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Published DailTnd" Weekly t U
Grnndt Oregon, by La Grande Even
ing Observer Publiahigg Company.
BRUCE DF:NNiS, Publisher.
Entered at the Poatof f ice at La Graatie
Oregon, as Second Cla Mgil Matter.
Address all Communication! t
The Observer, 1710 Sixth Street.
City and Couaty Official Paper.
men, has donilt"lilt, and accoroits
to 'every repot from ever source
they have lon their duty faithfully
and well. U is eminently the proper
and timely thing rignt now to !c:;in
on 1; job of wtfUng fiiose boys home.
. tdie 1 to Build
Wow.
There is no use in postponing build
ing projects longer in the hope thai
building materials will be cheaper.
This is tho verdict of the federal la-.j
borand, treasury department! and the
opinion likewise of most business nun
conversant with present conditions,
Unquestionably there is going to be
a great deal of building this year, re
gardless of what the doubters may
do. 'In most Btates the building per
mits already issued are far ahead of
those issued lust year or the year be
fore. There In a vast amount of equ
ity Mall !.l.f:,.n ht hi,. In l,o ,In r,n. r.l-
Daily, per year in advanca Js.OOi ' "
Daily per six months in advance $230 J less of cost. The nation is short i.bout
Daily, three months 'n advance. .$1.25 j 1,000,000 homes. Public building.) arc
Daily, per month 60c needed in many cities. There are
The Saturday evening uosorver, u, , lhousnml of mell of roads t0 t)l.
mall, per year in bovbmcw. ...
Evening telegraph Report of United
.Press Association.
' On Sale in Other Cities Oregon Hotel
News Stand.Torthtndr Imperial New
, Stand, Portland; Multnomah Hotel
News Stand, Portland, Oregon.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
, By Carrier
Daily, per month 5e
Daily, per three months $1.5
Daily, per six months in advance $3.75
Daily, per year lu advance..... .$7.50
Dailv. single conv . ...5c
Weekly Observer-Star, by mail, per
year in advance $1-50
nir Contry Tit of ThM, at Lmni
t Lib?.
The German Peace Delegation.
The ccntrnl empires have not yet
' taken nny part in tlie peace confer
ence. They havo not been asked. It
will bo time enough when the allied
, powers havo completed their work and
agreed on everything among them
selves. Then Germany, Bulgaria and
njtsh remnants us lire left of Austria
paved. There are almost counties
bridges to be built and Bewerj to v
dug. A great deal of railroad and
factory development is necessary. In
most cases the money for the woik
I. Tl. .aA,.n I
fmm nil these sources is bound to
keep up the prices of materials for
some time to come, perhaps for years.
Heal estiito men, too, say that' H is
safe to put money into buildidgs now,
even at prcvuiling prices; because the
reality vulucs which hnve risen
notably during the war are going to
'stay up. Thus tho money put into a
homo or office building or factory is
not likely to suffer any loss the value
will remain, uud in general tho worth
of the improvement may be expected
to increase TaLhor than decrcuse dur
ing tho next few years.
Story About a Dog.
(Editorial, Spokane Press.)
Jim Walbridge, the wealthy man of '"raco
'i;' 't S5 jShoe Troubles. I
S. " ' 2' JLJL (fa qPf. IJq Arch Supports- .
Wlm ' WlJ ' B - I This weather calls for shoes that will stand .the '
' V WMWW, mm, ofwinter's worst onslaughts. Wearshoes'
M)m Wim$ thaprotcct your health. Take no chances in
W fjKPP I II this ous weather ' I
' $lf ' A I III Nk aUaSes- English and straight
' ''''io ' 'C851' I WPJ lastsintneFlorsheimand J,E'
HlA ' ! j We Carry a Complete Line of Men's Work Shoes ,
- Vffl ' rr-l I I and Boots.
i " " Agency for "Ground Grippers"
r-crarv- y-rj-;. em . nymwwri.mrE-eearBrTfi; emmXhM&ta. C'AX.MXK'S KTItAXGH ACT m, ni.
andsomo J luc ouigivjai ut
0n& k4-w WMll 'IP '5iSl) bw do eterday afternoon came! Hi
xFlk I lySv-J llM-X J vory cl08e ' transporting him be-: . "
'2l'PMrWrfWte Btore oa Aaa," itefetiuK Store jSeEZSmsmsntmsr &toro .
pF-'Wjjf' I (I raj jn W if evfldontl)r broken and he was ;
$$p3i Jlp - Ml fftqirr J I When a Sonorous hearted passer-by r
"P'li HT-'-r'- ' stopped to fix him up. Ho bound the - - - " -- -
l lKfrTL KiwTf-'"".-'.rtJ.;AtjatLg. Injured leg and carried tho dog uv-'ay -
Uof, !At.J i W-v--r-rNVIij with him. Chief Chrlstiunson II i II
Wff-F- H nrT 'rn'vTX'AT ILiiKj thought some youngsters might have ! Ill I
tnkon tho dot ud on tho roof ami I II
pushed him off, but when he InveBti- 1 "fe 8 1 M a A n
gated he found tho animal's tracks V mC? fim, fs yrz rf m?8 sT U TK im '
v. . -
wjiiMib ir-: JT1 E FUKU 11
, The Place Where Everyone Has His Say.
AU1HKS AND OTIIKKH
Kdltor Tho Ohsorver:
It may bu that 1 am lacking In
powers of perception and under
standing or It may uo that I am suf
fering from what I havo heard term
ed the "thick licudcdnesB" of the av-
'.nglHhuian, it may ho either
worker nt duty at tho Seattle gon-
ornl hosriltal. nr in ennnnctlnn with
It, so as to give necessary light at j Bt ralht to tho front of the store,
where ho went ovor. Tho name of the
name of the good Samarltati who
took tho dog away could bo learned
Hungary and Turkey will bo invited jTowundn, Pn., has buried his dog at or ''"'"or of the.so causes, or it may
tn I'nris. mid told to Bllrll On the dot- tin ffvtienxn nt S.rill). nnd is lieinir roast
ted line. They will object to nearly led for extravagance by newspapers nil
everything on general principles, and over the country, but the fierce criti-
ohtnin what slight concessions ihey
j mny, and. then sign as requested.
Meanwhile it is of some interest to
learn thut tho German dclegutlon that
', will leave llerlin when tho invitation
comes is to ho headed by Philip
Kchiedrmann. Ho is ono of the lead-
1 crs of tho dominant "Majority Social
ist'' party, formerly Hie Soeinl Demo-
cism is unwarranted, for the reuson
that hore's no information as to why
Jim spent $M0 on burying the dog. We
nu BiiiNuinniK eiso not Herein men
tioned, but for tho lito of mo, I can
not see Jirit wheru the northwest is
heading In ut. During tho past fow
days Henry Alhois lus been on trial
and now found guilty on chariren
night time in case of a patient's 11 To
being In danger. No wondor Bol
shevism Is culnlne nnwur tnwurrlu n
strangle bold when United States ltoday
, lawyers, openly, in court, are per- "
i mtttod to preach sedition as was dono Thank Heaven
this week in the law courts la Port-, Kissing mny have come down from
,, , , .' , 'lne Kps. but the blondes are
j Is tho northwest going to lie down aot opposed to It. Toledo Blade.
aim uiko cu mis witaoui even n
:wotd being said against Buch damn-
ublo procoodings? What's the matter
with peoplo? 1 aenrcoly cvor heir
.. . , . iWhlcb hrnml lilm n n I 1 1 .... tn
dont know Jims wny, nut it reminds ,,,., ,.,..".." . "lanybody discuss thio mutters, uud
"u,t-" lu7'"J- iuiiiiK IIIU , . ... . . ...
us of a Story About a Dog.
days of his trial 1 read tho Portland!1 mlx "" wlth peo"'0 ,rom a" paltu
Severnl times wo hnve been ready jn .,,., n, .,, ,,. .,,..... of tho northwest every duy.
and willing to spend $500 on burying n tho eV,,Bllc0 nnt ,pe(.c,lell 'of uolh " they only would act the peoplo
dog, the same dog every time. It la n 00,mst r,,.. ihP ,..., ,, ,. ihave the remedy in their own hands,
smnil out very nniry, remnutii-toosing :8B tur AIlor8- WeU( Albt.r8 WI1(
uk. wim wis mien ui u cur uou, i-(all,.d Klty on two chnrL'os. hit I
' crnts. Ho run siieak for the compnra-! parentiy, the tlisposition of a sand-i wi1; .,...,. .t,.,.,.,, tit u-,.H u..i.
m lively rumu'rvutivo element now in;aj.nrm in Ios Angeles suburbs. Tliin inii)l. . u niy. jund,.ii pales uwuy
..,t . I i.lnT.ii,A Vino u viii,.,. will, Piitan ilitt h I t . .. ... .'i .... ... . T- ',' , ,,
Cliutge oi Met mtin amurs, turn is pruir- r.....,,,. .....t v ...... uitti ntsii;iu I icnncu Wlieil COlnparOd
ably iis good n man fur the job as any
non-Gorman has a right to expect.
Ho is infinitely preferable, nt liny
rate, to tho man whom llerlin origiual
. ly intended to send Bernstorff, the
lying trickster kicked out of Wash
ington by tho United Stntcs govern
ment. Somo hopo for Germnny may
bo found in the fact that the Ccr
muns did finnllv nllow themselves to
be pcrsundetl that Bernstorff would
not tlo.
lino ncnumaiin-tiuiiia range unu ii jwitli tho speeches of tho lawyer Al
p. m. to 2 a. m. is his favorite period burs employed to defend himself.
own words IIiIb lawyer
for rehearsal. He will rehenrse be
cause the moon is listening or just be
cuuso he has a voice, exactly like some
humans."
Besides being a conscientious colora-
turist, this dog is a devoted agricul
lly his
con reuses his lovo for Albers, for
Gormuus, for Germany and, for Gor
man propaganda.
Aly Knglish blood boiled with In
dignation as I rend paragraph after
tunst. At the first spring twitter of paragraph extolling the prisoner and
the robin, nt the first unfolding of I all he had said and" doue, and incl
dainty petals by the modest little cro- dentally affirming that Albers wan
na tliia dun- lievins the nlnntintr of a to hn eflllltilPmlerl tnr liiu rli-hloniiD
skeleton of a horse, or something land Justified deep life long lint red
It would be far better for Germany,
'equally irs good, in our best flower- of
Getting Kid of Colds.
The easiest and uuickest wnv to iret
rid of a cold is to take Chamberlain's
Coui;h Remedy. This preparation has
been in use for many years and its
W..l..u,. .... u... 1 ...l.l 1. II,. lor t.vlnr .Inn- I I...I. . 1 .. , o ' . ' V'""-"- u mailer wn.n
, , , ' - ) remedy you use, however, cure must
did nil he could to prevent the wnr, I family milk bottle and lap its stream- seems to 1110 to bo even n worse of- )e !!,, not l0 contract a second cold
England and everything Knglish.
....I ......p.. ..irlun tlirnttirlmill iVtA t hill llmntliil, tlln lilu, iot..iw.u
however, if they ha, I l.ml the decency I Hve:hnir' sumnu.r( hp li(f8 up the bones us Incidimlully.
or tho shrewdness to appoint I'nncrl Ree jf thcy.v0 8piouted. I Thit ...wyur's attneks. paid for by
IJehnnwKky, who was Cermnn nmhas-l l!lmnt of hitrh ordftr is this doff, lAlbflrs, ott tho Kovenmient's officials
but tbey need to be awakened up
beTore tho boll ecourgo of Oolsbo
.ttm gotB n stranplo bold on this fair
land. hucIi hh it has already Rotten
la JtuKala,. .Australia and other Eur
oponn countries. ,
For God's sake Mr. Editor try
yoiii-Holf to awoken some of tho peo
ple to the fate which Is hr.nglDg ov
er this land of tho hrare and free.
CHAS. E. KING.
Hot Lake, Feb. 6, 1919.
Observer ads are wi ..- read.
Be -Strong
Only Left It Comb.
"Mnninm," enld Bobby, "when yon
;oltl the new cook to dress th chicken,
the started to u ml reps It." Iioy'a Ufa
before you have recovered from the
fust one, and there is serjous darker
if thii. A ninti at rtiiitdln n in nr nlrinr
should go to bed and stay in Wd until
now as a .spokesman for dmnot-racy.
and who, when he discovered the dim-in contents daily, and there is no pun, fmrne against the government than
inal Trussian war plot, revealed it to I rock or club that can draw a bead on w Alber's drunken babblingM.'"
I 1 1 ., . . i,;m ( . iToll me. la a lawyer In Albican
the world. He cotfd uet favorable ,um- , . -( - .
.. . . i (t..n ,Ii,r wn .h.rti.d Avnr tn tin. house coiirta of jllHlli e iHUi-ainotiablo to
lor til a (tut nf Hit til ma )1 nnvloi.ltf f t .- - - .... . n .... ...
J of the owner of this doB to offer JfiOO l"1' ,llw r lunu concernlnn what juny reeoertn . it is ittteer t.i iuiy
''T1' L1 ., t , xt ,or something mercenary like that, furl ' "' nay of the party who Ih;" three days at the start than
As for Sheulemann. he lent himself IHM.n,i(sjon to tYy niin (lhe At j' l:'i'glnK Us client with an offehso? i UlI'cu wet'kg Iatev on. adv.
to., obediently to the kaiser's purpose j t)0 lhin conu.r ;.t, cnm(l upon a Kvoa that bel.V as It may . IIHh
during the wUr io have much credit Utl. Htarved-lookinir little irirl of per-1" 11 conftwcl ! "R:f "JJf
..... twn vnur- nf nUtlm? in the fh-nd. supporter and admirer Of ; l'e vuiy Kvnvimuy n nui u.iim,
die of he side v Ik "he li um..V and Gormau proposandi. ) con carne, or a malted
mudleot the s uowalk. Mie hmt ueui wonder thai wlth!,nik nt oftrt " ,',pr" riiulne.
crymjf, as the streaks of tears through I , 1 ... J.T. ...... I If vm. will ,ir In t silwrthorn.
Wl men and given ending opportiuil- fountain you wdl sec just why the j
UleK to vote their views. I say It Is ustomers p-ivc them so much of their!
no wonder that yesterday the he.irt patronage. They put out the very best !
hpsiness agent of tho Trade' Unions I f ovrrythimr at thir store. 2-fi-:U j
even an AuumIoui citizen, brazenly j ."S
told the mayor of Sent tin that bo
would not let fine oleetric lluht
Boys Are Entitled to Return
, . Home.
A I'mntilla county young'
'the service overseas is tpaited in a
lVndluton paper ti the effect that the
suspense in wniting to be sent home
is mote trying thiin any pint of the
scrvh-e. H is no dmibt the same kind
of a feeling that h now experienced
hy the Iji Criiiute boys in the hospi-.
unit. While not one of them, as
slated in yesterday's Observer, is
the dirt on her face showed,
- Say. did you ever police the tea
' tnins on the face of ono of these old,
man in old-faced children of the streets'.'
S:metime, pick up one of these babies
with the -y ear-old face nnd study
the stains, the wrinkles, the hopeless
ness, the dirt. Therein is written the
centuries-old story of wrong, oppres
sion and neglect. Therein is the puw
e' tlmt makes "the man with the hoe"
turn upi.Mi his "masters, rulers, kings,"
at the judgment scat of tied and ask
his awful "Why?" Look into one of,
THE ktrong and vigorous mnn or
woman is envied by lesi fortunate
humanity afSicted with oches, pains,
innrmitiei and ailment!. The sutlerer
Myt to himteff, "If I could only be
Veil, how happy I woujd be," for health
li more eueatiaJ to die jo of living
than ii wealth. I
The kidney alrnost jiterolly wash -the
blood and keep it clean nnd free from
impurities. Whenfue tidneyaareoutof
order, they fall to filter out ht waste nd fjoi
onous matter. It reniair InWhe yttem tucouie
backache, rheumatic paVnJ tore f lusclea axid
tiff jointt, I
help the tytem eliminate thW polaoooua wtr.
They aoottie, at rend then and heal aorr. weak
nd diaeaacd kidneya and bladder. When the
fcidneya are worktnl properly, appetite re turn t,
rrfreihifitl alecp ia pouible, and Lealtb aod
trcottb come afaio.
C W, Smith. 1205 Nn. 4th St.. Sallna. Km..
write: "1 ad rry Biuti pleaacd with Foley
ludney Pilli. I am worUnj in n coat yard nnd
have bceo very much troubled with my buck.
I have taken acyernl doa of Foley Kidney M!t
and tbey have clrc&Jy helped mc.
NO CHAEOE FOR DELIVERY
Fresh Creamery Butter
2 lbs. $L05
Fresh Eggs, per doz. 40c
Sunkist Oranges, perfdozen '. 60 80
Swann's Angel Cakes 25
Dixie Doughnuts
30 ,
Ve wii have for Saturday: Hothouse Cucum
bers, Brussels Sprouts, Head Lettuce, Cauliflow
er, New Cabwage, Hothouse Lettuce, Turnips,
Parsnips, Carrots.
J. G. SN0DGRASS
Phone Main 43
OBSERVES ADVERTISING- will bring resilts.
FAMILY DRUG STORK
nwuro tliiit lin me on the ny to tsc , ) , wrl) .hil.l f,M, snmctimr,;
si'Cllli- their di-vtmuro nnd rrturn unci m'O tho whole history of what men
home, the hoy nre nnxioiis for that . hnve (lone, :jml .hnven t. '
happy con.suaimation at ns cat!.- a 'his ehihl we i-aine upon, that
date an ponsil.le. In a letter writtn lira'- "' '"J"-''-'' miseiat.le. Sho ,
hv one of thorn lhi mueh' taken on X""-'1'''1- he shi loko.f joywsly, she,
M.l.jeot. ' The writer ,v: v, her han.ls, her eyes prkll
" !ho only wny i mo thut we hnvp , ,. , , . t , !
, . ItnpK wore foi m.ttt'n. Mic was nuprtv !
pot a rhaneo of home ,n ,.,,,, wj,h ,w ,Vi ,h whu.hj
;ie:t yix month ia for you 1,.p . to'n,,,,;. u ,,lim, happier this sulcof heuv-i
wrije'to tho senalnrs and repr -j-oaia en. Alwut her, leaplnir. erouohi,nt. j
tiveit In conirress u'nd make it so wari-i ' amiliin;, now i-.l l)i ik t her tugs, flow
that they will demand that thi. di:-1 li' U t tt her fat e, playful, joyous, sun- i
H'on is relurned. Wc nil wanl- .f to shiny, frisked that Wanted flii:t howl- j
hn'. it'te,- the mr- liner ,.-r. And we .iven
,j":tt nml do our part,
lave
to
. fvhtinir is over they -hou! I
rnouph retrulnf.and itrr f tin ntet'
tnkc tiur phft es. because we don't ex
poet to follow (hi as M lif ocoupation
ndif we don't (ret home this tontine
spring or CHrly stgumcr, it will ntw.n
9e lot anotliH- year, as nothinir o(
any impoPtawc ean be accomplished ina
the winter." 0
Themovemei!t that was laiimhed
91-esterilay to foihon e.-ip-ntinlly the
P'un 9s outlined ill that "boy's O'-'i'r,
I 1 A ... .,nn
tlr kIiI litnu And saved $.'!i0, or there-'
ut- .ut 9 i
M.ixlte .Inn :tlltiidirc uide n :nid ,
im.i!m nt in aymjf $.ih to Iniry his
"'"Is-
.Mavl not. a . R
Farming Dollars
When ymi art' l;int iug ynur corn rrop tin von
pl;mt wliulo cn.isf No! !rain liy jjrain, lii.ll ly
liill, it is l i'iH'.l until tin; cutiry t'it-ld,is planted.
As ymi raise eurnraise ynur tlotlars. JL'liint tliein
as yon i;t tliein", (iie ly oiu',. in an itecount witU
us. -.Now is the pliHUi tune lor your ineney
ere p.
DOLLAB HARVEST.
vin a kink aeeoiuit.
rl tipens all !
SOW NOW FOR TI
No one efi' r (
Tliuiisayas i-eure not 1
at-rouht with us.
l MIL
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Advertisements
OU'VE often heard the saying, "It pays to advertise." That
true. Ana it also pays to read advertisements pays you.
you read advertisements consistently for
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niiiB yuu will tigicc niub bins otaieuieiii, is also true. .
IT PAYS YOU IN MONEY SAVED. There are many real
bargains offered from time to time in the'advertisements appear
ing in this papor. Watch for them. .
IT PAYS YOU IN SATISFACTION. When a merchant
asks you to come to his store he obligates himself to sell you dual "
ity goods '.'as advertised." You have a right to expect satisfac
tion from.what you buy and you get it. .
IT PAYS YOU I NtflMre SAVED. When you know efcct
ly what you want to bay and where yon want to' buy it, you don't
have to "look arounii ' ati waste time findinc it '
Don't YOU wt to save jjny on5 time? WoqlHa'tyou like
to he.tmre of getting satisfactory service and quality roods everv
, time you goo a store? Then read the advertisement anilaW
ze the stores whiclf(:.cn serve yix b&st. " to tr u
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