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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1927)
I'aco Five iurt PETITION HEADS TO HIGH COURT ONE OF THOSE HTINGS THAT'S HARD TO UNDERSTAND STAGE COMPLAINT AJ3WERED TODAY! CjMs2i Wa hum SsmslRe v - LA GUANUE EVENING OBSERVER t 1 Local News In Brief " .-. -, : ;.(' . .; 1 V COMING EVENTS -June 8, , 10 Union Live stock show at Union, Ore, July 21, 22, 23 Stan Amerl vmm legion oiivmtiou in la tiriuulr. October (definite ilAln not divided oiO Oregon liutitt-'Jtvu-licr aKsiM'latlun convciitUm hvrv. At linker Today H. J. Kitchen la at linker today on bulneis. - ' dump From Xumiwi Mrs, lnu. Allen and son, Floyd, jfeavo returned In their home hern ftr a trip to Nam pa. Ida. Xlcro J'Yom linker a A. A. Smith and A. S. Grant, at torneys from Halter. vro lit re yrs tf rday on legal business. Iloino 1'min JoMt'ph t It. Kbcrhard rHurncd to T.a, Grande lust night from Joseph, tps-hero he spent two days on husi- Df'MH. Molding Hearing Her' ' Korest J... Hubbard, referee in bankruptcy from Baker, is in tho otty today holding a bankruptcy Hcarlng here. . r . , , ' inxtttc orricvr. iuw ; f t L. Jdeiiallen, Htate truffle of - tfcrer 1 in the city from Iendle Jjnn where he makes his home. Ho W registered at the Soinmet hotel. Hor From- l-Sitrriirlsi Mr. and Airs. K. H. Knapp, of Knterprisi', were hern last night. . They were registered at the Hom me, r hotel. Hrm on Htislness w a iA.-r.nu Miiito iiiannirer of ip American Surety eompuny, of Portland, was in Ja (Irando on Business yesterday. j , er From leudleloi II. Hrelthaupl, of remlleton, Is i the city on business. Ho Is opplntc "t the Sommer hotel hile here, livay on HiiIiic-ss l- 1 Lilly, or tno i.iuy nnru irr coimmiiy, Ih In Suit l.iiUo ity, l lali on Duigni'Mn. up wm nwiiy milll Kiilunliiy or wm- left r.ast Xljelit Mra. I. ('. Ilowspr left last nicnt nr OreKon city, where ho win itilenil the state chrlsllan limleavor donvi'ivtlon, whlcli wturtoa tnoro to. y anil will cmitinuii tnroiiKn Jfrlilay. Kutiinlay anil Bumlay. laionii' I'rom rntlnil M l 'LVdMtoD0l4MMr iwtunl(Mbbl.JlibUc Uie ouinertt. Url'U.ly yos. Sniiio here fronr' l'orllanil, where i Bomo here, from' ' Be underwent an appenillx opera tion He will resuniu his work In file railroad freight. offlPP hero jtlouilay mornlnit. WanlH llaM'bnll inni '' ' The Union J'ue.irlc basi-bftll toam . ijere, reci'nlly ornanlssei). I look iK for Kiinies, neconlliiK lo W. H. i leriy. ' He. announpes that the aiil would be ready lo play Sun ' d'iy If an opponent, ran bo found. ; Aiioml MiTtlnir ! .IuiIrp William lluby. of Haker, ' wan hero this morninK on his way illoiup to Tinker aftr allPiullnir tho ' A-KUlar monthly meotlnir of tho slate hllthway eommisslon. of ' whlPh hp i phalrmnn, in l'nrllnnil 'fTnesdny and Wednisilay. Ho was T also in Salom. . llonir Vmm I'nlliiinii Mrs. Nettle Klein, acrompanled by her mother. Mrs. Kd MeKeehan. l.tnd sister, Miss I-ela MpKephan, 'returned from a trip to Pullman, Wash.. Tuesdays, whero they vis ited reiutivos. They were nerom panied homr by Miss Kthel Taylor, who will visit hei'p for some time. Sir. Raker Here W. 8- Hnknr. of Portland. Is In the city In the interest of orKnnlz Iiik an Audubon society hpre. A preliminary meetlnr was held last nlKlit hut no definite action taken. Mr llakPr is from Portland. Ho will (jo from here to Joseph, where he will speak before the lsuak Walton' club thero tonight on birds. rioim- TroiH rortlnnd Mrs. Harriett MaeDonald relurn ed to l.a Grande yestiTday from I'ortland, where she has been for the past six wppks vlsltlnK friend. Sho' is reported to be much lin- ALLEN A : SILK HOSIERY, ; For Men And . Women . In All Newest Shades Men's Silk Hose 50c to $1.00 ' Women's Silk Hose $1.00 to $2.43 Hosiery Of Quality Clint's Clothiery Th fan WUJi Conadanna f proved in health after her stay 1 In th WHIlametto valley, .whom (he altitude is lower. COMMISSION PLAN TO GO OX BALLOT (Continued from Taye 1) udam streets on portions of O and 'Walnut. An. estimate for $2.2iMifts was allowed Harlenbowor Hpaelh for ".Insert a week ago Tor lack or jurla installatlon of water mnln. i Hello. , . nil Thin tlme.lt will appear before Rusey ohjented to placing a sidewalk on Oak street on grade In an improvement district In whleh he lives, contending that the sidewalk would he too low. This was referred lo the eji'y manager. II. K. Itrady remonstrated against a proposed sower In block 4, (Jrnndy's addition. He stated that part of the block is alremly provided with swer faeillties and asked that, this be taken into eon-, hldcratiou In making assessments. More Information was promised later and the matter was continued mil II next Wednesday. The rusu of Toy Younjf. who was urrest-l for operating his businiss without a license, was taken - up and. after'some discussion,' hu was ordered to make a new bond and new application for license. ' IHs hondsmen, It was said, had with- drawn from the licinse he holds, making It Ineffective. DAMAGE TO WHEAT CROP MAY BE HIGH (Contlnurd from VtifXR 1) of the roiniiiocftal vul'lclles Kniwn lni. won- KcriotiHly ilumiiKPil. ue conlini;. to i Bllnmti'8. t'liprrlm nn 1 i-iilit-H. It In h-uivd. will hiioh- ,lt0 tn .lotprnilimtlim of tho rase heavy Iohkps. ' . ,i , tC(. juHtirirtl In maUIni; a m o Axparnxim. ihularl anil oUir (,., tiofrlHlon hiimiiIiiIiik' Iho (1p irarilin stnrr wrn- lalil low by th" miurnr. 1 can not take tho time fiwzp unil alfalfa In many fli'l Is nmctwiiry'in Klve tllln rase iluo pun In ilown. It will lalio K.'V.ral vi,i,nitlon without dulayliiK the days for t ll pxtPlit of tho ilainaKP io be appuialoly u...alp.l. - YATMIA. MKIRAXK HIWKlV ' HI'OKANI-:. Wash., Apr. HI Yali- . . una vu ley. with teiupenil arcs as V low as 1 S degrees, and Spokane valley, only one .(letfrrp warmer, lire bellevPil to have riamaKPil.HOI't ft'iiltii anil possibly appli'H iih a result of Ihn Tuesilay nlRhl. froestp. cjir:nitv ntoi damarko KrC.IONi:, Ore., Apr, "I ..(AP)v Tho cherry crop of Southern V.ane country vn8 ilamaffeil to tho ex lent of 'approximately liri'per Pent, acporillnit to C. W. Blnward, county fruit InHpeelor, who mnilu a survey terilay anil tills inomlnir..' The pear crop wus scarcely hurt ' ho Maid, while the prune crop In sections was duiniiReil about 10 to ,2t pet- PI'Ul. . The main pliprry, datnairp was in , the bottom land districts,, ho said.. The ulr-POOleil secllons were not : so hard It. I 'XOTH'H TO rltr.DITGItK Kotlce Is hereby ttlven I hat Slier wood Williams has been' appolnte l by I Hie t'ounly Court of Union County, OrpRon, ns Administrator of the estate of Clara T. l.yle, d( cpasod. All persons havlmr claliiM aKalnst said eslate are hereby noi Ified to present the same, prop erly verified, lo said Administra tor at bis olflce in Hie City of l-n (irande, within six months rroin Hie date hereof. Hated at l.a firnndn, I'nlon County. (iiPKon, this 2:ird day oi Marell. IIIJ7. , ItOHKRT S. 'KAKIN,, Attorney for Administrator. March 2:l-:ill April C-13-20. LOVE FINDS A WAY When the authorities of Canaan. Me., refused to Issue a mar riaKe license to Mrs. Thelma Tlbbetts, 50, a widow, and H-yeaf-old. Willie Ituizell, beonuH Willie wos too youns, lira. Tlbbetts' affec ilons suddenly shifted to Willie's brother, Klmer, 17 (riithti, and they ore to wed. 'Willie, evidently to foriret his blighted ro' mance. has pone to work In a toothpick factory. Ills would-ho bride, now to become hla sister-in-law, has a son, 5. . Supreme Tribunal of -the State Must Again Take Action on . Request ' , SALKM., Ore.,-Apr. 21..IAP) . The petition of 4, It. Smith, tur ro ta rv tif llm lircntor Oregon iLSSociu- ll"n tur 11 wriL ' niandatmnt to compel the secretary of state to nl- liv hmise hill 11, the lax reassess ment measure paused by the last legislature, to L'u in u vlo ut the people us u referendum mcnHurc, this morning went hack to the sn- lemc court, from which It wuh ill the higher court on appeal of'the petitioners from a decision handed down tills morning by Judge I,. II. MeMahmi In the Marlon vounty rlr euit court, HiiHtalning the demurrer of the secretary of stale, whleh erfuuengen ine cnnietiunn or me pe- j tilioaers that in atiai-ping the emer gency rln nso to the bill the legis lature violated the eonKtltullonartn hlbitiun :tigulnst use 'of the enier geney .'clause, on nets dealing with taxation or regulation f taxation. It was the contention of tlie at torney general for. tlie .seeromry.'uf Htate that limine bill 7L' is simply an nmpllfieailun of existing stmutfw ami therefore, not affected by the constitutional inhibition. "in this case the .supreme court could Vave taken original jmisdlc- Hon," read Judge .McMalian's du- elsion sttHtalning the demurrer. "and which ever way the ease Is hero decided It will bo appealed. Kor some reason the supreme court . declined to take JuriKtllctlon In the case and It was, therefore, neces- j mtrlly filed In this court. j Demurrer Nnstulncd "It Is necessary for IhlS case to j an appeal tan he taken in time for j the petitioners to invoke the refer- oiidum if they prevail in the s" - iireme court. . Jr in is reason anu jn vj,,w f t,e noreHslly iiflimnpill final delermlnalliill thereof beyond j,ht point' where l.o iellll.4noi-H .coiiiu reiii uo . iiimiiiuihi- i'1'''11'1" 111 thi'lr , , ' , , The indies are becoming "Ailnm-. aPPorilluK to the 'now I'arl Xow. as to the men. woulil Sinn. you fiay'tliey aro rowlnw lnailnni- l)MMl? '' . -i '. CKANI) 1)1 KH NKIIOI.AS' if-'Itiissla. He's li.'inainit out in'Turis now and clnsely . , KliariU'd by Ills rrlen-'" .laMMWWM;i.i.MLlll,,MWJ DUI-", . ' " . ; XT "E1.. T IIlaVttl JV OFCC III Nicaragua Kills Three Attackers MANAOI'A, Apr. 21 (AP) Alll- riean naval forees In NlearnKtia; ..,, , s ,,.,,. ,,,., ,,,,., mmiAoaa yPst(,rday an,l Tuesday uiffht,' came into' conrilct that many of the passengers wen late yesterday alTernonn .with .air' Wounded .because part of the mlll armcd band carrying re f-higs and tary escort fought Inside the cars wearing red bunds on their, hots.,- Until (.he rebels climbed In. . Then Three members of the bapd were .(hex fight contlnuiid among the found dead after the "reds" re-, cowering passengers. tired. The Americans suffered no, ;Tho rebels, , he, says, mercilessly casualties. ' . ' j butchered the remaining soldiers The band swooped down on the' and passenger mistaken for sol vltiage of 1'osoltega, near Chichi-- dlers.. They did not leave until the Kill pa l un attempt to capture It,', urtrlval, of the .military train. In defiance of - the orders of the American authorities forbidding j flghtlnic within 3.000 yards of f railroad. Thoy were routed by hlneJackolH, . ' SURVIVORS TELL Or ROBBING ANP BURNING OF TRAIN (Continued from PuBe-l) suld, he was told: "Tho pndre says district attorney.. Raymond's dc voll can bo." and hn returned In nianils that his wife break her the scene of the. disaster. , . friendship wilh Kelly werp dls- .Manuel Cinrpla. of Penlamo o cussed nfli r whlrli Kelly called track worker, who suffered bullet STAR H Today I v FRIDAY AND SATURDAY BRONCHO TWISTER A breath-taking, nerve tingling picture in which . the Ace of Western Stars ' again demonstrates hard riding, straight shooting and hazardous feats of daring in a story throb bing with life- - H. C. Witwer's Comic Story "LITTLE MISS BLUFFIT" With Al Cooke and Kit Guard I wounds, siid the rebels invaded the cars, -slabbing: all passengers whose dress indicated they might ho soldiers'. They robbed fh pds scngers of clothing aiid valuables j-and afterward ordered everyUody off the. tran. Mnny of the wounded were unable to get out and .were burned alive. llussltlo Manicn,.an Italian, was slightly wounded. , . fTe claims the fight latitei over two hours and 'cover-up:' plot IS SUSPECTED IN HOLLYWOOD CASE . (Continued from Tiiffc 1) Ihat Shi" visited a1 dressmaker. , - Aelor Tesllries ' ' Max , Wattncr, film actor and room mate of Kelly, (old of tho women's visit In u slatemenl to Die the aclor on the telephone and nn- FRIDAY AND (Jltr Uktin n fit ffain TSmti Himself King at JHtitU Hclcnc Castcllo - Malcolm Wiitc George Irving - Dorothy Kitchen in; l l'll HICAtS i, Minn tit ,tn,, JQMa ITOM e 1 notiuced would "settle this thing. Or. V. J. Sullivan, of Holly wood, who attended' ituyinond, wa among the wltntssos called" heror the grund Jury.' The ! physician tentlfled h hud flig-ned 'O. deLh certificate slating' : that Itaymond had died of nutural causes, ''nepli. rltlc coma,"and itrighls disease. Refuses Permit 1 For Cable Way OltTI.ANII, Oro Apr. 21'(AD Declarlnt? that 'some' tintUral re sources sbould ' 1)P'' presitrvd '. in Ihelr orliflnal slate, folonei iW." B, Greeley, chief United Wales for ester, has roftised a pernflt for ceo struotlon of u ruble iwtuy'to thft top of "Mount Hood,,' Home tlra uto Colonel Oreeley rendered a luillr decision In th ' .iHo nrid vlilln iicre Insl week- ' he -t.Mll ril Itrirllili-itM for and au-alnst I he'i 'project. -'Today c. M. OrunBeiVvlllrlct )fori)s)i'i'.re-, , reived a leitor'froni Cblotlol Oreo ley ri.dlerallns' Ills' opposition," ftlit siiKffestlnu' that un 'nppt-nl iiiilfilt, bo taken lo Hip seerclary of the Inter ior ; . : AppllPunls for M he,. pcnnt,V,wlio proposed to establish the cable way lor lukliiK tourists to the top , of the luountulu, were iiaokeil by, com iiierclul and civic nrirunWtlotiM at the lii urlnK herp, Outdoor and hlk Iiik orBanlzntlons opposed the pro ject. I SATURDAY tony:; thcxootidtr j.Jioise ; he- Public Service Commis sion Files Papers in Salem Court ,'' i ' ' ! SAIRM. Ore., Apr. 21. A I1 Answering the complaint of the1 Oregon Hinges and barker Stages 'attacking the .constitutionality of, the new stage and bus license fees, I thi public service cnmmlHsinn in circuit court today filed its answer. The commission declares that the highways or tno state navo itaeu constructed at a cost to tho public of $ss,ono,000 and are lielng mnhir mined at a cost of QQ per mile or 2,800,000 anipially,1- Th answer avers that the charges Imposed by law are not sufficient or adequate to reliuhurHC the state for the damage done by renson of use of the highways by We My for Less VVe Sell for Less ATHLETIC" UNJ0N "SUITS M Mei's ; Xu-Way-Oii Athletic Union; Suits buttonliss, t i n e saving,' form - t'jttinfr.' No buttons to pull off good, , quality ngin sook' irid knit -. o- -95', : ' : V" KNOJr-v " UNION SUITS Cot torn ribbed, short sleeve, in k le and knee lengths :;',, 75 - '--'i'MENfS ' .'.'.v BIB .OVERALLS ' Full cut, heavy blue denim.. tyfZf ; , ; ' WORK SHIRTS , Blue, and grey chantbray; full cut. llztol7 :.. ..30.: i';.li,t...UiLJ.i.j..j-ti.,i-"J.l-i-AJ- WrilW I . . , ' Jr l I A , . .dt - m jtTaV-1 THE New York Giants of 1901 the old Polo Grounds the Floradora Sextette Coney Island beer gardens 1 the big game against Pittsburg the Metropole Bar! They're all in this screaming tale of a baseball team and Casey! NEWS FABLES ARCADE 1104 Adm more (a It L Unuitle, Ore. Women's Silk Hose t 98c All-silk to top, semi chiffon Hose, with ravel "stops 24-inch silk boots. A hose of marvelous quality that you would never expect at this low price. 10 new Spring colors. Sizes 8i to 10. the stage lines. 'The answer states '. that it costs Oregon, practically six r cents per ton mile for construction ' and maintenance of the highways and the part of the highways used -$ by the plaintiffs. - ' The state further alleges In Un answer, that the loss. If unv, hus- , talned by the ilalntlffs Is cjjnrgo ahle to (he manner, method and i character and e.ttent of the opera- Uou of the stage lines and to a con-., dltlnn over which the commission r! has no control, ARCADE ; Starting i MONDAY ! The Thrilling Epic1 of the DeviPPof tm0 n Ohamount picture Starting TODAY i' " i ii x