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Tuesday, August 22, 1922 THE LA GRANDE EVENING- OBSERVER PAGE FIVE THE OLD HOME TOWN " .5 ' ( WMEI "THE NEW DCESSMAKtR uP J Jvi-K' XfeiS? SH0P AT "'GMX MAftSHftL Crrev WAuXFR 4 ,?laHT 0,4 MANI-' T "Lock toe dotr. i BV StanleVi011. Hunting Trip J . I I.. 1,. KnnHcrass. manager of the Summer Hotel, left this mornine on a two day hunting trip. ' l'nrrhiisiiiff 1'iiiiii Implement V. S. Johnson ot Summervllle, Is in the city, today .purchasing some new farm machinery. Local News In Brief Cove Banker in City (irover Duffy, cashier of the Covo State Bank, is in the eity today on business, returning to his home this evening. In City Shopping . Mrs. H. R. Frlirell and mother, Mrs. K. I.. Mcllatton, of Suinmer rille, are In the rity making a few purchase before returning to their home this evening. N-..17 Annulled Train No. 17, which is scheduled to arrive in the city at 8:u5 a. m., will not arrive here this evening, having been annulled. 'Reports say that the trouble is on the U. P. system. Slops Over In City Mlsg Uuth Clark of Georgetown, 111., arrived here this morning to be the guest of her aunt, Mrs. V. S. Parker. MIhb Clark Is returning home from Berkeley, Cal., where she has been attending the Univer sity of California. quently numbers of logging camos, which have been closed because of the fire menace, will have to remain clos ed until the woods are saturated. Kir production keeps up fairly well but is due for a decided slump because many manufacturers face a loir fam ine w;hich will cause the mills to close down. Cars on the Pacific coast are in more plentiful supply than in the south, but transportation difficulties, particularly on the scuthern lines, nr! increasing. The northern transcon tinental lines are moviug lumber freight promptly. MOTOR CYCLE NJURES T To Leave This levelling Mrs. J. Wilfred Cross will leuve this evening for her home in Seat' tie, where she will epe'nd some I with friends and relatives. Mr. ! Cross is employed here and is a : member of The 'imperial Pep Or chestra. Id 0ll tllsI1(.ss Trip . Sept. 1-2 Northwest convention J"P Stevens left this morning for of P. O. K. K. at I, a (irande. -!- Xiirlli Powder to spend the day ut- tending to business matters that ho has in that city. PKNDLKTON, Aug. 22. Krnest Todilliunter of Taeonia received In juries which are expeeled to prove fatal, and Douglas McDonald of Pendleton was badly hurt here Sun day morning at 6:15 o'clock when a motorcycle driven by the Pendleton man smashed against the Howard house at the corner ot Washington and Main streets In West Freefater. Toddhunter's sculp was almost completely torn off and he suffered other injuries. He was unconscious when reached. McDonald was badly lacerated about the body us a re- " suit of having charged through a llme harhPfl wirn fenen Which wVs ill front of the Howard house. The accident occurred when the machine, which was Pendletun bound, is reported to have become unmanuKiible. There is an angle In the road at the placu of the wreck, and the machine never negotiated this turn. Instead it held straight on. It struck an irrigating uiicn, Fusses Through . S. A. Ollinger, of Salmon City, Over from Union Idaho, drove through La Grande to-, Mtb. Gtorge De Lap is in the day on his way to th ocousl. , city today on a shopping tour, and ( Wallowa - i m leiiirn 10 .jier uouie in union i tills evening. Was Here Last Kvening Mies Hyatt, who lives in Enter prise, returned to her home this morning on the branch line; train at the end of a short business visit ;(ew 3() fc(t through the air. taking in lm urnnae. hue ariiven in ine,out Uarbed wire lence. and struck city yesterday and spent the eve-; nhin three feet or a window., be lling as a guest of the Foley. . MnA which the Misses Dallas and ' 'KmiM Howard were in bed asleep. ake . The immict of Ihe collision jarred AUDIKNCK AT THB GANDKNS IS PLEASED. (Hy The Gardens Publicity Agent) Playing to packed house, the Tri City Kcvue and the Buror's Trained Animal Circus both made a big bit last evening. By 8:1S o'clock the sir dome was tilled nearly to capacity and by the time the curtain rose, it was nearly impossible to ret teat- Pre liminary to the show, a parade snd uaiiynoo was siaireu through the streets of the city. the first act on the bill was a one- act musical comedy entitled "The liudio tiirls. A small town country lout, played by F.ddia Mar, applied for a job in a hick hotel snd received it. Whereupon n troup of actresses, called the "Radio Girls", arrived In town and the fun commenced, fciddie Mar was exceptionally funny last night and the rest of the cast phyed up to him m a wonderiul manner. After a short intermission the sURe was cleared for the animal cirrus. Jim and Jerry, two highly intelligent dogs, work with a troup of trained Shetland ponies and presented a vory fine Set. ihe "laxy dog, another canine that wasn t so lazy as trainer stated, furn ished serevai laughs. rollowinv a low more tricks of fine duality with a monkey and a goat taking an active part, the trained burro took tna stage. Several smnll boya were recruited from tlio audienco and for the remain der of the show the audience was kept in throes of laughter. Ihe same bill will be presented thi evening and with the rough edces rounded off, piomiaes to be a mu.-h better petformance than last njght, which was of stellar quality. FEDERATION ACTIVE FOR SHOP CRAFTS (Continued from lag On.) . Itnco Hui'Ho Man " " J. G. Sheridan, prominent race horse breeder of Uina, Ohio, passft'J Main's liig through - J-.ii (J ramie today. Laml Sah)- 1'uok In I'ortliiml 'Carl V. .'Cook of La Grande is one of many out of town visitors. Oregon Journal. Mrs. Frank .Laub and children, i tno window frame loose but Btopped who make their home tn La Grande, jtne umehine, and the two men were left this morniiiK on the branrh Htl tmied in the barbed wirt!. Had line train for Wallowa lake, where tile niotortvcle struck three feet fur- linu u-ilt Qtinnil lha luttar nuri nt . . t . .. . i. 1.1 I Sivtv nrri' nf l;ind nnii- ITnl.ui Lilt I 111 Hie ivu, it wuuiu mwu IwlonSn. . L ""I "Vh'nm - ' ,1,e week camping out. They will j thl.oll.h th, wlndow ,, probably was sold tn Foster ,M Holmes. ' rturn to l.a Grande eittier halur-, h,lvlJ kl,,ed the slenplug women. throngli the C. J. Black Itealty com- l""y or SU"""y pany. visiting relatives and friends. ItelunKMl to KnlerprlNt' j Mrs, M. Duvia. who makes, her ' Itand liclmu-Mil La.st lOvenlnn jhome in Knteuprise, nt the con ) The La Grande baud rehoarsed ! elusion of a few days visit in the last evening at the Elks' tumnle 'y guest of the Kolcy, re- very large turn out, (turned to her home this morning line tinln. While ViHltiiiir in l,a (.rande Mrs. C. H. Conkey and Jack and lilltj n.(( j-niien i;onKcy 01 i-oniauu are nere u.nririufr am mnv nl..n..R nlmm-on tbn hrancl STDLEWHEELS wit It discussing matters. Onl Afti-i Deer tind VlU Hool Ilaker and son Morris, are gpLiidfug a few days on Five Points bunting and fishing. several business ( in the city Mrs. Davis transacted iHome business and also visited with friends'. Back from Fori land George tor ne trip in Portland this morning Klgin .Man In La Granite K. C. Gutting, who hails from Elgin, arrived in La Grande last evening on the branch lino train FM II FORD AMERICANS If! FRENCH RAGES (By AsBouiaU'd i'rutfs.) UAYENCE, Aug. 1. (Hy Mull). Major Charles K. Nulse'n. member of the riding team of the American force In Uermany, riding the horso Joffre, made an exceptional record at the Concours Hippique here. Ho was entered in six events and took two firsts, one second, one third, one fourth and ouo fifth place. He won first iplaco in the Prix do Koathelm, with Uti entries, and first place In the main event, with 92 entries. There -wore six Ameriean entries, the othttrs 'being from the French, British and Ueiguiin arsics. This record Is quite remarkable an the Americans were competing against some of tho best jumpers in Europe, To La Grande Mrs. George Huntington Currey and son Albert, accompanied by ' Lois and Itusselt Nelson who have iioiii i Muum iJim, IK Ht0p,)inK u, ,he Foley during hp(11 viKltitlir nl . ,.,. ' inm in 1 were ,m tho1 org Cochran. La Grande at- a ah t ouaine8S vUU , ,e'1 y;Rit4i,11K "1 t lff,( ,l,rfy ,0,me " they broke a v, returned from a business, this city take their departure for La 't p, . Enterprise Family- Mr u nil Mt'ii ' l U.mrn nt Pythian HiMers lo Meet 'Enterprise, arrived in 'the cilv Inst Mrs. Waller Jones will entertain joveninff 0n the branch line train the Pythian SisteVs' club tomorrow , an(1 s,)(.,nt th(J niuht ua guU8Uj Rl afternoon at her home at 1701 the Savoy. X avenue. .J , - , Grande tills evening, where Mrs. Currey and son will vhdt for a fc"w days. Baker Herald. Visiting in La ranih Mrs. Harry Lyman and children of Wallowa, are visiting in La of Mrs. W. A. Moss. Frank Seward Buys Properly Frank Seward, formerly of Elgin, but now liviug in La Grande, where he has accepted a position with the George Palmer Lumber company, re cently purchased the George Desch On Dinning Trip Ed. Ford and Dr. Lee pouvy are spending several days in the Duck I-?,.,-ii Unrlmru .mi.it.-., hunllm, ,la.i .' ."""" """- They left yesterday afternoon andlT,.!, ,.., ,. i, . " " . r.. expect to return home about Thurs- (iaVa. day with n big detr and a lot of " , b'fds. KihI Vlsil Here Mr. and Mrs. Will Three boys from Union, aged about 1.6, had a miserable day of it yesterday beeause Bome thief had stolen the wheels off their atlio mobile. The night previous they their way to love whin rear wheel on their point. Tiny returned home and yeslenlay morning drove with a team and buggy to tho scene of the accident currying ii new wheil and one can Imagluo tho misery or the youu'g trio when they found (hat someone' hnd removed nfl tlie wheels on the, car with tho exception of to one thut was broken. The thief had left the body ot the' car sil ting alongside ot tho road. While Hi I Day In City Frank Miller and family of Cove, apent yesterday, in the city on a properly winen Is loeaieo ai lll.- ;,,, . ,.., ,,.. ,,. w,.,,r. Jackson avenue. Mr. Seward wlllii, . ......n,,,!,.. ,-ii,.,i,l ,,i,.,.e lot inaehinery tn the youngsters and Ithey evoked the sympathy of pass lersby who found the. youngsters all crying lustily beside their wheelless attitude nnd the policiea dictated by the small but powerful group of bank ers who control the finance of the railroads and who have compelled the adoption by The tni)roa.ds bf 8 policy of hitter antagonism to the orranii&a tions of the workers. "Finally, the decisions or tho board compelled resistance on the part of the workers through suspension of work. A wage of 2(1 cents per hour was established for section men and tins wago is the basis upon rhch all other wages are calculated. ' Overtime la Abolished 1 -"In addition to this the board or- deied the abolition of the payment of time atui one-half tor work done on Sundays ana holidays. It tm sought lo impose grave iujuKticcs upon tho wnkeis tniough .niiings or iihj isijor board while the railoiails had consist ently violated and repudiated .ruling of the board from tho beginning.'1. Keports persisted here tonight that the rail stiike, if ended by the negoti ations now in progress, would be set tled hy means of a "gentlemen's in cement. " NotwithstandW the de nial of T. PeWitt Cuyler, president of the Association of Kailwav executives. it was reported on good authority that :he proposal under consideration pro vided a means forTioth sides to "save their faces " . , Strninritv in It UMietttd. IiV other words, neither aide iHll "yield in principle" rcgardinc the Mil-' iority issue. Tno seniority nuestlon will remuin technically unsettled, but thu men will go back lo tork Undor a "genl lemon's agreement!' that they will get back tho old places fit jobs eiually ns good; that is, if the re ported busis of settlement goes through. ! . ll.J.I'J ! 1-1 .'.I'll A measure authorizing tho city council of Kugene to Ishiio bonds in the sum ot 15.iJiio rr tho pur chase of new firo apiiaratus will be on the November ballot. For Sale E room house near high school on. .paved street .plumbed und wired, $2350. Will take small ear ns part payment. Now modern 5 room bungalow just completed. Basement, plumbed, built-in features, plastered mid wir ed, big lot. In vicinity of high school. New 4 room hutise, never been occupied, (16SU.00. Easy terms. There is a style in "Onyx"$$ Hosiery for every occasion yUKTHER it be for evening Hear with dainty dancing slippers in delicate shades, for smart street wear, or for sport wear in the counry, the correct hosiery adds the final touch to carefully chosen costumes. Wehave i a wide variety for your choice, FRENCH & GREENE 1 4V . Second hand storo. Owner Is a railroad man and the company de mands his retirement fiont tho mer cantile buslnoBS. This plaeo must bo sold at ouco and tho owner will ac cept city property aB part or whole j paymout. Geo. H. Currey ltal Kstal litNuranec THE Ol.nKST AM) MOST .ft ItHI.IAIll.lO TAXI BKUVIL'B J. ilTI TIIH CITJf. All Hhort Calls S5o All calls answered Troinptly with lloiuled Drivers, Ford & George jca.,- MAiN 44 r"iLteve;,,Ig,Urni"e 10 the" '"Fnuik Harris' left .9 morning lX 1"' rig, v,l ' --"in'Miilll". The frouty Brothers, new saw- Mgiii Motors . . . ', stntes ,h, Ti. inrf..,ie,.. .u", "l w thty ' mill at Waiienton began commer- Mrs. I.ave' .we fel and daughter producng a ve'rv good H ' , ives The" arrived C'"' I1""""'11'"' of " '""- inifreil. of Klgin. ur In ' " ',. . , ' ,, "111 .in . relatives I Hey ai rued , dliy j,.or lhu prugct , n,n wj ' - -v. "111 ia i.ranue aooul a weeK ago ! i ,. .),,.. i,, ,,, f,.i Winifred Grando this week visiting at homo ofMrs. Alexand the slart oiieratiou this morning. Fair this city. ('cndlf ion llis! F. S. Lockwood, who was Injured , Urdu ricil l(l I'nlon idaily. I Klgln Man Here .Tnfjwn Pi-nnib. 'who makes homo In Klgin, arrived in the eitv "' " wm;" ,U1, , w- v" Connor, principal of the yesterday and is spending the day "to..." 'lB" , f nl.' '? !'!'' "!! ,N,'.,'th'.:"1, (tnimmar schools, re- .KM : . " .7 . w. t,,,,,,:,, tu ,ln IIWMIU UlUOn IllSl ported to be In a little better con-1 evening. Mr. Connor has heen In li"on this morning. j L CnindB for ,the past several ' County Treasurer's ( all for General 1 111, iiiHniiBiT oi inei i0ad Warrants. hero on business. NEW TODAY OLD TYME , DANCE Every Thursday Night. at ; ' Zuber Hall P. J. Powers Any La Grande subscriber to the Observer who does not re ceive his paper by 8 o'clock in the evening, please call Western Union, Main 24, and a special messenger will deliver a copy. grounds when Hie rhnutaunun was A.RC.AD.E WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY ; , Conway Tearle In "THE REFEREE" .! Tliis'iri liy Hy Mr. 'IVarloV Ix'st fl'l'm't. litwttd' ' on the K'i'l Uooli Blury, "John Nk'Ai-dle, liel - ci'ff." , - : ' TONIGHT ANITA STEWART i ,, y "A QUESTION OF HONOR" ' Salvation Army Salo .re :reaor7 ,o,e ma, : c " n .. "FZ . I NOTICE': The Ululersigncd county. tt,sw c.,.,r,t.,.r A.,..t . - " n iciuiii in "Itrnasuier haw funds on hand with! ...... .... ,., , L.tr,,.. "i limi u. in; HIILT wn ril ini'V II fl 1(1 in o.o-j wiiulh. in me u i u;i - : u nion lor me school se meaty rs, J lie rjuinlli! 1H conlliilly til from noon. vited and the procneds will be used to aid In local work. Dance ;? . Saturday Night Rex Hall Loney's Novelty Orchestra oeeeeooeeeee MB SHORTflRF wiiwillllWk. I NOW predicted; Covo Lady Ilcr1 , .HIO. A, i. .'Ulltb, U (! UIIIIIieilL j ! resident of Covo, ni'rivcJd in hu ( I Grande last evening and reKisterrd I at the Foley. Slut will spend the j day in l.a Oraude looking after some buHinesH matters. I 1 KnterpHse Itesidcnt j R. V. TiiviMintV, a well known 1 citizen of Fnteiiprisi1, arrived in liiiS the ninht as a hwxI at the Ka-, r8 tr wrrKiy niv ew 01, me ;vov, n turn.Ml to his home lhfs t Ameiicun Lumbmnan- The rail Bit- 1 ... , iiHlinn in thu vnnth iu it'irrin . .... morning on tiie hraiit h line train. i . . , .V which to redeem nil warrants issued one the General Road Fund, Nos. 'iH t 67, inclusive. Series of Wil'i, pay ! able on ami after Wednesday, Auu .t I'A, WVrL Interest ceases on the ubove wiirnintd nn WimIik-siIjiv. Ailcnut. '1'A. HUC.II .McCAI.I,, Countv Treasurer Aug. 22-2U, Sept. ii-m-lil - KOK RENT Modern five-room eot ....... 1 r.,,.. 1 tit 1, .1 ,'..,( I'l,,.,,.. 'wi:u; The demand for softwood lumber for ' u'c;if home huililing. for farm use and for the industrial trade is good, and or-j ,(ST Check for MM between U. dcrs aic oftered to the manufacturers! .S. Hunk and Skagit's store. Kinder in excess 01 me auppi- available for: vinMv ,.,,,, to (M,s,.rver. 8-22-1 1 , TRAVELO and TOM WYE Knit Jackets are here in all similes , . 1. 1 . plain aim neneu m"m i ceieet . 1 . newest siie vours now. $6.95 to $9.45 Clings Cldkicry "Tha Stor Tfitk a ' Conci5" 1108 A(lim .4v. IJiiys Home G. M. Mc.Mill.1t1 or tills city, pur chased the brick house on the cor ner of V mid Spruce struts the lat ter part of the week from U. A I pleasant and in ."ome cases the nianu- jla -tuiers can not obtain cais and in ! other cases, onc!e the cars are lou'led i the railioads seem unable to move 1 them. 1 Opinion of the lumber trade is thai even if the coal and i ailroad-strikes FOR SALK and chairs. -Heater, breakfast table 1"2 Sixth. 8-'22-2ti WAXTP2U (lord and plain sewing Old irarnu-nts made over, coats and pockets lelincil. I tfUi'-nintce pnod work and a reasonable price- Mrs. Cora Mct'all, 1515 Monroe Ave. 8-ii2-3tp Heiifiston and has taken poBsessiou. ine settled" immediately, there will be The sale waH niale by the Ln;an extremely. Meiious car .-horUttfe.! Grande Investment company. j Farmers are vrettmjr better prices for: jtht-ir crops, which promise to be of Ml tip Hoy Frfyhfcneil it vet id pioporlion, nnd realize that The little scmi of Will Gnnidy was rnui-li rain will have to be stored on! badly friehiened yesterday after-1 -the farms. A-s a consequence, they! noon when a Fird car, driver itu-bow more interest in nurehasinK ; known .nearly ran over the child, j ;uildinr materials. Retail lumbermen; M u- .f i . i i: liu .1 u-ti lb i.fl Int.. t lm 1 U -i ndin- unf.n t hp frm 'Lrnni huvp r',l"M' ' K v " 1 11,1 K 01 riinuiffi ti, il'JI.IABI.K I.ADY Will do se-Ainif t,r any kind of housework by the hour on Mondays, Tuesday and Wed- nesdays. Inquire at Observer. 8-22-It who had walked Into the str'.( l.uckilv the driver was able to stoit t 't had a very (rood business this year his car a few inches behind the lad. consequently they have kept stocks ; at the minimum. j.-cjn iitiuuKi I a i"-ault they are badly in need M. 'r. Allen, -proprietor or the (,f ium-r with the increa.in,? .leman.l City Ilnitf store In Kluin. arrived In i """l the farmers. JK I it r.randt lust eveniiic nn fho i'un "ii"" in'iic iuniiuiim. pair have same by cailinR nnd paying foi this adv. K-22-ltp WANTKO hiessmakinir aewinK-- I'honn liV.t-W. and plain 8-22-!it b? ant h line train and rt-istiTed at the Savoy. Mr. Allen spent thp even In p attend ins t( husinss and returned to his home this morning. NOTICE. For Utmost Corset Satisfaction be. Fitted to lift in-net! Troiii rHin Kev. William Crosby Ross return ed from the Hoy Smut suuiniel camp on Ilia Minain last evening on r tr h t . niins have partly remove arcoliu! or a mil rrom l.a i.raline I'he (jH;iv:er frfim r.irest fires on tile Kev. lit -" l.ilc 'I from (tin r:iuip to 'a''ilir e-.a t. However. the woliN ncieae in demand from the rural sec rim ha made up for the slight de-' crease noticeable in ftie cities and At Odd Fellows Hall, Au"ii-t i'l, n towns where liuildinir has been so a-- H:) o'clock p. m IVcelia (iutaf wiil tivn ull lhu v..i,r A h i-nnuifiiifn,'M rif unrilhcr !ctU!C and deillOllst t a oftwoo.-l prices are extremely firm ..iun. At the lecture mrssaifes will he I and advances ale hy no means uneom- Hken from this world anf other nr.n. ; vend.-. a-i-1 Rather general, though in some can-! NOTICE. Spit itunll Clule, Sec. .1,... nn.l ,rle lh rest .... ,1, v thul mn. fUiii riM-.f,. .,n, V hvi nu,;. 1 on I eh t i :-'.ll n. (cf the journey hy traiu, i before the danin- is past and cnse-. e-W l'jl No squeezing of ornann; no pressure; defocts of figure corrected; a perfect founda tion for your gowns. Tlila In addition to the com forts afforded through the ex clusive "La Camilla" features; No pressure on spine; no cut ting by lacem; no pinching of . clasps; no dlgglug of stays at top but freedom, Tcntllationi aallsfaction. A complete line ot Mna dtfr ferent moieels alway on bufwi I'rlcas U.H amk uj BITS. FSfi'iiti.'VSj Res. 1702. Cor. 8irlna ft V1 Mow J22-V CARR'S For CroCit No Interest I- -. Crossett Shoes Worn continuously l.iy the appreciative yualily riylilly piicetl. $7.50 to $10.00 ASH BROS. fiten new Wnijxtf MM Ailams Ave, acros8 tho v - ' street from l'earc's. .is. $l&1b; .1 iliil(