La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 05, 1927, CITY EDITION, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextFriday, August 5, l!)27. TiA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Page. Five Local News In Brief JlHfS I'Of Colorado Mi'H, A. H. HinKMon and family left this morn t tin fur Colorado where, she will upend nome lime. COStlXQ EVENTS October (definite date not decldeU on) Oregon 1'nreut IVaclier awR'iatluu convention litre. ya Man lien i". I Met'oy. of Nyssn, On., ; won a business visitor hero ys-i.nlny. jioiM family ller Mr. and M i'H. Alfred Johnson and family, of lioise, visited here, yesterday. Merc From fVivi Karl Htucklnnd was In the city J from t ove toiluy. IU'kIiim Work at irnd Hoitdc . Clark Webb Iickuh work thla week lit thi tirnnde Itonde gro cery company. Motion lay Today Jurie J. W. Knovvlcs Is hohlinft motion day to.l.iy in the circuit court here. Leaves 1'or Portland .Mli-s Kva rarhlno left lam niKht for Cortland where he will spend several weeks visiting. At Jc4'ph .MiKM iorothy Kherhard la Visit ing relative day.s. al Joseph for a few 101! TtimuKlt .Mr. and Mrs. Kohert Hums, of Malpu, Wash., jwnsed IhrotiKb la t'rauih- ibis morning on their way 10 Hall Luke. City. Sale Lake Couple licit' Dr. and .Mr. C Wilcox nnd r1:HiKhtf Mnry. or Sail Lake City, jliristere at the Koh y hotel yest.-r- Sly. Athnher Yesterday A. T. Hill, president of the clly of l.u tJrande and owner of Hill's epartnunt si on In i e, spent -s-teray in linker on business. Shopping Here ' Airs. 1 lave Owhorn. of Tmhler, visited and shopped in J .a (inutile . yesU'itiay. j Itdum Home I Mis. L. Knnpper returned to her ' home itt Joseph today alter visit- big here, for a few days with her ; daughter, Mrs. C. It. Kherhnrd. Hate Unity iM M r. a ml M r. McKlin. of 712 Pith Htreet are the parents of a. H.-ven-pouniT baby girl horn to them toiluy. Salt Ijikc Couple Hen Mr. ami Mrs. .luhtt W. Christy, of Salt Lake city, slopped in this city yesterday on t heir way to Portland where they will visit. They were guests at the Somiin-I'. Oh acutkm Miss l.eona Wahhoff is taking ' In r vacation this week from t he j J. 1. I'enney company where she j is employed. ' Itei-owriiig I'rom Opcral ton Miss Adeline M.iller is recovering from an appendix operation which she umleru ent Sunday at the hospital. Append! v operation lliiierson (tea vis, is recoveries from an appendiv operation. Mr. Itejivls is employed at te Mount Kiiiily 1. 11 111 her company. Ilcrt' 011 Miitiiics'4 Waller i 'rist. of Unlsc, dlsl rlct maitaKer lor the t'uderwoj.l Type writer company, ts in l.a Ciraiule lookiiif? at'ier luisfness and vtmtintj with friends this week. On Vacation Mr. and Mrs. (ienrf Kennedy left Wednesday for fori land where they will spend Several days visit Iuk with relatives. Mrs. Kennedy will meet a sister in forlland. Tiny made the trip hy cat. Van Duzer Will Succeed Duby As Board Chairman SAUOM, Ore.. Auk. B. (Al1) ( K. (iaics, of Medfold, and Ho It er I Sawyer, of Iteiid, inemhers of the tate hits liway tomniis.slon. have agreed 10 elect Henry It. Van Duxer. of fortlaad, the third and sent.ir memher nf Hie commission, jis chairinaii. Tile election will take place at the next ineelliiK of the commission which will tie held in 1'orilnml August )ia. The iiKfee ineni on Van Duzer wa announced hy the slate highway depart mem Hahiy. Van Duzer tins heen u inemlter of the commission since April, lit ill, when he was appointed hy -former (iovernor fierce. As eh.iir nian he will succeed William Duhy of HaUer, whose recent resignation leil to the appointment of Sawyer hy Oovernor fatler-Jon. I Oates is also a fatlerson ap-' pidntee. TENNIS TOURNEY TO END SUNDAY (Continueti from Pa?e I) that unother teiun w itt outer to day. Yti teams so fur ar: Mr. a nd M in. 1'red l-'o.x, 1 ' nion : M a r jorie Thoma und Hoidiy Mtit r. Pendleton: Virginia Hradhut n a ad Walter Hall, fendteton; Jeana Jieli All! St. A. Unyrr. Pendleton: fiallantyne and HaMautynu; Iteno -Addick aii'l Itallantyne, Itend. and Kuniee Martinis and Jack Aiuai:t. Walla Walla. There has only hen two a tries for the women's doubles SO far. and these arc not likely 10 ie piayeil unless more come in be fore Monday, AllSTItACV MI X MFI.T KI'OKNK, Ore., Ann. fi (AP) Mor th&n 40 abstract Jiien of the idute are in ession here, nt tht annual convuetion of the OrcKon Title association. It tn the largest osuviitio of Its kind ever held Vn Oregon, The h 1st 01 y of the association and its aim for the future were trucw today in the annual address of fresldcnt Waller M. Daly of Portland. The loilow ing com mittees were named this inoruiuK. to rvport (his aftrtiiHn : auiittuK committee, M. H. Stephen sum Hiltshoro; W. I Harris. Itoseburtc: A. A. Itardelt, Hums; noiuinatinp: It. S. Dart. Mend; It. D. Mct'lellan, ICulerprUse; .lohn 1.. li'lllard, Ku-Kejie. FOREST FIRE 1 PERIL GROWS IN .NORTHWEST! (Conttnued from Page V. IiiW Visit Hen After visit ini? for about twfj veeks with Maravene Kiddle, Myrtle Allison left this morning for her home in Port land. Miss Maravene is the dauKlit'-r of Mr. ai id Mrs. Clyde Kiddle. Ontario Clerk Here D. Davis, of Ontario, spent yesterday here on his way to Wal lowa lake when- lie will enjoy n. week's vacation. Mr. Davis is ' clerk at the Morrow hotel in On lartn. Me stopped at the Summer vhile in l.a Oiande. In Portland- Mrs. (leorse Kenney .left yes terday for Portland, where she will : visit her sister, who is on her way . from San Krancisco. ('al.. to De troit. Mich., for a visit. Mrs. Ken iu y. who is employed as saleswo man In HHIs Department sWre here, plans to return home the first of next week. liahy Hoy Horn Mr. and Mrs. 11. P. Stone are (he proud parents of an eight and one half pound baby son born to them yesterday. To Visit at Mnutpelier Mi.ss draco l;yan left this morn ing for Monlpelier, Idaho, where she will visit for about a week. Miss Kyan made her home. In Monlpelier before her family moved to t his city. I'lnetl Tor Speeding M. 'ouper,'of Caldwell. "Ida., was ; fined 1 1 a and cosis on a charge I of speddlng by Judge Hugh lU 1 Hrady In the justice court thin morning. I Homo From Portland Hoy It. t'urrey. owner of the Pur re y Press, returned home 'jttijs morning from Port land where he spent several days. Mrs. Carrey, who has been In Portland for about two weeks, will return in a few days. Attended Meefllir K. K. liingo. attorney of this city, attended a meeting of the Masonic lodge at Wallowa last evening, when third degree work was exemplified. Condition Vnohniigctl , C. A. Walz. father of the Tier. 3. Oeorge W'alz. is reported to he about the same today. He suf fered a stroke of paralysis about a week ago and so far has been unable to regain his strength. Up was able 10 1m- removed from, the Grande Honde hospital to the Walz home the first of this week, how .ever. lrt-ave Tor Texas Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Kceiu y and Dr. and Mrs. II. liiley will leave this evening for Port Worth. Tex., where Mr. Keeney and .Dr. Kiley will attend the national D. O. K. K. convention as delegates from the local lodge. They will be gone nbout three weeks. Dr. and Mrs. Ulley plan to slop at Santa Mon ica. Cab. on their return trip for a family reunion. Here Prom Scuttle Dr. D. H. Huckman arrived In l.a Orande t Ills morning from K.-nllle Wash.. for a few dnVH visit. Dr. Huckman formerly prac- j Heed dentistry in this city, but has; been making his home at Seattle for some time. He made the trip j to la Orande by auto. I To Vi-dt lielatHes lien- Mrs. Kdgar Marvin arrived in l.a Orande this morning from Spo kane where she has been visiting. Mrs. Marvin planned to spend the day here with her Mister. Mrs. Aid en Parsons and her brother, H. O. liugcn. before returning to her home at i.ostine. , VMtlnv Hero Miss Sally Siegrist has as her guests her friends, Wilina and Kvelyn Mays, aughters of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Mays, of Portland. The Mays family made their home here until about two years ago. Miss Sally Is the daughter of Mr. and Mis. Adolph Siegrist. llrivliig to Main Mr. and Mrs. l-'red Spaeth Sr., and Mrs. Kred Spaeth Jr., and daughters left early this morning for Idaho where they spend several weeks visiting. Little Miss Madeline Spaeth, a daughter of Mrs. Spaeth Jr., who 1ms been vis iting in Idaho for the past month w ill return home w it h them. Homo (o KntorprtM- Miss Frauds Cherry paswd through here this morning on her way home to Knterprlse where she will visit with her parents for about a mouth before returning to school at the I'niverslty of Ore gon. She has been spending I ho past two months at Marshfield, ' Ilm-k Prom Npokniio Mrs. c. V. Joslin and son and . her nephew, J. c. Joslin. have re turned from Spokane where they accompanied the body of John Mc Keiizie, who was killed Sunday morning when the truck In which lie was riding alone ran off the grade. They will spend n day or ; so here before goins to Wallowa W here they will join r. .imih. who Is connected witll l:ie .losun McAllister Construction company. Hmvo All Way West Driving a car from the Aitnntlr to the Pacific roast i an unusual feat for a man 71 years f age. bp- P. I.. Terhune. of Hound It rook. N. J- lacke.l only about lion miles of having accomplished lhai when he set out this morning ' "!ii l.a. Orande for Seaside. Mrs. 'llrhiine is with her husband and j both declare that they are having ' "the time of Iheir lives." They plan lo go from Seaside to Calif ' orltia. l-ft I'or Portland City Manager W. P. Crews left yesterday for Portland where he will be for several ays. He inado the trip by auto and will he ac companied home by Mrs. Crews, who has been visiting in Portlund for some time. He was accom panied by Mrs. V. A. ltlalr, who will visit her parents there for sotno time. Return Home Mrs. L. Knapper and grand daughters. Irene and l-'rancis Shaup). of Joseph left this morn ing by car for Joseph after spend ing the week visiting at the P. It. Khorhard home. Miss Dorol hy Kberhurd, Mrs. Knapper's grand daughter, accompanied them home. !.. A. SCHRAMM ! ELECTED NEW ! j BANK CHIEF: j (Continued from Page 1) said that Schramm had more en-: dorsemeuts from banking men than any other candidate for the ' office of superintendent and that ( most of those who endorsed other cilndidales expressed a second j choice for Schramm, ! Schramm is a son of Mr. and j Mis. C. (i. Schramm. Sah-iu. lie j w as born In Minnesota :' yeai s ago and came to Oregon with irs parents when he was 4 years obi., for a lime t he family lived nea' Albany, then came to Sab-nt. : j The election of Schramm toda.j j notwithstanding the frequent men-j j Hon of his name- in connect i. a ( w it h the pending appoint men;. : came as somewhat of a surpiise. He had been the f'hsi guess until yesterday afternoon w hen it began to be noised around that the choh. would fall on C. A. Iteynolds, of t Silverton, who had not been mett jthuied. It is said he was not it 11 j applicant, but had been prevailed I upon to accept the place should it . be offered him. The board did not expect to elect today, but suddenly got to gether just before making a trio to the slate training school and with little difficulty decided on Schramm. , j I Oreensnnd is Aver:cr.:t largest land most favorable potash re source so far discovered. In the greensand deposit of New Jersey alone there . is Miffieb tit potash within r-ach of the steam fiho ; to last this country for loan years at the present rate of consump tion. ! A R C A D E STARTING SUNDAY Admission 10c 1 Rtir.1' Du,'l'" N0H p H1 l AHTIS.WS IX sr.ssiov HHiiiit Olson, hlchwny imrlol mun at M'H'ltiim lor hv. statt. highway continlnionf woh Imrjifl ahom Iho cyi'H laid yoslcnlay atliT noon wIiiti Bonn, hot gasco, will! whirh a lillsliwuy cr-w Is oilinir tlKi roa.l, .splashiMl I" fafi'. Al- thouKli Hi"' burns are painful anil will iviiuin' cuiisl.lrral.il' llnm In ln.aliiiK, lly ar. nut ron.viilwil si-rious. Hi'lT I'lm lrlilllivllt. Th K.v. anil Mrs. (I. A. Pot. l:i t-.l ninl haliy ilauulilir. lli'lcn I.1111K ari visitintr I" I-11 fliallilo for a fi v ilays. Tin- H''. I'ollar.l was t;ill"l to I. Oranil" in pr.ai-h lb" fum-nil s.-rnion of Airs. c. c. I'.nninirton ln-r.. this afliTnoon. Mr. Pollaril was formi-r-Iv pastor ,"f tin' l-'lvl Haplist 'liur.-li. Tiny I'av.. I n making UiHr lioni.. near .M.-Miunvilli. sim-o arly in Jum-. leaves l-'ir Cnlilwrll . Mr. an.l .Mr l'harli-s Miller anil laughter. IsalaO and son, Donalil, left this afti-rnoon for ralilwell, l.ia., where Mr. anil Mrs. Miller ami' son will visit with relallves until Sumlay. Miss Miller lias nr. cepleil a position with the Apple Growers assoeiation as steno Kiapln r anil ollire girl. Slie was iiiployeil ! the same nsnoeintion al.out a- year ago. KKATTt.K, Aug. f (Al') Twen ly live huuitrri! luenihers of the t'niteii Artisans from t'aiifornla. ' Oregon anil' Washington, who last i night openeil their lath annual j convention here spent toilay tour ing Seattle ami vlelnily. The con vention continues I'nlH Sunilay night. One of the largest delega tions arrived in laa autos last nighl. 'I'lie caravan stnrleil from I. os Angeles ami gathered numhers in Medl'oril, Saiem. Portland anil i'entrnlln. Wash. t'ompellim drills will he held tomorrow morning. I Leghorn laying ltcns and others 'of similar lirceds consume an avef ( age of 70 ' lo 8f -poulitW-of grain annually. Plyuioulh itoek layers and nlhers of similar size avcra'" .so to ;ir. pounds of giain yearly. rnllE theft of a million dollar X sapphire. The flight of the p;allant "Beau" Ceste and his x 1 .1 ..j 1 j two uimners uuuer siunuiw in J displace to Africa to save the I honor of an English lady and ' her beautiful niece. The wild career of the Gestes in the For eign Legion! Picture what's in Ktore for you in this one! The Sensation Of The' Year! lite penally being HO and costs. Three fires, all toid. were re pented, one of the other two being . caused tty Oic lightning storm Mon- ! day up Hear creek. The third was mi itttsh creeU at the extreme northern end of tit forest und is believed to have been mused by a fire bug. ; i None of the fires proved serious. 1 I SAN KIIA.WIKCO, Aug. f. (AIM Three of the f.M fires started by .liuhtiiiiu; in the Klamath national , forest near the t reRon state line, were reported still out. or control today hy the local district office of the t". . forest service. More than i:$ men. " acfe ninials, el:h! rangers from neigh boring district- ntid several aii pbjue.M were being used to fight fires on the I'restnn Veak and Pet er fa n i) ranges In the I hippy t'amp district and on Ittuff Creek in the Orleans district. More than la.ano acres of brush and limber were eutiniaied in bave h-eeu bttrut vcr by the fires .iuc they were started last week by .111 eJeilric;j! iorm Klarted in eejitrJiI ( 'alifornia atul swung noi'l hward Into Oregon, In addition to the T.X flren In the K In mat b national park more I ha it VT were started by lightning in Hie Shasta ami Lassen districts. They have been xtittguislted. V IN TMB w 1101 Adan Store No. IS' l.a tj.'tunlt:, Ore. Play Suits 75c Cliiklren's blue xlen im and khaki twill Play Suits short sleeves and round neck, trimmed with red. Sizes 3 to 8. Guarding Against Arrival 01 caro.i nion .oumy SOIL R IS PORT IS MADE BY: ' AV. L. POWERS j (Ponllnned from Pn One) ' tunes w ill help supply nitrate neid- ,,1. ..; ; j "Ir. T. Adams. TcTireseTilinff the Stat,' vpertefi-t stutlou ftttd ; lederal depai tuieut of soils. Is maU jlng a study of the avoided and cor? j-ection ot Miitittow -water tiitue tn Hl'DAl'KST. Hungary. Aus. . (Al') -Premier Hratiano has or- ' AI,l,,,r r,l,,HS ln ' hirnK hav? deed n doubie guard to liecp ut- 'J ww mcst vigitaucat all border poiut . Miiyor honipso u.1.,.rn f nnr r-rnwn l'.lnee 1 rl S;l' I"' PiOIIIIS-d tO rcdUC- Crtn.t might attempt to enter the coun try to Hucharest dispatches reach- ing here. and it lias been reduced 6f p;T ent since he assutncil office''. Welt, what would be be expec1ei( J 1 o sn y ? l)lr,t floorn sltottld not be used In n ilalry slable. They urn insanl- In olte New York town they barred a hot dog stand on thft tary. they cannot he flushed, and ground that "small hoys do nor holes Bonn niment. A staide floor .luiow what is good for theni. should be durable nnd easy to keep j Heading about wars, divorces, clean. tNtticrete should be neitltvr . iuurder, gitng wnrft, mortgage so rough as to ma lie t horoufc.i to think some of the large boys cleaning dlfticulf. don't either. f i FALL SHOWING OF MEN'S Caps AT CLINT'S Newest patterns in Fall Colors $2.13 to $3.43 Caps Of Quality Clint's Clothiery The store With Con'leoce Home l-'nilll ( oiivcnllim Attorney H. 1.. 1 1 cms returned home thin niornlnu from finrin nnll, O., where lie altenileil the i.-ie-'u ..mivont ion iim ilelpjfute from the loeul lo.lce. Mr. Hen renort Hun the ronyentton wns iukuiji e inn! eith a stirrlnir flKltt for the jioiitlon of niiilonal exulted .-,.u... imikloir ntirt.H 01 tnc hi-hiui ......v..nlinn session intensely cx- eititiK. Mr. Iless. accompunled hy Mrs. Ileus, who is remaminR m i'orilunil for It short yisit with n hitlyes. returned via the Canadian HoeUics. TODAY And SATURDAY ARCADE TODAY And SATl'RDAY COLLEEN MOORE The Madcapping Comedy Climax of Her Career . "NAUGHTY BUT NICE" ALSO SHOWING OSWALD, The Lucky Rabbit NEWS - FABLES CAMPERS-PICNICKERS- PUT OUT YOUR FIRE AND DON'T MISS Move Hack to I (immle Mr. and Mrs. Peril Holtnn nnd family have returned to l.a Ornnde front ' Hoiwe ind w ill reestablish their home hem. Mr. Bolt on hus been connected with the Bur roughs Adding Machine, company itt lloise and has now been ap pointed district manager of that company with headi"nrter at l.a r.rmde Mr. Bolton commented L ih.. remarkable growth of Ut Grande during the past year or act. Vedtcil 1U Mr. and daughters, nnd Mis. Inirg, !u., with Mr. mm here, erly lived llnnfwker Th west t 1o b of it'.;er dc stglll Hhe th tnre nia. tecs, the. pei first Mrs. Hunsaker and three of Fairmont. W. 'a., .1. H. (lasser, of Mtlkins jipeiit Wenesday visiting unit Mrs. I.. McKen Mrs. McKennon form In West Virginia. M-". and Mrs. Gassr are sis- i. party bus been touring Hinre hint May ami ex w in West Virginia by the Sept-tnber. Mrs. Hun- l.ires that lb" gieaicM has seen tn th west is red oak trees In Palifor- Onc of the prominent Ini-dur men nf ti city came Into the of fice t bet other day and sat here for about an hour watching us continually rake In the ea-h. (tor bit'diic built on Die low inar tln profit plan. Cn.-Ii Is uluit tolks. Ve mi' nohig h do Ibc mail ilr bu-iiics stifrngfr I bail cer before. Dikii-s nnd wimhins. bulbliitg nutterinl, point and nl, di-ndcniiig felt paper, jut as biw as any mall order bou.c In cj--(iMice. W'f w Ml li y tn give tin imlei's pronifM ntteiitloii nnd send .ton (puitaiions ut mm day as re iiviil. At want t tver thl nliolc valley with prices tbAt haie never lteii heiml ttt ttrtart. I'eo pie In neighljorhig towns wlHtbfl'e tnickM and automobib-H van 'my Iheniselvcx plenty of simihis gas by Ju-t coming to the I'mtt laitn Imt tnnpany and buying their ma terial nt MN-k-lMitt(mi prh-es. Tlmt U what brinui the trade and bring- the rnli right. In. We llMntbt lat week that r would ImII out, tmt wv ittrtiert rfimn m mighty gooil off it ami we t'l (like: wi' are hen Ut mnkv l.a (.ramie our home ami rl! build tug material at rash prlct rui ihe low margin profit plaji. To make n long story sbori . I a nt froln to Mop right here ami I want yon lo start right there to cm no and . me. Claude C. Pratt Lumber Co. Sell Ior Cash "Ttie Poor Sn'i Krlrnil" Nrmr Foumlry. lhon Main 149 Mo KuDilnf HualiicM EXTRA VALUES We have won many friends with our regular low prices always the lowest in town. Our New York buyer combs the markets for high grade merchandise. He buys for cash, which enables us to effect enor mous savings which we pass on to our customers. . MEN'S OXFORDS And DRESS SHOES Extraordinary footwear buys for fall. Tans and blacks, vicis and gunmetals snappy styles; Hals and Bluchers $3.95 - $1.15 - S1.95 BATHING SUITS Choice of our bathing suits all wool worsteds cardinal, blue, green and black. Values up to S2.93 MEN'S WORK PANTS Full cut and weight, good-fitting and wearing $1.95 Whipcords in tan and grey. Special values $2.50 Khaki Work Pants extra heavy double sewed $1.39 WORK SI 1 1 UTS Heavy blue and grey chamhrays, double pockets and triple stitched 9 KIR OVERALLS Men's blue denim, 7 pockets, dou ble stitched, full cut iml!SkyUIWti'm I'll HiiHflf iff IHt Destroyers Of High Prices 1216 Adams Ave. .'- ,,f;:Jt1t'-,lr'i .2,4 fug Ieaturing VIRGINIA VALLI EUGENE O'BRIEN And JEAN HERSIIOLT A romantic drama with the smashing climax of one of the most, thrilling forest fire scenes evei' filmed. 'Mils I'iiIIm pK'ntrc was fihuiMt III ttml IH'III I'ml I.iiiiI hv l-uis II. Mi Himil w. Comedy "Cupid And The Clock" And Saturday t STAR SUNDAY-RICHARD DIX in (JUICKSANDS