WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1917.
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER.
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DEO GROSS STARTS
Great Army of Pests Infest Canton
ment Camps Considered
Pro -German.
ing country. Fifteen to sixty square
miles of territory within a radius of
a mile around each -camp must be
purged of the pest. ..,
Washington, Aug. 29. (United
Press) The American Bed Cross to
day started out to help win the war
against the German Kaiser and the
American mosquito. '
Great armfes of skecters now in
fecting the vicinities of cantonment
camps that will hold America's first
687,000 drafted men next month, are
looked upon by the war department as
strongly pro-German.
"These mosquitoes," said a govern
ment official today, "would' shoot an
American soldier full of malarr'a as
readily as the Kaiser would, shoot
him full of lead.
"One is just about as 'bad as the
other."
Experience proves that the mo
squito has no patriotism in his make
up. He is all buzz and stingei.
In the southern states, where b'rer
mosquito scatters malaria like the
Kaiser scatters peaca p-oposals, the
Red Cross has alread Parted its bit;
drive on the nightingale of the bed
room. They must be elimfaated not only in
camps , proper, but in the surround-
GUARDSMEN FIND POST
WALKING EXCITING
Camp Fremont, Menlo Park, Cal.,
August 29. (United Press) Oregon
sentries members of the four com
panies here before the war department
decided to mobilize the forty-first di
vision In the south are finding walk
ing post late at night one of the most
exciting of outdoor sports.
Almost every night the men find
something to shoot at. In several in
stances paths left by prowlers have
been found. The real thrill, however,
comes where two sentry posts cross.
The sentry often is unable to tell
whether the figure he sees through
the dark iia a fellow sentry or some
prowler. Shots have been exchanged
several times by the sentries. .
The Oregon
Agricultural College
Whan trained apecialiats with modern lab
oratories and adequate equipment five la
tructioo leading to rollefiate degrees ia t
fallowing aehoola:
AGRICULTURE, with 15 departments;
COMMERCE, with 4 departmental
ENGINEERING, with 8 department!, In
eroding 'Civil, Electrical, Highway, Industrial
Arts, Irrigation, and Mechanical Engineering:
rORESTEY, including Logging engineer-
tec:
HOME ECONOMICS, with t major depart
senta, Including training in the Practice
House ; r
MINING, with three departmenta, iaelud
teg Chemical Engineering;
PHARMACY.
THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC, offers instrua
4j0B In til principal departmenta of vocal
and Instrumental muaie.
THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT, enrolled
1085 esdets In 1010-17, and won recommea
' elation for O, A. 0. from the Weetern Depart
ment of the TJ. 8. War Department aa ono af
-Sao fifteen 'distinguished institutiona" of
feigner learning. All cadets will bs furnished
omplets uniforms by the U. 8. Government
and the junior and senior eadets, enrolled in
the R. O. T. C, wilt be given commutation for
subsistence, as well as stl transportstion and
-subsistence st the six weeks' Summer eamp.
REGISTRATION BEGINS OCTOBER 8,
1017. Information an request. Address.
Registrar, Oregon Agricultural College,
Oorrallls, Oregon,
Gives Newspapers the Slip.
Portland, Ore., Aug. 29. -(United
Press) Successfully evading news
papermen, Theodore Vail, president
of the American Telephone & Tele
graph company, one of the biggest in
dustrial leaders in the country, has
sipped into the Northwest, stopped at
several towns and slipped out again,
Not a line appeared about Veil until
he had left the district.
ECONOMIC WAR WILL
FOLLOW ONE NOW ON.
Vancouver, B. C, Aug. 29. (Unit
ed Press) A great economic war will
follow the conflict now raging in Eu
rope, according to a circular issued
by the Central committee of ship
builders of France which has arrived
here. The circular is entitled "Pre
parations for After the War."
According to the figures of .ie
France shipbuilders, the six largest
German companies have either com
pleted or have in the course of con
struction fifty-three sr.eamshjvps with
a total tonnage of 794,000 gross tons
and nine vessels, the tonnage of which
has not been determined. In addi
tion, a score of other, 'but smaller,
concerns are building fhips and new
companies are being organized from
time to tfime.
The world's greatest steamship has
been built in Germany during the war.
She is called the Bismark, owned by
the Hamburg-American line, and her
gross tonnage is' 56,000, which is 2000
tons larger than the mighty Vather
land, which was seized by the United
You Don't Have To
Break Laws To' Get
Pinched In Spokane
Spokane, Wash., Aug. 29 (Special)
No matter how slowly you drive
your auto, how closely you observe
the rules of the road, how careful you
are about lights and licenses you will
surely be held up by Spokane traffic
officers as soon as you enter 'this city
if your car comes from another state.
When the neatly uniformed motor
cycle copper speeds up alongside your
car and w'th uplifted hand gives you
the stop signal the following dialogue
usually ensues:
Officer Pardon me, but you come
from , don't you T
Trembling Autoist Yes, but I
haven't broken any laws yet. I
Officer I know that. My object
in stopping you is only to bid you
welcome to 'Spokane and to give you
any .information ' that may help to
make your stay pleasant. I also want
to present you with this booklet which
will tell you about motor trips in this
vicinity.
Then the bluecoat hands out "Forty
Journeys Into the Green Summer
Playground" containing road maps,
trip data and pictures of nearby beau
ty spots. He also slips in a copy of
the city's traffic ordinance.
That's all, except that a 'I new
friend is made for Spokane and the
incident is indelibly impressed upon
the traveler as an unexpected courtesy
in a strange city.
FIFTY-FIVE MILE
FARM IN COLORADO
Denver, Colo., Aug. 29. The most
unique farm in the United States will
be sown in wheat or alfalfa this fall,
ft will be fifty five miles long and 200
ft. wide and will occupy the land which
represents the present right-of-way of
the Denver & Laramie railway which
will be "junked" September 1 by v its
owner, M. S. Rsdetsky. , The "farm"
will extend from Greeley, Colo., to
LDonver, and will pass through tho
business - section of several small
towns 'between the two.
The railroad, which has never paid,
was recently purchased at public auc
tion by Radetsky, a dealer 'in defunct
railroad properties. Tho rolling stock
and track will be sold for junk, and
the right of way used as a wheat or
alfalfa field, unless the owner is re
trained from "junkng" the line by the
state public utilities commr'ssion.
WANTED - - Apples and Potatoes
To store for shipping, we have modern warehouse
facilities for handling your crop.
LA GRANDE FRTJIT CO.
AMERICA'S ENTRY HELP '
THINKS OUT IN SPAIN
London, Aug. 8 (By mail) (Unit
ed Press) America's entrance into
the war has greatly simplified Eng
land's difficulty in dealing with tho
pro-German intriguers in Spain.
The most effective weapon England
has for persuading the Spanish to
deal firmly with the anti-Ally forces
is the blockade. By threatening to cut
off needed supplies such as coal and
food-stuffs, England has been, able to
partly check the hostile movement.
But Spain's strength and England's
weakness in the matter before Ameri
ca's entrance has been due to the fact
that Spain was always in a position
to defy the latter and draw (her need
ed imports from the United States.
Spain, not being contiguous to Ger
many and therefor unable to reexport
any American imports to the Central
Powers, England realized she would
have had no valid excuse for inter
fering with Spanish-American trade.
Now, however, with a common
Anglo-American blockade pot'ey, the
Allies are on much surer ground and
are not expecting any further serious
difficulty with Spain regarding the
harboring of U-boats, submarine
bases and Teutonic propaganda.
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States government at the outbreak of
the war.
Other great steamers of 30,000 and '
40,000 tons are being built now in
Germany for the war rfter the war,
according to tho circular.
Your developing and printing will
be well done at Silverthorn's Family
Drug Store. 8-29-tf
Geo. W. Watt, of Enterprise, was
in town Tuesday on business.
MARKET
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Sugar Cane or Fruit, f 10.10.
Fruit.
Bananas 35c40c per dozen.
Blackberries 2 for 25c; $2.76 crae.
Bing Cherries 35c per gal.
, Burhl Gem Cantaloupes 6 for 25c,
and 3 for 25c
Cantaloupes 4 for 25c
Grapes 15c lb. 2 lbs. for 26c.
Green Apples 5c lb.
Lemons 10c per dozen.
Oranges 25 60c per dozen.
Peaches lOclb. 8 for 25c
Pie Cherries 30e per gal.
Pears Slbs. 25c
Royal Ann Cherries 36c per gal.
Watermelons 3c pound.
Muskmolons 7c lb.
Peach Plum s 5c lb.
Casaba 6c lb.
Vegetables.
Beans Colored 17 l-2c
White beans 22 l-2c
Dry Onions 4c and 5c
Corn 25e doz. '
Celery (California) 15c 2 for 26c
Cabbage 5c lb.
Cauliflower 15c, 20c and 25c.
Cucumbers 5c, 8 for 10c.
' State Convention W. C. T. U.
Albany, Ore., Aug. 29. (United
Press) The state convention of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Un
ion will be held (:,ti the First Presby
terian church October 2 to 6, it is
announced. Two delegates from everv
town in Oregon are expected to attend.
JUDGE FOR YOUilSELF
4, 4. 4, 4-
LET US DESIGN BUILD AND ERECT
YOUR MONUMENT OR MARKER
Vermont Marble & Granite Works
Corner Cove and Jeff. Ave. Phone Red 61
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ALFALFA KAY
BALED AND IN THE STACK
Carload of Tono Coal Just Arrived
See Us if you need Coal and Hay
SMITH-NOBLE PRODUCE CO.
Home Ind. Phone M. 734
Union County M. 291
LA GRANDE,
OREGON.
Which Is Better Try an Experiment
or Profit by a La Grande Cit
izen's Experience.
Something new in an experiment.
Must be proved to be as represent
ed. '
The statement of a manufacturer is
not convincing proof of merit.
But the endorsement of friei.ds is.
Now supposing you had a bad back.
A lame, weak, or aching one,
Would you experiment on it?
You will read of many so-called
cures.
Endorsed by strangers from far
away places.
It's different when the endorsement
comes from home.
Easy to prove local testimony.
Read this La Grande case.
G. M. Tall, retired farmer, N. Sec
ond st. La Grande, says: "We have
used Doan's Kidney Pills in our fami
ly for a good many years and they
have never failed to give great re
sults. Whenever I notice my kidneys
are not acting as they should, I take
a few doses of Doan's Kidney Pills
and they soon relieve the trouble. I
couldn't recommend anytlrng better
than Doan's for kidney disorders."
Price 60c, at all dealers. Dnn't sim
oly ask for a kidney remedy get
Doan's Kidney Pills the t-ame that
Mr. Tall hid. Foster-Milburn Co.,
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Little sister is just as pleased with her SNOW
FLAKES as she looks. Children thrive on SNOW
FLAKES because they are perfectly baked from the
best materials. ' .
Sold in three sizes of Packages, and in bulk.
PACIFIC COAST BISCUIT CO.
Portland, Oregon.
WE SELL 'EM
Pattison Bros. Mammoth Grocery
J. O. Snodgrass - Joel's Grocery
E. Pollack Hug's Grocery
City Qroc. & Bakery
Egg Plant -15c pound.
Fresh Tomatoes 10c lb. per box
75c to $1.25.
Green Beans 8c lb.
Green Onions 5c; 3 for 10c.
Lettuce 3 for 25c
New potatoes 3 1-2 and 4c lbs. -Turnips,
beets and carrots 5c lb.
Sweet potatoes 15c lb. 2 for 25c
Green Peppers 15c lb.
Butter, Eggs and Honey.
Butter Fancy oreamery,65c; $1.05.
Ranch butter 50c; 95c
Eggs 10c
Honey 20c
- Flour and Feed.
Bluestem Flour $3.20.
Royal Patent $3.15.
Jersey Cream $3.15.
Best of the Best (patent) $3.16.
Invincible $3.20.
Snowdrift $3.50.
Upper Crust $3.45.
None-to-Equal $3.16.
Sea Foam $3.10.
Best of the Best (straight grade)
$3.10.
Flour In 10-lb. Sacks.
Graham, Germs, Whole Wheat and
Royal Patent 80c
Yellow Corn Meal 75c
Rye 65c
101b Oats 76c
Chicken and Fowla .
Spring Chicken 22c lb.
Ducks Live, 10c and 12c
Turkeys Live, 18c and 20c ''
Geese Live, 10c and 12c
Hens Live, 12c
Cattle
Best heavy beef cattle 6.007.00.
Ordinary to good cows 4.006,00.
Bull 4.005.00.
Best light beef steers 6.007.00.
Best beef cows 5.00 6.00.
Stocker feeder steers 5.005.50.
Beef heifers 5.006.00.
Calves 6.006.00.
Stocker feeder cows 4.006.OO.
Hogs
Heavy and choico packing $16.80.
Best light $15.30.
Rough heavy $13.50.
Stackers $13.00.
8heep
Best lambs $9.00 and $10.00.
Wethers 7.007.50.
Ewes $3.00 and $6.00. '
Goats $3.25 and $3.50.
Spring lambs $11.00.
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