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My Country Tie of Thee, Qwest Land
of Liberty."
MMNC'H LINK IMPORTANT.
In many respects the brunch of
the O.-W. R. & N. from La Oiande
to Joseph Is as Important as the
main llne. Tlio traffic In growing
progressively and Is reaching a vol
ume of, groat Importance. Th9
fact that the railroad facilities for
..-.Wallowa county territory Is deemetl
of great consequence is shown by
the work that has been done in
hooping the track and road bed la
, good physical repair. Thore has
just been completed au Immense
amount of Improvement work alon?
the roadbed through the Wallowa
canyon to guard against damage
from high water" A large amount
of other expenditures have beoa
mado to keep ; tlio branch lino
abreast of the demands.
When the road was extended to
Joseph, less lhan ten years ago, It
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was done almoBt tinder a protest
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and It was the expressed belief of
tonic of the railroad officials that
no reasonable returns could be ox-
pected from, the Investment. But
thore have been some great changes
since that time. The branch line
long ago ceased to be a minor fac
tor In the company's business. This
was a result almost wholly due to
the rnpld advancement and , devel
opment of tlio great Wallowa
country. This progress Is destin
ed to continue and the branch lino
- will become of still greater magni
tude and Importance
XKWS THAT IS DKLAVKI).
' Fairly prompt and 'accurate re
ports arc coming from tho scenos
of operations In France and the
- general public Is enabled to keep
. fairly good track of the events as
they are now piling over ono ano
ther. Thore Is ono source of news tha:
Is not yet available, and that Is as
to the effect tho fifth big drive Is
having on the people of normnny.
' Thero Is no chanco Tor them to got
accurate Information from the ller
II it w,ur office. Tho following in
the dispatches of Saturday Is .1
fair sample:
"That the Franco-American for
cos broke through it some points
" is seiiil-otflcially ndmllted, but our
reserves were brooch', up and 'held
J the enemy.' "
v Tho German populace will De
fed on that sort of smothered re
ports for a while, but tho Inch
must dawn on them before loug
that their big offensive lias boeu
turned Into a defeat.'
For a long while there was much
dlscus8lo.il going on as to the con
dition or the Oorman mind re
garding tho war. A spoaker, . Dr.
Wirt, who was at the recent Chau
tauqua, said that as long as the
German forces were taking terrl-
tory the German people were amply
'-satisfied, but he believed there
-would be a reaction In this condl-j
. tlon when It became evident that
bore were. chances of nillltnry re
ive rscg.
They will anon have a chance ti
express thonisulveB that l If by
any means .limy uro allowed to
know even a small part of the
truth. , V
This would ho the kind of news
that would of Interest Just now.
AN'XIKTV IS l-'Kl.T.
The mala cause of solicitude for
the recruits now leaving for the
training camps Is that they may
not ho able to reach -Prance In
Unto for the main show.
Whllo It was an extravagance;
the wounded soldier quoted In ti
dispatches the other day elicits a
certain feeling of sympathy. Ho
thought he would he able to get
back, to the ranks In a. couple of
weoks, but he sold, dejectedly,
"The war will ho over by thai
time."
While this wbb' overdrawn In a
chronological sense, thero l-i iu
doubt as to the feeling which this
soldier had In the matter of bclne
In with the grand rush. It may ho
that the soldiers leaving tomorrow
will not bo as fortunate us tlioii"
who have preccdod thorn li goiCng
their shnre of the Hun chasing, b,it
there will be a great deal to t'.i.
o'ven nfter the forces of tlio kai
ser have been broken up ard ilb.
poised. , "
Tlio later contingents mav b'.- In
the position similar to tlio old bnl
tleshlp Oregon, which Admiral
Dewey ai:kod to be. sent to Kai.ili
In the most brief military o..pnua
tlon ever sent out, and that wat
the need of the big navy vessel,
not for any purposes of extlrv on.
gagement, but for political offset."
II Is quite possible that all I he
soldiers now,, scheduled to go will
be required for the "pollth;ti. ef
fect," If not for their actunl limi
tary assistance.
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OVKR THE NORTH WKST
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A survoy recently completed
Polk County shows that the county
has a prospect of harvesting a crop
of 9,250,000 pounds of prunes this
season. The survey was made by
a committee from the commercial
club at Dallas.
I
ho stock growers of Baker coun
ty may have' a chance to ship their
live stock to Portland inatend of
to eastern biiyera. C. B. llaynos,
representing a Portland commission
Iioiibo, haB beep Interviewing iho
local stock growers In regard to
the matter. While eastern prices
may be higher at times, (he losses
through shrinkage would offset the
difference. ,
Advices from Klamath county oro
to the effect that tho big resource
of that county, which havo been
so long potential rather hun klne
Ic, are being brought Into develop
ment during the past few months
at a most astonishing rate. Agri
cultural products of the district are
bound to be multiplied tremen
dously tinder he transformation.
The grain and hay crops will be
very largo. It is predicted, despite
the dry land crop failures which
have boen offset by a new system
of Irrigation, by means of pumps
drawing watei from Lost Klvor,
by a motor pump, and the use or
wooden flumes over the lands.
At. Alnrslifield tho police ore de
serting their posts for other pur
suits. Shipyard, box factory em
ployment and glll-nettlng pay much
higher wages.
II is n very high price that Is be
ing paid for berries In I'uyallup.
Washington, according lo recent
dispatches, lted raspberries bring
12 cents a pound at Iho cannery
this year, ns iipuiiml n cents last
lyear.
Unintllla County nod Cross So
ciety lies Just completed nrront:"
ments to buy a knitting machine,
and the order foi the new maeli
lae N to he placed by wire, in older
to facilitate the work If the so
ciety In Pendleton.
Sheriff Anderson, District Attor.
ney Levens and Deputy Sheriff l'o
tor Mctlovern Thursday afternoon
raided a moonshino whiskey still,
with tho result (hat Cleve Ingram
shiners" was captured and the still
secured by the officers. The still
and prisoner were brought Into
Baker from the mouth of Dark
Canyon, on upper Burnt Hiver.
Tlio National Apple Show, held
in Spokane annually for the last
10 years, will give way next fall
to a big patriotic exhibition, the
proceeds of which will bo Riven to
tho local chapter of Ihe American
lied Cross. Abandonment of the
apple show was decided upon re
cently by the trustees of tho Spo
kane chamber of commerce, under
whose direction the. show has been
held In tho past, on account of
Cotton Foulards
" iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirjimiwmwnminiJ Srffcinii
fircnt strides have been mnde in our
country In wenvlng and coloring mate
rials, since the war hits thrown us on
our own resources. And among the
novelties lhat demonstrate how sue
eessfully'cotton has been turned Into
lovely dress fabrics, there is the new
cotton foulard. It Is very llxht and
stipple, has a pretty sheen, and Is
printed In the same smart and striking
patterns as silk foulard. Two drosses
are shown, above, ono of silk foulard
and crepe grorgetro and the other of
cotton foulard, figured and plain, with
sleeves of georgette. The cotton dress
Is In every way a match for Its silk
rlvnl.
The dress at the left combines geor
gette crepe In a warm tan color, with
foulard In the same color, covered with
a liicellko pattern In white. Whether
the background Is printed In on the
foulard, or the figured pattern Is
blenched out, the fern leaf and flower
motif that covers tho surface Is very
delicate and henutlful. In the skirt
the foulnrd is set on over the georgette
crepe but In the bodice the order Is re
versed. There Is a short plain bodice
of tho silk with an overbodlce of crepe.
This has short kimono sleeves length
ened by n broad bund of foulard mid
finished with a shaped flounce of crepe.
In the cotton frock a low-necked slip
of dark blue foulard serves as a
foundation for a sleeveless overdress
Of tho figured material In blue and
white. The sleeves are of georgette
war time conditions.
it has been
announced.
A grain grading school will be
held in Enterprise three days, July
20, 30 and III for the benerit or
farmers, wareliousemsn and others.
The charge for the couiso Is ?2
It Is desired that a largo number
of nten take tho course, In order
to disseminate exact information us
hods of tho government
In determining the value of dlffcr
eat kinds of wheat. '
The crop of late potatoes and
beans will lie short around Weston
i nlens rain comes soon.
Tho Baker County War Savings
Committee met Tuesday to prepare n
"yellow card list" to bo submitted to
the State organization, showing the
residents of the county who are able
to buy War Ravings Stamps and who
refuse,
The eastern buyers of prunes nre
not reconciled to the prices estab
lished by tho government, according to
offers that are being made the pack
ing houses in Salem, Monday, July
was the first day that the govern
ment permitted the packers to accept
contracts and since then the packing
houses in the city have been deluged
with telegrams ufferinp certain fig
ures fur prunes, hut nut quite up to
tho figures established by the gov
ernment as a maximum price. In
other words, while there is a maxi
mum price established to prevent spec
ulation, the eastern buyers nre at
tempting to bear the market.
Otto 1 Eichentonb. fjermnny en
emy alien, engaged in the meat busi
ness, was placed under arrest in Ho-
tiuinni, 'Washington, charged with sell
ing diseased beef. It is alleged that
Kichwntoph purchased a cow that had
been ill for a lung time and had been
iriven by the original owner, I.ouis
Mason, an auto dealer, to an Italian
rancher , for the price of the hide.
The last suspected member of the
''Old Crow" fake whiskey gang was
captured by Inspectors Howell and
(iultz on n busy down town street of
Portland Wednesday evening.
Ralph llorton, n young farmer of
Prairie City, was shot and instantly
killed by n friend, Jesse Ciraham,
while out hunting last week, llorton,
Graham and another neighbor, Orrin
Stevenson, went to Upper Reynolds
cieek one morning to fish and hunt
bear, and while out the same after
noon the accident occurred.
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Observer advertising will bring remits.
Vie With Silk
with cuffs of plain foulard and the
plain goods serves for the little vest
at the front and the short sash. A
white organdie collar, finished at tho
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tons. Is In liamony with the frock.
The same tiny buttons are placed In a
close-set row on the vest.
So far ns beauty is concerned, one of
these frocks Is as pretty as the other.
The cotton frock Is likely to otitlnst
Its rival and costs less for the materials,
so It Is worth considering where econ
omy or patriotism urge one to save
money. '
Ht Not Doing Things by Halve?.
Hats are not doing anything by
halves this season. If small, they are
tres petit. If expenslveness of trim
Is their ambition, they go the limit In
breadth and to emphasize It add a
flatness In crown and trimming, says
the Dry Goods Economist. i
' When they are of straw they are Jhe :
roughest straw, and If they started
out to be tailored, the severity of their
lines is perfection. At the moment,!!
Ihey wish to simulate perfect purity i
in ull white creations. Wings, breasts, '
straw, ribbon, flowers ajl are In spot-
less white1, notvtfn dimly shhdowed
by an unpleasant thought of how long
they can remaln'cleun.
Are Von Ono Of Them?
There are a great many people
who would be very much benefited
by taking Chamberlain's Tablets for
a weak or disordered stomach. Aro
you one of them? Mrs. M. It. Searl
Baldwlnsvlllc, N.Y.t relates her ex
perience In the use of these tablets:
"I had a bad spell with my stomach
about six months ago, and was
troubled for two or three weeks
with gas and severe pains In the pit
of my stomach. Our druggist ad
vised me to take Chamberlain's
Tablets. I took a bottle home and
the first dose relieved me wonoor
fully, and I kept on taking them
until I was cured." These tablets
do not relieve pain, but nttor tlio
pain has been relieved may prevent j
Its recurrence. (Adv.)
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the only corset with the patented
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Be fitted to the corset designed for
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for every figure. They are always
fitted by a scientifically trained cor-;
setier. This . service goes with the
corset and such comfort.
A full line of the latest models nl- j
ways on hand. Priced at $2.00 and
Mrs. Robt. Pattison'
Corsetiere j
Res. 1702 Oak. Phon Red R221
! THE ONLY THIN SOCKS THAT
Tlfin, ftatizy, tnuisimi'
cut, socks that kcop out
of the (liirninjr luifr lony
oi' than any otlicvt you
ovor wore, T( aiid'hj'oi
Interwoven, solo aiti
an k lo reinforced. Woar
rosistiiifr f'ghritr at every
point. That is why sock
bearing this name
Store Open
8 A. M. to 6 P.M.
Garbage Utilization.
Hogs can be mnde to utilize much
eatable material which would other
wise be wasted, according to a state
ment Issued by the Connecticut Agri
cultural college. The report calls at
tentlon to the saving accomplished in
Minneapolis, where . between $50,000
and $00,000 is saved annually by using
swine to consume the garbage of the
city Instead of burning it. Whereas
Minneapolis formerly operated. Its
guriiugo disposal at a loss, the city
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Careful of 8eech.
"Is tho fnculty of your college well
nrrrnnlKedV "Vofw Vt linvan', n
jnK0 pmfes80r ,vh ,v.ou,(1 llre t0
,;.,,;,, statement of fact without first
having It approved by a trust magnate
or a corporation lawyer." Life.
Job Printing, The Observer, Main 37
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Most women mo hav& perfect
figures did not hy e them orig
inally. They have aVquireiJ them.
A woman graduallyNiakes the
shape of her corset so trVcorset
produced by the most artistic
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to secure a perfect figure.
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beautiful lines that every wo-
man. admires and desires. i
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TOMORROW
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WEDNESDAY.
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THE SHORT ROUTE
TO INDEPENDENCE
When you resolve to be a dependent no longer, that
resolution and determination are the two things that
. should build the road to independence.
Show your determination today, to start out on the Inde
pendence V Route, by making a small deposit toward a
Sttvinsrs Account in our Bank, add a little every week or
month amkat the end of the
the amount
You intand. td start a
5 why not
Deposit a pnrtwf jyour pay this week in our Bank, where
it will -be absolutely safe, and always subject to your recall.
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LA GRANDE, OREGON
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SUMMER
SHOES
White, Canvas Shoes, in high and low heels;
prieed from .. $3.50 to $4.50
White Canvas Pumps, both low and high heels:
piit-ed from .. :..?2.50 to $3.50
One lot of Ladies' -Pumps and Oxfords, in odd
sizes; choice, per pair . ;. $1.50
One lot of Ladies' Pumps, in odd sizes, miMiy
gooil styles; choice, per pair $2.25
One lot Children's Ptlmps, good styles and all
sizes from (5 to 2; price $1.00 and $1.25
REALLY WEAR j
are the only thin socks
-that really wear. Tlie
Interwoven feature is
simply pre-darning. It
.extends the life of Inter;
woven Socks long past
the time of the first and
second darns in othoi;
riocks. Yet, they cost you
lio more . , ' . ,
35 105075
Saturdays
8 A.M. to 8:30 P.M.
Cause of Despondency.
Despondency is often caused by in
digestion and constipation, and quick
ly disappears vhen Chamberlain's
Tablets are taken. These tablets
strengthen the digestion and move the
he digeJtlo
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James Morrison
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