Friday, October 10,1925.
THE I-A GRANDE EVENTNO OBSERVER
Pnge' Five
Local News In Brief
COMING EVENTS
Union County Annual Armis
tice lay Celebration La
Grande November 11.
SI r. 1 ti I li nrs. a bennl y specialist
from Chicago, while there.
Tf field representative-of-the board of 'Plan 110 IT rftltl foi permanent improvement. $7.6:11,
Christian education, arrived In la ,tt" I &9o. The touil payments, there
Grande this morning on their way acdtfltls AilalllUlc rore. for. expenses of general de- j
to Knterprise, where they will hold , (part men ts and public service" vii-j
a nuigioua education conference (Continued rrom Page One) iierprwea. ucnw anu ouuayn wrrr
today and tomorrow. They will re- $19,517,707. The totala include
turn to La Grande to hold a con- cut tonal education at Salem. They n'l payments for the year, whether
ference here Sunday and Monday, win continue the departmental mad from current revenues or
The liev. Can Nuys hit
DISASTER : I
l supvivnn
TELLS TALE
(Ton tinned from Fagtt One.)
.in irln.t Yitk uini niilium wlmn- 1 tin
nuuiy tnlks In the afternoon fallowing on . from the proceeds of bond laBtiea. sul,nmrmo WIVB rammed, lie wuh
Uorr.st Ranker Here
Gerald Tucker, fonst runner, is
spending u few days in La Grande
from the mountains.
lleturnlii 4 from Coast
A. M. Lee, of Winchester, Ida.,
slopped In La Grande yesterday on
his wuy home from the coast.
W.'ll Lecture Here
Mrs. V. A. Held, general secre
tary of the Oregon Christian Wo
uaa'b iii.ifc.ionL i y society will be in
La Grande Tuesday, October 20,
and will lecture at the Christian
church that evening at 7:30 o'clock
All members of the church are
urged to be present.
Uncle from Business Trip '-
Otis Veal has returned to .La
Grande after a business trip to Ab
erdeen, Washington.
Went to Lime-
After a short time spent at her
home here, Mrs. liobbs returned to
Lime this morning, where she is
employed. ,
To Visit Sister
Mrs. J. U. Oliver went to Baker
this morning and will visit her sis
ter there for a few days. Her s.s
ter, Mrs. W. A. Hall, will return to
La Grande with her.
NIGHT SHOW
BRIMFUL OF
(Continued frum Page One.)
friends here, having been pastor of adriresa hv C. A. HVtwurd. suberln- Of the governmental costs
the Preabytorian church here a tendent of the Marshfield schools, ported above. $8. 472. 104 was
number of years ago. He came here , The public Is Invited to hear the highway. $1,(1:16,640 being
in 1900 and made La Grande his address of !r. Carl G. roney. 1 maintenance and $6,036,464
home for live years. 1 urctddent of Willamette university construction,
at Salem, Thursday evening at the
high school auditorium.
Dr. Doney is scheduled to speak
again Friday forenoon, preluding
JO YMENT i the dcPartment meetings, with
.speakers already named.
J. A. Churchill, superintendent
of ptiblto Instruction In Oregon.
will be ushered In with a parade. Will deliver a speech at 11 a. m.
Games will begin at 8:30 and danc- j preceding the organisation of a
ing at 9 o'clock. j county unit of the Oregon State
for
for
for
Revenues
The total revenue receipts of
Oregon for 1924 were $20,211,162,
or $24.30. per capita. This was
$S. 326.035 more than the total
payments of the year, exclusive of
the payments for permanent im
provements, and $63S.446 lest than
the total payments Inelndtng those
for permanent Improvement.
Property and special taxes renre-
Announccmjent was made today Teachers association. C. W. How-'rented 38.0 per cent of the total
by Police Chief Clint Huyncs that'urd will explain the objectives of revenue for 1924. 45.3 per cent for
Returned to La Grande
Miss Nadine O'Stilllvan has re
turned to La Grande, after spend
ing threo nionthu at Dayville, Ore
gon, where she visited her mother.
I
Taken Home
Mas Carrie
Hunter has been
no one will be allowed to pluy the
guinea at the show not 21 years of ,
age. Persons under 18, unless
properly chaperoned, will not be
allowed to attend, Mr. Haynes says.
Martians Kind Home Brew
, Aecessity, bay a Scientist
PASADENA, CaJ. AP). Home
brew Is a necessity on the planet
Visiting Here Today
Among the. out-of-town business
visitors here today ure: L. Den
hiun, of Elgin and U. W. Hates,
farmer of High valley near Union.
taken" to her home at Island City t pruvpicq mere is me mere
and is very much improved. Miss and. also provided that life r
Hunter was at Grande Honde ho-' moisture to live, .in the
rr v.n.t i.v- mii whir.h . opinion of Dr... Charles E. St.
shu apent so in e time at the home
the organization. Miss Marie Con
nelly, director of health education
at Portland, and Thomas Gentle of
Monmouth will give the concluding
talks Friday afternoon.
Yakima Buying: Seed
Spuds in La Grande
(Continued from Page One.)
1923, and 64.7 per cent for 1017,
The Increase in the amount of
property nd special taxes collect
ed was 177.8 per cent from 1017
tn 1923, but there was n decrease
of 2.1 per cent front 1923 to 1924.
The per capita property and spe
el?l tuxes were $9 S3 in 1924, $0.65
In lf?8 flnd $8.79 In 1917.
Enrnngs of general depart
ment k, or compensation for ser
vices rendered tav state official,
the last to leave the submarine und
only two others preceded him. He
said he was afloat 46 minutes be
fore ho was picked up.
Kile said he saw no life preserv
ers while In the water and that no
searchlights were playing from the
City of Home.
The submarine's lights, ho testi
fied, were burning when he left
the battery room, to mount the
bridge.
BANK WINS
VERDICT OF
$13,241.41
(Continued from Page One.)
To citizens of the Grande Honde
valley the case Involves more Hum
a controversy -over the payment of
notes and interest due the bank by
Miller. '
Last February the hank nttached
a claim to the interests of Miller
in land inherited by him from his
grandfather, the late A. H. Con ley.
heavy because of bad weather con- ' represented 5.9 per cent of the to- one of the early day settlers and n
ot hci s.ste.r here.
Fined in Police Court
Dan Trent was fined $26, which
he paid, by Judrr'1 J, D. Slater in
the municipal court on charges of
disorderly i conduct.
Attended Conference , . ' ' ;.
H. G. Avery returned to . La
Gruudu yt-sterday . from Corva, ,"
where he attended a convention of
county agents of the state Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday; ' '?
Went Pheasant Hunting
George T. Cochran and G. L.
Putton were China phens-int hunt
ing this morning. They returned
with six birds.
, Attiir.l.u Gin ml Lodge . "j. " "t
Mrs. Krunk Mclt.nnis,. or Imbler.
'pusied through La Grande . this
morning en route to her home after
attending the Pythian Sister grand
lod;:e at Eugene Monday, Tuesday,
(and Wednesday ol, this week;
A tended Fimerwi , Orniilcd a Divorce
Mrs. Wltllrm fondit hns return-' 'Judge C. H. McCullock decreed
cd from Seattle. Washington, wne-e'a divorce yesterday in favor Of ny
B'ie- attended the funeral of Mrs.
William Taal. her brother's wife.
ron Harlow against Dorrls Harlow,
hxh or La Grande. The grounds
; were cruel nnil inhuman treatment.
Home from lltmttii"' 'iH
, Oonre B"fi hl'fi returned tn his
home hero after several days spent.
In the mountains hunting. He did
not ttill any deer b"t managed to
Ing Severn 1 phens-mts.
SlirnninT In lin Grrnde
Mrs. Nellie R. Ornee nnd M-s.
F. .1. Roberts, both of Cove, are
ptirgn at the Sommer hotel while
shopping In La Grnnde.
'In City Yesterday
j Harold Hall and small son were
visiting friends (n La Grande yea
Jterday. Mr. Hnll is visiting his
'iv rents at Union. -He is en route
i to Salem from Halfway, where he
ill. ,i.eu an irrigation conference.
He left this morning. Mr. Hall is
well known here having formerly
been employed here.
A'licit Relatives Here :
Mr. and Mrs. H. C Hsinsbro have
returned to their home nt Bremer,
ton. Wash., after a visit here with
relatives. Mr. and M;a. . Roy P..
NHnrtenbower, nt the Sommer'hotel.
Deer Hunting .
Mr. pnd Mrs. W. H. Oooderhnm
nountains. wh'we they will spend
week deer hunting. They will
rro fioui Portliiml
Dr. and M-s. N. ('.Hampton and
r. and Mrs. Charles Swindells.
Portland, are visitlnrr in La
i inde the guests of Mr. and Mrs
alter Leisman. They expect to
turn to their homes Sunday.
S:nd Horses to International-
Gus Levy, of Baker, was a visitor
to La Gunde today. Mr. Vvy is
prep-iring to send several head ot
saddle horses to the Pacific Inter
national Livestock exposition in
Portland, Ortober 31 -November 7,
Inclusive. Mr. Levy reports that
enva'ry buyers purchased 20 head
of horses out of 70 offered for
fi:ile around Union. The prices
ranged from $76 to $125. (
dltions.
fir vera I
Union county farmers
John, astronomer and physicist f , who grew potatoes from certified
the -. Mount Wilson observatory jHeed Kold their crop this vpar to
near here. . . be shinned to Yakima to be used
The water 'supply on Wars,-as as seed. . Tt Is believed that Jess
reveaied ii- a Benes of tests just potatoes will be harvested here thlf.
completed, by . Dr. St. John, is; fail than is needed for local con
about one-twentieth . that , found aumptlon. About fr3 per cent of
on' the , tops ;,or t;ie , senu-anx
mountains of Southern .California. :
Besides '..being- ' on -perpotual
emergency' rations of '''.water" the
Martians, if there are any sucn
creatures, also are.Biiort of. whit
this , planet calls air. - The oxy
gen supply there is only" en per
cent ' of that oh tho helguta o',
Mount Everest hr thQ jH'nialayas.
and "on ."Mount- EvcVest explOiejs
must use oxygwv -tanks to keep
alive. . , ... . M. -
In the ' matter' of ' hekt Mars is
better off than was formerly sup
posed. In fact, says Dr. St. John,
Iho Mars temperature, often .de
scribed ub excessively cold, may
be nearly 'the same as that of
this earth;- since Mais absorbs all
but. about 15 per cent of the
the average crop will be grown in
Oregon- this yenr. it i, reported,
nnd nhout i8 per cenf of tho nor
mal crop is reported In the United
Stales. .
NEW GROCERY
' OPENS DOORS
t revenue for .1924. 6.9 per cent
for 1U2S and 10.6 percent for 1917.
Business and nonbusiness U-
frelghter from the valley in pio
neer days. There was a time when
the Conloy holding stretched as far
(Continued from parr One.)
f'lU.Hne of me ts nnd fish greet the
shopper on the left of the entrance:
freeh fruits and vegetables are on
the right. Behind them are ar
ranged staple groceries nnd canned
goods In templing array. A wo
men's lounge and lavatory will oc
cupy the attractive balcony at the
light and heat reaching It from!roa)r of Btorp "ot lf-s.erve
'ne sun As a bas.s of compari- ftn?, cl1" n'1" . ,
son, if la stated that this plan-'t
absorbs only one-half the lig'.it
and heat received from the sun,
and reflects the, remainder.'
English Ban isters . to Revive i"
Moots to Aid Voting Counsel
j iV i ..
t
Vrsltln-r for Three Months
Mrs. N. ,S. Kleshninn returned to
her home at Wallowa this morning,
after spending a few days visiting
Mrs. Gutridge here. Mrs. Klesh
nuin has been to Kllenshiirg,
Washington, where she v1slto( her
daughter. She a'so stopped at Mil
ton tn visit her son and visited an-
Othe
son who lives on a
near here. She has been
from home three months.
irk from Portland
Mrs. Caroline Deal has returned
La Grande from Portland, where
visited the various schools of. Will He Here First ' Week
metlc therapy there. Mrs. iv-al .Mrs. Jean M, Johnson, general
attended a demonstration H-eretitry of the Oregon t ouneti or
n at the Benson hotel on per-( religious education, of Portland.
uent waving and hair dyeing by and the Rev. Walter l.. van isuys.
LONDON (AP). A revival of
the old custom of holding "moots'
in too Middle Temple is bui no
planned for November.
! The moot is a mock trial de
signed to give men -'in 'the legal
profession and now women t'ie
opportunity of arguing legal
problems arising from' establlsh
iwt 'funhi In tho form inii Whioh
cases arergued Hn' tlli' coin t 'df
ippral. Two counsel are assign
ed for each side and when they
have put their, case, the- Judge
ylves Judgment.- Justk-or Binkey
haa proinised'to preside over the
first. moot. v- .
This Is considered to he one. of
the best methods of giving -Junior
counsel an opportunity of pnttlng
and arguing a case, as .well as
ranch . gathering hints regarding proceu-
away
our thotis;ind dollars worth of
Improvements. Including up-to-date
display windows, showcases,
shelving and lighting effects, will
be revealed at the Toggery when
the pine-board protection shell is
removed about Nov. l. -
After the fire the first of August..
when much of the front store goods
i was damnged, all lines of ready-to-
wen r garments were sold out. They
will be replaced with new and more
exclusive slocks. E. T. Andrews and
A. V. Andrews, ' proprietors, an
nounce. The tailor shop hau been
running at full capacity In the back
room, serving customers through
the back door
eepsrs constituted 38.0 ner cent of l M eo could see across the acres of
tho total' revenue for 1924', 29.6 per I the fertile Grande Hondo lands. It
cent fo 1928 and 11.0 per cent for.," Miller's undivided one-fifth in
HL .,.. jterest In ItiOO acres of that land
Receipt from nuslnewi license, that was ordered sold tn the judg
consist chiefly of taxes exacted ment rendered yesterday. Action
from Insurance and other tncorpo-, will be stayed now by. tho -defen--ated
companies nnd from rales Rant's appeal, -tax
on gnBoline, while those frAm I . . . , ( . . . , ,
non-hufllneKs licenses comprise ' mmmmmmmmma-mmmmmmmmmm
chiefly taxes on motor vehicles And
p mounts pad for punting and
f'shing privllegen.
Tmlslttcwlttnaa ' "
The -net Indebtedness Cfunded The World's
debt lens Kinking fund assets) of
Oregon on September 30. 1924. was
4t.652,377. or $49.94 per capita.
In 1923 the par capita debt waa
$49.82 and In 1917. $0.66. .
Oregon's bonded debt wna In
curred for agricultural purposes,
tate aid to world war veterans and
l'UIIl II ti l m l ui II "K" ''I .
ssesstl 'aluatloiis nnd Tax Ijevlcs
For 1934 tho assessed valuation
of property In Oregon subject to
ad valorem taxation was $1,042.
4 1 0. 1 D ; the amount of state taxes
levied was $7.4o,170; und the per
capita jevy, $8.97.
Wonder Picture . .
She crept
n t o ' his
arms when
that gigan
tic sliHdow
loomed be
fore them.
MEN AND YOUNG MEN'S
Fall Oxfords
$4.50 to $6.45
For the man Or young man who demands
Service, Style and Comfort, this showing of
fers much. Colors, Black, Brown and Light;
1 tan, made from first-grade calfskin. Oak tan
soles, leather countersfull vamp and kid lined,,
and at this veiy low price range 1 .-i
$4.50 to $6.45 :
55 STORES
-li, rm-iKioKNT conG to
BAKKR JrXR DISTRICT MKET
PORTLAND. Ore. (Special)
President Ituegnitz of the 4L or
ganltlon will leave tomorrow for
Baker where he will preside at the
4L district hoard meeting nnd con
vention of district 11, to be held
there Monday. i' ,
Tonight
AT ZUBER HALL
ure. nml pitfalls to le avaiut-'i
whin tiiklnic a legal ciibu Into tho
glare of a public court.
. Eilrs -'49'
Show
16 & 17
Oct. 14, 15,
LET'S GO! ! !
Sec those Prizes to he given away Free
in Hie window, at
"THE STORE WITH A CONSCIENCE'
Heavy Hrcnilstuff Cmp In
'' SwiMlcil to i'ut I. S. I'loiir
ST O C li II I. M (AT). The
breadstuff crop in Sweden this;
year Is more than twice ns large!
-.is that of hist year and the re
quirements for Imports of Amer
ican wheat flour will be corres
pondingly reduced. Not Bineelii21
has there been such a hurvest.
The greatest gains have been
I mado In rye and wheat sown last
! full. The unusually mild w inter
I is believed to have been chiefly
(responsible. . '
The yield of rye has been more
' than sufficient . to satisfy th..
! count ry's requirements for
I imports of wheat have been r
! rluced from 3:9,000 tons In 1923
to 180,000.
MAN KILLING
WOMAN MAKES
HER, ESCAPE
(Continued (from ''Page One.)
father-in-law died terrible deaths,
the county prosecutor w doluged
with letter demanding un investi
gation. Kxhumution of their bod
ies revealed enough arsenic to "kill
u dozen men," according to .the
prosecutor.
The trial in l!t-2 'resulted in a
Heron d degree murder .conviction
nnd a life sentence.
Apparently the motive of the
"feminine llhiehenid" wa to ob
tain the petty fortunes of her two
hu.shands.
She secured only $nooo after the
death of her first hn.sbnnd and
$2000 rrom Carl's insurance, muk
li'g her crimes all the more amazing.
Men and Boys' Complete Outfitters of.
Quality Wearing Apparel
NtMITKIl I'lONKI-.H KI'IAI)
I1AKKI!, Cire. A. J. Uenny. 00,
dropped dend as he Rtepped out of
a pump house on his ranch nan a
mile south ol Post station, m-ar
.Merlillan, Idaho. He hod been
work'ng In the pump house with
a rpray. William McBratncy. Ailu
county coroner, pronounced death
duo to heart disease. There will
be no Inquest. Besides the wblo.v.
there Is one son surviving. K. J.
Denny.
Mr.' I.ienuv whs owner of the
Capitol hotel, in which the fire
started that burned the town of
Slimpter. August 19. 1917. He was
a resident of Hutnptcr up to the
time of the fire.
TAXES LOWER
. IN PAST YEAR
(Tontlnued from Pnge One.)
parlments of Oregon for the risen'
yenr ending September K0, 1 S4,
anuninleri to $!t.1 HS.JtK 1. or 11.00
per raplla. This Includes $410. 4 Mi
it))porttonments for education to
t he minor cvi divisions of the
state. In 1S23 the comparative
per ruplta for maintenunee nnd op
eration of general departments was
$12.f4 and In 1017. $r,.yn. The ex
pene of public service enterpriser
anintinted to $1 1.9 3(i; Interest on
debt, $2,(i7&.So(i; and outlays for
Buy lor Less
We Sell (or Less
i -
Read once more our
Thursday Afl. It will
lead you to the great
est' SAVINGS ever
known in this vicin
ity. New York Store
DESTROYERS OF
HIGH PRICES
LKVEXS ASSISTING 11KL.M IX .
. puosi;cLTixi .i:i:k, kpaln
f William "S. Levens of Huker,
state prohibition commissioner, in
assisting Carl Tle'nt: district attor
ney, in the prosecution of K. O.
Zeek and Pred Bi alh, of Vnlon,
charged by the state Illegal trans
portation of Intoxicating liquor.
The ease opened th'a morning un
der Judge C. 11. MeCuIloeh.
Hpnin and Zeek were arrested
May 31, 11)26, by H. O. Klingharrt
er. deputy Bherlt'f, and O, M. , '
P'erce. jrehlbltlrn orflcer. at the"';
gate of -tho Union stock show
grounds. Two gallon jugs of
moonshine whlskv reported by the p.
officers to have been found in thai;;
Union men's car is on exhibition.',-;,
as evidence. I S. Ivanhoe 1s de-""
femMng Spain and Zeek .on th;;i
grounds that the thiuor found was
not theirs and that they had no
knowledge of its existence thoro.'
Now
Playing
THE
Arcade
Today, Saturday
and Sundav
iu;ni rorxTKY visrn;
P.LNI), Jre. To ncquuliit them
selves with the een tral tregon
country, representatives of a num
ber of tourist Information bureaus
in Portland arrived in llend, com
ing from Kugene over the McKen
Siie piiM. They left for The I mites.
RIBBON
Wo hii ve a nice line of Kibbon In the popular shades
ltlhbuu that wears und washes ,
ac to 1 5c a Yard.
Art & Baby Shop
l-'or i'lic Hnby.
; aI . ' In ajiiT iiinoj ;ud riJ mitti iVi.vniiJiiui wiiTT
Comedy, "A Rough Party"
1
VACUUM CUP
TIRES
Jennings & Shumate
Huh k Sal- and Scrkf.
filll'UtV Tn it IIAINO
UMVKHSITY OK OUKdOX.Io
Kugene. Freshmen have dusted !q
off the chair for their president. o
The position In putt yewrs has O
been such that freshmen classes
have hud three or four presidents . o
l.nfnrp nnt who rOuld Ktand the O
hexing and the honor, too, could be
found. Ofttlmcs the class waa not
organised at all.
Curtailment of all hazing will be
demanded of the sophornorea this
yenr. tt has been announced. This
together with the plHctng of the
freshmen president on the student
council as a non-voting member 1
expected to destroy the old tradi
tion. Arthur Anderson of Portland
ws elected president curly InM
week, lie Is a pledge to the Phi
Helta Theta fraternity.
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.i om.i; J(m;i,h ahpiki;s
SALK.M. Ore. (ieorgc Jiwph.
Mate senator of Multnomah coun
ty, probably will nnnoiince hb
(sndldary for the orth e of United
States senator next week, he said
while In Halem. Mr. Joseph la
Wc all know this is a
good town.
In the short space of four
tlinnths I huve deelopei a
trade that often takes two
years to do.
Office Supplies at much
lower prices,
Hehuol Stationery of a
better quality.
.Social Htatlonery up to
dute and correct.
MiiBuzims, all the leading
ones.
HUT I want YOUK pat
ronage. W. L. NELSON
The Ftatloner
ir,ir, Adams Ave.
Phone M-fi'J
.irande, Oregon
"Whin you
It In uiy ad
It la true.
You Get These Items
AT UNUSUAL SAVINGS. BRING YOUR BASKETS
SAVE A DAY'S WAGES!
Evcry-day Needs.
Roger's Fine Mustard A 15c value 0c
Gold Medul Dressing A Jillc value 21c
Lee & Pei-riii's Sauce A 35c value 2'Ju
Roval Club Wintergieen or Pineapple Extract
2-oa. bottle - A 40c value 2!lc
Cei-to For Jelly Making A 30c value 2I!c
Del Monte Strawberry Jam, No 2
tin A 50c value 39c
EhmBn's Large Ripe Olives, tal tin A 35c value 2Jc
Mission Tomatoes, No. 2'2 tin An lHc value He
Kellogg's Corn Flakes , , A 10c value He
Shredded Wheat A 15c value lie
Schoolbov Peanut Putter, 3-lb. tin An 85c value fi!)c
Jello All Flavors - A 10c value He
Liquid Veneer A 60c value I'M:
Dutch Cleanser A 1 Or value 7c
TWO CONVENIENT IX)CATIONS
Basket .
Grocery uroceteria
' AND MARKET
Next to Arcade Theater. Next to Black tat
And Hundreds More
Market
Phone MAIN 130
FOR YOUR SUNDAY DINNER
Fancy Fat Spring Chickens or Fat liens to Koast
Juicy Steer Beef - Young Fat Pork
.Milk Fed Veal.
And all kinds of Cold Lunch and Cured Meats
Fresh Fish.
Market
2 Doors Below Bk-.ck Cat
Free Delivery
, republican. i .
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