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. LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
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.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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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1 -..hali
::d
hi ruiiiou
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tat: a:-:!
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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
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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.
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