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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 12, 1926)
Thursday,- August 12, 1926 ? KK' GnANDF'J KVKN1N0 OBSERVER Page givg Local News In Brief COMING EVENTS Sept. ,2:1, a:t. 21, ami 9.1 Union county fair at Klein, Oro. 1 SuclllllltK Month Ul Dlljjcnc : Mrs. I'. W'uro is spending the liiulllll 4l( - AUKUHl illh .rclulivi-3 UIIU menus ui is'iivcs for rui'lliuitl Mi-h. Uuvrcncu Taylor h:is nune. (11 rnrtiaml lor a visll. Mi was accompanied us fur 'as l'cudlcton by JUT SlSlCr. .MISS IVIIII1 II.I1TIS. jlll llltllkhltf lttl..ifll('S.S I 11. W. Humphrey, of the. Fed eral l-nnd bunk, in Spokane, in In 1 j.u Crundc tuduy on business. iu Is registered lit I he Hummer hold. llfririi'iiry Kxpert In Town A. W. Pcrlcy, of Portland, effi ciency expert for the O.-W. U. &, N.. has been Urande on business oT I.Ih oWee for u couple of days. . . To link it for W'tH'h J'.ikI ( Mrs. .1. T. Yati-H went to linker on this morning's train and will visit there over (ho week end with her daughter, Mrn. J. J. OMvellh. On Way to Joseph Miss Stella K'"niHtni, of Sl'inl'teltl. Oregon, was here thin mot nin.3 on hei- way. to. .lOSejtll where oI.m will vi.H for about a week Willi liiuuls und relatives. - Will Attend l-'ainlly Hciiiilon Mr. and Mim. V, I). .Warner and i-hihlren leH. 'I'm-Nday evening for Suit Lake ('My for a week's visit willi hii parenlH. While (here-, Miey will attend a reunion of the Warner family. Ilnv from IVndlclon ('. I'l. lletiHley. of rendlelon, was In the city today. .Mr. lensi-y h iiKiuaer of the Kinder sewintr iniiehiue ,HK,f,nchr In this part of Hie atale.- lie will, be here HeVeral iliiyH on lniMinesH. 1 1 hum (lils Moruliiu- Mr. and Mrs. Claude Mnluu and IIHIe daiiuhier, Doris, returned to Iheir home here this' inorulns from I 'heneVi Washln.trton,. where liny l:.ive been vislilnir Mrs. Mot oil's parents Tor the pasl two months. Mccn.H'rt to Marry -, A lievnse to wed was issued from the clerk's olTlee this inorn liif,' to lArsle l. Martin, or I,a (J rit iub'. and M Iks ituby I'1,. Only, of Durkee. ... . Ylsliina: DaushU'i-- Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Kllev, from Indiana, are vlstHmr hero with Ihetr daugliter, Mrs G. N. Tark iJVirtnu.i They ' visited iYi' l'ortlana i f the fit'fJt of this week tn Ylstt .Mother Mr. and Mrs, It. S. -Meekleiu iWsed through the elly tills morn hur on their, way l Minaiu. v.here they will v I h! I ror some timo with .Mrc Mecklem'u inoth'T and other relaiivos. Mr. and Mrs. Mecklein are rrom' NVw ork City. dilliil iy fnihi-r'a lllin. "' Miss li-e I'ooley arrived 1 l.:i i;.iinde-lhls iniirnlni; from Toil-' kind. vAere sh" makes her li.ime. en herSier way to Knli rprl.-.- full ed by llle Illness of.' her. ruiln l. Mn: will be lli Wallowa toiinly li'.dol'io- v K - Home tv'nihC Sun J'iwh'Im'o j Mrs. V'. A. Jti-ldel hiis relllrneil f-iini n-l aeal bin tind buyliiK trip lo Sun I'-irfnelsio and l.os .MiKebs. tMle was absenl from 111'' N. K. West nillllnery department, of nhleli she Is nmnaser, for about Ihree w;eeks. ii'liiiiiliii- Hume Afler Trip Min'tillcs llenderson nnd lliree (lain.-hli;rs. Allee. MmIiIi' and Hose, were ln';lhe elly Mils miirnlliK on Hu lr wtty Inline lo Wallowa uller a five week's trip to Tennessee, Vir ginia aifd Knnsna At (inte IMly, Isiinsas'SiRsV'lleiiili'rson Visiled her iliiuirhler-nud son -who llv there. : Value First . Sis l For Fall - In Tans, hrowns and Greys jr2!).!)3 to 552.1.7 Clolhcs of Quality Clint's Clothiery "Tim Ktnre willi a lo'Jr(ce" MI'.VS AM) HOVS . OVI'l'i'lTIJU Michaels Stern They visited other relatives' In Tennessee una Knnsns. Tlicy wore In Tennessee July 17, when the lhtrniomctor reached 120 degrees, llio hottest ho hua ever seen Mrs. Henderson says. 1'u.sstn Through City Phillip Hum ley, of llukor. wna Mil In 1-., -.1.. . .. i... .. .. " v.iumie muuy on uis way 10 I Wallowa lake on business, lie 1 Ml, iltli.. .1 I..... t- .. r i i-i-i nviu iur u iew nuurs. .- Home fi-om Calironila Miss l.tlllun Shell arrived Uoro t Ills mnrnlii. ... - .. I i hi IWUIU IU I1UIIUVIU, I Miss Shell lius been visiting friends in iwn I'ranclsco, Cal., for the past five weeks. Irue to take i Mr. und Sirs. I.rster Stoddard, accompanied by Mr und Mrs. Ho ward .Stoddard, who are visiting h'.r from New York City, drove to Wallowa lake today and will rn joy a few days outing there. I Mums Homo To 1'onlajHl j Jack I tennis, who htiH 1m.ch do- ! Ins n lh r work, as linotype opera- 1 tor at Tin- Observer and at llakt:r' for the prist month, returned hoino ' to Portland lust nlghl. , 1 Wmi-Ih Sheep lleiv O. W. Kugg, of Pendleton, was hern yeslerduy. lie vlslled a nuui her of the purebred yhe.ep breeders In Ihc. valley ami piireha"d u bunch of purebred Itump.ililrc runiH from Uobcrt I'reiich, at (.'ovu.' . l'nlhrr'M Cuinlltioii .mmI Harry W. Molir returned to 1-n Clrande yesterday from Portland, where he has been since Saturday with Ills rather, who underwent auj 1 fiperatlnu then laat Friday, lie re- ports that his father's condition ls Kond. He' Will probaly he uble tot ileavi- Hie huspltal In about a week.) Formerly Lived llonw . Mrs. l-Mith Ci-ownqiieai, of Portland, arrived here this inorn tiK and will visit here Tor a.fw days with Mrs. II. V. Melville. Mrs. Crownqucsl formerly lived here and was employed in the railway oi l Ice-. (Vllier Lliml)ei'm;tU lleie-- T. Jackson, formerly connected Willi llio Easloru Oregon Lumber f i...y i imiu rpnse, is In l,a Grande today, accompanied by his un,W. C. Jackson, and his grand son, all of Portland. They made a business trip up Hie branchllne this mot u I ng. (ltctiirii fmm Twin Kails : Captain and Mrs. K. V. Kty nnd their three children, I,enore, Klalne 'and Junior, returned last night 'from Twin Kails, Ida.' Mrs. Hly and the three children visited at ,Twin Kails with her brother, Mjix i.Snillli, for the fight days. Captain i Kty drove to Idaho a few- days ago and returned homo with them. They reported a delightful trip. lu.' iHi'iK ToMt. urriii' liiiiliilnir ; E. It. I'utmnn, bulldlm; Inspec tor Tor the United States treusury depurtment. pronounced the post ' offiee building In very good shape this morning' ut the close of Ills in spection, lie' arrived lust nlffht .inter il stop in Ituker, and con tinued on Ills wuy to rendlelon by , bus at I I u. 111., today. Air. I'ut iimn's home is In Denver. lo VWi at i;nfTri''n .Mrs. F. K. I''llley. of Kansns. Mrs. II. Ir". Nelson. . of Memphis. Tennessee and Mr. and 5hs. A. Ijikc. of Chlcuso. III., arrived In lliu city this inornlnir. Mrs. W. K. f'raijr. of lOnterprlse. met them here and will drive to Wallowa eounly with them this nllernoon. where tll-y will visit ill Hie Crale home for about I'll days. Mrs. Killey. Mrs. Nelson und Mr. and Mrs. Luke lire Iraveltn over 111' northwesl. They recently visited III.- (.Hurler llutlolliil park. Port land, Senllle and oilier polnls weft of here. Surfi'i'lim Strained lla'k I 1,. W. Cooper Is ut li e Orand Mionile hospllul reeoverl'K from luiek-slraiu cnus"d by lie ivy lll'l . Inir ui'ound Ihe Chi IhU,' store, where lie has be' ii helplnw l!h lh" remodellm.-. lie ii'i'l 'i'"' i-onselous of llle injury sine" lisl Tliursdiiy. lull had eonlinu'il wllh his work until Wi deiifibiy morn. Ins wluii n fit of luwrliln!,' on tit" i wav lo work so nSKravali d the 'piiln Unit he fell lo UK' sliluwnlk. near the Catholic i-liureli. I'uSMers bv (arrie.l him to bis homo nearby, lie will be able lo leave the lios Ipllal 111 four ur five days, the phy sician In charse said at noon. "Hcurfiie" Al" Cuponl. alleged heiid of a Cliic.iiro bootbgglni: s.vndldute, surrendered to fed eral officers tliero on a liquor conspiracy charge und was prouiptly served with a war rant accusing him of the murder ot Assistant Htjle's Attorin William U, MtSwib'lftn. L PERM T HEARING HELD . II. II. Corey, public service com mltiHloncr, pretiitli'd hero ; (Ills morning ut a hcurlni: on the Grafida Itonde luu ber company'a application for a permit to extend t'lclr new loirnln;? railroad to the Medical Hprlnit operation over ft wason road in the vicinity of Tel o caB' t. The hvurlnti wan held In the office of Jud.'je l:. O. Touch, who sat by us official representative of I'nlon county. 11. 11.' Hauser, of Sh'ip, Hccretm-y lo: the cumiul.i slon, recorded the pioeeedinKs, in w hich the lumber - company wna represented by A. 'A.' Stall Ii. of.Hu ker. .. Ucclslou was rcN'-rved until an eveiirsion could leuiade to the lo cation early this uttri'npon. 1ami- x pioilit)it I.lltlo opposition " Is expected. since according to testimony, the road Is llffhlly trafficked, and the ral1rHc Imtli ho outlined that Iok fflnff trains would he visible for a quarter of a mile on each side or the cro.sslni?. The . train would mrJte but one trip dally, und not exceed a speed rale of 1 mites nil hour, the coinp"nyH jcpriseniti Hve h-,, a brakenitiu on the front of tho train could Hub the rross llitr should that be- decided advis able. ' . " Ilenrlnir on apl,!,':,tll rnr permit, to croKS a wimon road tn WilUev;i rminly. tiled by Hie lloW-man-Hlcks company, which de sires to extend a - louiclnu' Mpiir acniss the road that runs from Wallowa to I'roiiiise, is scheduled for 2 p. in., today In Judtfc Couch's office. . Kli-ht thousanil bibles written In Chinese have been purchased by the Chinct-e Nntlon.nl Army for dis tribution anions Its officers. C. F. ROBERTS' MOTHER, 102, IS DEAD IN OHIO ; A century and Iwo years of ac tive life spent within a radius or 2S miles- Troiu the place or her birth came to a close Tuesday when Mrs. Olive M. Itoberts. mother of L K. Iioberts, assistant superin tendent of the second division, O. W. It. V- N., died suddenly ut her home at Conneaut, CHilo. IMrs. Iioberts was born at Con neaut in 1824. In all of her 102 years. sJe never traveled farther fronw her birthplace than Krle, Pa.. 2S miles away. Her home after her marriage was only hulr a mile ft-om the house where she first looked on hor little world. Nor was she ever 111. Her son inid-a , Grande. ,ca,hnol remember a dny at home when his mother was in anything but fine health and spirits. When he last visited her In 1914, she seemed as active as It was so luil in Chicago thai S'-nd tor .tames A. Ileeil m . niisaouri pm on his summer duds when ho wrnt tliero to loud th" nnniary eleellon la vpstlgntion. Note the tie which the licry iriiator wears on hot days. .nancy auriiiers, u nn w..u 1 ! .' until August it. Is one of Hie youngi-st enivlahift on the Purilie. He is the mm of Cupt. I'has. W. Ha tinders, opera ting uian.ig'T or Hie Malson NavL';ilini ., und wua reun d u tho :a. , .) Jim Reed i Youngest Skipper j a'T'" It . . ,. i,"',' .-,f...rf ..lit' ,.'v ! 1 j. , , JheESS '' '' '''".? ' jk 1 j 1 v9 !,:' C 'Out Our cartoonist Jim Williams, who draws Sketches of .cowboy lifo In Ilia "4 Mit Our Wav comic series ur this nwsiMpur, -was jrreeled hilariously at the Kast J.as 'V yjaM (N. ,M.-rorKw. -vJhto he waH ruesl of honor. This shows William (left), .beside ,1 on Jackson, head ol I lie rodeo. MEXICO CITY CATHEDRAL MAY CLOSE DOOR . -i''V Hero Is the Catholic cathedral ut.Mcv.off Cl1y. one or the largest and oldest religious edifices lu the' w estern hemisphere, and" fooal' point or the present disturbances, between church- and govern ment In Mexico. lnless present conditions change, will be. closed as a louse of worship for the first time In lis existence. ever, ho said today. AllU linill IllKl or eyesight be - an en'tovtnu'Hh December, when lie gan to dim, she wi firil-iise of all li, r Gie.uHkMl.MM 'i..,,ii, ..,.,. iHl.k'iilt- TnJiIiSv ennli' rollowliifr n parnlyMr Hl'i'oke. She BOYS' I'ull leullii'l', tiskltk' soles noil Art & Baby Shop hi:.mniit('iii.(i urrro.Ns cuvcttci STAR TODAY .-FRIDAY SATURDAY, WILLIAM Lany Senion (!oiin'd.v "THE STAGE HAND" i! dam Ml in COMING SUNDAY JOHNNY HINES IN "THE BROWN DERBY" Not a race track' 'story - Way" at Last , . is lO oef uurieo irum ifiv. iiimihj t lii'r daughter, 'whero. she had lved' JilliiAi .her hiisband died 12 years llestdes M Idrande, she leaves u son In Wyorn.- l"k'i SHOES I Is. I'lcjIUIt' ami Ions cifUiyr. To - ' tt.J ' FOX Inserts ' ' . : VWx, T BAD MAN A bang-up' Western romance willi a- ciusting including . . CLAIiA HOW -TOM WILSON . And TONY FIRES RAGING NEAR MEDFORD MKUI-'Oltn, Ore., Aug. 12 (AP Hpurks from a threshing ma chine on Arthur Klleiihammer's ranch. In the Applegatu valley yesterday afternoon started a fire that destroyed 1$U0 bushels of wheat nnd a barn full of hay. Tho loss Is partially covered by Insurance. All forest flrefl In Jackson county timber were still burning today with more firefighters be ing rushed to the flaming -fronts. A report lo the state forestry of flcu this morning paid that the Kvuns creek fire, started by in cendiaries, had swept Into the Hard I no creek urea and threat ened virgin timber. The hvnus creek flro 1ms traveled It) miles since It stiii led Iwo weeks ago. One l-'ln I'otitmllnl. Tho flro In the timber holdings of the Owen-Oregon 'company In tho Itutto Kulls .district, was re ported as being under control. It raged lu a heavy stand of tim ber. The Klsli lake flro Is ut III oul of control, hut Is not gaining, owing lo tlie tool nights. STAM ii;i i. r.osi'.urrtG POItTI.ANI., Ore. Aug. ii (AP) Untied Slates Senator Stanrield ten today for Itoseburg lo attend a baminet given by Hmi citUens of OuugJas county to express appre i iiition of tho services rendered by W. M. Gore, of Medrurd, and Guy Cordon, district attorney of Doug-las-county, In connection with the presentation of tho Oregon and California tax rem ml claims (o congress, lie will return lo Port land tomorrow. Ezra Meeker Stops ia Pendleton oh Way West PKNOI.KTON, Aug. 12. (AP) -Pirn Meeker, pioneer president of (On Old Oregon Trail nsusclatlon land of veteran ox-team Journeys to tho Oregon country stopped In Peiidlelon loday to interest banks .-nd local people in t he memorial 50-coiit pieces which tho associa tion Is tnterenled In releasing. The veteran is on his way to Portland jam) will visit cities en route and 'from Portland will go to Kugene or Hie Tratl-io-ltail celebration , there. August 19. GANGLAND'S ALKY I WARFARE GROWING EXPECT KILLINGS (M.IICAOO, Auk.- . IS - (AH). ' Iioberts 1n ltslnte of opum und IndlBerlmlnutu. I wtirrni' In Irirrtphlnd was '"re('0irj' nlncd loduy by the police. ''.Infonniillo'll to heailiinarle's I lliruuirli underworld contacts told ! of a wur lo Ihe finish uiniinB Hi" cluna enKuBed In Illicit lliiiiortlur.- I'lci Willi old nllinnce thrown !0 I Ihe winds. Officials iireilleti'd I that additions to the toll of ganij I ster killings were, Immlnenl. po- ... . ,. KNVCCl)"..,' NVV- v r this 7 ,r. rA0tl ' ni l . I licit VCl " ARCADEf ....,.r(!l!S 1 ..li.lt)UA ViOiU-s NO HESITATION . rU' n Jf- '' d .;'. Congressman Jidiu I'Jtlllp Hill of Mnryhiud. gave a pint of-his blood on hour's no I lee to save the life of IiIm wire, shown' with him above, Mrs. Hill, . in a Washington hospital, now Is ex : peeled to, recover. slhli' op a wholesale scale If .tho armed carloads or. men which, cruised sections or Chicago last WE BUY FOR LESS WE SELL FOR LESS Athletic Underwear 49c A cleverly fit garment of a good quality nainsook, with a webbed insert in the back to ? insure strength and comfort. Towels .3 for 35c 1 A terry towel from the Dundee Mills,, , size .18 xJ57 jnchesA makes these, suitable fpr .cither , "filcc or bath towels. . . .. "Destroyers of EH r inrcz (Hon No. It ' 1 101 Ailauw Ave. LaUraa0e,OrA Women's Silk Hose $1 The biggest dollar value in the country. Latest colore. Sizes 8'o to 10. night -should meet. The authorities, seeking lo pre vent clashes, vainly hunteil for the principals In the latest street-battles, particularly Sam "The Green or" Jaeubsun and Mvmle Weiss.. Jitcobson, know n lo police as an " aid or Louis "Itlg" Smith, has eluded arrest since lite fatal shoot? lug of SmMh Tuesday night. f Detectives regdrded (he MioliU gau a'riiue pistol battle In which Vincent Hniccl repulsed a rival gang as the; oveit attack whleu shxuall.ed the. severaneo of obi ulllancea among tho clhiues strug gling for -"nlky racUel'. control. Washington Workers ,.v Seek Relief From Heat AYASHINGTON. Aug. 1 (A Pf -'-t.'ontlnuallon of the sickening weather which has beselged Wasli- flngtoiv for Several days caused numerous government agencies to? .day to close early to enable their w'orkerB to seek relleT. High Prices" TODAY FRIDAY SATURDAY a paramount (picture
