La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 18, 1925, Image 5

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    Tuesday, Aiipnist .18, 1925.
THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
Local News In Brief
COMl.N'ti U VESTS
Nelhsborhooil flub Union coun
ty flower show Heptember 2.
Ia Grande Public Schools open
September 14.
lim it From NcaMo
Aim. George Kfoddard hmi 're
turned to her home here after
beeul weeks at Seaside.
Went to t'nloii
i Mr. and Mm. J. L. Itiiby went Jo
""Union thin morning and wlil oe
there several duye visiting: Mr3,
lluby's brother, L. C. Grout.
3lotorcd to Portland
Frank Hirlew und Claude Nash
drove to Portland Sunday and are
visiting friends and relatives there
a lew days .
,..-.'
On Way Home
Aller vlsitmg her daughter at
ini-w Muaoowa. i mi u. .u twu
momns mrs. t auifn.n- .""'fM
pussea tnrougn l-a urun . ui
Flgln. ,
Jlunie Prom J laker , .
Miss Uora Ueiry passed through
l.a Grande this morning on her
way to Wallowa, alter visit itg her
lister at Baker for. the pust three
weeks.
IslUH Cousin Here
' Leah Marlin Mathews,
tra, Texas, has returned
home atter visiting her
of CV
to her
.cousin.
Mrs. K. I). Towler here. She1 also
visited relatives in Portland. ,
Visiting Here
Mrs. Henrietta Dixon, of Port
land, is visiting friends here und
ut Union this week. Mrs. Dixon
loi inerly made enlun her home
ti nd lias a nu m bur of friends in
(his section.
lieft ltv (Jlciuis Ferry
Mrs. Alice Lyons leit this morn
ing for Gienns Ferry, Idaho, where
hhe will visit her son idefinteiy.
hue bus ytea living wilh her won
Myron Lyons at Lmun lor some
time.
He tn rued Home
ii.ro. M. 13. Longfellow and dau
ghter, Miss JOster Longiellow. have
rcuiined to I heir homo at Mount
u in Home, Idaho,
atter visiting
at the home -
lor Hume time here
oi Mr. und Mrs. J. T. Longfellow,
Outing; Thursdn ' (
The mothers and duugliiers of
the L. D. S. church wiH liave
their annual outing Thursday at
l;iverside park. The outing this
jear will tie in the form of nn nil
day picnic, starting at ten o'clock
in the morning .
llae I in by Daughter
Word lias been received in La.
Grunde of the birth of a, baby
oaughtervio Air. and Mrs. Don
t until, of Seattle, . Washington.
The little girl has been , named
Donna Violet. Air. and Mrs. smiiu
formerly lived In La Grande and
n. o many menus here. y
.
Marriage License Issuel
Three marriage licenses were is-,
sued yesterday at the I'nlon coun
ty court house. Those buying lic
enses wei e: Flo d Thoma, of
Unseburg ami Lcona Me Council,
of Iai Grande, Louis Hale, of Mln
am, and Nellie Hug, of Flgln and
Madison Hoswell, of Klgin. and
1'iieda Gi'uham, of Klgin.
Droc to La Gramle . -
Mr. and Mrs. L. 1. Hifsey arriv
ed In La Grande hist evening, by
unto. Mis. Husey has been visit
ing her husband al Hoschurg.
w ,Mre she is In business. While
siie wus there they motored to
Crater Lake and other points of
Interest in that section. He will
visit here a few days before, re
turning to western Oregon.-
J let u rued From Triji
Mr. and Mis. D. li., Stoddard
and two children, have returned
to their home'' after a fwo weeks
uulo trip to Yelowstone I Nation- j
al Park and other points. They 1
were joined In Idaho by; Mr. Stod
dard's brother, who made the trip
, it li t hem. After visiting the
National Park they, went to Utah)
a nd visited relatives tliere a few
duy s.
! i
KHing hi Pendleton t-
Mra. aVeiu Cunlcy iif visiting
Tailored Clothes
I!y Boin'a America's Foremost Tailor.
HAVE V0LfK FALL SLIT MEASURED TODAY!
300-Patterns to Select
From
$25.50 to $55.50
Clothes
days
(liero.
with
lrme to I:rtlaiitl
O. E. Hilvertliron und Dr. I J
lEiilHtun drove to Port lund Hatur
duy on bu.sliu.-HH. They expect to
return to 1-a. Grande this evening.
At Villon .
Sir -and Mrs. C. 13. Koyle and
sons, Jack and ltobert, went to
Union yatrday und will visit
there a few daja with Mr. Koy
le's mother, Mrs. Torn Delioru.
Here Suiula
Mr. and Mrs. Kred Paulson ami
'children oi Pendleton, spent Hun-
day in LaGramle Kiiei-ls at
home ul Mr. and Mrs. G. 13.
ery.
f
of
On Way to Portland
Jerry Maxwell, cuttle buyer,
Wallowa, wa.s in La Grande Sat
urday. He was on his way to
Portland with a carload of cattle
for the Portland market.
Left For Yelowslune
Kov H (u und CiVOl. (,1U?
formt.r cUv miinaBr here
tolt ye8terday morning, by auto,
for Yellowstone National
Park,
Thwy UM)ecl (() bc fino u.n Uuuyu
,
Here Yesterday
Mrs. Charles; Hunter, Mrs. C. B.
Smith .Mrs., CluuJea linupi'tohs
on(j
Mrs. Hunters daughter. Miss
Virginia Hunter, pf Vullowa. ,v
shupplng Mint visit ingi Iriemls;
Ua Glandtj j'tisterday'. 1 , '-. ' ,' '
: : --t i'"-
MRiTfetl
in
William
Kdward
KS .f
Wasco county und
Splker, of La Grande; were mar
ried yesterday, by 'Hugh J-V Brady,
Justice of the Peace. j
.Motored to Pendleton . , 1
Mrs. liloyd Scriber, accompanied
by Mis. Olive Hay. of. California,
who is visiting here, and Mrs. I.
M. Hoyl, motored to I'euulclou
today.
Hero I'rom Pirlland
George Stevenson. Government
service man, of Portland, was a
visitor to La Grande e;terday.
Mr. aiitl Mrs. Stevenson formerly
lived at Wallowa and have a num
ber of friends in this section.
Here From Wallowa
William Ltrooks was in I-ft
Grande yesierday from Wallowa
on business. M r. Brooks is fore
man of one of Chas. Hunter'n
ranches in that vicinity of- vvul-'
owa. ' ' ,
Pendleton for a few
friends and relatives
Here With Aunt 'core. "I'll You In My Dreams.'
Mu-s Adrlean Johnson, of Union. ' "Celebrated Minuet' Pu.de re
ts vlsltlngln la Grande ut the wt-itl; encore, ''The Gate City"
home of her aunt, .Mrs. K. li, Weldon.
Mason- She also has a number of Concert wahx, "Gobi und Silver"
friends 'here thilt' she f will visit 1 Lehar; encore; "Sally Trombone."
before returning to her home.
At Iwiker To lay
Dr. and Wj P. MrAdory, ae
companied by M is. Me A dory's
sister, Mrs. Griffin; drove to bak
er this morning and will spend
the day. ' De. McAdory spoke be
fore the Klwanls club there this
noon - . ,
"
Special Meeting Tonight
, There wilt be a special meeting
at t he Salvation Army hull this
evening lit eight o' clock. Lieuten
ant Ituby Weling who is home on
a furlough from Vancouver,
Washington where she has charge
of (hat corps, will be in charge.
Fveryone is Invited.
Will Leae Tills Kvrnlng
Miss Jane Gavin, of Portland,
who . bus been spending "several
days with her sisterMrs. Charles
Gump., will leave this evening en
route to her home'. She will slop
off a few days in pendjeton to
visit her uncle, Thoinu-s Lost us,
on her way to the Pose city.
Iteturiied r.
;'Mrs. K. Heldel, who has charge
of the millinery department ai
H ill's Depart ment store, has re
turned to La Grande alter an ab
sence of I wo weks. She attend
ed biiyeia week iu Port land and
isiled friends 'there-. Mrs. Amos
Helm had charge of the millinery
department while she was gone.
Personal Mention
Mrs. Don Myers
to La Grande from
day.
was a
Union
visitor
Sutur-
Mr. and M rs.
turned to their
John Webb re
home at Palmer
of Quality
Junction thin morning, ut'ier e
era! noun uncut in .u Uruude
shopping.
l-'fora CruiekHhank wiih nmonu
the KlKin people who vns shop
ping in La Grande Saturday.
Kay Hue. of Kljfin, was Hhun
plny in l.a Grande Saturday,
LABOR DEMAND
IN OREGON IS
STILL HEAVY
(Continued hum ragu One.)
to Its plant heret There are but
few unemployed men, skilled or
otherwise, In this city.
Seattle -Logging activity in sev
eral Puget Sound districts became
more pronounced last week. The
St. Paul & Taconia camps on
the Kulshan line, out of Uel It lig
num, resumed operations and fill
ers and buckets have been put to
l"-' work ut other camps in tlie Ce.i-Tow-
tral Sound district. Merrill a
King will esume logging during
tiie present week, it is reported',
Calls for forest fire fighters have
ceased.
Spokane Following a few days
of rain forest . tins have ceased
to require more than sitmli pa
trolls of watcherB, und muny hun
dreds of -men have been released
from fire fighting work. A large
majority of these, however. hae
hired out at the woods operations
w hlnh urn irriultmHv rennniiiiir hc
tivity after enforced idleness.There
more uvuilabte .nu n in Spo
kane today than there have been
jor weeks. Advertisements for
men and women to pick jimi..H
n tne Yakima and Wenatcheo
va.ieV8 have beirmi . lo unneur m
.. T)ie harvest will
start next week.
The
demand for
is greater
men uppiy
work. i
, wheat harvest help
than the number of
ling for this kind of
BAND CONCERT ".
GIVEN BEFORE
LARGE CROWD
(Continued from Pnpro One.)
The selection was a pleasing
number written in waltz time, "My
liegards" by Llewellyn. Mr. Loney'tt
' execution was marvelous and It
(seemed that the cornet in his bunds
proved nn instrument of unlimited
possibilities. Smooth round tones
iinu tripping runs and grace notes
were executed with on mil skill,
i When the selection was finished
the applause was deafening. 'Horns
j honked clamarously,' hands elap
'ped, some even whistled and stamp
led feet. For on encore Mr. l.oney
'played Ktbelbeit Kevin's' well
known composition, 'The Hosary."
This selection was also well played
with accompaniment by the barfd.
The full program of the concert,
Including encores follpws:
I Overture. "Fesl" Leutner; en-
i Intermission.
Cornet solo, '"My Regards.'
I drew Loney, Jr.; encore, -'The
' An-
Jtos-
ary.
Serenade, "The Old Church Or
gan" -r-( 'ha mbers; encore, "Swanee.
Dutterfly." ' ' '
Patrol, ."The Blue". Und' Gny''-
Dalbey. ' l , ... '
Descriptive and Itomuntie Fan
tHsle. "A Summer Kvening -in the
Alps" Kline.
v ' - ' .
x
TIIK Ol.n OAKEN 1WKRT. TIIHriE AI!B STII.L A FEW OF TIIKSK OLO FASIMOMil) WKI.I.S l.UFT dfsilllo thfl prmrlilnK
acainnt norma and tho dnngor fnm ftpepinc Hurfnt-o wntr. Tho lone Plo Is so biilnnfd ori tho unripht prop (h:it wtth but llttlo
tfort Iho end may be Hi tod, lotting the bucket, suspended from the ijDmt end, dvscond Iniu tho HtU. 'litis well in at timiid l'ro, Nova
Scotia, Caiutda.
IIK'I.Ij KT AN AWFUL, WLU)I ttHKV UK HITS TIIH
Irutuieni to tame Utt-qi, jtowboji sa)'. Noliep till (our fort are
Jontei 1
Cold Cream
Face Powder
Warm weather uid all
its outdoor interests test
the sticking qualities of
face1 powders.
Jouttel F ace Powder
with the new cold cream
base adheres perfectly,
no matter how warm the
day or how strong: the
broezp.
Delightfully perfumed
with the wonderful Jon
teel odor.
Glass Drugs
Inc.
l.a (irnnde. Oreeun
8ANT VlANCI0O (AP IJut
erfal BVjC.
POHTLAM) (AP) Cattle und
sheep steady, hogs 'lift to ru cents
lower. Light weight $14.r() to
$ 1ft. Hi. FgK firm to a cent high
er. . Hotter and buttcrfat steady.
.MAttlil-TS Al A (iLANCF.
NKW YOKK t AP). Stocks
Strong; Mack Truck soars 12 ;
points to new top at 2'0. ,
fionds Steady; I?e!glan obliga
tions higher.
l-'oreign eel anges irregular;
French and Helg.an francs decline.
CottonAdvanced high tempo r
aures southwist.
Sugar Steady;
house support.
Coffee Firm:
markets.
c o m lu ! s a i 0 il
.higher nraIllaii
C It I C A O O (API. - Wheat
Higher; bullish visible supply.
Corn Fusy; liberal receipts.
C-itlie Irregular.
I logs Lower; narrow shipping
demand.
P'OIM'LAN I) i-II.l. "MAHK t-7V'
P O K T L AN , O'e. (AI'),--r
Whrat toft while;" August
S"ptembr 5 1 .CO ; western
August 1 rfejitember
$1
whit'!,
$t.f:i;
$1.-1:1,
noi thern , spring,
September ,.St.f.:t;
August'. t,f7, ' Si
H1SU. hard wV.lt)
AligUNt
western redi
ptemhcr "l.r7:
A'ugust J L;i?i,
Septembur ;$l.f8. . -f '
' Oals No. " z wti te feed. August
$HI, September $:!!; No, -2 gray;
August $:ii, Si'ptemiici' j:io.
; j
Marvels
Wizards ant!
Here Is Imperial Wlard ltu;ini V. 1 ans. eenier. mid Ids
iikli, ( .-it kin 1MH. -(iiiii nil' fmiiiiif tf lMllt'll UMHII I'Cllll
Klauia avenue hi Washlngloii, l. C,
FUGITIVES
discovered
in portland
(Continued from Pago One.)
1 h rough to Portland before tlay
j light in t he car appropriated at
Monitor but Hie rising sun found
them- near I he New mail place.
Murray ordered the driver to stop
there.
They wheeled the Newman au-
tomobile from the garage and droe !
theirs In, closing the. door, leav
ing tho Newman miu hine the only
one in sight. Then t hey rudely
awakened the Newmans dumuuduig
food.
After caiing und cleaning tip
they sell ted down to a wail the
e eiiing be i ore continuing their
fligill. lurilig the day they gave
Newman a vivid account of the
prison break. j
Newman said that Murray was!
not seriously injured and that he
joked about his wounds. 1 he con
victs all laughed and joked at their
success in eluding the posses iltus
far.
The .three fugitives, while tell
ing Newman about prison said they
emerged from the woods near Sil
vcrtou, parsed the guards sleephig
alongside the road, continued along
this road to the railroad ami den!
procOeded to Monitor where t hey j
commandeered a car which look
them to Newman's place. j
"This is poison, I'm going to
take It If I'm cornered or kuockciI, son.
over by some bub's gun." Keiicy j MeM nnvllle SO ears of green
told Newman. He exhibited a small, ' prunes lo mo from here and Sherl.
worn bit or newspaper contalnhr. ,dun this year.
a bit of deadly drug. "Willos audi Portland Minimum rates of $-7
1 diave Agreed to reserve our bust 'per h. p. quoted for huge users
shots for ourselves," declared Mur- !of electric power.
iy. , j ar.lf!ed emglneers will de-
I'olice sa'id they w'eie informed clde on new bridge to cross Coos
today that l he coin lets hud friends Hay.
here who would help thein uiiy i l.ibor conditions In Oregon gen-
way. The officers believe that the'Urally good, with some shortage
I fugitives will hide in the ciiy ifU.f farm help.
j possible until the chase has "quiet.- j Xursiifitld Coos Veneer and
ed dCwn. illox Co, slnrts night shift with
Haiiroad officials have called j 17a more nu n.
I their special officers and all Janl.i- Oregon banls gained $12,4(10,-
ure nea.vily guarded to prevent the
"convl'crs'Troni h aving tin- city. De
I eel lv.es, are sea rching t hi- noming
liousea In hop1 of uncovering ilm
ouliawii lildlng place in the city.
HOfVt) UIVFIt A P) Local of
ficers hastily organized it, posf-e. to
. day tot gnu rd i he rfmd- , bet Ween .
J'orliaild andlyod Hiver f0lii,viitg
i no rui'ipt oi iTf iuessage rrom Port
land police, tbal the (ho -three es-;
eaped convicts hud been, recog
nized while traveling east over tho
V i I J
--'
'"vr
(i()l Vl)! Hilt wild nurses am wild, und (.(ten It tailed niuh
off tho rround. A rono U drawn .taut about Uta head aud m.kl
Goblins Parade
1
Columbia
mobile.
ltlvtr highway by uuto-
SKATTLR (AP) Policemen re
port d seeing three roughly dress
ed nu n here answering the descrip
llouH of the Oregon escaped con
victs, traveling in a car with an
Oregon license.
SAI.KM (AP) The manhunt for
the escaped convicts came to a
dramatic, (dose in this vicinity to
day just, as I lie posse men were
preparing to take up the chase
from the .Kline- farm near Mount
Angel where the fugitives were be
lieved to have been seen yesterday.
Today the guards are back at the
penlt" nliary relieved from service.
Warden linlrymple said that from
now on he would rely on Portland
police tftiicers and at other points'
to continue the search.
STATE COMMERCE
ACTIVE; BUILDING
IS CONTINUED
atinued from Paiie One.)
per pouiit) paid for peppermint
oil, crop lo pay S'CM per acre.
Ka inter Cannery will employ
.rii'ti hands during string bean .sea-
7S4 In resources lust year.
tieoi -- esiei ii i a"
rCJiuvut'l -,
to build
canning
capacity
.broken
lug
?:''hi,(mhi cajiitul,
factory here.
reshtim"- - Plctil'e and
company Increases pin Mi
for ror'ord year.,1:-
I t.ii li onnd lo - be
.Sept. - 1 for "grunt,. . Ilerrick pine'
nilll.'
Kiiiiuuth Falls-Soiit Jiern Piicl-
fle ' buys, KS acres at &00 ' un
acre,, for shop use.- '' '
Med ford Kdgiic lllVer pear
"if k
4 i,"'lVJ V
i'"7,f- hit'
i s "'-
' St:
( r
if
crop breaking (ill records, with
2,um carloads.
M ultnomah county -idded $ t r,
itoo.ouu to tax assessment roll this
year.
Astoria Hlg fill of J.finft.ui'o
cubic yards completed by Port -t
Astoria,
Prim-vlMe Duekett & Spoo will
build sawmill here, to employ 30
men,
Klamath Falls Itlght. of way Is
sought for 7T)-mlle railroad 'o
Klamat hon, w here copper smelter
is promised with $1.0"U,0U busi
ness. Mountain States Powr Co.
starts new power dam on Santlam
river, at Lebanon.
Kugene lluildiug permits for
seven months total $ Hi I ti,;i5.
The Dalles Wasco Pine Itox &
Lumber Co. to build 1 50,uuo-root
mill here.
Grants Pass Local euntt'il
builds cunnery to huiidle fruit
and vegetables.
Hermlston farmers shipped 51,
ii3& crates of asparagus, worth tl
a crate.
Handoh considers selling city
liydroelectrlc plant to private
owners.
Trout fingerlings plneed In an
Cascade mountain lakes.
Construction of Albany-Lebanon
highway begun, to cost $:i7,i!i3.
Albany Albany college bull.l
ing contract let fur total of $75,-
Albany F.Iks will spend $l',
atui to remodel lodge billdiug
here.
Mc.Mlnnvllle New IS&.ono hotel
to be built on situ of old Com
mercial hotel, ,
(taker Chris Lee sells
iambs, for UJ-6 record price, to
Denver buyer.
. Many Sherman . county w heat
fields me yielding SO .to 31! bush
els per aero, , . ...
Rainier Cannery will employ
il hands during string bean sea
son.
McMlnnvltlo' r 60 ' ears"" green
prunes to go from here and Sher
idan this year.
I matllla Honey crop this year
best ever known. i
Pendleton 17r,t)oo pounds wool
sold at 47 to 60 cents per pound.
We Buy for Less
We Sell for Less
SIKN'S CAPS
Very hlKii Rnulo
or', i .r..
HOYS' CAI'S
75u
sojik .moiu; SIIOKS
That will stiind Inn wuili'.
' fiM ami $:l.u.-i
OVDItAI.I.S
lU'Uy wclKlit New York
Storo Speclul
I.2J
The New York
Store
DESTROYERS OF
HIGH PRICES
1216 Adams Ave.
Protected Tires
General Cord - rennsylvania Vacumn Cup
Rid Yourself df Tire Expense!
Jennings & Shumate
NEW SWEATERS
.M wr is!
A nice u.'-MH'liiieiit (if ;irls' itml liu.yN' SarateTS '
- i n. in si. r.ii to ,s::.tin
m;v cai's
I mm .'.lie lo SI. .Ml
Art & Baby Shop
'KVKIl Villi ti nm 'Mir. ItMiv
I U." West tlarob.Hoii IHdj;, Ailams , v.
TODAY
liKN LYON and IOl.A DANA
"The Necessary Evil"
And
Our (iiinjr Conu'dy
'fiua Tearle
Claire Wlmt-or
I'rivy Marmunt
In
I
1 ,
1 1
amswimiiui
FALL TERM -
I . OF SCHOOL '
OPENS SOON
Continued from Puie One.)
department, Mhs Carolyn lla.ur
mann I'niverslty of Washington
Miss Juanita .May Van liurg, Ne
bruHka; Miss fUhol Jlk-kford, Uni
versity of Washington; Mbs Huby
Millon, College of Idaho and Miss
Itiith A. Johntioii. of Minnesota.
Word has been received here
that Lester MacTavish, director or
the high school athletics Is on his
way to La Grande aud will arrtvo
here shortly, . . .
Indications at present are that
the attendance at the high school
will be slightly ler-s Oiau last year.
The fall term in Hci broke attend
ance, records so the increase this
fall Is not expected to be largo.
A. Say re, ('utility fcehool iaV
perintemlent, re pons that three
new district school houses are now
being built in Cnlon county. Theso
are located ut Kysdarn, northeast ot
Klgin, Palmer Junction and at
Hardserubble, east of Alicel. Tho
ltysdam and I'almer Junction
schools will be one room buildings
and the Hardserubble will have
two.
Repairs have been made on tlift
Hllgard. Shanghai and Cove schools
during t he Mimmer,
The Cove and Island City schools
have Installed sanitary systems.
MImh iCilpha Allen, who was com
pelled to give up her school ut
Knmelu last e.ir on account of
poor health, wilt again bo teach
ing at Kamela ihLs tuisou, accord
ing to M r. Sayre. . :
HOTEL ASTOD
loi A Kill LoiAnl
EVERY ROOM has PRIVATE TOILET
50 Baths New, Modern
Close to Shopping District and Theatres
FREE GARAGE Tariff from $f.50
Hiiy this Hume
Almlein 5-rmiui imiso
near Island City hlgli
way neross foui tho
Htaiige. Mill. Prieo
2.i0U.U0. Jem is.
We bine sevui-al good)
loi.s near die W.lluv
SrluM'l fr siile. l.uay
teniis, or uo win huihl
ou a hiuall homo und
eU ou very eii-sy pay-1
il lent.).
uoiise aiui M'.in mid A
to Hvtva near Willow 1
NehiMil. iiii u khrxv
yon tliiM phu-e.
W KICKS & fiLACB
Itl-i.MTOItS
New I iley Hldg.
liiMiranee luui
W'Hlnes.
;ind
Thurs.
"Km. i
. jpwit'..l.fy.." w i; !' '. A
THE STORE WITH A CONSCIENCE" '