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MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1917
KEEP IN CONDITION
Every man owes it to himself and
his family to keep in good physical
condition.
This means longer life, more effi
ciency and more earning power.
The man who is always tired out
surance standard which does not take
into consideration many defects and
hygienic errors that lead to health im
pairments. Thus many of these peo
ple gain a false sense of confidence
and are encouraged to neglect tneir
health, .to ignore the need of health
education and, in fact, to put new
burdens on their health.
"The composite physical American
looks smooth, pink and healthy," con
tinued Mr. Eittenhouse. "He is a
ood liver (I said is not has). He
hurries. He has no time tJ waste.
The average ige at death of the
Amerftan people is about age 40, tM
median age, 43. He is trying,
the aid of new knowledge and inven
tions, to crowd the experience of two
life times into one. He is having some
success but the strain is telling on
him. His digestive organs have been
given so many new and arduous du
ties to which they were not trained
that they are showing signs of re
bellion. He is scrioJy over-Straining
Ills heart, arteries, kJdjJfcys, nerves and
(Hffestlori as tholr rapidly increasing
tteatft ritte'shdWBi. He could detect;
und head off these troubles if he'
would go to his doctor for an occa
sional examination. He is more than
well-rounded at the belt and slightly
so at the shoulders. Under exertion
he is short-winded due to lack of ex
ercise or a bad heart.
"The evil efforts of his physical in
activity have been greatly aggravated
by his deadly excesses and errors in
eatine and drinking. There is no bur
den too great for him to put upon his
digestive system. He would not think
of mixing bricks or scrap iron or gra
vel with the fuel for the furnace
which heats his house but he does not
hesitate to follow this plan in furnish
ing the fuel for his body. He feeds
his stomach with all sorts of tasty
iunk much of which cannot be fully
digested, and which results in the
trouble that come3 from auto-intoxication.
Auto-intoxication has a fas
cination for him. He seems to think
it is some automatic way of getting
pleasure. Slowly the fact is sinking
in that his accumulation of fat is due
to the excessive use of meats, sugar, '
butter, sweets, cream and other rich, I
fat and oily foods minus exercise.
An Opportunity to Buy Hart Schaffner
& Marx Clothes at a
Biff Saving
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To clear our stock of this season's clothing we have made a reduction of 33 1-3 per cent from "our former
prices.. The models and fabrics are new and desirable. They are the best looking and best wearing
slothes of all men's clothing, , ..'' -
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Suits that were 15.00, now $1000
Suits that were $17.50, now $11-65.
Suits that were $20.00. now .; .........$13.35;, ,: ;
Suits that were $25.00. now - $16.65 ' 1 ( , . .
Suits that were $30.00, now .... S20 00
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Your Choice of Any Ladies' Coat or Suit in the Store at
$6.49
Clean Up and Clearance Sale Reductions Throughout the Entire Store
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Wallowa News Items
EDITORIAL COMMENT
hasn't got the punch, can t deliver tne rate ranes from 9 per cent to 75 per
goods, can't bring home tne tmcon. cent above tne average of
Drew Carminetti and Maury Diggs
With every pound he gains of excess should be relegated to the back page
fat, his chances for a shortened life aJng wim uarry
increase. He should note the insur- rest of like kind. But they continu
ance records which show that with ously pop up, and in the Thaw case,
00.0 An hnvimr 15 to 80 when he was beginning to be forgot-
nnmuU overweight, the excess death ! ton by newspaper readers, he tried
Joseph News Items
Miss Nettie Gualkie Leaves for North
Dakota To Make Home Joseph
Wins In Basketball.
Join the Y. M. C. A., play nanaoan, , , ccmv,irieI ."
all policy-
basketball or volleyball. Fight ttw
fat. See a doctor once every six
months., undergo a rigid physical ex-
Wouldn't it be better to take time
by the forelock and head off a miser
able old age, or expensive doctor bills
amination. Go to the detist and get & iMe attention to your health
your ieem iixeu. jiouj whilo you are still well :
t . 1 X A. l T - irtll I
traced 10 aiseaseu iseui. iou win
teeth
live longer, feel better.
The shortness of American life is
appalling. ' '
It iB due to bad habits.
At the annual convention of Ameri
can Life insurance presidents E. E.
Rittenhouse of New York says:
"The initial development of organic
disease is so very often duo to un
healthy habits of life, in eating, drink
ing, working and pleasuring that they
ore often of more consequence than a
visible physical impairment and,
therefore, it is of vital importance
that they should be recognized early
and corrected.
"A careful examination of a large
number of working people of different
classes by one institution shows that
over 8 Der cent required immediate
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meo.cai serv.ee .ui --, : Rn - :,.. ln the state
rvr ill tier cent, necucu mea- - --- - .. .
WASTE
Nature abhors a vacuum and all
wise men abhor waste. And it goes on
all around us wnsto paper, waste
rags, waste time, waste energy. A
man would get rich if he were given
all things wasted every dny in a city
the size of La Grande.
SEND FOR G0K1 II Vi.S
Chicago wants a mayorlesi city and
a business manager. We imagine "hat
would be a man's-sized job. Only one
man we know besides the Colonel
could handle it and he is a colonel,
too, Colonel Goethals. '
THERE'S MANHOOOD HERE
A disnatch from Lexington, Ky.,
says, "because of their heroism in res-
Mrs. Affic B. Hanna entertained
Tuesday in honor of Miss Nettie
Gimlkie of Minneanolis. sister of F. II.
to commitsuicido and lands on the ' Gualkie. Auction bridge was played,
first page again. Now all the remains
for him to do is to brok into the obit
uary column. Pendleton Tribune.
Supplementary Winter Irrigation
Garden With The Farm Water
Supply
of
ments.
ical attention for less important im
pairments but any of which might lad
to serious results. Nearly all tho oth
ers, needed the correction of minor
impairments or of injurious living
habits.
"From this it would appear that over
'half of our adult population or about
27 million people should have medical
attention to head off needless sickness
and in many cases premature death.
As it now stands, a larg number of
tho 1,200,000 new policy holders think
they hnve a clean bill of health where
as they have nothing of the sort. They
Donitcntinry at the risk of their own
lives, five week ago, three "life term
ers" doing time for murder and a
fourth convict sentenced for highway
robbery, have just been paroled from
the state reformatory here. They
nrobnblv will be recommended for
Carnegie medals."
The people of Cos.,n held a mass
meeting in Faneuil hall and passed
resolutions ngnimt the High Cost of
Living. Congrejs would bette. watch
out or we'll have another Boston ten
party.
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Dead or Alive!
A (lead dollar is tho one which is hidden
away: which earns you nothinj;, and
which is liable to turn up missing with
out a moment's notice; or the kind you
carelessly push across the counter, for
this and that; tilings you really don't
need thvn wonder in a week's tinie
where they have gone.
A live dollar is the one which you place
in .this hank, where it is always safe.
They will call for company; the result
is, more saving; then when opportunity
arrives, you are financially ahle to meet
it with open arms, and a bank account.
La Grande National Bank
Every farm home appreciates the
good fresh vegetables that a small
garden produces, not mentioning the
saving in the grocer bHl. In the dry
sections of the state, it becomes a
difficut task to maintain a satisfact
ory garden with tho exception of a
few quick and early maturing veg
etables.
The winter rainfall can be supple
mented, says Mr Henry Holtz, of the
Washington Experiment Station, Pull
man, from the well or spring, using a
windmill or gas engine for power.
Many additional vegetables and fruits
can be grown in the garden that it is
impossible to grow without such ad
ditional water.
The amount of supplementary water
will depend upon the rainfall and
vegetables to be grown. Ten inches
of winter rainfall will penetrate about
3 feet in the average soil type of the
dry sections. This is moisture enough
for many garden crops with good
moisture conservation,
will produce better and more if ad-
ditional water is added. Three inches
of water (about 2 gallons) on every
square foot will wet the soil about
one foot deep. The following table
gives the depth to which some of the
common garden vegetables fei.
Corn 6 feet, Boans 31-2 feet, Pota
toes 4 feet, Beets 3 feet, Peas 5 feet,
Carrots 31-2 feet.
Such vegetables as lettuce, radishes,
onions, etc., which are early maturing
can jsually be grown with the moist
ure from tho winter rainfall, Kut late
miituring and heavy producing truck
as given in the above table will pro
duce much bettor with supplementary
irrigation. The watar is best dis
tributed in furrows 6 inches deep and
four feet npnrt.
Bui:h fruits, as currents, berries,
and large trees also resond to win
ter irrigation. After irrigation the
soil should In? mulched by tillage or
with straw or manure covering, to
conserve the moisture.
the honors being won by Miss Gualkie
and Mrs. W. C. Black. Those pres
ent were: Mesdamts F. H. Gualkie,
L E. Caviness, A. J. Richardson, M.
W. Morgan, Frank Stevenson, T. H.
Morelock, E. Link, Albert Mount, W.
C. Black, Geo. Salladay, Affie B. Han
na and Miss Nettie Gualkie.
Miss Nettie Gualkie, honor guest
at many social affairs last week, left
Saturday for Bismark, North Dakota,
where she will make her home. While
here Miss Gualkie made many warm
friends who regret to see her leave.
Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Link have
moved to Enterprise where Mrs. Link
will have charge of the millinery store
of Hanna and Link.
A farewell party was given Friday
evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
T. H. Morelock in honor of Miss Net
tie Gualkie. Cards and music pre
ceded a delightful lui cheon which
was served by the hostess. The guests
.were: Mr. and Mrs. Li. caviness,
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Siler, Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Mount, Mr. and Mrs. A.
W. Schaupp, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Rich
ardson, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Berland,
Mr. and Mrs F. II. Gualkie, Mr. and
Mrs. Hugh Gibson, Mrs. Affie B. Han
na, A. R. Bol'mer, J. V. Kadderly, Miss
Other crops Nettie Gaulkie, and Mr. and Mrs. T.
11 .uoreiocK.
school tem played with Union on the
Joseph floor resulted in a victory for
Jcseph by the score of to 1. it
was a fast, clean game all the way
through and the boys on both sidts
played in good spirit. As in the game
with Lostine the "Advertising Com
mittee' got busy and as the result of
ti cir work a record crowd attended.
Their best idea was to have each class
give a "stunt" in the parade which
was pulled off, just before the game.
The freshmen got the prize for their
stunt in which figured a large goat
upon which was tied the following:
"We" get Union's Goaf. The seniors
received second prize with a large
coffin in which was supposed to rest
the bodies of the Union men.
Kermit, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. F.
McCully, is on the sick list this week.
, The women of the Rebecca Lodge
were royally entertained last Satur
day evening by the Odd Fellows at
the roll call of the latter. About 125
people enjoyed a bounteous repast.
At the last meetin of the Joseph
Chamber of Commerce it was decided
that they should give a banquet at
the Masonic Hall next Friday evening.
The cold spell which Joseph has just
experienced the past week has evi
dently passed over and Josephites may
now enjoy to the fullest extent thn
joys of a mild winter.
K. DYAL SUPPORTS
(Continued From Page One)
Mrs. Herbert Baughman was the
charming hostess Wednesday after
noon at a bridge party. Thirty-six
guests were present and enjoyed one
of the most pleasant affairs of the
season.
The Triangular debate, a branch of
which was held in Lostine, Enterprise
and Joseph, was won by the Joseph
teams, thereby frivine Joseph the
county championship, and as Joseph
is in the state debating league that!
town will probably debate La Grande
soon, to decide who is champion of
Eastern Oregon.
One of the most delightful parties
of tho past week was given by Mr.
and Mrs. L. E. Caviness on Thursday
evening at their home on Mill street.
Bridge was played and the general
good time that always prevails at
the Caviness home was hnd. Those
present were: Mr. and Mrs. A. W.
Sihaupp, Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Morgan,
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Richardson, Mr.
nr.d Mrs. Ed. Berland, Mr. and Mrs. F.
II. Gualkie, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. More
lock, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Gibson, Mr.
nnd Mrs. Albert Mount, Mrs. Affie B.
Mr. A.
New Road to Be Built on Whiskey
Creek Odd Fellows Install C. H.
Thorp Is Committeeman.
' Wallowa, Ore., Jan. 22. (Special)
The Wallowa Sun says:
' At the January term of the county
court a contract was let to T. A, Bak
ke and N. K. Bue for the construc
tion of a wagon road up Whiskey
creek, known as the M. P. Miller road
and connects with the main Flora
road at the N. K. Bue place. The eon
tract price of constructing the road is
$2500, one-half paid by the county and
the rest by subscription which was
raised by Mr. Bakke before the con
tract was signed up by the county
court. ,i ,'. a . . . ,v .
The council met in regular session
in the council rooms. Those answer
ing roll call were,; Mayor O'Brien and
Councilmen Allen, Conklin, Morelock
and Rogers.
The first business trnsacted was the
allowing of bills on the second read
ing. Bills allowed were John G. Wray,
wood, $3.50; Enterprise Electric Co.,
lights, $64.75; Wallowa Sun, printing,
$17.15; O. Rich, drayage, $2. '
The first matter to come up under
new business was the appointment
of a councilman to fill the unexpired
term of ward No. 1, by the resignation
of J. H. Mimnaugh. C. H. Thorp wa
appointed and confirmed and will be
sworn into office at the next regular
meeting.
At the regular meeting of the local
I. O. 0. F., the newly elected officers
were installed by Deputy Grand Mas
ter F. T. Baker, assisted by Deputy
Grand Marshall B. M. Dounsavell. The
officers installed were: William Mc
Kenzie, noble grand; L. A. Cook, vice
grand; Edwin Marvin, secretary; R.
R. Sutphin, treasurer; W. A. Purdin,
past grand; Cal Larm, right support
noble grand; J. Billings, left support
noble grand; Leo Reed, right support
vice grand; Frank Bradley, left sup
port, vice grand; Frank Anderson,
right scene support; George West, left
scene sunoort: George Rogers, war
den: J. Hamilton, conductor; H. S.
schemes which will bring the re
quired results.
After spending six months in the
poorest part of the United States 1
arrived at the conclusion that a short
age of kanite salt, phosphate and
"kali" would work a tremendous
hardship upon the American people
and the world at large. Everywhere
I traveled in Georgia, Florida, Ten
nessee and Alabama last spring I wit
nessed the increase in acreage, which
meant an increased cost of production
with a decrease in harvested crops. In
fact farmers were planting with the
expectation of reaping less. 1 he above i Brewer chaplBin; W. D. Greer, inside
figures evidently fulfilled their antici-1 guati. clayde TsnaCBon, outside guard.
patiuns,
Wasbinton, January 19 The mo
bile military force of the United
States havo been greatly augmented
by Uio Fleet Marino Corps Reserve, a
newly formed organization composed i Hnnna. Miss Nettie Gualkie,
of ti ained marines who have returned R. Bodmer. Mr. Colon Eberhard (Lai
to civil pursuits. Hundreds of these nrnndel. Mrs. Geo. Salladay, Mrs.
I've nothing more to say on the sub
ject. I leave it to an intelligent pub
lic to judge for themselves.
Thanking you for your courtesy in
giving this space in your paper.
Very truly yours,
K. DYAL.
Notice.
If the person who took the suitcase
from the Silver Grill, containing
Rituals of the I. O. O. F. Lodge, will
return them to the I. O. O. F. Hall,
no questions will be asked. 1-22-tf
Hospital Notes
Miss Viola Benham, who was oper
ated on Saturday morning for appen
dicitis, is resting well today.
Phil Krause, of the firm of Krause
Brothers, is very ill with appendicitis.
He was taken to the hospital this
morning.
The doctors report that Charlie
Murchison is getting along nicely but
that he was very bad yesterday.
ADDITIONAL NOTES ON PAGE 6
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Anna Leslie, Miss Grace Caviness, Mr.
and Mrs. L. E. Caviness.
Dr. R. N. Quisenberry. one of our
local dentists, will leave Tuesday for
Portland where he has a fine opening.
We are son-y to loso the doctor as he
ii a most estimable young man of
sterling chnracter.
rilon Kberhard. of La Grande, was
will be well paid. In time of emer- r business visitor in Joseph ths last
genry tho Marinnc Corp will be able ! 0f the week.
to quickly expand its first lino with
a highly trained reserve. 1 The game which the Jaseph high
ex-soldiers of the sea" are applying
at Murine Corps recruting stations
throughout the country weekly and
adding their names to the enrollment
lists, according to local recruting au
thorities. The standard of efficiency of this
trained body of ex-marines will be
maintained by a short peroid of trnin- ':
ing annually, for which the reservist
BARGAIN:
We have onlv 10 more Coats left Will dose out at
$3.00 Each
Jones
Rabone
West New Building