La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 28, 1915, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextLA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER 'THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1915. SOCIALISTS RESEIJT ALLIES' TREATMENT OF 8ELGIANS THIRD ANNUAL CASH SALE YARMOUTH, WHERE SEVERAL WERE KILLED IN GERMAN AIR RAID. fcAGETWO OTHERS CONTRIBUTE TO FAIR EXHIBITS. . Yarmouth, on the east coast of ed a shary letter to Premier Asquith not insurable. If the German admin England, which was one of the towns in which they make the same charge, iteration in Belgium refuses these re--sttacked by the Germans' in their air It is understood that similar action is quests, then the Allies would be jus raid of Tuesday, Jan. 19, is one of lo.be tuken by the French Socialists tified in making , nn immediate ap the chief watering places of the king- ind there' is a possibility that the peal to all the neutral nations, dom. Several persons were injured question of Belgium will soon again "The mute anguish of a nation of and some houses were wrecked by be one of the supreme side issues of whose independence and neutrality bombs, dropped either by aeroplanes the war. In the letter, which was this country has constituted itself the or Zeppelins from a great height. t'raf ted. by. the Executive committer guardiaivippealii td us with piteous ,,' ,"' ; : of he B-'itish Socialist party the fol- helplessness, and we ' are convinced By ED. L: KEEN. lowing declarations are made: ; that the whole civilized world will ap- (Unltcd Press Staff Correspondent ) ; uver 8x millions of people in Hal-. prove ana appiaua whatever step3 London, Jan. 3. (Bv mail to New 8'ium are on tho vele of starvation, are taken to give effect to the sug- York.) George Bernard Shaw's con- the out,ook for the civil popula- gcstion outlined above, tention that England and FVann hnvj tion is terrible indeed. The measures j - nnt anna nn mni. ..q r taken for their relief rest upon the Here is a translation of a letter Kplirinm W ronoivo bj..Li slenderest foundation. In saying this received by the editor of the Indiaman from an unexDected nuarter Tli wc '' not east the slightest reflec- j f ''urn an Indian officer at the front British Socialist party has just direct- tlon upon tna Americans , who are ; n acknowledgement of presents made .-......,:...-w. . working so strenuously to ameliorate i to his , troops by the brigadier-gen- ine norrors 01 tne situation. jerais wiie; - "Monsieur Emile Royer, deputy for ! "Salutation! ' Toyrnni- says in tho 'Independence I write the following lines to, thanli Belfi-e' of the 22nd. of thin month- "A Mrs. Cockson, Sahiba Brigadier Gen friend writes to me from Belgium'01'' hoping .that you will make me that, in spite of all the devotion in R'teful by publishing this in your the work of organizing relief, beggars 1 uwapaper, which is full of pearls, increase In numhava pvavv rlnv Tnmu. "We the faithful and devoted of are districts where nine-tenths are llrers of the 3Cth Ristollah, Jaeob'ti .wholly dependent upon public chari- I.lo,'se' heartily thank the said lady ty, and the officials there see 'clearly f01' tho ,Kifts presented to us on the that the will soon be without resour. IJU"1B Ilem- . - ces, and unable to feed anyone. Tho ,"At the same time we PJay that civil population of Belgium send us Amignty uod may keep us firm m I messages wamino- ua nf thir flio. 0U1' service and devotion to our su tressd condition and imploring aid." Pnor officers and the Government "Truly, as M. Royer says: "A v'ho,io 8alt we eot whole nation is dying." I "Also we desire by all means to "In these circumstances, Sir, wo "b ln8t breath to seek honor in arms feel it tn be our. rtut.v to nak what y fighting and vanquishing the ene- I stips are being taken to mitigate this w'es of the Empire with our relentless biupenuous fisaster., we submit," most strongly that the people of'.. BomK 011 flcId service and having Great Britain should know that iheirllttle tlme- 1 end mv' Ie"er on the.se government is using every possible i v;orfls; the presents give a living means of preventing the wholesale j pl'?of of the genuine sympathy the sacrifice of non-combatants and wo- Rn,cl la.'lv cherises for us, the people men and children on the altar of mili-! ot India. tr.ry necessity. A thousand thanks to her and "ft should be possible for the Ger- plaera. Ior success and victory Geddes Estate Heirs Sued Baker Schools Over Crowded. Baker, Jan. 27. (Special.) Baker now stands clone as the' only, county in the Eastern Oregon Association which has not obtained an appropria tion from the county court for. mak ing an exhibit at San Francisco. Word was received this morning Jby Secretary Meacham of thi comer cial club that the Umatilla county court had Appropriated $1000 for the display. This completes the list in the district, all the other counties have ing appropriated between $1000 and SiiOOO for the display. Baker county court was asked to give $500 but de cided to give nothing..- The Pendleton dispatch, said that Umatilla county- would have a representative here Thursday when -final fcrt-angements for the Eastern Oregon exhibit will bo made. SPECIAL FOK TWO DAYS 4 Buckle Arties Heavy Rolled Sole . . . . . . . $1.75 1 Buckle'Heavy Sole . . $1.25 TI4I7 TAf C CD V ANDREWS BROS. I HE 1 UUbLK I La Grande, Ore. The Sumpter Valley R. R. todav filed suit against Martha Geddes. Lyle Geddes, Elmer Geddes. Merril Geddes, Grant Howard Geddes, Wil- Our Own Grinding Plant The mechanical work must be equally as careful as the examina tion itself. The prescription must bc nnea wiui scieniinc rrecisiun. This is done in our own Laboratory on the Premises, - where we grind all of our own lenses. We guarantee our lenses to be absolutely correct,. scientifically and mechanically. Fitting and Adjusting. The glasses must be made up in frames or mountings that will be suited to each individual case. The appearance of the glasses, . when worn, must be considered. We provide mountings to harmonize with the features and give hand some and stylish effects. SpectaftJes. We prescribe toric glasses when their use adds comfort. When the eyes require different lenses for ner and distant visior,, we supply bifocals w$th an Invisible dividing line, so that only a single rair of glasses is needed. We have all kinds of specialties in frames and nose pieces, shell frames, special designs and shapes to suit rftid fit all requirements. . J. H. PEARE & SON, La Grande's Leading Jewelers and Optometrists PERSONAL APPEARANCE. Oen't Be Hasty In Judging by It, Leal - You Ba Deoeivsa. Bret HatlH wrote In cue or bin storif Hint yon couldn't Jndj;e anytblpg by iu appearance of his rhurjeters. The big rien w-anii hud a ttspliael fui-e. tbe lira vest miin in camp whs tbe Hinullest. the surest shot nad but (hive lingers ind l be best divs-ied was the worst Kitmbler in the Htiite. , . .' i The same rule often works out In ivni life. NolKHly wrote more dr- nbll osophlcnl boobs tlmn KuglHiid's tri iiillisoiher. l-'ruiicki Kiu-on. Hut onif day while III nutf without oousultlm? auy works or refeivuce ne dictated a volume of jokes which is still the besi .'Ollectlmi to tie found in l.ond-jil. w fn Stephen Crane wrote bis "Ited Umlije of Courage'' old soldiers tbonbt tbe author must bare iwue through the ivar. Just out ot college, crane had scarcely ever heard a gun tired, and ne was not born until years after Appu mattox. ' : A TM pound bully was making trou Ole in a r'bllad'.,')hia stret-t railway car when a sum II. pleasant faced vouth remonstrated. Every ooe expected to see the ulant litcrnlly crush tbe younit 'linn who had interfered. A tbey step ped olf tbe ur tbe bully was knocked seiweless by a blow of the other's list tbe tlsi of Bilty Kmap, then champion Hnmteur llghtweilit lioier of Amerlnt I heard Bob Kurdette. tbe fiiony man. tell bow tbe soldiers laughed at a young rop or a cavalry otneer uuill tbet saw him just once lending a charge. Then tbey kuew It was General Custer, and tbey laughed no more. , So you cannot always tell what la In a man's bend or bis fist by bis personal appearance or by Ma prevtona work. - rnnadelpbia Ledger liam Geddes and Fred Geddes, to gai.i title to property eeded to J. SI. Ged des who died intestate November 27, 1910, all his property going to Mar tha' Geddes, the widow, and ; the other defendants, the children. , The railroad seeks to recover three lots deeded by E. L. Guinn and Louise Guinnto Mr. Geddes holding that the railroad had given Mr. Geddes the money with which to buy" the lots and that he was . acting simply as the company and had the money in trust rather than for himself. Crowded conditions of Baker schools, became' more severe than ever yes-! tor day when the new pupils, enter- school for the first time, were enrciled j and when pupils at the Central school advancing from the seventh I (frnilaa an, I Aityhfo flMalno agtatafail ' to the variouc schools in the city. There is no eight grade at the Cen tral school. As a result teachers to day were busy trying to staighten cut an almost impossible condition which their live anH th vnrioiia tunch ! Retting ers have been having woe as a result. ' JrZr, man administration in Belgium to give i acuities for the free distribution of I food under neutral auspices, no mt-t- ter from what sources those supplies are obtained, and to guarantee that such a distribution shall be made to and enjoyed by the Belgium . civil population. We urge, therefore, most strongly that the Allies approach the German government without delay in order to secure such distribution of food to the Belgian people. "An attempt in this direction should be made at once, and should include a request for a guarantee that-al! hindcrances to industrial activity in Rc-lgium, in the way of fines and impositions should be immediately removed. , "That there are difficulties in tl-.c way we reaimy aomit. nut tnev Hl- "Malik Khan Muhammad, Khan, "Your well-wisher," "Woordic Major, S6th Jacob's Horse." Deafness Cannot Be Cured y lent application., u they cannot reach tile dl.va.cd portion ot the par. There la only one way to cure deafncia. and tliHt la by eon.tltutlonal remedlea. Denfueu I. -i.utH-n oy an inuained condition of the mil ;nu. IIiiIiir of the Kuatuchlan Tube. When .ui. moe i. innamea you nave a rumbling vl imiii-i h'itv m'iirmK, ana wnen It la ruui-eiy eioaeti. jjearne.a la the realm, and unlras the inflammation can be tuken out Hid this tube restored to Its normal condi tion, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine eiisi-a out of ten are caused by Catarrh, which la nothing but an Inflamed condition of the mucoua surface. We win give One Hundred Dollara for any .'aae of Deafness (caueed by catarrh) that cannot he cured by Hatl'a Catarrh Cure. ?iTtd for circulars, free. P. J. CHENEY ft CO.. Toledo, Ohio. pold bv nrnvvi-ta 7Kn Take Hall's Family Hills far constipation. KING COAL I - ttaT' i lis.' i 1 ' i ' s .aa aaa aaaaaa. s Do you buy coal just to spend your money, or do you want heat units? If so, buy coal WITH A REPUTATION The U. S. Government purchases coal based on British Thermal Units of heat only. If you are interested in your fuel bill call at our office and ask to see a copy of tie Govern ment Bulletin No. 22, Department f Interior, Bureau of Mines. FUEL IS CASH Yes, we ask cash, because we give you two thousand pounds of coal to a ton, and we know from years of experience that the firm who extends credit on fuel has to cut your weight from .500 to 600 pounds on a ton or go out of business in a short time. We have no scales but pay 10c each load we deliver. ASK FOR YOUR WRIGHT SLIPS. PHONE MAIN 700. V . Eastern Oregon Produce Co. Inc. An Eccentric R juian Doctor. The famous Russian, the late Ur KabnrtD.' wnn .noted : for bis eceentrlr methods.' When summoned to attend Czar Alexander ML In bis last lllnesr Or. Ziitiitrtu required the same prep aration for bis visit to the palace as to any of his patients' bouses. That Is to say. all lioaa bad to he kept out of the wny. all clock, stopped and ererj door thrown wide open. He left ah) fnr In the hull, bis overcoat In tbe next room, his galoshes in the third and. i-ontlnnlnir. arrived nt the bedside In ordinary i ml our costume. Be sat down after n-iilklne every few yarth mid every eight steps Id polns up stairs. From the patient's relative! and every one else in the bouse be-re- iiuired absolute silence until he spoke to them, when bis questions bad to be answered by "Yes" or "No" and notb Ing more. Tour fnet Many parents of children flatly refus-; or what under ed toagree to their children bemir the sun you've transfered out o f the districts in "d without reiiei. Tafe." (ill. 1.. 1 ; , umy emunus izes more uimi ' t all .ha i. school building:," said City Superin tendent Strange today who u work ing in an effort to relievo the congs- Hon. "South Baker school is tar over crowded in every grade except the first Central is in the same fix, not on account of the numbre of pupils er. Then they, too.will lje over crow ded but none , will be in the pres ent impossible condition.. . "High school is already filled far beyond the capacity "of the rooms. At assembly this morning every one of the desks, crowded as closely as possible bad two students in it and there were students standing up. around the room with no place to sit It is a condition which we cannot hope to rectify without a new build ing, and which is getting , worse and worse every year. '. ' E, ACHING FEET Ah I what relief. No more tired feet; no more burning feet, swollen, bad smell ing, sweaty feet. No more pain in coma v. - ..-.. . callouses or bunions. SOR ails No matter what onous exuda tions which puff up tbe feet; "flZ" is mag ical; "TIZ" is grand; "TIZ" will cure your foot troubles so vnn'll flavor limn nn fa, U... - -J. .L. 1 . . ' ' . -w iiuv uii ucuuiii. ui ui rooms oemg so ;m pain. Your shoes won t seem tight small. Brooklyn and and the North and your feet will never, never hurt or Baker schools are both filled but not get sore, swollen or tired. . overcrowded and it is to these schools Get B 25 bo y drug or tliof we must transfer a lot of these dartnlt st. aad get relief pupils now in Central and Sout'i Bak- Adv. ' Tail of the Possum. An old negro was out with a hunter one day. The two found a peculiar track. Following tbe line of wiiat were plainly footprints waa a email, contin uous furrow. "What kind of a track Is that. Jim?" asked tbe puzzled hunter. "Dat's a possum track, aahl" ex plained tbe old negro. "But how does be make that far row?" "He makes dat furrer wid bis talL" "With his talirv "Yes. 8Kb. He lets bis tall drag." "Why do you suppose be let A drag?"! . "Ah dona' know, boss. I jea' leckia be doan' pay no 'tention to dat tall. 8'pose be thinks It'll come along, any how "-Louisville Times. Couldn't Blame the Pump. A lumberman having awakened on a Sunday morning la a "dry town" aft er a olg spree of tbe night before searched his porkets in vain. Being very thirsty, be remembered stum bling over a pump in the alley back of the hotel. He luisti'iit'd to the pump and began pumping. Init without results, as tho pump hnd not been primed. He slow ly backed nwny and. eyeing tbe pump, aid: 'Well. I don't bin me you for not working, anyhow. I wouldn't patron toe, you when 1 bad money." E. ELECTRIC LIGHTS WERE INVENTED TO SUPPLY A NECESSITY. ALL OTHER METHODS OF CREAT ING ARTIFICIAL light were unsatisfactory. Candles wer dim and unreliable; gas, dirty and dangerous; kero sent, dull, smoky, odorous and also dangerous to health nd property. When elctric lights were introduced there' was but one drawback. They cost considerably more than other lights." Thfc objection has been overcome and elec trie lights are now the most economical as well as the most satisfactory light. Eastern Oregon Light&Power Co. Telephone Main 34 r. TELEPHONES CONNECTED By the use of one of our telephones you can now reach and be reached directly (over copper circuits) by prac tically every other telephone in Union county. ( Long distance service to all parts in the Northwest. THE HOME INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE COMPANY , $ at 4-f,f n,