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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 7, 1918)
.A V. ViA'N iVl ".j'V ft NTS O VlTwi'KKTft'jv'- -now TIIREID -i) ' 0 0 -T- l . 1 harms r or, All I he Returning x a, So)djers VAI.l'K OK V HI.H'UV Burbee Bltmn Curtoeiir. , tK. "lle. This suit ubovit Iho iikuiivi hi.rt.ei." oinoamon I KkitlM of Kalemulililp "To luySliilud tho dealer who In vest some money Iti samplo tract ors and then will not invest n (Continued flora preceeding f?sue) small addlliunut sum fft- local ad- show that more than 15,000,000 'vertising to rurtner his sees. Is acres have hOn reclaimed for pro& j v& ,ov fof the f1";tor BaThe." i'l bbi.v jvi "i uumur iu a. hyy been offlelalUy estimated great TQiiiuung Otoiehouse of gov- eitnoit und for reclamation. that" more than 15.V0O.000 acres of Irrigiible land now remain fu the govoi miKOft ohands?1 . This fe the w ntlor hat pnjLy and program millions of tht-st! acres could be r Fh'imtNl Otr 9 future furntl und "0"k. rtiains for leKlshCion to determine. Thtf amount of swamp una ciitHiOr lands in tho United States that can made at alible fw farming iVo'xtu.istve. ust how much there is has iGog been dieter mined wififi accuracy. 'ratic' ally 4tll of It ban p;issed tntau pri vate Mt m'fsliip. For that reasoi In efOiidt'tiiiK O HOs OM would be iiflr'Wisary to work out a policy e twetn ttie privie owners and the Qovtvin'ut unlt'B the lai &a Iunriiased. U bus been estimated Yhut the total ami of swamp ind purveys and stud lea, overflowed1 lands in thi United States Ik between 70.UttO,00 and 8O,0QtLQOfc aerea. Ot thisamount It Ik staled that aboiit fttiO.QOO.QOlb ncrcs can be rorlfiiniod and made for all Po!C life. And of course. Alas ka slikr,wfse Jias yet tinkiiown re markable agYicultyn possibilities. fOl unlo9 we make possible the de velopment of this land by the uien who desire theft- life in tho field, wo wl loife a greataniitlonal on portenity. ' "3'his is an Immediate duty. Our thought now shoifl be givisl to 9ho problem. Ajid JatlrerefoiQ desire to brlii toyour mind the wisdoiiitr Immediate supplying ,Jjie interior depaKtinent gWjth a sutficlent fund wiin which to tnaKj tho necessary i and studies. Wo shall III know not imoe how much. arid lamlji can be .Irrigated nor how much s'imp land reclaliuol0 nor where jUuy.giazlng land Is amt' hoo ittiinv catue it swill support, nor proflSible . for iiki Iciiitural." "Tlitf;!""8' I1""'n cut-over land be cleared. nndereliined swamn lands lio chief- lbllt w should know the definite Lft iq rioniia, in V..Ku.r Advertising tire,.. Hie ls n",s; I'P"". A bartn-r win.- .-.cuniv i-iiKciiiiiiiipenwr pr testing ugalnst further nilsraprcsen tntlun. It Is the customer x&n Insists Uhiii neiiln; itils heart, he wrlres.Oml the poor baiher IsQ.iiiiaci to listen to all maimer of eonSdentlul putter, homo troubles, scandals. nml occasionally the customer spi'.'s n buQ tip en Vhe stock Oarkct and the bmbcr gies broke. oil Is tills hitter cQitlnKency that Impels hhg tOprotest.e f S a: -L-o T., .i.i.k i- one DioKreasive Avi ..... !r-e-iit dlscut'SQi oT tire value ot a itable farming, in tin .MiswsiDDl rCwr vu3lev i recent, dlscutsi It may be said that thh0cotin- i,oc:'' lveblng campaign. e try,' outsido of Alaska has no And llB k"e' ,hut llua Illlk fionlier toditr. aOf corase Alaska i'"B uou. 't J'e 's n lOiSlstent us- will stilloiTer nnnnrtuniTv inr r of local advertising and say ad inai ne was ujjio to trace inv Lc.ile of three tracLOrs lat seasou to the advP.-tisln he hai done lo cally. T continue In Ills words, "Wo know tlieA'fy OQiyiany a. ) gettd advertisers; In fnct, thi only objtvt In tho local tKufler's jidvui- tislig; Is to make tho connotftiiur me other way Hound. Klther siicih-ss or failure enmea those who Rimy nwny from tlnobeaten paVlis. Winnipeg Tolegrim. g a . . 'r. tlie lutes along W""8 e)"re . is pruol inahla be- tho Allantic ami Gulf coastt,, leihr ICfisslssippi Delti, :inl in .Missouri. Indiana, .NCichigan, Minnesota Wis consin, and Caliroi'ilia. What iipioimt of land In Its na tural wale unlit ,.rfci- farm homes can he marto stiitahlo for cultiva tion by dr:iin:igo only thorough sitrvej's and stuitics osn develop. We know that .authentic figures - . , 1 . ; Tin Christmas COME IN AND HAKE YOUR SE LECTION WHILE OUR STOCK - COMPLETE IS . G. S, BIRNIE Jeweler and Optician j ACQUIRING A l i PERFECT FIGURE Kin new irrigation projects, wha true character of' the land is, what t be if th Improvements needed will he, anu wh:rt the cost 7lll be. We should know also, not in a Keneral Way bill, wh partlc uiarity, what definrto arena of tiwamp land Siiay he reclaimed, how they pin be drained, what tho coat of the (M-alnuxe will bo, what erop they will rai'w. We Hboitld Iiave 1n miowl specific areas of graz ing lands, with a knowledge ot the cnttlo which are best adaptfl to them and the practicability of rup- portinR n family upon them. So, (too with our cut-over lands. We Should Jtnow what H would coat to 'null or blow out stuniDs and to i.pnt the lands into condition ior a J farm borne. jviiu mi huh Hiiuiiiu no injie up on a definite planning basis. W should think an carefully for each ;uh oi lueso . prujncia as ueoi'Kc 1 Washinjjrton tlumghi or tho plan 'niiif; o the city cf Washington. We should know what it will tfeyt 'to' buy these lftnd if they are in ! private hands.. In short, at te" con clusion of tho , war the United j States should be able to say to ltd returned soldiers: "If you wish to go upon a farm, hero are il variety jof farma of which you may take our pick, which the government ; has , prepared against the time of your returning." I do not mean by this to carry the implication that 'w should do any other wrk now jthan the work of planning. A very small um of money put into the hands of men tif thorough exper ience, axd viMort will give. us a program which will make us feel jcntiroly confident that we are not able to absorb, or that we would :he In condition whore we would jshow1" a lack of respect for those (who return ns heroes hut who will jhe without means ol Immediate ;seir-support. v J A million or two dollars, rf ap propriated now, will put this work Iwull under way. This plan does not contemplate janything like chairty to the soldier. 1Co is not given a bounty, lie is not to be made to feel bat he is fl dependent. On the contrary, ho fs to continue in a sense in the I service of the government. In- ; stead of destroying our enemies he to develope' our resources'. j l'list nuniTier Y. M. C. A. High 'School Lyceum . course, Tuesday, I Dec. iOtll. It Will be treat. Don't J n'lisa ' it. 12-5-4t pd. The. ,0hFerver4furnIshes and prints j Butter Wrappers. , v mm 'If 'I 1 lis' J'' ' lj 1 J '6- C b M a tafp mmm Host women ho toM psi-Jfcet Pi3a?M Aid ni 'iiove 'triea og- ' a many. i9y Oaee acquired tlcBm., I A Wnmoa jradualVy takes tht 'I shap of her cor flt go tte Oi?t f Brod.ed by tlie most strtistic designer the right one to wear to secure it perfect figure. , i K- front Lac ed 9 r i are rust InrrcVicallx aJ al J ,4 J tirtiAiIly'designrA They are 1 1 orflirtal,e, rvlish fcAd irrad; J ually nssli the ig-jre into fhow . "autiful ti-r 9r1 every wo- J man admires VKloicsires. , ij Observer 'aJlvet'llslrtlr lAyi I " ! I . I . e t ! . t I 1 ' i J T ii- i i J I i i i liifl(; between the advoj-tising ftVtue by the Avery Coinpaiiv auQ bib own. Tiiiselets the prospective buyers iO his locality know wherb they can seo fend buy Avery maclifjery." This Is exuetry tho fjumit we want to bring out. The Avery CoiiQiany is oneHf the biggest advertisers of myitor iriijlng "iniichlnery. Millions V$t reudera wof farm papers read AVry advertisements eaci ytar. A number of tlue, rt adors live right in your neighborhood. UiiK-bs you take adantao 'the free ad,ver tlaing service as Outlined In iho Avery AgentHy, Adv-rJsing Aid Hook, and atlvertise locally,. muofe of tlHs. huK'e uatiguaf udertKsing will do you nogood whateWr. 1 It ls tl"0 lo-A cal advoi-tisiug that iQ'S the na tional campaign to yo-u and your business. p, . f o Wo furnish you witlwa free elec trotype service which . puts . roatl "pep" into yuftr local dvertise meutsj 'Uiese cuts urnmftde from the best drawings obtainable of scenes showing the Aver? nia ehies at work In the field, o They put life into, your advertisements and mako them very, attractive. n(, advertisement is complete' without one or more of these cuta..u l'lan a good advertising campaign. in your local newspaper;' it Hlll pay you. Results from- advertising are not always Immediate, but they are Cumulative. A small advertise ment run weokly during tho proper season will produce better results than a double, paga boadside yearly. The selling power ,of an ' advertise ment does pot deptMid so much upon the she of tho advertisement as it does upon the number ot times it is repeaU'd. Repetition is the thing tli at count in advertising. Try advertising locally for" three months and you will soo for your self Its ' many advantages,- The Avery Agent. jNiaW TODAY i ANI'EI) To hear from owrtvr of good ranch rfor sale. State cnsly pWce.'furr description 41. K. Bush. Minmopolis, Mian, T2-7-lit yorenoou Geometry, I :imruuy . Hotanv. WANO'KD-To hear "om"'o"fr" " I, Sut.inlay AfternoOi-GeneMl yis o.,o,l v. h rf. .... o. .. , !;. Hookkeeplng. ' L ouiltj l-IIMIVs' v 11..... .....i m a J. A CHlTHf-lllITX. 9Superlntennt of 1'ubllc Instruction 12-3-1 Ut-pd. - w 1 ""Manual ' Training. I her of a chance to become t new na Pomefttc i Sflei3e. ! tion. a IMethoda In UeadiiiB, Coursw of i ",v0, T do not desire to return to Study for Drawing, XMhods In I Russia as the head of the government. Arithmetic. . ; pQhaps later 1 will sro back as a prl- Thursday Knrenoon Arithmetic, History of Education, Psychology, Methods In Qeograph, Mechanical Drawing, Domestic Art, Course or Study for Domestic Art. Thursday Afternoon Gramtrnir, Geography, Stenography, American Literature, Thysic, Typewriting, HytfOd in Language, Thesis brt I IlltlUljr .rllIIU(HO, V Friday Forenoon Theory and Practice, Orthograp?, Physical Ge-J. ography, Knglish Literature, Chem-' . istry, 1'rQsieut Culture. ! , 0Fay 6ftftnoon Selaol T-flft-.C Gegy, Algebra. Civil Govern- ( ment. lc vate citizen. I hope so. My yi if e and two boys aged 8 and 11 are now held tn MJosrow as hostages. I do not think the Bolsheviks will permit them to leave so I want to go to them." Don t Get -The "Flu" Baslly Understood. The store that Is different always does better than the store that la In different. Knnsns City Journal. FOl! SAI.S t, Furnished house, hani. clilcKen "house, bony qmshos, fruit trees, Ocst soil In m Orntido. This is a bargain at lliDO. 1'. O. box 004. LaOianOo, Oregon. 8 12-7-;!t a FOt SAI.K Oarage ill efno of the good towiisgOf tho Valley. Act ual invoice bolter than 311(100. but on account of alcknObts will sell oinslderalily erheupor. 'o' better proposition for a cni-.t?r? man, but It "will re-ivjirj half cash to close, bair;itce cur'??,l. SECURITY LAND ifc SAVlMiS CO. ?3-7-St. KOll SAMO Two. One rvslS-mce piopeillcs nt a bargain. 1ob In, paved sCreel , " best Partner town. . . 12-7-?.t. SKeilKlTV LAND & SAVINGS CO. FO'It SAI.K T-o heating stoves, clump, also, boring machine, with Hj mid jj Inches. Oswald Vol swlnklur, .Ialund City. 12-7-3t,p WANTED Iirge knitting mill dc sires woonnn to work in own town, Easy business; permanent; Salary or commission, nil or pnrt timet CJunrnntcel olillsij Norristown, Tn. 11-11! Sat. only 12t pd. TKA il Hits' l:V A MIN ATIONS Notice is 'hcreoy given that, tho County Superintendent of Union County, Oregon, will ?iold the regular examination of nppllcnnts ror State Certllteates at Ka Grande llh:h School as follows: Commencing Wednesday, Decem ber 18, 1918 nt 9:00 o'clock 0. ill., and continuing urftll Sainrdny, Pe cemher 21, 1918 ct 4 o-cloclt p. m. Wednesday Forenoon U. S. His lory. Writing, (l'ei-.iuanshlp,) MIs- le, Drnwlne. ,,-'V,tt Weilnesiiay Aflernonn Vhysiolo- Security; Insurance Agency CHAS. II. REYNOLDS, ManagrA-. ' is in tlm front rank in Fire,, Acci dent and Health, and Automobile Insurance,, Our Service h tlie Best We Write Bonds . IF RUSSIA IIAl) 10K!fpAfY,S 1'ltESKNT OlM'OUTCM'l'Y (Continue 1 tiQim Page 1.) 1 Jwy P.. July offensive, Rupprecht appealed to the Russians not to obey. These ap peals were widely circuited. At the oame time Germaiiophiles were active internally, und their cumulatiye Im part against ltlissinn morale was tre- nemious. "Hussift faced starvation soigte handed, and fell down becaQso it was physically Impossible for her to meet tlm ,;i,iBii,;nn ,,nn;.iui ir u:,,.n.,.. i 1 food crisis arises in Gorimmy the lat ter has tno right under the armistice to ajenl to tfte allien, In which event the allies should respond for their own protection against MolshevHsm. There fore, (iermany is not obstructed by any of the great obstacles which caused Russiu's failure." The former proniier, sitting in the parlor of a friend's houso in the se cluded Cambridge stairs tcrrVlce and speaking in French, paused for a mo ment. He. had greatly nged inoiip pearance since 'last June. When he resumed speaking, his voice whs tense with earnestness. "Germany probably has turbulent days ahead nnd may split up, but 1 do not believe she will he liubjectcd ta the supreme tragedy, like Russia.' Family Held as Hostages. "I Iwlieve tho German revolution is sincere. I do not believe it is possible to 'hippodrome' on trticTi a scale. Fur thermore, it must bo remembered that the personnel of the Germnn nrmy hns been completely altered since 10H, wien 80 per cent of the'officers were nristocrals. Now there are onlo 20 per cent." . Agflin tie paused. Then, smillno quietly, he, snid: "Of 'coarse, it Is difficult for toe to speak dispnssionntcly of flermnny, which wronged tho entire world, then supremely wrtmged Itiissia by robbing 9 W Hanging out the clotljeso is the best'way in tyorld totake0colcl. 0 O ' o o o 0 Next .week.senl the . wash lo lis. o o 9 You'll be pleased with the.wofk jaiid service.; : if II ti ! STANDARD LAUNDEY CO, FrjONE MAIN 65 I L aiai am iDtal ' 1 I Utah Coal Its Clean Little Soot No C&Jto o 1 "(J .11 m m tOm a m m mm m m YOUR EYES afc brohd winners. Master rninds and wilfing hands arc no good .with out tlipm. Tliey are the,,, only avis rmt'S to enjonont and education, fcnproveiBont and success. Can you afford to neglect them? ' Our optical department is equip ped ."with tlic'anc.st .scientific instru- .incnt to iiwure" correctly fitted glasses. . We invite you to come and inspect fjiis Dtpii;tin,f!it,' 1 . Vo siirfacp and grind' our. 4wn " O . O ' ' O 0:-K. W'. ,r..H.. i o :-;7r' ' . o ... - o y O V b 12 inch, 16 inch Lengths - 1 i i Hay Grain ft, o :". at r. p fC Storage si J: H. Peafe & Son La Grande's Leadirf era and Optometrihta I ! ! I Sawy,er!-Himes MERCANTILE COMPANY PHONHMAfN 17 I ! 1 0 . o i t " -- -3 i .0 p ' V- w w 1 9 O. O