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Wednesday, Deceinher 30, 192f.- TOE IX. GRANDE EVENING OHSKKVKK I'aec Five Local News In Brief 1 COMING KVF.XTS. June V, l, 11 I hiim Livestock how ut Luton, Ore. ii City Yesterday ' i:. V Slack, whose home Is ut iiiiiuucryilto, was a visitor to Da, Irande yesterday. lo VWI at' Wallmvu Mrs. Jess Spencer went Jo Wal ivu Hi if morning, where she will isit relatives for u few duys. hi liusiiiess Trii G "IK1' I lode went dp the .ranch tin til in morning on a Hisinesy trip. 1ngnu P"by Improves 1 ,111 ! I onah Hawaii, who 1i;im neii ll at tlie home of his par tus. Mr. and Mrs. II. O. Dagun, s iuiii-h improved. I la-- Vuealfiiii hi MalM Miss Mildred Weeks returned Monday night from Idaho, when' me .spent vacation from her dut ies as deputy county clerk, work ing in ',1 lie recording department. Home from Wnl la W;ill;i Mr. and Mrs. Carl G. IIHm and sons. Junior ;i in I 1 loliMc, are hunie i nun Walla. Walla, Wash., where hey .spent Christmas as giicsls of Mr. Delia's mutlier, l.enxiug Hospital Toilu. Mrs. I0va Winn, who underweht in operation at the Grande Unndc iiu:-piial a I unit I n days uo, ; was removed to lier home at Klgin to lay. I a Doiilc- lo ItoiM' m .1. I:. Dullard and S. T. Schr pt nt Tuesday nii;lit at t he Sum mer .hole) en route I'roni Portland' iio I heir homes at Dnisc. I b it- from Ni ht-uska (i. l'V Si vessel- visited ill Da, 'ramie on his way to Hie const. Mr. St ve-sj!-! makei his home a'. Reward, Xeb. Here for Dental Work Mr. and Mrs. li. G. ilombel. of KnterpritX are - guests at the Hotel Summer, M r. ilombel is having dental work done. ( ailed Dy Drolhcrs Death Mrs. 3i. K. Tyler h-it l.a Grande I : -t nifiht for Nora Spring. Jowu. i 'ailed by the death of her bro- Mier. Uvle Hill. Mr. Dill spent, tie- summer of Wt'l'.i in l.a Grande. In l'inHi'.nd - , Mr. and. Mrs. liruee Dennis and I Mrs. McAdary Hecnpenitliig Hon and Mr. and -Mis. S. D. Crov.ve.I -Pr- W, i. Mcdoryw;liQmivJiXjm and sons, of J.a. .Grande, are rug- I Portland where., he,. , accompanied Isiered at the rampbell Court ho tel in Portland. fundi Dennett Kct t 'oat n Thorson lll'll! 1 Sennotl, who rpent Christmas with ' his people ul Milton, (ire., relttrm-d to . l.a (irande Munrlay night to supervise 01 hleties, for the hi'b scliool. In CiJy Ibis Week it Koy l"ugate, of the Oregon Agricultural colieyc extension S'-r-iice, is in Jii irunde i his week. jSe will v'sil several points near bete wliile in K.'i stern i regon. prained Ankle I llr Chester Koyle fell Monday eiiing and sprained her ankle, fliie will be unable In walk on tjie fool for several days. li"utii)uc Dancing Ia-smiiis 1 Mrs. Cred Wells will discontltiHc hi r dancing eiases unltl late in unary. Slie is ill and under tr ni un lit at Die Grande .Kondc huspilal. Will at Pnletpi-Ise f Miss Plixllis llilill, whose Itonie Jh in Portland, arrive,! in La Gran tie ihis utorning mi Imt wuy .to llnterpri.'. wli'-i e : Hbt ,wHI . visit a .--liu.rt time with friends To 'i:l i-amlntolTier . Ni. It K. Tieiiiey and small f'auchb-r. 'Gi raldine, were In m Grande (iha morning on (heir way V 1 IV " J to Knterprise, whore they will vl :sit Mrs. Tierney's irramlmother. Their hono is ut Oroville, Wash ington. Itettirn to Palmer Junction Mr. und Mrs. Ilert Oakiimn re turned to their homo ut Palmer Junction Hi is morning after a. few duys spent In La Urunde. Willi Daughter Three Months- Mrs. C. G. liolst. who has been in Portland with her daughter for the pust three months, pussed through La Grande this morning on her way home to Joseph. Shopping In City Miss Duellu Steward accompan ied hy M Iks Grueo Jlaneku re turned lo their home at Wallowa this morning after three days in l-i Grande shopping. Xew Year's at l.nlerprfso Mr. P. K. Osborn went to Ku lerprise tills morning on the branch line train, where she will spend New Year's. With Daughter Christmas Mr. and Mrs. A. Zeamer were in Iji Grande this morn i lip on their way home to, Klein. They were guests of their daughter at Maker Christmas. VKHs l ather In California W. A. Doner arrived In Ta Grande I his morning en route lo lii.-i, home, at Joseph, r Mr. Hon1? nas hern visiting nls father, who lives, in California. 1 t . I line J la by Dnnuglitrr Mr. 'and Mrs. John O'Connell it the proud parents of a baby girl born at the Grande ltonde .j,M.,. j hospital iMonday evening at 8:30 o'clock. ;rue littte girl weighed in-, pounds. She h;i las been named Mary Shirley.' Away Two Months Mrs. J. U Stullli was in the cily this morning on her way home to Elgin after nn -absence of two months. Mrs. Smith visit ed her daughter in Portland und also vLslted at Olympio, Washing ton while away. To M.-it at Hill Home Mrs, Thomas Mill arrived in l.a Grande this morning and will visit here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Hill live in Chicago, where Mr. Hill is attending medical school. Mn Hill visited Mrs. J I. M. Day In California before coming to In Grande. Mrs. McAdnry just before Christ mas. reports lhat she is improv ing and has recovered sufficiently to be removed from I he hospital to the) hojne of .hnti , sislcPj nwhfire she will remain for some time to recuperate. ' I.eD Ist Mgbt . , Mrs. Quelle 'Kisher and little daughter. Patricia Ann,- ref t ' -Ivi Gramle Inst night for "PendbT on.' where they will visit Mrs. Fisher's mother a few days beforiu.r,i:ttirn ing home to Portland. They ''have been visiting here with her sister. Mrs. G. It. Williams und her ratti er, C. A. McCrury. , Wire In Hospital Here I.. D. Kminons returned to Ids l home at Joseph I his morning af Iter visiting his wife, who is ill Int. the Grande Domic hospital. (Mrs. Kmmons underwent a major ; operation here iwo weeks ago. She is Improving although it will le u mom h before she will be able to return to her home. Del urns from Porilniid After spending the holidays with IJoyd amUMIs.' Klhd Dur- brldge at i'orlliiud. Mrs. .f. J, brldg. lu'r daughtera, .'Jessie and Carrie, and Dal Hudspeth, return ed home by motor Monday night. I .loyd Dttrbrldce Is employed nt Die CniN-d States , Natloniil bank at -Tortland. and Mfss,' Klhel (.ls a sludent at., a bushies.- college tili're. ; ' It's Here 01 Ii I5IG (iTII ANNUAL JANUARY " SALE STARTS SATURDAY, JANUARY 2ND. Every Article in Our Store Reduced. .NOTHING RESERVED. ; Sec Thursday Ad. THS STO?IE v?TH A CONSCIENCE 4 To Mfcr"Hnme-bi Kimtli lkot Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Mcpherson and funilly left ,a Grande yester day by auto headed fur South Da kota, whero they expect to innko their home. They ure traveling in two cars and will stop ut several points of interest ulong the, wuy. The Mcpherson's have made their home In al Gruiple for the oust two years. Issuer liur .Marriage Licenses Business is livening ui at the county clerk's office. Marriage licenses were issued Monday to three couples: JJoyd K. Hudson, of Joseph, and Mix Mamie Mil ler, of Knterprise; Karl Dows and Miss Kowena Dobbin, both of Un ion; Charles F. Dlndsey, of Ijx Grande, and. Miss Kmma G. Car per, of Wallowa. Yesterday a lic ense to wed was granted to Clif ford McCullough and Miss Geneva Cross, both df Elgin. MEDDLER'S COMMISSION i RUiNS HIGH (Continued from "rs Om.) sions. 'Canvassing is a great graft," declared d prominent medical man in la Grande as he discussed the situation with an Observer re porter this morning. "When 1 was a student. I used to peddle baby swings in the sum mer to pay my tudion for the coming year at college. The swings cost me $ 1.15 apiece, and 1 sold Uiem, like hot cukes ut 2.5ii.M YX't tho sample case totem ar gue the saving of retail und job bing men's profits. In the case of hosiery u favor Uc .line jwith I h bellrftiUlng bug. men the investigation showed tlia.boavt 'particular! I y. uUfpunclf (I. Ducal merchants.1 it was discov ered, buy their hosiery stocks direct from' the manufacturers in a majority of cases. Not nn im portant store In li Grande but followsi.th's prac.lice and assures itsi. custprners : stockings,' finality fiof; ouafity, at a, price the peddler cannot match. Dut it Is I he canvassers purpose to undermme Die public's, confi dence In the local stores, And they will continue to tell us many persons as they can induce to listen that they can save money by eliminating the . merchants and the jobbers profits. The money they save, however, goes into the canvassers pockets. Jf it didn't, they couldn't afford to bo canvassing. And this is the reason that bnnkers and merchants and doc tors and lawyers want to see the peddler's game, exposed. As soon as they are convinced the people who patronize him begin to compare understand! ug ly the advantages of buying from the peddler, who is here today and gone tomorrow, with those, of buying from a merchant who strnifiV' behind' his' iroofis' - cverY day Wf Hie year, theywlll of theft own accord refuse to patronise the house unnoyer, the Investiga tors believe. CITY WILL' " v ' CELEBRATE 9si a nntir a t inuiviLi (Continued from age ,On. - nlfig' will' be the final dance at Die i'oun1i- club. Somertime. ago 1 ho organ ixat ton sold its; holdings, to give-possession January I, D2(i, and with this affair the present country club will pass into history. A commit lee bus been preparing for the dance for some time und cxnects to make It u fitting close for the several years of the club's existence, t "Prlm-c of Peace" Cnutaln The sacred cantata. "The Prince of peace" by Wolcott, which will be given at 5 p. m. New Years day In the D. I . S. tabernacle and which Die public has been Invited ct ultend. Is expected to excel anything of its nature presented here of bile. The program is made" bp of ly numbers, begin ning with an organ -prelude and nding wilh a- ehonm ntiniber l f4rtiise thu 'ljrd All Ye KnllOns." Decllatlons, vocal and instru mental solos and ensemble num bers make up' the majority of selections, and will bring .onlo the stage 'Home of the finest voices and taletit In Da Gmnde; ; The cantata is to be.. --presented Uiy the .l,y.D'H. choir uridcr the auspices of the M. I. A., 1 Ji Gran dc. it Nt ward. G. Karl Stoddard I will be conduct or,a Mrs. J-ster Stoddard organist, 'and .Mrs. Oyde jMetcalf, reader. A compleic pro gram will be published in The Ob server later. Work has l'ii r-siim'l on the Ston .Mo in tain memorial. Above, a workman swung over the race or the mcinurlul lu h tetl i'.-iuy. - i V "Onn at night Next day bilgM" Rexall ORDERLIES .are nn easy relief for eon- . stipatlon. -A never falling luxatlvo, gentle In action and abso lutely sure. Never necessary to In crease the dose. They work naturally and form no habit. Safe for children us will as adults. t Doses 25c Glass Drugs Inc. La Grande, Oregon Markets I'DIlTIiAM) MAHKOTK ri)I!TI,ANL, Oil) (Al' l.ivt- Htoi-k Stt'udy. . JJuIIit, ; vi;$h. ' Hut terlut4-SlLUily, 'SAN . MtA'NL'liCO (AT) Uiil- lerfat 5 1c -f . 6 1 14 1) Ihtu toilay. 1'UHTIiAM) (JltAIN MAItKKT I'liIlTI.ANU. (Jr., (Al') Wlunt -Mill; hard whltf, hard white 11. S. Uuarl. soft- while, wi'Mterll whilft JKoemhci;.' no. iuotulloiis: Jnttunr.vt at $!!: liurtl whiter, northern NprliiK. vetern red, J)ee- emher, no iiuotatlons January, Jl.liO. . . . (,)atn N"o. 2 'whlto feed and No. 21 pray, lieceniber and January, 2!.50. Corn N'o. 2. K. Y. Hhtpinent. December.'' no quotation; January, 53G. FDOUt PUD I S GO 11 Kill I.R MINNKAPOUS (AP) Klour prices passed the ?10 a barrel fig ure here as (nidations continued to advance in sympathy with th rising wheat market. As a re suit of successive increases flour prices gained u dollar In the past week. The range, for family patent grade, in carload lots, was $U.5 $ 1 U.I ft u barrel, representing an increase of 25 cents to 55 cents ov'(r ; Monday', prices. "Siahkkts'at a'gdanck NHW YODK, (AP) Slocks -Irregular; many rail shares . ut new highs." -, . ..ai.i .u. h.; Dunds Klrm j oil higher. foreign exchanges Steady; Krcnch francs continue to gain. Cotton Steady firm .southern murkels. ., , . , , . i m Sugar Dandy steady. Coffee Higher; Improved Drazilian financial reports. CHICAGO (AP) Wheat. Strong: strength In corn. Corn Dither; decreasing i'e ceijds. Cuttle Higher; some grades scarce. Hogs Dower; big packers do ing little. two in d.m;d to ddath. MODD.i:. Ala. (AP) .lames (i Campbell, golf- professional and his wife were burned to death when Die Mobile Country club was com pletely dest ruyeil by Nre Tuesday moruipg. The charred remains of I lie CaiupbellH were found In the ruins. They had been trapped In their quarters on the third floor by'tlnj flames. 1 1 as k ria iT mi;x i;Di:cr. ITf. l.'V I, I i.... ,' II.... .1 riani of Goshen was elected presl- I ibnt or Da-no-county horltcnltura'l society at Its annual meeting at the Kugene chamber of commerce. K. F. rriiase of Sprlngfbdd was elect-' ed vice presldint; It. K. Corn in of i Kugene, secretary-treasurer, and George A. Dorrls. Springfield; C. K. Stewart. Coltag.r Grove, ami M. II. Da rlow, Kugene, were chosen oil the executive committee. Professor C. D. Dong of the Ore gon Agricultural college extension service gave a i eport of the state I horticull urn I soclely meeting lit Medford, and J. O. Dolt, manager or the Kugene Fruit Growers' as sociation, spoke on the pear can ning industry of Die northwest. m;v vr.Ait and iu:.j;rif What are you going to do ubo'it your health for the new yiur?l,'t us nitike a nugg.'ntlon : I o a,iy with drug", of which you kmrv nothing, and let us Dike churg:. If you nre ncijtiuliiN-d wit h the seience or chiropractic we shell be glnd to tell you about this plennunt road to l. rman nt htulCi. We know it will benefit you if you are ailing. C(Mi"tilialbHi I'm -, lf-trk-al Trmtmtiiff GDrn int. j. i-:. hooimxx. SM nmhiiiht Dhig, . I'UOUI; DD-W 1 f Grafters on - ; . Twenty thom;and persons watched Die execution of two Greek officials, .aripliopoulos and Drakatos, former 'colonels, convicted of misappropriating -public, funds. Photo hIiows tlicm being led to dhe .execution grounds by a prhst. - LESS WHEAT , PLANTED IN THIS STATE (OrmtUhtied from I:Hge One.) nientrt on 'Die situation: tin acebmi of ih: unlavoraldc weul her for plowing and seeding, farimM'S have ie-n unable In sow as much, wheat and rye as they in tended. D is now estimated that ;t!i,r4i(,t)i)0 acres of winler wheat have been seeded. This rep rest nls a, decrease, of IDi.omi m-i-es. or 1 per cent iom the area soeded lust fall. Prominent causes of de creased sowings were unusually wet weather In some sections, and snow and Ioav temperatures in others. Jn some sections also, the drought that ended in September prevented plantings in the earlier part of the season. Jncp'i'scd plantings, how ever, ure reported for the Atlantic slates, und for Kansas, Oklahoma, and a few of the lets important states." "The condition of the winter wheat crop, Hi. J per cent of nor-I nial for December J, Is L'.U per cent below tlio 11) year average. 'Phis is due to wet, cold weat her. it is above uverage, however, in Nebras- 1 ka, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texan, Ida ho, und California. " "ycath-r coin it Ions fectijil iiie plantintis of r Mils is estimaled to lie have af- alao. and 3.42G.OIM) acreti, pr only NU.X per tJi lit. of the acrejufce seetb-d last fait. The con- ilUInn, of, ihe crop on December 1, l"f, was B;f T"" ""''t. of normal. Which Is 4.! n r cent below Die 10 year a;'r:1ge." . I'orcjgii Crop CoiuHDiiie4. ..Foreign, crop arotidltinns are re imrtitd .from Vashiur,toi, D, L'.,. H follows): "Owltitf to Uio unusually wet full In Canadu (era fall plowing has been doriM Duin was dime last yar. The wet weal.her; howi vv. has' pro vided an abundance of soil moislure whleh should be lavorable for next year's crop." 'The: condition of Kuropean win ler grains is generally favorable. Increases in acreage nre indicated in i-ranc, naiy, ami ningaria. ine..san Kninclsco dry on New Year's official crop n pml for Germany for eye. Include altendance (f tbe bet Di -cent her showed Die ronditlou of , ler class cafes by ngeiils In eve- both wheat and rye to be above Die uverag'e. The condition of ce real crops in Kmsla. on November U0 was also above average." "Private p porls iiidieale a ile- -"Avast, matey set your course to sce- Leon Erro!wilh Dorothy Gish m With Mta Naldi 'fully Marshall Ye ;-ok1(.' syile-Kplittin cmnedie of ye bold liiutancer who feared naught hut ye poode dame Dorothy who' gave Jiiany a love-tap with yc olde fash ioned rollinc pin." . . .' ('Tis rumored this yarn gave ocean its roar!) TONIGHT AND THI RSDAY ARCADEy Way to Death crease In the Indian wheal acreage due lo insufficient rainfall during the Closing of the monsoon period. lUy w"Hr reported to have seriously luieriereti wnu seeuing in Die i'nnjab end United Provinces, two of the most important wheal regions In Italia." x ."The North African ,crop.oiit lutfk is generally favoral;b and an increased acreage Is fndlt-ated.' . ' Crude Materials Lead. Month's Export List WASI1IGT(.V (AP)-t- Crude materials led the list of , United Stales exports fur November, It was shown Tuesday in commerce depart men t figures. The following- export and im port classifications for the period are compared with corresponding lotals for November a. year ago: Kxporta Crude materials, $172. 5S4. OHO against $ lUti.S72.IHlO: finished manuraetures. Hit, 2:12.1111(1 i against $124.KH7.lUi0; crude food stuffs, $Dr,4$:,u0 against $r$. it 4 a.ti (Ml ; ma n u fact ured foodM u f ft. Hi'l'7.000 against M , 1 il 1 .UUO man nu fact u res, K.U.OiUi.mio uga In st ?r,8iHi,otm. . 1 tiiporls Crude materials, $ 1 iia,t)u4,aiMi against $ Diti.Sn7.tHia; i crude foodstuffs. - 4ti.SS8.000 against $;!S.07.000; manufactured semi-manufactures. $50. 036 ngain- S:S.!i:Un0l)O: semi- ' manufactured Hr,!,.!,.-. til'Vl'".? 11 4 m1 - nmillml r.i . iMi.oeu, nnisneu ; manuraciureu j articles, $7o,f 1 5.000 ugaltst 1 ,- 4 li4.0IM. . Ditv v;i;Ts to t; oddi:ds I S A N i F D A X C 1 SCO' f A P) A 1 1 ; jirolilliltion agents in San l-'ran- ' cb:t(,. were called recent ly .Die I office Df Colonel Ned Green, cn 1 force ment chief, ami given Healed t orders, marked '"lo be opr-ned ; Sev V ear's eve.' It Is understood 'the orders concern met hods of enforcing the law aghinst drink ing in public phlces. The ngeiils also were given a lecture on "how to buy drinks and what lo do wilh Diem," by Judge "W. ' A. Deaslcy. assistant to Col onel Gre'cn. Plans for keeping niug clothes. f Our ambition Is to be a iihiniber mid have nn assistant to do our forgeitttiir for us. SUN S HEAT IS GREAT FACTOR WASHINGTON. ( AP) Dy Its rese relies bp (he last l wenty-fivi; Years, the Smithsonian Instil it ti lt as established to Us satisfaction that not only Is the sun a variable star butlhe vurlation in the heat it radiates has a direct influence upon the weal her of Hie carl h. D is hoped to make, possible by 1 lie furl her development of the science a ssteuv for long range forecasting, although that is a field the institution bus not en 1er.ed. Purtleulur Interest is ut taclied to the work at the present, been uso for three years - the amount of. heat given off by the sun has been below normal, a condition believed by some scient ists to represent a periodic swing in solar conditions. - Two stations are maintained by tin: Institution for observing solar conditions, one In Chile und one in California, while Dr. Charles G. Abbot, the director of the As t ro-Physicial Observator, Is now abroad willi funds supplied by the National Geographic Society to select a site for the erection of u third slation, in Morocco, Debi chistnn, or German West Africa. Describing solar radiation and its effect upon weather, us well as Die work or Dr. II. II. Clayton, the. institution nuid: "What stands out clearly Is this: I. Deal pre-vlsion of weather con ditions is shown. It Is based on a. new element. Die solar variation, which except In Argentine has hitherto never been taken into account weather services of any of -Die governments of the World. 2. The accuracy even ' now at tained is .sufficient to make Dr. Clayton's forecasts of t he wen. (her of next week, or next month, decidedly better in the long run than a mere guess." YO.M D;DS IX WltllCK DA K D VI KW, Ore. Mrs,. J. .Man ning of Silver Duke died here as a result or Injuries received when an utitomobiie in which she was titl ing wus wrecked on the Kakeview Paisley highway, near Valley Calls. When found In the wreckage of the machine the woman's head was hanging through the windshield, tlie'scnlp lorn from the skull, one KTPAItT Shoe-maker, Mioe-rebuilder ami Itepaiivr ' All work guaranteed. Work snt hy mail will be promptly' taken care of. Across' .from l.a Grande Pilling Co., corner llt nilock and ilei'f. Wool Drpssps ami Coats ' I'Mll iMMHIti MTlK'l .1 , A.2.-'f iti:irriiox on COA TS . lIii:ssr.S - M ITS - MIOi:.S mill HATS Art St Baby Shop DKU Adams Avenue. DullerlcU PaDei-iis - D. M. C. and Nun's Dull-proof Thread, i'.Uu I - li STjAl5?t And Thursday I .! I J J0SIE SEDGWICK in her latest cyclonic picture "Daring Days' - j 'J-lb cl Comedy M'AMi.M, Vuii'n. M i ll nn- i iiiin-iiii i u E'.H ii "'i'it " vQjV ,.r a l.a- tti-. iiiii-i, , il. -I,. V ': ' Injri-l Iimhh-Iio no unit li -x ''Vyl TiV In-r lulu, ii nlhl I'lHlli- Inn. i v VJk Vj) nnil liimi. Hi,. iIii-mkiiIIii; 2fJj row ptiiii'lii-is, rut nut of tiAvi FRIDAY "THE SCARLET WEST" Gingham 14c to 49c This .showing of New Ging hams contains many beauti ful patterns and In Jua the shade you wish. They are) all uf good fpiulily and tin; prices are cry low. Du your spring puirbusiiig now while our slocks nit complete. j GO STORES THE HUB Up was cut off and she was Injured internally. ; Two oilier occupants of the car., i seaped uninfured. HOTEL ASTOO 2nd &. Hill Lot Anale EVERY ROOM has PRIVATE TOILET 50 Ratlia New. Modern -! Close to Shopping District und Theatres I'REE GARAGE TunO horn $1.50 We Buy for Less We Sell for Less See oiir window dis play. You will find the latest styles in shoes at lowest prices ever known ; for men, women and children. New York Store DESTROYERS OF HIGH PRICES : ' ( ii 1 ill JultllklJ JJi UJ ,UHKJJV
