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WETyi-ISn.Y. AUGUST f!l. 11R LA GRANDE EVENING. OBSERVER PAGE THREE- r::::::::::::::::::::::::, i !! . 1 : i i RED CROSS DRUG STORE i i! Si The Kodak :: Store !L.......... .......... - ii ! 2?ocinl and Pensonal i I-ionald Colo la in the city from Enterprise. . , U E. McI)oe, of Pendleton, Is a visitor In the city, Ernest U. Root Is In .he city from Pleasant Valley, R. 15. Miller, of Imblor, Is .visit-iiiuy ing frauds In the city. Mrs. C, Miller is a visitor In La Grande from Wallowa. W. W. Kirklund, of Imblor, visiting) friends In Ln Grande. E. J. ForayUio Is visiting Grande from KlinboKon, Ohio. Is La J. E. Folsom Is In the city from Elgin on a short buslnoss trip. H. I'. Dnrrols of Corvallis is spending the (lay In La Grande. Jack Wllhito and wife of Pendlo ,ton, i aro ' visiting friends In La Gramlo. J, n. Couvlriglit, of the, U. P. system, is in tho city- on a brief business visit J, F. Swan is visiting friends in La Grande, having come ovorrom linker yesterday jblscults is to bake tlieni in an ov Frank Coley drovo over from on-" Cove this morning ln his auto, on Tho rest agreed, and with help a short business trip, some hungry doughboys they ', (tot the chocolate boiler working Mrs. John Theison and son, Bernard will go to Portland tomorrow for an extended visit with friends. Mr nml Mn R .T Kiti'lion will leave for Portland tomorrow morning !CH to visit friends 5cr several days. j C. E. Short and family went to Enterprise oday to visit friends and look nftor biminess lnntlnru. Gonoral Superintendent M. J. Huckley, arrlvod in the city this morning, nml will reinuin hero fur a few days, on a short business trip. m , - - ' -j- -. ;. Miss Nolle Barnes, who has been with the Observer for several weeks, left this morning for Baker to remain for a day and then will make a bun - ness trip into Grant county. Mrs. Maymc JJnyville, formerly Miss Maylne Hawfcin's, of Bnkcr,-is here today visiting iriends and attend ing to business matters. She was a . former resident of! La Grande. Recent letters from "Pat" Foley anil L. L. Snodgruss, now in the officers' training camp at Eugene, sl.ilo good that they aro getting into shape, for bard work im- proving every day. E. R. Patterson, of the Northwest School Furniture Co., is in the city. Mr. Patterson is figuring with the manager of the Arcade Theatre for new scuts and is making a seating plan for tho theatre. Dan Clark, the O.-W. live stock man, was in La; Grande last ev - enlng looking after the eonipany's 1 buslness ln his lino. 'Ho says there is quite a lot ot live stock moving and he expects a lively run for he next, few weeks. Mr. nnd Mrs. Hugh G. Dull hnYe returned from the hills of Wallowa county where they spent several days immediately after their mar liago In North Honil, Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Hall have traveled Oregon vm-v tlint-nni.ilv nn their vti'il,Un trip, having staKed In' the lle.avy i estate contract was concluded yester spruce timber or Coos Day und 'lay and the case will be decided later, closed their Journey in the pine! The court began hearing testimony forests ot the high mountains of j this morning in the case of Hawkins Kaste,rn Oregon. Mr. Hall Is back ; vs. Mayville, on trial to show property with The Observer nnd is receiving n cordial welcome. ' MISSING j ! ! J I' KEEPING YOUR PLEDGE. .J. v " a a- 'and lookout Mountain, returning by i , f j way of Eagle Valley, says that the J- ' Buy your stamps early. Those . I hnv cn jn thnt valeVi especially al you purchase are evidence that ( fulfai wi 9nnw nl.gc yicl(Sj and that I- yon are keeping your pledge . -J. , thc cnltle in the vapy seem to be in i xou also pieugea yourseu 10 J economize during the war. The 'I' government is requesting that j J you do not buy articles not J necessary for your health and ! efficiency. You will thereby re J lease both labor and material J I" fqr the manufacture of articles j- needed to support our brave J lsiys "over there," who are j 1st ! now so heroically driving the r huns back. They make good 4- their pledge. Are you keeping .1. ? YOURS? Buy all you can af- ford. 4. F. U MEYERS, j-8-19-4t. County Chairman. 1M UNDER i ARE COOL ML JJ.t'OOK . MKAI.K .KOIt ."lU'NtiKV KOl.MKItS IX Tltl'lNVHICS -1 Crave Women lit Ulie K'nnt Pro-. iaro Meats llWiveoii III? Times Jj (if KIll'llH tly FRANK J. TAYLOR (United Press Stuff Correspondent) IN I-OHUAlNK, AUK. ' 1. (Dy Mall.) This Is rouf that women can lin Just ns fool under shell fire an muii. Maybe they can be cooler. . .- ' , The heroines of tills bombard ment nro Mrs. W. O. Hammond of Nun- York City, Miss llelgu liuin- of Goodrich, Minnesota, uiul MIss'l.iilu Lawyer ot Schuoctauy, IN. Y. Tiny make doughnuts, pies, cuke and chocolate for buiiyy dougliboys who flock to the SaJ v.i.lon Aimy hut- in but thut would bo telling. One, fins morning tho soldiers and clviluus of the town In which .this hut Is located were startlod when a huge (let-man shell lit on a bulling and blew It to 'pieces. Tho town had not bo shelled for years. Past I.imch Time Everyone took to dug-outs, while more jholls continued to come in Willi slar.'.ing regularity. . Every one stayed in tho dug-outs, and af ter a few .hours everyone began to get real hungry. It was past incut time, and as yet no lunch. JJhorty afier noon, Mrs. Ham-' piond tolil hur assistants, "We've got to. make somo chocolate and biscuits for these boy around Iiere, or they II starve. Wo can fix up tho chocolate heater In ' n dug-out, but tho only way to make ""'" Protected ly a strong wall. Then tno gins oegan ngimng. Tho shells camo In very regularly. Chances were that tho methodical boche mind would never slip a Work lleHveen Shells "We'll go up to the kitchen nf- j ter c!i' ht shM "rrives- ,mi'f biscuits !r"r ul?ht '"' . heu come down here until -tho next shell ar-. riven," , said Mis. Hammond, "We'll fool these Germans." . ; So ihuy did, and bquji , had a j batcli of biscuits under way, and then another. As they put them Into Mie-oven, one -of t!ie U la ail, "Duliqvo mo, if tnese baches throw a shell In hero while tho biscuits are hiking it's going to be some- Th(, boeheg (1(ln.t mt kt(.h. ' wi(h anj, f, tl,elr elf,hly ui(, !,,i,nii. and -the. douL-hbovs surelv enjoyed hot jtiisc'ults and chocolate. The gliln inovod only when -.the f.oldiei'S did,'' toi another town, where they coiitnued their work. SUriiOMIiUlt. OTII IS DATH. City School Superintendent Hampton ranuounccs that school U (days will begin for the children of Grande at 9 o'clock Monday morning, Sop-lember !Hli. It is ex pectr1 that all will be on hand Iroiiiitl-. to assist the teachers ill aiTUUKiug me oiiieieni eijsses and grades. KI'.WINti (1,111 TO MKHT Tho ten girls of the Sewing Club will , meet this nflcrnofm at :the esidence of Mrs. Princo, at 1 910' Fourth Street, for the ipur- pose of making aprons for their own user All their work Is dono undor the direction of Iho Domestic. Science teachers of tho O. A. C. AKOUM) THE (X)L ItT HOUSE. The taking of testimony in the case of Jlinnio Ilerr ugainst the McAlistcr heirs, for specific performance of real values of defendant, against which ex ecution may issue. KAGLE. VALLEY CROPS. .TncL- Mcr.-ivlhv. who returned this nwrn-mR from n motor trip to Durkee excellent condition. HOY PAROLED. Judge Phy, of the juvenile court, paroled Jackson Butler on his future good behavior. ' MISSING Cash paid for second baud ool l-ooks In good condltk 'vnl.orn '. family Drug Bto condition. 8-20-St. FAMILY DRUO STORC L.A GRANOCOWtaON. ' BRITISH HEAVY. BATTERY IN ACTION ' -' - - . IVilish Imtti'ry of heavy guns hurling shells at. tho Huns In Plimdors. CANNING CLUB MEET TOMORROW YOl'XO LAWKS OFKKK TO CAS KIII'IT A.M VICtiCTABLUS i'Oll IKtHIOWlVKS. There v.lll bo a meeting of High Shoo Girls' canuliy; club tnmor. row evening at the High School building. . ; Miss Inez Knowles Is tho leader of (he, club, and will teach Domes tic Science In ' tho High School when the fall term opens, Septem ber pth. Mis8- Knowles announces that they aro doslrous ot cunning oltlior frultH or vegetables for the- house, wives of La Grande, or other lud- ies who hire their canning done for thorn. A small charge Is made by tho club for Its sorvlces, the proceeds of their work being don ated to the, Hed Cross. Mr. Prince stated this morning that the club has hd roomful of cun ning tools, now lying idle, and asks that for so worthy a cause the la dles of La Grando phone to Miss KnowleB and n member of the club will o ill fr 'the foods desired to be canned and will return them when the work Is flninshed. Mr. Prince added that Miss Knowles Is a graduate herself of the O. A. C. department of domes tic science, and all. the club mem bora,. can according to, the, methods taught in collegor so. thut their work Ciinnbt'fuil to bo of the best. MISSING Ls, ;,oitfcN .tJi'ARi),: imhmv. Tho Oregon "Ounrd appeared for drill, on. the streols last evening In company forilatlon. ' ,1 It" is ovldenl: Hint they nro beiiiR wejl : drilled, Jhtl aro preparing for any eniergenchat may call them out. . , Recruits nrt'tfeeded, and Captain Nelson miys ijiiiit all business men, beyond tho! draft ago, should ally themselves Willi , theso'Hwo compan ies for the exercise alone is worth the short hour of drill once lyich week. : J. D. Casey Is hero for a brief visit from Menchain. J. W. Speelinan, of Enterprise, Is visiting friends In tho city,. J. P. Wood Is In the city from Durkee. ' MISSING . Just. to 'Ourselves. ,;. It Is hard to ho really just to our selves. A greut many of us lire mort lenient with our own fnults than with those of other people, while not a few censnre themselves far more harshly for a false step than they would thjnk of censuring another. What we should strive for Is to he neither too exacting not too lenient where our shortcomings are concerned, but to give ourselves Iho benefit of simple Justice. "Mother of Presidents." Virginia bus sometimes been called mother of presidents because she has furnished so many us compared with other states. Since the foundation of the government eight of our presidents have been nntlves of Virginia und no other state has furnished more than live. Of twenty-seven presidents eight were born In Virginia, six In Ohio, two In New York, two ln North Carolina. twn in Massachusetts and one each In New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Ken tucky, Vermont and Nctf Jersey, Thrift! Some years ago when I was working for a civil engineer the resident en gineer requested the draftsmen In the London olllce nhvuys to send linen I racings, and lis large as possible. On visillug the work I discovered the reason. When the tracings wcrijdone with his wife boiled tlieni down und nmde shirts for her little Ihijs. U. Arden Mlnty, F. It. I. It. A., In Lon don Mull, Early-Day Road Makers. The Romans were the great road makers of olden times, nnd li e lirlll.d are their successors. Sir Willlutn ltob ertson, chief of thc Imperial ueueral stuff of England, astonished n coinpuli) of diners by reninrklng thut the Drltlsli In Krnnre used fiO.OiH) tons of stone In Uve weeks In road building. Ml. SSI. Mi - - n. rvs. Photo ta?Vfc' WOltK IX I, ATM BONl DltlVCK ASTOMSIIKD TMK MKS Oregon's f utiles Made lteniurkable Khoivintt ' For This State Is . Aiiiioiinceil. IWItb- a ' big bond Issue heaving In sight the Udls ot Oregon are already making their arrangements tO'Ugnln take, up the. work und do their part in selling ho status quota. ; ' More than a million dollars of liberty bo 11 (Is were sold by women In tho last campaign. Now, beforo wo realise It, tho fourth liberty loan will be hero nnd the, women of Oregon will bo allied upon- to do their part. The com mittees aro lined up and the names of women who are good workars are card-indexed. Harmony pre vails and patriotism is tho first consideration. Mrs. Surah A. Evans Is stale chairman. Mrs. W. W. Calkins In vlcechnlrmnn for Southern Oregou and Mrs O. T. Cochran tor Eust orn Orogbn. , : Mrs. Evans returned recently from Chicago, whore' she attended the meeting of women'B committee eliiLii-ninn. of nil the states. - TJie, ; Pvileral . veseryo , han ks. In ,12 M .UOkL t-ttr VlHinuillT CfHU I consuiitdil lit. put. wonion on their! committees. - It was found that notable foatiire of the third ; loasj ; was tho fact that tho women Isold -fy j largo hinount of bonds-at' a; .vyiaf small expense., ." 1 v: '' f Sl l're.naiiatlnns 'for Hie coming -Itsri erty loan campaign will ndt: In af' I way stop tho wheels Of progress ;ln j other patriotic work, jche, womea's : comniltteo of tho Council of l)e-j fonso will continue", tp regisier! nurses. Young wofiien biilwepn; the ages of 19 and j3G who wish : to bo of greut service to humanity am registering to train tq bo re gular nurses. :' - A few statistics on what women have dono will he Interesting: 1,000,000 women subscribed -to the first Liberty loan,' J 1,1 G4,a8S,07.r) subscribed to Second Liberty loan by and through women; , 1 8,0.110 women In - one, state alonn nnd nearby ' counties helped- sell the, Third Liberty, loan; 17,000,000 pieces of publicity on Second Lib erty loan distributed through wo nion. . : ' . Keep Teeth Clean. An English physician.. hn advanced the theory that the juices of the mnulli are Intended to keep the teeth clean, not to prepare food for digestion, as generally believed, ' ' Natural Sequence. , In one of his essays AHstollo says this: "I have noticed Unit land thai produces beautiful flowers und lus cious frultH also produces a very ex cellent, Intelligent and uh!j class of men und women." Aristotle seemed to look upon I his us n sort of coincidence, but later In life he discovered (but In stead of being a coincidence It was a seaiuuvHw SlMMUIl COMPLAINT. During the hot weather of the ptimmcr niontbs some member or almost every family is likely to be troubled with an unnatural looseness of tho bowels, and It l of the, greatest Importance that tills he treated promptly, which can only be done when the medicine Is kepi on hand. Mrs. P. F. Scott, Scotls- vlll, N.Y.. states: "I first lined Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy as much as five, years ago. At that time I had a severe at tack of summer complaint and wan suffering Intense pain. One dosi relieved me. Other members of my family have since used It with like results." One of the new copywrfght nov. els by Oene 8Uatton-Porf or 'A Daughlcr of the Sand." Silver- thorn's have them. Dy.-8-20.lf si FAMILY DRUO STORE LA ORANDCORCQON, WOMEN SELLERS DFIANY BONDS USED OLDSMOBILE Rlht-cyllnder, seven-passenger 1U18 model Oldsniobllet abso lutely ns uooU as new. This is net a wornout model! but a strict- -ly modern car, with every convenience and Vef inement. ! Houk wire wheels and fine grade seat covers. Mechanically, this car is in perfect shape. Present cost of car new with equipment is . $2350; will sell for $1050 cash. - , Seo W. R. Reinhardt, Sommer Hotel, La Grande Human Development ' Man has been on the earth perhaps some twenty odd thousand years, and It Is only tho last three thousand that we nro much concerned with. To sup I lose that a modern Fngllshman must necessarily bo at a higher stage of mental development than nn undent Greek Is almost the same mlstuke us to argue thut Drowning must be a better poet than Wordsworth because ho came laler. If the. Sou), or the brain, of man Is developing, II Is not developing as fast or so steadily as all that. Gilbert Murray In the Ciu-. tnry Magazine. I THE LOCAL MARKET. Sugar Creamery Butter . Country Butter . . Eggs, Fresh .... Flour Cantaloupes ..... Green Onions Radishes JOc lb .(10c lb, $l.t0 roll fific lb, $1.10 roll Tide dor. $2.7&(;a3.0t . . . lGe, 2 for 2Bc ....5c, S for 10c 2 for 15c .15c lb. , ; Go bunch Oregon Tomatoes Beets Cubhago ........ ,-. .80 ; lb. 10 uml IGc 4 Tor 2G Illbs 25c . :....!llbs 25c .4'ic lb. .....HVtc ' lb. for 25c. $1.50 box. 7o lb. . 20e Id.,, 80c has. 20c lb ...25c lb , 20Ti 25c head . 30 and l!5c doz. , '. 64c Ffnd Lettuce .... Cucumbers . . . Green Beans Wax Beans ...... New Spuds . , . Wacrmelons Pouches, 1.1c, 2 Musk Melons . , Concord Grapes Egg Plant ... :. Bell Peppers . . . Cauliflower Green Corn . . , Butterfat ...... (Less 1 cent per lb. of crenm.) SHERRY THE HOUSE Blue Ribbon Feature . . THE MARRIAGE -S-7. SPECULATION'' ' ' :". Starring Mildred Manning, . ' and "HUSTLE AND HARMONY," Comedy. 1 Last Showing Today. Tomorrow, "Aladdin and miiiiiiiiniiuniiiiiuinuiniMiWHiiMiiMnniHiiiiii Because Stanolax is not a violent cathartic. It is a mild, thoufclt certain, treatment for Con stipation. It cannot upset the digestion. It can not cause the slightest physical strain or pain. It is tasteless, colorless, odor less. It is neither digested nor absorbed by thu system. In other words, Stanolax is unlike harsh purfrutivos. Stiinolox is nn internal lu bricant. It softens the bowel content nnd makes possiblo the normal func tioning of the intestines. It i:i a scientific odvom'e ment, duplajiiiAold wu s. SMQLAX FOR CONSTIPATION. STANOLAX U for ule in (Nam of HiMimiMiAlllllHIIIJ2!ilJHj!IHg tliiiiiai;::t::iiii!i-i-:i,Ki C. D. Putraan Red Cross Dmg Store I - Ideals. We must love Ideala and strngsle , toward theiu ourselves, but we must not use theio excessively In the meas urement of others. David Swing. NEW TODAY! FOR RENT Furnished rooms for . rent. Phone Red 3171. . 8-81 tf WANTED Permanent work, at once, by boy 10; mother und sister de pendent. P. O. Box 847. 8-21-3t WANTED. To : rent, ' by ; young couple without children,' small Furnished House with modern conveniences and garden. State . terms And location to ''A." care of The Observer. tf FOR SA LE Eight-cylinder, Beven pnssenger 11118 model Oldsmobile; absolutely as good as new. This is not a wornout model, but a strictly modern car, with every convenience nnd refinement. Houk wirewheels and fine grade seat cuvers. Mechan ically, this car Is in perfect shape. ' Present cost of car new, with equips ment, is $2350; will sell for $1060 cash. See W. R, Reinhardt, Sum mer, La Grande, Or. - - The vf.ry freshest and best lot of candy lnade you oan buy. by tho 10 cents worth . or by the box at Sllverlhorn's , . . . Dy.8-20-tf. FAMILY" DRUO STORK ' L SSANOCOSsaON. THEATRE OF QUALITY. VVi 4kw : the Wonderful Lamp." 1 Delicate Stomachs Welcome Stanolax If you have occasional or chronic constipation, try the Stanolax treatment at once. Note the results. Note how you can keep fit and avoid serious dif ficulties, Ono bottle is convincing. Standard Oil Company . (Indian! f:klcMto. U. 8. A. City) by Sold by Silverthorn's Drug Store La Grande Pharmacy Furnisliiiags! Tliat's a coiiipi'ehonshe tfitvi HKrludaig fSliii'ts, jNeckwt'iir, Undt'vwt'iir, J lalf Hose; .'nl- jliii's, Gloves, IVUs, yusii'n(l- els; J landkiM't'liKHs, Jewelry, and othei' itenis o I: dress f o): -' men. '', ,: . Wb t'hoosfi heso tilings slow-. ly,' carefully" with skill, taste and jiidiiient. '.-'Our; aim is to liave (iialittes, quantities, and varieties that will attract and interest ineii 1 who deinaiid-tlie newest et'-,' f efts the best values. Ex pert personal seleetitm is the policy that. keeps the stock . ii'Ksh, bright and distinctive : If you find' displays here fuller of. color, and sparkle . arid diversity thn.ii elsewhere ; it is because we never perniit our enthusiasm ' to lagtir our efforts to fag. -v jVlcrt; wide-awake,- we are ..in the fore-front of 'progress. ,', ...'A-rrwis ' Golden Rule CHICHESTER SPILLS .TUB 1HAMONO IJHA.MI. A sVptiirvi AK jrwuc irrnxi 11111' llruvsslat. DlAHUMk 1U(NI I'IKLH. for a ft run wun ti rt. ai-v Kciiai-w F-SQU) 6V WIL'fililSTS EVERYHHER5 Working p m and " Credit : I This combiiiiition is net't'ssni'v "to-.' sup- fi.) )ort most (iJ'fiictivo- ly thc iiitcnsivo, war-tinii! -effort of (i?) tint business man. A ' feature of , thc fiJ souiul, helpful coin niereial b an lei ng jj--jioliey here main tained is to extend gf) business patrons the largest possible- 0 measure of eoopera- fy) tion. ' '; ',: -. vi' ffi Our officers eor- dially invite consul tation upon all mat- Si! tin's wherein we can be of service and hold such coiifereu-i-Pri in strictest con fidence. -,8 ikt.()0 OPENS AN . ACCOUNT.. United Stales National Rank t n t.. r,. Uil VJllllllIU, jV K1V tawsr -13"CS WF Capital Banking
