La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, March 01, 1917, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextTHURSDAY, MARCI11, 1917. PAGE TWO LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Happy Heads Are Those Who Wear Our Hats The style, quality, fit ;uil et-up of our headgear is enough to make any mail happy. We ican meet your figure and match your face sa as to give you style, comfort and satisfaction. Any price you want to pay. $L50 up to $5.00 HILL'S DEPT. STORE Quality & Service ' O ARCADE New Spring Shoes Men's New Spring Shoes in new dark tans in both leather and fibre soles, also new lasts in kangaroo stock, calf and kid leathers. Priced $4.50 to $7.00 Ladies' New Spring Shoes in new lasts. New White Kid Shoes both button and lace also white unbuck and white canvas, in many different styles. Priced $4.00 to $9.00 Hoys' guaranteed top shoes, absolutely guaranteed not to wear through. I'l-i,.,.,! : .'. $3.00 to $4.00 L. J. FRENCH SHOE CO. Big Road Show Billed Minstrels at the Arcade Theater, One Day Only, Friday. Burns Bros. Nays Colored Alabama troubr.dors, the company of colored players that have been making good in all of the various towns where they have pl?.yed are billed to appear here at the Arcade theater one (by and night, Friday. This company is made up of singers, dancers and comedians that make good. There will be only one show in the afternoon and one chow at night. In addition to the min strel show tho big Paramount picture "The Right Direction will also be shown. In the evening the picture will start at 7:15 ?nd the regular show will begin about 8:30. There will be a special priced matinee for all those who can take advantage of it. See ;the special add in this edition of the paper. following is the program of the troubadors: Cabret Minstrel First Part. Olio Swannie River. .. .Miss Gadys Carter. That Slide Trombone. .Charles Adams Walking the Dog Lottie Pryor and Bee Parker Those Dancing Boys Carl Shelton and Pike Easley Those Bom Bom Bay Girls Lottie Pryor, Gadys Carter, Daisie Gamble, Bee Parker. Maple Leaf Quartet. .". Claud 'Burns, Hurl Nay, Frank Burns, Harry Nay. The Indian Rubber-ball Men Nay Bros. Finalie The Duel Entire Company The High Cost Living SITUATION IS GETTING SERIOUS WE ALL ADMIT WE ADVISE OUR CUSTOMERS TO BUV GRO CERIES IN DOZEN AND CASE LOTS. 131 DO ING SO WE CAN SAVE YOU FROM 10 TO 20 PER CENT IN PACT TILE LARGER THE QUANTITY PUR CHASE THE GREATER THE SAVING WE HAVE NO MAIL-ORDER COMPETITORS WE MEET AND PEAT COM PETITION FRESH COLUMBIA RIVER SMELT RECEIVED DAILY TODAY 3 LBS. 25c . Harris Grocery PHONE MAIN 70 FARMERS PHONE B. 192 408 North Fir St. Cross The Track COLONIAL COMMAL THEATER TOMORROW A Few Wall Paper i Remnants : These older patterns do not go well with the fine fresh stoek of Spring Papers which I have in and to hasten their departure I offer very low prices. Would it not be to your advantage to look them over? OXNER'S NEW PAINT STORE LARGE BRIDGES ARE SHIFTED QUICKLY There is something more thr.n pass ing interest to he gleaned from an en gineering feat that has lcen executed nt Omaha. A few weeks ago an old four-span, l,0(M)-ft. 2,750 ton railway bridge extending over the Missouri River and connecting the Nebraska and Iowa shores was replaced with a new one weighing !i,500 tons. The time actually spent in moving the original structure out of the way and slipping tho other one onto the piers amounted to 15 minutes, while traffic was actually suspended for less than one hour. Tho operation is note worthy because of tho size and weight of each of the bridges involved and the fact that they were handled intact instead of in section. On upstream and downstream sides of the piers, false work was erected, in one case to re ceive the old bridge when it was lifted from its supports, and in the other to carry tho new structure during the courso of its erection. Five sta tionary engines and 200 men accomp lished the work. Illustrations in the March Popular Mechanics Magazine show the two bridges resting on the false work, the old one hnving been moved to the left; and also the new bridge in place on the piers. "The Eagle's Wings," to be exhibit ed at the Colonial theater on March 2-3 will be a most unusual feature, combining with a gripping dramatic plot, authentic and absolutely accurate pictures of scenes in munitiion plants now filling orders for foreign coun tries at war. "Industrial Prepared ness is the main theme of the subject, ors. The sugar school is unique in this country in respect to the com pleteness of its course in sugar engi neering, which tresses equally the en gineering and chemical sides of the manufacture of sugar and lays par ticular emphasis on the engineering illustrating the manner in which the methods by which chemical processes mills, foundries, factories and shops, can be carried out.' An illustrated now devoted to peaceful pursuits, may article in the March Popular Mechan- be expected to co-operate with Uncle ics magazine describes this unusual Sam in time of unexpected war. educational institution. ; What is "industrial preparedness?" ; How does it effect the humblest citi- SHERRY'S SHERRY'S TODAY War and Love Vie for Honors in Thrilling Fox Photoplay. Gretchen Hartman and Alan Hale are two featured players who hate each other. That is, they hate each other in the new moving picture they have made for William Fox, "The Love Thief." Miss Hartman portrays a Mxcican senorita, and Mr. Hale is an American r.rmy officer; and if there are two persons who hate each other, they are Mexican ladies and American military men. At the beginning of the story, the senorita, Juanita, is in love with gal lant Captain Arthur Boyce. He does not love her, but she contrives to make his fianceo, Clare Nelson (Fran ces Burnham), think that he does. The result is that Clare breaks off her engagement. When Juanita finds that she cannot make Boyce love her, her passion turns to hatred, and, in a fit of rage, she arranges a scheme by which the the trirl succeeds in out witting their guard, and she and Boyce escape the building. Rescue is fast arriving from a near by American army post. The bandits are pursuing Clare and Boyco and Juanita rides frantically at their head. But she is too late. A stray shot brings her from her horse and she dies with a curse on her lips for the woman who had won the love she could not have. SHERRY'S FIRST NATIONAL FOREST ROAD UNDER FEDERAL AID ACT UNIQUE SOUTHERN SCHOOL FOR SUGAR-CANE EXPERTS The sugar-cane growers of Louisi ana and likewise tho educational in terests of that slate several years ago recognized that the proper develop ment of tho sugar-cane industry call ed for special technical training which no inatiuttion in the country was ade quately equipped to give. This led to the founding of what is known today us the Audubon sugar school, which is a part of the Louisiana state uni versity ut Baton Rouge. To this splen didly equipped institution have been brought the leading sugar experts of The Secretury of Agriculture has authorized the location survey of a section of tho first project in road construction submitted under the "National Forest section" of the Fed eral Aid Road Act, which provides for actual construction of roads by the Federal Government. Roads built under authority of this part of the law aire designed primarily to promote economic developement and to serve public convenience in localities where much of the land is in Nationnl For ests. The proposed road on which action is taken is in the Apache National Forest, Greenlee County, Arizona. The preliminary estimate of the cost of construction of the 71 miles of road to be surveyed is $342,500. An additional 29 miles of road in Apache County will bo necessary to complete the project, and, according to the pre liminary estimate, will bring the total cost to $420,000. Approval of the plans for the sur vey was based upon the industrial resources which will be opened up and also the offer of one-half cooper ation by Greenlee County. The pro posed route of this road bisects the eludes students and sugar-producing j 'art remaining wilderness in the lands in distant parts of tho globe While the most of the students' work is done in Baton Rouge, nevertheless the school's experiment station nt Au dubon park, New Orleans, plays a very important part m the course and offers items of keen interest to visit- MadeC ARTHY 1GARS ( Imperial 15c 2 for 25c i I : J PI..L u in- impel i tii Vsiuu uuiuc 1 vc Imperial Smoker . . 5c w. d. McCarthy Office and Factory 106 Depot St Lewis Bldg. Southwest, and will connect with the existing east-and-west State high ways. In addition, it is stated, the road will mnko possible the sale of large bodies of timber for the use of copper mines in southern Arigona, and afford means of travel for settlers besides cheapening the cost of pro tecting and administering the Nation al Forest. The development of water power in the region will be assisted, and a beautiful recreation area will lie opened up for tourist travel and for the residents of the desert cities during the summer months. In each case, under the torms of the law, tho road funds must be derived partly from local sources, and the amount expendable in any county by tho Government is limited to ten per cent of the estimate value of the tim ber and forage resources of the Nat ionnl Forest in that county. zen? What does it mean to the na tion? What is it all about? These and scores of other questions of vital concern to every citizen will be an swered in the gripping photodrama, "The Eagl's Wings," to be exhibited at the Colonial theater on March 2-3 in Bluebird photoplays. This grip ping picture-drama is a non-political, non-partisan, patriotic inspiration a lesson in loyalty for every citizen of the Union. RECRUITING ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO. AUSTIN J3ROWNELL, .Manager HOUSE WIRINQ A SPECIALT" Supplier and Heating Devices lMione Main 72(5 Sonuner Hotel Building, next to Wester. Unioj , I The population of Madai-isci. Dec l ember 31, 1915, was of:' i:.!ly esti mated to be 3,512.690. of vliich 14.390 we.ro I" rench J (Asiatics, Man- itKir.s, j about 30 Americans.) Whatever the merits or demerits of our present military system, this nation owes a vote of thanks to its recruiting officers. Whether they can get the men needed when we begin forming the reserve is doubtful in the extreme, but up to date their success is remarkable. They have go-ie out into the open labor market, and gained recruits when every industry is clamoring for more workers. The ranks of the cav alry have been filled a little beyond the number authorized by Congress. The artillery, engineers and medical corps are nearly full. The Infantry is 10,000 short of the increase author ized, but has till June 30 to make good, and expects to do so. Under the cirsumstances, this is a remr.rkoble record. To be sure, our recruiting officers have something to offer prospective soldiers. The new law attended to that, men can go up from the ranks now more readily than ever before, and they are doing it in scores. West Point furnishes only a fraction of the officers needed; the rest must be ap pointed from civil life or be promoted from the ranks, and these are given the preference. There, arc first lieu- tnants in the Army now who were sergeants less than a year ago. Then there is a chance for men who make good to be sent to "the Point", and if anyone can learn the soldiers trade in that time, he may be furloughod to the reserve at the end of a year. But these advantages would count for little if thov were not exploited by as keen an advertising campaign as ever was conducted for private gain. The young officers in charge of his work cannot bo enamored of it. f.iko nil men who have given thought to the matter, they believe that mil- nry service should be a matter of aid 27'0 foreigners illty nt of personal whim. But the Furop. aius, and country has given them a task to do, , and they are bucking to it like sold- , iers. Good for them. Chicago Journal. The death rate for tho registration 'area of tho United States last year was me lowest oi wmcn there is any record, 13.5 a thousand. Potatoes and bioi'd are tho fat mnking foods, pr vi.k.i they are digested. A territorial t vrnmcnt in Hun gary has forme 1 company that will lvild a factory f.:- the extraction of oil t orn pumpkins seeds. Everyone should drink from eight to ten glasses of water daily. 'T 'i ? J ANITA STEWART ' ' 1 COMING SOON officer is accused of having murdered a woman. In the trial that follows, Boyce is convicted. Meanwhile.a band of Mexicans led by Juanita and Costa (Edwin Cecil), a Mexican who is in love with Clure, raids an American town near the bor der. In the place are Clare and her uncle, Nelson (Williurd Louis), who has been secretly furnishing the greasers with munitions. Costa taxes Clare prisoner. Juanita finds the girl with her uncle and Costa in a rude shack. She sees her way to get levengc on Clare; she will force her to marry Lopez (Chas. Edhler) one of tho bandits in her em ploy. While she is thinking over this plan, Arthur Boyce is brought into the hut. Boyce had been exonerated of his crime when the real murderer, stirred by pangs of conscience, confessed. Re suming his command, he had rushed to the rescue of tho captrued party, only to be defeated by the greasers and taken prisoner himself. Clare and Boyco are left with Lopez in the shack. By a skillful piece of ROARING MOUNTAIN TORRENT GRAVEYARD OF MOTOR CARS No story in contemporary histo-y is more ixpleto with dramatic inci dents than that of the .passage of j King Pet;r and his countrymen into exile, wnen serma s uuie army svc way before the overwhelming on slaughts of the Germanic hordes. One or the many spectacular episodes that marked this tragic flight across the mountains is narrated by a corre spondent who reached the scene of its enactment, in company with the Bul garian forces, a fortnight later. It is the account of the last of the Ser bian war autos, a description of their abandonment and destruction at the end of a road where many refugees ! began their exhausting climb along the hazardous trails leading into Al bania. Leaving the last city in the line of retreat, touring cars, limousines, trucks, and ambulances were driven along a road that hugs the brink of a precipice as it follows the mountain recesses. The opposite side of this road is sealed by almost perpendicular walls of rock. For several miles it proceeds thus, a splendid, picturesque highway. Then abruptly it stops at the foot of a narrow, steep path that wends up tho cliff. When the motor cars reached the end of this road they were no longer of use to the Serbs. Obviously there was but one thing to be done, and that was to destroy the machines so that they would not fall into the hands of the enemy. So, one by one, their wheels spinning and their unbridled engines roaring as they leaped through the air, the cars were shot over the edge of the rocky bank to dash themselves against the bowlders far below. In all some 300 vehicles made this death plunge. From the March Popular Mechanics Magazine. Brittle finger nails can be cured by soaking them frequently in strong alum solution. A shipping box of steel instead of wood has been made by an American manufacturer to reduce the damage received by goods in shipment from theft in transit. It is almost un breakable and entirely thiefproof. Tho production of coal in the United States last year, officially estimated at nearly 600,000,000 tons, was the greatest on record, every producing state but Maryland, Oklahoma and Texas exceeding former figures. For 2000 or 3000 years the garden ers in the more densely populated dis tricts of China have returned to the soil as much fertility as they have taken from it and such land is now more productive than when first tilled. QUICK DELIVERIES are a feature of this lumber business. When you give us aa order you can confidently rely on getting your lumber a little before you need it That means no delay in construction, no waiting time that you hare to Pay for Think that ever. GEO. PALMLR LUMBER COMPANY Retail Dept. Fnone Main 8 1........