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View till'
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(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"
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'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,"
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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
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intjn :m-1 it-.tl miri.H :ir
Ilfi-iv i.leall-lic. T:n
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b!e is they
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don't knew what p'
adtipt to ma!;..- th-'b
They w .11 st;u' ;iv.
.-: ii!" llliwn! k:ib!e p
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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
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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
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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
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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-
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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
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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
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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.
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VARIETY OF PATTERXS AND
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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.
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