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PA'J EIGHT LA GltANbJS EVENING OUSEUVEU. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1918 1 -:i For The Cough That Clings The steady, jjcrsistcnt cough that never quite disappears under the use of ordi nary cough remedies is due to a dif ferent condition than the cough which results from a cold.. It is due to a chronic weakness and irritation of the tissues of the air pas sages and must be overcome by a treat ment that will build up the entire system and restore the throat and lungs to normal condition. For this purpose use our A. D. S. EMULSION OP COD . LIVEE OIL We recommend this emulsion because it is always fresh and palatable.-- it contains the' highest possible percentage of pure Norwegian cod liver oil. . PRICE, $1.00 5BS LA GRANDE PHARMACY Adolph Newlin, Mgr. Quick Delivery Phone Main 40 La Grande, Oregon SammiesFieldLaundryiroFuGVJnd'e" neauy rur DUSiness By J. W. PEGLEB (United Press Staff Correspondent) WITH THE AMEHICANEXPEDI UONARV ARMY. FRANCE, Dec. 18 (By Mail.) Uncle Sam is mov ing In his wash-tubs to wash the under-shirts and things that come back from tho trenches. Wash-tubs ure tho main tiling In the bl salv.iue base wh'oii is lust being finished in a city far bacif from tho lines. There are also ho -repair machines and machines for darning socks and patching b cecnes. Tho Quartermaster took a broad look at tho future In planning this bate. He visualized hundreds of thousands of Sammies in the mud and filth of the trenches batallions coming out every day wearing tho same clothes, down to the last stitch, that they wore when they marched In. He saw that these out-coming batallions would need hot baths and clean clothes as much as rest and re el cation. They're going to get 'en: batli3 and clothes. Back in the cities, "unlviiBa" de notes a careening red firo-wagnn plied high with helmed il salvai'C corps firemen clinging to tho hand-j tails. , I Over hero it's something else; atain. Salvage means repair, reclamation, I saving. I J In Walla Walla Pliillip Conloy Is in Walla Walla on business. Returns Home H. I.. Andrews j who has been visiting W. W". Brooks! returned to his homo In Imbler. -i . . . J Goes Home Mrs. M. T. Matooti left for Gibbon this morning after, visiting-his mother here, Mrs Rose Pee. - Visits In Klunficld Earnest Colo who has been visiting with his sister j In Slanflcld returned to his home In '. Joseph. j I Leaves (his Morning. Miss Mar-i garet Weaver returned to Enterprise ! on the morning train after spending; a few days here. - On lliiHinesx Hero Mr. and Mrs. ; Mayfleld, after spending a few days j on business here, ' returned to her, homo In Elgin this morning. j Out on Brunch J. E. Simpson, ! rcpresentativo of Makc-Mcr-'ull, was! a passenger on the, branch" lino this' morning. " - , , NEW ARRIVALS New spring goods daily arriving. Visit our store. before purchasing your wants. AVe guarantee to save you from 23 to 33 per cent. Bungalow Aprdns -69, 89, 98, $1.19 New Gingham , 180 Children's Bloomers 690 Spring Percales 150 New Crepe de Chene Dresses $16.50, $18.59 Men's Overalls $1.19 Formerly The United Store Leather Faced Gloves 230 On I' ltrloiigh nornett Hell who j has been stationed at Camp Lewis : since May is in Enterprise visiting , - hta parents. LAM) . i ' I . . . Goes to Imbler Beatrice Cox, There will bo bath-stations Just! vipomuics was a passenger to linb buck of the front and each emerging; 1-rtllll morning, battalion will have its "bath parade" j . or coming out. As they enter tho! "'"lined Irom Portland Geo. E. building tho Sammies will discard I Y(;,mK "! Jo3enn wl, ma bceu their duds jackets, breeches, shoes, 1 P'"" a few days in Portland, re sox shirts and underwear. They will i tl!,,K'(l ho"' th'8 "'oniln;;. go tiirough the baths and conio out in anolbor room to find clean, dry j clothes anil soilm shonn WMlHni? for! ,,fim band at Reith, spent a few days hero Meantime the salvage folic will!0" and CollNl I'lirtlvo Mpn!ir(. -fn,l,.i.v'A,l ' I... demonstrator for Kings Roots and1 uiin tt..,i,i ....... . il f UltAlXAGK of Aiiminl Session. Visltinrr in ltoith Mrs. Amps Dav vho has bceu vir.ltlng her lius- Giies:; at Soininer- MCADOO ACTS WITH SPEED TO GET CITY COAL (Continued from Page 1.) ficd by theso four tugs bucking the Ice-bound strait. Works Por 1 n Vcnr. Working sometimes fourteen hours a day, Arthur Williams, Pood Administrator of this city, is today reduced to the depths. Ho is not to get his salary. Ho, lives at Del monlco's, and .has certain llttlo hub- Its such as tml-ing, etc., that abso lutely demand ready eash. '. Six million people in Greater Now York look to him for regulation or food prices. Ileforo him come the roses of tho food hoarders and those Who charge exorbitant prices for the necessities of life. Ho Is a busy man. ' The other day Harry Bulfo, prcsl t'ent of Austin, Nichols and Company when ho appeared before Mr. Will lams spoko right up and said he wouldn't have tho Food Administrat or's Job In New York City for ten times what Mr. Wllllums Is paid for his servicer!, Mr. Williams replied with a smilo that his recompense was it dollar a year, and when ho ulti mately received it, he would havo It framed. yj Hut the dollar will never come. Tt has come to light that undor the food laws, tho Food Administrator is al lowed to "accept tho services" of pa triotic men who volunteer to help during the period of tho war. Thl.i means thero will ho no pay. Countess In Trouble. Uncle Sam can he obdurate these days even when beset by the almost Irrorlstnhlo combination In one per- w son of it noble title, an ally und a fair lady. Red Cross officials In Washington sent a complaint last week to IJis- trlct Attorney Swunn of New York County that tho Countess do Hois Kuhort-Onnt do Tilly of Hounianla had been soliciting funds hero under the name of the American Red Cross, without authority. On Investigation by the District Attorney tho Countess said In her own defense that she was Interested In tho Roumanian Red Cross of Ani orlea and was trying to raise funds for the orphans of her country. She wns firmly told that she had no au thority to solicit under the auspices of tho American Red Cross even for thlH Inudlble purpose. I On promir.ing not to overstep her r.uthority ngnln tho Countess was al lowed to go free. Kindles In Dieted. Ilodlly food 1s nioro Important; (ban brain food, according to -the group of physician.-!, social workers, and educators who are feeding 25 undernourished children at Public School No. -10. The children are getting Jli-.ee square meals n day, nnd the meals aro properly balanced bo ns to sup ply llieni Willi the proper amount of clinch, sugar, fats and mineral salts they need to build up bone, muscle. sinew and Drain, and put tliein into the clas.'i Willi nuniial children. The youngatoiH have hern cho'ien because they are known to be de ficient physically. They have been under observation for some time and li record has been lnude of the kind and the amount of food (he;- were receiving. Account has nh.o been kept of tho amount of money that was spent for ibis food and the conclusion has been reached that Willi more ltnowleilce of fond fact:-. and values the money MeClilly, Joseph; M. 15. Wallsinger, Alicel; C. A. Swanson, Walla Walla. " - llciiiriicd to Poi-thind Mr. Erd r.inn, manager of the W. II. Glafke- wholesalo house in Portland havo gathered up the discarded clelhlng. First off, every garment will go through the "de-lousing" wagon , where steam baths will kill 'cm. Next tho garments aro piled Into freight cars which come up to the line with supplies and otherwise might go buck empty. At the base the Undo Sam laundry thoroughly launders every garment and sends thorn on to othor departments In the same plant for Inspection and repair. If a garment has been repaired several times before, most likely It will go Into the discard. Otherwise 11 will bo patched and sent forward for the next man who conies out, wot, muddy and craving to bo clean again. lo I- iitish Apple Packing Doilie had n rlehl to serve drinks with food I "rrJr. ary Miller and u. A. bmlth By W. L. Powers, O. A. C. Secretary ,of State Drainage Association. CORVALLIS, Jan. 23. (Special) That drainage development is well under way and is to malic great strides the coming year is evident from tho (representative gathering and lively Interest shown as well as the constructive program outlined ut tho annual meeting of the State January 2' to G. 1 President W. J. Kerr, In opening -Gllest!! tit ttlOjflr, tolnt session nf thn nr,.nn f Summer Include V., L. nallard, Cor-j gaU,m ConKrogs anU tll0 s.ate D,.ttin. vains; iii uco iux, vvanowa; r-. jr. returned to home In Union today. her ago Association, pointed out the growth and Importance of land re clamation as follows: "Tho area reclaimed by irriga tion and drainage In this state is over five million acres an ' aiea STATIONERY In quality and attractiveness tiic writing papers of today excel 11113- L'yi'v before produced. We afford an adequate selection of the very latest designs, including papers of a wide variety of tints, sizes, weaves and -weights. If you like nice writing papers, or if you want something "different'' you will find liere ust what you desire. BOXED. BULK AND TAELET P2FERS Attended Ited Cimiss Dance Mr. ami Mrs. Leonard Adams, of Elgin, who attended tho. lied Cross dance and have been visiting Miss Carrie Lact. returned home. on were served minus the food ho ex cusod on the ground that the waiter probably thought the order for food would be forth-coining. He pointed to tho woll known fact that It Is .- New York habit for diners to order their drinks first, and then make leisurely selection of their food. If they ordar tho drinks und then for get the food the magistrate held the waiter blameless. -0 I'C-I "-renter Ihitn llio lnl:l noramm :n turned home ufter transacting busl- imnroved farm l.-nuls r M, n. ness hero. nr i1(. inH. . a or a en- acies were reported In Oregon. "The experiment station has con ducted general soil surveys to de-te-.mlno the feasibility of possible Ir-igatlon or drainage districts. Nearly half a million acres of wet lands and over one and one half million acres of arid lands have been examined in this way during the past foui years. This ,lias helped to 63 ta'dish credit needed to devolop feasible districts. ''The extension serrico has e oifted In the organization of numer ous drainage districts tho past year. , . . . , , , , ' legislature to aniinend U JIHl lilt: lllim I UdlB lOl lill IM diainage systems have been de signed, embracing 1.03D.000 feet or approximately 200 car loads of tile. These are nearly all in oppcr ation and serve 11.9S5 acres. The estimated increased productiveness (Newlin Book & Stationery Gompany Sunday. Tho fact that the drinks j "f Covo,, were passengers to Imbler this morning where they will finish tho apple packing at tllackingtons. - , Weather Stnlbitics Tuesday, maximum, 40 degrees, minimum 23 degree:!; precipitation .03. Partly cloudy. Trace of siiow. Prediction foi today: Clear and warmer. Returned from Portland Miss La Vorc Guertson returned from Port land accompanied by Mias Meyers. Praise Y. M. ('. A. The Hospital NORTH DAKOTA ... i an acre or a total bf Slll.SSO annu-i LEGISLATURE MEETS rnit '",v" '" nr0 !l" vcry en ally. Drainage activities have about j uiiii,i.i:.ue ovei mo v.oui ui u.i; i. i. , ,l()1;blc(l during the past ytr " J ('.. A. and nay they will certainly be; m,..,, cnilorsert bv f. i. asso- ' loyal to that organization when they i-eturn. SIM-XIAL SESSION CALLED TO AID THE FAK.MKKS endorsed the Snilth-Cliambeilain bill which is a comprehensive plan for reclaiming of feasiblo arid or swamp lands; provided for a Joint committee of theso two state organi zations to effect full co-operation of those bodies iu furthering feas ible reclamations; and urging the the state drainage law to permit drainage districts to appropriate waters for the Irrigation of drained lands. The latter measure Is necessary to provide for supplemented irriira tiou of peat lands such ns lower Klamath marsh after drainage. A committee war, named to draft n memorial Tor tho late president of the association, L. N. Kdwards. It Is planned to hold a large field GIRL IN TEENS 'AIDS: WAR RELIEF. Governor Frailer Declared Financial Aid Is Needed to Itclicve Suffering (United Press.) r.IKMAKK, N. I)., Jan, 23 The North Dakota legislature today con vened in n special session called t pass legislation necessary to give farmers finnm-ia! aid to permit in create production. Gov. Lynn .1. Knuer, in his nicssag: might havet'i the special session, dei-h.red finan been spent In heller aihanlage. I rial aid from the state is needed to re Those who are conducting the ex- lieve suffering among- farmers. oeiiniont ate not doing It of course! Thousands of farmer:;, lie said, art simply for the benefit of tho group faring acute conditions became of th of undernourished little ones I hey j had crop last fall. The average farm have selected. They Intend it to be i cr in North Dakota raised less thai lesson in dlelelies lor the people of! seven bushels of low grade wheat i the city. Tliey are Inking into con-1 the acre. With government regulal slderallon war conditions and win ! i"it of prices, he got mi average o ptiees. mid mo mailing their menus $l.H." a bushel for this wheat, Gov o simple and economical tlvil tin y I I'nier declared. will be within the reach of the poor, i Kightv-fivo per cent of the liopula The youngsters are being care-; lion of North Dakota is agrrdiHural fully watched and every shade or lin-j These farmers, Gov. I'razer pointei provenieiit or deterioration is being: out oversubscribed the Liberty Lour Preparedness i. LKAKN THE TUL'TH AI101J1 COI1SETS A Wc Arc IarninR the Truth About War. Get Acquainted With W- ST . f f) oi i fe . r. 4J r.tL Ttta Muh, v. & ru. offirfc the Front Lace Corset with tin r'ENTILO Ilack and Front Shield There's a La Camille Style Thntu HcBt For You. Ail the Latest Models Now on Hand Priced at $2.00 up. MRS. ROBT. PATTISON Corscliern, nes. 1702 Oak Phone Red 3221 noted by n phy.deiiin. They are be ing weighed and measured ilail and exact records kept of their rnildiiion. The experiment is beluu conducted by the Peoples Imdllule. the I'oil Graduate Uo.pltal. Columbia Culver- j 73 per cent, after heavily drawing oi tlicir credit to plant increased acre ae;cs, as urged by the Federal govern ment. A bill is ready for introdih-tion i: tho house w-hu-h will permit the state slty nnd tho New York School Lunch to extend its credil to farmers, to tin Commillee. Mr. lloov lug it Willi Interest. Is uateh- extcnt of Jn.tUlO.O'M). the amount esti mated by Agricultural Commissions llagen as needed. Although Gov. Wold of the Ninth lis!.ri-.-t Federal Reserve bank ut :.lin nespolis is understood ti have taker action in the situation, the bill provi:! ii:g this relief has become identified as n movement of the National Nnn ParBsan lenptie. A C. Tov.nlex-, pre.-ii dent of the league, appealed to Presi dent Wilson rcrcmly, asking for feder al relief. Hep. liner. North Dakota eb.'ln.l t:i bi nlnee in ('oii!-rc : t nf t.ivait nmt n aliw the !enKue tntrodua u similar U 4'nitioiiftnr hi Siiniluirluw. T!n rxils) HiinilwiHi is n tlrltrnry knoun to thirsty NYw Yoiticts wlio lnivc been riMn-ii to cniutiiiu1 U Willi tlicir .CuihLiv drinks. Now a ruluij: of the tn:iKistr:itr! rouil has plan'ti thn snnihvich In tho list uilli oihor cauuMillaf:!' ainl nfrnrii tho ration of a lleonsi'tt liolrl a clium'o to uncncli hiH thirst on Sunday without having to rerun i so to the shullow ftuhterfuno of a rru rli,. MaKfstrale Ten Kyek, in tile York viile Court reoenlly dinehatxed n waiter from n w.-U-knowu rosltnmint who was aiMMised by two delertiveft of sllinn drinkf in violation of tho excise law whirh rails for Wio ur eoiupau iiK pandv. leh. In diRrharj; InK the waiter the innputti nte iiold that tho restaurant wan opera! ik mider n hotel licence nnd therefore Kt-filMrml at l-'olciy T hoso ropi.st erctl at tho Foley are: Dick Ander son, Wallowa; . E. McClendor, Tol oeusct; Uenjaniin line.sinjr. Island City; Kd. Moyorslcls, Island City; R. -M. Wells. AMcei; lito Crawford, City; IM. Connolly, City. Improvements llrinu Made The Foley Hotel is undergoing a hif; iin- P'ovement. Aliout thirty rooms are helni; renovated, ralriinined, rep;;p- j oifd ahd rt'carptitod. Mr. Foley has i io placed new cuipotn iu all the ha!K j Vnmleille Artress 111 Word was received today that Mia. Fields, of j vaudeville art of Fields nnd j Fields, wan ill in Maker and would be unable to appear tonight on tho Hip-; piidrome bin at tho Arcade. The othor throe act? will appear. (ioe to Attend Wethlinu Miss Suah I'ohrtnun h-i't this morning for Davenport, V'n., where she will at tend tho wedding of her Hister, Miss Idii f'ohnnan. Mis Fohrnian and Mr. U. A. Will the hridogroom-lo-le. :! both (uite woll known here. Miss ; I'ohrninn's hnm wns Iwm-p ?h! Mr I Will v;i,', known through his work will, Leslie's Weekly. riMir.n n,1 .nnrnvwl hv' fUn Orom ! moetin ifi the BViU Provided Irrigation Congrcsn at a joint ses sion urged that the Federal Gov ernment give priority to .iliipmehlB materials needed in construction drainage or irrigation tysteri-s; GOULD GN DUTY; HE IS SERGEANT NOW ditching-machine demonstrations can ! be arranged. Somo twenty-fiw ! time demonstrations have been held : th"! past year by the extension tici-t-j Ice of the college. The 11115 draln I a&e laws have equalled four or five previous years. ! -0- Aue liar.-, ralriotic Measiilc. ISOSTON, Jan. 2:t. -( Special. ) T!., Maiine Corps has changed vast ly i" the last foily-lluee years, but not so the spirit of veterans who comprised iis ranks in IST.'i. nc ronlinc to the recent anion of John MrCanou. !S1 Harrison avenue. IN.ston. Mr. MeCarron. who is 6-1 ears of aKc appeiiled lo Major Gen eral Harnett Tor permission lo re-enii.-t. offcrin.c liis services In any e.ipaeily. and ciililllK nttelllion lo 1 1 he fact that be had enlisted in the ! Soldiers or the Sen at loton on I IVremlier . 1ST',, and bad been discharged from the ser- f , i It i L Kb I - n ... '..1 4 ; i " M - -, ! r! ' j - ----- - -V i ! x " n j Springfield Springfield I'lanlnp: I Mill ships car load of tent pins on ! government order of one million. j Orefron City Manufacturing Co. ; fret.i- order from war department for 1 50,000 pieces, including blanhcts and ; overcoats. J OreRon City Commencing January j 1, paper mills make increase in mini- mum wage to $3.10 per day. i I Hillsboro County levy for 1917 in j hitfh school districts, 17.5. Other dis tricts must pay .8 more. 1 ui Ai-$.r tfi XAJJlTuZAiiErH EELIiAM . Youth is no bar to war terric? nmong the noblewomen ot Enc and. Lady Polham. who Is still in hor teens, is one of the most ar liont war relief workero In Britain. Wo is tho elder of the two daugta lers or il-o Earl of Chichester. Her father is serving as a major in a fiussesc regiment. Phone your Want Observer, Main 37. Ads to the STAR I THEATRE Heeausc of the history of the move j honorably ment, it is tiioujrhl likely that the re vice. lief bill in the special session will! Ills offer was regretfully declined meet tieicrmineii opposition by the Senate. Prohibition leaders arc expected to 1,1s ask the special session to ratify tin National Prohibition amendment North Dakota has been constitutional ly dry since admitted to tho union. bv the Major tb neral ('ommaiidaut of the Marine Corps, who expressed heany appreriation of the loval and patriotic spint which prompted i'. am! pointed out that Mr. Mcl'ar ron was barred fiom servlre on nc count of his age. XlHGPON GOVLP , Klnftdon Gould, lnilllonairo se-l-H-tivo t-i-rvlcc soldier has heen promoted to serRCant In tho Na iieunl Army. He's shown here on ruty at Camp IHx. N. V. Ho won .lis proieotien through his knowl c.Uo of engineering, and becauioj ': k war. a litimti'l and was quIcU l.i Ki'asii olderly duties. Last July, ttould surprised his fro, i. uc and family by hl-i nmrrlsKn ! ,lis( Annetio Luccl, Italian go- i.esi: and arliat Dorothy Phillips "THE FLASHLIGHT" And Two-Reel Comedy Carnival and Cannibals' THURSDAY AND FRIDAY Wm. Desmond in "FIGHTING BACK" 1