Pape 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
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-,: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.
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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
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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 (
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D
TONIGHT
Picture 7:15-9
String Band
at,
.8:30
Si?
fur the l'J!7 tutui.
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