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. TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1917.
LA: GRANlfi EVENING OBSERVER. .
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Kl correctly re tinea from I r
asphalt-base crude.it main
tains its lubricating body
and value at cylinder heat
thus forming: a perfect pis
ton seal, reducing friction,
and enabling the motor
to develop its maximum .
power.
Zerolene b the o0 for your
car.
For uli by d talari tvtrywhcro
and at our Service Stations.
STANDARD OIL
COMPANY
WTffljy llinwii i l
S. P. Orders Locomotives.
Anticipating tho heavy demand that
the National crisis will make upon tho
resources of the (railroads, the South
ern Pacific company has placed an or
der for eleven additional locomotives
for delivery this year in time to as
sist in the heavy crop movement.
hats
ald
Skrlctid from lift
One of the New Ones
THE
GOLDEN RULE
Pencil Curl COMPANY
Sash Band ,
X '4" 4 4" 4p 4? 4" if 4 4 4?
Call
and
in
If you are going to plant that garden why not give our line of D. M. Ferry
& Co. and C. C. Morse & Co. seeds atrial They are seeds that grow.
THE MAMMOTH GROCERY
The Middle Store, in the Middle of the Middle Block.
1211 Adams Avenue Phone Main 82
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Students Hold Election.
I Tuesday, April 24th, student body
elections occurred when officers for the
coming year were elected. Typewrit
ten 'ballots modeled after the regular
election ballots were used which
worked out most satisfactorily,
j George McDonald was chosen presi
dent, Leal Russell, vice president;
Imogen Qrtoni, secretary and treasul?
erj and Lynn Wright, business manager.
Want the Motor Car.
Lets get busy and get that gaso
line car that is running from La
Grande to Elgin to come on up the
line to Joseph. We need extra ser
vice and if we would get busy and
s.i. a iii "'"6i " :
could get this service. Joseph Her
Better Baby Week
National Movementyf55
for the purpose of organizing a Red
Cross society. Much interest has al-
Better Baby Week which is a Na- ready been demonstrated and a large
tional movement for better babies is crowd is expected. I
to he observed this week in La
Grande. This campaign has aroused
a great deal of interest throughout
the entire country. The Neighborhood
club of this city has secured the val-
, ued services of Miss Ava Milan of the
; Oregon Agricultural College to be
present at the meeting to be held at
the Neighborhood club room Friday,
May 4th at 2 p. m. Miss Milan has
charge of the baby campaigns and
work in Oregon and will give a very
interesting talk upon the phases of
this work.
Members of the local club consider
themselves favored to have secured
the valuable services of Miss Milan.
The local stores will observe Baby
Week by decorating their , windows
for the event. The localchurches will
observe Sunday May 6 as Baby Sun
day. The occasion of this week will
!be to bring to the public interest
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Have a Cup
Golden West Coffee
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t0
anytl,9r .
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colour?
babies' needs for sanitation, their
safety and safety of the mother. The
public as a whole are cordially invited
to attend the meeting Friday at the
Neighborhood club room.
Union Track Meet
To Be Held Friday
Union, April 30. Owing to the In-
terstate meet which i3 to be held at
Baker on May 12th, the Union county
meet will be held on Friday, May 4th. '
Owing to several difficulties the dis-;
cus throwing has been eliminated.
iotherwise schedule will bo
the
same.
There was a very enjoyable party
at the K. of P. hall last Friday night
given by the members of the Epworth
league for the purpose of raising ,
money
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The re-opening of the Sentennial ho- exact makeup of each train, showing
tel under the new name of Union ho- . the order in which tho cars should be
tel took place last evening. There ' placed in tho train. Trains should go
was a sumptuous banquet served to through to destination Intact unless
a large crowd who listened to the de- there Is some exceptionally good rea
lightful strains of the orchestra. The I sou to the contrary. Under no clrcum
hotel is remodeled and re-papered and ' stances will troops be separated from
promises to bring much patronage. I their rations and inetfsing facilities or
The Cove high school operetta, animals from their forage.
"Perseverance" will be staged here on I "Particular attention should be paid
next Friday evening at the cozy thea- to the supply of water for drinking pur
tre under the auspices of the Union poses. The facilities that are suOlclent
high school. The music has been com- for normal travel are usually inade
posed by P. Burton Arant, formerly j quate for troop movements over long
of Pacific University at Forest Grove, distances, and a supplementary supply
but now of the faculty of Cove high j will be provided by placing a barrel
school, and the lvrics bv Miss Nellie filled with water on tho platform of
Bradley of La Grande. This produc
tion is of county wide interest.
R. A. Painter, formerly of the La
Grande fire department, has returned
to Baker.
of Delicious
HOW RAILROADS
WILL MOVE ARMIES
Instructions Sent All Systems
by Railway Association.
TROOPS WILL HAVE CONTROL
All Equipment Will Be Carefully In
speoted and All Train Movement Re
ported at Onoe Fairfax Harrison of
tho Southern Telle What. I Being
Done.
Detailed Instructions to railroads for j
the transport of troops and muuitlons
have been Issued by the American
Railway association. Copies of rout
lug plans were seut to each of the 260
railroad systems of the couutry.
Fairfax Harrison, president of the
Southern rullway and general chair
man of tho special committee on na
tional defense, said that the instruc
tions bad been drawn up Jointly by the
government authorities and the rail
road officials covering military opera
tions. These are the Instructions In
part:
"The routing of troops from borne
stations to mobilization camps will be
in tho bunds of the quartermaster gen
eral of the army. Routing schedules
will be furnished promptly by or
through tho department of quarter
master to the camp quartermaster,
showing the route to be used by each
organization from the mobilization
camp to concentration point or other
destinations. Where movements are
entirely within tho territory of tho de
partment routings will be In the hands
of tho department quurtcimaster. Ow
ing to tho limited amount of tourist
equipment the assignment and distri
bution of tourist equipment will be in
the hands of the olHce of the quarter
master general
"Camp quurtermosters will make di
rect requests on the quartermaster
general for equipment as far in advance
as possible wben it is definitely known
troops are ready to move, giving name
of organization, number of officers aud
men to move, route and approximate
time of departure. The American Rail
way association representatives at each
camp wi!l telegraph dally to the Amer
ican Railway association committee
central bureau at Washington depar
tures for the preceding twenty-four
hours, organizations (with strength) to
move in next twenty-four hours and
strength still In camp, with such oth
er information as may be necessary for
their records. The camp quartermas
ter will assist tho American Railway
I association representative in securing
information.
"As soon as the railway equipment
ie received the American Railway as
sociation representative, or some com
petent person designated by blm, will
make a preliminary Inspection of the
same with a view to ascertaining im
mediately and correcting any defect
If necessary he will at oiica reject any
unsuitable equipment aud Becure other
equipment in Its place. Before the
troops are entrained a Joint inspection
of the equipment should be made by
tho American Railway association rep-
rESfe'-"
1Tne quartermaster, after con-
suUatlon wltu tralu commander.
should auvis6 tho American Railway
-..R.intiou representative as to the
every coach or every second Pullman
or tourist car.
CHINESE TO FORM REGIMENT.
Citizens' Alliance Here Pledges All Re
sources to United States.
Not to be outdone by their Japanese
cousins or even by native Americans
themselves tho 000 members of the
CUlnese-Amerlcan Citizens' alliance,
incorporated, have made plans to raise
a Chinese regiment aud offer It to the
government for service. The alliance
Is made up largely of educated and
wealthy Chinese, many of whom arc
graduates from American universities,
and Is the leading Cblneso organization
In New York.
A patriotic resolution drawn up by
the president, Leo Tuck, was adopted
and forwurded to the White House. It
pledged "unconditional mid loyal sup
port to tho government of the United
States" and offered every resource of
the members to tho country.
Defiant Pennsylvanlans.
When the thousand residents of a
Pennsylvania town wore ordered to
leave homes so coal under tlicm could
be mined they hoisted American flags
and defied the world.
Saved All His Children.
Using nrms as life saving nets, Thll
Upsburg (N. J.) man hud his eight chil
dren Jump from second story of burn
ing house, aud not one was hurt.
Tobacco Company Helps.
New York, May 1. (Special)
combining appeals for enlistment in '
the U. S. Marine Corps ' with their ;
commercial advertsng, the Amercan !
Tobacco company, through the Haw
ley Advertising company, of this city,
is the pioneer in devoting part of its
contract advertising space to patriotic
appeals, as advocated at a recent
luncheon of the Bureau of Advertising
of the American Newspaper Publish
ers' association at the Waldorf As
toria. In a huge advertising campaign Just
launched for MU. S. Marine" tobacco,
three-quarters of tho contract space
is devoted to an appeal for men to
join tho Marine Corps and be "First
to Fight."
RUMOR MAKES THIS
STRIKE DAY IN GERMANY
London, May 1. (United Press)
Today is tho day set by unconfirmed
rumors from several neutral sources,
for a general strike throughout Ger
many. Sporadic strikes in many lo
calities, which started with a 25 per
cent cut in bread allowances, Lave
hindered munitions works for several
weeks. . , '
Darland Apartments Sold.
Thos. Swan of Vancouver, closed
the $30,000 deal last night in which
W. D. Lynch of this city sold his
property, the Darland Apartments to
Mr. iSturdivant, formerly of Lebanon,
Oregon. Mr. Sturdivant has taken,
possession of his new home. Mr.
Lynch will join his wife in Washougal.
Wash., where they will make their
future home.
Several young men in the city be
tween the ages of 18 and 25 are just
now doing considerable figuring. The
big question is whether to enlist in
the (regular army and bo given the
opportunity of choosing the line of
service, or to wait and take a chance
on conscription. Never since the
years of the Civil War hrfvo the young
men been compelled to face such a
serious question.
Picked Up By
The Stroller
, I don't care if spring never comes.
It can stay away. I never did like
it very well anyway.
Rex Lampman, formerly of The
Oregonian and Journal . .staffs has
jumped to the Pittsburg iLender.
Wherever he goes Rex will make good
and be a ray of sunshine.
The burnintr issue in the ' citv of
Portland campaign is: "Did Will Daly
ride m the baseball paradov" Either
way will lose him votes. It's almost a
sin not to attend the opening game.
Water Glass
, Solution Sodium Silicate
THE TRUE Etta PRESERVATIVE
SAVE MONEY
And put your eggs down now, inexpensive, easy
and simple tot use
ASK ABOUT IT
PUTMAN'S DRUG STORE
The RBXALL Store
Dry Wood, Poultry Supplies.
Feed,
All Varieties Seed Potatoes
Highest Price Paid For Poultry
SMITH-NOBLE PRODUCE CO.
Home Ind. Phone M. 734
Union County M. 291
GEO. PALMER LUMBER COMPANY
Retail Dept. Phone Main 8
Morgan
Girl
Celebrates 85th Birthday.
Russell W. Cross, Civil War veter
an, who participated in the battles of
Gettysburg and Chansorville, also
many others, celebrated his 85 birth
day Sunday at his home in this city.
Still suffering from his recent illness.
he arose at 6 a .m. stood 'before h;s
mirror and shaved himself, prepared
to help entertain those of his immedi
ate family who could be presenC
Those who could not be present sent
remembrances and messages of love,
that he might know he waa tenderly
though of. A beautiful dinner 'Was
served.
5,000,G00 Corns
; Lifted Right Off!
Try 2 Drops of Kagio "Geta-It." .
There's a wonderful difference be
tween getting rid of a corn now aa4
the way they used to try to get rid
or It only tour or nve year ff
L-Hiia-il, nas revoiuuuniaeu
bistory. It's the only core
geef Jat ft Drops of. Gee-It.' VeV
Xomorrow I'll dust Peel That Ootm
Kigbt Off end It's Cone 1 "
today that acts on the new prin
ciple, not only of shriveling- up te
corn, but of loosening" the corn off
bo Ioobb that you can lift it right
off with your fingers. Put S drops
"Gots-It" on that corn or callus to
night. That's all. .The oorn la)
doomed sure P-S sunrise. No awia.
or trouble, or soreness. Tea dib
away once and for all with toe
tnndllnR bandag-es, toe-eating- ssivea
and irresponsible what-nots. Tit
It get surprised and lose a cors.
"Gets-It" is sold everywhere. Ho
a bottle, or sent on receipt of prtoe
by III. liiwrence & Co., Chicace, HL
C. D. Putman Drug Store.
Red Cross Drug Store.
La Grande Pharmacy.
LA GRANDE,
OREGON
QUICK DELIVERIES
VI
are a feature of this lumber
business. When you give us an
order you can confidently rely
on getting your lumber a little
before yoa need it. That means
no delay In construction, do
waiting time that you have to
pay for Think that over.
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