La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, February 07, 1925, CITY EDITION, Image 6

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Newspaper Page Text"THE Eff nUXMTE EVKNlNO OBSERVER Saturday. February 7, 1925. SIX KENTUCKY TO STOP GOSSIP : FttANKFOItT, Ky. (AP) With the announced purpose of curbing Ihe malicious wuxKlnir of tonicuei, the Kentucky unli-KOHBlp law In being invoked and Is securing convictioni. . Frowning upon the repeating or Bciiti?rlnK of falHo rumors or re ports of a slanderous or harmful nature, it places a $10 to $10o liuc or 10 to 60 days Imprisonment, or both, us punishment. The gosslper is ileemed guilty unless he is iiblu to show to the Mtlftfuctlon of a judge or Jury that Ji carefully Investigated the source and foundation of the handled re iuorks, and proved that they had reasonable grounds. . To miiko avalluble proper de fensc, tho gosslper must, furnish for Die piilillc court it-cord "the name or nanus of the person or jn-rxoiiH furnishing tnrorniallnn up on which the rumor or report was pneil.M ; The Jnw laid Idle In the bound Bets of the last general assembly until recently at Owensboro a wo man whs fined $10 for remarks jinking polleemeii, nllegeVI bribes, ' in nil bonib-g ruses. The latest case nt Paducah begun when u warrant charging a councilman with go clpliig ,tltat he had seen the imrne of n county Judge on the Ku Ktu Klin roHtcr. was sworn out. . -Clossip "ibhlmenlal to the rbar- deter or Htniiding' of a private citizen or officer or candidate for o'fflee wns mini'' a uiiHdementinr when (iovernor T-Nehls signeii ids approval to the measure after Rlate Senator 1 1. K MeKlrny, U banon, . Ky., seen red legislative pas sage without iroiilile. NFW MAVOlt IK ixkcikd 1 rOTTAfilS (.UOVIS. Oro. O. O. KiiflwhH wns elected mayor of Cot tage Orove to take the place va cated by 3. II. Chambers, resigned, nt a mooting of tho city council. Mr. Chambers took tho oath of of fice as mayor the first of tho year but notified tho council nt that time bis business affairs would probably prevent him from con tinuing In tho place for tho entire year. Mr. Chambers tendered his ros Jgnntlon to the council early in January, , Kitchener Memorial Kit ml Inrgc LONDON. (Al) The sum of $3,496,200 has been tccelvcd on behalf of tho Lord Kitchener Memorial l-'und. Out of this $58tt,. 210 has been spent on scholarships and payments in connection with a memorial chapel which. Is being built to commemorate tho great soldier In Kt. Paul's Cathedral, The rennifnder has been invosred. Get flvntiiti TlntlM i I' ! , h'lnti by buylnir ai i of . tl Authority buirihutor whrr th nut- tr c.iy of th TimWn Sr- vire Ciloir h svilabli , wher g numr Timkvn Btar. Inca ar mid In the or- ' hay and Hack Timkn carton i, LeiKhton'a Welding & Machine Works ir Iron t Tin Ira VrnUfikM Household v Antiseptics for fumigating nnd disinfecting. Prevent disonso with our Remedies. Prescott Drug Company The New Drug Store Telephone Main. 53 for Fir & Jeff. . Trinity Keeps Alive Memories of America OXFOni), rang. AP. Rllas Norton's house, where William Penn preached ono of his unpop ular sermons In 1fi87, has recent ly been demolished, Perm was at that time in Oxford only ns a visitor. He entered as a student nt Christ Church coIIcko at the age of 16 but was very shortly expelled for his religious opin ions. Thomas Lowe, who Induced Penn to become a Quaker, was for n good many years an Ox ford president. Penn's old college, by way of urn ends, has bis portrait hung conspicuously in Its hall. As the Pilgrim divines were chiefly Cam bridge men, Oxford, not to be oitdone, makes the most of all , its American connections. Lord i Baltimore Is still without a me-i mortal In his old college. Trinity,' but ns Trinity has portraits of two! of Its students well known In I American history. William FHt who Avon the continent, and Lord North who lost half of )( the collegn feels satisfied. S. A. ANT-HEAR CRUSHES MAN PURNOS AIRTCS (AP). How a hunter fo.ight a fierce body-to- hody battle with a South Ameri can ant -hen r, reputed to bo an Inoffensive anlmnl, and was fat ally In lured. Is told In a report from the village of Avlii .Tern I 1 u I he A rgenl I n Chneo. The tragedy look place In a dense forest surrounding the vil lage, the victim Candido Mar tinez, do years old, Itnvlng en countered I ho bear while separ ated from his hunting companion. The latter beard his cries for help, the barking of his dogs and several shots, and making his way through the forest ns fast ns he could, found Martinez on Ihe ground, tils flesh terribly torn In several places nnu his , ribs crushed, lie hnd only time to tell that ho had been utlnekcd by an nnt-benr beforo ho. died. Instances of an ant-bear ottnek- Ing a timn are very rnro. Ant bears nro known to kill tho Jnguar when nttneked by It. by crushing It between Its power Til forelegs and chest, but its mnln Interest in life is eating aula, destroying their hills with Its long fox-like snout, 1-or this reason It is re garded by settlers ns a useful anlmnl. It is thought that In this Instance the bear wns attacked by tho dogs and turned nt hay, at tacking the man when he tried to savo tho dogs. Aviation Pawngrr Service frh'ivil to Snn I'l'nnclsro RAN FRANCISCO. (AP) Calif ornia's first attempt at a regular commercial aviation service is to be starled shortly with the estab lishment of a passenger and freight mule between.,Knu.b(ntwli-J co, Hacrnmento nd Chleo, 2m) miles to the north. A fleet of flvoj planes will begin the service. The train time will be cut by several hours. Tho .planes will enrry five pas sengers each and 2uf) pounds of baggage und wilt maintain an av erage speed of 100 miles an hour. Tho proJerfhi backed by Sucra ment Vulley bankers. Kor each passenger between Ran Fran cisco and Racramento, n distance of fft miles, will be 10 one way nnd 117 round trip. Tho company will Issue fin In surance policy with each ticket, protecting both the passenger and the eompnny In case of accident. All the pilots engaged are former American overseas filers. I'liKlnnil l!ns llivt SiiRilr llooin LONDON (AP). Tim lictlon of llin HiIUbIi Kovnrnmont In Bnint liiK a aiilMlily to tlin lic.t anion' Iniliinlry la rniisin(c tlin predion of a number of now fftctorlra in vnrlona parts of tlin country. Wni'lf Wltl ItA hnirtin nnn,, a tl.TAii.niin plant. at nury .Hi. Kil tmiluln. Hrll InIi InliM'oatH piovlillnit Imlf Iho rnpllnl Willi the nihil linlf furnlslKil liy HiiliKiu Inns. MimIitii Ilium, for .li'nivnli'iit Jl.lir.SAI.KM (Al'). Thrn Iki.i lirrn opfnoil In Jfrnsnli'tn n niw atrt'et Hint Ih riVi'in1') worthy ih (IralKnAllon of fivfn-p. It In one lull.' Ioiir nn.l en foot whip, nml i-onnri-lri (In- uppor part of Jnffn ronil with lh rallnny aliillnii. II l IIiip.1 on holh ahlr.i Willi flnr ynunir ah.nlo tn-ra, nml Ih I'liifri'ty reserved for residential purposes. , RAD We are now located permanently in ihe new Harris Building, across the track on Kir Street, vherc we will conduct nn ex clusively Radio Store and Radio Factory. STOP IN KYKXINCS AM) 1IKAR OI R RADIO We sell all standard makes of Radios on monthly payments. ASK I'S IF IT'S RADIO WE KNOW! r Heacock Radio Phones 'Made in I Grande None Better HEACOCK RADIO SERVICE LA GRANDE, OREGON Sub -That Went on. Rocks Thirty tive oih.-ers and men wen? on tru.Hlj.d onto the rocl.s off JufTrey's Point Just noilh or the harbor or Portsmouth, N. 11. Prince Will Train at Sea r For Argentine's Gaities LONDON (AP). The Trlnee of Wales will make Ids forthcoming Inn rn tv In A rp-. ti 1 1 im unil KOul h Africa In the bnltle cruiser II. M. ' H. Hepulse, u sister ship of the j Uenoun, whirh run ied him on bis olfielal tour to lnll:t and J.t pnu in 1 !i". As the Hepulse Is fitted out for n flagship It Is expected that n ranking admiral will be celeet-J ed to com inn ml her. Mont of t he ship's complement of 1 ,220 1 officers and men have been chos-j en. The ofi'lreis. fnr tin- most part, are serving on t lie Itep ilsej at the present lime. About halfj of the enlisted men -lire those who have served on t be Jtepule for t wo years and the remainder will lie honor men of 1 he n:i vy. The Tiepulun bns been ordered Into the yards for a complete overhauling and painting. A spe cial suite for the princi! Is being filled out of Ihn apartments ad joining the admiral's iuarlers. and a gymnasium room Is being bul-t for him. Thorn will bo also spe cial roomB for the newspaper cor respondents who will accompnny tho prince. The royal traveler will eat his meals with the chief officer's mess, Instead of having a private dining room ns on the Itenown. and the dally menu will conform with the usual navy reg' ulatlons. Stop Coughs At Your We Carry a Complete JRADE MO'l'Oll AM) TRACTOR OILS Oregon Hardware & Imp. Co. . IO? -Nothing But the U B. submarine 84 when sh According to present plans the Itepulse will salt March 25. Suflon of Meet, to Vi-lt Active Volcano of Hawaii Ulf.O. Islam! of Hawaii. (VP) livery sailor of the 1'nlted Mi a Its Meet, which Is to visit the territory next spring for maneuvers', will be given an -oppnrl unity to visit Ihe volcano of Kilauen, :n miles up the slopes from Hito, ihn ffivatc.st continually ncllve crater - in ihe world. ; " . Avalnnches , and, wirthquakes now compose Kllauea's activities almost solely, 47 earth-shocks hav ing been recorded at the volcano observatory in the Wee!; ended Dec. 17. Since Ihe volcano's latesl violent or n pi Ion, In May, 1 (;.'.'- when t he crater claimed Us first, human vic tim in modern times, there lias been slight activity at the riro pit of I tulcmaumni). The dimensions j of the crater, increased greatly hy last Muy's activity, are approxlm-ll mely :i,600 by .l.noo feet, with a:J ileptb of about l.itOO Tect. 6,000 SHEEP We have for sale a band of R,000 breeding ewes, Ram-j boulct stock. Will lamb in: J April; 125 registered Ilanip shire bucks, and one of the best equipped sheep ranches of 920 acres in Oregon. PYRAMID LAND CO. SIAIX 705. Serviee Stock of Genuine MARK - m vf Income Tax Facts No. 21. Taxes paid or accrued during tho taxable year are deduct I bit within limitations' prescribed b) the revenue act of lI-4. Such items Include taxes on personu) property nnd real estate, whethei business or residential. So-called taxes assessed against local bene fits, s ich as street paving oi drainage, which tend to Increasf value of the property assessed, are not deductible, since they at cousldtred as constituting tiie cost of a permanent Improvement. The federal Income taxes may be deducted. Otner federal tuxe however, are deductible. Kxam ples of miscellaneous occupation al taxes are taxes on proprietors of shooting galleries, pool rooms,, bowling alleys, customhouse bro kers and stock brokers. The fed eral estate tax Is deductible from tho gross income of the estate of a decedent in ascertaining the net Income of the estate suhjeel In tax. Postage is not n tax. It Is a payment for n service. Tt is not an allowable, deduction ns a tax or otherwise to a person not en gaged in business. To a person engaged In business, it Is nn al lowable deduction as a b islness expense. v 1 'I'n xi s paid by a tenant to or for a landlord for business prop erly constitute additional rent nnd may be deducted ns such. To tho landlord snob payments consti tute taxable income. Taxes paid by a tenant to or ror n landlord for property lined by the tenant ns a residence are not deductible. In Hi is cane, they roiiptlt ute n personal living expense to the tenant : In " either case. If t he TIIK wrATHi:n In n iroml TOPIC I'Olt illBrllnsloil ' AW TAY nml If you, CANNOT talk to ti AltOIT storage, horao Fi:i:n, chicken fop.i. COW Pl:i:l, hoR- feed OR ANYTHING that MILAN'S gooil h'lHlni'HH i oit iifvrii of ns. wn wou.o bo Bihil TO IIAVK you. pome IX AMI tnlk nliout TIIH WKATIIF.It or nny oi.i) Tiiixt;. La Grande Warehouse & Storage Co. Jefferson and Hemlock SU. Phono Blaln J82 EltlCKSON & DURXAKD Special Electric Light Globes 40," 50 and 00 watts 2."c All Sizes F. L. LILLY Hardware Phona Main 8B Valentine Parties Have your Valentine French Pastries, Cakes and Cookies made by Gwilliams' Electric Bakery, "East ern Oregon's Leading Bread and Pastry Bakers." "Home of The Golden Crust" nvilliams' Electric Bakery Winter naolilng tiring plfiirir. - pneumonia. rohK etc. Amid all , i this ilmiR.-r hr tilllmr l.l an. I I cnoniiMe Hale A-1 wnrk. ' JL J ' landlord Include! the amount of such taxes' In his gross Income, he may also tako as a deduction the same amount for taxes paid. If, however, tho tuxes puid by u tenant- include an amount for a "local benefit," . the land lord must Include such amount In his gross income and can not take any deduction therefor. Itoothlacks Have No 1 ears That len Will IHtM-rt Tbem LOS ANGKLKH. (AP) Women ire not so extravugant as popular belief would paint thrm. but on the contrary are economical, or at any rate they don't pay out money for shoe shines, say l.os Angeles bootblacks. The shiners say that 16 men have their shoes polished tp one woman. ' A woman, they explained, will take home a 2Fi-cent bottle of polish, hunt up n rug and ut the end of the month figure out how much she has saved. Then, if she is married, she Is liable to 'try to break up the age-old male custom or hiring someone else to clean his shoos. WATItOPK VIS f.OI.F TITIiR HOT HPItlNGH, Ark. (AP). Al Wat ions of (.irund ilupids, .Mich., won the South Central open golf to'j moment here Thnrsday after noon with a score of 2S4 for tin1 72 boles of play. AlncDonald Smiih of San Prauclsco with a score of Sli wns seeoml and Har ry Cooper, Dallas, Texas, finished third with BO. All the. winners are professionals. McK. & R. LIQUID Al.ROLRNR The physiologically inert oil, refined from genu ine Russian oil. Quick ly ends constipation. Moon Drug Go. Everything for the Sick Room PHONE MAIN 08 ELECTRIC i ... Curling Irons$2.00 np Flat Irons $4.00 up Percolators , $7.00 up Toasters $6.50 up Waffle Irons $10.00 up Grills $9.85 up Hot Plates $4.65 up Boudoir Lamps..$2.00 up Flash Lights 50c up Electric Rangcs.$10.00 Electric En trines ..$12.00 La Grande Electric Co. ALTO CAMP irifcOOXTIKI'KD . OOTTAGtK GIIOVK. Ore. The auto camp maintained In the city park by Cottage Grove ' will bo discontinued during the .coming summer, it was ducidmt 'by the council. ' A petition , was read from the lions' club and from the keepers of the den request ing that the auto park he dis continued and the city park be used for pluyground work instead. On motion this petition . was granted. SPHINX'S HKKALDK SEV.S SWEKT HOME, Ore. Many wlirns of varkd kinds, heralding the It Is Fine to Regain Health -But Much Better to Keep It 4 There are unavoidable illnesses. Regular physical examinations, however, would do away with a great percent of our sickness. Through them any health menace is found in its in cipient stages and corrected before it impairs our efficiency. Such examinations are of value only when made where every scientific equipment is complete. The Hot Lake Sanatorium Dr. W. T. rhy. Owner and Director. Servicing Batteries We' Specialize in Bsttert Recharging, Rrpalrlni and prolonging the wrrloe your battery was Intended to give regardless of the slxe or make. Our price and service mast satiety. 8-HOCR BKCHAROB SKICVICB EX TDK Dlstrlbrttor FRED T. WAIN 121 Aberdeen Coal FULL OF HEAT AND SATISFACTION A hard, firm, high volililc Utah Coal, es- . pecially prepared for home use. Lights easily burns up clean lasts well does not clinker. Sawyer-Holmes Merc. Co. PHONE MAIN 17 LA GRANDE IRON WORKS MACHINE SHOP AND FOUNDRY All Kinds of .Machinery, Automobile and Trarlom Repaired Overhauled anil Rebuilt , Acetylene Welding of All Kinds Cylinder llorlng and Oversize I'IMons Crankshafts, l'Lsions and Piston l'lus Reground GIVE US A TRIAL D. FITZGERALD Prop. MONUMENTS ordi:h that mo.mme5it now We have made a profound tuiljr of monument building-, and oi order placed In our hnnds Is sure to receive fulthrul. Intelligent execution We Will ftladly FnrnUh ' Kstlniatea Blue Mountain Marhla. Granite Company ISM a Ave, Iji C.rande, Ore, eppronch of spring, are at hand. odles nightly for the last two weeks; buttercups and bluebells are flowering in pastures and prt roadsides, maumg ei-nwui - merry as they race to at? who call pluck them first; meadow, lurks nr singing. Hall's Catarrh Medicinemen. both local and Internal, and haj jjeen F. J. CHENEY & CO..To!edo, Ohto BURGESS 1308 Jeffersoa Ave. (?en.Cdrr& Tflemonal.Trbi? litli ijlaiii'li!!.'! iiiiliijiii it ll !i I ! 1 1 J l5f . Id h jesa '