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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. "
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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. - ,
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MRS. S. J. SYMONS -
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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.
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I Toda v and "Tomorrow
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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.
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Practically
Everything Has Raised
But Telephone
Service
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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.
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