La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, February 19, 1925, CITY EDITION, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextI y Thursday, February 19, 102.1. THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. PAGE FIVE k 4 I Local News In Brief COMING KVfcNTS ff r Diblrlet IiIkIi school busketlKill tournament ut Vnion, March f, C. 7. WnUowu-l'nion County Ltakct ball Tournament, here, Feb ruary 27-.2S. Annual Chumber of Commcrco banquet, Mured 3. J II. B. Senior play, March HO-IIl. . Mrs. 1'erviiK AtVood in visiting relatives In Lu Grande for a rew days. Mrs. Atwood is from Maker. In rortlimo un Ituslucs, Ilalpli Huron. pos'inuMer, lert l iHt eveninfi Jor Portland, where he w ill upend several tuyH on business. lien from Port In mi Mrs. J. K. Corbett of I'ortlund, Is wending a few , days in la Grande visiting relatives. Cnlliil to Portland Mr, und Mrs. G. I,. Iirison left for Portland last. nb;ht where Mrs. Lurison was called by the, deulU of her sister. lie bur Hepaintiil The Interior of the rooms occu pled by the La Grande Kleetric company are being repainted this week. l-'reneh gray Is the color be ing used. ?lr. Conlcy III A. II. Conley Is seriously ill at his home at 1UU2 Adams avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Conley recently cele brated their sixty-seventh wedding anniversary. I tuck to School Little Charles Kriekson returned to school this mornins alter being absent for several days because of Illness. Will Meet The Presbyterian Men's club will meet this evening at the home of J. A. Tedford. llobert Kukln will be the speuker. Attended Mrvtln? Dr. :. CI. Kirhy. C. Chandler und C. K. Mays went to Klgin Tues day evening, where they attended tlte annual roll call and clam feed of the 1C. of P. lodge of that city. Shopping llortv Mrs. l-'rank Illdwell and Mrs. Homer Hidwell. of North Powder, were shopping in La Grande yes terday. ' Mr. "I I ii iid It on Here ' Wert Hamilton, of Hie Hamilton Motor company of Biker, was u basinets visitor to La Grande yes terday. Here from Cove . Mrs. Grant Lincoln, whose Chev rolet ear was partly burned here Monday, is spending a few days in La Grand"', while the machine 1h being repaired. Kiting Here Mr. and Mrs. il Audeison and, children, of Wallowa, are visiting in La Grande ut the home or Mrs. Aiulers-jn's mother, Mrs. C. II. Gas sell. Arrhcd This Morning Mrs. Mary Field, or Spokane. WuhIi.j arrived lu Ui Grande this morning to spend several days vis iting al the home of her sister, Mrs. Oscar t tley. iHliu Here A. H. JoKlyn. of Auburn, Wash., in visiting lore ul Hie . L. Terry home. Mr. .leshn has been visiting relatives In New York CHy and is en mule to his home. )Heiv fin Funeral Men.. Louis Kh th and danclil'r. Ethel, of Harringlou. Wash., are t:p''lMihig u Tew days in U Grande. They attended lip runeral of Mrs. Itenlali" Ncwlin yesterday after noon. .Mrs. MrCnll Keller New s received from M is. i:. McCall. w ho has been speioiinir vera weeks In Portland because of ill health, reports that she is much Improved sinc moving to,(,,r'H injuries ire nol of a serioui Wiltaniette valley. (nature he will not be able to re- COM B IN The weather is fine ami so arc our new Spring Sweaters Sport Craft, Jantzen, Heather Mills, Traveio,' and Elesco makes. In Sport Coals, Slip overs and V-neck Sleeve less, in all the newest shades and patterns in silk and wool. Clint's Clothiery Tb Store Wllb Oonstlciic I -Mr. Webster III Will Webster W.IH brouKl.t to bis home here from Ii'h furm neur All-' Mr. Webster bus bud the Influenza j for Ihe past two weeks und does j nut seem to Improve materially. IaT This luru;iiK j-. C M, lleuttle, who Hpenl yeslor tl.iy visit lni Irb-mlK here, left 111 is morning ror Boise. Idubo. Mr. j Beuttie is from Hapid Clly, Munl- lobu. lrinl Continued Trial or Hubert Jlollenbeck. hurled with Improper use of h dealer's llcen'. haa been continued hi the municipal court Visited Here Alter visiting for Mi- past week with her s.sler. Mrs. (toy Pouller, I Mrs. J. L. Wude left this morning en route to her home at lllgin. Cn Kouic Home. C. K. G ra ha in, of Grand June lion, left this morning en route to his home, after visiting line for some time with his Hist nr. Miss Vio let Graham, who Is III ul Grande Konde hospital. Here. Vcstcitlny Mr. and Mis. Jl-irry A. Kenton b'ft this morning for their home In Indianapolis, lml., alter spending yesterday visiting here with MrB. Lucy Graham. Mr. and Mrs. Ken ton havo been to Portland. VUiled Father Mrs. Karl Johnson of Haines left La Grande this . morning afler spending several days hero visiting her father. James Mahady, who hns been seriously 111 ut the Grande Konde hospital. Mr. Mahady is re ported better at the present time. Mere for Ceremonial J. S. Smith of Portland, State Deputy of Modern Woodmen of America, arrived In La Grunde this morning and will be present ut a ceremonial to be held by the local order here tonight. Going to Flo ill J. E. Hazen and George H Llghtle, both of Columbia City, In diana, left on the branch line train this morning going to Flora, Mr. Hazen will be employed at that place and Mr. Lightlc Is returning to his farm there. , Shaking Hands With Friends Pearl Ktilea. who has been con fined to his home for some time seriously III. is sufficiently recover ed to be ubout town today, shaking hands wllh friends and receiving congratulations upon his improved conditio. . ....... At Flx-ll Home. Miss Edith Anderson, of Dayton. Washington, is visiting friends in La Grande. While hern she Is. n guest at the Ed Ebell home. Miss Anderson Is well, known in La Grande Imving lived here fur some time. She was an employe for N. K. West and company when here. In u ml Fool "lied" Leslei who has been woods at Ml nam working in Ihe has relumed lo his home here be cause of an injured foot. Mr. Les ter chopped his fool with an uxe and will not be able lu return lu work lor some time. At Ijnml Office . Among the men who did bu.sl . less at the government land oiMc yesterday and today were, K. .1 -encerbox of Norlh Powder. Kons Jones of North Powder and Kl w ood Stanton Arnold and M. 11 Witty of Klein. Oregon. 'I'll lit Sak-s The pyramid Lund eompany re ports the sale tif the Thomas Itay lis property al uxtrj Third streel to ThetuiM Holt. rook, the Lowell Wil liamson property at L I us Third hi iv. -I in .lames A. Hill and the W. P. Itradshaw lot In the H" hloek oil M avenue to (let I rude Me Vey. Mr. Ibixtcr liome c'has. a.t"r. conductor, who w injured some time ago when hii; tiiiin jumped the Iraek n-ar Pen Melon and w ho mh been In tin i i,flHpital al Pendleifin sine.' that ( time was brought to his home h last evening. Although Mr. Max- 1 1 urn to hoi Tor some time. Personal Mention L. C. Hod trin returned to his home at Maxville this morning, af ter visiting hen- for several days. .liitli Phealau of Tillamook visiting friends in La (irunde. Is Hub Palmer of Maker spent yes terday In l-a lirande. Mrs. Pearl f'al s nt Klgin vislilng irl'n-Is In L.t Grautb lerdny. as yes- A. K. M'-Millau as in La f',;imi V'Hierday rrcm bis ranfh transact ing hutdness. L. Kami, or S-Hltb nioruinx for Iti'ker nfi ,1 few dii'S ll'Te. left tllifl spending Mrs. Gladys Grab-im and ilauirh ter of I'erry. are visiting here to day. Kd line of I'nion. was Iransaet n In l-a Grande yester- ing busin'si day. lr. I-;. I'. (b-er of Norih P ! r was her- tins uiominv on losinM. H- r-gisi-re.l nt the Kob-jr hot- I. i Mr. and Mrs. G. HalUrd of L'gin. were visitors to Lu Grande- yesterday. 1-eonard I'araons. a farmer near KlKtn. wan u business visitor to La! Grande yesterday, i i Walter Fisher wii8 here yesterday; from Sununcrvillc. Mrs Jo(l somiiiera of KIKln. was i.,,illir i i tinn,u v. t..r.iv Itruce Davis of Union, was u Ltt Grande visitor yesterday. i W. II. Kurmun und wife of Im bler were registered at the Sotn tuer hotel yesterday. ATTORNEYS SPARRING FOR POINTS (Continued from Pujo 1.) ternoon session yesterday. Mr. Mai maintains u laboratory In Se attle for conducting examinations of Ihe phvsieui r-vidences of crimes. The Winchester .30 calibre rifle with which Gamble Is alleged by the prosecution to have done the shooting together with the bullet found in the wall. a. section of the door of the Wiggb'S worth home through which the shot passed and the wood panel In which the lead finally lodged were all examined by Mr. May In his Heuttle labora tories. . . ! .racket Will Ivcave llullet , v, The state Is attempting to prove by means of May's expert testi mony that the shot which killed Wlggb'sworth was from 1ho Gam bio .Winchester rifle. Mr. May brought, witli him the results of i number of tests ho had conducted under similar conditions to those in which the fatal shot .was fired, lie also told the court that he had found traces of copper on. the hole In the panel taken from, the Wig- ! glesworth door. ' . ! Ho explained In detail- the re-1 suits of nine test shots , made j through cedar boards of the same thickness as the section of the door through which the shot which kilted Wigglesworth passed. One principal object of May's tes timony was to prove that Ihe cop per jacket of bullets of the type In the Winchester .SO calibre will separate from the leud when fired under the conditions in which the murder occurred. The results of his nine test shots varied widely. In the majority of instances the jacket left the bullet but in sev eral cases the jacket was Rtlll with the lead after the bullet had piere ed the wood. Sir. May was still on' the stand und was being cross examined by the attorneys for the defense when court adjourned last evening. Preceding Mr. May. Hal Uohn enkump, county coroner at the time the shooting occurred de scribed the post mortem examina tion of the body In which the physicians attempted to locate some truces, of the jacket of Ihe bullut uud,.w'ern "unsuccessful. Carl Holm, district attorney. H. A. Kinghummer, deputy shcrlrf, Ulalne Hullock. ono of the at tor neys Jor the dufcnae and Mrs. Gatchel, daughter of Wigglesworth nil testified during the afternoon session of court. Their testimony was principally devoted to Iden tifying the rifle, (he bullet and the pieces of the door und the wuins col Ing used as evidence by the state. They also explained the ik.. tails of the shipment qf the evi dence to Luko S. May for expert exuminul Ion. PRESIDENT CUTS NAVY PROGRAM (Continued from Tago 1.) slantisilly tack. secure against air at- The report of the orricer In charge or the tests said: "A Mhlp in commission would have had no trouble in making port under her own steam after lh' five explosions." With respect o the errectivcncSS of the torpedo explosions the spe elal board gave 11 us tin opinion of the test hoard members "thai a sliiji tike I be Washington would survive eight torpedo hits dlstrib tiled about the under water body" hut could not withstand them If I In hits w ere "bunched" which would be "hardly within the bounds of possibility." MI I'CIII LL MW MINK POST r WASHINGTON (AP)- The air craft controversy look an nnex peeted (wist W'dnesdny when ii report was received by some mem bers or the house aircraft com mittee that Itrigudh-r Generul Mitchell, assistant army nlr chief and central figure In the row. would be culled to the White House ! Ihursilay and informed by I'resl- oeni t ooiioge iuui no wouiu noi be reappointed. White House offlcluls refuwed either to tleny or to confirm the report. Wur dewrtment offictalB sab) they hud no knowledge of the matter and an intutry nt General Mitchell's office brought the state ment, the isslstunt uir chief knew nothing of It. The report, as It reached com mittee members, was that General MltclH'll would he given the choice of either voluntarily resigning his position or of accepting other service to which the war depart ment might assign him upon the expiration of his term of office next month. These comiuiitce members nUo said they had been Informed the content plu ted presidential aetion ji impelled hy declarations by jierretaries Weeks und Wilbur that they would resign iinlesn summury action was taken In General .Mitchell's case. Hot h ferret urbs. when notified of tltls aspf-ct of the report, denied that any such thoughts were hi their minds nd Mr. Weeks went further to call attention to his re cent statement that the war de- ( part ment would tHk no action In r"ferene! to t neral Mitchell un til the house committee conclude! Hp investigation. The report that G?nf-ntl illtchell The Ife'Uulitfnl Ouallly or All AiUstyle Chocolates Is the same. Hut the as- , sort incuts vary. You tire sure to find your favorite in some Artstylo package. Maybe It's . Artstyle Crinoline The Crinoline assortment was selected by connois seurs, candy lovers w ho . know what Is best In' u uillty and flavor. Pur Pound 91.50 Glass Drugs Inc. Tin- l!i:XAI.Ii Sdlllt La Grande, Oregon , . Markets I. i;;;s disop oSi-; ci:nt OUTLANI), Ore. (AP) Live stock steady today. Eggs one cent lower, 24eit Jtic, Putter 47c; but terfat firm. . 1 1 1 TT i: It FAT I " X C 1 1 A X ( ; I ; I ) . SAN' KHANCISCO (AP) Uut terrat 50Mte. ; Ill.'TT KKFAT I P. Ki(;S I'LOP HOISK. Ida. (Kpeclal) Hutlerfat and eggs underwent chunges on Uolse murkets Wednesday, eggs dropping on both wholesale and retail counters, while butterl'at was boosted one cent. lOltTLAM ;iti MAHKinS POHTLANH; (Jre. (AP) Wheat -Hard white H. S. lhuirl. Kebru- ary, $1.90; March, Jl.Uti; soft white, Kebruary. $1.80; March, SI. 83: western white.- Kebruary. M.7S; March. $I.S3: hard winter. Kebruary. $i.K0;- March, $1,811; northern .spring, Kebruary, no uno tatlons; Miiroli-.- $'-lV7R; nBIR Miartl white, Kebruary, $"!.I5; March. $2.15. . Outfl No. 2 white feed, Kebru ary, $40. 50; March. $42; No. 2 gray. Kebruary, $:tt). GU; March, Corn No. It.!-:. Y. shipment, Keb ruary. $17.50: March, J4'(.r,i). MAItKI TS AT A ;iANCi: NKW YOItK (AP) Slocks Higher; widespread demand for rails. . Honda -Steady: heavy buying of New Haven 7"s. Korelgn cxchangi' Lover: sler ling and I'Veucb r ranrs read. Cotton Kusy; increased spot or ferings. . t 'oHee Lower; poor- spot de tumid. CHICAGO (AP) Wheat -High er; unfavorable Knsslan crop news. Corn Klriu: .decreasing receipts. Cattle St eVdy lo higher. Hogs Lower. was lo be reprhii'-iuded ttrrlved at, I he capitol while the coin mil Ice was considering In executive ses sion the advisability of open hear lugs on the rerent findings of cer tain airplane tests it had ordered conducted at McCook field,- near I ay ton,- Ohio. i- The. Ht u riling nut urn of the Mitchell report caused an Immedi ate adjournment or t he session without decisions un the iptestlou before the committee. WltllAM FOX fnunbSKl join in TEETHS STAR Saturday Friday There's No Hope I 'or n ntaii who InkcM it I'luiiict! v hen lie's tmy Inn tiifs. It's not ncccKsary any If Niger. We give n Hrofuil gum-nii-tit'. In addition lo Ihnl nf the faitory on (.I.MIt l COItHS nod we make mr own ailjn-liiK'tits. Tly tittini give you full iHillar-for-IM-lar hrrvlir. A?k us more ntsmt the t.l.M HAI Jennings & Shumulo Props, Successors to Southard & Shinn. ni Sunday GREi POOLS' ARE FAVORED Hairy una of Oregon seeking a mora stable and efficient means of marketing their cream than they now enjoy, re showing much in terest In the organization of com munity cream pools, reports C J. Hurd. college extension specialist In murketlng. Such a pool Is lu process of organisation at Hermls ton. Another is being talked or In Grants Pass. Ir speaking before a muss meet ing of dairymen at Hernilston. Mr. Hurd gave whut he considered to be the necessary requirements to the successful organization und op eration of such a pool. binding one contracts covering a dally production of ut least ROU pounds of butter fat was the first essential. A manager should be employed, competent not only to weigh und test the cream und sell It to tho best advantage, hut to buy It on tho busts of standard grades us well. The pool should bo organized for the purpose of s'lllng the cream wherever it can be disposed of to tho best advantage, subject to the Judgment of the directors, rather thuu for delivery to any puriicu Jar creamery. Other things being equal, the local creamery doubtless would bo favored with the busi ness, but the association should not bo bound to any ono outlet. Tho final provision necessary to succesR is that ft small amount .bo deducted from, tho salo prlco to pay operating expenses, and create a resorvo io enable tho dairymen. If necessary in the future, to buy and operato a cooperative cream cry. MYSTF.RY OP OIL MAGNATE'S WIFE'S ST HIKE DEEPENS NKW YOltIC (Al) An appeal that u physician be brought to her immediately was shouted by Mrs. Milton J. Hudlong. today from be hind the door of the apartment of her husband, an oil . magnate, where sho has been a "voluntary prisoner on a hunger strike since last Kriday, Tho trouble between tho husband ' und vlte developed another mysterious uuglo today. Kurnlture movers begun Installing desks, typewriters, telegraph in strumenls antk operators in the drawing room of the apartment ad joining' .the bedroom where Mrs. Bmltohg has Imprisoned herself. MILS. ANNA GALI SIIA MAY ki;covi;h i uom inji itu.s SPOKANE. Wash. (AP) Mrs. Anna fOuluHha, house detective for u, department store here, Is report ed today as having a good chance tor recovery from Injuries she re ceived kito V'i'Hterday,' when she was thrown or fell down a flight of stairs hi the store following an altercation with u supposed shop lifter. Ho4nI ltltrr lioaters Organ i. HOOl ICIVKU, Ore. Hteis were taken by the chamber of commerce to co-operate with the American Legion iost. in the or-l ganiwition or a Hoostcrs club.' similar to Salem's Cherrluns and'i yur salary. W were allowed Murshfield's Pirates. The march lug body will wear uniforms sig nificant of mountain climbing and apple raising. Their first appeal -a nee prububly w III be at Cort land Kosu Kcstival. Hugs riiriillurt Taken. HMH ItlVKIt, Ore. Hherlff lunch's office was notified or the wholesale theft or rugs and house- j hold furniture from the Krnnk Uon residence of W. A. Mack, who wllh his -family is wintering in l'n t Inilrl I'rut.i.rt v rul linn I nf $fi00 was i stolen. An automoldleOr Mr. and Mrs. I jester Kprngue. equipped wit h balloon tires was Hhe had the Job done yesterday apparently used in removing tho on her birthday, her age being loot '1 inottt lis. ARCADE Friday -- Saturday CARL IAEMMLE "INTEKNATIONAL 1 Poets Corner (ilt AMU1, ItOXHK VALLLY (lly Mrs. Frances HopMr) In this good old ti ramie Itondc valley. Are the lofty mountains high And the great crops nt grain So appealing to the eye; The sun that sends its rays ' On the grain that's shiny gold. You ne'er get tired of looking Nor does It. gel too old. 1 tell you the Clrtnnjo Konde val ley. Is just the pi iien Tor me I'Vir lovllness and gluiiu iKness Vnderneath some shady tree; To watch the clouds that float above And hear the song birds slug. Kor tho very uir Is rilled with love Kor the coming here of spring. The luscious berries and tho ap ples That are growing hern and tliero The red rose that grows so fast. What beauties to compare. Tho vegetables that our table grueo That look so very fine There Is none like those any place And also there grows the pine. DIGGER HAS I). C. PEOPLE PUZZLED (Continued from pngo 1) the capital. . Anyway, all admit that . as u digger Or. Iyar seems to have got somewhere. A celebration of first rank, de signed to give a rebirth to Amer ican ' Ideals and new stimulus to American achievement. Is pro posed for Washington in 1 032. The occasion would be the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of George Washington. Tentative plans for a fitting na tional celebration of Washington's bl-centenial already have been discussed by President CoolidgV with the congressional, members of u commission which wilt have the arrangements in charge. Historical and patriotic organi zations, as well as leaders n American progress In art, science, industry and finance, have been given places on the body which will plan the celebration. e General Isaac Sherwood of To ledo, O., who nt !H is the oldest member of congress, sang his "swan song" to the house a few days ago in a speech contrasting tho lire of a congressman lu' Washington today and 52 yeurb ago today. As an index of the comparutlvo cost of government today and t hen. when General (Irant was Just startiiig' 1 his second term, Sherwood said: "I remember the appropriation for salaries, clerk hire and ' up keep of the While House that year was $4:1,800. This year vi give our president the tidy sum oi $ro(i.oo. "General Grant had no body guard, no military staff, no While I House polle I remember meet- luff him many times walldng down l-enusylvanta avenue alone, "Membi'ia of congress got ne. got $oo no secretary. We had to rent our offices out of our salary and we had to lahft our jm-ii In hand to atiHwer kicking letters hum our constituents. "We had no department of ag rlcult tre, heuei; the Tanners were contented and reasonably pios pc rous." r, m:'s ii.Mit noiim;i. CAHCAIK l.(CKH. H-4-. The yo ingest girl to have ' her huh bobbed at I ha local barber 'shop lu VI tuM l!i f I v Ki.i-:.eoe iliMIL'hlel J Universal Jewel NEWS" and "l-'AULES Cretonnes- SG-incli Cretonnes for your new Spring Drapuriex New und attractive patterns in u wide range of colors, ut -u very low range of- prices. . 18c to 39c 53 STOKES SC7 THE HUB BED SPREADS IN I IIH KAVOKlTi: - "IILOCIC WHAVH" tATKI!l.l. lll-IAl'Tll-TO DKKIONS, ' 'KASY TO l-IMIIUUIDIIUY. ' Art & Baby Shop ' "i:vuHYTiif.o' l'on thk haiiy" "' 1HMVI IK'IIIMi Hold SoillllU'r I1I1. ST VMI'INU nirrrisiticK l'A'rriouas n, m. o. tiiukad INCOME TAX SUASOX IS IIKUI-'. Ilnvo your riicuuii' fax SiU'nn'iit piciuiiril li- iic wlio linuws. Two fvnrn Willi I'. s Inloruiil ltwi-iilio l)(urlini'ill. H. M. MALONEY IiA GHAXIE, OUI-:tiON. riionu Avs-it. STAR Fri. - Sat. Sun. with lGNY,thehor& and JVKtheiMm ' citrohotv, i Aicd-blooded djanwofUicWcsL-'-. byClinlonHSlajs&Viipnu Hudson 6ih(ma 4 J. G.BLYSTONE jootfuctioiv i Comedy "SWEKT DADDY" TODAY "IIKAUTS OF OA K" And Third Chapter "WOLVES OK THE NOKTII" READ THE OBSERVER CLASSIFIED ADS i:. 4, Ciii'i;.NTi:it i i---:ity UtOKIlt M-MANOf CTO0N MUSICAL COMrDV ft) BRINGING IN IRELAND tVttYTMMO MtW NEXT TIESDAY M(;HT ARCADE THEATRE Sen!- nm- on snlv Itmjt Morr lltK'l: N.V - M ill mitt SI.B.'t s9 . Poh-y llllllllilttf "-FATHER OOOO MUSIC