THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1916.
1'AGE TWO
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
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these dangers when Germany prof
fered peace to the world.
Dramatic Scenes at White House.
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The White House itself has housed
some of the most dramatic scenes in ;
its history. Full details may never i
fce told of the dramatic conference !
between the President and administra-!
t;nn lonro in the Ul.rnrv of t.h P.
. ecutive mansion when it appeared in
evitable thata the United States would
be drawn into war with Germany.
It was then the President told Sen
ator Stone of the Senate foreign re
Intions committee that if another
American life were lost as a result of,
''violation by Germany of her pledges
to this country on submarine warfare,
the only course left open to him, was
t sever diplomatic relations with
Germany. And questioned as to
whether or not such action would
mean war, the President replied he
had been told it would. It was a
stormy conference in which the minds
of the President and his faithful lead
ers were laid bare'.
It was followed by an effort to pass
resolutions in Congress warning
Americans off armed ships a meas
ure fought to a successful finish by
the President himself. Later he ap
peared before Congress, notifying that
body of the virtuul ultimatum sent
a. -ii .1. n I
me ivuiser, xouowing me Sussex
sinking.
There was another dramatic
ference in the White House. The
Gold room, famed for its spectacular j
social events during years gone by,
Iras opened to a conference between
the President and five hundred rail
.d trainmen in an effort to ward j
ff a nation-wide railrord strike. This
was followed by the appearance of
railroad executives, representing mil
lions of dollars of capital, and for
ays the conference went on to no i
Tail,
Wields His Big Stick.
Immediately afterward the Presi
dent wielded his "big stick" over Con
gress and forced the passage of on
ight-hour law, averting the strike.
Then came tho election. The ex
siting scenes of uncertainty surround
ing the climnx of that struggle, were
transferred to Shndow I.nwn, where
tho President was spending his va
cation. The President himself tells
an interesting story of tho tweiity
ft4ir hours from Tuesday evening un
til Wednesday evening when the re
turns gave the result first to Hughes
and then to Wilson.
During Tuesday evening he stnyed
with Mrs. Wilson and his (laughter,
Margaret, in the library of tho man
sion hearing the returns. They wore
a dubious lot of returns and ufter all
the New York papers had awarded
the victory to Hughes there seemed
little hope for him in the outlook.
"I retired about 12:30',' the Presi
dent says, tolling of his feelings, "and
nt that time tho situation could not
le termed encouraging. I was shav
ing the next morning when my dnugh
ttr, Margaret, who had risen enrly
ir. order to catch a train for New
York, came up and informed mo I was
lected.
Surprised At His Election.
"'Oh, pshaw,' I said to her, 'what
do you mean ? Let's have some of tho
details.' She then told me that early
reports received over press associa
tion wires in the executive office In
dicated the change. However, I went
on shaving. Details were not very
complete. They, of course came lat
r." The President that day played an
exceptionally good game of golf.
Mrs. Wilson's confidence in the out
come already had been indicated when
she planted tulip bulbs in the front
yard of the White House m order to
enjoy them next fall.
Eternal vigilance is the price of
moral and physical safety.
All
The Store Selling
Xtragood Suits
For
lias its reputation back of every garment and
every item. You can look the city over and not
find more stylish suits to satisfy the little fellows.
Suits with one and two pair Knickers
$3.69 to $12.00
Suits with two pair of full lined knickers an
extra value at $4.50, $5.00, $5.50, $5.75 and $8.00
ANYTHING YOU NEED FOE THE BOYS
New Sweaters, Shoes, Shirts, Blouses, Hosiery,
Underwear, Mittens, Gloves,. Hats, Caps, Neckear.
HILL'S DEPARTMENT ST0RS
Quality & Service
SHERRY'S
Shorrv'a ToJ.-xv
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if you want to see Jui'G Caprice in
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Yralls' ?" L8 T Prln
tre wh.le "The Ragged Pr.n..
WiUiam Fox's new picture, is running,
e PhotoPIay bc&ln8 a of tyi0
aays tnere toaay-
June has to wear overalls to get a
job as farm-hand with an old man of
the fields. She has run away from
the orphanage where she was raised,
and milking is about the only pursuit
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'f.1 Jen "or- " '.'Ke8
0118 farm' because Harry Deigan
works there. (Harry Deigan is play
ed by Harry HUliard.)
'But June is compelled to leave the
farm, and she finally gets to the home
of a big rich man, who is wicked. He
adopts ine ntxie gin. men Marry
Deigan learns that the bad man is his
own half-brother, and he goes to the
city to investigate. A search proves
that the rich man's property really be
longs to the orphan girl, and Harry
confronts his brother with the truth.
Everything ends happily, with June
looking at Harry and Harry looking
at June.
Twn I ration I
There is no time like winter to.Bn(1 drivers, $9.49; for extra men,
study road problems in Oregon. In $6.25; for whitewing, $8.75; for lum
the 8ummer we can gee rcgultS( but in
tne w;nter the causes that are respon-
eon-,sible for these results are laid bare
(so that everyone who travels the
BLUI
the roads may see them.
One of the lessons hammered in on
every person who drives out at the
present time is that a good grado is
It tKt
I Wherever a good grata has been built
' and drainage properly looked after
there is a good road, and where a
prnde in lackinc tha rnnd ih mUrr.
able. This fact is so plain that he
who rune particularly if he runs a
motor car mny read. v
Another lesson of the winter season
is that systematic maintenance is ab
solutely necessary. Just no han-
dreds of little chuck holes are to be
found in every mile of :ond, and these
will keep on growing with startling
persistence if they arc n"g'ectcd.
Even on roads that have a good grade
ruts form under the poundinir of the
wheels, and these ruts fill with water.
Soon the foundation i. softened nnd a
mud holo forms.
Qf wo are to hnve good ronds and
there is no mistaking tho demand for
them we must uafinitsly decnlj to do
two things. We must build right in
tho first place, and then wo must see
that the ronds are givj.i proper main
tenance. Eugene Register.
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that there aro
impounded in tho city pound the
following stock: One bay horse with
stripe in face, wire cut on left
shoulder. Branded a square on right
thigh. Shoes on hind feet. This ani
mal will be sold after 10 days from
the first publication hereof unless
idenified and expenses paid.
J. C. Ardery,
Chief of Police,
12-26 tf
MONEY TO
.LOAN
Private money to loan on city
or farm property. Reason
able Rate.
Fire Insurance & Real Estate
Phone Black 2171
Henry T. Hill
Room 23 West Jacobson Bldg.
Boys
CITY COMMISSION MEETS
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Grande, Oregon, Gentlemen:
Reports of the various city officials
as follows:
City Treasurer's Report for the Week.
Receipts:
Water rents .$ 422.53
Int. on assessments 305.09
Yearly instal's on assess 573.07
Electrical permits 2.00
Popcorn licenses 25.00
Disbursements:
Contingent warrants 254.69
Water warrants 52.2P
Park warrants 1 50.00
General warrants 6.50
Int. on general warrants .85
City Recorder's Report for the Week.
Receipts:
Fines 130.00
Salo of 2 stoves to J. E. F.. . 25.00
From E.O. L. & P. Co. for
cleaning Mill Creek 20.60
Disbursements:
City Treas. for moneys rocd.
1st to 23rd, inclusive $ 345.76
Issued warrants as follows: For
bills allowed, $1926.89; Int. on im
provement bonds, $365.88; park ex
pense voucher No. 81, $50; coal pur
chase by J. E. Foley, Mgr., $100.
Street Superintendent's Report for
the Week.
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rxpenuuureB as iouowb; r or teams
ber and bolts lor basement, Jfi.bb;
swept Main street and ran the snow
off of walks, cleaned out gutters,
plowed out gutters on main streets,
and placed timber in basement.
Water Superintendent's Report for
the Week.
Expenditures as follows: For 12-
inch sewer Second street crossing,
$32.36; for leak in Beaver Creek pipe
line, $23.50.
Chief of Police Report for the Week.
Six arrests made of which five were
for drunkenness, and 1 for gambling.
Fines amounted to $130; forfeitures of
bail, $29.15 (paid to Recorder follow-
ing week). Served 4 meals, hnd one
sleeper; one special officer on duty.
Fire Chiefs Report for the Week.
Number of fire calls, none.
Respectfully submitted,
J. E. FOLEY,
General Manager.
Y. M. C. A. at the Front
El Paao, Texas, Doc 28. (Special)
ihe field headquarters of tho Army
Young Men's Christian Association
hc-t reports unusual activity nt the
Association centers in tho military
ciirips between this city and St-n-Dicoo,
Cnl. There ore nineteen Y M.
C. A. buildings in the camps of this
district and tho attendance of soldiers
l'o" ;he month of October, just tabu
In' cd, is 643,970. Reports from seer
laiios give a total of 446,212 letters
iiun in the Association buildings
duimp the same month. Other fig
ures j-ro as follows:
Attendance, Entertainments. . 15l',2'7
Attendance, lectures 18.263
l':ces of Rending Matter Distributed
4'?.!'44
Visits to Sick V 2 -i.iC
Attendance, Religious meetings, v . . .
5i.5!)l
At'.o-idnnce, Bible Classes 2.1 2
Portland Trooper Shot
Portland, Dec., 27 (Special)
Scott Redfield, of Troop A. Oregon
cavalry, formerly a salesman with
the Portland Railway, Light & Power
company, was shot and probobly
fatally wounded in an argument with
a Mexican at Calcxico early yesterday.
The message gave few details ex
cepting to say that Redfield had been
1 1 shot in the abdomen and it was feared
, his wounds were fatal.
Kedricld is a son oi u. u Redfield
of Covington, Pa., and had lived in
Portland several years. Ho was a
member of several clubs here and 'was
popular socially.
The railroads are the country's
Irrgest taxpayers. They paid $129,
191,880 in taxes in 1913.
Scientific
Farming
SOIL CONDITIONS FOR ALFALFA
Difficult to Succeed With This Crop In
Moiit Climates.
Prepared by Unltod States department of
sericulture.
While alfalfa has shown a remark
able ability to adapt Itself to various
cUmutes and conditions, It Is injured by
blgu temperatures combined with much
moisture In the atmosphere. It Is not
easy to succeed with this crop In moist
climates, such as the eustern Uulted
States, except where soil conditions are
favorable. Marked success has been
obtained in certain sections of the
south where the average rainfall ex
ceeds flfty Inches.
To aid farmers who wish to raise al
falfa east of the ninety-fifth meridian,
which runs from about the middle of
Minnesota to the line between Texas
una Louisiana, II. L. Westover, one of
the forage crbp investigators of the bu
reau of plant industry, United StateB
department of agriculture, and II. D.
ALFALFA KILLED BY STANDING WATER.
Heudi'ick, assistant In agricultural edu
cation, states relations service, have
prepared the following suggestions
dealing with tho requirements of the
crop in this section:
A deep, fertile, well drained, nonacld
soil is required. Loam soils with open
subsoils are best for alfalfa, but it may
be grown on soils of almost any tex
ture, from sandy or gravelly loams to
heavy cluys. The proportion of fail
ures, however, Is apt to be consider
able on deep, porous sands or suuds
underlaid by gravel. It Is highly es
sential In any case that the soil be well
supplied with decaying vegetable mut
ter and plant food. It is practically
useless to sow alfalfa on thin soils
where the bedrock approaches the sur
face, on land which is underlaid at
comparatively shallow depths by hard
pan or In locations where the subsoil Is
so compact that the roots cannot lene
trato It, It Is of prime importance also
that an alfulfa Held shall be located
where the slope Is siifliclent to carry
oft the surplus water and that the wa
ter tabic shall remain at u sulllelent
depth from the surface. In porous
soils that conduct water readily stand
ing water at four or Ave feet is some
times injurious.
The fornintiou of ice on the surface
of fields Is fatal to alfalfa. This condi
tion is most apt to occur on fields that
are level or that contain pockets. Rich
river or crock bottom lunds are often
well suited to the crop, provided tuev
aro well drained. Prolonged overllows
are nearly always harmful, but are
least Injurious If they occur during
winter or early spring, when growth Is
practically dormant. Clay hillsides of
considerable slopo nro frequently wa
ter soaked nnd poorly drained because
of the close texture of the soil. Seep
age areas from outcropping rocks or
other causes often occur on hillsides
also, making underdrntnage of such
areas necessary. In examining a tract
of land for nlfalfa frequent borings
should bo nmilo with n soil auger to
determine the character of the soil and
subsoil us well as the drainage condi
tions. This Instrument will usually be
of greater value In determining tho
adaptability of n particular tract to
alfalfa than a chemical analysis of
the soil. A common one and one-quar
ter inch auger with a sbnnk length
ened and a suitable crossbar for a han
dle is practical for this use.
Limestone soils In general are particularly-
well suited to alfalfa, but
even such lands are frequently acid
and require liming.
When nlfalfa Is once stnrted under
favorable soil conditions, weeds, includ
ing perennial grasses, will likely prove
Its most dangerous enemy. This Is one
reason why sod land Is not recom
mended for this crop. On account of
the danger from weeds, It Is usually
best to precede tho alfalfa for one or
two years with a clean cultivated crop,
such as truck, sugar beets, beans, po
tatoes or corn. Where late summer or
fall seeding Is practiced, canning peas,
early potatoes, early sweet corn and
early varieties of soy beans, when cnl
tlvated. furnish an opportunity for re
moving a crop in time to seed alfnlfa
the same season. Where crimson clover
Is used as a cover crop, following a
cultivated crop, the soil Is usually In
good condition after harvesting the
crimson clover the following spring for
hay, or when needed the crimson clover
may be turned under for soli enrich
ment, after which the ground may be
prepared for alfalfa.
-"twiPw JKAT . - i r-
IT'S NOT HARD TO KEEP THE FAM
ILY IN GOOD HUMOR IF YOU HAVE
GOOD WHOLESOME THINGS TO EAT.
YOU CAN SELECT A DELIGHTFUL
LOT OF GOOD THINGS HERE.
THEY ARE THE NICEST AND BEST
SPECIALTIES OF THE SEASON- THE
QUALITY MAKES THEM A PLEASURE
OUR PRICE MAKES THEM AN ECONOMY.
Harris Grocery
PHONE MAIN 70 FARMERS PHONE B. 192
408 North Fir Street, Cross Track
ARCADE
Fanny Ward Coming. j
"I just love spooks," exclaimed ;
dainty Fannie Ward, the Paramount j
star who will be seen at the Arcade
on Friday and Saturday in the thrill-1
ing photodrama "Witchcraft," pro-1
duced under the direction of Frank
Reicher for the Jesse L. Lasky com.
pany. "Witcncrait was seieciea as uninaman are good prospects lor lire
the prize winning photoplay in the insurance agents if the latter arex
Columbia University-Lasky contest, 1 good fellows, if persona non greataj
"Once I actually believed I saw they can have the finest protection
some, and insisted for several days proposition in the world to offer and
that I had seen a witch on a broom- they will be met only with an indiff
stick pass my window. I can readily erent shrue of the shoulders.
understand how the imagination of a
child could set a gossiping commun-
ity to gossiping, and worse, by tell-
ing of their imaginations. In fact,
they tell me the whole witchcraft scare
in New England in the early days,
was caused by children who would
imagine some impossible story and
tell it to their parents, and seeing the
excitement they created, exaggerated
their tales.
"Dr. Reed shows very clearly in
this play of his, how the superstition
could be started by children, and see-
ing little Peggy George telling a story
during rehearsals, I could easily see
how it affected the children's minds.''
"We have all kinds of spooks in this
production. They climbs up chim
neys, fly through the air and do all
kinds of wierd tilings, so I really had
my childish desire fulfilled of seeing
a witch. .
"Now I have got to go and be photo
graphed flying up the chimney on a
broomstick, so I cm a real witch my-
self, you see. . , ' ,
With this she jumped off the table,
where she had been sitting and xcam-
pered away.
Work of the Y. M. C. A.
New York, Dec. 23, (Special )
The Army Young Men's Christian As
sociation is now operating forty-one
large frame buildings in twenty-two
camps of troops on the Mexican bor
der. There are, in adition, six large
tents and a traveling equipment con-
sisting of an automobile truck, which
is used to transport supplies to the
of TexaPs
Work is also carried on in hospi-
tnls, with troops on practice marc'ies,
n f 4 ariraf .nniraa anl .riaifo .. winHn
regularly to the camps of patrol de-
ttchments, at intervals of five or six
v ZperlUT ,:ifnm?tortr?
carries 1. M. C A. supplies to thrc
m rf r.enornl Pminmn,. i
Mexico. The work is in charge of 1 r.O . he P8?8. awBV"
secretaries, who are assisted by com-1 We a al illustration of this af
mittecs of officers and men, and is'ter returning to the office before
supervised by two field secretaries, lunch when a young Chinaman, hi
San Antonio and the other at face alight with smile came in, and
are in New Yor "quarters said with an air of great joy. My
Abont 130,000 National Guardsmen 'fath" died ta7 H,e was the
and regular troops are served and the. teneficary under the policy.
cost of maintaining the work is ?1")00
a any. up to .December 1st, 90 ron3
if wmmg paper and 80 tons of magi
znips had been distributed. Each cen
ter has a circulating library. Everj
many nave pianos, rirty phono
graphs are in use and 30 motion pic
ture machines in operation. A navei
age of 60,000 letters a day are writ
ten arid mailed in the Association
build:ngs.
Tht-re are lectures, concerts and en
tertainments in the evening. A retra
l:ir educational program is being car
ried out, the courses including mathe
matics, English. Spanish and otntr
I rhr.ches. Gospel meetings and Biide
classes are held regularly and are well
attcndid. The buildings are head
qua' ters' for the social life of the
?amps nnd ore visited bv thousands .if
men daily.
Wins Turkeys for the Poor.
Lou Rayburn, night officer of the
police force, is a crack shot and a
number of families in meager circum
stances have reason today to be
thankful for that fact. At the turkey
shoot yesterday in this citv Rayburn
secured nine turkeys and three geese
as a reward for his prowess, and
these he turned over to Chief Gurdane
to give to families who cannot afford
to buy birds for the Christmas din
ner. Pendleton East Oregonian.
Our Want Ada bun result.
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ChinamenTake To
Life Insurance
American Representing Life Inspr.
ance Company in North China,
Writes Business of Million Dollars
a Year.
, , .By Clarence Axman .,
Editor of the Eastern Underwriter
New Y'ork, Dec, 21 (By Mail)
t Barnes Moss, formerly of Atlanta,
and representing a life insurance
compaany in North China, has a
reputation in Shanghai of being a.
good mixer among Chinese banker,
and merchants, which may . account
for the fact that he can and does write
a million dollars of life insurance
business in a year,
t spent half a day with him while '
i he solicited risks. The first thing
did was to go to a bank and pay a
death claim on the wealthiest China-
man m Shanghai who had died a short
time "before.
"The Chinaman loves prompt pay
ment," said Moss, "and we make It
a point to pay the claim in the quick
est possible time because of the im
pression it makes."
We entered the bank, went directly
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beneficiary Barnes shouted so that
all could hear him; "Boys, I've got
the check." A crowd of the insured's'
former associates gathered around, all
' smiling as they witnessed the signling
of the recejpe and we were out ia
j jve minute.
"I'll tackle that whole bunch for
life insurance inside of a week,"said
Moss. They have all had an object'
lesson in life insurance.
Going into an ivory store Moss
wrote an income policy by showing the-
proprietor that on his great birth
days from sixty up, a laarge sum
or money will be due mm each year,
"Over in America there is only cme
way to sell life insurance," said Mosa-
..and that is by talking of the protect
,tion to the family-the widow and the
childen. But that kind of talk hera
would make me starve to death. Tha
f 1 K 1 n !1 TT1 tl Tl ia intaMtetait in lim.nll
in the family. He is interested ia
what he is going to get out of thepro-'
P8ition- and doe3 not "y
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K0In& to OHie of hlS family whe
lne DC,st llfe insurance solicitors ia
' onangnai are or the white race. It
is difficult to find native talent to
solicit life insurance, as the Chinamen
regard insurance soliciting as depart
ing. It makes them "lose face,"
something undignified. Chinamen of
the better class are long-lived, but
the insurance men must keep th
closest kind of watch on their
livers because the Chinaman starts
eating 'When he arises in the morn
ing and keeps it up until he retires at
night Also he doesn't take any ex
cise, rides in chairs always, and thinks
only servents should play athletic
games.
An interesting sidelight on the sit
uation is the fact that a small amount
of opium smoking is permitted by ex
aminers of the life companies. Opium
smoking days are numbered, however,
and its death knell will come sometime
in 1917 by government agreements.
It's easy enough to make a China
man sign an application for insurance1
if you know how, but no one living
can make him satisfied with the term
of settlement when the policy mature.
"Be a company ever so generous the1
Chinaman can show when he should
get more," said Ma3s. "He is th
quickest man in the world at figures,
a and the shrewdest."
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