MONDAY, MAY 2-M9K).
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
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against the first chief;
Mexican irenernls had
; reatened Miss
Open-
...I,,.,, ttf.iwt- L
WrtT to ! Ik. a maicl employed in the horoeof
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I Villa; that Pershing's oiees nau ; place, with death unless sne sbveiieu
Owner I SLr,,)Un,i0j bv hostile a.inic: that the hiding place of her employer h
surrouncuo uy . ,,,, The thief irot 50 from a bu-
BRUCE DENNIS. Editor and
JfinUtred in the
Grande, Oregon,
nutter.
rostofficc at
an second
Cnrranza was airum .. ; eJ
class city; that Car.runza na:. n- -. when the date'-
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'over his subordinates, anil scores -of
other rumors which have proved
equally baseless. Careful leaders
who know the difference in value e-
tween a story sent by a reliable press
Daily, per momn " . - , ., . ,, y
' Dailv, per six months in advance $3.o0 association and a spcs.al from i-i
Daily, per year in advance .... $7.00 p.ls0 have been able to disci edit these
1, by
in ad-
fictions, but the unwary havo ue?n
Dn;i.r Viw mnil npr vear.
j rn
vance 'w .i
Weekly Observer-Star, per year xreque.-.y
advance .. $1.60 j Some of these report v.-eie tele-
, (graphed by excited .an-es,on :ent
Advertising rates on application. AU who had neither the tim.i nor the
copy for display aavermiuK '"u" meall(l to verify them. QtVr wew
men vho
..iil.iiti.lv manufactured them lor
Address all communications to THE the purpose of intensifying the-dif-OBSEKVER.
1710 Sixth Street. 1 ficulty of the situation. .The result of
the conference between Gen. Scott and
tuvcu binmu i v.. r i wnu linn iitiniv.. ...... -
copy for display advertising must e if tncn, 0t!l
IdUahJs"fce 1 ' I doubtless put on the' wire by ,
d nPPeaa L.iiK,,..,.lv manufactured tl
lives arrived tlicy
found an excited group of women sur-
.tounding Miss Openbeck, who waa
recovering from a fainting spell.-
"1 showed him where the phoini
was," she said. "1 hid just turned
my back when he grabbed me by the
arms. He said, 'If you don't tell nje
where the money is 1 11 kill you.'
"I pointed to the bureau drawer.'
MESSENGER BOY IS HERO.
Bronx Rewards Youth of 17 Who
Saved Boy froni Death.
BRITAIN'S ENORMOUS TASK.
Russia, we are told, has made an- j
other stride south waul in mesopo
Gen. Obregon shows, h.-nvevcr, that
there is an amount of statesmanship
in Mexico disappointing to th- breed-
:.. .u:.. .i ..,,tti.lu- th,. Rno-rbid ers of trouoie.
laifUU, UII n
rr.il road.
We cannot Bay that American syir.
pathios had always been with Russia
THE JEWISH MARK TW AIN.
We have come to think of th
New Yoik, May JR. Ust Friday
night at Lafayette Hall, One Hun
dred and Thirty-seventh street and
Alexander avenue, the Ralston Purina
hero fund of St. Louis, Mo., presented
a hcio medal to Charles Glaeser, 17
years old, a Western Union messenger
boy, who on September 5, last, saved
the life of 4-year-old Raymond Staf
ford. The child was at play in a vacant
lot, and with other children had mailt
a bonfire. As the messenger boy
passed, the child's oveialls and stock
ings were alire and the other chil-
w. Hnm seemed helpless witn tear.
fn U-sok with horror unon such ad
vances. Now however, we are b!d
to regard the Russian advance with
pleasure, and we will do so in propor
tion as we are dutiful.
lLord Kitchener has been criticized
for not coming to the rescue of Towr
shend. and for not having cut the
in an obscure New
York lodging.
Bagdad line himself, or, at least, tbei th' ,i ,.a,le to see bin-
Damascus line, he having WO.OOO sol- bu bw(iuse hiK writinKS h:i
diers in Egypt, including many ndm.r- the ,,,.,,,, for thc mllJ.,.,
blo Australians. ; of th(j lar)?(.st Je.vish settlement in
But, let us not ascribe every de-, whjch j8 cont:iined wilhin
the boundaries of Greater New York
iyn run
Their outook is not the fippant uiifc to rmR to Lincoln hospital
whicli Americans habituate them- Glaeser was born in the Bronx, the
selves Yet subtle humor, fine irony son of Adolph and Jennie Glaeser,
suvix. nui.uc mu... , h support of
and delicate shades of wit are keenly giBter. His mother
rclishetl by the cultured elders of our j lne which saved the life
Jewish colonies. of the Scafford child. The Ralston
hlm Aleich. dit-d the other day Purina hero funo, ol &t. iJuis, was
ere. There must be some rational
purpose in it all. And we conceive
that purpose to be the protection cf
Egypt and of India from internal re
volt. No doubt the Asquith ministry
has had more to cope with than h:is
fcwn acknowledged.
One understands now some of their
difficulties in Ireland. One sees how
France is in the throes of a revolt in
Indo-China. It is almost certain that
Britain needed her ,100,000 men in
Egypt, especially as the Suez is a
vital point. And it is probable that
she nas sent to India more soldiers
than she took from there.
It is better to protect what one nan
than to grasp at too much. South
Africa, Australia and Canada are
doubtless held in all the more esteem
in Ijondon in these days by those who
know.
They came and wept besides the body
of the man who said "Remember me
only with laughter."
Tiiu name, tin'il it appeared in flirt,
page headlines, meant nothing to the
average American. It was precious- in
the households of the ghetto.
Sholm Aleichem wrote his own
epitaph.
"Here lies a simple Jew; made the
world merry, but he suffered bitterly."
The gift o.1' laughter is joined to the
gift of tears. The man who died was
close to hearts of a people who know
the lessons of sufferings. For that
reason they cherished the more the
smiles h rave t them.
organized to recognize acts of brav
ery, as tne uarnegie m ro iuhu uuc.i.
Young Glaeser is gray-eyed, blond
haired, with a square jaw and fresh
complexion and weighs 132 pounds.
Thc Western Union company also in
tends to necognize his bravery by
some substantial act. He is connect
ed with the Western Union branch of
fice at One Hundred and Forty-ninth
street and Bergen avenue, of which
J. P. McGovern is manager.
PHONE CALLS MYSTIFY.
Girl of Muscle Longs to Seize So
called "Poisoner."
Chicago. May 18. Miss , Ruth L.
Hawley, of 6135 Prairie avenue, is a
victim of a mysterious "poison phone"
enemy.
For the last few days the news
paper offices have received anonym
ous phone messages from a woman
with a drawling girlUh voice. Thc
messages have been brief. Invariably
they have been as follows:
"Miss Hawley attempted to commit
suicide bv swallowing bichloride of
mercury tablets. It is a loverrf quar
rel. You can get the details at her
home."
Then the informant would hung up
SOME SANITY IN MEXICO.
en. Gavira, commandant at Jua
rez, has a poor opinion of certain
newspapers. The rc.p.irt
Amurican
that 2,0110 Villistas have hven re
cruited in Durango is "a lie, spread
ly some of your American b-indits"
who "wen- Palm Reach suits, operate
typewriters and write for the yellow
press."
Evidently the irenur.il has been
reading somo of the A.ii:ican papers
those, for instance, that hive printed
reports that Carranzista troops were
nttacking the American column; that
CiUTanzn's men were meraing
with Villa; Unit Obiegou had turned
A truce after every enaemcnt for
tv, ,-., i -.il txf tl,o il,.:ifl ;mil wounded
was proposed by the International i M).s t,-ullni(, Hawley, the girl s
Red Cross. Only the c.ar of Russia . muvher, is almost prostrated through
gave unqualified approval to the sug- wowy over the whole matter. Miss
! Unwlev. who weighs labout loO
gesuon. ... ...v g. .m muScle. .and whose
touch with modern civilr.atior , , bespeak anything except a
j rnt attempt at suicide, went to a
Eurone continues to make eflcrts to : nmvsiuiner office in an effort to get a
put the peace ball over the plate, but j trace, if possible, of her secret enemy
THE MODERN BOY
. Is mure particular about his clothes Man .was the hoy ten
-or h Jozeii vi-ara ago. He wants his togs strn'tly m a
eonlaiKie with the accepted style for Spring 191b, and
'nothing else will please him and that is just the kind
' of boy's clothing and furnishings we are showing.
Smart, Practical, up to the Hour Also our
Values are the Best
BOYS' " HEST J3VEU " SUITS Special Value at $5.00
For Stvle, Low Prk-e and Goodness, we will match these
suits with any others. Coats in Norfolk Style. .Some
with 2 pair pants. Full made, full lined, all seams taped
Hoys' ' Medium ' Weight-.
tJnion Suits- for Spring .
50c up
Susoenders. good
4
!
'.Hoys' "Kdyrni'c Bl'ouses
guaranteed color no
tape?- no strings. Special
valius 1 50c
Boys' Kew Spring (Japs,
tftir gi-eat value at ..:...50c
Boys' "Black Cat" Hosi
ery triple knees, longest
wear - 25c
Bo.x-s' Rah Rah Hats, new
shapes and patterns 50c
Boys'
ones at 25c
Bovs' Fancv Leather
. Belts, at 25c
Little Boys' Wash Suits,
all the new styles priced
at 75c to $2.00
Our Spring Gordens j& Stetsons for Men
Have Captured the Town
These famous bats are more than ever in demand.
Young men and their youthful-spirited elders have
taken a great fancy to"tlWe New Stetson and Gordon
Hats, whicli we are now showing.
And there is one great advantage in buying a Spring
llat here for Stetson and Cordon hats have 'quality-'
to-the-last-stitch that fiilaw proven itself in the weal
th rough dozens of years of hat making. ,
Store service here' to match t'Ve hats in courtesy,
promptness, largdst variety, and1 a pei-sonal interest
in your patronage.
'GORDONS" $3,00'
STETSONS" $400
doesn't seem to have much control
Hard coal has been boosted
which makes it soft for deaU
bought in at the lower price.
"IJKPAIK MAN" STKAI.S ?".
Servant Threatened With Death
veals UidiiiR Place.
lie
Chicago, .May
sentiiifr himself
11. A man reirc-
as a telephone
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OF IT.
YCU DON'T KNOW HOW EASY IT IS TO START A BANK
ACCOUNT WITH US UNTIL YOU HAVE "1 KltD." WE WILL
GLADLY ADVISE YOU ABOUT YOUR MONEY MATTERS FREE
OF CHARGE. THAT IS OUR BUSINESS.
BANK WITH US.
La Grande National Bank
LA GRANDE, OREGON
Capita' 200,000.00, Surplus $50,000 ), Resources H.O00.000.00
Fnnl 3. Holmes, President; C C. Peninptnn, Vice President; F. L.
Meyers, Cashier; B. Zundel and H. E. Coolidjre, AsiisUnt Cshier.
D1RECTOKS
Fred J. Holmes, 3. G. Sr.odjrrass, J. F. Contev. C. C. Peninn. H.
BrowTiton, F. L. Meyr, A. Blokland, A. T. Hill, H. E. Ooolidpt.
I can't imagine who could be doinir
iliis lint. I'd like to cel. hold ol her
i just for a few minutes.'' she said, try
again. I iotr to assemble a fierce look in her
s who i laitre, liquid eyes. "I'd pull her hair.
j And 1 could do it, too."
I Miss Hawley patted an ample bi-
cep, which made her sleeve inline.
I "I didn't know 1 had an enemy in
i the world. It must be some friends
I who knew 1 bud a quarrel with with
i well no matter. He's out in Pueblo
j now. We were to have announced our
: eniraeement this month and quarreled
ro three weeks au'o, but that didn t
I amount to much, l.ove makes aper-
son mazy sometimes, but not that
way. There are loo many tuners, i
doii't believe 1 have a rival.
"The whole thing is ridiculous. I
have been at work all the tine."
Miss Hawley is employed as a sten
ographer ami bookkeeper by a loop
concern.
"Who is the man with whom you
quarreled?" she was nuked.
"IM rather confess I'm 20 years old
than that," she laughed. "Besides"
blushintr "1 had a letter from him
last Wednesday."
Soid Only at West's
Nettletoin Shoes for Men
"Tilt" Shoes for Men . . .
"Reason" Shoes for Men
$6.50 and $7.00
$4.00 to $6.00
S3.50
Shoes that earn the good opinion of every wearer.
They fit unusually well, because unusually well made;
and 'the styles are right. Here you will find the "old
stand-bys" of comfort, also the advanced styles for young
men. Get a correct fit and see what a difference it makes
in shoe comfort. We carry all widths.
'flML'MUOtl
when they started for the Ilienniel of
the General Federation of Women's
Clubs which meets from day after to
morrow until June 'A in New ork.
This is the fight in which Miss Mar
garet Wilson has shown her ability in
handling legislative committees.
Mrs. Court. F. Wood, president ol
the District Federation will speak on
How We Have Helped the Immi
grant: How We Have Helped the
coe's shipp" Somewhere in the North J supply of army horses in this country
Sea" where he is waiting for the Ger- j has been sadly depleted by reason of
mans to come out; superintending the the vast shipments to Europe, it has
naval blockade and always adjusting ; not been the horse breeder who has
the final twist of preparedness which
has kept England from sharing the
fate of Belgium, Poland antl Serbia.
Ordinary British folk who go to
movie theaters and never share the
secrets of the admiralty- wireless,
have learned to connect the name of
School Manse; Have We Called the Jellicoe with the security they enjoy
WIFE SPOILS HIS SYSTEM
Chronological Arrangement Goes by
the Hoard When Man Marries
Cleveland, May It. One Cleveland
man wears his shirts in chronological
order. That is. if he buys a new shirt
he tags it. with his initials, numbers
it anil plnces it at the bottom of the
pile. And no matter how much ho
likes it, be dues not wear it until it
ivnios out at the top of the pile. He
went into wordy dotail about, the
economy of his system find he added
that be arranged his socks and under
wear the same mnnr.er.
He was told that he would meet the
woman of his dreams some fine day
I and that she would knock the spots
! lout of his system; that she would ad-
I mire a particular shirt, caress its deli-
I rate stripes lovingly and ask why he
! didn't wear it oft en or. And then he
.would send it to the laundry as soon
! as it was soiled, and wear it as oon
as it got back, and he would buy oth
er shirts like it. and he would forget
tile .nvVuMV,.
Don't vmi believe it." he said. "The
pcrs.m di'v-n't live who could upset my
system' "
A few ia ago he was hurrying to
I lor.tih : car an I he didn't have time to
evnl-iin he oidv shout oil over his
huui.i -r. jiihiar.tlv, "I'm wearing 'em
: i
Young to Service?"
War Oddities
London. May 18. A little diversion
for the "Tommies" will be ,10,000,000
pounds of "Pie melon" jam ordered by
the government from Australia. It's
made of melon, lemon, honey and
ginger.
at home. So every time his face ap
pears they cheer it wildly.
Wilson's Picture Greeted with Silence
Undon, May 8. (By Mail) The
iH'st cheered man in England is Sir
Jchn Jellicoe.
The silent little admiral who sits on
the British navy lid is today England's
most popular hero.
This message comes from the Brit
ish movie theaters a reliable baro
meter of public sentiment.
Lord Kitchener's face on the screen
always pets "a hand".
Sir John French is sometimes
cheered.
Murmurs of probable admiration
roll through the audiences when Sir
Douglas Haig, Sir Charles Monroe or em.
other British generals in the field I
show tin.
Members of the cabinet
with approval always, but
demons! rations.
President Wilson and
Blacksmiths, Take Note!
Kansas City, May 11. Blacksmiths
hereafter must be union mien if they
work for Jackson County, the County
Court in Independence has declared.
J. McGrotty, a representative of
union labor, told the court a non-union
blacksmith was working at the garage
on South Crysler avenue. Indepen
dence. It was contrary, he said, to a
recent order of the court.
Judge Miles Bulger looked inquir
ingly at Allen C. Southern, County
Highway lingineer.
"The man is not a mechanic,"
Southern said.
"Do you mean to say that a black
smith is not a mechanic?" Southern
said he meant that. Then the order
was made. The blacksmith ousted was
Joseph Bauder, of Independence, who
had been put an temporarily by South-
will
i everv hi eh wav.
. i
Clubwomen to Toll Federation About
School Fisht
Washington, May IS. How District
of Columbia clubwomen have been
fighting an unwilling svhool -hoard for
permission to u wrhoolhousci for
community meetings, is thc principal
nnfisH)te drsdri.-t delegates took today
DO YOU KNOW THAT
are met i Efficient muzzling of dogs
no loud j eradicate rabies?
Thc protection of the health of
American 'children is the first dutv of the Na-
notables are greeted silently. ,tion?
But sit in any British movie the- Bad temper is nmetrmes merely a
liter acid let the operator throw the , .-s irtpLum .if bad l.. al!h?
benefited most by these shipments.
remarked G. H. Coyle, an extensive
breeder of polo ponies with big Texas,
interests, at the Raleigh.
"Of course, the breeders and farm
ers throughout the country reaped
something of a harvest with their
suitable horses, but they seldom ob
tained more than a fair market, value
for their stock. The big money that
was made and that is being made in
this particular branch of war babies
has gone to men and concerns that
have never been identified with breed
ing and men who know nothing of the
horse.
"Before the outbreak of the war and
the consequent demand for horses it
cost about $12 to ship a horse from
New York to Liverpool. With the com
mandeering of ships and the general
shortage that followed in bottoms thai..-
could successfully handfc this trade"
the expense of shipping Ifbrses to Bor
deaux, the port to which most of the
animals consigned to the allies were
sent, there was the unheard-of rise
in the cost of shipping.
Turks' Suffering Great
i j
sirong, proiinneni-niw-eii lace 01 .-ir , insanity cost.s every- mnaiutant in . atrocities have been committed under
John .lellicee on the kalsomine and the jtbe United S'ates SI per year? cover of war When the war is yver
turns:" i-f hand clopnine- and cheer- j The U. S. Public Health Some bus itho power or Turkey will be' so'modi
mg rolls forth fr-m stalls t-i c illery. , proven that typhus is spread by lire? j Tied that mas-Mcrci" b-ir.ilv will r-.,-.i-
CntrentoM p!lagra en-is in insan-1 again. Turkey will be. under the ron
ltV , ,. , : trol of the allied powers.
In the .-.vicco of health there is no "Persia is tearing more than its
si-. h word a neutrality against -lis- share of suffering. Missions are the
0ilTn.' j.. . m , only thitiffs that keep the people to-
The .-ath rate of per.v n ur.der -J.. grthr. Thoy are spreading a light of
if decra.mg; of those over V, it is (hope among the downtrodden, Rnd all
incre.-i.sing? Lr ,1:i, fnrll.nrj , K .,'
Washington, May 10. "The people
of Turkey and Persia are suffering
more perhaps than those or any of the
belligerent countries as a direct re
sult of the European war," declared
Dr. A. R. ShetM. of Adana. Turkey,
the No-.v Willard.
"So senret is money in Armenia
that fathers are. selling their children
t. the Arabs for sums that equal ?1
in our money. Women and old men
offeror?, and manv
le'licoe is Sphinx The Mvsterv
Admiral. He has established a repu
tation for deeds and not word. In
his face is action, dctermin-itim. light
ning division, self control and wis
dom. Nowhere outside the great walls of
the admiralty l,u'.llinc in White'.all is
anything kr.,-wn of Ji'No- at prr:--ent.
Here thc slendc- r.t: .:g of wir.
less antennae .'.winging ovor the li'u'd
injf connect with Jie aerial on J!li-
hmr Deals Abandoned
WasMnrCn. May 10.- "V"hil0 tb-
tho last gtn will boom over the
trenrhes. Missions are the only safe
place Ln the country, and even these
are none too wvure."
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