La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, March 25, 1925, CITY EDITION, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextWednesday, March 25, li)i5. THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER NEWS of The annual meeting ot tho Wo men's Prfcsbyieiiul Home and For ,.inn Missionary Society of the rrt's'tyery of Grande. Honde wi) iinrt tomorrow afternoon at iclock at tlie Presbyterian church anil continue for three days -rimrsriuy. l-'rlduy and " ftaturduy. Mi-a. A. W. Hluukhurn, Hynodlcul psldent of Oregon, Airs. c. w. . t ill turns. aocpRtaryt of the North !.,,. trie district and Miss i'otnie, Bi-rn-iury r Bporifio work of the National Hoard will In; present at ! ni nuH'tlntf UcBidoH a tarsi num- DM' of doleffiuos from various (iHirehrs In Union, Wallowa, Ba Kit and Malheur counties,- the, tidetrntes will tie entertained In La (imnde homes. 'l'h' first day of the ineotinp will he spent In i: conference of ;n:nde Hondo I'res'uyteriiil offl oerH, led ly Mrs. HlncKburn. The s, roiid day will he .ir all-day meet iii); a"d the -reports of seeret:triis will he Riven, Im-mIiIi-m ii pNno-.iiii ' ;in-l elfriloii and Installation of of irerB for the ensuing year. On Hat unliiy a program will hp K-vnn, with several young people of the (linreh lnllnfr part. '.' Mrs. Ham HiuviR and Mrs. O. . Kerr entertained ut Hrldn Kittur- ! d-.iy afternoon linnorintf Mis. 'lyde imritliu;. of Portland, who has 'h.-en vifiitiiifi: In this elty. The hoine v.:i.h all raetively dero rated lor the l easiuii wit h bean I If nl spr-inn liowera. nurltVf the nfti'rnoon'fi piny Mm. W. II, Snfford scored lilgli for the, first prijie and a'piieat prixe was prenented to Mrs. Bunt las'. A doln'y two ronrne luncheon 1 :ik r rveil ut the eloi of the play, t 1 -i; j MIhh Winnefred Anna Mind Ha !,viH, of Heat tin, Washington, and ' William H. Knight, or La. Grande, uere tuillei) in nnirrkiRe yedorday at 1 2:11 it oVIork at the parsonage of the First Methodist Kpisoopol rlnirch. Hev. Elinor Grant Keith I ollickitcd. I After flpendlng a. few days at Wallowa the happy couple expect J to make La Grande their home for i the pri'flent time. Mr. KnUrht Is employed on the slate highway near here. , The ladles of the I,. I). R. church rnrectalned yesterday with a show er honoring' Mrs. J' L. Dyal. at her ... . .mi. ...l l" , ladles were present and the after-1,. nonn was delightfully spent at 'games' and music, after whiclv a "'dtt'ptv hinehenn wns nrvetl.' WALLING'S For Sppclnl I'riccs On ii:wr.i.itv JIIMJXKRV STPI'MES HAVI)l!A(iS AM) M.rKvi:Ari 'llils WiM'k. The New French Curl When yon wish thn cliarin iiis ,'ITcil ol a sort, natur.il mil, (lie ni-w I'ri'mli papi-i-imo in (hci only answer. Onr shop Is nilmlmlily pqnippi'il nnil tralm-d to give tills new c I. Voti will he nioii- than plrnsWI with i-iksiil(s. riinito ihiw fui- nit appoliilnienl. ' GELST MAR1NELL0 SHOP Boom ,' Soomrer Bldf . . "A Ib-auty Aid for Every Need." Phone Main 577 Minerva . Says--- If you want to get warm, grt by the stove. And if yon want shoes or footweir go to a she store. We ppe clallie in this particular kind of merchandise, and pho.iid with our eperlence be able to supply your wants as w-H as giving you shoes to "it properly. Shoes well flttfd last longer, look better an! hold their shape for months. Buy good shoen they ire cheaper In the lonif run. THE B00TEKY (JAY fl V PT.N. .M2t ''Silk I rrt Mmlr W l" ! WALLING'S SOCIETYllTfl MEASURE Slender Line Is'Popular THE sleinli-riziim line thlx sKK sown, printed tn naw blue ind hfie. should ndwtr ti m th neurit Mf all ihi.se womm ivh can't quite deelrle to mi;e no fond with their meals Th vt.tet aitd front pim" I nil of uli-uted Keunjette xeie arid there 1b a eollur of ecru luee. H Is coucht together mi Hie frtim with urt ornament of ouuds ui.tl iwo lonp (ousels, ' . The members of. the It. B. G. leiub were enlerliiined last, evening . , ... . , at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hay ! Hi own. on Alder street. The eve ning was spent ut cards, Clement Wallace and Mrs. NoUtn Skiff win J units high honors. Consolation went :to Nolan HUllt" and Mrs. Blake i. Shields. Before adjournment a two-course luncheon less. served by the hos The W. B. A. met lust evenlns hall for lis regyliy C.ith;rino Krickson, Ut LhoK;l mooting. Mr Deputy Supreme Commander, from Salt Luke City. Utah, was present and extensive preparations were made for the Kaslern Oregon Hallyi :o bo held at. Pendleton. Mny 1(1 Che La Grande chapter will ho rep resented by a large class ut. the .-ally. A gu-urd team of twenty i'oiir ladles has been organized and will go to Pendleton that day. Announcements Social announcements may be primed In this column free of charge. Auj announce ments pertaining to any fuue tlous hucIi as cooked food sales, etc, will be refused. An nouncements, to b printed the same, day, mttM. be In so:ley editor's liandH by tt:U0 o'clock. Mews editor's vote. The Ladies Aid of the Lutheran ihurch will meet tomorrow after .lown, March 2fi, at the home of Vlrs. Frieda Creta in Connordale. Ml members are requested to be present. The Parent-Teachers Association if Central school will meet Friday Uteinoon March 27, at 2:.1i o'clock il the school. Dr. Hay Murphy wll' ipeak nnd a musical program will H' fclven. A Tho annual meeting of the rtap tist, Ladies Mission Society will be telii tomorrow afternoon. March 2fi. at two o'clock in the basement or the churchi There will be elec Hon of officers for the ensuing year. It will also be mite box open ;iig day and all who have mite joxes are urged to bring them. i.--..h tnAv is also reuuoled to ndvvtehes or eookiel. Some people ore always surprls ?d that things didn't turn out worse. Now Jersey man struck a match lo see if he hod any gas. Now he hnsn't any car. . T?Y SERVICE MEN The ronrn-sjr of this hank l extended to mi In prnvhl. In? snfi"1 and protection fr your adjusted coinenoll"ii Ortlfkace. Take no ehanre. Itrtnv them In NOW. UNITED STATES SIP' ' wm1 fit '-WIT S ft CLOUD CAMBRIDGE. Mass. (AD IV termination that the object In thr universe most remote from the earth among those visible through the highest powered telescopes Is the faint stur cloud known to. as tronomers us NOO 6S22, ts one ot me latest contrtmutons or tin Har vard College Observatory to astro fivMnuTui , iore. Through studies i made under the supervision of Pro- fossor Harlow Shapley, director of '-no observatory, it has been esti mated that this star rtnurt la nttnut ono million lierht veurs distant In the lunguage of the layman this j means a distance of approximately j sixteen quadrillion, seventy trillion. four hundred billion mites. j pointed out that the Fascist! seam- NOC tS22 wus thought by the ed to have forgotten that they astronomers Perrino, Duncan tindjwere the sworn enemies of all in flohhs to be analogous to the Ma-1 termitionallKiu, and that they ha-1 gellunic clouds. Studies made ar the Harvard Observatory, however, seem to Indicate that it lies well outside the Milky Way system. H has been estimated that a dirigible making a non-slop Might tud tra velling nigh I and day ut u speed of () miles an hour would require 3::, 3l5,oiiu,()H0 years to reach this diHlant spot. Another accomplishment of the observatory is the recent com pie, lion of Volume f i of Harvard An nals, the last of nine volumes of the Draper Catalogue, an astrono mical work covering in format ion concerning 250,00ft stars. Work on the Draper series, planned In detail by Professor William Henry Pick ering in Hill, has been in progress for more than 1U years. These volumes show the posi tions, magnitudes and spectral classes of the stars. Analyses of progress. It is estimated that oti the spectra plates in the Harvard collection there are l.lioO.Otio faint ars still unclassified. ThiB priceless collection of astro nomical photographic plates, for years surrounded by a fire hazard,; Is now well safeguarded. Profes sor She p ley said that tests hud been made which demonstrated thut the plules were secure from either fire or water damage. They are kept In a brick storehouse; e tiulpped with a water sprinkler system. . Since the first pnotogrnph of a star was made in lSf.o under the supervision of Professor George C, Bond, the Harvard collection has been steadily growing. Systematic I photographic work with several telescopes was begun prior to lDuti, Dozens of telescopes at the obser vatory and ul its stations in Are tiuipu, Peru, and elsewhere u re count ant ly udding to the collection, which now numbers some 3uo,oimi plates. Nearly all or" thesu are eonyidered of value in Ihe study ot currentf -usbrorvomiiMl pt oljMiiBf and those taken prior to lilOO are, suid lo be unduplicated elsewhere. ' ' Careless Official Creates Consternation Among Brides j NAPLES ( AP) All of the mar riage licenses und murrluge, birth j and death certificates issued dur ing a recent period or several weeks by one of tlie district may oraliiies of this municipality were rendered illegal by the disappear ance of vice mayor Troiae, who had neglected to sign the papers which would have legalized the docu ments, The fact that 600,000 lire disap peared with Troise makes it seem unlikely that he will return, and now the authorities ore searching for a method of making legal all Of the irregular demises, illegiti mate births and automatic, divorces the careless official left behind him. Riviera, Shows Spring Colors, MONTIS CABLO (AP) Ad vanced original spring colors fot women's dress, which have uppeur- ed along the Blviera, include oat meal and n fresh leaf green. These two are the most popular of all the early spring shades which have been seen her and at Nice, und they have been used effectively separately and together. Home of the smarter suitings worn by the younger set contain triinnllngs suggestive in color of the richest oream. British Mayor Hefuses lo Vse Office for BiiKiiK's Preference CALM-;, Kng. (AP). Appoint ment to the post of mayor of Calne has not interfered In the last with the business of Albeit .lames Strange, a coal dealer, who makes his flatly rounds with horse and cart calling odt "coal man, coal man," and who shoulders a hundredweight and delivers It lo the housewife whenever he gets an order. i a tin n;s nbout 4,000 Inhabi tants, nearly all of whom know Mayor Strange, and respect him. The other coal dealers also re spect him, all asserting that he Is always "on the coal job, early and lute," just us he was before became the town's chief ex ecutive, and furthermore, his com petitors assert, the mayor has not endeavored to hinder them or to get the better of them in nny way In hts official capacity. Woman Finds Remedy Worth Fabulous Fortune "I wouldn't take u million dol lars for the good Mayrs Wonder ful Remedy has done for me. I hove finished the course and can say I am entirely cured of very Bevere indigestion, bloatlny and colic attacks I suffered from for many y?ars." It Is . a simple, harmless preparation that rcmoi'" the catarrhal mucus from the tn t"i ! nal tract and allays the In flammation which muses practic ally ull stomach, liver and intes tinal ailment. Including appendi citis, fine doe lit i-onvince or money refunded. At nil druggist. Adv. World Wide Fascism Being Considered by Blacfehiris BOMB (AP). The possibility tor s-ipport to those ' organ Ua of an International working agree- lloIB ,n roroisn COuntrto which, ment between the Fascist 1 of Ituiv . . . ... ... i. while ns ng or not using, the name and similar organisations in other' M ' eountries is being studied by I'sclRt. are of purely national Blaclcshirt leadens, despite violent wP I" I'Ip respective countries, protests against the plan emanat- ' 1'. according to Forjtea ing from Fusoisnt's opponents. Uavanwul, a member of th Fos- ltumors that the Faseistl would Hat party's directorate, in of puio woleome un agreeimnt with the 'Y defeiiHive eharaeter. It is un. ntononents of their ideas m other nations hud been current for some lime, vheu recently ihe foHowtiiK item appeared on the agenda of o. meeting of the party's grand eounoll: "Preliminary examination of the norslbllitv of n universal. ngrertnent between, thiv. l-'usciHl nirreement between- thtv. luseiHl movement utid nffiliuti move- ments." Immediately the oppositionist mi themsitlvea the tuylt of stump ing out "inlernutlons" directed by the (ommunlsts, the Socialists, the Social-Deniocrats, the Free Mas ons, the "Jewish pulooraoy," and t hose foreigners who . were a I teg- edly plotting to depreciate the lire and lo deal roy Italy's credit. . No details of the Fascist plan were made public,, but It was hinted t hat the parly would louk Chinese Villagers Revive Old Rites to Placate Evil Spirits FOOCHOW (AP) The Chinese year just closing being (he "yea r of the rat" when all evil tnfluencrs nro most potent, recent monl hs have seen t he greatest revival of the rites of "puo-do" within the li.. "Puo-do" nro- special tnd most elaborate pmyerB offored for Ihe outcast dead who are supposed to return and plague the living when prayers and offerings nro not pre sented for them. Kvery five or ten years villages and cllles in north Fuklen observe t hese rites for protection against angered and Injured spirits, but this yeur, being also the first of a Chinese cycle of GO years, altars have been set up in scores of places n round Fooehow and priests are chuinting their prnyers. I'sually from five to 20 clabor- ately decorated altars are erected j stand against birth control. In temples or privute houses, .tie- The ' birthruto In Norway, nc pendlng upon the population of the cording to figures Just published, village or town; Special plays de- lias declined since IttOO from ;t2 scrlpiive of possible punishment in per 1000 of population t" per the hereafter ore given, sometimes j njut, while In the city of Oslo it by use of puppets In miniature, j lias declined tn the same period sometimes by tife-si.e papier-! from 4n.4-t per 1000 to 11.71 rt?r macho Images operated from be- neath tlie stage. Huge mounds, of cakes provided - as oft'erhlgs, tiSaalri,' uccrfhftianled" 7y feusts Tol1 the living. The least ornate of these village celebrations costs some $500 and froouenilv the ooct mounts to manv thousunds. Tho "nuo-do" Is said to ho . a I Fulclenese rite, and the vlllnge of' homeprodueod articles are in-Uong-dong near Fooehow, reputed jcnaslng by tcupe and bounds, nc- to he the original home of tho an- clent custom, witnessed n eelebra-i tion lasting seven days. People ; from all the region nround, includ ing scores of Buddhist and Taoist priests, gathered In tho village and tho nightly crowds numbered thousands. A modern end western note wns injected Into the age-old observance by tho bright lights furnished by a portubhi electric plant In place of the customary dim yellow lights of candles or Jho Edlow-Spring is the first great mattress improvement! F)R many, many years mattresses were being made along the same lines no change or improvements. No matter how fine the materials used a mattress would sag, stretch and lose its resiliency in a few years. Then came the Edlow-Spring mattress embodying the first great mattress improvement. The Edlow-Spring it a flexible, piano-wire ipring built rltfht into the heart of tlie finest mattress materials. To test it for , . lifetime of use one was collapsed 800,000 times. Aji Edlow-Spring mattress costs less than 1 cent a night. guaranteed not to tag, stretch or lose its resiliency for 20 yesrt. Carr's Furniture Co. SpringMattress The mattress that will nerer grow old it niunie, ne says mat u. Pienriy and malignanuy atui-l-aHriHt in t;:rnr,t;tjnal movfn:e;n fxims and that it has rubied its head In tho form of antl-Ilallan propaganda "Kamsi any ciion on (ne pan w ' '' " power in tact as well name. nHcism. Imvapzait ialnlnuis, protnolw ft uni versal. couselentlons, legal, intelll W"'1 unpre.ludlced understand ing of Its principles, and must r new l he universal appreciation f the val ie of Italy's woi k and ideas. This tuak. Duvanzatl "concludes, is necoasary because oC lho vl dent existence of a plot to destroy Fascism In order to nullity its wit! tiy significance as the present principle Is most vigorously opposed to the Ideas of commit!) tmn and social lum, and most do fdroi.i.s of a new examination of the "immorlal principles." of the FrtMielt revftlul nn,' j dimmer lanterns, gleam, from. IprffalOrhorn Birthrate L6wer; Oslo Gains in Population OLSrt Norway CAP). The steadily deerenslng birthrate in Norway, especially In the larger cities and Industrial . dlutrlcts, has alarmed government aut horltles, who appealed to the medical fac ulty of the Uoyal University of Ojilo fur a solution of the prob lem. The physicians nonsuited declared thai the decreasing blrthdate was due largely to de liberate -birth control. Back of this wau seen the fem inist movement with Us at tem pi r to establish for women social con ditions equal lo those of men, the followers of which declare t heir unwillingness to raise mo:c than iwo or three children. A clinic has been established in Oslo by leaders of the feminist move ment. Most of the clergy in the country have: taken a decided hkio. in the meantime the pop- motion, of Uie city has grown from iify-00 ot i7.00. m , l4 CIGABFTTKS FIND FAVOIl WTIir ITALIAN tt.MOKF.HH TlOMK, (AP) Italian cigarettes and lohnccn are now on sale In all iho markets of. the world, while consumption and aalo tn Holy coring to a report or the govern- mental tobacco monopoly. Throughout Italy, It is stated, there is growing a tendency to abandon cigar smoking lu favor of cigarette smoking and since 1m ported clgnrettes are quite ex pensive, the Italian monopoly Is reaping the benefit of the change in smokers'1nslcH. The consitmp Hon of the nverage Individual smoker has Increased 40 percent since before the World War. tiuitt in thm hmrt of an Ed low Spring mattrBM mm amriatot parri( if, (Imiibtm tut ptsno-wvm gptuiga. USE RAD 0 LONDON (AP)- King George, who, upon advioo of his physicians will apend the ' greater part of Mureh cruising In th Mediterran- enn, will be tn constant touch with officials of -state In London by radio. Should important const! Mtttonnl cr-iestlohs urlae while the' king is abroad; he. would be noti fied Immediuiciy una rimmed by t radio to make any decisions deem-l ed necessary. ' ' ! Modern Inventions tit this re- spect have greatly simplified nmt- ters of stale, compared with other, yearn wh n British rulers left Brit ish soil far foreign parta. When ever Queen Victoria went, abroad she yus accompanied by a min(H (er, and Important state businesH which required her personal sig nature was dealt, with by this of ficial and (lien passed on to the queen fur her decision. ..; Hi connection with King George's- voyage - abroad, It has been repelled In London thai King Valwurd dispensed lo a large e-ilent vlli this practice, as the system of using n lithographed signs lure for cerluip oomiulssions in the service '(md similar affairs has absolved the king from the Immense drudgery which was :i constant annoyance (o-- royally- in Victorian times.' ' , Most of the-British rulers have been keen yaehtsmen, Kiurf George being per ha pa the mod; enthusiastic, of. them nil, .so ihe physicians In ad vising a cruise In warmer climate after the fil er's -recovery from Influenza and bronchitis in February, felt thit h would enjoy himself under cir cumstances entirely to his liking Queen Mary does not cure for the sea, hut King George, ordinarily, Is not bothered by rough weather in the least. -. News from T.os AiibpIps. Mnn ronmnd Ahi-ama robbed. Taking tlipm in nlphahoflrnl order In J .on AllffPlCS, Ttowni-p of tho bt-lflen of Mnrrli. Safe Milk and Diet For Infants, Invalids, The Aged Rich, milk; combined with extract of choice grains, reduced to powder.-Very, nourishing, yet so easily digested that it is used, with benefit, by ALL AGES, ailing or well. An upbuilding diet for infants, invalids, nursing mothers. Con venicnt, Light Nourishment, when faint or hungry. Taken hot, upon retiring, it induces sound, refreshing sleep. Instant ly prepared at home no cooliing. When You Fee a Cold Com Take' jf Laxative 0 IBrom to work off the cause and to fortify the system against an attack of Grip or Influ enza. A Safe and Proven Remedy. Price 30c. The box boars this s'gnamra FREE We'liarc made a study of wtrlnir convenli-nocs and cor-m-t lltflitlng. Why not take advantage of our experience. It costs you not hint; to rail on na. We will gliully alinw you why It l worth whllo to have tliew romenletircft and how llltlH they will co-it yoti. ir you can't rmno In, JtsnS pltono and wo will call at your home, La Grande Electric Go. M-124 1301 Adams 1, n.T..i;univrj M 'tm i i. in i AwAah a) t f -IIY . its. ill SI . . - ' . ; -- NEW STAMPED GOODS Priced Very Reasonable PUTMANS, j , ' .. . Heady - To - Woar nnd MHlinery ii -I .1.11.1. , ' , - II . I- II I. , LI... ....... Ill F SAS TRADE TOFPHCA. Kan. t AP) The priv ilege of membership in any Kutisat board of trade, extended by -the stato legislature to mora than ft6u co-operative grain marketing asso ciations, is likely to bo challenged in federal court, according ta legls latars who sponsored tho DuvU board of trade act. , ) : ; The Cupper-Tlncher net. of Con gress pcrmtlii co-operotive oasocia tions to enjoy membership lu boards of tiade designated aa con ti'act markets by (he secrclary of agriculture. j , "But there are only five . Rqch markets in the Bnlted States." de clared John W. OaviH, Knusas slate acts nd the grain associations KAN Snodgrass & Zimmerman Exclusive Undertakers Our Invalid Car Is at your service, free rjf charge. JSfAIN 02 , FISHING TACKLE As before, you will find the mot complete line of tackle here. Our hew stock just arrived. The best that can be had at prices that will surprise you. Come in. Oregon Hardware & kip. Co. HOT CROSS BUNS REAL ENGLISH HOT CROSS BUNS , (Sylvester & Co., Manchester, England) Made Only By Gwiiliams' Electric Bakery Home of the Golden Crust Fixtures House Wiring-- ATWATER KENT AND OTHER RADIO SOS'S We Install Radios Free Benham Electric Co. MAIN 1U4 TEW -I,EJ BUM. Credit Attentive Service Reliable merchandise Real values Satisfaction assured. CARR'S Announcing A New Beauty Parlor Opening Monday,' March 31st, we will offer to the discriminating women of La Grande a new Beauty Parlor. It will be- in direct charge of Miss Irene Weinecko im& Mrs. Fiizzell, experienced beauty experts of San Francisco. High-grade work is assured Mfl-ing, Manicuring, Bobbing, Facial and Scalp Treatment a specialty. Phone Main 762 for appointments. Model Barber Shop Culton & Parsons, Props. should ho admitted on an equality with othotv board of (rude mem bers. - ' -t. . ( -) '- - Kiwi huh bom'OH of Irudn Wndiif . 10, Hutchinson and Rallna, have excluded ontuln co-operative or ganlzatlonn from meniborshlp. rulp lug that the dintrlbWtlon o'f profitn irotp gral transactions among (he farmers constttiMed "robatlngi'1 and was unfair to other board members. The Davis act aimed ttj remedy this allege discrimination by de claring alt boards of trade m the til at o eontruol ' markets, affected with a public lute root, end pro hibiting them from denying, mem hurshlp ilvilo(rs to any co-operative association of produoers which conforms, with ita regulations. The taw was pawed without opposition, although tha boards of trade l re Hcntcd, thulr case befovu commits teeu. . .( ' Radio lit dangerous. Man sunff over the radio in Missouri. Girl heard ltlm Jdnglny and married mm.