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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1918)
7 PAfTTC TWO :i,:rrrr .t .1. Women's Fall Goats $15 to $150 New Belted Styles with Large Fur Collars Semi-Fitting Coats with Wide Belts New Plush Coats, in the Newest Styles, some with the New Roll Collars whether you have in mind a Coat for utility wear or for dress occasions, you cannot do better than come to Hills' Dept :Store. 'WDUNDD,;yANKS " IN A LONDON hospital F LI LI n s o 1 ' 5 URVEY ID E ;ovkimht itKifrnT f which SI ITUKS OS SKIT. I. n Mont fSdiploH There In !iuk In crease Over HtippllcH On Hum! One' Vear Atfo. WASHINGTON, U.C., Oct. $L The commercial stocks of wheat ro Imrtcd tu tho Department of .Ajrrl cultuio In a food survey dator Kop tetnber 1, 1918, amounted to 114,- J.U.H2 bushels. Thoso ' figures rol cjr to mocks actually reported cud do not represent the total eom- nioclal stocks of tlin countiy, nor do they iiirludu storks on farina or. the dato of tlie survey. Tho " Blocks reported wore hold by 11 271 firms, consistinK of elevators, warehouses, grain mills, and whole- Halo dealers, and wore, coual to Z.'IO.O nor cunt of the slocks hold by tho sumo firms on Hcplcinlior 1, 1!17, or throe three tlmos as luiKe , us tlin stocks on hand a year uko. Supply Flames 4 'omimivil. The commercial visible supply figures, as published by the Chl ruKO Hoard of Trade; for the near est date, show 48,821,000 bushels of wheat as against r.058,000 bush els a year aun, and tho correspond ing Huidstrcet figures for 1918 rhow 51,e:ill,000 bushels us nKiiLust 10.315.000 bushels for 11)17. Theso fliruros, as well s the results of tho moro extensive survey, show u ory great relative Increase In the ccniinerciul stocks of whc,it on Sep tember 1 this year as compared with tiiri same dulo In 1917. This Increase, as pointed out In connec tion wllh the report lor August 1, in duo to un earlier season and a nloro rapid movement of grain Into commercial channels, as well as to nil Increased yield. Oilier Cereals. ' Tho commercial stocks of olhe,r rerouls reported for September 1, llllR, according to tho department rtiitonieiit, wore as follows: Corn, 3l.71!;, 878 bushels; odls, 64,118:1,. Of,!) bushels; barley, 111,299,104 bushels: and rye, 4,119,1112 bush els. Thoo stocks represent the following percentages of the cor responding stocks on September 1, 1917: Corn, 2ns.fi per cent oats. 140.1 per - cent; barley, 84 per cent; and rye. lf2.8 per cent. Tho commercial slocks of flour mid corn meal as reported for the Hurvoy. were: Wheat flour white, 4,6:i9.:i2S barrels; wlmlu wheat nnd grnhnin flonr, 147. 4B5 barrels: barley Hour. 1K7,1SS barrels: rye flour, 22f,,127 barrels: coin flonr. ?0,522,27fi pounds; corn meal, 74, 042,85:1 pounds; buckwheat flour. 2,284,530 pounds, mixed flour, 8,- :i3.t,324 pounds. These storks re present the, following per rentages of the .stocks on hand a year ago; Wheat flour, while, 140 por cent; whole wheat and graham flour, 1C4.7 per cent; bailey flour, 2.G90. 4 per cent; rye flour, 274.4 per cent; corn flour, 920.3 per cent; corn meal, 189 por cent; buckwheat flour, S1.7 per cent; mlxcl flour, 202.2 per cent. (selected Commodities,; Klovators, warehouses and whole sale dealers ropoited slocks of beans amounting to 14,177,030 bushels, while wholesale; grocors and warehousemen report the fol lowing commodities in the amounts Indicated: Rico, (ill, 897, 201 pounds; lolled onta, 4 1,1180,074 pounds; canned saliuofi, 81,000,000 pounds; canned tomatoes, iil,i92,:iiil pounds; canned com, 23,01)3,901! pounds; sugar, VI, 194, 430 pouuds. These stocks represent tho follow ing percentages of the corresooud lug storks on hand Sept. 1, 1917: Beans, lfifi.l pr,r cent; rice, 30.7 per cent; rolled oats, 120.G per cent; canned salmon,- 104. G per cent; canned tomatoes, 107.8. per cent; canned corn, 71 per cent; su- l-ttr, 99.0 per cent. PEACH PIT CONTEST Central ttchonl Makes fiood llegin. nlug In Campaign. ."Over the Top't onco more Is the ciy at the Central school, for I'rof. Prince has slnrled Ilia peach pit campaign In his usual result- get ting manner. Kvety youngsior is out to win for his room and there lb a hurpy conical on between the differunt vooniH s to which will bring In I ho most peach plls. A minimum of 200 plls has been plac ed on every pupil for It takes that number ' to make n pioper gas contnlner for Iho soldiers, and ev ery child Is working hard lo bring In ut least enough pits for one container. One loom In tho school already has report! 8, .Hill pltn nnd the con test bus only fairly begun. Tlin Central building now has 500 pounds ready to forward and by Ihn end of tho week It Is expected that this amount .will bo greatly increased. It Is Interest lug to know that It' requires seven pounds f seeds of othor than peach pita to do what 200 peach phs will do. fi i I t ' ' -, 1 ?' Lr u i i i i ' t - c rir Mw mi 1 c w 1 .s '1 dW i- 9 C 9 trr h Wenlrrn Wwio.pr Union; 7he.se American soldiers are convnl.'sclnv from wounds in n London hospital. They are receiving the best o. trcniinciit mid seem qulto content with their lot. HONORS WON A I THE STATE Fl YOUNG FOLKS IllUNfl UNION COUNTY TO THE FRONT Rnotlt Was a Great Attraction to All Visitors at Salem Last Week. Drop In and see Iho new factory line of Shopping and Hand l'lirses. There Is unlhlng lnler than those ut Kilverlhorn's, Pnlly 10-1-tf Wkly It S s FAMILY DRUG STORE LA ORANOCOnEOON. , When Maud Spain, of Union, took the blue ribbon at the stato fair on her exhibit of market cunning ind Ruiph Clark, of the La Gmnde High School, secured a blue ribbon on po tatoes they put Union county in tho honor class by a big mtirgin. 'In the first place it da a difficult matter for any county to secure one first ribbon and this county got away with two. The young folks will also be rewarded further and in a way that will be of great benefit to them. They will be given a two weeks course during the summer in the Oregon Agricultural College with all expenses of every kind paid. Hut these two were 'not alone in upholding the reputation- of Union county ut the state fair. Alex Day, of La Grande got a prize on his poul try project and Eunice Courthght, of Union, got similar recognition on sow ing. ' Booth Was Attractive - Mrs. Ivanhoe, school superintend ent, brings word that the Union coun ty booth was a feature of special at traction ut the fair. It was simply crowded at all times. There was no similar attraction on the grounds that anywhere equalled that of this coun ty. One of the reasons for this was the exhibit of war curios which was in charge of Mrs. C. N. l'ulmcr, pres ident of the Army nnd Nuvty auxiliary, and which were furnished almost ex clusively by Union county boys who are at the front in France. "In every wy, I am more than pleased with this county's part at the stale, fair," says Mrs. Ivanhoe. j SHERRY'S I RED CROSS; .HA? - "- -: LINEN SHOWER "ALL MAX." In "All Man" Hany Morcy Is said to have a role that Is super ior to tlio ono of Joe G arson, that which won' him fame In "Within the Law," Albert E. Smith, )ri dent or Vitagrnph, speaking of this pioductlon, said: "Including even the, sociological message which 'Within tho Law' carried, I bcliove that 'All Man' measures up to that. meat play from every angle. It Is a crook play but a different kind. For ono thing, the hero is a hard working man who goes wrong and then turns right again. A new era dctectlvo, a police official with a soul, Is Introduced, and a new kind of heroine is presented, "Wo think very highly of the story, bijcause It is, filled with nov el situations and Is away from the 'usual.' It was adapted from 'Fid dler's Green,' an engrossing story by Donn lJyrne which attracted Icieat attention and interest wll.m it ran in the. Hutu 1 day Kvening I'ost." Ureln Eben. "A lazy ma.!,'- said Undo Ebon, "wouldn' be so liml If he dldn' alius want n lot of other folks to knock off fob do sake of sociability," . "A I MO-MA N 'S STOHY," "A regular lie-man's story," Is iho enthusiastic summing up by William Duncan of "A Fight for Millions," Vl'ngruph's litest, adven ture r.tviiil, the second episode of which will bo shown In tho Hheiiy Tlioa'.cr tot'.'.y and tomorrow, Mr, Duncan, the "Sundow'-' of tho Se'T.en,' ought to know. Ho dir (( led t lio .serial and . played tlio fighting hero, as ho did In "Tho Fighting Trail." nniMn "Vengeance and the Woman,''- and he says 'A Fight , For Millions" ha? H em nolb. beaten lor swift aclion, thillis and rugiHMr romance. ' Mr. Duncan had his company which Included nriny of Iho favorite players in the other soilals. In tho big woo Is most of last winter photographing interiors and sonio wonderful re sults were obtained, especially of snow scenes. IMIIMDI AL MF.MHKIM 'TO COX Tlllltl TW A.KT1CM-.S M.I..IIKD ' . IX HOSI'ITAL WOltii. H'ho Red Cross commissioner for Frunce cubing that' the hospitals over there need: Sheets, bath towels, Imnd towels.' handkerchiefs and napkliis. Our allotment Is 700 bath towels, J tint hand towels and 350 sheets. It Is exceedingly difficult jo n. cure such articles or materials for them In largo (juantllies In Hie opeq market at any reasonable price today. ' Consequently National headquarters asks that tho chap ters share In providing tho articles cn a plan which was tried most successfully In a limited number or Chapters some months ago. This plan, tho "linen shower," is to ask each family in the chapter, jurisdiction to contribute ono a: ti de or a set of articles of house hold linen from their reserve stork. Thus, without material reduction either of the household stock or the sou ices of supply, the need may be met. Mrs. G. L. Larison has been ap pointed chairman, and will have se veral assistants so that the quota will be easily and quickly met. 'ii' a. .Lu.,tNhM:M( vw..- , ,. lit. t , , ,., ir.ij , g 'ill I '':'' ! I I Nw Food Administration hegu 1 lations Effective Toda y, Oct. 1 I You may purchase your 30-rfay requirement of sugar nt one A time, bused on two pounds per person. No Biigar sales lor can 1 nihit purposes except on special certificates from County rood S ' Administrator. f - ' Bread Will Retail at iO Per Loaf. Remember we arc operating under Government License ,No. -(io02.ri,ri, und at all times conform with -the Food Alininislriition orders, which require that all goods must bo sold at a reosonnble margin over cost, und not what it is win tli on the market. . Yours for the Right Goods at Hie lowest Consistent Price. Harris' Grocery i II For- beautiful boxed Stationery f.f all patterns you will naturally M lo Silvorthorn's for It. FAMILY DRUG STORE LA GPANDr.ORIIQON. Daily 10-1 -tf Wkly' It .. I 4th Liberty Loan We at home play our part in this warOur subscrip tions must match the uniform Give Your Dollars Now. ARE YOU PLEDGED? Security Insurance Agency CIIAS. II. REYNOLDS, Manager. "Insurance with Service" Groceries Fruits and Vegetables if- You want the best at the lowest possible price Phone 43 J. G. Snodgrass Took Out Dreadful Soreness. When the kidneys are weakened or overworked so that they fail to filter and throw all impurities out pf the blood, the poison remains in the sys tem, and backactie, soreness, lameness, and rheumatic pains are lik,;ly to de velop. Mrs. David Henry, .fin S. Lin coln Ave., Washington, N. J., 'writes: "Foley Kidney Pills are doine; me much good, both my kidneys and the iheamatism. They took all t ie dread ful soreness out of my limbs." Soli everywhere. Adv. Phoni;, Main 70 and 77; Formers, "Black 192 408 NORTH FIR STREET ' ACROSS THE TRACK - "United States Food Administration License No. G50255." j,' ti"1 qiiyvtnirriirTrirr'rrri"rrfTrTmf CATARRH. Quickly Kndeil lly A Pleasant, . (;eiiii-KillliiR Antiseptic. 1 Tho little Hyoniol Inhaler is made of hard rubber and can easily be carried In pocket or purse. It will lasj a lifotinip, ' Into this Inhaler you pour n few drops of musical Hyoniei. This Is absorbed ' by tho anll snplic pauzoi within nnd now y.i'i are ready to breath It In over tho Kerm-in rested . membrane whore It will speedily' begin Its Work of killing. catarrhal ueins. Hyoniol Is made of Australian eucalyplol com-. bind with othc.r antiseptics nnc'. is vory, pleasant to' breathe. ' Jt'is guaranteed to banish cnt arirh. bronchitis, soro threat, croup. -coughs and colds or money back It cleans out a stuffed up head in two minutes. Sold by La- Grande Pharmacy and dniKKlsts everywhere. Complete outfit, includlne; Inhal er and ono bottlo of Hyoniol cost.1 but little, while extra hollies, If afterwards -needed, may be obfuiu ed ot any druggist, LA GRANDE PHARMACY. Adt. W; II. How About Your ' .Dahger.Zone? YOU'VE got it every human being is born ' vvith it your large intestine, or colon.'?! It is a large tube a reservoir or sewer intended to ' collect waste matter and. remove it from the body. Plug it up with waste, neglect it, and you're sick on your feet. The Waste matter stagnates, under goes decay, fermentation and germ action. Dan gerous poisons are produced, that can easily be. absorbed and carried all over the body. Allow constipation to become established, and you arc liable to become definitely and miserably . sick and not on your feet either. You have broken Nature's laws. Better be kind to her. iCeep the danger zone clean, with a regular bowel movement, and Nature , will thank you, and pay you back in gold coin health, good nature, and a feeling of eagerness for your daily task. A large proportion of almost every form of sickness is caused or made worse by the poisons, produced as a result of constipation. r Nujol has the approval of established medical practice,' -. because it does not upset the system as do pills, castor,' oil and purgative mineral waters, salts, etc. It softens the .. contents of the colon, making them easy for the intestinal muscles to move at regular, hours. Don't fight Nature. Help her. Nujol is health insurance for tens of thousands I of American families today. Sold at drug stores everywhere.' Warning:- NUJOL is sold only in sealed bottles ' bearing the Nujol Trade Mark. Insist, i ' oil Nujol. You may suffer from ; substitutes. . .. Nujol Laboratories ' ( ' STANDARD OIL CO. (NEW JERSEY" j , '50 Broadway, New York " 1 ft- i'Jl i : I M Rl fWW)W'WlllWW'
