La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, April 30, 1917, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextPage four LA GRAxVDE EVENING OBSERVER. MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1917. EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER 4 ! An Indenenrlfint, 'MAwaTu.nfii' Published Daily and Weekly at La Grande, Oregon, by the LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PUBLISHING CO. J. D. MEYERS H. B. LEITER CLARICE LEITER President Vice-President Editor and Publisher Entered at the Postoffioe at La Grande, Oregon, as Becond-class matter. Address all communications to THE OBSERVER, 1710 SbrthvSt. 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 tUe 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 this is the only way we can determine whether or not the carriers are following instruc tions. Phone Main 87 before 7:80 o'clock and a paper will be sent you by special messenger if the carrier has missed you. Bv Carrier. Daily, single copy ...... 6c Daily, par week 15c Daily, per Mmth 65a Daily, per six months in advance.$3.5Q Daily, per year in advance. .... .$7.00 By MaiL Daily, by mail per year, in ad vance $4.00 SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Dailv. bv mail nor six moniJin in advance $2.50 Daily, by mail per three months in advance $1.25 Daily, by mail per month 46c The Saturday Evening Observer, par year in advance $1.50 Weekly-Observer-Star, per year in advance $1.60 THE CONSCRIPTION BILL. The Senate and the House have passed the selective conscription bill advocated by the War College, the Army General Staff and President Wilson. While it seems that it should be unnecessary for a nation to draft anyone if patriotism really prevailed, that is not the basic idea of selective conscription. Modern armies and navies require many trained men; wars are today largely a matter of machinery. Only in the last resort do generals resort to man power and send their forces into hand to, hand battles. Annies need skilled mechanics, chauffeurs, gunners, chemists, electric ians, aviators, telephone engineers, railroad executives, telegraphers, and a thousand nnd ana nt.bors nf snnpi'nl training. The army under its new organization will pick the men it needs, put them in positions where they are qualified, and avoid the thousand and one mistakes' that have been made in past wars. Annies of today are ef tfective Organizations; they do not luave their Braddock's defeats or modern Bull Runs. O The young men of the country are going to the front. All of the newspapers arc chronicling the names of the j-oung men who are volunteering. It is a fine thing that neither wealth nor rank count in the American army, navv or marines. ' Marshall TTi'filrl TTT nlin hKr est young man in the United States, has enlisted as a pri vate although married and exempt from the first call. Secretary Daniels' son has enlisted as a private. The rich and the poor are rallying to Uncle Sam's aid. : O . AN ARfrTTMTKT pop rip.xrsnpsTTTP . w Vi-14.1 J Certain newspapers of the copperhead order criticise "t 1 1 T 11. l i , , .... . . vvMu.uui xvuuseveii oecause ne wants to otter nis services and his life to his country. It seems strange that these newspapers wouut criticise an American patriot for his devotion. If there are many more such newspapers in the country, we fear the rest of the patriotic newspapers will uiivu io suuiiiu to an ignooie and mgnominious ccn s6rship. And we wouldn't blame President Wilson if he suppressed .tn em. O HOW THE RED CROSS WILL PREVENT TURMOIL AND WASTE. Washington, D. C, April 29, 1917. Herbert C. Hoover, chairman of the new National Food Board, recently created by the Council of National De fense, and who since the outbreak of the war has been .head of the Commission for Relief in Belgium, urges the American people to profit by the mistakes made abroad in administering war relief. For Women's Convenience Some women are just a trifle timid about goto to a bank to transact business. Why? Simply because Vkey are not familiar with the rules of banking. This bank is calculated to be of special conveni ence to women; a place where they can coma and .feel at home. We aim to make every transaction bo clear and so plain, that dealing with our bank soon becomes to them an easy habit. We appreciate tho patronage of women. Their .business with us is already large and steadily creasing. .If you are not already a patron, then please con aider this an invitation to become one. in- La Grande National Bank 4 In a letter to Eliot WadsAvorth, Acting Chairman of the American Red Cross, made public today, Mr. Hoover pleads for prompt organization and centralization of "all volunteer civilian effort connected with the comfort of tnose in trie service or the Army and Navy," under Red Cross Supply Service as the "only, possible solution" to prevent an "enormous lot of pain, turmoil, and waste." "Every country in Europe," declares Mr. Hoover, "has crone through the multiplication of thousands of committees, and tons of umvxuuo, xuapiufuo, anu wiuugiy ueoiineu material. "In , England and France,'' 'especially,1 the erect'ioilif cnnntnl nnl inlniAivilnvii - I .1 i ' JJJLf ojyi.iaj. anu. muupciiueuu vr suini-uiut: uuiiuem committees !.., 1.., ....:i-e..l - . . z. j i.nn. ... nas uuL-u iiuuiiu oi me most extreme aimcuities, until they accept direct control, after which they have become of the utmost use and purpose." To TWP.VfiTlt t.llft wnef.it.inn trine a mictnlraa in rim United States, "Red Cross Supply Service," with a chain ul wureuouses m tue principal cities, nas been organized by the Department of Military Relief of the American Red Cross. This Supply 'Service, with branch headquarters in New York, Boston, Chicago, Denver, New Orleans, and oan x ituicisco, win cooperate witn patriotic and reiiet so cieties in the forwarding of all soldiers comforts and hos pital supplies. As n. means nf plimin.itincr tho wnsto flooTilinrl Vtt Mt Hoover, agents of Red Cross Supply Service are to be stationed in every military training camp and at every army base. These men will supervise the distribution of supplies arriving from Red Cross depots. Calls for hos pital supplies made by chapters and organizations affili ated with the Red Cross as far as possible will be filled as .1 A f J- 11T oruers at a iactory are tinea. Mr.' Hoover's letter, outlining the necessity for such wont as tne (supply service will ao, is as tollows : "As t.rlfi result, nf t.ho nnnt. 9 1 .9 Trenra' avnoinanna nf -mov all European countries now know the vital necessity for a 4.Mli i. ' a XI- vft j r . tutai teniraiiza,tiuii imuei wie xvea uross executive oi tne whole of the volunteer civilian effect connected with the comfort of those in the service of the Army and Navy. ' "Every country in Eutope has gone through an era of disintegrated overlapping effort, the multiplying of thous ands of committees and tons of useles, inapropos, and wrongly destined material. "There was a long struggle on the part of the military ana itea uross omciais to get tnose matters on to a syste matic and effective basis. ? "In the end they have come to one form of organiza tion in every country in Europe, by which the Red Cross executive centralizes executive control of all such activi ties and decentralizes its various phases into local chapters and these again are divided into division for the provision d? money, of surgical and, medical supplies, of nurses, of base and convalescent hospitals, the creation, collection, transportation, standardization, nnd rp-distrihiitinn. pto JJ H i. -1? 1 ' ' ui an sorts ox supplies. Ihe grouping of .these various divisions must bo varied Hrfll Tm invwil nnlnooiftr A nr Ai .... 1. : 1 ""u uuuvuoi utuuuoiy, uupciiuiny ujjuii guuyrapiiies ana transportation questions. The work of the women, which is a very large factor in ! Red Cross work, must be co ordinated through the central (. J . . O .' ' i v v li vuv 11 I'll , , P 1 . .. ' . . i 1 i 1. 1 . , , . ur tuu wuimui in .mat, central agency nias proved tne only effective method of securing this. "In England and France especially, the erection of special and independent or semi-independen women's committees has been fruitful of t.h mnst. o-B-twrno Aitti UV MVMU V4I.V4 Ullll culty until they accept direct control, after which they have become of the utmost. nn,v Vkw AMV 14 J. 4. VUVl V x-l.i-.T a . . . J eatauusaeu women's organizations or various kinds can find their best tnirnosA in instmctino' thpir infai v.rHoc. tn - X X " "---j vaaw .wkax fcSWUXQ UV rl n in au nnlnnH .hI.'-.I.. .1 l1. . 1 n - jjich.0 uiicmocivca eutneiy at me aisposai oi tne local chan- "In general, the one fnndflinp-ntiil fnftnv mzation irenerallv is cpntmlizntinn nf , - vv- v- uua T V Cli-IU. OUU1 centralization cannot be pffpeted if tlipvo avn n lnf tional semi-independent Boards or organizations operat ing outside, or partially outside of the direct control of the Red Cross executive. "In anv event the o-PUPral nrinpinln nmcf l-n lin tf - O I 1.. AL(.fcJV. MVy 111IIL HIV! invi vjiuos 1W5UJ1 is me centralizing executive operating by intense decentralization of its nroduetivp .md rliatrJi. uting functions, and this has been arrived at as the oulv possible solution after an enormous lot of pain, turmoil and waste. . ' Yours faithfully, (Signed) HERBERT HOOVER." ' To " djr' To May :t May1 No Shopping Tour Gan be Quite Complete Without a Visit to Our Corset Department We have just received a new lino of NEMO corsets to show you. The new SPORT CORSET will interest you. Made especially far the active woman who plays tennis, golf, etc. EEK The woman who visits our Corset Department this week will learn more about corset comfort than Bhe ever dream ed of before. The now models '.u tne Nemo Lastikops Corset System are simply wonderful in style and ease. Entirely new effects! A Nemo for every figure. - We'll expect you THIS WEEkI There has been marvelous improvement in the corset during the recent years. There has been remarkable advancement in even the present season. The new SPORT CORSET will interest you. It is made for the women, who love, recreation; play tennis and golf and want io feel perfectly free and comfortable. The providing of corsets with tho virtues for more popular sale was a hard problem, but the enormous measure of success ii this attainment is illustrated today by the superb collection which are made for us by one of the best manufacturers in America. wz SELL UilflJIHlHSHM TO ,eSrto7 t Saturd" ooys. lot 3, all in block 1 West Union Sprains and Strains Relieved. Sloan's Liniment ouir.Mv pain out of strains, fmrnina iHi-nfooo and all muscle snrennaa. A nU clear liquid easily applied, it quickly eneiraies witnout rubbing. Sloan's the soldier The Y. M. C. A. Security league, composed of the senior membership of the association, are taking military training under the leadership of Ser geant Zinn and Cni-noi V! j. r. boys realize that when the call comes: REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Warranty Deeds. $70,000 deed 68-188 Charles R. Frazier et al to Charles A. Playle. SE 1-4 SW 1-4 and S 1-2 SE 1-4 and S 1-3 of NE 1-4 of SW 1-4 of Sec 13; Nl-2 NW1-4 .El-2 SE1-4.NW1-4 El-2 NE 1-4 SW 1-4 of Sec 24; all of NE 1-4 Sec 24 ( ess 2 acresi SE 1-4 Kv 24 (less 2 acres) and S 1-2 SW 1-4 6oc Zi; all in Tp 2 S R 38 E W M. (About 650 acres.) $50 deed 68-189 heirs of Hn,Trint .T Stnhl, deceased to Alexander Camer on. E 1-2 of lot 2 block 7, Sommer's Aim to fclgin. $700 deed 67-356 Alfred Harvey and wf to D M Hunt. Lots 9 10 11 12 and 13 in block 18 Fviverside Add to La Grande. $1 deed Louis C. Coleman and wf to Fannie R. Hall. S 1-2 of lots 3 nnd 4 in block 5 Arnold & Dray Add to La Grande. $1 deed Cordelia Coopor to Amos Davis. Block 2 except lots 1 and 8 North Union. $1 deed S. fi. Thomas D. Todd. of SE cor of Stevenson Add to Elgin; thence E 295 ft; thence S 111 1-2 ft; thence W 295 ft; thence N 111 1-2 ft to 'beginning. '. $1 deed Thomas D. Todd and wife to S. G. Hudson, NW 1-4 NE 1-4 and E 1-2 WW 1-4 and NE 1-4 RW 1.1 23 Tp 2 n R 39 E except one acre and o i ooi strip on south side. $1 Frona B Weathorspoon and hus band to John Graham. N 1.2 NTW 1. ISec 35 2n 39 and commencing at SW cor oi ow i-4 see 28 an 39; thence E lou rods; thence N 24 rods: thence W 160 rods; thence S 24 rods to betrin- nmg. $1000 deed estate of Twl n r..n aecensen to Amos Davis. Commenc- , niuiuui luuuuiir. oioan s .L i , . , " vu comes. t j A . ,t . . . that it ir ihaffo. i A . .. vuuuucui, uues not stain tne skin or. f T trainea than clog the pores like mussy plasters or ,"ntrained- On account of tho eonven ointments. For chronic rheumatic m"? of the Modem, Woodmen which aches and trains, neumlirln. o-f a :W1U mako the Y. M. C. A. their lumbago have this well-known rem-! ?"arters Tuesday and Wednesday, edy handv. For the muna r.r ' erQ will be no drill on 'TuASfW r,)o.i,j. and following strenuous work, it gives , f n?t dfi11 .bcin n Friday night." . Dusinoss men's volleyball' tournament has been made history by I its closing (recently. ' Volleyball was. i cieariy the reigning sportin the Y. M. omick relief. Adv. At all druggists, 25c.- ine 50 feet N of RF. mr f North Union: thence N inn ft. tKo., W 200 ft. thence S 100 ft; thence E 200 ft to beginning. Also commencing 150 ft N of SE cor of mi,. thence N 50 ft to NE cor of said block thence W 200 ft thence: S Krt ft. thence E 200 ft to betrin ninn. $10 deed C. E. iRwsmsn tn p a Easloy nnd Lulu I,. Ea-sley. E 1-2 NW . , . !- SW 1-4 N 1-2 SE 1-4 Hudson and wf to and SE 1-4 SE 1-4 of Sec 18 1M0 Com. 152 1-2 ft S $10 deed Frank L. Waller end "wife Y. M. C. A. SHRAPNEL Knowieagea as the great physical tonic for the business man. The re cent tournament was a walkaway for signs Of helixr onut j I JT0,;. he mrtng members All contestants in tho mi ?" to ;thfa victory: contest are requested to bT - 11'0- "... .... The Boys Potato club of the Y. M t? iM 'l discntinued dur . A. have been given a lot on Second wlJfl and. Wednesday of this-. 'Spring by Mrs. Molitor for their th Tr L e t)u,ldm? being im.i.ti.. Li-i. . .. . tne headauartera tv. w.j mo luooHrri' C. A and bit in lowering the high cost of living wl!a.dqURrters. for " ":Trf"c" mention, the gymnasium w used as the general meeting tlon Will nlsn io V.u ii.. Tho Y. M. C. A. is now in a nn.'t; . . .. ... u UOI.IUU to accent membershina fnr tv.o tj - .' - -" . 1KU Cross; any member of thn can join and receive the receipt at the ouiiaing. ah members are urged to join A team renresontinc aovernl nf tv departments of the "Y" nlnvoH hall game with the Company M base ball team and wan drfontl i, v. SCOrc Of 17 to 11. it hoinir tu ' P. v..v, mob game ot the season. Many of the players are soortini? look, because of the soreness resulting - '"cm tnere. The c asses affected by this ohan Ijidmo a Iv , businessmen, the helunfo' heT,,S', th juveniles tne JUniors nnA oil i od to take noUce. KqUesU There is n ifn -j .. . . today's vZXZ e;sement ,n ( . r increase your 2Z 'IT3 in PaPtfaSS store. Adv. 4-9, 16, 23, 30. tf Our want ads bring results.