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Thursday, April 28, 1)27. " - LA GRANDE EVENTNG . OBSERVER ' Page Five ' I If M,, T Local News In Brief . .'. .- -.if'""' lo I'alnHi- On TOMIXO' EVENTS y .limit H, U, 10 IIiiKiii i,ive. fKK'k sUmv lit Hilton, Ore. jly si. aa, a:t Slum. Ami'i-l. roil lcl" iniivi'iilloii in jjj liniiiil''. OclllMT ((HflllllH (lulu no(, ilpcldiil im'i Owfcoii I'iucii. ivmli'i' nssiicliillmi iiiiiv,. liiw. To SIiiit'Out Ha.llo Woi-i hna hepn received here from .Miss Isabella Miller, who la j teaching Hciiool ut I'oralollo, Ida., that the glee club at Hit- Juntur : nigh school there, ot which she In director, win sin over Ihu radio 'from station KSKJ, l'oculello. Idu., Friday evening between 6:30 und 0:30 o'clock, local time. There are S6 volceg In the gleo club. Miss J, l'Vfi!l, ..... ' iion xunn tn Piii,w 'K'l-e he win '.: . " voiceg n .. . .,..,,., .Miner directed music. In the schools Hoiun mm ttlr. lliere IiihI year. She Is .Intiirh. city n. J. khri, ... '. ter of .Mis. M. ,m. Miner of this , He IIUK M.,.n ,...,,. ,. nmn i urn nn i r ' i.M KalMlil r K MAY BE IN THE EAST Murder of ' Philadelphia Woman Similar to Slay '. ings in Portland, Ore. , Shopping eri I Mil Kmery Hew ! niis morning, H, tiffin.. VI-lllilK Chilis Here .Miss Helen I'owirlll. '. asslHlnnt I state cluli leader and Oregon AKrl- ii..,pn,K cimural colleirn extension worker. Slunkil Vera Yules iiml Kijwnnl -l.ylo ei mau led yesUirdny by the jlw. ..lice of the peace, Hugh .Jtrudy. , ),rrlcd I (Whirl. I.lsl) and Kstlinr Gibson, i 1'nloii, were married yesterday by the justice of the peace. , , ' liivrslagaliu' Here. A. II. (Iieenl, U.-W. claim ln- speeldi' In In J. a O'runilo lor a few ilayn on business. II.. la registered , nl the l'"ol-y. VWIs. Itelnilves :,t i , , . MtSiileii Idihl, who'lias been nl. f" Willing seboiil in rorlland. is In HiIh cliy lor a short while lo visit rflallv.-s and rrlends before re Inrnlag lo her borne In Allcel, f home Is ut 'arrived In l.a Clian.le lusl niglii land Will be. her,. Mf twn ilnvn vln. "ere ('mm T.WiZ ' I "'" 11,0 ,,0'S' 1"ha '" .1 (i a L . llnion eounly. Hhe und J?. A. I.uOrunT.,' ' In Sayre, bounty school superintend- for n, i , 7' mmn "own lent, left here this morning to vis oast , ! 1"rlrl' ''"lr' Afm-', " '"il'liil''. ML Olen and Is--l!!i.r "' I"""1 '""y fU'- " tomorrow will Here Tislav visit oilier clulis In the county. Miss Klvle Tarks, nccompanleil , Horn,, i'toiii Haker ,'r 'Irove lo La. K. Itnssell Scott returned lo Ijt ' ,""' "''' hionilng from Klgln Ornmle ihls morning from 1la)(r-r, ana spenl the day shopping. where he organlited I wo new boy . .,. T ' ' Seoul troops.'' Mr. Scott is snout in ( lly Imlay I executive of the Kaslern Oregon Mis. Albert llasmussen, of El- Tri-connty council. One of the tii. ti'rn nimnii.,1 i,., t . ' . ii'-r Ittker VMlor ., Krnesl ( 'roekelt;,. llnke.,..is here In l-ii (Irande, In behalf of (be Enalera Oregon- r.-lghl. 'ft. 'I'ower roinpnny. He Is slopping at Hie Foley. -. : . ' Mr. anil Mrs. parents, new IroopsMit linker Is In the J. C. Qood. . are :i:alholic eliureb and has 3N lllelll- iiniong the Klgln people who are hers. The other Is In the ltaptlst In l.a Oiande Joday. jcliureh and has .3.1 niembers. II. ' 1 H. Murray la.srout masler of tho lo .Mis-t Salurday lliapllst church troop ami Klmer The World Wide fiiilld of - the Arthur .is.hls assistant. , i ii.li napiisl church will meet Sat- I PitW'fi 'I'hrouli t'ily . It. II. I.imgwnlle passed Ihlough i u (Iniaile Inst evening en route lo V Pnrllnn.l. He will return In his home In Cheyenne (be latter part of next week. ' : , . . Baptist Supper . There will be a: slipper at Ibe llotitist eliureb lonlgbl. from 5 lo 7 o'rlork. All nielnbers are Invited. A social and business hour will ' follow ibe supper. ; Mnlin Visitors . ,,, . Cni-I Corlor and lils vlfe are upending a. few daya In l.a Grande . More returning lo their home in v Nunipa. Maho,, 'rhey, are lieglstered 1 at llie Somniei-. urday allernoon at t wo o'clock ' (! Cross ApMnl with the counselor, In room 7 of I The local chapter of the Salva Ibe l-'oley holel. , j t ion Army lias received an appeal I from the national organization for l'asm'd Through' Hen' ' ' aid for thousands of persons honie Herlon Miller, sheriff of. Wallowa less ill Hie -Mississippi flood " (lis-, county. passd through l.a (Irande itrlr-lsv Through Major A. K. Itayn- llils morning, on his way honm ' ian head, oflieer of the Oregon from Salem, where ho went with a prisoner several days ago. . illvlsion, local officers have also been instructed lo collect money anil clothing lo be forwarded to Has liroken Arm :tho army's relief headiiuarters It; Max Grace, the seven-year-old the devastated area. "Coinmiind son of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Grace, "r Kvnngellne Iloolh advises that received a broken arm Tuesday Hi" deplorable situation In tho evening when he WW from a fence, i Hooded area will be ui;ute for many The Injury Is reported, to he gel- j weeks, and that we must help with ling along nicely. ' ' money and clot hlng." -1 be offieei- t . .stales. Nave ItubT Girl I'.HII.ADKI.rHIA. Apr. 28 (AC) Coiiee . today were unable to de flnllely assign a rtiollvn tor the murder of Mrs.. Marv Mel:onnell. n s. who was tound strangled under a Ih-iI In her home In West Chlla delib!a last night. -' -. A cloth, such as used for dusting furntltire. was tied tightly nround her throat,, und a slocking- had been draped over the. neck us though to hide the knot. j Henlal was made by police flint , there was any sign of . a hard struggle between the woman and her assailant. The ibouso was in' ;un orderly coudil ion. -I'ollrn Hurried I The police were isi'tled In' as signing a motive by:1ho lact that, while three rings ', were missing, other pieces of j.-welry und many valuable articles about' the house were. not. disturbed. -. . I A descrlptlen was obtained front 'a neighbor or a man seen jraviiVK-thft-housc about 4 p. niv ycstt'rdny. He was described . as about five j feet. 7 Inches tall, weighing about 1 1311. pounds. He had sharp fea tures, wore a llghl'grey tell hut with a,-black baud ami n dark grey coat. ; . - , ' ' , Mrs, MeConneirs Jiusbund Is n traveling salesman lind wus away ifrom home when she. w-as killed. Tbe body was found by her daugh ter. Mrs. Alice lauiavaii, a school teacher, and hoi husband, .lohn I lonavan. DeMolay Leader . To Visit Loo' c Here Tomorrow Ruv llt'kryon. one of the hjul mon if the order . of DeMitlav fur huvH In the I nliot Htftten. wilt ar rive in La :raiiile uninn"v and will utieiwl ii meeting of lurul I e .Motay Utnornw veiaK. .t Mr.- DtokersonM lionie lt In (KilUHUlf t'ttV". Ut' CDIIIt'HI tt 1.(1 jiiniuli from itlln " ah.. 'wlicre lie l hhmiiIhk witli IX'Mulnv i inemlitTH of that city tmlfiy, He Ik making n umr nf ilic I nitt'd Mtos ivjnui visiting. vurioUH Di'.Uolay ,oi- j The -meet hit: In Ia (irande .hut boon railed tor '6oVIU tomoi-row .eventriK and an invltalton has hen 'exiemled to all Wlasoiis to attend. IXnneh wilPhft Served at tl t."r-lork tn i he .MoHonlr liatl. i A delegation from Pendteion will b( here Including:' J-'red Hchnihll, 'Pom Uohorton. Charles Otrander. Uojiert I'J. Mcvch, LiLvevnon t'tarli, -lames A.' t'resHwell, C. 1', Mlllor, Itnrl .Stlllwell, II. K. .McLean, Uoy (nvierthvaito anil X o 1 I n, (t. jAVrlRht. .. .' ' . ' .Mr. Dlettet'xon nhniH o leave here 'on train Nu. IS, Koinu east. BUTLER REFUSES ! TO COMMIT SELF' Mr. anil Mrs. Kmnk Bryant ore- FOLEY TRACT Con I cm -tor ITerc J . .Mr. ,, TrimeliHI, T'orlland ron- trnctor for the (Jrnndo-lionde hotel, In In tills rity for a few' days to look after his Interests. ,Ho. Is Jdayliiff at' the Hotel Kdloy. , . . - fjjpfl For INirilfiiid ' j folon II, Kh'erhard left last niffht: j for Portland on a short, business trip, lie plnn.s to attend the re- piiMlran meeting in Portland to- w niRm, wiien WHJiam inmcr, enair rjiiinri of the nntionat rciiubltoan Mr. HfihhK k llrre It. IT. Itahloek slato highway ' nialnlenarire- tHlfffneer, ' was here Ihls nioruiug on his way hack lo Palem, where. ho nialces his hcad (liiiittefH, after hispeeting this oll frijT operations in Malheur eounly. Kn route to Salem he will look over nllinrr work in t'matiiia coun ty. Mr, HaUlock was . formerly highway engineer of the l.a ftrande division. ' the parents of an eight-pound baby daughter born tr. ihem this morn ing ut their home on Wnlson street. The little girl has been named Mary. - IMPROVEMENT PETITIONED (Continued from Page 1) Hero From F.lgln fc-k---w-----w-w--j-- William ). Hlndnmn, well Hhe manner," v known farmer of the Klgln vlcln- of a municipal swim itv, and .1. P. Good, also a farmer nilll tank, wns also continued nn of that neeiion, were la the city 11,1 nonvo uture time, toilay. They planned lo ho here Ihls afternoon for the dairy dem onstration train. , ' ' ' II. K. Itrudy, reprenenilng M i s. OanglolT In connection with a re monstrance against an assessment, In a sewer district, presented facts additional to those given last Week. To Visit Here The mutter was continued. ... Mr. und Mrs. l-'orest: Pavls. par- I A requcsl by Toy Young for a ents of Mrs. W. C. Crews, and Mr, ltcensft 'for a pool' hull and soTt and Mrs. K. Torbet, her sister and drink establishment, was imanlm-brother-in-law, arrived In La, ously denied. Jlenry iless, uttor Cirundo today from Albany, Ore., . ney. representing the applicant, where they make their home,; and stated that mandamus proceedings t . , MA V III-' STIiANilji:i?S WOltW POHTLANI), Ore.,' Apr. 2R (AD ' l-'our women mysteriously alaln . here In October and November last ' year, led police to work on the theory that one at lcat was a vie 1iin of u murderer who had killed ( women In other const cities.' I Mrs. ' lllanche. Meyers, the last victim, met her death Nov. 2fl. under circumstances ahnllar to that, (of Mrs, Mary McConnell, of Phila delphia, last' night.' t A jnan to who she rented u room wur mtHsing j after she wan louhd strnugled with nn npron, her body being hidden under a lied. A diamond ring tind 'watch were stolen by the slayer, ! M i' ft, Mabel Kluke was fotinfl dead Oct. 22 In u house she had tor rent, having been strangled 'with a flreHser scarf. Diamond rings and other Jewelry were missing. ' The body or Mrs. Virginia Orant. was found October 2(1, be hind a iuniuce In the basement of a. house she had for rent. Valu able jewelry was missing. . M rs. I lea t a W it her's body wn a found jammed In a trunk at her home, October .lit, and no solution of her mysterious death was ever reached. Rum Runners o i West Coast Are Willing to Quit . WASHINGTON. Apr. 28 (AP) An u I most complete victory over we.s! coast rum' smugglers was claimed today by prohibition ep iorcemcnl headtiuarters wit h t he nnnouncemt ht that Vancouver' In terests which own Pttamshlps u der lirilish, Puna man and Uitate iiiabin registry pad nought Im munity from proflct-ution lnr re turn foi- abandoning I heir actlvi tles. Paclfh', coast rum row, it wr.s said, at one time reaching f roln Wnal tie to Han KrancJsco, had dwindled to two ships hovering off shore In an effort to -land their em goes'. .Those backing the liquor lulerchts, It Has said, had sent an agent to Washington to ask the treasury to. refund more t ban u uuarler million dollars In cash which . hud- been select by yUneriean enforcement tint hurl t !es in return for' u protu;ne to lake ht-if- slt'ps iul of theUinuor traf fic.. The offer which was de clined, was contingent on dismis sal of Indictments against vari ous persons, now rated as fugitives from Justice, Pointed Questions Get Nothing as to Whether Ca! Will Be Candidate POUTLANI). Ore., Apr. 2S (AD VSUIhuu M. Under, chairman or the republican national committee was noiioommltal w hen asked pointed (UeHlhii)S here, on his ar rival today on. his tour of the west. When u:ked it President. Ooo lldgo Is going to run lor rcuoni inatlon he replied: ,r "I have no comment to make." 'What will he lh imucnol the campaign?'" he was asked. 'Well, that will have to he de termined. . Tho convention will make (is platform when ll meets." ' Where wilt this gathering bo hoMV" 'The wt st seems to ho very strong for an. I'T'anelsco although, there Is some, demand for It In tho. (ui't. Hut of course the national committee will have lo deride. (. Iroit Is unfiling a strong bid for' t lie convent ion. So are Omaha, Cleveland and ohlcago. 1 am only one member of t he committee." : Itutler was unable to way whero lin will go alter Interview Ing re publican leaders at Seattle and Spokane. Shocked to Death lie sabl'he was profoundly hocked by -news ot the death of Senator A. .1. Iteveridge. of In diana, yesterday, "lie wiis an ex traordinary inan able1 and n devot-. ed and biyal eltlxen und public official. IVIy : acirualntnnce with him was an Inspiration and- my regard for him was sincere." Itutler, who was. uceonipnuled by William V. Hodges, Denver, trcas urer of tjie national -com in It ten, was tnet here by Itulph K. Wll IbuiV. vice chairman of the. na tional committee. Phil Metzehan, chairman of 1 he -.republican unto commtltee' and Jack Day, county chairman. Williams spent u week With llutler and HoclgH in Calif ornia and will accompany them to Seattle and Spokane. Senator Carter Glass' Views On Al Smith Given IN THB WBST I tot AnaniK Aw. ' ' hi ore fco.'lrt I .a (raiule, Om, Tho usands Of Men Wear These Overalls Durable, Roomy and Comfortable .15 Try a pair of thcK6 overalls once and you'll n 1 w a y s buy them. Heavy . 220 Denim, tri ple a t i t c h e d, lots of pockets, with safety watch pocket These are cut roomy for the ac tive man, and carefully tailored for comfort. Union made, of course - will lip bui-hIs ut tho Opwh honm for Kfvm-nl (layrt. "1 mny b I'llod ufjahiHt tho ifiy: . Aeci KFxTAi.i'.v'' KM.l.l-:i) . MANA(il.-A, . Apr. 2S (Al'). Itcliinis to fm Ornnilt Pilvatt- A. A. Alln-rt of tin, I'. S. 'ITift ltr-v. Howard It. Smith, of t nmi-lnn corps nivl a c-onai'i vativc this oily, loral missionary of tl, Kolclioi- wvrr lu'rlcli nlally kllli-il Ainorlran Sumlay School Union, I nst Ku at . Mnl.-iKalpa liy the has rolurncd to l,a Orandc from. disrhai-Kiv of an n.Winiall(- rifle HaKor county, whore ho has noon j (m- illunls of -anillior marine. looliiliB aflcr raral Humlay school j wnn W11H r xplalnlni; Ms mochan worh. Ho reports that tho frnlt In ' snli - suhl ailvlcos r.-achliiK here Half In valley Is badly damaged, nl- f,.om that city. Anolhcr marine IhoiiKh the t'rowers expect some w) w wounded. frnlt. I hi-ro will prohalily not no more than half the usual crop of peuehert. Quarter Billion Theater Merger Made on Coast NOW Comes the Greatest Sale of them All Real Clothing Sale All the New Up-to-Date Styles DON'T MISS IT 'STARTING TOMORROW Friday, Apr. 29 10 A. M. Clint's Clothiery TO SELL OUT! CLOSE OUT! ONE-HALF of PRESENT STOCKS Every Article Reduced Nothing Reserved BIG SPECIALS DAILY COME! BRING A FRIEND Filth nml carelessness nre'clilef enttses at calf disenss. ( 'lest nit ness Is ncc.ssiiry In reed, pens, hcddiiiK nnd pulls or oilier nlen slls. . - , ' . ' LOS ANOKI.KH. Apr. 2S AP)i More I luuj. tlii'ee hundred IhcuteiB uloiiff the Pacific slope lodny were iifl'f Muted under the. maniiKcmont of West Coii( 'lliejilers. Inc., tho rewnll of .a JB.Hi,n0 merger whereby that- eo'rpo rill Ion absorbs 11i' wiHtiTti nrnnorllcH nf nnhlie llieiihTS nnd tlie-oo:iHt. holdings of ' the North Ameiieun Theater cor ponit Ion. - , , 1 Comptetlon ofv 'he iiltlance wus ! - v .. VANfOf VKIt, 11, f., Apr. i'S. , (Ai') rVaneoiive.r, litjiior exparlhiH; 'concerns today denied huvlnj? any ( knowledge of n ports from Vnsh ; Inffton, d. C; that Immunity from t prosecution-' nnd been sought in 'return' 'for the.; ahundonment of j their , nctivltloR. i j nnnounced hero yesterday 'by Mlle j C.oi'Ke. president of I he. West Count 1 Corporation. The then lee orRnn- .IznUons will retain 'their sepurnto idcnlltlrD but. wilt he munutfed rll '. reetly by f est coast. Headquarters Of the combine will 'bo.. In,, l-os Anides. ...... 1 Theatrical properties of the Pub llx theaters, Involveil In the merger j j lueliHle the Metropolitan and Mil-: lion Dollar . theaters here; the . flriinudu, California, St, l-'runcls ' nnd Imperial In Sun ) runclseo, ,u 4,omi-soiir house ln-ioK liulM 1 In J iKeutth' and a :i(Mio-eitt I heater tin-", dT cfnistructlon in J'ortiand. NKW YOIIK, Apr. 2 (Al')r St-nutor Curler -Ci hiss, of Virginia, in the current Issue of llufclew of llfvles uives his vif-WH of Gov ernor Spirit h, us a presidenllnl pos sibility. He writes: . . , , "Should ,(loveraor Smith In a, S((uure stand up contest, get, tho democrat le. nomination for tho presidency upon a sound and sunn declaration of fundamental demo cratic, doctrines nnd policies one I of whlelr Is not the avowed right to sell or buy or transport lntoxl iutlng liquors ho should not, and jl venture to think he woiUd not, ho. made U sacrifice lo. religions i bigotry In Virginia or the south or I I he country." An' attempt to make "antagon ism to prohibition a lest of party ': fealty,", in- iUtxt years presidential i election, the senator nssorU), would resiill in "swamping" of the demo cratic parly. : Oilier Views Presented . Views or Olen J. Shaver, chair man of the democratic national committee, and George W. Olvuny, lender of the Tammany Hall, over the two-thirds rule prevailing In the democratic convention were set Worth In todays newspapers', t "Tummany Is ngn'.nst the old two-lhlrds ruin ami also tho unit rule," Mr.- Glbany said, "Majority i ride Is a sound demorutlc prlnclplo und New York democrats will im 'round fighllng for It. The Unit) rule also oujjhl to bo nbundoiled. I ; "There Is no good reason wny ' the convention shnuld not urtopt 'a rule under which a dclegulu could rise In his pluce and register his choice d a cundldute." I Shaver's Opinion -. (iialiuuin Shaver. New York pn pers suy. has sent literature to members of the national eommlt I tee designed lo uphold the two- thirds rule, believing , tho t.' It Is . ! essentlni to nialntenanco uf a prop 'it biilnuce of power In national conventions. I The turner northern Routes, lllfo i New York, t'eniisvlvanla. and Ill inois, acting In conceir, tho chair man Is credited' witlv c.oiitnndlngt wouht be nble In the :ibs.'jc nf iho I old rule to form comblnatlon fnut.. rldo rough, ; :;''", ''v'- 1 (..v'.'-v- two A!iiti:sn;i G HANTS PASS. Ore. Apr.. 2S j f A l 1' W. Wolf- and ...1, W..'- i Wynne wero placed under uiTi:;it here Inst, night upon advices from j Kugene that the men wevjo w,antel in l.ane. eoimiv on chaws of transportallon of llqiinr. Tho men will bo. turned over tit. Kngoim nf-flcs-rii toiitiil st- Uoseburg. . - ' A pinch of curry powder is aomo llmes Ukcd, with I Ijnu, ""..'.''f I - ctadb with A rONSCIENCE - , Men's and Boys' .Qulfitteja . ARCADE Tonight L0N CHANEY "TELL It To The MARINES" Friday and Saturday klCMDO COKTEZ. 1015 WILSON, ISTOU TAYLOR. WIUIAM POWtU, NORMAN TRtVOR C7 paramount (picture ill As modern and sen sational as the head lines of today's N e w York newspapers. HUNDREDS HAVE ASKED lTS (JET t'S ANOTHEK. PICTUHE ilve "The (herland jfflMJr ' ' aSc" and J AJWfiL mm- ii: S! "Unknown Cavalier." II HUE IT IS! HIS NEW HIT l&s STAR New York Store Prices Speak For Themselves Tin illy buyers arc learning' to look to us. LA GRANDE'S UNDER SELLING STORE, lor their needs and the ku rest way to save is to compare prices and quality. We never misrepresent wc have what wC advertise wc buy for less wc sell for less every business day lit the year. , ' , MEN'S SUITS FOR SPRING Michael-Sterns 3flBft3 & Co. lfTf Men's and young vKfT'itot men's suits in 'l)7SA R'ray unfinished Vn 4 worsteds-in the -,fNf'V?Y new an(i y-hut- tfilA " U ton single breasl MmJP ed mod- cioGi; 'iii or M.r Ki'cjit !( i-ln.-' .r (,ul il (i (i r nilwtiltji-i Mi-r Sf-rrrncil. Starts TODAY els .. Friday and Sat urday Specials Men's Suits up to .fO, small sizes. Special P7 QET priced .... DART SCHAFFNER & MARX DRESS TROUSERS In finisned and unfinished wor s'teds, cassunei'es atid cheviots .$4.95 - $5.45 - $5.95 DRESS SHIRTS $2.00 and S&fiO neckband dress shirts nearly all sizes, in percales and madras cloths. Special priced MEN'S SILK HOSE In rayon silks beautiful spring; patterns VAN HE US EN COLLARS Nearly all styles and sizes. CI AH 95c new 45c for. 1. MEN'S OVERALLS Hoss of the Road, blue denim overalls in waist and ' - -. ?1 CC bib lPL0D Good blue denim bib overalls QC 7 pockets,'' full 'cut; Special'' MEN'S WORK SHIRTS In blue and gray chambray. "JOm Full cut, 2 pockets .. . . 0J Great Bii Six full cut shirts. Heavy; blue and gray, khaki CC( and black sateen.. ATHLETIC UNION SUITS In nainsook and fancy stripe ma terials a:l sizes, full cut 4c-65c-75c MEN'S WORK SHOES Heavy . all-leather work Shoos lm.lt to $1.9S wear Moccasin toes, combination solos and rubber 1 heels Army lasts' $3.45 - $3.95 Wc never have, nor knowingly will wc ever he undersold any business day in the year. wk mxmamsssx ramamtassamsmm vssamsmmisassi Destroyers Of High Prices 121(5 Adams Ave.