Thursday, 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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, 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.
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