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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
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"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
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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.
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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
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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
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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. '
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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