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Tuesday, June 15, 1926." EA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER m ... III I II I BIM ! I H I III I I I.ll Local News In Brief . . . ... DOMING KVKNTS Jtinu 21 School oliS'tWm at t CVnd'Ul lit 1 1 Mil IK July 1U. 14. 15 and 10 Free Iloinmittkers' liiritlliite under I iihiImh The Olwrver. July 'J J, 2.1, i'onvfiitlon of Noriliwt'M lii'ul ICslaU iuno , elation In I GrundM. fVpt. 2, 2.1. 21, iim.1 2'i Fiilou comity fair l Klln, On. aon, Doubld. accompanied by Ro bert Pom, all of Pulter, returned to tlictr homo this morning after visiting at SummcrviHo for the past week with Mrs. V. A. Haker SKn Week VjuI nt Vnlon P. K. Kynra, of tho main fUh hutehery- at IlenI, Ore., spent the u'ixl( (i nil ;il I'ntnn f.-iklnir lmrlr In ' Contrul Oregon' a load of liver for j flKli food, ua (he supply haa run 'short there, . versHy of Oregon at Eugrnio, She will be a junior, when she returns to the University In tho fall, llt'ru from Inildctw -: Cap Tuttle woe tu the city from Imbler this morntufc. Iloro from rorlland - . K..M. Stevenson, of Portlantl, Ms In tho city oil business. . ( ' To Knternrlso Tmlny Q. G. Griffiths, mnna;er of tho StunOunl Oil conipiny here, went to Knterprtso on business today. Tlerr on Hiislness - Hen O. Madlsoiy, real ruin to man from Spokane, ls fu: -.a Grande to day on business. Mrs. Croivl Pessimistic of Finding Relatives Wife of Suicide Believes There Is Little Chance to Trace Any of Her Relations Ylsltlnjc Her Brother Miss Ksther KnatiU, of Ktstilrnp, Wash,, Is visiting hero with her Jirnther, Paul Knnutx. Homo from PorHand ; . lu V. riiaiiHse returned from roi'lliind this umrniUK, lie was there all day j'rstenlay on business. lloiiit' from School ; loreo Anderson has rolurned to : his home hero from Lexington, Missouri, where, he has been a stu dent at tho Wentworth Military aeademy durhiK the pasl year, tin will spend the summer - months with his parents hero. To Walla Wall Yrrilny : Tin HI on tv loral real (itlalo mull. went q Walla Wall". Wash., on business yesterday. Hero from A HIiik ton Mr. and Mrs. George H. fnrrey, of Arlington, Oregon, ai-o visiting in Im Grundu. To linker Today -Mrs. P. U Tledirren and son. Kd wln, went to linker on this morn ing's train.- They an visiting friends thorn today. . ' To Visit Son Mrs. H. MrAlexander, arcotn-1 pnnled by I.lttle Miss Kayo Uidlne' Orees. of Itanks, -Oregon, w-ro In! the city this morning on their' way ro Josepk, where' ! hey will visit for ahoul six weeks with Mrs. Mr Alexander's Bon. To Baker this Morning . Misses Inez and Iris Hughes M:ont to Tinker on this morning's r.iln. They intend to spend most of the titmo at the Haker nutator iuni swimming. Home from St'ade To Attend Pionet r Itrtiiitofi . , J. Hklller. who has been making his homo hero w it n his daughter, Mm, Jar vis Kmigh. has gone to Hlekleton, Washington, where he will attend n reunion of pioneers lo that section this week. Mr. and Mrs Knv Winters nre , " , fc ' , " V" , , . , , i . on her way home 'lo V. gin froi homo from Seaside, .where they.,.. . xtt . . . . . ...... Walla Walla, Wash., where she h:i have been on u honeymoon trip.. . ... On W ay lo Tight ' Miss Mamie Alexander -passed through l.u Grand this morning Klgln from To Vllt Mother Mra Osenr lTtley and little son. Donald, left this morning for Wel s r. ladho, whore they will visit for some time with Mrs. I'lley's mother. Mrs. Winters, who was Miss Mil dred Weeks before, her marriage, has resumed her duties as deputy recorder at the courthouse. . I!ro T-flKt Mght (Mrs. J. J. Hawley returned to Hot I .a lie this morning after spending the night at her home hero, Mrs. Vlawley is receiving medical ireatment ut Hot Tako. Visiting from Portland " -iKverett N. 7nowles. son of Judge and Mrs. J. W. Knowles, is here with his wife and their son, Joh'n Hlehard, front Portland to visit relatives. and friends In, ha Grande. - been visiting for some. time. To Attend Gi-and IMlgi Kred Torpany will leave tonight for Portland where ho will attend Masonic Grand lodgft and the lay ing of tho cornerstone for a new temple there. Mr. Terpany Is wor- T6 Visit nt Xorth Powder , Ilrs. Dan Tlirasher and two daughters, Junnita Hose and Mary Jfftie, went to North Powder on tills morning's train where they will visit for three or four days with Mrs. Thrasher's mother. May Live In Canada Mr. and Mrs. 15. A. Kuher, and who ramn hi-rt urt.T thoy "ol.l,"" '"", . . .-.. Ihotr home nt Oildwrtl, 1.1..., lo 1o,,kc of M,n- No- vIhII with old friends, loft Sunday 1 ' for poind. In Cunailu. Th.y x- j I'Klnn SI we Tonlulil poet lo nmlto their homo In the do. I Menihera of Iho loon! Amorlenn million. (Lofflon post wllU.nieot, thl ovonlnif ' nt the city linll. MiitliTs pcrtuln- Wlll i'lay in rocliHl ',ns ,0 "lc ,s!7 w",(,lllw ,IC Xlrs. A. V. W..II and dnUBhtor. I '""""""'I Hr''y " ltl''.rdon, i i wv .nt in commander, announces. Haines on this morning's train. Little Miss Dorothy Wall will play in recital tomorrow, evening there, assisting Miss Oodd, when she will present a group of students. Miss Wall Is a violinist. They will re turn to la Grande tho last of tho week. . , . "Pm .afraid there Isn't any uso trying 16 find my relatives," the widow of-Nelson Trowl smiled wan ly from her bed in tho maternity ward at Iho Grande Hondo hospital this morning oh shn declined an offer to help Iter locate tho sisters and brothers she lost track of when they voro orphuned as chil dren. She smoothed the brown floss of the boy twin's flno little head. ; "He is leatrlco and his sinter In Itcatrlco," sho conNded. "I have, called him: ;Nelson, too, after bin father. "I don't want to say anything about the twins futher. lint it Is going to be pretty hai'O, with the twins and Mayhelle loo." Mrs. row! was Ida. M. Stanley, of lteedsport, ore., perore she mar ried Nelson Orowl Hi 1921. They lived for tho lust fewyeara In the llltle cabin near tho drinking foun tain In the Wallowa canyon, where lie took bis life with a rifle after j he had heard about the birth of in." uuny gin uuu nuy u- ween. uku. The decedent was born Juno 0, 1875, ut North Webster, Ind. Itesldes tho widow and three' children, two sbnters, Mrs Abide Itiggle, of Smith Mountain, and another In California, survlvo BAND CONCERT PROGRAM TO BE POPULAR ONE The second outdoor concert of tho season to be given by tho municipal band will be held at the high school athletic field Thursday evening, Juno 17 at 8 o'clock, Tho program Iiuh been chosen with euro and should he one to delight all lis teners, Andrew Loney, director, de clares. Llghler hi tect Ions and classical numbers both appear, on the program. Among the numbers featured are "Untie! Kgyptlun" by. Lulglul und Von Huppe's "Light Cavalry. " ANTI-SHOW MOVEMENT IS BLOCKED Attended Stork Show Mrs. Wallace Cass and dnughtor. nernlce, and two sons. Arthur and Wallace, attended I he I'nlon stock show Thursday and 1-Yldny last week. Here from Covo J. K. Mills, of Cove, - was In tho city todny, Mr. Mills reports that On Way Home to Wallowu -.Mlss Francos Cherry, a junior In the school of journalism at the Tnlverslty of Oregon, ' was In the cily this morning on her way home ti Wallowa. Sho will spend tho snjnhier months at. homo- with Oier lUjnintft,, llfliigs (JiiCKl from School idlss Genevieve Tlunun brought a scponl friend, Miwr Kdnn. Man Kvuhs, of Longvlew. Wsh., home wtl her when she 'came ' from Whitman college, at Walla Walln, this week. . " Touring from Wyoming Jteynold Heaverson, Mrs. Louis Snaversoir mid Miss Myrtle Seaver sqn. who are touring" to Portland from their home at llawlins, Wyo.. were guests nt the Sommer hotel last, night. ' Home lo Haker 'Mrs. Albert Wooded and little Hint In Bicycle Wreck ltlchard Weeks, who was InjurVl last evening when tho bicycle ho;H rallied therfi last night, and was was riding was struck by a enr still raining when ho left, home this driven by Tom Harrison at. tho cor-1 morning. Ha says the rain will be nor of North Kir street and Madl-good Tor the crops In that section, son avenue, suffered n lacerated .except that It may damage, ripo right hand and a mashed left leg. .strawberries slightly. but is not in dangev. 1 ; " I , I Home from School Attend Commeiiccinent Miss Helen l-'nlconer waH In the I Mr. and Mrs. W, P. Warnock and 'cHy this morning on her way hoitie daughter, Heta.v .were hi Iho cityjfrom ICugene,- where she has bwn 'this morning on their -way hoinn to: fittendltig the Hnlverslty of Orcjfp'n. KnterprlsY frdliT 'Rifg'eue," whererHer hoffiie Is fleaV Knterp"IMierv VHe they attended the graduation of .was accompanied by Miss Tteulah .another daughter. Miss Nlnl War- Isnldow, of Portland, who will visit nock, yesterday. She graduated here for about n month. Miss Snl from the music department of the'dow Is a 1'nivcrslty o Washlnfflon university with high honors. She is student. v. remulning at Kugene to take a -. ; summer course In music. Miss Iteta Itoiibf, farm Here 'I . Warnock, who is a sophomore at j John Malh-tle, of'' Freewntcr, the I'nlverslly, nerolnpunled her Oregon has purchased tho F. V. Mortis farm near here, a part of what Is know as the Kloyd MclCen non place near Allcel. Thorn are IMG acres in the place. He has al ready taken possession of the place,' Lou Stoop, real estate man, said this morning. Mr. Morris, who owned the plnce, lives at Davenport, Wash. He was here (Continued from Page 1) WALLOWA CROP DAMAGE HEAVY (Continued From Page 1.) per cent by the freezes und dry weather of the past month; . . Harvesting Hay. H. D. llechtel Juts been putting up his first crop of hay the past few days. A few other farmers In the valley have also been huv-1 lug. Tho crop, however, la light In practically all fields. Hecause of dry. weather and the rapid melting of snow muny farm ers expect to sec Irrigation wat.tr scarce for second crops of hay in certain sections of the valley. Forest Fire Burning: In Cascade Mountains I-HTGKNK, Ore. Juno Hi. (AP) A fire In tho timber near tho sum mit of the Cascudo mountains In tho McKenule district was report ed at tho office of tho forest hero. A crew was sent from Sisters late yesterday afternoon lo check the blaze. parents home 10 spenu me niiimiih-i months. Home. from P. of O. Miss Ituth Scott passed through La Grande this morning on her way home to Knterprlse where she will spend the summer months. Miss Hcott Is a student in the 1 T n I - Glints Clothiery Big Money Raising Sale Starts Wednesday June 16 . : I . '' AT 9 A. M. SALE PRICES ON QUALITY MERCHANDISE THAT WILL MOVE IT. Extra Salesmen to Serve You. JTnT THICRy over iJi".,vwj!.,.oniJ .flni.rii'tuniod lionio yesierduy. .. onllmmeoH void on tho frronml Unit II i tim-oiiHonuhlr,' In other wordH. tho eonunlHston could not piimm an ordinance directly . to keep them1 xhowH out, nor can Ihey puss an Or dinance. plueiiiK the HeeiiHO fo ho IllKh iih illillrectly to keep them nut. Thoy have tho i-IkIU lo lleonw: tlioiti and to eliai'Ke u roaftonulitc foe therefor. The cbin-tb Kennrally hold tho license reon lor such ahnwH . to ' he rcaHonnlilc, ' even thoiiKh Ihey are plaei'd ut u lilgh or amount than for other Hues of ImsincHH. on account of the nature of the show. Question of liliM'ii-so Fees "Whether or not tho pn nont lic ense fees are too liluh Is of course, a nucHllon I could not decide. This ordinance was passed In iy22 und the commissioners In office at Ihul time must huve examined the mat ter thorouithly and decided thut it r.. In thi iiio ucfiirm urn g.iia,,,.. ...... ordinance wort? n-iisuummi n.i therefore put Into effect. "Of course, In Iho license for Iho Kronen shows, we Riivo them u per mit for tho use ' of purt. of thn street. Tills la optional with tho city and thoy do not huvo to permit such use unless they desire. (sli?n ed). ticorKo T. Coehrnn, I'lly At torney." Signers Fjiixi'i The movement lo keep cnmlvals out of Iji (Irande was stalled hcv eal days 11K0, ufter the ournlvul which Is now showlnif near the frelKhl deiiot, lioBan operatlnir In I'nlon diirlnlf stock show week. A petition was circulated, the S7 siKnoi-s secured with no difficulty, und Inn petition filed lute Saturday with the city recorder. Mr. Cochran's luveallBallon fol lowed the I'llliiB of the . petition with the results KlvetV In ,tliir uhovo printed teller. ' " -i , ' GRAND JURY. WILL - TAKE UP KLAMATH FALLS DUEL CASE 1 KT.AMATH PA LI A Ore., June 16 AP) N. Woodelioiiwt, proin llient Khinuitli farmer und hen oul turlHl, wis- this niornlnir bound over to the Brunt! Jury on u. charge of . rhnllenirlnar H. H. lcenhlco. his iiolKhhor, to u duel with. 30-30 rifles ut 200 paces. . ' Me wax hound over hy Just lee of the IVaco II. A. Knimltt, follow Iiir a hcnrlnB which wus held yes- erduy und i-ompleled this moralMR". llond was set nt jriim which Woode house Intinedlutely raised. I'lvn witnesses yestorilay'tosllrled liint they heurd Woodehouse utter the ehulletiRo. The defendunt eni pliullcally denied the ehurtfo, stul Inir thut his word weii inlaunder slood. The ullerculion hetwoeii the two men followed destruction of several hives of leenhlen's hoes by Wooilehouae, who ucIIiik In the cu puclty of county hee Inspector, de. cln red I he bees diseased. Wooilehoose claimed that Icon, bice hud thrown u hainiuer nt him and then uliuoked him with u pitchfork. -'. NELLY DON House Dresses and Aprurj ; $1.25 to $4.25 PUTMAN'S Ready-To-Wear and Millinery Watchinjr U. S. Bound Hoats for D'Autremont VANVOflVRU. n T..1 June. IS. (AP) rrnvinelul and city DOllce jhoro said that they had been usked , by the U S. lo wutch boats Troni i 'Alaska for a mini declured lo be; I Key II' Atltrcinnilt, wanted for the .murder of rour In u truln lioldup ul i Islskiyou, Ore.. October 1 1. (2J. 'I'h n man eluded offleluls In Jim-' jeaii, Aliisku, where two men said I lo answer description of 'the bro. t.bers of Hey. likewise soilKht for parllrlpallon 111 the hold up. were urresled. CABINET QUITS THIS EVENING (Continued from Pa II M. Peret resisted the earnest persuasion or President Dou.me.r Bun to reniuln lu the cabinet he cullse he fell II "was Impossible to continue in tho .face of Inereus liiK dlrrleultlxs .without Hiiffleleiit support, .' . ' ' '' . . IUillol bt OppotdlhMi. Tho opposition Inside the irov crninerit tame from the radical ministers . who ..were continually urged to rental Perot's plans by their rolleaKuea In the radical Kioup of the chamber, which liey er willingly aocepted- te Brlaad cabinet. , Indiscretion hy some memlwrs , caused u violent prew csmpalKr. axalnst the Inflation which, ac cording to Peret'a prlttcs, waa tiw;1' vnlved In the finance minister'.! ' scheme to .put the puper money circulation . and short term bone, in the. same basket, . l-ll-AM) II K CAMK ' Tl K T R O I T "Heten-eleven, come seven-eleven,' entreaieil IV crap shooters as they watched, do-v mlnoea nallop . across the vraen board. "Here 1 am." said Patrol man "711" btherwlao William Kane, and be arrested them all for tainblliiB. . They luter pal.! in flhea,. leproof Not just hosiery but HOLJEVROOF. It wear ' $1.00 $1.65 ,$1.95 $2.25 Art & Baby Shop Airlved llnnie Y ten lay Dr. Jt It. una Tr. Margnrnt TukIp returned home yenlenlny nfier nt lentllng1 OHteopalhie clinlcn ; nnd eonveniloiiH lu WaHninffton nnd ut Portland. Tliey wore iirrompnnlril liome from Ki'Uttle by Mth. ( 'lay! on liiK"lr who will vlHit ' for u hIioi! I line In Lit Grande. i lert Yewti'nlay Tor Cnllfornln Mr. und Mrs. A, 1 Kuton and daughter, I.llluiit nnr son, rnrl, accompli nlod by Miss MurKun't Hwurtss, left yetrtordny, by uulo, on. a trip through California. They will visit ut Lonfthcttch and will Al so stop at Hcdlands to visit Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Sill well, formerly of this rlty. They expect to In away about six w'eks. At r.vnnslnji, 111, Mr. and Mrs. Ft L. ' Meyers, of IhlH cliy. are now nt Kvunslou, Til., neconlliifr to word received here yesterday. They were registered a I the North Shore, hotel there. Mr. nnd Mrs. Meyers will be preNWit ulso for thn graduation of their son, Alfred, from Notre Hume. They will also ultend graduation exercl.ses or their daughter at f'hi- NATIONAL STRIKE IS CONDEMNED (Continued trom Page 1) lawn, lie told of the "ceaseb'ss flKht" to hrlnR- about udoptlon of Iho proposed amendment lo Iho constitution lo forbid child labor. Hope fur llelti'l' WW. "We hope to bring- lo the work ers a wane which will ' not only permit them td live In their 'own homes In aoconlance with Hie American stumlard of living, but will also permit them to enjoy the blither udvanliiKes of spirllual ami eullbrul dovolopinenl," he salil. "We are striving to ubollsh Iho Iniquities of child lubor and we are cndeuvorlnR lo liiinK about a spirit of cooperation and- rlnht i-elallonahlp between employes nnd employers." -i mrrriiNS to moviks 110l,LVWOH. fill- (AP). ISfny Kobsnn has Bone buck 10 the movies. After 4:1 years on the ICKilimulc slaKe she has sinned n six months' film contract. Hoop La! The Circus Is Coming To Town! ONE DAY ONLY WEDNESDAY Matinee and Night. Rain or Shine V At The ARCADE iirinTn inn nninni rnM ncflhlo flfiu nbLtb A thrilling drama of life behind the scenes in- a circus with WANDA HAWLEY - ROBERT GORDON And a Whole Circus Troupe TONIGHT BEBE DANIELS In "THE PALM BEACH GIRL" OX N -.'. . ..." . A Grand Blov-Up Of High Prices I 1" (i J x 1 Not for one day, but for every day of the year that's what : the New York Store has done in La Grande. Hundreds of cus tomers have found relief front the burden of high prices. Don't be skeptical, for there's a reason for our remarkable undersell ing prices. : Our shrewd Eastern buyers - with their enormous purchasing power effect marked : savings for us this saving, is in turn passed on to our customers, and we both profit ; It gives a large volume of business that would otherwise go to . mail order houses and we are right here to make good our guar antee on every article sold. Come in Be convinced that these bargains are real. , r; ' 8 WORK SHIRTS Our famous heavy ' Chambray Work Shirts, in blue or gray. They are triple stitched. Our low price, 39c MEN'S SHIRTS' ' ' Genuine imported. English Broadcloth Shirts with collars at-, tached. New stripes and figured . designs , ' $1.95 to $2.25 MEN'S WORK SHOES A substantia! Work Shoe that is daily proving its merits under, hard usage. Composition or leath er soles, plain or moccasin toes KHAKI HATS . . Strong, i. heavy materials, ; well tailored and ventilated - 37c v , MEN'S CAPS In all the new colors and shapes. Some are hand tailored and every one is a big value . ' , 1 95c fo $1.75 BOYS' BLAZERS , All-wool garments in a large as sortment of fancy weaves and colors $2.45 STRAW HATS The season's latest! Plain or fancy bands. Many different shapes and weaves 95c to $1.95 naru usage, composition or ieaui- fancy bands. Many different . er soles, plam or moccasin toes- sh-apJeB and weayes $2.50 to $2.85 95c to $1.95 BOYS' SEMI-DRESS SHOES ' 'fi 98c to $1.45 ' A . I u: Mewdrk storev' ; - WE BUY FOR LESS II '' WE SELL FOR LESS J " 1 "The Rain'Maker" Will Be Here Thursday. "THE STORE WITH A CONSCIENCE 3C