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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1912 TThcOste THEATRE AXOTJIKR VITAGItAPJJ FEA TU1UJ FILM AN AEROPLANE ELWE MEST TittKnu)h LMoBt original and unique pho toplay ever produced. Pull of thrilling interest from the start' of the lovers In the aeroplane. A race with the speed boat, loco motive and automobile. , T1IE MISER'S HEART ..... , Blograph This miser is a bit more lov able and human than Is usual with misers In pictures.' He is a bit truer to life, "PRESIDENT TAFT AT SAN FRANCISCO". ; JEssanay Ground breaking at the Pan ama Pacific Exposition. Presi dent Taft turns the first shovel of dirt. Excellent motion views of our chief executive. . . "SPECIAL' SONG IN SPOT LIGHT By Miss Garrick and Mr. Ferrfai "I'LL' SING THEE SONGS OF ARAB!" ii MONDAY AND TUESDAY, JAN. mh and SOtb. LOCALS H. T. Love, Jeweler. 1212 V4 Adams av Stand. M8-tf Hear the De Moss Lyrlo Bards at the Christian church Thursday eve-j nlng. i FOR RENT A six-room plastered " house freulily papered, connected with sewor and city water, one block east of round house on Jackson ave nue. Inquire of Turner Oliver. Members of the shop federation here have drafted resolutions of condolence to the McNown family where death re moved a 10-year-old son last wek. Those De Moss boys bring wonder ful music" out of anvils. Thursday eve ning at the Christian church. Our specialties are dinner parties and first class service. Foley drill. Look;,: . Here, GentleMe: Ml. v:v-,-...:..-,t .: "VANITY FA1R"Al the IsIs Men- day and Tuesday, January SO and 30. George De Moss plays two cornets at once, at the Christian church on Thursday evening. . o o . Crocbest work aone promptly and satisfactorily. Aviation caps a special ty. Mrs. Henry Mobs', near brickyard 11-19-tf "VANITY FAIR" At the Isis Mn- day and Tuesday, January 20 and SO, The De Moss reserve tickets are now on sale at the Wright drug store, Other tickets at the Christian church doors, Thursday evening. . CIGARS FOLEY BBOS. . CIGAR STORE. PIPES TOBACC0ES CIGARETTES CANDIES ' Dr. Posey, Specialist for Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat -diseases and catarrh. Over Solder's store. Eyes fitted with ANYONE GIVING the present Correct The De Moss bards have appeared before more people in more countries than any other musical organization Christian . church, Thursday evening. glasses. Hours 0 to 6 and 7 to 8 p. m. 11:30; 1:30 to ; People In and around Enterprise who wish to confer with the Maxwell agent, can find the opportunity on Thursday by calling'at the Enterprise hotel whore R. W. Leightou will make his headquarters while at Enterprise. He 1s an expert machinist and auto re pair 'matrVnd seiis'The Maxweli xaV; Gregg and Plttman the best sys temstaught at La Grande business college. ... 1-5-tf address of Mrs. Zora Talbot will be compensated by writing to Box 88 Portland, Oregon." '.:" l-24-3t PERSONALS. - ... 4 4 SOMETHING NEW. , Foley Bros.' Cigar Store. SOMETHING NEW. Girls wishing employment read Cherry's New' Laundry "ad" In' another column. . , PROF. F. J. FREENOR Spluologlst and Healer. Successfully treats all diseases. 1417 Adams avenue. Phone Main 724, La Grande. The New Ideal Steam Cooker saves one half In food and fuel. P. O. News F. . S. Bramwell is home from a business trip to Portfand. Al Kirtley of Alicel stopped at the Foley last night y C. A.- Baker and wife and George Evans and wife of Ogoma were Fola guests last night. APPLES Several varieties irom 25 cents to. $1.25 per box Waters-Stanchfield Produce Co., BAY, FEED, FLOUR. POULTRY SUPPLIES. WOOD 1627 JEFFERSON AVENUE C.W. Mercer of'North Powder tran sacted business here this morning, staying at the Sonuner. . Chief of Police McLachleh has re turned from a business trip to Port land. . .'' V . , .. ' Mrs. Ed Rumble is here today the gueBt of Mrs. "F. L. Lilley. She is on her way to California to visit friends and relatives. -, (Miss Helen Gates of Hillsboro who has been a guest with Mr. and Mrs. Herman Siegrlst the past 10 days re turned to her home this morning. You may now step into this store and so , lect any suit or overcoat you want (ab solutely none reserved) values up to 12.50 for............:..;.......-.......... ....;.. . $8.75 No finer clothes were ever made these. Some of the very best of the son's styles and fabrics still remain which you can choose see window) than eea- from.: ALL SUITS AND worth up to ALL SUITS AND worth up to ALL SUITS AND worth up to ALL SUITS AND worth up to OVERCOATS $22.50 OVERCOATS $20.00 OVERCOATS $18.00 OVERCOATS $15.00 $16.75 $15.00 $13.50 $11.25 We Postively Refuse to carry any garments over into next season. , We will not devi ate from our fixed policy of selling every garment in the season , for which it was bought.' Drop in and get introduced to the best clothes values in town; ' 1 V Special Values That Should Interest You $1.00 shirts i r....l$ .75 1.25 shirts.. ."....'.".!...... 1.00 1.50 shirts 1.20 2.00 shirts :..: :.1.60 2.50 shirts 1.85 3.00 shirts . 2.15 3.50 shirts.. 2.50 4.00 Hats' 3.20 3.00 Hats . 2.40 25 per cent discount on Caps 20 per cent discount on TJn . . derwear. - 'I " ' ' ' -. - , . ' '''." .'.V , .." 25 per cent discount on men's pants. TONEV SCRANTON The Store That Satisfies given a great deal of encouragement. The company has a large field of the black marble. - RAPID AMERICANS. L. E. Cavlness, a councilman of Jo seph is a guest today with his father. J..L. Caviness of tills city. District Attorney F. S. Ivanhoe ar rived home this afternoon from Enter: prise where' circuit court has been in progress. Among the fines and sen- 'tencMTmdtfea; by ' judge'-rthowi parties convicted of illicit selling are several which Impose heavy fines and 0 days in the county Jail, Fruit iMlen Discuss Problems. Rochester, N. Y., . Jan. 24. Many prominent fruit growers met in this city today and opened the 57th an nual meeting of the Western New York Horticultural society, which will last three days. The program provides for addresses by a number of noted horticultural experts, from Illinois, New Jersey, Michigan and several other states, Civil Engineers at Montreal. '. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry E. Foley return ed this morning from Portland where they spent a few days after complet ing the La Grande business men's jun ket last week. If You Knew Madam Just how Heinz Tomato Soup measures up. to the very best home-made with none of the bother and fuss, you , would make it a steady and welcome visitor to your home. It is ready to serve In next to no time Just heat. Its Ingredients are choice To ' matoes, with the , addition of rich cream and pure spices. 2 for 25c and 20c size. For Sale by Pattison Bros. PI10XE NUMBERS MAIJJ 80 A XI) MAIS 70. C. C. Penington, leaves tonight for Albany where his aged father is criti cally ill. The senior Penington. is 86 years of age and is very ill, according to a telegram received from friends at the bedside this morning. Montreal, Que., Jan. 24. Leaders of the civil engineering profession from many parts of the dominion came to Montreal today for the annual meet- two opposlte tnlnga at once-the roek- An English Critio on Our Barber 8)iep and Rooking Chairs. I cannot Hnd that quickness la an American characteristic. What Is mis taken for quickness is a kind of nerv ous fidgets, for the American is In finitely reBtlcBM and nervous. It la shown, In bis passion for doing many things at once. The barber shop, a thing cbaructerlstienlly American, af fords a wonderful example of this sub- I tie pulin, Uuiiuru uud thumb und, wiiii all the movements proper to the civi lized mode of greeting, Insists on shak ing hands. London Graphic. 1 stance for real rapidity and economy u or time. The business man. still in his dramatic cburucter of a locomotive pressed for time, hurries into the bar. ber shop and extends himself in a chair, feet and bands outspread, a bootblack engaged on each boot, a manicurist on each band and the bar ber himself operating on his head. Bnt such are the seductions of the barber shop that be probably spenda twenty minutes or half an hour there, as against the Englishman's four or five minutes. ... " . It is time simply wasted, from a business point. of view; that is to say,' it- is spent in sheer luxury. For tie Americans, being amoug the cleanest people In the. world, have a Roman , sense of luxury In everything that ap- I. pertains to washing and care of the :, body; and their lavatories and barber Rbops are like temples raised to some goddess of health and cleanliness. And, finally, it was America that invented that triumph in the achievement of . ; Tho Trustful Aviator. , ."Modern politics," said an English clergyman, who Is visiting this coun try, "Is worse than modern business. You here in the States are so used to political corruption that you Joke about it. I - heard a Joke about it on tho boat coming over.' An aviator tho Joke ran descended in a field and said to a rntheriwell dresBed individual:. ,,' "Here, mind .my machine a minute, will you J ' 'What? the well dressed Individual snarled. , 'Me mind . your machine? Why, I'm a United States senator!' " 'Well, what of itr said the aviator. 'I'll trust you.' "Washington Star. Fotey's Ujoney and Tar Compound, . "Cures in Every Cawo." , Mr. Jas. McCaffery, Mgr. of thft Schltz ' hotel, Omaha, Neb., : recoui--mends Foley's Honey and Tar Com-: pound, because It cures in every case.. "I have tried it .myself and I hav lecothmended it to many others who have since told me of Its great cura--tlve power in diseases of the throat-, and lungs.'V. Foley's f Honey and Talv Compound is a reliable family medi- -cine.' Give it to;.your children, and .' take it yourself when you feel a cold ; coming on. It checks and cures colds,. . coughs and croup and prevents bron- -chitls and pneumonia. Refuse substi tutes. A T. HILL. ing of tne Canadian Society of Civil Engineers. The proceedings win cov- er three days. The unusually large attendance combines with an attract tive-program of papers and discus sions to give promise of one of the most successful meeting in the history of the society. Cora M. Davis, president of the Na tional Women's Relief Corps, and her secretary, Jennie H. Higgens, will come over from their homes In Union Friday night to attend the tnstalla- , tion of W. R. C. and G. A. R. next Sat ! urday afternoon. Mrs. Goodbrod, wife i 'of General Goodbrod, will probably ! I accompany them and be guests here 'at the same time.. At noon Saturday S the G. A. R. will entertain the W. R. ' C. and national officials and in the J afternoon a public Installation will take place. ' Dr. Fleeiior passed through the city this morning on his way home, to Jo seph from Tacoma where he has been studying marble polishing. He is a member of the black marble dealers at Joseph 'and his company Is now preparing to Install sufficient machin ery to handle the product. He car ried with him a line sample of the marble which Is as black as coal when polished, 'and everywhere he discus sed his project with experts he waq School Trustees of . Alberta. ' Calgary, Alta., Jan. 24. The sixth annual convention of the association of school trustees of the province of Alberta met In tills city , today tor a two days' session. The improvement, of rural schools and school sanitation and medical inspection are the lead ing subjects slated for consideration The scheduled speakers Include C. W Mitchell, the" provliclal minister of education, and Dr. W. C. Murray, president of the University of Sas katchewan. , Joseph! II. Clioatc Is 8U. New York, Jan. 24. Joseph H. Choate, the eminent New York law yer and former American ambassador to 'England, waa 80 years old today and the occasion was marked by the lng chair. So restless Is . the Ameri can that even when be Is resting be wants to be moving, and consequently be has achieved this Infernal engine, the rocking chair, in which (when he Is obliged to remain In one place for a time) be can Indulge in a continuous movement which yet does not advance him an inch. He can thus be busy even while he is at rest Fllson Young In English Review. ANIMALS WITH HANDS. Kangaroos Are Fond of Using Tholr Fors Feet In Feeding. ' Kangaroos use their hands very read ily to hold food in and to put it Into their mouths, As their fore legs are so short that they have' to browse in a stooping position, they seem pleased when able to secure a large bunch of cabbage or other vegetable provender and to hold it in their bands to eat Sometimes the young knngnroo, look ing out of its mother's pouch, catches one or two of the leaves which the old one drops, and the pair may be seen each nibbling at the salad held in tbelr hands, one, so to speak, "one floor" above the other. The slow, deliberate clasping and unclasping of a chameleon's feet look like the movements which the bands of i a sleep walker mlgbt make were he Think of It! Two brothers, each of whom is near ly six feet and a half tall, were one day Introduced by an acquaintance to a young lady. As she wit gazing up at the 'pair of giants In wonder and awe she exclaimed:" ;"' . "Great heavens, suppose there hnd only been .one of youl" Philadelphia Ledger. , - . Handionpping the Burgfer. ..Burglaries lu private bouses In Vi enna are rare, because the doors are locked from 10 o'clock at night to 6 in the morning by ordei) of the police. Ad mission uud exit between 'I hose hours are given by the house porter, who re ceives a fee for unlocking the door and l.s bound to report to tbe police the doings und mode of life of all the Inhabitants of the house. This system of lock money Is tiresome, hut in Vi enna, ns at Naples, whore It also es ists, it obliges burglars and other crim inals to operate during the daylight and diminishes their chances of suc cess. The landlords tried U few years ago the system of giving the key of the bouse door to tenants, but tho ma jority of the keys have been withdrawn. Wonder of Modern Drama. The heroine of tbe play had Just re ceived the telegram from her' faithless lover. Then she fainted, and tbe cur tain went down. Loud applause followed, particularly In the gallery. Instantly tbe curtain went op. . The herblne, having miraculously re covered, was on her feet, bowing and smiling. More wonderful still, the faithless lover stood by her side, also bowing and smiling, having traveled a distance of 287 miles In ten seconds In order to be on band to acknowledge the ap plause. Chicago Tribune. 1 Now's The Time Leigbton's garage the place to have your car put into shape for satlsfac--tory and lasting service. We're expert machinists, not "handy menV and we guarantee our work from start to flnv isvi. Our prices, too, are quite as pleas Ing as our work both to your likings , Your car here for the needed over hauling means : Its longer . life and! smoother runnii f,. j ,s - Leighton's Garage of Salem, Mass., but has been a resi dent of New York since sbortly aftet his graduation from Harvard In 1852. ' To Discuss Child labor. ' Louisville, Ky., Jan, 2t. Many visi tors arrived In Louisville today to at tend the eighth annual conference of the National Child Labor committee, which will meet tomorrow for a four days' session. - - A Good Goer. 'That's a One watch you've go there. Calhoun," said a friend. "Is It a good goer?" A good coor?" said Calhoun Clav. yet they havo a superficial resemblance ! "Well, you bet ynur life it's a good to the feet of parrots, which more than ' goer. Why, it can do an hour tn half other birds use their feet for many of the time!" Exchange, the purposes of a band when feeding. I receint of a number of congratulatory messages from friends on both sides trying to creep downstairs. The cha- ig of the Atlantic. Mr. Choate Is a native (meleon's are almost deformed hands, j To see many of tho smaller rodents ground squirrels, prairie dogs and mar mots bold food, usually in both paws, is to learn a lesson in the dextrous use of hands without thumbs. Nothlhg more readily suggests the momentary Impression that a pretty llttlo monkey is "a man and a brother" than when he stretches out his neat lit- He Can't. "Before you were married you said that you couldn't do enough for me." "Well, I guess that time has proved that I was rlghf-Detrolt Free Press. I Tho motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom to serve all, but love only one. Balzac, J Stylish Stationery ' I Style as well as quality" are marked features of I our stationery. , P Handsome - writing pa I pers in different tints i and fabric effects. ' 1 Use high quality stylish' 1 stationery and be in I good form at all times, j 25 and 50 cents per box, Wright Drug