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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1919)
o. m 8 ypn).9V.'VFmTAi9V2i.'i!ftn- ; -0 o irSi'lW"BEiilt;pWEBj An Iudepemlent .'fepapor w , Pubftshcd Rally and Weekly at La Grande, Oregon, by La Grande Evi ing Observer Publishing Cominy. BRUCE Pr;NNIS. Publisher, Entered at the Pontof f ice at La Grande Oregon, ai Second Cla Mail Mntier. Address alt Communications to The Olnerver, 1710 Sixth Street City and County Official Paper. vuiug Telegraph Report of United . Press Association. On Sale in Other Cities Oregon Hotel Nows Stand, Portland j Imperial New Stand, Portland; Multnomah Hotel . , Newa Stand, Portland, Oregon. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Br Carrier Dally, per month 65c Daily, per three months $1.1)5 Dailv. ner six months in advance $3.73 Daily, per year iu advance...... 17-50 Daily, single copy 6c liy Mall Pally, per year in advance $5.00 Daily, per six months in advance $2.00 Daily, three months 'n sdvance. .$1.25 Daily, per month ..60c The Saturday Evening Observer, by " mail, per year in advance $1.50 Weekly Observer-Star, by mall, per year in advance $1.50 giinlzatifflis as Its Commercial club, and it is 0iat same kind of organiza tion which vfill "put over" the things that are now to be done. The weekly luncheon of the lfainess men is ulso a great thing for corns munity benefit. The old-liie spirit i in evidence, and things are going to move. My Country Tie of The IomI Lmni f Liberty. Homeopathic Remedy for Bolshevism. '' Out of Germany comuH what a New York paper aptly culls a "homeopath ic remedy" 'fur. Bolshevism. It is a siriko of the "capitalistic class" ogulnst the "laboring class"; or in more approved Socialistic terminology, strike of the ''bourgeoisie" ngains' tho 'proletariat." It .happened .In .Dusscldorf. The Spurtncuns, or Gorman liolsheviki, had started a reign of tenor there, and threatened with their usual nrro roganco to "tio up everything." It looked bad for DuesseUlciif. Then the leading business men of the city got together and decided to give the "ItedsV n dose of their own medicine. t;iTho bankers, merchants, mnnufne luror,'liiwycr, doctors, public offi cials ami school teachers all stopped work.' They refused to open their of fices "or do .any work. Immediately cr.vtliiiir. jn the city hud to shut down light. Then was no business transacted, public or private. Even ,tl(c restaurants and theatres Were closed. Tho stagnation was more com plete thnn any the Spartacans had been nblo to effect anywhere. i Result The "Reds" yielded in short order, stopping their terrorism and re suming their usual places in the eco nomic organization. It was a spectacular demonstration of the fact, familiar to every level headed man, but ignored by the radi cal Socialists, that the men whu work with their heads arc just exactly as necessary to the economic system as the men who work with their hands, and that "labor" cannot get along without "capital" any more than "enp ili.l" can get along without "labor." i'ossibly this points the way to n real solution of the ltolsbevlst prob lem. Itnlshevisni or Kpnrtuennism or I. !V. W.-ism could hardly survive a similar di-oinnslration anywhere. Why not apply the plan, as a curative oh- jeet lesson, in any community whrre the situation gets hm! enough to call for heroic remedies? Publicity for Child Con ditions. The first step in the back to school movement in every locality should be publicity. Not publicity with regard U the campaign alone, but1 with ro gard to the state and local legislation jwhich either helps or hinders the move ment. Every man, woman and child in every state in the union should bo made familiar with locul school and child labor laws. The newspaper, the pulpit, the school and that great pub licity medium, tho moving picture screen, should all present frequently to the public what is being done to educate and protect its coming citi zens. If the laws are good but not cn forced, not only a few welfare work ers, educators and truant officers should know it, but every father and mother, every preacher, every voter in the community. If the laws are poor they should be treated to the same blazing publicity, as should those who opposo their, hettei ment. In no de partment of human affairs is it truer that "men loved darkness better thnn light because their deeds were evil,' thun in the exploitation of the -child in the ranks of labor before he is fitted for it by either bodily development or education. Publicity for the reasons for edu cation, publicity for tho laws enforc ing it and for the laws of health in s parable from the others this we must have if the back to school cam paign is to nave any real or insung value. e DEM AN ittSG ' IRiAL F ' it AISEII - . .. n. !.:' .J II. The demandor the triaVthe kais er is given new iiftpetus by tl pro duction of one of the letUtll he wrote, and which fa in his own handwriting. Iht letter is in the hands of the al lies and is as follows: 'My siul is torn, everything mus be put to fire and sword, men, womcn,children and old men must be slaughtered, and not a tree or hou be left standing. With these meffiods of terrorism, which are alone capable of affecting a people as degenerate aa the French, the war will be over t in two months, ' whereas,, if I admit humunltiiriurr Considerations, it will last years. In spjte of my repugnance I have therefore been obliged to choose the former yntra." Premier Clemencoau and Lloyd George hold that a criminal is a crim inal, whether he be a private .soldier, a'military commander or a king, and is subject to the same code of luws. They do not believe the're is "a di vinity that doth hedge about a king." Thuro has been nothing definite in the dispatches to indicate what the peace conference will do with the persistent demand for a trial of the kaiser. OBITUARY YOlNSTKItS KNEW WII.SO.V Tho . President and Mrs. Wilson slolo off by themselves one day in Paris to do n Ilttlo chopping. On t!ic Moor thoy thought thoy would not bo recognized. Thoy lost lliolr wcy. Wishing to remain unknown, they liuiiilrod of two r.igKod fitilo "goiulns," jr street boys. If they could toll wboro the Ruo de rtivolf was. Instantly tho two small speci mens camo to the position of mili tary saluto and answored, 'Oui, oil!. Monsieur lo President! " Aftor giving tho Information tlui hoys politely Inquired In French, "Might ono sh'.iko hands?" Tho President nnd Mrs. Wilson iaughlliigly shook hands will) tlieiu and wished them a happy new year. m ii:i.i:iv nil. i, witioiiT Died At Denio. Oregon, Feb. 14. jl!il!l, Mndilnln IIIU Wright, beloved iwiro of Irwin 1). Wright of Union, Oregon.- I , Madeleln Louise mil .wns horn nt Belllngliuni, Wash., April 14,tb,'lX02. Hhn lived Hie grout ur part of her life 'at Union. She was (lurried to Irwin il. DwImIU December 18. 1!H 2; They I spent four yivirB In Kstucada, Oregon, moving from' thoro to Pernio, the fall of 1017. Sho was a most lovable jchanicler. and leaves lo mourn her loss, her husband, her parents, Mr. jnnd Mrs. K. H. lllll nnd sister, liar Iriolt, besides all who knew her., I This remains woro brought to Un llon and laid to rest in Hie Union cemetery. I Tho funeral wns hold at -homo of Mrs. Belle Wright, l'.ev. Van Waters of tho Episcopal church preached tho sermon. Tho pall bearers were l.en West, Pete Dlcksoni Kenneth MeCornilik. Clarence. Irwin, Will Vogol and Ed Cline. Vourth Liberty loan bonds are ready ; for delivery. United States National !b.-n'k. 2-21-tf ! eEVlDfSTE I.V THE CttSE.!' J o r Experienceof onfe hundred men at age 25. .utistics how the following fucts when they reach sixty-xive: Thirty-six will betleal; One will be rich; Four will be wealthy Five will stilt be supporting thcm- selves 'by vsork; Fifty-four will be dependent upon friends, relatives, 'or cfearity. , . i More than 80 per cent of people who die leave nothing at 1ll; 95 per cent leave less than $1000, and only five per cent leave more than $1000. Eighty-seven and one-half per cent of all estates left for administration conaist only of life insurance. "The records of the surrogate's of fice of New York county, covering a period of five years, showed that the average number of deaths among adults for those years was 27,011." Twenty-three thousand and fifty- one, or 85.3 per cent, left no estates. One thousand, one hundred seven ty-one, or 4.3 per cent, left estates at $:i00 to $1000. One thousand, four hundred twenty. eight, or 5.3 per cent, left estates at ISKIOO to $5000. Four hundred seventy-five, or 1.8 per cent, left estates at $5000 to $10, 1 000. Four hundred ninetv, or 1.8 per cent, left estates at $10,000 to $2.5, 000. Three hundred ninety-six, or 1.5 per cent, left estatos at $25,000 or more. A similar Investigation of the rec ords of the probnte court of Allegheny county, including the city of Pittsburg, l gave almost iuentical results. F.ighty-five per cent left no estate. imeiy per cent leu less inuii ?n"'i. Ninety-five per cent left less than i $5000. ,..v I The field of the uninsured is still I very large and there is no lack of ma jterial for the life insurance agent. I Take this whole country over and no doubt tho uninsured outnumber the in Isured, notwithstanding the fact that iit is universally admitted that every- :one should carry some life insurance , MOXfcl TO LOAN. On Improve!! Mai property lit nion county. Nd delays. Current ates. La OianUe Investment Co. i-i'o-rt Elllih KUigpifiri was born, March 6, 1856 In Iroquis county, Illinois. Ho died In L'cloB, Oregon, Feb. Hi, 1919, age' 62years, 11 months and 1 1 da s. , Left an orphan at an eauiy age, his father dying in the Civil war, h was raised by an unclo, Mr. Joseph Belt in Illinois, who still lives. In 1875 he was married to Josle Spray, to this union six children wero born, two dying In Infancy, those surviving are. Arch C. of North Powder, Fred E. and John A of Un ion and Charles S. of Homestead, Oregon. " He came to Oregon In 1879 and settled In tho Willamette valley, then In 1880 he moved to a 'farm! near Pendleton. In 1882 he came to Union. He crossed the plains to Schuyler, Nebraska, in 1883. where his wifo I died in March 27, 1885. After the! death of his wife he returned to' Union. In 1891 ho was married to : Alma Spray,-to this union four cbil-: dren were born, Mrs. Ituth Turner i of Arbon. Idaho; Mrs. Mubol j Bauchet of Portland, Misses Rose: Spain of Portland and Maude Spain j of Union. In 1911 he moved to British Col-; umbia. but again returned to Un-i ion in 1914. i He united with the Methodist church of Union In 1915, and was formnrly a member of the Christian I church. . j For hIx years Mr. Spain, was In . poor health, in spito of paralysis gradually Happing strength nnd stouping an active career, he had a cheery word for bis many friends, and since his joining the church and while confined at home lie tried to do the work of an evangelist with those with whom ho came in con tart. He died in tho falili of the Sa vior. The remains were shipped to Schuyler, Nob., to be laid by the side of hfs first wife an 1 was accompan ied by his sons, John and Fred Spain. h A . -III muv. --.ff.;. 'K.tvS'Vi? i',Vi "::, I v v:'' rovfcfl wt r&eived some new Bates street silk shirts. These are allin striped patterns of various colors. Come in and see them. . $7.5-59 AID flCr J0H1TB. STETSQ . HATS' Vnu -mmrt whn tMnk XWU Aiw t-wice about the style of vnur fiats will find solid satisfaction in having this .complete line of Stetsons to select from. Then, too, there's the matter of ' quality, which everyone consid ers. It pays to spend a little more and get a really good hat Stetson quality means that your hat will hold ita ihapc, style and . color. STETSONS FOR SPBING Come in and sec them. Style-Xplus Clothes This line is a newone. in La Grande, although it is one of the most popular among the young men. We have some of the new spring Styleplus suits in now and we invite your inspection of these PRICES $35 AND $ 10 I. . I - j Developing and printing of films nnd enlarging of pictures in the kodak ; department at Sitvert horn's keep them I 2-20-3t ; FAMILY DRUG STORE LA GRANDC.ORCG'ON. A classified ad will bring result1!. ihi;uitan i: tax iu c.k oxio Frotu a hIiikIo nt;ito. thnt of tho lute Mth. Mary Lily IlinKhain," tho Httite of Kontucky will collect an In heritance of over ?4,f00,000. Thin Ik enutiKh to pay tho entire Hl He dtht and leave a balance of more than $1,000,000 In tlte Httite troiiH ury. Mr. HiiiKliuni, before her sec ond marriage, wih tho widow otlu Mlandard Oil millionaire. Henry M. Flagler who did ninch to build up the rallrond and hotel Hymmns or Florida. He left numt of litH prop erty to her. Her etitato ban been valued for taxation ut $ 1 00.000.ftoo, lacking a few tlioiinindB. ITnliko inont lai'BO eHtutes (IiIh on proved to be lni'Kv'i' than public reports had made tt, Same Old Story The majority of our patrons tell an! unvarying story of satisfaction regarding our banking ac commodations. And. this impels us to suggest that you also would be pleased with our service. Accuracy and promptness, safety and liberality are the marked featuresjjf our business: We .Invite You to Try Us. LA GRANDE NATIONAL BANK 0 1 It is still the cheapest ser- 'e in existence mm? .M&i;Va V omeMndependent Te!epliosie Co. ' OBSERVER ADVERTISING will bring results. Ready for Peace-Time Drive. ' The outstanding feature if the gath "'eiing of tiuiiu'SH nu-n yeMuidny vn the rnninnm feeling among nil assem bled that the tune is r.pp to begin lu cn' pioiihiticn vviti k at the place whole such activity was broken off by the vo i hi ar. This s in reality w ha', is how represented by the comprehen sive teirn "i econl ivution." This cov . ei.i a bioad field of varied activities '1 he i n forced attention to the great ti.'k of u inning die war has .side tuuked other effoit both tndividu.Mly nnd cidlcetivcly. It is now fell that tr.e overshadow li g task if so nearly fniilud tli.it at, tt nlioiv should be turned to home mat t is which are litcially tiowdnj: fo; utteution. A utarl hm been made. In a te adtiy La Crande will h-M an iuiport nnt mei'ting to see what t to iy done In highway imprmement. Tli i the inotft in'orlant of the ''leeonni t m tii" ipiestions now before the pmpU. The whole slflte in now piaetu tIK t versed on theVoiid propo.tt nd the clamor and rnthu.ijusm for good rends in nn9Htri)'4 now ns wns the npposi 9.on but a vey short time back in the Jf.Ht. , There isiothing of this kEn-of conr munity worlthat can be really mroin jdiKhed in the right way w ithout unity of purpose ami determined ffort There are plenty -ofexamples of what La .Gnmdtt citi havo wra; O O o o O i Member I'Mertl Resei-Te System j I Obarrrur advoillslng will brlug ro- I) J i 9 "Where Arc My Reading Glasses? v Mischievous daughter has pick?d Daddy's pocket and watches him gleefully as he searches in vain for his reading glasses. If Daddy wore Kryptok Glasses.'he would be freed from the "off and om" nuisance of the two - pairs.- of - glasses bother, because Krytoks (pronounced Crip-tooks) would give him, in one ptir of gjasses, the necessary correction foKboth reading and distance. , . 1HD irVlblULE U( OCALS . pive him this inconvenience without Ilia!, drawback of ot,her bi(ocal-tke spicuous age revealing seam or hump. - They are crystal clear their surfaces smooth and even. They caniia i tinguished from single-vision lenses. That's why Kryptoks are t.ll4 " invisible bifocals." eos e 0 We are coiiipetont to meet the optical nocdsand tastes of tfc mct eSscting I'atron. CalUt youi; cftuvoniiyice. a o o c li J. H. Pearc & Son 00 fJ. V Ult ANgF, 9KKGON III III -nMmn - . : .6r Helos C be Man Do rork of Two That is liternllv fnm rf T.olW.T.li ' It bften does help one man do thevork.of two men. And m less time, probably, thao tw! men culd do the same job. The electric power is one of the big features of Lalley-Light which no farmer should overlook. It .is a decided comfort and convenience to Jiave electric light on the place; ana tne ngn nlone is worth the investment in the plant. The power nl ways ready and always ampre-for any job within its capacity doubles the fain value jt Lalley-Light. There is never ftny doubt alxnit its reliability and safety; or about the fact that it is a real saver of ime and labor. A demonstration cot Lalley-Light at your first opportunity will go a long way' toward convincing you that it is an actual farm necessity and economy. rr""-' ,-' -- -V-- v : i 1 o " . . I lp. tLU.:l e ,.a .o .i , .a . . i t'''T-" rT"ntifnniiirn ' i in "i'iim i.,., .l!L!!!r 0 c, IB o GAl.r.flWA1 f-REES CO. t::e."-n: TUEET. OITOMKIKISTS AMI JKWkPkRS in i n ii ii Min'rrMiiraifk i S3 o 0 0