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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1916. LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PAGE EIGHT CONVENTION IN ELGIN. i SPECIAL PORTABLE EKKO COOKER ...... Non-Explosive Non-Spilling Smokeless For Use In , . v ' v.- .' Kitchen . ' " Iluth Room Nursery and : Sick Room ASK ABOUT THEM COMPLETE FOR 25 CTS. Putmaris' Drug Store Storm ORINISHAFER ninnrn miiku raHirrriiwiu I IUULU 1 1 1 1 1 1 I M ON DELL KICKS TRACES Disregards flan to Keep Quiet In Congress About War Washington. Feb. 29.- Disregarding thA nr miiiiKf.rnt.mn'ft np.Rire marc nu congressional discussion of the situ- i ntmn t-nkp .n inca nr. tnis Time, xieure- sentative Mondell criticized President l Wilunn'a rofnanl fn wnrn Americans LAY OVER TWO YEARS WITH off armed ships. BROKEN BACK. "Wilson strikes (the pose of mock heroism. When did it become the Victim of ' Sawdust Cave-in at . Ladd sacred American right to ride in an t x- :.. rA 1 ' i u: " IHnyun Jiuir in xsvau. , itmieu ami. After' more than two years of com plete, helplessness due to a broken back sustained when a pile of saw dust from which he was loading a wagon, caved in on him, Orin Shafer, is dond. He was hurt two years ago last January while working , in n Ladd Canyon sawdust pile.; His back was broken. He was given surgical nttontion and after a time was sent to Texas whore his father resided, mak ing the trip on a specially-made stretcher. During the entire period of timo he was unable to sit up, and suffered much pain. Death came yes terday according to information re ceived here by James Mobs and others. The body is duo to arrive here for burial next Thursday, and interment will take place in the Summerville cemetery. , As the exact hour of ar rival is vague, further announcement will be made in the Observer prior to the funeral date. His father will ac company the remains to La G-rnnde. 21 SOON TO BE 2. Y. M. C. A. BUSY New Swimming Class1 Arrangement Made Open to Non-Members Too Last Sunday afternoon the Y. M. C. A. lobby was well filled with men listening to the splendid lecture by Dr. Edwards on the life and charuiitor of Lincoln. This was followed by a discussion group, led. by Andrew Marker, taking for studv "Lincoln as a Christian." These discussion group:) will become a regular fenturo of the afternoon Sunday meetings, taking up somB ponulur theme for study. Next Sunday Dr. H. L. Underwood "will givo a lecture on "The scientific argument for a clean life." Dr. Un- derwood is well fitted ito lecture on this subject having made a citroful stuay along tne lines ol social puriiy both in this country and abroad. This meeting will be for men only and it is hoped that a large number will at tend. Now that the weather has modorat nj tk. v M. r A tmb tc ,,; ; use. A special swimming class has been organized for Wednesday even ing of ench week. L. J. Garner, form ally of Portlnnd, will be the instruc tor of this class. Mr. Garner comes 'well equipped for this work having taken instruction, in the Y. M. C. A. and Multanomuh club at Portland. It is hoped a large number of ladies will take advantage of this splendid op portunity of loarning to swim. Mr. Clark announces a new plan in regard to ladios. He requests that all ladies who "ro now members of the associ ation will kindly bring there member ship card or receipt. It will not be .-necessary for - any lady to join tho . -1 . ai. u. a. to gee itne Dcnent or tnu : association. On payment of 25c this privilege will be extended for the one peirod. All day Wednesday is "Ladios iday". Be sure and bring your ticket or receipt. Enterprise Among Teams Still in , Debating Battle University of Oregon Eugene, Fob 29. The second eliminating iround in the annual debate series that this year has had 51 Oregon high schools as participants will be held M'airch 4, or if Contestants imutuauiy tieanre, 'n March 11. Winners in the first, round have been as follows: Southern Oregon ' district, Nyssa; ' eastern Oregon district, Enterprise; j Umatilla district, Condop; upper Col umbia,' Prmeville; lower Columbia, j Astoria; southern Willamette, Al , bany; Coos Bay, North Bend. The northern Willamette district championship lies among Estacada, ; Jefferson and Woodburn . and the ' Southern Oregon between Klamath Falls and Medford. Pairings for, the second round, which will settle the inter-district champion chips, will be: " ... . . Enterprise vs Nyssa at. Enterprise. Condon vs Prineville at Condon. i Nort'i Bend vs Astoria at North Hem!. . ' Albany vs. champion in northern Willamette district, tho winner' to J meet the champion of southern Ore gon. " I Thereafter and before April 1, the Nyssa-Enterprise winner is to meet (the Conuon-Prineville winner, and tre winner in the round among north , ern Willamette, southern Willamette j und southern Oregon is to meet the North Bend-Astoria winner. ' Only two teams of the original 51 , will then remain. They will debate for the state high school championsip and for the University of Oregon cud about the end of May, at the State University. The University pays the expenses of each team. "The Old Homestead" with Frank Losee The greatest of all tho American comedy dramas For over thirty years on the legitimate stage. To-high t Arcade ELGIN WANTS ROAD MEETING Thought That Address by John Yeon Would be the Right Thing. F. B. Cuwey, secretary of the Union County Good Roads association, is in receipt of a letter from members of the organization at Elgin who are anxious to have a roads meeting held in their city right away. They, also want John Yeon, of Portland, to give the principal address and will willing ly contribute the expense toward hav ing the Multnomah road builder pres ent. "With knowledge of the fact that Mr. Yeon's work in .road propositions is gratuitous, the people have the ut most faith in what he says and it is believed that he would inspire a local sentiment in favor of good roads" says the letter from Elgin. It is planned to have othor speakers and a varied program that would make such a meeting interesting. MYERS SH1PPIN(TeAST. Imbler Man Finds Ready Market for Light Stuff in Idaho Points. Don E. Myers is in Montpelier, Idaho, looking after somo stock ship ments, nnd a paper there goes on to say in that connection: D. E. Myers who makes his homo in Imblcr, Ore., is here with both cattle and hogs. Mr. Myers is doing a- large shipping business sending stock both cast and west. Last week he market ed eighteen cars about half and hnlf cattle and hogs. Ho ships his heavy hogs and heavy cattle to Portland, Ore., while his stock pigs nnd lighter cattle come this way. His pigs aver aging less than 100 pounds sold for siWKors on tnis market today at $7.25. Ho says that western men have been working into hogs quite rapidly dur ing tho last few ytairs but the high price of grain of lato has been very much agninst them. As a matter of course they depend very largely upon clfalfa for feed, but . little additional grain of somo kind or other is neces sary and that little has cost a lot of money. Now however, with tho price of hogs and stocker pigs working up, conditions ore more favorahc for them. Business on the coast has im proved very much of lato being bet tor tiow than for a considerable time back, ' Rebekah Assembly Had Fine Session . at Elgin Recently. - - ; The Rebekah convention for this district was held at; Elgin, Saturday, Feb, 26. Mrs. Mae Bater ,not being picsent, Louis Douglas "... of La Grande, acted as chairman and Mrs. Frances DeBoie, "of Elgin, ' as ; Vice chairman, Mrs. . Agness Shoemaker of Elgin was secretary. " ; During the ' afternoon session ' the regular 'business of the convention was transacted and numerous ques tions relating to the good of the order were discussed and plans for the next convention wJ:e formulated. The president of the Rebekah Assembly of Oregon, Mrs. Rose Palmer, was pres ent and much of the success of the convention was due to her help. Tho Elgin lodge had charge of the evening session and their degree staff, entertained the visitors by initiating a couple of candidates into the mys teries of the Rebekah Degree, in an interesting and efficient manner. The president then gave some very helpful instructions and also a short but very interesting account of some of the other conventions she has visited lately. t . After lodge closed the "Elgin Odd Fellows served a very fine banquet which was enjoyed by all. , v . The remainder of the evening was spent in playing games and having a general good timo. Elgin was chosen as the best meet ing place for the convention next year and Mrs. Jessie Yentzer, of Elgin, was elected jchairman, Allice 'Hug vice chairman and Agness Shoemaker as secretary for the next term. The La Grande delqgatin ame hove very enthusiastic over the help they received from the convention. They say they learned a lesson in hospitality that they will not forget. "The Elgin people certainly showed us a fine time all the time we were there and those Odd Fellows are some fine cooks" was the way one . of them expressed it. K Coming March Winds a The Prophet Says So Protect Yourself With Warm Spring Clothes- The United Store Says So NEW WHITE COATS - ' , $9.90 NEW SILK COATS $19.50 NEW FANCY COATS . $4.98, $5-90, $6.90, $8.90, $9.90, $12.50, $14.75 NEW SILK SUITS ' . $16.50, $18.50, $24.75, $28.50 NEW CHECK SUITS ' $12.50, $14.75, $18.50, $24.75 NEW PLAIN COLORED SERGE OR POPLIN SUITS $9.90, $12.50, $14-75, $16.50, $18.50 Another' American Murder. Washington, Feb. 29. Grover C Varn, an American, was murdered last night at his home 25 miles north of Durarigo by Villistas, a statement to the state department advises to day. No further details came with tho first intelligence. Advices said labor conditions in Mexico were threatening and that soldiers are ready to prevent strikes. Conditions are believed to be due to monetary troubles. The' general po litical situation is quiet, although progress has been made by Zapatistas. STODDARD FAMILY SCARED I YOU CAN ALWAYS DO BETTER AT MEN'S SPRING SUITS $9.90, $12.50, $14.75, $18.50 BOY'S SPRING SUITS ' "S $1.98, $2.98, $3.98, $4.98 - ' l . 'l MEN'S SPRING PANTS ; . $1.98, $2-98, $3.98 ; m . . , . . ,,. i . :V .' .- BOY'S SCHOOL PANTS : ' . 49c, 69c, 89c, 98e ' ' MEN'S WORK SHIRTS 25c 39c, 45c ' ' ' ' '' i MEN'S SPRING HATS 98c, $1-49, $1.98, $2.49 , THE UNITED STORE J. C. PENNEY CO. 83 BIG BUSY STORES Fire Breaks Out In Wall Space Where It Is Fought At Disadvantage , An obstreperous fire hidden in ,the joists and in wall space of the George Stoddard home at Fourth and r O streets, kept the fire department .ex ceedingly husy for a half hour just before last midnight. The department responded to a telephone call, and. for about 30 tnuinutes struggled to get to the blaze which began when the fire place fire burned through the bottom and ignited the woodwork underneath. No water was turned on and for that reason the damage was slight. It took 41 gallons of chemicals to get at the root of the fire, which, when reached by climbing over the heating plant, was ready ito jump into the wall spaces on the main floor. Once ; in that combustible material it would have done heavy damage quickly. . Spain Gets Verdict For $100 PERRY SCHOOLS CELEBRATE Appropriate Exprcises in i Honor of Washington's Birthday.' Poiryi Feb. 28. (Special) Wash ington's Birthday was very fittingly observer here last night. , The Parent Teacher Association, in cooperation with the two schools presented a pro gram, which so far as amusement for the audionce ' was concerned, has never been equaled. The program as rendered was as follows: Song by all "Columbia." Reading "Washington" by Estrid Johi-.nsen . Maxims, by boys of the first and second grades. Reading,' "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Daath" Ruby Giltner. Solo, "Some Ones Dear" Mrs. Reher. Reading, "Washington's . Little Hatchet." Golda Pohrman. . j Recitation, "Our Washington" Ru- lon Davis. Recitation, "All but One", Miss Elizabeth Bond. ! 1IIbDIRTORSETS Baker, Feb. 29. At 2:30 Sunday af ternoon the jury in the damage action of John Spain against the O. W. R. & N. reported a sealed verdict, which was read in court at 9 o clock yester day morning, the jury allowing the plaintiff $400 damages against the de fendant company. In the first trial of the case in the local court, Spain was awarded $1500. Spaniard Run Down By Train Baker, Feb. 29. 'Run down by a train on the O. W. R. & N. backing from Ensina to Quartz at 2:45 o'clock yestorday afternoon, Pedro Ormachea, aged about 40 years, a Spanish labor er at the Carroll B. mine, was instant ly killed, both legs being severed from his body, while his head was so badly crushed as to be absolutely dis figured. A jury sitting on the case in this city last night, returned to Coroner Earl F. Wesi, the verdict that Ormachea came to his death by being run over by a train, but failed to at tach any blame to the train crew, or to exonerate them. TROUBLES OF THE MAYVILLES Former La Grande People Have Troubles in C ourt in Baker. Baker, Feb. 29. With larceny of a dwelling house as the chief allegation, the damage suit of Mayme Hawkins against her formetr husband, A. N. Mayville and O. W. Thompson of Durkoe, commenced this morning in circuit court. Tho plaintiff asks $350 as a value of the house and $75 for damage done to the cellar and a well on tho property. That sue bought the Mnvvillo .ranch from the defendant this winter and received a deed for the property be fore the house was removed, was the testimony of the plaintiff. Sho wns followed by G. H. Wcale, who apprais ed the house as being worth $350. l nompson toon the stand in his own dofonse, testifying that he bought the house from Mayville in August, 1910, while Miiyvillc's testimony wis to tho same effort. U. G. Cady snd C. A. Cary both of Durkco, testified as to the property lines, to show that the house was on a 30 foot strip reserved by Mayville in the deed given his ex wife. 'I..--.:- 4 . ' ; I Song by all, "America." Recitation, '.'Flag of the Brave" 'Nellie, Holmes. . . Musing Maxims, by third grades, With solo accompaniment by Rulon Davis. Song "Mt. Vernon Bells" by seven th grade pupils. Recitation, "Did Washington cut down the cherry Tree" Herbert Reher Recitation, "She Stood on the Bar of Justice." Edna Stoddard. , Recrtotioni "IWfcishington's Cherry Pie" Lucile Reher. Recitation, "George Washington.'' Reading, "Washington's Bravery." Evelyn Bultler. Remarks, "What made Washington Groat." F. E. Barneman. Punk and wit, "My Little Cabboose" N. J. Nelson. Closing remarks of appreciation, by Mrs. C. F. Robertson President of the Parent-Teacher Association. GRAVEL ROAD. (Continued From Page One) Pierce macadam to the Sundridge will be constructed, thus giving a good gravel road to the Sandridge from La Grande which will permit the entire north end of the vsiiw ra,.. city during any kind of weather, ex cept in extremely (heavy snow .when traffic is always blocked "regardless of the nature of the road construc tion, i Island City Road the Example. The county court is doubtless taking the road from-La Grande to Island City as an example of what grading, drainage and gravel construction can accomplish, and it is believed the purpose is to make all valley roads into such gravel highways just as fast as labor can do it. Anyway, the county court assures the people that with this season's 'work there will be very noticeable improvement in the roads. "We are mindful of . the entire population of Union county when it comes to (road building," said County Judge Phy today, "And we want to serve just as many as possible as quickly as possible. We' realize there must be a system adopted in the county for road work if anything permanent is accomplished, and with that in mind we have plans for con stant and steady work on the valley n-oads beginning this year, with the intent and belief that we can lay such roads as we have from La Grande to Island City all over this valley in the course of reasonable time at a very economical expense, compara tively speaking!" A CONFIDENTIAL CHAT WITH OUR COUNTRY CUSTOMERS For Any Occasion A Modart ELEGANTLY gowned for the evening, in smart street attire, in riding habit, in fact for any garb of the coming season, wom en who wear MODARTS take pride in knowing that their corsets fully meet the require ments of the latest fashion trend. They are assured, because the MODART is designed by Jen nings. And Jennings is gen erally conceded to be the fore most figure in the world of corset designing. He designs MODARTS only. In them his knowledge of anatomy gives shape to models that in sure both perfect poise and com fort, in every form of outdoor or indoor activity. You will never know the satis faction of perfect corseting un til you have tried a MODART fitting. $3.50 and up PaulineLederle summer tioiei tstag. Without any especial effort our trade keeps extending beyond the boundaries of our own locality, i People residing on rural routes have found that we can serve them more satisfactorily than distant mail-order houses. We want your drug trade during 1916. Our stock is . an unusual one and when you want fresh, new goods you'll find it to your advantage to trade with us. ORDER BY MAIL OR TELEPHONE AND YOU'LL RECEIVE THE GOODS PROMPTLY BY PARCEL POST Satisfaction is guaranteed in every case, both as to the quality of goods and right prices. La Grande Pharmacy A. NEWLIN, Manager West-Jacobson BHilding Opposite Bohnen kamps Hardware. Main40 . . - - Quick Delivery ,
