TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 1917.
w AGE TWO
DAYLIGHT SAVING URGED
AS GREAT AID TO FARMERS
SA RBIN.ES
All kinds
Spring Hats & Coats on
Extra Hour Would Allow Many
More Persons to Cultivate
Their Crops.
Sale
L GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
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SUITS
Plain and dressy Suits in serge, silk poplin, taffetas, etc., in navy,
cheeks and all 001018 most popular1 this season.
Values to $32.50 at $23.85
COATS
wear.
These
In all colors for motoring, traveling, evening and street
Plain colors, checks, plaids and mixtures predominate.
coats are divided into three lots:
One Lot Values
One Lot Values One Lot Values
to $32.50
$22.50
to $22.50
$16.85
to $15.00
$9.85
MILLINERY SALE
Sale of Trimmed Hats and Untrimmed Shapes
Nothing to approach these hats at the price. No
Your last chance to ehbose from stunning hats at
).-.. " i ' HALF PRICE
two alike.
HILVS DEPARTMENT STORE
Quality and Service
j COLONIAL
ENTERTAINMENT EXTRAORDI
NARY The World Popular Singer, Richard
Jose, to Appear in La Grande.
Richard Jose will appear in person
In La Grande soon with his master
photo drama, "Silver Threads Among
the Gold."
The management of the Colonial
is pleased to announce that they have
secured this great singer. Everyone
who owns a phonograph or has heard
one has heard Dick Jose render "Sil
ver Threads Among the Gold." Rich
ard Jose has mado this good old song
immortal. His wonderful golden
voice has thrilled tho hearts of mil
lions of song loving people.
If you have never heard this won
derful man sing, you will never know
wha you have missed until you hear
him in your city. Mr. Joso first came
into prominence ns star of Win
, West's minsrela; Inter ho was with
Primrose and Wost. Then 'he formed
his own company and toured the
world. Mr. Joso wjll sing at only
two performances, matinee mid even
ing June 18th.
ARCADE
MARY PICKFORD AT ARCADE
TONIGHT
Butter Labels for sale at
The Obserrer Offiee.
As an attraction extraordinary the
Arcade theatre tonight will present
Mary Pickford in a new Artcraft pic
ture, "A Romance of the Redwoods,"
staged under the personal direction
of Cecil B, DeMille.
A western subject, of fulNblooded
dramatic action, the new Pickford ve
hicle presents "Little Mary" in" a role
that is entirely different from any
thing in which Ehe has ever appeared
on the screen. The story was written
by Mr. DeMille himself in collabora
tion with Jennie Macpherson and dis
closes a wealth of typical Pickford in
cidents of heart appeal. The settings
I are of the days of '49 during the time
of tho big gold rush. Mary Pickford,
as Jenny Lawrence, a little New Eng
land Miss, journeys to the west in
'search of her only relative, an uncle.
I Before she is aware of it, she falls in
' love and as a result, becomes en
meshed in serious complications. Var
ious clever twists to the story afford
surprises that add greatly to the gen
eral merit of the picture.
"A Romance of tho Redwoods"
links together the arts of two of the
greatest notables in screcnland, Mary
Ti.bfn) on1 rnoil nfill TU n1
cnts of cither one used in connection
with the production of a photoplay
i would mean a subject of unusual mer
it The combination of both repre-
j sents the affiliation of the screen's
best artists. Not only is Miss Pick-
I ford's wonderful charm included to
advantage in her new picture but a
I dramatic finesse such as she has never
'before displayed on either stage 01
screen is also apparent. In addition
to this remarkable Pickford charac
terization there is presented the art of
DeMille, creator of "Joan, the Wom
an," the famous screen spectacle, and
other cinema triumphs. Staged at the
new Lasky studios in California, the
production offers various innovations
in motion picture technique that are
only possible as a result of the novel
installments of this model plant, un
der the supervision of Mr. DeMille.
Supporting the star is an exceptional
cast including Elliott Dexter, Charles
Ogle, Tully Marshall, Raymond Hat-
,ton and Winter Hall.
GRAND JURY SUBMITS
ITS REPORT TO COURT
Seven True Bills Reurned and One
Not True Bill County Poor Farm
Visited and Found Well Kept.
Our First Day's
Coffee Sale
EXCEEDED OUR EXPECTATIONS
Remember we are giving you One Pound Free with
each five-pound purchase for this week only, and
it will pay you to buy a supply now before the
price rises.
CALL MAIN 43
AND ORDE YOURS TODAY
Store will be closed Thursday after 9 a. in. on
account of Union Stock Show. Kindly order your
groceries on Wednesday.
J. G. Snodgrass Grocer
Phone 43
Service
Honest Prices
The County Grand Jury returned
the following report:
To the Hon J. W. Knowles, Circuit
Judge: We, the Grand Jury of Union
County for tho June, 1917, term of
tho Circuit Court of said county, hav
ing now finished our labors, beg to
be dismissed till the further orders of
the court.
'In recapitulation beg leave to re
port, that we have returned seven
true bills, and one not a true bill; that
wo have made the usueI cursory visit
to the offices of the county officials,
and they seem to be well kept and the
officials competent and faithful; that
we visited tho jail where we found a
number of prisoners awaiting trial;
and found tho same well kept, and in
as good condition as it could be kept.
That on this the last day of our
session we made a visit to the County
Poor Farm. We found the buildings
and rooms in a clean and sani'ary
condition, and the farm in an excellent
state of cultivation with growing and
promising crops. The inmates seemed
to be well cared for, happy and con
tented, all evidencing good nnd care
ful management.
In conclusion wo wish to express
ur appreciation for the uniform
courtesy of the Court, assistance of
tho District Attorney, and the faithful
service and attention of the bailiff.
Dated at La Grande, Oregon, this
tho 11th day of June, 1917.
Respectfully submitted,
ED LOGAN, Foreman.
I. C. KENNEDY,
DAVK L. SANDERSON,
THOMAS BURNS,
F. M. HAYNES,
S. K. BAKER,
EVERETT W1ALSINGER.
Grand Jury.
Pels Arc Poisoned.
j Tacomn, Wash., Juno 11. (United
i Press) The police and many persons
I who once owned pet cats and dogs tcr
dny are hunting for a mysterious
j poisoner, who delights in scattering
l poison whore household pets can get
i it. Two hundred pets died in the
North End district several weeks ago,
and then the poisoner lessened his
activities until two or three days ago.
Seven dogs nnd three cats were pois
oned in one night last week.
The passage of the national daylight
saving bill now before congress would
be of great advantage to the thousands
of amateur gardeners who are seeking
to "do their bit" by helping Uncle Sam
to Increase his food resources. Marcus
M. Marks, president of the borough of
Manhattan, New York, bead of the
National Daylight Saving association,
said that congress should not overlook
tho ' bearing of the daylight saving
measure ou the food situation.
"The extra hour or two which It
would enable amateur gardeners to
spend each day in cultivating their
tracts might mean the difference be
tween succees and fnilurc to many," he
explained. "Then, too, hundreds of ad
ditional persons would raise gardens if
they bad an extra hour of spare time
a day."
The cities of Blngbamton, Elmlra,
Cortland and Norwich, N. Y., have be
gun an organized movement to sup
ply the farmers of Broome, Chemung,
Cortland and Chenango counties with
ample labor for the planting and har
vesting of Increased crops. Employers
In those cities are giving their men
with farming experience vacations of
from one to three weeks and guaran
teeing them tho difference between
their regular pay and what they re
ceive for working on farms. These
men enroll with tho farm bureau man
ager of the country. A census is be
ing taken of the needs of the farmers.
As a result of this plan it is believed
the farmers of tho counties concerned
will have no trouble with the labor
problem this year.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and
tt'esterrt railroad has agreed to furnish
the farmers 23 per cent of its section
bands for two weeks In the planting
season and also at harvesting time.
This road will also transport freo of
charge tl)e city workers to and from
the farms.
Fifteen acres of potatoes, five acres
of corn and four acres of other vege
tables have been planted by the Home
Defense league of Hartsdnle, N. Y. Its
gardening work has been financed en
tirely by a single member. Sixty-nine
others have promised from an hour to
a day and a half of labor each week.
When the crops are harvested the
league will open n community store In
Hartsdalo for tbctr sale at cost to the
volunteer workers.
The Long Island food reserve bat
talion asserted that its efforts bad In
creased by CO per cent the acreage
planted In potatoes on the island. The
total acreage this year will be about
30.000, with an average estimate yield
of 6,000,000 bushels. More than 2,400
acres have been offered the battalion,
ond arrangements bnve been made for
the cultivation of nearly all of It.
Oddities In the News
Regular army rations now served
for luncheon at one New York hotel.
School children nre helping St. Louis
collect $10,000 worth of waste paper.
Western railroad paid government
$700,000 war tax two months in ad-vunce.
Let us print your rann sale bill.
Plot to .make poison gas attack on
Canadian parliament frustratedtby tho
Montreal police.
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Newly Invented toothbrush has .
rotary motion like a grindstone and
makes a clean sweep.
With a sudden gasp and rattle Old
Regulator, clock which for forty years
did duty in a New York police station,
succumbed to old age.
Father Knickerbocker now has long
shorewomeii, who wear klmkl Instead
of overalls. They helped load war re
lief supplies In a rush order.
Nickels, dimes, quarters and half
dollars amounting to $4,000 found scat
tered about In home of aged woman
who died In Manitowoc, Wis.
Horse was used to steal automobile
at Hlbernia, N. J. After car had been
hauled so far engine could not be heard
horse was turned loose and ear driven
away.
NEW YORK WILL TANGO
AND DANCE FOR A FEW DAYS
.
New York, June 12. (United
Press) For the next few days New
York will be one large "Tango Par
ty" with the best dancers of the
country working overtime to find
"Something new under the sun" in
the way of dances and music dealers
from all over the country working
equally as hard to "keep time" with
the dances. The International As
sociation of Masters of Dancing, nre
holding their annual convention here
winding up with a "grand ball" Sat
urday evening. About 500 delegates
are attending. Between 300 and 400
"musically inclined" are also here at
tending the convention of the Nation
al Association of Sheet Music Deal
ers lasting three days.
BUTTER LABELS For sale at Th
Observer office.
This means all good kinds, and then there are all
sizes and all prices, so that,we can fill any order for
Sardines you may send us. The Genuine Norwegian
Sardines and the Domestic, and we have some Cali
fornia Sardines as fine as we get from any other
place. Sardines are delightfully cool food for sum
mer, especially fine when you get such high quality
as we carry. Plain Sardines, Sardines Packed in
Truffles, Vegetables, Tomato Sauce and Mustard
and the Splendid Boneless Sardines.
Harris Grocery
PHONE MAIN 70
408 North Fir St.
FARMERS PHONE B. 192
Cross The Track
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
LA GRANDE,
OREGON
QUICK DELIVERIES
are a feature of this lumber
business. When yon give us an
ofder you can confidently rely
on getting your lumber a little
before y need it. That nwruia
no delay in construction, vo
waiting time that yon ha, to
pay for Think that over.
GEO. PALMER LUMBER COMPANY
Retail Dept. Phone Main 8
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Good Paint, properly applied is the only defense
against sun, wind, rain or snow.
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Summer Hotel BIdg. .
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