FiVfD.W. MAT,'IT 2D. 1918
TV.GE FOUR
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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