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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 14, 1917)
EE GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1917. PAGE TWO Bud Brioht Brainstorm 'llf 1 Vi Some fellows are so pa ' triotic they won't wear anything but a union suit. SERVICE IS WHAT YOU GET AT THIS STORE Come in and suoop around awhilo at our Men's Furnishings A complete line of the best shirts, eollai-s, neck wear and hosiery. Those who care about their dress will find a lot of satisfaction in our shirts and furnishings for men. Hill'sDep'tStore Quality and Service ed enough to realize that good roads mean a greater Oregon and in the in ci eased prosperity Nyssa will get her share. Besides there is a good chance, iC a united effort is made, to bring a branch of the road to Nyssa. It is worth working for. Come out to the meeting at the council room in Nys sa next Tuesday. Nyssa Journal. Union and Wallowa Want Rouds. Union and Wallowa counties will assist state and federal government in building roads. At a meeting recent ly held in La Grande it was decided that if the bonds carry, the program in tin suggested was this: Wallowa and Union county each ap propriate ?5,000 a year for five years for the construction of a modern high way between La Grande and Joseph, making a totul of $10,000 a year for the two counties. The state will du plicate this, bringing the total to $20, 000 a year. The federal government will duplicate this $20,000, giving a total of $10,000 a year for five years devoted to construction of the road. It would be built under direct super vision and control of state and federal highway experts, but would not be a hard surfaced road; that is not a reg ular pavement. Elgin Recorder. EDITORIAL COMMENT Nyssa Favors Honda. The great stato of Oregon should have a system of permanent roads and by voting for the bond issue on June 4 we will bo able to get them. While Nyssa is not on any of the proposed routes, the sentiment here is almost unanimous in fuvor of the bonds, our citizens being broad mind- Ontario Favors Roads. A unanimous decision to support the road bonding act to be voted on at. the special election June 4, and a resolution to join the county good roads movemnt inaugurated at Vale last week, was the moat important action taken by the club with regard U public affairs. It followed an ex planation of tho proposed law, an out line of the proposed statu system of paved roads and post roads, and sug gestions of the benefits to this part of the slate the adoption of the act would bring, given by President Gal lagher, W. W. Wood, J. R. Blackaby and other speakers. The definite means being now in sight, the club now sees about to be fulfilled its hope's for first class county roads and the building of the John Day highway, for the planning of which it worked last year in conjunction with similar bodies at Vale, Canyon City and other points on the route. Ontario Democrat ARC A DE "A Woman's Way" Sunday "A Woman's Way," from the story by Thompson Buchanan, which formed one of Grace George's most famous Broadway successes, will foe the at traction at the Arcade theatre on Sun day when Ethel Clayton and Carlyle' Blackwell will be seen in this great World Film social drama of super- dramatic propensities. It tells in a vivid manner the manner adopted by , the woman to win back her husband i 1 affections end her method is well ! worth trying by any woman who feels that some other woman is trying to corner her husband's love and affec tion. Women in that state of life should not fail to see this play. It will do them good. --v.', nT'f-Tn i. . iipiii.mim mjwjKj'- .ui. . i.n' v-wt SCENE FROM "A WOMAN'S WAV" AT THE ARCADE SUNDAY. AT ARCADE THEATER Blessing to Malheur County. Ontario agrees with Vale on the question of good roads. That is one thing, at least, on which the com munities can agree and unite in boost ing. Ontario Argus. . How much is it worth to you to be able to save a dollar of your honest-to-goodness money? Readers of the nds often have that pleasure. It is worth less than a dollar? Adv. 4-14, 21, 28. 5-Btf. I Let Us I I 1 1 HELP A phone call will veritably bring to your door our full equip ment and small army of expert workers to help with your spring cleaning. A good part of your work can be done in our three departments; Laundry, Dry Clean ing & Rug Cleaning, Standard Laundry Company Phone Main 56 La Grande, Ore. 4 4-4- 4-4- George M. Cohan Makes Screen Debut At Arcade theatre Monday in "Broadway Jones." The widely heralded motion picture debut of George M. Cohan takes place at the Arcade theatre Monday. ''Broadway Jones," his greates stage success affords him his initial screen vehicle in which he is upported by an excellent cast including such well known film favorites as Marguerite Snow, of "The Million Dollar Mys tery" fame, Russell Bassctt, the vet eran character actor of many screen successes, Crawford Kent and Ida Darling. The story fells of a small town youth who secures a goodly inher itance and journeys to the Great White Way to "burn it up." After various exciting experiences he finds that his money has dwindled to noth ing and learns that there are many unpaid bills to be met. After com plications involving a rich widow whom he asks to marry, he turns back to hs home town and starts life anew, 4..l;.. .... u: p. i . - . I mniug uror ins lavnvr a vnewing gum I plant wliere new experiences await him. Sparkling with a continuous series of humorous situations, offset by various dramatic scenes, this sub ject under the direction o Joseph Kaufman, presents a breezy story of rapid action and human interest, a typical George M. Cohan production. wihen produced at the George M. Cohan theatre, on Broadway seme three years ago, "Broadway Jones" immediately proved itself the biggest popular success in which Mr. Cohan ever appeared, as well as the hit of the entire theatrical season. 'Fre quently sourM by motion Bicture Dro Hueers without success, this story presents an admirable screen subject and with George M. Cohan in the ong. inal character, should more than dup licate its stage popularity among pa trons of- high-class pictures. l J J ' v v I , TON ; SCKXK FROM "BROADWAY JONES." TUESDAY. VRCADE, MONDAY AND COLONIAL "THE GIRL AND THE CRISIS.' Five-Reel Rod Feather Offering Deals WMh Much-Mooted Subject of Capi tal I'unishment for Murder. (Reviewed by Robert C. McElravy in Moving Picture World.) The subject of capital punishment has long been one for debate. This five-reel offering, while not in any way an exceptional story, proves again the adaptability of the screen for putting a problem before the peo ple in concentrated form. It will be shown at the Colonial Sunday. The story concerns a young poli tician, named Oliver Barnitz, elected lieutenant governor of his state. Ho falls in love with Ellen Wilmot, daughter of his father's greatest ene my. In the first two reels, an attack is made upon the works of the Wil mot company. This part is staged on quite nn elaborate scale, but the blow ing up of the small powder house fur nishes something of an anti-climax. Following the attack, both sides to the quarrel appeal to the governor. The executive is then shot and killed by a crank named Poole. The latter is thrust into prison and this brings up the real motive of the production, which is a plea for the abolishment of capital punishment. The lieutenant COLONIAL SUNDAY. .1 IV. rims iiM Q I i 1 r sV. W'' Ail " ! Dependable Tested Seeds Do you wish to cut down your household expenses this summer in the easiest way ? Then plant a real garden that will keep you supplied all the season with delicious vegetables What Ever You Raise Depends Largely On the Seed You Sow Our Sterling Brand Seeds are grown in Minnesota and are the finest seeds grown. They include the choicest Garden Varieties. The packets are large and contain dependable, tested seeds, full of vitality. Our stock is complete, both bulk and package seeds Harris Grocery PHONE MAIN 70 408 North Fir St. FARMERS PHONE B. 192 Cross The Track governor, now in the governor's chair, is made the center of a strong fire from the opposing sides on this ques tion. He at length commutes Poole s sentence, presumably at the expense of his own political future. William V. Mong wrote and pro duced the feature. Dorothy Daven port, Charles Perley, Harry Holden and the author have the leading part3. Farmers Favoring Bonds. There are indications of a spirited effort to carry the State of Oregon for the $6,000,000 bond issue for better roads in June, and judging by the best information at hand, there are signs that the proposition may car ry. While the Grange and farmers' organizations genrally were against the proposition originally, it appears that there is a change and that many favor the bonds at this time. The public will be enlightened as the elec tion day approaches, that all may know every detail of the plan propos ed. The big highway is to pass through La Grande and Union Union Republican. Eastern Oregon Fares Best. So, the measure is sound financially and geographically. Eastern Oregon fares exceptionally well in that if the measure is adopted the Columbia highway will be extend ed from the present terminus, serving Hood River, Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam Morrow, Umatilla, Union, Baker, and Malheur counties. Grant and Wheeler counties will be served by a branch read. In addition the bill provides for the construction of a road from La Grande through Grande Ronde Val ley to Elgin .thence across the Flat t ) Wallowa and on through Wallowa county to Joseph. In fact, Eastern; Oregon fares better according to tha provisions of the bill than the west ern part of the state, which will pay approximately two-thirds of the auto tax, yet will receive less than half of the benefits of the proposed new roads. Hence the people of this sec tion of the state will only be looking to their best interests in supporting the measure. Elgin Recorder. Counties Must Help. ' If the people of Grant county en tertain any hope of sharing in the benefits of the state-wide movement they will have to show the disposi tion to first help themselves. It will be impossible, under the law, for either the state or government to aid or assist those districts that refuse or neglect to help themselves. This fact is brought out in every inquiry that is made. On the other hand the state ar.d the government is showing every indication to assist those counties that are helping themselves. Blue Mountain (Canyon City) Eagle. YOUR NEXT PURCHASE at a store should be influenced by a store advertisement. The reason? Thrift. Adv. 4-14, 21, 28. 5-5tf. f BEAUTIFUL FIGURES . f k lifiinii MB result from intelligent attention to correct corseting. TIoD.tRT ORSETS Front Laced offer the world's best achievements in design and a careful selection of su perior materials to properly work out these designs so the style lines arc re tained during the entire life of the corset.. 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