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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (May 2, 1918)
LA RAa(E 'KVKlilXrt oisSKftYKtl TuCftSDAV, MAY toil RED CROSS DRUG STORE f """" V ltne 'acl ' suff,ctent PPH hav- il ' . ' 5 f'ine arrived ' from : Pftrllnnjl.1. . jj Mrs. C. B. Beau of Elgin- la a rt- J itor in the' city. '. j FreJ Hamilton is up from bis JJIfarni near' SumuiervHto. ',' !!'" J. O. Turner anil Lloyd Brant are JCOtf Clfe J Mown 'f'" Medical SP'Ings." , !! Mrs.'; pan Sommer is ' visitor lit ' - MlOf t 5 Irit3r. her home in Elgin. V - -I! James Johns, a well-known real " I estate ao of J'eniliolDD, is in our -j'town, today. ; .'.':",, J. it. Beekatead,' representing the i Chandler agency at Baker, ia In the city. ' ' . - ,J J. F. Corfeett and E, Thomas of JltheO. W. Company went to Hunt- .Viitfrttm today. ' II H si si mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm fecial and Personal . .';' Mr. and Mrs. Chase Bohnenkamp and daughter, Peggy, motored to Ba-ker-this morning. F. L. Meyeri cashier of pm La Grande National BaDk. was a busi ness visitor to Baker today. ' ?. W. B. Sargent, of the La Grande Investment Co,, lert this morning for a business trip to North Pow der.' Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Andrews en tertained the Wednesday night bridge club at their borne on Adams avenue. ' , Mrs. Clark Leilor, with Meyers & Letter oC the Arcade and Star Theaters of this city, is a business visitor in Baker today. Petty Officer Allgood, who is J,hc advance agent for the navy recruiting station, left last evening for Baker, after a stay of a few days in this city. . . ' ; , lHr, and Mrs. A. W.. Nelson en tertained the members of the Pino chle Club at their home on Cedar Street last evening. Lloyd Scriber was Hie winner of the honors. ',,- Mrs. Don Turner and daughter, Miss Rachel, left this morning for' Portland to, visit at the home of jvjr. ana flirt., jonu uaraner, wiiu were former residents of this ciiy. i. Major. H. K. Coolidge and Captain J. If. Feme of the Home Guards, accompanied Adj.-General Williams to Baker to witness the mustering in of the Home Guards of that city. '.' Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kiddie enter tained the San Souci club at their home in Island City last evening. A general good time was enjoyed and ors oi the evening. . ' Clyde McKay, publisher of the Bend "Press, and timberman, who has been here on a visiting to the Calmer Mill- and camp, left last night ' for Bend, having completed his business. ':''; T:V rinvlnn Rpornlnrv to R S. Stanfield, who has been traveling on behalf ot the senatorial candi dacy of Mr. Stanfield in the Joseph and Enterprise district, returning to La Grande last evening and left for Portland. ' : Mrs. G. W. Gilhani, of Townsend, Montana, Past Grand Matron of O. 13. S. ,of Montana' is visiting at the home of her cousin L. H. Eus gcllyin south La Grande. Mrs. Gil liam will bb remembered by many La Grande people as Miss Josie Uo mig. ; ' Mrs. E. E. Bragg' left last even ing for Portland in response to a niessage announcing the-death of the infant son ot Mr. and Mrs. Dan McClellan. Mrs. McClellau was for merly Miss Zoe Bragg of this clly and hua a host of friends here, who extend their sympathy. ' Ladies of the Parkdaie club met with Mrs. Eckley yesterday afternoon and busied themselves with the mak ing of capes for the Belgians. Their work in this line is pressing, in order to have a shipment ready to bo sent out this week. The progress of the! work at the meeting yesterday was j quite satisfactory. Adj.-General Williams was in the city last evening on bio way to his home in Portland from - Baker, where he went to muster in the Home Guards. He wife unable to tranfer ihe Home Guards at Bak er into the Sta'to Militia owing to M. O. Bennett, on engineer with the State Highway Commission, is over from Pendleton. O. 'E. Mount, a prominent attor ney from Baker is a business visi tor in La Grande. - ; J. E., Huff left' last evening for Cardstob, Aiberta to be absent- for inn indefinite period. Mr, and Mis. Le Boy Morgan came down on No. 6. front their home lit Kamela, this morning. A. B; Anderson, a veai estate s dealer, of Weiscr, Idaho Is la the valley looking over property. ; Mr. and . Mrs. Wm. Hutchinson brought their son to La Grande for an J operation for appendicitis. Tiierb bas been a new shipment! of gauze, received at the Red Cross! vooms, so there is plenty of work for alL L. L. ' Snodgraas, proprietor of ho Sommer Hotel, is the .proud pos sessor ofa new four-passenger, sport model Chandler car. ' . " Mrs. .John Neitsoii. returned ' to her home at The Dalles this morn ing after a visit of several days with relatives and friends In La Grande ' ' " S. F. Pace, a prominent citizen of Wallowa . county, came up this WAS 'SK .Y?n M"OK:. UltpKR.. HA NT"? Who was Hcltaittltt Schmidt? v ' IJid he operate ."murder pInnl"T , i ' i Old he have official Gorman con ditions? ' " ' ' i Diil he lure Rirl to t?t alleged , "ninriler plant", at Royal Oak on ' promises of marrlace. to be robbed ; or outraged and killed, and their boben buincdT f These are punlcs Detroit offi rials arc trying to solve, following Schmidl's suicidv). He killed htm self In jail lifter confessing that ' he burned the body, of Mi Au gusta Sieinbach of Now York. Miss Sieinbach disappeared a year ago. after Schmidt had tjired her to bis home by promising to aiarrv her Although admitting be burned her body, Schntldt In- listed she JtiJJeii herself wncn oo refused "to elope with her." When Schmidt's honw was searched a tin bos fail of women's jewelry was found hidden in an organ. There were 19. rings, throe small gold walrbes and great quantities of gold pins, earrings and other trinkets, many of them set with diamonds. He was said to have been a for mer German army officer. His face -bore" duelling srars. Ho was employed ill the Ford plant, and hod small pen drawings Df air plane parts' 4n his possession.' When arretted he denied that l.a could read or . wnip. bnt many papers in his haiid-vvrjting, in both Gtinian and English. ere iouml. . Shoes (tee tjctitg tjiade today to sell at any pwc if you bay a sJioe at a cheap price, yon are buying a cheap rftoe; that is; a shoe that hoeri &dvdirsie: -parii bliiietJ &r. 4, JeaUicr, aut is attractive in price oitiy. YOUIt BEST. PROTECTION IN BUYING SHOES 'ihat will statul tlie wear, holtl Uteir ehape, ani g'tve yj vaJae for every doilsst yon iiivrsi, is to iiUV UiNLV iiliOUNliitiii UANLS-siioes that have built p a ircjmiaiion for tJio people Hiatlc tlitmTHE BEST SHOES MADH IN AMERICA ARE - . '.'. AUGUSTS STEI.VIUCH AB KELLMUTH SCHM1UT It OL,DHE.RE FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN UTZ & DUNN CO., SELBY SHOES, 11ICE & IIUTCHIXS, EDUCATOR SHOES, HQ0S1ER SCHOOL SlIQIjlS. ALL SOLID LEATHER TOLDEM HULE C- Oat of lie 600 B. C If. Siort wilfe an Annual Puithasinj Powr of Orer 69 Niffioa dollars LSI StfiR FARMERS i I! CAKU OV THJi.VKS. tvish to thanlt those who! save their ftsndiy help and syin-l pathy dnrtng the long illness andj death of our, on and brother. LA GRANDE 4: I if FOB MEN AND BOYS FIEBKICK, FOX & HILKER, Bi?ADLEY'S CUSTOM SHOES, COGAN'S ARMY SHOESt BOY PROOF SHOES, ,E. C. SC5JFFERS. NOTHING HUT LEATHER I.J.M, hl'AK I'll'tJA fcMJl t'I Wo wish to thank specially 3.Its.Batt JilC Mil.-" VAMHllri.KN Kiddle for music rendered at thej JS ilK'OVKKlX HCHOOli fnaenri SErices, and Mr. and Mr. OOI SHARK IX KKD ; tHO&ij Norman Dccilef for ." the Kindness WOKK. ' . C'hcvfe ))oi,nttoiis,,'tvett As iteason Of liisateavattee. L(NE STAJl, May Mis. M. D. Watklns, ot Altec!, closed a second successful term oi school last week in district No. , The last day was spent In a i school picnic at Riverside Paris. A Icood time wa enioved hv all. The school has done Its "bit" for the Red Cross fay 'sending to our hoys In France, smiles la 'the form of scrap books and choice magazines They also made a number of tea towels and fourteen huudred gua J wines.' ' superintendent of Oregon, is. spend- , m a,.e giad to roJ)OI.t t!iat.M.8. inK the dasr in Wallowa ..nty and Vanderm(aen ,s raeoterlDS lTom her win return id la uranae iniB even- morning from Portland and will re wain over in La : .Grande until Friday. ' . , ' Mrs. M. t. Irvine and Bon retnrn eii to tlieir home in North Powder this maraiug after spending several weeks here on account of the little boy's health. 13. F. Carlton, assistant school fieclr gii'oa.in Bany ways. " ygnrntutm. Aiso ihanit'thosa whoso kindioJ the Jluiuiy Valentine, Idcj drs- tSPeai. J thoughts were exyressed ' hy send- Sfsl' . Jobbers . of 18 Eloventli St, iae Ilowora. .. i t'ot'tmntl, one ot too Seat Known Mr. nd Mrs. G. U. V. WALKER drug salesmen of the- i'aeific coast, Pr P. WALKER. ! ba suddenly dropDr front sight, AND PA5IJi,y. I NEW TODAY! WA NTEE Cirf for "jonsefsorfe, 5 family of Swo. Inijuire this olfice. .. ..... . 1 5-Stf WAMTKli Mstt ta wrlc on farm. Ptxifcc ntBR tt faattij-; ltosa attd garden lot fnrmshod. ii ifi iyor (and, Jt'jmo Phon 21i. R-2-Jtnd ichoclt Iransattions, according tot (charges In a . wacrani tor his ar- j Reel 3832, I'.- Lavcojn, I'aivhansv, AI--IKM Ti YKAIW. ; Many -,. men and woviiea arv, sick and 'doa't knaw et. Sgh&q stiver discover ihat SS)- fcavf Si!5iiu tvoubl .until they ajjoly ttz !& insurance. The kldnovs are work ins nil lie liaie, ftittn-ing pulaotiijw A4te ot of tli-e olood stre&ts, wltea tnev Iwcowjs weaefBA or iSe ranged, bauitacho,- paina in tide and senilis, 3-attlli rauuiaijaai, langwldnesa, swoilon Joints ami othtT aytuptoavs ; dvlop. W. fi. Phone JM!S, Og'tat,. Arlc, writes: "PoJey Ing. UNCLE SAM "DEALS PACIFISM KNOCKOUT. recent illness. Her son, Bonnie, who has been called to the colors, left last hnrsda7 for the training camp. :;, '; Mr. and Mis.. Jlenderson have re turned to their home, after siicnd ing the winter in Washington. Mrs. Lara Woodell ninile '. Iv,isi ness trip to La Grande Friday.- The farmers In this .-1 nitv are showing their patriotism tx as sisting each other with the5.- Sjpring seeding that more food may ie rais ed to feed onr allies. Mrs. Frank Grelner has had a se vere attack of tDns'iiitis, but is Improving. . r.-rr, .. cesc aars uw Oregon tiuurutii, j 3v ; . ' 1 ' hvartant has been issued In behalf r , -r r . . . ...... 1 mr., aiw jira. j.. YJUAiM, ot the I(tioei.M Hotei Co which a-: Mr, and Mrs. K. E. WALKER heees that It cashed a SJOO check drawn on tho First National bank: DUliBAR (of Portland, Tho check was re- . L ! turned roariirii "Snsufficiont fttnd." K. SHORT Uf. Slchel cldltns to ne another vle '. tlin to tho cmonnt .of ?2fi. I Valeniino is well known UtrcuKH- ottt this section, espoclaliy. anions those engageii Sn-tho dvus tvadw Eirer try ttdvertwinst ? E-2,t j Kidney fills XEtfiey&iS me of sc-veva : jkldntsy rotihlee 3t tltroe r years Islanding." Sold everywhere. - v W. AN1J FAMILY Mr. and Mis.' 3 ANE FAMJLi'. Mr, and Mrs. W, ASD KAMI Li". " s-2-it - A WANT AI will do it. TB PENDLETON WAY,. Unique I'lan For Raising Necessary Red Cross Funds. LLiNfOJsi: Cncle Sam uncorked a knock out to pacifists and conscientious .objectors when the War Depart ment closed the case of Brent'Dow . Allison, Chicago pacifist and Har- The Pendleton Tribune says: A round thousand dollars for the sena torial nomination was the successful bid at the Red Cross Buction this after noon. The bidder was Mrs. Robert N. Stanfield, the nomination'tp go to her husband, Umatilla county's aspirant; for the Republican honors. Buck, the Roundup Buffalo, brought i in $700. He was bought, after spi'r-j ited bidding, by Elmore Moore forj $700. It was immediately announ.ed i Yard stndentt who had refused to !tuat tne buffalo was now the prop-j TeTl iZj'"SSSk ...: erty of the men, women and children authorities to arrest Allison and -jof Pendleton and its neighborhood and; sena turn to camp urani. rno ) that the animal woum oe lacteneo up : Allison case obtained nation-wide L..t t m, imo. WOuii be; Interest because of letters he had written to the War Department which caused his recall from ths consular service in Swltcerland be foro ho had taken charge of his duties, i The closing at the case is regarded as a precedent which will bo followed by the government la tatuie pacifist cases. 'made into sandwiches to be sold for the benefit of the Red Cross, j The governorship wiii'bg sold to- i night at 9 o'clock. Great Wkst Slocks Isolated, It's the shortage la ships that Is putting tho Aliii-s and tho United States on wheat rations. Great stocks of wheat nre iso lated In India, and Australia. At ' great sacrifice la ship space and use tho Allies are forced to so- : cure some wheat'f rotu Argentina. On January 1, Australia had stored Vm.OOOHXt bushels of wheat, th.-it was ready for ex port but there were no ships.' .Then catno tho now crop wllh an ekporlnble surplus ot Sl,00, 008 bushels. Mow Atistmlla h apprusSnmtely 1S0.WU,KW bush els wailing for ships. . , Imiin, at the same time, had 70,IWMM bushels of wheat stored for cspnrt. During April WfiOOJiW ba.vhcl morn out of the new crop will ho added to the pile. - Argentina closed the last shln pbiff srasnn with t!,0tK,KX bushels of vshent left In thd slwiu aval)a!)lo for p.tporf. Tho new crop ti iil add ISD.tW.OOO. to tlie left over. . It is nit a piihlein that tho wiwat dws not exist In tha wnrid (t is entirely jiroldcta of Kbipplns. which has thrown on Aniei'ltvi the obiSsniStm of divid Uig our stock with tho Allies. ! OREGON IAN. The agency of The Oregonsatt ibeen chanscd from Jay Van Barcn's to the POTMAN DRUG STORE. 6-Kf.j tt hsc j BABY CH1X WJi jj repuUinn'sn PrtuSom Hi pitff ait io yco. 22 wAv chuDert, tnt tiw bait. Wata tor PtfKnv Cmoent SOME CORSET FAGTS THEATRE ' ....... ..TUG HO'JSE OK QUA LIT V- t : i : rVt. ( r n mn rs-irwrs-r trrm J . r . .. . C TODAY , ; : Some strange current of mystery and intrigue was stveep ing h?r alontr. Her fatlw-r Intel been killed, her lawyer too, and her sweetheart arrested as the iiuirtkrer. What Avas it all about? Does she solve the problem? , See Mrs. Vernon Castle : iii the thrilling PatherPlay , "The HiHcrest Mysteiy ALSO A COMEDY. em Rememb This! THAT ALL CASH OH&EBS ASE DEtiVSHKy FBEEJ- I.arge Can Dills ...... t . . . .2Bc J5sh , , . , , ,17y Rult Caooaottt, lb. . . . . . , . ,2?c ? Celluloid Hdu cH .lc Half Cat. Molasjseg iSe 3loa Bwh, lavwu Pkg. . . . ttfe S?go Milk Viz Blueing, per bottle He Alt . Crises, Jarjr rami. -3Sr Half 0i. Log Ciibm Syrup, 73c , Taothyicl . 4c Kosedaia Pmeapple . . . . iiz J?ci3, Oat Meal Soap .....St tssatt 011-'.i.v.. , ,'. ; .35, 'Sfeiifaro ffir, fars . ; . Al'M : Pearl Barley, &. ... ,V. . . larro HoSJ TriJei Paper Te t.arjr Pjrfc ott4 Beans .... . Aduttesat to . S-ti6l Potatoes, tan ....... 2e Fresh Asparagus, 2 15as. ... .2Sc CutBDMOry Butvev, Toil ...;.Stc . Half TtaU Credit ordcra aro alsa dolnwrmi, but a thnrB ti S ryex vtsA va mada c the account at the and oi the month. . JOEL'S GROCERY COliNER CEDAR AXD VASllIXCiTON 1 J OIL BURNERS Yr wool-is gene, the smier is Iiere, that oil hnniar: that you lnva loiigoi ivr is ready to iiisten ia your Kange-FREE TRAIL and - guarantee cover joa? 3ai'3. Furniture Exchange I'ir and JrffMf E. S. OONOHCE B!ack till Best Prices Paid for Used Furniture i-djiuujiu vjJiy.r..s; iuk w ivmn oaa or two taot.?aaa;t l.nl't.ira nnA in ,)fl nA tL-a qnnnnl Grantia Chapier.of tiielio you I JliB La orantia Cnapier.of the io you Id fiil out .'the aitaohed Red Cioes Is compelled to malce sl)scvlpllon Want- for as much as another sptfeal io the patriotic ciii-)ou can sparo Monthly for lliis veij zens of this community. The funds irasectiat work! or the Chapter are Inadequate to the liemaiiiiB iaiie apon it for the purchase of material onl sunslies which It is supposed lo furnish. At the prsent time the chapter finds Itself la delft about Jl.OOO, having expended since April 16, 1317, to April 1, 1918, 124.347.38. La Grande, Oregon. .... 1318 ! I hereby agree to pay to Lb tirando Chapter of the Red Cross the sum ot paya We on ihe first iSaj of each month. ' , Signed. , i; These coupon and monthly pas'- j J There are, at coarse, corsets ami bad corsets A good corset molds you to Its shape. You moid poov roreot to yottr shnpe. Tht Is why your figure improves ( nniler the infiuence of.an ar tistically designed and trail 'ttiarfe corset. : .' j rx-OTvt Laoed J Their indebtedness at this time in ments can he turned la to cither excess ot tnetr assets is i,oir.63. ' oa i vjiujiub. P. I,. 3.i;:VKHi?, Cltairniao. i la order to hold the chapter's ' charter and tontlnue the good work which Is now more neceassrp and essential than ever before in the history ot the war, the chapter has found that It will have to jrceive a regular monthly Income amount-, S1HS. T. N. MEHPHy. .MRS. K. W. LOO AN". MRS. H. Tl. I.EITER. O. L. LAJ15SO.V. Finance Committee Adv. 4-11-lOt pd . are riesi'sntrf by the most skillful and eonsccitientij' the highest paid designer in ihe business. PAULINE JUEDERLE BOTH TOOSES For Sale 3 Dodge Touiing Cars 1 Maxwell Toming Car 1 Reo Touring Car 1 Grant Touring Car Used But Not Abused Daniel Auto Co. Mi AIMMS AVENUE
