La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 09, 1918, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextWEDNESDAY; JANUARY 9, 1918 LA UiiAXDK KVEIXU OBSERVER r Army and Navy Auxiliary Meets Let Us- SHOW Members Present Are Not Satisfied with the Slow Mail Service nf the La Grande Hoa- t 't. 1 If' PreJnventory Sale OUR LOSS YOUR GAIN Men's Hats, Overcoats and Suits Reduced Boys' Hats, Overcoats and Suits Reduced Trunks, Bags and Suitcases Reduced Wc are not making special prices on these lines because they are "old out-of-style" goods, but because we would rather have the money than the merchandise. . .. . i HILL'S DEFT STORE 5 , v" - Hi M -If- .4' V At- iiiraiBrwrwriSaAhTil v... 1,'to a little bird could have Hmnnoil in to the meetine of the Army and Navy Auxiliary Inst night) How he wouia nave enjoyuu seeing th familiar faces and how much he would have had to tell the rest of the boys. It was a stood deal like an old fash ions,! nartv. where the members fiot up and told the news they had received from their boys. But the big topic of discussion was the mail. The members present were not just exactly satisfied with the mail service, although of course they realize that the government has many difficulties. A committee of three, consisting of Fred B. Currey, A. V. Andrews and Mrs. O. E. Silverthorne was appointed to take the matter up with the nrnner officials. Mrs. C. E. Hoppersett presided and called upon various speakers, among them T. J. Scroggm, rea a. murrey, Clarke Letter ana A. v. Anarews. pinn wirp riiRcuased and acted on of sending the boys, from time to time, needed articles. A draft for ?250 was cabled them before Christmas, and it is hoped that it. arrived in time to put tne Doys tness fund in good Bhape. I Thd aimnintr rennlvpr itself into f very enjoyable social occasio, and the boys abroad would have enjoyed see ing that their mothers are just si "irave and have just as much spunk si they have. One of the facts com merited nn last niorht was that the boys were bearing up well under the!) .vork and that not one whine or squaa had been sent home. COMING TO ARCADE, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ARCADE, TOMORROW OJNliY , ; ARCADE nUTH CLIFFORD AND MONROE SAUSBVRT AT ARCADE ' Anthony Eckhsrt fortunately pos sessed the means to gratify his bob by to collect phonograph records of the folk songs of all nations. We find him In the Orient, seeking the native songs of Japan and the true "Chinese scale." Me meets Archi bald Crocker, who Is drowning his sorrows In drink. Crocker has sep arated from his wife, and he has followed her to the Orient, bettering he will find her Willi another mnu. When Anthony goes to Mh hotel he discovers that the room next to lilm Is occupied by a woman with an ex quisitely true voice. In his enthus iasm ho forces open the communicat ing door and beholds a wry beauti ful but highly Indlgnunt woman. Whon she has accepted his explana tion and made numerous phonograph records for Anthony, the eccentric musician finds that she Is Crocker's wjfe. Anthony goes to Crocker, tells him where hla wlfo Is and de mands that he agree to free her. Crocker, an hour later, comes to the hotel where Anthony ami .Mrs. ('rock er occupy rooms, bent I'pi.ti killing the woman.' At thu foot of the stairs Anthony and Crocker meet in a knife bnttlo. Crocker Ik wounded and soon word comes to tho hotel that he has died. Thus Is the way made clear for Anthony nnd Mrs Crocker to find happiness. Samuel Merwln'sclever story has boen con verted to the screen by Bluebird photoplays, as outlinod above, and will form the attraction at tho Ar cade theatre tomorrow with Ruth Clifford the star and Monroe Salis bury playing the rolo of Anthony. "The Door Between" is one of Rup ert Julian's mOBt beautiful creations. "DOX'TS" FOR I'OILU i WUILE IN PARI! PARIS, Dec. 10. (By Mall.) Tho "Tord-Boyau" Is one of th' many humorouB papers published within sound of the German gunr Its title translated Into Engllsl would read "Spllt-a-gut." Amoni various useful Information, It bin drawn up a list of "Don'ts" for th "Pollu" coming to Paris on leave Hure are a fow of tbem: "Whun dining out In polite com pany don't shout at the family but ler: 'Spill the Juice this way.' " . "When the roast Is being served S-TA-R f CxmM Pair ban I . I AaTCMPICTWKft I ALMA REIillKNS I "TIfB FUtEFLV OF TOUGH LUCK' LAUOH AND I-IVH 18 FAIRRANK'S THEORY Although typically a Douglas Fair banks picture, "Down to Earth," Is different from any of lila previous Artcraft offerings. Tills isduo to tho fact that tho photoplay docs not feature the popular actor's athletic thrillers hut rather show why ho Is capable of performing these halr ralsing tricks. Whllo "Wild and Woolly" was moro of a thriller, the now Fairbanks picture gets most of Its laughs from Incidents concerning llfo as Douglas Fairbanks sees It, namely under tho great blu sky close to nature. ThlB picture will he pre sented to tho patrons of tho Arcade theatre, Friday and Saturday. 0 1-2 per cent Money $30,000 for long term nt G 1-2 per rent Interest for loans on Grande Hondo valley farms. Seo W. 11. Sal- pent at La (J ramie investment l (Mil pany nt once. Jl-22-tr. ri i i V,' -r .H 9fW Quick Deliveries nro n feature of this luml'er tmsiness. Whon you j;ivo 113 an order you can ronfidvntly rely on v;o(tinp you? Imnlier n litLlu lvfitro yon rvod it. That incwns n ci i-! -i in oonstrui-tion, r.o waitidR lime that you have lo pay for. Think that over. GEO. PALMER LUMBER COMPANY lMail Dept. Phone. .Vain 8 W RIMUD 1 1 Heat that must be sold. "Wo have n largo lino, all niaki-s and .sized, nnd at prices that cannot bo passed up. Jluy now nnd liave your piok. Furniture Exchange six ana jeiierson aireets JJ 1241 p i i i i ; Better Prices Pnil for Used Furniture Every now and then there come: a regular program picture tba stnnila out above bo mo of the. others "The Firefly of Tough Luck," f om fo these. ' It has rugged beaut; volnetl with humor. The character) are various from the grim old found er of tho Tough Luck settlement ti tho sensitive and exquisite danclm girl. It Is different from othe Western drnmaa In that the charact ers are sketched with more sympath; their bad rnls being subordinate! to the good. Alma Ruebcns takes the lead li this picture. As the Firefly she ad mlrubly portrays a woman, who, can In (llsreputablo company, still main talus her character. Walt Whit man who will be remembered fo his excellent work sb tho Souther) Colonel In The Tar Heel Warrior hns nn Important part in this pro duotlon nnd makes his characterize tlon stand out as though ho nteppr' from a page in one of Bret Harte' stories. All of the characters havr been picked with the greatest can and the production promises to bi one of the best yet shown at th Star. It will be presented ther Thursday and Friday. Following 1: ;t brief synopsis of the picture: The Firefly, a dancer out of a Job Is sent by her parasitic husband t Baxter City, alias Tough Luck, t( work In the dance hall. Tough Luc t-n-l Mourned for a day and tber wilted with the exhaustion of an or of vein. But old Baxter, Its found' er, h:nl faith in It, and ono nlcht h plays a game of poker with "IIapp Jnrli" Clarke to decide whether 01 . ret they shall return. He wins ant" they start forth. On reaching Tough Luck they dls I cover the Firefly and Danny Ward both prostrate from exhaustion, aft ' er walking across the desert frorr ; the nearest station. Ward had beer j on a merry party touring the countrj i In n private car. Angered and In i toxlcated he decided to quit the eom ! p.iny and got off the train at Tough i Luck. I'pon the discovery of gold, Fire fly becomes the ruling spirit of thr place. Then appears her reprobatr husband But fate, assisted by old Itaxter. "Happy Jack" and Danny, watches over her, and one morning a complete happiness dawns for thr rntr charter citizens of Tough Luck, t.ow Hood Luck. Soon Cher HW Cold. Evorynno speaks weti 01 Cnainbar lnln's Cough Remedy afUr havtnt need It. Mrs. George Lewis, Pitts f 'eld, N. Y., has this to say regarding It: "Last wlntor my little boy. five years old, was sick with a cold for two or threo weeks. 1 doctored Mm r.nd used various rough medicines hut nothing did him much good un til I begf ""rHUsut. Chamberlia' Cmigh I V then ' V don't ask your hosts' 'How often do you get youf ; monkey rations?' '.' (The "pollu". calls bis meat 'Singe- Monkey.') : "Don't turn ' your plats npslde down to prepare for the cheese. Don't start eating sausage In the omnibus. "Don't rush across the streot to get under cover., , ' "Don't start feeling yourself when you hear s tire burst. "Don't put on your gas mask when going Into the subway, I 1 "When visiting anapsrtment, don't ask whether there are several out lets. ' - I' V - "Don't' look for communication trenches on the Place d la Concorde. MORE THAN 2000 AMERICAN GIHI-H ON ACTIVE WAR DlTt By GEORGE MARTIN (United Press Stafif Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. D. C, Jan. 9. There are now more than two thous and American girls on active Red Iross nurse Service In France, It was earned at National headquarters iere today. , Cables haya Just . Meen received .clllng of ono extraordinary branch t their work at the military hosplt ils behind the front and elsewhere hroughout the land of the tricolor, Their working day is eighteen lours. When the hospital train ar lves they are kept busy tending the mounded. Between times, however, hey have brief half hours, during which thoy tend the war gardens. War gardens are as much a part of the French military hospital rou tine as the patients themselves. The nurses and convalescing patients have, a lot of fun growing things. Surrounding the hospital at Hericy Is a garden of more than six acres where potatoes, haricot beans, "top nambours" and wheat are being raised. Marshal Jotfre, who had occas on to visit this garden was much pleased with the effort of the Red Cross nurses and addressed many vords of praise and encouragement to the workers for tholr enterprise, vho alBO received from the Inspec tion Committee the first prize for products of this kind. To the chief if the cultivators was given a silver nedal and the administrator re vived a gold one. At Evreux there Is a garden of more than acre of land under culti vation producing mainly potatoes with a few other varieties of vege tables. The garden work Is said to be a very beneficial and enjoyable form of mechano-therapeuttcs for ilmbeiing up the muscles of the pa tents. At the same time, It lessens be expenses of the establishments jy providing vegetables for home :onsnmptlon. The commission a varded this hospital a bronze medal ind a prize of fifty francs. SONUS OF THE SAMMIES By J. W. PECLER (United Press Staff Correspondent.) WITH THE AMERICAN EXPEDI TIONARY ARMY, FRANCE, Dec. 8. (By Mall.) "Gee I hate to go up 'hero on a wiring Job and get killed with a month's pay coming to me." When a young Sammy named Meadows laughingly made this re mark In a dug-out In the second tlneB the rest of the felows laughed. "I'll spend It for you," said one of his friends, "and think of you as t hand out each five-franc noto. Meadows finished his chew and went out through the tunnel. He shouldered a bolt of wire and dls ippearod toward the front ltnoB with a wiring party. It was pitch dark. The rest of the fellows who were In that dug-out that evening recall now that Meadow's laugh wasn't al together mirthful. Maybe ho bad a premonition and was trying to kid himself out of It. Shrapnel killed him halt an hour later as be was stringing the wires. CUwiflsd ada alr your want aroblama, Annual Meeting Notice is hereby given that the an nual oieeting of the stockholders of the Cove State Bank will be held at their banking hense at Cove, Oregon, on Thursday, January 10, 1918, at the hour of two o'clock p. m. At this meeting a Roard of Directors will be tlected to serve for the year 1018, anil until their successors are elected and qunlified, and such other business will be transacted- hs- may properly come before said meeting. that it will pay you to trade at the store tfui guarantees you the highest quality of good at the lowest prices. Phone Main 70 W Are Here to Serre Tom Wami nSiTB. SEATTLE UFTEB CAMP LEWIS, Jan 9. Brigadier General Foltz, camp commander, re voked the ban on soldiers visiting Seattle. . ..' , c Harris Grocery Tanners Phone, Black 193 408 North Pir Street Acroii Ifct tm8 AAIUSEMHNTI. ; Arcada lhaatra Ifonaa pietorai. Star niastra Uottaa Tialur and VaulavBc 1 " LOCALS :Aneh Advertising in Brief January 10th Is the laBt day to pay your water rent without pen alty. l-8-2t. Now Is the time to supply your self with reading matter. For ten days we will sell all bookc of fiction, Including the copyrights at one-third off. Newlln Book and Stationery Co. 1-4-tf Apples for Bale. . Fin Roma Boauty apples for sal. J. F. Steinbeck. Red !582. ' l-4-6tc Away From Home If you were away from home on the in or In the trenches, wouldn't you like to get a copy of your home paper from your home town. MID-WINTE TERM JANUAHY SECOND. Bailxoad or stags fare paid up U IK. HO, far ail aiaa&nU enrolling helwesa U above at aaf January IS, 1111, wka amreU for four noutba er aiore, paying la ad vance. Tarns: atthsr Bookkeaplng or ShorUmnf Caars. sis, months for f S0.9D; coinblnaC eaurse, six moathi ftS.Qt. Writ as about oar month ly paymaat atesu BAKES BCMNEM COLLEGE, . 12-1S to . T. Klnlon, Prop. Money to On Improved real property In Union eouatr. Ke delay. . Current rates. La Qraala Investment Ot. Air. tf. January 10th Is the laat f pay your water rant wilsaal alty, IU Svarrtbisc to Ua lUa at supplies and blaak baoka at Hwt Book and BUUoaarT So. -A-l Singer Sewing Mactlaa. ,i Hare the prUa avar as They arc the best and oaa be ba4 M your own terms. Ageasr a Votlr tdga Paint Stors on Aflaata aveaae. New machines rsatsd. -- ' Till In your wbst lvary MM Witt the pieces which ara laeklnj. Bjrarar artlcla Ln tba white Wary Mm at jt reduced prlea, at tha lttrawUk Family Drug Stara. A-Bt, Ladgera, Journal Oar aaaf aaajk book sU rulXaga. SrarytUaHf a tha opening f ot Uia T rea books. All aUaa, aa pHaaa M ti tle matarlais at israrUaas'a fjaair lly Drag Itora. . fcA-tfc E NIGH1 P O PR 6 M A UBSriLLB - Big Acts - 4 Feats of Strength - Singing - Dancing - Talking - Tig kt Wire Walking - Keyston Comedy and Orchestra Music Tuesday Only BLUEBIRD iTTl mi t i nfsTTiTrr si r mi ii isibssm PLAYS ! RUTH CLIFFORD and MONROE SALISBURY In "The Door Between" Screen Version of Samuel Merwin's Fascinating Story, "Anthony the Absolute' ARCADE THEATRE Coming Fri and Sat. - - - DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS 'M v. f. ,1'.