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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (May 8, 1914)
ioE Fori LA GKJ.NDE EVENING OBSERVER FRIDAY, MAY S, 1914. THE OBSERVER BRUCE DENNIS, Editor and Owner. Entered in the Port " Office at La I Grande, Oregon, as second claas , matter. '' ' '.:' '', ;' Advertising rates on application. All '. copy for display advertising must - reach the office the day before the ad appears. : by local and state co-operation with the national board. Citizens and of ficials together must harmonize their individual views , for the benefit of the masses of people. " 1 . .. Address all communications to , THE OBSERVER. 1710 Sixth Street SUBSCRIPTION RATES: i 'Dally, single copy ............. .5c Daily, per week ................15c Daily, per month ........... ...,65c Daily, six months in advance. . . , 3.50 Daily, per year in advance. f 7.00 Daily, by malt per year, in ad- vance ................'......$4.00 Weekly Observer-Star, per year .. Ja Advance .$1.50 "MOTION PICTURES A SOCIAL FACTOR. , ' In a rxcei.t addrc; Orrin G. Cox , of New York, board of national cen rors, gave figures showing the vast size of the new business of film mak ing and presentation, and indicated . thereby the size of the problem of ; censorship. . From his point of view all censoring should be done at one center,' for the' nation, before the I managers have multiplied films and (sent them out to the country. Last year the people of this country spent 319,000,000 at the motion pic- tare theaters. Most of them paid j five cents for each admission. Where . as five years ago the tendency to ex j. hibit. freak subjects, now the great j novels, s plays, : poems and, living events are offered to the masses who : before were denied this form of : amusement because they could not af i ford to pay theater prices. Thus '. the motion picture, rising by magic, I has become one of the greatest pub '; lie educators in the country. ! ; "The people who see these things," aid Mr. Cox, "are getting a form of education which is mightily affecting their whole lives. They are receiv ing through the eye gate of the mind impressions which affect their opin : ions on all sorts of social ques tions. They are thinking big , thoughts on moral .and religious problems which the churches did not ' give them. Hence the responsibility ; in the censor is very great Our ' National board of 119 persons is made up of men and women from every sort of welfare agency, people who know their own fields. Thus we get all pos sible points of view, including that of the manager. We try to use judgment in dealing with such problems as sex, for the interests of children must be considered." . Mr. Cox gave the Impression that the proper handling of this large problem could only be accomplished A Michigan man who selected his wife from a matrimonial catalog has deserted her. Which shows that the female are as unreliable as the mail order houses. , jSome grocers and butchers are so unreasonable as to expect their, bills to be paid at this, time of the year when gasoline and new tires roust be bought. ;.:' ' V .'; j ' , '!':;? '...'. "-. -It is a mistake to get so lame working in the garden that you can't dance the tango. ; And then, too, it is easier to stop a stream by darning it than to stop an alarm clock that way. . ' Tom Marshal says the trouble with Mexico is that she has no vice-president Tom will have his little joke. FORMER RESIDENT DIES. Nora Belle . Pritchard Passed Away at the Home of Her Mother,, Friends and acquaintances of Miss Nora Belle Pritchard, formerly of this city but lately of Portland, will be grieved to learn ot her death at the home of her mother Mrs.. Mary T. Willard, on 815 Marguerite Ave. She was 35 years, 3 months and 11 days old. She is survived by her mother, and three sisters, Miss Ade lia Pritchard, Mrs. Amanda Ander son, and Mrs. Ed Healy of Portland. Five brothers survive, namely, Will of San Jose, Cal. Harlan, of Dallas, Texas, Lester H. and Lucien E. Wil lard and Teddy Pritchard of Portland, also an aunt, , Mrs. Adelia Stewart of Union. ' Interment is to take place in Portland. (Union and Baker please copy.) "ALL OF A SUDDEN PEGGY." Student Play at High School Audi torium Has Happy Surprises.. This is the night for the high school jjlay, the title of which is given above. As may be -judged from the title "AU-of-a-Sudden Peggy" is a play of surprises. .', ' , Peggy O'Mara is a young woman of frank independent nature, who does not in the least understand why she should be ruled or governed by any thing else but her honest, wholesome impulses. She has a habit of im- f pulsivoly plunging into the affairs at hand without counting consequences or cost to herself or others. That this foots up a bigger total than she anticipates, and makes it necessary for her to pay the piper before the j score can be wiped out, follows as a ' matter of course. ' Her mother, the widow O'Mara, a 'lively, if older, edition of her daugh ter, has set her matchmaking mind on La Grande National Bank Organized in 1887. DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY OF UNITED STATES GOVERN MENT. UNITED STATES POSTAL SAVINGS DEPOSITORY. a marriage between. Pggy and a cer tain Lord Anthony Urackenthorpe. She meets anything hut-plain sail ing. Sir Anthony's relatives Regard ing him a a "good thing" to keep in .the family; they don't want to lose fhim, and Peggy doesn't choose -to marry him.': . Instead, Peggy hatches. a -little plan of her own by which Sir Anthony , shall be married : to her .mother. .'. These two cross lines of ac- fion meet in the effort of the rela tives to have Jimmy Keppel, Sir An thony's youngest brother, dazzle Peg jgy on his own account, and of Peg gy'adecjoij kto ejgV anjnfcnj with, Jimmy to offset. Jiej ,,mjthrf plan for her and Sir Anthony. A Peggy and Jimmy fall in love with each other and settle matters to their, own and everybody's satisfaction 'at the fall of the curtain. ' Sick Headache: Mrs. A. Li Luckle, East Rochester, N. Y., Was a victim of sick headache and despondency, caused by a badly weakened and debilitated condition of her stomach, when sue began taking Chamberlain's Tablets. She says, "I found them pleasant to take, also mild and effective. In a few weeks' time' I was restored to my former good health." For sale by all dealers. Adv." v...'" -. r DUCHESS HOSIERY NOW 50c Pr. The . late tariff reductions have enabled us to tgaln sell . our famous PUCHESS . IMPORTED SILK LISLE HOSIERY FOR 50c Per. Pair ' ' - ..... , I; , ,' 'V.;' M, Knights Pythias Attention. Regular meeting Monday night, May 11, work in second rank be there. 5-7-3t ; H. E. DIXON, C. C. The Evening Observer on tale at Newlin Book store and the Club. NOTICE OF PROPOSED STREET MPROVEMENT. . ! TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: You are hereby notified that the Com mittee on estimates appointed by the Commission of the City of La Grande, Oregon, to make an examination of the property, upon which assessments O ADDITIONAL LOCALS. : ' i -Baseball . Sunday, - admission; 25c. including Grand Stand. La. .Grande vs. Elgin, Sunday. Game called 3:00 p. m. . tt-8-Sfc Taxi Service O'Connell Cigar Store. Day 'Phone Red 141, Night 'Phone Black 1621. Good car, careful driver. Country trips a specialty. 4-28-tf. Baseball Sunday, ; admission 25c, including Grand. Stand. La Grande vs. Elgin, Sunday. Game called 3:00 p. m. b-s-zu : Call Van Buren's for taxi. . .WO;' Special Sale on Panama Hats. Price ?3.50. At the Toggery. Adv. . 5-7-tf. Shores' Taxi Service Somrr.er Ho tel, Main 740. Adv. . 2-21-tf Highest Cash Prlcus paid for Second Hand Goods. Call Blnck 641. F. D. Haisten Furniture Store. 4-24-tf. ? MARKET QUOTATIONS S Capital $100,000.00 Surplus $140,000.00 Total Resources $1,000,000.00 For twenty years, in all kinds of financial weather, we have successfully catered to the monetary wants of the people of La Grande and the Grand Romde Vail ey. We respectfully solicit your business. La Grande National Bank La Gtande, Oregon La Grande auotatlons today are: FRUIT, - Strawberries, 20c, 3 for 50c. Apples 75c$1.75. : Oranges 2535-50c doz.- Bananas- 40c per doz. Figs 6c and 10c package. ;. j Lemons 3540c. I Grapefruit 15c. 20c. 235c. : VEGETABLES AND MISCELLANE OUS. Radishes 5c, 310c. Tomatoes 20c per lb. Fresh peas 2 lb.25c. Cabbage 5c (new). Carrots 3 lbs for 10c. Spinach 61bs.25c. Beans White, 8 l-3c; Lima, 10c. , Beets Beets 3 lbs. for 10c. Green Onions 5c per bunch, 310c Onions 6c. lb., (small lots.) ! Potatoes lc. New Potatoes 10c. I Asparagus Walla Walla, 15c 2 for 25c. i i Lettuce (hothouse) 80c lb.; head, 10c. I Chili peppers 40c. Sugar Cane or fruit $5.05 a sack, cash. $5.45 for 30 days; Beet sugar I $4.85 cash, $5.25 for 80 days. ; This fine silk lisle hose a ... whielviiojTOexly, t aold for 65c a pair 'is unequalled for both appearance andrf service. Iligh spliced heel, double toe, and very elas tic garter top. If you have r MMMcn V V J ' 7 ever worn them you will welcome this news of the tpAuppA nroi strtA if vmi have never worn them, you should investigate this ex traordinary hosiery value today. -f . . ; Clearance Sale of all Ladies' and Chil dren's Coats. Clearance Sale of all Ladies' and Misses' Suits. are to be levied to pay the costs and ' expenses of the street improvement hereinafter described, as to the valu ation and extent, if any of the bene- ? fits to be derived by said property by reason of said improvement have made their report in writing to said council which report has been re-, ceived by said Commission and is on ' file in the office of the Recorder of . said city, and is open for your inspec- tion. That it is the intention of said ! Commission to levy a special assess ment against all the property herein after described for the purpose of pay ing the costs and expenses of improv ing South side of N Ave- from West curb line of Fourth Street to the East curb lineof Oak Street by grading and placing thereon a standard 5 foot concrete sidewalk according to the : plans and specifications therefore; heretofore adopted by said Commis-; sion and on file in the office of the ' Recorder of said city. -4 That the real property included in and the boundaries of the district benefitted and affected by said pro posed impsovement are as follows: Beginning at a point on the intersec tion of the center line of Fourth Street with the center line of "N" Avenue the boundary line runs thence west along the center line of "N" Ave nue to . the center line of Oak Street, thence south along the center line of Oak Street 80 feet to a point oppo site the south property line of Lot 12 in Block 3 Wisdom's Addition to the City of La Grande, Oregon, thence east along the south property line of Lots 1 and 12 in Block 3 Wisdom's Addition to the City of La Grande, Oregon, to the center line of Cedar Street; thence south along the cen ter line of Cedar Street to a point op posite the center of Block 78 of Chap lin's Addition to the City of La Grande, Oregon; thence east and through the center of Blocks 78, 77, 76 and 75 of said Chaplin's Addition to a point west 100 feet from the west property line of Fourth Street; thence north to the southwest corner of lot 5 in Block 75 in Chaplin's said Addition; thence east to the center line of Fourth Street; thence north to the place of beginning: all in the City of La Grande, Oregon, and the estimated cost of said proposed im provement is $1,327.19. You will further take notice that said City Commission will meet at the Com mission Chamber in the City Building of said city on the 13th day of May, 1914, at 7:30 o'clock P. M. of said day to consider making said proposed levy and will then and there grant a hearing to any and all persons feel ins aggreived against, or on account of said proposed assessment Dated at La Grand, Oregon this 23rd day of April, 1914. CITY COMMISSION OF LA CRANDE, OREGON, By ' LEE WARNICK, Recorder of the City of La Grande, Oregon. ' , . . 4-29-10t i MONUMENTS Latest Designs, Made in La Grande. We hate our own quarry. Rubble and Dimension Stone alwtys dk hani ' v COhCRElE BLOCKS y'Z ' r&c; ' E C. DAVIS Cor. Greenwood and S. Ave., La Grande, Ore. k NORTON I A HOTEL! , European American Plan A. S. HOGUE, Mngr. A hotel whose heme comforts and wfety will appeal t you and your family. Ladies tea room beautiful roof garden and large lobby for your pleasure and. convenience. ": Located close to the shopping district. Write for family rates. ,t .-.. ... Eleventh St, off Washington,' ",' PORTLAND, OREGON. "Buying Cheap Goods to Save Money is LikejStoppingalClock to Save Time" We can sell you good dependable goods just as cheap as any other store. We can also sell you cheap goods as cheap as any other store. We are the only Exclusive Shoe Store in La Grande, and can give you the biggest and best stock of shoes from which to choose. We have placed on sale many dif ferent styles in broken lines of Ladies ' Oxfords and ;Pumps. Regular $3.50 and $4.00 values at $1.50. New shipment of "Mary Janes" in Patent Leather and Velvets at $2.50. New Patent Leather, very best grade at $3.25. Many new styles in Chil dren's white buck velvets and patents at $1.00 and $1.25. When you want shoes, come to a shoe store.' L J. FRENCH SHOE CO. Money sue
