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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 20, 1912)
lheDsD& 1NOTHEB TITAOBIAPH FEA TUBE FILM. "A MESSAGE FROM BE- The redemption of a way ward son from his folly by the spirit of a mother's love. A drama of magnetic power and sensational situations. -THE KID FBOM THE KLON DIKE" . Edison This Is no fool kid. He makes , a fortune and although many try to hook blra for it he many. ges to give them all the laugh. "MAKING A MAS OF HIM 1 Seiig' Bertie was a dudo when he married the pretty country lass. Her father took Bertie In, hand and made a man of him. It's as clever a comedy as we have 'seen for some time. , . , Beautiful Illustrated song, all aboard fob blanket , ' bat" " t . . Sung byMIsa Garrlck and Mr. .N.,- Ferrln. . .., "ilAHITY FI ' WATCH FOB DATE . ; : locals r- ; 4 H. T. Love, Jeweler, 12124 Adams Dr. Posejy Specialist for Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat diseases and catarrh. Oter Seldert' store. ' Eves fitted with Hours 9 to 11:30; 1:30 to and 7 to 8 p. m. -J ,: The New Ideal Steam Cooker saves one half In food and fuel. P. O. News Stand. 1-18-tf o 0 ' ' FOR RENT A six-room plastered house ' freshly- papered, connected with sewer nnd iitv water, one block . , LHnBn:itriioiMiafnuiiuu -xn iui'.ukiiii.hvh i . nue. . inquire of Turner, unver Gregg and Plttman the best sys " terns taught at La Grande business : college. . 1-5-tf , .'. SOMETHING SEW. Foley Bros.' Cigar Store. ' SOMETHING NEW. Girls wishing employment read Cherry's New Laundry "ad' In another column. The Moose' organization will be at the Arcade theatre at 1:00 p. m. on account of K. P. hall being too small to accommodate one half the crowd. Be sure and be there at 1 p. m. sharp, Sunday, January 21st, 1912. The ban quet, wllLbe at the Knights ot Pythias Oyster Shell 10 pound 25 cents And all other kinds of Poultry sup plies. Also Alfalfa Meal. Waters-Stanchfield Produce Co., mil HAY. FEED, FLOUR, POULTRY SUPPLIES, WOOD 1527 JEFFERSON AVENUE, Minute Washing Compound 20 Washings 15c 40 Washings 25c Soak the clothes over night. Boil them 5 minutes,' then rinse and your clothes will be whiter, cleaner and sweeter than ever before, For Sale by Pattison Bros. PHONE NUMBERS MAIN 80 AND MAIN 79. 1 ' ! j ball, after the organisation,) s.n W. i . ."' . l-19-2t . P!!5'F . J rBEEXOB-8.luologl8t uud Healer, Successfully treats all diseases. m Adams avenue. Phone Main ?24, La Grande. . v ; The matlneie at the Arcade theatre tomorrow afternoon will be from 4 to 6 o'clock, on account of the ontanlza- tion of the Moose utilizing the theatre trom 2 to 4 o'clock p. m. ' ' School Books. : We want to, buy for cash some good second hand grade school books, such as are used In Oregon. Sllverthorn's family drug store. 1-19-21 . ; '. o -a To the ladles of La Grande and vi cinity; Watch Thorn and ' Wilcox's grocery window next Wednesday, and see Professor Boscorstandlng. op. his uduu euuug ja uranao Milling, com pany Blue Stem flour out of a com mon carrel. It's a free show. Bring the children. ' 1-20-21- Our specialties are dinner partle and first class service. Foley Grill. The matinee at the Arcade theatre tomorrow afternoon Will be from 4 to 6 o'clock, on account of the. organiza tion of the Moose utilizing the theatre from 2 to 4 o'clock p. m. ', . I .am; agent for Cyphers Incubator. Get ready for the spring 'hatching. Come in and look them over. F. 1 Lilly. 1-19-tf Tell your grocer you Wish to try La Grande Milling, company's Blue Stem flour. Its guaranteed.;'' Any 'dealer sells It. Your money back if It don't suit, r v . v .. . . ' l-20-2t Croclvpst work done' promptly and natlsfactorlly. Aviation caps a special ty. Mrs. Henry Moss, near brickyard. . 11-19-tf ....... The matinee al the Arcade theatre tomorrow afternoon will be from 4 to o'clock, on account of the organiza- lion or tne. nioose utilizing me ineaire from 2 to 4 o'clock p. m. Keep j our appendix. You will need it Consult Dr. Dnrland, the chiro practor. . . CIGARS FOLEY BROS.' CIGAR STORE. PIPES CIGARETTES TOB ACCOECXJrWtS 4$'e'Q J PERSONALS. '. O. Oliver of Jerome Is a Foley guest today. . : . G. L. Larison, the Portland sales man, is stopping at the Foley today. B. B. Pyle was over from Pendleton this morning, Btaylng at the Foley while here. j , 3?. Alexander, a prominent merchant of Pendleton Is staying at the Som mer while transacting business here. F. E. Woodell and wife of Sunimer vllle were guests at the Sommer last night. ' Mi. E. Hotchkiss, the Elgin stock buyer, was a La Grande visitor last night, staying at the Sommer. Rev, Dr. G. G. Haley and Rev. J. H. Rudd went to Hilgard this afternoon to hold services there tomorrow. I Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Gillilan went to j Grange hall this morning where he de livered a temperance address. Peter Jensen is here from Council Bluffs transacting business, and is staying at the Foley. Robert A. Marr, a mining man and Tom Lostiis, a stock man both well known Starkey Prairie citizens were In the city yesterday afternoon tran sacting business matters. - Andrew Lnnn Hurt. Andrew Lunn, the former Ice king of North Powder sustained a broken arm last night In a fall at North Pow der. . Charged With Non-Snpport. (Union Republican.) Roy Tripp was before Justice Max well Tuesday on the charge of failure to support his family, waived exami nation, and the case was continued for two ' weeks upon the agreement . by John L. Jacobs and a relative of the accused that his family would receive the sum of $5.00 per week for 12 weeks. The case will be continued from week to week after the two weeks, nt the pleasure of the court, providing the defendant makes an ef ort to support his family as required by the court. ' ' IsaCT.. .- Red Tape In Civil Service. Chicago, Jan. 18. (Special) What a lot of red tape must be unwound be- fore an army officer can aocept an noorary positlo outside the army, Col. William C, Gorgas, in charge of tne department of sanitation on thd Panama 'canal zone discovered before he became third vice president of the National Drainage congress, organized last month In Oblcago to meet first In New Orleans, April 10-13. A com mittee will accompany members of the Illinois Manfuactureis' association on their trip to Panama to personally request the attedace, of. Col, Gorgas at the meeting. The correspondence I concerning Col. Gorgas' election and his final acceptance with the approval" of the secretary of war comprised sev en letters and official documents; all on one sheet of letter paper pieced out to the length of legal cap, Col. Gorgas was nominated for the position Dec; 8. The following day. Edmund T. Perkins, acting president, forwarded to the secretary of war a letter asking official consent to the relation. When this letter was received by the war de partment a slip, of paper was pasted to the end and the letter was folded, writing Inside, so as to give four folds. On the first fold are a number of endorsements, showing briefly ; the contents of the letter and the writer, his address and the date; also the date of receipt, Dec 11, and the file num ber,' the adjutant ' .general's 1 office Btamp and file number, and the sur geon general's stamp and file number. On the second fold Is the iflrst en dorsement by the - adjutant general. Below this appears "2nd endorsement, war department, ,off Ice : of surgeon j general, December 14. 1912: Respect fully returned to the adjutant general of the army, recommending that Col. W. C. Gorgas, medical corps, be noti fied of his election as third vice presi dent, of the National Drainage con gress." Oh the third fold is the third endorsement from the adjutant gener al stating, "December 14, 1911. Re spectfully referred to Colonel William C. Gorgas, medical corps, Culebra, ca nal zone, Panama, to note'arid return. By order of the secretary ot war." ; Ort the third fold Is also the fourth endorsement as follows: "Department of sanitation,, office of the chief sani tary officer, Ancon, C. ,Z December 28, 9111. Respectfully returned t' desire to express, my appreciation; of; the honor in being elected third vice president, and to Inform Mr. Perkinsl of mv acceptance. ' W. C. Gorgas, chief sanitary officer." A cablegram had been isenfc-to Col.Gorgas at-the sarngJ time the letter-was written to the sea retary of war, so that he knew what it was all about when the document reached him through the circuitous metod. ' ' . , Cady to Head Western Golf Bodies Chicago, 111., Jan. 19. Delegates representing the many clubs affiliated with the Western Golf association are arriving in Chicago to attend the as sociation's annual meeting tomorrow. The past season was the most pros perous in the history of the associa tion and the annual meeting will be In the nature of a love , feast to cele brate the satisfactory condition of af fairs and the bright outlook for the future. The business of the meeting will Include the election of ofBcerb, the allotment of the annual champion ship events and the consideration of several proposed amendments to the constitution and by laws. . John D. Cady of Rock Island is slated to suc ceed William Heyburn of Louisville as president of the association. The Den ver .Country club is an applicant for the amateur championship and the Idlewild club of Chicago probably will be awarded the open tournament. Joseph and Elgin Elks. Local Elks are already figuHng on what they will do ' when they attend. Society and Clubs 00 Sadie Orr-Dunbar, general federa tion secretary of Oregon having in charge the sole of red cross stamps during the past caaipalgh, compli ments La Grande wirmly for the In terest 'taken in the sul? La Grande's women's dab supervised the work free of charges and disposed of $2S.SS In Ln Grande and Island City. The store to make the blpfiest sale was the Newlin Eook and Stationery company which recorded a aisle of $9.10.. The total is the biggest sale La Grande has yet reached. Writing to Mrs. Stout Mrs. Orr-Dunbar says In part: "Many warm thnnks for the draft of $27.88 and stamps for $1.00. We are very grateful to you, Dr. Under wood and all those who aided. The criticism of the design has to be met with each year. Last year the public thought too. much attention was given to the wording, 'American Red CronB.' This year there was some objection to the prominence of the red cross and the small picture In the background. the big convention in Portland next July. Every arrangement has already oeen made for their comfort and con venience as a sleeper will go from this place and; another from Joseph. -Kigin Recorder. :" - w fi JEFFRIE SARCASTIC. ' Alms to Humiliate Champion, Offering . Menial Job."'' Loa Angeles, Jan. 19. When told ot Jack Johnson's opinion published of him, Jim Jeffries "today said:' ''I have i porter's Job down at a my cafe; It pays good; money,' and is open to Jack Johnson. Leave a big blank space In the paper to represent my opinion of the negro, Notes from the Labor World. ; :" $ f President Van Buren established the 10-hour system In the navy yards of the United States Irt 1840. The first protest against convict la bor was made by a convention of me chanics In Utica, N. Y In 1834. ' In Stockton, Cel., special efforts are being made to organize the , unskilled or migratory laborers Into unions. The board of control at Montreal favors Increasing the wages of civic day laborers and carters by 5 per cent to $2.10 and 3.18 respectively. . Jt was recently announced In Toron to,-Ont., labor circles that the book binders of the city had affiliated with the Canadian Federation of Labor ' The L$bor Council and Building Trades council of Fresno, Cal., have each appointed a committee to devise ways and means to erect a labor tem ple in that city. ; .'V' ' .' ; : 'j St, Louis, Mo taxlcab drivers de mand recognition of the union, ten .hour, working days, $2.50 a day Straight salary, with 25 cents an hour for overtime and abolltiion of the -bonus rate, : .' Scottish steel makers have lodged an application with the board of con ciliation and arbitration for a reduc tion of workers' wages by VA per cent. Meetings of the employes are to( be held to consider the situation. , State.. .Labor . Commissioner Van Duyn, of Iowa, has begun a crusade ogaln Greek bootblacks, who are said to be Importing youngsters from the mother country, In the shining parlors In violation of the contract labor law. ""The 6hto lfrw'tnaklng1 it a-crimlrial offense for an employer or his agent to dismiss an employe for refusal to resign from a labor organization was recently upheld In a decision of Judge Frank' Gorman of the Common Pleas court in Cincinnati. . "In order to avert a strike the build ing laborers of Manchester, Eng., num bering two thousand, have decided to 8sk the employers to submit their de mands for better pay, either to the conciliation board of the building trades or to arbitration. "" Married Fifty-Seven Years. ': Rev,. W. P. Samms and Mrs. Samms celebrated their 57th wedding anni versary on - Tuesday, at their home in Enterprise, relates " the tRecord Chleftain. . Mir. Samms,- although 78 years old, Is as vigorous and alert to day as many men 25 years his junior. : Jury Adjourns. Indianapolis, Jan. 20. There was no session of the grand jury which is in vestigating the alleged nation wide dynamite conspiracy In which the Mc Namaras are said to have been active held today. The jury adjourned until Monday. With the exception of a few cities In Oregon our sales will not be quite so large as they were last year, r now have $829.96. Through you I again wish to thank La Grande forIts share Jn the good work.' ' . The Neighborhood club held a de lightful session at 'the cozy home of Mrs. Guy Ellis on Jefferson avenue. Needlework and conversation made the afternoon paBS all too quickly. De licious refreshments were served dur ing the afternoon. 0000 "Resolved, that the Oregon Federa tion of Women's clubs adopt the last Wednesday of January as Scholarship Loan Fund day, when every club In the state is asked to do something to increase the fund which is being loaned young women to assist In their education." Such was the wording of a resolu tion adopted at the state convention of federated clubs In Ln Grande two e? IITOSL. it 1 .v 'I. or three years ago and In fulfillment tain next Monday evening at daaclngr of the principles of that resolution, the in the Elks auditorium, The lavlta Nelghborhood club next Tuesday will tlon list Is quite large and the funo- ' celebrate scholarship loan fund .day.! The event will be held at the home of Mirs. J., D. Stout, president of the club, corner Sixth and O avenue and all members of the club are asked to come and bring friends. Also anyone Interested la . very cordially invited Mrs. Albert Hunter fe'ehairnian of the committee and she; reports that a short program wlll' be' rendered, af ter which the afternoon will be' very Informal. The funds- thus collected by the various club of the stats' will go to the furtherance of. the loan fund plan, whereby ' needed women are loaned money to obtain an edu cation'; with Annually these events have been ppoular in La Grande and doubtlessly will be s6 again this year. The event commences at 2:30 and at 5 o'clock refreshments will be served, '.' ;' V-V- ";.';'-r?" v'.. v- - Complimentary to and in the nature of a farewell to Mrs. D. Bay, who; with her husband left yesterday for Port land to make their future home after almost a life-long residence in La Grande, Mrs. K. M. Bay and Mrs. Frank Bay Wednesday' afternoon en; tertnlned Informally a score or. so of Mrs. Bay's Intimate rfiends at the H. M. Bay residence. A two-course luncheon was served and the guest ot honbr-an associate! guests had a very delightful afternoon, albeit it was marked with regret, at the departure of Mrs. Bay, who has been a promi nent figure In Eastern Star activities in La Grande and has a host of warm friends here. The guest list is: Mrs, MicWhirter, Mrs. McCall, Mrs Geo. H. Currey, Mrs. Slater, Mrs. M. Wood, Mrs. Schllke, -Mrs. Bush, Mrs. Worstell, Mrs. Gulling, Mrs. Susan Robinson, Mirs. Faulk, Mrs. Clevinger, .Mrs. L. H. Russell, Mrs. Goodnough, Mrs. Zuber, 'Mrs. Penlngton, Mrs. Chll ders, Mrs. Mackey, Mrs. D. Crawford, Mrs. McCIoud, Mrs. Andrews, Mrs. C. W. Noyes. Mrs; Wade, Mrs. Bloch, Miss Olive Slater and Miss Mary Warnlck Invitations are out for ah .Informal little dancing party at Hbnan hall to night when the nucleus of what Is soon to become an extensively patron ized University club, will delve into social realms for theediflcation of about 50 guests. At this time the in vitations are not issued to university men alone, though such a social func tion Is probably In store, once the club gets under permanent organiza tion. A large number of banners and university emblems will decorate the brand new walls of Honan hall and the individuals behind the party will no doubt be crowned with success for Honan hall is a delightful house for just such parties. To this party may properly be accredited the birth of the University club movement for the now popular scheme was given Its In ception at the time tonight's dance dance was first outlined. & 't fr Complimentary to Miss Helen Gates of Hlllsboro, who has been a guest this week with Mrs, Herman Siegrlst, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Carr and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Siegrlst will enter- Keep Your USE Orange Flower Cream The Ideal cream for all toilet purposes. Does not clog up the pores but keeps them perfectly clean and in a bealthy condition.' . Orango Flower cream contains no grease of.any kind. It Is dainty and delicately perfumed, besides having many medicinal effects that are beneficial to the skin. A thoroughly reliable- antiseptic eream in the use of which you will find delight. WRIGHT DRUG CO. LetU. Demonstrate It To Convince You A guarantee for one year with every Machine softl SWEEPER! E3 1 F. L. Lillyl Agent La Grande, Ote. tlon' will probably be the Btellar clety gathering of the coming week. Miss Gates, In whose honor tbe party la given,' Is a popular young' lady aC Hlllsboro. '' "' '"' c- ..'......;-.;'". '-..-' For the third time the La Grand fire department demonstrated Its so cial proclivities last Wednesday Bight when at Its third annual dancing par ty : the department waa boat at tbo . Elks' hall to a very delightful dancing -party. . The crowd was not as cosmo politan as sometimes characterises , non-invitation parties and 'neftnar wm It so Wge that dancing wag difficult About 75 couples were present to par take of the evening's pleasures and this they did to a marked ; degrees. Many who could not attend pu-rchavedl tickets nevertheless so that the dauca was a huge financial success as well as an exceptionally pleasing 'event . from a social standpoint. It was sim ply another of those delightful parties that various organizations have; tea- -, dered the public during the winter season. ' ; . The Lyle Tuesday Musicals decided -at Kb last meeting to give a children musical at the club rooms on Satur day afternoon, Jan 27th, for the bene fit of .the scholarship, loan, fuud All members and friends W the musical are cordially invited to attend A sil ver offering will be received The pro gram is being arranged by Mrs. Frank J. Magulre and MUs Nell Young and will appear later. "Harmony," the subject under dis cussion at the last meeting of tha Lyle Tuesday Muslcale was well ban- : died by Mesdames Sllverthorn, Blrnie, P. S. Robinson and Vincent Palmer, and those In attendance, felt that tha afternoon was well spent. Mrs. Car-- lock, one of the leaders, waa unable to be present on account of umesa. This left Mrs. Frank Toney to lead the meeting, which she did ln an ablev :Way. .-;.:'-..' . .'.; ..:-' r; .--.'-''':''.'': One of the prominent social affair In store- for next week will be the luncheon to the Neighborhood clnb r which Mrs. Chet H. Bldwell of Maud City will be . hostess. . The luncheon occurs on Thursday. : : 1 Mrs. Turner Oliver and Mrs. Georgo Palmer entertained the evening sec tion of the Kaffee Klatnh last evening at the Oliver home. Card favore went to C. M. Lockwood and Mrs. Fred Lb. Meyers. Dr. and Mrs. M. K. Hall were host and hostess to the Decum club this week and card honors were won) by Mrs. T. J. Scroggin. . . " . (Mrs. T. N. Murphy entertained the Five Hundred club this week, favors being won by Mrs. M. B. -Donohue. The New Idea club was pleasingly entertained this week by Mrs. Eart Zundell. Miss Etta Foley was hostess to the La Jaunesse club this week. Skin Healthy I