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UmO.' (.. 1.IHI li.i i '.vt.il-; J'oLit . LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Published Daily and Weekly nt La Grande, Oregon, by the . LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PUBLISHING COMPANY. J. D. MEYERS II. B. LEITER CLARKE LEITKlC President Vice-President Editor and Publiaher Entered at the Postoffice nt La Grande, Oregon, aa Second-class Matter. Address All Communications to THE OBSERVER, 1710 Sixth Street. iGRAND OPERA'SIXGEKS BATTLE OVER CmLDl Citv Official Paper. County Official Paper. Evening Telegraph Report of United Press Associations. Mnmluir of tlie Associated Press (Morning Teh-graph Report) The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and j nlso the local news published herein. j On Sale in Other Cities: i .'. Oregon Hotel News Static Portland; Imperial News Stand, Portland. 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"My Country 'Tia of Thee, Swart Land of Liberty." 1." -4 7S ' 'i re1, j r - " ."5 1 .TURKIC NEW WOK1J.S i Tho child In this picture t: ii.' center of a bitter court firht U j lng waged In Now York hy her ! parents. v , Ar:;iana that a bci i name Is four years old. She Is shown In the arms of her mother. ! Mme. Margarete Matzcnauer, i i Metropolitan prima domra con-. ,' tr'alto. Tho baby's father. Ed- tiardo Forrari-Fontana, former ' .. : : as given custody of the r ':!.'' n:: condition the husband ba I' nvcd to see it at the homo of a fr;.:-ul every Wednesday and Sat-I unt.'.y The father, now an Ital-j Ian array officer, is now back In this rountry on toavo. He charges tho mot Iter (leaics him the right to seo the child. Mmo. Matzcnnuer iwas bom in Hungary aad objects,'. the' husband says, to bis wish that I Metropolitan tenor, was divorce tho child learn something of the Borne timo ago ana airuciflinize Italian language and customs.', AM) I'l.A'li'Olt.M (ll',. I. Ij. SI.Mi'SDX Tli roc new words have come into tltc litiigiiiit! from the war: j "CummifiaKO," "Jluovcrizc" and "Bolshcviki." Tlicy have gonej aroitnil tlit.' world and are uccoptcd in every day print and con-j versation in such a way aa to give promise of pennansnt additions, j . "Caiiiouflairc" is a new French word, with a very definite! meaning: to conceal by disguwe. . A great piece -of artillery isi"77""7"; covered with greon boughs or a cottage, as a bit of camouflage, "tatk.mkx Shii)S are painted to make them look like the waves of tho sen; ; roads are concealed under all manner of coverings, and long strips j m announcing myseir as a c.m 'of canvas arc laid across fields to appear like well traveled high-'ctidato for nomination for Governor jways. The idea of the "Quaker guns" of the Civil War has been : on the. Republican, ticket at the ' .'extended greatlv. :prln.nry election to be hold on May " I 17. 1918. I desire to appeal to the I . To "Hooverize" does not mean to go hungry, but to use hs' ; voters of Oregon as individuals, yho 'of certain foods and materials, substituting others. It is ecoimnv I113 9'. arc well ciuaiificd to JdK' j 1)laetlolni. mo3t Hb1i1 supplies for war purposes. It is conservation mtelhgently directed : direct. ""u" peadUur .i!o..ii t Z- "without loss of efficiency or Olltptlt. This presents a Very fine' I am a Republican and l.ctleve li;ltetl U) uc.tl,ai necessities, under no idea of adapting the means to the end. !i:,e, PrinW ,,r ibo ltopubiicatyi circmi.8lat(N;8 pe,.mmins private or ; No one in the United States qt.itc knows what "Bolsheviki" Cr." ITmZZ n'u al -e with , , . . , ,.' . . . , .i.uii i nan unit uiiuii. in .i.i. iniii successful proaecutlon of the ' means, except that it is the appellation of a new party m Russia. Uipiea ot my country, i am nut c. W.IV . lrheJcaders''Wy theV'rettresent' the proletariat the' ultimate hiboreV: ,'e"'lw', nT; nor-nffiiintwi -iJ, J- j favor' ui'o ' .com'probenaivo im- ... , , , ' . . .. ,' particular faelloH or part ot llio Hc- n-. ,,., ron.;,,-iielion of rimil'i uriHiriiif iM'iiiiDi'tii up vni'fi in irnt;ol'nliwilif. in iietctii.ratw, h.iii'imnnn i ... .... :p.ocn.cnt .uui cun.-ti uciioii in lua.i.. f,..,,y.., j,,.'!,, ... ....... ... .j.... . ...... ...... ..j,. .... pnrxiean parly: nor am I pieiijj'Mi ti FOWNES .WHITJ-J KID GLOVES FOH DJiKSS tgiil.flilJf 'BTTnTifT 'rnry BUY YUl lt W. S. S. STAMPS HKLiK EVENING CLOTHES FOR ELKS BALL There are ctill imc with that old fashioned idea that", dre.-.s clothes have to he niaile tD order; antl how very fi.olith. it is. When you ecu come here, pick out--the fabric you want, sec' the finished suit, and try it on. Looking at it is mi-rely a matter of litirjny;'..!; ycu don't buy it unless you ' like it and v,:tnt it. HART SCHAFFNER MARX I put their l ?t v.tiikmanhip into th;;;e evening clothes; they're fine in every way. i - "' You'll like them,' and they're not high priced 37.50 up. THE HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHES i 1 1 Toi- all classes of bbor except for aericultuie, 'the very nature of which muhea it ' impossible to re strict the working hours to jiny set number. I am' firmly convinced that the proisroa'j, prosperity and develop ment of Oregon demands, that all lines of business, with due consider ation for the absolute necessity of bo economy, maintained as nearly normal as war particuJii'ly the main or trunk high way;;, which are of themselves mili- all would be on the sanw level. With all on precisely the same ; lKmomti 'cui11nli,i, with the 'object: kvel, there would be none to profit by war, which is regarded , o: nmcting .as many individual i -.w jas nn unmixnl evil. As the world has so little knowledge of whal .''lm' wi" and shall emi.-.v..,- ;the liolsheviki really stand for, what they seek and how they t the ! would attain it, they are generally regarded merely as radicals p'e of the state, so that l may the t with untried theories. They should be studied, not execrat:d. and ' etter know and understand their Sympathetically encouraged to bring out their b::st. If they ami 'Tt'VSe rr v,ul!d their doctrines can better live world, their c(,n(ril)utious should h: pence, democracy and the veiy ex welcomed. The surbst way to winnow the wheat from the chaff . i3'e'"" r 'be nation its, if, the ii-.-st is to put it through .the mill of human experience. o way, commensurate . with due and proper economy, the educational system and Institutions of the State and in., every possdblo manner in crease their efficiency. With a knowledge and apprecia tion of tlio enormous natural re sources of Oregon I shall endeavor to promote development of those re sources. In administering the or.'ici of tho State's highest executive I shall con sistently endenvor to give to Ore gon an impartial, clean, economical and businesslike administration, an administration which, will hav? as its Ideal, the greatest possible ad vancement of th moral, sociai and oconomic prosperity of the peopio or the State, and through an ever In creasing development of its tre mendous resou cos k-.'p Oregon at the top In the v;ist fahrii? of our natlo.icl life. Always 'choice candles of the best and tastiest kind; you will find them at Silverthorn's Family Drug Store. 2-20-tf . . Good lot;o:::j for chapped hands, face and Una, and all kinds of the very fin. est of toilet preparations at Silver thorn's Kamily Drug Store. 2-lD-tf Fraternal Directory 'governments. They would raise this lowly, unfortunate person ', wipport any of the camiidatoa and at the same time would reduce' those above him, so that :,fflce at th" " primary election. I tm.y ruH.,,.i;iiuos, and i believe that during the war this work should be ! prosecute! only v.iih tlie consent; a:id aL-yri.v.i! ' of t!u: .Nali.inai Gov- : eminent. 1 favor .tlie construction of ::n adequate system of military; .'lit hv, ;t;.f; lor the defense of the l'aciiie Coast and heliec that the :.i,ion.-.l Cm err.iii. nt should muler-! i,:!te sue!, const ruction immediately ; iji. n t!;e te-iniiiati.m of the v.ar. so ;:;.it liuve i..oii,c.:i. uponNvllich the , 'iailoa ,ia :: depending in . cr'.: ;t;",-: iV.e va;, v.iH be proper ly cori-orvi 'I and protected and fur-; ti.er a:. i.,ean: or nf I'vrdlni em-: plmmem fiC fie liandrcds of thous.--: an:,i '! 'uUliei during the period; of readjustment or until such llmoi : Oii'.i'.".i e activities of peace : UiLM" riiiployment. ! ;l and elected: ! l oarr.c ant! support, o.i ar. i.tay lie necessary lii.-'.nnt nt of nation-wide I'u per:u.ir.ci!t ndop- iLf,e in the lUate ' , Oi')tttni:alion of War Savings Societies in every city and town in the state will be the order of business for Thrill Stamp and War Savings Stamp workers in Oregon between now and .March 15. The Treasury Department has asked that '2.S7-1 War Savings Societies be organized for systematic saving and purchase of stamp? in Oregon, a t.itio ( f on? society for each of population. Ten or more persons may organize a society, and a manual for organiza tion will be sent upon retiuest of stale headquarters. o Yamhill county leads the stat? outside of .Multnomah county in sales of War Savings Stamps in February to dale with ". l.'il. 4:5. Polk county is next with S5.K1 1 .7.1. Marion cotintv is third with Sl,li!l7.(l!l. .Morrow county is at the bottom of the list, reported with SS'J.dO. Multnomah county sales for the month are S.T.I. -3!)0.7i). f.olemn obligation or ..,:.; m mini and child Is to the land birth 'or adoption. Kaltlfi:l obligation Oregon is proud contribution in men, mnney tnmber and ships. Tlie entire 1 1' . ! 111. IV ii thai of il". I'OO'I. weal ill end all of the resources of the Stale have been placed at the disposal of the Cn eminent, and if nuu in 'v;vl and elected. I shall accord tlie na linn and the ivlmini ;'.r:'rion t:ar foil untl complete imnr.iir,' or Tiij1 po: t iouI :M'U.--.taii(-e '.vhich its' pat riotic citi;.c,:sl!ip lias already ex act, 'it. Tlie peopio of Oregon havp placed upiui the State books certain laws which, if nominated end el-'eil. 1 shall, with all tht "ewer and au thority of tho off'ce of GovcrU!!. rii.liy and uncompromisingly en foice. I fawir tiie cMnMishi,i,'i:t ' ,.f a mt'.ional. uniei;-.l eirlu l.on- il..y .. Oiled hcgetuhlc.s in Demand. RAL10.M, Or., I'-cb. 21.--Upon re ceipt of a message from United States Senator McNary stating that cho war department expects to pur chase a large unantily of dried veg etables here, it was learned thnfc tho Salem-Kinr.8 products company will try to secure the contract. ' The company's plant has been closed down temporarily while machinery is prepared to handle the expected order. Two hundred and fifty tons of potatoes are now on hand, the manager of tho company said, and twenty carloads of. turnips are on the way. il n, ).ir.- 1 -..hali ::d hi ruiiiou I siu.U , tat: a:-:! ,m..t;;lK;: Mr. aud Mrs. Jesse Crum of Elgin are registered at the Foley. For Hard-to-fit omen Some women urc hard to fit in corsets; some just think they are. n:li-avoi at all times to st;:. -ui, u thai patriotic O'nv.'.n employer anil i. .;". re.-.deri'.l f.o necessary by tu niioas conditions of war and ; -ilia! to ti e pro.iet.s and .id iiieot o! the St.lte. slii-.tl aid a: ! as:;lst in every No More Currency Panics 1i yon reinoiiibt'i' the sliut-do ns. the busi ness depression and the lack of eiiiployint'iit which followed the cnn-ciii'v panic nf HHiTr" To prevent another nrroiirv panii- the Federal IJesei ve Hanking ; System keeps t n band an immense supply of eurreii.-v to I'm llish tlie banks whii h behmt; to the system d' v.liii h we aiv one. so that tiiey may at all times meet the eiirreiny ifijui it'iitcttts of their ilejiositors. Itoesn't it appeal o voil to yet its pl'otiv- tiuii, without cost, by hocnmiiijr one of tuir tlt'positol'S ? .Member Kederal Keserve System La Grande National Bank I am selling i-eaiiy all of my Tobacco and Cigars at t!. e same price as I Ud a yo:r ago, ( '!! ! A if 1-TTKS i ,::! .-;iik ::.'s 10c ( 'It:-.' it Tii.-id. "Jt 10c Swoet ('..p-.r.'-l. 10c F:.fi',!ia. 15c tima i- -Us lEc All Six Si.',v Tobtf'.-o ::! 10c jut Cut 1 also eiii ry a Hii of ii;.-tii-i!;iie Candi"s. ,tiiUi, Sufi Irinks, ainl an as-oi'i ment "f Siiinker's Arti.-l.'.-, ;;t ( '()!.' I K( T prires. . . I'ui-ket loiiipl'i'is in ! ..uii'i't intt. I believe in live ;d It t live. A. J. L-AR 211 Depot Street -- Opposite Sih--- Grill i!nlv Mm :,l'ilH 1 V v L. O. O. M. La Orande Lodge No. 850. Loyal Order of Moose holds regular meetings every Wednesday night at 8 p. m. in Eagle hall next to EKcs' Eldg. oa Washington Ave. Visitors always welcome. Dues pay able at Youug'B Sweets. - GEO. YOUNG, Die. HARKY SWART, Sec. B. P. O. K. ELKS, La Grande Lodge No. 4u3. Lodge meets each Thurs day evening at 8 o'clock. Home V and club privileges cheerfully ex tended to all Brother Elks, j NORMAN DESILET, Exalted Ruler. ! A. B. CHERRY. ''',' Secretary. K. of L. of Security Mt. Emlly : Council, No. 246, meets tho second and fourth Monday eveuing at S j o'clock at Eagle hall. Visiting i members are welcome. . J. K. FITZGERALD, Pres. i ABE HARRIS. Fin'!. Sec. FLORENCE BRYANT. Rec. Sec. KJIALED TEMPLE NO. 170 Dra matic Order Knights of Khorassan. Instituted Feb. 20. 1914. Meets the third Friday of each month at K. P. hall.. All visiting Votaries welejmn. C. M. HUMPHREYS, Sec. YVOODMEU OF THE WORLD La Grande Camp No. 1G8 meets every first aud third Monday at Eagles' Hall. All visiting neighbors wel come. Dues payable at the oCf'ee of tho clerk, New Foley Bldg., !) a. m., to S p. m. J. J. MURCH1SON. C. C. R. J. KITCHEN, Clerk. ! A. F. & A. M. La Grande Lodge No. j 41, A. F. & A. M. holds regular meetings first and third Saturday at 7:.",0 p. in. Cordial welcome to all Masono. ROBERT S. EAK1N, W. M. A. C. WILLIAMS, Sec. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS Red Cross i Lodgo No. 27 meets every Monday, i night In Castle HallfK. of p. hall) j A I'ythl ;.i welcome to .11 visiting : Kulg.'.ts ! c. k. Mccormick, c. c. j DKUl.E GltEISX, K. of K. &'S. ; HEBE !iA IIS Crystal Lodgo No. 50 ! meets every Tuesday evening In the ! I. O. 0F. Hall. All visiting mom- ! beta a'e Invited to attend. ! SARAH McCLURE, N. G. MATT.'E GOLDEN, Rec. Sec. MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA La GiunCo Camp No. 770ii n.octs on Mie first and third Thursday evenings of each month In the K. or P. Hail, Visiting neighbors ' welcome. L. .1. MUNIIALL, V. C. W. F. ASHMAN, Clerk ROYAL NEIGHBORS Iris Camp meets every second Friday after noon r.nd every fourth Friday eveu Ing, every month in K. P. hall. All visiting members cordially wclconi. IlENitlVTTA GHARST. Oracle. NELLIE V. VINACKE, Roc. O. E. S. Hope Chapter No. 13, O. E. S. hmdu stated communications the eeimd and fourth Wednesday of eacli n.outli. Visiting members cor dially welcomed. SADIE E. GIVEN, W. M. MARY A. WARNICK.See. There are certain types of fig ures, however full bust and small hips, small bust ami large hips, short stout figures that toquire special designing in corsets. In MODAKT front Laced Cor sets there nre special sizes and models for jut such figures. We can give any woman, of whntover size or shape, the kind of style and fit she should have. " Front Laced PAULINE LEDERLE Biggest Reading I I ! IIMWIII It for your Family The Yon tKs Companion , Hieh In idf nl of honif life unit dv-lclii. Iji.-lsti In the r.moimtof rcnUini it brings tu nil mica. Tl.e ,1 forntl hnnUs. The Hett from ail source.". 12 Great SeriaU or Greup Stcries for 19!8 ihf r. 233 Suortcr Stories. Rare article by noted authorities. "Tlie ln't L.iitnrial r,i"e in ihe country." 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