La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 05, 1916, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE EIGHT LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1916. FIRE DEPARTMENT ELECTS PAT. FOLEY V CAPTAIN TENTH SUCCESSIVE TIME. Company Preparing for Big Dance to Be Held la1 the Near Future. Last evening the volunteer Are de partment met to elect officers and transact business.' Chief among the business done was to prepare for the bhr dance tonight. The department, which now con sists of-15 volunteers and three paid men, chose Pat Foley for captain, a ; position he has held for the past 1C years. Other officers were: , . First lieutenant, L. L. Snodgrass. President, Claude Mackey. 'Vice President,, Frank Bay. : Secretary, Cam Caylor. Treasurer, L. M. Hoyt THIEVES IN CENTRALIA.' They Make Change in ', , Store. Rainment in . ' Centralia, : Wash., Jan. 4. Tho Barman Bros clothing store was en tered 'by .burglars; Monday night who stole two suits ,o clothes, underwear, shirts, suitcases and other merchan- ' BEGINNING ICE HARVEST Fred Young Expects to Put Up the Usual Supply; . The work of filling the Fred Young ke houses from a special pond sup plied by the iriver was ibegun , today. There is a force of about a dozen at work end the ice is at the -. present time about eight inches in thickness. This is not exactly the standard but the thickness grows with each night of freezing weather. There are two ice houses to be filled and the total amount usually stored is in the neigh borhood of 600 tons. The ' ice . is handled with modern appliances, in cluding ice plows and a chute connect ing with the houses and operated by horse powef. If weather conditions continue favorable the - job - wjll be finished in about a week or ten days. ' ; t:; Offices Combined. ' J. 1. Williamson, manager of the Mt. Emily Timber Co., has given up the lease on one of the rooms of the first floor of the Foley building and hereafter the company will - occupy tout two rooms on the ground floor in stead of three as heretofore.: In ex plaining the change ; the : manager said, "The Mt. Emily company is not actively engaged in the lumber busi necessity in the establishment of a base is one of the strongest argu ments. A, submarine could ' easily cross at the mouth of the river out of danger of larger battleships in time of war. Submerged, the best type of submarine requires from 40 to 60 feet of water. - The fact that the Columbia con tains fresh water is another strong point m favor of the Columbia. Sub marines require a . base where they are free from danger of being cov ered from sea growths and barna cles. The transportation facilities to and from Portland and connecting .with Astoria and the mouth of the Co lumbia make it a desirable base. The machine shops now located here could easily be enlarged to meet tne needs in repairing the submarines. : dise varied at'about $60. The onlyiness just at present and we felt that clew the police have on which to work the two rooms would accommodate are the old clothes of the thieves, !the business very comfortably."; which were left, in the store. En- Spokane Bank Agent Here. ,; ' (Representing a well known bank ing house of Spokane, W. H. F. Sick enga is in La Grande today looking after business matters. He is on his way to Southern Idaho. The Habit of Taking Cold. " 1 That the Grande Ronde valley was .nnnrflA tnkino- cold is a a farming community or that there Juthir. hut fnrHmmtelv rtne that is easily I is aught but sage brush in Wallowa broken. Take, a cold sponge bath county, the Spokaner was unaware. trance to the store was obtained, by tearing out the bars on a o-ear win dow. The police are of the opinion that the burglary . was committed by men acquainted with the interior cf the store. every morning when you first get out of bed not ice water, but a tempera ture of bout 90 degrees F. Also sleep with your window up. Do this end you will seldom take cold.. When you do take cold take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and get rid of it as quickly as possible. Obtainable every where Finding things different than he had surmised, he contemplated making these two counties on a more thor ough scaln in the future. ' Foley Hotel Guests. ; CHICKEN BANQUET 35c Y. M. C. A. 6:15 P. M., Friday, Jan uary 7th. , ".,.-. ' : ; You are requested to be present, en joy the royal eats the ladies of the different churches have prepared,' and take a citizen's part in organizing and planning; for the enforcement of the prohibition ktw and. the general bet terment of ; Union . county. George Huntington Currey, Secretary. , V .-AdV.lTan. 6--7. ;i, 1 . , Rehearing Denied. V .1, ' J ... An effort to reopen .the South Fourth street assessment -question in supreme court failed yesterday when the supreme court denied a motion - filed by the city for. rehearing on the case wherein George Bimie and oth- ers recently won over the city regard- -: injr paving assessments, ' . Week of Prayer Opens. r Eugene, Ore., Jan. 3. Week of prayer will be observed by the church es of Eugene, beginning with services tonight. . Services will be held in the Congregational, Christian," Presbyter ian Methodist and .Baptist churches. Pastors of the different, churches will exchange pulpits, .-. ' , . ' J I. Meyers, Haines; G. Anderson, Baker; F. L. Finkler, Portland; W C. Cooper, Home: .A. J. Kust, Wal lowa; John Dal stroma North Powder; G. B. Winter, H. L. Beyer, Portland; Erili Bocke, fendleton; S. a. Wil liamson, Mrs. J. L. Williamson,-Enter . - v nt i . ii, T.r 1 1 . nr.ti. prise; a. rv . raroengui, nana .nana: C. E. Coles; E. H. Ford, Walla Walla; t . t. Mamer, Manchester. ' Coos County Tax Levy . Fixed. Ooquille , Or., Jan. 3. The Coos county court met Friday and fixed the county and state tax levy for Coos county tat 19.4 mills. To tbia is added, ail school districts except in. those where there are high schools, a .6 mill tax for high school purposes, making an even ZO mulls in all districts out side of the high school towns. . . . - ,- iF Many. People Don't Know. : c .A sluggish liver can cause a per son an awful lot of misery. Spells of .dizziness,. headaches, constipation and 'biliousness ere sure-signs that your liver meeds'- help. Take Dr. King's New Life Pills and see how they hetp some time, and there are many rea- tone up the whole system. Fine for sons why the Columbia is regarded Aire stomach too. Aids digestion, as the most suitable'-. location for a Purifies the blood and clears the com-1 submarine base on the Pacific Coast. plexion. Only 25c at your Druggist. . Hhe protected harbor' which is a WANTED Emplymcnt by a young . married man, sober,- industrious and entirely trustworthy; Can and will . accept any work-from - keeping a set of books to any kind of manu al labor. Inquire of F; -S. Ivanhoe, phone Main 12 or Main 786. Adv. ' V ;'v V l-6-2tp. ' HOME OF SUBMARINES. Base t Mouth'of Columbia River Is Being Considered. ';- '" 'Information from reliable sources indicates the Columbia river is being regarded by the navy department as a possible base for submarines, if the proposed plans of the administration for the construction of a large fleet nf submarines Is carried out. A quiet Investigation hais been going on for . Team Runs Away, ' Woodland, Wash., Jan. 4, -On Sun day afternoon a team ' of horses hitched to a Bpring wagon belonging to Ben Anderson of La Center, 'be came xrtgnteneq at an incoming train while standing near 'the' depot and ran away, taking to the railway tracks. . The team ran nearly., three miles along the. track, crossing three cattle guards, one of which was de molished, and finally landed in the trestle of the -railway 'bridge across Lewis river. The only damage done was the loss of. a seat, two laprobes and slight scratches to one of the horses in getting into the bridge. The passenger train for Portland was de layed a few minutes while the horses and wagon were being extricated f'rom the trestle." .:'. . ' Sporting Writer Kills Self. San Francisco, Jan. 4. The body of John H. DeWitt, editor of the rod and gun department of the Breeder and Sportsman, a Western sporting magazine, was found in his office last night. Death was caused by a bullet A revolver, recently discharged, was found near the body. On his desk a note was found which told that 'his act of self-destruction was prompted oy hi neaitn. Rabbit Drive Near lone.! lone, Or., Jan. 4. A . big , rabbitt drive is planned to take place at Sw ing - siding, below lone, next Sunday to start at .10 a.- m. Hot coffee will be served to those attending. Special trains will be tun by: the O.-Wi, R. & N. Co. and every effort will be made to secure a big crowd. .The rabbits to be gathered will be shipped to the Salvation .' Army . headquarters . at Portland, for the use of. the needy. ' , .. News Dealers Obey Law. Eugene, Or., Jan. 4. News, dealers of Eugene are complying - with the prohibition law in rogard , to . adver tisements in magazines and ' news papers publiohed outside of , Oregon, ana yesterday loegan to teau, out the advertisements of liquor in petodicals ket . in stock rind ; each month they win go tnrougn tnom as the arnvs, Teacher Returns to Work.: . Springbrook, Or., Jan. 4-Miss Daisy Nowhouse, who came home to spend the vacation with her parents, returned to nor school work as teach er at Enterprise, Or., last - Saturday evening. m (.-rjx -l-' : fri-vi? LINER AGROUND. ' The Santa Clara Asks for Help to . bt uui oi oiorm. . i - M Stun Diego. Jan. 5. The liner Santa Clara is aground on the Straights of Magdalena in a terrific storm.., She was badly damaged and today she wirelessed asking that lighters take part of her cargo off and for tow boats to pull her out. s S ".-. i ' .... -v VSIHmilltfHtrill MML LI 1 1 nUHUlHUIIllllllUUlM Mlllllll H liltM t lltl ilWllinMITTItlllllllllMI ITMllllI Mill I UPB .tl.ll'litl W , Austrians Driven Back.' . i London, Jan. 5,-Under heavy j bombardment, Austrians have retired I across tne .frutn, nortn ot uzarnwwitz and Buchardeat. Austrians are re- I ported dynamiting two Pnuth bridges I in retiring. The Hague reports civili j ans ha.ve been ordered to leave por ! lions of Czarnowitz. , BOOKS- Copyright and Reprint Novels. Leather Bound Classics STATIONERY- Everything in the very ; latest writing materials. Books and Stationery our Specialty. X Entire Family, Perish. . Boise, Jan. 4. Arch Eckersall, his wife and four children were burned to death in. a fire which destroyed j their home at Snlmon, Idaho, Jam ; uary 1. The victims were asleep up J stairs when the fire started and per ished before help arrived. The charred bodies were placed in one casket and taken to Rexburg for burial. .-, You can Buy the New at The United Store for Less Than you buy the Old Elsewhere on Sale Prices-"- - NEW SPINO SHIPMENTS OF BRIGHT, CEISP NEW GOODS BE : ING RECEIVED ON EVERY FEEIGHT AND EXPRESS TRAIN FOR THIS STORE EVERY DAY NOW. 1 New, clean stocks of lineus, sheetings muslina towelings notions waists muslin underwear, etc. just received 'and now on display. Our Every Day Prices. - 1 ' ' ' Toweling . ... . .. ..6 l-4c, 8 l-5c, 10c, 12 1 -2c, 15c India Linon 8 l-3c, 10c, 12 l-2cj 15c Fruit )of the loom muslin ....... ,......,...10c Hope. Muslin . . , . '. . , , , , , . . . .6 l-4e Berkley Cambrics . . . ; , ...12' l-2c , Ijonsdale Cambrics ... . . . , . . . i-, 12 l2c - Hopedale Muslins . ............... . . . i . , . 7'l-2c Oambon Flannels .......... .8 l-3c,.10c, 12"l-2c . New shipment of Coats Crochet Thread all sizes;. 5c, 6c, 7c, 8c, Ocf 'IOc. New Shipment Silk Waists '1916 designs. .;"?".". , ............. . . . .-. . . . . . . . .$1.98, $2.98, $3.50 New street Skirts, all wool . i ...$2.98, $3.98. $4.98. $5.90, $6J)0 . Large shipment ' Children's spring Shoes, i t. . .... .98c, $1.15, $1.25, $1.39, $1.49, $1.69, 11.98 Men's Work Skirts . iiiSSc Men's Knit Wrist Canvass gloves . . , ... . . . , . ,5c Boys' Knit Wrist Canvass Gloves . .i. . ........5c Little Boys' Knit Wrist Canvass Gloves . . . ; .5c Arm Bands ; ... . . .,. . ...,... .-. .2c Col gates' ehaving Soap ................... ...4c Williams' Shaving Soap ; , , . . ... . . . . . . . ... . . ,4c Oolgates Shaving Powder 19c Colgabes Shaving Stick ................... .19c Shaving Brushes 10c, 19c, 25c Collar Buttons, 1' dozen to card . . . , ... ..-..4c" Boys' Cap . . ... ... . .-. .... . .25c Men's Dress Sox .10c Men's Silk Sox 25e Men's Wool Sox w.. ...... ............ 15c' 'Men's Cotton Work Sox 5c President Suspenders ......................25c Stag Shirts . . i . .$2.98 YOU CAN ALWAYS 1 DO BETTER AT THE UNITED STORE 83 BIG BUSY STORES J. C. PENNEY CO. Bad Habits. Those who breakfast at eight o'clock or later, lunch at twelve and have din ner at six are almost certain to be troubled with indigestion. They- do not allow time for one meal to digest before taking another. Not less than five hours . should . elapse . between meals. : If you are troubled with indi gestion correct your habits aind take Chamberlain's Tablets, and you' may reasonably ihope for a quick recovery. These tablets strengthen the stomach and enable it. to perform its function? naturally..; Obtainable everywhere.! ; ; v Whitman's Career at Stake. T ". A1fkn.. XT -V C IP1.. -fAirt legislature)' 'which opened here' today noon, wall , make . or break Governor Whitman politically say the capital's political prophets, who say Whitman for the last year is not considered as having been very, close to the Repub lican organization.. ' Others pay, the executive still can climb the ladder of necessary and progressive legislation, to popular, possibly general, Repub lican favor. -The governor intends to keep in the close touch with the leg islature, i He may even adopt Presi dent Wilson's example and person ally read important messages to the Senate and Assembly. Whitman avowedly has his eyes fixed on the white house. - His budget proposals, said -to have been planned for economy and sys tem in the states government, .will be pressed determinedly upon . the legislators, . Whitman, says.., One - of these is the civil service reform bill grading state employees and stand ardizing their salaries. Efforts also ( a cold snap, 'also, during the week. The mercury declined to 10 below Thursday, 24 on Friday, 16 on Sat urday and then upward to 10 below on Sunday and 5 on Monday and then up to zero. Since then there , has been a further rise. . - ' . Mr. Mason was a business visitor to L Grande on Mpnday returning Fri day. :' '. - -:" '.; ; '. ' Ben Harrell and his brother wers visitors to the Junction this week. Messrs.' Hjuhn. and Kalmack, Mrs. Steerer, daughter and son and '.' Mi'i Dozier were visitors to the Junction this week. !W'-rr;.:''',-;''i-.'' ';.,'.'';.' ,Mr. Galloway came over from En terprise on Monday to look after his interests here. ; .-. :". Baby's Skin Troubles. Pimples-Eruptions Eczema qUtck lv yield: to' the soothing and healing aiialities of '' -"Dr. -, Hofbson's Eczema Ointment. No matter where located, how. bad or. long; standing, Dr. Hob- son's Eczerrt Ointment will remove every: trace of the ailment. ? It will restore the skin to its natural soft ness and purify. Don't let your chad suffer-on't be embarrassed .by nav ing your chHd's face disfigured with blemishes or.-ugly scars. Use Dr. Hobson's Eczenna Ointment. Its guar anteed. Nw cure no pay. 50c at your Druggist. v W-' - ', i"' vs- FERGUSON WILL CASE UP : Property of Late Hotel Man Basis of Circuit Court Ainng. .. a case exactly like this one, and since each side seems to be supported with court decisions, it is evident Judge Knowles will have to start an Oregon precedent, 'i-That the case will go to the supreme court is assumed by all parties, ,..,. ...'.-. Elks Boll Call .Thursday. Tomiorrow evening the Elks' lodge ' will hold a roll call. Preparations for ' a big time have been completed. This ' is the first the lodge has held and it , ; is panned to mlaka it am annual affhir hereafter. : -:-.!.. How to Cure Colds. ECHOES FROM UNION. Judge Knowles is today hearing an will be made to place on the statute j equity-case wherein Mrs.. Anna Ferg ihAnlr. nrmrrniMivn nronnsalH in tho ! uson is bringing a suit to. quiet title defeated new state constitution pro-: to the Ronde Valley house property nosed' - 'against the brothers and sisters oi The will of Mr. Ferguson gave all his real and personal property . to the plaintiff,, MJrs. Ferguson, "for her life, and after her death, to my legal heirs at law.". If Mir. Ferguson had made no will, all. his property would have gone to hiswife, the present plaintiff; and her attorneys, Messrs. Crawford & Eakin, claim that since his wife was, at, the time of his death, his legal heir, sheyowns both the life es tate and the interest after her death, therefore the testates have merged and she owns, jjt all. Messrs. Cochran & ' Eberfhard, representing some of the brothers and sisters of Mr. Ferg uson, the deceased, who are next in line and Eugene Ashwill, (representing others, claim that the will; plainly givB, Mrs, Ferguson only a life es tate and are resisting the suit. Since Oregon is thought not to have decided Avoid exposure and drafts. : Eat right.. Take Dr. King's New Discov erv. It is prepared from Pine Tar, healing balsams frnd mild laxatives. Dr., King's New Discovery kills alnd expels the cold germs, soothes the ir ritated throat and allays lnmamvma- tion. Search as you will, you cannot find a better cough and cold remedy. Its use over 45 years is a guarantee of satisfaction, j ' : . ' . -. , , PALMER JUNCTION AFFAIRS. Very Told Period Reaches Down the River. Country Palmer Vallev. Jan. 4. (Special) The snow is now 80 inches in depth and is still coming. There, has been -. ' County Court in Session. - " ' The January term of county' court began business today. There will be . the usual .large -amount of-first of the year business to be gone over and the session will probably contlnua, near, the end of the week;-'" ROLL CALL SATURDAY. - Odd Fellows Attention; There will be an annual roll coll Saturday night, January 8th. All visiting members in city cordially invited. La Grande Lodge I. O. O. F. No. 16. 15-4t RUSSIAN REVIEW. (Continued From Page Four) : enemy, whose fighting has been offen- . sive.r . The activities of General , Ivan- , off in Eastern Galicia during Septem ber, October and November are cred ited with putting 200,000 of the enemy out of the fight ... ; Optiinism bas now taken the place of the pessimism that prevailed in , Russia during the dark of the- Sum mer. The man on the street in Petro grad knows as well as the highest . official that Russia plans an offensive , against Germany and Austria in the Spring of 1916 the like of which the ' world has never experienced. Perhaps ; it will come sooner.. Whether the, , expenditure of .vast Quantities of am munition on the front, starting in No vember and continuing through De cember, is . preparation f or , an ad vance earlier than March, or just a measure to keep the Germans from ' digging in and protecting themselves : against the, intense cold of a Russian , winter is, mot quite clear. . yy Russia generally is watchfully wait- ' ing, but it takes no clairvoyant to forecast that the animal that con fronts the Germans before many weeks will not be the same sore nosed ibeast of the Summer and Autumn of 1915.' ,: ..- . ;'-' HTh0pnm1lvDr.irfWr'ilH1, Union Happenings Always Interest Our Readers. , . After reading of so many people in our town who have been cured by Doan's Kidney Pills, the question na turally arises: "Is this medicine I equally successful in our neighboring towns?" The cmerous statement of this Union resident leaves no room for doubt on this point. ' J. M. Johnson, proprietor of bar ber shop, Main street, Union, Ore., says: "I think ' constant standing weakened by kidneys, causing pain and soreness iii my back. One day a customer who heard me complaining, told me Doan's Kidney Pills were good and I got a box. I used them but a short time before I was con vinced that the man who recommend ed them to me knew what he was talking about." (Statement given No vember 8th, 1907.)- ' Dvor flvo vnrs l.iti-r. Mr. Johnson said: "I use 'Doan's Kidney Pills op- cmssionally and find them just the thing for irregular kidney action and kidney ailments." Price 50c at. all dcoler? Don't sim rlv nsk for a . liidnev - remedy eei ,, Loan's Kidney PilUi . the is fie that Y.i. Johnton ras twn'c numi::iy -ec-itmmended. 'Fostsf-MHhntn ' Co., ! Props., . Buffalo, N. Y. Adv. 12-11-15 PIANOS $187.00 i'- Knabe Sohrner Ivers & Pond Estey ' . ' ' Schumann Bennett .... . - Lester Sterling Other High Grades. i PLAYER PIANOS . $398.00 Knabe Sohmer ,' Ivers & Pond . ; Estey ' Schumann Bennett Lester Sterling . . Other High Grades. :; RICHEY PIANO HOUSE Pianos direct from factories. No culls nor worked-over pianos shipped from other towns. ' We do no buy from Portland retail houses, therefore we are in a position to sell at right prices'. , Call and examine goods and get prices before buying -else-" : . where.-; ' . . . Oi'dei's for tuning will be attended to by Mr. Ardrey a.imn of experience and-i"eliability. l ' ' " ? , 31 - " - Richev Building. V ' Opposite Elks' New Building.