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SATURDAY, JANUARY 1V191
LA '(JUAtfUJii EVENING OBSEKVEU
' LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
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OUTBURSTS OF EVERETT TRUE
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SpovS Ut LirreR
IN ?CHG. LID AGAIN
KK iG&T NOTTS. Rj
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: Coats That Welcome the Cold
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GKKMA.N CONVALKSCKXTH
COMI'UIJ.KI) TO HKU'ltX
By W. 8. FORREST
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
The tonic if tin- mid Is lo In- thank
ed for much of our Vrogross. North
erners, obliged to stand It for months,
get the habit of Industry and resource
fulness; they have learned how to
clothe thoniRelves, to defy the weather
and even to enjoy It. ItiiiHinurh ns
thcro are ut piim..li furs n the mar
ket to put ' r garments li. mp reaeh of
ereryono, snd because t' tnnnufne-
ror of fur clothing lr-'"U.
ttmo and work, which it.
the looms have been
weave pi.bstlliitcs will,
lunch warmth us the pe
Of cotirsu wool Is nur ,
ence In putting up ilefei.
the blasts of winter.
The Htipreine nchlovenieuts
the cold are vottimlmms coat!
or of cloth lined with fu
tneso arc lur rubrics unit nvon
to Injure wurinth. On te of
these anil trimiii'-'l wil. bir Unrs
and generous cun of fur make their
Wearers rejoice In winter and the vigor
that Is ItH gift. It Is n tonic only hit
ter to thoe who do not know how to
keep comfortable, or have not the
means to.
Illustrated above Is n coat for the
heart of winter. It might hp devel
oped In tunny of the flat furs and trim
med with innrten, but ns pictured It
Is made of handsome soul plush. Its
enveloping shawl collar broadens Int.)
a cape over the shoulders ninl hack,
and It bus huge innrien cuffs that limy
well answer the purpose of a muff.
The wide hand of innrten about the
bottom of the coat adds to Its luxuri
ous looks, more than to Its actual
warnnli. serving a goo! purpofce In
hfitlt 'hose directions. For one of the
of ihe coinforlntilc midwinter
i look Its part.
.tinple, straight bunging, con
1 design Is to he recommended
. midwinter coot, whether of fur
; of wool rubric. When the active
northern woman dons a cent of this
kind, she geis into It nod expects to
ur. ( stay la It for three or four months, or
to , until the slope of winter ts raised.
Such a coat Is suitable for street, mo
tor and other wear, and It Is dcign.-d
on lines of proved merit. Its service
able qualities are expect. si to outlast
sev. ral wlrcer. mid Its huslness Is to
he warm and convenient. This It uo
iNiutpllshes along wlih a stylo that d;es
not point lo other days.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD, Dec. 16. (Dy Mull)
Evidence that the German military
authorities are experiencing some
difficulty In sending their convales
cent troops back to the fiont Is con
tained In the note book of a German
soldier.
Explaining that his battalion,
leaving Saarlouia, (presumably the
scene of a troop depot) for the Trout
waited at the railroad station for
reinforcements, ho says:
"In the afternoon our men wore
ready. They awaited their com
rades of tho 19th company of con
valescents who finally arrived. Hut
what a spectacle! Ahead marched
a Bquad of guards to tho right and
left of each rank inarched two armed
guards while another squad marched
in the rear to guard our brave sold
iers in field grey who, after that re
lated by the newspapers In magnifi
cent phrases, throw themselves full
of Joy to tho destruction of our en
emies, sustained by tho lovo of the
Fatherland!
"Our detachment Is finally made
ready. The music strikes a march
ind the column shakes Itself. The
uard are so numerous that there
ire two for every man. Isn't It a
icandal that our children In field
?rcy should be conducted to the war
lo fight and give their blood for
the Fafhurlntid, like criminals to the
Hangman, or, worso still, like cattlo
o the slaughter. '
"It was not sufficient that theno
nen from the announcement of their
planned departuro were prevented
from entering the Hwn by armed
.ruards placed everywhere at a dii
tancc of five yardB apart! No, It
us necessary to submit them to tho
ihamo of marching to the station
indor guard."
Tho author of the above concludes
rrlth tho expression of bis strong
opinion that German newspapers do
not always tell the truth about all
tho flro eating German soldiery.
Genuine Reductions
On Every Garment In Our Ready-to-Wear Department
Every Coat, Suit, Dress from our regular stock. Not a lot of garments bought for sale purposes, nor
are they to be compared with the so-called ''bargains'' of others.
Your Choice
LADIES' AND MISSES' SUITS
1-2 Price
Your Pick of Any Coat at a Reduction of . ,
33 1-3
WOOL DRESSES SILK DRESSES
Afternoon Dresses, livening Clowns, Reduced
25
Silk Petticoats, all sizes and nio.st all "colors.
Reduced : .20 per Cent
Jintire Waist stock reduced 29 per Cent
Silk and Wool Skirts reduced 25 per Cent
Clearance prices on all Sweaters, Knit Goods.
Worth while reductions on all llouiie Dresses,
Kinionas and Hathrobes.
All Furs reduced 25 per Cent to Half Price.
COMPARE THESE PRICES. SUPPLY YOUR NEEDS FOR MONTHS TO COME. QUALITY
MERCHANDISE WILL BE HIGHER AND HARD TO GET .
Operated On h. L. Kiddy of this
llty was operated on this morning
it the Grando Rondo hospital, for
Mir trouble.
42-iuch Wearwell Pillow Tubing, yard. . . .22c
45-iucli Wearwell Pillow Tubing, yard. . . .23c
7- 4 WeanVell Sheeting, bleached, yard . .42'i'C
8- 4 Wearwell Sheeting, bleached, yard 45c
9- 4 Wearwell Sheeting, bleached, "yard . .4711c
10- 4 Wearwell Sheeting, bleached, yard . . .50c
1 )aisy Muslin, yard t 16 2-3c
Lonsdale Cambric, yard . . . ? 20c
iJG-incli PcrealeSjIight and dark colors; yd. 20c
27-inch Zephyr Cinguains, yard .".17M;C
ati-iuch Longcloth, extra quality; 32 yds. $2.05
42-inch Longcloth, finest quality; 12 'yds. $3.30
7-1 AVeai well Sheeting, urn-leached, yard. .38c
S)-4 Wearwell Sheeting, unbleached,. yard. .47c
Lonsdale Muslin, yard . . . .' .18 2-3c
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SNAPS IN MEN'S CLOTHES SHOP AT THIS STORE
THE PEOPLE ARE SAVING
It has been pointed out as evidence of bow strongly
'die duty of saving had been impressed upon the English
jeople by the war-savings campaign in that country that
In the year 191(5, although purchasing billions of dollars
of war bondSj.the small savings-bank deposits in England
increased their deposits in savings banks over $(10,000,000,
this in. face of the fact that the English have been noted
as a spending rather than as a saving people.
It seems that a similar process lias taken place in
America.- Two great Liberty Loans wen; floated in the
year ,iust closing, and nearly $(5,000,000,000 of Liberty
Loan bonds were purchased by the people. Yet instead
of beig depleted, t he savings-bank deposits of the country
have been increased., The president of one of the large
New York savings banks is quoted as saying:
"One of the most remarkable things about the Liberty
Loan campaigns is the small effort they have bad on the
savings bank accounts, which show an increase. This we
lay to the appeals made to the American people to pur
chase the bonds out ol" their earnings, paying for thein
from week to week or from mouth to month. The people
appear to be doing as they have been urged, purchasing
the bonds from current savings. ";
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FOKCEI) TO EAT HIS LIES'
A man named Walil lied about the Red Cross in Idaho,
lie said his wife knitted a pair of socks for the Red Cross,
putting her name in the toe of, one'; later lie Said the socks
were sold to a man in Alaska.- Eor the statement he was
hided before the Nez Perce, Idaho, Council of Defense
and lie signed the following statement:
"For making statements whose tendency is to impede
and (instruct the military preparations ol tne I'niteu
States while at war and particularly to reflect upon the
Red Cross, I make open and public apology, and 1 pledge
my word of honor in the future to refrain from every net
and utterance that might have the effect of .impairing in
any way the military effectiveness of the United States
ir obstruct ing any of the civilian organ b;at ions that are do
ing war work.
"Dated this 17th day of December, .1017.
"llanlin II. Wahl."
$174,500,000, and in the past three years $l,2:3(i,oOO,000.
In five years the portion of the world's gold monetary
stock held by the United States has incre.'.sed from ap
proximately one-fifth to more than one-third.
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RIPPLING RHYMES
liv AValt Mason
Happiness
My neighbor dohusing can afford a lot of thin
L can not; yet I in not -envious or bored, beneath my collar
I'm not hot. My neighbor dohnsiug has a roll that's huge j
enougu to ciiolce a steer; 1 contemn ate him. .-mil mr r.nn!
r oijiiii.uk Mm, i nun car xo ear. jor one turn-' l.
premely true as some
s-ud, in ringing tones i:h
(Cillg 1 1 ".VI 1:5.
happiness has .naught to do with what
I 11 ' ,1 .,.--.,... i . II .
win iii.wio ituns upon tiic wan won t Dnng a incUel V
worth of bliss. The rich man, j ,;.s rjlded ha?!, js ;dwi:
saying things like this: "The gladdest time I ever spent,
was when I lived in yonder .shack, and .had to lmsb.-nid
every cent, to buy suspenders for my back." I like tt
have enough to eat, I like to. have some clothes to wear,
and caskets for my shapely feet, and gasoline to feed the
mare. I like to feel, in dismal time, upon the day that's
wet and dark, that I have half a dozen dimes iu'sior.c
in the village bank, jet neighbor Johnsing view ,-.: rel,
through tears that make 1;U vision dim; I wouldn't tone'
it with a pole, when seeing what it's done for him.
Announces His Candidacy. '
STANFIELD, Jan. 12. (Special.)
At tho annual community , meet
ing of tho agricultural and dalryfiis
Interests of Umatilla county held
here Thursday, K. N. Stanfield, Re-'
publican candidate for the nomlna-
I tion for U. S. Senator, was the
j principal speaker. There were
hundreds of his neighbors and life
t long friends and acquaintances prcs
j cut and in the course of his address
.1 j he stated the principles upon which
O- i 1 , 'j:
Swift & Co's. Profit Hiiro. .'
CHICAGO, Jan. 12 Net profits
far surpassing all previous records
were reported by Swift & Co., pack
ers for the fiscal year ending with
September, 1!I17. The profits given
are equivalent to 34. H5 per cent 'on
the company's $100,000,000 capital
otock and compare with net profits
of $20, 4 OG, 000 in' the 1916 fiscal
year, which were equal to 27.29 per
cent on the $75,000,000 stock then
outstanding. r ',
.mi!
La Grande Boy Takes
a. Flight In Air
Jlow ashamed a
a couleniiililile liar.
must be to publicly confess himself
ASSKIN.M l'.'XT Ol' UKCilSTljKKD JJOXDS
My an official order of the Treasury . the assignment
registered bonds heretofore made only before certain
treasury officials of the officers of certain courts and
'e leial Reserve and National hanks can now legally be
made before officers of incorporated State banks and trust
companies.
This will be a great relief lo manv holders of reg's-
lered bonds living in small towns and cities where there
are no national nanus or nersons lieiore whom the assign
ment could legally be nuele.
Heretofore it has not been usual for a fee to be charged
for the assignment of bonds, e.nd it is presumed that the
San Antonio, Texas, Jai
Dear Mother: -
Things here are hecoiuini; nui'o
Interesting all the time. Since I
passed for a "flyer" I have had a lot
of chances to see many things thai I
would have missed before.
A friend who is an aviator took
me up yesterday. It was jnvut
sport souring over the great camp
with Its acres of tents and barracl s.
hangars, etc. Tho two great lam!
Ing fields are belittled by the great
height until lliey seem but tiny
yards. I know that I will like It
fine.
I start for officwrs school of mili
tary aeronautics the 12lh. That wii!
last .eight weeks, then three months j
flying and "over there." Ering a sc-r- !
gca tit now helped a lot in getting
through. I believe about SO per
cent get through that put in their
papers. A large number ot tl.OL'.c;
"kicked out" miss the famer.s phys-
leal via in., how. Ter. j
' Yours. I
SKliGT. DiCAX SMITH.
Cau, t A. 3. !
"llnzoiikul' i the Latest.
PORT ROY Ah, S. C, .inn. 12.
I Special.) U. S. Marines at ihk
station have a new invention. H r,
called a "bazooka. " No, it isn't a
cannon, n-ir a riving i.Vcin-u-. i,m- .i
1917. j machine vun, but. v.-iien in operation
it v dl mak? yo'i ".-hake your foot,"
Til" "I'a.aiDka" is a ';!r contriv
ance, consi''ti::g of iiiit tv;r, ;jieria ui
ga.-i pipe ami a funnel, but 't:; r.ocrot.
is in (he playing. It is :ae! Ci;a th.
Mailno Corp Jazz, ll-iud Is iho only
one in tho world that Imi.'kIs of a
"bazooka."
Let nn expert do your work. Our
tire repair department is in charge
of Mr. R. Strong, who ha3 had many
years experience in tire repair work;,
our equipment is the best. If ytou
are In doubt as to whether to hayo
a tiro repaiied or not Mr. Strong wjll
gladly advise you. We repair all
kinds of tires, tubes and other rub
ber goods. All work guaranteed,,'
Y. H. KOHNENKAMP GO.
1-12-tf.
2 'I' ! -2- ! I "2 2- ! 2 2 !'!
TK!iE(IlAM SUUSCKIBtiltS! .f.
J r!e;iso pay Telegram sub
J scriptioHs to me at my store. 4
J- 1'lutne nil now subscriptions
Ji to IIolI 3351. A. G. Herman,
40G Fir Street.
T. at J a Ji a t4
Patriotism and Biiskes,
s
livery ood eit!::en at this time .should do
his share toward si rent;T,!iemr the IVderal
Ifeserve 1 :inl;i!ir Svstem which our Govern
ment; h;i., ereatt d wit
resource to stand !. -a;
anil all illeii' I ; J . , ; 1 1 '
Uewlv
ilKil-e
designated a;xei:
no chai m'.
ies will cotiferm to the custom and
To Ciieck I'oikI Wa'itv.
OL'K STOCK OF GOLD
TJie .yold monetary stock (coin and bullion used as
money) in the I nited States on November 1, 1917. is esti
mated in Secretary McAdoo's annual report at .:.) U,-
oOO.OOO. Ihe increase m the l'ast ten months has been special permits
T. J. Scrogiiln. of l.a Grande. a:ni ;
A. C. Miller, of KnterpriM-, have boon 1
nppointed county chuirmrn by W. li. i
Ayer. I-'ootl Adiuinitratr.r of Ore- !
gon. to chock waste of flour a'i
sugar in Union and Wallowa con;;-,
ties.
Farmers may buy a half barrel of
flour at one time, families In town
may buy one-fourth barrel.
Sales of sugar to families are lim
ited to $1 purchases. Farmers may
buy 25 pounds at a time.
Farmers living at n dislnnce may
buy In greater quantities by getting
You C'11 CO'
v'l this sysb
i's T"tt-r;;,
with i;.-.
J'osit villi
system, win
when w.tnte
tribute dire-'V!;.
m. at the s
billion dolliii-s of
its memlier banks
to the strength
une time secure
money
i'-y (a ;'";;ui!i!r you:
n,;r; m every iioiiar von de
pes ireetly into the new
it is j;lway-s reaiv for you
This
sm.rjjestion for -.romnt action.
Hesiber Federal Hcserve System
La Grande National Bank