4 Friday, July IS, 1921.
TTTTC T,A GRANDE ' EVENING! OBSERVER i (
PAGE FIVE
H4
Local News In Brief
Impitivitiu
, Therl Green, who wus ope ulcd
ui at the Grande Uoudo hospital
Hun day evening lor uppcndicll.n ia
report utl much belter today.
To llulltl Home
iMiH. Kvelyn Itus'-nlKiniu took nut
a prcmlt to build a home on Sixth
street bet ween ( and M avenues
ut a cost of $-ttOt,' today.
Jlriv from New Aealaml
Mr. nnd Mrs. l It. Wrlfht and
Miss Una Stjph'N and li. (inylord
of New Zealand were in Ijifirumb
this morning for u short linn on
ueir way lo Yellowstone park.
AViirdow IMsptay
The OwillianiM Pul:ry hats u dis-
play todajw tn the show windows or
the PaltiHon (iroeery eotupany
that Is attracting much attention.
The display eons sis of elaborate
.cakes, pastries, etc.
Grows Nice Flowers
The city .offices were brightened
this morning by a beautiful hou
iuct of gludiolas and other blos
soms, a gift from Mrs. (J. M. Strain
who grew them herself at her
home, on Monroe uvenue. The flow
ers are un usually lurgu und are
brilliantly colored.
Proud of Hotel
The residents of Joseph have
every reason to be proud of their
hotel, as since it has changed man
agement a great many Improve,
meats have been made which add
to the comfort of the guest and
also make one look forward to a
return visit. Jt now compares fa
vorably with hotels in cities of
much larger populations.
I'mlerwcnt MTation
Mrs. Fred Spaeth underwent a
inujor opcrat ion at the Grande
MAK13 VOUU
SAVE
DOLLARS
2.'0 Pair
tiADIKS' JIOSE
TilUE SHAPE MAKE .
$t..r)() Values Our Entire Line of
Special IV'ow 93c MEN and ROYS HATS
Reduced
II. S. Army 25 Per Cent
WOOL KHAKI SHIRTS
Special, $3.45 150
, t, , MEN'S FELT HATS
All IVjcii s and Boys . ; .. K,
KHAKI CLOTHING
Reduced 20'o
ALL SWEATERS
Now on Sale at
33 1-3 Discount
AW Men's and Boys'
STRAW HATS
One-Half Price
SAVE MONEY NOW YOUR GAIN OUR LOSS
Standard Merchandise of
Quality. Our entire stock goes
on sale. Nothing reserved
(UNT (jpTHIBgy
"THE
CASH SALE
ONLY
Itondc hospital this 'morning. At
the time of going to press the doe
tors hud not comptclcd and had
Kiven no report of her condition.
I lark to Pendleton
-M'sk Cora Wilson, who has been
spending two weeks with Mrs.
Grace Powers at Med leal Springs
and who closed her vacation pe
riod by uUcndlng the pioneer
meeting yesterday at the park, ro
I nrned to her home In Pendleton
last evening.
Take Motor Trip
.Mi; ami Mrs. Sherwood Williams
and two daughters. Helen and
J Jen ii, left yesterday ufteruoon on a
.motor trip to Portland. Scuttle und
i other eoast points. Their ultimate
destination will bo Crater lake
where they Intend to spend several
days before coming home. They
will bo gone about a fortnight. .
Former l'rlncfpnl Here
A. H. Prince, former principal of
J.u Grande's Central school, ac
companied by Mrs. Prince arrived
In m Grande ihis morning to
spend several days visiting friend
and renew acquaintances. Mr.
Prince Is now located in Los An
geles In the agricultural depart
ment of the public schools. He was
in charge of Central school some
five years ago at which time lie
did good work und was" noted for
the way he enforced discipline
among the students. On leaving
here Mr. Prince was In Portland
for a year and later ut Corvullls bo
fore going to l,os Angeles. - He Is
now on hiB vacation and will re
turn to California in a few days.
Home from Southern Ti-I
Mrs. S. C. Zuher, who has been
absent from the city for several
STOCK REDUCING
MONEY RAISING SALE
GUT IN, MEN! GET 0UT',11EKCI1AND1SE!
; That's the battle cry in the Clint's (lothicry "50.000
Sale that is Koing on linht now under your very
,r4 n(jse--rat, piiices that ; are under' any sale prices previ
ously 'attempted' in La Grande. . '
You need these goods and we need to sell Hi em.
That's the condition we had lo meet and there was
hut ono thins to do and(wc have done that nobly.
We have made prices that will bring you in and
put the goods out. We have cut deep reduced
everything sensationally to figures that La Grande
has never attempted before in a store like this.
COOL SUITS, Ft ANN EL TROUSERS,
SHIRTS. HATS, UNDERWEAR
Everything in this store is in this sale. It's a Sale
lo the finish that will bring men and their families
from all over Union county.
' COME COMPARE!
'Hero arc a few of the items hundreds of others
that will attract another storeful of men tomorrow!
$2.45
JANTZEN
SWIMMING SUITS and
SWEATERS
10 Off Regular Price
STORE WITH A CONSCIENCE"
weeks while enjoying a trip' to
coast points und a visit to her
daughter, Mrs. Jack Chile's, in
Oakland, California., has' arrived
homo looking fine and fueling
young and spry. At Seaside she
enjoyed the beach and the bathing
nid down in California she visited
the principal resorts. "1 was im
pressed with the greet number of
American people who are hurrying
ulong from one place to another
'with nothing to do." she remark
ed. "This is a great big rich coin
j try that can afford lo havo sucl
;a large percentage of lts popula
tion out of work, but I guess that
is the penalty of a country that lb
jrieh in natural n sources, rieli in
cillxcnalilp und rich in Intellectual
ity." -
Personal Mention
Mrs. William Moore left fov lin
ker lo visit Iriends today.
Miss Margaret Kellcy, who has
been visiting here with Mis. 11. K.
Melville, returned to In r home In
Jamltson, Oregon, this morning.
J. V. Kitxgcrald of Pendleton,
was registered at the Soilimer ho
tel yesterday.' Ho was hero on
business.
II li,.L-unt i.t rnmilv rtf Itllke
were In la Grande yesterday. They
returned io uuKer nisi evening.
While here thev reirtsiered at the
j Sommer hotel.
Frank Plerson. formerly with the
Carr Furniture company- of- la
Grande but now travelling out ot
Portland, Is registered ut. thu Foley
hotel. '
Scott Calllhan of I'nion, is in La
Grande today en 'route Tor The
Dalles. , '.-,
Miss Marjorie Warnlcli has re
turned from a ten day visit In
Portland. - , '
Mrs. n. V. Hill of Telocaset was
in La Grande thts morning on a
All Our Regular Stock.
AH Former Prices Will
He Found on the Gar
ments. AH Leather
WORK AM) DRESS
GLOVES
25'o Discount
. All
NETTLETON SHOES
AM) OXFORDS
NOW $10 Pr.
Iron Clad Cotton Grey
Mixed.
WORK SOCKS
Special, 18c
All
TRUNKS, SUITCASES
AM) GRIPS
At 20 Discount
TOM SAWYER WASH
SUITS
ONE HALF
PRICE
t
TIM: OLD HOME TOWN i- - By Stcnlev
T "I MEARKE50T 1 ME ORESSEOJUsp (well JUST) Krir?S7&3.
,Jtkt WCHHORse liKB-m' cheat' phetcno I wjwmm iicc-"-
rsSi) -nDiN J . I vo sold me I e oy mors w
IMP TALKATIVE ELEMENT OF THB TCti l '
NEATLY WORRIED ABOUT THE FLASHILY . feSeJ
(PRESSED EOBERT PB)N5' SOeJNCOM
shopping trip.
Mtss Kuby Wllsnii, who bus been
teaching In La Grande this season,
lett on her vacation this morning.
She will vls'.t her parents at Her
mes Beach, California.
Mrs. W; II. rJafford -rcturnid -to
Ia Grande this morning from Tra
ver City, Mtehigailv where she hus
been visiting relatives.
Mrs. H-nry Hyde of Vale, who
(has been visiting Mrs. A. J. Nash
for the past week, left ttiis morn
ing on No. 0 for Prairie . City,
where she will spend u few days
before returning lo her home.
C. H. ZurcmT. Knh'rpruH! mrr
chunt, was in l.a Clranth yrslcnlay
on biiKtm-HH. Ht n'KtaU'rt'U ut the
Soilimer hoti'1.
T. .1. MontKoint'ty. liunkrr of Ila
kiT, went through l.u tlnuulu un
liis way homo from unending a
hunker's meeting in i'urlland yes
turday.
MILL PLANS
BY OFFICIALS
(Continued from pave 1)
Mt'iit of I lie company, hnnitfht
I lie imperil here hoiuo t ine tiifn.
Ill Merrill they were thoroughly
Konu ovir iiml finally "ukeheu"
) ii nl were Bviit from there Tlles-
! Aa houii iih the jiliinM arrive
I hem the Kinking will IickIh and
!ciiiiifl-cte eeiint imicIIuii work will
; Hi art, ' Ten curloarJH of J ii in !.
: are nl ready on the K' otmdi
' uwalliiiK t he time win n it w ill
! hi' tiei'Oeil. W. Vediler. of I. a
jlrniU'le, will he ill ehtii'Ke of. till
eonslr irlion.
, No more men will be put to
work tlutn ore now employed hy
ithe eoiupitiiy until- the lonerei-j
work Ih linlsheil. .
The lnNMhiuutiei-8 of'lhe Ml.
Kmily Tim her coin puny were t j-
dny niovril from the uptown of
I "wvh In the New l'uley liulhllli,;
to tiie new uiriee iHiihliiiK ut tin
mill Kite.
in i:m; or sawiu st
cosis i-i.M; ol-1 ii;
MeMINNVIIJJ-;, Ore. I'leudlnK
guilty In the Justice court of .1. ).
ItOK'TH o the ehnrKe of operutlllK
lit Huwiiiill tieiir hreiih and thrilier
nnd hurnln HiiwdiiMl anil other
rehire, W. IJ. (-'osier of lite l-'oHter
I .timber ciiinpjiny, wiiu fineil '!'
un eo.s'H. l-'oster wa iteetised by
Victor A f fuller, forest runner, of
not iuch-Hiii' the area used with
ji fireproof wall Hlxlfeu f ft; t hiill
;im required by luw. f ;.
Postal Employes Have
Anything But Easy Life.
(Continued from page 1)
ei letters that are turin-d v t r
to t'ncle Sam for traiiHportation.
SometimeH the Mtreet addreHH In
hielftPH'. HoiiietiuieH the town, el'y,
or Htjite )h not there, H(i:netillieH
the writing Ih ho terrible that il'b
ImpofiHlble to read It und some
times the letter 1b put in with
out any address whatHoeier! II us
that ever happened to you?
MEW TODAY
hue tn ilirileiihjr experienced
In colleeiliKr I'linrcift for ndver
IKbiir (but Ih listed under cIiimsI
Mill ndverlNlu; nod under On?
"new today" bending, die I'vp
nlnie Ob-erer will lien-nflrr
InUf no clarified ndvertKliuc or
ml vert !iiitr be run ri "new
lNlnj" utdcKM the ndverlliitf f
iM-onipiiuled by easli.
POi: KAI.)-: l!MS Miiick Tour lour
ing car. KiiKbie overhand d. good
battery, top and unbolstery. In
quire i:tnr, y , 7-M-tf
. I'oi; MI-INT h'lve room modern
bouse. See (',. 1 1. 'urrey Ileal
Kfilnle Agency. 7-tS-2t
roil SAI.K I'ryers. crali" fatten
ed. Phone 2 Ml M. 7-lS-21i
l-'Oll HAM', Young Andn-Hberg
Itolter canarbs. Iil5 Spruce.
. 7-)8-Zlp
WANT MP -Alan and wire to work
on ranch. No children. Julius
i-;sher. Alicei. ore. 7-l8-5tp
WANTIJP TO TKAIH-: I2"0 lb.
, t'iiu for d l ord. Perry Uoiyfc
, LtK UrnnuV, Ore..,, , 7-lb-2tp
And, referring to the ultlnmie
destination of tho letter or par
ed Isn't it Just, a woo bit aur-
prisinK ut the number of cure
tessly addressed let tors that real
ly . fft there? If you pet somii
thlna you cun't decipher, take
Jt ,.to the postofflce and a hun
dred to ono you'll find out whut
it( says- Tho postul clerks got so
used to rcaJInfc rotten wiitlns
that they're exports. . - Practice
makes them perfect.
Lots of other nulsirfiees tuke
the joy out ob life., ulso. v
Kor tho aako of brevity I won't
go Into detull but here's a par
tial list.
1. -Putting an vnstamped let
ter In the slot with, two copper
pennies.
2. Mutllnjr a lance number of
letters thrcuifh tho slot instead
of handlnff them through the win
dow. Saves a lot of sorting if
yo'J do the hitter.
3. I-oslng that box rent re
ceipt before you "pay up." .
4. Stamping a parcel poHt
package, using your own syntem.
The postage on the packngo
doesn't always agree with the
zone-finder's rules.
&. Wrapping a package poor
ly. Tho clerks certainly do like
lo do it.- over for you.
6. Tho annual Christmas rush.
That's Just a fow of them uut
It isn't 'alt;
4'imny Happening'
Many times amusing oeciti
ences brighten thfc dally giltul.
Kor exumiile (and this has hap
pened) some fellow gets a puc
age froin a mall, order concern
and turfl , from tho window to
sturo'liis local merchant In the
race. ; W' lot of thu -readers lutxt
hni that ixpeiieiue und It Ihh t
exacUy -4itiuuuuiL
Then again, u mun gets a let
ter siiilp'osed td have u. check in
II. Tho' sender' forgot the chec.t
however, and the air turiiH "blue.
then ajid I hon. Anticipation
thwarted, even temporarily., Jhw
its 1, .iiuor. ,
And- su on" ; "
TIim "Oilier Side.
All I he trouble, though, in'l
on the iiiHlde of the par(illoi
separating the working tables and
the lobby. ' Not uU'.
The patron has itiluho for grief
once In' awiuie, mil ai una h
NtatintlcH were available, they
would show he was light atou'
nnee In, twenty times, with t'e
poHtofflc, tight the other nine
teen. Doing Your Share,
A few Himple rulea that would
help both the patron and the
iMiMloftii force follow and tley
aren't hard to follow, cither.
I. Address letters legibly, care
fully and then Htuinp them.
2. Wrap parcel poal packajf'
firmly, address them on hotn
sides and let the , clerk welnh
them.
3. Trust tho Integrity of I'neie
rtniii. l,ettfi's are very rarely
mlHlald.
4. When putting a money or
der In an envelope, fold over the
little "ear" that signifies tin
amount for which the order Ih
good. Then, If' the receiver rips
hlH lotto open the chances ar.
that the "ear" won't be torn off
And open letters with u letter-
opener or some Him liar Instru
ment or else tear louse the flap.
The contents usuully escape duiu
uge then.
fi. Mall your letters In plenty
of time to catch the train und
,f lute, take them to the depot.
li. Don't send fori (.. O. 1.
packages unloHS you're sure you
can pay for them when they u
rive. There are more rulcH that could
be followed but those are uinuiM
tho important ones,
Tiie mail man really works foi
I he patron and arter all It'H a
test us to whether the patron in
a good boifs or not.
Bishop Smith to Spefik
At Wallowa Lake Mcci
(Continued froth Tuge Ono)
Itev. J. I. Cotllngbiim. a re
turned missionary from China, hn.i
a cliuH each morning, giving In
struction In missionary work. It-v.
I' M. Jasper, who is heud oi
the Sunday school department foi
Die Oregon district also gives Hi
nt met ion each morning. Itev,
Vernon Hall Of Payette. has
charge of Ow recreation. Paste. s
from tho different churches Ii
the district buve charge of lb.'
evening evangelistic services.
The big event of Ihu camp
meeting will be Saturday and
Sunday when I Us hop II. f'stT
Smith of Helena, Montana, , who
is the new bishop for this district,
will eonditft the services. Ho thnt
alt inuv attend these mediums
luor. v ill n: .no. Mv.txU-v in Hi '
ii luoUUd. .Uurch . ii .ottfrpu.
H i. day.- ", t mlts during this period "at a con
Vhe busings nteting of the struct ion . total of ?2(J.167(fi"0,
tump gui.nds u.um, elation w.! i e which Is 8 per cent greater than
1.. Id Holiday af ;rnoon, fr the ftnt half of 1U23 und 11
The l-Jpworth League tiKltt(ie, ( per cent greater than for, like
which .uh held ut the rut. i, period of PJa2. In the Kan Fran-g'-tunds
the wee proceed Ins llejcisco Hay luetropoliluu ureu, M I
camp meeting, closed with a set ! umnlcapalU les Issued $.r.ii7:;,iHii
ico Sunday morning. The leagti In building permttH, 8 per cent '
wus highly successful In .cveiy;
way, iiaving a larger ullendaneu
than the cump meetings.
Hev. Set or, of Pendleton, Dr.
Luther Lovejoy of Chicago. Uuv.
M. (i. Keith and wife of La
0 run do. Miss Klten Ewlng of Lai
Ifiar.ue, irs. Joaie ltlo..iund ol I
Humpter, all taught clanses
mg uiu murmugu of the umtl-
lute.
The Pendleton delegation won
the tdcturc of the hike which was!4;ifi, kIiowh a gain of ttitt per cent
offered us a prisso for the be&tjover lr$ und of 185 per cent
showing made by any delegation, lover M22t while Salem, wilh Jl.-
'I he number of people atlendlng) lu7,2f5 gains per cent und
was maltlpllcil by tho number ofjlKK per cent over the respective
miles they came and by the num- previous cainpnrutlve figures.,
ber of classes they attended. Th) Si -at lie reports ft r 4 B porinitH h
htgheHt, score took thu priise. Tho sued al u coimtrucllon cost of
Covo delegation .won the prlr.1
tor tho best poster designed to
bo ise i In udvertlHing thu lukea per cent over that of tho pre-;
camp meeting.
Tho Methodists have improved miows 31 per cent more Ihun for
tho grounds much this year. A tho same period of lust year and
bridge has been ouilt across the 11 per cent over that of 10:12. Ta
rlver I nd a road cleared lea. ling . coma, reporting $5,8.16. 27 5, show
Into thj camp grounds, . ,a 55 per cent gain over la.st year's
BUILDING IN
CITY LEADS
BOISE, IDAHO
(Continued from agr 1)
couver und manv other cities.
Ctms Itulldliig, ,
Building permits to the number
of 91.1104 und calling for $250,
s fa. :t In cont ruction costs were
Issued In 79 elites of the seven
pacific coast slates during the
first six months of 1924, as Hhown
by a special semi-annual building
survey Just Issued by S. W. Straus
& Oo. - ,
Although this volume of con
struction amounts tq more than a
qnarier or a winon or doiiarH, it
reflects a slight recession in build
ing activities from last yeur, be
ing 4 per cent less than the total
for the first half of 1923. but !s
.10 per cent greater than that of
the comparative period of 1922.
This slowing down of building
programs, in keeping with ' gen
erul business policy throughout
the country, Is purtlciihirly eyideiit
In California where 5ti cities com
prised In the S. W. Straus & Co.
survey report a total of $190,151,
007, 9 per cent less thun tho totul
for 1023 but 27 per cent greater
thun for tho first half of the
previous year.
Shows Cain.
Washington, Oregon ami Ariz
ona show substantial gains over
both 1923 and 1922, while Ne
vada and Idaho show reducl Ions
l rum but h previous totals and
l1ah a 15 per cent Iosh from 1921
but a 73 per cenl gain over 1022.
The .moKl .Htuhlo building-, activity
Ih that of orcein wiicr three of
the four eiii'-H Included show
trains over 1023 und nil gained
over the previous year.
. I. oh Angeles reports 37,748 per
niils Issued calling for a con
struction total of $78,818,738 for
Ihi? six, liionl Iih. Pi per cent les
than for the same period of last
yea but 32 per cent greater, than
lor (he fhHl balf of 1022. in Dm
I .oh Angeb's metropolitan area, 15
iiiunlflpulltlcH report $ 1 05,4 40,800.
a 12 per cent reduction from hint
year but n 41 per cent gain over
the previous year.
I'-.n .VnneMfO lilted 5;i!Ml per-
Vuur Trip to Hallow n Ijike Would W, Incoinplete
Wllboul a Vlsll lo
The Jennings Hotel, Joseph
(t 'nder new management)
. II. M;mi;itr. Proprietor.
I'or n meal prepnrcl by mi e.M-rlciiced conk ami M-rveil
Just like you would wish it servcil borne, 'I'IiIh Is the iitot
lniMirlant part of tho trip
i;at
n lit cafeteria nnd not only
Mive money but enjoy better
(juallty final coolicd the way
you llk( Ity walling on
joiirsclf yon Mie ittv. wall
cr's cH'iis4 mill tlpt, sclec', ,
the ilitii'M you like, find
reiilly , enjoy jour iwiil.-i
niort.
THE IJLACK CAT
Infants Shoes
In infants noft koIch and the "Hciiltli WalkH" and
'St:Jf Stalls" for the baby's luarniiig their first
(steps.
Art & Baby Shop
"Fvcrylhing
nr.MHTiTcin.xi
Hidi'l
more thuu fur the rirt six mouthy!
of last year und au per cent more
thun for the first half of the
before.
Portland Issued 7ti4ti permits at j
9 16.0LtL,K65 In construction eon is.
lit per cent over comparative f ug- i
ures of lust year and I U per i wil ;
il.ir-juver thoso of -Wfj'i, while Kugeno
and Salem reflect the building
'prosperity of Oregon lo a remark-
ablo deg roe. Ijiigene, with $l,rfifi,-
U2.tft, u 22 pirr cent gain overt
the 103 compuratlvu tolul and
vious year. Spokane's 9 1,!tit5,b74
comparative figures and 102 per
cent over thoso of tho previous
yean,
Satt Uiko City, with 8 per
mits to cost $2-,831,IS , fur tlu
riint half of the year hIiowh a Hi
per cent reduction from 1!)23 but
a tiS per cent gain over 1KS2.
Ogden's total of $8iPtil50, Is 19
per cent over that for thu first
six months or hud; year and 1)1
per cout over that of tho previous
year.
Sun Diego reports 2Xfclt permits
to cost ii, 655,032, January to
July, a gain of 18 per cent over
hist year and 63 per cent over
1922 comparative figures.
Sacrumento's l?3i) permits at a
construction cost' of $4,277,480 for
the first half-year is 2 per cent
over that of last year but 17 per
cent less than for 1922.
Long Iteuch burned 2710 permits
for tho six months calling for $tlft
82(1,7110 In coHtH, a 12 per cent re
duction from last year but a 47
per cent gain over 1!22.
Oakland's 64,70 permlta to cost
$14.3!i2.i:tr show a 4 per cent gain
ARCADE
TODAY - SATURDAY
Talmadge
SONG-LOVE
A ilriimu of lliv Inl
uhsIiiii:I, luvv , "t
it ill wit ilniiMT.' ;
FOX NKWS
AND FELIX THE CAT
for Uic Baby"
Soniiiirr. Mhlic.
tiTA.Mri.Nti
ALL
HOUSE
DRESSES
. ON SALE
Price
AT
French &
Greene
(
,
over tho first half of 1023 und an
18 per cent guln over comparutivo
mouths of the year before. . .
Many other cities report sub
stantial gains over last year as '
wolt as 1922, the must notable
being Tucson. Stockton, Venice,
Sun Uernardluo, Uiverside, Hunt-"'
ington I'ark, (ilendale, llerkolev,'
lleverloy Mills and Alameda. . -
SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY ,
7-room inoiU-rn lioim; on
tint rorm-r of Fir unU Z.
NU i! luw n, uliuilii tries, un I
ioiic.h. I'lc. Ijuku grouinlB.
ltiuxHiU, ul! liln.ls of fruit
troirtf, Koud ffiiriltn. und
wash lioiiHi! conneclcd wltli
lioiiMli with liut und void
wnlur. . Also i.nRinu und cvn
tilfiiKul p imp for InlBiillon,
licBldiH 4 aliuroa In dltvli.
Nt-w barn. Rood Burnu,
chicUt-n Iioiimh. woodlnJ,
huk'ii burn lot Willi hlull
i:hlcki-n-proof foni'o ull up
tn u:ood h)iuio( This IB .1
good hoini'.
I'rlrn 13780.00 Tonus
Come und (too this
LOUIS SANDOZ
We have moved our
l'roscription liusincss
from the Foley Bldg.
lo our new store on thu
corner of Adams and
Depot.
ii FOR SALE . I
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