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Friday, May.;SO, 19&4-. -f. i Local News In Brief t COMING EVENTS $ .Tuno 4. 5. 0 Union Live block HI iov lit Union. jiiiip 2y-July. 2 . La.. Grande 1 Cluiutmiqiiu. flilMlllCll JIWI JOKlMHItll ' - 1 Due tu I lie fa ft thai today Is Vlt'inorliil lny lh! Trultnu-n will npt liultl thoir'.'iiifiilur -noonday Mr. I'tittuHii IW'tli'r .'Accoidinfr to reports n-tx'ivtMl to d;ty 1'. I- I'utimin, who wus and-di-nly takn 111 InHt Monday, is n lltttr liftter at lliift liiiit'. J-inwl for Utiim I'Klmcr Uowi'll was fint'd $25 and i-ysts In the juatk'o court for oncr alintr motor vuhleli' without a r license. Itis'clvc .MaiTlauc lilct'iist j Darrell It. Irwin nnd Mertle K. 1 both of Union, were Issued j u marriage license by the county clerk. J-ilhig IIcm 3 Mrs. Sadie K. Given is visiting ul j lfie I-. K. Oxner home. Mr. Cilvi n W.ih a l.u Clrande resident for a ; number of years but is now living ill I'ortland. , rw Arrival ,'-.' '(Irandpa A. T. lltll's chest was out yesterday with the announce inenl that Mr. and M re. Krnest Watklns were the parents of a baby gi rl born a t elgh t o'cloek In t he morning. Mother and child are both doing well. - - .... Hark from Svw York .Mr. and Mrs. Karl Stoddard ar rived in I . Orande, last evening at liie conelusion of nn extended nio tor trip. They visited In. New V-k. Uoelualer and oilier eaalern points and report a splendid Jour-; ''' ' ,,. . ( ' I pv I . a . 1 Personal mention 1 , 'Arizona for firnt pluee with a gain 5 Tony Vi s, sheep rntser rroin of 8 l"'r cent over luxt yeur. I'olo Pemlletoti. una 111 l.u Grande yen-1 rmlo nnil l 'nllrurnlu lire Jusl aboul tcriliiy on Ills way to Ills Hy Vul-; holillne their own. Ituh conies Icy rum-h. next with n lows or ti per cent unit e New Mexico which muile a goo.l II. 1.. Morifun or Inililcr anil Julin ; Bl,w""r ",lrl' M ''" ' IJ.ilh of linker art- reBlstereil ill thcl "'W 111 l,l-r ecnt '"low lut yeiirt: liiinlner hotel. ' Hsurc. Ncvndil la allowing; u loss , j of 22 per cenl. Mm. J. K. JennlnKn. who apent 1 : "Willi Benerul liuslnesa in the ! :er.lnv in linker n llinud lo l.n I majority or tiitc- runninB ninterl- Oninile iodny. i all' ,, ow """ uf '"' la2i w" j huve Rome ronl trrolinil for the i.Mi-H. Itolierl K. Ilnlesleft fori PcfHlmlKin .that, .ha been evlilel.t aU.T lo return In n day or no. Uikho . lunt l.v .weeto. (ieneml i I lilialncH ik reflected hy the Hali te A. lncei win of Kalilela. ! "onchnrt l now rnnnlim- at u level hi U. llrande h,t evening. " 1'" '' ",! l',,'low nu.",,."l.1 '"',, J prcisent Indlctitlona are that II will v Mlas Jane roehrnn l.rrlve.l rroin ! eontlnile a Mr some time lo come iVthin.l yeterd..y to vi:t at the;"" con.plctinK the readj,.. ment home or leorKe .-ochran. "' Ihe lye , , an. of Inflation Ibelwetn l!1ti and 1111. m..u wiiii...,, it .,n.l ..Ml.! ur.n nr.. i nlliiB nn-iny hi 1 .. . .. a. . , '"".'"Ste-. - ' ' .M-V--i:;iili,jr.n-W;,.rfl Mi. . S. itolilnnon -him ni .. t.Tilny In liakor. . . MrM. It. I'utliir and Mm. Kil iird Strli rr iilti'lliKil a W. II. A. rally In Knurr yt-atorduy. Myrnn ftiiindli-r. rorni.-rty 'of l.n (inni.l... Inn now livlne in I'lu'linlla in In Iji C.ruiul.. viBitlliB bin im .niilM. of Nnrtli 1 , Mrs. (!. I' .llallurd I'iiwiIit una in l.n Grand ilny. , . . yrMti.r- 'V. fjlnbi l.or. Wi niilrlM i'. WiihIi.. I wim -lYidKKiPtl (t t In- jlli y liolol M ra. iw.vlslllnB lirr inolbo Willinr J-'linw lina n tirVnPd to l.-tj tll:ind,. fr,.ii n abort linaln ess visit I in I'lirtlund. Dr. A. C. Paddock and Mi. !!- dork of I'nlon, were visitors 'here jesti-nlay afternoon. W. Donklee, connected wilh th'' i. It. O. comiinny'of I'nlon. hr a lius'tM'ss visitor In La Grande Thursday i'Mernoon. ' - Tin- ash man comes In handy. Vmi ran h're hlm to haul off any ln,l .,f l,l jk thai '"';"'l",l;,u'. iirininil Um- boin..' . soiit i yon' wir.'K ri'liilivi'H. Memoriam TO Ol'U HONOKKD DKAD Tli is SUirc closed nil day. Clint's. Clothiery BUSINESS i - SITUATION DISCUSSED (Cohimuod from oax 1) and Kentucky show losses of 5 per cenl each. "The agricultural seetlons of the cenlral west are still mrr..,.,r Minnesota Is nmklntr tin. showing of the lot hist nw u-ui. .. I los of but - per ct-nt on lust May .MiKMoiirl fonivs Mirond a- u favor able HiilcH ti-rritory with a Iomi of t icr irnt. Juwu and North Oakotu art' running 1 1 jut nut undor lust year. Nehrnska mIiows a 14 per cent Iwa, Kan tin a 17 loss unl South Dakota a :tj jmr cent Iohs In suli'H volume. "Tuniinir lo the South we find conditions somewhat better with Florida leading the Kioup and KtnndlnK oi us the most fuvomtile sak-4 territory In th eastern divi sion. Alabama ami North Curollmi are holding their own as com pared wllh last year. .Mississippi fahows a 7 per cent loss. Georgia a 13 per cent loss. South Carolina and Tennessee a IS per cent loss, dun largely to slowing up in tex tile industries. "TexaB ha suffered severely from weather condltloiiH but hi ill offers a fairly good huIcm territory. Lotiiyluna is also holding up well in. the mater of volume. Arkansas Is running 13 per cent below last year and Oklahoma is showing a 28 per rent loss. Orittiii.Va.sliingtnii l-endln-r "In the northwest we find gen eral business in Hie slates of Ore gon and Washington leading their group with a gain of about 10 per cent over the last year. These two slates offer attractive sales territory at rhe present time. Ida ho , , flirin), qH)t(. Q w; (lni l8 ninnlnir u n,r t.ent h.Iow us. year's figures for total business. Wyoming shows a loss of 15 per cent while Montana Is L'l per cent ueiiimi .May or last yeur. -m vhi .. n,..rket , Hi'1 nontliwestern group we Belect Investor In sloe ks can still i ailoni lO Willi , OU l I MU lilinuu n.. llllliril IO Willi. IMIl II ...,...,,, 1r,-0f ihe wiutliir will rind v.'s--'1' nmrki-la 111 IH l"t. of full- i m,(.lk.ut ,,.)ur,,Ul .MU.,,iB. Wash- I ln-tun, Oiv.'n iin.l Arizona. "It loohn iim llioujih v. will liac j t.i row asiilnsl Hn' Hi'.' ror tin. bill- . nni-i' of Ihta yi-ur," t'onflinl.'d Mr. Ilulmon. "but Hint l no rvuon wliy wi- alionld not row." Tllif prlzi- ror H'KHtmliii iroi- 10 ii,.. ni tur wlio. wln n Hi.' aiidli iui, niMilniidi'd him, imitliTi-il. "Aw. tliey'ru J"" ,loi"B " for ",u 'T' i'Imc' I j' 'I'lTlinpa tiny cull it "boiip and : rui," li,.,.i,iiH'. tin- iivi-rntfc inun fccla like li'' a rbdi ror w. arlnK It lin,l "in t be oiiii" wh.n in' lia It in?.!? tad a Y MTCI , Dm- to difficulty cmhtIciicciI In colliding rlmiw l'r llfliig Hint Is IKtcd under classi fied ndcrlllii nnd under il' "new tol" heading, tlic nlnj? ObM-rcr will liiwanpr lake no !n.-i.-ined ndwrllslng or advertising lo be run a '"'w today" unless Ihe advcrtiiu is accompanied by cash. ocjji.ili.irBo liun.li k,y. nlllri- DIibitvit. REPORTERS TO" BE ABETTED - ' , ' jthat this will mean short Irrigation M-irlicnn Cmiova Pnivlon :w,,,'r mUr n season. Practl ' m, ,7U?lf l'alien cally all farmers In the valley sec Will AflOl'd Ample Fa-tion Imvo been busy Irrigating dur rnlit.ne tn A vf inS tn lasl lwo wc. np ground UlllUtb 10 AHIiy Oiimd becomo very dry. and n large Journalists. ihcad of water has been necessary , , !' (. ; ''l ,, , .'' . 1 -' st no mountains is rwported tn4 be NKW' ! YOlt K j ( AI')-f-Only 1woj"lout half of what Itjhas beeri, In events In history, tbi' Versailles 'other years. KxumlnatlTjns made react Conference and the Wash- earlier in the season seated thai Ington Disarmament Conference1, j the snow wns much more solid have attracted so many represent- ilhnn at times, when larger amount ul'Vl'a ftlie press as have applied or accommodation at the 'cra,'L" National convention In this, eny in jane. j years, a ronsmerauie snoriHge 01 Ntit onlv has there been an uh- water was felt In the lerrltory Irrl l.recedented demand for facilities 1 frt,m lu',ir creek, and ihe for working newspapermen hut, se"tl fork rivers, in the latter part ueeording to those responsible forjof ,nst sson. many predict that nipping Madison Square Garden for tills Important phus,e of the party conclave, the expected mini bre of requests from publishers i and editors for seats In the visi tors' gallm-le has been exceeded by hundreds. James l. 1'reston. veteran su perintendent of the I'ntted Htates senate press gallery at Washing ton and for many years advisor to both the republican and demo cratic parlies in drafting nnilonal convention press accommodation.- demand as fully as possible. (iot .reached -the. stage where It Is . , . easily damaged by. a frecze The A great part of th. "Hearst: sowings of all wheat arc UK 311,-Ml III I HLWUHllUtllHH . Ull (anlen to meet convention re quirements Is going into facilities lor transmitting the news of the sessions throughout the world without, delay. When completed t he accommodations, in point uf size and completeness, will exceed anything heretofore Installed1 un der one roof for a single event. . There will be desks for . bRO working reporters in the main auditorium, on plat rorms encircl ing and only three feet below the speakers' platform, which in It self will seat .inn persons. Kach " , 1 entire auditorium as well. Kach will he readily accessible to tele-1 graph. telephone and wireless ata- j tions in the (Jarden basement, and clum cyanide, in exterminating Un to Ihe battalions of messengers Kroiind squirrels. 1. N. Oabrlel-...k- ...ii. ....... i n DiHnn. of the biological survey, nc- ' onuiiHT .in- ..., writers and the news senders. Two wide runways which the animals are wont to tread from the underground menageries to tins street level arena when the circus is In town, will lead from the rear of the press section to the send ers' stations. Down there, replac ing the animal quarters, the Oar den swimming tank, the property rooms, and .the portable clouk- riinnm will lie t lit- heart of the which the news broadcasting system. I m.i.1... fin in. li.riHiitM ttw looo udltors 'and telegraph, operator.-, Klght hundred telephones will no insialled lor the special use of newspaper men. Thirty-six work- rooms will be set up for news as-1 soelatlons domestic and foreign. and for Individual representatives of the out-of-town press. ' Cable and wireless companies will ma tnl Uln substations. and radio apparatus will he centered ,,.,.. .r ,. ,v,.nllon liiirl. I llKlita an arv lo lie ItrourivnM. . i jrcin.it,. ,1uim. nwuy from inn mil or Inalrumi-nlH or c-oniiminicu- tlon. will bo cv..rul loud Bfoak- irn Ii-iiiIIiik from llir aiHliioriuiii ovi rlli ad. A Inxl atand for ni'WH- men will be mainiaineu at the nearest entrance; a restaurant win t..erve tl'iii light refre-di-menis without charge, (iood lights, u specially Inslallfd ventilating' svsteiu costing yxiHMt, and comfort - able furniture will he Innovations nt which veteran convention newijt0 ,0 much good. handlers will be entitled to rub l heir eyes. The New York Newspaper club has undertaken io establish a Tel. lowshlp with visiting members of Ihe profi-H.don. through Chart's O. Hembridge, lis former president and one of Its founders. Two floors have been taken over in addition ito the club's estab lished head'iuarters for Ihe con vent Ion period. Dining room fa- j cllltles and accommodations -for the preparation of news will ue Bri nlly rnlurm d. and lininiri ii. II- j brnrbs nnil niiiuaenicnt ruuina. win j,.,,,.,, (lr inulurlata wnntlni: gun! IM In- i.t,.n,l,-d. roporla iliat lila irna anb-fl linvi- duu, Tin. rlnli w ill limv a lirnirriim nr iji,.,! n,.,, tu. n-w ai rviin lina .invi'lil!i.'n i nti.l tiiimiu'iitn .til !!s i,,.tn v.'orlilng. own. whifh will Include Indoor aa . jin An.l. rson anil liro Claatln wi ll as outdoor illwrntnna. '!"'' r'l nrncl rroin Topu rrcok III" liiat i lintiin. or tlio IiiIIit uroinlai-H to of ,hl. W,.,.K whore Ih'T l'- bo.n In. a iiililnlt-lit rrolli- at Corn y lal- for nt:vvrx Unya. innklnK Mf Inl and. In wh It-li II l sinrlnl UP- provomi'nta on Mr. AniliTSon'H I wnnN ol i'lioii of tli,. Joiirniiiini Ii- , iol n'At -l thiTO. i i mil, local and out-oMown. will i ny (illWn ,,",,, , k Oiilloway j I'""'" JWOMl It Tl rl 1 1 ... r . r'ooiaen vvese is a ioo high-grown coffee. High-grown means high quality. MAN ESCAPES " FROM OFFICER . (Continued from pas U tlon that the snow water Is run ning off ,miR'h earlier In the sea son than usual. Many farmers fenr ! In order to get over the , ground well. The depth of, snow high In of snow had fallen, but from ap Uerno-Ipcarances It has melted away at more rapid rate than in former he more acute tills season unless cooler weather and . more rain comes. The first frost which has done any noticeable damage to fruit and vegetables, In this section, 'came Hunday night. Reports from many points over the country state that ice the thickness of a window pane, was noticed in watering troughs, and other places. - No damage to I the wheat crop Is feared flt this time, duo to the fact that the grain has made a slow growth, and lias Jjust. beginning to joint , nicely and will, no bo in great danger or be ing severely damaged by a light freio for two weeks at least. Many express the opinion tout the fruit crop has been damaged to a con siderable extent, cherries on many orchards have reached the size of peas."and many of 'them show signs of having been badly' nipped by the frost. . The chance . of a bumper fruit crop pn nearly all orchards was very promising before Ihe freeeo as many of the trees were loaded.' Much of the early garden truck has betln set back by the tops Ut-liiK Killed Olles IMasa wns at Wallowa Wed-, n.sday taking In the demonstra- ueing maoo hi iiiu uae ... v. - .....,, -,i i eon.panied by Hoy h ugate nd J. (mrnson, were uusy an Wednesday at a number of places In the vicinity with the work. In vestigations made by digging Into many of the burrows a few hours after the poison-producing cheml- cal had been placed in them, re- . . . . ...... rt ...iw vealed that some very effective work had been done. Many of Ihe' ... ,,. ....i.iu i, Id ' , ... ,.,.. ,i ..,, j t and due to the fact that the county ami due to Ihe fact that the county court have seen fit to stand a por itlon Of the expense In order-lo get ! farmers to" takd hold of-thtJ now jtuethod. It Is probable that a large amount of the chemical will be used this season. Of the ton which 1 has been ordered by the county 'court Tor distribution at the four jtowns of the valley, rive hundred ! pounds will lie placed here for dls- trlhutlon by H. T. Halite. It Is slat ed that the shipment will be sold lo the farmers at 8c per pound. In, Mils way It will cost less Minn one,, cent per burrow, as a pound of the powder will treat from ten lo' li burrows. i The squirrels continue lo move into the grain fields In great num bers. Many of the farmers him used much of the county mixed poison during the past few weekb wll h very satisfactory resulls. A light shower of rain fell In j n,(fl Hectiou lale Halurday evening, jhut did not continue long enough M. C. Cotrell of Maxvllle. was brought to town Ihe last of the week. It Is stated that he had railed lo make sufficient payments, of repairs, on a car which was damaged a couple of weeks ago. whn It was crashed Into by n Kord which Cotrell was driving. He was given a hearing before Justice Itod MeCran, and was released on his It own recognition. J. I'. Morelock has installed a 1 a rgii ii n d ergroil rffl gW't n n Ir-mifl pump at the edge oi ine euro n ,ronl f ,) KariiKi, Tor 1 hu pilvvi li nn,, I.- a trip lo I nlon Sunilny lo look over Bourn iniu;bln,.ry al llinl! i place. j I Many or tile rarnium are exper- Htnclnir conald.rablo Uirriciiliy Inj iworkiliK down llietr aiimincrriilio 'due to the fact Unit much of III,' Kroiind baked badly llila unrlnjj. and with the nbwnee of rnln. re.! nialna very cloddy and rolih. Home 'have unit Ihe Job 'or Ihe preaent and Intend waltlnif for a while. In 'hope ruin will colli", when the 'irroiind can be worked Into 'Mlral cluaa condlllon with linn h l,-Jia or than when It la no dry. The lnola-.l tun, haa not been aumelcnl loj atari any weeda on Hie aiiiiiinorlal-, low yd. In porllona or the hill , wcllona much plowing nmuliia lui ;bu done yet. Krntik Walker hua 1 I jover lwo hundred acrea lo plow n hi. ranch In Ij.up. lie liua lieen biiay plowln and pullinK in .a Inrtfe amount of aprlnff irraln on hi. Trout creek farm. The Wallowa irrantfo will hold an all-day. lliei llnif. with dinner here i Saturday. May ill. Tho collinill itoe hnvlnir ehurife of Ihe oruanl. I znllon of tlie pure tired dairy bull aaaoclallon, of tile county will be pr-wnt. It is enp-eted tliol plum will be completed ror Ihe purcha., of a number of purebred bulla by Hi., umovmtlon. which wtll'Wipw; t 4 In lir''P.iiU,cctloli..o llie-ouh. U).,t, mi f thi.v Umiim) organ izttlioo. !Hfi-ebrHOME TOWN n HUNT'S LETTER (Continued from page 1) Just as susceptible to the lure uf millinery as the loMlcst of Iter sisters, whether she has the cash or no . L . : , . , ; ; ,'; y..' .,''.-' ' ! Washington has received a jour nalistic jolt, it's Ntlll a bit dlzxy. from the blow,. bat Is slttliiHr up in a iie waning. ior me ureworKH to start, r . All f which is the result of the, announcement that (ieorge . Har .vey . of I'eacliaiu, 't picker of presidents uind exambassador to the1 court of si. - .lames, ' will take charge on June I, as "Kdltorlal Ulrector" of the Washington iost. In; J 'est is owned by 10. U. Mc-t Lean; whose-, private wires and telegrams were Ihe subjects of considerate interest during one siage or i lie i-aii-winciair on tense investigation.; it wus McLean who 'was ; first named by l-'all as the source of tire f lao.OUO which loh eny a tier ward testliieil he hud sup. plied the former secretary. i ne nuesi on mat is -pu,. ing o - . 'intit ' ....... uU " ' .. , , tlcians would give a lot to know is: "What will Harvey do with Mc Lciirt's newspaper?" . The attitude, of both', . McLean .. .. y v 1 candidacy is a topic .of urn) less ' . ' " r '. ,, , . , he closest friends of l'resldeut here is title tove lost on either .... siue oei ween i ooiiuge anu .Mci.ean. Harding made Jlarvuy ambas sador lo CI real Itrituin, but Harvey resigned ' the posi shortly after STAR TODAY! Miles Out" Most c.ciliiijr liuolk'K- ging iiclvcnturc ever Screened MADGK KENNEDY HARRISON TORD Head a JJig Cast SATURDAY WILLIAM FOX preitnh IhistinFarnum KENTUCKY DAYS sforu fu JOHN LYNCH directed hu DAVID SOLOMON , SI Also , UABY PEGGY ' In "MILES OF SMILES" THe OM AM OONCERT ON MAIN STWECr fifl P w LAST AtlSHT WOULD HAVE BEEN V W success ip some one haot ticklio SaL CD3 omb or iwe Doctors horses - ftssr" At UK ' J I HHSHHHjn By Stanly Coolldgo ynteied the Wliitu House. ; All of which may or may not be significant. Harvey, as a democrat, played an active part In putting over Orover Cleveland and "Woodruw. Wilson for president. .Switching to the republican side, he helped roll up n T.uua.Oito majority for Hard ing in 1020.. , The . McLean -pupers originally were' democratic. Later I hey wero 'Independent." Jiuring the Hard- ,II(r t.nmmpn tlly ,ook lhvir plllc.u as active supporters uf the repub- Hcait program. "What'll they do In 1 1 4 V h Ihe present question. The answer, however. Is awaited with curiosity i ul her than, trepidation by both sides. The probable answer Is I hat f tieorge Harvey of lVuchum. VI.. will support Calvin Coolldgo ot I My month, Vt. (rreen Mountain from his past record, firt with the Hprtngileld ' Itepubllcan and Chicago Dally News, later with the New York World and still later nn editor of Harpers Weekly, th' North American ICeview and Hai vey's Weekly, the only thing cer tain Is that ils position is uncer tain. ' . . ' An actress dresses to suit the plut and a musical comedy has practically not plot so "ScU It At Auction" MOON The Auctioneer 12IHJ V Au'liun ' CITY OK COl NTItY KAI.KS I.u r.raniHi, On-Koii ' ,. ! : : - ARCADE NOW! a &aramwl FMIINIS 9VEGRJ Danish L?LlkbtH Bunon .yjj- yrpniiiiwn mm uitn -Jig yintouOiUoitJU) THOUSANDS IN CAST COLOSSAL SETS LAVISH COSTUMES I0X NEWS Starling Monday GLORIA SWANSON In "The Huniiiiing iiitii" New Hollywood Sandals III While Kid - Patent : . The very ' . . '. $0.00 French Pattison Brothers ... VECiETADI.E AND FRUIT LIST FOR Saturday Green l!eans Didles Green Peas Hot House Cakes Asparagus Green Onions Fresh Tomatoes Strawberries Cream and Milk Delivered rhone STAMPED GOODS We have a wonderful slock of all kinds of Stamped Goods, both in packages and open slock. All threads to complete. Art & Baby Shop "Everything Cor the Ihiby" KI AMI'INU lll;.MM II( IIIN1 Sonmier Hold I'.ldg. UKAI) TIIK OI5SKKVKR CLASSIFIKH ADS ---i - f rill Leather and Pongee Itrick newest style . Per Pair .. "v.! .' ',:'Ji & Greene Wax Onions '. Walla Walla Cabbage, X Home Spinach . ; ! While Radishes New Potatoes ' ' Head Lettuce ', "' Hananas with your Grocery Order.,, Main 80 . !.! Do you ever go without your dinner be cause you have no tunc ? F.vcn if you arc in a hurry it is not nccc jry lli.it you fon-oo your miJitiy inedl. In a lew iniiuitcs -- only the timt it likes fur yuu u tliouic fium a v.u illy of rich iiipi'tiing fiicul ---you cm i,utakc of a nourishing IuikIicoii or dinner. Tlicie is no uiiiicvcss.uy waiting - no tiiiing no excessive cluiics . . lint there is plenty id go, )'.il.itable food al low ieJson.ible imccs. Try our food anil sen ice tnd.iy . ill hkc ("'l. . - . i-.cn 1..,K ,;.s you ! 5 j I