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LA GRANTS EVEMNG OBSERVER
Cbc Observes?
IN THE OLD HOME TOWN
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All rlKhtH of ru-puliliuatlnn or Hpucial
dlnpalchex hero nlo ar renrvd.
rr',S7vQolv I home ) t i-
1 biscuits that m T 21.? lLaJK
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AMANTHA BLAINC HAD HER OWN M4Y OF GETTIMG
EVEN WITH THE MAM WHO MISREPRESENTED A COOK
STOVE SHE BPUWT -VmtSfa.
Claim TZiat is Questionable One Cent--But Who Gets It?
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These "Gloomy Gus" Days
(It Hilling the legitimate grievances The Georgia legislature has levied
Theodore Price, business expeit, ,.r ih iu ,.,i,;..i, ,,. ,,, ti, i.. r .... ...,. .. ...,n ..oi;.,
finds a strnnge recrudescence of pes- pu,iic. irt im.i(i t think they wen- and other motor fuels in anticipation
Bimism throughout the country lately, vtlllWK it bit thick when, us a that by thin means the revenue of the
111 contrust to the spirit of hopcfpil- ,,al.t r their claims for reimburse-: stu:e will be increased ! ,000,000 a
ness thut hm: betjun to spread. j men', they handed the ifovernment a; year. The itasoline distribulinif com-
"Durinir my entire career,'' he iuijm, bill fur many millions for mIIckciI in- panics, in order to reimburse them
"I have never known a-time when efficiency of labor during the federal' selves, have raised the retail price one
the minds of men were more recep- Kiiaraiilco period. j cent a gallon and are collecting from
tive to unfounded rumors of bad The Intel stale Commerce Commis-I the public.
nows' ' j sio.'i hau ruled that the government I This wus the expected result, since
Every pretext, plausible or absurd, is responsible only for the guarante'V the bill places the tax upon bulk ship
Is seized upon as a harbinger of evil, it gave the roads of a definite income, ments into the state, and the state
Business men seem so bent on giving for a certain period following federal treasurer is directed to collect from
events the worst interpretation that control, and intimates that if em- 'he distributors. The consumer, who
they strangely overlook the factoif ployces failed to do their fluty dur- had been paying 22 cens, now pay.
which, in their normal state of mil). I, ing that period, it is up to the mil-1 cents, und everyone seems happy,
would lie self-evident proof of iniprov-, road authorities themselves. Dispatches do not make plain tc.
ing conditions. j Th(l u(,w,mces made to the t.-a'is-' just, what purpose the odd cent is to
Never, suggests this writer, win' porlatioa lines for thut period were 1 ht' """'e'l. ut 'h'nir i" sure. Ii
thru more convincing evidence of 11 intended mainly to cover the wage! tn'" GeorBin legislature will put the
"psychological" depression. The busi- increases allowed bv the government I """"'y '"" highway improvement
ness world seems to be infected with The commission thinks thaf the ln.es there will be comparatively little com
what in an individual woulu be term-! shoub: have seen to it themselvca
ed mchmcholia. that their men earned the udded pay.
Since Ihe condition Is mainly men- This thinly veiled criticism, given iu
tnl, so is the cure. Thut is to say, it stead of the millions asked, appears
is not so much a case of waiting for deserved in the light of recent (level
Improving business of itself to chase opmenls.
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mm k'",'". v i.t " .ni .v "t IL IS lllir II 1 1 I llTI'l lie T IIIIO.IICIIL II." II M.. .. it ,L. !... .
tacklne the gloom as the perequisit, the railroad operators themselves' i To build roads don
of improving business. Kvery logical worke.l with the old-time efficiency in' u" , JL " ' 1
analysis shows that the basic cindi-l the period now happily ending. If I " 'M 11 "'"y tak h' "',s
tions are right for a great increase of, what Henry Konl hasln lining with1 l"."e
activity In manufacture und trade. It; a broke n-cown railroad is any criter-i
is only a question how soon the nc-' ion. the transnorta'tion business us a 0
tivity will start, and what its rate nfi whole has not been earning its pay for ; The Triumphant Bathing
speed will bej iind those factors will some time, ami would not earn it asj n a
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TKree Things That Save
1 You Money On
Fall Clothes
1 Oncral jv(.( Ttodu.-tion of ?A
2 llait, S.-hatTiKT & Marx (Quality
."5 Our Vcr- Narrow Margin of 'l'nfit
Clothing-prices are reported by iho Department of Labor to be 34 per cent less than they wore one
year ago. That's worth 'while.
The flnei quality, that
TTAHT. STirAVFXKPt & MARX
put Into tliftlr olothns saves you, bf cause they last longrr,
And because we waul 10 pet pikes lower yet.'
Clolhet
We're selling on as small a margin lof profit as is possible. You'll 'Inrt we've brought toeeiber n. iue
real values Here this rail, or ttie business man, Ihe young man and the student.
And, let us advise you fellows Vho are going away to collee.o, to ccnie In and pick Ihe cream m v.
They're here. J30 to 60. .
llorsaliiir, ITats
iaajiHit4Ai.iTiar
Tnti'i'Wiivcii Suk
Tho 7I..nw! of Tlart, SrlialTncr & Marx Clot'li.s
ptuint. There are, indeed", few motor
Ists in any state who would bulk u
such n tux were they assured that
the receipts served that purpose.
Since the first automobile ran, the
funny papers have assumed that the
motorist and the agriculturist; are nc-
probably be determined mainly by tln long as there was any chance of ffov-
state or mind of business leaders. 11. eminent subsidy.
business men are liopelul, confident
nnu courageous, prosperity will come
thick and fast. If they are doubtful
Suit
One philoopher wants to make the
worlds songs and another its Inws
Aftm. win, I in,- h:i nn Anulrlnn urna
! reennllv s,.nl,..H t. nnv i fin., nf I 1 ninn WHO IS lOOKMlg IOr pFOIll
and hefitunt, the revival may be ho ' ;)o,0(M) crowns or .pend 10 days jnl shmtld consider making the world's
slow as to realize their own forebod-I ini W(1 (.nn..i.,1 tuL Mi.t.h nlv mml huthing suits.
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other thing as bad as Austrian jails, t
ami that s Austrian moncv. ""n'1 i n
ings.
"Thoughts are things.'' This is
true in business if it is true anywhere.
The way to resume prosperity is to re
sume thinking prosperity, and acting
accordingly.
Water may lie an acfjuired taste, hut
It doesn't taste so ban", after all, when
people once get used to it.
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There are Three Exclunlre Feat urea
FRONT LACED CORSETS.
VENTILO BACK, the
VENTILO FRONT SHIELD
and
, , LOX-1T NON-TILTING CLASP. .
Judged by Fit, Workmanship, Wearing
n....i;i:..fl .1 o..i r A pa Mfr i r i Si
uiiiibii;9 Aim ulii:, lan v.i 111 ' iji iiu la I ")
always found the CORSET of Sv.vi
lireatest value. A complete line of now models now
on hand.
MRS. KOHKKT PATTISON, (oraetlere.
Phone Illnrk 81
Rcaidence 1912 Fourth St., First Block Wost of P. O.
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last through the season, the manufuc
turers and dealerH ore busy with next
year's stock. Men's suits, it is re
ported, will he of somber hue, mostly
but the women's will ihe gayer thai
ever. Tor cut, the three-piece suit of
wool has become practically a stand
ard. ,
Even more Interesting than the
change in styles and colors which
have marked the progress of the bath
ing suit during the last decade is the
nmnzing growth of the industry itself
Not only has the practice of swimming
increased to great prooprtions wher
ever there are good natural facilities
for such sport, but its popularity ho
penetrated far inland. In fact, the
building of pools In inland sections ts
increasing to such an extent us to
make the provision of suits for that
trade alone an important business.
What more cheerful and wholesome
news could a nation n-sk? Before we
sink into, hopeless, peftpiminm. as tp
the nation and its habits, let us scan
the report of the bathing suit dralurt
THE OFFICE CAT
By JUNIUS
Komembei the fellow whose job
ft was to shoo the flies away from
the horse un the blacksmith nailed
on iron palhesT
Jack Dempsey doesn care wheth
er the bonus bill passes or not. ,
O. G. Silverthorne aays a man is
I as old os he looks; a woman is nev
er old.
Mother Is the necessity of Invent
ing some way to keep house these
1 days without indulging in luxuries.
Girl slinks into department store
and asks for a pair of 'roll tops.
Floor walker doesn't know whether
to conduct her to the office furni
ture section or shoo her to the hosiery.
Everyone should get to the woods)
for a few days now before the ehiPl
blasts off Mt. Emily make it mre
pleusant to sit by the fireside I
Russia couldn't be saved from the
'IJolsheviki, but it will be saved in
,spite of them.
The Very Best Medicines When You
Need Them .Most.
Yes, What Is? "Rubber heelH," claims an ad. are
Oh, what is so rare as a nose m tt great relief to the spine." Yeah.
bloom? jwhen the spine is anchored to a
Those were surely the good old days, swivel chair, rubber heels keep the
Then we drunk all that we could con- rent irom slipping orr the desk.
sume
And still on our noses a soft glow
stays. v '
But hope has revived again, for just
this week,
We heard we could start to recolor
our beuk. 1
We can make all the home brew the
boiler will hold,
No pesky neighbors will dare now to
scold.
Of course, we won't sell it, why cer
tainly not
Just leave us a dollar in, some well
known spot,
If a bottlo should stand where the
dollar reposed,
Why, just, help yourself, sir, and keep
your mouth closed.
Eor in this fair city in which we now
dwell
No home brew or moonshine could
you buy or soil
Wherevefl you'd look or whenever
you'tl listen
You would always heor talk of this
"Strict Prohibition!'
So go to it boys, drink your moonshine
and brew
And to "Strict Prohibition" bid a last
fond adieu.
There are no millionaire poets.
If you wanl to make people un
pleasant, look unpleasant. if you
want to inspire happiness and confi
dence, look pleasant.
William Jennings Bryan has been
pinched for upeeding. This never
never happened to him when he was
running for office. i
More than likely yon were consid
ered a handsome baby. ,
There's always a hurry-up need for
medicines. .When the doctor's call h
made the benefit of his service really!
completed and the patient takes he
first dose. For the finest in drugs
and drug care all prescriptions
should come to us. The best quality
the world produces is supplied the
greatest cure and the best knowledge
put into the compounding. Rapidity
is indulged in, but never to the sac
rifice of value. All the time necessary
to put prescriptions right und to guar
antee them right when they are put
up. Bring all of your prescriptions j
to us telephone us and we'll send)
for them, or tell your doctor to tele-1
phone and we'll send to his office fori
them.
Delivery is a specialty at Silver
thorn's and this particularly in rela
tion to prescriptions In all o'her
lines also-anvthing that you wanl 'it
any time dining business hours you
can get by the simple process of tele
phoning your order, 'Remember our
store, remember our goutjls, remember
our service and remember the facility
which your nearby telephone allows,
placing you in instant touch with our
store and on our promise ft deliver
to you anything that ynu may want.
Oregon's liivlier liistiit;iiui; ul
Kighl Schools; Scve.iiy l.'cparinu nts
FALL TKKM OITNS SKPf. IWI
Kul information wnlr lo llir Rdiittir
Oregon ARriru'luTiil College
:okvai.i.is
The motor industry has reviveo,
while Ihe building industry still lan
guishes. Looks as if we've been a'd
wioiik about the housing shortage,
and it isn't homes that are needed, b'lt
automobiles.
No doubt Mr. Volstead Is to blame,
ton, for the hot, dry summer.
wrllliiK
FURS AT ALASKA
PRICES!
I have on exhibition and for sale tho finest collection of Alaska Furs in
the Northwest, at the most reasonable prices ever offered to the La Grande
public. Foxes, Mink, Bear, Seal, Wuskrat and many others.
The public is invited to inject this collection, some of which are made up
ready to wear.
CHRIS
MiLLER
1510 Adams Ave.
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Phone0 81 671
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. :. ,i The Poet's Hosiiry.
The hours I've spent In
versa . ' ' '
Were Ioiik and weary,' I'll confess,
I've written had I've wrillen worse
To gain surcessi lo fain success!
I count itiose hours one by one
That now have none beyond recall.
And though creat stacks of work I've
done
.Success is smnll.
O hours when. Inrnndescence burns
Tls then I write In fear and
dotitii -
I'nte-s this brings me some returns
1 11 cm ii out, sweel art, I'll out
II out'. , , , , .
Some screen stars should "be be
hind li inieud ot on It, says Don
Meyers. (
From ihe same flower the bee ei
irartr. hum ' and Ihe wasp nail.
Country Club Notes
HlKli l.lKlit. Abnut the Links,
Club ll.y.e and .Nntatorlvm.
There l-n'l much credit Ii helim
an oiiiiinist when every little thing-
Is ntu .ino.obly. Smilln V under
difficulties Is ihe true test of a man
mettle.
Sit l.ontf, Hi-own.
! ".iirry. Ilrown." said Ihe doctor
'after the examination. "You're tn a
very serums condition. I'm afraid
I'll have lo operate on you."
"Opei ate!" gasped ilrown. "Why
I haven't any money for an opera
tion. I'm only poor working man."
i "You're Insured, are ynu not?"
1 "Yet, bin I dou't get thai until I'm
dead "
"Oh. that'll he all rich!
docinr, consolingly.
3 In the Dark
He seized er ill the dark and kiss
ed her;
For a moment blUs was his.
"Oh," he said. "I ihnuKht It was
my sisTer!" I
She laughed and- said. 'It Is!"
New Approach Conslrucleil.
After this week the temporary and
rather Inconvenient upproach to the
Country Club picnic grounds will
have been abandoned and anew one
put to use. farther down the paik
The contractors building the high
way have fresnoed in sufficient loose
dirt and rock to make an even-grade
approach, reachable from either di
rection. The addition will be wel.
coined, and also Improves the ap
pearance of the place a great deal
HnnillcaiMi Being Flcl.
All scores turned In this week and
next will be used lo fix handicaps
for the President' trophy, which
President O. Knrl Stoddard will
award this full. The actual play for
the trophy will take place September
4th. hut in order to have handicaps
determined, the scores made hy all
players between now and n week
from Sunday must be turned in. This
tournament Is open lo all. and be
cause a player Is new at the game
in no vise means he Is outclassed
The handicaps will be so arrnngeil
that positively every person will have
equal chance whether shark or dub.
Tick Tourney Klgbt.
Puring the coming 10 davs scores
turned In will determ tie whic h eight
men shall represent the l.a Orande
club In the four-cornered tourna
ment to be held here the Saturday
and Sunday following September 4.
On that account many who play con
sistently around 55 and under, are
Inking particular pains with their
strokes thee ;,th,
Ueing relfniM'ly new at golf as a
whole and tournaments In particu.
lar. It behooves members who are
Itching to witness the big tourna
ment, to brush up on the etiquette
of the game. There are some things
a gallery must not do. and In order
to he right. It Is safest to get right In
advance. The rules iwre simple hm
their observance must he rtgl if l.a
said the n,.,,,,,!, atta In Ihe reputation of be-
llng a courteous Y.mt.
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Better Furniture Costs No Pvlore
We Have
THE LARGEST and MOST COMPLETE STOCK
of FURNITURE in OREGON
Outside of the City of Portland
Easy Terms
1 1 BO HUMP COfiPAflY
La Grande's Pioneer Home Furnishers
Tandies for pmmtn
Candies for occions. The hiener
qualities and the favorite kino's of box
candies for g-if: purposes can he hail
at Al Cain's Palace Confectionerv
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