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WKile -tlie Stores-
are Closed . .
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We wil) do everything possible to
take care of your phone and mail
orders.
Hill's Department
Store
U 1 COURT
SETS TAX RATE
1,K Y OK 10.3 Mll.l.H Wll. I,
lii:gt hud l uit ion).
Total Aiiroirlations for . County
nllil Statu l'tirjMiNi'4 lire Over a
(juarter ir u Mlllliui Dollius
At llio county biulKut moetlnK
held In the court hutise recently,
the appropriations fur 1919 were
made and the tax rale set. The total
levy for .next year for both county
ami statu purposes will bo 10.3
mills. The list of appropriations
Is os follows:
County to state $ 61.304.20
For Ki'iiiiiul fund .... J :t7 .nil B.OU
Hchonl fund 40.11011. 00
High school fund.,,... 1U.000.00
Library fund 650.00
1ml liri'Ut soldiers' final. 010. 00
Outstanding, wuriaiiis ., COOO.OO
TOTAL $2fB,29.00
The ofltuwu'd valuallon of prop
erty In Union county Jq $24,073,
Hi).:iO, and to ih(ko tho necdnl
nmount the tax levy of 10.3 hillln is
required. .
(iOVKHXMKNT TKl.K(iIt APH
ri.OVKH (JIVKN UAIS
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.Mi'HHeiiKvrH Nut Inclutltd Postman,
ter (ttaerul HurtcHou AnnouiiceH
DvciHion Today.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. Ware
increatie.s of from ft to 1(1 per cent, for
ull employes of telegraph syHteinn un
Ur government control have just heen
authorised, accurding to nn ttnnounce
ment made today hy Tostiuatittsr Gen
eral Burleson. The incitaae takes
effect tomorrow, January 1st.
Mesnircr.i are the only employes
who will not receive the benefit of
the wage increase.
Kmployes who have teen in the ser
vice coutinuouHly for six months or a
year get a 5 per cent, raise, and
those who have served continuously
for U longer period jjet a It) per cent,
increase. It is provided, however, that
no individual salary
is increased to,"'
more than- ?J00 per month.
WAGE INCREASE
IS ANNOUNCED
was private, measures which may
CALIBRE OF SLACKERS ,,t" '"" ,"'r"1" iesii.itnre
iuid rules or piuredu.-f for their own
Many War Marriages Fall, In in-! tl-'t ! were discussed und
"ion ol Chinigo Jiidge. 'furinuliHed.
. I Measures Not to Hi IHlpllenlell
CHICAGO, Dec I.-The'"lncker' Th" council his I u organl.ed
marriages," peifonmd by thousands 118 a rlea ring house for proposed
in the cuily days of the .elective ser-! '"(sh-C e bills so Hint lliere'w ill he
vice law, are "beginning to lu-ai fruit. duplliute liu'.i.-u res presented
ill the form of ihserted wives mi,t j ,,y '""' "' f""r '" ganiial Ions
children," accoidiiig to .In-Ige William iW,,i''h " ' epr, sent... No 'one or the
N. Gemmill of the court of domestic , ' " ""'en's or ;an I ut iiuisi which
relations. The judge, disgusted t,y,''oiupo!,e. the nimiol can 'selll a
file uinny tales of woe related by war '"" '!,hui" tile eonsenl of the other
.bride,, who have haled slacker ha,
linll.L into i-iitit, uniiouiirc.l that he1 '"'I'llite 1mi;isU!.i li.w mil yet
oul. se thnt as many as posnblv of, l,'" l'enled to ' lie cmmrll .by
"the oulpi its nie sent to jail. :a"y '""'ii's i.irgiu.lhiiion. A jinm-
"Wheu the svleclive service act,
lame, these
feilcws hurried t t gvl a
mm i-iiiire license nu then nlea.led !
Lliut II-. -e I.,., I ,1.-,i 1 - .;,.... v..,..
they . fluvwing their real culmer by
deserting the Wotnm, wlio lcp lllem
out of war." -
t,,.i... il..,,,,,; : . ,; i ,i ., .i, . :..
irea'-e in coiitj-laint j aej:ist slacker
htlshands had ll'en nl.wmuur. I De f,
.-.imhei- l!ll'7. thent uein il.to. ,...,... I
Vit,-h u-,MnKl-'Tl,i,. f- in 11 1...-
1018, tiiere have Ken 13. ')I1,'1"'
t- Itoit ft
Pnt. by It own nture,fJfan rNo l
oniy so iHrm-o me romi) ana Dinik
which fly richer never jinvo It ufw(i)ronKinp uf. -, Mother.-),
their wbifn lleury Wurd Ilher.
A, E. F. 'JAW MILEAGE
YuiikM Kuro 'i (hu IHstiutco'
Wht'u It Conii'H to CheuliiK
(inn.
1'AHIH, Dec. l. United I'ivsb,
by mail. J Kimirlug the uvurau
dlstunee liavelod hy the ail u It. hu
man jaw In ruminuUng on u piece
of u in hu one inch-- h.ilf an Inch
up and half an inch dowji It Is
computed thai tho "j:.w mlluao" of
thu American expedltiutmry forcca
In one mouth la cIo.jo to 5,41)5,771
"juw" mlloH.
Til fw 1h butted on the quantity of
(iii m furnhdiod soldier every niuiuh
hy the V, M. C. A. . hast month, It
Wuh 77 1-2 tontt, or Id, 320,1)00 Htlclu
of n u iti. three iucheti in IuiikUi.
The average man chows u piece of
um 70 times u mtiiulo, and youiiK,
euoi'Ketfc soldlura make HO round
trips of the Jaw In thu sauiu timu.
Flvo huiu-H Ih thu uurago life of
u piece of gum. If a in in chewtt 70
liniuH u minute mid covers onu inch
each round trip, ho will travol 21,-
Olio Inches, or 1750 foot In the
Iiouih. Multiply thla by 10,320, 0ut
pieces of gum In 77 tons, and fu
ducliiK It to. mlleH, shows tho A. K.
F. covers 5,405,77.(1 "Jaw" inllos on
its nwnthly Y. M. C A. ullotnient.
This da 210 limes tho distance'
around tho world, lepresentlng 22
round trips between, the earJh and
moon and an oxtv.i oue-wuy trip
UKain to thu latter.
MISS LENA IIK1.LE 11(10 KK
Miss Lena Hello lloozer was bom
in Hutler county, Mo., July 21, lill);i,
and died at tho homo of her parents
ut Second and Division streets, La
(iliinde, Ore., December 2li, 1018. Her
body was laid to rest in the Masonic
cemetery December 28lh and the soul
returned to Cod, Who gave it.
Miss Boozer was brought up in the
church, Junior league and Sunday
schuol. In August, 11)17, she was con
verted and joined the M. E. church,
South, In I lul l is. m, Ark.
The flower that budded here will
bloom out in all its beauty and per
fection and will beam with its fra
Kiunce. We weep not as those who
have no hope, but have the sweet an
ticipation of meeting her in the "sweet
bye and bye."
OREGON MOTHERS
TO RECOMMEND
(Continued From rage 1.1
K'diicatloi.al Iliireau.
The Women's Legislative- Council,
composed of representatives rroiu
the Stalo Federal Ion 0f Woliien's
cliilis,.the W. ('. T. V., Consul -s'
Loigile, ami the Orogoh Congress
Mothers, met Saturday n fler-
noon. During their session, which
",v ,,Nll''''ed to be foi inul.lted
jll.nd iiresellli-il Within IliO
cry ,
uililre inn! -linen.-, m n,,, ,-,d
Ifllle hill, t ponsoi ed bv Hie I'orl-
liuid (iraile Uir'n;.' Association,
willt the aim m establishing u do-liltt-tic
, reliit.iou veiiit seoiunte
from the
t'Ut Jit. ATl t8.
ciutucil int-o,-
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"! I hal!. f
n IV,fe,ai.(M. i f tVomenii
Hoeil HUB Vt'i' Mittli,u"y '" fiirrauln.U triotiuai.
Ireii,lfiit of OnJod V O -Y'Ocock j.concludei "unless
Mrs l,,l i H,4;iu. nresH"1" kalr ,wl ,or,"r ""'dialed
1 I ,
idem ,. t he, ?!'
- a tl-ande; Mi i'. . liavhnni. j
o - hi.iuiuo nuiiic
Ol -pler.on
I'ortliintt: ttr.d
Mil.
Millie 'riiuiliull,
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HEALTif OFFICER G1.VKS VIST 01 'L!oyd GcorKA government to puwer.rervation oi Ly Mau.pp . to w
tjiu Kiiicland in the recent election, the i'iP ' countries that would 1v. the
ellOMES "JAGGED.
I.int Will Be Published Daily in
The
Ohjjerver and. Wll He Kept
Up-I-I)ate.
W,fa a Partial list of . flu!1"'."' n'":.bc to a ce, -
I . itain stauinzing inlluence n tne ai!u-"" .".e.
quarantines in !. Grande at the pre-!lltjon in tneac olncr tw0 countries. "Apart from the collective penal
cnt time, furnished by the city phy-l In the corridurs of the chamber of ties that must be visited upon the Ger-
sician and the chief of police. A. list
of new (luarnntines and releases will
be published daily, from now on:
' Ed Thomas, 1505 Second street.
ii. 0. Cruwford, 1513 U avenue.
Win. Church, 1908 Second street.
Webb, 1'JUl Adams avenue.
J. IJ. .Smith, 1700 First street.
Fred Currey, 801 I'enn avenue.
II. MeKinnis, 002 O avenue.
II. S. Hiowiitou, lfu4 O avenue.
Vincent l'almer, 701 0 avenue.
J. W. Mcl'arlin, 1002 0 avenue
Fred Speaeth, 1305 Eighth street.
K. C. iierzingt-r, Seventh and I'enn
avenue.
i,. 1.. McKennon, l.'lll N avenue.
V. (i. Kobertson, Wuverly Apts.
II. E. Fulton, 210 N. Fir street.
J. C. Hughes, 180(1 Cedar street.
F. K. Carpenter, 2.103 N. Birch.
Murphy family, 27 M N. Fir.
Alex Ferguson, Fourth and
streets.
A. C. HcUdlan, 90S Adams avenue.
Mrs. Apusc, 1814 K. Fenn
l.ee Warnick, 50B 11 street.
I.illa Mulkey, 1814 E. Fenn.
Joe See,. 1004 (j a'venue.
Isaac Crawford, 2808 N. Second.
J. L. Courtney, 2:114 N. Third.
A. Jones, 141!) Y avenue.
1U04 t) avenue-
Calekina, a Creek, no house
u'i
street number.
Chris- Nelson, 501 Cedar street
'It. 1.. linker, III)'.) Division street.
J. C. Maxwell, liOU l.ake street.
V. W. Webb, 2611 Second street.
J. W. Knowles, 001 Main avenue.
'1' U II r:..t 1
.uiil utviiL-n, t.i,iitci CUlll U1
Adams.
F- A. Eppling, 001 C avenue.
II. Mediums, 004 Spring street.
J. Ilarvos! HIVj Fifth street.
Nels Nelson, 1805 X avenue.
Lindsay, corner First and A streets.
Waldrop, 805 N avenue.
uoipn Mcgrist, an ) street. .
W- K. Jones, Seventh and O streets-
Jolin Speckhart, Fifth street.
J. Huff, 180U Adams( released).
J. L. Brandt, 1701 Washington avc-
Hal llohnenkamp, 1701 First street.
Ed Ueynolds, .1508 Second street ro-;
'u",0,1)
W. I). Stoop, 1311 W avenue (re" -
leased).
Wulter Hopper, 1120 W avenue. . -We would beg our American prised German and Austrian Poland
('has. Smith. Depot und Z avenue.' frjcms w-ho nsk C.eritinnv only, to he: seemed to be withholding co-opera-'21)07
Third street. ' I , tH consi(ier that no 'matter what I Hon fioiu thu mlnisiiy which is at-
21 11 First street
' 2502 X avenue (released)-
Cnrl Suodgrass, M21 Y avenue.
Karl Huberts, 1500 Y avenue (re
leased), W. Clifford, 1420 7. avenue.
Fred Ilarnham, 1201 V avenue.
W. W. Lathun, 8011 Division street.
(!. M. Brown, 142H Jackson avenue
Ed lingers, N. Birch.
Ilazer, Second and Division.
'Chns. Chnndler, Sugar Factory ad
dition. .'lift Division street
505 Adams avenue.
C. D. Crowe, 504 Penn avenue.
17IW Y avenue.
IMOli Oak street.
2501 N. Birch.
HI0-') N. Birch.
Henry Ferguson, 2008 E. Penn ave
nue.
J. Ward, 1:105 T avenue.
II. Taylor, 2011! Cedar street.
II. E. Brown.
H. It. Mason. 2010 Adams (re
leased).
Nate -Zweifel, 201(1 Adiims nvenuc
(released).
Ceo. Hopkins, Iio.'( Alder street.
W. W. Class, 808 H street.
R. Smith. 2010 First street.
Rev. Hawks, Methodist parsonage.
D. M Hunt, 2:W7 N avenue.
C. Palmer (released).
McNcoly, 104 Third street.
EX-KAISER CAN'T
BE EXTRADITED
(Ctmtliiiiea' (ruin Page One)
liod couutnos.
" lutluT Got many could demand
thu ki.taer t extradition, oven If uho
were disposed lo do so, Uauuthei '
matteV,"
If abdication has boon accom
plished loi itiitlly, Mti) ettck dec lores
W 111 ta m lloheu io lorn itiou Uct'ouiX-s
iiu'iolj tt pilvato lidlvUltuil is it i ti
iu Holland. ltowcyi. ocn If liils
ia the ease, thuie in uothtau Iu I Mi
law p to prevent tho Neihorlund
trom according Tount William
the ilKhU u( u i&vcreiKU.
r "Suppose i hey dono," says M.iy
aVk. It may theu bo asked hi
what do such prh tlogi-s coitt
I Vn t'1'11 point Alaycock quotes a
'fiV'cojiAcd woi k t'tl tntt'fiiatltmttl :i
lawo wntu-u hy . t. Hall, wuu ii
'""
""lu o up to him to clauu. Ill
' tn?tninunW- -enj. bv
o oretfsns -"i'ti tt foroiKit stale
: :
Oi(Orvr dvrtlin l',i hriiTJI r-
EUROPE'S POLITICAL
DHT MflA DIIDDI IMP'how Ormany would iain admittaOet
ryUINUW DUyBLIlNU tu it. It demar.d that the option of;
a society of na.ns he discussed hyig,
LI.OVU GKOHUB'S (E-K1.F-CTJ()N lhe I,ea' fcnc'- ' Httual ses i
.MV KXKKT ISKI.l'KVv'E jsiuns,- together with other rclatedj
UPON SI rUATION. j mattera, aid the onosalaha'
a n 'n'dfche treatctLafter the corfi rence as,
With the r.tuininir of Premier'"
renuiU of which were made known
Saturday, uncertainty with rMrd to
cue phase of he European political.;
situation ia elinunated, and while tht -
the French cabinet talks jf chances; twi(tatory arrjitraiign am limitation
and u report comes that the Uuliimjof MmiwmmU aie an intett-rnl part of
government is likely to undergo cer -
tiiin mr.difin.nii ihn result iii Kim-
'deputies in Paris mention is madeiman people, there will be the matter
lnat certain .umicr secretarysnij.s
will be suppressed, such a.s that of
the aeronautics portfolio, which, un- "There will he it world police to
til now, has been held by Jacques Du-'iook after offenders agnin-it order, an
mesnil. Rumor also says thnt I,ouii' international tribunal will be insti-
I'eschamps, recently appointed to a.ntuted to adjust the disagree ments of
undei secretaryship for demobilisation,; nations and, as far as po.-sib.e m hu
is about to rKie;n. inian power, war will be Iiru?hc-d out
Certain ministers are also said to 0f the road of civilization."
lie contemplating the resiirmnir of
their functions, while nn eminent ex
minister would he called in to help
iemier Clcmenceau in discharging
his duties at the peace conference.
;The new mini8ter would be a parlia
imentarian uttnehed to the foreign
l nf fairs ministry. Clemcnceau wu!d
turn over the ministry of war to one
of his collaborators and occupy him
self entirely with the peace confer
ence.
French Tress Favors League.
A noticeable chancre of attitude to -
'n....-.l l.n .n npln,.;,tla nf Pi-rwiitnilt
Vflson is seen in the French press nl -
most on the eve of the peace con
ference. Important French news
papers which had paid little nttcntion
to the Wilsonian idea of a league of: was lutor loirned that 110 per cent
nations are now openly supporting it, wore Hiithenians, SO per cent Poles
toKcther with other idenls of the Pies-land only 10 per cent Jews, so It is
ident. French public opinion has been I evident that religious persecution
a potent influence in tho new attitude could nut have been tho basis for
toward the format on of such a so -
eiety of the nations.
'. A contrasting view is held hy the
militarist and now reactionary Echo
Ido Paris, which demands first a recti
fication of the frontiers of France, ap-
I ' ' .
r-.-n.,l fli-lto n in rav aa Iho trwlv Of
1815.
"111 England people live on an i-sl-! remote as they expect tho Polish
ami, protected completely by tho aea.gOVorniiient to deposit 2,000,000
Americans are safe and comfortable -poundu sterling for carrying. out cf
at home, for the Atlantic is broad. jfectlve relief work, which is out of
jln France, should the frontiers not the question ns tho Polish govern
!be nltered. there will remain the doorment in Us present formation is
in thi, east thcou-ih which the bochc.poweiless to raise Mich u loan."
has too ofUn pa0, "Paderewski feared that the iln-
yean frmanv Won't Rtr.v Good. de:iking Is too vast for the Poles
..Fur hel. (1W,; predion England in America." but Mr. Simllski said
st KUimI ,t,e Kr0tv of nditium and: that steps had already been taken
!prQvi(c for jts ncutvalitv by liindinjfor tho organization of a. strong
,,,: , l.',-.,,,,.,, and Beluriiim, rescue coninilllee.
,. t Ij.-H in securitv tuiless they
,.... Ihl, ..!. frontiers which
ln.,i,i,o 'hat tnu-ed '
promiscs may bo made by our beaten tempting l poveni the territory
enemy, there is small chance that. they formerly held by Kus-sia.
will be. lastingly observed. From the I I'lidi-rstiimllng Is. Sowlit
day of her recovery from this blow, "j,, vlnw nfHiose rondllions," he
(iermnny will feel a fresh desire for added, "the departure or Mr. Pad
coll'iuest and she will full on France, j erewskl on a Uri'tisii cruiser ia sig
"Let our nllies take our interests in nillcant and manifestly an effort is
hand. We fear that the politicians in prouress lo bring about through
lire too fnr from the realities to get a Paderewiskl's inst; iimentality an
proper perspective of affairs. Iniiindorstatidiiig among the sections of
order that they may clearly see the
situation and the possibilities mt
may develop from it. the -nations
across the sous should view our in
terests and provide for their defense
as though they lived iu our corner,
which is a had one."
I.e Matin, Paris, publishes n two-
i miinJWiBiEgg;
GRE.LiTlNGS
We Wish You
a
HAPPY NEW YEAR
tfs5)
' City Lxvoszery
and Baliery-
ANNA M. P0LACK, TrtQ. e
O (Si
Phone Main 75,
The
"!uir,n crti Jo o.iit!ininthe functions
ilject apart from it. "The onlfc
,f 'on: (rt of s society
,l,,J""" '--' ,
"The entente iMc-gaies should say;
to (icrmany and t her neonates : 1
our conuiuons. iou om.-i,, . ,.....
Ii-cIm them now, and yti'.i will know
;U or In ynM manner tney oe
oi penancing wie personal m ,t
kaiser.
POLISH JEWS
NOT MASSACRED
(Continued from paRe 1)
mice J
l'aderewslil. the musician.
Mr. Sinulskl said l'udeiowiskl 10-
cotitly sailed for Dan.la: ill
i;nt-
lsh cruiser froiu I union.
The cablegram said tbo recent
disturbances in Kastern (Jallcia were
'not pioiiroms at nil. but "wore
rcrlv ,l..u tn ilia wtutlosiln rflJUt.
;of criminals, and as a result 00 of
the malefactors woio immediately
shot by Polish troops and 1.100 were
arroBted. Out of lliut number it
.tneso uisiurounccs.
llclief Appeal Is Made.
The cablegram describes internal
condllloiiH in Pol.uid us "extremely
acute," recites tho rred of immedi
ate supplies of food, blankets and
CiuinillR .u:.liii.;.n.
fr HLtctimnn front Ihn
: inter-allled food administration are
IHscussiiu; tho i.olltlcnl situa-
t ion in Poland. Mr. Similskl .pointed
Unit tho prevlnces which com-
the diBincnihered country ovor
winch Husslan ltohdiev-m, as well
a.s Gorman and Aiif-tilon intrUrue
Is.atill trying to rxert an Influi-neo."
Nlyhtingale'.T Voice Carries.
Tho nShtjnalc's video cuu be heard
fur a distance of n uiilc.
.u'e'o
Home of FancysaGrocories
kujuiij"''
. 1918 ' U
'"Greetings-'
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HAPPY NEW- Y E AR" I
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TITK PROPHTKTOH AND SiAT-ES rOUCK.
of the ' ;
Harris
Phone Main 70 and
408 North Fir Street
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DAYS
CORTLAND, Dec. 31. (United
Press) Carl Shoatakt is the de
fendant in a divorce suit which was
filed here today because he is al
leged to have expressed a wish that
his wire might die, so that he
might return to Austria, whence he
came many years ago, and pick out
a young and beautiful spouse.
Note There evidently was not
as much "takt" about the gentle
men above referred to as' there
might seem.
The Observer furnishes and prints
Flutter Wrappers.
I 9
A New Era
New Opportunities
New Responsibilities
New Things to Think About
New Reasons for Thought! ulness
New Ventures 1 .
New Endeavors ,
New Resolutions
New Evolutions
New Visions From Out the Past
New Hopes for the Future
A NEW YEAR FULL
PROMISE
United States National Bank
La Grande, Oregon
GREETINGS
To Our Many Friends
and
Patrons
A 'HAPPY .
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Grocery
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Across the Tracu
Sleep Over It.
ITere Is a suggestion that may pnvo
you life-long remorse: When you have
sn important decision to make, sleep
aver It.' I don't menu that when you
meet a hear on a narrow trull you
ihmild take a nap before you Ciceido
ivhether tn advance or retard. You
know what I mean. Los Angeles
Times.
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"HOT LAKE, Ore., Doc. 31
Word has been received from Dr.
W. T. Phy that he has been re
leased from, the government ser
vice at Lettennan General hospital,
San Francisco, and will bo perma
nently at home at the Hot. Lako
sanatorium about the 10th of Jan
uary." 12-31-lt-p
OF
NEW YEAR
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