TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1916.
Li GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
CAGE EIGHT
SPRINGTIME IS HOUSE-,
CLEANING TIME
And you will probably need some of those necessities,
which will greatly aid to lessen your work and trouble;
such as: ....'.
Genuine Sheep Wool Sponges,
Household Rubber Gloves,
Large Size Chamois Skins, r
Furniture Polish, Metal Polish,
' Household Ammonia,
Chloride Lime, & Etc.
PHONE US YOUR ORDER
Black 1361
Putmaris Drug Store
Tk 5teaL Storm
CHINESE ARE
VERY DEVOUT
'SNCE ADOPTING CHRISTIANITY
ARE ARDENT
.' K "turned Missionary Telia of Inter
esting Experience . . !
en were marched out, nn-1 told if they
would only make a cros in the dirt
and spit upon it, there lives would
be spared. In every i.niance they
were loyal to their Sanour und the
end saw a nile nf hum:tn houd-. f:,r
' not a hoy or girl recanted. . But,
Miss Hefty says those days alv p.me,
and the greatest embarasimcia now
is the success of the Chmti.i;i move
ment in China as in Ko-oa and In
dii. Thousands are Hoc-King to the
mission stations, seeking knowledge
and hundreds of villages are asking
fo- Bible readers and t-rnngeliPts,
and schools to .learn about the
'Mer.us religion ', and Wii they
have experienced a charge of bojirt.
Miss Lura Hefty, a returned mis-'ey go from village to visitf una
ionary from the Foochow Method- iuo wcic ..u ral
itt conference and the Hipghtia of "Chnss that vavc. .
district, China, gave a most .inter- Miss Hefty told of a Cheese
r. nn fnrlniKrh nft.- siv venrs amputated above the knee-,-, und af-
Wliino-. under th Hoard, nf the t '- she had recovered the question
icodition that both limb hud to be
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society wis 'W could she nuue a liyn
and is spending some months poing 1 So the Metho.ln; hcopits.1
over the Pacific northwest telling ofwrlers found her a pwco. sewing,
has been accomplished and tof,'! " wl"-'e' ca'"r "
mte if possible, greatw interest in ; 1 ""d with a radiant face, la
ssionary work. She opened her d- jo the '-Jesus reho.i Wi
tss by telling of the great spiritual us!ld how. h culd ?? ?"'Ply
HilU from the Boxer uprising nd ', h'-" condition, she repiwa, "If 11
missionary
'dress
"i i,- f,w .,Iivj "tho'm.l been ill, I would nsfee have l-een
fcjod of the martyr s the seed of brought hero. True, I h.ve loit my
4e church," and cited several in- hmbs, but ,1 have found -wen a preoi
.rtances of modern hermwi among us fnend in Chnst that it h worth
ah Chinese christians, the eiual efi" , , '
..any other nation of ho world. More1 Miss Hefty's work is among the
specially in the Shan-tunsr province, I school girls of the Hingna district,
ra&ere Che present Emperor was then 1 in her address gave several il
lawwgent, and how . faithful tho lustrations of how responsive these
talents were to their Christian con- neglected girls aire to kindness and
iction. In one Instance a school of love. She then gave a twentieth
wore than 200 young men and worn-. century demonstration of tho doth
I chapter of Isiaah whence the folks
,...i.ww.nvw j jn china are realizing all the prom-
4 4 4 4 $ iscs o that wonderful prophecy of
.J. . j, the " transformation of characters
JL WHY DON'T YOU REGISTER through the religion of Jesus Christ.
T TrknAVT ju It s most refreshing to listen to tne
J , story ag Misa jjcfty reate3 it nd
'7 . ,.1, ' ' , T,it seems passing strange that one
-fr 3ut little mare than a month has to go to a foreign field to see
fr is left In which to register for Juhe gospel given its full oppartun-
the Primary Election. The
3 registration books iwill close
XprH 18th. 4
. 3 Every voter must register. 4
'!Th3 means those who (registered !
at the last election, as woll as
. all otihers. If yon have not 4"
-4 registered with .'- the County 4
tJlerk or one of his duly author- 4"
fecod Registrars Bince the first of 4
-the year, you are not register- 4
-:4" ed lor the coming primaries. Do 4
mnt oanfuse city elections and 4
-Jf TOglstmttons with those of the 4
, county and state. They ihave 4
vi5 jno connection.
DRegistration has been very J
-- bIow. (Unless voters attend to 4
the matter at once a rush is 4
& promised for the last few days J
3 before the bodka close.
-V Why: not r-registor today at 4
i the Court House, on in the after-
itv.
In ' closing Miss Hefty said, that
while she had heard much fine music
since her return home, she longed to
be back to hor work and the sweet
est music-to her was to hear these
converted Chinese heathens, who Iiad
found Christ, sing the hymns out of
a full heart. It -was a most inspir
ing meeting and made people feel
their efforts have not been in vain.
A splendid selection was rendered by
tho male Double quartette. "Though
your Sins Bo As Scarlet They Shnll
Be As White As Snow"
'' Lecture on China.
' Elder Nagle, of China, will speak
In the Adventist church, Thursday at
7:45 p. m. All welcome.
' Bandon Ship Yards May Hcopen
Bumlon, Or., March 20. Tho Ban
don ship yards, closed for several
noons at Judge Phy's Office, 4 I yai'-s, will pirobahly be lcasod to
. . i iium ruAihiikir t i'n.it utin in inn n-if
-tl" Secretary Land & having com-1'
jmiiy,
--3 The permanent rcgAfttion 4"
law is now in effect. Once 4
- regfetemi under this law you 4
-4" will not be required to register !
' unless you move from your 4
precinct DO IT NOW. 4
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paramount pictures-
HAZEL DAWN
:ti
In
'My Lady Incog'
The blunders sho miikes
and tho traps she falls into
furnish a rai'e combination
of tough a and Uirills.
Tonight
ARCADE
C'Jmis Nobley, of Portland, in the near
future, according to word given out
by John Neilson, local agent for tllw
owners of tho yard. It is expected
thnt the deal will be completed and
work ommenccd eiuly in April. Two
lumber curriers for which Mr. Nob
ley has contracts, will be the first
craft to be built, and they will be
the largest vessels evur launched in
the Coquille river. One contract
culls for 11 iMMit of 1,200,00 feet ca
pacity and the other for a vessel
slightly smftllvr.
Withycombe 1'rgea Loyalty to Party.
Salem, Ore., March 20. Speakers
nt the Kcnublican rally held here Sat-
1 urday afternoon expressed them-
selves us confident tbnt the Kvpuli
' liean party would be restond to
I power in tho nation at the coming
1 general election, and urged the mtiii
ihers of tho party to forgot past dif
jferences and dissensions and rally to
i its candidates. . Governor Withy.
I combo was tho principal speaker, and
I he dwelt largely upon party loyalty,
'and called attention to the mistake.;
jmado by the Democratic party.
A resolution autnorizing tne
county central conmiittee to rivom
menil candidates for the legislature
failed to pass. Most of the candi
dates for county offices were present
and made addresses.
MINES ARE BOOMING
War Has Brought About Prosperous
Condition in Northwest Mines
ing prices of metal due to the enorm
ous denv nd from Europe 'hus boumed
m m
o)??i-siy
"' t- y , i i i v 4 iN
9J Through our wonderful, powerful buying power for our large number of
stores we are in a position to give you
The Greatest of Values With the
Newest of Styles at the Very
Lowest Prices
When you see our goods and hear the prices-the very first thing you say is
"Well this is just what I ant and how nice that I can afford to buy it."
.Others do so will you " .--' 'i-'
LADIES' NEWEST COATS
(Just received)1
$4 98, $5 90, $690, $9 90,
$12.50
LADIES SPRING SUITS .
(New shipments daily)
$9 90, $12 50, $14 75, $18 50
NEWEST SPRING SILK
DRESSES :
$4 98, $5 90, $6 90, $7 90,
$890, $990, $12 50, $1475
NEWEST STREET SKIRTS
$2 98, $3 98, $498, $5 90
MEN'S. SPRING SUITS
$6 90, $7 90, $8 90, $9 90,
$12 50, $14.75, $16 50.
BOYS' SPRING SUITS
$1 98, $2.98, $398, $498
83 BIG
BUSY STORES
The United
Store
WE LEAOi OTHERS
FOLLOW.
J. C. PENNEY CO. Inc.
wwrm
mining oper&itions throughout the Pa-
emc worth west as never flberore. '
The comparative value of the total
metal production of the state of Ore
gon for three years shows grpahical
ly what tihe war demand has done.
These figures, (according. Jto H. M.
Parks, director of the Oregon- BUreati
of Mines and Geology, are as follows:
114 $ 751,UIH ,
1915 2,000,000 '
1916 3,00p,00p
Estimated. '
Old abandoned mines in many sec
tions have been reopened by capital
which saw in the higher metal jjrices
ta chance . to take advantage of the
European war. In many cases a little
development work in old mines tolas
(revealed new ore bodies, the exist
ence of which had hitherto not been
dreamed.
In the bigger mining districts, like
the Coeur dVAlene, the increase in
mining operations has been on a gi
tfintilc scale, but the growth! in Ore
gon, heretofore comparatively small
m tne mtmiig iimusixy, ntw tifai
lv what has been done by the heavy
demany.
Guests at Foley
H C. Rimlhalrt, Portland; Ed. Mor
ris, A. J. Stewart, Portland; Geo. W.
Hecker, Denver; L. A. Griley, A.
SchulU, C. D. Hetzel, Portland; A.
M. Beebee, Son FVancLsco; Roy T.
Bishop, Pendleton; John Maher, Ever-
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CHINESE CASE CONTINUED
Chinese Assault Case Will Not Be
Tried For the Present
Late this afternoon it was decided
that the state case against Lem
Quong, charged with assault on Eng
Chong, during the tong wars, will not
be tried the present term. It is re
ported tihe case will be tried the sec
ond Monday in the June terra.
. Eugene Mayor Heads Retail
Merchants.
Eugene, Ore., Mairch 17. With the
resignation , of J. L, Stockton, of
Salem, president of the Oregon ..Re
tail Merchants association, W. A.
"t-1 Ji- n"016 iii! I Bell, of Eugene, succeeds to the pres
db(N Baker, Earl P. Markee, Cleve- . . , ?, '-,;,,., m. nii
land; Mrs. May Roe, Enterprise; K. !dency of the assotnation. Mr. Bell
K. BuTkhart. Dr. O. F. Wright, Pres- engaged m. the grocery business
cott; J. C. Kohl, Racine; Elgan Con- ,nere ana is mayor 01 ine cii-y.
nor, H. O. f'aucett, Wallowa; U. flir. 'ueil was appoioiea iirsi vice
Hyde, Geo! W. Kramer, " Portland; ; president of the association during
Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Wettstein, New ; tne f irst part of March, following
York; A. R. KeUrham. SeatUej N-ithe resignation of W. M Green, of
Sturgis, New Yrk; R. D. Bakor, thj it who has out of busU
Pittsburgh;, Miss Nora Casey, Miss- ,,
Jessie Casey, Meacham. i ,ras' . i "JZ
, lo pi esiae at utu tuiw: tuuvcuuwi
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the town and inside many fences
were prostrated and a heavy coating
of mud was left over all. The storm
was of unusual violence, 'being ac
companied by vivid lightning and
heavy thunder.
. A cloud burst at Stanfieltf threaten
ed considerable livestock, principally
sheep, pastured in the Stage gulch,
east of here, when a flood of water
53 feet wide and four feet high, rush
ed down the gulch, sweeping fences
and small farm buildings In its path.
Rescue of the stock was effected by
a sheepman from the ranch of J. P.
Hoskins, who made a sensational ride
ahead of the rushing waters warning ii
the ranchers of the valley, who drove 1
the sheep to the hillsides.
Stake Gulch is about 25 miles long.
The great wave reached the mouth,
about four miles east of here about
6 o'clock. Almost the entire popula
tion of Stanf ield was out to watch the
spectacle. At the mouth of the gulch
the water was carried off by irriga
tion ditches and emptied into th
Umatilla river. ,
Arrivals at Sommer
Julius Fisher and wife. Mr. and
Mrs. H. Mires. Ijb. Grande; Robt. C.
Kordnev, J. H. Ltfcutherman, R. H.
McCurdy, Portland: D. H. Lamb,
Freowater: Wm. Band. Baker: L.
Denrtam, Elcin; Guy W. Dowering,
Mrs. T. D. Twidwell, Dr. U. M. Kotl-
ns, Wallowa; J. M. Iinerman, ban
Francisco; G W. Edwards, H E. Mor
or, Taconla; J S . Rico, !o. D. Field,
SaR I-ake: l! M. MswClakre. A. M.
Sanborn, I. M. I,awrence, Portland;
Frod II. Kiddle.' Island City; A. K
Ketcham, Seattle; E. B. Martin,
C. Oliver.' Portland. .
H.
At the Savoy
I,.
Eiwt,
ville;
the merchants at Astoria during the
latter part of the present month.
Four Foot Wall of Water.
Reports of cloud bursts Sunday
evening in Umatilla county have been
received. At Milton water poured
through the main street in a torrent
as a result of a cloudburst which sent
the water roaring down Couse and
Dry Creeks. Considerable minor
damage was done.
For a period of 20 minutes just be
fore 5 o'clock the rain fell in sheets,
blinding lightning flashed and the
thunder rolled in defeaning crashes.
Within thnt 20 minutes .70 of an inch
of rain fell, right in Milton, the heav
iest rain in remembrance.
Down from the two creeks the wa
tor poured in great volumes. Soon
Main street was a river. The water
on the sidewalks reached a depth be
tween ankle and knee deep. Base
ments were flooded and the water
C. Anderson, Wallowa: W. T.
Portia ml; A. Shiaw, Summeir
Ernost Boiokel, Elgin; Jay Mil-
lcring. citv. H. D. Spencer. Elgin;
R.ibert V Fliiin. Iji Grande: W. B.
Mai-ten. Portland: tirrliert h. Uond, ,,,.,) ;nt 0vi-,il :tnr3. lmivim- n
Portland; J. U- McKinnis, -Summer-t.v, incn ciCDOsit 0f mud when thev
vd'e v i W R. Piprsol rodrt ilnwn
.... . , ,, , ' plain street on a raft.
Charge of Attempted Abduction, j a. wall of water four feet high
1 noured throuirh Weston's main street
Ohohalis. Wash., Maruh 16. Dcp-, Sunday ovening about 4:P,0, flooding
uty Sheriff Jackson rcJrned 'lata
afternoon from Aberdeen with Sam
Bn-gley in charge, placing him in the
county Jail. Baglcy was arrested in
Gray's Harbor county on information
charging ihim with abduction in con
nection with the recent alleged at
tempt of Williiim I xmg,' ' married
man, and Maude Combs, a 17-year-
old girl of Morton, to elope to Ta-
coma. Long is also in jail, on the
same charge.
basements and doing considerable oth
er damage. The deloge followed a
cloud burst that struck on Wild Horse
creek about three and a half miles
from this place.
.Chickens wers kilhd at almost every
home, the estimate of the number of
chickens drowned being placed at
1000. The home of Robert Michael
on Water street was moved from its
foundatiaon by the force of the water
and some of the lumber at the Watts
I & Rogers yard was damaged. Outsitje
Sick Room Aids
and Appliances
The patients prompt recovery often depends upon the
sick-room conveniences and necessities which are provid
ed. '',''".
Such helps do much toward conserving the energy and
comfort of the sick.
Ice Bags, Hot Water Bottles, Air Cushions, Rubbber
Sheeting, Bed Pans, Clinical Therometers, Medicine
Droppers, Medicine Glasses, Sick Feeders, Absorbent
Cotton, Lints, Gauzes, Bandages, Alcohol Lamps, Vapor
izers, Etc.
Our stock of such goods is modern and complete.
La Grande Pharmacy
A. NEWLIN, Manager
West-Jaeobson Building Opposite . Bohnen-
kamps Hardware.
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