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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (May 8, 1919)
o e t vr, TTTVftftPAYy-MAY S. IfivT ii " MRS. NANQY AGE,y " ' ! DIED SUDBS2tt,Y Mra. Nancy Evulian Hueyv di..'. suddenly at hnr h:mia up thn Gramlk ,JL (nuuuu nvT ruosti.v, umtil 71 ymrts An illmv. if but a riw minutes pro rtilcd Iter d?:ith. n raid i Mrai ,i'si iptwi icyi i! iwti-ta I . . .IN. MACEDONIA, Jits. Happy was kornoln Illinois May 2, 1S4X, flittt came to Oradc Jiomle a,t l(:trty-oiu' yeaf apo i i:T husband. J.'JI. Uaguy, die.; IVhrunry 4. 1!H5. md a daughter. Mra. .Millf,. E.Vilson, died n i0,t land abom' a yi'ar in'.i). . There nr.-. ciKlit..8urviiii t-iii! Iron: J. It.. Has-, ey, of La Ciaiid.': H. K. and 6. K. HaKcy of SlarKey; .M D. Hagcy. ol HilL'ard; Mrs. Mlnn' M. Olass, who lives above Hiluar.l; Mra. KvaK MillhBtue. of Island City; Mrs. Olive M. l'arkii of Cuitaiio Grove, Ore., and Mra. llea:,ie J. Stults, of Jarihin Valley, Oi -nubn. . There- are also twenty gnnidrliililren. . THK III. I K ItlllD" Tfl HP, Semitic of hundreds of nopio iiikc sii.iuv t 4i;i-m- Tiii.-ti'iiu'l Photoplay a uiifinty aiwctaeu- . Inr nfferlng In fthlfk the iifijaltlr , ideluilH have beu caiefrtlly looked iiu iiue i.riu, an Araterait picluie, will lie shown ;fl tin- Mead after. Jheatre Friday .ait-1 S-at-urday: It is nil adaptation, by 'twirlefl MaUne, from Melei lini'k'j ' lnastprpie, e, whleb hits attracted wide -atlenli.i.i in ihe diainatic and lilorary world. Wliile It cleall with fi'ibjeets of ureal profoundly in an ullfKorial nianner II wa easily understood. The grea author tolik for birt central figures a little boy and itlrl, and for them he drew aside the curtain of life, delved Inio -the pant and touched eloquently upon the Kt'oat Beyond. In the form of a play, as produced in London and lut-.tr in New York, tthe stotv teamed with dramatic in- The funeral win bo hold from i the terest, and lnstei d of a heavy Henry chapel tomorrow (Fiiday.i preachment or a dry senium it de afteiiioou at 2 o'clo-k. vclopvd into a virile presentation. . sparking with vivacity. In adaptiiiK "I'LL SAY IT IS." this work to motion pictures, direci- The best nlace to take volir car if ol' Maurice Tourniur. who slaaed it does not work like it used to, Thr "lo Produrllnn of Aitcraft, has car- Standard Auto Repair Shop, corner Adams and Fir. Kd. Cyr, Prop. For Sale Rorta Fountain complete with buttles ;inil acces sories. "" ' CHEAP Call 2JL lnr Street. - WITH Till-: (UUCI.VAI. AST The umisiul photoplay oxliava pnnya, "AH I'uha ami i lu Tony Thieves," whirh will be shown ui :ho Shorry theatre today and fmnor i () may ho said to have some ol the original cast of which the 10 m n net rs of old I'eisia wrote when I hey compiled that remarkable vol- Mtme. the Arabian Nights. I ' "AU llaba" is snid to have been produced with all the Hplemlor ot the original time1 and period. Among the propei-ties secured foi tho production were ,a ntuuher tif rare old Persian luPJ, The history of one of these. It if- claimed, dales back to the fa mous monarch Hot' omn-al-Itasbid whose court 11 adorned. Such a claim ta not unrea sonable for it tawell known that Oriental carpets and runs are pre served with the nrHlest care ami r sped by their 'owners. The oldest and best rus hrins fabulous prices today in all the ii'arketa of the world. Aluo Rhown tho Ford Weekly am' a comedy. ied out the idea of the author in making the photoalay understand able. He discussed tho scenes with ilia tiny actors. a!io are theoreti cally tiie leading characters, believ ing that if these children can grasp I he story, the aver.iue pairon of moving picture theatre, with the aid of the lm!d ti.'l- which embel lish I hie film, sh.mld easily follow the pt;:y and unde'-.uaud , the alle gory. .' Tiie result is a unique play, of 'Shipping Men Are Anxiously Waiting ntupendous magnitude, in which is Incorporated the highest technique ut pliotograpliic art, with 'multiple film exposures lOiiu'ning infinite care and patience. , s 'I Settings of collo.inl size and en- rimsual Kxpei-ieme of Nirses and Workent In ItejVWl rial log . Ol (iMHVO JUST ARRIVED A Vl'LL VAKIETY OF SHOE POLISH AND DYES GRAY, 1IKOWN", TAX, WHITE, ( REAM AND CLEANERS NEXT DOOR TO SHERRY THEATRE PETE'S SHOE SHINING PARLOR "HE KNOWS HOW" ANTWERP IS REli.UMNC ITS FORMER ACTIVITY the Opening of American Ilasc. ANTWERP, April 111. (Associat ed Press Correspondence.) Antwerp appears to be passing through h pro cess of resurrection, although the tonnage handled since tho. port wi.s reopened more than three months ago represents that which would ordinar ily come through this port in one week j,nd, wander about tho village nu rturing the days prior to the war. ! 1 1 1 h saw a 'likely' chicken, which Ships now come straggling in, ami ho would theitupon seize. Tim nn along the seven-mile waterfront tho I live woman who arid" thn most out winch is heard creaking here and : cry was presumed to be the owner there, the vision in somo of the great ;nnd usually was kiiui to accept im- sheds is obstructed by unpretentious ;hulf cup of sanar SALONIKA, (Cnrrrspnndo;iro of the Associated Press) Some of the mofo uinusltiK "human Interest" In ciflvnls'of the activities of the Amer ican Red Cross nurses and fii'ld woiVers il ii i Ins the repali lalion in Ireeks neportcd into llulkarla dur ing iho war aie ro'aled by l.pi'ulnn uiit A. S. li.dell. In iharco. Af the Ainevicnn Red t'rins ri'lief stations ,li Macedonia and Ilulnnrla. "Wo taine into Ittilfaria on a ilcrman freight car." says Lieuten ant Bodoll ill his report. "This Red Cross car was the first car of the 1 list train that ran Iron Series to Salon ikl after the armistice and II was with th'j Red Cross from the time wo entered rluU'.nrtu until vn returned to Creece. "On the trip out of miliaria wo had one 'Iron bed and two camp cots, Or.e Red Crois man slept on a crate of biscuit tins, the bed beln'-. demountable tc furnish five chairs by day. The Red Cross man tnr.iel over frosuenlly in tlift ninht, brinc, ing discord Iiuiii th; fins bul despit" our protests ;-.t his imisy uiod.i of sleeping, he ib-clarv 1- hj1 had a "rat llilig (;ood bed." "Firewood was oblainabU abri:; tiie route an. I w v ro able to ,is our wooilHtovo afler vittlnt ii hole in the siile oi lh c,u for t htr stovi pipe. Liquid fond pr .:.: our on'y difficulty. It v:as iivporsibl) In hull even half of an inch or water on th" stove when ;lu car was In motion. We had a real Ai i"i'lcan enffi e grinder. Tho coffee, hems wi re pet Ml a clean soc-; imd one ol' Ibr me'i to" Ihe tune of 'Valikee Doodle' would crush the beans with a ham nier. "When chicken was wanted for dinner one il the party would go out with hull a cup of ' sugar in paaammmemm VTTr-" f i- ""irfii'-'rtro'i'iiih'Aiir; H ealth 1 i : ?.1S -7 - ---il (T ' h A . .. I . is Mia siu Don't wait to order. We have just re ceived a large supply of spring steel, all sizes, and are now ready to make guaran teed springs for any and all cars. No long delay or tying up your car. Call on us and give your order, we are prepared to please you, give prompt attention and turn out good work. ! II ' II Hilton's stacks of bags of American rice and rows of barrels of Chicago pork, and there arc foodstuffs, clothing and manufactured articles, most of which, however, is for immediate'use. The American Commission of Re lief in Belgium had seventeen steam ships in port early in April and the American base for supplying the American army of occupation in tier- many was unloading five others, In exchange. Our much maligned rntfon or ininy beef proved to be acceptable nlso. "DarterillK was Ihe order of tho day at all stations. A sllco or bread would obtain thre shines, fill n large waler lar or nttrnct n carrigc of supplies. During our last arior noon In Dedi'galrh. rn the Aegoan Sea. wo had Ihe use of a horse and I wagon all ariernoon. in order to re turn borrowed furniture for the pay ment of one tin of bully beef." Shipping men arc anxiously await- re fame or Ain"rli nn Red Cross Ming the'opening of the American base relief stations spread throughout at Contich, about two miles outside lio.lirarln.to such an extent tnai otn of Antwerp on the Malines road. Har-ior Red Cross workers and Ilrlt.ish racks are being erected at Contich for und French brricers, Including two the accommodation, of '20.(100 soldiers ! French generals, Bought us out ill .1 ,, limn This is cxiiectcd to iniect 1 passing to securo u canteen of hot L liiiln more life Into Antwern nort.ltoa or lo replenish ilepleled ra- Thc grounds picked out for the Amer- j11""" " icon base is a vast plain, dry ami well , l;r,i,rnli,H. find the lloilL'hboVS will filld '!?' living and sanitary conditions there much better than in other bases which .have achieved greater prestige. 1 1 The Americans have taken over some of the piers where North Ger man Lloyd steamships formerly iloi k- :ei. The work was nr?jous, as the piers were encumbered with gravel 'imported from Holland by the (ici- ! jnians, ostensiiny to repair rouus nui .actually to build- reinforced concrete ; (shelters, dugouts and trenches. One iliundred thousand cubic yards of gra vel had to be removed before the piers jcould be used. It is estimated the Germans had enough gravel there to jrepair Belgian roads for fifty years. Fifteen thousand longshoremen ami stevedores are idle here and the only solution shipping men find when they jure questioned as to how the situation :can lie remedied may lie summed up iiu one word, ''Americn." ' ' On? of the distinctive qualities of food baked with Royal Baking Powder is wholesomeness. This is health insurance of such vital importance that millions of women bake at home just to be sure that Royal Baking Powder is used. Remember the adage -"Bake it with Royal and be sure." - .BAKING. I 1 1 - Absolutely Pure Made from Cream of Tartar derived from 'grapes' Royal Contains No Alum Leaves No Bitter illSCU3XTOWW KWMWIMStlHIIIIWiBi)gi Tasto i I inn i m in unwn nriinirwnriiiiiiMiJ OLD DISCI SSION ItKNF.WF.I) , JTacomn, speaking editorially, re- fuses to uceept any of the BiiggeH- A Mountain .... Paget Sound Is tlio!,",1n ?m , lh,t '1'"l,0ido , , .veil, hlfuaelf supported Tuconia s Object of Much Conlemloii L,ul to , llulne . I "lly the wry, how do you go SEATTLE, Wash, - May 8. Puget about It to changj tho namo of Sound's old discussion as to whether "Thn Mountain" should bo called Mount Rainier or Mount Tuconia has been reopened by newspaper suggest Ions that both sides to the argument drop their claims and compromise upon Mount Roosevelt. Tuconia long has held that the big peak's name is Mount Rainier and' us nno argument In Rg favor, has pointed to government maps bearing the namo Rainier. . , A I'mllnnd newspaper, In what It termed "tl helpful and chnrltablu spirit" recently mtngestnd that tho name, be-.' -cliunged to Mount ; Roose velt. One Seattle pnpor ' seconded the Idea and another suggested thu'. the scheme bo carried furl her by naming i'ugel Hound Oyster Hay and "The Mountain'1 Sagamore Hill niounlaliV' one editorial asked. Thn question luiB not boon answered. May 10 lust day to pay water rent without a penalty. . C-8-2t IIFIiKHAIIH! The degree team will please be present at the regular mooting this week for Initiation work. ' LUCIA HALEY, Secretary. Saturday and Sundtiy pine apple sherbet will be served ut Silverthorn's fountain. You may expect something extra nice. Also iruit nut sundae specials; ;.','.-' -'''. '."' " . 4-2B-3t FAMILY DRUd STORE LA ORANOK.OnCO'ON. WORSE THAN DEADLY POISON GAS Rtrint; HisoHtiA it tin reupwtnr of ncr u, Il ut tuck young mid old alike. In most cased (tut vtrtim Is warned of the niHirnBciting th'ngor. Nature fixbts back, llfadat-he. iiMligfaiioii, insooiuiu In rue buck, lumnnicn. sciatica, rhetinm tiiu, pain In tho loiua and lower ab dnmen, difliulty - uiiuiitintf, till nr indication of trouble bruwiuf la your kidneys. . When such aymptoms appear yon will atranitt cfrtninly find quick relief ia JOLU MKDAL Iluarlcm Oil Capsule. Tola famous old remedy has stool the teat for two hundml yenra in hlp iug mankind to fight off discuae. It Is Imnorted dirort from the ham almratorii'B In llullimd, whoro it has , irlped to develofi thn Dntrh Into ona otf tho Rturdlet and benlthlcat rncea in , the world, and it mny bo had at ' ulniost very druc storo. Your money promptly refunded if it dona not re lie vi? ymi. H Nino to get tbe aenuiuft (;U MEUAL Itruul ia aealcd pack aua, throo nutia. R. D. BADE AUTO COMPANY The Dromon Hard warn and Impl1 nient Co. can y a coin pint Hlock iJ' lawn mowerg and crardf-ii HCipplien. S-8-f.t. Come to the Rainbow's End and Get Your Share of the Pot of Gold It is here, and you can get your share by making your purchases this week. Sale Ends Saturday, May 10th . Here are a few of the many hundreds of Real Bargains: , - . . Premier Aluminum Six Ladies' 30c Vests ..lf)c ' Ladies' Union Suite, loose knee.. 65 - Ladies' Hose, 30c value...: 19d Ladies' Art." Silk Hose !)')(. Men's S1.50 Work Shirt OS Ilea's Hos9 13 15 20 2.V Alarm Clocks' 9S' Perojride 10- Paper Napkins, per thousand I Matches, full count, 7 boxes for 25c Whisk Brooms lo Laundry Soap .: 6 bars fcr '27iC Bread and Buttr Plates ... 6 for 330 Tli'W are literally iundreds tif other articles at Reduced P) ices. Christie's Variety Store La Grande, Oregon General performance of a car is never due to any one thing It's the proper blending of all qualities. . . In the Premier a series of unquestionable virtues arc blended. But all we could say about the Premier would never bring home its goodness, like a demonstration name your conditions. Premiers are exceptionally eay riding; economical on gas and oil; light on tires, due to light weight, and the most beautiful car manufac tured. v : " . " ' - , The only car in the wot Id with the C. & H. magnetic gear shift, which insures your life, in changing geart oil dangerous hills. If interested ar- range' for a demonstration. Call either 3 R. D. BADE ot j. ?; WELCH Foley HgteV. n l2miIuuJV-jHmmimitiiMmm HiwwwiMiw'ijjiiiililwii'jWiiii Qm,a iiiMftiiniB 'ciipini'iiiiitiiiiiiiiBi Siih wmm v ' e 6 o o ' ' O 0 O .. . 0 i Qq o
