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FOUR e e a o ' Cbc Observer AX IVDEPEnHkNT KEWSPAPJ.R Published Daily and Wetkly at lSi Grande, Oregffn, Tiy I Crandt Evenm Observer l'ubllnhinff Company. Entered t tha Postoffic lit U Grande. (Jrtpff, Socond CU Mall Mttter Address all Communications to 0 THE (fflSERVfcK, HIS Adanrn Ave.. U Grand. Oregon. 0 CITY AND C0UNTY0FF1CIAL PAPER On Sale In Other Citt Oregon Hotel News Stand,orand; IraperSl "views " 8i audi i'ortland; ftruitnomun notei oimm, r SUBSCRII'TI'lN RATF.8 a - llv Wiir.'icr Daily, nor month. 75c Daily, per nix month In advance $4.50 Daily, per three months.... 2.ar, ''. '"" C0M Dally, per year In advance $0 00 Daily, three ionth In advanctP...1.50 Dally, six montha In advance.....'l.00 Daily, per monYh ... ....60 1.....1.1.. .l..-.,.HCla ,u mall. rw.r v.ar ill advanac. .. Sl.OO a a a .a i O MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRF.S3 The Associated Pre it exclusively entitled to the use ror-puoo'auon w. 'edited 10 11 or noi oinurwini; crei ia. iii nun ri1" II nawi Hiunntche creu alKO Ihe local new? published therein. dlsnatchos here arc also reserved. All rights of republication ol special THE OFFICE CAT Uy JU.Ml'B I?---- ......t:.:. .fen -M TWENTY-SrXTH ' Annual January Clearance . 'Oi Kr4cHt hide In the hUtory of this u. from evtry andpoint of KO-hie uni0iuultty merchitiidirti offrl. a Hllll Koidk HtronjE. O Every Article Reduced i, .... ..uu.i.i ... . .... .I..,. t airt , and in sinc mort Shop early II nit nt or from 2ft ial (ifli'iinK! tv;n you tMii. le our delivery swvlce al any tin? Mull orders iind pli'me orders receive prompt attention. Youn find new values (bat attract, here a-ach week. This ween we are catling your especial niieniiou lo aflicl' listed bi'lO.vt. You're saving if you're attending tills. nala w,,ro losing iiioik'.v bin Us all nr Sum. " ' I IN.UTU KA. TIIJilliT Wlitftever ppO-ific appropriation Cwiikicss may make fur the nrVsideiitinl inaiiLMiration i "ly i t K" o A'tP'" W,t. " un t'liilxiialo fcri'iyonj- is plaiincil, will coiii.0iIciiihihIh O.r money to ptii- the expense of lffiiiKiK soldiers, Ailor iiyl marines toVaslo iiiKlim foitlit paiwU-, lor picpannn tin I rensiuy niiiiiimi; km flie inaiiKiiml Imll, ifa bull in l 1' Ix'R ""'I fommol her ex plosive item. The total illilic expense, one .m-nator esliinatcN, may run up Oo a million or inoie. Aloni; willi0iliWi,llie8' inny toe leillions spent by inifaviiluals. - . . Tlic0pregilciit-eoeet, is wiiil not lo seek any sutSb nloriojis in (luetiin into ol'fiee ns soino of his fiienls (le.-ig'. If lie .Welis, il will be in order not to d prive otln. of their (Tiiy of pleasure and triumph. - : I -J I iA . ii'tl It tUn I-.IVI- - '. ... . A, i i . "V i: . 1 . .. . i'. ...I jiriety 01 inviting any piueniariy kivisw inspiay ai a tune wnen jHiHiflesf-iH dull and so much seifrws effoiX publin ni,l private is (Ontered on tht tak of i)ihctisiii( ail prt'.iiin. sober iT'onoipy fo' i ho. ifie.sent year. Tins uew adininistration eould, iW no 9 , i j i - w . . , ... '....il... . .. -.1.. . r . make a more iavonnue impression man i.wseiinio qi e.niupie oi "liriftv nimplieity WnTtspieninK Jay. W AMI OIIOIV6!V.N'IS KO p Lou lloyt.i fiii-mtir ri.sldiiiK, 7 miles 'norih of Lit (iraudu. broimht Homo freslu, eas o lliie (1. Jlloliu grocery Htie tj scllasl lurdity. Whili! r o u n 1 1 n tlifnT J. 1'. Measly said. "Is I correct i9i s.lW n hen slls'Oir 'snla?'" M. lloyl rliiil, "I dou'l?are wliellir she 'ift.s' iir 'eis.' What I want to Know Is, when Kile cuclUes' does she tftiy' in 'l6).'l' t& . IS) IIKTTKR0 1'().?TA L fSI-R 'tf : One of ths compeAntlnu behofils of the business slump is the Improve nientin the postal servile. -That Si povenienPH noticealilv iilrnostev erywhere, especially since the first of the year. The holidiQ rushvas cure of rfi'tfltr than the public expected. Now the service in "jinny cTties Is said to be approximatinj; the efty-iOnry of several airs nftoMiiil maUer i-a coUectAl and trunsinittcd more promptly. There Is less deliiy4any particularly wrth letters. The main cause of this Improve mcnt Is found in the fact that nxt masters aia iiLl onct' moro to ob V'arl tain compelenl help. Upi'lni: the' lcy wero deprived of (ya'V iit their Jicst men by the draft. When tl' cluthbi fojt the i ntrifi'ii. Tlieiol if no lifxiir.' at tb0 Ilotio mnia makes less food for the hungry and Ic Will dore tOccpt the luxury of doing fojj. In that, thorig'sts indulged riotously Tlielr food nsisTcd each tBIis of .'ration of sti, bO.ul and coc.ft worth i"t wore than Tl cenlf. Fot that meal lheyg,paid $1,000 npicce i!ule iifaliciii UjiiidOsevernl times that Their dinner cheAa Tirfaljtd 0' 1,001). Was ever so auch niftney ifriid fur u bjiiroact in any land or lift! Ail Tt ll iriO. to feed children of eastern ?lnd central Eu rope who, but forafciuh aid, would t:irve Injure suogiicr. Evyy JlCof it will kci'i'i'ne boy tt' n i 1 1 ti t i , un der5 .Yir. lluuver's c.fynldcj pinistra-o tii h. ' They say Americans ai sel'iid army was demobillxeiO ftiost of these They say you cannot raise money men -stayed nway, and njhers joined this country ti' Bjore for philan O them, hecaiujc of the lure of Jgiithor thropic purupsespThey siqr tb- idenl watres in Industry. 71 was nAessary ii moused by the e:tt has vanished, to rWloy lni'Kenumbcs of "tern-1 ihii Amerlcnns are now "out) for ? porig-y clerks and cntriers '"VvitWiu; Ihnmselves", Unit "sentiment does special qualification?1 Naturally the not mo", that we jjitond to Mlkf cin service suffered. Now the old em- (,r our own Efrnlrs and h the rest of ployees are di iflinif back, afid Rood the world ga to the devil. Po9his ninterial lsseeklnu posloiiii',- ui( liko it ? (t do the mimv oiher niilliiiivocoli'ttutcrf fur the stno ob ject, in sums large nd small, by men and 'omcn Sll ov.- this country, look Illicit? American brflfrts are I'bll ai warm as ever, ( 1. S. It isn't too bitc'Vet foP any. bfldyinywb.ie, to gi" iff on thnt.din- jusi cut v cliilo-si.e nortion of stew and a tuiiplo of slices of unbna teieil blend, fti.d drink a cup f co'ou, right in yoii own h'oiift if yuu lil.e, mid tlicn pay lii, it hv sending nny- llitug friim $10 up either to Will, Union county cb.flrmnn rJt r. .Mossnin, local cnnirntan. a Jobs again, so that It is possible to apply the civil service rules nnmyilly sad discharge those who cannot meet its reiiiireinents. Congress promises to help the situation still more by grunting additional money for the work next year. Hotter postal service, jieedless lo fa say, will help to muko better busi ness. It will also lii! the public psychology. aThis may turn out to be a vear ip efficiency as well as kvifl, In-ftibiic and private affairi Tke. 0 rT o, -"., Tiiii si:. For womkn o . . ' "WJjal of the ?e.-i for women nlu ti iifiwsituner writer aftiw intr viewinir u woman who has served usi'han stAanless for yea in on tiansi'an tic sU-amcrs. To this the woman her self answers that, for the experienc ed woman, especially the wid', there is nothing like it. This woman, whose name Is Stev ens, is ft years old.l'or IS .ns she has followed the sea. She is be loved and respected by all the pus sengeis who have come in contact wild her, and by her fellow-workers tyi board ship. Her Rieat apeci illy is gathering little folks around Hel mut telling them sea tales and fairy .-Qiries. a lnadvocating 0'iis line for the wo man of i .sponsible years, she snysj "Here a women Irnrif couruge not onhsito f:tce dis.cr to family nnd friends, for this any woman nnit do, but courage lo fae pcriluus ad venture, eveidcnth. She learns to trust her Clou. No land folk know (Uitesuch a trust. And she b Ctt s how to talk to rliftlrcQ" So the "sea mother", wTnOunder took her job iti the agvO'f ott, when many a womun is languidly announc ing that shci? .n old to work as sheTcfc', swings wide another dool thi-oughawhirh the stuuiily indern'nd- fjiit woman of loduy may pass to ivelihol nnd experience. o o0 1 off- They say the T'rince writes poetry. Wrgv not of .tifnles ,,,!.., hi... buiieale? lie roxililnt do inm-if worse the general un of 'tax. o ON' lllAIUMi i;xi:t Ti i v 1:1. JI KT KIOHI' IT W 1M)'T K'I'DI' IT. Dear Of rice Out: O ThiOOrfie Cat Is something that Huys a lot of rot, And 111,9 hs Oil' . Hllllll! Of Wit's ITU Yes, sotno of it Is really wit, Part la all rlghiA 9 While ionic's a frighl Yet we read It Or" o o I Man nalnrully -nM know mtn-li tint is tiHiiiitly wrontf. -ft til what , vtnt'LHU out to Hay wan Itir, imiu. womon iiiiittt huv-tj iiiij)r'.4,sii I hut they an' in-O well rsi'( un Iokh U4' a if) half-.lrt'hMMl. ! - o e HALF-PRICE!;'-.-.. 1 1 9 ft o ;lae arefiilly wflo hurt' 'fioiuid Rome people sovorur years. elr Hhoes liulh RMCll O a, lerrllil.. Whv II Is A fellow -wIM lakf! chances? Why Is 'it ho runs ajitr Jh1( f)P'. poller! coWaK djvorc'o ourls. owatuipi' scandals? mi h'ts hiinsclfealint ' 'n(IIIKl i. leri lung Just tOQkirs soino 'other fellow's wife When nil Hie lime bis om9 slls at honi . s Waiting to be klKscd.&aniiT Kissing her wouldn't eonu, ... ... m - SihlKl'i! Why so II? Will II. It. Huroft. Do you underslnnd wnjne? w ft T.iift Freioh Yep, 1 know tli,. ciiu'l IO lliiderslood. e ' i 4 ENTIRE sfoCK BcVs .Clothing a e e o o Price a Les Than Prices for Spring Regardleas of Cost Think what this means lo bo able to select.from such a vnned stork of the'i'inest to; 's cloihing. Sucn mukess 9 Xtragood and Hart Schaffner & Marx 'Hulls of the finest all-wool quality. Think Ivhnt it moans half price mfcnns lor? Ihnn prices-lor next sprftig. 0 We are taking a loss" of course, a loss of hundreds of do lars. but as we bavesaid we are making Ibis the greatest of alleour 2fi annual cleurance sales, and It Is our uiua l.o clear one stocks, lVgnrdlcss of cost or re placement costs. " Cloihing is npproxlmatgly 33 1-3 cheaper today than 6 niouO.s ngo, and on That basis, orders are bug booked lor spring delivery. Hence this sale offers monu yi&n a ftuere season's ei:l reduction; it means a saving of over 2f'; nndor the ireJnt. market value. See one of our wiliaows dlspy.iy.ing these, suits at . " HALF PRICE . ENTIRE STOCK e . a e Blankefs, and. Comforts Half PH Here are values that undoubtedly cuniiot lie equaled The finest of wool, woolmip or cotlon Ulaukito fltBiollnft Snicen or Chiiirie covered ciimliigis all qualies, all grades, slzeR. ett., ranging regulniiy in price iroin $-1 up to $20lo be sold now at HALF PRICK We forget Jhelr cost we forget ttieir replacement costs we .have out one ttlea in mind. HiSi of clearing our entiiVostocks regardless of tlielr sts. Choose from our eoiire slocfc ,1?iy blanket orofirort you may wish at IJALF PRICE , i i Other bargains of srScial nature, at HALF JMtlCf? are found -in several of ilfc different deiKirtinent.-w Mn's iftid ladies' sweatnrs, b.ies' coals, suits and dresses, khaki koverulls. and house dresses. Men's hais. shirts, leaiher gloves. undorwear, etc. Kveryihing iihnul ri'hariV to cost. It will pay you lo visit this shoo. Shop aroun. and remember that you find ln'e only the quality or m-s-chandtso for which this fiiore tins always boon known. Help us make lliis.the f f " "Greatest gale of Aiy "The Cruet Clsiniaf Er Mm' der of Ills Trustful Swleelhourt, e llth of a Suuility iieiiKnffiue slory In ii Chlragniewspiipera J)r guesiftTs,iiiiii sue gave nitn a sei of mt ilury finishes. Whnr yours Prlimtintif :-ay thorp tu-o many iTawiitH Top l:iH(ii,tnin. A coupiv l thffni Hplcclt'd at taction), ig tti lire of .;iftk chops an.iiU' vviri'. tutnUtMiii for a car. ? ! 1 o r Lwcw : .a hi , ' . I L... Observer win U0 m joo prlca for clean rata) e o U S tfHO.NKfOUaCiiWLAIN Any sijjiscribc on our reg- i. -9 u!iircsinr routes,swho has ( Siot reived his paper by 8:00 Iff6; QOI'SI-: olt t Ait Ui NtiwYork Wlllsaci'l7lce clttiniini Stt.K Sum ing lellliig. i'or pl'is win! piirialnrs apply ,o ln fcuiig. !l West :ftnd Tel ' a O8 III liltfl .Tbe'i .sT, Uri'l aui nlfAlier to liuik.' It m he postponed for iiuotber 4!i Jjte ol one & llm new IkmiIi- 1 It.lj Kiernul?" Not if On'aress gis muih bigger, lot of lit. "members will hax lo do t heir votifcr by proxy. The big sti.-k? dm-sn'ilttlong in (f.piibiliBliiiik. D'Aniiun..io leaves I-iinne liy air plane, as tc hiniMilf nys so p'ictiii ly, ".-ouriir utiii hi1 iiutivy element." It was aTvays .Aulural for him'to go up i' the I'. ' O 0 4 'nil' niii-.flr.ST H.wqnn Sijjelv, never was there dinir paitv than one held Surely, icuRable nmiO lereiHf at the Hotel Commodore. New York Cilv. At hit dgncr the lives of iOI.000 chi'Q-en we sv.sl It ( a party given by Heibert Hoover nnd t.en. Pershing. Usually a great dinner party mnv be nid to take children's lives. In close the waste represented there Coiigri)s niiiptit (bulge it tax-ition ,'iiti.m by fulling n iienvy tax on all the ini-i,tm-s'0inder $.MHi n year and ""f $'.011,11(10., ,111,1 skijjjg eve' if,tt 'n liwcen, 8 -t v" If capital stuns in In .fight to a fi.h against the union shop and labor "tarts in to fighl to a linitti ng.'nst. the 'neitshop,as fcicy ny they Ongoing o do, we :in si? tlij-fini-h of boll, thein. " a 0 iTiTHK DKIiVitS OF II otitis tlKlM KltY This is 'P notify von that II. G. FnV Is nuthorircda make any n,lo mi 'iirciions iron, ocoums oi Har ris (IcK-erv nr' and recc ED C. -99 t O pi ASUM'Cll 'aim' i9 Oi yei. i r ran i. Hint I OiiO, MOil.t. mi, oho, uihi. Dili) vi-arn. ' '. r3 -..;oeiic-Jii'3'iffr,i!s: .a 1 I, i. rn n K4iMai mi i.M.wanmj - . j i t4 aH - & t 9 o ----I So' I. IV, -II' ll.vff W O h . ,iV iw.-ii lii' ' " ni'n .w. V' 1'el'1 iofyw 1 8 WT high roant und es. y.rr J I fT-'tl lin. That 10 the i, 8 f, :M deward r.we bavejlt ? rpitearned "tor, tni "M (I faithful rfoi-ni, f f, j s J 4Vtco of our 'l"tlos.j. 4 It has been sVown 6o O 9-. in I that our business In J M method eaimot K L J . - '-- C !. . I .Va-O -. mm -v - u f 8 S " o 0 ,1 V P- m. may call Western Un- w wion and have a paper deliver- at once. 9 Complaints re reived by the "'aera J(on A between tin hoflrs of 8 and 0 wilbobe nl tended to the sne night; (.!nplalnts after 9:00 b p. m. w'll be tnkecre of the irst thinff the following tjtiorning. jefona you pho,-. J , . ir your complaint, "be, S'p'..'! v that the ipcr has Ou arriv-s cd. 12-9-tf a Mmi.iiii jo 'ihTiuq B 0l -oq mnq '.tip )illlsli,id '.iu( u sua 'S nil 'oMS ll.i.uiq U lluihio A'j.l.mi ipij poojs iuii u Oo.i.w i,i.ininp l.iod ,i,i.iim ii phn ..'uoinio'i a'jj,i joJod.-i'.i,i.ni.i(ls; iu(((i(i:. piod uiij, .Kll,n SiJ ll 'qiuoui 4intsuatd v S A'OIV )HIl JIU1UIMIU ..'.illR .111 qilKkll AJ.l,llll OIU,, A'll? O.tt ll.ll.H ilsU,ls6l (it p.,sn a! a'.i.hii p.i.v oqj, -A(ii,,d jo puai tiyiinnaq 'Jiqi!,i4)3ii '411 w slMpt KUAV a'jiiiuo.i oql 4il inq 'ssiq -iuu-A'j.l.iiu J. joj papia A'li!.'tt .u.i.w. inopsiipi aq jo opln.l ii(' ,(lii loll wop A-ja.)lll pjitt jqi 'pinili eOji Af'it oolililB.ip lll (Jl( Ul Co lt PFANO TUNING. J. W. Kellogg Expert (!jouniift! und repairing. Cleaning is as impor tant in thei care of your niano as good !- tuning. 1 do bofh,- Givttme'; iriala, a ft i Kesioence pnone macs ,u. A 4k A A ? i . ' e 12-jS.tt, " f O 1 w ea--V)DOaM&.a ettBa a Chinese Family Relations. There In, 110 such species s tljw "obi nliild" In China. The lot of the con cubine Is lujt, generally speaking, Jiard; dd the poslilon1 Is ri(j.peetable. A coneulilue Is oiillnnrlly 'taken In default ofssSio t,-nn tjio wife. 'J'U ebtlilren of concubines are legitimate. A inn u would not ilnre to brutt' publlc, 0i,iUoii or the aralb of bis wife am) her relnilons liv taking a caieuMnc ngaln his wifes wishes. i'iiiln-riinil nioUitf arc equally von.jtaliliB In the eyes ot tbe rlilld; the father Is Jthe stern ttie" nisj the 'mother '"the gelt Be one." but hath are noturlfliisly In Uulcnt to tlielr chlldi'tti. 0 ,0 jgsoslh Trying, Anyway, isteailof tr.viiig to aie how much lrouble.ytt can ?iir';iip, -fet usr anil Ivelp josft.wl(0;.aa) ( trouble and see. TtKw niilcTi s Ri lll enjoy tbcaiiio. ffKxchange. IO 6 b , Tjje Lke Poet, 1 Tlie Lake I'o?is,the Luke Sehooy g (he l.nklsis, were iinnies, given y DrlnS-a erllleg" ivjjimt the heglrthlitt. of Hie past iifujiy, in cennin brother hood iff poets1, who Vhaiuited for soon? jea A about the hikes of Viiuihofliinife I'li'hiinV "nnd who (goree erroneously Oioulit Ii hnre united uijn soni seifh-d lln'ory'or prluclp.s of coiopo slllon ami stlc. Woijdswyrtli, SiiBliey ((ii Oh-fl.iue ntre regnnled lis 4li chief reireseiitiilivcs of Ifcls so-cnlletj school, Ixy I.11111I1, ISoyd oimil'J Wilson wery also' fjyliidi'd iindAt'vthe !ama ( ib'signtion. ' 0 a , TO.J I, For everybody at tltt Roc! dal store, Ca' Matt ?53 . - - '"3l-tf, . ' , 81TY tSTOUIl CAL A? Zfttfl U(B l)U.E i iAH'S BEST. . t ' t"f I I 40 V- -1 - ".l-s-rf "On aHerson , the ?omef iQuality'treacls" fak, - Si r. ?ies antJsFastTf. TIkhic T.tJ 'a GOOD THINGS TO CAT tiiifude tjkt Pit?, Bread alu? Itolls, pastries ana 44ns Bafcerv.-j : W . :' a 1 ! ftiovenot utilv tiiiili" (Rc"civ I e e e 111-itp. Livery - ree AND , Skte Stable H. bft fctt&FF L T Ave Phone Red 722 -mily DRua stork jS 7 McClure fflOD o nt A rougiT mixture t".it vou need in ( so often. You will find that Kucal- J J virtus i-ompatfM nt Silverthom's for I .1?c nnd i.le. Just the one vou nee.1. ! a a 1 ? da o a dud, but The are sanisjuv ..fv mail- i'n'in un Ust ami nu est ii0-ivlients. OTT, T)AVl'-DV " v iftirieft' Offers 0 vou OO "goo of tfte best. fK O a bother witelionv.' bakifiar. Ccfosoiuotliiii'' everv lav. a till ItMfiit. here o Ask For Mother's Bread Its tli Best-All Grocers Sey It k Injhis sk1?ii sof.t the liflndrct and Si I o ilianeffs for iii-tun iii .voitfliiiiiio. Makc?lii most tlicm vit8 a o o S " o o " . Ro.daK - o o wc eJiould Iii$$vlo is to fuft a Codak or " iH-ownieoin your kind and I lit ,nioseo for vourself .wn.-iT a complete yrt annjilc lnstriimeFlt.t is. o0 ' ofrc'rfi $y9oti?.o 9 Jrownies as lowaas $2.83 Red Crossrug Store o s V