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FOR THF.
(By Franklin X.Lane, Secretary of
, Interior)
All over the United 'States rhw
lire quantities of lands that are cap
able or producing cotton, corn, wheal
and fruit, which are out of use Al
together 250,000,000 acres of such
lands that In two or three years 1jy
scientific drainage or by ' irrigation
or by stumping could be 'converted
Into firat-cluss farms.
In the far west, In the arid coun
try along the Colorado River la Ari
zona, along the "Snake la Idaho, the
North Platte In Wyoming and Colo
rado, and rear the great rivers of
the west, there are millions of acres
oi iuuus mai can De irrigated; while
In the south and in the , northwest
there are more than 100,000,000
acres of lind that have been logged
off hut -which are lying Idle today.
I'lit Lund to use and Everybody Gains
The plan which I have presented
to congress means that we shall put
this 'land to use. That is where the
country gains. It means thnt it shall
be put into condition by the soldiers
- after they have been mustered out.
Thut is where the soldier gains. Ev
ery man who has been In the ranks
of the army or tho ravy, shall have
an opportunity to go on to one of
these projects and have a job at the
current rate of wages In building n
dam or a ditch or leveling land or
.pulling up stumps, burning dikes,
olearing land, ' building houses or
roatls or fences.
C'a n Select Complct Farm
Any i'lline. -
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This means thnt when the boy! farm In a settlement which has its
reaches New York he goes back homo !""" already built,
for a time, meets his people, and " W"I De farm already survey-
then Is given a cliancc to take a place
in one of the great camps th.it will
be formed for the reclamation of
Borne of this unused land.
Me gets tils wages there. Out of
these he will pity a certain amount j road. If they are not lmnieditely. on
for his board, save enough In. a year jit, buy good roads. They will be
and n half or two years while he Islclioson with reference to the markot-
W
Tho reign of fur seems broken
at last. Here's a new spring wrap
without a touch of hairy trim
mings This motor coat of soft
camel rests Its simplicity ot dsalgn
on the patch pockets and stltcnina;
for Its- trimming. Incldently. the
lines la motoring bat as skirt
how a chic swing.
uit ! the extremes of joy and w
ro are felt by Women, more than by
rr.ln o tfte extremes of- "hard times'
or p'rojperitaw fit most Veeaiy hf ,
0tli women. r , .
Wotiien. the lrj?ers foiOren
home. spwl probably more ihan A
)N DOIXAKS A0WIJPK. ,
ThinkV thu trmdis a.wr in
thr hanO for makinjt Oregon grow
HiWe INDltTRV LEAGLE OF ,
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RIVERS IN CONCRETE JB&DS
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The acme of cana construction in Irrigation projects seems to
have besn reached in Strawberry Valley. Vtah. where this white con
crete river flows down, from Us mountain lake to wator the desert
waste. Agriculture en farm fed by one of these modern streams
opens up new possibilities In crop productions of all kind. It is all
Inoluded -ni but a part of the plan advocuted by Secretary of Interior!
Lone Jn htn reclamation service tor returnod 'Soldiers.
working to pay a first Installment
on a farm anywhere north, south,
or west, and have that' as his own.
H will be a larm that will be pre
pared not a piece of wild land, but
e1. fenced, a house and a Jrarn built
the lard cleared, so that a man can
move in his furniture and begin life
at once.
They will be connected with rnil-
CHANGES ARE MADE
White House Viulergoes
lteiiovntlon
During Absence of Crief Execxi
the. WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. For the
first time In six years, since Presl -
denf Woodnow Wilson occupied the
White House, It Is being redecorated
and beautified and, Incldontiilly, Is
taking on au air of splendor never
equally during the regime of a for-
.mor president.
The historic. East Room, usod dur
ing the war ns a motion picture
theatre for the President and Mrs.
Wilson, where they saw war films
and an occasional comedy, is being
redecorated and handsomely furnish-
ed. About all that will reman of the
former TurnlBhlnEs is a handsome
gold embossed piano, placed there
by Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. Where
the white ecreeh for motion pictures
was hung a handsome Oobelln tapes
try, rich In red and gold, measuring
18 by 18 feet, has been suspended.
It was a gift to President Wilson
from the French High Commission. !
On either side of it stand two luas
Bive blue vases, recently presonted
to the President by the Jnpunose
mission' The walls are being new
ly covered with a light blue velvet
In nlace of the painted walls which
formerly graced the room. . cleaned out and mado reudy to re-
The Blue Room, where Mrs. Wll- j ceive many of tho presents being
son receives her guests and has cat, ! showered on the President by the
pretty budly faded both as to the up- j peoples and the governments of Eu
holstering of the furniture and tho j rope. Of ooursc. the more hand
walls, Is being made again Into I some of the paintings and the tapes-
-frj-irmia'nTia'iafiiTiiifiifii'iiririirii
A Thousand Yous
WJIK yOU.ick up your morning or Afternoon newspa
per -hikI plaiiec over the advertising you quite uneon
.s;ioiisy multiply yourself a tliousanfl tirnex. In ha 1 T
or three-quarters of an hour you ran, nietaphorinnlly
speaking, visit every progressive store in town. You virtually
poke your head into every department of every department store.
. You run into the florist's, the eonfef'tioner's, the oculist's, the
leading groeeries, banks, theatres, all the various places that sfip
ply the things that Tnake tint-' the twentieth century and lite worth
the living. ' Here is a greater choice'Jn cjothing, Uxx, furniture,
books, pictures, musical instnuneiitR, tnivel, eutertniiiinent, niv
poltinntics for investment, "tlii service oC'iMiblic utility corpora
tims tlian any nionarcji of old could command. .
t would easily tkc a Jioiisand yous. traveling hard .'iJI'Uuy, Jo '
find out for'yuurself whaftlic advert isetnents tell V411 in a few
minutes uioriung
They deserve your attention.
Without themj 'without the pj
and iiiiiufac4urers
.viiu now eniov would hi' u iiienmrv-oi
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t Wttjiioiit advertising the (rices ymiotfourrliji'iw ift t.?i't,v many i?
' the necessities von now buv for a -v lx-nnies vstjld ma)f noflar
I. ink like :i sniiuball oitlic kitclicii r;iii"c ra
liead tlieM.n:vertiseiiieiits. Kea'tlicm
airt aovuniage.
m.'iiing tlft-se better tMMrs oHsible for you.
fafpi &w&vmp90mf0'g 0nptop,,ftptn,mptpptp,ptmf)ppp,p,p,p,fmptpptl
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QUENCH ARID WASTES
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ing.of tho produce tlwa will be pro
duced upon thotn. - . i .
In short, each man can have a
Job, the government advancing the.
capital, and out of. the combination
of his own labor and the govern
ment's caplt il he can be given an In
dependent living.
I expect hundreds of thousands of
city-bred fellows will havo this de
sire for an Independent out-of-door
life. ' Then there are a million men
in our nrmv who rnin'n nff thn rnrm.
'many of whom will nover have a
j chance to own a farm unloss Ihero Is
aoinn such plan as this. '
synipliony if cerulcnn blue. Tho
Red Hriom, where the l'residimt
held his regular weekly incut Inns of
his war cabinet and received his
daily callers. Is much the worse for
constant wear. Yh.yi the President
returns it will be conipletly mude
jOVfir -
I The upper floors of the White
jHotise, where the President lind Mrs.
Wilson makes their home, require
; little duo:rntions, but several of the
many rooms arc being made over
into nioro regal stylo in aiUlcipat
tion of royal vlsltora from Europe
who will naturally visit the United
States, and ns a matter of course be
gliests of tho President.
On the lower floor or basement
;seen by most visitors when the W bite
Houso is opened, many changes oro
! being mad. Slnco the' White
Houe was closed for repairs a new
set of china has been added to the
collection of former Presidents.
Strange to say, it is the only set s'ince
George Washington contributed bis
that has been mado In America. It
suffers nono by comparison with
Sevres and Haviland. It is heavy
In burnished gold and bluo enamel
and In the centre In embossed gold
is the seal ot the United Slates.
One of the rooms in the basement,
probably one of the ehambors now
used as a reception room, is ueing
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deserve
ressive siiri4
wlw. buck
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ni, the t'iat abuudiincc V" tTiini;.
'or your
jseatiAnem 10 eiH'ourat
S7T X&L&i
war souvenirs whU'b will form u,,
part of tlu permanent exhibit of ,iu.
ssrr---r "-i
yieut flor. o
IT CAN BE HONE.
The man wha misses all the fun is
he who says. ''It can't be done!' In
solelnn pHLU he stands aloof and
ltrets each venture with reuroof. Had
he the power, hell efface the history
of the human race; we'd hate noteam
ur trolley ears; no streets lit up by
electric stars; no telegraph or jtele
phone wed linger in an aire of stone,
where, when some keen barbaric brain
of life's conditions dared complain, and
planned a wheel on which to roll the
load his arms could nut control, sneers
rose from all the mighty crew thnt
ever scoffs at what ib new. The world
wduld sleep if things were run by men
who say, "It can't be done!"
NOTICE TO DOG OWNERS.
The city ordinances require that all
dogs wear license tags and be kept up
from April 1 to- September 1. The
city recorder has tugs for 11119 and
dog owners are required to secure li
censes on or before March 1. All dojra
found at large after thitt ditto without
tags will be impounded and their own
ers liable to nrrest as the ordinances
require. .
J. C. CHH1STIANSEN,
2-i!0-at Chin" of Police.
Getting Rid of (olds.
The easiest and quickest way to get
rid of a cold is to take Chamberlain's
Cougrh Remedy. This preparation has
been in use for many years and its
value fully proven. Na matter what
remedy you use, however, care must
be taken not to contract a seem I cold
before you have recovered from the
first ine, and there isrserious ilni-ger
of this. A man of middle nie or older
should go to bed and stay in bed until
fully recovered. It is bttcor to si ay
in bed three days at the start than
throe weoks later oa. adv.
Let Silverthorn's do your develop
ing and printing of your kodak films.
2-20-!lt
FAMILY DRUS STORE
I.A ORANDCORKdON.
Have the label, which stands for
fair working conditions, put on your
job printing. The Observer is one of
the two shops in town observing union
principles. Phone Main 7.
Get Well
IT ii indeed hard (o tatidtt one ildo
while the it ream ol life flowi by. A
maft or woman condemned to lickneu
that doci not permit him or her to per
form the active duties of life, to do hit
or her tho re of th world' work, Ii a
pathetic figure deseirlngofiympathyt
Much sickness, pnin and misery
Kiillt from disordered kidneys und blad
der. Failure of the kldneyt to do their work
firoporly and filter Impurities out of the blooJ
cadi to rheums lie paint, backache, tore mutcle.
ilrT nr wollen ioinli.ptiffineai under eye,f)nnt
ini trtrcki, hilloiMmm, btudjer eakteM, nerv
Oiitncitwr Other ymptomt ot kidney trouble.
ret'tTectlvt In renovinfthf cnutr oflhc trAuRfe
lor they itrenShthcn and Invittorate weak or
deranred kidneys and help them 1o normal
funcllnnin to that the blood atream It purided
and i be oauae of diieaio rnmuved.
P. M. PlRtte(Br-ikeman), Sec'y. Swlichman'i
Union, f IK Hlalne 1'eorla, 111., wrliea: "Two
tot'Ie nl holey Kidney I'illt relieved all tymp
tomi r( my kidney and bladder trouble, tioppinsl
the back r he and paina. corrertlnS the kiditey
acll'm, clearini aecrcilom. 1 am alto tree from
rjijtlnett and floiiinc tpeekt before my eyat,
I'oley Kidney fillt cured ma' aud bjve my
kcartictt recommendmion."
vour confidence.
f the merchiliits
icthing st ill to es rca-
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own information
i"inc auxertisers wtio are
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l'OIt 8AI.B Miscellaneous
FOR SALE BV OWNER Modern 5
room house i, with ground, Muxl45
feet; good lawn, flowers nnd shrub
bery; young khntle and fruit trees;
near high school on paved street.
I E. Rohnn, 401 Fourth street.
, 2-20-.1t
FOR SALE Sewing machine. In
very good condition, cheap, ut the
Walling Milllnoty store. 2-19-tf.1
FOR SALE Two thoroughbred pn
trlilge . rooators. Sow nnd six
weeks' pigs. 2-19-3t-p.
FOR SAIsK-VStfnw $2.00 per lo-ul.
Inquire ot,WUer Cloj p at .1. W.
McAllister ifnfm. 3-1 n tr
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FOR SALE V'irst-clnss ice box. In
quire at the' Lottos. 2-18-tf
FOR SALE Part or all of my 22
nrrc Fruitdnlo ranch. C. S. Ktilwell.
Phone Red SOU. 2-15-12tp
FOR SALE Rhode Island Red eggs.
70c a setting. Fhonc Black: 1642;
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FOR SALE-iTluit monument you
want for Deforlttion . Hay is ready
for iinmediati delivery. B; JI. M.
& G. Co., 1502 S avenue. .. 1-17-tf.
l.'OIl IfKXT
'OH HUNT, N0:ill . fiirniihcd
steainheutcd rooiuf. TllrteH from
Y. M. C. A.,- ltifil Sixth "street
l'hono Ill.u'l? 2211, 2-1'J-tf
FOR KENT Home nnd 10-ncre tract
Hi miles f rum cily; electric irri-
iriitini; plnnl. Cnll lllnck 1-.
2-18-tf
FOU KENT Rovi. r'' 'itf"t liouno
keeninir. Setinliile llcdroom. 1MJ
A.lnms. I'hond .film il901. 2-17-tf
FOR KENT-One, furnished . room,
$7.00 nor month, Thohc B 1042,
, 2-6-tf
T.'nn t?EVT Store room, steam heat
ed, Rood loeatioh for trrocery or oth
er ImsinesR. tlhran rcn't and lone
louse to riirht party. H. C. Lawyer,
Uarland hotel. 2-1-tf
FOK KENT Nloe eosoy rooms fibm
$12 up. KilO Adams. Phone
.R3901. . 1-18-tf
FOR RENT One furnished M?m
Phone B 1G4Z. 2-fl-tf
LOST AND FOUND
LOST Fox terrier dog, right side bf
head black, black spot on right hip.
Reward. Call Red 3272. 2-20-2tp
FOUND Pair of KlusseS at court
house. Phone Observer.
LOST 2-ycnt-old lluht Khone hcifor,
branded conjoint R L on left hip,
lowor crop out of left ear. Notify
W. K. Lindsay, Hex 2111, La Grande,
Ore. 2-lH-tp
WANTED Clean cotton raits suitable
to wipe nuu'hinor'y. 2 cents a pound
Observer office.
La Grande Mattress Shop
And Weaving Works
, Mattress Making and Repairing, Feather- Mat
tresses Made, Feather Renovating, Carpet and
Fluff Rug Weaving.
All V'iftk Called for and Delivered fcllAS, EDWARDS, Prop.
ONE ULOCK EAKT OF FLOUR MIH, . PHONE P.ED 132-
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The coodi that bve made our business a success" ! !
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snd enaljjed us to guarantee, thMn to you are ! I
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Sewing Ttlachinn, the ilarrtJonMattress, Sim- ,
mms Beds, Kenny Ro1e "Springs, Smith Rugs.
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Furniture
FIR AND JEFFERSON
Uet Prices for Used Furniture.
BSERVEK1 ADVERTISIlN G will brin? results
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Classified Ads. j j iJgSfokS
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WANTF.D-
-t once Waitress. State
Cufo.
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WANTED Two young single men
over 20, to travel In advertluluff
crew, calling on f;.nns aud people
in small towus. Permaneut posi
tion for right parties. Weekly
drawing account nnd good chnve
for advancement. Address'W. A.
Gray, La Grande, Ore., Foley
hotel. S-19-St-p
MONEY TO XiOAN. at 0 per cent
Union county farms. Apply H
on J
iiixon, roiey ouig., La urnnae, urvi
Adv. . : 2-13-tf I!
TO TRADE Driving horse fer work !
horse. Cull lllnck 1642. 2-11-tf I
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WANTED Clean cotton rags suitable I
to wipe machinery. 2 cents jvpound. i
Observer office. .
Professional Directory.
ATTORN II a
COCHRAN ft El.'EitHArtn (io. I
Cochran and Colon R. Elierliard
Attorneys. La Grande Nations)
Dank Building.
R. J. tIREEN, Attorney at Law- :!
Practice in all s'.uto and fcdvra '
courts. Office La Craude National i
Bank Buildini;. , ... , i
CRAWFORD A EAK1N T. H. Crir
ford and Kobert H. HaKin, Attor
neys a law. Practice in all tht
eourta of the state and Uie Untteil
States. Office, West-Jacohsoi
Dldg., rooms 9-10-17, La Grande
Oregon.
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K. Mil, I. Kit -Architect, mom 11.
New Foley Bldg. Phon Hod 11171 !!
MKtilAXO-TIII'.ltAl'Y
DU. A. N. MAYVII.I.IO Meclmno
Thernpy Physician. C'ljrnnle diseases
my speciulty.;. Physical and Tnentnl
- science, ili"tetics, hyiirolliernpy and
French nutSAiiire. Phone Black 21111.
Rooms 1, 2, 3, ("o(lid(re building, op
posite Star theatre.
I A NO Tl'NKIt.
JAS.'M. DALY Piano Tuner. Ref
erences, Mrs. G. S. Hirnlo,- Mrs. R.
J. Green, Miss Miller. Phone Mrs.
. R. J. Kitchen for appointment. Will
be In I.n Grande In May. 2-4-lm,p
OSTEOPATHIC.
)R. MARGARET INGLE, Osteopath!
Physician Specializing In disease
of women find children. Hours 10
to 12 a. m., 1 to 0 p. m., and by ap
pointment. Phones Office Red 1701,
residence, Black 1231. 37 New Foley
building.
VKTKltinATIT
DR. H. W, R1LWY Oraduata Voter.
Intrlan. Bonpltal, HU9 Madison
A. Btate Htalllnn Inspector anil
Inspector of stoclt for uhlpment
Homo Independent Phone, Black
41; Farmen Co-operative Phone,
Main 111.
KIMVATIONAI
REMEMI1ER GOODINO COLLEOB.
Uoodlng, Idaho, Prutlciil busi
ness courses, review subjects,
regular collego work and sum
mer school. 12-lll-tf
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Why Look Older Than
You Are?
It is astonishinK how many
women through lack of atten
tion are wearing corsets thnt
Rive a more, mature appear
ance to the figure than it should
huve and consequently they ap
pear lo be fivoW ten years old
;r than they are.
It la possible to rcadily Im
prove that condition if you will
come to our corset department
aud Kct a trinl llitlluit of the
MODAUT front liccd corset.
See for yourself the youthful
and graceful .linctty this famous
corset will give you?
' No expense to you do not
buy tiiii.s there Is n de
cided Improvement then
you should.
PAULINE
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j Fraternal Directory. j
V'OODMISN OF THE WORLD La.
'Grande Camp No. lf9 meets erery
first and third Monday nt Eagles
Ball. All visiting neighbors wol
come. , Dues payable at tho office
of the clerk. New Folor Bldg., 9
tn to 6 p. in.
J. J. MORCH1HON, 0. c
R. J. K1TCHF.N. Clerk
iODEHN WOODMEN OF AMERICA
La Grande Camp No. 7703 mou
on the first and third Thursday
eTenlngi -of each monUi- IP' the K.
of F. Ball. Visiting neighbor!
welcome.
L. J. MTJNHALL, V. O.
W. F. ASHMAN, Clerk
0. B. 8. Hope Chapter No. 19, O. H.
B. holds stated communications the
second and fourth 'Wednesday of
each ttonth. Visiting members cor
dially welcomed.
SADIE B. OIVBN, W. U.
MART A. WARNICK.Seo,
K. of L. or security Mt. Emily
Council, No. 316, meets tbe second
and fourth Monday evening at 8
o'clock at Eagle ball. Visiting
members are wolcome.
ABB HARRIS, Fin I. Sec.
J. K. FITZGERALD, Pres.
A. F. ft A. M. La Orande Lodgo No.
41, A. F. A. M. holds regular
meetings first and third Saturday
at 7:30 p. m. Cord'al wolcome to
- all Masons.
C. M. HUMPHREYS, W. M.
A..C. WILLIAMS, Sec.
F. O. EAGLES, AERIE NO. 259.
Meet evory Friday night, at Eagles
Hull. Visiting members welcome.
Z. LILLY, W. P.
A. J. LA KM, Sec.
REI1EKAH8 Crystal Lodge o. B0
meets very Tuesday evening In the
I. O. O. F. Hall. AU visiting mem
bers are Invited tn attend.
LETTIE McGOI.DIilCK, N. G.
LUCIA HALEY, Rec. Sec.
L. O. O. M, La Orande Lodge Na.
860, Loyal Order of Moose holds
regular meetings evory Wednosday
night at 8 p. in. In En.le ball neit
to Ellcs' Blilg. on Washington Ave.
Vlffltois always welcome. Duos pay
able at Koung's Sweets.
W. C. HANSEN, Die.
HARttY SWART, Pec.
B. P. O. E. EL KB, l. Orande Looks "
No. 4 33. Lodge meets each Thurs
'. dar evnnjng at 8 o'clock. .Home
and club pnvlH-ges cseerfully ex
i trtided to III Brotlwir F4ks.
.R. J. r;EN,
Etalfed ltuler.
A. B. CHEUIiV,
Secretary.
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HOYAL NE10HOl?. Iris Oeenp
4neeti eveiy secnd Friday af'wr-
noon and every ,ourth Fi -If ay even-
Ing, every month In K. P. hall. All
rlsltlug members cordially welcont
HENRIETTA Gr?Ajyn Oracle
. MA&Y I. WEST, Recorder. 0
KN10HT3 OPePTftTtAS Red Croak '
Lodro No. 17 meets ev'ry Monday
night ! Custle Hall ( K. of POhall) -A
Pytbtia welcome to ill visiting
Knights
J. L. ROBERTSON, C O.
DEI II. E OREEN. K. of R. A 3 O
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at the
Butter Wrappers printed
'bbaervsr office. . .
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