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Published Daily and Weekly at). La !,!e "ct'"'t"i ,V? , lik,? " i"'.'' A" '
ftranilejOccg.m.by U Cramle Evw , W.
ine Observer Publishing Comnanv , biue r,f Hntmh ,rin-sl-iior,les u.ul
(.vmiiiis uj.in .ifct"! u, Hin.'n o:ire wvy
f recovered from tb(-ir prise. I hfci't
nilflCR Of NNia, Vuhlisher.
I In no question but that it rn:;fe a hit
Kitten) hL ihe Pus tof five fit La (irande
n ... t 1 ...
! It was nimbly it contmon-Fpn-g1 rcr
'oi'nltlun of fact. Cri-nt nritain is in
Ailurena l Cumrfiunii-alions to
The Observer, 1710 S'kith Strtet.
Oily Qui Official P.p.r. r"lli'' '''""'y. ("'";' '' " Hum.-, Mint SIrlrtly Ofcwrvr ll,ea
cvaning 1 elcgraph Keport or Unittd ji, (.si,I(;nfWilic,ii,a woiiIb, simply "pre-
I'rSV Asiitiwi. .J:,;,... .,, ,,,. nntin 1 1 lines nut
On Saie'ia utbtr Citit litjrun llou:! povorn, in any sense. Ue ia Bomo-! v
Neva 8tai.i, rortUnl; linpuriil Ktws!thii lit our vice presMt-nt. The1. To "n 'eryer reporter tl.trj mo: n-
Stan-!, J'ortlM.1; Mult,... IIoUl j,,,,,,,, nritifh empilc j, n h-th-Vi-f" ,n ("."'""' tho . "'"
NW t""'tUn"- '"Q" f "-. boun,. tocher tTZ t
HUBSCKIPTIOX KATES momewhut more loosely than our own fim f ni.Kt wc,tk mi(fi. V,y jk(Mv
By Carriar ;tntcs. , ec the dosing reiculalions iooseneii
Dally, per month (5c Now that the old conventions are up a hit, if not lifted altogether. Jir.
Daily, per throe months 1 1.95 smashed, and a new precedent is es- Collier stated the condition of the pui..
uiii y, per iix monina in auvanca . tui,iisri(,, , the two countries ought to i.c nealth was not yet. quite v I
nil i" IZZLt HiVRHet "iV,K along toKelher nicely, if only On- to justify the step U-irg t,ken
By Mall j Pi cHiili-nt. would carry thing to the, 'mmeuiateiy, nut wjth the improvement
Dnily, per year in advanee $5.00 extent of slapping the king on the "'U'K steadily as it ha during
Daily, icr six months in advance $2.6f b.ck nm! cnii him "GeorKe." and the , he, lhou?hl dayi
pnilj three month, 'n dv.nea..$1.2fi ",,"'! ,. , ' " """' of llle regulations mighr. ,uffi.e.
Ftailjr, per month 00c ik,nK w"uM retal ntc by cnl ing him; rhh , m)t ,() b(, hoW(...t,
The Saturday Kvenina; Obierver, by i''Wooilrow" or 'old scout, the demo-that all precautions may bo relaxed,
mail, per year in advance (1.50'crntic entente would be complete, con- Mr. Collier said. The epidemic ;s .y
Weekly Observer-Star, by mail, per 'aummate a,i perfect. ino means banished and with the sliuiit-
' -"" i- ICSI letting llll of efforts to rmnhnr i!
SBLLEHFOBCE." -f
I xjIAKAKOJJj SAlii. 0, ,p ytuiMii-ji iu t I u 1 i . , f DUCED II
n.w ox Rt'sjNKss.M'.r :nc i.iiti- j!. st.:: : .ttt Jjl I a Hltl fc-fyi ,1 Q'&Jr j
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ALL MEN'S OVERCOATS REDUCED 20 per cent
y Country Tig of Th gM LrW
Out With trip Old in With '1 wou,(l likt'ly ""on betow a!l
uut Wiui ine uia, m wiu.wer K(lin TllBri.foi.e( uithoui4te
the New U. S. Army churches and picture shows may be
allowed to open soon, the city wi! rer-
i. i,f .r.nm'"y n".t wreina; the r!t-id
k " " quarantining of thn hnmn who,.. II. V
iwantcd for the army again, when we,,.!.-,,,, is f,ln,. , ,:', ,.,!:,.,.!
jhave under arms so many more men dated January 4th, has been passed,
than we need that they are beinn mus- empowering the city health board to
'tercd out of service nt the, rnte of 'take drastic and immediate action
many thousands a day. Yet such is wherever it is found necessary, and it
the ease. , " Provided that violators of the
The present nrmy was recruited KUIfU'-ns may be liable to a fine oi
Statesmen of Courage Need-loniy for the term of the war. when,'"00 " mn'1 dy"
. , i i . ., 'Hi ! Situation Serious.
ed in Days of Stress. iJT, ." Tl y ' , 7 , I u is " h" '"
ithe duty of the government to d,-'to iml,r!M pm ,he pub)ic Kcnvri,v
IchnrBo.-ns soon as possible, all who llt.t thnt thu 8ituation is really
A little- while two people looking have entered the army since the dec-'grave and deserves the serious consid
boperully and yet fearfully to the inration of war against Germany, vol- .elation of all. Other cities in the stale
Versailles conference were asking untecrs as well as drafted' men. Tho are finding themselves u nguinst a
whether 'the statesmen assembling ory 8ldit.rs remaining will be those serious proposition, just as La Grand."
there would have the courage to makejwh0 enlisted in the regular army be-!'""1" ""d m several places sentiment Is
a genuinely honest settlement of the Arii i wit B,"m,n., ,,.iiui. soen tu be strong fur quick and' sure
war ami such provision for fu'ture !rru,,ltB ,,ave not. expired. These, sjPrvntetive raure OTCI. if they
jiracc as would accord with the moral Secretary linker explains, have been ",0 ."l0. rt,'astlc .Is t0. ''"m arbitrary. ,V,,L 1;NV.;L GOLD ST A It
...I i I,:.. i .i 1"'",v"'" r,u"UL" '"" ' ni :
ALL MEN'S SUITS REDUCED : 20 per cent
ALL BOYS' SUITS REDUCED 20 per cent
MEN'S SILK AND VOOL SHIRTS RE
DUCED 20 per cent
MEN'S HATS NEWEST STYLES RE
DUCED ...20 per cent
YOUR CHOICE OF ALL WOMEN'S SUITS
AT HALF PRICE"
ENTIRE STOCK WOMEN'S COATS PRICED
AT ONE-THIRD OFF
ALL WOMEN'S DRESSES ONE-THIRD OFF
SKIRTS PLAIN & FANCY ONE-FOURTH OFF
YOUR CHOICE OF ALL FURS ONE-THIRD OFF
ENTIRE STOCK WOMEN'S WAISTS REDUCED
20 PER CENT
Remarkable Reductions on All
MEN'S, WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S SHOES
i .-i.ni- ui Mmimiiiii. i ilphkiii iiiimni, go uec mnicu ny casua lies aim oinci r , - t
... u,.i.f i r . i i ,, , "un or the regulations for any one to
ii... nr. . i. H. i-uuM'a loin iiiiiu nit: tint iit-iii ciiuukii,., I :i,i ,..,:
en him by King George, put the mat- of them left for the militnry require- hlli eirmioye jn tho 9tnfon or hnv-1 RPecM se vice v II be held in the
ter in a new light. ments that will continue after we are!lllf snccia" business reouiring '''U'eh at Islan I Citj Sunday evening
"We have used great words, All of rid of Germany. ipiesence there. Tho Dalles, Salem and .. , 0 , , ' , n nre wl" be u(n"
us," he said. "Wo have used the words The extent of (hose requirements j Portland, are all showing an 'ncHnn-l afIl fo, i"'',, t , ntZus"" '?!
right' and 'justice.' And now wo areimay be inferred from Secretary Hn-.tion to get down to business in a ci-j'Jl!uml city '.oy who was killed in' lie
t'i prove whether or not wo under- ker's summary: "Policing the Mexican j'"f'e and sure manner. t;on Frat. October nth 11118
al,)(,d those words, and how far they border, garrisoning our insular posses-1 " quanintme regulations in La n th(j gam(j slM vire thc ;hr:stiun 8, r
nre to be applied to thc particular set-isions, manning the scat-oast defenses. ""'lc u""w t'lt' ''ead earner to go l-i . f f
' . ... I i and from his home, but he must sti.v ., ,
tlcments which must conclude tho war. occupying permanent jiosts anil gam- . , '. , . .. . .veiled.
And we mint not onlv . understand tons, guarding nnd protecting the lnii!0L..t... A. . ,t; i.... ii.'-i. A
them, but we must have the courage to amount ol recently acquired govern-jfm;y must Btliy at home. The duty
net upon their umlerstaniling. incnl property anil mnintMining nnil jf t,c. householder in reporting -a-'ei
"Vet after I have uttered the word .operating the eiimps and cantonmentsjor (he flu is juit as great as tlifd of
'cournge' it comes to my mind thnt it i" this country to which troops re-, the physician attending the cat. -, an I
would take more cournge to resist the turned from oversells may he sent for this rule must be particularly re-pert-
i li.l- nnu, rnl,, i,. 1 1, ' nnimiit ili-mobi I inn t ion. led, the commission's ordinance de-
wnrld than to yield to it and obey it."j Plainly enough, there will be plenty
There can be little question of the i for soldiers to do for some time, nt
nrcuraey of this stnlement, in tho ;lenst, after peace is declared, especial
mind of Any one who has closely fol-ly if further trouble urines with Mex
lowed the "moral tide" of public opin-lico. To obtain the nei-essary men ne-v
Oregon and Washington should
1-')K ISLAM) CITY BOY!"""0 on a P'ograin to rehabilitate
itlie salmon Industry and reduce In
tensive destruction of the fisheries.
general invitation -13' extended to
all who wish -to attend, and parents
and friends of boys who are in Cnele
.'anrs service, overseas or at home,
r.re p:lrtirHni-ly invited.
Y. M. C. A.
Educational Department. Short
hand and typewriting. Day classes,
1!;U0 a. m. to 3:30 p. m. N!e;ht
classes 7:30 p. m. to 9:30 p. m.
j j ! j j j j
CECIL COSI'EK
-l Public Accountant,
l Income Tax Advisor. J
(il l Main St.,
S -
I'fndteton, Oregon
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ion (luiinpr thc.o last tVw wet-ks. There lrjriHliitmn is lUM tled. ('Diirpss .shouM lon
i;; no nmrv doulit an to what the treat irnmt the necessary authority as: with
New enses should bo repnitc 1
'either to I)r. Racon or U tho rmlite
department.
Ir. Seeley (Jives Order.
Pr. I tut-on, tho city physician, re
ceived nilorniation this morning in a
ilistniu'i! telephone eonversatnlon '
Or. Seeley, head of the state
hoard of health, that the hoard had
made and would enforce n rulinjr that
masHes of people want, In nil the nl- pi'omptly an possil
lied countries. They want pvnee, which)
wars ai previous peace nettlenifuts , , " tl .. f
, , - . i. PriilPirlpq nf T?iolit .twelve days following the time the lev-
have been. And they want such pro- UllCipieS Ot Klgllt. ( . u,,lvcJ th(,m u is 0(1!tilered thnt
vision made for the future thnt the dis-1 - , i they are possible carriers of the , lii-
Turbnnce of the world's pence will be 1 unions used to save ""'":,,,,, for n,t tEtliof timr. l-nl iI.t-
n-sdc virtually Impossible. ; vl'1' if ! killed the men in :,,. nnd physicians will enforce t!li
They will be brave men indeed whotbe process. Their methods may have ru,.. ns ordered bv Dr. Seeley.
resist (hose demands. If there Is nnv been n bit rough nt times, but largely 'rnc genernl public is asked to (n'.ve
such diplomatic jugglery as prevailed "10'r sturdy insistence that Ihe ma- notice, then, that the city's regnlat io;
a' the Coni'iess of Vienna and other! jority should incept certain fiindn- in regard to the quarantining of homes
international conferences of unpleas-j''Ulal principles of right we owe the I will be kept in force as long as the
nut memo, v, what statesman will dure- V-hicvrment that is America. lepidemic is with us I bis plan of me-
to face hi.' q.le when he returns? I If it ! m-cesssry l shoot the fear Renting the .prcm of he ma . 1 s
. . .. of Cod into the hearts of the llolshe-mmuU, " 1 t1"' ",t mtt',lu"1 ! r".
. U-ient hecause it iroes to the rooi of
in luissm, still lioishevism niust- (istlnfc tel,,phonp cnversation
If it is necessary to maintain nn .,i.i-
peace,
Democracy in Buckingham
Palace.
If thf ceremonial hampiet (fiven to
i tiidt nt Wilson in the royal Immu'et
halt of lUit-Uinhnm palace was such
H1 ti have appalled the democratic
Kiii it of ;m Andrew Jackson or a
Thomas .Jefferson, there was another
p'trt' to it. ('resident Wilson mtiim ti
h.v t venrd thn;ur- up pretty well with
his hoi. Tieattd as a kin, he ttcat
r ! (Ictii-jre lis a democrat.
It wns i.lj-.ei-ved with
O'Jt the Pieideiit addLossi
'imply ti '(if." N't once
armed league to enforce peace, still 1
peace must he enforced.
The world cannot afford to be rack
ed again n it ha; heen hecause of
the jealous rival) y of nations.
Yale Work n n W'n rs pr i n c p ro
ject under full spe- tl. Houd crews
Inny; nuue men mi l teims needed.
t'lrrrd at a Cot of 2" Centn,
''Kight years ajro when we first
! moved to Matloon. 1 was a irieat suf-
ama7.ement jiVrer from indigestion and constipa-
-d the kingj t'.on." writes Mrs. llohert Allison. Mat-
in his for- tton. 111. "I had fretpient headiwhe ,
Fine lines of aTl kinds of stationery
in boxes and in bulk you will find nt
Silverthorn's.
FAMILY DRUG STORE
U A QBANOK.OBraON.
ifeive,,;and ''Spunk"
Unhappy is the condition of a man or woman
who has no desire to rise.
Still, their case is not altogether hopeless. If
they will just take on a little more nerve, a little
more spunk, they can lift themselves out of the
rut, of earning and squandering.
The banking habit, when true to its mission, as
sists men and women in their efforts to rise.
La Grande National Bank
Member Federal ReaerT Syatem
Designated Depository ' of the United States
Government
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THE NEW CASH
MEAT MARKET
IEMERLY LA GRANDE MEAT MARKET
Fresh shipment of all kinds of Shell Fislr three
times a week
PHONE US
BEST MEATS
YOUR ORDERS
LOWEST PRICES
Give Us a Trial and Be Convinced.
:WE WILL DELIVER TO ANY PART OF
THE CITY ANY ORDER FIFTY CENTS
. OR OVER
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T&R m 71 PK 1
in s meat market
Adams Ave. Phone Main 96
Ycm Can Hnv
h.aI "p'i.h '.n-tw ledgiue: the Vine's
nrlcomr ilil he refer to King (leoige
ai "joor majesty." lie not evn
i the formal svdmtitot, "sire," f
ti li appliel to royalty. It noth
irr but "nif.M the title of 4rntocratif
and dir.zy spells, and there was a feel
ing like a neavy weight pressing on
t my tonmeh and chest all h tin. 1
felt miaetyM. Pvery ntorsel of fo-d
distressed me. 1 could not rest at
nifc'it and felt tiid and worn ftu all
the time, (me buttle of Chamberlain's
Shoe
argaflnsj
f.ali!y that lif w.-alU kav url ,1 an Tablets rnreil me anil 1 he sine felt
AnM'fi.-:n ilirnr t.sM. Wnr,rtver. the! ,y n H fferrnt person " - .lv
MEATERtS
ltKillT NOW is the time for mi to buy your lieatYr.
We have a compUde line ft? itcw anil usel coal nnd wi.od he.it , 0
for you t.i pick from. ' Let us ejUin t.i Vu t hit many superior
pofnt of our Famous Patent Ilea tor, th iii that Ujins coal,
wff;d, smoke and gas - nothing :iiik Ye ni.iV turn in your
old neatei or any other household furnishinjf yon Kj-h to gt
ml ot. at iirsi juiymew. iio imi tiny until ym try wt. Dur
iiarantee ciWtJii your tlollan.
Furniture&Exchanfic c
lR AV'i) JKKFKRSON 'V'IINKJ!.AK l;'HO
lUst 1'riC lor lArd r iuiUtirr, r '.-ll
One lot of Ladies' Black Kid Button 3hos in the
best of styles. All si!f s. Regular $5.00 and $C.0O
shoes. Special prioe
One lot of Lilies' Colored KiA Shoes. Just 4 few
sijps and styles. Values up to $10.00 Special
price, per paif ......v...
Lnvlies' Spats in l'Rht nTict rtark fay shades,
rrice, per pair .'. .1, ..
$4.45
$4.85
$1.85
t?J. French,
Shoe
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mm Christmas Clsesr
AGAIN we approach the Holiday Season. It will ioon be
tima for us lo say to one another, "Merry Christinas and
Happy New Year." What a splendid time for you to
decide to put icto your home those things which bring help, com
fort, contentment and lasting cheer for evoymonbacof the family.
BELCO-UCHT proves britht, vi ekctac liht for
the house and bam; also electrie powo, to m the washer,
ciram seprator and other light machinery, it brings city
convenienrrs and modernienefitsto the country noma mates the
farm a bettor place to live and to work and sooa py (at itself ai
Tim and Lmbr uwd
Nate Zwelfel
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