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PAGE EIGHT LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER MONDAY, JANUARY 17, For Your Kidneys Get your kidneys righted quickly before serious diseases that may prove fatal occur. Rexall Kidney Pills Contains ingredients best known to inidi cal science for treating ailing kidneys. ff Price 50c the box. Your money back if )) ' not satisfied. ' w j Putman's Drug Store IJ ( - Strait Storm 11 AT SHERRY'S TOUAr .. Edward Jose has made of this a great picture. Some of the spectacu lar features are a storm at sea, show ing a steamship in the throes of a typhoon a great battle scene between savage tribes in which Mr. Jose used over 2000 negroes making a. most realistic fight. Entwined with it all is a most romantic love story. You have head George Barr McCutcheon's story. . See it now in pictures. Adv, 2t. MINI TAX STATUS CLEAR TAXES IN 1915 BELONGED UNION COUNTY. TO Harmonious Settlement for Current Year to Be Made. - La- Grande, Jan. 17. (To the Edi tor) In an article appearing in your paper a few weeks ago, and copied by other papers in Oregon is told of assessment and collection of taxes in the territory cut off from this and . given to Wallowa county by the legis lature, including the town of Minarn , and the famous Wallowa hill. It ap pears to have created the wrong im pression and not a few people, believ ing the territory in question was be ing assessed in both counties, which is not the case, have voiced their doubts. Our last legislature did es tablish the new boundaries on legal subdivisions instead of following the rivers, thereby in some places giv ing to Wallowa county some of our territory. In other places the ex- change was towards Union county. The law changing the boundary did not take effect until after the 1st of March, 1915. Consequently the as sessment and collection of taxes on said territory for 1915, would remain the same. However the 1916 assess ments will be adjusted by both coun- f ' ii-iiHW.Jibv "11-11 Wlt7 uew boundary. i '. Tf r lAiin.t i . a u. vj. vuuvn, county Assessor. After quoting from the Observer regarding the Wallowa-Union county boundary changes, The Wallowa Sun says: Who were the instigators "of this nenuisn act put through the last legis lature? This is the question being asked by the residents of Wallowa county at the present time. The above article starts out by saying, union county nas ooen isnorn of ter ritory." Not with our consent by any moans, for Wallowa county was per- iwuy Butisncn witn tne 'boundary lines before this chnnce. It is not Wallowa people who use this roud, and as far as they are con cerned can lane the train to reach outside points instead of by auto. The following latter nu b-cn ad dressed to Hon. W. Al Jones, joint representative from Union and Wal lowa counties in the Inst legislature, asking him to answer the following questions. The lotter reads as fol lows: "You have doubtless noticed thai the papers are reporting that the Wul- lowa mil and tne Alinam were thiown into Wallowa county by an act of ?he ' 1 session. Also 1 i ' land near Ron- "' ' ' leu of rail toad 1 . - red from this ' - ty. if the people of for you to an swer the following questions: 'LWho asked to have these boundur-' iesHhanged in this manner? "Why was the matter kept secret until the present time? ".Did you know that such changes were being made? "Did you vote for the bill?" As we go to press a letter comes from Hon. Al Jones explaining his stand which will be published in next week's issue. Wallowa county loses by this sev eral miles of railroad in the Wallowa canyon from which we lost the taxos also several sections of valuable tim ber land near Rondowa. But whut does she gain? Nothing. A barren rocky Ihill without timber, and she will be compelled to keep up that dif ficult piece of road on the Wallowa hill. She also loses some fine timber cast of the Minam river which may be taken out fay sawmill men under sale by the U. S. government. A share of this will go to Union county instead of iWallowa county, hence any way you can figure Wallowa county loses many thousands of dollars by the change. MA BY PICK FORD'S BEST. vrt Is Slar in the Famous Players Film 1 "Madame ButterBy." A new and - hitherto unsuspected Mary Pickford is revealed in the Cho- Cho.San which she so admirably plays in the Famous Players Film com pany's magnificent photoplay version of ohn Luther Long's classic. "Madame Butterfly," which is the Paramount Picture at the Arcade to morrow. The great mass of admirers of Mary Pickford who have followed her throughout her motion picture career have been accustomed to sec their favorite as a little blonde curly haired beauty will be astounded to find her a thorough Oriental. It is not a matter of make-up alone, but of real histrionic ability. From the delightful little occidental irirl who has flirted, smiled and wept her way I . u -- I . i ! kuruuK" ninny uuvtmiures ana ro mances, they found that Miss Pick ford had become an entrancing, pow erfully emotional Japanese girl whose portrayal of the sufferings, grief and anguish of the deserted wife, though enacted with the utmost dignity and force, is at the same time far above anything that she has over attempted in sympathetic treatment. Cho-Cho-San, renowned in opera, piny and novel as one of fiction's greatest examples of feminine fidelity is one of the best-known and best loved characters on the stage. It was therefore fitting Hint Miss Pickford. as the idol of the motion picture pub lic, should be chosen to give the screen its first and only impression of the beloved little Nipponese. Adv. Galloway this week. James Nickolet was a visitor to the Junction this week. Mrs. Steerer, daughter and son were visitors to the Junction Friday. Mr. Baxter was a visitor to the Junction this week. !N. N. Mason is hauline hav for Mr. Faher. Mr. Fergus, an employe of the Grande 'Ronde company on Cabin creek left for Portland thiB week to spend the winter with his family. Bert Oakman is running a pack train from Mason's place to his ranch Mr. Galloway and family havi moved from Enterprise to their ranch on Cabin creek. Mr. Faher moved back to his ranch this week. Bert Oakman was in La Grande Friday on business. Mr. Baxter went out to Imbler' on business this week. Jess Kalemback went to La Grande on important business this week. Thomas Bros, went to the Junction Friday to meet a sister. We have from three to four feet of snow all over the valley and the mer cury hugs zero most of the time. A man at the Grande Ronde logging camp strayed away at midnight and has not yet been heard from. Say! Wife, I am Nearly Broke My last month's pay is almost gone, it doesn't seem to go as far as it did Salcfc or No Sales I am satisfied tha t we can always do better at The United Store. Just Listen to These Prices. Men's Wool Sox . 12 l-2c Men's Boston Garters 10c Men's President Suspenders 25c Men's Fleeced ShirtB and Drawers 39c Men's Outing Night Shirts 49c Men's Flannel Shirts 98c, $1.49 Men's Ruff Neck Sweaters .., 98c Men's Storm Rubbers ; ,69c Men's Warm Mackinaws : $3.98, $4.98 Men's Work Shoes $1.98, $2.25, $2.49, $2.98, $3.50 Men's Work Shirts 25c Men's Caps with fur ear flaps ,, 25c German Sox ; 69c Boys' School Shoes ..... .$1.39, $1.49, $1.69, $1.98 Large. Wool Blankets ............. . .$2.98, $3.98 Comforters, large size $1.98, $2.49 Ladies' new housedresses ................ ... .98c Ladies' New Dress Skirts $2.98, $3.98 Ladies' New Waists . .-. . . ..$1.49, $1.98 New Spring Ginghams 8 l-3c, 10c Heavy Knit Hockey Caps '. 49e Children's three piece Knit Sets 98c, $L49, $1.98 Children's Separate Sweaters 49c, 69c, 98c Infant's mittens 10c, 15c, 25c Ladies' Mittens 10c, 15c, 25c Ladies' Fleece Kimonas 98c Ladies' Outing Petticoats 1 25c, 39c Ladies' Satteen Petticoats 49c, 98c YOU CAN ALWAYS DO BETTER AT THE UNITED STORE 83 BIG BUSY STORES J. C. PENNEY CO. United States Marine Corps as "Lib eral Scott." Sykeotis, ' who is a naturalized American citizen, adopted the name of Liberal Scott because of his great admiration for Harry Lauder, he says, and for the further reason that few persons have ever correctly pro nounced the name he abandoned. desire. Voters can register for the ! summit and thence into the Wallow primary election to be held May 19th at any time prior to April 19th, as the existing laws pertaining to regis tration of voters provide that the re- gistration books shall close for a per iod ot an days prior to any general election. of MORE ROAD MONEY. Union Cuuny to Receive Share Motor License Fund. The apportionment of the funds col lected within the past year from motor vehicle licenses has been com piled at the office of Secretary of State Olcott and the residue after ap portioning the expenses is readv to be forwarded to the different coun-' ties. A little over $100,000 was col lected from auto and similar licenses in the state last year and the expense was about twenty per cent of the whole amount received. Union county paid for various motor vehicle licenses the sum of $2111.50 and this county's share of expense is placed at $419.88. This leaves a net balance of $1691.62 to be paid back to this county. All this money goes into the county road fund. 'Columbus, O., Jan. 17 Seventeen children out of each 1,000 born in Ohio during the last fiscal year were oorn out oi wedlock, according to a report issued by Dr. Norton W. Bland, state registrar of vital statis tics. . FROM PALMER VALLEY. Allies Reduce German Merine. London, Jan. (J. (By mail). The war has reduced the German mer chant marine by nearly 800,000 tons according to Sir Owen Phillipps, Bric- lsn martime authority and ship own er. He said: "Of the German tonnage of 5,459, 290, slightly over 230,000 tons have been captured by the British navy; 38,000 tons captured by the other Allies; 117,000 tons sunk; 397,000 tons interned in ports of the British em pire while the remainder, with the exception of a few ships in the B.ilt.' are rusting in German and neutral harbors." News Notes and Personals Special Correspondent. from Palmer Valley, Jan. 15. ( Special) Messrs. Eckstein and Vicker visited tho Junction this week. Mr. Birchott is hauling hay for Mr. Strange Name Shunned. Vallcjo, Calif., Jan., 17. A man with n name closely resembling the kaiser's affliction, and pronounced softly as you'd breathe the name of a Sorliinn mountain resort to a dear 'iend, has been enlisted in the United States Marine Coups as Lebernl Scott, by special authority from Washing ton, D. C. And so, Eleftherios Sykeotis is offi cially listed in the records of the BERMUDA OFFERS AID. London, Jan. 6. (By mail) The I Eritish war office, will not take ad- i vantage of its latest offer of aid from one of its overseas possessions. Thu ofler comes from the heart of Burma where British officers administer law for the natives. Coming out of his bungalow o 'e morning recently, an officer found the ancient Burman chief of a village 50 miles away squatted on his heels and ready to talk. After the customary diplomatic greetings the chief stated his mission as follows: "My villagers with to moke some retufn for the favors bestowed upon us by the British government. The government has lessened the taxes, killed the leopards, given us good water and a (policeman. Now I have come to tell you that we have eight g.ins, ancient and true; four pounds of excellent gunpowder in a bottle, and a bag of bullets; these being no more or less than the honorable British gov ernment has permitted us to hold. "Master, we have heard a rumor thtt the British government is in great trouble with its enemies. Where fore our villagers have empowered me to say that the eight guns, powder and biOiets are at the disposal of ;hc iiritish . government." As to "army" the chief offered two oC'Xhe. best village trackers to handle the "artillery and munitions." He went away satisfied that the honorable .Jl.il . .-U I ' .... A 1 1 1 1 - 1 i.-unu vimvci iiiiicui, miuuiu neur oi tile generous oner and he should know all in due time. .The war office is understood already to have replied that if the situation be comes worse it may accept the gener ous offer. i DREAM ROAD. (Continued Froi. Page One) to the main line might have been tap- nA it- : .. : .i r a - i . i .cu, it ,s atuu. ic is aiso saia mat tne 13 miles of road just being completed is of the best type of construction, with heavy rails, and seems to be for permanent construction rather than for saw mill work. It is not known who is behind the saw mill, although it is said not to be the O.-W. R. & N. railroad. Rumor has it that the interests boosted here several years ago by R. E. Strahorn of Spokane are behind the work, and that the line of .railroad laid out by him at that time will be fol lowed. The general line from this city would be either up the Walla Walla or up Mill creek, across the country, through Enterprise and down the Imnaha river to the Snake across the Snake and up the Salmon river to its source, thenco across the summit of the Rockies into Butte, Mont. Such a railroad would be entirely feasible, it is said, and would provide a route from the Rocky mountains to Puget Sound much shorter than any now existing. From here westward it would proceed to Wallola, cross on the North Coast bridge there, follow the North Coast tracks to North Yakima and thence across the Cas cades. It is pointed out that such a mill as is being constructed near Enterprise -would provide all lumber and ties needed by the railroad in both direc tions from that Doint. Engineer E. C. Clark of this city made the reconnoissances for the Stra horn interests, and said yesterday that both routes over the Blue moun- ' tains were feasible, although the Mill creek route would be the cheaper. Such a route, he stated, would call for a tunnel of about a mile and one half at the summit of the Blue mountains. 10c Mary Pickford La Grande's Favorite in ADAME BUTTERFLY" TUESDAY ONLY i ARCADE THEATRE Ipecial Mu:ic From itj&kim The Opera 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 WAR NEWS OF ONE YEAR 4. AGO TODAY. 4. 4" Zeppelins raided Sandringham 4 just after the King and Queen 4 had left. Zeppelin raids in 5 4 4 other English towns killed 5 per- 4 4 sons. Snow storms on all fronts 4" 4 hindered artillery operations. 4 Russia claimed an ffeetiv of. A 4 fensive iu North and South Po- 4-4- land. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. A 4. 4. .'. j. STATE ELECTION SUPPLIES. New Blanks Forwarded From Salem lo County Clerks LETTER-WRITING WEEK Letter Writers: When you write each letter to your .eastern rela tive or friend tell them the Union Pacific System will always accord thepi the very best of service pn their trips westward whether they be one-way wnuu-iuijj i,u tne j-aciiic, jNorruwest or Uau- iornia. ;. , Yours for better travel service, THE LINE THAT JOINS THE EAST AND wiitt a BOULEVARD OF STEEL Union Pacific System ' " D"" I 1 t 1 "As You Like It" Anything We Sell You Salem, Jan. 15. Secretary of State uicott today completed the forwarding ' of a supply of blanks to the county;' clerks for .making up the voters' lists!' and poll books for the nrimarv edi tion occurring May 19, 1910. The law provides the county clerks shall transmit lists, in duplicate, of the voters in each precinct arranged in nlnllnlin.!nnl T. . ... M...in.ti.n.m uiui-r. 10 meet tnis re quirement forms for each letter of tne aipnanct, lor listing voters sworn 111, s well as appropriate covers, con- wtiiimjr tne oatns ot the election boards and summary of voters are provided by the state, and it is made ma outy ot the secretary of state under the law to have the snme print ed and an adequate supply sent to each county clerk. Under former lnws the counties furnishrd wW called the precinct registers. These were appropriately ruled blank hooks for listing alphabetically the voters as they registered in the several pre cincts, and were delivered over to the election boards just preceding any election. The blanks furnished umrer tne existing laws whon filled out and appropriately arranged also uuupiiMeu me pool oooks. Whenever a registered voter presents himself at the polls for vot the clerk merely enters tho number of ma Daunt opposite his name and checks him off after having voted. This dispenses with the old poll book in which the clerk was required to write the name of the voter as welL I The county clerks will bo required to I ",Rk "P voters list preceding each jeiection, while heretofore the precinct I register being independent of the poll , umiK. answered for n fnl k;.,-..!..i ; . These suonlies nr .... 1 .-.:... . . .. ........ i.ui. nt, me 1 1 wicHinmg ot the registration t,orm in order to enable the countv clerks to write up their nrr-in.'t v,t.w i: 10c t 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - Our aim is to sell you what you want, and to serve you in a prompt and courteous man ner. You'll undoubtedly, think we succeed pretty well when you come here. Our store is equipped with every modern contrivance for f acilitatiug .the handling of trade and the dispensing of medicines. When you are in a hurry, when you desire the best, when you want to trade with satisfaction, it's the place to come. It costs you nothing for all the security and convenience our store affords. MAGAZINES COME IN AND LOOK OVER OUR - STOCK La Grande Pharmacy A. NEWLIN, Manager :' Wrat-Jncobsou Building-Opposite Boimen karaps Hardware. Main40 ' QuickDelivery 1 SSSB3KSithe registrations are ma!,. if ),. . . wivj nj
