AOE TWO
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1917.
Bud BsyoriT
SSTKJSiSiSrS Last Of New York Horse Cars
WffififfirT"
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I'd buy an ice cream
ntndae, but I don't think
Fit be here Sunday.
If you are going away
come to us for your
Vacation
Suits
Shirts, Neckwear,
Hosiery, Hats, Caps,
Shoes, Trunks, Bags,
Suitcases, Etc.
Furnishings and travel
ing necessities of all
kinds.
L
Hill's Dep't Store
Quality and Service
was personally produced by Cecil B.
DeMille. Supporting' the star and
running her a close second is Sessue
7SM' weii Known Japanese New york July 7.-(Special) In missed."
also in the cast. tne,melan"holy hours when Park Row A few oMtimers will miss the cars,
i Miss Ward appears as Edith Hardy, slumbers briefly between the morn- too, though glad withal that the days
whose husband is a man of many bus- ing city editors and afternoon "bull when they must take a half-day to go
iness affairs. She is interested in dogs" one morning this week a bat- uptown and back have passed. If their
! charity movement and is ambitious t.j ,, . . T.... ... ., . , r
'socially. Also she is vain on the sub- tered gho8t of real Llttle W ew bcarts ache for ono mor siKht of a
Ject of clothes. As treasurer of a YorIt wlke1. or rather, trundled forth horse car they, can go to the Metro
charity fund thousands of dollars are for Iast time' Passing through the politan Museum of Art, for there in
in her keeping. Tempted to speculate P"e,at arch of the municipal building th MunjciDal Historv 0p will In t L
to stocks to satisfy her desires she a" n into oblivion. Never did meJ- 'poI Hwtory, one vill In time
takes the money. Exposure faces her 'eval spectre proceed down dungeon 'est bej'.,de Roman chariots, hand
when she seeks aid of a neighbor, Pasage with a more melancholy drawn f,re engines and other relics of
who tries to make a bargain in return jangling as to rusty chain and ank- gone.
for the loan. The successful and lets- Never did ghost of ancient As for tne ancient horses, their
hannv woi-kinir out of th mnrnlex and knight seem more out of nlace in a cases of tood and water the barren
thrilling situation furnishes an excit- I modern drawing room. lands of West street have disappeared,
ing photoplay. I The wraith was the last of Gotham's ut , anong faraway hills, in green
Incidentally, it might be mentioned historic horse-cars bound for the lim- fields, under blue skies, they will find
that of all court room scenes ever bo of the junk-henp. With it passed that haven of content they have never
shown on the screen the scene of the the Victorian Age street transpoxta- luw on aspnau streets,
court room in this picture is probably tion. '
without doubt the most exciting ever The street railway company has at ji
Diiunn tutu wjii nave wie nvvingv piv- inov uibmiivu pwiagD vaivvjiteo vii wiv
ture fan gripping his seat and watch- Chambers Street and Avenue C. line, 4.
the last to cling to the primitie J.
horse-cars. ' , 3,
J angles To Junk 'Heap i We Have a Full Line of
Fruits and
.ing with intense interest.
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SPORT NEWS.
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m ' Vat WllltU IU1JCU MIUUgM VIIUIII- I
IOr iniVtjSl iYfslI7S bers 8trcct was not tne same one A.
h 4. 4. 4. 4.
Prince and Fourteenth Streets, at-J
A. U. GAMES PROBABLY
EARLIER,
BY H. C. HAMILTON.
ARC A DE
THE CHEAT" TO PLAY AT AR
CADE SUNDAY.
Port Angeles, Wash., July 7. With tained fame 88 the ,irst horse-drawn
hundreds of choice roses on display, car in the ord. However, Judging
the annual Clallam County Rose ex-1 DV appearances a.one tn.s xarewei. (United prtM staff Copre dent
hihit is on here tmlnv. RfcmiKft of journey migrit nave eeen maae oy tne . M v.i, t..i.. n wf. "
. , . , , - M . . 1 vn v rj vuiv 1 ine nnnuiu
te need of war time economy, and " ar- But if the fams. of the championship games of the Amateur s
the many appeals for funds from the , first car, ringing around the world Athletic Union instead f b . h .
Red Cross, the Y. M. C. A., and other and turning Europe of 1832 on its during, the firg(. weeks of s tfmbe'r
organizations planning patriotic work, nead over such a revo ution in trans- as usually & the case probabiy win be
the Women's Auxiliary, in charge of portation methods, could not be claim- fougnt 0ut this year along about the
the show decided this year to do away , ed by the last car, one claim to glory, mjjdje 0f August. The fact that
with ' cash prizes. Ribbons are at least, is its own. I Uncle Sam will be busy making his
awarded. With a half-dozen fellow relics it first selections for an army to whip
1 has created more amusement in the the Germans at the time the national 1
Portand, Ore., July 7. A dinner in homes of Kalamazoo, Oshkosh and a athletes usually are doing things is S
honor of Ella Flagg Young, ex-presi- thousand other . out-of-town plnces, the reason. Three-fourths of the !
dent of the National Education as- than the words of many comedians most prominent men in both divisions '
sociacion ana prominent cnieago edu- ; combined. To all provincial regions .of the union are eligible to the draft ! J
cator, will be held here tonight. Dr. travellers have returned with a tale and they are expected to respond ' '
Will iam R. Shinn, president of the that Baron Munschausen could not promptly to the call. Holding a meet '
'"""" am.nii.jr uu vic(tu, o. r.. excel. iNew x orK, tney saia, sun naa m umi. event wouia De like a world s
Churchill, state superintendent of horse cars. From Maine to Californ'a series with'the nval umpires from
public instruction; Bishop Walter it has been the same. Father Knicker- each league doing all the playing as
Sumner, and J. B. Kerr, president of bocker's visitors came, saw and smiled, well as the talking. The east still is
the Oregon Civic league, are on the Sometimes, indeed, they roared, for favored for the location of the games,
program. Mrs. Young will attend the other large cities all gave up horse It doesn't seem at all probable that
convention 01 vne educational associa- (.ors lnnir nnr St. Louis Will rallv nnd Her Mo fcnM
With this source of fun gone, no the games regardless of war condi
one will miss it more than the old tions. Chicago and Philadelphia both
drivers Hughey O'Toole, Maurice ai-e eager to pull off the contests and
Hfnly and John Brown who for otnei" cities are bidding. Agitation
tion here next week.
Portland, Ore., July 7. J. Thomp-
i son, amnteur brewer, turns out a
I beer which for fire-eating inspirations ,..,' ,vn fiftv vc.rst i,vp (.lupWpfl for the continuation of SDorta in, nit
The Paramount picture at the Ar- evidently has ordinary high-power tu. ; !.... Bion. Tinnnim0iiS- of the war is having its effect in the 9
. tV 1 1 1. - .1 tt - ' o " - o- A A ii mt ... I
cade Sunday will be the well-known ' drinks backed off the boards. He y these grayi,aircd
decla'-'? ' A- U. The decision to give medals
play, "The Cheat" starring Fannie took a fcw drink? the other niBht.' there is no safer, superior means of instead of tho proposed certificates
Dtui tcu tu tviutu ins MiuuTO uiiu luiiM- l r,t f : may DC eXDCCtea at anv timo. Intor.
IWard and Sessue Hayakawa.
transportation known.
turn And it. rennirnfl n Rnnnd of fnur . .... ..... . ... .. octt it Yiaa Lun : i
"Thft Chpttt" la n ""nlprn rliamn nf i- - -- -- , wnnt ir tne cars were ai0wf" tncy ' juat as seen
hn oneat is a "aem diama or- policemen to capture him and take ,. ..r,:.. v... now as at anv time. Wm. i Hotrnt.
fering MUs Ward spleriu opportun- him to the city jail. This is believed m;chin(, the ?ar and" itg passengers inS nothing from the popularity of
.off the track and around the trouble. iui. ut
I while vour trolleys were stalled in had beo" dided to give only certifi-
line? Such efficiency will long be Ti-6 l Ttu fr thlS ,yfar' the
I , belief that the war would claim so
-L'"t --"-'"l'---t'-1 -- - -- - - many men a real championship event
to be the first arrest for manufactur- would not be patriotic. Just the op
ing liquor since the supreme court posite has been found. to be the case,
held that it was unlawful to make . The certainty with which various col
beer and wine even for home con-1 lege officials have expressed them-
sumption only. selves, added to the declaration of
resident Wilson that he favored the
- v.i .. A. "
Portland, Ore., July 7. Loud ex
plosions broke the boozeless quiet of
the police station. Three cops, club
in hand, bolted up the steps from the
first to the second floors. Neither
Germans nor Mexicans greeted them,
but spread out on the 'loor were the
continuation of gomes are having
their effect. Sports are going to be
upheld if it is at all possible. The
tentative decision to hold the national
games early this year is only one in
dication of the direction the eastern
fan's mind is following. Football, it
fore time comes for the
start action.
referee to
shattered remains of giant crackers. I has been stated by an authority, is
n nour later tne ponce iound three going to have lots of suirmorters hi.
reporters, ana pulled them irom their
hiding place. The police carefully ex
plained that it was their duty to en
force the anti-fireworks ordinance in
the (police station as well as out of it,
and delivered an ultimatum that re
porters must either leave the station
or stop belated Independence Day t:c..
ebrations of the old fashioned kind.
But they didn't and that explains the
feud which today exists between the
newspapermen and the officers.
SCENE FROM "THE CHEAT" AT ARCADE THEATRE TOMORROW
Victoria, B. C, July 7. The Pacific
Coast Theological conference will be
held here July 24, 25 and 26. The
program is now being completed.
flotsam And
Jetsam
Anything in the shape of an anx
iety soon grows into a monstrous vul
ture, and makes itself more present
than the many rich sources of happi
ness ucorge Uliot.
Vegetables
at all Times
We can fill your order for Straw
berries for canning with First Class
Fruit. . rv:i
Harris Grocery
PHONE MAIN 70 FABHEBS PHONE B. 193
408 North Pir Si Otom The Ttacfc
CQA1L
Just Received a Car of Tono Lump Coal
At $10.50 Per 2000 Lbs.
YOU WILL HAVE TO HURRY I
Just Received a Carload of Dry Yellow Pine
Highest Price Paid For Poultry
SMITH-NOBLE PRODUCE CO.
Home Ind. Phone M. 734
Union County M. 291
LA GRANDE,
OREGON.
DO THE OLD JOBS NOW
Right now is the best time' of year t o paint
veranaa floors, .Lawn Swings, lJorcli Chairs,
screens, enamel .Beds, Varnish Chairs and Tables,
mia me jricture frames and Steam Pipes and
a nunarea otner ocia jobs left over from the rush
oi me late spring work..
Good Brushes, Paints, Enameloids and Varnishes
AT
OXNER'S PAINT STORE
QUICK DELIVERIES
are a feature of this lumber
business. W.hen you give us an
order you can confidently rely
on getting your lumber a little
before you need it That meswa
no delay in construction, io
waiting time that you ha., to
pay for Think that over.
GEO. PALMER LUMBER COMPANY
Retail Dept. Phone Main 8
UILDING MATERIAL
FUEL, HAY, GRAIN, FLOUR, PRODUCE, LIME, PLASTER
AND CEMENT
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Lehigh Portland Cement
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Wholesale and Retail
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