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'LA GRANDE EVENING. OBSERVER 11 HA (i'iiiillj UQ,TaOJiT&a orj a upXESD.Y; JFLT'SI 1918
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Am Independent Newiosner 1
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(report ,,folpwb: ' - h ,,' ; . ;j
j' " "Womirf ; in factories ' Havo'left
IllghUir workl'to TCke ie's places
land peasant women have come to
me onion, aiiraciea uy nign wagiw.
in I ha munition plants. AVomeu
being employed In mnklng nliplniie'-j
and thoii jwork , fa ; Toepgh?el, :aud;
appreciated, ' although , three, years
ago this was not considered a u 1 1 -'
able occupation, l.omlmrdy is the
largest industrial center and Milu'i
the chief Industrial city, but every
where eondlUone have ohqiiKedTfini;
1SinentnIJy. X;. );
Every, effort is sina(.j to guard
the health of lnuiilllia workers.
(This Is particularly necessary for
the peasurtt Vomen; who aru unac
customed to long home indoors. I
PhyHlclans are stations! in each
factory to at loud to omnrgmicy
cases nnd there arc rMl roiinis wl!
baths .and (diowors. Clini i-oj.iib
nnd places .of uinusiiiciit nlt.n art
furnished to guard tho 'morn! wul-
Swagger Military! Styles inhabits
year In advance $1.50
MyiCmntry Tl. of Thee, Sweat Lane
..:...-, . f Liberty,"
NOT TO UK J'OOI.Elh
'A Chautauqua speaker said I lip
German nillllury, jpowor- bad , been
ahlo to fool the German .people nil
the time; -titer Russians-part of the
time, but were unaUlo' to fool the
Americans any of the time. The
autocracy is uusy enough Just now
In keeping up the delusion to their
own people and they will contlntio
to be In this predicament.' '. ' '
It was only a day or; two ago
that the Dorlln - press came out
with - mora thuu. usual, candor and
.admitted that the loss of territory
In the recently halted drive Paris
ward . "was Important'." " By very
clow degrees the people . of Gor-
many are. coming to a realization
of tho force-of American particlpa-
- tlon In the conflict, a bit of Inform
. fctlou which . the soldiers of the
kaiser are ., rapidly flndng out. tt
will still .fbei neceasnry ' to further
delude thb .lunie people, to keep
the home morale toned tip so t hut
. tho nil&tary may;bo still kept "In
the naddlo."
. The (ntxt. coup for home delusion
. may be, unacted to come. In tho
way of pence, proposals. If tho
crown prince's army In forced hark
: or even held from any further nd
vanco, ' pence propositions may be
looked far. The next proposal Is
likely to "bo very much further con
ciliatory tlinn anything heretofore
put out, nnd It will, hnve a two-fold
purpose,, ' It will he so rrnnif d bb
to tempi the strength of tho mor
ale in America by limiting the pro
posals on such loams as will seem
to be an equitable way to stop the
conflict and save further loss of
life. jThls pence offensive, will. In
nil probability, be received with clh
tniBt inml will llko th-j recent fool,
era,' moot with no response on the
part ,of the, allies. This will open
tho way for tho knlser lo show
his people that the clllos are bent
on tho destruction of the German
empire In Its entirely nnd that the
only recourse left Is for nil tho peo
ple) to die for the Fatherland to
the last ditch That's the way It
will linn uut and for that reason
there In a probability of very much
more fighting to be done, even if
the armies of all thu princes are
routed.
This situation In perfectly well
known by the officials nf this
. country and that Is why the war
preparations are continuing an tho
present mammoth scale. The plans
show Hint, whatever may he pro
posed, the Amarirnn people will
continue not to he fooled and will
not be sldo-lrncked in Hie world's
great mission lying before them
uow environment. Thel." '..honies ai':
offir-lnlly Inspected ami tho land
lords aro required lo Keep tlu
property In first rnto , condition
Municipalities .control rciits,'..'wh.lcli
consequently '''rcjinaln'.'' reitsonnhlo In
aplte of the crowding a' tho cities.
'The inuntloii pinnti n;e situat
ed outsido the towns em! tie; work
ers travel back nnd forth on the
street cars. In aiost cities it") fine
2 cents, and during busy houra
tickets mny bo used Hint cost ovei.
less, , ' ;
'Day miraerios have been estab
lished in tho munition plums arid
the women bring their younger
children - with them -In the morn
ings Au nllowanco of time Is given
to nurso mo onoica, nnd ns. a re-,
suit of this the number of nursing
mothers has increased from 27
B0 per cent, while Infnnt mortal-
ity hns decreased rrom 30 to 9 per
cent. - . . . .
"A lnw compels nil munition
workers to register In the national
pension fund. Since the war , .a -se
cond fund, to which employees nay
small sum monthly, has been
started t provide for conditions
after the doclnrntlnn of neac..
when many of the munition mnkera
will : bo compelled to find othor
employment." .
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:Wm mil
t- -f
RewiIllliB 1 ef a lues
SUMMER WASH FABRICS '
S Tlcninrlcnhle.vnluf's Saniijif;r Wash Fn brics. ;V,oii can't resist these -extiep-
tioniUly low jM'iees,' when yba (loirsifler tlie excellent (tfuiHty Of fabries. " Somu
of the muilj' weaves tjliat jii'e flndenil, i ( '? .;' ;"'"; -i : " ' i - '': 1:
40-ineli Goloved Voile8.i.....40c to 1
:i-in.-h Cheek Voile .i..............:69
.'id-incli Stripe Organdie :.......25c
nO-meli Stripe 8kirtiii;s..........S5c up
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Store Open
8:00 A.M. to
: '6:00 P.M.
JW-ineli NakataSilk .i;i
,-iii.uh Silk 'Mulls ........
.'52-ine'li Ta inted Pongee .
.'Ki-Iiieh Beach Cloth ..
,,......75c
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..45c ;
:.75c
.30c
Saturdays,
8:00 A.M. to
8:30 P.M.
CLASSIC DRAMA' IN JAPAN
; Wo Just can't get iiwny from the
military lull nonce in styles; but It has
centered on that portion of feminine
nppnrel Hint Is made to withstand
hnrd wenr. ns riding hnhits.:iind serv
ice suits of various kinds. There Is
Ilia nillltnry cape among wraps, but
it npiionrs to be an Inspiration of other
days or other hinds pone nf our offi
cers nm) Kohllers lire going about in
plettireKiuo mid flowing enpes. Wher
ever It came from It Is some
thing to be thankful for as un addi
tion to fnlr woman's wardrobe. It
has spirit und grnec; lending Its "air"
to the wenror who knows how to carry
It off. ". ;:: :"."'
In riding hnblts and outliti colors
nnd lines nrc reminiscent of klmkl nnd
olive drab uniforms. Shoes and put
tees vie with high boots, and small
military caps with regulation riding
lints for favor In the eyes of this sum
mer's sportswomnn. For midsummer'
Palm nen'eh cloth; linen nnd heavy
shantung are offered In plnee of the
substantial wenvos in wool thnt pro
vide linhlts for other sensons. Resides
these there are lighter weight wool
mixtures, in' -khaki color, with almost
luvlslblo threads of green nnd red shot
through them, among the most prnctl
cnl of linhlts since they are adopt
ed to uny season. ' - ' : ..: i "
lne of these nppenrs In the smart
bablt shown in tbe picture, to be
frankly indebted to military-uniforms
for Its lines und details of finish, The
breeches are cut on the same lines as
those of klinkbclad soldiers and, in
stead of high boots, and riding hat,
puttees and a cup nre worn, adding
strength to the inllllnrv flavor nf n i
xwngger. hnblt. ' There are two largo
patch pockets at the left side nf the
emit and n small slit pocket, for the
handkerchief, at the right. The blouse
worn under the cont has a high turn
over collnr with a our-lu-hund tie
slipped under it.
Coats nre full skirted and therefore
nppenr n little shorter than they were,
but the length romulns the Riime that
Is eight Inches above the top of
the" puttees or boots. Puttees mny
he regnrded ns a fud, for they nre not
ns trim ns boots and prnhnbty not as
comfortable, but they mnke a pleasing
E ID EMMIE
RETURNED EM TIE AST
FAREWELL HECEPHON IN HON '
Oil OF LOCAL HOYS DANCE
SUCCESS' AUTOMOBILE TKH
TO WALLA WALLA. '
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UADH CANYON,- Or., July 30.
(Special.) ''Hilly" Mc-Cnuley nnd his
bride .have returned from points ir
the east and are receiving: conejrntula-
tions from friends.
The dunce given in the old school
house last Saturday night, in honor
of Eugene Banton and Guy Miller
was very largely attended. Our chan
ter of the Red Cross presented each
of them with a nice sweater and bap
and we Were all made proud by thi.
manner in which tho boys received
thpm. : Eugene successfully passed
his examination, but duy was ex
empted, due to slight foot troubles,
and has returned home very much
disappointed. He is one of the 21
- Straw hats and Panamas, ut 50 per
cent off, this week. The Toggery.
"' "7-28,31
' Kerr-Gifforj & Co., Incorporated, ,
Office in New Foley Building, B. F.
Owsley, agents Adv. , ' ,'7-lG-lin.
variety for' women who can Indulge 1 ?fea,:ol' registrants and enlisted hop
themselves In funcles.
; :!.. 'S'leeve Are Wider. . -:
i Sleeves much wider Just below the
elbow nre tisuuliy cut n little short of
the wrist or are gathered Into a tight
cuff. This idea Is also beginning to ap
pear on eonts which hnve wider arm
holes und loose sleeves.
Both Chorus and Music Accompany
1 the Pantomime of the Actors
i ; on the Stage, t .
The actors sons of the sons of gen
erations of actors passing on ns a.
legncy of greut price to the right to
net In (hese strange "No" plnys of
old Japan entered and made their ex
Its by way of the bridge. At their
nppronch, Gertrude Emerson writes la
Asia, unseen hands lifted nnd held
bnck n curtain of persimmon, and Iris
colored silk thnt hung nt the door of '
the dressing room. Their costumes ,
had wide sklrtllke trousers nnd nil the
(Ires nnd eonllagrntlons of nil autumn i
wood or a moimtalii forest burned In
the color nf the brocades. Sometimes !
tliey had the streaming white hair of
ghosts. They stamped with their :
white stockinged feet on the polished j
floor, which gnvo out a muffled echo.;
With their flowing sleeves they hid i
their races, turning nnd swaying in :
rhythmic dances. With their fans they
wrote the meaning of their dances In j
tho air the climbing of a mountain
path to a forsaken shrine, n gift of
water to a weary pilgrim, the picking
of herbs, the flight of a bird ncross
the sky, tho falling of flowers or of
tours. The churns sung In suppress- j J
ed tones, holding their hrenth Inter-
mlnnhly, explaining, now the action,
now the thoughts passing through lhot"
mind of the nclor. The musicians heat ' J
on their drums and ahovo nil other
Bounds walled the flute, thin and trem- 2
uloiis, piercingly snd, like u lost soul ; J
tormented of dVjnona.
nnd-Judy shdwT or thehlsfory of pray
ing enrds.
At the present rapid rate of necumu
lntlon the time must come when the
Ilritish museum, thousands of tfcnro
hence, will occupy an nren ns lnrge ns
London, and the Encyclopedia Brltan
nicn be housed In a building as big us
tho Crystal pnlncc; an accumulntlon
nf learning to make Aristotle and
Scnllger turn pnle. . - ' .
. Absorbing' the 8un'i Heat.
According to hit Italian .scientist'
figures n square mile of the earth's
surface In six hours .of sunshine re
ceives heat equivalent to the combus
tion of more tlinn 2,600 tons of coul.
ACQUIRING A
PERFECT FIGURE
Has 235 Specieo of Ferns.
The ishind nf Mauritius, less thnn
one-third the nren of nehiwnre, has
2'I5 native species of ferns; Jnvn, a
little larger ihnn New York, hns 400,
while f.imll contains 3R7. All Eu
rope furnishes hut 07 species, tho
Arctic zone, 20; North America, north
of Mexico, has about 170- native spe
cies. ; I. , 'i '
' Slightly Mixed.
Sirs. Mil There was a 1lme when
you minded what I said, but now it's
like wuter on a duck's back in at one
car and but ut the other.
ing to be accepted in the artillery.
Practically everyone of Ladd Can
yon was In La Grande Monday even
ing to join in tho merry-making for
the boys who were leaving, and many
found themselves on the way at 5:30
Tuesday morning to the train to say
good-bye. '
Guy Miller, while in Portland foi
examination, surprised Lauisa -Counsel!,
who is ill in the Open Air Sani
tarium, by paying her a visit. He
reports finding her looking and feel
ing pretty well. . .- , j
Mr. and Mrs. Benj. Bninbridge am" i
daughter, Mrs. Roy Halley, recentlj j
returned from an auto trip to Walln;
Walla, where they visited relatives.
Mrs. L. W. Drumsmith has gone tc
Joseph for a two weeks' visit with
relatives. .
Mrs. Aaron Johnson entertained
the P.ed Cross and Get-Together clul
members on Thursday, serving a nice
luncheon at the close of the ator
noon. As there was no sewing or
hand, the nfternoon was spent in'
knitting and cutting ouj gun-wipers.
.Mrs. Prank Holboake will be the next
hostess.
WHICH WAY ARE
YOU MOVING?
Common Bonsc tenches us, and it is true, " '
that wo aro never stationary, never still; -v
that vu are always moving either for- ,
'. -. ward or backward.
Take it home to Vourself if you are not saving something,
you are slipping ipnckward. It takes grit to start a Bank
Account, so you nrl .better "Sand Your Track"; it will
start you FORWA'KU. ...Which route do you choose? The
; forward route,, of leourse-Ahen start forward, today, by
starting n Savings Account : this bank.'
'; We take every precauVnn to protect your
savings, nnd Ivs alwnjte ready when you-
necd It. Try It today. . ' ' "
Member Federaflfeserve System
La Grande National Bank
LA GRANDE, OREGON . ' :
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Fudge noufcot sundn?, thnt in one
FROM CABBAGES TO KINGS !
Writer Impressed by Accumulation of i
Subject Matter of Every Descrlp. j j
tlon In Print. "
Perhaps the most valuable Instru- i
ment for perpetuation Is tha,priiitlng 1 !
press, writes Ilruco Cuuimlngs In Scl-:i
enee Progress. No sooner Is an event j!
over thnn It Is reported In the dnlly
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WOME IX WAU WOIIK
' In1 Italy more , than ISO, 000 wo
men ore facing the hardest work
of the war in. occupations' that for-
merry hare been supposed to belfiig
rJsJvel'ito jnep, .'iuceordrn l
press, and the newspuper pnserved
In the British museum for nil time.
Within the Vncred rotunda of the
British museum reading room may he
perused the novels of Charles Qnrvlcc,
s well as the grent ChlncTC encyclo
pedia of the Emperor Klnng-hi In 5.020
Volumes.
In hooks our knowledge to date Is
rounded up nnd displayed; you mny
read n honk on a lump of coal, a grass
blade, a sen worm, on hnlr combs, car
pets, ships, sticks, sealing wax, cab
bages, kings, cosmetics, Kant. A very
thick volume Indeed was published
last year upon the thorax of a field j
Cricket. It would .renulre a learned
according Voj taM ,ta; "Mliroe the .Hhirature thnt jj
nenis mill Kuril ciiiiiiinriiuteiy innni
Most women who hnve perfect
figures did not hnve them orig
Innlly. They have acquired them.'
A woman gradually takes the
shape of her corset so the corset
produced by the most artistic
designer is the right one to wear
to secure a perfect figure.
iTflbrwRT Corsets j
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duced to 75c. The Totgcry 7-29,3 1 1 fountain-. X J '.'J 7"29tf
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Men Really Tired?
i Or are xhey victims of the wearing-down force
: ; of Constipation? The lattecis too often thecase.
' Until tho nrlvent of Stanolax, many Had to de'
. , ' ' pend on dni-laden purgatives, which lowered
-. '-the vitality of the intestinal muscles and
; brought or habitual use of these dangerous
' nnd 'yiolent'Vjnthortcs.'"
btanolux -corrects 4Jtjnstipa
- .' fcion nnd helm to f Jrtstal
it. : It nets in a soominiL
' ftentle wuy. For Stniiiax
- ii'a natural lubricnnt. iAs-
Sn theintusnnnlchunnJi.
Stanolax is tasteless, coloA
loss, odorless. It fsontircly
: neutral, , , .
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Standard Oil Company
t . , . flr-dHHWl
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It is not digested tior ab
sorbed, but passes throuja
the alimentary tract un
changed. .'
:or your health's sake, try
buttle of Stanolax.
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