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Saturday, April 2.", 1925. THE LA" GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER ' PAG3 Fj v3 1 ' I ; j -i j Local News In Brief i . . : i .I.,...,. i.......,.i. -,.,.,.1. ,, COMING EVENTS Union Coun'y Truck and Field Mmrt ut L'ltion May 2. Eastern Oregon TraeU anil Firld Muet at i.a Cmmle May 9. Union I.lvo Sto,-k Phow at Un. ion, Juno 10-11-13. Have Itnhy ;irl Mr. und Mrs. I-Ycd Cross art the pro i nl ian ntn of a baby girl born ut their honm m Hil l First . ut rect, Thurmlay, April '.':(. Went In Looking (ilttss Mr, and Mrs. V.. t 'oughenow rr and daughter and sun, ('laru and David, w-nt to Looking titans tiiiv--morning on the branch line tr.i'n to spend tlic day there fishing. Vlsii iiijt licit- -Mr. nnd Sirs. I.. Kna,ppt r drove to I.a ( Irande y -Kterday from Jo seph and w ill spi n.l a IV day. Visiting at Ih- home ut tlit fr 1 . i h t-T 1 1 -ler, Mih. Colon It. Khi-rhard. W. S. t.eV. ns. State ) nffieer. is in I.a Crandi Sti I -1 1 1 on lnt.siness. II proliiMtlnn indiiy inn.t ill h ave jrrre tliia veninjr. ;Spec(lri I i i ted . ; Hay Ka u II 111:111 wes fim d n j , mid eoslM ly .Indue I lui,b l. Mrady .this inorniiiK on cltarKt .t of speed- fOl' t he Same Ol I'ellSe. y Here YlsiUnjs . II. W. Howard, former (nio:i " Oo tint y traffic cop and now con- Ktruelion coniraclor at (Iranls I 'asi ; In visil hi? friends in I.a Ci-ainJ-. Mr. Howard will he here jnthli- nltcly. 111 nt Home - Miss I .aline Hanks, peronnl sec retary lo Karl Reynolds, if the rlminber of commerce, is ill at her home wit h a slight (ouch of t he "fin." t Itfturncil from l'.ns( V Mr. and Mrs. V. C. SIui-kIII nnd fiiuall son returned to I .a Crand 1 t Ids morning fiom a trip to the cast. 111 nt Home Mrs. Zurbe'r I.. Klein has been ill nt her home 4tl li Tj 1! Secoml street for t he past two weeks. She is somewhat improved at I he present litne. atmht i l-ltteb rih Conductor FlemmhiK enuuht H-inch Kastern Itrooli trout yi . terdav mornlntr at seven o'cloek the I'erry dam. for llakci' I Mrs, J. It. Oliver left this uinrn i injc on train No, :M for Maker to NETTLKTON OXFORDS SHOES For Men Who Want Shoos Of Quality SI 2.00 - 513.00 - ?1 1.00 ' STRATFORD OXFORDS For Yountf Men ?!.!): io !f7.S5 The Store With Conscience fie SRF. OUR DISPLAY Of Mothers Day Box Candy We are showing several kinds at different prices. Come in and make your resei-vn- turn now. Boxes wrapped and mailed ' at no additional charge. I I I i 'i Our Invalid far is vzifft'71 i m ft WJf I It. r7 a I were culled liy Hit1 sickness art. 'tpend several days visiting wliiiloVmi, of their son. Ir. Ivun W. ! I her sister, Mrs. V. A. liall. "j Ktt)i. of Beaumont, t'ullfnrnia. Mr.1 j , Keith returned to I.a Urunde a I llliiv for Week-1 ml jweek ago, but Mrs. Keith moppolj Mid. V. It. MyKart and son. Hob- off a few days on tut huiiK-wiinl utI, arilv.-.l in Lu (irande thm; Journ,.y m Lodl. California, wher;'' I morning from Portland to pndja dnughi.er, Mrs. Wlnuor. lives, and1 the. wofk.i-n.l with her husband, V H. Pygart. , " " . x find OlM'itiiloii ... Kit tha Jane Mows, three year old daughter ot Mr. - and M rs. Irwin Moss of .Vfit-i'l, was operated nn thl morning at ciht oVIoek at the Orande Itondc hospital for appen-l dleltis. At the last n purls she V;i getting along nicely. Itrtiiming Home Th-o. Shell, of Wallowa., w in l!a (Irande Thursday evening' ? route to his home ai Wallowa at ler spedning several lay.s in l'en 'lh ion on bii.slness. Mr. Shell is l.i t)i mere.-uitilit liusineKs. Ileiiiriutl fifmi Wallown 1'. M. Kosapiond. of the llowinnn Ifieks I. umber company, has re turned to I.a (Irnnde nit' r sp-ndinu t he past t wo w eeks at Wallowa county points in tin- Interest of Me company. ll'tine fi-oin l!al Mis. J. W. O'Hanion wan In I.r ( irande this morn in k en route in ln-r htnne al Walbtua after spcn inK the Kisl three moulhs in iiori It em Louisiana visiting relatives. Mr. (tf'ltauimt came down from Wa' Iowa and arcompanied ln-r home. Weal in I llimi Mis. li. Winters ami two chil dren, .l.-an and Junior, went to I'm ion this mnrniiitf to spend the dav visiting with her sister-in-lnw. Mrs. 1 '. Cooper. Mr. Cnuper has char;:" of O. S. ltirnie's jewelry si ore at I tiion. !t. Inulc to Spenk Or. J. K. Inr,Me will be the prin cipal Rpenker at lite Men's Kornni or the Methodist church tomorrow mornlnc at in o'clock. A Renernl Invitation to visilorw in the city and ot hern wil bout church affiliations at that hour Is extended by t he forum, f let urned I Ionic Mm. I.t;e Voting, who haft been spending lite past few doys in Li (Irande at the home of her son. Walter Younir, .returned to her home at Telocaset this morninj-'. Mrs. Voun.if recently returned from an extended trip to California to visit her parents, She was away five weelvs. To lie Married Miss Irene Glass left La Grande this morning on train No. 2 4 tor North I'owder to visit her parents a lew days nerore going 10 t-eume, ; wasn., Where sue win oe marrien. will he married, A iter a short lime at Seattle sh and her husbnnd will go to Mutt Montana, to make their home. 1 Has Ann Menken Utile Miss lrma Klinghatiier. who broke Iter arm a week ago, Is ' reported getting along fine. The little six-year-old girl was playiiu; ton top of a large box about three I leet from the ground when she fell The New French Curl When you wish the charm ing effect or ft soft, natural curl, the ne Trench paper wave Is the only answer. Our shop Is admirably equipped and trained to give this new curl. You will be more than plea.sel with the results. I' hone, now for an appointment. GEIST MARIN ELLO SHOP Room 6, Somnier Rhlf. "A Beauty Aid for ETery Need." Phone Main 577 38 1 I 1... 1 1. ..'II ably be some time yt foefor' ho i will be able to use her arm. Ilcliirti Tlii r.wnliig i Mm. Klmer Grunt Keith will nr-: rlvpon No. IS tonight from 'all- loruia w nere mie ami i r. Keim . where MIks Mary Keith Isftatuden' ,in music in tin- College of the I'j. ctfle Intuitutwm of tin- .Methodist Kpimopni church. : . Personal Mention i Mr. und Mrs. J. 1.. rourlnoyi spent yesterday afternoon at Hake.- visitliiK relatives. I Mr. Hnodjfr;iss. of the Kconomy I liriit,' store of I'cndleion. was in I.a (ramie yesterday on business. I Mrs. W. II. Wilson and daughter,! I ilex, ret urned to 'I'eloeaset Hi is morniiiK utter spending a shtirt 1 time here shopping- Mrs. J. II. Williamson went 1o Kltfin 1 iiis morning on the but net. i line train (o .spent I a few days at' J t he home of Iter s.ater, Mrs. Kalpli; ISiniih. .Mrs. Wiiliuuisitn's home is, jal Itichhiud anrl nr is eu route t(. i Iher home after u trip to l'oitlanl.; Mrs. li. A. Marc urn and daiu;h- t passed IhroiiKh J.a tlraude this - inoi nln;; en reitie to Wallowa. to visit relatives. 'I'beir home is I'he Halhs.. Mrs. Waller KliiiKhnmer, of Kn-! rprise, arrived in Lit (Irande yes terday and will return this eve ning- Hhe is visiting at the hnuie ol her mother, Mrs. 1.. 1', Hay. VOGEL WILL MANACE '25 STOCK SHOW', (Tontlnueil from Pago One.) W. !. Hutchinson, Louis Hideler. W. V. Connor. St n I Is I toy Con kiln, chairman. Itibbons C. A. Quinn, Arthur Hode. Hecoratlons Walter Cock. H. N. WatenpauKh, Kdward ( 'astor. Student Judging It. C. Kmtnel. Hoys'-CilrlK' ClubH. CJ. Avery. WAR GAMES PROVE LITTLE IN PEACE (Continued from Page One.) the shore defendera t heoretlcally sank all the enemy warships. Mut they kept, on coming. "Hey!" alg nn led the shore force, "youro theo retically mink." The heck we are .signaled back I lie fleet commander; getting landing part lea oversld TlniHi arior Jointf completely wiped , lllvl,a.s cnninred Hie Ih- 1 Imid?' " " ' ' ' ' " '; Tliia may seem funny,, but In re ill warfare it's exactly what's liable to happen. Desiroyiug un enemy "t heoret jcully" isn't tpiite sufficient. Of course In the'' Long Island maneuvers, the refer ee's decision finally stood, but in wartime it wouldn't. Sure-enough fighting Is different from movir.n pieces on a chess board. So what ever the outcome of the Hawaiian war game may be, b Idoesn't do lo take it too seriously. ' j Predictions that presvnt Immi gration rest fictions event uaily will .retard the whecla of industry, lo: I lack of hands to keep them turn ling, don't worry the Labor Depart -j inent. Some officials do see a I possibility of u shortage in inan lual workers, but If It comes, tiny i say It will menu wages so high :that many In the "white-rotlnr" ranks, which ore overcrowded, In jevitably will he temrtted beyond resistance to exchange uhelk attire for overalls, Which officials thiol-' will be a fine tiling for the coun1 1 1 y. "POLICE TOWN' TF.M I'LL, Okla. American I.e. ginnnnlns here have given this town a sprucing up recently when they all fell to wilh rakes, brooms, shovels and ash cans and gave Temple n "policing up" that make it look like tho old company street on Inspection morning. The Legionnaire hauled lis loads of trash, lin cans, discarded flivvers and what-not from the resilience ami business district to the dump. Prizes were given to the eh izens wit h the cleanest and most well kept va rds. CAPABLE YoJ can depend upon us for capable service, no matter what the clrcum stances may be. We aliulf be pi tuned to conft-r with you as to detntlB and thn carry them out. We I ndetstand. Our invalid Car 1 at your wrvlc, fit-e of chnrL''. Main 02 , Jt JL. Sk m I I I 8.! We l'n.lri.lanr). The KIcnzo Treatment for White Teeth Healthy Gums and a Clean Mouth - No dental treatment caij accomplish more Snhl only nt Glass Drugs Inc. La (irande, Oregon Markets IOllTIel .MAHKI'TS I'tHt'l'LANO. Ore. AI') Live, stock steady today. Kggs and but terfat 'steady. Mutter 4:it m rn:itivr SAN" FltANCLSCO (Al') Mtlt terfat 45.c here today. POrtTI.AM) filt.UV MAllKKT 1( HIT LAN I"), Ore. (AM) Wheat Hard white M. S. Haart, April. Il.iid; May, fl.ttn; soft white, April $1.5:1; May. $LS4; western white, April $1.50: May. $1.52; western red. April. $1.50; May. $1.52; MUM. hard white, April. $LS0; May, $1.R0. Corn No. 3 K. Y. shipment, April, $45; May, $45. UKPOUTS OF AftHMTKH. IlrndstrectM, NKWr YOHIC (AM) Ilradstreet's today says: "Trade is spotty, advices of slight improvement alternating wit h others showing a further titiieting and taken as a whole, ia still only fair. Hetall buying in some sect ions shows the continu ance of the after-Faster lull, while in oiaers, noiaoiy i exus ami ad joining areas in the southwest, it shares with Jobbing in the depres sion caused by one of Hie word drtiut hs in history. Scarcity of drinking water and of wat er for cattle is noted there, with reports that cattle from dry areas have been shipped to large markets in an emaciated condition. Nite re ports are Ihathe drouth In north west. Texas has been relieved. On the other band, retail buying in parts of the southeast Is better than for some time, reflecting un early start for crops' and good prospects for this early stage of the season. Industry tends to quiet somewhat with small but often buying still noted as the hading feature." Weekly hank clearings $;t,5an, 521 ,tui(t. SEASON TO . OPEN HERE TOMORROW (Pontlnued from Pg One.) Sunday. Lefiy Hart man will start In left, Alexander In center and Davis In right field. IIMn To IMIeh. Hiiek llein. La (Irande's long boy pitcher with the big arm will start the game for 1be Pirates. IJeln has been going big in practice this week and is expected tn turn In a game this Sunday like he did at Walla Walla n week ngo. Huck Is an ensy working pitcher who knows when to save himself and when to put In his best licks and looks as If lie ha something in reserve nil the time to use in caw anybody starts a bat ting rally. Al Marth will don ifie mask nnd Rlove to receive Heln's offerings tomorrow. After hid record of 17 strikeout last Sunday Karl Dnnlnp of the Mucks has a good th at of n recor To maintain for I'cndleion. The Pi rates are saying among themselves that Hiere will he no repetition of that sort of thing hre tomorrow. The remainder of the Pendleton lineup will he Taylor, catcher. Hill King, first. Chief Clnrk, second. Ma be Adams, shortstop, Harney Hodges, third base, and Itellenu. Hunt, Hargett and Olson In the outfield. Gunner Peterson and Mill McOarrigte w ill be In. reserve for the Mucks. At the same time La Grande and Pendleton are having It out here. Maker win be playing the Hears at Walla Walla. The Maker tam ha been strengthened this week by the addition Of Several new men. I.e. Itoy Sip's who played second has here curlier In the uson Is now playing with the Colts. WILL ENLARGE INSANE ASYLUM (Continued from rg On) with the exception of one wing. He H'.ited thstt the work on the plans of 1 1" ru w wing w ill be rushed but that two months Hilt h re. iiir d to complete the plans fihd i advertise lor tods on Mih additional 1 wlnir- JURY ACQ11TS , WHEELER: ONE BALLOT TAKEN (Continued from Pir One.) no choice other than to prcnecute. There Ih no tM-feeling' One 1 (allot Tiiken. Kxaetly two hours nnd It hiln ilta ehipaed between the time the jury redred to deliberate -and 1lu tlmo the verdict was returned, out of ihl time the Jury, took one hour to dine. The actual time for de libtrtition was bat a few minutes, according to court ui laches. Mut one ballot was taken. . In spite of Judge Ob'irieira or der against demons! rat Ions there wn a rush toward the bench when the verdict wua read. Friends of Senator Wheeler crowded about him and offered double congratulations- on. the birth of 11 daughter and his acquittal. Pfstrict Attorney Slallery shook hands with Senator Wheeler and spoke of the verdict and the new daiiRhter. "I hope they both get along all right," the prosecutor said to the senator. Senator Wheeler rushed forward as soon an propriety permitted nnd shook the hands of -each of the jurors. Court was In seslnn only two minutes. After the verdict was read and the formalities complet ed, .Indue Idclrieh discharged the Jury aixl tin- trial of Murton K. Wheeler, storm center 01 polii ies, was over. W.iecler iKmtcs StiiicineiK Senator Murton K. Wheeler ls Mled the following Stntemeut here Friday night; "The verdict Is evnetly what I exprrud. There could have been nd other. The verdict is Hot only a vindication of nie Imt also of the senaie committee, of which Sena tor Mornh was chairman and of t lu- great majority of senate colleagues who voted for the Morah report, which found me innocent of these charges, and against the depart ment of justice. m:iimiKNT or .irsnci: 1US.1'OIXT;i ItY Vi:UIKT WASHINC.TON (My the Assoel ated Press) Department of Jus tlce officials made comment today about tlip collapse of the case Montana against Senator Wheeler. The celerity with which the jury threw out the department's charges and exonerated the senator mani festly caused disappointment. No officials would predict wheth er separate proceedings against Wheeler In the District of Oolum hla would be pressed. His friends predicted Oils case would never be tried. 45 Buildings Mouse Agricultural Offices WASHINGTON'. AP) Depart -ment of agriculture officials are hopeful that the next. Congress will amhori.e continuance of the depnrtmenfa building program be gun in l!it;i. and thus permit con cenlralfon of its activllhs under fewer roofs. At present Ihe de part men t uses 4 !i build Int-s scatt ered to the four corners of Wash I Inglon. one of tlinn Hix miles from 1 the ad min 1st ration office. For :Ml of Ihe huildimrs Ihe de partment pays rent totalling $is:i.- jr.ml annually. For the eight-story structure housing part of the bur eau ot agricultural economics and biologial survey, $:(5t:wn rent Ik paid, while another eluht-storv building used for the forest ser vice cosls SHiVnnn vearlv. The smallest rented building Is a carpenter shop hidden In nn al ley In the center of Washington and for which $270 Is paid uim- 0lty. The shop stands next to a nricic stable in which Wilkes Month In hM,I In li:iv. ,i., stabled his horse the night before I he shot President Lincoln. The stable Is used now by the war de partment. In lno.t, during the term of ofrke of Secretnry Wilson, construction was begun of 11 building to house administrative offices of the de partment. Two I. -shaped wlrttfs ( were completed and occupied in 1 March. I'mi. ! ' -TT-r- -r-a I WnitiKic for .wmr lull ullli (In- " '. ' 5" LJ' hlT ""M up - I" diH I'lV 'Ii'iiiiIiik ' '.. ',1 k "is M SI lai i riiiiipnii'iii nn. i mii.-. . JWy PJ' a JLi.JLi.Vy TRAPPED MEN ESCAPE DEATH (Continue! from Tnge One from the miners, who had been i imprisoned far under Kound in tie Star workings of the Heclu aboil' j two mile from th shaft, I'nited , States mine rescue crews pourco water down the shaft of the mtnei upon, the, blaze that laid broken1 out shortly before midnight In th' pump station of the 2utu foot level.) Meanwhile, helmet crews, equip-; ped against Ih daneis that lurk in the underground boiinns of tic mines, w ailed initial tent ly at th" ' head of the shaft until ihe ri.tmriC had been sui'itcientty controlled and Ihe shaft had cooled enough lo per mit them to enter the tunnel in search of the Imprisoned work men. Friday afternoon they sen! the ; mine cage to the 2iuui-foot level, am) It came back only warm. Then i three of them went down, under; command of Karl T. Sparks, chief engineer of the mine rescue crews; of the Coeur d'Alene mining dis trict. It was not long afterw ards In-lore they came up aaln and re ported conditions Improved. Soo'i the entrapped iniiier.s themselves came up the shitft. Trapped Men Pill Out Mm. The 1 4 men. turned h:ick by th -smoke and f I tunes when they sought the shaft al the alarm ol fire, sent out by the blaae Itself, went hack Into the Star luntiel and obtained a pump which wan there. This Hiey put into commission and by I o'cloek Friday morning t hey had returned lo the battle tiKalnsl the lire. From then on. it was sim ply n matter of pumping water on the fire and waiting lor the smoke clear. . The fire started shortly before midnight In the pumping tdant a' the has.- of the main shaft on 1h '.Mini -font level, ''he pumpman on duly left his station, it was stated and when he returned about in minutes later be found the plant a fir.'. Three men rcHciictl from the I Cihi -foot level. Si vera ,l.h-w ellyn, Van Vorhis. and llleh-inlson. were partially overcome by smoke and gas but soon were revived. Ulchardson said he was in a drift tunnel "when the fire broke out. Obituary 1TNFI.A li TOMOltltOW The funeral services over Hie remains of t he baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sieve Hiatt will be held tomorrow afternoon at the Mohneukamp chape at 2:'A. Itev. Wm. Crosby Moss, of the Presby terian church, will be in charge. Interment will be In. Ihe Masonic cemetery. INFANT DAI (illTi;U 11' l The Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hay West died this morning. The funeral will be held at Sum mer vi lie toiuorruw morning. The remains are al the llohneiikamp ehapel. A Reliable Bank Reliability that means helpfulness as well as safety no matter what the emergency. La Grande National Bank Sound, KrllahTf'l' Y'rourcwdvo : 1 4ttffiTFlt7. TODAY Dress Materials 53c to 98c Just Received! A new supply of Art Crepes, - Printed Cascade Crepes, Kiiyon Silk Falirii-s and . Printed Shantung the very latest diess materials for spring and sum mer wear at the exccedinuly low prices of r:ic to iisc 55 STORES The lie n turned on Ihe air line! and lying close (o ii they m re able to get fresh air. ami thus warded off death by suffocation. He sah! he knew nothing of the fate ol He It men (topped on I he :'mm.,M)l level. ' itf Ihe 40 men In the mine when the life broke oil), alt bill 17 Were led to wifely by K. J. Kelly, Hi. pumpman, v. ho discovered the tjit, in the pump station on ih aiio- We Carry 1 ' it 1 : 1 : 1 Standard ('nil in nnd i;i-i Your lliior VI, WlniUlilild Ktli'kt'l'H AND Ol' It PRICK AM) SKRVICK IS RIGHT. IJclow We List a Few of Standard Makes I'ada Noutrodyne n-Tube Atwater-K'ent C-Tube Atwntcr-Kcnt Crosslcy's Norco 5-Tule Set '. lloacock Reflexo)honc Ileacock Standard The above radios can be fully equipped at prices ranging from ?G0 to $110 S-Tubo Super- Ietorodyne, complete at $235 We are prepared to kivc you real Radio Service with radios wc install. Heacock's Radio Service PI I ON U 407-W We have the HOOT OWL Windshield Stickers Dress for "Mothers Day" Mother would cert a inly appreciate n n Ve, embroidered dros of shanloii. Voile, Linen or ;inghiun Mail It now. Art & Baby Shop Jf.-pjM "i:vi:itrriiiNfl ion 1HF iiAiiY" " IIF.MSTITrillNli lloli-l Soiiiiiiit lllilir. fiTAMriUKJ llirriKltU'K I'ATI KItNH II. Al. t lllllKAU in ' ARCADE Sunday Only 5 Acts Vaudeville 5 Orclicstra and Pictures . Colleen Moore 66 TODAY "FRIVOLOUS SAL" Taken at Ml. Rainier T II E II I) H j foot level. OOTEL ASTOD 2nd & 1 1 ill Lo. ADIIt EVERY ROOM has PRIVATE TOILEJ nmhi New, Modern Clow l( Shopintf DUttict and Theatre FREE GARAGE Taiiif from $10 in Stock 1 1: r 1: 1 HOOT OWfi WliidsliMd SI Iflif!- v it i-: i: 1 Makes of ...?120 90 115 ?24 to C5 '..... G5 75 ....$120 to 150 A HKLKiHTI HI. ri.Afi: TO KINK