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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (June 6, 1925)
V Saturday, June (, l'Cil Local News In Brief COMIN -EVENTS Union Uvo Slock Bliow at Un ion. Juno 10-11-12. Regular school election from 2 to 7 p. m. Juno 15, l' visit sNt'P Mrs .fieorKe Parker went to lin ker thlH iiiornliiK to visit h r Bis ter, .Mrs. Marlln, who Uvea there. Went lo Haker Miss i.va t'aibiiH" went lo Haker this morning on train No. to upend tin week end there visiting frienda. Left tliN morn iiia: Mrs. J... Garricli left la Grande this morning on route to Maker to visit there over ihe week end wilh her daughler, .Mrs. Wilhehn. flack at work Oscar Cutlt-r is back at work at the highway ofi'leea here after be ing confined to his home for sevcr ul days beeust; of illneys. Salmon riiiiiiint; Aei-orditiK io announcement by John Waldon, game warden, this morning the Salmon have stalled running in Catherine Creek. Went, to Joseph- Mr. nd Mrs. A. . Hampton and Hinull daughter, Elizabeth Ann motored to Joseph this morning to spend the wi'nk end there with Mr. Hampton's sister. Jniving cur ujcuin iJltes Harnden is driving his new Htudeiialier car again tor the first time after having ft repaired fol lowing a collision near the red chooi house out of Jskind City a few weeks ago. Hetmiiing home Jack White, retenily bookkeep er at Jlot Lake, was In La Grande (his morning en route to ills home at Wallowa, ufter some lime spent at Portland. Visitors licit- Mr. and Mrs. rrescolt Lilly, ac companied by Miss Louise Geiser, of J taker, were visitors to La f:.nle this week. Thev motored to this idly from linker county. lletiirncd home Mr. and Mrs. Carl Larm and .ia!.ii .i,...'ht..r n.fiii-neii to their home at Wallowa this morning on the branch line train after spend ing yesterday in La Grande on bu siness. Went to l-;nleririM' Miss Helen Wedhoil was In La (irande this morning en rot Josenh where she will spend (he summer months with her aunt, Mr. Hoist. Miss Wedhoil is from Cliicngo, Illinois. Mi He tunnel tiomc Mrs. IL L. Morris and small granddaughter. Miss Clara Morris, returned to their home at linker this morning after visiting for the past week in La (irande at the home of Mrs. Morns' daughter, Mrs. Worrell. Passed tliroimb Mr. ami Aim. Ih k Pik" passed through La Grande this morning from San Francisco, California, to Jienver, Colorado. They visited in La Grande a short time with Dr. and Mrs. Verne Johnson. hmiii hi La Grande Alon.o G. imnn, newly appointed etale tralfic officer, returned to La Grande last evening where lie will make his lieadciuarlers. Imnn will work under Sergeant Jay man. SailK- i'lm liaM'd Law l,ibiiir Attorney George Cherry, of Wal iowa. has purcnasen a put tiun the law library of the lale Turner i Hirer. Mr. Cherry will use the hooks In his law office at Wallo wa. Attend Grand Lodge Geo rgo T. Coc h ra n will 1 cave this evening for Wealth- ivlnrehe Blazer Sweaters AiND Blazer Shirts Something New! Just in Today S6.45 lo $9.13 SUV 0VKK SWKATEKS New Fancy Weave and Colorings. Today Sea(eis of (Juality SEE WINDOW! ""I H-nd Home . on tmslm- Uler whleh i " .. . . '" ,,. , 1 mum io i-on- i l. . t - V1'""" 1-elJ there f if June 11. j ' Weni t i nliui II. A. Wllkernon. Jirineiiinl of ( .rei-nwoo.1 sehool here. went (0 ! nlon yesterday on u l.usienas trip. -W-4 M Hunter l,,,,,,,, Mrn. A. II. Hunnu, ol l'orllun.l. Is a lioune KUest at ,, llo, r ,1L.r "Ister, Mm. Allien Hunter Hero. Weill to Haker -'hri Maya, of the lied Crons iXtij; store, went to Maker yesier day on u outMnetw trip. iu- return ed lust evening. Mrs. Adu itunsell and daughter. Loin, went to Elgin this evening and will spend the week end there on a fiBhins; trip. Went to Portland Cora Harding Kcott motored to Portland yesterday with Mr. and Mrs. Lester Stoddard. Ilni Jisierday Mrs. M. H. Prior was a visitor to ha Grunde yesterday from her home at Imhler. Mrs. Prior is telephone operator al Iinbler. Ketiirmtl to Keimewiek Miss Mao Heals leit l,u Urande lust evening for Keimewiek, SS'ash- mgton, alter visiting here lor sev- rai days. After some time spent at K'Hiuwick ..he wilt go to Pult- jman, Washington, to attend cshuol. Out of hospital Clark, Jenny, who under went, an operation for appendicitis at inc. lirundv Itonde liospital some tinn ago, has been taken to his home from the hospital. Mass Jlo,lr clinngtil lairing the summer months the hours for Masses on Sunday al the Catholic church will be al six and nine o'clock. On week days Mass will be reld at seven. Thi sched ule will be follewd until school opens this fall. Have dauglnei Mr. and Mrs. C. Valdrof are thoi parents of an eifiht jionnd baby i daughter born to them Friday morning. Both mothn and baby I" - 1 B,u!nB alonB nk- iy. Lome for mines Amand an lyck. manug-r of TMon Mining Company, in the ,'i'etoii Mountains. Wyoming, w ill leave soon for the mines to tr the summer work. These mines are owned by i.a Grande stock- holders. nelllllicd from Condon Mr. and Mrs. Thomas iiudge re-0r turned to their, home In La Grando.!tany busim-ss . lo La (irande, llio lust evening from Condon. Oregon j(4-kei- stated that in compeiisn where they have been visiting their llon JiJone )lliit Vl.a;. Ih(, ro!l(i luis daughter, Mrs. H. K. West lor the past three weeks, J'Jnnling (lover Lee Reynolds is planting ten ac res of yellow blossom sweet clov this year for pasture for dairy Is al-1 cows. John jaient, or l ove so demonstrating this year what can be done with yellow sweet clo ver as a pasture crop. Grimm Superior The hardiness of Orimm alfalfa over common has been generally demonstrated wherever alfalfa su ffered much from the winter freeze. The demand for Grimm seed has been heavier this year than any previous year. Horticulturist -OHiliig C. L, Long, field horticulturist for I he extension service of O. A. (', will visit I'nion county the lat ter part of (his month for gener al work In the linlder, Cnve and I'nion orchards. While here he will also hold an apple thinning de monstration, probably at Iinbler. Ih'Loijg has fine hull i;. H, IeLong, of La Grande, ha recently secured a fine registered Jersey bull calf from George Iaiw reiice and son of Kstaeada. Oreg on. The calf is rrom a gold medal cow that produced 74: pounds of butlerfat in one year. Grand Chief H're Mrs. Alice Williams. Chief of the Pythian Miste firniiil rn of Oregon, was in La Grande yvst.T- dav and attended the met 'tllid of the Pvtiilan sisters last ninir. Mr. Williams- 1M visit liw an- oiik rtiapi'-r sni i nniiu n..v..-. 1'nlon loimty liffon- returning lie!' home at Vamlitit. Irefioll, lne tonmrifitt t Mrs. Colon It. Klierli trd. Wortliy 'Matron of ltIie 'lia.ter. UnJer ol the fcitatern Stiir. "ill leave tomor row evening lor I'orilalKl as a re preHeiitalive of Hope t'hmiler In ihe iranl clial'ter of the llr.h r. Mher UHlleM uho will lilletid the lueellni: are: .Mr. I'arrlc Slcln- cumt. Mrs. Anna S. Grove Mm. Alfred I'ook. und Personal Mention Mr. un.l .Mrs. J. N. Thomjwon were slioltiilC In Im (Jiamlit yen terduy. Their home ia at I'nion. .Minn Mlella Levy was a visitor lo I. Granite y.nler.li'y from I n. ion. it. It. Itohinson anl I:. I'. Mil-! slek. lanrh.TH o( the 'ove ijl.-l rKt. ) ueer lii l.a Granile yesterday. ) onier Ihirnweil went to litis morning on train No. spend the day then .Mr. A N. Miller was In La ently nlKned to cuter the coin Urunda'this moining e rout u(mcrviat aviation. I KnliTprlw whero sho will Join hi-rl nuimaiiil who Is working mere. She ia from Yakima, V;ihln(;lun. Klton J. KhlllilitA of Mavvilie. jwus a himineiei visitor to Gran ule tins mormiiK- r" W' Wheeler vim in l.atlramie this morniiiK from HilKiirii on bu- ,,,, iti:poitTs ok a;i;:oi;s ItratKtnH'tV. NKW VOKK (Al') Uradstreet'a today suys: "11 iuh mi miner temperatures have variously affected crops, trade and industry. Where, as in tH west, these have been accompanied by rains, benefits to crops, eiipe eiaHy eorn tnui u uttimdation to tnting of fight sununer goods Jtas i'oHowtd- fn (he cetiUMi and low er Mii-SHipid valley and sotttln-rn 'i'exa.s. JioH-ever, svlii re rain was needed, the high temperatures jalone have dulled trade and pre vented best crop development. Jn j iJic country al large, hij:h tempera tures huve tended to slow down Industry and temporarily retard buying. ruk'ii as a whole, tlje arrival of si'iisonable weather has proljaliy helped more ttum hurt final dis tribution and liii-in trade with jobbers. Vash ilrs fatsrics vr taiiify Ktn to have been definite ly iu-fped." Weekly batik clearings $ lMat r7y.EMio. 1 l E'l'LA X I M A 1 1 K I I'I'S J'OKTLAM), Ore. A 1')--Live-Mock steady today. Kkb and but terfat steady, ltutter 4-c. i M Alt Kin's AT A (I.AX4'i: N'HW VOUK (AC) blocks Irregular; oils ud vatic? 1 to S points. Uonds iasy; l'reiieh bonds de cline. J-'orein exchange J.ower; francs break 12 jioints to year's low. Cotton Advanced; bullish sta tistics. Sugar I-'eat uietessi. CHICAGO (AP) Wlieal High er; unfavorable weather. Corn iteaeted; realizing. Cattle Steady; receipts smalt. Hons I mil umi irregufar. (J. P, FICHTS SHIPPING BY TRUCKS (Continued frm r-ige One.) the motor car itself had hud muc-'t lo do with the deoleJed railway ,.Hriiim.K. Mr. Kfnn sen.! lh.il t.'t .places wh-re bus lines were not iti operation the railway receipts Jiad remained praciiealiy the same in the JjiHi fivv,'' vi'iii'H. i imiiillnir i Jl Die iinnnrlnn. c iu. 'm j jp ,v. v toni- paid out $ L3fiS,noo to employes who make their home and spend lheJr money here. The fact that fewer men art working for the O. W. it. Jt. A: N. company in J.u Grande than lor many years was laid by Mr. Sines to the decrease in railway business due to the truck and bus competition. Mr. Sines said that the t,rucUs and busses could never replace the railways and told of some of the things necessaiy before' the motor transportation could be de veloped to any degree of effi ciency. He averred that the bus lines would be required to place large sums of money in rolling stock, and equipment, that they wo dd have to build up a highfy efficient persotued and that lis' woufd always be dependent vn weather conditions. Giving proof of llie.se vuttU nthins, Mr. Sim-fi sUib-d that while tin railways ex amine all their employes for phy sical and mental fjualiJicalioji, that practically anyone can noa get a job driving a bus or truck. In speaking of the dependence 0f molor lines or favorable condf lio'ns he cited an instance last winter where a landslide occurred I - 1 j Markets , Sr. I, itaker Warren 1i1iik tilnier, ihinl nl 21 to tant M master general, i- th m oa business. ,biail or the nt rota it m-hk-. lie re ' plaeN Paid HetnlerMin, who re- AVE -with SAFETY SSSVL DRUGSTORE lor those who prefer. s so many do. the standard finn finish of SYMPHONY LAWN ye want this qxmiity atn tionery in "i;-HUk-l.it -different" styie. ire suggest bevoiled-goUi-edgi? sheets and enveiojeis. They const only a itttto higher than the pluiti edgt style a n d are uovyi with out depart ing from good taste. 21 Micrts and 21 Kmulotw Special 69c Glass Drugs Inc. La Grande, Oregon which blocked both highway and railroad. While the vail toad at once set a large crew at work clearing off the tracks, according to Mr. Sines, the. busses waited 1 several days until the highways were opened hy road crews hired by tle taxpayers before they re- j sumcd operation. s In closing hu talk, Mr. Sines i told of the things the Cnion Pa- i eifte is doing and has done to make working conditions better i for employes, lie tofd about the eiiioioyes co'JhcUs, for taking of suggestions, the train service . hoard to settle differences be tween the management and the employes, the training schools, the athletic clubs and other depart ments maintained hy the road for the direct benefit of the employes of the 1'nlon Pacific. Following Mr. .Sines' talk, JX V. Heck, president of tiie La Grande Shopmen's association pre- 'sented a resolution which was nc I cepted by an unanimous vote. The resolution will be printed in the Observer next week. Preceding the main address, Mr. Taylor, leprcsenllng the Shop Miii ployees' association, made a brief talk, W. I-;. Perkins, president of 'the chamber of commerce spok land songs were given by Misw !' Kathleen Campbell, aecompaniel by Mrs. Lynn Wright at the piano and the cha mber of commerce tuarlet. Mr. ileck acted ns chair man. Carbon Monoxide Gas Kilted Thousands jn Toko I'.artbquake TOKYO CAP) The deaths of SS.nmt jtersons at the army clotii Ing depot in the quake-fire of I'.fJS were caused by poison gas, ac cording lo a report of tiu great seismic 'visitation now in the hunU 1 of the S-.'tsmfe IMsiister Prevention Commission. The eoiiiiiiiKsion J consists of 40 B-eJl-knowil sch nllMs ARCADE Sunday Only AU, FKA1TKK ilvadi'd Ity ihe Five Ktt.va! Huskjhs And Finn Other Feature Acts First show at 7:15 Doors open at 7 Betty Compson -In "New Lives for Old" Aiso "Our tiang" Coined y TODAY T03I M1JIG1IAN In 'Coming Editor-PresidentM eels Predecessor "V; ' ix'.;:'".-.: 1 I'l-olili'iit V.. A. mine of WlMim-in h-W unfli Hr. ;liill I'liiiik. lm will WHtrril litm Iliis jrnr. (In- ImMw'k i'rtal ill Miull-dli. Wi-., fniliitt his Ills MliUin. Itr. t'ntuk lias tex-u fur ji'iirs eilluii' t Tin- Vtutnr Maiw.li'. ana esjHTls nnd indiuks l'rof. A. I Jinuiliuiii of tliu Tokyo lmpi'l-iiil I imlvi'inlty und Dr. Taroziu-mon j Nukaniiiia, formerly of tin-Ci'll-I trill .Ml'lCOrOIOglCill lH.lSL'rVHIOiy. The report is an aggregation f j p.-rs by these investigators cov- ) pape ering lFiiKt marto pages. Tiie com plete report would Indicate a great many of the earthquake vic tims, who were believed lo have been burned to death, tn reattty were lulled by carbon monoMd gas and escaped the horror of he- ,g roamed alive. The gas. It was explained, ts generated at a heat of S5 degrees. social ntui:its MKirr IX DI.NVl-.U tit Nil tw-n UKXVEH (Al1) The National jiivtMy. SUmi of the Kngsh clrta Conference of Boidnl Work, which on the board her have been edu will hold its hUrft annual lwvtlntr ewd i Kraiire, mid till apeak here June lti-lt, wilt attract 3AUt thdegatv-s from the CnMed 8taei, Canada, Mexico. I'uba, Hawaii nd the ChlHppine Islands, William JL Parker, secivlary, uiinomieed to day oil the basis of the advance registration. The conference comprises pub lic officials In the fields of health, charities, institutions ami social service, isnd the representatives or allied private welfare agencies. The seven days' sessions will discus.-, the welfare problems. LVITL1NG I t:Cl 1,.V N Mtvwt'.HS IN LONltN r.Mtlt VlBitors to (t Park in the northwest of London, Kaw a enrlotw c.ommjI1 tion this week when seme of the fastest lawn mowers In the coun try raced for supremacy, as far as speed and grass cutting efficiency are concerned. Tiie. trials were or;aoiJ!ed hy the ltoy.it HorticHUyral ,SJH-hij. I'ow erful HiuchineH were enieied by ex wrt drivers who declared that their Jt-li Jtur u-.iu fir Hiioeriftr To ! hat of Hi ordinaiy motorist who has slraJght and smooth before hiil). roa Through' l'mls anil l.iiiiiluii Sniip Kwlti-lilmanl HpnuUnn. I.ON1HJK (Al) -laris Ism don have begun exchanging tele- .(""I liuv wvfcMii v , phone KiH tn relays tx Periods of v-elts in each city j he l.n- tlsi girls will work h the Kreurh cent mi office, and at tiie Maine J time (he i'jeneh operator will be ' employed At lhb end of the wire oil the long distance lines. The idea of the officials la to give the " UIR""' " "h' Ul two exchanges and the method of ''"mrng cans, ... au.uumi . e. inenilug a personal entente cot- dlalu" which Is designed to make easier the working the of tho cross channel exchanges. The offhrial language on the Pnris-Londsn line Is French evclu- l-'rcnch flnewtly. POJI'I I GAL IM ASY r.MM U ju;piu:ssioN .Mi;.si iti:s JJHJtoX (Al1) The much-lalli-ed of mlHlary revolullon having collapsed, tl.e government has es labllhed martial law. Portugal is now under strict military rule, and ail newspapers that do not ap plaud and bow down to the gov WITHIU have wn Mtspendd. iiitw inelndvi th ciMo und Um K poena. Several rg!tucols have l-eo di-muived, and tltmvt 4g. tf fivers arc iinpriomd In laciuns tilres1 & In ditUfvnl parts of the coun try. There are evidences thai ihe J mnoriui- are not reassured on I question ol the maintenance ot ) public order. There Is much polil- leal inlrliiuc golnj; on, and military unrest. The foreign correspondents In I'ortugal have had their full share) of 1 rouble. The local newspapers have ahu.sed them, and Hie censor has nullified thtdr best, eftorls. They j have been compelled lo show copies or nit their milages to tins. u 11 11 11 1,1 ? any lews havmttd to tin country.. Mm is m ym. awi pritmii- ih i lb' eseored to tht t'rottUcr. News ( mes-sages cosiilg of litllUlul i imHia(ios ot oHH-lai tutU'A tan J I Ns'd for trauKiuhlijn. und then after f wo or ibree dajs are ret urn- j jed lo Ihe JienrJer, j japamim; NONAt;i;N.ltl AXS. , ! TOKYO, (Al) In eonte-ction' with the imperial gills distributed; to persons over im years of age, on J the oeeaslon of royal sliver wed--liling, the authorities found i:t,r-MjJ persons In Japan who were eijib-, le. Sixly percent of these were women. Two women, 111 yearn of uge each, held the longevtiy rec : oi 'i. ARCADE, Wednesday, June 10 Tile 4.trtl MHils Hmtf-i Mntl trum their reeojil iiin of 12 wrrks 111 Sim I 'rililrl.-cu mill H wth'i lit Uh Awli wl'll Hie Ol'ijilliiil iNeiv Vorli lust! Ji Hemry Durrv Ppoductioj, GeorgeMComan s Comedy of Two Nations J s v. Pirn 'Willi fi Vf 1 wm LAWRENCE D'ORSAY aw CAST OF UNUSUAL EXCELLENCE 1AM.I.S, f.il. l l.H;, H,-,its lUIJ-oW. I.H ,il JTm (I'Iiix 'l'n). Sinl- Sim Setting Ili-ntc Sum: ,trr a .Muiui I'lrmii; BOOTLEGGERS SHOW CUilii ril'OKANEf Vnl f Al'). Tli 1 1 V i , , u : ..." " "" " " - this locu lty. th,. ilvil uuniorltl.'. j,,,, ta ..a J, .-I,., c., I to hlro .oiiio jieison j (l v.UMrlt n Mta tl M. nurfurliiB from i-lirolilc lllmsa loium ))Huljs mmi,,M iu,m am,m nmi l.,.t lli. lr ivur. 8. J lu ll ll.-n j ur,h Jl(, JJlln of )n arJ,.le whlch the i.t-,l.lk-r coiim livforo u court. 1 ,.alu,.,t t1 t ,,lu.h thu llva in iiiuilc lliat liu 7iu " i UU.i Jm sijtiilliruiit ..nough to ' ex money un,l liiut n jull nolileiicej ,, , c011tl.xl lht! ofruninK Aouid mean sure death. iurtlcle "Within thu last thico weeks' there have been at least four mmmm , , .. . ; " "T'"M?M?T? cases of this kind tried be I ore me," declared Vol Ice Justice Krcdj Morrllt, "Tho defendant even had j a physician take tint witness ) muna ami l.-Uiy tlmi u mlKinj should bo compviled to svrve Hnio' m jail." iH'puty VrosecuUng Attorney Louis It ungo coirohoiated the judge's slaleiucnl. "Itooltegge-'s that i have prosecuted during the last mouth have claimed to be the victims of every disease from barber's it eh to s aHoping con sumption," he said. Thi man who is caught with the IhjWfr in his possesion .nmuMy In under sized, and plemia for ttw cMris to give him u chance to gvt ut into the country nwi tesuiw his health." lint the inystit mg fvatre of the situation Is that t(ne vumietvd bootlegger rarely mln In jail mere than a few days, even if a heavy fine is impomd, the, fft evrs state. The money to fMty ah fine und effect hts, Mh'vuUou al- Jiurce, w hien they idh-ve we itw ewnt S i l Exchange jj li Two - ramiLv licmso H jjc-iai I i w .s... . . fl 15 . .1 cauge f ( j r m M i V 1wc i IoHinnd. Inti In iHxt-H for vbU' ' B dren, ngi 1ft In 1 1 . S1.25 to $1.75 lTve-nci-o Irnet willi Vmmg l4iilirV and I.uiHes' ; 9 eslra e(mx! Imjn-ove- lsses In l(e-d aifU'H &mi smtUn in May Vark ' , O.y.J to ?.;) propeny or spjou k I new auto. D OjJgJioif Chlpiienit Work 1 M jSlimvs for -Men i J 1 ' ! J WEEKS Si BLACK 1 The New York ( I ki-w1". ' liisiiraneo - Loans 1210 Adams i aMarjBfc Our old ftkwdii d custoim-is will find us In OUR NEW QUARTERS rrcpiired lo served hcUer than ever. Klectrical llmnlx of All Kinds La Grande Electric Company KoesKh JSidg. Stamped Bed Spreads n -Mnrfc )," '"Jt'llwcttw''' Jliul I'll- rri( m.mi m kj.j.'s U. J. '. 'IJIUJwJ) 'fit wirk ttiem (lli jw (1 lliiivc for tfiitttJim emhruititT Art & Baby Shop "JCVUKYTJIINO 1'Olt TIIE HABY" JIIiJI.STITCIII.Vfi llntrl Konililer 11MS. KrAMMNQ jiim i'.iiicK I'A'ri'iiitNS i. si. a thsf.at 1 1 1 WkiW ' 'tauwa JiUioi'Pi Find H'jr 'J'o Ji4-ikiiJ fiiii I rjjswr KOMI. tAV) imlian frewsfinfi- VoliUtmi xmttiws opjrf lo UOTEL ASTOR EVERY ROOM ha PRIVATE TOItET 50$ Bathj Atws !!ooem CJoi? to Shopping Ditliict rd Taootrtt FREE GARAGE Tsr fn $i.50 GIllltONS SLItVICi: ST ATI OA FREE GAS To the first eight customers Hiiluiiluy mmnl&i;. will g'ive ihiee gallons gas free, Cdimp and get yours. Will be optn at H o'clock sharp. Cars washed gassed and oiled, tars called for and de livered. Phone 575-J. liottk tar tlw Sigiiu I m JJiu jijwJ Jefferson J, U', fJJJtllO.NM, Jrup 3 W,h - It e WW Th Store With ft Coatcleuoo )