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Our New
ring Dresses are
Charming
Certainly the styles were never more
becoming, and that they are finding
instant favor is proven by the way
women are buying them.
For street wear,' for business, for
social occasions we have any number of
styles in all the newest materials, rang
ing in price from ' ,.
$9.85 to: $42.50
Hill's Dept. 5tore
ROMANOFFS ARE
HOUSED PLAINLY
twu folthfiil hlh fmiiiL.nuriM v.jwm
the irulnilirry j..irrniufr.l p. riutt
tei t m niuiuiuv hiyi iu niil--
' Cumit Frviinrik mill (IhiwuI Voyfk.iv,
j To tlieiu Iik ciiiindi'K r-)(rets, til
i nif iiiwrlfM iiml lit". Impe. ,
I XMiolim Hmiinnuir stilil rwMltljr tn
.'nvniTNl Vtiycknr. In nn utrmi of iro-
AlK'Alii:. TOU.'KUtDW
Willi Uii"Hli.iUK- Vmiilvi illc
Former Czar and Czarina Have, "-"Jf
No Gas, Eleclricity or
Bathroom.
FA RE OF MUST FRUGAL NATURE
Hhh my lift nr.f ulivnys l.een Hint
of n .rlsiniH.v- I i hi tint rrxi-ct my lsl
nnnvr. All I Hfck In to V" nil""! '' '
ivtiiT l Crlmi-ii. where I "witilil live
KiiiriMiiidi-il liy fimvpr. I frel iui.ro
iIiiiii I'vcr Unit I wniilil lie rieiici'ful iiml
luippy nil ft sluijile citizen nf rejiuli-;
II.-." ..
, ' ' i Ills reslKiinllnn In no wise Is clmred ;
1 . . I.r tli.' former Cznrlnti Ati'xnnilra. Ev-:
Practically Condemned t th tlfe of; (TVllMK , j.r nmv ln,ie of life
Recluses Daughtars Allowed to : wkiiixIk. ' rtlirx.-kn . n ii1 Irrlliites lier.
' Coma and Go Freely, but Son Kmrwluya Alrxamlni devote lierself i
la Clotely Guarded. , to lier Hili.lren, whom lie teaehea not i
to renln llicnmclveii lint to reiiiPinlier. i
Purls. Though tilings lltisslun are What mnkes her most Inilluniint Is ttnit
rather In disfavor Just now, u short Klie Is nllmved neither In writ nnr re-1
uceount of the life led hy the ltumu-'l oelve letters that sue not openeil liy
ii.ilf, the former imperial family, may' the revolutionary officers. She con
prove of Inlerest stiintly repeals to her daiit'hters:
Tobolsk has been cnlled the "City of . "Never forget' what we are forced
Death," Its tenipeniltire rarely rilii(t to hear (it the present inninent.
uhove the freezing point. Host of Its Her only confidante Is' Countess N.
houses arc built of wood,
' where the Imperial family llv
one of the few brick buildings In that Tobolsk,
part of the country. Its ground floor Alexia Clotely Guarded.
1s occupied by n company, of soldiers! If the grand duchesses lire allowed
installed there os n kuh.iI. The two to cmne mid go freely In the town
upper Honrs, consisting of I t rooms without the vexatlnn of any survell
i most simply furnished, constitute the limcn, the snme thing Is not true of the
1 apartment of "Colonel Iti.ir.iini.ff." : cx-ezarevltch. l'rlnco Alexis, who Is
There Is neither running water nor familiarly known n Alioschn. can go
gas, neither electricity nor bathroom, out and jilay In the public parks when
. The servants lire obliged to drnV from ever he likes, but he Is watched by
u nearby well the water needed for guards specially attnhed to his person,
i household ' purpose. The rooms lire The daughters of the former cznr
i heated by brick overts which burn lead ft simple life, Grand Duchess
wund. The' largest room is not more Olgn, the most serious of them all, lias
v 8 a "!
Scene from Keystone Comedy;
"Tho Late Lamented."-
same center and it looked like a but
tto between the two ships, - I caw
dost ot us Her only conflilante is couniess .ah- ...,,, , nnrt mt
. tin- one rlschklne, who was her lady In waiting : ',,,rlst 'p,'t 'S , r "f ? ?
lives being and who wa allnwed to follow Her to ; y ol "hear
... i tl,..t rni.,.l.v- uld not be brought to hear.
J-WFt ... T '. . B . Ti
V? JC m I
.4Sit.'i 1 1 till , .
; win
unna t.mrfln missed Our boW by I
less than ; leei. fli inu miimc uiuc
we could see hind nlicad.
"While tills was going on three Air
planes appeared. How we shouted
when we recognized their nationality.
Soon they were swooping down like
! hawks, dropping bombs and innrking
I out die places where Aid Uncbes hiy.
"It wn simply great. I felt Just as
; I did before, the touchVwn against
! Harvard last year. At one time four
big gnns on our bout were, playing
than 10 feet by 10 feet. . - enrolled herself among tne yoitui'iiry : "
The windows ot the house. look out nurses of a military hospital to which
on ail unattractive landscape. There (ire sent convalescents from Siberia
is not even a garden where the ex
czar might dig and forget his bore
dom. A narrow balcony and a court
yard Inclosed by high brick walls fur
nish the only breathing spots for tho
Imperial prisoner.
Live Life of Recluset,
Kii hnlns Romanoff and ills wife are
practically condemned to the lives of and watches his children when they go
and where she conscientiously pnsses
aeveral hours n day. . - - ',
' Oi'iiud Puchess Marie ha taken up
stenngrnphy" and typewriting to help
her father write his memoir. Hut tie
dictate nothing and write nothing.
Sometime bn lean out of the only j
"t'lnally at ten o'clock the whistle
blew, and our first big light was over.
Xobndy scratched and from three In
live BoclieR went to h . There were
from 9 to 12 of them walling, nnd, be
lieve me, they got all they wanted.
"If we'd only lind a blind the morn
ing would have been complete."
window,-which overlook the town, CONSCRIPT IS CALLED BACK
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S-T-A-R W SHERRY'S j
Chicago, III. Called back from
transport 100 nillca out at sen while
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THK SHOW-DOWX
Thoise who delight in stirring ro
mance reflected in beautirul photo
graphy: and acted by capable piioto
playeis will appreciate the presenta
tion of "The Show-Down" ul the
1 . THK IIOTTOM )!'
tiik w 1:1.1,
Oivaler VltHgrapli Itlue Itibbnn Ken
tine for hheiiy I'ati'ons.
for a walk, . He wears . the undress
Uniform ot ft colonel of the t'revbajen
skys and put on ft dignified air a
soon as lie thinks he Is being observed,
liut when he thinks himself alone Ills
hack lose II stiffness, lie hides his
"-- ! m-nia nanim aim ini; ,V1J, tl, Vrmce ,,;,,, gwelger
out tliev are escorted by a platoon of man, whose hair has turned qm.c ,.,..,,, t0 Chicago recently, to take
Boldlers eonimnnded by four officers of white, falls Into melancholy brnodlt.g, (.ire llf ls im,lh0P nd lpilcd fa
ille guard. ' ' " (her. He found bis mother Inking in
The fnre lmpnsed npnn the prisoners I iUC - FfinTRALL GAME washing to support the family."
Is of the most frugal nature. Once ac- Lint rUUIUMUL uniliu Snclger's father lost hi leg In nn
customed to the delicate refinement accident A few days before Draft Iteg
recluses. Their sole outing consist ill
attending mass lit the cathedral of the
Annunciation or nt a neighboring mon
astery or going to tho public bath,
where as a special favor the revohi
tlonnry authorities permit them to
bathe Once a week. Whenever they go
GIVE
US
YOUR
GROCERY
ORDER '
WE WILL sive you
PURE GROCERIES
WE DELIVER PROMPTLY
-.IT IS OUR BUSINESS TO KNOW THK BKST (JUAI)ES OI1'
rROCKRIFS AN WE 110 KNOW. WE HAVE STUniE!) THE
WANTS OP THE PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY AND WF HAVE .
TP rKOCERIFS AND THINGS YOU NEED RIGHT IN OUR
STORE SO ' CAN H L YOUR ORDER RIGHT AND PROMPTLY.
PHONE US YOUR GROCERY ORDER TODAY AND YOU WILL
IIK nloASKI. WITH OI .I Q. AI.ITV Hml ASJ low
PRICES THAT YOU WILL BE A CUSTOMER I OR Lll h.
HARRIS GROCERY
Phonci.aiii7()iin(177) Farnioi's.l)la('kl2 ' .
408 North Fir Street ' ' Across the Track
"United States Food Administration License No. G.r.0255."
the United Slates to tench the method
and it lias been taken up by Chicago
women,
' They (ire selling directions for dou
ble knitting at tho Red Cross head
quarters In Evanston, the funds going
iS DON'T FUSS W
be content with ordinary Russian
dishes: pllng. a sort of roll covered
Two dramatic -Incident stand out with caviar: bortseh, n thick soup
iniule of beets anil oilier vegeinoies;
L'oliir.lti, n nlipcaa litisto.
Myrtle Gonzalez and George Her- loin of the Well," the Greater Vita-, T)ip flf Tol)1)lsk ,,, nrUh
mindex will he lm. of the occas-' graph nine Ubl)0.n .Feature. wh'h (insinily nor sjniiathy t,oV(ii:d Uie .ex
alon, In 'a play'1 created by .ynn F. I will be the attraction In the Sherry "j,,,' fn,y.".' ijfe in the small town la
Reynolds, who has brought bo many Theatre today and tomorrow. Stan
beautiful, "nature, studleB", to the 'ley Deane, supposed son or n West
Bluebird series. The story is based j Indian smuggler ami later aiiopted
on the Idea that privation and be-jby (he military governor of Klng
settlna ilnncer brings out the true son, Janiacn, Is the lawyer friend of
nature of mere man and' lovely striking workmen. He also is in gulee and is shown to lie Hacking-
woman mul to prove it Mr. Key- j love with the daughter of A s ham, who lias been living among
Bound to France on Transport,
It Ordared Home to Care
to tho Red Cross, so women who want : usterole Works Easier, WU1CKCT
left sock at the same time may com- j . ,, - mM9 Df
' easily relieve pain, soreness or stiffness
......... -...------------n xvnb'n little clean, white Musterole.
' . l Musterole is made of pure od of mus-
i NEW TODAY i
L.. ...................... .-.nintment It takes the place of ptit-of-
of French conking, they are forced to Yale Man GraDfliCallV OeSCribeS Istratlon day. The boy reglslered mid FOR RENT A throe room modern i date mustard piasters, and 'W' ''D" . :
F nht W th U-BOatS. : did not cinim exemption, ne went to j .tnlcnt. stcIlm ieated. Kea
riyiu un u puaia. . rHmp Grant with tho first contingent. ; .,n;)2 . Z-5-H.
r rienos or me jiuiiny, nui-cr, up
pealed to the government to release ;
him from the army that be might'- ''' ncts vaudeville. Arcade to-
snpport hi parents. The government ! morrow. t 3-5-1 1.
took action, but. found Swclgijr was
aboard a transport. The transport was
wirelessed and young Swciger re
turned to his home.
Convoy Accounts for Several German
Submarines While Traveling to
War Zone.
consistently monotonous. The exist
ence of the former emperor drags
along In drab sadness. Now and then
he I authorized to receive the visit of
Holds casts away Ills players on an 1 Buckingham, millionaire mill-owner.
Island In mld-l'aclfic where they
are compelled to survive or perish
lie they shall individually or collect
ively elect. Into tills tliome Is
brought an engaging love story (hat
bus a happy termination in an un
expected manner.
r. Hippodrome vaudeville, tomorrow
whose men are on strike.
Buckingham's mansion Is blown
up by the strikers and he is sup
posed to be killed. Stanley and
oilier workmen are arrested lind
convicted for first-degree murder.
As the sentence Is pronounced a
lioston
Ills on
haulier identifies Dnnnv as
a son,' and another of (lie
Arcade.
3-6-1 1. 1 convicted men. throws off a dls-
his own men to learn their true
conditions. lloth, of course, arc
freed, and Deane weds the daughter,
i Romance, Intrigue and mystery
are Interwoven III this powerful
drama, presented by n strong cast
by Vilagrapli. Albert E. Smith, pres
ident. Evarl Overton and Agnes
Ayrea lake the lends and are sup
ported by Adcle de Guide, Ned Fin
ley, Herbert I'lyor, Robert aaillard,
Alice Terry, and tllgelow Cooke.
1 " East Haven! Conn. How the convoy
in which he traveled to tho European
war zone with the Tale nnlt aernnnt
! ed for several German "subs" I graph
ically described by a letter to rela
tive by Lauren Lyman of this place.
"One night a we were tielow, fix
ing our bunks," lie says, "we heard
' the whistle and then the sharp note
,f tho bugle. We shouted, 'the sub
i si last,' nnd leaped to our posts, t
bad been appointed a atrnke onr In
a lifebnnt. and our particular gang,
MULE BALKS AT LEMON PIE
Animal Devours Stock In Bakery Wag
on, Except Citrus-Crusted Variety.
I FOR RENT Modern furnished
house. Phone Black S7B1, or call
'.' 2103 First St. 2-6-tf.
! !
OBSERVER
itc niusmru -
,i..Ui...i. uriinilv cives prompt reliet
from sore throat, bronchitis, tonsihtis,
croup, stiff neck, asthma, meuralgia, head
ache, congestion, pleurisy, rheumatism,
lumbago, pains and aches of the back or
joints sprains, sore muscles, bruises, chil
blains, frosted feet, colds of the chest
(it oiten prevents pneun ui
3(k:and60ciars,- hospital size J2.50.
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ADS
PAY!
PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE
THE PAGE WEAVE
we I nutfat
Page fence ia not stuck nor tied together, nor tut Into short
sections and wrapped together, hut consist nf continuous wire,
both horizontal and perpendicular, actually woven, the one with
(he other, every font receiving hand labor. The Page Kant
in the only real knot applied to wire fence construction and has
no equal for smoothness and strength. It can't come off!
Place your order now while 1 have a good supply on hand
a Page fenre will be hard to get when my prtscnl supply
Ik exhauslvd.
Page Fence Is Better in Every Way Than Others
J. A. Chandler, Dealer
Phone Black 3702 2 Miles N. E. La Grande
For Hard-to-fit
Women
Sortie women are liard t fit' in
corsets; some Just think they
ara.
THE HOTEL JENNINGS
DO YOU want to siivo all you can to liny '. S.
Stamps It' ., stop at the .Iriuiini's Hotel at
Joseph, as it lias now changed hands and is a
first i-lass hotel. AVp arc now etpiipped to sulii it
your patronage. It is well heated, with no extra
iliarv;e.
Headquarter for Lake Wallow Tnurisia and Commercial Men.
Auto Bus Meets All Trains: Auto for Hire.
Office, Joseph-Knterprise Auto Bus Lint, Handling Passengers
and Baggage
i i? it
There arc certain types of fig
ures, however--full bust aad
small hips, small bust and large
hips, short stout figures that
require special designing ia
corsets.
In MOD ART Front Laced Cor
sets there arc special siies and
models for just such figures.
We can give any woman, of
whatever sixt or shape, th kind
of style ami fit she should have.
TIoD.4 RT ORSCT
Front Lftced
PAULINE LEDERLE
' Greenwich, Conn. Many prominent
dtlr.cn "f this community whoso
'fl in number, were counted by our wealth, permits them to Indulge in pie
white-faced lieutenant. i were forced to go without their dully
"Our ship began to zig-zag. and, radons unless pcrcnance, it v.., .. .......
through a port I saw a destroyer rush- pic that they had ordered from Conk
ing along toward a white streak In Jlie liu's bakery. A plain, every-day mule,
water. Suddenly something happened that hadn't been considered nt all in
aboard the destr'nyer-a volume of wa- the food administration's regulations,
ter rushed In the air directly In It was responsible,
wake. There was a heavy explosion, . Tho mule furnishes tho motive, pow
and one more sub had gone to the er for one of the delivery wagons of
happv hunting ground. tho Round Hill dairy. Ills driver left
"The next morning our bugle again him In Greenwich nvenne and went
blew "to post" and our gnns on the i into a lunch room for a light break
port side cut loose. In less than no fast.
time our whole fleet, transports and The mule bad n liunicr. t io, and It
all, were blazing away, zig-zsgglng was ncccntiiateil by the. nr. am that he
and rushing in all direction. We ' Inlinled v.ltb (be clear mor ling air. Ho
had plugged H whole school of subs, pulled up to ihe rear of the bakery
and instead of rlg-zagglng Oiir'. boat, ; wagon.' ,; .WlicU the, di'tvtf uC hat ve
plowed right fnto them. : .'. ' lilcle returned fr.iiu making a delivery
"At on time the ship next to ns and his stock of pies was reduced to the
our boat were shunting Into the lemon variety. That mule bus no np
" 1 "- - 111 11 ; ; petite for the crust Unit conceals the
Fires
We have the best.
Anyone who knows
will tell you that
Goodyear tires are
best. They cost about
the same as other
good tires. Insist on
having them.
W. H.
Bohnenkamp
Co.
citrus.
KNIT TWO SOCKS AT ONCE
New Process Comes From Australia
and Red Cross Is Selling the
Directions.
Chicago. Knitting two socks nt one
knitting Is something new.
The process comes from Australia,
where the double knitting Is produc
ing fiO.noO pairs of sncks n month for
Hritisb relief. A Miss lirmvn came to
Not GllUty l declare iriysclf not guilty of
profiteering. Just look at a few of my prices
TOBACCO
Hull Durham, Tiger, Sterling, Sweet Burley 5
Granger Twist, Jlonev Dip, Duke's Mixture,
Velvet ;.i 5
KdjSfewoi'tli, Stag, Velvet, llai'nionv, (Jitv Club
' 10
Old Colon v, Luckv Strike, Pick, Dixie Queen
'. ' 10
Old English, London Sherbet, 'Union Leader
10
CIGARETTES ,
Jievno, Piedmont, Sweet Caporal, Xebo....5
Home Run, Obak, Old M ill .............. .-.5t
Luckv Strike, Xebo, Tinperialcs, Chesterfield
.: io
Murad, Fat ima, Omar. Lord Salisbury ... .15
AW (i-Spnee Chewing Tobaeeo ...10
A fine line of Cigars at 5
Also Cigars at .6, 10 and 12'i-
Candies, Gums and Soft Drinks.
A. J. LARM
P.fTIMR CIGAR STORE
Phone R. 2.121
211 DEPOT STREET
Opposite Silver (.ill
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THERE S DEJECTION FOR I
YOU! IF HE'D ONLY TURN
AROUND AND READ MY
BILLBOARD, HE'D BRACE
UP.EUYAPLUG OF REAL
GRAVELY AND TAKE AN
INTEREST IN LIFE AOAIN.
P Res!
Chewing Pluvj
ll cot is rnttt man Lett '
tochfltv Heal Grvely
hf It decs m uti vrdinaty tjbasco
and they Enjoy tlieirChcw More.
Quits a Deference
astween Pure, Rich, Leaf Tnbsee
made ttie Grsvtly Wsy
and ordinsfy leaf flummed up
with thick, heavy sweRtenin.
A 10c. POUCH IS PROOF OF IT
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