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TnnJanv. July 27, 1926, f re Four LA (JRANDE EVENING OBSERVER , Incorporated) An Independent Nomipapor FRANK B. APPLEBY Editor and Publisher HAHVEY l MATTHEWS UmlneM Manager Published evenings, except Sunday, at 1416 Adums Avenue, La Grande, Oregon. Tlie Obiierver-Slur publiahod every Kriduy. Kntorod ut the 1'oatofflco ttt la O rati da, Oregon, ut Second Clatw Mall Mutter under uct of March 2, 1871 OFFICIAL PAPER OF UNION COUNTY AND THE J CITY OF LA GRANDE MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to use for pub lication of all news dlHpatchna credited to It or not otherwise credited If published therein. All rights of republication of pec in I dispatches In this paper, and also the local news here in also are reserved SUBSCRIPTION RATES '; By Carrier Pally, per month In advance - 7 Go Dully, per six months in advance J. $4.i0 Daily, single copy................... .oO By Mau Dally, per month In advance............................. ...60o Daily, per six months In advance 2. 6 1 Daily, per year in advance .....16.00 Weekly Obsorvor-Slar, per your $2.00 ADVERTISING RATES Display, foreign, par column Inch .. .,..42c Display, local, per column Inch ....40c Tlino contract rates on applicJitior. DEMPSEr MAY ALL-ROUND ATHLETE FIGHT IN N. Y NEW YORK. July It AI'). The Htatti uihlutiu commiHslon to day, by a voti' of two to oiw approved a proposal to hIii this DmnpHcy-Tunney heavyweight chain plonvhlp mutch ut the Yan kee stadium on September I1. THE VIKION OK. COL) "iio.w goodly arc Jacob, and lliy tubui iiuclt;n, O Isi-act!"- Nil. ii.H thy NEW YORK. July 27. AI) Tex Iticliard and his ht-uvy weight title fight huve bi'rn Invited to re turn lo New York with every proa pert that tlx bout will take place at tlfe Yankee stadium September 16. George Urowi-r, chairman of the New York State Athletic commis sion last year, who has stood by the present ht-ad of I he board, James A. Farley, In the argument that Harry Wills, iicgio, should have the first, chance at Demjisey s crown. Invited Rickard lo return und Tex, balked at least tempor arily In hit) efforts td 'stage Hie event In Chicago, uecepled imme diately. Farley declared he "stood pat" In opposition to the bout and predicted it would neither be held In New York or anywhere el ho this year. There really ought to lie' a scsquidulhu to pay for adun'.s siori to that Scsqui-centcnnial. J -i , ' . '.V Sadder, but probably a little wiser, is the vacationist who tries to get a whole summer's accumulation of tan in two ceks, 4, . be l roil 'proposes to erect a building H7 feet high, beat ing everything else on ourllu 1 Sutter remember what hap pened to the old Mesopotauiians wheh they tried that on the plains of Shinar. COLORADO fii 'KINGS. Colo July 27. (Al)' J licit DelilpHiy, , world's heavy weight. champion. ex p reused delight here today upon receipt of word that his fight with Gene Tumiey might be staged -In New York City. "It'll all tight Willi inn If (he right l held In New York," wild Ihe- champion. "Richard was hav ing. It Iff hnndH full In Chicago. What I want is to gel into the ring and It doesn't mater much when. That;! up to Rickard. However, H Kceiim to mi' New York is the log ical place for the bout, FERGUSONS ECLIPSED BY MOODY I-' y- if , '-I ' IZZ. f ' -St I I I FIND IT HERE Copy for thU columo inuat bo in by 9:00 ft, m li If you feel all run down and-lack I of vigor or pep and restless at ) night, om of appetite try that new nerve tonic. It costs only tl a bottlH. Hold only by Hllvcrthora Wright'H family drug utoro. 7-28tf i SEE OUR SPECIALS V " ' In The Sale Sheet . Overalls . . : $1.49; Ginghams 18c N. K. West & Co. Inc. Store For Men WINDSHIKMM AND HWK ' (iMlcklv and corrcctlv fitted at tho I right prlco at Rlchardtion'8 Art A Olft shoii. 7-50-!t 'jran." niakn your vnlurevnirnU und do your iinnu iiiuimk ; if.. ..Hvifi ih sumo cure- ful attention to your pictures tliat bo doea to Ills own. win nmn." . your enlargements front cither a print or a negative. Tuko your picture n'oi k to Jticnaruson a An ( & Gift Shop. . 7-20-2t j . I Heal values In , stationery In A fine home cooked nild-un i i... i i i -' i Wllimr fiUICUIV KTvru t'liin vii-t v . et pattern. Soc the lino at 811.'" m- to ; m 'r't' 1 v ,r ..... -i. . ... - 'fnuntnin. s Iverthorn-W r I gh ts - .. fmnllf ilriitr Ktore. 7-26tf I-'or n limited time uorwoodj 12.60. Dig load. C. O. D. . Main J 647. . 7-16tf (Conllnutr.d from Pago 1) boudfi held Invalid by lln- I'. S, hii preun court. Hlie aho wild Hhe wlKhefl lo gle the h-Klalnlure an opporlunlly to luvcHtignlc any de pnrlment of tint Hlate goviTlliiiellt II mfghl wlfdi. (lovernor lergiifion'ii political It is it ponr time to put tho Ktatc liydro-olcctric power I on the election ballot. Oretron neonle are alrcadv bur-leaner iegan in the Mining or iii rlcnocl cnouKh with taxes wilhoul taking on a now ivt build issue. " I r .llnr' lVrguon w.ih ImMlgililn for the K'OvernorNlilp hrenuiui of his Impeachment In liU7. l'"ergu Hiin (hen placed IiIh wIiV'h name on Hie hallot and a "vindication" F1KK LOSS MICHT HE AVOKSU. Tlic chief officials of t the forestry service are busy tal- uiiuinK lupous aim surveys regai'tuiip; uie seasons iorest,vllt) ,.itrd i,y a record maji.iity. i fire damage throughout the west. The public will await '1'1'1' lm "-him-nt foiiowi aiiwd ll l I'Hlimi ill- n in uiiivu lliv iiiuiiiK ii. 'chiirKe llv.it lie placed state fullilH la .his own bank. Miioily Only as...:' Aloody, who Is 31 yenrtl old. Is one of the youiiKesl men ever lo lake the Texaj democratic leader ship, lie was born at Taylor, Wlt- ! Jn 1925, for example, the number of acres of merchant- h""1 T,"vlB ''o''"'!''8 l.l ;,! :.. n.. l I... :.. I.. 00 . f"""' 1,1 l-""ecilllnu Texai j.iMiw wiiiiiii.1 111 violin t.uiinviiuuvi . ity Lite iia uiutv iu,oei(Ml.iS swept Isoon had iii'Kuinents with Ihe Pi ,the, figures with interest because forest fire losses are of extreme importance in this section of the country losses that cannot be repaired. ; , This year, according to reports, has been the most se ver6 in ten years with forest fires, due largely to the very dry, season. Thousands of men have been employed all. iianioon county, in June. is:n. U.bt.tn. K fi,,i,i; .u ri v' .. i i : .1. I When he was 1 5 his father died and ..,,. .1. iiKnuii8 Lue.juiiutx. tuiu nciuic ivum in ,cunu. ,,,,., ,.1(.,'s helper. '1'ccordcd in many sections.. The. actual damage, however, I; Money wived from his waites en jto Virgin timber is unknown and probably will not be n8plvh, "JZn"lt grcjit as would be indicated by the news reports. Authentic; practice of law in Taylor, -reports to tho forestry officials at the end of each season iil:k't" " Williamson county , iii. . lallornev In 1!I20, he next was mini. nave always tended to reduce the estimated loss. led district attorney for Williamson here his XIIS rlOKKlUK him to the attorney iwith a loss of '1J1 million board feet, aecordinf to the minimi Keneiaiship two years uKo. lie ,.f f V A I.-1H..H (..! r Tl i... ..r !""" aiKiimi' . . , n.iiuu, ouiu; miraici, mu miiiiuui 111 JicitinKm,, Jin, t)lH H)rlllir he 1111- 'of second giowth burned was 2,045, and a total of 4 l,T-!T i "i i.-.-tt his cainiidncy ror nover acres of burned, logged, or brush land was consumed. All j l' Z.C-m of these acres, in all probability were included in the amount an Aibiue. tcsus. banker, his wire labeled "forest fires" in news leports, when only about one- "",""K "" !"'""' "' "ls '"""s" " ent caiiipiilKu, fourth of the total whs really valuable limberland. suimis itciiiuiiiniiieii. i Going further in his report, the state forester savs, re- A!' l,r "'" '"''"""'"i u j. ., , , , , ,, . . . . . ciiille repfe.ientatlves of the na- aramg tne hoard leet actually burned. Ihe majority ot n nnnl eonifres were renomlnuti'il jtiiis is salvable and tho total loss is placed at K,88,0('!" """ wmziuuh. only i i r,,, r . iii , i "'Publican coiiKresisinan. A denui. boaid feet. J!y far the greatest damage was in loggm;;' ,., r.fr primary win i- nec rumps, through destruction of logs and logging equipment. "'"'J' '" ""' """ruey cenerars and This was placed at $139,818. Additional loss in improve.!"""" jnents was $82,701, bringing the total monetary loss for! kiiiik- wnr.: . iisi m im. ;the 'season to ?2:i9,S)80." , jm.i i,iin,r w, .mii, n ' ' ..... rellnw who writes "Hail s t'lieck Without question, much of the acreage reported this sea- Honk." f-t.n as being consumed by "fon-st fires" will actually prowl Slm "xr.,,.,,,, ., lu..TlnB ,,r no ue cutover iniui aim nrusn lanrt. iMany acres ol private ;iiiiian.i. lie didn't buy ni.yiiiini; lind government forest have been burned, but the country has been fortunate in having fires checked before tho heavi est stands were reached. It is gratifying to think that nuuh of the loss is salvable and that the final figures will prob ably be much lower than is indicated at the worst pciiml of the fire season. Kvery tree is valuable and every effort is required to protect this wonderful resource, yet the losses are actually quite small considering the state's wealth in this respect. Boss of Seals wi tYntfnlNrlflntnYTnrtn I Safety J Ctrnituitamy J I lomluitaiuy I MOTOR TRANSIT CO. I'mvienKer mail l:pnii NitvIid i.i:avi: i i.itwni; For Wsllmta Ijil.e nml liili rnieillnle I'lilnl.n ( A. M. 4 I', tl, l or rendit ion 1 1 A. M. . 4 I. M. (Couneela fur Walls Walla. I'a. o snd roitlsnd) ' l-w HimiihI 1'ilp Itnten fur Siifniiirr Mntitn. Knr Inlnrmnllon. Oill MAIN Ju, BIsko Ih'pnt.' Nick Willmtn, fornirr in-cut tor th fin rV.mrinco al th ih IMcInc I'ofl ut Lf mtr, has PiHTVPdil rr I'.lhon tk9 man.mrr of ihf init- rluh Williumn t well known tn Ktsfball 1 rln'lf. hnvliiR fn hstocUkh! with .-. . "" ihf jMstim for n::tny ycn t 1AJOK OVER O'JIt WAN"; ADS 11 ia HRi:aiv " n"w r-n lid llltlc liver touchers for ?Q. Tliii best little laxatlvo pill made. Sold only by Sllverthoril-Wrlghfil faiully drutf store. , 7-26tf Steiwcr Interested In Department Store Ht'instltvliInK, ilcilnx. iMillmi boles, etc:. Norton's KJild Sliup. 10-14tf Kile's the elui'iipion all-round kIi-I alhh-le at llutler university. She still's in track and field,' baseball, basketball and tennis 'and Is said lo be quite a Chni'lcstollrr. Her llatne Miss .Mil-lam Kay. Kenool Kuiiils now sralrsbl fr farm lo.ms in Union Couutr. Sej it. K. in-.on, Foley uullcllnf. A Qraade. Orn. , . f-lt . l'KNI'l.KTON, July 27. (AD A modern department store will open In I'endleton about Septem ber 1. Bond ISrolhers. wllh 1'red erick Slelwer, have Incorporated a firm of $:uo.000. The new store will be housed In a former store bulldinc on Main slreet and the present location of llond ltiollicrs will be leased to the Woolworth stores for 15 years. Our Big Sale TOMORROW Community Sales -Day Toilet Paper 6 Cents Regular 10 Cents , Large Jar Talcum 17 Cents Regular 35 Cents Red Cross Drug Slore riiii number of persons on city,' The l'eruvhm conitiTSs has pass- county and nation pay rolls h:is in-'ed n law maklnir It mandatory that creased lio per cent ill the last 13 ; shower baths be Installed In all years. 'public school buildings In l'cru. SiOTICK 1 will not lie responsible for any debts contracted by Mrs. O. W. lluhind. O. W. ItOUVNU. , 7-28-Slp i:xiiAi;iNr and tintino ' 'Have IClchardson. "The. Art There's real art in. coloring a meerschaum Connoisseurs of tho fine art of meerschaum coloring still stick to the s!ow-but-surc way of "smoking" the color in. . . And this method is most satisfactory so long as you use tobacco that . burns slowly and cool, so that the color comes gradually and evenly. Now, because this is the very thing that has made Granger Rough Cut nationally iamoir., men experienced in the art suggest Granger far meerschaums. Its large flakes burn cool. It colors the pipe delicately, evenly, perfectly. Whether you're coloring a meerschaum, break ing in a briar, or caking a corn-cob, Granger i.5 ; the same cool, fragrant, mellow smoking. Yc.i may have a hundred pipes, yet you need but one tobacco, i . for Granger b an ail-pipe tobacco. GRANGER - Rough Cut ' B a cool stroke O R.A.N G E P E K O E Whether you wield a racquet outdoors or sit astride a. swivel indoors the heated question of the hour is "How can I keep cool?" The answer is Tree Tea Iced! At one cool stroke it satisfies your throat and grati fies your stomach. Any cold drink will cool you off for the moment Tree Tea Iced docs more! Its cooling, , freshening sensation lasti. "Say it togfiW Tree Tea Chini Pc!(ot Running Again Our New Foundry is completed and in operation. Our machine shop is temporarily located in our ware house. We can handle Blacksmith, Welding, Foundfj and Machine Work. . La Grande Iron Works Smithing - Tool Steel - Shafting - Pulleys Etc. , KRAtt THK OHSKRVER CLASSIFIED AOS Tlir half pntiml v.irmim tin Is forty tivc ci-hti, I lie ftul-piuch pivlncc rjU'd ill unir i-.'.C .i' ill Granger Roueh Cut is nu.lc bv tit.? Lmzcf r dv fvdr? Ti.btcro Com" - Community Day Sale Wednesday, July 28th, we will sell selected Voile Dresses, age 2 to 1 1, made up from im ported colored voile, regular $2.95 to $6.00 values, at $1.49 Wc have 12 Ladies' Silk Sweaters, :)G to 12, reg ular $9.50 values, and will sell 1 each day at 3 p. m., for $2.19. Norton's Kiddy Shop Infants' and Children's Wearables . L:na tl'uhlOub.