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WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, .1918. LA GRANDE EVENING 'OBSERVER-" - PAGE FOUlt Oregon hs never failed and there it Inn such thine as a rail down on inr. Intest demand for the success of th war. The object of the Red Cross; its wors and the self-drr.yina: help which, it continually receives, nnd the estnblshod fact that this is one of the wur activities which Is free from pro- ; Entered at the Poitoffke at !.,... , , U Grande, Oregon, aa Second-class jiiworinn-u.. - - - The Observer ' An Independent Newspaper ' Published Dally and Weekly at La Grande, Oregon. La Grande Evening Observer Publishing Company. ' BRUCB DENNIS, Publisher,,. Matter. Address All Communications to The Observer, 1710 Sixth Street. lictlon in advance tint we will again "(jo over the top.' Woithcr Union nor Wallowa count". City Official Paper County union. , m Thfit , lha u. Evening. Telegraph Report of United liputa record in the pal. Not th l'res Association. lonst ot tho minjrs wnicn incsu.vw 'counties has dono in that of sending On Sale In Other Cities 3regon Hotel News Stand, Portland. Imperial News Stand, Portland. Multnomah Hotel News Stand, Portland, ' SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Carrier ,' ' Dally, per month .65c Daily, per three month ...$1.95 Haily, per six months In advance j ,U(!1.eHt tho ncoplc of lhcs0 two conn- Tnlltt nan waim In a Ava una . . . . S7 Ml far' nliovo and hoyond this, quota a lot of young men to take up the so- vcro sacrifices of war. They will n, bi neglected. It Is of our own fam ilies nnd kindred that now needs to be sustained, but the cause is worthy enough aside from tlie direct personal S7.50 Dally, Bingie copy , ...5c By Mali Dally, per year in advance...... $5.68 Dally, per six months in advance $2.50 Daily, three months in advance. .$.1.25 Daily, per month l0e The Saturday Evening Observer, by maili per year in advance. ', , ;. .$1.50 Weekly Observer-Star, by moil, per year in advance. ....... .$1.50 "(SB"- i lies have in the efficient maintenance, of the Red Cross work. . It is one pf the Inexorablo demands' of tho conflict from which we cannot turn nwuy if wo would. And there will lie no turning away and no neg lect. It is probable that tho quota assigne'd for this district will bo rais ed long before tho period fixed for the diivo is over. - ... Xri!?ily.?.h.a.1..... Our fellow sinner,'' Ralph E. Williams, who Is running for' Na tional Committeeman that Job lliul has no salary has Jumped Into tho several figure expenditure column. io Is sending out . cir cular loiters to .' every : Republican In Oregon, , buying advertising spnee profusely K'id for Hie news papers and In a general way loosening up. Ralph was nover Known lo be such u good spender, fifteen or tweniy thousand dollars now. to Ralph Is a mere bagatelle, for Isn't Ralph running for another term, after ten years holding this an 11 offlco Ho evidently thinks a National Committeeman' should be put In and kept for life, and a few who think the for they arc supporting I a ro way there same him. Perhaps elected ko "My Country Tit of Thra, Sweet Land f Llbsrty." A DETERMINED STAND. , A numbor of La flrando citl.ons have pronounced themselves omphnti cul on the matter of ridding' the 1 community of all such personages ns those who claim affiliation, with the I. W. W..; Proof 1b sufficient that this is an organization which has direct .and antagonistic designs against the interests of the United States in war. It ia an outfit that is secretly in league with German success nnd against the United States. 1 It is on aider and an abettor of the enemy of this coun try, nnd us such has nojilaco in cithct the public or private affairs of tho people. . Hut the stomping out of I. W. W. propaganda in Union country. is not by uny means a cull for mob vlolenci or anything of that sort It is to bo dene legally. If there are not suffi' cient statutory regulations to meet the situation, regulations will bo provided, No one who is a common enemy need expect the courtesies of the pcoplo of . this county. While he may be exempt from personal indignity, neither his' presence, nor the cause which he re' presents will be tolernted. Union county hns now about 000 of ill best young men who are in the ser vice nnd will be called upon to sustain the cnuso of freedom for their ow:; people, Their patriotic sacrifices arc. not to he backcapped nor nullified by the snakes in thorrass at home, no matter what specious pleas may b. made, nor how cunningly they attempt to cover, up or justify the perfidy of their mission. '.'".' !. The I.'W. W. from La Grande and Union county has "got to go." NEVER KAILS. The next official drive is thnt foi the Red Cross, as announced in tlx, news reports today. This part of V ' ' lly liruco Dennis. ) netween tho war stories from Etiroponn battlefields Oregon people are finding now nnd then an Instant to think mule matters. Ivt.i nva tnlrlnlf 11,1V tntd'OSt ni,L . Illltll Miw ....... v I ... ......I ...I. uh 111 tllO pOIUICni HIlUUlliill vriimi culminates May 17. hut occasionally somenno oxpickhob himself. rrnm the fraumontfl licnrd Here and there It seems tlmt Dob Stnn fleld has been gaining lately In' the senatorial conjju., Bonutor aio- Nory. ao Govornor West's babe In arms, did not set wen witn even tho McNary crowd fov they bollove tho ox-Governor wnnls to he senator so .badly thnt ' once McNary ,ls nominated ho (West) will put him In idcop and go off and lenva him. I Ilopuhlicuns. realize that the only way to beat West and have a Ropubllcn senator from Oregon Is to noiitlnulo 8tanriuld and then fight, : Die battlo royal with Oswald in the full election. Tho ox-Ooverunr Is putting up a lot of bluff talk nnd ho performs Well In tho sunshine,,' but his bark hns long been heard and no groat fear is attached to him. ' - In: tho gubernatorial contest the signs of tho successful one cliangos quickly and ropeiiledly. One man thinks . lien Olcott has not lost a particle of his strength and that lien hail held enough to nominate him from tho beginning. Another will contend that Wllhycoinbo Is In and Will stay in by a big voto. Gus Moxnr's friends figure it out that Gun is nn easy winner, while quite a few stick by Doc Anderson and his honed ry platform. Tho fellow who hns been cutting enpors In tho political ring of Into is one I Louie Simpson from Murnhflcld. il.oiilo has gone out after the voters, told thorn Ills story and according jto reports Ihe voters llko tho story. They also llko I. nolo and ns n result iho will get a liunrli of votes from some of tho other candidates. Just who thosu votes will be pulled from only the election day will toll, but It Is cnrlaln Simpson will have sonio votos In fact, u lot of votes. Wliliyconiho Is making nn office campaign and so is Oleolt. Type writers run continuously In the stain limine and there Is an In crease In Uncle Ham's mnll every evening from (lie nipilol building. Yes, tho governor's fight Is decldely amusing nnd InlKiestliiK. bat how tiro you going lo bet on tho results? When You Write a Check 11 for tho nmount of n bill, thnt forever ends any dispute as to its payment. Kor the check is a receipt that cannot be repudiated. Checks are easier and cheaper to send than cash too. These aro only two of the many benefits of having nn account here. Member Federal Reserve Syate La Grande National Bank LA GRANDE, OREGON I Ralph wants to be he can got after Roos evelt again like he did a few years ago when he and a number of Ills kind In Hie nation heat Teddy out of tho Republican' nomination for President nnd split tho Republican party wide open. ' ' , McArlHnr has a llttlo fight nn wlthL Ijifferty In the first district. It may not ho a very smull fight, at thnt, for Put Is gelling his forces to work as though ho be lieved Lafforty might be able to play a return date nnd go back to congress. Congressman Hawley and Con gressman Slnnott arc resting In that xwcot repose which only a single candidate can havb who. does not face opposition for the nomination,' and. thcreforo there Is nq oxoite- mmif In either of these districts. o May 10th lust day to pay water rent without penalty1 5-8-21 "OVKIt THK TOP." , i NEW TODAY! WANTED, Driver. Pure Milk & ' Cream Co. . . . 6-8 tf KOU RENT, CHEAP. B room House. 1445 V Ave. . Inquire 1520 Y, '!, ...'.-' - , 6-7 tf WANTED - Slightly used, Touring far, J.,. D, Hcldonroicli, 1 GO IS N-Ave.. .... .....' 6-8-tf FOR RENT. 4 room modern houxe. Cluse in. Garden spot. $18 month. Inquire Red 451, 5-8 tf ITOST. One brown fur-lined glove and a pair of black auto gloves, Indies. Call Clyde Kiddle, Island City. 6-7-2t WANTED. Wideawake, energetic, temperate man, 25 to 35 years of age, lo deliver and collect from town and country customers. First class references and $500 bond re quired, permanent position and god compensation to right party. Address, S, Livermore, Box 845, Portland, Oregon. 5-7-lt pd La' 713.' Grande Taxi Co. Savoy Hotel. Call Mala 5-8-lf (Continued from page two) darklforiiisTylng on the ground close to our wire. A aergeantxaud four stretcher-bearers went out In front and soon returned, carrying two lUup bodies. Down In the dugout, In the flickering light ot three candles, we Slav linn lliey were iwu uennilll om'i cers, one' a captain and the other an: "unteroffizler," a rank one grade higher, than u sergeant general, but below the, grace of lieutenant The captain's face had been almost completely torn away by the bomb's explosion. The unteroffizler was alive, breathing with difficulty. In a few min utes he opened his eyes and blinked In the glure of the caudles. - The pair had evidently been drink ing heavily, for the alcohol fumes were sickening and completely pervaded the dugout. I turned awiiy fn disgust,, hating to see a man cross the Great DI-, vide full of booze. . ! One of our officers could speak Ger man and be questioned the dying man. In a faint voice, interrupted by fre quent hiccoughs, the unteroffizler told his story. There had been la drinking bnnt among the officers In one of the Ger man dugouts, the main beverage being champagne. Wltb a drunken leer he Informed us that champagne was plea-! Ilful on their side and that It did not, cost them anything either. About seven that night the conversation had turned! to the "contemptible" English, and the captain had made a wager that he would hang his cap on the English barbed wire to show his contempt for the Eugllsh sentries. The wager was accepted. At eight o'clock the captain and he had crept ont Into No Man's Land to carry out this wager. ' They bad gotten about halfway across when the drink took effect and the captain fell asleep. After about two hours of vain attempts the unter nlllzler had at lust , succeeded In wak ing the cuptaln, reminded him of his bet, and wurned him that be would be the laughing stock of the officers' mess If he did not accomplish bis object, but Hie captain was trembling all over and Insisted on returning to the German lines. Ill the darkness they lost their hearings and crawled toward the Eng lish trenches. They reached the barbed wire mid wero suddenly challenged by our sentry.' Being too drunk to realize that the challengo was In English, the captain refused to crawl back. Finally the unteroffizler convinced his superior Hint tliey were In front of the Eugllsh wire. Realizing this too late, the cap tain drew Ills revolver nnd with a mut tered curse fired blindly towurd our trcurh. Ills bullet no doubt killed our captain. Then Hie bomb came over and there he was. dying and a good Job too, we thought. The captain dead? Well, his men wouldn't weep at the news. Without giving us auy further Infor mation the unteroffizler died. We searched the bodies for Identifi cation disks but lliey had left every thing behind before starting on their foolhardy erraud. Next afternoon we burled them In our little cemetery apurt from the graves of the Tommies. niAl'TM'QI'A I'llOUliAM (Continued from Page One) i i r ----" IT TAKES TWENTY SHEEP TO CLOTHE A SOLDIER ; So an army of 2,500,000 men will take every scrnp of Amer-; Icanlrnised wool. Fact ia, we've always Imported more than twice us much us we raised at homo. ' .-, v ' Have you ever stopped to think of tho wool when you nro " buying; the qunlity of what you nre buying? , , You should you're paying for; it airl you're not nt oil unpatriotic in wearing all-wool clothes. ; All wool clothns will last two or three times as' long as cotton mixed or wool substitute garments. . , . ' ' . ' '.' """ ' buy Only when and what you need But be sure you buy well. ; 1 1 l I :; i j j Hart, . Schaf f ner . jWarx , Guarantee their suits to l;c of all wool and the best wearing qualities. ' , ' ;'. We Sell them at $27.50, $.10, $M.50 and up (0 $10.. Copjllstit Hart SobtBuer Mmx Store j Closes I. thorc will be the morning lecture and in the afternoon a prelude from the Royal Hawaiian Quintette with a lec ture by H- V. Adams. . In the evening the Junior Chautuu qua will give an entertainment nnd the regular Hawaiian Musical and moving picture progrnnj will he given follow ing that. Proceeds For Red Cross. The net proceeds of the Chautauqua this year will bo given to the La Grande Chapter of the Red Cross. On account of. programs costing more than heretofore, the board of directors of the Chnutuuquu associa tion has found it necessary to make a change in the prices to be charged th year. The Board has determined to maintain the regular prices for mem bership, $10 for each membership, which would ontitle the purchased to receive four adult season tickets, or their equivalent in children s season tickets. The children's season tickets I will be sold on the same basis aa here- tofore, being two children's tickets for j the price of an ndult ticket. Single j Benson tickets will be sold for $3 fori adults and $1.50 for children. Thci only change which the board will make wilj be in the daily, admissions. The program which is coming is to be ex tremely' good this ycitr because of its patriotic color, its war lectures and, sllbmt. without: regard to the big band. Ihe daily admission, s wlaeLtios- a man was a Roosevelt thereforo, has been fixed at 75 cents !,' n UKoletle man or a Taft for gilults nnd 35 cent for children. I,,,,. .. thB dllty of Mr. LadiesSpringSuits A woman net only expects her clothes to wear, but to hold their shape and to he well tailored. Such salts' arc not cotton mixed. Ho' careful of .the quality. : At the same time every woman likes to feel that the lines of her suit bespeak Individuality suggest- , ivo of style and refinement in every sense. '., . . Sho wauls Material, Modeling and Tailoring to be Ihe best. ' " We will bo pleased to have yotf call and Inspect our ready to wear department. K II QUALITY COMES FIRST 1 1 an he directed by his constituency went lo Chicago and 'formed an alliance - with men like Penrose laad others opposed to Roosevelt.''. If you desire, therefore, to have the man man Williams to follow the wish of his benefit of the old prices you must buy cmiatUucncy BnU use his offlco of n season ticket. The regular daily ad mission of 75 cents will be charged whether tho purchaser attends both day and night or only the night ses sion. , Day Admission 75 Cents. The purchase of one daily ticket will entitle the purchaser to visit the Chautauqua both at the day und night sessions of tho day on which the pur chase is made, but no reduction will lie made if he attends hut one of the ses- sions. National Committeeman to carry out the expressed will of the people of Oregon. Instead of doinc this he. with other men opposed to noosovelt, UBed enough for orce man to mismanage the political affairs of Oregon? Ts it not time to put n man at tho head of the party who will rec ognize his duty to obey the express wish of tho voters of his parly? Such a man is Druco DcmiiS. Ho, too, was at the Chicago Convention, but ho used his Influence in urging Oregon's reprcsentives to perforin their duty and to use every honest moans to socuro the result demanded by tho Republican votors of Oregon. If ho Is elected ,,,,,. i National Committeeman, be will influence against Roosevelt. 1 ho j seals of several hundred delegutcsi were under contest and upon the j decision of these contests alone depended the question ot who would i not uso tho powor In that ofricc to thwart the expressed wish of Oregon's people. I would nlfio call your attontion to the, fact , that Mr. Williams la flooding tile stato with paid advertisements in the newspapers and with i circular letters sent through tho mail. , Ho also ' has workers canvassing tho state. He could not put up such a campaign aa ho is now making for less than $25,000. What is there about this non-salaried office that makes It so attractive to Mr. Williams tlmt he Is willing to spend $25,000 to be rc-olected. Yours truly, Dnniel Doyd. NOTICE RIDS FOR WOOD. lie nominated. As National Committeeman Mr. jwilllamii cast bis voto regulnrly against the Roosevelt delegates and I when tho contests wore all doclded (Mr. Williams and his Associate had Notice is hereby-given that the Dis trict School Board of School District Number 1 of Union County, Oreg.m, will receive up to 5 o'clock p. m., of May 20, 1918, scaled bids for furnish ing said District Numlier 1 with TliiO cords of four-foot split yellow pine, went out and got them. . tamarack nnd red fir wnml. said n.,d 1 charge Mr. Williams to lip cut wIiMa crrppn nnr! not. Int,r ! helping than July 15, 1918, free from Ligc! knots and acceptable to said school board. Said wood to be delivered, 240 cords at the High School building, 85 cords at the Greenwood building and 35 party. evelt men that they were In com plete control of the Convention. Moreover, ho openly boasted of the fact that they needed so ninny votes to boat Roosovolt nnd they j got them. . with ' lii decide these contests I against Roosevelt not upon their i mollis hut solely for tho purpose of controlling the convention was tho ruthless disregard of the merits of theso contests that caused (he spill In tho Republican THE TENTH ANNUAL LIVE STOICK cords at the Rivera building, nnd tu he corded up neatly and closely whero directed hy the Hoard. One hundred cords to be delivered by August 15, and all on or before September 10, 1918. Ilids to be left with the toluol clerk, and the Hoard reserves the right to reject any and alt bids. CHAS. II. REYNOLDS, Ap.30; May 4-11-18. School C'e-k. STATKMKNT KY IMMKU HOVD To the Editor: At tho Republi can primary held In Oregon In 1 ! 1 2 tho Republican voters had an opportunity to express their choice I Committeeman ton yoars. He is i If you ever i of the three presidential candidates. Iso on! of sympathy with the rank, Mr. Williams without regard loi the merits of the case voted against tho Roosevelt delegates nnd ' against tho expressed wish of the i Oregon people. Furthermore, he i openly counseled and advised thnj members of tho Oregon delegation' to disregard tho Instructions or I Oregon voters to support Roosevelt, j Tho result of Mr. Williams and his associates running their steam 1 roller rough shod over the op-: position was the split In Ihe Re-1 publican party and the election of ji Democrat President and Democrat ! Senate. I Mr. Williams hns been National ! go Into tbst cemetery you will see two i The result was as follows: little wooden crosses In the corner of Roosevelt the cemetery set away from the rest. They read : Captain German Army Died 1910 Unknown R. I. P. Unteroffizler (leriuau Army Died 1018 Unknown K. I. P. 28,01)5 22,401 20,51" clearly Roob- ; LaFolletlc iTaft Hy this election Oregon expressed ' a preference for jevelt. At (Ills lime I was- elected 'a deleaato to the National Republi jcan Convention at Chicago, which I attended with other delegates 'from Oregon. I felt obligated to represent the expressed wishes of I tho voters of my party. Ralph E. (Williams was then tho National If laud file of the Republicans ot I Oregon thai they have repeatedly! refused lo follow his leadership. I Since ho has been National Com-i mitteemnu. Chamberlain has twice I been elected to the United Slates ; Senate, Oswald West has been ! elected Governor, Harry Lane has been elected (o tho United States Senute, and Wilson has carried j Oregon onco. Williams surely has , not much In his record to point to I with pride. Is it not time for a : now deal?. Is aot ton years long I J ! S 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 JOB PRINTING THE OBSERVER. V - Phone Main 37 'Cnnihlltteoman for Oregon. If. os Isuch National Committeeman. Mr. 4. Williams had voted in accordance 4 with the expressed wishes of tho .J. Republicans of Oregnu the history jjot the Republicans as well ns that , iof the United Stales probably V Novelty Photoplay ' FROM 2 TO 6." Thursday Fridav STAR Will be held at Union, Oregon. i June 5, 6 and 7, 1918 WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY The Association, announces that tho 1918 show will lie tho equal in the display of exhibits and thrillinir, arena and track events of any show yet held on lliese firounds, and' invites the eo operation and assistance of stock.aTowers and the general public. Free Entrance, Free Feed and Free Shelter FOR ALL EXHIBITS. Send to tho Secretary for Classification Rook and further information. (Vnne to the Stock Show and brings your friends. Remember the Dates And Plan to Attend the Show would have been much different ! ! ! ! 44" 4- 4 4jthan it Is. Instead of doing as it
