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;;jt"- FRIDAY. FEBniTARY 7; 19 1 9. TA filtANDK EYKNIKG ORSEITWSR. . p o o FTVE- 3a 0 1 vu I 1 I 1 The Prescription Store. i DEPARTMENT . ADDEDTD STORE BUILDERS" MEETING j i Convention Is to lie Heltl in Seattle On February SO iinU 21. auLuitn NIL Ltit- L'AKK FlUXlTTItK CO. ADDS MCSft. MODKItX SfeCTIOX A call has been made for a con vention of the u.asiar builders asso ciation of the ofthwcst to be held lift Seattle February 20 anff 21. The , iobject is fo exAanpe views and adopt plans to the ed , that the bulldiiiR busines may be resumed on equitable ancj sensible lines throughout the northwest. NEW FIRES GERMAN GRIP BROKEN Hrllou I-'l They . Their Own 1 fecial and Personal """""-"-"--- Sturta Music Lino With Itruns- wick Phonographs and Itecords and Other' Supplies. Harry Schwebke is Pendleton today. a visitor In Miss Ida Evans left nils morning for Pendleton, on a briof visit to friends. Mrs. Susie Schroeder left this morning for Josoph. whore sho will make her home Indefinitely. Dean Oloson, of North Powder, p.-.Bued through tho city today from Camp Lewiu, on his way home. Mr. and C. M. DcVere, of Pocatel lo, are In La Grande on a visit with Mrs. DeVerc's parents, Mr. and Mr. V. H. Steward. Tho Parkdalo Club will Adding a new department to a business that is recognized as one of the leading institutions of Its kind in Eastern Oregon the Carr Furniture Company has Just com pleted spacious and conveniont quar ters to handle the new line which is to consist of musical merchandise. Carpenters and decorators have STATE EXAMINATIONS FOK EIGHTH GRADE ON THIS WEEK Students in the' eighth grade. In lo cal schools have been writing on their mid-year state examinations yesterday and today. Two sets of papers were sent out in connection with these mid term examinations this year. One set was given about three weeks ago to schools which were not seriously af fected by the influenia epidemic, whi'e the second set, which was given this week, was for the schools which wero completed the series of rooms to i prevented by the closing or by illness ot teacners or pupus irom covering the work outlined for them. T. LINDSAY 1IKAI Ol Al'POMiTCD DKl-AltT.MKXT. 1 ' .' ' Delay in lHselmi go haH Caused Vu , H Stilted. - . . ' V C'un Iff'ly on florin. 1 o O , LONDON. Feb. C The grip of German industrialism, made potent by efficient Use of Scientific fuVimila and subsidies, upon Uhllsh com merclul enterprises has been losened AS by the wjr. The war showed uu glnrlngly the weak spots In British comineritiul enterprise. These have now been elinlnatod and British in terests fortified, due to governmental Instigation. According to F. 0. Kollaway, Parliamentary socrolary to the, min istry of munitions, these changes have been effected in British Indus try since 1914. Germany owed bor superiority In the early stages of 'Jie wur In muni tion production to her virtual ra- iwar monopoly of tungsten crodue- iiu-mifucture ol has been take care of the phonogruph and rec ord business. The plun followed is very similar to the city stores ana nothing has been spared by the management to make the new sec- COUXTY COUBT ADJOURNS The county court meeting was ad- tion of the business as modern asi.iourned last night at the close of the meet I is possible in the present day. In speaking of tho new line re cently added J. J. Carr, manager of the Carr Furniture Company stated that he had long contemplated add ing a line of phonographs and rec- That La Gtaurioj will have a new fire rhlef In a'-tcw days and that chief will bo undischarged soldier who is cone otor than C. T. Lind say, who was for llmo on tho La Grando tiro department and knows on eMeiltlttl to 1110 city wen, is tun City Manager Collier1 ' tungsten is made, Is supplied chlotlv "Tho reason fur the uresert va-jfrom British lands. Britain Is now coney," said Mr... Collier tod ly "lsian exportor of tungsten. ,. ., CARD OF THANKS, . . . wish Oj thank our many friends and neighbors for their kindness to us, duringOthe illne and after he dOith of our daughtA- and slsterlda Elmer. Ao for the beautiful flow ers. 2-7-f? W. 4. ELMER AND FAMILY. February 10th Tast day to pay water rent without a penalty. -i-7-2t jDq yoj- have, periodic, attacks iof htadache actieniliauied by BUikjiess "of the stomach ,or. vomitinjr, a tallow skin and dull eyes 7' If go', you can get quick relief by taking Chamber--lain's TalgletsVas directed for bificis m" and you may be al(Je to atfoid these attains if Yod observe the direc tions with each package. adv. ' Tht Observer furnishes and prints - Ustter Wrnpners. r,h'Z, '""thlgli-speed steel. This .-I W UMIIIjllll, .h,n.l '..lf.... .. Our New Brand of Flpsuf American due to tho fact that wo have not been able to get Mr." Lindsay releused from the sorrlce as quickly us we had nil anticipated. When Mr. Murch Ison secured a position with a locat Forro-chroino, osscntial for nrmcr plorclng sluills, motor geura, nrimrj plate, Htnlnloss cutlery, etc., was no; iprouuceu ny uriiaiu nt'ioro 'lie u-a i jNow thore Is a plan', at Newcastle dav's business, but nnotner mectingigan an euon m rei mr. uiiiuniu ment for many years. will be held Monday to wind up the back from tho service to taka his Before tho war Ilrl.'nln Imported matters which have come before this;llace and havo succeeded to a point 77 pnr cent 0t Bn n!K,, Oer- scssion. The consideration of the Iwhoro nssurnnce nas uecn given tnai Thursday next, February' ' 13th, atlord8 t0 his business and in the try the home of Mrs. Clyde Davis, 271a iout 1,6 ha9 been abundantly pleased r.orth rourth s(reot. A new boy an eleven-pounder ar rived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Turnbow, in this city, Wednes day, February 5th. B. E. Dill, representing the Univer sity Publishing company of Chicago vision, returned to his homo In this city from Camp Lewis this morning. Miss Francos Lamm, who had been Vresent he did not ca statement, uiu mat county bills is the only business that has come up this month. BECKER FUNERAL Will He Held From Catholic Church Tomorrow at 10 o'(.'ock. The funeral of the Into Harry L. Becker, who died at his home in Lower Cove Wednesday evening, will be held from the Catholic church . tomorrow morning at 10 oclock. and satisfied with the results.. 'It is my intention to carry an ex tensive line of machines and record.-1. Wo will pay strict attention to tlje record department and will koep abreast with tho tlmcB'on all liew music that is issued. - Our associa tion with tho leadinr? record houses prompts me to say that this depart- and Lincoln, wtis in La Grande yesterr ! ment wm 00 "ol one u8mna lne The remains will lie in Mate at the day, visiting the city schools. : i , larger cities in receiving the "f j Bohnenkamp chape, up to the time of John Group, a local soldier, who Whea asked If tho new music : do- m ; wm be in thc Cntho;;c had been overseas with the illst d. Wmcnt Mbo meant that the Carr! " 1 r urnuure company wouiu biock .a j, line of pianos and other musical I merchandiso-Mr. Carr siid just at ; liN I . U U.'N :are to. make any I he is earnestly com- he will be released on the fifteenth of this mo ntl) and no; later tlun thu twenty-first. . :"Mr. Murctilson - hna mode, an ex- coHont officer and the cily rosrots loainR him but ho had a chance to hotter hia condition and we all np procljtto that when that condition unpenrs it is his duty to htmnelf to macy bcliiK the cheif Bupplor. This raw muterial has liOxMi un der control ao It will h-j vaVler he produced in tttla cj'tnvy. Kxperts ioiw to i-cach the mm ni complete Ia.i"pen1ei'C3 from nor mally In poin i Hiipi lli"i s'.on. Uefore tt. w:-.r iorn.iin, v uU of mien hr;rU I run India .nil British poii,. t, (ihtii nod thort visit with her; friend, Miss Knto Conley, of Alicel, consiuermg me aauion 01 a Lotn-j F R Ciarkburn, returned to her homo in La Grande " i" i" wrnnd jury LARCENY CHARGE indicted by the ccmpt it. There is nothing but the predominant position in tho oioctr'- strlcteat harmony between Mr, Mur cliihun, tho department and tho city and I repeat that wo' nre sorry to lose him. ' Mr. Lliitlsay, being exper ienced here. I thought would make a good chief ai d ewryone whom I havo spoken to agrtws with me. Be sides ho Is a man who has been in the servlco and I shall feel that we have ilor.o something along the right lino when wo had n vacancy. cal Industry. Germany horealter 1 will get nono of British mica sup-, piles. Hand labor being sc cheap, thoro t wus a dearth of machine tools and ' facilities for producing muchino' tools. This hna beon altered. Indus-1 trially, perhaps, the greatest w:u 1 change, in Britain Is the wider use of machlnory In production. Before the war hut 32,000 tons ot Beauty This flour will exceed your highest expectations. The white bread made from it will certainly pleaso you. Many housewives have already tried it and pronounced it the best flour that they have ever used, substitutes, It is white snow and carries no . y . V to give It to a man who his been In brums wore produced in this country.! the sorvlco. To department la now jVroduetion hereafter will ho 1 40,00 0 I tin tons annually. The monthly ont-i last night. .business. tnt in ttin in vii I vRinrnt I pi 1, ,...n aliitwit n otitin(lil1 I nf ..... ..,.,. no In 1 O 1 A ,.,.,a 1 nil .. i. ... .. ,..,nJ ! 1 I I I'llltlll Willi iiv i ..... HtMhimiun in i nun "i , mis nut, i....,..i, . i.i,it...T nv.. tUn liilfurfm ... t-t i- 1 l nnn il.o i.i.lmr ' II I" I" '"h"'h ' " turn IV in io,"vu, m M i uumn PRICE $3. IS A BACK. PATTISON BROTHERS GROCERY PHONE MAIN 8(f ijaiiWigswwiiiiaawai before Judge Knowlcs in circuit courU Airs. Bert Oaktuu:i and her sister, tUio mn-ninir nn ' n chliriTP of larCCUV, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Cross, who had ,. ..t.iwj that Blackburn Mrs. Cusick, of l'alincr Junction, i1"50" in Portland for the .past month. had o(oen tWQ suilja5cs conUiining a long list of feminine wearing apparel who had boen spending the winter returned to their home in this city in La Grando, left this morning to iVosterday. Mr. Gross mado the trip return to their ruueh. Miss Vera Hansen, who has been visiting her sifter, Mrs. Wm. Ander son, of La Grande, for tho past ten days, loft tills Worning to return to her home in Portland. to tho coast health. for tho benefit of his worth a little over $100. Blackburn Cecil A. Oallpway, county commis B'oncr, of Klgpi, was in La Grando this week oi business connected with the meeting of county court. lie left thh gin. morning to return to 1- 1 was not represented by cpunsel nnd v as given, until 10 o'clock tomorrow jmornine; by Judge , Knowlcs to make i NEW TODAY ireTiccs ot an "or,-y' if hc -Blackburn stated to thc court that LOST Light red heffcr (muly) com- hq-guessrd if -they-said hc wnvKjiilty,, ing two years old. ta.v'st'.ff rtgh". .ho was.'" "If 1 Said I wa-jru!!tj-" knee. Notify LillisNLimllcy, corner! "I'd take your word for it,' intcr- necessitated while wo are waiting for tho government ' to dschargo Mr. I.lndsiy." , higher than tho Gorman. Britain was sorely handicapped early in tho war hecauso Germany and Austria supplied pructlcilly all February lth last duy to pay wider Itho optical glass' used In making rent without a pwialty.. . 2-7-2t jslglila for British gut's. Brltuln's . joutput Inopticnl glass was Increased Fourth aad Y. - I W. H. Pearn returned this morn ing from Portland,' where he had been attending tho mooting of the st-ite association of optometrists. He also paid a brief visit to Salem during tho week he was away. Mrs. R. K. Nichols left L-i Grande this morning for The Dalles, where she will Join her husband. Mrs. Nichols had been llv'ng In tho city with her aunt, Mrs. K. Polack, Blnce the death of the lntter's husband last fall. FOR SALE New less than 1000 m shape. A bargain Call Red 3861 garage. FOR RENT One Phone B 104 --7-3t runted the judge. "You can hnve until tomorrow icar. Kun morning to decide whether you are "andl fsyin fine guilty or not" ' tnWrrit once. The suit of C. B. Mays ac-nint Hilton's ; Henry Hiil. the hearing of which com- 7-tt,menced yesterday, is be:ng proccetletl with today. VQigc 1 or jwqufe :frnishcd 2-fi-tf Corp. K. H. Smith arrived la La Crando" this morning from Camp Quantlco, Vs., where he had been in training with thc V. S. Marines. Ho had been In the service since July, i .L. 1917. Corp. Smith, who is a son of Itcv. W. B. Smith, pastor of the M. E. church, South, in this city, re joices In common with tho other re turning men, that he is in Oregon once more. NINETY-FIRST MEN THUOUC.TI About seventy soldiers passing LOST FridayX morning on ,the'hrough on No. fi today, stepped off streets of La TJtande lady s go'oV;here and enjir.-ed n freo lunch nt the rimmed glasses. Winder please leave: Red Cross canteen. The majority of at Observer office. 2-7-2t them were of the Ninety-first divi- - - ;sion, which has but recently returned FOR SALE; Any ron-Interested inifrom England. The work which Ln close-in property iMKMain ave. j Grande Red Cross Indies nre doing is between 1 and 5 p. m.vr phone iRe'li evidently unique. An officer nnd his 951. - 2-7-lf:wife who were treated at the can teen wero overheard to say "Well, this WANTED Man wants work. Can drive truck or car. Leave word at Observer office. 2-7-2tp thc first place we ever got nnv thing that we did not have to pay f"r." THE HOTEL HKCuSi nHS. At the Savoy T. E. Hudson, En t"tpri3e; C. S. Hnncy. En:c-r:ije; U. F. Ijimhert, Powder: Jame.i Mcl'.wen, May' Park; 'M. SI-Allen, Elgin; J." W. Foster, Wallowa' W. H. Lnw, lhinn; Mr.s'. '(nlnn.'Noi'tH PovilcrtiF."l1. BUI well. Seattle At the Foley Gladys Edgmnnd, Enterprise: G. (I!. I.ilnilruth. Pendle ton; C. R. Conycri, Corcsde, Ida.; J. S. Dunham. Yakima,; W. L. Patterson. Baker; F. J. Johnston, Astoria; J. F. Rnvenscroft, Wallowa; O. B. Mount, Baker. " , At the Sommdf R. II.. Ward, Bend; F. L. Bellnrd, Pendleton; W. II. O Byron and H. C. .1. Geffrey, Dowagi ac; F. S. Tillson, Umatilla. M:tgnoto, carburetor, oiling and cooling specialist dcHlros tractor work till April 1st. Holt, Bent, Wal lace, or Htissnll iiiachinos proforred. Wrllo C. H. McCuulln, No. 35 Mal colm Aptmls., E. 2rd and S:.ndy Blvd., Portland,, Ore. 2-G-2t OUTBURSTS OF EVERETT TRUE Guy I. Patten, of Elgin, arrived nr Nn. f, this morning from Camp Lewis, where ho has been In tho service for some time. Ho spent roiinle of months at the Benson Pntvtnrlinir school in Portland be fore being sent to Cl nip Lewis. Mr. Patten, before enlisting, was cash- Ic- of tho First National bank at El gin, and ho has received his dis charge and is' returning to that posi tion.. SMITH-SMITH Mr. Helen Pearl Smith of Portland , nnd John Wesley Smith of thc Cove district were married, at the home of ir nnH Vis. O. L. MacDowell, Oak street, nt 9 n. m. Wednesday. Febru ary filh. Rev. N. S. Hawk,' pastor of th First M. E. church, officiating Mr. and Mrs. Smith will reside their farm near Cove. Frog's Appffite. The common crecft frag has Hcen discover.! to iisse an Insatiable gfeed for wasps. This extraordinary appetite does not teem to he In the least checken-hy nn orrnslnnnl sting.' The protecting color of the fros wlrtrh IIRninllnnlpsK ntl haei, no mhti drlolr he moV wary ef Insects Into a sen (d security. . . CotfroIllng the Winds. (Wrnlllng the winds Is not yet an rla!Un trliniph. If an aremft starts from one point to an.Oier .lo- ent an' thcrecl aEW h'owiea ?"'l rle t lionr ncihest. thqt w1 ciwrle hare to be taken Into cr.nsider .iim, nnd the compass eoiiw altered (he.- awcnt'Oi;). "arcwdij t tc-a: distance of th Journey. 0 o 1 MISTC-K JJiviJi, I croc ! l L -rV-CTS. V i Uf I I X " I I i : 1 1 V J -r fit biW Kv,7-J . c-Fcz-Y .1 Thc dcveloiiinp of films and print ing of pictures is now moving nlon l just fine at Si!vcithorns. Mi? (jlady Taylor who hag been doing this work jis now able to l c back at her duties after her long illnesj and with other fjnod assistance the work at Silver- thorn's kodak department wilt be promptly turned out tho dav received. WSBBSSm FAMILY DRUG STORE CA ORANOE,OREGON, 2-5-31 twenty tlmos, and the country now is looking for foreign markets. Even gunslghts used on. British artillory came from Berlin; the British sight' which was developed has no stiporlor. NKW TAXI MM'!. Noal Suyduhi ami Clifford Coorgo. Props. Hland JutSavoy hotul, Milu 713. Reliable! drivers, first class cars. Day and ulght service. Adv. MONEY () Jack Oliver on city property CITY PROPERTY money tie will loan n very easy terms. 1-11-301 If Coffee Disagree there's ao easy way out. Thcres nahcad acne.na sleep lesfenpss, no ncp- .vcu3iit'js ill INSTANT vomn pTocson't , coffev-Hko ei lavor nnd cni economy ' did curse irii iakinviy soon muKcit youribvcrile tabic drink . 'There's a fpoon" " WllEN you buy Home roducts te princi pal and thc prJfit all re mains in Orogor. If cvtly consumer would use Orcton products, thc output (if Oregon factories would bil inctjbascd more people wt ti Id be put on Ore gon payriills. Morc homes, more scli4ol$, etc., would follow fr"peTty values would incrcise, tuxes would be less. START TODAY.. ' Howe Iniiusthy I.faoue Oiieoon PHONE MAIN 75 For . , Grocerifes, Fruits and Vegetables We carry a complete stock of quality goods at lowest possible prices. iHundrecIs of La Grande homes are buying good things to eat from thir grocery. Wo are sure fwe can please you. We Deliver to All Parts of the City. City Grocery and Baiter y Phone Main 75. The Homo of Fancy Groceries N i l x ! ! it ! i: il. We have received tho following new spring styles. Alsojvera.able lb find two Numl-erg. in gray kid, military heel shoes. Ladies' all black kid dress shoes in the very best grade of kid, welt sole, a highTgrade shoe. Price $10.00 Ladies'' all' brown kid, turn sole", long vamp, a very dressy shoe. Priee $9.50 Ladies' all black kid dre.ss shos, Louis heel, medium vamp1price . i. Ladies' patent kid opera pump, Louis heel. Price Ladie' ell gray, kidrgilit8ry heel shoe. Prfte , Lafiies' Gray kid vamp and cloth top to match" military heel. Price SHOES TOR AiL THE FATrllUY L: J; fsencH Shoe Go. ....$8.50 ,....$7.50 ....$9.00 ....$8.00 Jo r? to e g, O ' : o O O 0 G o o o o o O O o o o o o