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GOD'S LKAOKKHHIP "Ye shall walk after (ho Lord your
God, and I cur lllin, ami keep J lis commandments, and obey
H.s voice, and yo shall serve II I in. and cleave unto Jllin."
klsut. 13 4 '
VAVU 8MITHB, N. Y. Aug. 18.
(AI) In the absence of Secretary
of Htuto Frank H. Kellojnr, who Is
a guest at Whlto 1'ine camp today
to make an address at Platlsburg
at the dedication of the MacOon
ough monument. President Cool
Idge arranged to receive Julius
often wh Id. head of Hearfl, llou
buck and company of Chicago.
Mr. Hosenwald was Invited to
the su titer white, house to report to
I ai r. t uuiiugc ii i uunruenn wvjiui-
lions aa he found them und to
make any suggestions he might
have for improTing th economic
situation...
I , The . president has conferred
with several bulsnens leaders since
he came to the Adirondack, and It
, has been Indicated that he jvuuld
receive others before his return to
Washington, in order to keep In
close touch with the economic life,
jof the country.
i Secretary Kellogg planned to re
turn from I'lattsburg after the de
dication ceremonies us he had not
i completed .his report to Mr. Cool
Idge on ..various departmental mat
ters and. desires to do so before
his departure for Washington
'i Thursday or Friday . - with Mrs.
Kellogg.'
. I. H. Policy liicliangeJ
Mr. Kellog's report to' the ehlf
'executive on the Mexican situation
has not changed the government's
policy In non-intervention In the
domestic affairs of that republic.
It wa? stated at the executive of
fices yesterday (in behalf of the
president thul neither diplomatic
These Newlyweds Beat the High Cost of Living
I & v m m
auuuj jn miM sari fit iKuaa ami una
sir a
4, 'ikHSit.
These four nevvlymarrled couples of WUllamsport, Pa., have a way to beat the hijrh cent of living. . Thoy
elubned together and rented a house, pooling their funds to pay for food, fuel, lights and so on. An a re
sult they are living for only $00 per roupln each month. They are, left to right, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grady,
Mr. and Mrs. James Dawes, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Haines and Mr. and Mr.i. Herman Zinrnu rtmn. Rofore mar
riage Mrs. ,tirady, Mrs. Dawes and Mrs. Zimmerman were Margaret, Viola and Anna be Ho Haines, slaters ol
' Harry, one of the husbandn.
THE OPEN
COURT; ;
connEBi'ovnEjrTS mdst
pUIIMIT TH1CIR NAMrJSTO
VliE KDITOH IF THEVDK.
SIRE liETTEnS PRINTED.
i Evidently what the franc needed to stop sinking was aJ3- lTa Z vTto
linking lund.
Where MacGrcgor sits is the head of the table, but
.Mussolini beats him by sitting all the way around it.' '
'i . '
Intervene In foreign sltiiHtlons that
did not Involve the personal safety
or properly rlghtii of Amerldun
citizens. '
The subject of commercial avia
tion which has long Interested pre
sident Coolldge continues to re
ceive his attentions. Details of the
airways which are ultimately to
3 ' You can't blame the French government too much. Sup-over the country ure being ivork
. Jpose our president had to have a cabinet of ex-presidents.
ed out by the assistant secretaries
of aviation In the commerce, navy
und war departments.
To KcllnguMi Coiilnil
' Although the government
: The bootleg business is said to furnish employment to
alout a million people. It probably keeps another million own the landing rieids license the
OUt Of employment. I pilots and supervise other details
of the operation of the airways, it
" ' (does not lutend io take a prmn-
Tfu Ant-if j. n.K . ti ju .. r .. , ' L'nt place In privutc. aviation. The
s.ajr w 0 " wiu inwtui iimiiuirtUMiicia .u u ,.,,...,,, ,.nL,8 now ben, run
Dcmpsey Preparing in
Earnest for Title Go
SAHAl'OGrt KfltiNOS.;
Au. , ,Ap). ;ooi.
weather '.put .rem. pep
N. , V
Snappy
Into.' JlU'Jt
brief that, when tlie " nftiilaviJ: of
prejudire ivas filed and rlled o
lite attention of Judg Tliomai.
that he stated he did not care to
see the-affidavit or-to consider it. I
At 'request' of Beckett's ntttuney, !
Jjidpe Thomas dictated into tltej
record -u. statriiient to that ef fret.
Obituary
Dempjtey's , roadv.ork . todi , flt j The- brief has gono to the sn
White Sulphur' Hpritigs near 'here', preiiie court solely on this point.
After a five-mile jog, he.'rettfrn-id , V-' t '
to iiift- rriiHrterit.tn uri-nnrp fitr .un ' " ' ! ' .
afternoon la th -ring., with a
somewhat "depleted force 6T sriu?' i
ring' partners. . " ' . - jF
I'hll Weliihereer. Brooklyn llirbt-')
weight,' and Bill L'tr-mens, of West .. .
Virginia, were- -Kdeam-d by. the!. S:ISIK .MAY l-:Hl.fc.v
champion today . bechtlse th-yt Klelo' May Krlje died -hern nbout
railed , to ntejttfure. tip ;to. hta re- o'clock this -mornhtK ' ftr a
(liilrements for fast, lively .tvjtiik. iQntUW lllneHH. Khe.w 2 J. yearn.
Both were strong and able. Deinp- mon,il8 aiM !3 ,iays of aifo.
vy found, but a. trifle alow. Survivors are her widowed Iiub-
A wire was sent to Tiny He-- tand. C. K. Krbe. and an Infant
man. of Kl I 'a so. Terns, to report child.
at Vhile Sulphur Springs as W.il pnerl K,.rvires wilt be held
Friday afternoon at 2 o'cloik at
iRIVFR BIBFCKS.
in nun 1 1 iibwnu i
LOOP bridge!
To the Editor:
Your ndvlco on thn wnlor ilti
Hon In li Oriinile In timely. I5y "
means the wheels of Industry
should lie kept turnlnir. whellier
the grass grows or not. It Is true
that the green grass Is very pretty,
but It Is a very poor substitute for
bread and butter. Th.-reforc let
the mill have the water to float
the logs and keep the men work
ing. And. by the way. don't you think
that this Is a good time to study
the problems of controllng the
elements so that man ran com
mand rain when und where It is
needed Instead lonteiitinl; him
self with the old worn out remarks
about the weulhir, :lways lot-getting
that it Is man's privilege to
bring any kind of weather that Is
best suited to the community.
A public paper would dully call
the attention of the people to the
need, of trying to learn and solve
such problems or science for them
selves instead of walling for the
l.nrd to-w;ork a miracle and Uo
their work for tllelll would, be
great value. ' -II
Is a worn out Idea that dally
papers are for news and gossip and
sculldle. . . . '
IMe'ase' let 'us have some food for
thought. ,
- . " l Ciarrick.
SHOES SPECIAL
Regular $8 and $10
Shoes, ' Special A
. $3.95, $1.95, $6.95 . .
All Sizes of
. Broken Lines
Blonde Kid and
Snake Skins
All Heels
N. K. West & Co.
1 4i t.rande's trending Ktow
tor 25 Vears . ,
Ezra Meeker Arrives
In Eugene for Fclc
HI'OKNK. Ore. Aug. IS' Xl')
Y&n Meeker, pioneer ;.trair blurn
of'.uf the west .and orte of.th most.
. i famed of pioneers arrivedi'in L'ii-!
Ij;ciii' last evening to participate In
Hie Trall-to-ltail celebration;1. Mn
t .Meeker la ucconipanied: her'e.by hia!
datiKliter, Mrs t'arrlu OHbor.nc. of
Heattle, and his. secretary .Jjutilr-l-.Maue,
of New Vorlf. '
as possible to work on' the spa''
ruin man. iniiwy iuim wii-k'u j,
iv n ii riei ina ii neioi ef i ne ir ainem
announccil, and has found him a
clever opponent.
KnodK'm and .im meruit, n
chapel. Interment will be in the
Muaotiiu cemetery.
m u.; is AiTF.Aia:i)
j t ii iti.i;s 1'itvr:
j fh;irles Trye.. 41, died or ulcers
of the intestines yesterday. Ills
body Is at the Snoilfjrass and Zim
SAI.KM. fie.. Auk. 1 K Al'.
siuuiiK tfuN- . ,., ,.,i n(.n.lini' mn.nil nr.
of iledfoid. In- which he ' ! , " '."
prosperinp;, says a cynical person.
airmail lines now beinr run by the
Nearly everylwdy whoipostotflte , department are to be
lias used any make of air wants to buy some other car.
let out to private companies as
soon us the latter can guarantee a
service equal to that now being
rendered by the department.
, PERSONALS I
i . .iiif I III Ilium l in i n' p
' Xi'. There ought to be n big demand in this country for the!
.business services of the American lawyer who straightened
out Hungarian finances and refused to take any money for
'; It. England probably denies he was an American.
t Until!'! l'. -III.. .r, " ,,orr,,,.,, '
i ' , . 'ALICE!. (Special) The eleva
' p . Lzra Meeker finishes tomorrow his sixth trio over the ur hL'ru uro bu- tikinc in Brin,
;ld Oregon Trail and will be a guest at the Eugene eclebra- ITu, ZnV.
I lion the last ofithe week. Although this 96-year-young peeted.
:,jioneer is interested in the railroad development which is1 TT
concerning Eugene and Klamath Falls, he wants to see the sister, m. carl Kuiier. hwt week,
.trail memorial association function and secure necessary ' ojedburs; is visitinB at the
I., i rresier home this week.
funds for monuments and markers along the historic route.) Mr. and .Mrs. j. h. Keeney. of
:. We can anticipate no difficulty in attaining; the success Mr. J wandc. were visum Mr. Ken-
! Meeker desires. Every community along the Old Oregon I a load of peaches rrivcd here
Trail iWill buy a generous supply of memorial coins. They 84turdu' r-m Milton.
' .:n .i. i j r i i mi 1 IVarl Htewnrt Is helping Mrs.
will , be valued souvenirs in future years and will help fi-:i.ctha Traverse durinir the harvest,
'nance a worthy historical project. 1 f m. a. v. itsher was vbdtint?
mas.
overruJrd an affidavit of preju
dice ' filed iiKainst himself hen1
last March In the case of Hipst-ll
Beckett, convicted: bootiefrcr, ih
attacked In u brief filed in hii
prenu' court today by Beckett's
attorney. Jt Is charged In
nuifi-cineiits which will be mam
ufter his 'elatlves in California
are communicated with. .
The decedent has been in I.U.
(irnnde for about a year ami hua
been employed as painter by Claud
the I'nch.
her mother, Mrs. John Hmllh. at
at Hot I dike one lay lust week.'
trladjs Stewart, who has been
iMla.xIng at the lr. lule home In
'l.a Urande. Is at home for a few
weeks vaeutlon before the begln-
Mllo Stewart, who broke his fool
tM fall In a football I" now
able lo walk with the UHIstauce
who has been at
J.-. MORALS IN PARIS AND KMI'ORIA.
Writing from Paris, where he is snugly ensconced in a
Latin Quaitcr studio, "Young Hill" While of the Emporia ninB r .hooi.
i(lsnn.) Gazette sends home an interesting comment on Gal
lic and Saxon morals, lie is speaking of the tolerant alti-
ilutlc in France regarding matters of personal moralltv:iof "
"Tim Aiil:Cv iil...1.. I.. II.... ir i KrneM. tiluv
... ..AU .uumuv la nun, u inn mws govern-lAMorhi. (ire., ino.t of I he summer
Jiig such matters were repealed tudav, tlie entire population "'' h home or iiis pur
Vould at once fall into devilish and unspeakable ways, civil-rtZuZ i
jzation would totter and the V. M. C. A. would close for! Hot like for medical treatment,
luck of business. ' " '. I ir- i:- A- WM,S na8 liS ,Mr
i' itir ii jKuests here two nephews and their
If this is so, mid I am in no mood to dispute it, th'wn fr An-tes. cai.
Frenclunan is the most conscientious and upright being ii.!lnr;i,:i,7Hee,;,V::;:;:rd,
tlie world. Without any laws to bolster up his conscience, ipimned in riwt he run ihrouRii
fir to compel him to do what the l'.ilile savs is right, the!""' 'l''"l,,r'
... - . , , ..... . I Arehle Keown has ttipveil to his
liveiage citizen of Pans lends a life which is just as decent.'raneh imtr a ,.,tie rro, here hieh
JLipright and CluistitHi in all respects as that of the aVCI'a"'0in'' fV"',",iV purehaed.
fcitizen of Emporia. The principal difference is that theL,l,3"ri::,).rVr:t Tt t
J'reiichinan lacks that stalwart, public-spirited interest inl itiehardnon at suinnierMiie imt
llitt iffnirulfie il.,i,,.rc ..f . i ..t ..i . i. i Sunday.
V . . h" " f."-" ,,,J,eo .inn ill niL-lll.ll uuiuilive.s Tu, vail children are spending
nintii is on uiiu.v uL-veiopi'it iii America.
It's an interesting way of looking at the matter, anv
way, and one that may be good for the souls of some of us
self-righteous folk at a time when, slung bv French criti-
tlie Mimitier vaeutlon with their
Krundtiiother. Mm. NothnuKle.
Mrs. At. A. Hrolvn. Beeompunivd
itv her daiiKhter and soii-in-luw.
I Mr. und Mrs. I'.hrtu Stiiekliind left
. . , ,11 I 111!! wef'K. - Hlllll llr l Ol llltllll
usm ot us, were ratlir less iiven than usual to dtuiurand 'ncoma. TheV i.i.m to b-wax
justice to the Frrncli nation. a w,,,k ,r ,l,,,
lirure (. tark tinisiieu tiirtnhliiK
Saturda v.
The rela1 meetliiKS brinic held
lien by the Itev. Mr, Kmery. of
rortltind, are well attended. Sev
eral people front I ji (;ramb and
KlKin luie attended, bewidi 8 the
many A Heel people.
I .Safety tbmluttai Q I
tiiavi.l nv .Mtirtut sTAia'!
lnir
Latiiiiiiile fur Jiwpli nil. I Wsllnus fc ditiiiA. )l.
" linker anil IIiiIm? 9:ao A. ..
" " ttsker iMily
" ' I'rmlletim . 1 1 :0O A. M. 3::ll' I'. M. ,
fonnertlon nl relidletnn for Walls Walla. I'aaeo
luild; st l'urlluiid nil points Hoiilh und Ninth.
J:IMI
I I
A ISO I1
:.HI l
'. M.
'. M.
'. M.
. M.
OroRon Huinunc Society
To Free Captive Ka'gle
I (.innile I i m. I'li.Hie tvt
All .MiHlcill l lialr I'lir Mimes.
SAI.KM. lire. .Mm. IS. (MM
After lleiiiR eonlllied in it ease lit
il prhiile Hllto p.irk on (he I'He
lile hluhwiiy near lliilHrd uluee
.-'irlv in the year, a flue npeeimen
of the Kolden eilKle will Im Kivell
Its freedom liy the dresim Itii
'! MM'letv diiiinv Mk m-iwlen In
l'urtlailU lie&t week. The tilnl in
lion in posHemilon of the soelely In
I'ortlimd. The bird was euptureil
In a trap near Slayton alter It hud
terrorlned small tlvestoek und
Uani)arU ton is lor voiim time.
TMKY MIST THINK KIIW IS A H Ami-iltt!lhl
kprp him rhslnrd up flint wr
ITHITLANP, On: Alls. IS CAP)
r.udilin r.H of White Jliver
wreekrd tlie lirbtce aernbS tliul
utif-ani on the mount Hood
loop on the Hottthrast Hide ' of
.Mount Hood inrly today.
Til is will bloek the eenie drive
to t raffle until the slnu't ure Is I'
rebuilt aei'ordini? lo Sam Uatsehy. j
"f'Hisluut dij-jntclur of the Mount,
Hood national t)M-sl reserve,
t itione.l ut Sumi.iit raittpT station
near the bridge.
About 40 feet of !l e west end of
the bridge wt nt oitl and also about
ten feet of the highway on, the
west bank of the stream.
(Jreat boulders were sent tumb
ling tlown the stream by tlie rush
of water which was caused by
heavy rains.
Kalnlail at the summit ranger
.'Nation had totaled l.!0 Inches up'
to S o elock this morning. Of this,
t.17 Inches had fallen since fi p. m.
Tuesday at Zig Zag ranger station.1
and one-half inch at Dufur. Wr ,llv.V(,,.y foriumi(,. j ,,)V
M. Ii. Vandus. r, c hairman of the , ,ols ()f lwf)llK nm M) uiix
state hlKhway commission, said II . Imni oniL.,s. The outlook for Mm
would not take Ion? to repair thefa Uwlc is splendid, dust as soon
bridge us it Is of wooden construe-J ns the rain shirks up mid the
Uou end was expected to ,jo out f mln;s are dry It will be a
su.it- wli.ter. because, of the .splendid time- to paint. No. 1
changing current .of tho river ; WM,,P shingles' are SI. 93 per M.,"
which makes pern. anent construe-j iioiifo paint Is 52.:13 per gallon,
tion doubtful. . Mnseed oil we're out. .More
2 r y i coming.
EUGENE TO PAY j. j r , D
honor-toubn- -! Claude L. rratt
SUSANNA TONIGHT: I mUow. r
Tlie loor Rlan'H I'rieud"
Near, Kjundiy. ritnne Main 218
No Sunday Itiluess.
i 'mm !
1 1 o m h t s u i: r iJj'ft io x
.SALEM. Ore. Aug. 1.5-. f AIM j
I l;eiiti.ition , pap.-rs.- havo ' bof it' :
.sponsored by Governor. I'lerco for -the
return to Chieapo . of r AlfreT
It vry and Hnlph ICnaUsd. :wbo ore
wauled for robbery. The, pair. art
under arrest In Portland. The nun
wen; riding In a stdbn aulomobllo
w lien taken Into custody and &tSi
believed Implicate.! In a nundior of -gar
ago robbeiios In'Chlclago.-J
Kl'OKNi:, Ore. Aug. IS. (AP
Queen Susanna, help- of the trail
ll as:-end to the throne of thr
Trail-to-lirall celebration hen to- .
light at the opening of the pag- j
ant Klatawa. Mbs Kathleen
Powell, in the role of Queen Sus
iinnji. will board a train in the uni
versity district of the city thin af
ti'rno'jn. and will take a brier ride
'o the Sotuhern racli'le railway
Italian wh'-re slie will be orfleially
welcoiued to the city.
A parade l-d by the. rugeiift
i'adiator. booster organisation,
will follow and 1 he queen wll be
'scorted to the Carl O. Washburne
home, where a public reception
will be In Id.
The city streets have been de
corated for the trail to rail cele
bration and local merchants are
leeoraling their windows in har
mony with the scheme.
The- trail lo mil e- lebialion Is In
oimucmoration of the compl-tluii
f the Nation rut-off linn of- the
Southern I'aeiric railroad the
;reatesl Hlngle rail project in the
t'nited States In more than a decade.
J1.2518
Complete with j
Battery
All fiist-elass New York
burglars use Yale nnd Kv-'
eready Klashllghts. -
Reason Is that they, are
.dependable, handy- sle, and
t economical. '. , , 'j 'f ',
. See Our VIimIow'.-. :.(,
Red Cross ; ; V
Dru Store
Wait! Watch! Wait!
Thui sday - Ft ida y - Saturday
Wc Will Offer Some of the Best Bargains .:
. For $1 .
Ever Offered in Our Store.
WHAT' FOR?
To Make Room for New Fall Goods.
Norton's Kiddy Shop
Infants' and Children's Wearables
"GROWN UP WITH LA GRANDE"
neighbors of jours
since '87.
La Grande
National
Bank
IIKIIK'S Mil lt( K or T.III-; OI'KANH lll.l K. IjtUr Mi lli tn:.itl in Hm- (nxr I. .in, I ,il,r J.fu
lilihlr s ilHitr.ii:inl Irmti Mmilil All.nl. nl nn sllitinlr tl HHHI Irrt i.l t,l;nirr N.iliiutiil I'arli. Tlif
luhr six Imtiinl nt m h nn alllluilr Hi! tltcy rtitri lltr limiiiulvi lire fnIIn thr siiiiy in ihr h
laijlr; Hit "blu.ll.'' ru li Hit liuil ul Mc.KU uJ (u IUe AlU.-ilii tHtju.
Is an "All La Grande Bank" :
Interested in the greater - 1
Uevclopment of La Grande
And vicinity
Our deposits are used
And our efforts devoted
As much as possible in
That Greater Development
We'd like to co-operate
With each one of you in
Making every day
"A Bigger and Better La Gr.;ndc Day"
make yours "La Grande National" way.