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your aew fiiilored suit. HKfh
J.-..L i,,l..l..rj- ..kit.. J,.A
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black and white. $2.25, Md
ii V T0.'n 0 'I H A ft.
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otory ml svilh .silver chain,
and fancy tiimiainioh 1 rices
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from
.l05e to"$V25,,
SEW LACES
Our sample books are hoy
complete with tlncw apsing
lacesrrail widths and designs, y
roLiLRiM
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wuim uran
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Narrow and wide. LiberCf
vull.nwA and white. Chiffon
and, organd Prices- arefl
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. A FAC1NATING DJSP.LAY OF NEW APPAREL
'LOVELY NEW APPAREL AND ACCESaORIES AEfE HERE EXHIBITING THE LATEST STLE TENDENCIES ALL IN CONFORMITY WITH
OUR QUALITY STANDARDS , . . :
NEW SPRING COATS -
Jim! an rertnlrf people have a perHonality that attract thPna new spring
coatn and auiU have an imJivfduaiity that ma kerf ihcni distinctive and places
them in a clan far above the ordinary rrady-t(-wear garment,
Made hy a hoiine of national reputation from loverly, soft, all-woof quality
mnteiialH, tested, pre-ahrunk and perfectly tailored. You know, in the, pur-
chae of one or these coats that you have quality aa well aa Htyle v gar
ment that will hold it atyliah line for more lltaatuie aeiHon, , .
V'iiit our garment department today and try on aoine f these new coat.
Navy, I'tkin lilue, I tee t root, Mode and (iray are the colora. 'I'he prices raite
from v $20,0(J to $05.00
my Gauntry TIs of Thee, lmt Uanrf
f Ulberty."
Relics of. Lost
Heroes.
SPRING HATS
The new spring; IiuIh nre (lirturcsque in shape, with brims ofl unexpected
line. IMUny new styles have been developed, in the GAtiE models,-in male
rials that permit of every preference being satisfied. Flowers and feathers
are favored trimmings.
Wo Invite you to vixit our millinery depart ment at any time.
'' MILLINERY DEPARTMENT BALCONY
Carefully stored at pier No. 3 at
Hubokcn, N. J., are scores of tons of
personal bclonKinics u' American sol
diers who peiinlujd on the battle fipld
0)r In the hospituls ahroud.
Mute testimonials of valor, they
have been sent to this country,.. but
thus far have gone unclaimed, though
every effort is mnde by the ''cffectH
bureau" to return the things .to friends
or relatives.
When a soldier dies his personal ef
fects are collected, sent .to French
headquarters and shipped to this coun
try. Letters are Bent at once notify
inp relatives' and requesting instruc
tions about fonvarding them. Strange
as it may seem, muny of these letters
of inquiry urc never answered, though
apparently delivered. Others are re
turned as -incorrectly, addressed, the
family having moved or the boy him
self having given n wrong address a
.thing which ha happened in thou
sands of cases and caused infinite trou
bles in many army departments since
the war started.
'Most touching of all, perhaps, arc
the ef facia of the iippniontly friendless
boy who either had no one to rlaim
his things or who went away in youth
.Xy I pride or anger, leaving no word by
iWhich his people can bo traced.
Many of the articles are of . littlo
nioney value; yet they would be infin
itely precious to grieving hearts, r'uin
Ilies that have received no word con
cerning the personal belungiugs left
by a well loved lad could at lca.st noti
fy the burenu, and quite possibly got
trace of things they would cherish. It
would bo worth the effort, and helpful
tv the men whone aim is to return ev
ery possible bit of this pathetic sal
vage. ,
NEW VOILE BLOUSES; .. : .
The new1 while voile blouses are of good material in different models. Some
ore lace trimmed others arc plain. All are $1.75
NEW SPRING SUITS
i Our suit section exhiWta such assortments as will astonish those not familiar
with our elfurts la secure the newest spring suits as soon as evolved and
approved by fashion. New garments constantly arriving add to our stock
at all times. ,
Serges, tricotines. twills' and tweeds aro the favored materials.
Box models, semi-box and straight line jackets are shown. Belted models,
cross belt effects. Braid edging Is used liberally. Most of the new skirts
are straight and narrow at the bollom.
We invite you to see these and try them on.
SPRING BLOUSES
New blouses are arriving daily. Among the recent arrivals are Georgettes
in plain colors pink, flesh, white, green, gray and maize. Some with head
ing others with embroidery trimming. All made up in the newest models
obtainable. Prices from $6.00 to $12.00
NEW SPRING FOOTWEAR -
Each day brings us something new. We've just received two new kid
pumps of brown and black. Also brown, black and battle gray shoos, high
heels. All kid, or cloth tup. Also one low heel black shoe, all kid.
The Home Community
Center.
Ono of the greatest benefits the
country ban received from the war is
the growth of the community idea.
Community interest bus developed out
of community of label-. A new seiiue
of common social re MponHiliility came
the euceeHsful operation of the so
jc;ul centers in anil near the training
camps. It is generally felt th-it the
center should lit'come u greater faetol j
iu the social life of the
Motor Trucks Need Good
' Roads.
One of the things which will help
develop good roads in all parts of the
country is the rapid increase in the
use of motor trucks. The motor trucks
have come to stny and they fill a place
in the transportation schemo that
cannot be neglected.
.Senator Pierce's bill for a tax of
one mill for market roads . went
through in a hurry. This Is nn Insig
nificant tax as compared with the
benefit of primary1 market ronds. The
one mill tax will not build the roads
needed, but it is a start in the direc
tion that will lend inevitably to some
thing better. Because 'this is a kind
of improvement that is needed nml
fits into the general scheme of ad-,
vnncing civilization.
; The motor truck effectually con
nects the smaller centers and even the
individual fnrnis with the railroads.
They do this when thore is a suitable
track to travel on nt all seasons. Mo
tor Itucks and good highways nre ns
of our civil rule, from tho town meet
ing to the natio'nul capital, is yours
Your every voter, ns surely us your
chief magistrate, under the same hiijh
sanction, though in a different sphere,
exercises a public trust. Nor is this
all. Every citizen owes to tho country
a vigilant watch and close scrutiny of
its public servants and a fair and rea
sonable estimate of their fidelity and
usefulness.." Thus js the .people's will
impressed upon the whole framework
of our civil polity municipal, slate
and federal; and this is the price of
our liberty and the inspiration of our
faith in the republic. '
:. Miw:i!u;ji..Aiajiitxuua
MILITARY JUSTICE
ment of soldiei-B tha... ttiat ot Trance,
England, or ltr.ly. And as the facts
become kuown. the whole nation
Public In Amazed ot Punishment ! jolns jn dinrmd that this system
Meted Out by Court .Martial
Tho BCnalo military affairs com
mltto has heard with amazement
the statements of Brigadier General
Ansoll, acting Judge advocate gener
al, concerning the punishments
muted out to American soldiers by
courts martini. . The public is no
less amazed.
Gen. Ansell tells of one soldier
who v,d reiilenced to dishonorable
dlschurgu and ten years' inipfison-
hc modifed to accord with American
ideas ot justice.
FORTUNES OF PRESIDENTS.
Dreadful Cough Cured.
A severe cold is ofven followed by
Marysvillo, Mo., writes: "About two
a rough cough for which Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy has proven espe
cially valuable. Mrs. F. W. Olsen,
years ago my littlo boy Jean caught a
severe cold and coughed dreadfully for
days. I tried a number of cough medi
The estate of $500,000 left by Theo- cines but ""thing did him any .good
dore Roosevelt is a very moderate ! untl' I gave him Chamberlain's Cough
fortune by New York standards, but I Kemedy.
It relieved his cough right
tak-
Kvpri't .
Leclllifer to Tell How to
(iet llcHl Itesulta
Ing in his possession a pass to which
ho had no ripht. Ho tells of a re
cruit, on kitchen duty less than n
luunlh after his enlistment, sentenc
ed to 40 years iniprisoninont bo-
I.- i. 1 1
, .... e ... awuv aim uejore lie uuu jiuiauiir
lor a presmem ono 01 unusua. s.ze. - , ,)oU1(, he waJ curcd T tWnV
11 raiiKS iv 1 r. uooseveii jnneea as i , - f f- lmj M
probably the country's richest chief
executive since Washington, and the
fact. htiH n supcestivc interest. Many
u i-i ilof nf a nnttv rnrmlilio Vinn ho-
WjuJw-Uiita ,torjuorclfc.im-.orae. muWm1lllotmiver hutlib- hill-
lionaire has ever been president of the
world's groatert and richest republic,
nnd this notwithstanding the altered
scale of personal wealth under which
the comparative magnitude of an nccu
adv
The Golden Rule Co. will maintain
an office at the same place as before
closing their store until about the
16th of March. All accounts are due
now and must be settled. adv.
2-26-4t
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CECIL COSPER 4
4 Public Accountant. 4
I Income Tax Adviser 4
J 614 Main St., Pendclton, Oregon
4. 4. 4. 4. 4, .J. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4.
Ono of thn bent things nlnng Pdu-jeauso ho got Into an altercation with niulntiun of $1,000,000 has decreased
rot ionnl. Hues Hint hns come to ourja second lieutenant almost as in-j The Roosevelt fortune wns differ
notice recently, and which has so- experienced as himself and told tho en't. moreover, in being mainly un in-
cured a gt-e'it dual of commendablo !lieiiten:mt to "go to hell" when tho . hevitcd fortune. Its possessor may
IllihlieilV Fl-mil nn-jutinnni-d nnrl If.'
tors of endorsement from '. business
organizations In tho h.rgost cities, Is
(ho lee-inro and moving pictures on
essential to tho progress of the rural " ""K !'
i.iiv ..j ,u. .-..ii ii.i, n, i.(tnii lu-ie
Isior Co., ot WDayton, Ohio. I. a
communities us are the railroad and
steamship. lines important to intra
state and intranational means of com
mercial communication.
It may be tii a largo extent true
that llie passenger aulomoliile i?
largely behind the movements for pub
lice highways, and in the same degree
the motor truck is behind jirsl such
latter asked hlin for a packet of cig- have added to it in his lifetime, bu
nrets. . He tolls ' of another soldier as in the case of. other presidents,
condemned for 40 veins' Imprison- most of his personal earnings in a
ment for refusing -,o fall in for drill iwriod of forty years of public life
when ordered, though It appenrfl4
that lie was umblo to do so. seraiiso
he was til' from pxitpsiiro. Another
soldier who loft cneip .without per
mission lo see his dying father, and
returned viffitntnrilv the dav utter lie
died, was sentenced lo death for de
sei'llon.
Tliesn niav be extreme e.ses.
i not
death have seldom been carried out.
'because llie President Interfered.
(itande has been nbln to secure this
entertainment for the benefit r the
merchants and clerks and will be
presented nt the High School audi
torium Tuesday evenlnf, March 4, ut
S o'clock. '
The title- of tho picture Is "The
Troubles of 11 Merchant and How to : tiioiith Gen. Ausell rays that they an
SJI.in 'I'll. " Tim m... ....... ' ... .. - .1
l-en.l imnrneenu.nl n i- ,(,..!,.. .l , . ' " ' " "(not III 1111 unusual. ron.eu.,: ...
'. " iiuuio by the Nnsnnny t.omponv. 'it
iu Senator Pierce's hill .-the roads thai Krem expense, mid Is pmninrcfl ore
i. mi t ....... ti... f........ ,i i... ...
' " " ' , -"""' - , I Hut the vast ,,,J'.-i.." df cases are
Iprodneed covo, ,g ret ,i. mereleridls-1 nn (, myy , rovW
Thi' IrnhMtiiul Workfrs of the World O.-iu'ially tlu- cniirto mnrtinl Iivp n
:.,.. k.. r.ini-ii tun in n. innur,rmi.... il ,.,.,!. m.. " " " v' fi...,i t,,ri1.,ii1.iiJrt. .1.1.1 thnuo ruriR are
1 . .... ., . ., " . . .. . ', . . ... '' is fiiKer t k.'.-u lince with the! ' . ' , tfc;rl r nff. ; nnv Inincal proportion to its eflt-
our nauunai nre. itui u.o communay .. m i umrm. iu ine worm. ,llU.Kl of Hl(iro.,(llK ,.,, ml, '; - ! , ' JJ., -.,T rtnr,;,.a nnlitirhl nimlifl
Thovnpvi- wii. -v,l,-r " ,r ir. . . , ... lrtrs hnvmp tuiio or no nouniruw V
----- - itri uii-iiH in NH-rrniiiiiMMim miii inrsr . ... . .1. . 1
big city ot j Hut isn t tho iikw name just as bod 11 pictim and li-c(ulu rVim u nor' city ' ' . , .' . ' " .
MiNiu iuli, ! "'i'-' n iinj iv hoi 1 (mil iincn (ij a 1111 I'l'l'"' l 11 nt nm. 1 rut it-iinr
oviMfi: Hi" nil f.ttlurfs thfir cuus-
Kinrn orL'iinln I if 111 - nnwuivi ,i.r
fin 11 ill 1 1 it'll m litis rwu 1 ' . "V
iImth of vory little n-my r xpertenco.
frtsh from tbo frocrt(m of civilian
Wtv and iKnornnl of military trndi
t ion. Thoro scemfl to 1)0 no muos
lion that laiire numbors of thcip
I were nbsorbed in the support of hi?
family. No other president has ever
enjoyf-d puch advar.taKes of reniunor
ative publicity as Mr. Roosevelt, and
beside?, his salary from official posi
tions his income from his books nnd
from editorial work must have been
luitfO. Yet it is a fair inference that
if these had been the sole sources, of
his support he would hnvo died n poor
man. as Cleveland died,, and also most
of their predecessors in the White
House. 1 ' :
This has been the common financial
Tile of presidents, ami the example
of Mr. Roosevelt probably merely
nt-.v.r-ji he rule that the office of pres
ident is not economically productive
-New York World.
Some People
Lose Money
. By concealing it about their person; by stowing
it away in mugs, jugs and jars; by sewing it up
in skirts and ticks; by tupking it away under
couches and carpets, in cupboards and bureau
drawers. These are some of the ways by which
people lose their money, and sometimes their
lives. Every person who is desirous of laying
aside something for a "Rainy Day" should open
an account with our bank.
! . . '
LA GRANDE NATIONAL BANK
Member Federal Keeerv System
war
I were Kettinpr $--10 n year nre now net
iliiiK ?SO0 and demnhdiup more.
This is undoubtedly a Rood idea foi-jmiy world we're acquainted with,
many rca:io:is. H would tcn-i lo eliml- "
mile snohlHi-y and danism, and con-j ' What is this almllt women loweriiiK
linue to bi iiiK people lordlier more in , wane'stiindanls ? In Poris the women
the ojii-iiinmiiih'iI neinntioriy way, ns street cleaners who before the
Iney have heen tu-oa.ufht hy the war.
Theie i; this tn lc eonsidered, how
ever, in i he proposed extension of the
community center idea. There is a .,.,, ... ..
constantly wiUvr -..muncv awavj OATH OF ( ITIZr.NSIllR
from tin- home u-atly nii-montcd by J J" over 1eveland.
war. Mst (''inniuntlit nlroady haw Tn the dist-hsree nf moffirinl duty
n K)odly nuinl.t-r ef public nn-etinp ' shall eniravor to be rided by a
phuej., and what i n- irJ iu'v is not J,ls am unstrntned construt-tion of the
ho much mote of tin e. nn more of iho r,,nst'tn-1't'. careful, observagie 'of
,iimiiely (bfendcil.
' Most . of the offenses have
boon 1 1
ptri:' ;
..credit '
y.i Kit 1
iitlvetlisinn; window display;
'ff icU'itcy ; toMiiiK met hods;
business ; '(tchvi-rey in .mlem
system In ictall brtslnp;s.
Any one of these Rjb.'oiM would
b of preat Intmest to iho merchit-'tts
and ctoiks n'nd tho ono tn-pnriicn-ur
vliich should ro-'iMvc favor.itite
conhldcralion from the buslKess mnu
today ts I- value or niv.p;i p-T ad
vert Ihlnj; iudU'i'ously and iv.nstulit
ly uiu'd. Tho leetute will sive some
useful hints nbu t'-e;
well other phases of
"Where Are My Reading Glasses?
have been condemned to rmnjshmenl
Revere out of nil proportion to their
offonses. Almost every citizen will
nuree with Gen. Ansel, when he
says: . .
"The courts murtlul are not Justlfl-'
line, hit. t'd In pilinR on ttes hooklnp penril-
'fl-lenty tle. I do .not twuliove In sentenc-
friendly community : pi.it in tin- home
itself, A broadiT, more iniuie home
life. i;i needed, loss ic.T.eivd in the m
teieis of few and ri;u .i:: out. to
the many dvc!;t -inl :,n; ;,u
pie fnunVhoin w h; vo too oi'u'n .Uii
ourselvt-a nvvay, uiucn k uiv, but scl-fii-hly,
Puch tin yetcttflon of heti:t;d;ty not
onlj;-benefits tlye whti extcid il, bu'
i Htart ever widen inj? t ii -rb-fi of
vJie.-vniP thought O 'd hapi-y memo
the
irovern-
ries that no pnblic n.icial
Dicr eipialluil. ...
r ha-
Anybod wo'ild think, fioni the way
p'o1 rjermm .!iit. that0tlier hid "--it-'
ten the Feui.een Points thenisciv ,
(llstltulion between tile powers
ernnted to the federal rovci anient and
thoe reserved to the states.or to the
people, nnd hy a cautious appreciation
of tho..e fiiiu tains which by ?! i-insti-tol.on
and laws have heen assigned to
Hie executive hloiull of the
nicii.
Hut he who takes the oath today to
piesirve, protect ami defend the con
stitiition ,ff the United ,stati' suit
ahines tile solemn oblitiation fl!l
oeiy patriotic c,iluen--on the f,t:,i,
u llie wiAkihojt. iu tholay Aiai, of
ti:oie, and everywhee luc. "i.,!ti
with him. The constitution vbih jo.
f.'es hi oath,, nir ci iin'.iyni i
rurs; the "Vcrnmolit yu hale chos-j
en him to .idmiinsier for a time 9 0
yours; O. law ami the cnthe .em.--.
m-llud: that wlfl he holp'ul to icitnc to death a new soldier who went
iroiciinit and clerk. jin slep Kirardini: . pilo of rsnvas
There will also be run -l humorous down ! Texas, "1.1100 uille away
(rem the battle line, simply because
we are at war "
Oa. Aiarll prtests tt-w ontT
aK.ilst the r.evertty o( lex I ternn of
Iniprtoonnient. hut nlso esainet the
lo liberal application of ','dit.hon
or. blr dlti-ham-." which ' Alienee
n nun Xni life. Be i,l riavns'fiir
leVitlAtit'n to modify tho t-'eslfie-l or
eeuniiil !ie eAn t'n reffil ilnyi
tvrldil ehiti.rh "ill Vint ! the fwiiO "' teeu to artll' it.
"f 1im ltvltnc men. III? Vvt-lc T.- t,(l. itt'iiMtly. U Kt one ot
ti,Tl -1'lMi. Oft .IJiO'f.lw I M,f- iNUil'Stl iilrtA'l'j. ff V.'llich 'ln Pa-
oMai ifrotitwti '.'. :ioo'ck'c? ficnue set of nn;t at reivintbi.v'
ii4l.." f re to l pi-ei. 0 .' I PH iff tli "syMisi.'' Clvlll-
uiiw oniti like tot;now why the
American lull 'Vary system should
enrl ion and altoisthei the protft'.im
will tie one ot the most pleasing en-!
Inv entertainui-at) ever offkrrd tot
lertainnieiits eve -fferel to our j
basineia men.
There ill h 80 rhliKr for Ad-
uii.uii-.
tfie Misioa Mrd f the r, i -
from iin(lr-iaUm
ire conpetcot to n
Troieoce.
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Co 0o er h ry ciom'u h.I her !p. tM.it
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Mischievous daughter has
picked Iaddy'a pocket and .
watches him gleefully as he
searches in vain for his read
ing -glasses. If Daddy wore
Kryptok Glasses, he would be
freed from the "off-ind-on"
nuisance of the two-pairs -off-lapses
bother, because Kryp
toks (pronounced Crip-tock
would give him, in one pair of
glasses, the necessary correc
tion for both reading and dis
tance. IfRYPTOK
1. GLASSES i.
THE INVISIBLE BIFOCALS.
give him this convenience
. without that drawback of oth
er bifocals the oonspicuoua
age-nveattug seam or hump. .
They an crysfaj-elea their
awfacas- smooth turd .as-aa.
iVat'a why Krvotoai n filled ia.iU- ..
I yie optical u.-rta io4 tin of lb. -osi- nti)lt fmr rmr
J.H.Peare&'Son
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