La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, July 30, 1924, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextjWcdnttsrinyt July 30, 1021. , -, THE LA GKANP13 EVENING' 'OBSERVER tmtmtmmtmiiaim ( I I I I II 1 1 III I II I Mill I II I . I I I J r ; T I Local News In Brief j OtiMINO Ifi VENTS August 3 K. O. M. I'ienlc ul Itlverside Park. Sopl. S- lu (.rando schools open J9J4-25 term. lishing C. I- Dumorell uml Hon, Wood ruw, accompanied by (luy DcHoic ami his koii, Karl. left on the brunch train Hits morning to fiMli at Kondowa for a day or two. Take On! McrtuMw ,v y S I " Mnrrhige licenses were issued i's)t'iilay to Kiigcne Huzen and iJlllan Hplcer Hud'-Joc, Cole Und Hester McCOnticll, all of l.a tjrunde. ItMirhrr Hen- T. K. rioylen, or Ivinllrtou. la linvv -Hloppinir lit 1 1"' l-'oley liol.'l. Mr. Hoylen hua larue riinchliiK ln-u-rrats hoth in I'limlillu und Wul Iowa. t'Oiintira. Hen': on Husim-jis ll'.! Yohn. ol' lliv I'llloll I'll ell'ie Kyalcm, la In l.u (Irunile ror u lew days on Iiiih:ui'kh. Ilo la registered ut the l-'oley hotel. Itetiini rnilll Trill Mlsa l'ure-su Wella and her mot her. Mrs. S. A. Wella. urrlveil ill m Crunde Troiil Spokane luat eveniiiK.'- Tip" two- holies spent- two1 weeks . moLoi-iiiis in,. Iduho und Washington. Tlmy report u splen did I rip iniinurrci! by uny motor or roud troubles. l,caw on Vacation '(Yip Mis. I)., l'ufmnn left hut evening- to join Mr. l'ulinon in "Portland on a vacation I rip to l,oa Angeles. Mr. 1'utiuan left here Sunday evening lo transact busi ness in Portland before go in;; tioudi. They expect to be gone ahout three weeks. Injured Man lU'tiei Mr. and Mrs. W. ('. f'athcart, who were called here when I heir son. ;. S. Tathcart. fell off of tho hridKC at Oro I 1 1 some time ago. ret timed to their home hi Knox vllle. Iowa, this morning The younger Mr. athcart has recov ered very rapidly considering the extent of his-injurien and in now able to be about with the aid of rrulehes. 30 Minutes From Basin to Coiffure Va ST Don't Rinse Hair Hard water lakes tho life out of 1ho hair makes it dull and brittle. Shampoo with Cicero and yon won't have to ririo. Cicero contains no al kali ap Washes tho hair with a substance that is good for tht hair. All the dirt comes to top of foam. Just wipe off wjth a towel. Hair takes on new life and shine under refreshing action of Cicero. Try it today on new money back offer, ltegular price 60c Kcd Cross Drug Store Luggage Sale:';'? AT ' , CI, I NTS 1)1 'KING ' .-Ol'K Stock Reducing and Money Raising ALE . ' NOW OX! Ala Saving of 20 Per Cent Discount Select ymir Trunk, Suitcase or Traveling IJujr now. for your vacation or school trip. Merchandise of Quality Famous line of Multnomah Cedar-Lined Trunks, Suit cases and Haps Oregon made carried in our store. (UNT (jpTHlEg? V V "THE STORfe WITH A CONSCIENCE ' Personal Mention l. Knox ri'liirniU lo liia hum.' In Ivinimtt. l.luho. thin inurnliiK. llii litis U-cn Hulling IiIb duiiBhter, Mia. s. a. Wells, of tills clly. IIs l.'hiru Duvla. or Knterprlm-. us In l.a Urundu luat cvunins und rnlurnfd to lur lionic on till' brunch lino truln lliis iiiornlnir. Mlsa Duvla hua bi-.-n utn-ndinv summer school ut ihu Noiimil Collide ut Monnioilth, Uri-gun. Miaa Helnia Uustufso went through l.u Orundv this morning en route to Knterprlse.. Shu hus I been In Spokane and Seutllu for .several months. 1 ( . Mrs. Kirby and son returned from a trip to Montana this mom lllir. They huve been viaitiliK relu Uvea In tliut atuto tor ubuul three weeks. I Mr. und Mrs. I.ee Wladoui und children left ror Klnrln thia morn IllIT tu spend u few duys vlslllllK relatives. Their home Is In lluines. I Mrs. H. MeAlexunder uml MIs tress tVlesllllu Itoe or Vulejo. Culiroruia. went throUKh l.u tirunde ihia morniiif; to spend sev eral days at Knlerprlse und Wal lowa .Luke. . . ... .Mrs. W. S. Parker and daugh tcr, Huth, arrived from Portland this morning to visit for a few days at the home of Mrs. It. L. l'oarch. Mr. nnd Mrs. It. ! Kitchell, of llaleyville, Oklahoma, slopped in .n Grande last evening and con tinued on to OKdcn this morning. They have bpin In Portland re cently before ' coming tu Ia Grande. Mrs. William Gcllernmn. of ! (lien's Kerry, who has been visit ing her sister, Mrs. W. A. Daniels, returned to her home this morn ing. America Outranks Rest Of World In Reserves (Continued from Page One) I'uited States consumed only X.4 per cenl: Great Hrltain. 3.XS per cent: Germany. 6 per cent; Trance. 10.5 per cent: Italy. 32.1 per cent, and Switzerland. 3U.2 per cent. Itiiluin Next. I (treat liritatn la the only other Industrial nation capable of great ly Increasing Its electrical output. I cut even at that, the United States had almost four times us much power available. In l2l the I nlted Slates pro dueei 4.imiu kilowatt bourn against 4'JUO for Great Urllaln. 4;;iiu for Italy and aiitu for Hull zerland. - Llcsidcs tills great advantage. America has developed super power. Tills is a term applied lo the system whereby almost all ut the power producers are linked to "ili'r. .When one system re quires more power, it draws upon another. When another has u surplus. It sells to a third. , This means that power can be mobilized. It moans that "'nste is eliminate!. It means -1 tint 'thi surplus cun bu disposed of. It also means l hat coul and oil can be conserved to a greater ex tent than possible in other coun tries. H. in tlu! lever by which rntled tfttites can exercise, international economic supremacy. AMERICAN'S SUGGESTION IS TAKEN UP (Continued from page I) ion- and at llu same time Battery tho International bankers who will be asked to recommend a 4ti,t00. 000 pound loan to Investors in or der to launch the Dawes project. Lumbermen Lay Plans And Laugh at Omens MINNKAl'OUM AI Tim black cat with its superstitions nine lives will come into its own here September 8, 9 and to, when i he International annual meeting of the Concatenated Order of Hoo tloo. fraternal organisation -of lumbermen, gets under way, Tor the said cat with Its alleged nine tails und llko number of lives Is the accredited mascot of the concatenation, and will play a part In the sessions which will bo at tended by more than loot) lumber men from ail parts of tho I'nlted lutes dnd 801110 from Canada. I'an ama and Mexico, and the Philip pines, those arranging tho event declare. To further show their disregard of old time superstition, the order has adopted the figure '!." Dues are and life membership Is $9!r.!. The lumbermen plan an unannounced feature at their "zero hour," the ninth minute, the nlnih hour, of the ninth day of the ninth month. The members of the order cull themselves 1 he "Friends of the Forest, " and their aim Is forest conservation and reforestation. Organized In Gurdon, Ark., in 1892 by a group of lumbermen who were stranded in that town, the order has grown In member, ship 'to more than 36.000. with local clubs In virtually every largV city of tin country. Krom the be ginning its endeuvor was to pro mote good fellowship among all lumbermen, foresters, manufac turers, relu Hers and wholesalers, emphuslze the virtue of home ownership, finding of ways und means of increasing the uses of lumber, and partaking of interest In civic enterprises. rind Iridium lit Canada. KDMONTON.AIta. Iridium, oni of the most valuable minerals in tho world, has been discovered In the upper waters of Peace rlvt-i by tho i'an yon Gold Mining com pany, according to a representa tive of an I'Minunton syndicate who returned from the north anu filed claims for lo miles along th? river. ' NEW TODAT NOTICK. Ibie in illfriciilty exprrlriicfri In collecting (-barges for adwr tlslng Uml Ih 1 1 ted under classi fied advertising anil under (lie "new (oriav" heading, lite leve lling ObM-rver will hereafter Lake no classified advertising or advertising to bo run as "new today" unless the aclvciUIng is accompanied by cash. KOIt MAI. K Hay In I he shock Close In. Phone SiiifW. 7-:m-itp LOST Hunch of keys on chain ring. Jteturn to Observer of fice. Kcwurd. 7-XO-llp l-'Olt HKNT Two room furnished house. 200t; Adams. 7-3U-3lp l-'Olt SAI.K CHKAP l-'Ial-loi desk, Iwo swivel chairs, type writer desk, typewrit or and 11 I wo burner . eleel rlc stove. Phone Main 7;t. 7-30-IU KOIt HKNT rive room house 1(i 1X05 Y aveniii or call 17:tV. 7-:in-2lp WANTUD KxelUHive county rep. rt-Hentullve to sell Natlolia1 brushes. (iuarunlecd salary and commission. Write Na tional I (rush Company, 1 1 ' Itelmonl street, porl land. Ore gon. 7-30-1 1. KOIt HAI.K Aslrlean apples. See ond house cast of flour mill. Phone :.ilt. 7-30-:ttp 1 KOIt t.;,T Modirn rurnlKhed apartment. 1 2ii S avenue. ! Phone HHll. 7-3U-2tp I'lllt HKNT Klve roiims, modern furnished, I !'r Adams. 7-30-tf. W A NT K 1 1 To h I re a team or horse for light work for ten days. Phone lidW or call 1702 X. 7-3i-3lp 'OH HKNT Two room furnished house. Phone 27HH. 7-30-2lp KOU KKNT Klne 1 wo-rooni and one-room modern . furnished i.pirimeii(. Hull Apis., 1017 4h. 7-30-tf. HKWAHD Suitable reward for recovery of ladles brown va lour wrap-around coat. tbd on Ride. Lost Sunday afternoon on highway between I ' mat il la and Hellh. Kinder please notify Ob server. "7-30-31. V A NTK I Kx perlenced bel I hoy. Hotel Koley. 7-3"-III Our Violet Cream relieves tan and sun bun and Is cooling to the skin. There Is nothing better and it sella for -6c ut Silverthorn Wright't Kauiily Drug Store only. - 1-Z'J-U BOOTLEGGERS SHOOT AGENTS Bodies of Prohibition Of ficer Found in Car in North Carolina Dis trict. WILMINGTON. N. C. (Hy the Aa-oclutcd Pre.vs) A pohSt- des patched to Phoenix, ItrniiKwick county, Tuesday night In reooipt of reports of a battle between prohi bition officers and bootleggers found the bodies of Depuiy Mar shall Lilly and city prohibition Agent Leon George In their auto mobiln two miles from town. Hoth bodies were riddled with bullets fired at close range and George's police dog was found dead In tho car. The posse con sisted of 60 police and county of ficers who went on with rlol guus to meet any exigency. po-s.se In Search The weapons of both officers were In their car ami had not been fired. First news of the affair came In the form of a telephone message to the effect that a negro had reported hearing 25 to 30 shots fired and had seen the bodies of the wounded officers at a distance. A search was 1 111 medi ately begun for the slayers and oon 100 additional men were sent to Hrunswlck county to Join in the hunt. At 11 o'clock an additional 100 men had been hurried to Hruns wlck county to join in the, search 'or the slayers. George was 52 years old an J had been a member of the police department for 25 years. Kor the past three years no hud been ac tive in prohibition enforcement work, his efforts In this direction being widely exploited In motion plct u re news ree Is. II e was u il -married. Lilly was about 45 years old and Is survived by n wife and ieveral children. STONE WOULD CANCEL LEASE (Continued from pat 1) land, numbering somo 4 (Ml. Mr. Stone and Secretary Work of Die interior department are In accord that no further leasing of he lands Involved should be per mitted until congress authorizes extraction of the oil or gas. They feel that congress should express -Is view as a guiding policy for the executive departments to follow, Ciw Is Kplulucd The lease sought to be cancelled 'n the government's action covers 'and sci aside by ;m executive or der of President Arthur In 1X84, und .applies to 2Tjo acres. Thero liavo buin many slmlhir executive orders concerning other parcels of Indian land since thai date, and Mr. Stone believes that Ihu pres nt milt, which will be prosecuted 'n Salt lnkc will delermine deft ilteiy the government's position Tor all ful ure eases. This pro ceeding, 11 was made clear, i "h'ur. separate am) distinct from ega sleps taken by t he special government eounnsel, former Sen for Alice Pomerene and Owen J. Roberts, in the naval oil lease dills. It Is a move. It was assert ed, to undo grants that Attorney General Stone held should have never been allowed, but which re mit ed In I he decision signed by Mr. Kali In the Harrison ease. The hit ei Ion depnrt ment under 'hat decision, held that Indian land reserval Ions, created by ex ecutive order, gave the Inians the right of occupation and uso of Ihe mi-race, uml 1 hut such oil or oilier mineral contidncd in the land re naincd the property of the I'nlted Suites. Mr. Stone held that the Indians came lulu exclusive prop "Ny right when the executive or der established the reservation, and that only an acl of congress could make It possible for even the Indians lo separate. II. SMOKING IS STOPPED IN FOREST NOW (Continued fr-mi page 1) t 'uscades, in hot h stak s, large fires are raging iinconl rolled. West of the mountains, however, high humidity, accompanying eloudy skies (luring the past few days, has enabled lighting crews to control every bla., uccordlng lo officials of the federal and. state offices. Near PrllievlHe In the Ochoro national forest approximately 64' acres were ablaze laic yesterday. High wlndn in that section were tanning the flames Into a fury and out of con'rol. Will Hebuild Uareboti.se HA K Kit. Ore., Work or clean ing up Ihe ruins of tho -recent Hurfchc-Safte Hardware coiupnn warehouse fire Is progressing rap- (idly and consl ruction work on re building Ihe tlrs section of th? wurehouse will ne started. It Is found that a considerable part of the hardware came through the fire in pretty good condition snd can be salvaged to some extent. U. P. Lliley stated that replace ment slock is Hrrlvlng rapidly. oJru.vD, ouoo, lift. M.WI MltuilwM mt m 17 pivorccs1 Growing More : popular in This State (Continued hum Page One) umiily U bo imwt happy. Hut, how do Hie iMwiroe luwcrs tint In Shcrmau county? Tin Statistics of mrrl..v,. f,,r 1923 were furnished by the Slate Hoard of Health and those or di vorces for tlm km inn vphp l.v 11... county clerks. Tho figures artt preliminary and flubject tu eor- rccuou. in table follows: - lOregou lUarrlaeFX. I'ounty . v . a--. lois I Mukcr ur.- mi llunl on U.........:.... 144 : in', l-luukainuH .;7;i ; . i.m, eiMrap, ........i.. xit . 1 133 . folumbtii ;. n . w3 e - .'. sis " :r'. 44 as Curry . ,i . Iiiclmt I... ne . wi Douglus rt ' 1S!1 - i;3 Gllllum . "2 n Ormu .. 4u 5(i 1 Harney ' 31 20 ' Hood Itlvcr 72 ;js i JuckKon 22ti 3.18 '. Jt;rferNOii : 7 il I Joai'plillli. tj 07 i Klmnittli J40 17 j 'ttk 18 28 1 I"" 417 S6.1 I Uncoil) .. .-. 71 4 s l-ln 3t lit I Mulhriir 2 ii4 : Mnrlon 483 477 Morrow .... 3.1 2S Multnomah 245 2a;? Polk ; 1 10 , ;i2 Hlicrniun .. 211 ' 1:1 Tillamook .. 10s : 64 lTnialllla 1 ; I8li ' m;l 1 I'nlon ; .: 173 is8 Wiillown 3 41; Waco - C , 140 . 127 WiiHhtnirloil 18tl 177 Whei'liT 14 3 Vanillin us lor, Tolul 7132 0534 Ort'Kon lUors f 'untiij- 1923 is-j: linker 1; 7 8.! Hi-nlun ;r. -.'U I'llii'kainnti 311 28:1 rlatHoy 20 2117 Columbia 87 ' ! 7 Coos. 1(14 81 ('rook .. II 12 t'urry 7 7 DoHcliutuu 28 4 2 DoukIhh ; 37, 38 ' (tllllam .: 13 10 Oram .. 7 11 Harney , 7 3 ' Hood Itlvcr t .13 JuckHon- 7ft r.y Ji'Tferson 2 3 Joni'plilnu 21 31 j Klamath fttj 43 Uilto '11 4 ; Mtt 8G . 72 I Lincoln i ID 111 l.lnn .. j.. ! , 38 fiij Mnlhtur tr. -.7 I Marlon n..: .57 r.a I Morrow. .;v.-. ' P 13 I MllltnoilDlli .V .. 1231 04 I I'olk .. .u. 18 Ki Hliorninn- ' - 1 3 'niiiiniook .. .. 24 is! I'iiiuIIIIu .. .., 81 17 j I'nlon 02 f.4 . Wallowa 23 .22 j ro.sco 3ti 31 I WualihiKton t3 02 WiopU r 3 3 ! Yunihlll .. 62 32 Tolal 28B4 :'62V During the first six months of; 1024, uccordlng lo County Clerk McCorinlck, a tolal of 22 divorces were granted In this county. Mar tin ge licenses totaling 72 were granted during lit same period. During July, to duto. 19 couples , have applied for marriage licenses the Durest liveiv DiiDDie m m v v i-frs - rfngvixxsrjme Pl WEINHARDf8 Since HENRY WE1NHARD PLANT ... ' ....... Ju Grande Grocery Co. La Grande, Oregon. A lti;AS4 jm SHI,l(i Home wise iiiun once said it was easy to be happy w lw n you felt good, and thut ap plies to the picture of the smiling lady. Hhc knows what is coming to her ai t hough Iho box of confec tions Is still unopened. If i. she has had chocolates from our store before und knows how to anticipate their pui Hy und sweet ness. THE BLACK CAT MM Ml DEMONSTRATED: M. F. Hollister Will Con duct Free Public Class Tomorrow Night at 8 O'Clock. Tomorrow night at o'clock in the Presbyterian church, M. K. Hollister will give a free memory demonstration which Is open Ut the public. "Mr. Hollister Is vice president of Heck ham, Holllsler and Co., business engineers of Siwkane, und during the last week has been training a group of 40 business and professional men in public speaking under the auspices of the Union County Chamber of Commerce. This memory demonstration Is , clear and concise and has absu- t lutely no connection with the so- called "psychology" courses. Mr. Hollister says there Is no excuse for poor memory as it cun be dune away wll h In b short time by the man who wishes to do sp. 'Anyone can leurn the new system In a few hours," he claims, "uml under this system II i impossible to forget names, faces, telephone numbers, etc." Tile short hand system of mem ory has nothing to do with Iho methods which were used by ttl m ost everyone In school. A per son with a poor memory can grasp the fundamentals of the system us easily us one who has a naturally attentive mind. 'Hie merchant who can remem ber names, faces and details of his bushier mukes a better mer chant. The doctor, lawyer, den tist, architect, engineer or layman who can remember is without a Moon Drug Co. FEATUKINCJ WEATHERLY : Till-: QUALITY ICECREAM Phone Main GX I'rumpl and l-'reo Delivery amber s oi- ure llavor 1862 U. Illcs color Summer French & Greene Keady-To-Wear and Shoes ' doubt more efficient thun those who cannot. The girls und wo men who have retentive minds are more Interested than Ihoso who have not," Mr. Hollister stated, concluding that (be demonstration tomorrow night will be vitally In teresting and one thut should not bo missed. Five (ieiieratloiis to Ik) Pivscm JULIAKTTA. Iduho. There Is luo to arrive In Juliaet'i a fam ily, tho youngest member of which will bo ritto distinguished, la Closing Out A'.liiiiitcd ' iHitl)or,-ot.$l.(j(ivvaJ,iiu iihiltUwUoWiis For . 69c Good (uality of silk and wool jnixeri . Art & Baby Shop Kverytliinif for the Daby" II I CMS I II III Mi Hold KuillllHT.. Illtlff. . KTASII'IflU ARCADE THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY JJAMES CRUZE PIWDUCTIOI (4 Noah Beery ' (lenlle as a kitten then suddenly trans formed into n roarinif lion, whose growl made brave men quiver and ladies grow fond. That's the lovable, laughable hero in the funniest comedy ever. It's u James Cru.e production, the director of "The Covered Wagon;" and "FELIX THE CAT." FOX NEWS Dresses Half Price This jiichulus Printed Crepes, Voiles and Linen. Just tho thin? for right now. Consider the sav ing. These prices are less than wholesale which means that you can buy u . $35.00 Dress for.. !?2H.r0 Dress for. $18.f0 Dress for. 5 12.50. Dress fur.. $17.50 ...$11.25 $ 0.25 6.25 and pthcr.iiricps. (,oq. numerous. JUL meution. r that this baby will huve In Jul tlaetta. a mother, a grandmother, (a great-grandmother und a great-, great grandmother five genera ' lions to bo . represented in thld jfumlly reunion.. The grcat-gran.l- mother, Mrs. L. C, Combs, and the great - great grandmother, "Orandnm" Turner, reside In Jul laetta tho latter being more tl:n !I0 years old. The baby's and tlm great-gre'at-grnndmother'ii birth days fall on the miino day ot tho samn month. rA IT? Ernest Toncncc Mary Astor 1 103 ! i vA-wif ;