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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1918)
8 o o 2 o o LA 9iT2AXDF, FAHEXTNYi OTOERVER 8 - - o o .5.B.ij . TTIREE e 9 LOIS OF WORK - AI RED GROSS IM.HNTV MAlRKIAIi Vim KMTTISO ..! SKWI.VU WILL BE RElftjCTSpN CuL-pil lie Mude-ower on Sttoml i.mss Postage. - Tho Solifiors In Km ii co Wfil Need Supplies fur the Winter I!im , guiltless of ArmslTr. WASHINGTON,,- Dec. 20.-4II, adopting sko finance committee amendments to the war reitnuebill niiecting second class postage aim in jsurance compnu& the senate Thurs day cleared the way tor disposal or the fw other contested, but import ant, features remaining. Iadees iiWv,- have increased confidence of passing the bill fiefore adjournment liext Monday. CqmrniQtv Ofjders , . La Grande Closed n . Co ( t'Tro v By a foto of J4 to 22 the sen Ac approved file committee niendmcmt proposing repcAl next .Tub 1 of the present zone system Af second class Are you still working ot that Rod Cwiss room? This question is uMked daily and htts been - ever since rlie arm f Icq was slg:ed. SlirelV these tl lliHf Innnra hm-a not noticed 'the hum r hn, ;po.ifjre rates ind substitution of a conio almost dallv from aiv8ion : rate of one cent per pound within 150 hoidiiuafteds. filled wltH Ilulter;,is ! miles "and one anil oift-half cents be for convalescent ldbes, pajama ! J'ond. Most of-the dav was spent in soils and yarn for the soldiers, .spirited discussion of this amendment and dress's, petticoats and under-i am' one by Senator JfcKellar of Tcn woar for 'tho children In destitute j nessee, for a modified zone plan. Friincd. . wfcirh was rejected without a roll Neither hivo the questioners no-! call. tlced the lvugon loads of hoxei) j . that are takon away from llonanj FAMILY WELL KKI'KKSKXTEl) hall to bo shipped to the ever will-i An unusual coincidence is that three Ii:r workus id -ill the branch and i members of the McCall family were auxiliary socities In both Wallowu j recently elected as worthy matrons of and Union counties of La Grande i Eastern Star chapters. Mrs. Klorenji- cliapter." Only this week, materials I McCall Ilacon was1 elected as the head costing $217 were shipped out to 1 of Hope chapter in Iji Grande and her these societies in l "rush order.'"; sister, Mrs. Marjorie McCall Francis, This is tho larcest shipment made i was elected worthy matron of the in one week in the histoiy of the , chanter at Sidney, III., nml Mrs. ,Mi!- fr-nnHn1ta1 frmn Ptii 1 1 is merit to the aacine ancPnow requests that everyone lb rs-vaccmatsd immediately, o - Reports kept on cases which have eeii Vtecinated show the disease is of niuchlighcr form and (hat death does hot follow, whereas in many cases where the vaccine has not been used dgath has resulted. Each physician will be supplied with a quantity of the vaccine by the state board of health. . Today at noon Dr. Richardson talked with Dr. Seelfry, jmas Trees" on mala street; doco jOlUi with Kd Oro,ss poaters and ttymbola. Counplcuous in tho doc- have u rirjie Heel Cross. Si nil' local b'-inu aim cnuriis Trol singers. Make It a night af thanksgiving. ; This, however, may ho a suftoH-j tinn that vgu do no care to uiako1 .V K. W1TI1AM, ' ... State Manager. KOU THE FAMILY 1 ' STAMiEI.DS OIU IIESTHIA I Muutc furnished for all. occa- A jrinfonula li un0idtul gift, H sions. Eancea. recaptions, prlvute pays for itself in the pleasure it parties, l'hone Arcade theatre or gives, w. II. Hohnenkamp ( o. i:;-17Ht I lies. nei a-joi x-iv-u. BAKES GIRL HELD HERE BY POLICE Kllz;vheth liaison, who is Raid to hfcvo broken her parole given httr.bv the Juvenile court of Maker secretary o$ the state board of health, and was advised 'm,n,' was taktm lrum tt woia that t fte vaccine shipment would not.be here as soon as ex- : " " ., Vu "... . Z llukt-r Chief of I'olico cotild conio after the irl. pected. The public will be notified, as soon as it arrives. i ii Tiinn rnii n im-intiu-tNift DANGEROUS SAYS STATE MANAGER WITHAM chapter. Allhoueh ii is Cbrlstmas time and "flu" time, yet Mrs. Hosen baum . knows that tho garments will bo b.ck rn iicbedule time or before and will bo perfectly made too. This doesn't sound like the lied Cross rooms wero closed does it? dred McCall was elected the worth; matron of .Cherry chapter O. E. S. at Cove. HETUBNE1) KltOM WASHINGTON Lieutenant and Mrs. Ernest Watkins and baby daughter, Mary Helen, re turned this morning from Wnshirttr- . ton, D. C, where they have been fo;' Itomembor there are many Amor'.i ' i :... . r.. kins has received his discharjre. Mrs. Watkins was formerly known as Miss Alice Hill. Iran soldiers who will wintor in France. Shall wo forget their needs? lteinember that flgnlng tho arm istice will not clothe the suffering women and children instant me ously. The work is different from that of last winter, but It Just as necessary and direct as at any t:nte. There Is a Urge quantity of NEW BILLS BE FORE BAR ASS'fJ COMMISSION OS ,AV ItKKOItM AVIM MARK ItKI'OIlT I- State M'.nagor AVitham of th Hcd Cross Drlvo writes tho . Ob server that a now dloBaso ban broken loose as "I'm Thru-IOnu" and this w!a what ho says atuoiiK otluif thiiif-'s: Jt uppears to bo working in some conimunitios. It's so contag ious tliese days. I Can't conceivo how tho public, U they have kopt track of events at all, can settle back with a sign and uxcKitnt: "It's all over, "I'M THHU." Uso tho "Ncfdle" irMittr i:iri(i'my Wanted In Ad- iiuni.Htiatbui of Judicial Sys tem fn .State. Judge J. W. Knowlos of La (Jrando, loft last' evening for Tort land, where he will spend ueverul days in attendance at the annual convention, of the Oregon Bar As sociation. In connection with this meeting Notes of the Holi Call. Mrs? M. Russell and Mrs. W. IE. Safford, lieutenant colonels,' have turned in complete reports from all team captains in their respective divi sions. Several others report thear work nearly complete null all expect to turn in the finished list by this.? ve in!?. . Haft your place of business n win dow card showing 100 per cent lied Cross? If not, why not? In the country the teams ate work"; ing, but the territory Is Targer and the weather conditions hinder it some. I Headquarters w issuing an appeal to all workers in the country to bring the matter to a speedy end. Union county was, in all War nctlvf- ties, at the top, and the greatest pas-1 sible percentage of lied Cross mem- ( lu.ruliiii rtiniKtlrml inriiitllt I ill ttitlll' on those peoplo who appear to b p,ImIlltioni is the i, f all concerned. I suffering,, tbey are mighty sick. MKHIODIST PASTOR KKCOVKHS Uev. N. Shornian Hawk, pakbor ofj a,, nr i. I.. nn tl l ' recovery after a confinement of a week on account of illness. ELGIN COUPLE MAKKIEO Jesse L. Merr nd Blanche Billing hani, both of Elgin, were married at the M. E. church in La Grande Sntur-'of tne Sut0 Bap Association con-1 uay, uecemuer 14, Kev. in. bnce-!sMH1,ablo IIipoi.tant pvo,)oaini new man Hawk officiating. Mr. Merr is a ! it,LMsi;it inn will i. iiiM.uu,.,i n,,a yarn and sewing Oil .hand at Honan j furt"er "enr Elgin nml the bt ide has , presented by tho P.ar Association hall for. tho workers In La Grande. ! Ufcen "gagca in scnooi leacning in to the State Legislaturo. Tho pro- Why not call and get some of it end share in tho i econstructlon work. With Self Forgot. Greatness Is achieved, not by direct and eager chase, but while we are look ing for something elve. It is the llttl things we get by hot endeavor. The great things come to us, as it were around n corner. We never become beautiful, or eloquent, or popular, or h 'pny, or Intellectual, or even good, by h:ird labor. Whatever we fcot of such tilings will pnuie to us when we are most self-frg"trul, and most absorbed In the service of our kind. Edward Judson. Optimistic Thought. Riches are a disgrace to him who bath kingsmen In want. Observer advertising Wili bring results. that locality. posed legislation Is a plan for the improvement and revision of ju dicial administration, practice and procedure n the state, through the OVERCOATS 50 PER CENT OFF Eine wool overcoats at $10.50 until Lhnstmas. IHE TOUOLKY. 12-14-10 ' amplification of th.i laws at pres- jont in existence, and i8 being put Pulsating with heart throbs and forward by tiie liar Association as teeming with thrills. "Still Alarm" (the report of a commission on law at Star Saturday. 12-19-31 reform uppolnted by the justices j of the, supreme court, authorized p iby a resolution passed at the last The People a Might. session of the state legislature. The feudal systezn, Hke other Btupen-jThi(i hug grown olU of tho fact dous fabrics of pajl ages, is known ;,h:U tho administrative system in only by the rubbish it has left behind i0leKon C0Urts n.ls 1)een futn(1 ,n It. Crowned heads have been compelled 'n(iG(,nalo t0 keep up wltI) thu to suhmil to the restraints of law. and aniount or iUigation coining be the people, with that intelligence "fcre tfie C0Urt(t( nmi a serious con whlch makes the voice resistless, have ;(lftion of congestion lvds r(lsnUed been able to say to the prerogative:, KeHpoP,ini; lho p!rcuit jll(lg0B( 'Thus far eholt thou come and no the egalalIve flB8PIIibly haa of ale fartbv,'-Daniel Webster. Iyearg ncroaso(1 tll(.!r number to . ...... jsuch aa extent that there Is at present an average of less than two counties to each circuit judge-, but there is still a congestion or business in the circuit court in some of the larger counties. With t h is fact In view, the cum m Ission as framed a bill authori.ing and A good swift kick might help some of theue sulTurers. IMaguose lou rvja oq ji oob puif luojiiul jno.i iMitTering with that other danger ous pre-war mulady. A bunch of people such asiaake up Oregon, don't quit for the flu. Our war record is too clean to dull It now with this apathetic "I'M THRU" stntf. It's up to you. Mr. C M. "To feed 'em" rat poison. rhristniaK Ko Community Sing A' magnificent "Illnck Party" for Christnv.s Kvt. in honor of the Red Cross and to aid the drive. The plan is tills: Make "Arches of Mercy Christ Your only chance to sen Mary Pick ford aiul Katly. Arburklo to night. Arcade close tomorrow. Adv. 1.3-20-lt UKKI'TL i'HIUST.MAS OILTH This year pooplo ebon Id buy use ful Christmas prosents. We have everything from n kiddle kar for the biby to n Columbia Graphonola for. tho wholo fanrily. W. H. pobnenknmp Co. 12-13-tf Th -Litchfield .! - r - MaMre Spreader is tlio clu'iipcst iissurnnco of a k(1 Ttf you Orviv liny. It not only inwuros i 1 tut vtMi.lruni v ill be kept up in fertility, but if-twod-cm tb li;(bt spots; in your wheat field thiis' ."wui.tv V, VviU 'iViore tliaiii pay for itself, iiisnriijjgJMnt'WoviiVfvu liof-'j sides being a' pniteejii a,u,aiimt 'fefczin out ; The nmst juoKiersivtj 'iiU'iuVvs'sav: iho inauuro. sjuvader is the one host ")( olt the funn. ;' j The Sinalley Jfoijt rttr .nuike inoiiey . for you, by savins oue-lV.ui th of your hayt wlik-h means (at the present "prifi-s), about $().00 per" ton. 'We have tliein nnd you need them. We also have .ower; the law tor will do double duty Come down and .talk it '-over ; we -. can; save 'you some money. ; i ';. ' ... ... I I . ' 1 . LA GRANDE IMPLEMENT CO. The Home of the Best Tractors on the Market. A WANT AH will do it I i Make Your Christmas Money Count by Buying Useful and Lasting Gifts of ewelry V ; k Si'' f" .; " kX'J 5 Our assortment of Diamonds, Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Cut Glass, Silverware is tiie best ever, . and make gifts to be appreciated. We Will Save Ycu Money SicQpist & Co Lartzest Jc-lrv Stow in empowering lho chief jimtlco of the supreme court, as the principal offfcer In the judicial system of the state, to command the services of every circuit Judf;e in any coun ty to hold circuit court, and thus bring the great number of those officers to the pei fji uiance of the igreat accumulation tf Judicial bus iness throughout, tlu state. I The number of tho circuit judges !is so great, also, that in addition to their duties pr6vided for in this lii 11. .It is heleved thevi-iin be made 1' ntnlliililn fnr flin l i ifinult iitn nf thn accumulated iikish ol litigation In the supreme court. To that end ;a second. bill has been prepared , giving to the Chief Justice the authority to cull to the aid of the supremo court at any tmo three, circuit Judges, who. for tho time being will be amalgamtied with the supreme 'judges into three de partments. Instead of the two de partments, as at present. ! In short, the design of t.bo pro posed bill Is to make available the services of all the Judges In the state fur the transaction of a'l the Judicial, businens and to .use moie H'fflclintly the present Judi cial system without the addition of any new office. The proposed 'legislation will consMtuto a flex ible scheme, for use only us oc casion shall require It. The report of the minority mem bers o( the commission, however, proposes changed that are very much more drastic. Chief among1!. , their proposals i nne to omanue i the supreme court -into two di visions, the cppull He division and the circuit divison. Tin plan, If followed, would do away with the positions if Judge of the probate I j Electrical Gifts , j For Her . 1 A Vacuum Cleaner -ffm P'S Gifts that' the Housewife will Ap- p ' preciate Every Day in the Year. mmK Electric Sewing Machine 'A court and mar6iK tiiat now come (Kj before the probate rouit w'oilld bt wt. cult in dees. However, an enart- II '...'4 ' ...,., X....tUtn u-r.il 1 if u. j pracliw.il- a rotrocrnilun to tl:- judicial BJHlOlll o( tin- pi' MH-t il .. . and.)iie niKj.wiijr ol (b-iu.-ii.Ix.ih n I the lecii! i)fo.'-sioo will lik'-ly .In- Not simply a mofor but a complete standard, guaranteed sewing . . machine. ' . Coffee Percolators and Urns in a Variety of Styles, Makes and Prices rm 5.1 a, m r H I PrWiMi.tfjU-nth.il iv- " . . i:'"","-r"- SJifounil to I eiror.uly opp-.n-rt i If VV .! AH'ith'T r'i.rtn-.Uve from I. pj bar uxioriation win im V. H.(.4-'-r-i h ttl. who vwnf I'S Hal.-m failt.-r 'ife the .' to att(ir.i;, 'Uin'-"' pL JCJOrily change to Mary iii.S. ...... i- liWu. .... 0-0 nlt-ht. Af''lu '--i; l''::loriow. These are only a few-There are Curl ing Iront, Chafing Dishes,' " Water Heaters, Grills, Heaters, Ovens, Rang es and Washing machines-All in Stock V i i ! U EASTERN OREGON LIQHT & w c ' . : .-j.- s. POWER Q CO. V Ji t v r .V 1 n. " O 8 C3
