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Monday, May 4, 1925. THE LA (3 KANDE EVENING "OBSERVER PAGE FIVE XI. if' Local News In Brief COMING EVENTS EuoUru Oregon Track nnd Field Moot at i,a tirttmli) Muy 1. Union I.lvo Stock Hhow ut Un iun, Jjiiic 10-11-12. Ill iMirt. 11. M. IVlk in couflmd to lier huine at Mt. (Jleim becau.se of ot .Much Improu'd J. A. Aitilne. who has been ill at his home here for some time is not very muc h improved at present. At lViulh'toii Mrs. C II. iMifft-y Is spending the w.'t k at I 'end bd on visit Inn with 2Ar)i. Nutter of that place. Visited l'ait'nis Mis. !-:tta l.onr, of Imhli-r. spi-nt the uei-k-i'iid with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Standley. llerr YcMertljiy Mr. and Mis. A. I.. Kurgason mid family spriu the dy in I.a Grande yi-sterday visiting relatives. AiTled Saliiniay Mrs. Tom (lassi-tt and daughter arrived In I.a (iiunde Saturday, via aulo, to join Mr. (iassett here and ufake this I heir home. Sir. MavUeld 111 l Henry Miixfbdd. school teacher a( Mt. (Henn. is Herlously ill at his home them wi'.h the flu. Mrs. J. 11. Orion, of rnion. ues called to Mt. (.ilenn. b'-tause of his Illness. Hen' for Wevk-i:ml Mrs. K..C1. lilekmore spent the week til I.u Grande from Walla Walla, Washington, where she IcaclH-s Kchcol, with her husband. Mr. liicl.more. aceonnKiiiled by Mr. and Mrs. St ravens, motored (o I'en- SHIRTS at Clint's new t'sL p ti 1 1 e r n s in striped and fine checks, in Kroadclolh and Silk with soft collar attached. $3.45 to $5.45 STRAW HATS i Just In! ; $2.15 to $1.85 Scj Window! Tbe Store With OoDscteiiCo Refrigerators Lawn Rakes Cotton and Rubber ' Garden Hose F. L. LILLY Kardwmr Thona Mma 85 A Good Heavy Khaki, A Fine Twill. Tunnel loops, flap t; button on hip pockets and tuff bottom. An Kxlra Special Tor Only 2 At The The New York Store vin Ad, na" , ilti-ton last evening, uccompunytne Mrs. UU-lwnore lliut far on her re turn trip to Walla Wulla. Ilw from Wallowa Mra. Hector JdeDonald, Mrs. George. ImiH an) Mrs. Charles Hunter and daughter. Virginia, were In I.a llraridii Kuiurduy from their hoinen at Wnllowu. Mr. Holfz Iletter Hutch lloiu, first buseman on the l.a (Jmnde baseball team, who hus been III at Grande Itonde hos pital for several days Is reported improving. Home from lone Mrs. I,. G. Hudson and son. Max, returned to ttieir home at Klgin this morning after spending the winter months at lone, Oregon with Mra. Hudson's daughter. ltetiirmil from I'ortlaml Mrs. l K. Happersett and small granddaughter, kebecea Jane Wil liams, have returned lo la Grande after spending the week at Port land. Home from Sumplcr Vnliey After spending the jmst six months at Sumpt'T Valley with her two daughters. Mrs. A. it. Coulter, paused through La Grande this morning en route to her home ul Klgin. Attending Supreme Court . George T. Cochran and Kobert S. Kali In. attorneys, went lo Pen dleton this morning lo attend Su preme court there today. They ex pect to return this evening. ' Here On Itiisjnc.N. C. l, Gabrtelson. of Portland, is spending a lew days In ii Grande on bu.slm-sd. Mr. Gabrlelson Is spe cial agent for several fire insur ance companies, with offices there. Passed Through M rs. K. K Kd va rd s an d son, Palph, passed through La- Grande this morning en route to Joseph Irom Ontario. Oregon. They will spend two weeks there visiting with Mrs IVmvo ltiirrnu-.q I ' .lisked nt Pemlleton Mr. und Mrs. C. H. Hargelt and family, accompanied by Nell Kng- lish, spent the week-end at Pendle ton visiting Mrs. Hargett's parents. ( They returned to l.a Grande last ' evening. To Attend Coim-Htloii Mrs, John Adsklm left La. Grande last evening to intend the Nation al Convention of the Ladies Auxil iary to the brotherhood of Hallway Trainmen at Cleveland. Ohio. VIM ted ul KnterpilMJ Loron Tucker, accompanied by Ills mother, Mrs. ,Lodema; Terry, luulored to Enterprise Sunday and speii L the day visiting there. They returned to Ihe'ir home last eve ning. Here uu Itnlnt.s J Harry Chapniun, of Enterprise, spent the week-end In La Grande on business. Mr. Chapman Is Velle salesman at Enterprise. He expects ; to return to his home some time today. Gone to Portland Miss Laura Pennington, who has been employed Mere u 1th I'reneh and Green's for the past two years, lias gone to Portland to accept a position with the Eastern Outfit ting company there. Here from Porllnnd P. C, Harnard, of Portland. 1m in La Grande this week. Mr. Harnard is here in the Interest of the mov ing picture being shown by the Kord Motor company in this vicin ity this week. Here on Business Tom Gorman, field superintend ent for the Morlson K unison Con tracting company. Is In La Grande this week in the Interest of that company. Here Saturday Mrs. J, L. Sentner and daughter, Mrs. Hoy VanOi sdall, of t "ove, were eh re Saturday shopping. Mr. and Mrs. Sentner are proprietors of the Cove swimming pool. Kc turns fi-oin Luke Wilbur Shaw, who has been ser iously 111 at Hot Ijike for the past few weeks, returned to La Grande yesterday greutly improved. Witnessed llnll (ianic , Alonzo Dunn und his sister. May I tninn. drove to Maker yesterday, at tending the llaker-Lu Grande base ball game. Went to Eluin Mrs. G. M. Yeager went to Kl gin this morning to visit her daughter. Mrs. William Ghent. Mrs. Y-ager spent the week-end visiting friends here. She is from I'malllla.. IKcturncri Home After spending the past week vis iting relatives here and at Klgin. Mrs. J. H. Williamson and small daughter, Marjorle, returned to their home at lticiilund this morn ing. Left Till .Morning After spending some I line with lleverend and Mrs. Smiley at Cove. Mrs. J. M. Cob; hft this morning fur h- r home at 4 'aid well, Idaho. Mrs. Smiley accompanied Mrs. Cob to La Gmnde. NH'iU Weck-l.ml nt I taker M r. and M i s. Hoy Hey b y and daughter. EMzuIh til. Spent Hie We.-K jend at ltuUer on a combined busl ! ness and pleasure I rip. The t ; b-nd' d the I.H t.rande-Mak r basi. Iatl game there y Merday. I.r turned II time led by her mother. Mrs. 10. It. Head, arrived In 1-a Grande this morning on train No. 24. MIkh laingley his oven at Corvallls with friends for tho past few duys and Mrs. Head spent the week-end ut I'ortlaud. i lleturns to Ia jramln Mrs. Clint Hay n us, who has been In Portland for the past week or so visiting relutlves. returned to La Grande Saturday evening. Yester day Mr. nnd Mrs. Haynes drove to In Ion, spending the day there with relatives. Personal Mention MlKses Honnie and Ltieen Ollvi went to Hakcr yesterday. Mrs. Charles Gray of Cove was cshopptng In 1m Grande Saturday. Miss E. Matke, school teacher from Summervtlle, was in ixi Grande Saturday shopping. Eugene Iteuter whs a business visitor to La Grande Saturday from his home at Union. Mrs. if. Huron of Imbter was a La Grande visitor Saturday. Duncan Me Lain wuh in La Grande yesterday from his home at Wallowa. Mrs. J. K. Hutchinson. nf I'nlon, was shopping In i.a Grande Satur day. Mrs. Fred Kox was among the I'nlon people shopping here Satur day. Srn. E. Miller of Cove was shop ping here Suturday. O rso n 1 1 r y n t was among the people from La Grande who went to ltaker yesterday for the llaker La Grande , baseball game. . Mr. und Mrs. M. Horkgren of I'n lon. wen; visitors to La Grande yesterday. CHORUS AM) BAND JIEARD IN CONCERT (Continued from Page One.) the program w-as very gratifying to the audience and went far In prov ing the ability of the members. The first appearance of the chor us, accompanied by Mrs. J. Ionald Meyers at tho piano, found a pleas ant blending of female voices In splendid harmony. The second ap penmnee. with band accompani ment, enhanced the impression built up earllei1 In the program. Three numbers made up the first group sung by the ladies, each one selected carefully with reference to both excellence and appeal. The two groups together, ending with the matchless "Lost Chord" by Sul hvan, were mude up of diversified selections that permitted a glowing exhibition of t he chorus' wide range of possibilities. More than a column could be written on the various selections on the program but space forbids. The program, excepting encores, was as follows: Hand 1. Overture, to "II Guarany" Gomez 2. (u) "Angel us" from "Scenes Pietoresi"e.' Massenet, (b) "Oeur One" Kisher. 3. Excerpts from Suite "Peer Gynt" Greig. (a) Ases Heath. (b) In the Hall of the Moun tain King. 4. Extra n timber. Minuet, Pader- ewskl. Chorus I. (a) "Hy the Waters or Mlnne tonkn" Lleuranee. (b) "Snhit d' Amour" Klgar. (e) "Oh. Didn't It Pain" P. ur ic Ight. Un nd 5. Scenes from t he opera "Marl- tana" Wallace, featuring Incidental tuba solo by Os car Humphries. Hand nml Chorus. 1. (a) "Prom the Laud of the Sky Hiue Waters" Codman. (b) "Nobody Knows de Trouble I've Seen" Burleigh. (c) "The Lost. Chord" Sullivan. Arranged by Loney During the day, the various churches of La Grande staged mu sical programs in keeping with Mu sic Week. BOXING CARD HERE TONIGHT (Continued frm Pnge rne.) ready to show Kord the time of his life. The specie! event is of interest for the reason that it Is also a re turn affair. Totighy Myers of Pen dleton and Mickey Kick of Keith. 1 1 0 pounders, will furnish the fireworks for this affair. These boy .1 fought, rece n 1 1 y in Wa 1 1 a Walla und put up a real exhibition according to the reports from the Washington city. Pill Pidcock w.r referee the main events. i:mpi,ov.mi;.t m i:vi;y t.ki;n POHTLAN'O. Ore. (.Sp'-elal A total of men were on April -5 employed in t ,&."." logging rumps und sawmills of Oregon. Washington and Idaho, accord ii to a survey just completed by 41. employment service headquarters and made jmblic lu re today. The survey, which for I he greater part Is based on figures coming direct from tint v arious logging and lum ber manufacturing companies, cov ers both the OoUKlas ond fir and western pine region. Sawmills In the tir districts ot Opgon und Washington at prewnt employ 4:i.l'.'S iioti. as compared w It it M. I 2'j men employ' d in 1 lu pine milli cast of the t'aseades. Plr logging camps now employ if.'i'' no n. and In the pine camps fi.M7 nun urr; ul work. Totals for both pine ami fir districts show 3Cir: logger us compared with 07,-07 v. or I; ili .lmul"r mlU?- , Every Mother Will Love This Box of Arlslylc - Glass Drugs Inc. 7319 Sv2 s" La Grande, Oregon i Markets . 1 POHTL.WH MAKKKTS . ( 1 1 tT LA N I , O re. ( A P . ( 'at- tle slow; calves M rents lower today: hogs 4n to ,r0 cents lower; light' weight $1 I.TTiii $1 J.la; .she.-p &ti cents to $1 lower; lambs, S.'H Kkk anil bulterlat steady. Put ter 4:'e. iti r i i:i:r.vr. S A N 1-' 1 i A M ' I Hi A P ) It ut terfat 4tie here today. American Worki-rs Speed ISeraiisi' They Lu? Sports HKIiLIN (AP)Dr. Kelbenshan. professor in the Uerliii Technical college, declares no 'European workmen can compete with Ameri can workmen in speed and Intens ity of labor. Hits in g his statements on ob servations made in the t'nited States last year, the professor at tributes the superiority nt Ameri- 1 can workers to the American de votion to aporh. Even where there Is no Imi-s to r.upervlse them. )u as, (lie American workers ke-p mi li st I It' n;iee. iiimI 1 li is Hiteerl is 'general throughout America. Amer ican Kpnrls give men t he disposi tion to "work with delight, buoy ancy ami rylhiu." OpKiicnts id' l.iipior hi Mehu Adopt American Propaganda MEXICO CITV (AP) Joining forces with t he M ex lea n ( 'on fed eration of Labor in its campaign against alcoholism, the. federal de part ment of hea It h w ill aid t he confederation's dry missionaries with a flood of lilenilure depicting the evil consequences of associat ing with John Itarleyi orn, known in Mexico a.'t Juon 1'ulo.ue. Propaganda successfully used in the 1'niled States and ot lo r for eign countries has been adapted by the department to Mexico's special requirements. The h-ital bureau of the department also is engaged in drafting projects for anti-lio.uor legislation, mainly of a restrictive, not prohihilaiive character. Court llnll, s When Asked To Prohibit Woman Talking I .OH AXGELEH (AP) Woman's right to lalk not only was upheld, but the Kencraliy admitted tmpos .dbiltly of restraining her from in dulging In speech was legally rec ounted recently by Judge Walter Gates in superior court, Jtobei l 11. Stacy-J add, n prom inent architect, sought an injunc tion to restrain his wife ftoin talk ing about him. Alter hearing the arguments. Judge Gates remarked that some or the tilings said had been "indeed a bit rally. " but he candidly admitted that he thought no court pos -s.se d Hiiiieiem pow er to stop a woman from talking. Business "Man" To lve hi" H-yciir-old on Billy Rutjfll (above) n practical knowl edit of bunlnM, W. A. Rumcl. mer chant' anl financier of Brownwood. Tex.. purchai'O'l one-half interest In a local (rrocery enterprise and mas present of It to bl; con. v tux ; E LO.S ANGELES (Al).Women are persistent losers; they drop, mislay or walk off und leave purses and parcels with a fre quency ten tlme as great as men, says Alfred T. Ciothloj;. custodian of the lost ami Pound department of the Los Angeles .street rail way und h Indent of the losing habits of inunkhid, Nine out ot ten lost articles re t lined lo their owners' through his department turn out to have been lost by women, 'Clothier , re lates. His theory Is that women lose more than men because they have fewer pockets, but he admits he has not yet discovered why mot hers will get off street cars w rth their babies and leave baby buggies behind. Men make more fuss over what they lose, however, than do wom en, according to records of the lost and found bureau. An out standing case was the man who lost his false teeth and would not bo consoled until he recalled that "If they don't fit the finder any belter than they did me, they won't do him much good. i Traveling bags and suit cases left on street cars frequently con-! tain puxzling combinations ot arti cles, Clothier says. .- One recently; found belonging to a woman, con-, tained two dainty silk undergar ments, a long, sharp butcher knife j and a pearl necklace. Another,, tho property of a man, held .a pair' of rubber boots with Ji,?50: in currency stuffed In the toes.; a bottle of whisky und u suit of athletic underwear, Ono of the most, unpleasant finds reported wus a box contain ing a live rattlesnake boasting l'i rattles. it wan claimed by an Arl7.onan who said he had brought it here to be stuffed. Another parcel contained half a man's head. . A student of anatomy was taking it home under his arm for f irther study, but left it on the seat when the conductor call ed his street. JUMORS HOST TO SEMORS (Continued from Tngn One.) ilent of the student body, gave "Life In Ihe Tomb." K. U. Towler. "Chief Excavator of Embalmed Thoughts," .Mrs. Glenn Campbell, "Why Mum mies Leave Home." and Sam Coch ran, "Giving lp t he Embalmed Pet." Miss Adelaide Ituth Clark sang during the banquet and Miss Murel Gore played tho piano Girls rtf tile Sophmore el-ass, dress ed in Egyptian costumes, served. The menu was prepared by Miss Lois Davis, domestic science teach er. 1 " Kollow'hig the banuitet nil went lo' 'the' 'gyiiVnn'fn'u'iW "dl lhe"'ti'fgh seh ool;' w hich was cleverly decoral ed to represent u huge Egyptian lent, in the center of the floor an oasis was arranged, with palm trees and a lily pond. In w hich there was a, swan, ilanglng from the celling over the oasis were three oriental lights. At (he entrance end of the ynutujiluui t'lwo g'rls, dressed in oriental costumes, "rved punch. At the other end a large electric wheel with colored lights wus ar ranged. The wheel revolved con tinuously, showing the word, "Jun iors 'JO, Seniors '2!." At one side of the wheel the patrons und pa tronesses. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Hampton, Mr. und Mrs. L. W. Weeks, and Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Eherhard. were seated and on the other side Hud Lynch's Oregon Ha m biers played excel lent music for the dancers. Special rcahircs. Special feat urea of the evening wen- dances by Jane Hlange ami Gilda Ashhy and Solly Slegrisl, .1 udy Sit-grist and Tw Ha i louse. Durinr; the Grand March programs were given out and each girl w ut; presented with a pink carnation, given by J. A. Ted ford of the J. C Peine y Company; Miss Esther llrlehola and Miss Eileen Howling, Junior class ad visors, supervised t he banquet. Miss Marjorle Peebler w-as chair man of the banquet committee and Miss Marjorle Wurniek was chair man of the decoration committee. The Junior class wishes to thank the following lor services and do nations: Lilly's Hardware, Oregon 1 1 a rd wa re a ml Wool wort h 's. loan -ing dishes; lint's Clot tilery, lor Indian PoIm-h; Snod gms-Zlmmer-man. for chairs; J. J). Lynch, for Palm trees; J. O. O. I'", lodue and Methodist Episcopal church, for silverware, and others for services rendered. Also members of tin members of the high school faculty who assisted In making the ban quet a success. Prince Pltcl .Now a I nrmcr. POTSDAM f AP) Kilel l'reld rieh. second son of the ex-Pmperor YVillhuii II. call.'t himself a fanner ill the new- city directory of Pots 'li in. lie omits the long lixt of military and hereditary lilies which t h" I loheiixollei ns ha e t hus far added to their nanus (n the city and telephone directories. The designation of prince ts part of his name under post-re olut ionary (lermati law, and not a title. UN IDS PERSISTENTLY General "Cords Go a Long Way to Make Friends. Jennings & Shumate fciKvesMurn to "It's Absurd" II ft ' --. . Lii.' : m " r It .Is an absurd, arrhaolc. cavo. man's rullns which nsiulre. a wo man's iiuirricd name must appear on a passport, says sirs. Herbert Little, former inrriirtn. n. .... t VI JWUIIIill Ism at thc University of Wisconsin. wno since ner inurrtaR. has been knOWn tlV her mnlilnn nnn. t..K.. Black. Kho asked the National .Wo man s raity at Washington to seek a chance In the rttlinc- nft.i tarv Kelloci; nllnweil hni- n In the name of Uuby Black with a notation mat sue was tho wife of. JUtlle. T ItETltOIT (AP) Tno only float ing postoffU'c. in the world, the steamer C. P. llellman jr., again is in service on the Detroit river. Un til the last freiK liter of the season irasses through the river here, the small government craft will be in continuous operation, delivering1 'mail on the fly" 24 hours a day. Operating as un auxiliary to the Detroit postofilce, the "mall boat" ;is the Itcitmun Ls known, has been in .service since 1 S'Jii. Prior to that lime, the crews of lake freight- I rs were obliged to wait until their vessels docked at destinations be- fore receiving mail rrom home.1 .Sometimes letters were delayed three or four months. Now letters are addressed aboard n certain steamer, and the bell man delivers It. A small power bout Is part ot the equipment of the mail boat. As the freighter comes up or down Ihe river, this little craft darts out from its berth astern of (hi-. Plclmnn ami draws up alongside the passing vessel. A line Is tossed lo the powerboat, which holds fust unlit a bag of mail ift'UMsed up und oiffgOliigUnll'Vi' t timed. Then the powerboat casts off and returns to the llellmun ready for (lie next trip. Tlie entire operation occupies but a few minutes and Is accomplished without delaying the freighter. More than x.tHHt.dito pieces of mall matter to and from the freighters is handled by the mall boat during the navigation season. II. Is said that more v esse In piiHs through the Detroit river than any other waterway In the world. Dur ing the peak of tlu; navigation sea son on averaue of Hit) vessels is re corded each 114 hours, Mil IT NUTATION Sl.KIOt S SALEM, Ore. The fruit situation in Marion county Is the most scr iotis for many years, according to H. iV. Van Trump, county fruit In spector, who returned here after a survey of the orchard districts. Mr, Van Trump said Ihe Italian prune crop would be far short of normal, A similar condition exists with relation to the Pelllo crop. On the lowlHiids lh cherry crop was illll.UlL'eil Willie In I lie higher (elevations the crop will be short of previous years, Not more than a 1 5 per cent crop of loganberries will be harvested, The raspberry antl blackchp crops will not be 60 per cent of normal. A Reliable Bank Reliability that means helpfulness as well as safety no matter what the eaicrgcncy. La Grande National Bank Sound, IEellnblc, rrogi-OM&lro Sotilliiinl A: Miinii POST OFFICE ON LAND Ladies' Pumps Watch our windows for a varied assortment of Ladies' Dress Pumps. The very latest styles in Pat ents, Tans, Two-tones and many other smart styles at prices which quantity buying can offer. $3.49 to $5.50 55 STORES Geneva Conference On Arms Opens Today GENEVA ( Hy the Assoclntt d Press) Traffic In arms cannot be considered merely as a commercial matter nnd cscaite International regulations, declared Count Henri Carton de Wlart, former Pelghin Premier nt the opening today of an International conference on the control of trlfflc In arms. Referring to the presence of an American delegation, Wlart Hald America's official participation has a noiy and presclous significance, "her signature and ratification are indispensable for the success of our tusk. . . . . ' Artificial i-'orvM Vice Stmt til, PEND, Ore. More than Tidt) residents of HenU drove to Tumalo creek to wttucss a demonstration "forest fire," staged by Itoy Scouts and forest service employes la con nection with the observance of American Purest week. The effect of the miniature forest ftro was heightened by It ties of red fire struqg through the timber. The Cumpftrc Girls and Hoy Scouts held a program Just before the "forest t Ire" wus started. Traveling to see new things lsu't always as Interesting as sitting still seeing (he old ones change. 1 t . Success on bakeday is not a matter of Luck USE THE WORLD'S And Learn Why it is Called Y the "Best by Test" Leavcner SALES 2' TIMES THOSE OF ANT OTKESl BRAND Monarch Malleable Ranges MONARCH ELECTRIC RANGES Staiulaid Combination Electric Ranges ; ,. Triced Right Hold Right W. II. Bohnenkamp Co. lUJUEN'S SHIRTS two 1'oit $1.00 this vi:i:k ItiM-klitiut's Slilrls, Itiinils llliittri'-H, ;cririiilrs iiimI Mcviilliif (aii'lilfiil nhw!) on liluiil !utl fur Huh)'. Art & Baby Shop "KVERYTIlINn FOR thu haui" URMSTI'ICIII Vl) Hold Koninirr lll.ltf. RTAMTLNQ neriKnicK tattehns n. si. o. thheak "Wlio bunts Him fori'M bnni.H llio tvi'lfnri! or Ihft wurlil." 1. ! i i -!! IW Arcade Today and Tuesday "One Way Street" With . ANNA (J. NILSSON and BEN LYON Two .stars of the Lloyd Company who will make pictures at Wallowa Lake. Comedy, V9 THE HUH APPLE II LOOM IS IMtli; HOOD ItlVElt. Ore. The most unique, apple bloom ever seen hero was brought to town by T. W. Per ry of tho west side, springing from a cluster of nine normal blooms, the petals of which had already shed, the blossoms was four Inches across. It hud three layers of pet als, while the average apple stein ls only I inches. Tho jumbo bloom wus picked from a Siberian crab tree. Pour Indictments He turned. MAUHHPIELD, Ore. The Curry county grand jury returned four In diet ment a yesterday, three for theft of automobile tires, the fourth for hunting out of season. Judge Kendall, holding tho session, will receive the petition of Coos county residents usklng un Injunction against holding the bond election for good roads May 12. Judge Kcn- dull will not return from Curry county until the latter part of next week. HOTEL ASTOR 2nJ & Hi'l Los Aoj.li. AX EVERY ROOM ha PRIVATE TOILET 50 U Bih New, Modem Cloae to Shopping District and Theatres FREE GARAGE Tariff (torn $1.50 GREATEST "Blue Blood'.,r
