La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, June 30, 1926, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextA f : ;. .. .:.., ". . 1 . vi . V . - -I ' . 1 :T Four EA GRANDS -EVENING OBSERVER (Incorporated) An Independent Newapaper FRANK B. APPLEBY Editor and Publisher HARVEY K. MATTHEWB ..Buaineaa Manager . j Publlahed evenlnga, except Sunday, at 1416 Adama Avenuo, La Grande, Oregon. The Obaerver-Htar publlahed every Friday, Entered at the Poatofflce at La Grande, Oregon, aa Seooad Claaa Mull Matter under act of Marob i, ISH J i i . i , OFFICIAL PAPER OF UNION COUNTT AND THB t CITY OF LA ORA-NDB MEMBER ASHOCIATED PRESS The Aaaocluted Plena la exclusively entitled to uaa (or pub llcatlon of all newa dlaputchaa credited to It or toot otherwise credited If publlahed therein. All rlghta of republication of apeclal dlapatchea In thla paper, and alao the local news here in also are reaerved '. " SUBSCRIPTION RATES . ' ' , By Carrier Dally, per month In advance Bally, per six niontha 111 advance........ Dally, single copy ................ ByMaU Dally, per month In advance Dally, pur alx niontha In advance Dally, per year In advance - Weekly Observer-Star, per year. 7o 14.60 lo ....60o 13.60 ......... 6.00 .. ADVERTISING RATES Display, foreign, per column Inch Display, local, per column Inch Time contract rates on application 430 40C J GOD'S CONSTANCY "The Lord, tho Lord Ood, merciful i and gracloua, lonKaurfcrlng, und ubunduut In iroodiieas nnj truth. - Keeping mercy (or thousands, forgiving Iniquity und transgression and Hln, unU thui will by no means vleur the fUllty.' Ex. 34:0, 7. WILL IMP ROAD IN PARK Member of the Klvurstdu park bourd und their families met ut tho park lust evening und enjoyed a picnic dinner ut 6:30 o'clock. Af- Uer In spec ting the new playground furnlnhlnsH, consisting of a "rock- OFFICE CAT TaMavuaii ata. & Junius A womun ua-d to leavo hor murk on a man with a rolling pin. Now, she uses a lipstick. Ing boat" for thu aiuull children, ling. und a "butiip-the-bump" for chil dren of ull Hgea, nienibers of tho bourd decided to huvo It graded und muc-udumlised, tho ' work to slart ubout October J. Thu new murket roud. whl :h lemla by the purk. will be completed by Ihut time und will bu ,u wonderful Im provement. I'Vom now on ttulomoblles will not be ullowed lo purk ft! the-Hide of the roud timid" of thu park, membeia of thu bourd decided. Bevurul children have narrowly etf cuped being hit becuuuu of purk cd autos so for that i-cuhou mem bers of tho bourd decided to pro-1 hiblt parking. When there are crowds at the purk the roud through thu park proper will be closed ut the third onugu uuu irumc win nu uneeieu 4 'pju) 10 ino ouisiue guie, eiiminuiing the dunger of someone being hurt. The shrubbery .mil trees plunt- ed this yeur were Inspected und found to bu doing exceptionally well. Twenly-sfx people wero present for tho dinner und meeting. "iJife Iigg'H wlfi sings to lilm very evening, lu tho postofflt'r ac noogfr Holler," ivuuvd Jig I'Mil- "Jiwt wis anil ilugs fur hoairs ut a limy." "Docs lie viii(l'iln niiH'li bIkmiI it?" UNlcNt Homo OIK!. ".ot iircslat-lyi Mil be he's about iiukIc up hie 111I111I 10 gel a illume from her or kill her, and In; Iinlii't qnlle. dnliled wlik'li." IIAMJI office, Ihc books "War is a habit; peace also is a habit," says a minister. The difficulty lies in the fact that the latter habit seems tnuch easier to break. i ... ; ; ' '.From the income tax collections it would seem that peo ple are so glad their taxes arc reduced that they have paid mpre just out of gratitude. ,,;,;It'8 true that there is nothing like higher education to leach a young fellow new ways of spending money but it's training he can't practice unless aided and encouraged by too-foolish parents. The sensible parent' is thinking these days how much mnm nlpiiHiint. nnrl frcp fmm wnrrv is th 4th f Julv roln- ijj bration of today than it was twenty years ago. A picnic or lishing trip in ine mountains, an outing at Wallowa Lake, a sane program of celebration at u neighboring town with fireworks to entertain and none to injure--we have pro gressed far in eliminating the means of celebration that re sulted in death and injury to thousands of children. . , ill MEASURED SUNSHINE. There is being installed in the Carnegie Desert Labora tory at Tucson, Ariz., a simple instrument, just invented, j,",1,"!, uU'i'mj ANTI-DRYS QUESTIONED IN HEARING (Continued from Page 1) work 111 1 keep Kor thirty dollars fliit; I slaved over time and fell usIccd. You cun't blumu me for that. ' Now In Hint office are twonty girls Who pound the typewriter key And after tho twenty hud quit und gone iiomo Tills vision cume to me typewriters ull turned. Into girls. And started lo dunce and slug: Willi u well-oiled click . these muids would kick. And shimmy unit everything. '' ' ' r . . , , ITALY UHDER wopf,f ijI ' IILlJ I 1 1 1 Ll I ILllllJ The iiuako. was accompanied y 1 ' 77sT ' , " .' lilw I iwiw YiQipHjiy disturbed, aurf, but thla "l'V!1 fcja I ; ' VpVj ' did no dumagc. 1 Jrjfa. . WtT M r - ll - ft Mi ff if If if J Jl f ' I graph communication Interrupted, I . ; . lUU llAvW ' - I I uuu mini kiiiuu uuu one HunouBiy v i.; The quake , was accompanied by violently dtatui-bed aurf, but thla dJd no dumagc. 1 ' .- UOMK, June SO (AIM. The Mny Tohtw Kliaken lengthening of the luborer's work Nearby towns, among them Bun- day, Is permitted In a new dectve ta f'aulu. Ventura, und Oxnard, ul by the fuslst government which so sharply felt the temblor, but no recently forbade at rift cs. .property loss was reported.' ' The decree is one of u series In los Angeles area, though, tjie designed to strengthen the lire quake was distinctly ' felt. It and offset last year's uufuvoruble'amouutcd to little more than a trade- buluiice. 'gentle sway. - No new cafes,, hotel'1 or dunce. Pusadena. was the most Inland halls may be opened. New houa- city to report having felt the dlfl Ing Is restricted. Newspupers ure tuj-bunce. limited to six papers und special . ' supplements are forbidden. BAN KUANflHCO. June SO.' ., . 1h'vm litWelloiw. (AI) Klres In nine .- California ltestrictlvo measures even more COiimIcfJ H(.t by Hghtniuff sloruis siivt-re than were prevalent during. vm bvl combutted by huh the world war are still conteiu- dlvUa of nwn toU Hundreds of plated by the government, accord-, brus, in aBd tmbcr b Koch hiul u letter upon hn ImiuJ, And some funny things were spelled; Home were reully nice. Hut the rest were best withheld. cauie good und Ihe VnlHteud net. JiH.iWU OrgiuiiJilliin. "W hut's the nitinberHhip of your orgunlxutlun?" King ushed. "I think it is 7iG,un." "IMstrlbuted over the slides?" "Ves, ruirly generally, u Utile larger In Ohio and New York limn In other stales." . Htuylon suld when the nHxoelit tlon wus organized there was :i dlNcussion about Its taking part In any political activity as mlg.it bring about (lit; repeal of tliu dry ucta. "Does your association conduct a newspaper?"" J "The parent organization does not but some of the states may huve done so." MeiHloiiH Officers. lie testified Unit Dr. J. J Heel- iiiiin, of Milwaukee, Is vice presi dent of the national uskhHhIIuii, These maidens and 1 friends. f could not stuud their low Til some one rapped me on the bean And 1 woke up lo find 'twus the boss! Khe Wlml makes you llilnk OII IIIUlei'MllllMl woiim ii su will.' NHvl've iwtt engHjtnl to four dlffercni (rlrls ami never failed lu get back the rliiy. A man who slays out ull 'night Is sure sooner or Inter to get In the hubll of looking on Die dark side of life. Wife (reading); "They reckon vory slioi-tly all work will ho donti Uy vinipl.v touching a button " lllu.xbaiiil; "I an t Imaglnu yon tourlihi a but ton I Jxxik at . my blrts!" IXrlroma. Halo of soft drinks, tea und cofrcc, us well as alcoholic beverages find of food of uuy kind after 10 o'clock ut night will bo forbidden In forthcoming decrees, the puper says. - .j Kven daytime coffee drinking1 will be hit by thu imposition of u 300 lire direct tux on each coi- j fee percolator In cufes, burs und restauruuts. A Mussolini Mi-okc. The newspapers today null the uecreea, winch were entirely un expected by the public, us other of Premier Mussolini's strokes, churactcristlc for Its sur prise ut the "opportune moment." Answering objections concern ing the increase of the normul working duy from eight to nine hours, J'opolo IMihoina fays that It is preferable to use this .meth od to prevent u possible economic crisis with its subsequent serious unemployment, than to drift alone aimlessly. Teacher Johnny you may., (ell. us about (he Boston teu party. , i .Johnny I guisa you will have vorvca i to ask ma. Hhc Is the only omi at llinkley. Vf our house who reads the souicly I. ! ...Ml J J ...til. ! ll. which win jnuuHui e aim recuiti wiui greHL precision utu Btat health-giving rays of the sun. It is expected to be of pi-cut and that Gordon Washington, Is secretary and treas-' urer. The heildfiuarturs here uro ' ' . , .v In "eight small rooms," he sum,1 "They ought to put u stop .to, 1," with a staff of about an.: tay- 811,(1 youn Mrs. Torktns. wh )ail Inn miiI. I t)n. I In Minu.V ut ...I....... UOtHl lO ll lVV,Ul'( Otl r'llllo. 'Till' thfl associations were strong U'idwa of scattering ull those niess- j would go ahead with activities in agea indlstrrlminutely througH the. the election this year, and proeeej,"' w breathe. U must be very ogruin of educatiun" to the organlxallon in other Engincman Gordon Is Blamed tor Train Wreck WASHINGTON. June 311 (Al'l. ('ullurn of KnKini'lnuil Gordon. of tliu I'inclnniitl l.liiiiti-d, lo con trol IiIh truln us rcqiiiii'd by auto niullc block alKnula wna Klvrn by llur inloi-Htutit coitnmn columls sion today oh thi' cauito of tliu vrtck June 10 of two rennsyl vanlu railroad p:t8Ntiu;i!i trulnu nulir Gary, I'll. ... Tho fuifuro on tho tiart of the I'lifflneiiuin. however, the commla alon'a aiifety bureau reported, wna believed to huve been due to his "sudden deuth or phyaieul Inca ncitntlon., The oolllnlon, whieh also in- Ihe WnahliiKton I'UpreKS re- aulted In the death, of 12 paasen-Boi-a und four employe8 and the Injury of 82 pussengera und four employea. wero reported, telephono and 'tele graph communication Interrupted, one man killed und one aerlouBly Burned. Woiia In IH Years " The electrical Htorm ' which wus responsible for mom of the fifes i wus suld to have been tho. Worst1 in the state for lfi. years. i.ov hu-' mUiity conditions and fresh .vlnilj increuaeu tliu nazura. , ri " Korest service 'reports froiii 'His liiyou county .-Indicated tho. fire zone extended 2U mllea. ,'Jdanyjl ranch houaea und bulldlnffa' have-' been destroyed. Moro than I.0U0 uerea of alundlnif: and ataoked Krnin in Btunislaus' and.- Morcad eouuly runehea near Mountpoller, weru destroyed with damage cstl muted ut $20,001). Thla fire wus re ported to huve been started from a tractor. - A Ki n In fire In the Han Louis $yJoHANSEN 'You need only to look at it once - to know that everyone will look ---'at it twice . . . .'when; it graces i";' your .foot! July's Calendar Style! 'V ' ' ' : Patent fettbei ji i:i:x wKAitiNfi uxtn V.ONDONCiueen Mary" la wear ins bis huts, tiho has given up the eloehe. unlieulthy." "That's rlKhl," r.sreed her hus band. "And Ihere lire so many Tells of JMiins, bedtlme alorles . f'oallnir around i 4..j..: il- :.. !i J r iu- : " "i iuh m i - ' i'- ubb ill oiuuiiik tne iiiieiisity uuu iiuluii; ui me vnnuua 'to control prlmarieK or elections? kinds of waves received from tho sun. nni'Licularlv the ultra-. ki"k naked. violet rays which cure rickets and anemia, kill disease germs and promote human health in general. , There lird other instruments already in use which meas ure the total light energy received from the sun in any locality. ; . These little instruments will probably play a big part hereafter, not only in human health but in property values. All our energy comes from tho sun, directly or indirectly.' II is held that the fitness of any particular region for hu man habitation may depend, in the long run, on the amount of solar energy available there. ; We shall soon have Florida, Arizona and other sunny states engaged in a solar controvei-sy, appealing to settlers and investors on the basis of their available sunpowor. Watering places and mountain resorts will vie with each other likewise in exploiting their potent sunshine, showing by exact figures just how quickly and severely a visitor may get himself sunburnt by exposing himself to their local sun. Our Eastern Oregon weather the last week should put this section well up on any list. "To us Krcat an extent aa we enn through our nieinhei-Hhlp." "Do you in-ffe tlenioeials to Kn Into republican primaries and vice veraa ?" "Yes, oiii-h Is a nun-piM'tlHiin or ganization mid we aim lo keep It Hlaytoil aaid IiIh organization sought to ascertain the ptiHlllon of candidates on tho wet and dry question and then lo iii-ko Uh members lo Hiipport those favor ing repeal of the 1Mb amendment. CiiiiipalKiis are c o u d 11 e I e d throliKh newspaper advertiHlli4. Nultonitl mass meetings and by letters. ruder qucMtlonlng by Senator King, democrat, iriah, Staytou told how the parent organization and na' slate branches calm Into being lo i:ri.oni;us in I'on i land. I'OltTI.ANIl. Ore.sJline 30 (leneral t!mbetio Noblle, ami crew that piloted Norgu over thj north pole arrived In rortlund this morning en route Jo Kan rran- cIhco. The parly made u brief slop of only an hour und u hull, and many of Ihe.eventB planned lor their cnlcrtuinmenl had to be cancelled, .l-'rom Han Krnnelrfco the party will go to l.os Angeles, and thence to New York, w Irere they will ship for return to Italy. , .-. I; MONTKVIDKO Coeds at .ihu university of Uruguay are on strike. They wanl a winler vuealton. Ol'R PIONEER DAY STOIUKS There has never been anything printed in The Observer in its history that is of such value and interest as the is- 1 .snys compiled and written by tho school children of the f county in the contest conducted Ih rough t Supt. ' Snyre's j office. Tho stories of pioneer days in the Grande Konde ; valley and of its earliest historical events servo a three-fold i purpose that is extremely gratifying to Tho Observer, 1 which has had the opportunity to sponsor the writing, t In the first place, the essays record for all time a great number of incidents and events, and picture a largo host of i pioneer characters. Hint had a most important part in the j making of our present-day community and the building of j the Northwest. They also provide for the young people or the county an acquaintance with early history and the life ; i f pioneer days that serves as a most admirable bnckgimind iir young citizens and gives an inspiration to youth for ac complishment Unit cannot be equalled. lastly, the essays have presented to all readera a most interesting and au thentic history of the first years of a wonderful valley feature stories that cannot lc duplicated nor excelled leading that has been as valued as The Observer anticipated. ,;,Wuch of the material gathered by the contestants would have, been lost forever in a few more years liecause it was ii seemed from the passing pioneers themselves. Certainly 1 the school children deserve a great deal of credit and cuni mentation for their work in recording. Not all of them coulr receive the larger prizes but every boy or girl who A took, part will gain much satisfaction in later years, if not now, in having participated in the contest. Their work is oi a source of pride to The Observer ni'd was most admirably done. seek repi-ul or Ihe i.sth amendment anil Ihe Volteuil ml, but he de clared lliey stood iil.Mi'tor observ ance of the dry .statutes so long aa lhey remained law. liltnii.i: oit.m:!!. K.-HAMKNTO, June. 311 (.W). --The opening ol' the telupiiniry bridge on the Klamath river high way In Humboldt county to traf fic was announced yslerday by Ihe stab' highway commission. This temporary structure replace a bridge ileHlroyetl three, weeks ago by lire, ... ... Lllaeksnakc, Rattler Stage Slumber Tarty Wealthy Widow . Would Wed Again "Now tl at my Nlonuteh t rotihl Iuih nil (ll.supp'HUfd Hlnee takliif? a run rife of "MuyrV I would ev reiiHhhr Kitting mart UmI a train. I cannot tell you how -terribly KUirctctl hffore laKlnj? thla great renieily,",.- It. .Ih a Hlmple, buiiu lesH pi ( pa rat Ion that ri'iiiovt-H t hi eatairhal muetiH fi om (hi; Intes tinal tract ami allays the Inflam mation w:h h'h causes pntet it-ally all Htonuich. liver ami Intestinal all men ta, inelutllim anpcndlcltlH. One ilose" Will 'eonvlnee or money refunded. At all druKRlHta. Adv. Demand Notodhranldsal Industrial butawoodstfal pJacetolivc LONGVIEW, WASHINGTON. U clean iaduHtriul cily. Though ll l renin with butinest lilc and. indnrtrV, ilifie are lew eiiie in America that of let liner living renditions. Liinjivie a indiicirial ditri(:la are reniovrtl Inmith li.i.(ilnp cenler and ihe rrsidrnnal dn Irii-tx -atal. liy rrawm o a careful, vet reucontililr, znnina nlan, cnnditiimajeon t In uttini; many industrial ciliea can net liarni b m g view, ll is beautiful with lank and boulevards neal, new hum H and modern alures. UnurpjMed ch male: ureenery and flowers abound an4 lieht ol all theie is an unusual pridft Hiaitin! it 11,018 inhabitants that Long view hall always be a wundeiful plara tn Ihe a lionie cily ol happy, contented people. By all means see Lonfiview tint summer. Alt any railroad represtnta live or consult automobile guides, Eiity' to reach, w wjdeiful to see. -; , y. l or ftu t her Infoi malltHi addrt'SN lept, 189 THE LONGVIEW, CO, LONGVffiW 1IUI STU, Tex.. Juiif an (API A "f.Kht to tho death" hetween a Klant Teas rattleHiiaKe and a MtxMttni Itlaeksn.ike here las' ntltt tin tied out lo lie n "hIuim h.r party" with Imth "hnllleiV eollltr; up on the respective cor ners of a hiiK' plate nla.su arena, and hlddtilK KhhI Ik 111 lo the thousands of .rash eustomers as setiitded to uitnKH the "liattle." The "fniht" was spnnsoied hy a local uthleMe ufsoclatlon mil drew o record audience UecaUne of ptotcsts or the humane defense h-UKUe. The prnnutteiH of h event won the risht to Mane it on I lie p.;t that should til- 1-huK-suake come otf a victor It inlnlit he pOHsllde In rid Hie stale or the poison tattlers. oi'Kit.vn: ox i.aimmi.i: l.liNPON. June S" (.M1). -An operntlna waa pi-rrormeil here lael night mi Curl I jiemmle. the Allier lean uiMlon oletuiv produeer, for upiu'iiilleitis. it announeed thai 11 wi auerriwl ill and thai the ia Kent bad a fair night and tinl iy wna making Rallxfuetury ,rugrei4. Mr. Uiemmle wuh III w hen ie ui rived at Huuthumpton 'yeatordnv vu buurU the aleamer Bcreatarla. Brownies make good pictures Anybody enn gel gd plelun'N ivltli a Hrownle right off theee.-l. And they tw,t ho b'tlte, 1 up, that anybudy van have one. ! '. We'll like t'Hpevlally lo allow you the No. 2A Hi-ounle. prlee $3.5o. for 21 x 4 , Ineb pletuiva tt unl vel willy populur ale, ... liotlnk l ilm riiil-hlug Red. Cross .Drug Store;' Wiring System for your new home select a "Check'Seal Electrical Contractor to install this tOiring system I ivr lifetime service Pacific States Electric Company Eastern Oregon Light rower Company Approved- Check Seal DEALER. 3 & 8 Dresses iW The Hot ; Summer . The little girl will enjoy one of our cool Voile ' Frocks. We have several regular $2.50 to $5 values that are be ing! closed out at special price $1.95 Straw Hats 25c Norton's Kiddy Shop 9 Nl K. West & Co. Inc. La drande's Leading Store For 25 Years. dfKlrlct Oflhfc rtnntu: IturVum nii tlonal forest; hud svnpt ovrr 400 acres In at nlphl' aiul,wu report c-tl out of control.- hi ranches 4tre dn It's puth. This fire wus Htarted 'Vy Ufrnthlnff.' , ' f ' f 1 ' 'llundredfl or 'draTtetl und vol mi -tfler fire fighters Wftro .ultumpling fo stem tho pr(ojfiefl9 of. firws n Ouya and Hhopioyor jrulchco. west of Orenada In .'.Hlsktyou county.. QCorire tytlson tn flphtor. wujt Uurnd to , death In Guygulch. und a companion: Thonms Baker, of Giuello.' was 'batlly -burned. . SO J'lrcn itumlii 1 rlxty Ufrhtninflr 'fires werft.-.ro-pqrted burnlirg- -In Hequola national forest. Nonc-tOf thin . Is - wrloua. ('olonel Jojin . It. AVhlto suporinten dqnt of! tho parlculd- One hundred and Mhlrty - flc PI I I'", ' JWftf IN I , men won fight, nr a Tiro In (life biff crook district tn ladera coun- eu tn 1 ne t'ouniy. - a nro on crooks, mountain was still out - of Contro1! Irtfl nlpht after burnlnir ov-or 8. 60 ucres. .' hinploye.H of tho Mud,, era supar plnn. .company wcvb ttfrhllnp a fire on I aylor mountain which "covered J.60 acres tf brush Junds und wus threatening one of, tho company camps. f .' . - Sonir 'lrvH' Xintrollrtl , k Many of tho fires started In iho Htnrm were put ou. without dtiun age by rnln .which accompuiittd tbo Hehtninff. ,-., l'our hundred men had been re crulLed by the. forest scrvlco tq flffht a fire near Ilrlccburg In tho OBenilta. valley. Much valuuUlo timber was threatened. . .11 1 mmd Just Released We have lately received a shipmcnt of the July 1st ; , : ' Victor Records ' Lisls furnished on application. ' . :: . , 1 .. .... ' " ( Tiy them our on our " " New Oithophonic Victrola Newlin Book and Statiotiery Co ... .. ' ' 1 ' ' . 1 " ' makes your ' dream of achievement ,-. 1 (. -.u-. ... .... come true. oney Independeiice '1 . ..'s goinl for JoU ' it puts the leal v i V .. 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