LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
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THE RISE OF WOMEN'S CLUBS.
The recent convention of the Feu
eration of Women's clubs in New
York advertises anew the remarkable
development of women's social ac
tivities. As Rev. Percy Stickney told
the women in his nddrcss, the wom
an's club has dethroned the "society
queen."
Departed are the glories of the so
cial saloon with its snob leadership,
' its display and its empty extrav
agances. We will grant that "so
ciety" of the old form was not with
out grace and refining influences, es
pecially where intellectuality was per
mitted to express itself, which was
seldom.
For anyone to expose an idea in the
presence of society of the old type
was to be guilty of an unforgivable
indecency. '
' But in the last decade the woman's
club has practically occupied the
whole field. iWoman first monopolized
the high schools and the secondary
colleges. Woman then monopolized
the magazines and the books.
Finally she has seized upon those
subtle forces that express themselves
most effectively in community groups
and gavel in hand, she is, now queen
of the sentiment-molding social force.
When modern society outgrows po
litical parties it will govern through
social and community clubs. Tho
delegation of government to repre
sentatives will not serve the future
democracy as well as it has served
the past oligarchy. The neighbor
hoods, the groups, the communities
will express thmselves in clubs.
We find partisan rule giving place
to the non-partisan in municipalities.
But all would be chaos were there no
means of focusing and articulating
public sentiment. The club is the
thing, the man's club, the woman's
club, the taxpayers' club, the improve
ment club, the health club, the park
club, the suffrage club, the educa
tional club, the art club and the nurs
ing club.
Among men there is at present no
such lively intellectual activity as
among women. Men sit at ball games
and poker games, while tho women
are debating weighty matters of gov
ernment and culture. As a result the
clubwomen have a much better grasp
of the larger affairs of life than the
average man has.
Anyone who does not comprehend
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ARE YOU A BRICK-LAYER?
IF YOU ARE YOU KNOW THAT ONE BRICK ON TOP
OF ANOTHER FINALLY BUILDS A HOUSE TO PROTECT
AND SHELTER. t.
IF YOU ARE NOT A BRICK-LAYER YOU KNOW THAT
ONE DOLLAR ON TOP OF ANOTHER BUILDS YOU A
FORTUNE THAT WILL SOME DAY PROTECT AND SHELTER
YOU FROM ADVERSITY.
PILE UP YOUR MONEY IN THE BANK AND BUILD A
FORTUNE.
BANK WITH US
WE PAY H PER CENT INTEREST
6V2 co Money for Improved Farm Loans
La Grande National Bank
LA GRANDE. OREGON
Capital $L'00,000.00, Surplus $60,000.00, Resources $1,000,000.00
Fred J. Holmes, Resident; C. C. Penington, Vice President; F. L.
Meyers, Cashier; E. Zundel and H. E. Coolidge, Assistant Caihlere.
DIRECTORS
Fred J. Holmee, 3. G. Snodgrase, J. F. Conley, C. C. Pen'ngton, H.
S. Brown ton, F. L. Meyers, A. Blokland, A, T. Hill, H. E. Coolidge.
the tremendous force of the women's
clubs is in a state of mental poverty.
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An epic spectacle: A bird s eye view
of the great naval battle from a Zep-
pelin. Suppose Homer had been a
special correspondent 'sailing- high
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above it all. .
Most of the countries at ' war, or
their censors, proceed on this basis:
"Claim everything and concede noth
ing." . ., .
A good dictator empowered to en
force vegetarianism on this country
for eight weeks at a stretch . would
have the high-cost-o-livlng problem
in the hollow of his hand.
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THE GERMANS EAT.
BY WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD.
Shepherd's food stories from Ger
many were secured at Rotterdam,
where he went to get from travelers
the real facts about how the food sit
uation in Germany was. Ed.
Rotterdam, May 28. (By Mail)
The German government is regulating
the food supply for the poor but so
far it has not taken in hand the con
trol of food for the rich. The many
travelers from Germany who gave
their ideas of the German food situa
tion to me hero all complained that
the wonderful, scientific food con
servation scheme of the ' Germans
broke down when it came to dealing
with the food of the rich. This is
why there are food riots in Germany.
Injustice exists and civilians of Ger
man towns realize it. "Poor people
must stand in line for hours before a
meat shop, providing they have five
or six marks for a pound of meat,"
said one German I met in Rotterdam.
"Maybe the meat supply in the shop
will hold out until their turn comes in
the line and maybe it won't But rich
people can hire a servant whose sole
dutv is to stand in the meat line every
day", from 1 o'clock in the morning
until the day's supply of meat for the
rich man's household is secured.
Ant! even if the rich man's servant
fails to buy moat, he and his family
can always go to a hotel or restaurant
and tret meat on every day in the
week except Tuesday and Friday.
The authorities may frown on a
household going to a restaurant every
day, but there is no law against it and
if the householder doesn't want to be
criticized for doing this he has only
to go to a different restaurant every
day and his unpatriotic practice will
not be noticed."
The idea seems to be growing
among the middle and lower classes
in Germany that the only fair way to
deal with the food conservation plan
is to put all civilians on a ration basis,
each person being grr.nted only a cer
tain quantity of food every day and
each individual being sure of receiv
ing the full quantity. "In a war like
ours," said this German, who had So
cialistic leanings, there ought to be
no rich or poor. Everybody ought to
bo on the same basis and many Ger
mans think it is monstrous that the
poor should suffer more than the rich.
We all feel that if the war goes on
every person rich and poor ought to
be supplied with a daily ration ticket.
With this ticket a poor man will be
certain of receiving all the food he
needs for his family and tho rich man
will not be able to secure any more
than tho poor whether he eats at a
hotel or at home."
It is to placate the poor and tho
middlo classes of Gorman towns that
the government soup wagons pass
through the streets. The restaurants
and rich hotels of Gorman cities
where a man with money eryiugh had
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' only to go in and express his desires
; in order to have them fulfilled, be-
came sources of irritation to German
'civilians.
( Th(J government therefore tried to
bring restaurant conditions to the
people by ' establishing, the food
1 wagons. ,
In muny households cooking is al-
,m01it thine of tho pnat, Housekecp-
'ers wait for the passing of the food
wagon and run out with receptacles
to purchase the current meal, which
usually consists or war bread ana a
vegetable soup.
The food wagons however, while
they may satisfy the hunger of the
populace do not, I gathered in Rotter
dam, satisfy tho popular demand for
more justice in the distribution ' 'of
food.
CONVOCATION IS ENDED.
I Grande People Take Active Part in
Service. ,
jr. Baker, June 23. 'With the confir
"niation of a class of 10 by Bishop
rRobert L. Paddock last evening, the
Episcopal convocation, held the past
two days at St. Stephen's church; in
this city, came to a close. The ser
mon at the confirmation services
which closed the convocation was
preached by Rev. Dr. Van Waters of
Portland, who spoke on the subject
of Unity.
The services of the convocation
opened yesterday with the Com
munion service celebrated by Dr. U.
H. Gibbs of La Grande, who yester
day observed the 20th anniversary of
his ordination to the priesthood, and
a communicant at the service was
Rev. Dr. Owen F. Jones, rector of St.
Stephen's church, who yesterday cele
brated the 19th anniversary of his
ordination as a deacon. This service
took place at 7:IiO a. m. and many re
ceived communion.
The principal business f o the convo
cation yesterday was the election of
officers for the' ensuing year, which
resulted as follows: Chancellor, J.
D. Slater of La Grande; secretary,
Rev. B. A. Warren, The Dalles; treas
urer, Dr. Carl G. Patterson of Baker.
Rev. Owen F. Jones was elected cler
ical delegate to the triennial convoca
tion at 'St. Louis, Mo., next October,
with Rev. C. H. Powell of Cove as al
to...... to nti PnktpvKnn of Canvon
City was elected by delegate to the j
triennial convocation, with J. D. Slat- j
er of La Grande as alternate.
The morning session was devoted to
unfinished business, consisting large
ly of committee and rectors' reports
for the year, the session being opened
with the service conducted by RovkC.
H. Powell of Cove. i
In the afternoon the convocation
and House of Church women met in
joint session, the ladies' organiza
tion concluding its business and the
program as announced carried out in
detail. At the election of officers for
the next year the House of Church
women named the following: Presi
dent, Mis. S. H. Sturgiss of Pendle
ton; Mrs. Carl G. Patterson of Baker;
secretary; Mrs. v. u. uooge ui un-
turio: treasurer, Mrs. A. fc..
Mac-
Nnmsira of Hood River.
The session just closed
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"a " -r-
successful one in every way, accom
plishing much toward the general
welfare of the diocese, was largely at
tended and marked by excellent ad
dresses and interesting services. In
their closing session the delegates
passed resolutions of appreciation at
the effort made by St. Stephen's par
ishioners in their behalf und also tho
press of Baker for the manner in
which the convocation reports were
handled and for he publicity given
beforehand. The greater number of
the visitors left for their homes last
evening and the others expect to dp
part today.
Wood Brig'gs, Famous Story Tell
er, to Appear at Chautauqua
Kentuckian Makes You Laugh Till Your Sides Ache In
Evening of Funny Story Telling
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N a niisi-olhiniHius program of an
pnuios hoou iiriRRs win prsont
muuy. Hut Is It Art?" at the Chautauqua. Wood Brlggs Is one of the
best known of the story tollers of the east, and many say that he Is the equal
of Hob Taylor, tho famous Kentucky humorist.
Wood Brlgpt la a young man and puts all of the vigor and Joy of youth
Into his proRram, and If you do not laugh long and loud at hla stories and
witty philosophy It will bo because your "laughter" Is r t geared la to high.
Bring will Qi that If you will only give him half a t hance.
' We have Sport Suite of washable crepe at $4.00 and $6.00 made with middy blouse and stripe
skirt to match. Andiport Middy Blouses of washable striped crepe at $1.50, Ultra Smart Sport
Dresses with white skirts and modish colored blouses. Priced $5.00 up to $15.00
.New dashing Sport. Skirts .'...A.. ....... . $1.25 up
New Sport Shoes are here in a large variety;
White Canvas Pumps ; T , V. ...................... v ......... I. . , V. .85c, $1.35, $1.65, $2.00 to $3.50
White Sport Shoes, rubber heels ... , . ... ... $3.50 and $4.50
Remember-
j Every .Ladies' Suit, Every Coat, Every Silk Dress
: .Lfi': ,n our store now
I PRICED AT BIG REDUCTIONS
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Crops Suffered.
Walla Walla, Wash., June 20. That
the hot (Winds of Friday and yester
day have done heavy damaee to fall-
: sown wheat of the Wall Walla valley
was tne unanimous opinion of wheat-
growers (who were in the citv vester-
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u.iy. 111 me xjiy i,reeic section ana on
Eureka Flat, it is claimed, some fields
have been turned a russy brown by the
northern blasts and some growers
were so pessimistic as to predict that
they wouldn't get more than a 60 per
cent crop.- The wind occurred just
at a time when the fall-sown wheat
is well headed and was in the "dough''
stage, so that it is feared that the loss
will be heavy.
In the Touchet district, and between
here an Touchet. ace
Sheriff George Thompson who made a
trip through that locality yesterday,
the fields suffered to a considerable
hour and a half of love, laushter and.
liw lnlmltaMe lei ture entitled, "If
Spofe Apparel
Fashionable
Pumps
The mode in women's dress demands Ohat great care should be
taken in the selection of Footwear for Summer. Shoes must be
stylish and beautiful and above all, must fit perfectly; " ' '' : :
fashion has decreed that Skirts shall lie short and full and
an improlperly shod foot will mar the appearance of an therwise
fashionable costume. . .
The Pumps we are showinsr are beauties vnn oan r.
oicxjj uut auiime uieir graeerui aesign and pleasing
style. We fit the foot perfectly. Prices are .................
-.- $2.50 to $4.50
Hlfeei
elhnu If!8 fW,,,in Partu,al;M
c iiuucku, nau iumea yenow as mougn
the plants had been seared by a fur
nace blast. Heretofore this field had
been considered remarkable for its
green and healthy appearance and for
its promise of a big crop. '
Coming, as it did, close upon the un
favorable weather of spring months
wnen me wneat was held back and its
growth retarded by cold, wet weather,
the hot spell of the past few days has
disheartened wheat men to some extent)
-.. v..w .uui.ii.ifl, 11, ia uaiiiieu, Luc jrain
shows little effect of the warm weath
er and is developing rapidly.
There have been: no sales on conse
quence in the market the past week,
the growers sti'l in iposcssion of their
3915 crop evidently desiring to hold for
THERE'S NO ICE BUT
CANDIDATE.
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candidate fir , wMrn" (ZTtK JUStL DOW "bllra
SET IT". &SS
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igher prices. The unfavorable weather
tf the past few days has had the effect
of tightening their grip upon their
grain.
Cloudy and threatening weather is
predicted for this locality tonight and
tomorrow, and there is a possibility of
rain following the heat wave. Show
ers at this time would be of untold
benefit to a!'l farmers, hay men, gar
deners and orchardists.
Reports of damage from the hot
wave have been received from portions
of Umatilla county, where the growers
complained as long ago as Wednesday
mac tneir crops were damaged. Since
that time the mercury has climbed
steadily each day, and the wind has
been more torrid than earlier in the
week.
A KINDirTWIRUE 1
HUGHES EYE