TUESDAY. J AS UAH Y '29, 1918
LA UUAiE jLV'ILSLNU OBS:iiVi.it
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
AX INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
Published Daily and Ktk5j at U Crawl, Oregon, by the
LA CBANDE EVENING OBSERVER PUBLISHING COMPANY.
1. 0. MEYERS H. B. LDTER CLARKE LEITER
President Vice-President Editor and Publisher
OREN L. McNOWN y
WRITES TO PARENTS j
Letter from Orion L. JJcXown.
j member of the La Grande Hospital
j Unit, to his parent, Mr. and Mr.
J. R. McNswn.)
Loured at the Postoffice at La Grande, Oregon, a Second-ela Matter, i Somewhere in France, '
. . . ( December 30, 1SI7.
Address AM Conironcication to THE OBSERVER. 1710 Suth Street. Dear Foltj at Home. i
' City Official Paper. J How is the weather there by now?';
Leased Wire Telegraph Report of United Preta Association. , LoU of snow, I suppose, and cold
. tnhtr cm,,. ! : weather. We are having lot of now.
Oregon Hotel New, Stand, Ported; Imperial New, Stand, foTilt . IonK hike fori
BL'BKCKIPTION RATES ' j several day,. We pot quite tired the
By Carrier ' Br Mail first day, we walked aboot twenty.
Daily sine'ectpy 5e ! Daily, per year in advance 15.60; mile,, but felt better the next day.
Daiiy! per month 65c Day, per six month in advance 12.50 We hiked for three day, and camped
Daily, per tix month, in advance liJ uany, uiree monuu uim..Ii-..,0I about a week, and moved on for
Daiiy, per year in advance t'-0il iaily, per montn
Tke Eaturdzy Evening Observer, by mail, per year in advance...
Weekly Otsirvcr-Star, my mail, per year In advance. .
The Observer carrier boy, are instructed to put the paper on the porches.
If the comer does not do this, misses yon, or neglect getting the paper tc
you on time, kindly phone The Goserrer, a, thi, i the only way we can deter
mine whether or not the carrier, are following instruction,. Phone Ham 3
before 7:ii0 o'clock arid a paper will be sent you by special messenger if tht
carrier has -nissed you.
OESERAL PERSIIISU'S REPORT
Oiieial Perishing reports as follows to the Sei-retary
of War:
"There li;is never heen a similar lxxly of men to lead
as elean lives as our Aineriean Holdiers in 1 ranee. Ihey
have entered this war with the highest devotion to duty
and with no other idea than to perforin these duties in
most efficient iiiaini-r possible, ihey fully realize their
obligation Vi their own people, their friends, and the
eonntrv. A ritril ltroinam of instruction is carried out
daily with traditional American enthusiasm. Engaged
in healthy, interesting exercises in the' open air with
simple diets, officers and men, like trained athletes, arc
ready for their task. Forbidden the use of strong drink
and "protected by stringent regulations against sexual
evils, and supported by their own moral courage, then
good behavior is the subject of most favorable comments,
especially by our allies, American mothers may rest as
sured that their sons are a credit to them and to tin
nation, and they may well look forward to the proud day
when on the battle field these splendid men will shed i.
new luster on American manhood."
Perhaps now the attacks at home on our soldiers will
cease. '
o
FISH AND OAME PRESERVATIOS
...octwo more days hike for our perma-1
.$1.60 nent place for a while.
.J1.50. Have been in the hospital for about:
jten day,; am feeling fine now. Had
' a bad cold in my he d, so they sent :
me to the hospital.
Were here during Christmas and
will be here for New Years. Expect
'o get out about the third or fourth
of January.
Received some Christmas presents
from the Red Cross while in here, inJ
rtlso received a present from my nuMe
which will be a great help to me, an
O. D. handkerchief.
It sure makes a fellow feel good to
talk to an American woman when you
Haven't seen one for several months.
Got your letter saying that you wers
"ending a Christmas package, but
haven't received it yet, but 1 don't
'hink it has had time, but will get it
by the time you receive this letter. '
Will close for this time; will write
Again. As ever, your loving son.
ORION L. Mc.N'OWN, j
117th Sanitary Train,
lC7th Field Hospital, (
A. E. F. !(
The annual meeting of the Wing, Finn and Fleet fool
Club last night illustrated that there is a large and active
body of men who are interested in fish and game prescrva
tion and propagation. This is a fine thing. It was als
noticeable at last night's meeting the fine spirit in favoi
of law observance and opposed to law violations. Tin
riportsiia'i)5so;Jy carefully observing the rights of otbory
are creating-' good feeling among the farmers. That.is tin
way to do. There is no reason why the farmers should
not be members of the club, attend the annual meetings,
get acquainted. When they do they will find that the
members of the club are the careful, law abiding sportn
men who do not tear down fences and trample grain and
shoot on premises without permission. In other words
the farmers and the sportsmen can work together to curl
the lawless. States like Maine and Michigan have fount'
preserving their fish and game created a big state asset
Oregon will do the same and a fine start has already beei
made under the State Fish and (lame Commission. I
keeping on the job as the Wing, Fin and Eleetfoot Clul
is doing, the interests of Eastern Oregon can be well pro
teeted.
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C. W. FULTON
Why Should I Buy Clothes
Now?
Honors to Oregon fill draft report.
Provost Marshal-General's hook plac-;
Rearer Stale foremost In patriot
Ism. First chart shows hi priest en- j
MM men t credits excess of entist
menu over quotas and small exemp-i
lion claims features. Repeatedly,
l;:slMenlly, in table, chart and sum-;
mary of the report, the name of i
Oroeon ''leads all the rest."
1.
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 more every day as wool be
comes scarcer. Our fall and winter goods are
worth much more than we paid for them.
Our clearance sale juices are based on wh;
paid for the goods months ago. '
t we
Hart Schaffuer & Marx made these suits and
overcoats; that means all-wool, long wear, smart
style, master tailoring in fact, the best clothes
values to he found even at regular prices.
You'll not have another chance like this to buy
such clothes for so little monev.
G. Your satisfaction is guaranteed.
TUN AND FROLIC AT
Fiiltim uvm liuiiiv fvioiuls In- lii i,nr. There are a number yet to hear from. Huns will then catch h
t. ,. , , ,i i i : nen ine commission nouueu wie lou can near me cannon roar nigni : trrn tt nsvY-rstsw m AirrntTm
Rev. Upton Gibbs about the offering and day, but we are all anxious to mun OunuUij 1 JJX llxU. 1
they said that judging from what get into the fray. I
Hie Eastern Oregon district had giv- Wishing you a Merry Christmas and i Everything is in readiness for an
en last year to the five million pen- a Happy Xew Year, I am evening of fun and frivolity this eve-
sion fund they would expect J65.00. ' Your friend, ! n,nK at the HiBn School auditorium
from this district towards the halt. FEED B. READ. ' wnen the Honor Guard girls give a
million war fund. He hopes now to i o ; program consisting of skits, playlets,
lie able to Eend more from this par-j Xetv York Newsboys Strike. j stunts, music and other features. For
ish than was expected from the; ... . -,. "ks great preparation has been put
whole district. Those who have! Ntw . ORK. Jan. 29. (Special. ) forth, and that this evening's numbers
r.ir.de no contributions as yet he; -A "tnke a" newf dele,7 and will be par excellent is without doubt
asked to do so without delay. ! - ' - " ; true, one ot the leatures of the eve-
It, is with regret that the death of Charles W. Fultoi
is chronicled. Mr. Fulton was, one of the statesmen oT lln
new school, as distinguished from that headed for so many
years by Senator Mitchell and Senator Dulph. Senatoi
Fulton had always been regarded as a comparatively
young lean, although he was sixty-five years old at hi;
death. He wis a man of ability, genial, of high attnin
ments as a lawyer and a clean, fair fighter in politics. In
the Stale Senate where he served many years he was ree
oirnizcd -s an able leader, and this it was that causd hi;
election to the Tinted States Senate when it seemed that
the Icrislalure would be deadlocked. In the national
upper house, Mr
tonality, he became one of the leaders of the licpubliean
party, and a member of the Senate judiciary committee,
a recognition of his ability as a lawyer. Death calls us
ill; Mr. Fulton leaves his family the heritage of a good
name and dutv well done.
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COMMENT OF THE PEESS
The County Agent
No one would pretend to say that Wallowa county has
approached to the zenith of it's agricultural possibilities.
Hie future undoubtedly will bring greater growth than
ill the past, with larger production, greater wealth and
'nany added comforts for all. It is to hasten this develop
iient by dire.-ting the energies of all labor along produc
tive lines that the government, the state and count v have
established a county agricultural agent here. The system
now followed is admirable in many respects. The. count y
agent cannot bear the burden alone, and failure "piobablV
would result should he try to do so. He must have the co
operation and assistance of all farmers for they have their
problems in their own hands, lie brings the expert advice
'if state and county agricultural specialists, and he insti
tutes an organization which will give living force to this
r.lvice. 'With all working together on the program
idopted, wonderful results --an be obtained. Enter. rise
Record Chieftain.
' A strike of all news dealers and
I newsboys in Greater Xew York was ;
called at a meeting of the National , u.:i .nm ,. ,inr,.;n k
" " . AcKociatiQD of . News Dealers and , jjjss Xewlin.
$21,000-. subscribed Suuioners. as a result of a uisasrec-i ." ' i
meat over the rate of $1.40 a hund-j Toledo Xew sawmill to operate
; red, demanded by the publishers for' )1Cro by January 1.
i daily papers when tne advance in j Gold Hill Machinery arriving for
t price to 2 cents became effective yes-1 state limestone fertilizer plant. Cal-
icruay. i ne news ueaiei s ueiuanui-u forn a Oreenn Power fn tn rnn-
Pilot Rock
for iirain elevator.
Waldport Commercial street to
be electric lighted.
A LETTER RECEIVED
FROM FRED B. READ
a price of $1.20 a hundred.
I
struct power line to quarry.
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The weekly business men's
fine. I'ut a note in vuiir dat
C. .. 4 1 . . . I I ,
ior iiir.se noon day luncheons.
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Ihrilt stamii is ;i '!,( investlnelit . lint- oik- iti-ii-
lay and you will soon have a nice little fund accumulated
lamv dav.
The
or a
luncheons are goiiiLf along
book reserving Tuesdavs
With S. Jackson
l;iiui eaiup'.-iiirn in Orey
as the head of the thrift, savin
on. there is no doubt of its sif-co
(I-etter fiora Fred B. Read, memlier
of the La Grande Hospital Unit, to Mr.
John Kidenour of this city.)
Somewhere in France.
December 20, 1917.
Dear Friend:
Am fir.c and dandy and in fine
spirits. Sure like army life. The
ground is frozen and covered with
.snow and we are all "rearin to go."
Just had three days' heavy marching,
l.ut stopped here for supplies.
We hive only sixty more miles to
go until we camp for winter, and the
For Hard-to-fit
Women
So ptc women are hard to fit in
corsets; some just think they
arc.
F. C. Nelson Writes
Home From Abroad
Patriotism and Busmen
Kvei v (),(! citizen at this time should do
his share toward strengthening the Federal
Jiesi i ve Hanking Sjstem which our Oovprn
i;:en? has created with its billion dollars of
re-inirecs to stand hack of its member hanks
and ail their depositors.
You -.in contribute directly to (lie strength
of this system, and at the same time secure
its protection by depositing your money
with us. since part of errry dollar you de
posit with us goes directly into the new
system, where it is always ready for
when want eel.
I
ll.dtcr from . c. .Y1,,
uintlier, Mrs. Klsio .'.'If.
tlranib.)
n to his
n. of I.a
VOU
This
is a suggestion for prompt action.
Member Federal Reserve System
La Grande National Bank
1 1, r.n7.
lim-
lleci'nil( r
I i nr. f-t Mother and All
Thought I'd drop ini n f.
lo Ii't yuu know r, ,, ,,,,
i.iiTOi'i.. o v.itp U'lVfii P' rmiMf-ion
1" i i iil IrtOTs ;.t n t'iinaril:in pnil.
Sn f.ii llii- trip Iihk I n fine. Nlulil
l.-.'(i;e liist it snnweil all niKlu ui
was putty windy. The sea was
Pleiti intich. Seveial of the hoys'
Weil' ::i,k. hilt I've net ie-en Ireuhlci
I fiee Alhert orcasslnriully. Ue is in
annCiir part of the :;liip. We aie
jteini; to pick i:p linn lied fn
nin-e al the port.
We are on n Itritish steamer. It
t-'ei ins riiimy to he titjil'-r (lie Uutish
flai:. This ntorntlm we pici;e.l up
the rnnvny, Several mere tianMmrts
nntl an escoit of Aineriean t li -
ships. "e are well pieteeteit. w,.
Itae life salui: ptaetire soieral
times a day and at niuht. After we
leave this port we have to wear a
life preserver every time we h-ae
our hunks.
llow is dad? Hepe yen nre nil
well. This Is all I know so will close.
Love to nil.
F. C .(CAl. I NF.l.so.N.
T. C. N.. Co. K., 12 Inf.. A. K. i:,
via New York.
I am enclosing a letter to John
Read. Please send it to him.
llecelnher 2i, 1017.
Dearest Mother:
Am going to write a few Hues to
let you know I arrived safe.
fine trip. Several of the loy-; wire
seasick hut it never feazed me. We
were on the water fourteen days. The
climate liere Is fine. It rains a little
hut that Is natural, being so near t h
coast. While on a march This mnrn
Ing I :aw holly growing wild. Tic
Reepery here is sure fine.
Ilicycles and eaucs are the fad
here. All the girls ride bicycles and
the men walk with canes. Another
funny thlrir is getting next to the
money. The people here are fifty
years behind the limes. The plows
ate the kind we liifed fifty years am.
A lot of the hiiildinus have thatched
roofs.
We ate In a pretty fine can, p. li
is will drained. Our tents are dou
ble. The mess Is pretty poor. We
are lucky lo i;et hiead and crffee.
We are not allowed to waste any
thing. Any In em) we have left over
we have to put li, o.ir pockets. Spuds
are cooked with the jackets in. It
is against the law to cook them
ot hortvise.
Wei! 1 hope you had a Kood Chrirt
uias. My Clnisluai was on boaid
the ship. I was .-,x orderly ilur
lim the trip so didn't have tnurh
time off. We didn't have a Chrift
mas dinner. Well I nu?t close.
Tell Mi. l'.illark anil all the rest,
hello. I.ove to all the family.
I F. C. NKI.HO.Vi t'AI..
Co. K . if, : Inf., a K. K.. care Post
master. New Yotk.
taiiv; o i:it thk top
The offerir.K In St Peter's churrh
on Sunday tor the work of ttie war
commission of the Kpisrnpal l.'hurch,
amointed to Jit.oi. in Monday
1 3.50 additional was handed In.
There
ures,
small
an; certain types of. fiff
however full bust and
hijis, smali bust anJ larpe
siiort stout figures that
special designing in
rt u'j'.re
corsets.
In MODART Front Laced Cor
seis tiierc are poj iitl sir.ca and
mo.lela fur jut such figures.
Wc can pive any wtman, of
whatever size or shape, the kind
of style and fit she should have.
ODAKT Ic.q:;
Fror.t I.. ir.
PAULINE LEDERLE
FACE the FACTS
LET us face the facts. The war situation is critical
Unless the Allies fight as they never yet have
fought, defeat threatens. Hungry men cannot fight
at their best; nor hungry nations. France, England,
and Italy are going hungry unless we feed them.
Wheat Savings They must have wheat. It is the
best food to fight on. It is the easiest to ship. We
alone can spare it to them. By saving just a little
less than a quarter of what we ate last year we can
support those who are fighting our battles. And we
can do it without stinting ourselves. We have only
to substitute another food just as good.
The Corn of Plenty Corn is that food. There's a
surplus of it. Providence has been generous in the
hour of our need. It has given us corn in such bounty
as was never known before. Tons of corn. Train
loads of corn. Five hundred million bushels over and
above our regular needs. All we have to do is to
learn to appreciate it. Was ever patriotic duty made
so easy? And so clear?
America's Own Food Corn ! It is the true American
food. The Indians, hardiest of races, lived on it.
Our forefathers adopted the diet and conquered a
continent. For a great section of our country it
has blong een the staff of life. How well the South
fought on it, histoiy tells. Now it can help America
win a world war.
Learn Something Corn! It isn't one food. It's a
dozen. It's a cereal. It's a vegetable. It's a bread.
It's a dessert. It's nutritious; more food value in it,"
dollar for dollar, than meat or eggs or most other
vegetables. It's good to eat; how good you don't
know until you've had corn-bread properly cooked
Best of all, it's plentiful and it's patriotic.
Corn' Infinite Variety How much do vou know about
corn? About how good it is? About the many
delicious ways of cooking it? And what vou miss
by not knowing more about it? Here are a few
of its uses:
There are at least fifty ways to use corn meal to
make pood dishes for dinner, supper, lunch or break
fast. Here are some suggestions:
DESSERTS
Corn-meal molasses cake.
Apple corn bread.
Dumplings.
Gingerbread.
Fruit gems.
HOT BREADS
Boston brown bread.
Hoecake.
Muflins.
Biscuits.
Griddle cakes.
Waffles.
HEARTY DISHES
Corn-meal croquettes. Corn-meal fish balls.
Meat and corn-meal dumplings.
Italian polenta. Tamalcs.
x, ,The r,c'Pi:s aro n Farmers' Bulletin 5G3. 'Corn
Meal as a Food and Ways of Using It," free from the
Department of Agriculture.
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