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EIGHT PAGES PACTS FTTH DAILY EAST OREOOfflAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1918. IT PAYS TO PAY CASH AT CONROY'S COIOV'SS 625 Main St. Free Delivery. Phone 640 Kerr Self Scaling Wide Mouth Masons, pints $1.10, quarts l.HO J4 gallon I.B5. Kerr Soir Scaling Narrow Mouth Mason, pints 5c; quarts vo; Yi gallon $1.20. Kerr Economy Jars, pints $f.f 0; quarts 11.20; gal. $1.55 Mason Jar Tow, 1 doacn 300 Economy Jar Toiw, j dozen 300 Best Mason Jar Rings, 1 dozen ; . 5c Solid Pack TomatoCH, 1 can 15c Hest luna f torn 2 can ., ,. o.v; romaoes, 3 cans , , , . a?io Van Cnitfs Soiioh, 8 cans 25c 'Fork and Beans, can J 5c and 20o Mt. Vernon Milk, 2 cans 25c Carnation Milk, 1 can isc Beetled ItalMiiiH, 2 M:kagcs , ", , gjo Uob While Soap, 4 bars 25c ' y Folgers Ensign Coffee, 1 pound 25c IT PAYS TO PAY CASH AT CONROY'S TOON PICTURE NEWS What the Picture Theaters Have to Tell You. OVER THE NORTHWEST Vniform Grading Sought. SPOKANE. Wash., June 18. An attempt to Insure a mora uniform grading of wheat than farmers in this territory enjoyed taut fall will be made, by the agricultural committee of the Chamber of Commerce. OotcrcU Plant IOst. WA8HOUOAU Wash., June 18. The C A. Cotgrell power plant, a frame, structure waa totally destroy- ed by fire hers last night about 7 o'clock, with a lowi of (25,000 with no Insurance. Ilaker CamlHtign Started. BAKE It. June 18. The Baker campaign for the Armenian relief fund was formally launched yester day when In all the churches appeal for support were made with gratify ing response, church people of all de nominations contributing liocrully to the cause. Mr. Xeal irr-lcec Wins Kt-holMrslilp UNIVERSITY OF OKEOON. Eu gene, June 18 Marlon Neal-Oeltrer. daughter of Mr 8- T. Ncal. of 4t Cleveland avenue. I'ortliuid. was one of the two members of this year' graduating class of the university to be awarded scholanhli, according to the 'announcement made at the com mencement exercises this morning b' I'resldent Campbell. Train Hits Auto; 2 killed. YAKIMA, Wash., June 18. Mar vln Mason of Yakima, and his fath er-in-law,' John F- L.und of Dot. Wash., were instantly killed Sunday afternoon, when Northern Taclflc train No. 331 struck the automobile In which they were trying to cros the track at Status crosslnk, about 32 miles east of Yakima. Itedmcti FnrctWI Odd Winter. HOOD ItlVElt, June 18. Indian here from Warm Springs and Celllo taks the myriads of brown, green and black aphlds found sucking the life from plants In gardens adjoining the strawberry fields In which they are amlatlng with the harvest, as a fore- warning of the approach of a severe winter. Okanogan Crops Menaced. WAHHINtlTO. June 17. liocause of an unprecedented shortage of wa ter In the Okanogan reclamation pro ject In Northern Washington, the de- tartment of the Interior today asked conn-ess for an appropriation ot 1126.000 to pump water from a dls tance. Unless water Is obtained soon crops and orchards will be ruined and the work of many years 'development will be severely retarded, the depart ment's report sold. Flro Situation Growing Sertoli. SPOKANE. June 18 That the for est situation Is serious at present, ev en though there are no real had fires burnlnr at the present time. Is the CI ironic constipation. rerhaps you have never thought of It. but this disorder Is due to a lacs of moisture In the residual matter of the food. If you will drink an abund ance of water, eat raw fruits and take lota of outdoor exorcise, you may be able eventually to overcome It en tirely. In the meantime use the moil mild and gentle laxatives. Ktrons and harsh cathartics take too much water out of the system and make a bad matter worse. Chamberlain's Tablets are easy and pleasant to take, and most agreeable In effect Give them a trial. ' To Prevent IVHiJiliut. Make a regular habit of eating slowly, masticate your food thorough ly, and you may have no further trou ble. ; If you should, take one of chamberlain's Tablets Immediately after supper. Cured of Indigestion aud Constlpa ' ' Hon "I first took Chamberlain's Tablet about six years ago. At that time 1 was greatly troubled with my stom ach and suffered rrom Ills brought on by constipation. Chamberlain's Tab lets were the first medicine that help ed me in the least. They not only "af forded me quick relief, but by con tinuing their use for a short Ime 1 was cured of indigestion and my bow. els were restored to regular action.", writes Mrs. O. W Jackson, Litchfield. verdlc of the forest supervisors to day. "The forests are extra dry and the wind Is heavy enough to play navoc with a fire once It gets a good start." said Supervisor Meyer Wolff of Couer d Alene. Soldiers Aid In Harvest. HOOD RIVER. June 18. Kent Shoemaker and William L. Hodges, respectively first sergeants of Com panies 12 and 21, Coast Artillery, home on short furloughs from Fort Canby, Wash., rallied to the call for berry pickers this morning. Instead of a rest as they expected, the ser geants will spend their three days' leave picking fruit. WcnaU-lioe Hoy Is Dead. WENATCHEE, Wash., June 18. The American casualty list today In cluded the name of wen H. Johnson of Watervllle, who died from acci dent In France. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Johnson received word from the war department that their Jbn had been drowned. The snessnge contained no further information. HORSES AND MULES HAVE GAS MASKS WASHINGTON', June J 6. Kvery horse and mule In the American ex peditionary force noon will be equip ped with a new typo of gas niak which. U U declared, will protect them rom gun attacks." The masks are 0011111117 from a spe cially equipped factory nt the rnte of 5,000 a' day. the k" defense service announced today, and are going rap idly to France. MEN ENROLLED THIS JUNE MAY ENLIST WASHINGTON. June 16.Men o the 1918 class of draft registrants may en list In the navy and marine corps, ac cording to a new ruling today by I'ro- vost Marshal General Crowder. Order numbers and serial number have not been assigned the registrants, but this contingency was waived. I Alta Tuesday and Wednesday; "On Trial." From the Cohan Harris Stage Hi) by Elmer Relnzenstein. Released Through First National Exhibitors' Circuit. Inc. Robert Strickland . . . . Sidney Alnsworth Mrs, Robert Strickland Barbara Castleton Doris Strickland Little Mary McAllstei Gerald Track ........ James Young Mrs. Gerald Track . ...Corene Uzzell Glover ' Patrick Calhoun Robert Strickland is on trial for the murder of Gerald Track. Strlck lund pleads guilty and" does not wanl a trial- All evidence seems against him, robbery being the motive. Mrs. Trask and Glover, her hus band's secretary, take the witness stand Then they are shown as on the night of the crime. Hearing a revolver shot, they rush Into Trask's library. Strickland, with revolver In hand. Is standing over Track's" body. The safe Is open and $10,000 gone. Doris, little daughter of Strickland. takes the stand. Hhe is then portray ed discovering that her mother had lost her purse near Trask's home- Hhe Is portrayed In a scene with her husband In which she admits her re latlons with Trask. She Is then por trayed as before her marrfage being made the dupe of Trask. After her mirrlage she is shown at his mercy. He threatens exposure of her past unless she does what he asks of her. Strickland then takes the stand. He has faced electrocution rather than expose his wife, but with all the de tails now out, he admits he went to Trask's home to kill him though nol for robbery, but to right the wrong to his wife. Glover is forced to admit the rob bery. The Jury's verdict Is "not guilty." 1 TODAY , - WILLIAM FOX PRESENTS PEGGY HYLAND ' IN. ., "PEG OF THE PIRATES" Stirring Pirate Days Girl braves desperate men, wins sweetheart and pirate treasure. uvlJls TODAY I Part time Today; Ieats of Daring lnd Thrill to Kvery Kplsode. William Duncan and Carol Hollo- way, whose amazing feats or daring made "The Fighting Trail," far and away the greatest serial of adventure ever screened, out do al lprevious rec ords In ' Vengeance and the Wom an,' Greater Vitagraph'a new melo drama serial, the eighth episode of which will be seen In the I'astlme the ater today. Mr. Duncan directed the serial and takes the leading male role of Henry Blake, railway builder and capitalist whose life is sought by Black Jack outlaw leader, whom he cent to pris on for fifteen years. Miss Holloway Bessie Blake, his young wife, who shares every (peril of her husband and also in constantly nought a a hos tage by the outlaw gang. Vengeance and the Woman," Is an outdoor picture, more than ninety per cent of the acenes being filmed n wild recesses in the Sierra. in southern California, under the per sonal supervision of Mr. Duncan. In he ca.st are three of the best riders' and rifle shots in that country, all old favorites in "The Fighting Trail." George Holt, Fred Bums and Vin- ento Howard, whose fearless Ktunts add realism to every one of tho fifteen sm.-tuhing episodes. In the eighth ep isode, tho .Blakes, fleeing from the bandits, take refuge In an unused mine tunnel, barricading the entrance- Black Jack's men build a huge fire before the entrance and are burn Ins out the -pair, who flee up a shaft and gain the top after a fierce rifle but tle. Children 5c In Addition A BEAUTIFUL SCENIC. Adults 20c picture were taken off the South Carolina coast which waa a nest of 'Pirates in the beginning of the eigh teenth century. It was off the Charleston that old Blackbeard took ship after ship, and made many of the crew and passengers "walk the plank," after which he sent some of his crew into Charleston to demana a chest of medicine. If this demand was refused, he declared, he would cut the throats of the prisoners on board his ship. He received the chest. Those stirring times are represent ed thrlllingly and humorously In "Peg of the Pirates," and In the play Miss Hyland does exceptionally bril liant work. W. F. Venablc Knows How the Sea Asp : Tries, to Operate W. F. Venal)lef who left Pendleton with Troop D, was aboard the ship on which Irvlrt Cobb crossed the At lantic and the experiences are de scribed in the story by Cobb "When the Sea Asp Stings." The foregoing la - disclosed In an interesting letter from- Venable to Mr and Mrs. Earl Sawyer. The letter li. full is as follows: Somewhere in France, May 30, 1918 Mr. and Mrs. Earl Eawyer, Pendleton Oregon. Dear Friends: ' . Your letter received some lime agt and glad to hear from you, and alw glad to get the picture of the baby but wish I could $e his face better but will as soon as I get back to gooc old U. S. A- The boys are having lot of fun and experience and run intt more every day. Hud quite an excit ing trip omlng across but can't tel' you much about It In a letter and H you want to read a good account of ii get the Saturday Kvenlng Post, for March 9th. "When tho .Sea Asp Stings," by Cobb. I was on the amt boat Cobb was on. The report went to my folks that I was on the Tuscan i a but was on the boat just ahead of the Tuscan la and saw a good deal of the disaster. .; This Is a fine country and am sure going to see more of It. We .have good quarters and plenty of good food. Am driving amlulance now . and William like It. Capt- Caldwell is on this side company, ond in the same camp I am In but Arcade Today. Miss Peggy Hyland, the ox star, with a capable ill bo seen at the Arcade theater to- haven't seen him yet. day in "Peg of the Pirates," a photo- Am sending you two pictures. lay that gives an excellent and thrill- Raw some pictures of the Pendle- g idea of the early days of the strug- ton Kound-Up and they sure did look gllng commercial life of this country, good. Will be tickled to see the burg Many of the brilliant scenes in the again. THE CARP HUNT 'T' V r. S ' 5 I Well, Pudge and Earl, guess I better ring off and go to the V. M. c. A. The Y Is a great help to we boys and don't know what we would do If It wasn't for the V for they have pic tures and entertainments regularly and help us In many other ways. Will close, hope this finds you well and write, write write. - Your friend, W. F. VENABLE, Med. Dept.. A. P. O. 705. A- E. F. THIS- IS FOOT COMFORT WEEK Army surgeons In examining the feet of more than a million men as tonished the world when it was an nounced that about 75 per cent of the feet of grown people are defective or abnormal. Many of these men were disqualified for military service on account of this physical defect. For Comfort Week, which will be celebrated throughout the length and breadth of the land during the week of June 17 to 22, is intended to put the feet of America in first class fighting trim; a concerted drive to eliminate all classes of foot troubles. During that week practically every irst class shoe and department store n the United States and Canada will make special efforts to relieve the public of all foot defects such a iorn, bunions, callouses, broken down arches, weak foot, flat foot, etc-, through the well known method of 'oot correction, originated by Dr. Wm, vf. Scholl, the recognized foot author ity. As most people are well aware ir. Hcholl has devoted a lifetime to rtudyingthe construction of the foot, tow It becomes abnormal and defec tive and the best means of securing luick relief and permanent correction. War activities have thrown an ad ditional burden Vnd strain upon the CHILDREN 5c ADULTS 20c "VEfflHCE AND THE WOMAN" The Mount of Devastation Thrilling Amazing Wonderful ' Carrol Hollaway and William Duncan. The most spectacular picture ever screened. See Devil's Slide, the wildest spot in the Sierres. The Mystery Ship Ben Wilson and Neva Gerber MYSTERY THRILLS AND SENSATIONS. SPELL BINDING NERVE RACKING. Keystone Comedy DOPliS ond DATJGEQ PRETTY GIRLS LOTS OF FUN A REAL COMEDY. rectlon. In order to commemorate this national event, a very artistle and appropriate window display has been made which no one should fail to inspect. ! feet of practically every man, wom an and child in America today and as a result there are more broken down and defective feet than ever befont This Is a condition which must be overcome if we are to give our best efforts in winning the war. For thtsf reasons r oot Ldinion w ees mis year comes at a most opportune time and the shoe dealers who are assisting in this work are doing a patriotic duty and rendering their community a dis tinct nerviee. At the r r Pnnnv more hlr nrn. 'haired -Jennie Sgobba, 3 aratlons have been made to provide, mysteriously kidnapped all persons of this community with a most efficient Foot Comfort Service For this purpose there will be in at tendance at Graduate. PractipediH' WOMAN KIDNAPS " CHICAGO CHILD CHICAGO, June lg. A city wide search is under way today lor flaxen years old, by a well dressed woman from in front of her father's store. Thus far not a trace of the missing child has been found. foot specialist who has been specially Folice are Inclined to the theory trained In the Dr. Scholl Method of that the kidnaper must have been a Foot Comfort and he will be pleased woman swayed by an overpowering to examine all feet free of charge and yearning for children and who found advise the proper methods to pursue in the pretty Italian girl a child who to secure relief and the proper cor- would satisfy that longing. - V 11 t rrn TP A Tugsday-UednGsday JUL- -i-A. rmi.nRF.N in ADULTS 25c CHILDREN 10c THE HOUSE OF QUALITY llssmf! THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL COHAN & HARRIS BROADWAY HIT, FEATURING Sidney Ainsworth Barbara Castelton Mary McAllister IN On i mat , AN INTENSELY DRAMATIC OFFERING. SEE THE GREAT COURT ROOM SCENE. ON TRIAL HAS MANY THRILLS. SPECIAL MUSIC BY ALTA ORCHESTRA. IN ADDITION Alta Screen Telegram Late War News