La Grande evening observer., May 16, 1917, Image 4

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LA GRAHDE EVENING OBSERVER.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 161917.
EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
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 CLARKE LEITER
President Vice-President Editor and Publisher
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SUCCESSIONAL CROPS IN THE HOME GARDEN
Keep Some of the Varieties Bearing All the Time Some
thing Fresh for Every Day
Patriotic home gardeners should give careful consider
ation to the succession of crops so that the small amount of
. land available will be producing something for daily use
throughout the season. jNo piece oit ground should be
used twice for the same crop, but use such combinations
as early peas followed by celery; early cabbages or po
' tatoes followed by late fall spinach or turnips; early cab
bage followed by late peas ; and early corn followed by late
head lettuce. Many combinations may be made to suit
the family or individual tastes.
Many of the vegetables planted first will mature early
. and a little forethought will enable .the gardener to have
a continuous use of the land and a continuous supply of
vegetaoies. juany vegetables can be grown successfully
ir not planted until the rirst of August. Avoid planting
one long row of sweet corn if it is possible to have two or
more shorter rows side by side. Instead of nlantinsr one
40-foot row, it will be better to plant 4 10-foot rows, as
polinization will, be more thorough.
.. With the soil well prepared and fertilized, good seed,
ana tnorougn cultivation, much can be done toward re
ducing the hiigh cost of living.
CULTIVATION OF BEANS.
As soon as the beans emerge from the soil, cultivation
, should begin. The first cultivation should be thorough,
stirring all of the soil to a depth of about 3 inches. Later
cultivations must be made to kill weeds while they are still
' small. These cultivations may be made somewhat shal
lower than the first. Beans should never be cultivated
when wet with dew or rain, as that is a means of spreading
disease.
PLANTING: Seeding of beans takes place as early
as possible after the ground warms up well and frost
danger is over. Beans are usually seeded in rows 30
t-r sill SMi .3 t . J. C 1 J 1 l . 1
uivmn jiiui aiioui & 10 innies apart m tne row.
tinder irrigated conditions, they are sometimes planted
in double rows, with about 30 to 36 inches between the
double rows. Under dry-farming conditions the rows are
4 to 6 feet apart and the plants 6 to 8 inches apart in the
row. Beans are a good crop on summer fallow. They
inuy w pianieu wun a corn planter or with a regular bean
plainer; uie sniau varieties are oitcn planted with ordi
nary grain drills. Planting in hills, 10 to 15 inches apart
in tne row, is a common practice, with usually about 3 or
4 beans to the hill. Beans should be planted just deep
enough tp insure moisture for germination, which is usu
ally about 2 inches.
MIDDY
BLOUSES
The season for Middy
Blouses is on full sway
and we have many "new
ones to shlow you. Some
-,. ;,witn.. stapes,' plain, " and
some with striped collar
and cuffs; in fact, all the
new designs of the season.
Oome in and look them
over. Prices and sizes to
fit everyone. ' . '
$1.25 to $2.00 .
WASH
DRESSES
A: splendid line of wash
dresses, skirts, and middy
blouses for summer are on
display at our store. '
J- . . .
Some skirts with blouses .
to match, and sorrie in one
piece dresses. '
Many pretty designs in
Combinations ' of white,
with the darker colors.
Your inspection invited
Are You Patriotic?
Of course you are, but show the world that you are. Show your colors in some way. '
We have just "received the latest design in a middy. " A red, white, and blue, in two designs. .
See our window display of them, they catch your eye immediately.
Prices $1.50 .
Red, white and blue bandbags are also new. See them 'in our window in two sizes 65c and $1.25
to
WHY SHOULD EVERY PATRIOT JOIN THE RED
cross?"
(By Leonard Wood, Major General U. S. Army)
War brings with it a call to national service for women
as well as men. There are two very important ways in
which women can help the nation in war: ' ' '
(1) By working in industry, thereby releasing men
for the front, and
&) By joining the American Red Cross.
Next to the preparation! of munitions and recruitine- the
army and the navy, the most important step in getting
ready for war is to build up a Red Cross organization.
Vast numbers of women are now working in the various
supply establishments which make munitions, clothing
etc., but the time is not vet here when women need o
unu me lactones to tane tne places ot men. liut the time
preparedness on a large scale cannot be accomplished in
peace time. All that can be done is to nrepare a skeleton
organization capable of expansion in war service, to draft
plans of mobilization as any army staff would draft them
and to gather reserve materials and supplies.
The declaration of a state of war with Germany means
that the . American Red Cross must translate all .these
plans, prepared during peace, into action. ' It must be
prepared to supplement the existing facilities of the Medi
cal department of the army and the navy arid of the med
ial reserve corps. " '. .;.
. ... A1J this work, must go forward smoothly. This expan
sion must take place without any 'hiteh in thef machihery
There can be no experimenting in war.' ' ! -
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The Observer is going ahead as usual. Tf 1st nrinHVirr-
the news, printing advertisements, hustling for new busi-
is bere not merely for the Red Cross to nremre hn ttnmppt rnn.no-o nf iho ironic j F
the actual test of real service. I The war
during the last few years much has been done to pre- faces its own with courage and optimism. It is coin? to
nare the' American Red Cross .for the nation's call. But be a biseer and better naner all tL f.im b ff
A BANK'S
STRENGTH
is known by the statement
issues for the benefit of the
public and its stockholders.
How it accumulated its great
strength and turned liabilities
into assets is done through wise
and judicious methods. Read
over our statement. It tells
how we did it.
it
Report of the Condition Of
La Grande National Bank
AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS MAY 1, 1917
Resources
loans and Discounts $846,871.25
U. S. Bonds 112,000.00
Real Estate, Kurni-
ture, Etc 59,294.60
Stock in Fed. Reserve
Bank ;.. 7,200.00
Cash Assets
Hue from
Banks $290,7fi9.79
Iue from
U. S. Treas
urer . 8,000.00
Cash on
Hand 110,302.23 410,f72,02
' Total $1,430,037.87
Liabilities
Capital Stock $200,000.00
Surplus 40,000.00
Undivided Profits .. 6,228.99
Circulation 72,000.00
Deposits
Individ
ual .$1,072,605.79
School Sav
ings ' 837.07
Banks 30,731.40
IT. S. De
posits 14,634.62 1,118,808,88
Total $1,436,037.87
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TODAY & TOMORROW
The Cheroke Indian Seeress
WAHLE
PLOUGHING
GARDENS
I will plow up your garden
Rates reasonable.-
A. G. HERMANN,
Thone Red 3351 .
I also have a small wagon I
want to sell.
7th
Daughter
11,'of the
II 7th
Daughter
Will Answer Your
Question,
Will Read Your
Mind
SPECIAL MATINEE
For Ladies Only Friday Afternoon
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Lass Of The Lumberlands
Gifts
For
Graduates
pOR the sweet girl
x graduate whom you
want to remember and
whom you want to remem
ber you, here you'll find gifts
o her liking. Delicately ,
deiiEned brooches; exquisite "
Uyalheresj bracelets; rings;
ilver ornaments; and a
complete ehowing of famous
Elgin Watches
trust-worthy, time-enduring .
timepieces a life companion -ot
the recipient. Let us show
our suggestions to you. '
G. S. Birnie