La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, February 21, 1927, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextPape Fhm Monday, February 21, 1927. LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER ..I. ...I......... I .1 Local News In Brief COMING EVENTS I'Vb. 35, 25, 211 District bas ket ImiII CiHiriMiiiirnt at Union, Ore. 31ur. 1 Annual I'utun couil ty chamber or commerce bun quia licw. March 10 mid III Fourth nit mini economic eonl"oroiiix' In I41 Uritudc. ' J mitt 8, 0, 10 Union Live stock show al I'nlun, Ore, July SI, --, 2S Stnto Amel can I,ckIoii coiiventiuu In La (ramie. Jlem l'l-onl I nimi Mrs. H. Mires wuh in l.u Orundu Kuturdity from lier iionic ut Union. Her,. From Allccl Mrs. 1. K. , t'iienuult, of Allccl, was u l.u Grundo visitor Suturduy. Shopping H,', Saturday Mrs. E. 1). Whiting wus shop ping In l.a Grande. Katurduy irom lier home In Mount Cllen. , I'miii Miillcai hirniit! . Mis. Hudson Ite Dell, of Mrdl- cul Spring "lis In l-a Griuide Saturday. III at Home John Schilling, one of l.u (irande'M pioneers. Is quite 111 ut Ills homo here on Second street. Halfway Couple Here I'. Mousey and wife, of Half way, spent tho weelt end In l& (Itiilldc. I.lliriliy to be Closed . The l.a Grande public library will be closed all day tomorrow, Washington's birthday, Miss Mabel Holy, librarian announced this morning. ',...... 'I'liifiiieli Hen' i Mr. and M is. : (i. l' Hrown. of iNuuipn, Ma.. wer In. I.a Grande, 'over the week end on their way to I'orllund. They stopped over ut the Sonuuer hotel. l'cinllcKm' Attorney Her,' ! A S. t'oolcy and wife, of I'endlo lun we're visitors In l.u Orundo 1 over the week end. Couley was formerly an attorney at Knlerprlae, recently leaving that city to make Ills- home in l'eiidleton. 1 l.limbernicn Here .1 W. Kvuns and Oeorge I'lner, iu.uliermcn from Wiillowu. county, were in town over the week end. They attended the lumbermen meeting at l'erry on Saturday. Meet TtmlKlit ...There will be a special meeting of the Itovnl NolKhhora. ut the hnmo of-'Mrs. Cnr'lle lOalon. .20(m V.-i..., t I this evening. All Uoyal Seighbors are urged lo be there. I'lml Operulion f Mrs Fred Ilraden underwent an eperallon al Ihe Grande Hondo hospital Friday. She Is reported lu be gelling along nicely. . I.ert fur Ohio . . Mr. and Mrs. William l-erry left here Saturdny night fr flnclnnall. Ohio, where they plan to make their homo. Hen- From llilK"l Mr and Mis. 1'1'd Monroe were in town over the week end from l.-amp 1 near llilgard where Mon roe Is ill the IT. S. forestry service. I,cri For liullunupolbi Mr. und Mrs. O. 11. son. Hliner. left hen Cade und Saturday .....,'. rr In.llalianolis. Illd.. culled there by the illness of his father. They plan to be uwuy month. about a Hero For Game i (i 1 Hess. Ford dealer lit Ln i..li. and Hoy Conklln. superinten dent of schools al liiion. wore In town Saturday, une nding the I n-ion-ll Grande girls' basketball game. Here From I'. r - George Glass, who was a molii 'b. r of last year's graduating ciuss of the high school here is vis ting here (or a few days. He has boon atleuding college ut Fugene this year. VWIIng Willi Fliemls Mary Pearson Is spending a few dnvs 111 l.a Gran.li- visiting with friends. Miss Pearson was former ly an assistant to Or. Stella lied liler. She Is stopping ut the holey hotel. - Will Oih-ii Cannery Mr. und Mrs.. 14. F.bsoil und smull son. und Mr. and Mrs. H. S. .Mci'rae and two children were in EDMOND'S FOOT-FITTERS OXFORDS FOR SPRING Here Now For Your Select; - n $7.45 Aiir Oxfords Of Quality Clint's Clothiery The More with a Conscience I.u Oritnde today from Enterprise. They plun to muko their homo In Kcho where Elsen und AlcCruo will open a cannery, '. Leave For Vortlawl . Mra. T. J. . Kcroesln nnd her dittiKhtcr, Mrs. OHcur Wurnock, will leuve tonight for l'ortlund und count points, where they plnn to spend ubout u month vlHlttiitf rela tives und friends. . . , Homo From Troy Dr. W. K. ThtstleNvulle returned yeaterduy to his homo huro after 1 7 duys spent 19 the Troy und lltirt lett districts testing cuttlo for tub erculosis. . ; . ;-. To tio to Hakcr .-.''' Mr. und Mrs. K. 1.. Holmes will go to lluker tonight, where they will attend thn Mncllowell club concert there thia evening. Mrs. llolmes is a former student of Mrs. Krunces Strelgel llin-ke. pianist, who will appeur in tho concert. llnvo. isatiy 1auglitci Mr. and Mrs. Hex Gieen ure the parents of. 11 Beven nnd three-quarter pound Imliy girl born to them Thursduy night. Hoth mother and ) baby ure doing nicely. Fire In lluM'mriit 'lite fire truck was called but at 3:65 p. m. Sunday to extinguish a smull fire in tho basement of the First Hiiplisl church, cuused by ushes. Only chemiculs wero used und tho damage was smull. Itctiirns to Inkm Misses Helen Johnson. Carrie SkilT and Join Chllders. who spent tho week end in l.a Grande, re turned lo tln'ir homes ut L'nlon yestcrduy. - Hen- For Few Days Charles Seeber. who makes his home ut Anerlod lake. Is In l.a Clrandil for a few days. Seeber is just returning from a trip to l'ort- land and plana to be here for sev . crul days. The lust lie heard from ' the hike there wus 22 feet of snow there and Is still snowing. Called Il(m' Mr. and Mrs, Ch enter Gilbert were culled lo Spokane Saturday by the death of Gilbert mother. Gilbert is coach and teacher at IttvcrlA scllool here. K. K. Mc Ginty will have charse of his classes und team; during his ab sence. I.cfl Sunday Mrs. W. J. 1 touch, who hu been visiting here for about six weeks I with her daughter und son-in-law. ' Mr. und Mrs. Geruld Spencer, left Sunday for Sunnyslde. Wash., for an extended visit there with her -sister. She will be there until just ' before Kaster. when she will be I i-h,..,i l,v lier daughter. Afrs. Al- I bert Wilson. In a trip to Sou t tie, I I Wash. From there they will go by boat to I .on Angeles, ("al.. where they will visit many menus anu. then to i'asadena. Sail Francisco and oilier California points. . They wlll then visit in Klaliialh Falls Mlt.l ortland before reluming " 1-nlon whero Mrs. Heuch makes Wier home. Mr. und -Mrs. rmenoe. drove us far us wunu. Wash., with her yestcrduy. She plans lo be uwuy until tho lust ol Juno. .. -1 PIONEERS ARii CALLED DURING WEEK (Continued from Page One) gin section died at her home In Uigln Saturday morning nnd Ihe funeral Is being held hero this n0 lernoon. beginning at two o'clock, with Snodgrass und Silminerinuu In cliurge. Mrs. Ityder leaves three sons. Oral. Glen and Forest of ICIgln. ami one daughter. Miss l.ulhor Ityder, of Ctlion. to mourn her loss. The fourth pioneer to die V"s Alex Cochran. 71, who pussod on, Thursday afternoon in the St. An thony hospital In Pendleton. luii-i oral services were held Sunday morning at thu grave ul the t.ovo. Ore., cemetery. First Suit mill In Wallowa Cochran was prominent lu lin early history of Kastcrn Oregon, especially the Grande Hondo val ley. He was born in , Olllon. III.. oi:t. 10. 1K.MI, to livu I., and Anna M. Cochran, who. In IS63, with iholr family of throe sons and two daughters, canic across the plains to Oregon to Hike part in the build ing of a great western empire. Lp un arriving in this valley they set tled In the Cove distrlet, where the built one of the first sawmills in Colon county, uncrating It un"1 1H71I when Alex und his father decided to move to the Wallowa oniniirv. This wus accomplished after many days of toll, the mill having been let down the Milium hill with ropes. They located on Hurricane creek und here the. first lumber In kullown county was. sawed. They returned to the Orandei Hondo valley later where Alex learned the blacksmith trade, w hich Wio followed until 19UI) when be moved to l'eiidleton. The decedent was married In 187!l to Miss Vina Murlln. of Cove, who preceded him In death June Hi. 1924. Ho died a Christian hav ing accepted -the faith und Joined the Kplsconnl church ut Pendleton u short time before his futal Ill ness. Cocbnin leaves to mourn his loss a daughter, .Mrs. Hone .Mcintosh, of pcndlclcm: two son", llulph. of Pendleton: und Hurry, of La Grande: two sisters, .Mrs. S. L. Ir vine, of St. Johns. Ore.. Mrs. Mac Cofrely. of Halfway. Ore., and one brother. Hubert Cucliran. of Os wego, Ore. n..r than 100.000 adults ure enrolled In Luiidons lilfht schools MOR EBRITISH TROOPS OFF TO THE ORIENT Great llritaln's legions arc fast conecnlnillng to tho war zone in C hlua. Here Is the Second lluttnllun of the famous Coldstream guards passing over Westminster bridge 111 London on their way to Water loo station, Thonco then -entrained for Southampton to embark on thcS. S. Kinfauns Castle for Shanghai. APrrflY WJliOl UlvllitjUA i OF IN GRIP FLOOD TODAY , (t.Nuitlnued from l'agc One) S. I'. DAMAGIO GHF.AT HKDDINCr. Cal.. Feb. 21 (AIM A force of ST, laborers was dis patched lo Tunnel No. Kl on the Shasta division of the Southern rueiric railroad early toduy to as sist In 'clearing debris caused by a cave ill. Kocks und boulders wore said to lie railing on tho track at many points as the result of land slides. The Sacramento river hero was lit the highest . stage of the your late last night. Keports from north of here said the storm dam age to the Sout horn I'aelfic tines was great in Northern California and Southern Oregon and that Irnln mirvioet.over the road WHS in a general tioup beeaiiye ouls. - ., wush- VII.I..UiKTTI': ItlsING Kl'GKNK. Ore'.. Feb. 21 (AT) i,;nKone wn drenched liy a reeoru rllf;i. yi-sterdny, . when 2.1? ic).B of r'nln roll In a 2 1-hour per- . , 'hn-WIIIinielte river was a raging torrvnt. morning, the stage of the river being;. ICS feet. 11 has risen seven loot since r,al urdav.- ,' .'" . v liesidinls 111 the lowlands nloli the river wore fdrced lo leave tlieir 'homes rs the 'waters swept unnn. A nnliiber or families were ma rooned in the uptier r.ionis of tlieir homes, and w.-re being rescued to day by boalw. A I'alriy hi'avy snow In' flu niounlulns nnd footlillls preci-ded the rainfall, ami Ihe melting snows are bold responsible for the high waters. Wn-li (lal Dun! ,i .The big dam at West Fir. .in Iho ...' ..,, .,u ,-!,., i iiiIh' morning lo have been washed oul, It's the St. Lawrence Rivet J ' ' ',?V.i jlf -' W : ., S V ' ' '. . - . ' ..' - . . I iv? -,:i-:.. Moltlnal r.ar.ittt flic tannins (juorn Vh'.oiia hiWve over lite Hi. Ijtwrcncr rivrr at .Mon-j-oul. giulMi; piovinie. H , i,im l for rejiaiir;, hut IraMie : n't itnnn rcnlciurtl nnhlv HMorlsix and siu h to rid! arnni 'he iio--the river lb inucu over Mili.lly. IMii ploio siiov,-. the rou!". nir.rkol by n' of I t ill j hut the report could not lie verl- fled. A small roadhouse al .ludklns ':' "" I'TlTJT. , sol h of her ! ed away. i A service station between here ! :ind Springl'ield was moved across Who highway by the flood water. , A grocery store was moved for sumo. distance. i The racKle highway was covered by water on both sides of Kugeno. and cars were unable to get . through. , A slide on tho Southern Paci fic Cascade liiie . near Wlcopeo , blocked through' '' truffle to Kla math Falls' und Ihe service still is cut today.' At many points be. I twecn here and Oakridge and lie- tween here and llosetmrg nn-llle' old line the railroad was under water, and a carol ul patrol was being UlV e 'o. avert, .lunger, Horn vaaltoul; All slreels east of SUIh In r'lnin.'jl'ield were reporled lo be under noarfy six Inches of water. .Many .M.nooniil Several persons spent the early morning hours In trees walling for rescue boats. One boalload lipped over and difficulty Was experienced. In Killing the occupants to dry hind. - FH'lv persons were marooned In . I Hie .Mohawk district, with ten feet of water over the road, i lie dlsirici Is east of Springfield. lloaU were opcrulltig thin morning bringing tile people out. POHTI.AMI li.UNK IIF.WY lilltii.ANH. tire., Feb. 21 (Ali Loosened by rains, ten tuns .of rock crushed down on Ihe west side I'lH-lfie highway shortly before midnight. Olio WclBinun. who liven at Ihe lool of Virginia street, heard the noise and went out with a flashlight lo warn.liiolorlsls. Two who dlsregar. lis warnings had their cars dmnaged wholi they drove into the obstruction. A city i ' r (Copvrlght, London Times NKA) crew hurriedly uttucked Hie pile of debris.. - Several unimproved streets lu southeastern section of tho city were flooded by t lie heavy down pour. At 72nd street and .Whitman uvenue southeast the witter wus more than a Tool deep and covered tile entire Intersection. ' Torrentlul rain fell for 30 minutes-in Hie districts between Port land and, Oregon City Sunduy uT tornoon. ' The ruin wus curried In great waves through tile ntr by u terrific wind. Truffle on the hlgh wuys wils slowed up and many motorists woru forced to stop their cais as they were unnblo to see uhead. ;. ' . HFItOI TF. TIIAFFIG MAI. KM. Ore. Feb. 21 (AP)- I'rafric.'over the pacific, highway South of Jefferson Is blocked by , m- uvement imd ls be inir ronii Ing routed over tile west side' high. wnv bv wuv of Monmouth uuu i or- vullls, it Is reported by tho stuto .,,, laniniersley. who said ho highway commission. Henveen r(M,,i fittur in the car and was re Junction City und Kugonc, south of 0ascd on his own recognisance. Ho Kugono nour Springfield und again W11S unhurt, and was to appear In ul Voncalla similar conditions ,,,irt today. Constance Thomas, exist, according to Hay Klolnl stuto -,r,, another passenger lu the car, highway engineer. hurl her hip und ankle In the crash. .... . '' ' . I Mrs. .Schaofer was thrown from liOGt'F. LOSS IIF.AVY" jibe cur. which spun urulind und MIJDFOKI). ore.. Feb. 21. (Al1) ran over hoc. l-lnmngo estimated " :nio.lili0 was caused yesterday In tho upper Kognc river -valley by iiniiroccdelit cd flood comlltlons duo lo moiling snows 111 tho mountains, heavy rains anil the release of storage wu tcr in Immlgrunt dum ubovo Ash laud as a preeaullonary nieasuru UKalnst the dam breaking. . . , KOFGLAS CO. PAIIALYKFI) liuKFIil'lltl; Ore., Fed. 21. (AP) -Floods, more severe than' uny known for more than 10 years, lert Ootiglas county completely para lysed today. Truffle und comniun Icatlon have.licon destroyed while Itosobillg is willlolit llahts, power Tnciily-I'oiuili BIRTHDAY SALE Tweiil,v-I'"iirlh TremriMliHis Haiwi'nt I'or Von Now is the Time! Work up on (Ji'tM'ii'l allr hoUHfliuhl Itriim that uni u a vvvy iJuy Jonl.'. l Hi-uuty I'rwO IICtH , lltii'tnony. Tuih't OfMJflM " J Huinciiiuiil Caii'Iy Symbol HiiMjcr l'Mri't-M( nnd Itou.;- liold 'ro0tH:lH H'XUll KcnH'll(-H Kvi-ry product In Riiaianti'i-f. to kIvc yni b.i t IhTucI dry mrvlr or your iuon y hack. liny all yiw winit--. tlieriv it no limit to n; if iia h( It 1h you tn:ty jmrr.husc. Glass Drus Inc. La Grande, Ore. or khm. The rniniau up lo a o ;iock thin mornln since the betf Inning ut tho Htorm amounted to , 4,79 IttolieH while u fullhiif Imrometer t the weather bureau Hiatlou inut catcd a coiitlnuanee of the Monu. vi by IiIkH water ul Yoncullti on eU by hlK hwater ul Yuiicullu on tho north while houUi of town a Bi-eut deal of danutKO wuh roporl ed, lllyh water wuh reported at Winston, five miles outh of ltoe bui'K, while nil of the UlllarO Har dens are under water, the rexblentH belnu forced from their human to the hlh crouud. Tho approach of the hlhvuy brlilKO JuhI Kttutli of Dl Until wuh wanned out thin morning. r Kour traltut are reported Htalled between HoHeburir and- Auhlaiul, while one 1h tied up here. Two .sections of numbor 12. train No. 53 and No. 11 ure Home where In the Houlherii pnrt of tho Htuto, but their exact location 1m not known, uh wire communication bad been com pletely detroyed. No. 16 which arrived In HoHCbui'K yesterday eve ning 1h HtlU here. It was ordered to reverse to Kueite to K over: the Natron cutoff to Klamath j I' ails, out as a simo uu uuu nn was repprted Juhi uh tho truln was ready to leuvo, tho train wus held hero. Superintendent li. L. King came " "son. 01 inn naiiiuiucoo. through early this morning un u Mich., pollco torco Is beating his special train und Is personally dl- way thrutiKli school. l'atrolmai rooting Hie efforts to get tho traclis Wilson walks Ills bcut In the after clear south of Kuseburg. noon "and evening, and attends All lolcphc.no and tolegriiph lines were downed by the, flooding walera but communication Willi I'orllund wus restored shortly before noon. OIIANTS I'AHH. Ore., Feb. 2 1 , (AI1) Flood damage In this vie-I Inity tuny reuch nioro than 1100.- ouo reports today .indlculed. All wires to outlying districts woru down this morning, und It wus Im possible to obtain Information con cerning damage in the Illinois und Applogute river valleys. whero streams wero nut of bunks. Many families were murooned by the highest water In 26 yours. No loss of lire wus reporled. 'J'ha streams were subsiding toduy. All hlghwuy und railroad com munication was cut this morning. Auto Accidents Fatal to Three In Portland, Ore. lings are made of sllod pla-ster. POltTI.ANU ore., Feb, 21. (Al')' much harder thuii : Hie ' Atncrlcun AlUomobl'lo liceld'ents wore fatal variety. , ' , . , " to throe, persons In Portland "'-1 - tcrday. V Itudolptl Ouong. 37, drownoil w hen ho drove his 'our 'into the Willamette- liver nt the foot of Sherlock' street. John Carlson was , instantly' hilled when the ear In Iwlilelaho was riding with Godfrey I Andersun collided with n Trouldalo inioiiirhau at lllrdsalo station. I Ilruises were sustained by Ander- Mrs. Maxlno Schaofer, 2.1, men ,,. .. .IIM,iti as tho result of In- .j,t.H received when tho automo bile i( John Hurnolt .ciusnoo wnn a Itlehinond street car! llilrnclt was arrested by .Motorcycle I'atrol- We Buy for Less We Sell for Less Heavy chambray Work Shirts, 2 pock ets, triple stitched, in blue and gray Dress Shirts, neck band style, Arrow brand, in broken sizes regularly, sold for i!2.00 to $2.50. $1.25 ' f , Men's .. Broadcloth Shirts,, fast colors,' latest designs for spnng $1.59 to $2.45 New York StdrE Oestroyera of High Prices. Admission 40c Children , 25c ON THE SCREEN bauraLaHahfe XiKl BIG SIM- Uieil II, jtlRK-V i ,i liii - oiul a i-iliciirl mid Inilier a iiHle Mar nil In onu nuul A KloHf'U jox-laiiute. Beats Way ' o NKA, Llelrult Uuro&u classes n,r western tstnto normal school In tho morning. ACCUSES STATEN OF MISSTATEMENT (Continued from fVffi' V)ne)v Introduced today. - -r ' State ti chanted 'In the letter fhKt he had been offered a bribe uf $ LG0 to leuve town while tho trial. , of' CbrlstenHen und the Smith brothers stories up nbovo tho pretty sou.' was lu proKi'Pw. Later ho was The bouts aro tossed on hlKh, v-'"' Kidnaped, ho declared, and- forced Tho winds aro Krowlhm now; to. leuvo town.'"' - ' i i The sou Is growling like u Ueur. Htaten Went to Georgia 1 wl.eri,l,he silvery wind Is aenaratlntf tho !,l!"'. V'.6, .V tntll they'buist Into ..I. Z:.; :, J , i He isl now awaiting disposition,, of . that ! case. . ' , ' . ; . . . w :,- ; I'aiilllon walls of French, build- ; "HOLEPROOF" Do you know the satisfaction of wearing hose which are; beautiful: and wear 'Won derfully well? ,. , "Holeproof is the answer. $100 -.91.05 Afl.95 - $2.25 , w . ART & BABY SHOP they laid bare her life j. ., ... But her eyes were masked with . ANNA (). NILSSON - CHARLIE MURRAY RUTH ROLAND - H0LBR00K BLINN . Comedy Attraction .. Charlie Chase In "lie Your Age" STAR Arcade Tonight Only ON THE STAGE TONY LOPEZ ; and his Itoyal Arabian String Band 9 PEOPLE 9 Playing many different string instrument.. A Program of Singing and Classic and Popular Music. A Real Treat! lmiuN - oiinle lilghl. N TO i ' V IN THI W. t ' 1101 Adams Mors Ma 11 La unuide, Ore. Men's Oxfords i ; ' ' ..." Young men's new light tanv oxfords. -i snappy styles. -.All "fcizes. ''- Poets Corner ,TIIK SIC A. . I ' The sou is-rolling on tho wind, . While fish are washing up. AVhlle ilrds do set upon tho shoru And eat the little fhdi. The swlftlv tido comes rolliiiK back Into tho roughest sen, W'hlh children play ' upon tho, y beach. - . f -li'tt tun tu-fu In wild I UK. vt-.i' , - The winds tircr tossing hi Kit. And the fish are whispering -'""- 1'"""' UohuouKan.p , Age (Pi j'eurs. 1 Tho marksmanship of ulllgator .hunters has mused several l loiiilu oounties to take protective moiii surcs by dcclarliiB upon nnd closcil ousons ( t ' " rrr- -3 D TONIGHT Picture 7:15-9 String Band at, .8:30 Si? fur the l'J!7 tutui. 4