TVFT.VE&n,V. .TAXUAttY 8. 1919. o
LA OtVXOE EVEN f NO OBSERVER.
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-rirJymjttaH WKvt vmi;v- -i " . . -
Sal
T.O.VDON, j.-.i,. (I. Cupl. l-diiK.
jlho aviator, who (in Thutsd'iy -Wt
-
arartce
esliihllshed u low airplane altitude.
rucnid nl 30,6011 f.it, ha been plac
ed under arrest by. the Uritlsli army
(authorities, uccurillni; to tin Kven
, inK News Monday. The ciptain was
arrested, it Is Mated, because of It Jh
idlHclusIn without authorization the
(llUils lit lllslililb. .
''All silk
to i:i.i: r. n. i-rkki.
uv.s'r is nun.
WI1MXY iikim?i:-
f HKNTKK AT CO.WK
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RFPi RhRANK
a.f-iif i. ! i:
1 .
LCHUCt 0 mil '
I vQUTUNB'PLl!:
LOOKING AHEAD
STAlK TO UK
to
0
fNCLUDBD ARE SATIKS, TArFETAS,
GEORGETTE CREPES, CREPE DE CHINES,
AND OUR ENTIRE LINE OF FANCY
STRIPE3 AND CHECKS SPECIALLY
PRICED AT A DISCOUNT OF
20 for this week only
ONE LOT OF FANCIES
A few patterns left. Values to $i00. Priced
for this silk sale at :. $1.38
Hil'sD
ept. Store
; MntmiKiit from lliiuurui-i ICc
1 KiinllnK Standard, lUwrur in
1 1'rf.liU'iilliil i iiiiti-st
Ill'ITK KITCEKliK IN THE
1'KillT AfiAINST INTIX'KNZt """"ruction I'roirrat. W'.ll l I's-
A traveling man whu arrive! in La
Irnnde today from Ilutte, Mont., states
llhnt the flu has been practically elimi
nated from that city. Credit for the
lufjislud and Hiatus of War In
dustries Outlined.
.wahiiinij IUM, Jan. . The Ke- Inated from that city. Credit for the Oregon, represented by delegato
publican I'qbllcliv Aaaucinlloii. jaunpreaaiiiir of the epiiienro there Is from every section of the stale, wiii
through Its presldum, Hon. Jonathan attributed to the very strict n,uaran-jmake definite plans to provide eiu-
louay tavo out me rot- jtjuo regulatloh imposed and to the jployment for its men who have served
their nation, and will work out a pen
PRA SES WORK
OF THE 42HD.
: liuuriie, Jr.
iowhik btaiHtiitiiu rroin it wamiinc- :us(1 0f the serum prii)i b' Or.
ton heudjuurteiH: idiosonow. wljifh I .a Grande physicians
"That the poxt president of the uve also rut-eived lately.
l'nlt!d -Slate, will he a repnblkuTl -
In Indicated by all the bIkiih of thi
limes. There rout upon tho tank
i tnl fllo of the Hupuhllcan juny,
therefore, the retjponHluil.ty of
lecting t ho muii wIm hIiuII be their
nominee, mid, dm a coiirfeuueqee, th-:
chief executive of the nation. WY
say that the reap jnHlbi Illy icwtd
upon the rank and file for, under
present systems of nomination, the
voters oxerciB') a vey direct influ
ence upon the choice. In fact, near
ly a third of the xtdteu h;tve prt tsl-
dentitfl primaries.
"In disruption of the. noniiuariou
of candidates rlld tho election of a
president lu U20 it will bo fortu
nate fitr the country and for the
.KepuUlirun party if discussion of
types of men ahal) prectdo discus
sion of Individuals. It will be well
if we get away from the notion that
a candidate should be chosen chief
ly upon tho theory that he Is a good
'vote getter,' with minor considera
tion of tho sort of record he will
muko when ulocted. The duty rest
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TRADE WITrt US
WE FILL. ORDERS
PROMPTLY
Buying groceries is important.
Ynn must have eood groceries to keep the good health
of all the family, and as you spend a great deal of money
ciiil development program which will
also insure the auttu against unem
ployment at the state rei onstruttion
convention at 'Portland, Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday.
The status of war industries in Ore
gon will be outlined by leaders in the
various industries, the position that
labor is taking in eonneetion with tint
reconstruction nerind will !i told hv
, j , u UU WV. AMAUUJ, MY J " " j-- O
labor leatlers and whenw these two f th & t tQ pay only what they are yr0rth,
factors arc known the delegates will, .M , ... r J ,, SXJ. .,, ; ,,v
be called upon to work out a feasible
GEN.
.MK.VOII Klt'S Till BUTE
KA.MOl'S DIVISION.
Then "trade with us." We will give you pure gro
und comprehensive program which ceriea of hiph Qualitv at fair, honest prices.
to; win provide empioymont for ail umii -yrrg wjjj fjjj vour orciers promptly and take special
the handling of its post war problems, i pains to see that you are pleased.
Able men renresentintr vnrinil4 (..iv-
Farewell Address of the Commander' Pnmontui ,t,.,riml.r,t. hmo i.onn -
of the "liainbow" Troops to signed to attend the convention and
His Men. it til Oregon's delegates what the nation
is planning to do in the way of coring
for returned soldiers. Employers of
lira. W. M. Furman of Iinbler, ! )al)0r wi outline whnt they are pre
whobo son Arthur has seen service in Spared to do during the reconstruction
France with the famous Rainbow di-j period and state, county and city of-
reeeived from him n cn.,v ,.f -'S ' n nn"u l" ennjnu-n
Phone us your grocery order today.
HARRIS GROCERY
vision
Major Cieneial Menoher'a
. . . the delepatca on what these bodies can
address to , . t, W11V nf ,h(l .llu
inn upon Ilepuhlicuna 1 to select ashis troops on the occasion of his lcuv-ijon Qf the problem,
their nominee the man who will' ini? them. Mrs. Furmaii has sent the! No meetinir has ever been called
protiuttly serve the nation best, 'If
idecied, and then If their (uudidate
ni not elected, the responsibility
will not be theirs. It will also lie
It is na ful-
ai U it. 4 s to The Observer.
lows:
Headquarters 42nd Division, Amer-
i I! ' , ,U1,U"1:U 'November 11, 1D1H.
To Prevent Winter Ills
and to more quickly recover from colds, coughs,
grippe and influenza, use
Winter Tonic
We rocommend these as the
best blood building and system
strengthening tonic3 sold.
Putman's Drug Store
and inlschlevouH notion that u can
didate must bo selected because or
geographical locution. It is a
wicked perversion of popular govern
ment to assume that u man Is bar
red from the presidency either be
cause he occupies an office In
York or bus his habitat union); the
;rowtHK Industries of far c.lT Ari
zona.
To the Officers and Men of the
42nd Division:
On the l.'tth of August I addressed
ti you u letter summarizing the rec
ord of your achievements in lA)iiaine,
huW before Chalons and on the Oumj. On
me occasion ol my leaving the divi
sion I wish to recall to you your ser
vices since that time and to express
which is of the tremendous importance
of Oregon's reconstruction convention
in Portland thia week.
MORE DIVORCES
1018 Uriniifi Mure Separation" und
Fewer Marriages Than 1!U7.
nraannn.. - I
uhiviuuHAib yy
CIIEIIAUS, Wash., Jan. 8. Lewis
county shows an increased record ii
divorces granted during 11HS, as com
pared with the previous year, iiccnid-
: . . . to vtai mv Hoot't.ciat inn nf the iinfiiil-1 annual report ot .Mrs. tora
hat nrai of . " f , , . ,f , Black, county clerk. Mama... re-ctpts
S " '" "? ",!""Vra " with which v,,u have met and ovor-i-how a decrease. However this l,t
,h Atttet-tcan syst.,,, of nl , f , k w , h Ut condition may be accu,, ,,! I r in
:i giim nini'iit divided Into three , a measure by the enforced ubete q en
ln anclies, lealalallv... executive ' m J""; ,h(, . of chate-ill ' '"''''"' y ,lu,-v in the ''" '"y "f Mv"1'1'
ijmlicial. .m.h porfoiiuing faithfully -llu "lL 1 L h-lU'1" hundred voung men. The 11HX dtv ores
, .,, , ,. ,..i. ,i rhiiiry you had scarfcly bicn as-.eni- ' ; . h , ' , , . r
aid cllielniilly Its own duties and, , ntintberci 7i , and for 1117 a total or
;, auetttptlim to dl.lale llio acta orl''M m ' . v.hen yPer.-, mhare wt ;i7: manias
polit ies .of. lite uthora.. HxiH-rh-nc.. ;'-' 'K!": 'V . ! Lt. .ns8 K,,ml bv the aH,lil,r. He
ihtts shown that waste and inefrini-i1;"I'hl'B l" I'at lieipato in the attaek f !Vse'ng'g'rei.n'e r,7. ..-
.ency result from nettieel of ad.ninls- , the SI. M.hiel salient. In the first j ' U '
lltativo tliitloa by un executive who h'oiii ttperatton ot tne .American army
ilrlea to run tho legislation braneli .'"" w, lu instrucled to attack In the
jof 4hu Kovoinmenl, center of the Fourth tinny corps and
This nation needs a president "U,," V"V . " 1 .
iwho has had broad training and ex- """" T . ,uoh'ng '
.peilence in the pra-llcal alTalrs of'Mad.ne river In the battle that foi-
Ihn world mid of er.vurniiit.nl Wn '"' i" "-eiy oojecuve in tie
I MISS LILLIAN G. JONES 'J
z,
1 Ai
! Ill
January Kith last day to pay water
rent without a penalty.
Oh Boy!
ir
have suffered Irremndlnblo 'injury Kf"dance wilh the plan of the army
from tho haltlnu and vaclllutlng ec-
comnianile
.You advanced fourteen
TO HONOR COLONEL
Trees lo Stand Monument to (he
Memory of Ex-IVesidi nl.
OUT IN IDAHO
oiKiAMATitiv or Horn iidi shs
OMI'I.F.Tl:i .MIIMI.W
lliilliiinl lleci'ptlon anil liitiiiuuiiil
Hull Held Willi. tlllciaU.:i.,t
illels of I Hy
UOlHi:. Iilalin, Jan. . Tim Joint
liiaustiralloa or the new oiricinU
fnrmlltK the lt.;Mih!U.,il ail ill 111 l 1 1 u
' ami uietiiliera elect to the If.lh
liluho leelslaitire Iouk inuce at uoou
M.indtiy. Immediately i t,.re.i(i, r lite
I "mo.-i wis ,,li m ,,. u,,.,,. un,.,,,
The llo.ie ,.' ItepresentnliM-a orga
nized Htlli the election ot .M. I. Kler.
of Konleiu,, , y- speaker.. aii, the
seinie Willi ficiuior I.'. W. Wliiivouili.
of l.tmlil coitniy. lMeaidf.lt pro tela
Jloth bouses ad i.iiii tied for the tl.iv
out of resp, , t t t. in. inery ,, Tlo o-
Ullte Kili.evelt.
Hlinpllcily feain, .,! ti, Inaliaiit il
('Mr. IIIOIIV. hllj i, tl, evetilnc Otte o'f
the i.nii.1 l.tilh.,,,, r ,.ls lM.
Iiuiruntl b.,M wits ll,. with otllcals
el' "' .is Kile-ts of I lila clly,
!Tli(J rccepllon . ;ia Itc' l In . re
In ma ol in., n, iv ,(.,t,. r.;.u.,' leilld
lllC. VI It ll tlie.. Me- ,t,d li,,, !,.,
Maadina at the .!., .., ,,, ,h r,., ,,, ,
line. I'ili'. i- rial. ,.,, u,i , .,,
wnes a I... I.'.eued. ;,.,.,. ,
M.S. .il t le Pi..,t ui.iivli-
nl the lull, !ih h .l,i. i..
I ' c n a. l.le ,,l,s iii
s'.iitn. a a fi ,k.H
HE EFFECT
ON POLITICS
IIOOSI.VDI.T'H IICA'III t.ISi:i
ilIOAT IMKCt'SSIO.N,
NEW YORK, Jan. 8 In order to
gve permanent expression to "nil Col-
ntrlel'ies of theorists whose chief , Kilometers in twenty-eignt Hours, l ou
skill Is in maltliie tluo Dhraaea that pushed lorward advance elements five
l i i. ...... t ..... n i.;i,.' ... i. - i
mean anything or r.othiiiK aa su- j a .uimui, i 11.11111 mm onei tcoosevoit stooii lor lor me idvs
h cut events may make expedl- jnieteis beyond your original 3tartingf the nation1 Hi.OOO tro.ips of the.
ent. We need u president whose a- (I10"1- Vu took more than one thou,IIoy Scouts of Ameiicn, comprising I Butter
sociatluus and sympathies have beim ! prisoners from nine enemy livi-j 440.OOO members, today were instruct-j Observer
with tho producers r.f tho country. siuna. You capture.! seven village and e( tP plant one -or more trtta with;
for itpoa the prosperity of the pro- ( torty-lwo s(uaro kilomotens of lerri-;8U)tnble inscription and ceremony i:p
ducers the future meatness of this tury. You seized large supplies of memory of the former president. ' I
nation must rest. We use the word ,u Od,' clothing, ammunition, guns ana
pi oducers' In Its broadest sense, 'engineering material.
To Miss Lillian Q. Jones falls the
nonor of being the first woman bank
:ashier in New York. Miss Jonee has
seen appointed to such a position at
:he Wall street branch of the Bank of
Cuba. She started as a stenographer
it the bank eight yean ago, and since
first days at the position has earn
ed the respect and admiration of her
luperlors, who. now have rewarded
ler for untiring and efficient efforta.
Wrappers
office.
printed at the
K-rie,Meiil Wax INtKslhlc Presi
dential ranitidine lur IDii
Opinion i:mM( IUmomIciI
VVASIIINOTON, j;in. 1.. .. Kvol
.......... m i ctnir-'st ami oiin-r ui-
lilicul P-ailt iM, who Were most ilis
iressed over fo. Kooseell'a il.-ath
Monday, toiihl not help behm diawn
Into the Inevitable d iM-nsslon of Us
rneei upon Anierlem polilital life,
and partieularlv Hi 1,1 .i.l,.,,i ,., 1
caiupaiKH of Kn wn ume-d ,I,,U,'- Thls lI- needs 11 ser-
Uutt ihe rffect oub! be (n mrnd- Vlll,t- l,nt a MlusU'r' in th" White
tnirt Hon so. Vnder our form of irnvern-
ment. the people, through their rep-
Hoitie conslileratlnn, but of a second
ary soi-t, may be given to people
who class thoinschn-8 only as con
sumers. "There aro three classes of men
whose tialuiitK and habits of thought
unlit them for tho presidency.
These are school masters, profes
sional military men, und men who
havo served long on the bench.
Men of these classes have been re
moved ft 0111 clone r'ution with the
wirld of affairs. They have become
acciuto'ued to receive obsequious
obedience. They have formed tb'
mental habits of diet it or - hsbitn
th.it are accent unfed r.ither than
come hy flection to the presi-
Thtre had in-eu iipoits that Col
ltncsivt would is.ii,. n ST.ttcnifiit
I onn foim.iny jiinn.iiiiciiH: his
teiuum not 1 1 scHs in- notniiiati
f"i pre-iidetit' revt ym r. Nevertl
, J' I 'rincn r.n ic K ;i'!i'i s und
! Vorn though you were by cense
less campaigning since February, yuu
then moved to the Verdun region to
participate in the great blow which
your country's nrmies have struck
west of the Meuse. You took Hill JS8, j
I .a Tuilerie rami ami the Cote de
Chatillun and broke stpiarely across
the powerful Kriemhilde Stellung,!
clearing the way for the advance be-1
yond J't. tieorges and I.andres-et-St.
((ieorges. Marching and fighting day!
;and night you thrust through the nd-'
vaucing lines of the forward troops of
the First in my. You drove the enemy
across the Meuse. You captured the,
, heights dominating the river before
Sedan and reached in the enemy lines'
, the farliu t point attaiiR'd by any t
j American triuipa. 1
Since September 12th you have tak
MOMOY TO IMN.
On Improved reql property in
Union county. No delays. Current
atoa. T,a Orando nvestmnnt Co.
Hot drinks just right at
thorn's fountain.
Silver-l-4-3t
MOT
FAMILY DRUG STORE
t.A GRANPCORHGON.
SAY!
but isn't it great to get back
home again. Your ' folks,
viiiu' i'l'iciuls, wi'lcoincd you
with upt'ii anus. As sui.in its
Hit' litiint1 ciimiiiir cxcitciiiciit
is over, you'll liavfi to start
thinking it I h tilt your Civilian
Clothes.
Drop around to sop us wlion
voil'i'ti ready,
Have Your Civilian Suit
made to Order.
$35 TO ?50
Phone Black 1761
WILSON BROS.
Tailors
Cleaning, Pressing and Hat
Blocking.
New Foley Building
LA GRANDE, OREGON
BaHnmnrnHnMa
frrfaajafraWiatWtaaaWiaWja
res.-ulatlvc
make
In countess
iIiium mid the nresldent - is charged
1. .1... .1.,,.. .. UV .ll'll, 1 ,1 II II,...,,
"There are plenty of men In the
Kemihllcttn warty win have the titial-
ii.tii.y j .... .,.....,.. 1 ...i,,,,,,!.,,,..
rcl.ul.lir.u s stll. :,, hi,,, ' ,.; thM cuv.
the prospective Itepnliiican niiiiihiee I .. . ,.,k ,
death It wi VrliiK them to public attention."
radical 1
ol
Mdeni
eded.
In c.
tntit
li.p.n "
lie
KII,1 'l-inpl,.
the ( .ipitiil w,..
I, Hi, Mill;;
t..v:
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l.i.UIe,.,
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ih.ii'.i.
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pnldii i s
tipeti tl
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llll .H II, e p .i ly I
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it I'el li . .i' :
I'lllilh all pally m
His
cotire-.n
IMltv is
d
Milt
In
liotlt
.1
said the
Il whole
Vl'le. . il
would be
iliac. ,lae-
lieill
the
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le
CHANGES RULES
-iVrtuina Knmptc4 Fro"
OrJcr Mut ar
the'1' OVtr thrive nunoieu prisoners; you
have Treed twenty-tie l-rench vil
lages; you have recovered over ene
hundred and fifty square kilometer
of French territory and you have cap
tured great supplies of eiu'iny muni
tions und material.
Whatever may come in the future,
the nun. of this division will have the
proud conv'iousness that they have
thus far fi ught wherever the Amer
ican flat! has flown most gloriously
,n th,, ,,- 1,. th.. il.ili..innini. Ki.t.i
" fra,ionile before t halons, in the bloody diive!
ir Xk. . fn,m Chateau Thierry to the Vesle,!
in the bKt'J,ig out of the St. M.hiel
salient, and in the advance to Svdan
spWnd.d and Itatl ,
Wonderful S
avsngs
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0 ift; I.iitii u.sw.t i;nvi'riniv.ra T: i.
ll!.l -0 Hi 1 relary c.f Stale, J
loijhert.v; ndi()-, Claieiice PA,t:
tirt, .1 . .11
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Iiil'y I, mi O.tieial
n.it a, i-iiiii.ilvM
d d. l",o lteputdli atl opntl.m,
fit' r. Hv iiml t'l lK' that th,.ry
:n pl,.i( of time la wljh toielWei
iti'iial.
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lal' tute and pleut v'-tif msl
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- I'KNIM.KTdN, Jan. 8.-Soma sligh;
a1iieil.liiit')il luivo been made to the'Veu have flayed
liilluenia iiilsiiitilliie urdaiain e 1111, 1,. r : me nat t. '
; which hoibeia, h.,e .liinca. detii,t, k, vuu will Kive Hie same un
; wailera, .garment filler, and cutters !faili,i ,U.)Krt to whenu vcr m iv su.-'
ate eKempte.l from the full foot' can j,ve. me a. vour comm.m.ler. and Uut' i
iversation limit, lut they mu.st wear ,n iyou will , uitimie f.i l,r forward
Ifliienu 'luaok. t'hlldren, loo, are ev- wiih.iul f..l,e,j.,p the rato; of the
eniptcd.., f ;Kf.;i!K.w.,ii,,sn.n -I leave vmj ni,'
!Sheei.il peine, pnnclinliy wenu .1 ,, f,. a. ,,11,.,-tionate egrt, and I
and lelWiTicf aoldiers.-aland guard alhh.iiik Veil -?tn for wur loyalty, t..
tlia doora uf Ihe fcusinesj houses and(,e ami v .r serving. to vour .oi -keep
fount ut,tl nuiaber of a isons ,i, y. y ., have struck a vital blow in
lilim,(.t, onb ri tl.'st the regati.uwjhe great. war in hUt.d)-. You hava,
llimilitiK visitor, to one for each HHi'n,. t worj j , mean .,,.
H"" '" hrr-" wr.spare snail i.e ot , ine tlint eur eountrv can defend It.
My
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Overcoats, iVIackinnvvs, Auto Coats
MACKINAW'S
REGULAR PRICE SALE PRICE
$16.50
$15.50
$12.50
$ 5.50
S10.00
S 0.00
7.00
a.50
OVERCOATS
REGULAR PRICE ' SALE PRICE
$23.50 10.50
A FEW SIZES LEFT.
. SHEEP LINED AUTO OVERCOATS
REGULAR PRICE SALE PRICE
$13.50 ' $15.00
? 16.50 ?1 .50
LEATHER OIL VESTS
REGULAR PRICE SALE PRICE
$9.10
$7.00
si'rved. Ttiii ty h, tMt.c3 are1
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