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Wt'diiosday, Juno R; 1927 ETC GRANDE EVENING". OHSERVER Page Five j Local News In Brief j " COMING KVIONTS .lno H. 0, 10 l iikiii Mvc slocit show ul I ii ion, Ore, Jiily SI, liii Slato Ameri can l-elou convention In iM Grande. October (derlnito dalo not deeliled on', Oregon liirit. Teacher association convention iii lYoni I riifin - MifV l-'rcd Kox, of I'niou, was u La. Cj r'w n J o visitor yesterday. lien From I'etullcton .Misij May Fhuuktf, oi" I'endielon, 4s'4 lUnlf "I I. Moll" this Wool;. Kilts will attend tiio I T iiiun Slock show. loi valiis .Man Here H. H- iHs.-ic. of Corvull.H, 1st transtcting business in La Grande, lie is U guest at thf Koley hotel. Sheep 'Man Here Sam., ltallantyne, prominent Nheep man of i Seise, l spending u jew days in this city. YWls )'iieiids Mr.'and Mrs, John Jlensh-y, of Lostlne. Kpont the week end in Siimnu'rvilhi visit ins friends. At lbUer Yesterday - Mrs; O. K. Moian and daughter. Miss Tessle Mora n, spent yester day a jt J laker visiting relatives. ( alleip to Mi. bl-an !t M i iff' A. M. J alil has (jo ne. t Miehi?;an. i IIS iliJle.S called l)iei;e by tho Seri of her mother. Here 'Fiihii iH troit It. l. li'seh. of Detroit, Mich., is ppndim; a few days in J,a Granchr. He i.'J registered at thu Foley ')iotel. At Summer- Mr.wind Mrs, Mixy Sotnlant and children of Portland, stoftpi'd in I. u Grande yesterday. They wero Kiiestsi at the Summer hotel. l.fU'cw; l-'or Huntlnjittni Mrs George Holland left today lor HuntiiiKlon where she will vis it for about a week with Mr. Hol land. S A'MliuK Hi-other Mr. -and Mrs, John Cochran and daiiKlrt-r Vena Itellc. of Walla Wallah-ha ve been visit i 11 their InotheJ-, O. It. Htarus, and family, of SuromerviUo,. Take rfmtiiti!- Mrand Mrs. Asa Knowlcs. (tf La Gran 1 If and Mrs. Rurr Cantrell and ThoiiUm Slains, of Sam niervil le. ,pent 'Sunday picnicing on Philips vreek I ilN Pulpit Th-Rev. Mr. Gulp, of KTgin. fill ed the puipit at. Up- Sunmiervilbi cluing Sunday night' in the ab sniivyof the Rev. Mr. Scott, of India it creek. I,u Grnmlc Jir Honored Misjt Lilelta l.eighlon lias been elected ; .president , of tho, Classics, club, an honorary l.iHln and Greek c!ub. at ' Willamette university uli- re she is attending school. I.eates for I'ortlaild ; Mrs.,'j. K. Styles and Mrs. J. J. klmme.lbb'fl last ev-ning for Port land where they were Culled by the death of Kenn.lh Kininiell Thompson. I :!-yea r-o!d s n of Mrs, Zoe TllOlllpSOli, iitlm Grandparents Hilly Flei'imr R t t today tor Los-tin.- where he will visit for about a we.di at the home ol hhJ grandpar- nls. Mr. and Mrs! William F. I'lr.Mi'T. Jlo.nnnie the trip to Los M in- with his father, Karl Fleener. .4 , - Hero From l iiloii Mrs. dlalph Smith. Mrs. Thomp son. Mf-s. Newell Martens, and her jiMlhcijrin-la Mrs. Martens, were :i inong . the I ; nion visitors in La Grand-!1 yesterday. Improving at il'mic Mi.'s, Lf-ena WaldrmT uho has bee n Kt-rlousy ill for the past few v.-ek, "is now able to be about mute, all hough jdie will not be aide t" resume her work at the J. '. Ttaey company for some time. .en n Tomorrow Mr. and Mrs. William Gondii ill b-ave tomorrow morning for ill-. ne'. where they will meet their ;uhter. Miss Marjorle Gondii, bo is a- freshman at the I'nivcr- 'V of. Oregon. tThe three will re "M to their .homo in La Grande. no I inn' m t uect. ress Up In One Of Our MICHAELS -STERX VALUE FIRST SLITS Special Prices $19.85 - $21.-45 - $27.85 ?;)2.35 - $28.75 For La Grande's Day At I'nioii Slack Show, June Sth, 9th and KKh LET'S ALL GO! 'THE GTORE WITH A CONSCIENCE" . Menla and Boys' Outfitters : Tonsils Jtfiiiout! Hurry Sandcx is recover! ntr from ii tonsil operation, which waa per-forim-d yesterday morning. On llulm"- THn I'uul ('raver ami Klmor Steele sin-ni today ln Uuk.-r on business. I hey will ivtiirn home tonight. I.enu's (v I'oiiliui.l W. H. Guild, superintendent of LJn O.-W. company here, will leuvu tonight for Portland where hn will look urter business fur a few days. I'h.-scs Tlmngh Attorney Coons, of Montpolier, I ..., puKM-u through La, (Jraiuhi lyeslorday on hi way home from Portland. II.. i-i, ;... i .. ....... Joe Williams before, continuing his journey. At Wallouu Lake Mr. and .Mrs. II. Kulph Clark and Miss Llam-he Clark spent the week end at Wallowa hike at Miss ('lark's cabin "The Woodlark." They returned Sunday evening. Aisltina Heiv Mr. and Mrs. P. (. Albert, formerly of ,a Grande, but now of j i.uini. are viKIUtli; IH'IV. Mr. Al- j bert is with the Standard Oil cum ! pany and was transferred to Hoiso ! about six weeks ago. At Wallowa l,akc Miss Imogen KnsHell and Miss J Marie TltfKle-beck nnc spendltiKr some time at Wallowa lake ntisn Kussell's cabin. Miss Itnssell plans to InstHll a law fireplace in her cabin while .she is there. Mot It Miss'1 j Itu.-sell and Miss Titfuiebeck are teachers at Central school. Visited at Perry , Miss Kdwanline Malone return-' ed tiiis mornim; from IVo-ry wliere she spent yesterday visiting with Miss iola, Itobinson. lioth Miss Malone and Miss Hoblpson a 10 hifi-h school students here. Mi.s Malone l)einir tho newly elected A. G. S. president. Visits Here Mr. and Mrs. Kdward A. May berry have as their guest for a few days Mr. Mayberry. mother, Mrs. C. Gippe, of Seattle. Mrs. Gippe has been visiting In Minne aio!is, St. I 'aul and ot her poits for the past ( hree weeks and in now 011 her way home. This was Mrs. GippK first trip to her home state for Jt years. I!eiv J'or I'lineial ' Among t he Joseph people who were in La Grande yesterday at tending the funeral of M r. Phil Corbett. who was formerly a Jo seph girl, were Mrs. KvWyn Roup, Mrs. Corhett'n mother, Frank and Flmer Roup, her brothers, and Fd Fben. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Craw ford, of Walla Walla, and Mrs. O. Carlson, of Medical Springs, were also here. Mrs. Crawford and Mrs. Carlson arc sisters of Mrs. Corbett. In I'ortlaml M is. R. W. Leigh ton is visit in g with 'relatives and friends In Port land. She lias been- there Milieu Memorial dny when Mr. and Mrs. I .eight on and Louise and Adam drove to The Dalles where th-y visited relatives. Mrs. Leigh ton went tin to Portland by train while Mr. Leighton and son and daugh ter returned hn Mr. Leighton will drive to Portland within the next week or so to meet M rs. Leighton and daughter. Lib-It a, who has been attending Wlllamelto university. Here l-'or Corbett Funeral A number of former well known La Grande people uho now make their hfinie in Portland Were hern yesterday attending the-'funeral of Mrs. Phil Corbett, of Olyinpia. Wash. Mr. Corbett. and his little daughter, his lather and mother, Mr. and Mrs. .1. !'. Corbett, and his sister. Mary Helen, and Miss Ryan were in the Corbett private car. J. F. Corbett is assintrint superin tendent of the first division of the O..W. company. M. ,1. Ruckby. ret i red gene i al super in b ltd en t of the O.-W., and Mrs. Ruekley were also her". Joe Mill"!', chief cb-rk tit' I he first division and formerly chter cb-rk here of the second divi sion. Mrs. John Gardner, whose husband is a retired niglm-or of this division, and George 1 blimey, now of I he undertaking firm. Ib n nef.sy ami MeFntee. all one lime La Grande citizens. Were among the Corbett friends attending tin; funeral, .Most of the party relum ed last night to their homes in Portland after visiting for a short time with old friends. UPTHIEI0 Mere l-'roiii I'lilon w T. '1. Cork was in the city thla morning from I'nlon on business. IU'Jiuns to Portland J. 1,. farter nan returned to Ills homo in Portland niter spending" some time hero on business, Mr. Carter, who is well known hero, visited with Ins son-in-law, Huy mond Alelvennon. lArMtti'tl Home .1 ins lrma I -yiuun is expected home tomorrow from O. A. C. whore she - lias been attending school as a freshman for the pust (ye:r. i I It. tv For Hay John ttiodzkl, afety a (ft-nt for the - o,-v., 'transacted business In l a Grande yesterday, mid visited with friends here. His headqu'ur lei ii are ill Portland- t.ohig to WriMT Mir, Thomas Haines, of Klgiu, left this morning for Weber where .she will visit with her brother. John Stah ley, for an Indefinite time. Pendleton Man Urn K. "Cranston, Pendleton hnsl nesji num and I'ormur secretary of the Pendleton chamber of com merce transacted business und. vis ited wit.h local business, men. here yesterday. ... - ' To Visit luobtciv i Mrs. J. A. MaWhihney. of Ita venna, Nelir., arrived in La Grande la niht and witl visit lierc for an indefinite tim with her daugh ter and- soii-ln-lavi' Mr. and Mrs. A. V. J.ijt(J.en.- ' Unity Son Horn Mr. and Mrs .1. M. Reynolds, of CorvaHis. are llio' parents of an idtfJiC tu ti "(imi b'i-. -Vound baity hiiu Iwni to (Hem yesUPrduy. Mr. U. ynolds is the son of Mr. and Mrs. .1. K. Ib ynolds of .this city and at one tin're made his homo here. Home From Western Oregon Mr. and Mrs. J. 1;. Reynolds and da ujrht it. -Mar.iorie, accompanied by Mrs. Karl Reynolds and child ren, Marciile and Karl Jr., have returned to their homes hero after a trip to WcsHern Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Reynolds and Marjorle virited at Salem and M rs. Karl Reynolds and children visited in Portland. linker Has Severe Storm "H have never seen anything so rpectaeular in the way of electrical storms in Raker." said W. C Fabl er, of Raker, president of the Old Oregon Trail association today. "There was a continual display of brilliant, but dangerous fireworks most of the night, and tho rain came down with terrific force." It is by far the most severe siorm Raker has known in a long time." Mr. ('abler .passed through Lib Grande today on his way to Port land where he will transact busl- STOCK SHOW I IS POSTPONED I TO THURSDAY . (Continued from Page 1) Tony R. Smith reports that thorn still a lew scats left Tor the h-'iKMit t. I e legal ions from Wil li, butt e valley . and MfMon-Freo-vater will lie among the out-of-. lour, gnosis. I'a rat le ill I ; 15 Kaeh dav, beginning tomorrow, a M'oek parade will be held at 1:1a o'-lock. in which the thousands of dollars worth ol" purebred cattle and thoroughbreds will march in crmpany with cowboys, stock show officials, etc. A feature of the parade will bo a four-ox team and a covered wa gon, reminiscent of the pioneer days when oxen were the motive power that brought early settlers lo this part of the slate. ro F STOCK FMHRITFR CcVK, Ore.. June S (Special) Preparations were being made here v v'erday for Hie annual stock i.liow at I nion. Several persons li..i i) who have fancy slock are exhibiting iheir animals. Mis; Carmen Daniel is taking lour hnlsteltm ami Jam- Ihinhd Is exhlMting her purebred plrs. Allen end" I ovd Mills have I hree black anais calves. Virgil Conley is : ' nU ing one black angus. Troy lle.;V:er. bolsleh.s; Ted and Finer moo Ogilvie. guernseys; Cobert und Gertrude Hell, jerseys; Hobby and Ritlv Duncan, jerseys; Doris and Roioihy Clark, jeiijoys; Darnd and Slowlt Wein.-r aml .Klgiu South wit d( belong to the pig club and are showing their slock. There a re also' nta ny exliibtls among t h" tlairymell, poultry rais er;; ami others. con(;ress to i5egln work ix october (Continued from Pago On) iie worked out. -Tin' piobb.'ins bofftre congresH will be entirely domostic ones." bo raid. "I do not loo I; for any urn tor foi-oigo question that will h;,ve to bo dealt with," KeiKitor Jones, roptildlcan, W.iwh-InL-ion, chairman, of tiie senate cninue i'". eoiiimisHion also Miii'l a cbil si h.'dfin was nee-sury after a call ot the wtiito linuse. JIo be lli ved 1 lt- txtra time should be d for considering flood legisla tion but add-d (hat U would only be "wini and courtt-oim to await rot -ommeiidationH of exports before any Jo litinus are starlt-d." $S)00)00 Timber Merger Completed ANC.F.LKX. Juno s fAP) of tho ibtmmoml Lumber v hnv have announced :oii tit a iiii'itor of Paci hv.f.Hf thnbt-r and saw mill of tito Wlntioy company ..r! v.'Ji h f-oftdii 1 lrogon j -j of Un: H.minioad lioidinKN oi I ten Lmb- - 1 LOS ANGELES AQUEDUCT DYNAMITED. 'In a new water war breaking out over use tC -Owens valley water by the citv ttf Los Angeles. 10 un masked men overpowered guards and blasted the steel pipe In -o Nahie valley. Pletures show, upper left, water flowing down the hillside to waste; upper right, portion ot-the ruined 4 50-font section of pipe; below, wreckage at scene of explosion, arrow '(joints, to new guards rushed to the scene, Interests. The merger said to involve $0.- Hiu.(t(to. represents the consolida tion of Hie Whitney mill at Gari baldi. ' 011 Tillamook Ray, Oregon, with five million board feet of un cut timber with approximately oiio billion hoard feet of timber hold ings of t he 1 lammond company. These properties will be a new Hammond subsidiary, the Hum maud Tillamook Lmntier company with headquarters at Garibaldi. FRUIT, EXCEPTING STRAWBERRIES. TO BE BELOW NORMAL (Continued irom Page 1' The t ions X,;,,slL.pj:iur..-!::ijU;iiiiit,x 1 the eastern part ol lit ml It-1 ed eonNub'rpble April damage, and iirodileliun is ported to i-NCeod (P.! tit 7"' It of last year. not . per Milton - Froewater and The Dalles cherry orchards were hard hit by the late .prll frceat . Throughou! Western Oregon the set is gene rally light,, numerous growers reporting only Ht to '.'0 per cent of a not mat prospect. It is doubtful if the. stale crop, on t he whole, illl' average 5 per cent of normal. Straw boi rj. s give proiu'ti" of a record crop. Acreage has boe;i considerably iner used over his' year and yield prospects art- ge, erally favorable. Wit Ii fax . liable u out lu-r for picking during t he next t'rw u tiUll Hhoillrl to 411 n. r i I.ouiinl,. 11 I ! hi.nvv v . tin. Infill i d kiMl yi-i Jirn.lllr- r iiy :r. vv II,, lust nil V ,lll 1 111: I II--M. ItilKJll.l l t i COIlSHl.'i 111, II 1 1 rorl 11.7I In 11 if liml Villi' 1Y 1 ( ' U'H M:i. I. ii. Iiiuilr. Iliinan A BLOND WIG doesn't conci-nl mucli of thf bedu-.y of Billir Dovr, !io, oinc tay, is "the lirclticst ci, t Hcllyvisd." 4 A i" i 'A 1 R F 1 A r f V V -J Ht V v 'tW-ft"c vVf . Fount on the - leaves bt Ht raw berry pianis is caused annually by the "spittle bug" which may bo 1 controlled by applications of any fino : dust powdered air-slaked lime, Btiitnr, wood aehos or even j road (hint (Tcnorously applied. Tho i bug hits various plants by inject- j ing its beak into 11)6 foliage and sucking up tho juices. - j Alfalfa Iji usually ready to cut when iit full bloom, but earlier nutting, may be,' advisable to pro Ret tlm Jieeond clop. .The crowns rptreetuiuiiied .before ; the . crop reaches the blossom stage, and if Hie young shoots, are developing rapidly the crop is, bust cut ro garutefS ot blossom development. In growing young catlle cither j for dairy or market considerable attention is needed In the problem of providing enough ,llnie for snt isiuctory bone growth, (Jiowih and development of the livestock in tlustry in western Oregon are ynht by experiment station specialists i prtdtubty to depentl more on grow 111 of legtnii.es . than 011 any ol her single factor. The leitst expensive im thed of providing , cab-ium is through legumes, which carry large, amounts of available lime." Tin two principal mattem of im portance In tlic summer .period of Oregon bet? culture are manipula tion of wipers during the honey flow, ami either maintaining tho ifiieens or re'iucening for the coin ing year. Preparation for tint main honey flow Season are best made by n pairing and refilling the supers before the main flow begins. . - Logged off lands of western Ore gon ar even butt or suited lo sheep than to catlle. allhonii much may be said on both sides of the ques tion. The vegetation is said by tho experiment station a tit horitieH to be well stilted either to sheep or to cattle. Pure grass such as or chards grass, rye grass, timothy or blue grass Is bettor for cattle, while clover is belter for ahcep. Oregon may fairly be said to bo d'enlimd lo become a. factor In the walnut Industry of the FulL-d St at os provided required condit ions arc properly met. The prohb-mn here' are dlsl Inef from those of other slate.i, the first being, do inamls for deep, fertile and well drained soils. New Face Powder, All the Rage A new Trench Proce.s Face Powder I that rprpira'lo h.rdly nffect. will not lec an ugly shine come through; .t.ys on a long time; fine and pure; male the fores invi.ible; took llVe renlftit'ul, natural .kin; jjwm a olr. veivciy complexion. Get this new. wonderful' fata powder called MLLLO-GLO. OL.lvs MiCi.Si, Iiil. Farmer: i Pointers j IN WATER WAR 4 r. Earl Carroll Is New Prisoner In Government Pen ATLANTA, Ga.. Julie 8. (Al) - ' Rail Carroll. 'Now Y,,.lt t h..n I producer, entered the federal pent-j tentlary here today and becumo prisoner J 4,901. t Nearly two months afler ho be-! gan his journey from New York ! to enter the prison, he began sorv ( ing his sentence of a year and a ' day, imposed on conviction or per-1 jury In connection with his "bath tub" party. Carroll suffered a eolltipMe April, Rt. --while em Touto rind was removed trom the train at Greenville, R, C. and placed in a -hospital there. Patterson To Let John Hulchek Hang WAI.K.M. Ori' Juni. 8 (AIM (lim-rntir Patternon wilil loilny Mutt In. will not Inti.rl'i.p! with till' f. nilliili u( John llnli'lirk, of I'orl liiml, who is uiiiIit Hi.iti.nc.(. to hu liiiliK.'il nt Ihi. .slim, pi'iilli'iilliiry l-'rlilny nnirnliiK I'nr thu lllilrdi-r of Ills wllr, Kliznlii.tli llnlchi-li. Two Hi, i iutly liiMilnt..il .imiiii-nili--jilons jmssi-ij on llnlrliiik'H iniin liil rnnilltlon: durlni: li. limn of hln trliil In I'orlhiml hi uus t-x-aiiilni.il l.y Dr. H. K. J tim-lti 1. .1, Al-li-n (lllhiM't. una Willtnni iloiiMii und wjih lirollolinccd HIllH", STAR TODAY Only A TRULY GREAT SCREEN' ROMANCE with REN EE ADOREE CONRAD NAG EL A romantic drama of the France of ten years ago. And For Fun fy 4wr r-wer r CATALINA I COME Starling THIRKDAY KEN MAYNAUU In "THF LAND BEYOND LAW" HERE If?-;, i W.. TJ I Picking Of Jury In De Autremont Case Is Dragging FOFItT IIOl'HK, Jacksonville. Ore, Juno H AP). Tho tedious task of securing a, jury In the re trial of Hugh Do Autremont, clmrgnd with tho murder of Charles O, (Coyle) Johnson during the progress of the Siskiyou tun nel holdup Oct. II, . Hi-3, pro ceeded slowly this morning, ve niremen called to t he box re vealing strong prejudices against tlic infliction of tho death penalty upon circumstantial evidence, or having fixed opinions 011 the guilt of tho defendant. The court at noon ordered the drawing of another list of ri ve niremen, making a total of "4f veniremen who have been drawn In three days. I tins against tho infliction of the death penalty upon circumstantial evidence, and fixed opinions constitute the prin cipal grounds for disqualification. Clifford Brown Drowns in Alaska SAI.U.M. Ore, Juno 8 Al'). rilfforil nrown, wool (loalt-r unil niillnnitl comniilttM.imut . for ' thti Atnoilcim lclon fi-om Oivicon, W118 aci'ldt'ntnlly tli'owned loilny - Mil. v; H, KNIGHT 1 M UI.Mtt, Ore., June R (Special) Mrs. W. D. Knight, who passed away recently, at her home on Cricket Flat, had - been In HI hen It h for several months. Fun eral services were held at the Church of Christ, the I lev. Charles A. Shis officiating. Interment was mailt! ul the Flgin cemetery. j Mrs, XV. IJ. Knight, whose maid en name was Mary Ann Smith, ! was, born Aug. JX, 1864 In tho state of Wisconsin. At the age of 14 years sho moved with her par ents to Missouri und was married to W. R. Knight Sept. S. 1N7.i, after which they came in Grande Rondo valley. A year Inter Ihey settled eight tulles east of Might, which wis her home until death, To this union was born four children, all of whom, with her wtdowe 1 husband, survive her: M rs. ' Lucy Allen und M i'H. Lin ma Fisher, of lmbler, und Hoy and Jesse Knight, of Flgin. She also leaves three grandchildren, Oscar Knight. Verna Knight and Jesse i l-'lsher; a sister, two brothers und three half sisters. For " years Mrs. Knight was a' mom her of t lie Christian church. ' . 1 I Ohifiinrv I I -" J R C ADE STARTING THURSDAY ismopolitan Production YOU'LL love Mar A ion Davics as Tina the little Dutch slav ey in this uproarious film romance. You'll thrill at her es capades roar at the iuirth(uakc that sur rounds her and re joice when her mad, unladylike pursuit of love is successful at last. . a axcfjol(uincx picture . iaU M m.i. i it nmmiiiiiinii im m m i hum Last Time Tonight SYD CHAPLIN. In "THE BETTER 'OLE" stor t . V.Vr! V i in thi war 1101 AUnnm score Jlo. IS La U-aiido, ore. Women's Arrowhead Silk Hose $1.00 All silk to top semi chiffon, with ravel stops. High spliced service heel and dou ble soles. Ten new spring colors. , Sizes 81- to 10. while on a trip to Alaska, accord-, lag to a telegram received . from, Mrs. Drown. Retails were notf given In the tolegrum, which stat ed that ho hud been accidentally drowned and that the body: hmf not been : recovered. Drown -was( known throughout the state foiH his activity in Ainnrtcun- Kott tiff aim and un a hop und 'tcoo buyer. ' The Drowns were on- h. tour with friends from thu'eaat. , Win. rciin--5 'nls--A G001I CIkhpJ We Buy for Less We Sell for Less MEN'S OXFORDS Tan ami lllnck Ov Tort is in Hals mid Hlucher, nickel ojelets ami newest pntieriis well wiles and rubber licvb-i, $3.45-$3.95-$4.45 O Heavy, Work ! v Shoes Nollil nll-li al lu r mitl nixM win Inj;- .'..'J : $1.98 . Comblmitloii soles rubber Imels, mocrnsiri toes- , 'i , $2.G9 W Destroyers of High PrSssfe? with OWEN MOORE LOUISE FAZENDA GEORGE SIEGMAN KARL DANE Directed by William Goodrich PATHE NEWS with pictures of Lindbergh. Gwyn Grey playing' "Lucky Lindy."