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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1917)
Li GRANDE EVENING OBSERVES PAGE THREE YANKEEjJCHESS Once Miss May Ogden Goelet of New York City. FRIEND OF QUEEN MARY. (Could Not Bs Appointed Mistreu of th. Roboi Bcuse Sh Wat Not Born In England Collect! Jewell and Hit a Marvalou Necklace of Turquolsea. It Mas recently reported In American newspapers tbat tue Duchess of Itox trarghe, who before her inurrlago was Miss May Ogdeu Goelet of New York 1 ' ' Ik-, ' ' m,k Duchess of Roxburghe. and Newport, had been offered tho po sition of mlsVressbf lh.3 roWSTo "Queen Mary, vacated by the Duchess of Dev onshire, consentient on the appoint ment of tho duUe to the governor gen eralship of Canada. Tho rules of the court require that tho mistress of tbu robes should not bo of lower rank than a duchess, and this rule considerably limits the num ber of ladles to whom the premier po sition In Queen Mary's household could bo offered, lint tho rules also snv she must be uu Kngllshwoman by birth, I so the Duchess of Itoxburcho was barred. Of the duchesses the two who staud 1 most high In the regard of Queen ! Mary are tho Duchess of Portland and the Duchess of Roxburghe. The Duch ess of Portland is mistress of tho robes to Queen Alexandra, otherwise it is more than possible that the posi tion would have been offered to her. The Duchess of Hoxbuighe's friend ship with Queen Mary Is not of very long Htnndlug. Her grace was, of eourse, receKcd at court after her marriage, and afterward, with her hus band, was the' guest on several occa sions of the lute King Edward VII. and Queen Alexandra. The Duke of Roxburghe is one of the best all around sportsmen In England. He shoots, skates, rides to hounds and has half a dozen other strenuous pas times, in all of which ho excels. He took part in the South African war and won much praise. During a reconnolssnnce at Itcnsburg a private lost his mount. The duke, realizing the great danger the man was In, rode out under a heavy lire and effected his rescue, the private and peer riding Into safety on the same horse. The duchess has a wonderful collec tion of turquoises, which has attracted a great deal of interest in society. The chief item in tho collection Is a large ornament for the neck composed of hundreds of turquoises, all flawless and of great beauty and value. Tho duchess had a hundred pieces of Jew elry broken up to fotni this wonderful thing. Denosits of tungsten ore have been discovered in Korea and mines are be ing opened. I A new scenic railway is provided with switches which turn its cars around and make the passengers ride backward until otheT switches are reached. Our Want Ads bring results. Professional Directory FRATERNAL ORDERS j, F. & A.M. La Grande Lodge No. 41, A. F. & A. M. holds regular meetings fi.st and third Saturday - at 7 :30 p. m. Cordial welcome to all Masons. LOCKE B. MOE, W. M. A. C. WILLIAMS, Sec. 3. P. 0. E. ELKS, La Granae Lodge No. 433. Lodge meets each Thurs day evening at eight o' clock. Home and club privileges cheerfully ex tended to all Brother Elks. FRANK C. BRAMWELL, Exalted Ruler. ADNA B. ROGERS. Secretary. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS Red Cross Lodge No. 27 meet every Monday night in Castle HUl (K. of P. Hall.) A Pythian welcome to all visiting Knights. IW. D. M'CARTHY, C. C. DELILE GREEN K. of R. & S. MODERN WOODMEN OF AMER ICA La Grande Camp No. 7703 meets on the first and third Thurs day evenings of each month ;n the K. of P. Hall. Visiting neighbors welcome. H. E. DIXON, V. C. W. F. ASHMAN, Clerk, (Y. M. C. A.) and fourth Thursday evening at 8 o'clock at Eagle Hall. Visiting mem bers are we' omed. , ti C. E. STTT, Pres. C. W. COOK, Fin, Sec. DORSEY BEAUMONT, Rec. Sec. DENTIST E. P. MOSSMAN Dentist; rooms 7, 8 and 9, Sommer building. Phone Main 717; office hours 8 to 12 a. m. and 1 to 5 p. m. OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS. DK. J. L. INGLE Osteopathic phy sician. DR. MARGARET INGLE Osteo pathic physician. Diseases of wom en and children. Third floor New Foley Bldg. Hours 10-12 a. m.; 2-6 and 7-8 p m., and by appointment. Office phone, Red 1761; residence Red 881. VETERINARY WOODMEN OF THE WORLD La Grande Camp No. 169meets every first and third Monday at Eagles' Hall. All visiting neighbors wel come. ROBERT McLANE, C. C. JOHN A. READ; Clerk. .. O. O. M. La Grande Lodge Nr . 850 Loyal Order Of Moose holds regular meeting every Wednesday night at 8 p. in. in Eagle Hall, fifth floor Foley building on Adams Ave. Visitors always welcome. Dues pay able at Youn's Sweets. GEO. YOUNG, Die. HARRY SWART. Sec. O. E. S. Hope Chapter No. 13, O.'E. S. holds stated communications the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. Visiting members cor dinllv welcomed. MYRTLE A. BROUGHTON, W. M. MARY A. WARNICK, Sec. BfVAT. VF.TOHBORS. Iris damn meets every second Friday after noon and every rcurtn Friday eve ning, every month in K. of P. Hall. All visiting members cordially wel comed MINNIE BUNTING, Oracle. NELLIE V. VINACKE, Recorder. REBEKAHS Ciystal Lodge No. 60. Meets every Tuesday evening in the )I. 0. 0. F. Hall. AU visiting mem bers are invited to attend. DILLIE RANDALL, N. G. ROSA GLASS, Sec. DR. H. W. RILEY Granduate Veter inarian Hospital. 1409 Madison Ave. State Stallion Inspector and Inspec tor of stock for shipment. Home In dependent Phone, Black 41. Farmers Co-operative Phone, Maui 112. ATTORNEYS CRAWFORD & EAKIN T. H. Crawford and Robert S. Et-kin, Att orneys at law. Practice in all the courts of the state and the United States, Office, West Jacobson build ing, rooms 9-10-17. La Grande Oregon. COCHRAN & FBERHARD. Geo. T. Cochran and Colon R. Eberhard Attorneys. La Grande National Bank Building. E. W. EASTMAN Lawyer Offic Rooms 1 and 3, La Grande National Bank Building. R. J. GREEN Attorney at Law.. Rooms 14-15; Pahner-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 "ederal courts. Phon Main 11. CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER H. E. ROSKAMP, Contractor and builder, La Grande, Ore., Phone Red 1981. K. & L. OF SECURITY. Mt. Em ily Counrll No. 2646. Meets icond ARCHITECTS. C. B. MILLER Architect, Room 28, New Foley Building. Sell it The Observer want ads will sell it. Farmers Meeting for Union County To be held at La Grande City Hall, at 10 a. m. Y 07 1 Oil tl the last Saturday of this month, to-wit, J3.I1 La I lilO r : ; : ; To promote A NEW ERA of prosperity and thrift by enabling all people to enjoy fullest benefits passible under the FEDERAL FARM LOAN ACT. A Personal Letter American Farm Finance League Minneapolis Chicago Atlanta New York Springfield, Mass. The League's primary purpose is to focus public attention upon the benefits possible from fullest utilization of the federal farm I loan system, to investors, also to borrowers. To the Editor of The La Grande Obsrver: HERBERT MYRICK, Chairman Springfield, Mass, January 17, 1917. My Dear Sir: As editor of the oldest newspaper at your county seat, will you please take charge of the arrangements for the mass meeting of the people of your county at your county seat the last Saturday of this month to wit, January 27, 1917? It is suggested that you invite a few of your leading citizens including the directors and heads of local agricultural, business and labor organizations, also of any national farm loan associations in your county to form ( themselves AT ONCE into a committee to arrange for hall, publicity and speakers. Please accept, with the author's compliments, a complete copy (paper covers') of his book "The Federal Farm Loan System," which will reach you in a few days, postpaid. You also can get free on request to Federal Farm Loan Hoard, Washington, I). C, its leaflet "Farm Loan Primer." Tins material together makes the subject so plain that you or any of the bright men or women in your community or county to whom you may assign different phases of the subject, doubtless will be able to present same adequately to your mass meeting January 27. ' By relying upon the talent available in your own community, the spread therein of correct infor mation will be aided. Please observe that the first and most important work now is to emphasize the attractive- ness of Federal Farm Loan Bonds to small investors or large. Where can a better or safer in vestment be had for $25, $50, $100, $500 or $1000, or any multiple thereof, than these bonds. The extent to which they sell must govern the number and total amount of loans that can be made. Kindly read carefully all that is said on. this point. It is not possible for us to send you a speaker from abroad. Possibly, however, you can get such assistance by addressing "Agricultural Extension Director" at your state agricultural college or state university. In several states said institution is doing most excellent work on this subject by disseminating literature or -providing speakers or organizers. However, it is not necessary .to rely upon any outside assistance. The knowledge of the subject possessed by yourself and others in your community, amplified bv the data you should receive as above stated, will enable you and your people to make a brilliant success of an enthusiastic "get together" of your people. To this end the practical suggestions below outlined may be of some service. They are politely tendered only for that purpose. Very respectfully, (AMERICAN FARM FINANCE LEACU E, I Signed by Herbert Myrick, Chairman. Arrangements: for the Mass Meeting at La Grande January 27, at The City Hall, 10 A. M. At a conference of the Agricultural Council of Union County it was decided to issue a call for a mass meeting of farmers of Union County, Sr.turday, January 27, at 10 a. m. at the City Hall. Besides fanners who are directly interested in joining the National Farm Loan Association of Union County, the editors of the-news-papers of the county, the members of the commercial association and business organizations of la. Grar.de and all interested in the subject of rural crcait:: lire rcspactfully invited to attend, It is believed that th."s will be the first time in American history that nil the people in all the counties have had a. chance to come together at the same timo to consider the same subject! THE FEDERAL FARM LAND BANKS. The United States land bank for this district will be in Sptkane. It may be open for business in April or earlier. It does not lend money. Tho farmer who wants to borrow for five to 40 years time, at reaso;iablc interest and easy terms of repayment, joins (or forms! with r.ine or morn other farmers) a national farm loan association, with which he does all his business. When this local makes a loan, it cashes the mortgage note at its land bank. Against such security the land bank issues bonds, tho sale of which fur nishes more money to loan. The borrowers repay principal iyy small installments or more, and the bonds are gradually paid off from such proceeds. Already over 50,000 farmers have applied for loans aggregating $150,000,000, but the total sum available for loans from the capital of the 12 land banks will le less than $11,000,000. The balance can be obtained to lend only from sale of federal farm loan bonds. The bonds .will yield a fair rate of interest, are tax free, and should prove a most desirable investment. Being in denomina tions from $25 up, every person, even children, may earn and save until by owning a bond they have at least that much stake in the land. For larger investors, institutions and trustees, federal farm loan bonds may be ideal. Only as tho bonds are sold, will there be money to lend, after tho $750,000 capital of each land bank i loaned out. Free buying of bouls by local public, free lending by the system; no sale for bond;., no loans. Land bank shares ought to be a good investment also. MASS MEETINGS OF AM, THE PEOPLE, JANUARY 27, in each county in the United States arc to be held at Ihe county seat at 10 a. m. January 27, being the last Saturday in this month, to consider how they may derive the fullest benefit in the shortest possible time from the operations of the federal farm loan act. The official call is issued by the American Farm Finance League, composed of representatives of national farm loan associations and others interested. Its chairman is Herbert Myrick, the president of Farm and Home. The official call reads: The hour has struck for the American people to realizo their new opportunity. A new era of thrift and prosperity is at hand. It is rich in promise of progress economic, social, spiritual. It enables the poorest and richest to acquire "stake in the land'' by buying land bonds. It helps the farmer to own his own farm to become proprietor instead of tenant, independent instead of dependent. It safely and profitably employs the people's savings, no matter how small or large, in building up their own community by putting their savings into federal farm loan bonds. It is the ripe fruition of America's century of co-operative thrift, and of 200 years of associated finance in Europe. These brilliant possibilities are within the reach of every person and of each community. These possibilities are afforded by tho federal farm loan act of l'JIO. As a means of help to self-help, it is tho Great Charter of Rural Credits, Popular Savings and Thrift Investment. The new system is now about to go into effect. Therefore, by virtue of the universal interest in and benefits possible from the federal farm loan system, the American Farm Finance league hereby calls upon the people to gather in mass meeting at the county seat of I,a Grande, at 10 A. M. on January 27, 1917, being the ' last Saturday in January, for the purpose of considering the Federal Farm Loan Act. At such time and places, the people are urged to take such action as their wisdom may approve whereby both would-be investors and would-be borrowers may be enabled to enjoy fullest advantages of the new system.. Each meeting also is invited to form a county branch of this league. To facilitate the movement the editor of the oldest newspaper at each county seut hereby has been respectfully requested forth with to ask a few citizens in the county including the editors and heads of locul or county agricultural, business and labor orga nizations, also any national farm loan associations to form them selves at once into a committee to arrange for hnll, publicity and speaker. NON-POLITICAL, NON-PARTISAN. Please observe that federal farm loan system is absolutely free of politics. It is non-partisan. All parties championed it in con gress. Indeed, only five votes were cast against it in U. S. Senate and none on final passage. In House, only 11 voted against it. Of no great roform can it 1 said that legislative opinion was so nearly unanimous, regardless of party. The same is believed to bo true of public opinion in general. u
