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The Observer
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". ' 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
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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.
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Oregon Hotel News Stand, Portland.
Imperial News Stand, Portland.
Multnomah Hotel News Stand,
Portland. .
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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.
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Editorial Comment
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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 -
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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
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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
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(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
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