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

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MA (fRANDE .EVENING i OBSERVER
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1y Country Tie of The, Sweet Land
. ef Liberty." i.i
UNltliASONABLK DKMANIW,
Shlpworkors, according to Uls
palchos, are going to demand oni
' dollar an hour, lime and u hull
for overtime, with a liulf day on
. Bautrdny. -
What, arc wo coming tot
'Why should such a condition be
permitted? ' -
Is a tthlpbulldor mado of superior
chy to tho soldier '' who' Is fight
' Ing the Hun? ; . ' ;'
Thoae who ; aro agitating such
doninnda '."are. forcing the guvorn
moiit (which' is .tho'ipoo'iilo) to' do
what should have' Jieoii dono . long
,ago, nauioly, to draft all labor on
government work, establish govorn
ment coranilssarlos, and nay labor
that Is producing , war ; matorlals
tfiS! samo .pay thutoldforfc draw!'
It wns inipDHSililo Uo do this,' BO
nocosBnry waa It to have shl'pi- nt
the- beginning of -the- war."5'- But
such .1 plun Is now not only possi
ble but (tJ)robablo. The wise, head,
that framed tlm ninu power bill
.(which iH'tlio best, of all the; meas
ures) saw that tluiro wasan, element.
of mon who wore going to make.
unreasonable, and drastic domnnd.i
and with the prosont man power
bill In Torco, it will bo oasy for
i the gavornnient to suy to c,vory
citizen of the United States ''go
into tlio shipyards und tho spruce
plantB and work for tho flag, re
ceiving ,Boldlors pay and soldier's
grub."
Lot us all hall lite, day whon
congress. . Htifcns up its backbone
to enact' auejh a program.
Hero Jura plel;uro, to rofhict up
on;. ' "-' V,f., s ' '.
theso. churches. .Tings its Sunday
niornlng welcome there seems to
be a 'tone of sadness, of desola
tion, of lack of life.
The chuch Interior no longer
possesses the warmth pf years
agone, when a full atid complete
organization was always on hand.
When Hie Sunday school adjourned
and the rustle of the arrivals for
church was quleied by the choir
leader announcing the first hymn
of the service.
It b gone. The present day
church le doomed during' the war
porlod at least to "suffer lack of
attendance with only an occasional
pulpit being filled.
And from over in Franco the, tid
ings aro trickling through that the
groat now religion p'f man Is being
born Jiat rollgloii which Is dlf-
Korontr-woffihlppluig the same God,
it Is Hue, but worshipping in i
difrerout mannor. It Is a man's
religion a rollgion that will when
tho war is over take In every
congregation of tho dlfforent faltlri
existing, and nurse them as the babe
Is nursod in the arms of Its mo.
their. That religion which sinks
deeply into - mon's houIs and
prompts them ' in their every day
life to, live the Bqquare clean life
of ;GpW' children.; - '
v; hi' -i I- '
Man Is -determining on the bat
tlefields, of: !prance that he Is truly
j WHO IN 1)01 IJP?.-
- Day nftor day we see In tlu
Portland Jornal long editorials ar
guing against the dethronement os
Ben Olcott from the office of so-
crotary of , state., The Journal j
claims it can't be done, for the j
constitution Is ao and bo. i
.But what the people would llko :'
to know Is who Is doing it? . j
Who are the parties that seek j
to ouj' Olcott before his term ofi
office, for which ho was elected, I
has expired? j
If there are such people, they !
should soft pedal a little for w.i;
are not so sure that Olcott could -
not go out and get a constitutional !
amendment put ovor permitting him
to hold tho office for some time
to come. ; '
Olcott as u secretary of state Is
groat public official nnd anyone
who hss transacted public . busi
ness in Oregon knows this to be
true. Therefore, it la a , boundon
duty of the Journal to point out
just who those parlies aro who are
trying to disorganize the, secretary
of stale's office.
- TIIK DAY-TO-DAY illtlVK.
,) Tho greater part of a yoar has'
paused rlncol the war-bond drive
In , Enslnnd. Instead ' of , nelllng
bonds by periodical drives . the
tho son of the living God and Is g0voramint adopted the, . plan of!
continuous sale a steady drive
coming Into bis rights as that sou
never before has been known.
Thf: ur-lrltual man is taking charge
of thu armlos.' , The prayer" no lon
ger neod be niado on bended knee
with no objective point as to time j
and no limit as to amount. By that
process it hss now sold through 1
the banks qnd the post office near- j
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ror, nnor .mi, a goeo inougnt I8jiy fivo Mun dollars of bondH, and
prayer, and the, good thoughts t0 im wrIUnstlio government, liar.
prcomlnnto In that blazing furnace
of destruction which the men of
America aro now onterlng.
So, It is - of little conBcnuenre
while , this furnace is' raging, while
the now .ern Is dawning upon th,
World .whethor the little church In
tho lane has a minister or not.
Mpthora1 and -fathers, sistors and
' '- t ' ' i '
brolhotn. Vivos1 and 'sweethearts of
the soldiers are' breathing prayers
each day in the homes. There a
vor has been a time In hhitory when,
prayor was so fervently and oar-j
Jnetniade to a just God. Then,
twny is the minister In every pur'.'j
pit 'esii.intlal? He is not.
' And, the probable solution of the
whole- matter Is one Ihurch In ev
ery town where by, hard work and
earnest; effort, sorvicos may be held
woekly. ':'. ; 'if '':!-
Cqpeointratlon of "overy ! industry
Is the cry, concentration of tho man
power and the woman power of
the country Is no longer a guess,
and it brings us back to the Idea of
concentration of churches and
church work. , '
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People Are No w Calling For Boys Clothe s
'..Coino and invostigatc-Pricos ".Unusually Low. Boys' All "Wool .Suits $8 to $17.50. Suits that
arc good looking and that will stand the wear and tear of school da vs. Dovs' Oven-oats $6 to $20.
Boys' Maekinaws $5 to $9. Boys' Muusing Union Suits, sizes (j to 18 years, $1.50 to $1.00.
Specials in Boys Accessories ;
v 75 to $1.25 ' Bovs' Separate Pants 75 t.. $2.50
,!..:-...:.!.......50;to $2.00 BoVs' Hats $1-25 to $2.50
35, 50, $1.25 :. Boys' Uloves V. ,.-l! ' 35 to $1.50
Bo s' Blouses ....
Boys' Shirts
Boys' Caps
BQYjS' SHOES The best eonstruc.ted shoes for wear that we can purchase. Built for comfort as.
, well as durability; all sizes and widths; black'tuid taii; lace and Itutton; $2.75 to $5.00. " ; , 'r--, ,
.Store Closes,
, Saturday,,!
8:30 P. M.
Store Closes
Saturday
8:30 P. M.
"IU1UUANK" STODDAIU).
Although J., 11. Stoddard denies
that ho la u Burbank, and claims
that he Is no wizard of' any do-
ucrlptlon, the fact remains that ho
Is the niiin who has propagated
the, seed corn -which producod tho
field of corn for Kloyd MeKennon
en ' I ho Sandrldge. mentioned re-
nnt Intimated an Intention of re
turning to tho drive plan, i
The cotlnuous-salo plan has no
been i complete success. Sales
have ayoraged a hundred and ton
million dollars weekly, while tho
chancellor nnkCd for , Imndrod
nnd twonty-fivo millions as a min
imum. The stliifulatlon of a pcrlo.
die drive; with a doflnlto goal to
reach !u a dcflnlto tlmo, brings out
rather more money. But the Brit
ish record in tho absence of Hint
stimulation Is something for us to
think about. Without tho excite
ment of a periodic campaign nearly
ninety per cent of the government's
expectations have boen ' realized. :
And for you It must bo a day-to
day drive. Remember this: What
ever' you subscribed to the last
Liberty Loan' you have slgnod a
noto for fifty per ce,nt more which
will Tall duo next October. Be
tween expanding your Income and
contracting your outgo you must
squoozo it out Saturday Evening
Post. . .
I ,
that the young men, most of whom
aro well educated and have, been
ongaged In work considered Import
ant In peace time, w'ill ho ablo to
lr,ain rapidly, and that In giving
them the, chance the. employers nro
not only manifesting tholr own wil
lingness to help the Government,
but are enabling the young men to
serve where they can servo best.
Who would want to bo a mom-
bor of . the State Tax Commission
" W?- .-W.'h , domand.. or, l,pn, . iulj;
lions incrcaspi Ji stattf," expenses
and a' constitutldnal amendment 0:1
the other side staring it in the
face, what is the hoard to do?
And ye,t, if there Is a bunch of
men on earth who know how to
got around a sharp . corner it is
tho bovs of the! Willamette valley.
und, the commission hales from
(hat section of (he state.
In Union county thore, is a ilg.
slro to got away from tho periodic
drlvo but not" to follow tho English
FRIENDLY CHAT
(By Bruco Don n Is.)
Auntie and Uncle Berry, who have
been living at the Multnomah hotel in
Portland for a number of years, have
removed to a cottago where Auntie
can boil a mess of cabbage to her own
liking and where Uncle Berry can sit
under his own vino and fjgtree. They
both say they are much more content
ed. . Their hearts -are still in La
Grande and one of the greatest pleas
ures is to review conditions here when
the town was young and snappy.'
John Leighton, a brother to Bob, of
the Leighton garage, who worked hen
several years ago, is driving a rural:
mail route over in Washington, out
of the town of Cape Horn. He grew
tired' of steam engines and machine
shops some time back and mado a
deal with his Uncle Sam to handle the
mail on a route that runs through the
hills. That was before war vas de
clared nnd men of his ability in steam
were not so much in demand.' His
friends believe that he will be drafted
from the mail route and put to work
sotting machinery in the new ships on
the Columbia before long. He is hap
py, with his, little Metis car, and does
errands for the rartchers along with
his mail service.
Olio family lives on the sotitii
.u i , Bueei. , U0JB bid ronuy lu lh0 observer.
In. Franco fighting. Another fam
ily lives on tho north "of the,
nlreet mid their boys nf fighting
njo are working In (ho spriico plant
at .high wages, while those not (it
mllllur.v ago are In the shipyards
diawlns enorniouu wages.
When c,vculng'o shadows conn
Propagating sood coin Is a tank,
oud while wo cannot technically
describe the process, wo do know
Mint Mr. Stoddard lids uiude selec
tions of corn from Minnesota for
Its ' hardiness and then has watch
ed each spring and fall to make
La Grande people are scattered over
the state and are following different
custom ontlroly. For the War I lines of work. Whenever one runs
ChcHt is modeled to take 'euro ori!lcros8 a La. Grander, however, the
all ,. drives In endeavor ZZZtZ
preve.it tho overhead expenso in dropped and a visit follows.
tlmo being consumed, but tho big Recently tho writer in skirniiah'rg
Liberty Loan, drives will contluuo I u,"ouml' bl""Pcd into several La
Ci.nn,u n..l. :.. ,i:rr ..r
as iiaitrl fi - in miiviti.ii pin- oi
AIM-KAIX TO EM PLOVERS.
Oregon nnd Washington and it wss
a pleasure td know that every one of
mem is gelling along very tine.-.
Down at Mnrshficld while wo were'
walking along the main street, a very
fine automobile came to a stop before
us, nnd there was Clint MeCormieic
and his wifCi happy as the Pacific
Aubrey Smith, who, for a long time
jwas connected with Union county's,
I schools, having been superintendent
at Llgin and Union and at one time a i
formidable candidate for county super-1
intendent, is locnted at the head of'
the Roseburg schools and is doing I
well. We recently met Mr. and Mrs.
Smith on the train, and they were
mighty glad to hear the news of
Union county.
His work is very satisfactory to the
people of Roseburg and people of '.hat
city do not hesitate to say that ho is
making them a great school.
GO TO THE EEE, THOU' SLUGGARD,
CONSIDER HIS WAYS AND BE WISE.
The most important thing about a bee is net bis stinger
but, that he is n ''Savor," while the fact that ho is also a
stinger is the next most important thing about him, as
you have probably had reasons to experience.
If you adopt' his plan en saving, and make our bank your
hive, you are less liable to "get stung" by sonic "get-rich-quiek"
scheme..-
You can't lose if your money is deposited in our bank. Wo
take every precaution to protect your money; wo carry
burglar insurance, have fire-proof vaults, and bonded em
ployes. . .
Member Federal Reserve System
La Grande National Bank
LA GRANDE, OREGON
the mother on the south side of
tho "ilieet Kits on her porch 'pray
ing to Hod that her boys ate st'p,
but piDud of the,' fact that they
are -righting fur u Just cause. Sh:i
looks nrreru at her nrlghhoi's
home and re.ill;e'a the buys from
that homo are, working In safety
at hlTh wages. IIoh iloea she
feel? IAi.lt jour,;i-ir? How would
0U feel.' It would' lake more than
llin heart -of -a true Chiisllan to
feel that things were Ix-lr-g handled
In an cuullable manner, would It
not?
selections for large site of the kor-
nel ami the full ear..
Col. William A. Gaston, head of
the P'l.ilic Service Reserve In Mas.
saehusetls, has found that young
men In deferred draft classes are j const clnnf on a sunny day. They 'ire
having difficulty In conforming toj,u"ml,K the olly d official jazz
the, "work or light" regulation be- "d . " BaJ;- T1'c-V ''"V". jt
' leased until eternity and use it ie
cause employers refuse to - give i give jitney dances all the wav from
'"(them jobB owing to tholr lark of ! Myrtle Toinl to Sunset Bay.
FORUM
AHOt'T (TI V WATKK.
LA (irtANOt'l, August 24. dll
or ohsurver. Will you kindly per
mit space for a word of comfort to
tho w.iter-use,i8 of La Rraiulo who
5. FECI A V
Economy Caps 25c per dozen
As long as they last :
Harris Furniture Store
00 FIK STUHET
H. B. HAUR1S, Proprietor
I'llOMI: Ited 8171.
nlnhed the Beed corn that has made
He, has far- niechar.lcal tialning.
good In the ontlre section : from
Elgin to Baker, and the Grande
Runda fs to become, a corn-produ'e.
Ing section through the efforts of
J. D. Stoddaid to propagate, a seed
Clint is looking well, admits that; extra drop of waler used on
have nil felt the seeming unkliidness i
or nit.- City Fathers. In charging jfa1iaaiaaMtai, i a . i-trrtaTaftirfn.ii i i i
with Rhylnckian exactitude evorv 1 tmm,,!0
the soft brcc.e off the ocean has cans
cd Ilia hair to grow more luxuriant ly
ti nd lays claim to being a good look
ing young man, full of pep and encr-
Theje young men, who aro mar
ried or otherwise supporting do
pendent relatives, bavcj rboen forced
out of their Jobs In stores and else
where by the draft regulation P'o
vlding that they mint he enr.i.-o.l - lo"C visit, which reviewed the happen
mrn inai is suiiunio lor t ils uar- ,.. ., .
gnrden. Wo never dreamed that .
they were planning nurh a' Tar-j
leaching genoroua nnd pleasant j
Btirprl.je for us while, they were
llruln? cllmato and section.
That ho haa succneded lu
per.
work. The'
, I-Olt OXE HOI.IU till litil.
feeling iuh a seed seems iijrtnlii
when one looks -at the MrKennun
corn field.
Who tho experimental stages to
shall hare been Past, when the'iiient
crops of tho Grande Rondo enrh enre.
year Include tin ncreago of
corn way
An the Sabbath day grows nearer J. 11. Stoddard will bo known as do their part In the, war by enah
oaeh week wo nro confronted with tho man who turned
tho many rhiirihes with small con. from
grcgdliins, with' ministers cither
gone to war. In ahlpyards or at
some duty that will add to the, mn
lerlal ntrongth of tho Allies dur
ing thi:. conflict.
the bell on each of.
this valley, ling these
a strictly wheat soctlon to themselves
a land of alios, corn, cows and 'while they
hogs.. It will bo then and not un- 'trades.
inirs. in Union cotintv for the nar.l
Uiience lB that they have been plne-j Mr. Mi Corini.k waa formerly owner
cd In a iierious position, which Co!. ! of "ie t'lub cigar store.
Huston is eudeavoilng to Improve. ., .. , . . ,, ,,
At Oakland, Oregon, ve met K. C.
He baa Issued a patriotic up-, H,, ho for years was ronnecled
peal to employers In MassarhiiselK : with the O.-W. R. & N. company at
give these young men rniploy-: "c' . '"'' "irnua nerc at one
lime (llllilipd him "Knml" Mn.rn h.
regardless of their Ine.xpeM- cause he believed there was a fortune
Ho suggests that It Is one : in potatoes. Mr. Moore and fnm'lv
by which manufacturers cu-i!"."' I"'nll'd en a nice little ranch iit
the eilge.uf Oakland, the great turkey
nroducing section of Oregon. Thev
Biippor 'have a largo acreage of prunes. ;one
!fi
i . . . iino (laugntcr. Miss Gertrude, is Ti
re learning mechanical ',,; r... . , , ,!" ' "
, tending college in Ixis Angeles, while
i Margaret is st home doing the fnll
gyi His first question wns "how is 'teaching us economy of water by,
Joe Carr nnd tho rest of them up a! j'ho shortest method conceivable.
Ji Grande?" And then followed n ""'' :it Ihe same time were plan-!
nlng to turn over all this iinearn. I
ed sum collected for a little extra;
water, which cost-tho city sno o,x-i
tra expense, to Ihe tied Cross ror
handues and Ihlngr. for our Imyri !
who. wc hope, will get to knowj
that for many of these Utile com-j
rortn I hoy have to thank our as-1
lute elly manager. The little hlnlj
that whispered alt this sits high !
up in the, branches watching , fu-1
turn d'-velopments. which in due j
course will be recorded.
Yours truly, . j
L. OARRICK. i
young men
und their
o
III '.hen that the valley will Jaini-s McGiady. former president earning. The little girl, Maudie, is
come Into hor own and every quar- of the lloston Central Labor fnlon. : f homf- b,lt tho ,w0 bo-v nrc
..... ! he shipyards at work. Mr. Moore fet
ter so tlon of land will have a who Is associated with Col. C.asto.i ! mnrli, v i.u i. i. .i
,vvf, iiraiiu, wufc llu IB ICT-l-
We buy for cash all School !
such
ax aro used In our public schools,
ir they are in good condition. 811-!
vert horn's. I
Dally 8-2.1 If
farmer living upon It.
Ill till work, expresses the view . ing splendid now, he says.
FAMILY DRUS STORE
LA QMNQCORCQON,
ADVERTISING
IS INSURANCE
An advertiser's advertisement is his volun
tary agreement to do certain things. Good
business policy, law aad public opinion re
quire that an advcrtiscmcnt-agrccmcnt 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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