La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, October 07, 1918, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextP 'P V K t - J , I, I , i clothing RrruvAT:: f - . r 4 iVIOSPgg'lETOqyat OBSERVER ' 01, Ml i,l PULO Mil hi 1L if Cros Will Keep Relative Informed, ' . . 9uroau Will Ott Information Regard. L -'" wounoeo, KIIIM Jt ".: . ' . r Missing. ,, , i Washington. The Amertcta Bed Cross, through Its bureau of common! canon, issued a request to toe rata tlves of soldiers who are Id the AmerV lean expeditionary force, In which It ask 'these relatives to nuke Inquiries retarding their kin who are in the army through the Bed Cross bureau of! communication In Washington in ttead of, as is the case In numerous Instances, of communicating ' with agencies or Individuals In Europe. The request , was issued In the name of .- Harvey D. Gibson, the American Bed Cross commissioner in France. .: ; . ('-'. Mr. Gibson points out the fact that In a majority of cases such Inquiries are merely turned over by the Individ ual or agency to the Bed Cross, which bas charge of such communication with soldiers' .relatives, and which has de veloped special facilities for obtaining information . about those reported killed, wounded, or missing, and those from whom letters have not been re ceived. Congestion of cables and a loss of time and energy are also oc casioned by making the request other than through the Bed Cross.- It has .been known that as many as four sep arate requests have been received about the same men by different low BU1UUUU5, - I i pdwnrd M. Day, acting director of the pureau of communication, said:;!'; 'JThe'funotlon of this bureau Is to glvo relatives all possible Information which will lessen anxiety, f!Every jn quy Is handled with full refutation thfc a prompt and f ull'replj! W of serl' can moment to the harplets;ipedteii)f mind, and not lDfrequenty toi tbe Health of the re!atlveis.;By,wrltrag to the 'bureau, relative frequently will get Immediately information at hand - and may be sure that search Is started abroad as quickly as the case war rants." . . . . V--.. v.-.. .., ,.,,;! MADE $35,000, CAN'T PAY TAX Soldier Told to 8ava Pay for Income ' Assessm'ente, 8aya 1, ', (. ' Blew It All." V TJj Washington. Difficulties of soldiers who formerly were successful business menY in paying last year'$' Income tax ori this year's pay, are Illustrated by story brought to Washington by an ' officer serving at one of the southern cantonments. N teat FebruaryV"he"offi&K ealaVhe explained to the mea, of his, command thai ' all married ' men 'vbuld have to pay a tax on all their last year's earn ings over $2,000i-while all' unmarried menould hav9ito.gax;op,tl Income over $1,000. ' . . ; Coming to him uVterone of the; men, a private, said: ; fl guess .X won't'be able to Jiny that income tax. " -1 haven't any money.1 " "OKthiifs aU'rlgHC? replied ffieo& fleer,, "you have until June to pay It and you can save. It put. of your, pay by that time." i 'Tin afraid I couldn't," responded the private, IMio.'tSffJQW, Vi ycar.j auu a uiew it uu iu wueu a wan luucu Into the army." RABBITS A PEST NO LONGER Australia Finds the One-Tlme Curs j : . Now a Profitable 8ourco of -j Revenue. ..jy ', Washington. Rabbits, which were once the curse of Australia, as they have been to a lesser extent in the southwestern United' States, now are providing a profitable source of reve nue and at the samjfc' tlBeelpJtog to win the war by increasing toa; food supply. y " Official dispatches receiyeJihete say the British board of trade hasodered 600,000 crates 'of skinned rabbits, which will reqinrenhe kllfWvi 21. 600,000 irabblts weighing, r8G,0B0,000 pounds after dressing. r'oyJpusly the rabbits were Bhlppd-'wlttibUie' isklns on, but Incoyeulehoevas iexprlfenced at hdtatabj'ln.'Kn4Und In renioylng the fur. ' - : ' , ' How to dispose of the skins Is caus ing the Australians speculation. There la a ready market for them in this country, but tonnage Is scarce. Walks 145 Mites to Enlist . Tulsa, Okla.-rCliester Bunch, twen ty, of Tonkawa, walked from his home to Tulsa, a . distance of 145 miles, In order to enlist. In the army, but waa rejected because of a slight physical tefect The defect can be remedied by a slight operation. . ' Bunch , has a desire to become' an ivintor. He has gone to work In. or ier to earn .enough money to pay 'f or the operation. , ,f: DRAFTEE GETS TIRED I WAITINGjjplNS POLES I i Torentum, Pa. When (he 1 members of !thS MJrift board i searched for Alexander Ciy- mon, who failed to show up for i entrapment for Camp Lee, they ! discovered that he had got tired of waiting for the cnll to serv ice and had Joined a Polish regi ment and Is now believed to be on the western front i 8lameae Musical Inttrumonla. The Siamese have an Instrument which they call the ranat, a species of fcnrmonlcon. with 11;. different wooden kcysnnlted by cords and restlna upon a iTnhd, each strip of wood giving a . placrv'tiofMiD K3 D0U8T1K3 HIS ' KEAXIR3 Corporal's Words Ma Have Cut talned Full Infsrmatlan Evan to ; the Mast Unintelligent, , vi Thla week'a story from the front:'. K certain company sergeant major wu not,jpttlar with hla men. They accused htm of having cold feet . : One day the company went Into rest camp 20 miles behind the flrlng line, where It was an Impossibility any shells could reach them. The ground however, was very waterlogged, and a fatigue party waa detailed to dig a drainage trench. , ' Presently a sergeant happened -to pass that way... - . ii-r! "What are you digging there?", he shouted', to the corporal In charge of tbejdfcr A grtmfuce, from which the sweat was' jponrlpg,, popped up from th trenchV It belonged to one of the ter goant "major's most persistent and: re lentless; adversaries. . . - "DlgginV a communication trench from the sergeants' mess to the er geent major's dugout," he shodted, In a voice. ivell within hearing of the .mess tent, at the entrance to which the N. C O. li question waa standlng.--Fear-son's Weekly, POSTAL SYSTEM IN DISARRAY Oerman Oovernment at-tta'WItfa'Inri to Stop Thievery Pram tho ' .'i r. 'Ooods In Transit 4 Extraordinary steps have been taken by the German government to call1 a halt to' the thieves within tH6 postal Wstete ?-jjt was claimed that ont.'of ten pnrcoja sent three would dlsHp pear, ; Packages to soldiers at (he frontj.contninlng food, dellcacle and cJothihil4 would di&BDDear more frO- Jquenlty than any other shlpmnts.-AIl appeahto the patriotic spirit Qf the IhleVea.ivere of no avail. The par ccntage of thefts increased steadily, Finally the sovornment was comDelled to take drastic and systematic meas ures. S'Tfitr military branch was culled tin and stations of control manhea .tiy ' non-commissioned officers and soldiers were piuaieu . at principal : rnuraatf points In-- the , empire. .The employ ment of mere .youths is blmd for the deterioration of the postal wrvujai Prnctlrnlly nil the employees of mili tary age had to Join the army . aqr)' their places were filled by bora a girls. - Besides, the scarcity -of fi tempts many to steal. .Remember,:'"' . ... 1 . When the war Is over, no excuse will go. . ; Either yon were In It or you. were not - . m . Either you shouldered your gut), served In the Frenches, or thb iTounf Hen's MChrJstiin; assdcTstion, the BM Cross.r1n some place 'where' the ddbr, was joptjoed, or else ypn did iothldg.i ; Ityteould not Iserve, ' you' coutc? sendAour boys wlth -a. Godspeed.. M hold them'Dhck stamped them as slack ers. .;......;.;;... - --. - .; , :. ... '.r . ;,. Either, you strained your resources to-huy- itberty bonds or you forgot l-yow-eMlgatton to those who fought nnd died for your flag. ,: 1 ' :; V ! Disqualification for active service da no Justification for forgetting the boys behind 4be guns , who . sacrificed r 4(1 thought: of gain i and' were willing 10 sacrifice their lives at their country! call.r-Leslle's. , . : . , ".. ' - i 'Orion" Type of Stars. Tho . ;tfnnntrMt xtnni nf which have knowledge are the "Orion" tm of stars, ' The constellation of 'Oriorl Is composed mainly of them, as well as parts of Taurus, the Pleiades, and parts of .Perseus. In color, they are much like the SlrluB type, bluish white, nnd brilliant., but a spectroscope at once detects the difference between them. f';..8tprs like Slrlus and Vega are surrounded by hydrogen gas, but the Orion-stars have no hydrogen, and are made of helium and nebula. They often have greet volumes of fine nehu- la dust about them, showing that they are. still In the process of condensing out of the primitive star matter. Drop In Irish Birthrate. The) Irish registrar general's return for the'' first qunrter of this year shows a drop In the Irish birth rate of 8.0 be low the average for the previous ten years.- The marriage rate is practical ly stationary. The death rate Is 8.3 below trie average. The general prosperity of Ireland Is reflected by the fact that the returns on Irish pauperism show a decrease of 8,122 In the average number of work house inmates. ;Vt. WANTED Clean White Cotton Uses at the Observer Office; :8c Per lb. ' ' ';- tNatarfaatBMsJwaa Don't Always Blame the Telephone j Operator jVhen you Are - Called By Mistake s - Were you aver called to the telephone when another number was wsntedT t , , . . , " V ; v When this occurs, the operator, to be suremay have humanly erred by ringing on the-wrong line. More often, however, it is the fault of the person makingthe call. . ' ' . People- often ask for 456, for example, when 646 is wsnted ; and then either "hang up" when the mistake is realized or be j come impatient when the wrong person answers. . Unfamillarity with the work of telephone operating often prompts unjust .criticism. Please don't forget the earnestness of the operator's effort when some occasional service difficulty . docs arise. . " . ' J Home Phone Co. 1. Trench Boater ? H i ' iYou Do Bay. Mr. Fishermen! -J. W. Partridge, federal fisheries commissioner, Is trying to encourage housewives to hny sea fish. : He. was discussing the vlriiea, qf the sea: aib.ithe othar .daVr?i'. .1 ; . ., t J "Do you believe, Mr. Partrldgor asked a .bystander, "thqthe sea trout Is a good1 a pan fish- as -thetlbks.or stream troutl". - "Well, I wouldn't say for sure," says i J. W. P., "thnt's all a matter of taste." I Indianapolis News. 'ra':: ' Ask the Thief, .-i?: Th4rlawyer vtni trying hard for his clent 'and was setting the points out In aijoglcal manner. There was one thlng".lie was not quite clear about and he accordingly said : - Now, sir, you state my , client knocked you. down and then disap peared In the darkneas, What tlmo of night was thlsr . "I can't say exactly," the complain ant answered dryly. "Tour client had i my watch." 1 Ability of the Aged. It has often been said that a man Cannot .learn a pew trade after ho Is fortvJhut thla. statement bus ftvaWnt- ly jeen dJspvl?teB!8.;Pu-'Pon'H ceau ;was eighty whep 'he ' wrote) lib valuable, -trvutlsc on Mio jochm;mjm- cehvly"1iikea upTrhTOulfa'fl'eln'o John Blgelovv, was 'still an tiutliiir'turn- lng out a booS -when ho passed his mnety-nfth . birthday. Phlladelpnlu Fublie Mdgr.i i-, iV ,5: . '.'.VU V 1 1 " '1 a iim'J-;'- CAPUIREpMINrJIE IN U...S. This big mine thrower, or mine werfer. as the German call it wus captured from the Huns and is a part' of the great war exposition which the United States has been giving in va rious parts of the country and which wilt open In Chicago on September 2. 1 he "Minnie," as tho British havo nnmed the weapon, Is shown In post tlon with a big shell set . In the muz zlo ready to he thrown into the eneay trenches. A WANT AD will do it Sataataataaiaaaav s ou lun, ou l'autrs. FranQis, choisissczL i S t . r low tt oxhsm.) 'VtV: (kof&VKewhkhMtJtbef) : dem nds food economy Aux TravaiHeurs d e la ' , (10 THE VDREERS POD NATIONAL VXSUSt) Restrelgnti-voui pour biter It' vktobie.' (Curb vour appatUaa to hutcavk3orr ' . Nc jetez pas an gramme dt pain. (IKrotthrowamataaBMorhMl PmnmJ-u f AA (So KX -r.i- mi vcia ui i iran pour V mois l arrivee . ThU via cnrrica tn economlsani economiscrez dc$ poilus. ', . ; JOHN HODGE 1 . .. . " 1 11 l w ' 1"e "ut lucxiierlenced.; Bushing Into Tl., f f iiSwf&v L v Ibis chief's office In groat excitement E ' 1 ' t )',(,'t lfe ' fffctji 7 I. it ho cried: "I've found the assassin I 1 ' , lU'l 'tSVil I I "7 W v 'Hi '. .. 1 10? M J I I OB SALE 4. ' ,'. , ha m " !' J 40Q head of Lincoln sad ; Cols- ' I s s v-uia liiwes1, an unuor iivo years. oiu. I " t ! Tim "o offered for salo in smill biluch- y 4 J ... . .. . ... o..-.;. . , f i ICK PEBBLE R. ,,.: . V 51 Ladd Canyon S ' Jr'&r 11 Tbone 1'armorn 149 A " v . i -WfiFy II U0-2-4t-pd I , 1 Tr I jf II "r Boys ColobratlnB the Fourth II , l (r. uf July In France,.. Star, Saturday 11 a 1 (PV? J nnd -io-4-"il (Tiifv tl VsaK Si! L' i.o,n.r ua ,.h .-'-'' : tm : 1' -a )' I ' 1. ta u r fmSfSSmMv-: ,S 'lrt.'ftrt itsTlir il '' - - - The Home .of .anoy Groceries.' ' u 1 - ....... - ;wWBsaBSlaasaaBaBSlaassaaaaaaaaaa . . t-i . , . Uknns lUTaln 7S.,,i.B. Kt. on.ioarr noote, m. f, I , TAMILY DRU9 1TORC It. JTOtaUli, riVJf. v -, p1" . .f y m has dlatlnoulahed Mnaelf In labor,,, ; la aANoa.oacaON, - I , 1 .,i. i m: ifrt 'lint.' ! ;.",; t,if, uB..? questions, Wa beerappointed Eng. '-" rf ; -r .'- fJJ)fIaIjjJaIBHMnMiiiMiaB land's new mlnlntar.ef jeiis.lons. f , Job' Printing," The Observer, Main 37. 1 .,.-(-' ' i mm nfca ......4-..r.1.,T.-nTr7l Hit- -t- i "-:Tr.;V' I; . STO'VES . pf ta sJii&-r j I i ; : as the other, made by Union labor, all joints '" ffi miy u-. mi j;t i. j & 1 ' ', Bui'iw the gasses and smoke. ;..'.' ...--im v.. j. 's' ' Ci::V: VSi't 'IS ! y. :,. .': .. .. 40 per cent of your coat is gai arid smoke iHte'LJ r,,' ' IL ..' .... i in i - . .... .. :.i :. r " a i a l-,f. I : tliesestoveswUlburntiic.il. . n , ,; ,,i ' ,; I , : j 'k' ' .6V MCI , lUi I v; jm I ; Iv:SlilllllT '' for coal . f TIBIIta rv.i I . . ., . -M.".: . !'. IIIV J II l ' . I- '' W$m VnW If you save 40 per cent on ?1.UU coal, it ;: ' , , - MBtaSffl MM I H . , Wi y ffi : would be the same us $7.20 a' ton for coal Cl, ,j ; IN H ' ' " 1 that 8houId intcrcst y"u ;:' 'w ' I l ' f Old stoves first payment, balance on easy 'j' ' "aT . We have some used stoves that are bargains. '. f j V NEW WAY. - . OLD WAY. CARR FURNITURE COMPANY i ':; -i--- we furnish your home compite. ,, I, 4- . ... . ......... to gave "Sfap -100 Defense Nationalc - - 1. - ' fptmmn of food dry I : . . . . -k . . tnfmeaicr Quae uivtsraa par;. des renfortx amerkalaa. ; to add a drrlMoa the tur voire nourriture vooa mols de irancben ' mm "7 H . Going Ahead Too Fast ' j The young detective was enthusias tic but Inexperienced. Rushing Into bis chief's office In groat excitement ho cried : "I've found the assassin I I've got blm cornered so that be can't escape 1". The chief regarded - him, with withering scorn. "Allow me,", ha said, "to draw your attention to the fact that at present we are looking not for the assassin but tot clues," Judge, - 1 . . ,,,). v4 u ; J; A sabmarlne torpedo li metal eyl Inder'loaded with a high explosive and equipped with a detonating apparatus. Sometimes It la equipped with a pro pelling and steering mechanism, auto matically operated. ; . . The origin of the expression, "tn union there Is strength" Is not known, bnt the sentiment In various forms baa poen current ' a very long time.; A Latin author , of ancient times aaldt "By union the smallest states thrive, by discoid the greatest are destroyed.'' She American author of "The Flag of ur Union" said: "United wo stand; aivlded;we fnll.T;1:';.-.; ;J st '.What oaves Ua, Tho thing that aaves ua In thla life la an occasional opportunity to amlle at Its follies. Balthnore Hun. ' ; The Observen furnishes and prints Butter? Wrappers.1 : v , PEAE8 For Canning, Get Yours iresh, Comt(, Hojftey , Extracted Home Grown Gripes and Quince for' jeuy ana ,"tj Don't Forget, we StrawDerry tr reserves in gauon qans. foptwcar'U'W oe.K. I i.' gqvernnWntl Cn1r fcari Vf the War Industries Board, in address-: ing himself to the National Dry Goods association, after referring to the agreement between the board and th shoe manufacturers, said: : "After that will have to come to regulation and distribution of moat al) of the things which you gentlemen have to deal with. -1 dont want you ; to say it can't be done, because it must , be done, .it is unthinkable that only the man with the longest pocketbook can' get the things that he needs. lit has coma to. thisand unless reg- . ulatiyn -. come; the: mojor'ty of the . people will (lni,iheroselvcs in scanty, apparel before many days. . Suits, 28 to J0T ,peso ser-;. ees and -we"havo a . tqotl f'ne, at that. tlnro; m ' . . HI 4-tt i THKt TOKUEnV" NOW just recfciVedalaO rreserves. have Tea Garden Grocery