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Pt Four CA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Monday, May 24, 1926. (Incorporated) Am IndrpeadnU Nempapet FRANK B, APPLEBY... .Editor ud Publisher t ' BARVET V. MATTHEWS .Uustnees llaoager :v i Wl( lie. he, -. ' to; 1 : , lu' r ion5 hw Mr UIM'. '. I' the -V .:flllj . a hi! Ice n't m) i ' fl j .'. yi,' ful v ' I'll, I tin Ill i' .' foi; .Published evening, except Sunday, at 141 Adama Avenue, La Orande, Oregon. The Observer-Star published every Friday. Sntered at the PostoMce at La Orande, Oregon, aa Second Case Mall Matter unaor act of March t. 17. , OFFICIAL PAP BR OK UNION COUNT! AND TUB T; C1TT OF LA OUANDE r . MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS Tb Aaioclated Press I exclusively entitled to us for pub Uoatton of all news dlepatchea credited to It or not otherwise credited U puollataed therein. All rig hie of republication ot special dlepatchea In thla paper, and alao the local mi hern ia aleo are reserved. . .SUBSCRIPTION RATE6 ' .'t ' By Carrie Oally, per month In advance. Dally, per alx months In advance- really, alngle copy 760 to By Hall par month In advance- Dally, Dally, per etx month In advance.. Dally, per year In advance- Weekly Observor-Star, per year- -60 ..tl.iO -ft.et -li.eo ADVERTISING RATES por column Inch-.-.. OUplay, foreign, DUplay, local, per column Inch- time contract rates on application. ..tie ..40a I1 , ''.V HOLINESS "I mn the 'Lord your God ': Kunotlfy yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy." Lev. 11:41. mi . . : vo?'l It doesn't cem possible for anybody to be temperate h jboiit prohibition. Qti. ......... . . . Five city fathers now for La Grande. The voters made "J 'jood use of primary election time to put one over on the ftuch-sUng "Mrs. Casey Jones" who "got another pappa1 lie people here got two more of 'cm at this A Bookworm Who Can't Read f V--' .r"' )',' ' V v. , , '-J' . , Thomna Fentrem 11 only four and he con I road yet. But he rpenae more time In the Richmond (Va.l public library than anyone elae. He prefer nooks that have lots of pictures hut Isn't adverse to poring over those that have none. He comes to the library every day, pulls out a book .' ; . any book and sit down with It. ; $ jnd so forth. The hi line "ceremony." tm !;., , . iiinpriif t- IHAItU III " FITII Tn nfJF ;. ' IIIMIL IU UIILII V v - .. . tou wmmma-- Shirts of Style MAKHnELD. Mxas., May S4.' (AH) In a wreck that caused thu death of ono trainman and . oven knocked over a signal toner, some of the passengers of the Owl, a fust train from Boston for ' New York, were not oven awakened from the sleep this morning. - -The wreck was' on the New York, New Haven and Hartford. The utvi. running :5 miles an hour, lilt the I. ill end of a freight at a crow. lug. The big passenger locomotive made kindling of three freight cars, and then jumped the rails, heading for the alejnal towrr. The sicnal tower man, Thomas- Man ning .dashed for his door followed by two companions. All three fell I clear of the .wreckage and unhurt, s-thH tower crashed on-tho rails. There It caught fire from Ihe loco motive, coals. ,-. The passenger locomotive finally rolled over athwart the. New-Hav- lh's three main lines,' and Its fire man. Ernest Kidding, :of . Newton, . onn., died n few moments - Inter from tls Inlurles. ,J. W. Hurley 1 he passe nger engineer and Georgo Hughes, freight conductor, . were injured. . Four sleeping cars fallowed the locomotlvo off - the. rails .but ' none of the puBUpiigers were . reported seriously Injured although, a dozen were listed for slight hurts. '. OFFICE CAT By Junius This Is an unkind wo-ld, and the only lime a man gels nil. Ihe iirniHe lliut. ho feels entitled to is ut Ills funurul. Why doesn't the criminal who wishes to conceal himself become some famous woman's husband? . T111-: HKKiirr or optimism TI19 fellow who, on one of these mlnr t'xiKMlllltHiK, iitnllx a Ifttiv to Ay. We'll wager those visiting Knights Templar from Scat !if lc were gratified at the generous crowd of Ln Glanders Ivhich' turned out eo early of a Sunday morning to hear J? ;he northwest's famous Bethlehem commandery band. And it to those who missnrl tho rnnroi r un wnnt In kuv th.it ilinir ,ulka "'""n aililirss 11( iiioocu 1 uetit, uci 111c uiunn next. time. , Jj They call it a "freak" air accident in news dispatches in telling of the death of a man in Iowa Sunday when an JJJiierial aciobat attempted to remove the hat from a spec ulator whjle' hanging from a moving plane. Strikes us as Aieing more foolish tliaa freakish. The skull of the man on uijfehe 'jcmifrfii.tirwbie& ,bx the .dtinjrling. iormabova him, ana ino acronat, too, wasserlously injured. A little laxity A I .... .... ...... ll 1 nic nrKUUininin yvi lllllllliu; HUCIl UllllgS 11I1Q QCatn IS SUl'Cithey are 0 stalK nbout most menacingly. ' . . v. ' ;" THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL ATHLETICS. When nearly-2,000 boys and girls, students of Kivcria, Central land Creeiiwood, met in competition at the hirh ftchool athletic field Saturday afternoon in the first big racK ana tield meet of grammar school children in tho wii-an who ilia witiiom n tiiiiut ftitv. it marked the finnl Rlnn in ..IKI(I ,... i'' Himixli he hail the iimn'.-rto . i "wntnn iuimii in luguratea by J. i. Ixmgfellow, superintendent of schools. nd. the board of directors, which includes everv student n the schools of La Grande. It is really the beginning of a new era here wherein he boys and girls receive the benefits of nlivsiVal t.minino- pnd athletic competition from the primary triados un. A nore- enthusiastic program cannot be coniinvrl. HnnHinrl f parents, teachers and fans cheered their teams with un- onfined zest and when the Kiveiia teams nosed out Central or first place, all united in paying tribute to the victors. Evidence of the importance of the moot. not. niv his community but to the state, lies in the fact tlml. Tlml Jregonian, the largest newspaper in the northwest, hud n 1 tmutr 01 its moiion picture review staff on hand In o-iind 'nonU Jm Imwn t Urn lent lihn ui scenes 01 me races and triimns fm- i.tn,.,i,i,. ....:.. Local theater owners have requested tho niiviloirp f first showing" of the films in La Grande. If granted, the iewing hero should engender considerable added pnlhiisi- sm in thcminds of the young folks and provide much in. !rest to the parents. Our Idea of an optimist Is u innn who Imagines that liy getting mur rlod 'ho can mukc his running ex penses slow down to a wulk. . v. AIN'T IT SO? , ; ' No wonder I am on the blink, it gives my nerves a Jar ' To listen to the chesty gink Who calls his d a car.- , Tho happiest people are those r. stop to won Hiving A good time A little girl had been bothering her mother all day with iimstions. Finally thu niollier Bnld. '"Mnry, do you kuow dial curiosity once killed a cat;" "Well. .Mother," a.sked Mary, "what did the cat want tu know ?" . . y . I'abli Onn, then' wa nit Am- huy It. t ".Mabel' head is 1 like a door kntb." VWhy?" "llecause ll'a so easy to linn!" . FAT 10 Why. did you hob your hair? 11 w.ih ho very blonde and fulr. It looked so very nice, 1 thought. Tied lit with u ribbon, you had bought. To please me, so you s-ild. Hut It's not so much Ihe liutiliing. Hut ynti hiul it shingled, rubbing You of uny way to hide 'that old lurgotteii boil mark. It b hi uimii i'nier to illt-late Ictti'i. You can il.so fine big '1 NOMINEES i DECIDED IN ALL RACES rnntintiruj Prom Vtut -t.) ' precincts were gcattercU umong" ll of thu uG cotintlna In tho Estate. - FIND IT HERE Copy lor lhb mlama bum k os by a. aa. . It. ln everv close race hetwe'en' ft. Turner, of Onllns.. and J. O. I'alnt your fiouse to stay painted McljiiiKlilln. of rorvallls; for tho ; with' material from Ilugg I'aint Co. democratic nomination for super ' " '. . ' 5-24-3t intendent of public .Instructions return from - 176ft precincts- this ; C, K. Cave,; district manager of noon gave -rurncr i.z-, Mc-i the w. o. : XV., Is here and will LiuiEhlln ,:C4 ,11 lead for Turner hold nil important mcctlnc Tues of 30. . . ; 1 - .-'. , .llu- evening. Ms-v 25 nt Kneles hnll. SielH-er Ixail (irows. 8 o'clock..'' .All members are urged Returns fron ITJJ ' - precincts 'to-:le present. . : ' 6-24-11 tn- - repMiiiiriin ' nbminiitlon I for U. S. senator: Krcdcrlck Slot- Runyan Signs. Main 645. 6-8tt r j'i.7ii: rk-nator Stanflcld 2S,- flYSl - A. K. Clark 21.3U0: . I.. H. I . A brctlv lino of bnth caDS of best Hundblasl 14.413: 1 J. J. Oossley grade of rubber lust received. Heit : "iiumway d.-j-jij: irossdhem at Silvcrthorn-Wright's fam- i-.. Harrett aioo; t; v. i.vey . 1,- ily drug ,tore. . 6-14-lt Kor the republlcnn nomination for governor 17ss picincis gin-c I. I. Patterson' 112.063; Jny . I'ptoll 38.04S: Y. A.Carter,2l,tl8,j, Trff f ' for ii,i ueiiiocrutlc .. nominal ion for governor 17U6 gave Governor Walter .M. l'lerco 23,22; Louise I'almer Weber 9,471.' , " , -. . l-'or democratic national- 'com iiiiiieeman of Oregon 172; pre elnets give: Oswalt West 13.261; Milton Miller 12.011:- Will It. King 0.162. , . " llowni-il Wiiiiier'',- . for republiean noiiiinntion for ' ' , FliAT FKKT ' ' ' '.' , The "POST SYSTEM' ' for fallen aYches. Dr. Ingle, Sommor Bldg.' . J-20-Gt ' Prhool Ifnds ho5TVnllBbre, for farm loans In I'plon County. See H. ; F,. Dl-.on, Foley Building, La Urande. Ore. - 1-1 (tf A village Is 11 il. ice where I'ell-tt-:il can tetl you why the llt-owns had a itoetol hist niclit. Twi-lve years 0I1I: I gotla get an onion to get thehe i-j;:iri ttes off my breath. l-:i:ili-eu y,.t- old: I gnlta get a elcurette to get them.- onions off my hreitlti. CON (' R ATI ' L ATI ON S L KT TIIKKE BB LIGHT! -Congratulation of the various successful imminrm w low in order and is hereby extended on the part of The Observer. Regrets to the rrond Most of all we congratulate the people of the city of -a t.randc for their approval by more than iiimwu.,,! unjority of the charter amendment to include lighting sys cms in improvement districts cominir under Hm P.,v.,'rt onding act, which means that our city .streets will, in the a:sli n 1UIU-C '"T'oss the visitors at night ns , ,s m,. ,...,.s ,. ". veil as in daylight with I,a Grande's up-to-dateness and ""' i'mig i imtifc il-ogressiveness. All rcsidnnts !. will ,.n..ni..i. .1... 1.... ,u" M"", ,m'! r""' "r ,m",K -,r.iglitcd business stieels of an evening. iii sai,i;s taimmi f k We undersUmd that the l-equired iietition ali-eadv has nkwauk. n, j. si..s .f nop I t sutlicient numlier of properly owners as signers and that national League park, umpire m,v I his document will come before the cilv conimisiinnni- r,.'''l'k'"h ll,u N.-wm-k player iction in due time, and that following iu untiucstioned pass ge or incorporation into the city government's improve ncnt program, will be found shortly on the citv cmriiippr's ijesk with instructions to draw up plans for the project 11 other words, the voters of the city w ill have their I kiiiyei's answered. The city beautiful at night will soon I Vecoine a reality.. We shall have nn experience similar to hat of the just-created world and that of the infinitesimal Miie-cell molecules which then inhabited it in darkness mil lions of eons ago, when the Master-Creator of all things aid, "Let there be liffht" and there was light. Voasl master 'I'lle next epetlker on the proi;i-iim it? a mini you all know. He Is gn-aler known tll'in any chewing lobaeeo, and slill more famous than eny murderer. Ills inline In a household word In very family mid this town Is miclity proiul to claim him. It Is witii pleasure tlml. 1 Iniroduec a r li&s as wii.,1 the ilevll s yuur ii.niie? safe ui third, tlun changed his mind and Jersey I'lly won. Tile 11111 I'll.' dusked from the field right alter the game, but a couple of liottb-s lilt him on the way, All nther strtlek James 11. lu-llly, one of tin' owners of tile park, oil the head. Ttunyaii Higna Main 646. 6-8tf ; SOMI-rrillNti M'.W, The very latest In. tho line of 't.lef.troM Ih ii,k- nn ,lll.' I,. ,l,u .. T ' . . 1 ,ruc window of HIchurdHon's. Art & Gift 3 0. 7'j 6 ; I'rvti T. Tou2 1 5. l 7 ; Itom- H.; Parrot MO, 05(i; Mrs.; tfiu ma Ttiyunt l t.ut I. Kor rt'puhllcun nomtimtlon for juHtic.i of thu stat'j buprt-nn? 'court (thrf to lie nominated 17SS pru etnets bIvi-: llrnry J. ltmn N7, nun. d. .!. nnui' "q.i.u.ia; t fJi-i.rirn M. ttrnwii 7T. 7C7 I tinn-,. :f-. pictures.- . They are 'beaiitlful mid very reasonably priced. ' 5-24-lt The. latest patterns and tints Jn fine stationery. In' boxe.i and liy pound Just offered for sale by 811-verthorn-Wrlght's family drug store. ' . t-14tf S. rihclicril 42,610. n-n-ifii',ma. - boles, eta Norton'! Kiddy Shop. I 10-ltf They Served lea In nil airplane ' high over Atlimlii, !a. Oeltlng so ' ' MUs lihulys li, MHIcr I'-1' ' a man isii'l safe anywhere. oiinnunces that sho will continue WOMir.ltlMi UVKIl M.AtilC Nl-:w YtlltK tllllte a number of Viiinlerliiits ami other elite, In cluding rounless Salin, ure won. ilerlng over inagle. An KsyiHIan fakir gave a Hunday performance at trie home of Mrs. W. K. Vender-!;! Manhattan has been making fine shirts for almost three-quarters of a century, and its 1926 offerings are even more attrac tive, than ever before, in ail the points that a 'man appreciates. They are full cut and comfortable, of fine fabrics that weatj well. - They have a style and originality that are exclusively -Manhattan, and only an artist could effect such pleasing com binations of color. And last but not least, they cost less than you would expect to, pay for shirts of such quality. $2.75 to $5 Florsheim Shoes .A fast car wins because it can endure. In shoes Florsheims win because they, too, can endure. Men who lead in style in business or socially wear Florsheims. $10 and $11 Straws of Style Those smart-looking - Leghorns with snap brim and Dlain bands are here in two wirlth.o T)n. o...:., v.jj i o , t MnniB.j. a auaiuas, ovtiss xeuuos ana oennus j' with wide : brims and varicolored bands all clever styles arc here for your choosing at 'a' price you want to pay. . " ,. $4, $5, $6, $7 - WF: Knickers Full cut Golf Knick ers in novelty weaves of fancy plaids, made . to fit The colors arc . variations of tans, blues and grays. $7.50 to $11.00 Golf Sox Wilson and other famous makes in fancy cuff top Coll' Sox. Plaids, checks and stripes in all col ors and sizes. $2.90 to $1.75 Neckwear Snappy new patterns and colors in the sea son's smartest array of clever Tics. Dots, stripes, checks, plaids and beautiful shaded effects. $1.00 to $1.50 .' iV. West & Co., Inc. STORE FOR MEN Kunyuii Signs. Main 645. her piano' clat's until August first. Arrangements should be made Im-1 mediately. Credit for high school Fresh strawberry sundaes, elo pupils If desired. Studio Itoom 1,1 pint sherbet, ice cream iu bricks. Sommer Bldg. l'liotlu 463-W. 6-1'J-lUtp Ilunyan Signs. Main R45. B-Stf Mayiime and Springtime Dresses, Hats and Shoes In all the latest styles and colors. t ' Triced, $1.23 to $7.23 Norton's Kiddy Shop Infants' and Children's Wearables Wi:i)XK.SI(AV Till'. 26TH CiehanlHon'K Art & Gift Shop will Isell sixteen 4i-plece sets of beau tiful decorated dinner for $6,118 pel' set. The most unusual value In dlr.ncro-nrc -ver offered to Iji Grande people, Uenicmlier Wed nesday only. See the window. 5-24-lt i ' JII1S. C. T. NKWM.V "02 t. Ave., will open her UMiial summer school June 1st. Morning rla-Hses only. Kor particulars phone m-M or Main so. 5-::-;t ice croam by pint or otiart pint, 5(lc iiuart at Silverthorn Wright's family drug store. 6-14lf Itunan Signs. Main 645. B-Slf IIOWVOOI). Ijirgc load boxwood delivered In Ia Qrandc. $6.00. Call 1. B. Men efce Lbr. Co.. Lone Tree. 4-3tr 6-8tf t.v, his final account as ailniliiii. Iral'or of said 'estate'.' e.nd' that thi 1st due of June. 1326, nt the hour or ten -o'clock! In the rorcnoon' of' said iluy. nl the County Court Itoom In the Court House of snirl Co'untv, has been rl..,l ,y ti, 4 OoUrt as Ihe lime ami place for hearlrig- of objections to said account and the setllenient thereof. Itiinyati signs. Main r,45. 6-8tf - KUTIt'K OK KINAIj si-.-n-i.r..ii-:xr. Notice Is hereby given that (lie I undersigned, administrator or the I cslalp of Teter (i.en, ilecensed, has i riled In the (.'ollllty Court in tile ! Slate of Oregon, fnr Tnlnn ('niin. ! 1IAI. UOM.NKXKAMP, Adminlslrutor of tho estate of Peter. Olsen, deceased,' -' ' ltlngo & Wright, f Attorneys for Administrator. Apr.. 26. May .1-10-17-24. -.. - A' GRADUATION GIFT v Call and See Us Sunday We arc open all day Sunday and are p-oparcd with a large variety of Cakes and Pies to tempt your appetite. Prices 25c to 30c Our Products Made to Sell More. Gwilliams' Electric Bakery "Home of Golden Crust" Made to sell mure. Open Sundays. Opposite Observer Pink of Perfection Chocolates ,.; in a special package An ideal gifts for this occasion. Red Gross . Drug Store
