La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 29, 1925, CITY EDITION, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextThursday, January 29, 1025, THE I-A GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PAGE FIVE Local News In Brief j . COMINO EVliVIS ' i March 6, 6. 7 District high ' aehool babketbull touriiumeiit ' at Union. lUury In Session Tin? grand jury convened iinornln? at the court house. iHi ir on HusIhoks Guy W, Itogers und Frank Kog .ers oT llogersburg, Wash., were In , ;,a Giuude this morning trunuact niiiB business ut the government i lunil office. HIGHWA ! LINE 15 ARRANGED i eecl Tomorrow The clam feed to be Riven by the utlro department for department .iliiembers will commence ut seven . -u'cloek itoiiiuri ow night. All regu t';lar firemen if. ml volunteers will ut--h-nd. No regular program has been .urruuged the main Idea being to ;liave a general good time. Worked-NoPaj SAVE -with I Flyers Lost - . rr Attend schuol Claiii. IH-nny. of tlit N. K. Wi'l iniiiliaiiy , Btoro. .will k'uvu : lirundr , this ('Wiling in route to) . rhicago. when In; will spend a iilnulltll in tin. Kocntt'r Kciioul, 'Wlit-ro hi' will Htinly wlntluw Ui-otia .ilnt; and inli' -lor decuraling. Acvording to tlio l:0chy Mouu tiiiu Nes or lli-nvi-r, Lull)., or Junuaiy zi, roatl Insluiy u as nmdc Saturday nlu-n at a iiiwtlng in Unit iity of nini-m'iilulivi.a i lilBliway asauciatlona or lour ceil-' tral Utah's at tlio uliumlirr oil uuiniiuiuu the I'oiuiuUia liishuuyj Old Oregon Trail, a transcoutin eutal hlKhwuv. (-iin,,. h,t(, ,.!. I Unci'. I'lans eoiiinluteil th. r.. euil ! Fired hy th Uurintendent of Dub for u continuous surruced road be- "c ""''ty, then re-hired by the city tween Washington, L). c., Seaside, council. Jack Brophy. Des Moines Wash., and Portland. Ore. The ' Pllceman. walked a beat in the jail new- system will unite tlie Old i bul,(,ln ,-h" hl ca.e waa debated Oregon Trail, the lj,.iiv.,r.l.hi. nli..i ,n coim- While there he arrested a Omaha hlifh.vnv n.l 1 1... wi,ii.. man "nnted highway through Iowa and llli 11018 frotll Onialia to Chicago. It .m pass lurougn limver. Foil A. v r J ; t Cannot Locate fclstur A telegram was received by 1 he polleo department yesterday uflor- uiioon from Warm Kprinus. Mun Mauu, stating that Kd Serber was Ulu im-'fttll)S- (olllns, Cheyenne and Granger, Wyo.. through l'ocutello to Olym pla. Wush., and Baker, Pendleton and Portland, Ore. W. K, Meach um of Baker, Ore., president of tint Oregon Trail' association and C. H. Furrlngton of Portland, Ore.., passed through Pocutello, Wednes day, en route to Denver to attend White! "nir" vy vvikv no was m nave me ouiiamg unno l ticel. Knch day he walked the beat his allotted hours but th.court beldhe had no civil service rights . and he was denied pay. er4ously ill and that he has a sis ter living In La Grande. The po ailec have been unable to locate Ills sister to date. (Attended Meeting A meeting of the Fedorul Fur in Loan association convened this .attorning .In IVndlcton. 'harles i way The article as it appeared In the News follows: Present at yesterday's meeting were delegates from Colorado, Ne braska, Oregon, lllinoitr and Iowa. The expressed sentiment of these delegates was Ihut through the medium of transcontinental high- millions of tourists will be BILL WOULD CLIP WINGS , OF PIERCE (Continued from Page 1.) . DRUGSTORE uixwi si: All l(rall Diiik S'.TfS n iv. pari ti r s lit the great t' nited 1 Mug ( 'oin )mny ami own and op erate llit'lr (mi i eti.--h'K for the ri!nliiu f th f I li e k I iii:ihy ef lu-ug Store iii''reliau'i:.i". voi savi; liiH At si: llexall gnotlK emtie illn'pt from I he factory wit limit 1 he addition of 'middle men's prol ItM, voi: aiu; sai-i: ukcai si; Only the quality is for your Sloio to n guarantee. wry b. t or good ril-g!i Ueall I rilg L-iiinmetid and Glass Drugs The i;i Alih More I ill ( i n n de - O re 1 1 1 i v j Captain A. W. 8tevna. McCook , Field photographer, and Lieutenant Hlrdxm. who accompamed thv Rle expedition to South America,' ")ar reported as lost. Stevvna U tha crack photographer of tht air aar vh. ing proposllion took the form of u retominendatlon tliat thv city adopt single standard incumlcscenl lights, grouped five to the block In tho "stagger" plan, and that the Installation be paid for under the Bancroft Act. 'which provides a period of 10 years for properly owners to wipe uway the original j Kigurtug tu Interest for only five j years. It would take 12 years to: J pay out and from u buslm-aa staud- i pohti, the propoaitlon will need to, 'i bo Investigated very thoroughly be-1 fore any deflntto action la taken, i In connection with thn above matter, W. t. Crews, city iiiunagor, stated today that repairs would have to be made on portions of the plpottno that ut tho present are In lair condition and which ordinarily would not need repairing until a much later time, to develop power adequate for u power plant In brief. If audi repairs were made. It would result In the city having about three miles of fair plpcliutt In excellent condition und intUa of pipeline further back, in por con dition. Tho proposition will bo investi gated further but io an observer U uppears that It will not "fill tlio bill." 11 uppeura Ihut tho revenue a wouui oiuiH I ho city would not bo oqultubto with investments thut uoUiu ue required. bcpUu Tank. The septic tunk prublcm was brought up und discussed to soim length. It cull readily bu seen that tho septic tank la giving us much worry to thu commission us Is Im wuter problem. Further ailuulloii will bu given to thu matter at b later meeting. . Uitm Mucl lines Saut'tlouttl. Another matter of importance. that waa settled by the coiiuiiiasiui. wus In reference, tu thu operutlon of gum machines, itouiulUueacaU slot machines," In La Grande, invi-stment of the city. From fig-; ures presented if the Bancroft Act , is Included in the plan, installation The collUnl8sloneis, during the. pre of tlm lights would cost property! ., . Investigated, tho ma Iteynolds. local secretary of the or-diverted from present scattered gunlzutiou. liMt for Pendleton this! trails and highways so that they i morning to attend. J. K. Ueynolds. will pass through the cities and .Kverett Walsinger and 1. I. Smutzi towns designated as points on the tore other La Grande men who will .new "km present. (.Inspected fin's J. Ifl. 'Oordon, of the public ser iilci fniiiiiiiKHiin rinfMlnxl iiti in ispectiou of all cars, stages and oth-i From i.'hlcago, the ur vehicles leing used for public route will go thro igh SPEEDY DOG . TEAMS RUSH l 4 V'pT TOYIV of lht' l,ou'nthiries and an ndeiiuate iUMl-lOAin lighting system but prefer having owners in the busltress section,, or whatever section Is Included, about three cents per foot frontage each month or about 35 cents per foot Trpntage per year for -0 years. This matter was also hold for further investigation. '.. t , r Commission Favors Ktcjts. It mtn.Hii'iwI t nn nlM.TVnr Mult I I In rmtittiluulrtinru fnvnr ivtiiiHiitli system. Tourist trade in these fortunate cities and commu nities will mean millions of dot latH in the pockets of tradesmen, hotel-owners and merchants along! stock by brands, designed to mue. m-. the line of travel. it easier to prosecute for larcony proposed 'of livestin'k. wus passed by the sen Iowa and 1 a,,!' '' he Dunn bill mil hurfximr bill lor eastern Oregon farmers whose wheat has been frozen Is utterly Inadequate, und about $1.-' 1 1 50(1.000 Is needed, according to! fPnntlntiert tn- P'liro i representations made by farme-s and hankers yesterday before tho : sound, cut arrnKH Norton bay and ways and means committee and the overland to Nome. governor. J. N. Kelley, of The j Dulles, declared 4:(0.(ioo hci-.-h of STABT Nil I I'M F.XTS SA'I'I ltDAY land In Wasco, Sherman. .Morrow, HKATTLK, Wash. (By the Asso Gllilam and Umatilla count Ich i elated Press) One million diph have been frozen out. and will ru- t-theria anti-toxin units will be ship quire reseedlng. ' ' i .U.1 from Heatltle Saturday by Senator Davis' bill relating to ateamer to Seward. Alaska, rushed non-evldenee of ownership of live- kv tt.nit1 t(, v,,,..,,,,, n,i ..iiti.n ov...-. chines thoroughly and came tu the conclusion that they were not gain bllng devices In thu : true sunso oi the. word. A mollan wus inudo by Dr. Luudls, and unanimously pass ed, that until tho' muchincB are shown more definitely to bu gam bling devices, they may operute. Dr. Land Is expressed the opinion that they were nothing more than a "trade stimulant." Several other matters, including nil facts ut tholr finger tins before ! r..r......n..., it I' livn u mil Ifii tliiflu f (if I r. ( ( rooming nousu licenses, io mv po- RUBBERS Childs : ..........Mc Misses' ; 69c LI ale Gent's 75c Youths's ;.......83c lJoy's ; ......9 Men's $1.13 Men's Heavy $1.85 Ladies' . ....... ...... -"... 79c 53 STORES 9 VC THE HUB authority to act: discussion con cerning two suits now facing the city (City Attorney Cochran, dur ing the discussion, stated that In his opinion, neither suit -would find the city-lluble): discussion conecrn jng tho dog problem j passlug ,uf an ordinance fixing the sulury list for 195; und holding and continuing indefinitely ii hearing on Improve ment district 1&5. which calls for the paving of u block Isotutcd from tho main paved streets wero han dled before adjournment. The Clark bill abolishlnsr : the Weston normal school nnd to the .;th tests. Bransnortation this morninc. The Omuhn. Neb., to Denver. Althomrhl llu board of regents of the 'Mat" cars we're examined for safetv. san- It was pointed out manv tour- normal aehool to uecept donations itary conditions und conditions In ists and travelers will doubtless P11'1 . irincrit I. Ai-cnrillntr In Mr. f liinlnn Ht'i fit to brunch off In I (i-nvcvi ...uiiMii'mir i. i .ii.u.n.i,. itn Mm nnnwrnim ..iniM f transferring Its property -on the "for hire basis have passed i interest in Colorado, many will Weston public school district or (continue on to the Pacific coast,' ' ",a'"" i't-v-traveling south of Yellowstonol luirk. ! At present, according to dele gates, theiv are but t wo main ; t ruuscontlnenlnl arteries of auto- j Itoy Gardner of Pendleton Is motive trariic. nie uncom nig.i- wny unjl the old Spanish trail to ' : iniith.. c 'ongeHt Ion i ''Oil i t h("i' H.Vbteins wus given as t he princl- Wopping at tlic Foley hotel. Mr. i Pl reason for the decision to unite 'Tlarvey' Is owner of the Faslern . smaller highway systems into the i'Orcgonr Poater Advertising com- I new highway. Personal Mention wglHleivd ut tho Summer hotel. B. Lr Harvey of Baker is now i-rany. Oscar (J I. sou. travelling lor the, O.-W. K. & N.. liuiitinglon this morning. ITCH E OF LEAP FIRE land by dog teams to Nmne to al leviate a diphtheria epidemic rag ing In that town. Dr. G. M. Ma gruder, in charge of the Fnlted States public health s-rvU e, an -noiin(-ed here Wednesday, Doctor Magruder has he-n in structed by Surgron General Hugh dimming. In Washington, D. C., to speed the shipment of an ti -toxin units. WALLOWA. Ore. i : The symbol for the new main (artery wilt be the ox team and the engineer covered wagon, made famous by left for Kinerson Ho igh's novel, "The i'o- , ered 'Wagon, und the more etit pietiirizattou of the story of Mr. and Mis. James Steffin of Hie journey of laiiy pione.-rs La Grande hit on No. 4 I his across the ganger-fraught rionlier. morning Tor Gleii't; Fi'try. Llaho. I through the prairie wustes. and , nver t lie mountain ranges of the Mrs. K. I. Klilllings and children. old west. tvho have Ihmmi here visiting Mrs G. K. Lynch nf Aduir, Iowa, iKItilllng's mother. Mrs. Ada Boyd, ' president of ' While Way 7. con- ceiurned to lluir home In Wallow u 1 ducted the meeting, which was at ntihia morning. I tended by the following delegates: I Walter F.. Meiiehum. Baker. On-,; '' c. H. l'arrlngtoii. Portland, be.: Mrs. W. I. Keen of La Grande , Hoper. Lincoln. Neb.: D. It. rleft this morning rir Flgln to s-e ton,.J,( Cusey. Iowa: L. C. i 'ur- about placing In-r hoii. Murrayjrul, Ottawa. 111.: W. B. Ccek. "Dunhiiiii, In scliool. Idmaha. Neb.: W. A. Fills, ouiulct: Mrs. Katie Marshall, been taking t rent men! s I a lie returned to her home in Wnl- ; , ., iinm , John It. t'oeii. Slerl- , ,nc. io una i,. . . - im , ilM. Mr vvalk i Hudson. olo. moned fm... 11, FOUR MAJOR PROIiLEMS DISCUSSED f Cnnl toiled irrtoi Page 1.) furl her act Ion is peslu'd. l-'atoi-s 'SlaggCl, Sysieni. llr, DIous report on the light- selves positively to the plans, Water Problem Discussed. . The ipiestlon of nn adequate wu tor supply for La Grande came to; the" front wjhn J. P. Loltrldg4. of the K. O. I,V P. Co., made nn oC fer to the city to puy from $K,500 to $4.rHM pi'r year on a 10-year conl'.'iui for power developed from the present pipeline, providing the city repair the pipeline ut certain portions to Insure a flow of water sufficient to warrant the install ation of a power plant. Mr. I.ottrldge stated that this of fer wus not mude becuuse the com pany wus lucking In -ample power for the communities it serves, but rnlher in nn effort to help Hie city and at the same time benefit the company by having an additional i power plant. He declared that the company's supply of power wus more than ndeiiuate tu supply the demands from the communities I! serves. Problems of Plun. II Is, estlmuled that about UK. (Mi'O.iWould be needed by the elly Io develop power for the company under the Lull ridge- plan and riom the run of figures, city officials lie- lleve that It would take U years to pay out, disregarding Int lice chief and city manager, with Expert Stamping :, Why buy n pattern when itchi can have It done cheaper? ' v-j .' Wo- stamp' on our material op yours. 1 r Art & Baby Shop - '. "UVlillVTIIINa W)K TIIK IIAI1Y" lltMSTU'OJI.Sd Maid Soniiner lll.lg. STAMl'INU UlTtElUCK VATlliK.NS D. M. C. TIIHUAU Arcade TODAY FRIDAY - SATURDAY POLA NEGRI in "EAST OF SUEZ" Supported by R0CKLIFFE FELLOWS ''INTERNATIONAL NEWS' and '"TOPICS5 OF THE DAY" Da lib Boyd of Fnlerprlse Is In i .;ms I(eled us secretary of La Grande on business.' Mr. Boyd H. meeting which was remarkably Ih an attorney. Hi; tiie Hotel Foley. is registered at M i-h. Ira Howell and her son. Lawrence Ktehni d. left on I he i brunch I rain toduy to visit for u time with leiutiveH in Wallowa. ' .Ml IIDI B IKIAL IS I HIDAV IIKKGON CITV. ICLAMATH FALI-S. Or'. Trial nr ii... r..., .....n tmil.ir Iniliftttifiil -here for the murder of Oscar "f S',,i"(rwu: t f:rtckson In ,a gambling house miibrry the morning of January 4 twill Mtart Frldav morning, aecord- ninn. In t litft rlet Allnrnnv HnnnnL' tlt'C Tin. men will be tried lolntlv. Uminury heurlna and As imn. r ih.m hnii nsknl for a over to an curly nepnrnle trbtl. The murder trla.1 grand Jury. will he followed hv the trial fori In default of $:tMMi ihobbery. (Special) A near: disast rous file occurred at the Frank Walker home In I lie Leap section recently. Mr. Walk er had arose early and gone about his chores. In a short time after ward Mrs. Walker thought she de- i tec ted smoke In the house, and thinking t be stove was .'iinuklug, ! sent one nf the children to open Hie door. It was at, this time the fire wan discovered in I he living room. The fire presumably be came started from Hie match from which Mr. Walker had lighted a lantern. The mulch had been placed on the rdg of a table ami Ignited some papers and clot lies l ing nearby. When the fire was discovered II hud burned a n um ber of garments, and was blazing of the walls. the small cbil waN able Io get Hie fire well under control, bv the could be Mim burn. where be wus doing chores. The went her has I ut ned iill e cold here again following the storm of Saturday night. The snow has packet) down well, and I he bard freezing ha made sledding quite good again, on all roads.' Born January 2H, lyrjA, a seven und a half pound son. to Mr. and Mrs. H. f. Anderson. M rs.' George ' 'ol email of I 'nw- wui ka. was visit ing relat Iven In tire. William ! lwn Hie last of the week, r. who confess-1 W. M. Downing and wife of jo- e.l to nn attempt to rob the Ks- s-pn. arc; visiung Hi is week with tacada state bank, was arraigned Guy Downing und family ofDry before Judge Noble In the jus-! 'reek. court here. He waived pre-1 u i'nn-iin unu uioiuy expeer wan bound leave nnoruy for Aledfor'I sitting of th ' W. F. Miller. DeH Moines. Inn a: ; . ' ' " -H Walter Livingston. Haslirtgs. Neh.; vi?i!' m,, i,,.!',', . r . "t Hoi II. M. Harms, ... , Burke. .1. W. mL uH hurmonloiis, considering t he vergent views 'anil goals of Individual ikdcguttnn toard name of the new highway dl i-ueli the and the points at which Die obi sys tems are to be jollied together. WILLIAM STILL JAILI D where Mr. Behrens will work for a lumber company. of $:tMMi bail Still! was placed in the cojnty jail. Last Week Of Our Annual January Clearance Sale SAVE NOW! ON STANDARD MERCHANDISE OK (Jl'ALITY For Men iind lloys ENTIRE STOCK ON SALE Sale Closes Jan. 31. st There's No Hope For a linn who tnkc n liinnit when lie' bnyiiiic Href. If not iuinr)- any longer. r gin a H-ronnl giiamii tefv In aiblltion o Hint of the rncliiry ti (.IM KAL COlllis mid we make o ir imn ndJtiiitM'iit. They mu-t hp ynii full lolliir-fcM-lcl-Inr Scnwr. A-k n nKire ntsnit the I.IMIHI, Jennings & Shumate,.. Props. Successors to Southard & Shinn. i n rn a ttt. il FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY'' ' ' il I , THE HUMAN ' . "ibw ! I Qpf PENDULUM. jjlfs 1 1 mmMmM MHSi Will The Call of the A THOMAS BUCKINGHAM troduct,on Cuniedy, "The Way Men Work" TODAY "FLAMES OF DESIRE" Market Basket w rlllTE tuiiU buddunly everywhere with fluur, poluluw, t'Kga, Murchimta under guy awnintta (lispluyiiig kiiij; hnnis and hlauk salines. Squcalinuf pigs with their I'cct lied pushed into calls. Women in Sunday best, balancing loaves of bread on their heads or tugging napkin'd bankets. Men and Jiiaids bargaining for bracelets. Vcndom shouting, ribbons blrcaniing ... Market day in peasant countries gala day! The little gay city of tents has become fixed shops for you. Clean shops with enough varieties inside to confuse u peasant mind. Yet you know the brands. You know which you want, how much they ure worth, before you enter to buy. You shop in minutes instead of hours, nnd get fair exchange. Advertise ments have made you wise. . Any day with you la market day. Any day, the market bas ket travels to be filled, with selective cure. Let advertisements keep on helping you choose. Their facts ure facts. Read them. No man will Hpend money lo advertise unless Uh product is right read the advertisements. I I I 1 1 I ESI 1-1 t "THE STORE WITH A CONSCIENCE y - - - ' -