSED DOVEWELCOMES ' . - . : - ' i THE MM THE SUNSHfNERS AMERICAN AND , AUSTRALIAN" TROO CAPTURE UPWARDS I OF 1300 PRISONERS Field Guns, 100 Machine Guns and Trench Mortars Taken Fin- . land Declares War. 'LONDON, July 5. llnig announced that the German counter attack on Memcl captured by tho American and Australian troops was repulsed lust night, "Tho prisoners were taken in yes terday's advance along the Kummc now exceeds thirteen hundred, we al so captured German' field guns and one hundred machine guns, beside sev eral trench mortars." , Finland Declares War i STOCKHOLM Finland is reported on verge of a Wr declaration against the Allies. Finnish troops cooperuting with fiftw thousand Germans are re ported' ready to enmpaign Into the Russiuii-Murmuii district where n small Allied force is guarding mili tary supplies. -.' o -. Vladisvostok Taken ; Does Not Mean Much WASHINGTON. D.C., July 5. (Uy United Press.) A spoctucular move of tho Szooho-SIovuks In Rus sia, In which they ; defeated the Russoperman forces and captured Vladivostok Is probably neither a great nor Important action. A gallant band ot ,$0,000 merely Ifought - their" way ' to ' Vladivostok !The Russian forces fulled to rally around them us hoped, says' tho of ficial dispatch. Property Sales Slow Should Be Brisk , 1 uon t Know wny it is. on u is a fact, that there Is very 111110, property oA any kind-funi., or city, that Is being sold hero In La Grande this season, and it .ould be ust the other way." said Win. M l- ler, tho vete:an realty man ot the city. Union county bnvo "gono over the top,'' in tho matter of: buying Lib orty-lonn bonds, war savings stamps land thril l stumps. Hut there scans 'to be an uneusy fueling averywhoru may be the war has been felt more hero than elsewhere, but I cun hardly think that ' is true. We would bo glad Induct 'to "'exchange real property . for . , Liberty loan bonds, or war slumps,, but have not done so, us. yet. "Crops, on tlio wholn, are good, and prices ale high for everything produced on the rami. . Factories of all kinds ure busy us thoy wore never buforo, und wages are high everything Is, high,' too, but If over thoro was a. (.ood 1 1nto- to buy prop erty 'or any kind" In this valley, or uny part or Oregon, uow In the time, "I thlnl wo will win Ibis war In two yours, or less, and the close of tho war will see Aiiinrlr.ii at the lop of the iuap. Munitions factor ies, -ns wnll as gun factories will be turned . buck to 'whoro t liny wore before, und put to making ugrleul- tnral luarhliiery uguln, -and the world will bu our market, us it never was In the old past. "Nothing Is now doing except It pertains to war. After the wur, not only our utiles, - bitt (tenuuny herseir -will luivo to look to us ror rood sliirrs. Firty yeum' time will not restore the Holds of Ilelglum and France to such conditions as thoy will raise, crops, and n part at uerniniry is In the hii inn shape Knglund. Canada and nil (he lirit- Ih colonies arc In fair condition even with all tho men uway ut i-itnt lnl uftnt- fhn wiir l nvnr. :thev will noon recover to son.e- thing like their old-time prosperity. !ind I nlwuys like to slop i.rr hero But, lor ten yeara. America wllliror B row days." have almost n monopoly on tho pro-1 O'Neill Is known from one end duclloh of food sturrs generally, aaior tho lino to the other, as well as well as machinery, cotton and wool, sto a large eMent. too." WKATHF.It ItKIHUlT. PORTLAND, July 5. -Fair. .MOVEMENT IS APPUOVF.D ' MY A Li, easts iik iti;sii)i;'is. After Trip Of Im Grande People holiday A Return .Meeting -''"-- Will Uo Held Soon. Col.' Morehouse, tho official head of the sunshine for the uhiit-ln movement, has roceived advices from Covu saying that the people, of that locality are ready to ex tend u sultablo wulcoiiio to all visi tors next Suuduy, This Is tho se cond of tlio series of such gather ings; .the Initial gathering tit Mil liard a couple, of week ago having been Interefored with in account of lain. It Is hoped that weather conditions will bo more, propitious for tho second venture of tho kind. Certain it Is that no bolter place in the. county could bo selected than Cove. , Tho, movement Is not only endors yl by tho churches and tho load ing people or Cove, but they say that ,lhoy will inuko u ruturu visit In tho near fiituro. It la understood, of course, that these excursions aro mainly for tho benefit of thoso who do not own cars and huvo no moans, or "ge.ttlng away except through the generosity of those who have anion. .Colonel Morehouse sayB that volunteers uinong the car owners will be ap preciated. . . t- - Chief-of Police Ray burn Busy on the 4th ; Chief ot Police. Lou4a Jtayburn reports that In a raid made on the Fourth, he arrested Hans Andersen and Charles Erlckson, for being In - toxlcated and, having liquor In their rooms. i. Erlckson pleaded guilty and paid a flno of $50. : ' Anderson pleaded ' "not guilty," and will have his trial at 5 o'clock this ufternnon. :. : Pat Williams was drunk and had wt.!.bn, I,, l,lu nnnlial lift fl I uf, ,oadod al(, W(lg f,ned $5 , wmam Lockcn lg(j wus ,n(ox. cut and bl, ,n cas hch ,ortMetl this morning. Lau,.ence slmmonB E. u Lock. cn and UbvW Pottraonthroe ,)oyl) ,,. ,.,.., ,, r,. ,i,i i. cttes, und gave ball in the sum dt ?5 each, which was foreDtcd. J.P.A. O'Neill Here Says Traffic is Good In un lnloivluw with "Jack" (J. !H.) O'Neill, the gonial ..traveling passenger ugont or the O.-W, R. and N. Co., he, saiir luHt evening: 'Yes liotwlthstuudiug War condi tions und the Increase recently -mule In tho price of railroad and deep ing cur tlckuts, travel Ibis summer Is rather on the' Increusu, Until de-cj-cusu. .1 nupposo the reus'iii Is Unit, everybody Is making money this yCfir - tlio funnels more than uny.one, and traveling back iiu,l forth over tlio line, with tin uwa- sioniil trip oust, Is no mure a nini- ter or nocoHnlty lliaii leusure. The passugo or troop trains these' dnys through Lu .(iinti'le li gutting to bo r uveiy day occur rence, uliuos1.. I am lcuwiii; on the early train for Hie east In um morning but will return In the iflernooii with a troop l.v.ln filled with soldiers, who will so into tem porary training ul Ouinp Lewis, which recently, us you ttnoiv. sent two or thro.) troop trull", net of there on their way oast. Nobody knows where they ure going Just now, ni.i eventually of cnaiho, they wi! doss the big pond. "Aiv soi.y I got in this mornlnc; Just tin le!e to seo your Mi Foiirtn or July celebration, especially ns 1 mideiHtaiid the boys from our elmr:; undo a magnificent showing, ulong with the Red Cross and Lumber companies. "f.n flt-Eilidr. cortuinlv t.l Dill I 111 X on a lot ot new stunts this year. i from ocean to ocean, a: tlio tr.iv idling man "with smile. Ho.it. ja firm believer In the prlnclpl. h-t (expressed with the old nnate: "Smilo, damn you, itulle." It gets more business than a grouch. I IMEDPI H4DHE iiiLniuiiii niniiiui oiiulu DIM THREE Mil DESPERATE FIGHTING IN THE AIR TWO AMES- ICANS ARE MISSING. Four Americans and Six Germans Engaged One Boche Shot, and Two U. S. Airmen Lost.: , v Ity Fred 8. Ferguson. "' (United l'resa Stuff Correspondent.) WITH THKAMKRICANS ON THE MA UN 10, July 0. Throe Ger man airplanes ware shut down In two aerial buttles this morning. Two American iilrnu.u ore missing. Four American and lx Gornitin ma chines participated In' tho fight. ' The first fight occurred : north of Dolsnos ( Ucllair wood), and -was opened by tho Americana. In this fight imo Hoclie " iiitichlnc, ' was biiMiRht down and. two. Amuilcaii planes aro missing. : v v The second fight wus located north of Chateau Thierry uud two German planes wore felled. ; ' WILL PREVENT AdOltKSSION. WASHINGTON, D.C.; July D. (By United Press.)Sonalor Salisbury of Delaware, Introduced to Senate today n resolution nsklug that the United States, Japan und Great Bri tain arrange, to prevent German uu gresslon on the Pacific.; 1IUGK I'HOi'lTUKItlXG. WASHINGTON, D.C., July ' 5. (By United Press. V 8om'-buslmaa-es during tho year 1017 . made ex- cess profits over previous returns ito the amount of 2180 per cent, the Treasury Department has an nounced, In answer to the resolu tion of- Senator Borah, asking for data on profiteering. . IIAKi KKMM CONGRATULATIONS. CoiiipllineiitNFmirtli Army For Skill And Uullnnti'V. -. LONDON,' July 6.-( By United Press.) Flold-Murshu! Hnlg today telegraphed congratulations to the Fourth Army, including VIhe -Amer ican troops for their skill und gal lantry" In conducting .-yesterday's advance ulong the Somnie.''..-... '.., SMASHING FORWARD. Fremii Forces Gain 1'pnnril Of .Mile On .Three Mllo Front. PARIS, July 6. -(By ' United Press. )--Tho French forces - are smashing forward again between the OIko and Ui Alsno rivers.; In two uttaeks yesterday evening thoy ud vunced about a mile on a llircp mile front, tnhliig 1,000 prisoners. . The official report says: "Be tween the Olse and the Aisne, to ward 7::iO In the evening, our troops uttucked the Gorman linos west tit Oiitrnches, tell miles nurlll- west or Km reus, on u front of one and a quurlor miles, advancing their poult inns nearly half a mile. In the evening, u new attack wus launched between AntreoppoH and the mountains, Just nt tho moment when the Germinal wore ubtnit to allark. - This advanced- the linos u, iti Ili on more than a three mile fronl. I "Wu look muuy prlsouors, luclud - Ing IX offlceiH. Norlh of Mont - dlillrr, between Montdldler and the Oise uud along the right hank ot the Mouse, iiiiiny prisoners worelho said: "Wo shall speak that lun- taken in Krench raids." v In the decorated' automobile sec tion of the parade, were liuiiiy beau tifully decorated cars nnd the com mittee hung up- prizes for the lust. Tim Judges hud several bountifully decorated ones to choose from nnd the tusk or selecting the winners must have been a difficult one. The car driven by Miss Nell Grlmmelt was made Into the, form of n boat MRS. KIRTLEY'S CAR RECEIVES FIRSTMRS. J. J. SECOND and was a splendid efrort, lull it Is which, with thoso received prises understood that the ronniiU'n wnr jand the Miss Grlniiuctt car, made a .uncertain as to whether a float i galaxy of exquisitely depornted au shonld bo considered when Instruc-iloinobllos. : , . ', h punm President's Speech -' Dropped on Germany WASHINGTON. D.C.; July B.- tny uniica iTosa.) America . la coinplotlng tho grealrat prupuganda, eirort or ttie, war, cabling ana sena- Ing by wireless to all corners of tho -earth, the IctnUs of J'rcsldent WIN Him's speech ifuil tho pludgos of tho foreign, born of Ainorlca. Allied airplanes ure dropping tho .speech over tho German lines, and Gorman towns. , WASHINGTON, . D.C., July E (By United Press. ) President Wil son sent u special request through congressional leaders, usklug that the Senate pass a resolution nm poworlng hlin to oporato tho tele graph, telephone and cable systems before Senate goeB Into roccps, WASHINGTON,0, .B.C.,.- July fj. (By. United '-ProsB.) The Hauw adopted a rule for the immediate coivslderatiou of Reprtyiantutlro Sundoi' jeaQluliaa, taking vr llw telegraph und telephono tinea, and Immediately . look up the measure as a committee -of tho .whole, - A, rule was also-adopted limiting de bate to two hours. . ThiB will probu'l bly permit the bill to go to tbe voto today, . .. Representatives Moore, Mudtlcu and Longiworthy are, tho chief op ponents to the adoption of. the rulo and demunded. to know why the President hud not sent Congress a, ... uiessuge asking for tho drarting ot -wire control legislation, ' FRENCH TAKE PRISONERS I: PARISH July 5. Patrol uctivilicH reported captured additional prisoners -is communiqucd. . , ,, ' : . In Champagne along the Mouse right hand bunk French patrols brought in prisoners." .. , imi:iiali,ii;d council Will, Take Action At Once ItcgurriV . Ing ItiisNiun Sltuiitlon. . , - WASHINGTON, D.C., July . 0.-1.-.-(By, United Prcyis.) Recoiiiiiinnda--tlons or un Intcr-allled supremo wur council will largely govorn President.- Wilson's coin-so Inwards Russlu, It Is learned authoritatively. The Council's ruporlsi ore expected momentarily. It la known the council believes In Immediate ac tion ulong some If no now unknown. . TheBO' tacts were leu mod following the knowledge that tlio Cviochu-Slo-viiIih have absolute control of Vlud vonlok. -o- OUNS Til II ONLY LANGCAGF. riTTKBUHG, July 0. (By United ticks.) "Germany understand on- ly olio lunguugo, that coining from llhe mouths of ghus, Secretary Ltino i told the National Kdueatloiial Ar.no- ciutloii convention. In conclusion. Igniige uiilll Gorinany repents." , Hons culled . for decorated cars. When the results wcru finally an nounced Mrs. K. K. Klrtlcy's car wus nwunlcvd first honors and Mrs. J..' J. Cut r received second place with her daintily decorated nia clilno. Mrs. A. L. Rlehurdoii, Mrs. K.' T. Peobler and Mrs. Will Church also had elaborately decorated earn