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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (May 8, 1925)
Friday, Mav 8, 192.r. TOE LA ORANDE EVENING OBSERVER -PAGE FIVE Local News In Brief COMING EVENTS Enptcrn Oregon Truck and Field Meet at La Grande Sluy S. Union I Ave Stock Show at Un Ion, Juno 10-11-12. 111 (it Hume Mrs. t II. Hlystone linn been contlncd to her home here for sev eral dtiyn because of Illness. Mi Hoi l,nkc Miss Gladys .Miller spent Ihe day Wednesday at Hoi Pake fiuuttor iuin visiting friends there. ;hi Horn Yeslenlny A nine pound liuliy girl was born yesterday to Mr. end Mrs. K. I- Mctcnlf at the Grande Hondo hos pital, lioth mother and bit by are letting along nicely. Here This Morning K. A. Schiffler, of Pendleton, was in J .a Grande thl j morning en route to Wallowa on business. Mr. Schiffler Is a retired business man of Pendleton. Jlcrc from I'nion Miss Sylvia llughey was a visitor to l.a Grande yesterday from Un ion. Miss Hughey recently return- Top Coats FOR THESE DAYS OF MAY. NEWEST SHADES IN LIGHT AND MEDIUM COLOUS $30.00 - SXkOO - $10.00 Top Coats of Quality Men Who Care know quality and style. They know that when the BORN label appears in a garment it will be correct to the small-: est detail. ) Since 1876 distinc-! tion, quality andj style have been found , in Clothes Tailored to j Measure by Born. j Come in and inspect i TIm Store With a Coiuctrnc the unusual values on display at around $30.00. flint's Clothiery ed from Portland, when; she spent the winter. Ill j Mra. W. V. Stevens wb a vlsl itor to l.a Grande from I'nion yes ; terdny. Mm. Htovcns accompanied lu-r husband, who is attending county court In this city. - Visiting -Mother Mm. Charles Hanson and son, Donald, are vlrdtlng at Die homo of Mrs.Hanson'a mother, Mra. J. lten sley, at Hunimervillc. Kctiirucil Yesterday Miss Ilessie Burke relumed to lier home in ha Grantfe yesterday after spending Wednesday at Ua Kcr. Went to linker Mrs. George Iteldln went to Ba ker this morning te visit her broth er. 1.. A. It oss, who inn lies his home there. Hh expects lo be gone about three duys. ' At Haker Today Mrs. Oiuiiea Wale and Mrs. K. A. Maybeny wo nl to Baker Ibis morning on truln No. 21 to spend the day there shopping. They will iwturn to their homes here this eve ning. Went to Pleasant Valley Wayne Goodcrhum went to Plea sunt Valby this morning to spend the' week end visiting his father, who is v i n p loy e d by tho ra 1 1 w a y company, Giune. . v Passed Through John K." Kdwurds passed through La Orande .this morning 'en route to Wallowa, where ho :cxpccls to bpend about' ten w cks. M r. Kd wards'ls employed by the.Nalional Service Bureau. He comes here trom the. LnlversUy of -Culiloriuu. . Went to llaker Mrs. George Parker left this morning on train No. 24 for lkiker to visit her sister Mrs. Marleit. She will return to La Grande this eve ning. Jtcturiiiiig Home I Alter spending the past three months al Washington points, Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Monroe and small Bon were In La Grande tilts morn ing en route to their home at En terprise. Commit Ice MccUhk There will be a special American Legion committee meeting this eve ning at 7:3u o'clock at the city hall. Plans will bo discussed for the National' Endowment Fund drive to be held here by the Legion) the latter part of this month. Mx'm licusou luiuruUyi; George Benson, who spends his lnbhtz at Hot Laku tytdci tUf jcare Ot 4-r. v. i. I'liy, is improving, .mt. Henson Is president of the I'nion Stock Show association. He re turns to his home al I'nion each morning. Mr. and Mrs. Lrncst Mctjuecti were guests ul the C. I . Putman homo Wednesday evening. They have hern to Pine and Eagle Val leys anil were en route to their home t Milton. They made the trip by auto and left here yester day morning Left This Morning Misses Olive and Mildred Hrad hhuw left this morning Tor Weis-r, Idaho, when: tin y will remain un til Sunday, when they will return to their home here with their mo ther, Mrs. H. M. Prndshaw has been there for the past Hire days, called by illness. Arrived Tills" Morning ' Mrs. Glenn Jester and small sou Itobby, arrived li 1-4J. Grande this morning on train No. 'ii and will ARCADE TODAY and SATURDAY ROBERT KfcME PRESENTS HENRY KING'S ALICE And TERRY NKWS . Qmmnunt spend tyo weeks. vUiUnu hcm.MiK Jester w ill visit her mother, Mrs. j Margaret Herman and father-ln-! taw, Frank Jester, and other friends here. i Ileus from California -Shorty" Klliolt Is In l.a Grande from Los Angeles, California. Mr. Kllintt Is en route east and will spend a week here before resum ing his Journey. He was formerly mechanic at the Huick Garage and In well known here. ( ondillou Is Norton f- V. W. Gubler. window trimmer and salesman for liond Pros., Is seriously ill here at the home of friends. Ho became ill a few days ago villi a slight cold-which later developed into pneumonia. lift came to Pendleton from La Grande a short time ago.- Kast Oregonian. Itctiiriictl from Salem i Mr. and Mrs. L. 11. Hussell re- turned from a motor trip to""Suliil. , Portland and Corvntlla last- eve-! nlng. Mr. Hussell was attending a meeting of fire wardens at Salem' and Mrs. llussell visited her son, j Tom, who is u student at the Ore-, gon Agricultural college. They also visited at Portland. Mr. It uracil re-! ports about four inches of snow on ; the summit of the Hlue mountains; tis they came, over late yesterday i afternoon, and it was still snowing.' Personal Mention Mrs. William Hutchinson of I'n ion. was in Iak Grande yesterday shopping. , , ; i 'i ' t' ' J. (. Siring of Lnbrti. was a busi ness visitor to La Grande yesterday. Mr. ond .Mrs. Ernest Kohler were Union visitors to La Grande yester day. Mr. and Mrs, Ivsrli Jlan.l of Sum niervllhj. wore In LU Grande yester day.. s- ,( t ' , j Iavi- Sanderson' was a visitor to La Grande yeKlerday from his home at tiummervi'lle. Mr. and Mrs. Tom McKlnnls of Imbler were here yesterday from Sunimerville. . rOHTl.A.Ml JIAKKI7IS I'OKTIVXI), Ore. (AT) 1 .1 '"- slork .sl'-ady, rstfs firm, huttvr 4c, ImtUTfut sluiuly Ihtc toiliiy. SAN KHANriHl'O (AT) terfat 45e h.T today. ; POKTLANI) GUAIN MAIi-K LT POUTLANH. Ore. (AP)Vheat Hani wilte I). H. Hato-rf'-Mny. tl.liS; June, $l.r.S; soft white. May. 1 . 5 y ; June. $ I . U '.' : ha rd w int My, $l.5't; June, J 1.5 y r-northern spring. May.. $1.00:' June, SLC0; .W'lejina'd.ii lUujtt. hard white. May n( $'1.&. .Juiiat Oats No. L White tV-cd. May, $37.50; June, $3 7. ;'!); No. 2 gray. May. T, June, $37. MARKETS AT A GLANCE NEW VOiUv.fAP) -Slocks Kirm; 15 public utilUles at new high. . , . ( ' Ponds Steady; standard gas GMjS soar. Foreign exchange-Irregular; sler ling and francs steady. Cotton Weak; furl !n,r rains In Texus. Sugar Easier; larger crop esti mutca. Coffee Lower; lra.il selling... CIIIfAOO (AI') Whiat Kany: lliljlnlion nviT l-'rhlay'K Kovi-rn-nu-nt report. t'orn Lower; rains southurst. ( 'atl lo Lower. Hons Kii-iu; itK paclvci-H Inac tlvu. SCHOOL BOY IS WOUNDED BY PISTOL Continued from Pngo One.) but not before a large amount of blood was lost. Today he is resting easy hul phy sicians stale thai he will not We out of danger for a week's time. If anoi her hemorrhage oecurt ileal h might result. Every precaution has been takrn to guard against thin. Probing Case, It Is understood that members of the school hoard and Superinten dent A. P. Hampton, are Investi gating the circumstances of the case today. Large Families May Become Fashionable (Continued from Pnge One.) Ing the first year of life." Dr. Strieker s-iys. "There Is nothing in evitahle about this mortality. Muc h of It no more necessary than that which occurs from diarrhea anil enteritis and which has been show n to be amenable to Ilea It h work. "The death rate." he continued, "ran b reduced by following ihene , - - - Markets jessentluls: skilled care of the ino ! ther before, after ind luring t he I birth of the baby: intelligent fced I lug; fresh air day and night; scrupulous attention to cleanliness; : regular haunt of sleep; formal Ion jof good habits from the first." Inatli Hale I lnitnl-he-. j The death rate In the first year j of UTe has diminished from ri;.'.r xr thousand births to 63. a. The i infant death rate ho also d en as- d rapidly in the lasi few years and at present Oregon has one of It he lowest records in the Pnited States. The fact is. however, that of (very P"i hahh-H born In Oregon. ;i3 die before they reach one year of age, Iii other words, more than ione In twenty die in tin lr first ,ycnr of life. ATTENTION Every Mother's Son and Daughter Mother's Pay comes Sunday, May lath. She'll d. -light In the A r t 8 t y I e Mother' Jiay Package. No pic! Ill e can do justice to the beauty of t his package. Each cover Is per manent keep-take, a treasure forever. (file po ind yi .ro two pounds, &t.(H. . Easily mailable aui ready lor mailing. Supply limited IX herve yours now and avoid disappointment A wonderful assort ment of p o p u I a i piece, all coated with iiicumparnbh A r t slylo Chocolate. Glass Drugs Inc. La Grande, Oregon grand iKtrenla wvi e uiily able to savy two .--out of three, we realise. the great gam that has been uc - complished by the prevention o I he discuses of childhood," J r Strieker concludes. SEVENTY TO GRADUATE THIS YEAR (Continued from Page One.) ens, Lylc McAllister, Harold lilan chard. Will Tow n.scml. Paulino Sloop. Edith parlow,' Ruth Hens ley, .Marie Patnn, Florence Schau dicH, I lorotha Maxwell, Kay Pos ter, Velum Wood, llessie Willy. El la Long-Nelson. Elvle Parks, Evan geline Phillips, Florence Tobrocke, Laurel Witty and Perry Wither- SpOOJl. HAPIDS I'l .M) PUO.MISEI) ' PPNhLETGN, Ore.-A federal fund of $i!ian will be available 1 ufy fur furl her Investigation into feasibility of the Umatilla nip ids project, according to Informa tion received by officials of the j raiiin jisMurmiton i rum i ie pi eseii -1 latl'.(t, Sinnol L in Washington, I). C. I te pre.se n tut ive Sin not I il'Ctatyd hi:i 'tiiVormation was baai-d on facts given htm by Oirector Mrod. l'iunly Viggly pikes arc low every day in the week because the customer makes his own selection without the help of a clerk; he plays cash and delivers his own goods. The pleasant jinglis in his pocket of the difference in price is what brings the smile of satis faction lo the face of the Piggly Wiggly customer. Beechnut Peanut Small glass, each Medium glass, each Large glass, eacli Old English Prepared Mustard 5-oz. jar !)-oz. jar lfi-oz. jar ?)'l-(v.. jar 5)-oz. Salad Mustard.. Better Foods Cleaner Store; Lower Prices MUSIC MEMORY . TEST TONIGHT (Continued from Pgo One.) per. Mrs. Seitz, Hilda Anthony, Mrs. St H. Morgan. Mildred Lovett. Mrs. Pratt and Mrs. O, K. Kllverthorn. Awards will le given the students t identifying the most records play- icd copvelly. 1 lliu,i Hetital, ! Tomorrow night U 8:30 o'clock in the Presbyterian church Miss ! Pa ye Price will appear In harp re cital, assisted by Mrs. Leo K. Mil her, violinist, and Mrs. J. A, Ted- ford at the pipe organ. This is cx l peeled to be one of the finest pro grams of the entire week. RAINFALL AID IS WELCOMED (Continued frcm Tage fine.) here' put the wealth -produced by ; rain thai started in the night and : fell yesterday from Eureka, Calif., 19 Prince Uupcrt, II. C, exlend '. ing over the Cascade mountains into Eastern Washington, at more than $l,na.tMiu. Young forest fires were checked, pastures re- vlved and grain s jeeored. El'GENE, Ore. (AP). -After u week of rccord-bruaUlng warm weather, showers fell here and were followed by an occasional moistening. PUltTLANH, Ore. (AP).F. L. Kent, agricultural statistician ot the P. S. department or agricul ture, says I he wheat crop of this year ill Oregon will be even lower than the light crop of last year. He estimated that more than one hulf of the acreage seeded last fall has ell her been resc-.Mled to taring v. heat or other spring-sow n crops, and that tho condition ol the remaining acreage is prob ably the lowest in the history of large scale wheat growing, the percentage figure being placed at 55 per cent of normal. Mr. Kent says the conditions of the Pnited States crop is placed ul OS." per cent of normal, com pared with 83 a year ago, and the five-year average oi SI..: that In dicatlons are that the production will amount to about 474,25r.tM,o bushels, compared with OMUCtY,- 000 bushels a year ago, or a de crease of about 110,000,000 bush els. TO SAVE TREES NEAR HIGHWAY (Continued from rge One.) these Is close to the drinking foun tain, The highway boards representa tives met Fd win Marvin, spokes man for the owners of the trad near the fountain, and Ernest F. Johnson, who has timber land on the north side farther up the valley unil discussed with them the pnr- liase of a st tip of land on l he sid.o Of th.il.hHI np,rlh,.jf ejilrfh?' way. ll wan mougni inai a sini '2 tut fei't nUdy wvnld suffice and ne- Butter 11c 18c 30c lie 13c 19c 32c 19c gotiatlons looking to tlte 'ncqulaltlon of this by the state were begun, wllh every prospect of a smt'cssful outcome. The highway board has also taken up with the timber com panies nnd other owners the pur chase of the desired strip through the remainder of the canyon. The highway ofiiclalK and Por- est Supervisor X. J. Hillings and it. J. Campbell, general manager of the East Oregon Lumber company, drove over the north highway the next day. Here t he road turns through national forest where no private ownership has to be con sidered. It was agreed. tha espe cial efforts be made to preserve Hie beauty of the tree, growth for hoiuc, distance back from the road but no regular boundaries were si t for the strip. The East Oregon company is to cut mature trees along the highway, and these were marked by tho forest service, otherwise the native forest will not be disturbed f and the road will retain its old woodland charms. Il will bo a drive through a vast park. The same policy has been adopt d by the highway board through out the slate and some' land lias been acquired along the road over the Itlue Mountains. More wilt be brought as rapidly as negotiations can be closed. TIGERS DOPED I TO WIN MEET! (Continued from Page One.) j A. McEachran, clerks of weights; j Wortme.n, Oeerlsen and Mlllcrlng, j clerks of .lumps; C. C Snow, (ieorge j Stager and Eugene Met calf, fliea- I sure men; Uoy ( onkllu, manager ot field cveiils; H. I . Young and I Chirk Price, track Inspectors; O.'i W. Campbell, inspector oT weights; ' and E. 1. Towler and S. I Coch- j ran. general managers.' -Preliminaries nt 10 n. ill. The preliminaries will ' start, at lo o'clock tomorrow morning. In the forenoon the races will be in the nature of elimination contests and no points will be made by any of the teams. The actual compe tition will start at 2 o'clock In the afternoon. itesbles the long list of trophies listed in Wednesday's Observer, a ineel cup will be given the winning teum by Ihe Pnited Stales National bank and the Playle Oil company, a special cup for Ihe half mile by William Peare and a cup for the broad jump by Meyers and l-'ord and medals for Kcrond and third place In the same event by The Tiffin. I William Peare. donor of the spe cial cup for the half mile Is hold er of the Eastern Oregon record for the distance unci it has been his fond hope that this lerrltory will develop another great middle distance man. Mr. Pcarc's time of 2 minutes and 2 seconds has stood since 11)10. Youth Injured in Collision. UOSEItl ltd. Or, Joe Morgan, an I S-ycar-old boy. was injured here In a collision between the boy's Id- cycle nnd a light car. lie was thrown some distance by the Im- WV M '&.MK,Am J'frrr'n-.AH ino piaees una m jieua urrinj gashed. Red (Jarnishing Cherries 5-oz. bottle 21 e 7-oz. bottle 2!)c 15-oz. bottle 4Sc Olives S'i-oz. bottle Pimento Stuffed l-"c 6-oz. bottle I'iment o, Stuffed 28c ll'.-oz. bottle Pimento, Stuffed Hie 1-oz. Queen Olives x -..11c 4;i,-oz. Queen Olives l"ie ll'.-oz. Queen Olives 27c Housing Experts to Help Middle Classes NEW YOH1C (AP)The need of proper housing for people of the middle class, for Intellectual work ers, will come up for serious study this summer at Paris. The Mib Jeci will be given primary consid eration Jit the International Con urcs of Huildlng and Public Works, to bo held In the Kronen capital June 15-lit, according to Wlllard Iteed Messenger, of New York, who recently inaugurated a movement for better ' housing for intellectual workers in I he I 'till ed Stales following his investiga tions abroad. -"The conference wilb bo under' the palronago of the French pre mier and other high offieials, and participant!! will be entertained by the president of the republic," nays .Mr. Messenger. . . "Detailed comparisons will be mode of the different methods or different . nations to combat the housing shortage. All new means and methods lo reduce costs of building wilt be considered, and a practical constructive program fostered.' Special Very Latest In KTKAW HATS 35c to ;1.93 . Watch Our Daily . Specials The New York Store 12 1(1 Ada inn Delinators VOR Jl'Ni: AUK NOW in. ALSO NI-:V HATS KIMt (SIUI.S ANI HOYS. CllNOHAM IIO.MI'IMIS I'UI! 7Dc Art & Baby Shop ''KVKItYTIII.NO roil TIIK HAIIW HEMSTITCIIlNfi llolpl Soinmi-r STAMPING uuriuKiOK TATriaiNS i. si. o. th:;eau lll. Go a Long Way to Make Friends. Jennings & Shumate Suct'CMsurs to READ THE OBSERVER CLASSIFIED ADS 117 T0 17 m . m . in Saturday Night at 9:15 A Beautiful Piece of Silver Plate Flatware Valued at $10.00 The only stipulation being that this per son be in the store when their name is called. Js'o purchase is necessary to participate in the drawing. J. H. Peare & Son Closing Out Sale IlOTEL ASTOD I tlzAHiu ' u.abi EVERY ROOM b PRIVATE TOILET 50 3 Bath, New. Modem Close to Shopping Distitct and Tneatre. FREE GARAGE Tariff liorn $1.50 SV.W ST. i'Atli- IIOTKIj l-olliill Ullil Alilcr St. ' ' I'ortluml, Ore. Wht'H In 1'oilluinl Httip lii'.-o a real liiinlly lintrl. Nrrv ku tuul Cour ti'oiifi rr-ulim'nt. Ki-uttouuljiu Hilton Hurry -V. Piniils, Mav l-'onmriy ot Lalirallilo Uy This Home n-rooui Ii it u h e nnd bath, large screen porch, lot m110 n bargain. Price S2100; ; $JiHi cash, hnlanco liko rent. Ituy n lot lu I'OLKV AIHU HON, WEEKS & BLACK New Jjlej nhlff. lnsiirniice Loans UK 1m I II Siuthiinl & Shhin A o n n
