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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1927)
) Tuesday, February 1, 1927. EA" GRANDE EVENING OHSERVER I) f Local News In Brief CQMfNU KVEKTS : Tub. 18, Itt Fourth. annual CCO llllllllc COIlforellCO hero. . I'i Ii. 23, 23, 2(1 District bas. krtball tournament at L'nioo, Ore. ' .limn 8, 9. 10 Union Lire-sux-k show at Tnlun, On. July 21, 22, 2:i Slate Amel caii legion comcutlou iu La (I'iUllIc. . - Hero 1'rom Cove J. M. MIIIh und uou wcro In tho city today from their homo ut Cove. Ilcppucr Man Here Tom Mllllguu, of Hcppncr, is hero for a fo,w days on businesa At I'lilim Today Dr. W. K. Thlstlcwajto 18 at Union toduy. ws to Portland ou Business Oscar Carlson. left last night for I'ortlutid, where ho will spend a few days on business matters. Shopping Here ' - .Mrs. (HeiMi 1'nllen, of Klgin. was shopping and visiting In La Uruudo yesterday. i Is Visiting 1" TortlaiMl Mm. Hoy Currey left Saturday for Portland where she will visit until about the tenth of tho month. KaiiM-lu Couple In Town Guy Nordan -and wife, of Ku ' nielu, were in La Grande y enter day, shopping und visiting. . ltcrcivrd New Cius The. Hluo Mountain gurago i unloading a carload of Tour Chov rolet ears today. ll nt Home - .Mrs. jlerbe.H Pultlson IS 111 .... ... her home. Chorus to prni'tlce The Young People's chorus of the Central Church of Christ will meet for practice Wednesday even ing at 7:30 o'clock. , Allcel Iteshleiit 111 City W W. Wrlchl. of Allcid. spent yesterday nnd today In l.a Grande uttending to business manors. lliisiinis Mii'tlng ' - j There Cvlll be a business meeting nf the Young Men's lllblo class , ti, christian church tomorrow night in the church parlors. .losi'pli llentist in Town llr. J. H. Geyer wus in I.a nn.n.i.. vesierdHV on his way home to Joseph after spending the last . few weeks In Portland, ins " will follow. him later. I.cl't IjisI Nlsht K 1' Faxon left last night for Seattle.' Wash. From there ho will c,wl.-:,n,. and then to Butte, Mont. He plans to b away uouui. two weeks. Faxon is a brukeman on the O.-W.- here. Will Settle In Yaltlmo Mr. and Mrs. Fayo Ward huvo gone to Yaklmu, Wash., whero they will open a photo studio. They wore. -engaged In photo work here for the past few months, coin ing to this city from Pendleton. Market ISoad Kngimvr Here .1 11. Scott, state market road engineer, was In On nde to lay on an Inspection trip. 1'rom hero lp. went lo liaker county and wm return to rniallllu und Morrow counties tomorrow. Miss ll. rnice Nixon relumed last i. i.. i,,.- inini. iii 'nri. anil ai- t.-r visiting her with her mother. Mrs. 11. M. Nixon, who ha been seriously ill but is somewhat im proved at present. signed "I'eaehes." Auxiliarv to .Mevt " j The second note read: "' The Young Women's Education- "To the most wonderful prince al auxiliary which was to' meet In charming In all the world you regular session this, evening will really arc my prince charming for , t , xt Tuesday evening. Feb. you are a true prince. S Instead. Tho meeting has been "I love you more than anything postponed ' because' of tlleWII- else III the world. 1 love you folium-lie university glee club con- so many many reasons. First, bo ... .i,, i,.iiw..iiat Kulsconal cause you are Just yourself. Next. church this evening. KtMiii vik IIimI nt linker Mr. T.effei. of Joseph, ana agnin. saiu: m and Mrs. II. K. Kuhn and daughter, 'Daddy dear, I think you arc the Vivian, and son, Itondat. aecom- most wonderful daddy in ull the punted' by Miss Iol" welfel, of 1m world. You are gorgeous wonder . Grande, inotored to Baker Satur- fu splendid and wonderful." day. where they spent the week Kllzubelh O. Karney was the first end! They attended the Baker- witness called. Hhe Is a resident of I.a Grande basketball game there Kvunston. 111., but In July. 15, she Saturday night. testified, that she and her husband SPECIAL AT CLINT'S i - ' on LEATHER COATS ' WOOL BLAZERS .. HEAVY TROUSERS OVERCOATS WOOL SWEATERS At 25 Per Cent Discount Off Regular Price to Clean Out Line jJNT5 (jfflrllB "THE STORE WITH A CONSCIENCE Men's and Boys' Outfitters : . . DADDY BROWNING SPEAKS BEFORE CASE IS CLOSED I (Continued from Pace One) ! to put Frances In an Institution, t He a Med that Mrs. ilecnaii hud I frequently boosted hor daughter as 'a person who "would make him a: good wife, "Did you ever strike your wlfo or did she ever scream,?" he was usked, "No. sir; no, sir." he said. Details of the first part of his married life following tho wedding at Cold Springs, wero given by drowning, who denied that he had struck her or laid violent hands on her ut any time or had made Im proper suggestions. Wanted Children . . "Over 70 trips were made by doctors and 1 offered to give some of my skin for grafting to heal my wife's wounds." Urownlng testi fied. "But the physicians," he went on, "decided that the hurts were not In condition for such an operation.. I wanted to have chll- die n und a home of my own. 1 know I was getting on In years. My wife gavo several reasons why she did not want children." i lirownlng described his ulten Mlons to his wife which, ho said. Included many theater parties andj the birthday party on which lat ter occasion.- he said, he had given her a valuable gift of Jewelry. VI used the subway and my wife used the car," he said, "when she told me the doctors had told her she needed to get outdoors more." Browning described the "spells f which Mrs. Jlrownlng told ubout in . "She scared me half to death." he said. - "She would froth at the) i. i.i, un. tonirue. undl '. ' hud a kind of rattle In her throat, I "When I was one year old, I might have crawled on tho floor, hut never .since," . Urowning said laughingly; when asked If he- hart over Jumped about like a moykey on the floor, . - '- ll,..il..a Iki. 1I...I..L' Hrnunlnir iIkkIm red lie never was' drunk in his life. Me iHttshed andllng once remarked. : . - said "no" when Attorney .Mack ,usked him if he hud threutened ' to shoot airs, drowning und ' her i mother. (seemed to get a lot of enjoyment "f bought fid or an dresses and'out of the animal. ; judging frum coals anything she wanted, she, her remarks. , t'.. could have." the elderly realtor do- "Mr. Farney said he would fur.- olarcd, nnmlng expensive- furs young wife. Finally, said the witness, after he had Importuned long for children, ".Mrs. Urownlng, agreed that . we oulrt have children If 1 would buy jlcr more things.' No children, however," he said, "had blessed our home."'. .: "I.'didn't mind. Mrs. lleemin eu.m ing back and forth to our place," he said, "but I did ask her once to leave me and my wife ulune. Just one day." When the girl and her motluir 1(lfl h,m flniVi ,e said, he talked , Hoenan ubout it on the telephone, asking why they had left. ; "Hccause you did nut buy 'us that apartment on Park uvenuo," he said she told him. Trial Ncurs I'hiil At the noon recess Urownlng was still on tho stand but the trial wua visibly drawing tu un end, Notes .passed Into, llrownlng. at office when his young brldo called there at busy tunes of his work day, were Introduced Jjilo evidence- ae (m(( n no1. ,,,.,- Hr.iwnlnir. wns In the offort to show Mrs. llrown marital relations. Urownlng. wns called "prince charming." and "tho most wonderful daddy In all the world," in a series of three of the notes which were made public by Attorney Mack, over protests by MiV Fpstcln. said: .; ... "I love you I love you. What inure can I say lo you.. "As long us you love ine, nothing else matters. You are the Ideal of my dreams." The missive was because you are so good to nie you ) try to give nie everything 1 want. I'll always love my daddy." , Note. No.. 3 dropping to brevity TAX MEMORIAL IS . KILLED IN SALEM Plan to Confer with Near by State Is Indefinite- ' ly Postponed ; STATU- HOU8H, BA1.EM. Of)., Fell. I (Al) Tito senate toiluy killed, liy Indefinite, postponement the llallcv-frumor house Joint nic moriul piovidtng for tht appoint ment . of n committee -to confer with -similar committees from. Cat- Ifornla and Washington legislators; relative, to uniform income tux. A. state uutomoblle' department , to be operuted as n separate state activity Is provided In ft "bill .Intro- t duccd today by tho- senate rends and highways committee. It pro-j vides for u motor vehielp commls-j sloncr to head the department at: a salary of $3C0u ri; year,, ' . )t. I The bill would Include In the new -department- the admlnUitro lion of truffle laws as well us all , registration of vehicles and .oper ators.' i v ' v . -! Power would bo given" the com-i mtssionvr to appoint all assistants. clerks and traffic officers and .lu-i BpLt'tais he might 'deem. necessary, J County - treasurers rutner'than sheriffs would bo the1 ta? 'collevj tors of the statu under, house bill t Oft, Introduced toduy 'by lleprei 1 sentalivu Wllliahi ;M. llilggs,' of-! Juukson county., .The- authwr - of the bill points put , Unit duties of: the various sheriffs nave -..become so heavy that they cannot ade quately handle the,- labors' of ;tai collecting. before f" f -ml"llcd in JS . company "i'i-i iinni.u . ... -w. .. Macl-herson. of J.lnn .county. - : , -wr.;w - ; met Drowning at the Kew- Oardens Inn. in A. .,.... .1iinn '.I,.'1 null) ul.n met Urownlng aiidllls wife, und , ...., ... ,, ,i.. i .i,i.. company. J "I : wouldn't ' cure'-.- If. I . never Idimoed with anybody; but - you, Pmehps." the wllness said Hrown- The AfiicaM honking gander was j early driven- into, tho 1 testimony, J Sirs. Farnev said- ,Mrs.,-Uroweing nlah the nursery In ease the . stork a-i.e most con.),rehenUw; Plart sl,1(1..''rThlli:,vlur.iv0,1 th0l )m'.; paper Iwlnllment of- . ... .. H wore, full of stories saylnK u mo,un "" . . Boverament through., consolluu im. w -w x,H.cted. - .Mrs. liiow,tlnW . lie said he enJo.Ved' JirowiUnK's unit i hnlnation that has-been la 1(1 . ' .... ... t. : . ' .'.'..I'l......,, . .1 THE, LEVIATHAN AND T HE GREAT iM ft1 C? 7 "ti iTwi: " I n "iiriiir"1 Tvi " " iO '-' '''" f V ' The hii'KP-idctiire HhowH Cotmuodorev ller.hen- irarlley,,.rummau(ler of tho glunl ship Leviathan, wllh .his new Willys-Kn IghUgreai six sedan, which was awaiting him , outside The l,eiathan dork building when he brought ls vessel Into her slip h New York, recently after one. Of-Its regular dashes from Liverpool. , Kng. Yhc Ihset; Is li closer up M, Conttnodore Uiirtley on the bridge of his ship, the larg est vessel afloat'." ' ' " ' . ' 1 '.' ' ' t" MARY'S LITTLE LAMB HASIGROWN INTO MUTTON 1 d m I rs Henry Kord trekked all the way from Detroit toHudhurv. Mass., l 'fir? present at I he . reopenltrr of the sehool house to which Mary Kawver's epir. lamb (inert fotlowed her to class. 1 1 est u red by Kurd to practical use. It stands un his famous Vayitle Inn property, lie and .Mrs. Kurd am hero seen In the doorway surrounded by the neighborhood kids who are the new pupils at the school. Jt was by .accident thai the .sueto,, iitrJ.-4Ua;ftJde.eiidit.l of Ally's- uutu Mii''tf'r"1-.ilo thw putuiw-- I", sidelights on nicaeaguanbattlbenATE APPROVES - . t'nllfmnla liuS tho XlciiraKuiin wiir brmitslit cluBo liuinu with arrival of tljeso two kIi'Ih unil their xtorlen 'f rum -.the Central Aincrkan'rouniiy. At tho loft IB Marlon Wilcox, whu was ratiKlu ln'"iio jnan's laml" ami lay flat -on tho Kt'ounu for libui'K, while uullctK whined ovpr-her heart, before .betnic Tenoned by a eavalt'y "officer,' 'At the HkIU Ih arron (trlawold,, holdlntf the firm and only' parrot ever to Uo' banished roni its'. hoin'olaiid. .Thu -bird wits tatiKht phra'aea prulsiiiK .the odlnbiistratlon, -but .when revolt eume,.its owner was thrown Into Jail, and held there until the par. . rot's habits .were explained und It was umecd the bird shuuld be : banished. rviHll and wasn't.-Intereatei ted In such " ?: ' ,' ru'el; ;hevor' !"ni,uirliiv stoiv" in n'woin - ' ,,,, in nf foe- , . . - ,h i,nnMI'-,M i .... ,h- On eroKH examination, Mrs.''.Far. , -, "''" " r'"1 ""V- and her'hUHhand had wired Ilrown- ing asking -if. he .-needed' them- W , ..-n,' ; dignified' pic- to have visited the famous preuoh deny -what was not true. . , : .turo fronvlhe lutit ccntui v. ; - I er In tho old structure. At nlno Frank J, Farney, tliO'iiext wit-j "ess, said ho met .Mrs. Ill-owning !'"' through' an Inlrortuctlon but by uumng in iu a group. . ., ".Browning .loved 'flowers " -'and gave them to evervbort.v utttll 1. wild could hardlv 'affui'd them. .kind of felt llko ii piker." ho said. i. Faruey testified that lrs. 'Hrnwir-; Ing was pleased with hee dull glf tn and read aloud tu'them on lino he - . - IK 9? ighl" ii news-1 thd ,"jlone.v-1 tha rubber egg.-. ' f : ,'" "W'e nll got a- kUk-.tful; M! Ui'r he uddwl. '. ', . . ... ; - '" MlB" K"11""' Stelner, an or- hel. al ( conductor of New York. took Uie stand: r ). "l''or. 28 ye'nrs'. she said; '"I'vo rknown lirowrtlnk.a'nd.ita- mother.1 Wearing u bhk masculine' hat and a black suit wtth-n hit of Ijico ai -.n,.,,b.u tiuu .nini.,., .v ."He was iitrentlve to his' wife' as hc laid been --to his mother,'1 sho national lllble Students .assoctu tesllfied. : , , : : -,'.- ;i . , tlnn nnd the Watch Tower lllblo . "Ho treated . his wife fine." . ' , ' Juiwtein tatting the witness,, tried .j'fc.let' her. to.,admit'a Jlomo niluhl -uppeur hajipy- without Ueiug. so. ' ;'.'As an-., urelieslral . oonductur. liamlllng -inany people,'",- Mho salcl. t l(m- a very.-good Judge ot human naitine. : . . - r---- r - , . , SIX SEDAN f&tvjfim m. . i r 3 ilF. 3 1 fl AA. ..MHB SALARY MEASURE Resolution W o u 1 d In crease Pay of Legisla tors to $10 a Day STATE HOUSH, SAI.KM, Ore., Keb. 1 (AP) Tho senato today adopted Senutor Joseuh's joint resolution proposing to inRreuso tho pay of legislator from 3 to 1 tlo a duy. It proposes a.constl tutional amendment to bo referred to tho people. Motley, Ilutt und Murks voted ugalust It and Hell was ubscnts '" , ". ,; Itutt fought tha mousuro declar ing It would leavo tho way open for the legislators of tho futuru to voto themselves additional', "ex pense money" as was done thl session. ' v , A mujorlly report ugalnst and a minority report Infuvor of tho HuUcr-Dunno senuto 'joint resolu tion to refer to tho people a con stltutlonuPamendmcnt creating tho office of lieutenant govornor will be reported on toduy by tho reso lution committee of tho senuto. The majority report will be sign ed by Moser. Alunn und Murks and tho minority liy Kddy anil llaro. Hearing to Coim Soon The senato resolution commit tee will glvo a heurlng later in tho week to Senators Joseph and Nor blud on tho' Joseph resolution of yesterday deinanulng thut the sen ato remove Norblud as a member of tho special committee to inves tigate the . fish commission." Hollt Josenh and Norblud , want to bo heard. Senator. Uddy ruvored a substitute resolution calling for an entire new comnmiop. Beecher's Home s Being Wrecked NEW YOltlC Keb. 1 (AP) Wreckers uro demolishing tho his toric three-story llrownstono houso of Columbia Heights. Brooklyn occupied ulmost a half century uy Henry Ward neecheri tho famous ,,rnfivh AhrnliRiii r.incoln Is sald- story building to house tho Inter- und'traet society will do, eroctea on the site. ., - .'.. 1 ! i ,t I ilVI5. I'P HKIV I MEDFOHp; Ore., Feb. 1 (AP 1 In response lo an anneal Issued yesterday for volunteer to furnish h s. . a- I fm gruftlng opcraiions upon hi llav Yoat. -seriously burnea in ranch fire lust October, seven Med ford cltlzens-r-flvc women and two men came forward lute, yestcrduy ARCADE TODAY : uL tnrobbinq lot story, M t loU as only y LOVE'S KLINDNESS WEDNES. - THURS. ADOLPHE MENJOU UHUl CRtTA NISStM. ARltTTE M4RCHAI Dinctiub RICI1W0 R0SS0N And Mablc Normand Comedy Vncmai I in "Tr in and this morning. According to tho attending pliyslclana. Dr. It. J. Conroy, enough skill Is now avail-' able to complete, tho medical task. Tho appeal was Issued after friends had furnished akin for a series of operations since tho Injury. l'LAN HELD I.VJl'IUOl'S ViNDLBTON. Feb. 1 APV Tho Umatilla delegation at Salem wlll.be asked not to voto for tho proposed bill abolishing tho coun ty recorder's offtco and raising the salaries of. other county officials, according to reports horo today. A potltlon against tho move Is said to bo an Immediate -step against the measure. The plan is thought Injurious .'.and If officials need higher salaries tho fcollng Is that they should be given them, but the offleo of. recorder should not bo abolished. 'f Obituary MIIS. SI. A. A1IA.MS - Mrs, M A. Adums died this morning at 8:15 o'clock at tho end of . a lingering Illness. Funorut services will bo held In Portland ,1 and tho body will bo forwarded from horo this evening. Hnadgras and Zimmerman aro In churgo. The. decedent Is survived by tho following daughters: Mrs, l,olten cr, of Hotse; Mrs. Kguln, of Port land: Miss Kdltl). Adams, of la Grande und two sons, ono In llolso and ono hv.X'ajtforntu. ; VI NKRAL TOSIHIIIIIIW , .' ' Funeral service - for Harbaru Golden, smull daughter of Mr. und Mrs. Arthur Goldan, who died yes terday morning, , will bo held to morrow uttornodn-ut- 2 .o'cha-k at. the Uuhnenkamp mortuary. Ilishup Lester Stoddard will officiate nt tho services und burial will take pluco In the U LV H. cemetery. ' , i ''"'". II. Ii. -WKKT - ' nNinK, i iBueoittl) Word we" received here' tho' first part of last week that -II. h. ; VN'cst. who was rormerly a. resident of I'nlon, but having moved to 'Kltnu, Wash., about - n your ago, hud suddenly dropped dead at the latter pluce. Mrs, M. I. . Watt, a slsler of thu deoiused, bift for the lutter place as soon us. the 'message wns' re ceived hero, j-West wus formerly In the scrvWo station. und uutomo .btle sales bUBlnesa here. g ' CRIB SHEETS 86x54 with hemstitched hems and stamped ' with appropriate designs. ,. :-'.; '. 75 Each Pillow Cases to match, 25c . , , ART & BABY SHOP A SCREAMING BURLESQUE ON BOOBS (1 TODAY And WEDNESDAY Til Ben LVONfffeuiine STARK Uo was u first class detective she was a second story grl but he fell for her first story! Gags, gigiflcs und a million IiuirIis for an hour of perfect entertainment!-- Also Showing YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS Presents "THE PURITANS" A true drama of Governor Winthrop's stmggle to hold the Charter of Massa IN TMi WIS 1104 Adams Store No. It La tiraodv, Ore. , - Ladies' Unions 39c Ladies' fine jersey knit Unions with bod ice and built-up tops and loose knee. J WeBuyforliess We Sell for Less MEN'S WORK ; SHOES Heavy retan stbeki '. composition soles, sewed and nailed. Sure to stand any ; rough wear. Our low price . $2.69 MEN'S WORK . SHOES In U. S. Munson lasts heavy retan stock, . oak soles. Regular $3.95 values .$2.95 NEwoRKiaTaiiJ Destroyers of High VrJctr, - "i STAR
