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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
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"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.
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' 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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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!
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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
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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.
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Canning
eaches
ki;ly cra "wi'oimv rEACiiF $1 15
l-.l.lJIlKTAPKArilf-a ;....$1.25 and $1.50
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