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1 In Kirschbaum Clothes you will find
the old time standards still upheld--all-wool
fabrics the finest of materials'
and tailoring.
$25.00 to $45.00
Hills Department Store
CROP ESTIMATES
HAVE BEEN MADE
rr;ii:iiAi, kiki.d aaent oivus
... STATISTIC. :
Cereals Have . Their Vps
Downs Till
A' Your.
And
LBLER YOUTHS
ARE REJECTED
O. A. O. KKPOHTKD 11ARKACIU
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IV.bito Digging 'Willi ' flood Yield
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HURLER. October 10. (Special.)
i Charles Witty, Keller Strlngham
and Harold Rlngaman ire turned
homo from Corvallls this week. As
Ihe barracks were filled, they were
refused admittance to the O, A, C.
where they had planned on taking
training. , - .
J. H. MoKoown came over from
Waltshuiig, . Tuesday-, for a visit
Willi IiIh boys. JIo wns nccompnn
i ' !od I ' on I !hhi return-' 'home- Thursday,
by hlB son ftverett. ' ' '
The Imbler schoolB have been
runpendud for about two weeka as
, B .precautionary meunuro against
the mi r ofttl of Influenza. Thus far
r.o conns huvo been reported here.
Mm. WHIIn Sargent and dnugli
tr liavo gone to Washington to
'visit nt tho homo of Mrs. Sargent'n
' parents. ' fl . ',
1'otnto digging will he next on
tho program for Imbler furmors. As
Instance of the excellent finality of
tbo product . Is the yield of 36
pounds from five hills raised by
J. L. Andruws. present Indications
ore that a fair price may be socur,
cd. . 1 f. . ..- .
. Mrs. Dora Chlldors and family
returned to their home In Lower
Cove Saturday. '
(Miss- Ruth Larson, of La Grande
visited ovo the wook-end with
friends In -Imbler.
Mr. and Mrs. Hans Westcnsknw
expect to leave the flret of the
week for Muntl, Utuh.
John S. Morris, who answered
.Ills country's call July 23, 1918, has
V'Cuuse of. his marked ability and
u!l-f lodged fidelity, been promoted
.to. the iijiiilt oj corporal. He Is
now stationed ht Camp Fromont,
California. ' ,
George urgussqu was a visitor
id La Griindd Saturday ovcnlng.
ti Mrs. Archlo Keown visited In La
Grauclu Salmdny evening.
. 1'rospecls bidlcnto about two
weeks' moro of threshing in Ihls
vicinity.
J. 0. Glllmoro had the misfor
tune Frliliiy to have his face bud
ly cut about the cyo. Sovernl
stitches woro necessary to closo
tho huge pnsli.
Mr. and Mrs. J, II. Walkor and
Mrs. Itufus Kcefor nnd children,
wrre Klgln vlsltois Sunday.
Charles Squires returned Satur
day from Portland where he went
after two new 1'atge cars. While
away ho vlsistod with his son, Al
Lert, at Cuiup Lewis. He was ac
companied on the return . trip by
Don Meyers, who drove one of the
ee;s. .
; Ij A. Strlngham lpft this week
for Suit Lake to visit with friends.
' Mrs. William Henry and Mis.
Frank Perry have been called to'
La Grande by the eerlous illness of
Mrs. Jennie Berry.
Mrs. Pete Westenskow was a vis
llor In La Orunde this week. .
- MrV' Bodiner, La Grande linple-
mcnt dealer, wus a business visitor
in Imbler Saturday.
Mrs. Morlln Henry and children
left Saturday for 1)1 ue Creek, Utah,
to Join Mr. Henry, who Is farming
there. - .
Mr. - and Mrs. J. T. Sturglll nnd
daughter, M'hh Marlldn, of North
Powder, have been visiting at the
home; of Mr. nnd ; Mrs. William
Wlggana.
Lylo Kiddle visited with his nav-
c-nts, at .Island dlty Sunday. ,,
unaries jjonsnauier nus coniraci-
cd a bad caso of lilood poisoning
from the wound of a splinter which
he ran into his finger . somo time
ago, 1 i ' ";
TRAINS , DKLAYKD
Duo . to the derailment of three
box cars loaded with lumber near
Quartz yesterday evening, trains
r, 17, 18 19 nnd aspeclaj passonger
tiahv from the east woro deluyed
snvernl hours today.
The engineer being suddenly
taken ill,' tho conductor attempted
to fill his place, resulting in tho
dot ailment. . t , .
BUYS IMPERIAL HOTEL
Mr. Johnson Purchases From John
; V Jtmicli.
Tho Invperlnl Hotel, which has
been run by John Dnuch, har,
changed hands nnd Mrs, Johnson
has bcconio the owner. She also
owns and juns tho Oregon hotel.
The manager of the Impo'lu'l will
I'D Mrs. Aydo, hut tho general sup'
orvlslon Nylll bo In the hand of
MrB. Johnson, who will also con
tinue to conduct the Oregon.
IiOOTBLAl KS IIAVK I'KillT.
A typical street fight was per
formed to tho excitement of by
sicnders yesterday arternoon when
the Italian brothers, bootblacks, cn
tfred Into u vigorous ivrgument In
regard to their individual rights
nnd privileges In the prosperous
bootblack concarn which they con
duct to tho rear of tho Sllvorthorn
Drug Store. iXo Injuries aside
from bruised . feelings hnve been
.received, however.
Ituslness as usual tlilB morning.
FOUR
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From tho Midland, Michigan, Ho
T'lbllcan, Iho nensparer In the tor
".nor home town of M:.ck Ulchi.y of
J-a Gruule. tho following blood
cuiclling story appears:
Mrs. Herbert McNeill returned
Ironi one of tho United Stales army
camps last week to her homo in
Tarwell wilh the body of her dead
husband who hnd died from pneu
monia rosnl.lng froin the Spanish
influenza.
The astounding Information given
here Is taken verbatim front's let
ter received Tuesday by Mrs.
Charles Ilrldln of this city from
hjr slstor who lives at Fanvell,
west or here, end who Is an intlm
Mr. friend of Mrs. McNeill.
American! will shudder to think
that such a crime could be perpe
trated by doctors in our very
fciidst.
The lrtlor read! In part:
.. "She (Mrs. Sadie McNeill) was
rkht with Herb when he died. You
know ho was poisoned. Ho had
pneumonia, but was belter when
Sadie reached there. Then they
r.nvc him this poison which killed
l.lin In an hour.
"There weto four pro-German
coders In this hospital which did
the work nnd poor Herb was one
o'- their victims. S.idlo snt Sunday
end saw 150 dead boys carried out
lost hr, poisoned to ilealh. The
vt.y they caught theso doctors was
rue of them was taken with In
fluenza nnd rcnllted he was going
to die, so he told what ho and
these other three had been doing.
They turned the whole four of them
ever to the firing squad, but thai
death wns too good, dun't you
think? This all happened while
Sadie was there and saw It, so it's
tbo whole truth.''
Herbert McNeill was a well
Vt.oVn blacksmith of Fnrwell and
oi.listed a year ago In tho army.
He has n brother living In Clare,
and n second cousin lives In Mld-
jlund.
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 15, Re
Difru received and field observa
tions made by V. L. Kent, Field
Afent, U.S. Bureau of Crop Esti
mates,', for' Oregon, .during , ho
month of September, Indicate jU
general crop situation on October 1,
1918, about as follows:
Weather Conditions. Except for
pretty general rains all over the
state, about the middle of tho
i month, September was clear nnd
warm and very favorable for the
jhcrvestlng of seasonal crops. The
jcouthern portion of the state also
i had a good rain on the 21st and
,22nd, bringing about the best
mtlsturo conditions in that section
v t this date in many years. In t
few localities water spouts did
scino damage to fields, roads and
even 'harvested crops. The weath
er cleared very Bhoitly after the
rainfall of the middle of the month
hence practically no damage was
done to such crops as were being
huryosted at that time. . Grass has
sturted nicely in some localities,
buc now needs rain for further
growth. ' ' :
Corn. The rains of August and
September ' largely k overcame the
affect of the earlier dry weather,
and the corn generally Is making
a fine showing. . , Harvesting of
the crop 'for silage was pretty gen
oral during the last week of Sep
tember, , with 'much of the ' crop
practically ripe enough for seed
In the south-western part of the
Mate some husking of shocked
corn has already been done.
Winter ' Wheat. The wheat belt
of the state has had the heaviest
preclpatlon during the month just
passed that has fallen during Sep
tember In many years. A very few
wheat growers decided to sow "In
tho dust," and seeded ' during the
early part of August. Such fields
liuve had the benefit of two short
rniny spells, and are making a fine
showing of growth at the present
time. - Much summer fallowed land
was seeded to fall wheat during
the lust wheat In September.. Ow
ing to such favorable seeding con
ditions it IS expeoted that ' there
will be some Increase over lust year
In the winter wheat acreage, but a
corresponding reduction ' in tho
ucreage 'of spring wheat.
Spring Wheat. Only fair yields
In most Instances, with many fields
running very low In production.
Quality of the crap only fair.
Onts. A very unfavorable grow
ing season for oats. Many fields
bad no rainfall from seed time to
harvest. Yields as low as f Ivo
buthels per acre in some cases. Fif-
tton to 20. bushels per acre unus
ually good per acre production.
Very light weight per measured
bt.shel.
Darley. Ten bushels por acre,
nverage crop in some localities.
Some few fields in eastern part of
stnte producing 40 bushels por acre
but most reports 15 to 20 bushels.
Occasional field in cestem part of
state produced 30 bushels per acre.
Potntoes. Earlier plantings con
siderably affected by continued dry
weather. Later plantings material
ly benefited by August end Sop
tembor fains and should make
very fnlr crop. Tubers generally
pretty free from disease.
Beans, Harvest nearly-, finished.
Very llttlo, loss from mid.Soutuniber
Veins. Yield of sinali whjtej "vari
ioti.es ranges rrorn ltioo pounds per
acre down to practically nothing;
Quality generally very fair.
Apples. Apple picking was well
sturted at the close of September,
and will be practically finished
by October IS, Hood River apples
ure reported ns being largest slzo
nnd best quality In many years.
lOlsewhere the crop suffered mater
ially from tho dry weather.
l'onrs. Tho pear crop has ex
ceeded the early estimates. Bart-
Ictts were a good crop and sold at
good prices, mostly to canneries.
The French varieties were being
parked and shipped during the lat
ter part of September.
Prunes. A record crop of
runes harvested wllh practically
no loss, Is the situation with this
fruit. In tho southern district
(Douglas county) harvest was
Krctlcally completed during the
est week; In September. In the
Willametto valley the season will
extend Into tho early part of Oc
tober. The state's crop of dried
prunes Is expected to be in excess
of 40,00(1,000 pounds.
NO PERSONAL CAM-
1 ' PAICtNTO BE MADE
(Continued Prom Page 1.)
COHltKTT U NKItVl, FRIDAY.
The funeral exercises over tlio
icmalns of Joo CorKett will be hold
Friday morning. No definite fur
ther, arrangements have yet been
lliade. The hnilV Will nrrlvn Innm,.
roV morning from Hrooklvn. N Y
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Corbett accom-
I anylng It.
SOI.IIIKIW l.KTTFRS. ,
At one K. of C. embarkation
roit buildings, 20,000 letter-heads
end 10.000 envelopes vein distri
buted in one day.
The Finest Assortment of Box
Candy that money can buy you ran
find it nt eilvorthorn's Family
Dtug Store. 10-10-tf
'For noaryl four years I have been
privileged to serve the people of
Oregon as governor, endeavoring to
give tho Stulo- a sound, dignified
businesslike admlnlstiatton. I ' be
lieve that I have kept my pledges.
I am -willing to allow the record of
my four years' stewardship to stand
as my only campaign document.
The people have that record be
fore them and upon It they must
base their judgment for the future.
"For'many months I have been
extremely busy on the organisation
of war woik. ; This work Is by no
means completed, nor wHl It be
for en Indefinite time to come, I
wculd like to complete the task.
1 would like to be Governor of
Oregon when our boys come home
victorious from war, for then I
would, be in a position to enfor'd
the unwritten guarantee that I '.one
returned soldiers and sailors shall
receive their jnst rewards and thai
they shall be accorded the proper
reception a's they Jtep bad; into
civilian . life. My heart and iny
hand have been and will eontinue
to be In this war work just as my
heart and my hand have been, and
always will be with our Oregon
boys.
Throughout my administration I
rave uone nonesity wnai i nav oe
lleved to be my duty. I shall con.
tlnue to do so. If the voter? of
Oregon believe that I have served
them faithfully and well and if
they reel that I can be depended
upon to give, the very best that Is
in. me In approaching the enlarged
and more . Important developments
that will come with the close of
the war I shall Indeed appveciate
an expression of confidence . and
shall strive diligently' to merit the
endorsement of re-election. It li
for the people to say and I feel
that they are quallflod to pans
judgment' without tho disturbance
and . Interference of a personal
campaign." , . ,
WAS OREGON'S
BOSS GAMBLER
(Continued from Page 1.)
.IB the ''boss" of nil the gamblers,
nnd his Influence was manifest In
r clitics nnd In everything that ln
Inrfered with his interests. So suc-
coEBful was he financially that
about 1894 he was on the look
out for a larger field of operations,
and with about J100.000 he Went
to Chicago, nnd after getting on
to the game 'organized his nlnns
r.nd engaged' in bookmaklng. Here
there were those whose abilities
were hard to' cope with and he
found tt a ' losing venture. After
a few years he irecapltulated and
relumed to Baker. At this time
Portland was the gambling center
of the West, and the old Portland
Club was In exlstonce. Dale went
there nnd formed a partnership
with Larry-. Sullivan and others and
secured control of the Portland
Club. They had things their own
woy for several years, but finally
their game was too bold, and the
police demanded that It be abated.
Tho newspapers took up the fight
and soon Dale found It expedient
tc change location. He went to San
Francisco and after a time opened
the Hotel Dale, which he conducted
for several years until he was
stilcken with a paralytic stroke,
which loft him an Invalid up to the
time of his death,
A gambler and a drinker nearly
all his life, It is said that for the
past several years he was a changed
man. He espoused religion and be
came one of. the moat rabid pro
Mbltloiitsts In'CaUfdrnla: 1 ?r j :! ;)
t Dald was about 75 years' of ? age!
when, he diod and surviving him Is
h's first wife, Mrs. Anna Dale of
this city, from whom he was di
ve reed; his second wife, residing In
San Francisco, a son Colonel Harry
Dr.-e, of the American Expedition
ary Forces, nnd a married daugh
ter, living iu the East. He had
three sisters also, or whom Mrs. L.
Bynin, resides here.
SK11VI.VO SOLDIERS.
The Salvation Army war workers
are operating at 831 units In this
country, England and "in the war
zone.
NOT DI E TO SEX ALONE.
La Grande Women Have Learned the
Cause or Many Mysterious
l'ains and Aches.
Many women have come to know
that sex isn't the reason for all back
aches, dizzy headaches and urinary
disorder. .Men have those troubles,
too, and often they come from kidney
weakness. To live simply, eat spar
ingly, take better care of one's self
and to use Dean's Kidney Pills, is
bound to help bad kidneys get better.
There is no other remedy so well-
recommended by La Grande people.
Read this ense:
Mrs. A. A. Couch, 1.122 Jackson
Ave., says: "It has been quite a few
years since 1 have had occasion to use
a kidney medicine, but speaking from
past experience, I know Doan's Kidney
Pills arc a good, reliable remedy for
kidney disorders. Whenever I have
an opportunity to recommend Doan's
I do."
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for a' kidney remedy (ret
Doan's Kidney Pills the nme that
Mrs. Couch had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
M fgrs., Bui fulo, N. Y. Adv,
CHROME ORE IS
NOT CONSIDERED
OOVERNMKNT ItKWHKS TO AD.
Jl'BT IHIK'KS.
Means Much To Eastern Oregoninn
, Producers Of Chrome '
Iron Ore,
Senator Charles McN'ary and Re
presentative N. J. Slnnott, of Ore
gon, In letters to William H. Craw
ford, local secretary of the war
resources committee, state that
their efforts to effect a satisfactory
chrome ore adjustment with the
war industries board at the capi
tal have so far been unsuccessful,
says the Portland Telegram.
, Mr. Crawford telegraphed - to
Senator McNary telling him of the
condition of affairs, as they exist
In the chrome industry of the state
nnd asking that the senator take up
the matter with the proper officials
to see it a definite 'conclusion to
fixing the price of the chrome could
not be made. , The head of the
chemical division of the ferro alloys
section of the war industries board
gave no satisfactory answer to the
plea for fair adjustment. Senator
McNary says that great injury will
result unless corrective measures
are taken at once.
The answter of Representative
Slnnott Is just as blunt In its ack
nowledgment of inaction on the
part of the government officials
toward the approaching ruin of the
Oregon chrome Interests which con
sist of one-third of the chromite
ore possibilities of the United
States. Representative Slnnott as
serts that he has brought the mat
ter to the attention of the war in
dustries board authorities irepeated
ly but always without results.
AU of these endeavors to obtain
neflnite statements as to the future
of the chrome plants In this state
have resulted In nothing and the
situation remains where It waB be
fore the matter was taken up with
the government despite the fact
that telegrams and press statements
have been sent out In behalf of
the Oregon chrome producer. All
this. is In view of the fact that the
cevernment not a long time ago,
ciled loudly for the Oregon chrome
men to speed up their production
!n order to save the country from
a Berlous shortage of the important,
r.etal. It seems that now since
the state industry has just gotten
t'U its feet the big interests have
been able to obtain a cheaper
chrome from foreign countries, with
tho result that the domestic ore
Is entirely forgotten as long as
the steel men can get enough ,'of
tie Imported chrome. A question
that the government may havo to
consider, is no satisfactory adjust
ment Is made Boon, Is whether or
not it can face the possibility of a
shutdown of domestic chrome pro
duction, i ,
TIRE THIEF IN CITY.
Several tire thefts have been re
ported of late and the thieves are
getting so bold they have been known
to take tires from the rear of a car
standing in front of a place of busi
ness. No clue to the guilty ones has
yet been found.
During the Present
Conditions
AVOID CROWDS
Phone your orders early
All orders delivered promptly to your doorstep
i, hinh cVinniri be taken in as soon as g
possible after delivery. Use plenty of whole
some food, PHONE MAIN 70, for your Fruits,
Vegetables and Groceries.
, Our Stock Complete and Sanitary.
Harris' Grocery
Phone, Main 70 and 77; Farmers, Black 192
408 NORTH FIB STREET ACROSS THE TRACK
"United States Food Administration License No. G50255."
WARRANT 1SSCKD FOR ARREST.
. A warrant has been issued by
tho Federal Court at Portland far
the arrest of W. E. Peterson, em
ployee of the railroad at Telocaset
and who is being held here for
pro-German statements. Deputy
Marshal S. F. Pace, who is at pres
ent at Ontario on official business
is expected rlthln a tew days and
will take Peterson to Portland for
trial there.
HKHKlMi WORKERS.
, The Jewish Welfare , Board is
seeking four hundred men above
draft age to do war work at home
and abroad.
SUlITS 128.00 TO $86.00.
These are a special line of end
aways. iK fit guaranteed. The Tog
gery. 10-16-3t.
DOING WORTHY WORK.
. The War Camp Community Sor
vice has been actively established
in 62 cities in this country.
Sour Stomach. 1
Eat slowly, masticate your food
l.nn.,nl.lir aKofnin frnm mpflf for n
few days and in most cases the-sour
stomach will disappear. ' ii ji noes
not, take one of Chamberlain's Tab
lets immediately after supper. Red
meats are most likely to cause sour
stomach and you may find it best to
cut them out. Adv.
Those Hand Purses of ' pretty
patterns and the very, latest Shop
ping Bags, you will find them at
Silverthorn's.
FAMILY ORUCC STOBI
LA flSANDC. ORSflON,
Dally 10-14-tf
kiLa)lMlBa1la1lMl
j Don't Always Blame the Telephone j
j ; Operator When You Are j
i Called By Mistake j
, , -Were you ever called to the telephone when another number
was wanted? i
When this occurs, tho operator, to be sure, may have humanly
erred by ringing on the wrong line. More often, however, it is
the fault of the person making the -call.
People often ask for, 456, for example, when 546 is wanted
and then cither "hang up" when the mistake is realized or be
come impatient when the wrong person answers.
. Unf a,miliarity with the work of telephone operating often
prompts unjust criticism, Please don't forget the earnestness
of the operator's effort when some occasional service difficulty
does arise, . t -
Home Phone Co.
Closed on Sunday
Beginning Saturday, October 20
' The Oregon State Council of Defense has requested that no
delivery of petroleum products be made on Sunday.
The Standard Oil Company is glad to comply with this request,
and beginning SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, and thereafter until fur
ther notice, all of our distributing stations in the state of Oregon,
including our automobile service station, will be closed on Siindnv.
No sale or delivery of any kind will be made on Sunday.
As in the ease of our previous announcement regarding the sale
of gasoline and engine distillate, only between the hours of (i:00 a.
in. and G:00 p. ni. (now week days only), this request is made for
the jnirposc of conserving man-power, and we know that our pa
trons.will patriotically cooperate in making this important meas
ure effective. ' .
Standard Oil Company
(CALIFORNIA) .
T. Ii. MAXWELL, Local Agent.
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