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
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-M:
few
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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
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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
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