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FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1917. LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PAGE SEVEN" Player Pianos ex Music is the greatest relief for the tired business man known. The player gives it to the one who has been striving to get that which makes the home happy. Get a player and make all in the home happy. The Wiley B. Allen Co. R. F. Peters, Mgr. Folev Hotel Bldg. Phone Rod 431 i Sale at Reduced Prices I THE NUTTER STOCK OF Wall Paper, Paints, Varnish. Enamel, Glue, Picture Frames, Etc. Two Days Only January 5 to 6 The stock of B. B. Nutter will be closed out at greatly reduced prices on Friday and Saturday, January 5th and 6th. Take advantage of these bargains. Fixtures for sale also. "The Present World Crisis In Prophesy" A. Allan Yerex, lecturer for the Associated Bible Students of Brooklyn, N. Y., will deliver a vitally interesting lecture Saturday night Jan. 6 and Monday night Jan. 8, each night at 7:30 p. m., at the Council Chamber, City Hall. Very many are sorely perplexed .with respect to this present world crisis. Mr. Yerex is convinced the only solution is found in the Bible, where he declares are to found many surprises for the careful student in connection with this sub ject. All are cordialy invited to hear his presentation of both the prophetic and economic evidences. The lecture is entirely free and in the interest of the people. Es9BiKj Names to conjure with . IfeSC Pj GREAT SALT LAKE fc-aa ,f4r(Ll I Los Angelks. Rkdlands, Riverside sVUkH jjl PASADENA S1 "iego, Venice. Long BiJACH ifW ''' JPSSSayi California isdelightful the year'round. Now b i TfvT yu mav k via the SALT LAKE R0UTE- V Sy returning from Los Angeles, as you wish, by -SSr ' palatial steamer or limited train, or 1 vice versa. i $0tfyik Can upon, or write the representative of tllfy J. H. KEENEY. Agent. SlfiL Sports Mutts and Jeffs Have a Merry Time Intermediate Gymnasium Class of Y. M. C. A. Has Competition "Jeffs" Win With Average of 225 Points. The intermediate gymnasium class of the Y. M. C. A. held their first competitive event yesterday during their regular class period. The event was the high jump and was a group competition. The teams are known as the "Mutts" and the "Jeffs' and every class sees each member work ing hard to uphold his end of the pro gram. The result of the competition was as follows: "Mutts" Audmcr Playle, 150 points; Harry Proctor, 250 points; Reed Taylor, 50 points; Lloyd Chand ler 60 points; Theo George 150 points; Howard Ball, 450 points; Theo Hein- deneh, 250 points. "Jeffs" Park Taylor, 300 points; Charles Ash, 150 points; Kenneth Keeney,,250 points; Fred Kivette, 250 points; Cecil Young, 250 points; Bud Theisen, 150 points. The "Jeffs won with an average of 25 points. The standing of the teams at the present time are: "Jeffs" 26 points, and the "Mutts" 17 points. Inactivity Causes Constipation. The Six Per Cent Limitation. ' One of the features of the coming session of the legislature that will prevent the meeting being one glal round of pleasure, is that in connec tion with the passing of six per cent tax limitation law nracticallv all thn departments are demanding increased o-propriations. On the one hand the r iple have said to the legislature: J ou must conduct tho affairs of the state within a certain limitation cf funds." On the other hand the do. partments are already telling the peo ple oi me state tney must have more money, or their branch of the state's business will suffer. It is nice to bo an Oregon legislator and draw three big plunks every day while facing de mands for more coin bv pvprvnnp bIsb. The members of the legislature can hardly keep even and live within then salaries, but they have to do it. They might call attention to themselves n a living example that some depar;- mn.i 1 1 1?Y.a ....... .L. i: !... iiuvc iu Bitty wiviiiii nits jimii:, prescribed by law. Salem Capital Journal. New Jersey has the largest railroad mileage per 100 square miles of terri tory of any state in the Union. Phoenix, Arix., is to destroy a thou sand gallons of liquor by sprinklim? streets with it. WTiich is no way to treat a water wagon. Salem Capital Journal. "CHICKENS SHOULD BE AMUSED" SAYS EXPERT Dallas. Tex.. Jan. 6 (United Press) Chickens should bo amused. The I feathered kind, that is. Authority for the above statement todav is Mrs. T. P. Marshall, fi.d.l I worxer ror tne extensive service or the Texas Agricultural and Mechanical college. Chickens hatched in an IncuWnr find life dull and uninteresting be cause of the mechanical way in which tney are ushered into the world, ac cording to Mrs. Marshall. "One way of amusing them," sho savs. "is to nils fine straw nn h. floor of the breeder and let them tear it down. They seem to enjoy it and it teaches them to scratch." The Way To Win AM Are Your Sewers Clogged? Lack of exercise in the winter is a frequent cause of constipation. You feel heavy, dull and listless, your com plexion is sallow and pimply, and en ergy at low ebb. Clean up this con dition at once with Dr. King's New Life Pills, a mild lexative that relieves the congested intestines without grip ing. A dose before retiring will as sure you a full and easy movement ir the morning; 25c at your druggist. , To mark cattle for identification an inventor has patented stud buttons that can be clamped throug their The bowels are the sewerage sys tem of the body. You can well imag ine the result when they are stopped up as is the case in constipation. As a purgative you will find Chamber lain's Tablets excellent. They are mild and gentle in their action. They also improve the digestion. To lessen the moisture that skirts accumulate in rainy weather a woman has invented a panel of waterproof material to be fastened within them, provided with cuffs to slip over a vearer's ankles. Soon Over His Cold. Prefers Chamberlain's. "In the course of a conversation with Chamberlain Medicine Co.'s rep resentative today, we had occasion to ; discuss in a general way the merits of , their different preparations. At his ! suggestion I take pleasure in express-' ing my estimation of Chamberlain s Cough Remedy. I have a family cf six children and have used this rem edy in my home for years. I consider it the only cought remedy on the mar ket, as I have tried nearly all kinds." Earl C. Ross, Publisher Hamilton County Republican-News, Syracuse, Everyone speaks well of Chamber Iain's Cough Remedy after having used it. Mrs. George Lewis, Pittsfield N. Y., has this to say regarding it: "Last winter my little boy, five years old, was sick with a cold for two or three weeks. I doctored him and used various cough medicines but nothing did him much good until I began using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. He then improved rapidly and in a few days was over his cold." To obviate the noise of pneumatic riveting machines one has been in vented that squeezes rivets into place with a pressure of a ton. Kan. Don't Let Skin Troubles Spread. Backache Just : Llko a Toothache I ! Dear Mr. Editor Sometime Ago I j bad backache very bad; it would ache ' just like a toothache. I tried a new I discovery of Doctor Pierce's, called t' "Anuric." This is for kidneys and backache. I soon felt relieved of all i backache and had no more pain, and I ! i nope others troubled in tne same way Trill try this wonderful new remedy. Yours sincerely, Mus. Lincoln Stearns. Note: It is now assorted with con fidence that tlioso painful effects due to nrlc acid in tho system aro entirely eradi cated. A now remedy, called "Anuric," has boon discovered by Dr. Pleron, and Is the cause of a drnlnuno outward of tho uric acid with whieb it comas In contact within thn body. It will ward off back ache, headache, and tho d :rtln pains and aches of articular or muscular rheuma tismof thoso diseases which are caused by too much urio acid, such as gout, asthma, sciatica, renal calculus. "An urlc " prolongs lifo becauso old people usu ally suffer from hardening und thickening of the walls of tho artories, duo to the ex cess of urie acid in tho blood and tissues. Dr. Pierce, who Is director and chief physician at the Invalids' Hotel and Surglcul Institute, ltuffalo, N. Y., has been testing this wonderful medicine for tho relief of over-worked and weakened kidneys. The relief ohtnlnod by sufferers has been so satisfactory that he deter mined to place "Anuric" with tho prin cipal druggists In town whore people could got this ready-to-use medicine "Anuric" Is not harmful or poisonous, but aids nature In throwing off thou poisons within tho body which cause so much sulTorlng, pain and misery. Scien tists assert this remedy is 37 times more potent than lithla. For Diabetes and Brlght's Disease this remedy is building up a reputation as good as Dr. Pierce's other well-known medicines which have been proven reli able during nearly fifty years, such as Doctor Pierce's Favorite Proscription for the Ills of women, Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pnllnta, the liver regulator, and Doctor Pierce's Goldon Medical Discover; (or rod blood. I A typewriter that pro luces ordinary rrnnuscript and that written in Braille embossed characters at the same time has been invented by a Frenchman who was blind for a time. Stomach Troubles. If you have trouble with your stom ach you should try Chamberlain's Tab lets. So many have been restored to health by the use of these tablets and their cost is so little, 25 cents, that it is worth while to give them a trinl. Red, pimply skin that itches and burns is embarrassing, and gets worse if neglected. Bad skin is a social handicap and a constant source of worry. Correct it at once with Dr. Hobson's Eczema Ointment. This healing ointment kills the germ, soothes the irritation and quickly re stores your skin to normal. For ba bies suffering the tortures of eczema, or for grown-ups who have long fought chronic skin ailments. Dr. Hobson's Eczema Ointment is a guar anteed remedy. At your druggist, 60c. Just Received A Fresh Shipment Of ess mj! 11XJ :0v (Sausages The City Grocery & Bakery BYRON SAID; "THE BEST OF PROPHETS OF THE FUTURE IS THE PAST". NO AMBITIOUS INDI VIDUAL CAN AFFORiD TO IGNORE THE PRE CEPTS AND EXAMPLE OF THOSE WHO HAVE 1) EM ON ST RAT ED THAT INDUSTRIOUS SAVING IS THE SURE FOUNDA 'HON FOR FINANCIAL SUCCESS. START THE NEW YEAR WITH A SAVINGS AC COUNT; IT WILL BE A SOURCE OF CONSTANT INSPIRATION TO EF FECT MANY SMALL ECONOMIES. YOU WILL BE MADE WELCOME HERE. The United States National Bank La Grande, Oregon. COAL -COAL -COAL f KING COAL, -HIAWATHA COAL , . , TWO cars lump just in. The HARDEST, most DURABLE and BEST coals. A LIMITED amount to each customer while it lasts. We have good stove wood, any length. ' ' PEED and nAY, Poultry supplies. Packing and Storage. We move or transfer anything, rVoui a suit case to a carload. THE J. D. LYNCH CO. Jefferson Ave., One Block East of Depot Fone Main 10 ODAflT ORSE IS' Front Laced r $t SOLID COMFORT Standing, Sitting or Lying Down When vnu ston to think that vou snend between five and six thousand hours every year in your corset, you must realize how iniportein. it is that vou have a norfectly comfortable corset. A poorly fitting corset frequently leads t severe nervous and organic troubles which cause vears of suffering. In the MODART Corset we have a garment that always gives genuine comfort, sitting, standing or lying down. PAULINE LEDJtLE, Sommer Hotel BWg.