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.
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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
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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
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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.
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