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'.Winter
Underwear
; ' - r, 'When the Essential Features of Underwear are Considered,
Style Quality and Service-
the new lines we are showing are-certain to come up to vour highest expec
tations. v - ' i '
Women's Fine Quality Cotton or
Wool Vests and;Tight9......50e to $1.50
Women's Pine Quality Union Suits, ,
any style - $1.25 to $2.00
"Women's Fine Quality "Wool Union
Suits . . . - .... $1,98 to $3.48
Men's Heavy Cotton Union Suits
, . r .... .v $2.50 and $3.00
Men's WJM Union Suits.. .J4 to $7.50
.Boys' and Misses'- Fine Heavy
Fleeced Unions .... $1.25
Boys ' and Misses ' Wool Unions, nil
hizes , r .. $2.25
We insist th&t you see our complete lines for the whole'
family at the earliest opportunity
HilFs Department Store
TEUTONS. ARB, JNlftf r; ,
PARING FOB PEAjCE
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LABOR BOARD IS
READY FOR VORK
FEDERAL OFFICIALS TO i CON,
DUCT BUKEAU,
Plan In Along Line of Private Bu
reaus IWHh No Fees Charged '
. . ' Non-Essentials Listed. :
The Federal Community Labour
Board of La Grande held a-meeting
last night in the new office of the
U. S. Employment Service in the La
Grande National Bank building. The
hoard ; constats of C. P,vEmahlser,
chairman, who acta as a represent?
' ttve of the U. S. Employment Service,
. under .oath; Vincent Palmer, James
Mimnaugh. reprecnting rthe.. indus
.. tr(es, and Robert Cotner and George
Andrcvis, representing labor, and
Charles II. Reynolds aa superintendent
of the locu) employment office. .
, Mr. Itcyonlds is already installed In
. the government headquarters In s
portion of the office In the Security
Land Company's rooms, and is now
open for business. Tho board, has.
three function t '
1. Listing and, recruiting labor for
war industries,
2. Distribution of labor to war In
dustries. .
3. Settlement of disputes between
employer und employees. ,
'- IA comploto enrd index of every lot
borer in Union and Wallowa counties
. fwill bo made at once.
Lint of Non- Essential Industries.
' The V. S, Department of Labor has
.' classified the following industries un
der thq head of non-esBontlalsi v
' Auto Industry accessories; drivers
of pleasure- ears, cleaning, repairing
and delivery of sume; sightseeing
cars, auto trucks and. teaming en
R gaged in work other than fuel, or govr
, ernment work; abstractors; artists;
iv,erjising agonjeios; bath, and barber
; shop attoBtlantflj baling alleys billi
kjard and '-pool ..'rooms; bottlers and
''Jbottle . supplies,' ;-WU. ppsjerj bluer
jprintors; brokers; candy manufacturr
' tin; cigar and tobnoco, cleanor and
dyers; clubs; confectioners and deli
catessen establishments; builder and
contractor not engaged in the erec
tion of structures for war work; tol
v leotion agencies; dancing academies;
detective agencies; mercantile stores;
florists; fruit stands; Junk dealer,
livery and snle stables; pawn shops;
private Employment agencies; ' insur
ance agents; . peanut venders; shoe
shining shops; window cleaners, soft
drink establishments; waiters; soda
fountain supplies; taxicabs, for hire
cars, and hotel omnibuses.
This list has been classed as speci'ic
non-essential work, and othors may be
added, from time to timo. .
"ANYTHING YOU .
DO NOT. NEED"
ItKD. fltOKH SHOP'0 EOIKTH
MONTH IS A HAN NEK ONK '
; ( WITH PKQKi r.
Proceeds from the Red Cross
Shop and Salvage Bureau opened
for. business In L Grande on June
13th . roaahod the happy .figure of
t:)39.2Q for the moisjlh month of
tho business..; "
Two rummage sales, netting
$71.61 were conducted during the
month under the supervision of
Mrs. L. Olven und Mrs. Frank
Juckson,
composed : wholly, or, partially of
rubber.,
"Tin Foll.-rTIn foil of all Jtinds.'
. Lead foil All kinds, lining of
boxes, collapsible tubes, paste, paint
aim shaving;, tops of bottles.
Glass. Olass fruit Jars, cold
cream Jurs, clean bottles of all
kinds, i 1 . "; . ; ' j
Bags. Cotton, burlap, gunny
sacks.
Ruga. Any . article , containing
cotton, wool, silk, felt, olther white
or colored.
Furniture. Furniture of all
kinds,: Including pianos, Vlotrolas,
stoves and dlsheB.
Miscellaneous. Old ... kid gloves
nnd leather, spark plugs and any
uutQiuobll. accessories, old clothes.
old shoes, dental fillings, leather
cushion tops.
Salem., In response to the com
plaint of customers ovor the fees
of- JG, $10 and ?15 which were
being charged for tho lustullatlon
of telephones the. Pacific Telephone
end Telegraph Company this week
announced that regular riles would
be. charged in all cases where ap
plications had been made prior to
September 1. An order promulgat
ed by. I'OKtmaster-Qenoral Burleson
Results from the salvage depart-, rovided for the installation fees
ii u, fiv iiu aiier ep(enir
ber, but . the Telophone Company
hod 'Interpreted this as. applying to
lostallatlona . on -. which application
bud beon made prior to that time.
icwit hYO boon . highly satisfactory
and Mrs. T. N. Murphy, who hus
direct charge of the work, Is mak
ing b greut record with what she
h to do with. AlthoiiKh consld
eruble cartage cxpouse has been en
titled by the donation of unsalea
ble articles, bucU as paper, worth
less shoes, cans, etc., yet In the
irnln M.rs. Murphy Is very . much
plcused with tho manner the pub
Ui has. eo,-operutod la this , work.
The lelophono number of the
chop has boen changed to Main
754 and the shop Is open every
duy from D to .12 and 1 to S o'clock
f lease, bear in, mind that salvage
is anything of vulua you do not
need" and also keep in mind that
tho following artlclos are always
in demand:
Metals.-r-Bits of gold and silver
jeweliyv. atuuitnuiu, . ironj wrought
end scrap. ' lead,; pewter, ' bronze,
brass, nlckle, copper, steel, ; prlnt
oi s" old type, newspaper cuts, and
plated ware.,
Rubbou1. -Automobile tlios end
Inner tubes, belting, boots, heels,
srles, hot water bottles, door mats,
rulers, stamps, wringers, fruit Jar
b?.nds, shooting, golf and tennis
bulls, rubber toys or any article
FromReaper. to Riveting Hammer
Columbia Rivert
IShipbuilding 1
Corporation
in Portland, completes two
. new way.
2500 Additional Men
will be required at the end
of the harvest season.
At least 2000 of these will be unskille d men who will came
: from the harvest fields of the north west and in a short
' time be trained into skilled shlpbullde rs.
When you have performed your patriotic duty In the bar- '
vest fields, come to the shipyard and hit tho Bun again.
Columbia Elver Shipbuilding
Corporation
PENDLETON MEN
HERE TO ATTEND
CORBETT FUNERAL
: Among ihoso from a distnnce
wht attended the. funeral 'of Jos
eph Corbett today were Pat I.on-.ci-gan,
ice and coal denier;. Tom
O'Brien.,, agent of. the 0.-W.; John
lver, groooryrnaa , and ; former
mayor; and Joseph Cox, merchant,
all of Pendleton,
Observer advertising will Dring re.
suit.
present i agitation '.bare In order
to adapt, the. reply to the new con
ditions. ;y ; ; ; - ' ..
, , '!' ,JIlBi)crtUe (icrmavy,
Baron Burlan's statement to the
forelgh "affairs commltUio that Cer-
n.any will make the constitutional
luodlflcutioim neccsiiUry to ' real lisp
the demand for a deinocraUq fornj
of government and abdication of
rnllitary control wo regarded - a
indicating the Austrian purpose to
do likewise, Events , m moving
In the same direction In . Turkey,,
whore, tho Sultan has declared for
x representative government, bo that
the conclusion ; is irresistible ; and
that the whole' program of consti
tutional reform nbw under way to
the result of tan Agreement between
the three allies to meet one . of the
president's conditions for a cessa
tion, oi .Hostilities. .
Stop Devastating rrocticca.
. Baron Burlan's statement . that
Oormany will be Jn u position, to
nccept the ' president'. deur'ndB
ipreurs to be born out In . a meas
ure by reports Uom the battlefield
:n Belgium and northern , France
that the , Gorinans are . not looting
and destroying private- property as
beretore. ,jf this la followed by
'.be abandonment of submarine at
tack, on mofthant shipping, offi
cials feol that, the principal obsta
cle . In-the 'way of aa adjustment
wlli-be found only in the arranger
Kent' of .un armistice.'-':
There Is no doubt that the, Oerr
mans will liiake a desperate effort
to resist the announced purpose of
tne 'presment' to leave uie .eeram ui
an armistice to the . military ! comr
manderB of the American and allied
forces, . apd . it' niayi be some ' time
before . they are sufficiently ,,humr
t!e, In splrit;rto admt that , it 1
hot for them to dlctite, but simply
to accept such terms as these mill
tary . commanders, unay choose to
iitipoie. ''; , ,'. .(',
PF.IISOXS WEAK AND RVNDQWS,'
KASY VICTIMS FOUTIF '
TOIUtSKIiF AGAINST "i
IT BY TAKING , '.'
' -: TAN LAC. -: ';' .;?
According to late, reports Issued
by. State and . Federal health am
tlioritlos the . Spanish , Influenza
epidemic Is rapidly spreading to
ill purls of the country, ' and It
now seems that practically every
state In the - Union will be ser
iously affected befuto' It run its
course' . '
It has not only become a -great
nnd terrifying menace to the public
health, but, unless clieckod, It is
apt to seriously affect the progress
of war won: in ail its various deT
partments,. Already the Shipping
Board has announced that ten per
cent of Its workers bad Wen af
fected. " ' " '
The disease ha made its great
est progress in the East, where it
has claimed Its . victims by the
thousands. Reports, . from other
section, nowaysr, are. equally aU
arming; and both civil and military
authorities havo warned the public
to take evory precaution to provent
its further sprood. In mnny cities
schools, churches and theatres have
been closod and public gutuerlngs
of nil kinds forbidden. .
Medical authorities .agree that
people who are woan and rundown
tiro the earliest victims of the In
fluenza epidemic, 1( you find your
self tlvnd. wnnk; and. liAipg j(lQHt.t or
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If You Want
Good Coffee
ATA REASONABLE PRICE,
'.;'... .' '."''.-'.'.
ASK FOR
Chase & Sanborn's
CRUSADE,
. at 35c Per Lb.
WE GUARANTEE EVERY PACKAGE.
Phone Main 43
X G Snodgrass
If you are In a genernjl. run-down,
condltlot, 'iorfjf you 'iWlr -ckld- easf"
lit .UWitWWfol. M6Mld be heedied
promptly.,You"are .really In great
dauger because ti germ of , the
dUeoso Is very catching , and you
410 apt tp tail on .easy, victim if j
you come in contact,', with , the
germs. People, who are weir and
strong are 'not likely to contract!
the disease" because they ore able
to throw It off. Tho coinmonsense
way i to keep fjonr taking ' It Is
ia fortify the wste.ni, against at-
tacle uy building up tne constitu
tion. .
In other ' words to use the old
adage "Au .ounce , of ; prevention
Is wortu a pound of cure." And" if
yinP arolnr a, Biib-noiii)ol cpndt-
tion the kutoptr thin to do is to
begin immediately to build up your
p:.wTs. of resiBtanco. . To nccom
Ilish this,, nothing on carth'.-will
Blregthen you and . build you, up
like Taniac, the powerful recon
structive tonic, which contains ' the
ver' elements- asoded by the sys
tem to glvo you .fighting strength
and ward off the influenza germ.
First' of all Taniac begins -Its'
action by creating a good healthy
appetite for wholesomo,, nourishing-
food, and .aa'sta. '.every organ
of the .body to perform its natural
functions, thus helping to-build up
health and strength Jn the) 'natural
way. ';...';:'-'' . .
Taniac 1 also the Ideal strength
ening tonic for persons, who are
suffering from the after effects of
lnfluenaa, grippe or bronchial trou
bles and hundreds of thousands are
using it daily with the most grat
ifying results. :' v
' In connection with ( the Taniac
treatment, ' It is, j'neqejssary t.o keep,
tho bowel, open by taking ..Taniac
Laxative Tablets, samples of which
are Included .with , every bottle of
Teniae. . It la also Important-that
the, every day rules, of hygiene be
observed; that st, sleep in weil-ven-tllated.
rooms, get plenty of fresh
air and exercise and keep o,way
from orowds.
Taniac is sold In La Grando at
the Sihjerthoru Family Drug Store
Adv. - .'v .' .:,.
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JUST
New Crop
Soft Shell-
Walnuts
, : The Fancy Kind
Harris' Grocery I
V . . .Phone, Maln 70 and,77; Farmers, Black 19?
,.a'vniiTO.FIR STREET i . ACROSS THE TRACK
"United States Food Administration License No. G50J5B.
Heavy weight shoes, J3.75 up. Good,
serviceable work shoes.: ,These are
cash prices; . The Toggery. ' 10-lG-3t
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. Butter , Wrapper printed at the
Observer office. ' '
TO THE PUllI.IC.
. The Imperial Hotel has changed
hands and the new management
would appreciate your patronage. ,
' JOHN AYDI3.
10-17-Bt . ' 'Prop.
Have you had your Films print
ed and an enlargement made at i
next time., you are having such
work done. . They will please you.
FAMIL.V DRUG STORE,
LA 01 WAN DC, OREGON.
Dally 10-14-tf
;l lb. 25c
'.-JJm "Crescent" in your
.. -war tinie breads v '
In those days when baking pow- ..
der mustaise war flour breads,
you'll find "Crescent" absolute- .
tly dependable it vill raisettlif
dough. .. . '. x . , "'-. ' ,
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Ask your grocer to
! . supply you'with ' ' . . ,
Crescent Baking Powder
mm - .. .. A ! .':-. " SB dt ''... '"' '
Shoes tor winter Wear
Men.'s Heavy Dry Foot Shoes, guaranteed water-proof, pair. $8
Men's 8-in. top, Medium Heavy Shoes, in Tans and Black . :.
v, " v;- ; . f ;:"' :.r,:.. $7. to' $8.50.'
Men's Army Shoes, in Best Leather"and Soles .......$7 find $7.50
Boys' Heavy, High, Top Shoes. Boys' Heavy Shoes. 1
Children's School Shoes.
rerieJ
Rubbers for All Style Shoes, .
Shbe
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YOUR EYES
are .breadwinners. : Master minds
and yilling hands are no good with
.mit. them. They are the only ave
nues to enjoyment and education,
improvement and success. Can you
afford to neglect them? "
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Our optical department is equip
, ped with the most scientific instru
ments to insure correctly fitted
glasses. " ' ..
Wc invite you to come and inspect
this Department.
Wc surface and grind our own
Lenses.
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J. H. PeQre & Son
La Grande' Leading Jeweler and Optometrist
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PORTLAND, ..
OREGON.
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