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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1918)
o o ,v -nrrOMBEK l 191 8. oo TWO ORANDE T9lTE5"n OP.SF-RY1SR a, r'- Ku"Li .,1 TJenntiful waists in everv varitv"of fine needlework aiut sheer, materials in,liiiit.-.l c-li..i.-i. J. .& i'?. $-1.00 TO '$11.50 Xmas Furs; Xmas Furs A sjdendid eollMdionof furs-in sr4s aiu'l in single pieeos MOST ' MODERATELY PRICED Shop Early in the Morning 'When Possible. , s " Hills Bepartmeiit Store- .1 TODAY f: J r V.1 s v, , wj,r.i . r t ? 'Thom&V H.I nee rn.ir M'f Ut Hif Own. home Towtu. Oeel but it's great to meet a friend from your own home town! If you were ver side tracked sixty miles from nowhere you'll go wild over this great picture. Also Paramount Pictograph . V. M. C. A. Educational Itepartn.enl. Short hand and typewriting Day clnssc, 1C:00 a. m. .to :i::io p. ni.' Night clasr;s 7:.'0 p. m. to t:'Mt p. m. . ; . - - . .,f.,H,v.. -i f..f,-,i .,. ... . i U: 'm i jLij. ' r;'ru' r ARC ADEv .WIIUTION liKYNOTf-; l' "Ml!4 OWN ll(ll: TOWN" When an oiublt'jiia young man, wlio is determined to succeed In liroV atid whoso opportunities for advancement are reHrlcted In his mvn hfMiin, Heeks thl rortune else where, then retmlls may he looked for. This was the c:.s with Jim my T)uncan, the character essayed by Charlrs Hay In his own Para mount photoplay, "Ills Own Homo Town." which has Just been re leased. After numerous "advent uvuh In the biKgct' 4'lllttM, Jimmy Duncan returns homo by tho hrakebeam rmilo, known lo the weary willy traveler of the road, and enters upon a new career, his onP great ambition 'being to rid his homo, town oT the polltcal ihggs, who li.nl dominated It for .-years. lie be comes possessed of, a newspaper and- by a aeries of ti enchant urll cle undermines the political boss and his henchmen, and depriving (hem 'of office, drives them away from the oily, thereby winning the leva of n charming girt, who had pinned Iter faith to him, and whom he1 had one day promised to "make Rood" In his own homo town. 1 Mr. Ray la suppoMod In this ex cellent production, which Is to be presented at the Arcade thentre to day by Katherlne MaclXmald, a cinema r.ctrees of (harm and prom nenee. Others In his support are Charles Trench. Milton Kohh find Karl Forma. The product Ion was made under the supervision of Thomas II. Inri from the scenario by Larry, Kvatis, a distinguished writer for tin screen. rf I- Gift An ALL-RECORD Brunswick AVlin wants to present :i U;iU:-v;iy iil"t ? The usunl plioii),UT;iph phivs mily one ninke ol' reeonls, l;irrin .ill others. So sm-h a fi limits enjoyment. Only the lhlinswiik of the fmir Ieinlint;'ptoiioi;r;iphs - --plays ALL reeonls. So "it is the phdiiou'riiph iit Toi'iliiii; tile greatest elljoyinent. It does not Tesl lief olieV ehoiee of reeonls. B All Phonographs in one Come in now and hear this final-typr phonourapli. Ask us to day any ol' your favorite reenrils whatever tlio make. '.I'liis- inehnks the I'athe. Vmpare J'nmsw i'k tone. Compare every feature nolo l!runs v irk snperiorit ies. Then, it' yon wish, eompnre ri oes. You're sure t- i lioijse the lU'iinswiek. And your family will nplrei iate your ,' 1 judineiiL PttlCES .t2.50 TO $330 EASY TERMS ii ? Garr Furniture Comoanv . " Br Terms to Suit. ri & Z " ,! 'r" & II (Si When in ft) Doubt a' Give Bleuses for Xmas. They are 'Most Acceptable . i SHERRY'S POUKItlTL MKTftO DRAMA . To an audlcneo'fully. keyed up to (he dramatic heights or tho play, Kmlly Stevens, I ho noted emotional net roan, iippeiirod yesterday In the Metro production ; "Klidare of Storm" nt the Sherry theatre. To say that Miss Stevens was superb is only Just. This emotional ac tren. who has iiuule a gre.it nanie for herself both bore and abroad, depleted the chxVarter of Kat" Klltlnre, a young xouthern .beauty who h:ui been forced " by a mer- ; cenury aunt into a marriage with wealllly and dissolutu ,nt.n, (lie i last remaining member of -a line old race. He has had a secret af-' J fair with one of blu servtniu, a beautiful woman, who really be lie ves Hint she is ma.rried to him until he enlightens ' her by bring ing home ills young bride. . This woman hates Kat.! witli a jealous haired, and whet) sbu finds that the girl Is 1 urn lug for consolation to the friendship or a young doctor and his mother she ill once tells tho husband of the fact. His brutality Increases and many in tensely tlr:ininlic scenes are the re sult. Finally the young wife can stand it no longer and goes with her trouble to the doctor's 'mother. Young llonolx takes tho law Into his own hands and decides to give Klhlar a lesson. In some way Hilda re is killed and the dfclor is accused of the crime. Tho love or Kate is his only remaining consolation as the shock of his conviction has kill ed his old mother. Happiness, however. Ifl ' In store for the young couple as, on her deathbed, the unhappy servant confesses . t hat Snorem 23. The nmwidk ' MHBERSHP. E 15 Oil, is) "vni;iii; is vorit i:i"ito?m TIIK QCKSTION NOi; DRIV jii. lda but owiik to ftlie inability of Nut Money lluf-Mf-inhrrshfp Jh the premier I-.od Georxa and foreign fUnml That Is IU-tng Sought ..Minlsto Ha I roii r t-i be here y I'tWiil Wwli, rause or the Ilrluh electtonaand the: approaching 'holidays, tlw for- POJlTi,Ar. 'pre ,1 "Where's !"ial "lon will " rot be resumed yourbui.ion'r" ' ' inntil January 1. r ThlH ou.-htion Ih bdng awked to-1 Meanwhile Pr esident WUhoji will day In nil Motion of the HtV.te'ave a opportunity to coier(Vvilh and it will be nttkcd repeatedly !the Premiers and If.ailInK Ktatm throuirhnut the wfjek and until imwn of tTl alh,'t' 1,11(1 t0 f!i,t lTt0 next Mondiy. "Where's your but- jbattlenHdn and, r-evJ-ai. ...Italy, ton?" In the pertin. nt slogan of inK ViKtor f-'UJnnr.uel, the crown the Rd CrosH membership drive, 'PHnce and Pru Orlanflo arriv which wadlaiinehyil this morning. !e( In Pa,ls Thui scay. 4 They will An enuady stnkiiiK 'ftlogan is dine with the prwldenUs.u time "Join." and thin nfiiKle word has'tn'8 wec' , . ' been plastered on half of nhe,, aut omobiles of tie stat j, on the street ,cais. on windows ai.d sign boards. The Hfd f IroSg wilj not be de mobiyed now that the war is over I'm re in st Hi mueU for It ; to do; for tlio Ited 'Cross it', the first aid agimey wtten th&ro is disaster. Nearly one hundred great disasters have called upon this organization in nVent years ami found it ready. The help has bt'en (juicly given. It has been skillfully administered. It has shown no discrimination of lace' or creed. It h is brought rad ical, surgical and nursing help to sick andu wounded. It hag arrang ed pensions for widows left by M:iKtiT. incro in i.o way in wnicn hutnnn-Hympn.tliy cm her exmtused that tho Red O'oss has not made Its own. , . . This Is to be if Red Cross Christ mas of thanksgiving. It Is not a j drive' for money, but for memfjer ; ship, and 'the person who Joins and pays! .tho one dollir annual dues is as much a member and as Im portant in' the 'organization as the .person who would glvo a million, j The "Red Cross desires above all j else to have the American people . bafk of It for only by this united (support can It carry on tho work ! which lias been outlined. There are no (juottis in this drive. Jthe goil being universal member shlp. Of course, ' not everyone can i become members, for one reason 'or n it o her, but everyone should I join who can possibly dp so. ( It Is too eirly t- ascertain how jthe dj-lve is going, hut the state :(r;:nnintion was in perfect run-land infiii: order and so reported to State Manager Wlihant last night. As c 'sartLple of how those interested in : It" d CroKs wl1 labor, there Is 'Harry llaldwln. of I'rinvllle, who : is ooverhig 5 nil miles by antomo ibile iu orfr inlying bin forces In the .thinly populated cot'n'y- of Cmolf. ; Thei e ts not a remote sheephe rder who will not be asked "whore's lyotir button." Cablegrams have been received In jthe state hendo,uurters from the I King of Italy,'; from Admiral Sims, tfrom (lener.il Pershing and from ' French and Ilelglan commanders pr;;isiug tho work the Red, Cross j has accomplished In the .battle tVonr. There is unanimous indorse- mejit of t he Hod Cioss in lOurope ; and America because f Its hum in- itaris m efforts to i elieve distress, lit Is this organiat ion which now nsk.'d .that 50,(MiO,000 people in 1 America become members this , week. Je-i lousy drove hr to the crime and fi:r of ronviettou kept her 1 from 'confession. I King Itanrot plays the role of 'llasil Kildare. A Futty Arbuckle! ' comedy tin'?he the bill. Last.' jshowjng today. "'LAN'S AHS1MI: HH Vl'K I ' ' 'lla!lM ff tlx IViu CVwtVi-Miirc gj l'gfliK WurkMl Out. U P$US, Pec. 18. Pla the fuiliiinK of the w.!er-allled 08 fen-are and tlm mef'B'-gs of the pcaca? congte are gradually be ing matured. It way the first in tMit ion to Unve the ln;0)-alHed ; conference mVet Monday or Tues- The merits or in?-uesiions nna consideration to come before the conference ttuts far have developed only in their initial ph'-s. discus sions of them having been more or less informal. For the Ameri can delegates, the chief object to be obtained durlu; the next, fort night !s a'flrfit hand" understand ing of the views ot' the Kuiopean statesmen and an opportunity to eonvffy to them the American view point.,, ;nti.s ci.iMiiKits TOKiO, Nov. 20 (United Pre, by nialDr-Moro llun twice ns many Iwomen ana Kirls ijimniicd aiouni FuJl thit ,MS1) tlmn in VillS to , he cva:t, g !l84 thil) vear and 2,87:! last. This mountain, 70 miles from Tokio and clearly visible here on clear duys, is sicred to all Jap anese, the Mneccu of pilgrims and the most fimiilinr figure in Japa nese art. During the season Just closed," ti8,5h0 men climbed' Fuji, making a -decrease of 1.1128 from last vear. official records state. The marked increase in female Hnib- ers is prlnrtpaiiy ue 10 uie in creased popularity of mountaineer ing among girl students. WH.SOX si:i;s cimiinckai; CHident Holds t.'onference " Willi French Premier. PARIS. Doc. Hi enceau arrived at Premier Clem be Murat resi- i deuce at C o'clock Sunday evening -as received immediately by was ! President Wilson. The P'retich bader went by automobile to the pied by the American lied Ln,s was president's house, a half hour -after I ublaze with lights, and a huge elec Col. E. M. House of the American trie sign stretching across the-' Rue mission had called upon ii!m. Hoyaie from the French naval Uiild Afler conferring vilh Premier ing to the peace mission headquarter;; Clemenceuu, Prefiid-nt WiIkoii h -d a.fong talk with Ileibort C. Hoov er, .the American food administra tor, who p;n'e him -the latest Infor mation on foi d conditions in Ger many. Monday, .some I'me before the public reception at the rhy h ill, the president will leerive Thomas Nelson Patre. the, American ambus- sador to Italy, who proposed 4 i convey to him some kind of an in-1 "formal Invitation from the pone to. visit the Vatican. Store 'Open Eveniogs ..?. i:.4 Waltliain and T;i-in ; Litdies' and Oeiits' Wrist Watehos ?ir to j?75.o Diamonds, Kinirs, Pins, Pendants and' Mar Jiinus M. TO $.0O.OO Cameo Pins and Pendants. J I TO .30.OO Coniilete sioi k of (iold and Silver JeWell v at XvVY Moderate Pl'u'tS. TAKE ADVANTAGE MAKE YOUR TASK II Store 1 w l ..a . e-m -rt. Now is the tim to pivparo for.y.mr nou.iay aiiuic. win, .stock is complete itiui we can fill your orders promptly.,, IMcase order early. Don't put off until the last d;vy..Iake up vour litt now. " Sew Eastern T.uckwheat Just in 1 odfly. . ' ' . PHONE YOUR ORDER HARRI S .: Phone Main 70 and ; iui 7Jrtti Pi fltrMt PAKlS ABLAZE AVfTH LIGHT French Capital More Brilliantly Il luminated Than Kvcr Before. PARIS, Dec. lu. The city probably was more brilliantly illuminated Sat- urdny night than ever before. Elec- trical devices erected in honor of President Wilson blazed in all parts of the capital. Tho words 'Vive Wil son" outlined in electric liirhts vere displayed at many vantage points,'! while the coat of arms of the United States frequently was: seen outlined in red,' white and blue. .The exterior of the chamber of dep uties was outlined . in lights.' The headquarters of the American peace j "Ration was lighted with a huge I electric sign bearing the motto 'E 1 various Unum. the buiioinf? occu- : bore the slogan 'Vive W ilsijit. The immense searchlight on tlie li f f el tower,' heretofore u ed in searchiig the sky for raiding air planes, radiated over te city, carry ing' a message of peace. Ail public buildings and monument? were j,;hted brilliantly A hilts nt iaif priro nt the Wallins millinery. 12-i:i-tf. All hats at half prif-e at Jho jWa!lintr millinery. " ' 12-i:i-tf. Til! Christmas 18-17 i,wrs Hawkes' Fairfax. Lenox. Mothers and Ktnis rAu Sterling Silver Seth OF OUR BEAUTIFUL JEWELRY STOCK Tn OF GIFT HUNTING AN EASY ONE. Siegrist & WE WILL SAVE YOU MONEY largest Jewelry Store in Etni Oron w !0irFDIPf WucA I T2! Flit . DURING TK 4 HOLIDAYS- AND ALL d ,NEXT YEAR, G ROCERY. 77, Farmers Black 192 Across the Traca MONEY TO 10 AX Money to loan on city property. Call R E. Chadwick, Foley hotel. 12-12-3t VSRH'li CHRISTMAS GIFTS This year people should buy use ful Christmas presents. We have everything from a kiddie kar for the b.:by to a Columbia Giaphonola ' for tho whole family. W. ' II: lJohnenka-mp Co. 12-13-tf FSFFI L ( 1IHISTMAS Gil TS Thi year people should buy use- n fill . Christmas presents. Wo have everything, fron.. a kiddie kar for the lnby to a Columbia Giaphonola j . , Co i . v ' for the whole family. v. n. 12-13-tf For Croup. "Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is splendid for croup' writes Mrs. Ed ward Hassett,. Frankfort, X. Y. 'My children have been quickly relieve of attacks of this dreadful complaint by its use." This remedy contains no opium. or other narcotic, and may be given to a'child as confidently as to an adult. adv. Pretty boxes of Christmas station cry, in all the colors and patterns of the very latest- moke and best brands made. You will see all these at .FAMILY DRUG STORE 1.A GPANDE.OHEGON. dl2-lltf P.ros. and Communitv Silver and Libhv Cut Glass Tlmmas Clo, s Cold and Silver Xoveltk Co. '' B . ())! I " Kirn... Iv ; I I I'lllll'rWIHWIIBIIWHIIIIIII J IIIIIMII I PIIWU It WIIIIM Willi illljMjyUBMiWMWMBMMHWWBHtl O e m " w ) " m m O n O 0 0 69 O I i e a . ' . e e a m9 n