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TuK GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
SATURDAY, OCTOBER W 1919 l;T J'
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The ' Observer
; Ah Independent Newspaper '
Published Dally and Weekly at I.a
Grande, Oregon, by La. Grande Even-
Sing Observer Publishing Company.
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Wy CMintry Tie of Thee, 8wMt Land
',' '; Liberty."
Non-Partisan League Has
Queer Platform. ; '
' No, thlB Is' not a Georgo Chum
berluln Louguo. . For -George's
culco lot us remind Oro'gonlnns that
ho bus no copyright on the word
"non-partisan" and neither has
Oswuld West. This non-partisan
organization Is that North Dakota
movement and ono of tlielr prln
clplos advocated !s an olyht-hour
duy.
. Can you think of a farmer ad
vocating an eight-hour duy? Can
you lmnglno a f minor not going
broke who ' adopts an oight-hour
day? And yot this loague, which
Is suld to ha & furuier's orgunlza
tlcn, hiis for ono of Its cardin'ul
; prlnclpljfe an eight hour day.
Nothing moro ridiculous has boon
' hoard In nil political history. It la
not even ja. good cumoutlugo.. ,
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,; Would Suppress Publicity of
Business Matters. ,
That ono-timo champion ot tho
blue sky law, the I'ortlund Jour
nal, "published by C. . S. Jackson,
reputed head of the Bluglo tax
propaganda In Oregon, Is now uu
utlvocute of tho suppression of pub
licity In tho transaction of legal
business. Jackson, or tho tux lien
sroculutors of tho slutd who are
: Interested In tho success of his
'scheme, paid for the circulation of
tho Initiative petitions which placed
two niuosmes on tho bullet- lo be
Voted upon next month, remarks
the t Salem Journal. --.Ono or
those measures repeals liio law for
the publication of the dulluauent
tax lint, nnd the other fixes' tho
price of , legal advertising in
ull
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tho counties of tho atutc,
except
Multnomah, whure Jackson's own
pepor Is puhllslied. Tho Oregon
Voter slued those measures up
pretty well In a recent editorial
when it suld:
"Tho ossenco of C. S. Jackson's
lux publication bill Is that It dees
away with notice to tho public of
tho names of property-owners whoso
tuxoj uro long past duo. Tho lro-porly-ownor
may postpone tax
payment Indefinitely as fur us any
fear of publicity is concerned. Mr.
Juckson's measure puts uu end to
printing the delinquent tux list.
In ono Important way tho meas
ure Is ' deceptive. It Sulla under
the cnuuiuriiigo of substituting a
lnnlled notice for the published no
tice. In effect, tho bill propose
no such substitute, for already
each property-owner whose post-office
address is on filo slth tho
tax collector Is notiried when bis
taxos aro duo. Tho only substi
tution there will bo In effect under
Iho Jackson bill will bo to send
another notice by mull to follow Iho
Ineffective first notice, Imdeud ot
publishing thaUrtln jbo eouiitj
paper where the public muy read
It Bud jscertaln who the de.-i-ilttenls
!Th Jackson i't)HvUi
olfcct'-substltutoB" snppresslon-"for
publloity.'' .itt".'"t'i"."-.
' "It' 1s notorious' that the - bill
originates In Mr. Jackson's desire
to punish the country press of the
slate by depriving it of the little
revenue that has come to it by an
nual publication of the delinquent
ti.x list. If tbo measure Is under
stood by the taxpayers and the
public, it will be defeuted on Its
merits. Were tho motive behind It
generally understood, it would be
turlod by an Overwhelming nega-
tivo' majority as a rebuke to the
I'ullylng tuctlcs employed by'
wealthy publlshor to bond the small
counti-y papers to his will or break
thou as punishment for ..their In
dependence of his dictation."
Our Water System and Its
Heavy Expense.
The wulor system or La Grando
is not a good ono. This opinion Is
forced by the constant fixing and
the prevailing feeling of an Inado
quale wator supply during tho suin-
ner season. Just why it Is not
good dutus back to the time of In
stallation and the questionable
Judgment used In procuring a water
supply.;,,., , . ,.
Tho latter features, howover, are
ancient history, and what " La
Grando pooplo must meot,, Is the
existing condition. -If It was a
poorly .ibiillt system, as It was, tho
question Is how can It bo 'repaired
now to do Its work. . .
From J. I). McKonnon's report
lo tho commission It would seom
that it Is next to impossible for
the Commission to got work done
on tho system thut will stand. He
srys openly that the money spent
en. the Intake bus been poorly
spent and thut vuluo has not
been obtained. As he Is ono of the
commissioners und was a commis
sioner at the timo tho. work on
the Intuko was dona It Is obvious
(but either tho Inspector was not
on tho Job or correct roports of the
work . dono wore not forthcoming
for the commission's consideration.
La Grando would be greatly
plousod to know Just what must bo
doho to tho city water syBtom to
mnko . . it . .dependable ' and the noxt
mevo will bo to do It. Further ex
perimenting Is useless, however,
und wo do not bolloyo tho people
will u'greo to permit It.
Ben's i'Book" Is Tame
This Year..
Don Olcott Is sending out ills
little "book." It la -tho socretary
of stuto's production for the bene
fit of ull candldutos for office
Tils your It Is thinpoorly fod,
r.ud plucks tho glow and lustor of
years gone by whon candldutos
rushed Into print with oil tholr
likns and Isms. -
Charlio McNury has his cut the
K'do-vlew cut proporly lprutod In
tho top of column position and
Kurrou,ndlng by . very frank , and
enroot statements by Tom Tuugiio
and John .Cochran of tho Hcpnbll
eau statu central committee. Thuso
two officials of the Republican
tarty ulso Bllitclt tliolr names to
Iho good words In the pamphlet
st.hi for Governor Wlthycoinho.
'liny also take a couple of pages
to tell Republicans a few facts and
The Federal Reserve
System Helps You
It was created primarily
To help tho business men and farmers;
Tti provide plenty of currency at all times;
To effect a steadier supply of credit.
The system merits the support of all good
citizens; it must have yours iu order to
reach its full development.
You can secure the benefits of this great
system and at the same time assist directly
in developing it by depositing your money .
with us.
Member Federal
La Grande National Bank
Incfdentully Bay a piece for O, P.
toff for Btato treasurer.' 1
Tho- Democrats are equally mod
est, for Harvey Starkweather, as
Democratic chairman, extolls the
virtues of Waltor Pierce in a cou
ple ot pages and also tells ot some
man by tho name ot David P. Ma
sno, who is reported to be sun
ning for state treasurer.
The only thing that looks really
familiar is lien's autograph signa
ture and his "foreword," which be
has written from time to time and
now has It committed to memory.
Will the pamphlot do good? It
will not. It Is a useless waste of
paper and expense, : especially so
daring this war period,
After the War Then What
. Will Happen,
The war Is neur its close. No
one can doubt It If tley have (read
the papors carefully." Germany Is
I. eked und about out of the game.
This being true, what about af
ter the war? ;
As a nation wo will have a lot
of things to do. As u state Oregon
will havo many things to do, and
an 'a county Union county will have
plonty to occupy, her mind. One
of '.the first things Is to got every
thing In shapo for practical, ener
getic farm work for with tho close
of tho war tho food campaign is
nol finished by any means. 13ol
Kl u hi , Sorvla and Russia will need
food for some time. The recon
struction ot Russia alone will re
quire ull of tho statesmen of the
allies and all the enorgy that
America can spare In tho furnishing
of supplies.
Our armies will not be disbanded
quickly. It will be a slow pro
cess, necessarily, for If the on tiro
n, Hilary strength were disbanded
ut ono slroko nothing short of a
pnnlc will follow. In tho first
place the boys cannot be brought
from Europe as quickly as thoy
wore sent across. Boats will be
carrying provisions nnd some com
merce. They will be necdod In Eu
rope In largo numbers to see that
nil poaco treutles are properly exe
cuted,' for before llflirwnoio' matter
!: finished America will have to ex
ercise her policy of fairness In al
most evory ''land.'
At homo after the war tho ono
groat aim 'should be, aside from
doing what tho government asks, to
make preparations ' for those who
lave gone to tho front. Every
scldior ot this nation should havo
flist consideration when ho returns.
France Should Dictate the
Victor's Terms.
The ono nation thut should say,
or at least should huvo tho most
lo Buy, wholbor Uormuny should
bo permitted to huvo peace on our
terms, thut Is, unconditional sur
render, Is Franco, says tho Spokes-mnn-Huvlow.
Sorbiu nnd Belgium
roxt, but Franco. first.
Moro than England, Italy or Iho
United Stales, cvon moro than be
trayed Belt; I ll in or assassinated Ser
bia, Franco bus the right to stand
n judgment upon Germany und to
pronounce tho vol diet of humanity.
Franco WHs felled by the leap of
the German beast la 1S70, when
Illsinnrrk by lying provoked the
Frnneo-l'russlnii wnr, and Franco
Reserve System
I youiIBoy' :
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Wm fMNm .k.'Vv-' economical. . Oct tho most for your 'money. Your boy ' -
. . . ff ' JP VlfllKft V ' ' .will make the right kind of appearance when the qual- . .
fjiLL vfliP W ity of making backs up the price you pay. " I
II l r i Tv ' Boys' Suits, all sizes 21$5 to $20 11
111 I I Ml c o ' -Boys' Overcoats $5 to $17.50 -.
& 'if '- r- Boys'. Wool Mackinaws ...$5to?8 v- l
I qwW'!5? ' Qutfit Your Boy Here lie AVill Be Smartly Dressed . ,11
" e' - ' VLjiiLltf-i"tiV fAfeHI 8:3a p.m. ,
was robbed by two members ot Its
body. Franco, when Germany
brought about this war, bore the
brunt of tho first Assault and saved
civilization at the. Mane and at
Verdun. Franco has for four
years pourod forth its blood and
i'treusiiro without stint or grudging
In defense of humanity. .
What Greece was to tho ancient
world Franco has in great degrees'
been to tho modern world. An
cient Greece and modern Franco
l ave given men light and yet moro
light. Harnack of Germany, as
gicat a scholar aai could bo cited,
himself said years 'before tho war
That1 during ' tho ,wldile ago every
groat croutivo and 1 progressive Im
pulse of civilization was originated
Iry Frenchmen. That Is too sweep
ing, but It contains' a great meas
ure of truth. The world Is debtor
to France for imriittlsoly riipre than
is commonly appreciated.
Franco today stands erect with
"head bloody but unbowed." It Is
duo to tho supreme champion whose
military genius is winning tho war
for freedom and righteousness to
lot It declare what penally Ger
many and Austria-Hungary Bhould
pay.
iS(ar$$LC is superior to
any other front lace corset,
for without the VnZcc-
features no corset can pos
sibly be just as good. It
contains the master touch of
scientific construction.
You do not sacrifice com
fort for style aud you do not
sacrifice stylo for comfort
when you wear
tt
A complete line always on
hand, priced at $2.50 up.
Mrs. Robt. Pattison
Corsetiere
Phone lied 3221 Ees. 1702
Oak Street.
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; Should Oregon Have !
! Normal Schools? !
The Question is Answered in
the Following Paragraphs.
President Wiiso'n has specifically
and earnestly asked that the
schools of tho nation be kept up to
a high standard as a war time and
r.ost-war time necessity. Jn prov
iding trained teachers for our
schools, we are simply - complying
with a war-time requost of our
coinnrander-ln-chief, hence tbo
great popularity throughout the
t(.to among the people ot all class
es for all loyal Oregonlans aro
patriotic of the measure to be
voted, on 'November EtH ; providing
fcr tho construction after the war
of two normal schools, ono at Ash
land to , sorvo Southern Oregon
end one In Eastern Oregon at a
Fuel
Sawyer-Holmes
MERCANTILE COMPANY
I point to bo chosen by the Normal
ISchool Board of Regents. . "' 1
The Portland Central ; Labor
Council, representing 46 unions
with 87 delegates ' present at .Its
session October 10 passed a reso
lution endorsing the Normal School
measure to be voted on, at the
coming general election and In ad
dition Instructed its delegates to
the State Federation of Labor to
lake a similar stand at that con
ference. As an economic measure tho Nor
mal school bill Is a winner. It costs
?60 a year to Instruct each puyil
In the public schools ot Oregon;
20,000 fail to make their grade
each year. State . Superintendent
Churchill says that 40 per cent of
the failures are due to poor nd
mi trained ' teachers, thus $400,000
Is spent annually In re-teaching
thc&e children The millage prov
ided In the measure would pro
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duce about $76,000, hence tne state
would save the difference between
$400,000 and $75,000 by having
trained teachers.
The Oregon State Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, in
convention assembled In Portland,
October 11,. passed a resolution
for the erection of a Normal Sohool
in Southern Oregon and 'one in
Eastern Oregon. The resolution
stressed the fact that there is this
year a shortage ot 500 teachers in
Oregon, hence the imperative need
for additional training facilities for
teachers.
There are 6,000 teachers in Ore
gon grade schools; there ,aro over
1,000 new teachers employed each
year, the average "teaching life of
a teacher being Blx years. Our ono
nornwil school, at Monmouth, Is
turning out 300. This year Oro-
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