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4 Saturday, 'July 12, 1924 THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PAGE NINE IRGL1S . AWARDS MADE Four Hundred and Thirty-Nine Claims Against . Germany Amounting to , $11,500,000 Are Paid. . W A SI 1 1 NGTON. ( A 1 ' ) A -rtcu p itulutlon of the work iiecompllalied by tho Clermun-Aineiieun Mixed Claims -Commission since its oi-Kiin-fzatlon up to the prose nt time, shows that 4:J9 uwunls UKtfregutlpt; moro thun $M,600,U0O huvu been ' mudo tn favor of Ameiieuu flrmt and Individuals on claims against Germany for losses sustained In tho world war through death or prop erly damage. In addition to the principal, Germany evil I be retiulr d to liny five per cent interest on each claim allowed from the date of the award to the time of pay tueiit. No payment will be made by Germany, however, until the commission concludes its labors and a funding method is determin ed upon. When the commission adjourned recently for the summer it had pending before it 12.410 claims amounting to approximately $5(iu, 000.000, Including unu by the lini led States government for $255. 544.810, representing the cost of the American army of occupation This claim, however, is expected to bo settled through other than com mission channels. Of the more than 12.000 pending claims. 2,044 have been considered by tho American and German agencies of the com mission and are ready for final action. Wtlhelm Kiepselbaeh, German commissioner, recently went to Germany for the summer and will return to Washington early In the fall when the. commission contem plates resuming its sessions. Hob ert W. nonynge, American agent on tho commission, and Agent von l.ewlnskt of Germany, accompan ied by attorneys and assistants, will sail on separate steamers July It for Germany whero evidence necessary to adjudicate American , claims not obtainable in this coun try will lie Investigated. While Germany is obligated to pay the amounts agreed upon by !he Mixed Claims Commission, it remains in lie decided where she will get the funds for such pay nienla. Once the question of how Ihn claims are to be met Is determined. Germany will pay the American 'government, which, in turn, will re mit. Ihe amount of the respeellve awards to the individual. claimants riiiH'Wile cTiill" Jliirt In". Fall l'ltlNKVIM.K, Ore. tilly Morse, 11. son of Mr. and Mrs. AV. 11. Morse of the Oehoco project, fell from nnpple tree to the con crete walk at the home of his j-randriitber, l Smith, In this city and Mistalhed it broken wrist mid severe concussion of the forc hi'Md. lb' Is recovering'.' " Easy Riding DODEE Brothers TburinJ Car Dependable REAL ESTATE IJARGAINS l'.eantil i:l five-room home and. i three lois at the corner of Kir it rid Y - avenue. . Hearing fruit trees, .fin shade trees, blooming flowers1 :nhd fine lawn, guragi bath, city water, electric light, and fJiui giird"ii. Kveryl hing In first class condition. I'rlcc $aU0. I Jinn cash, $35 per month. I INF. SMAfJj IHMIIC On ttecond street. Good foii.' rnoiii house and large corner lot. Tex I 1 0, garden, straw berries, et!. $3o, 3"h cash, $25 per month. Koine fin building lota In weM part of I -a Grande, near StaiiffVfi new liuiuq. PYRAMID LAND CO. Mnln in bVJi. .ford. V. Ii. Bcrrr, : W. II. IR-rrj Uuuiled Rtllor, , She Votes "Aye '; He "Nay" Tin; tlnii.-lioiioroil theory (lint a wife votes as lier liusliaml lias hv-eu filially exploded at least lu tlio l'attantcnll ramlly. Itoth W. It. ami Sirs. Pailenirall, Ahisustu, Me., luul votes at Hut Ik'inwratns convention, l-altaiutall presented tho ruinous anti-Klait plank while Mrs. l'auaiigull silt calmly hack anil, actiiiK as Iht liiishaiiil's alternate while lit! was on tlie slanil, voted asalnst tho plank he was presenting;, proving tlial a woman nay cling to her political convictions In spito of hubby's atltttnlc. 28 YEARS AGO ,a Grande Gazette, July 10, 189U Joe Jones spent the Fourth in I'endjeton. Frank Slater was over from Un ion Sunday. T. S. Aid rich Is suffering from a sprained knee. Hevcrend J. Hi Anderson, of Un ion Is a visitor in the city. The frif fluent showers of lute fill the farmer with delight. Horn: To Mr. and Mrs. W. S. IJerkoley, Thursday Juno I, 1S1K.' a boy. Mrs. J. H. Kuton of the Cove, was visiting friends In this clly Tuesday. Mr, ami Mrs. A.' C. Craig of Un ion ' were: "Visitors"' in-'-La- -Grande Thursday. The Klgln branch of ' tho O. It. and N. will be sold at Island City today at noon. ' The farmers are very jubilant over the prospects for u large crop this year. The weather conditions have been all thai 'wuultl bo de sired. ( l.ce MoorhouHc has been ap pointed clerk of the supremo court at l'endleton, succeeding Henry .1. Bian, who resigned to take Ihe of fice to which he wiui elected, that of district attorney for tho sixlli judicial dlHlrlct. , Mrs. Frank I'lke and daughter left for Heal tie last evening where she will visit her mother for a Hhort lime. Frank Ott of Knterprise is a visitor in Iu Grande. Mr. Ott is the propuietor of tho saloon at Kn terprisc and It appears from the newspaper reports from that sec tion that the church people are making 'It hot for him. Kred. the 14-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs, John Hhiiltng, died In this city July 4, lKlMi. The de ceased had been a sufferer for about three years from tho effects of a fall from a horse. The sympathy-of the entire community is with the bereaved parent. Kd. Reynolds has purchased if new threshing machine .which ar rived yesterday. Mr. Reynolds .'s also having his engine thoroughly overhauled and there is nc doubt but what. that gentleman will have one of the finest outfits in the valley by Ihe time he is ready to begin operations. J. T. Richardson whs sworn In as a new recorder vice Charles McDantel who was defeated for re-election. J. F. l'hy was re-eloctcd to the office of sheriff. J. R. Oliver still retains the clerk's office. Kd. Reynolds, school superin tendent; James HI ott s, treasurer; nr. -I). Y. K. Oeering, coroner; J. T. Langrell, county commissioner and W. R. Chandler, asxessor. an elected at the last election were sworn into office with tho excep tion of Chandler who does not, Hike his office until the first Mon-t day in January. A small pile of rubbish in mu vacant lot next to me uaision block caught fire from a sky rocket, which after being fired otf had fallen amongst U. The flro department responded quickly at i hi tan of Ihe bell and put the flro out. No damage was done. CAMP li:l'.TINi IXAN.VWl IViTTAGH OltOVH, On-. Tip: ; fourth snntial Mi-tholiHt Kti-, roim eiiiup ini'i-ttnK will open hTO July 17 In the lulieniiule now un der eonlnic!im. The leum of Itri-iH.-licrM lor ine in-d.iy i ineltidex I. M. I largo". OI ! Kanxas , Mo-, nnd T. II. lien-, demon, l. 1).. of I'leveland. I K. S. .ItdinHon, hlKhop lo Africa, , who ! tttklng the plaeo or Bishop i Mhepunl, who Is In Africa for six j month, will l0 present una ur- llclpate. . 1 " 'Oie talern:icte win navo n seai- , liig capacity of 1 nn. nml this can i tnrrcan-4 to Dedication excrclMK wtil be held Suuduy, j July iv. I Pheasants lo lie Released. . ASTORIA. Ore. Kleven crates of Chinese- pheasants, 264- birds In all, are due to arrive here In a few days from the state game fnrmi at Corvallis. according to, Carl HI (kin I, seereriiry of the As toria Jtod and "Gun club. They will bo released in Clatsop coun ty, where for several years a de termined effort has been made to stock the open lands with these birds. There has been- no open season In Clatsop county since propagation started but success lias been retarded by tho lack of grain culture here. Itosohurg Huys Fire ,1 Jig Inc. ROSKRURG. Ore. X ISUU-tfal-lon 2-fi horsepower Stutss fire en gine was purchased by the cly council after four close propo sals were submitted in answer to another city's call on bids on fire apparatus. In , addition to the fire engine the city obtains ad ditional equipment vulurd tt uro.ind $ I Run. The successful bin was In the sum of $ 1 4.44 4. In cluding the added .equipment. De livery was promised In 3d days. Mas Meeting Calh;1 HARRIRl'ItO. Ore. July 14 Is the date set for a mass meeting of Ihe people of this town In the interest of the proposed $ IH.eno com m unit v house. Among out stdo speakers who will be pres ent are James Rryaul, who was re sponsible for I lift creel Ion of t he $000 community structure it t Riv erside, near Albany; C. K. Calllstcr and Rev. Puling, both of Albany. Sister of .Marx Dies COI.OGNK, (AP) Sister Anton la, a nun for many years in the Ursullne convent near Cologne and a. s'ster of Reich Chancellor Marx, died recently at the ago of G3 years. No town is entitled to a con vention unless It has enough pool tables for delegates to sleep on. TRY THIS a ia Ncin;o at Tin; MIAKlt GRILL will .afford Just (he proper recreation lo tone yon up for n belter iiriernooii'e work. Serveil from II lo 2 -Hk' Luncheon 1 Also Choice Stcnks anil Chops Silver Grill SMOKE Grand Eagle Cigars They Are The iicsl! Four Sizes Win, 1. Laydcn, Mfr. 1517 Madison Ave. ELKS -TEACH " A Ml UOSTON. (AR The extent and scope of the social and community wolfaro work, being done by the Order of Klks throughout the Uni ted States by the 1.5UQ subordinate lodges, is set forth In tho report made today to the national conven tion of Klks In session In this city by the Grand Lodge Committee on Social and Community Welfare. The report shows that tho Order or Klks has entered every social and community activity and tit at the subordinate lodges are tho clvie centers of their communities. . The activities engaged In by the local lodges, according to tho re port are: Americanization, educa tion, flag day observance in con- Junction with prlxe essay contests in public schools; support and en couragement of tho Roy Scout, Girl Scout and Rig Rrolher movements: war veterans relief; Thanksgiving and Chrlstmns charities; hospital work, medical aid to tho poor, sum mer recreation camps, parks, play grounds and swimming pools,' out ings for poor mothers and children and athletics. Approximately 3, 000.000 was spent jn the last' year by the Elks in charitable work alone. The report stresses the need of an intensive campaign in Amert cdtilxation and devotes special sec tions to education and tho conser vation of mother life and baby life. The report calls upon the nn- PURITY BREAD The Health-Building Bread for Children. PURITY BREAD Is Healthful, Nourishing, Iconomicul. : PURITY BREAD la your Best Food Eat More of It. -.' La Grande Bakery K. J. McWilliams PURITY BREAD SUPERFINE BREAD NEW BUSINESS Just Opened in : liOHNKNKAMl' 1SUILIMNG Jefferson and Elm ' l'LLLY KdUIlTKD AND ABLE TO DO ' F1KST CLASS ' Auto Tops, Awning Repairs and Upholstering La Grande-Auto Top Co. ALBERT MARTIN, Prop. Breakfast Bacon 25c lb. MT. EMILY 1SKAN1) NONE DEXTER ' COSTS LESS The Grande Ronde Meat Co. v Vl,"r ''"il,,,4 ,,st ,H rl,,fhI V,,y 11 ',Vi'w fluilicH for M" when hi JjjjJ tional Order of Klks to make nn "intensive, constant nnd militant campaign on Americanism to awak en the people to tho real dangers that confront the country." "There is no problem ut this mo ment," says the report, "to which Klkdoin can address itself with more serious consideration, - with graver concern than the question ot Americanization. It offers us a fer tile field for useful labor along th lines of constructive citizenship and nation building." Camp O iterations Suspended MARSHF1KLD, Ore. Camp op erations in the Coos county dis trict will bo suspended until after July 4. Tho Davis Slough and Black Creek camps of tho Stout Lumber company were tho last to close. Tho camps at Rowers were closed u week ago and many log gers have left the locality. ' The workers will attend celebrations at Rondou. .North llend and lake side. Tho mills will operato, ,lt is said, probably continually, except ing on the Fourth. Tho Ray Park j mm is cioseu ana mo western White Cedar company operating at Mllllngton shut down camps and mill until July 7, Negro Gone; Foul lluy Feaml MARSHF1KL1), Ore. T. F. Pet tis, negro, who was chased by officers after he engaged In a cm broglio with sailors wh wero In pert Sunday night, has not shown up at home since und Mrs. Pot tis'appealed to the sheriff of the county, for help to locate him. Mrs. Pettis believes her husband has been foully dealt with, but others think he is absenting him self until the storm blows over. RiliO Dairy Cows TcstiM FRKKWATKll, Ore. Accord ing to a si moment made by A. A, Rlxby. president of the - Hudson Ray Creamery company JS0t dairy cows have been tested for tuber culosis In tno vicinity of Mtlt on Free water and the Hudson Hay district within tho lust two weeks with but three reuctors. Tho work was done by Dr. G-. K., Overhuhie of tho Oregon Agricultural college dairy extension department. Hoy Seriously Ruriictl, ORKGON CITY, Ore. John Sims, 17, son of Mr. und Mis. George Sims of Reaver Creek, Ore., was brought to Oregon City hospital sintering from sevei v burns on hi? arms und hands. He will recover, physicians said. In starting ' a fire tho youth failed to notice live coals remain ing from the previous night and throw into tho kitchen range a small quantity of gasoline with which he had cleaned ft suit the night before. Wo Curry the, following WIJATHKItliY K'li CKICAM RRlChS -Mystery Maplu Nut, Huston Cieai'i Chcrlgold : Princess Vanilla, Pineapple luo ;' Strawberry " .ooKlltan , Strawberry. Vanilla, Chocolatu Pint UricUs :m quurt Rrlclis title Moon Drug Co. Prompt und Free Delivery VICTOR DE PINTO Violin Instructor Formorly with Auguslana. Conservatory and Trl - City Symphony Orchestra. Limited number of Pupils accepted. Studio: Eastern Ore gon . Music Company f V t Y ? This Little Dollar Goes ToMarket EVERY yuur every family of your acquaintance Klicnils aliout 70 per cent of its income just for liv ing, exclusive of rent so economic experts tell us. Think what this means seven dollars out of every ten in vested in food, clothing, household utilities and all the multitude of things that keep a family comfortable and happy. v It's a big job lo spend so much money wisely and well. It requires careful business methods to get the best pos- ; sible returns from each dollar that leaves the family purse. . The clever woman goes for help to the advertisements of her daily paper. There she finds a directory of buy ing and selling. She learns about the offerings of mer chants and manufacturers. She compares values. She weighs quality and price. She takes this opportunity of judging and selecting almost everything she needs to feed, clothe, amuse, instruct and generally bring up. her family. '". . Do you read the advertisements? You will find them willing and able to serve you in. the daily business of purchase. ....:.; . i t t t ? ? ? V y ! t ? ? . t ? f ? ? ? ? ? ? t r ? ? ' a f ? V y' y y y y y y y y Y y y y 1 Gwilliams Electric Bakery OV ANY KIND W v- -Tim; on itini wo can save you money if you give us the job of vul canizing It. There ore very few uHed casings and inner tubes which arc not bene fited by our vulcanising process. Usually months of service urp added. ORIXiOV tiki; & HATIKItY CO. 107 Fir Ut, Mailt BIO It Wins Because it is entitled to win FEDERATION FLOUR It's the Best in ull the world. Ask Your Grocer. . Tukc no substitute. . La Grande ni?in wux? nvcvDWD rt iceinrn ins ' Advertisements arc guardians of your pockclbook read lliem carefully KltAUIl.tVT IlKEAD ; In also appetising becauuw tho Bwt'i't aroma tcinpla tb tuslo anil a first taste or our bread mukoa one a reg ular user of It, because of Its. gjveotnoss, purity, and wonderful satisfying quali ties. Young and old hall It with delight at tho table, and the . samo welcomo 1 given our fresh rolls ovory luorniug. ' ; ' Muling Co. t X T t t y T ? T T 7 t 1