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An IiulejHinilent NevKpa'T
rhirh nuika ui. JU'essiwv the t-i
m jHTui,;i oi v.i.st sums on cii ri
Tjt'titivt' iiHvits. Jn that (rase Wfc.imii
Grande, Oregon, by I-a Grnrule liven-
Observur- Publishing Company.
imUCE DENNIS, Publisher.
. , ;mitfht well hrinjj ovir iify to fc.ml
rumisnea uniiy aoa weemy nt iji it i:tit..inv in onU.r to entc
tin; inVifiiitiomit lrVtKUfi and tSift. up
;thu jul ofp(jIiinK the bvhh on i'uai
terms. If such a roiiaumiuati j t'ails;
Kntc-rwl at lh I'oMoffice nt La Grande a fl,jKht still he p'ttsihlo, by frieit Ih
()roKni( ns Second Class Mail Mtr. .'r,.eemei,i wilh retain, to have to
Address ail Coirwnunications to , equal invl nropcratin in pi-act
The Observer, 1710 Sixth Street. Mhey huvt in war for liit unfVty ot
the worM.
City and County Offirial Paper,
Kvyninjj Telegraph Report of United
Press Association.
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,J" LA GRANDE'S BIGGEST, tf
, WSIIB? AlTDESST.DE- . HilXjj VJ yOUWILL FIND ELSE,
1 1 PAfeTIJIWT STORE '. dffilXlSM ' WHERE - .
Oil Sale in Other Cities Oregon Hotel
News Stand, Portland; Imperial News
Stand, Portland; Multnomah Hotel
News Slanjl, Portland, Oregon.
SUHSCKHTIOX RATKS
liy Carrier
Pnlly, per month 65c
fraily, per three months. $l.tfi
Daily, per eix months in advance $:i.7I
Daily, per year hi advance $7.50
Daily, single copv .U
liy Mail
Daily, per year in mlvanrn $5.00
Daily, per nix months in advance S2.ft0
Daily, three nmnlha "n advance. . II. 25
Daily, per month ... Cf)c
Tho Saturday Kveninp Observer, by
mail, per year In ndvnnre 51.50
Weekly Ob.erver-Star, by mail, per
year in advance $l.fG
The Penny Is Now a Factor
ta Be Considered.
V)- Cwmrr Tl. of Th..( L.fW
I Lll-y.
Eig ITavy to Proclaim Amer
ica's Position.
Thn AmpriV.in rifnri!i" rmim moil 1
year .iui.'.i i.oot pemues. mat i me :
(number minted and thrown into tiivu-'
i lation, to add to the (juatiLity already1
1 eireulatiii,l The total, if tin-re vvert
i any way of finding it out, would cer
tainly he an imposing figure, Inas
much an no less than l,U(m,)MMJ,0Ud
pennies had been minted in the pre
vious ten years, and must of thenrare
! probably still in use.
j The fact that last year's production
is three times the previous ten-year
; average shows what an important
place the one-rent piece occupies in
:our present coinage, if the humble
j copper was scorned in pie-war years,.
land in the early years of the war, it is
wcorneit no longer. Mounting price
have only increased the demand for it. ,
The principal cause of the greatly:
accelerated demand of lute may have I
been the payment of the many small '.
war taxes running into odd cents; but:
a still stronger influence has been the ,
growing spirit of thrift, revealed in
the fixing of odd prieis for commodi
ties and in the claiming of small1
'change by many who used to scorn'
j anything less than a nirkel. Even on
j the Pacific slope the penny has won
! recognition at last. I
An interesting British view of the
American plan for a larger navy a
that of the London Morning Post,
which says:
"Trm proposal of the United Stales
jrnvernment as announced by Secre
tary Daniels to build u more powerful
navy should bo entirely welcome to
thin country.
Startling Reductions on all women's suits, coats
and dresses. AH garments, in our regular stock
which are the season's newest styles, plain tail
ored and novelty none reseiwed, values from
$17.50 to $80-00
YOUR CHOICE ONE HALF PRICE
Extensive stocks, all marked at Clearance Prices
Good quality Outing Flannel. Regular 23 cent value. Sale price 15 per yard. Extra low prices on all wool, woolnap and cotton
blankets. 36-inch Percale, light and dark colors. Good quality, 27$ per yard. Women's' Wool Underwear, separate garments.
Special value 90 and $1.25. Wool Dress Goods, extra quality, 42 to 54 inches wide. Sale price, per yard 9o
WORTH WHILE REDUCTIONS ON ALL MEN'S WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S SHOES. 350 pairs of Women's Shoes, lace
and button, patent, vici and calf. All sizes, values to $6.00. Your choice $2. 19
FORUM
miiiii: ox im i.i i:zv
O. Knt(inKlHn, alio (if lhn Ob
Horvisr'H ratnlly ot remlnl-H, rimtrib
UIoh tho rollowin Ultirlo on fliThl
cnn u::tl Die u:irhn; of niaslfK tnk-
hii frmn llii fhrlKlhin Krl4nri Mmil-
When Socretnry Daniels tnlks of! tor:
supreme Americnn navy bcinjj nci-
I.aflt of
to tile raising of this point, that tlm
K!ner.U iinpreHSioa wu'u that alcohol
wuu bad ut uny tituo In influenza
treatment.
ltt'lativc to tho life of tho face
c.i.tnry if the pence cnnfvrenee fail!""'"li": 'I'1' Mo-ealleil lnriu"iua eii
prwm.-Bl on mi'thodH of jIIIBBk- uctur fro-n the Cook coun
ty (Chicnxo) hoHpltul declared that
I It Ht enied to him that tho medical
faculty had lost ntl control of its
ItKMAUK Alll.K I'l I I.INli I'OWIOIt
OK .MAXWKI.I, Ii:IOXSTn.Tl:i)i
ANNOUNCEMENT ,
I wish to announce to the public
that I have purchased the Oregon ho
tel, 10 Depot' street and will conduct
it in connection with the Darland
Apt.s., and it will be known as the
ti iiifree on the limitation of anna-1(l'',nl1' "r li'"'lrdK of tho
nient, he is unite rinlit. We would i?0;,",ll"ay li'"'lf ''""'i'1""1 " l''"-
furlhcr and say that if America villi y n"Ul'1'"1'1" ll:ht "n " "'" V1'r' reason. "If this iuluenza organlstn or truck twice the cpacity of his to
aland the expense, she would ho well uT".'!.. l!Znu'!L""lln " "mM" 1,0 n",k"'' """ w"elf" Bi"!',0 aB he w'rt.d ''"'
' " (1 11 1L IM. L Ut VOl e IIIUOL AUG lliIHM milXWOll, liiu wwiim in i ii
with a mlHcroHcope, I caunnot hoc Maxwell mtikea reenl.-n- iripa into
An InterostinT ttor.' of the pulling
power of the Maxvt I truek conies
(roui I'oitiand tins r.aoK. A party : i,uriUnd hotel. The rooms will be
near that city who iinen one of these ' Iy renovated and made as attrac
trueks stumped lh2 driver of nnotli-Uve unJ ploasant as p0Ssihle. Two
apartments for light housekeeping
... Bv-i u .uuiik imvy in any,i;n,.,i Slates and (irnda wlileh waH
cane. I'or tho United States nnvv.ilmlil hi (Mii.-.n-.i Tnti iifimnyii im
like the llntinh navy, never hua heenjheen the ki-oih ovi r..liiiilowhiK prob
UFed and, we are assured, never will!h.'m of ililn iilici'ln of tlie AmerN
bo used, or purpoKen of aKwreNsfon. (':m ''"''lU' llenltli A.ociat ton.
"This country would ho tflnd to see Arriving at a de.h.lo.i hy a vnlu
America rehevlng (Jrent I n am of ,,, , , , . ,, ,.
, . ., . . , 'oltiefiilu, hut a round-lnhle ennrer-
part of the heavy cost of msurin the inirt! Huiy P,H, fin infonnit, hlil.
mireiy oi sea eomnuirm-ntions tor Ihe'int 0n thn iirsiion of c-UxdiiK tin
benefit of the world; and whether m-lumls. The qur.niim
that relief in afforded hy the freaer'al ! thin:
c-UxduK
an put
lirnilation of nnnaments or tho in
creased aaval power of the western
republic lit comparatively imniatiM'ial.
With our experience of the cordial nml
Vigorous help of the United States
during the war, we feel that its in
created ntn-nclh would provide the
Iiioflt powerful (Tuarantee of pence."
This frank and friendly utterance
puts Ilriti.sh sea power in quite a new
Hirht from thai" in which most Amer
icans have been won to reirard it in
lh past. H nppeara that Ibitain hat
really been maintaining her navi'l su
premacy not from pride, and not mere
ly for self-protection even, but as a
Bert of "'white man's burden" in bet
half of civilization. Tint, Americans
now tfoncrally admit, 1ms at least been
the result of her haval .supremacy in
recent li cades, whether ho intended
or net.
providing there
In Hi" hii; cilh'
Is e,iMd rnc llc:il ini-pectlon, won til
you c!o:;n t):e schools tu an lnfuen.a
epmenilc'.'" On die idif.wiii of hanilK
only a Tew went up f"r elot.iiliT, while
a r- : t iniiiiv Avut up cuain'st the
propicillin. Thr health otficera prrrt
eill v. ere (it :M it I V ;ie lillM clnsinj; ill
why It cannot ko through any m.iHk. jrorthind, eighteen miles, liauliiiK a
It would ho like expecting tho lairs trailer and carrying two cords of
In the Jail windows to keep out the maple wood, enco'inU.rhiK some very
files." ' jdilfipult grades on his way. Tho to-
Tho physician went on t.n say that-tal weight hauled, including that of
every one in tho county hoHpttnl Was. Hi" truck, la l,f00 pouinls, and one
mnsked ut tho hnginnlng, not lio-jhour :nd flvo minutes was recjuired
cause they prticiiltvu-ly regarded jto make the trip.
masking ns good, tr,U to "avoid the Tim owner of a three and a half
iH : posHildo charge of grotfi Ignorance." , Um irm.t( XM refused to pull the
I i ney were an masiieu bo iiuuvii Unad which the ffiaxweii lacitied.
will be furnished. Special rntes on
rooms by the week or month will b
made for a short time. Those inter
ested call and see them.
1-lIHf H. C. LAWYER.
The Observer furnishes and prints
Ituttpr Wrappers.
1 1 hey looked like mummies, he said, Witnesses "vo invited to see tho
adding tint fifteen nurses and nt-im-rits of th" Max veil on the hills,
tendants had tho influenza and then riin truck cHiened r.''out half way
such cartas. Tii'ii hv cli.ilrui
the, oueMion of clositij; the schools In
hig citi. s when- Ut-- inedical lunpee
llini wa;i nul I'tnedilci ed good. lie
ileelai'ed -the otii 'Vi'iukmI to he
about i'veii." riu.illv the i nest Ion
of eUiidm: ihe r.ij'.il jcliools was vot
ed on. Here at:;l?i the ehalrman an
nounced it was "an t iHet also.' The
dial i' man of i his re and titblu meet
ing, lr. 11. W. Dili el' Minncapnlts,
sident of the Minneapolis State
I'ulmc lle;iitn ii-p rtineni. cpiesneU
his own b'v of i lie situation In tho rj
followl-j; lanr.uaee: I
they disciuded their masks and hud.
none or it. "I think this matter of
the face m.isk h is beu very much ov
erdone," said the doctor.
In the morning session n vigorous
up tho firs.
missing an.I v
point to hirer!
The motor
! v;:tl. one cylinder
s stopped at Ui
a i ew sp.irk plug.
equal to the task of
u put protest agalnit the use of the fui
musks was mode hy Dr. James W.
Ineuvs. henlth coinmisMionor of De
ll olt, Michigan. Ho said they wore
'pure fakes" ns n means of hailing
influent.i wnd declared thut the
closing of motion pictures (heaters,
churches, etc., hod not proved to he
of bfnt.'IU.
st.irtiim the had and taking it on
up the hill from sh.it point.
John K. Anderson, of this city, is
the Maxwell ilenlr for this district.
A WANT AD will do Tt
Tester for Fountain Ptns.
Fountain pens nr tested by an in
ttmment called a micrometer. If one
I lece of The mechanism Is out even ft
ilx hundredth part of an inch it is
' vjeeted as faulty.
The consensus el onlnion I have
And now there is an unusual' mW wJth )m.,,. iMlll ..K.-where is that
nppeal to American self-respect . and (he advisability of cl
American ideals in tins encournge-,l'or I he .infhien t,u d)
mettt of a plan which would abolish j The, question
the nunrpniaev of tho IlritiOi fleet hv'iiiaiiy commeuti
nuilang ours its c-ual or superior
on condition that we share its respon-nil)ililies.
ing the schools
not elst."
on brought out
.11 ml remarks on
(methods or haniMfug the tnfluenii.
iThe gathering distal -sed the question
Mtf the use oT ulctduijic Itiiuofs on the
l-ron ml that It rehiled In treattlieul
H is urgently to be Wed that the ; insh,ai r pi ,. cation, and so was
peace conference" will end in a Unlvei-; beyoml the sci.pe ;n Ihe aiiMiciat Inn
pal nirreement to limit armament Tim chair. 1ih e .-v. ohsen ed. prlty
rs
Dont Let it Drop!
Many people start a back account ami UH it go
,nt that. They make no effort to l.vrp it on the
increase.
Start your account with this bank and sea to it
that it increases every luontli -don't let. it drop!
Your success in your undertakings will be meas
ured by your effort to incree your K ink Ac
count. If, you bank woriey while you earn it, you will
have ruoiwy Uien you can't earn it.
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Kingo (patent process) Fruits and Vegetables
are absolutely clean, wholesome and economical;
are the best quality of fresh fruits and vegetables
with only the moisture removed, thereby retain
ing their origin! flavor and food value. They
are packed in sanitary paraffined cartons, in
suring perfect cleanliness. In King's goods we
have Apples, Peaches, Cherries, FrnnM, Apri
cots, Spinach, Bhnbarb, Pumpkin, Squash, Boil
ed Dinner Vegetables, Soup Vegetables, and
Stringlecs Beans. Try a carton today.
FANCY JONATHAN. ROME BEAUTY AND
YORK IMPERIAL APPLES $2.00 PER BOX
City Grocery
and Baliery
BACK LIKE A
BOARD? IT'S
YOUR KIDNEYS
TIktp's no nnp mffiring from the
mi-fill iiioinv of liime burn. Dou't wait
UN it "pasKva oft." It mil? comes biu-k
Timl tin cnusi nml utop it llisHmul
rt.ilitims of kidneys nrp usunlly imii.
cnti'il Wy stiff Uiiiif bui-ka ami olhp
VM'ii.liiiie iiiu8, Uiili arc nalure'a if
Bills fur belli!
llcro'f. tlm ri-mcily. When you fool
the brut twing-a of paia or nwri
nice any of tlioao jrnitoins. get bu.iy
Bt oth-i'. tin to your ilriiKKiit anil Bt
a bnic of tho pure, oricinal UOl.I
MKHAI. lUarUm Oil t'upioilis, im
rKirtvil fresh every month from thy
Irlioratnries in Haarlem, I.olMnd.
I'lrnannl nml fay to takf, tliejr inntnnf
lv nllie-k the poisonoin. iti-rinii rloRguij;
your iv.stein nml brine quirk relief.
Km' over two hundred yeilrH the
have been helping tho airk. Why m.t
try them? riohl everywhere hy re
liol.le ilriipltists in sealed naekiuje.
Threo aiiea. .Money back If fny i!
not help you. Ask for "Viul..
MKPAI. l be alire the name
"liOl.U MEDAL" is on th ln.
Mr. Business Man-
As a matter of economy you
should consult - the Obser
, . ver's Job Department before
placing' your printing we
are satisfying La Grande's
leading firms put us on
your calling list. Phone Main
37. Only Highclass Printers
are employed.
OBSERVER ADVERTISING will bring results.
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The Home F;-,ocyfeC.re4tes
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HERE TODAY
Juat received a carload of our modal 4 EOCitevrokts. Let us demonstrate one of
tNiyse powerful little cars to you. Now is the time to gst one on our special easy
winter terms. Price $845.00 complete. l9 .
SPECIAL--We ha a 1M8 Fosd. Priced right
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