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LA GRAa.DE EVENING OBSERVER.
THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1917.
EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
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Old Glory
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Ohl Beautiful banner, Old Glory unfurled!
Thou beacon of hope to a war-stricken world, 1 .
Emblem of freedom, spangled with stars,
Loveliest trophy of Liberty's wars.
Smitten with splondor, unsullied, sublime,
Free from dishonor, or stain of a crime.
Kissed by the breezes, by heaven caressed,
Acclaimed by the nations, by a free peoplo (blessed.
Thy colors of crimson were dyed ruby-red
. .. In the olood ot our lathers lor liner'y shed.
i To guard the, Old Glory, we, too, will die
With a smile on our lips and a tear in our eye.
.J i ' For we love thee, Old Glory, with love quite as true
As the love of our fathers, tho heroes in blue.
I , From factory wid farmhouse, fiom city and1 glen
j We are coming, Old Glory, embattled free men.
To guard thee from insult, from tyranny's horde,
: ;. We are coming, Old Glory, unsheathing the sword.
. ' Through tempest of war we'll carry thee through
; From glory to glory, old Red, White and Bluel
' Oh, beautiful emblem of Liberty's tree!
' Dear star-spangled gem of the land of the free t
We'll carry thee forward through billows of f iro
Till we build for the tyrant a funeral pyre.
While proudly Old Glory, to the breezes unfurled,
Waves a message of hope to the oppressed of tho world.
A. R. MARKER.
Grande Ronde Hospital, April 18, 1017.
, .ADAMS A FINE SPEAKER. . ,
Commissioner E. J. Adams is worth going' far, to hear
when he delivers a public address on the road bond issue.
He is well informed, and in addition is a speaker who en
tertains and electrifies his audience. He knows what he
is talking about and knows how to say it in simple langu
age. Communities who desire to hear him should invite
him soon as he is dated up for nearly the balance of the
campaign.
O
THUMB-NAIL SKETCHES OF THE MEN WHO RUN
THE U. S. NAVY.
' . (By United Press)
Even before the Navy, the nation's first line of defense
is the Marine Corps.
Should our fleet or any part of its sea service on for
eign shores, it will be a squad of marines who first set
foot on land. Every first line battleship of the navy car
ries aboard a permanent detachment of marines. .
Subject to cither sea or shore duty, they are the am
phibians of the navy generally recognized as .the most
versatile and elastic branch of the national defense. Kip
ling spoke of the British marine as "soldier and sailor
too." It's the same m our navv.
juajor uencrai ueorge Harnett is commandant m
charge of the U. S. Marine Corps.
He has been through 36 years of adventurous service,
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THE WHITE SEASON
Vacation ShoesSmart, DaintyvNecessary
-Our : Spring 'Sunshine lias at last arrived, and with it has come ...... ;;'
';; the opening of our light shoe season. " .
Seldom, if ever, have you seen a greater or more charming va
riety of pumps, tan and white shoes, than we are now showing.
' ,' Every style, shape and leather that your exacting taste requires "
;is here. , '
Come in and look over our line Try on what pleases you. . .
WHITE SHOES
Canvas and reinskin shoes are popular the present season. Cool and comfortable."' See ..' .
our window display. Prices $3.50 to $6.50.. White nubucks in popular styles. Prices.
$4.50 to $6.00. White kid boots, for the summer dress shoe. Price $12.50.
Pretty Pumps and Low Shoes are features of
our new spring line of black and white. Prices
$3.50 to $5.00
All kinds of shoes to show you. All kinds of
leathers -and lasts. '
Your inspection invited now while our stock is
complete.
largely in foreign countries.
He participated in the landing of U. S. marines m China,
when foreign governments joined to quell the noted Boxer
uprising.
Later m 1906, he commanded an expeditionary force
to pacify Cuba, when an attempt was made to throw off
the Republican form of government;
In addition, he has seen extensive service in Panama,
the Philippines, and other parts of the tropics. ' ,
"His reports on iitness," says the navy department of
ficial record, "have been uniformly excellent and his wide
experience will enable hini to render valuable service as
head or the marine corps.
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BABY WEEK WHAT DOES IT .MEAN
COMMUNITY?
For Women's
Convenience
Some women tire just a trifle 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 women; a place whore they can come and
.feel at home. We aim to make every transaction
so clear and so plain, that dealing with our bank
.soon becomes to them an easy habit.
We appreciate the patronage of worn on. Their,
.business with us is already large and steadily in
creasing. .If you are not already a patron, then please con
eider this an invitation to become one.
La Grande National Bank
BY GRACE L; MEIGS, M. D.
Of The Children's Bureau, Department of Labor
(Written for the United Press)
During Baby Week a community asks itself how the
youngest citizens are being protected and cared for, and
laby Y eek should mark a fresh start toward meeting
their varied needs. Of course a community can protect
its little children only as it protects the home in which
they live and so the community work during Baby Week
.1 Pi. 1 II 1 II Jl .
anu. iULur warns may weu consider tnree tilings: Are we
safeguarding the life and health of mothers? Are the
parents in the community learning how to care for their
children so that they will grow up well and good and
happy? Ave we tolerating economic standards which
make decent, wholesome, intelligent care impossible?
Of these three things, perhaps the first is the least gen
erally understood and therefore the protection of mothers
might well receive special emphasis during this year's
Baby Week.
Some 15,000 mothers arc dying each year from causes
connected with childbirth although maternal deaths are
in large measure preventable, and uncounted mothers are
suffering from unnecessary illness" because they have not
had proper maternity care. All this reacts disastrously
on tne children, who pay for the lack of a strong, happy
mother in many ways, sometimes with their own lives,
sometimes with unnecessary illnesses, sometimes with
constitutions permanently weakened past upbuilding.
Personally, I believe that many mothers do not under
stand their own needs. They do not realize how import
ant good maternity care is both to themselves and to their
babies. If Babv Week could help mothers to see more
clearly how much of the illness and danger is preventable,
it would mark a long step toward makiiv available to all
the means of preventing unnecessary illness and death
from maternal causes.
At piescnt many expectant mothers make no attempt
to secure skilled supervision throughout the months be
fore their babies are born. They do not insist on hospital
care or trained attendance in their homes during confine
ment. And after-care and a period of rest until strength
has returned are essentials absolutely unknown in many
homes.
Then there is the whole field of hygiene, which is still
very little understood by many people although it is of
primary importance in preventing complications for the
mother and the illness of her baby. Simple and popular
statements of the daily care which an expectant mother
should have and the kind of care a well baby should have
are contained in two bulletins of the Children's Bureau
and in various shorter pamphlets which can be secured
by any mother without coast. During Baby Week, copies
of such literature can be placed in the hands of many
mothers, and wide publicity can be given to the value of
such information in preventing illness.
Of course mothers may understand perfectly what they
need in the way of food and clothing and lest, and they
may realize that they have skilled supervision and trained
attendance, but they may be quite unable to obtai
things. Baby Week can not stop with a.
TO .THE I publicity about the mothers needs. It must also develop,
or inaugurate, community work by which the essentials
: of proper care are made available to every mother. Visit
ing nurses, parental clinics, maternity hospitals, and infant-welfare
stations have proved their value in many
cities. I doubt if there is a single community in the coun
try whether a congested city, a small town, or a scat
tered rural settlement where further provision for ma
ternity care is not urgently needed.
PALMER LAND SALE.
Pendleton Parties Buy and Take Im
mediate Possession.
Geo. II. Currey Teturned this
morning from Palmer Junction where
ho sold a tract of land to Mr. Long
oi renuieton. tie reports the snow
all gone and that Frank Bakor has
quite a field plowed and is seeding it
in potatoes. Mr. Long will return
the first of the week with his stock
and household goods and take immedi
ate possession.
TWO LA GRANDE MEN
VOLUNTEER AS OFFICERS-
Parent-Teachers' Meeting.
The Parent-Teachers' meeting will
he held in the Central school Friday
afternoon at 3 O'clock. The program
is as follows: Mrs. Corbett. vocal se
lection; Dr. Margaret Ingle, paper on
uaDy week work; Mrs. Lyman, sug
gestions for local Baby Week work;
Florence 'Lynch, violin solo.
Funeral of Civil War Veteran.
Robert Finley, Civil War Veteran
died at his home in this city Monday
April 23, after r.n illness of five days.
Mr. Finley was born in Charleston, S.
C, July 8th, 1842. He entered the
Civil War in 1861, was wounded Sep
tember 17, 1863. He was united in
mwriage with Leona Hardintr. Oct
ober 22, 1880. They came to La
Grande in 1888, during his time in
La Grande he has served two years in
the city council.
He was a member of the Christian
church and a Mason. Mr .Finley is
survived by four children, Beulah Fin
ley of Texas, E. E. Doris of Plummir.
Ida., Mrs. Nellie Walls of La Grande,
ana jots, reter Arnoldus of Summcr
ville. He has one brother in Texas,
three sisters in South Carolina. nnH
another sister in Oklahoma.
Mr. Finley was well known and re
spected, a good husband and father.
one who loved home life. The funeral
services were conducted yesterday at
in me ivinstian church.
Norman W. Frees will leave tonight
for Portland, where he will make ap
plication and submit to the physical
examination for service in the Officers
Reserve Corps. Training begins in
ban Francisco Mcy 8. Mr. Frees had
two years and a half of military train
ing while at the University of Cali
fornia and he feels that he wants to.
offer his services to the government
in case they are found to be needed.
Mr. Frees is purchasing agent of the
George Palmer Lumber Co. and has
lived in La Grande five years.
Mr. J. J. Broughton, foreman of
the box factory at the Palmer Mill,
will also go with Mr. Frees this even
ing and offer his services. Mr.
Broughton is a Spanish-American war
veteran and wishes to offer hi
vices also to the country in case of
need.
4 CH AIRMAN SNODGRASS 4
h THANKS ALL WHO 4.
4- HELPED 4.
4 At the close of- the Cattta anA J.
4 Horse Raisers' convention, as 4
4 chairman of the local executive, 4.
4- committee, I wish to thank all 4
4" the members of the various 4
4 committees, the Neighborhood 4-.
4 club for their arranging and 4
r serving the banquet, the stock- 4
4 men of Union county and out- 4
4 side who exhibited their fine 4
4 stock, the La Grande automobile 4
4 club for furnishing thsir
4" mobiles for the use of the vis- 4
4 itors, the Arcade theatre for 4-4-
the use of the theatre for hold- 4
4" ing the sessions, and to all who -4
4 contributed to the fund and to 4
4 the entertainment of the vis- 4
4 itors. j..
4 J. G. SNODGRASS." A.
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