jWcdnttsrinyt July 30, 1021. , -,
THE LA GKANP13 EVENING' 'OBSERVER
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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.
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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.
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Ernest Toncncc
Mary Astor
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