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t r Thirrsdar, October 20, 19?1 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PAGE THREE Navy Captain Is Star Kicker ." may recover their mental faculties. Hundreds of New England service men, their mind dwarfed from shell shock, wounds and fta are confined hi state institutions for the insane and in private hospitals. If Attorney Liltlefield wins his cases, similar suits will follow in federal courts in all New England states and, with a. precedent established, in all parrs of the country. ."These men were returned from service in the army as insane, and it hua been established that their In sanity is due to army service," Mr. Littlofield declaros. "Yet the govern j Finger Jack" Godwin, ex-gambler and a million and a half and b neer 'railroad evangelist, concerning himself ,hPPy 'till it was gone," was his way I i , 4 .l i- .i. of savinar that happiness is" found in as he spoke to the audience at the rf Christian Church revival last-night. j M. Jones announce(, that meetlnf?il v.r.i. tuu PH' ' '""' '""".will continue all week jthe Chinese, or the nigger of (Africa, or the dirty.turbaned dweller of In dia." snnnoed ever at the audience in I The sun gives 800,000 times more . ) 'Aged Father of Prominent Joseph '.Resident Answci- Ptl Last ( 'all Last Week. 'Godwin's peculiar way, mado the Kn' tnan me moon. crowd wince n little. "Every man in 1 " Christ is my brother," was the con- To guidt pilots flying on the Paris to eluding part of the statement, and London route, the French government mudo every ope Imppy again. j8 pacing captive balloons in certain "Twice in my life I have bconrorth positions at a heiirht of about a mile. JOSEPH. Oet. 20.fSru!.it .T T ment refuses; them the financial aid" Dobbin, aped father of J. II. Dobbin.! to which they are entitled under the war risk insurance act and the have not drawn a cent .from their policies. Two must remain confined in the state asylum unless they canV coluct dhe $67.50 a month for 20 yeuia on their policies. This amount would enable them to be releused from the asylum .11 Jv- - ; . l . i-J. and allow their families to care for SAVES MILES OF STEPS them." t c J.J. Hi HAS PASSED ON . EOOSIER passed away at the Dobbin home Wed nesday, October 12. After the funcnl services J. H. Dobbin left with his father's body Friday to place it beside that of the mother who has been dead for some years. J. If. Dobbin is u mem. ber of a large family who will be to gether for the first time in svver.il years at the father's funeral in Il linois. The deceased has berlivine; with the .1. H. Dobbin family' for .several years and was a familiar fifrure in Jos eph and Enterprise. He took (rvcat delight in working with the flowers about the lovely country residmic" of the Dobbins. Of late his health hi. been feeble and ho has had to give up much activu labor even with the flow ers. The many friends of the family extend sincere sympathy. Joseph Chapter 0. E. S. is planning a dinner for all members for the of ficial visit of the N. Ci. M., Mrs. Min nie Letson. of Ontario, who is sched uled to be here TuesdayOctober 25. The M. E. church service last Sun day morning was dedicated to the V 1 - - J . f 2 .( t W$Wm w r 1V . L Ik Captain Lur'ui. the Anuuuuh tuoiljall ct-nttH-, is the u-uius uuxiu etnv wlu-n It comes o kiekhiti- pioneers of Wallowa county. There i,,;,, before November 1. The Piairie creek ..,t.:.u i . it t was an excellent sermon and special; ,,'hTV . . P' Je jos music. The new editor of the Josenh ? mft. f ?f, . ? 8t?te Herald. O. G. Crawford, and his wife W1 : a' o f.n.shed by that nl rlnnf --i ..n.i.i i.t viiv; nine iiiiiil. lilt! abutments, being in boirev jftrouml, cause i dehm in the finish of favored us with a beautiful duet. jthe bridge. WEATHER FINE 11 !SE TiPRion Presses Suit to Force Payment to Vets Made Insane. a oeauiuui miec. h.,.:,i - Idaho, to attend a two weeks scru of pastors. Mr. Wains is doing splendid work in Joseph and will! doubtless receive many helpful sug- jreslions for work along the lines !w is following. ,;At the flng contest Tuesday night the fifth grade won the beautiful U. S. flag given to the room having the highest number of votes. The lecture by Rev. Herring was well- worth attending. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. McClain returned PROMISE. Oct. 20 (Special Ev Saturday from a two weeks visit ivory one is enjoying the pretty went!! Parma and Cambridge, Idaho, with, or of the month. relatives. While away they ul.t"i'ltl C. P. Carper's 17-year-old son was the Round-Up at Weiser. taken to i ho Wallowa hospital to bo Mr. and Mrs. F. D. McCulIy and lit.! operated upon for appfendieitls. lie tie son Frank, who recently attcndeJ is getting along fine, the family reunion and birthday cele- N. V. Downs sf Powwatake who Is bration of Grandpa VanVacton, aged: filling tho silos here, took his engine j Guisseppe Vitullo' and James IMcGi U.S. MAY NOW HAVE TO PAY SEATTLE SEEKS VISITORS OF I'RO.MIINFNCE A t SHOW SEATTLE, Oct.. 20. Invitations to attend the Pacific Northwest Fruit Ex position, to be held in Seattle, Nov. 21-211, have been sent by IMan!)i li. Hnyncs, executive secretary, to Henry C. Wallace, secretary of agricultur Albeit B. Fall, secretary of the inter ior, anil Herbert Hoover, secitarl of pnmmi'tvn It ts realized, ot course. '.L.,1 .U- f 41... t.ii.1. mtvnrn- ment officials are such that it may not be possible for them to attend the Exposition in person; but nssurances of their (treat interest in tho Pacific Northwest fruit industry hail been re ceived before the invitations were sent; and it is expected that their depart ments will be officially represente-1. When Secretary Fall viewed the Pacif ic Northwest recently he declared his purpose soon to return for a more du tiiled studyiof the reclamation projects ,of this region; and it is thought pos- the opportunity afforded by the Et- j Ex-Gambler Tells position to see the fruit products of the Northwestern states at their best. I f A ,f v -.fj kid CKv aul Havcnstein score! a knoeK.i out when lie won the baby luuait at Jackson HelEhts. Long lalnnil. The parade was part of a carnival to enable apartment house-"tenant-j owners" to Bet acquainted. . TROVIDENCE, R. I., Oct. 19. Whether former soldiers whose minds were wrecked by shell-shock, wounds and gas are temporarily or perman ently insane is to be determined in three suits to compel payment of war risk insurance by the government, fil ed in the United State district court here by James B. Littlefiell, attorney acting for the American Legion. The action, has been taken in behalf oi mree soldiers, Adam Alikillwicz. In an average life of 70 years, not cf His Conversion "Converted in Spokane, baptized in counting tho first 10, over 21 jiearsjtho River Jordan in the very place, so are spent in sleep, over 15 in woik,.ll far as it is possible to determine, months in dressing, and undressing, where Jesus was baptized, and held and 7 months in church going,, saysnder the water while II Tim., 2:15 one statistician. was read, was the statement of "Three father of Mrs. McCully, at Cioldenilalc 'to Wallowa Wednesday on the Prom- Washington, have returned homo. Iso stage. The Joseph teaching force is back J. W. Carper and J. J. Kcnwortliy on the job enmasse after a tussle with, returiusd from their work at Smith the county fair and a three-day instl- Mountain Monday, tute nt La Grande. They are generous J. K. Carper took a load cf fruit in their praise of the hospitality of t o Wallowa Monday, returning Tues I.a Grande during the institute. This day. . is examination weuk and the grim.doj ., ji?s Stella Smith went to Wnllown or die lines on the faces of the young-' (0 visit friends and relative, sters are in evidence. F. M. lioop came in from Wallowa Musical Day at the 'Entire Nous(Tuesduy and will start to school en Club was of unusual interest. Sketches. Wednesday. ' ' of two of our most noted American) j. k. Carper received first prize at composers, E lward McDowell and the fair on fruit and vegetables. Chns. Cadman Wakefield were given a. K. Carper and son have been with somew of their best selections. very m ti, ,,ast few days. The Enterprise Woman's Club invit- jrs. j, w. Carper went to Wallo ed the Joseph club to visit them Thurs- wa l0 8tily a few weeks, day, October 27, when they are ti Downs ot I'owwatka was a entertain all clubs in the county. The pas50nger on the Promise Mace Fri- Invitation was accepted and now we ay Carl Griffith, wifo and Dany, hope this lovely Indian summer will stay just a little longer. The two miles of post road under construction just east of Joseph, which is the beginning of the road to Armin on Mnrr Flat will soon be finished. Grnvel is being spread and with the continued good weather will be done lit" itZiL .. ' . it ft1' " niovi?d to their new Inane Monday. W. B. Hescnek brought the thresh ing machine In Sunday. L. W. Smith went to Wallowa Monday and rl limed home Tuesday. Miss Lytlia Sailer came in Satur day to teach tho RIversKle school. She will board at L. N. Smith's. It is alleged by the Legion attorney tnat tne tnree arc totally disabled as a result of insanity. The government insurance bureau, Mr. Littlefieid charges, has refused to pay the insur ance of the men on the ground that they are but temporarily disabled and DIED In New York City alone from kid. ney trouble last year. Don't allow yourself to become a victim by neglecting Dains and aches. Guard ugainet ttiis trouble by taking GOLD MEDAL THE OBSERVER WANTS RAPS. 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