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!T"ysj O o WElECESn.VV. FERIlITATtY 19. fl)19.. LA' ORANDE EVEsTO OBSERVER THREE e O 0 I Red Gross "Hie Prescription. Store. li CiltAXDK HKi.NS WITH E1.L-ISOX-WIHTE AtiAlX Drnft of I'l-ofi'iim Submitted Includes .Values of Slimy We'll Known Entertainers. Tuat La Grande is now definitely assured of having another week's Chautauqua entertainment this sum mer was announced by Geo. Coch rane, treasurer and a director of the local Chntitnuqun Association on. his return from Portland yester day. This is good news to the peo ple ot La Cr-uide. who had been made to doubt for a time whether Vhis popular event would be repeat ed at the park ngn'm, this summer. Mr. Cochrane statc Hint while in Portland he siniied up again with the Ellison-While .bureau, whose programs have proved so satisfac tory here In the pa it, and Kllison W'hlte have given out n tentative list of their Chaiit iuqiia people who will appear here. The opening date, according to the first ilralt, will be Suturday, July 5th, and It Is thought likely that thole wiH be no chaniio in this date. The opening will he by the Mc-Donoilgll-E'ickslo'ii' Company, two bright yonng Indies who liavo put it over with a bright, snappy, attrac tive program, considered an ideal opening program of music and enter tainment. They will be followed by one of, tile best lecturers of the week, Dr. Joseph Ckre, late of London and Fetrogr.id. Dr. Clnre was for -five years preceding 1917 pastor of tho largest English speaking church con gregations in Petrograd and wont through the revolution. He has a keenly interesting, human interest story. On the -second day the Fllllon con cert party will appear in the after noon and for the evening prelude. In the afternoon, also, Dr. A. D. Carpenter will lecture on "Worlds in the Making." Dr. Carpenter is well known as a successful Chautau qua speaker. In the evening ot the second day Edward S. Treft will speak on reconstruction. Trefz was the organizer and the .first secretary of the United Chambers of Commerce a.nd was regarded as a mighty big man.- . Tacoma recently paid him J750 for three days Xo ad vico with their Clumber of Com merce. Tho third (lay there will be a lec ture on European reconstruction by a sister of George 1 itch, tho author, and the afternoon program-will ln cludo the Lewis Military Quartote, a company picked by. a master of music from the forty thousand men ot Camp Lewis this year. Dr. El liott A. Boyle, with an inspirational lecture, and Edwin S. Whitney, with his reading, "Turn to the Right," will also appear the third day of tho Chautauqua. Tho fourth day will Include a lec ture by XJis. McCredie, an afternoon recital by the Recital Artists com pany and nnotherenterti.iinment by Elsie Mae Gordon. Miss Gordon is heralded as a surprise. In the eve- . ntng Mary Ailel Hays, the New York coloratura soprano, ussisted by tile Recital Artists, will appear, nr.d Miss Ida M. Tarbell. the noted writer and lecturer will spek. The fifth luy will see the Jir oslav Cimcra . Czerho-Slovnc band, with Madame Curerelil singing In the evening " The program for the sixth (lay in cludes the KegiMers. a musical orga nization.. In the nfirnonn Dr. W. L. Mellincer will speak, and the fn- iiinus ..nadlan ooMler-L-cturer, Pri vate Harold' R . Peat, w ill he here. The last (lay of the entertainment there will-be llta Appollo Quintette and the "kiddle" I';mcant. With an lllnstivitrtt 'address fn the evening by Henry Warren S'nor on "Th ("loslne Days of the Wat." Judging by the names ntpoariiie in ibis nroeram La Grande citizens ill KOt ample 1 iluefor their money hen the chaufimqui comes here this monitor, and the list abounds with jironltse of no of the heal events of this nature La GranOe has wen since the inception of tliese i mid-summer entertainment. VOI TH AltltESTKD Chester Tm. seventeen, years old. was KtrMted mis wornina o citv if police. ch' rgd wit hav ing stolen a tvlvc-ollar pai of bocOeat the ralaier mill t night. He haL the boou wiyiim, as well as another pair, tha story of which he police could not elicit rgm hlig .He has ben riven IrtOj.the custon ofhe sheiilf on.l wilbappear be fore Judge Phy 111 the Juvenile CHAUTAUQUA IS NOW ASSURED court in a rt.or lo. wnen no wii.yircn M ib'unjwiii uniq a upeccti 'rtlr be seiiflo t.W stahBTetorm trho I rt On: Thon.au ' jn emtTT ' bo. r,,i,in i lCX TTuniDeis io from .,. -i, in ldaiift O Q O Obsener adve:Ort:i will brl:g re- irs1 ocinl and - Personal K. McCormick, county clerk, Is a vifctor at Union today. He went over on No. 6 this morning. . . Word has be,en received from O. ,C. Letter, who is now in New Xork, stating that he is .slowly recovering from his attack of the flu. Mrs. Walter Stubblefield, who had been ' visiting friends in La Grande for a tew days returned this morning to her home at Enterprise. Mrs. Henry Struve and Mrs. Eva Stevens, of Fendleton, are tho guests of Mrs. Henry Hill, of tills city. They arrived from Fendleton this morning. . Mrs. Frank Carter and Mrs. S. W. Coulter, of Emmett, Idaho, were in La Grunde for a short time today. They want on to Enterprise, where they will visit friends. R. B. and Fred C. . Hamilton of Suminerville, were In La Grande to day. They were on their way to North Powder and left for that place at noon, to look after business Inter ests In the Powder country. Hurry Stoker, who has heea. nine teen months iu Uncle S.im's service was In town today on his way to his home nt Union. - He arrived yester day from Camp Lewis, where he re ceived his discharge. Leo. K. Crouch, of Wallowa, wasJ. in La Grande today on his way home from Spokane. Mr. Crouch, who re ceived his dischnrgo from the army in December, paid a brief visit to liis uncle, County Assessor U. G Couch, while here. J. 1). McKeunnoii returned this moi'.riing from Portland, where he had beeu for a few days In attend ance at the meeting of the League to Enforce Peace. He enjoyed very mucli the three addresses by ex-Pres-Ident Talft, which iie heard, ho says. Cecil R. Anderson, a Summorrille soldier who hod been at Camp Meade, Mil., was in La Grande this mornil-.g on his way home. He ar rived last night from Camp Lewis, where he bad been sent for demobi lization, i L. J. Mel'it-B, of bumnierville, who left Camp Lewis Monday with his discharge, after seven, months in the service, spent a short time In La Grande today on his way home. Mr. Meiers had been at various camps, Freemont, Mills and Lee. Don Sargent, who braved the bat tles in France and got back to this country without a scratch or a sick day, was . unfortunate enough to take the flu at Camp Lewis, just be foro he was ordered home. Word to his father, W. B. Sargent, indicates that he is not seriously ill, however. Goofge C. Cross, of Elgin, is a re turning soldier who passed through this city this morning on 1)Ib way hoiue from Camp Lewis, where he re ceived his discharge. Ho had been seven months in the service, and trained at various camps In the United States. Ho. was at Cainp Mills, Long Island; when the war concluded, aj.?d ho says they were ready om different occasions to 0111 bark for overseas when their sail ing orders were cancelled. A FAVOIUTE COMEDIAN Frank Mclntyre, the comedian who is seen in "The Traveling Salesman," a highly delightful Paramount pic ture, n the Arcade theatre today, :n one o' int mcst prominent actors in the country. In this pitturization of his great stage success, he is a bi jovial drummer wo has several in teresting advenlmes in an inland towa and who wins tr love of n beautiful woman. 11c is finely supported, his lending woman being pretty Doris Kenyon. ;iltr, SKTTI.KS MASIIKU HOCJIKHTKn, Pa.. Feb. 18 Pret ly Miss Gertrude Miller is no long er bothered by niaslitrs. Sne turned on one "bird" mid, at the point or n revolver inirclit-d him four blocks into'the arms of n police officer. He was given fifteei days in Jail. Cordon's Otftnm of KJtflrtum. For sheer fjnrntlon General Gnrdon'a heroic defend of "Khartum excelled til mmlorn for U Ihstd ill" d;iys. o Jut nine days shorter than th liu slnn retention of J-liattnpnl. Unfor tunately, -e nil Kiow, its termina tion wns a trnjrefly, riblttered by the frjrt thrtt very few Anyn Inter flio UotiliM) rtny of rellt arrlvM, onl In time to pick ? Uit tfevftflu tf rifl tfiter. d. " T';- to Pmt The t.abit of rea'flna wiselT J br I no means' .in easy one to acquire, ?wt innio nn,v?"I. !hs rr.Ind Is likely to ;heCr,r! f( rlf.ye wiri itt-rary meats crSHtlnii wit academic tree.'le that It remits Indignantly, nnd I'-if '.e at lst ti fes to respcit to the dsnandi hlch habit places nron I - SB sh- a e ItOYAL Altl H UlHO.Nh. t ATTEXTIOV! La i.ind'9 haptor No. 9 Royal 'convocation Inlthcn t hall on Thenh- ruy 2Wh. If IP. ' - - " - Work in the I Arch decreets) iSolournlrrs co a (Se'ciajie I Hot dinner :la. m. By order High Tilest. L. H. RVSSEl.'-. Secreta'v Program of Neighborhood Club Concert The La Grande Neighborhood club presents below the .program which will be rendered ift the' concert to be given under its auspices Friday eve ning of this week in the high school 'auditorium. 'Most of those who are taking part in the, program are high school students, and Miss Kathleen AMERICAN MUSIC I. ' (a) Overture "Rays of Gold" II. 0. Wheeler (b) "Shadows" Carrio Jacobs Bond (c) ''Romance" Victor Arnold By Orchestra, . II. A theme Music of Negro Influences or Folk Songs of America Marcella Berry. an. "Old Folks" (Medley) IV. (a) A theme "Music of Revolutionary War'' . '. Waldo Stoddard (b) "Tenting Tonight"! (c) "I'm Longin' l'V You'1 Boys' Glee Club. r Solo "Deep Rive . Jcannette VI. VHong Kong Romance" r. Hadlcy Girls' Glee Club. ,V1I. (a) "The Rosary" '. .". Nevin (b) "Within a Little Wood" Root Double Quartet. VIII. Duet "Narcissus" Lloyd Thompson and ' IX. n ''We'll Keen Old Glorv Flying" (b) "America Triumphant". A. (a) "Robin Hood and His Huntsmen" (b) "I Am King of the Outluws" Boys' Glee XI. Piano Solo "Shadow Dance" Fricderike Svhilke. XII. (a) Indian F.cho Song "The Sun Worshippers" (b) Indian Dance Girls' Glee Club. XIII. (a) "Spirit of Freedom" (b) "Nntionnl Melodies" By Orchestra. A GOOD INVESTMENT I Kiwlorii Kiluciitor Hvvi a W'uy Help n WVstorn Institution. GOODING, hlului. Feb. 10. Among Ihoso who rncpnU'y contribut ed to tho Liberty Bond and Thrift Stamp fund of GoortinK Colleuo was President Lemuel . Herbert Murliu of Boston'UniversIty. Though president of oco of the old est and best known universities in the United States, the wide experi ence of President Murlln as a stu- dent, preacher and eollego president, enabled him to seo both the need and the stragetic position ol Good- leg, which has no other colloge with- in one hundred miles of it and which Is tne only Aieuioaist couego in an hat grtont empire between Green River, Wyoming and La Grunde, i Oregon. j With the second semester lust opening and wilh an increase of over 100 per cent In onrollinent since December 30th, donations of this kind, large or small, are especially appreciated and many, who helped tholr counlry in tlmo of war are now taking Advantage of the opportunity to nssist tills, tho youngest college In Methodism, without any oxtra in vestment on their part. Harsh Egyptian Custom. The law of the F.uj-ptlons In respect to debtors and creditors was to the ef fect that no mnn was permitted to borrow money without pawning to Mm creditor the dead body Of his father, or nearest ancestor, which every man kept embalmed .in his house. It was thought infamous nnd Impious not to redeem so precious u pledge, nnd he who died without having discharged ihnt duty ui.s deprived of the cus tomary honors of burial. Jackson's Matcnlc Record Lost. General Jackson was' s .noted -Mason of the Wer-of 1S12, nnd It ! claimed that he received his Mas.mry In en army lodge. As a matter of fact, no absolute record htiB ever been found of when ru;l where" An drtw Jackson was tiiii'Im n Mason. He afterwurd hc sine grand minder of the Grand Lodge of Tennessee. It Is be lieved that the records of n lodge lu Tennessee which were burned ;-ears ago wonld shotf It. Have the label, which slamls fo; fair wiirl;ing conditions, put on you jjb printinir. The Observer is one of the two shops in town observing. unio prinriplei. Phone Main S7. ARCADE TIXE AND TIME TAEtiES WAIT FOR' NO . . MAN . Caij k sif epy tur5 be brought to life? " ou bej it can- and this bfa trammer knew how to make things sizzle. Come P self. Adolpl Znker Presents FiiAiIK9lIitryRE 1,0: "t,heTravelmgSalesman,, Also Fox Comedy, "Wild WomiiiifJ ftme -O- Next Friday Ryet, supervisor tt music in the city schools, has. had the planning and di recting of the program in charge. A glance over the different numbers as they are given below shows at once that this will be an entertainment of high merit and one that deserves the best support of the citizens' of La Grande. Chorus .V? Burleigh Stoddard. Florence Lynch. Nevin . . Chorus Girls' Glee. Club Club. De Koven MacDowell OBJECT OF CHANGE Comtti"iiil,v ( IinriiK Mt(n TucMday in llnnco to Monthly Iiil Tho .Community Chorus- changed ils d:ito to Tuesday evening of Piext wwek out of deferon-e to Mrs. A. L. Richardson and her Monday Club, who aro to give a lecltal Monday evcuiiig, honoring tlu' Misses Leona and Mory Newlin who are soon to go to Chicago for further study j The Community Chorus wishes to l ItnvA n nhnrd hi thin tnul imrtnlnl of , BpDrecllUU)n for thes0 y0,, g wonlen . t)ler MtlmaMe-lender, who ,:re Lvor goncrous n shailng their talent ' th0 La Gran(le pllhllc p MOMAN i NEW (TODAY! WANTED At Waitress. State Cufo. 2-18-tf. FOR SALE Straw $2.00 per loid. Inquire or W'lJicrfciiii-p nt J. W. McAllister Uin'KJ 2-10 tf FOR SALK--Two thoroughbred pa tritlgo ronHters. Sow and six weeks' pigs. 2-19-3t-p. "(lit SALE--SnwiAgy machine. In very good co,rlSMlO;hean, at thc Walllng MlllltliiryXtoro. 1 2-1 0-tf. FOR RENT - Noutly i rjriilslir.il, rooms. lllMc from liiOV ituni street. Hteainlieated V. M. C. A. Phono lilack 2211. 2-19-tf FOR 8LE Iteo. V1 car. been driven rarefiilljTini) Is in lies! condition. f goiAl rrps, -and loo.kM like new. Phone Mkin, 790 Hiim illous. 2-l!l-lf. WANTED - Two yonilg single men over 20, to travel In advertising ciew. callilli; on l.iriiis nnd people in sionll low s. rermnnent posl tlon for rinlit partes. Weeltly drnwhig account and. good elvinre for ailvallf-e'liicnlj Aildii'MS W. A. Gray. La Grande, (lie.. Foley holel. 2-1!l-:'.l p Have 'the label, wjilch stands fo' fair working conditions, piv. on you iolj printing. The Observer is one of the two ?ho;is in town liserviiig unioi1 principles. Pbone-Main Ii7. Observer nil are widely rout. ses and judge for your- JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL G0NTJNUE5 AT -WORK WOMEN ENGAGED IN NUltSlNO ItKTl'ltN HOME VALENTINE DAY IS OIlSKllVEl) I.INCOIA'8 HlimiDAY I'KOUllAM. JOSErH, Feb. 19. (SpocluD Mrs. W. E. Davis returned last Thursday from Milton, where she spent several months nursing Influ enza. Mrs. R. T. Richards returned last week from a visit in Union. School work in both tho high school ahd the grades Is progressing nicely, according to Sut. Stmclian. Work is being dono on Suturday mornings, this extra work will on ublo many students to maka their home In Enterprise. Mm. Crestor Parsons was In La : Graudo last week. Horn To Mr. and Mrs. BonJ. Meek on Saturday, 1'ebruary 8th, a coin. J. A. Wlsomnn ot La Grnndo was In town the first ot the week on business. A. J. Killlon of Wilder, Idaho. ennie In Sunday to pot Boino horBes, which ho will Bhlp t ) his Idaho home. V. 11. Hoiiek of Kuterprlso and L. Houck of Bremerton. Wash., ar rived Sunday lo visit nt tho home of their brother, Stevo Houck. J. Ijilrd shlpped,a car of hogs and O. C. Corsllne a ear of cattle, hogs and sheep on Inst Salmduy's freight. George Dawson iu a vlsllor in Portland this week. Rt. Valentine's day was celehe t- ed lu the vnrlous schools with "Val entine boxes" nnd the usual giving or small lokens and reminders of the day. MnroMi's birthday on the l-'lh was nlso given somo Mtleutiiiu. Ks- sa.vs ot his life and works were writ ten by many of (he scholars. Following n week's visit In i llulnes, Thos. I.eftler, reiui'.ied to his homo r;i Joseph tho first of tho week. 1 linyo Scott made a business trip lo M(nnin Silurdny. j 1C. Cinmnins, ' who has been in Idaho for several months? returned this week and Will teiul sheep fori Hckley UrolhiM'S 111 Devil's Gulch. Mrs. J. V. Vaughn nnd little son.! Arthur, were visitors nt tho Can-j non lioine at the county seat, Sat urday. Mr. nnd Mrs. J. A. Jolrnson went I to La Grando last weuk to visit rol- j lltlvOB. I Fred Voget left the first of tho ! week for Spokane. j Mrs. Alliert Mount returned Mon day from Washington state, whoro ' she has been nurslcg Influenza. I I. O. H. I.Of:iv. I The young fVsutiis i-f tho clt:' will be interested tJ know that tho Intel- I mediate Christian Lndenvor :t iho Presbyterian chilre.i vill :ig:i',i held j It's regular meoiii. Mm M F. Boyce will havo chnr.ti. Mrs lioyie his had conslde-'.tb'e exper el-re In Chrlstlnn Endenvjr w.Tk nnd lll make tho organization-ot live titter-I est to all. All tho young penult- of tho city arc most cordially Innu rt lo 1 meet Mrs. Boyce In th) lobby o' Iho I Y. M. C. A. on Sunday tvenlm, Feb. 23rd at 6 o'clock. During tho ovon- ing four brhff tilks on Washlngii.ii nnd hlB life will no givnn. Huoln tlons or Incidents In tho II fo of Washington will add to tho discus sion. Como piepared to toll one (if your favorites. Thnro will bo n firo in tho fireplace and nono can affoid lo miss this evening's trout. Pass ou tho word. Como. Begin to plan for It today.- Ask your pal lo go with you. This Is only tho beginning. You will want to bo in on litis. But ter conic, ltemembor the hour and the place. WANTED Clean cotton rags suitable, to wipe machinery. 2 cents n pound, Observer office. ' LARGEST EXHIBIT PAVILION WEST OF CHICAGO 7 .ftlWQW. FLU. W"- TO SAT. MARCHF Hippodrome 20th Mdtordom's kfoi Mel Trucks 6000 fget of floor pacc occapi' 22S Motr Vehicles Dxfibifed biDealeli Moat elaborAtc dworati trhne ever sltcmplOl in the Northwest SANCTIONED BV DeIlERS M0TCO &ATI ASSOCIATION RECEIVES WORD " FROM SOLDIER SON Mrs. L. Ortou, of thu ;ity. cm re ceived a letter from Iter on, Siin uol, who Is wlih tho Hih I'clJ ar t'liery. eh si.uiik w.n vj fimn his 4in4t four months nnd no word was recolvol frj'i; h'-i; du.Miq mat period. He Is uow In Ilohr, (!er- maiiy, with tho urjuy if occi.p; tlc.n. Therapy Physicina. Chronic diseases my specialty. P)s-iical and mental Bcience, dietetics.ftdrothernpy and trench massag-e. Hfione Black 2311. Rooms 1, 2, :i, Coolidgo building, op posite Star theatre. King's and Why not try a package of these dried fruits and vegetables, per package 25 No. 1 potatoes, per hundred lbs $1.25 Vegetola Compound, 5 lbs $1.25 Dried Pears, per lb 20 Dried Loganberries, per lb '. 5(V Pure Fruit Jelly, y2 gal, cans $1.10 Peorloss Syrup, qt 4V. y2 gal 75. 1 gal $1.40 Fresh Shredded Cocoanut, per can ; 15f Bulk Peanut Butter, per lb 25 Horse Radish, per bottle 15 Salmon, per can 15 Standard Iowa Corn, per can 15 Buns, per doz : .......15 All kinds of Cookies, per lb 35 . Bluing, psr bottle ..: 10 Toilet Paper, 5 rolls for 25 Hug's Modern.Grccery PHONE MAIN 35 "PAY CASH AND PAY LESS" ,:idlMWtJlfr.ftl'lll'1'rfM1fr ST V It is still the cheapest ser vice in existence. Home Independent Telephone Co. j j. OBSERVER ADVERTISING will brine: results. it . . . I - n Bu and Marshal! Streets, anl Tractprs BI. Ox WILKIN S, o TAXI LINE. o and Clifford George, it Savoy hotel. Main drivers, first class .nigh service. Adv. Jeal 8udaA Props. Stultd ' 713. Reliablcl cars. Day and Dreadful Cough Cured. A sovere cold is oren followed by Murysville, Mo., writes: "About two a rough cough for which Chamber lain's Cough Kamedy has proven espe cially valuable Mis. F. W. Olsen, years ago my little boy Jean caught a severe cold andjeoughed dreadfully for days. I tried a -jiumbcr of cough medi cines but nothing did him any good until I gave hioi Chamberlain's Cough 'Remedy. It relieved his cough right away nnd befoAr he had finishing tak ing one bottle eAvas cured. I think it is just fine ftrchildren.N ndv Dried Fruits Vegetables so ... .................... . ILDlNjG ortlanfS, Or. . Si the . $10,000 Liberty T Motor o Loifd bjr British Whippet Exhibited at the . Show MGR. k f I i. ; f t hi 'i: o o mm f w tytn ' rn a m SHhaiayjC Quits. v i n 2-lu-Yi.