La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 21, 1918, Image 4

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Newspaper Page Textpxoe pour 7 r i LA (IRANJ)l!; 1CVEN1.NO ' OKHKRVKU t ; AVF.nXESDAYi'AUnTTST' 31 1)18" Th Observer , A dependent Newspaper ,'i rnbliihd Daily and Weekly at 1 Grando, Oregon. Gn,do Evening Observer f T,o511,shinff Company. BRUCE DENNIS. Fut.lkh.T. " Entered at the Postoffiee at IM Grande, Oregon, aa Second-class Mnttnr. . Address All Communications to The Observer, 1710 Sixth Street. Gity Official Papor. County Official Paper. Evening Telegraph Report of United Press Association. On Sale in Other Cities Oregon Hotel News Stand, Portland. Imperial News Stand, Portland. . . Multnomah Hotel News Stund, Portland. SUBSCRIPTION RATES - ' By Carrier Daily, per month 65c Doily, par three months $1.9.1 Daily, per six months in advance S;t.7f Tlnilv nw vaoh ... -...- . 7 rn ! Duilv inln mhii Hi- 1 themselves, II; Mail ' Daily, per year in advanco......$..00 Daily, per six months in advanco $2.51) Daily, three months 'n advance. .81.25 Dnily, per month 60c The Saturday Evening Observer, by mail, per year in advance. .$1.50 Weekly Observer-Star, by mail, per year in advance . .$1.50 policy was the policy of the railroads under private control. Such a policy is indefensible either under private control ior government control. It would bo particulaily in'dcfensiblo un der public control when railroad em ployes uru the direct servants of the public.; "The public be damned" policy f in, no circumstances be tolerated an the -railroads under government control, livery employe of the rail road should take pride in serving the public courteously and efficiently. Courtesy costs nothing and when it ilisiK'n.icd. it makes friends of the public and adds to the self-respect of the employes. My attention has also been called to the fart that employes have some times offered ns an excuse for their own short-comings, or as a justifica tion for delayed trains or other diffi culties the statement that "Uncle Sam is running the railroads now" or thut "These arc . McAdoo's orders," etc. Nothing could be more reprehensible i than statements of this character, and A. L BARKMAN V fA J i A- L Barkman, chief of the division nl farm rrulr nf til ripnartment of notliinir could be more hurtful to the .h0r. mohiliicd both the men and success of the railroad administration women n every section of the eoun or to the welfare of railroad employes i try who were available for farm ocrv- My Country Tie of Thee, Swasf; Land ' ef liberty.?. THE HONOR SYSTEM. There is little doubt that Governor Withycombo is '. entirely correct re garding his preference to the parol for prisoners rather than what .has been termed the" honor system. For many years wo have been going wild on a lot of limber-backed reform. . Women have taken it up and effemi nate men have boon interested in .the work. ' Such people could not go through a prison and hear the tales of woe which prisoners always . have without having their hcnrla bleed and immediately to formulate plans where tho "poor prisoners" would be treated bitter and given a place In the i.un. In some cases their work, had good effect, butjn. the majority of cases where criminals nr sufficiently hard boiled to serve a sentence in the stato's prison, it wan love's labor lust. Governor W'lhycombc has doubt!;;;?' found this to be true a.ul he i:; to ). commended for coming nut frankly' and telling the people his views of this prison matter. Strict discipline and unflinching regulations ore about the only thiugti that will help the man who in ocrv '. Ing n term in the slate penitentiary. Extremely young men perhaps can bo handled differently and there is al ways a way to do audi things. No doubt, those who have made them have done so thoughtlessly in most instances, but the harm is just as great if a thing of this sort Is done thoughtlessly as if it is done deliberately. there arc many people who for par The authorities in Albany .'and tisan or selfish purpose, wish govern- joyer-wher else nro trying to dec! Ice. He stationed a special farm scrv. Ice man in each of the 94 federal em ployment agencies and used post of fices In email farming communities as receiving stations. ,.,.,, li,,n nf ttio rnilrnnds to bcP"BI a failure. Every employe who is dis courteous to the public or makes ex cuses or statements of the kind I have discribed, is helping these partisan or Belfish itnerests to discredit govern ment control of railroads. Recently the wages of railroad em ployes were largely increased, involv ing nn addition to railroad operating expiyises of more than $475,000,000 per, annum. In order to meet this incrense, the public has been called upon to pay largely increased' passen ger and freight rates. The. 'people have accepted this new burden cheer fully and patriotically, The least that every employe can do in return is to serve the public Courteously, faithfully and efficiently. A great responsibility and duty rest upon tho railroad employes of the United States. Upon their loyalty, ef ficiency and patriotism dopends in a largo part America's success and the overthrow of the kaiser and all that ho represents. Let us not fail to measure up to our duty, and to the just demniid of the public that railroad service shall not only be efficient, but that it shall always bo courteously administered. ' W. G. McADOO, Director General of Railroads. lilts message n 7 3 a r II w It was written on a piece ol note p:iper hiooejit here- by strange carrier pigeon, which died jvery soon after it was found or the slicel. The bird wfts id'yitifled aa t species of Cnltrornfa desert iiai not found In any p.:rt of Orepon save- possibly in tho southern u l portion. Tile bird rernsed tool and water and was exhausted. ' '.: A piece of string -wlileli boon, the message to the bird's leg , i ollvo drab in color and might havf been unravelled from an army un iforui, I" v 'V l ! J OVHIt THE NORTHWEST Far.neig may exchange wheat fp wheat ".flour at lhrt mHhi nroyiduu they do not orme an nmouii Kicater that; will !r enough ti ui'iko oiftht pounds per porson poi month until October 1, 101 S. Tlii. 1h the Hiihaitmce of a now rulinr by the Tootl administration ran eoi.poratlon, a copy or which hn; jiittt lunched tho local udminfiUra tion in Albany. recent dispatch from Now It t"Ul of tho wonderful ef- NOT THE CASE lilCKH. Director General of Uailroails ,M; Adoo has issued General Order Nn. Jo . stating that it ha: come to him that railroad employes tlo not treat the pebjic with as minh courtesy under federul control ns when railroads were in private lunula. This may be true in some .sections ot the country but1 charges ,f this nnture against the r:iilre:id boys of tho northwest could not be sustained. In fact the revcrss obtains, for cveiy railroad man in I -a Grande, and so iar as wo know, on the entire O.-W. system, feels a patriotic duty in H: . charging his duties in the careful an:! painstaking manner, it has often been remarked how faithful and earn est railroad people have taken tip the causo of the government and how will ing every man seems to be to tlo any thing that he is asked to do by the heads of departments. . For the benefit of everyone the or der of Director JlcAdoo is herewith reproduced: j To nil employees of the railroads of the United States: Complaints have j -imi-hed me from time to lime that employes lire not treating the public with ns much consideration and cmir- losy under government control of the) ,-..ll..nn.l tiniler nrivnte control, i do it know how much courlcay wio nnr,rH tho nubile under private con i.l ,..1 1 hvc no basis, therefore. fnr Bcrurnte comparison. I hope, bow ever, that the reports ot discmiilcsy under government adftuilisirnii.in m the raflroads are incorrect, or thai thev arc at least confined to a rela tively few cases. Whatever, may be the mcrita of thrso complaint-", they draw attention to a micMmn winch i? of the utmost importance in the muti .Bpcmcntof the railroad. . For many years it v.-na populai .y believed that "the public be damned In York, reel i ho; Ajirnia Unrealla had ,oii all tho oleqtrlc. wires of the oast r'jt no? ,pl' (he llBlils, for one thing fioi. rti.-hi tiero at home, If you l,iiii).,neil io he out at that .un earthly hour midnight, you mlRht havo noieed tint all electric lights in tho tily suddenly went out, nnd dill not. ciiiiic again until two o' clock evi morning. The explan ation 'jeems to ho the air being so hilly charged with electric cur ri iii t n they absorb, no to speak, the oiilin.iry electric light curionlK, nosilnx until after tho upjier atmosphere Is elesred of Its Bin plusiigo of elef .li icily. ' Tro i:. laising to inertie the foot supply of Oregon is heing iired b Slatu ltlologlsl Willli'iu l Klnliy wlio says t!mt. the propagation ot this g.'iiuo fish is cmiicr than rals jmik citicKens, ,:ni(i ii put on a .com t llucrrta! har.i. more liroMluhlu. lb helleve't( that :u: a ic.nilt of tin war one of the, great iialiirul re r.ources of Ilie utate iiiny lie (level oped and iliHlead of waste laud swales nuil swamp:! m ly becoint trou pond :i. ; retm'ivtii,':' irnhiral re vonuell fit lltlie i'onJ. and fiirnliilt ing no fiK'oii:aderali)o loud supply Many Oreiton really men ftoir r:)lnta outside of Portland i-i planum; to .iltend le annual on a vi,iitlou of the luterr.lale lirnlty un :'ociation at Seatllo Aii;ui,t !l, e and il. Kotluu-ing (In; meeting ol the I'oiilind Keally Itoanl at lilt committee rooms of the ir'.noeia- lion to the Henry building Wed evening, it was atiiimineei; Mutt leere than too rea'ty dealer In Unit city havu agi-'.eU aiten-,' Iho cotn'ention. I'.nil Cowcill. eiofnrv or I he iii liand Koalh hoard, leaves today, for NeaMle where he wi'l remain rulil at'le Iho convent inn. Mr. ('owe.ilt o also all ollieial of Hie Inters! id association. An anuy order for 875.000 25-' i oiineo cans or blackberry and plum further en donee to the repnri jam to A. ltilpert Co., a cannery thai 'he Itiu huer Lumber t'o n with rl flees ill the Worcester i pauy's holdings in the .Vorih P., :u: building shows the huge demand j sect ion 1110 under option end an being made upon Oregon ror Can-j soon t.i lie, laken over by the yia--lied fruit products. The filling ofjtory Interesis Is given by ihe In this Immense cunlract will require i roi nvition that a large force 01 750,0110 pounds of sugar. This to i men omplmed bv Mr. f'laiterv h i - so Al. the sumo time It Is not wondorrul. after all, It Is simply that 'all eiiiiiuocl lal' storms are a few days .ahead of schcdiilM. (he lutgcftt order. of its kind that bra been made by the govern input fm sweets for Iho soldiers -Exchange. been, engaged evuisiug ihe tieiliei holdings of tho lliiehner l.uniliei Company and that nn extension ol '. days has l-ivn given on the n;- THE BALANCE OF POWER urn i K,!, :v'-r-f ...S iJ- ''.!'f5:f,t;-i',1 III ix ew if a Shoes! arriving every day express. We havo the strongest line to offer our trade this fall thqt,woiav6 ever had. Every pair has a full leather insole, every pair Goodyear Welts. The following styles are some of the new ones: Cherry Red, Calf, Cuban Heel, Lace, Coco Brown, Calf, Cuban Heel, Lace; Khaki, Grey and 'Brtrjvn, Kid, Cloth Top, Lace. Wo will be glad to show you. No trouble to fit our shoes. They are moderately priced $6.00 t o $9.50. - , ' A UNION STORE A UNION STORE MRS. S. J. SYMONS - y - zVfs 1 1 a w &r.. vt Am I -f , H-nt ' J 't tfhwn V j ... .., , ,..- i Germany's Oldest Railroad. . The oldest rnllrotid In Oertiiany, Is onp of till! shortest In tho world. Tho r,iiilwlg railway, connecting the cities nl! I lit-th 'nud Korenburg, Is Just three and threcipiartcd's mrlea long, und has never been extended.. It was conceived .bv .loliahues Si.'hitrrer, a Wealthy hop merchant,' tin) Philadelphia Inquirer tells us. The plan was llrst published In 1SI12, 'and ns King Ludwlg favored lis. construction It was named uftcr linn. There arc about 1)0 employees. The railroad curries about 4,000,000 passengers a yenr. 'Aladdin and tho Wonderful '.amp" at Sherry's, tomorrow and Friday. Bring the kiddies and rcmcw fond memories of your youth. 8-21-lt Cash paid for second hand "clieol books in good condition, sllvert'iorn's Family Drug Store. S-20-'!t. FAMILY DRUG STORE I.A GRANOE.ORCGON, ' Mrs. S. J. Symons. the Englir.h woman who founded the Gymons boo pital at the French front, Is In Wash innton In the Interest of the hospital, which has been moved from Solssons to Clermont. She Is adding 200 beds ;ln tents for the Americans now fight 'Ing with the French. i vor a he i I . I I Toda v and "Tomorrow , - - , I'': GO TO THE BEE, THOU SLUGGARD, j CONSIDER, HIS WAYS AND BE WISE. . The mos important thing about a bee is not his stinger ' but; that he is a ''Saver,' while the fact that he is also a stinger is the next most imptant thing about him,, as you have probably had reasons to experience. If you adopt his plan on saving, and make our bank your hive, you arc less liable to "get stung" by some "get-rich-quick" scheme. ' You can't lose if your money is deposited in our bank. We take every precaution to 'protect your money; we carry burglar insurance, have fire-proof vaults, and bonded cnt Member Federal licservo System La Grande National Bank LA GKANDK, OUICGON thai the work iiKiy be (inn . hi on cuint.h'.rd. II J-; rmllKfi' ivporkMl that .l:irp fr;u-ls of limber mvni'il by niilh'.'in Oregon Company and tlm Slnip.-:n:i Kslalo Com.iv.iny, lo.ljolniiii; ho liurliiuT Company's property in Iho outh Sloimb MiKtrict, aro lifsiri'd by Ihe Sliittrry , intortviia, tml tint ni'Kotkiliona nto iiihIlm kvuy lo inclndo tiurc In Ihe trans- art ion. In Iho (vi tho timber hol.l "ni:s of the Simpson Kslalo Con; kiii.v, (ho Kotnhein Oregon Coni 'iariy and tin1 Ibichnoi' Company ivrr II In.'liMloil in tli ileal tho eon (h r iilon will om-.hm! ?;!,tUK,0 t'.t t is irpntled. lVnj.nnln K. Cnii'tstinnk, rarnier litil thteslieriiiaiii nf Vilhi, reports il i!v nii:c of if; IhikIi-'Ih of whi! i the aevo on summer fallow hmtij:h"Mt Ihe dry-fiinn1t:i; fniin oo'.ioa:: nf thr, Klin eonnliy. This s ont'-lhird lesa than the, m;ual ierae. Mr. Cniikshiink. owner of 1 ; teres of main and stock land 1 2 nile.s . h oni Klj:in, has sold the pm;ieily lo .1. F. Crumm, Hecor- d'r of KlKin. Tho consid? ration wws -T.Jno. Cli Ethel Clayton in 'Souls Adrift' ECONOMY" Also Love Loops the Loop Two Reels of Laughter. I'll I DA Y A.N U SAT U 1! OA V. We save onr patrons many dollars annually, at an expense of abnut one-tenth .the original cost of goods. A discarded $10 Suit is often made wearable again for a small sum. Zwiefel Tailoring, A. B. Rogers Foley Hotel lluilding, Adams Avenue. ason Jar Rubbers Wo' have but a few dicon loft, and whilu tlioy last ynii may lmvo tlioin -at Hie low price of ' tluzon for 25f Furniture Exchange Black 1211 E. J. IKIXIIIIIH Fir and Jerfersbn Best Prices 1'aid for Used Furniture, or will Exchange for New. STUAUX ILACV.TO)l M lvSO 1NIC-' "i I ii I : r.i. ;'f v. I UP"? rl' 1 Practically Everything Has Raised But Telephone Service OVER THE TOP i ! ADVERTISING IS INSURANCE An advertiser's advertisement is his volim, tary agreement to do certain things. Good business policy, law aud public opinion re quire that an advertisement-agreement be fulfilled. This serves as a protection to the buyer of advertised goods. If, by chance, you have an experience with the deceptive selling practices or mislead ing advertising, please report it to us. r M M H II '. . . rv':'',A'''1"''''''n'u,'," i-'W"'