La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, December 17, 1925, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextThursday, December 17, 1925. THE IX GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Pace Five ; ! Local News In Brief k i if CO.MI.Mi KVHSTS. PmvihIkt 2H l-'.lrrtloii to Toto , upon Mlmol huilgrt. Ill ni ilium M n& Kvi-lya Smith Ls 111 ut lur liome hen. t- . - ; t- llrtums to llmm R K. i,. 1 irook.s rot urm-d I o It U i homv ut imHur this morning, nt l ivr several days 1n l.a tlrande vi- l . Sum liirth. fruit buyi'r und t-x-F porter from J'ortlatid. Ls here to- 'iiiy buying iipplt-s for shipim-nt. s Leave This laming ' . Mlsji Minn Arth will h-livo lie re this evenint; en roitle to l'ort- . laud, wh"re she will spend two ; tdu.vs visiting and chopping. - s . Ili-iv f ii mi IVrry ' I ) .Mrs. Walsoii. ' of the Grande I- eonipanys .slore who has charge Itonde JAimber at ivrry, was yesterday. At l-uunl t'Uy today if Mrs. i. .1. Lunger and Mrs. L. K, I'ronly and little ''daughter, Ida Mary; went lo Island t'ity this . nitfrning. where I hey are visiting rolative.s today. Iti tad t 'out met or in Town . John Logan, of l'llot Lock, who had charge of some road work in Union county last summer, Is In town on business :i.pilay. , l'n-sides nt Stat; r. Meeting -; Kennel Me('orm)ek it In Port land today, presidingiver tin-annual meeting i-of the" Oregon 4 'utility ClerliS association. . t Uostoiu'aii'' fcn KmUe to Paeifle . It. It. Wells, who lives at Hoh ton. Mass-., stopped in La Grande today for a short visit on his way to the Pacific coast. He is regis tered at l he Hotel Foley. Mr. Ihitliiiaii III l-:idrldge ilufrntan, junior high teacher at the .Greenwood school. Is absent today because of illness. Mrs. John Camp is acting as his substitute. limine Kiiowlcs at. Kuterprlsc Judge J. W. Knowles went to Enterprise la".t night to hold mot' ion 'day hearings in the Wallowa Circuit 'court today and Friday. He 'Stopped en route at Wallowa for the dedication of the new K. P. fiall there. I;il,s Initiation Tonight La Grande ludge So. 4:;:i li. P. 0. Klks will, hold .Initiation cere monies tonight at . the regular f- meeting... After the lodge meet f ing thegj lygrani and ( uanqiui. ' Modern WbiHlmen Meet Tonight - - There will be a meeting of the Modern Woodmen of America this i evening ,.jit eight o'clock. Alter - ' u shirt business session the meet- Intr will b- spent socially. For Father, 1 W$M Mother, 4 1 iMzr Brother and J Sister ckv Clint llrre frtm In ion Airs. Krni'Ht Kuhk-r ttvs a bus iness visitor to La GruiitU- thU morning from Union. She r turntd to ht-r home on train No. 24 .Motion day in Wallowa County Jmlxe J. Knowles will holil Ills usual monthly Wallowa coun ty motion day, which takes place the third Friday of each mouth, toiuorrow ut Enterprise, Visited in Portland - Mrs. J., A. Horf. who has been visiting her two dauKhler who live, in l'orlland for the past three weeks, pulsed through Ju Grande this morning on her way home to Klgin. Left lat night for Sweet Gru.s, Joe Iirown left last night en route to Sweet Grass, Montane., win-re he will visit his sister. Kit outc he will stop at Spokane lor a few days, to visit friends there. It Is reported here that Mr. Brown will be married while away, lie will return to La Grande the first of the new year. I lew From Knterirlc Mrs. Walter Klinghamer mid Imt little daughter, Marjorie, whose home it , at Knter prise, where Mr. ICIinghamer is nr.m ager of Skuggs store, are visiting in 1& Grande for a few days a( (he home of her parunls,- and .Mrs. L. I'. Day. ' Chrlslnins Tree stolen . Several. Christmas t retcs lfnve disappijared. from- jor;he.sV- where they have' been -left overnight, in thu, hwt few'da.w.' Oip was IpU-' from the porch at .tin- AL T. Mill home sometime Tftusday ntght r Wi'dnesday morning l aiul t he sa me i) Igh t one dWtrppca red from the Currey )roine. m. -4 Homo renin, Virion-.' ,. t- Mrs. M. K. Taylor relin'nejd' to 1kt hom!c her yesterday after vi siting at I'n Ion since Sal unlay with her daughter, Mrs. v. W. Stevens. Mrs. Stevens accompan ied, her to La Grande und spent the day shopping and visiting. Home from College 1 Max Jensen was In Ii Grande this morning on his wny home to ,1'nlon from, Corvallix. ( ireon. where lie is a student at the Ore gon Agricultural college. Mr. Jensen was on his way home to spend the Christinas '.holidays. Testing Cattle at t'arniu lr. W. K. Thlsilewntle left the first of the week lfor I'arma, Idaho, where he is testing cattle for tuberculosis. Carina is. on the Idaho, Oregon , slat' line ami I )r. Thist h-walte is testing Idaho cat tle that are to be chipped to Oregon. He will return to Iji Garnde about Sunday.'' Attorney lleturii Home Walter S. Gleason. of l'orlland, and rtobert l. Lytic, of Vale, returned to their homes today. Lytle. who Is grand chancellor for the Knights of Pythias in Oregon, was the speaker , when Wallowa dedicated Its new temple OUR XMAS STOCK IS COMPLETE Michaels-Stern Suits and Overcoats - Derj? Hals -Arrow Shirts - Arrow Collars - Cheney Tics - Allen A Hosiery - Hrighton Carlsbad Pajamas - Cheney Mufflers - ScholAVil Caps - Celt Slippers - Jantzcn Sweaters - Perfection Longie Suits for Hoys -Limb Knit Gloves - Hickok Pelts - Pendleton Path Robes - Indian Iilankets - Pcd Blankets - Blazers Multnomah Wardrobe Trunks - Suit Cases - Bags - Nettleton Shoes and Oxfords. mas Gifts SHOP EARLY Extra Salesmen last cvt'iilnK. Several I -a Grande fythiuns -wtre in attunfluncej . IMnneti In Window Dlsplny . I'runes attrurlivoly packed hy John Itt'un, of Covo, lire display ed as Christ matt suKKestlons in the window of the chamber of Lommeree office today. Special rates have been granted for shin- ment by express to point east. The prunes ean be purchased nt u number of the local grocery stores, and come In boxes of sev eral size. Lert for lYulluwu ' Alter visiting lor two weeks with Mrs. T. V. Itratton Mm. J. Koon left this morning for Wal lowa, and frour there will go to Maxville, where she makes her home. - Mr. and Mrs. II rut ton for merly lived in a Grande, but moved to l'erry a short time ago. To Visit Parents Mrs. K. T. Ktley was In La Grande tills' nvorning on her way . to Klora, Oregon, where she will 1 visit for three months with her I parents, who live there. M rs. Kiley is from Gullnke, Saskatche wan, Canada. ' Home From Hospital Mrs. Wayne Wagner left Ja Grande this morning on her way home to Wallowa after severul weeks here. Mrs. Wagner un derwent a mastoid operation at the Granite Hondo hospital the last of November. After leaving Hie' hospital she spent several days at the home of her cousin. M rs. Vernon Ainsworth. recuper ating before returning to her home. Trial Continued p Anot her .euntinuanco of the trial ol four Chinese and one Jap-aiH-se, irresteil in a raid Saturday evetiing at. HOM Fourth street and charged wllh frequenting a place where . opium i K.Titoked, '.took place yesterday afternoon at two o'clock. The remainder of the defense testimony will be he, rd elt her this alternoou or Friday before Judge J. O. Slater. BACHELORS DINE AT COVE (Continued from Page One. the recipient would marry a spin ster. Clint Van Fleet's slng.e blessed n ess was pronounced se cure when he found a bachelor's button . in his portion. The slice set aside for Major it. It. Huron absent because of military duties was found to contain a wedding Iny, a sign t hat he will he Urn first to take to himself a wife. After lUnhifr the host led the way to the llvlngroom. where" -he displayed 't- fascinating collection of souvenirs, curios ant) med 'i he 1 as collected in his travels m an exhibitor. "; ' , Leo J. - French fHyed piano ac companimcuts while the Coelebs mingled their voices, 'in songs appropriate sentiment. A round of stories am! another song or two concluded the party when the hour 'had grown" late. ' M r. Stuck land's Cove guests were G rover Muf fey and Loom Lantz. The othei s. who were from La Grand!, Included Yed IT. Kiddle. Harry Hi en hoi U. I larvi y I ' C. Matthews. Mr. Vnn Fleet, Mr. l-'reneh and Mr. Maria4. Shop At Clint's for Your Xmas Gifts Of Quality AM) LATE to Serve You. iBthier 4 i h. it 3 s 3 Gift. ' J Suggestion "f Fov him wo would sn c-- M Kest a box of his favor ite cigars 25 to 50 U) a box, wrapped" .attrac tively in a Christmas package. Sir Many other gifts for llim at this Holiday Store. Glass Drugs Inc. TO ffj&xg,j& St"? . La Grande, Oregon lOHTI.M .MAKKiriS PORTLAND. tire.. (AO Livestock Steady. Kggs One cent lower, firsts 2Ite (fc 29MiC extras :tLMeV.( a3e. llutter, butterfat Steady. SAX KltAXClSCO terfat 6 7c her today. (AOllut- POItTLaii.l GltAIX IKK1V' PfKTIM. Or.. (AP) Wheat IIIIU. hard white, li. S. Haart, soft whit-', western white, I'eeem brr and January. $I.M'; wi'-Ji-ni red, Oecember and January, $L .3. Oats Xo. 2 white feed and No. 2 gray,,- December and January. $2!l.r0. Corn So. 3 VI. Y. shipment, December and January. $:t4..n. makki-:ts at a (ii.A s: NHW YOltK.' (AOSIoel.B Jrreguhir; more than 20 rails shares at mw'htghs. Ponds Firm; railroad issues lend advance. Foreign exchange 'Steady; French francs recover.' . ( 'niton Lower; spot houses Sugar Ua rely steady; coin mis sion houstf selling. Coffee Kasier; lower Hi a.llii'.n market. CHICAGO. (AO- - Wheat--official Ar- Firm: despite be-.irl.sh g'iitlna estimate.s. Corn liarely Hteadv ther. good wea- rattle Hleady. Hogs Higher; good for medium weights. Anu-Aircrall 1 ractire Successful, lilocli Kays; (Continued from I'n'o One.) I Iln pill-lmpi' of trHthur urh t:ir-irt-lH. Ihftr lowing ir'-i'r nnl th.-ir-humllhiK. Tli'-y wi rt' in no N'-ns" wnnnt-ry i-xtTcisi'S, nor v i-i lli.'yi Inlnnli-fl to 1m- mirli. Althnir,'ii th. Tt'X.'IH ilifl tll'r If. Illltn.cr ol rout:.!:: . wild lit-r li III I -li I ri-ri! 1 1 kiims :il t'M."' m:w tint! liirKi-r taivlK wi!h v. ry , KOOll ri'SWllH, tlllH IWIH illl'i'll I'l.ll to lli- lint or III.' lards iiii'l tor-I KH Ki'lir. I'rolil li linili-t'ial piiil't o! vii-w Iln- t"Kls wi-ro s::( i;!'a li.i v. nnil II iippi-aiH that U t i-p- rta tlonM of tin' ki rvlri- tor Ir-rr.i r ami hi-lli-r liil-Ki'tH will In- n ali.. rl." Ailiiilnil llloi li il' i lai. .1 lli.il "i-onlriiry to tln-Ti'tli'i'li il 0111111011 of i-i-rtaln porllons ol Iln- pr. :M. I In. Iiliri-all In ot tlii lll-io opinioa Hull onr navy alloat Is In a high ly i-rrll-li-nt riiiiilitioll anil llial inin ii procn-RH li.-iH'lM'i n inaili- limine Iln ptiKt risial yi-nr 111 Kimni ry. "TIllB Ik not to iriy." In- a.l.l. .L "luil itn-al'T i rriili 111 y can not I." 1. 1. lain. . I ly llo- l OiiMrin : ion m ci rlliln lypi-s of In v Bhips p. r inllti'il llnil.'i' din Ir.'aly lor II"- lim iltilion 'of nnnaun-ii:.s. anil l.y ih" muI'jfI II til Inn of now anil Inipiov. ! innli-rlnl for tin- nWiT inal. rial whli'li In now on lioaril many ol lie olili-r slilpti." Tim ri'porl tool; Hi.' posilinn dial rii'ot ulrornrt "Hlioulil In- in ami ol t hi' niivy uml not of a spara'r J MiTViCO." j "In Iln' ili vi lnpnii nt a'nl noppiy of i.rrinsivi' ami il.nnsiM' alpur- nlilH." II "alii, "nol only for nur Ifai'i' uml mihsnrfai .' rrall. Inn also for nln'rnfl. tl'i-w aiinn liav" li-:i;ii Ifoninl lo In- Inl. rn Inl' il Mini (in jli. nl ri'inllH nri' only ni.tatn.tl'l" ly Irloir roonliliation anil 1 imp. 1 at ion iliilwii'll tin' vario'.l.s typiri ol naval irnfl. I -11 lta l"-n rl. .iriy '! ( rliil'i.-l Hint for (In- piirpiw of i-a r. sin 1; lhi i-rr.illvi' r:ini:i' iiinl iia r.a'irt: lllic iii'ciinn y ol fin' of inaii.r ' i.i IIht uuns Unit Hi" nlrplail" If . c Ik.'IiIII to coinlialiint slupi. Tlio I II10 nlrplun- linn la i nni" a pari of I tin. lone ram,-" rim "nntrol fi.-Mii. lin.l In u inni h m as III" ilir. lo'. j He-op" or Hi" rani:" fllHl-r ar I ll. " p.-raonin l. As mi. h. v.I'Ik."- r.-ni.l.-rliiB tli. Ir o'lor wl airflMj-;. 11111M !) on s!iip or tli" 11 " !' "; ' aloli" Jnmin. b uml. f.'.Hl the in rsonn. 1 nn'l . Ine 10 siloli fl airrra'l i'mii! 1 I' Markets In nn.l of II' nmy ami n ncpn nil' i" rvii i "The rli-v. Inpni. nt v tor the plnn". '"i li in linii'l. i bomli rtKhm. runs. lorp. .1. Inn, ,ro !! filarly an 1. i h-i " J . L' nfii RTTRin uuiiiiui iiiiu I IIHITIM FMn! mi iisyui i lisu uisui M array. Will us nnrt Kelley, convicts comb inned to die for the murdt-r of guards they shot In an attempt to escape from the state' prisoh, were all In high spirits and seemingly unaffected hy their gloomy prospects when Sueriif Jesse 1 res hears and Kn si.yli liarker of the Salvation Army visited them In their steel-M-ro iuil cells ut Salem over the we keml. Two of theni immediately re. civilized KnsiKU liarker when he pressed his face against the screen, and called him by name, lie had visited them a. number of times before slnee llu-y were first I or,i ml; tni to prison. They are solitary confinement in cells glbi.Hi listed. i ti barred and screened with Willi permission of G. W. J .11 -. wardt a, whom darker has had o:iK-Lii:ie acquaintance, the La J Grande men inspected every de kjpartment of the pent itent iary, not omitting the exeeution chamber. i ney revisited me CnUm county prisoners - whom, they 4iad , seen drcti-icri in on I heir, delivery the day before .and Nlaycji with them lor three hums. Stopping in Portland on their way home they railed on Adjut ant Itootiey, or the Oregon divi sion of the Solvation Army, who arranged a trip to the While weapoiis and apparatus have also bei-n Improved, ami I am optimis tic enough lo hope and expect that notable advances will be made tvilhin the next few years. I "At. the close of Ho; world war the navy was just being equipped with lis. first auti-atrcValt weapons. I These being the first ever produced j in this country and having been j produced iii the stress of war, na j turally were susceptible to many 1 imp! ovements. However, this ma j leriul w as on hand. It was ex pt nsiye and was capable of endur ing many years, so, then-fore, no , changes of unproven value were j i recommended. Research, studv, i expt-rimentation, anil development 1 wo..-' proceeded' with,- and until it : was certain that material ud- ' j vanees could be made no request jfor funds were made. "The iliiector of the budget and; ,the hist two congress s have, ns , s'(Sied th" bureau, and rnnii It will J be pcssih!e to install for trial ftfloat ;u limited atmmnt of new, Improved, jaiul efficient app-iratus. While the I present unt i-ah efarl guns are by no means modern, they are not neg ligible. The re-.-onls of the navy dep-irtnient imlle-.ito that during the : p;ist year Hi battleships and two j lhrht cruisers held 4 praellees j against, aircraft lowed by airplanes., iln 20 of tin-He pnittices hits were j imide on the targets While these j practices were held under favor-j ahki co,nditiors.. ncverl hehsJ they i-i-p'A fK .;it the ,1m st renrodiuition of actual conditions that coiihl be ob tained. Jt is to be hoped that even j t Y.N very creditable performance v. iil be-much improved by recent j developments. -; "Wit h the deveiopment of au tomatic Irinngulntioh recording fhMceH.lt Will be possible to locate the point of burst of anti-aircraft projeelileR, thus enabling careful iinalysis to be made which will as sist In gunnery training und tecu nhi"e." .1 l"waoniHi 9 ARCADE Last Time Tonite Colleen Tyloore in "WE 8 MODERNS" And "The (lang" Comedy I FRIDAY' l mm As? 7 -l-.SKWS" and I'KI.IX" I 4 1 Shield home. Twenty babies. In cluding one l'klmo and one Fili pino, ur being cared for there now. As soon uu the mothers are abiie to work, the homo finds places for them. On their af ternoons off, the pills are privil eged to return to the home whero room is equipped for their use with sewing machines, tables, chairs and lounges. The sheriff and the ensign ar rived homo Tuesday night. MITCHELL CASE NEAR END TODAY (Continued fiom Tsgo One.) pose, I have therefore directed iny counsel to close our part of; the proceedings without an argil- mem," he said. The prosecution then offered t. forego the. closing arguments, 1ml the court ordered Assistant Judge Advocate Gullton to present tlm.lieen considerable belter than the prosecution's plea. Ci ill lion, for the sake of armv discipline and for national inter est, asked that Mitchell be stripped of his arm commission. Mitchell; in his statement lo the court, declared his trial was the culmination of efforts of the army j general staff and - navy general) board to deprecate the value, of air1 power." , j lteferrlng lo former Secretary of n War Weeks' letter to President Coolldge, presented to the court yesterday, Mitchell asserted that "Weeks and Indirectly the presi dent were wrongly and untruthfully Informed ns to the condition of) our aviation ami national defense' by persons - furnishing data which his letter waa based." Wallows! Farmers Hold Wheat for High Prices ( Conf Imir d from Vn go O n. ) While others think the prlco will continue to mount to hlnln-r fig- We Buy for Less We Sell for Less Don't miss the op- poitiinity to double your dollar's value at our Anniversary Sale ask your neighbor. New York Store DESTROYERS OF HIGH PRICES Five Tubes Ni 1 "III ; ' I k fifooA UMifi A hannV Home ! r $hi1 9heWortds Greatest mtm-lEZP mdioReceiv i With Built-in Loud Speaker o Great Wolum and Superb Tsse This wondeiful S-tubc Freshman Radio Receiver is now spreading huppir.ors in hundreds ot thousands of homes, all over the world. Two thousand of these wonderful instruments are being manufactured and old by us per day. This mammoth production has both enabled us to perfect a great organization and o'Tt a f;"e radio receiver at practically one-hall the cost of other sets ol correspond! rig C;ui:!ity. The model illustrated above is encased m as line a heavy five-ply genuine mahogany cabinet, as ever graced any radio set, Tlio Easiest 0$ AH Sets to Operate Equipped with the rcw Frc-jhman straight line, wave-length condenser, with vernier adjustment, peimfttfrg you to get any station you want, without inter ference, over the cri -e brcadcasting range. WE ARE AUTHORIZED FRESHMAN DEALERS DIRECT FACTORY REPRESENTATIVES ! Heacock's Radio -JO I Fir Street ore, and say they will hold for awhile yet. The condition has been the mtetis of bringing much I more nnouey to the producer fur his products, and taken as a whole over the country will amount In-j to many thousands of dollars. The price of other grains such) as barley and oats has not been j as good as that of wheat. Much oats and barley have been sold ; by farmers at price ranging from : $;!3 to slightly above $25 a ton. j Warehouse men have been asking j $:;0 a ton for oats, but sales have ! been slow at this figure. The sale of hay has ulso been rather slow, hw ill II l.irf.t IWtl-t 1tx lllllll.t tlx the ml bl conditions of weather, no feeding to speak of lias been done anywhere yet, und those who 'are CMtccttnir to need feed later in the winter are waiting to see' how low hay prices uro going b fore making purchases. prices being asked Tor alfalfa. and other common grades of hay jfe .said to be around H to $10 a i ton. The sale of limothv hav has ol her grades, some balling has been done by a number of farm ers In the valley sextton. Much or this class of hay rinds a ready sale nt the logging camps In the woods where many lugging teams am fed during the winter months, Obituary ' ITMIUAL AT .lONKPll. The funeral of J. M. Mitchell, 77, pioneer, who died at Hot Lake yes terday morning, wilt be held at Jo-I h tomorrow morning at 10 'o'clock rrom the Mel hod 1st church1 there. The body was rorwarded to I I Joseph from here this morning by (the W. 11, itohnciikump. company, and was accompanied by Mrs. L. M. CavllleSH, daughter of the deceased. I Mr. CuviueAt joined Airs. Caviness here this morning from tlodr home APRONS! l-.usy lo T'.nihmltlcr T.AWN rNm.KAriiKD (I I NO HAM CIIII.DUKN'H Al'KONS CHUISTMAH HOXIOS onU CAUDa Art & Baby Shop litOI Adnnm Avenue. Htitlerlck Patterns - 1. M. C. anil Nun's Itoll-proof Thread; i:tc. STUDEBAKER SPECIAL SIX GOOD CONDITION . ' $300.00 Perkins Motor Co. l'hone M-000. " C6r. 4th ftHtf Adattrs"" cNgw and Improved ' ,4$. mti m yt, Radio Pioneers Men's Xmas Sox 49c to 98c Some Silk Some Wool." Some Silk-and-Wool. Checks and Stripes 60 STORES THE UUB In Portland. Mr. Mitchell leaven his widow, also a pioneer lo this section, who is quite ill at their home in Joseph, four sons, Herman, Henry and Guy H., of Joseph und Weld on of Natupn, Idaho, and one daughter,, Mrs. L. K. Cavhiess. of Portland, besides a host of friends in both Cnlon and Wallowa counties. LIOTEL ASTOO 2nd 4 Hill Lo. Aoi.l.. A V EVERY ROOM hat PRIVATE TOILET 50 Bth, ?" Now. Modern ' CIo,e to Shopping Diilrict nd Theatret FREE GARAGE Tariff horn $1.30 ..0i In 7.V. .. Kid In K.Vi ...nili; I" II.V' .1(10 lo 05c ingSetf iM: -JFFTiWVN. n ModeJ Service Across the Tracks T "THE STOPF WITH A rONSCIFNCF i" ii: 4 W