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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 12, 1918)
JlWA.'IMSllO L'UIW'JIU VI -FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1918 j The Observer An lodcpendent Newspaper Published Daily and Weekly at La Grande, Oregon. V La Grande Evening Observer ' Publishing Company. BBUCE DENNIS. Publisher. Entered at the Postoff ice at La Grande, Oregon, as Second-class M.ter Address All Communications to The Observer, 1710 Sixth Street. City Official Paper. County Official rapcr. ( Evening Telegraph Report of United V T .a . r r ( ( ( i . i V : r i i A On Sale in Other CMtn Dcegon Hotel News Stand, Portland. ; imperial News island, Portland. Multnomah Hotel News Stand, Portland. .-' i : - and 'over-sensative . should : make a note of It. There Is ulways some leeway for criticism, especially wlion the critic Is blooding at ev ery pore, walling for the chance to have bis Buy. Thore was a bunch of critics pgulnst tho Man of Gnl- llleo becuase ho west into a field and shelled out some ' wheat on Sunday. . If that Great Character could not escape, it is no wonder that the union county, committeemen come in for their share from sonio source or other. .But It can bo set down that tho intention of the county or ganization Is to be fair to everyone SUBSCRIPTION RATES ' By Carrier "'rn"-:. Daily, per month ...... . v. . '. . . . .65c Daily, per three months.. .$1.95 Daily, per six months in advance $3.75 Daily, per year in advance. . . .$7.50 Daily, single copy , : . , 5 By Mall -7 , " Daily, per year in advance. .... .$5.00 Daily, per six months in advance $2.50 DaMy, three months in advance. .$1.25 Daily, per month 50c The Saturday Evening Observer, by mail, per year' in advance $1.50 Weekly Observer-Star, by mail, per year in advance ..$1.50 My Country Tii of The, Sweet Land of Llborty." " ' i' '- . ; . , WANT TO UK I'AIIl. Tho Union County Loan commit too has shown overy desire to meet i this county's loan drive without 1 working a hardship on anyone. In the letters sent out containing what was figured as the equitable. amount tho citizen should subscribe, there was a foot note explaining how the apportionment was made and also directing that If it was inequitable the committor would take the mat ter up for correction.., There was no intent at any tinio to make this bond drlvo a hardship on those un ablo to meet tho obligation. This loan had to bo raised "some . way. Secretary MeAdoo, In a tolo- ORHOON IN Tllli I.ICAI). The report comes' officially thai the state of Oregon Is the first one to report Its full quota of the Third Liberty Loan. This Is great news hut It is not more than was ex pected. ; Tho figures andi reports soemed to Indicate yesterday that the honor among tho states In the drlvo would full to, Oregon, and now this fact Is officially pro claimed. While well pleased with this dis tinguished achievement, there Is special gratification in knowing that the many young men this state has furnished, for war service will ho pleased , beyond measure with tlio record of' their ownstufo. It will' come to them hs. an assurance that they have left behind., them .not alone the good wishes and good will ot the folks at .home, hut by this same token they have the ready money support of their home state. That should be a great .satisfaction to those who are risking all they can risk on the issue of this great conflict. It Is u grand message to herald to the boys in the trenches and on the 'battle line, "Be of Good Cheer; Oregon Is With You." 'am. appearing .In the Observer to day, und presumably pluced since last night in tho hands of all tho county ohnlrmon in the United States shows how Imperative It Is for the govornmont to, have money to pro vide tho means of war and to main tain tho soldiora and their depend ents. It seems like the fact should bo sufficiently known without fur thor appeals, but the main fuct stands .out that the government must have money, ; It wouldn't ho "put over" In aj thousand years if the voluntary sub scrlptinns were depended upon. Ev erybody knows that. The plan that has boon followed out Is tho organi zation of a statu head and on the same linos a county organization became a Part or the state organiza tion. Mr. A. T. Hill Is the county THE CHALLENGE ACCEPTED (From President Wilson's Baltimore Speech.) Are we not justified in belicveing thnt they would do the same' things at their western front if they 'were not there face to face with armies whom oven their countless divisions cannot ovorcome? If, when they have felt their check to be final they should propose favorable and .equita ble terms with regard to Belgium and France and Italy, could they blamo us if we concluded that they did bo only j to assure themselves of a free hand! in Russia and the East? j Their purpose is undouhto'dly to mako all the Slavic peoples, all the free and ambitious nations of tin Baltic peninsula, all the lands that Turkey hns dominated and misruled. subjoct to their will and ambition and build upon thnt dominion nn empire of force upon which they fancy that they enn then erect an empire of gain and commercial supremacy an em pire as hostile to the Americas as lo tho Europe which it will overawe an empire which will ultimately mater Persia, India, and the peoples of the Far Eust. In such a programme our ideals, the idoals of justice and hu manity and liberty, the principlo of America and all who carp or dare to j stand with her must arm und prc-j pare themselves to contest tho mas tery of the World, a mastery in which the rights of common men, the rights of women, and of all who are weak, must for the time being be trodden under foot and disregarded,, and the old, age-long 'struggle for freedom and right begin again at its beginning Everything thnt America has lived for and loved and grown great to vin dicate and bring to a glorious reliza- tion will have fallen in utter ruin nnd the gates of mercy once more pi tilessly shut upon mankind! The thing is preposterous and im possible!"' find yet is nnt'that what the whole course'.and action of the Ger man armics hasimcant wherever thej have moved 1 .. I do not wish, even in this moment of utter disillusionment, to judge .harshly and unrighteously, I judge only what the German'' arms have accomplished with unpityim? thoroughness throughout 'every fair region they have touched:,. What, then are we to do? ' For my self, I am ready, ready still, ready even now, to discuss a fair and just and honest peace ut any time that it is sincerely proposed a peace in which the strong and the weak shall fare alike. But the unswer, when 1 proposed such a pence, came from the German commanders in Russia, und I cannot mistake the meaning of the answer. I accept the challangc. I know that you accept it. All the world shall know fhat you. accept it. It shall ap pearyjn';tne"Hitter sacrifice and sclf f orgetf ulncsV vrith vjjiich we shall give all. that we.l'bvc ahjl all that we have to tUem:ih'aworid and ,make it fit for'fhb? mbfnMike ojirselvcs to live in. This now is the meaning; 4ot all that we do. List everything that we say, my ' .fellow ' countrymen, 'everything that vc henceforth plan and accom plish; ring true to this response till tho majesty and might of our concert ed power shall fill the thought and utterly 'defeat those who flout and misprize what we honor and hold dear. Germany once more has said that force, and force alone, shall decide whether Right as America conceives it or Dominion as she conceives it shall determine the destinies of mankind. There is, therefore, but one response possible from us: Force, Force to the utmost, Force without stint or limit, the righteous nnd triumphant Force which shall make Right the law of the world, nnd cast every selfish dominion down in the dust. ' ' " " TEtTTON'- PRINCE 18 ' , JLELD'AS FOOD HOG 'SSSiSv'' ' v TOINCX SOWARTZENTjEMJ .Trince Schwartzenberg of Acs trla 'Is under arrest for food hoarding.' His arrest folloi'' 'complaint 1 by Vienna SoclaUSiU that there had been delivered at bis home In 6ne week:1. 4000 eggs,'. 200 pounds ot drippings. 1 100 pounds of other fat ,30 bags of potatoes.. , 6 sacks of floiir. . 6 sacks of green bean ,18. sacks of .wheat. AX JODITOlilAi, ENOOItSK.MU.Vr Independence Monitor TcIIh , Why ,. SUmficId Should lie .Senator. . t'M'liE SAM'S TAHLOII) TALKERS chairman for this county and lie has the freo self-determination 4 selected his assistants. The commit- tions upon which all the modern . Im In wiiritiiiB uiiiiimiI nnv Sn world insists, can piny no part. They i when anyone begins to find fault with tho rouiuilttee and to presume that these men are assuming too lunch authority to (ell people about subscribing, it must bo remembered thnt they are legally organized as a necessary measure for tho proso- cntton of the war. Tho thin-skinned 1 - .- : - : are rejected for tho ideals of power, for the principle that the strong musi rule the weak, that trade must fol low tho flag, whether those to whom it is taken welcome it or not, that th" peoples uf the world are to be subject to. the patronage and overlord ship of those who have the pjwer to enforce it. That programme onco carried out, Your Evening of Life Did you ever stop to think how you will spend tho evening of your life? " What is a more deplorable sight than an nged person struggling for a lucre existence; battling against great odds, fighting the cold Icy blasts of winter, und the scorch ing rays of the summer sun; with a worn out, broken down constitution. STOP AM) THINK IT OVER Think how you and your loved ones will spend the even ing of your life. There is one sure way to avoid being one of the vast army of unkempt, in your declining years, and you can do this too; Start a bank account today, nnd add to it little by little, and you will not be on the mercy of the public in your declining years. Why not commence today? ' lly licit .Moses. History Is mado lu a hurry, but the writing of history is drawn out through tho weary years.. When this war Is. over, tho first historians will talk of gennrnlB and admirals); of liquid flic ttlid VpotBon- ous-gnses; or 'timchiytf that' shoot 10 miles and of guns that mow men down like ripe wheat before a hur ricane; of tho doings of armies and navies; of submarines and aero planes nnd tanks. And after a whlio the real hlstor 'ans will come to Bee that language hud as much to do with victory as load and ntool; that words are as powerful as ordnance; that tho men who helped "the government with their heads and tongues share the glory in equal degree with tho men who pulled triggers u.d aimed field pieces. "The pen is mightier than the sword," but tho spoken word is mightier than either. No history of this world war will ho. complete unless roll chapters arc devoted to the Four Minute Men. You go Into a movie theatre, and liotwecn the reels a man conies upon the stage and talks in a rapid-fire of words Cor four minutes. lie hows, walks from the stage, and tho show goes on. l'bn man Is a direct spokesman made 'for the United States government. The message he delivers conies direct I'rom : Washington and the words he utters are1' words the administration at the capitol wants the great American public to lie- jcomo familiar with, I Ho Is a small cogwheel In a (f5! grout machine thnt turns nnd moves with the precision nl a bank pre jsenllng n sight draft. Throughout the state thousands of men like him are doing precisely what he is doing. Their talks are all inspired and they get their cues from bulletins, Issued byvUio, division of the Four Minute Men Committee on I'uhlic j Information. v At frequent Intervals the topics upon which they talk arc changed, and these chances are uniform from I the grout. Atlantic to tile sun greater l'acrflc. '( J Thus do the desires, the hopes. I the alms, the asp;rniIons, am; tho , , accompllslihunits nr the administra tion reach every corner of the land simultaneously. ' .The Independence, ; Polk county, Monitor, in an editorial snys:-"-. ; iln thl3 fssuo of the Monitor ap pears the announcement of Hon. Robert X. Stanfleld us a candidate for United States senator at the Re publican primaries. The Monitor following Its custom, of speaking editorially of those whose aanounce menls have appeared in this papor, this week -will tell you of Mr. Stan field, ana why tTie Twonitor is sup porting him for this position. The editor . ofj ' this paper has known Robert Stahfield for a num ber of years and has been bo ac quainted that he knows him as a man among men, and as a success ful, honest and conscientious busi ness man. His Interests are In part carried on In the same county, and the same section ' of tht country from which the editor of tills paper came, and he knows tho men work ing for Mr. Stanfleld, knows the treatment, he gives his men, knows how these men are supporting him and believe in lilm. So the Monitor Bargains in Low Shoes y MEN AND WOMEN. ' ''''' ' lu offering these unusual bargains tcthe pulilie we -are making room iu our ! stock for the newer low shoes. Thcscshoes we offer aro all the left overs" J from last season the styles are gootland the quality is excellent compared with i shoes you pay $6.00 and $7.(10 fortoday. . . . ' ''; We invite vour inspection of theseat any time, in our Ladies' and Men's .4 shoedepartments. ' ' & LADIES OXFORDS : AND PUMPS , ;', 5 Suitable for wear 'u ",t round the house or on , . . the street. All arc ; 'Pingree make; shoes 'L k !; highest quality. If jv, can fit -you, you ' 'will save money. 1 4 We must -clear , . ' these out in order to ' stock , our new ship-1 incuts. ' Prices $2.35, $2.65, .'! $2.95, $3.00 MEN'S OXFORDS Tan, ln'04nd black in lacjirjiut ton Ei'iglis)'' tjVie dtum aud 'ifraiight lasts. Thesefiiire J.E. TiltShocsand 'of the best quality' obtainable. ' You' can't help' getting your 'money-' worth "out '.' '' of thorn. Come in and see them. Your Choice $2.90 ! ffffPEWaTaB355S endre'VlipJiplfsWool to the goverfri' ment at the.' tiien -prevailing priced and that offer :is still open. He as largely responsible for making aljfe city of Portland the second largest grease wool market in the United States,- making the manufacturers come to Oregon for wool, cutting out the middleman's profit, im proving the market, benefitting tho whole of this state. ' He has started many young men In business, and the editor is ac quainted with several who have made themselves through the as sistance of Mr. Stanfleld. Mr. Stanfleld is favorable to la boring men, has always had the united support or laboring men wherever he was engaged In busi ness. He favors the eight hour day in Industries und Is a strong sup porter of the government in the war, giving freely of his money, his advice and his tlmo to all measures and drives that have been made. .The United States senate Is abort of business men, and is to a great extent ruled and controlled by law yers and professional men. What needed In these times aro some good, able, honest business men who can help In this emergency, nnd you will agree with mo that In a time when the nation's every ' Final . Account. ' -:';'' rr- - IN THE MATTflR OF THE ES T4TE OF IS.iC SHAFER, DE CEASED. ; ' Notice is by this given that tho undesigned executrix of tho estate or Isaac Shafer, 'deceased, has filed her final account In the Countyl Court of tho Stato of Oregon for j Executrix of tho Estate of Isaac Union County, and said court hasi Shafer, deceased. set May 13th at 2 p. m. at the I Apr. 10-17-24; May 1-8. County Court room In La Grande,' Union County,' Oregon, as the time and place to. hear objections to, and for 'the consideration of, said' final account; all interested parties may attend. -. ,.' . .- ", ' Date of first publication. April 11, 11118. - ' ' EMMA J. SHAFER, i feels that It c;ip conscientiously speak to tho people of this county, leffort is to make of this war matter who do not, know him, and who a-. sc(.eB8ui business, It' 1s a tunc should be infonnetti respecting tneW,en president Wilson . needs " the !, diffei'enUj'inen, w.hft " candidates !nflvice and assistance , or menwho ,; for the different positions at thenav0 mado a success of business I coming primaries. ' undertakings on a large scale. Such born in U ma ts Mr. Stanfield was tllla county, Oregon, and at the alio of 19 his father died and bis mother was left with a family of 11 children, and it . foil to the lot of R. X. Stanfield to, In a great measuro, "support and care for this large family. He worked hard, farming, plowing and riding the range, and has built up tho business in which he is now cn- a man Is Robert N. Stanfield, and years ago,f01. t,ja i.ealfon alone we would state that he deserves the earnest consideration of every voter of this county. . IilO.Nt'H MYIXO COST CP. WASHINGTON, April 12. IBy.J United Press. j Cost of living andii gaged from the ground floor, put- wages ave r8Cn fully 50 per cent ting In some 20 years of energy Franco since tile war, according I and labor, without rest or vacation. to ti,c La Depeche, received hero!' Ho earned every dollar he has, and today. " J lid not, like most men of wealtli The workman's standard of living i I Mr. Grain Farmer: Are you prepared to handle your grain in bulk? Do not wait until Spring and Summer when you are buried with work and worried with labor shortage, but build your graneries now. You can buy the lumber and roofing paper for a first-class 1000 bushel portable granary for $54.68 and it will last for years. Sucks for the same amount of grain will cost you $125.00 and this would be a dead loss against this year's crop. A granary of this size can be moved anywhere and can be filled directly from tho thresher, doing away with high priced labor handling and sewing sacks. The boys in the trenches need the sacks for sand bags for the protection of their very lives and perhaps your boy is among them. Spend your .money in your own valley by buying lumber manufactured, at honier-",' When you buy sacks part of the money goes to k India, 'f " i 'y . " BUILli.TOUR GRANARIES NpW . Be prepared by' building them before the farming season Opens dp. Be 'sure to get good lumber, well seasoned, as low grade lumber will give you trouble in a few seasons. Don't Use green lumber. Save money keep what you spend at home pvevent loss and damage from exposure to weather leave the sacks for our boys in the t ncl.es; help win the war by building gianaries now. Portable granaries of this type are universally used in other sections. One trip with a good team will haul the ma terial for ono granary. For particulars as well as prices on Union County lumber for all farm purposes, see The George Palmer Lumber Co. LA GRANDE, OREGON and power, inherit his wealth. In 1 !H 2 Mr. Stanfleld was largest individual sheep owner tho United States, and when war was declared he offered is bettoiv his wages are better and "le he is spending money more freely. 'n As a result, claims tho paper, they 'le are forcing up prices against them ,'8 selves and tho nation in general. Member Krdcrnl Resere System La Grande National Bank LA GRANDE, OREGON PINCER" HjAN' USEDl B Y THUNS.' , CAMBBAIQ mi , All litis 3 DEFENSE, o ' By Faying Cash and Carry. Your Groceries, l'niv Mountain Hoiiev 15c, 20c. and 24c. a comb ru' ' This map shows the "plncer" plan which military observer! ' nay was the a'.ru of the Germans In their new offensive on the west front. This "plncer" plnn consists of two strong attacks, some distance apart, which aftor progressing so far turn toward each othor. compelling the enemy's center to fall back or face capture. The two strongest drives of the Germans have been In the neighbor hood of Peronne and Hapnume. But the British so tar uave.tntt this "plncer" plan by falling back as necessary. Macaroni, Golden Agcri 9c Macaioni.40 o;:. 'pkg, 3:1c Macaroni, 7 lb. box 70c Macaroni, in bulk, per lb 12c Irish Mackerel, 2 for... 25c Onion Sets, per quart. 1 15c Timothy Seed, per lb 10c Cereo 22c Navy Beans 14c IJnyo Beans 11c Red. Mex. Beans 14c Rice, per lb 10c. and 11c Hillvillo 39c Whole Wheat Crackers . . 23c Snidcr's Catsup ....... 23c Fancy Grape Fruit, 3 for 25c OIL BURNERS Do Villi Sleep Well? To be at his best n man must have sound. refreshing shvp. I When wakeful nnd restless at tilgit lie Is In no condition for work or 'businits during the (lay. Wakeful ness Is often caused by indigestion J! and ronstipatlnn, and is quickly i I I ilieved by Chnnibci Iain's Table;.-. J how much better you feel with ,elir .nljM, rfdod- digestion.--."! ! Adv. ' " I Your wood is roup, the summer is here, that . oil Imriii'i' that you have longed for is ready to install in your Range FR KM TRAIL and guarantee cover your dollars. Furniture Exchange I"ir and Jefferson E. J. DONOHUE . Black 1211 Best Prices Paid for Used Furniture Scrut.-h Kood, i lbs.. .. Grit 10 ll;s Ciam Shell, in lbs Oyster Shell, 10 lbs.. .. 25c 23c 25c & 23c 9 25c S lbs 25c - CHICKEN FOOD Ground Bone. G lbs. Chick Food, -libs. . . Kggs Kood, 4 lbs. .. Screenings, A t nil line of Siil.isiitus for Flour; use them with our Flour if vim can. UG'S MODERN GROCERY CALL MAIN 35 1
