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' 0 0 0 e o Oo F0TTT3 1 ' Vk& Li A Y ,. jfo i t sB 2?,'-'R)19 JLJ n.S t. V V Jf.fi, 3" .... n . n -. . it. U GRANDE EVENING OBSERVED An Independent K6ppr Published Daily and Wkly at La Uranda, Oregon, by La Grand Even ing Observer Pubiiiuing Company, BlilJCG DENNIS, Pubtiaher. twenty-fWe yt ai nun from a ini,rnl Klamliioint. Tl.u ilmu u wIk.h ul 1 1 iiu tfuiv nnd plus uk 1 1 us woio a'. 1 1 :. h ou In tin? clrcm. Now tliu offorl of overy circus in.itiuKr In tOi oiil) to kimp nich people from IioIiib con nei'tfd wlih tlio h!iijw0IhiI ho Hpond." euiislderalilw money 911 ki'j.11 (hi'in from following tlnoiliow. It u.:;.m1 to lie kiP en'iil for a fiw-for-ull 1I16' wlioii Urn cin u ronif.'H to 9wu, now It Ih ll orciuiloii for i.'Xtra pollcem"!! and a vfv.ftuire th.it in equal toot!?;' On Sale in Other Citiea Oregon Hotel Kiiunlii'.,; of a bank vault to hV:n Entered at the 1'ontoffice at La Grande Oregon, as Second Clasi Mail Matter. Addrena all CumniMiiicationi to The Observer, 1710 Sixth StrOrt. City and Counly Official Paper, News Btand, Portland; Imperial Newi Stand, Portland; Multnomah Iliol News Stand, Portland, Oregon, SUBSCRIPTION RAXES By Carrier . Dally, per month ...ode Daily, per three months $1.95 Daily, per aft months In advance $3.75 ( Dally, per year aiivanco (.JU Daily, ingle copy ,...& By JitU . Daily, per year in advance 15.00 Daily, per six months in advance $2.50 I )ally, three months 'n advance. .11. 2S laily, per montj; 6Uc Weekly Observer-Star, by mail, pot year In advance tlSit "My Country 'Tin of Tin, Sural l.aml of Mbclrly." Whon Hie Circus Comes to Jown. Today Is circus iliy. lliilly-Cleo there's ihiiIiIiik llko circus dJty. When a boy Is a boy ho lovoa a cir am, when hu hccoincH a man hit Hi HI Jnvo.i it circus iinlnHS he has grown old and trinity and has I lr.nl of tlm Jolly HiIiihh In liru. It Is nlwaya 11 tost rf n mini as to whether ho has ossified nmi turned Into human slono; it Is a test of a woman's, nature, also, for tlio woman who cannot UUKli at tlio clowns' antics lias grown prudish 11 ml cranky From (ho time tlio train whistle Into town early In tho mrirniiiK from tlio lime tlio taniq old 1 ion roars IiIh niiirnlni; roar and tho mon keys bi'Uln tlx Ir chattcrlUH tho circus Is on. There Is almost ns lunch fun wntrhlui; llin show unload as Hieio Is In seoliiK Inn grand parade iunldo llin canvas. How tho elephants do on. joy llmlr work, and I ho boios seem 'possossil or human knowlilKO so earn fully do they do their part In th unbinding ns wll ns In tho show. It Is a ureal tlilnK. this circus llfo. Anil how vimllv different now from down the toiifUi element Vh max drift In the path of the circus. The rttrcoto parade has always been tlio soup courso foi tho circus day dinner. It (rives Hie first thrill and the show.' all find theyo cannot girl along wlihoill a parade. Hluio of them tried it a few ears niro. They were going te hi auk t! tlim-Iion civil ciintoni, but they soon pave i! up and aflnilitMi iney were un I wrong. The Mrailo today t belter than cvr and front tho administra tion wagon kn the lead to tho irteam rallupo in the rear it Is a i;ig.;ant for old and young to admire. As wo view tho parade nr Ihounhls go back to tho days of the nvarlnn 1 show wllh Its 0110 ring, its two clowns. Its half dozen horses and a few nnlmals. How It used to nimble along the connlry highways when sleep claimed llin peaceful rural sec tions. K rain hit He) circus it was liable to bo a day laic but that made little difference) for the peoplo then, as now, wero stiro of secini; til show If thev had to wait c week. Trans port ul Ion has made 1101110 rhanges In llio business. Tho show has been uiin mentfd and amplified. Finer actors havo been drilled, boiler hones have been mliloil and animals of different riMinlr' help In form the iiggrcga tlons of today. Wo like all or Hint-' Ihlngs nml would r.nhnr ntlnnd .-. circus than do anything wo know or but nt tho same timo ,iib wo view I ho present cnmiplolo shows, we havo a hallowed memory for tlio old bny-i who plodded over muddy road with Iheir III t In band of people to make merry In tho old-time days. A Plan For Diverting the Mind. present the 31111:1 in) the iniialurd f.te-J Mercury, "At a (ftdance of H2 feet place 11 pea, and another at0? 10 feet. These will represent Venus and the earth, bulb a. to slz and distance. A rath er large plnbead ut a distance. qf ::27 feet will speak for Mars, and e lalrsizid tangerine a ((untter of k mile distant will stand for Jupiter A small lemon at two-fifths of a mile will play tie fole of H-iurii, a larV cherry three-fourths of a mile will aijMiyvr for Uranus, arid a fair-sizil Wum nt the vdy edgo of the field -via proclaim rsTiiiune. One ould ratbjr iiof;o Into th final distances nd dimensions ir his first, le.' son. 'I'lio wo-nnd-u-hall ulln field vT llli its v-irleirated nsHort :nenl of placets ii IntarcsKiiig nougl. fiid Incomprehensible enouiih to hold tin attention for a few inlnutis. Anyone who will go out Into hit ba'lf yard on the next cl!ar night and try to locate the members of thii vast system that aro on exhibition guaranteed an evening's ontortalie meiit free of co.u and a brief period of complete forgotfnlncss of the price of shoes and butter and fruit in sea son, nml of t lie Interminable argu incuts In Washington. iu the tX'Yf day Tile Soviet projiaganda lis now oe ing hurled out broadcast should hi .sifiielched. It matters not how mnm "fundamentals" of it may be good ns some argue, the whole tiling as whole is wrong for it is ilci'.ini.d t( work opposite American principles and anything against the principles ol tins government should never he u! lowed transmission through the mall: nor should it he allowed in public -v private places. Free press and fret .speech are nil right so long as they do not conflict with the priiirples t! a free nnd enlightened g.ivrnment aed Ihc sooner the authorities curb 1: lot 0! Ibis foolishness the sooner wil,' Am,''' ica settle down to .":me living. acterized t(j': S'.-rb ot ine war. One way or another, these Serbians reached Odessa, where they were forO ed into a battalion for service against the Central Power. They w;dJicd to get somewhere to fight Austria so they started for grch.9,ged,0 honig eventually to join thco'ioii's in France. The Serbs 'Oized u loiOmefcve and sufficient boxcars to carry the btS .alien an after four months of trying journeys arrived, at Murmansk. The :OIies landing nt Murmansk in the spring.ol Mile found the Serbian battalion flfere, ready tonight rainsf the Bolsheviki and, for the first few months of the campaign, the Scrbr formed the backbone of the force op . posing .the Keds, .which speediTy' wrested several hundred miles of. the Murmansk railway from the Com nmnsts. Throughout file ubseijuent fig-hting in this front the Serbs havo disting uished themselves, and .now they .arc waiting the day when they can return to the new greater Serbia which in eludes Bosnia and other territories where they lived when impressed intc the Austrian army. Ill o 0 I ' Beautiful Fall. Dresses . Jiready for your inspection Amonpr those you will find the wry newest fabrics, as well ns styles, nt almost any prire. There arc silk dresses of Tricoletlo, Popliiii.'tte, fjeorg'i'tte and Satin; some enihroidi'ihfd, nonte trimmed with silk hrai'l, others with beads. Woi Dresses of Jersey, French'SecKes, I'opliiia, and Trieotmes; some attractively trimmed with silk braid, while others arc plain, with belts, overskirts and sueh aeees.vries ns add to tho appearance of a fyeautiful gown. We invite your inspection at all times. e Ijl I o I Ilere in rf soothing plcturn Tor con templation In the midst or all the uncivil, illsronlent, II. C. h. dlscus- Blon mid Peace Treaty iirgumcut. It Is taken from tho National (iongraipli- ic Magazine, and is llerschers dea criptlon or our solar system In terms which limy bo oa.dly grasped by any ordinary human being. "Imagine a circular field two and n half miles In diameter; place a li brary globo two feet lii diameter in tho very ceiiler; Kl! feet nway put 11 mustard seed. The globe will ro- JOEL'S GROCERY The Home of Royal Club Goods. Cor. Coilnr and Washington. I'lunio M-7."!) FOR CANNING Early Crawford Peaches $1.25 Crate Tomatoes $1.10 Crate Nectariegfor Preserving. WEIIAVKTIIK.KIISKI " "-r-UTCl '0 i i : A CI IKS, Fresh VEGETABLES aa FRUITS Received Daily YOURS FOR GOOD SERVICE. The main thing is to get the park ing rules eslablishcd and make then" permanent, for the general public if slow to change when once it is trainee' to follow one course. The present plan of tho commission to clear the streets in tho congested district dur ing the day and permit parking or Ad.'Miis avenue nftcr ti o'clock scemt to the Observer to be a good solutior of the parking problem. Let's let it stick nt that. Any animal may be pretty to look nt, hut when it cats thirty-dollar hay it must produce something. N'lticc what n hendache the surplus r-Ik are g ving Marion Jack nnd the rest of tho game commission. It is going ti take some money to feed the ell; through the coming winter. Tho road petitions for Union coun ty are being circulated a second time. Just why, no one says. It is pre sumed the first petitions wcic not cor- j rest, nil of which calls attention to the necessity of accuracy in getting up a bonding election. You can drive half way to Island City on hard-surfaced pavement. That is the pavement which Union county gets' from the Highway commission ns n demonstrator to show what n benefit hard-surfaced roads over the entire county would he. Charge of Collusion Is Made Against Secretary ; of War Baker and Others SHOE SALE 1IJ' AnHoWiiti'cl press to Tho ( thucrvw) i WASHINGTON, Auf. 2. Samuel Ansell, formerly acting jade advo cate general, charged before the sol ute military sub-committee that See ! rctary of War Haker, Major General j nnucn i.,royier anu v.oionei .jonn wir-n mere established a propaganda hu-; reau to discredit the critics of the ex j istincr military justice system and tol l defend the system." He said the off:- j j ''menace and threatened with disci pline. Those who defended it were promoted." THE SHIPS TO AID IN SEARCH FOR MEN I ( Ity Assqnlntcd Press to Tbc Observer) SANTA CRUZ, Aug. 20. Three ships of the new Pacific fleet have been sent to Lower California to aid ; the search for Lieutenants Water- j house nnd Connellv. Up until Saturday night, just (17 pairs had left the store. There are still lots of them, the same kind, nil sizes up to 7 lieineniber the big sizes are go ing first, so get yours now, if you wear larger than n 5. No exchange. $2.23. YARN For Sweaters., China P-Uie, Peacock, Navy. Grey, Yellow, Cardinal, Scarlet, l)ark Lilac, Khaki, Purple, Wood lirown and Black aro the colors. Many different shades in "Sunlight" yarn, especially suited for sweaters. Prico 10c and 6c a hall. INDICTMENT AG AINST CLARENCE JOHNSON (lly Associated Press to The Observer) PORTLAND, Aug. 20. The grand jury has indicted Clarence Joiinson, former convict, for tho murder of Mrs. Eunice Freeman, his elderly hi n- efactress two weeks ago. Johnson left the city. immediately after the murder ud is still at large. l . isissns - Looking Ahead The signing of peace vas the signal for husi ji'jjjs and industry to take the helm. The jjreat call of patriotism has been answered; the hupe work of reconstruction lies be fore us. PRODUCTION is the order of the- day. Labor nnd Capital must each do its part. If pro duction be neither stinted nor curtailed, the country faces an area of e;rcat achievement. A mighty spirit move3 the nation a new Americanism born of the war. It is devotion "t service. Our soldier? niX"llu;,r with it; we all feePt; business and in dustryhrob with it. The Snirit o't Service a titan ,,of wondrous power is loos mtf bis thunderbolts for conquest J "WORK" is the slogan of the bour. New Plaid Ginghams Among the new Ginghams are several new plaid patterns the lines anil colors are entirely dif ferent, a very fine stripe pre dominating instead of the wide colored one; nil aro 27 inches wide, and 3oc a yard. STANDARD PATTERNS for August are here; also the Stand ard Quarterly for Kali. You will find almost anything that is; new now among these late patterns. REMEMI1ER, the new Fall Wearing Apparel is coming in daily; ninny were sold last week upon their arrival here. lie. on hand every day to see the new. This week tlieie will he COATS, DKESSKS and SUITS. We invite you to see them and to inspect them. Try them on, if you wish. HALF PRICE Sale of MIDDIES . A limited number of Middies in a variety ot sizes, plain col ors and striped patterns; made of best quality Jap Crepe; were $1.50 to $2.50, now at Half Price, 75c tu $.25. Combined Register. Peslcncd for retail stores which do credit business Is n combined cash register, credit register and ndillng machine. Have tho label, which stands for A WANT Al win ii" It - t Smallest Inhabited Spot. The Island holding tbe Kddystone lighthouse is the smallest bit ot all the year around inhabited land In thq world. Have the label, which stands fot fair working conditions, put on your job printing. The Observer Is one of the two shops in town observing unior I principles. Phone Mnin 37. Tiie Democratic party is said to be j raising a five million dollar campaign : fund for next year. This indicates that there are other financiers us members of that party besides John Skelton Williams. j The eruption in Diamond Lake which has killed many fish is i subject for (lame Warden Shoemaker to draw the governor's attention to. ' Perhaps they can occupy co.nmor ' giuiind on this case. I -- - . ...... j Son. chow Uncle Sum )ui s ,h:i: l ' t'nie in getting a good start in Mex ico. Perhaps a change in the office et Secretary of War might have : ' 'joint effect. The Spruce probe at Portland this week- will be much more excitim; than was the Willard-Dcmpsey figh!. With all due respect to congress, has anyone noticed a reduction in the h'gh cost of living 7 The Balance To Your Credit in yoiiK lunik iicciiiint I't'i'i'i'si nls your Jil'ojil't-ss. It, iiii'ivjisi's your raniiuo' c'lpuit ily iiml skives you a I'tvliu ol' mlt'ii;ui!('nro otuiil soi'iu'ily. ' We ol'lVrvoii dig IVst of Sorvico and Solirit Voiir A(i'ouiit. o o La Grange National P KstalilislH'.HSST. G Z t'owhides are going down and shoes are going up. (banco for some mathematician to .figure it all oui fiom the consumer's standpoint. Seattle is fighting ten-cent coff'-c Why not ipiit drinking it that is the surest way to fight the coffc- trust SERBIANS STILL FIGHT IN NORTHERN RUSSIA l ive Year nnd l ive Thousand Miles , l'rvni lloiiu', Tin')' Are Still l ull of llu-di. 'MEIiVEJIA (ilU. liussian Lap land, July l").(.ssoeiatcd Press Cor 1 v.ponilence.1 A Serbia battalion which has IVcen f ghting under one ,,1'lag or another siu.o August, I'.M'J.j Mill ise fighting, up Jicre 'it: Karelian! Russia. 0 n 0 I Thc0relc of ihese0'rhs on tire north ; lHisiao front has been similar tiflhat j i f the Czcebi-Sl.ivaks iiv,Siberi. mil otlsolke nn A'lfinishedlin.lThey j are big, Strapping, vcll di ICi"d",p,,0 soldiers, five years niul scleral thou- j I ...11. r...... Ii,t,, nt,.l int now. Qihtlcy go tii.-tion against thooj II..Wii'Wki7f)em; wiMi their Ki.- n. igiiiish, Kivn.lP or nijil recently. m.oieon allies, thev iftrilnv the same McCORMICK'S NO VELTY JAZZ BAND BANCS. FridaysTVuB. 29, 1919 DancingT-jmin'9 to 9:30 Free. We Want You to Hear Our Music. Admission 10 Cents to Everybody. Hop to It! (,., "i'.'',' i "' ;; ', ' . i Full Twenty Pounds X To 11k Pox of TTyiuo (Irown TOMATOES $1.85 a box ami ilicy will koop for a wirk in your base ment. These Ton'iatoes are i;ivii liy Mr. AVil srtn, of Lailil Canyon,' who lias made a study of this 'delii'ious vetretahle ami who is "ready to auarantt'O VvVrv Tomato in eaeli box. TRICE , $1.85 F.OX Thonc Main 80 JUiBssaesiasisaa ffl DO YOU WANT your friends to avoid you? They v.'ill ccrWly do so when your brpath is bad, i tiere is no excuse for anyone having a bad breath. 'It is caused by disorders of the stomach which can be corrected by taking Chamberlain's TableU Many have been permanently cured of stomach troubles by tho use of these tablets after years of suffering. Pries 25 cents per bottle. n 0 tAWSOK. GROCERY O Buy -YourXJ Canning eaches ki;ly cra "wi'oimv rEACiiF $1 15 l-.l.lJIlKTAPKArilf-a ;....$1.25 and $1.50 -PHOHE US YOU ORDERS 1 . ; " ej .e e We CanJeaw Fou. . . BROTHERS I 1 fl 3 QWDFVPD a cb no. ool4 0 PWnTJTP' ' III niul battle i;isiasm that ch w ca S e 6- - IS o e e3 Q o 9 tf ea o a SO , o o
