La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, February 21, 1924, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextThursday, February 21, 1024. PAGE FlYP THE LA GRANDE EVENING 015SERVKR Local News In Brief j " ! i III , Ml , I u com i n i:vi:xrs February US, Sli-Mur. I Has ki'lhull cliainplunHhtp tournit monl (District No. 1 six coun llns) at I'nlon. Mitrrh 1 Kit at OrvKon supcr luU'iutnitH uml principals or m-IuhiIn to inert here, In untiuul COIlt'tTfllC1. Mnrcli 4 AniuiHl Installu linu of I'nlon County Clmmbcr of iiiini(.-rci, Mmeli 7-8 "Seven Krys ' to BHkljiuUf" Senior I'lHy. J iiiii- 4. 5, 6 l.'ulun Live Stork Show at 1'nion. Hue from i:ihi William Koiih-t, of the firm of Kisch and Uoulet. was railed to art , as Juryman In u civil rase to ho ' ' tried In circuit court here. Mr. C'HIle Hero very Seen ltouh-t hails from Klffin. The judgment of William I'nll- man of (taker. Ore.. Ui ronsidereil l lhi Lawyer Hero sound In the slock busiiv-HS. v.liHh- JeKse I'rum. an attorney of Kl- r rattle or sh'ep are under d'.s Kin.f wa.s over last evening attend-1 H8sion. And it is the judgment or im,- to several cases which he has Mr. Tollman thai the each- Im.sl pendinK in the circuit court. Iness is Kolni; to Hti-a.liy iiiipr..- jthis year, and he quotes tijrur-.s ti To Visit hi Mhh lie West support his prediction. In the west Mih. M. V. Courtney and Mrs 1. W. Maine of f.osttne. Ore, pass ed through I.a Orando last evening en route for Missouri, where they will visit relatives for some time. Mr. Detiham In City 1. Denhant. a practicing nttornry ol KlKin. spent last cventm in I.a (ftande so that he could he here today to take cure of leal bunl- IH'Hrt. I p from Albany l-'runk K. Slilwelt euin un from '. Albany. Oregon, yesterday, where he is employed on one of tin- news papers In that city. He waa here attending to private business. lioll Call Nrt Tuesday The annual roll call of Bebekab lodgn No. fl and the I. O. O. Lodge No. Hi. will be held jointly in Hie Odd KellowB" hall on Keb ruary 2Ct. followed by a chicken supper with all IriiuiulntjH. accord ing to an announcement- today. Social to be Held The Ladies I'arish and Mission Society of (he Zion Lutheran church have completed the plans for u sorial at Lane chapel Fri day evening at 7:H0 o'clock. There will be a short program followed ly games and refreshments, cafe teria style. They invite the public. i:ieet Baseball Captain The Blue Mountain boys, of this city, held a short business meeting recently anil elected a baseball cap lain for the coming seiiaon and ut i'eiided ' to ol Iter "nilnor "business".' The organization was formed In (JiviiiK Every Man More Than lie Expects Is Bclk-r Than Expect ing More Men In Vain! When limes are guod or had, the store that looks out for its custo mer never has to look far for business. Camels Al Jolson Wcylwdiths' The Sat in day Evening Post ( all play to packed houses and the policy that builds sky scrapers is gout enough for us. IT a $35 suit can he priced at 531.50 out it goes at $31.50. If we squeeze a $3.50 shirt down to $3.00 it gives us more thrills than it does a Boy Scout to help a Veteran across the street. Remember this about us. Fit form Suits S.'il.S.") to $65.00 Jlichaels-Stern Value First Suits 25.00 to 531.83 Collar Attached Shirts $2.13 to $1.15 Arrow Hand Shi its $1.93 to $9.83 Clint's Clothiery & Store Willi a Conscience (I v (January, 1A23, by V. Albt-rl Ittirim. jwho took a lemlini,' part in tli.- tr- ffantzinK of the Teloi'iiset KnuiKi. I and since that time has been quite successful. liiilldtnu IVrmit l-iici J Twg IjuildiiiK permits vit. ismviI , fiom the city office eKt-Tl:ty. I : vln -McKin.if -rureil i. pi-runl to .erect ii one Htury frame ilv.t-Mini.' Jon Lot Hlock I ft l. in "haplin addition, frontinn on H nventn be tween Kir and (ip-nnvootl .s'i-i-In The. prt-liinlmiry est iin:it-d com! in $7U0.OO. Ham Harris sei-un d a j.- r in it to repair a two story fiarie IxisineKH huihliiiK on Lots 1 ;m-l ill. Block JlTi. rhaplln's ikHH i.n, fronlinfi Kir street b-lwi-n .M;d:- hon and Monroe avenues. Th d cost i.s $ pre Untlnary estimate the feeders of cattle and mIm doin? well, he says. and 111" are more and inure attractive. This ih i up 1 1 ra i nine i nai m r. i 'on man aas neon in I'oriianu since i rie iai-( ter part of and since tln-n h nas been In the middle west lor a couple of months. He says that tin farmers In that section are worse oil", aside from I lie corn growers, than the farmers in Oregon. Tin u Inter In eastern Oregon lias been very mild, with plenty of rain and not much snow and the grars is ow coining up ami green i s -:m be. However. Mr. I'ollinan is net so cheerful over the water situation next summer. "I was oil Iiisie mountuln a few days ago," says tin Baker banker, "and it. would b hard to scare up 12 inches of snow 1 here, whereas, there should In Irom five to seven feet of snow. I'eople who depend on snow for ir rigation purposes are likely to hav dilfirulilea next summer unl ss i here should be a lot of heavy rains later on." Portland Oregonian. G. COCHRAN T1JI?MYVC1 IT AT1 decoration, i. have not a friend in lllUALM D U;V1 in,,, uorltl who might have pro- INT0 RING.!'0"'1 '"' name." These who have come In dully (Continued from page i) tontaet with Sister Leonide say she up Fourth to O and tht Mr Cochran's house. A dn lie.; i fulled to dampen I be e'li htisin of his laipporlers who g-i t h parade- Hm aspect of an i n ' 1 nr.!" political parade wit h light chcH and red fusees. Kusct HlfltftUl Ihe lino, oi' mart b. . Hampton Speaks A. C. Hampton. supcriiMcndciH of La Grande school:, made an address at the Cochran honie fol lowing the arrival o,' tlm parad i and tho grceling given I Iiom- pres ent by .Mr. Cochran. ' "Thl:i Is Indeed an oNpre.-ision o.' confidence,' slated Mr. Ham pi in. "It if: a sincere expression of con fidence by your fellow Iowumucii; jour neighbor.., prompted not by any sudden emotion but ra'.hei; by (ho deep appreciat itm w,i i'-el for join years of un'-lfb;!, sc. vice in this, your home commu nity. The splendid dch ali.jo i represented here tonih'. fro;e. other Icadin;; com inuii it ic-. o,' thi. i district bear testimony to tin fact that your splendid qualltl of leadership am reeounl.f-d out shin of your home community. I rges. t'audiilacy. "We recognize, conl Inner', , .-. Hampton," thai the lime i; now ripe for you to assume the re sponsibility o' Iciidei-.-diip in a larger fii-ld of service; ;:nd there fore we most earnestly urge ymi to announce. ourself as a. candi date for Congres:; from Ihi:; dis trict. "Thera aru many vital issues be fore 'l ho American people, hut t none that ar) more vital in my op I'lllion than cduealion. ; "I can asyui-o you. Mr. Cochran, that 1 havt. recently received word j from the leading school p. opc I from all parts of the dUtrict, 'le.j 1 King their act ivy support to jour candidacy. We want a man who will rep I resen tile hoy.': and girls (.t ihi;. :m-at hind in "oiu;ie s. ;i man wlio j tanlUi four-sumu e." Others Speak. Other (ipeaker-t who urgcl Mr I'ochran's canilidacy w re .). 1 .. j Itogue, of Ihe The lalle:s. V.'. i '. ! Stove;, of Pilot Lock. J. . " -I borne, of ivndteton, r. T. Cod- win, of Maker, It. 1". Land in, of I. a , ("iratnlc, and Iteverend Allison, j: ! I'ortlund, who detUeri-d an ad ! drew In the Lagb-i followtm; the parade. l:-v Ailio spoke on Mr. 'oehran'.s platform, which is 'as follow: 'iM-hranS Plat form. "KirM, a sjst' in of sei-etie im migration, in addition 'o tho pre sent tlmitat ton'. when by, prior to an Imr.itgnint'n h-aving hU n:ili land, he must have stiowa him 1 i-elf fit to understand A m erica" , institutions and become a citi.eu. "Second, : national tb-pa i t men 1 of edui ation, with a s eretary in the cabinet ;:n-l nationa' en couragement of every lij'in be fo? t he et umihi and In tterrm-nt of the pub. lie .Hehool Hvst'Mu of onr rot.nirv. ; keeping In mind the propi r lf cal control by t he st.i'e of it's schools. "Third, a properiy eompensiitinn tor the e along the lines of tin- pre ln'l before i. oncress. '"Kourlh. the imn;'-ili:ite ment of th.- MeNiiry-M.i' -ii lull for tin- relief Of Hie fM! nier (n case -such lejsl;ilion pro Niifflclent. then null farther tmelit of law as mae be n'-e to K'V1" 'he farni'i;; relief I rum the present situation. ' i-1 ' t ;' fopni' ii' c: ')'. 'vi ttr py wtr uluiij,- tiie Coiaiubia river, and u. fair unnrulnal of the j landii of our Irrigation projects, iund the operatim costs thai such .lands i an hear. Thereafter the :Koernuient .-should fix it's cIiuikcs :ind pnci-s aceordins to such ap puMak At all tiuie thti rulhst ir rigation and water power tlevel : oifiiK-ut pof.Mhlo Hiuuld he do ; muml.-d and required fo. Orcuoti. "Sixth, ceon. hu in novernnientui i administration, with a radical rc idueiio:i in the number of govern i lm nt employees." Tie- above program was voiceil liy Mr. Cochran during hla ac-ci-iaioe of the candidacy urged b hi; Jriiuds. B' Mi In I hinn Cnu nt. v. -Mr. Coihran was born in I nion ; county, Oregon, educated in th? j public st hool:. o.' the Mate, and iK'-ihlnaled from Stanford t'nlver .siiy in 1!m1. lb ; pent ihree and v. half year.i in I ho o eminent service In the I hiHij.iue islands, just followini; i ho Si amsh-Aiuerican war. He was for twelve years a inem-lo-i tti the State wiler board of orcKT.u and wliih, in that office det-r:iiled the water righta tor ;il iuof-t a million acres of land. Tt:i; work carried him into every county oi the second t'on ar .-ioiial district and kiiv-i him ; t ei-t;ii iiort unit y to lea rn and tiiow t he conditions existing ;i Hie people or the dUtrict. at cording to hit; Mends, who also :'t:ie thai ho has an extraor dinarily, wide acquaintance. over the district. Mr. Cochran received many tele r. rains pJedBint,' support to his (';l'i'lia in. f .-m whk "t i'" nmi; i he Oalles; C. !;. Bye. Madrm ! W. Lunger and IS others from lone. Levi Whetse and five others I mm Hood I liver, M. K. Brink, chairman of the Itopublirun coun ty central commllteo for Crook county, D. Oilson and four others from Bend, jtnd .1. A. Leech, and lii others froim Klamath Kails, i re. Doff Is Sole Friend of Devoted Social Worker PALIS. AP) Sister Leonide. the nun who for f3 uninterrupted years has been in service attending to the needs, both physical and mora I, of t he unfortunate women confined hi the prison of Saint La ?.are. wan recently decorated with the Legion of Honor. "This is a great surnrise to me." t"" a-i4 ! 'Pon receiving the mis onij one inuinaie menu, a dog. Ht.eply offended by the In gratitude of mankind In this par ticular case that of women she has devoted all the treasures of riendHhifi held in her charitable earl, to a sad looking mongrel of aiMjlthe fox variety named Itlqtiet. It ih the . only untiual. allowed. -within the confines of tlie sombre prison. I lie dug pages Sister Leonide when her presence is desired in any part of the prison. In the sisters' wait ing room a bell rings once winn any member of the staff is wanted at the office. The one ring denote that any sister will do. Foi Sister Leonide the bell rings twice. That bell might clang all day long hi single rings, but the dog pays no attention to it. When hi. ia drowsing he won't even open an eye. cm ..( the be ring twice ami I in- dog. awake or asleep. Imme diately answers with joyous barks Should Sister Leonide be absent lie ai one.- starts out to locate hcV anu escort her to the office, NEW TODAY XOTICK. One to difrhiilty uxporloiH-ed In collecting charges for adver tising Dial Is IKied under classi fied advertising and under Ihe "new today" heading, (he ve iling Observer will hereafter laKe no classified advertising or advertising to be run ns "new today" unless the advertising is accompanied by cash. ASTKK- MIIUit. lo Blurt Muri'li Isl. I'.Tinun.-nl poHitiun. Hoi l.aki- S;in:ilorhllil. L'-UI-SI .'()lt II knt -.'urniHhi'il room. ;i iiionih. l:ios Jacknon. :t-L' I -.'!( p l""l; IlKNT .Moil.rn rilrnlnhiil iiiiatlliii-Tll. lt-1 rooms: furniuM.. I;ilh. Siiulli si.li'. Ailulta. I'hom Main in. i-i'l-lt lilt SAI.I-: N.'u four room lniiii:alow on IL'lh Ml ri-.-l . CorniT lot linxlL'ii. Jj'iil. $::an rush. Sua. an i.-r moiilli. I'yramiil Land " -'--,l-lli ; Cxnne In And use our telephone, or stop in and rest. We j sell stamps and express j money orders. We will I gladly wrap your pack- j ajtes and we want you I to Teel at home in our j stoie. TRY I S ONCK Telephone Main 53 I Prescott Drug Company j The New Drug Store TOY YOUNG TO HEDEEJI FR0i5iiaTY (Continued from pugu 1) neCon would W Liken to secure a municipal tourist park lor La Grande. Mr. Perkins appeared in per son ami usked that the petition be acorded attention to the end that something could be started at once. In view of the fact that fin ances lor the purpose niiisl be ar ranged the commission laid the matter over one week during which lime it requested that City Manager Hayes and the Chamber of Commerce committee lew" piece of hind owned by the city In the Connordale addition to as cerlain if It Is suitable for the park. This was agreed to and ,i report will lie I lied at Ihe m l nicetin;. Citizens residing near Ihe city dump ground appeared before the meeting slating that dead animals were thrown on tho dump and de caying animal matter was endan gering th.e health of people in that part of the city. An order was Issued to have this mutter looked Into at once. Henry P.ellmar was given a con tract Tor team work In the stieet department, ami owing to the emergency that exists for the work Ihe ordinance authorizing the con tract was read three time: and passed. City Is Sued Prior lo taking up the meeting" lat-t evening tlm commission wa.; served w-th a summons to appear in court and answer a complaint filed by Cuba Iluchaiian. thronUi her futhc;- George . Ibichanau with Cochran Kberhard att o neys for the plaintiff. It is al leged that on February 1' I, LH' Cuba, a inula II child, fell thro:i;:h a defective sidewalk on Jackson Mroet and suffered a bruised ankbi and other Injuries for which dam age.'! lo the amount of $fHMiu ami cost ! are asked. Parking Discussed While no official order was Is sued the question of parking auto mobiles In the center of the street ii in La Grande was discussed in a round table manner and It is unite likely that this plan of parkin.; machines will bo tried at an carlv date. Water Klectinit Near An election for tho voters to de cide whether tlm city will issue $:i2rt.0(ia in bomhi for lint eon- THEATRE k J Three Bays, Slatting Arcade r , Myi Matinees, 2:15 Hveniiiffs 7 and 9 Premier of all Premieres! Gala Occasion Extraordinary Triumphant Presentation i'or the First Time in La Grande of the Super-Collossal Pruilurliun -s Presented by . : &Ki CARL LAEMI1LE - A ' ,Cih U M-IVBBtJ'AB- P f R C With LON CHANEY- ERNEST TORRENCE, I'A't'SY R' TH MILLER, NORMAN KERRY, TI LLY MARSHALL, LEWIS STONE, GLADYS JIROCKWELL, RAYMOND IIATTO.N, BRANDON IH RST, WINIFRED IHiYSON, KATE LESTER, NKJEI, DE I5RI LtER, HARRY VAN METER, EI LALIE .JENSEN And a supporting cast el' :'(i';)l professional players Sellings of Stupendous Size and I 'n paralleled MaKnifitence You must not miss it All La Grande will be there -Marks the peak of the social season A Triumph of Dramaturgy, Ariislry and Laish Expenditure (iuided by (iood Taste. MATINEES: 2:15 Am Seat, 50c; Children, 25r. EVENINGS: 7 and 'J First Floor, 75e; Dalcony, 50c; Lnes, $1.00 (Including Tax) 'SPECIAL MUSICAL SCORE ntetlon of a water t.ystem Li hYHig the Suuuncrville water to Lu Grande, to build un electric generating plant oil the old pipe line to furnish power to pump the m w water supply, and Ui repair the prevent V4ip.r mmhii will I rob.U.K Uv held the same dayjhut ihe print. try election:' are held in May. ThH W:u not liually decided but di:.etisNHn by tin. comim-ion-cr.i seemed u judical e ;i prefer ence for holding the election on the primary election day ra'her than have Die cpcll;,e of u special election. Thla will likely n. c.ltled id tin- next nieelin:. Moic 1 1 up ro v ci item s petition , ucro acted upon f.or e.blj tor luiprovcmciiu ui the. waj oi pav.ng, M-t-w.ULi, ;;ulter:t and storm uei-: ni tin- k avenue dis trict as follow..: I; -ginning ut the e:l line of Conrih thence West Oil J ! we;-1 lute ol ('list im llld- ing tiiier.ec'.on ;ii "liiiid ami K. Si-coiV.I ;,;, K ;,,,, j.-,,.,,, .Ull K Abo lr.. :.ireet I,-:;inii:i:g at Ibe norih loo ,i u ih. nee in norlh . rly diiectiiMi to ;,.,iitli Into of M tnclial:i;; lull nit, t. ectioa al L an I Cird. Seco.,,1 sin,-. iMj-.imi.ng at north line 1. 1 k running thence in ncrCierlj .In-. , llt.:i to smith li!u M includnu; p,:. T; eel ion aj , .,,, Second. 'I he, j.; ;i ;j m -1 - 1 p;, - llll Ui. AKu !: d. -In. i inni.jirni; c:'.: block on i ta I; be: . n . oath bn of o ; :iv,i m.m, tim. U. N street. (T1;; j.s ((, ,,. a .ii,.(,,lt, paveiu. nr. .i:t n di hi.t from bland citv road lo Willow street includn: La: ( X. Iv.-t ( i, ftle avenue, j;ast I't p.asvh in :;i j.nd o street. Obituary I t m;i; l I l-'unerat service:-, of II. M. Swan, w I day evening, v. i: ulttinoon at tv., I HlHA V. r Ihe remains p;etsed on Sim e lield Friday O't ie; troia Ho-iimm-.-rmaii fun -r-s. Illleilllent will Knotlgr ind giji:at I't MP II ATIOX Zanc Grcv and Tom Mix 4nrl . r M ass al fi-rvit-tf p.irloi Hake place in Ih lery. A Children IlojuIinK Better Hooks Now SVIIACCSK. (INS). Children's le.-ullng today Ik f.ir mure u hole soine than it has ever been le fore. aceortiing to MfS I toris Wise, , la at! uf tlie Syiat ase library's jcdHtlren's ilcparlineiH, j The modern boy i rout the age of ten yea i s is reading such ex cellent t hings as an- w rltteti by Mark Twain, Huiuas, Kipling and Hooth Tai-kingtun. They are keen I I nr adv.-nt are stories, espeelally i those fo m.ied on fact. Udh boys The nest time you're trou bled with a tickling cough, hoaiseiiess of a thy throat slip a Nyal Huskey ill ,l!' IIKIIIIIl. YltU C"' lUMl.'Ull llllrl' rriMIl tlll'.Si. cciilin;,r. situl liiiid lliruiit jiiix HO. u. M.-,lii iil. .1 In ri,lui... iikiiIim. l'l.iis.int (o lll-i lant... Iltmil.v I'arkai- ri tnts Red Cross Drug Store Onic u Triiil Muavs Synl To n nt a kooiI, l'llrniHlii'il Iiiiiisi' liccliiiinfiil ri'liti ntnh rrfiTrniM-a. lliilll 73;!. utoili'i'ii Wmil v. Will rail li il Im f ili-- llUlUi rii.i.Mi xvi:.vi:u t Auix and girls today are demanding dlculous to think fairy tulej uro facts, which, 1 suiipose, goes wltlLbad for children. . lh(, H..c "We uro trying 'to get --books "Another Interesting t ting Is - educational val"." that girls from Ih ago of tvieHc(w",u " , years Insist upon mystery stories, j ' B although some, girls read almost .',-a:ik C. Carpenter BJ" anything. It seems to me that i,vnch never get warim He girls choose from a wider range ju,t.u't noticed under tho collar. of literature than boys. "Kutry tales an read up to the atte nt ten vcar.i. It is el- Mi r litec w m The Spring Suitf A Spring Wardrobe Isn't Complete ',., Without a Suit ,'. They nxjireas such utter chic, such correct smartness and there arc so many smart styl ings to choose from; severely tailored and short, boxy, boyish suits. $35.00 to $09.50 . ,,, ' FRENCH & GREENE "SELF STARTER" SHOES Z The iiil'iint's most important shoes are those in'wh'icli it learns lo walk. Wo have in a new shipment bt" "First Step" Shoes advocated by physicians. Let ua show you theso shoes and explain their merittf. Ait & Baby Shop ; "Everything for the Uaby" , Soimner Hotel lildjj. Phono 305-!W 6 in ZA.NE GREY'S Great Story "THE LONE STAR UANCIElt" FRIDAY - SATURDAY - SUNDAY , j DeLnlHoiis change. In TTJg old days he was called a loaC Htteop; ' now he is culled a nneuu. Ah A TOM MIX The Lone Stir IVa.no'er'" l ' WILLIAM FOX" PILODUCTION ...,t i " V ! 1