La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, June 06, 1923, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextJ' .:::;: PAGE TWO THE UA GRANDE EVENING OI1SERVER Wednesday, June 6, 1923. TIIE OLD HOME TOWN By Stanley 1 Do Thq People of La Grande Enjoy Their Modern Telephone Plant? Number of calls passing through switchboard: May 5, 1922 8,079 May 5, 1923..... 11,544 May 21, 1922 8,472 May 21, 1923.,. ..........: 11,211 WE THINK THEY DO! Home itidependent Telephone Co. I I I I I ltH?i- a3k s y-m iTrTnTnTP"-?i -,P ill I P..THC'' - If 3 I. f you sa" 1 HE FCl LIKE A Vpr- LEAD? I Hit- 'iV-1iit.-f.-vJ at Let's go aa The Royal NeiRbbors ai-e prepar iliK lor a bi)f district convention to bu held June 13 in the Rex hall. Dis trtict Deputy Phoebe Williams of Ba li i.-, is here soliciting new members, and they will have a large crowd for adoption- - They will held a special meetinc in the K. P. hall Thursday at seven p. in. for balloting and preparation for the convention. . A lar-RC delegation will be here from IJakcr and their degree stall will put on the work. Halfway, Ore con, will also send a number of rep rc.-entatives. In fact they are ex pecting to have a real royal time- . Elaborate plans are beinu complet ed for one of the series of Country club dances to be given Monday nil-lit at the club house. The ilance ha'vo attracted o great deal of in turct;t in the past, and as this dance promises to be one of the best yet given, a goodly number is cxpectec to be present. Th Columbia theater's second dis covr-rv concert Sunday noon w i-rccled bv a capacity -nudiencc. Thr rro-ramnie was a well-balanced one featm ing Margaret Canicy. soprano and Lieutenant R. . L. Crane of tlu police bureau. Other menvbers were Fraiu'ia 'Hitcher, pianist; Charles K . Tl'ompson, baritone; Harry Linden violinist, and the Columbia Players orchestra- .Miss Carney added to an alread impressive reputation by hi-r twe nuniliers, "Magnef.c Waltz" (Arditi! and "1 Passed by Your Window iBralie). , , The Columbia theater offered hoi n fcur-wceks' engagement. Oregon- la,Miss Carnev is a former local girl having lived in 1m Grande for somi ye-irs. She has many friends in tin: city and surrounding country. Mr:-- John Taylor passed through I.a Grande last evening, en rout U her home at Grass Valley. .Mrs. Tay lor ha- been spending some time at Hot Lake visiting friends. Mrs. E. Thomas, wife of the O.-W ti c. v lni-imnn. of La Grande, 'left cn No. 18 for Portland on a pleasure trip- Mrs. I). A. MacDnnald will leavi on' tonight for 'Winnipeg, Man. :.. join .Mr. Mr.cDonald will go to Vancouver, ft. C-. and Seattle. Wash ington, where they will visit for some time before returning to Pen dleton. Thr! Women of Moosoheart wi" i'i"! at the homo of Mrs Frank Shanks on East Pcnn avenue Thurs day afternoon at two o'clock frr J Mi-ial afternoon. Mrs. Fred Smil'r n-id Mis. L. A. Stoop will act as joint ho.le.-s- Tii" Th'trsday laf.'ernoon club wil be e-iterlaincd by Mrs. C. 3. Kdcn Lo'm tomorrow afternoon at her hmm cn l)eKt street. Tim Missionary Snrirty of Ihr Presiivteri.m church will hohl it. 'eg ulrr monthly meeting Friday i f er-n-i.'ii at 2::;6 o'clock at the horrre of Mis. W. B. Pirkens. It Hvill le a irte! ng of exceptional interest to l. Grrm.le ladiei who arc interested in mi -ions. Miss Hatch, a missionary n a furlonsh flour Indii. will talk Slur i well known in La Grande -wl-'.-e she has mam friends. :.:t.i.j HaU-h' work i' i-uororted b the :o.-ir!is of thi section. Visit ors who vould lik to meet Miss Hatch will be cordially welcome. Tomorrow! La Grande Union Stock Sfcow d have' a good tinici'ollowing Store Closetjfffll Afternoon. A Good Place to Trade Fashion Notes Scarabs are UkccI. London. Scarabs are almost com pulsory asa dcc,c.ration today on gowns anil hats; sometimes the hat is almost a big scarab in motif. Such was a turban noticed at Claridpre's during the dinner hour rriday. Mane up of dull gold braid and scarab I green silk, it 'had a 'beetle ncau in front and flat wings at the sides. ShocH Have Color Combination New York. A remarkable shoe, seen here today, makes a happy com promise 'between the conservative and the coquettish. It starts out with be ing white kid and black patent leath er trimmings. It ends, however, with a little tassel of red km and caits-, la.sieneu to tne tcp strap ana lulling over the instep. Gravc Idea in Shoes. New York You may, if you am so dispesed today, wear King Tut's tonvb upon your shoe. One of the latest buckles copies the. shape .of ine entrance to t:ic tomo. ine dus- le.: U.-'H?'-?"! knows what upon it in Egyptiun characters. Temperamental Gray Tweed. New" York. Not every shade of gray is easily matched in hosiery There is a gray seen this season in u t ....... .i." . . ...i. tweed suits which does not harmon-))ca'n' gray Miuchings. iius veiiipemniciitai gray tweed demynds a strange but pretty sand gray with a distinctly tan cast to it. Combine1 Gray with Lavender. Paris. The combination of gray with lavender is one which appeals to young girls today Ifor. afternoon or "little" dinner f recks. At a re cent snvart tea one of the guests, an ash blonde, wore a gown of gray silk crepe, with panels of accordion plaited lavender tulle. . Grain Inspection Dates. C. I!. Ahlfxm, state seed commis sioner, Boise, Idaho, announces that for certification may have until July isi to i mo application msiQau 01 June loth as stated in the certification circular. Extending the time two weeks will give the growers a bet ter opportunity to observe the seed possibilities of the fields- If this condition can be determined by June loth, please make applica tion to state seed commissioner so that ample time will be given to complete schedule cf inspection. Not ify county agent when inspection is iesired. TakeVickSiOn YourVacafion Nearly everybody ue Vick for cold ritaublesyasthnu, hay fever, catarrb or toKilitii. These are inflammltionrfof the air pa sagu. ButlweIorget that it'i Just ai goodjr inflammation of the akin or muscle. Take the familiar blue jar on ' your vacation and try it for un burn, bruise, apraina, bitet, itingi, poion oak (poison ivy), cuts and scratches. V VapoRub ldepery D the ponies. ' IHsuhU-d 'war veteiwiH or Mluhigan have welcomed the offer recently mm uuuii.iy more tnnn tiny ai;e un-ilei-KOIng treutment ut tho big liistltu tlon. . j -All of the veterans are admitted in Iho same manner as private patients and are treated on exactly tho same basis. They are entitled and receive the sumo quality of service and are distributed In tho various unils In I the hospital according to the avalla- .billty of rooms. Th first ilioiiKlit wus to open ii special unit for those men, but the hospital on consideration felt the men would be bettor satisfied If they were distributed 'throughout the hospiral with the oilier patients and accord ingly this plan was curried out. Arrangements for opening tliy hos- ,. , '",,. . ' , " '..b.STv.f "7 c&'n needing treatment were made n few weeks ago at a meeting between Al vln M. Owsley, National (..'oinmaud er of the American Legion, Henry l-'ord, i-Msel Ii. .'ord, l'ri-Ml.lent of the tll... J"' " " .1:" , ""' '" "'" iit'MH, Male (-oniinaiult'r of the Amnr. j.j,,,, arrangements for the cam nf tho (liHiihled veterans continue In ef fect until iH-ceinlMT 31, Jf at that time CongresH has not !asci ncc(smry Icffialntloii to aford hos pitalization or ex-service men tho mutter .will come up for furtlwr dl.s eiiHHion and the ugrcenitmt renewed for iino Out definite period. The fX-8L'i'vice men are admitted following u recommendation by the Welfare office of the American Le gion in Detroit. Another urrangem-nt ulo has men effected between the Legion and the I Inn ry Kurd Hospital whereby in ex treme cuwh of destitute families of former hoi vice nun their rlilhl.-.wv needing hoHpltultzation will bo Heut- nJ,, ' M'Kmilei1 1,5 lhu u l"' For Sale We have several 4u-acre tracts on hlch alfalfa will he ready to cut within 10 days. The crops go with the place, If sold before harvisled. If Interested, let inu show you these proporlles. A Tom -room house. In good con. Hon. close in; cement walk, toilet Sewer connecll' den. Price. I ami : p,r nfinth, Includluir inler- si. Kin: brick plumbed, through- wired; In Hplen outr gamf?" lotn. ti Klmd- tiers, lawn, ju.s from post of fke. Ju!mh, 4 blork 1h a real value ut H.fiiMi. Tt-r ! :, at Jmt ItoflroofnB. Th: fl.'"H cn.ih, bal- onth. Then are & location Is Htich the rooms could ) mnd siibstunllul home. to pay for this A four-room hotiw. In Rood condl- look thttf up ft will surprise you. H'-en-rooin hotiRM with 4 lots plumbed, uircd, eraK: w-l built hotim? for $2.f.'"t. V-ry lltM-ni! Itiiis. If you want a home, let ine show ou real Intrgainfl. Geo. H. Currey B4l EjUU Insurancs r irnnn di mi ic IUIIUI LfllllJ PLEASING -VETS if um. sidentlld curlP'ir B :i'M.oi. Terin-iiT;i(l inth, Incluor Iooni hyK", id coiyRtion 0 Wi f MARSHAL. WALkFQ ,V.'MO HA5 RCEN SEARCH M6 TOR THE RED .uuPPi RA1?f?QW NMr-MC' Hi-OA vAM OftMANS' S"TtfeG. WAS I?lLr5 UP Ijf HE TUlPPlrV AND TELL YFSTEftDAY WHOLESALE TRADE IS DULL NOW IN LUMBER INDUSTRY Wholesale trade in lumber has un dergone considerable reduction in volume during May and at present is quite dull, fcay the fAmfericau Lum berman, Chicago. The result is that prices have shewn a general down ward trend. Declines, however, have not been extensive and are not likely to become so, in view of the fact that fundamentally t he lumber industry remains in a strong position. The congestion of business at the mills, consequent to the enormous demand earlier this year, and aggravated by intense stock scarcity and unfavor able productien conditions, bus been greatly relieved- Therefore tiie mar- I Ket nas an easier ume, nut mere is no clement warranting the belief that it Will " sutfpr a serious decline. Prices are seeking the lower level made inecessary by this changed con dition, and when th'i has btvn found will undoubtedly become stabihzeu on that batin. There -is a disposition to postpone large building projects until labor and material costs have declined, but p respects are th.'t the present enor mous amount of dwelling construc tion will be continued uninterrupted ly in most sections. This alone would insure lumhernven of an active and steady market throughout tliej year. Ketail trade remains heavy, ami yards which recently carried heavy stocks us a result of large, almost simultaneous, receipts on o!d order, are steadily moving out this lumber. II o we ver, t he v a re in no lui rr v t o btiy for 'replacement, as they fed they can ' now secure lumber promptly. when they need it- Distributers ex pect that, at the present rate pi re duction of retail stocks, dealers must come into the market for heavy re plenishments during June. Mamifue tureri "meanwhile" are taking advan tage of the present opportunity to clean up order file? and rebuild stocks, and are exerting no great pressure fcr new business. industrial business also is low, par ticularly in, hardwood. Factory con sumers are busy and have excellent prospects, but are well supplied with lumber and are not likely to re enter the market on a large scale for some weeks. The outlook fol iate jammer and- fall i:s excellent. and a strong hardwood -market at that time is generally expected, re duction is still seriously rei.-irHl, in the South by water and in the NoVth SAGE TEA KEEPS YOUR HAIR DARK When Mixed With Sulphur It Brings Back Its Beautiful Lustre At Once Gray hair, however liari'lsAme, de notes advancing Jne. We all knov; advantaircs of ; voullitul amn jpTmcl', Your hair is yoJr charm. It jrlirs or mars the face. When it is, turns Uray and loolJ strcakrjust a few applications o tJ Sago T and Sulphur enhances its atcaraua hiindrcd-fnld. Don't stayf prl JjxjIc yaunI Either prcparl lr recipe at liome or petf from anyfu store a Lottie of 'Vyeth's S;ij;c and Sulphur O-m-ponnd," which h merely the oM-timc recipe improved by the addition of oth er ingredients. Thousands of f'-lks recommend tliis rcady-to-use prepara tion, because it darkens tne hair Iicau ti fully, besides, no one can possibly trll, as it darkens so naturally and evenly. You moisten a sponge or soft bruh with it, drawing thii tlirouyl: the Iinir, taking one small strand at a time. Hy mornincf the gray hair disappears; af tcr another application or two, its natural color is restored and it becomes thick, glossy and lustrous, and you ap pear years younger. mnn. v.sii-s.'.w.vii A iiTS7i '&x . tni l:.'. Il J. by labor ftrarcity- Stocks therefore remain in bad condition und, as any material replenishments this sumnivr appear unlikely, there arc ninny who look lor higher prices. A lot of fijrht fans are wonderiiiR if the Koui-lh of July affair will be fi iiKht on the bolder, or just border on the fijrht. There always arc two sides. If there is a ituard on the Mexican bor der to keel) aliens out, it will keep our criminulri in. In a little while now the children will be home from' colloco and we'll see them every c.nee in u while dur- uie; the sunnner. . J. II. PEA RE & SON Jewelers and Optometrists' AN Alll l i.Krfrr io voric .mii,s Im; i;it.(.'" ui-;ir Im ii hitnd- v.yif t'H, I'y-pli.jisJfiK j !:ff hi fhiii:i nr pom ;nn w;irs. IJV.ly (,VrT or till- tM-illltltlll k'lov -t. vt ry itifin und woin.in f( i.'iNh- iirpl divr runiffit firi-lN i.f.iuth 1 tu tiil-l! nun' at l.llly'n. F. L. LILLY rimnu Main .( 1 1 lit A'lninj 1 1 (! w D P rill 1 : I ! - I U W lf r MM L u IVTT r.nn- i o t(' o 1 I A I III i f rt.V M ty. 1. L J,1U U I Ml . . - - - y i. i ., ,f. . - l l St ii ii,-.. iii."iV m"i ir H A .li. in cuilcctiuH oj artistic II -ilv.-rumc. II I M v i ; Q To Get the Full Meaning of These Prices You Must See the Goods Evcrready Waterproof Aprons, at 50c, 98c, $1.23 and$1.39 Evcrready Bal)y Rubber rants :........39c, 50c uiass v lower jjasKctsyr. Zephyr Gingham, pe yard.. l'ancy Back Combs ead!zZ...., 69c' Audrey Hair Net dutiffle, 10c; 3 for..:... 25c 1 Large Bertha CoQm. G'Jc, 98c, $1.25 Ladies' Vanity Cases ; $1.25 to $1.75 ' Children's Vanity Cases 39c, 50c Andrew's Variety Store ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ' APPLIANCES ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES FOR HOT WEATHER COMFORTS . ? h. & s; Efetrirl" Edison MazdaTjamps 13k Depot St, oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo rower The three most vital units in the economical and satisfactory operation of motors are tho Piston Rintrs. Pistnrfs juk! Pistnn Pins jrffnf which wc carry in itock, gruicung cqiiipm(ifttijjjrTro able to give you :iinpmet vjmWc able to give you a very complete piiOTtt assembling service. Leighton's Welding & Machine Works a J i 1 MenW GoodjtetrWelt Oxfords Special $5.00 Just received Vfiig shipment of men's dark brown calf skin Oxford, Goodyear welt soles, with rubber heels. These shoes are made over the new square toe last and arc very dressy. Guaranteed all solid leather. All sizes, (i to 11. Special $5.00 The Bootery Inc. "A Paradise for Tired Feci" , Home of the Arch-Aid Shoe GROVER SMITH, Mgr. " azdaCamps . I Phono 393-W g amLwWcyiinder n n 1 Mi 4 4.,-.-