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- - ... -: - ' CRANHE. ORISON. 31 05 DAT, NOVEMBER, 1, 1909. 4 4 - Coo ; wit laf. .';r;.'. noi ; M IH HIV L LlLUIUI1 IIIA" LUWLU I price or Dogs is causing an nn- Published Daily Except Sunday. GEORGE 1L CCBKEV. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. United Press Telegraph Berries. . SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Dally, single copy Dally, per moDth .... Dally, elx months In advance . Dally, one year in advance . . . 6c 65c $3.50 .fG.OO Weekly, six months in advance . . 75c Weekly, one year In advance ....$1X0 Entered at the postofflce at La Grande as second-class matter. . This paper will not publish any article appearing over a nom tfe plume. Signed articles will be re vised subject to the discretion of the editor. Please sign your articles and save disappointment Advertising Rates. Local reading notices 10c ir hue Urst insertion; Be per line vt each subsequent insertion. Resolution of condolence, in a line. thirty mil-ion Christmas si amps of the AmencLi Red Croas will be plac ed on salj throughout the country early in Dcetinber. Every purchase , cf ILno s'rtuijt means a bullet in the great fight m.inst the White Plague. These stjir.'.vi are not to be used in lieu of Untie Sam's postage they are merely "sc'cUts" to bo sod in seul- " lng Chritstiru',3 gifts or letters. '...As 'far hi.. as 1802. stamps or "stickers" of this kind were Bold as a means of j.uJf ing funds for charita ble purposes. In hilt VPlir Brent numbers of ttaiupa known as "Sanl-1 tary Fair f-tumps" wore sold at aj fair at Boston, the proceed going in-1 to a fund or the care of the wounded soldiers of the Civil Wi,. Two such fairs were hld In Brooklvn. one of " , B opportunities which, in iStlt netted $100,000 m the',Wer9 8 n'i8Sed' Yrt' 8tranRel' but s.me year, th "United Kt;uos anl tary ConnrlRa.cn". stainnx wj; :i i realizing $1,200,000. So it looked around IV k leglttmut means of raising fur In with h!ch to assist ; the various organizations throughout the United Slates, devoted to the cause, in their hard uphill fight agalnBt tiberc ulosls, the Red Cross re-discovered thb plan! In 190S, tha Red Croas Christmas stamps wera designed ty the well known artist. Howard P.-le, and their sale brouxht $140,000. This money was used in employ vlt-Itlng nurses to aid tha tuberculosis poor; to ln- Btltute "di ctmps" where persons suffering from the white plague could live out f ciujrs; to curry on the educational -work in crowded, con gested te,iem-t dlslrl'tJ, seeking to better Banitat conditions and sup press pbsjUn j rontagatlon, and to as sist In prevld'ng needy persona suf fering from the dread disease with the proper n..uiishmeiir . During Ue fortheom.,:g Christmas seasen It la Ic-ped thu 50,000,000 stamps mif ho sold. 2.0 000,000 havo been order 1 as a starter. The 190" htamp will l;e printed In two color j - holly leaves ttnd scrool work In urn n. ami th1? crosses and holly herria led. It '.-ill be sold by branch ' Red Cross Societies thrnugh- 'out the c i y ns wiM! . as by tli s Antl-tubeivt.'.c i.Is ' and cbarltuble or gniibction i. Thin J't .' r ue.i?.'u wi , wolccied by a commit? :' arti-t! from ove" 1.200 di-a.Vii! ,s subimtt'-i!- In a pri.o competltio.i ldi' by t.h ec-cloty -la-t May. Last jrar the gr.veru'msnt granted thi ? f0 Cross tho ptlvitope jf selling thT t. t.t;unps 'in the rorrMor of the nosicl-coj th.-oushout tha country, ai'd tl.ls year tbe same con-' cesslcin w II j'Tcbably be given. High price of hogs Is causing an nn precedented rush of porkers to mar ket not only la the Northwest but, all over the country, and it is predicted that there will be a great scarcity of jhogs next year and consequently a continuation of the high prices, says the NewsRecord. This sounds reason able and it would be wise to raise as many hogs In this country as pciolble. Wallowa county cannot be beat for good porkers. LOCAL PLAYHOUSES. "Lo" Is One Long La ago. "Lo." is all right. It Is lunny and well worth the money, says the Seat tle P. I., in speaking of the bhow that is coming to the Steward opera house Monday, November 15. ' This re:.lly laughable musical com edy success for which O. Henry Frank Adams and A. Daldwin Sloane are held Jointly responsible was passed uho;it freely at the Grand at the mat inee and evening performance last, evening. Two big audiences liked "Lo"' and made the same clear In the typical- way tha tthe Grand has. And "Lo" John E. Young, better known to the people of Seattle as Johnnie Hicks, Is back again. Someth ing or the local popularity of thi "'S man was to be sein last night wnen loung was hailed with delight by everybody who remembered him in that other Harry Askln production. "The Time, the Place and the Girl," mhich memory still retains. He doesn't seem to have lost any of his'abiltty to amuse the public and in this new show when Young doesm't bring a laugh, why, Dorothy Brennon does. MusIcally.'Lo" could be much bet ter. The songs are. pretty and tuneful, but it must be said that they are not any oo well sung for las night in sev eral of them one could not help think ins; that some golden " opportunities happily, the Henry Adams piece does not depend scarcely at all upon Its music, which Is well. "Lo" might be called a prolonged farce. In which the humor has been sprinkled in portions that when tasted, tkkle the audience Into convulsions and leave it breath less. " The fun of the comedy is of a very peculiar variety; that is, it Is pecul- lar In a comparative sense. "Lo" is not filled with any side-splitting situations or anything of that sort. The enjoy men lies in the humor of the, lines, which is shot out with alt the rapidity and effectiveness of a gatling gun loaded with snuff. The Jokes and wlt IcismB come so fast that the audience is set off into one long sneeze of laugh ter. In other words. "Lo," is a big town show filled with all the latest slang which may Hound like George Ade's but which Is not. It may not be as clever as sland In some respects, but it's funnier at that. And It is very well handled by John Young. w Comedy at Pastime. Full of good specialties and good music, the "Judge and the Girl," made a bigger hit at the rastjine lust night than any comedy yet presented. Mr. Mornay Athey's Impersonation of a girl preferring to go out with her ben u,' was a specialty never ceen here before, and it was great. The other 'specialties were a3 good as usu al and everybody knows what that means. ' Many compliments have been heard regarding the new scenery tit. thla the- j atro. th-j act Inst night being uuu-! anally neat.' "The JiuUc'and Th Girl." tonight.; The Scenic Tl esitrc Th!s lVeek. Onlte n den'irl nro from the nsuul t'tylo of tiei-ronimnee islvcu nt the Scenic theatre heretofore will be in- i Starts Mext Tuesday augurated tonight Mr. Gardinler will present for the first time The Ed - wards Stock Company, composed of seven people, who will appear In the latest comedy and farce sketches. In addition the vaudeville feature, 11- i lustrated songs and moving pictures I will also be given. Mr. Bruce Kent! will sing the Illustrated songs. "BILLY" Will PREACH HERE "BILLY" WILLIAMS SLATED COME SUNDAY SIGHT. Famous Los- Angeles EvangclM PHiver Free-Address. TO lo "The last Romp With the Tiger" is the subject of a lecture to be delivered in the Methodist church In this city ililHy Williams, he "drummer evange '" 4 n 4 X.1 "Ilillj" Williams Who Comes Xext Week. Here list." Williams Is an able lecturer and has been on the lecture course with La FoIIette. The lecture here is to be given free of admission charges but a freewill offering is to be taken. The lecturer has been holding meetings at Elgin but will, when he stops here be on his road to his home In Califor nia. PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS. L. A PIC'KLER, Civil, Mining, ' Titration ' Englnett tag an' irvylng. Estimates, plan and specification 0!Tlce In V jealca.ni Buililng. La Grande, Oregon. VI A VI. MRS. GRACE McALlSTER. Teacher and Manager. Telephone Furmers 197C PHYSICIANS. DHL U. W. ZLtlMI lIJlAS. O-teopallilc Physician. OIDce Pommer Bldg. Office 'phone, Main 63; Residence ithono lilac k 951. Successor to Dr. Moore. , , . k , r e- J. EL HUBBARD, M. D, , Physician and Surgeon. ' Office In New Bank Building Rooms 20-2L Thonesj Residence, Mam 89; Office, Main 71. DR. A. L. RICHARDSON. Phyblclan and Surgeon. Office over Hill's Drug Store. Office Phone 1362. Residence Main 55. N. MOL1TOR. M. D. Physician and Surgeon. .' Corner Adams ave and Depot at Office Main 68. Residence Main 69. BACON ft hat.t.. Physicians and Surgeons. Office In La Grande National Bank Building'. 'Phone Main 18. y. T. Bacon, Residence, Main 18. M. K. Hall, Residence, Main 52. C. H. LIT J.N. ytL . M. D. Physician and Surgeon. Special attention glva to Eye, Ear Nose and Throat. Office in La Grande National Bank Building. rhoaes: Offlce. Main 2; Residence, Main 32. VETERINARY SURGEONS. DR. P. A. CHARLTON. Veterinary Surgeon. Offlce at Hill's Drug Store, La Grand. Residence Phone Red 701. Office Phone Black 13 1. independent Phon? 53 ' Both phones at reside:." DR. W. H. RILEY. Graduate Ohio State University. Vaccination, Dentistry and Surgery of all kinus. Country calls n.onintlv j answered. Agents for National Live , stock Insurance Aasoclation. Portland Oregon. Office, 14 Adams avenue. Phones: Pacific, Black 1901. independent. 373. DENTISTS. J. C. PRICE, D. M. D. Dentist. Room 23, La Grande National Bank Building. Phone Black 1991. TEACHERS OF MUSIC. EKLA CARLOCK. Teacher of Piano. Pupil of Pierre Douilet of the San Jose ConBervat6ry. For children the Burrows course of music study and musical kindergar ten. Studio in the Mahaffey Bldg. ARCHITECTS. C. R. THORNTON. Architect and Engineer. Surveying, Civil and Structure glneerlng Tweaty Years Experience. Fn- ROBERT MILLER. Architect Offlce 1107 Adams avenue. 'Phone Pacific. Main 1. Home Independent Ka. I. ATTORNEYS. C. H. CRAWFORD. Attorney at Law. Practices in all the conru of the StaU snd United States. Office In La Grande National Bank Building. La Grande. Oregon. Chas. E. Cochran Geo T. Cot h rat COCHRAN ft COCHRAN. Attorneys. La Grande National Bank Building. J Grande Orsxos J Attorney at Law. ( Practices in uli the Courts of th t't. e,nd United States, j Elgin Cfejfev ! WILLIAM M. RAMSEY. Attorney and Counsellor at Law. Rooms IK and 1G Sommur Block. , La Grand. Oregon. HEAlMG HARDWARE AND CROCKERY GEORGE PALMiSR, President C. S. WILLIAMS, 2nd Asat Cushlbr. F. J. HOLMES, Vice-President W. H. BRENHOLTS, Asat. Cab' i-. K. L. MEYERS, Cashier. Q La iOrande National Bank Of La 3rande Oregon CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $170 0U0 UNITED SI KTES DEPOSITORY DIRE M. Ber., . J. D. Mathesor. C. C. Ftrr.irgtcn F. L. W. L Brenholts sSii '"-'tWISI'k) l&9fi43 Our Cream... Wafers ME ALWAYS: FRESH'' I have a nice kIine o( coal and wood heaters at prices to suit all, also r the celebrated MAJESTIC STFF? RANGE For apple pickiiC 1 have picking baskets, step ladders, box nails, box hat chets, etc. '.TORS . " F. J. Holrne F. M. DriQ Meyers Gee. L. Cleaver. Goorce Palmur .; 2,000 POUNDS . ' " OF . CO A I for $8 Weighed on City Scales. ri.i. o : r Nut delivered to ariy Part of the - city Gitv scales' ticket delivered with load.- G. E. FOWLER . D. SELDERS 0 0 6i