La Grande evening observer., January 09, 1924, Image 2

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THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
Wednesday, January 0, 192-1.
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What About Y our Curtains?
We don't mean to be impertinent, but have you asked
yourself that question? If the answer is negative, here
is a splendid o)portunity to correct it. Curtain values
are excellent here now. '
A Good Place to Trade
LGIH BLAZE
IS DAMAGING
About $20,000 Lost Due
to Warehouse Finn;
Origin of Flames Un
determined. Kl.f.iN Or. Kir Of tinoVb rmln
.d origin destroyed a MvHon of
the '-i(th'ispoon apple wai-f-tiotiMc
here ami damaged between
tn.mut und 21."i boxen of aptl.
iHnniiRi, an nearly im could h -
tlmul.d, wan Ix-iw'n $If,iMtO and
$2(r,nni( with fair Irmuntncc. Tin
wunlinimt- in 1 1n( hirio-st in the
mm 1 r,-.
The. liliizc wuh discovered hy If.
II. WcatltcrMpoon, owner of the.
building, who HlMop-s in the ecu
tnil part of H. II' closed the. rc-frlK'-ruior
doom leading oul from
I hi Mfiion where the fire was and
turmd In mi alarm. I'olil weather
and mow handicapped tin1 flre
flKhtcrM, and oiii- hvdrnnt had to
lie thawed out hifoic a wcnnd
Hfn-am, of water could he ml on
i ho fire.
Mr. Weather-spoon In 0u heav
IrM lom-r. Jte ownH the huildlmc
ami iiixl approximately SO tit
hoxcM of applca in Morale. I
.smoke and wai-r reached about
half of these.
ha put more thrill nml cicclte
j nient hefor' our view than he bun
lever done' heretofore. In H we nee
replied of (he f'ily of l.f AiiK' I'H
an it was a renttiry it fro.
j The "H-t" froial1y cniKl have
i heen eonHtryete! itl an r-norinnnn
oosi Involving nmny thniiHandn of
dollurH. TIiiih I hi rich haektfi'otlml
iiiord'ft the miilleneit an iiniiMunl
i oppurt unity to notp what ('ullfnr
nia. reHfinhled when It wuh ruled
hy romanee nnd ni piers. I mh to
. i he ixuihi diliK'-nt and earef ul r
, wiircli work conducted liy I h
1 l-'nirhfinltH orsnnl7JU Ion timt wiih
onty arrived fit nfter the most ran
tloiiH ili'llheraiion, we tire ahle to
perceive the exact nest of I lie ciim
toimi and plot u re file atmosphere
prevuilinK' during those ttnn-H.
The plot is tnosl myHilfylnfr from
st;trt to flnifdi. The love Inten-Mi
though powerful Is not as great as
the inasH of new feats "I'long" In
railed upon to perform In this ve
hicle. These HitintK, opart from lie.
, Intr thrtlliiiK. luive a It iidi ncy t i
provoke great laughter.
j II. 'rnne, veteran of the stage.'
i and Alec Prunei. ( t hers in the'
'cast are John Sainpolts as Sydney's'
fat her, nnjiisl ly iiupriMoiied as u '
1 forger, WilHiim Haines as .her j
Hwof heart, l. tclen Minefield, a-.
,Su I'itt. .Vlanlia Man ok, i'red J.'
Mmler, charfrs Ilicltmnn, frnig'
Hldi)h. Jr., t'relghinn Half ' and ,
itaymond Halton. j
Tht picture- lum one groat spep- :
taeular scene In which three con-!
vlcts hreuk jail In an armored mo
!tor car which is lutcr wrecked.'
.This scene Is guatanieed to fur-'
Inislt thrills a-plenty. The story i
'ends happily with Sydney's father;
treiurned to her. The photography,
Is beautifully clear and the ex-.
t riors contain many "kIioIm" of ,
icharmtng scenes, '
"Three Wise Fools"
Will Be at
Arcade Thursday
For :!-I)ay Run.
kc ItnllK Woilli SU.VUfHUMIU
WAHI 1 1 N(iTtN' (Al) Approx
Imulety 24,fHiA,fiOfi golf hulls with
ii retuil value of $U,aito,(iim were
uel ly American golfers lanl yeur
occordliifr lo officers of a local
sporting ;ood eHluhll.shment. It
lias Ijcen delerinlneil that golf
balls need to be aged several
nioullm o become durable) it wuh
suid, as newly manuractured or
"gr en" bails cut 'loo easily.
Ii
SPORT NEWS
La Grande Cagers Not
Up To "Scratch" Yet
Showing at Union Satur
day Night Revealed
Some Early Season
Faults.
nilK'il ho KliitiMl tluil I'very Iiuh
ki'Hmll li'iim luntiH ruully vury in . (H , kn.,
m-imon 10 11 oiiimtvit uim ipapppj thi'ln to a ciTlnlll I'JUmt
lh TlKrR nhotilM not he
iih an I'xt't'iillun to tin
Hi.
IhiTi-fur
not c;n n thi'y nhould.
'(lolwiiik Slow.
of ttin iol'iiI Icuin til
illil not Boom to funrtlon un n unll
h HIi uny apriil In jottlnit ovit ihi"
floor.
, Nlioutlnjt Not So ool.
The ahoollnir for l.nkr-t liy the
'nturfi could huvo heen mnrh trt-
t( r. Many tlmm nose pm-"""1"
v.i-ro inluFirund durliiB tho lust nix
ntlniiK'S of tin- ronli-Bt. thr l.
tirnndo tioyo intwiid t-inolly IS
rloso hbt. rvory onn of wlllrli
ahonlil liuVn went LhrotiKli.
Conslilonthlo dlBatlfucllon ri'
RunllnK tho lU'Clnlotn of Roforcc
Uj'ortm-n mi apparent on tho purt
of tho locnl lioy. Thryalno l
llero that thi' lurgi'r floor at Itnlon
of tho floor nun
Hut, after conaldertne tno auovn.
ni,,, .iinuM also remember that the
hut merely one of iiiuny teuina look an ,,ary lead and never
were headed tnroucnow. ai me
end of the flint half they led liy
five poUit margin and when the
Colorado lllitll S'IiimI IliimH,
C'UUiUAIil) KI'lllNdH, . t'ol.
f A I ) lm-llm;ton IiIkIi school at
llurllnuton, t'ol.,. 'IU inlleH euwt of
hero, rj nit I at u cost of $:iriii,n'io,
xvhs completely destroyed hy fire
of undetermined origin. Iick of
water and fire fltthtlnj; faellltlen
hundleupped flreini-n.
THEATERS
."Mark of Zorro"
Gives Doug Fairbanks
Firie Opportunities
i Now at Sherrys.
1 Those who 1 were fortunate
.enough to wiim-Hs Douglas Kalr-
banks In "The Mark of Zorro." his
I fourth production ' for t hi I'nited
' Artists yesterday at the Sherry
''I'henlre, departed with that feeling
of sat isfaet ion that I hey had wen
by fur he best ptct are in which
jihe vigorous' "Oong" had ever np
; peured.
I II can readily ho seen Hint he
I has snan'd no expeiiKe in the os
'Siirnncc of creating the best there
!ls to further the cause in enter
italntuent. While exCt'HWive expen
Idlltire inuy not be the apex of a
! successful pict tire, yet in Kair
i banks' case we can surely see it as
ja criterion.
Here is a strong romance, con
taining love, adlon and humor pre
domhiutllig for five full reels. We
.ure given a very vivid Insight of
.the times when the grandees ruled
i sunny Cullfornht during the last
'century hefore its acuuifltion into
!th I'nion. In'thls picture "Doug"
A blending of charming convdy.
fbrilllng reality and fascinallng ro-1
' inance is pronils'd In Goldwyn'n
first King Vidor production,1
"Three Wise Kools." from Austin'
Strong's popular stage play pro-;
rluced by John (Sohlcn nnd Win-',
cheii Smith, when it comes to the.
Arcade threat re on Thursday for -,thr-e
days. Vidor is known as one 1
of the most gifted of the younger:
directors. His stories and charact-i
ers have the aspect of reality with-j
out sacrificing romance nnd charm.1
In this photoplay he is said to have j
surpassed his own previous good
work.
(ioidwyn gave him a most capa
ble cast to Interpret the story.
There is Kleauor Hoardman of I
"Souls for Sate" fume as Sydney
Kalrchlld. daughter of the woman
(With whom the "three wise fools"
; had been In love In their yout h.
She had married another man, and.
upon her death, gave her daughter
to the care of her three old ad
mirers. The three men are play
ed by f'laoih Olilhiew.iler. William
For Sale
Large 6-room modern homo,
closo In, ' large lot, 4!xl'2&t ''-ni'-nt
side, walk, paved street. The
home has a beaitiCul fireplace,
hardwood floors in the two front
rooms, a well built-in kitchen,
large breakfast nook, inside and
outside entrance 'to basement,
oPHciuent has cement floor with
drain. This home is not iillc
completed and If you should want
this property yon can have -the
outside painted any color you
want and the inside tinted ami
stained to suit yourself. Here Is
an opportunity to have u good,
modern home furnished the way
you want it. $1 .ihio.oii will han-dltt-
t his and the monthly pay
ments c::n he arranged to suit
y o 1 1 rst -If, , If you a re looking f o r
a. ;;ood modern home, it will pay
you to inv'Htigale t his.
Geo. H.Currey .
"iiF,Airon"
Itenl Kstntn I,oan Insurance.
New Sport Oxford
This new Sport Oxford comes in black calf
skin, plain soft toe, welt soles and" rubber heels
Price $7.50
The Bootery Inc
20G Depot Street Phone Main 118
"A Paradise for Tired Feet"
Home of the Arch-Aid Shoe
GROVER SMITH, Mgr.
ON MERCHANDISE OF THE ' ' '
WINTER SEASON . , V- ' V- B
Soniethinjr you need now garments of
value with touches of style, creating
becomingness and a comfortable feeling.
SUITS "' " " ; ;
OVERCOATS
RAINCOATS
; LEATHER VESTS
SWEATERS '
' PELT COATS
SCR ANTON & SH ORT, Inc. '
Blue Mountain Oregon
Either you have to repair or eventually you'
have to lehuilcL It's Far Cheaper to Repair.
TELEPHONE MAIN 8
Bowman - Hicks Lumber
Company
For Mill and Box Wood Phone-Main 547 :
J. L. Munhall .
(Hy Scoop)
Now that the 1 'ninit rame Is i
s;ifey slowed away. In the Itiue and rnlnn was iusl about what could una over wre 7 Iiolnta In the
White grab. bag. a few temarkri ,- expected for a first game. That i..nd.
s the team members snapped! Tin member of the team who
n old ball about In an exert played, 'oker. l.jrneh. Hummel t,
vay consider)!): ih. short time for.Meirair, Captain- Price. Williams
practice preceding the irame. and (larity all played about par
utic of the imutt glaring faults with little to choose between them1
was the slow footwork of the l.a summing up all points. Home of
Mlrande nulntetle. Hud not the iiiein were a little better thun oth-
Grande team didn't look us good passing beon up to scratch, thn lo-,.rn on passing, some worn better
ns It should. Couch MacTavlsh al-lcal boys would probably have been'nn finorwork. and some showed a
writer that the (defeated for lln reason that they, utile better murksmunshtp In hlt-
cor-iHt'eiiti'd almost chained lo ihr mi, ii.e basket but ult In ull, they
might be made before the s.iiad
take on Klgin high schod le re
Saturday evening in the second ill
tt iMcholasiic game of the seuaoil.
Over at 1 nlon. according to eye
w ilnesse.i who are well versed In
the ways of basketball, the 111
so admitted to the
t is "'ir from being In the
flillnn that lie expects to havt
t. nil n the season.
Prefacing these remarks
it i loor. The main (unit seemed to
j be thai the learn members, nl
it ihoui:h IndtviduaHv fat enough
Remnants
V2 Price
Remnants of most everv kind of
material to clear ONE-HALF
PRICE.
(ingham. Chamhray, Outinjr
Flannel all fancy, dark and
lights and Plaids, lo clear. 15
yards for 19c
Andrews'- Variety
Store
Service Economy
alt went about the same.
Team Liook Promising.
Wtih a. few more weeks of prac-
. fl le and eonipelttlon with other
high school teams 1-a llrunde's
cagers should Improve greatly und
althoiiKb ihe showing ut I'nton was
cuinparaltvely poor .this should not
be taken as a criterion of what
they may do ut o later dule. The
real test will come when I hey go
up the branch Hue week after next
to play Knlcrprlse, Wallowa und
the championship Joseph team.
Hattie J.Mays
TorUnm! ftrailiinfu
In
Maniltlit, Manicuring
DoMiIng, Shampooing Fnclitl
nml Scalp Treatments
I'Aiti.on, 1000 01 ii
Ni-Jir l'lrsbyli-iian t'liurcli
I'HONK S7S-.M
t'urpMilIlT Alllnit Wor.1
Pauls (AP) Ot-orgM rarp
lientlrr In not ronnltlrrluir an or-
tor from a HI, Paul promoter for j
n inatc li with Tommy Gllibons hilt j
lnt.'rt In holding lilinsi lf in thi ,
1lpotul of Tix Hlokard wlo inatlr
ftrnt lild for lilii .'rvlvn. werord- t
Inir to nr-wspujior report. Carjien- ;
tlrr i awnltlnir thf riilt of the ;
TunnryMrTiirit flKll( 1,,'forn do- j
rtdln thp dalf of hil departure l
for tho I'nited Hlalea. I
Itlile tho New, Modern,
llejltrt Itimspji
13 and ia-I'a.sseiirnr
LA GRANDE . JOSEPH
STAGE LINE
Leave La Grande at
7:30 A. M 9:30 A. M.
11:30 A. M. and 3:30 P. M.
4 ROI'.NI) TRIPS DAILY
Choose the Conifortalile,
Safe sttutu for Your Trip
Pimm ao-Hole r.4r rnursn.
ri.UVHl.ANn AP)- Pimm for ;
a E-liol9 Rolf rnuiw, to anioni:
the lurjresl In Antrrlra. re under :
w:iv here. Th 4"&-aere rouutry .
enltttii of Jarnes CorrlFin, weulthv j
teel mun, located to tha east of :
here, will be utlltted. i
iiil
To iMay 11u4ilr4
RKATTI.E (API Official of
tha University of ViUhlnirton plan
vtepjl which will rull for aoine
strony aatern football team com
lug ham each year to play tha
Hutdttca, according to announce-mcnU
CIIIKK WHIHLWIMI
WY. M.VHSW
Whirlwind Kidney and Hheti
matie Tablets an- highly ro
oiDineml.it for all forma of
Ithpumatisiu, Gout, Lumbago,
Sclutic, Sleeplessness and tou
friHiuent urination.
Take mje tublet each night.
Sold on money.bu.ck guaran.
tee by evrry Irug Ktoro in Iji
tlrande$i.oa per box.
An
Ounce
Of Prevention
Is worth a pound
of Cure
Just a few short
weeks and old Mr.
Moth will 1)0 hack on
the job nfrnin to eat
up your suits, gowns,
furs, etc. Why not
fool the old lxiy, by
Jin in tr v,tllt 'f!i lenf 4
with Cedar Lumber. I Ct TL ffii
Jloths canot live l JlOfflC '
with cedar. Cedar CT' f
Chests prove that Of lOUY Ufflfl
makes ie
Ask us the cost for 7 ?. Ti
you. ciosds looK Rosy
The Grande Ronde
Lumber Co.
1924 Builders Store
Retail Dept Main 732
Quality Chain Wood, Always
1
or
rtt HOLD
KNOW
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NO tar ot ilippery, congested trect
when you ride on Mason "S4fty
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f'ufttf trips" 707 to each tread stand be
tween you and the slide-slips, skids and
nasty spins that put you at the mercy of fate.
These grips tllnt to the pavement. oil can
tan, atop suddenly or turn wicked curners
without the aemblaDce of a slip.
IrmmtAvA trefRfl in everv tflWIl make this
nonkid tire a real necessity. That's why
Maaotl "Safty First" Cords have leaped
instandf into great popularity.
A safer, better tire can't be built. The
world' finest cotton silky, yet tremen
dously tough is imported from Egypt to
make "Silly Firsts" doubly safe. ,
Produced by Masoft vision and creative
genius backed by Mason's name and the
Maaod guarantee.
THI MASON Tl a USSE CO, It.l OX.
as on
M
CORDS
PLAYLE OIL COMPANY
Adams and Greenwood
Safe! yoFi i $ t,T. 3'rt vi VmTni