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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 25, 1919)
o U GRAN'DrtvfeflnBSERVElT.'i A:.... .uff) .. ft .,.....,' o' Independent N'ewapuper "ever havo bran put there. Ifis un- fsblisbed Uaily aid Weekly Al u iieary expunJiture oft eit;;UHirt Grande, Oregon, By UTCrande Ken- jnicaiui no Bavinxa ut all. me Gtuervar Publishing CompaiO Thrift holds sthe acuta between Die BRUcft DKNNIS, PuWiaher (two, and uponthe niiety witii whirl- ifttluiK-fr-la muintained 'ijftween It $IR ilRANDE EVENTNtt OBFflKVEn. -.nlered ftl the Poatoffk-e at La Grande Oregon, aa Seconcf Clasif Muil .'anHer 'k'itiuuite expefjiliture and waste wil! -jdipend )ri-.-nt 'comfort and future j prosperity? Addreaa all Coinniunit-aiioiia to The Observer, J710 xth Street. City and County .Ofrit-inl I'aper. )n sale in Otef Citiea Oregon Hotel News Stand, Portland; fmpesttif News imikI, Portland; Mijluioniuh Ilotul evs Stifnd, Portland, Oregon. ' KM KH'I'IIIN l V By Carrie. ....i.tl. ti't'v inofitlKt. i month 'in atlMM' ear i advance. . . . "i.y-k copy By Mail an, oki year in advance 'Purely AccidenUl" . Loaded Gun. -Th A news Item from an eastern city tells the old, old story of the shooting of a nine-yunr-old. boy by a sixteen ; year-old lad. The older boy wua uifty- l.i.''"B w'tn a revolver, which he did no'. $:i.7.'i I know was loaded. "No arreata were .17.50: made," reads the story, "the imlica ...Be, iions being tLat the shooung wa.' ' . ..-'purely accidental." . SD.UV i Jaily, per ail months in advance t2.5U " 18 U""M "' PP-c to wake i)aily, three months 'n advance, .jl. 25 i"!' to the fact tluit some one is respon laily, per month 6Vcjgible for even "purely accidental" mis Veekly Obsener-Star hy mail per h Thc parvni w)0 Muw a , .y-vai-oi'i uoy ut juay wnn eucn a toy fihould be made to fuel a serious re-, sponsjbility. Indifferent people who permit the indiscriminate Hiilo of fire-1 ai ins are responsible for many terri ble deeds for which they are never! called to account. The fool who ''doe i not know" u KUn in loaded merely dodges his real responsibility. We are taught to keep no poison in the family medicine cabinet. If spe cial illness and doctor's- orders make it neces.sary to have a poison in the house, we are taught to keep it in :i routfh container, very particularly la beled. We are taught, too, to read di rections before usiue; any article from the m.'Klicim cabinet with which we jare not thoroughly familiar. We take ty Country Tl of Thoo, twoot LaW of Llborty." A Test of Americanism. "I would sooner work twelve hours' a day for $2 a duy in the United .States thc balance of my life than to becom'j a settled resident in wurtoiu Kurope wiwi a numun uouars in my I'm,,,;, lhvHC Iim.auij,lM8 j rard to tha ion," nays orneuuH ue ureevc, a re- of (,inKI?r IM( cnlinuu cnrees tumeu soldier. in the matter of firearms. mm soldier was m ine ..Killing yisi ,f ju(rment lind common sense and division und has seen service for tli;inwr, consii Hlsnt.ss aro not sufficient, past nineteen months and it may be w hav to have laws fixing thc assumed that lie knows something 1 i.i,.,. (,, iu,luI1 v.r.w...nrri.. ''nun. about the conditions in Kurope. lie was born in Holland and was on the way to securing his final citizenship papers as an American when he left La Crun.de for Camp Lewis a little Jess than two years ago. $ his re marks are not inspired by any plati tudinous sentiment in regard to the country of his adoption, but is his j;en u;no feeling toward the United State.: of America. Mr. lie CJteeve further says; "ihis is the only country that h. worth lighting Jor and if it aiwulu aain be jilaced utuli r the menace ul Luiupean mihtari.m, 1 would be on my wuy again tomorrow." 'ini js the seutimenl ami feeling oi one who lias gaiiieu Ins lluougii the trying erucimu it e.spcri-c-nce. . itioe wno aie ai-ipiauiu-a wun tms young man know uua lie mtanti t.ciy wuui liu says. iiul wnat a contrast it is as com aveil 'to tnu native born eiu.en wilo 14 willing to HKluHiep his Jul! smite oi aiieirtnce, wliouier on the 1 ignuiij.; liont in Hie vi'Konne ur on liie icu.m-, ui on the bacKward ami iicsimut list, of those who are willing for oiher to take up the full finaucijil pari of t.u iiflii iitf the job which young men like Coi nelitiis le (Ireeve carried so sia cessfully in the latter part of 1:HS. '1 he mere fact of having I'm Innate ly been born an American is not al together the full test of Americanism. !y accidental' murders and injuries. OM-; YMAU ACO TOPAV fJeniruiH sweep ujtlnsL I he llrit- 'Ish lines south of Somnio. I Kaiser Willlnm vlr.lts his victor- lions I roops on t he I-Maadoi s front. lllndt'nhern's hor Ira wipe out VII-1 IriH l!i'tonn"oii x. ;he front f'aste. ' AiiM'iica'H few llKiiisand troops ilHani'd with poison g;is near Caste. Subscribe now to the Victory lib i-rly loiiu wh;it you would have pabl for v h toiy then. .. : Q 9 J' It 1 . s ) THE BOYS -WlfL BE HOME Bin UotJian a9 month. VoiFwill want fln for decoratirg purposed We have a5ew lot of flags now wl you want.early, bffore they are gone. You will remember a shorWye of al! flairs and bunting hen they lei . ljiacL . . . .. 1 ilf Jek v .The Boys Coming . Home Aru reading about HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHES in every port from which they sail. They are the clothes they'll be thinking about when they reach home. They are the clotehs you should insist upon not only because they are of the highest quality, but because they are absolutely guaranteed to give you satisfaction. Cloihea ', VA C.j. ;:!.: 'i-'J IIju lulliicr IL Mars This label in your clothes isn't simply to tell you who made them: It tells you the clothes, are all wool; That they are perfectly tailored; That they're correct in style; , That they will wear long and give you complete satisfaction; That you can have a new suit of clothes or your money back if the clothes aren't everything you think they should be. This label is a guarantee of these things; that's why we say look for it; be sure it's there; a small thing to look fore a big thing to find. Men's furnishings Department WOMEN'S CHIC TAILORED SUITS These suits comprise a superb collection truly representative of the best. The styles exhibit many variations of the successful box (oat idea; also .cleaver blouse and belted effects that are very becoming and highly distinctive. .Gabardines and serges. Visit our ready-to-wear de partment and see these suits we invite you. NEW PRINT ED VOILES Beautiful new patterns are arriving daily. Some are gone before we nave nine to tell you about them. Sun day will be a beautiful day. ou will be walk ing go by and notice the beautiful voiles ir our window. OXFORDS Cuban bee! oxfords in cordovan, brown, black and white reinskin. All welt soles. The popular low shoe for the coming season, Frices $4.50 and $6.00 All patent leather inilitaiv heel, best I'rieu 5-I.SO. High heel patent pumps, colo mal front, welt sole. Price llrown kid pump,-, l.ouis heel, turn sole. pumps in ' J welt sule. $5,011 . I'rice S8.5U COOPER'S UNDER WEAR FOR MEN (Jive you a satisfied feeling of ease and contentment, unlike g-armonts you are conscious of at every move. We have them in many quali ties and sizes every garment made to the standard. Cooper's Kenosha Klosed Krotch Union Suits pfU iMSBNG WEAR in thin, .sheer, summer fabrics have in them just a few ounces of weight, but lots of wear. They fit and cover the form perfectly without g:iping or binding. Tlie fi, won t wash out. MUN3INGWEAR is the ideal umlei garment for women. II meets all requirements and is very economical besides. Our trade buys more each year. ASK FOR MUNSINGWEAR ' NEW With so much that is new, fresh and radiant with jov of springtime, it is difficult to con fine ourselves to a few brief items. Below, however, are just two or three of the lovely new things. We hope you will avail yourself of the opportunity to inspect the new mer chandise. DAINTY NECKWEAR Regardless of how much care is given to the planning of theiew spring and summer cos tumt, no woman can hope to achieve fullest charm and distinction without the aid of dain ty neckwear. We have just received a most beautiful assort ment of georgette neck wear trimmed with lace round neck and square effects aU shapes. EXQUISITE Laces and Kmhroiderie; To see the.se pretty and dainty trimmings, it just makes your fingers anxious to get busy on your spring sewing. Pretty laces, narrow and wide, camisole lace? and embroideries. Sherry's Sunday The UairiHnw Trail.' and Monday - 4-2'i-lt Thrift Paves the Way for Saving. The government through its cam paign to encourage popular twivings in TDK IIOl Si;-M,V MK.N T. 1)1 all the h:il)lts of the fly, per- mnuue hap:i thr inns, important to uh, In 1U If 11.... W .-. It .,.,ll,i,,:r .....w Hi,. butter, Hie Kiigar ;,ml the bread. v nee II liislmi: milk, bill we do noi Ht'i'in in-realize or vie to Ihlnk tba' thin n,mie fly may have been, a lew mlnuU'H before. ItM'itlng himself in. the i-onlenlH of a ga'baKe. can, ur the tilth of the pll-clo:u t. The bonne-fly cannot take all solid fond ni fliifli. tec Kiilld has first ily (h in be dissolved by its nllva. Neither j one. Inn It any mouih in the true bense ol the word, or as v know n moult-then-fore It cannot bite as Is some times supplied. The proboscis, or. as II Ik ineoriectly (ailed, "Inngiie.1' of the fly iHin reali'y a sort of trunk, especially adapted In sucking rune lloiiK and lias no plening properties The house-fly --annot pierce tie thinnest skin, n t ! piercing pa 1 1 used by Its cousin, the sUbb-My b xliHent in the housi'-llN. and Its pro boscis lennliiiiteH in n pair of thrck I etii'd lobes or Hps, which it uses in1 i nnuection with the pharyne;;e;i I pit m p. by which liquids 'are pumped salivary fluid. Wh mi thus liquefied , smull brushes. The mechanical it is pHiffp' d op :iv the powerful iransfermice by the lrgs, wings, and pbaiyn-.: ;it pump through the gullet j body of tho fly are not however, the 1 1, - ph .' ' i! ) to ,!:; crop, which; most, important. In feeding on filthy : i r a o i h .:erv-nr lor food, and or infected matter, as ir, the fly's hah i .ilii th ily in a short lime to lit, the mici o-organlsms are taken in t il.e in a lari'e qtianinty, which like' to ihe gut, nnd from thence may ruminating animals, such as the cow, 1 eon I imhiate our food either by de fecation or regurgitation. Hecaiist there in ample proof of tho spread of disease by flies, it becomes- it can digest ;:t Us leisure. The fly can Miinoiimes be seen to ivk u relate its flood fiom the crop and depoKif It. upo tho place wbve I noeoswu y to study ; the prophylactic it is reeling, repeating thitt procoss measures at our command, and re.ibsorb'iig Ihe vomit several j Thcso should be directed to (a) lluies, pioiiably as i incus of further ; prt. venting tii0 fk.H (fom breeding, digesting the liaid. n) to minimizing tho chance of Thus it Is seen thai the mode uf , transference of infection by them. iransuiuMiiu of disease by the house- j Selected from paper read before fly Is difl'eient from that of tho Sanitary Inspectors' Association of uiosuuilo, In whose bedy certain !' wlpoiueuts lake place. With the action is ueite a mechanical l-'or t raiisf erring genus and 'filth, the fly is well adapted, espec lially (be net. The external parts of lis hotly a re co end wit h minute ! hairs, the b-s le-iemhliug so many Canada (imi:('i:i .mi:i;ti(; at m ttk HL-TTi;, Mont., April 25. The "re adjustment conference" of the Mon tana Association rf Secertaries of Comnujrcial Club and Chambers of Commerce will be held here next Tuesday. Problems confronting the cumercial interests Df the state wil) be considered by several speakers. Charles U. Grnfiold of Hot enn, stiite commissioner of agricul ture iiiui publicity, will tulk on ''Tub' liclty for Montana." John M. Mc Intosh of Itutle, focietary" of tho Associated Industries of Montana, formerly tho Montana Kmployers as sociation, will dlscu-s "Tne New Re lationship Between Capital and l.:t I.abor." U. S. Skin.ier, secretary o' j t ho Gre.it Falls Commercial club. will speak on "How Chambers of Commerce Are Mee'Ing the Housing Problem," and J. M. Harader of Uo.:ein.in will discus; the city man ager form of niunfVipal government Have the label, which stands for fair working conditions, put on your job printing. The Observer is one of thc two shops in town observing union principles., rhone Main 37. cian, such as Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy for bowel com plaints. Chamberlain's Cougfi Remedy for coughs, colds and croup. Chamherlain's Liniment for sprains, bruises and rheumatic pains. Chamberlain's Tablets for stomach troubles, biliousness and constipation. By having these articles at hand it would often save the trouble of a trip to town in the busiest season or in the night, and would enable me to treat slight ailments as soon as they appear, and thereby avoid the more If I eio a Karmer If I worn a tanner 1 would ltee'p at! hand a few reliable medicines for minor ailments that are not so serious j serious diseases that so often follow.. as to require the attention of a physi-l Adv. 3 - - "EDITH CAVELL" The woman the Germans .shot. Star, Saturday and Sunday, Thrift ami War Savings .stamps, bus As air,,a(iy meiiConed, the fly brought the woul ''thrift'' into coin jraniiot take in solid food. when. Ilioner usage than eer.' Due heai. .t ;boui ver, II Is lie.'eary lo feed on on every hand. 1 it huw many people 1 bread, suf.ar or dried sputum, etc . who use it rcali.e that thrill is a pre ,lhe snl.d is fiitd (Msolvd by th- limiuary process and entirely ihtmct fiom savitiL'? The t hrif ty persnti is not the one who )r; twei.ity-fiVe cents into a thrift tnmp which should be pu'. into a pair of new Mine Vices, or fie dollars into a V. S. S, Much stnuhl, be set a .ude that week for meat, Thrift only pacs the way for miv ing. Jt cuiiMtU'i's carefully present needs nnd futilre po;;silditics ijnd dr cities what are tuws.-ary c.p('n-es, el ting aside Mich a p.-i li.n of ihe m come ivs will provide for Coin, li al-" (Ittirnunis what are umwi . ai y e pt lise;, and Steps the outgo ef ii'. m, toj them. Th:U is nut thrift which-' t . either pioci-.-s, nor can U.iie be ' e ut it v !u sfivings w hcri ei',!ier ! in g,!-. '1 he e entiai I'cti ef n ptndii le, tenipeiMi i!y ignoie-l. ',u'! h.ve ;o be met T:i;ili v, ' p' ol-.iM v b Oregon uoikeis should favor Oregon products- - for by so do ing they place some of thei.r own pay whei v. it goes directly to support other Oregon workeis on ot her i Mv,'on pa -ndls. !y helping ( ach othi-r they will be he:piag theni-Ive--. the finest kind of loal co-"perat ion. i si-: iiomi: ruoni'iTs uttMi: im;sntY i.i;.(,ri: OI- OltKGON For Sour Stcmch J ;ln;tl injj! :i s, coaltd Ihiikiu', sii-li lu'nai-lit',' 1 a. I luvnih, IjjlioflslH'ss, ilhlinvM i"H vr -l ffisl i'.'ltinll 1ucc ' ' rOLY CATHARTIC 'TAr.LKTS 1hr cli-ant iln ' 'ils mn l.'M lln-mmiai-h iiiii iim ( Hit- liicr. t' m4 tiit-,r HikiM. g, I. VM'.ili:!!), Kim. ... ( Mii-I).:' -1 have vrff, !"..! - Cdili u.l-. Ilii Our War Obligations Must Be Paid lUiv vtuir (piut.i t.i C i.-t . l'.nuils now. '1'llis is mir IT: i ii i i a. 'uii.Mliility a ;in .Aim rii-an ilaillv yic o all tilt: itil'iriiiMtui ami iisit.uii I- wo t-iui. LA GRAKDE NATIONAL BANK Ml.tt KMti M?Ub J Sound, RtliAlIoajulPiortisivc.-0 This is House Cleaning Time Vou will nrcd ()-( 'i-ilar Mnps mid Oil. I.ykntt I'oli.sh for tho .Furniture. : new J'.riMim will i nine in handy. We -lurvt1 your favorite A'ashinj- Towiler ni.1-1 Soaps, lion "Ami and 1 hitch Cleanser. STRAWBERRIES FOR SUNDAY. PHONE MAIN 13 J. G. SN0DGRASS 11 CENTS out of every dollar collected to pay our TAXES Home Independent Telephone Co. MONUMENTS - j-StJif , : ESTAt- OPEN DAY AND htp,wt THAT MONUMENT ua anl.for Decoration day is rt-ady for immcdiati-drliwry B. M. M. & G. CO., 1502 S Avenue. J. C. HENRY Tesidencw Urnlorttiliinj Parlor FUNEHAL. DIRECTOR AND IICESSID o0" . '" ZMtUOJBSESL o r' . BAKER' LA GRANDE . - AUTO STAGE Cariness Si Thotnaa I.v rVr .... 8.00 a. n.' LvLa Grae . .. 8:00 . n.' L Haker 2:00 p. m. Ltr IkktSrasda .'.2:06 a. ta. oo o o S3 Oq 0 , Phen C.1I Itaitt 2- U Dsy acd VlifiX Talilt-lM a lhormj:hJ'MiU ami t;tn pi- tivt-lv slute that ll..-,liVf. tlit-v W 10 0 ess is 5i 0 " I !' ' o o o :. U o O 88, 8, . " . 9 O - ..........