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VOLUME XXIV.
'MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1925.
MEMBER AASOCIAO-ED PRESS
NUMBER 40
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LABiHE IS
GUILTY OF
VIOLATIONS
Restaurant Owner : Con
victed in Short Order ,
. in justice Court 1
WILL PRONOUNCE
SENTENCE FRIDAY
Special -Jury of Five
Needed But 10 Minutes
, to Return Guilty Ver
dict Against Defendant
' .lurk liij lM'V't proprietor of: the
French cafe, wusfound- guilty or
possession of liquor by a jury that
t rinrl till' State's COSO UffalllSt him
In the. Justice of the. peace court.
Wednesday-- uflernoon and was
committed to the county Jail until
Friday at it:8U a. in,., when .ho- in
ordered to appear before Justice
Hugh K., Jirady to hear sentence
pronounce.il. A , A. '
The verdict was roiurncd within
ten mlhulcs after the Jury retlreu
for deliberation.'' On a special sli
piilatlon agreed to by both prose
cullug, and defending attorneys, the
jury consisted of but ; five mem
b'T:' Mrs. Tom Maxwell, Karl
lleynolds, A. " J. Martin,, Kugenc
Mlllering and W. R Mohr. .
r tovvtcOorsi' of - Jack - L0 v'-JUne
irnnds him a second offender. Io
wiih: found guilty of maintaining a
p'ublid nuisance In l!i21." '
A charge of ,dsHcsstoi. wart filed
agulimt Jack La Bine and a charge
of sale against his brother, Char
les, following a raid at the French
restaurant by federal and
i -oblbltion officers last
spcclal
Friday
Charlew wus released Tuesday af
ler a jury of nix returned a verdict
,or acquittal.
A qidet couiiulsloit iiH'ctlng. vx
netly 2Ti IlllnuleH In lenglh, took
place 'lust- evening In Mm oily re
corder's office, the business con
sisting entirety of routine matters.
A' final estimate of $4120. S6 on
improvement district fi7, a nide
ftvalk distriet on the north Mde, wa
billowed and n ordinance provid
liig:fcfor. the drawing up of an
msieniiKiit roll and other mutters
pertinent lo this, wus read and
unHnlmom-ly passed. The umonnt
of the final estimate, lesn Id per
cent pending iFsimiico of bonds,
w"h ordered paid to I'' J. Jdtly.
tjontraeior.. by jvarrant.
The clearing up of Improvement
dbdrlcl 1 "r 7 m;irjs the completion
of all sewer and Hide Walk im
provements in l.u Grande this year
and opens the w:iy for the sale of
bonds for three sewer dlstrlcls and
three sidewalk districts.
Other nial ters coming before
the commissioners were handled in
short order..
An Impromptu meeting of the
commission was held yesterday
noon for the purpose of discussing
. the fire truck situation but with
out reuching any decision.
HOW TO MAKE
THANKSGIVING
EASY ONMOTHEli
To the HTnall boy and the grown
up alike. Thanksgiving im-uns o
grand and glorious ocension of
much food and real. Hut what
doe It mean to mother? It Is
pteiisant to heur the nlutlvcs say
that it was the best dinner they
ever tasted, hut likely she thinks
there would he more Joy In it if
there was not quite so much work.
The first step in prcparlnc a
dinner arranging the menu. With
a peneii and paper arrangements
cart be made to save labor in thn
preparation for this occasion,
which ranks second to Christmas
and must be very festive. Menu,
color KclM mc and all should lie
planmd beforehand. The table
nitty be made as gay us possible, bi
asing autumn leave atfalnst the
snowy cloth and all fruits find
vegetables that have rich vivid
coloring. Also the rmart h jrd
en n dies that come in such pretty
colors arc very effective If arran-
FINISH SEWER,
ILK PROJECTS
(Cuutiuu.-d uu 1 lour J
Dolls Will
Be Given To
; Little Girls
The 01)server to Present
Life-Like 'Flossie Flirt
' to the Children of Two
Counties.
A euddleeome. bluo-cycd dollya
doll that goes lo Bleep when you
lay her down and wakes up calling
"Ma-wa" In the. most appealing
childlike volce,-who rolls Jier eyes
to watch you when you turn her
heud away ,and who cun walk
along beside you if you hold her
hand and give her Just a little
help that Is the kind of ddll
daughlcr T he Observer haw
ready for every little glii-mother
In this community Unit wan Ik one.
Flossie Klirl is the dolly's name,
u name she earned with her cute,
saucy way of rolling her eyes from
side to Hide, . Kho'll wink .and blink
us, ypu talk to her, and look so
knowing thut you wouldn't be sur
prised a bit If she suddenly leaned
over to whisper In your car..
She is qultu a big girl, too. Sev
enteen Inches tall, and lovably
real from the'tlps of her toes to
the crown of her silk brown hair.
You "wouldn't want lo drop her,
of,, course, but if you Old, shu
wouldn't break.
Smartly ( lot bed
Hit clothes are smart and beau
tifully maile. Sheer blue organdy
and lace tri turnings fashion her
two-piece. dresM and perky-hut. Her
.shoes ure patent leather, and her
half'hose stop short of lier pink
dimpled knees. , . -t
Flossie Klirt Is a patented doll,
an dexciusiv;.. There arc no other
dolls like her eerpt her very own
sister.. - , - : ;
And best or all. the dolls 'are
free! Any Utile girl In Lnton or
Wallowa county is entitled to have
one of her very own. All she has
to do la lo procure two new sub-
scribe!- for The Observer, turning
(Continued on I'age Five)
Organization! Score "'
Criticism by Coaches
MKATTU-;, WaHli. (liy the Awo
eijiled I'ress) -Clirf Harrison, nec
retftry of ihe pacific Northwest Of.
flehilM aKHoeiatloii announced to-
;i:iy that that organization and the
;i'Hclfic Coast, officials ussociation
with headiiuirt4M74 al San Francls
eo, had decided to protest to the.
J'aeiflc Coast inlercolleglula con
ference ag'tlnsl crlliclsm or offi
cials by root ball coaches.
Swanson Fined $20
By Municipal Judge
John Sv;tnsnn, who was arrested
by .tin' police.- on charges of In
toxication, wis rinefl $20 yesterday
by Judge J. h.-Slater in inunJclpnt
court. i ,
John l. Kh'tfrls't." nrrested 1 -will.
Hwnnson. forfeited $U by falling 10
appear for trial. ." ('- j
Thanksgiving Day Here;
Deserves Consideration
Thanksgivlng pay Is li ope.
whether you are ready or not. I
Came-this year on the taut Thurs-!
day of this week. Only Tlianlts
piving day we will have during
J 92ft, Im IIcvc It or not.
.Such phenomena deserves more
than a pasMlng thought, hire's a
one-way .street, Old Pad Time is
the traffic cop. Can't ko back for
another look at the duys you iiiIsh.
Iteally. with the exception or this
one. we ure entirely out of Thanks
giving Pays, temporarily. No more
until next fall.
Then how shut) we celebrate to
day? lie thankful because It Is
lien-? Or thankful ln-canm- It
won't be hen- tomorrow? Or per
haps, both,
Mt nlrht you undoubtedly plnn
ni'd w hat you would do today. To
day you decide w hat.
Incidentally, the best way that n
man cun help his wife cook is to
go into the front part of the house
und smoke a cigar until she calls
him.
Wlille smoking Mils clirar he
should be very careful not to no to
the door and look for the Hunday
imper, Simply If'-t-ause he might
; How To Carve The Thanksgiving Turkey
Eivch of the1 sketches above show a step ia' the correct, procedure for curving, a
todiiy tells yoi how; Id fietaii. :. -v.-'-' ' y- i. Vw
LOCAL PEOPLE
"Anything lo lie I Iijlm k f ti! for
Wi'll. I should mi I jillvi'." tllil. ri
MHyucai ii-Kjionrt'-il hoKitlly ' laat
nlKhl wlu'ii un pbs'trvnp rrpdi'K'r
Inviicil him to. iLxQUnt h(n offi
cial blcHHlnRH.' - ;. .
"I'm .thankful for Ihiv kldH In
thin town anil I'm 'thankful for
Un; luoralH of fiur pi-oplf. I'll
tell you," hi- i.onlln'i.'il nonrlil.'n-'
Ihilly. "I lH.l..vr Iji Cranili' l
flRF THflNKrill
jusl a little bit better than immt.upon J-a Oramle's Thanksgiving
eltiea m its size. And I Knmv celebrutlon today, nr'ight groan In
mil well that Ihe youngslers bee-1 solemn horror and turn aside (heir
couldn't be equaled anywherf."-j out ntgei) eyes.
"IMilon county Is thankful this ,,. ,,.., ' ....i,., 1
year for the crops wo have pro
duced and for the market priced
irnt fnr I tin iM rmu " ...,,t
Karl KeyncJUs. ,.-r. la,y cf!' '? '-
the :i county ehumher otWr'"" " "T " '?"". Z
commerce. . Speakm as an or-j01" , 'n""''. "rr,M,
Kunluilloiv wn are ghni that ,h01"r" '.IIv..h Jusl as sin, ..,-,, us Ihose
I'Uamler.of ebnini.-iee. Is grawJinrl l'n'l'l IJ" TlmnliMxIv-
, of commerce. Is growing'
(Continued oh age Four.)
null for II. win 11 II arrives Ihrce
days later he will lie worn out.
Ahead Ami Sli.
Kon't try In keep from taking u
Imp art, r dinner. . Hein e plan lo
give In. Wrllf Ihe doelor's num
ber on the wall hislde the. tele-
phone In large nuiuerHls so 1hf
children may read us tlt'-y run.
Vou have no Idea hor extremely
Important (his Is. Th" kids may
cull t he undertaker by mistake.
And the undertaker may coiive out
and bury you before you have, a
chance to explain. , ,
One Thanksgiving Pay a mun ate
a big dinm-r and got flat 4m his
buck Hnd first thing you know he
was dreaming. He thought his
wife took his lust dime and blew
It In for a loaf of bread when there
wuttn't a chi'W of tobacco In the
house.
Me broke out in u cold sneut und
sereaim d. Ni-ighboru rushed In.
They cut tried him. lie learned his
wife hud done no such thing. Htie
hud only run away with the. butch'
er. Ko there is no use In trying to
keep from dreaming on Thanks
giving. """ ' f " '
-- - (CuirUutttii un l it.)
La Gfanders
liCieb rating
Turkey Day
Family , pinners Kcign
' Supreme : Sport Pro
gram Is Attractive to i
-iviany. .
t The. I'Hgrlin Kalhers,, could (hey
push uslde the ages and peer down
football games might appenr to
1 ' ' " V'1" " " " '
lng.ilHy, l,a tiriiniie .slugs mid
pl'Sys and cares for lier un furl tin.
ate today un truly ar she plays.
M . 1 0 : ;i ( this- morn inc. service
of praise will be conducted In two!
eburches one at. the Kplw-opal
rhurch with the l:-v. William Mur
ray Itradner, of Cove, as speaker;
t.h h other, In Hie Ijilheran church.
w hert; ft union gathering will be
addressed by the Rev. J. A. Hull,
of Ihe Houlh Melhodist rlmnli.
I'aslurs of all Ihe rroleslant par-
isheH will participate in Mm cere
monies.
Many I 'a 111 My Pinners
Kamily dinner parlies will be in 1
order at all hours from, noon lo
evening. One such affair thai fol
lows a tradition of long standing J
is the gathering at the home of Mr.
a nd Mrs, W. II. Mohnenkamp.
Their gimsts will Include the fam
ilies Of their sons Hal, Chase and J
Lynn, limiting u company of I '!
members.'
. Not a family parly, but quite
wcleomi- wilt be the entertainment
at the counly Jail al 1 o'clock.
Twenly-wo prisoners ciiecked
on their finances Ihe other day and
found they had nine lollars In cash.
With five dollars donated by th-
sheriff and some odd silver that
came from other county officers.
the sum was turned over to the Kul- I
(Continued on I'age PI re.)
Skating Rink Opening
To He This Afternoon
M r. llebord, who conducted
roller skuting rink lo re lust year, (
will open a rink here In the Hex I
hall at two o'clock this afternoon.
he announced late yesterday. Hkat
ing will begin each nixht ut 7
o'clock ami all young folks, who
come under the curfew law. will I
bu ri.'4ulrt.d to !-afc at 8. 00.
Turkey Carving Quite,
4 ProblemFor Father
(liy SLstcr Mary) . v . -Afler:
yiother has roastedv fhe
Thanksgiving hirkey to u turn, it
Is up lo father to take a hand and
wreck tho work of art Or enhanco
it, according to his akill at carving.
livery woman has sat with baled
breath the first time the man of
the house wielded a carving knife
over a turkey. Since, no ordinary
man carves u turkey every day,
Your Uncle Sam Is Good
I ( , .
turkoy,." A story published 1
here's jusl mv U; Viouid ,bis donej,
1 First,' be Hurt;1 ttiut tli'ir tnrvihg
knife is sharp.' A dull knife wilt
mwiu trouble and consequent em
barrassment. ' ..,
If pn unusually largo . turkey
platte.r Is used,' well and good, if
not, a small-, platter should be bl
hand for the, wings, tlilghs and
(Continued on Pave Five.) '
A-.r5S(A II S
Heroic Days
Of 1621 Are
Remembered
La Grande Man Writes of
the First Thanksgiving
Day Feast And of the
Pilgrim Fathers.
. (Hy William I;'. Uoll)
Karl-. V. Once nays: "Hlnoo the
carltCHt time throughout nil the
nations of 'cHrth there hu8 bwn
und Htlll 1b observed some sort of
ffstlvnl In colouration of thi;
gathering of the KralllB und fruits
of tho soil.. Moreover, religious
services of some sort have always
had a prominent part in tho fes-
ttvul.V .
Tho Old Testament Is filled with
exhortations calling the Hebrews
to bring their, "first fruits and to
adorn their temple with . boughs
and palm branches." Our Thanks
giving, .however, Is distinctively un
American ' Institution. The day
finds Its birth In the first Thanks
gvlng observed by. -the Pilgrim
futhers of Plymouth colony In the
full of 1621. ,. :
In 1821) In the town of Plymouth,
Mass., was held the bicentennial
celebration of tho landing of the
Pilgrims. A state dinner wnB given !
on this occasion and. as each guest i
took his place, he was surprised tq
find beside his. plate five grains
of parched corn no inore, no less.
This was an approprlulu reminder
of those heroic mien and women
who dared face famine und slaugh.
ter for their principles, who first
won plenty from tho uncultivated
(Continued on Page Four.)
FINDING OF ltOQK v
MAY LEAD TO UK,'
CHICAGO SHAKE-UP
CHICAGO (By tho Associated
I'ress) A little black book, con
taining virtually a completu di
rectory ; of Chicago prohibition
enfoPvement undi forces, found
in a raid hero a week ago, may
bring' unothur extCuslvo liquor
investigation hpre...
Thi book's uxistence. 1ms been
carefully guarded while officials
undcavorcd to translate tho code
of. entries. Notations made In
the book aJ to prohibition agents
regarded some as ''dangerous"
and . others as thoso that could
"be seen."
At This
ANNULMENT
COMPLAINT
IS ALTERED
Rhinelander Amends His
Original Charges on
Court's Permit : ,
KNEW OF WIFE'S
, "TAINT" IN 1921
Witness Tells of Hotel
Episode and of Telling
Plaintiff Alice's Father.
Is Black.
WHITE PLAINS, N. T. (By tho
Associated I'ress) Three years b'
fore lils marrlnge to Alice Jones,
Leonurd Kip Rhinelander was in.
formed that her father was pnrt
negro, but answered that he didn't
care, Itoss Ohltlckpr, former chauf.
feur for Ithlnolander, testified yes-
teruay in Hiiincianuer's suit to
lannuMhelr marriage.' ',
t'hltickcr sitld he drovo Alleo
nnd L,eonurd to the Hotel Mnrla
Aiuoinctui wnero tney staj-ea &,
week as man and wlfo in Dcccmv
ber, 1021. ' . . ', . i,, i.
He said he lur visited Rhlne-
(lanaer, wno snowed mm a clock
which Leonard aald ho intended to
givo Alice as a Christinas proseut. .
"Mo you mean to ieu mo you am
i'6tng-tprgiviot uiChTlln.Hii pre- -sent."
Chltlcker said he askt'd.
Uhineluudor said yes. , .
"Then ! asked him it he knew
her father is colored. He answered'
"I don't care if he Is," Chltlcker
said. ' .
Coinplalut AmeiidcJ : , .
Tho court late yesterday after
noon granted the puUnUtTs re
quest to amend his original com
plaint o-ver defense objections. .
Tho amended complaint now
charge that Alice defrauded
Leonurd uegittlvcly in not telling
him she has negro blood.
AVAHHUNQTOX, (By tho Asso
elated I'ress)-- Colonel William
Mitchell rested his defense late
yesterday In the urmy court murU
in I. , .'
The prosecution, with 10 ur!nJr,
and navy officers .were ordered to
hold themselves ready to tako tho
stand. . ,
Two weeks wilt be needed for tho
prosecution to conclude Its case. ,
Hcrriot Will Attempt
lo rorm New Ministry
- 1A It 1H, ( By tho Associated
'resit) Kx-Premier Herrlot an-
Inounced late yesterday he would
undertake to form a ministry.
i allure of his projected "con
entration" cabinet is considered
likely tn well-Informed circles,
however.
A
Doll For
Christmas
Ah Us niiuiuil CIu'Miiia ilrhr
ftir new remler. The Ohscrvr
IIiIh year Is offering it beauti
ful "I -linsin lilrt" doll to mu-
one who .MTur" two new suh
M'l'lliilnns In Tho tjbserver for
0110 i'ttr.
The 1I11II K n lirailt). tvltlt rv.
i-lii-itr, piitenfeti fraliiifM Hull
limki' It llie (ileal It I ft for any
rhaiiiiluic 11111c IimI) oil t'luil
1111K liifiniinK, The doll r:in ta
mm ullli ti few minutes' time
I-MIuk your friends anil nelifli
iMirs. H' a lloll that si'lls nt
t Mini iinm one at The
lllMtui. t(et tlio jmiliSP'Irrs
hlivy tislny they'll havo many
ilolls mm liy tcniomw.
"Obsrnrrr Auyertlsmg
A MerUuuMllsuis Bwrloe."
DEFENSE ENDS
ITS TEST INK