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PAGE EIGHT ! FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1916. LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER 1 1 i v NURSERY SUPPLIES Necessary to Baby's Health and Comfort the "VVe handle everything needed for folks. Uur stock or nursery supplies is unus both as to size and quality. little ual, When anything is needed in the line of Nursery Bottles, Nipples, Bottle Brushes, Pacifiers, Baby Combs and Brushes, Etc. make your selections here. Iter be held at its office, 252 Court ) House, in the City of Portland, Ore i gen, on Tuesday the loth day of Aug ust, 1916, at the hour of 10:00 o'clock ' A. M.t at which time and place all : names to this Droceemne win De heard thereon." We handle Foods. all of the good, guaranteed Enfant La Grande Pharmacy ADOLPII NEWLIN, Manager Quick Delivery Phone Main 40 La Grande, Oregon Freight Kates on Salt Will Be Looked Into I Salem, Or., July 12. Pointing out : that f reicht rates on salt to Eastern (Oregon are excessive and discrimina tory to both rortlana ana tne con Isumers of the eastern section of the : state. Public Service Commissioner I Corey announced today that the com (mission would make an investigation The investigation will involve the ! rates of Orcsron- Washington R. R. & ! Navigation company, the Oregon Short Line, Central Railroad of Ore igon, the Sumpter Valley Railroad, the Mount Hood Railroad company, I the Great Southern Railroad com 'pany and the Walla Walla Valley . Railway company. Commissioner Corey pointed out ,that, from Portland the rates on salt per 100 pounds are: ! Baker, 29 cents; La Grande, 28 cents; Pendleton, 22J cents; Hep ner, 22 cents; Condon, 21 cents, and Arlington. 10 cents, while the rates from San Francisco to Pendleton, La- Grande and Baker are 351 cents per ' 100 pounds. From Salt Lake City to all point from Weatherby to Uma tilla they are the same, and to The Dalles and other points there is a blanket rate of 40 cents, and to Port land the rate is 35 cents. , j "Because of excessive rates Port ; land dealers are unable to handle 'salt for Eastern Oregon consumers, and practically all of it comes from San Francisco," said Corey. Besides j discriminating against Portland, the I rates discriminate against the con sumers of salt in Eastern Oregon. : By a reduction of the rate, Port land will be able to serve an immense , territory now served by ban r ran- cisco, anu consumers win oDiam shu A I a reasonable figure, he says. The Crossett Shoe---- A Shoe of Distinction for Men ( They ease the walking of the most tender foot. 'They meet the fit of the most difficult foot They meet the taste of the most critical eye. You'll find them at the United Store priced at a $1.50 savin to vou. Vici, Gun Metal, Kangaroo, or Leathers Button or Lace Deiby Last English Toe Sterling Last Modified Toe Bud Last Round Toe Huskey Last High Toe Autocrat Last Broad Flat Toe Old Man's Last Plain Flat Toe Tan Russian Styles ...$3.50 CROSSETT SH(5ES $4.50 gi'ade, our price $5.00 grade, our price .. $3.98 $5.50 and $6.00 grades, our price $4.50 $6.50 and $7.00 grades, our price $4.98 YOU CAN ALWAYS DO BETTER AT THE UNITED STORE 125 BIG BUSY STORES J. C. PENNEY CO, ft ft lift Sft f j. Birth Record. Born to Mr. and Mrs. John Uroomfield at Tamarack, Idaho, on Wednesday, July 12th, a daughter. Mrs. Uroomfield was formerly Miw Helen Ric'hsudson of this city. A 4- V V V V PERSONAL MENTION V Mrs. S. N. Bolton and daughter cunice leave tonignt lor Portland and Seaside where tthey will remain for an extended period. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Bolton expect to leave this evening for the coast to spend their vacation. Roy J. Clark, erstwhile secretary of the Y. M. C. A. here, passed through La Grande last evening for Denver wnere he will attend a conference of . w. c A. secretaries to FRUIT MARKET SYSTEM (Continued From Page One) HEARING SET Oil SALT RATE INVESTIGATION DISCLOSES THE NEED OF HEARING Kan has become satisfied that suffic ient grounds exist to warrant a hear ing being ordered, and has, therefore, ordered that a hearing be had to de termine whether the above named rates and charges (referring to salt rates in Ejmti.i-n nrnunn) .... all of them, arc reasonable or un- i overhead costs which ities of fruit in which the Grande Ronda Valley excels other districts. A valley label or trade-mark and bmml will be adopted and every ef foit made to increase the demand for and consumption of our product. "Every effort will be made to make the plan of operation this year most effective and to avoid the excessive have marked JIailroud Companies to Have Oppor tunity to AnHwcr Aug. 15 The Public Service commission of Oregon has ordered a hearing on salt ;rates to La Grande, to bo held in Portland, as a consequence of investi gations made in reply to complaints, A formal notification has gone out :from Salem to this effect, the order :wring: I "After making such Investigation ! reasonable, to tho end that if upon such hearing that suid rates and 1 charges, or any or all of them, are! found and detet mined to be unreason-, able, unjust or unjustly discriminatory : an order may be entered as provided by Chapter 53 of the laws of Oregon1 : for the year 1007, commanding the said companies to cease and desist from exacting the said rates and charges, as tho said commission may then determine to he just, reasonable i and not unjustly discriminatory, and which shall bo charged, imposed and collected in the future in lieu of any of said present rates and charges found to be unlawful. "The said commission has further many previous attempts at organiza tion and co-operation in marketing. The expense of the general organiza tion covering the entire northwest is limited to one-sixth of one cent per box and this is to be paid by the sell ing agencies. The expense of the lo cal orgainzalion for inspection and packing supervision, advertising, etc will not bo more titan one cent pe box. These items do not cover selling charges. the Public Service commission of Ore- 'ordered that hearing in the above mnt- E Two Days Only Beginnig Today T The Brilliant Kniotioual Artiste PAULINE FREDERICK . As .Madge, a Charming (lypsy Oirl and the Central Character in l Israel Zangwill's Remarkable Drama THE MOMENT BEFORE I i i ii Not Enthused Over Land Drawing, A party of five young men from Nez Perce, Idalbo, passed through La Grande by auto yesterday. They were on their way to Wyoming where they intend to take up government land. Although coming directly from Spo kane where a land drawing is soon to take place they said thev didn't think that would givo mam a hundred to ono chance, so they are pulling out lor a locality where they know they will be able to get claims. Somnier Hotel Guests. Bruce Cox, Wallowa, Jas. E. Ban- non, Portland; A. B. Hanna, Joseph; frame faloan, Manlicld; II. de Vcchep- pen, Spokane; M, V. Leeder, San rrancisco; R. E. Reed, B. Long, C. W. Clark, Portland; Mr. and Mrs. W. E. King, Hood River: Mrs. Gordon Hurch (Victoria; Claire Bonner, Portland; H. ;,V. Rose, Boise; B. C. Wilson, Port land; S. L. Jensen, Baker; Bob Dun can; Portland; Henry S. Westbrooke, ! W. H. Thompson, Portland; Russell Summers. St Iouis: H. C. Crnic R. i j Alexander, II. J. Taylor, R. G. Fitz- Patrick, Pendleton; 1. Brcm, E. Jaeob ! 1 son, Portland. He exnects return to Ms location nt Ast ni-in by the first of August. Miss Ruth Gaskill was a passenger to Pendleton this morning. She will visit friends there. .Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Pattprsnn luff last night for Nebraska. Superintendent Wm. Bollins has re turned from an official visit in Port land. F. E. Lewis, superintendent for the l Jining car service on the entire Union ! Pacific system, was in La Grande on a Drier stay today. Mr. Lewis' head qunrters are in Omaha and his terri tory extends to Los Angeles and San I" l ancisco on Che; south and to Port land and Seattle on tne north, a dis trict which includes many thousand miles and hundreds of dininir cars Mrs. McCoy and Miss E. Bancroft, both of Columbus, Ohio, are here vis iting tne tJlillord McCoy family. Mr. and Mrs. Temple of Elgin have moved to ia Grande and live at C and Third street. '". .junn vviinamson and son Kooert and Miss Hallie Adler, leave for Lookout Mountain tomorrow to visit the Williamson boys on the homestead there. Miss Rachel Turner has gone to Portland to visit her sister Mrs. John Gardiner and Miss Nioma Williamson is assuming Miss Turner's duties in the Mt. Emily Timber company of fices. Miss Georgia Huil of Ontario is a guest with Mrs. Will French for the week-end. i n a i i ... iv. rtiexanucr, or renuieton. is ono of the visitors attending the Odd Fel lows convention, also his sister, Mrs. M. S. Bloch. Mr. Alexander is a Past Grand Master of Oreu-on Odd Fel lows and has numerous friends in La Grande. A representative of the Firemen's Fund Insurance comnanv is in Iji Grande looking up the matter of loss es sustained by local people in the re cent wreck of the steamer Bear. Among those who sustained losses in this section is the Pioneer Milling company ot island City which had three carloads of flour and feed on that vessel. Pat and Jerome Folev and A. A. Wenzel left this afternoon on an auto trip to Malheur county, exnectinir to be absent a couple of davs. Savoy Hotel Guests. R. L. Mutteson, Portland; C. C. Pnnks, Eugene. Ore.; T. O. Juve, En terprise; Jim Rivers, Gene Gcrbig, Manda Hagen, Lostine; Mrs. I. O. Austin, Mrs. louis Jemmcke, Big Bend; Miss Marie an Hoy, Miss Ana hel Wurzer, City; B. F. Ecklcy, Jo seph; J. V. Johnson. Enterprise; G. Campbell, Dakota; W. Broadhorst, J. E Haley, Nys-a; James Willoughby, Ilarrinburg; J. Cartwright, Browns-, ville; Glen Utvaugh, Eugene; C. H. Gassett and wife, Cove; H. Inwall, t ortland. SHERRY THEATRE " Always the Best"- Today Last Day WILLIAM FOX PRESENTS VIRGINIA PEARSON IN t "BLAZING LOVE" Five Hundred Scenes Photodrama of Heart Interest By Bernard Chapin Stage by Kenean Buel TOMORROW ONLY "BROKEN FETTERS" Our Want Ads bring results. ANSWER THE ALARM! La Grande People Should Not Delay. If your kidneys are inflamed, Don't stand around and do nothing. Like a fire it will soon be bevond control. You will get the alarm in time Backache, or dizziness or disorders of the urine, Heed the warning. Give your kidneys a rest by living more carefully. Use Doan's .Kidney Pills to help i stamp out tihe cause. Profit by a La Grande woman's ex perience. Mrs. F. J. Bartlett, 603 Adams St., La Grande says: "I was subject to backache. At times I was in a great deal of misery more so when stand ing much. Knowing the value of Doan's Kidney Pills, I got a box and used them. I was permanently cured of that misery in my back. Since then, I haven't experienced anv iback- ache or kidney trouble." Price 50c at all dealers. Don t sim ply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills the same that Mrs. 'Bartlett had. Flostdr-Milbum Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. Adv. FOR SALE Six-room modern house, inquire (iO'J Mam St. 7-14-21p Road to Link Beaches Favored. At a meeting in Tillamook, ad dressed by prominent men of Port land, the County court and Commer cial club unanimously recommended the appropriation of $15,000 for the building of a road between Tillamook City and Bay Ocean. I Foley Hotel Arrivals F. .Sheldon, Portland; H. J. Van Els Wg, Salt Uikej W. H. Lighter and wife. Baker; Miss H. H. Lighter, Portland; Mrs. L. H. Miller, Mm. Hon- r I shnw, Sumpter; J. E. McCracken and 1 1 wife, R. S. Wilson, E. V. Van Ormnn, l ' Portland; L. Stevenson, Joseph; C. E. J; Coles, Haines; G. Lansing Hurd, Cor- ,ivnllis; olney Subeck, Denver; C. E. I I McCoy. Wallowa; E. k:no; P. M. Williams, M. Davis r-nd wife. H. Sclig, Spo- a Grande; H. Denver; Geo. ARCADE "Best by Test" oui'Kiey, ito. r.. r rants, w. S. Jpin- ning, J. T. O'Keefe, U 11. Kollev, Port land: T. Hubbard. Baker; S. P. Crow and family, J. W. Baker ami wife. F. B. l.eonanl and wife, ljostine. FOR SALE FRANKLIN AUTOMOBILE Iterrntly overhauled and worn parts replaced by all Hood River ('hiiiitauu,iia Hood River, Or.,- Julv 10. Hood River's fifth annual C-liiiutaii.iiia will le brought to a close tonight, when ! rnmcis .1. Jleaton delivers a lecture I on "The Isles of Peace." The Chau- Itiuimia has been hiirhlv u.'i-,wf,.l One of the features was the Juvenile Chautauqua, held each morning. Don't Wait Phone Us Your Order for Berries -NOW- We are filling a large list of orders ATTRACTIVE PRICE IF SOLI) QUICKLY Call Observer for Particulars i every day. too late. Do not wait or you will be All Kinks of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables J. G. Snodgrass Grocer Quality Phone Main 43 Service Honest Prices t. i
