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If Your Name Is Not on Our Books,
- We Invite It JSfow.
OUR' OWN UNITED STATUS first showed her interest
ami desire to aid the Allies by subscribin;,' an immense
loan. 15y tlii.s trust, by this grant iiu; of credit a feeling
of confidence and friendliness has been established a mutual
understanding that years cannot eradicate.
Between business concerns, credit is very old
in fact, it is almost as old as the business itself.
Credit is merely business faith , between men faith in the
assumption that both parties will play fair.
This store has used the credit system for years in the past,
' each year strengthening its policy of fair dealing and courtesy
to every one each year adding to its list of customers and friends
until now it can count hundreds of charge accounts, both in
and out of La (irande.
Credit between a business house and an individual has grown
in these thirty years until personal credit is now applied not only
to the purchase of everything for the home, bat even the home
itself. It lias made comfort and luxurv possible in all the millions
of homes throughout America, which otherwise would have been
the barest of homes with the most meager of pleasures.
From .the furnishing of the home has come the next step up
that of buying clothing for the entire family on personal credit.
Today the individual walks into our store and uses his credit i:i
exactly the same was as any business concern walks into it.
bank or into the .manufacturing market and uses its business
credit. Everyone who deals with us has that confidence of fair
dealing that confidence of surety and trust that years of honest
endeavor have established.
We are proud proud of the fact that we have taken the lead
among credit and even specialty stores of the city proud of tlv.
fact that the quality o&our merchandise is the highest to be found
any when proud that our styles in man instances surpass huv
shown in the city proud that we are able to offer this friendly
personal credit this pact between our customers and ourselves
. that merits their friendship and good will.
Do you know that we do an immense cash business and that
no reduction is allowed simply because we charge nothing extra
tor Credit? Our credit is an added service that has brought us
trade' and holds trade for us. No red tape no old form leas..':-'
or contracts to sign simply a friendly, trustful understanding
and agreement.
Hundreds of people have thirty-day charge accounts wit!: us
others pay by the month others semi-monthly and s'ili
others by the week each person decides for, himself which wa
would be the. more convenient.
The credit between nations that is established for mutual
benefit is that same credit that we offer you, in a lesser way
a clean, straightforward business proposition open to those who
wish to take advantage of' it sane, sensible and convenient.
Clothing for Men, Women
and Children
Dry Goods and
Shoes
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armies from the fighting 'fronts' and a little later they
promulgated a general demobilization order. Aside from
the trifling difference that the llolslicviki enjoyed, at
least temporarily, the power to do as they chose whereas
Mr. Uerger is merely abusing the liberality of the most
liberal country on earth, the two proposals are identical.
IJceause the Holshcviki were aide to do what Socialist
Merger wants to do, Russia lies prostrate and helpless in
the grip of the kaiser. Vast areas of her territory are
to be torn bodily away from her, and their inhabitants
are to be given over to the peculiarly horrible fate that
awaits those who live in regions 'colonized" by (ierniany.
Russia's ports are to be taken away and she is to be con
pelled to pay commercial tribute perpetually as a vassal
of (Ierniany.
So it is perfectly easy to see what Mr. Merger desires
for the country that has given him a home and enabled
him to reach a station in life where he can aspire to the
high office of United States senator.
hand" and due on' outstanding contracts 7,5(i4,000 field
shoes and 7,.S7:J,00t) inarching shoes, ft will be necessary
to secure more than a million additional shoes during the
vear.
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passed a perfect examination.
Reverend Loree of Enterprise
spoke in the Elgin high school at
the assembly last week.
Miss Inez Yates visited in La
I Irande last week.
. I Mr. Lloyd Keinhc.rt vkjltcd at his
Knlistmenf, in the naval service lias been reopened ;i.t j ",u'i''s f!ll" Pumpkin Ridge last
the L'nited States naval training camp, Seattle Airy :Saturday.
citizen between 18 and .'!" is eligible. Recruits will receive I M,'s- u- s"",1"ur 1111(1 ' '"inline
a thorough course in naval instruction, said course aver-"I" P'"K'"d'" at
NAVAL ENLISTMENTS CALLED FOR
SHOE REQUIREMENTS ARE HEAVY
(ii'iieral Pershing has requested shipment of 1S,."!)()
pairs nf shoes for each 'J",(M!0 men monthly, which is ap
proximately nine pairs of shoes per man per year. This
(iiantity is in excess of actual consumption and is being
used to build up a reserve for all troops in France. When
such a supply is accumulate
be reduced.
The quartermaster general's depart
aging ahout tour mouths.
This camp is regarded by naval officers as having the
best all round combination of advantages of any naval
training camp in the country. It is located on the grounds
of the University of Washington- and fronts on Lakes
Washington and Union. All the facilities of the univer
sity are available for instruction.
.1 n connection with the station is the U. S. S. Princeton,
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u.-nu lur miii tiaiinot;. n is louiici mat men wiio are,
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1 1 1 ,11! h i i ,11 i ins can ii i nave ;nic ciucd. advantage wiien sroinir !
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op .-M-,i hi iciiMin ui icci;ti Knowledge gained winie under:
instruction there ami many of them are rapidly promoted.!
Daphne danced Tor the occasion.
Miss Aileen Higgs and Nell Milno
attended the Red Cross entertain
ment In lnihler last Friday evening.
The Red Crops iiuilt which the
local organization disposed of was
secured hy A. H. Parsons. . The
total amount, of the s.ilcs was .?10.7,
Tlie" local Red Cross has been
asked to make a service flag for the
the quantities per man will
tment now has on
'Continued on Pago Seven
Elgin Nurse
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"My Country 'Ti of Thee, Sweet Lnd
of Liborty."
WHAT A SOCIALIST WANTS
iclor Merger, Socialist' candidate for Uniied Slates
.,;riiator from Wisconsin, announces in his platform that if
elected he will demand and work for an immediate, gen
eral ami permanent peace; (he passage of a resolution by
congress directing the president to summon the warring
countries to an immediate armistice and peace conference'';
ami the withdrawal of American troops from Kuropc lo
procure absolute security for this country. Me demands
various other things, but the foregoing is the gist of his
platform.
Since he has spoken his aims thus freely, there oiiyht
.to be no doubt in the mind of anyone as' to what Mil
waukee's leading Socialist wants.
: As to these desiies the lU",ene le:;isler comments
very pointedly iii.il only a few short weeks ago. the Rus
sian Molsheviki also announced that tiiey would demand
nnd work for an immediate, general and permanent peace
and that tiny would summon the warring countries to an
immediate armistice ;md peace conference. Suhseinentlv
they announced that they would withdraw the Russian
Your Chech Stands Guard
against (he Ions aa.l oftentiims the o chss spending of
jour money. A clunk on liu. hank v.ill m m limes prove
of much more than mere .oinciiiince. It will save you
from possible hs. A-U in to illustrate ho.
Member Pulir:.! Rc.vrw Sistcn
La Grande National Bank
I.A (,ltANDi;. PKKtjoN
ing. Elgin friends are glad to seel
them home again. '
If 1 , Mrs. Clay Rolnhurt arrived in Ki-;
V OilintCCrS -in last Monday to visit at the home j
of her father. Air. ,f. A. .Masterson.
A letter from Mr. 0. It. Iiiirtniirs ;
who was formerly a druggist in !;!-
I tin states that ho is now located!
jin La .lolla. California, nnd that he j
iv.iii remain there permanently. ;
Dr. ami Mrs. F. W. Whiting visit- j
,ed at the home of .Mr. and Mrs. I,.'
Denliam last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Vein llug have
Cloved upon their ranch on Pump-
ELGIN. March ii. ( Special. I-- i
Monday evening the program g'v-
il the Gvio theatre was for the
honcfil oT the local Red Cross. The
show was well attended and ail
present enjoyed me special numbers
which were a trombone solo by
Chris Mays and a vocal solo by Mrs.
Stafford. Itoth numbers were called
uiion for encores.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hart of l.a kin Ridge for the summer.
Orando hot formerly of Klein visit- Mrs. Sadie McN'aughten. an old
in this city last Saturday and resident of Klein, rpturnml it
, i mm a visit with her daughters in
eived from Zelio Weiss. Idaho. Mrs. MeNaugllton staler
terminate nurse.
mm
ed
Sunday
Word i
a young man
who enlisted several that Miss Klhel,
Preparedness
tMatcs that he is muv on : has nriVrcri hvr sorvicr;- abruud audi
v.eelts
I. is w.iy to a camp in Ooorgia and
that he is progressing well in every
icspecl.
Siiperiiit.'iKlent A. K. Clawson of
Klein teturned Sunday iiMirnitiE
fniMi- the coiiniy institute or Um
teachers which was held in Ui
tlraiide S.it'irda.
Mi?s Huth Uallmutli, a ti-acher
or the Klun schools, suffeiwd from
an auacK oi severe colli and la isit hi
Llipiie last week hut is now able to mother,
return to hci school. 1 jrf,
i ih' u.'d t russ will five a tea at
Mi". Win. Russell's Tuesday artel -noon.
a"'.. our ,e,,,,,t A. n A.nininu. went to l. dr.inde
from mi ..M,.n,l..,l , it;i o,.. i. .... , . . " ' 1 ""'
" "s! e.'K lo take Ui,.
Willamette valley hist Monday mom- f, eiitianc i the
hopes to he given a position in the! '-EARN THE TRUTH ABOUT
foreign Holds soon. Miss McNaugh-i CORSETS As We Are Learning the
Ion was a Liaduate of th(. Klein r,l"h About War.
high school and is well known in1 ('''' Acguainlcd Ti'ilh
the r.iirrouiiiiini; roiintiv Tin. im. ..
gill people wish her the host nos- I O - .SB 91
Mrs. Lester Whittle or Rupeil
went lo La Grande last Friday ev
ening to meet her hushand who will
Klain with Mrs. Whittle's
Mrs. Mary Smith.
I A. Maslctson nf I.'l..)..
at to I'm Hand last week to he
II. C Maslel.m til... I-
under medical treatment.
Willi Mrs.
examination
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