La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 12, 1917, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextFRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1917. LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PAGE 'SEVEN M in CALIFORNIA is a garden of delight where earth and sky and air have seemingly been fashioned by Dame Nature to charm the hearts and minds of men. AH manner of sports and recreations arc enjoyed out-of-doors. Polo, golf, tennis and automobiling over countless miles of beau tifv.il roads, and the way to go is via Union Pacific System We will be glad to furnish complete in formation, and help plan your California Trip. 0 J. H. KEENEY, AGENT 7 Vtr?nr.' DECORATED WITH IRON CROSS FOR BRAVERY BY HENRY WOOD (United Press Staff Correspondent) With the French Armies, Jan. 12. (By Mail) Captain Lassoquere, com manding the Eleventh Company of one of the regiments that recaptured Douamount last August, today was decorated with the Croix de Guerre in recognition of his coolness and brav ery in leading his men to the assault, while calmly twirling a cane. Since the beginning of the present war, French officers have ceased car rying a sword except on dress parade, owing to its utter uselessness as a weapon. In leading an attack they carry as a rule merely their revolver. Between dress parade and infantry assaults they frequently carry only a cane. In planning the assault on Fort Douamount, the French staff worked out in advance every detail, even down to the pace the men wero to follow ir. order not to advance- faster than the barrage of artillery fire under cover of which the men were to go for ward. The pace pre-established for Cap tain Lassouquere's company was a rather leisurely one. A moment be fore the time set for the men to scram ble out of the trenches, Captain Las souquere mounted the parapet, and adjusting his monocle so that he could survey the field of operations, walked calmly up and down twirling his cane in his fingers. When the precise moment for the assault came, he turned, quietly to his men in the trenches and remarked in an even tone of voice: "All right, Mos Enfants, we're off." Then, as the men came out, the Captain Tionchalantly preceded them, twirling his cane with all the non chalance of a Parisian dandy on the boulevard. Reassured to the fullest extent by the coolness of their loader the men -followed until, at the precise moment, arranged in advance by the Staff Of ficers, the company, always screened by the French artillery barrage fire, arrived within striking distance of the objective assigned them. With the same precision the French artillery barrage at that moment leaped forward, leaving the German position exposed to the attack of the advancing infantry company. Throw ing aside his cane, and drawing his re volver, the Captain gave the cry of: "En Avant, Mo.-, Enfants," and a moment later the entire company was safely installed in the German posi tion with all the latter's defenders cither dead or imprisoned. Stomach Troubles. If you have trouble with your stom ach you should try Chamberlain's Tab lets. So many have been restored to health by the use of these tablets and their cost is so little, 25 cents, that it is worth while to give them a trial. ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO. AUSTIN 13ROWNELL, Manager HOUSE WIRING A SPECIALTY Supplies and Heating Devices Phone Main 726 Sommer Hotel Building, next to Western Unioa m REFUSE FOOD, LODGING TO ' CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS Lewes, Eng., Jan. 12. (United Press) (By Mail) This town is try ing today to get rid of a non-combatant battalion of conscientious objec tors. Housewives have declared an outright strike, refusing to billet the men and a number of tradesmen de cline to sell them anything at .any price. Recognizing a man's right to obey his conscience, the military tribunals were puzzled to find some means of mobilizing conscientious objectors and putting them on work of national im portance. At length the suggestion was adopted to uniform them like Tommies and mould them into labor ing units. The distinguishing mark is the "N. C. C."1 on their caps, mean ing "Non-Combatant Corps". Lewes has- sent a largo number of her sons to the war. Many have been killed and the hospital list is long. Therefore, when the objectors were sent out to find billets with the towns people they faced a long tedious hunt from door to door. Those homes which had sent their sons to France flatly refused to accept them, despite the military regulations requiring civilians to billet soldiers. PAPER MAKERS PASS OUT BIG BONUSES Bangor, Me., Jan. 12. (United Press) Despite the declaration of manufacturers that they have had to boost paper prices several hundred per cent to make a fair margin of profit on their product, the Eastern (Paper) Manufacturing Company to day presented their employes, receiv ing less than $3,000 a year, a bonus equal to 10 per cent of their salaries. The explanation given is that "on account of the increased cost of living and the present profitable condition of the paper business, a "bonus" was de clared. The bonus applies to about 1, 000 workers, 200 of them women. Are Your Sewers Clogged? The bowels are the sewerage sys tem of the body. You can well imag ine the result when they are stopped up as is the case in constipation. As a purgative you will find Chamber lain's Tablets excellent. They are mild and gentle in their action. They also improve the digestion. Maye Marsh had a perfectly dandy time in playing her role of a boy in the new Trianjrlc-Fine Arts drama, 'The Wharf Rat." It was the first t'me she had appeared in male attire for a Triangle play. In crossing a street in San Frrncisco she was ac costed by a boy who mistook her for a comrade. Miss Marsh declares it vas the most genuine compliment ever paid her. When in Portland you will find The Observer on sale at the Oregon Ho tel news stand and Imperial Hotel. Sports TRAP-SHOOTING IS MAKING PROGRESS New York, Jan. 12. (United Press) Figures from various powder and gun manufacturing concerns, issued at Jthe end of the year, show conclusively that more money is invested annually in the fast-growing sport of making dust out of "clay pigeons" than in iany sport with the exception of golf. Trap-shooting clubs do not spend lav ishly on greens or club-houses and miss that expense. The growth of the sport is shown ty the fact that forty-eight states last yer.r held championship shoots. Con servative estimates are that 50,009 nrmes were added to the enrollment in gun clubs throughout the country. The champions for the year by states are: Alabama, H. C. Ryding, Birming ham; Arizona, C. P. Cooley, Holbrook; Arkansas, E. R. Tansil, Blytheville; California and Nevada, H. Pfirrmen, Los Angeles; Colorado and New Mex ico, R. A. King, Delta, Colo.; Connecti cut, A. L. Chamberlain, New Haven; Delaware, W. Edmanson, New Port; Florida, T. H. Evans, Orlanda; Geor gia, H. Brad Tims, Atlanta. Idaho, E. M. Sweeley, Twin Falls; Illinois, G. C. Burmeistcr, Chicago; (Indiana, Roy Pickett. Frankfort; lo- v a, William Ridley, What Cheer; Kan srs, George Grubb, Wetmore: Ken- 'tucky, J. D. Cay, Pine Grove; Louisi- ni.n, P. T. Wailloy, Alexandria; Maine, E. A. Randall, Portland; Maryland r.nj District of Columbia, M. G. Gill, Bal timore; Massachusetts. George L. Os bcrn, Brookline; Michigan, J. L. Bry ant, Ceresco; Minnesota, S. W. Hamil ton, St. Paul. Mississippi, F. P. Fitzgerald, Clarks dale; Missouri. C. B. Eaton, Fayette; Montana, C. P. Tilsey, Moore; Ne braska, F. H. Rudat, Columbus; New Hampshire, II. E. Thompson, Man chester; New Jersey, Cleve Speer, Pas saic; New York, H. J. Pendcrgast, Phoenix; North Carolina, J. R. Pen nington, Tarboro; North Dakota, Frank Holland, Devils Lake, Ohio; M. S. Hootman, Hicksville; Oklahoma, J. N. Walker, Spiro; Oregon, F. H. O'Brien, Portland; Pennsylvania, Allen Hoil, Allentown; Rhode Island, W. J. Veaver, Providence. , South Carolina, J. H. Staples, Charleston; South Dakota, A. C. Buz zdl, Valley Springs; Tennessee, Tom Hale, Mt. Pleasant; Texas, E. F. Fors eard. Waco: Utah. A. P. Bigelow, Og- den; Vermont, Douglas H. Barclay, Barre; Virginia, Dr. L. o. Kicnarnc, Roanoake; West Virginia, W. Va. Wie debusch, Fairmount; Washington, F. M. Troeh, Vancouver; Wisconsin, A. Bushman, Burlington; Wyoming, Max Weick, Laramie. We Cannot Have a Great Civilization Until Child Labor Is ji Abolished By OWEN R. LOVEJOY, Secretary of the National Child Labor Association THE federal diild labor law is as water tight as a aw can be made, and it is practically im possible for a manufacturer or a canner to evade the law through the "thirty day joker." The light isn t all over by any means. But a tool has been placed in our hands with which wc can better fight the battle. The child labor bill will help about 150,000 chil dren, but it will not bring relief to 1,850, 000 boys and girls. The law docs not touch O. R. LOVEJOY. them. Because of the early age nt which children go to work the aver age boy and girl do not get more than a sixth grade education. OUR COUNTRY BEARS THE AWKWARD HALLMARK OF A SIXTH GRADE CIVILIZATION. We cannot expect a great repub lic, we cannot expect great efficien cy, great power, resourcefulness and justice, until every child is given an opportunity for a fair education and child, labor is abolished in the states as well as in interstate commerce. Juvenile Logic. It was at a private entertainment, and a lady bad just risen from the piano. "Would you like to be able to sing and play as I do, dear?" she queried of a little five-year-old miss. "No, ma'am," was the unexpected reply. "And why not?'' asked the lady. '"Cause," explained the small ob server. "I wouldn't Hl;c to have people say such horrid things about me." InillnnnpnllH Star. DR. HYDE, THRICE TRIED ; AS POISONER OF RICH ; PARENT, IS FREED TODAY Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 12. (United Press.) If Dr. B. Clark Hyde did give his millionaire philanthropist father-in-law, Colonel William H. Swope, typhoid germs in his drinking water and kill him to get hU fortun,-, it probably never will be proved. Dr. Hyde has been tried on the murder charge three times in the last seven years. Prosecution of the cas-3 was dropped today by order of Judge E. E. Porterfield in criminal court. The first case resulted in a convic tion, but retrial was ordered on an- jpeal. The second was a mistrial be cause one of the jurors climbed over a transom and escaped to visit his sick i wife. The third trial resulted in a dis agreement. Dr, Hyde always has maintained his innocence. The case against him was entirely circumstantial. Its unusual features f.nd the prominence of the principals at one time commanded nation-wide attention. Dr. Hyde was a prominent physician here and well known as the son-in-law of Colonel Swcpc. After Colonel Swope's death from typhoid fever sev en years ago, it was charged Dr. Hyde had pluced the typhoid germs in the drinking water at the Swope home, while Dr. and Mrs. Hyde drank from a special water cooler of their own. Dr. Hyde claimed the Swope watev supply was contaminated by a nearby cesspool. MAY 1 WILL BE A SAD DAY FOR 20,000 FREE LUNCH ERS Dertoit, Mich., Jan. 12. (.United Press) Twenty thousand patrons of bar room lunch counters in Detroit will have to find new eating places after May 1, 1018, when Michigan goes dry. It is estimated that this number of men eat their noonday meal in saloons, where the profits of the bar trade enables the proprietors to give better and cheaper service than can tho regular restaurants. Saloon men declare that 50 per cent of their "eating patrons'' never touch intoxicants. Inactivity Causes Constipation. Lack of exercise in the winter is a frequent cause of constipation. You feel heavy, dull and listless, your com plexion is sallow and pimply, and en ergy at low ebb. Clean up this con dition at once with Dr. King's New Life Pills, a mild lexative that relieves the congested intestines without grip ing. A dose before retiring will as sure vou a full and easy movement in the morning; 25c at your druggist. Nationality Told By Sneezing. Cleveland, Jan. 12. (United Press) Introducing Nurse Jeanette Leveau, Sneeze Detective. Sneeze for Jea nette and she'll tell you what nation ality you are. England might hire her to sneeze out a few spies if Germany doesn'(t get her first. . Baby sneezes and cries are a hobby with Miss Leveau. She's a nurse in the day nursery here. Every little sneeze, she says, has a meaning all its own, - Soon Over Hi Cold. Everyone speaks well of Chamber Iain's Cough Remedy after having used it. Mrs. George Lewis, Pittsf ield N. Y., has this to say regarding it: "Last winter my little boy, five years old, was sick with a cold for two or three weeks. I doctored him and used various cough medicines but nothing did him much good until I began using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. He then improved rapidly and in a few days was over his cold. Good stable manure is one of the most satisfactory top dressings for tdfalfa. It should bo applied in tho late fall or early winter and be dis tributed evenly. Where manure is not available, 300 to 400 pounds per acre of acid phosphate w.ll nvirly always give good results. Don't Let Skin Troubles Spread. Red, pimply skin that itches and bums is embarrassing, and gets worpe if neglected. Bad skin is a social handicap and a constant source of worry. Correct it at once with Dr. Hobson's Eczema Ointment. This healing ointment kills the germ, soothes the irritation and quickly re stores your skin to normal. For ba bies suffering the tortures of eczema, or for grown-ups who have long fought chronic skin ailments. Dr. Hobson's Eczema Ointment is a guar anteed remedy. At your druggist, 50c. MONEY TO LOAN Private money to loan on city r farm property. Reason able Rates. Fire Insurance & Real Estate Phone Black 2171 Henry T. Hill Room 23 West Jacobson Bkljr. "iiixrimxc!" THE NEWEST DISCOVERY IN CHEMISTRY This Is a recent discovery of Doctor Pierce, who is head of the Invalids' Hotel and Surreal Institute at Buffalo, X. Y. Experiments nt Doctor Pierce's Hospital for several years proved that (here is no other eliminator of uric acid that enn bo compared to it. For those easily recognized symptoms of inflam mation as backache, scalding urine and frequent urination, as well as sedi ment in the urine, or if urio acid in the blood has caused rheumatism, it is simply wonderful how surely "Anurio" acts. The best of results are always obtained in cases of acute rheumatism in the Joints, in gravel and gout, and invariably the pains and stiffness which so frequently and persistently accom pany the disease rapidly disappear. Uo to your nearest drug store and Bimpiy ask for a r0-cent package of "Anurio," manufactured by Dr. Pierce, or send 10 cents to Dr. Pierce for a large trial package. If you suspect kidney or bladder trouble, send him a eample of your water and describe symptoms. Doctor Pierce's chemist will examine it, then Dr. Pierce will report to you, without fee or charge. Note: French scientists allirm that "Anuric" is tliirty-seven times more active than lithia in eliminating urio acid, and is a harmless but reliable chemical compound that may be safely given to children, but should be used only by grown-ups who actually wish to restore their kidneys to perfect health, by conscientiously using one box or more iu extreme cases as "Anuric" (thanks to Doctor Pierce's achievement ) is by far the most perfect kidney ana bladder corrector obtainable. Dr. Tierce's reliefs are the original little Liver Pills. One little Pellet lor a laxative three for a cathartic. Opera glasses which reduce instead of magnify have been designed to per mit persons in front seats of motion picture theatres to view the pic tures clearly. POTATOES APPLES ONIONS POULTRY Phone Main 734 SMITH PRODUCE AND STORAGE Our Want Ads get replies. I notice 1 Until the Roads are Better we Will Make Onlv Four Deliveries a Day. 8:30 A. M., 10.30 A. M., 1:45 P. M., 4:30 P. M. MERCHANTS DELIVERY THE J. D. LYNCH CO. odirt Front Laced SOLID Standing, Sitting or Lying Down When you stop to think that you spend between five and six taousatd hours every year in your corset, you must realize how imporfc . it is that you have a perfectly comfortablo corset. A poorly fitting corset frequently leads t severe nervous and organic troubles which cause years of suffering. In the MODART Corset we have a garment that always gives genuine comfort. Bitting, standing or lying down. PAULINE LEDT,,RLE, Sommer Hotel Btdg. A Busi ness Help THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BAN K'S SERVICE MEANS MORE THAN COURTESY, AT TENTION AND REA SONABLE ACCOMMO DATION. IT MEANS A SERVICE THAT IS ADAPTABLE TO' MEET EVERY LE GITIMATE BANKING REQUIREMENT WITH THE MAXIMUM SAFE TY, SATISFACTION AM) DISPATCH. WE ARE GLAD TO liy WELCOME NEW COM SSK MERCIAL PATRONS. . The United States National Bank La Grande, Oregon. Corsets COMFORT mg&fwir oarer w nesg' oas "Offf