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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (March 29, 1918)
FiVfD.W. MAT,'IT 2D. 1918 TV.GE FOUR ).A OJtANIW OUSKRVKJ?, " " ' jor "iii;"i'Yii'c "nw in m-ii-tiauiiutuu I nic Ubscrvcri"1 irM' f'""""n"y lvl" IvlllKCI n III ill I'n sum in iHi'im An Independent Newspaper Published Daily und Weekly at La Grande, Oregon. La Grande Evening Observer Publishing Company. IlKUCE DENNIS, Publisher. Entered at the Postoffico at La Grande, Oregon, as Second-class Matter. Address All Communications to The Observer, 1710 Sixth Street. the Allied reserves are now In roadi-!' Alml" F.veuls nml Thine j . , , ,. , , , ,. i 'ieiuuul thai Affect llin Wcl. ! as In ako nn ho brunt of the! , . .. . " I GALL SMAD ness In luko up Iho brunt of Ihe conflict, and If the war continues much longer II will bo because (he knisor Ih licked but doesn't know It City Official Paper. County Official J'aper. ravening Telegraph Report of United fress Association. On Sale in Other Cities Oregon Hotel News Stand, Portland, Imperial News Stand, Portland. Multnomah Hotel News Stand, Purtland. (iOOD FRIDAY. flood Friday and Easter nro among Iho most Inleresllng periods of the year because of their re ligious significance. Tho wonder fully niyslerlous processes of na ture which bring renewed life and pleasant nurrnniidlngB after the chills and storms of winter are, outtddo of orthodoxlcul belief or adherence, appropriately typical of the "resurrection and tho life.'1 It would be boldness, Indeed, ' to spruce industries 9 Turn of Oregon anil Oreuunlniis. J Ily Uruee Dennis. It Is but full' to staid that those who supported Ihe "Six Per Cent Llutltulon" cuiisltiillonal amend ment at Iho, lust, election In Ore gon did so with the best of intent. Taxes were steadily rising, confi dence liuil been lot, or nearly so, In the legislatures of the state, and the people once given the oppor tunity to put a limit to increased taxes grasped that opportunity. No one had tho remotest then that a world war would ovcr-i lake us. . flut ft, bus, and now we i stand aghast and wonder what can be done to provide for military necessities in Oregon. At present! the Stale Council of Defense Bees the Hunger of our Shipbuilding und anil linows full TO USE LESS WHEAT FOOD The Food Administration makes tho following announcement: 1 WASHINGTON, March cn. If 1 wo ate to furnish the allies with thn nnU.n,,. .. ...i,.... 1,... ,.r thought (H )al :l .1 tl ....i . .. i)rr,...i ,.,'' now until the next harvest and : this Is a military necessity we must reduce our monthly enntyimp-! lion to 2 1 .000.0110 ljuhls a month; as against our normal consumption ! of about 4'i,0OI).linO in.t.' l, or r,() ' per cent of our nornuil eoniuimp-! DON'T TALK A careless remark drop ped on a struct corner may furnish a spy with valuable, information. .loin the Silence Campaign fop our country's sake. Don't talk. JUST IN! Easter Veilings The very newest novel ties in veils and veilings by tho yard will be found here. Get the right liir.:l fur your F.astcr outfit. The lust, shipment of our spring cunts arrived, today, making our stock .the largest and most complete in thootiy. .If you have not yet selected your how C'oat, do so todav or tomorow. " . Vou will see the newest fashion touchos-pockois, hell?, new collars and clever trimming. ' New colors, sam'niy, tren.-h, pnilu, Imftjin, hiigiir, clay, olive sage, infantry, yankee, mist grey and armee. SUBSCRIPTION KATES By Carrier Daily, per month fi.lc Daily, per three months $1.95 Dailv. tier six months in ndvnnen S;t.7S iii,n,, tn.,. n.i...,n.. 7 ri , ... , , .,, . iproviueti thut some uisusti r is sure ., -w ,T " ""'unit 7I..IU ( SOI I 1 1. 11. 1 1 jHIUK.'S Ol Jl O Ol I Oi, , ,, , I i . i, . Daily, nine le copy ; 5c I '"'low. Outsiile guards for hv Mall equally mysterious miracles of theilhone and oilier ludustriis should Daily, per year in advance ltumiug seasons. Whatever of i Provided by the stale and he Daily, per six months in advance $2.50 i tinder simet vision ol the governor. Daily, three months in advance. .$1.25 idotibi. or misgiving may be maul- t ull tllkl.;1 ,,,. lln, ,c,c. is,!,u ,luon Bakers' hivad. Such Daily, per month.......... 50c f(!st ni tl( . fmmvl. th0 tLitclbll-1 tn..- money und whore Is the n,linuvibm"i must '"' l'""ble, und there- it,, I..,,,.., r,.,.,! vrf, ..,, t;..v tore reijulrtis n Ir.airu' proportion -if Ity of the latter in its reviving In-1 ' . "" " V ". " M1'iwheat orotlucs it, L'l lv,,,l. tirii?.iiiH I 1 1 1 1 1 1 is iniiii wiiv nni - ... ! go iii (loot, during such nrerlntod. In lighter vein the clad- iroiu-v?" i in. weu-io-uu in iiur population The Saturday Evening Observer, by mail, per year in advance $1.50 Weekly Observer-Slur, by mail, per year in atlvance $1.50 P. to go into , mysteries t !?J! .rm ''Z a. ... ,,a t n in mm iiiui numi- niniinu i it, Ml I . , 5'-u the sptrltiial phases ol life or t lo ! f,,!,,,,,. f,iei,i,. f.. i'ases loaves for general ennsump- hliould tilin IP'"xlnm lely 1 1-2 p.uin.is of wneai products weekly pel , rs.m. Many of our consumers tire uepend- to the former, tho tuttglbll-1 tin? money ami where Is the money "Oriiciiii's ri'ritil Is L'noil uiliv nut flttences is understnndablo and ap-L,. , ,i,,,.i,, ,,,., ! baked in tho household. Our arniv and. navy reuulre a lull allowance. Hut . the answer conies back in tho form ol the Six Per Coal Uni- "My Count-v Ti of Th, 8wot Land of Liberty."' Al.lS WKI.L. Tho war repnttB cnntlnno favor able for (he sldo of the allies. The Dtlllsh forces und their American and French supporters will soon have tin) Hun hunllng his hole. There in no doubt of it. The little bit of gloom occasionally Injected in j the. dispatches during tho past week reflect some springtime is tinucrstood, 111 '"dilation ihe poet's season; the nurturing 1 adupti'it period of the tender affections and cannoi on the whole tho most joyful sea-1 son of the yenr. ' : 'return, 'for wo cannot fig?.' a war .the size of lilts ant! nol. have tlis- H ' aoit'U men wno uiuhl tx; property cared for. It Is iho state's duty to provide tor them. ' That riniuiies expense, yet under Iho Six Per Cent Tax Limilulluh constitutional amendment the statu machinery is can make greater sacrifices in the Editorial Comment The Rcrmnn both to rule Free Press. idea and seems ta be j ruin. Detroit ! Pence prupognnita hero is only another brand of poison-gas. Wall Street Journal, We'll say this for Hoover: He's ! conservatism thut Is not j killed off a lot of Incipllent cases of ; really felt by those who ure direct ly In the conflict. History will show, when all ta't.t come out that Ualg and his Indigestion. Detroit Free Press. Von Hurtling is putting It mildly; i powerless, The hmitrgenry hoard can . meet. and authorize different departments I of the statu to overdraw their al ' lowance but there is no powor to .obtain money with which to pay such debts. "!iiii,.n,.t,.,,i, i.w i'.,.. i " ls il "Hlox situation and , there is, as vu see it, but one reni !ctiy and that is lor the people to ' miss an Initiative meustiti? nineno- lliejwhon ho says the world ntetely is,n( ,10 six ,,t,nl Tax C())lslil,. Iirejiiuieoo iiKiu.i ""'"" tioimi uuiettdment for war time soldiers welcomed tho . hlg Gorman! ' emergency. Kit her authorizing a icoriain sunt to oe raised oy tnxa Deaf in out? var, he can hear his tion or a mil Inge tax be added V.ur- on- country calling; blind is utic eye, ' iim ilm war period, and that tax to he can see his duty, ami he will tin 'automatically cease with the elos llt. New York Morning Telegraph. I ing ol the war or Ihe year tullow- jlng. This fund can be placed in Tii,iv th itniu nut the vest t Ite hands of the Hoard of Control of ur would talk lens about. "Trust !"'' "ine other trusted agency lu ue In Ood." and consider the uuostinn expended tor war aid only. of his trust In us! Wall Street Journal. of!'. islve.. They were morn plensed tht.il illseouragert when the sbtught came. The lifstory of this, the greatest battle of tho world, will show Hint strategy an well as unflinching gallantry figured In turning the tide of the conflict. All the early retreats were In accord ance with prc-nrranged plans. Af ter It Is ull over it will he pluiu enough und will be all the more wonderful by reason of Its sim plicity. Tho enemy forceR hnvo been at least ns four to one, while the loss Inflicted has been in about the same ratio tho other way. It ls not a few centimeters of ground one way or tho other that counts. It Is the "punch" nml the "pep" and the advantages which'- enable a smaller force to by degrees wear larger ntiversnry amendment which was """'" i wneai in-mucis uuin ; by the people and wlileh '.ruu ,hu po"r- 1,1 11(1 'U. our pop-. bo changed' even bv the , """io" "' ,m? agricultural .lis- R til tO IOt?lHlUliry wm:i iiiu iiLiiur eel uiUM ;u v , Soon 'it' will be necessary to pro- ;"nuni,t, are more skilled in the vldo for our disabled hoys as they : PmnuMnm of Dreads from these ,ui,jmt rurt'itni iiiuii uit! (rnw(H;ti cny ami lndiHtnul pupnhttion.s. . With i niprovuil trniiHportal.ton ; 'coiidf tlonti wo now have available ei surpltia ot putntot. We ttlso have! in tho HpiHiK months a surplus of inilk, J'.nd we hnvn finipk' curn mid oata for human conrtUiuption. The drain on rye and bark'y us milmti-, tute.s han alnsady urouiiy xhaaf.h'd the supply ni' ilieno Aniinn. To ( tf'fcr. tho nc(Mlid savin;; of wiieul. we are wholly dopendent up on the voluntary as;dslnn.'! of the American people, and we ask that; the following ruler, rhafl he ul servt'd; 1. llijiihclioldeih to usi; not (o exceeit u total of 1 1-2 pounds per week of whrai produott. per pr !!on. ThI.s means not more than 1 l-4 pounds of Victory bread eon-, taininn the rorjiiired peiventapo of KUhstitutes and ou-halt p-Mind of cook inn flouv, macaroni, ci ackers, pahtry, pie, eitkoK, rt'hent hrei'.ldusi cereaU, ull combinod. ' 2. i'ublic eating places aud elubfi to otiserve '- two whnatkw. per week, Mimdny and Wed nesday, us at present, in addition CHAEMING SPRING SUITS Tlir assoi'tuiein nf now iSpriiifr Suits arc at their liest in tins stoi'f riyht nmv Tliis is .the heiylit ol' tln Siiriiiii' Seastm weiitliei' is I'ine and everytliin ciirries tlio fliiii-iu of Spriiis. ("'htiuse ytiur tiiitl'it iitiv f loin Exclusiva Models There is an abundant assortment undoubtedly, comprising every style you seek. Suits I'ur practical wear, others for the woman who prefers a "dressier" g.'-.rment for afternoon wear. Hut, whatever the style you'll find" the same excellent quality ami work manship, the same intelligent de signing, the same care of selection and alues that may not be known for ni'.iny seasons to conic. life m SILK DRESSES Street Drosses, Ihisimss .Dresses, "Drt sses t'or till oeeh siuns i showing Hint, takes jn all the latest modes for Sriii2f wear. Carefully' soleeled gai' nit iil that reflect artistic designing; ami superiui' tail urins'. DeautifuliiKtdelsofTaffe tii, Satin and (iem'ette Crepe also combinations of Satin and (ieorn'otto, effec tively triimued with buttons, braids and embroideries. ( 'all and see them. $17.50 to $60.00 NEW WHITE SHOES . Justin from IJoston, Mass.by ox press, a "White Kitl.liacc Hoot, l;onis heel. Trice $9.50 A White Canvas Lace Hoot, with military heel Price. $6.00. Also a White Canvas "1 and a Xubuek Leather Sport Iim it, with militavv heel and wini; lop :.. '. . Price $(5.00 Tan and lilack Lace Oxfords, Cuban heel, welt sole, winy tip Price $6.50. Patent and Kid 'Leather Pumps, medium, shaped Louis heels Prices $3.50 to $'8.00. . Grey and Champagne Spats $2.00 pr. Washington, with his early an nounced Inability to tell a lie, proh ably stands out In Berlin as the stt preltie typo of American inelflc iency. ChlciiKO Herald. AlK'woll and nood. let's proceed. ! thereto, nut to sen . i.. ..i.y one But. It is ditite a little job to in- j i "H lll(-al' '" t"!f 'e auKttrate an Initiative measure tind'l-''"B. "f nread...luris, macaroni, secure the rounlrod number, of jcrackurs. pasliy, pies, euken. wheat lookltiK curettilly to 1 "reaktusi cereae,, coniainiiiK a 10 th.. .i.ifiiiiwnt nml iit-;ial of more than two ounces of tcmllii!; to the many details neces sary. Who Ib KoitiK to do it? Can't signatures, legality of . lor (leoi'Ki1 Is trust it. to Ueorgi' busy. The oruani.ation or body of men In the state who will take the lime and trouble to put up such a mens- wheat Hour. No wheat products' to he .icrveil unless specially or dered. I'ublic oatins establisli ments not to buy more than .'is pounds of wheat products for each ninety meals served, thus conform-; inn with the limitations rotiuei-.lod . not more ithan i.ne-oighth ot a tiarrel of Hour PROCLAMATION TO A I.I. WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: NOTICE IS IHOIiEUY (IIVEN il,i,i in nnlor to hi. in hnrmoiiv with! urn nml then cotirlucl. a caiunalKn ! llf "le householders. o,., 4,.t ,.r t'i,MI'. i.i.ur nml fr:c. nu nuguui'n will hnvo ilonu the i 3. Ketallers to sell nil nui'iniKCtt of the United Slates Co- slnlu it meat Rood and will permit vernment, all clocks he set forward , our people to he alile to tin the jto any town customer at any one one hour, at two o'clock A.M. of Sun-lihinns they all want to do. Delay time and not. mote than ime-umir-day, March .'II, lill. it is hereby or-land neulect will put lite stale up iter of a barrel to any count cus- ,, tiered that all clocks belonirini! to or amilust a hard problem later. toiner at anj one iiiue, . ... .... 0,,t lllC!iintlei tho control of the City of I.a! The slate tax ill OreKon never lease to sell wheat products wtlh- The big, llihorlyiCr(m,e 0,.OKOn, be set forwar.l 01 e has been a very heavy tax. Ymirjont me sale of an equal weiKM. ol Riant h is come out Into the open In hour in time at 2:00 o clock A.M. of tux hnrden rests with counties, .oiner o n .us. March SI, 1II1H, and that from that Cities and most, or all the school i. " " tune until further chnnn'c is ordered, ' lux, which Includes the tax for our;ers to reduce the volume ol ictory all work and proceedings of the City holier Instltnlions such us the! bread sold by delivery of (he tlnec and iU departments, shall be irovint.. state unlversily and Oregon Aisrl-jnuni'tei' P""1"1 whero one cl aecordini! to' said time. Icnlttiral eolleso. iP"'""1 was sold before and co,- aii -:i:.. .i :.i ..r i .. i , i.i i... ,...,it i onniwn vnin- reshondliiK nronot'tions lu oilier denitllory way for a long while, but ,j,me re asked to conform to tri'sMnx receipt nud see Just how" the iwelalils. We aisoiaslt Inkers not flerniany's big military slick Is -riBulalion. Ilurae volume is spent. When once to increase Ihe aiiiuuul. of their Dated at I.a Grande, OreKon, thtyou do it IntoUiuontly you will bo vocal-limn puuiiun . iih ,1,,,' i,r Minvh mis I ,.,-iun,i 'ii tin, reasonable ninonnts i per cent of the averuse monthly I". I!. CUIMiKY. ! for state anil purely, county admin-1 amount, purchased in the , . ' City Manaire-. list ration of poverumeut. The In p. ' months prior tn .van it , . . ' 'J IV 1t,.KHMTti .... I- I.. tri,onil.i"s I 5. Man ufactu icrr. rresplcnt of the City of .n Crande! However one feels about the jl'ducls for nonlood ' .pjii i pom snotlio cease siu-ii . .im? ihiu.-i,?. (i. There is no limit upon 'the of other ceretils, flouts, and SOMETHING NEW FOR DYEING "HIT'' dyes any liirht fabric waists, shirts, gloves (silk). hosiery, silk' sweater:!, silk cur tains, ribbon?, etc. Washes and dyes in one operation Ma boiiinpr L will nut slain lian.ls or streak fa brics. Use in bathroom, it will not stain bowl. 10c A LI, COLORS the are tailored hats that arrived, today. See them on display tomorrow. Your last chance before Master. Wl'l TXVITE VOir TO OUR m i llin kk'v dkpapt ii;t. '. Paleoitv New Hart Schnffner & Marx Suits arriving; every day by express. Come in and see Ihe new models and inspect the fabrics. Nothing .but All Wool. HART, SCHAFFXER & MARX stand behind us, and we. stand behind the Clothes. We absolutely- guarantee them to jjive entire satisfaction. mass formation and the smaller an tagonist has itnt him in the snltir plexus. That's all tliero Is to II. The war may he prolonged In a broken., The mote they haiiR out flags In celebration . of falllnii (hrouah Bome., lines which the firlllshi never i'lit ended . to hu held an permanent defense nud the lunn- tite dislrihiitiuA trade.- f .in i- uillui; wheat to ri'lax such ivstric! 1011:5; until j Notice. then we ask for the necessary pa- There will bo ;i special moctinn tlenre, sacrifice, and cooperation of ; of La (irande Lodge No. 11., A. F. A. M. tomorrow, Saturday ' af ternoon at 2 : 1 5 p. nl. . f roiu . .: the purpose of attendine; ttur fmioral of our late brolher, .1. T. A'illiatnson. All Masons ured to be piesinit. tly order of the Master. : , ' A. C. WILLIAMS. Sccretarv. M-'P-l' A "HOME" There is more thought, more planniiic;, more hardships endured and more pleasure experi enced in the planning and building; of "the home," than nt any other one thinn in V.e. You can't own your home, unless you ike a cash payment. And if you tire like .rent many people, you can't make such a ; 7,. incut unless you have been savinjr ,van money regularly each week or month. The question is, have you? Don't Forget to Make Your Incotnf Tax Return Ilcfore April I Member Federal Kmrm it)iti lux I mutter, we ure up nuninst an Issue ) !.f Hie great importance and Hie; 0 i Six Per Cent Tax Limitation must j meals, coi n, barley, buckwheat, po- ,be amended before Oregon will feel Main 1 lour, eie. at freedom to meet tho war condi tions as a state of our size anil standing idiould meet them. poses, and are doinR so jn poiTorl .! health ami satisfaction. There i ; 1 i 110 reason why all of tho people who ate able La Grande National Bank I.A GRANDE. OUF.0.ON use Many thousand families tbrouab- j lout the land ate now , uPim: no ; wheal products whatever, except a ory small amount for cookini; pur- i NEW TODAY! WANTL'D Housekeeper two in family. Apply A. Adv. :l-2:i-2tp. farm; j M. C ' FOCXD-Service pin at Hex hall. I'aMy may obttitn same by calling at Oils nl'tlco. Adv. "J - 2 ! 1 - "J t . COIt SALL .'UK?.. SI ei.l?s, t'.ill rmei'ie:'.n to cook in their own households ran not sub sist perfectly well with Ihe use of less wheat products than 1 1-1 pounds 11 week, and we . specially ask the well-to-do households in the country to follow this hddition.il procram in order that we may pro vide the necessary maiTimil sup plies for those parts of (he com munity less able to adapt tiletn M'lvcs to so lar.se a proportion of substitutes. In onior that we shall be able to ... the wheat escorts that me juhsoliiti'ly demanded of us to iiialii itain the civil populations and sol : diets of the allies and our own ianuy we propose to supplement "'' :olunluiy cooperation or 'he public by a further limitation of distribu tion, and we shall place at once 10 : si i-iM t.ois on distribution, which Full bred llarrcd HoekU111 adjusted Trom time to time per seltltiK of 15:" secure as nearly equlinble dis- I!ed :tSi;:i.--Adv. itributlon as posslhle. A'llh the ar-:i-2't.t(. J rival of h u vi".t wr should b. a'd I i' , I' fefiM . hi preparedness u ppiMit itm. ! Must lo 1'! v niond; iwnM In nout Splendid rhuncc Tnr iul aniHMiUMit j t.':i!l in person and tnlk with nmn :amr Wi'sli'in Tnion Tel. Co. Adv ; V A NTK 1 l(isi(ion as huusi keeper, ; Call loom :tii, Savov hoI'M. - - Adv, i :i-::i-:u ! I.KAKN THE'TUt-TII AIIOUT I CC.KSK I S A3 We Are Lcarniti); the ; Truth About War. j Cet Acquainted With i fcr -SrjkW- i.u. -iijiuo &14.4. u. a va. oco. the Front I.acc Corset with the LN'TI I.O l(a,-k and Front Shield i There's a I.a Caml.le Style That s j Itcst For You. All the Latest Models Now on Hand Priced nt ?2.00 up. MILS. KOHT. I'ATTISON , Corset icre. Res. 1702 Oak Phone Ked .1221 The Pneumonia Season The cold, damp weather of March seems to be the most favorable for the pneumonia germ. Now is the time to be careful. ' Pneumonia often ret suits from a cold. Tho quicker :a cold is gotten rid of tho less the dnnffeil As soon as the first indications ot u cold appears talto Chamberlain's Coiurh -r.emedy. As to the. value l this preparation, ask ftnyone who hafi I tinea it.? auv. Is n :: Your wood is one, the simmier is hero, that " oil burner that you have longed for is ready: to install in your K'amro VliKV, TttAI L atwlj guarantee co'or your dollars. k . ,; Furniture Exchange Fir and Jefferson E. J. DONOHl'E Black 1241 Best Prices Paid for Used Furniture JHEHOTEL JENNINGS .0 VOIT want to save all von erm to lmv W S Slamps? If so, slop at (he Jennings Hotel at Joseph, ns ir has now chanced hands and is n first class hotel. AW are now equipped to solicit your patronage.. It is well heated, with no extra charge. Head.utartcrs for I.uV.o Wallowa Tourists and Commercial Mep. n. . Auto Hits Meets All Trains: Autos for Hire. Ofrico, Joscph-I'.ntei prise Auto Ihn Line, Handling Pnssencers nnd ISatrr-age
