(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.