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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 5, 1916)
' IAGETT70 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER , - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1916, ' ; ." : -" " " '" " - ' - - YouVe hit the right tobacco when you fire-up some Prince Albert1 in ; your old jimmy pipe or in a makin's cigarette. And you know it I Can't get in wrong with P. A.' for it is made right; made to spread-smoke-sunshine among men who have suffered with scorched tongues and parched throats ! The , patented process fixes that and cuts out bite and parch. All day long you'll sing how glad you are you're pals with . . 1 Mm lt an maty job fh sasassa. , v m WiM ' , Alkt tidy Md tin. hat ! ' lVi hWLjZjfJ I It it imaouihla to imU I, , If if " , : Ut. Ik. flavor of Princ I III iPT lig 'J Albert tobacco! Tho I 'Ml Cw,57 . MUaUdptMewioUctt l, ' " ji the national joy smoke ;. : ';.-v' ; 'V ' f ' ' '' ' You take this testimony straight from the shoulder, men. You can smoke a barrel of P. A. without a kickl It hands out all the tobacco happiness any man ever dreamed about it's so smooth and friendly. It's a mighty cheer ful thing to be on talking-terms with your pipe and your tongue at tho same time but that's what's coming to you sure as you pin your faith to Prince Albert! R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO, Winston-Salem, N. C. Eumryulhtrm fofroecs it motJ ymmUl find Princ After awaiting ynv ahmmrM oMi . . Boy it inttqyS rod host. Set ' , tidjrtdtini, lOci handtomm pamnd and half maand Aum- -dmrtamdlmf-that WaMy aaamd enatat-gta knmido ' mtith tmanftnaittmnmr tarn that kpt tha tahaeca fit I . COSTLIEST PICTURE EVEfl , III DREGflli COfflllC HEBE GEORGE SIEGMAN, ONE OF THE STARS IN GRIFFITH'S "AVENG ' ING CONSTENCE" SOON TO BE AT THE ARCADE.' . ; ' 1 ' i ! -A-ai W owned by Orton 'E, Goodwin and Sol Baum, who outbid dllv other dgttitk" in obtaining 'the picture. It is declared' to be the most costly picture ,r ever shown in this city. ; ' : v . r'!" - In' addition to its week's run at the Heilig theatre, Portland, "Avenging Conscience," broke all attendance rec ords at the Strand Theatre, New York, where the manager' declared it was the greatest picture ever in his house. At Seattle,, the Melbourne Theatre showed it to greater throngs than saw "The Birth of Nation" in that city. - .',-" ' ;.v..-- :' .:., i The wonders of film production have ' been taxed . in , producing "Avenging Conscience," and it is for this reason that Mr. Grimth declares it istwo years ahead of the day. From many standpoints it marks an entire ly new era in motion' picture photog raphy. ' ' The showing ' of ; "Avencing Con science", in La. Grande will be a not- we one. -. ' "Avenging Conscionce" is my su preme achievement. It is a greater picture than my 'Birth of a Nation.' It is two years ahead of its time." So writes D. W. Griffith of his mas terpiece in six reels, which will be at the Arcade theatre next Wednesday and Thursday. In the picture is perhaps the most notable cast ever assembled in any one picture, including Blanche Sweet, Henry B. Walthall, Mae Marsh, Rob ert Harron, Ralph Lewis, George Siegman, Josephine Orowell and Spottiswoode Aitken in fact, the en tire cast of "The Birth of a Nation," with the addition of Miss Sweet. The state rights for the picture are A nnouncement Fairbanks, Morse & Co. standard line of gasoline and oil enfim-s pumps, windmills and electric motors. ': 2 horse power gasoline engine $50.00 4 horse power gasoline engine ........ ....... $99.00 6 horse power gasoline engine .................. $140.00. Other sizes in proportion f. o. b. Beloit, Wis. Ask our nearest agent about it. J. J. QU1NLAND CO. lac. Salesroom & Shops Island City, Oregon. ; Pkone Black 1392 Ajax tires, Oakland automobile, garage in connection. . Today's Oddest Story. Washington, D. C, Jan. 5. An or der of dismissal has been filed in the case of a cigar manufacturer of Jer sey City, N. J., who through 'his at torney, Joseph P. Tumulty, sued the William G. McAdoo Tunnel company for damages before Vice Chancellor Garrison. After McAdoo . became Secretary of the Treasury, Garrison Secretary of Wiar and Tumulty Sec retary to the -President the case was settled. ... . - v ',. Use our Want Ad column. : KING COAL'S PANAMA RAIN IS GOET HALS' BIG FOE Fourteen Earthquakes In Last Year Did LiitlB Damage, SLIDES COME IN WET SEASON BEST Advertisement is that the people wljo bought it last winter and the winter before are using; it now. Repeat orders are what "establishes a business. QUALITY IS OUR PASS-WORD. LA GRANDE FUEL COMPANY. 106 Fir St. PHONE :: MAIN 700. . . OppMite 1mm A WUcos Report Bays the .Zone Would Be an : Ideal Place to Live Were It Net For the Rainy Tim Death Rata H : Btan Materially Lowered During the Laat Year. , ' The wet season, cot earthquakes, Is the enemy of the Panama canaL This appears . from the annual report of George W. Goethala, governor of the ! canal zone, covering the last fiscal year .-:vX : .''X',"'-': -:. He notes that while fourteen seismic disturbances rattled the dishes along the canal during the twelvemontb bis report describes, none did any dam age. Four were of comparatively local origin. - Three were violent enough to be felt generally vef the tone. - . ' ' It 'was during the wet season be tween . April and October ' that the Slides developed. As aft Illustration, operations in the vicinity of the Cuca racba slide had progressed by Aug. 15. 1914, to a point which warranted open ing the canal to traffic. - Two months later a slide came which completely closed the channel. ' The entire cast bank slid into the canal' in a strip 2,100 feet long and reaching back 1,000 feet' from the bank. The lower strata squeezed Into the cut, so that at some points (he forty-five feet of depth previous to the slide was shoaled to nine inches. ' K ;Vi ; ,Nw Channel In Six Days. In six days a new channel bad been cut capacious enough to pass shipping. The movement continued, however, after the beginning of the dry season, so' that It became necessary to close the canal again from Oct. 31 U Nov. 14 and from March 4 to MarCb 10. The Galllard cut, ' after , remaining fixed for year, began' demonstra tion last June. By the SOth of the month 5,000,000 cubic yards had slip ped relentlessly Into the canal, nulli fying toe labor of years. i v : " 'At times the channel shoaled so rap Idly that It was necessary to drag after' the passage' of each ship.. In some Instances dredging was required, before the next vessel could pass. ' ; Miscellaneous dredging was kept up throughout the year. A total of 1246, 815 cubic yards of earth and 98,686 cubic yards of rock were taken out at the Pacific' terminals.'"'. , Conditions Otherwlso Idaal. Were it not for the slides the tone would appear, from the governor's re port,, to offer Ideal conditions of resi dence. Living is cheap and surround ings are healthful. , '. ;. t A compilation of expenditures shows that the average amount spent for breakfast, at Cristobal was SIS cents, for luncheon 29.71 cents and for din ner 81.42 cents. At the Ancon hotel breakfast cost on an ,. average .19.5 cents, luncheon' 83.2 cents and dinner 80.7 cents. ' ; On the health side It Is noted that the death rate was cut from 7.92 for 1914 to 5.72 for 1915. The death rate from disease was cut from 5.17 to 8.01. 'Between Aug. 15, 1914, and June 80, 1915, 630 vessels, representing a net Panama.cansl tonnage of 1,884,728 and cargo tonnage of 2,125,735, were pass ed through from Atlantic to Pacific, and 558 vessels, representing a Pan ama canal tonnage of 1,958,307 and a cargo tonnage of 2,844,057, from Pa cific to Atlantic, making a total of 1,088 vessels, with a net canul tonnage of 3,843,035 and a cargo tonnage of 4,909.792. v On finances the report-says: "The current expenses charged to operation and maintenance of the ca nal during the year amounted to $4,- 112.550.48, .while $100,008.52 had been charged during the previous year, a to tal of $4,289,159. Tolls collected for vessels passing through the canal dur ing the year amounted to $4,343,383.09; tolls for the prior year amounted to $14,018.08. a total of $4,358,002.37 to Juue 30, 1915. v Excess of Tolls, $214,833.21. "The excess of tolls collected over the current charges for the year was $214,833.21. and for the entire period i to June 30, 1915, the excess was $08,- , 843.37. It is roughly estimated that total refunds may aggregate $400,000, which will show an excess of operat ing expenses over collections. "Congress has appropriated for the canal $394,399,140.02 to June 30, 1915. Of this $305,099,116.72 has been appro priated for the construction of the ca nal and Its adjuncts." .... HOUSEWIVES! Flour is Advancing BUY NOW WHILil OUR PRICES ARE AT ROCK BOTTOM, AS WE WILL BE COMPELLED TO ADVANCE OUR PRICE IN A : VK,RY SHORT ; TIME. - . 1 : WE RECOMMEND AND GUARANTEE. SNOWDROP FLOUR, PER SACK.. There is nothing better, ' GOLD NUGGET FLOUR, PER SACK..... $1.50 Best on earth or any where else. - GET OUR PRICES ON QUANTITIES. HARRIS GROCERY PHONE MAIN 70 FARMERS PHONE B 192 408 North Fir Street, 1 Cross Track THERE ARE MANY REASONS WHY EVERY HOME IN LA GRANDE SHOULD HAVE ELECTRIC LIGHT. Eastern Oregon Light & Power Co. Always at Your Service Telephone Main 43 FmYLT THE NEW CIGAR "SlcCARTHY'S IMPERIAL 5c, lOc and 2 forl25c Made in la Grande YOUR CHANCE TO OWN A HOME l OR TO MAKE A GOOD Investment NEAR HIGH SCHOOL (426) (383) Modern 5 room house with cemented basement, . bath and toilet; sewer and cement walk in and paid for; electric lights, phone and water; Cor. 3rd and M. Sold twice for $2400. Price now reduced to $1800. Terms, $400vdown and $19 per month including interest. These terms can be, adjusted to suit buyer.- 7 ROOM HOUSE Stone cellar, large : barn, ' chickeoi house, lot 90x260. Price $1400. Terms can be arranged -to. suit purchaser. .. , .- RENT OR SALE. . . We Lave a house in rather ipoor repair that we will rent to some carpenter for fixing it up. Or we can sell it on very easy monthly payments. , KAISER LAUDS VON EMMICH. In Letter to Widow Tells What a Great Soldier He Was. Emperor William has sent a mes sage of condolence to the widow of General von Emmich, the conqueror of Liege, who died the other day. In his message the emperor said: "I have lost an officer' whom I highly esteemed a a paragon of fidelity and devotion both as sol dier and man. When history de scribes the most glorious achieve Ments of this war Liege, 8t Quen tm, Oallda and Poland his name will oceapy eae of the first placet," 1605 WASHINGTON AVENUE (424) Five room house, batfa and toilet, ' Btone foundation; good barn on alley; lot 95x120; Just remodeled inside and out and newly papered; cement walk around house and to barn. Really 2 lots, plenty room fior another house. , Price 1 $1700. Terms $300 cash, balance plenty of time. '' MODERN 5 ROOM house, basement,' sewer in- and paid for. Lot 60x110. Near high school price has been cut to $1450. Terms $200 cash, and $20 per month. NICE SUBURBAN HOME (383) :. ...' Good 8 room house, bath and lights, barn, wood house, chicken houses and rune; fine orchard , and garden; lot 110x200; within . 10 blocks of center of city. This place is an exceptional buy. Terms $200 down, balance $25 per month or $300 per year. Cattle or Ford might be traded ' on th. Let us insure your building, furniture, auto, mer chandise, etc. Geo. Currey Opposite Y. M. C A. Phone, Black 2001 HE WHO MOVES REAL ESTATE 10S Eha Street La Grande, . Oregon. . "1