THURSDAY, JULY 19; J91T:
, PA(JE FOUR
LA GBAjjUjE EVENING OBSERVER
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tant general to appoint' a La Grande physician to head
the, La Grande Hospital Unit is right and proper. La
Grande parents are entitled to have in charge of their
hoys a man whom they knqw and in whom they have
confidence. The Observer joins in this public petition
to have Dr. J. P. Graham appointed Major to succeed
Dr. Holt, who has tendered his resignation. Dr. Gra
ham's appointment would reflect honor upon the state
administration and upon La Grande. "
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CONGRESS AND THE WAR.
We can see signs in Congress of a desire to retain all
its power. It is only human to keep what one has. Con
gress has the power .to block the plans and desires of the
President. There are secret and underground influences
at work on Congress which are very powerful and sinister.
Take for instance the fight on Hoover. The longer food
control is delayed the more money for the food speculat
ors, .for the cold storage men. So it is with the fight on
the National Council of Defense. That is a covert way
of attacking the President. Be it known that the Nation
al Council of Defense was appointed by the President to
assist the Cabinet in the tremendous and weighty prob
lems of the war. Naturally he picked the biggest and
best business men in the country. Some of them closed
up their desks,' moved bag and baggage to Washington,
and began the service of their country without pay. The
nasty, little sneering resolution passed by the Senate for
bids members of the National Council of Detense or their
agents from selling any goods to the National govern
ment. While on the face of this, it appears reasonable, it
will be seen that there is underhanded politics m it, when
it is realized that it will force the members to retire from
the services of the country. When gigantic orders for
supplies were placed by the government, it has been the
custom of the Defense Council to call in all of the manu
facturers of the particular article desired and the biggest
men in the industry have ligured out the price to the gov
ernment on a cost basis and have divided the order in pro
portion to the capacity oftheir factories. There has been
Httlts thought of profit, more thought of patriotism in the
work of the National Council of Defense. If thev
had been excluded, the orders could not have been filled:
The resolution of the Senate is' a cheap, little nasty sneer,
But this is what men get when they attempt to serve their
country. They must grin and bear it. But do not forget
that, when they sneer at these public spirited men, they
are sneering at the President, who called men .of honor
and honesty to his side. Congress is delaying the food
control bill evidently at the request of the food specu
lators. They do not want Hflover because they still want
to 'heap up burdens upon .thf poor consumer. It strikes
us that a good way to help win 'the war would be to lighten,
if possible, the burdens that '"have been heaped upon the
common people. '
O-
APPOINT DR. GRAHAM.
The movement to petition the governor and the adju-
The Business Man and (
j The Banker should encourage and j
i The Farmer should practice j
j " Diversified Farming j
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(By Kenneth Gilbert These articles 'are reprinted from the -"Business
Chronicle" of Seattle, Wash., by permission of the publisher.' "'They ap
peared in serior form in that publication, Feb. 24' to April 21, 1917. ; "A- copy
may be had by addressing the Union Pacific System.)
Corn an Important Factor in Successful Farming.
Corn growing- in Washington was, until recently, regarded as an Im
possibility by most farmers.
"The nights are too cold," was the most common objection voiced.
Due largely to the efforts of C. L. "Farmen" Smith, agriculturist of
O.-W. R. R. & N., the corn acreage of Washington has increased from 16,000
in 1912 to 66,000 in 1916. The nights, by the way, are no warmer.
. Chief among the .reasons why we should grow corn are the following:
1. In our great wheat belt our summer fallow land represents idle
capital, and one crop of wheat alternate years will not pay good interest on
the present high price of wheat land. Where the rainfall exceeds 15 inches
per annum, corn may take the place of the bare fallow profitably. If the
soil is properly handled to conserve the moisture before the corn is planted,
and the cora is properly tended, the soil will be cleaner, will be "rested"
better, and will contuin more moisture when the corn is removed than the
ordinary summer fallow. -
2. Its introduction will make it possible to keep considerable live stock,
so essential to maintaining indefinitely the fertility of any region and
developing a stable system of agriculture.
3. Our present available stock feeds are too rich in protein or flesh
forming material, and corn furnishes the best source for supplying the
deficiency in carbohydrates or fat-forming material.
4. Corn silage is a cheap source of succulence in ,winter and of sup
plementary green feed, during late summer drouth. Alfalfa, peas and corn
make a succession of crops that will furnish fresh feed through Spring, Sum
mer nr.d rail. r ,. 1
5. The introduction of com and live stock will give better distribution
wh i f ' g t0 correet a Sreat weakness in the present system of
v fj
not
6. With proper nttention .to conserving moisture the growth of corn will
reduce the yield of the when: i-rnn fnlir,,,,;,,,.
v,.,7; P?ho'Pr-?a?'tio" of .he lan1 for corn 'an(J the proper care of the
ro.i nifkes an ideal DrcDjirat on for whont (,,. J, ,
LamThaeywehim;natei'-frnl to'-heodu
fi om the wheat crop increased bv that much
The rlnirv fnrma rf xir1l i-
, " ".:. : :v ""'"ci ii ,TU3iungion neeai a cultivated crop
8.
their "Z "16 80,I ls0 a croP rich in bo-hydrates to balance
9,
in feeding,
Stock farms in the irrigated sections need corn to balance alfalfa
Lovcll, Corporal Walter, Concord,
Mass. (Decorated with War -Cross
vwhile in American Ambulance Service,
Lufberry, Lieut. Raoul, New York;
(One of the two "aces" in the squad
ron; officially credited with bringing
down 10 enemy planes; decorated with
American Airmen Will
' Fight For Pershing
BY W. S. FORREST
(United Press Staff CorresnnndenM
raris, July 19. Within n M tlnr.. r- ... .
the Lafayette squadron of fighting Military Cross: French Aom . m,,h
American airmen now attached to the 'plaque, other numerous honors. Is the
trench army will be formatlv tr.n...i,,l;.. .,
forrl (l,o A.: . I1""""" V" w, taurine.,
w AHiciuii urmy. . - .
An American armv officer will novo
direct charge of the eyes of Pershing's
army. '
As an organization and indiviH llnllv.
the American flyers in thia unit hnv I Vosre.O
been repeatedly cited for courage, dar- Masson, Adjutant Didier, New York
mg and -fighting ability no less than Vrd Texas. (Formerly Carranza's
meir splendid scouting work. chief airman, before that well known
i tie personnel, to date, of this great exhibition aviator in the United
McMonigle, Corporal Douglas. San
Francisco, Calif.
Marr, Corporal Kenneth, Alaska.
(The man who introduced Alaskan
sledge dogs to the French army in the
IN THE CIRCLE
OF FINANCE
OUR BANKING INSTITUTION OCCUIMF.S AN ENVIABLE PO
SITION. OUR SERVICE TO DEPOSITORS IS SECOND TO
NONE, OFFERING, AS WE DO OUR VAST EXPERIENCE ANO
FACILITIES. WE CAN ACCOMMODATE YOU WITH ALMOST
ANYTHING WITHIN REASON IF IT'S IN RELATION TO A
SOUND BANKING SYSTEM. WE SOLICIT YOUR ACCOUNT.
La Grande National Bank
flying unit, is as fellows:
Captain Thennult, of the French
army, commanding,
Lieut. Maison de Rouge, of the
French army, second in command.
, Lieut. William Thaw, of Pittsburgh.
Lieut. Raout Lufberry, of New
York City.
Adjutant Didier Masson, of New
York and Texas.
' : i Personnel:
Balsley, Corporal H. Clyde, San An
tonio, Texas. (Wounded April 28,
1917; now in hospital.)
Bigelow, Corporal Stephen, Boston,!
mass.
States.)
Parsons, Sergeant Edwin C, Spring
field, Mass. -
Peterson, Corporal David M., Hones
dale, Pa.
Prince, Corporal Frederick, Beverly
Farms, Mass. (On leave in U. . as
instructor to Officers 'Reserve Corps,
Plattsburg, N. Y. Brother to Avia
tor Norman Prince, killed in action
1916.)
Rockwell, Corporal Robert L., Cin
cinnati, Ofiio.
Rumsey, Corporal Lawrence, Buffa
lo, N. Y. (Released because of illness.
!Mav. 1917.)
Bridgmann, Corporal Roy Clnflin.l Soubrain, Sergeant Robert, New
Lake Forrest Ills. (York.
Chadwick, Corporal Oliver M.. Low-! Thaw, Lieut. William. Pittsburgh.
ell, Mass. Pa. (Second "ace" in the Escndrille:
Chntkoff, Corporal Lincoln Herman, officially credited with downins seven
New York. (Injured in fall, Juno 20, ' enemy planes; decorated with War
1917; now in hospital). Cross; other medals.)
Cowdcn, Sergeant Elliott. New Willis, Corporal Harold, Boston, Mass.
York. (On leave, aHached to instruc-I
tion duty with American Officers Re- Union County Boy Escapes,
serve Corps, Plattsburg, N. Y. Deeo-! Sulem, July 19. (United Press)
rated with Military Medal and French, Henry Walling and Curtis Tucker,
Wnr Cross with Palms.) leach eighteen years old, escaped from
Dolan, Corporal Charles H., Boston, the State Training School. They
Mass. (On leave in United States ow- .were working in the fields when they
mc to illness of family.) i left. Tucker is from Union county.
Prexel, Corporal John Armstrong.
Philadelphia, Pa
Dugan, Corporal William E., South
Ornnge, N. J. (Decorated with War
! Cross, April 1. 1916.)
NORTH POWDER NEWS.
(Continued from Page 2.)
will have a fair yield in spite of dry
Hall, Corporal James Norman, Coal- weather
fax, Iowa. (Wounded June 28 in fight
with 7 enemy aviators; now in hos
pital. Decorated with Military Medal
and War Cross.)
Haviland, Sergeant Willis, Minne
apolis, Minn.
Hewitt, Corporal Thomas M., Now
York.
Hill, Corporal Dudley L., Peckskill,
N. Y. (On sick leave beginning Mav
1, 1917.)
Hinkle, Corporal Edward Footc,
Cincinnati, O.
Johnson, Corporal Archibald, Pitts
burgh, Pa.
Johnson, Sergeant Charles C, St.
Louis, Mo.
! The farmers in the dry belt can
learn one thing from the present dry
weather and that is to put in f:ill
grain and you are sure of a crop. The
past winter was so cold thnt some of
the wheat was frozen out but there
are kinds of wheat that will stand any
amount of cold and that U thj kind
the farmer wnnts to get. This is the
plan followed by the largo wheat
growers in Washington and it can be '
successfully followed here. j
Ivan White hns accepted a position I
make his home here. Mr. White form
erly lived at Weiser.
F. O. Bradshaw has accepted a po-
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Speed 'Env Up
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. And take advantage of this July Clearance Sale, before you are
too late. The number of garments on sale is limited so it would
be wise to look early. ...
ANY
SUIT
9.75
ANY
COAT
Any Suit or Coat in our entire Btock reduced to this extremely
-low price. These are all new spring suits in the latest styles
possible, and we are putting them at this figure simply be
cause we cannot carry these over next season. t
v All
; , Silk
and
Wool
Dresses
Reduced
3313
SHOE
SALE
A large line of Shoes
and Pumps; ; white,
black and some two
tone colors, all reduced
20 per cent.
Your inspection invited
All
Skirts
Reduced
?0
sition in the bank and is now at work
at his new duties. Mr. Bradshaw
was at one time principal in the Union
schools and comes highly recom
mended. James Gilkinson has been selling
some of liis fine strawberries around
town. Mr. Gilkinson raises the finesc
strawberries that can be grown in any
country. They are very large and of
the finest flavor.
Sylvan Cool came home from the
mines sick recently. His. case was
diagnosed as typhoid fever and he
was sent to Hot Lake, for treatment.
It js reported that E. S. Forsatrom
was arrested for fraud and taken to
Portland last Monday. He gave a
draft on a Walla Walla bank for $300
and he had no funds in the bank.
The Hess Lumber Co. are moving in
their mill machinery to the Peach tim
ber tract and men are now builJing a
road so that they can get the ma
chinery in place. They expect to get
everything ready for work by Aug. 1.
A number of people are already
going out to the mountains to camp
and others will soon be following their
example if the hot weather continues.
Mrs. May McGregor has been very
sick for. some time but is better now
and. will soon be able to be out agauu
Max Bull was seriously hurt while
alighting from a train in La Grande
the other dy. He fell and hurt his
shoulder and he had to have the arm
amputated. Fred Bull went down to
be with his brother during the opera
tion. ,
The Pinery
Minam, Oregon.
GOOD FISHING
Tents, Beds and Saddle Horses
for Rent. Pack trains to all re
mote points
Guides Furnished
Farmers Phone 38F
I have some
odd sizes of
I ClSzal Tires that are
I j New Stock I
1 1
The Car's Weight
presses the Vacuum Cups tightly
against the pnvement. A vacuum
is thus formed. The tire rolls
forward, fiently lifts the cup edge
wise, and releases the suction
grip without retarding the speed.
That's why Vacuum Cups are
guaranteed not to skid on wet,
slippery pavements, else return
able at purchase price, after
rcasouable trial.
Pennsylvania
VACUUM CUP
TIRES
are guaranteed
tug for
Per warranty
6,000 Miles
which I will
close out at
10 Off
Hilton Garage
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