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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 23, 1918)
"PAGE TWO LA UKAXDE KV'EXIN'U OiiSEUVEIi .Arriving Daily Ly Express New Suits, Dresses Coats and S kirts SUITS of gabardine, poplin, tricoline and serge. Priced from $25 to $45. DRESSES in Ml the newest styles; deep tunic, pleated, and coat effect models. Priced $9.85 to $4,250. COATS from the best design ers of the country. Made . of. serge, cheviot, poplin : and wool velour. Priced from $15 to $50. !Y.M(C.A. IS PRAISED Kxirii.ris of .letters from Lout , written by Ray I.. Williams of I'on- i ' land who was quite well kuou'ii In : La Grande, being u visitor here I many 1 1 1 1 : e : ! ''Too much praise cannot 10 giv en to llie Y. i, C. A. for 'their work "over here " Conditions in New York prior to our departure were vtiry much exaggerated by most of the newspapirs as wo were In much hotter quartern than was .believed by many:' "Tobacco and matches are not In. be bad at any price." Mr. Williams was a prominent motorcyclist.. His tiddlers Ik. "Hoy L. Williams. M. O. Co., Ifi2nd Inf.. A. K. i'' Kiunce." : o Don't wasto while your wife! saves. Hoorei'I',;e at your down town lunch! t ' " . j Mury In "Mm. Wlggs of the Cub-1 bage Patch," followed by, "In the; Wallop's fJarriaift," in which she starred, tourlnft this country and Australia. In her remarkable per-! foimaoce of the star part In "roily, of the circus," she became the ldol; of the nation. Her And we will be glad to show you now these new arrivals if you'll come in. . Hill C I MtW Store AlU'AIlK MOMIAV AMI TTKSfM f j a , V J ff J', r i J ftvAl I- i H 1 IVJ i' i:fi p PAULINE FREDERICK f I wMre.DanesDeferrje' 'i ; 3 I lA PARAMOUNT PICTUfiE j ,4 SEEDS WE HAVE ON DISPLAY FOR YOUR INSPEC TION THE MOST COMPLETE STOCK, SEEDS IN UNION COUNTY. BULK OR PACKAGE. NORTHERN OR CALIFORNIA GROWN SEED. This Is the Year to Plant Every Available Spot so That You May Do Your Duty by Increasing the Production of Food. BUY WHILE THE ASSORTMENT IS COMPLETE. r.vro.v . vmu'I.k attkxo l'.Vl'ltlOTIC I'ltOtiltAM A patriotic meeting was held in the hlKh school nudltorluiii at Un ion last night. The room was filled most receiitj even to standing capacity. An ad- stage nppearance was In Hall Calne's dress was given on the lire of Wash "The Woman THon Caveat Mo." Ington, one on the life of Lincoln Kor Metro 'Picture Corporation, t and a very Stirling general patriotic Miss Tnlloferj o . has appeared In I address. A representative of the "The Jury of Fate," "Veen; the ! Women's Helief Corps save a very Interesting address also. -J SCENE FROM "SIRENS OF THE SEA" Will (V the Wisp." "The Dawn of l.ovc," "God's Half Acre," "Her Great Price," "The Snowbird," and other features. Her present. Metro vehicle offers her boundless oppor tunlllcH' to portray the type of role In which she excels. "Draft 258" Is showing today at Sherryu theatre for the last time. A service, flag was presented . by the noy Scouts, the mayor receiving. Rlxty-two candles were lighted by the mothers of the boys which these candles represented.' . The entire program was very in teresting and received with much enthusiasm. Onion Sets Will Be Very Short This Season HARRIS GROCERY Phone Main 70 and 77, Farmers Dlack 192 403 North Fir Street , Across the Track "United States Food Administration License No. G50255." ,AMiti:ii'r isscKs i HALi,i:;i: Wants to Jljet Teil Thye and Offers to 1'ut. I'. - Now if Mr. Thye means what he says let hlni coma forth and put up his $100 for the purse. My money Is up fr the purse and I ask Mr. Thye to do likewise. We will wrestle and the winner takes all in a two-best-out-of-three falls to a finish. Yours truly, Utpd. . GEO. LAMBERT. Constant Sufferers Find Relief. . ' "I have been a constant sufferer from kidney trouble and three months ago was down sick in bed for my back ached go severely I couldn't get up," writes C. F. Rey nolds, 412 Henick St., Eiinlta, N. Y. "While In this condition we read mt Foley Kidney Pills so I commenced taking them. In a few days I was up out af bed." Foley Kidney I'lllfs strengthen kidneys and bladder. Recommended for backache, rheu atatic pains, sore muscles; stiff joints. Sold everywhere. Adv. Star Theatre, Sunday and Monday 1 stave several years ago, has been !, " "1",,cal5re' i: I M r M n r ' i. t- " tlonal tax and advanced cost of pro- A Hi, A IJK ! , , . , Ii,'""l,',"lt "''"" uluctlon material v.mals an entire I KJLt - for plc.urlza.lon.by Miss Pauline new rnp, mel. ,llv torm pi.jce that ................... . Frederick, one or the screen's great- might have been o.wited on a flve- "The Khln of Doom " .ost emotional aclresnes. The . Ar-' reel production of the magnitude ;cade theatro-has arranged to show and lavlshness of "Sirens of the "The Ship of Doom" Is rfotnble ' u n,.... n..r..- ., particularly for lighting and photo- :,,n, TueHday. graphic effects, which enual, If not: A nMl,oom Dlunder." another surpass, any or those employed in Mark Sennett scream will be shown recent pictures. The . play is redo-' on the same program. lent with tne spirit and tang or Hie' . sea, which flashes on Hie screen in all Its Bilvcr magnirirpiire. Prim itive emotions, rugged and stirring, ure .depicted In a vital way. The fact thut - virtually all the action transpires on boats at sea prestmn a novelty ror advertising. The niuiu theme or the tale Is Hie struggle or a bov tn PKrnim tlin i'l,.n,,.i i.... ... .. crime which lie committed ror Hie Portunt film company In the Indus honor of a woman. With the girl, ''' lo.be hit by Hie recent tux whom ho has championed, he seeks 'menace Is Jewel Proilucllous, Inc.. nTKifsi. hi. bi-h. i ueir crati is all " ""fi- iicuiuiuii , six-act featui' but wrecked when nicked . nn W; hlrens of "Sundown" Shnttuck. a notorious l"'''",l,'l at S-T-A-R "siiti;xs oi- tin: sua- A COSTLY I'KATI ItH Probably the largest and most Im- The story concerns the advent ures or a tiny child who Is cast on a strange island of the Pacific, fol lowing a terrific storm and her adoption hy nn American couple re siding there. The last three reels take the beholder. Arabian Night like, through a land of enchantment and splendor, which- has seldom been seen on any screen canvas. ! s h erry "IHIAIT li.VI" STAHS. MAItKI, TAI,IAI'i:itl;o crew. Hut i Hie Hea." will Imrn the Star theatre Kim- day and Monday. :l coustantlv ..m- follows n I Ployed t.Otm persons ror the mnk- "ii" ii"ik six mnntliv to ciimpletn . black-blrder, and bis Nemesis, unreleuliug, iiieir nsse ano i wv i n iw.r r ,,i , .... 'vt.on ., ,s, upon the shore! Z ".Ji. T"""""t r'T """" , throng,,,,,,, ,,. all ,, ,, ,'! the hhip or Doom" will be considered to ham reached the c- Bhown at the Arcade on Sunday Ith or undcr-waler pniiluctl'ous only. Isi-enes. Carinel Myers, Louise Lovely, and .lack Mulhall are the real tired play ers In the large east and Allen llol-liiliin- iu thit i. .. . 0 ' "" or. iioi- '.Mrs. Dane's I,-.c..m." ' " ' '! ""' " r- 'kmIik (ion (iio Sluuvs (Vt lniilfM! Stai-N In h'iuo rorliaVHl. - 4 1IJ i mm it 9 THE PICTURE lT-.-i nt i "i i i licyoiiil words in its daring Wlovations of the . i'cni.'ilc foi'iii (livinc and the. I'liai'in of its sea and '"it" sctliiifjs on tlic slioros of Santa r'atalina, "Sirens of the Sea"' will never lie sur passed in our day. JJro(lii-ed with consumniate art, regardless of expense, by Allen Hoi ul mr with one thousand people eonstantly employed in its six months' making. Also on the same program will be seen a late current events film and a Triangle coiuedy. was Mrs. Dane's Defeuse," the clever 1:lv , n,,.,,,,,,,,. hv ,, play of Henry Arthur Jones which inK ,K(.ni, , ,,, ,,,,,, " "'riianie sensation on the! For the r..f,r,o feet of film en. THE HOTEL JENNINGS DO YOU waul to save all you c;m to Imv . X. Stamps? If so, stop nt the .leiminji's Motel at Joseph, as it has now cliant'el h.-uids and is a first tlass hole!. We are now equipped to soli, -it your patronage. It is well heated, with no extra eharire. Headquarters for Ijike Wallowa Tourists and Commercial Men Auto Hus Meets All Trains; Autos for Hire. t Office, Joscph-Knlerpriso Auto Rus Line. Iliinilling Passengers mul Untrgage .Mali"l Taliaferro, star ol Metro's.' great patriotic special production',! "Prart 2riS," was the rirst legitim ate star or the American stage to go1 into motion pictures, and was only' preceded in pictures by two stage : stars abroad. Sarah lie, nharilt and ' the great Coenuelin. ller debut In! the silent drama ws In the three-' reel reatute, "Clnilerella." produced by thn Selig Company. The rirst stage annearanee i.r i, ha, m-, T.illarono was at the age of two I and a half years, when she played ! with Robert llilliard and Jennie i Yeamans in "Blue Jeans." Another' great success . of Miss Taliaferro's arter "lllue Jeans" was as Lovey $100 RewarJ, $100 j Th renders ef tliU ripor wilt V rliB'il to Irsrn Ois, Uirre Is nt last ' . en ilrcsdfrt dloasp thm setiinc ,sa i Wn Abl to cnr In nil it iMiijces mui that Is rstsrib. rsmrrh tvtnc rrfatly . InfluenTd by censututlrtrnt cinrihtons ! ri-qiOrs constltutletml trcntmvnt. Hall'a ' Cstnrrh Mcdiiln Is tnKen InirrnnUy snil rts thru th rtlnivl on th Mm-o,,' pnr. fscos of 111 8-Irm thfrthy rirMreyttur . th fminiinllen of th il1:(o. Riving !he ' ps, lent slrenctli hv h.ill,linff up tl eon- , ntUnlion ii pln'.in? nsoir In rtiMnrtu wnrk. The preprlfirtrs l,nv pn iniirh ! Ysllh tn tlir ''Urnlhe powers nt Tt.tlri Catarrh MnticlnA thnt ,hrv effiir One I Hunilrcd rmll,'.rs for any .-ska thM It fslls i I to cr. Scnit for lut of tmilmonlmls. ! I Ohio. Sold by Pruggtst. ;:c. '""ao- ; THE STORY Idly cviiisiiiir in his yacht over summer seas,. a yoini"; Croesus of today sights a niiiitic isle where girlish siren.1--, clad in seaweed, hire im ,ii to adventure. I'lii'suin,"; Hie most beautiful of the sirens, he finds her to ie the foundliua: daimhter of the millionaire owner of the !e. ' Soon .jealousy develops then tragedy then a search for the lost siren through the grottos of the' sea, made surpassingly alluring by beautiful diving nymphs and water si-enes of incompar able fairy fancy. Rescued from the life beneath the sea, the lovers are born away on the yacht to happi ness in the world of todav. ' THE STARS Jack Mulhall, one of the dashing idols of the screen; Carinci Myers, (i riff it lis greatest discovery: and Lou ise Lovely, who is all her name implies. A SEA SCENE YOU WILL BE GLAD YOU'VE SEEN 7 REELS Sunday and Monday Matinees Evenings 15c, 5c 20c. 10c STAR THEATRE