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' 0 . I, 8 I J RITXD A Y, f A Ti CIT4;1, 1919. - THE i W TO DIE General Catlin Explain Why .) .Woff.l I. Afraid! ' '"LethernecW ' ft Isn't nice to swear t type. Neither 1 war. nice. Tt.l la a war atory. It was tuhlby llrigudiar General Callin In his book. "ViCh the Help of Ood and a Few Marines," Uelleau Wood Is the setting. .... The Genera! had Riven his troops the order to advance. His last words were, as they started across the wheat fields under a wltnerln.: fire, "Give 'erh hell, boys." - I "Some one has reported," the Gen eral continues, "that they advanced on those woods crying, 'Kemember the Lusltanla.' It they did I tailed to hear It. I "Somehow that doesn't sound like the sort ot thlncs the Marines say un der the conditions." . Then General Catlin tells what they did say. When the- lines were waver ins under the terrltio German Are, a sergeant cried put: , "Come on you , do you want to live forever?" Tell the Marines that you are not going to take your share ot the com ing Victory Liberty Loan. Observer ads are witery read. 6YN0P8IS0FTHC ANNUAL STATEMENT OFTH United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company Or Baltimore. In the iUU of MarrUnd, on th tt.lrt.v-(.ret day of IK-ct'iiiixr, 1913. made to Uitj lu suraii re numnUsloner ul Ibe aUtu of Oregon, iur u&ut lu law; CAPITAL. Amount uf capital Hock paid up t 3,000. OOO.flO INCOME.. Net prpmltimi rccflvtd during the year .110.278,112.38 ItiU'rcflt, (flUiltiiil and ri'fiti rucvlved durltiii tlio year COO. (103.20 Jnronio fnurt oihiT mjurot'j ncchtd during ibe year .., .' 87.4tG.fiS Total liiTOiitQ 110,1110,437.-10 DISBURSEMENTS. Ket lows paid iliirlne Iho rear. In riiiillriK adjustment mik-iiiim $ 6,839.798.43 Divid.'iHh imlil on capital atock dur ing l,u year 450.000.00 .Commissi oni and HsUrku paid durlntf Hid year 6.114,020.78 Taxt'x. Ilonst-a and furs mid during h. var 902,2:0.48 Amount ot atl other (xiniidlturta ... E14.6i3.ia Total c.iiicnillturc . .J13.UBl.2ai. 80 ASSETS. Vsltia of rial filiate own. d (market vsluol I 710.5GM4 Yaltio of Mocha mid tHindi uwncd (market ialui-1 13.510.372.87 Loans on mortwasi's and rollati-ral, etc. i:i3.6U5.5tl Cash In banks ami mi hand 1.G7M02.81 l'rimliims In ctnirao of colliTtion ' wrliun iiliico iittmliLT 30, ltilS. . 2.02". 818.(18 Oilier asset, 400.320.10 luurtst and ruita due and accrued..;- 1117.010.73 Total aaael, .Sla.C61U00.U4 Lea, aiee!al deKi,lta In am' tata (17 anr ttii.re be') Total autt, admitted In Oregon.. ..(18.354.713.94 LIABILITIES. Gross rlalm, for losses unpaid Amount of uvarm4 premiums on a outstanding risks 1 Due for ccuiiuilsslnn and brokeraita . AU oilier llabllttlea 6.032. 425.42 650,725.43 CTS.3TT.fJ4 1 Total liabilities, exclusive of capital stock or I 113.407,152.51 BUSINESS IN OREGON FOR THE YEAR. Gross premiums received during tbe year I . 87,535.58 rrcmlums returned during toe year.. 0.04G.30 asea raid durln, tbe year 34.071.14 Losses Incurred during the year 31.832.87 UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND OUARANTY COMPANY. It. UOWAKD BLAND, Vlra ltealdent J. W. nillSTOU... .. ---rimlstant Secretary. Btatutorr.Mlutat(oniey for service: J. L. IIAltTMAN'. Clianibcr of tiinmetoe, Portland. OreRon. SFXURITY INSURANCE AGENCY, General Agents, La Grande, Ore. I nm convinced that the dou tinn is the correct one, and problem for an efficient, silo, cost. Jos: M. -Uixon, former soula, Mont. I think that the Hewitt - Lcii t. n. or,.- n'tll-r , TELL IT K) MA J P O.rV four-by-U 'ivfew E B1 bl. w.lU of m.tcheJ lfcfc? T. f "i-T battel. Bksu.s sold direct, tkau aWjf S( i-i wondeTfulailoaatullr.eoatlaathncoiD. iuUMIU. I ' ' TESTIMONIALS Ofi. U F. SILO OWNERS ' B ainn to build another silb, youFcAn feel assured to sell me the next onc T. 1'. Casern, Odin, Minn t- -rrt r v.-aa CrM'r,i anH was so vellNka?c'l ilh I'll iii.iiim lluir Tnrr bought another in 1H-17. Also did M;nn Bought one in 1914 and ivhat more riof do you wish? cheaper Our prices are, F. O. over six hundred sold last year. of them. have rot lost a pound of liern no shrinkage r swellin .1.. t ..thatinn the H. s'.itve s-Uf -is many of them hove locality. I.-icri i:ier.sii, ,- O , . . . t .-,1 .-,0 over theenst n ore than any stave iilo.-Snv' I sa s s J 0J "J J. LA GRAXDEMARKET8 . . . . f . . . . . Radishes from California, green onion's and rhubarb from Walla Wal-. la, and fretfc head lettuce of excellent quuljty, have been .daie4 to the vege table list by local retailers during the last fey Says, and fresh cocoanuts are also in. t'vlory has gone out of the market. Butter grices are still up and the egg market. Is very firm, wuth prospects df rio in prioes at an early date. - - ' DETAIL ' ' Butter and Eggs. Butter, creamery, roll .... 1.S0 Eggs; dozen .40 Butter, country, roll 1.20 Fish.- ' Salmon, lb .80 Halibut, lb .30 Perch, lb .Id Fruit. Tangerines, dozen -.35 Bananas, lb .H Lemons, dozen .35 Oranges, dozen 60(g) ,80 Grapefruit, Florida, each.. .16 Grapefruit, Cal 8 for .... .26 Meat. Beef shoulder steak Beef round steak .20 .2R .20 .22 .60 .18 .HO Hamburg steak Beef pot roast 18 Bacon, best local, lb 4o(g Beef, boiline rib, lb. .15 Beef, sirloin steak, lb. .... Beef, T-bone steak, lb 0S .35 Beef, porterhouse, lb. .... Ham, lb , Ham, sliced, lb Lard, best local, 6-lb. cun. Mutton Chops, lb Pork, bacon backs, lb Mutton, loin, stew Mutton Stew, lb Pork chops, lb Pork, shoulder steak, lb... .30 .'85 .37 .450 .56 1.45 .20 .30 .30 .35 .20 .10.12J .25S& .30 .23 .26 .30 Veal, leg, steak, lb Veal, shoulder, lb 22 ?j Vcnl, chops, lb ?5 I.ard, lb Leg of lamb, lb Lnmb chops, loin, lb I.amb chops, shoulder, lb. . Lnmb stew, lb 10. m Poultry, Hens, dressed,, lb Roosters, dressed, lb 25 Vegetables. Cabbage, new Cal., lb Carrots, lb 'Cucumbers, hothouse, cn.. .32 .28 .00 .04 .25 Fresh Cocoanuts 20 Lettuce, head Lettuce, hothouse, lb. .... Onions, lb .25 .15 .35 .04 .05 1.50 .171 .10 .-65 .25 .05 ,o; 15 .25 .m .25 .25 .26 .05 .59 Green Onions Potatoes, per cwt ; . . Rhubarb .' Sweet potntoes, lb Green peppers, lb. ' Tomatoes, lb Turnips, lb Parsnips, lb Cauliflower, head Spinach, lb. Bunch turnips, 15; 2 for. . , Bunch beets, 15; 2 for Bunch carrots, 15; 2 for ., Radishes . . . Dairy Products, Butter fat, lb (Less lc. lb for cream.) Sweet Cream, qt .60 .75 .40 .59 'Whipping Cream, qt Whipping Cream, pt. Butter, wholesale price.. A WANT aD will do !t. Trap-nested White Leghorn and Black Minorca eggs, $1.60 per fifteen; $7.50 a hunSred and up. yit) cockerels used are fron hens wjSA' records from 225 to 278 e)ix&--Pryear- Mrs. Geo. H. Chapman, La Grande, y 3-15-lmp Sawyer-Holmes compirfiy has a fresh stock of garden andield seeds that will grow. Why experiment when you are sure' of gooafseeds from them ? adv .3-lG-tf H-L-F SILOS Double Wall Frieze Proof 1493 In Use believe that you have solved tho mplo to build at a very reasonable United States Senator from Mis- - Funk Silo ie u-nrtls' tuat fwirf Aa l)ld wall nrincinle in silo construe- ,ac rnc ricviai-u.v . ,JC , u other .'Ilo in this bart of the country. If 1 shall ever D Virp.. V.nii"-ht one of the first o'ncj Mr.-U. T. j-ihnson of l.rrt Ripley. again in 1918 bought three more and the price is from J75 to $lt0 B. your own station. There were One agent sold over $7000 worth ensilsge y spoiling an'j'ihcre has in the in-ide or outs.de wall of he L. F. Site is much nifvrior to trie shnvnk or went partly over in our nm, . e .. ,7. a .6...1. ..en or a .nvcrfiM aia ir. is worm uv T . Lllis, Osakis, .Minn. HE RUNS DOWN JOBS FOR YANK WARRIORS (?, ) fe t ' r KiJaHf'1? "" Colonel Arthur Woods, former fiollce commissioner ot New York, s a new Bpeciul assistant to Secre tary of War Baker. His Job is tho organisation of public bodies of all aorta 10 And employment for all Yank soldiers and sailors as they are iniiutored out. BREWERS AWAIT DECISION California Manufacture of Beer Promised if Test Case in Won. SAN FRANCISCO, March 21. Plans to transfer millions of dollars in California brewing interests to the 'orient, Mexico and South America have been held up pending the outcome of the New York suit to establish the Matus of a beer with a 2 3-4 per cont alcoholic content under the forth com ing prohibition measures, R. Samot, president of the California Brewing associations, has announced. "If the test case decides that a 2 3-4 per cent beer is non-intoxiennt, the California breweries will open fult blast," Samet said. 'Under government regulations th breweries will remain inactive until r decision is reached. v TRAINING I'NIT IS ADDl'.I) Cniveinlty of WiiNhliiutim Kxtniile Military Cerso. SEATTLE, Waih , March 21. In October the University of WiirIi hiKton will add to Its military courses a unit ' for training reaervn coast artillory officers in 'connec tion with tho reserve officers' train ing corps, it was nnnounced today from President Suzznllo's office. Tho course wtll be for four year:! and at its completion tho men who have passed satisfactory tosts will be commissioned second lloutonnnts the reserve army. Saving Oilcloth. ,Ollclnth when used to cover tallica will last much longer if I lie tnblcs first bo covered with paper, well rubbed with machine oil, to keep tho under side of the oilcloth moist. Ohserver advertising nnvs. "Burglars Will Not Visit Homes Where Electric Lights Are Numerous And Burning" This was the confession of a hnrglar cap tured at' tei: his third rohhery of a home, he asserted was "picked hccaiisc it had no lights.'! A darkened house is due to economy harmful and. uiineccessarily cheerle jvite-lite J ransloi'iner at every three hundred hoii light on any socket. 9 :ern Oregon TJJg . SUND A Y. MORN I MG .OBSERVER,, SLOGAN CONTEST I o 13 EXTENDED l'o weeks have Deon added to the period ul mo utory i.iuty loan slo gan content. Instead of closing Marcti i the filial day will be April 6. This extension iff time was nvde at llit' request of the Southern Califor nia Liberty loan committee, which will make a npecial campaign to arour.o interest during the last three weeks in the hope that good enough slogans, may be created to givo South ern California the distinction of win ning nil three ot the cash prises o.t sao, $20 and 510. The only limit in the contest is the number of words that can be used ir any slogan. Twelve is the limit but the shorter the bettor declares the slogan editor, who adds, "We want a stirring battle cry that will express the spirit of the country in floating this last loan. - Here are a few of the thousandr that have been subr.itted; 'Victory Bonds Bind Victory." 'Don't Quit Because the Kaiser Did." "Are You Grateful? Loan." "What Is Victory Worth to You? "Prosperity for Posterity." "You Ordered Victory. Pay the Price." "This Loan Is the Last. Let's Fin ish it Fast." "If You Don't Like Our Libert' Loan, Try Germany s. ' White Ivory goods j)f all kinds. You will see a jvood uitc oi tneso in jsii- verthorn'sKhoju'window. Their orices are good. 3-10-.1t fAMILY DRUG STORE LA bjRANDC.OR4T.OON, NOTICE TO CREDITORS. In the matter of tho estate of Da vid L. Wylde, deceased. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned has been duly appointed as the execulor of the restate of David L, Wylde, deceased, anil that all porsons having claims agnaist tho estate! the said deceased, Aircsent theininily verified, to the jlndcrsigncJr nt his office nt No. 111 Adnmsttvenue, Ln Grande, Oregon wilhiif six months om the dale cf lluvfirst publicatior of this notice. The dato of tho first publication ii March Mth, 1010. B. F. WYLDE, Executor. mi l 21 28 np 4 11. TREASUKKH'S CALL POU COU ' TY WARRANTS. Notice, tho undersigned, tcIsurer of Union county, Oregon, Iflis funds on hand with which to redem all war rants issued on thclgeriFTal fund, and endorsed not paid fl"oir wnnt of funds prior to Februnry W, 1019. 'Interest on the above warrants censes on March 20th, 1019. ::' JOHN FRAW1.TTY, Treasurer of Union County, rlm19-?n', np 2-9-1(1 hut is s A l ( list of tell cents) s vill':H-e a small WOMEN AMD LIONEY By Chancellor James R. Day, Syracuse University, The balance which self denial holds In the home la the balance ot pros perity and peace,, Here woman has her place autUofflce. Is she oquul to ' self denial? Cun she wait? a There Is nothing so persuasive, so Irresistible, as the love of a man for I'ate wife whom he loves. No money Is spent with so much '.ay as tho money i that goes to her and the children. Happy la that mun whoso wile loves him too much to permi him toabe fool ish when ho should Ivo wise, who Is so judicial iu her temperament, so prudent lu her domestio economy, as to add her decisive voice to tho month's allow, ance, and so brave as to insist Hint the expenditure must aluaya be it t least a little less than the Income. Slio ought to say: "I am not seeking o- consenting to support. There will be two ot us. If I cannot earn aa much as you, I can savo moro. We will plan together. 1 will ho the home sldo of your life." Since Chancellor Day uttered thoso words the Ualted Suites government has mndo It possible for the wife to "add hor decisive voico to tho month's allowauco." War Bavlngs Stamps Is tho way. A WANT A I) will do 1r r M life h ttet. s mm my Wednesday, 1 FARM OF E. J. CONRA) 3 ..-year-old horses 3 2-year-old horst s m 1-vear-old hors 4 niileli pows 4 sets liarness 1 saddle 1 sjirins tooili harrow 1 disn (8-l'ool,) 1 hinder Ahont seven tons hay in Imrn. mention. - TERMS All sums of $10.00 and under cash. ..A' credit of 8 to 12 months will be given at 8 per cent iaterest on sums over $10.00. SALE BE GUNS AT 10 A.M. LUNCH AT NOON. E. J. CONRAD Owner f(. 1 at ft t' l pWl ,4-lsaKsar. J V V mum. : -TTrr?' 7KT .1, v-1 ' .. - vfr .' : Dorothy Phillips, star in "The Heart of Humanity," at the Star, Saturday and Sunday. 3-21-2t HORSES I want to luiy pood brokf! farm marcs and gt'ltlings. Iiist have woi&ht and (nalily, fair i'losli and from four to six years old. : m JlMl em arch 1AT THE ia MILES EAST OF MOUNT EMILY T T 3-section wagons hack drill 1 13 h. l 2 Ki-in. snlky plows 1 12- ineh 1 eider press , . Ilousehold goods and tools tod numerous to T v' More triarf four thounnnd livered -for war work. They were used to supply eleo trie light in campi, storehouses, hospitals, Y. M. C. A, hilts, airplane hangars, sub-cuasers and other branches, of the service. In Red Cross hospitals at the front, Deco Light Operated life-saving -ray apparatus. Dejco-Light was specified by the Government because! it is dependable, efficient, simple to operate, requires! little attention, and because it is AIR-COOLED, ThV result of Government tests and the satisfactory; tisef Dclso-Light on over 60,000 farms 'irre ytfur as surance that Dclco-Light will give yoa th same de-, , pendabttxDcrvice. It betters Wing conditions, Increases farm efficiency and soon pas for itself in time and labor savetl, . NATE ZWElFEL ' La Grande, "Oregon ".Hodtl AiilHince Co., Siatll; DiatrBiulurr), ,i!- - tr" MUN 13V ON CITY PROPERTY J Jack Oliver has money ho will loan en city property cn vnjy ensytcrms. l-ll-30t WANTED liviVr PhfojKed772 26, 1919 harrow walking plow B. JOHNSON Auctioneer Delco - LIpht plants were cu "TIIZ DOMJJ1T1C ENCmmtlNC fJO, D.faa, OUm 1 um;(UICHT ratHlsacM . J , W '5 r., O Hill Z II Wf attat T a ..... 1 - .. . ' ' ' . " - .- ---! .t - If 0 I 0 G7o ' o o o . o Ao . , j o iy 4o ,L