La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, December 28, 1918, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextTWO LX GRArDE EYEXTXO OBSFJIYETt. 7. . - o CHOIR'S PLANS PTfinv nr.mr First Museum. The first museiO vn Iiart of the Tnluce of0lli'xandi-l, where I'O'W' men ere maintalnnd at the public O fikot, just as eminent public scrvmito nere In the IJsvtnneuni at Athi-ns. lis BROWffe much diuiu ur-inc SPOILED, TOO bile the Stores SOLDIER STATE - - I O (ContinOefl Prom Page 1.1 - I Q s...4 fimndnlin. is nUj-ltmted to Ptolemy Pbiladeli.lnjs about 2S0 B. CO 4 and bassos. ,Thero shoulQ he a j Pbiludelplii ,,,!- ,.i m'nuM nmnno.our re are Closed-' $ 9 mMjWjjw 1 turne(J B0lder oys glad to takcj, r.r.tne a.id Strength? IWHX AFTEtt-CU'lt, WAR HIS- 1AXY IjNTEHKHTIXfB PIXJPl.E OX THK I'liKHlDIIXT'S MOAT . : ... 4 Oriromla4it Ilt-lntrf jVielilenU Picked up on I Ha "(rriie f',' A advantage of the opportunity toi TOHY UB UEI'EATEO? 9 -i boost, La Grande nsicall)s They n.n.la nH.Jra lv.' TieV nronttiMS 1 OS not 111 1XMI1B it-15, ;y " - . . . j ......i. ...i will be WMlcohifi. Xo use 14V exP- butMln the ngni k ..-...". j Boys of the l'nio Flocked ta Sauyas to Farm, but Mor. lnd Then 'j'han Now. , slonpf our pt,-sident, Dr. Mossman, strength is not rlglitrr ueu uen " -If" Be of I.a Grande fioin'6 ion), serves to carry n iH; hi" 8tf arednvited. to apply for iem- fellows ftrhls own solgary g.oiy. bershlp." ' J " - - w w JOUBNErOVEfl V- .v; Wfl, We will do-everything possible'to take care of your pbone an.d mail orders. Hiir Departm Store I PARIS GAME ALLTHE WAY (XNriIi;N K OKTKN WAVKHKO JUT HI'IltlT NKVKH IIHOKi; PeHpltn Four Year of ' AnxloitH HI rain and MtilferltiK-' IuriM ianN ny In Triumph PARIS, Dec. 28. -Parla la coming buck to 11 fo. There la peace in the air. The transformation of . Park be tween June and December 1b almost beyond belief. In Juno the boche wan on the Maine. A thin line of Americans stopped the enemy at Chateau Thierry. The boulevards of rails were all but departed, 8hops wore empty, cafes and res taurants without patrons, ttuldlers and war workers were the only peo ple to he aeen on the streets. Night was a time of torrov. As the moon . joae the airbus aurtukod thulr turrl flyiiiK wails oi" the approach tf (he Oothus. liy doy the Hhella from the big Hurl ha- landed with deadly reg ularity every 15 minutes. There were whispered ruimu of what had been hit. Tho communique was eagerly scanned daily aud a the Americans and Freueh held, the anxious civilian braving to remain miked "can they continue to hold or is Paris to fall." They held. Tho July counter-of-fdnalve dmplte confidence In the ultlmute roHiilt remained. Success 'continued. Clvlllitns began to- re turn. More' nnd mora AmericiuiK arrived, October came aud with It the beginning of the end. My thia time Parts was winking at the moon. There hud not been an air-raid in weeks. Tho boche was too busy at other. games. Automobiles began to be more daring wlih their lights, In Mead of groping down the dark builm-ardu aud streets they winked their big head-llghtH occulonivlly for reassurance, HesUurants begau to (111 up. The theatres were crowd ed. People Ihronuecl tho boulevards There was a conviction that (he war was nearlng (he end. It was such a Farlg that the rcp resematlvea of the Allies foun.l vhen (hey met to discuss Germany's appeal for an amihUice. The city' wus alive with rumors. You.com1 I stir up any sort of a rumor desired, j Just go -anywhere people- were con-1 grugating and listen. Mint 1' didn't want a pienia'u'it peace. The ptople felt the boein w.it.' whlppiit and were eager to keep on until the Jvb was ihilntuHl. HentlmtiiK toward i-romcient wiiHon wait not. tiwn coiu. lNwple wera I'linid.l. 1 w.i fiint to i,ttimnro, eipurl.inro ami .imlruv tlk to t'ii ho.'lic-tu'j ui'i.."i. Tlfiy ,, of our ,ml!il , cifk.'iia run iiU lilt all of. Hi. limit li."vlni! h.'rn i,,tlllu. anil Ovniialilu stimulus he Lli-u out of Hit :r.u:ili, thi y !i--' jm,.,,, 10 ,tu, le,.iiU,uliin of tin- urUI. imywt ui'iu'eiaro .inie mui'inj 10 iw l 1 1 or nine. Ifut President WlUon passed the s rm 1st Ice iMTuir over to Marshal Foch. Generals, pi I me ministers. Amh -sis nb:i!-.idor8 pouira 'U- ill. ronii-ronira ui lu.lorw Mrall- h-i .re onuin-tl. Tho i'i' ul tlte 1 o. ld uciilii vn I'srls. il llh .iltrr.,fnl .Uiolii Ms jiml differ. ent I' " -1 i 11 K tliSD In 'vini" S. V. RAILWAY TROUBLE , "TJP AT r , r - -i ra;lons; the niyois oitil oth miih- tCtntlntK'l from ft8,. 1 ioiiiit.i i,( Dillon cltK'; roiinty ' ' " 'T " )f()uiiii!ploiierii of Oregon, and nil fl-mllt counlimi will l ilmlt bluw i()tll,,,, w )u) ,,v ,.ffnrt nnd In- tfcat will llnn 'Omi of f-'KI.OOO peri,,,,,. lmlv 0.-tH rihitf to the ui of month pn'tjftdl; that nearly I 'H0 men, many oftbem Vith fiinlrdes to sup port, wilt -bf (rou put of employ ment for an aWrfimt' peruxU jind that .me Hnescxf buiiicO may V! 0 seriously afford that ()e7iiery will Undoubtful if iKssibIe at all. and (?)that the pinctt-hf hutinMS will $00 this community 111 a time when U i nouM prMpcrs never before Its f U lln W-By. ' SomeUiina- must he Hone'janWai r lsl ent MONTANA SCHOOL LANDS EXCHANGED OVER 100,000 ACRES IN NATION'. Ah FORESTS ELIMINATED BY PROCLAMATION. WASHINGTON, Dec, 28. On No vember 27th the president alined a proclamation eliminating more than 100,000 acres of timbered land from the Blackfeet and the Flathead nation al forests in Montana. Those lands carry 618 million feet of timber. On account of the establishment of the national forests in Montana, the I state like a flood. Kansas had sent state was unuble to secure title to the ! to the Onion army more soldiers than unsurveyed school sections IS and .'!lahe had voters, without the use of within the forest, liy this proclamn- tion lands equal in area and valua to i efj jve from the sixteen Kansas reg the timbered school sections wVrh j imonts returned they were accom- havc become permanently part ot trie j national forests arc made available to the state in solid blocks. In ex change .for the non-timbered school sections government lands of similar character in the eastern part of Mon tana have been selected by the state. The exchange of lands is advantnjre ous both to the United States and to the state of Montana, for the holding j of each thus become consolidated and easier to manage. The eliminated lands wera selected for the purpose after extensive co-op erative field examination by the stnte of Montana and the forest service with the approval of the secretary of agri culture. COX V KXTIOX 1 .1 ,i :i Governor Withyeombe has Issued a proclamation naming January 9. 10- and 11 as the dales for the "ro ronst ruction" to bo held In the pub lic auditorium In Portland to con sidere means for th prevention of industrial, depression and unein ployment during the period of re construction and readjustment from war to peace butt!.. All Interests are Invited to send ropi oHuntatlons. The governor's proclamation Kays: "liiHHimich ub th' .state of Ore gon, In common with other states, Is facing thfl vital pmhlem,nnd aa-i-red responslbllty of proven It ug In dustrial dupt-Otssfo'u and unemploy ment during the period of recon struction aud - readjustment from war to ponce basis. All Interests are Invited' to send i cprKent-atives. The governor's proclamation says: "Inasmuch its the state of Ore gon, In common with otlur stales. ls racing the vital piblem and sa-1 cred ' responsibility of preventing i industrial dupruasiou and . uuem- ployuient during tho period of re-; construction and readjustment from a wr to a peace bauis, and since it j appears that . nly I.) tho iloviitioii : .,.,,1 ,i. ,.,,.,,ui ...nlii-aiinn nf tin- ,w,nip ,) iKS,.a.vi'r Intnl. the il loputont ol wator ihiwit, hlc.hwny I ronirui!tlon,t ami tho tiiiiliitiMUinrii ' of proiluetlvo lutliiHliy; "Vlltt. Iill,...r.irr. I .tm.wi Wlthv.' "Now, Ipnmh.i imvorni;!- of Oi 01:011. do irvi- 1 Hllm jNllUilr. 9. , un,i n. 131'J. UN ,hr f 8 r.voiilrui'tlim ron- n..tt 10 lis hM .In tUo puhltr ;,iii,,, n. liv of' Pniiliiml. dro., nnd do iiiomI imrnestly Invite the allemln'm-e or the lepiesentatlvcs of o;rlfiilliiiit. iiiQnufuctilre. labor. . Itmlppir 'ifl riuiimeree; iviniiwny, port nd (look I'oimulsslyns; liusl BAKxIR!iii'n, civic nnd professional oiKani- jhe''4t,t.t!H Wk.'Si j IMPORTANT! I Here's s ihiine. for the mini who j neds a suit. For th. next Sn dts I we will itivtiiiin ei?rn pslr of trousers rWfynlf nrieS with every suft Think 0f jt! You need fte eloth. Wro need the business and will offer &fm line ilert ffrtm This hol'S good until I TOlsJCKA. Kan.. Dec. 28. A he i Kunsas boys begin tocome,back fromit)iinailt,f j the war, and the problem .of placiit i tlK'm on the Kansas farms, already ' pretty thickly populated, iBcon.iidere4, the boys', fathers are telling )w it wui done when they returned froti the war, following demobilization of the Union army, The conversation usually Wads to , the conclusion that there is no lan.d : left in Kansaa for settlement by the i returning soldier, who has little be- ; sides his strength and determination! as capital ! There is some lan still unhome i (Headed in the extreme western pert i of the state but it is not suitable 1 for farming. Some of it might be ; mtfde suitable, by .irrigation,-but no ' young man who needs' to farm for a . living could afford to do the irrigat ing. ' It would have to be undertaken ,with public money, and it is fairly certain that there won't be a lot of public money available for the pur pose when the boys get home as they already are getting home. The farms from which most of the Kansas boys went will reabsorb most of them without much difficulty,' just us most of the rest of the country will reabsorb most of its quota of sol diers, leaving tho unemployment prob lem not much worse than it waB be fore the war, after peace conditions have tuken the place of war condi tions. The question of displacing wo man lubor is not so important in Kau nas as in the manufacturing states. iWhen the boys camo back from the Civil war, K-ansns was practically all virgin prairie, and the homestead law offered the returning troops such in ducements to take up claims in the new country that they swept into the conscrintion. When those who were panied b y tens of thousands of strangers who had fought for the Union. The Kansas -State Historical society estimates thero were 150,000 war vet erans in the stnte in 1885. Other thousands had come and gone during the twenty years between the close j of the war and that date. Many had jjeen chased back east during the first few years of their settlement by the 'armies of grasshoppers that foraged the country much more thoroughly than any of the boys in blue had for aged the invaded south. Kansas was distinctively a soldier state. With the energy and enthusi asm of returning conquerors who had been given a chance, they broke out the prairie, built roads, made their humble homes, and turned a desert of coarse grass into a garden empire. The land some of the late comers paid $5 an acre for now sells for from $:iF0 an acre up. There were no Bol sheviki among those returning sol diers, and nobody worried about the social, economic, or Industrial unrest that might follow their demobiliza tion. There was land enough foi all, and the terms v?er most liberal. Their only unrest was that caused by rain dri nning through their shanty roofs. in iftfli, wnen me om uiuivr iuc wrb practically complete m ituus, K per cent of the legislature was com posed of old soldiers, and the siuue class of citizens' held practically fill the eityand county offices in the state. The old boys have retired from most of the public offices now, and are ready to turn them over to the new returning army. Meantime the men who were too young for the first wr nnd too old for the last one, ami perhaps had their hands in the little Spanish - Philippine episode, hare been helping tho old boys hold on till the yruinr fellows tret back from Germany. . - - 444444444444444444444 Phone X We will give them PROMPT ATTENTION. Thbie having no phone we will nerve at the . doof. Phone Black 801. - . - J:, r French - PARIS. Dec. 14. (United Press. The blRtiest story In the world In a doer skin cout stood on the bridge of thu. George Wash, ington as she steamed out of New York harbor. It was president Vil tw. The coat ha wore wag the gift of orltt friend aid was made of several fine deer skins. Hat in hand, he stood Itesiie JBrs. Wilson acknowledging the dis of wklstles, tiirose, bells and cheeri that voiced boo voyage, , The water Is getting rough early. George" Creel retired to his state room shortly after the vessel got under .way. He was not available to visitors for several days. President Wilson rested on the first three days, retiring early; Mrs. Wilson, In a long black fur coat, promenaded on yie deck at jugular Intervals.' -. "Abandon ehlp-drlll" ithe second day out gave tho passengeru their first opportunity to try on life belts and get their life boat' assignments. One passenger, captain U. S. N., an old timer, did not feel the need of wearing his life bait out on deck. "Ah, but you should set the ex ample," exclaimed Ambassador Jus- serand, exchanging views with the captain on the subject. Thereafter the captain wore his life belt. Italian Ambassador Celleri ap peared on deck in a grey solft felt knockdown hat. . While President and Mrs. Wilson one day were on de;k talking witfi press - correspondents Ambassdor Jusserand came up. There follow ed the following bit of repartee: f"You, should have been to the moving pictures lust nighty Mr. President," said Juseerand, "they wore very flnei The story wae, built around a near-beer called "Veve, you know 'Veve la France,' add the ambassador smilingly. "Oh yes, Uovo l'American," re joined the President, at which there was general laugh:er. Thoruogh the. efforts of Admiral Grayson,, President Wilson cold rap- Idly Improved, Ho went to the mov ies frequently. Ambassador Jusscrcnd Is a believ er In " preparedness. Ho carried a small French vojumo in his coat pocket to afford reading material If by any chartce ho in forced to tnke to the boats. During an Inform! gathering on deck, President Wilson told tho following- story: "One time during the Civil war President Lincoln was sending a and, Ambassador and Mrs. tellerc and messenger to Jefferson Davis. . Lin-1 cx-iAmbassador White. The dinner coin had very laboriously explained : was followed by attendance at the reg tho detuils of what he wished the j ular ship service's, mpttftanrm- to nonvflv to the ronfd-' erate chief. At the conclusion, the messenger, ready for departure. asked: 'Are there auy Instruction?' "Wheroup Lincoln, somewhat wearily responded: 'None except that I am remlnd- C(j Qf ft atory of a tittle girl neigh bor buck tn Sprinirfle'ld, Illinois, wh)i played with lettdr (blocks in her bad at night. One night she be came very sleepy before she said her prayers, so, kneeling down, she said: 'Dear Lord. I am -too Bleepy tonight to say my prayers, there are my bfocks, spell It out for your self.' Saturday we got the side lines of a real storm. The waves were high and there was a marked falling off In attendance at deck premenades. NHther the I' resident nor Mrs; W(l- Your Orders I. SZrt IB H Mrs. Frank P. Brown of Cincinnati la winner of National Capital Prize No. 1, offeree to war gardeners by the na tional war garden commission. She took fir6t prizes amounting in all to! $100, which she-Invested In War Sav. : inge stamps. On a plot 100 by 150 feet she raised enough vegetables for her ! table all summer, In addition to 129 cans of vegetables ehe-put up, and 23 i bushels of potatoes. j son, however, failed to appear for their daily constitutional. .Ex-Ambassador Wh'ite, one-of the American peace delegates, knows Ar thur1 Balfour, British statesman, very well. He refers to him as "A. J. B." in conversation. On Sunday, the president conferred for the first time with Secretary Lan sing and ex-Ambassador AVhite on the peace conference program. Upon leav ing the conference White said: , "I am in complete accord with the president's views. The president attendctl a show giv en by the crew. The first night" was reviewed privately for expurgating purposes before the passengers of state gpt their glimpse of it. The orchestra aboard was made up of navy men, many of whom enlisted for Uncle Sam from Chicago and Phil adelphia symphony orchestras. Their playing did much to soothe troubled "innards" on stormy days and prevent meals from hoisting anchor. The same food served the officers and crew was doled out to passengers during the trip, but it was prepared by crack chefs, contributed by the New York hotel association. Madame Ju3erand, wife of the j French amhassudor, was one of thej interested spectators at a boxing, I wrestline and pie eatintr contest on ; board. She like sto watch boxing, she; says. President Wilson gave on, dinner party aboard ship to Secretary and ( Mrs. Lansing, Ambassador and Mrs.; Davis, .Ambassador and Mrs. Jusser-; M on key's. Valuable Discovery. j A literary discovery bus jut been made at the monastery of MeliUnrUtra,' In the Island of St. Lamms, at Venice. J A pet monkey had climbed to the top of a bookcase, whore it seized hold of bundle oV payors, and, breaking the , string, showered--down A. number of utters, the uik o'f which had become i yellow with nge. They proved to be j n long correspondence between Lord P,yron and tho monks of St. Lazarus, j with whom he had once resided. I Best o.! Rewards. The best reward for any faithful work Is the privilege of golnu on and proving our tnithfulness with more dlfllcult tasks. Lucy Larcom. ' Observer advertising pays. a' i ! ! I Shde .Co, ' ,mih H4,,mmir'"-4m Phone Your Orders THREE PHONES AT YOUR SERVICE MAIN 70 TWO . PHONES FARMERS' PHONE B-192. WE "ACCEPT ORDERS AT THE DOOR AND FILL SAME PROMPTLY, BY ALL OBEYING THE HEALTH ORDER YOTJ ARE DOING YOUR DUTY. Harris Grocery . Phone Main 70 and 77, Farmers Black 192 408 North Fir Street Across the Track 9 SKATES SHARPENED AND HOLLOW GROUND 30 PER PAIR AT THE HARLEY SHOP We Are Closed But . Phone us, and your or ders will receive OUR PROMPT ATTENTION. Phone Black 1761 WILSON BROTHERS Tailors New Foley Building I The Modern" Laundry That is the JjamAry that has glwn in the past year. It i the system we Live that speaks lpr itself you got the 8aiiM UuiuV- hack that yi,u mill u. You get it haek clean ironed cwtlv to tn-tler. - .s ' ("' ' ''' '' '' R f, 9o Whs'IdgM on Tonr Collars 19 Try-usi we'll show yon :i Phone Main,? 7 .-i W J ii Iain's O that very fily. f HE TOGGT'in . .... O "5 , ? ft ' O m 9 G e o o. :..