La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, June 17, 1926, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextJV"e Four HA GRAKDE KVENTNO OBSERVER n ThursJay; June 17,T1926. 1 r (laootporaled) As Isxkpcsjdcsst Kewspaissf FRANK a APPLEBT. .Kdllor and Publisher i HARVEY V. MATTHEWS.. ..Business slsnas;t.r Tl Published evenlturs. except Sunday, at 1111 Adams Avenue, : la Grand. Oregon. The Observer-Star published every Friday. , Bartered at tba Fostofflce at La Orande. Oregon, as Second ' Claaa Mall Mailer under act of March 2, ISTi OKK1CIAL PAPER OP UNION COUNTT AND THE . . . crrr ok la ouande MEMBER ASSOCIATED PXES8 Tba Aaaociated Preaa la exclusively entitled to use for pub lication of all news dispatches credited to It or not otnerwue ereMlted If published therein. All rights of republication of special dispatches In this paper, and also the local news here in also are reserved , SUBSCRIPTION RATES ' By Carrier Dally, per month In advance.. OFFICE CAT Junius loung- 1.3. Grande Bride: Sweet heart, the grocery stores were all closed today, but I made you some nice bean soup out of soma Jelly beans I got at the confectionery. TJaJly, per six months In advance. . Daily, single copy -..1 1.40 io By Mai, Dally, per month In advance.. Dally, per six months in advance- Dally, per year In advance- Weekly Observer-Star, per year.. 50o ..t:.o .IS.ou ..2.Ju : ADVERTISING RATES Display, foreign, per column Inch.. Display, local, per column Inch.. Tims contract rates on applidtJor ..43c ..uc - "SEEK-THE I.ORl Thou shall seek the Lord thy God. thou shalt find him. if thou seek hun with all thy heart and will all thy soul." Deut. 4:24. t.lrt with nil lips chap taxi lrl Willi chapped ml lips. "I think the Charleston is awful." 'I can't learn It either. 3llniler "So you are coming from Kunday school, my lad. And did you profit by going there?" Utile Willie "Ves. r: I won three cents matching pennies. TUK IDEA. ' You ran lead a horse to water. And sometimes he'll even drink. But you can't Induce some women To wash dishes In the sink! EGGSCLO : TO NEW HIGH I'OKTLAXO. Ore.. Jum- 17 (AP) Fresh ejnr value established a new hiffh level for the neaaon In the local market when extra ad vanced S eenu to 3!c top. IJkM receipt with a pood consumptive demand are the principal bullish fact on. The 32-crnt price cuta off the (hipping outlet to the south, bow ever, as Portland to now higher than the Kan Francisco market. Jt will also curtail storage- actlvitlc at the level. , m Although butter quotations are unchanged for the day, the mar ket 1k unsettled with Jobbers find ing the demand less keen. I'roduo tlon has been heavy and storage i holdinev all over the country are mounting at a noticeable mfn Ha! far the situstios la hardly alarming I but operators are assuming a more There ar . l,x ,.r i tu"r-"c "Ul,uue anu Icuia- 1 ( l Market tieWs of the Day CHICAGO GRAIN Wheat: Open Mich law VfmK July I4S44 141 llt!4 i44t Nept. IM IMH IU tzzy. Dtrc IM4 13 UJJ, 1SJ. LIVERPOOL. WHEAT LIVERPOOU June 17. (API- Close wheat t Sd higher; Jul) lis 7id; Oct. 10s SHd; Dec 10s !4d. lORTI.AM WHr-AT IOKTLANI. Ore.. June IT (AP) Wheat: BBU. hard while $1 43; hard while, bluest em. baart, fed eration I1.3S: soft white, western while $1.41: hard winter, northern spring II. J J; western red 11.15. Today's car receipts: Wheat 143; flour : corn S: oats S; hay C Stock Prices Move Up; Money Rates Easier NEW YORK, Juno 17. (API Responding to easier money ratM and favorable trade . reports stock prices bounded upward one to 13 points In today's stock market. Both the rails and Industrials par ticipated in the advance with heavy- buying reported from both long and short traders. Total sales av eraged over Soo.ooo shares In an hour In the first three of trading. The elating was strong. Total les approximated 3,400.000 shan-s. . . JUKE 20TH - FATHER'S DAY GIVE DAD A TIE N. K. West & Co. Inc Stoic For Men, La Grande, Ore. young men thene ilaH. Tltey are la tlie penitent larteA. tion Is less keen. LOCOMOTIVE TEARS INTO SLEEPERS (Continued from Page 1) CHICAGO CASH CHICAGO, June 17 (AI) Cah: Wheat No. 1 red Sl.tiU- No. 1 hard I1.C3U- Corn No. I mixed 71 MO 73c: No. S yellow 73 & ft It c. Oats No. 2 white 42'y43'lic: No. 3 white 414tt42c. ' Rye Not quoted.. ' Barley (74 71c. Timothy seed IS.75Vle.76.. . Clover seed $12tj 128. '.- BONDS. , ; NEW YORK June' 17. I'. R. Bondst. . ' - , The official Fist of the dead fol lows: W. a COIlllON. lTry. Pa,, im- gineer of Ihe fast locomotive haul ing the Cincinnati limited. N. I, HO 1. 1, I N O 8 W O It T II Greensburg. Pa., Gordon's fireman. 1 to 15 cents. E. A. McCONNKM Altoona. I very light. Pa., enrrinc-r of the second limited j locomotive. J A. Mi'i.l'r'K. NV" York Clly, ! Kernember that your presence will lend volume to the . kdwin o. ikj.naghay, puis. This time Alaska threw cold water on the aspirations of the man who went to bring back the D'Autrcmonts. 1 The make of local creamerlea mounted to 17.571 pounds yester- uj, uui rvtfi,u oi surplus cuoe from countr creauieriea totaled 2t,t:5 pounds. . Supplies arc plentiful In the local nurket with cooler stocks now vuitrr 1V4 Twenty cents Is now the general ! 'd' 44s" ' aresxea nogs, it will take an ex tra fancy, choice light hog to bring ta centn. Receipts have not Im proved but the trade is lens eager to buy at the extreme levels. Bulk of choice light veal going at 1414 Arrivals today were IiA GRANDE WH'l,tSAI,E MARKKTS Boutdoor band concert in the high school athletic field this""ic'J r."T."fir; I , . T. 8. rAllllhlJ.. 144 north Wal- (evening, ,,: nnI 8( orange N. J., passenger. n .i . rm I C. 8. DOWN1IAN. Columbia j Bide. Columous. Ohio, general j vur local Durgiars evidently aren t thieves at heart. a''nl ot lhc Krl" railroad. They. must have licen driven on by dire need. From oneL'i ";,.lAV,TJ'"l.",'u.re home they took a man's overcoat and only one pair of I A- ' dinkmork. of the Gulf re- socks; from another they pilfered a young lady's prettyi'TS. ,rut dresses but left all of her silk underthings. Aeain. a Dair t-. Miuaiton. onto. Of Ford Dliers Vere bui vlerl from nnrlor un niiir,m,l,;i of -M,,K- WILLIAM hiiooke "., , , . , " . . . 'lll l'.MOODV, WilkinKlurg. Pa. Two small daughters of Mrs. Durmoody. THOMAS L. POUTER. 3C Lo cust Ave. Washington Penn, CLACIlE K.M1LKH. Clnelniiutl. l-'himan Btinieil f-lares The injured passengers were given medical attention here and Imsiui kofnr. ...nt : .' ii .... .. .then continued to -their destina- B-.. u..on, . io mciimuor UH veil US RpiniUUIiy le- lions. They were bruised for Ihe Tl It ll , tl Ja silver flask ,being left untouched or overlooked. j- COVE'S EPISCOPAL INSTITUTE. In this day when business monopolizes the center of attention in the minds of so many of our eood Americans land there is acute need that "at least one more dollar" lie 'rS?nK to learn of someone who is consecrated onouirh v"ri- "" "lanv ''"- sufr r- 5.'" A - 1 i , . . . fni, r,nm wtinlr S roil w sjie worx 01 (inn tn ru n tn j rr....t Q ! -T ........1, w ftlTtt Vllll CII1U CllUlt iiiowaro. snowing appreciation of the works of our Maker. Poultry (!lvi Wright). Spring fries 3S30& -.. .--Hesvy hens i2e lb. ' Medium hens 16c lb." I.leht hens 14. lb. Stags 8c lb. No. 1 live turkeys 2c lb. , , Flour. Hard Federation (hard wheat) 7.0 Mil. Soft wheat $7.60 bhl. LA GRANDK RKI AIL MARKE7T8 Poultry. Spring fries bOc lb. Hens ac tb. Meats ami Fish. Beef boll 10 13 He lb. Chops and steaks 36c tt Ralmon (strictly fresh) tlo Tb. Halibut JSc tb. . Dairy. Lard 10 lbs. 11.95: 6 lbs fl.00. Butter, creamery 4So lb.; Isc IJberty Sd 44 a Liberty 4lh 4Hs V. 8. Govt. 4V4s : CAP) : Close llll.J 10MII ...loo ;s ....101.14 ....10S.4 ....I0. BITTERFAT SAN FRANCISCO. June 17 (AP Uulterfut f.o.b Kan Francisco 14 cent. ENDORSEMENT OF HARTLEY SOUGHT Demand Lack Causes Break in Grain Bids ..V; . CHICAGO. Juno 17. t (AP) Lack of outside demand caused a. moderate break In wheat prices late . j In today's session and mast of Mm ' advuncea which had been scored earlier were wiped out. Tra'lo was discouragingly slow and ef forts to work up oulslde interest i went for naught although European as a whole was less bearish. YW irrfi rninvrli, uorn anu onier siuius ui uiw " 1)1 niO rniCilM-rSlwheat. , . I Wheat closed weak 14 to ricorf; 1X.VGVIEW. Wash.. June 1 7. corn unchunged to '4c lower: outs (AP) A tentative draft submitted J c urcllne to 'Ac advance and lat night by a sub-committee 0f provisions 3 to Sue down. the platform committee, of the!.-' : ' ' stale republican convention, here! which drew Ihe fire of the sup- ' CHICAfiO I.IU-STXH'K CHICAGO, June 17. (AP I'. 8. Department of Agriculture) Hogs 71.UU0; mnKtlv IO tn !S hiirhr, arly shipping demand moderate: I Washington firmly on record as porters of Governor Roland ; H. Hartley because it failed dvfiniately to endorse the governor, was re ferred to the drafting sub-commit tee today.. ;.,.' At the same time supporters of the governor had prepared and planned lo submit to the platform committee an entirely new draft which Included definite endorse ment "of the slHte administration. The new platform would place the republican party in Ihe state of . SHU YORK Fit I IT " NEW YORK, June 17. (AP) Evaporated apples fulr . trade; pruma steady; apricots und peuclies quiet and firm; hops steady. iHkitTi.ivn mutifti'd'i. I PORTLAND, Ore.. June 17 (Al) ! I.'.... 'itma, 111, In' rffnlnta .... 2c. Current, receipts 28c: fresh medium S4c; fresh standard firsts :7c: fresh standard extras :c.... Butter slow: extra cubes, iiiy 3H'c; standards 3 fie; prime firsts' SJVfcc: flr.its 3614c; prints lc: cartons 4:c - -' ; j '' .Milk steady: best churning cream ' 39c per pound net shippers track In zone 1. Cream delivered Port, . land 41c per pound. Raw milk (4 per cent) :.:o cwt f.o.b. port- . land. . Poultr- steady; heavy hens :sir 7c: llglit :0i2lc; springs, whu nojzuc: do. colored up to -t)es' young white ducks 30c. t . l ' Old potatoes, nominal, . $j.5; new 3c per. pound.. ( ;.'' Y' '' Onions nominal, f 1.76 t;. ( rrr,-"v'"'i l-ORTLAXD liIVFJJTOtK . , PORTLAND, Ore. Juno 13. (AJ,)' Cattle slow; receipts )00. y 4 . . Hogs steady; receipts 75.-;". tiy. Sheep siL-udy; recc'iptst1671&;';bipk on contract.. . : ,' '. -r-1 hulk !4il to J:&; pound hutchers I4 f 14. SO: majority good and choice 210 pounds down .S14.654r $14. S. - . : Cattle 11.000; fed active than . early: trade fully ! steady: best matured steers S10.4f: numerous loads - $10.254( 110.40: tveairltngs $10.25; bulk fed steers $9r $10.15; she stock uneven: I mostly steady to weak; spots lott 1 5c ' lower on better grades fat ,eows: hulls strong to 10c higher: 'heavy Holstelns np lo $C.SO; veal- -rs around 50c lower; largely $9.50 ($10; mnrket to packers. . Sheep 14.000; fat lamhs open ing generally weak to ;Sc lower on nutives, no early sales: rat west erns asking steady price; quality range run improved: natives scarce. few early sales $l5tt$15.25; few I head upward to $15.50: sorting de. ' supporting the administration nt Governor Hartley whereas the one hraiivhl In h. 1. .1 .... r 1 . "J w,c uiwihis win mlteee yesterday endorsed on equal terms the at 11 1 1 ,,H n,iinn,i DUUllnan AflmlniKtrafinna nn.l Ih.t state legislature. The new platform was also more specific In outlining the policies of the governor. I'ltlSOO FRI IT - SAN FR.VNC1KOO. June 17 (AP) I r-iwrnca: jtaspiicrrH-s si.:fu 10. 1 ! i ' ...-.. iv) , siraworrnes o K , ,, . Vj 1111 u 1 in.: V , 1,1 . to 75e. few SO to 85c drawer; logjll- ! . -.. i.rii,,,,., uZ. . berries 30 to 40c drawer. nomic)-Young .rooster, and pfc . Cherries: Royal Annes 10 to 12c Ids. colored. ,3 pounds and up 45' pound; Blngs 12 to 18c; black. 7 ' to 4Sc pound; stnggy - showiag lo inc.- spurs 31 to 35c pound. ing from shock The wreck, Pennsylvania off! c u 1 sum came uiiir ih ,.vnrMH . 1 - v. . 1 ' y, uui ,'inAVI 1 I For it is writ' Hti''J Wn .-tAl 'r.V.: 1. l'l- lo repair an air hos... The -- - -- . - v. sw viiv I'lui'iviaiioii iui tiijl rs 1 1 1 n ',......,. 11 .. .. . 'rmii is sqcn an easy matter to fonret not intention;illv. hut J liumea nur. Aboui t.-u imit- through the press of our money-madness-thal God mzdclZ"' Zo& lui" ur Burrounmngs, ana mat we at least are duty- thundering out or the mgiu hound to respect the fact. But in order that we may not '? XTV"" ,M! r"'"' ",,d of 1 jjcoiiipletely overlook Him to whom we are responsible, we I The Cleveland 'sieeper on tin, ex- una among us tent cities where the fires of God are re-:"" aita.ned to the train here, i,;Jtj 1 Li',. . . ;und Ihe. club ear on Ihe limited. Kinaied and where his greatness is preached. One such , bore me -.runt or the crah and it tena city has sprung up at Cove, iust'a 16-milp di ivn imM1"1111 'o cars where death the. valley from La Grande,; eight-miles from Union. The ."yZ. .S'ZZZ Episcopal institute just opened at Cove is Worth V of a emn. ' woman und three children. Many UratM 'itonnnn. Sr i,,...ij :...i e ...1. . of Ihe Injured were taken from Uils ti 1 our mot here taught us about God. Ilman. In the club car. which was crushed against the wrecked locomotive, severtil bodies were found. The rails Hen- ripped up. for u distanre of 100 f-l on ull four ! tracks of the main line. Wreck CONVENTIONS IN LA GRANDE. We wonder if very many of the folk who make ui) the TW-tttlltotinn ,.f m... ... - .. .. I n,KMauvn vi uui L'lllui)IISIIlg city realize 1UIIV What It ar" 're lrouKht up us close as taeans to U Grande and surrounding country each time the i3,'''d' 'werVho.luTo'' on' fcity's l'epi-esent'itives succeed in "svinKinir,': some sort of iu"ii!u Zult the dVd locLut'lle fetate or district convention here. . In the liirlit. r rrimmiri. " """1U ,n,! "odicsof w. s. uor- kon: this, city certainly 'can boast an enviable position as chaVo, tln-.,'!. J'l me convention city" of Eastern Oretnm. .mil nurhuiK p.-.,kI. i1"-"' n. l. iiuiiingwonh. Bern Washington, for not even Spokane nor Walla Wnlln Biave entertained as many visiting organizations this year, iiccoraing 10 inioiTtiation we have at hand. .Here is what it means in concrete business terms. This s what we can expect if wo continue to brine- oiitsirfo lwliPs L e ' 1 j. .. - . " 01 peopie nere irom all parts of the northwest as has the case this year. r'irs.t, a city only becomes a city because it crows i 1 ... " ' pnnoi grow very appreciably of itself it must have addi tional families, new blood. Secondly, in .iit.-et iui ... 1 lilationa city must have a "tell the world" camrmkrn trnit.o- pn at all times. For the individual ike La Grande, to attempt nation-wide adveitisinir m, .,' kale such as is being employed by the All-Year Club of Southern California, or Californians, Inc., or the Association NI11 p.-i Piiileil Aiart i.aier tne t-li-sioiH-d Hli-epers ! pulled apart. Hy this lime Kreal IhronKH of poii' from all' parlii of the countryside hud gath- rre'l near the wri-ckaRc I hey looked on as Ihe dcri h-l.s tugiiiii ut the pullmaiis. I'inully the MJCn'1"" 1'"r "Red uuav, disclosing to view Ihe bodies of nine of the vlo . .thus. Rescuers wo-ked fast, brlng- j Ing out (list the boilks of several men. men u woman, an1 finally tin- cruslieil forms or three small children. Next the cluli cur on the limited as attacked, and here was found 11 number of men. their lives snuffed out us they sat III Ihe car talking anil reading belore lie y re tired lor the night. Woman's U-s Aiiiiuintiil ,f PoeifiV r,...t ct.,. 1 t. , ' .. ' . . n ln ''"' "ere l.roiight out. r. . vrav uiaii: iiuu I ivviliCCS, II Would IH? toil Cost v'""-v were placed In Eggs 30WJ-.C do. Cheese 40c lb. Honey, coili Jiflc lb. ' Vegetables. New potatoes 4 lbs. 25c Potatoes 5c tb. (small quantl-i ties); $4.40 for ino-ih. lot Wring beans 16c lb. California green peas 10c lb. 1 Homa grown asparagus 15c lb. j Carrots 2 bunches 15c, Parsley 10c hunch - Reels 2 bunches 15c. '' '1 New cabbage 6c lb. I Turnips 2 bunches 16c j Wax onions 10c lb. Home grown head lettuce 15ci hend; 2 for 25c. Spinach Z lbs. for 15c. I Radishes 6c bunch. , Oreen onions 5c bunch. I Klgin hot house tomatoes 45c- II.. , Cucumbers 15c each; 2 for 25c. Knilt. Ra,'.pberrtes 20c box. 2 for 35c iH-wberries ;oc box. 2 for 35c j Green apples 15c lb. ' f'ullroruia Apricots 25c lb. j Ring cherries 15c lb. 1 Plums. Walla Walla 26c lb. J Home grown strawberries 15c I box. loganberries 2 boxes 25c. Walla Walla und Milton straw berries 15c box. Hood River strawberries 15c' box. Gooseberries (growp locally) 1 11c lb. (unlaloiipes 15c each. V'littl melons 6c lb. Cherries 16c lb. Yellow Newtown apples I lbs. 26c. Ronnnas 16c lb. lemons 45c dos. Oranges 69 to 89c dos. Grape rrull 21c each. Sugar. Cane sugar $6,854; $7.06. Gasoline. flosollne, regular, retail J7c gsl Gasoline, high test, retail lc I1AXKKR ACOtlTTKI). KRKSNO (AP). A jury acquit ted W. ll. Mitchell, former presi dent of the Valley hank, of charges of accepting a $5.0U0 com-1 mission for a $35.11110 loan for the Kings River Lund and Cattle com-; I'any. ., WILD .MAX IXIXD. KRKSNO (AP). A "wild man" I creased: few fat ahcep steady: odd ! has lieeli found In Priest Valley.' lots native owes $5.50 'u $6.50; j 25 miles soUlil of Coullnca. H.'1 heavies $4.60f $5; few medium I wears half a barley sack and. Texas feeding lambs $12. eats with a big butcher knife. OXFORDS aridl SLIPPERS 1 New colors and styles.' Sizes 2 to 5. Simplex $ Brand, known as the longest-wearing, liest-t made shoe selling at prices .-' ? $2.95 to $3.25 Norton's Kiddy Shop. infants' and Children's Wearables JUNE sae.es of HOUSEHOLD UTILITIES 50 Extension Mirrors Regularly $3.50 $1.79 Here is a real value in a use ful article for the lady or man. ambulance venture. But to make such a small city attractive as a ""J " ln''" rv"my"1 lo 1.. ISO, it.. I uix uie cuy coiiLM-s hevoiul . fni thi ihrt-i Wilt TV II Ullff Maruti,ne4TH In- r convention , center will never i Capacity; And such is a form of adveitisinir which ne-tu I''e I'ryan. of liwen- JiUle save the expense of entcrUiinmct of the convention Z ,u2 visitors. When the sessions are jroino; on the Iiu'ro metro-i M"t "'""' ' Those who es J Milan: pipei-s of PortlaiKl. Seattle and California plZ l!" ,2 Ktlmts to iiiestlon IIii-rp survivors Were fruitless. They were slirfir Ini' from shock and wen- extn-me ly ni rvous. Inetlcnliiiii Onlenil llilllleiliate Invest lirattons of Ihe I crush were ordered by Ihe rail. ail ami the coiuner or Westniorc- ..niijf Mie stones aneni me annual conclave of such-ami-1' and placed on other ??UCh Oisranizatioil beillff helrl in In f:e,l n. il!r"'"" ,u ""ue their journeys, 1 " " ,.,mi.-( vieuu, iti since more the definite point Im, Grande, in Oregon is MffiNed in the minds of the rcudei-8 who are interested in e Oregon; whether they live in Wiishinj;ton, California or Elawaii Psychologically, therefore, it is safe to assume -nar, it they ever plan .a move to Oregon, thev will rcmem-i cjer La Grande and want to nav us a visit l,,n'1 county. a - . ... - ; . So all these things can be the happy consequence of our 'farlier 1926 conventions here. The assembly here of the Aorthwest Real Estate association in July should chalk up jWther merit mark, and if proper backing is forthcoming .v'or those favorable to a legion convention here in 1027, ;jerhap8 our local ex-doughboys can bring us another peppy rot of visitors ani publicity givers. 7' ... ' ' '. , I'liuxr si Ls 1'itdin rim NI'.W Y(I;k M. U liellly. lirii sl, has sued :ind olhers tor the (lllrlen girl" n mushill eoiu. edy hit of the ls:o si-ssun iviis lilugliirtsed from his uluy tulld "Buix Saw." The 11... Krunk Itnman I'lillioliu (leortte M, I'oliiill r.im.iliil HlloKtt'tf Fun For The Kiddies Repeating: Cap Guns 23 Cents Caps. 2T() Shots 5 Cents Red Cross Drug Store Grey Granite 15c Sale ' Values to 30c Sauce Pans, Kettles, Basin,s, Plates, Cups, and 30 other items. 50 Crackle Tumbler Sets 99c Regularly $1.50 Each set contains IS pieces 6 Ice Teas, 6 Water Glasses, and 6 Wines lis Aluminum Sale 10c . Values to 25c Salt Shakers, Pans, Molds, Cutters, Scoops and 50 other items. Ranger Vases 99c -j Regularly. $1.73 New Vases in velvet finish. ' No need to arrange f lowers,; this vase does it for you. Electric Sale $5.00 Irons $8.50 Grills $10.00 Waffle Irons $7,50 Stoves $3.95 $6.95 ' $7.95 $1.95 1000 OTHER VALUES THAT WILL CAUSE YOU TO The Orei TRY FIRST Hardware ll