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TTTK Ck?.t. 1 1 K TTME3. HKPrNER, ORE- THURSDAY. JUNE 7. 1917
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a a
(raldino O'Brien Mad Screen Dut
in "Kxcuse Me."
Miss Gcraldine O'Brien, the star
of the Pathe Gold Rooster play, "A
Woman's Fight" which will be pre
sented at the Star Theatre on Satur
day has previously appeared on the
screen In Pathe's film adaptation
ot Henry W. Savage' "Excuse Me",
s. five-reel comedy which has been
more than ordinarily successful from
coast to coast.
Miss O'Brien has for several years
eajoyed a Urge following among pat
rons of the legitimate theatre. In
"A Woman's Fight" her character
isation of a working girl, naturally
pure hearted and big souled, forced
by circumstances to become an enemy
to society is excellent, nor does her
art suffer when in the story she lifts
herself out of the depths and as the
wife of a wealthy clergyman assumes
a different station in society.
"A Woman's Fight" was produced
'fey Popular Plays and Players under
the personal supervision of Herbert
Blache. and it reflects credit upon
Mr. Blache for the careful attention
to detail which has been given it.
Thurlow Bergen, the Broadway star,
plays the clergyman and is always
convincing. It is the opinion of the
Pathe offices that this is one of the
best of the Gold Rooster plays.
sion of Zoraida and her love until
Ivan suddenly returns from war.
Forthwith Zoraida renews her liai
sons with Ivan and the Marquis chal
lenges the youth to settle the ques
tion by the sword. Ivan presumably
kills the Marquis and goes with Zor
aida to a castle the Marqais had
willed to her when he was in favor
with the fickle jade.
The Marquis, however, has not been
killed. He covertly arranges a trap
for Zoraida and Ivan, locks them in
an air' tight tomb, and then dies of
the wound Ivan has given him by Us
sword-thrust. Having heard the
story, Marie comes to her sense.
realizes the foly of her nnmaideidr
conduct and promises to flfrt i
more. We are led to understand:
that, with her betrothed, she Uvea;
happy ever after.
Cleo Madison will be the star of
"Black Orchids," the Bluebird Photo
play announced to provide entertain
ment at the Star Theatre on Friday
night whetr a gripping story will be
nnfolded. Marie returns from a con
vent and her usual demure disposi
tion suddenly changes. She becomes
a heartless flirt, despite the fact that
she Is betrothed to a dear friend of
her father's and when she pays no
attention to her parent's admonitions
he tells her the tragic story of "Black
Orchids."
Zoraida is beautiful, heartless and
bent only upon playing with men's
hearts. Ivan loves her devotedly and
she is satisfied with his love until
Ivan's father covets Zoraida. To ef
fectually dispose of his son as a rival,
the father has the son assigned to the
front line of battle in the war then
progressing. Happy in the possession
of what he believes to be Zoraida's
love, the father introduced his dear
friend Marquis De Chantal to the
beautiful and insincere woman.
Zoraida immediately turns her af
fections to the Marquis and the old
man to rid himself of his second rival
arranges a poisoned cup which, by
accident he drinks himself. This
leaves Marquis De Chantal In posses-
GRAIN GAMBLERS
IN TAG WITH U. S.
Big Question Is Whether Food Spec
ulators Can Be Caught.
By Gilson Gardner In Rural Weekly
The food speculator is now play
ing tag with government officials.
The question is, can he be caught?
The food speculator is primarily re
sponsible for the high cost of living.
A lot has been said and written
about crop shortage, and there is a
good deal of truth in what has been
said, but the speculator is a much
more important factor than the
shortage.
For instance, the federal trade
commission has been informed that
the pack of canned goods last year
was about the size of the record pack
for 20 years. Yet canned goods have
advanced by leaps and bounds, and
what the producer sold for 85 cents
Is now selling for $2.85.
A carload of peas left California a
few days ago. The first profit add
ed to the car was $100. Since then
$5,660 have been added to that car
and it ia still on its way to the con
sumer. There is a pound of butter in cold
storage in Boston which went in at
23 cents. Its market quotation is
now 43 cents, and this profit has
been already absorbed by soma half
dozen middlemen.
These middlemen enjoy such des
ignations as buyers, brokers. Job-;
bers, wholesalers and transportation'
men. Frequently the transportation!
agency, the warehouse trade and the
wholesale distributer are also spec-1
ulators, and these all add a big prof-j
it between producer and consumer.
The little comer grocer is not the
criminal. Evidences of crime may
generally bo foaad in the qaaatlty of
loot possessed. II the corner gro
cer were addims the big profits which
mako cost of living high he would
be living in the big brown stone
house. If be ia he will bear watch
ing. If he ts not. look for the man
who is.
The government knows the price
of coal is due to two things: monop
oly of the coal mines by the little
group of owners and a combination
between the owners and certain rail
road Interests which transport their
coaL
Prosecntioaa under the Sherman
act have faCad to relieve the coal
situation, as they have failed to re
lieve the aaonofoiy attaaUoa gen
erally. The oar answer remaining Is to
takst over tie raDroads as a war
measure, aad to undertake, also,
government control ot warehouses
and distribution.
BRAINS AND SKILL
What They
Motorist's
to the
The most surprising thing about
automobiles to me is the simple fact
that they reader the splendid service
they do," says Harold A. Conn, local
dealer In Oldsmobiles. "We now
rely an them so coaldeatly that we
loose sight of the fact that they are
in truth wonderful, complicated,
and in. soma respects, delicate machinery-
'
"In the average ear to-day there
are from twenty-lve hundred -to
fflrve thousand parts. In the motor
alone are several hundreds of these.
Front our experience with the sim
ple tools we all use in onr daily work
we know the possibility of any one
part giving trouble. If we were told
to operate a machine built of three
thousand, parts we woo id wish we
were expert mechanics.
"Besides Involving scores of me
chanical principles, many of which
e new to the mechanical world,
automobile construction embodies
many principles of electricity, and of
hot and cold water, aad of lubrica
tion, etc Some of the parts are
shaped by the mighty blows of mon
ster drop forces while others are so
minute and delicate they exact the
care and pains of a watchmaker.!
"And when all this is assembled,
together it is mounted on wheels
and given over to people from every
walk of Bfe, to use with care or
speed at sixty miles aa hour.
"It's the brains of the automobile
engineers, aad the skill of the mo
tor car mechanics, and the science
and exactness of the army o ,,in-
STAR THEATER
To-Night! To-Nigltt!
Hearst-Pathe News Recnnfag is Brisk
COMEDYLuke's Speedy Club Life
"Shielding Shadow"
Fifth Episode; Through Bolted Doors
FRIDAY
Blue Bird Feature
"BLACK ORCHIDS"
Introducing Cleo Madison as Zoraida
SATURDAY
SPECIAL RED CROSS ATTRACTION
"The Horrors of War"
An unusual revue of the aftermath of Europe's "Path 1 Glory.'
Twenty-five per cent of the receipts of this entertainment Will go
to the Red Cross
Pathe Weekly, Portraying the Latest War News
Also A Lonesome Luke Comedy
MATINEE AT 2:30
STAR PICTURES PLEASE Phone Main 522 A PRIZE EVERY NIGHT
I II
gpectors that have made the automo
bile the dependable vehicle it is. In
the Oldsmobile factory, tor instance,
a corps of inspectors equipped with
every appliance, carefully Randies
all materials received. When it has
been made up into various units such
as motors, axles, etc., these units are
also put through an uncompromising
test. They In turn are assembled
into the chassis and given over to
the road testers, who are unrelent
ing in their efforts to find something
wrong. The bodies are then mount
ed and the car carefully completed
and passed on to final Inspection.
Here every Oldsmobile undergoes a
most rigid examination and must
measure up In every detail to the
factory high standards." -
RESULTS TELL
There Can Be No Doubt About the
Results in Heppner.
Results tell the tale.
All doubt is removed.
The testimony of a Heppner cltl
ten Can be easily investigated.
What better proof of merit can be
had?
Henry Schwarz, prop, of butcher
shop,' Main St., Heppner, says: "I
was subject to severe attacks of lum
bago. The pains were like a Bharp
knife sticking me in my back. When
I had one of these attacks, the pain
wag so severe I could hardly move
and when I got down It was hard to
straighten up. My kidneys acted ir
regularly and were congested during
these spells. Six boxes of Doan's
Kidney pills fixed me up in fine shape.
My back has felt strong and my kid
neys have caused me very little trou
ble since."
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy get
Doan's Kidney Pills the same that
Mr. Schwarr had. Foster-Milburn
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
Mrs. R. T. Brown, residing a few
miles west of Heppner, had the mis
fortune to cut a finger off her left
hand one day this week. She was
using the ax to cut some kindling
when the accident happend. The
finger was entirely severed.
The Gazette-Times, is YOUR lead
ing home paper. If you are not a
subscriber, become one. The price
is $1.50 per year.
FOR SALE One second hand sixteen-foot
Holt Combine with four
foot extension, 24 inch cylinder, 36
inch rear. The separator is driven
by a 35 h. p. engine. There is also
a 20-horse hitch included. Price
$1,000.00. Will trade for horses,
mules or cattle. For further par
ticulars call on or address R. A.
Thompson, Athena, Ore. 2t.
FOR SALE 1840 acre Wheat and
Stock Ranch, well improved. Plenty
of spring water for stock. All fajm
Implements and improvements go
with place. Easy terms. Eight
miles from railroad. Inquire M. J.
Devin & Sons, Heppner, Oregon.
Trirrfr
Don't let him get like this
Dr. Daniels'
Antiseptic
Dusting and
Healing
Powder
FIXES GALLS, SORES AND CUTS
Colts only 50o large can, at our AgenU
Atk for Dr. Dinieli' Hon. Book ita Fret
HUMPHREYS DRUG CO.
Agents for Dr. Dan
iel's Horse, Cow &
dog remedies.
WITH FREE BOOKS
A Straight Tip on the Fuel
and Lumber Situation
We are in the grip of the worst car
shortage, the world has ever known
and getting worse. .
Ninety per cent of all fuel shipments
will be made during the three sum
mer months.
Next to fuel, shipments of silo and
granary material will have precedence
over all others as this tends to in
crease the country's food supply. ...
May we suggest that you anticipate
your wants and order your supplies
at once.
We will be pleased to talk these
matters over with you in person.
At the Home of "TUM-A-LUMBER"
le Place for "TUM-A-LUHF'
$
HAIL INSURANCE
Costs no more written now
than later.
E PROTECTED ALL THE TIME. Prepared
ly) ness is just as essential in growing grain as in
war. Hail and Fire insurance is true prepared
ness. We write both kinds in the strongest com
panies in the United States.
SEE US BEFORE PLACING YOUR INSURANCE
.Smead & Crawford
i
I
In the baseball contest held In this
city last Saturday afternoon between
Gooseberry and Heppner the visitors
won by a score of 9 to 4. The Sack
Busters plainly had the local boys
outclassed, although at times both
sides were playing bang-up ball.
Heppner's runs were scored early in
the game after the visitors had taken
a short aerial ascent. Drake was on
the mound for Gooseberry and Nelll
and Hughes performed for Heppner.
Gooseberry went to Lexington Sun
day where they defeated the team of
that town. It is not likely that any
I more games will be played this sea
son. .
I have just received a lot of La
dles' genuine imported Peruvian Pan
ama Hats. Just the thing for sum
mer wear. Priced at $3 to $6.
MRS. L. G. HERREN.
Lost, Strayed or Stolen.
One 4 year old bay gelding with
stripe in face, one bay 4 year old
mare, one mule 4 years old and one
brown mare 7 years old. All brand
ed JR connected, on left shoulder.
Five dollars per head will be paid as
a reward for any information leading
to the recovery ot these animals.
C. H. Furlong, Eight Mile, Ore.
4t.
DISTINCTIVE MODELS
rrn-ri ,
THE LATEST NOVELTIES IN L ADIE'S BOOTS
JUST RECEIVED
These elegant new boots are sold at our usual clo6e cash
prices and you will find it to your advantage in every way to
COME TO US FOR YOUR FINEST SHOES
E. N. GONTY SHOE STORE
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