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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
Monday, January 17, 1027.
PI
IT
(Incorporated)
An Inilrpcndnii Newspaper
FRANK B. APPLEBY.-
..Editor and Publisher
HARVEY F. MATTHEWS..
..Business Manager
Published evening!, except Bundy, at 1116 Adams Avenue,
La Grande. Oregon. The Observer-Star published every Friday.
Entered at the Postoffice at La Grande, Oregon, aa Second
Class Mall Matter under act of March i, 1879.
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A IMY OF ClKllJ TIDINOK "Tlieo llioy Kilil one to nil
nlller. We il-j mil well: tlllrfilny iH n day uf Knoil UiIIiik. nml wc
litild our peace." 2 KIiikh 7:11. '
CALLES GREETS MME. K0LL0NTAY
If u?
Speaker, Landis
Answer Comment
By B. B. Johnson
r-MOVKLAXlt. O., Jan. IT. (AO
William Lioyd. attorney for Trix
Speaker, former manager uf the
Cleveland India dm, issued u state
ment here today In Speaker" be
half challenging Htm Johnson,
A president of the Amerlcnn league.
to reveal tiny proof of alleged Ir
regularities for which Speaker wan
iv lie veil of hi, connection with the
Cleveland club. -
Aline, Kollontav, .Soviet JiUssiu'B woman ambassador to Mexico
nnrl one of (he few women diplomats iji lite world, presents her
credentials to I'resident Calles on lier arrival In Mexico City to
take up ber official duties. ,
UNIIIS NILKNT
KHKXCH LICK SUUl.VCiS. Ind.. !
J. in. 17. (AIJ K. M. IjiihUh, huso-I
ball commissioner, refused to omit-J
ineiil today on the Chicago Trlbuno!
siory which quoted Itan Johnson, 1
president of the American league h '
openly charging that Uindls wns 1
reHpoitHlblo for "telling the world" i
about Ti-Im Speaker und Ty Cbh.
The haxelia 1 1 cum nilssloncr was
h-?re today to present to u meeting
of the major-minor commltteeK
four propoMnlH to correct baseball
irregularities.
CANADIAN YOUTH
ONLY SWIMMER TO
CROSS CHANNEL
(Continued from Page One)
'liu.sincss, after a slight holiday lull, is speeding up again,
liut tt can't fool the professional pessimists.
President
Acknowledges
Xhias Card
forced to almudon their attempts
when in sight of their goal.
. curly Coiiiplctrd Nwlni
Oaring and determination to
complete the Hwlm were reflected
I in the constant buttle vuged by
the two famtulne natutors aunt nut
I L. Uliller Loses
ft 1 si A I ro,u. especially throughout the
illyll isOliri Appeal night. Kunie to come to the first
The senate says 35 miles an hour is not too fast in Ore-
;on or at least they have approved a bill boosting the speed
is limit. That's sensible. Few drivers observed the old regula
tion religiously anyhow. And speed is not always danger
2 ous. but the carelessness with which it is attained.
5$
Hall Hoss, lengthy and genial business manager of the
ft Oregon City Morning Enterprise, and efficient secretary of
fcthe state Editorial association, is Governor Patterson's pri-!
vate secretary. He is admirably fitted for the job and the'
5 governor, as well as Hal, is to be congratulated. E. E.'
fUrodie, publisher of the same paper, was frequently men-'
.tioned as a possible secretary, but obviously without full'
appreciation for Jiis calibre and experience. Mr. Brodie
might well be governor some day but not the governor's'
2 secretary. i
That personal attention is
given to the Immense volume
of Christmas cards that are
sent to President I'ltlvtn Coo
lldKe was denioiiHt rated rect,-!!-ly
when n card arrivMl here to
Krcd Xelson. f 1 Cedar street,
a former currier boy on The
Observer's stuff, from the
white house, HclitiowledKlnfj
receipt of a holiday (jivctinKf
sent to the chief executive.
The card said: "The presi
dent appreciates your thought
of him aii'l t hanks you for
your good wishes,'
Needless to s:iy. lred consid
ers the card from t he presi
dent as one of liiH most treas
ured possessions.
WASIUNCTON .Jan. 17 (Al')
Kn-dcrlck I.. .Miller, convicted in
. Oregon of Involuntary luunslutigh
, ter In causing tin; death of Alma
I lull in M till noitiuh county while
jt.perutlng un auto, lost fn the su
i pre me court today in his attack ttp
J on the conHtltutionuli'y o!' the law
1 under which ho wus tried.
I The court affirmed t lie low
J court on authorities cited.
HANDLING AUTO LICENSES
The recommendation of Governor Patterson that a new
1 bureau or. state , agency be created to handle the automobile
Li license business, together with kindred activities, taking- the
j responsibility away fiom the secretary of state, is conceived
5 in the interest of ecenomy. It is, possible, however, that an'
j even more economical mid sensible plan might be devised and
j the careful study of the whole problem by the legislature will
not be out of the way. j
In some states it has been found that issuing of license
plates and collecting of fees can well be done by counties :
slhe county treasurer having the responsibility without the'
' added expense to the license fund occasioned by exclusive
slate supervision. In Nebraska and Iowa," for example, each'
county is given a number or letter which serves as a prefix1
j on the auto plates purchased within that county. Thus, in !
"addition to spreading to labor of handling auto licenses'
around among the county offices, there is provided a new1
means of car identification when it is abroad in the state '
the county number is quickly recognized and located. H is';
an aid to traffic officers and, incidentally, to car owners as'
well. When they drive into the big city from out in the sticks 1
their "greenness" and unfamiliarity with traffic rules are'
labeled with some resultant tolerance, perhaps, on the part
of hard-boiled cops.
Actually there is some question of the good sense in hav-'
Hug license plates handled permanently by a state office.!
r Supervision is necessary there, or course, but the future may. i
jjand probably will, bring entirely new problems. Oregon will j
jgrow. The number of motor vehicles will increase. The de-1
ginaiid for so much money for state highways will possibly
diminish. The need for more and more license fees to build :
Scounty maiket roads and connecting highways will increase '
Sslcadily. There are many considerations in favor of county
jliceuse offices, though a change is not likely under the pies-
:ent policy of high fees and rapid expenditure on badly needed i
state roads. '
In any event, some provision might well be made for the I
sale of plates through a county office as a means of speeding!
up the wearing of new license numbers. If auto owners mi-li! 1
get the job done by a simple trip to the court house in the old
flivver, it would not appear near so formidable. Cut to
have to hunt up blanks, hunt up last year's license card, hunt
up writing materials, and get the application off in the mail:
that's a duty we do not take to kindly, Tor some unknown
reason.
MIODKdltU. Ore. .Inn. 17 .!)
i'i;ol!alion.H Tr comph-tt-il ti-
I il:iy for two rc:uni'.s hei-i- uirly In
Kilirmiry In-liwi-n tin- n. A.
1 rooks inifl tin Mi'dfunl hlfrll schu A
lt;;Hkt-tl:ilt tennis.
IIIIIS HIT. TO.MOItltOW
KLAMATH KaI.I.S. ore. .Inn.
17 ( API Mi-pptti' proli'Mls of otTI
rinlH of lln Klamath Irritrallon ilis
lilii. IiIiIh for the suit' ol' thi' Mr
I'orinirk iiou'i'r Ui on tin- Kla
math river ni'nr Keno, will In- call-i-'l
nl 1) oVIurk tomorrow alli't-noim
In I lit- on ion of 11. II. Ni wi'll. lo
cal lii-ail ol' tlio I1. S. ri't'laniution
si'ivii-i'. ItiilililiK will la- oral. Ito
I'lamnlion fii-rvli'i- olTirluls Iutii say
t'lt. sail! will not be I'OliKiinimati'il
until all protrslrt liuvo ln-i'ii hearil.
ili'ripiti tlio t'at-t the bidding has
Ill-en ntitliorizi'tl.
woman i-vt'r lo un llio passant
.mil a $16,111)11 prl.o offuri'il llm
Tlist ro'iulnlno entrant to finish In
lliu rare wrro ilenii'il Mrs. Hanser
whi'ii sln was within a milt ami u
luilf of tln malnlanil. Theri what
I'tri'liirll-. riMnaliM'il from fiKhtlnir
Hie frlwiil wali-rs und a tiicky cur
rent was exIiaiiKleil In Imttllntf
IhrollKll a heavy swell. The Lous
iHcai'h wnman was in tin; water
r ' I'pproxliualely 1 !l hours ami !!!
i minutes. Hhe fnmo closer, to tlio
mainland than any of 14 oilier
-tarter of her sex. Miss Stnjrer.
although she swam 10 mliiuli'S
Ioiiki'I than Mrs. Mauser, hailed
her attempt when four miles from
the mainland.
I-'ok and cross currenls encount
ered In lite close viclnly of point
Kirmlll and attainst which he hat
lied vainly for more than two
hours caused Meyen lo give up
at 4:15 a. rn., when he also was
hul a nitle mid u half from tile
mainland's shores. -
I VoillivV Itccoill
1 Young landed at 3:0ti a. 111., conl
plellmr the swim In 15 hours and
4 7 minutes. ..
I Cold, rather lhan futlKUe. ap-
t.,. vv a n lil it u ton llurrnu
A t'OWIIdV I fHl A l).V Seeretarv al l.iihor Jiiuich DnvtH
icrelieil t li Mi-uallnu hat nt a diuiiei for employe of
IMiltadclpfiiu hat fmtory nt wlihh he was n wpenkcr.
pen red aa the jfreateHt factor in
hU'HtliiK the effortH of the reniain
IriK": Htartt-ra. Hefore the. first,
hour hud pn sited from the time
the sturters kuu sent the lon line
of t-wlminers Into the placid cove
of the isthmus 15 reused hul
. crumped and mintblcd entries hud
t'hinjr from the coviys the alncle
j red flag's tokena of full ore. .More
: than half of the original sturtcr.s
ill u 1 1 dropped out he To re sunset.
Norman I toss. Klunt Chtcao en
t try. who ruled 11 general I'.ivorite
; to compter the chunnel If unyone
fiid it and who followed closely in
Young's wake throughout the early
( ."ti'gcs of the grind, gave np the
.struggle at 2:ln o'clock yesterday
morning, fie had covered ln-lween
17 und IK miles.
,1 rs, ( 'liurlotle Sehoennnel, of
New York, was f o reed by u u . i n -
j jui-ed right leg and lllne.u to drop
out after nbout seven und a half
miles of swimming. Another fav
orite among the women. Miss
Clarahelle Harrett. New Itochelle.
N. Y.. school teacher found the
cold waters telling and dropped
out al 1:1.1 a. in. utter swimming
i:t mllffl.
Kluirtlv n fit. r liio fltiiwh tit (!..
! muratlion iinnotnic-menl wus nuidi;
by . Wlltium Wrigtey Jr.'. of the
awarding of two special prizes,
each of $2,500 to Mrs. Huuscr am)
Miss Stuger. beca iih- of their pluck
In' heing' the last two women to
drop ut. These two pri.es, (n
get her with Young's $25, mm tuir.
will be given the swimmers at I.us
Angeles next Tuesday night.
mwrnmm
Cbmtuiiauif Q I j
TIMVCIL UV MO IX lit S-IAliB I
nun
Safely
lM (irunili) for ,l,.eph R:lin a. M. . 4:llll p,
" " linker nml Holo . V:JA A. SI. - I :aa i,
" " Hnker mil . . (v;:m .'
, " " reudlciou . 11:00 A.M. . S:3I1 1'. M. :IJIV
m -':S:'syy - v y..
is fa
N. K. West & Co., Inc.
29th ANNUAL JANUARY
tit i
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Men's Suit Special
Oregon City and Hart
Schaffner & Marx
$15
This group of extra fine quality suits in good col
ors and patterns is a real value at $15.00. ; These
are good styles but nobody bought them and wc
are sacrificing them at this price for , C1C ftA
Clearance at . f1Jw
Men's Overcoat Special
Oregon City, Hart Schaffner & Marx
Half Price
Well-tailored overcoats in popular colors today with
both raglin and setin sleeves. These are exception
al values at this nrice. Thfl sizps run t.n AA nnrl n
small as 3(5. At the Clearance AMI? U AIT
price' of VHG-IMLr
Men's Shoe Special
Florsheim and Other High Grade Makes
These are excellent buys in good every-day shoes.
The styles are discontinued numbers but the qual
ity is the same as found in our regular Cj CA
$1U. and-$11 shoes. Now....
Shoes, Oxfords
Black, Brown, Kid and Calf Skin
$S'45
This group of light tan high shoe.-, oxfords and
heavy Lion brand work shoes in practically tall
Koii..-. viuui- in ami su.u uiijyc super values i ic
priced for Clearance at. pJ.4t)
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
FINS SUITS AND OVERCOATS
SAVING YOU NOW
One-Fourth
REM UMBER, our sale ends Saturday night, Jan. 22nd, and
, these values will be gone. Step in and see for yourself the
saving you will make when you know the, quality, service, work
manship and the SATISFACTION found only in Hart, Schaff-
25' ; LESS
ncr and Marx clothes. Buy them now
for ;
IU(i HANOI SOI ,,
l I, AM ATM KAI.Ktf. Ore., .hni 7
Al'). Harry A. Hill, plom-r
stockman and shnwnmn, who Is
credited w it It being the onginator
of wild west shown and whose
roster of employes at one time in
cluded the names of Tom Mix,
Will Rogers and other eeh hrille.
today announced the purchase if t inm
the Kdgeuood I'olo and Stock
ranch from Hob Coyne for SI mi.- '"r
lien cash. In addition to general sales
EVERY ARTICLE IS REDUCED
slin k i n itIitr. 1 1 ! I 'plans to mn.
the raising of polo ponies
hieh Coyne will estnlilt.sli i '
iireney In' l.os Aniri les.
CniiDoclIrn nt rcmllelon Tor Walla Wnlla. Fmco aua F'oit
Is u.l; al I'urtliiiiil all points Boulh ami Norlli.
I (irnnili; llriHit Priiiup TV!
i All ftloiloiu l limr Car blagr.
tii" n vi-w it; irr-ntMw t.iirtiafiiRiihii mri-n"
M ;. iiMlilnali'ii llurrnu
Tiir.r. iii ,im Am. i l-.AUINii 1 nl. MII.K ilim
won't tome off. They nre survivor of llie ('oiijit (iunrtl
M-liooner l.ltit-uln, ulileli snnk recently tiff tlir ronitt of
.i"li l iiiolin.i, 'lliey nrr llownnl i nner Cu.'l) nml Cor-
" rltm t, SflrjIH.
Bloomers and Blouses.
At Reduced Prices
Flannel Sleepers
Age 2 to 10 .
SScto$1.13
Children's Schfiol Shoes
At special low prices
!!Sc, $1.19 and $1.98
Norton's
Kiddy Shop
to help you
you aspire to do.
in the things
"HAN KING CO-OPERATION"
THE MOST POWERFUL FAC
TOR IN THE SUCCESSFUL OP
ERATION OF YOUR BUSINESS
OR INDIVIDUAL AFFAIRS .7 .
it tlirn.S rllnnr inln nnkin,
a worth thinking alxiut
" surely.
La Grande National
Bank
where co-operalion
is a "BUILT IN" feature
, of its service ,