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 !.,... , ,
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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. -
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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
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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
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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. ;
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Hart, . Schaf f ner . jWarx
, Guarantee their suits to l;c of all wool and the
best wearing qualities.
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We Sell them at $27.50, $.10, $M.50 and up (0 $10..
Copjllstit Hart SobtBuer Mmx
Store
j Closes
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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
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QUALITY COMES
FIRST
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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.
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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
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4- 4 4jthan it Is. Instead of doing
as it