La Grande evening observer., March 23, 1918, Image 4

SATUKDAV, MAKCil 23," 191
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The Observer
Aa Independent Newspaper
stlncts an those who were outwardly 'the comlete co-operallon of Ita ev
nnri .r.nr t.n.,1.1 TLi. l'"T employee, the legal department
luciuaea
Published Daily and Weekly at
1 Grande, Oregon!
La Grande Evening Observer
Publishing Company.
BRUCE DENNIS, Publisher.
Entered at the Postoffice at
La Grande, Oregon, a Second-class
Matter.
Address AU Communication to
The Observer, 17J0 Sixth Street.
la no far-fetched story. Everyone
who was old enough at that time
!to get Information from published I
Some lime axo the writer ate din-
Ined with Mr. Cotton at Salem, and
I we shall always remember the story
I i he told at that dinner. In speakini:
t,f -the constant work be had fol
jsaid about the ravage Inflicted up-(lowed for the O.-W. railroad com
"!on the ir,nl- nf France. fdOy. be said:
i r ur vi'am. i Liiuuriu mt ti
The torpedoing of ships carrying 'railroad could not set along unless!
'helpless women and children, tneji was at the omce at a certain
'outrage In Belgium are all but ajhour erer """-nlng. Jt seemed to
- line ui mosi iruiLeu engineer couia
City Official Paper. County Official. Part and parcel of German hideous- not bririg jn n lraln unles8 , kept
Paper. ness wben it goes on the war path (certain hours at my desk. One day
Evening Telegraph Report oF United ! progre8elV), development or thetw,leB 1 w" ti""i- and thl '
Press Association. ; (very lone ago, I let my mind drift
""Oniiale in Other Citi ;-rt-Utie. known in Caesar". " I back to my boyhood day. on the
Oregon Hotel News Stand, Portland.' jfarm. I remembered Old Ginger,
imperial News Stand, Portland. i VK Ml 1. 1. GI-.T THIS HO.VOK ; the -best horse on the' place, and I
Multnomah Hotel News Stand, thought of how in a hard day's
rortiana.
, IMIMillll I Mill II ---.--HI HM
i ,, , ,..,!
.VKlOHIiOltHOOD CLlll. served. The Uibles were very tittrac-
It Is announced
that the treasury .wo,k Old Ginger would lag back a!tue foIiowing nulubeI8:
little and let hi mate do the heavy ! ,:.,,.. ,,,.,. u,,H... a.
award a liberty 1 u.. ' nanu auet. Haydn s fe
A delightful treat was in store
for those who attended Neighbor
hood Club on Tuesday afternoon.
The splendid musical piograiu was
arranged by Mrs. K. J. Green. The
composers were presented through
out the afternoon by Mrs. Harriet
McDonald In her charming and oalds and Miss Kirk.
clever way. The program included
tively decorated with Easter sugges
tions. Those present were: Mesdameb ;
L. B. Moe, Wm. Miller, Kirk, J. K :
Wright, G. 1 Clark, A. E. Silver-!
thorn. Lane, 3. G. King W. H. Tal- 1
bott, A. T. Hill. 11. R. Hanna, Geo.
Gilbert, E. P. .Mosman, C. A. Nich j
department will award . ,., Then when nighta.l came j "DV", ." Ta. 'V
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Jiy Carrier
Daily, per month 63c loan honor flag to every city oriand 1 unhitched the horses 1 always
Iai y, per three months si. Hi . . , .,,,. ,1)b. noticed that Old Ginger would roll
Daily, per six months in advance 3.75;,uwn ln tbe countr' "ith ",,b jovl.r COUI)le o tlme8 Ju
i'iy'i?nr.leeo." "-scribes more than Its quota to the jand k,ck at cloud8i while lhe
a y, sint c cop) JC j third Liberty loan. Such flags will 'other farm horses were Jaded and
Daily, per year in advance 13.00 also be awarded and card bearing j tlrpd- 1 determined to become au
Daily, per six months in advance $2.50 i , , ,. . ,, Old Ginger and do a little lagging.
Daily, three months in advance. .$1.25',a reprKM-DliiV.oa of the honor flag , bought a riu,pberry ranch and
Daily, per month 50c will bo given to each subscriber to 'have been growing raspberries a
good deal of the time since, letting
Arthur Spencer and Charlie Coch
ran pull the load. I am the fellow
Tha Kutilrrlxtv Kl'PTnnff OIrvor h
mail, per year in advance $1.50 ilne 'uan'
Weekly Observer-Star, by mail,' peri All that is reuulied to secure
i - ' " ' 'part of this recognition of loyalty Isiwho kicks up his heels now and I
"SB i. t ..- ..... ifind that the railroad runs firtft-
rate."
part. There U no qbestioD that The above w,u indcite to the
Mr. Cotton's
t$-,-&s ttsa i
vjvt m mt mi e p iw m rrT
many stand ready to do all they reader
Jolly, jovial
"My Country Tis of Thee, 8Mt Land
of Libsrty."
n,..i..ni. .... .... vn.,l., lt,l.
possibly can and If all do as much - "s
' lit t lu Inr-lrlunl urlll hat tar- iiml
as they should one of those flags jatand why cvery maa who kDtvf nm
will couie to this county. We will personally mournB his loss deeply.
i
get it?
THK KA.MK OK WALLOWA
"Obey as well as command
the slogan of military success In the
To those of us locally who knowio'den time. Hlglil now Is may
a great deal either by actual ex- seem hard to be dictated to in what
perlcnco or from common repute of w "h"11 tat, ani we I,a" l")
that great part of Oregon's domain
Following is the report for the
week ending March 23, by Mrs. H.
C. Grady, president of the Red
Cross chain parties:
Luncheon at Red Cross Rooms:
By Mrs. C. M. Humphries
and Mrs. H. H. Hug $12. CD
Donations, Mrs. May Carter . 5. 00
Mrs. y. Zuibeck . 5.00
Mrs. C. H. Finn . 5.00
The North Side dies from
dinner and entertainment . 4 5.00
Vocal Soli:
(a I 'Brabm' Solo"
(b ''My Mother Bids Me Bind
My Hair" Haydn
Mrs. T. J. Scroggin.
Piano solo: Sonata in F. Major. . . .
Beethoven
(Miss Hilda Anthony.)
Vocal Soli: (a) "Elizabeth's Prayer"
from Tannhauser ...... (Wagner)
(b) "Schubert's Serenade."
Mrs. A. L. Kichardson.
The piano duet by Mrs. Birnie Tjje Bed Cross benefit luncheon
and Miss Anthony was given with!and nroe-raiu given bv the North
that precision and delicacy o char- side ladies Tuesday at Harris Hull!
acterlstic of Haydn's compositions. wa. ve attended and the ladleB !
Mrs. Scroggius' numbers were giv-!wish to thank everyone who donat-I
en with power and clearness and !ej B0 generously to the luncheon.
were much appreciated. - They raised $45, which will help i
Miss Anthony's command of the swell the Red Cross fund. . i
Total
, .$72.05
and
she
E. N Strong, assistant manager
of the Oregon Life Insurance corn-
was ;pany, Is very well known In Eastern
KjiKfrvu, tfiiu un iiiue oe vu sion
will he oetier Known, lor men with
' . '"!siPai success,
known as "Wallowa," there Is not
much to further inspire the general
feeling of juterest and good will
toward that section and its thrifty
and enterprising people. But the
aauie "Wallowa" has been newly
honored as II is the christened title
of a new vessel just launched from
a Portland shipyard. The name
was given by Mis. Woodrow Wil
son, wife of President Wilson. One
of the duties assigned tho mistress
- of the White House is that of find
ing names for the new vessels
which are being put Into comnils-jl
stick, develop and
nent in any state. Strong Is
KflnKAK hov. He was raised before
compelled to save. But It all comes lt br.caIne p0pUar for boys to call
under the head of "painless patriot-'their father "old man," and when
;....( t. i ....h ,. a boy was taught to work. He
what' the boys are doing who are
piano is recognized
strengthened anew the Impression ; Mrg E c Tu(.keJ. entertained a
of being a thorough musician. Mrs. inuInber of )adies at her home Tues
Richaidson was in excellent voice idav aflernoon ,n nonor of her fiB.
and sang wilh charm and exprcr-i,or M, . umm.. i vi-
r- - -
miner her from Clear Lake. Wis.
The afternoon was a pleaBant mu-;The ade payed five hundred, a,
eacn Dart oi ir e uio-
become perma-, ,., , ,,, Mv
well received.
which Mrs. M. A. Smith won honors.
The I'arkdale club was entertain-
rlsklng their lives at the front. We
certainly should be able to obey
voluntarily,, what others must obey
In the thick of the fight. In fact,
we ought to be ashamed not to obey
cheerfully.
Right now Is the time when a
great deal in the way of rumor re
garding the success of the Hlnden
burg drive may be expected. But
there is never a time when hope
arose In the morning at 4:30 o'clock
milked four cows and delivered the
milk, after which he carried a
newspaper route for the Capital in
Topeka. When that was done he
was ready for a day's work, and it
was not an eight hour day at that.
Desiring to have an education he
entered Washburn college pay
ing for his tuition by acting as Jan
itor of the chapel and securing his
little spending money ,by singing in
a churcli on Sunday for which he
received two dollars a week. (
Mr. Strong would never tell you
these things, but they are true nev
ertheless, and ho is not ashamed
of them. One day, in discussing
slon In aid of. Uncle Sam's great war snou,a UB " " '" "-"'
l u..,...uK f ii, -.ill,.., .saying: "To me what is termed the
Laos. Mrs. WiHou at once Btruck , -
(Continued on page eight)
LEGAL .NOTICES
.. icd by Mrs. J. B. Stoddard at her
The operetta "The Drum Ma jor," i n -.
given by students of the La Grande I
High School at the auditorium, Frl- j
day evening, under the direction of j
Miss Cecile Hineman. was one of .
the best ever given in thin city The! sl'.M.MO.NS.
scenes and costuming were very'in ,nc circuit Court of the State or
clever and effective. Miss Florence: Oregon for Union County.
Lynch as "Clarice" pleased the au- La Grande Nutional Bank or La
dlence with clever solos, especially 'G,.ande, Oregon, a banking corpora
"Cuddle Down," in which Bhe was I ,ion pantjff vs. Turner Oliver
ably assisted by the girls' chorus. and j R. Oliver, defendants.
John I'routy. as Sergeant Leroux j To Turner Oliver. the above-
was very much liked. Miss Janet , named defendant:
Stoddard as Babbette, In her usual ! D tlx, name of the State of Ore-
charming manner, delighted hereon, you are hereby required to ap-
hearers both with her clever acting pear and answer the complaint filed
and her Kinging. .She was assisted
by Clyde Bunting, as her sweetheart
''Jean." Mr. limiting, . without
doubt, was the leading attraction
of the evening. Harold Walsluger,
against you in the above entitled
action and court, on or before May
Cth, 1318, and you are further no
tified that If you fail so to answer,
for want thereof, the plaintiff will
the happy Idea that vessels should
be named In honor of the localities!
from whence they are supplied, and
as a natural consequence the name
"Wallowa" appealed to her as be
ing geographically, euphoniously
and In all oilier respects the right
name for one of lhe very first ves
( scls to be launched from this state.
So "Wallowu" it is.
Aside from tho mere reeling ol
sentiment over thlu recognition, It
Is to be hoped that the good ship
Wallowa will not only carry the
name of one of Oregon's enterpris
ing communities to the lands across
the seas, but will be able to do her
f nil share In the great help to hu
manity lu whhh she Is to be engaged.
present college education Is alarm-1
. lug. Not that a high grade of in
One of the standard signs that Btructlon lu books Is not given but
Union county will have a good crop;P"'P 'la' a', overlooking the
and be able to send a lurge surplus j won, (o colOBe, when , ddj and r6
to the ullles Is the fact that It al- celved handsomo remittances from
ways does have a good output of! "''" ar "10n,n- , v"rr 'ew of
Itheiii over got any place and most
grain.
jof them were positive failures, due
FRIENDLY CHAT
wholly to over indulgence by par
Jrnts. In those days the percentage
of that kind was small for most of
I the boys were from poorer homes
! and were forced to work as I did.
About .Men, h'vciitx uml Things Today it is vastly different and lhe
In General Hint rtl'l'ect the Wei- meat majority, hi fuct nearly all of
fure of Oregon mill Oregoiilutis. t the college hoys are cured for to a
--............---..a i degree of danger by the home folks.
Too much money Is senl them and
ahey arc not taught to battle In the
I ponder deeply over
delivering his oration, was alone take Judgment against you for the
worth the price of the entertain- i sum of three thousand dollars to
njent, .gether with interest thereon at the
The Boys Glee Club and the Girls rate or eignt per cent per annum
Glee Club, inakinc about sixty r'" aBd afler APr"
voices in number, adder greatly to
the success of the entertainment.
The high school orchestra was as
sisted by the Haines orchestra and
appropriate music was furnished
throughout the evening. Several
children of the grade schools offi
ciated as vendors of candy and the
like during the intermissions for
the benefit of the Red Cross.
To .Miss llinrlmun, as director of
thy operetta, is due a full measure
By Bruce Dennis.
after April 15th. 191
(less the sum of f00 paid October
27th, JiiO paid November 3, and
$2U paid December 15, all in liil"
and the further sum of $20 paid
Jan. 7th, 1918 1 together with the
sum of $3U0 as attorney fees and
the costs and disbursements of this
action, and will take the order of
the court for the sale of the at
tached property levied on In this
case, to pay such judgment. This
summons 1b published by order of
Hon. J. W. Knowles, Judge of the
,..,. .i :pini! of life.
, , ,. . , these things, for the present day
Oregon lost
ue,., cia.me.. . . uu.hi. .or ,,.,,, aIft 8ch Mnc ,.hanii, nd
years chief counsel in the O.-W. lc-!y,.t t,y are being ruined by the
gal department, lie was more than ones who love them best."
an attorney -he was a builder.1 It is easy to understand why Mr.
I'ossessed of much or the Jim Hill Strong Is assistant manager of the
spirit he delighted st in seeing Oregon Lire Insurance Company lur
ot creiiit lor tne success or tne per- :above entitled court made and en
foniiance. The scenery and stage !u,,.ed March Kith, 1!)18. rixlng
setting, superintended by Miss Clark conse.itive weeks for such pub
art teacher, also contributed largely li(.atjnn and n tie La Grande Even
to what many regard as one of the ng Observer, published at l.a
most entertaining performances yel;Grande, Oregon.
Every Line Bespeaks
Distinction
There is a beauty and
j,'i';ire in every line of
these new suits. It is
more than correct in
style. It is distinctive
the height ot charm
and refinement has
been readied iu these
productions for you
exclusively.
And the. quality is
there, too. The mate
rial is all that you
could desire, and the
tailoring exquisite.
Just visit our ready-to-wear
department
and examine these
beautiful productions
the verv finest in the ready-to-wear field. .
Your new spring out-
fit calls for pumps or j
Oxfords. We have a
very pretty Hue 'of;
both. Patent and kid ;
pumps. Black kid and ;
brown Oxfords. Grey
and champagne spats.
.00 a pair. !
I
Pumps, $3.50 Up !
I
Oxfords, $6.50
THE NEW HATS
FOR MEN
Nothing can more com
pletely change the ap
pearance of a man than
a new Stetson hat.' Two
things in a hat settle the
question of its style and
quality. One is the Stet
son label, the other is
our own. .
Stetson values, plus
this store's personal
service in hat fitting,
have given us a follow
ing of. the smartest
dressers.' " -
Soft and stiff Stetsons in the newest models
Come in and try them on.
Stetsons from .!..")() up. Gordon hats at .'J.oO.
I .?.
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j BRIGHT NEW SWEATERS
i Late arrivals in our ready-to-wear department, S
are these pretty sweaters, with or without!
.sleeves. Coitus Salmon and Nile Turquoise!
and Salmon Nile and Salmon Rose and Nile. !
! All have pearled 'belt effect.
' On display now.
Visit Our
Millinery
le lit.
Balcony
&
SP
All Colors
Yarn
30c to $1
Skein
given in the high school auditorium.
There was a large attendance. It
is considered probable that the op
eretta will be repeated.
M
is. W. S. Parker entertained
C. H.
Attorney
Residence and
Claude. Oregon.
.Mar. 2:i-0, April 6-13-20-I
4 191V
FINN.
for Plalntirr.
ost Ofrice, La
May
THK W AHI.IKI. II! V.
i lhe country through which his rail- he was with that concern when its nuniner ot ladies at her home Thurs-
Iroad ran develop, and rejoiced In president, L. Samuels, had the i nay afternoon. The ladies tuok th?ii
ti... r..,, iiv ,".t ii. linn i ,, ii,,u is'eiiig the pooplo along his lines reins, and L. Samuels, to our know- needlework and spend a most enjoy
I m nun is no n. pmil(,r . ledge, was a splendid Judge of men, j able time. A dainty luncheon wa.
thing. Caesar, In his comments on ard wrk wim Mtt ,r ,Mliy ! o '
lhe war In Otiul, frenuently refers , many years. No one worked hat- I'"r tho dandruff use Sllveilhorn's! mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm,
!rier than did Mr. Cotton, for alter i " . "" ' """ V""' li .
xotk i; oi' i iv.Vii sktti.i:mi:.t
Notice is hereby given that J. F
Conley, administrator ot the estate
to the satageness or thu Hun.
I; veil Is een before the time oil
Christ, show.1 that the people which I
Inhabited the leriltory now known.
as (jermanyf had all the rudiment
ary ijuullfleutinns, even in their
savage stale, or developing Into the
hldeousness ot the modern Oeriuan
military hcfcsl.
Down to a later date, following
the lull or Si dan and the sin render
or Purls in lfc7l, theie were many
published re'iiis ol the maiiiiei in
which the victorious Austro-Oet man
force Healed lhe hilphsii people of
Fiance. Almost ewiy elly and
practically nil the muuII villages
weie ytemtitically niriHaiked and
plundered; Uu- people teiioil-d,
rubbiMl, inipilKiimd. outraged und
killed. There was s. nicely aii)'thiug
In the way ot nhini: v.-nt to sav
age Instincts lh.il war- mt employed
Tills suit ol venci-anee, when
wreaked on lhe KieiiMi military
forces, might be iih1oimI, but the
lavages ol the cnminciing despoileis
did not slop at lhat. The non
Coliibatallts and the helpless weie
treated with the same hHrhaious In-
all a railroad meets success only hy
Tonic. It always
does the work.
2-'!-tr.
A Checking Account
Have you a checking account?
Kvciy year there- cornea up aornc item of expense on which
yiu haw no check.
Kvcry niH'i' in it while yuu nrv called on to how proof
that a certain hill or m-count ik paid.
Almctst every day someone lo.ca change out of his pocket
ur lo!e Inn pui jte.
Very f rcipn ntly money i taken from people's houses.
AH this can ho averted hy car.yintf a ank account with
ux, and ii.-itiK your cheek hook fur reference beshles your
money ix in h nafe plate.
Han't I -'orieet to Make Vnur Income Tax Keturn
Itefore April 1
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Member Federal Iteservc System
La Grande National Bank
I. A OKANDE, OKKCON
THE SPIRIT OF HOME MAKING
IS ENCOURAGED AND FEATURED IN
THIS STORE
Jlnialiility. service, cuinfoi'tr ;irc as nincli a part
of 'Mir iiirii liamlisc as is tin spirit ul' iiitclliu'cnt
titioii a vital pai't'nl tmr salt
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;;iiarantfi
t'urci.'. Our
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cnvci's vour miliars.
Furniture Exchange
I ir anj Jerferson K. J. D0N0HUK Illack 1211
Best Prices Paid for Used Furniture
of Kdwnid E. Conley, deceased, has ; said court has set Monday the 25t!i
liled In the County Court of Union j day of March, MIS, at two o'clock,
County, Oregon, his final account in j p. m., at the county court loom in
the administration of the estate of i La Grande. Oregon, as the time and
Edward K. Conley, deceased, and ! place for the hearing of said ac
lso of the partneiship ' elate of I counts and ail objections thereto.
Conley and Garity, coiupo.-rd of j J. F. CONLEY,
said decedent and J. A. Garity and : 2-23 3-2,9, li, 23 Administrator.
PUBLIC SALE
THE HOTEL JENNINGS
DO VOl" want to save all you can to lmy W. S.
Stamps? If so, stop at the Jennintrs Hotel at
.Joseph, as it lias now changed hands and is a
fir.-4 class hotel. Wo are nmv c(iiiipod to solicit
your patronage. It is well heated, with no extra
charge.
HendUarters for Lake Wallowa Tourists and Commercial Men.
Auto Bus Meets All Trains: Autos for Hire.
Office, Joseph-Enterprise Auto Bus Line, Handling Passeneers
and Baggnfte
Five Miles North of La Grande, at Mount Glen
THURSDAY, MARCH 28TH
Commencing at 10 o'Clock, to the Highest Bidder,
the Following Property
1 Bay Mare, 12 years. '
1 Biack Mare, '6 years.
1 Colt Horse, 2 years.
1 Roan Cow, S years, soon fresh.
1 Heifer and Calf, 2 years.
1 Wagon, 3x9, almost new.
1 Set of Work Harness, good.
1 Walking Plow, 12-inch, new.
1 Two-section Iron Harrow, new.
Household Articles and Small Tools.
H. E. CANFIELD, Owner.
ED STRINGHAM, Auctioneer.
All under $10, cash. All over, six months at
8 per cent interest, bankable notes. 3 per cent for
Ccisn,