Saturday,! January 3, 1925.
THE LA '.GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER F
PAGKiHWIC V,Wl
Local News In Brief
Grande on u,. business tfip..;iMr.
; Kelt nor Is registered ui tho ;Mum-
hut hotel.
I A. Shaw of Kuminervill Is now
registered at the Hotel Koley.
coming i:vi;ts
March B, 6, 7 District high
school basketball tournament
at Union.
Marias, Giowi Johnson. " W. C
Sturpill, John Moyle ami Clint Vun
4 Kleet.
etpuii 'rosiiion
Mi:a Mildred Weeks hua ncccpt-
position at-the Court House
,the County Ilwonlcr'a office.
turns from Mid die west
1 Iivtl K. Wallis. pastor of tho
4 7 md City church, hits recently
n r ni'd from n trip to Ch leu ko
'spud other polnla east. He reports
pin enjoyable journey.
rn Honeymoon
Mr. anil Mrs. Clarence Woodc!!
'returned to La Grande th!s morn-
iB from a honeymoon tr'p to rort
tnd. The young couple will spend
few duys here and will nftcr
ards .be at homo at Nampa, Ida.
I j. Den ham, attorney of Klgln,
stopping at the Hotel Koley.
To Give Talk
Halph ny-ia will be the prinel-!
Jump s Gekeler4 of lin.. is now
stopping at the Sominor hotel.
1924 BEST i ; -
FARM YEAR
SINCE 1919
(Continued from Pnero 1)
It. J. Kllcru-n returned yesterday I uro u follows:
OUU.UOO uKulllHt H25,UIu,(lOU the
vuhle. of Ms l'J23 crop.
"Tho chuiiKi's In. the. 1024 farm
vulues of other important crops
us compared tu the l'J2'i values
from Holse. Mr. Kitchen made tho
11)2:!
-
pal speaker ut I hi- Mrn'i Korum of I trip on business.
the. Miithlxlist church tomorrow HI
ton o'clock. Mr. Myers will speak
on "1'ylhiiEoros,'" ancient phil
osopher upon whos.- principles the
Knights of I'ythws arid their or
ganizations urc established.
Barley ..-
Hleo .......
To Hold Mitlinj .
The annual meeting of the I .a
Grande Country club will bo held
at the club house on the evening
of January 12. At this meeting
seven directors, of tho buurd are to
be elected. The board -of dtrt'ctors
is composed of 15 men seven of
whom retire at the end of this year
and eight at the end or next.
Miss K. J. ftobrrts and Mrtj.lNel-7i:l,ucc
lie II. Grace of Cove are now reg- llQ -
istered at the Kommcr hotel. Flaxseed
(Huy
Mrs. W. J. .Itobertson of. Telo-: .
caset was in 1A Grande. thliMprn-';
Ing on a shopping trip. ; J Vt obacfo XL
Asa W. Eggleson and bis sister. JJye '
t.- . . i t..,.i,i, r.r irt.ti.r "txseea ..
.1
107.0.000
37.150.000
SOl.Oltti.OOO
1)71.000
35,U51.00(
1, SiHi.iSO, 000
137.270.000
47.O.M.00O
25r,34l',,0O0
68 Oti 1.000
fi8. fil 1.000
4i;7.ti4.S,OUO
doomed f,or this reason: Wltji but
70 per cent of the prospects buy
ing, the factories filled all tho or
ders and soon got uhead of themselves.
The return of tho son of the
soli to our markets, therefore, de
serves first position as tho most
important and significant develop
me nt of 1024. General business
as reflected by tho Unhsonchurt is
now slightly above normal. Wo
may or may not see continuous
and growing prosperity this year,
but. at least ono of the necessary
conditions for such prosperity has
been fulfilled."
prise are spena ng -u.e m.er ...VVrk.f oalm.lation of tho above
figures immedliitely ciuphus zos
California.
IVoostiii- Show
Iicno Banks of Spokane, repre
sentative of the Hereford Growers'
Irani -all. , spreading the gospel of the Ogden
H. G. Avery, county ngrleutluri-1 Live Slock show which is to be
i t. is back in his office In I.a i held at . Ogden, I'tah, starting
'iinndo again this morning after at-lTuesday of next week. The Ogden
ndinff a farmers meeting at i ne i Livestock show, necording to Mr.
alles yesterday. The, principal Hanks Is well worth attending and
lllilg' Oil in" prunr.im wuii it in ik
by W. J. Rplllnian of the Bureau
At Economics, of Washington, V. C.
is one of tho largest held anywhere
in the country. Chief among the
eastern Oregon exhibits n't the
show will be the Chandler herd of
Herefords from Baker.
!,i PersonaliMention.
rue SplrJt
An Instance of practical nhtlan.
iropy wr.s recently uncovered
hen It wts learned that & KraUtf
i' l.a Cl:'ande business men were
lie benefiictors who provided a ! Miss Isabell Miller nnd Miss Kl
iurkev dinner with all the itarnlsh- la Nelhans of l.a Grande left via
.' luus for Hie Inmates at the county stage this morning for hlgin.
liXir farhi on New Year's day.. lu
l Hteii im.ere ri'niioiin nil' iuiwiu n. i'. h'iju. i . n.u i
:ind net were J. M. Smith. V.. H. chant of Kntt-rpf : tc in
M:ss Mildred 1 ovett left .J. orm 8itulUlon. he fl.rlnr will
24 this morning, for Uakcr. Miss nc $7l)0 000 000 moro for
Lovett Is taking music lessons In yni cn)pa t)uul for
linker from a Miss Florence French.- jB8l y01ir.s- . As lm.nlione.l earlier
7 r, V . "'th furmer has not only benefited
George Perry of 1-a Grande left,. ... . , j hl.i..r ricei.
this morning for Salt Lake. Mr-( uut ho has also benefited from an-
l'erry is maning mo inp ior ... nce: that Is. those com-
health. t imoclitles which he has to buy,
. ' .' Ihumelv: llulustrial coiiiinodltie.s,
Miss Mary Oeer of l.a , Cinlnde, ,mv0 i,.naoi downward so that
left on the urancn train mis niurii-
ing to spend the day in Klgln wltn
relatives. . ,
the ratio of tho rurm dollar to tho
industrial dollar is today higher
than It has been for any time since
1919.
"Hccovei'y of Farim-r"
'TWW particular occurence lias
Mrs. V. K. Shumurd of l'ortlnnd
arrived in la Grande this momma
to visit over the week-end at tilt ueen referred to variuusiy as the
J. 1). Fitzgerald home. return of furm purchasing newer.
to iiuul' i or ihenl mean iiu
tne
All
thui iiie fanner Is
WIFE. MURDER "k,i" ln tho "" wilh loih
. I iiiuuey uiiu iiiu luiiiituiiuu iu di'vuu
It.
(Continued from Page 1.) ,,.A return Implies, ubsodco and
Hunt's Letter '
(Continued from Tago 1.)
unun ainctt iv w;fa .'iriv'sit'tVWo'- I i
nilu'dcv unit a.'hif tf U'ri ilthjp' J
another voltintoe
feet.
East in Grip of Snow;
Then the mngicinn and an as
sistant, with an ordinary cross-rut
saw. begun sawing the trunk m
I lwo
If they cut the trunk in two,
'then certiilnly something dl.slnw:i
I lug and paint ul m-cmcd certain to
(happen to th lady, since-. with
thead at one' end of the trunk and
nciv''.1 pulled tcfveriiei' afealn by that li
the time I he m-mile recoil vein-3
alter the holuluys.
Kinjr Boris has ivfifarM to culifirur
Nick l.oiigwoith's campaign for n prisom-r'u ileiii)iut-itlunce. Thin
(he siK 'iikcrnhin of the mxt liuuso ulilm.li. lw ii-m tnt int r in.-.l i1iih
took hold of her 1 mwl ,K,v,,ll'ed uie elitiuT Hint either xhi) lns:stenee of the Judicial and
wti iMuiiu in- vnuin, in- i'ihi ru, police uuttioriiivs mat tiic niur.Mts
Vice Iresident-elect Duwoa a close f he state would he lust ,s:rv'-a
race as nuisielan. by carrying out the defdh p'ualty;
In ex plaining his dec.. -don. the
king B.iid:
MtMlel Prisoner Wins
I'llttlnii of Kiu;
I
A ts'gttbir AOverum r ts
:n the ground pcniUiluV inerehiiiidisi'r.
a do-
1-4 M
ill
... . .
ri'CC ui uw oiner no one coum sin i
rrunn(.nlni:nn Tr Till 1.1 u. I.ill.r In
lluiiaJUllalluu 13 Jill.""" -"f -"v "
(Continued from Pago 1.)
. two also.
JukI wlt.-n the saw had cut ubout
j ono-tblrd 'the way through the
! trunk, and its Jagged teeth must
from Norfolk. J have been about ;rasplng the lady's
The weather bureau predicted ribs, she let out u dreadful,, nerve-
tho snow proltably would conllnuoracking shriek,.
most of the night, but the wind
would die down and the therniom
eter rise.
Harrison,
nervi'n already
UuUt by thti thought - that if.
! skeined certain, 'llie woman -w:ih I ;
v be bisected, then he, us an acres- I
WASHINGTON IIAKI) HIT . 8orv lo th act. might be held j
WASHINGTON (AP) Wash-! jointly responsible for her murder,
Ington, for the most part, wuiked i jumped at least two feet high,
to work Friday with trolley traffic) turned precipitately und ' beat it."
badly crippled by a fall of snow. J Senatorial dignity, political bra
Except for Pennsylvania avenue i vado. all thougbl of hardihood and
from the peace monument to the ) ti0 appearance of things were for
trensury, street railway'traffic was gotten. I'at wanted away from
most intermittent and for hundreds j there, and ho stood not on the
of government employes it was a1 order of his going, but went,
case of walk or slay at home. j That the apparent bisection of
It was the Becond snowslorui in ' the lady was completed, and that
almost us many days for the na-' she was somehow joined lugethcr
tlonal capital, which In the pnst . again so there was no need for
four years has, seen scarcely more j calling the coroner, was (jf minor
snow, storms than that number. . I interest to the' seuulor from JSlis-
sh-slppl after ithat.
j He hopcSi However, to have his
Child's Rubber
$1.95
Chilli's Kulilx'i' lioots, f!ccc lined, nd tops.
little folks really enjoy Idem. Keeps tlicm . warm
and dry and tde price is very low S1.95.
airal-r until htoJKrrJv Jv jjU; at Xopn.ent
plumber last night. . s( .j f, .1 J r. I 'h,...e
A hatchet nnd a hammer, each1'; ",,,
et the full significance of this
4 :'AG0 j
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Morning Dally Otryr, Janu
ary 3, ISI'S Firemen .'Al Kerne
we must understand 1 and (Frank Plko have
Announcement:
'Beginning today, we will havs an ad
on this page regularly throughout tho
year an ad that we will try to makjj
interesting lo every household .in, the; ;.-. J ,
.t.iciiu ijli.'nU.l' i
La Grande territory.
Wo urr;o you to follow it closely. There
will be something new every day about
established home conveniences, dings
of national reputation, guaranteed per
sonal needs" interesting facts about
everything IhafyoUjTiuy ,!t a Drug
Store
V
iuvici.L u "V 1 and why he has been ther
wtlh s;ran7s ?1 mur -jui3 things were supposed
the basement, according to detec-
tives. Blood stained clothing was
found nearby.
Two valuable dlamoftd rings are
missing and tw'o diamond car rings
were unmolested.
(ia-hes in Head.
Twelve deep gasheB. several oTI
them three ana four inches .Ions,
had been Inflicted on the woman's
head.. The' knuckles jof her rigUt
hand had been broken and cut in
an attempt at defense, according
Ui a, iiolice theory '..'K t' -( f' :':i-'
!" Areordirrrl to' JHaiinrt--tiM,HhW
plumber, they came to the house
.late yesterday and found the body
'huddled at the bottom of the
; basement stairs. A doctor was
'called and he called the police.
'HILL named""
LA GRANDE- - -.
PRESIDENT
(Continue
the fnv't1) ;,!JV lj,-'(,n
in
to
have been in a reasonable bal
ance. We may assume that the
farmer was then receiving $1 for
ills crops, $1 for his livestock and
that he was paying $1 for the in
dustrial commodities that he need
ed. I'nder these circumstances
trade may go on fseely and every
one miu keep busy. By 1020 we
find that things have changed.
The farmer is now receiving $3
for his ci'ops. an increase in In
come of 200, per cent, and he is
paying, $2.50, or an increase of 150
Hyr cent, for the things that ho
imist buy. Money flowed freely,
i "No Sale!"
"Tho following year the most
drastic price decline in history
broke In upon this generally pleau-ant--scunel:
:.-lrm prices - lobog-
'fMhViduhUUlho furiiiF:-wa -ngiiini
receiving $1 for his crop. Jndus
IrlaT" tfte,,1Tm"ennf 4n- -for -ie
...1 I., Hi l.w.llt lllll ttlOl- lllll tl.ll KllC-
t'r-f tin Morlnitsl J nnrt llii- ftiAb nl;l
tli,e yekr found conmfofnly 'jitees
al $1.50. Thus the farmer hud but
$1 nnd the thlhftfcho wanled wwe
priced pt $l.fi.'' No siile!'"." ' '
' "in l!)2fi'rh'(i slftiaiioh was hoiiui
Whht' better, 1ltd still tlm farmer's
inninih iioin' hls' erbps was only
Si.4(f;' while1 Ihe'' I hlngs ' ho. needs
moleli to regular engineers. "
I'nlon Cut (ling Jack, the irre-
sponlhsle who never falls under, bid
always on lop, was in I nlon Thurs
day and .Friday, W. H. Sargent
was over rrom l.a Grande Friday.
KIgin Jessie, Hlndman kilh-d
and dressed 13 hogs Thursday that
dressed over 300 pounds each. This
would do credit to a corn country.
Geo. Mapes, of the M. und M.
company, at Klgln, visited La
Grande yesterday.
J. I). McKcnnon's family are well
and tho house has been thorough
ly cleaned and fumigated.
And lis we start this series of adver
ti.sinp; messages to you, we pledge th is
organizaUon to betted and greater serv- 1
ice in the New Yeaivi.Wo, assure your,
complete satisfaction here under all
conditions-.
Glass Drugs, Inc.
"If It's Sold in a Drug Store,
We Have It.n
without, tin; formality of a vote,
' h's appoin.tjiiient belng'niade'b ilc
' chimin Ion- , . . I
I Thfc appointment "of. a niiinlclml
1 tl,.... InlM.n'iM. rtrJil Ml-
i " .i. . ..j niiuiu.'.c i.i.'i..ri .....i.i nnui i nr.
Mill 'stated that ntf appllcitllqns " ' u"
! nnd been received" by Mni'Und' that ('H'" yeal- 'l91ti, however, has seen
he would like to hear tile wlsheslthe rendhistmerif completed- Farm
(of the commisdon. ' The' recdMe' pr's; for crops have 'risen to
informed the bodv that the pres. ; $ UbH -and industrial' vriees have
ent office jioiatiOuilB.U.. .&LS.;V',J VA'Klnxo . nniicr Is
ter. would continuo in office un-. OffaTFr in the market tor the first
, til u.-suwwwor wwh4-to',n Wltt: JW .0ituist ;
was reappointed, so !he commis- u billion dollars more t ban ho had
sion decided that it would defer last year; In cash, and the acciim-th-
appointment milll a later date, h'hited needs of three lean years
With these matters dispensed -.clamor to be filled,
'with the commission adjourned by l-jiullibrium Important,
motion. " I "This balancing of Income and
( To Announce Apimintim'iitK ' outgo Is vitally Important to the
I Naming of persons appointed by farmer and to those who do busi
hlm to hold c ity orftces will be I ness with him directly, but it is
made during the next two or three 'also of unusual Importance to ev
ilays, City Manager Crews told anjeryone In the Tinted Hiaies re
: Kvcnlng Observer reporter. The 1 gardh'ss of occupation or financial
! chief or police, fire chief, city r1- j position. First, the farmer Is it
; corder. city water und streets su-' primary producer. Money In bis
; perinten'lent und city attorney np- hands works Its way through our
: poiutments are In his Jurisdiction, wholt, commercial "fabric.' More
It is believed that in most cases ' ImpoqltinT 'flf a'rt " Tmrr 'is" th"" fact
, the same officials in office now will j that Jhu, Oirn!!T.. rt,ri'st'.,.,!rt. r,,,,'
! be retained but this is more or less 30 p.y- .cent -of our toiul' market,
conjecture and cannot be verified land if it Impossible to have a pe
I until Mr. Crews makes public his I rlod 4' ' Vrosnerity uHe' nil groups
appoinlpients. are relatively jirtMirt-rvHS and uire
The commission will meet In buyinfc ucttviy ilTlje l-pu 'tri-ljUH-regular-
session next Wednesday Inesn vbiclv siirlerr 1h tlie'' f;ilr of
night. 1!22 itrttl ran over into 1!2S was
f OUR BIG SIXTH ANNUAL
JANUARY
STOCK REDUCING
SALE
NOW GOING ON
Save Now
107k TO 300 KEDrCTION
On Our Entire Stock 'of Quality Merchandise
Outfitters for Men and Hoys
When you see -the1 beautiful patterns orf diuii(w';
Lunch Cloths and Pillow Slips, yoii will want to .vvork
them for yourselves.
Art &,Babj' Shop
"Kverything for the Bab"
aK.MSTITI'HINR HoUil Sommir. BI'A.MI'IKO
Bultei-ick Ptitlerna D. M. C. Thread
ca
SUNDAY ONLY
5 Acts Vaudeville 5
Featured by Arcade 7-I'iece Orchestra
K. Gekeler, Leader
Overture
' Special Cornet Solo, "Arburklenian Polka
Played by Andrew Loncy, Jr.
l "' 1 ' lift
Boots.., m
il . . -' I tK
rim- I..:.'
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54 STORES ' 'J?' ' '' '
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J in I.,, in, 1 in, ! .m.wl iii..iwiiin.n.....M.WMMMii. w..iim.Mii.ii i.i.ni li.iiiiiih lii 11 ililiiiiii.i I' I'f
.1: 1;! I'.XxriV U lib.
boon pro- I . . . ,
BUCK JONES ' ' ;:":)
IN '-. ' -;
. "Winner Take All".
A.,
; Comedy "Upon the Farm"
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4 BIG DAYS STMiG MONDAY "
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IF VOU'KE MAKKIIOI) you will want lo see lliis koikcous classic of comedy!
, IF YOU'KE SINGLE You uurtly MUST see ill
Don't say we didn't warn you! ---i$1effiui Stt Wpffi,
Come early and avoid the crusih, ySL-iS IW r$f0h $4 i
or better still, attend a matinee gJ fefe
, . performance. WtA tBB . .
" -Mp wwM Mfmrr--
''1. IlCSnm IIMAIIJJ itna . .
-il 1 A F- - IlCWFI) M t
cue Mwmm::!
, The Beautiful Scenic Ilamblos of a Haindrop and the Gi irtland Uice Spoil Lipht ScliUide an.l Fane.. fi
Kuenc Toll at the Orfr". Fe;'tuiiiitc "ISa.iidad," by Miltnn Afier. fjC?
"THE STORE WITH A CONSCIENCE
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