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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (July 29, 1918)
'ill: The Observer ,' - Am ladepanMent Newspaper ', Pobliahed Dhlly od Waakly at " La Grande, Oregon. ,' ; La Grand Evening Observer ' . Publishing Company. BRUCE DENNIS, PubflsbCT. Entered at tha Postoffice at , Lb Grande, Oregon, as Second-claw S Matter. ' Address, All Communications, to Tha Observer, 1710 Sixth Street. City Official- Paper. County Official raper. ' ' ,. Evening Telegraph Report tof United V -.'. rresa Association. . On Sale in Other C.Uea Oregon Hotel News Stand, Portland. , Multnomah Hotel Nfcwa Stand, ;,' Portland,. - ; : : SUBSCRIPTION RATES - Bv Caivler -. Daily, per month .65c , Dally, per three m 'nth $1.95 Daily, per six morons in advance $3.75 '.Daily, per year i advance $7.50 Dally, single cop........,.. 6e Il Mall - ' Daily, per yearin advance..... .$5.00 . Daily, per six 'Jionths in advance $2.60 - Daily, three mfentha 'n advance.. $1.25 : Daily, per moith.. ... .....60e l "The Saturdnv Evening Observer, by vnatl nw v0r in Biivance. . . . .$1.50 . " Weekly Obsrver-Star, by mail, per Tear in fdvance ,....$1.50 Hyfmiittry Tie of Thee, lnt I ATTOnXKY HI), , WRKJHT. ' r.. - It Is ith much pleasure that tho .' friends of. Ed,' Wright, (or many years county clerk of Union county. ' will read of bis 'successful bar ex amination and noto that he Is no v one y of Oregon's attorneys., This result was achieved not by ' college education, not . by a special ' course Jn any law school, but . by ' hard work, overtime, while ho was county clerk In the 'county. His study hours we're long ' and many, but at no -time did he ever neglect .:' his official duties. He tbok a deep v- interest in the legal end of all work that went through his department 'and many of our boat attorney! have pf ten remarked that "Ed wrlght, Itr-aVuiigMy good -lawyer "nl '4 though' he never has been ndinlttoil to practice." . v. -Now Ed. Wright has been admit- 4: ted to practice. . He has passed all j the requirements of the profession r and become a lawyer of ability , ready to iake up the work In somo P part of the stateand render the ns ;; slstance to the ; publlo which an honorable lawyer can always ren dir." His ',: practice, will be built A sking high Ideals v and honorable J llnjB for thore Is nothing-small in Ed. Wright's make-up. -I He is a. son .of the broad' Eastern Oregon f country and .his -vision has not been u shrunken during the brief period '. that he has lived In Salem. ?A11 of Union county Joins the Ob I server In offering ,, congratulations ?' and praise to the man who served S! this county so well for a long por- lod of time. .":'' : "''.. !.. .' - J'j '"'. TRAVKf. IH llitlSK. - ; In the west ;, bound passenger i train this morning pooplo wore '. standing In the aisles waiting to bn !i seated. It was necessary to . send 1: some of the day coach people back v to the Pullmans to give them seat. Ing room. This was a condition i made rather unusual cn account of i- a; heavy local traffic from La : Grand to mountain points, but as ' a? rule all trains nru well filled. . and It Indicates that thore is no Z let up of the traveling disposition ' regardless of the war times. It V may be necessary to add another S coach to the usual number now i-, hauled with tho principal trains. People come and go al)out as us ,;, ual, although It waj tho oxnc(a :! Hons that round trip fares and summer excursions would be dhv 't paused with this soason on account of the war. It would probably make but slight difference whether ho mi, are reduced or Increased, i when a certain percentugo of peo- plo decide to go lo somo nt'ic place, whether for one reason nr '; another,' they will go. With nil A way of war uid and regard io! pf that bas been demanded In I'te ; tha slogan regarding "giving till It hurts," the ropIc.of this pott GOING AFTER PHOTOGRAPHS OF ENEMY 8? nmff&s tT"vn ' I'hotilgrnplilc miiehlne of the Drltlxh Itnvnl ill r force about to .start on a photographing trip, the gunner being ready to. protect it. of tho country have not been cail:t'. on for contributions that have, to any - appreciable extent Interfered with their ordinary pla'is iiui habits, whether It Is trhvc'lif; on the rail or anything else 1o which they have-become accustoming , . Tho annual outing .of th-; l'l-rt-(and Mazamai. ' in the iniiui'taln peaks of Wallowa coii".t.. will .lc a great doal toward oxt'.'nillui; in- formation as to the enie boaiily or uasinrii urugon, auo ospweiany that In tho vicinity of Wi'.lkwa Lake. ' Von Hindenliurg is ui doubt rlglit that the recent offensive was a t, '.In take,, nut tho biggest inl.Uuko that was made was the (iri'inn offrn slve that was started about four years ago. . In the country diatitc!? of Ohio milk in 12 'j cents a outtrt mill eggs 5U cents per down. This 13 according to quotati.-ui; , received direct from people that are reliable. In .comparison with pricctt hero, there, will bo a redttcvoa 111 the amount of eastern, packed uggs that usually find a market to tho wst. I I Urn. ' FORUM NO TISIK I'OH TIIHOItlHTH' Editor, The Ohsorvor: " , After reading tho nrtlelo by Al bort Small In your Issue of the 22nd, the pcoplo of Union County should bo impressed by at least one fact namely, that the slight est that could be douo to or for the gentlmnh under the clrcum stnncse would be to take him at his word, and rofruln from electing him. At a time like the present, when there Is scarcely a home, In the country that has hot contribut ed its share of man power towards the support of our. government's war program,: thore are those who would recommend more rlgorajis treatment than the above-mention ed.' , - ' .. Thoro Is lltttn room today In private life, and :ono In public life for the person'1 who is not whole hoartedly behind ,the government in Its efforts to win this war. With out regard to what one's , penco-peaco-tlmo theni'lcs may liavo been upon the subject ' of war, no 'pur son may properly say today: ''I do not bollove in war. Therefore I will not support tho government In Its prosocuton . of tho same." It would seem that a porsoli of Mr Small's presumed intelligence might liavo nntlclpatcii ?n n measure at least, evon ns early as before tho spring primary ejection, many of tho war measures to which ho re fers and. objects, and have with drawn at that time. I 11 think of nothing which would probably pleuse the Prus sian beast iiiueh better than to hnvo "every ninn and woman flgh' Ing In the front lino trenches, with weapons not carnal but mighty." Thoro Is r.o liouht In tho world that he would prefer greatly to oticoun- tor n barrage, from the "Not Carnal, from the French 75's. I believe It was by means of those murvclotis weapons', which Mr. Small refers to Hint this was was brought to a successful conclusion with ponce and harmony prevailing on nil nldes during tho autumn of 1914. 1 recollect that tho newspapers wero advertising nr. engagement which wnn to no foiinht on a certain Sun. .iy ,(, K that fall. I also won der if. while disporting himself un- such ttB w. unm penn. Oecrgo Fox nnd Robert Barclay, any of them ever chanced to overlap with that of another rather well-thought of man Israel 'tit nam who is nllegod to have told his men to "Pray llko holl boys but keep your powder dry." Yours, etc. LOGAN E. ANDERSON. Cove, July 24. Sailors, vull1 A uO and $5.00, re dueed to 75e. Toggery. 7-29,31 j the Bookworm S "Are those all new . books?" Is (ha question asked at the public library at sight of the tables and shelves piled high with' book whoso covers have been .washed, making them look almost as good as new.' Tho public school library Is temporarily at the public library building, where the librarians are cleaning, marking and cataloging the buoks. They will be returned to tho classrooms In the fall, but will oe por,nanenlly orgnnsed and ac counted for -uy the public library. Tho books ana records remain the property, of tho wnool district tin dor the direction of tho school au thorities. This arrangement bene fits the public library, bectuse It will be possible to make more ef roclvo use of the school books for Bchool work, releasing, more public library books for work In the bullil Ing. .-', Each volume Is provided with a manlla slip and pocket for hook keeping purposes, and Is listed on a card. Tho cards are filed In clns. siried order, serving as a classified catalog and Inventory' list, showing how many copies of each title are on hand. Much of this work Is being done by Miss Amelia Collier, who Is donating her services for several hours dally. ' . Saturday, July 20, was the busi est day In the llbnry since last February. More books were Issued than in any summer day since tho library was established, 126 vol umes being quite unprecendontod for a. July circulation. Only throe days this year had a larger circu lation. Following Bevernl quiet weoks, this was probably one result of tho general feeling of relief fol lowing last week's celebration. i Every office In Washington is deluged with letters asking ques tions. The service bureaus main tained, by the big newspapers also employ a corps oi assisiums wuu j)ook up nn(IWOI.B t0 correspondents. Tho great majority of those ques tions could be answered ' In the questioner's home town by mall, telephone, or in person. County agents, public libraries, the post office, hanks and news stands all have the information. The govern ment "Official bulletin" on file in libraries and elsewhere contains the, latest trude nnd military Inform-j tion. A few of tho following questions answered by the Portland Orcgonlan Information bureau are samples of the sort of thing that an be answered by any respectable public library: How to mnko five new sainus. Uses for concreto around the homo.. How to make good coffee. How to build a bird house. . What Is the proper diet for young children. What books should be lnrindoa n short list of noted fiction. How to can vegetables., How Undo Sam feeds his sol diers. , 1 , , A lively discussion has been go ing on In the library periodicals which Is or local iuler-vit beeauie the slogun In question o.-ulimled In Oregon. The latest contribution to tho discussion by the state librar ian of Oregon", Is quoted lnpnrt ai follows: I read With Interest the note a- bout our library slogan '.no new notion till after the war." in thi rocent Ibsuo or tho Library Worm. I do not agree that the kinds ol nc.oole who aro using the trash) fiction of tho library are the ones who ore so moved by tho war that hev need relief- from the strain. Ordinarily, they rtro not workers. nnd thoy are not thinkers. Imag ine any one who has lost a Bon oi has sent anyone to the front com forted In the loss by reading Doug las Fairbanks' "Laugh and Live, or Pollynnnn. These books have never been ft source, ot stvengin nnd theso are the kind of things we aro trying to get "out rrom un der." Tho demand for them has dominated our libraries and has eaten up our funds. 'It Is true that my parallel Is not a very exact one. but people are asked to save wheat and sugar because thore is a world scarcity, and there la a world scarcity ot inouey, or a library scarcity of : , I u .. ..'-::t ASplendidTimeToBuy TIhtc woUld bo no point in tell npprociatp their pi iftts while tbe prices iter under tlic market value. : , ; ;l ; A Sfrineh jft'SsnlintClrk, white, ,' '3(r - jO - New L'reDe de Chine and Georgette Waists, ail colors, newest styles.....-.:. .-..,..$3.50 to $13.1 Store Open 8:00 A. M. to 6:30 P.M. "MRS. MATTIE A. R0BERTS0N Mrs. Sliittlo A. ltobertson has been appointed policewoman In the state, war and navy building in Washington, where nearly 6UU policemen and guards lire on duty. The women employees lo the building are her charges. money, and It Is more needed for other things than ever. We must have economy somewhere, nnd If economy can be combined with bet ter library service and an oppor- tunty to -afford the books which are really helpful and roaljy stim ulating It set. ins to mo It will be an advantage." ' - Bring books and 'recent maga zines to the public library for the. soldiers; Books will bo sent to the camp libraries and overseas. Maga zines will be turned over to tho Hod Cross for distribution to men pas sing on troop trains. Siegrist and Company 9 Jfc$t Mil 'Uie Family jPlae fliirnE' ing vou how good ?. Think'of the need at a glimcc, ineh.ltSkmiicr'8 Wressbatin, a inch Oii-pe de Chine, 1 colore, :i-inch hl:Kand colorodVaffetaa yard ........$1.65 to $2.25 3G-inch ('(ihireoulartls, aV-ard ....:....$3.00 aud up Black and WhitcNhet-k Lortjsine, a yard ........:..1.;$2.00 OiiiKham Plaids, a uStassor trVent, a yard-.........$l, $1.25 to $2.00 Jjaj!ia.iiFWii.i.iJ" Sovorul people have asked why tho books must be In good condi tion, and why books In wqrnblnd ing or with torn loaves will in.l be sent.- The reason Ib the same as Tor not sending the soldiers our old clothes or old dishes or cast-off knitted garments. Tho host is uone j too good for them. This is not a I charity,, but a recognized activity i authorized by the government, the Icamn libraries being under the dir ection of tho Commission on traih- 'Ing-cnmp activities, with the ap proval of the commanding officer. i For tho presont, tho library will I distribute, recent bulletins on food I unit canning sont out from the States relation service at O. A. C. A number of pamphlets on canning, I drying, and substitute breads may I be obtained at the llrary. free, of I charge. These aro not the usual ! library loans, 'but booklets which i you may klkep permanently. Sailors, vafcl $3.50 and J5.00. re duced to 75c. fhe Toggery. 7-29,31 Doing Good. - Few medicines have met with more favor or accomplished more good than Chemberloin's j Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy. John F. Jnntzen, Delemy, Sask., says of jit, "I have used Cham berlain's Colic 'find Diarrhoea Remedy myself nnd in ny family, and can rec ommend it ns Hieing an exceptionally fine preparation." Kerr-Gifforni A Co., Incorporated. Office in NewlBWey Building, B. F. Owsley, agent-.Adv. 7-16-lrn. ' A fine razor or razor strop is a great necessity that almost every man must have. If you need such articles, you are -bound to be plenscd with those that Silverthom's have on sale. All are of the best brands of manu facture., , 7"27tf FAMILY DRUG STORE I.A eSANDCONiaON,. ACQUIRING A PERFECT FIGURE Jlost women wh hive perfect figures did not hfc'cjthem orig inally. They have aWdred them. A woman gradually takes the shape of her corset so the corset produced by the most artistic designer is the right one to wear to secure a perfect figure. TjTbDlRTOR5ETS l!c' l? FrontLaoed J i i are most symmetrically and ar tistically designed. They nre comrorUibie. stylish and grad ually mold tho figure into those beautiful lines that every wo man ndmires and desires. PAULINE i, LEDERLE J 1 - - Silks of the these silks are, if you couldn't W-e their nierir and '. you'll have for them in a little . while. Buy.now, colore, a yard :,..?1.65 -yam a yard . A iReal Showing of New Sport SJdrts; unusual :. values, nt-.-....-,..!.-..,ll......:.--.. -6,:50 to $17.50 " ; Saturdays, . 8:00 A. M. to, 8:30 P.M. WHICH WAf ARE YOUMOVIiNG?1 -Z' ;',, ;,';, . s'l.-' . Common sense, tenches us, nnc I it is true, j, , ' that we are never stationary, never still j that we are always moving either for , ward or backward. Take it homeUo yourself if you nre n J t saving something, you are slipping backVnrd. It takes rit to start a Hank " Account, so you had Better "Sand Vpur Track";- it will start you FORvtARft- VWhich routB do you choose? The l forward route, of course then start I forward today, by starling a Saing Account at this bank. We takeeVry precaution to pirotect your savings, an it's nlways ready when you nee it. Try it toda'. ' ,' Member Federal La Grande National Bank LA GRANDE, OREGON OIKSTOVEtS A Week Trial Free Harri s Furniture Store H, B. HARRIS, Proprietor ' 400 FTO STOEET TV PHOXE: LIBERTY BONDS WANTED! FOR A $50.00 llBERTY V-5-00 in !RTY BOND YOU CAN GET in-trade ' 40.00 Im trade nnd ?21.00 ensh IfVi.OO k , trade and J16.50 cash . $48.00 ih trade nnd $12.00 ensh $4L00 trade and $7.50 cash $50110 irl trado and $!1.00 cash , LIBERTY BONDS CCBPTED AS PAYMENT ON ACCOUNTS Furnihire Exchange Black 1241 V I. DONOHUE Kir and Jefferson BEST PRICES VAID. FOR USED FURNITURE. i is- ii 1 1 i j 1 1 MaaiiaMMtai ADVERTISING IS INSURANCE An advertiser's advertisement is his volun tary agreement to do certain things. Good business policy, law and public opinion re quire that an advertisement-agreement be fulfilled. This serves as a protection to the buyer of advertised goods. If, by chance, you have an experience with the deceptive selling practices or mislead ing advertising, please report it to us. Wanted Sorts t.75 Reserve t System l. ve ' V, Red 8171. and $25.00 cash ri