La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, July 27, 1926, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextCA GRANDE EVENINO OBSERVER Pace Five When Fire Claimed Twenty Lives Poincare'sGovernment , Given Confidence Vote jLocal News In Brief IN THI Wr. Tuesday, July 27, 1926. i COMING EVENTS U 82. S. 21, ami S& Cnloa ninJX (air t Ulgln, Ore. Icon! r.ielnr In charge of the work. Tho bull. ling Is owned by Miss Margaret Anson. . '., Ilnutt' from Const C'lfdo Itcud wus In l.u Grande last nb'tt. 'en route homo to l.os llno from the coast. -- - ' I'lslilmr Tular ! - .. Ir. J. I., Ingle Is fishing In Will lown county today. Jicl jHnrrlmcc Uoclise t wlllliini Welib.,nnd Mury pill- To Klgln for liny - Mrs. O. O. Olson Is (pending tile duy nt Klein. Him will return to her homo here this evening. were 'larmcd I .u Gruttde. r hiiu.,bOlh ol lilgin.. tlccife to marry In Miss Mnurino Moore, or wni- la visiting rrirndn in l.u llra.idc for ii few'flnyn. . , I t - , Fvisllbr l'rom Copltul- ' Mrs. I.. O. l''enney:''of Washing ton. ' n visitor In l.a C.rnndc Monday.. Kite registered at the Soiumer hotel. Home from Portland ,(.'. It. rJberhurd returned from a business visit to I'orilnnd this morning. Camping nml l-'lslilng Mr. nnd Mrs. A. W. Nelson nrc camping and fishing on the South Kork of Ihe Wullow.n. river 'this week. Out t)f HplUtl-- Mea. J'Jlla Moon, wilo has been III in u J'orllttnd hospital Tor si vera I werU.1. has left the hospital mid is SU tlje home of her son. Harry 'Moon. Her condition is reported 40 bt better.' Tu linker on Business II. A. Ilenlinm went lo Faker on biiKlian this morning. He will return to his home here till s eve nine . . Home from Trip . Mr- mid Mrs. J. It.. Oliver ! Mr. lind Mrs. Alv.in Liowiey To Hut take ;' Mr. and Mrs. 1.. (I. Hatemun apcnl last night In l.a ftrande and ; - -lefl this morning for Hoi Lake for ! rHm, .wi-uieiii iicmmem. i ic-j hh iiuih : A ; i? " ' i ii .I t" i tt i t New Minister to Endeav or to Lift French Franc i From Slough of " Despondency PAKIS. July 27. A1') Pre mier 1'olncure'a new government waa (riven a vote of confidence in the chamber of deputies this ur-ternoon. l'reniler relocate had naked the chamber lo udjourn all lnterpella Hons until Ihe financial bill discussed nnd passed. He made the question one of confidence. , Tho declurallon of policy which WUS presented prior to the vole bcRlin Willi the affirmation that the ministry had been formed in a spirit of "nnllonal reconciliation" wilh the object of saving the franc. Will Take. Time western slates In Uh demand tor tho control of ' mineral riijhts on school land grants In favor ot tho middle western nnd southern states, tiovemor doorce H. lrn, ot Utah, told the irovernors' conference to day that "thoro Is nothing that wlil nanko a westerner sco red so aulcklv und so vividly ns tho ques tion of tho public domain of tho u. 8. Bovurnincnu" Hem Slakes l'lcn. Governor Dern made a pica on behalf of tho public land states, was Isaylnw: 'We do not own the public uo. main, wo have no control over It, , and it does not pay oily taxes to belli support our stale government. I Yet we have, to police It. build roads over It and Incur oilier cx Ipendllures on account or It. People of eastern states, where 10(1 poi nt ot the land Is In private own rshlp und paying taxes. ; Twenty persons were killed and injured the t'ulskill mountains at Haines Kails, N. V. windows of the upper floors when they found when fire destroyed tho famous old Twilight Inn In Most of the Injured wore guests -whq Jumped front themselves trapped by the flames. runnot Wo nrc profoundly convinced , ...,.,,. ,,, ..vasnerullng burden that tl la possible to Improve lhe .ot. mmiiB one-fourth ot the stalo conditions of K.ench f'""1"'1"' support the other three-fourths In idleness. It is with tills sort ot handicap wo nro attempting to build a ureal state." Oregon In 1II - Ihe value of Ihe ' Uie declaration Portland. ami Home to i:lglli and- Mrs. 1.;. u Crockett was in tho lltiiej sou. .Cllliord, have Returned en y n,s morning on her way to lo llielr iionics her - nfler a trip j;Bn aflor visiting for Ihe past Uy :(uto to l'orlland, Kugcno and: ,nonih In Oildwell, Idaho ntlh her oiluf Wcalcrn Oregon polnla. ' I brother. 1 ' ' " 1 " ' I "' : : r '' nnd Mrs. llobnenUaiup will remain there for a vlsil until about September I. II. lunis-.lu Wisconsin . . VVICIIIa. who has been, a visitor at the. August J. mange home for u few days, left last nlglit lor Hagle. lUvcr, Wis.. J resides, ftlr, Mis. Stanire. Ijut Itctmnr.'il from Ala-Ka Miss Heryl Mtalil'ord passed through Ihe clly Ibis -morning on hor, way tD Joseph where she will Join-' hM' parents, Mr; and' Mrs. M. 11. Mtuuford aiKl Ihey - will spend some tlnu- camping at Wallowa Is here this i future where she ! ..i.i uu .,-,,. i , I hike. Miss. Stanl'ord James Murphy, of Mln.plcr vnt--, . ., iS,.a1(. ley. wnere lie is iui"rcsic'i id iiiiii- Ing. Is In the city on business. Mr. Murnhv formerly lived in l.a KHJs is a, brother of oran,ie SX or seven years ago nnd has many friends here". of the northwest, un overwhelming share of whom had never seen La Urando before and who had only vaguely known any facts about Kastern Oregon's largest clly. While no npparenl returns will lie liuinediiilely forthcoming, those in the know expect the visits of convention delegates, especially realtors, lo bring concrete evi dence of- llielr importance ill Ihe where he . Jlere rrom Oliklnlul On Wny to Huntington . .Mrs. ticoige Uagley and son. 151- Mrs. Heh-n Sherman was in l.a win llagley. and daughter, Mrs. Grande this morning on her wny lo Sterling Aldrldge. arrived hen this Huntington where she will visit, morning and will vlsll for about n si)t has been in Spokane for some e, li wlln another daughter, Mrs. nme wit li her mother. ,l!l'-n Walls. Awny for Siiniincr In-tnll Sclmol Lockci-' ' 1 M". Hael llobbin nnd . , .,,i nriv steel children und her mother. bickers.' each doubled tiered to no- l.'"". lll leave lonlght for Star on moda.o two persons, are being key Hot Springs, near Welser, Ida., as l ed In the UMer balls "f the ""era they will spend tho remain g l ei o "l bulldin eek by tier of .he summer Onh daughter, workmen from the J ng com- Margaret, la already there. To Mailt Sirens. arrived only a few days ago from T, ornamental street lighting Alaska; where she visited friends ,n,.0venient. when completed, und' rclnl Ives for about four weeks, j wl, tl.linsrorl Grande's dimly Htnnforda make their home at i ,..,,.,,,,,. i111in,.HH section lulo Nampa; Idaho, two Mrs. pany. Villliig Ancixiiil LnkO Karl I.-, lleynolds. secretary of Ihe t'nlon counly clinmber of com-, laerce, aller yesterday's meeting of Kcnstcrn Oregon secretaries at Hie Wallowa lake inn accompanied V. I). Dodson, Portland commerce Miainber manager, on a trip over trail lo Ijike Aneroid. Hero Night Mrs. W. Ii. Ilr'eshears and son. Italph. left this morning for their homo at Hvans after spending the night In I in Grande guests at Ihe homo of Mr. und Mrs. K.' 1.. Kck ley. They havo been visiting, In Wlilaincttc valley. , .1 To linker tills Mm Mill,' Mrs. Frank Pike went In linker on this morning's train. wherir she will nttend'lhc 'Woman's lienerit nssociation..lu.eeUng there Hits eve ning, (jlhers from l.a Grande who will nltend the mi cling are: Mis. May George. Mrs. Lou Hauls, Mis. Pearl IScoinnn. Mr.!. Abble Thomas. lri l-:v:i K'nvliv Mrs. Herman Geek and Mis. J. t". SI II singer. I Several otlnji'S will probably make Ihe trip also. Mrs. Julia V. wanl. state coinmaiuler of the W. it. A. and Mrs. Christine. Clark, district deputy, w ill be ut the meet ins. havo. Identified' pictures or Orlnls tou its the man who wnh so atlcn- Ue't6 VMrs. Mclnlyre,"' here while Ihrec others have identified photo graphs or Mrs. McPherson as "Mrs. Mclntyre." She arrived at (he cot tage May 19, the day following tho dlfcappearunee ot Mrs. McPherson, and stayed there about. 10 day, with Ormiston pnylng clpse atten tion lo her needs.' such as groceries and other necessities, Hyan hiVs. rapidly, and raise national currency, said. In order to avert forever fresh dangers of Inflation, we propose lo vote the lndcapenslbte aupple inentaiv receipts and make Im portant economies." lucivatl I'nxulloii - Indirect taxation Is to be In creased Ihe declaration said, but at. the same lime direct taxation will bo Imposed upon aciiuired wealth,- lo form a repayment fund for the national oefenae bonds. An appeal was mado lo "clear sighted put riot ism" to short' nth" discussion by voluntary iliaclpllne. public land stales nro Arizona, It'allfornla, 1'olom.do, Nevudu. Moli lalia, New Mexico, Oregon, Wash Inglon, Wyoming, Uluhj North and South Dakota. ' - 1 101 Atlanta Ave. , IM Urmnde. Ori Prints 49c yd. A new. shipment of prints and ginghams; beautiful floral de signs. . New and at tractive color com binations. Priced low at 19c Uofore convening for tho morn-r Ing session, tho govurnors Inspects cd Kort I). A. Russell, regular tirmy post three nillcH west of hem and Its' two regiments ot cavalry nnd one regiment of artillery, ni.d worO greeted with a 13-gun sulutn Honolulu and St. I'aul uro bid ding for the honor of cmovtalii'-. Ing the 1927 conference. ' Irlii lo Pfiiillcloii .Mr. and Mia. Sain-ltarrisoTr-irmi fiieir slster-lnflaw. Mrs. Jim .Har- Rsoil. made a , unsiness inp i" litftoil last evening, from where Jim Harrison accompanied them home. A report that Mrs. Sam Harrison n'aa Injured in an automobile accident Sunday eve ning l without foundation,- she says. , Here on Huslincss , I It. L. Osborne, transportation Inspector for tho O.-W., and Jim ! I Nib., tariff, tyispcclorj niw-here from Porth.nd on-official buUuess. I J. C. Cummiags, general passen ger agent, will be hero this eve- nlng. 1 next Will Aei)niniiiy (iliesls Holm Mr. and Mrs. J. miizch, w n 11,,-v ,-i,elilde I heir vlSt )l Tuesday, will be accompanied j linine lo Merrill. Wis., uy tueir sou (end daughter-ill-law, Mr. and Mis. 1.. K. Klnxoll, at whose residence jluv are guests. The elder Mr. Klnxoll has interests in the Mt. :'.mlly mill In La Grande. To VMt Idmgliler - J. W. Oliver wont to Hot Lake on this morning's Iraln lo spend the day with his daughter.. Mrs. Charles Klsyua. who Is In Ihe hos pital Ihcro recovering from an operation which she had last Wed nesday. She is reported to bj Im proved. . "... ,. a blaze of light, when compared with Its present condition. llccont inauguration of super vised playgrounds during summer months, fonnntlon of a trl-counly bov scout movement with Jl Grande ns hendqunrters, and plans by Ihe school board for physical instruction which will be available to all school children, regardless of sex. will mean much for the younger generations of the clly nml will prepare ".hem more fully for Ihe time when they will take upon Ihelr shoulders tho burdens of manhood and womanhood, spon sors of these movements ussert. . Mor r.mployiiicnt. The opening of Mr. Kinlly Lum ber company's plant not only brings a great deal lo the commercial nnd Industrial life of the clly. but. its, lienerils lire, felt throughout the La Grande territory. Kniploymentl i;nn T?TtTTTT?l ' s given to scores of additional J?UU 1 UllJIVJi.m(in (ind (lu, molhv ,)Ilyron fur nishes additional prosperity. Summing up nil these and muny more Improvements. II. Is 'eiuy to see whif binny citizens firm-' iy1 believe that lii Grande is en tering into a new era. one that heralds metropolitan statin for tho city in the years to conic. . COMMUNITY , SALE HERE ' WEDNESDAY (Continued from Page 1) .. LA GRANDE PREPARING (Continued from Page 1) ficw Vurk Store ItenuHlcls i Adding muterlallv lo the appear ance of l .a Grande s "Main St reel", ill- New York store will soon pre sent a front entrance of Ihe most np-lo-dale deslgh. Construction viis cuinnii need this morning and s expected lo be finished In I wo weeks. Uuslniss will continue as iisual. Mlchnel Alport, proprietor, announces." 'The new store front will be Of the 'broken refllctlon type, piovldiug . the . utniosl light unci vision. '. I. Goodnough Is l,cfl this .Mornliur Miss Mildred Klnley and Miss Martha Hanimon. of Iowa, vho have been visiting here with their cousin. Mrs. A. K. Hug. for about a week, left this morning for Seat tle. Wash. They are touring through Ihe northwest. ' I i llruiK'll Twlny .- . .1. J. Purdy. dislrlct freight and pas'iiger agent and J.'H. O'Neill, triLvelln nasieiicer agent for jhe O. -W. it. and N., were In IT"' city ;end ar last night and went up tno nraaeii this morning on business. Tin y will be In this section the remain der of tills week. .... . finished. ,".; Kor years l.a Grande faced -an annual waler shortage each spring and Ihe septic lank was a constant sore spot In the municipal being. Itoth these ilia have been rem edied and in addition, new flro flghllng equipment has given tho property holders another long needed safeguard. I'lrm I'lnnncliil Foundation. The continuous building of new homes and business houses, coupled with repairs und alterations to old er buildings and more - attention lo home surroundings. Is only one manifestation of the solid financial roulldation of lji Grande. In the lasl six years the aetiml bonndarle.i of the city have spro.nl far beyond the corporate limits until tho clly covers severul more square miles of lund. Within tho last few years only three or four , business tallied but, to' nuauy Uln: tills, a liirg' llsbineats liav added two Ford trucks, a siiddl;. a sel or chains, a set of. hnrnein, a wagon with a wood pack -and a 'J by 12 Axiulnster rug. The free auction not only gives Ihe runner shopper n chance to dispose or thlnga he no long needs, but II provides III la cash to lake advantage or the bar gains ofl'end at the stores. Last month, the auction brought about a cush exchange of nearly 12110. I'lliiners Interested. 1 That the farmers are genuinely interested In the service of fere 1 thene without cost In the miction Is manifest In the telephone ln nulrles that have been answered from Ihe office ot the, commerce chamber the last two weeks. And their culls have been mostly lo as sure themselves' that the offer ings will include Just such things , )u mn of M now on me iici. l-u, Uustiial rapacity Is utilized, nnd stules' rights are receding under economic and other pressure, ho declured. Defends Government, "In ISlio governments oxtsled to preserve order," he said. "Today governments exist to preserve Jobs. ' "Tho cnpaclty of our existing In dustries is double Ihe quantity or tilings thai ore actually turned out. Yet the ama'lng spoelnclo Is pre sented of a million or more men conslantlv Idle, with half-used fac- wlll,itorles crying to employ llielr lubor and a consuming piuiiie waose ea pneillcs arc only limited by their ability lo pay." . Charging thn federal government Willi discrimination against far Sales Day Barg ains . ST.VMPl-:l GOW.S. 50o TO lOVIOHAI.liS, P.DGILAH tie WEDNEKltAY OX1.Y 09C Art & Baby Shop , llUMSTnailNG Sn'AMIM.Ntl AIMEE DENIES SHE WAS AT BEACH HOUSE Obituary as -are Ui.-ynul!. M'l'iplm y, . I' ImhIh. FOUR GO ON TRIAL TODAY1 IN TIA JUAN A 1 -' -- - -. ,Conlinued from Pago 1) (Continued from Tago 1) st a lie ter." s huve cleared' up Hie es and newspaper writers: The me- prisoners, - three 1 of whom have been hold In solitary t confinement in jail here since llielr arrest hYburaiy la, were mal-'broughl Into the court heavily I guarded.' GonzaleB had been al lib erty on ball. - ' I mysti:i:y hi:li soi,vi:d SAN KliANCISCO. July 27. (Al') T,i A Cf WEST i i. i Ail..,..- .loseiib ! L'W1' 'I1"? l:van. of Los Angeles, today con- ishlered that all of the mystery con nected with the dl.-appc aranee and subsequent, reappearance of Aim.ee !Seinple McPherson. evangelist, has concerns been solved by new evidence rounit - -- - ,. . ..,.,.. es offset'..!, 'annoi. Monlerey county. Ityai. ' -''"i ,', Z ,.. number of new cstal.-irOMsseu ' "'"' n" -" .,. ,.,.,. . brunt vu troim io l.l u "iiimh; "w"'"' m. ARRAYED IN WORDY TILT (Continued From Page 1.) HOIII.Itr STII.I'.K DAVIS. (Contributed) ; t'.N'ION (Special). Itnbeii Stiles ivls. son or Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur 'II. lluvls, wus born al t'nlon, Ore- ' I 1. I T. 1,1, 111 ,.,,,1 ,li,.,l ,ll Kim Ulliii-u " ,, ,.'" .- Peiullvton July L't. -lliail,- nee IS years. 4 molilhs und II dilys. Ail Injury at birth affi'ded hlm all through his shurt life, lie- could not (In und be as other boys. This lie realized. lie was ambitious beyond bis strength and capacity to do. surrercd at times as ni human will ever know, and dcalh came us a release and a relief lo him. lie. Joined the boy scouts und wns enthusiastic, in his work u. lung as his health permitted. All was done for hlm Hail careful nursing anil medical skill could do. Ills lire on earth was one of handicaps and suffering. Ills runeriil wus held at the Cock I'ndeiiaklng parlor al t'nlon at 2:3(1 o'clock Monday. Ike liev. C. A. )uinn offleliillng. growing sleadlly. was In 1,'armel for a portion of tin time she was supposed lo have been In Mexico in the hands of kidnap ers, and that Kenneth ti. Ormiston. Hon" resin of the western ullack. Thai governments uo longer ex ist merely to preserve order, bill in un serve Jobs also, was eiiipha.- Governor lircwsi ARCADE LAST SHOWING TONIGHT "Hell's 400" , with MARGARET LIVINGSTON HARRISON FORD Wednesday Only "The mvmwi:u JuflilJs speed L-imii A concentrated extract of double distilled dynamic pep, ; zip and tun. . Sportlight And Comedy THURSDAY - COLLEEN MOORE In . "IRENE" ' of I WEDNESDAY jCommunify i Sales : Day AT. CUNT'S 1 Ehliiv. line of ' Men's and YdunV "Men's Suits t Vi Off, regular price. i Oh iiie McKililiin Hats Sale Day ; 'x Price Hume till Morning Martin IHzgerald relumed to l.a Gran.l.c - (his morning from Portland, where he has been Tor several dnvs. Mr. nd Mrs. J-;!!- Ig. nild are Ihe parents of a baby son born lo them Saturday at lh Wilcox Memorial hospital In Port land. Until mother and baby are getting along nicely. 1 . . I'o Supinirt liwl Legion l.ouls Gunning, ot The- I iilles. was In the city this morning on his way to Joseph on business and will be 'there for about a week.. Mr., flunning Is coniniond'-r of The Italics post of the American I.e. lion. Thai post Is behind the l.a Grande Kglonalres In bringing next years state convention to l-n Grande, he said. Outsiders View Opportunities The bringing of Hie state convi I linn of the Oregon Federation ot friend of the evangelist, was In thn sized by "txV'omen's clubs, the He .lolay boys, ; inn,, .Monterev bay lown at the .Maine. .... -land-, the convention of the Pacific same time. i U" f "- I"" -r'' ''''" Northwest Ileal Kstate association More than a ilnren wllesseii iininle. only nan oi ,i " ' " ' here, has llllroduecd this city and Ihe.surroundlng country, lneludlng Wallowa counly and its scenic wonders, to probably X 750 citizens Felt ( Clint's Clothiery "I he Wore with Conscience" ' MI1VS AMI HOVS ' oiTiirruts To VWl l'arcnls Marlon Zorrhcr passed through Hie eiiv this morning on his way to i.-..,lei-.,rlse. where he will vlsll III" parents. .Mr. and Mrs. C. II . .or cher, for abont a week before leav ing ror New Vorli City, when- he will study music. He has been In Kugi no for some time attending i, i.. i, si.hni.t and studying pip" or- iriin at Ihe University of Oregon, Since the close of school ne mis I n organist st Ihe wx thenlcr. He will specialize in IIicbUt organ. Ifl Sundy for Home George and lb h n llaker. of Tillamook, brolln r and slsb r of. Mrs. Hal Hohnenkiimp of this city, and Mr. slid Mrs. James Ovnn Iti ail. of Portland, ucoompanii d by Hilly and Mary (I, ne Itolinenkanip. left Sunday for Tll'ainook alter at tending Ihe funeral "f Prank Ma ker hi re. Mr. and Mm llohnen kanip und Mrs. Hohnenkomp's mo ther, Mrs. Krank Halter, and daughter Iternlicc. will have the first of next week for Tillamook. UoknvsUuup v..'U I -tura '-.- Li j Paid inFuU ! YiK i " JJS.V ; STAB I fctvn yearn bco C'harlPi F. CUvln. fJillb (Mlrh. irraln mrclmni, fHlM with UahlMtloM of morn thnn IJflO.WO. lis crHltom have Jim rr clved cherkB from hlm imylnn thn taut, of this indttefinew, Blllic-Jtrh bt a Irvalty obllcnifd to iy,Jbut TODAY And Wednesday PETE MORRISON And his famous horse-pal, "Lighlnin' '' -in-Bucking the Truth A Smashing Melodrama of KilT Men and Bi Moments in the Great Open Spaces. . Also Andv (Jump Comedy SHADY REST" s iJL ' 1L? I icninexront STARTING THURSDAY "SIBERIA" with Alma Rubens, Edmund Lowe, Ixu Tellcgcn, Tom Santshi nnd others. vva WE BUY FOR LESS WE SELL TOR LESS Wednesday Is Community Sales Day And there will he many splendid values offered to the buying public by the merchants of La Grande. , In addition to our Community Day Specials', which you will sec in the pink advertising section, we want to announce that for tbc dura tion or the time required to REMODEL the front of the sEW lORK STORE, we will have many exceptional bargains for our patrons. In keeping with the new civic spirit of La Grande, we arc building a beautiful new store front. To offset the disadvantage while the builders are busy, we have decided on Drastic Price Reductions. Watch Our Ads "Destroyers of High Prices"