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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 11, 1916)
PAUEFOUB LA. GRANDE .EVENING OBSERVER THE OBSERVER BBUCE DENJHS, Editor o4 Owner " hare not been coeseot wmpSy to gnufad dow oa Bans. - ... tnfi. . I.! the opportasuhlies to iKead sweater 3 in the Pctoffie t L inirT mb. lik th one at F2tts- tC0M CJ,barj. 7mj are wotking toe tfeeir pP Catered - Grande, Oregon, as . matter. BREAK IX G INTO FARMING RATES. - - . - , fall seatioa. winter teasoa and pricd -How can I make a start, ask ! season, acd tney hare beta at it now Jnsen who hare grown tired or uneon-1 ot . tin-it- TVr handle the pen I ceoial occupations. Certain Uucgs, SUBSCRIPTION' ' Daily, single copy . . Iailyf per week 15e's weejj ay, ar0 , SairaSay was on Sem rfear. First, the individual tnuai Daily, per month 65 at wet it days they fcasdie the i decide for hirnseif just what line of Daily, per six months in advance $3.50 ; nri J work he prefer. The next tsung u to i Daily, per year in adrance $7-0ii Reaott has it that the come: poo- 3tT!op a know! edge of the theory of Daily, by, mail per year, in ad- i tier.tt, Lie tre rmord as well a th-e Pn ' it. Tbo he shotiM secure a knowledge , vance ...JM-CCJana this Bseans a Sot beeaase historytof the practice of the work, and about Weekly Observer-Star, per year jjfaa it that a man who gets into the f the osly way to do co is to work as it ; in advance $L3C i newspaper hosineta never gets oa; of for a while- Don't be too badly alarm- jit Balwer-Lyuon makes Rithejieo , ed. la this day the fanning baiineatses Advertising ratei on app!!i-.oa. All say : "Beneath the rue of men entirely I are erring for labor and the worker. copy for display advertising must f great the pen is mightier tfcan the are weSl pasd for their seme. Next, reach the "fitct the day before lU sword." li U not to be supposed, such be ought never to buy unseen ; he; ad appears. 6 U she modesty of newspaper rsea in should loo over the prospective farm, ( j general, that thee trooper correspon- consider location, soil, climate, mar-j Address a!! communications to THEdmts of TVashijjgton th:ofc tfcat thy'kets. labor condition. , are eat. rely grett, tot perhaps in snort te most oe prepared to; ', of them will prove evenJarUy to be handle a farm business like any other "i great enough to show beyond per- business. He must be prepared for; ', adventure that in their case the pen is jj hard physical and keen mental work. ( ; mightier tnan tne rwora. j If be is capaiie or these, especially ol (Chicago Post) ' ' Let lack go wish the Nations! City l the latter he need not be afraid to Yen- Some forty Washington newspaper ; Troopers, and Jet H be proved that 5 tare into the fanning business, for it. correspondents arc going to fi.td out 'even if in their individual cases theyiijeiji repay his efforts. But if he has- 1 for themselves, if they ciru wlich i ; hawi'e the pen better than they do the j not got this ability let him stay right i the mightier the pen of the nrord. word, they wiil learn to handle the ". where he is. Never to let him attempt ! The forty have formf-d the National j tword we'll eiough to be of service to thow the natives how to farm for with-! OBSERVXR, 1720 Sixth Street. THE PEN AND THE SWORD. City Troop in the capital and are now in training in order if the time of need shall come they may be cocnt.cl as among the elements of preparedness. Press associations, magazines and If you are interested in purity first KG BAKING POWDER is what you should always use. There are many other reasons Why but try a can and see for yourself. this rood old land if it ever stands in cut (rood business management he will need of a sword hand that has been a j f ,rxi farming the hardest work with i pen hand. 'the leant pay on earth. JLNEAl'S UNIVEKSm' CU B GREAT ENGLISH ESTATES MAY i BE BROKEN BY WAR. I am surprised at the sterling char- acter of the people of Southeastern One of the results of the war, ac-1 i Alaska. They are as well edjcatei ' cording to reliable information, will ; 'and as we3l bred as those of any part jibe the adoption by the EnglUh gov-i ; of the States. More than half of eminent of a big scheme of land pur. j jthe professional men are graduates 'chase for England such as has been; ' of colleges, and Juneau has a univer-' so succespsful in Irela.-J. ' s:.y club of 150 members. The ma-1 Confronted whh the twoJfold jority are from Western institutions, ' problem of providing employment' but Yale, Harvard, Princeton and for discharged soldiers both during i Cornell nil have representative, "and after the war, and the desirabil-I j ibe graduates of the University ofjity of increasing home-grown food I Washington at Seattle came to din- supplies, the Home Office, the Board ner together the other day and thirty-i0f Trade and the Board of Agricul 'five sat down to the table. The:ture entered into consultation with public schoois ' are good the high the War Office and the Admiralty, schools . having its business branches ani the outcome was the appoint (with courses in public speaking' and .mfcnt by the Board of Agriculture of I mechanical drawing and of sewing a gpecial committee presided over by ;and cooking as well., The high schools sir Harry C. H. Verney. ' of Juneau give their graduates certi-j The report of the committefe is Jficates almiUing them to the L'fli-jsaid to recommend extensive state tversity of California and other west-1 acquisitions of land by compulsory era colleger Frank G. Carpenter, ! purchase for the establishment on a I in The Christian Herald. aTge scale of colonies of small hold- ! -ers and the development of co-onera- ,-THE P1TBOY OF LIKMARNOCK t;ve buying &nd Pmarketini; anPd f: I I agricultural credit banks together ! ' (London Tlt-biU) j with a provision for a large state i The Right Honorable Andrew Fish- j t t the proposa,s into opera. j er, ex-prime minister of AuiAralia, ; . . r who has come to London to take up; . the duties of higit commissioner for ! j the commonwealth, in succession to i Sir George Reid is 54 years of age. j He beean life as a titboy at 10 with For many weeks Dr. J. Wilbur ! his father who was a working collie, j Chapman and Mr. Charles M. Alex- ai.d. as the vears rol ed bv worked so antler laDoreu in ipr.nieli, ill. laa icfcmestlv for the betterment cf the . meetings were of great interest. A ; conditions under which his fellow lab-' striking figure among the large num SAFETY FIRST Be on the Safe Side Buy. Good Shoes, These Well ' Known Makes Have all Been Tried out. FOR MEN 'Tilt" Dress Shoes ' $3.50 to $6.00 N'ettleton" Dress Shoes $6.50 to $7.00 "Berg-man" Loggers $8.00 to $8.50 " Beacon" Work Shoes . $3.50 FOR WOMEN Filigree" made shoes and pumps $3.50 to $6 00 "Utz and Dunn" shoes .$3.00 to $4.50 "I)Klge" street and . Dancing Pump $2.25 to $4.50 FOR CHILDREN " Utz and Dunn" Romp er shoes, Pontiac and "White" nature lasts. Sizes 9 1-2 to 8 priced . $1.00 up Sizes 8 12 to 11 priced ; ...$1.50 up Sizes 11 1-2 to 2 priced . .$2.00 up We are Prepared for Rainy Days With a New Stock of Umbrellas . GOOD UMBRELLAS a hundred or more good ones are here in every style and quality. Best shower proof materials, cotton materials, fine mercerized fabrics, silk, etc. ) For Women the Xew Handles are the Princess, Mannish Crooks, door nob and others also a big assortment in colors. Priced at $1.00 to $6.50 For Gents we show plain and fancy handled umbrellas of the best practical styles, shapes that men like. Priced $1.00 up Children's School Umbrellas. Priced 1 . ' 60c up This Store is Exclusive La Grande Agents for the Well Known Makes of Goods "Seigel" ('oats and Suits for Women and Misses; "Nemo" Corsets $.3.50 to $5.00. Henderson Corsets, 1.00 up. "FowneV Gloves .$1.25. - $1.50, to $2.00. ''Puritan" Undermuslins; "Black Cat Hosiery for Women, for Child ren, 25c pr. "Mumshig wear" Summer Union Suits for Women at 60c. "Co lonial" Drapery Fabrics; "School Girl" Hair Ribbons. 25c vd. "Klosersilk" Crochet and Tatting thread. 10c ball. FOR MEX- Hirsch-Wickwirc Suits $20 up. don" Hats $3.00. "Interwoven" Hosiery 25c pair. $1.50 up. Standard Shirts 50c to $1.50." FOR BOYS "Best Ever" Suits $5.00. "Kaynee" Boys' Caps 50c. Fidelity "Suits $15. 'Manhattan" "Gor-Sliirts Wash Blouses 50 Sheriff And Prisoners Converted orers worked, that he aroused the nn tagonixm of employers, ws black listed and forced to emigrate to ob tain employment. This was in 1885, when he was 23." Eight years later he entered the Queensland parliament after work, ing in the gold fields where his stcrl- ing character earned for him much jrujiutuniy amuuK wie lumbers. A keen debater, organizer and labor student, he steadily climbed the lad der of political fame and success, cul minating in his appointment as prime minister of Australia in 1910. To his labor friends lie is Btill Andy the pit boy of Kilmarnock, and a! soil TV - I.. - ate tesf&L 1 1 Br' msimmSmmmwm l i ber of converts was Sheriff John A. Wheeler. A number of his deputies and several of the officers of the were also converted. The sheriff had permitted the inmates of the jail to attend the services special deputies being sworn in to accompany them, Numbers of these prisoners were con verted seven of them being baptised in one of the churches before entering' upon their pententiary sentences. The's snerui nimseu came Doiaiy to tne front one evening and announced his determination to turn to Christ after twenty-five years of unbelief. His first official act after his conversion was to issue the statement that gambling, big and small, must cease, and that no favoritism would be shown. His sec ond official statement was to the ef fect that all men found in immoral houses would be prosecuted under the criminal law and their names publish ed. His conversion created a profoun.1 sensation. The Christian Herald the Grouch. "Why, ever since mar rintr was invented women have been 'able to see through their husbands." Cincmati Engineer. TRIED VARIOUS KIDNEY REMEDIES BUT ONLY ONE PaOVED RELIABLE ROOSTER ATTACKS MAX. A. McC'lintock Injured Above Knee v by Bird Who Flics at Him. storing many other sufferers of kidney and bladder troubles to good health. Very truly yours, B. J. FENSTERMAKER, 1491 Roycroft Ave, Lakewood, Ohio. Personally appeared before me this 18th day of October, 1915, B. J. Fen stermaker, who subscribed the above statement and made oath that the same is true in substance and in fact. WM. J. KLOTZBACH, Notary Public. Letter to Dr. Kilmer & Co.. Bine- ! hamton, N. Y. I Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do j For You. I Send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co.. . . ' , , . T Binghamton, N. Y., for a sample size It is with great pleasure that I, bottle. It will convince anyone. You write these lines of praise for your win aso receive a booklet of valuable wonderful kidney and bladder rem- j information, telling about the kidnevs edy. I had kidney trouble so bad I be- and bladder. When writing, be sure came very mucn aiarmea. i naa iriea .-and mentn tne La Grande Daih - - . npf-riht n rtvrr m ft r r tiifn OVER ONE HUNDRED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS SN GOlD WAS PUT UP BY THE "FEDERAL RESERVE" SYSTEM OF BANKS, IN TWO DAYS, AS A BASIS ON WHICH THE U. S. GOVERNMENT ISSUES MONEY. OUR BANK IS A MEMBER OF THIS "FEDERAL RE SERVE" SYSTEM. WE CAN TAKE OUR SECURITIES TO OUR DISTRICT "FEDERAL RESERVE" AND GET MONEY. YOU CANTGET YOUR MONEY WHEN YOU WANT IT WHEN IT IS DEPOSITED IN OUR BANK. BANK WITH US. La Grande National Bank LA GRANDE, OREGON Opital $200,000.00, Surplus $50,000.00, Resources $1,000,000.00 Fred J. Holmes, President; C. C Penington, Vice President; F. L. Msyen, Cashier; E. Zundul and H. E. Coolidge, Assistant Cashier. DIRECTORS Fred J. Holmes, J. G. Snodgrass, J. F. Conley, C. C. Penington, H. 8. Brownton, F. L. Meyers, A. Blokland, A. T. Hill, H. E. Coolidge. Pendleton. A mil 10. Down on a! farm near the Furnish dnm there is a rooster that I,. A. McClintock, local i implement denier, thinks should ba on the fiehtincr front over in Europe or: down in Mexico. "The blanlcetv blank would fight an army himself," he says , and h spp;ils from a pairful exiier ienco that put him on tho hospital list, j In enmp3nv with Sam Paine, W. C. E. Pniitt and Elbert Stickler, he i wont down to the Furnish dam vester- i I j day in quest of good fishing. As the ! I I anglers were walking through the J I barnyard at the ranch there, a hig ! 1 1 P-iifT Co"hcn rooster strut-ted out with j ruffled feathers. Evidently he was in ija belligerent mood as a result of the j 1 1 trespass upon his preserves. ; '! Coming tin behind McClintock he delivered a sturdy peck at the imple-: ment man's calf, which was protected : by a knee boot. The rooster was not to bo denied by nnv such defense, j Valking around in front of McClin- ' 1 1 tor-k ho leaned into the air and drove ihis long, sharp spurs home just; J i p.'iove tlio knee, one on cither siilo, de- i i Hvcring at the same time a stout blow , ' 1 from his bonk. 1 1 1 vThe spurs entered the flesh aid : 'struck the tendons of the leg. Mc-' J Clintock had to be helped to the auto- , I mobile so effectively had the old ' 1 1 rooster crippled him. Fy tho time hi J j reached home his log was swollen and i stilt and today he cannot use it. various Kinney reiueuies i miu v. server. Kogular hfty-cent and one but without relief. I was about di3- J dollar size bottles for sale at all drug couraged of ever being helped, when, storeS-, Adv. one day I picked up a book containing j ' testimonials of people who had been ' 1 " helped and cured of their kidney ' trouble bv the use of Dr. Kilmer's ; Swamp-Root, so I decided to try it j and I known I owe my present good health to the wonderful curative pow-! er of Swamp-Root I sincerely hops ; my words will be the means of re-' Resourceful Agent The Agent I am sen:ng a remark able combination utensil. Housewife What is it for? See this little blade? Yes. That's a can opener. Indeed. And this hook is an appliance to lift pans from the fire. What's this. Thats a tack pull::-. But suppose I want the girl to open a can of soup and my husband to pull some tacks while I attend to the pans on the stove? Easiest thing in the wold. All you have to do is to buy three of the utensils. Anything else please? TRIPLE TREAD "Corns All Gone! Let's ALL Kick!" PSSESOBBBU Our Want Ads bring results. Useless "My. my!" owlalmed the Old Fogy, j "Wondi-rs will never sease. Trie j scientists have now discovered a fluid by uso of which the human body can be rendered transparent." I "Moro useless work," commented I " Wire Your Home" Month Mar. 15 to Apr. J5 COMFORTABLE The soft glow of Electric Light adds so much to the comfort of any home. CONVENIENT Electric Service melius no matches, no dirt It is always available for flat iron, toaster, percolator, washing machine or vacuum celaner. ECONOMICAL The cost of Electric Service has always gone lower v as other living expenses have risen. Electricity is inexpen sive to install and use. ELECTRIC SERVICE You may have Electric Service installed in your home without muss, fuss or i:: age of any kind to walls or floors. "Wire Your Home" Month means special inducements for yon to wire no. Phone us today for particu lars. PHONE BLACK 151 ... A. 0. Nash Electric Company. Opposite Sherry's Theatre. Every Corn Vanishes by Using Won derful, Simple "Gets-It" Never Pails. Applied in 2 Seconds. Isnt It wonderful what a difference Just a little- "Gets-H" makes, on corns and calluses? It's always night somewhere ia the world, with many STURDY" STUD SUCCESS "Wheel I ron' Core! I Ont Kid of My lorn With 'Ue-Ifl" folks humped up. with cork-screwed faces, gcuglntr. plekins. drilling out their corns, making packages of their toes with plasters, bandages, tape and contraptions, and th- "holler" In their corns noi'n on forever! Don't you do It. Uae "Gets-lt," it's marvel ous, simple, never falls. Applv it In 2 seconds. Nothing to stick to tho stocking, hurt or Irritate tho toe. Fain stops. Corn comes "clean off," quic-lt. It's one of the perns of he wo- I, Try It yon'll tick from joy. For corns, enlhuei, v irts, bunions. ";:ts-lt" is sold everywhere, 25c a bottle, or sert ulrect t'x P. Lawrence, Co., Chicago.. HL Sold in La Grande and recommend ed as the world's best corn remedy by C. D. Putman. A NEW LINE OF TIRES embodying a standard of quality und service never before placed in moderate priced bicycle tires. PEIWSYIANOA A-THREE STAR. BIQXCLE TIRES built and GUARANTEED by the makers of the famous Vacuum Cup Tires, to meet the demand for a tire with V. C. quality proportionate to a more available price. Tripletread Sturdy Stud Success Every bike owner should know about the Three Star Line. It is the big gest tire triumph of years. Let us show you these tires and tell you of their dis tinctive merits. i I 1L ftf Tit F.D. Haisten TTIJ