La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, July 16, 1917, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextMONDAY; JULY 16, 1917. LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER 'AGE TWO Why Hesi late? Shoe prices are going higher every day and there is no telling where the top will be. Play Safe look now while the sizes arc complete at the Oxford Sacrifice Sale mm WOMEN'S, MEN'S, MISSES', BOYS' and CHILDREN'S OXFORD SHOES On sale at unhead of prices during war times. If you are looking for shoes see. them Every pair a money saver. i HILLS DEPARTMENT STORE V Quality & Service i FOUGHT THE DRAFT The Scene In New York City Dur ing the Riots of 1863. A BRIEF REIGN OF TERROR. ARCADE BLANCHE SWEET AND THOMAS MEIGHAN AT AliCADE Blanche Sweet will be seen at the Arcade today and tomorrow in the Jesse L. Lasky production "The Si lent Partner," a thrilling drama of business end social life by Edmund Gould ing, prepared for the screen by George Du Bois Proctor. It is a Paramount picture. In "The Tides of Barncgat," Miss Kweet was seen as a school teacher in a small Jersey town. In her latest success she is discovered as the secre tary of a busy Now York stock broker. How she discovers her em ployer is being robbed by his partner, how sho aids in dissolving the part nership and how, eventually, although discharged, saves her employer's for tune and good name, is presented in a most unusual, and startling manner. Scene follows scene in quicK suc cession, and as the head 01 tne nrm ro-w-Wflfc Wt.itk plunged into a most ters in this photodram is wwfm. boy. His reputation as a practice joker having become so well known among business men In JLos Angeles that he could not secure a .position, he makes his living playing office boy for mntinri nicture companies, ift is said .he has been discharged more times than any other living omco ooy. imo goner is he comfortably initiated into a new position than he springs some practical joke on the head of the firm, and is promptly "bounced." His in nrvfinfc expression won him job after job, 'but even that fails now, as his cherubic face and auburn hair are well known in Los Angeles business circles. "The Silent Partner" was produced for the Lasky Company under the able direction of Marshall Neilan, and the excellent- cast supporting Miss Sweet is composed of such prominent irtist.n as Thomas Meiirhan. Ernest Jov. Mabel Van Buren, George Hebert and Florence Smythe. ! serving his country, John Franklin walked over 50 miles from a farm near Wilburton, to this city to apply for enlistment in the United States Marine Corps. Firankling had spent two months ploughing the fields previous to his long walk, and supported himself on the hike by working at odd jobs along the way. He surprised the Marine Corps medical examiner by walking without the slightest sign of lameness. Although Franklin expressed the opinion that his cork leg should be considered a handy life-preserver in case of submarine attack, he was not accepted. -,' 'V Doing Good. Few medicines have met with more favor or accomplished more good than Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy. John F. Jantzen, Dolraeny, Snnlr.. Knva of it. "I have used Cham berlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Kemeay myself and in my family, and can ree led Jvt f peC-"W. excepuuno.v, cial) Bolievm that the use of a cork leg should not present him frojjfc Cause of Despondency. Despondency is often caused by in digestion and constipation, and quick ly disappears when Chamberlain's Tablets are taken. These tablets strengthen the digestion and move tho bowels. Adv. (.. 5 S l , iff WORTHAM CARNIVAL ALL NEXT I WEEK. With the coming of the Wortham SAows La Grande will have a com plete carnival company within ' its gates. It is, said to have twenty: or more attractions, chief among which is the Wortham Wild Beast Exhibi- (tion. Then there are the Monkey Au- to races, where live monkeys drive miniature racing caTS about a large Ulrculur track. The Arabian Nights, uSie Miracle, Top O World, and Nep fiunel's Daughter are a few of the ex hibitions to be seen., on the' midway ttflhich will be located on the . circus grounds. ' .v ; A.The shows travel on a special train Und will arrive in the city next Stuv y- LEGAL NOTICE JlancmeSweetoThomasMeighan ft rL The. Silent Pabtneb, LASKtVPABAMOUNT AT THE ARCADE THEATRE TODAY AND TOMORROW WOOD totice to Creditors. ; H jj wocice is nereDy given maw. ine Aindersigned has been duly appointed ty the County Court of the State of Oregon for Union County, adminis tratrix of the Estate of Hyrum : "B. x: .1 1, .1 .. 1 All uig claims against tne snm estate, shall present the same duly verlfied:to the undersigned, La Grande, Oregon, or to her attorney W. B. Sargent, Foley Hotel building, La Grande, Ore gon, within six months from the date hereof. Dated La Grande, Oregon, July 1G, 1917. PHOEBE A. DAHIjSTROM PIDCOCK Administrtitrix of tho Estate jjftif Hyrum B. Tidcock, diceased. v t-D. Ju; 16-23-30; Aug. 6-13-20. f t ..Miss JJeLoris Pearson returned Safci urday from Dayton, Wash., where she has spent part of hor vacation and in a low days expects to go to Salt Lake City to spend the rest of the summer. and COAL tMING WITH THE WORTHAM SHOWS. Prompt Service We Have Dry Wood and Rock Spring Coal The J. D. Lvnch Co. j One Block East of Depot Phone Main 10 iztLbtMiTm z i i m iii ii ii ii hm " m1 i hwh u mi iiniin i rurtTji.-viiTMir-ni For Fiv Days th Mobi Oppottd to Contoription Raged Through th 8trets, and Mor Than a Thousand Person Wero Killed or Wounded. During the draft riots In the war days of 1803 New York city was in the grip of a reign of terror and blood shed for nearly a week. Conscription was begun on the morning of Tuesday, July 13, in a four story brick building at Third avenue and Forty-sixth street, under the supervision of Provost Mar shal Jenkins. Assistance and protec tion1' had been promised, but no one came to help blm and his little force. Drafting commenced at 0 o'clock, and a big crowd stood outside. A atone was hurled through a window at 10:30 o'clock, and soon many more were bat terlng against the walls. Terrorized, the police and draft officers fled to the street, where many of them were roughly handled. The rioters rushed into the draft office and threw the enrollment books out of the windows to the crowd, which tore the records to shreds. The draft wheel, chairs and tables were smashed, piled In the middle of the room, and a match was applied. This hnlldlnc was one of tho many burned, the aggregate loss by incendiary fires being estimated at $2,000,000. For negroes. in the city it was a day of doom, tho mob looking upon them as one of the chief causes of the draft Many of them were killed and wound ed, some being shot, others beaten to death and still others banged to trees and lampposts. .The Colored Orphan asylum was burned. Near Fulton mar ket boys killed three negroes anu leit their bodies on the pier near Fulton ferry entrance. So suddenly did the shock come that (he police and limited force of militia in town could not resist it. There wns a hurried conference between Major General Wool, ex-Governor Morgan. General Anthon and Brigadier General Harvey Brown; but, owing to the ab sence of Governor Horatio Seymour, whoso opinion was wanted, martial law was not declared. Brigadier Gen eral Brown, however, took command of the troops in the city und summoned from nearby points all available sol diers. Mayor George Opdyke issued au anti-riot proclamation. During the afternoon a mob swept along Fifth avenue, destroying proper ty. They were ready to burn Mayor Opdyke's home, but Judge Barnard saved it by telling the crowd the only way to resist the draft was by bring ing it before the court. He promised he would issue a writ of habeas corpus for any drafted man for whom appli cation should be made. In all the mobs were many Infuriated women, whose actions were often worse than those of the men. Horace Greeley, who was a particu lar object of aversion to the rioters, started, as usual, from his home in Nineteenth street to go on a Fourth avenue car to tho Tribune office. Friends told him of his danger, and he spent the day in Windust's restaurant, at Park tow and Ann street, and went home at night hi a closed carriage while mobs were demanding bis blood. Governor' Seymour issued a procla mation the next day calling on ail citi zens to stand by 'the constituted au thorities and assist Sn maintaining order. Rioting, however, continued throughout the day and night, the po lice, soldiers and mobs having many fatal encounters. On the third day the rioting contin ued, and many of the mob and the city's defenders were killed or wound ed. The federal authorities postponed the draft, hut trouble did not cease at once, as many of tho rioters thought the action, was a governmental trick to gain time. The fourth day brought further disorders in New York and Brooklyn. Archbishop Hughes ad dressed a crowd in front of his home, urging them to keep the peace, nis plea bud a soothing effect. On the fifth day fighting ceased and order was partly restored. A heavy storm also dampened the ardor of the tired rioters. General James B. Fry, provost marshal general of the United States, Issued an order that drafting would be resumed. Brigadier General E. It. S. Canby assumed command of the Federal troops in the city, reliev ing General Brown. A roundup of ringleaders among the rioters followed, and many were arrested. By July 30 order was completely restored. More than 1,000 persons were killed or wounded during the rioting.' among them Colonel O'Brien of the Kleventh New York volunteers, then In tho city on recruiting duty. He ventured out In uniform after having conspicuously opposed the mob. lie was seized, beaten, dragged through tho streets and finally tiling into his own back yard, where he died. New York Sun. SURE WE HAVE IT IF IT'S ANYTHING IN FRUITS OR VEGETABLES WE CAN SATISFY YOU Sfrinrr "Roans. 3 DOunds 25c Wax String Beans, 3 pounds New Spuds, 4 pounds Turnips, 6 pounds . Peas, 3 pounds 1&NA MORECUOFT AS NEpl V TUNE'S DAUGHTER. Repotting Plants. Repotting plants becomes necessary at Intervals from two considerations. Tlie plant uses up the available- fertil ity in the soil and tills the pot with roots. In iv'tlliig plants It is well to slmko off whatever earth can be sep arated without breaking and injuring the roots. Then waiter and shade for a few dnys. Fame Is something which must be won; bonoi only something which must not be lost Sohoiienhauer. ..25c 25c .25c ..:...25c Cantaloupes, choice; 3 for .'. 25c Fresh Tomatoes, per pound 15c Strawberries, 2 for : .25c Raspberries, 2 for ...... 25c Blackcaps, 2 for .1 25c Dew Berries, 2 for Watermelons," each Onions, yellow, per pound Onions, brown, per pound Onions, white, per pound 40c, 50c, 60'J 5c 6c 7c We Have a Complete Line of FRUITS AND VEGETABLES On Display At All Times Harris Grocery PHONE MAIN 70 408 North Fir St. FARMERS PHONE B. 192 Cross The Track COM Just Received a Car of Tono .bump Coal At $10.50 Per 2000 Lbs. YOU WILL HAVE TO HURRY! 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. BEDS NEW AND USED We can furnish Beds from ....$1.00 to $15.00 Just the kind you need for the tent or camping. We have the largest stock of good used furniture in the city and sell at a price within reach of all. THE FURNITURE EXCHANGE Fir and Jefferson Phone Black 1241 , . Better Prices Paid for Good Used Furniture Ed. Donohue QUICK DELIVERIES are a feature of this lumber business. When you give us an 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 have to pay for. Think that over. GEO. PALMER LUMBER COMPANY Retail Dept. Phone Main 8 (BEAUTIFUL FIGURES kfOJk 2 MitivmwJ';. l 111 i u i - J I i I m m m -MM result from intelligent attention to correct corseting. Front Laced . offer the world's best achievements In design- and a careful selection of an perior materials to properly work out these designs so the style lines are re tained during the entire life of the corset.. Appreciation of the fit, style and comfort, however, can only be had through a trial fitl'ig the hardest test. Pauline Lederle Sommer Hotel BIdg.