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SATURDAY, JULY 1, 1916.
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JUL! 4TH HAS GREATER
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ALL HAIL THE FOURTH!
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On the Fourth of July the -J-
air which encircles the globe !
. is pertumed with the breath of
J- liberty. It enters the peasant's
I- hut and the conscript's tent. It -J-J-
lifts the thoughts, the aspira-I-
tions, the prayers of the people -J-J-
of all countries to higher planes -j-J-
of living, thinking and dying.
J The Fourth of July immortaliz- -J-J
es Cromwell in Westminster ab- -J-J-
bey after kings have hung his
I 'bones on the gibbet. It fills the !
J proudest panel in the proudest j
J- legislative hall in the world J
j the house of lords with the -I-J-
picture of the landing of the 41
I pilgrims. The Fourth of July 4
J- created the French republic and
j- was the force with which it '?
J broke the power of imperialism, -J-
J of monarchy, of Boulangerism, -J-!
of anarchy and communism and !
2 perpetuated the republic's life. $
All hail the glorious Fourth! J-
I- lei grateful nations for un- -J-I
numbered generations proclaim J
I- what it is, what it means, what -J-I"
it has done. Let our own peo- J
J pie march down the ages in -J-J
each century, gathering larger -J-J
fruits from the lessons of this
! day, with the New Testament 4
J- for their guide in morals and !
J conduct, .the constitution for j-I-
their textbook for liberty and
I government and the flag their -J-i
symbol of faith and good works. 4"
! Chauncey M. Depew.
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
With each recurring anniversary of
the nation's birth, memories of the
older inhabitants of Gettysburg turn
back to that fearful day in 1863 that
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Hiking hunting fishing camping an
Eveready is sure to add to your pleasure.
As a safeguard against inconvenience an
its guaranteed, long service
Tungsten battery and Mazda lamp
deserves a place in your camping kit.
Get one today. We have a wide vari
ety of styles from which to choose.
The prices are consistent and every
article is fully guaranteed
B. W. HUGHES
will always be recalled, probably, as
the most terrible Fourth of July in its
history.
With the Mexican crisis at its apex,
and a marked swing of patriotism's
pendulum in this vicinity, La Grande
people will no doubt, as they observe
the Natal day in a quiet, easy, but
reverent manner, recall the days of
Gettysburg with keener spirit than
during the recent years when Ameri
can patriotism had 'been allowed to
dose through want of a fan to flame
the spark.
Of the great battle of Gettysburg,
ranking with the most desperate con
flicts in the history of man, histor
ians have told us much. They have
virtually covered every square inch
of the bloody field. Yet of the quak
ing fear stricken town itself during
the battle comparatively httle has
been lead by the world at large; Jew
chronicles have been written of the
doings of the people.
And of that awesome Fourth of
July! Everywhere else through the
nation, where the newsthat Lee s ad
vance had been checked had reached
there were scenes of wild rejoicing.
But Gettysburg, though glad of the
victory, was sick at heart because of
the ghastly, gory spectacle of the bat
tle's aftermath that was before the
eyes of every man, woman and child in
town.
When the sun rose on the morning
of July 4, the day after Pickett had
made his famous charge, its shafts
emblazoned the roofs of Gettysburg.
cut from the streets came no sounds
of rejoicing, no cheers, either for vic
tory or for the day of the nation's
birth. All was silent, except when one
walked abroad he could hear groaning,
and he knew he was in a town of suf
fering and sorrow. In many of the
,'houses wounded men were quartered
and cared for, and the townspeople
nui-sed them, Union men and Confed
erates both sharing in the-ministrations.
Upon the fields where the grim bat
tle had been fought the sun blazed into
the staring eyes of hundreds eyes
that gazed vacantly at the morning
with the blankness of death. Hun
dreds of others opened their eyes for
the last time to see the sun of dav.
Hundreds, lay moaning, their limbs
torn, weltering in blood, their heart
rending groans making the morning;
seem gray despite the sun. Despite
the heroic efforts of the surgeons and
their assistants it was impossible to
reach all of the wounded in time.
The battle was over. Both armies,
declared Professor Aaron Sheely, who
saw the battlefield, were eniratred in
patching up damage and doing their
best to relieve the wounded. Men lay
on the fields dying, enduring incon
ceivable suffering. As yet no arrange
ments had been made for their care,
though us many as could be taken
nway were carried into the town of
Gettysburg. .
"That Fourth," said Mrs. E. S.
Myers-Stewart, who was one of the
nurses, "was spent by the people nurs
ing the injured. Many went out to the
field of battle and helped to bring
the wounded in. Many even doubted
the success of the Union forces. Some
claimed the battle had been drawn.
This was, of course, depressing. But
when we learned that the Confeder
ates had' left their wounded and dying
on the field in their retreat I said the
battle was ours. No victorious army
ever left its meii to die unaided and
uncomforted.
"There was no joyful celebration
that day." added Mrs. Stewart. "We
all felt hke weeping. Such sights as
surrounded us beggar ' description.
Sickness and death and suffering were
seen on every side. Most of the peo
ple spent the day taking care of those
that were thrown upon their mercy."
There was on this Fourth a feeling
of relief among the people of the town.
the danger ot the town s being razed
had passed. General Lee made prepa
rations during the day to leave and
that night withdrew toward the south.
In the town efforts were made to gath
er provisions. There -were loud culls
from the survivors. Many of the unin
juriei soldiers were in need of food.
Into the surrounding country scores
of Gettysburg's citizens went begging
for provisions. .Many of the women
went from door to door filling baskets,
which were sent out to the soldier? on
the fie!d.
Sinnott Reopens His Attempt to Ob
tain Grant Land Money.
Congressman N. J. Sinnott has re
opened the fight to secure the ex
penditure in Oregon of the proceeds
from the Oregon-California grant
lands allotted to the reclamation fund.
The land grant law, recently enacted
oy congress and now in force, pro-
ided that 40 per cent of tho money
derived from the sale of the lands, or
the timber on them, should be turned
into the general reclamation fund.
An effort was made during the time
the bill was up for consideration to
write the provision into the law that
the lunds thus derived should be
spent on Oregon reclamation projects,
but the amendment tailed. Mr. Sin
nott has now introduced a bill in the
house, amendatory of the grant land
law, specifying that the 40 per cent
coming irom the land to the reclama
tion fund be spent on Oregon irriga
tion. Chamber to Aid.
Th)e action of Representative Sin
nott will be called to the attention of
the executive committee of the Port
land Chamber of Commerce at its
next meeting and plans will be uer-
tectea tor tnat organisation to get in
to the nght back of the Oregon dele
gation and its friends m an effort to
change the mind of congress and se
cure the passage of the amendment.
J. VV. Urewer of tree development bu
reau of the chamber, has wired Mr.
Sinnott asking him for copies of his
amendment and for any information
or suggestions which will be of as
sistance to the chamber in its effort
to assist him.
The experience gained from the
campaign to secure the 40-40 division
of tho land grant proceeds for the
school and road tunds indicates that
the apparently hostile attitude of
congress comes more rrom lack of in
formation than from intent to be un
fair to Oregon.
It is realized tlmt the influence of
the different departments and bu
reaus at Washington interested in op
posing the plan to give, thle bulk of
the proceeds to Oregon and having
close personal contact with the mem
bers of congress can be overcome only
by a campaign of education which
will make plain the equities and the
merits ol the case to each member of
congress.
That thus assumption is well found
ed is shown by the results of the ef
forts made by the New England so
cieties of the state, which made per
sonal appeal to each member of the
New England congressional delega
tion with the result that the big ma
jority of the New England members
voted with Chamberlain and Sinnott
in their fight for the 40-40 division of
the grant land proceeds.
It is believed that a vell organized
and consistent effort to present tho
true facts before individual members
of congress would result in the pas
sage of the binnott cmendment.
Cleveland Is Joyous
Cleveland, July 1 Melody was king
in Cleveland today. Fifteen hundred
voices, representing sixty societies in
all parts of the country, today par
ticipated in the seventh biennial na
tional oaengerfest of the Working-
men's Singers' Alliance of the North
west. The vocal festival will con
tinue four days, unless somebody gets
an injunction. Milwaukee, Pittsburgh,
Chicago, Springfield, 111., St. Louis,
Cincinnati, and other cities had dele
gations here.
ISrute.
"We used to have a dog that would
howl whn somebody played the
piano."
"That's nothing; I know women
that act the same way." Judge.
BLOCK
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HERD CREDIT
BY PAUL H. SP1LLMAN
(County Agriculturist)
Some two miles north and east of
Island City lies the homo ranch of
the Blockland Bros. Few indeed are
the farmers of the county that could
not tell you as much. To them the
name Blockland implies thrift and
good farming, yes, and more the home
of good cattle; white-face cattle that
any man would le proud to have in
his pastures: herefords that will do
Union county proud. The herd con
sists of 90 pure-breed breeding cows,
14 yearling heifers and four herd
bulls.
This herd of cattle was founded in
1887 by E. J. Conrad 'by selections
irom tne great herd ot cattle known as
the Wyoming Hereford association.
The females selected at that time
were sired by grand sons of Lord
Wilton, The Grove 3rd, and other
great imported sires. The herd bull
Lord Usk, was followed by Lester
ilmwood, these two bulls laying the
foundation for the present herd and
representing tho best blood of the
breed.
The Blocklands feel that the heavy
bone and large size of their cows is
due to Mr. Conrad's discrimination in
using nothing but heavy boned sires,
and at the time that Mr. Conrad sold
them the cattle in 1900, there was not
a herd that had more scale, anywhere
in this part of the country.
The four herd bulls now used in
the herd represent the best in the
breed. Here they are: Beau Donalds
Nye, Beau Don, Refiner 5th, and De
bonair 83rd and then there is tho calf
Repeater 6Cth. There are no better
blood lines in the breed than these
fellows represent. Beau Donalds Nye
and Beau Don sired the ten yearling
bulls that Blockland Bros, sold last
October for $1500.00. The Bonnie
Braes are represented 'by Refiner 5th.
who was used by James Price, of Wis
consin. The two-year old Debonnair
33rd., is sired by Geo. Chandlers De
bonnair, which without doubt is the
best Hereford bull as a sire of high
class cattle in the Northwest. And
then, there is Repeater (ittth that cost
$1000.000 as a calf, and to whom only
a dozen selected cows have been bred
this year. And Repeater Gfith. was a
bargain at $1000.00 for on the first of
March, 1!)1G, O. Harris & Sons had a
sale of Hereford cattle at Harris, Mo.,
in which the Repeater blood predomi
nated and (il head brought $76,025.-28
buKs averaging $1,028.3.'!; females
$922 and the 61 head averaged $1,246.
You who are interested in Hereford
cattle are indeed fortunate to have a
herd in your county with such breed
ing back of it to secure your hero
headers from and there will be 30 of
these well bred fellows to choose from
this fall.
Weeds
It is quite noticeable on many farms
that the summerfallow is kept quite
free of weeds, but how about the
fence rows, the corners of tho barrf,
hog and calf lot? One case that I
saw brought this strikingly to mind.
The fields had very few weeds but
there was a small orchard near the
house and this orchard was literally
covered with scale weed, while there
was very little of this weed in the
fields. This little patch if left to go
to seed will be able to seed a good
ipart of the neighborhood where this
weed is as yet not at all common. Re
member that each scale weed seed
pod has from 10 to 20 seeds in it and
each plant may have from 1 to 200 or
more nods. Where small patches of
the weed occur mow them, rake and
burn, and disk up the ground they
crew unon. Where- but a few plants
are found pull them up and burn them.
Clean fence rows and barn or other
lots will help sove the weed problem
as well as clean summerfallow.
A TWICE-TOLD TALE.
One of Interest to Our Readers.
Good news bears repeating, and
when it is confirmed after a long lapse
of time, even if we feel secure in ac
cepting its truth now. The following
expenence of a La Grande mn is con
firmed after one year.
Mrs. M. E. Nibler, 2106 Third St.,
La Grande, says: "My hack ached
and 1 had severe pains through my
right side. I was all crippled up,
and I found it hard to do may house
work. One of mv relatives had used
Doan's Kidney Pills and advised me
to try them. Two boxes drove away
the aches and pains, and I have had
no trouble since."
Lasting Results
Over a year later, Mrs. Nibler, said:
"I have had no kidney trouble, since
; Doan's Kidney Pills rid me of it."
ITiced 50c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidnev remedy got
Doan's Kidney Pills the same that
Mrs. Nibler has twice publicly recom
mended. Foster-Milburn Co., Prop3.,
Eunaio, in. y.
Our Want Ads bring results.
AUTO OPEN DOOR WANTED.
Bill Would Give to Motors Same
Rights as Others Have.
Washington, June 29. With Feder
al good roads legislation disposed of,
the American Automobile association
will now devote itelf in an effort to
secure the passage of the Adamson
bill before the conclusion of the pres
ent Congress.
Nearly 3,000,000 u.iers of automo
biles have an interest in the Adamson
"open-door" policy, which briefly
gives the self-pr'pellcd vehicle the
same interestate rights as are now
possessed by horse-drawn wagons and
carriages; in fact, it would make
country-wide the present New York
offers to the motorcar owners of other
Professional Dmcctony.
FRATERNAL ORDERS
V F. & A.M. La Grande Lodge No.
41, A.iF, & A. M. holds regular
meetings first and third Saturday
at 7:30 p. m. Cordial welcome to
all Masons.
ROBERT S. EAKIN, W. M.
A. C. WILLIAMS, Sec.
B. P. 0. E. ELKS, La Grande Lodge
No 433. Lodge meets each Thurs
day evening at eight o'clock.
Home and club privileges cheer
fully extended to all Brother Elks,
FRANK C. BRA M WELL,
Exalted Ruter.
ADNA B. ROGERS, Secretary.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS Red Cross
Lodge No. 27 meet every Monday
mgni in asue nan .tL. or r. nan.)
A .Pythian welcome to all visitng
unignts.
DELILE GREEN, C. C.
GEO. HUNTINGTON CURREY
K. of R. & S
MODERN WOODMEN OF AMEtR
ICA La Grande Cam. No. 7703
meets on the first and third Thurs
day evenings of each month in the
K. of P. hall. Visiting neighbors
welcome.
H. E. DIXON, V. C.
CHA JESTER, Clerk.
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD La
Grande Camp No. 169 meets every
first and third Friday at K. of P.
Hall. All visiting neighbors wel
corned. -
O. L M'DOWELL, C. C.
E. W. EASTMAN, Clerk.
L. 0. 0. M. La Grande Lodg No.
850 Loyal Order Of Moose holds
regular meeting every Wednesday
night at 8 p. m. in Eiaigle Hall, fifth
floor Foley building on Adams Ave.
Visitors always wolcome. Due
payable at Young's Sweets.
GEO YOUNG, Die.
HARRY SWART. Sec.
F. O. E. La Grande Aerie No. 259
on each and every Friday evening
at 8 o'clock on top' floor of new
Foley building. Visiting members
cordially welcomed.
J. P. RUSK, W. P.
L. F. BELLINGER, See.
0. E. S. Hope Chapter No. 13, 0. E.
a. holds stated communications the
second and fourth Wednesday of
each month.. Visiting members
cordially inviteu.
EMMA L. KIDDLE, W. M.
MARY A. WARNICK, Sec.
ROYAL NEIGHBORS. Iris Camp
meets every second Friday After
noon and fourth Friday evening,
evey montih in K. of P. Hall. All
visiting members cordially invited.
MINNIE BUNTING, Oracle.
LILY C. KIMMEL, Recorder.
REBEKAHS Crystal Lodge No. 53.
Meets every Tuesday evening in the
I. O. O. F. Hall. All visiting mem
bers are invited to attend.
VESTA SHAW, N. G.
ANNA ALEXANDER, "ec.
K. & L. OF SECURITY. Mt Emily
Council No. 2646. Metts second and
fourth Thursday evening at 8
o'clock at Eagle hall. Visiting mem
bers are welcome.
C. E. STITT, Pres.
O. Wl COOK, Fin. Sec.
VIOLA L. HOGUE, Reo. Sec.
PYTHIAN SISTERS of Rowena Tem
ple No. 9 meets every second and
fourth Friday evening at K. P. Hall.
MRS. LIZZIE HAYWORTH, M. E. 0.
LiVLMSE; JbAiNXI-KLJ T M. of R. C.
WOMEN OF WOODCRAFT CIRCLE
NO. 47 Meet second and fourth
Tuesday evenings of each month
at the Eagle hall. All visiting
iieigimors welcome.
LILLIE ALLSTOTT, G. N.
LOUISE HILARY, Clerk.
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. .
DR. R. E. L. HOLT Physician and
surgeon; corner Adams ovenuo and
Depot street. Phones Office Main
68; Residence Main 730. Hours 11
to 12 a. m.; 2 to 5 p.m.; 7 to 8 p. in.
DR. H. L. UNDERWOOD Physician
and surgeon. Diseases of the eye a
specialty.
DR. DORA J. UNr.2RWOOD Dis
eases of women and children. Of
fices Adams pvenua over Red
Cross Drug Store.
states reciprocity for whatever per
iod that state will give to a New York
State owner, whicfhl means one dav or
tho entire 365 days of the year.
Representative W. C. Adamson.
who is the father of the "open-door"
measure, is the chairman of the
House committee on interstate and
foreign commerce and When hn int.rn.
duccd his bill a year ago it was with
out consultation with any organiza
tion. Tho Georgia Representative
simply put forward h)& idea as a so
ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO.
AUSTIN J3ROWNELL, Manager
HOUSE WIRING A SPECIALTY
Supplies and Heating Devices
Phone Main 72G
Sonimer Hotel Building,
EYE, EAR, NOSE, THROAT SPECIALIST
DR. H. M. BOUVY Practice limited
exclusively to diseases and surgery
of Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat and
the Fitting of Glasses. Office West
Jacobson Bldg. Office phone Red
3481. Residence, Red 2021.
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS
DR. J. L. INGLE Osteopathic phy
sician. - ,
DR. MARGRET INGLE Diseases
of women; care and feeding of chil
: dren. Office Room 37, new Foley
Bldg. Office hours 10-12 a. m.; 2-5
p. m., and by appointment. Office
pnone Red 1761; residence Red 881.
CHIROPRACTORS
DRS. DARLAND Chiropractic par
lors 4th and Depot street. Phone
Red 1751.
VETERINARIAN.
DR. J. L. RUBY Veterinary Sur
geon and Dentist. Res. Phone Blk.
1141; Res. 1306 M avenue.
Stock Inspector for Interstate
Shipment
VETERINARY
DR. H. W. RILEY Graduate Veter
inarian Hospital. 1409 Madison Ave.
State Stallion Inspector and Inspec
tor of Stock for shipment. Home In
dependent Phon Black 41. Formers
Co-operative Phone, Main 112
DENTIST
E. P. Mossman Dentist: rooms 6
and 7 new West Building. Phone
Black 1621; Office hours 8 to 12 p.
m. and 1 to 5 p. m.
ATTORNEYS
CRAWFORD & EAKIN. T. H.
Crawford and Robert S. Eakin, Att
orneys at law. PracMce in all the
courts aof the state and United
Sttaes. Office, West Jacobson build
ing, rooms 9-10-17, Le Crande Ore
gon. COCHRAN '& EBERHARD Geo.T.
Cochran and Colon R. Eberhard
Attorneys. La Grande ' National
Bank Bldg. La Grande, Ore.
E. W. EASTMAN Lawyer Office
Rooms 1 and 3, La Grande National
' Bank Building.
R. ' J. GREEN. Attorney at law
Rooms 14-15, Palmer-Roesch Bldg.,
La Grande Ore. Practices in all state
and Federal courts.
ALBERT SMALL Attorney at Law.
Rooms 26, 27 La Grande National'
Bank Building. Practices in all'
state and federal , courts. Phone
Main 11.
UNDERTAKERS
i
J. C. HENRY Undertaker and Em
balming; 20 years in business. 'Day
phone, Main 62; night phones, Red
3131, Red 662, Black 3811.
i ' AUCTIONEER
ED STRINGHAM, the Reliable Sales
man. Farm and Stock Sales a spec
ialty. Satisfaetio l guaranteed.
Clerk books furnished free. R. F,
D. No. 2. Phone Farm 1x6.
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER
H. E. Roskamp, Contractor and build
er. La Grande Ore., Phone Red 1981. .
R. R. NEAL Civil Engineer. Office i
. City Engineer over Fire Station, La .
Grande, Oregon. Plans, specifics-
tions and estimates. Surveys of all '
. natures. Office phone Main 708; Res.,
phone Red 1171.
ARCHITECT
MILTON S. BLOCK Architect
Sketches ami estimates cheerfully
furnished. Office, Room 26, New
Foley Building.
C. B. MILLER Architect, Room 28,
W. L. STRINGHAM Instructor of
piano, btudio over Young's con
fectionery. lution of the diversified and conflict
ing periods of reciprocity among the
states, in addition to a belief that it
was discrimination to forbid the self
propeiied vehicle to exercise tiho same
rights on the road possessed by
muscle-drawn vehicles.
While it would appear a difficult
matter to get such an important piece
of legislation passed at the present
time, the association has secured
promises of support from many legis
lators. next to Western Union
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