WEDNESDAY, MIGUST 14.
LA' ORANDBi EVENING QESfrBVERa
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. Social and
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' M. 8. Hooper. Js In the city from
Durkoo.' .' , '.t
Muniford la down from
Wallowa!
John Mustcrson is down from
Perry.
Gilbert Frank, is In the city from
Enterprise.
J. T. Clemens is In the city from
Wallowa. "
Carl It. Smith Is hero from West
fall, Oregon.
K. A. Wolfe Ja In the city from
-St. Louis, Mo
H. E. Bartholomew Is in the city
from Stunsllcld. ' '"'
J. Cunningham Is hero from
Chlco, Califorua.
C. L. Chumberlin, of .Spokane, is
a visitor In the city. : v.
...Mrs. C. A. McLaran, of Wallowa,
is visiting fniends In tho city.
Mrs. J. B. Wade Is in the cWy
from Grass Valley, Ore.'
M. H. Allen and M. C. Cropper
are In the, city from I'oudloton.
Frod K. King, ot Walla Walla,
is a' guest of tho Hotel Foley. '
fnJ'il. I'Vuer, ,F. T. Doles and D.
Boyd, are in the city from Chicago.
11. M. Lewis, of WenHtchee.
Washington, Is a visitor lit the city.
J. U. Fuulconer Is down from
Enterprise, "on. a short business
. visit.:-. .; .'. ' '-. .'.-! -. - . '' '
S. j. Brooks, Is down from 1m
lilor, for a day's business In La
Urundo.
l'cto,r Freeman and J. It. Hogon
Scn arc In the city from 1'almor
Junction. '
Mrs. Arthur A McAtoo, and Hell,
ry (lumber uro in tho city from
Hoppntr.
Mrs. Iva Spick is here from Mul
son, Washington, spending the day
with friends.
iluiitt J. F. Murphy will con
vene court In regular session next
Saturday morning.
Mrs. D. Leddy and Mrs. A.
Itrown, of Lcwlston, Idaho, arc
visiting friends in La Grande, uml
vicinity. '
Mrs. K. II. Brcece is hero from
Council, Idaho, and is now connect
ed with the Valley Crouuio,ry com
pany. ,
Itoy Couch passed through La
Vlrntiile lujt! (.ve.iin.r nn X'n 1 X nil
his way to Jacksonville, Florida,
where he will enlist in the avia
tion corps.
CupUIn Ttilssull, who on August
!th addressed a big audience, here
....... Jt.. f .Y.nn.l.. In..f n..nn.. n
... j , jrtrt across It. and is perhaps the most
1"? . '."l011 l? V8'" 1j?,W.IS nphmWtant lnsiruim..it of music at can-
fulfilled his mission in this section
pf the sl ite. Ho reports a splc,n
did -meeting at Enterprise.
Cashier Fred. V. Meyers, of the
l.a Grande National Dank returned
this morning from San Francisco,
whuro he, attended the conference
of bankers of the north west, com
posing tho 1 2th Federal Loan bank
ing district. ' 1
Mrs. Snodcrass received a letter!
vesterday from, her husband, now I .rugh cnlciiliitl.in, c-ould not lit 1,000.
in II.,. nnierV iralnlne wuun at I N.0 years write out till the possh
Knew.,.. In which be savs unions
other Items of Interest, that ho is 1
kept on the go from tho sounding
of the reveille, at 6:15 a. in. un
til "tps" at 10:45 p. in. After
' the lights are out the,' boys get a
- little time to think for themselves.
Mrs A. W. McLcod, who icgstcrs
from Vancouver. U. C, but who. It
Is undCji'stood, has Just returned
from Alaska, having gone up thero
nt the beginning of the gold fovi r.
8bo acknowledged that they
brought some of the gold buck to
Ihe "Slates" 'with thoni. The
party lift for Enterprise, where
they htivc gone to visit friends. j
, J. M. Hellene!, of IndinnnpolU.
Indiana, but who Is working out
-i of New York City, representing the
Food Administration, together with
C. E. Porter, who Is well known
J In Kdslern Oregon, are here, today,
' with n view or visiting the wheal
. fields of the county, to inspect the
I thrashing outfits under the new
trgev'vmmentt.ruiss,-...-- .
VIgN,qOUNTV. COUI'L .! ARRY.
Married, at the Hars ' rooming
hqirte.July 13, 1918, at 80 p. m., Mr.
iSfth W. Maxwell and Miss Dora Wul
lajryboth of La Grande, Rev, W. B.
Sntith offifciating.V
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ITALIANS START OFFENSIVE
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WASJllNGTON; All. 14 A big
Kalian offensive in the Alps appears
imminent.
Why He Would Not Build.
Jt Is In n Jewish legend that Methn
selah declined nt the', age of six hun
dred or so to go to the trouble of build
ing a house because the Lord answered
his question as to how much longer
he had to live, nnd the patriarch de
cided that three, hundred years was
tooshort a time to warrant him in
making the exertion. ' Undoubtedly
Methuselah preferred his tent anijl was
ready-to grasp nt any excuse for stick
ing to It .
Origin of "Algernon."
The name Algernon was originally
"nls Gernon," and was first applied to
one of the crusading Percys. Hit
nam wns William, hut bis fellow
knights called him William nls Gernon
or Gernon, meaning William with the
Wilskei's, or just Whiskers for short.
Af Algernon the name has persisted
In the family to the present time, and
the tenth dnke of Northumberland,
who died recently, was Algernon
Percy.
On the Road to Success.
Thut younfc imin is wise who make
a plan, organizes his ambition,' and
makes ench day contribute something
toward its fulfilment. Success often
seems delayed, but it is surely on the
way for those who are getting ready
for It, Over the desk of the boy or
girl struggling with hard lessons that
may seem at the present quite useless,
let it lie written lit letters of gold:
"I .will study und get ready, and may
be my chance will come."
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Washington Flag Etiquette.
The Cnlted States flag always Is
hqlsted over the senate or bouse of
representatives when In session. The
flag floats from the .flagstaff of the
White House while the president Is In
Washington, nnd Its nhsence Indicates
tjie absence of the president from tho
aufiltal. It Is displayed over the depart
ment buildings in Washington from 9
ojclock a. m. to 4 :30 p. m, every week
day.
,, . Goo'J Alibi for the Bee.
That bees injure fruit Is a common
bpjlcf, in some quarters, but Investiga
tions recenfty curried out In 'Itjily
prove U to be without foundation.
Bees cannot perforate the skin of
fruit, and the damage nttribuled to
them is really due to birds, wind, hall,
hornets, wasps and certain other In
sects. Bees nre, in fact, of much bene
fit to the orchnrdlst, because tnoy ef
fect the cross-pollenizntlun of fruit
trees. Popular Science 'Monthly.
J. The Lute.
Tho lute has vanished. It wns one
3f 'the oldest of Instruments, nnd had
Beautiful vibrant tone somewhat like
Hint of the harp. But Its size nnd com
plexity were against It. It had n long
tali, nnd many strings, and while its
size Increased Its pownr nnd range. It
also Increased Its weight and made It
cumbrous. The minstrel of today plays
nu, the mandolin, the guitar or the
banjo and the lute is forgotten.
Clears the Head.
' Many colds In Ihe head nre relieved,
particularly that heavy, dull feeling.
When breathing through the nose Isim-
possible, by employing ns n throat and
nnsnl douche half n tensponnful of bak
ing soda to n glass of warm wnter,
F.llli the passages Willi ns much of the
liquid ns possible; (Ills will' clear the
pnssngos of obstruction and In a little
while breathing through tho nose is
P'Jible.
, Savages Fond of the Banjo.
The banjo, In Its primitive form, Is
found In use todny by snvnge tribes
In equatorial Africa. It Is a calabash.
or half a one. with strings of some
nlbal feasts and on other joyous social
occasions.
- Ancient Equipment
Tlllle Cllncer says thai the reason
she will have to quit her present
bonrdlng house Is. because the dining
room chairs nre so low she sticks her
head under Hie table when the bless
ing is said. Dallas News.
Alphabetical Kossidiiuics,
"All the Inmimtnnts or the globe, on
M! transposillons of the M letters of
the alphabet, even supposing ;hat each
icrs.ui wrote 10 mges daily, nnd each
of which pages contained not less than
4U transpositions of the letters.
Sec Mary l'irkforcl swat the German
general, in 'The Little American."
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SI .MMI.lt COMPLAINT.
.During the not weather of the
Htnintor months some momber ot
sttmist every family Is likely to
bo troubled with un iiunalural
liiivenoss of the bowels, and It Ii
nr'tlie, greatest Importance that this
be treated promptly, which can only
he- done when Ihe medicine Is ken!
oft hand. Mrs. F. F. Scott. Scotts
vlll, N.V.. states: first used
Chamberlain's -Colic and Diarrhoea
Remedy as much as five, years ago.
AAthat tlmo I had a severe at
tack of summer complaint and was
8iinerlng intense pain. One dose
relieved me. Other members of
my family have since used it with
like results."
-Beach Capes and Mantles ,; I
Against the chill ot wet bathing
suits and cool breezes, various capes
and mantles and scarfs have been pro
vided, to be slipped on over the suit.
Many , of them are made of rubber
cloth, such ns is used in hats aad
caps, for bathing, or of cloth rubber
ize on one side. Besides these there
nre caps and mnntles of turkish-towel
fabrics, of, coarse weave, wiry woolen
fabrics, of light weight, end of rub
berized satin. The woolen fabric
makes suits that shed water quickly.
The bathing suits and their acces
sories that entice one wnterward this
season nre the most graceful nnd be
coming, nnd also tho most varied in
design thut have nppenrcd for years;
It Is evident that they are Intended
to be presentnble In canoes, on house
boats and on the bench as well. The
cups 11 ml hats, made of rubber cloth,
nre not merely head coverings, but are
entitled to he classed us a special kind
of millinery. Rubber cloth 1b used for
rosettes nnd flower forms that trim
them. There are sailor shapes, tains,
nnd vlsored caps thut shade the eyes,
many fanciful cups and n new nnd al
together, fetching heud-dross that
SAW SOME GOOD IN GERMANS
Mark Twain Would Not Admit That
. All, Manhood in the Land of the -Hun
Was Dead.
Probably no other foreigner has
ever been so popular in Germany ns
Ihe American philosopher, Mark
Twain; yet Mark understood his Ger
ninny, just ns he understood Itussin,
iilthough of the czar's dominions he
luuf only the tripper's knowledge he
picked up with the shipload of pre-.
Cook's tourists that he immortalized
In "Innocents Abroad."
In his "Connecticut Yankee In
King Arthur's Court," Twnln wrote:
"There "It was. you see. A" man Is
n man, at bottom. Whole ages of
abuse and oppression cannot crush
Ihe manhood clear out of him. Who
ever thinks It a mistake is himself
mistaken. Yes, there Is plenty of
good enough mnterlnl for n republic
In Ihe most degrndwl people-that ever
existed even the Russians; plenty of
manhood In them even Hie Germans
If one could but force It out of Its
timid nnd suspicious privacy; to over
throw nnd trample In the mild nny
throne that ever was set up and nny
nobility that ever supported It. We
should see certain things yet. let us
hope nnd believe. First, n modified
monarchy, till Arthur's days were
done, then '(he destruction . of the
throne, nobility abolished, everv mem
ber of It bound out to some usefulj
triKie, universal suffrage Instituted,
and (he whole government placed In
the hands of men nnd women of the
nation, there to remain, Yes, there
wns no occasion to give up my dream
yet a while."
TOLD IN FIGURES
Britain bus 5,000,000 working women.
Hawaii has
two mountains 14,000
feet high.
MISS MALVINA HOFFMAN
Mist Malvina Ho florin, pculntor. has
largely given up her srt work for work
In connection with the war.
V PC '"A
ldbks like the cap worn by trained
nurses, with a veil that protects the
neck and throat, that Is made of rub
ber tissue. All these bathing togs may
uu iiu'i in hii.T uiiu iiiviij uiiuin luouj
and sen-green nre grent favorites it
or In dark and medium blues black
and orange or black nnd white, among
other color combinations. Caps or
scarfs, with cap or. hat to match, are
especially snuirt, " and ' soineUmes a
big knitting bag makes n trio that
cannot pnss unnoticed. For the knit
ting bag goes with us everywhere--eveii
down to tho sea. - ' ,
A blnck and'whlto'cape, with whlto
collar nnd white silk cord nnd tnssol
fastenings, Is shown In' the picture. It
Is of rubberized satin nnd n'goud ex
ample of the style In theso capes,
made of other materials. In capes and
scarfs of rubber , cloth the fabric isj
slashed to form a 'fringe ns n finish, j
In the capes of course woolen goods I
collars and bindings are Introduced in
a contrasting color.
COAL PYRITE IN EXPLOSIVES
lows Geologist. Uvestlgate Coil Field.
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for Needed Mineral,, With
Excellent Results.
An investigation of pyrlte, nn essen
tial material in the manufacture of
high explosives, Is being made In tho
cnnl fields of Town under the direction
of Dean George F. Kay of the Uni
versity oT Iown, who is director of the
Iowa geological survey. High explo
sives are made 'with the aid of sul
phuric ncld, which In turn Is made
chiefly by roasting pyrlte, popularly
known as- "fool's gold." Hence the
mineral Is In great demand.
For many years pyrlte for acid pro
duction has been Imported from Spain,
stntes Doctor Kay. But III order to save
the ships for more urgent uses, the
shipping board has sharply reduced tho
Import of pyrlte. The domestic produc
tion of the mineral must then bo un
usually large, he declares. !
. New York. Virginia, Georgia. South
Carolina
nnd Alabama have pyrlte
mines, and Illinois and several other, , spcclll01Il8 wtth nccount orF.rench to American soldiers, and
rr,!m8,r? T m " T ";nrselossos to Pror. Lawrence, at O. A.!" to all and sundry who
from coal mines. Many hundred thou- rnl....,,llB n,h ,,.., ,..,VI. apply for lnronnn,llon that he is
sanil tons nre quickly available from I0." t-onttlllB' ., ot, . "pf, " 8 "Jcolnc to New York to nttend tlio
mi .i'.. ,. -,. I,,,,., ,,,.,. .- cluster of small white blossoms notBolnS ew rors 10 nutnn tuu
coal mines, niJs the state geologist, If , 1 nubile schools "anres la Eiiome."
the government's explosive progrnm re-
quires it.
The method of preparing coal pyrlte
for shipment to ncld plants Is simple
nnd cheap. The "sulphur halls" must
lie scp.'inited from ndherlng coal, nnd
he crushed, washed and screened Into
lump uml fine sizes. Coal miners are
willing to loud pyrlte.-nnd the opera
tors to hoist nnd ship It, If war Indus
tries demand It.
Just One More Question.
"Do you happen to he: going far, sir?"
suiuineinquisiiivcrriiviMerioinir iiihrenkg the hold, and then they may
In the corner, after having reduced ev-j be drnwn out rau,,h mnieTi
eryonl else In the compartment to si-
lent frenzy. ! mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
"111. nr. nnlv in M,.tlnn,l .r,.,ll,l
the other, sarcastically. "1 um n coin
nerclnl traveler. My age is forty-six.
I am married. My name is Thomas!
Brown. 1 have a son of nineteen. He
Is In the lllankshire Huffs. My father
died Inst July. He wus on the stock
exchnnge. My mother Is mi 111 living.
1 have n niece wlih red hair. Our char
lady's nnmc Is Jane Itriggs. Is there
anything else."
The Inquisitive man hesltnted.
"What oil do you use for your
tongue?" lie inquired slowly. London
Times,
An Awful Disease.
A friend of mine In one of the camps
Is a corporal. The occupants of the
barracks across Ihe rnud hud been In
quarantine for measles. Occasionally
one of Ihe men was moved to the hos
pital. My friend was stricken with a
severe case of toiisllltis uml one morn
ing the ambulance stopped to take bim
to the buse Inoqiilal.
As be enlered Hie' ambulance one
soldier said, "IJus ho cot the
measles?" (
A second one. "X... bo' n mrrmr.,1. i
The Brst one answered wllh n groan.!
"flood Lord, that lust ns bad!" Chi.
cago Tribune, ... (
BOYS' CLOTHES
FOR LIVE BOYS
for full-blooded boys who run and jump und frolic
and rollick for boys who climb and elide und' roll und
rompfor boys who fight and wrestlo and shout.
Clothes that will stand th rub and drub, the scuff autl
stub of the hardiest, sturdiest, daringest, dushingest,
sprighllicst youngster of them all, and come out smiling
every time. ' ' '. ' .
Such Are Our
Elk Brand Clothes
For Boys
KEMEMBEH THIS Our Boys! Suite air NOT Men'i
Suits cut, down. They, are boyish not mannish.
Youthful Styles, youthful fabrics constructed to resist
the roughest usage.
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It's a hifdi kind of art to make such Clothing. More than mere skill is required real gen
ius. .Models designed by specialists, fabrics .carefully chosen
boys neat, bright, cheery. Age 6 to 18 years, $8.50.
Phone and v
Mail Orders
Promptly and
Carefully
Filled .
LA GRANDE
lllvMI.Ot K I.N I'ASTI IIK.
"So Shut's poison homlock. WeJI.
I'll follow your suggestion and
fence off tho poison Infested area,"
said a Western Oregon stockman
to Prof. W, . K. Lawrence, who is
making a spocai study of poison
plants nnd thclr'control In Oregon.
The Douglas wator hemlock oc
casions the iri-Aiitesl. amount of
",mn Oregon, while
! Ihe plant known as the Oregon
water hemlock Is the most nuinar-
oii8 and deadly In Knstern Oregon.
In both districts the stockmen will
Und thuit by fencing off the, poison
areas, or by keeping the stock from
the past uro cont.anlng them vhou
poisoning occurs, the. cases of
poisoning will be greatly reduced.
Stockmen In Eastern Orogon aro
generally familiar with the heiin
lock, and many of thoni dig out the
roots. .
It Is only the root that Is poi
sonous, und poisoning seems to rc
ult when tho stock pull out the
plant und get hold of the roots
while grazing.
ITho WeBtoiii Oregon plant Is
found only In lands that are, wot
the year around, while the EaBtorn
Oregon plant grows on swamp
lands that muy dry up In summer.
Stockmen aro urged to look out for
I,, , ,,,, , u,., ,.., ,i
i ,r ",0 P"'1'- Tho
College will help Identify the plants
""f, nrt directions on Inquiry.
Klamath
""'ducting investigations
of the,
hemlock und other poisonous plants
In cooperation with County Agent
Glassyor.
Mary
Sunday '
Pick ford,
Saturday and
8-14-lt
Draw Rusted Nail.
First drive them In a little, which
! NEW TODAY j;
WANTED Girl for general house-j
work. Apply Christie & Amsdcnj
Variety store. 8-Mtfi
KOK SALK Mountain hack, nearly
new; top and brake. Call Farmers'!
22x1.
WANT TO BUY Stock cattle, any
number. F. E. Stilwcll. 8-H,4i
!
LOST -A baby's crochet hood, on I
till Mruol. Finder please return
to ihe Observer office. 8-1 -t.rtt. I
FOIt SALE Used Maxwell car, in I
t: . t t....i.A l-ior. I
lim iiuhb luimiiiuu. ...,u..v
Y avenue. U-M
I'Olt KENT Furnished housekeeping i
rooms. Phone Black 831. 8-Htf
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WANTED Daily house work,
Karsten. Call at Ohservcr.
Maude
8-lit,flt
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WANTED - Boy about seventeen
ol
wl'"i In garage. Maxwell
vice Station. Phone, M-jIn
Ser-
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T" GOLDEN RULE C
On of the 800 B. C. V. Stores with an Annual Purchasing Power of
: Over 60 Million Dollars '
STOKE
K.N'UlXKKItM A DOIT I.AD.
PARIS, Aug. 1. ( Ily Mull) Jean
Pasaard is eight yeprs old. Tho war
has Iert him un orphan and with
out relatives. Just ' how lie cunio
Into the posesslon ' of a certain ru
glmont of engtneoi'H in France Is
clouded wth mystery, but' ho did
come Into their possesion und
wias officially adopted.. When nn
American regiment adepts, a French
kid, and 'inany 'of "'tlioin huvo''tlotii!
so, there Is no half way' business
about It.
1 "He's our kid and our mascot,
and holsn't going to bc,: brought
up un ignoramus," wus the consen
sus of opinion, so tho Iiili wus pass
ed, and Jean caino Into possession
of five thousand frnncs to bo used
to educate him. ' This Is a thou
sand dollars in American money.
Jean was flttoc out with a tiny
American uniform, and with a
whole Toglmont to kuop an oyo on
hint,, he, Is 'developing rapidly into
an Aiiiurlcau. Also Into a milltnrv
man. Some time alter Ills, formal
adoption by the regiment, - his
adopted Tuthors wore called to the.
front und bad to loayo Joan behind,
to his regret nnd theirs. Now he
Is being cared for and fed and edu
cated by tho local Y. M. (j. A. or
ganization : .
i 'His business . In Ufa is touching
ItKCAI.LS TIIK PAST.
Ill Llvurpool tho Y. M. C. A.
hut for soldiers nnd sailors server
hoof 'Steak und onions ,-for .twenty
cents while fried egg muy bo hud
for nine cento
Soda water buslnoss is. always a
foatin at SIlvortlKirn.i. whero Al
Cain puts up those hl,;h class Sun
dao. 8-0-tf
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FAMILY DRUG STORE
l A QNANDE.ORCGON.
SHERRY
THE HOUSE
Haniliii (.itiiltuitl's Mory
l5Cavanaugh of the
Forest Rangers"
I'culimud
NELL Sill I'M AX AXD AU'UKI) WHITMAX,
und "SIMKS AXI) SIMLI.S,"
A Ma V Coined j.
LAST SHOWINO TODAY. '
TUMOR HOW M A LM i I ", KKXM '.DY, IX
"ot'H urn.K wii'i:." :
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for the particular ncetls of
This is a
Union Store,
nd We
- ' Observe
. Union Hours
'
, Topless Sport Hodol
LookYour Best and Be
Comfortable in a .
FlcONT LACE CORSET
the only corset with the patented
VENTILE
Back and Front Shield
Be fitted to the corset designed for
your figure. There are ' t
I LA CAM1LLK MODELS
1 for every figure. They are always
I fitted by a scientifically trained cor-
scticr. this service goes witb the
corset and such comfort.
A full line of the latest models al
ways on hand. Pi-iced at $2.00 and
up. '
Mrs. Robt. Pattigon
Corsetiere
Res. 1702 Oak. Photw Red 3221
THEATRE
OF QUALITY.