La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, July 24, 1924, Image 3

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Newspaper Page Text(NEWS of ' Social newt must be In the httn.ls of the society editor by 1:30 o'clock. Due to the faot' that the social page is made up before noon, It Is practically Im posalhln to Insert torles after that hour. Hereafter, Items, no matter how Important they are,', that aro delayed beyond that hour, will not be printed until the following day News Edi tor's Note Reception ; i Given Rev. and Mrs. Sitton ' A chnrmlnff affair look place yesterday afternoon when n lor-, mal reception was given. , in he bufu'tnent of the Jiup'ilHl ' church, honoring lieverend und Mrs. A. It. Hilton, who will leave Ui tirande soon for North fiend, Ore., where' ItfV. Sltlon has accepted u position as inlnlNtt-r of the Kirsl Ituptlsi. church there. ,'I'he Kiiesls were received at the iloar by members of the- V. W. C.'s dressed as rose buds und con duced to the hostess, Mrs. W. I. M cA dory, who introduced them to hrT mother, Mrs. William Hunt. and wist era, M is. Lulu liuird and Mrs. W. II. Quinn nnd son. Master Wellington Quitin. The k nests ver then taken on down tho re ceiving Une )y members of the W.r W. f.s, dressed to represent J riom'ers. summer and spring, and introduced to Mho mothers of the W. W. tt.'s and Itcverend und Mrs A. Jt. Sitton. nfter which they were taken to tho W. iV. U. room,; where retfim ration was made and re freshments served. l,ndies of the Missionary Society assisted In the receiving Hue, while iueinbers of the Ladles Aid Society assisted lit the other room. DurlnK l he1 afternoon seventy -two gnosis reirlslerod. Iollowlnff the serving of refresh ments the guests were taken to the. fteauty Seekers Will I)o Well to Try THE MARINELLO i SHOP Itoom , Sommer Hill. "A beauty aid for every need" rllONB MAIN 571 for the figure in clined to stoutness Exquisite! Very lightly boned permits absolute freedom ot waistline. Every La Camilla means "Beauty and Comfort, Too" for Ita. wearer. The pat. ented Ventilo feature makes La Camilla astonishingly comfort able. 'A full line of the different models always on band. Mrs. Robt Pattisoa , Gorsellere 1 Plione Mala Sf Apt. 10, New Foley Bide. I The Fountain Beautiful Now Open Watch for Store Open ing Pay Saturday. :THELfLD'uo6 , ms imi utamr SOCIETY nialn room of tho church, ami o musical program woh rendered by tho V. V. Q.'a, under tho direction of Miss Marvel Rhine. Mtns Muhel chttffor presided at I ho plnno. ' , . With Iho successful orgnnlxnftnn of y. Music department of the Neighborhood club, known as the Afomluy Musical, the club Is now starling to organise, an Art De partment. This department Is to bo an Art study cluss and all In dies interested aro cordiully wel come to its benefits. Several Ia Grande women have studied art ex tensively and It is asstired that this branch of the club will he very.ln- HM-esuns. ; ,. , , All ludles wishing to enroll In Y'nls Art Study class aro iremieslert 10 please call Mrs. J. 1. Lynch or Mrs. It. II. rieavcr. . Mrs. fleorge" A. ttean announces the opening of a vocal studio at Third street and M avenue. Hav ing studied vocal Jmder tho direc tion of an associate, leucher of Jean de Ueazki, aT Parte, Mrs. Bean uses Homo of do Heszkl's vocalises for Hie equalization of tho voice which as yet hits not appeared in print. The Italian net Canto Is nlso taught, which means a clear ring inglone free from tremclo. Madam Machesl's vocalises form the basis of study. ... A pleasant afternoon was spent yesterday when the Missionary so- city of the First Methodist Kplsco- pal church met at the home of Airs H. ('. Smith. 17(i? Washington avenue. , After trw regular business session the regular afternoon's pia rfram was rendered, after whjch de licious refreshments, .were tervod vnd ti social hour speni, ' '' 1 . Kvcryone spent an enjoy.iblo af ternoon yesterday when Mrs. Lynn Si flwell was hostess to tho Park dale club. There was a large num hcr in attendance, ten guests being present besides the members of the club. Among tho guests wer? Mrs. Austin and daughter, of Chicago. 111. The afternoon was spent h social entertainment, utter which delicious refreshments were serv ed. Mrs. .St It well was assist j1 by Mrs. Zack Chandler. Wallowa. (Special to Ihe Observ er) Miss I-aura Thomason and H. B. Frair were united in marriage Wednesday at Knterprlso and left immediately by auto on a few days honeymoon Mrlp to the coos. both Miss Thomason and Mr. Frulr are popular young people of . this vi cinily anil have many friends here who wish them every happiness. They enpeet .to make their home hero, . , . . , , . , , . . t. nUNTS LETTER (Continued from page 1) ilrulatod tho same yoar, from thr village of Rarahoo. Itoth were Interested In history, polillral economy, theories of gov ernment anil Rlmllor subjects. . . ... Touner l.a Kollette wasn't going lo it any girl gel ahead of him. no he pitched Into his studies with led vim. Miss Lose, who as Mrs. I.a Kollette was later to be come an nclive ndvorntp. of woman Hiirt'rnge, set put lo show that a Khi could know as much altoul tiolltirs and govfrnment ns nny loy. The scholastic race was. a tie. Mf-nmvliilp. the competition which first brought dislike soon changed the all It udi- of each of tho young folks to respect, then to admira tion. Before graduation. Pan ra pid had ended all rlvnlry with one or his well-placed arrows. The next document they sought otter getting their diplomas was a mur riftgo license. And that fall they both entered law school! . When I.a Kollette set up ns a lawyer, Mrs. ba Kollctto heenme working member of the firm. She briefed cases, acted OS Index clerk, did much of the research necessary In nrcmirhier cases tor trial. This position as right-hand as sistant to her husbund she still holds. An alert, rather stocky, gray Ihaired but energetic woman or the jso-callcd "Intellectual" type, Mrs. i I.a Kollette has not had to-make jher husband's 'interests her intor ests. They have heen that from 'the first. I So next to Boh himself,' "Mrs. nob" will have the biggest say in how to attack the problems of the Independent campaign. I ' ' Quartirrs Visit Pierce. SAT.EM. Or. I-arondo N. Pierce, until a few months ago confiden tial adviser to Oforge I,. Cleaver, state prohibition director, tele phoned to the police here that Ool lle and William Quartler hail vis Ited his homo and had demanded an Interview. It was said that Mrs Quartler represented herself to be a Miss McKay, formerly emptoyeu os stenographer In tho offices or the prohibition director. When the ; police .-arrived Quartler and his iwiro had left. j Officers said they were ludlned lo believe that Qusrller and Ills' wire came to Hnlem bent on trounc ing Pierce as the result of on af 'falr In Portland recently, which re United In Quartler striking Pierce on the head with n paving brick. Freight Rate to florMia Kame 1IOOO ItlVKTt. r. Through the efforts of the Hood It Ivor Trafflct ojiwialion, composed of all apple shippers of,thls commun ity and other northwestern box apple interest, the proposed ap plication of local rates on all ap ple shipments forwarded lo Flor ida further south Ihdn Jackson vllle bus been withheld until after p hearing before the Interstate commerce commission at Washing ton. I. f, November 15. At presfiit the freight chffrge to all Florida points is fl.& per hundred. New French Goat HE HE ts a new eoiL: r'reneh. of course, that could play a nam oer of roles in any wardroho ft could toe used ovr Mfternoon or dinner gowns as well as evenlnc ons. and would si so do very meerv wrap for afternoon tes or; matinee. It is of black satin em t iroiaered in nnthiue design tn dull lors.J It is linNl with gnld-olord n.' It may-he wraniiert elnselv; i bout the throat or soft iy rolled ut.1 n ine pnotogrnph , TALLAHASSR, Fla. (AP) The clubwomen of Florida, plan to make a strong fight at the forth coming legislative session in April und May. lOUS, to have the mar riage laws of the slate umended. setting a limit upon the marriage able age of girls. The matler was a subject of greai interest at Tampa recently when a girl bride was brought he fore the county probation officer. It was discovered thai thc-chlld's parents wrc dem) nnd that . she had been left In the' care of her agea grandmother. The grand mother hud given her consenl, the only legal requirement, to the child's marrltige to a man of .14 years of age. The union resulted In grier to the young wife. Now the club women, backed by judges, probat ion officers, a ml 01 tiers', plan a fight to'hrlng about enact ment of laws designed to prevent ni recurrence of such tragedies. As It I at present, tho county judges ore helpless,' declared Mrs. Amos Norris. Tampa elub womaitr In mnklng it known that her organization would carry the fight before 1 lie b-gislature. , "If the parents or guardians of a. child consent, there is no law to prevent children of 1 1 or oven younger marrying. In the recent case of tho 11-year-old bride which has brought this matter again before the public. Judge Hazard at rlrst refused to Issue the licenser but upon further ex amination of the law, he realized that ho had n0 legal right to deny It when -.Iho -grandmother's con sent was given and so he Issued It. He could do nothing else. "We hope to alter this condi tion by bringing about it state law that will define the minimum nge limit for mrringes with guard ian's consent." '. Hixtoen years has been suggested -as the limit. Oyster Siwt Is Planted. NKWl'OHT. Ore. L. Wauch smuth, manager for the Oregon Oyster company, and his associate are nlnntinif eastern oyster snat on their Yanulna bay beds. Mr.1 Wauchsmuth said that eastern spat planted hero a year ago had grown to twice the size of sjmt planted on Washington oyster beds in the same length of time. By close study the secret of pro rogating eastern oyst'trs In 1'aciflc coast ;;aters has been discovered. and tho spat being planted on the Yaqulna bay beds are expected to spawn' here and in a few years lo develop to be equally us large us in custom oyslfr. )"u V WANT WEDDING LAWS CHANGED IISEEKIfJG BERRIES NOW WALLOWA, Ore. (Special) Many people from town and sur rounding country have been mak ing trips Into ;.ih.e. nioiinlivlns , and wooded sections during the ,pasi lew weeks,-' In quest of- thn much denlred huckleberry iJ Rom have been fnlrly lucky in getting .a nice quantity of berries. Tho crop Is saiil to have been very good in parm of tho Promise nnd powwat ku sections. , A few - have found small putchrs Jn thn north woods. Jay Dobbins and wife of Prairie Creek, ware among I ho .Wallowa visitors the first of tho week. Airs. Oeorgo Hill returned lo her home ui lHlaml 4'ity th. first of the Week, after spending a few days with her, sister.' -Mrs. II. W. Mi-el;. , Mrs. Joe Itrooka vtK recently for Los Angeles, !., where she goes to visit two of hef sons who ro- side thert. F. A. howning of Leap, expects lo move his targe. combine harvest er io the Dry Creek section ill a few days, where he will harvest ont1 hundred acres of wheat - for Air. Jones. , This section of the country was visited Frtduy night by u heuvy shower.; The rain appeared to be general , over the country. In a number of Instances It is reported to have wet the ground lo a depth of two and three inches. - While he rajn , cume. too late to do. any grent amount of good for the grain crops, It wllf be very beneficial lo gardens umr uhjtys. The ranges are said to be very short, und many of the slock-ore thlu for I his seu son of the tfeur. ; The forest fire danger was great ly lessened thy -the heavy rainfall. Inning the first part of tho mouth tho north woods was tho scene of several large fires. One fire burn ed for several days In the How-mun-Hlcks holdings, north of town and Is .suld to havo burned over two or three, thousand acres of land. Another firo in tho same section of tho country,- burning In the green timber is reported to have done considerable damage. All fires appear to have been com pletely extinguished by thu ruin. A drying wind has been blowing for the past several days, and It is feared that the danger of tiro win lu-come very great again soon. Water Shortage. The water shorlagn Is beginning to be fell in this section of the country. The warm weather com ing early in the season caused tnc snow to melt high In the moun tains early in-I he season. Kuar creek Is said lo be very low for ihia neuMon of the vear und a large amount of Irrigation wuier l re quired' for the crops. Tho cityn water supply is taken from ints stream. Tins condition nun neen the subject of considerable discus sion during tho past few days. Jt In said Hint farmers In this nee- For Sale Four-room home, close In, dea rie lights, city water, cement sidewalks, garage and shade trees for $l,HMt. Four-room homei close to the new Willow school and new saw mill location. ("Ity water, elec tric lights, garage, lawn and trees. Will consider nn automo bile as part of owner's, equity. New modern' C-rdom home, JuM completed;, hardwood floors, many built-in .feolures, full basement, with concrete floor... Price Terms If desired, . Modern fi-room home, pavrd street, cement sidewalks, base ment. This home In- an excel lent location. Prlco $5,ftoo. New 5 -room homo, bath, built in kitchen, basement for $2,7f.l. Geo.H.Currey Real Estate Ixmum Insurance Moorite Mineral A reliable remedy for stomach trouble. Sold on a money-back guarantee Pre sco tt Drug Company The New Drug Store Telephone Main 55 Cor. Fir & Jeff. tmir'HaWt hV'prW 'f Ighta 'f 6 fe water. District Water Muster Stan ley vra horp the ftrst of the- week discussing the qiiesttotiwlth, Inter ested farmers and in ei libera of tho city council In an effort to coiuo to some satisfactory decision re g:frdlng Iho mutter. 1 J. B. liastin, V. A. McRao and other stockmen, went to Powwntka range the first of lh week lo guth tr some beef stuff. Tho rango in this section la said' to have been quite good this season, not being heavily stocked. Sumo of the stock being brought out tiro In fine con dition. . A large number of people from here ut I ended tho M, K. camp meeting ut tho head of Wallowa Luke Hunday. L. V. and Ibiuno lathrop of Leap went to Kulerprise tho first of the week to move a combine harvester to their ranch. They ex pect 10 commence rutting within a few days,. "Wired Wireless' Kx-pcrliuciiia Sui-ceKful In Coal Mines SPnTNOFini.n, HI. (AP) Pos sibility of the establishment of communication .between under ground .mine workers and the surruce through iho development of the, line radio, or "wired wire less," In given rurlher Impetus as tho result or tenia conducted In several Illinois mines. Tho "wired wlrelesa' utilizes trolley wires, mine tracks, com pressed air and water piping, and similar conductors for voice trans mission. It It reasonably sure to withstand severe disturbances oc casioned by ui hm ex plosions or cuvelns, according lo J. J. Jukos ky, engineer of the department of the Interior, who is uiuklng u spo clal study of the matter. ' I n l ests conduct ed In a coal mine " feet deep, no difficulty wus experienced on I he surface In receiving rudio messages from a set mounted upon a mine loco motive, ns long as the apparatus was In the vicinity of the metallic carriers. Kxpcrimcnla show that tho range In tho average coal mine Is only a few hundred feet when may be several thousand feet when opcrut lug In 1 ho proximity to melal carriers. Wo Carry the Yd lowing WLATIU HLY ICM CltFAU ItltlCKS ' 1 Slyslery Maple Nut, Boston Crenm, cherlgobl I'rllH'OAH ' Vanilla, Pineapple Ico Strawberry 1 Xeopolltaii Strawberry, Vanllln,' ( Chocolate Pint Bricks flOo Quart Bricks 00V Mcon Drug Co. 5 Prompt and Free Delivery "Siinbeam" Electric Irons Tut them awny while "HOT" in their individual tee case something Newt H.and S. ELECTRIC Phone 39.1-W. G ARM'S Where Your Credit Is Good The SILVER GRILL for Service SPECIAL MERCHANTS' LUNCH AT 40c Best in the City ' Choice Steaks - Chops - Fish - Roasts and Salads " 100 American Restaurant Brazil Filbert and Walnut Cream The Candy Shop 210 FIR 8T. The Homo of Hiana klada Oandj SCORE KILLED . : IW FilILD PiflllC, VKBA CBUS5. Mexico (By the Associated Press) Twenty chil dren were trampled to death and 17 persons were Injuied In the Kslava theater Wednesday night when Ihe film of a moving picture caught fire and Ihrew the, spec tators into panic, Those who were viewing: the picture that was being thrown on tho screen believed when Ihe film exploded thul the . house hjad caught fire. A mad rush, espe cially from' the' galleries, which were 'filled with Utile children re sulted, and many of them -were trampled to death. 1 The exact number of victims la still unknown. . Specialist Guarantee Relief Dr.rintt'fllUnov Proscription -n nw Mernnl I tiPHtmi'ul nlliiy violent upasrn in 50 min- uxcx una in Quanmtven tt ihimk inn irmri Item olirnnlc Aflthtnii in 94 hniint, or it posts jouoottittif. Sold byaU "ooddruprUttiuch u Red Crogs Drug Store Permanently waved, wmry or , curly hair should be Water-Waved Tho water-wave Is soft nod natural la appearance. In no wise can It possibly . harm tho hair. Moles, warts, . auperfluo-ie hair permanently reamved wUhori scar , &II Work CSaaranteec AT TITE OOLONIAC ' l'booe 531-4 180S Foarth Bt. Apt B 1 Yom will flna our shop to be a verit able wonderland ot new Ideas and cre ations; Tou ar In vited to come in and look around at any time. 107 Depot St, HI ..-''. II SfiS Richardson's Art ft - pafl , a Gin shop pm I, mi M f TTTTT - 1 " yvasnii;;-;! Dresses $3.50 $6.75 . 1 ! $13.50 I ; Now, in the midst of the summer season ! Linens, Rat ines, Voiles,- and Combination. ; Renwkabje v yatfety .o( J cpJoi. X ' and Btyles. V . A Group at '- - - STREET AND SP0BT FROCKS: $16.75 LADIES REAdVtWVEM I" and m r 11(11 A FORD BATTERY $16.50 - ' - ' FOR " ' CARS WITH . Volt o'lsrtlng and IilghMng RpMM H-A-P-I-O-8 Perkins Motor Co. LINCOLN FORD - FORDSON Rocsrh Illdtc. rhOM Main BOO I00K OVER OUR WANT ADS FOR BARGAIN PONCE DE IjFON FAILED TO FIND He was hunting, liunllim for tho Fountain of Perpetual Touth and died disap pointed. We linve found it In our Marlnello treatments. Wo can bring lo your cheekil. the very bloom an3 color of youth. Ws can bring to yor llfs happlnesa that youth and ben illy give. MAKiNtxLO cosmistio KHOI 3A New Foli'j Bldif. I'hone Jliii na PURITY Tlie Henlth-Buildingr PURITY BREAD I.i Health fill, Nourishing;, Economical. T; PURITY BREAD T.i your Kent Food Eat More of It. La Grande Bakery K. J. McWffliams PURITY BREAD SUPERFINE BREAD EXPERIENCE twenty-two years of successful battery building Some tsuerlrnce, we tay and It's pack of Wlllnrrl Rotterv we sell. TIIE BATTF.RT ELEOITIIO BKRVICE CO. ., Icighum Maclila Works Bids. 1811 Washtogton Atb Fbooa Hata IM WM f 1S - FLATB. BREAD Bread for Children, i The Blootrvbrt Youth,x 1 7 Just count the cars that are Willard equipped at the factory. These cars havo been Willard-equlpped for years. Willords have always mads good In th owncr's car. "Ju.t ImsilM UlrhMd HI cslllsf tor horn whunT. A. WilUrd COD Id hsve .old him a fbrwlxl BubUc Bsttur," sws STORAGE f BATTERIES II mm.