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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 24, 1922)
VACIV, ETHITT TA" OT?AKDF, KVEXTKO OTs,.SF,ttVFtt TiipsiIii.v. Jnini.nrv 21. 1022 NEWHEODRD ATAUTO SHOW HtUKiiiK lavish exhibits. Villi lilm Ih a kiuiIiiuIii tif Hi" Acudoniy of Kino Arm'. Tliu decorator la John ; I,. Stark, wlillc the uitiat In Uenja-i niln 1). Lin-sen. JUDGE PLEADS FOR HARMONY OF SCIENTISTS RECORDS ME BADLY SMASHED (Continued from page ooe.) I'OKTI.AM), Jan. 24. Portland' thirteenth annual automobile show la tukliiK plii'1" at the municipal auditorium tills week. Tlio display is tlio IjlKKCHt cvi-r, more uiiUino bllos, more stylos mid greater var iety. Fur tlio llit time every available foot of space from tlio tup j ,,jntme:it of Willium ! of tlio blK tJUtldliin to ilia lowei (umluiilKe, nil ex-trust-j floor Is .filled villli automobiles. Wfiiili-ll Adams und James K, I'attou, tliero beliiu no room for any roin- )(in uf Ijoston. mcrrlnl vehloles or side Unci of j ,ihmp WitHnjrton, counsel for the tlio automobile business. ox-trustic:i, said they were ;mly c.n- Tlils Is to be un exhibition of 'corned values. Most makes are now down icondurt tli trust on their awn to pre-war pri levels, but the ! spnnsihilily and should not net (Ity Associated 1'ruwM CHICAGO, III., Jan. 24. -u 1!I21 Art Institute of Chiraco surpassed all former treat-record of attend- little moment whether ther.-nr.) tru anco by over Ijn.UOO. Tlio niiinber tees or not." or 'vi dtius to the ninseuin ilurint; Judtre Clifford P. Smith, cjun-el the twelve months totalled 1,071 for the directors, advocate I tne .'-!422, exceedlnir the record of liilK MeKonxlu of the best previous year, by 02. .'52 (k'or;:u and an Increase of S8.K25 over last year's attendance. This attendance is fur In excels of that veaistcrod by any other art museum of the entire country. arrordliiK to coin- thai, the new trustees should ptrolb-r Clarence A. Houiih. '1'lie school or the lustltulo Is tlio Inmost In the world. II ilrawH present automobile c;oIiik under llio ipci o "riibner stamps" in tho :ritor--.u 1 j tudcnln frum every section of the old name ccau hardly be eoinparal 't, the diieclors. J union and from many foreign to tlio vehicle or thoso dnys. 1 1 suggested I'rod If. I.amson i.rd countries. 'I'lio federal Vocational Another important feature of tho'Ii'viiift-H. Howe. , (Hoard, or U. 8. Vetorans Jlureau 1922 display Is that the product! wiinam i,. i nompson, represent , as It Is now called, Ib now sending nearly luu veterans of the Into war to ; the school ut expense of the E?cCA&& 3 12 DLPAKTMUNT STORlO CORTICELLA SILK THREAD iitl0 0 fUumli-iril Auu-ricaii fiu-torkM vUivh ktr Uintf the legality of hi n-m iva! Kuttlui; to their now bah to of foui- Iiotltlon. In the mouths follow! iu; the war hi wli.it an now mtiVrt the: "boom" inoiitliH no factory had time to consider improving Its pro duct, Tlio d'Miiaiul for cars from a world starved ly war was ho Krent that (junlily or Improvement In tho cum could not bo thought of. Tho only problem wa.i more automobiles. Thou rame the relaxation- and now tho natural product of a let-up In tho demand. Already several of tho old makes have appeared with an automobile that resembles the old In inline only. This Is partic ularly true In the low and medium price fields. Automobiles that for years seemed to have arrived nt certain Htandard are now aumiunc- eu in entirely new -designs from i he motor to top. Old makes show the change in a different way. Cer tain Khmdardized lln iff cousldeied perfection almoHt In motor car mak iiiK. appear Willi Rtlll greater iv fiueinont (or else In varluii: lux urious body models. The automoldle show Ih ea-lly the most IuvIhIi display ever at tempted. Tor tli! show, wiiH im ported to Cortland, n decorator. from the board of director? a pend ing, opposed the nnpointmeet of Mr. Adams and Mr. McKenzie. tic tnrn-cii as to the suituhility of Me.-irs. hum third trustee .lames F. Lord of Iro)K son and lluwe and .suggested aa a line. . gov-ornment. From January 1st. 1U2X to Jan uary 1st, tho total iiuinber of Hlud.'iils enrolled reached 1,520, In rinding all of those registered In day, niht nummer and childrens cle-ws. Has Narrow Escape From Death When Overcome by Gas KiiL'litenr Prnnk VUift had u very narrow escape from d;ath thl morning. He was In the garage. I with the doors closed, giving Ills car an overhauling and tinkering with the haltirleH. Some escaping 'quakes gaa fi fm tho car overcame htm and : weather started for the house and lout ' d. t he consclousneKS just as he reached the house. Two nurses were at the lioupeund reWved. hi in just before a physician arrived. It v;ih niinouuced that he had had a very narrow escapn hm n very (julck death will result from thl gas unless medical aid Ih nt hand Cecil Parson, a machinist in the O.-W. shops, was a Iso at tlio place at the time and niik; In Mr. Pike's iClPflEQICT I rflQTuniiMc who has made a national name furrecovery. JUST ARRIVED . A New Shipment of mr. per vtl. .... Vwi-oiis v . Civti.Y: ( 'I'donno Jui!t;;ili'v Apii I'illow Tuhiiin l'illnw 'rickiiiir .Jersey .linnper J)rc .I'ei-se- .tiii'kels Fk.isliei'.- lillii!' 'Wy-irslctl ;i!)e .Hid :!e Cde -tl.'J:! and !.:!) : !.". IS,- 7.!)i) (i.!),) WX: ANDREW'S VARIETY 5101 (lly Assoclntcd Prens) IlKIiKlil.KV, Cnl.. Jan. 24-i:.lrth- can be predicted Ju st us conditions are flow predlct I'nlversity of California here has announce. t, us a result of n rescent discovery by I'rofessor A. C. I.uwsoii of tho seloxy depart nieut that i-artli movements are antecedent to, as well aj conse quences, of eartliiiualies. I)y niaklna lbseivations of the "creep" of ihe earth, or tlio grad ual changes in latitude. It call bo told when piirthiiualiVs lire expect ed, tho university has announced. To siudy the earth's movements, a pliotORrail'ilc latitude telescope Is to. be Installed t I.lck Obsi-rvato-ry. which l. conducted by the uni versity on .Mount Hamilton, ' near San Jose, Cal. Kurth movements on a ' Keneral scale predicted tho bin eaitlKiiiakcs of 1 8 H :i and lallU, It Is believed by Urn university. The iinthoi ltle.i also pointed out that on the oc casion of the l'njti eirthumiko, earth In tho llollnas replon or Cal ifornia moved us much us twenty four feet and thiil the movement was noticeable ovor u blK area. I'rore.wor l.awson's tabulations of meridian circle observations made at the I.lck Observatory led to a mis; icion. It was announced, that a change In 'the latitude of Mount Hamilton, of small but a; pr.irlable amount, had. orcured at or about the time of severe earth. Utinko of Almost lain, wlil.-h was local to tho Mount Hamilton region MANY PERMITS I : ISSUED EY THE ! ' STATE ENGINEER (Continued troin pan one.) To W. I'.anloil of l.;i Crande, cov eiinc tlie npprorriutinn of the watfr. G20RITTB Crepe de Chene $1.69 yd. llVavy weight Crepe do Cliino aihl a fine tjiialiiy (ieorette, in forty im-Ji widths. Tliey are wurtli your a', tent ion as a display of the lieau til'iil new ciilurs for Spring. 1 WooSeiis lUlla Doiiiui, Fusehh (irey, Cai-iniiie, Dutch many others of the new included. , lit-aRiie Blue and ihivdi's arc This seasui as never heforc should' you take, advantage; of the values offered in Spring woolens. A Mc- "all )i-inted )attern sint)lifies home sewing. This new showing includes suit ings, skirtings, coatings and light; or drosK matciials in tlu-. season's ioimlar materials and colors. WOOLEN Hose $1.19 to $2.25 Thcso are truly tremendous alues In woolen and silk and wool mixed hose. They are in a. variety of colors, plain and dropstitch styles. LADIES' Sweaters $5.90, $6.90 Heavy weight, closely knit. Tuxedo styled Sweater Coats In a variety of the moat..w.iut ed colors. BORDERED Towels 79c Kxlra lari;o nixes, weight Terry cloth with pfnU, blue aud borders. double towels, yellow FERRIS Waists The-perfect corset wait for Browi.-g Rhis. All ske3 are again In sto-k. FOR SPRING NEW BLOUSES Xt-w styles, liritliant new colors and diffrent triinining effects .make this viivt sliowing t crepe. de liiiie ovorlJjouses well worth your . aMeiilion. Pricei $4.50 to $7.90 Prices l)8c, $1.-11), $!.!). JAPANESE LUNCH CLOTHS $1.49 Imported Japanese woven and ?H'iiilotl, fast color riot lis, sixo 34x 54, lioinstitchod borders. Many New and Attractive GarmentsVeri Placed on Display Today in The Ready-to-Wear Dep't Hy this nioniing's express, ('.'otits, Suits and Dresses of woolens and silks. A truly representative display of the newest stylos, materials and colors for Spring wear. Our sali-speoplo w ill be pleased to sliowltliem. POLLY PRIM Aprons 89c A truly wonderful value are these aprons of gingham and percales. A variety of pat terns and colors cut over the l'olly Prim shoulder strap style. THE LARGEST CHAIN DEPARTMENT 3TORE ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLL'- Repairing Anything HlcHrioal ' 1 H. & S. El 105 Depot Street and Wiring CTRIC CO. . Phone "4J3 W ot t lay Spring folir-ncle tract. To Kriink ami Kurt Oliver, nnd .1. I? Hhlcpp'jy, of Siinina-rvillc, covprinc the appropriation f water from Mill Clock fur covclopmcnt of six horse; power, nnil fo,- irri;iilinjr twentj'-fiv acres of land, at an cslimateil cost of Iiik.' The coiiilition of fall cereals is quite favuranlc In central and Very little information is avail ahle concernilif; crops in China but accordiiiK to n Ilritisll ('onsular Re port the production of wheat In .Manchuria for 1021 Is reported to be 25 to 40 iu-r cent below that of 1920. The crop of soy hoiins is liirno while olhcr : crops .appear to be normal to nod. for iiriirtion of a southern Italy but .the dry weather has caused considerable dalll:iKe ill the northern districts. Orowlni; conditions have "been favorable In Creat llritaln and a troup, healthy stand is reported. Pue to the abundant moisture n Ini-Ru acresne of wheat ,1s heillK sown in Allierlli. Seoitoug condi tions are also reported to lie very favorable in Tunis and .Morocco. The prospecli for tho wheat crop In the central provinces. Deimal and Cun tub. ot Iliitish India are favor able. Kalr to lame crops of pulse to fill vacancies In the and linseed are l.o expei-ted. The laboratory attendant WHEAT CROP IN ARGENTINE IS HARVESTED Civil Service Is to Hold Examination (Continued from I'dR One.) of the crop is K'-nerally S'H.E-R.R'Y.'S ' TODAY AND TOMORROW Douglas MacLean .Viwt?1l'i'0(luction A 1?fi!mas H A PARAJIONT PICTURE A oim;mce t&at starlV on a big city race t:q$k and Bec'ftlirongh country lanes to love. A lmndr$ thrilji to very hQ r.O?i "3 nec&0ancl neck fiflsli. COMEDY "Bride and Gloom" O l uality ood. The coiiilition of the winter cal crop ciuitliiniM ti be nuite vhi- i ii lilt- In the northern hviniilpliere. Tin' comlltlim of when! anil rye shows some deterioration in tier-' many but rannes from fair to seed. I The acreage ls:iihoill the a.itiie as last year. The :erininatiiii of all full-sown cereals has hei n very Ir regular in ilelaiuni and im-tt di.;-j : trlcts of Krani-i due to dronrht auil1 frost. lOally sn-dinta In A'.saoe l.orralne are uite fa.irablf hut the uerniinutiiiii ft tut. sn-dius has hern ery trrfiilllar. Tile con dition of wheat ami rvc is ' 1 1 1 1 1 -lavoralilt- In rlinm?. t'nli;anii ami l.ntvla. It is tmiid, th.it r.mt lieay frosts bnw ctuui-i 8.-!iie ild-n-ate lu Auatrta iter to tin- total ab sence of 4 pri-tri tivo siu.w cever- Tho U. S. Civil Service Commis sion announces an open competi tive examination to vecure eliglhles position of throughout ronilillon of winter wheat is cell- the Kleventh l-lilted Mates Civil orally an. id tliroiuhout the eastern ; Service District, nt J72U.O0 to and north central states of the i 1 200.1)11 per annum, in, the United I'niled States ;hlll Ihe condition Is States I'llblic Health Service. lie- in Nebraska. Kansas. Okla- celpt or n .plication is to eiov on MI'S. Lane Passed William V. Matlock and one of tl.u Oil Last Night at Ipromincnt pioneer women of Pendle- , , jton and Umatilia county, died at 11:40 JjaUgnter S .Homo a. m. today at her home on Garden . I street, after a week's illness caused Mrs. Klia Jane Lane paused J by pleural pneumonia, last nlKht at 11 oVIork at the ter- Mrs. Matlock was born in Illinois linlniillon of a lone, illness which .November 22, 1813, crossing the plains she was unable to rally from. She in '53 with her parents, who settle 1 passed away at the home of her fnear Goshen, south of Eugene. Her daughter, Mrs. Oscar Hopper, where marriage to Mr Matlock took place March 7, J8S7, nnd it was in that yc-ir that the couple came to , Umnlilla I" hoina. and other portions of the southwest. Tin" rendition, of win ter rye 'Is Kni'll' .verv fcood In the lendina prodilelna states. Wheat is reported to lllie entered the win ter in eood condition in Camilla. ap- Kehrunry is, 1H22. x j For further Information and ! plication blank apply to thr secre tary. Klevmth V. S. civil Service District. 308 l'ost offke HiiIMIuk, Seattle. Washlnat on . sho has been for some time past. She has lived In I. a .Grande for a number of years and Is quite well known ainoiig the local people. She had reached the nue of SO years and was born on August 1G, 18 12. The remains are In care of Snod Krass Zimmerman. Tho funeral will take place Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the interment taking place at the Masonic cemetery. She la mourned by a host of friends and relatives. ritt.NKKH PArlSK.S. county. Big Catch on One Hook. While plnylng n trout which ho hurl hooked In the ltlver I.oddon, nenr Strnthlielilsnye. Hampshire, nnd which had disappeared In deep water. .Mr. lol.n Kichnrils felt s sudden tuR ot the line. A few moments inter n lar-e otter roe to Ihe surface making fran tic rfTorts to disKorce the trout. In cuti-hiiiR the IWi he had fallen a prey to the Hshennan. Whose hi.ek helil hnil. rrsjiii ktiim j. m tj inn ' uu wuei vapuM-. i.onilou ually 1-itlnck. ni'eM 74, widow of the lute Mail. - w - ,l:v S.-. q ii;Ti.n, vl.llllO.i y.'.J Uslay hilv.l W, l Inn. 21. jv!t fit. rlntrtl roilTl.AMi, Jan. .'I. Cuttle W'-ie steailv tod;'-. ca'.M-.j'icIni; f I to ,M..'" hi'i'o-r. Ilea's and AlhiTs' riayjaok l-'loiir ltwlVIJHlOat,.-, 'reakfm .v . if- Wood, JS- ! MlH'is' Whfut Flak(A ......,, -;Ti MlK'ivs' IViuLs ( Vliwt .....,.!.,..,.,.;.. 5Sk i tt"S mt j$r . -. W iblTF . 9 s o . 8 m " r, Id, id- l" 4 1-1 0 . 'f- WvO""-0.-OTgfl fVQ.' . q -ttQ. Mi 1 . , r j ... v .... v ,.v ... ;