La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 01, 1926, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Texti - - CITY EDIT 10 N THE WEATHER PORTLAND (AP) Ore. Kon Fair with local cloudiness tonight and Saturday. VOLUME XXIV. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS la grande; Oregon. Friday, January i, 1926. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 70 t (branw BUSINESS OUTLOOK IS lifllHIC I I Substantial Gain in Vol ume of Trade Is Ex pected During 192G MORE PEOPLE HAVE MONEY TO SPEND Higher Standards of Liv ing Are Being Adopted f ; t n i r .111 ljci urauue us ven ditions Improve. - I'.naliu-Ks cloM'tl his hooks last night with u sigh or siitlsrnelion fur tlii' improved conditions of litSS, ami opened u brand .new net this morning with a broad grin us In- cunlempliited I In- prospects or what one mercluuit prophesies will In- "'the greatest year the town has ever nul." , Then have been no sweeping successes. Probably mil a single business man in i& Grande will record tin; year us one that made liiui rich. For some tin times, have barelv held I hi-ir "vvn, . and licit uml there a merchant has taken u slight loss. imilt Promises Much lint hiking It bulk for bulk. the business (if 1925 has n-eordcd a ... Ill I.. I irutn Atti. Hint .llT. ' preceding year. Ami more- cn- ! eouraging .si ill, coihIHIoiih point In steady Improvement lliat. will 'place nun even hhrh'T up t h scale of prosperity, A po flit element in tills pro mise of better times is the return (if htisiiu'sss fim lie agricultural ri ions. Tlw farmers, from all Indira! ions, are ill much better shape financially than llicy were a few years ngo. t 'raps have been good for tip- hist two seasons. ,and with the outlook for better markets, hoi h r l;iil anil whole. (Cntitiiuied on Vive) 1 V., it. Toiler wiis luiiud with lh- pi'-sid'-nry of th- principalK Kretioli of the On-gUll, St ;ilr T'-iieh -e'rs iiysoeiatloii w ln-n orilc-rs were t lcetcil at the concluding Fissions of the annual convent ion ln-J in Forllaiid this week. Superintend' nt J. T. Longfellow relumed from the in ' lint last sight. Mr. anrl Mrs. Towl-r and .Miss Frances Me' 'aim, eighth grade leachir at the klveria school, re- (Conlinucd on I'age Five) TOWLER GUN 1HP0SW I Babtist Church Enters Mew Year Free of Debt i 1926 A Big Business i ear I Vf I hliig hldieiif c tltlHtir, iiMidllioiis fur the .New Vr. mid I he nn-t fHomlde bui. niM wilmiic IhiiMittlMMit iv. ititmtry .since Hit World lUl-tern Oregtai will be mi et. ifption mill jot i will natural!, sM-ial jour money with the hnohte. inaii whit li n constantly loroinierl about hu giMNU, his scrtici. hih! hi mI. rtcs, Tin lni-iiM)i iiH'ii w!m appriH-inlc their tipiKrtun.i its i-4 will g'e Inert 'a-sf aiieii. Moil lo publicity ihtrlitg th. c hi ling year. rrr Is-foie lnt.f llMy bad Hiallnhle r iiHiiplctc a st-r hi nor Mich 1 1 let i n ailer-iritent at mm li a low nnilcr-co-l. Ob r er A 1 1 rl Ming A Men-haodtsiug Sertk-e." Woman s Garb Is Gaining In Beauty, Grace Seasonal Styles Turning Toward the More Elal. ' orate Feminine Effect Pronounced. (y M. M. M.) imrlnj; the holiday. Heuon the lime of many pitrlies. dances and oilier mouIuI affairs the attention or the feminine population of the city Is turned toward pretty ap propriate dnwiwft Tor the inuny oc eaHions. Only a few years iiro the years following the world war women did not pay so much at tention to the little delallH mi ossuary to be beautifully and fash ionable dressVd. For tin pat few years, however, more elabor ate dress for evening and social occasions has been Incruasliifr in popularity This year the dresses nre more elaborate and prettier 1 ban ever before. The materials are fine and the colors beautiful. Metal cloth and lace for evening wear is extremely popular. . I'umps and hose In silver and gold are worn .to match gowns, which arc made jalong mnny pleasing pal tenia. For the younger girls u bouffant rrocK lis very pretty, but for the women straight lines an? attractive. I'lar- skirts are still very popular. In I the softer materials, such as geor gette, which is Increasing in pop- (ularity every day, many godei.s. ruffles, frills and scurfs are seen. Many of dresses of this material an; heavily be ruled or appliiiued with flowers in h. contrasting col or. Hand' painted ii reason are al- . ( (Continued on Paire FIva.) ; 192(i LICENSE IS NECESSARY FOR OPERATING CAR According to orders from Sum Kozer. S'-cretiiry of slute. re cejved hen; by truffle uffleeiM nnd peace officials, no aiitoiuo bile owners will be permlfted lo operate a ear without a IttlM license plate unless li e:ni show proof that he applied for licenses ln fnre loilay. No temporary li censes will be granted to any except those who purchase new curs this year. Officers announce that I he v.. will strictly enforce Kiwr'N rul ing. 2 La Grandcrs Placed On U.ofO. Honor Roll 1'N'I VKItSITY OF OltKOON. Kngene. Ore. (Special) The un offlclat scholarship hmmr roll, compiled at the end of each term by the school of journalism from the grades of all univeYstiy stu dents published by the registrar, shows thai HH students out of a total enrollment or approximately 3.00M received averuges of J I or bell.-r. Included In the honor roll mem bers nre; Ingvar I!. Ansms, soph omore, pre-law, Jjl (irandc; ites sle j. Andrew, senior, Kngllsh, La Orande; Margaret A. Dobbin, sen ior, zoology, Knterprl.se. The liaptist parish found lis in. stllulton free from debt. Its mem bership show ing a si Ik lit Inereiisf over I iii 4 and alt of its depnru inert s in a healthy, growing con dition, last night when Inventorv uas taken at the annual business meeting at the church. Klection of officers resulted In I he follon Ing plan ucnts j. v.'. linker, deueou: Dr. W. I, M,.. Adoiy. tiiisl.-e: Mrs. L n-y firalmm, Mrs. K. I', liosson and .Mrs. i:. A. Magulre, ilfiironiWH; Mrs, XV. II. Shud". treiiKur-r; Mrs. . A. Fox, financial secretary; Mrs, Lucy (IraliHiu, treasurer of beneftcenv'; M rs. Mabel II limine It, clerk, th" Itev. 1. A. I'ollard, sup rtnlcndent of the ft'inday school. Cnnling of th- Sunday seho!. and the installation of the nraded lessorix constituted oil" of the oill wtumlinir aehiev. tin nts or the y.-ar. The stx point method of records was adopted. Hi-ports and -l-ction followed n parish suptMr for a!i ich about 5 inenilM rs were present. The menu mm fiinlshed pot luck. After the business meeting, th- old year was watched out und th i.ew year welcomed In a devotion al turviiu ltd by the pastor. I ! Protests m W ' ! 'f-' i Is" S S 4 6 ! .v . f ''1 ,v '(".A '" As a ii-iitest c.gaiiiMl the ivm irlimi of olom Ulllinm Mit chell by f-otirthiui'Iial, three world war rlers of San -ln.e, CaL, rtvduticit their oiiiiiilsslons In tin Army Air tcMrve forci. They uiv: Mem, c;. II. Mr.Miirry, lop; l.lenl. HoIhti K. It. van, cen ter, l.fenl. Iimaii S. Lam. "Tlx- Whirl o' the Town" as rollicking a mu:lca comedy as ever capered across the resound ing hoard-' has been chosen by the Aui'-rlcan L'gion for its first annual Iheuitiral hen-fit, to be given at the Arcade th'eai r- t he evenings of .Ian. and '7. I Some of the b-st ntusieal and I dramatic t a lent t h;it eily arfo,'ds I will I.'- draft' il lo fill th- M" rol-s that tlie cast, comprisi-s. Aside from I he principal parts I here wilt be some fascinating chorus mem ber.shlp.4 to distribute. James W. Lvaiis, or Seattle, who has been In the Iheiitrleal business for ;i years and who made . a great 1 1 1 1 with the floimhboys as director of an entertainment ser vice overseas, is coming to direct 1 he production In person. 1 1- Is just now cngagd in putting on a Play for the Klks at Hllciisbiirg. Wash. . W .) 'aimer, com (m:i tide r of the Im. (iratide post, and members ff"nntlnud nn Page Fi.) New Year's Eve Quiet; Not An Arrest Is Made I "V- started o'i( Jin- tww yar rlirhl." decland I'oiiic flibr flint illitynes this toorntnu'. "Not an ar mrest was made hivt night, due to One or the itietesl Nw Vi-ar'rf 'v In th- city's history." 1 Hut, with a new city jiiil r-- centty completed, the po)ie for-e belhves that It will be well abb to (-ope with any ou'breakn of any kind during I X'li, Boy Falls from Horse; . Breaks Bone in Foot Ihmh. n f ;ray. 1 2-y-ar old son of Mr. and Mrs. L M. Iry, who live near Alie-. gjt off to a poor siart for i In- new year wIp m h f' from the horse he was riding 4 p. ni. Thursday and brok- bone tn his foot. Tin? Ind was title n lo th" flrand- I i.on'if nospiiai for tresiment. lie prooaoiy win be able to leave there iu two or Urtc Ua i, LEGION PUNS MUSICAL PLAY . i "ciii. u'l.i.-i i e 1 1... u Noisemakers Greet l 926 At Midnight Except.' for Outburst of casion Marked Here . wth Great Calm. After a furge- of racket that.. shook the town on its foundations and threatened to frighten the new year buck. Into eternity before he was fairly born Into the world, I. a (It-andc settled down this morn ing lo the calmest brand holiday celebrations. For an hour of two before mid night, the downtown streets were locked In tomb-liko silence. Scarce ly a shndow moved beneath the moon, and the few stragglers abroad heard their footsteps .echo for dismal blocks down the streets. 'Zero Hour Arrives, . , Then 12 o'clock signaled t Lin out burst, and pandemonium broke from its fetters. Wliistles, bells and noisemakers shrieked and claugored Willi a sin gle enr-spliltlng . purpose. Kvery locomotive engine in the yards seemed to have been storing steam for a decade. Automobiles with their horns uml sirens screaming made a carnival of Adams avenue. And dunce hulls and private homes emptied their clamoring contents! Into the streets. At Ziiber hall, w hero the , Hro Ificrhood of Locomotive Firemen and Kngineers were entertaining the greater pan of the dancing population at their thirty-third tin- No rites during December. That ' is the record for l-a Grande and Is probably . tin flist ot its kind made al this time ofj the year in the city's history. j (om pared wit li last I lecemher, wllh its three deaths and thous ands of dollars or property loss, the record is all the more praise worthy. ' Hut. today the rumor is going the rounds that an awning on a local store caught fire yesterday afternoon -the hist, tiny of the perfect fire month and nil her than break the string of flreless diiys. the employes put out the hlny.e themselves without notifying o. Murchisnn, fire chief. Regardless of rumors, however, the December record will stand Unassailable. Memories lunmiry. 2 prof. J. lie rgonie, ileveloper or roentgenology, dies in Itordeaux, a victim of the X-ray. 2S -- Supp'y of anti-toxin' leaves Neti ana., AlusUa. for Nome ly dog sled, Leonard Sepala. fauious dog iiitiKher, sliiHs rrom Nome to meet team lo relay anti-toxin lo town stricken wllh diphtheria epidemic. February. -I," - Floyd Collins, Imprisoned In ca v e nea r "a ve t 'It y, Jsy., round dead after 17 dy. Senator Med ill Mcformh:k or Illinois dies. president. Fred-rich Lbert of (iermany di s. Mnrth. 4t'alvtti (oolidg( lnaiigurat-d thlttbth president. 1 S - Twenty t housaiid homeless wh' ti fire destroys Wl Toklo buildings Tornado sweeps Illinois. Indiana, Missouri, Kentucky. Over xihp killed. 374V injured. Properly loss Is $ t iK.oO'i. ihmi. Itreakers and J Palm flench hotels, Palm lleach, jFlu., destroyed by fire. Loss Is .over $0,U'io,uOM. I April. 1 4 fit-raid I'hapniHti, notorious ! bandit, conviet-d of tniird r or I'o- :lleiniun Hk-lly at Hartford, Fonn. IS nit nc d to hang. May I ." Lleiii-nanl General Nelson Mil' di-s. I Hi - S nulor S-ld-n Pulne r Spen cer, Missouri, dies. ! Fifiy-nlne miners Wll-d In t-xpiosion. in mine near Coal lilt n, N. . Jitm. I US nutor ltob-rt Im Follette, j Wisconsin, dies. j 'It H-nalor Kdwin F. Itdd. North thtkota, dies. 1 ; L,uriuu,uuku U-stros po.rt of NQ FIRES HERE DURING MONTH! OLD WORLD BROADCAST Amibitious International Radio' Program Is An-; nounced for Tonight McCORMACK, BORI WILL LEND VOICES New York Will Exchange Music of Carillon for Chimes of Big Ben in London. NEW Yoltlv y the Associat ed l'ress) The did world und the new' will exchange voices across tha sea tonight In the most ela borate radio progruum yet at tempted. New York will exchange music of the Park Avenue Baptist church carillon for chimes of the Hie- lien in London, nnd a mus ical program will be broadcast In an effort to reach every cad of the earth. John McCormack and JUcrezla Bori, world known artist, stars on the New York program, to be curried by nlno stations In, the L'nllud Htutcs. s(Contlnuedotr Pago Five.) . Ai K HENDRICKSON Js' EW CASHIER FOR LUMBER COMPANY C M. Itosamond bas resigned as cashier of ;thc', Ilowman-Hlckfc Lumber coniany here, efreellve with ihn close of business yester day.. A. J-J. llendriekson. with the company for 2ti yeurs and "tn played here for the past two years, succeeds him. Mr. lto.samoml Intends to k1I his property in Ia Ciiac.do und expect.s to locaty In Ohio wliern lie will engage in the retail lumber trade. Bank Records Broken; Clearings at New Peak NKW YOltK y the Assocl ale(i Tress) All yearly records for band clearings In New York were broken in lit 25, exchanges at the New York, clearing house ag gregating $L'ti:,fl7,f;r. The pre vious year's total was ?243,Sti8t I H I.3K. of 1 925 Santa Harbin a. ( al., killing 12. ! I uly, 21 John T. Scopca found guilty or violating Tennessee's anti-evolution law and fined $l(t'i. 2 William Jennings Itryun dies. , . August. 4 Shipping bonrd accepts Henry Ford's orfer of $l,7:ni,ooo for 200 scrapped ships. IX Steamer Mackinac boiler ex plodes near Newport, It. J. Thirty piissengcrs killed. September. 3 Dirigible Hhenaudoah Ucsiroy--d and 14 of crew killed tn storm ;it rambrldgo, Ohio. 2.V All but threo of crew of If, die when submarine H-51 Is ra ni ne tl nnd sunk. October. r, - I'nited States shipping board ousts Hear Admiral llgb t. Pal mer ( retired ) as president of I he Fleet. Corporation, f'apt. Khiier ( 'row ley, Honton und New York, lakes his place, 10 Dead body of '"harles Ames, 1'. H. airmail pilot. Cleveland, O.. who disappeared 10 days before, is found in wrecked plane In moun I til ns near He-ronte, Pu. NuvciiiIht, io ous ways and means coin-ndtt'-e completes wifrk on tax re. duetlon and sets final r-'luctloii to tal as $:ixot:ti;',7'i'i. 12 Court mar la I (rial of Will iam T. Mitchell starts. Iieii'inls'r. I - fiovernor Miriam "M' Fer guson refuse to "throw herself to the wolves" by calling special a-s-sion of IVxas legislature. 6 - White Plltlns. N. Y.. jury re turns verdict In favor of Alice Jon- tthlnelnnder In annulment suit of Uoaurd Kip UhlncluuUgr. Legion 's Mascot Is Dead Hero Is Sarah, '"I In Old dia, Mure," mnscot of the. Ilrouii m'ihmI, 1e.) American Ijcgfon, who tiled Just as the Texas ami Oklahoma legions wut starting a membership contest to sio which state shouhl lako her to the next iiationul convention. She Is shown with Miss Mao I'etei-son, grantl oHca star, riding her. mm adits i I nilt'AfiO (Hy the AHSOcialed, ITess) In the 44 yeurs of their married life her (15-year-old para lytic husband's one kind act was to buy her Ice cream once, while John Walton Winn, a formercon vlct, loved her and wulted 15 years for him to tlie. Tills was, the defense of Mrs. Htlxa Nusbaum, 5S-year-old grand mother. In a confession, police say she made, of plotting with Winn and three others to kill her hus band, Albert, whose buttered body was found Wednesday on a south side prairie. j Winn, n( n pistol's point com pelled Mdward Golf lo kill Nus baum with an axe, Goff sitld In a confession. WIlJi two pairs of ice tongs, Winn und doff huuled the body into the attic; of the home of Mrs. Delilah Martin, held us an accessory. After supper, they re dressed (he body, loaded it into Nusbaum's sedan find carried It across the prairie abandoning pluns lo burn the house or bury Hie body In the back yard. Winn, 'Al, was arrested In i row n roini, jii'i., ana nrongni. to Chicago early Thursday. Jb-ld also were Goff, Mrs. Martin and Marlon Stiingham whose clothes were used to garb the body. Son Accuses Mother. First accusation against t ho grandmother came from Imt old est son, Hosco', father of eight children. IHs son, Lloyd, 20 was then under arrest after the police found a part or the grundfuther'M skull and blood stains in an uulo- fContlmieu on Page Five) Anthracite Strike Is Still in Deadlock NKW YORK (Hy the Associated Press) - Tlie anthracite strike en tered the new year with contend ing forces stilt far apurl. Miners and operators after atruvKlitiK for three days and niKhts exhausted th'-ir urKUmeitta axt. night in an 'ikI uvur to persuade each tit her lo concede Hoin-thing und send the workers butt lo the mini s. A recess was d'ctand unfit Tues day In the hope that in the mean while something may develop to bring the two sides together. Fire Razes Packing Plants; Loss $200,000 Assoclsted lres) daoiiietnoinela WAKTON VIL1.K, Cal. f lly t he Associated Press) - Fire, starting in the fruit packing plant of l M. Russo early today, completely de nt royed t he pis nt u nd eon tin in d through the plant of Zar brothers, totally destroying It a I wo. Tlie fire wits rtlll raging In a third plant at ft: 1 5 o'clock today. Thv lo U tUii.utv.d at 2'0,uuu. MURDER PLO XTRA ' flOMTJKONti IIOTUIj !H;iSS. 1IO.NGUONG (AP) Tlie Hong kong hotel biiniett Inst night, caus in an estiiimted loss of three mil lion tltllais. JMany of tlie guests lost personal belongings. , AI TO TOLL IIIOAVY. CHICAGO (AP) Automobiles took a fa rlicavicr toll of human life in 1U2 than In the pi-rccillng year, figures gathered by The As sociated lrss from a number of larger cities Indicate. In a group of it'picntntlvt! American elites 10 icHi't'uMl a heavier tleuth loll and i!0 it'iKirted the death list as about the same or someivliat low er. , dhowm:i at si:a. van co r v u it. v. .,(W) Ilcav y seas, which swept over thu vessel oil ill voyago from Ihn Orient, wuhctl Chief lOngiiiecr Hugh Dickson to his death, officers tir the sleiinicr City or Vancouver rcixirtcd when tho llil tltK'kctl here last night. Dickson was missed lceemlcr (1, five du).s after the ship left Jupun. HOY KLAIX IS AI'I HAY. LAKKVIKW. Ore. (AP) Har old Itradley, 1 :t, is dead und Rob ert L. Hutton, member of a pio neer Harney County family. 1 charged with murder, the result o! a shooting affray in a garage on the Hutton ranch on Wagon Tiro mnmifafn last Tuesday. Hutton gave himself up to the sheriff sev eral hours after tho rhootlng PALACF. IS ItOMHFD LISHON, Portugal (lly tlie As sociated Press)' A boiiil exploded in t he archbishop's palace toduy, doing much damage. No casual I ies are reporl . The pollcu arc seeking the bombers. Turn Over New Health Lpnf lit n (lly Or. Frederick strhker) Oregon Stale Hoard of Health. The efficiency ol the business of living Is taken tor granted until s;i kliess a li -I preiim t ure old age. demonstrate a permanent disabil ity. I ry rot. cieeps Into the busi ness of living Just as it creep" into any business, whether through lack of interest, tir of supervision, or low Ideals of immngemeiiL A fussy, lault-finding method of tmniaK'' ment is not i;ood for a business and Is not good for the body, Man's period of efficiency Is brief com pared Willi the length of his days. The pi-riod of t ill I vigor and cf fici m y Is from 1 to :i 1 years. The work span is from o to 4' years and tlie military spun front IS I o 4 J years. Tlie Plhliral limit Is placed a' 7't years. There Is no lontcer any doubt that tin span of activity can be Increased hv the application of will power und in telligence. I AU luUlUtftnt, wcll-Ulrt;Ut;d, GAYNITIOtl WELCOMES: NEW YEAR Evidence of Prosperity- Kaaiated in -America as 1926 Arrives SH00TINGMARS : CELEBRATIONS Noticeable Restraint in ! D 1 . AUJL..1.J l.- Wrvvlr rv-P 1 KH Pw.ViiKi -tion Officers.: NKW YORK (By tho Aauocl. uted PresH) The year of 192s . nllnit tntrt holttv . InHnv tn 4 1 rt sound of revelry from one end of the bin H tn Ihn nth nr. ' I In contrast with the noise of the merry makers was the greet ing to the New Year la the boom Ing of the liberty boll at Phtla- jtnlnltlti tlin fl. tlmn 1 If 1i. given voice In 90 years, and the playing of tho Rockefeller me morial carillon bells In the Park Avenue church in New York. im i ii wure uiutiuLiuib luruUMUk inu . nation. - . lnlii Agent on Job " Although good cheer and evl-' denco of fc prosperity was radiated1 everywehere, there was a. notablo restraint in; colebratlona., Kvrvwh'rii . lhrniiirhnut ilimnu.' iinn prouieuion orticers vera out have been considerable use of flasks. New York, prosperous and gay, made merry with 150 dry agents waiLimiH u. Hcuro vi nigiii. ciuun. Broadway famous for its New . Year celebrations, was Jammed with noisy merrymakers, and (Continued on Vagc C.) TAKES OFFICE NKW YORK (By the Associated I'reHs; i urn many au touay pre sented to America's largest city a new type of man to wear Its may oralty robes James J. walker,, product of Oreenwlch Village, pianist, composer of popular songs und legislator. In the past, tho city's mayors have come from many walks of life, but this Is the first time "Tin Pan Alley" has seen one of Its sons In the office. The new mayor boasts a versatile career. In colonial times up to 1774, the mayor wus selected by the gov ernor or the province, and ho was always u man of high standing. Un til 1S20, tho appointing board of the slate, hcuded by the governor, named the mayor, and from 1821 'o 1 2!t, when the charter was amended, the common council chose hint. -Arter that the city made Its se lections by popular vote, but It wus (Continued on l'ugo C.) pr Di Strieker hopeTul. courageous management bused upon acc.urulc knowledge of conditions is the Ideal of the mod ern business man. It Is the ideal to be hi t u(i for the management of the business of living. Old nge, physical failure, am sickness are factors that must b dealt with 1f we are going to li crease man's efficiency and cxte: human life. What, have you planned for yoi self this coming year- What w your plans In the years gone c Are you trusting to luck not to i III, not to wane In vigor and ind the will to live? Have the years liccn more or less filled w various miseries of mind and bur1. Are you planning to Jog ulonf -the same obi way. accepting th as the common lot? Why not tr off the old years of shiftless IWI I or perchance, misdirected Hvi for new yeura In which the bi ncrs of living shall be run1 bound busints principles? JIMMY lie