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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 20, 1914)
"... . J A t 'IP'AGE EIGHT '.-V. i - . LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER , MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1914. LOCALS PLAY HOME, TEAM CLIMBS AHEAD IN , ' LAST HALF. Three Pitchers Display Talent From - local Mound yesterday. Imbler; and La Grande nines bat tled forworkout supremacy on the hull Mutiinrfa iraatanrtit T a f!rinfln overtakiinV fl . seven run lead regis tered in the second inning, and win ning 10 lid 8. '' Geddes and Bell were the opening gunners, but Geddes was touched up, pretty stiffly, in the sec ond, sevenYrossing the pan as a re tult of seven hits and two errors, his supporters! tightening up when he' . wobbled, Bay Oliver took the firing front andj j - kept Imbler score less after the fourth. Bell, an Imbler youth, went the full limit, exhibiting a good quality of steam and a pretty level head.' , ' The workout was sufficient to give McCormicka squint at his team, though four of his regulars were not on hand. , During the coming week the suits will arrive and his lordship will have his regulars out next Sun day for a warm up game and by the first of May a league of some sort "ia these pants" will be perfected. Tht line-up yesterday included:' Imbler T. Conklin, Oliver c.Cobell lb, Bell p, Ferman If, D, Conklin 8b, Berry, Pratt ss, L. Oliver cf, Morris rf, W. Oliver 2b; La Grande Craney 3b, Galbreath, Slate, . Childers ss, Chil ti ers, T. Pidcock cf, Mclnnes lb, Mur chison rf, T. Pidcock ss, W. Pidcock c, Homer, Woods 2b, Geddes, Oliver p. Umpire, Rosenbaum. SNAPSHOTS OF NOTABLE PERSONS John S. Williams, Comptroller of the Currency.. ; ' L to rnilni '.n "T-V siTirriTlTj" o'..,i'er. Be ) coiiilng ii member of thy iKtliiivin ti mil ciiiiiiiiisiiiiii IiiMdkT. At Panunit 1 lie "olei'.netl lip" Mint Uilll -yellow fi'V-'i " Wider control In Nlxtovii .Unillths. ;' ';( Colonel Co'snx l! ii -native of - Abi-i hi'ina. iii li It-. ni:ii,-tl year and waH eil united lit tiii4 r itiuwrnty nr tun seumv 'own-1'. 'JViiii tun)' llollevrnn 'MwUcn'. olletre. New York rlty.''"' lit- entered tin1 unity iik'ii lieutenant1 'of tin ined leal I'urpH In 1WI He whs promoU'd to n i'iipl'!ji",v ii ye vcii-x lirtcr twd dur ing tin' K;ninlsli niir vin uilyiinceil lo (lie r.ii'k "f luifiifv ELKS WILL VISIT UXIOX. Minstrel Show to Be Arranged Horse Show Town April 29. at Carrying out their original idea of visiting Union with the popular min strel show which had such a pleasant time in Elgin some time ago, the Elks are now' arranging all plans to visit the Horse Show city on Wednesday, April 29th. "While we have not mude full ar rangements as yet for a special train," said Mr. Peare, one of the promoters of the Minstrel show, "we have little reason to doubt that we will hava the same service that we had to Elgin. Many people ; of La Grande have already expressed a desire to attend ' the show at Union and we hope that all who can will'join us. New songs, new music and a revised program of jokes and specialties will mark the event, so that anyone who has seen the show need not hesitate in making the trip for' they will be entertained in a manner which will please them. Don't forget the date Wednesday, April 29th.; ; r The proceeds from the trip to Union will be turned over to the Horse Show committee of that city to be used in making preparation for the big an nual event in June which makes Union one of the best known communities in the northwest. " Photo by American Press Association. With bis appointment as comptroller of the currency John Skelton Williams became one of the dominant figures lu the - bunking affairs of the United States. His ottice carries with It mem bership of the organization committee which will choose tbe locations for the federal reserve, unuks under the new currency luw, and he also becomes ex oUicio a member of the federal reserve board. Two of his colleagues on the organization committee are Secretary of the Treasury MeAdoo and Secretary of Agriculture Hoimtou. Mr. Williams has been assistant secretary of the treasury In charge of fiscal matters since lust March. Tlie new comptroller Is a native of Virginia, in his forty-ninth year, nud was educated in private schools in Richmond and at William and Mury college, lie is alwo a graduate of the law school of the University of Vir ginia. Shortly after completing his education Mr. Williams entered his father's bunking firm and lu a few years becume one of tbe 'best known financiers of the south. Perhaps Mr. Williams is best known us former pres ident of the. Sua board Air Line. He or- -guulzed this road, which, with Is con-' sol Ida ted Hues amounted to over 3,000 miles, lie lias ulso been president of the Hunk of Richmond and of several minor railways. Gardening. God '.A luilglii.it ' il'rst J'lauted a liar den. ami Indeed It Is tlie'Tlirest of Hl man plcisuict. It Is the Greatest Re freshment' to the Spirits of Mun: with out which Kiilldlugs and Palaces are but GruKse Handy works: And ii mon shall ever see that when' Ages groW to Civility and Elegancle. Men come to Build Stately sooner than to Harden Finely. As if (iiirdeulug were the Greater Perfection. Racon. The Demagogue Defined. ' "Father." said a small boy. "what Is a demagogue'?" "A demagogue, my son. Is man who can rock the hoat himself and at Ae same time persuade everybody that there's n terrible storm ut' Beit."-Worn an's Journal. " Regular Invitation. Judge-How did you come' to enter tbe premises' Prisoner-Well, your honor. I wils 9 o'clock In f h niiirntnir with tbe kitchen window wide open, j uo cups about blowed it you wouldn't a-cllmbed In yourself. Boston Truo script. , 1 Go on In Dew deeds of valor, my souv That Is the way to tbe stars. Virgil. The Hatter and the Earl. "The late Earl of Cork was a very pious person aud extremely, solicitous as to the future salvation of "his fel low men. One day. Hailing himself In a crowded railway carriage, he deliv ered a homily as earnest us It was un desired, exhorting every one Immedl nttly to set about insuring bis happi ness In u future life. Presently one of the passengers, who bad been listening Very utieiillvely to ul) that Cork said, arrived t liis station." says Lord Suf (ield In his memoirs. "When'" he had mil nut mi the platform be' turned round and. leaning through the car rlime t'iimr. said: '" " Thank you. sir" One good turn de serves number. You've put me up to H wrinkle In your profession; now let me give you mn in return. I'm a hat ter. Put ii piece of blotting paper in side Hie lining of your h-it and It will lust twice us long tJood day!'" Lon-doutilohe. "BLAWSTED ENGLISHMAN" AT SHERRY'S. Bill of Genuine Merit, Full of Take offs On Troubles in Merry England 8urgeon General of the Army. The nomination of Colonel William Crawford Gorgas as surgeon general of tht! army not only fultllls expectation, but Is In accordance with tbe practlcul ly universal wish of tbe public. Over thirty years experience lu the army medical corps has eminently qiialiQed hi in for the post to which his conspic uous work ut Panama commends him. Despite his military title. Colonel Gorgas is a physician and has done bis most Important work as un investiga tor of theories based on medical prac tice. His military promotions have been for ability In combating disease. The battles he him waged have been To the American the typical Eng lishman is a source of much merri ment partly on account of his brogue, which seems1 'orrijly affected, and partly on account of his native dense ness to see the point of a joke a week after it is "cracked." Sherry's thea tre has a vaudeville bill this week in which a clever Imitator of the "dont cher know" variety, a blawsted Eng lishman, has things to do with a suf fragette. The' suffragette is some maker of suffering for no woman was ever gifted with a smoother tongue or a more rapid flow of language. Last night some one in the audience said: "That's ' a corker," whereupon there was merriment for the crowd. ' From the standpoint of erftertain) ment this bill la much richer than any thing that has been on. the bills for many a day and the house ought to be packed each night of their stay here. When people come out of the theatre with a smilo on their face it Is an unerring sign that the bill is good. , ' Your job printniR. Have it done at the Observer offire. 0&T by American Press Association WILLIAM O. OOHOAH. rtgnlnst the deadly mosquitoes That bear the germs of yellow fever and malaria, mid liis vH'tovies at Havana and Pan ama hve won for him the plaudits of the world. For his work us health olllcer of Ha vana after the Spanish war he was promoted oo'onel by special act of con grttin l.l.'l'-'i 'iei,'.'..yei.il'.li!tei' 'O.? "tM'l Pretty Homely. London used to have an Ugly club. On lilsudiultt'iiii-e to the Ugly club a short descriptive sketch of the new member was entered in tbe minute book. We tlnd Hie picture of n claim nut to the title of tlie ugliest man on earth In "Joseph Fanner, merchant," whose description reads as follows: "l.ltt)e eyes, one bigger tbiiu ye other; long nose, thin lauleru Jaws, lurge up per lip: mouth from ear to ear. resem bling a shark's; n rotten set of Irregu lar teeth, which are set off ut great ad vantage by frequent laughing; his vis age long mid narrow: bis looks upon the whole extraordinary, haggard, odd, comic mid out of ve way. lu short, possessed of every iunlifk-utlon to ren der 111 in the phoenix of ye society, as the like won't appear again this one thousand years." London Chronicle. ' tmt ' I NewSprin g Suits '(! rx-Ke- ui 8v, Coats Just lit and ypuwiliTfm Ideas 'that are entirely new ef fects that are far more beautiful - than anjiMng you haA'e seen. Just ' 'come in and put these cleyerly tail ored 'garments to the test oj a pe'i;'. - sonal try-on and your, friends will-i say : WHY how lovely you look, ' where did you get that stunning frock, its perfectly 'beautiful, you extravagant thing. And you will:, say: I am glad you like it, but youf make me smile when you call me. extravagant, you would hardly be lieve how little this dress cost me. I bought it as usual at DEPARTMENT STORE RELIABLE MERCHANDISE RELIABLE METHODS EIS FOR STOMACH VICTIMS of years' standing by his treatment, and so successful was the remedy he devised that it has since been placed in the hands of the druggists all over the country, who have sold thousands of bottles. Though absolutely harmless, the ef-1 Adv. feet of the medicine is sufficient tp convince anyone of its remarkable ef fectiveness, and within 24 hours the sufferer feels like a new person. May's Wonderful Stomach Remedy is now sold here by Hill's Drug Store, 4-20-14. Some very remarkable results are being obtained by treating stomach, liver and intestional troubles with pure vegetable oils, which exert a cleans ing, soothing and purifying action up on the lower bowels, removing the ob structions of poisonous fecal matter and gases and preventing their ab sorption by the blood. This done, the food is allowed free passage from the stomach, fermentation ceases and stomach troubles quickly disappear. George H. Mayr, for twenty years a leading Chicago druggist, cured him self and many of his friends of stomach, 'iver and intestional trouble? The Vienna Woman. The Vienna woman Is called the best dressed woman In the world, and she well deserves her title. She Is more French In attire than the Parisian, and she is more elegant Ulan the Russian. She combines the usefulness, of the Ktigllsb with the delicacy of the Span ish. Yet she Is u school of her own in dress. She is original to the last de tail. To be thoroughly Viennese In dress is the dream ot the well gowner Euroiieun woiiinu - Hrooklyn Kugle. , Putting Her to the Test. "John, didn't I . tell you that if you came home tipsy another night I'd go borne to my mother'" "i'esh. ui iteur,' i "Then why have yon come home lu this condition';" "IMdu t .vou shay (hlci you'd go home I' your motiier: "- ll.isloii Transcript. Tne Other Fellow. Tbe woman who spends nil of her time nud Iter husband's linnnie miiin tnlulng a position In society Is n mem ber of tbe smart set. lint the fellow who stood aside tt ml let tbe other fel low tunrry tier leuurds hluiself us the wise guy.- I.oiilsvliie (Nxirier-Jouruiil. Powerful Explosive. "Wbiit are tbe most powerful explo sives known?" queried the young mail. "Two prima doniuis m one opern company. '' replied I he e.v theatrical inuuager.-Cbl'iPijo New. Uncle Sam's Loan Office Loans Money WATCHES, DIAMONDS GOLD, JEWELRY We sell unredeemed pledges less than wholesale prices. We sell clothing, shoes, suit cases, gents furnishings at very low prices. 1111 Adams Ave., Foley Bldg. REX HALL. "Where You Learn to Dance." Dancing assemblies each Tues day and Saturday night. Instruction in all dances by appointment. Dancing school every Thurs day, from 8:30 to 10:30. BERT M. SHERWOOD, Proprietor and Instructor. . - OFICE Rex Hall, Phone Black 8171 ' W; Hi Byer 'f' Plasterer and Contractor 'Interior and exterior piaster ing. Ornamental work of all kinds. Satisfaction guaranteed Red 1931.' : ' '5 I ATTENTION BOYS AND GIRLS 1st WARD PRIZE. To the boy or girl under 15 years of age, living in the First Ward, in the City of La Grande, who returns to us. the largest number of empty Upper Crust Flour Sacks by May 1, 1914, we.will give $5.00 in cash. . (These sacks can be solicited from any part of town, but boy or girl must live in the first ward.) 2nd WARD PRIZE. To the boy or girl under 15 years of age, living in the Second Ward, in the City of La Grande, who returns to us the largest number of empty Upper Crust Flour Sacks by May 1, 1914, we will give $5.00 in cah. (These sacks can be solicited from any part of town, bu boy or girl must live in the second ward.) - - 3rd WARD PRIZE. To the boy or girl under 15 years of age, living in the third ward, in the City of La Grande, who re turns to us the largest number of empty Upper Crust Flour Sacks by May 1, 1914, we will give $5.00 in cash. (These sacks can be solicited from any part of town, but boy or girl must live in the third ward.) , . 4th WARD PRIZE. To the boy or girl under 15 years of age, living in the fourth ward, in the City of La Grande, who re turns to us the largest number of empty Upper Crust Flour Sack by May 1, 1914, we will give $5.00 in cash (These sacks can be solicited from any part of town, but boy or girl must live in the fourth ward.) CAPITAL PRIZE. To the boy or girl living in any one of the above wards who returns to us the largest number of empty Upper Crust Flour Sacks, we will give an additional prize of $10.00 in cash. ' (These sacks can be solicited from any part of the city and the : boy or girl can live in any ward in the city.) ALL GET PAID. We will also give 5 cents each for any and all empty Upper Crust , Flour Sacks returned to us by May 1, 1914, so that all boys and girls " will be paid for their efforts whether or not they are lucky in winning the prize. ' Get your mamma and your mamma's friends to buy Upper Crust Flour and save the sack for you. This flour cost your mamma $1.45 per sack and she will get a rebate of 25 cents per sack if she buys quickly. See the Upper Crust Ad. Yours very truly, ''.'' . ... LA GRANDE GROCERY COMPANY, Inc. G. L. Larison, Manager. I i p. 1
