MONDAY, MAY 7, 1917.
PAGE Fotm
LX GRAUDE EVENING OBSERVER
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MAKE TILE POWDER FREE, TOO.
The government is receiving liberal and patriotic sup
port from, the newspapers, hey are running all gov
ernment advertising free. Other concerns should be
eauallv patriotic. One is the Dupont Powder Co. Its
dividends in normal times are $5,000,000. In 1915 they
were $60,000,000. In 191G, $83,000,000.. Since the young
men of the country will give their lives free, we suggest
that the Dupont Powder. Company give its powder tree,
that the steel companygive steel free, that the rifle com
panies give guns free. No one should make excessive
profits from war. The newspapers have set a good ex
ample. O-
TILE SUBMARINE MENACE.
Every germ has a destroyer another germ that can
eat it up.
Every toxin has an anti-toxin.
The Merrimac had its-Monitor.
The torpedo boat has its torpedo boat destroyer.
The submarine will have its submarine destroyer.
It is up to the American navy and the American inven
tive genius to destroy the undersea menace.
.; Just now thousands of keen American minds are work
ing on the problem. ' , . .
It will be solved but speed the day.
Our own idea is: First to invent a submarine detector
that will detect the approach of submarines. These should
be put on merchantmen and steamers.
Second fight submarines (with submarines; build unT
dersea destroyers; more powerful than the Germans', and
cruise after the enemy and fight them under sea.
Jules Verne dreamed of the submarine. An American
invented it and sold it to Germany. An American will in
vent the submarine destroyer.
O
The (Telegram prints an anonymous interview with a
Portland banker "hollering" about the government's way
of handling the war loan. Why doesn't The Telegram
print his name? An anonymous interview is of no value.
Newspaper shouldn't print them. A man who will not
sign his name to an interview is a welchcr. Why do news
papers permit themselves to be imposed upon?
Senator Borah has offered to join Colonel Roosevelt's
division if it goes to France. This is the real type of
patriot as opposed to the La Follette type.
O
TRAITORS.
Tt is reported ammunition has been smuggled from the
United States to Villa. The men who did this are traitors
and should be shot.
THE SUCCESSFUL
BUSINESS MAN
uses the commercial bank extensively. Business could not exist
without it. If you're not a client of ours there are many reasons
why you should be. Our bank not onl affords a safo place for
your money, but pays interest a well. I-cS. us explain our methods
to you.
La Grande National Bank
Personal Mention
Henry T. Hill was in Baker Saturday.
Harry Kennedy was a week-end vis
itor at Baker.
F. A. Briges, of Alicel, was in the
city yesterday.
Hart Schaffner &
Marx Clothes
Mrs. Mildred George of La Grande
was a Baker visitor Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. French, of Cove,
were visitors in the city Sunday.
Edgar Miles and wife were (Week
end visitors in the city from Lestine.
Carl D. , Shoemaker, state ' gante
warden, is in the city today from
Portland.
Mrs. J. P. Alumbaugh, of Wallowa,
was registered at the Imperial hotel,
Portland, Friday. '
Miss Stella Blackmon, miliner of
this city Rpent the week-end in Baker
visiting her folks.
Attorney D. W. Sheahan, of Enter
prise, is among yesterday's business
arrivals in the city.
Water Superintendent Geo. T. Coch
ran is in Baker today in connection
with water business. .
Mrs. Persis Gardner is demonstrat
ing Golden West Coffee at the City
Grocery and Bakery.
Jay H. Dobbin and Carl Roe, of En
terprise, were in the city last evening
en route to Portland.
G. L. Larison, manager La Grande
grocery, loft for a business trip on
the branch this morning.
J.A. Burlicgh and wife prominent
residents of Enterprise, were among
yesterday's visitors in the city.
Mrs. J. R. Neer departed for Safem
this morning after spending some time
visiting her husband Captain Neer of
this city.
Miss Christine Camel left this
morning . for Wheeler, Washington,
where she will make an extended visit
with relatives.
Clare J. Scriber has returned to his
Wallowa county homestead, after
spending the winter in the logging
camps in this county. I r
,. . ... . M-
J. H. Peare is in Portland, having
gone down Saturday evening to at
tend to K. C. meetings yesterday and
to remain a few days on other business.
Ceprrlf kt Hut HoteOaK 4 Mui
mi r r f - f
Sport Suits Have
The Call
; All sport suits, as they are
called, have belts; some
are all-'round, some half
belt ; some have a belt that
can be taken off if you
choose; single or double
breasted.
Xothing is more becoming
to the average young
American figure. . Trim,
care-free, informal, sty
lish, all-wool just a few
of many good things you
can say about these breezy
suits. Men, young in
spirit, like them, too.
Valuations to please every
one.
JUSTIN
We have just received a
limited number of beauti
ful ties. They are in com
binations of red and black,
green and black, yellow
and black, purple and
black, and black and white
diagonal stripes. See
our window.
Price 75c
Hart Schaffner &
Marx Clothes :
Ooprrlffht Hut Bohcflnw A Marl
CLOTH HATS
Are you still wearing your
felt hat. When the hot
days come, you will want
one of those cool cloth
hats. See our window. :
Price $1.50 -
County Commissioner Frank Rich
ardson and daughter, of Council, Ida
ho, are in the city visiting his father
and mother, Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Rich
ardson of this city.
He Overwashed.
for
Eleven recruits bound for Seattle
to enter the navy and from all points
east stopped off in La Grande this
morning a few minutes and gave sev
eral yells in honor of Uncle Sam.
(New York Herald.)
Teacher Why are you late
school ?
Pupil Please, teacher, I must have
overwashed myself. .
Attorneys Colon R. Eberhard and
C. H. Finn have gone to Pendleton to
attend the supreme court. A delega
tion of other attorneys having cases
coming up tomorrow goes over this
evening.
Logical Inference.
Child! The heathens had a god for
everything, didn't they ?
Mother Yes, dear
Child Then who was the" god that
ruled over the kitchen? - ..-
Mother 1 don't remember precise
ly, but I think it was the great god
Pan.
Mrs. H. L. lovnn of lower Cove,
who was operated on Monday by Dr.
Dora Underwood, is doing nicely. She
is nt the home of her son 1106 Spring
street, but she hopes to be home in a
couple of weeks.
Picked Up By
The Stroller
Dr. Harry Bouvy is in Portland at
tending clinics of Dr. Otto Freer, of
Chicago. Dr. Freer is professor of
Laryngology at Rush Medical College
and was a classmate of Dr. C. T.
Bacon of this city.
F. E. Dubois, L. L. Gummow, L. H.
Newell, Fred Roberts, Thos. Hopkins
and R. U. McCoy, representatives of
the Standard Oil Company are in the
city from San Francisco for the pur
pose of carrying on an advertising
compaign.
The patter of the rain on the roof
is sweet music.
In my strolls I see much gardening.
The soil looks rich, the men and wom
en gardening happy. One of the re
wards of gardening is health, and that
tarings happiness.
That was some "ad" that .Snodgrass
& Miner had in the Observer Satur
day.
Mrs. Dora B. Schilke, of La Grande,
Grand Worthy Matron of the Eastern
Star, paid a visit to the local chapter
last Tuesday night The initiatory
work of the lodge was put on, re
freshments served and a very instruc
tive evening passed
Joseph News Items
Young Men Join the Coast Artillery
Parents' Day a Success Much
Ice on Wallowa Lake Flag Raising
Tuesday, May 15. Citizens to Raise
Hotel Fund.
Joseph, May 6. (Special) Spriner
as announced last week has "kame
and has not only done the coming act
but has stayed with us with only an
-- ...... .wn? nnn nrnnir f-iiW-o.n TAnH
accompanied from Baker by Mr. and hnve evcn felt a faint (?) rf
'"" """ spring fever.
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Attorney Hodgin left this . morning Vjotaft. cZKmZy and on
r Pendleton whore he will attend n- nv . l. ' ,u,u on
Supreme Court. He was accompanied s'haveV 'a former M! So?in e Hote
o EnSse Burlc'Kh Jennings. Wilmer Scott, a high school
or t-nterprise. student, Pete Colo and Thee Biggs al-
Mn .T. D. MrKomm, nf thi . . jvin ui oast Artillery, ihe
for
L J??. " " "i "7 others boys who have left from Josenh
which is quite a boost for Wallowa
county.
Robert Clark, a former student of
our school, is reported to have passed
the examinations end is now in the
Coast Artillery.
The upperclassmoni of the high
school held a weiner roast on the
School house hill on Friday evening.
' All report a fine time.
The Elgin Forwarding Co. have just
received a car load of Studebaker au
tos and report that another car .is
on the road.
Parents' day in the Joseph schools
was a big success. ' The parents were
invited to come with the children on
"Friday morning and stay all day.
Regular school work was done until
about 11 o'clock when the parents and
pupils were free to examine the ex
hibits of the different rooms. Then
came dinner; it was estimated fully
five hundred parents, teachers, chil
dren and friends of the children were
fed. After dinner a program of mu
sical numbers, dramatizations mid
pieces was given. Celebrations of this
kind help Joseph to appreciate the
school.
Guy Davis, Arthur Rudd and Miss
Lexie Stranhen, the coach, will leave
Thursday for Eugeno where they will
debate Silverton.
The house which is occupied by J.
W. Rumble and wife was moved back
from Main street and in its place Mr.
Rumble will build a new, up to date
bungalow. Mr. Warren Knowlton has
the contract for this house as well
far the Johnson and Parker houses.
uscar JPafcrieks was iniured verv
seriously by chopping himself with An
axe while cutting wood for Mr. Ham
mock. Mr. Patrick is now at the
Mitchell House.
Mrs. A. J. Richardson has iust nr..
dergone an operation for appendicitis
at tne josepn hospital and is now
resting easy. Mrs. William Newby is
iu a patient at tne hosn tnl.
Grandpa Grimes, aired 77. Hied Rim.
day morning.
The work on the new dam which
is being built at the foot of Wallow
pane is being pushed very fast and
win re completed as soon
forms ate off.
Much ice can still be seen on, Wnl.
Iowa Lake despite all of our glorious
spring,
The date set for .TosnnV fln :..
high school are now at Vancouver and ling is Tuesday, May 15. Besides the
weeks visiting friends and relatives of .u" rin Tt Z . . VvLT , ; speaKing, a parade and program will
that city. Mr. McKonnon was with tSS. mt of th , be gnven by the schools. Joseph in-
returned Saturday evening from Port
lnnd whore she had spent the past two
her but on a business trip but returned
homo last Wednesday, While in Port
land they visited the home of Mrs.
MeKcnnon's sister, Mrs. J.. M. Berry.
Punch bowls of molded ice, with
delicate flowers incased therein, are examined the Wallowa county bunch
being turned out for social functions say that as a wholo thev are the best
fcy some ice manufacturers. and most healthy that they have seen
high school. The boys say that about
seventeen hundred are at tho Bar.
racks that were made to only accom
modate six hundred which makes
things rather crowded, otherwise
fSM' $E;,J?e.I Pe M new resUurant
sunoay, .May 6, by a big dinner.
vites towns of Union and Wall own
counties to be with us on that day
and help celebrate.
Shin Jim. tho restaurant man who
was burned out in the Joseph hotel
D. Bnughman and son renort. mfnrA
sales the past few days as they are
holding a bfg' sale... .l.,r;
A citizens' mass meeting was held
Monday evening to decide whether
Joseph needs another first class hotel.
After a very warm argument it was
decided that they did and so the Com
mercial club will have a petition cir
culated to ask that a special election
be held to decide whether to bond the
city for 40,000 or not
A meeting of the city council was
held Tuesday evening and committees
were appointed to carry on the busi
ness of the city for the coming year.
The big twenty foot flag has come
and so has the big sixty-five foot pole
upon which it will be raised. On the
same day that tho flag raising (al
ready mentioned) the high school will
give their annual carnival. It is
hoped that the carnival will be well
patronized as the money is needed to
finish paying for the Jo-Hi annual.
The following Joseph men are on
the Panel of Jurors of the May term
of court: Hugh Wilson, J. H. Buchan
an,, S. P. Williams, G. C. Gowing,
Waldo Chase. These men with the
rest of the jury will meet at Enter
prise on May 14.
Miss Katherine Coleman became the
birde of Mr. Leonard Hammock the
first of this week. After a short
honeymoon the couple Teturned to
thror home near Joseph. On Sunday,
the 6th, the parents of the -bride gave
a dinner in their honor.
Miss Lucile Parent and Rose Piffe-
ler of Enterprise were Joseph visitors
on Thursday of this week.
Every now and then a boy or group
of boys leave for either the army or
navy as they are doing m the other
towns of the valley. Wallowa county
is truly doing her part.
Joseph's common and high schools
will close tho second semester of
school work on Friday, May 18th, and
will enjoy a vacation which will end
on or about September 1st. Many ac
tivities are connected with the end of
, I school and although many of the
"icuiucis ui uie scnooi nave gone to
war the ones that are left will carry
out the forms as best they can. On
Sunday evening Mav 13 Rev. Sihlev
will preach the baccalaureate sermon
to the senior class. On Tuesday even
ing the high school's annual carnival
will be given at the school house and
on May 18 Rev. Doney, president of
Willamette University, will give the
commencement address.
Dr. Mount was called to Imnaha to
attend the child of Cleve Lloyd who is
in witn pneumonia.
The Joseph Concert band is hold
ing regular practices every week and
are getting in some good work. They
expect to hold a big dance soon.