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Wednesday, July 15, 1925,
" THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
Tao Five
Local News In Brief
COMIXti KVKNTS
Pioneer picnic tit Riverside
Turk July Id.
Annual Win;, l'ln and l-'leet-f
oot CI nb KIhIi Ha nquc t u nd
Annual KuBtcru Oregon SportB
nieii's AHtiociiitton trupshool
July 2 8.
Visit friends
Minn Alma Joiwh went to Un
ion Junction thin morning to visit
friends there for ueveral duys.
l Arrived homo
Uruce Jiennbt returned to IiIh
home In Iak (.Jnuide thiH morning
after the past few days spent in
1'ortlund.
Went TbhiiiK
Mr. and Mrs. II. I. Kennedy and
two sons, j'ut and lell, went to
Vincent (his morning to spend the
day fishing.
.Mrs. Henliam Ill-
Mrs. IS. A. Kenhum bus been m-- 1 -oiirt here
riously ill ut her home tor the past Judge . . MeColloeh, or Jlu
few days. She was somewhat im- . h(,r. will arrive in La Grande and
proved yesterday.
Shopping
J Mm. James Kennedy was umong
the Union shoppers, in J.a ;rande
yesterday. She returned to her
home last evening.
1-roiii Medical Springs
Mrs. John Kennedy, uccoinpani-
ed by her son. Vivian, were in Jjt 1
Grande yesterday from their homo
at Medical Springs. jMiss Nrederike Sehilke will sing.
(Mrs. 1-ynn Wright will preside at
Outing planned the piano.
At a meeting of the La Grande '
M. 1. A. u few days ago the an- j lt'l"t'il
ihki Father and Sons outing was1 1- William M. peare returned
planned for Tuesday. Wednesday, to Ui Grande this morning alter
and Thursday, July 2X, 29. and 30. 1 "ie past ten das spent in Port-
land attending the post graduate
Going fishing J course given by the faculty of the
Mr. and Mrs. Itoy Millering ! Angeles school of optometry in
umf small daughter. Frances. were. that city. He was also present at
on the branch lino train this the beginning of the Klks Con-
morniUK. Thev were iroimr un the i
branch on u fishing trip.
To visit
Mrs. K. T. Wilkin, of Boise. Idu
ho. ucconipunied by her sister,
Mrs. Mary Itlggs, oi' Let ha, Idaho,
were in l.u Grande ttiis morning on
their way to Joseph to spend six
or eight weeks visiting there.
Arrived
Miss Flora Crulkshank arrived
In Iji Grande this morning from
Duncan. She was joined here by
her sister, Itertha, and the two
went to Klgln to visit their par
ents. ltehinied to 1'uiiiih ' c;
After two weeks spent here vis
iting Ut'r 'diaigHter;" MY. "VIHtldn
Simon, Mrs. KUa Foster returned
to her home at l'arma, Idaho, this i
morning. Mrs. KosUr formerly
made her home at Joseph and al
so visited there for several days.
Hate- son I 'n't, while here. They are. mo-
Alr. and Mrs. Hay Ilrown are the ' lorlng through will visit in Seattle,
proud parents of a seven and one- Portland and l,os Angeles. 'nli
half pound baby son born to them j fornia. rt turning home September
yesterday, July 14. at their home ,
at 102 Alder Wlreet. The little
boy has been named ltnymond
Wilson. 1 lot h mot her und baby
arc getting along nicely.
At ( rater I.aku
Mr. and Mis. J. J;. Stearns, nc--itniialiied
liv M Iks .Mae Stearns.
and Mrs. Stuart Bennett, of Jink-'1"
er, left Sunday by auto for Crat
er 1-ake on a, weeks vacation trip.
lk'tunilng lionur
Mrs. Kraneis i,. Hnu'iut't w;is in
).a.Crando this morning en route
to her home at Enterprise. She
attended 1 he Christian Kndeavor
International Convention In J'orl
land lasl week. She also spent a
week visiting friends at the basu
of Alt. Hood while away.
Conferences Sunday
Four M. I. A. conferences were
held last Sunday. One tit Cbve,
Imbler, I, a Grande and t nion.
Waller Bean, Mrs. Jda. 1 And
rews. M is. If olger M. I jttrson and
Miss li Hue Hanks had charge of
the conference here. H. K. Andrew,
Wilford Johnson. Mrs. C. J. Black
and Miss Winona Kyinan went to
1 in bier, l.e.ster Stoddard, Nephi
Combs, Mrs. George it,'
,ymnh,
Clint's Great
Still Going Full Blast
WE SAVE YOU MONEY ON EVERY PURCHASE
YOU MAKE HERE.
Best make and styles of standard lines of merchan
dise to make your selection from. Supply your needs
now at savings of 'M to 50'.
(UNT (iPTHIEg
The More tilth a CoiimIcihc
and Mrs. Mut Cuulwel) went to
Cove, and Mr. und Mm. Hay Uaum
and Mish Klizubeth Garrkk hud
charge ut Union.
HoliiriKtl tnmt fishing
Clmrley Whitney and family re
turrud lust eveninir frnm a. fish-
tnif trip on the Milium Itlvor. Tin
j report a very HticceKMful trip with
plenty of fisli. , . , . .
Visiting lien? '")''
Mrs. Kverett Daveti and fumlly
and visiiinK in Im Uraude at the
home of Mrs, Uuve'n purentH, Mr.
and Mrs. Jarvi.s KmiKh. They urt
from Walla Wallu, Washington.
ltri'o(rin
Mrs. Itenwlek A. Clark, who un
derwent u serious operation at
Hot lilie Sanatorium last week. Is
recovering nicely at the present
time.
Stopped here
Frank Conner, of I'nlon. slop
ped In Iai Grande yesterday en
route to liis home at I'nion after
11 business trip to Kuterprise.
hold court here l-'riday and Satur
day. Judge J. W. Knowles is in
i'orl land with Mrs. Knowles, who
underwent an operation there some
time ugo. r
Prnrtlce tomorrow ulglit
The ,M. I. A. Stake orchestra
will practice' at I'nion tomorrow
eveninir. Julv Hi. After orchestra
praettrw Victor Del'lnlo. violinist.
wilt piny several 'numbers and
vention
Left this morning
Mr. and Mrs. lolgr M. Larson
and family left this morning via
auto for Salt Lake City. Utah, to
visit friends and relatives. .Mr.
Iirson is superintendent of the lo
eul hospital. Kn route to Salt
Lake City they will visit J. H.
Trainer formerly superintendent
of the Grande Konde HospiU.I but
now in charge of the hospital ut
1 Hack root, rdaho. -
Lcrt this morning
Mr. and Mrs. i:d fiitterson anil
son, of Formoso. Kansas, left Ji
(rrnndivlhls morning for Portland.
They naive been visiting for the
past six weeks at the home ' of
01 nun t --KJ.il i e vait I on i Z fAyenut&cnt
'U
th! Francis t arblne home
ruiiuaie. i nis is me econn Visu
line I'aiterson s nave mnue Ja
' Grande and t hey are very much
! pleased with the Grande Konde
I Valley. They also visited Wallowa
'Jikos Hf'fiisti'iietlon Work
Hampered by Soft (.round
TOKYO, (Al) The softness of
Ihe ground upon which iTokyo is
built Is interfering considerably
Tvilh the reconstruction work now
under way. Recently lr. Ktsht qf
Keeonst ruction Bureau recom
mended lliat all work on paved
streets in the districts where the
new subway is to be built be delay
ed tinlil after the underground
project has been completed. He
bused liis recommendation upon
observations made during the re
cent sewer construction.
In some places. It was found, the
sewer excavations have caused 1 he
streets to sink more lhan a foot.
I Many houses and paved roads. Dr.
Kishl discovered, have been seri
ously damaged because of Hie set
tling of the. earth.
New Kngland has no whalers
today, the" last of the old-time
ships of New "ht?d lord having been
lost at sa in August of last year.
Al the last census in India,
taken four years ago. only one in
H 1 of I Im Inhabitants of "hot a
jNagkur had ever traveled by train.
Remodeling
6H
-I. mi
v - , , i i
IN Tllh DAYS of "lavendrr
nd old luce," well. Miss Mario
i Henry M'ouiifi, n direct . de-
wendnnt , ot . Patrick Henry
ol colonliil fame, appeared In
1 this costume -at u rolontal ball
j f thp .VlrgliiU Slate Society.'
Letter Travels for
. .. 37 Years; Delivered
. T A CO MA Wash. (AIM-Haakon
Hader, who ha,his nalive town in
Norway. iu'lNSS. recently received
a letter meiled from the i;ame
place shortly afterward. During
Its S7. years wanderings, the mis
sive had been handled by the pos
tal services in five different na
tions, for in that time Norway had
gained her independence from Den
mark, under whose Hag Bader was
born.
The letter written by llader's fa
ther, long since dead, expressed his
lovo and. good wishes lor. his sail
or son and contained photographs
of liadf.r.'s 'pae.nts. i;
t When Hader, a lad of IS, went
nbea from hn naliytri jHlngo : of
Kragero.t No.rwa. thy lefter" Vol
lowed liimltpiCardi.';. WKUs. : 'but
arrived .shortly aller he had set
set sail fur Huuios Aires. Jte -liad
also left Huenos Aires when it
reached that cty. anil it was turn-
ed over to the Danish consul there.
There it lav in the consular fll
ich, while Hader pursued his sea.
itirniK euieer over mosi. oi ine
,..., 1 In,. 1... lit,,.- Olut : n 1,1.,
home village. Later he joined the,
gold rush to Alaska, and then came
to Taeoma, where he opened a
cigar store.
Home two months ago 'someone,
discovered the ancient letter in the
consular files at Buenos Aires, and
it was, returned P its place of or
igin. There friends', gave., postal
authorities Under'H last known ad-
Dryin' It Up
Naaaa p war f mr
Thy'rn trying to fpread prohibition
In South Africa! Mike H. Thoinaa
(alxvr. who pay the bijrgcut In
come tax of any man in iXillajt, Tci
ha donated $20,000 to (irnd Dr. Jesse
H, K'-ltcmB.cvflngellt (lielnw), to
Cape Town-nnd nriRhborii citlei
for a year'g lectures. He in consid
ering accompanyliiff him.
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fbOTMFORTS
Rexall Corn Solvent
ltecommended for the rc
inoxal of corns, callouses or
patches of hard skin. It
can be depended upon to
produce the desired results.
Rexall Foot Powder
Its use allays Irritation, and
absorbs moist J re. - Jt keeps
the feet dry, cool and freu
from odor.
Glass Drugs
771 taxaUL Sin.-
La Grande, Oregon
ilri'ss in Tuc i, mid u un Bi nt
here and forwarded UKain to his
liri-xcnt iiliicu. of ri'HjiIi'iH-i'.
Till' lollrr. written In lilx fatli
rVs hunil und kIIII (ilainly h'Kilili',
wa like u ini-NHaKc troni another
world.
OlSThAMl M Altkl.TS
l'OHTLANI, Ore. (A I). Live
stock sternly today. Kggs about
steady: butter 47c.; butterfat
steady.
IH ITDItTAT.
SAX KHANCISCf) (Al). But
terfat 65e here today.
, I'OHTIiAM) GKAI.X MAItKI I'
1MKTI.ANI). Ore. (Al) Wheat,
.-r- Hard while B. S. Baart. July,
J1.45; August. $1.45; soft white,
July', ?l.4ll: August, $1.4:i: western
white, July. l.4:t; August, $l.4:i;
hard winter. July. $1.4 a; August.
$1.4ti; northern spring. July. H.40;t
Aiigusl, $1.40; weslvrn red, July.'
i..:w:-August. SI.S7: BBli. biird
ivhlle.; July, $1:45: August. fl.4ft.
Oats -No. 'I whitii leed. July.
$:i:; August. $:t(i; No. 'I gray, Jiriy,
$;t:1: August, $:to. ,
Corn No. a 1-J. Y. shipment.
July. ?4S.:.i; August, MS.f.'t.
MAKKKTS AT A ;lACi:.
NKW.YOKK (AC) StocUs
Strong, V. S. Iltibber crosses 00 lo
1112ft high.
Bonds Steady: Dodge Brothers
debentures acllve,
Foreign exchanges Mixed: Dan
ish and Norwegian kroner at new
highs. .
Cotton Advanced; bullish con
sumption report.
Sugar Steady; belter deni ind.
Coffee Kusy; lower spot de
mand. CHICAtiO (Al')-Wheal- Bare
ly steady: heller wevithcr.
Corn Kasy; favorable crop re
ports. ,
Cut tie Higher. - ' i
Hogs -Steady to firm.
'Vooi TllllllS ULl'OKTi;!)
liOSKBl KG, Ore. Activities of
1 1 1. 1 u li. in I. .... ii .liu.xii-t'i'itri
by warehouse managers at Oakland
un. I YnnriiMii nnrl the I'nelfli Knol
(irowrs' association today offered
rewnni ir ' or imorinm nm
A I ruck Clinic fi-nm Peinllelon
anil ocr (lie llliie .MiMMitilbiM es
lenlti v nnd lianbfl from I In new
IntnlHT jrd li Ihitii hunt or Vdnr
Mifntfles and 17 khIIohs of I'Minl,
Oil nnd Vaniloh. The imly reu
mhi In Ihe rld lie rmite mi far
for hlilMKles hi id paint l iHaiise
he r-nieil inottej. leillcul Sprlna-.
Ibilier, Irfr-ffnr, Xiiiiiui, lenrbniii, ;
KitnielH, I nlori. Com", Allecl, Imb
ler. North 'odrr. Jfwph. it
lowft mill I'endlctini, nil urn our
reifiiliir ciihIiuimtm. may Ih-
nhr. to mid ( likiijupi and l-diunl
Clly later.
Claude C. Pratt
Lumber Co.
Tlic Tour Man'. Irlcn.l"
OpH. I)iilnlry. riiom. M-2IH
Ho Kilmlny Hiisliirsfl
j ; 1
i Markets
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OAL'S PKOTKCTOIl IS JOHN O. 8AKGKNT, llio Ludlow
Vfrmonter, whom he pre ilili nt hn niolnll uttomrf en
ml. Jlears nso wKen Cut Martrd in rolkin t llljrk'RlTrr
Aradrmy, Vt., the boys nantpd to haie hint. Hut "BIr John
iludcnt, passed out the word that Cal waa under his oro.
lection. '
biding to (he arrest and convic
tion of persons guilty of stealing
wool from an association member.
In checking out the wool stored
in the 1 wo warehouses. It J was
found thieves had removed six
sacks, three from each place, the
wool being valued at approximate
ly IRtui. The thieves had forced
Ihe doors of each warehouse und
had carried away the wool sacks,
weighting about iMiu puunds each,
in a truck. Thefts from individ
uals also have been reported.
Despondent Man Kill- Self.
KP!UNWIKJJ,-Ore. Carl M.
Iverson, lid,, shot himself through
the head, dying from the wound an
hour and a half later, lie v:m a
half brother of Mrs. John .Kin
warlng, at whose home he commit
ted the act. He came here about
A year ago from J lavenport. la.,
and was known lo have been de
spondent for some time due to his
Jnabllityto secure work as an aulo
top Tinlstier. s'
' pii.Noririox iiiiA'r li;ss.
fliNDI JITON. Ore. rend leton
ians breat lied wil li greater ease
nnd perspired less than for several
days, dui' to a drop In the tempera
ture. The maximum lor the dny
was '.', as against 100 for Sunday
!Mi for Saturday and 18 last J-'ri-day.
A hot -ind prevailed Sunday for
Hume lime, but the wheat crop Is
though! io have ripened sufficient
ly to have avoided any mate rial
;oss. d-i. 1
DEFENSE'S
MOTION IS
NOT UPHELD
(Continued from I'nge One.)
eomis'l. iriiined Ihe floor to make
clear his attitude on piayer in
court.
Another Ohjcclloii.
(In objerled, ho Htid, lo any re
ligions at miiHphere in the court,
during Ihe trial. The slate coun
sel denied ihere was any religions
controversy in the fiN- and nb-
i..i-t fil lik "(Mm hi-et;liii" everv
'iiiondng on the 'subject ol prayer1;
He asKciI I lie court lo siop ine uiuiy
protest.
The judge Slid lie hoped Hint Hie
The W'hite
John Galsworthy's Famous Novel. 100,000 copies
prayers would "do nome. good."
"They will not hurl anyone and
may help,' Judge Huuiston declar
ed. A Fusdnaliiitf Drama
Of Today
Vivid
Glowing
Glamor
ous Colorful
And "NEWS"
.ARCADE
STARTS THURSDAY
The Al Barth Benefit
Showing
LESS FARMERS
IN U. S. TODAY
(Continued from rge One.
coast: Ksllmuted farm population
January 1, J24: 1.UU&; Arrivals:
Itlfths: per cent .3, number Tl
from cities, towns and villages:
per cent 7.3; number 73; Depar
tures: deaths: per cent .7; number
7; to cities, towns and villages;
per cent 10.6, number toti; farm
population of January 1, HU5: per
cent 98.2: number 187. (Number
of persona in luoo I, c. ouu omit
ted.) Federal Taxes Coming:
Down, Stewart Asserts
(Continued frnm Pire One.)
more gradual, except la certain
contingencies.
Luxury taxes as on automobil
es und auto supplies, jewelry and
theater tickets will dwindle, bit
by bit, to nothing, income tax ex
emptions will bo Increased, slow
ly It's rather a wild guess which
is the best anybody can niako
but perhaps the federal load will
be lightened, in the absence of any
of the. contingencies referred to,
by 30 per cent, alt 'round, in the,
courso of six or seven years.
The contingencies? Well, the
failed States has about 12 billions
in debts outstanding In Kurope and
is getting nothing, principle or In
terest, on approximately eight bil
lions of it. .
If this mutter's fixed up. und the
debtors begin turning In the In
terest and making a few inroads
We buy for less
and sell for
less
ltllllllHKl MllllM
Koft iiml Mire ecillara.
Mra's Work ShlriH ."(
Ilnrvcst Hills 7 - I7
lion's Itt'st ;rnlu Work
MH'S mill
Cunvils .loos, hruvy vt. !."(
IMillicr-fut'fd (Jloics 25c
I,IHli'.S' Vllilo 11'SMS....$2.'J5
LlKllivs' C'miifort Pumps
S'J.I.I imil Ji!.0r,
The New York
Store
DESTROYERS OF
HIGH PRICES
1216 Adams Ave. 1
General Cord
Go a Long, Way lo Make Friend?.
Jennings & Shumate
Cool Underwear
It. V. I, sl.vlr ill flilltlrrn's Mills "J lo 8 yrais si.rs. Also
'rslM, for infants. A nllr of f;ni'lt-ivi I'lrt1. ui(i rirry jialr of
Half Skxhs.
Art & Baby Shop
"KVEKVTHINfl FOI1 Tlir; llAflV
HEMPHlTt'llINO Hotel Konunir llilx. - KI'AMl'INQ
BU1TKR1CK l'ATI'UU.NS I). M. O. HIKEAT
Today
of (he book have been sold
on thp principle, It wil help' niu- '
terially. ., "
Then there's Amerlcus own war
Indebtedness, almost entirely In
ternal but It has to be paid, for
all that.
Its- principal lias been reduced
since 1!)1U from about 2(1 to about
Jui billions. This saves Interest.
As It continues stll less interest.
-
Now, as to slate, county und city
taxes, which offset these federal
reductions. Local levies, from statu
on down, were f 1.1.1) t, per capita
the country over in 11)12, which
was an Increase of more thun DO
per cent In 10 years and in I'J'tZ
the per capita was $32.33, or an
increase or nearly laa percent In
two dt wades, ...
The states, couulh-s and cities
weren't paying their bills us they
went along, either.. Their Indebt
edness, per capita, were 22.7;t,ln
l!H'2 and in maa $79.1)0. nearly a
2;ik pop c'nt inen-ase.
Safe
Milk
and Diet
Forlnfantt,
invattai.
The Attd
NourishinR DiRcstible No Cooking.
JOT AToid Imitation Substitute
HOTEL ASTOD
2nd & Hill Loa Amelea
EVERY ROOM hai PRIVATE TOILET
502 Rath New, Modern
Close to Shopping District and Theatres '
FREE GARAGE Tariff horn $1.50
I1UV THIS HOME .
.(Hlvi'll n-liioiii liouso
lii'llr Isluiiil Clly lilcli
w:iy across from Mm
SKiiikii .M III. Price .
fS.VNI.UO. 'IVrnu.
Wo Illlvo HC'iurtll good
luls ii i- n r (lit. w llhnv
Schoiil for m,c. yjuij
Wmvi, or wo will bullil
you a small lionio nnil
wll mi vi'ry eusy pay
ments. liouso ami Imrn ami
two ai'ivs linn- Willow
Srliool. us show
you Mils iilacu.
WEEKS & CLACK
KKAl.TOItS
Now J''olry Illilg. i
ItiKiiriiiico - Ixan
in (his country alone.