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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 17, 1919)
o o O 0 o o d hOYL I'AJbO S0 - INDEPENDENT . ON ALL QUESTIONS THE BBBBB 0 fit 4tOCA?8I fttt Features, Automobiles, wtien Ttr .volume xvm EtGIIT VAGT.S LA (iRANI)K, ORlMiOX. SUNDAY. ATMUTST 17. V1? V.KiUV vav.H NUMJiER 274 ' o o o n o 0 o o o ',',V o o o o ? 0 0 0 ....... o 0 0 o. : 0 , . o o o o JL Sunday Morning'bserver - . RECRUITS 6 AERIAL ALKPLAXKS I'HKD TO KNtXH'R. AGK I'.IX'Hl ITIXG FUH AltMY Military Huie Show l'ullwl as a Feature of Attraction ut -I , ' t'ttiup. ' f CAMP LEWIS, Aug. 9. Aviators sent to Camp Lewis from Washing ton, D. C. have started on a scries of trips throughout the 'Northwest to stimulate and encourage recruiting. Four of them, using two Curtlss J JJ-4-D planes, with 90 horsepower Anglnes, can average 70 miles' an, Hour through tho blue, at altltudan anywhere up to 12,000 feet. i The flyora are all cxcpptionnlly en thusiastic ovar the planes for "the new army" and are anticipating ex cellent results ou th-ilr recruiting ex peditions. They will give any mai who enlists a ride in one of tho plan-1 as it h. H. Iran lima Pli-ini? him' a fast take-off and lofty ainu" at tho outset of huj army life ' A two-milt hungar, 30 x 100 feet, has been elected to houso the planon while in camp, just south of tho army reetuitlng office at thirteenth and. Montana streets. Almost any part of the big parade ground at fords p. good landing place, so sol diers in the cantonment are afford ed dally exhibitions of all kinds of ipUin and fancy flying. Tho shipn csyort llko playful swallows befoio leaving and after returning home and thoy add numerous stunto tUn swallows never heard of. i ; Cadillac "Touring Hotel," Built By Texas Tourist, : j Has Desirable Features ..Complete from bedroom to kitciicu is the the 'Touring Hotel" which Mr. W,. "8. Myer3, of Dallas', Texas, has Bid built on a Cadllac 145-Inch cljus alg. The maiden tour is no wundur iy and Mr. Myers expects to drive north to Vancouver and return by way of the Pacific Coast duriug tho next three of four months. The work on the car was done pilncipally by Mr. J. F. Cooke, a cab inet maker an tit mechanic. Every need has been anticipated and pre pared for 'With a view to packing n thousand comfort in a small area. The' apartment Is six feet wide and six feet high, outside measurements, ahd, seven feet six inches long, - inside ihis limited space has been placed a double bad under which six iroomy drawers for wardrobe, a gaBolinc stove with several draweis for kitchen utensils and food, a fifty-pound ice box, and threo tanks, for water, with a capacity of thirty gallons in all two aro for cold wat er and one for hot. A thirty-two foot coil wound round the exhaust fur niBhcs the heat for the water. By folding the bed and pulling out a panel a dining room table is pro vided und the dining room chairs are two cushioned 'Seats land two . . camp chain. A wanh boiler ha3 Ik en provided to care for the cleanliness 'of attire and there are even ho.'Ks for stretching the clothesline. A toi- , let is built In one corner. The roof and sides of the car have been built with double walls and an air chamber to provide against ex treme heat or cold. There aro two dome lights and one side light con nected to the stoiage battery. An electric fan which may be adjunct iu any direction assures fresh air. At the left of the driver's seat In a cigar and tobacco cabinet, witu an enclosed cuspidor. At tire right is a comiiv tmcnt which holds four qiwrt thermos bottles. Apparently noi.wiK has been forgotten except a trailer to carry the servants, but who would want servants when everything Is si. compact and complete? 'SO 1. 1) IK US' BASKItAI.L I.KAGl'K. As winner of tho oamp al.iws !mine haseball league, the Mlntary fCUCe leam Hww injsnTOni;.. ... - cup presented by the Camp Comrnan - .. Cnltotal U'illinm H Jnh n an n.ur nuVMKat ft RtlVerJ JOURNEY GIVEN ston. It was given at a banuet for a!" country roads, through picturesque members of the least-! In the Qauip jvalleyg and over breeze-whipped hillr. Knights of Columbus Building Thejin a luxury of comfort and case, thn evening was brightened by remlnln- now 1920 Haynes touring car niakra; rnnv.fi of tho damnnd given in one- minute talk by soldiers who never before had niie sovechet and 'these maion. attempts were great ly enjoyed by all hut the sgaer tlymselve. ntr lecgue nt im matiiately formed. inc!udlf. radic ally atl camp orpaJzations. Q 0 T Um$ .- n't'tiirel! handles sotnetlm' ..be come o!it fr?Mnoth steel rod. 1..., .m rt-tn In an Iron spoon -And ild It over the On or on a n siot unVH th..r,,Khl melted; thA pour It . ... Y. ' .P. ...rfoimi ild It oveP the On or on a hot stove eelSodln.olt. Uold It riru. 9un- 'V . r. . . a GOOD REPORT IS OS AUDITING. COMMITTEE FINDS KECOKDS IN GOOD SHAPE. Chapter Has Considerable Money On Hand and Many J'lcdges Uncollected. La Grande chapter of the Red Cross is in excellent financial condition. Be sides having considerable money on hand it has many pledges yet uncol lected, most of which are good. The Red Cross is a going concern and will be permanent. Now that war work is over it will turn attention to affairs in this country and will be an instru ment of great good to the people. At a recent meeting of the execu tive committee of La Grande chapter it was decided to employ a community nurse as recommended by national headquarters. The books of the chapter have been audited and a good report is given by the auditing committee. The report follows: Financial statement, La Grande Chapter, American Red Cross, as of June 30, 1919 Received by secretary from October 1, 1918, to' June 30, 1919 $20,301.37 Deposited with treasurer, October 1, 1918, to June 30, 1919 20,351.37 In hands of treasurer Octo ber 1, 1918 10,920.53 Deposited by Secretary, Oc tober 1, 1918, to June 30, 1919 20,351.37 $3 1,277.90 Disbursements from October 1, 1918, to June 30,' 1919,. per paid vouchers executed by secretary and treasurer 18,008.78 $13,2().l Balance in hands of treasur er July 1, 1919 ......... The funds in the hands of the treasurer are deposit ed as follows, (us of June 30, 1919): Balance subject to check at La Grande National bank? Six $1,000 certificates of de posit on La Grande Na tional bank, hearing 4 per cent interest 0,01)0.1 Six $1000 certificates o fde posit on United States Na tional bank, bearing 4 per cent interest 6,000.1 Balance subject to check at U. S. National bank 502.4 Less five outstanding checks U. S. National bank $13,209.12 After a careful examination of the hnnlca of account of the secretary and treasurer of La Grande Chapter Amer ican Red Cross, we certify tnal me above statement of receipts ana ex nonriiturea is a correct presentation, and is a true statement for the perioil beginning October 1, lain, ana enuing June 30, 1919, and further certify that the books of account and records hate been kept in a neat and accuratn manner. M. B. DONOHUE, W. R. JONES, SAM E. BUIttXJNDER, Auditing Committee. La Grande, Oregon, July . 31, 1919. NEW 1920 HAYNES IS VERY MODERN The call of the open highways, thn green fields -and the outdoor picnics seized the American motoring public with an enthusiasm that has not been felt 'for several years. .The desire to got out into-the big open country in thn halmv davit of snrinc. Ilannilv coincident with this desire, the new 1920 Haynes tour'in car is making It appearance, equipped and appointed in the most modern methods to rill .lu can-til, want nuiuiiici muiv, j ists. To" thono who love the big out I dnnra whn ilA1lf.l, in nlllntr m-n the enacting want of summer motor nn especial anneal. Powerful to notor. g-Hceful In every "beautifully iiind1 with solid comfort In the de1P-i r.rralchf lint, riifrt'l.rl fcn hifrhanlRm rfshoned seats or hand-butted leatn-t er. this highly advacn.'d typ of Jie ' "open model" is winning an Instani and l:itfng favor in theearts"' aiitoninniia epicures. 1 0 liise of operation and control is ! one of the many outstanding featur11 nt lha Mm lrl?0 M:ivd nm Win t.hprHt ..-- r p--'er ins lever ang controls ar T. lily r" g . ""'Vj ' - a to ht prewure. TlKs on. 'of the reasons why so many wimen , piac-ana respsvia smnoiniy Wrive their n Hayn,, car,. The t,nmenH 'lp hi IT oWhe X'litlOUS "'IJckt Blu-.aii "Light Twelve mo tera striate .tat ntcawiity of fre qatnt I 'r-lilftit op crowded tho rouchfare or la billy couatry. FAU'ONMt MAKttrt KKCOliD Arriving at La Grande from Port land last Friday morning. Fred W. Falconer 'Was anxious to get home in a huny. He had left hi car in a gar age at La Grande ami he got it out, hit the road with W. S. Burleigh as n prssonge;-. They reached Elgin in 36 minutes and drive into Enter prise In 2 hours and 38 minutes aftei loavlng La Grande. The time for trie passO'lger trujn ou ti.e railroad is 3 hours and 40 minutes. dU-cord-Chieftaiu. ' Guides for Airman. The airman's guldcposts lire the nntural landmarks, rivers, mountains, lakes, forests. The artificial guide posts are cities, bridges, roads. Uni form signs for particular classes of lauding fields und signs showing whether the terrain is good or bad have been adopted by the government. Most Valuable Building. TIio Equitable Life Insurance building of New York city bus nil as sessed value of $23,000,000, which la the largest tax value placed on any building. A Need of the Times. There are aelf-rnlslng ladders, chick ens and pancake flours, but what the times need more Is the self-raising sal ary. Boston Herald. XE WAMGAZIXK FOR SUItVIt'H MEN. The .foimer editorial council of newspaper of the American Expedi tionary Forces, which tlisnenu-Ml nilb lication in June with the dlsbauil-1 Ing of the A. E. F., has returned to America and will conduct n new j weekly magazine for tho discharged1 i3,2G9.i2 - '&wji:-E:it 4md53k jerxntK mrtfri i-i .- s ! ' Truck llliB lSE - Lsl I- saws. nf liV jvaSKt.hSAit to Buv II Many ifSPSS ' .-.and Least ; . j : USCS ' ' ''P : 1 - ... II! ..... .. . - ELECTRICALLY STARTED ELECTRICALLY LIGHTED I GOODYEAR CORD TIRES . IS "' . - ' '''.'''. : I k X, LrL ? -O HrmA, , "1 SMldier aud sailor -o be known 119 "The Home Sector." The council In cludes bIx former soldiers rivj pri vates and a sergeant who went to France in 1917 and weie d.'tnilcfl to work on the A. E. F. newspaper Jn the month of Its founding, Feb ruary, 1918. "Tho Stars and Stripes" announced In its anniversary issue that at the end of the war it would bo "folded up and laid away, never to bo t.ike.i out again." It nam was dedicated to the A. E. F. ami to the Allied cause To commercialize a title thus const' crated would have boon, in the opln Ion of tho editors, equivalent to ili nrf glng the flag In tha dust. General Pershing, Secretary Bakor and other high auny officials are known to be strongly opposed to any attempt to coinmerclalizo the namo, and "The Stars and Stripes" promised Its sol dier readers that It would die with ths A. E. F. The men who compose "The Homo Sector's" editorial staff aie Harold W. Ross, of San Francisco, formerly Hanging editor of "The Stars and Stripes' who will bo editor of the new publication; John T. Winterlch, ol S: ingfield, Mnssachtirctts, news ed itor of "The Stars and Stripes"; Alexander Woolcott, of New York, chief correspondent at the front for "The Stars and Stripes"; Hudon Hawiey, of Hartford, Connecticut, who wrote virtually all of tho first three Issues: C. Hoy Baldrldgo, staff artist of "The Stars and Stiipes," who has been called the greatest Amerlca-n artist of th3 war; and Ah- inn A. Wullgron (Wnlly.) of Phila delphia, whose comic cartoons madt1 him tile best-known enlisted man iu the A. E. F. With thqso Bix will bt associated other members of the sol dier newspaper organization an outfit which, with its field gent who many times delivered papers to tho front linos under fire. Its cir culation department, its service de partment und other branches includ- erl a personnel of nbmit 200 non- ' . ' . YOUR INSPECTION IS INVITED '. . W: H. . B OHNEN&A MP- COMPANY. "TIlK dtari itl Mill" brt0 it cartr villi a virtiuUiioa f IM'H' copies. l.f thin a ;r,r latrt its cir culation hsd rin'hM SiO.UlKV a n record for growth in the hiMoryo l j Jouriullaul. At tills time the ipspcr 'M rtiond u tut aoldiort, oni) on man In duce in a company or unit being allowed o subscribe, It was only at tho beginning of this year that "The Sta-s .and Stripes" received print paper from America; bvforo it had to depend on the gene rosity of the French press bureau, which iiad only scant quantitios at its disposal. In nddltioii to serving the A. E. F. with news end keeping the scatter ed American units from tho Murnian Coast to Italy In touch with 0110 an other, "The Sturs and Stripes'' main tained a French War O phan fund to -which 450,000 soldiers contrlbua cd $2,000,001)' enough to adopt and maintain 3,500 French children for ayear, operated a service dciKutmcn'. for soldiers in tho field which 1111 iswered 120,000 pertaining to allot ments, insurance, pay and thousand of other problems, piinled 5(M) pceins written by Boldiors and le Joctcd 20,000. "Tho Htni'tt and Stripes" nindo j profit of 3,500,000 francs In its six teen months of life. It had been In tended to turn this ovor to the I French War Orphan fund for tho 1 further cars of the A. E. F.'s lain 'ily of fatherless French children, j hut the Judge Advocate of tho A : E. F. decided that tile funds belong ed to tho Government and must re jvert to tho United States treasury. A jblll iB now pending in Congress, ha"--ed on a petition of the editorial 'council, to upprntp: uto the profta or t!'0 papor to tho future euro of the war orphans. - "The Homo Sector" will bo pub lished In Nov York. It plans to make nn equal appeal lo th i-im-n who reived in Frame, th mini whj solv ed a,t home, and tho men who wore in the Navy. I Rivtor, it soldier slang, did not i.neroamll.t tacts. d .'finite stretch 1 1 tho IxttlcVrgnt. Parhf, for In-n-irv't. might be roforied to as a !"fast Rector;" the leavo areas as "rt mictois:." Tours, with all Its Golden Sheaf Ice Cream Has a Great Testimonial from Capt. Purdy of the Salvation Army. "Nearly all the returning soldiers going through La (Iraiide have been served with Gulden Sheaf lee Cream, ami say it is the best they have in th continent. AVe have found it rich in quality, fine in flavor and clean.'! Signed, Capt. J. T. i'urdy, of the Salvation Army. Ask for Golden Sheaf It is Different. Manufactured by v VALLEY CREAMERY La Grande, Oregon. 1 . headquarters' etiquotto and Irk tome regulations, as a "dizzy sec tor"; the bustling dock of Brest or "Home Sector," therofore, meana elmpjy the homeland, the Unltod States. . . . . . :.. a(B a - a
