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POISON GAS NOW -I
PURIFIES WATER
IK1VT WAIT FOR THK DH.UTjflttg ot hilt birth or t)w flan or hln'.
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Hrtisn scientists Have Fnnnri'
a Way to Use Chlorine
f.Uu. Product, ...
SAVES THOUSANDS OF LIVES
Water-Borne Disease Practically Ban.
, lh-d From Western Front Modi.
! cal Corpi keeps qicsa Super
! vlelon Over Food Fur- ;'
$f ; nlshed Troops. '
London. Chlorine gas, which the
Germans brought Into the field ot but
tle us a nieung ot poisoning their op
ponents, Is nov liirgcly used tor puri
fying tbe water supply of the British;
army. That is one of the strange an
titheses of tills war. Socrates in pris
on, noting the pleasure which, he hiul
when the fetters were taken oft his
legs, speculated as to how pain and
pleasure, though opposite, were, so
closely linked that the one seemed al
ways to follow on the heels of the oth
er. Ia the same way what Is poison
ous In one use Is u means of wliole
somcness In another, and divine provi
dence turns even to good what wicked
ness designed for evil. The Germans
rarely' get n chance to kill anyone
with chlorine gas now, but chlorine gas
Is dally in the British lines ranking J
water wholesome and. safe. j
Eaves Thousands of Lives.',
i The effort to secure pure water for
the British armies in the field makes
one of the fine stories of the war.
It has saved very .many thousands of
Uvea by practically banishing wuter
borne disease from our principal front
At the outset of the"' war the British
Royal Army Medical Corps declared in
its mind ull water supplies to be sus
pect. ; They were held guilty of Infec
tion until they were proved to he In
nocent. A "fool proof" system of mak
ing unwholesome water safe by chlor
lnation was designed., Then all that
remained to be done was to provide
the machinery and chemicals and to
safeguard against carelessness. The
first was n matter of supplies, the
second of discipline Both were equal
to the demand made upon thein, and
on every front now the general rule
Is that the men are drinking sufe wa
ter. .
Chloride of lime was at first the
standby for water purification. It is
efficacious, but water chlorinated with
It Is not very nice. Now chlorine gas
has taken its plae at big water sup
ply points. It Is just us efficacious and
it does not taste the water to the same
extent. A simple test, In which a non
commissioned olficer of every unit is
trained, tells how-much chlorimitlon
water will need to make It safe. If
very heavy cblorinntlon Is needed, the
.water after treatment can be dechlori
noted and Is left pure. The unit's war
ter cart with Its trained sanitary or
derly has all the means ot making wa
ter wholesome. But the system Is fol
lowed where possible of purifying a
main supply and Issuing from that. In
case of small isolated bodies of men,
means of water purification are provid
ed in the shape of tablets of acid sul
phate of soda. All the old troublesome
water purifying schemes, such as candle-filters,
which used to be constantly
breaking down, have been scrapped.
Water precaution now Is simple as well
as effective. '
Food is as carefully looked after by
the British Royal Army Medical Corps
as water. Food has to be not only
pure but appetizing and scientific. If
the food Is not pure It causes sickness.
If It is hot appetizing It causes dis
content. If it is not scientific, has not
Its proper proportion of proteins and
fats and carbohydrates. It does not
keep up the strength of the fighting
men.
Has Scientific Basis.
:.. .Probably Thomas Atkins has no
suspicion -Hint the very generous ra
tion he enjoys has a scientific basis
carefully calculated In calorics; that
there Is a distinct change made In his
summer and his winter ration, and
tiiat scientists look up isothermal ta
bles and so on when he goes to a fight
ing area to decide whet his food should
be. But that 1 so. There are sum
mer food scales. There is a ration for
, the French front and another for the
Italian front and another for Snlonlca.
Yet another for Mesopotamia and an
other for southwestern Africa. Some
people are nccustomtd to talk as
though the Germans hnd all the sci
ence and were the only people who
took the food chemist Into council.
The truth is that the British have as
much science but a good deal more hu
maneness, und part of the humaneness
Is to keep the scientific calculations
in the background.
In regard to cooking, the Royal Army
Medical Corps confess to an Inferiority
In British skill. As compared with
the French, we are a nation of bad
cooks. The most strenuous efforts are
being made, and have been made for a
long time, to raise tne stancinru 01
nrmv cooking. It Is very much bettet
now than at the start of the war, but
It still will not stand well in compari
son with the general French skill- In
combining economy with savory results.
But the cooking is better and will yet
be better; nnd when the British arms
come marching home It will have the
knowledge to raise greatly the stand
ard of domestic comfort in Great Brit
ain. Thus again, pleasure will follow
pnln and the evils of war bring goo
In their train. A
This Is the appeal of Major C. 8.
Manchester, Officer commanding the
Pacific Const division, British and
Canadian Recruiting Mission, to his
countrymen. '
When Interviewed In ils office at
2fi8 Market street, 8an Francisco,
Major Manchester said: "While It
gives me great pleasure to note that
finally a bona fide, signed, sealed
and delivered agreement now xlsts
between the United States and Great
Britain, which places every British
and Canadian subject in 'this coun
try In a position where he .cannot
possibly escape liability to service
in the war, still I hope even at this
late date such subjects will want
to show their loyalty and manhood
by coming forward before they are
actually compelled to do bo through
conscription. With the draft law
now; In effect, ho becomes much
more' liable to service than the Am
erican, and the age limit in his cose
entends from 20 to 45 years.
'Under this agreement every Brit
ish and Canadiun subject.', between,
the -age limits of 20 and 45 years
Is bound to fight either under the
OREGON
I hope lie will enmo forwaru volun
tarily and offer his- services , rather
than wait until the Iron hnnd of
Justice reaches nut and forces him
ta do his duty for . bis flag, his
country, his home and his honor."
NEWPORT, Ore: Captain O. P.
Jacobson and A. U. Berry, of tbe
Miami Construction company, have
onlced the public service commission
ut Sulem to fix a rato for the trans
portation ot rock for jetty work
from the Pioneer quarry to Yanulna,
over the . Yaiiiiina branch of the
Southern l'acirtc. General freight
agent Henahaw of the. .railroad
minted a rate ot 25 cents per ton.
! but the San Francisco officials of
I the railroad raised this to 50 cents,
Delayed llq Quarantine. . '..
Arch Moreland, an employe of the
railroad shops, left with his family
a couple of mouths ago on a visit
with relatives In the East. .Their -, w,eh , cons,(,pl.e(, nTOrly pro,ibi-
return has Been ueiuyeu neyond all 1 tive. At a ineetlng of the Newport
expectations on account of being Commercial club. It was decided tt
ouarantlned In Kansas, against, an ' a complaint with the public
epidemic of German measles. They
are now expected home within a
few days.
service commission against the
Southern l'acirir, to have the rail
road show cause why Its road should
not be extended to Newport.
Today . is bargain day In War
Snvrngs Stamps. On the first day
of each month they Increase 1 cent
In price, .-..'',-' " . Y. V
Bill Hart, Saturday, Sunday, Mon
day, Star Theatre. 2-28-21.
j Union-Wallowa County News j
. Joseph .
... , High School Anniinl
After much discussion it was de
cided that Joseph high school would
again put out its annual known as
the "Jo-Hi."" The school board are
back of it as are the business men
of the, town and the thing promises
to prosper. All the staff were not
chosen when " this was written but
those who are now known are Miss
Emma Slmnafolt, editor; Jean Pat
ten, assistant editor: Guy Morelock,
business manager; and Lester Estes,
assistant business manager.
An operetta is also being planned
to be put on by the Glee Club under
the direction of Mrs. A. K. Parker.
This promises to be good a's uavo
been all the preceeding ones, of
years past..
Red Cross and thereby aiding In the
work for humanity.
Also it Is urged that the ladies
should come (promptly at 1:30 P.
M in order that the room may bo
closed promptly in the evening und
that all who feel like doing home
work should come and receive the
necessary material immediately as
we must work fast as well as sure.
SALEM, Ore.: Upon receipt of 'a
message from United States Senat
or McNui-y stollng thiit the war de
partment "expects to purchase a
largo quantity of dried vegetables
hero, it was learned that tne saiem
Klngs Products, company will try to
securo the contract. The company's
plant had boen closed down teni
noraiily while, machinery is prepared
J J to handle the1, expected order. Two
niUlUrUU UM HI' IWUO U, y(,t(,wc:D
are now ' on hand, the manager of
the company said, and 20 carloads
of turnips nre(ou the way.
stated that 400 ncres of the ranch
are to be leased for . vegetable grow
ing. . . '-
Queries hro being received by tho
public service commission from the
railroad companies of the state as
to what demurrage charges were In
effect from January 21 to February
19 of this year, which wus the in
terim between the effective date of
the first demurrage- order issued by
Director-General McAdoo and the
corrected order, which was the only
one that went into, effect.
Any 'resident of Oregon wishing
to visit Switzerland must first se
cure a passport or equivalent paper
of identification bearing the vise -of
tho Swiss consulate, according to In
structions received by A. Strelff,
Swiss consul, from the Swiss lega
tion In Washington, D. C. Mr.
Strelff says that no persons except
Swiss cltlsens will bo permitted to
enter Swiss territory without such
a passport.'
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Orchestra Plenses Large Crowd,
in their second appearance In Jos
eph the Hallowell ten-piece orches
tra, featuring J. H. Wentzell, of
Chicago, pleased a large and ap
preciative audience at the Opera
House last Friday night. Besides
the ' classical numbers there were
patriotic; and popular songs as well
as the, solo work which was espec
ially fine. Mr. Wentsell, a nation
ally ' famed baritone made ' a big
bit with all present fey his pleasing
manners and fine voice. Of the
orchestra numbers the "Amerttan
Fantasy" and "The Stars and
Stripes Forever," were the best
likdd ..while the harp solo received
the most applause of the Instru
mental solo work.
On Saturday evening a dance was
given as well as after the Friday
night's concert and large crowds
were in attendance at both affairs.
But this was not all as several num
bers were given at the M. E. church
on-Sunday morning and a sacred
concert at the hall in the evening.
Both were well liked and we surely
hope that they will come again.
Hilgard
HILGARD, Feb. 2 5. -r-( Special)
Several children in the local school
are buying Thrift Stnmps and fill
ing their books to get "baby bonds."
Fred Taal made a trip to Ln
Grande Wednesday. - 1 -
Nathan Bard, who left Hilgard
last week for Mare Island, 'Califor
nia, stopped ln Portland long enough
ta take his third physical examina
tion. He passed O. K. and pro
ceeded to the training camp where
hs Intends entering (the radio de
partment if he can pass tho final1
examination.'
; Neorly 500 logs were brought
down to the river from the Grandy
place. Owing to the mild winter
only a small percentage of the con
tract was cut.
Mrs.' Jennie Holverson was in La
Grande the latter part of last week.
W.'V; Connor was In La Grande
Saturday. . '
The little son of Mr. McDonald,
who severely burned his hand last
week) "Is rapidly recovering." '
, Mr: and Mrs. Scott made a busi
ness trip to La Grande Tuesday.
SALEM JOURNAL: Plans for the
organisation of the 'Medfoid Irriga
tion district, near Medford, were
submitted to the state engineer to
day for approval. The proposed
district covers' 23,000 acres, which
It Is Intended to irrlgata by stor
ing the waters of Beaver creek in
what is known as the Beaver croek
reservoir. Th estimated cost of the
project is approximately Jl.700,000
or about $74 on acre. Tho directors
ot tho district are Leonard Carpen
tor, E. ,G. Coleman and W. A. Fol-
gcr.
Standing timber valued nt. t!)6,
627 was destroyed by fires last year
according to- the annual report of
Forester Elliott. This is the great
est loss In timber by fire since 1 ! 1 0
when the loss totaled $1,640,997.
The fire season last year was the
most hazardous since weather rec
ords have been established In Ore
gon, says the forester in the report
and he declares that, had It not
been for effective fire fighting work
the loss would have . been much
greater. : '
' During ' the Lenten season St.
Pater's auxiliary to the Red Cross
will meet every Friday afternoon at
2:00 o'clock, at the residence of
Mrs. Fred Gasklll. All members
are urged to be present.'
Portland,', March V Dally reports
of Thrift Stamp and War Savings
Stamps activities received nt the of
fice of Jesse A. Curry, slate dis
tributor. Indicate that sales In Ore
gon are "going up" steadily;,'. The
state's total la. pounding along to
ward the . million and a Quarter
mark. Marion county Is leading In
sales outside of Multnomah county.
Marlon's total Is (39,032.48. Wash
ington county Is next with 132,
404.26, und Linn Is tttlrd with :12.-
481.04. The total In Multnomah
county to date Is 1455,891.07.,
Read The Observer Classified ads.
KEEP LOOKING YOUNG
It's Easy If You Know Dr.
Edwards' Olive Tablets
The secret of keeping young to to feel
young to do this you must watch your
liver and bowels there's do need of
having a sallow complexion dark rings
under your eyes pimples a bilious
look in your face dull eyes with no
sparkle. Your doctor will tell you ninety
per cent of all sickness comes from in
active bowels and liver.
Dr. Edwards, a well-known physician
In Ohio, perfected a vegetable com
pound mixed' with olive oil to act on
tha liver and bowels, which, be gave to
bis patients for years.
Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets, the substi
tute for calomel, are gentle in their action
yet always effective. They bring about
that exuberance of spirit, that natural
buoyanc which should be enjoyed by
everyone, by toning up the liver and clear
ing the system of impurities.
You will know Dr. Edwards' live Tab
lets by their olive color. 10c and 85c per
box. AU druggists, .
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3.50and4.00
THE GOLDEN RULE CO.
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore: Tho big
new slab burner now being instulled
by tho Klamath Manufacturing com
pany at Shlpplnglon on the Upper
Klamuth lako Is nearly completed.
Tho burner Is 90 feet Jilgh and 22
feet in . diameter. It welgha ap
proximately 100 tons. A new log
way Is being constructed to facili
tate getting the logB out of the
water to the mill.
The Mammoth Grocery
1211 ADAMS AVENUE
C, R. Simkins, Prop.
-Four fatal accidents and 484 non
fatal accidents were reported to the
industrial accident commission last
week.- The fatal accidents were as
follows: Carl Druhat,' Portland, steel
works; Frank Webster, Enterprise,
sawmill; M, S. lioss, Portland, steel
works; and Vernon M. Thatcher,
Portland, conductor.
Information which has been re
ceived is to the effect that the great
Hoist Brothers' hop ranch nenr In
dependence, said to be one of the
largest ln the EWorld, - wlll: be ' con
verted into a vegetuble ranch and
that the dryers will be used for
evaporation of vegetables. It is
Fresh Vegetables for Saturday
Hothouse Lettuce
Head Lettuce
Cauliflower A
Brussel Sprouts
Celery .
Parsnips
Carrots
Cabbage
Spinach
Your Patronage Solicited
PHONE MAIN 82 . J
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Sweet Potatoes
.Onions,
Tomatoes
Green Onions
lied Cross Has New Clmlrman.
Mrs. H. E. Dawson, vice chairman
of the Joseph Red Cross, has taken
charge of affairs In the Joseph Aux
iliary Chapter during the absence
of Mrs. F. H. Oaulke, the chairman,
who is in the East on an extended
visit. Mrs. Albert Mount has been
appointed as the head ot the surgic
al dressings department while the
sewing will be In charge of Mrs. L.
E. Cavlness and Mrs. A. H. Rudd.
The sewing days are changed to
Mondays and Tuesdays, leaving
Wednesdays to do any necessary
finishing In order that the Thurs
day morning rush may be eliminat
ed. iThe rest of the week, Includ
to surgical dressings.
to sruglcnl dressings.
. Because of some trouble ln regis
tration the worker's names will no
longer be published but we trust
that the Joseph branch will do jiiBt
as much for the boys "over there"
as they have ln the past, and It is
urged tat every Joseph lady will de
vote several afternoons each week
to this great work, of helping the
PAGE METHOD OF SPLICING BOTH QUICK
AND SECURE
Cqft-t" Tfjifi-s Hoaaiita
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IS
. You Can't Beat It Anywhere
Loops are turned at tho factory in each end of every'
line wire of Page Fenee, and every roll of. fence con
tains a hunch of small coils by the use of which two
rolls of fence are joined together in the same manner
as you would place two keys on a ring at the, same
time, thus joining your fence together quickly and
securely. -
Page Fence is the only fence having this method of splicing and
this feature alone has won it many friends and buyers, bb it is ensy
to see the direct advantage the Page Splice has over the other methods
of splicing the single wires by hand at each end of a roll of fence.
Page Fence Is Better in Every Way Than Others
J. A. Chandler, Dealer
Phone Black 3702 2 Miles N. E. La Grande
Ileil Cross llencfit nt Island City.
The Royal Neighbors ot Island
City will serve a cafeteria suppet" at
the hall in Island City from 5:30
to 8 p. m., on March 4, for the
benefit of the Red Cross. Every
body cordially Invltetd, . ,
See the New Liberty Glasses as Adopted by the United States
Government. We Carry Them'.
Our Glasses Are Correctly Fitted. We Grind and Surface
Our Own Lenses.
Broken Lenses Duplicated Same Day.
J. H. Peare & Son
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