I'ALiL iUUJ.i
SATlHtlUY, aPRIL 13, 1918
The Observer
An Independent Newspaper
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. Published Daily and Weekly at
La Grande, Oregon.
La Grande Evening Observer
Publishing Company.
BRUCE DENNIS, Publisher.
. Bntered at the Postof f ico at
La Grande, Oregon, ts Second-class
Mutter. '.
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The Observer, 1710 Sixth Street.
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paper. ;- -
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to ascertain .the number of boys of
the above ' specified ages In Ore
gon, whether he Is now worklug
or expects to work this summer.
No boy Is to bo sent out to a
place where he does not want to
work nor taken from a place where
he la already employed.
The movement is not In the na
ture of a draft registration, but de
tails aro to be arranged where boys
may be sent out singly or la groups
to help with Turin work at this time
when the farm " man-power is so
scarce.
All agencies co-operating for the
success of the war should assist In
listing the available boys during
tho boy registration week.
, "My Csuntry TIs of Thoe, 8wwt Land
' of Liberty."
11KPOKTS AUK I AVOliAIU.fc;. .
.This ''war of attrition," the pro-
THK VltlMli OIWHCT.
, From the speeches he Is making
It would be almost a toss-up to tell
whether Will H. Hayes, chairman
of the Republican National commit'
tee, is on the coast tour as a parti
san reDresentatlve or whether he
Ib In the sft-vlce of 'the government.
to help win the war.' The latter ob
jective Is given the greater prom
luence In the most of his . public
utterances, and io that ' extent the
mind and heart of the country Is
entirely, with hlin. - One of Lis re-
marks is typical. ' He nays: "Our
only real business now Is to 'win
the war and ' everything-; else ' is
chores." ;. .!,-
If that same sentiment could be
imparted .to the minds and li vrt. of
ery or" government, has followed jnl""""""""""""""""""
the footsteps of the wicked nvivate ca-; ' BOOktDOPftl 1
pitalists und are refusing to loan mo- , '''""" '
ncy to North Dakota farmers from the I . , , ,
Federal Fafm Loan Bank, and up-to-i' What would you give for a col-
date, no government has found it; lege education? 1 '
practicable to take the' advice of the I College life; cannot be enjoyed
cranks who believe that nil money is.Janywhero but ion the campus, but
is a printed piece of paper signed byjoihor insti'.utioiss can bring you the
the government treasurer. i educational advantages of the uti
While the farmers of North Dakota jve'rsitv. Tho public libraries of big
are inus lrying in cneir own mi oc- cltloa lileo Portland or Seattle are
cause, of following off after TownIey universities of ; the people They
and his gang of professional political i B,e enpnorted by the, people and
reformers and were able to borrow if reo to all citizen?. The. La Ornndc
small sums of. money from the state jpubllc library will buy or borrow
with which to buy seed they found j the technical books you need to
themselves unable to borrow any of carry on your studies, , "
the larger sums needed to buy farms, if you aro reading for pleasure or
stock or renew mortgages. Ho broaden your knowledge of books
This contingency was apparently not and life, there are no better reading
taken into account by the framers of jrourses than those published by the
the measure, and. when the ituutioh jfedcral bureau of education, home
developed, uppeuls were made to the education division The lists are on
all the people as strongly as it Is
cess of slowly but surely grinding evidenced by the Republican pa
the hosts of Imperialism down into ,ionat committeeman, the conflict
.'the dust, Is progressing as favorably
as could bo expected, If not nlorb so.
While tho enemy's objectives and
other speculative mutters are noth
ing .more than conjecture,, the Brit-
would come to ah end a lot sooner
That should bo .the business o;
everyone. vWe are now in; the war
up to our necks, and it Is not the
time'' for pacifism, pessimism pr any
Ish field marshal a reports show that 'other whys v.n.l whcieioros. bit to
the onslaughts of Hindcnburg' are, ;make t,e saue conclusive at the
In tho main, being hohli-back by earliost possible date. '-The sooner
the British, and that is the JirniyL done ti,e iCBg expense, and
that the past few' days has had to.'-j,. 0f far grcator importance
stand. the main brunt of the advanc
ing horde '-'
Halg's'. reports are. coining to be
more and more looked upon as the
, correct. .s!luaiioii,..ccgjudlQs1.oJ?oWJlt
the enemy may 'do -or--plrni toul,
Today he says that tho enemy is
practically at bay and this certainly
means, a; lot. . There is. not. the
slightest doubt that., the
chapter of the
tended to 'ovefcomothe British re
sistance. . Thai apparently has
failed. "... .
The drlvo against .Amiens failed
and the projected plunge nearer the
coast seems also to bo about up to
. the limit. ,' ,
Tho. 'losses inflicted against the
, attacking armies is but further evi
dence of tho processes by which the
with , much less loss "of Ifte. :
There is not a patriotic partison
of any denomination who cannot ac
cord to the fullest extent with what
Mr.' Hayes claims Is our "real bus-
.
iiness," and will continue to be until
the war Is woo.
second
oitf . ui ive was in-
' A CURSE TO THE STATE.
"':' (Corvallis Gazette-Times.)
There are no exceptions to the, rule
that all political fanatics arc either
suffering from a -flat wheel, or else'
expect some political oil ice or remun
eration for their advocacy Of nut ideas.
The latest proof of their inability
ever to conceive of constructive, legis
lation Is evidenced ,by the Nonpartisan
party fiasco in North Dukota. .',' .
In their malicious, Socialisticofforts
to take a whack of private capital
passed an ill-eonsiderei'., undigested
bill providing for state money to be
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war Is to ultimately end, and that " a"' v
and made a provision mac me .mort
gage on tho land should take precc
wl!! be when the Imperial armies
are by cWroes wiped off the. face
of the ennh.
dence over ANY OTHER MORTGAGE
A schoolboy with average intelli
gence would have known Iwttor than
ftiut aiifl iwrknni thnnn mnntn did. hut
; UOYH ; FH l-AKM WOKK. jt Kave ' 0pport'unily t0 BWttt
The farm In a flno place for lr)' i blindly at an imaginary money power
who arc -inclined to work and a and they swatted.
might;- poor place lor all concerned j As a result, thtfy are in a heckuva
for the other kind. . ,l,,x- 'nB "r'"' "av"- "'"--
. tal, which hns no desire for com.wa
; . ,, t: 'ery laws, will not loan money to
IK, in Oregon lor me purpose or Nurth i)kota farmers
ascertaining the boy power between j In the second place.- the United
the ages of 1 ncd Z in this state, j States government, which also has
Aprll j some hesitancy about having its pro
perty coniiscaicu even in xnu uhusk hi
fllo at the library, but if you wls
to receive credit for the reading,
enroll vith the Bureau of Education
at Washington. The courses are as
follows:
1. The great literary Olblys. -
2. .Masterpieces of the world's lit
erature. , !,: ''. "
' 2. Reading course "for parents.
A. MlriccUaneoiiH reading for -boys.
p. MlBCelh'.neous rcaillng for girls.
' G. Thirty books of great fiction.
i7. Auiericaji llteratu.rc,.,, ' .,
. History. ; ;.; : ,(- - -: ; -.
The librarian has . niobt of the
hooks on the lists and will obtain
fine others on request. . .. ',
Federal land bank and to the Farm
Loan Board at Washington for some
ruling that would afford relief. Whifc
the situation was not of the Farm
Loan Board's creation, the board de
and safely be done to solve the prob-sirc-s
to do anything that can legally
lem and increase the wheat acreage.
North Dakota officials have been i:i
conference with the Far Loan Board
in-Washington ifir some days, and
Gov. Krazicr of that State wired nr.
appeiil to Secretary McAcJoo, as chairman-
of the Farm ioan Board. The
Secretary summarized the situation
and the boiyd's position in the follow
ing telegram to Gov. Frnzier:
. "Am Jn receipt of your telegram as
Well as telegram froitt farmers? ftanj"! '' ,
kers. and organizations in your State.! MnL-nlnn i-riilpn win hp in'tei-
As you 'know, the Federal fnrid"bnnk3 C5tcd In the Boston Transcript's list
are required by act ol Congress to 0f the "Best Short Stories of 1917i"
lend money'on first mortgages only. Selected by Edward J. O'Brien.
The enactment of your seed mid feed
law with the unusual provision that
loans, made thereunder should have
priority of Ije.n over mortgages pre
viously recorded, raises serious ques
tions, both of law amPof the securi-.y
of loans ;m.ivde , by th.5 Federal land
bank under ,the act of Congress. 1
have referred the question to the At
torney General of the United States
for his opinion. If he should hold that
your Beed and feed law is a prior lien
to farm mortgages made to' Federal
loan banks.' then it will not be possi
ble for the Federal land bank to lend
ou mortgages in North Dakota. 'Your
only 'remedy, in that case Will, be to
make the feed and seed law. liens, sub
ordinate to' the liens of farm mortga
ges to Federal land banks. As soon
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Bargains in Low Shoes
' ". - MEN AND WOMEN. '
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In ulfei'iiig these unusual bargains tt the publi .we ave making room hi our
stock for the newer low shoes. Theseshoes we ol'f'er aro all the "left overs."
from last season the styles are goodand the quality is excellent. compared .
witli i shoes you pay .$6.00 and $7.00 fortoday. : , ' :
We invite your insjiection of.theseat any liiile, in our Ladies' and Men's
shot-departments. . , " ' . .,
LADIES OXFORDS .
AND PUMPS ; '
Suitable for wear a" -round
he house or on
the street. All' are
Pingree make; shoes
of highest quality. If
-we can fit , you, you
will save money. -
We V must clear
these out in order., tpV
stock our new ship-:
iiients. V . ''. ."
Prices $2.35, $2.65,
$2.95, $3.00
MEN'S
: OXFORDS
Tail, .brown 'and
black in lace or but-.
, toil J2iil ish, 'ind:
dium and straight ,
lasts. -, 'These fire
J.E. TiltShoesaud"
of the best quality
obtainable.
. You can't help getting your nioney ..worth out
ofthoiu. Come in and see them. ' . , ; t,
V - Your Choice $2.90 . ,
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Movie funs will find a list of the
most notable new picture plays, in
"Current Opinion" each month. "
"Sow Fiction During ihe War."
Cornelia Marvin, writing in Public tiking care of them or a short time.
fixed, so that, it was put to work at'
once. . . , c. !' , , i- A
, Joe GowmaA has purchased a imw
auto. No, we mean-a Ford and nt
an auto. . He hv having all kinds of
fun and grief in learning to run it.
Mrs. J. E. Gilkinson, who has been
suffering from an attack of rheuma
tism, is reported to Be some better and'
will soon be out again. ;
Mumps have been visiting the Wolf
Creek school on and off for some time
and some of the pupils are . at home
iV
:Farmer:
be
the
"The opportun-
Librarles, says this should
librarian's slogan.
ity has come to. prove to people
that the library will; help In the
serious business of life. The de
mands on funds for books on Oech-
Mr. and Mrs. Crate Mann were busi
ness visitors in town on Wednesday.
Libetty bonds are the one conversa
tional topic which is in common use
these days. This place came the
front .with a, rush as is 'always the
case -vhere -funds are needed in anyji
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nlcal subjects, which fit young men
for public service, are greater iha.i Aood cause
ever beibre In the history or - 11-1 r.rnest Simonis is building a new
braries. The ordinary library can- j house on Msifonch on Welf Creek,
not, m .'t these demands and con-j Mrs. Jane Riggs visit ij in Pik.ir
tiiiiie to supply the latest book 'of j vith ftierds last week. .- ' ,.
as the Attb'rne''Gcneral of the United i moving-picture fiction'.' There' are',' The North Powder News has moved
States ncT?R!'hi3T0mnit'n;I,,vfi);coin-'
municute it to you. Will you please
let the people of North Dakota know
that the officers of the Federal land
bank of St. F-aul and my colleagues of
the Farm Jpun - Bqard and . mj'sclf
deeply, sympathise with the people cf
North Dakotii"ln the predicament in
ulready . on the :shclvej'"of evrei7'jinto'3.r.eH( home ,Mra.,Jlass, the prof!
library,, stocks of the world's ' best jgrcss ive editoc of that paper r?.ted n '
fiction. It is not necessary to cease j larger -building, so. as to have .uioreji
the .uso of tho library f or recrea-1 roo-n. .She has purchased more ma-
tlonal purposes. Let the fiction fchhiery in the shape of a press and '
readers turn to the older books,. j other material and will give more. i me
"It l, of course, possible that 1 to getting out a-larger paper. Mrs. !i
omn npw work of fiction will be i -SS is "Mnc a fine little nanci ,rh.-. !
which they fioA.tliei)iselves,beiuu4 pf '"contribution to literature, and it i her rat'rprs i'nd ii;iepds' wish . Use -ev-. I J
the prior lien given under the seed and js.hoiild be understood that libraries i ery success in her venture of cnlarg- ,
feed law, and that we are sincerely de; will buy these books of fiction !ing her headquarters. . -i
sirous of doing everything in our -which arc, inspirational and really i John Gilkinson, Jr. who enlisted in,.
power to relievo them. - It is impossi-'great but with all the sacrifice that the cavalry a short time ago, has left J
ble. however, for the Farm Loan Board is being made throughout the coun-;or Columbus, New Mexico. He re
ports that he is a member of 'he 12th
Regiment.
George Simpson, who used to be. in
the mining business is now in tho go
vernment employ in Fort Rsecunies,
Oil., He says that the weather is de
lightful' nd that he likes his mock
very much.
Mrs. Will Mills, who livei on thc
Powdc-r river on a large ram h, is able
'.o be about again after bein.? thrown j
from a buggy in which she sustained
severe injuries. ' .'
Mr. Lnnso has opened a repair s.in
for; nutos in the Lane Goff building.
Chas. Hutchinson had the misfor
tune to let his Cole Eight freeze up in
or the Farm loan banks or myself to try,' It certainly .would be unbecom-
lo anything in this connection if thpling and unwise for librarians to
Attorney General of the United Slates 'continue to spend money for. light
sboufd hold that tho lien of the -seed fiction. People are asked to do
and feed law is paramount to, that'of
farm mortgages to Federal land
banks." ' -
V "T)i w- (;- McAOOO.
"Wonim IlfnVi-r Than Men.
Women often do their dully tasks !
without sugar, to do without wheat,
to nuiko great personal sacrifices In
every possible Waj for our people
and for the starving people of Eur
ope. Cati it be possible that libra
ries In this, emergency will continue
to supply new fiction . Just the
same us before?
It was something
Ih' we
The enrollniont week Is from
16 to 21, inclusive. , The object is
experimental reform with the murhin-
Your Evening of Life
Did you ever stop to think how you will spend tho
evening of your life
What is n more deplorable sight than an aged person
struggling for a mere existence; battling against great
ijdds, lighting the cold icy blasts of winter, and the scorch
ing rays of the summer sun; with a worn out, broken
down constitution. ,
STOP ASI) THINK IT OVEt
Think how you and your loved ones will spend the even
ing of your life. There is one sure way to avoid being
one uf tHu va.it army of unkempt, in your declining years,
and you can do this too: Start a bank account today, and
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?
Member Federal Reserve System
La Grande National Bank
LA GRANDE, OREGON '
ferine- n,.m ,,n,l ,,, M,l ,,i,t " a crime io uo il oeioie
nut a mnn In bed. Hnwevor mnrii-never nao mo courage to una awn
of women's suffering can be'allovlthe confirmed fiction reade". Wili
atcd. Uiukuche. sore muscles, stiff not the war-time demands give tis
IftlntS. Vhi'lim.i Mr tinlita iHvlnAci -lito '
nd like symptoms are caused ljy -k,.w and popular waiibook3 added i"16 recent cold spell, and- burst some
disordered kidneys and blnddcriSn'Wiihrirv this w4k'are'. of the cylinders. Several oilier cirs
f ' . ' ' - -'-;' ' ' : '- ' . ':.:: i
Are you prepared to hnndlo your grain in bulk"- ' Do, not .
wait until Spring and Summer when you are buried with work
, and worried with labor Bhortpge, but build your graneries now.
You can buy the Ijinlitl-and roofing paper for a first-class
1000 bushel portable granary for. $54.58 and it will last -for..,
years. Sncks,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 si?.o,oan be moved anywhere and can be ,
filled directly from the 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 iAry lives and perhaps your boy is
among them. ' ...
' Spend your, money in your own valley by buying: lumber
manufactured ,at home. When you buy sacks part of the
money,, goes 'to India, ,' ,,'j. ' .." , . : -.,
' BUILD YOUR GRANARIES NOW i '' '-i
Be prepared by building-them before the farming' season "
opens up. Be sure to get od lumber, well, seasoned, as low
grade lumber will give you trouble fn a few seasons. Don't
Use green lumber. , . v . t . ,
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. j Savo. moneseep .what ybu spend ati home-pi'cvent loss '
and damage frorircxposuro-to-wcathpr teive the sacks for ouPr,.
boys in the t-icKcs; help win the war by building gianarica now.
PorL-ible granaries .of. this type are universally used in .
other sections. One trip vyith a good team will, haul the ma- "'
tcrial for one granary. For particulars ai well as prices on
Union County iumbcr for nil, farm purposes, see '
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The George Palmer Lumber Co.
LA GRANDE OREGON '
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- Wlien in Portland vou will find Tho Observer on sale at
die Oregon Hotel news-Rttuid and Imperial Hotel. .
L g!-J?.-UU ;. i',. i i ill p-w
New MiSIinerv
:;; jJisplay'.-; - - j
f.. fi.1.,,.. t .r . . ..... 1 a
.I m. i nun. u.iim, .uiiiiisuiiua), inu. -j,A student
writes: "I doctored several months ,, ,
without relief, w hen I commenced i
using Foley Kidney Pills, and got,'
relief. Light not lies cured inc.".; 0,11
Safe, harmless; oiiirk results. Sold !
everywhere. Adv; . i . . i ' ,'i r ;. . . . ..
inam at iwtn rowaer
In Arm.!," by Donald
My Home In the Field of Hon-
by Wilson lliijid,: ...
. Stolen.
Two automobile tires are In' the i
cu.stodv of t,ho police and the own- rjoxps
era may recover same- uy satl;r:ic--
tory proof. Apply t4 chief of police !
s Adv. 4-1-tf. I
FINE FOR RHEUMATISM!
Were frozen up but were not damaged
badly as Mr. Hutchinsou's car.
, Jliss Lenore Hughey has taken the
f !?ce in the Forss'.rom store, l-fi va
cant by Miss Lottie Olson. Miss Lot
tep is planning on staying in Scuttle
lames Hooper who lives in tho S.'.n- j
liyslo-.e ranch, has purches ,1 a new i
sot of harness as he is putting in a
!a'-ge crop and works several horses.
He wi'I plant a large acreugo to when
Harry Ross theson of Mrs. Ross the
editor of the North Powder News, who ,
has been in Portland bikini- treatment '
EKS I'liKP.VHE TOR LARGE ;for his health; returned a lew days I
ACREAGE COW DHOWXE1) lNjago. He is much improved. '
I It It I (; A 1 1 xt; DITCH. I o
HOJIK TO VISIT .MltS. GRAXDV
Helps Crop Outlook
AT NOHTII I'OW'OER
WENT WITH Rl'SH FAKM-
Save on Hats and Buy Thrift Stamps, and in
order to help you do this we are placing on' dis
play several dozen ftf ; nifty, trimmed Hats for,
Ladies, Susses and Children at very close Cash
prices.
' The Wallpg Millinery: .
NEXT DOOR-TO SII.VERTHORN'S
Mustercle Loosens Up Those
btltf Joints Drives (Jut Pain everything living iii the farming line.
You'll know why thousands use Mus- The farmers are very busy with their
k-rnle once you experience the glad re- 'sp,ing work'nnd a large acreage of all
lief it gives. . , . . . . . , . , , ,
Get a jar at onco from the nearest k,mls sc""ls al'c hc,n Panned for
drug store. ' It is a clcr.n, white ointment, this season. Wheat is the predomin
made with the oil cf mustard. Better 'aig Klai lllu jf thc fllli gra iiv,,s
than a im:;tard plaster end does not ,
blister, iirinrs ease and comfort while llP lo ", I" '"' promise the grain
it is being rubbed on! crop from this section will be fine.
Musterole to recommended by many ; Ulllc (M( had the misfortune to
doctors and nurscD. Millions of -ars are , . .,, , .,
used annually for bronchitis, croup, stiff 1,,!,c " mllli cow Sunday. Thc
nevk, asthma, neurclpia, j.leiirisy, rluu- cow, in tring to get over a fence in
nuiism, lumbar, pains ami aches ot the f onu, wnv caUKht hcr hind foot and
bark or joints, sprains, sore muscles, , , , , . , . .
bruises, chilblains, frosted fret, colds of coulli n,,t Kt loose and with her head
the chest, (it ollrn prevents pneumonia) in tin imitation ditch so she coul I not
Fine rains have visited this section
the past few days which hav.e greatly
helped the pastures, fall grain and jstnley-Mills, of Avlntlmi Corps, Ar
rived in I .a (inniile Today.
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the Aviation I
who has-been J
for several J
weeks, arrived home In La Grande I I
on a furlough to visit Mrs. ft. Vt i i
Orandy. He is the oldest son of ' J
Joso Grundy-Mills and is well ' '
a i
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Stanley Mills, of
corps at Camp Kelly,
111 with pneumonia
OIL BURNERS
I 30c and tiOc
luspital sixe $.'.50
Kirs h
get It lUt,
' was found.
known here. After Mr. Mills enlist
ed for service at Camp Kelly he was
transferred to Vancouver, where 111-!
ne3 overtook him and he has been',
and drowned before t,:.e ,m Poor n,'a"" ror ramr H0 i
hopes that the Grande Ronde ell- l l
I
1 ir-o' v tarnes was a visitor m l..i( ' " '
Crindo a few days .go. His c;gi-,c ,him hl" rrn,er ,0,r- !!
l.r. ;; .' down, and he went to get it fix ) 0 : - i m
Yonrwnod is dne.' thc -snmnier is here, that
- oil lmrner that, ymi have lnnc;ed for is ready
to install in your Range KRKE TRAIL and
guarantee i-over your dollars.
Furniture Exchange
Fir inl Jefferson E. . DONOHUE Black 1241
k. Best Prices Paid for Used Furniture
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jCil, niiin. lie had the lurk lo get i:
IT flV'i TO AIVi:tvilsK
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