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r.i.il ni.uiH us u ruin is gn mm uu-. linnuuny piTspar to Inutirli tl.i,,,
li.iy should clivoti. to whiife he calls jpflni! drive aRiilnut Allien.
his IjUHinvHH or traile, . Him-icim. o fir- pounds Alllcl
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LA GRAROE EVENING OBSERVER
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PublJ ci rRi!y ai.d Weekly 4T T. j. jvi, K0UI ho a lay nhould ip
CramM Oregun, bjt l.a CramlfioKveii-,, voU,, tu henllhflo recrenti.n, as
I-.- f. U.-LKAmn PnirtnoilK ... - . ..O
iiK -'" . W.....M..K " ;mu,h of it out or dra as pos.miie. ; a , , "-' ' "-"
!;r-im(f, teroita, walking riding-, jollr Roe, .rui-at
. I I II ..tl..w. f ........ .
loan flonk-d,
Klvnr.
Auiericiinii rouati
BRUCE DKNN1S, Publisher.
allack agalnU
Kntered at the 1'oxtoftice ut La Urand.l
Oregon,
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Second Cl.-ws Mail Matter. ; . Th , i,,.tt i to do nomethiiiir for 13.OUD.0110 000
shall;
AdUt't' all CroniinuiiI?atioifu to
The Olnervfr, 1710 Sixth Street,
C'ily and County Otllcial Paper.
I with the lijaure bourn" which
. I make the imliviilual happier and'heol-'thier.
On Sale in Other Citut) Oregon Hotel ' i""" I'pnt " l,llc ""I? 'ea-is 10
Newl Stand, Portland; Imperial Newi ir.trosption with its depression and
SUnd, Portland; 'Multnomah Hotel regrets, or to mischief aa a natural
Now. Stand, Portland, Oregon. Inaction. Time spent in healthful 11c-
.tivitiea means happinesii and a keen
joy just in beinif alive.
SUBSCRIPTION KATE3
By Carrier
Dau. per month 65r
uaiiy, per three months... Pav Teachers Well and De
1
tirumany Kloala Ov.lt I ho vlrlnrle.
won In tlieirf,t ino;i:li of Her snrlnK
inh-c. , ,
Siibucrlbe now to the Vlrtnry I.lb
eny loau what yo.1 would have.naid
lor vlclor thi-ii.
mand Results.
"At least half the teachers in
United States are not fit to teach.
Weekly Observer-Star, by mail, per
vwr In nvnnrm - 1 i"
Daily, per six months in advauc. j:i.?5
Daily, per year iu advance S7.50
Daily, .ingle copy 5c
tly Mail
Dally, per year in advance $5.00
Dailv. ner aix months in advance $2. SO
Dally, three month -n advance. .$1.25 Sought to kH Hd of nt least Mu.OCMi) of jcoinmunlly Is extend. '(! 10 the berr-av
Daily, per month... Cttc jtl.etn." This was the statement of I), led children.
II. Waldo, president of the Western j Mr. und Mrs. C. H. Iildwcll went to
Slate- Normal school ut Kalamazoo, i Union Sund:iy to aee Mr. I)IriwnH'a
Mich. ; moriior. who is In vary poor health.
Public nninion will be thnt Mr. Wal- T'' many friends of Mr. und .Mis
do has placed his number a little hih. ! f'?'1 .Ji'KI,t' rejoice In the recovery of
There is no doubt, however, that a i "'r ''""" "" McIJonald who
, . . ' , . has been very 111 for the past three
iooii many teachers oj o now dawinK I mom lis
salaries who would make bettur sten- 1;hb er -was observed here thiouKh
o(fr.'iphcr or secretaries, clerks or nut tho dsy. The, young people's
cooks or cab drivers.' 1 inonilnK wati h' servlco at G o'clock
It has been the custom, time with-!""" altend-d. The Sunday
out mind, to use the profession . of !"r""'" VKW was Donntlhil and tho
My Ceuntrj. Tie ef TiiM, ftvwt Lmni
l Llb.rty."
The German Indemnity Is
Very Small.
statu: 8tim, jiisi9(;
I HK'I.BXA, Mout., April ffi. A n
'Mieat for i nf.i : 111 , ion froo a real,
lient of MedTor.9 MO., as . to the
wherouuoiiiH of the allver fitniO of
J.!lce, aduriMl by ti thousands of
the World's Columbian enposltlto
at ClOrao In 1!3 as 8 part of the
Montana state exhibit, haaoorallertdo
mind a ifttaiter tentury lyitery us
to the disappearance of the once fa
mous statue. .
The siawie, for which the lata Adi
Huhan, the actrra., posed aa the
model, w.-i foniK-d of pure silver and
mounted on a simorc of unalloyed
Hold. It was constantly euarded"
during tho exposltlou by throe arm
ed nion, and at the close was pieced
011 a speclul car und started to llel
ena under escort of two armed
miards. Hero If wa3 removed to the
court house, which 'then was used
also as the state capllol, some days
later It was discovered that the sil
ver statue had boeu removed, and a
painted wooden one substituted.
Tt,n .1... . . . .1 j .
Ln.i ,i,,....l..M i tiM.. . . I "v t.i-ii naB.Kupt Mtjt-rei onu ae-
We .,, T,,7, ' ',,!; ' """""S leetivea wore employed In an effort to
. ....... . null INI T OI ll!f ..... I..: .. .....
with any success. The- atute indus
trial accident boaid, to which the
MuHsachuscttc's man's Inquiry was
addressed, was un inle to give him
any Information In tlic matter.
ISLAM) riTV ITIOMS.
Mi-h. Sirah Slmnson was laid ttf'
rest lu the Island City cemetery Sun
day afiernoon at 2:0. A short ser
vice wan randuetp'l at the grave by
Rev. I.cllch. Mrs. Simpson was
I resident here several yejs uko. She
Heaves to mourn her departure her
Hhei " ay' Vtvn, (ieoi-Ko and Harold
!
...u.w.i ..i,:..,. .... ...I-,,.-
1 " " I ' ' " j ami ovntnK
ocd halo hits surrounded th.i'
and I'VcniiiK wcrvlcuy. Hot h morniim
nerviot"! wore wII nt-
nml Uut ",MnHacpK of Ejih-
tcr" iunl tlm "irlo of our Vi:ioi '
Most Amoricarn, like most jicoplo
of the 11 II iff 1 count Hi's, have a fct'liiiK
m iuxHpvmmmvni over uw uornmu uuu-Mng. Equally bo with n lot
itioVmnity fixed by tho peace confer- ()f m:i,- perf(onHi No oducational re
ence. KtK-koncd in mark3a KHl.!form wli(.h ,loea nnt tnkp nole of this
round hundred billion of them it!,,,..,,!;,- ,i e.a,i u ,:ii nt
ifar.
Not only sliould the salary raising,
teacher
she could get in ly pasaUij? the re- iworr uppreci.ited
quired examinations or by a bit nf Tho Kndlen Aid will meet at Mrn.
political pull that decided the matter.:0- Hlolcland'H Ved'iftday afternoon
.Sh( wad fitted to teach berate helfor ia! t"- Kvoryone who l
iniorpHtfil tn tho Iimucb woik. Ih eor
dially Invited to he present.
We the urxlTHistv d wish to ex
preKs our thinks to the frlendH who
wuro ho kind and Siynipalhetu Uurinp;
our lute Borrow fnnn the loa of our
father.
F. W. DellOIMif:,
AMY VAI-KNTiNK.
II. I. DeHOHDK,
J. O. l)"liOIU)K.
m'innib cooxs,,
ohiustixk mukick,
HATTII-: DeliOHDIO,
Bounds impressive. The Germans,
doubt, think it huure. Hut it looks
Rmull when put in dollars and com
pared with all the damage done by
Germany, directly and indirectly. And
it in small.
Thin $24,000,000,000 or so Is intend
ed Apparently to cover only the ac
tual (lent ruction wrought ttii ect-Iy by
German arms the ships, building,
noil, etc., ravaged and destroyed and
to n moderate extent, the ecouomi'.
ruin wrought In detroytn human
liveB. It may well bc'queslioned vhe
ther the sum will cover the material
dn inn Re and provide proper pension;:
for disabled allied Koldiertt ar.d the
families of the allitd .slain.
The Aum looks paitkubirly HmaM
when we. consider that, it must be
divided anions F.ever.d nations. U it
expected that France will tret about
. 55 per cent of it, and Great Hfitain
20 to !(0 per cent, l'leltf.mn will piob-
nbly bo compensation more fully, ml
proportion to her losses, than any
other country. The United States will
get very little of it, and wants little
nearly all our claims have already
been covered by the seizure of Ger
mnnowned properly in this country.
In consideritii; this subject it can
hot be forgotten that Germany slatt
ed this war, deliberately and crimi
nally, ond waped it by methods that
Were deliberately and criminally de
structive beyond those of any previous
"War. Germany is therefore morally
and perhaps legally responsible for
already well begun, go on, but so
should the standard of requirements
for n (eacher be raised. A good sal
ary will not make a good teacher, and
it will tempt a poor one. High sal
aries without high efficiency demands
put n premium on inefficiency and
dishonesty.
Kentucky Night Schools Do
Good Work
Interesting Experiment.
rilslni)lKhel scientist has revived
an nfler-hnuye artillcully by means of
the followhitf experiment: After re-,
malnliig In darkness foi some minutes, j
he Hashed it light onto Ills hand. lie :
then went to bed In total darkness ami
m-pr. iiiroiigh tho nighi. Before open-
O
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Y6uc l!Nw; -Stetson
is nere .
STYLE
Style may be your first con
sideration in selecting shoes
but don't let it overshadow
quality; for style doesn't
amount to much in shoes
that do not wear well. We
give you both style and qua
lity in The Florsheim Shoe
the ihoe of superior guality.
These bright days every ljtt
young fellow wants n new
sprine; hat. .
.Most likely 'one of the new
Stetsons e are showing here
is just what you're want ins.
Smart to the minute, quality
t"hat is hard io match colers
andf shapes in such a stViKinir
variety that we can fit out
any man with the rifjht
STETSON
If you don't know Stetsons
already there is no time like
the present.
4: ' tti .
300 New Bates Street. Shirts
to choose from. New patterns--in all materials.
If you choose your Shirts like you do other clothes
ycu will always want BATES-STKEKT RH HITS.
See our window net- an idea of the new sprinff
patterns. Then come in and we'll show you just
what you want. Prices rnnje from $1.73 to $10.00.
i0Sm . , : 1
Seventy-five letters, each written by
an ndtilt "iliterate" in-proof that he
had conquered his illiteracy, havo
been filed with the Kentucky illiteracy
commission.
The writers of these letters arc only
a part, of the number who, under the
unselfish volunteer instruction of n
number of Kentucky school teachers.
have learned to read and write in the
night schools.
The work was started In 1011, and
during the first winter 1 200 pupib
were enrolled. Since then the number
has increased greatly. The result ir
an eloquent testimonial of the longing
i for education which lingers in many n
human breast long after school nge b;
a thing of the past,
j "lie that knows not, and knoAvs thnt
he knows not he can learrj. Teach
him!"
When the title of foreign travel sets
in again, it will probably he the nifty
Expert tire repairing at Goodyear
service station. A. K. Kellv. 4-Stf
A Sound Business
PROPOSITION
rvcry mi in expeo.e nnp-seu on ui;lhiR to ,0 K,ropp ; nn airplano
lulled nations by the necessity of self- -
lr reuse, lly rights, there is no qitvs j
tion that Germany should pay the al
lies' entire war bill. j
UnfortunAtely that is impossible. It
V'fluld mean u sum about twice ns
great as the estimated wealth of the
German empire, without reckoning
Germany's own war debt. Any nt--,
tempt to collect half that amount, or
anywhere near hglf, wmiM dmihtlens
drive Germany into politicM and eco
nomic anarchy and miuM result in
failure to colled event a small amount.
For the benefit of her creditors, Ger
many must be ''nursed along" so that
they may get whatever she prove-,
able to pay.
The real extent of the indemnity is
paid to be elastic. The sum mentioned
is the irreducible minimum. An al
lied rommiKsinn Is to ptcscnt Germany
such additional bills n site may provo
able to meet from time t time. Tint
in the long run, it U po--tMe thai
linme half way system if .In it com
pensation may be ..crimp! : -hvA.
SUPPORT LOAN'
Thomas C Atkeson, Repre
sentative of Patrons of Hus
bandry, Asks Aid in Drive
Thomas C. Atkeson. Washington,
D. C, representutlvo of the National
Grango, Matrons of Husbandry, has
tiont a statemmit to tho officers of
every farm gr lingo In the United t
States uppeaJIug for support of the
Victory ijonn. His statement to the
fannerH of tho country says In part:
"There lies Just outside tho doorH
of the AnioricQii farmer a hungry
world, u world which needs alt our
products. American farming rests on
tho safe basis of need and service.
Tho investment of the hard earned
dollars of the American farmer In the
Victory Liberty Loan Is a safe invest
ment with a certainty of lair return.
And tho money will come back Into
circulation. muUlng more business, In
creasing the market and demand for
farm products, and Increasing pros
perity. Huying in the Victory Liberty
Loan will make the farmers Victory
Liberty Prosperity men. Do your part
to put the Victory Liberty Loan oven
tho top. '
"Make your Investment in the Vlc-i
lory Liberty lxian tho measure of your
confidence In American Institutions;
ami that democracy for which your 1
sous otTored the supremo sacrifice; a,
symbol of your determination that the '
war shall not havo tfeen fought In
vain;' nn offering of thanksgiving tot
peace."
Whooping Cough, f.
Give Chamberlain a Cough itemed j
to keep the cough lonr.e and ex pec to ;
bur hiH .v,.m in t. m..rni..,r i... tM ration eaay. It is excellent. Adv. i
Hashed n light, but this time on his 1 ' " " " 1
ji niivermorn s mey nre selling, nil ;
white ivory goods at a discount fo1-'
the next ten days. This applies to;
mirrors and nil brushes in white ivory, j
4-15-3 i
4n raw ay v jMsaLW .
FAMILY DRUG STORE
GRANDCORCGON.
eyes. Hy tJijs means he revived the
niter-Imago of his hand in fmnt nf him.
although ho had not Keen U since the
previous ulgltt. Suu Francisco Chronicle.
Ladies tiring your oJJ hats to tho
rink Shop to he made over. At Foley
Itldg. Mrs. II. Metcalf. ?,-2.i-tf
JUST ARRIVED ...
A FITI.L VARIETY OF SHOE POLISH AND DYES CRAY
BROWN, TAX, WHITE. CREAM AND CI-EAXEKS
NEXT DOOR TO SHERRY THEATRE
PETE'S SHOE SHINING PAF.LOR
"HE KNOWS HOV ..
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LA GRANDf, OREGON
ft WAN I Al) will flo Tt.
Wasting Time and What
It Means.
Vnless the public sell ii .c'f to g.-.-d
Use of this extia hmir f mimi day
lij'.ht, the result wdt be u( t tm;
Wasted daily throi.igh tin1 i.-lb.tiv.
vafde by fnilivi.luf.l. . If tv, ,-r- -f,,y
peopl" r.ieh waste an.h-i'ii a d.iv, th--remit
is twenty fair lnn nus jpeat .
btfll it mnt up swiftly, .
. One authority v. i h. T . t-'i i'lvrs
I'gJiting nay tli(Ti in tii- ptiiia
lb -Iphiu nlonr ! r: t ;.r , r..' v-tcii
ecty day Imviiu-p the t; '. ii-m if
mat ( My iau i" ci pmy Th' ii i' uc It
tiuie nToperlv. t
Time m.eni tuil.'lv in. , th-c'! j
re.sl's never w,,:. !; bst .'t-- vj.....( j
idly hanfing a-'-yi.l. ,v.v y-i-iov- j
ff time to p. .m"' i;-nt :m aaMtc- '
mi'iit.i which are ham ful hi b 'nu-n ! ft
soiil.to w'ljl indeed,
All thin nW-: not ir.ean (hot every
will nlways rtM-'oivo carcFul attention from tlie
(tlTirtTs of tins Itauk.
Jt is our purpose to employ oiir large resources
in 1 1 io srrvire of the coMuumiity, in prt'scrving
normal business eondlitious aibt ro itling t he
e red it necessary to meet every legitimate de
mand. Capital and Surplus, $210,000
LA GRANDE NATIONAL BANK
Wember Flrrsl Rm.it SjsImi
Sound, Reliable and Progressive.
-ON-
Thursday, May 1, '19
AN AUCTION WILL EE HELD UN
DER THE AUSPICES OF THE PA
CIFIC NORTHWEST SHORTHORN
BREEDERS ASSOCIATION WITH
50 HEAD OF CHOICELY BRED IN- '
DIVIDUALS.
34 Bulls 1 6 Females
OFFERED TO HIGHEST BIDDERS. THESE
ANIMALS ARE CONSIGNED BY ;
W. 0. CUMMING3, G. W. DELAY, W. J. TOWN
LEY, G. G. TAAL, W. J. GREEN, H. N. PRATHER,
HUTCHINSON & SHERMAN, W. E. GREEN, and
WALTER HOOVER '
ALL WESTERN BREEDERS
We Have Them
New and Used From
$1.50 to $50.00
Just what you want. A large line to pick from.
Furniture Exchange
Black 1241
Fir and Jefferson.
Best Prices Paid for Used Goods or Will Exchange
for New.
Pacific Northwest
Shorthorn Breeders Ass'n
Col H.rty (. AlKtwnrrr Nr. IVrc, trf.ho.
Frank Krt.1, Skn M.irr Carlton. tf)jon.
"-ri-.'QPEN DAY" AND NIGHT MM
J..C.HEIMRY.
6 EesiaauceJ'Uniifrtakinjf Parlor
FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND LICF.NSED
.'' ' EMBALSIER
Ion CM Mafti fcS - Day and Sigh
bfen-sgr' - i n ' 1
' L .'.-COUPON . j
Olmnrnn-T.n CrMliiV. Ori
' , rionso rtil this tfiufion ntfmr otlH;f.voSi'tlc'r
withTiilVonts.f'iiclostiV fur ,vlik-li sciul 'listuiy of the
V..i.l.!.U'.M.'rv?.
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Best for the West
Established 1885
IE& Delicious Sweet
Corn "Golden Bantam"
Exceptionally early and
in flavor and tenderness
not equalled hy any
other variety. The ears
are short and compact
and tke kernete plump
and creamy. Thii and
a thwnd other reg
(table be for the West,
may he eelected from
fjH catalof and feund
t yen? dcilera. .
WrUe JiSj,.VatJe r Portlaod far Cataloj. Free.
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