La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 22, 1925, CITY EDITION, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextThursday, January 22, -1925. I v.. ''r THE ' LA t GRANDE EVENING OBSERVEk ; ' PAGE FTVE1 v ? Local News In Brief CO.MINU EVEIffS Marc)? 5, 6, 7 District high school biiskoluull tournament at Union. - Ai'H"ls Maile Olc KticKMon und Andy KricUson were lirri-slril last niKlit and art1 uwuilintf IrliU. fuclng uliurgt'8 of druiikcnniHS. W'roittr Side of Street Walter Cr'.Hl was arretted yester- )l;iy for driving his cur on the nruiie I'J' of tin- street. He fur nished -. bail. ArrUctl Here Mrs. KufffiH- Tolls end son have arrived in l.a Orunde to nml their home. Mr. To I In Is organist at the A rendu I heal re and has been In Im Grand v for some time. Leave for Home Mr. and Mrs. Will Mtirlen. who have been visiting ut the home of .1. M. KorheiiHpunrer lien, left for their home in KaKlc Valley yester day. Attended f Ik Fred Kiddie was in Portland yes lerday attending u meeting of the state executive, board of tho Amer ican lA'ffion. Attended; Confiwni Iteverund . W. Jones of the ChriHtlan church, arrived in l,a Craiide this morning after attend ing a niiasionary conference of the church in I'orlland yesterday. tjlerc On Himliicss W. J. Tounlcy. noted cattlo man of I'nlon wlioH.- f:iinoiis Short horn herd of cattle is It now n throughout Kaslern Oregon, was in ja Grande today on a short 'busi ness trip. Mr. Townlcy was regis tered nt the Foley hotel. Annual .Mwllnz lion" At the I'.cM convocation held I a 31 week in Pendleton It was defintte y decided that the 1925 convention will be held in l,a Grande. Dele Kates wilt lie present from the en tire Kastcrn Oregon district of the Knisropal church. The convocation will be held in January according to present plans. Hen- on IIiisIikkm William Pollman. president of the r'lrat National l!:ink of Hakcr and HLsil i' hlKhwuy coniiniBsloncr. wan In l.a Orandu lust cvcnioB to he on hand al I he si llinc of the eily liondn. The Klisl National Hank wuh the auecedsful hlilder Inst evcnlnB. and feeling that his busi ness htut lieen eompletcd Mr. Poll man bouYdcd the first train home. He was u guest at the Foley hotel wlille In Iji Orando. Will leife Soon Ciuy l. Leonard, who lias been for slime lime travelling freight agent for the I'nlon Pacific Sys tem In Hnstcrn Oregon, has been transferred and Is now In l.a Urinific On his last trip to tills sec t f till of ihe slal for some time. Willi Mr. Leonard Is W. J. Leonard, listrlcl mamiger or the I'nlon 1'a eiric lio was recently transferred to Walla Wallu rroui Aberdeen, Wash., and Hay L. Osborne, trav elling utl'lilor. Meelliig '1'iiiilglil The meeting r tin' I'rcsbyterlun Men's cldb which was lo have been held Mils' evening ill the John Mc I'herson home will be held al the William Miller residence Instead. Tin, niiilu Teal ure of the evening will be an Illustrated talk by Lynn IJcihncnkamp trm Ihe "Antarctic Itegluiis." . The hour for Ihe meet ing has been set at eight o'clock in order not- lo conflict with tile clam feed this evening. Personal Mention II (i Ai - i.hiiIv ii iron I. madt a IttiHineHH trip to Hot luVe and t'uiou today. It. J. KHehen rrlunied yesterdaj from a Imslni'ss trip to Ontario. W. C. Kelly, local contract or, was In Portland yesterday on a trip lo look over the market In build ing materials in preparation for tin January Special Sale i MKiVS AM) BOYS' SlITS 2Tt'v Ofr Kcfjular dice ?I0 Suit now SHO.OO ?",() Suit now ?.!7.."0 fOO Suit now J45.0O ! Clint's Clothiery Tlie Store With ft Conscience Bprlng bulliiliiir ran. Mr. Killv urrlvud In m Urundi- this murnlne on No. 2i from I'ortliiiid. Jena Smith and wir.i of HlHwril urn now hi opplnx ut ttiv Kaliy ho ld. Mr. Smllli Ih 1'iiiploycd liy 111" Orundp llondu l.imiljiT compuny. Mrs. Kenneth Kecney and small daughter were In Island Pity for ! The . hlghwuy department Is ' I finding thu snow plow eiulpnienl Iheodore Shell of Wallowa is j very cfr:Uve in. keeping the roads now stopptng ut the Koiiimr hotel j open. Mr. Uuby ntuUU yesturday. Mr. Shell Is a prominent merchant I '.he road over thu tlliic mountains of that city. between pcndli'lon and i.a Urande ' i hus been kept oi en atL.Uie tune. Mr. und Mrs. M. M. Short of Kn- The snow Is 40 inches Jeep on Uiu terprlso ure among the Wallowa j summit but auto traol goes on county guests now registered ut J uninterrupted with u ' two-way the So mmer hotel. , . i truck open for cars. ' i j The snow equipment consists of Mrs. William Gablcr. who has three tractors and two trucks been in PortlKnd vislttnt; Mr. flab-! equipped with snow, p Iowa These ler's parents. Mr. und Mrs. K. C. ';uu keut on tllu highway day und Gabler, returned to lm Grande lhii"Iffhl when snow is falling or morning. , drifting, and by being on the work j at the proper lime have been able ., ... ... ... ! to keep the road open at all times, J. II. King of the Kiislern Ore-j . . . .. goii i Light and Power company Is, HIGHWAYS AIX l'ASSAUM-; n the city on a business trip. He Mos, of Uu, pubMu h,s,1WHya !n Is registered at the Sommer hotel. lhe county are In good shape now according to It. It. Uuldock, divl- . 11. fonliey und H. J. I.yman ofSiun umfMU.t.P of ltie stale high- Annum are now slopping at the j Homuicr hotel. They are connected with the Minum Lumber company fj. L. Koulc, public auditor with oft ices In Maker Is In l.a Grande on business today. He is register ed at the Koley hotel. I T. M. Jordan, travelling freight agent for the Chicago and North western railway, was In I. a Grande yesterday on an offlclul trip. Mr. Jordan's main offices are' in Port land. He left on the branch line train today to visit Wallowa coun ty cities. Mr. Jordan was at the Foley hotel yesterday. Hunt's Letter (Conllnucd from Pago 1.) tiie district which hamper the government, then those nrist be suppressed. The only reason Washington lias for being Is as a seat of gov- rnment. And any police or reg ulatory measures .that mlqrht be necessary to protect the well,-beinsr of governmental employes, lie opined, were perfectly tight and proper. As u result of which Washing ton's real estate buions are more than ever cool with t'oolldge. Looking Into the future, nolit-1 leu I prophets foresee among t he I meinbcrs of the senate four orj six years hence "Ma rerguson of, Tex us and Mrs, Nell I toss of Wyoming. ' '' This prediction Is bused on "the fact that a governorship Is orten a stepping stone to- a scat in the upper house of congress. No less than Zi members of the present senate served terms governors in their home stales. Wvomtng. for tnstunce. of which Mrs. ltoss Is now governor, is ren-' resented In both her senate seats! by ex-governors Warren. Repub lican, und Kendiick, J einocrat. Washington's golfing contingent, which has been somewhat In the background of recent months, may catch the spotlight aguln after the arrival of Tsuneo Malsudulra. He new Japanese umbassador. Mutsudaira. who Is sonewhat inclined to corpulence, keeps his girth down by strenuous rounds of golf, and word that preced'-M, him Is that he sulngs a wicked stick. BIG BLOCK BONDS SOLI) ' AT $103.12 (Continued from Pago 1.) recorder and other nens occupied Hie tlie HCdsiotl. routine IiumI-remalndt-r of Going Up! t,- Hoy Itlanclinrd will build house on K avenue tietwccn Hev-j enth anil Klyhth streets, according to a building permit obtained at j the city offices Oils morning. The house will cost about $3. Son. Numum Frees took out a permit to build a garuge on Washington street between Alder and Walnut (tre'ti at a cost oJ th: morn- f.vJ DAK Kit, Ore. (Special) A state highway department, muw plow was sent over the Uuker-Ournu-copia road yesterday by William Duby. chairman of the Highway eurum ts.slon. The plow bus been working on the Old OregoirTruil between linker and Ontario, anil having finished stopped over for 0runm;, the above job on the return to la way depurtmenl. J'he hnow storm lust wck drill ed ucross the roads in a number of places und made t rut lie bud lor a lew duys but the snow plows huvo succeeded in clearing . most of these and are finishing the others at the present time. "liuuicli" Uoad Clear The Klgin and Wallowa county ion d t u J osep h is now c I en r u i" drirts and in good shape. The road to Portland Is In excellent condi tion all the way through and good time may be made. The Ui Grande. Uaker highway Is all clear now except for a stretch between North Powder and Hal lies w ii Ic li lias some snow but is passnblc. Stale snow plow-- hio now working on this road and exuect to have It In good condition within the next day or two. The I taker to f miaiio road Is entirely clear and the linker Cornucopia highway Is now being cleared by the snow plows. H. W. LANE WILL MANAGE COAST LEAGUE SQUAD HALT LKK (AP) Negotia tions which have been in progress for a month looking to tho ac quisition of ihe Salt like club of the Pacific Coast league by u sn dlcate of Salt lukc biiHlnens men. have been suspended and the Wees 1 will continue tot operalo under the direction of H. W. l.une. president of the club and mujorlty stock- holder, according to announcement by both parties. , The. Jenon fo.r. djseon.tinujng, ne7, gotluttons wuh said to ho-thc hcur ness of the opening of the 1 125 season, the brief time intervening being- Insufficient to enable the prospective buyers to put Into op erutton any appreciable part of their rather extensive program of ri-uKiiiiiuuuii hhu r e., ... . i.u. H wus suld that negotiations would probably be resumed al the end of the 1H26 playing season. BUS, TRUCKS . BILL TO BE CONSIDERED ( 'out in tied from Page 1.) lug to the world that Irrigation In Uregon has been a failure. A revised banking code, prepar ed by Hie legislative committee of tin: stale bankers association, will be Introduced today by 'H"imtor duller, chairman of the banking committee. Adopts Memorial. The Iioumc loday adopted the senate joint memorial calling for congressional aid to develop Pa- I cifh' coast ports. Women will be compelled to oil tain hunting licenses under an amendment the house game com mittee will propose In a bill to day. in-rbiriM t mil pissed Curry county will' huvo u county court session on the first Judicial day or January anil on Ihe fir.st Wednesday of ol her months and Wheeler county will have a scm :don otitc each month under u bill by Halt passed by the senate toduy. The house suspend' d rules to pass u bill Introduced by the ways and mcuns committee to tncel sun dry deficiency expenses of t he stale. The bill calls for approxi mately $13&.0)M. t I mill den (he cost of reconstruction of ' certain penitent lary building" destroyed recently by fire. ;rnhi Men Wnut Aid. Hcnator Taylor today received u letter and resolution from wte-at growers of. Morrow county, unking (eirtslutfve uld for grain men there, where It in claimed from 5" tu 75 per cent of tlie winter wheut must be resced'( us a nrmilt of told weather damage. Morrow eoutttv farmers net at l'slng'on Monday, made an esti mate of their d'im;ige; und d' elded to ask t hi leiristiiture for help. I n b'KH the bind Ik r seed" fl bank ruptcy will result for many fann ers and banks, it Is claimed.. WITNESSES TELL HANGING STORY (Continued from Page J.) tre and put n rope over a Hint. He then attached the other end of the rope around Harvey's nc k. the bitter testified, and pulb d him free of the ground. He did this three times before Harvv would confess Ihut he bud gleit tlie dis trict utlorD"j of Ik information SNOW A O .PROTECTION for tlie face and neck is necessary during the wintry weather, to prevent t lie roughness caused by cold winds. Arbutus Complexion Cream V ill keep the Kktn sil I and pliable and If up plied Iter gong out, will not only uH-nl Mil protection for the com plexion, but is Ideal s a base for Kacr Pow der, because it will hold tlie powder and prevent It blowing away in the wind. , A Large Jar T0c Glass Drugs ' The HLX ALL Slore lilt ' (ii-auile an to bootlegging in that vicinity, the witness declared. Promised to Leave Harvey was held for somo lime after that und then rclcust-d upon his promise to leave Hie country, he claimed. He went to linker, Ore., and hud- n doctor look at Ills neck and. oil tho 1Mb had holo graphs, t tiken of the. rope burns on his' neck. The .protugruph and the crotch between the tree trunk and tlie limb with Hie bark peeled off by the rope were introduced In evi dence. ' V 1 1 nesses folio wi n g Ha rvey f o r the atale subs! undated minor points in his testimony, llert l-aw-rence and Ills wife, both took the stund for the defense und testified that Harvey continually made ad vances' to her und that she told 13ert of these times and that Uert was trying to make Harvey leave so that he would not break up his home. Bert testified that ho put the rope around Harvey's neck but tlmt he did nut lilt him on tlie ground as 1 larvcy promised that he would unit molesting Mrs. Luwrenee and would leave. I le contended that he and his wife got along line until 11 n rvey began coming between them late In, 11)22. SKAI'LANK FALLS; ' tl;Al) PKtfHACOLA; Kin. (Al') Two u viators were killed and 1 wo in- 1 .oireu ; wiieo . 11 nuviu seai'iuiie, F-5-L. crashed Into 1'eiviieola buy ! here Wednesday. C. K. Linvllle, pilot, and Harvey Maxwell Younir a via 1 01 rigger, are t he dead, und K. V. Jiowland ami A. W. MeCall. machinist male, are injttri-d. I lowland and Met 'all, when taken from the wreck ashore wen. placed in a private automobile ami have since Im-i-ii ml.sing. In-Mulrh-H ut all hospiiuls and at the naval air slat ion have failed lo bring word or their .wlieiciioms. WIIKAT 0I OTATIOK. MMHETLANIi. Ore. (Al') Wheat quotations here yesterday Int-lud- eu: nam wane, .tij; wen rn red, $l.Tt. It lie advertise li, lie kntms lts jcoymH 1925 W un lut.kiliK r'li-uiiril lu Ihi- Sum y-:ir u n IVri.l of rrKi-i.M anil ilhiliillly. Miiy it liiin;? lo you 1IAITINKSS AM) I I'KOSl'KKITY La Grande National Bank Sound, I tellable Pro;; re- 1' - BANKS SCOriES COUNCILMEN CoiUimied from Tag 1.) would ho prohibited mder a bonne, bill introduced by the g.ilno cuiii inlltee. Itisubled ex-serlce men would be ulloweil to vein) goods without a license uniler n hou.se bill intro duced by German, of Multnomah county. t The age limit under tlie compul sory education act would be raised to HI yeurs by a house bill Intro ilneed b t he edncMiuiml committed . Dericli C it a (it I DelllMiati lv ; HALKM. tre. (Hy the Associ ated Press) Thomas It. Kay, state treasurer and mi-mber of t ho stale board of colli rol addressing the joint, ways am) means com mittee of the senate and house Wednesday night charged that the majority members ol the style budget committee which pussd on tlie requirements of the various institutions anil departments for the yeurs 1U25 and !!I2. dellb t eruiely padded (lie estimated ex penditure to creute a deficit when compared with tlie amount of money available to meet the de mands of the state. As a result of this padding pro c s.i and low lax levy for 11121. tho treasurer said, the budget showed that estimated expenditures for i the current blenniuiu were ap proximately '$2,.MH.1H2 In excess of estimated receipts. llecanse of the six per cent amendment, tlie state treasurer predicted a short age of funds even more severe in l26 and 11 might bo necessary ror the state to h'sue warrants bearing the endorsement ''not paid for want of funds." Jn this event he said. It would be necessary lor the state to pay interest on out standing' warrants. RELIEF FOR - FARMERS TO BE PRESSED (Continued from Pngo 1.) products and carried clauses deal ing with price ratios. The latter which drew most of tlie fire as price fixing legislation during the debate of the measure at tho last session, are eliminated In tlie modt- It's a square meal for a dim EVERY BITES A DELIGHT Steel MOTOR Bobse Mothers FRIDAY - SATliHOAY SUNDAY This is the picture Don't fled drut t favored by the council of agriculture, . in Uu ihv forni, an advance of fifty million dollars would be made by t It war finance corporation lo finance thtt proposed corporation which would return It from com mission fees collected from thu producers. The corporation would be controlled by IS Individuals, In cluding the secretaries of (lie iireasury. agriculture and com j mercc as representatives of the l'""in, 1 - Uiili ia lllIUIMICfl ll the president from nominations suit mil led by farm organizations In each of the 12 federal land bank districts. Advocates of the bill declared it contemplates no new tariff princ iple; but seeks to operate' under existing schedules Hw -that agri culture may he included In the protective system which is now so effective with" Industry and la bor.' RANGE CONTROL IS IMPORTANT i I H'out limed from rafo 1.) cost of production HUrvey. to offs" the general Impression I hut wool iii")) are making fabutous profits Tb'i ldahoans attending the nn tiotinl' gathering number aiiout If. Attention was given the first day to the fess.bility of strontrly urging wool manufecliiring on Hie Pacific coast. "Woolgrowcrs are weary of paying freight on wool shipped to I Huston and then pnylng freight on - tlie finished product when I hat j comes hack," said President Krnnk I n,"'fiil'i-(h (,r Spencer, Idaho. "Twu-l birds of the sheep of the I I'mted Stales graze In the west and Jtho wool should be manufactured f lu-re." " j . Idaho Well Tirated. In committee appointments Ida ho nelved one chairmanship and three committeemen and the ree orrnition of having the state asso- CORD TIRES A strictly quality Hit; nut built down to a piico that we mid tho makers fully C tui inn tec in every iosMs.'t, Wo itmUe adjust incuts fur you ourselves so It will pay lo we these (General t'oiils tho next tiiu you need new tires. .Jennings & Shumate,. Pi-ops. Successors to Southard & Shinn. Bodies CAIIS that was made in Idaho. Miss. It Ladies' Silk Parasols Itfiiutiful new silk parasols in lhe season's newest styles and shades. Short sticks, eight ribs with tips to match stick. Colois, black, brown, green, navy . blue and red. At a very low price range . . $4.50 to $6 54 STORES elation contributing the most to ward Ihe financial support or the nulloiial association. C rover Ittch of Hurley is chulrmau of tho wool marketing committee. I H. Oed ney is a member of the piddle lands committee, perhaps (the con vention's most I m porta ut; Donald McLean Is a member of the reso lutions committee and J. Luidlaw of lioisc. a member of tlie wool marketing coinuiillee. . NKW FAIJUIC Wunilri ml fur woini'ii's mill clilltlmi' ilirssi's, sull.s mill ruiiiM'i'H. A iilinillil Milikllluli. lor Hutu, (Ninux In nil Urn iiiular cuIqik. ' Ask tu mv 11. Art & Baby Shop ; "i:yiJitTniX(i roit thu iiaiiv lll:ISII K'IMM; IIi.IiI Summer lllillt. STA.MI'I.Nd , . m;ni:ick l'Arrr.uxs . m. thiu:ai) AN HI'IC Of (real IIcutIh Opens .Admission: Adults WHY NOT USE ( ? ) OKCIIKSTKA I OK ALL KN(J A(;KMKNTS. Any Instrumentation Furnished. 'Composed of all llosrcc Talent,, namely JAi K IIIA'rr rlann iin.l l.iinl.r 1 1 A 1 : It V HNOIHili.tss Hiixiiiiliiini' anil i l;n IikI. HVKKKTT IKISKNII.M M lirunin ami XyUt.li'ni' . I:. Mi-.M AN'IH Tr li in I"-: ii a ii .i-;m i.i;i: ii'iniH. h'aiiiiiiMH'. viniiM. I.KHTKIt lll.SKN--Violin. '. K. M .VVH Trf.inli.iiif . I'.M ItiriT KosliMl.M 'V, Miumsil. I'limii-' I 17-H iir Main Hi Our Name??? IHE SUNSET ORCHESTRA In lhe reports of work and status of ufiillatcd organizations Mr. Mc Lean reported on tho woulmc u's organization in Idaho. The address of President Hagen barth featured the opening day of t lie convention. In h's address' President Hagenbarth said: "At no time In the history of our industry have ihe prospects been brighter or mure forward looking than now." DRAMA and Mishly Kvcnls'. Today .10c; Children 10c E I I 13 m UH4 ttt 'is f 4-.: