La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, December 13, 1917, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextTHURSDAY, DEf'fiMBKR 13, 3017 'PACtESiJ: LA GIUXIE EVENING OBSERVER I I Fit Presents Fountain The fountain pen is an cvery-day nec essity to till who appreciate con venienee and dispatch. Such a gift is appropri ate for (lie distant friend, for the bnsi lu'ss man,' the student. Just Hie tiling 1 for father or niotlier as it will make their duty of writing less irksome. We Bell SCHIEOFFER'S FOUNTAIN PENS They are self-filling and non-lcakable. liny one for your own personal use. liny one for a friend. , Send a Fountain Pen to the Soldier Boy. It will reduce his task of writing to a minimum. LA GRANDE PHARMACY Adolph Newlin, Mgr. Quick Delivery - Phone Main 40 La Grande, Oregon DUIVE TOR ItED titOSS (Continued From Paga 1.) kept in mind. The same is true in the coanty at large. Each local' manager is required to appoint his assistants and workers. ' . Mr. Kiddle has named the following local managers: Elgin Elsie Benn. ., ,,. 1 Summcrville-ImblerAnnn Crooks. Cove L. R. Conklin. Hot Lake W. T. Phy." Ladd Canyon Molly Feebler. Perry Fred Braderi. North -Powder L. B. Russell. La Grando and Island City Mrs. George T. Cochran. : - . Speakers' Committor Tho county speakers' committee consists of J. Garfield King, chair- mnn; A. C. Hampton, superintendent of schools, and H. E. Coolidgc of the Ijx Grande National bank. Publicity work for the county is in the Hands of A. W. Nelson, chairman; Clarke Leiter, of The Evening Observer, and the editors of all the weekly papers. The publicity work this time is along unique lines, lines that are drafted by the national loaders. Sovcrul exhibits will be arranged, at least one in Ln Front Laoed J through the corsets them S selves. S We cannot hope to con- vey in words the merit of a corset which finds its I most fitting expression in figures. j We can only tell yon i that the new design of jUODlRT Front Laced Corsets seem to have ac- quired an added grave and J to impart to the figure still something more of beauty and of poise. Wc consider MODART the best corset at wiy S price. it PAULINE LEDERLE "7 ,ix Grande, and others in other purls of tho county. How receipts aro to be made out; more detail about the service flags that go to euch household where mem bors have subscribed; and just how the Christmas driva c&ndles are to be lighted; all this will be given to The Observer (lenders In subsequent edi tions prior to that time. Drive Begins Monday Tho things to remember right now, however, are that the drive- com mences next Mondny morning, that every adult citizen of Union county is eupponod to join and join without sclfcitntion by going to headquarters and offering the subscription that necessarily only a few will voluntarily seek out tho headquarters and there fore solicitors must work and work hard, that present year members should rejoin for tho coming year during this drive; thnt this is a Christmas drive, anil if you want to make n useful and handsome gift to a friend, Btop in at headquarters and got a special postcard for thnt pur pose, handsomely colored; to keep in mind that it is tho aim of tho workers to have every last house in Union county burning a service flag cnndlc on Chiistnins Eve. There will be more about this in teresting drive tomorrow. JOKUI'II M AYS I TEMS (Continued from Pace One.) enco nnd nil the boys wore mado to fool that they must uphold their country on every occasion. t. 1. ninrkn nf tho Army Y. M. C. A. ata- tlonod at Cnmp Lewis, was tho chief speaker ami ho told many lntoronr- tlilnirn nbout soldier hie. I lie banquet on Saturday nlclit was en joyed by all as, In fact, was every thing pIhc At the business meet ing the following officers were elect ed: Joo noyer. linker, president: Arthur Hudd, Joseph, vice-president-. Paul Mortlmoro, Pendleton, secre tary. Wallowa county sent more dele gates than any other county, even Hp Fifty-ono boys went from lift nty. Tbo twelve who went fro oiicpli were: Ciuy Morelock, Forest Wilson. George Shnnnafolt, Arthur Hudd, Kenneth Lane, ftussoll lllevuns, Lester Kates, Chester Cole, Leo Walker, ltnyinond Cook, Ted Mays and Leo l'aliuuleer. Lester Estes and Arthur Hudd, two of the buys who attended the Confer ence at Ln Grando will speak on the Conference at tho M. 1-.. clinrrli next Sunday evening. Two of lliigli Wilfpn's bent b.-rpes. valued at $200 apiece, died siidd,-':ly after a trip to town hint Sat irdnv U Is suspected thnt they wo:- pois oned. The following offlceis were elected for the coming yar at a businei-s meeting of the Kpworth Le-iKue of the M. K. cnurrli; President, Jessie Oowing; first vice president. Emma Shannafelt; second vice-president, Luello Pollock; third vlro-prcitdcnt, Moreno IIoKtan; fourth vice-president, Mrs. Cook: secretary, Sara Ken nedy; treasurer. Arthur Hudd; org anist, Grace Carpenter; chorister, Emilia Shannafelt. , Kmplovment Is l-'orhidden MELBOURNE. lec. 13. Orders have been issued prohibiting the em ployment in Australia of allied suli. jects of military nge. Some beautiful seal lent her hound fine rlro paper, bold type, roll-up Bibles. All prices, raiiKiitK from 12 to $0.00, See them at Sllvertlinrn's Family Drug Storo. 'METHODIST EPISCOI'AL j SUNDAY SCHOOL ELECTION j Tbo Sunday school board of th j First Methodist Episcopal church r j ca.itly held it3 annual meeting, result ' ini in tho following selection of offl ; ccrs and teachers for the ensuing ! year: Superintendent, Geo. II. Cur : reyj secretary, Claude Cooper; treas , urer and librarian, C. L. Graham; 'chorister, Miss Gladys Winter; pian ! ist, Miss Spockhart, superintendent of homo department, Mrs. Howard Va I vis; superintendent cradle roll, Mrs. G. H. Peese; missionary superintend-' I erit to bo appointed by the superin tendent; also assistant superintend ent. The officersof the primary de partment are: Mrs. K. H. Loighton, superintendent; Miss L. Walgomood, secretary; Miss Eva Ruby, treasurer; Miss Marguerite Winters, pianist; Mrs. Koaa Sherman, chorister. The teachers of both departments consist of Prof. Amsden, adult bible class; A. W. Nelson, young people's class; Mrs. Ilollin, Mis. Leffel, H. C. Vc nuciie, Miss Avis Vennche, A. L. Lind beck, Mrs. Lindbock, Miss Rush, Mrs. Ethylyn Fitzgerald, Miss Francis PieiBon, Mrs. Peyton, Mrs. Spencer, Mrs. Worth, Miss notions. Miss Win ters, Miss Sherman. Several of the departments have been recently reorganized for aggres sive work and good results arc already noticed. On the first Sunday of next year a public installation of officers and teachers will take place. Great satisfaction has been given both to the Sunday school and church that Mr. Currcy was elected superin tendent and that he has accepted the position. Various committees aro busy with the arrangements and program for Christmas, which will be published in another item. MAKES HENS WORK BY ELECTRIC LIGHT A wvcntcon-ycar-old boy believes n making his hens work n3 long as possible, so he turns on tho electric liirhts at 5 o'clock and keeps them on until 8 at night, thereby gaining throe hours of work. People predicted he would kill his hens, but no injurious results were noticed. Thero is one of the reasons he makes big profits. Ideas like this one are constantly cropping up in f arm anil riresiue. One can safely say there is at least one idea, if not more, on every page of every issue. Your paper is serving ho community, daily or weekly, rarm and Fircsiro is doing it twice a month so tho interests aro practically the same. Some Hints About Gasoline In tho December Farm nnd Fire- ido a writer says: 'A woman driver complains tnnt nho crets onlv about two thirds as much mileage from a gallon of 'gns' as hor friends who have tho same kind of car, and wishes to know how to increase it. "A book might bo written on this subject, but here aro a few practical helps: First test the compression t,v turninir tho motor over by hand, A car that seems to be n gasoline enter frequently has poor compression which indicates that the valves need grinding, or that, poor oil is being user, or in the case of an old car, that new piston rings are needed. When compression is poor the explosions in the cylinder are weak, and the throttle must be apencd considerably more to secure the desired power. This wastes gasoline." o W. C. Taylor or La Grande Is registered nt the Multnomah hotel, Cortland. o ' "No man is so well known ns he thinks he is," snys Enrico Caruso, the world-famed tenor. "While motoring in New York state," con tinued the great singer, "the auto mobile broke down and I sought re fugo in a farmhouse while the car was being repaired. I became friend ly with the former, who asked me my name, an.d I told him it was Caruso. The farmor leaped to his feet and seized rr.o by the hand. "'Little did I think 1 would sec a man like you in this here humble kit chen, siri' he exclaimed. 'Caruso! The great traveler, Robinson Caru so!'" tilltlKTMAS SUGGESTIONS AND SUTAU'.E PRESENTS I'OK THE OLD AND YOl Ni Koilnki and Cameras Yest Pock et size. $7.00 to $20.00: 20 Kodaks from $12.00 to $17.00; the very lat est models. Post Card Slw Machines from tio.no to $r,5.oo. Ilrownlo Cuiiieias from 7 Tie to $4. IVstnl ( aid Allium Print AI 1 urn, all sizes and prices from 75c to $4 no. Eastman Calendars for mounting your own prints. Picture Memo Inks. rocket I'li-liirc Cases Every slr.e and every price of nmchine In East man nnd Anseo C'ainerr.s nud Kodaks. I oek them over. Candy - lleuiitiful Christmas boxes all size-! from HOc to $4 00. I "rone's Linen Lawn Stnt lottery - the very latest designs. Prices from T'.c to $r,.r,o. I look l.nte hooks of fiction, of the wiir. chtldrenr.' books, bibles and leather bound classics. Leather iooiln t-ndJes' strap purse, hand linns, card cases, nil In tiuo leather. Prlcra $1.00 and up. Christmas Senls nnd Decorations - New designs this year. Everything for Cbrlstmm nt Stlv ei'lliorn'n l-'iuiiily Drug Store. 12-13tf SONS OF FAMOUS WARRIORS ARE IN ' WORLD'S CONFLICT Many Noted American Names of Civil War Days Now on U. S. Army . Roll at the Front. By EDWARD B. CLARK. Washington. When American troops get Into the actual lighting in Franco It Is probable, If the censor shall al low numes to be used, Unit the people of the United States will rend of the doings of soldiers whoso names will take readers back to the Civil wnr days. In the American army today are n Ornnt, a Lee, n Sheridan, a Longstreet, a Miles, n Wheeler.' a Macomb, a Henry, a Stanley, a Sumner, nnd n Christian who Is a grandson of Gen. Stonewall Jackson. When Theodore Roosevelt was presi dent of the United States ho appointed a Ornnt, n Lee and a Sherldun ns his aides. The Grunt vrns Ulysses S. Ornnt in, a gnindson of the general the Leo vas FltrJiugli Lee, a son of the Confederate general of the same name and a croud nephew of Jjohort E. Lee; tho Sheridan was 1'hlliiTlI. Sheridan, son of the famous Union cavalry leader. When he was In office ns president, Colonel Roosevelt visited Georgia, which was his mother's birthplace. Thero ho met the widow nf stonewall Jackson, nnd he told her that It was his Intention to appoint her gnindson. Thomas Jackson Christian, to the Mili tary Academy, lie did appoint the young man, nnd today the appointee Is nn otllcer In the American army. Oen. Simon Bolivar Buckner, who died not long ago In Kentucky,, has n son of the some name serving In the nriny. General Buckner and General Grunt were students nt West Point together In the forties, nnd they met again In battle In the Civil war. When Ornnt was dying General Duckner made a trip from the South to Mount McGregor to see Ills curly comrade and later antagonist. The meeting was n most nfTectlonato one. Young Fltiihugh Leo Is nn otllcer of cavalry. In the Roosevelt administra tion one of Lee's duties its an nldo was to ride across country almost dally with the president. When the order wus Issued that army ofllcers In ol der to prove their physical endurance should ride n' hundred miles within the mlt of threo days, ns a test, Roose velt made tho ride himself In one day. of course changing horses. He tooli with him on that ride young Lee. Tho two covered 108 miles, virtually straight away and returned. Muj. Lloughis Mac Art bur of the En gineer corps, whn graduated number one ln his West Point class ubout ten yoars ago, Is a soil of Lieutenant Gen eral MacArthur, who nt the time of his retirement from the service was the ranking ofUcer on tho active list of tho United States uriny. General MacAr thur died not long ago. It wiib young Major MacArthur who acted as censor In the war department for nbout three mouths. That work has been trunsfcrred to another, and now Major MacArthur Is awaiting or ders to go "Somewhere." Shermnn Miles, the son of Gen. Nel son A. Miles, Is a major ln the serv ice nt the present time. He wus sent as an observer to the front In the Hut kan wars of n few years ago, and had nn Interesting and Instructive experi ence. Adnn R. Chaffee Is a captain In the Amerlcnn army, lie Is the son of the general of the same name who led tho Amerlcnn troops In their advance on Peking In lf0. Lieut. Col. Guy V. Henry, Just nt present Is eonirmndant of cadets nt West Point, but It Is believed that he with nil the others named soon will he ordered to go "Somewhere." Henry Is n son of Gen. Guy V. Henry, the fa mous cnvnlry leader lu the Civil war. nnd who later won additional fmno ns nn Indian tighter In the West. It was Genernl Henry who made the forced ride, with his troopers of the Ninth cnvnlry, of nearly 100 miles to the relief nf a detachment of cavalry which wus iinrrotinih-.l by lailinn.i. There are scores of other men now 111 the service whose fathers fouu-ht on one side or the other In the war be tween the slates. Love for military life seems to-be hereditary. The presi dent of the United States has n right under tlu law to appoint each year t the United States Military ucadeniy nt West Point IS young men. The presi dent, ln order not to show favoritism, orders a competitive exnnitnation tc be held for the IS eadetshlps. As com petitors ho names the sons of army olll- cers. r.very year mere are rrom im to 200 sons of tho service ready to take the examination. The rivalry Is sharp, and It Is known that virtually every young man who applies does such creditable work on his examination that if the trial were non-competitive each one of them would get n high enough mark to qual ify him for admission to the academy. As It Is, however, only 13 can enter, and the examiners see to It that tho 1.1 who pass highest get the coveted positions. The president also has the right to appoint each year n certain number of hoys to the Naval academy at An napolis. What is true of the land serv ice Is true uNo of the sea service, for the sons of olllcers wh i have hi. I led the seas f ir many years are ready and anxious to follow in the footsteps of the fathers who trod the qui.rter ilec!'. An Exptnslvs Loan. "I borrowed $2 from hlra once nnd I'm Forry I ever did." "Why?" "Fver since then he's felt free to touch me for ten or twenty at any llnie." AUTHORS AS LONG WALKERS Dickens, Wadiworth, Southey, Fav cett and Other Were Claased M Pedestrians of Prominence. It Is calculated that Wordsworth, In 11 many years of sauntering, must have traveled n distance of 180,XM) miles. What sights he saw during such prolonged nnd delightful wanderings only those who hnve the poet's mind nnd eye enn even guess, observes Lon don Tit-Bits. Churles DlckenB was a confirmed tramp, nnd no doubt acquired his ex perience of "Ufa on the rood" from ac tual acquaintance) with all sorts of vagabonds und odd characters. One of the most rcinurkuhle of un professional walkers was Professor Wihon,' the "Christopher North" of lit erature. His due physique and great endurance prompted him to tho per formance of wonderful feats, which oeemed to him entirely a mntter of course. He one" walked 40 miles In eight hours, (,ui nt another time walked a dlstuncc of SO miles In 24 hours. Henry Fnwcett, also, was a tireless walker, and one who, when deprived of sight, did not think of relinquishing this among many forms of exercise. His was a familiar figure on tho roads about Cambridge, nnd there i no ex aggeration In saying Hint few men blessed with nil his senses could enjoy nature more throughly than he. Southey, worn and preyed upon by mental application und the- practical anxieties of everyday,, life, found hlB greatest relief ln tramping about tho country. . John Rtunrt Mill delighted In pedes trian tours, und Charles Lamb, though he loved tow n better Hum country, was one who believed In sweeping cobwebs from tho bruin by brisk and continuous walking. WOMEN RUN OWN EXCHANGES Much Expert3c la Attached to Conduct ing Thcto Praiseworthy Enter, prices In Many Cities, The general management of ex changes Is about the same, wherever situated, says a writer In the Wuuiau's Home Colupiuiloii. A room or shop IB provided for the reception nnd display of women's work, Willi paid saleswom en tu conduct the exchange on n busi ness basis, competent bookkeepers reg istering goods received and keeping uc curate accounts of sales und moneys due to consignors. It Is obvious that such an organiza tion, even on a huiiiII scale. Is an ex pensive undertaking and the Items of rent, salaries, cuul, lights, stationery, wrappings, telephone nnd postage com prise n formidable expense uccouut, which should Justly be borne by Ulnae who benelit from its maintenance. The revenues to meet expenses are ob tained ln three ways. First, by a small annual fee of from f- to $5 from each consignor whose work Is accepted ; sec ond, by n stipulated communion of from 10 per cent to tffi Jwr emit, ac cording to the si.o and location of tug exchange, which Is deducted from nil sales ; and third, frulu the dues of the board of iiiaungers and their personal donations. . , i Describing Happiness. There lire thousands of short atory writers und minor poets who enn deal very effectively with bnttlelluliln, slums, munlucs, shipwreck, ditenae and a thousand forma of human de generacy, observes the New York In dependent, but they are lucapiiblu of making their characters happy with out making them bored and tb read- likewise. The pessimist declares that evil, suffering and villainy are the ituiiil muturlals of literature be muse they are the fundamental renl Itles of life nnd happiness Is only a mirage which dlsappeara aa ou ap proaches it. Tho only trouble with this theory Is that It Isnt so. Wo know plenty of people who hnv boon happy, though wo have yet to meet the lirst of them who could describe how It felt. Was a Good Walter, lie bad Just reached the philosoph ical stage when be slipped Into a res tuuraut for a bit to cat Then he sat staring ahead, .quietly thoughtful in expression, and waited. . It Is admitted hv did some waiting, too. bnt happened to his order couldn't be understood outside the peculiar restaurant kitchen, but be spent half an hour sitting there star ing ahead of him. At lust It came. As tho waitress put the order before him he started from his deep study, ns If he hud forgotten he hud an order cowing. Then, look ing up nt the fnlr transporter of edi bles, he snld: "You don't look a day older!" He Didn't Know. Murk Twain and bis peculiarities were being discussed by an Kngllsh class In a high school. One youthful orator had very eloquently described Murk's personal appearance nnd had laid unusual stress on the author's fondness for wearing white tlniuiels. "Gee !" said one much-Interested youth, "I don't see how tho public knows whether his flannels are red or white." Tha Village Belles. "What called you to go to tho village church, old man?" "Why, the belles." "The belles?" "Yes." "Take cure you don't have to ring one of them." Btipenorlty. . "r" "Women aro queer," "Yes?" "Mrs. Twobblo has Just returned from a trip to New Turk and merely because she stayed at a hotel with more dining rooms than the hotel usu ally patronised by Mrs. Jlbwny on her eavtnrn trips can boast of she'a In clined to look o n i,u Mrs. Jlbwny." SEPARATE SKIRT EXHIBITS BUSTLE t Tho bustle, which reappeared on tho fashion horizon this au tumn has had rather encouraging vuccess. It has even invaded the j-oalin ot the separate skirt, the garment of simplicity nnd conser vatism ot Una. This bustle is still only a tucking up of the skirt ma terial In a carefully arranged pull', but there is rather more of tho tucking than appeared In tho first : hesitating advances of the style, . Big Profit in Sheep Bred for Fur A writer in the December Farm and Fireside oays: One of the latest industries intro duced into the United States is that of breeding Karakul sheep, nntives of Asia, for tho production of fur. While the ultimate aim of the business is the sale of Karakul lamb skins for uko in garment manufacturing, owing to the nmicca number of these sheep in the United States nnd the difficulties in curred in importing new ones, the sale of adult pure-breds nnd high-grade animals is at present tho most profit able features. , , 'The Karakul may bo said to renre- sent a distinct type of sheep, but many persons have hesitated about 1 fen mlt'j ,J0 TONIGHT AND I TOMORROW NIGHT THEATRE Escaped from Gorninnv SERGT. "DOC" WELLS The One-Armod Horn of tho Battle of the Ypres ' Will relate in person a thrilling story of life in the t reunites and his experiences behind the German lines. How the hrave bovs in khaki live and die, how it feels to be "under fire," how he escaped from Germany. A big message for American people. " " . . HEBE HE IS Sergt. "Doc" Wells YES, THERE WILL BE CROWDS. BETTER COME EARLY In Connection with Sergeant Well's Lecture We IUi7Sr l rianle Super-Feature "THE BOND OF FEAR" Featuring ROY STUART Also A Big Triangle Comedy Sensation f Driver, Salt Lake and Boise here Hundreds Were Turned Awnv Th lalli.ig them n breed. - - f ! "In 1SJ12 L. M. Crawford bognn tha experiment of crojsing Karakul withj Lincolns end other long-wool Bheep onj his l'JOO-Hcie ranch, nour Cotton wood Falls, Kansas. Tin's rnmh ist now known as the Kansas Knrakid Ranch and is one of tho fe-.v in fha United States to bo devoted to thi.s industry. As a result of crossing Karakuls with Lincolns the ha!f-bloo4 lnmbs were all black with tha lustcf nnd curl typical of the puro Karakuff Pelts of some of these lambs, born dead or dying soon after birth, wore1 priced at an average of $5.50 eacb by the tanner to whom thoy werj sent. Foul pelts which wore sent to n tailor to be made into two av, s cout collars were reported as worth' ?fi each. I I low- Formers Can Use Months the Winter In tho December Farm nnd Fireside, a writer reports this conversntion: i "Speaking solely from tho sordid lint every necessary standpoint of dol lurs and cents,' ho began when I had carefully outlined tho situation, the farm as ordinarily managed is a migh ty poor business proposition. I admit that such a doctrine may not be exact ly popular, but all tho same there is a big element of truth in it. Tho manu facturer or tho merchant would be constanly drumming up trade twelve month in the year. But from Novem ber until April, here you aro deliber ately taking it easy, and it's a pretty safe guess that 00 per cent of tho fanning community aro doing tha same. Of course, that's your privi lege, but is it good business?. : " 'Now this question of farm man agement,' ho continued, 'is hound, sooner or later to attract governmen tal attention to n much creator ev tcnt than it does now. If our most important industry is to develnn should, there must be a more. Intelli gent expansion in our present system of instruction. Gratuitous service on how to test the cows, spray the orch ard, or feed the hogs is not so much. needed as a good working system in which these various features are so arranged thnt they will produce the greatest profit. Now. for instance, here you are with dairying as your long suit. Your cows freshen in the spring and are dried off into in the fall. During the same period you fat ten and sell probably two lot3 of hogs drny your wheat crop to market, nnd dispose of a few barrels of npples, po tatoes, and so on. Then you're ready to hibernate until the April showers indicate that it's time to get busy again." Paper Combine Must Dissolve NEW YORK, Dec. 13. (Special.) In accordance with a Federal decrco pronouncing the organization as a combination in restraint of trade, dis solution of tho News Print 'Manufac turers' association was voted at a meetingof the association's directors here. PRICES 50c Children 25c AT 7:30 P, M. BENEFIT AEMY AND NAVY UXIUARY LA GRANDE 'OP.'-.