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Friday, April 3, 1925. THE LA GRANDE' EVENING OBSERVER PAGE FIVE ft r Local News In Brief Land Office Removal ' Order Given Criticism (Continued from Page One) ' COMING EVENTS Union County Track and Fluid Mut ut' Union May 2. Eastern Orcfton Truck nnd Field . Meet ultl'U Grande May 9. Union T.lV Stock Show at Un - Ion, Junu 10-11-12. Out Ajpiin-t- Kostrr St ins is out ujrulu uftor ialns coiiriui'il .to his homo for J.eiul we; Its with scurlut fevor. children have returned to . La. Urandu after u motor trip to Port land, whero they attended the wedding of Miss Helen Lcvoff there last Sunday evening. Visiting Hero Mrs. U W. Goodln Is vistlng In La Grande from Copperfleld ut tho li. A. Uenhum home. Mrs. Goodln formerly resided In La Grand? and has many friends hem. Itvlnuwd Clirvruk't Sheriff of Tnlon County Jeaso vshenrs hus purehused a new .20 model Chevrolet touring car. u-.lt in;; Here Elder B. M. Grundy und duugu r, Itoherla. are visiting In La undo at (he home of Mr. Gran 's mother, Mrs, K M. Grundy. Here Yesterday Ed Hand, former sheriff of lin ker county, now depjty stuto flro wurden, under Will Moore, state insurance . commissioner, was here ycMtorduy Investigating u number of flrea. ItelurtieU Uume Mrs. Frank Ott returned tu h;r home at Suimnervlllo yesterday af ter visiting a few days with rela tive hero. Mrs. Ott is a ploneur of this county und has muny friends here. HenV From WnMiiimtun, D, C t 'J'lils -Morning 1 Hubert II. Uoker, fonneily pits- iin. V,. Lynn left this morning tor of the local Christian chinch. Ontario?, Idaho, whero he was uut now or -Washington, 1). C, Is ed by the illness of her son J spending u few days In La Grande ' will runuiin there Indefinitely, j renewing old acquaintances. (fur the benefit of settlers. It Is government to abolish a service : that will entail an added expense to the Bcttler to get the benefit of that service at some other point. "It would seem that this particu lar land district Is unfortunate in not having a resident . congress man." . v The ' Enterprise Hccord-Chief-taln Bays: . "A resolution asking that tho government land office be retalued at Grtmde and not eluded ihu last of this month was passrd by the .enterprise Chamber of Com merce Tuesday night. This was suggested by the ai Grande eham ber of eommeree In a communica tion which rattK'd Ihu point that removal of the office to The Dalles would be Inconvenient to homesteaders, lumber companies and others having business ut the land office. A. C. Miller said ho believed many titles were not cleured up und the removal. of the office would be unfortunate to set tlers and others and tho resolution was passed without argument." A Woman's Crowning Glory Is Her Hair ltenulifiil llalr In nnly , mnlter of proper at ten! Ion. from Portland' and Mrs. Lou Harris Spring Togs for Easter AT CLINT'S iMichaei-Stcrn Suits r and W Top Coats perg Hats Nottleton Shoes , : Stratford Oxfords i .rrow. Shirts ' ; Scholwil Caps. Cheney Tics !Arvnv Pill:ir! Allen A Hosiery Spur Bow Ties i Ilickolc Belts , . . j Onefof the largest so--I lections of Quality . I1 1 Clothes' ''for men. ' and t'i lutvu in TTninn Pntmi.v at J Reasonable Prices. Clint's Clothiery The Store With Conscience Going to lloise Mrs. E. 11. Urnun and daugh ter, Marguerite, left La Grande this morning on No. 21 enroute to lloise, Jduho, whero they will visit Mrs. Anna Bruun, who Is HI there. Arrived Tlds Morning , Mrs. Dwight Kloster und siuull son, Bobby, arrived in La Grande this morning from Portland and I will visit here at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Mohr. Mr. Kloster will probably jo-n I them hero later, llelurniug Home Mrs. G. H. Nuxoll returned to her home at Joseph this morn ing after spending the past wcjlt with her daughter nt Baker, who Is In the hospitul at that place. She hud very much improved when Mrs. Nuxoll left. FARMER FACES GOOD OUTLOOK (Continued from Paife Ono.)' ,To Check t"p on !, The chief of police announced this morning that the dog catehor would be put to work again, be ' ginning April 10th. It uppears .that several unlicensed cunlnes eluded the officer during the past month und this time a general clean-up will be attempted. .Motored to Pendleton K. G. Hick more motored to Pendleton today. He will return to I a. Grunde this evening, ac companied by his wife, who will i spend a week here. Mrs, Hick : more is u school teacher at. Wall u Wullu, Wash. t stay on the, farms this spring."-. , . "Kelurn .strength hi -' Uvestocl prices Is the most 'impressive wof i all' the general signs," it declared. I "Except for the cattle industry,! where the number on feed has in ; two years tended to obscure the liquidation in uctuul breeding stock, agriculture has obviously emptied its surpluses of the mujor erops and animals. Over, the country as a whole reports. Indi cate that farmers have not goiio into action so hopefully in five years." - Farmers Warned. Iieviewing its recent Intentions-to-plant report, which indicated that the farmers contemplated In creased acreage of Important crops tho bureau repeated Its warning that "it seems doubtful if the general expansion of production contemplated by farmers would be to their best interests." "Tho indicated purchasing pow er of the important crops tended higher in February," the repor: stuted. The key livestock pro ducts practically stood still, except in the case of eggs and bitter, which lost ground. The rapid ad vance of grain prices through the winter left certain livestock pro duets in n relatively weuk position as to purchasing power. This has been especially true of dairy und poultry products, having reached point such us discouraged pro duction of the latter." For keeping your hair soft und fluffy, use "93" SHAMPOO PASTE 25c Kor u healthy growth Rexall "1)3" HAIR TONIC 79c Use u Maximum ( 'omli ami an h'lcctrex Waver To keep your hair In shape U Jonteel Net. All thea sold only ut ' Glass Drugs Inc. ' ga te.vaVL Start La Grande, Oregon RECALL, IS DEMANDED BY GRANGE (Continued from Page one.) This will bo done under tho g-ilse of missionary work for "lax re form" rather than as a strulght cumpuign for reduced sur tuxes. for said district, for thu following reasons und upon the following grounds: . . 'Thut no is unfaithful to his I trust as such state senator nnd docs not properly represent the I people of said district in said of- Iflco; "That during the sessionof tho i legislature, of the Mate of Oregon i f or the year 1U25, the said Bruize ; Dennis voted for und. supported : Senate Joint He:;o!utttn No. 3. tub ' milting u Const it til lonul Amend I ment to the people to prohibit the I enactment of any law till 13-10, us (KVMdiig Income und inheritance I (axes, thus throwing the entire burden of such taxes on the prop erty of Ihe state ' niul increasing I the burden of the people; tiiul he supported and voted for the a hoi j Ishment of the Voters PnmphlcL i thus denying to (ho people - the 'right to net before the voters prop erly such, measures und candidates 1 us they saw fit to offer, without I great expense; that he supported land voted fur House lillts t5 und ! i'2 to establish a convention sys- item of nomlnullou of candidates, regardless of the wishes of the peo- i pie and electors of his district, I tending to destroy tho primary ; election laws, and re-establish the i only convention system, und not .withstanding tho excessive tax j j burdens, voted for und supported! i numerous natary increases of of-1 I fieials who had been elected to of ! flee upon a less salary." Every effort will be made, when congress reassembles, to get tulck action on this Issue of reduced surtaxes. This will be urged as desirable in order that the new rates liny be made effective befuro the next assessment Is due. A further reuson will be thut action on the revenue measure h I desired before developments that may reasonably be expected dur ing tho session have moused unl- mosiilcs that mlirht endunge-r its chances of passage. Once, the revenue bill, with Its c.it In the tax on big Incomes. Is out of tin? way, a dead locked con gress won t much matter. For that Is .the dominating . Issue on thu udmlnlstrullou slate. Markets : "Mellon" Tax Plan lo Be Dressed Up, Used (Continued from Pit go One.) POKTLAX PMAKKF.TS POKTLANO. Ore. AP) LlveT slock nominally sleady'today. Kggs unchanged.- Duller 4Sc, butterfut steady. SAN FltAXCIKCO AP) Dut tiorfut 48- cents today. OurNew Tirc Service protects you ' for one year against accident-', ncKlisence, cuts, blow outs, .bruises, wheel alignment, under -inflation rim cuts or any road hazard. .Jennings & Shumate. Props. Successors to Southard & Shinn. .Skating Rink Draws Croud Lust night, the r-jcoTj evening since the skating rink In the Ucx hull opened, found a large crowd in attendance both on the floor und in the buleony. ItoMer skat ing, an Innovation here? to some extent, seems to have quite a few devotees If the number of skaters on wheels nightly can bo tuken as any Indication. Former Pastor Will Prcaeli I lev. U. II. t'oker. who was pu.s tor of the loeul Christian church sonu' four years ugo and who Is now visiting In the city, will preach at the morning preaching service of the church tomorrow. Since Mr. looker's resignation of the pastorate four years ago, he has been in Washington, It. C In work of the government. Ills many friends will appreciate this oppor tunity of healing him in the pulpit ugulu. Personal Mention Henry MeOoldrick was here lmbler yesterday. Jake Hatlgurlh was n' visitor to La. Grunde yesterday from Klgin. .Mrs. II. A. Hemlrlek went to Hot Luku this morning on No -L i Mrs. W. A. linker was shopping i in IjU Grande yesterday from Hum- mc rville. (iurge nnd Victor I tier returned to their home ut Maxvllle this ! morning a fief a trip to Portland. Garden Seeds Flower Seeds l'cnys M. & K. They Grow THE L & L DRUG CO. Mr. and Mrs. J. (, MaePherson motored to Wallowa lake yester day, i ' Mae Howe urrlved In La Grande today from Nyssa und will spend n week visiting with Ora Uuffey here. Mr. und Mrn. W. K. Hbaddy ami daughter Julfa Itelle, went tu I'n- ' h-rprise this morning whero Ihey expect to make their, home. They are from Daker. ' BROWN SPEAKS f "AT C: E." RALLY (Continued from Pago One.) PORTLAND (iltAIN MAItKKT POKTLAN'O. Ore. (AP) Wheat Hard white U. H. Uaart, April. $1.54; May. $1.54; western white. April. $1.63; May, $1.53; hard win ter, April, $ 1.04; northern spring, April, $1.52; M ay, $1.52; west ern red. April. $1.45; May. $1.45; UDli. hard white, April, $L8; May, $i.8ii. J Corn No. 3 K. Y. shipment, April, $40,1111; May, $40.51). under u congressional patronymic, MAKKI'IS AT A (JLANCI'. NKW YOltlv (AP) Stiel;s Irregular; (Jreat Northern Ore breaks (j points. Douds Kteuily; Wilson convert ible tsHues rally. j Foreign exehanbes Steady; French francs decline. j Cotlop -r- liarely steady; larger.! a-erengo'H'silmutes. H S u ga r J''ea tu re I ess. Cofl'e Firm; higher cables. Cavinjr of Earth's Crust Is Mysterious llltOOK'llAVKN, Miss. (Ity tho Assoeialed Press). Thousands of curiosity .seekers uro visiting the vicinity of Union Church, u vil lage west of here, where for un undefined reason the earth is cracking and sinking In an nreu a quarter of u mile long und about 40 feet wide. Some of the cracks were described as "bottom less" while parts of tho strip have sunken from one to 1 5 feet. The dropping of the earth continues at un estimated rntu of a foot a day. ' ( One theory Is thut hundreds of years ago aborigines Inhabiting the country dug large, underground chambers ; beneath the hills, the entrances subsequently being filled and tho earth only now caving In. Another Is thut an explosion heard' some- time ago was due tu the bursting through tho earth's crust Tim mark at which the tax re-' of entombed gass, starting the duclionlsts are setting their sights' movement of tho soil now in pro is a mnxlnrjiu surlux rule of -3 ! gress. per cent. I The present law established sur- DOCTOH TO TUST TIIEOKV. taxes running to 40 per cent on. .. Incomes' over $500,000. as ugninst CHICAGO (AP).- Dr. William 50 per cent on incomes over $200- Hi Hheldon, University of Clliea'TO uoo, previously assessed, psychologist, will undertake to an- The proposed reduction on Ihe Hwep lhu qllPBlon wluther u man tax on large incomes, therefore. ' wUh ,01)ff lcgn und ri,d ,uilp lms would be considerably sharp-M moro brains than a short-legged than tnat granted oy tnc lasi con- blonde muii. Professor Nuccaratl Kress, oewig u em ui mii uauuui . 0r Columbus university advanced ly 40 per cent of the present rate. tiu. t lieoiy that. n a rule, long William It. Green, of Iowa,, legged men hud the greatest brain chulrmun of the house committee, capacity, und scientific trends tend who opposed the Mellon rules In to support the ( theory, Doctor the lust Congress,, has now. been Sheldon- said Thursday. He will won over to the 25 per cent max- measure 400 men at tho Unlvqr iinutn. . sity of Chicago as "anthopologlcal A eunipajgn in favor of reduc- indexes," who also will be graded tion of surtax rates to this figure for mental capacity und physical 1h to be carried on this sumni'-r. and mental Indices compared. church for the remainder of the program. Mr. Drown. was Ihe main speaker of the evening. He was sent here by the Intcrmitional convention committee to advertise the convention. He told of his trip on Wednesday of this week lo tlite Wallowu valley and stated that about l'JO pople from differ ent parts of Wallowa county and visitors from Ihiker and 'J-a Grande nti'-nded the rally held ut Losiine. In speaking of the Inlernatlonnl convention and the interest which Portland iH giving it Mr. llrown slate that he had attended almost e v e r y International convention since lS'Jl and that Portland had the best organized committee and was showing more interest in it than any other committee he had seen ut work. He stated that in tu Iking with K. It. Gules, general secretary of Urn United Hoclely of C. :., Mr. Gates slated. "This bunch is 1 02 per cent efficient." ami thai they were ulwuys asking, "What more. Mr. Gates, can wc do to make this u success." Mr. ltrown stressed the fact that the people or Oregon had invited the people of the world to attend this convention In Poiilund . und had let Portland to Ihe work, lie uuld that the leant that Kndeavor ers of Oregon could do was to reg ister and pay the two dollars reg isl ration fee, which goes tu help meet the expenses of the conven tion, tie stuted that the stale of Washington has twiee as many paid regLst rat ions for the convention us Die state of Oregon, Including Purl land. At the close of Mr. Drown's talk registration cards were passed out und a few more registrations were made. Immediately alter the program last evening Mr. Urown left for Portland. C II I C A G O (AP) Wheat Weak; prices drop 5 to t points on breaking of drouth. j ,'. Corn Ijower; sympathy with j wheat. I Cattle Steady to higher. Hogs Firm, Fixtures House Wiring- V" ' . ATWATER KENT AND OTHER RADIO SETS We Instrll Radios Free y. k Benham Electric Co. MAIN 101 NEW FOLEY ULDQ. j Mrs. H. W. MeUath returned to ! her home this morning ufter sprnd ! lug the. past three days in Ia Grande visiting her brother. TPrt low a." Plant Crafted AValnuts Tlicy Moke You iMonrj One of the best blocks of Vroomun Franuuetto In the elate, select type, wcil grown All other stocks Filberts. Apple, peur, 'h'T ry. Prune. Plum, Peach, Apricot, etc. b'uiull Fruits, etc. Ittglit stock at right prices. Kubmlt your want list, send for prices. 35 years In busi- nejt. CAItLTOX MltSLltY CO. Carlloti, Oregon. BROKEN FLASK DIDN'T HELP H'otilliiiied from Piine One.) duys In jail for "breaking glass on j a public hitihway, street or alley" j or facing the .charge of possession! of liquor he chose iho latter. He ; was fined $100 and fosts- on he po.-mtssion charge, paid the sum 1 asked hy 1 he court, went his way und the Incident whs closed. We are sorry for th man wih; out a co'jntry, ffpcially when it i is spring in the country. Building Permits A p-rnill for the eret lion of a $.i:.fnt horiie ws Iwijeil nt the city otrlees this morning to C l. Good notiKh who Is to put u the house for James Gartty, the owner. The house will )c built on Fixth street betv.-titn JI and & .s.v!0-u.. EA T T ru Blu Grahams lli-rc's your chance lo enjoy tho goodness of the delicious Till I!hl Giithimi crackers an ideal food for children and ono that's equally en joyed by grownups. SPECIAL SALE APRIL I TO 11th' One Three Callun Glass Jar and Cover for $1.00 if you huy one 5-Pound 15ox of Graham for !)6c. We only have a limited supply of these jars. Price of Iwth $ 1 .110. This jar holds four loaves of hread. Don't miss this opportunity this week. " A SPRING MENU FOR SPRING DAYS With the new" green things coming' on the market now, you have little difficulty selecting choice parts of every lunch and i,.dini;er frimjur. j'!-;V V";:tafinH.' ' Our "g?eiy' Jepui'laiuii ia a j.puiar' place ItA" tiiis" thrifiy 'housewife. I 'l csh Meals A I Saving Prices Ladies' Pumps and Oxfords . $2-98 liroken lines in ladies' suede pumps and oxfords, values to $7.00. Black, brown, grey and airedab. Low, military and high heels, all sizes from 2'a to 7. ! These pumps are exceptional values at the ex tremely low price of ?2.9S. ... - - 55 STORES jf9 the nun ARCADE MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY The Picture Everyone Will See , . ; HAVE YOU. EVER -seen a Magic Rug soar above the city bearing a Thief and a Prin cess? Have you ever seert,q,whitP horse with wings fly thru the clouds? dowlas Fairbanks Grande Ronde Meat Co. Ml. Emily Hams, Ilacon and Lard ' S -T-A-R TODAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY IV 1UL" UlllillUVVll From the Novel by Mary Roberts Uineharl LOOK OUT FOR THE THIEF! Arcade TODAY and SATURDAY FADLES und NEWS 1 M