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EIGHT PAGES DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON,-OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1918 FACT! FTTH IT PAYS TQ PAY CASH AT CONROY'S CONROY IS THROWING BOMBS AT HIGH PRICES colors GROCERY 625 Main St Free Delivery. Phone 640 Home Grown Lettuce, bunch ......... 5c Home Grown Asparagus, lb. 15c, 2 for 25c Rhubarb, 4 pounds 25c Potatoes, Cwt. ..... $1.00 MOUNT VERNON MILK, 2 CANS. ... 25c Crlsco small too, medium $1.03, large $2.10 Karo Corn 8yrup.. . $4 gal., dark 65 light ilo Kara Corn Syrup.. k.. 1 sal., dark tl.OS, light $1.15 Imk Cabin Syrup quarts 43c, large 0o Olympic lan Cake Flour, S packages eso Solders Catsup, bottle '.- j.v, W. W, Catsup, bottle . , is0 Petite Prunes, S pounds . . a.v Evaporated Peaches, Jtound tsj Kvaporated Apitfes, pound ISe Ealing Fig, package a loo lted Biexlcaa Beane, 3 pounds ........ irJsi. 25e Navy and Pink Beam, pound 13c Washington Crlspe, package , ' ioa . fretu fcauer Kraut and Sausage, can , . . ; , . 25o Dairy Salt, SO pound sack :j,f 730 IT PAYS TO PAY CASH AT CONROY'S AM, KIJXVV CAKKH TIIUNINU INTO lllvlJIi (Continued from Page 1.) OVER THE NORTHWEST Attack Monte Comeo. them," said an official statement to- ROME. May 13. The enemy at- day. s "We counter-attacked forclne lUnUail UnntA a'ina.e.n.n. 1 4 . 1 . . . " wnvu wuiim .vincu Biici iiiiviin wiiwmy rci irem ent ann inritff ir w stopped losses.- 1 1 . ufl-flM) bombarment but our fire Clear fhe Skin A beautiful complexion !i "the "outward mark of good blood and a healthy body When the stomach, liver ani bipod are in good order, the skin is clear and lovely, i Unsightly blotches, pimples, eruptions and sallowness, show the need of Bccc ham's Pills to stimulate and regulate the vital organs and improve the circula-, tioo. Good health and better looks soon follow the use of orange mm ' . . .... Diractieas ef Spatial Valoa to Wossm are with Every Box. Sold by druggists throughout the world. la boxes, 10c, 25c.' WHY PAY EXORBITANT PRICES FOR FIR , AND PINE CORDWOOD? We can furnish your wood requirements f rora Sound, live cut slabwood, taken from green Cas cade fir trees no deadwood, no edgings, no bark. THE BEST QUALITY OF SLABWOOD ever received in Pendleton, and far superior to any sjabwood in the yards of other dealers at this time. Let us prove this. ONLY $7.75 PER CORD OFF THE CARS PHONE 5 BURROUGHS & CHAM Inc. 550 Main Street E. O. Bid. We advertise and offir War Savings Stamps for sale with every purchase. a mteMnderutantllng or misinterpreta tion of motives, This method of "follow up" has Proved wonderfully effective. Up to date every case that has been brought up to final consideration by loyalty committees has been settled satisfac torily. Some ef the alleged slackers had refused to subscribe from person al or selfish reasons and some had failed as yet to realize their respon sibilities. ' Others had refused through misunderstanding. All, whes the matter was presented to them in Its true significance, have taken ac tion to clear themselves of any stig ma. At this time there are less than a dozen "yellow card" cases up for further consideration. Delay In turning them In has prevented their being brought to conclusion at this time but the organization hopes to make final determination within an other week. Both the organization and publishers of the newspapers ot the county are still ready to publish the names when fair and full, consid eration merits such an action. This Pledge of publicity will govern In fu ture drives as in the past campaign- but the committee whines It known that it will not proceed hastily and upon snap-Judgment- Every person solicited during the Third Liberty Lean and who did not take a bond was not turned In on yellow card. Many were financially unable to do so and made satisfactory showings to the solicitors. In Order to give these persons an opportunity to "get In the blue," the league In augurated a "moppers up" campaign by which persons of small Income - Jtaln at Ihtfcpr. BAKBH, Ore., May 15. -The first rain In Raker comity and Ihls section of eastern Oregon sliuje the middle of February foil today, several showers during the afternoon were followed by steady rain early In the evening. Ida Ship Order serurcd. SEATTLB, May 15. Contracts for steel, ships worth $100. Witt, bot - have been let to the klnner-Kddy corpor ation of this city by the United States shipping board. r according to an nouncement made here today. Won't Tcueli fireman. ' SAX FRANCISCO, May 15. Teach ing of the German language In the elementary schools ol San Francisco will be discontinued after the end of the present term, according to a reso lution adopted unanimously by the board of education- Tree FallH, Nee-k Broken. CORVALXJS, Or.. May 16. John Goodman, an employe In the Marys River Logging Camp, was struck yes terday afternoon by ft falling tree. His neck was broken and he died instant ly. He was 23 years of see and his home Was In Linn county. He leaves widow but no, children. WIU Be Lookout HOOD RIVER, Or., Muy 15. Douglas Johnson, who for the past several months has been chief clerk In the local office of the Pacific Pow er tc Light Company, will leave soon for Paulina lookout station, an 8400 foot elevtation south of Bend, where Were given the opportunity to lend to he will spend the summer In watching the government, through War Savings Stamps according to their ability. Full reports are not yet In from this cam paign' but the results so far Indicate mat umatuia county nas compara tively few citizens who are not meas uring up to the standards of 100 per cent Americanism- The Second Red Cross War Fund drive begins next Monday and all per sons will be asked to contribute ac cording to their ability- The major ity will be rated but the committees expect to hold individual subscrip tions to lower figures than prevailed In the first Red Cross war fund drive, In spite of the $7000 Increase In the county .rjuota- The organization grants to everyone the privilege ot appealing from the ratings given". A proper showing will result in a revis ed rating. for fires for the Cnlted States forest ry service. Girht Curry Papers. GRANTS I'AKS, May 1 5. Inasmuch as so many of tho Grants Pass school boys are expecting to secure work on the farms and in other lines were all day service Is required, the Dally Courier Is experiencing difficulty In keeping a full corps of carrier boys. and the paper is now putting on girls where Doyaare not avauaoie. Fire at Prcwott. WALLA WALLA. May 15. Fire. supposedly of Inccndlury origin, did about $20,000 damage at Prescott about 2 o'clock this morning. The fire started In the rear of tho post office In the Odd Fellows' building and destroyed that structure, the con- The solicitors are not making the fectionery store ownjjd by Charles H. O'Nell and the furniture and hardware store of R- B. Smith- campaign, because they like the task but because they have been requested to do so as a matter of duty. Those solicited are urged to manifest the same spirit of co-operation in lehalf of a most worthy cause UMATILLA COUNT PATRIOTIC SERVICE LEAGUE, By Executive Committee. Cuticura Healed Terrible Rash On Chin For Two Years." Caused Disfigurement, Itch ing and Irritation. Only Used One Cake of Cuti cura Soap and One Box of Ointment. Won't Stop Work. HOOD RIVER, May 15. Recent local rumors to the effect that the State Highway Commission would abandon construction of the Columbia River Highway for this year are con tradicted by a letter Jusf received by County Judge Blowers from 8. Ben son, chairman of the commission. Mr. Benson says that but a singlo contingency, tho failure of the feder al government to permit the state to Issue bonds for the work, will prevent construction of the important stretch of highway- KOTO PICTURE MS What the Picture Theatera , Have to Tell You. uiHiriHMiiuinuiiiaiHiiHiiMiiiniHniiRiiiuiiitiiiiuiiiniuiuiiiiaiianiKHninu; TO) A aTFTMlT? ATHLETK5 TRAINING SAVES MAN FROM INJUIVir William Duncan, star and director of "Vengeance and the Woman," the Greater Vltagraph serial now being presented at the-Pastlme Theatre, had his skill as an athlete put to Its sever est test in making a scene for the cli max of the third episode of the pic ture. This is the place where Duncan, In the role of Blake 4s suspended from a lariat which he has curled about a boulder on a cliff side. Sus pended in air, he Is the target for the shots of a bandit gand whose leader orders his sharpshooters to cut the rope, a strand at a time with their bul lets. Finally the lest strand is torn and Blake drops Into the chasm, hun dreds of feet below. In making this scene Duncan only dropped about fifteen feet actually, but his descent was so sudden only his agility as an athlete and his ability as an acrobat saved his from Injury. Being primed for the drop Duncan. when the rope broke, threw nimseir backwards Into the air, did a half somersault and landed on his hands. In the picture, however, there Is all the thrill of a man being plunged hun dreds of feet Into space. The third episode of "Vengeance and the Woman." will be a feature of the pro gram at the Pastime Theatre today. Alts Tuesday-Wednesday. The millions of admirers of stal wart William Farnum. the famous Fox Film star, may look forward with keen anticipation to "The Conqueror.' massive and thrilling William Fox photodramatlc romance based on the life of one of America's frontier he roes, General Sam Houston of Texas, which will be seen at the Alta theater on Tuesday- The first announcement of this big production carries with it the lacis that It was directed by R, A. Walsh. producer of "The Honor System and other Fox pictures of extraordinary merit, and that in the course of its production, "The Conqueror" made use of several thousand Indians, Mex icans and live Btock; that the battle scenes, In which a hundred cannon were used, are tremendous; that the love story is one of Infinite charm and that the dramatic action builds to a sllmax calculated to make every spectator gasp for breath. With these advance facts, one may Indeed be prepared for a film sensa tion when the talented William Far num steps into the screen in the role of the celebrated Texan hero. In the picture Houston Is first shown as a diamond In the rough, living among the Cherokee Indians and indifferent to the call of h,ls white brethren. But when he meets the Tennessee ran played by the lovely Jewel Carmen, Houston undergoes a compete rover- sal of form. From that moment he Is filled with unennouerable ambition and the pic ture carries him through the various Pen!; 1 ii. I TODAY " HERE WE ARE AGAIN I William Duncan and I Carol Holloway I - ;'. IN The Unsealed Episode No. 3 of ; "THE VENGEANCE AND THE WOMANt Death Defying Adventure. Never before has the screen shown such a wealth of genuine melodrama Don't miss it f e Mr Siii! I WITH NEVA GERBER AN BEN WILSON. j I KEYSTONE C05IEDY J I Iff Grave Undertalunoi I 1 CHILDREN 5c ADULTS 20c J fIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!llllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIlllllIIIIII!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!ll!lll!IIIII!llll? '3 S"!!!!f!!!!!:'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!l!i!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! immimrmitmiiiiimmiiii'mmiiimmiimiM llllliilillilliliiiillilllliliiiiiililiiiiiliiillilliiiiill Ralph Williams Should be Re-elected. Ralph K. Williams is the Iteptihlieun candidate for National Committeeman, and has strong letters of recommendation from WIIMhiii R. Wllleox, Kx-rhair-man of the Republican National Committee, Will H. )lu s.jrtM-sent Chairman of tho Republican Nationul Committee, and OcorKo W. Perkins. Chairman of the Kxecutlvc Committee 01' the National Progressive Party. Ho Is endorned by nil of the leading Repub licans of Oregon, together with every ex-offielul of tho PrdRressivo Party, including their National Committeeman and slate ' and county chairmen. With hese endorsement and the work Ralph Wil liams has done for the party, he is entitled to re election. Every Republican In Oregon should vote for Mr. Williams. (Paid Adv.) "I had a terrible ruth on my chin for about two veers. My skin was sore, red. coarse, and rough, and the rash caused disfigurement. It also itched and when I scratched it became quite irritated, and sometimes I would awaken it bothered me so, Then I used Cuticura Soap and Ointment. I applied them every night before I went to bed and I had not used quite one cake of Cuticura Soap and one box of Cuticura Ointment whan I was entirely healed." (Signed) Miss A. Ryan, 546 Petaluma Avew San Rafael, Calif. Unsightly complexions are often a bar to social and business success. Having cleared your akin with Cuti cura why not keep it clear by using the Soap for every-day toilet purposes? Saevsle Reek Free by Mall. Address post card: "Cntievra, Dest. R, Boeum." Sold 'everywhere. Soap2Sc Oinunent 25 and 50c Willys-Knight CAR When you drive a Willys Kniprht Car you are driving the very best. Ihe bleeve Valve Motor holds every world's record for length of run, power produced, ab sence of wear and lack of j 'carbon deposit All the London omnibuses are equipped with the Sleeve Valve Motor. Now, all these buses and the thousands of other automobiles manufac tured in England are equip ped with the Sleeve-Valve Motor. The Sleeve-Valve Motor carries the prestage of being the finest in the world. Call, see and talk about i one of these Willys-Knight 1 1 Cars. HOVERLAKD PENDLETON CO. steps In his career, from constable to i I i-iiifiii i ir-ii'nrnrir nnn irum huiciiiv. I'lUXtB VOX ItrELiOW general who repulses, with the am of his Cherokee friends, an army oi Mexicans and saves the woman he loves from the hands of the renegade leader of the raiding Greasers. Amons- the other members of the supporting cast are such famous Fox favorites as Charles Clary. J. A. Mar cus, Carrie Clarke Ward. Robert Dun bar and Owen Jones. Tne principal Indian roles are played by tne hioux chiefs, William Eagle Shirt and Chief Birdhad. l' 1 m, v.. ' ' ' 1 I ? A now jAotoRraph of Prince Von Beulow wt Oornmny who nmy yet be come eKuncoUor. lI.ssu(mf action with where, Ih reHrtiMl to tie fn-adhiff. The wind may lo rtilf dfirfiiff the winter month.-, htit It alway turns orer a new leaf with the advent of spring, InTuraWithThe Times IIISTflllT posrun (X "BIBLE DRINK FOR THOSE WHO WOULD BE WELL bE.KVCJJ -6 WITHOUT WASTE TODA1 : WILLIAM FOX PRESENTS ; JEWEL CARMEN . in .".v'.: OfJDOFfEAQ" A Story of a Good Woman With a Past An Addition A BEAUTIFUL SCENIC. 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