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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1925)
Thursday, July , .102r,j.-.-iT THE? LA' GKANPE . EVENING OnSERVER TVo Five Local News In Brief Urn fhnpplmx ji-hlcnlaj i Mt. lMig'i8 Walker whh am ong the IOulrpriw choppers who were in l-u Urunde yeHterday. To Ml Ht North Powder ; Mrs. Ci'orffia Barnes went to North powder thin morning, where she will visit for a tew days. ItftunH'd tlilh morning t'hurU'H Pluyle, city commlalon. ,rr, returned to la (rrnndis tiiiu morning ufier a few days butdnesa trip to i'ortlunu, . . YlnltliiK In 1 Grande ' n Mitts Priinrm Aim Kurgasnn .'' in spending u week in La Grand; vis iting ui l ne iiuitie oi lift' uuul, M i-s. George Clark. A Siting here frum I'bili Mia. Iesley itibiU, of Logan, lluh. is visiting In La Grande at Hie liouie oi Mr. and Mis. Klnier I. titoddurd. She expects to be here about ten days. J l el limed to Porllniid After a month in La Grande vi siting al the home of her Mister, Mrs. Harley Hiehardson, Mi.su. Kv en Jacobs 11 1 this morning eiy route to her home In Portland. Motored to linker iwra. t.'liurle Wale, accompanied by her mother. Mrs. K. Lynn, mo tored to Jiuker Monday, where Mrs. Lynn went for medical treat ment. To ftudy niHfde 1 ' ' Miss isubelh Miller will leave this evening for Port kind where she will study music for the next lour weeks under Yealniari" Grit-' lith, of New York City, who will he in Portland during that time.: Home from .Monmouth M Iks Josephine Littlelield puss 'd through La tininde this morn ing on her way to her home ul Minum. iZhe lias been attending I lie Oregon Stale Normal school ul Monmouth since last fall. Had oM-ratluii Lou Harris underwent an op eration yesterday at the Gi undo J t onde Hospital. He is reported netting along nicely this morning. itMhough he will not be able to leave the hospital for about a week. To lsit slsler Mrs. Churles O. Weis and hiiuiH dauglller. Imogen)-, went to Jiaker this morning on train No. 4. They will visit t tie re tor several day.s with Mrs. Wds sist'i Mrs. Wil liam Mt'tcalf, who noV nialies llu-' ker her home: - On camping lii ' Mrs. Wells, representative; for the Designer magazine who has been at -j Mil's Jepurtmenl store for the past week in thai interest, lias completed her work here and 4i'ft last evening for Imblcr and olher brunch line points. ,.. t , I Eel u tned rrotn Portland MM. H. K. Walkins returned to her home here this morning alter several days spent in Portland. Whihf there Mrs. Walkins visited Mrs. W. S. Park'r who has been confined to her bed for the .past eight weeks wth a broken hip. She says Mrs. Parker Is much bet u . utiu is now ub.c to up some Ti Osll sisli-r lirn1 Mrs. V. K. Kci-KUH n,l dunphl T. Klizuhi'th. nrrUt'.l in Ui Oi'ini this morning unci will visit tit Hit: li.jim- of J. II. Kviin v hi-n-. Jlis. PfrKus untl Mr!. Kf.'ln'y nr Mis-t.-rs. Mr. and Mrn. Ki'rgus form tvrly inmli- l.u (Iriitnli' tli.-lr liuinc lint now livv lit I'l ncll.ton. Lcrt Ihi.- iiMirniiiK jim, Kniil Kcckrltz. iiccomiiiin-i.-.l by hrr inolliiT. Mrs. Murgiii it ,'wllz.rr. hrt lliiM nioniiiig for rorllunil. Krinn tll'-ri' Mrs. Kiuk rilz will en to riiniulu wlH'ii' Khi' will visit hrr sLsii'r. iifler which nlii' will visit other Cunaiiiun poinls ln-foru riilurnlnB to l.u Oramlc. iShu pxpcctNo li" &" one month. lrs. Swltili'r will ri'tuni to Lu Cliunili' somi'llnii1 nejt wut'k. Our prices have sure shook up the country and we are still quiver ing; under the strain of low prices. This large stock of high-grade Men's and J toys' Clothing and Fur nishings is still at your disposal at "very low prices. 2 MORE DAYS Clint's Clothiery The Store wltli Couatk'Uce lai 1 Unite NMitli Mf. ami .tn. it U. W ilkhiH ar rived in ia (j ramie io.... . uiuo ii'uiu ha Mom, i .ickoU. i to y are en I'uoti' joluU to visii relatives Incur and win v.s.l in Im cruuue lor wvi-rai dai at Uie iiuiuc oi their buu. H. iu. Watkiub. They value this vlr by uuio, out m leave tlmr car here and continue Wte li Uf (.iu.u. SCHOOL TO Ol'E.N HERE ON SEl'T. 11. (Continued from Puge Ono.) moinii.g iliai tic nl Hi expected ' it' '.',, lo Hi' rodui ' any revo lutionary policies in tin- adminiHlra .tkm ! tile I .a tiiujme M-booiti. ju compliments tin- entire system and W.e , . w. int. ..(ion a.ti' if marks that no radical changes are ('(her iicceb&ur ur uuvksuute at this time. iw Iff In Washington Any announcements regarding the high school are withheld pend ing tne uiriwil of L. D. Towier, principal wbo Ins be u si.enumg the summer in ycieniwic research) in Wasmiigton. I As. to athletics comparatively little is available at tins lime. Mr. i Longfellow lias already expressed I himself publicly lis bring in tuvor of athletics and other school ac tivities ot kindred nature, one thing the mw Miperinlendelit IS strongly in tuvor of pliysical training for nil school st'uueut.s., in 1 a tulk delivered before the Men's I Forum of the Metnodist Church some weekw ago 'Mr. Lojigfellow in'ade tho. .stutemont dhat he felt that comp'diiive atheltics should be iheioulgrowth of jihsical train ing. , ,. lister MacTavi. .whn )us pilot, ed t,he ,i;iue1(an,l .Viiite , liirough Iwo ".Kuci'vswi ul Mi-iiMiiis is e.pecteil la coach .again this year. Mac-. T'vbdi in iM ire;enl in CoJorado l)lll Will probably arrive in ,a Graudt. about the lirsi or September. State Department . Grows; More Rooms Needed in Capital ('outimied from I'atfe One.) niliuns Huilding around town. scattered The return of the peJ(ce brought I . some shrinkage in the army and j l,re the pitching stuff with Fos navy departmental personn-ls. but j urj Nchednled to open the series, by tliis time the State Deptiritnent 1'dbett r will pitch the second ws irdnin-r propMrtlons at suel, n'4"""' J,mi 1 11 rr,fi wiU wn" UV uw rate that' Ihe'.iavv ri.ik never did """r Sunday. Mclnnis may jffl ba.k fnto-4btf -.oid- building. nor any of the army crowd who ' :hadf ipovcd out. . ' Apd today the.jState ()eyirTmeni is clamoring for" tic jipnee oreuv led H-Yi'n by tlxjije- -.wlip 'j;einain. They'll have to go, too to the Munitions !ulltjing.; . or, if that j wonjt i hob! tii em il. into - rejiied offleeft whiTitfl t t!J) v jTvT" fii r I o O.NK OF Till; YOPM.F.ST IlieuilMTh of the I Mitnl StHte Supti ine Conrl, Kdwurd Terry. He launder the thicrHiore murk.' Terry was Hpilri(ed by I't faidi nt Hardiimf Jan. 21, ;33.. iN NO Nhi;i) far word here, rv ii-pt to that thU yutncVr Ift douii mi Utr Miami best h Nhvrr Ihe nnutls ure hot, rvcti to PrLn Ull j ' ' ' YH -f; J Mrs. Betty Jenknls, of Chicago. Is uing her husband for divorce and , ! Is suing his parents for 100,000 for 1 alienation of affections. She charges ; that when they took a motor trip to ! Boston they took a dog along In preference to her. , found. The Ktate Department Is the War Department's senior auu entitled to dictate. The tsWile Department isn't the OIllv lllillisll'V Ulurh lint-ilK- Liinuu Miert to nark itself. Tiie mini. mons aiid Navy Department Hulid- iiii-M ii i .. Li.- ..tw.iii.l. inii i.u viously rumurked, they were builL to oniy . seini-last." Besides, .they've, no business In Potomac Pai.k and there's a press ing deiuaud from the proper oiiir ciaiH lor their removal The Treasury , and Commerce Departments have large overilou contingents in buildings that don't class even as , ' scini" war-built, flimsy structures with about tip fire resistance ot a pine knot. The J nut ice Department and forest ser vice have no homes at all are mere tenants, who pay rent. LA GRANDE HEAD If FOB CALDWELL (Continued from Page One.) 1M " ''V ,u iv Ledbel- rieri seiidolf. Mvlnnis will play Harney Hodg es of Pendleton at first. Faust of La Orande second; Helm, short stop, slpcs of Haker third, and Red Alexander, Ray Cox and Rube Da vis in the outfield. A 12 ilian tsujiad will make the trip which is to be. I taken in cars. ('reut1 frTnae'ttows mn iietng made at the other end of the line. Anticipating large crowds lor lie series the management at ild wel lure putting in seats at the Ro deo Pink, where the games are to be played to accommodate 2,'H)U peoplo. : ( ablwel Team 1'nM. Th Caldwell team '-s rated as a fa.-.l crtilfit although evidently not able' ijn keep up with the elans of ball played by the Haker Lam. Th" Colts measured Die Magicians out tor an JS to 2 defeat a week or so i uko. Some of I he i.u (ir.inde fans have made pieparalioiis to accom pany the club on the Idaho inva sion. The faille on Friday will be called at .ri:::n In order lo acnom modale business men ami late ar rivals and the Saturday and Sun uay games are scheduled to Hlurl at three o'clock. PORTLAND MARKLTS PORTLAND. Ore. (AP) --Livestock"- Steady. Fggs, butter 11 lid butlerlat steady. ' HI ITKlU AT SAN FRANCISCO-.' AP) Uut teriiil 67c here tod'rf'y. .t'- - ' t PORTLAND Lit M N. PORTLAND. Ore. (AP)- Wle ;it HUH. hard white, July 1.4't, A u trust i.4S, September 1 1.4 7. Corn No. j;, sbipuietti, July $Li, Aug ist $4 N, S--iteiuber No. :t K. V. shipment. July $17, August $47. September 47. iRKi:rs at A ;lanci: Ni:W YORK (AIM - Stocks Irregular: Wiinl Raking H. soar to rei-onl top. ponds- Steady: $:ie,inoyiiiii Dan ish han ovr-Mitbsci ibi-d. l-'oi elen exchange Mixed; Scan dinavia 11 currencies react. Cotton--Lower; rains in south west. Sugar ma rfcet. Coffe. Higher; - firmer spot - Steady: trade buying. I CI1tCA;o (AP) Wheat Ir I regular; favni-abb- crop outlook. ( 'om Rarely steady; prospects ' sllOWelS. Caltt"- - i-'irni; suppbtH moderate. Hogs Steady. jaai' Cougar hilled MAHSHf IKLD. Ore. Nat Per il.inx and St-plieii Spoerl of !'n ft'.itl lirford dNt.let reeenlly I. HI. 'I j n cougar 111 i asu ring : f i inches fri'in tip to Hp. Tli l beard I bnrkfllg f lllelr dog 'notf u-etit out to fln.J H coig:r I tnoktng over their ptg pe j tillt (i view to f b (-fillip ftne ( ; (he moult s'mals for a unit. Tt : Markets ' j limy drove the roucer Into a (re. jend a rlf le Urouyht tt to eurt.'i . . Mo( (ry 1h by feels nioi'c or lev during liol weather. Iiii (liius out of It'll It Is Imxmiim' ll.s len der skin U hot or chitf fi by heat or diaper I ash. Zinc Stearate Will ri'lletv and make , baby hupp. v. 25c Glass Drugs Inc. La Grande, Oregon I lam Ion .show Itetivcd MAHSHFIKLI). Ore. The llan don Women's I'lvic club has re vived Its former annual flower show and tt wilt open this year July 31 for two days. The offer ings this season will' lie sweet pens and da hlias; M is. t It. Wade heads the committee lists wlili many able assistants. Many prizes are being offered and t he show will be the largest the club has yet given. Business A ctivity Maintains Same Level as In March, April UCSINKSS UUX HKD During June. !'J2fl. general bu siness activity in the Twelfth Fed eral Reserve District was main tained a approximately the same level as in March, April and May. 1925, a level well below the recent peak of February. 102 .Shut still slightly above estimated normal. Agricultural developments were generally favorable and early har- vest reports have tended to con-i June. 1H24. ami y.y percent Jnvg flrm previous forecasts of satis-(er than Hie figure for May. li25. factory yields of principal crops. Indicated average dally consump Indiudrlal output Increased sea- Hun increased I I.I per cent during sonally during June to levels 'June as compared with May, but slightly above those of a year ago. continued less than production and the increa.se being accompanied by Stored stocks advaiiced to hew a substantial gain in volume of high levels ( 1 1 o,;)fti,7i 1 barrels on mployment. , Conllnunnce of a strong credit situation wus reflect ed In banking statistics for the 'month. Interest rates were un changed. This bank's Index of bank deb its, which reflects changes In bu siness activity., advanced from 1 :t; (ltd!) monthly average Ait) in .May. If2a. to It", in June, lit due allowance being made for normal seasonal variation in I he figures as reported by banks In 2n principal financial centers. In June. I1I2L the index stood at 121. the apparent increxse of 1.1.7 per cent over the year period being approximately twice the estimat ed normal annual rate of growth lor Hie district. oluine or ItiHIdhig. Volume of building construction has continued near record levels. June figures of value of bulldlnK permit n In l'ii principal cities showed a smaller than se;isonal in crease u compared with liKures tor May. but were HX.'i per cent larger than the figures for June a year ago. During the rirst si months of 1:12'., the value of hijlbling permits Issued in Hit 2 chicled cities was iHfKer than any during nny half year of record, ex- leeedlug the previous peak liKunv of Hie lasl sl months of J'.)2;i by per c Production f lumber was larg er by 4-2 per ecu) during June. 1 1 2, than "luring May. I :2.ri, a narl ly .eftHoual increa;-c. As 111 May. reporting lumber mills of pound, coinp the district cut more lumber than ' pounds produ Ihty sold, but Tor the first sixjers have alien months of r.2i their ri ports :diow , portion of Mu that production w;is nMghtly less ranging Horn than salca and shipment.. Recent ! increases In demand for lumber (arc reflected In June tiguK H of I orders received and shlptiM-nls I made which were :t.8 per cent and 7 je-r cent larger, ri-speettveiv , 'IIATTlil.SU UL KK.M.O, bimkI Murk ur an luilian. nr on Id h ul Huh u,h,i .mvinii IhltM UJI, vllen H U knun Hut lilt liidimi Ii dw.! ml dumb, lilt iidjiir, John Clmrh ul Oluilw ls ttuuuJ l'l it, New. Kid nap Victim 'ec ," , Hubert Perles, 4. of New York City lias been missing troin bis home since Sunday afternoon. I .ie police and the boys frantic parents' rear' he may have-met death - similar to that of Irving Pickelny, who was murdered and hidden, In a cellar in the saute neighborhood as that from which the boy is " missing. -, than In May. National product ion , of non-ferrous metals, except eop I per. u considerable proportion of I which Is mined in this dixirict. j wa-s Manlier during June. IHI'5. than in May. lU-T. but larger than in June, 1U24. Reported daily av- lerage production of petroleum in , California during June. 1025. MH2.y;iH barrets, a figure cent larger than that reported for June au. I!f25.)- sonul Increases eater than sea- I lour milling activity reported during June were the cuntteGpitrnce of unusual, inac tivity during May rather than of n. ItrrfinTifrtiteinent in the detnnnH for flour. Output of reporting mills during each of the p ist lour tnuilt lis ( Ala i eh-.l uue) has been smaller than in the same months ' of any year since lit:;!, when this bank began keying the record. Stocks of wheat and flour held by t he mills have been allowed to det JiU-jrilig recent months. At tho end 'of Jiine, their stocks of wlivnt -were 4S.1 iter cent x i ) 1 of flour t:. per cent below the five year average r 1:1211-P.)24) holdings on June 3th. Commercial 1 Nil mates Commercial csi limit s indu ate that Hi 25 prodnctionof both can ned and dried fruits will be larger in California, ami slightly smaller in Oregon and Washington, than the l!i:M .output, chunk's in the size of the pack reflecting similar changes In si.e or 1 n nuing and dr lug f mil crops In each state. Markets for bolh canned ami dind lllllls have e.-ll relatively active during recent luotilhs, and fruli' packing faelors are entering iiiion the i:i-ii season with Hinalhr car rjuver locks Ihaii have beep h"ld during recent, years. W"n shea ring has pleled in this dlslrlc liliiluai v cortuneM i,i I dkcale a 'lotal clip of teen coni ainl pre- lllMiilet .it MI.OIIII.IIMII iie.l wUll Mi.'.tali.lUMI e in 1:14. (irow rl sold a large pro 1H2;'. clip at prices :;u to cents p r j pound, 1 o 1 u pa r ' I with .1.1 .0 A 1 r pound te-e'd 1 ir the 1!I24- of sales at retail, its r-- j cents 'Clip ot I Vain ported by 32 de lartmenl stores in cpjes of ihe ll"- ' niv en principal t i . W t ritt . declined 'J.2 per cent during June, 1025, as compared with May. lltL'fi1. The decrea.se was less than that which normally occurs at this season- of the year and this bank's nub , w hen adjusted for normal seasonal movements. advanced from Mii ( ! 01 y monthly average DMi) in May, 11125, to 147 In June. 1 In June, 19-4. It stood at Ilia, Total value of sales lor the tltb, six months of 1025 exceed ed total vlue ofi salcx for the first i months of luiM by 2.2 per cent, Trade at wholesale during June, as reflected in reports received by was t his bank from 1 :U firms In ele per ven lines of business was consid- erable more active than iiko. and relat ivtdy more active t hau In previou-H mout hs of the present year. Compared with sal es (hiring J uue. 1 124. the June, IU2T. sabs of these firms showed an increase f I H.N per cent, val ue of sales In ull lines, except gro ceries, being greater than a year ago . 1 his is by far the largest In crease In any month of this year as compared with Hie corresponding nu'iitji of '1 fj 2 4 , the figure for May being-d. 2 per cerfl and for 'April lind March. !. than 2 per cent. During the lit-Ni six months of Ht2.i total sales of reporting firms were 2i.'i per cent larger in value than during the first six months of 1U24. Trend of Price I The trend or prices during the past, month has been upward. The (iiiVeau ot l.aboi- SI 'it Colics' Index number of prices f 44 commod ities ;, wholesale (13 prices I an ) increased from 1 5a for May, (he low point thus tar In 1:125. 10 1 157 in June. This increase was the (iist advance in the Index sin ce March, lit 25, when, t nil, U stood at the highest point reach ed in the past t lirce y curs. The Department of Agriciillure's Index number or farm prices of :io agri cultural com mod 1 1 hs ( I !ioi- I t I :t average. I no ) Increased from I 4 Ii ill May lo M7 in June. I',i25. The Itifb x of tii rinei-,.' purchasing pow er, which Is based upon the ratio bid vt t'n the riinii index and t he liuicau of Labor Statistics' whnle-siili- pr ice index 0f lion -agriciitl ur nt com 1 noil if hs. remained at !ia ( U I ;i purchnslnj; pi er - Hi(i) dur ing .lime. Tills is Ihe sume figure as was i" ported tor April and .May I!) 2ft. but is .li per eeill below l he figure CH-f). reported for March, I'.t.Tt. when the mde .dood a the highest poinl reached slm e J uue, lit 2. Volume of comiiierela loans of i-ipoi'titig member banks in the TwclHh l-edeial lteserve District Illerea'-ed slight ly ( $ ( .(Mill, linn or l. I pet cent ) during- t he four weeks ending ,Iol H. 1!I25. During the p.i!) four months, such loan.'i have fluctuated a levels NllKhtly .-il.ov.- fvMi.O'i'i.M'iM. Collateral iiHUs eoutiuueil the Upward trend noied' since October. !C4. and to tal volume or loans, at fl.lH.oiio. nao on July It. iy6, was t tie lurg eat ever recorded. Total deposits increased by fttl.MU0.4MMI (I.'.' per cent) during the four weeks per iod, the increase In I line deponilH being Hlighlly greater than the in crease In demand deposit ft. A review of banking develop ments In the district during the first half of the year IHLTt reveals a strong credit situation. Meinand deposits of reporting member banks declined by f JK.ihmi.immi dur ing Hie six mouths period, but time deposits increased- by $ 7 Limmi.iiihi iso thai tin ratio of total deposits to totul loans wii H"- iv July S, 1925, compared with IK' S on Ja nuary 7. liiift. Invest men Is of reporting banks at t lie beginning of July wcru larger In volume than ever before. Changes In the character and amount of reserve bank credit in use In the Twelfth Federal Ke.serve District during the four weeks ending July K. lit a 6. were not sig nificant Discounts at the r ederal lteserve Hank of San Fruncisco in creased seasonally, at the closu of the fiscal year but later declined, and on July Ifi, lit 25, were $l,iuu,- UUU x3.4 per cent) smaller in su bline than on June 17, i'J25. To tal earning assets showed a net de cline of f3.UUU.U00 (2.5 ter cent) during the four weeks, a slight in- We Buy for Less We Sell for Less Our f3.!br. Straw hats re duced to $1.95 Men's PineNt tirade ,t xfords ; ..... Men's Work Shirts ;(c" Overalls, ' heavy' weight, .U." , See our window display and you will find that o ir prices are the lowest. ' The New York Store DESTROYERS OF HIGH PRICES 1216 Adams Ave. ORGANDIE rink and Blue' Organdie, very special . COc yd. Art & Baby Shop 'KVKBTTIIIlfo KOB TIIE nABT" HKMftilTrmM. Iloiel Noinnu-r litK. KTAMFlNO Bin'I'EUIOK I'ATTKBNS I. M. 0. THKKA Arcade; Friday and CORTEZ I - FRANCES , 1 : HOWARD " f I v TODAY Colleen Moore in THE DESERT FLOWER cream in 'holdings of I'tilted HI life " Meeurltles being ofiiid by a b--erease ii holding.' of puwhastlT ncceplaiices. , . ; i; Interest rates charged customers' by banks In principal financial ' centers were unchanged during j June and early July. I t.rhl Sipuul Called Parly Kit lUISKHlliG, Or., THf Hobw- burg high si-hool footlnill suuad'hrf being called upon to turn out of fall t raining the first week September, tilihougli school dw-s not start until September Jlio The first game of the season -is- i scheduled wllh North Bend high j school, October H), and the coach ' es. Doubet and Lursen, hope to. givi the local players at least a month of training before tho con test. ; The new high schol athletic fiefir will bo In fine shape for tho scif-"" son, work having been done on 'Tt this Htimer. ' IJOTEL ASTOR I 2nd A Hill Lm Au.1 EVERY ROOM hat PRIVATE TOILET 505 D.lln New, Modern Close to Shopping District and TneatfGI. FREE GARAGE Tang dom Jli50 lll.'Y THIS HOME ' MikUtii 5-kkiiii house ' nwr Islnml cily hiitli wnj armxH r-om l he MiuiKf! Mill. Price CliUO.OO. TrrllH Wo Imvo several pom I lots 11 p a r llu. VVIIhiw Sc'Iiih.I mr dale. iJLy ti'i-niM, or we mill billlil ymi a hiiihII home aail will on very easy pay ments. llousn and Imrn and to atri-a nrar Willow NcIiikiI. . us aJiow ftm tliis place. WERKS & BLACK kkaitoiim Nnw Voley Blcl. - . lufturaiice - Loans'. Saturday ml'.' ii I 'hi