La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, April 19, 1918, Image 4

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Newspaper Page Textpagt: fouii LA GItAJiDE OBnEiiVEtt o The Observer i An Independent Newspaper now tlin second spasm us hipping vanced I he cold will ... ., ... . havo but' ( MII1NTIAS mi'IK'H IIAI.I.V. It o'clock at the Drown chapel und i KVgsWfxeimBP''F9l! Into a fullure. Hut v.ltb nil Hint .slight effect. ". ' Published Daily and Weekly at La Grande, Oregon. Grande Evening Observer Publishing Company. BRUCE OENNTS, Publisher. Entered 8 1 the Postof flee at La Grande, Oregon, as Second-class ! Matter. .- Address All Communications to The Observer, 1710 Sixth Street. City Official Pnper. County Of f iciui I hoys we can and the bet way now In looking so favorable tor siicceHn not very far away, 11 Is boat to take the war secretary at his word'.. It Is no time now to lac If .any thing la to bo dona . different from what hns already been dono . it is to keep on In the jinnie old way but keop at It longer and harder. We want to save all the American Paper. Evening Telegraph Report of United ' Press Association. jjm. Sale Tn 01 her Cities Oregon Hotel News Stand, Portland. Imperial News Stand, Portland. Multnomah Hotel News Stand, Portland. . I SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Carrier Daily, per month .65c Daily, per three months $1.95 Dnily, per six months in advance $3.75 Daily, per year in advance $7.50 Daily, single copy ...5c My Mall Dally, per year in advance...;,. $3.00 Daily, per six months in ndvnnce $2.50 Dnily, three months in advance. .SI. 25 Daily, per month.. 50c The Saturday Evonlng Observer, by mail, nei- year in advance. ... .$1.50 Weekly Observer-Star, by mail, per - year in advance. , , .......... .$1.00 Is to hurry every war effort to the mil limit. . They are the ones whose Inter ests arO of the greatest Importance In this drastic necessity of civil izing the world. My Country fls of Thee, Swset Land of Liborty." ho.mic si iToitT ki;ii;i. , There la not much In detnll glv on out by Secretary 'c V.'nr Bailor an to the war conditions with which lie has bean attempting to become familiar through actual .'contact! 'with the war none. In general IiIb ninln Impressions . arc: Full f nit Ii In tho '' efficiency of tho 'American soldiers In France; necessity to keep the war . preparations)- going ah top cpocd, ami, finally, tho support of the home people to1 the limit. ' -. We can easily bollovo that . our soldiers are all right and may be ''unfoiy! rolled nppu. ;!Tlioy,.liavo .the physlcnl capability, and In fact have demonstrated in seven 1 , Instances that they are much nearer "super men" than tire thdlr highly vaunt od and over-rated antagonists. On tho second proposition thero 1h ev ery evidence that not a minute of delay will1' be nllowed In the fur ther assembling of men for Franco. The tonnage facilities are soon to bo Increased and will be ready to keep pnee with the domnnds for trans porting ; soldlorn and . supplies. President Wilson has given the hint Hint the airplane program must show substantial hurrying or the management of tills department will bo shifted. 1 But tho suggestion of tho war secretary of greater Importance to those who nre not directly In the' war Is the solid support 1 1 ell the people to help win. not s.vnsi.'iixi. ' Generalissimo and pan-commander Foch Ui reported to be not entirely satisfied, but his dissatisfaction Is not of tho kind that hurts. He snys It Is not enough o meet the waves of Bodies "We'll do something more." Thero was another out break ' of 'dissatisfaction roporjtjd from sonic of alio American soldier boys tt day or two ago, who ex pressed tho fe.ir that they might bo brought away before the' final col lapse of tho German army. 1 The French general nlso says: "Our important reserve is allll In tact.". It is no doubt a part of the French commander' : Blrntcgy to wait, with all the patience he can commhnd, for the final nnd psycho logical moment when the wild Hun (has spent his force. Then tho re serves will set out against tho in- , It seems to he the natural way of things for undue apprehension; both as to fruit and grain condi tions at this season of the year. There. Is always , a likelihood of some damngo In places, and there lis almost invariably more of an output . than the earlier forecasts iimko possible. . ' Pcoplo out In the valley and ail others have been out around the country say the grain crop Is In the finest posslblo condition and It will likely he seen later on that the fruit, also, may be depended upon this year, as In other, yeara. It doesn't pay to become nlarmod ovoi flighty reports. . On next Sunday, April 21st, the jChrlstlnn Church people are to nave a rally fur all active mem bers and all othern that have In the past been' members of the church and nnv ntliera whn mnr h Inter- : MlsOtlrIf will, be In charge of the I. V. O. K. . of which order lie ' was a member. Mr. Elgin hud lived In Umatilla, county since the early 80s. Ho was; ,born In Texas and iater moved to' He served In the Civil I estcd in the Christian church. One' Wor; "fure coming to Umatilla of the best times will be enjoyed c0,,nly 118 ,lvoa ,or:a IBe that , has ever taken nhice In lh Willamette valrey. About 10. years church. A fine musical program, dinner and short talks will be. given and everyone will be guaranteed a ago ho retired from active farm lifer and had lived In this city since. '. . - o Editorial Comment na..1 ll,l,ITi:it V AT HO.MK, The secretary of the Interior re cently addressed a letter, to the chairmen of the Senate and' House Committees on Education, from which we take tho following: At the last census thero were in the United States over flvo and a half million persons above- ton yeara of ago who were unnblo to read or writo In any language. Soieh hundred thousand men of draft ao cannot read or write enn uot r.Igu their names; cannot read posted orders or their manual of arms; cannot understand signals In Iralllo; cannot write liome or read letters from homo. Illiterates In the Unltetl States nbovo twenty years of age equal tho whole popu lation of twelyo great Western States. Of our agricultural' popu- vnding hosts In a manner that will ilatlon three million seven hundred make tho German language, as old Fighting Boh Evana would say, tho most popular method of speech .In tho lowor regions for some lnontha to come. ' " - , ' :The old kaiser, himself. Indulged In a soliloquy of dlssatlsfnetion at Armetltlercs, so It la reported, when he said: , "What haven't I done to save the) world from this horror." One or two things ho has not,; dono; He hasn't put hlmsoir or tiny of' bis six sons In any Jeopardy: he didn't, give any such expressions of ron- ...' earn over tho world s horror, when his armies without, reason or Jus tice swept over Belgium. The Ger man ruler, on the contrary, nns thousand cannot read a farm paper, an agricultural bulletin,, a Liberty Loan poster, a newspaper, a Iliblo. Of tho total number of Illiterates In this country over fifty-eight per cent are whites, and more than a million and a hair equal to the population of Philadelphia nt the last census are native-born whiten, If tho average productive power of nn Illiterate Is less by only fifty cents a day than that of a person able tn read nnd write probably a conservative : ostlmte tho country loses over eight hundred million dollaro a year through lllltoracy. Or tho number who can rend and write In some foreign tongue, but not English,' the secretary does not speak, except to say: ' What a com mentary upon our educntlonnl short- learnings, that In the days of peace the Initiative iwo (( m)t teach these men, who dono everything In way that has brought on this world 'lmve been hero long enough to be- confllet nnd' bo is now needlessly come citizens, the langungo In whlrli slnilghtorlng German soldiers nnd written making almost every. German home a house of mourning. His hypo critical lament Is altogether too transparent nt this late- stage of I he game. , l-'MfiHTY KCPOIiTS. r,nr lilstorv and laws are and In' which the commando of de fense must now be given!" lie asks the 'chairmen's Interest in a bill before Congress making ii modest appropriation to enablo the Bureau of Education to launch a campaign against adult Illiteracy. That hill Is commonable as a small patch on a great hole. Saturday Evening Post. It nppenrs Troni later reports that the dnningo done to fruit by recent cold weather hns been liver- ostlmated. It to have cold weather this time of '"'e NOT A I)l!EAIEIt. (Oregon Journal.) After fifteen months the Is nothing unusual, Cross canteen sen ice, mratl; Voskos Mountains on In most localities organizations jibe year, and It Is Just as usual for this purpose are completed ami nr the advancement of the bml- 1'reiu'l art, n Its members are nt work. 'ding poiiod to accommodate It is n more cheerful Job now ,lo tho temperate conditions. Ilinti It has been during tho past , all a relative matter. Fruit that iaary. few weeks. It Is now the next jadvnncd on account of the earlier thing to nn absolute certainty that jsenson In other localities would he tho big drive Is going to fizzle jhard hit by the delayed warm sea just as the dinner In Paris, the son here, but ns long as the trees first big rush of Ulndenburg. and land shrubs nre not too fur ad it ed : in the front, Mis.1 Helen t,. riew- librarian at Victoria, B.C., i n l.... ..li..,t In n jwas a speaKer umi.i itseir ijvmi,.jt,m ehtircli. - It is I She served in France without sal- bVi- paid her wo :). lists. i,,. nse.l i-er own money t. cuutis , the cai.Unn work. Sbo Journeyed' mil- over continii.i nun h the seel'! i.f Lei Your Evening of Life Did yo,i ever stop to think how yuu will spend the evening of your lifet What Is n more deplorable sight than nn nged person struggling for n mere existence; battling against gre:'.l , odds, fighting the cold icy blasts of winter, and the scorch lug rays of the summer sun; with a worn out, broken down constitution. STOP AND THINK IT OVER Think how you and your loved ones will spend the even, ing of vour life. There is one sure way to nvoid liein;: one of tho vast army of unkempt, in your declining years, und you ran do this too: Start n bank account today, and add to it little by little, and you will not be on the merry of the public in your declining years. Why not commence today? : ii wM'i;d In V.' in -'. vrry In nprn nud ev- Mrmber Federal Reserve System La Grande National Bank LA CRANDE7 OREdOX it"'- oceans service. At Pendleton she told how soup ,,..,i,i i. n"nrcil at the ca 'H en for -toon soldier!, no'', snnn would iappenr. told of Fnni-'i n.cn Isockless. of Frenc'i ''.s'licr.' with Irriiwn fe-l. of how every 1'nncb Home Is open to Ii nn 1-J- famll'rs and fatherless rhil'"ii of Ii-tv ! French soldiers do n . iv.r-',Ter or :l,nst, but whose eyes bin." with a I white lirht. ' She si' d IC people 00 this ci'iilin- lent only knew how f 1 ;go with the needy 'ix.rkoibivil: would erv bund a giver. j The ej.imple of Mir. Stewart, 'he ivirtorla library woiku-. Is eo-u-!,nended to the mistaken P .nland library worker, who roslvnrd rathe! -than buv n Liberty bond, and In Il,e Portland teacher who refuse" - ;i;..l;e the oath of nlbglanre to the Ifnilcd States. i The distress and suffering exisi jvcr thee. Why not rMuler r.ie 'ior? i The war is "vcr lher. nud Iwars can only be ended by b'-ntlnt Iflernianv. It must be done by Am erica and the M" "r W,U ""' '"' 'done at all. Why not help end the nith.-r than nrcam foolish 1 dveninp ami lie Inst In nhstrn.t ll.n- cond'tiMle anj .ii iv r.. utiia i,nxw. Come and bring your dinner nnd coble nnvwav. hut be sure and coma An all day program ond enjoyment 1 . Raymond D. McKennon bought 2(X) for young and old. - acres of the Claud Braden pasture o t i land near Perry recently. . PUNDLCTOX PIOXIIKIl DIOAO. . ' ' o ' I J J Jf fj cl, l-t J JJ J J Orant Klgin, ' lletlred Farmer,! . , Passes At Age Of 75. -.J - 'jv L JOB PRINTING PENDLETON, April 18. Death !;V fv"IV'f.V' mttinluiifofbXU!?- this afternoon nt 12:.'!0 claimed 1 I which Uncle Same Is producing Grant Elgin, a .pioneer retired far-1 thousands for use against t' t. . nwtui:, id luiiiiiifi uot.il i inq fit I ! ai'iimanr onmn llipna and n hi ' ' New Spring Silks Are All Here for You --Ami a' more beautiful line of Silk Fabrics were hover shown. Many new ideas have won fashion's approval and they are nil awaiting your inspection. Among these r many of the populnr Gingham Plaids, In many pretty summer shades. Wo Invite your inspection of 'those new Silks now, - $2.00 AND $2.50. mer of this elty; He had been In falling health for some time and -Alex . million dollars in disclaimed rt his advanced years told against hlm.le allies.-- -f Ho'wns 7-i A-Mrs.old The fnneinllf uen I 'He agreed without question), tie was u ears.old. The funeinir . a flat pree o $1000 000 plug will be held tomorrow r..er.-.oon at .V ' I exnense allowance and sltrned - . - -. . iiL n..., SjJn,jj..,is .--..rvrirtu SOTJVrEXmS OF. "NO MAX'S LAND' SHOW HOW THE GERMANS SAW HIM ?f , ' -' NOT a I fl MASK ' i 1 Scranton Lace . Curtains ' and Filet Nets bill A splendid new line of I.nces and. Nets for Spring. Some very pretty patterns- in both White nnd Ecru. See them on display r.t this store. Chon.w here, from an Im mense assortment of Newest.'Separate . Skirts. In all the lovely Spring styles, pntterns and color ings. Our assortments of Skirts, pleated or shirred ' models, are replete with nil that is now nnd fash ionable for Spring wear. Every -woman and miss can be suited Silk, Serge ftnd Pussy Willow Taffe ta. Come in and see them. Just In! NEW CRETONNES No other mode of home beautifying offers such a wealth of possibilities for muking every room dis tinctive nnd different than pretty Cretonnes. We've lots of pretty ones to show you but we want to espec ially call your attention to the new ones. PRICES, 30c, 15c, G'.c, 75c, 85c and $1.00. if , . : I PRICES 15c, 25c, 30c, 50c, 00c and fiac That gas masks hold high place; war and disregard for its horrors. among ine war souvenirs 01 me men i back from No Man's Land is well ex plained by the photographs made when Major A. W. Owen found his own old gas masks in the hands of a friend nnd tried them on again. The 'days of Ku Klux clans were recalled by the grim pictures that resulted. It is time to eo." said one man. John Payne of Milwaukee, who made : careful provision for his wife and four children and presented himself "to do his bit." The gas mnsk has assumed the im portance of the daily rations in- this war, recruits are ioiu. wu ucuve Il9 ONLY CHOICE, WHOLE SPICES ARE SOLD UN DER THE "CRESCENT" BRAND ' Careful preparation retains Hie na tural pungency of Crescent Ground Spices. All C.roccrs"T?ell Them. Mninr Owen, officer commanding service, n soldier carries both masks western division of the British-Can- to that if either be damaged there is adinn Recruiting Mission, was asked: still one left.' It takes ten seconds by T. J. Wall of tho Canadian Pacific ! to put on the helmet; fifteen seconds Hallway, to explain the intricacies j is slow work, according to the Major, of his two souvenir masks "from slipping the hood over his head in a Franco." To interest some recruits, t twinkling. , Major Owen undertook to do so nndj The P-H helmet is a cloth hood discovered two old comrades of with goggles, satuntcd in chemical trench raids his own masks. Now ' compounds which absorbs and trans he knows how he looked to the Ger-1 forms the deadly gas as the soldier mans. Many of the officers of recruiting depots have souvenirs from gas matks to saw-tooth bayonets and remnants of aeroplanes. The temper of the recruits is shown in the. zest they show for tho grim side of the breathes it through the cloth. 11a exhales through a compressed rub ber tube. With the box respirator, however, he draws the nir through a box containing charcoal and other purifying chemicals which absorb the poison. Phone Us Your Order We will '-lilivo ;i iiiiiilctc assortment of l!i ecu Vcuftalilt's for , Saturday 1 1 (IKKKX ASPAW.UU'S, , nor norsK LrnTcrc, (WULIl'LOWKR, ' YOl'NO ISKKTS, . . SIMN'ACII. ' IIKAl) LKTTI C!:, CIsLKKY. NKW CAIJKOTK. l.'lll'P.Am;. ' TRY OUR DIXIE BREAD. PHONE MAIN 43 J. G. Snodgrass Mr. Grain Farmer: Are you prepared to handle your grain in bulk? Do not wait until Spring and Summer when you pre 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 $54.58 and it will last for years. Sacks' for the sumo amount of grain will cost you $125.00 and this would be. a dead loss against this year's crop. A grannry of this sine can be moved anywhere and can ba filled directly from the thresher, doing away with high priced labor handling nnd sowing sacks. , The boys in the trenches' need the sacks for sand bags or 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 home.- When you .buy sncks part of the money goes to Indin.. ISUILD VOUR GRANARIES NOW Be prepared by building them before the farming season s low Don't opens up. Be sure to get good lumber, well seasoned, as low grade lumDer win give you trouote in a lew seasons, uso green lumber. Save money keep what you spend nt home pvevent loss and damage from exposure to weather leave the .sacks for our boys in the t nches; help win the war by building granaries now. Portable granaries of this type are universally used in other sections. One trip with a good team will haul the ma terial for one granary. For particulars as well as prices on Union County lumber for all farm purposes, see The George Palmer Lumber Co. LA GRANDE, OREGON OIL BURNERS " Your wood is roho, the suninicr is liore, that oil bunipr that you have longed for is ready ' . to install in your Ifange VllEK TliATL and guarantee eover your dollars. Furniture Exchange Fir and Jefferson K. J. DOXOHUE Black 1241 Best Prices Paid for Used Furniture o O O 1 o 1 si ss ! ii m 1