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LA GJiANDE KVEMXtJ OBSEliVEll
fcDXESDAY, JAXUAPY 16, 1918
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Ladies' Trjmmed Winter Hats,
best values ever $1.00
Ladies' Voile and' Organdie
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"My Utile Hoy" iiii Mttle Zk' 'line
ami All-h- ! fust.
When tho boy and girl who had
been sweethearts from childhood
married against their uncle's will the
old grouch vowed he would never be
reconciled. The little hoy that came
to them proved the medium of re
formation for the modern Scrooge;
and then came tho shock of grief
that Eugene Field so poetically ex
pressed In "Little Boy Blue." Elliott
J. Clnwson has combined these Is
sues of I'.cntlment In "My Little
noy," a delightful I'lueblrd photo
play, to be exhibited at the Arcade
theatre tomorrow only with Ella
Hall leading an nil-star cast, Includ
ing Orotchon Ledercr, Emory John
son and Little Zoe Itae. Elsie June
Wilson, one of the few women do
voting themselves to presentations of
photoplays, directed tho production
and finished an elaborate offering of
groat artistic charm, skillfully acted
by a cast especially chosen for in
dividual tnoss to play tho various
roles. "My Little Boy" promises
the best of entertainment.
MAIWil'KItrrK CLARK'S
m:vkst picti-iik
Winsome Marguwlto Clerk as
"Bab," heroine of Mary Uouoits
Rinehart'a story which appeared re
cently in the Saturday Evening Post,
hat scored one of tho greatest tri
umphs of her entire career. Bab's
Burglar" which was directed by J.
Searle Dawloy and which includes an
exceptionally good east, will appear
nt the Arcade theatre on Friday and
Saturday.
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"OOD'S l,AW," A TIIUIM.l.VG
PIlO'lOn.AY. "THIS MAX
HATKK" TOMOIUiOW
The picture, "Clod's Law " that
was shown nt tho Slur last evening
more than pleased tho audience that
saw It. It will ho shown again to
night for the Inst tlniu.
It has been so thrilllngly produced
that It almost chills the blood of the
nudlence by an actual picture of an
innocent mnn's narrow escnpo from
the oloctrle chair. Nor Is It any
dream of jthc dramatist simply for
the sake of a thrilling "movie."
There are a number of similar shock
ing cases in the legal history of this
country to Inspire the story.
This plcturo is a protest against
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PALMER LUMBER COMPANY
Ketnil Dept. Phone, Main 8
GAS
Gas is that which Union County
now we have it, ami home made.
no ashes, no dust, no smell, no
Yrvu can use your old cook stove
in and sec the best burner yet.
Furniture
B 1211
Flit Wl' ti-T
''rues l uiu tor
rct
bi
capital punishment ltselr and
against abhorrent "third degree"
methods which bring confession and
convictions of possibly human be
ings. It has the endorsement of the
Humanitarian Cult with its mem
bership of over 100,000 in New
York state, alone and other philan
thropic societies.
On Thursday and Friday "The
Man Hater," Mary Brccht Pulver,
will be shown at the Star. This
story was recently published in the
Saturday Evening Post.
Winifred Allen has the role of the
sprightly young iiiIsb, the self
appointed mother of four youngsters,
who has Bcvered diplomatic relations
with all men. Flnnlly, in order to
give tho kiddles a home, sho ninnies
one of (he enemy, but she tchs him
frankly that sho hates hlin. How
the big, clumsy fellow resorts to
strategy In order to overcome this
dislike provides the humorous situa
tions of the sparkling comedy.
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THE FORUM
WHAT MOTION I'HTVRHH
. AUK MOIN'U KOIt THE WAII
. BY MELVIN G. WINSTOCK.
SEATTLE, Jan. 15. (To tho Ed
itor) As a motion plcturo man I am
indeed proud of the part our industry
has mi '1 is playing in support of the
pniii'l-i of the administration
Twenty thousand screens in this
country, Bince the war began on our
part, havo been given over unrosorv
cilly to tho common cause. Wo have
at times used material authorized by
every branch of the national activity
and we shall at all times until the
end aa loyal patriotic American
citizens yield such service ns shall be
required. President Wilson, Secre
tary Baker of the War Department.
Hoover of the Food Conservation
Commission, and others have ac
knowledged that service and ex
pressed grateful appreciation. We
have put strong effort behind the two
Liberty Loan and Ued Cross enni
pulgns and tako pride In feollng thai
a part of the glory was ours.
Fow people In the face of nil this
quite appreciate too, the terrific
burdens now being borne by picture
theatres from tho smallest to the
biggest. Each pays an annual tax
Imposed by congress. Tho nmounl
to io raised In tills manner approx
imates 65,000,000 per annum. All
pay city, county and state taxes.
Each Is required to pay a ten pel
cent tax on every dollar and every
admission. Each pays three quar
ters of a cent n foot per day for
evory foot of film displayed in tin
perforniiinro. Every tiling used in
tho making and showing of pictures
has advanced in price from fifty lo
five hundred percent. Owing to the
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.
has long looked forward tn, and
No kindling, no coal, no wood,
danger and nt n moderate cost.
or range. Do not fail to come
Exchange
H'snv R. W. Donahue
Used Furniture
Librarian Makes
Financial Report
The financial report of La Grande
public library for 1017 is ss follows:
Receipt
Received from taxation ?2,R04.04
Loan desk receipts 130.40
Neighborhood Club 107.23
Total $3,041.07
Expenditures
Hooks
503
145,
Periodicals
Binding
Salary of librarian nnd as
sistant 110.
L002,
Janitor service
300
Fuel
Light i
Insurance
121
127.
110,
Itepaiia and improvements..
Postage, express and freight
Stationery, supplies, printing
301
nt;
75
01
Telephone and miscellaneous
Total $3,075.40
Hill were nnid from the citv treas
ury to the amount of $2,767.90. The
romninine '07.44 was paid from gifts
and loan desk receipts.
A model library budget, prepared
by prominent library authorities,
would have distributed expenditures
as follows:
Books, periodicals and
.... n- r,i a nta or
binding ta-if iuo.o.j
Snlnries 40'!- 1.230.1H
Janitor service 10'o 307.54
Heat and light 14 430.56
Repairs, improvements
and insurance 6 153.77
Supplies, printing and
postage 123.01
Miscellaneous 29ii 61.51
Total $3,075.40
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Infantry Private Meld.
CAMP GRANT, Jan. 1(1 Oscar
Brehmer, Inrantry private, arrested
and Biispocted of being a relative of
Lieutenant Sporemann, Is held pond
ing Washington advices. He has
been under observation since detect
ing making mllltury notes on a book
mark in a Biblo. It Is alleged ho ad
mitted ho wns a German Bcuman,
and escaped from Buenos Aires.
fjovemnient Control Vrged.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. Plans
for government control of coal, In
cluding price fixing on production
costs were given the senate coal In
vestigators by Chairman Penbody, of
tho federal coal production commit
tee. Ho said price fixing would
stimulate the operation of low vein
mines where the production cost was
greater.
Conservation Dinner.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 16. A "conser
vation dinner" is to be n feature of the
Pomona Grange meeting in session
here today. Grange officials, the
Women's Work Committee and Miss
Parker. Marion county's home demon
stration agent combining in its ar
rangement. Meat substitutes, war
breads and war desserts will be feat
ured. Immense Increase In the -cost or
everything from screen stars to
common scenery, the producors havo
been compelled to ndvnnce very ma
terially tho price of film Bervlco so
that tho cost of show attractions
have doubled In the last eighteen
months. Many plcturo shows have
gone out of business utterly unable
to hold up under the strain.
"To my mind, after surveying the
field carefully. It would seem thnt
agitation for tho imposition of ad
ditional burdens ou picture shows, or
for weakening them in any way. or
restricting their present privileges is
not only untimely, but unfair nnd
unjust. Tho government through
President Wilson has openly stated
that picture shows are doing a great
work and nny hampering of their
work at this time will only tend to
weaken an agency upon which the
government depends largely for
noble, patriotic and effectlvo work.
AT WAR WITH YOURSELF!
HELP NATURE TO DEFEAT THE
DISEASE IN YOUR BODY.
Kopp up tho fight : dn not givo np.
Nuttim is try Inn to serve you in conqmir
hid the wrongs that niiiy exist.
Uei hhxxi, vim, con raw', vitality, all
Mvm hickinc No wonder you are nerv
ous nml liiM-oiiruptl.
Why not rail to your aid a strong,
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Medical Discovery h:H fur nrarly lifty
years proven Its merits as a mint pou er
lul tonic and Mood builder to thn niuny
(ImnsumW who havo been returned to
BtMxi health by its use.
flour I ho roatctl tonsiio, pot rid nf
unsightly sUin trnuMo. I.'t this remark,
able remedy rid your Uly ul tho im
purities of tho hl(Hl, h't ft tone i.nd
strengthen you. It often cures thy liiifc-or-Inu
chronic conch.
Dr. Pierce's diMmi Medical Discovery
Is absolutely herhul, free from alcohol
or dnndt ruus hal'it - fur?nin drugs. All
druisls. Liquid or tablet".
Voim.ANn. Oiuv..-"I certainly rrtn v-mv
ntninend Doctor Pierce's UuMeii Medical
Discovery. 1 foul liver trouble so foul
that I was Ju$t
yellow and had in-
Wfe ditrestiou, too.
iY A,sn !;U woniBi.'!i
' fetatss trouble, and 1 was
WitP tl,ul nervous.
J-a r? W I derided to trv
V Dr. I'lm-v's Golden
.Meuicai lucovery
nnd his M'avorito
Prescription. I
tOolt Six t Hit ties of
each and was a
well woman.
My husband had
tmuMewlth hlflunirs.
no was vory weak.
I ifuve him ' lll.K-iiwry ' and It rnn-d hlin.
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KemiMli. J1113. 1-1U.D 1 ATtLiyxjS,
Klrhy Street.
Ponn.ANO.ORKO. "For hlllonsncss n
turbid liver nnd lo neulMle iho hmcls
Ih.-r.- I nolhltio thai van iviiial lKKt,f
rii n-i' I'l'-H-MHit IVilcis. I have ii.hI
them over IwimiIv rears and have hvny
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COMING TO ARCADE, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
Shingle Men MeeU
SEATTLE, Jan. 16. Shingle manu
facturers from all parts of Oregon,
Washinfrton and British Columbia are
here today for the 1918 Red Cedar
Shingle Congress, arranged by the
shingle division of the West Coast
Lumbermen's Association. The pro
gram will be a constructive general re
view covering every phase of the
shinglo industry. The congress is to
be made permanent, for work in main
taining the lead of the red cedar Bhin
gle as the favorite roofing material.
Sessions continue tomorrow.
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WINTERCLOAKOF ,
SWWY iERMlNE
VTh8 lovely garment In the pic-,
turo Is a full-length coat of
ermine. Its snowy expanse la'
broken effectively with ornament-l
al rows of tho small yellow and
black ermine tails.
It is lined with gold and white
brocaded silki
AMUSEMENTS.
Arcade Theatre Motion pictures.
Star Theatre Motion Pictures and
Vaudeville.
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AMSTERDAM, Jan. 16. Deputy
i foreign minister Busselio, of Merlin
told the mnln committee of the
Reichstag there would bo no change
In the instructions sent to Kuehl
niann. Plan Annua! Iill .The Volunteer
Firemen are malting plans for their
annual ball which will bo held nt
an early dnte.
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Visiting Here Mr. and Mrs. F. L.
Schoefield, of Provo, Utah, are here
visiting at the home of Mr. nnd Mrs.
N. W. Schoefield.
Do Red Cross Work Miss Cora
Buran entertained a few friends last
evening, the evening being spent in do
ing Red Cross work.
Gives Card Party Miss Agnes Les
lie was hostess to a card party last
evening at the home of C. T. Bacon.
There were five tables, Mrs. Chas.
Reynolds winning high honors. A
dainty luncheon was served.
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Returns Home Jack Starey, of
Starkey, who has been confined to the
hospital for the past three days from
the effects of an ax cut which made it
necessary to nmputnte three toes on
the right foot, was aide to return to
his home today.
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AMERICAN MEITEXAXT OUT
WITS GI'lt.MAN'tt.
(Continued from Page 1.)
cup of scalding coffee and started
up the communication trench. It
was raining nnd snowing and the
water in the communication trench
was up to your ankles over the duck
boards. "It got dark early and the snow
was so thick in the air you couldn't
see the wire from the front trench.
"Mr. Shurt stopped lis In the front
line and explained what we wore
going to do. He had it figured out
that the enemy cut those wires last
night, so ho could make a raid to
night. And if lie didn't intend to
raid, lie would certainly expect our
engineers to bo out fixing the hole
and "would pot 'om.
Our job was to crav.i out vndcr
) the wire on both sides of the hole,
i Mr. Short went out first nnd placed
i every man In position. We waited
J five hours. ' Then we Paw a figure
about "fifteen yards away. I asked
him to let nio shoot. Ho nnid no and
went at that object himself.
"And what do you think it was?
TODAY ONLY
1. DAISY CAMERON - Comedy Character Comedienne
2. WILBUR, HARTINGTON & CHUBBY .' Four Bits of Vaudeville
3. MACK & McCREE The Boy and Girl Who Keep the World Smiling
4. HOHENDALES ANIMALS European Novelty Circus
Keystone Comedy - - - "HIS UNCLE DUDLEY"
Orchestra and Organ Music SPECIAL Cornet Solo by ANDY LONEY.
COMING THURSDAY
Little Zoe Ray
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MY LITTLE BOY"
A Skillful Combination of Dickon's "Christmas Carol" and
Eu-ene Fields "Little Hoy Pino''
Oregon News Weekly and Comedy
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Farmers Phone, Black 192
408 North Fir Street Across the Track
Just an old post; We had all been
staring at it so long that we were
sure we saw It creeping. Well, the
enemy potted away at the hole In
five minute spells almost all night,
and didn't hit a single American.
Mr. Short simply outguessed him.
And when there was a chance for
someone to get hur,t, lie took the
chance himself rather than give
away our position by having me
file." ,
Mr. Short, be It known, Is an old
"top sergeant."
"They didn't get roe in the Philip
pines and they won't get me In
Frnnce," hp said to his command.
The Sammy finished cleaning his
gun nnd they gave the bolt a con
cluding snap.
"A good gun is like a good watch,"
he remarked reflectively. "Treat it
right and Its always on the job. I
know something about both. I
worked two years In the Waltham
watch factory and six months in the
Remington arms plant."
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BUSINESS MEN, FARMERS
AND LABORERS MEET
(Continued from rage 1.)
would now proceed.
Clarke Leiter presented the aims of
the Knights of Columbus war drive
and urged Union county to go over
the top in this as it had in all the
other big drives.
T. J. Scroggin called attention to
the visit of the Canadian officers and
the public patriotic meeting Friday
night, January 25, at tho Mormon ta
bernacle. The meeting is under the
auspices of the government.
Walter M. Pierce told of his pleas
ure in meeting the Canadian officers
in Portland and riding with them to
Salem. He said their appearance here
will be the event of the year, that they
are real fighters from the trenches
and have a real and thrilling message
to deliver.
The speaker of the day was H. M.
Du Bois of tho high school, who told
how geography was playing an im
portant pnrt in the west front and
Italian campaigns. His description of
the topography was accurate and di
rect and ho illustrated his talk with
maps, showing tho mountain ranges,
etc.
Pat Foley won the prize for the
host answer at the roll call by giving
his occupation as "raising fighters for
Uncle Sam."
E. E. Kiddle was next, saying that
THEATRE
he hnd lost his job as collector for the
Y. M. C. -A. and Red Cross and also
. as a miller and that according to Wal
ter Pierce he was not a politician.
He was to be classified, therefore, as
a "general loafer."
Mr. H. E. Coolidge will be the chair
man of tho next meeting.
Those Present
Those present at the luncheon
were:
Colon R. Eberhard, chairman; H,
M. DuBois, Chas. Reynolds, Rhea Lu
per, John Collier, Wm. Miller, T. J.
Scroggin, John Wells, W. E. McClurc,
A. L. Richardson, F. L. Meyers, C. L,
Bales, S. A. Roe, Robert S. Eakin,
J. G. Snodgrass, G. C. Hopkins, W.
Halsey, U. G. Couch, H. E. Coolidge,
A. C. Mampton, A. T. Hill, J. D. Mc
Kennon, F. B. Currey, G. A. McNeill,
W. S. Parker, Geo. II. Currey, S. D.
Crowe, F. H. Goudy, J. G. King, Fred
E. Kiddle, A. W. Nelson, C. H. Scran
ton, C. C. Pennington. Pat Foley, H.
S. Brownton, Dr. W. D. McMillan, F.
W. Whiting, F. L. Lilly, R. J. Kitchen,
Geo. T. Cochran, Ed E. Kiddle, Walter
M. Pierce, Clarke Leiter.
Somnch Troubles.
If you have trouble with your
stomach you should try Chamber
lain's Tablets. So many have been
restored to health by the use of these
tablets and their cost is so little, 25
cents, that it Is worth while to-give
them a trial. Adv. ...
COMING TO THE STAR
Till -RSDAY AND FRIDAY
Winifred Allen' mTriangla'
piay, ine wan Hater."
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