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LA GRANDE . T5VENINO OBSERVER
MONDAY,: OCTOBER' 2.? 1913
The Observer
: Aa lafepcadeat Newipapcr ,'
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Grande, Oregon, byCa Grande Even
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: BRUCE DENNIS, Publisher. '
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My Country Tla of Thee, Sweat LarW
f Liberty."
Only Democrats Wanted By
..President Wilson.
' The re-convoning of politics Friday
by the President was indeed quite a
shock to the hundreds of thousands of
peoplo -who are not Democrats. 1 His
frankness in demanding that no 'one
but a Democrat be elected to the na
tional congress, Is the one (redeeming
feature of tho proclamation, for we
sow know that the President only
wished to adjourn politics until elec-
tion day, opening then to admit
Democratic success. ,
America is fighting this war; Amer
ica is. fighting the war behind Presi
dent Wilson; he Ib our leader In every
movement, and we as Americans ti-a
behind him with every life and every
dollar Iqctho nation. ; , i"r;H
That lie should depart from whut
. seems to bo the fair and impartial
, path politically is a matter more-of re
gret than a cause for criticism.
Those who have not been sheltered
by a Democratic roof, who honestly
differ from the principles of that par
ty, yet who have learned to admire the
President in this great crisis, cannot
but feel keenly the sharp dart he
sinks into them when ho appeals for
Democratic success at the polls.
Is the army of the United States
made up from the Democratic party?
Is the navy of the United States made
' up from tho Democratic party? Is
President Wilson, as commmidcr-iiv
cniel ot tne American army, going
ta do tho fighting. Or, that Kopub
licans bo ostracised and eliminated in
tha groat war work at home? .
Oregon's delegation In congress Is
composed of Republicans with the ex
ception of Senator Chamberlain. Is
there any record of any member of
the Oregon delegation failing to lino
Up and support every measure the
President has advocated? 5'hcro is
no such evidence.
. If tho President meant certain Re
publicans in congress ho undoubtedly
should have designated them, but to
make the request a. blanket one to the
entire nation is going stronger than
many like to see. "'
is one originated and to be' passed en-'
tirely In their own Interest. " '
This Is the inference that comes
from reading the Portland Journal's
propaganda for the abolishment of the
present delinquent tax bill now in
force in the state of Oregon,
Tho editor of this paper is not in
tho habit of instructing his readers
how to vote In various elections. .As a
rule we consider,the voter will sup
port the measures which he believes
to be o worth, and register, his pro
test with a vigorous "NO" on usolcss
or pernicious legislation. This Is the
rule usually followed by the country
newspaper man, but when dhect mis
representation of fact is resorted to in
an effort to lure the favor of the vot
ing public, it is high time that the
voters are advised of true conditions.
Therefore, the editor of this paper hip.
the' following statement to make to the
readers of this paper: '
The present delinquent tax law wos
passed by the state legislature of Ore
gon, the men you and I sent to Salem
to represent us in affairs of stato.
It is a fair law, devised in tho in
terest of the tax payer, to give him a
square deal in the hour of emergency
and to protect him in that hour fivni
the tax title vulture and the scheming
land attorney. It provides for the
publication of the delinquent tax list,
it is true, but it also provides and
this 14 the part of the law the fort
land Journal would have you overlook
that publication of the delinquents
shall only be made after a mailed no
tice has been sent; out, regularly Id-
vising the delinquent that his taxes
nave not. been paid. The publication
therefore is but an emergency meas
ure, to be resorted to only when per
sonal notice has failed to notify.
The taxpayer should quickly realise
tho practical valuo of such, a law. Sup
pose you are away for tho time being
Or let us assume you hove chang'-d
your address..' In either case a mailed
statement would in all probability fail
to reach you. Some time later, tho
delinquent list Is published in.the homy
paper, and your friends, relatives, or
neighbors, notice Immediately tliut you
have overlooked your taxes, and hast
en to drop you a line. " TheyUriow
whore vou are the tax collector does
not b6thetf about you unless you notify
iilra of tho change.
(The result? The title grabber, th 4
peculiar pest who is always loitef'nc
ahout the books in the tax office, loses
a chance to buy In your place for a
song; and you are saved the ehdw
rasament and work of redeeming your
place. This is the present law, and
this is exactly the way it works out.
Jackson, working with a certain
Portland attorney would cut out the
publication requirement of tho present
law. Ho would end the matter once
and for alt with the sending of notice
through the mail. If you fail to get it,
under his scheme, you are the loser,
and tho tax title vulture will then pick
up somo easy money and you will foot
the bill. Such is the bill proposed by
Jackson and Hagood. Klll,jt if you
would confor a favor on the taxpayers
of Oregon. Vote "NO" tin the Jackson
delinquent bill.
National Forest Receipts
Are Growing. .
Give the Taxpayers a Square
Deal.
There is a scheme on foot to wipe
out the present delinquent tax law
now In effect in the state of Oregon.
Thoso behind tho plan would substi
tute in Its place a piece of pernicious
legislation, cleverly ' devised by the
Portluml Journul and a certain clique
of politicians.. , , .'
The scheme is a clever one at first
observation and by reason of the fact
that one of the backers of the pro
posed change is a man of Independent
wealth at the head of a Portland pa
per, tho columns of that paper ths
Portland Journal havo been thrown
opento further the measure and be
fuddle the voters' minds at the rompi,
election. By smooth camoufl;i,inj i(
the facts, and sometimes by dir-ct
n,Kr,,n,,..n,,tl!nn ' t v..tova , l-l Portland It is estimated by
i i i- ,i , , . Ibniikms 'th'il hank cVarlnBs W Hip
hj ireueve uiBM in propwra mvMurc ye&f fl D0 over tl,t5t,O0?,tM)0.
With receipts totalling ?I20,105.G5
for the quarter ending September 30,
1118, the North Pacific District, com
prising the national forests of Ore
gon, Washington and Alaska, led all
tho forest districts of the country, ac
cording to a tabulation just received
from the forester's office, nt Wash-.
ingtun, by District Forester George
H Cecil, Portlnnd. For the same per
iod f last year the receipt umountcd
to $104,918.04.
The sale of national forest timber
luring the quarter brought in $110,-
31ti.:i4 of this amount Th remainder
came from grazing permits, timber
settlement, trespess, and special uses.
The southwestern district, with
headquarters 'at Albuquerque, N. M.,
came second, with receipts amounting
to $94,950.52, and tho Inland Empire
district, with headquarters at Missou
la, was third, with $90,875.45.
The total receipts from tho seven
national forest districts for tho quar
ter amounted to $511,4(i(i.49 as ogninst
$408,(143.06 for tho same period in
1917.
FORUM
The crawn prince, whose army made
a "glorious retreat" recently for stra
tegical reasons," has written this lot
ter to his father, the kaiser, explor
ing the situation on the battlefront:
On the Run, Somewhere in France,
August 2 Times.
Dear Papa:
I am writing you on tho run, as
the brave and glorious soldiers un
der my command huvo not seen
tho Rhine for so long that they
started that way, -and of course I
am going mit them. Oh, Pap dere
has ieen some offel tings happened
hereln France. FIrBt I started
in my big oftensivo which was to
crush the fool Americans but Ihoy
know bo llddle military tactics) dat
they will not be smashed Just like
I want em. I sent my men In der
fight In big Vaves and when dey
got to dor Americans dey all said
"Boo!" as loud as they could hol
lor. Veil, according to what you
hat always told me, de Americans
should have turned and run like.
blazes. But what you tlnk? Dem
fool Amorlcans, don't know anything
about war, and Instead of running
do odder vey, dey come right to
wards us. Some of them was sing
ing something about "Ve von't
come back till it's over, over
doro," or some odder foolish song,
and soma of them lading like fools.
Dey are so Ignorant. But they are
of fool reckless mit dere guns and
ven . they coma towards us It vas
don dat my men took a notion dey
vantrd to go back to der dear old
Rhine. Ve don't like, de little
old dirty Maine river anyhow. And
oh, I'ap, dora American use such
offol 'language.; '.Dey know nothing
of kttitur, and say such offol tings
tight ' before us. And they talk
blnspliomy. Vat you tlnk .they say
right . In front of my nco? One
big BuBky from a placo dey call
Kansas, he said Oh, Papa, I hate
to tell you vat offol ding "ho said
but I can't help it. Ho said "To
Holl mit der .Kaiser.". I didn't
tlnk anybody would say s.uch an
offol ting. It mndu me so mad, I
couldn't stand und hear such an.
offol ding, so I turned and run m It
do odder boys. Va I right, vat?
And oh, papa, , you know dem
breastplates vat you sent ua; can
you send some to put on our bucks?
You know ve are going do odor
vay now, and breastplates are no
good,; for tho cowardljf Americans
a ro shooting us right In do back.
Some, of our boys took off dore
breastplates and put'; 'em behind,
but do fol Americans are palylng
"De Star Spuilgled Banner'' mlL
machlno guns on dem plates, can't
you holp us? You remember In
your speech you Bald nothing could
ataml. before tho brave Gormen -soldiers.;!'
Oh, papa,-; I don't ' bollovo
does .'Ignorant Amorleuns evor read
your Mpeech, for day run aftor us
juat liko ve vos a lot of rabbits.
Vot you link of dat? Can't you
send somo of your npeccehs right
uvay. Doy don't know how torrlble
ve are. ; Can't you move my army
buck to Belgium vero va von all
our glory? My men vlpt all the
vomon and children vat de Belgians
bring up, but deso Americans are
so rough and Ignorant. Vo can't
inako em understand dat ve are do
groatest soldiers on earth, and ven
ve try to sing "Douthchland Uebsr
Alios" dey laff .llko a Jot of mon-
koys. But vo are foiling do best
of de -Americans. Va can outrun
iloin. Papa, If ve are not do best
flghterb on earth vo oro sure de
best runners. Nobody can keep up
mit us von ve tlnk of dor dear old
Rhino, and my army never did
link so much of da; dear old river.
Lot mo know right away what to
do; by return postuflico,
"CitowN prince: willie."
From Do Smlt, D.D., News.
Ladies', Men's
Boys', Children's
When you buy your SHOES in this store, you get the very Lest that money can buy In Quality, Service
and, last but not least ou can depend on getting'' a FIT. We are not ashamed to put the manufactur
er's name on our goods. . If you don't get your money's '-worth We stand back of every pair we sell.
Ladies' Fancy Novelty Shoes..
Ladie3' Service Shoes
Men's J. E. Tilt and Florsheiins .
...$3.90, $6 to $13.50
. . $3, $3.50 to $6.00
-i $5.00 to $10
Rubber Footwear for Every Member of the Family
Store Closes
'. Saturday
8:30 P. M.
Sr ! ' Store Close ;
A I Saturday S
Zel t . .... !
rv - i K'VM u iui z i
INFLUENZA WORSE
THAN HUN BULLETS
Claiming More Victims Than But
. tlofronts Of-- Kurope Disease
Can He Avoided.' ;t
Ilnod lliver Closes Schools.
Hood River Following tho re
port of tho city l'calth officer of
50, casus of Spanish Influenza, few
of which are anion;; school children
Mayor Dumblo closed the city
schools Tuesday. It w.is also ruled
that If school children do not re
main at homo during the recess
they will be subject to pollco control.
According to carefully compiled
statistics It is an Indisputable fact
that tho Spanish Influenza Epide
mic, , which is now swooping all
parts tit tho country Is daily claim
ing far more victims than German
bullets on the battle fronts of
Europe. Although civil and mili
tary authorities havo succeeded in
checking tho disease in some' local
ities, It Is growing worse In others
and continues to spread at an al
arming into. That the disease can
be avoided there la no longer any
doubt. According to leading author
ities tho powers of resistance of the
human system can be so perfected
that it can throw off almost any
Infoctlon, not even oxceptlng Span-
Inn Influenza,, whlchi Is ;jone. ot the
most contuglous, diseases known. "
It, Is persons who are suffering
from lowered vitality, (who arc
weak and rundowa and who havo
not tho strength to throw It off
who aro the earliest victims. Per
sons who have bad cnldn. who fLtn
suffering , from catarrhal troubles,
or ' Inflammation of tho mucous
membranes aro especially Busceptl
ble, an tho Inflamed mucous mem
brane linings of the nose and throat
airo an opon door to the gorniSt
This condition is almost always ac
comipanlcd by a weukoiied condition
of the Bystem.
If you are suffering from any
of theso symptoms, nothing on
earth will build you Up and streng
then you like Tanlac, which con
tains tho most powerful tonic pro
perties known to scieuco, '
This statement Is easily proven
by tho tact that Tanlac Is now hav
ing the greatest salo of any system
tonic In the history ot medicine,
in loss than four yoni'B time over
ton million bottles, have been sold
and tho demand Is constantly In
creasing. Thousands are using It
dally; for the above troubles with
tho most astonishing and gratify
ing results. . i
Tanlao Increases your, strength
and weight and creatos a good,
healthy nppctlto , for nourishing
food. It keeps yod physically fit
and helps every organ of the body
perform Its proper function in the
natural way.
In connection with tho Tanlac
treatment be sure and kocp the
bawo!& open by taking Tanlao Lax
ative Tablets, samples ot which are
included In every- bottle. ' , .
. Tanlac is sold In La Orande by
Sllverthorn . and RlchardBon; . In
Union by' L. A. Wright; in North
Powder by L. A. Russell, and la
Elgin by Scott-.K Karris. " , ; .
I, the owner of the purso lost night
of October 18, give last notice to par
ty that found it. Call at 1707 Jeffer
son street or phone Black 1C42, or im
mediate steps will be taken to recover
snmo. Full description will be given
for same to party when returned.
10-24-lt,pd.
. -TOHTLAMnWIIib 11UCK BILLS
Portland The Portland Chamber
of Commerce this week advised cit
izens to., vote against. Jackson's
now Delinquent Tax Bill and his
other moaa in o which provides for
alteration of tho rate paid to news
papers outside the Portland limits
for the publication ot legal notices
issued by the county courts.
CROUP.
If your children are subject to croup
get a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy, and when the attack comes
on be careful to follow the plain
printed directions. " You will be sur
prised at the quick relief which it
affords. . Adv.
Job for Scientists. " '
The scientists 'have demonstrated
that It Is really possible to eliminate
the bray from Uie mule, and, though
It would distress (lie little boy next
door, how we wish they would now
turn their attention to a -.rattle-less
express cart. Grand Rapids Press.
-' A '' I
Combs and tooth brushes- of all
kinds and manufacture, in Iange quan
tities are now In stock and at prices
that will fit your pocketbook, at Sil
verthorn's. 10-24-18
FAMILY DRUG STORE
lA SRANDCORCSON.
THE NDEItSIGNED WILL OFFER FOR SALE TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, AT
WILKINSON1 RANCH
8 Miles Southeast of La Grande, Oregon
TUfTDQv mmi.
H H M - J! M U B S - fif r
1Q1R
JLJ
& M V U
BEGINNING AT 10 A.M., THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY,
80 Si
ead of Horses
12 head 3-year olds; 24 head 2-year olds; 14 head of
yearlings; 8 head of colts; 6 head of mules 16 head of
work horses. Also 2 milk cows.
C'l.KAItlMiM PASS IIIIXIO.N .MAItK
The Great Big Thing
is t iinmotliatoly buy War Savings Stifaips ami
Jiiliorty liomls wit It the money that you save by
.I'onserving Food, Fuel, etc. That completes the
circle. Yon lend your Savings to your tlovern
nieiit to buy the. things you went without. That
is Working Patriotism.. "
La. Grande National Bank
Member Federal Reserve System
Capital $200,000.00 ' , ,
Surplus, $40,000.00
Designated Depository of the United States
(lovernnient ; f
United states Postal Saving 'Depository
Established, 1887
Derrick '
Header Boxes
Seta of Nets
Docring Binder
McConniek Rakes
McConnick Mowing Machines
nearly new '
Walking Plows
Gang Plows
3-BoUom Disc Plow
Alfalfa Disc -
C-Section Drag Harrows and carts
18-Hoe Monitor Drill
Double Disc
3-Section Spring Tooth Harrow- .
Wagons, 3 1-4 .., -!..;
Stack Racks '
Flat Rack '
1 Hay Rack
1 G-Horse Gasoline Engine with.
Wood Saw attached
.1 Feed Roller
. 3 Jackson Forks
1 3-Section Wood Roller
1 Watering Trough
1 Yitroling Trough
4 Trail Tongues
1 Buggy '
4 Gasoline Drums
1 2 1-2 Horse Gasoline Engine
1 GO-Gallon Vat with Furnace
1 Set Blacksmith Tools '
'5 Sets Harness
2 Fanning Mills
Many other articles too numerous to
' mention ' ,
FREE LUNCH AT NOON
TERMS OF SALE All sums of $10 and less. Cash:-for sums ot nvnr irt i;v,i.'
notes, with interest at 8 per cent will be accepted. All stock and implements offered at
this Auction must be sold. .- ... .. " .
T. J. SCUOGGIN, Clerk.
MIRES & CLARK. Owners.
F. A. McMENAMIN, Heppncr, Or., Auctioneer
Said conducted under the auspices of The Farmers' Exchange of the Inland Eiimirc
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