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Tiursday, July 23, ft)2G. DA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Pace Five i : Local News In Brief ; COMING EVENTS i 1 S3, S3, H Convention of Xorlhwust Ileal Instate; UN)- dadon In La Grande. Jul)- Sit-H Historical paKrant "Spirit of America-" Sept. 22, 2:1, 2-1, aiul S3 Union i county ralr at Elgin, Ore. A Wallown Ijike 4; Mr, and Mnt Korrost .Wilson, who recently returned from ntrln r to jthe count, .are at Wnllouu lake for a few dnya. Hr4urn from Vacation Police Chief and lira, flint liny, a an,l Mr. ami Mjh. John Allen f ivtt returned from Orant county aa4 ("entitnil OrCRon where they apent ten days v:u ationltiK. , f Vista summer School Superintendent K. A. Sayro Visited tho Fox Hill slimmer school Wednesday. Seven ambitious pu pils,, be Kiiys, are enrolled under MIni Marion Fulkersnn, who Is ouohing her second turm, MW At Kight O't lock '(' All members of llio l,a Cirnnde unit or i ho national 'guard arc asked lo meet at Zuhor hall this evening at eight o'clock. They will go from lln r' lo (ho athletic Hold to take, part, in tho historical flplrlt of America." Teswdiers Are CLalflrtl Kltty-mvon teachers in Colon '-county obtained their certificates by exam I nation; 74 by normal train 1 UK- IT hy .toaehor-1 ruining In : high, schools, and 38 through jf graduation from oollogp. according to certification records held by 10. -A. fcayro, county superintendent. To A'lslt In Suit Iskc !. AItss Pel. oris Pearson loft last lillffht for Halt. Uike -lty, Utah, -when; Mho will visit until the first ;o -next month with friends and rtdatlvt-s. Miss Prarson has been Impending the summer in I.a Oninde since, her graduation from the I'nl-'vnr-sity of Oregon this spring. AVwk Km! at Tftk.? 1 Mr. and .Mrs. I,. 1. McKnnon, MC-thlH city, yesterday nftnuoon took their departure for Wallowa - JoKe in their car, planning lo visit! rwttli friends who arc camping at : rViQ reHorl, until Monday or Tnes ; ,Uay. TrlocaM-t I'olk Ilcrr : iSlr. and .Mrs. J. W. Herbert nnd ;jimall (laUKhtor, of Teelocaset, were ,1nt l.a (Irande yesterday so that Mr. !U'rbert nilBht Iiilvc his recently broken wrist redressed. Mr. Her. : who is nlfjht watchman and Miosllcr in the Tclocaset yards, fell .Off the water tank of a helper en irln last month, fracturlnif the f lower left arm. The member has fleers in tho service. 'een In a plaster cast since. M . itKPonr ankjod i'oii ' nrre for I'oscnnt Itelicarsal WASH INtiTON, July 2;i. (AP) (j. About 25 irlrla from Tniun were An official report of charters 'In the city last nittht for tho pan-1 preferred tiKalust Ned M. Green, !anl n hearsnl held at the hluli ISan 1'iancisco prohibition admin jschool for the paireant rehearsal istralor. was asked today by Act 'hcld ut the hiKh school athletic Iuk Secretary Winston, ol the .'field. The fnlon Kirls are assist- .inir In the chorus work for the nnceant. "Spirit of America. ,vhich will be preBented for the first lime this cveninif. At O. A. '. is Miss Kvn l.edbeter, '24 trrandate of Willamette university. who , .taiiKht at Itnhler biirh school last ,year, is registered for post grad uate work In vocational education ;i!rtt Hie O. A. suntnter session. ;Wiss Ledbetter expects to leach at lmbler hltrh school nsaln next 'year. Visit Daniels at Cove fV Mr. am Mrs. K. it. ianici. 01 of i f -rove, were in I-a Oninde last night 1 liquor except boor could bo pur '40 meoi two of Mr. iJanlel's sisters chased on a n cont trip to Kurope ifrom distant points. On, Mrs. C j aboard the Leviathan and that Ji-:. Proctor, of Alexandria, South three men kept busy mixing drinks iJakutu. was coining with her daughter . and baby son and the jBther sister, Mrs. A. 71. I'eldtnnn. vas coming from Portland with a See The Pageant "Spirit of America PATRIOTIC PAGEANT Friday Evening Saturday Evening July 23rd July 24th At HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC FIELD WELCOME! TO OUR CITY Pacific Northwest Realtors : "THE STORE WITH daughter and amnll child. The Houllt Dakota womuu liua hern Mopping; for ten ilays at 1'ortlQnd with ilia. Kchliunn. Hoth will so journ at the Danli'l homo, at Cove, until .September. LICENSING ACT IS SUBMITTED (Continued from Tago 1) "fit other words, what wo want Ik an open season on slickers," parnphased W. A. Mtillan, of Port land. Will Mooro. Insurnnpp commis sioner for Oregon, presided over i ho conference, in which tho fol io wing officials narticlnated: C. It. May berry, of Olyuiplu, real ostnto commissioner and director of lic enses for Washington; J. p. Honghoriy of Victoria, insurance and real estate superlntoiulent lor lli lilsli Columbia; F. K. I.ukrns. of Itolso, assistant secretary of sttilc In Idaho; Fred C.erinun, of Port la ml, mem her of the legislature from Multnomah county and Mill inn, who is deputy insurance corn iniHsloner for (JrcjifOn. DRY CHIEF FACING TEN CHARGES (Continued ftom Page 1) i'S in a San l-'ranclsco hotel. With having made raids for the purpose of oblalmiitf liquor for usn at his parlies. Willi hnviiiK iiB il the official nu lo and chauffeur on wild parties. With having associated with him rum runners socially and with having ordered certain search warrants dissolved. .IlraiuU ChaiftPH .'also f'olonel fJrecu hlmsfill' brands tho charges as a frame up. In stittment issued las' night he. said: 'As J have not been officially Informed of any charges preferred against mo 1 cannot make any of ficial statfinnu denying them. In a gen ral way I deny any and all charges of misconduct in office. The more the grand jury Investi gates, the better I will be off, for tho body will then know what have accomplished, t'olonel Clrei-n recently came In to national prominence as the ori ginator of president t'ooliilt;ea exe. eulive order perin'tl luff the fed eralization of Htatc and municipal ol'i'icei'M as "dollar n year" prohi bition agents. Because of protest it met, the plan wan never made effective. t'olonel Green became prohibi tion administrator last September and wns looked upon by Washing ton as one of the most efficient of- treasuiy CHARGES LIQUOR SOLD OPENLY ON OCEAN VESSELS WASHINGTON. July 23. (AP) Charges of liquor selling aboard shipping board vessels including the l.cviiUhun, profon-pd by Cap tain W. H. Stay ton, national chairman of the Awociatlon Against thp Prohibition Amend ment, arc under investigation by federal authorities in New York. Captain Ktayton declared he had been informed that almost any every night. Ktayton charged that authorities ore conniving with bootlegging strynrds nborird the vc5gpl. A CONSCIENCE EMPLOYES 0 E.D.LP. MEET Srvcnty-flvo employes of the Eastern Oregon Light & Power company and thrlr families from all points of the system livid their second m or t in g for orgs niKti t ton purposes ut lionnn hull here lust evening. The purpose of Inst evening's mooting was to adopt tho by-lows mid constitution and to elect off! cors or tho organisation. It was decided to name the organization "Tho Kant era Oregon Light and Power Company Kmployo's asso ciation." Meeting will bo held at Ipnst every two months. Tho following officers worn electoiVfor a term of ono your: It. W. Mnxwcll, of linker, president; Clarence Hose w a Id, of dilon, vice i president: Miss Anna Ciyllonhcrg, of Haker, secretary-lreasuror; nnd J. 11. King, of Maker, sargcant at arms. Gono Walker, of I.a Grande, chairman of tho entertainment commit! ee, prraod over tho mooting, with Mis Anna Gyllcn herg acting aB secretary. A lew words wcro spoken by Mrs. C II. Kcranlon,- formerly of l.a Grande, now in charge of the homo service department, and lo: cated in Haker. Kntertaluinent wiis furnished by J. II. (in), of lnlon, baritone solo ist; Miss Allco Hcifshain, contralto, of linker sung: a r-.'nding by Mrs. ibtrtha Pond, of Haker, and a ban jo solo by J, W. Hoyer, of linker. Punch, Ice cronm and cake was served. DELEGATES HEAR RULES OF REALTY (Continued From Pare 1.) you would Him to bo treated. I will guarantee to underwrite tho sue cess of every man and womuu In this room who witl adopt, nnd practice the Golden Unlo volley. " "I'llHei'SllTOi" Here are some of tho famous "Oulvorisms" from todays speech: "Don't He ll's easier to tell the truth, and It's much more conven ient you don't have to reiiiemhor what you said. "Always be courteous in the face of iliNCourtosy." "Never suy I put It over, landed or hooked a prospect. H's your duty to Ted that you rendered a service. "Whpn your competitors across the street closes a deal go over and congratulate him. "Let us. isolators, get off of tho I I he peoples of Kurope must use narrow guano and take thu limited j a II their energy and must be pi e. Into a field of greater service. pared to make every sacrifice in "Let us preach the gospel of u.the cause of peace and stability." higher standard of ethics and html- I Asked whether he rnnsldcre 1 ness conduct. Let us practice what ! racism a pioneer political tnnve we preach. I 'nent which might be copied by "If you itell a lot, help the buyer j other nations as a solution of their lo develon It. If you built a home build a good one. If you sell a home to a newly married couple have a little regard for the furni ture and Ford deulors." If you start a suh-illvlsion. stay with It to completion. Don't be just a sub divider be a community builder. Cirow flowers and children, and you submerge strife and discon tent. Study city planning and you will declare dividends of health, huppiness and prosperity. "Harmonize your honest differ ences of opinion. "Let us build for a bigger, bet ter und stronger organization. "hot us keep step In promoting tho greatest good for the greatest number. "let us make every realtor a gentleman!" Our highways are our greatest argument in the "bapk to the farm moveinpiit" Dr. Phy declared In an address following Mr. Culver's. "Cheaper and quicker methods of transportation are enabling and wilt continuously and Increasingly etiablt the farmer to market his crops, procure his supplies and at tend places of education and plea sure with I'-KS handicap than now. Modi'iu roads give;-, to the farmer all advantages of a city; but In so doing this they have spelled the doom of the small town as a com mercial cenb-r. The small town Is becoming only a mult and through freight with only sufficient mer cantile establishments to supply the emergency needs of nearby re sidents." More Icsnoadblllty In this movement Dr. Phy fore- saw greater and more diversified Jjaeilvity for tho realtor and more 1 1 responsibility onto tho man who (connects th buyer with the land. I He urges that real estate dealers I an an organisation he Interested in l agricultural experiments. In farm l j organization and In legislation to l tho end that land ownership will I he attractive nnd profitable. II "Every world power ha owned J ) Its fmluem-e to th excellence of lilts highways," be said, following a I'hrtnf Mitminuru tf Ihn rluA nnH full IjOf highways as evidence by the I corresponding fluctuation of na tions. "The country that in the nitre past most atteention to Its road system will not only be most prosperous but will have the preat cst influence for good because lis people will bo In closer association ,tio d will understand each other." j "The sign 'detour Is a sure sign liof progress. It Is also a sign to th" I realtor that a (roup or mn am, J I employed In work w hich mak' s i; their own home transient." j I : NOMINATING XMMITTI J j S MIXTS THIS mohytno ! I I I T'rvlimlnarien for thff election of: regional officers Saturday after noon were leffun at thft flryt en. ! fdon of thft oonilnatlsr committee, j headed by H. A. .M. lionnar. of t allle, pant prldnt, after the brtakfaat aesslon today. NomUJoi-lni In thn raelflr N'orth-R Real Kitate araoclatlon Is usually a process of druftlug men for tho offices." W, H. Hoss. of Portland, a member of the com mittee said. "Here's u case of the office seeking tho man." A. H. Uarnhlsel, of Tuooma. whose term Of presidency does not expire until the end of lUSti, Is not) G. S. Dirnle's Jewelry store was a candidate for re-idocllon 'umler awarded first prise in tli' Amerl tho laws of tho oriranlr-atlon, (can 1 .Orion's window illspbiy con- W. II. Wheeler, of Sen I tie, re- test, and tho Paltlson grocery store ceiitly elected national vice presl- was given tho second. Hurley dent, has been mentioned outside. Htehardson, commander, announc- the committee us n possible choice. Since his time will be In official demand anyway, ho miirht be in - duecd to combine the two offices, delegates conjecture. HATRED OF U. S. GROWS IN EUROPE (Continued from Pace 1) rf ... , of the Wash- against ratification llnglnn debt Sfttlenunt Senator Itorah on July 12 was noted as saying: Itorali Qiinlcd Tho Pnlled Slates has not suffi cient, money to save l-Yance under her present domestic policy and her imperialistic schemes as evi denced in Syria nud the lttfflnn country (Morocco). "My Judgement I.- thai tho vet erans havo a cause for protest, bill not against the taxpayers of the I'nited Slulea.' Ml KSOI.IM'N OPIXIOXS. IIOMK. July M ( AP). Premier Mussolini, watching with keen in terest tho difficulties ln-srttin? JCurope, believes that no Interna tional crisis browing war exisis. but that a grave international ami economic struggle, wrecking tha nations separately, Js In progress, according lo P. II. Winner, Asso ciated press correspondent. He has firm faith thai Knropo will emerge into a period of sta bility but that sacrifices will be necessary. An Acute (YlsK "Tell the people of America,' he said, "that Kurope is travers ing a period of acute most aeulo crisis, but that I have firm faith that she will overcome her, difflcultieH. Afterwards. I am"" ,,,u"' 1,1,11 l"p """"l "s convinced Hint she will have a would be fewer and weaker, that nerlod of stabilization and ni'iic I ".Ntake It clear, however, that the prave crisis of which I speak is not International and it has nothing to do with the relations between nations and hence In no sense brings up the spectre or war. It is an iuh-rnal crisis th.-l Is wracking the various nations separately, not their political lives. but their economic and social or ganizations. It Is pre-eminently social. I am confident that 1 he i nations w ill solve it. but to do so uiiiicuhicb. no gave an em.tueni he outline of thi philosophy of t In movement which lie is lea din tr. Italy, bo said, is creating "a. n.v type of state." Ki..tM.vni mas sr.viT:xci;D POHTDAND. Ore., July 2:1 (AP) U. W. I'arlson of Klamath Kails, was sentenced to 15 months in McNeils Island penitentiary- and fined $100 in federal court hfre todny after he had pleaded guilty to selling n pint of liquor to a young Klamath Indian. .M SIIC1-: HAND lMPHOV!:i PORTLAND, Ore., July 23 (AP) The condition of John I.. Hand, Justice of the state supreme court, who was brought lo a Portland' hospital from Salem yesterday, was reportcil as much Improved t bis afP-moon. .Hist ice ltaml is suffering from bladder trouhb. "Say, Listen- Before I tell you about my wonderful medicine which an ol' Indian wised me up about, I want you to take a peep at (he blonde babv from Hawaii!" Rank Hoyd with MARY ASTOR JAMES KIRKWOOU BETTY COMPSOX Directed by Frank Lloyd ARCADE P BIRME JEWELRY STORE WINNER IN DISPLAY CONTEST d this afternoon. A. committee of the art depart- 1 ment of tho Neighborhood club, i headed by Mrs. K. P. Mossnvun, slate chulrimin of the division of art, made the decision. Hn lance, Ijghting, subject, originality, de velopment of tho Idea and climax, with the emphasis on originality, were considered In the Judclng. Ill rule's window, suggesting that time and custom vary our weapons. Iviumt-n uimi ui iiiiuit inn, mil inv iihk remains tho same, and Paulson's working out a Washington motif. j while thev were deemed best, were ,., ..i .r..i ilisplnys, the committee ivported to tho legion. Value of The State Association Stressed (Continued from Pago 3) members aro enabled to know their state's resources, to get ac quainted with their fellow mem bers and thus Increase their ex change of business. "Only I h rough statewide prn.' tlce can the code of id hies and protection of the word realtor be made really effective. A Direct licprcsciitNllvc, "Tho state association, having formed the boards, raving recom mended tho membership to be nit I tors, should from that lime be the direct representative of the national association of real estati boards In that territory. "Summammg the survey of the state associations in their relation to local boards, wo find that morn Uhan fiuo of tho total CfiO nuHoiril boards now belong to the state a i Koeiations, and directly depend ,, r su10 co.niinuuou l"p ""'' ' " P' oiession would be a long time Job, and that law enforcement would be hard to procure, is the conclu sion If the state association were not liberally supported and gen erally recognized by realtors." A Three-Way Imposition. "It's a three-way proposition, ladies ami gentlemen." the Cuil- l rornian finished. "Your local board must do teamwork with t he state and national associa tions." Chester A. Moores, vice presi dent of t lie Portland board, just before Wlllaman spoke, dlscusse I , lw problems of leases and rentals, i and answered questions put from the audience. Tho deeent rali.a tion thai Is threatening the down town districts in cities of more than 2IH1.000 population and lh new percent ago lease bused on gross suh-H were among bis topics. Songs by t he I 'oca lei to warb lers refreshed tho delegates be tween speeches. 'it les, once t hey est abl Ish a line of march, never reverse them selves, Frederick K. Klmendorf, buslneHS property specialist of Spokane, d dared In bis exposi tion of business properly appras-' als before a break fast nudlenc' of Sit realtors in the grillroom of tho Foley hotel this morning. j "It is Impossible to bring the business district of a city Imcl;, I after it has moved to a new posl- I iioii, and the most energetic hu-j man effort can only stem the i tide awhile," he said In response to the question of a Portland , ib 'legate, who referred to the moi'e in Portland to attempt lo ret urn the business center to lis original position along l he riv r front. ' I jruids Jj tho wise guy rnlglit have laughed at the Idea of heaven there seemed lo be so much hH on earth hut a girt with Hie fiieo of an unget tip-toed Into the seirish room or IiIb life and the wise jruy knew ho hud n ver been w Ise. Today SATURDAY Climate, stiahxlc pottitlou an I 'to iucreiute faster than tho popula huuian effort nit- the three de-Uiun up to I.sso. but the per ciipita torinining factors In thp growth of acreage of Improved land hus u city, the apptaisvr explained. mtonilltv declined since by nearty The bent rule In choosing prop- ( , rt Pontt Tho ,nm l(1 cro,w erty of rising vulue has been lo.,Mli n, ltnnnvt.A nntrc'nn. follow the trend toward the bed I residence districts and not toward the iiio.Ht populous ones, but trans portation cluiiiKcs have upset tra dition so that there are not now at.y absolute rules. The future of the west looKs bright for the realtors If they) only "put their feet under thp table, and exert themselves to bring real character Into Ihelr appruisals until they secure th confidence of their fid low s an I the public." Klmendorf said. Itob U linnet), of Spokane, who presided, told the realtors Klmen dorf'e firm has been In business in Spokane since is in'. That I he number of farms In the Pnlted States the food source of the country -Is decreasing and the population increasing was tho point brought by K. T. Capener, federal appraiser nnd chief ap praiser Tor the pacific Coast Joint Stock 1-and bank, of Salt 1 Jike City, rtah. In his tnllc at the farm bind apprab ils breakfast confer ence this morning nf the Hammer j hotel. yuoies I- Igurcs. Mr. Cnpcner gavt several startl ing figures, recently obtained from the government offices, showing the decrease In farms in tho I'nited Slates and the Increase in the population during the past few years. In ISfid the populfitlon was i:i,l!il.S7ii. Mr. Capener quot ed, and the farms at Hint time num bered 1,4411.07:1. In 11)00 Ihe popu lation had Increased and so had tin? number of farms, which then numbon-l 5.7:t7,:t7:'. In lino the population had reached lH,K72.2tiii and the number or rarms advanced to fi.IHil.ril'O und since then the. population has Increased until 1 !:!! j it Is estimated at '120,000,000. Hut I Instead of the numhor of farms In- creasing in prnporllon to the niirn j her of people they have decreased and this year nuinher fi1;ir01t;04 1 less than In 010. "lTp to IS tit) the hind in farms Increased faster than the popula- Hon, but the per caplla acreage of ; hind In farms has declined H7.7 per cent since that lime," Mr. Cap ener said. "The Improved land within the farm acreage continued In keeping with our policy of giving Values we have selected articles that are seasonable, and have priced them for Saturday Only, so that the man in the harvest field, the mill or the woods may buy the most for the least expenditure. Harvest Specials For Saturday Only WORK PANTS Work Pauls hi heavy khaki nml nmlrkhi. These pants me built to withstand hard usage ,. WORK SHOES i:acli shoe is n Keiierou s"(prfltf-fc - w of the hide; strong, well mailt. lacked and sewed i-nmpiwliloti solis. TbciC' shoos will stand flJO f the gaff.. . WORK SOX The well-known brand "The Kverlnsdug Son." They are hill sized and or full weight, comb ed cotton For Boys ROYS' SUITS $8.95 For this day only we have reduced the price of our al ready low priced boys' suits. Long and short pants suits in good, well made patterns. Most of these suits arc made with two pair pants. A SAFE PLACE tinned to Increase faster thnn the population up to 1000 but the per capita acreage of crop land d dined hy about 10 per cent from . llino to 1020, and one the basis of preliminary estimates for 11.26' tho decrease to date has been over Hi per cent." j Mr. Oipener told or a recent ad- j dress delivered by Dr. Kdward Als- j worth Itoss, professor In sociology in the Cnlverslty of Wisconsin, on the subject ''The World Crisis in Population." when ho said that 1 with the modern knowledge of scl- euro and medicine the population : would grow as never before, stat- : ing that at tho present .rate the ' population of the globe, now twice what It was 1)0 years ago, will dou- J bio In sixty years. , Iteverso Is Foreseen. . "There must ho a reverse in ag- ' rloultitre." Air. Capener said, "and It Is not far off." Mr. Capener warned the 60 rea 1 1 o rs presen t for tho bron k -fasl against bonded Indebtedness. Ho brought out the fact that at tractive living conditions on a fiiiui Is one or its most valuable nsscls and would .Increase (he val ue or form property. "Paint tho buildings, plant a lawn, 'flowers and trees and equip It with all of the modern conveniences acces sible and tho value om your prop erty will be IncreiLsed," he tmld. He suggested a "Clean home, clean, town" contest to arouse the interest of the farmers In fixing up their property. Clyde ,. Drown, of Dnlse. idn- Saturday Special H. V. D. VNHKHWKAK. sizes 2 to 10. Keg. 75c Saturday Only Hl.KKPINO OAltMKNTfl. kIzch II lo 10. peg. $I.oo Nat unlay Only Art & Baby Shop s- .... '"'-J " CI PC P X mJJ WORK A rine full triple slflehcil :ttlc. TheMt values AV'ORK GLOVES A licay striped canvas bai-k ami stiiing. siiifMMh leather fiiee for tt!U: The kind you usually are willing lo pay for OVERALLS Ohi' iw Vork Store Special. TbH is a 22(1 weight ilcnlm, 2 Pr. 15c full cut nml relufoi point of stress Special! SUITS Special! For Men MEN'S SUITS For Saturday Only a special lot of men's suits for $9.45 The value of these suits arc not to be judged by the price. TO IHJY A SURF PLACE TO SAVE. 56 STOft&S rn0ipjrur IN TH2 WES Store No, 13 ItOi Adams Ate. 1a t.rhnde. Or. Beautiful New Prints Even weave Prints in a host of floral and conventional designs, and many futuristic patterns so fashion able for s u m m e r frocks. A real C. J. Breier value at 19c ho, vice president of tho Idaho Keal Kstato association, who pre sided over the luncheon, said a few words In regard to conditions In Idaho, saying that present con ditions there were much bettor than they hi d bee n u n d rea 1 1 om there were moro optimistic, than for some time. V A general discussion followed Mr. Cnpenor's talk during which lime the realtors present were givi-n an opportunity to ask ques tions and talk. SHIRTS count eliamhray, nm mil cut, for lire regular NOe 39c 35c ki'igin uenini, mcpiI ill every jj 25 isacssaBBsnassara ! 1 Wjjj) KBBal ft