La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, May 07, 1924, Image 3

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Newspaper Page Text::4 Wednesday, May 7, 19&1. THE L'A' GRANDE EVEN1N0 OKSftHVKR pack three f NEWS of SOCIETY Pro-Evolution Social news must bo In the hands of (ho society editor by 9;3u o'clock. lue lo the fuct tliHt Hit- uncial (lago Is made up before iuiuii, II Is practically Im port hie to insert stories after that hour. Hereafter, items, no mutter bow Important they are, thul art; delayed beyond that hour, Mill not be printed uutll the, following duy News Edi tor's Nolo. Three-Piece All mcmbcra of the Young Wo men's Auxiliary of the Muthoilltil Church who liavc not yet made '; Ihelr n-MiTvatiotis for the annual banquet are rcuueHlcd to call Miss Mae St ear mm nt once und obtain their tickets. The no, uct will be held on Friday. May W, und mem ber arc rcquetrtcil to be at the residence of Mrs. Sherwood Wil liams at li:4fi o'clock on that dale. The exact place of tho dinner is beliiff kept secret by the commit tee In charge, although tho event is announced as a progressive din ner. At this nicotinic, which Is the last for tills season, the new officers will be elected and in stalled, und the plans for the next year's work adopted. An unusu ally interest imr and enjoyable or- II . 3 jMl i 1 Home Painting' book Jtm Tells you just what you want to know when doing paint ing jobs around the place tells all about ' preparation of sur 1J faces brushes hotv much paint or var nish to buy what to do and not to do to get satisfactory re sults. Its your paint ing guide. Just tell any Fuller dealer to get one for you. He'll have it for you within 24 hours. rnn any ti't i.kr rnnni'r.T consult lilt ftXIR DEALERl I, A GRANDE 0. F. Coolidgo W. P. FULLER & CO. 301 Mutiuii Strrrl, Sn lunciito 31 Burrha in Pacific Coait Ciliu PAINTS JjJVARNISHES PIONEER. WHITE LCAO E ra 0 This ihroo-irtcce suit 1 nf lib n!p:ica, wuh n it1-'. f ti-nr- i-t. The short ro.v. i:i Inrerl -a 1th crepe. It tR not too chhuuri worn nt .inv time i!-ir'':u tn- .1 and yet It in wfii.T-ntly mf' "'in' be j'l' thft thiiii: f.'i ;.i'"t wear. TiiA ti'ic'j caslon Is anticipated. -. The Missionary Society of the Christian Church will hold their regular monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. O. W. .Jones, Friday afU'rnoon at 2 ;3u o'clock. wit !i Mrs. Lund as leuder Tor the day. All members arc urged to be present. Mr, ('has. UeyimhtH will b. hostess lo the Alpha Club tomor row aitertioon nt. her home on WnHhlngtou Avenue ' . ' Mrs. tJeoi'Ko' Cocliitui will , ri (erlaln the Thursday Auction Hrhlge, Club lumorrow afternoon. , The holm- of Mr. and Mvs. !.udd Henderson, . of Alice), wjin Hi' sreiie" of a' merry time W:itnrdny i'veniriff, when jt Imrd-iiiiic pnrty wus held , for friends around Ali ce I und linbler. Mirny ileciirative costumes were In evidence tun! everyone was uiiiiiiinioiis In de ehirlutf It one of I he best parties of the season. ct ' The Ladies' I'arisn and Mfssi'tn j Society of the 'Mm Kii;tIIkIi l.nlh rran Church will- meet Thursday ' afternoon a I J :m u'clnck at the home of Mrs. Cleoriye Krh-wer, who has movel from '22i Adams Ave nue to Cunnerdale. t'OVK, (SiK-cial) Tho Ladles Oulld was eiitertnlned by Mrs. C R. J.awson and Mi?. T. t Hefty re cently at the residence of Mrs. t .nwson. The ladies enjoyed a n afternoon at Bridge, after- an ad journment durlnjc tho Lenten sea son. Threw tables were at play and at the close of the afternoon delicious refreshments were served. Those present were Mrs. Krank Miller, Mrs. A. II. Orton. Mrs. A. CI. Conklln. Miss Hess Kelly, Mrs. T. K. Conklln und Mrs, L. 11, Car ter. COVK. (Special) Mrs, M. Lo ree will entertain the 1 to reus Ho ctety, Thursday aflernouii, May 8. t'OVK, (Special) Mr. and Mrs. .1. V Slnyton were hosts at R de lightful dinner purty Sunday. Kol lowiiif; dinner a very enjoyable time was spent. Fashion Notes Ithiie for llaiidkcrchlcf. Paris The latest wrist bairs. which often arc dainty little af fairs of chiffon and lace, have a brightly colored ring suspended from the bottom of the bus Through this rlnp u gay handker chief is looped. (obi nml Sun Colorings. London Gold und sun colorings made up a beautiful frock worn j by Lady Uravauirh recently at ClurldVe's. The skirt was chiefly beaded fringe. Her ladyship carried u largo fan of sold lace. . fi 1 Slcevex titve lccoruthMi. New York Among' the slip-over negligees shown here today Is one typo which depends for decoration hicfly on lis sleeves. Of chlfiun. these reach the iincr tips and are very wide and ruffled, being Kraceful, though not at ull practical. l'ancy White ilove. X'ew York White -kid gloves studied In green and rose are a titirinirlinic touch . They Have but tons of pule iircen with rosebud 'liters. Chrysalis, the statue by Carl Akeley which symbolizes evolution and which was rcpectcd by the New York Academy of design, which was unveiled by tho llov. Charles IS. Potter (below) in hia New York Unitarian Church. Dr. Potter is the clergyman who has been supporting tho evolutionary theory in opposition to the religious "fundamentalists." Tho statue, here shown, depicts man casting off the coat of ape ancestry. 1 4 '.i ; i;u; Plaited (iras-s Wipers. New York A cool boudoir slip per now on exhibition is of plaited grass. Tin! toe is covered with i!ll( in a color lo match the ncg hltree. Two straps of tho same (color button ;:crss the unkb. Library Ghats t'OVK, (Special) Mrs. M. JJ Duffy and Mrs. Mae Kelly writ hostesses to the Women's Auxiliary lo the American Legion I'ost No. tit on l-'riday afternoon and M is. Itena Palmer " and Mrs. Waller Palmer. of La (irande, were guests. Mrs. Itena Palmer Is sec retary of the auxiliary in L;i fiiande. and gave the Cove ladles a, very inspiring talk, putting be fore Ihem the urgent need of the work the; auxiliaries are engaged In. After the business meeting de licious refreshments were served. Those In attendance besides Ihe honor guests were Mrs; Mae Kelly. Mrs. T. C. Hefty. Mrs. Ceo. Alex ander. Mrs. J. W. Sills. Mrs. Tom Harris. Mrs. IS. Meroney. Mrs. (I. I Gardner. Mrs. Kva Milman. Mrs. ij. W. Hoatyon. Mrs. Leonard Mll !man. Mrs. P. M. Kills. Mrs. A. (i. Conklln and Mrs. C. Kekersley. Libraries Pictures nt of Groat llcneiil in Md oration of Adult. MJNNKAPOLIS. (AP) lt la the field f l'"f education, tth in the field f self-education more or Ivmi detached from' the class room and formal teaching. that the public library can render Its inoKt important contribution to the edueulion of Amcricun citizen said Carl H. Milam, secretary of the American Library association, speaking today before tho Confer ence on Home Kducatlon,. meeting in this city with Hie National Par ent -Teacher convent loo. Kverythhig the library does is to some extent educational, Mr. Milam said, and libraries aro now experimenting with a type of nd- t nil education service designed to I increase their usefulness to men and women who wisn 10 cuniinuu their education out of school. j "Kducallou is not aynonomous (with schools nor- teaching," Mr. j Milam asserted. "Kvery child is (educated not only by the school ilml by his contacts, experiences. by what he sees, hears and does and by what he reads. Although we put on to the tcuchors most of the liiame for our uneducated or j poorly educated, we should agree I that the better part of every man's I Priest Pa pei-s His Duellin j ) Willi Cum-ellc! Post Str.mp-i. j HLltHANK. Cab. Perhaps the 1 most patiently' papered house In ithe country is that of the lie v. A. iHuccl. a retired priest, who has j "hung" two rooms of h.s home here with 149, 2i2 canceled post age stumps. More than HO years were re mdred In collecting the stamps, tic- ; cording to Father lined, ntid pr.ie tically every nation In Hi" world is represented in the geometrical designs of the waji borders and In tho color schemes employed on walls and ceilings. On one of the ceilings Is a defllgri of the Stars and Stripes. with jltutlun stamps forming Hie blue ! field and American t wo-ceti'ers supplying the red stripes. The 'brown stuff upholding the bunner iconslsts of Canudian stamps, while the white stripes or the t'tig arc (formed by the strips of bare eeilinj' (remaining after Kathcr lined com pleted his "paperhimglng." ALUMNI WILL DINE FRIDAY (Continued from page 1) hall. Grande alumni of the uni versity have already begun work on their campaign to raise a largo share oT the million dolWr alumni fund which will be used to erect new buildings. The campaign will be completed May S". Incidentally, Friday evening alumni groups all over the north west and count ry will hold din ners similar to the one lo be held here. 20 Students to Graduate, C ARM'S Where Your Credit is Good Retail Candy at . Wholesale Prices Wi- Aro Nclllns !m:..mt lutirri.i: 1011 -hh- Kit 1.11. ! nr Inv mil) Tlnirxlay, My '"i'' .nrly nhilr Ire -ii..l ini'. 1110 iiw. is Die limit for lhl rah: Iti-im-nili-i-. Milt A Onlv! ' '.iiir 1111I) to i-l )'ilir slinn-. One III. IMilv lo rai-ll nMiMlH r. The Candy Shop 2Z0 an bl. The Uomu of Utiuie MojIc Coud cdiM-Jition Is tliai which he himself. 'There Is a growing recognition (that America needs u thoroughly I educated citizenship, and we are 1 coming gradually to realize that inn man is educated If ho stops I learning when he stops school. I The world movement for adult 0 j ducat Ion Is now felt and it gives 1 to all agents for education an op portunity to increase their useful ' ness. "if the libraries see and meet t!ix opportunity we muy expect tin in to add to their staffs not on ly general educational advisors, .but specialists -in the several Im Ipnriant fields, men and women of the type of high school teachers and college professors, who will 'be available for the preparation of rending courses and to give advice to the (Undent as ho follows out his course of reading. In ull pro bability these specialists will not i lie teachers; they will be advlsora to the independent student. 1 "The library, by organized ef 1 fort, by establish tug personal con ducts outside, by having at the li brary persons who can take time 'to give personal advice, by having enough coi.les of needed bAbks to .meet denuinds promptly, can help . materially to prevent bo s and girls froin continuing or becoming uneducated citizens.' I KCOKN1-A Or.,--Twcnly s!n jdents will graduate from the high school at Springfield this year, ac cording to announcement by .1. K. jTorbct. principal. ( 'ouniv neement (exercises will be held the night of June i. j Three Thousand Five i Hundred Miles of Rail- way Tracks Vacated in U. S. Since WIG. The total mlb-ago or railways In the country has declined 'about I10U miles within the last eight veai'H, .ku.sv the Kallway Age (his week in commenting on tho effects that will be produced by. Ihe 'eon tMiiplnlcd abandonment of tho Chicago, iVorla and 81. Louis, n 1 illway of !Mr miles In Illinois. "It is gem-rally known that a large mileage of railways has been lorn up In the Cntted Stales with in recent years," says the Hallway Age. "Hut it is not generally known that reduction In railway mileage have occurred In all parts of the conn'ry. "Metalled statistics by states for the last two years are not. avail able but the statistics of the com mission show t hat between 1 9 1 1 and llt'l there were increases III only lii states and reductions in ,U stales. The reductions of mile age in the states in which they ex ceeded ino miles are as follows: Oregon K.vcnipt 'Louisiana, 3S4 miles; Colorado, Michigan, 2 7f; Indiana, 270; t.eorgla, 2-12; Arkansas. 23.1; Washington, 201; Missouri, 'Jh; Wisconsin, 4!l2; Cciinsylvania, 1S7; M issbslppl, lti.1; Nevada, 1,17; Ohio, 16i); North Carolina Alabama, 1 Hi; Minnesota, California, 1 114; Virginia, New York, HH; Iowa. I (lib "In merit parts of the country where railway lines have been torn up lnosi of the communities along them hno been left with out any regular and dependable transportation service, and the people have sulTered losses as large in proportion as those that will be suffered by those living along the Chicago, 1'eoria and St. l.ouis." This line now- passes through 35 cities and villages, ami when It s torn up. twenty of them will be left entirely whhoul railway serv ice. "In nearly every instance." says Ihe Hail way Age, "the roads lead ing from these towns to other rail ways are unsiir faced dirt. These roads aro passable only ! months in the year. Hie mud being so deep lu ring the remaining it monl lis that a heavy truck cannot be op erated. The 'hit ago, 1 'eoria and St. 1 .011 is Is I he exelustve currier for 4!' grain elevators, ti coal mines and 21 ot her Indus! ties. In he Inst year for which traffic figures are available. Its local tonnage of bituminous coal was H'l.oun tons, while the tonnage Interchanged with connecting carriers was 2H, ttiil tons. Its total grain traffic, local ami ititerline, whs 2(i7,0im Inns, livestock 1.1 H.S Ions Ulld 1 here was a relatively large ton miffo of lumber, pet roleuui, gravel, hay, cement, brick and flour. After the ahandonnfenl of the road only a small port ion of (his lonuage could economically be given trans portation. The result Would be the dosing down of the Industries affected. IfdSM-s a( High .Mark 'Citizens of four towns, I'al aivr.;. Modesto, lleltiek and Chcs terfield estimate that their losses from depri'dat ion of property will be $tt.iHM.("Mi. II is estimated by t tie M asuu Count y Kami Bu reau that the depredation of farm land in Mi.son county will be ::o ( : acre on 1 2'i.mm acres, or a total of jiri.iioiMHNt. "A company wiiieh operates six Ki'ain' elevators served exclusively by the road csl i mates Us loss at $ 1 (in. nun. "A brick manufacturer at I low who has a plant valued at $iii, il'Hi dalriis that he will lose the en Die Investment. The Federal Smelling company which owns a. lead smelter at Federal, Hlates that it will shut down forcing its V;Ml em ploy mm nut of work. The Kami Bureau of Jersey county es- 1 limates the depreciation of farm lunds in that county which will bo u direct loss to the farmers, nt over f'JOO.oou. In tho town of Craft on are located the Kuutlable Bower Manufacturing company and the Illinois l'owder Manufac- tilling company, tho letter repre acnling an Investment of $70(1.000. These two concerns, whoso output 1 averages over Ml carloads u week 1 will be left entirely without means of railway transport at Ion. Those are but a few ot the examples ettisl of tho losses that will be caused. "In view of the fad that the re duction of railway mileage has ou- ! cur red t hroughoul t he country, ; I hero is but 0110 general caue by which It can be explained. This ; Is that the operation of railways In all parts of tho country has been made relatively unprofitable, which lu turn bus beeu due lo a ' restrictive policy of government j regulation." 1 Constitutional rights aro those that can't be denied you if you have u lawyer of sufficient renuta- Itlon. Beauty Seekers Will Do Well to Try THE MARINELLO SHOP Itooin 0, Koinmer Bhlg. 'A beauty aid for every need" l'HONi: MAIN 077 Our Prescrip tion Depart ment Is completely slocked with new, fresh drugs. Let us fill your next Prescription. "Everything for the Sick Itooin" Moon Drug Co. Prompt and Free Delivery Shirts of Wool and Silk Swagger and Lomjorlable I lo for a day ol' carefree porU, to wear u Skirt like this, a wrap-around ol' striped flannel, or a knife plaited silk, liut then, why wait for the sport nitf season : A broadcloth "shirt" in white or natural and one of these new Skirl will make an excellent "in-between costume" so prac tical for wear right now. $6.50, $9.50 $12.50 LADIES READY-TO-WEAR AND MlLuiNERY " ... BEAUTY SHOP ai.i.m:i,1.o COS.MKTU! siioc Willi our cxpeiieuc- In Hcanty CnHnii- nml 11 Ki'uduafo fi-oin National Maiiuello ScIiihiI m( Co.smeH'iaiiN we fealmts I be cor reel Iteatinenis of Mn, t-calp ami hair to cadi and every neci'l. Wc spedallw hi nil bra ue lies of I lean (y Culture. Our met bods urn modirii. .iits. i;.m.mi;'It: WI.ST JACOHSON IlI.IKi, Hooill 10 Thos. B. Kay Candidate for JU'pul)licau Noiniualioii For State Treasurer His Itccord Is His l'latfoi in MOTIIHIt'S IIAV AKXT St:.M)AV TVM I Ml Jl (I'll!! H I' I' K It ! I N K C A N I) IP.9 In Spri'lul Mtit Iiit'h lliiy I'HClllilJirl. .Mall Iht .)lli- 'l'o.lu-. Red Cross Drug Store Commercial CI11I1 HeOnfanted. PKNDI-KTON. Or., The Athens Commercial club has been reorgan ized and a membership of more than 1 .' a built up during the p;isi few ve'k. Officers recently elected are K.'C Uotfers, presi-b-nt: William Uttlejohn. vlce-iiresideni: (Jriint 1 'rent bye, seerel ;t ry.' AW Mk LFk?W&um 1 Invalid,, Milk For Infants, ' Invalids, 1 Children. Tho A f,cd Rich Milk, Malted Grain cx. in powdnr 1 form, makes! he Food-D; ink for All Agoi. Digestible No CGcking. AvJicht Lunch j always at hand. Al'io in Tnblct form, j Ask for "Horlick'a," nt ell Fountain, 'mwA Vs A i:-t.v,. : ! rr iidi in iiliii PURE LARD PRICES Ml. Kmily Hi and, 5's.... 7r, M(. Kmily lhand, 10 $1.50 Why pay more it's as 'food as the best. iMade i.t hiinie by a home company. Helps u, helps the farm er, and saves you money. The Grande Ronde Meat Co. Women to Kdll I'niM-r. C H:WI. LIS. Alb pra McOrent. of I'orllund. Henlor In home ft-o-; ttoillieK, hail been elected editor of 1 the Co-ed I'.arometer. whb-h Will be j put out woman' duy. Muy 1') Ml km Mer;reni In a duy editor on tin I nitty Ciinmeter Hiaff and in u, member of Hcrlbe. women's jour- j n.i I ImI lo Koch-ty. liurothy Link later of lliltaom iMtH choMen man-1 ua.r. Thin edltljn will be entire ly lu i liars' e of women HluOelllH. It tnniti be ii stilt rce of Kretit 1 cry'Utejtbjn to the crovn vrlnce to read that the Allies think him ix menace. Art; You t ndccltlefl A (Hint Itohblnit Vonr Hair' at the Colonial You mi'lm t'M-rl nml lione( nfllf Pew can i'nr the i;iralk'ht bob. T'ortiiiiiit'ly tbure are various Btylea lo choose froin. ranging from t ie adoruble, riufiy curi f ti-r debutant'1, to the dignity ami churmliiK concealed bub of the matron. IMtoHP for ApiMilntineut SJI-rf 18(J Fourth H. Apt H. Kmuliiy, May 11 th Is Mother's Send her a nice box of Candy. We have special Mother's Day lloxes and wo will wiap and mail them for yon. Hold Jly Prescolt Drug Company The New Drug Stoic Telephone Main 53 Cor. fir S Jeff. for the figure in dined to stoutness Kxiuiltc! Very tightly boned permltH almoin to freedom of walKtllnc. Kvery I .a Cumtlht mcaiiH l leant y mnJ Comfo.t, Too" for ltn w arer, Tlio al ( nb d Vt ntMo feature make a Cumllie autonlithiiiKly comfort. -able. A full line of the different moth-Id uluyu on hand, Mrs. Robl. rattison I'-orBrtlere Phone iiiin .vig Apt, ID, .New I llblif. OUR 1M0TT0 IS- Live and Let Live,, That is why we cIiiiikc less for our coal, less for shinnies, less for our service. We know in order lo , have Kood ciliens our fellowinen must also live. That is why we have prospered. . That is why our trade is doubling every week on our Shingles Stiles PHONE MAIN 111 Alwavs" on the Job AVilli the BEST COAL!