LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24. 1917.
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We do not intend o put on our inventory
other owners before that time and as the
sheets aiivthi)) that can find
PLAYS IN ONTARIO GAME !l BUY LM NUW!
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BANNER BARGAIN
OPPORTUNIT Y ,
of the year is fast drawing to a close, those who would buv must Imv quickly,
The prices we are quoting on
STAPLE MERCHANDISE
arc wonderfully low and should bring you to our store tomorrow.
FINGERS INJURED I .i.M A.a ' '
No Charge AcSUNKIST ORANGES
Riie have just received a large supply of the sweetest
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HILL'S DEPARTMENT STORE I
Quality and Service
Do We Support Local Stores?
What if wo should go to one of our
local storekepors and say: "Here is
a ten-dollar bill; I want you to buy
for me such-and-such an article, made
manufactured articles desired, ship
them to us, spend a day or so enjoy
I irijp himself if he so pleased, and leave
him a pair percentage of profit over
,snd abovo the cost of the articles and
jhis expenses'.
Do we do this ? Yes, we do not.
M-ana-M , tnw color, that nn, But this w exactly what w io wi
deliver it to mo at you convenience- the mai, ortbr ma , the bi(, eitv
say ao days. ; , vc send him tho monov ln n(ivr.ce, H0
and another, still another, until 50 of ! ht,s the uso uf our ca8h for tn8 pul..
Us, all living her ! in our community c,aM of th(J ortldes to mnke profitf!
shall have pluced in the hands of the ,V7ithout invesments. What would be
otorekocper a sum amounting to ?1000'lh(. effoct on our community?
with similar instructions, i ,d nrosenritv for us .Ml.
Wq would then have treated thd
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local storeKecper vnn xno same iiuer-; , our ggg m, improvements
ality as we, who have been buying of jof a muneipal character, better school
ne mau vruer nuiiaus, uuvu iicuvu
J would mean more taxes U uo paid
1 ffwilitoa luttr trpif licrhtimr
these monopolistic concerns. We would : pavine etc
VII3II I1UVV bUfJJJlll'U JIMU win, viioi v.j-
ital sufficient to buy what we want
and give him a fair profit on his deal.
Yes, to would thus enable him to
t.Xe a trip to tho city, buy from the
bet-
Help keep your fellow workman
from being injured. Do your work
cafely and ask him to do his that way.
Thai's How Much they Think of Their
Cattle In England.
London, Jan. 25: (United Press.)
Much criticism developed here today
over the sale of a prize steer to a
stock farm at Bushnell, Illinois; U. S.
A. The critics say every pound of
heef should remain in England.
in Switzerland a stream' of watef
enly an inch and a half in diameter
has been harnessed after a fall of 5,
400 feet and made to produce 300ft
horse power.
' Notice,
To, till Carpenter interested. There
vail be a mating at 8 p. m., January
23d, at Gdodnough"8 shop. B-isiness
iiio, Ore., Jan. 24. (Special)
j the largest crowd that ever as
sembled here to see a basketball game
the La Grande M. H.'A. team defeated
the Ontario five, 21 to 18. I.arsen, La
Grande's big center, played through
the game with two fingers dislocated
but nevertheless scored 12 of the visi
tors' 21 points. lie made six points
on free throws and rung three from
the floor. The score at the end of
the first half was 16 to 6 in favor of
La Grande and then the visitors cased
up, saving themselves for their com
ing games in EuBtern Oregon and Ida
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The lineup of both teams and the
detailed score is:
La Grande Guards, Bean, Hollister
and E. Rosenbaum; center, Larsen
I2)i frwSrs Rosenbaum (4),
Sf-hsficld (5).
Ontario Guards, Christenson, Raid
er (2)1 tenter, Maddoc (14); for
wnrtis, Holland (2), Grames.
Fouls Twelve called on La Grande,
Maddock pitching, 6; fouite?n called
on Ontario.
of importance.
of committee.
All attend by request
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OLD PAPERS For sale at Hie Ob
server office, 25 ceats a bundle.
Bethlehem's Bid on Shells
for the United States Navy
To the American People:
The Secretary of the Navy has awarded contracts amounting to over $3,
000,000 to a British bidder for 14- and 16-inch projectiles for the Navy,
for the reason that the British firm offered prices very mudh below those of
American manufacturers, including ourselves.
We know nothing of the basis upon which the British bids were made, but
the public is entitled to know the facts upon which we ourselves bid for
this work.
Two years ago we took contracts to make 4,200 14-inch sheila at a price of
$1,515,000( with havy penalties for delayed delivery). Despite the fact that
all our experience anhfacilities have been strained to fulfill these contracts,
up to now not a single shell has been accepted by the Government, although,
on the work already done
We have expended in wages, materials, etc $447,881
Expended in making tests for the Government 76,000
Making our total actual expenditure up to date $522,881
And we have not received a SINGLE DOLLAR on these contracts
In addition literal enforcement of the contract might involve pay
ment of penalties for delayed delivery already amounting to $678,016
Navy Department tests are now so severe that neither we nor, as far as
we know, any other manufacturers have yet been able to produce in
Quantity 1-1-inch shells wlmh will meet them.
In the light of our experience, and having no other basis, we bid for 16
inch shells approximately the same rate per pound as that upon which the
Navy Department actually awarded a 14-inch shell contract one year ago.
EUGENE ft. GRACE, President
OITAS. M. SCHWAB, Olmirnmn
Bethlehem Steel Company
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Depend on This
YOU CAN DEPEND ON
A GOOD CONVERSA
TION WHEN USING
OUR COPPER TOLL
LINES.
HOME INDEPENDENT
TELEPHONE CO.
Money to Loan
Have $50,000.00 fb 7 per cent
in amounts from S2500.00 up, to
loan on Grando Runde Valley
Far.ns.
Have $50,000.00 8 per cent
in amounts from $1000.00 up, to
loan on farms in Union County.
$ 250.00 10 Per Cent
$ 500.00 10 Pr Cent
$ 700.00 10 Per Cent
$1,500.00 8 Per Cent
To loan on Improved City Prop
erty. Also an unlimited amount of
capital to loar on La Grande
property on monthly repayment
plan Building loans a spe
cialty. W. B. SARGENT,
President
LA GRANDE INVESTMENT
COMPANY
LA GRANDE, ORE.
FARM SALE BIU Get prices in
farm sale bills at Tho Observer office.
Seat Sale For Elks'
Show Is Very Good
There are just a few seats left for
tho first night of the Elks' show to be
held Thursday and Friday nights. Al
ready over $400 has been taken in,
and inasmuch as the house capacity
is $500 a night, the mangaement feels
that the seat sale is very good. The
show will start at 8:80 sharp, both
Thursday and Friday nights.
"The Gazoot," the Elks' special pa
per, will be out today and copies will
be at the Elks' club after 1 p. ni , to
day. Each advertiser in "The Gazoot"
wiil receive several copies.
The show, "A Night in Bohemia,"
is being given for the benefit of the
building fund and any money will go
into this fund for the purchase of
furniture or other equipment.
Students Fight
High Living Cost
Men and Women at the University of
Oregon Live on Minimum Sum.
University of Oregon, Jan. 24. Is
tho cost of a collcgo education pro
hibitive to a poor man?
Certainly not, say tho "batchers" at
the University of Orgon. The living
expenses of these "batchers, tnclud
ing food, rent, light, water, heat,
laundry and accessories, are said to
rnn from $8 to $15 .depending on what
the individual can afford.
There are now 24 "batchers," men
and women, at Oregon. Recently they
have perfected an organization, of
which Allen Rothwell, a senior ma
joring in literature, is president. One
object of tho organization is to pro
mote fellowship and exchange of rau
tually helpful ideas regarding the
problems of living. Another object is
to circulate throughout the state in-
formation regarding living conditions
and the actual cost of living at the
university.
"Any person who has good health
and is willing to work enn get an edu
cation at Oregon," said Curtis Beach,
of Portland, vice-president of the or
ganization. A committee on student living, of
which Professor J. F. Bovard is chair
man, is now investigating costs, ways
and moans, and possibilities for stu
dents wishing to como to Oregon. The
committee will soon have some accu
rate information for publication.
ANSWER THE ALARM!
La Grande People Should Not Delay.
If your kid.ieys are inflamed,
Don't stand iiround and do nothing.
Like a fire it will soon be beyond
control.
You will get the alarm in time
Backache, or dizziness or disorders
of tho urine,
Heed the warning.
Give your kidneys a rest by living
more carefully.
Uso Doan's Kidney Pills to help
stamp out the cause.
Profit by a La Grande woman's ex
perience. Mrs. F. J. Bnrtlett, 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
Donn'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 any back
ache or kidney trouble."
Price 50c at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for a kidney remedy get
Donn's Kidney Pills the snme that
Mrs. Bartlott hid. Fosttfr-Milburn
Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. Adv.
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On Sale While They Last
One-Half Case .-. $1.90
Whole Case ,$3.70
The above priees are about one-half the usual price
if bought by the dozen
Harris Grocery
PHONE MAIN 70 FARMERS PHONE B. 192
408 North Fir Street, Cross Track
EVANGELIST, OLD "TIME FIGHTER, TO HOLD;
BOXING MATCHES IN CHURCH GYM!
TIGHTEN VCJT a- A K
"Sunday-school KJf
TEACtlES THE OF MS
fO HOX
The Wisconsin taxing commission nas Just issued a permit to per-,
haps the most unique club in the world. The clubrooms will be a
church gymnasium in Rhinelander, Wis., and the boxers and spectator
wll be Sunday school boys.
The preacher in question is Rev. Fred Wedge, formerly "Kid"
Wedge, lightweight champion of Rhinelander and outside tae ring on
of the best rough-and-tumble lighters of northern Wisconsin.
As a fighter of the devil he is as tenacious as he ever was in tho
squared circle.
Kev. Wedge has organized an amateur athletic association in con
nection with his Sunday school.
ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO.
AUSTIN BROWNELL, Manager
HOUSE WIRING A SPECIALTY
Suppl ies and Heating Devices
Phone Main 726
Sommer liotel Building, next to Western Unioa
' Jfp?nIRT Corsets'
SOLID COMPORT
Standine. Siltinir
When vmi itton to thinW thnfr vnn anA v.4-vM j -:- i j
" " f - - , ...v j w j v. n u 1 w tt tvl I live UI1U OLA. UjUUfKUJU
hours every year in your corset, you must realize how importnn; it is
ji.iiv.n(Y vviidiui i;iuie corsei,
A poorly fitting corset frequently leads t, severe nervous and oriranic
troubles which cntiso vpnr nf off.i,,
la the MODART Crset we have a pirment that always gives genuine
- oiwMip, owiKiui or lying cown.
1 AULIE LEDy.RLE, Sommer Hotel BUg.
Job Printing Neatly and Quickly Done at The Observer
Office.