La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 31, 1924, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextThursday, January 31, 1921. THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PAGE - FIVE J.. a 3 Local News In Brief It j; C'OMINtJ KVIATS )tlial ch;nnil(.n.slllp tolirnil-tm-nt (IMmricl No. I six coun lli n) ut I iiion. MMurcil 7-8 "SnVfll Kivs In ll.'lllllllLto" Mt.nln.. 1 1 Juno 4. 6. 0 Union i.lvn lloi'k Show at Union. Vl-its In Miiln jllilBll If Hlady. just leu 'of tl ace, spifit lust ovenlnn at UIrI IlilllUK friends. the UlBln viftllliif; i 1 Jlpj-n from linker- J. H. Ktnff oT Haker, Is in l,u Oiondo today on business tun) while hero is stopping nt thu Kommer. ii . lirluins (o Wnllii Wiillu k!r. H. Greer returned to her homo In Walla Will in this morning iHjUT attending the fun.-nil of Judd Orcor in this city. VHItK tn Cull fori 1 1 ii Irs. J. T. Richardson returned thin norninff from Sacramento, Caiifoniu. where she has been Hix iMiiiK the pimt two weeks with lir Hist it, .Mm. Martin. t . Itrturn from Itoscbiu- !lf niwl Mpb 1 Li l... ii turned today from Itoschurfr. Ore; gpn, where they have been on busi ng11 and pleasure. T6 Glvn Program 'The Junior Kndeuvor of tho Christian church will fflvo a pro Ripim nt the church on Krldny eve ning. I-Vhruary 1. at 7:30 o'clock. Mrs. Hyer is in charge of this work. Itt'luniM To Port hind j.Mrs. N. Potts of Portland re turned to her home after a short vtKlt In I m Grande with Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Potts. i ; JHjvcivcs 1'nther'n Icath 'Mrs. Klmcr Grant Keith, of this cily, received notice yesterday of th death of her father. George Himakln. at Colo. Iowa. Mr. Ilon- shin was K8 years old and a plon err of thut country- Ho had been In III health for some time. Friends ot Mr. and Mrs. Keith extend their sympathy. . : t Honest Man Gives Cop -: I Four Bottles of Moon I. (Continued from pago 1) 'M MVN:lI1v looked like. Going on I lie ciiiei sain nenaer urn lie mim like n honneggcrln f'"' lu'J j I'L'T BALLOON TIRES i ON YOUR CHECK UOOIv THIS , 'SPRING! i . - Tlic inventors of Cal i loon Tires are featuring' ! now something this '. store has been doing for ' seasons Taking: the shock out of ,tho road for the man who drives his own check book. Our plan has always been lo frive a good long casjv mle lor every nianr, money. Vh i;ndcr-infhite tho prnfl' p-u' suit and put all lend.-, at the pump.3 when !t comes to valui'. Wa'rh us this Spring! Follow us in ouv npwr.p.ipcr talks and when the time comes to talk it. over look ns i'."k and climb right into the back seat of our valuos rnd lot us Rive you a demonstra tion. Miclinrls-Stern Suits For Spring S25.00 to $48.50 IIcKibhon Hats For Spring SU5 to J7.00 Arrow Shii-ts for Spring 51.03 to ?9.43 Clint's Clothiery . , A wore win, m.cinsUvnve touriutnii'iit. oil inoro llko a clerk ho Iriil ourlv ,u die pri-iu-nt tlnio llnkor. I.a hiilr M nil didn't him- oaiilll low. r (irundo. Joseph. I nlon, Wnllown. ours." Which Bhould liv convinclnit KIkIii. Kntirprino iiud tho other I"-00''' jtonina in this vlolnity are planning 'I'hi! liiiuor, which :i a li.auti- on participation. All teams that ful. whisky colored layout, uns'holil nicmlicr.shln n tho Ori'Ron neatly Inserted In each bottle a'.hlKh school basketball li-aguc lire just the rlKht heiirhlh lust as if Iflliribln to enter. nn honest moonshine silrsmun had figured that it wouldn't do to b-1' one customer n drop mora than an other one. "Ninety proof " wiis the test resultswhich is a fair KieN considerluf; that It isn't chicken whisky or white mule. It l;i fatrlv j clear und studied quite medicinal. in tact the writer, who had u bad cold, was permitted to take n whlt'f of the contents of the hot lies tmd Hhortly afterwards the cold Improved mightily. One sniff cur ed the sniffles. 'lnt wasn't sure whether the man lived In l,a (irandi- or el--where hut 11 is surmised thitl he lives somewhere. II" was miU-i anl mod(8t and thenror' didn't feel as if he should givi- his name to the officials might have a wife and steen kids :t home that would he forever disgraced lind tl.r like, you know. Hut he w;;s a nic man or else the notice wouldn't have the vhfsl:y instead of him. According to Clint h- met' the ii ran this morning with his face turned In the general dln-cilon of flhe hoosegow and with a firm look I of , determination on his front is i piece. The litiuor was promptly .taken into custody by the chief and Jtho man strolled nochalantly to the st at ton with him, alsa. A cross examination en route and ufit-r reaching the he-cut tained enp quarters revealed the fact that th whisky wno IieHded for the police station .when Clint first met tin I man. who claimed that he had i found It some place or other and i being a law-abiding fellow, figured 'that he had better turn it in. Just where he found It was another I question that was unanswered and It Is probable that the reason for not telling Its bccause"the man be- lieves he may liml some mure 1 1 hero some day and get mother jchance to give It to the cops. Hut all's well that ends well and ' although the whisky ha.uit been corrupted by tobacco juice, T, N. T., glycerine or other similar in gredients, it wiil be consigned to tho gutter in the future when the annual pouring out of the stuff is held. "joTTc incotfl second Monday ofl: r ! . each month. Tho Women's! o tMoosehnart T-eglon No,. . SUS j j-nieets evory second und fourth .'hursdays of each nionlh. Visl- ' ,lorfl always welcome. Dr. A. N. Mayvl.Uo; Dlctnjor. C S. Hhullz. SefAretarv.. ' , B. P. O. ELKS 1 .a Qrandn Lodgo No 433. I.odgo ineets each D'huraday evening at 8 o'clock. Home and club privileges cheer uHy extended 'to all Hrother Klks. ; Do Ulc Green, Exalted Rulor. Mood Eckley Secretnry. ' P. O. EAGLES. Aerio ' No. 2f9, meets every Friday night ot Eagles halt. Visiting members welcome. Harry T. Edwards, flee ' Everett Walker, W. P. MODERN WOODMEN of AMER ICA La Grande Camp No. 7703 meets on tho first Thursday cvr ning of each month, In the K. of P. hall. Visiting Neighbors welcome. ED RROWN. V. C JAKE ROSTOCK. Clerltk. WOODMEN OF THE WORLD 1M Grande Camp No. 169. Meets every Monday night at Eagles fcw Mi iaiHnrr. Neighbors wcl- NEW TODAY NOTH'i:, Rue to difficulty experienced in collecting charges for ntlvcr llsimr that Is listed under classi fied advertising and under (he "new today" heading, the llw nfm; CJIimtvit will licrcaficr Ickc no clnsslfied ndvcriMin; iir advert Isj ii. lo lie. run ns "new ItMlny" unle-s (lie iidvcnMnx is acenmpanh-d hy cash. KO It HAI.IC I!y owner, well cna strnctetl five-room b'in;:;i!ov. .ji s' coinpieteil on !j.'crn-l .iv'n i" iw bloci;i: from Atlains. I'.jv ' street. 'onvenb-nl arr.inKei:Mt:t. harwoo'l fleors. ft'lt creu-nl l-'tn"-ment with fiirnaf-. M rs. h'l tirendy, -"11 Atlams Avt1 Teh- V.TKI--!V iin tewiur: anl im-ti'l in at 1-.U-1 t'ovo avenue. Call svG-i;. i-:;i-:it 1 VA NTKP A carpenter to work ' Pee Mis. Znher. !-:!!-It i KOI't UKNT 2 furnish el house kerpinK rooms with bath. I'hom . .-ici-w. l-si-air KCIH 11ENT Modern iluplex 'iot's Kee Mrs. Zuber, I-:il-ltu V A NT K K v. r w h e r M; or women Tfr KUkte jihI rr Brand flnsiery. Mills sinner. Guaranteed. MaU to flint. m a !; any. fvery da. Kxehisivi t. V ri t or w i re. V stern nmnaic-r, Seward HotH land. Oregon. f lesilien II-;Mh-to con- t'""" r ii.i rrit'try. H-ih-s-, IVrt- l-n-tii FOU PAI-K G-arhart machine, practically new. I'heap K'-rotid- NAME DATES I FOR TOURNEY (Continued from page 1) :i til shall con; t; to In tlio I'nion Mruc Attendance l-Apft'tcri. liccord breaking crowds arc ex pected to be In attendance nil three days of the tournament. Tho Union gymnasium Is I ergo enough to ac commodate, nearly 1,000 spectators and with citizens and basketball tans from all portions of the dis trict expecting to attend, the seat ing spaco Is expected to bo filled in short order. . cut nil Officials. Iteferees and other officials will bo selected from some point out side tho district, possibly from western Oregon or soma point nearby. The tournament, which was ad vocated through the columns of KveniiiK Observer about a year ago. was agreed upon at a meeting of the high school superintendents, principals and coaches held In I-a Grande December 1, Inst year. Committees are already pro gressing rapidly on tho prelimin ary work of the tournament. REPUBLICAN TAX RELIEF PLAN VOTED (Continued from page 1) lo allow refund on those taxes al rcady paid. I'rlor'to tho meeting of major ity members, tho full committee had considered further technlcul details of the review bill, but chairman Green adjourned tho committeo subject to call when it reached the income rales, the hear: o.' the tax revision program. ;recit I v plains Decision. Tho decision of Republican members lo write their own in Kune rates was explained in u statement by Chairman Green as resulting from tho "refusal of Democratic members of-the com mittee tn o'if offtr to compromise nnd their evident intention to support, tho so-called Garner plan." The latter plan, of which Represent at ivu Garner, Democrat, Texas, is the author, proposes to reduce tho sur-iaxes rates, which ho committee reached Just bc oro adjournment, to a maximum of only 44 per cent from the pres et1 1 fid per cent instead of to 25 per cent an proposed in the plan o; Secretary Alellon. , ' , Ah'. Green's statement brought a it tort from Reprosentatlvo Gar- uer, who- declared ,-thp , fonus, premise that '.'we have refused' to' consider compromise Is not korrecc. " . Tho action of tho' mojority (members of the committee fore- asls a stubborn fight on the. bill ijwhen U reaches the floor. Representative Garner . has de !;;red the Democrats were united iU- the rated proposed in his plan ud would vote for them on the S'.'or. Amendments to tho rates fVchediilea are. in order under tlio (inindifie-; hous t rule. Represent atlvo Longworth, Re aiidicaii, floor leader. In urging i coinnromfite In committee on the f. Mellon plan, has said that, If the committee raised the Mellon sur ia rates, enough support could ne gamen ror uie hill to as-sure its parage without material changes and without r. long flchi on thu floor, i. ASTORIA MAYOR BUCKING RAISE GIVEN O. KRATZ ATfilllA .Or In u final effort lo prevent the city rrom entering into a contract with O. A. Kratz as city manager. Mayor O. R. Setters has filed with the city commis sioner a protest agulnsi the ordi nance authorizing tho contract, which was expected to bring to an end once and for all the strife bet-we-n the mayor nnd city manager. Dae of tho mayor's principal reasons for protesting against the contract Is thut the luauaKci-'s sal ary is fixed at a iit.inOi. bet ters declares this unjustified. Tho minutes of the city coiuniis- ;slon, however, show thut the nia ,yor voted for tlio ordinance which fixed the Balor). DAVIS I100HEI) BY WORKMEN (Continued from pago 1) iud or hnndelapplng Davis began to speak. INDIANAl'OldS (Ry tho Asso ciated Press) Defiance of In ternational I'rcsideut John 1 Lewis bur.it hounds In the United M Ino Workers convention lulu Wednesday and for on hour turn ed bedlam loose, "Shout till you meet In hell" 'resident Lcw.s thundered when tho rioting body reached the edge of the platform, "but the chair won't change his rules." Re had first ruled thai anti-adtnini.stra-tion forces had fulled to get suf ficient votes to secure another roll call on a proposal lo change rep resentation In the convention. lsiirwtt liOMS Voles Insurgents fought for a return to the rule In effect before the 1022 convention, when it was charged representation was re duced becaiiKo of tho size of thu anti - administration delegates from Illinois. They lost on di vision by 7S5 to t'J- and then voted 65S for a roll call which was ut: insufficien: number. Insurgent delegates from Illi nois were the leaders in the dem onstration. Refusing a demand for a recount of thoso who had voted for a rol ca 1 1, Joe I na 1 1 of Peoria, III., gained thq front of the tin II, yelled for a following and waved toward tho platform lor the right to vote. HEALTH PROBE WILL BE MADE (Continued from pago 1) will he in ado of tlio building. The action was found necessary following reports that conditions existed at the Greenwood school that needed prompt investigation. According to the pollco only about seven cases of scarlet fever ex ist In La Grando at tho present but reports have been received that two or. three oases have ex isted unknown to the authorities. One case Is etted where," a1 family had members 111 with the scarlet ft ver and permitted other mem bers of tho family to go to school. No notification was given tho au thorities or this case until recent reports catuo in that such a con dition had existed; ,A . phyMleiun, accordinj; , to Chief pf pollen Hnyjicii, Mated luto d0" lmt- practlcall'vof'i' ' 7eV'i of starlet fever had originated 'in tho Greenwood , school. Therefore prompt' Hi eps ut'o deemed hoccas ury lo prevent any further spread. Of t ho disease.' ' Sodium Flouride For Chicken Lite As recommended in Tuesday's Observer (fTHE Is LPm,c Q ! ! ''II ' : : J.' ' - COME DOWN AND SELECT YOUR HOME FROM OUR COMPLETE STOCK OF PLAN HOOKS. THEY - ARE NEW AND UP-TO-DATE. FREE TO YOU, AND NOW IS THE TIME. PLANS! PLANS! PLANS! The Grande Ronde Lumber Company A Real Builder's Stoic Plan Service Department LOTS WORTH LESS THAN SUM ASKED i .(Continued from pairo 1) or else In caah. which ever method he choost s. Y Acime RMHct. ; The district in question embraces Y nvnue from North Second to ( Nort h Kir streets, a section that j needrt the pavement and other Im j piovcmeilts greatly. "This Is one of tho most desirable piecea of the street system Improvement planned , and the sit net ion t hat faces t he citizens In that distriet and he city j commission Is a most unfortunate . one,", stated' Mr.' Hayes today, j What, action will be la ken is yet doubtful. Of course. If the owners of the lots are willing lo pay what-1 lever difference exists in cash, the; ini prove men t could proceed with ; out !fH but. on The other hand, If 'nil ' the owners arts unable to do ; thin 'which Is likely) the district Uvlll Very likely ln sliuuted until j seme future date. The district In uutsllon, which Is Jyet in the preliminary stages, will very likely be discussed ttt the meeting of the commission next Wednesday evening. Ordinances Passed, Two ordinances were passed by the coinminston last evening.' One 'authorized ihi; signing of contracts 'for the Improvement of district No. j RtG and -the other continued the j action of the ctnnmis.si.on relative j to the creation of a sinking fund to I care for the payment of bonds coW ' ering Improvements In districts 123 j 124 and 120. J Action regarding desired permission-of the Playte Oil company to PACIFIC REALTY PARLOR Rooms 7 c S Over Glass 4 Drugs .Mnrcillin Manicuring - Robbing SIiiintptMiIug - Fni-lul and Scalp Treat men t llaltie J. Mays MrS. Clave Tallman 1'ortlunil UriKlutitcH Olllll! I'Iiiiiir &7.VW ICt'.UIl'lH'C 1'llDIIM U7H-.M H0MEF0RCE Revival In planning our Ho Yifal ,Meeting . . for this fjjft.iJJV; .t,c' jUiicfjtjoi cumq, A- why nut use your '' ", iloMiv FOUCIC tolluld it? It uppcalcd to us as being so rea Roiin.l)le, that wo dccicl eil .upon doing that very thing. , Two things led us, lo this decision First, it will save us money for this year, and, Second, it places the . responsibility upon each m e m b e r of the Church lo make it a succesii. We begin Sunday night and are expecting the first service to be a great one. ! Think Over This llonic Force Idea! Christian Church erect n n extra oil pump ut their tilling station on Rist Ailami; ave nue was deferred until Mr. Glcasoii, state fire marshall's able, arrives In La Grande which will bev In a few days. Mr. Gleuson will be able to pus:; on the mullet. The commissioners ordered that Mrs. Hartley's rooming license hei continued under her name. Lasti week Mr. Hartley's name was re-' quested placed oil the license of the! rooming house at the corner of i .Jefferson und Depot streets but the! commissioners refused thin request. City Manager Hayes was author ized lo Investigate the accumula tion of surplus water on Third and Fourth nt reels with the view of making arrangements so that (he sewers could take any surplus wa ter as last as It accumulated in the future. Several other matters were act ed upon before adjournment. When tho average fellow begins Id complain that his work Is not appreciated It merely im-ntis his bosH is getting onto hliu. ' Spring Coats For your little boy or girl the newest styles in Spring Coats Polo Cloth and Flannels. Let your child get the good of his c'oat which will do for early Fall as well. Art & Baby Shop ADOIPH ZUKOR PRESENTS S3? i 1? F-r. 1 fox v' jf NEWS ( A ' I Georie Fitzmaurice O P P. O M II C T I O N The finest original screen story ever written and Pola Negri the star! The longest, strong est series of 1!IG scenes ever flashed and I'ola Negri at her cmiit ionaMjcsU So- hor... fijt sympathetic role, and thrill to all the emotions that life can know! Worried or in Doubt? Ask Magician Richards (Continued trom page 1) chs. mlKsiim- relatives, when to buy (om.y nn,i 'par Compound 2fftr nr sell, changes, journeys, who Is COuk1is. colds and hoarseness, ntWof true ami w ho is fals-. etc etc., or j f rt. simple piudvaea of l-'lHey any sensible ucution excepting of i jmiIh. u diuretic attnulunt forTn"cJ a criminal, obscene of libelous na-j kidneys, and l-'oley t'uthartlc ali, lure. Just write your question, lets for Constipation und Hit to ift-' Heal II In an envelopo and addresfi iicsh. These wonderful rumcu, It to "Hlehards. Amcrica'u i;reutestl have helped millions ot Peo?Jft;i magician," in care of Iho Kveninir'Try them. Adv. ,4 ittt.g Dbserver. ) mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmaiiS Write your qijestion briefly und . r plainly and be sure to sln your lull namt) nnd address, but only your Initials will appear In the published answer, the firat Install ment lo appear Monday, Send In your question now. Itichurda' performance will prove to be n splendid treat to local t hoaler-tfoei'H as he lian u . lurKe production that contains two and one tiall' hours of thrills, muKtr. uiiikIc nnd mystery richly embell ished by cost ly cost uines und Ncenio effects. tin i to una ii ' I ' WITH Coming THE COURTSIlipjOF MILES ' STAN DISH" ('III Till Out It Is Worth Moui'jrl i .. . JSwJl ncnu (ins un nna icn cunm m , Kolcv & t'o.. 2S37 Hheffiold AXC VhlcHffo, III., writ ins your rtintp""' 'celvo u ten cent hottlo of Kort'y'? One Lot . SILK-AND-WOOL Dresses Up to $35.00 Values Choice $19.75 French Greene f A irfTHE; i 'JACK HOLT; , ... SUPPORTED. BV . I?',:' CHARLES de ROCHE" -bit .'I ':,- A :- -.- TODAY ' . FRIDAY SATURDAY ( Ml j: ARCADE for iiHi'iire i-3i-:tp. L