La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, April 16, 1917, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextPage four LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 191T. EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER f ...i. . An Independent Newspaper. Published Daily and Weekly at La Grande, Oregon, by the LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PUBLISHING CO. J.D. MEYERS II. B. LEITER CLARICE LEITER President Vice-President Editor and Publisher COVE SCHOOL NOTES. Entered at the Postoffioe at La Grande, Oregon, as second-class matter. Address all communications to THE OBSERVER, 1710 Sixth St. On Sale in Other Cities: Oregon Hotel News Stand, Portland; Imperial News Stand, Portland. City Official Paper. Leased Wire Telegraph Report of United Press Associations. The Observer carrier boys are instructed to... put the papers on t'je porches. If the carrier does not do this, "misses you, or neglects gett:r.g the paper to you on time, kindly phone The Observer, as tms is the only way we can determine whether or not the carriers are following instruc tions. Phone Main 37 before 7:30 o'clock and a paper will be sent you by special messenger if the carrier has missed you. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By Carrier. Daily, single copy 6c Daily, per week 15c Daily, per month 65c Daily, per six months in advance.$3.50 Daily, per year in advance $7.00 By MalL Daily, by mail per year, in ad vance $4.00 Daily, by mail per six months in advance $2.60 Daily, by mail per three months in advance $1.25 Daily, by mail per month 45c The Saturday Evening Observer, per year in advance $1.50 Weekly-Observer-Star, per year in advance .$1.60 HOME PREPAREDNESS NUMBER FOUR WHAT A MILLION DOOR YARDS CAN DO. BY CARL VROOMAN Assistant Secretary of Agriculture (Member of the National Emergency Food Garden Com, (Written. for the United Press) Washington, April 10. Without going beyond their own uooryards millions ot American women can render real service to the nation. This service is as real as that rendered bv the soldier on the field of battle. It is .to plant and care for the little plot of land that lies back of the house to make a home garden. One million dooryard gardens planted in our suburbs and cities this spring would mean a national saving of possibly $50,000,000, a sum as large as .that which Presi dent McKinley was given by Congress for the prosecution of the Spanish-American war. Growing vegetables for home consumption in these gardens would relieve the rail roads of the necessity of carrying millions of pounds of bulky freight thus releasing thousands of cars and engines for hauling men and munitions. Our experts have calculated that an average American family uses about 20 bushels of potatoes a year. It does not take but a fraction of an acre to produce this quantity of this important foodstuff since; a fair yield of this crop is 200 bushels in a season and it is not uncommon for po tatoes to run to 400 or more bushels per acre. Radishes, lettuce, early beets, beans, peas, tomatoes, spinach, and numerous easily cultivated vegetables can be raised in the back yard provided the soil is fertile and in telligence is employed in the process. There is no reason in the world why 3,000,000 back vard gardens should not be planted this spring, planted as soon as the ground is warm enough, and supply .1,000,000 families with good, cheap, nutritious foods all this summer, war or no war. ( The hitherto wasted resource of our dooryard land should be utilized at once. It is no more work for a Cove, Ore., April 16. (Special) j A rousing meeting of the Parent-' Teachers Association was held at the 1 Maccabee hull last Friday evening and in point of attendance and' interest it j will go on record as one of the best ever held in thia part of the country. , Mare thnn three 'hundred people were present and although the program was j long, the interest never flagged. The numbers on the program were so arranged as to lead up to the final j topic, consolidation, which was nan-: died in a masterful manner by Rev. j C. C. Pratt. Miss Brown spoke on en- I vironment. Mr. Allen presented the ! claims of agriculture and showed in a clear and rational manner what the relation of the school to the commun ity should be. ''!' A unique feature of the program consisted of pictures of modern school buildings in various parts of the state, and ending in a clever stunt by the High School Glee club and student body, in which they presented their claims for improvements in an unmis takable manner with songs and yells. "The Old Time Religion," changed to ; "The Old Time School House" and J otherwise to make it pertinent to the ' occasion, brought down the house. j Mrs. Ivanhoe made an appropriate talk bearing on consolidation and the j importance of such activities as man- ual training and domestic science. J Mrs. Ivanhoe was delighted with the 1 program and expressed great sur- prise at the large attendance. A good representation from the ad- i joining districts was present to hear I the discussion of consolidation. Imbler Items. woman to tend a vegetable garden than it is to .tend a flower garden or a house plant. At present it is more patriotic to subordinate flowers to food. O BUILD A BIG FLEET. Building a biir fleet of wooden vessels on the Pacific Coast is one of the best things the government can do It will provide a fleet to carry foodstuffs to Europe an provide .5000 armed ships to fight the submarines. The licet will sail through the Panama Canal loaded with lum ncr tor the Atlantic Coast. Besides beimr a militarv measure, the building of the fleet will employ much labor at J'ortland and other Pacific Coast cities and also do much to revive the lumber industry. The expenditure 01 vast sums or public money will give the Pacific Coast a touch ot Eastern prosperity. Agent Waddell and assistant Perry are busy these day& Late trains and extra freight handling have kept the office open till about midnight about half the time during the last few weeks. Frank McKennon, homo from the Farmers' union meeting in La Grande Saturday, reports that practically all farmers from this vicinity were in at tendance. Only two of the five or six young men from Summerviile who went to Portland last week to enlist in the army, succeeded in passing the exam ination, the successful ones being Bur rell Anderson and Burr Cantrell. "Shorty" Oswald, who reached home Friday, nnd who was temporarily re jected owing to a severe cold, says the recruiting offices are crowded every day. The road bond editorial in Satur day's Observer was eagerly read by subscribers here, and no doubt wiil contribute toward securing affirmative votes for the measure. The stage road to Summerville is in bad condition, especially the ceme tery hill, where hiirh drifts crowded vehicles and sleds over to the fence and lately deep ruts have caused sev eral accidents. Much river bortom land is flooded by nign water, hut as yet none of the le vees have given way. "Gene" MrGoldrick has his ineubn- tors "settm " to help solve the or U. George Perry was down from ! Grande Sunday. Georgo I Cleaver has been out can vassing orders for his apple syrup. Young Women - Their Older Sisters and Mothers - are all Enthusiastic Over SPORT GOODS Dame Fashion has decreed "it's a sport clothes season and every woman will have at least one garment of sport style in her ward ' robe. . , . ., i (. ,:;t .. So the designers and. makers have given this much study and we have received some of their, best creations these are here now for you to see to buy now, that you may receive the benefit of a full season's wear. Prices 35c to 75c yard See Our Window Display mm SPORT SKIRTS Will be an important factor this season. Our display includes those models in greater demand and Ave believe that you will find interest in an inspection of ur stock of nobby up-to-date sport skirts. Union News Notes Union, Ore., April 14. (Special)- The 'high school auditorium was the scene Friday evening last, of the most enthusiastic Patriotic Rally in the his tory of the town. Mayor Smith was the first speaker of the evenincr. and he touched his audience by telling of ino time when na enlisted in the Span. ish-American war. The other sneak ers of the evening were, Superintend ent E. E. Arant. M. F. Davis. I.. P. Derby and W. T. Wright. Mr. Wright's address was the finest address of the kind ever heard in the city. He Drought forth repeated cheers and reminded the people that they are to look for the enemy within as well as without. An imnortant thoue-ht em phasized in the meeting was that the American people are not at war with tlie German people, but on the other hand with the Imperial German Gov ernment. also a High School Cadet Band and a Girls' Honor Guard will be put into operation in a few days. This meet ing is only the first of a chain of such meetings, and was attended by about nve nundred persons. Much patriotic music was given by the High School Glee club and by tho audience. THE 0 THREE D'S The feed is all irone at Palmer Val ley, the farmers have turned their cat tle out to get along the best way they x i For Women's Convenience Some women fcro just a triflo timid about going to a bank to transact business. Why? Simply because they are not familiar with the rules of banking. This bank is calculated to be of special conveni ence to womon; a place where they can come nnd .feel at home: Wo aim to make every transaction no clear nnd so plain, that dealing with our bank .Boon becomes to them nn easy habit. We appreciate the patronage of women. Their .business with us is already liirgo nnd steadily in creasing. .Tf you are not already a patron, then plense con sider this an invitation to becomo one. La Grande National Bank ft ft ft ft ft By unanimous vote" of those pres ent, universal military training was endorsed, also cverv man. wnmnn nn,l H. C. child present sitrnified his nr willingness to serve the country in any way possible by rising to their feet. The flag was much in evidence, and when one of the speakers showed a picture ot the President, the audi ence went wild with enthusiasm. A Home Guard is to be organized immediately . ny the men of thirty years of age or over, who are not like ly to be called into immediate service, Dirt Bi Numerous Benefits Can Ee GliJasned By Cleaning Up THE OUTBURSTS OF EVERETT TRUE. I TOLD YOU Q(CJB THAT YOO COULDN'T 3SU. e AXY , niN6 rqw s0 i our op Mce , Flow, cony Wtvme. I r1 ' ION MB M Ji a - lll ( I Clean up week" depends for Its suc cess upon the hearty co-operation of every citizen, and if It be given un grudglngly the town will bo the better for it in health, In monev and attrac tiveness. City ollli-lals can do much In seeing that the street cleaners do really clean, that garbage collectors do their task thoroughly and that public buildings, squares aud parks shall be l! an example of neatness. But what the 3 ohieiai can do will bo but a drop In tho bucket compared with what should lie done. It is tho comers that nro nut of sight that uoed most attention the courts, cellars and back yards nnrt over theso the municipality linn nn control. It depends, therefore, upon tho householder to do Uie major part In tho elimination of rubbish, thn nvPr. hauling of tho things that collect dust and filth, and tho wholo process that wes to make up the real town beau tiful. Dirt of any sort means multiplication of disease, nnd disenso means econom ic waste. Therefore "clean up week" will mean business prudenco nnd en terprise. Health means wealth and progress. only about ten miles clear for travel. Jesse Kilenbeck and V. P. Hohn were visitors at the Junction the first part of the week. Mrs. H. A. Galloway made a ousi ness trip to Enterprise the first of the week, being forced to walk to the Junction, not being able to get a 'horse through. James Nicklett went to the Junction Thursday after supplies and reports 2 1-2 feet of snow at his place, three miles from the Junction. Ben Herald and J. W. Feahe are pleased with the fact that they have all their 'hay hauled. Mrs. Galloway returned from Enter prise Thursday and Teports all the snow gone in Wallowa Valley. Miss Williams made a business trin to tne Junction Friday. J. W. Feahr and Guy Amsbary worked for Mr. Baker the last of the weok clearing for spring work.. Ben Harold, Mr. Lupher, N. N. Ma son, were visitors at the Junction Sat uray investigating the road which they found in bad shape. Mr. Peck of Cricket Flat was at the Junction the last of the week and re ports the snow about all gone there. Georgo Ousley of the Looking Glass country was at the Junction and says tho snow is about gone at his $ 7,000,000,000 Make a Thrift Garden T has been estimated by authorities on gardening and production that n back yard thrift garden. 23 by CO feet, will supply a family of six with nn abundance of fresh vegetables suf Bclent to supply nil needs through the season, If Judiciously planted aud giv eu the proper care and attention. " In voting the good ronds bonds June 4th, the voters of the slate are taking absolutely no chances. The bill au thorizing the bonds specifically de scribes the roads to ha Improved and defines the general charactor of their construction. HI.Ib will be Invited and, if the proposal are excessive, tho Highway Commissioners have an nounced that they will fin their paving. What more could be asked' PALMER VALLEY NEWS. Palmer Valley. April 16. (Special) Sur.da'y and Monday a party of lo cal men have been clearing the snow and ice out of the road between the Valley and Junction, but so far have is the amount of the war fund just voted by Congress. The next question confront ing the Government is the re adjustment of import duties and placing war taxes on commodities to insure larger revenues. One of the items prominently mentioned and now under discussion for war tax is coffee. Coffee is one of the few food items that is really below normal in price at the present time. ROYAL CLUB COFFEE has been a 40c coffee the past two years, it is still selling at the same old price, three pounds of this high grade coffee for $1.10. It is generally expected -that the duty on this com modity will be at least 5c per pound. When the duty is placed it will become ef fective immediately. Buy your coffee now. This is a friendly tip. All Grocers Sell ROYAL CLUB Oregon Grocery Co. Distributor. Inc.