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hi 1!' 1 1 liAiWKA.Nici; TilViiJJNTNo OBfeirtffE'R -. IV 'I 1 Hi- , i ' ''M'jlj'irt'a3'S-MW if i. Gossards for the Business Girl -Actcye. and supple yoTmg men vstd to do much of the officcQrlc f now handled, by business Bin Correctly fitted in Gossards, 1 -iv-omen are able to do all that men could do, and . without the 3 -, c'cloctT fatigue which is so dis courag'ng to girls not properly ' corseted. . . . Model 376 Beautiful outline, eum bined with the comfort of a medium : : bust and light boning. Skirt uHi eientiy king to smartly confine thighs .and bipt into .straight Uhci. Prided at ..,.......$4.00 OthtrGo'satdt et print rantint look for tht Name fiossard . te - - mm s Dep't Store I SHERRY'S i YANKS ARE DILIGENT TO LEARN-f, FRENCH WITH THK. AVKnifAW A P ' lS THANGU Atig. li-U(I)y!Aljii.J' "Mitnnrrnr Trull . the. - aim,.,, Tl.ir nr,m. ).., . I l.r 1, w.. IWW fllt, iiuih wuiiL iu iwtuw inioricun. as Ihty cull tlie lungllBh language, and the Amoricuna are trying hard to nick up French. Try to talk to u Fnyicliiiiiin and lie trios to ra ply lu EiiKllKh, eltlior llirougli Ills desire to lie coiii-Uinutt or to priio lico Ills "Amorlcan." ' Tlil IhiKiilstlc reciprocity hrliiKs out iimuslnR Incidents. On one of! 1.0 iMBPPVMMf 'A i'ionr fok. miixionh. -- Uioro Is Kraut rivalry In France I Ikuo who curt learn theVother maAV All the Frenci booked Vltiuvruph's newest and prcatest serial, "A Fight for Mil lions," and will show, the first epl Bide or. .'."Tuesday and Wednesday. ! Thereafter he will run one, episode per weok for fifteen. weeks. ; ' "William Duncan "the Ktrong man of tho screen," and the dashing hero of ;"Tho FiininK Trail" and "Veni;carice aifd ,Tho Woman," villi mraln lie seen as (he horof with, . Edltli Johnson us the heroine, ''ithd1 Joo Kyitn, the "ShofplrinR" of "Tho TlKhtluB Trail," . as tho lcadlntt "heavy." ': ' - -'-. ' . . As in oilier Vlttujinpli serfuls, there Is plenty of action. In "A I FlEht . for Millions" unit n. arant ' ' ( deal of -wonderful riding, by Vltn- ' v fftafllr's " "faMVoirt 'fcoWDoys' Th4il r. Hltt "tr'Yt"rr 'tlVrt" i.tiAW, ' ..,.' Smith, prealdont oftlio Vltugriiph t, , ; .7 , n ,w Brmry, noTco -ae one m ine -loaning fiction pi-Infers of (he country. Tho . same authors gave us ,"V6ui?iwjito and thC(woinan. : , ,".';A" ' Like Its predecessors,'-' iho; ftloi'y t.f "A Fight For Millions" will bp nn flftsaflt Qpjsodps, and 'MnnoKor I' I ; 1,11)) Juiain ;pillltaij.y;.lii(iiwuy,s wl(ero trop pufra'aailyHs' MJnritrjr'dafo Know nas "Aux. Hon Amis Hounls." It Iohos In translation, hut means something like "flood Friends lion. i'ozvous." A wliltn-hulred, thin. stooped old lady runs the, cufo, whllo her feeble biislnnd sits by lUclff!r0-i lT)clf,.fwpi,fis ihnvdjcJIeff foi Franco. IMBLER ELEVATOR HAS HEAVY GRAIN RECEIPTS COMMUNITY CHOin MAKK VIXO- ;ltlOSH - KOl'llTH I.IBHIl'I Y lAN KlIlHtltHTIONH AHK MMI-.-ltOlH DAItltKI'li ' I.AIS HKS l,KAVKH I''OI. ('AMI I.KWIH. rr IMDLKH,. Sept. 21. Special.) -- Mrs.. Hnllfsart came out from Flora tn Thursday! fo visit her daughter. Mrs.' Jack Higgs. . Clarence Keown came home ou Sunday from a visit of a week with his brother at North Yakima. Mr. and; Mrs, Will Westenskow left Frlday: for' their new home a! Weiser, Idaho. Mr. and Mrs. Chas.- Bingnman started Tuesday for Philadelphia, where they will spend the winter' Mrs. William Wlggans has r, J.eived word from her brother Mar lon E. Stevenson that he has been rolocted out of a list of 1,900 men to take the officer's training course at.. Waco, Texas. He already holds the honor of being the best sharp shooter In his company. Born,' in Iinbler, Sept. 20, to Mr. and Mrs. Archie Keown', a daughter. The last word received fiom tho happy father he was . In Richmond, JVa,i. . , .'"-j .t The community choir Is pfogrcjsj ing In fine shape. ... j' Mr. and Mrs.' King nnd.Json, of Flora, are visiting nt the home 6f Dr. Gllmore.' ""' ' The Fourth- Liberty Loarl ; dilvd i-liirtBd jln ,'gciod Bhape and 'will be frtrejr the top In a' short trine. Ey erybody Is subscribing. Mr. . Mc 6'oldrf'ck, '"WaHer Wade and Hugh' Huron, Mrs. Pratt, Lucy widp and 'Mrs. McOoldrlck are captains, and each have workers to help litem. The Red CrosB society held their election Wednesday. Anna Brooks was elected president; Mrs. W. ,Sf rlnghain, vice president; Mm Ilersche,ll McKlnnls, treasuror; Mrs. 'Bellamy, secretary. Darrell Larson answered hia country's call Wednesday, whon he was taken as an extra to fill a va cancy. In the U. S. army. Ho left Orunde Thursday for Canip KING BOOZE 13 OUT OP WAR IN BRITAIN LONDON, Aug. 18. (By Mall.) Compulsory temperance has re duced diunkonncas in England ap pioxlinately S2 pe.r cent since the war began. It has Increased in dustrial efficiency of the nation !,:any fold and made a return to the - old regime of unrestricted al eonollsm Impossible after the war. This Is the purport of a report to the British pnople by Lord D'Ab evnon, chairman ' of the board of liquor control. Lliiuor may. be -sold but only at 'trluin hours and in limited quantities.- Saloons are allowed to sell alcoholic drinks only 5 hours out if every 24. If a dispensary sells out of Its ..quota before closing time, Us patrons have Jhe alter- utive of soft drinks or going home, Treating has been prohibited by law. The bartender who tolerates 't Is liable1 to fine, and the estab lishment's license may be revoked The lluuor hoard believes abol ishment of the treating system has Played ' an Ixtremeiy important part in counteracting excessive linking. . " ... A dynamic substitute for the bar room and "free lunch-' -counter as,! u social gathering place has been found In the new canteens the go vernment and various private con cerns have opened where large numbers of: laborers are employed - near tho ship docks, and muni t Ions factories,.. The.- government LCa'i)tee,nB.,iH-e operated vltiout. pro: tit, and the nrlyate.ly. owned :eating: pWcsl fiW'fto httkflskt ;bjt ' little hiorb'tliari dnougJi ito: pay expenses. ' 'The 'strength of alcoholic bever- t-'ges lias also been lessened,' the av erage dilution being about 25; per ceiif.. Distilling of spirits ' except for' -wrir : or medicinal purposes ' was r.toppoa two years ago. ' U-wls. We know that Dnl-roll, as well as every other boy &ho has geno from Imbler will muftio good.. Tho e,lovatoi at Imbler '!is .run ning lu fine shape nnd gruli ix be ing received la large quunj-llitis. ; . The box factory has beo4i closed. O. 'AV. Hobrlson, a. member of tho executive committee, who has Ht pointed a sub-chnlrman and work- r:n in every precinct In the city. Mis. Mossman Is in receipt of a lettor from Wallowa, which refers to the foregoing news Item as fol lows: . . . "Why don't we adopt the same plan- In our chapter and all Its branches. We have women here wlm should , bo working, Just the raw m the few who go day after "ft 'would make' Interesting read- li.fi ti publish In our home, papers Why;,jU.'.-"5f0l'''i Mrs.. "Dick,", or M.s. ."Hurry , could not .work, at the lied 'Cross rooms three hours (i. week .Wa dqu.'t. Jiuvq. tlie. classes' Trull -declares that It " exceeds lti thrills and feats of daring any of the serials which 'hove gone b- f(i!o. It was made .In . the North west, mostly In the Canadian Rock ies, nnd most of ' the story trans pires along the, Canadian border, with the Novlhwest Mounted Police, . tho relentless foe of crime and criminals playing a prominent part In tho narrative. William Duncan, who directed the big picture In addition to. l'iuylng the lending role in If, ap peals to greater advantage In this than In his previous efforts. Right In tbq early part of the story, he begins a career of perilous adventure- by plunging Into a mountain torrent nftur being shot from a ' horse us It gallops across' a owlng ing -bridge hundreds of foot In tho ur. This fa:, described its ono of, io, most . tyriltylntf stunts over 'jorformcd on ' ifiu 1 screen. In' the anie episode u man Is shown ."' nblnxe from heid lo foot nrter the, berrilno burls a llpliled lamp nl Mm'. Sitbsffluontly he forces her ''Atsli: .oy nnd always very kind. Hut they are ,alT ways 'diligent. ' Eve,ry. one down for several days owing ,, to ;lKve th;t w,9, s.honldf rlinve, (he ,w0-jJiurt)uK9'.,pf,M)S'.q,,-.itb)fer tho:jiiien, dpn't JJofl the need .seemingly. Ilinibor fi'om neighboring mills. There are a few, yery few,, who go : ' :Mlss': Olga :Johnson. ' Itntf : nccup.tod.rcwy.. dai:.. .vwX - lit. flnd..vc.ek out, a position in Slrlnghnm's storei';u; jwiteni .Ubere 'AM work, but -iif more .' ithd. Mrs.' 'Lawrence Martin 'will iec've' lri 'a'1 few'dd'ys for, Cor- wllO ' wueie nicy win oom uiiunu comes here canien si lime ,.nivr,r.i'-,-nu"1 Kimon pnriiso noon, and asks me lo pionnuiico for him. They ane al ways studious'. But they lcafn Ftench;'flulckl);,'''''"' -i ; ', Outside a doughboy was crnnk'- Ing a motor truck. It did not Btart uulckly, and a group of French ur chins Htnndlng near came ' to his icscnei "llinnkety, blank, blank, blank!" they exclaimed fervently, reeling off n choice collection of American swear words.- The, doughboy looked . up with awe and admiration.' "Thanks, gents," he said sim ply. - -"Frank' Cassoll Is "assisting' In; tho work nt .the, depot.'" -' ' . H. Walker visited with Ilia family ' In Iinbler l)Ver" Sunday.-. , ARE USING SO MU.CH . DYNAMITE IN RUSSIA TOKYO. Aug. 17. -(By Maifc) 'I ho output of gold from mines In Korea tw the first half of 1918 was . only . $1,000,000, n reduullou of 1300,000 from the' name period 'if last year. The big American and .'European mines nt 1,'nsnn. Kuan nnd ', Chicksan muliitaliied liiclr usual rnte. making their total cuiput $1,510,000. The rotluctlon -CANVASS FOIt WOHKKi:.- KLAMATH FALLS, Sept. 2().rA mpiete canvass of the entire city to he made within the ne: i. fow i.uys In order to obtain a list of ul the women of t lie city w'tu will be, nvallnhle for Red Cross work t'.lt, winter. The demands on the Hod -Cross are increasing so raiild .y that the officers have beep foic .;d to abandon Hie old plan "f do. in iKlliig on voluntary holp at tho work rooms, and a register Is lo be made of all the women of the !iy who ae wiilllng t toj plcdira 1'iemselves Uo do itlire, hour of work "during 'each "tveek. ' J Tho canvass is In charge of Mr. came (hc.so fe.Wjr.-wouien- cjould he re lieved- oeeaiially," - - .- n ,-, " CI.OTHINO FOU HllUllAXi? 1 ' .'' ' '!'! . ;' '-"-I " Mrs.- De Lite Oreen,' chairman 'of the i-Bolglnnolhlolhing' relief ' cftm-mltteie.'-Hrgen ' theNJmportarice of all contrfl)UtrSK"dirCh Iks thty have in the "'ay orsmitgrown or castoff clothing for tho relief of the Bel gipns. Such coiHribiitlons should lc mado nt the NewvFoicy building. For more partlciilar-plione Main -C4. . . ' Observer advertising will bring re sults. . . ' . . CHICHESTER SPILLS ttctI A your UroKflut for a -(fhH-tril'i lMmnntid liraz4 I-fJn Red and Uold n.etalllAv ci.il-lt with Blue RllAcfu V I Tuko V other. Btnr of ypnr , ' ruerlM AforCljflllTJl.TEH(( lMjJuilf llttlND PILLS, for 2ft ymi knof it Best, Srtfnt, A!tvy Rt!!lll ' SfllD BY DtiHufilSTS CVERYWHER5. ame entirely from tlio nilncs man- to leap from the tup of a mountain.' M'gcd by Japanese and Koreans, t.slng an impiorlted paracbulo. Their smaller mines have boon fnc Stnrt light with (he first epls. !'-d by an unchanging selling price ode, and then yen won't be sorry jfer gohl but with increased mining when jou heir lug about It. your .friends talk- "TH1-; IH-'.MO.V." "The Demon' tluimee in the uuuks a radici! hnrarler of Kdltb l-tirey's screen InnicrainallonH. Tliir. IVXio AU-Slnr , picture which will be Blinwn at the Plicny ihcater. List time today sirrnlies the de- parluro of MiKa Siorey cotts, owing to u rise in the cost of dynamite, Quicksilver and clitvul I in l.i. and by Hie deai'th of bands; uMing to tlio high wnges paid by j 'in uiuKiierous laciories on ine pen-)! I:num. fja'iirA'osfHVS DKATII 1TIOM nnixs. I I An accident thai shocked the Iconimunlly occunvd Inst Sunday from drniWhen William Russell Barnes, the man or wost.Tii life, into tlio field i.'ii inonllm' old son of Mr. and Mrs. rf romantic comedy and satire. An jMoWin l-.arni's had tho misfortune rdltn In "Tim Demon." me nlnr;in rail Into a camp fire while camp hns a role as different from thrs .. wtt, i,ls parents on Catherine in her recent piciure, "Ti ensure ot it'ioek near Union. Oregon, and ro Ihe Sea." "The Claim," and "Tlio ,vvi-d bums and shock that caus Jxiglon of Deith," us salt Is f-om !,.,( I,.t death the following day nt Hi (.-nr. The cliamclefl-.iilion, II, .it 'ni-on. of an American Bill sold in chili-j Funeral services wore held on i Lor d in nil Algerian slave market Tuesday by Rev. An her at the nnd reared In the bnnillt-ridden , i-reshytei inn Church of this place, bills of Corsica, runs the range ofihe broken-hearted parents and re cmotions, and is Just such a part jlaltvis have Mm -sympathy of the r this gifted aelressi ruiriy revels .community. Klain Itei ord In. Cliemists' Show Opens. NF.W YORK, Sept. 2.1. (By .Vail.) The 4 li Natlonnl Kxposl- j lion of Chemical Industries, open-! lug here today reflects strides made by chemists of America dur ing the past year In replacing the Mnde.ln-Oe.rmany chemical busi ness. Coincident with the bnniinl i.how,'Tnrimur onven(iM-rf'. Amer ican chemical and technical organ isations are being held hete. Special Prices on livll our lovely J. C. C. and Collore fjirl Corsets, nt the Walling Milliner - fl-ltr l-Oll K.IT.K. . . ,100 Ions of A No. 1 Alfalfa hay. jj liny can, bf) fed onlgrotind. Good fd , yard and plenty of good .', water.,WIU nlsb fare for stock v j, .durlflK, . feeding iVi'so desired by fiifchaiter of tho hay. Inquire ot J)r. A. U Richardson. 9-20-10t. - ' - - . 100 Town Ono Liberty lHi(i ov inore il'Viissstblq in ev erv lionie in LiiViriiiule iiieaiisNllu! Honor of .100 Pet Cent I'ati'iKtisiii. lOSTI'OXi: OXK Wl'lilf. lied Cross Aiinmil- KlectinA Will f!o Hi-ld Wnliirsiluy, K't. 2. On account ot the fact that Dr. Hall, chairman of the La .Grande, Chapter American Red Cross, was called on business to Portland, tne annuul meeting and election which was announced, to. take place on .September 25 has been-' postpone.! io Wednesday, October 2. At this i.'tne an. executive commitiee I;, to be elected and reports of offioora will bo received. The meeting, will 'jo at the City Hall,. People Speak. Will of Chamberlain's .Tablets'. ... ! : ; "I Jiave been selljng Chamberlain's Tablets for alout two years and beard iticta good rajiprts from cuctonier,,' that I concluded to i ive them a trial myself, and camsay hat I do not be lieve there is anpthe preparation of the kind equal tothen,'' writes G. A. McBride, HeadforN,vOnt. If you are troubled with indigestion .or constipa tion give them a trial. They will do you good. , , ' Adv. NOTICE. All creditors,of the Mammoth Gro cery are requested to settle at the La pGrande National Bank. VQ-Ol-Qf . TT ,T. ItVVI'P? Kddaks of overy. price to suit your pocket brink or your Ideas. You -wlfMlnd a! full lino of; East nan's atsilverthorn's and they will tell' youSalt about -how. to , use them-at Sllverthorn's. . , FAMILY DRUG STORE ' 1.A QRANOE, OBEflON. t .A W J i '.' DO YOUR BEST . Not Simply your "BIT". What would YOU sriA; if you tliouftlit onr Oregon : !oy.4 "over there" were only half trying--'ere ; shirkiW - What THEY say if they think we "Rtay-at-It)raei-s are im (toinff our best to put.ttfo; Fourth Lrberty , lyoan- over the top in Union OoiintvfliHPQreffoAStnte QDlCKELi, JiKJUEii -ana IIARDEKtliaA evt-r? ' ; ' , If you shouTri-GIVE all your DOLLARS you would not return one thousandth , , measure of their sacrifice. And you are only asked to LEND on the best secur- ity at substantial Interest. Go to your bank or the Liberty Loan Committee TODAY and VOLUNTARILY pledge your quota.- . - . ;t,'iHf.fISsfjS. UNION COUNTY FOURTH LI BIS RTY ' .- v LOAN COMMITTEE, v . ,- This space Contributed bjy HARRIS GROCERY Special.' Prices on. all. our lovely J. C. C. and College Girl Corsets, nt the Walling. Millinery. 9-lGtf A Now Shipment . of 'Vlctor Re cords, in at Newin iEoo,k, Sp Station. ary.df, ,9-11 tf f Inquire Into f I 4 f:;A A x 7 TTr '. ir:.-r?, ' I Inquire Into The Demand For Postum A few years ago one could . safely assume that mqse every fami ly was cirinkinir eithes tea oi coffee. Now-a-days it's dif i ereri.t. , ;;leti ilfi ,'f VQin '. f-cvQVy, walk .oiMile-.in linfl'ea&in'i?. 1 iiuinbei's ;p,QS:Tii:rvi The first usii'S'Hvriie ""diriVel!efI "W Weasius.; ' .OfthetlkhVjnj, tlio'n 't'iu!w'-.foriJ, , iri&tarjt"" "Post -m- NJihre ' ate , - I .irurj..' : e -r.'.-.l.:' ' . ,iiianu;i,,'-, o.f,,V'W'Hl.i.l gffi . ... .-- .e, tic ctitu Bicuuiu ifaaua- whicli iiiakes it. ..the paramount table bev erage for disci'iniiiiat 'ing people. "There's a ReasfiT YOU 'ILL, IF YOU BUY, YOUR FURNITURE FROM HARRp FURNITURE CO. BY SAVING TIME AND MONEY. nuf sed 100 rm STEK dWviHeHuGiuei Harris 'Furniture Store i - -i: -I- ir i'l .11'- - S W ' A Y i m.- Hi B. HARRIS, Proprietor -il". Summons all the forces and resources of tlic "Republic to ' t. ' ; , the dtfcnsfe bfl-VceJom '- ""' ' " . THE OREGON AGRlCULTCRAL'''CdilL&E which tho XJnhtd States authorities, luv.c ranked as one of the. iiheen distin(;uihcJ insjitutiom of the couijtcyjpr exc-s'lU-iice in miliary training, fh:is rcsponJed to the calu . Tim ''College is distinguished not onty for its' Military instnictioh',' biir'",un' It8.Hrong industrial courses for men anil for Women; In Agriculture, Cominfircc, Bilginecring, FoiMlr)' Home lu-onomici. Mining, Pharmacy, and. . . (., ' j Vocational liducaiion, '.' Its wholesome, purposeful student life, ' ' Itg democratic college spirit. ' . Its successful graduates. Students enrolled last year, iici: stars on its service flaus. I2cR. . ovci iun.y iJ;iia;iiL representing oiuccra. College opens September 23, 1918 For catalog, new Illustrated Booklet, nndothrerinforrnationv,'ritctotlicRcf(ittrar,CorvaHis(.Of-gon - ' ... mmmliS '"..Roofing!--9-:r:if: ' iE'BHflW:fflPL Make it .YOt'll DIJT'Mo see that )UR snb rteription is ileded at tliliank or I.iht'Hy .Loan llendqimrters before Satnmuy, September 2Stli. . Be 100 Per Cent in your Family and Place of Business too. IT'S FOR COUNTRY, OREGON and OUR BOYS s ; This space contributed by City Grocery and Bakery The Home of Fancy Groceries. E. Polack. Prop. - - Phone Main 75 Certain-t esd renders a war. spvj.ee. Certain-teed saves war vpptiss, because it is mado of materials which. Uiavjb no use in war pro ducts. It serves war needs jbecpuse it provides our r.rmie3, and peoples everyvlyere, with efficient, economical roohng. . 1 . f Certain-teed aav& war Craniprtation, because it is so compact that it tikes minimum cur space, and so easy to handle that it requires the minimum time to load and unload. Certain-teed eaves war labor. I: can be laid in less time than any other type of roofs and no skill is required anyone who will follow the simple directions that come packed in the center of roll can -lay it correctly, -The durability and economy of Ccrtain-tttti are recognized tne world ever, w prorcd by its cnormoui u!c. It it now the standard roof for factories, office) building,, hole's, slcret, warehouses, garages, faro buildings, etc Guaranteed 5, 10 or 15 ye.irj, according to thickness. Sold by best dealers everywhere. Certain-teed Products Corporation OfficetA Warttboutei'ii Principal Citici of America ' Mkoutftctitrrrt of Ctriaiti-lmtd Paint Vamuhtt Roofing top, w. 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