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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 6, 1919)
r i..w-.-. o e o 5iTTT Ay. ripmLfi.fr'in. 90TTR o SUNDAY MORNING i OBSERVER e 22 s 3 ! ! i .if'. ' Q 0 0 IT VVVe Must Absorb the Nbw Issue . ;in iijis) View till' Tli.' 'i. (.ry I j; no t iter ?.iv 1' (if VicV.il',' it ct IKTWI.-C, The Jul win- vrli ami trc1lclli of .iiiciMc;! rtiusl he p;i:l. Plvorv suldii'i returning liciiic wmild l' slim-knl ti t II ill ft III' l'iplc ill IkiIIM' did IK't silliM'I'iltc fur life I'llll'l;- liccdcd to'l iii.'iin T' tli" war when lie was jrivintr Jiis life an.' iis.;ill.. That fi-alui'i'vlmuM insure tin' 4ronipi hiimtss .i tlu Victory h'aii. 'state director Kl hrid:;e called the turn wln'ii he lalfccd ill Jjailrande hy wivin.U': " H is ml .ol' .yreaj est i 1 1 1 Ht ,i i km 'what, wms done' with the nioliev; il oial let's-liltle if Ihe Spruce division squandered funds as it is claimed, for the very fact thai what .Snierica id was sulTicient to hreal. Ihe'dei-inan moraLe and win the war is sufficient fo justify every cent: th.-it the (people of this nation can put up." A not her view of t lie sil uat ion i.s I hat, most of the money, which was spent lavishly, was spent with home people am! ' iome instil u'l ions, and while The Ohserver is making no excuse for the extravagance that has prevailed, we do helievc that every alible of the situation should he eonsid cred fully. The investment feature of the new notes, or honds, is attractive and those who have money will do well to con sider the advisahility of taking houds purely as an invest ment. Ask' your hanker the merit of this issue and you will find it is especially attractive. l!ut whell Ihe whole 1 1 1 i 1 1 o- is sized up and the final analysis fjivi'ii, the t hine; to do is to make a drive and place the issue. I'nion county's former war orani.at ion' is in tact and must work once more to put a liiy one over. Kvery worker is lierehy called to act ion, .and with the permission of the county manager of this loan, Mr. Kiddle, The Oh server on t his Sunday morning calls to act ion every' pat riot in this county to stand firm and do his or her part in this governmental matter. It is, your duty. MAKE LA GRANDE BEAUTIFUL IN EVERY WAY. It is an inspirnl ion to ride to the. east end of Adams ave nue (ft i the macadam road and look at La Grande. Situated as she is most beautifully in the base of the hills, sur rounded with wooded stretches on three sides, the liijrl; mountains to the north making a beautiful background, while the folding hills at Oro Dell present the aspect of a huge green envelope folded over t he canyon of the ( irande K'ollde river. Take a lesson from nature. It was never intended with such a pretlv scttim; (hat I here should aught else hut a beautiful well' kept Utile city on the where La Irande sits. The civic pride liere is good, hut never perfeel, a is this feature The Observer wishes to discuss with this morning. It takes onlv a little work to heaulil'v 1 larking and keep the lawn well t rimmed : it takes but lit 1 1 work on the part of each individual to clean up the alley and by-streets, remove the trash and put tliiliis in perfect 'order. It is regrettable that the city has no rale on watei for lawn sprinkling, and gardening, for that is surely a thing La (irande has long needed. J!ut without that rati it tays in satisfaction and pride; use plentv of water oi: the lawn in order that the home folks may have a park ; in order that strangers who'wander this vyay may lie thor (,-nghly impressed. Let us all make a resolution that beginning with Mon day morning there will be more 'work done to make La Orande beautiful than has ever been done before. THE ITINERANT VENDOR. LcJ us who visit ny ;i wnnl a I unit his rit v ami take lift It-.tii rcl n ri'i. A IVw jlavs auo a t ra el inn' iIiutiTii!ni ii'aniH'(l tlii'iMii1i La (Jramlf, taking pifhirts ol tliffcri'iil ours and in sunn-, instances in-tin, to say llir least, ver stranvly. Later ;1 traveling harness vendor happened ii with a stoek of h:i.rness, thell came the overeoat peddler, Hie etra t i:aidier and ihe traveling heant- dtn-tor w he Sells eold rivani i All of these pe every dollar that i that shirks frnin d t he ladies. pie a IT ilMpnsters d" i v.peni wit h t linn i 'in-.; iis dnt v in it I this that every tluilar thus vp( tax t" i-ihii-ate mir rhildrt n, ta to keep Mihlir hiolditu: tail I (in s parts in krrnn'' Iiiiin- tin nrinistciN ;inl win n : dnl;ir shirks tlno dulit it is ;i dirty; 1in-.-iIy dollar. 'i l'' ilinrrant vmdor is i s:d( Ilo is I'iolitin vw nnioii in thy rity. lie is nifh running th, religions ittn1 so.-i;il hl't- of tile roniinimily ;inl In- ins no rii;lit hnv. 1 l.m'i h:y "Wo should ;i law to I'lvwitt t In sr thint," ., !...-.. i.. 1 .. -wi i,. v r ii.i i i- inn oi.i ii ia s mow. ITson's mind in;idc u j fo would ln jlu stntnLTr'st law. ( o)0.i-h c ft Mlih M-odr ' lUt dri' M d'." I fikl'J rn; Ma hiulna 11! V t!.!i lia Hi; !i r.. i III!' 'Ill l . -! ii "' f," l?' " c.'n li Tip - l;i I'll: .. T.. i U.' M.tiCiiiv I. tlll'IV i.s'5,(i,, ISi . ... i; 1 1 i 'l Hl.M.Gl 0 e o 9 lie t;il;ci liv the pec ,1. TIkt." thwik ' in.iUi P;i.i n one 'vhi.iiN n.itiuii Iims siirnVllir imiiik.1 Silt' .1 it Vnll "till the iliriVrciit itinerant ctiilui' Mwiirv frnm the m mm tic i iic: the woit kind am a niuardly dollai ime. mean l pay its part of tin pa- its part of tht - ni fai's di il -fails to aii.1 lilll'lii al'faiis iimviim, i' i.Prll tile lor;tl limvlics .-ill.! u n:u Vo si ion Id UaVt swat ih.i vendor; that CVtM'N aloit. Mak.' il vmir law to 1'iir taw 'mt I hati ho rail rat. a a J it I . i n ; 1 1 . ') I. thr T 9 ' (!) 5 . r yL 0 Ofrooy where) - J' A 00(5 MOTHER ... " J M KEEP THt . : ' rti& ewer Bern 4 ..... '""". sKM&j ' Theorists Are in Complete Control. Right along the lines -of reasoning advanced by The Observer last Sun day when we .stated that we are in On1 hands of theorists, the Kansas City Star editorially allude to the me condition that we spuke of in the following pointed language: The country has had much oppor tunity of late to obse rve what may bp ailed the impractical mind in opera in. What we mean is the man who used to protest against the United States taking part in the war on the jgtound that foivp could never b-1 cured by force. It. is the wt.man who 'n.slH that critics of tlu pn-pn".! Ix aKU'.' of N.ilioiis- are ihe a.lviu al . s . "Th intjn :m-1 it-.tl miri.H :ir Ilfi-iv i.leall-lic. T:n a'ly os.ee.; b!e is they llLl'IlMll (( I ivnir ti uc. t.T all s;i IPU- don't knew what p' adtipt to ma!;..- th-'b They w .11 st;u' ;iv. .-: ii!" llliwn! k:ib!e p al tuns Itci.iusf sniMilimv tin li for reality .--eiis to k- 1. ft .mt. "When II-my l'.! d s.-t sad fV.'ita. tic u-;ne ejj;-.i:ti!.M h" ; (jU feel. 4':-..,Miile of the impt - al m lid in t'pei at ini'i. I'c anu.l 1 l'i the buys uut of the tiem.he's by f "hi i '. mas. lie was mi nai"e as to WlU'vc that all ili.it was necessary as t tin' Iciders to diseuss the matter and rejiMin would at once prevail. Hi. aim t. gel the boys out .if the In-nVhes w;iv fine, his method impos sible." peeii.lly "The ea -c v( Mv. l'.nil is v tei e.-tiiii; beeause it prote tha't a inind loav ! built in water tight roni-il'n part lilellt s. lie is niaetieal rrmiii'h in n:totnnlile nuimifaeturc. I; slips ii 'he realm vf social ivlatfoiis. In vu eral, however, the impractical mind reaches its finest flower when it de velops in" a nioie- or less artificial world. Tolstoy was a conspicuous in stance. In Kussia he was out of touch with the main currents of progress and bi:; genius developed on eccentric lines. 'College .teachers, clergymen, clmu Imhiua Ucttireis arc under a pecubar t nipt at ion. for tiny naturally deal with theories, many of which cannot be tested by actual epetiem:e. In addition they are in contact with ini; mature miiuls. or with 'uncritical iniivl-', and so fail to get the whole --otne eorreciie of Yvt-n criticism. Some of thec m- ii, of 'course, keep their feet on the LMoutid and prow into that eveepti mat and wonderful - Iv vueful cotnbinat on of the practical man who i.s ut the same time an ideal- t. Many, however, fail to gain the 'A policy of repression; hp says, wil) experience w ith which to check' up thrr dimply aj:prayate the .situation. The mios, and mi j.'o off on curious tan- reasonable thine: to do ii for Krit.un Kent. :tn make nt once a ''firm offer of r . ' The nrmster may preach a sef-; reasonable measiw e of self-jrovern-ii-o'i en aboiiflvmr 'v, and if he is ""'ent." Were such a measure put for eV.nwnt his coneu n-uiott will jro'u:i s'l er:ously and "with clear intent a:iv vayiTv, "Wh it y ,nl. miid ser- 1 1 r:" ' i throuirh in the face of T!ie It c.iteis ar.-ty di i.l, 1: 1. 1 ' i.-..K ' i.f . i'h,. 1lf "I' N !! 0 Q 0 EDITORIAL PACQE Conflicting Thoughts got the higher circles. With some notable exceptions those who were the strongest against the United State.-; entering the war have been the most ardent supporters of the next patent remedy for war. 'The world situation of the last four years has been a fertile field for nil sorts of theorists to exercise themselves in. A flood of ideas has resulted, which call for cold and per haps unsympathetic scrutiny from the realists who understand something of the nature of this striving, passionate, unreasoning woild we live in." What Ireland Really is Seeking. Anno i nu:, ou'.shk' nf tl'io-i ' at: t: u'join, n ivj ha:dly ed what hai iitiu d in lu lati i :i the h.io- general ileet:on. N.rJi.'Pg pcrici in l uut. 'Hi policy .li.we'-i no change. I; appai cntiy a? de-' rmined u.s ever to maintain the ptt-' ent relationship with (ilea: liiilairi. ;.rid tu feject any sort of h!iic rii.e. a.s an ea.-Lifn new-pan r. Hut the re-t of IreUod ai'i''i'i'HH(' the ,ihi Nationali.-: party. i!r.i -.va-oikinir ! h o-o t. r'nt weal Si,'.;' I'e:n that is. !Vr an ii H. ;u". 1 orit I:i:h repui-i . "Lhij, Ltconi-. st cios t. have lesalted from two cau .es.- Mos' important -f these is the Yaiiu; p t, t lie Hritioii government to aiii.e a! any solution ,.f tlie hoie i tile prob lem during ihe war. K.r five years tfie govern nt ent has heen wre-i hniT xv'tn tn'' "tatter, offering eon.pinnmes l,ut irottiriir nothing .settled. Appar- -v ' Ii i-h people got tired and resp.illdi 1 to the invitation of the Sinn Fein leaders to kick the table fiver. The second cause i.s the sullen u;ive of little nationalism that ha swept over Eu,rope with the wreck of the central powers and the appeal (largely for war purposes) to the principle of self-determination for small peoples. . Sentimentally thh wave has everything' in its favor. Practically it is bound to recede. For modern industrial civilization has made the separation impossible. The nation with scant economic resource? i condemned to economic dependence'. which involves political dependence is at the mercy of the tariff and other industrial arrangements of t he , amply endowed powers. This is not 'popular doctrine just now, -but it i? true. Iteeotfnizinjr thi fact one of the j wisest of the Irish leaders, Sir Horace "hmkett. makes a constructive su- tfestion n- the. Manchester (Juardian. all oppoMt ion is here tn Sir 11, ;-nse lane Morai o evidently I,- lm - m h opm of keMnd wo :h. ia. Fruit, !h.- i .:! r'.a.t . : ll... V., .,T'K,-.. I f til f.) rl i , r I. ol diaftsman and competent architect for god parents, must be eaten with a spoon and not a fork. Ivhubarb, first of the spring treas ures to pop from the chill lap of na ture; rhubarb, we adore thee! Just as soon as old man winter lifts ! his hoof off the back yard the p:e piant uegins to Dear pies, it sucks its neui orave leaves up through the nearly frozen ground, and with c ;nouri?h unfolds its imnnera. .Wide velvet banners, bourne defi r0( jn the soft murk. of a typical of nYrrln e :..nt on monster staffs of ruby and Oregon afternoon,-these callous folkj Theums political career was jfrrcen. . . junwrapped the winding sheet, and ; threu toned. ni:d sbo found out that j The day the pie plant gets up fa J discovered the "last remains of oncibe was married tn a socially am rnour:h to give us three inches ofi-Hmmie Taylor, eight y;ars old, and bilious -wife. !:-;:;'ih is a irreat dav. hr'o proof, with a government bonded! To cover up possijjlo -scandal the No other dessert compares with j rhubarb sauce. ' AM winter through we hi ve, longed fi r your pleasing ta; t, acid tang and di ' nut kmnv what we craved, hut cne .-io ;.nd we remember. Hut the pie plant is a home lover It mocks at the bc;-t efforts of bakery-j r.en. It withers and droops on the market stalls. It defies the tin can, ai d the drying oven. The soul of the rhubarb is dome-tic. must be lifted from its bed bv the t;fi SPECIAL SALE I aim .1 I ' 9 x -12V ; I .1. I: ' !!;: 9 Iho.lsewife, -(in-l tenderly .nil esst-d, in justothe rI carefully emi' Uei ri(!ht .suit of cit, iJ ss siH-e.lil' aa posiiiik', il must be partaken of be fcie'lhe lower crut is siry, and il must liuve c.xaL-tlv the i'ht touch of .ii'..r. . li&i jriven a cook wortht its hrih estate ami the pic plant is easily our fiiM American fiuit. 1 Spirits Linger Near? " W ih vhi--Ky at $'i0 n quart, in cor lain "ari'l" commuiutu s. varujus striuiKO things trnnspii-o. .Consider that rccenC funeral party uut in (Mvyt.m. It wh a sniall but very .orrowu patty. It came north from fan Fran-ci-:co with a corpse. The corpse rode in the briggatfe car ah'ead, and" the mourners rode in thej Pullman behind but occasionally, at division points, eered in the baggage car to see that 'their lamented friend was still with iliem. With due solemnity, aye with un usual respect from express messen g-ers for the corpse was said to huvf jdied suddenly of influonza the party j alighted at Portland and paced their 'sorrowful walk up and down the sta ition platform, while the eorp.se war being unloaded. And just then one of the impromp tu pallbearers slipped, the coffin was given a lurch, and strangely the corpse gurgled. And ghostly hollow sort of a gur gle it was. . And one of the pallbearers, who was also a deputy sheriff working on n commission basis-:, said ''Oh ho.' And a hear-by detective echoed, Ah ha' An( a third stander-by, who was ? Uv,i,...i ,.rr;,. ui'im. hie nhil ! puller without comment. warehouse birth certificate to provo it. Imle.'d this str&nco cr-ffin held ,nu iikm mis, meriiivi s of 1 i? once well known Tavlor tribe. And then ihey invite! thi? mourn - to the VT.ke; or set out to do so, but the moulncvs had seen a ghost; j the dsiy id miraeles had returned; t!ie ! spw its of the departed had been made 'manifest, and so tiny went away. j Doubtless, like a "certain Jinan,' c:;coei)ing sorrowful. Vi -Ni&Sr - W tSSr VARIETY OF PATTERXS AND Furhiture'-Co "The .'How That Sere Ycu Best' .'." o oG o 0 0 0 w p c ' ' W 9 m HI. i rii i nil mm - . -.,,111 m..i.. mm ' ' eTelegam TakesoPoke at' Disque. s Positive!)' refrehiior ya the shat that the Poifiantl Teltyram took Mtl.'.er (ieneial Hir.A-. 1. 1'iiue, who has bcenerunning wiiti and woo'l over the noi thwest trnce the war started, claiming "bi.- things and c compiishing little. .The TWegFam du1 nut attemtt to sVi;ld this man who hs been in the putflie nress for sev jeral months, Tjuf 'plainly told of thn jhuo sums lie ha'i spent on the spruce name and not tile spruce. Jt toh ot' the enormous ampunts Spent in for- i f hts, yet purchased most of his tun : her used from -other mills. In fact, the Telcjrrim ranjc the biM on Disipie. I'; was an article tltat ev- U'lyone who he s watched his antics v:i lelitrhted to ,see. but to be fair with : the 'loleunvn it mn.it be admitted, it was the J'irwt paper that had the cour njre, of its 'convictions and printed the truth uborit this chap who swelled up the moment he hit the Pacific eua.it !p.nd will the Loyal Legion of Loppera and Lu-nbeinien merely did during war times what "honestly organized union labor -would have done withou him. . . Here's to Paul Kpillman's Short horn sale. "We'll bet it will be. a 'thorough success. 1 Today Island City will raise iis community flag. Drive out to the services. MAN'S AP.IXKSK KISS - i;mxr;.i ikep miskhy .tlry MncLnrn ScoreN Now Triumph In Latest Play, "unlfy Pool." She was a girl of Ihe tenements. Ho was a nun ol the world. She dreamed of love and a home and -children. He dreamed of power and the I governor's toga. Ho kissed her. Tn him.lt was m,el1y l1e ?ieliInf f f" IlnP,sp- 'wife took the girl inio her home, and ithen complications started that j bring about a terrific climax in j "Vanity Pool," Mary M te Karen's j li'lest l'n i versa I Special Attraction, (which is being shown at the Kt::r t.';o,.tro today for tao last lime. It is packed with big situations; the heart-throbs are there; Mary M:io laiien lias neve.r h:'d a more su perb roln; and her supporting cast Inclndos such stars an Kianklyn Far nuin, Thonvns Holding, IMarin Sais, rtUn.Ann:i Q. Nilsoon, Virginia Chester I and others. .ft. COLORS e o 000 O- J""
