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Tuesday, January 13, 1925. PAGE EIGHT THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER WITNESS TELLS Mourns Bandit BEGGARS BUY e it b fi o I 8 . a ft li n 1! V Big Values! SJ FREE MKKC HANDlSE At The MEN'S WEAR P. 1309 Adam Ave. SALE GtW Literature Day To Be Widely Observed January 23 Set Aside by College of Bishops of SI. E. Church, 'for Reading; 7,000 Pastors . -to Take -Up Work. NASIIVILLi:, Tenn. (Special) (lood Literature, January 2ft. lM2f, authorized by lh College of iiinh-, ops of llii M. l. Church, South, will be more widely observed throughout 'Hon! hern Methodist territory in iwih tlmn on the oc casions of Its flint beirvanee In 1H24. It bi predicted by T. Uuy Wiggins, circulation manager of connect iuoul publications. According to Mr. Vigtflns. '.the jhurpope of Good literature Sunday Is lo Increase t he circulation of tho 'f hrlstlun Advocate.' the gen oral orgnn of tlio denom (nn Hon fctid lhc various conference organs. Special foldim containing planf and suggestions for the observance of the duy will lie Kent to tho 7, U0 pastors of the church by Dr. A. J. I .ulnar urfd John W. Hart on, ubllhiiiK agents of the M. fc. .Church, South, and Mr, Wiggins, itrculatioo manager. ., j - 1 3.000.000 Headers ' "9h f;hrlnUn Advocate," says Mr.'1 Wiggins. thc general organ of ti Nfitijoniinktion.; 1'iibllHhed in tioihvtlle, HerVbs a constituency o nearly lime million . southern MeUioiliMM.. and haw lor-Jiidru-.thau Hlxly yi-iirn been recoKiilr il uh a powtji-ful InfluiMLe - in furthering denominational movtirnenis. U eon tanK d'iut-ttiien(ti of wcular news, ruuilty life. brh-r .world news, and religious new. Dr. Alfred Hml'h, formerly of Missouri, l editor of Your Chance To Save f Ami n 1'ew Suggest (oiih K'cui'e a . Hinull tract cf good land and Improve It tin you piefer. This will cnn1e n deslrablu tin l valuable properly ami Invent men t for you. Italsi' your own cgctahlc and fruits. Kei-p a few chickenti it ul a cow or so. This will supply you wttli an abundiince for living at cost and this itp-uns more for I est). Wu have I he right tract for you, priced tiKht, and on envy terms. Wm. Miller & Co. tan tntr tttirv H riione Main 1 Hal Bohnenkamp Funeral Fifth at Spring St. icisiflsaaaaBsnsiiaBBflaiiEiEiHaifl M o N . L K.K Y . o s n n TODAY AM) n n M M 4 ra n M "Daughters of Pleasure" Starring MAKJK I'RF.VOST and .MONTH III. I I" x A Dynamic Drama of Redefining l.ove. DO 1'WO RO.N(;S MAKK A RKillT? Comedy "lilt; BI SINKSS- H M M M M H n the f'hriMian Atlvocnle, 4, 'The conference orgnmt .deal with matte rn of- local Interest und U'-ep Meihodlfiis posted as to the participation of I heir sect tons In the afitir of thn church. It Is to promote the circulation of thVne weekly church pa pent that (rood Literature Sunday whs inaugurat ed," adds Mr. Wiggins. I.lhttt Organs, ' The various conference organs of Southern Methodism are the Alabuma Christian Advocate; Ar kansas .Methodist ; Daltlmorc Southern Methodist; Central Meth odist; Klorlfla Chrlstlun Advocate; M et h od IhI Ad vocal e (Tennessee ) ; Methodist Advocate (West Vir ginia); New Orleans Christ hi ii Ad vocate; North Carolina Christian Advocate; Oklahoma Methodist; J'acific Methodist Advocate; Rich mond Chr.atian Advocate; 8t. Louis Chrlfttlan - Advocate; Southern Christlsrt Advocate; tTetk Chris tian Advocate; and Wesleyan Christian Advocate. Thoy serve the t)!lrtyi;ight' annual conffjrence illvi.iioiiH of the church. IIIXI.N ILLS PLAYS UOl.V , ItKliKKLKY, Cal. (AP) . Helen Wills, national won.an's-. tennis eiiumplon. lies taken up roll, but not, vHU nny .chumpliinshlp nsjilr utlous. She phiys wllh gh-t cum puiilotw "about twice a, month," she said. An'ted If 'hl (ep-CJii trt iluvli-lop her game with the idea of becom ing, a vJinmptou. .she ttald: VI do mt think 1 ver -could' be a goll . champion.' LLWIK I,i:.Vi;s HoSlMTAfj ; ' KANSAS CITV (AI'i Strtmgler L'ws. dethroiied wnstllng -hnm-pioii, was able to leave a Imspiiul. although still suffering froi.i ln)ur les reci-lvetl in his losing match rrlday night wllh Wayne Munn. tit. P!t" Riftf i nrw mrmwf tmtnrtit ttat ti t tie rnl e tU Attma t-4TmJ to cT enmptm tfliel Ikxb til nfcJk bi 24 bou r , or mMter back. Aik ur food Director Main 12 K n n 10MORKOW n M n n a u N n M n n n H H n n n RADIO SETS Los Angeles "Poor Peo ple" Make as High as $15 Per Day on the Streets. LOH ANGHLKH ( A PL That ; some professional neggar make; as high tut $13 u day on the streets of 1.04 Angeles; that th-yj ride in automob m m nt of the J cheapest make, buy expensive Jewelry and uiuHif-.il ln:ti-ftmcms. unci even hire assistants to wat'-hj for the police while they uo.li, are Koine of Hit tnings disclosed in recent trjais o mendicants in police eoirt. One bl.nd woman testiLed tliui Molne lla.l Kirl. Ix tnournlns for her she and ner husband, also Wind. ( huilDam,. William K. Wright, drove to Los Angeles from C.evc-jTney na,, marr(e1 jul!l ,wo land with a hired driver, and that! weeks when he held up a bank in in this city she had made as bigi N.w Orleans i.nd killed a policeman, as and ftlti in a uuy ot tn.ee. 1(e Mobile, Ala.. In a hours. She said her best week) pun little with detectives. Nellie had netted S., but denied that now is In Jnil in New Orleans, but K she collected $3uu and 4uu .. t, thought she will )e sent back to week as reported to the coutt. 'i am infoiined that youbougutj a radio set some time ago f or j I ji)0, the court remui ktu. "Yes. your honor, 1 guess that's i correct." "1 have also been told that you bought a. in on key. Is that true .'" "Yes, eignt months ago 1 did buy a monkey." "How about a parrot?" "Yes, I bojght a parrot, and a canary-, too." 1 . ilur. husband then admitted that they had bought, i new automo-1 bile for $1,700;' a watch and a I diamond ring; a roll-top desk for $106; a fan tor. $-4; a pluycr pi ano for H5, and a steel banjo and .nuxophontt for Jiso. He. also admitted that occasionally he be caitie intoxicated. Another woman informed the court that she' . conducted this blind woman to and from her hotel daily and stood wutch f ot her to give warning of the ap proach of policemen. v She said that for such services she w au paid 93 a duy. FRENCH DEPUTIES OPPOSE SELLING OF ART OBJECTS TAUtH (AIM. The American buyer la-nut-a'ted1 the debate In the Kreneh chamber 'when the sale of the lUauvais cartoons or pat terns waa 'discussed and the de. hate' turned on the advisability of the'sta'te selling any of its prop erty, especially objects of art. The American's omnivorous powers Of acquisition, it whs pointed t. were great ly increased oy inew.tyj thi! rati' of exchange favored him iH'pilty Henri Auriol Instanced h bed of Marie Antoinette, the work of the' cablnetmaker (leorg-: Jacob. Thfs bed, he said, wan sold hy the 'staL;- furnlt fre de positary some 40 years'' ago be euhse ll was- InrV-sted with bed bugs. It only brought a few bun- died Traiys to Uui stale ind loday( " B,-ilnrles paid unniiaity to It Is in Atm'rlcn.'- 'I1 . j teachers, principal iitp! Hiip-rvf.s-Notlong ago. M. Aiti-H roil- 'is Oregon ranks in Mtli place, tinned' some Seen s vases wc-c Follow itv- i n- tli uv'r:ijf sal sold by the state at Versailles, j nrlcs pap! In Western states: r. OiKf ef litem, a very f ne speei-' Kn, $1''"': W:ilun -ten $M7T.: men. nearly six feet high, had Idaho. ? M 7 1 : ( 'allfniitia ? 1 :i4!. be4-n Uiadi- for Xnpoteon I. whose' portrait In profile i h'iouh. Tti F. S. Domfiiaic- Market had been in the Orand rlann !'r AiUon in Ar'ilUna and whs not kept because It hi I , n slight crack. It was sold fo-( PI FNOS AIKKS (AP) Tin a few hundred francs and repair- Culled Stales practically absorbed ed by a Pars anlto.uary and tht-njtht- iintortaiien of auiomnblles and sold for K.ooo francs and Is now 'motor Irnck:; to Argeillna In 1H23. also In America. ' , acenrdtng to a n port just Issued 1 j by the Motorcar Importers Associa HOUGHTON IS CHOSEN rOK LOAUO.N (Continued from I 'age 1.) any bellicose Intentions by Japan Instead It1 centers In China and China's innlitipy to maintain ' n hhth t lace in Pnetfic af fairs, nt cording to Charb s Itercher War ren, former ambassador to Ja pun. The bugaboo of a Japanese. American war because of the nlted State's I in migration atli t.lde Is Without the slightest foiindiitbin. he an Id. Japan perfectly aware the ImuitgrHthin act was an economic measure to protect American labor. Warren declared. Ibthltcd hnlr bit- eon-U tern hi, v In crcnH'tl I be merhcatl if lhc wi ' men. FOR TII0SK STl BRORN COl GtlS ,M'e Recommend: Mck. & Syrup of While I'inc und Tar, with Menthol and Kuc:i lyptut c and ."iOc Moon Drug Co. Hvcrything for the Sick Room I'Mo.m: main k NVIlie Dawson. 1" year-old Des her people. P mi m THIRDINU. S. Illiterates Few in State Which Leads Entire Northwestern' Area. SALKM. Ore. (Special). Ore gon has fewer illiterate persons than any other state In the west, according to a report prepared by J. A, Churchill, state superin tendent of public instruction, bas ed on statistics gathered by Krank V, Phillips of the George Wash ington university. Only two states on the union can boast of a low er pe rcen t a ge of 1 1 1 1 to ra.cy t h a n Oregon. Following are percentages of the western states: Oregon. 1.45 per cent; Washington, 1.6 S per cent: Idaho, 1.51 per cent; Cali fornia, 3.33 per cent; average for country.-5.51 per cent. Oregon ranks third In tho num ber of school children ' tn aver age dally attendance. Oregon's percentage vt high school rtl n dance is fourth. California. Iow; and Vermont ' lead in?. Following Is the 'percentage for attendance In high whoolH of the western states: Oregon. I sr Washington, IHI- Iiliitin. lTi 4! I ':ilif'mi:i. 57.1: nv,.mffr. for intted Htutesv-IJ.S. ph!rt ri Thirteenth place n held byOr.- gon for the average number of dav attended by ech child ' en rolled In school. There Art1 from t I GO to' l!o days of school in u term. A vemge frir four ! western states follow m: fregon. 147 day: WWilngtnn. M't.3 days; - Idaho. IS2.i days: California. 1JC days. tion. The report, wld' h In liased on ofi'ifinl records, shows that out uf a toial of 30 vi' nmtorcars that entered Arg.-nttna during (he last lean manufacture. The value of the j cars amounted to 1 :;."l.l 1 4 gold and t thi iut:t must h" added a fori 1m r ".::.'.; 7y pobl pesrttt wtiti'b'it lh" MiHie of motor car uccfitsorlns iiuj 'H'ied , tluriiig the f-Hlie pe'rllid. 1 j ; 'I'll- report dwell- on The con siderable developmen' nf the ntito nithtl" tragic', ih Ar -ntiua during the h.-t year, :i:iyir.g that .the lil- ' crea.-e of the importation was &3.2 (percent over P'2C. when lhc trade I reached its l.ili.-M In the 'city of p.ii'-no:; Aire? there are at j present lJ.l",'L' motorcar. com ; pared wllh S-4 in 1H15. Young Banker nnrnnii nil n kmj i t nr, Kh ; k S I i H M If yt u 'ne ; ol'-.S ( & t:rct n ( th-ri tp t.-- i' d u rt It Thus In ami.r.tr u'. t;i- t.ec-, of s-.a 0'J n)Ut k--p ''tii;iri;; awsy Thj ! the sdie of H I". llmptc, -7 who res- :n rt:i yn.-.' f.-m t-i'.c l.v tn vl ti-i :i!. r! IliP OW TALE OF BLOOD Participant in Murder of Czar Describes Beign' of Terror 43 Years Ago. MOSCOW. (rJy.tliH Associ ated i'i-ss) Amazing reveia- - Hons of assassinations, plots, intrigues and terroristic acis ngaiiiht Alexander 11 and his mi n inters were made Monday at a triu of Ivan okladrski, who after nearly 4f years, is charged with having turned traitor and betrayed his ac complices in that notorious murder which shocked two com inents. The prisoner, who 65 years old. appeared in court guard ed by four armed soldiers. He Is infirm and dressed In rags. The bolshevik government accused Okladskl of assisting entrust police in the extermina tion of the notorious organ ization known as Naaradnaya . Volio (people's freedom) which set out to win the liberation of the Russian people from the czarist oligarchy. He is held partly responsible for the fail ure of the revolutionists to ac complish their purpose until the bolshevik) upheaval in 1V17. Made Several Attempts ' Okladskl. it Ik said, was personally responsible for sev eral attempts upon the lite of Alexander II. He admitted having mined the palace in IS 75 when an explosion de stroyed the czar's dining room but did not harm the czar. Ho also confessed to having mined the railroad at Kkaterinoslav w h e re the cza r's t ra i n was scheduled to pass. In this In--stance the emperor's life was saved because of a defect in the electric wiring of the bomb. fl CRFFK CLOVKR CPEKK- (Special). Hot watfir oottles. fountain ay Snow has been falling every day ".ngi the kind thai are warranted since th,- first of the year and !for tvvo ycars by' 'h0 hst.fiW!torlt in tin. valley it is about Sip lncchs!of t,K' t'asU 3TU wil1- rlml 'lvi deep. Sleighing is good an.) riirIll. thorn-Wright s Family Urug Storo era are taking advantage of the ' ' ' l331 opportunity to haul their year's 1 ! supply of wood while the snow Notice of lWiml Sale. : is on. i Notice is hen-by given that scab The little da jghler of Mr. and I' d bids will ha rclved by the tin Mrs. I'uhlKtrom recentiy spent ajdersigned until the hour of 7:S0 P. ffw days with her grandmother, j M. tho 2 1st' day erf January. 1H2. Mrs. 1. (V Iahlstrom. land immediately tlurenfter public- -Mrs. J. T. lVore spent thejly opened by the Commission uf Liu Inst week ht t'nton with Mr. le-lCity of Im Grande, Oregonr ati Mi Vorcs' mother, Mi-s, J. A.' J ,CoiiuiiiHsinn Hoom inUi City, I Lull Vdre, w ho has been very 111 forjin saidCity, for an Issue-,of City rof some time. jl-a Grande JmprQvemeul.-Honds In Litgi'i-s Itusy. jthe sum of $75,1 00.75, same, being j tn denominations of $5ou each, ex- A logging crew has he. n busy ,t.pt ( onu ol,(1 bond for $60l7fi. In trie: vicinity of Spj-tnf? l lat.;KHiU ,,0,.(lB bcaring data. -January rile Crew' As t'OIIlltOHed Of, llien'r.!. k.-t. ..,., lri.. ..n r... from t idou and they .exi.ct tuat.: optioiml. however at the continue operations as long iwlli-p,,.asn. of th rity ut nny 8,.n,f. snow doepn't Ket too deep. TI,e , annim, COUpon date on ami after logs are taken fo the Ih.ndTmili :om. yMir from dlll(1 tUl bond at Ladd Canyon. i bearing interest at six per cent Oean Olson. George Cam. S. and r) p,.r anniIII1 pUyuhU. 8t.ml. the Oahlstrmns are hauling 1 ,y l)inniliin.( principal and Interes! from the William Itrant farm. , Jiyatli(. nt lhc orrtro of the cU i i i ctt . " " of ffihind ( 'Hy are visiting rein-1 tives in this section. Miss Pern ice West lias ugafn i n siiiin-d her duties as teacher, nf- t. r a two -t-k- l.olll.iy va:.i - Hon. ll. S. 1 albnlt expects lO COlue 1 r t tl . 1 !., . lu " ,M'11" ls.-ve.al uVeks. in the near fu - t luit'- I'r-iich Coal .Mining lncrcaM-!. PA LIS f AP. A reroid pro- luelion ..f rr.,.l vv:w tn.-.e,l mil t Crance during October: 4.ihhi.Jimi tons being reached in a month for the first time. The exact output was 4. 1 a:i,". 1 C, tons, as compared with a.s;i7,37S for Sep tember. Tlie average dally pro luct ion in October whs I SLUM', as compar-, ' "rougn a central orgamzaiion ed with H4.i:: tons In January I th' 'Y 'oll tl"'tr pictures, at of this year; Kifi.r.H? tons In Oi-j" wnall f-. to Individuals and tuber. l'J.n. und U, 147 tons be-1 .societies. fore the war. The number o" Thus a collector is given a miners has increased from a pr ' chance to see how a palutlngwtll war figure of S'tS.onti to 3u2,mii, . look in his house, and go with in October, I 1. 1 his family, before making the j purchiisc. an,d schools and clubs If he advert it, ne knows j can give art exhibitions at mod tt rn'l ' "r:ite expanse. BBSaaBflBBBZflBESfilSIBll WAS NAPTHA SOAP, Carton of 10 bars.. CRYSTAL WHITE SOAP. 10 bars A. H. NAPTHA SOAP, 5 bars...- WHITE KING WASHING POWDER, pkg... C1TRI S WASHING POWDER, pkg SWIFTS WHITE SOAP, 10 bars !ra n 13 iti ;u n u H n S3 M et u POLAR WHITE SOAP, HOOVERIZED Phone Main 49 FIND IT HERE Copy fur tbis. column mu-4 be (a by 0:00 a. in. The lrtlcs Tavl. ! Prompt service. Jay and night I Phone Carl liattrick. Prop 1-8-t ."k- HcmstlUiiiug 5c hy Airs. K. C. Tuckey. All woK guaranteed. Mrs. K. C. Tuckej 1 80$ Second. 1-12-lu spociul Ka:c. I'nusual values In shades To tsmail lumps and drop light. He Hue window at the Uicharduon Art &. Gift Shop. 1-1 i;-6t All tlte big values in school tab 'lets and loose-leaf paper, theim jpaper, typewriter paper, drawing 'paper, that are usea 'n the schoolb !of Isl Grande you will ind at Rtl- verthorn-W right's Family Dru Store. l-3-3i Special price, $8.00 per cord foi 16-inch wood. Phone 287-W. 12-27-t Windshields and Side ; lasses. Have Jiiehardson "The Art .Man' i fit your windshield and side glass He carries a complete line of th finest Belgium plate in sizes tp fi. every make of car. ,ork tiuipklj and correcjly done at the right price at Kichardson's Art & Gift Shop. . 13-1-6: Those White Ivory lricea The best prices on all prices tttH may match your white ivory yoi wil I find at Silverthorn-Wright't , Family Drug Store. - l-3-3t IlcmslUchlns, pleating, buttoi' holes, etc. Norton's Kiddy Shop. 10-14-ti Gifts. New and beautiful things already this year for those birthday remem brances. Gifts for every occasion always new at the 1 tic hard son Art 1& Gift Shop. 1-12-Gt Rent, sell and repair all make -sewii.g machines. Ask about free Idressmaiting course. White Sewinp ,Mactne Co. New Foley - Bldg Phon 6S3 W. , 22-llTZ.ltf Treasurer, said bonds being Issued under !he provisions of the so-call ed "Bancroft Ponding Act." Ml bids must bo accompanied by ;n,UBt ,)(, unconU1Uona . ' ' ' . ... , . ... . . Tho '!' Ml Messrs. Teal, Win free; Johnson und iMcCulloch will be furnished the j8llcr,ssfu, b(1(I,iPt . J The Commission reserves the 'right to reject any and nil bids. ) J. K. ST FA UN'S. !l-9-10t . City Kec order. I It M A rtllTIMN Ull.l.l.Xi TO UK.XT THLIIt IAI .T.;S Mt'XIt'H (AP). Germsn art ists have devl(M'd a novel way of learning a little, money while pros-, f peetive purchasers of their paint- ! ins ar' making up their minds. Every Day Values 75c .17c .....2".c 10c 2"c HOC 10 bars 3i)c WHERE THE THRIFTY THRONG Mo 57TDEPA10MENT STORES 108 Depot St., La Grande, Ore. OUR NEW' STOCK OF Women's Footwear Is Iking Completed Day by Day with Authoralivc Styles for 1925. Kid. Pumps $3.69 A serviceable kid slip per with military heel and cut-6ut front strap effect. Shown at ajjrice remark ably lowv Women's Oxfords In Black, or Brown . A complete stock of ox--fords-is - now on hand ; blacks or browns in kid leather with military heel, j The i. prices .are low, con-j spicuously1 so ' for shoes of such quality, i, ..'.,! , ' $2.98 to $5.90 ; IAV-TO r.t,tACJl HAUVAiiV . J UOrfnTNUKl-WbeCjJostsil tftst Opnaunees . that It learned after a fcteetiiig'of the Harvard football ad visory crir Vnltlee here lliat'Chiirles laly, famous Harvard und Wt si Point "iiuarterback, has been nom inated for' the!-posit f .m ot head eoachby the Cambrhlgo Inslitution. Jor next ' ser.son. r . - . . .. SIMPLE WAY TO TAKE OFF FAT Can anything be simpler than I taking a convenient little tablet! four times each day tuttil your weight is reduced to normal'.' Of1 course not. Just purchase a box of Marmola . Prescription Tablets j from your druggist for one dol-! lar, and start now to reduce. Ko!- low directions no starvation diet ing or tii'i-some exercising. I'.lvit substantial food, by 'as 1!" s Jon i:;. nii'l keen, on gittin;tl6lei u, ,-. "Thousands of men'- and Women each year "regain 1 hcnlthy slider figures by -ipsing Marmola ' Taii Jets. Purchase them from your jhuggisi. or send djreet to Mir mola "o.. General Motors Hldg., Detroit, - Mich. Adw- - - FRESH PORK SHOULDERS, lb... PACK DONE, 3 lbs SHOULDER RIDS, lb Grande Ronde Meat Go. CITY, trilMlMV I1M,I IIOOM U .MAKKl:TS FALM0L1VE SOAP CHIPS, 2 lbs WIRE. CLOTHES LINES, 75 fu...: SWEDISH SPRING CLOTHES TINS, 2 cartons, 3 dozen each Ammonia, 2 lxittks. c;c CL0RAX PLEACH, bottle o:,c GROCERY 2 Deliveries A POPULAR OXFORD $5.50 This desirable style is being shown in black calf and also in the new tan sh. de. Plain cross creased vamp with two tie blucher cut effect. Patent or Kid I S6.50 This attiiQtive-. style is shown in black patent and also black kid with patent, trimming combined. A fine quality shoe of selected leathers, serviceable and dressy. I f he ad t erliai u, ie kuowa ll'S gOTMU Take Ncwlin's 21-1 lour Cougli and Cold Cure--teaspooisul every hour until it acts as a laxa tive. We Guarantee It. Newlin Drug C(L ...i:c ....2re fit- -''Delay lIBBBaBBBBSBBEQiaBSS ...4 Ic R M ta v, m e n Hi 13 n a M M f3 PI Ft ri W Fl it
