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! . ,. -.Friday, January 1, 1!)2(. t H!"-m"m TITE TTTV GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER , r.'iTC Seven Local News In Brief IGrunde this morning fron Pcnd- ) leton. Miss nitKiutiMHcii hus been visiting hp ' Pendleton fon several i days with Mm. Kit-Id, Mrs. Field will spend tht week end in 1a j Grande ut the It aHriuiH.se n home, j COMING EVENTS. June 0, 10, II Vnion Llvi'stock show nt Liiion, Ore. pierw I'm- Treat mi i its 10. G. Hovcry is hero from Boise, Iilu., iM In Ijx. Grando for a few ,dau,ys having medical treatments. ;SMnt Dad Here 'j Airs. 1). K. Thrasher spent yes terday in ("Iran do en route to Portland from Hakor. Vislllim Her Mother Mrs. .1. W. Gibson went to Wul Walla, Wash., lust. nlglrt. lo Jbpend New yeer'.s day with lier '.mother. ; visiting in city I J Miss 'I'. VV. Kckles, of HoLso, i jjduho, is vi.slting i" La Oraiide il -fgueHt, of Miss .laeohy. She' will relurn to Hoi.se over the week t'h : 'Hem from lndeficiideucc ) J. C. Slapli-ton. is :l gue.sl, ul the Ti. C. Kreueh home hero. Mr. Hiaplelun Is from I adept ndeuW ' Oregon. Endeavor. Mr. - lUce went to Portland, whr he will attend a state Cristlun Kndeavor executive meeting to ho held there January 2 und S. It el urns to lnihler After visiting yesterday and Inst night in Grando A. VL An drews returned, to his home ut holder this morning'. At Island City Mrs. Chas. "Volswtnkler and daughter, Vivian, went to Island city this mornlnir to spend tho day wit h relatives. Attended Brother's l-'niiernl Mr.s. J)on Thrasher was In & firando lust night on her way home, to Portland from Duker, Ore., where ah ft was called for the funeral of her brother. Spends Holiday With. Husband Mis. Hoy Hnrtcnhowcr is here from her home nt Caldwell, Ida,, lo spend the holiday' with her husband, who Is contractor, for Ithe work on the. now city-disposal plant. . 1 ,. '.. , ' j. Home to Hood Hiver lrs. C. 1. I'ieree, who has been ! visiting relatives at enterprise for four months, slopped in J,a (iran de last night on her way homo to Hood Hiver. fining Hack to Portland - s Mrs. O, V. M. Jameson spent lasi night at Hie Sonrmer . hotel, stopping, hero en route from Hak where she has been visiting, to Portland, where. she makes her home.- . -,( I Will Leave .Tomorrow . i Miss Mary Wheeler will leave Goiufr to Portland , : La Grando tomorrow after visit- Mr. and Mrs. George. Wykoff, ling during the holidays in 1a. who for the past year have made (Grande at the home of her par their home in l.a Grande, Ict't cnis, Miss Wheeler Is attending lust night for Portland, where, the Washington Kluto Normal jiyiey expect to reside. - - J school ut Cheny, Washington. llcturiitNp thU livening- j ,J. T. lAjngfeilow, city school! superintendent, returned to his ! home in la Grunde this morning i ufter attending the annual con vention of the Oregon State Tea chers ussoclutlou in Portland ! Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs day of this week, , To Iinbker for N?w Year's Mr. ami Mrs. Kherwood V1I Mums,, and daughters, llehn and; Jean, aro spending New Year's at Imhlcr at tho homo of Mr. and Mrs, Cloy Jfox. Mr. ami Mrs. Wil liams have spent every New Year's duny for the past ten Year's day for the paast ten Kox. BUSINESS OUTLOOK IS OPTIMISTIC! (ffntlnnd from Psge Ono.) Itoadmaster is Hen- & E. H. Huskltt, of Pendleton, 1s here on business- for the O.-W. H. A M., of which he is road mast or. Is refflfitfrred at the Hotel Kol- Jn Poi-tland for Christmas , Mr, and Mrs. Ralph Hyers and little daughter. Kuth, returned to fthelrrfhoim' in l.a Grande the first I -of the w;;k after spending Christ inas in Port Hind with relatives. Able to Kit Vp f: Miss Carrie Hunter, who has iheen 111 for several weeks, "is liii jjproving. She is able to sit up lo idav. Mlss Hunter lives ut Island rlty- - Jli-om linker for-the Dnncc k Miss JanneHe. ('ole, Orla Moody iUnd C l-'eifguson s were in the 'crowd of Ha'ker yoimg people who jinotored to J.a Grande for the It. -jof L. W, and K. dance last night. lrfnve TomoiTow Night Miss Helen Williams will leave T,a Grande tomorrow night for Eugene, where she is a student at the Cniveivdty of Oregon. Mh's Willtnms luis been visiting her parents in J.u Grande during the holidays. sale heads anticipate an lneren.sed I volume of business from the eoun- 1 t ry. ! In a number'of cases, it up. pears, business this year faced the second months with a serious handlca p to overcome. Spring sales dropped below the mark. the merchants' had confidently expect ed them to attain. ' Autumn IttislnesK Heavy Hut this fall, the selling figures soared again. One of the leading department stores reports the greatest auiumn . business in its history. 1 Christmas sales rase lo flood tide, in every .store -in town. Jt was this .unprecedented holiday buying that swelled the year's to tals to such gratifying dimensions. Quickened holiday sales reflect the smiles of better ' fortune. Not only aro people spending more money, but more people have money to spend, as attested by the multiplying sales slips. : I Several factors contribute, to 1he growing number of customers. I The opening of the Mt. Emily l-nmber company's mills has drawn scores of new citizens Went to linker Mr. und Mrs. Melvln Handy and two children. Norma und lluddy, went to 'linker this morning, where they will visit until tomor row night with Mrs, Hnndy's mo ther, Mrs. Schultz," who lives there. Guard Yourself Against Colds! Emulsion of Cod Liver H m Oil IPs a splendid food tonic that will enrich your blood, and ulthough it contains a large percentage' of Puie Norwegian Cod T.ivcr OH, it Is so pleasantly flavored Hint It Is easy to take. Especial ly good' in the treutment of general deblllly and loss o? . flesh. ' . ' . . Glass Drugs La Grande, Oregon JS'OISEMAKERS GREET 1926 AT MIDNIGHT (Continued from Page On.) mldnlKht signaled a riot 1 mi ii I ball. jof gayely. ! Even the country club dancers, : enjoying their farewell party, at it hp clubhouse wheiv so. many of society's best times have been 'stuged, laid aside the remaining re ( stralnts of formality' and romped when the whistles unnounced the ! arrival of the new year, i In strange contrast to this roll- j ieking throng, the other t the cltisenry passed the JIMMY WALKER fate of the move of the taxpajirt TAK'VVS nPriri? 1,'a'1"' to fwtiW It. H. Kox. mayw (Continued from Page One.) not until I S i S , when consolidation mini the city eonuellmen. rests m Ids decision. Louis Hennett, elty recordi ugninnt whom an alternative v H with nearby communities was af-iof mandamus has been entered t or feeted. that the tlrst mayor tireater New York was elected. Mayor Walker's father was an Immigrant from In land, and as u district leader hnenme the lute Charles Murphy many leader. "Hilt" Walker, as he was known on the West Side, was an alderman when "Jimmy" was a boy of seven. He was a prosperous lumber dealt' i. He later served half of two terms lu 'the state assembly. -waiting Young Walker attended l.aSuile lulling hliu to call the election or show cause for his ref itnl t" u, .;u, late yesterday luul not 1U'U I any answer to the writ, or in it-: friend of rated what form his responsii v til Pam-itaUe. Hennett may either file jin answer on the merits of the cit-o, or enter a demurrer ((ncstl'iiit'ia lite sufficiency of tho petition lor, a writ of mandamus. I hours in solemn contemplation of college and then St. Erancls Xav the year that had passed and ler, and later entered New York thoughtful preparation for-the one ,uw M.iool where he studied three lo come. yearn. Ho hail starred In school Many Watch Parties There were watch parties In at htetics and one season played WOMAN'S GARB IS GAINING IN - IJEAUTY,GRACE (Continued from Pago One.) so smart. Many pretty gowns of velvet and cut velvet are aeon, es pecially among the matrons. It Is very neeessnry to have n clever handkerchief to harmonlxo with one's dress. These tiny 'kerchiefs are very dainty and are usually trimmed with lace, hand painted or embroidered. Heads ere ulwnys found with the. dresses withe plain neck lines, and pearls are among the favorite. There Is esualiy mere than one strand to u neck-lace or , several separate pendents uttiichcd to one strand. Pumps with buckles of rhlnestono ilhc majority of the. churchesi and j a watchnlght service In the Salva tion Army hall. I,ed by the uni formed Workers of that, nrgnntxn ; Hon, a crowd of men women and ; children saw tho old year out to 'the rhythm of gospel hymns and fervored I csl i monies to salvation. I Claude. C. Pratt, wllh his long j necked banjo swung across his ibroad chest, and the pev. E. I,, Johnson, a former Methodist, mln ' Istcr, kept religious enthusiasm it high pitch. Pining a social Interim between the two devotlonanls, Ensign and 1 piny Mrs. J. C. Harker served .coffee , Ki:i.r, nnu stacKS or sugary donghlnuts. I A joint service attracted Chrlsl-J Ian Kndiwvorers of the Presby terian ami Christian faiths lo ihe' church of the la I ler, -where Hal- las i . loiee, oi iMiiion, state, liehi eve message, (lames and music In charge of the entertaining so ciety helped to pass the hours. ' Young people of the l-'lrst M. E.. the Methodist church south. the Nasiarenn. the laithcrnn and (Hcmi-pro baseball with a Hoboken St HE HATHIJ POPPLAH. many more a.s the hulustrv pands to its rapacity. Outlook Seems Ititsy The rent estate husiniws, which for several months has lagged 'listlessly, is already responding to Mho incrcHaed demand for homes . I for these Incoming residents. Arrived Aeslerday (Farm sales, the realtors fell con- Tho Hev. C. V. Dunn arrived in Uuwut, will look up now that T,a Grando yesterday from New-.crons and prices have taken on berg, Oregon. Mr.Dunn will be ' hritrhior nnln wuiuiNier oi me nrihiian cjiurcn are popular. Hose are , selected l.u Grande ami will attract a Broat ! "'T W". '," ptimps, whatever that may be. If the pumps have buckles of sllv Jxl't.thiA Morning -' . $i "MO-h Helen Mnlir "roturne in V'hifi- atmorf.-Washington this orning, where she is making her iom; with her .sister and brother- a-law. Hr. and Mrs. Owlghf Klo- J ster, this winter and at tending school. f:Ne here and will give his first ser mon Sunday morning. His family i will come to I -a Grande later and flhey will make this city their. Phonic. ' . 1 . team Eor a while, he held a secretarial position in uu accounting concern; later he was a member of a com pany launching an ill-dcstiucd sub wny project to go under the East Itlver lo Hrooklyn, I hen u sepa rate iuunelialily, - ' Kong writing was a hobby. His flair lor Ihe stage led Walker to an association with members of. 1 "Tin Pan Alley," many of whom ' he knows intimately today, lie Is ; a pianist of ability and for n while) I the. piano on the vaudeville j l One of his lyrics was set to tune, by Ernest Hall, the song composer, and achieved something of a hil as Ihe song, "Will You I ,ove Me in December as You Do In May?" Walker was elected lo Hie assem bly ut Albany in linn), taking tho name, seat representing his homo district that his falher had held be fore him, In l'.Ha, he married Janet Allen, a childhood sweet- ASTOUIA. Ore. Surf huthhig In the Pacific ocean has beeomo a popular although somewhat au is uu! sport at Clatsop beaches und during the past week a in mi he r of bathers have been eninyhig ocean dips each day. Kehuidne bathers are In the majority. Holels ut Seaside ami fiejirhurt report a large number of rn-.urvnf Hons for New Year's week-cud' recetvejj -Vj,-. MEN'S FLANNEL BLAZERS $3.29 (;"M, fl)rlu. wimiI rianiiiil !; Itliuyrs, .111 full an. I rntnny. Knit IhiikI Mt. ' . Inn iX'k-lK; tin. (-. M mi) ir, anil llii-k. Itnvu mill hint l(. in,, ami f llln'k. Iiilil mill plain - kunkl. An rv-iil(iiin lahic nt ; r i- . $3.29 and word bus he many cottages will be opeip the Haptlst congregation gathered I "eart. Tho same year he was ad and milled to the New York bar became successful as a lawyer. Kor five, years, Walker sat In the assembly. ; In , Hi 1,4, ho wua elected to the sennte, where from l!)2(t until his resignation to us- Heturns t The Dalle.- - After visiting in Ha Grande for several days Miss Dorothy Denny has returned to her home at The I Dalles, Oregon. After two days there with her parents she wilt go on to Portland to . resume her studies at t lie Northwestern Hus iness college. Tn the . Implement business, which mlfcht almost be termed the pulse of agricultural conditions. Sales are showing more life than they had in the -pnsl five years. The farmers, no the. hardware dealers says, had been driven to the closest economy in- their ex penditures for machinery, so th.1t llliuf lll'HB fl, 4 1, -,,...1, ,, 1, ,,... " -- '"' "-. nt n standstill. Hut wllliin thV - last few weeks. bitiulries liave been Increasingly frequent. If the fanners ure still not buying 'ex tensively, at least they ure pre paring for purchases. Mllver hose are worn buckles, gold hose ur large single flower is seen with i most of the party dresses. Some wear them on the shoulder ami ; others have them at the waistline, which Is still Millie Juw. Ulllc wrist corsages are clever for the girls. ... Head bauds of wreaths to har monize with the dress arc seen on many occasions.' .' In their respective church homes to begin the 'year with devotions. Today will be observed with family gatherings nnd oldfashion ed New War's calls. Dr. W. T. Pin- Is nmnniT IK hosts who has issued 'invitations Bmn0 tn mayoralty office he was for a holidav open house. His re- haillr of. the Democratic forces, ception will he from .1 to 6 o-lHlH lislutive record . was identi clock this afternoon nt the sani- fi,,(1 on t,u' r Coveraor Smith, torium ut Hot Hake, and scores) baa always been a partisan, of Tjv Grande residents an) in- j 1 lo fought for Sunday baseball and eluded among his mimmoned ' movies, sponsored legalized boxing guests. " land the bill that bears his name, I supported 2. 7ft beer (after declared or Willi wold (WOMAN AmVIITQ i unconstitutional), voted for Hie We Buy For Less We Sell For Less We Wish Our Many Patrons and Friends A Happy New Year Do not fail to read our Thursday's ad! You will find in it many great savings. SEE OUR WINDOW DISPLAYS flNEW YORK STORE DESTROYERS OF HIGH PRICES MURDER PLOT (Continued from Page One.) GAY NATION ' WELCOMES NEW YEAR 'in resolution lo congress asking modi fication of the Volstead act to per mit tio use of beer and light wines under proper slate rest rlc tlons. and helped pass t 'no law which forced the Ku Klux Klan to public Its membership and the laws bringing about reduction of 27t per cent In state Income lax, workmen's compensation, widow's pensions, and emergency rent laws. iCrtnfftiued from WVa" One.) disclosed In the demand for. the belter brands and grades of food stuffs. The grocers forsee belter v Tags I'm- Volunteers " Ihe city has purchased new ligs for n::e by members gf the, Here Vv Xcw Year ,J.a Orande Volunteer Fire depart-i a. W. (Sam) Ash is spending pieiit. The lags follows the style jthe holidays with his parents, Mr. of automobile license plates with and .Mrs William Ash. He Non appropriate lettering. The colors j ped here yesterday en routti from I ""H''s U1 n" expansion of house- ore red and white. Caldwell, where he has been em--i,,0,t allowances. Many uddlllonnl . ployed lor several months, to l,efi. I,aM Night (Portland, where he has tuken u Dallas Kice, field secretary for: new position. . the Pulled Society of Christian I ' Endeavor ol" Oregon, left ,a Cran- Here from Pendleton de last night after attending a Airs. Ethel Field and Miss Eau- p;irlv of the !.: Ci-rnide chriHtlan ra HasmiiSKi-n arrived in there were '"many, indications of the use of hip flasks despite Hie officers' drive against" them. Few arrests . occurod as Ihe dawn was' on nnd the streets be- lligher standards of living are' came less orderly as the cabarets mobile TJoyd was driving. In efforts to shield his son, Itos coe told of the love affair of 1 fi years duration get ween his mother and Winn. She nave Winn $2ft0 11' ninnlh nf IiIm I'liltwu-'n ninMnv Ttoscoe said. Once his father shot I In his campaign speeches for the' Winn through the heud. j mayoralty. Walker promised to dig. TTnemotlonnlly and without re-I"''' nbvays, maintain the nickel gret, the police said, Mrs. Nus- ; Hunway (are and give ine city a um told how she and Winn clean, econoihlcal administration. planned for a long time lo kill! New York Democrats gave him n poured out their goods. ItkAKi: VATALIV SHOT : WAYHAND. Mass ( !y the As sociated Press) Manison Inn. ji customi'ts are nundi.ered In their 1 roadhouKC crowded with New trade since the establishment of Years eve revelers, wns thrown ln the Mt. Emily payroll. ,to an uproar early today when Ar- Nnmerous fine houses ns wi'lli,hl"" !"'. Chelsea police In ns mnnv bulldlnir tmnrovemenis nf'' speclor. was shot, probably lal- .ber husband paralysis had fulled to be A fragmentary diary In she expressed fear that hei hand would kill her, was In her purse when urrested Several months ago, she police, she had persuaded ! husband to put title to, bis pro perty, valued at about $.rii),ii(M), In jeinl tenancy with her so thai it wold pass to her at his death. aitor .jijj tj(jk rff fatal, which r bus- found told her I plurality of I00,oa(i voles over Mayor Hylan'Yii I lie prlihary flgli'tij and the city elected him over I 'rank D. Waterman, He publican nominee, by a. majority of approxi mately 400,000 votes, ItF.CAU INN u: I P TODAY. lil'INI), Ore, Whether an elec .thui for the recall of Heud's city ofllelalK Is (o be held will be d elded by Circuit Miidgo Duffy. The Clint's 6th Annual January . c k7 LEARANCE SALE STARTS TOMORROW, JAN 2ND. EVERY ARTICLE IN OUR STORE ON .SALE AT A SAVING OF Wo TO 33 1-3 On Clothing, Furnishing Goods and Shoes. . Men and hoys' Outfitters of Quality Merchandise. Extra Salesmen To Serve You. XTRAGOOD BOYS' SUITS (Knickerbocker Trousers) ONE-HALF PRICE ii'ss ostentatious nature cont ri bntid to the busy season recorded in the city's list of building per mits. Although official reports are-Inclined itt pro. net ligureH that will compare favorably with l!i'-'4 an outstanding one for building. The call for home furnishings ha.H taken a decided spurt. In the past two months, and tin; outlook for o. heavy buying season through the winter radiate promise. Jewelry and silks, radios and jnutomohilcs in fact, nil outward Myiuuui.- oi luxury pcrmii i ing prosperity are advertising the return of bftfer times. TOWLER GIVEN HIGH POSITION (Continued from F'nr One.) jmalning In the city for (he holl- K. A. Snyre, superintendent of schools In Phion county, went from Portland down to Salem, where he will attend the nnnunl gathering of county school superintendents. To Mrs. Hay Duncan, of Cove, wan u-lven the Ininn rnunlv elintr. imnnshfp of the boosters' commit tee for the Monmouth normal .school. She returned to l.a Grande lust night, accompanied by her small son, Hlllle, and will be met ; by her husband at Hot Lake this 'afternoon, where they will attend Mr. W. T, Phy's New Year's recep tion. Mrs." Duncan was official I promoter for the Kastcrn Oregon normal school movement during ithe teachers convention, i Superintend nt K. K. Coad. of '. Cove, and Superintendent Met 'or jmlck, of Elgin, were among the other delegates who represented the Grande Pond1 valley schools at the convention. ufter an argument In one npslaiis dining rooms. of mm; shot i.v Chicago. f. II I C A G O (ity the Associated Press)-- Nine persons were wound-I ed by stray bullets from pistols 1 fired by New Year's eve revelers j hi re last nlrlil. A five-year-old girl died alter being shot In the head as she siood at Hie window of her home listening to the. midnlghl noise. None of the shooters have beep found. legion" TcTGiVE MUSICAL COMEDY (Contlnup from fftge One.) of the executive committee, arc temporarily In charge. After in stallation of the new officers Jan. they will relinquish the unison, commnnder-elcet. Holes will be cast and chorus groups selected before the arrlvnl of the producer and director about -Inn. 14. Intensive rehear sals will be conducted for the en suing 3 G days in order to have it ready for thd first performance Jan. '26. The l.eglon plans to make a precedent of lis first theatrical j venture. The proceeds wll go into the general fund of the organization. ifijl FUNERAL DIRECTORS L;i Grande's Loading Finn Established lSOfi W. If. B0HNENKAMP CO. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO OUt I'KIMXDS AND 1'ATllOXK WI-: l..XTl:.M) . Tin-: vi:nv iiiisr WI.SIH.S l-'Olt A IMIOM-DIIOI S AM) IIAl'j'Y SEW vj:AII Art & Baby Shop 1301 Adam Avenue.- nti Iter irk Patterns - D. M. C. and Nun's Hnll-proof Thread, Kto. - . T,V , IN I TmGOLDEN PRINCESS Peter Pan has grown up to stardom. Skyrocketed to the highest screen honor hy public demand. More ador able than ever as the heroine of Bret Hallo's rousing romance of Mi). : TODAY AND SATURDAY ARCADEQ ANTI-IS Tnti:it(i iOsis si:urr oimi nv i:n;usii.ma. OLD WORLD AND NEW TO BROADCAST fCfintlnud from Psirw One.) 1 Another feature will be the hroudcastlng of New Year's greet ings from the Orhnt, South and Central America, gathered by fThe Associated Press, Kent Coop- ter. general nuinagcr, , will be at ithe microphone. News from the IHfM. Soldiers rating butter a year old. That's enough to make nnybody want to ftght. j . m TiONDON. (AP) Dr. Small Page, an expert on tropical dis eases, nunWinces that he has discovered an anli-t uberculoHls serum, extracted from the spleen, says a dispatch to the Dally Kx press from Sydney, N. S. W. Doctor Page made the discovery during the courwe of malaria ex periments. Many professors in cluding the dean of Melbourne university, are credited with fay ing that the serum discovered by I r. I l.enry Spahlinger of fhJieva, j (ad s Into obscurity henlde that of Doctor Page. .fu:s at A(;i; or lot i-;arh NUW VOItK (Hy Hip Associ ated Press) Ambrose Hinds, who predicted every year of 'the last decade that he would die before reaching another birthday, and who attributed his longevity to the in e of "good rum and to bacco." died In the srms of his on yeati rday. less than three ieka before his HH.st birthday. 1 ' LOOK OVER OUR WANT ADS FOK BARGAINS A i Z i Wd wish to thank our manv ! nappy . friends and patrons for their help NpW YpPIV HAPPY in making the past year success- J InCW 1 CCftl NEW YEAR fuI ancl we wil1 try to serve'you 1 TP All TO ALL with the same quality goods at a iu nu . saving. m 8 Enterprise & Basket 2 lbs. Creamery Butter ......93c 1 a Markets ' , ., 1 m ' Fresh Eggs, per dozen lie m I '' : : J Basket Groceteria I two stores 9 La Grande Groceteria JI I The same Roods nt ! .... , ,r,.-, ,T & J AND MARKET the same prices. B AM) JiALahI J Next to Arcade Theater LrmTmn- -J N"Nl 1J,afk ( ''l J THE STORE WITH A CONSCIENCE
