La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, November 24, 1925, Image 5

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Newspaper Page Text' Tuesday, November 24, 1925.' THE LX GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Pa ire Five Local News In Brief t Tt fi-om Wallowa- Mr.,' and Mra. (. B. Smith were vt fetors from Wallowa Sunday. Shopping Yesterday! Mrs. Frank. Connor, of I'nion, tu shopping in l.u Grande yeater 4y. ftwtc Itusiiit'SN Connection tS ,Mr. and Mra. P. 1 Darke, of are registered at tbo Hotil JUvoy while the former investi gate gufnge possibilities here. tHnnieil from Portland H. J. Muthersbaugli returned to l.i Ornnde this morning from Port land -where ho has hern ,8lne Thursday on business. ' V. Lyman Inirovins 'Georse It. Lyman, who was ope . tolled: on several duys uko at the ' 6 rand e !tond hospital, s reported to ho Improving. Dflhlstrom U le tter Mlsa r'redrn Iahlstrom, who has hern III at her home, 1415 U ave- 1ntr.it at about a week, is reported better today. - At Mit In Sdnday Mr. and Mrs. George llraee and jlfr. iand Mrs. Steward 'Sanderson arid children wont to Klglu Sunday, Were they visited at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. Kloyd Kendall. H1 Tnterifihi Stake Hoard - The Imbler M. I. A. will enter tain the Htako, bonrds this evening at Jmhlcr. About twenty members of the two boards will attend. ttt City Yesterday ; Mrs. C. IVOraw and iwo sons daughter, Mrs. Hoy Baxter. 'Jro visiting and shopping in La Grande yesterday. Their homes ftt Cove. for Nonvtippowt ' Ralph Nessley was brought to I.a Grande from, Seattle by it. A. kllnghamer, deputy sheriff, last tht to answer a charge of non support of irilnor chiidroh. ThMinksRlvliiK Services . There will be Thanksgiving serv ice.,,; at Alio Episcopal church Thursday jnornlng at 10:30 o'clock. 'ftta Itev. Will lain Murray. Bcad nor, of Cove, will conduct the serv ices. . ' ' " Pmwfhxrr Train Delayed s - Ay delayed connection with' Iho 8n.lt . Iake train at Pocatello brought passenger train No. 17 In tb t-a Grande two hours nnd five minutes behind schedule this mom- ht Way to Flora-" ' ; Oj M. Fordixe was In l-a Grande ' thle morning on. his way to Flora, - uffot a trip to Portland. Mr. For Jjlxff took- a carload of hogs to the IffPorthind market last Saturday. "' At J-.nlerprise on II wines? - K H. Knowlcs passed through 1m Grande this morning on his way to I;nlerprise from Portland. He wll he there three or four day3 An business. Tiro Couples Mccnscd Klmer Noilson and Miss Isnbelle Bynums, both of La1 Grande, were licensed to wed Monday afternoon. Another marriage license was Is sued yesterday to Morris H. Jewell THANKSGIVING TOGS AT MICHAEL-STERN SUITS AND 0VEBC0ATS McKIBBIN.IIATS ARROW SHIRTS AND COLLARS CHENEY NECKWEAR ALLEN A HOSIERY SCHOL-WIL CAPS JANTZEN SWEATERS SPORTCRAFT KNIT BLAZERS BLOCK DRESS GLOVES . NETTLETON SHOES ' Moderate Prices For Quality Merchandise . Outfitters For Men and Roys. Hen Hip Wrlifl ;lfim'n, I,. I. S. Tnlx-nin If . Momlny. Nov. 3D "THE STORE WITH VACUUM CUP TIRES Jennings & Shumalc Buk'k Sales and Service. and Miss Mildred Morrison, who lrve at yavtllp. Ore. flnvJnrss at Meacl.ai.i- '.. Jack Oliver made a btiHfriess trip to Meacliam Oils morning. Medtcal Treatment nt finker Mra. Gilbert llryaM went to Ha lter today for medleal treatment. She plans to return thin evening-. Itctunis to Portland I). It. Battenfleld returned' to Portland thin morning after spend ing several days here on bustnesH connected with the lumber nillU. (iofiiK to IHdse ' Mr. and Mrs. Marlotf .of San I'Yancisco. who have, beep icuesfs at the Savoy hotel for u couple of days, continued their motor trip to lioise this morning- Agricultural CiHiimttw MWtln; .There wilt be n .meet In ft of th agrleuWimil committee of ' thfl chamber of commerce, this cvenlnK at the farm residence of Frank McKeiinon. It it u rued from Portland Mr. and Mrs. I,. II. Norton re turned to l.a Grande this morning inter a few days spent in T'orflond on business. Tiny went to Port land Friday night. llnmc from Tlast Mrs. W." K. Salisbury has rctitrny ed to her home, here after two weeks tn Clcvelund, Ohio and Krie, Pennsylvania. She was called cjast by the death of her father, Charles Gruhhs. ! Will l,eavc This Evening Mr. and Mrs. J. T. ltlchardson wilt leave l.a Grande this evening for. Portland, where they will visit for a few days. They will spend Thnnksgiving with Mrs. Richard son's brother, J. H. Hennlngs, who lives In Portland. Home from Portlnnd- Mrs. A. 1.. Hichardson returned io her home here Vorh Portland Sunday. Mrs. ltlchardson went to Portland to represent the music de partment or the 1-n Grande Neigh borhood club at the Oregon Fed eration of Women's clubs institute. Here with Itnskedmll (iM Mrs. Charles Hunter was in l.a Grande over the week end from Wallowa. She- accompanied the girls' high school basketball team to I'nion, where they played the Cnion girls and lost by a 24 to 23 score. ' : ' , Accompanied Stock o Market ,F. E. Graham, a prominent stock man of Elgin, was tn 1-a ' Grande this morning on his way hoipp from Portland, where he accompanied a mixed carload of cuttle and hogs to the Portland market. .' He re pdrtiW the nuiflfet to be falr.'T Passed Tlu-oitgh t;ity ' Mr. and Mrs. It. A. Johnson passed through l.a Grande this morning on their way to Enter prise. From there they will go to camp 10 of the East Oregon Lum ber company, where they will visit Mr. Johnson's sisier. Their home Is at Everett, Washington. Mexicans Are Migrating Eighteen or 20 Mexican laborers boarded No. 17 this morning bound A CONSCIENCE" fur Ant?4; ' A mvny marv took Ko'. S4 riinkfhtf the trip, to 1alirornla via ftilt Luke city. Thoy cuaiO' north u work on tlio nilU rouiU luat BprlnK. und uro mljrrnt Intc to a warmer climate to uerk winter employment. Tn llfll- for llnlktay Mr. and Mrs. 1. Kennedy, with their daufrhtera Velma und Irnia, mid Mini Ka Carbine, will drive to Boise (or Thanksgiving dinner with Mr. Kennedy' tinier. Mrs. J. II. llolden., Attend O. K S. Dinner About 20 La Grtllldc Kasteni Stars went to l'endleton today In respunBo to the Hushee eliapter's invitutiun for u dinner there this evening. Those who innde the trip by truln Included .Mrs. lleorBe Par ker. Mrs. Alfred t ook and Mrs. A. I.eovltt. flwhlK from Klglft- Iter, and Mrs. K. A. rollock nnd their children Lucllc'und Kllzabeth, drove from Klgin yesterday for a visit with his sister. Mrs. Anna l.cs lle. and nleee, Mrs. (1. ft. Cluy- eonib; 1706 Oak street. Mr. Pollock has recently assumed the pastoral duties of the Methodist Episcopal church at KlKtn. - Tn linker Sunilay Mrs. S. K Andrew, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hean, Henry Mnxrleld, John Stoddard und l.oa. I.ynian went to Halicr Bunday night, : where they visited the Halter M. 1. A. After the meeting Mr; and Airs; David I. Rtodilurd, who now make their home at fiakcr entertained the party. " ' CAR PLUNGE IS FATAL TO . LOCAL MAN (ContlnUMi from jVt6 tfnt.f ovldeiilly became eonfusod by a mirt In the white ffuard fence, ml8- took It for a cohtlnuadoti of the highway and drove hl car HtraiBht for the ledge. Thut he discovered and attempt ed to riifht hl ' mUrtuke Ik evi denced by. the skidded ruts in the Kfuvel where fie apparently applied his brakes In full force. uu tne Hirht front wheel had already dropped oct the edffe and the weight of thev coupe was e'nouRh to end the car and pasaeHrjerH pln- ninir emk over end down the al most perpendicular hank. Her KscJpt ft .Mvaeic A nine tree about 14 inches thick Htoppcd the car In midair the sears are too hlKh to have been caused by a car with Wheels. on the ground nud threw the victims from 10 to 20 feut b-yo u into the piles- of JaKKtd rocks. People who haw. since visiteu the wnoi declare Mrs. Hamilton's escape was u miracle. , Hhe niipht have perished there without aid, had not a tourist camping: on a nearby hill heard the screech of brakes and the crash oh the car plunged into the pit of rocks.- , ' ' He run to the rescue, and when be: found the victims In a comll llon too serious ttt be moved he hurried to the Kive Point filling .station, a mile down the road, for help. The nearest telephone wus nt Hllgard, from where. Dr. ltleh- ard.son and the Itohnenkamp am bulance. wlto notified to come With all liaste. I.tr. ltlchardson gave flrnt aid 1o Mrs. Haviflion. Then, with con siderable difficulty Mr. and Mr. Iluinilton were both of largo sta ture and the- grade was almost perpendicular, and rough the pa tients . were lifted Into canvas slrelcherH and carried up the bnnk. Wile Will Heomcr Hopes for Mrs. Hamilton's re covery were held , out at noon to day by her physician. She (has not befn told of her .husband's death, but realizes that hht injuries were very apt to prov fatal. , Mr. rind Mrs. Hamilton had gone td Pendleton In the afternoon at about 2:30. lie expressed his hope jta return hefore .dark ns he left the Smith garage. He had not iinviTi inn cur um i iiiiu ii, uiiu friends have said today that they believe he was anxious- to avoid having to drive with the lights on. . Word ftf the tragedy was sent today to Mrs. Oscar Kllterer, sinter of Mrs. Hamilton, with who nt his mother, the only other living re1ri4 live of the couple, makes her home. The death of Mr. Hamilton heaves his widow quite alomv Rhc : was an only child of parents who are now both dead. The decedent was born February 1 1870, In Missouri, where he spent his early life and begart his long career us a railroad man. He served the Northern1 Pacific out of Livingston, Mont. for 12 years- during which he received his promotion to the position of con duct or. Came Here In it 10 The Jfiimlltons came to Ia Grande in ltflO. He began work at that time with the O.-W. It. & N. us brake man, advancing to a place, as conductor September 17, 1912. Ho was employed as a main line freight conductor on tlds di vision at the time of his death. No arrangement have been made for the funeral. The body Hps at -the Bohnenkamp chapel until word come from the dece dent' slstrr. He whs affiliated with the Oregon Hit II rood Conduc tors and had membership In LodRe Vo. 10 of the Knights or Pythias at Uvlngston, Mont. tUfSIMt .IMS flASfiS Ht.tV HAINItl;, Ore. The body of Marlon L. lirown, 67. was found In his homy here where, according to the coroner, he had hunger) him self. He was a widower and hud been In poor heuftli njcently. Friday Mr. .Brown visited his brother-in-luw. Hum Coleman. In Kelso ond remarked that tn ca;e anything happened to him he waxit4 bis body cremated. Mr. fol'-tnan und Ms sod called at Brown's home today and discov ered the tody. Mr. Itrown was born la Ohio and hud relatives In Creenrastie and Atlieu. Ind. The. body was taken to St. Helens und will lie held (lending directions from ratal!?. .. tiiwutv HIKER'S 1LAS0L Is a splendid preparation for keeping the skin sort and smooth. Makes a won derful treatment for beau tifying the arms, fueti, neck and bands. ' 25c' Glass Drugs Inc., La Grande,-Oregon l"OltTI,ANI MAKKK'rS. POltTLAN'lh Ore. tAI') ljve- stoeK. steady. KtfKS, weak. 1 to 2 eents lower: firsts, 44 Hi it Vie; extras, '4rVjfi tno. ' ' . i Hntter, weak: Htandard enbea I eent lower. Bl'e. lintterfat, steady. . SAN FIlA.vrlHfO (API- Illlt. ferfat, (iSVtc here today. , . VISini.l-) tillAIN SI PPIY WASHINGTON (API-Tho vis Iblc supply' of , American ' grain shows the following ehanges In bushels: Wheat Increased 990.000. t'orn Increased 45,000. Oats decreased 431.000. Ityo Inerensed 411.000. llarley tnereused :M2.000. '. WKKKI.Y CilMIX KXPOltTS WASHINGTON (AT) Grain ex ports last week from the l'nitcd State were 2.091.000 bushels as compared with 1.4U0, 000 .the week before. ' ' ! Commerce . department ; figures jrnve the followlnjr comparisons Monday between last week's ex ports and those of the previous week: Wheat. 1.134.000 bushel aeainst SOti. 000 bushels; rye. 90.000 against 4K.U00; outs.. 322.000 llKalnst 3S,. ooo; corn. 109.000 against 72.000; barley, -370.000 aKalnst .lS6.000. Canadian grains exported from the l'nlted States ports were 3.0(12, oto bushels . nfralnst 3,100.000, while North American exports of wheat flour were 320,000 barrels against 200.000. .. - !M)ltTliAXI) (,;itAiy lATtKKT VOItTIANp, Ore. (A!) Wheat HUH; hard white, -November and neeemler, .hX hard while ;h. 'S. Uaart, "Kovember and 'I December, $1.62: soft while, November and December, $1.51; western white, hard white, northern sprincr. No vember - and . December, $1.48; western red, November and De cember. $1.47. . Oats No. 2 white feed and No. 2 srray, November and December, $28. ' t'orn No. S K. Y. shipment. No vember $:j 5.50, December $33.f0. . MAHKiriS AT A CiliANCI? ' MOW YD UK Al,)! 8 t o c It S. weak: motor ahnreK reuet harp!y. UoihIh, irrea-ulnr; l-'rench twities weak. .Fb r e f a; ri exehuhffe.1, " mixed; French franca at year's low. Cotton, higher; Wall street buy ing. Kiwir, firmer; Cuban buyimr. Coffee, lower; etisler . Ilrnzlllun markets. '. llICAOO (Al')-Whea), lower; bearish cables. Corn. barel5' stendy; lower cash markets. Cattle, easy; shipping demand nrro-fr. Hogs, lower; all Interests buylnff. Myrfle Vntnt 1itt Hm ISfM) MYltTl.E PfUNT. re. The community chest now contains the. neat sum of $1300, $209 or which was held over from last year and (he rest of the business houses and the residence sectlot of tho towft will bo solicited by the women of tho. Women's club. . A New One Mi Olrn Pvf ndholm. Norweplai Markets t I x m mm II P ii W l Mi'lfM, iirir " iiii C"uiiiii and ! In nppear in the ttiuvltn short ly. rhoto Pbown hr nt her dilK L . r.iM in Hollywood 2 Die,, r:--i-.-. :" t J 4i'.v .... t.- .vl,e?!3 Fi!" . f rt ' 1 t v -1 r nit ! Two ehlldren were killed and - 35 more hu-t when n truck Ii hllrh sehool td a.neljrhliftrins; town for n soeeer e;ame skldilel. 3(t-foot embankment nenr t'lneinnatl. rhoto shows the wreeUed' hnd been removed. - v ATTACK ON. BILL MADE BY KNOTT (Continued from Ptv it ft One.) inR 9it per cent of the freiifht move ment from the Atlantic to the Pa cific coast. , . Touching upon the theory thnt If the railroad lowered their rotea the ships would do likewise, he de clared that this would not bo likely to happen. "Fourth section relief is neces sary to meet certnln local condi tions nnd the Cdodiiiff bill would prevent this." he mid. Attacks ewxpnpcr. : The HpokcHmnn-Itevlew, of Spo kane, came in for crHlclsih at the hands of Mr. Knott. He charjred that tho newspaper, a bucker pf tho Intermediate rate association, would not permit any of his state ments to be used, even In the "open column." In closing Mr. Knott tinted thnt all look at the problem from a broad' standpoint and let the Inter state commerce commisHlon, and not the Gooding bill, nettle the i problem, "l.et , the eommlKSloii pass on It," he said. "If they de cide a Rn in at the coast or If they I decide against the Interior, We will I abide by their decision!" , 11. E. l.ounsbury, general freight (agent of the I'nion Pacific System, j spoke briefly preceding Mr. Knott, I giving some interesting flguiyM in I reference to tho railroads In Ore gon and Washington. 'Tsf l'H,,vnieiitH 1411'kc. Mr. Uounshury said thut, while the, shipping; Interests 'ofulnjf.-.wcHt through the Panama cunal, puld no tuxes In Oregon, the railroads paid more than $ f,:tiX,Mi0 In Oregon and more than $1, 740,000 In Wash ington, or IS per cent of the Ore gon taxes were paid by the t'nlon Pacific system. The railroads have 1)22 miles of line in Oregon nnd 10S4 In Wash ington; give employment to r.5!9 In Oregon and 24:2 in Washington; and employes wage amount to $ialomi,ir.l in Oregon and $4.&11. 7o5 in Washington. Karly In tho meeting an an nouncement was made that the Sloronl-Olnen players would ap pear hero Tuesday, February 23. The meeting whs preHided over by Fred- Kiddle. The lluv. Oeorge Pollard returned thanks. ofiiox Diitix-rous hi i:i riilNRVIIil.K. Oin. John K. Kollock, Portliiml nllorm-y nnl holder of on Ochoro lionl. hns rixlKit for a writ of inanfliiniuti n quIrlriK Ihr- lionrd of ilirorlorH of tlm Oohoro irrigation dlnlrlt't to J-y un aHHfwtmont aufriolont to rniKO nionry to pay tho Intfrrat on tho lionil. AH thin nflw-snmoiit niiitrt ho hiiHod on thr. porcontago of do lintinonoy th punt your II would of nocriwity bo hitch and (ho honrd of dlrootom holda that Ihoro Ih al roady sufflclont monoy lovlod und unpaid lo moot Iho Intoront chai-fcos. Tho Inw roqulroa thut Iho coun ty court must muke the levy if the hourd of director of tho IrrtRatlon rtlntrlct fall to do do. Tho date for the hoarlnic on the application hn not yet boon sot. according lo 1 K. Thompflon, munagor of Iho Irrigation d (strict. Tlie TJureau of Engraving1 nhd Printing turns out nppfoxlinntely 3.(iOO,eoo notes dally, amounting to at least $10,000,00". You Get It At The Hooverized LOWEST CASH STORE PRICES. As an extra measure of value you get service that serves. You will find here the most complete stock to select from as well as the largest quantity dis plays tons of fruits, vegetables, nuts and candies. The very finest selection obtainable. All at the very lowest prices. A comparison of our values will show you rcaf savings. Reliable Motor Delivery Service. HOOVERIZED GROCERY -WIIERR THE THRIFTY THRONG" LA OUANPirS PIONEER LOWER PRICE FOOD STOIU MOTOR DELIVERY H j falEBESSaal 1MC55, 35 Hint as Truck Is Wrecked Tax Collections Good In Baker County Now I.A k Eft, Ore. (Special) Collec tion of tnxeff in Tinker county is so good as to be surprising, necording to Dow Shepherdson, who head tho tax collection department of the sheriff's office. Total assessments levied fn lin ker county for 1924. that is, taxes due April 3 and October 3, 1026. totaled $ttl0.72$.lM. Of these $0S9.193.&!) were on the regular roll, while sheriffs assessments to taled $3I8.& and Interest mid pen alties added $1215.1.0. Of this amount there was puld up to No vember 14, when the Inst turnover whs made, $(10R,9fl5.2f, leaving un paid only $S,1,7H3.S!. a little more thun 12 per cent. Of this amount $22,671.77 hns been paid since Oe. toner S when the lust half of the, yenr'a taxes were dtie and' the 're nuilnder before thnt dote. WOMX ril,TY OF AHKOX ASTOltIA, Ore. Mrs. .lean Zlelke. also known ns Dolly Qiuir tler. entered a plea of guilty In the circuit court to nn Indictment We Buy for Less We Sell for Less MEN'S WORK SHOES Moccasin toes, chocolate brown. The ones that look well and weai' well. A full stock -. . MEN'S DRESS SHOES High grade, Goodyear welt, in three styles :5.9.- New York Store DESTROYERS OF HIGH PRICES Hear tbr Welsh (.Icemen nt 1 1. I. S. Tabernacle, Momlny, mcmber :td -A-Bargain Lot 60x110 feet located just south of high school on K St. Cement street nnd sidewalk. Trice, it" sold at one, $250.00. Let us show you. WEEKS & BLACK Realtors New Foley IJIdjf. Hear the WcbOi t.leemen tit I-. I). S. Tnis'i-tim-le, Monday, Nmember 'Mi Hear tlo WeUh f.bfmi n. racacaBauiBiBS leat-iiifr students of Harrison, p.. oft' the road und went down a truck after the deftd nnd Injured ... -'. i eliargiiig arson and "was sentenced to one yeitr In Iho fllute pehlten Ihiry by Judge Kuklti. Two other indlel merits against Mrs. SClelke ami three against' tier husband, .Vrlliur ttielki. all In connection wlthMhe. same fire, -were dismissed. The fire which Mrs,' X.ielko ad mitted, setting did minor damage to an Astor street rooming house on September 13. - . Sweden has hud no v-ar since tsoii. BED SPREADS STAMI'Blp, WITH Oil WITHOUT HOLSTERS. -NKWROT HKHIONS IN OltlNKIjY -.WRAYH. I'NUr.EAfHKI) ' MI'HI.IN, A.NI I'UHH' WHITK CIIOSS WKAVR. Art & Baby Shop 1304 Adnnv ATrnne. "Kverytliliifc For (lie llnyrt Stumping - Uuttong Cmeird - Ilemstltchlng Arcade T - O - The Comedy, "Nearly Rich Wednesday And Thursday Art Acord "The Call Of Courage" Comedy, "Officer 13" I. S. Tnbe itinelr. lonttny, Soy. "0 z - - - zzz - MEN'S WOOL SHIRTS, . $2.69 to $4.98 AII-WiMil and Wiml-Mlvwl ' Nlilrts at Kreat savhijc to frm. Khaki, Ited. Tan, Orecu, Hiin and lllne plnhk., veil tallnred, full ' out, two noekeix. ' Hear ttM el-b tJiHinen at ' I.. I. S. Tsliernm le, Mnndav, SioterillH-r !I0 60 STORES the nun JtFW stamps orr SOON WAWlUNOTON (Al) Two new postage stdmns, bearing tho. like nesses of Woodrow Wilson and tfenjamin HurrLson, soon will he placed on, sale by the postoffiee deparlment. The Wilson stump Is of 17 cents denomination and the Harrison of IS cents. A three-nnarter faeo portrait, taken about the time of Amerieu's entry into tho World war, has been Lscleetcd by Mrs. Wilson for the .stamp in memory ui ner nunonnu. It will be issued for thn Wilson birthday celebration, December 2i. The Harrison wtartip will be Issued later. ", First plans to have tho Wilson stamp' of 13 cents denomination, an tli t ground that "13" was his lucky number, were abandoned. 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