LA UKASDE EVE-NLVU Ol&EKVEii
MONDAY. JANUARY 28, 1918
LA GRANDE FTENTN'G OBSERVES
AH IKDEP3CIiENT JCETSPAPEE
Published Daily and Weakly lit La Grande, Oregon, by lb
LA GEAKUE EVENIKG OBEEKVEE PUBLISHING .OOMPAT.
J. X). KEITHS E. B. LEITEB CLAEKE LEITEE
Pi-esidem Tiut-Frwudaxit Eaiiwr and Punliaher
fcntered st the i'ucLuifiw t Lb Gruiuie. Ore pun, u Second-class Matter.
Acdreas All Cuiimiunieatiuiis to TEE OBEEBVER. 3710 Birth Street-
City Official Psper.
Loused Wire Telepriipti Eepurt of tinted Prem Association.
On fcule in Other Out:
Orejron Hutei Kews Su-nd, rortitttid; Imperial News Suuid, Portland.
! THE FORUM
The ripbt or wronc it nut til oowm
The puint 1e rather, that you Btraiiietl
i her eecae
i Of rieht tnd wrotg. Tout elouuei.r
Allurud her to abtooon what the
) thought
j Was right by principles ahe hni been
taught;
j Tour own conclusions were with duo
j per fraught.
. What's broken or fur bent too soon
! gives way;
Why Should I Buy Clothes
Now?
El'SBCJUiTlON KATES
L'.v Currier I By Mail
Paily, ciiijflf copy ... tic 'Daily, per year in advance SI.O Too short the lifetime of a cord v e
laiiy, jier mouth fSe i Imiiy, per mix matin is bdrauo tUM I fray ;
fuliy, pa nix months in advance S.!D jl'aiiy, three iooiith in advance, .tl-ii , A deed in darkness done Boon flout
lui:y, jir year in udvauce , $'M i Daily, per month 4&c j j ijEut of day.
Tit Saturday Eveuinj: Obaarver, iff anil, per year in advance f 1.DD j Tou broke the villi link of your 6n-
Weekly Oliaerver-Siar, my rua.il, per year in advance.. , ....fUiO i feie
i 'When through the fpecjouaness
g ; i jour offense
Over her freed her wish took preoed
etioe. CLAUDIUS THAYER.
The Outierver earner boys are instructed to put the papers on the purche.
35 the dsr'ier thies iiot do this., mienes you, or neglects petting the paper tt
yoc on tune, iundiy jtiioiie The Oufierver, as this iB the oniy way we can oeter
jiuxte vhether r tiot the tmrriera are foliovaij inutrutoiona. rho:ie Main t!7
betore libO 'clocli and paper wiil he ent you by apecial meiiaemrer ii the
rfrjier iiat. aiibstd you.
WOHDS OF WISDOM
The Federal K.ewne ioaid Las isisuid a auti.ui to
all huukh j-etaj-diug tie imaa.' .f ntw wM-aritk-e al tlij
flwating: d' ii,jw tutei-jiriw. The Federal lkervtj Board
is -jujj s'.!i of rar wisest fhrdwwrs and tbf v urge tlie
.backs ti jwu-ct fxislmg uteqjris, Jo keep jjj-eseul j
Lu.-ijH.--r yojjjy;, and not to finljark upon uew and dau-i
gorous !pulatioiifi. TLe i'art tliat the' United States
lias entered. kw a jjreat war, k raising vast Joans with-1
ut a pai.ijc 3s a great triumph of Airjerieau finajj'-e and
kLws tje -wisijonj of President Wilaon and Oongit'KS in!
' ttaWiKljing t-lj- Federal reserre system v3ii-h mobilizes!
all our biiuking resources. This, as well as other patri-!
otie appeals, bankers and business men, too, would 'do!
well to heed. j
LET'S DO IT CHEERFULLY !
President Wilson asks every American i't eat less!
wlieat. Jljre is our chance to do our lest. The President !
should be loyally and cordially supported. This is not
his Avar but our war. How sinall a thing is it that he
asks; how h-crlly should we do our part. Small as
it may seeni, the aggregate saving will be tnormous. It
may win the M ar by keeping our soldiers and our allies
URGES PATRIOTS TO
EAT KORE CLAMS
Pomitnfl. Ore. "Kitt -1iuiih.."
i ebe idviee or Ir. C H. Ed
mtnidhoa. UKilMunl puffwsor of
wiolory at tiw VniverKltr if
recon. to all p:i1rkiT Aiueri
wun n'ho are trying to 'iieri'e
the nation! meat !P'j;'pJ,v. l'e de
flare the darn i hp. jrtiltr:iJ.!.e
a the oypter and ha a KliuUar
ftxiQ value.
tile tlfie of the elimi Irj j.bi(v rf
red uwaf,, wlif-h the prtvfnj
lijent Ik Kt.ririii to -i;ikerve.
Tiiis fiu;'r1;'ti ,in uh fjte re
Kuit of a ;T:jn ey he nmde re-nt-Jr
ui.'Vt 1he tilr'.nu of tlr
CLJt(yj S!Me Juriu of liJier
ies. His '?iTt vat f dis-crner
the ediWe K;nf)iis of KheJlufsh, Ui
tind ivliere (hey may tie obtained
In quaij'iijeB end o jerft a
ineerm of foiHrniifiK ri!)j tha
erja-,'"! in luarketlne thin
produe..
Maybe yor have asked yourself
that question-Here are the reasons
At this clearance -sale of ours you can buy clothes
at less than regular prices.
Clothes are costing mure every day as wool be
comes scarcer. Our fair and wint er goods are
worth much metre than we paid for them.
Our clearance sale prices are based on what we
paid for the goods mouths ago.
Hart Scliaffner k Marx made these suits and
overcoats; that means all-wool, long wear, smart
style, master tailoring in fact, the best clothes
values to be found even at regular juices.
You'll not have another change like this to buy
such clothes for so little money.
Your satisfaction is guaranteed.
.'uppoj'ted Senator CJiamberbin through his main- suc
cessful campaigns do not want him in a chronic attitude
of antaL-onisiij to the President. He is irranted the rio-h-l
well feed, lne President wants uk to eat plenty of food, '-'nicism, out siu-Ji criticism should be conservative and
out other kinds than wheat Let s do it. Let s be biV mu u'-uve m nature. jj;( times are too serious for
. .needless bickering between the men entrusted with affairs
at ashingtoi-h. Pendleton East Oregoniam.
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Americans instead, of little ones.
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STEPS LV TIME
A Mighty Pen
Salem is organizing a company of Home Guards. It! Woodrow Wilson's pen will prove to be mightier tliani,""u,r':
will not be long before all of the enternrlsing cities f ."Ji',JovaJl"s Sword one .f the self-stvled aMx-Uations of
Thirty boxes (-erne on their uilEElon
cl healing in just thirty days is the
record of La Grande chapter for
j 1 J W -e
the Ktat-;jJiave)fo!lowed,:the,.I'i Grande - example.
Through promptness in organizing a Public Safety Com
mute and Co;utv Council of Defense. La Grande and
Union County avoided I. W. W. troubles and other serious
disorders.
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, SET BY SPIES
jthe German war lord. Weston Leader.
May Be Eight
Possibly Senator Chamberlain is right, but h- i-n't
.resident. Weston Loader.
No one doubts that the fires in arms- quartermasters'
.....,.,,1 ..I.:, i i - i :
n.niu.iuiM- in biiiijouiKiiuj yams, in lactones manuia--turing
war snjijdies were set by German spies. If cap
tured, they should Ite promptly shot. We cannot trifle
with these incendiaries. . Every citizen must be vigilant
and report suspl-ious characters at once.
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PROVE IT
PRESIDENT'S FOOD PE0CLAI,L.TI0N
"Many causes have contributed
! rae and stepped away from the stove,
. j and Tap" said, "if s pretty cold driv
:inp today, isn't it Well, that was
j ail I could go, I yurt tad to iauph. yoa
rcay imapine if you have a real active
mind, just bow much confusion there
;was in that barracks for about ten
meets except sweaters and socks for TO'nut't'- I only trot to see part of
the present. Sweaters must notl? "e- " onls oie who had
. . , i teen sick or were on sick report were
have over et. stitches on a needle there, the otiers beinfr on a hike. I
and should measure 15 inches on the left and I sow the other bunch coming
plain knitting when lyine flat on the down the road. I stopped, but they
table- The heavy sweater yarn does ail looked so stianpe in their uniform
not require as many stitches. Knit- , that all I refOfrnized were Jesse
ters most' be ruided by ceasine- i "Han-e" Artdjews and Bobbie Parti
ments. The number of stitches for i son. til Knmebnrfv wiled nut "H.lln
ci; -iers. la pairs of wristlets, and I rocis or sweaters is onlv n aDnmx- sv.nr iir t m.t
j inidie numoer as knitters vary so in Thwrpson. 1 hurried on and stopped
week the Chtpter sent the
fo'.io-a-ise; list of articles: 150 bed
tieets, .S pajams ruitf. ti pillows,
37 pillow a-e, SSI'd au-ie strips,
7 0 Eweaiers, 0 pairs of soeka, 10
S Lel-iiel.s.
The chain of benefits which is
under the supervision of the Thurs
day volume is returning a steady in
jonie to the Chapter. There are
many novel ways devised by the lad
ies for raising their pledges. Mirny
wbo never pledged are pivinE parties
or entertainments of one kind or an
other, i
One benefit which is attracting
JOSEPH HEO GBDSS
tneir product. ,ss I went back throueh there. I
j wanted to see Davie bad. so when I
;went in he wasnt there, but Ker.neth
j Williamson, Eill Silverthorn, Tubby
Ineles and everybody else was. All
1 could do was lauph and shake hands.
: They took me down to the cook shack
w-bere Davie was. and when we walked
, in nobody said a word. Davie looked
Jan. -S. (Special. J ,t .ni of nr. ;t wa; . m.-j.
Francis J. lleney charges the ackers with conspiracy
to block the investigation into their business and their
alleged regulation of prices for livcsttck and meat. Mr.
Heiiey, having started, should go to the bottom t.f it.
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Repudiation, of debts by Russia will be bad news t
all tiice liolding her securities.
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COMMENT OF THE PRESS
to create the rteKpftv Oi si mrL. in, .
cnort on the part of oar people to save food in order that we may spply
7" ,D r Wllt lhe utaxK vital,-,- necessary to tiem in j One benefit which is attracting JOSEPH
-jl'Mr QUVB Dl T;nvT.n icr.rt vru. . . I TV -t i t . j s- , . . .
Te VeC-JU , ' , anetuon o: Dim lovers is the ; -P" i cross orancn or lte,Itare. j had to grm. and then he .p-
i..e rcajced productnity of Ebjj, lcaae of thr larpe d:vi;Tiy c I ausicale to be given by Mrs. A. L. 1 -a Grande chapter under Mrs. Sarah parentlv" reroesixed me for he
man power to the war. the parti:.; failure of harvest and the elimination of i Hicha.rdra. in the L. V. S. Taber- i Gaulke as chairman, has done won- ! up and 'reUed For wd
the more disUnt markets for foodstuffs throvch the destruction of trippu I Eade Monday night. The pro- i derful work. Mrs. Gaulk has shown c,; jf jt ajn't old Shenv Alford."
?: the burden of their subsistence very lartrtlv on our shoulders ' enm ir tlf " Lif-b 'J-"s of BJUEk' a I preSl bl,,ty as CTfT has 1- ate while I talked, and believe me
"The food da.imctration ha, forrr:uiLted s urretion Wh. if' '-."owe ' ' ,here "T KaEy fBrril in I "f3 "y 6eedd by oW baDd there wasn't much time for eating. I
will enable us to meet this great rer oiUlitv without "ar!v ivetil :' i W8Ml' U" ,he DaouowIUBt of th ! bvt ? ,a,rge left in about a half hoar, but don't
on our part. ..... r(.fil.ii. j vun mwc m in: Jennings
..,,. . , j There will be an all day meeting at j I-otel and make weekly shipments
j-t h- n T , Wr t"U!Bm?t cf tat airf wheat prod- the Kits' club on Wednesday of this ! o La Grande.
, ' fltr "n, reciurtion japerativriy r.eiessarj' to proride the surp':y week. These all day meetings have; When the Observer representative
-or overwaus whoieaniers, jobbers ttid mjultrs thouid purchase and reve'll t-' so popular that they are there last week 24 ladies were
their curtoroeit only TO per cent of the amounts uswj in 1917. " ' laikfd for by the workers. This week, i busily enraged at the work of gt-
All manufacturers of alixm ntarv pastes biwi! etM-r. . 1 however there is great need for the ; ting the week's supply shipped. Al-
.jreakfast cereals should reduce their purchases and cor-saatption of 'wh-
per cent o: t;.e:r ll;7 reaaireir-M. .r,i
hakerfc oi
Loyalty and Harmony Wanted
With the country at war there is no tim
between the President and the chairman of
nmitiuy ;,ti;;!is committee. It would be harmful to 1b
nation if net to all con erned. The im-oj.Ic of ()r-zn v
' for a
the S.
felid
nate
BUU rons to mi per cent of tr.tir c-jrre-it require -,ts.
v.uiiFumeis stiouid reaure their
, r V those of last year, or, when l-
i.-ouia purtnase mned cereal treads from the U
io provide su'ficiew cereal food, homes.
and ir.anuract'j''ers thouid tuts
aisd rite products aid the tr.'.:
hikers. wfch
"in order l
Vi'.-i-ioMays t
o:ie mea
sf-!
xU !
atriotism and Busines:
Y.vi-ry &,d citizen at this time should do
his share toward strengthening the Federal
Reserve Ranking System which our Govern
ment has created with its billion dollars of
resources to stand ark of its member banks
and all their depositors.
) on can contribute
of this system,
i'.S U'otei't,jiiil
"vi'h us. unci
I '('it with u-
St'"'!')!!, Wj,etV
when wanted.
directly to ti;e strength
ami at the same time secure
by depositing your money
part of evi-ry dollar you le-goi-s
directly into the new
it is always ready for vou
Thi
s is a siiggition for prompt action.
Member Federal Reserve System
La Grande National Bank
o ?rve.d in cat '
X- ea.-h week should forth, r be obstrred
' ru ciRsurrptiun of poik products.
m .it u;e of sugar w ilj iK m. essan-
oav:
purrhases of wheat products for her (
jvir:,-
tent.
public eatinff placer, dvakt!
u:e poUitoes. vegetat.ics. corn, iLrky. oaf
j .ci voi itao am other products o
conta-n an admixture of other cereal.
Ut corutnptlon rr.ay I resfirtej to this stent, Monday
' - : oo.-erve:, as uu: ru i t . ..
uusr-Twc ;l6 a wnetitless me.-'.i.
-! both home, and public entire pla-es, in order io reduce the corsumr
! V, ." ' '""L K!,: f' Tucsdv, should he observed as treat
'it in aui'ti-.f, Safjrd
r.ky uj-.n .iih there sh-,
"A cont, mi, 1 ...,.
,fc ' ' suSsr 'U be "f essarj- until later
in ptra'nc
irtaffs sfevu
"The mairtcar
" .iary at th; '.;r
foo: supply, but the
of o'.htr cotr." i
for wh.th we r.eej
.tnd w.'ii tnarie uy t-
"I, the.-efvM. in
tf'-'ery l-.'yal Aitiv
ci.vu.':i:H by -Jf f ,-.
"I mi cor:5, it - r t
I 'J-lly in co-opera; -:.
.r-.t'.rn :!' , t . ,
'ur.i -; m th .i
-'v -i'.H-neJ thr'..'.-'
r.auze eonipresse that are to be nisde . together Joseph has over 0 work
lhis wetk. The lunch will be served ' rs including a large corps of knit
by some ladies as their link in the - ters.
; (Continued on Page 6.)
For Hard-to-fit
Women
hain of the Thursday club's drive.
There w-; be baked be3ns and brnwn
reload and cnfl'-e and the charge wiil
le 5 3 cents. The names of the
hoiesws are withheld but be b?--a.-'-l
that thy are two of Iji
'"ran'le's li,0--t famous cGk.. The
i'lrvbeo- ;erv( d recently wi s so
.rich apreciau-d hy the ladies
The Rebekah lodce also has a
branch working onder the rsuper
vision of the Red Cross chapter with
Mrs. Gertie Marks as chairman.
I The Red Cross shipment on Jan
uary 17th consisted of II pairs of
refugee shoes. 20 ambulance pillows.
5 pillow slips. ISO 4x4 compresses.
3 sweaters. 3 pairs of so'.ks ar.d J
Some women are hard to fit in
corsets; some just think they
are.
f...
U-a; i:i
i rv:.i
e .f the :
the ,S'
urnption o.' all sort;
I 'll- .d urr.even.ary c
y virr'nale'i
ill ewi strength of o-.- o-.vn re-.K.'e is vitaliv
r:. dar.iceroj. restriction of tht
rt of a:e ;1-d the substitution
h;ce more abundant suppllr. for those
" w..y impair the streiurtll of cur people
" r;'"sl I'fcwinif o'l'gations of the war.
this annouaremtnt is sufficient to pair of wristlets.
vol out mcuy workers Any one. he Red Cross branch also has
wishing lo bring her own lunch as a surgical dressing class every after
l i.fore may do so wiih ptrfect free- noon and two evenings a week. Thei
dr.ni. Make your -reservations by also make a larce fcumber of refucee
te'-ph-r,ine Red 1121 b-fore Wed-, garments. If every town in the
-stay if possible. United Slates were to do as well ;p
Thee are a rrurrbcr of knitters proportion as Joseph, Wallowa co-,;n-who
loek yam out er,ily in the knit- ty, Oregon, our boys and our Allies
lira drho and have never reported. as well as hundreds of thousands of
j'h-afe turn in the yarn as it is loo suffering men. women and children
.i.urh needed lo.lie idle. Knitters wo-.iid be rendered happy and corn-
are askid to discontinue all car- fortahle.
-hvuM
nf tVCry
EUGENE E. ALFORD ON
DUTY IN MUMPS WARD
Ilrse Ho'
from Kucrne A
.3 No. l."i in Kr:
ct, take the liUr.jr cf csliing ujxi.i 'mother. .Mni. II. M. Alford. I
ord. o
e to hi:
' ' r'l"'rt the sutvestiens which are U-ir..
''x,,'n arJ 'f igir-K that they be followed.
:-.t booy of our wotnen who have laiKireii s.
r-A .-. .-i.r.lstration for the success of food
-ix -..) w.;; t; Le i; as a fa-, of their.
M-rvrce to s,-e that the above suirgcstior.s
licccn.ber iO, V.'i7. lirSil A. M.
In Early Morn!
?.ly Dearest Folks:
Well. I'm en a new ;c.li again. iTh
is a vt.-y aharircai'lc world in tv- -:i
he While ii.
LIVES IN FEAR OF TROUBLE
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WOOi'IlQW WILSON.
Ohio Man Lies Awake N.;
(or mis Heme to Fja
In River.
ClevelaniJ. Anton m. ..;
ffci;;ili: r-.'i. li ii ..... n ..
Me rntal . waitrns t-r h. I..
tuni'.1,. t,. th- ;.. r r - '
of job.-, ir-r.'t it .' ! I a-! on guar i r-''-.
was put on yc-tcrday afterr.cr., bu!
thml; I wiil go Uol; in .;:e ii isz1:;.'
again tomorrow o.i day duty. Tr.at
v.i1! He fir.e, tH'ing out of thi: c 1 i a-,.'
. with a certain amount ef oub: .r
bi'. ned tn road fr ..",itil dam- work to it, too. 1 ica'.iy an; reciat ?
aar-v f..r sloop'. night nud depre- the ehanire as my feet are pretty 1 ai
Waitmg lintlon of his prop ny. lv frost bitten, also to i f rr.v f.rg'T
I.!!'"
a
Uuelr.insi;! mi.h U e minbiltii ef the on irv
: i.rie trnr.is nan caused his yard to
pradu.-t'Iy rri'inNe :i
' ley b'!ow. lo-ri
l from the c',r-
:.ly f't f: ps:.:r
i.. f
hand.
fcoi;;e i-t''vl P.Xi fi
of (he b.T. Nir.v
he two.
C o yts.cr.:;
did sornothir.g that was wor.h !
id fail to the vub Cl.v.i old American, or Franc,
lie lmu.'ht it the iWie- f-r.-..h. to 1 kw
bur.ch. The other dav or.c ef the
h .vs out of this unit crime over an i
r.sme of Poston lived ir. my home
town. After I had told hire. yes. he
ai.i that he was in the hospital and
hai inquired for me. After dinner I
went over and it was Ralph, alright:
also Colin Steward. Pat Rollins and
Be-t Andrews. Kasr.h had just re
reived ray address before he came
bre. and it was a lurity thine, too.
Well, he tr ld me the address of the
res; of the bunch, and that night 1
wr ;h;rr. a letter, tolling them
where I wa an ! to write I also
ssked for the option of the first trip
g'ling that v.-ay. and the same dav
ct it. W!!. as I pulled in the vil
lare. I saw a couo'e of fellows with
some l'-i-scs and I thought 1 would
sf p and ask them if they knew where
they were stationed, and who should
r cf them, re but old "Cult'' Rurrett.
1 r.
ac French's cousin. Well, after both
; ' h.s and my surprise w-ere ever, he
1 -ok me to tneir barracks. The first
two fell, -.v inside the d.mr were Tei
vl and "Car" Currey. I had Ecririe? and
OTe of those h-Vnc o
asked me if there was a jray by the efaldnt see my fact They looked at
mi
There are certain types of fig
ures, however fall" bust and
small hips, f rr,aii ijUst anJ arse
hips, short stout figures that
require special designing in
corsets.
In 5I0DART Front Laced Cor
se:s there are special sixes and
models for just such figures.
We can give any woman, of
whatever siie or shape, the kind
of style and fit she should have.
PAULINE LEDERLE