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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 31, 1925)
Thursday, December 31, 19&. I Pa?re Eight - THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. U PACIFIC 'district court there, listing liabilt- Itie of flU'.M and assets of I'OIlTLAN'R lr.' Spect:il U U"0. Tin' Vr ion l'yeifk- railroad y- j j oct or l'arkr attracted wide stem baa been awarded tho Kd- j attention when he w. found liv- ward H. Harrimaii immortal gold , mg tn serluxton In 1'ortland. at undid for the best record of ac- ' tlt. time his wife obtained u di-i-idciit prevention and health pro- orrc decree from him. In New motion among i'Wm I railroads to j Vork. His wife, who was Kvclyn Hie country during accord- , Sa- Kt:. daughter of the portrait ing to advice n reived t-xiay by J. painter, Charles Frederick N'aeylt. 1'. O'Uri n. general manager f t if the n.-W.UA: N of tin; system. one of the units ( This im-dal was uwur l'd upon a record of the least art idents r million locomotive miles and the nutiilf r of in-hit.! n.J a rid' nts p- r million man houn. Tl.t scon v( tin- I nion J'acilie was ?4 (3 Mild the nearset competitor for tin 'honor was the thie;r.go Gea' We-lern with a .tton- i,f 'JL13. The Southern Pacific, Vaeific r.-ni, wax sixth wltli a rutins of is 2. It. in the sliver medal award fori the best divisional safetv record I lie centnl division of the first pacific railroad was uw;:rd-d fir: t honor. The second division of the i -W. which extend fr.im M ssih r and I'mntiHa to lfui:tinu- luii. was uwarded fifth plarv with low rtrord r.f PamphM, eon'ainln photo- graphs of the i.-uuU hav.. I . , , , , ,i . prepared by th railroad for dm-' I , .. , tnbution nfiti cntplo'. lllMH.IM S ANNOV IIIM NKW YtHK (A Pi Niehnta't Murray Ilutler, pniderit of Col umbia university . admits I hat he t a hardened newspaper r Jd-r. but conf'-ssis that th re ar- four wunln commonly ued in headline.- that unnoy him r olriKiy. Thee word art '"Itap" "A.s Pall." "Attack" and "I'lay." 10 Years Ago Today $.")00 rewaid for any one who can buy liquor at the Foley Bar after Jan. 1st, 191G. The only skate:; today are Ice Skates. Use SAN-TOX ' League Liniment For Bruises . 30c At L. & L. Drug Co. Exclusively W. H. IJOHNENKAMP CO. r : - T-r I ' " ' - SHERRY'S ! f LAST SIIOWINtJ TONIGHT , ?J" j ,.,i,.w.J..l,,1-:i B3 f''r S Limited Mail" i With JIONTE IJLFE VERA REYNOLDS AVILLARD Lot lS OTIS HARLAN EDDIE GRHiliON JACKIE HI' IT TOM GALLERY An epic of the bimc steel monsters that rush headlimif over the shining tracks. ('(iniedv, "SMK)ky Spotiks" STARTS TO.MOUKOW. "WILD Jl'STU'K" h the Wonder Don Noted Scientist Files Petition in Bankruptcy i''.ltTIAVI. On-.. A ir. . HYrschc) C. f'arki-r. world known MiiniM ami geologist, now living at Gold Hill. Or-., has fibd a pcti Hon in bankruptcy in tin- federal obtained an alimony award $i:.no, and la was the effort to .x cure i ms amount mat icu io jus diicowry tn Portland. Iirclor I'urk-r won fame by dis proving i-'r-deriek A. Cook's claim to having climbed Mount Me Kin ley in 1 lb- was formerly a pro? tvsor at Columbia univerMty. New Spirit of 1 jilrrprr' H-t'ln-d b lri-di Girl IHTH.IN. (AC) A mv spirit of -i:trpn and If-relinnee t iiisr developed Ly Jri-h Kirls who heretofore have ben noted most ly for th'-lr charm and beauty. Years aifo, iividd!e-c!aj Irish Ciri.i deotd mot of their tini'' to Iioine arfaii and !he nuetion of tiiarnun'r to otne youth of their lialive plait. Today their outlook Its broa.l. r. riianu--J j ''' lH' iMl- aval in Itvh lif, and 'Ult ,,a!rt .. . j The poiitua movement which ... ... . . . ... through the iris'h n-bfllion to , . , , , ...... (the t Kfahllshnieiit of the h r- r St;.- T- tauicht (he thinking Irish c'.rts thai t(ire was jioineimiitf nion to flo than May at home and get married. .Many have- made re markablt sucrt'-s in druma antf comedy on the stae, thereby rre afinir a n- race of nrtn-se. With Ihihlin I'niveotiy op n to woimn Htud'-nt.s came the oppor tunity to, those of a studious nat ure, who hav' since won rholr ships anil prixes w hich MiiaU'l- d thni for the learned proft-xvion. Many ha- migrated to oth'T onniri's to increase- their kaow hdKe. VildMrt I tank Pay IMvhhitd. NKU POItT, Ore. The final div-' idend of S and 5 per cent turn b-en ! (aid to the depositors of the d--J fttnet bank of VValdport. The to- j la) recovery to the depositors was' tj p-r rent of the commercial de-j posits and !" per cent of savin&s' d'-poyitors. This Information was . Riven out by William t Christen-i s n, who had charge of the bank's : affairs for the state bunking d-j partment. i Silk rMl t l nniM-r Yi'MA. Ari.. f Al'l Farmers In the lmp-riul Valley of t aiifor-, nta lay nearly a -million dollars a year for dredging out of trri- gallon HvyumH the silt deposited bv the ( olorado river. Kngincers have estimnted the Colorado river carrits p;tM Yuma 196. "OO.fioft tons of silt annuaUy nnd that an average of 1 H3.'t'o c uitlc yard. of It go'-s Into the Imperial Valley district every month. FUNERAL DIRECTORS La Grande's Leading Firm Established 1S!)G 'Tclcr The (oeat" 1 1 :e3 Florida Season Begins With A Heavy Program PALM liKAPH. Kla. AP "l-'torida ."easoii" has im ;un and from now until mid-March tn Peninsula staie "will aii; heavy on the man with winter i-jn-isT.. , i iianKSKl villi; was :ti ii l ici x . ru h and newly-rich all to romp 'op-nin of ti't- winter s-nn at ' on the beaches, to frolic in the (a number of the s-mi-trii"i re-Uurf. to relax in th.- shade of sorts. others, more or I- pop- palm-sludd d glades. Palm Heaeh illar n-nti-rx of .-iK-iat :iml r..-n:i.lMmiil'S the caidtal of Sfx'i.tv for tlwnul ar,lvil- hov' no N"'" tor ht'Kinnlnir the whir, nnd r,I!h of rt'c"ivm,f vacationists, but ; ,r',,h,r k " open hoti.M This need from the turning o. , !,n'' f' -nf in th North und . 'will last until the last tourist de. ! parts m the Spring. Actual tenure of the social sea-- son is determined br the whims of society In late years then- has been evidenced a derided trend to'svn- jrhronixe the Florida s-aon wit it that of the 1'reiu h Itiv, ria. to I which the local saMent is proving a mighty competitor. l-"ifth Ave nue tailleurs and tttodistej are showing what the tau mond: will war at Palm Heach and on to the foreign pUKronnd is being sharply offset on the Hue d" la Palx. where mesdame are view ing that whirl! will be chic at l'a 1 m Ut ach t h is year. 'losety following Y ti let id l hdi d -evs. a I tn li'-uVh. u city whose chi'-r herttuge is a hom-.wd air. a st rip of palm-fring d s;iiid. a Miliiing sun and a singing sea. be- lite r-xiii lle lii hiiibllir; nia :ilr:amial rai-e teur ami c u.t w iNili-ale prkf! ! r.al i. taking fir-t ..f ik- ttHtttt will I.- u lii more lite I e.ir building insli rial Ut I :V l ban ue did In I '.-.. We nt'l.d a itolMt- tmbi that nniU bad jtiltiM -.'in- n r keg. TIm- cuLir -tiini.lt- bate a'ltnmitl fUh- '-r MiMi-;ind and mber litiihliiur ni.i teilal iie4irditi.li . Witti lhi Ihhm -Ihhihicc that i pietaifing it 'Mi- nation and tbe tmildlng -it tint -inn "tnkmg up In I'm- forest oMin;rte it mat Ik- -mhim- par b- ein,. M-fr' u f n it get ldlc.fi 'iKldini tititerlal ataip. I nke Into "tiiid. iniHm Ibai tin- an mdi -"ittpiiiti an- O'iw iriMng muiim indc-o Iai k iiMn the e. mnK in bnr- e t be I unlit. I Im t art- nri bmldUiv Merial Icnmua- ttmt i i I the onr gnm iinhiiiimiii". t In me mIhi holldiiig ylt Ilium i.t trn-Miii tin- hx lo Dm- iiuIU. With all tin- sreat e-m-iw 1 nntniHl!) tt-, a grer.t dt a in priMliMi- bimU r. Not - j illi-lsndlii. tin -cll oti I be I KaintHHt In- lump itta Ur SI2.Vtj m r lef and a -Te- il-ir br . T. ttiidiug Jim iki't -ImnM me, I Claude C. Pratt Lumber Co. "Ttw l-oo Man'. tnT ' ..; 'A AND EVERYWHERE THAT MARY cinn to acquire all the accoutre nunts of a metropolis. Herc j conn- the hosts of society, here ;come the men and women of hit; and little fame the leion.s of j:i s,llsun- ( AKhouirh Palm Iach is the h art of Klordia s winter vacatlon- tng area, other resorts and even non-resorf sectors bear their share n. pro iding amusement and re Teat inn to the in-comina fuel- jtivs from (.d r and barer scenes. Prom St. .tohn's on the ;thc east coast, down around the little kv und up to the b;tid of the Gulf on the west coast the visitor rests, wei as in lake towns and other interior n -sorts, a number of out -of -st at- millionaires maintain jialac--like homes along the coasts and in the interior, while other wealthy visitors locate their mag nificent bttmralows on little coral-bns-d kt y-f just Irrge enough to give space to u house and "el bow room." s-en from a distance these islets, with the aky as a ; background and a liuht -colored jla-. have the fui-y-!ik" appea;. am- of islands floating in the air. To meet ip,. ;mUrip;it. d increase in tourists this .-ejion new d Iue trains have been added to l'r ain-.io neuy reKOlur Srlie- dure rrorn Florida to N-- York and htcago. A coast wuh- steam- ship line has eliminated a regular iut-of-state port of call nnd x- t- nde its sotiMiernrnat rmin,,i from Jacksonville to Miami, white a new iine has be. n inaugurated b i we-n M ut mi and Havana. Hotel hair b.-en refurnUhrd and expand' d and numerous cot- I tag--s for touri's use have sprung i up in readings ft,r the big ruh. P .and d'nicht'T. MUs Susan, of ln Long before Archimedes, th ! f on. J. M. Gasset, j. i;. Tallent. Maas worked out a ststcm for ineusurin time. winch is more arcurate than any s s'ein ever eoied in tin- whole course of the world's hittor. At Prison Gate Jllit K rid-tti. ce.nlt td b.itlk r.(..M r. vrnn't g I ar.". but Mrs Jim Kendall, his if-. s:i she'll k" that long ll nee. i fwi.ii y " 'ti" gho lid stick to lur nel..in. for iM-r, n mat ter what he does." sh tuld tb-judgi-. fettina an cxiimp'e v it.-irttiU fid"lty for t n ty. She i ii. ht r nlctd h:ibsnd is " I'll be wailing at the p n ttentiut y trutes w h- n he g, t j 1 . M -M: few E4 S i m- I WENT ijonspuris i GIVEN AT COVE COVK (Special) Mr .Duncan nd her pupils of- Frosty school gave a Christmas piny entitlri! a Strike in - Santa Claus Iind." Wednf-eday afternoon. In addi tion to thf play ther were sev eral songs by the children. Those present for the program were Mr. and Mrs. S, . Koger. Mr. and Mrs. N. p. Kight. Mr. and Mrs. 1 i V. Ingham, Mr. and Mrs. K. T. P.osweii. Mr. and Mn. It. It. ,or ris. Mr. and Mrs. K. S. Morris and childn'n. T. CJ. Wilson and son I Hoyal Allen. Mrs. ChrU Bcrtch. Kay Duncan, Walter Daron. Gladys aron and Winona Good- trv f i,ru i in nr hop hnmd here. Her mother is here from, tale was not Indicated in the do Davton. Washington. cument. Mr. and Mrs. Hay O. Hak-r. of Among the specific hcuuestu Ilermfstnn. Oi-eeon are visitins :arc $250,000 to Howdoin college. relitives hTc during the holidays. J. Y. Dean Is building a machine shed. T. . Johnson and son. Walter, xuent C'hridnuis in 1-a Grande at the I V. Johnson home. I George Chad wick is on the sick list this week. . N P. Kight ,had Hie misfor tune to badly Injure his right arm while cranking his car on Christ mas day. A. I- lVcker and family spent itw. rkpcii..y lw.ti.i-. v-u ..t f I. r Mrs. IJecker's paints In pi,.itliUnt Valley. c.ln.lv and Walter Tarnn are x u v- i I. school at Monmouth. T. li. Johnson is building a ma chine shed this week. ("lande P.urford and Howard Faset w re gijests at t he lunue of Mr. and Mrs . Simeon Van Sch non hove tj last Sun da v. Mr. and Mrs. John 'had wick Mrs. Mary I'hantbcrs anil I. J. r'i:i'hvirk illhl i;ili14 lit Ihf mw x.-u r. son. 'irH wer honi" of Mr. and KiIit Christmas i .lay. ' T. I:. John ton butchered 'fat boss Tuesday, j Neil Kicht sold n load of faT .bogs rc"ntly. which averaged iri" pound? t eight months old. S. W. Koger was a I'nion visit or recently. ItLl.lN ( III LAX lAM WOltK WKNATi HKK. Wash. '. '. "amp!"), fh inn. said there ore about 7.1 nn n at work on Hi' l.'ike ji'heian dam project . They are fin ishing the camp nnd boring test hnit-s for the dam and power hou.se iHiiiiiinniaiiiKiniiiiiiiBBRiiiiiiiiBBiiiBDii n m m MADRIGAL GLUB E Some dashing music to be drUv red by a croup of spirited sine- rs , is promised Iji tlrande for eti nesday cveninr. March "31. wbin the O. A. C. Madrieal ciub will visit the city on Its first annual concert tour. A rlee club program with plenty of popular features Is the descrip tion K Narver. student advanc agr'nt, etves of tTie cu'crtalnment. T)e concert will be presented in the hich school auditorium, and will be followed by a dance at zu ber ball, with music by an O. A. C. . orchestra. Hitfh school students j will probably be placed In charge : of tlckit sales. This is the first tour the" eirls i club hi s zitteinpted. They are in- cludin? Hood Kiver. The Dalles. ndieton. 1-a Grande. I nion and Baker in their itinerary- 1-ast year the Men's Glee club covered this part of the country. They go this season to Southern On-con, while the orchestra is to play on the, coast. Mercury Still Unable To Go Below 21 Above Only a few morr hours remain until the arrival of which wdl mark the passing of- the most extraordinary Decembers in local Mstory. a rvgurds weather condi tions. Although the mercury has drop-l-cd below frerrinff point several lime, i he lowest mark rccord'-d during the month is one degree higher than November's minimum j of 2' degrees above. The mini- j mtnn last night was 21 above. At lo o'clock, this morning 22 above i was registered. i ne low mam for iK-t ember. 1924. was 1 5 de grees below sero 'and several-other bubero marks were made. MLNSEY LEAVES BULK OF ESTATE TO N. Y. MUSEUM i;V YOKK (AP The bulk of the estate of Frank A. Munscy is to go to the Metropolitan Museum of Arts in this city, un der the terms of the will, filed Wednesday. The trustees of the estate are given five years, or more if nec essary, to dispose of his news papers, the Sun mid the Keening Telegram. s well as other busin ess interests, and to convert his assests. including real estate hold ings, banking interests and other properties, into rash or securities. The executives are William T. Dewurt. who was elected president I o? Mr. Munsey'i newspaper pro pertles; Klchard 1. Thitherton. another business associate, and (the Guaranty TruM company of - Nw York. The value of his ts- two hundred thousand dollars to the Maine State hospital of Port land, and $50,000 to the Maine O-nera! hospital l e wist on. To friends and cousins and rol l-it era! connections he makes cash bequests totaling nearly V'4M,0'Hi, while three hundred thousand dollars Is divided omong officers and busiu ss associates connected with the companies controlled by Mr. Munsey. I. S. S. Wr!t Virginia Captiiro I'lcr Honors SAN PKHIIO. Cal. (AD-The 1. S. S. West Virginia now holds the "battle efficiency" pennant for 13 J.I. excelling other dread naughts In the short rang" bat t'e practice held off the coast here recently, it was announced Wednesdaay by Admiral 'Charles K. Hughes, commander in chief of tin buttle fleet. The short range practice brought into action the main battery turret. the five-inch brbadMde and the three-inch anti aircraft gun. SMKlALMir. lss NOW OI'KX KLLKN'SIU'IU;. Wash. Tho op erator at Knston. reports tint the SnHtialmis pass, after le-ir.g clos- TO 51 HER . d one week, was opened again for t'nra It. Laid law. pioneer ,r n,e traffic. Cars have been gotng( Waitsburg district, died here from through all day. The pass was acute Hrlicht's disc use. She came closed for the flnt time by heavy to Walla Walla to make her home mow last Sunday. The weather about two years ugo. since has been warm and the snow j Mrs. ljiidlaw, a native of ked has nnlted rapidly. This is 1ln wood. N. V.. was born July 1.1, latest date since the rood was built vor the pass to remain open, ltoads Snooualmie pass, after being clos- is unsafe because of slides. We Extend to Each and Every One Our Sincere Wishes For A Happy And Prosperous New From The HOOVERIZED GROCERY! The Home ilTn 0 RATION-WIDE (I X) . INSTITUTION- f VcAlL DEPARTMENT STORES 10S Depot St La Grande, Ore. Buy Now and Save A SAYING YOU WILL LIKE! Men's Worsted Suits In Neat Patterns 1 $19.75 Exceptional Values Handsome patterns of prey, blue and brown in a!l wool worsteds and unfinished worsteds. Model, as illustrated three but ton, single breasted, notch collar, plain pockets with flaps, back slight ly fitted. Others $22.50 and up. Fleischhacker Willing j To Buy Vernon Tigers; ,I.OS ANGKLKS (AP Negolla- i tlons for the purchase of Ihe Ver- ! non baseball club, owned by Kd 11. M;:cr. have been opened by Her- 1 bert Fleischhacker, San Francisco capitalist, it was learned here Wed- I nesday. In a long distance conversation with William Wrigley Jr., owner of the Los Angeles club, I-'h isch hack er is quoted as having said that he not only is willing to buy the- Tig ers, but also would build a million dollar ball park for t heir home, provided the club could be moved to San Francisco. Completion of the deal would give the Hay city baseball every day in the week 'except one. It is understood in baseball cir cles here that if the Tigers go north. Hill Un- will transfer his Suit lake franchise to Los Angeles, occupying Wrigley'H field jointly with the Angels. Wrigley still de - dares that he will allow only teant owned by Ume to share Uniting of your pictures, color schemis park with iie Angela. Tf s,.cresr.i! the deal for thoi purchase of Vernon will be com pleted at the Purine Coast league meeting here January S, it was in - dica-ted. ' . n Ni;V HLAII I-'OK (JA.MK f.KOl'P CfiKCU H'ALKNK. Idaho At a meefjng of the I'oeur d'Ah-ne Fish and (lame 1'rott-ciivi' association the resignation of KH "Lrd. presi dent, was accepted and K. O. t'ath cart was i lected. Mr. Uilrd was elected to the position Ot Vice presi dent following the resignation of 11. F. Sherwin. mid Mr. Sherwin was elected to fill the place on the board of trustees vacated wln-n Mr. i i 'at heart was made president of tin- association. Tbiees I lob stun in Airlii- Mo.NMt M "TH. Ore. Seven hun - dred dollars in merchandise and about $:io in cash were stolen from the general merchajidise store ofi & days in most Instances only J. F. Wjenert at Air lie. 12 miles j for the new prescription (f south of Monmouth. It appeared ecxema lotion; S i l v e r t h o rti that the thieves wen- frightened 'Wright's family drug store. 12-2'Jlf away before completing their haul.' video, e pointed to a hastv exit. No trar of the intruders has been j lound. 1 MIIS. C(lt. Ik L.MHLAW f WALLA WALLA. Wash. Mf; I and In the early Sus camel Toledo CO.) autotst ran in'u to this district. Her husband died I new building going tip. Guess lie several years ago. She leaves ajwlll my it was going up on tho son and daugnler. left -hind side. Year Crew Of The Town Store. FIND : IT HERE i : Copy for thH column must be in by 9:00 , m. TIIK M-;w VKAU. With the coming of the new yoaf make a resol ut Ion to ma Ue your home more attractive by adding i good picture, a new obK'Ct of arf, and other attractive things which you wilt find ut Illeharrlson's Art it Gilt Shop. Have Uichnrdson. "The Art Man," help you in your , r uecoruuon fccnemc. m specialities in this work and will' j cheerfully and without charge gjv? jyou any in ip along these lines, in atUie way of the arrangement. pic- land those things which go lo make mi' bejUltiful. . K'-31-lt I. Little Liver Toucher- GO for j 25c. Keally the best for lees money than any other pUI sold. Vm child n-n a nd grown -ups. . Silver thorn-Wright's family drug storo. 12-2811 Stockboiaers Annual Meeting. Notice is hereby given that tins Annual Meeting of the Stockhold ers of 11 fJraudr NatioiuO liuok will be held at their banking Iiouik in 1 4i Grand'1, Oregon, on Ttb-silay, January l'th. at 10 o'elork !A. M. At this m-eting n. T'oard of Din-clots will he elected to servi ror the year and such olhtr bUHiuess will be transacted as may i Looltdge, ! ----Im Cashier, 1 " ' That skin 'rnnine ran be curnl I Hemstitching, pleat tng. Is it too , nolo, eta Norton's Rlddy Shoik 10-14-U Toothache drons stmt tootha'h'f ItJI'.S!),, mlnutts Zv. Ouiek and corn geiter for 25r does the wrl In 5 days in most instances. Kf your dj.ndruif and falling of the hair use our germicide and datid rulf enidicator. All these sold (only by Silv -rtliorn-Wrlght's fain- ily drjg store. j;-:sif PI S55BB88H0imMlMHHBmKlMMBBHlKCMHaiaiEKEMtgHMBBBHHBMMCJ .
