I Wiflpwdny,, June 30,
CT GRANDE EVEmWQi OVCT
Local News Iti Brief
comma m?nn .V"
July 11, lrjS Md It Fn
Homemakm InMUuta
Mnploea The Obwrver. f
Juljr IS Vnlun county' Mtb
annual pioneer reunion.
iit . a, Umvt'tiiioa of
Northwest Ileal Eatala Hw
elation in I Grande.
Sepi. 82, a a. 81, and 13 Union
rounir fair ai. Elgin, Or ,
lieave Tomorrow '
1 Mr. and Mrs. flurries lllnsa-
iiun(wlll Iuhvo Thurwlay Tor Wal
f jowa Lake, where Ihry will spend
Ulm summer. -....'
To VIMt al Tuoouia . '
Mrs. B. W. Butl(yund' children.
I'unnie, Dorothy diid Mary, left
yesterday for Taeoma, where they
will spend a moii'.h with frknda.
tiiiest of Aunt
Miss Hledlco Maxwell, of Itolse,
stopped In I At Gninde
Tuesday
on her uy lo Jose ph .where she i
Is to be the (tuesl of ber uunlV Mrs
Itoxle Daugelt. , .
Home from Walln Walla
CllOver C. llodtrrn returned
homi 'riiesday morning from Wal-
Walln. w here ho attended the
f'eral of his futh-r. ;
' - - ;
KprafiiH Her Ankle
Mrs. 1-:. Marks sprained her an-
hie Tuesday uflernoon on a down -
-i
lown slrt wlmn uhe stopped offjPy for Kastern Oregon . students
the curb on a rldgr at the edgo of w'" l h"ld at the shop . of K.
the pavi-MK-nt.,. ."he IsgsltinS'.-J.ucHo Daly M0iay.'." Mrs,'. DiUy
yihout on crti(chejij
this .MonUng VlV i- ;?.
After visiting at the K. 11.
Burrtes homo here for several dtiys
Mrs. Dudley Blackburn loft this
morning Cor her home at Pendlu- Monday evening.,, for HoqulHin,
ton. , . Wash., whore tliey will spend the
... ., ! ..v . j i'purlh" of July ...wlth Mrs. . llar-
Hoim' lo linker - prison's mother, Mrs. Viola Htnele.
Mrs. 8."B. Wlllett returned to On their return trip they : will
her home at linker this morning,. spend a few; dtiys in Heatlle with
alter visiting at the homo of her .friends' and relatives
duugliter, Mrs. ('. O. MUrchlson,
for the past week.
MrM. Morpliy'N I'annts Arrive
.Mr. and Mrs. J. 1(. Griffith, par-
fills of Mrs. Itav b Murohv. ar-
lived In J-a Grande yestiM'day from - glstercd a muxlmum of 98 degrees
their liomo In Kansas City. They above, equal to the second hottest
will he guests at the :Murphy homo day of this year. Temperatures Tor
for some time , ..a-- Iho past few; days follow; Monduy
-i 90, Sunday 88, Saturday 9p..Krl-.
Hew;, rroin Hawaii ' Vdny 100, Thursday 98. Wednesday
Miss Curol Currcy, daughter of Jil, ... ( -. v .
Krud B. Currey, arrived In : l.a i. "
Grande last night 16 spend tho Iavo Horr Tormhtow
siimmcr Vacation here. She is a: ; Mr. hnd Mrs, A., B. Blood will'
teacher on tho Island of Maui, Hn- leave La ' Grande .tpmorrow for
wall, and wilt return to the Irtland l'oriliind;- by' aut6. 'Froui there
ifif Hawaii for thjL;' yrZftt'criuV '7ttfy wjill niako a ;Jiicn1(8t;iocqirjjJ,
Itetnni from Oomallrs : ."v 1 Kansas, whele Mis. Blood's sister
Mrx. and Mrs. harle' -Cleaver
nave, reiurneu io ineir nume ui
1 m hie n, from Corvallls. They were
In La Grande yesterduy. Mr. 'lea
ve r was a witness in the Black
Ington 'case,
yr r, ''.'
5l.;f ,K:",
Lusky left
yUlod Parents Menv-
Mr, und Mrs. 11. K.
this morning for tholr
home, ut
"THt
. ; ; ; , ,-- . r " : :
Forest Grove. Orison after visit
ln bore during the past week
vllh'Mrs. Lasky'a ptrontSy-Mr. and
Mrs. Homer Taylor.
Hen- from Portland ' '.."' "'
Don K. I.IUIa. of Portland, was
In' Im. Grande today on business.
? Vv- , :..;,.-
Here front Joarpli .-.
W. K. l.etrvl, of Joseph, was a
business visitor ,' to l.a Qrande to
day. . , V ... ". , .
In Koslmkr .; , '' "'
Mrsv K, A. Kptln has tone .to
Kentucky, where, she will spend
tho uiiimcr with her mother, '
In City Today
j J. H. Dobbin ilni'w,' It. Holmes.
:f both of Knterprlhe, were transact
ing business in Ui Grand" today.
They returned lo their Wallowa
county homes tills afternoon.
At Hninea Today
Mrs. A. W. 'Wall' and daughter.
Dorothy, and son, 110x4 are visit
ing Ht HflinM fft.ltiv Til..- ulll ..,.
iturn t0 )nclr home- here this eve-'
nine. ' , ;
Here from West Vlrxuiia
- After traveling all . the way
froin Hunten, West Virginia. I. D.
Thorn phoii arrived In I. a Urandc
lust night, end this niornliiir eon.
stlmie.di.on his way to Knterurlm:
jwjierxi'lio will be it guest of his
(daughter, Mrs. John Sumuela.
J . :
Inanimation to bu Mowlay
- ! Kxamlnatlons In . eosmetle thor-
has rwiicntly-j
te(n reappqiuud
chairman 'of the-' state-
bourd of
cosmetic, therapy; ,' 1
I'o Visit Mo her .
Mr. mid Mrs. Jim Huri-Hou
left
9H Above Yesterday
Indications that , the -prcvulent
heat wave hud pnasod'lts peak
woro roughly shattered : yesterdny
when the official thermomuler re
-and. hor husband wlH Join thrtii
i ney win visn in Kansas tny,
Chicago. Buffalo. Philadelphia,
Nlngura Kails and New York City.
When they, return they will muke
tjielr homo. In Portland. M-r. Blood
.has A'tlred frotij services' of
ihi O.AV. ? : compun'y 'Mierc,' ufter
. being with1 tho company ' for . 40
yoaro.
injs Gigantic
Money Raising Sale
Going On t
Full Blast Every Day
With Mi Prices Cut. ahd Slashed unsparingly
on Quality Wearing Apparel for Men and Boys.
Celebrate the Fourth
! ' ' In one of oiir Famous . -
MICHAliLS-STiiRN VALUE-FlftST StJlTS
. At a Saving of 25 Pet Cent to 50 Per Cent
LINT5 (lOTHIEI
STORE WITH A CONSCIENCE"
GORDON BIRNIE '
CALLED BEYOND
LAST ; EVENING
Gordon Klrnle, ton of Mr. and
Mia, (Jeorgo H. Himlo, passed
awuy yeHierilny evening at 8:30
o'clock utter an Hint- of only two
days. The IHtlc boy was born July
27. 1918. He Is BUivivotl by hta fa.
ther und mother and his grand
moth or, Mr. Harriet Mcltonald.
His brief life has been a joy to
lila faintly and to a great host of
friends In this community. Ho was
an unusually bright child, taking
irreat pleasuro In his school work
und In pluy. His clear, thought
ful mind and his deep spiritual
perception always held him close
to that heavenly home thut is now
his, nad made htm especially dear
to the loving1 members of. his fam
ily and ull who knew him.
In peace und joy Ills life will go
on through eternity until that
blessed morn when "those angel
faces which we hao loved long
since and lost awhile." The fun
eral services will be hold on the
luwn at the homo, &U4 Fourth
street, Thursday morning at H:3U
o'clock conducted by the Kev. Oli
ver Ittlcy of the Episcopal church.
The body is at the house, and
friends have been invited to call.
Hunio from ralironila .
Mrs. Ullzubelh Connelly return
ed home this morning after u
two-weeks vacation' trip to t'ull
forlna. Mrs. Donnelly id munuger
of tile ladles reudy-to-weur du
partiuent of West's store hero."
Here for Visit '
MIbs Kleanor tftebs nrrlved lnru
last night from Salem, where olio
linn lwsit mIiiii Iho I'lftMt nt hi'IiiiiiI.
I,irt- u-HI l. I ii (! fin I li.lv Al
present she Is a guest at the home
of Mr.- and Mrn..J. Donald Meyurs.
Arrived hero Yesterday
(.', W. T:ed ari'lvetl here yester
day from Kumi, .Idiiho. Jle Is in
the! foiMist Horvlcn and will bo
stationed at Ml. Kmlly ua lookout.
ljcft lUls Moiiilng ..
Miss liols Tiuri?o' lVnt Ku
terprlse this'momlng, wtrvre she
will niaku her homo with ' her
parents. Shu has been visiting
wlih her aunt, Mrs. James O'Neal.
The T'UrhV'rs 'recently "moved to
Enterprise from Baker,
llonie from Spokane ' .'
Mrs.; Henry Sommer 'retijined;lo
her home ho lo this morning from
Spokane, cWash., where she has
been visiting, for -thtt" patt month.
Tq fruiter prle .for Voiirtli ,
Mr. und Mrs.- G. C 1 Milllligton,
of Ba,ker, were 4a .the city ' this
morning, on their way to Knter
prlse, .where they will speud . the
Fourth. of. July. -
jConclmlc Visit Here ,
Mrs. Gale Johnson and son,
1 hobble, of : Portland, and. her ino
ttferj M.cnGi.':W.; Juniison, of Klora,
j.WJ.v-t w-iio- nave ocen visiting, nero
jf6r a few duys at Hie home of Mrs.
' A 'L.-'Lnhek'nt 211 1 ft Knrnrn ln-ct
l
contlnu6d on their way from Klora
to 1'orituud tins morning.
: Home' Tomorrow-
1 'Mrs. M. K. Longfellow, who hus
been visiting here at the home of
!her son, J.' T. Longfellow, will
j leave ,' tomorrow, for her . home ut
'Mountain Home, Idaho Mrs.
inn
H 01 LAW
IOWA CITY, la., June 30. (AP)
Through his criticism of national
prohibition Dr. Arnold II. - Hall,
president -elect of the fnlversity of
Oregon, has dlvorted attention of
the fourth annual commonwealth
conference from local self govern
ment problems.
Prohibition Is the greatest na
tional scandal In the history of thu
country, was the statement made
by Dr. Hall, which precipitated an
urgumeut on the eighteenth amend
ment.
Fmora State Iwa.
Dr. Hull considers Iho Volstead
enforcement uct na Iho greatest
misstep In the history of the gov
ernment but Is a staunch advocato
of state and local prohibition, (o
mado It plain that ho favored stato
laws prohibiting liquor but opposod
nutlonul measuics.
''Without the eighteenth amend
ment," he declared, "every stuto In
the union with the exception of
four, would be dry today." Ho did
not mi m u the four which would be
wet."
I.uugrclluw's sister, MIhm Ksther
longfellow, who accompanied her
to La O run do nbout two weeks
uco, will remain hero two or three
weeks longer. ,
I U' turn frimi lnKatkHi Trip
M. Kteplieuson. slate hlghwuy
bridge engineer, stationed here,
returned yesterdny from Central
Oregon and John lnys where he
has been Inspecting bridges under
construction there. He was a way
two weeks during which time he
also visited for u short time In
Portland with his mother und h'-h-
Met Klsrr lliw .
Mr. and Mrri. 11. 10, llurlholinew
and sou. Walter, ami baby daugh
ter. Alitry Ann, were In La Gruilde flee, ufter making sure that tho flue
this morning from' Hump tor, where was In good condition, '
they huve their sheep during the Ho carefully extinguished the
summer. They met Mrs. Burt hoi- flro an hour before he left, the.of
mew's HitiMT. Mrs. .Minnie lsenseec : flco at 6 o'clock Bunduy afternoon,
nud her two children here. Mrs.
lsenseec and her family will spend
two or. three weeks visiting them.
The Burtholmcw'e make their
home at Pendleton.
CO-OP RELIEF
BILL PASSED
(Continued From Page I.)
toris from lis provlsluns. It must
go to conleri'nco between tho two
chambers for adjustment of th.
differences.
I.MIIc Ih'lny F.xixx'letl.
. Little oeiay in rinai enactment'
of, the bill, however. In. .oxpecua
jo. result from the .changes., and
house leaders held today. Pro;
gram open to expedite the prog-
resa of the meusurc toward thclAr- . ,,
.loff u. SuOO motimiire. Both MIhm
wnue iiouse. iNotmng else on... . . .Z .
major importance remains on thelrK' 1 f- . " JT u' V u,wl"ur
slute for'nctlon prior to adJourn7
ment,: which they hopo lo bring
ubout u the end of this week, orn
early next week.
HALF OF BOY I
QUOTA RAISED
(Continued from Page 1)
mltlec of four, said at noon today
that he and his helpers exp'tct to
got the remaining $1-'5U Thursday
morning. J.. H. Larlson, J. .J.
Oirr and Kloyd McKennou are his
uuslstants, .
The meeting last nl?ht wus ad
dressed by W. I). Janln, of' Kv
erutt, field representative of thu
Hoy Scouts. Jr. W. T. I'hy, .us
eliulrinati of the comiiilllec of HU,
liresldud. ' .
Guardsmen Return
Home This Morning
(Continued from lugo 1)
fore, by (iciM-rul (Ii-orgt? A. Wlill.t.
'I'nutpM lintrniii.
The first call was sounded Tties
tliiv iiiot-iiinir ul 2:20 o'clock uud
by 5 o'clock the .guard members I
were on the truln nnd nady toi
slui'L for hiiiiii'. .
The trains arrived in I'ot t lan-l
yesti-rdny itfti-rnoou ut 4 o'clock
itnd witc t hnro until In o'clock
hist night. The HuliT and I'nlon
compHiilcH reliii ikm liouif on No.
ti with I h Lu (iiuiwh unit nnl
tli" rendletuii company relurn'ij
home on liuin No. tK
"Tln-re wih Hie h-Hst KlckiM'ss
ever known In a guard cump this
year,' Major- Huron suld. "The
.'medics' were mostly ornaments."
Aceordlng lo Major Jiiiron, It Is
not likely that the national guard
summer encampment will be held
at 1'amp Jackson ugtiln. The iie.t
encampment will probably hef
nearer Portland and the count,
where more guard companies are
loculed.
Francis P. Robinson
Receives High Grades
rXIVKUHITY OK OltKCMJN. Ku-
getu. Juno 30. (Hpelal) Krancls i
I. Uoblnsun, of la. Grande, ul
frehmun In pre-taw. Is numcd on
tin; lint of Htttdents receiving xcep.
llonafly high grades ut tho 1'nlvcr-t
shy of (tregon during the spring j
term. The list, which names lOv j
students. 57 women und 62 men. In-j
Hudca only those who have re-;
celved no grade of less than II In
nil ftfudlex, physical education und )
military training excepted, and has.
hern compiled from the grade. '
sheet, or "scandul" sheet which hus
Just nrude tin appeurancc. 1
Hornet lines, whn wc have a
headache the next mortifng, wo
think wt'll have It oiieruted ou by
STATS NEAR
i nmtiv vnno
IF
CASE
SE TODAY
(Continued From Pairs 1.)
fense. chullcngod the Introduction
of the exhibit on tho grounds thai
BlHCktngton had signed the pages
without being able to read thetm
The defendant's glasses were
broken the day before, ho said,
while fellow prisoners in the main
Jail -were subjecting him to a kun
guroo, Arlnl.
Tho sheriff, called to tho stand,
said with a pulled-up smllo that
something of the . kind had hap
pened. -; -
-. tocuneot Ailmlttcd.
' Court adjourned without action
on tho document, which was ad-
umii-u iiiv iiivi (inns una iiiui iiiiih. .
Testifying from his regular stand J
and recording In shorthand his.
own testimony, H. It. Hsnnn, court
reporter, told of being called to
the prisoner's ward Tuesday even
ing and of making a stenographic
rcoord of questions wsked by Pome
roy and answered by Blacklngton
concerning tho fire, ,
From a transcript, he read the
dcfondHtit's story of the wholo uf- j
fulr. which appeared to accord In .
most details- with the theory to
which tho defense is adhering.
Tells of Action.
Blacklugton, In the statement,
told of coming from California to'
look iiftcr the property, make Ar
rangements with Kurman for re
newing tho con t met, and get some
household goods that his wife want
ed. Jle said that he spent the tlmo
partly In Ut G run do wtUi his
daughter and tho rest at lmbler,
staying at tho Watson house. The J
candle, he siild. he purchased to
look through his goods, found It
would not servo and borrowed a
lantern, for which he purchased 10
cents worth of kerosene, filling the
bowl once. Thcro wom but a small
quantity flvo or six tublespoonfuls
In tho can when he act It usldu,
ho sutd.
:,' The candlo, with papers and a
small umount of. kindling, ho said
he burned In the stove in tho of-
ho reiterated.
Having fnatcned Iho ijoors . and
windows, - he knew (hero was no
means of entrnnco but by climbing
in through tho attic; thu Htatcmont
read. . : v. ' .
' lustiranuo H Munllis Oltl.
Blacklnglou, according to. : thu
notes the court' reporter read In
his testimony, said that Insurance
on thd wnrehouse was not more
than eight months old. Ho had
Insured; ho said, because he had
always been afraid of a firo there.
The tide to the place had been In
tho name of his sister, M. Alice
ltlauklngton, then another sistor,
, n ..'in0kinirtnn. ,m,.rt n
tjj (he' tormW t her death,
,A few fronlnii n u wa,-Ucidcd -t0
jio defendant's son, J. Clarkson, In
i,i..,i.1' . .
cd the transfer, to lnsuru Its leirul-
?fty..it was explained. .
In a short recess this morning the
defense urgucd the Incompetency of
'evidence Jn regard to insurance in
ii cubo in wnicn tne uorendant is
o'h-urged . with tho ."burning In the
niglutlmo the' property . belonging
to another."; Judge J. W. Knowles
denied their motion to exclude
references to the age and value of
thu building, explaining that In the
attempt .to establish guilt for one
crime tho stuto Is privileged to, In-
Holeproof Hosiery
, CoKjrs from I'iuIh In t'hlrfiin anil Service,
V ,. A. ' Siiitabln fir rvery utfiislnn.
' ji.oo . .A.t . $1.13 mill $a.3
! Art & Baby Shop
HEferfUilnff x The BshyH
For Hot
Bathing
Suits
In heavy weight knit Tor
men and women. All
colors and sizes.
'$3.45 - $3.95 $4.95
Children's sizes '
k 95c to $1.25
'elude evidence of 'guilt la olhor
directions, ' :
lrovor I'ustu'kM, .
Dave Proctor, county asaessor,
was called upon to uroducu rec
ords of nssesaitienta of the Illuck
Ington warehouse. In which tho
property value In J25 was fixed
at t4U0. .
On the Insistence of tho defense,
and over John 8. Hodgln's protest
that It was not proper cross-examination,
the assessor was allow
ed lo exhibit also tho records of us
sessments In the case of the lmbler
elevator, which was valued at lt).
000, and the Martin wurohouso at
U0U.
r.xiittUes Itocanls. :
Judge' Knowles later excluded all
these records from the evidence, on
the grounds that assessment values
are generally known to bo unrc
dlablo In establishing tho definite
value of property.
l' A. Lcavttt.- master mechanic
for tliu O.-W. It. & is'., a railroad
man for 37 years, testified that .all
three of the engines thut parsed
through lmbler the day of the
fire wero Inspected by hlnv on their
roturn run and found to bo In
good condition so far ns spark
screens urti concerned. He stated
further thut engines through lnU
ler operate Willi a drifting throttle,
lessening and danger of flro start
ing from sparks.
JJefense, In cross-examination,
usked tho meehunlc if he could not
recall fires within two or three
years up thu branch, where he said
I lie precautious were greater than
those taken on tho regular lines.
lA'avltl said ho remembered fires
to which trainmen had been sent
as volunteer aids, but that ho lnul
no means of knowing that the,
bluxu in any case had been started
by sparks from un engine,
IIbm'ii Itci-allcil.
K J. Jlnxcn. lmbler station tigent.
whose testimony an attempt wiw
ituido to Im'pcucli yesterday after
noon... was recalled by the statu this
morning to relate ills remembrance
Ihut the wind was blowing from
thu north tho day of the fire. Uui
en said Tuesday that 42 . hours
without sleep combined with his
month end work und the excite
ment of thu flro investigation lo
account for his statement in jus
tice court hearing that lllacklng
tnn had appeared natural when he
bought his ticket for Island City
before tho flro.
How isour
PEP?
HOW IH YOU WALK?
With a-flrm, springy, buoyant step
or listlessly, without vim or ener
gy.' If the latter, something Is
wrong witli your nervous system
und you need expert chiropractic
adjustments. No medicines, no
drugs, no prescriptions,- but pro
fessional manipulation of (he spin
al ligaments to restore your nerv
ous system to normal. ':
Hpeclal Kleetrlcal treutmenls for
nervous trouble, . ; ..
My office will he open Monday.
tm. j. r:. wooihcll
ao 8onunrr Itldg.
, PlHHie 4t7-W
-J Hours: B A. M. to 6 P. M.
Weather
Straw Hats
I'liim man Scnnitx
Yedtlos
95c $1.35 - $1.95
(cl ' yours while the
assortment Is complete.
GAINES IS HELD
LN SEATTLE JAIL
. (Continued from Page' 1) !
That's lust, what happened," Mtern
told officials Ualnes said to him. j
Arraignment Is Friday In super
ior court. Robert U. MacKarlune,
(lalncs1 attorney, said he wouli
usk for a trlul next month. -
"I am1 confident that Wallace
Gaines will bo cleared." Robert 8.
MacKarlnne, his attorney, said. '"I j
boltevo the state's cose Is so weak
that the court will not rcnulra nny
defense but will direct an acquittal
at thu conclusion of the stato's evi
dence." - , . ' - '.' ,
Macinrlanu declared that ho did
not believe Htern's testimony would
be "worth a whoop." "It was ob
tained under the third degree. Wo
can show lie made a contradictory
stu'.cment. Kveu a strong man
might wilt under seven hours or
questioning...
'I'nfortunalely, thu sheriff's of
fice has a candidate to succeed Matt
Slurwleli at the September pri
mary. They aro trying to mako
out that tli In cnml(dnto. Under
Khcriff Archie Huteheson, is n
great detective and that ho nnd
Hherlfr Rtarwich solved the mystery
of the dallies murder, when they
are further from tho solution tiiun
any ono else becauso they haven't
even begun to work on tho right
trull."
R CADE
TODAY
y ( A -s -:v V 1
jT : ST.CUia ' '
Comedy "The Greenhorn"
Sportlight "The Animal Celebrities"
Friday Doug. MacLean in "That's My Baby"
Featuring
William
Russell
and
Hclene
Chadwick
Fire! Fire! Fire!
The deadly signal is shouted! Horses gallop
through the streets, men grow wild, women
faint, the flames mount, the water fails. A
lone fireman shoots through the smoke! A
spectacular rescue! Here is drama. It will
thrill, haunt, grip you. ! "
STAR Thursday
TONIGHT
Pete Morrison In "Chasing Trouble"
,'M !,''
IN f K3 V. ZJ
. fitore Ho. II
t IUI AiUum Am. lUraadv,Or.
Boys'
Bathing
Suits
79c
Boys' Cotton Bath
ing Suits, navy blue,
gold trim,; sizes 30 to
The prisoner slept welt last night
In New York, a cartoonist tried
to kill himself, perhaps because
he drew n U. O. V. cartoon with
out an elephant. ' v - " ' ' '
- THURSDAY
STARTS
EDsl