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FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1S18 LA GiiANDE, EVENING OBSERVER PAGE MVE if MAY USE CONVICTS TO O hm. MAKE WAR SUPPLIES : IS SKAma BECOM WQKi - Georgia Senator Has Proposition to Equip Federal Prisons . i (or Munitions Work. Great Britain and Canada have al ready employed convict labor to uiuuu facture war supplies. And now Sena tor Iloke Smith of Georgia proposes that the same tiling be done In this country. .. His Idea Is to equip federal prison with necessary manufacturing lunchin- ery and utilize tho prisoners turn out the Unbilled product. : Other.noni contract prisons jnuy participate. ' ' The Introduction of the prison labor bill Is the result of co-operutlon of the American Federation of Lubor, the de partinent of labor, the committee on prisons and prison labor. "It," so a statement says, "marks the taking of a new trench In the fight ngnlust the ex ploitation of the prisoner und free la bor, In addition to freeing bis labor for war work." At Its last session congress appro priated money for' shops at Atlunla, Kprt Leavenworth and McNeill Isluud penitentiaries. This development wan approved by the officers of the Ameri can Federation of Labor, which Is now pressing the nntlon-wide extension of the state-use system. If this Is done, tho federal government can Increase the nation's productivity, economize for Insufficient labor power and bene fit the prisoner and the free working man. .The bill authorizes the secretary of war and tho secretary of the liuvy to employ military prisoners in the manufacture of war supplies and in the construction of military ronds. Army prisoners arc already used on road work within National army can tonments. Tho bill would nmliu pos sible their use on roads lending to the cantonments. In many Instances the lack of good road connections with the railroads and main highways makes transporta tion of food and supplies a matter of considerable difficulty In bud m'euther. Th wiun nam with lhVt eellent balance ha?- on a sure- ' " enough skating writ, made of . heavy wool .Jersey In JoRre blue.'' - It boasts a row of delectable white bone buttons down the front end a broad belt of self materiel tbatj ends In tbe back with B e mos festive knotted fringe. Tbe skating cap begins In ft tight, little velvet turban of the same shade of blue ti the suit, and then, lightly anchored by two wool buttons, dashes right off the side of the turnan ana wwae round and jound mlladrs throat swl: Le--8 tfM"-vwt -' 'r -'st SMALL, BUT A SCRAPPER v Major Bishop Has Been In 110 Air Battles. MaJ. W. A. Bishop Is only twenty three years old and five feet five luclies tall, but . He has been in 110 nlr battles In France, shot down 47 Hun nirplanes. battled single-handed with four em-my airplanes simultaneously, wrecking three of them, and has been wounded only once. ' For which accomplishments he now wears the Victoria cross. Distinguished Service order and the British Military cross. He was In acliou only five . months. . ,. .:. .. i i;vNow be Is at tho United States Avla-. tlon school near Dayton, teaching aerial gunnery to American nlr cadets. BRITISH SCULPTORS WORK Aid In Manufacture of Splints for .. , -Wounded Soldiers. Several prominent British sculptors are among the voluntary workers at a new war factory Just opened In Lon don to provide special splints mid sim ilar devices for Injured soldiers. Tho splints are made chiefly of waterproofed papier niacbe from plas ter casts taken from the patients themselves and are light as nlr and perfectly fitting ns compared with the old wood and leather splints. , In the surgical boot deportment vol untary women workers under the guidance of professional boot makers will turn out leather und metal re enforced boots for convalescents. HAS SAVED FOURTEEN LIVES Ohio Man Now Hopes He Can Take an Equal Number of Germans. With a record of having saved 14 lives, Clifton Hlckley of Sandusky, 0., has enlisted and Is stationed nt Camp ShertfShn, Cblllicothe, t). He hopes to get "over there" soon and try to pick off an equal number of Germans. In the 1013 flood ut Tlflln, 0., Blck ley lassoed a rowboat and used It to rescuo ten old persons, caught In tbe ', torrent. A year ago he saw four boys I break through the ice of Sandusky bay. j He saved two und the other two j drowned. Last autumn, nt a pleasure resort near Cleveland, O., he saved a man and a girl whose boat hud capsized. BOY TRAVELS ALONE The Red Cross Drug Store la warmth and beauty and brlngi up over .aer left Bhoulder In e dis tracting pompon of vWet end , wool! The accessories are whUe.. buckskin gloves and ahoes with black stitlchlng. The demure young lady in the . upper corner la a patriotic skater. . Her sweater and cap are of darlt blue and you've guessed It the angora wool collanand scarf ende are alternate ,red "a.whtt,V . AUSTEN BROWNELL GLAD TO GET LETTERS HOME NEWS IS AI'l'ItKCIATIdi) BY BOYS AT THK FKOXT Fiance As a Whole tins Suffered a lxt Farners Do Not Have; Kf fleicnt .Machinery -Speed Is Not S Considered Lumber Is Scarce. Somewhere In France December 23,' 1917. : Dear Friend Pauline: I received your most welcome lot- jbt a fnnr liava ipn Wn hnv'R Rlll-a WAWjato letters from our 'rloudsj inore than you can possibly 'iningt'ne'.T Youl' letter had so m'ucli goorl news .lm'it ,hat i really enjoyed It very, j very much. In fact Jt toU more La I Grande news than any I have re ceived. ; So far I havo' not recnlvod tho Christmas package from Phil with yours, but wo expect mail to morrow so hope I get it then. I thank you fbr your part in it. A person In the U. S. cannot realize how much we approclato hoaiing and receiving tilings from . our friends. I never thought It possible myself. This ls, Sunday morning. I, intend to wrllo at least three let ters as I have to go to work for a while this aftornoon. . I will bo glad to receive the La Grando paper you 3ent .also; ' ... ,Va,lter PJorsqn'Js.lij oiy;,rcc;,inrifcnt( and occasslonnliy iiu gives mo clip-' pings from t'lio La Ciande paper. Ho sure seems . td be a. flno follow and I like Tilm very' much.'' So far I have not been ablo to locate, the La Grando Hospital boys. I try to at timos for I sure would llko to see them. . France Is a very different' country! thnu ours. I wish I could describe it like I want to but that Is imposs ible. Howeyor I can say a few things about :it'. Franco haa Buf fered -a lot.' The part not touched directly by th? .war Is quite protty and Interesting, The country its a whole is quite gi'oon and seems pro ductivo although, they use very prim itive methods in. their labors. You still soq tbe old oxen teams and vory little efficient fhriu' machinery. Old eiiatiknUsitaiitawdt'Uaitsio'nnDica&tietcare vory Interesting,), They built every thing hero for permannency. Speed Is not considered, inlnct . they 'are very alow. . Owing' to the scarcity of lumber most everything in the line pf building material Is elthor cement or bricks, mostly ceuiont, Some things the French are very proficient at bilt.they seem slow for us. They aro a very, vory polite peoplo and as a wholo treat us quite well. Out side of grain, etc., the main farming Industry seems to bo grapes. Tho French think more of tholr wine than anything else. In fact bread and wine aro their two main foods, if you wish to call them that. . I would llko to tell you about our work for I am suro you would be In terested but I cannot. . As to war In general It is bad but you know as much about It as we do and know sooner than I can toll you. . This will be tho second Christmas that I have not been with father and moth er. r No one knows when tho noxt will bo so I can be wltb them, but I hopo to see the war end boforo next wlntor, but It la hard to say. The sooner the bettor,, but wo must ob tain victory first. 1 Pauline I want to thank you again for your . kind letter. You . cannot linagluo how much I, appreciated It. Host of wishes to you and to any of my f i lends whom you might sec. - Your frlond, . AUSTIN BROWNELL. A Woman's Burdens Sre lightened when she turns to the right mcdyiiio, . If her .existence is made gloomy by' tho- chronic weaknesses, doll rata uVrtingunicntH, and painful disorders that afflict her sex, she will II nil relief and emauclpatlon from hor troubles in Dr. Piercd's Favorlwi Prescription. If she's overworked; nervous, or " run-down." sho finds new lto and strength. It's a power tnl. 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They do the work; without griping, crampo or pain. Take ono or two at bedtime for quick relief, so you can eat what you like.. At 10c and 25c per box. All druggists, SYRUPS "' M"" " " . ." Bring your can and have it filled with Peerless Syrup, we have it in bulk. ' FRESH CIDER . SOUR KRAUT IRISH MACKEREL BULK RIPE OLIVES WALLA WALLA SPINACH Buy Macaroni in. 5 and 10 pound boxes and save money. Cook Food Sale Here Saturday ' Call Main 35 y it i1UG'SrGROCffiX Little Lad Made Long Trip to New York City. Eleven-year-old Christy Sticmnlcr left Klumiith Falls, Ore., the other day for New York city, where his father Is awaiting him. The little fellow Is ninklng'the trip nil alone and rilrrlcs n.note with explanations regarding his Identity and destination and request ing the aid of the train officials In Ret ting him safely to his father. The boy came hre two years ago with his mother to visit his grmidfuthcr. .lumes Mnlone, postmaster of l.nngell Valley, and the mother died some time ngo, so the boy has to niakt the return trip ' alone. o ' Read The Observer classified ads. j . - .. : . . $ -if ' I 4 4' 4 4h 4- 4 4 " 4 Subscribe For WW ' .Evening And Get United Press s Telegraphic News. United Press Foreign Correspondece. United Press State News. News of La Grande and Viciity. News of Union and Wallowa Counties. Newspaper Enterprise Association Cartoons and Comics. The Oregon Farmer. if 4- mM: tit '."-.'if ,.KX1 nz- r1 - The PRESCRIPTION STORE JJ; liji f jji lf tif Jfp ts kt (it lre Jt Jfi Jjp fy ifj Jfp
