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Monthly, August 1, V.Y'l. Page Four LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER 5a(6rauhc Jiimxhxjx (Bbscrfrcr (Incorporated) Ao Independent Newspaper FRANK B. APPLEBY Editor nd Publiithar HARVET F. MATTHEWS . Buwineu Uanager Published evenlrya, except Sunday, at 1414 Adarna Avenue, La Orande, Oregon. The Obsrver-Htar punllHhed every Friday. Entered at the Poatoffice at La Grande, Oregon, as Second CIihi Mall Matter under act of March 2, 1179. OFFICIAL PAPER OK UNION COUNTY AND TUB CITY OF LA GHANDB MEMBER. ASSOCIATED PRESS The Awtoclated I'rotw la exclusively entitled to ue for publica tion of all news dispatches credited to It or nut otherwise credited If published therein. All rlKhu of republication of special dis patches In this paper, and also the local news herein also are reserved. SUBSCRIPTION RATES II y CarrlM Dally, per month In advance... Dally, per tlx months In advance Dally, single copy . . Br Mall Dally, per month In advance. . Dally, per Xx months In advance.-..-.. Dally, per year In advance . , Weekly Observer-Star, per year . ...$. 50 ..60 12.60 . $6.00 $2.00 ADVERTISING RATES Display, foreign, per column Inch.- Display, local, per column Inch Time contract prices on application. ,.42o 4Qo STRENGTH AND WISDOM: Willi in It; ti-imth and wis Uom: the tleveiifd and the deceiver are his." Jul 1J.16. TWELVE HURT IN ! Aged Woman May STAGE ACCIDENT Auto Bus Driver Disap pears After Wreck Near Yoncalla Sunday Not Make Hike To This State Walter Johnson ! HOT SPELL WILL ! 2o Years in Show, CONTINUE AWHILE HOSEBCHG. Auk. 1. AP) In- WASIMNGTON, Aujr. 1 (.VP) When the sun wis thin 'rnii)if. Walter Johnson will huv round' 1 out a iifth of a century us u ma jor Ii-jruc pitcher and he bui served only one Club, the Wash ington Senators. ' Twenty years atro tomorrow thij "old inut-r" ail the fans rail hlin.j to-d the mound for his firataia.t !' 1 1 1T1.A NO. Or.'., Auk. 1 (AT) i In the biff show, lie pitched aev-; Very ttltjrht relief from a ho' , Forest Fire "Warnings ' Broadcast Daily Mal heur Woods Ablaze MEDKOUD. Ore.. Auir. 1 (AP) .Mrs. l-'annie Ktreator, of Uelfort. 'u.. uxed Hi years who nix weeks uno started to walk to the home of her diiURtHer, Mrs. Wyde Keene of iuriex to 12 nei-KUMM reHulied from unu reacni-u (;ni- Ihe wreck of a hettle-Is Antics JlUto.nobilil- 1 .till n innfmts ug.iln: Detroit and ws: spell is to he expected lo.h.y und auto bun near Ymicullii early Sun- ' of uu 1 J ' ' ri,lllV1,d IM th. eighth hv .on, tomorrow.- Kceor.ll.,r to the we;,- u.iy morning. i, , " The l,us wan driven l,y Curl '" r ""'. ""' not apt to nro- , ....... ..... t. . . : eoed farther weHtward. ,,Z, I ";,- . Mm K ,c i,d .1,1, morn.,,, T,,r. talk lK CUt I.V flViMB It..., -d hrulM-.l ' '' " Ie'":r ""!" " " " . -".., IO -aU,-,S when ihev uere ,hr,, vi.dentlv """ loni.mci win, a light jou. I -k n ..u..,... and ,01Jri,, continue lo !. dmly DAYTIME FROCKS Voile, Dimity, Gingham New styles ---y"eW I)attcrn.s ' ' N.K.West&Co. Inc. La Grande's Leading Store for Over 25 Years Tom Hughe with the score 3 to l,ther bin u. Humidity thin mm n acjiinst him. uiu r he hud Riven in was .7"j und ys running ulout Mm Keene said this morntntr 'i,'ra ' 'ith. Itroit sub.-; I" points lower than the InHiiidity that Khe did not expect her mother l"-ntly won, 3 Id 1. Sunday. to vihiI li er as her lust letter said iomorro j"imwn in mn-im-- Korest flr she wus contented with a liffht job. ! liters aff.iin. it win te Jonnso:i from their wats as the ear went off the road. The can he -f the accident eouid not be determined, according lu Hbue Tiarfie Officer 11. It. Thur ber, wlm made an investlKutlon. as the driver diH.-iM'e.u ed befoi e he emlil be ((ueMiuned. The wreck happeticd at l.L'M a. m. while the I turt.se ii Kern were aslcei, the bus leiivim; the hif:huaya leapiii; the draitiau'e ditch beside the ro.nl and (lahhliiK into the hih bank on left hind ide of Hie highway. As th left hide itf the vehicle !-htl aloiiK the bank the windows were broken out and the interior Vas In one of the Chicago suburbs. An day" and the hdrler instead of l rtort Is bcln ff made to induce th aed lady to return to her Virginia, home. Mrs. Streator has "walked" aerohs the country three times in intr u raw lecruit luoliintr hope-' fully into the future w ill jja.ie baekuurd ovef- n career hulffiuei with uehie cnicnts that have made1 him an Idol not only in the capi-; the last 11 years, twice to this ! ial and in other major league stati-. and once to washlnKlon stiit". Tins Eprinff she started on . h-r fourth trans-tontiiirntal hike, i Kivinff as her reason: "I want to we my grandchildren." She reach- ' ed OiicHRo. where she announced j jher dsHnation witti the comment. "I would rather travel than stay home." I The aged lady left Jacksonville ! last January by train for Virginia I " cit ies but on every sand Jot whe.e baseball Is played. Mrs. Harry Lauder features of the weather fonco-t iHriUed. Nineteen Kiillili forest fires stup ed in a, lightning storm Haiunlay night tnd Sunday in a ml ncr Mount Maker nationul forest have been reported to forest headifu.i ters here. Crews ari; working on all of them. Malheur national forest in Ka.si em Oregon has had 14 fiies ,-o "-! rps ri ,.,, filr this season, ail but six otttuni, VUttCU A J iit'ltftli c.tl :aused by lightning. STAGES LEAVE FROM LaGRANDE DEPOT Travel i:i tur Modem Chair-Cur Stages! Sir Hurry Laiuler, who Ii.in liht-l I'lltl-; r.Ml-:it CONTItnl. rillfd mill hriikri, k!uk. ilirt ali.lliin, i,, i,,,,,. ukiiIii ulnrtid for tins I ,he ':"'IB "' liunuit-Us i IMIItTI.ANlJ, On.. .Vilff. I ( A I') l...uldi-is, the iclii-t ilrivrr. ft. ! - J va J I , -. 1 1 hi.uKiiirls I hruuu Iimiii Uic I.nKlishj .-ri' hii-li Satunlay Dili-., n.-.l S. IU..1.1. who w iiI.(i. Ikmiik i"l-' IfiieiikiiiK wm-Iil lv lil levi-r ilicl-' tht- watiTshed ol tliv Hull Hun i'- liliisl hllriKl undpr tllR cli lu iw. j li rl. B. n prosl nili il Willi Brii f to- j s. r today w an narklinir liair- Kinlil of Hip Injured " .i l l d.,y over I he Midd.Mi loss of his !- ,. :n l.-dly llirougl, cliarn-d undi r- l.ri.uthl lo the lornl lin.pll.il and JiCll iflfSC 10 Let I voled w ifc and i i.naiit t pinpaiiion : us, iinl ils thoi oiiRhly und. r i.no taken to YT,-ull.t. Th...-.. n 1 C T 1 ! for 37 yea rs. There were even re- j ,.ont , t.rouvht I" HosehiiiK were Mr. audi Ul'Uer dCOfe 1 lieHl1 pons that lie has resolved never to; ( a.lt!(1 ,,,, - , , .,,,..v Mrs li.hn I'lttlnit unil iI.mil.Ii! er i I appear on Ihe slaiie aKaitl. hut lie ' . .virs. ji.nn i iniou ami ii.iiii.iiui i i , ,, . . . H'e l-onsl ruction ciuup of t he lii'.ir lliuli. of llarli.ir City. C.il.; Mrs. ,., , ., did not make a puhlle slalemciu. ,,'i." ' ' , '' ..... "' ""fc- ' i land was so crushed Willi m'lef that ... , ,. . , Warnlnc.lhat If I hey '.-r re..,, ls not lk,ly h WM lllk fur ,,. '' Wmd Innm-d it from II. Ihe I'mpqua nallou.il 1 ,,,,, fr mme ,me. ; i.rusn lulu lh.1 trees. for.-st us K'Mlatteis they would n -j jPs than a fortnight Leave L;i ('.ntlide Inr Wallowa Lake La Grande for Kaker, J.oise La Orande i'oj- Baker only La (iranue lor I'enuleloii 9:00a.m 4:00 p.m. 12:25 p.m. 9:25 a.m. 7:!i()p.m. Il:(i0a.m. 8:0p.m. auo Iidy ; nursini: home in ' 1 We supixi.se itV our naturally mean disposition that makes u.s hope the people who said this was to he a 'without a summer" are spending these days in some of the .country's warmer cities. I ' Jap Jumps 30 Feet j lo uridge and Dies ctoiily towards; J , , - ..it- ('- "rilleniien, 7;il7 laritni ! The man who is n annmc to come here from Lmrland in a i .... A,.ei..s r .i i m,. ,. S'small boat driven by foot pedals may he a pioneer, all right, ' T- Murray ami two I'll-! J",','.",'1 ihut we (iiiestion whether he'll have many followers. i W ashinutoii St I.ie Aiiuclpx 1! 1 hcbl for contempt of eouit faile I i.,uider went to hlellerson. I.-.J: I'..cif,c avenue. I1" ,a,J", K- ,,st "ml 'm'rv i i lastow . for : rnf Tacom... was laken t.. Vn. .,11., All ! ""vili- tovernm. nt officers rcpoi I-; she l.re the ..f (e had nils as a lesnll of I.e."" ,0""- A',or ",,n auM..-J o . pr,J(:, esslUK satlsf int.- hit l.v flvlns Klass. and w ere! J"n'" -'" ln, y for' v' r ! recovery. w hen early yeMerday "Veal' al.. hruised , utile severaly. M rs. ! harIt',i fro" siuatter rlKhtR. they j niorniiiu her heart failed i:nd she! liordon lil.'llll.lld. 12i;7 Norlll llaz- : " " i..... u.,.;uiru. on m) 1,1 me oeusuie ; AI.IIAXV, Ore.. Auk. 1 (Al') I wild street. I.os Anncles; l.ouls i JSatur.lay afternoon was dcllehtrd ' Aller defvintr for inanv hours i rilii. kman. 1'uit Anfelus, Wash., and i i'terd:iy they were -rved will, to find her cheerful and celllnit . efforls lo com h lownfrom' i.lohn lim ns. :"JLM Klin slreet. Jii;l'l,n ' I'epuly V. S. ..Mar- ! strone. The same cvenim." he re- : ,. ,,, of ,he Allmnv l.riil.-e. Y. ; j .Anueles also receiied iniiiur in- Is""1 I-nren ocliran. clung I nem .o reived a message al Ills home. I,,u-. Tazawaw. Japanese lowr leaped Political gossip in the Orej-on Voter last week insinuated J-- ies. "i"".ar '" "'1"r;'1 ; ,",,ll,l,,lr ln '""" ''"' w ! ht..i (w. -., u-.-t t . fluorine ! . ft " " tu ...... ..i:.....ln snow ei.OKe whv Ihev should HOI ii doiii miUoolidlv. Tims tlie1..-. ,... . E. Bl'odic, Of Oregon City, might become a candidate tll information Klven the sl.t'e iraf-' found pullly of contempt oi,terrihle news was sympathetically I had been employed by the i'or-1 OlPtron would be luckv if such a ric officer, was lefl l.. tuard the court. broken lo him y-his friend, theallis l.ocKine company, at .telle (Conncclioi.. ut J'cndleton for Wallu Walla and I'asco) Leave La Grande For Portland at 11:00 a.m. Fare $9.50, Round trin 16,0U that E. I..,- n.n.ni'nn,. n.tvt- tittit ...,.. . , . bus while ihe Injured people were! "oth men live bi low i resceni i Itev. John hullo,,. Sunday morn-j fountain!'. He took up his perilous tiling happened and, incidentally, he Would be a hard man tO removed to Koseburi: and Yoncalla ' Lake. No setlllns is permuted by. Inc. came with Ihe force of an over-1 perch shoitly before noon Sutur- l.n:it llo U Wium n inlniirprl mill liknrl hv ins, nlwillt pvorv for medical treatment, but disao-Uhe eoverninent on Ihe reserve. w lieliilinB blow. I day He is known, admired, and liked by just alntut every f"r me,ii,-.,i treaimein. i.m ,!,,,. newspaper man in every coiner of the state and he's got a cued. big acnuainUii.ee outside of the newspaper fraternity. Per-i haps his years as United States minister to Siam are re sponsible for this political ambition, if such he has. IMany Bargains Listed on Want Ad Page If the coin crop in the middle west were as abundant as the wheat crop out in this direction, Calvin Coolidge could just about win the republican nomination for president again by default.' Nothing aids indifference to politics and candi dates (uile so much as prosperity. Selects Board To Make Report On Owyhee Dam WASHINGTON. Ajic. 1 (AD A board of ronmiltlnt: engineers I. nil I i i. iiiiniFit.,1 l.v )... Not that agriculture is depurtment io (onm-l' T und report overly' prosperous, but there'll le less discontent this fall "' ''"-- foMr,,ciin . J ., 1 of the tiwyhee ham in (ireKoll. wherever the farm crops and farm prices are better. The the n.a,iwou,i ,iam in i.i.ho nd 'jrovernment usually has nothiiiR at all to do with hard times """".""r tZ,"u',o:. i. r. but trets the' blame for it just the same. Neither has it n.nry. of Portland, m-e.. and w. much to do with Kood times but the administration manaRcs 'J; t;',;.;i1,7tU';;,"V,,r,.nU,wlii to claim all credit for prosperity and get by with it most of ron.nimte the i.oani. wm, th.-iu the lin'ie liecausc voters are too busy or too satisfied or both )','. d'aii'Ti't'l s'i'ii'e foiio'iliiiir' " when the time for exercising franchise comes around. Few At nny!,,,.. a. iiam.s. , .n. jieople, ainonji the politically intelligent, are enthusiastic i ' '.V. ' n.'w .'tt LVi V.'iiii'i'.'n.i.'iiT oV'tTi'.' t.boul Coolidge, but they are in the mood to follow the line '" pmed at ;ibs,.n. i;..,-x.. , , . . ., c t.ii-i . i-rr i . , . , I . S.,lllord. sup. rilll- ll-l. Ill or (he of least resistance thus far. W hat-difference-does-it-make sun i;iv. r pi,.i. . i and iiaiph i..m is the prevalent attitude. That's good for the politicians but '' ,,l""l",n ciikui-r. ...., , ! ""' '" of the Owvl dam eventually hard on the country. t w 1,1,1, w,u i, ti,.- r.c,.i t,. ,ui, ; " ! (it ((. th hoard "ill toiifiir t --mmmmmmmm. jhtltll N tt e.H J It d COll St I Ul'l toll '.I 't it i I S. ) lr. W;tlT' ll II. Sinifh, ttt nlni;ist 'of Knell''. hKo 11 jtp- Up poiiit'd as .1 iMM'iltlni, C'tiioKivt iiiluw its to sp'eial K'tilntreMt olid It ion1 ut 1 hi' duyli," dam. ( 01 KT ( kitici.es conn- All Ohio court of appeal, passing on a case caniet from the lower court, took occasion to criticise the trial judge in a way that may have pretty general application in this country. "This was a simple robbery case," says tile apprdalo court. "There were no intricate or difficult ipicstions involved. The issues should have been tried and the case disposed of in a (lay or two. The trial was commenced on the 2'Jnd day of May, 11)25, and was not ended until the 4th day of June. The record contains !KiS pages of printed matter. The frequency '' r' with which these large lecmds in very simple cases have re icntly come to this court, filled to a great extent with ir- lim mi 1 , 11 Marketing Leaders To Meet In Salem ! IK' l-i 'I. A Mi. i.inat interest of justice and not such a waste of lime. .. Ali-. 1 (Al'l In. "I I ni: of I 11 e . an. I business 11 TtHlis lav in l:o. I.Hiar. il coll et In iik. lluu ba lers lutei -. 0: 1; , ni.iiii: mowers will h, I.I leu,,., row In S..I.11,. Anion, tins., who will all. lid .,, ..... IV. Ml lelevant colloquy between the court and counsel, makes it m.,hs 01 , i,.- , t. im,, ,1, pamneut. necessary that something should be said so that the practice Ari.,,n,..i "'s-. " 1 mail,., nuisl.r .M,,lr J 1', may be avoided in the future. If prolonged trials were in the Manas, r it. n kipp r n,.. iaru, i energy and !.bV,rm Vi'. . money, we would lie willing to overlook the matter, lo re quirc several days or two weeks to dispose of a simple case does not ait! in the administration of criminal law." It wastes the time of the trial court and the time of the higher courts. It wastes the public, money which Keeps the courts running. It wastes the lesources of the prisoners, and takes so much more out of (heir lives, Il discredits the courts in the eyes of the public. The more courts we can have where Mierfhlnus legal manipulations are discouraged and direct justice sHeded up, the neater we will be to law ob servance and fair living. I: 11. Hi ul-lH of Ihe C II" r.i , i, 111 1 , 1 1 1 I ' IM 1 ' ,-,;, !.! and S Mill, r iv the llll... of Hill". o-l Mill l. ma and I'li.ili lar K. n i K.inizat im ... to foil -it . i t . .1 ;., i: ., -tc m.' Judge To Hear Two Late Today i ...h I M . !. .1 l.in.1 i.f 1.1, b.-l II ol LADIES' SILK DKICSSKS $9.98 Only Three Left in Slock One $1:5.5(1 Silk Dress, size W One $l(i!)5 Silk Dress, si.e :: One $1C-.:I5 Silk Dre,;;, si.e :!S TAKK Y0UK CH0ICK FDK ?.JS NORTON'S KIDDY SHOP Letter iMcichandise- Lower IViecs .lui-. . i.,i , i :.i i m i;,. l n in.ii u. li N i :w e.i ;i; V'l.il.' , v. A 'ik- 1 111' ,..!, Id I', 1 I .. I I I I-,. 0 l .l. r !,u . I i III.- le,s I' .1,1 I 1 im. IHi.ll.-.. condition u ll.,vd he i is .ti!! in a , mi. a! lay. aUIHMiit'i il 1 br ill 1'VI.VVIT. mm kw mm ww.i.. g2 YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO OUR Kim Y"5 T W i ogo esn AN N-UAL tlecinc OOS6 COOKING THE RANGE WITH THE CLOCK Bt'TT'Tj COME AND BRING YOUR FRIENDS Arcade Theatre 3 Days .Tuesday 2-1 p. in. Wednesday 2-4 p. m. ' Imrsday 1 0-11 :.'J0 a.m. COOL-COMFOItTABLE SEATS GOOD PROGRAM Eastern Oregon Light & Power Company Cook by Electricity 1 frfeff 2
