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C, a page '-irouBi'r y'X -r t ivr-vr . ttittt--t - 1. ' .'V -.' ,. i -.. i FRTBAy.-yQTEMBER 8, .191$ i treAjMjjiii. uBOnv0 The Observer . Aa Independent Newipapw Published Daily and Weekly at La Grande, Oregon, by La Grande Even ing Observer Publishing Company. BRUCE DENNIS, Publlrter. - Entered at the Postof f ice at La Grande Oregon, aa Second Class Mail Matter. Addreu all Communication! to The Observer, 1710 Sixth Street. City and County Official Paper. Evening Telegraph Report of United Press Association. : On Sale in Other Cities Oregon Hotel News Stand, Portland; Imperial News Stand, Portland: Multnomah Hotel News Stand, Portland, Oregon. SUBSCRIPTION BATES . By Carrier Daily, per month ........ 65c Daily, per three months ..$1.95 Dally, per six months in advance s.76 Daily, per year iu advance...... $7. 50 Duily, single copy 5c . By Mall Daily, per year in advance. .....$5.00 Daily, per six months In advance $2.60 Eaiiy, three montns n advance.. ai.Zft ally, per month 50c The Saturday Evening Observer, by mail, per year in advance.,.. -.$1.50 Weekly Observer-Star, by mall, per year In advance........ si.su My Country Tie of The, Ind Lane . of Liberty. What's to Be Done With , Soldiers? , All doubts and uncertainty as to, the signing of the armistice terms will bo removed within a few days. In the meantime the interest of the general public and especially the inter cat of the relatives of the boys in, the service will be centered almost wholly on the question, "When Will the Boys Come Home?" It is a question that i;- of course at present unanswerable and the entire matter is contingent on what Germany and the powers that fcnve surrendered will do toward com; plying with the terms. . A good deal of the army movement is still under the ban of secrecy and for obvious reasons are likely to re main so for several months, perhaps, yet to come. That there will not bo any further heavy fighting of conse quences seems certain. . But .there are still many things to be done and there is the possibility that what is required by the terms of surrender will have t be bucked up by armies In the field. There is a possibility that a . great nmountof military authority ( , ri iluccd to the line of police and patrol .duty, will be needed and that such fur ther military surveillance will keep n large part of the soldiers still in France, and maybe the entire forco that is now available as well as others to still bo sent across. ' J- The situation may be looked upon in nnollior way, and that litllio newer anil only partially trained soldiers who are on their way now to France or who avf in the training camps at home, mny be sufficient for the police , or patrol duty required, while those who liavo boen In the actual battle ureas mny be relieved and allowed to return home if they so prefer. It is all guess work at the best, but it is hardly possible that the United KUitcs forces will be returned home within the next few months, at least It is K"inK to be n hard pill for Ger many to take,' hut tlioro will most cer tainly lie no loophole left at this stage or I ho f;.ima which will allow Ger many any chance to do anything else than comply to the letter with every part of the conditions Imposed. . Twenty-Five Million Bond Holders. The fact that the people of the United States have loaned the govern ment nearly $7,000,000,000 more of their money is no less Impressive than the number of them, 25.000,000 and pcrhups more, who took part in float ing the clgantlc loan. This means In effect the purchase of a now Liberty bond by every American family. The great Bums subscribed for by bunks, corporations and wealthy individuals have had a spectacular Interest, but it is the plain people after all who have made the loan a conspicuous success. dt is a people's loan in its essential features, with all the benefit to the government and to the holders of the bonds which the rendition Implies. Uncle Sam now Jius a creditor In every home, and that is a good thing for the country. 'It reflects equally the patriotism of the population and Its education in thrift and In the habit of investment A nation of coupon cutters with government promises to pay in its possession hi certain to take a livelier interest In national prob- ' lems, and this advantage to the coun try while at war will no doubt persist after peace comes. Hut the great thing Is the popular , response to the country's call. The American people have:-"backed the boys in the trenches" with a fine show of patriotism and done this part of the home work of winning the war in a way to merit the highest praise. - The Leaven of Liberty. To those who have observed Mexico as a field for the culture of Gel man propaganda there will be a feeling of satisfaction and a ray of hope in the announcement that our recalcitrant near neighbor has exceeded her Liber ty Loan quota of $1,000,000 by $1,249,- 600. This sum 'did not come entirely from, Americans residing in that (lis tressed republic, but from officials of the government, employees and poorly clad natives. Despite the recent history of Mox Ico, her subscription to the Liberty Loan is evidence that there Is an ele ment of her population committed to the fundamental principles of demo cratic government. This is shown by the gradual restoration of law and order, the growing respect for proper ty rights and adhelrence to tn prin ciples which the United States is now fighting to uphold among the nations of the world. . Although Mexico is behind some of the Central and South American re publics in her subscriptions to the Liberty Loans, She has given evidence of grent progress since the days of Huerta, when tho chief executivo'a office was more or "less permanently located in a wine-shop or at tho head quarters of a German propagandist. FOUR MINUTE MEN INF0RT MKMHUItS OK OMMrTTi:rc TO . WIUTR DAILY OX WAK CHKST CAMl'AKi.V ' . Public gatherings having -bean by order of the state board of health, the work of the , four min ute men, whose duty It is to aid in Informing Mie public, by Ad dressing any audience as they may fit, must be done through t tie press. Hence this space will be reserved each day for four mlmiio talks by-one of the four men ap pointed for that work In this coun ty. Mr. Dixon speaks today. At this time, the message which the United States government wlahes to convey to the people of the country, through tho Four Minute ..Men, Is the necessity of hearty co-operation in tho United War Work campaign. "Especially should this ho brought to attention of the people ut this time, when the news from the fighting front In Europo 1b so much 1n our favor, that wo are apt to think that It all over aifd thus let down our efforts. It Is true, that with tho (loflnlto sur render of Bulgaria, Turkey ami now Austria, that the period of ac- tnal fighting Is shoitened by piob-;.top ably two years or more, and that lelved the plenum o owing to the we will find Germany, making a j fuu Ity condition of the concrete, oomplut surrender In tho near fu-Whn the work of lowering the tare. But, even llimiKH this la spillway wan performed under can dono, the nood for tho work of the t-act by Mr. Ilert O'lirlen, and tin varlous organizations that havejder my ftemonal supervision, the or comblnod for even longer than thejlrjinal width of 31! feet was nuin proaent amount pskod for, will ; tallied throughout tho complete ex carry them, as such work has been jcavatinn. In the past. Wo huvo millions of "In drawing the plans for the men In Kurope, and will emit tin-! lie to send them, until Go; many la definitely . and finally out, and ir this does not happen until the coming summer, the United States will have about 4,1100,000 men on tho battlo Holds nf Kurope. . Tlio late.newa now bain;; that Germany has signed the armistice. There fore, oven after penco la declared. It will tukon mnny mouths, prob ably a year or longer to bring all those men bank to their homes; and while they ire waiting for such transport -back, while they aro not looking forwaid to roinliat with the Hun, ami working haid toward that end, but aro waiting In comparative Idleness, then, more than ever will they nood the care and comfort to them through these vnrtous organizations. 'Further, It is tho opinion of the writer, thnt there will he American troops In lOtnopo for the next five years. In that period af ter the wiir, when Iitisaln. mid now Austria are going through tho throes of internal revolutions, when the Turkish miration will take a long period of time to work out, It will be Incumbent upon tho Unit ed States and her Allies to prop erly police these countries, and to sea that itlie terms of pence Im posed npon them are carried out. To do this, will require large num bers of troops, and the majority of mi eh troops will ho soldiers from United States, for two reasons, first our Allies are moro depleted of their man power, and secondly, the United States, being recognized above all othor cou.ntilea, as in this war for tho sake of Humanity and Justice and Klght, our soldiers will be host fitted to sn administer Justice, and thus will be the ones left on tho job. 'Therefore, let us remember that thore Is a blic job ahead, and that we must fret under tho load at this time, as fully and completely ns though all of the central powers were still fighting at full strength. Tou take no chances when you buy a luit here. We do all our work nt home. We have five tailors. Suits must be correct before they leave tho tore. TOUUERY. ll-8-:it Job pristine, The Observer, Main ST. OUTBURSTS OF -A COUPCS Or VK .iwneu w mcpi -yHttNeo WOVL.H I l - .. j' ... - RCiGMNclI COHSCMSNe-SS f I SUDJ CITY.ENGINEER ' REPORTS ON DAM IlKroUUHXDATIOXS I-OIt fOIt- iiiktio.v n.' 'o.NTiuarioN ;ivk.n Mr. N'eal's repot: on tho Inspec tion of .the constructions at the InUke follows und'ir date o No vember 2: . . 'Complying with the request of General Manager Currey, I submit herewith report of condition! and roeoniinendation of necessary cor rective liiensuroa relative to the spillway dam and valve atom sup ports recently constructed and couiploted at Heaver Creek Intake. "The original width adopted for the splllwuy was 36 feot, which was doomed necessary to provide paBsaiio for tho volume of water In llouver Crook during the Spring freshetx. loiter, upon .the recom mendation of Mr. V. II. Dater, City Knifineer of Portland, the spillway was lowered three feot, making a total of 5 feet below the of tho concrete arch dam to re- ! present spillway dam. tho City Kn- glaeer Iuih taken into conslde-a-tlon the recommendation of Sir. Dater .mil the expenses formerly Incurred In I ho oxravatfon work to comply wilh such iicrommcndn ttons, and lias specified n width of S(i Teet for tho purpose Qt adding no extra pressure,, on , the '-c-am - aa was originally interned. The City Engineer does not Tfli'l Justified In approving- tho rcdirjrtlnii of the width to 34 Toot wiili'h, although' It might not he fuMl," nai row-ti the water way and exposes tho con crete dam to unnecessary pressni-e. which all f owner work has propos ed to ellnilnato. "The matter of keeping all valves open during- I he freshet season to prevent the fuH load of water com ing In contact" wilh the dam will subject It to considerable vibra tion ns formerly reported by Mr. I,, M. Hivt, which pnaslhly may The Great Big Thing is to immediately buy War Savings Stamps and J liberty otls with the money that you save by conserving Food, Fuel, ete. That completes the. circle. . You lend your Savings to your Govern ment to buy the things you.weiit without. That is "Working Patriotism. La Grande National Bank j Member Federal Reserve System j Capital $200,000.00. Surplus) $40,000.00 Designated Depository of the United States Government United States Postal Savings Depository Established, 18S7 EVERETT TRUE WOW YOU HWi OPfffl'OO BY Ml! IT SnUMT) AP&R VOtl LT-KC." i. - " "BUM Pet ON Trte EAN BY MSTAKej"? r -r- I endanger the stability of the dam but can be eliminated by passing all surplus water through the spill way as was done last year. "I therefore recommend that the spillway dam be extended to the full width of 36 feet, as was or iginally adopted. The proposed extension will entail the expense of removing the present constructed wjngs and side walls and placing same to conform to original draw ing. The lower portion of the dam appears ,ta be well-built and there Is no reason why it should be altered to any respect. "The matter of rectifying the construction of th3 supports for the valve stems should Ipe atttend ed to at the same time the afore described work Is corrected. It will be necessary to remove the flooring . adjacent to tho stem of the large valve and to add two heavy timbers to which the valve lift may be firmly bolted. The three valve lifts on the screen well, although not according to specifications ; may safely remain unaltered for the .present, except that provision should be made to hold them more rigidly to the floor. "In compliance with the direc tions of the City Mannger, the City Engineer will proceed with tho afore said described corrections not la'er than November 10, 1918, unless instructed to tho contrary. "Tho City Engineer docs not pro pose to take," any part in any po litioal campaign and It Is not sub mitting this report or former re ports with tho Intention of aiding the campaign of any particular candidate for tho coming munici pal election. TEACHER (INSTRUCTING IN ARCHITECTURE) NOW, WHO CAN TELI ME WHAT A UUT TRESS IS? PUPILr iT'S A NANNY QOAT,' MR. Getting the most out of $50 There's a way to do that in clothes buying and here's the place. The $50 you : spend here for i Hart Schaffner & Marx suit or over coat is as good as a lot more money . other places because of the quality you get. All wool ma terial made in the best man ner; in stylish suits that waste no fabrics; hi. models for men and young men. ; Such clothes are economy because they last longer. ' '? Your satisfaction is guar . anteed in'theSe clothes. If you don't think you get it, you get your money, brick. ' nTijJaa liAXK ItKTORXS CAMjKD WASHINGTON, . Nov. 8. The comptroller o f the currency has issued a call for the condition of the national banks at the close of business, Frlcay, rJovomber 1. Our suits are all made at home why experiment sending away? H-8-3t TOGGERY Nov. 11, last day to pay water rent without a penalty. Your korak films quickly develop ed and printed, and enlarged pictures most satisfactorily done, at Silver thorn's. ll-7tf Y. M. C. A. Educational Department. Short hand and typewriting. Hay classes, 10:00 a. m. to 3:30 p. m. Night classes 7:30 p. m. to 9:30 p. m. Dressmaking W. King. 110S. IYnn. Oct. 5-3t. Irs. nvo. Certain Cure For Croup. Mrs-. Rose Middlcton, of Greenville, III., has had experience in the treat ment of this disease. She says, "When my children were small my son had croup frequently. Chamber lain's Cough Remedy always broke j up these ottaeks immediately, and I j wns never without it in the house.. I hnve taken it myself for couglis and colds with good results." Adv. I "GET THE GROCETERIA HABIT" CASH GROCETERIA Is now open and going with a rush This is the last word in SAVING MONEY, and cutting the high cost, of living. The Groceteria does away with clerks. People come, pick out their own groceries and provisions, and pay the cashier as they leave the store. All needless 'expense is cut off and the consumer gets the reduction in price. "GET THE GROCETERIA HABIT" AND GET IT NOW! Vegetables and Fruits will be handed to the people. carried, along with complete Grocery stock. , IWBgyciI I'cjiyriijlit Hart Schah'ner -sr r NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY A TRACTOR there is sure to be a big increase in price soon be cause of flic 5 per cent floor tax and the 20 per cent raise, in the cost of manufacturing, buti as long as our stock lasts we will sell at the same old price and eccept first, second or third Liberty Bonds, at par, in payment. We have more light Tractors sold to satisfied custo mers than any firm in the county and have the largest stock of repairs, oils and greases. We take care of you with pains-taking care. --We also have the Litchfield Manure Spreader, the Smalley Cutters, ami tho very best small engine gangs there arc made. Let us prove this to you. Our prices are right, our , treatment' on the square, our stock is the best that money and experience can buy. Now, who will be first don t wait. La Grande Implement Co. N. A. DESILET Between Hamilton Garage and White's Grocery. c Marx. s Produce
