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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 17, 1927)
Monday, October 17, 1927. Paw Frtur CA" (JKANDE evening observer (Incorporated) Ao Independent Newspaper FRANK B. APPLEBY Editor and Publisher , HARVE7 F. MATTHEWS . . Bualnen Manager Published evenlnss, except Sunday, at 1414 Adami Avenue, La Grande, Oregon. The ObsM-ver-Btar published every Friday, - Entered at the Postoftlce at La Urande, Oregon, as Second Class Mall Matter under act ot March 2, 1879. : OFFICIAL PAPER OF UNTON COUNTY AND THE '. CITY OF LA GRANDE ' MEMBER ASSOCIATED PREHS -' The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to use for publlca- , Uon of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited If published therein. All riphis of republication of special dis patches In this paper, and also the local news herein also are reserved. "bOBSCRlPTlON RATES " ' B CurH Dally, per month In advance .... ..... M....7&0 " Dally, per six months In advance........... ...... ..$4.60 Dally, single copy.. io Dally, per month In advance.. By Mall . Dally, per six months In advance Dally, per year In advance Weekly Observer-Star, per year . too 2.60 ..16.00 .13.00 ADVERTISING RATES Display, foreign, per column inch. ......... ; Display, local, per column Inch.... , Time contract prices on application. 42o ..40o jltOL'NI)l.'i; CLADN'IOSS: .Mulio uh ulad according ( the iA dnj'H wherein Tlmu haat afflicted us, and the ycuru wherein wo huvo wen evil. l'Mulm 10:15. CHARLES LEVINE I DCTIfRNQ TA II S I 11JU1U1U1U IV w. T I I Will Fly from Europe to America .Next bummer, He Declares NEW YORK, Oct. 17. CAP) CharlcH A. Levine, the only truriHUt- liintic ulr puKHOtiKor. cume . home ; lodiiy. He announced on hla arrival that he would fly the revcroe Journey from Kurope to America next Hum mer und that within two year he would have In operation an ocean air mall uervim carrying letters to Ku rope tr fifty cents apiece. Levlne was taken from the Le viathtm at quarantine by the city tut? .Macom which carried the mayor's reception committee head ed by O rover Whalen, and relativAs: and friends of the flier. Clarence j Chamherlln, Levi tie's pilot on hU ocean hop, was not on the Macom nnd no reason fur his ubrfcnce wui given. Irvine accorded reporters a lengthy Interview on the Macom as It steamed up the hay hut friends stopped all questions dealing with arguments in which the air pas senger became embroiled during his four und a half months In Eu rope. He fuse to Tnlk How about the tight you hnd with nn American on the street in arls?" was the question of this type usUed. Levine opened his mouth to answer but u friend Interrupted. 'There was no truth In that re port." he said. "We won't talk about that." In like manner Irvine wns asked and prevented from replying to questions about his differences with OUT OUR WAY By Williams The .Oregon Voter suggests that La Grande's street Im provements not passed for bonding under the Bancroft act ho bonded for three years under a special law passed by the the French pilot he hired to riy him jkst legislature.. That has' already been considered and will ;'""k to Amen. He did. however. 2 , fi . . . Italk some ubout the lime he "Btnle" e done with districts not yet completed but doesn t offer a;his own plane ut i-aris and flew u L i.-i.i .: j:.. ..r ...i n. a: i: :i. i i -I !t,. Ijinrinn jniini mil nil- n K . ' ris wnirf) nil limn iiimr. n: K HTfnii-pn sinrpi" . Completion. ' The Voter .further suggests a charter amend ment to provide for automatic increase in assessed valuation y jo the extent of 40 per cent of a proposed improvement a i Bnt over croytion nirdnime i had suggestion' that deserves the attention of city authorities if," 1'"UBh to,"eo lhf.m run uut the no Detter way ouc 01 uie nuicidie presents itseu. "It was tho flrnt time 1 had ever been In a pliino alone," he Hald with' fi smile, "and Homo of the lournoy wuh very aniutdiiK. When Mri-T Him ToRmed omec? ef-7 BOV&! HE'6 ARUiuim' COURT , . CAlMT . Well which fp frt COURT AM VJHiCH Blaah BlaAH , VvjUlCt-A l, TU' .... - . - 1 ; I OoRf VvMEM G0.1LTW "TiiA. I'M PROVED 'IMWOCEKJT VWv? NEU SOME, MORE l Mo I EBBE.R i &EE DE lUKe.E.F? CHAP Court" martial. COMfEMPT OF COURT: M?2T SV HCA SESVICt. INC jp?.WiLLiam3 RG. U. S PAT. OFF, NOVELTY RODIEO BOOTS . Tan Kid, Grey Patent Top, Cuban Heel . . ; ; ; $11.50 N. K. West & Co. Inc. , La Grande 8 Leading Store for Over 25 Years Robbers Fail in Attempt To Loot N Seattle Store HKATTIvK. Oct. 17 (AP) 'oulii-)t thlfVcB whp worktid with nick axt'ti fur inorii than 12 ho urn ! ln-il through a nklv wall of a (icparttiH'nt store hore ycutcrauy and U8nd hlon- torches to cut through the door of the vault, of an adjoining jewelry storo while thousands strolled by oh the busy street outside. Police said that two robbers ap parently entered the department store sky Hffbt early In tho inorn-' Iiir und left a confederate on tho street to act as a lookout, j The pair begun borlnp through three feet of masonry with pick axes. They laid bare the rear of the heavysteel safe in the Jewelry store nnd then set. up two large tanks of oxygen and acetylene to cut a hole two feet square through the six-inch tempered sled caslng of the sure. Early last n!?!.t they were In terrupted by tho watchmun who was met wHh the muzzle, of an automatie pistol. He was gagged and securely bounty behind a coun ter and the thieves proceeded with theli drilling. ; The utteinpled robbery was dis covered late last night when a, merchant patrolman noticed tin store watchmun's absence from his accustomed beat. Judge Won't Allow Dempsey Petition ' NKWAItK, N. J.. Oct. 17 (AP, Kedtiial Judge Kunyoii today denied the application o Jack Pcnip.y for illsmlssal of a suit brought by his former imVnagi-t Jack Keurns, for r'eeovei-y of $n:t..1.t3.33. The cuse was set at the head of the calendar for trial in Trenton next month. Ruth Elder Will Let Her Hair Grow; Another Chapter in Flight Related The .Macom hud to wait at quar untine utmost an hour before he- vine was transferred and during UOKTA, Island of Kuyal. Axoros, Oct. q (APJ Kuth KIder.ls through with bobbed hair. Tho American avlalrlx who sturted on a flight from New York to Purls with a past el-tinted ing out of the leasing of the Teu j pot Dome, naval oil reserve. They are subject to challenge by oppos ing counsel. The former secretary of tno in terior, fluttering- from a cold, show so long telling of their adventure, rd plainly his distaste of the dull that the fliers were prevented routine of the court, und oneo from accepting tho . Invitation of do.d in his chair, but Sinclair the Uritisii consulate to have tea followed the proceedings closely. lnrlv' j There was sonic surprise among i'he Portuguese mail boat Lima HnmUitn,- m tiw. .,..,. u.ii. u.i.i..h tho Leviathan y ' V SPEEDING MOTOR TRAFFIC ' The problem of motor traffic and of motor parking is be conuiij? the most serious with which the American people have . to deal. Even in cities like La Grande there are times every evrni hundred when ho Htepped week-and we are templed to say every day-when. traffic Sir.!? T.n.dih?.'eK K Ihle lime Mis. Lcvlne went aboard lw"'"'an owr lu'r nsiiemoiw brown; ' "i' '" iisuon, lM, jlliy hlx Wlia temporarily fill- u.i, in n hi u un linn IV L hit ihtr. , ' "...".. WIU'IH ti.1 M,....'uuo i,i , ,i,!l'er yesterday by her eo-pllot of ricsday. Mattery by two police launches and "" ,UBl " l,torB! .evlne was cheered by a crowd f f I Maldcnian, who had -di-ciilcd. she needed her hair trimmed. In spite or the barber's willing- P'octm! Ti Moono new to accept the honor of beliitr VltliSlUll 1J. ITiCUllS lines lecome congested and when parking: places are difficult Levine precedimt with his wife nii"f'(J . r.r t h rt i ItrtL'.ii'tV " t r by the crew of tho lhiti-li tanker Ituri'iiilrcchl, Ihe uvlatrix refused his services, llaldeman tried U - "'" ' '"- i.-'i- e,i. wnelhi r Inter cliulli-nKes by rlnesday. I iu- fliers will journey government or d-finse will empty , overland from Lisbon to I 'arts uc- u a qitestlon lor the opposlnjr conlint? to present plans. I attorneys lo decide. Across from Uohncnkainp's WOMEN'S SILK HOSE JUST AltlllVKIJ! Silk-tn-llie-tnp ii. luted heel hosiery. All the latest Autumn colors nude, atmosphere, rose blush, trench nude, mauve laupc, mooullKht, sunset. , . Only 93 a pair things to find. In cities the condition is proportionately, "rrTrptU "c woi'se. What it will be and what measures will have to bo i'H was scheduled for .noon. taken for relief in another ten years is a question that occu pies the minds of municipal planning experts and engineers was a process server wuiiinc to ive In nWi.tr i;,i,n.A nlf.r ' ' ' . ll.evlne imiers in n suit hrouKht in v.ijr iiusi; .iv.. I acalnst him ns president of the Co- .'' In New Yolk City the traffic volume reaches 'itaj peak in ,u'w Aircraft corporaiinn t.y ti.o ...I , ' ., . ,,. ., " , Aoiotuiuticul UlKCSt. -I'ublishlllK lliis country. There it presents di If iculties that are unusual corporation. because much of the city is on an Island and because of the' " Thf. i'1" mr announced .necessity xor proiuciing us giganiic port iaciuiics. vvaicr i,0 "fiist to reet Irvine, AmuiiK the crowd at the Uatlery i " r; "ul "" r"""r J'- slsted her hair must now frrow., Another (Ampler Iii Line For A Paroie from Pen WASHINGTON', Oct. 17 AP)- Caston It. Means, io Is serving a si nteneo In the Atlanta p-niteu- hy iiuiiu r uiiuin;r mi me siory 'nr nil ry oil chuiK'iH ot ttribery. has in i as joiner s ni roiHin was juiut-ui MM.n i (tommtnded for uuriiiK a day ot receptions laudations. Itrfure their1 t)s to thf sa. :() miles from laml last Th ii rsd ay. h . r co u ra k e w as parole ntiiuyimrolec bourd- - j'v v - ,'- ; M'aii:i. who forinerly was a de partment c.f justice uffent antl fir;-' iiri-.l tirnmini-iillv l.i II... unut.. In. but aul tested in a bn-ath-taklnff manner. vl.MiK,ltion cf ,,!ir.y su J..-,,,,-!.- i in1 iiiith iiiiu lUM-ii ii'iviiik in'ir , . . j , . r . A . ' 'luent, is -loinidins out: a sreoni 8CuimtGs Brooklyn and New York on one side and Jersey he ,rled to m'h hlM W1,y ,,p Ut the I Mil cum h eiiniriiliinlf no vvjik hi'iiHiind L.1LX 1NCW I01K Oil Uie Otner. UOin UnagCS ana tUOeS nnldp by police ami bocame lost Inla defective ;liave linked Manhattan and Long Island for some time but lne. crnv'1- oL'wiuao ot uie iniuortance 01 me mmson river Tor enipninc.' mutiie the ui-ui-m server cauL'h! transporUtion has been limited to ferries lor reaching the "i snd tapped him on the shoulder. the nutci.ine to be Kept on v ... i Levi ne'a attorney accepted the sum-1 keel. jersey snore. , i hi beimir. , plane vwn then oil line . tfiruiiKh sice! storm. The tail of the plane, Ah Levi no t'llmbed into an nun.- on which u heavy coatliifT of slet-t loweo non uy, f ,inillwlin two-ye;tr" prisdn terni To which Itu 'Wflii svnleneMil in New YoiU. Next month a new meansiof conimuniaition will lxfaTail-l "'rJ'i1.?. l.'"" had to bo done Ud oV' cuhspii'aey to violate , t he national pmh ibi t;on law In co:i-; n'clion witii whisky wlMidrawals. i Somethiiifr ilL'ht ihiH. ' lin.. stnr.-.l in tho tail of tin- nlane C'OIWpirlntf to blllie 'Ve.nment of a reserve supply to be used in an f"' coiiipb-llntf his file emerfffhey. lluldemnn and Miss prison term at "Atlanta. Means he Klder consulted each other as to ' his second. horn In North Adams, .Mass., on St. Patrick's day." SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES DRAW LARGE AUDIENCES (Continued from Taje 1) t he Knlvntton Army operates free employment bureaus for unskilled labor, conduct an International "missing friends" bureau, an anti sutelde bureau, nrtni nlited prison traffic reads like a hook of wn,k- fr,SM ,,lr 'ip fr mothers worktiiff and earntiiR the living and dlst rlliute Km nients anions those who need the-m. The iiuutu to be raised to carry on the work in I." Out title this year I $ 1 200, and- fa plain Omar .1. K nut son and other oritcera of the army hope to hp utile to iniw the en the amount by the end of the campaign. Oct. ?7. rORTLANDERS VISIT 15RANCH , TOWNS TODAY (('onttnned from Pun t soned. They then took turns at be required to pay the SL'U.ihh) be-' Ihe stick, while one or the other fore the expliulion of his term in crawled along the ley fuselage of June, Ilfl, or resort to exemptions; the plane, then flying over the under the poor law. j tossing Atlantic, and threw over- ! ir board somo ot the reserve supply, f Ititlh Took Her Tiini 12 Tentative Jury . , Uulh tink her turn Mt ulavi Hnir . If Vr,lprff,f along I In- fus.-liilti- without a tn-m-.i- .... '1 1,1 Ottlinrtt nr. it m iim ri-liiti-d. nnd lhl.1 i-liorol '.. - 1 ' I Hi-i-ilmplisln-a. n-tllrncd lo do In r '. SVAS!1IW.'I ON, .Oct. 17 (lll - 'l shift ut l In- Btlrk. . I'Twi-lvii . :ti-nliillve Jurors Wi-re ; MIbs Klder mid liului-mun liud Bijlrctcd today In IllHlrlct "T fol-i Illlli'lH-on 111 the WVsti-in I'nioll llllllilli. Blipri-nin L-olirt to try Hurry; t'ulili-I'oinininy'a nii-HS ronm, vlnro i- Wlnrlnlr and Albert 11. Kail on; tlie American reaidenl.i kept them criminal conspiracy chnrBcii Kro-l ablo to the public with the openinjr of the Holland tubes 'Ji i'pi-r if it true timi hei under the Hudson l ive between New York nnd New Jeiwyh:;'! i one of the most Unusual feats of eilirjneerinp; ever at- countered. "I to mknl if n!lit should. In- done. They U- -Vi ans war. fined $111,11011 on each ; !i ..l-j ....j j A ii , , , , Jew nnd mv lenlv liialiv wuhI elded lh.it til rcnerve supply 'f r counts on which he wan U-llipiL-u aim u new OIl(lt-f Ol Uie WOna. inrOUgll UlCm Will ..., . Hm . ....,,.., , ..., ' iranollne Would have to he j.ttl-. convicted, rnder the law he wouidi travel fifteen nullum automobiles and trucks every, year, mak ing the trip under the river from New York to Jersey City in a few minutes when it now requires an hour or more with ferry service congested. Each tulie carries two streams of one-way traffic, trucks and. slower moving vehicles kept to the left. One t'ulie car riesl'thc traffic to Jei-soy City, the other brings it into New 'ork. Special ventilating lowers, unique in engineering ex perience, keep the tubes free of deatlly carbon monoxide gas throughout this 9250 feet of tunnel. ' ' j The construction of the twin tubes, their safety equip-1 incut and facilities for linndlm fiction. All for the piuposes of modern businoss-to speed, T" modern life, l-or that New York and New Jei-sey appropri- day mirm-rii-n when- iinide.i are uli.il full v.i-iirlit milli, ,11 ilnll-ii.u l l,iU 11. ...1... Il..ll..j'l,'d for while tin; .mother is .... ..iniv, ui- AIUIUIIHI liiimels. For that enuiiu-eis .-mil mukiwii Imvo .,K,,,-,l En,J years under the Hudson river. ; This is only an example of the extremes to which our great cities must go to care for the ever-increasing volume of motor tiaffic, of congested population. In Chicago over seventy-five millions have been spent in acquiring the neces sary propel ly and in building one w ide thorough fare, double- decked, for only a few blocks along the Chicago river as one means of relieving motor congestion. Other streets have! bono doitlilo-iliM-kcd nrovionslv. llin Inwm lovnl Cm- lineL il,! street level for passenger vehicles. Other cities are under taking similar improvements. And no one can anticipate the I-- . I . l.-i- I. II. I I I I ... i nun solution wneit notii motor vrnicies anti iiopuiiiiiou up- - proach the saturation ):oinl, if such a point is possible. Hi:ll o'clock. 1 Ihe elly wellsj I Ml-.'. ..'..I. ...I. ! LO awn A lost call in:iy mean l.ifo Time ftkiney. , You slioultl afford a teK-jihono. It co.sts only a few cents a day. Call and see ns about service. Home Independent Telephone Co. m h.i.,1 in ni l .-, n el.M k a o.l w ill diHe Olri.iiKli the renliloiillal mcc- Ih n of Ihe city linlll wln-il they will vi-dt th reinailiiiib- there until ll:..,'i o'eliH-k when they will view (lie elly din-l-i-mil plant uiillii I I ' o'clnck. I'r H:M li ill i I l':l.- o'eliKk when tho li-nln will leave for 1'i-n. illelmilhe vldlMi'ii will vliil I the Ml. Knilly and (lie ltnwinan-1 licks Llllillier eonipanie-i inillH. 0RK(;0 R.T. t'OXVKXTIOX OPENS SOON Hnllnurd frc n Pkc t "r n. J. . Uoid-rn. ot tin. iirc-n-it Norniul -. liool. hua 11I.-0 l,..,. ,ivll B,.k , ,, llnie on "SplrlHml Kilui-iiilun." l-laii. ,,. , M,hlc ,nill. for ollii-r entertainment f.aiuri.i of Uie foiir.day coiivenllon, which ' ill t uauouued UU-r. TTTittnnmnm mmitui i mi mi rr. Your money back C! any time you don't like F Schilling's best . Tell your grocer, - your mere I f" litement is enough and he will I P refund your money instantly. I C, You keep the vanilla. I l cliilling I y Vanilla Coffee Tea junEJPoWer'- Extracts t-.iiiiiiiiMiiiiiiluiHLiiiminiiiii After You'ye Accumulated A Little Money What's the best thing to do with it? It's money that you want to keep secure for your old age, or for some emergency of sickness or business misfortune. How do other people handle money of that kind so that it will earn a safe, sure and reasonable income and still be immediately available? Where do they find an investment that is both income-producintj' and available as a lcscrve fund as well? " w Many of them use our certificates of deposit an investment that has numerous advantages that you have difficulty finding in anything else. Thcytarn you four per cent -interest, paid every six months. They serve as a reserve that you can use on short notice in an emergency. They strengthen your credit. We will be glad to discuss with you the advantage of a "C. D." as an investment Only thiough friend ly advice and experienced council can we render the sei-vice to which you are entitled. Y IVV Vi. .-O IVHtMUVi A (V4UY - c Muniber Kcdprnl Uesorve ReMtumea Over 2 Million Fortieth Year of Friendly Service