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f V Tuesday, January 31,' 1928. EX GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER rage Fiva Local News In Brief Ui'iit to Kmiimervtllc . ;L. I. Noah spent Saturday even lug at Kummcrvillc. Hero From Enterprise-" Mrs. A. It. Miller, of Kntcrprlse, spent Sunday visiting hi La G run tie. Went to Union- . ' , ' L. G. Ktoekdnlc, of tlto Odorless Cleaners find 1ytrs, nmdo a busi ness trip to Union, yesterday. Hero lYijm Vondletoii GordanHV. lluicol, of Pendleton, js JistcDMl-ut the Kok-y hotel to day. ' ; At linker Yesterday . , Elmer niul Lester Stoddard, of tho Grando Konde Lumber com pany, were in Baker yesterday on business. . ltetiirns From Portland Mrs. C. E. Happersett returned home Inst night from Portland where she spent several days vis fling. i . Here i'itoiii 1'nioii i Miss Jessie Bturey ami sister. Rva, aml-OilisH Hcatrlco Mailer, of t'nlon, spent today shopping and Visiting in J.a Grando. . .. Homo From Hospital . i Miss flara- Oousrhenowor : In !bome from Hot Lake, where sh ' has been in the "hospital: (or - the past two weeks. VIhIUiI at Summervllle f iMIss l.ols Zweifel and Miss Fay on, iocu'l hlKh seiiool Blrls, (ipent the weekend at Summervlllo vlsltine Mr. and Mire. Hurr Cunt rell. . . ' - 1 In Ciitiral oCntUtioii V 'i Franklin Zurbcick is In a crltirnl condtllon. lit his hoiue at 1103 N. ttvonne. lr. Zurbrick has been' very ill for .several weeks and ho is .reported weaker now. VlMlliiift l'ronv Ilolsc Mis. . A. Ijindes. of Hoise. Is vlsltine here at the homo o( her son. C. K. Ijindes. at 1010 fiev-. enth street. ' Mi". Ijiniles is assis tant manaKor of the Hkasg's stores. Ilrnt l-'rom l'einllton John Grenlieh. business man of Pendleton, Is In this city today on business anil vlsltimr with his son, Krunols Orcullch, and Mrs. Oroulith. Vnr ItrciivertMl A. coupe stolen ut mldiiiKht from TllOIUilS Wallslnger. of Alice), at r of Jefferson und Kir. 1h nnmr wlierc it was parked, was found .'lix.tHn police :i.ri jnlnules lutcrj on j- pn-nue. Tliu car had been r itbtimloneil. ' lllMl Opeintlon ftttf" Mis. Kindly "-ticndel nnderii'nt ri iiajor optjlition yesterday mom .. I m tkVP-Hinilide llonde hosnltlll. ivfiiiilition whs reported lo be this inorninB". Here !' ii'lnines , .Mr. and Mrs. lOllun "Isen and Mr. anil Mis. Alva Kpenee of llalncs, vlsiled in l.a Crrandc Sun diiy ut the Ilium- "f Mr. and Mrs. John Jenkins. Mr. OIhcii is Mis, .lenkilis' brotlier. Hrro Vi-slcilltiy Klewart ljnn visited in l.a. (liande yesK i-duy i 11 llis si1''" Mis. V. K. Wale, lie was on his way to" l'ortland from l.'rullliind, liln.. for medical treatment. He vpi nt the nlKlit here- and left this nun nine on train. No. 17. Went lo Portland Mr. and Mrft- J. f. Williams and Mrs. C. Terrjr, of Ilolse. passed th rough her Sunday on their way to l'ortland. They stopped In this city for a stiort tiuic. visiting at llje homo of Mr. und-Mrs. Leslie White. ' , VMtit! 1'urcnts ... Mr. und Mrs. W. A. Metcalf unil daughter. ... Alls-dyne. of Huker. rpent Saturday and Sunday in l.a Grande visiting at the- home of Mrs. Metenlfs parents. .Mr. anil Mrs. Conrad Nlederer at it Adams avenue. Tliey also visited With other relatives and friends while In the city. l.ert Today After visiting here for a few days with his mother. Mm. Ellen Stoddard, and other relatives Ho ward Stoddard left todny for New York City, where "he makes his Inline. He plans to stop off In Salt 1 tike I'lty en route for a short vis It. and will go' directly from there lo New York. , . . f SCHOL-WIL v CAPS In all the. latest colors and shapes for men and boys. - ' Men's Caps " $2.25 to $3.15 LSoys' Caps $1.65 to $1.95 Caps Of Quality Clint's Clothiery TIm store WIUi Coaavtaac Miss Johnson Home Miss Annctta Johnson returned home thU morning from i'orllanU whero sho spent several days. Ill at Homo George McDonuld, who lias been quite ill of the flu for more than a week. Is reported to be a little better, today. He Is ut the, farm houio' of his mother, Mrs. l'oter McDonald. -- . . Gtvs to 1'oiiluiHl . L. C. "Hap" Itoundlreo left to day, for Portland where he will spend a few days obtaining-ground instruction courses and other lit erature for the La Grande aviation school for which ho is' instructor. Went to linker F.- L. Meyers, vice president of the l.u Grande National bank, und Robert JOakln. local attorney, made a business trip to Uaker yes I terday. , It'tiiriif to IJItoii Mrs. I. C. Henderson returned home this morning to her homo at Mllton-Kreewater after visiting here since the last of tho week with her husband, who Is working here this winter. ' Mr. and Mrs. Henderson and children formerly made their . home In this city, moving several years ago to Mil ton. , . . Visit in J 'atlM'r Today Frederick Thompson,, of Bur leigh. Ida., is in li Grande today visiting with Ills father, F. P. Thompson, who has made his homo here for about a year. His Son stopped here on his wuy to Moscow where he will enter col lege. Mr. Thompson makes his home-at the Foley where his son visited with him today. Elinor Accident Ottlurs WhHo returning home from Pendleton Sunday the car driven by. W.. (.V Perkins skidded on tho slippery highway and slid into tho ditch. The car was not damaged und none of the occupants was in jured. With Mr. and Mrs. Per kins were several boys who had been In Pendleton to utlend the boy's conference. .caves for I'orlluiul Miss Mildred Onslow left bust night on train No. 25 fur l'ortland where she was called to be with her mother vho .was to undergo a major, operation today. Miss I Onslow Is employed ut the offices In the Grande Uondo Meat imin nanv and makes her homo here iut tho j j.. iior,.!,,,. residence, f J . Hero From Portland . JL- C Dudley, of . Portland, ar rived In l a Ciraude today to finish arrangements 'for the opening of tho Cinderella Frock shop which will lie held Friday of this week. Mr. Hadley opened the new. Pen dleton shop yesterday. The open ing in Pendleton was a huge sue reus. ;iml Mr. lladiny Is optimistic about the opening in La Grande, he stiys. .Miss I'iuanl to I'liiy Florence . M. i'lnard of l.'i Gi-andii will play with tile Oregon Slate college orchestra in t'orvnl iis Sunday. I'ebruary Ti. in the sec ond concert of. the year. Miss I'ln ard. a aiiphouiorc ill home econ omics and incmhdr of Helta eta siirorily, plnys first violin. This Is the fourth year the orchestra, under the direction of Marguerlt.i MacMunus, professor in stringed instruments, has given series of concerts.. More than 111)0 persons attended the last concert, filling the' women's old gymnasium to capacity. Local Hoy Hanks Third Michael 11. O'Connor, of linker, attained the highest ruling in the competitive examination for ap pointment to the United States naval academy at Annapolis from the 3rd Oregon district, conducted by the civil service commission, according to announcement by Itepresentatlve N. J. Sinnott. Her bert J. Campbell, of Klamath Falls: Krunk I'. Walnum. of La Grande, anil Itobert L. King, of laker, were ranked In that order and will be designated as altern ates for the existing vacancy. Nino applicants took the examination. Itelmii From California Thai Mr. und Mrs. W. S. Hur.'r and daughter. Valette. of this city, were in the train wreck that oc curred Dee. 31 between here and Portland. It was learned today when Mr. and Mrs. 1 hirer return ed home from a very pleasant trip, marred only by th" wreck, to California. I'tah. Oregon and Ida ho. They were gone just a month, leaving the hist day of December and returning this morning. Nolle of Ihem was injured 111 the ucel- i lent, however, as moy were in ine liars which remained on the track. I Their daughter went on to Corvnl- lis where she Is attending college. I "I've riddnii on trains since I wa" la boy anil for years have been 111 I railroad employ ami mis was in first railroad acelilelll have i-ver ben in." Mr. llari-r said thin ; inorninc rney si-mi uu , In Portland then went on to Los- niiehs where they visited with llhelr daUKl.t-r. Mtrs. It. K. Ume. I nee Audrey Harer. of Lnmr IteaeJi, tin, with Mrs. Harer brother. Thev also enjuy d a short visit whii' in Los Anjrrles with Iinier Pearson, who is flnislilntr medical ! cl! pe there this yeftr. He -Is tlfl koii of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Penr 'Hon of I-h Grande. Mr. and Mrs. ! Hiirer vinlted In San Krancls o !wlth a "nephew of Mrs. ILirer's and on their h" home stopped t a ' number of citb-s and towns in ftah land Mnho whire they have rela tive and friends. Mr. llan.r Is ultant eiiKineer for this dlvblon ni the O.-W, Homo From VoiilMiul Miss Mabel Hinedborg returned homo on train No. 24 from a short trip to Portland. Hew l-'rom I'ortlsiid O. M. Seott, special Insurance agent. Is In this city today from Portland on business, v Here From Cove T. It. Johnson und Itulph Cum- I stock wero visitors to I a. Grand yesterday. They are .from Covo. !H"w Yesterday . I H J Nielsen, of I'nlon. -was' a . i 4 i., r. i.. .. i terduy. ) n,, ri,.n! wasa vlHiior to La Grando yesterday from his homo l? Cov. T Hen, rrom Wnlla Walla l7r. Jonn Geyer. of Walla Walla. spent Sunday visiting In this city. Slumping IV0111 In Ion Mr, and Mm. M. Brouis and young son. of Union Junction, ! shopped In Grande today. In WHowa County Dr. W. E. Thlstlewaito returned to Wallowa county yesterday, where he has been testing cattlo for tuberculosis. He spent the weekend at his home here. Itclurn to Huiitlnoton ' Mr. nnd Mrs. W. S. Rupel and three children returned home this morning to . Huntington after a , short visit in this city. I silk Train' Through J" A silk . train, one of severnl Avhich pass through hero during the year, was in La Grande this morning, oearing us ioaa 01 suk ijHtum.PH miniv to those of the Un eastern1 lnaraeis. VMllnjc Here ' Mrs. Kdwanl Arrowsmlth Is vis king In La Grande from Portland for a few days with her parents. ( Mr. an.1 Mrs. Hurley 1). Smith, jMrs. Arrowsmlth was formerly - Miss verda Hae bmun 01 mis cuy. " In WImvouxIii . Aneust .1. Stnnge. president ot the Ml. Emily. Lumber mpany nere. nas koii- iu mum-hu, - i on buslni'ss. Ho about ten duys. will be away Hero for Visit ! Mrs. ChtirlcA Harkwill ........ ----- iRan I'rancisco. passed through jhere this morning on their way ) j-.lgiu wnerc iney win tives. M'is. Harkwill is a daugh ter of Mrs. George Chandler, of Elgin. . . ,To Visit I'areills I Mr. and Mrs. ('. O. Thompson. of this city, have as their guest for a week or so their daughtiM. Mrs. Carmnn, of Kpokane, who ar rived hero this morning on train No,. 24. To Visit Dauuliter ' ' ! Mrs. L. Garrlck left this morn ing on the branchllnc train for Enterprise where she will spend a few days vlHltlng. with her daughter. Mrs. Harold Wude. Hen' I'roin .Mllwimkco Irvln Seliultc. of Milwaukee, win is visiting In I Grande nt Mr. J 'J'!' ,.., ,1 ,, 'irlVed here til IS morning irom wiiniiu-u, and will also visit nt the Whaley homo. IstiK'kiiii'ii Tlinniitli ' The stoekmen's business Injdn ho Is good this year iircordlng to in.. Mnhcc. A. O. Miller Wan!: Dobson; N, It. Mailer of Holse. and 1 illicit Tensen. of Nyssa, who pusseil through here this morning on train No. 24 on their" wny home from 1'orllund tvhere they have .been for several days on business. , liingns Hi-turn Attorney and Mrs. K; it. uingo returned home this morning oh train No. 25 from l'ortlund where Mrs. ltlngo bus been with her father since Thanksgiving. Her father surfered a stroke sever.il months ngo. and though his condi tion Is not,greutly improved 'now It is reported to lie more satlsfac tory. . . " Vlsltim? Heii M. Allen, of Alberts, Can., is visltlntr relatives in La Grando and i lonklntr over the Grande llond1 'valley with the view of locating here. At the present umo .ir. Allen Is visitinj? his sister. Mrs. Mary l'rlre at the Grande Itotide apartments. Krom here he will go to, Nhiiipu. Ida., where he will vis it his father, Peter Allen, formerly of this city. Clilhl Injured lalnfiilly Three-year-old Junior Lee Ttay jThonipson. son of Mr. and Mrs. jZ. 11. Thompson. Is Bttlnif ulon nicely from a painful and serious injury which he received .a week ago yesteiday when his thumb waa eaiiRht m a window and was held there for about 15 minutes. The little boy had been playing around the window, which was propped op with a stick, and knocked the stick out. raiiKlng the window to close fftilckly nnd cuteh his thumb. Jit wan about .5 minutes befor be wiih found and the thumb, bad ly mashed. ciiild be freed. H luas taken to a doctor for atten Iton. The bone was crtlKhrd. how ever, ami the Joint may be left Miff, according to his family. NEW POLICY A DOITED IJY LOCAL FIRM (Continued frtm Pane It allies. ere ehartred fr mlrmed pay ments, or fr the privlleiee of with drawing ih dep'islttir'w numey be fore maturity. Under the new plan of the bH'ol axsr elation all these ob jectionable features will, be tdlm Inated. Kvery dollar put into th a fcoclatfon by sit inve-itor v. Ill ul- COUNTY JUDGES OPPOSE A $3 FEE Union County Court At tends Convention Held in Portland Recently J The county j ml yes und cnmmls Isiuners of Oregon, pa sued a resolu- ""n pi,"!""k i""M" tlo,ll,r a,llun,u,li,e fee lur- lug. their unnuui meeting neiu in.,..-. .in nnrnnhuiiinii. Mr. ('nn. v. v. ... Couch, who with ih County Commls- cUy (U11, w a nllffff0,.ly u wiw Stevens and V. H.;,,,,,.. i)n,ht,,f. nf ITnlnn. returned sloners W Ledi.etter aue.meu me n u kMo Ul orande by car yesterday ;;"" l her was consu.eranie discussion reKardlnK the license fee. but none favoring it. The vote op- j,OHm 11,0 lM,ee OMaI4 uo. , ,s non. of l'ortland but formerly of Ij '"" ""B" tw J"l1tLn Grande was also In attendance, jtuA7b ut 4wnVounlIeil . tho Hllltol That !omnovtion was highly All but two counties In the state j were represent ed u t t he meet Ing. (Union county was represented 100, per cent, also Wallowa and linker counties. Tho conference lasted. for two days, and several delayed committee meetings 'and business wlth the state highway commission I kept most of the county judges and I commissioners In l'ortland a third day. Concrete Pine Company Office Entered Sunday Mystery still surrounds the rob- bery at the Island City post office im.l Itevnnl.l'B . shire that tool: ;place Sunday night, under clrcum- lon post office robbery two nights Uerore. That another robbery oc- eurred at Island City tho same nlirhl . lenined tn.liiv when ll b(,CJmt, known ,nut Concrete the compnny offlces were enter- an(, athJUBh n0 ,)1()ney wu8 Uikon ft wa(,h W&R mlming alonp w(tl BeVpmI H1.tlcIeS belonging to ll - 'rank Uavla. father-in-law of Tom hWkman. manager of ihc offices. ,.., ,,,.. i.-imilni a fonn- ju(n )(,n ttn(, R now. lmp of sll1. pors wcrq later fotind In tho old depot' at Island City where a fir.i had been built during the night. 11 Is related. Tho watch, however, was not found. Clues are few and offer little opportunity. accoruiiiB iu i.uu ie-, ,,,,.- .,,.- r ii,e sture. who to- dny, pliMmatlMi ),is iOHa 0f mer- chundise ut ltin. 'There was Just one. envelope missing from the Host ofrico und this, we found, was used as a wadding jvhen they blew open the safi ," Mr. KeynoMs D..l,l Imliiv In reiiortlng u careful I t i vi i,,-. Sheriff Jesse ltresbears repnri nQ j,nt ionu.1 finding on tho caso today. COOLIDGE, LORD' , ... URGE MUCH CARE IN EXPENDITURES (Continued nora Page One) Hull so far taken by the ciiliKless mi Hint budget Indicates no Inlell-. tiou of the efforts for erulimny In federal oiieratlinis we can have u moderuto reduction .'.I luxes and at ! tilt! Sll 1110 t i 1110 adequately mCOtlbO e same iiinu uuemnin-i.i nn gent uatloniil problems which are now confronting us. "1'ast economy lias given us tlio means for Internal Improvements und developments and more ade iiuato national defense. , Hut . wo cannot stand Hie cost of the things which we should and must have. If we adopt excessive tax reduction. It Is fur belter to have no lii x reduc tion tilan to have too much. We have the public debt to which to apply every dollar of whatever sur-: plus may accrue. That, Indirectly, is lux reduction. Kvery dollar ap plied lo the debt saves perpetually the Interest on that dollar.. It is a; contribution to the welfare of tho neonle. a loulcal step nearer ade 4(uate t.'ix reduction." Director lrri SMiiks 'Followln, tho. president', 11- j-eetor Lord do'hired that while there will be no sluckcntiiK In the effort for economy, there Is nn Ir reducible minimum of expenditure below which the government can not K. "We may possibly have reached that terminal," the director added. "The country Krows and develops. The hijorer the country the blKcr the operating cum. Hut as Ioiik us there Is a federal employe not fully committed to the doctrine of honest service, as lotitf as there Is an article , , , , , . . . . , of federal supply waster and lint ... V comp'etely and properly utilized, as long a k there is a taxtayer's dollur not profitably employed, the drlvs for const rtiutlve ecoiituny wilt go on. If we cannot reduce expendi ture or cheek Its Krowth we can and will see to It that every Increase Is amply Justified, and If we are obliged to ripeud more we can and will see that more is spent wisely." ways be his dollar ami he will re eelve Interest on Interest paying dates rejiardless of mlsseil pay ments, etc.; according to .Mr. "arr. It will also be poHKlbbi for itn investor to withdraw his juoiiey before the maturity of hl i'i. trad with tho assurance that liO will get every dollar hi' In vented io the association a well as all Inter that the Investment ha earned. liuildinur and loan Investors un protected by tho stale Mtipervlsloii of all association and by the law iillowlinf loans amounting to not more than . per cni of the ap praised value of real itopwly. Mr. I'arr and the men who have ex pressed the desire to build up this largo guarantee fund are confident i he local association will tremendous growth. show tu Aberdeen. Wash., association of this type have over 7,'hmi.immi hi the present time. In fhehalis. Wash., a city sniatler than la Grande, there Is over f J.."iM0,aaa In- vested In their lo ;i building and loan. Other association In other communities are iH)Ualiy Indicative tt M hul tit n Itn :iu'iittiiitlt,)i,l mtilxi- 'this nv ;o!lr:. Mr. Curr ways. "Dad's Day" At University Big Success, Report A eloper understanding by thr fathers of tho college students j problems, is me real aim or me father's organisation which was made at tho University of -Oregon during tho first annual "1 ads Day" Saturday, accord Ins to H. E. Coolldge. who was elected n iiiemr mi, or U0 OX(?cultvo committee of (CO W(U 1(t j, Kiieiicn or uhb Hunt Dobbins, of Union, returned (, u Kbophimlt a nfth ..Daa . fron) Vnim cmm,y Poturn0(l homo Monday morning. Kloyd McKen- SUCCensiui ami uccoiupiiHiieu nn purpose of giving tho fathers of students an intimato gllmpso of cumpus lifo and activities as well very pleasant day was tho unanimous report of tho local rep- . V, ' A. i-j k h,. Arnold Hennett Halt and brought a response of several, hundred fathers. - ; The permnnent organization wan affected Saturday afternoon after a meeting of tho temporary execu tive committee, later made, with un addition of three, th perman ent executive committee. Rrucc Dennis, of Klamath Falls, I formerly of La. Grande, was elected president. The executive committee expects to meet two or uim ), according to Mr.'t'oolldRe, who believes thui the organization will prove a worth- ""- '" " ... opportunity for fathers to study t" """y Problems that studonts ItrO COnUOIlieu Willi Uliu inui tun front college Instructors toduy in l COIieK; man iiuivi muu) . 1-he organisation hopes to mcjt ' '"e organisation hopes to meat next full ut a time when they might attend one of the big foot bail games. .Mr. eoonugc siau-u. 1 no eveuiiiH ".iniu'-i no n oustanding event of tho day and was attended by about 750 per- sons,' Mr. Coolidge stated.. "Dr. Hall's messago at tho bunquet was a splendid one," ho continued. CURTIS CAMPAIGN GAINING HEADWAY NUW YOltK. Jan. 31 AI") j runny rrlcnds here to morn his I'be lumpiilgn of the only uvowed.SH. u,. mado Iji Grando his indldatc for the- republican presi dentlal nominal loll Senator Cliarles Ctirtis, of Kansas was formally under way in New York City" todaywhlle the headquarters of hlH-'fellow mld-Avetterner, for I hum' Ctovernor Frnik O. Lowden, of I lllhioiH,' was closed.:' u.,H n .Tho 'campaign .of Senator turfls was launched by Governor Hen tf. Pauleii, of-Kansas. In an address ! be To re a dinner of tho Kansas So ciety of New Ye'-k. ', : The Lowden. headtiarlers.. open- several months ago at Hie Will dorf. was Closed, oil "the orders r the geiillemrif who ordered II opened," rulU Mrs. William ''II. ( ', W fold i rawiuiii. wnu uih-i;i um, indi n,,,. f tliu office, llnr husband j has been In cluirge. 700 HEAR RIPLEY IN LECTURE AT ARCADE THEATER (Continued from Page i: pemliiiK on IjIk power In Industry." iUws NtalMlct In addition to his iimisual col lection of slides, Mr. Jtipley showed a series of charts and some sntls- l(.3 whU.h rinpha8izoa the part that electricity Is now paying in daily life. The material which he used ; has been collected during Die years j of his association with various de partments of the General Kloctrlc company. In a dlagrnm Illustrative of the, liiuchinery by which improved con ditions become possible, the speak er showed that Dower iu Increasing itinntlty Is the prime factor. As more power Is used a larger output of all kinds of .commodities Is achieved. Tho ,reult Is, according to Mr. Itlpluy,, that It Is possible to give higher pay to the' workers und also to lower tho selling price i or mo proouci. u ( . necauwe 01 f , , , 1 ' , . 1 h u her nay the neon e have more money to spend. With lower prices, cjieh dollar will buy more of any commodity nnd general prosperity prevails. " fiioo Club Slugs, Preceding Mr. Itlpley's talk the girls glee club ut the liitfh school, under tho direction of W. W. Nus batim, sang three numbers, "I Have a Cottage," "Indian I avn," ami "That Lassie of Mine." Their numbers were given much up- pin use. Tho speaker was Intro duce! by A. A. Htulth. of Ilakor. That Baby You've Longed For Mr-, Hurl on Athl-es Women on Motherhood ami t'iiii)iniiionlili "l-"or several years I was denied the blessing of motherhood." writes Mrs. Mama ret Iturton of Minna City. "I was terilhly nervous and subject lo periods of terrible suffer ing and melancholia. Now I urn t he proud mot Iter of a beautiful little daughter and a. true compan- i"n and Inspiration to my husband. (I believe hundreds of other women ould like lo k now I he secret or n.y . ! haiplneto(. and t Hit) trladly reveal i H to any married woman nho urlteine." Mrs. Ituiton offers her - adlee entirely without i hnrg'i Hlo , has not hlng to sell. Letters should 1 h ddrcmed to Mrs. Margaret Itm-j ton. 3'Kifi Masnachusetts, Kansas! I'ltV. Mo. I Ofl fMliinoti-neH will btt, h.rUy confl'Jvntlul. AJ. TRY TO SHOW GENERATIONS -OF INSANITY (Continued from Page 1) lo. who accompanied Walsh on the middle west tour for evidence. Costollo brought out that Lane': opinion of Huck's Insanity was based mainly on his ' "fittfled" tendencies. The witness uIho ud mittcrl that Ituek did support hid wifo by his labor. Depositions taken from witness In Sebastian county, Arkansas -"?. . : as the first evidence of the defense ;n an attempt to show-a strain of insanity ' running through three generations ' of tho young pri soner's family beginning with his j maternal grandparents, Jlecky and Ottto Otto) nuck. About 100 typed pages the testi mony . of midwest witnesses, ,nll relatives and friends of Hickmnn'M family, were rend in to the court record of the sanity trial yester day, leaving about 500 pages more of depositions to be read. Other! depositions follow the Hickman family away from Sebastian coun ty nnd to Kansas City and will include the questioning of boyhood companions of the defendant. A "Queer" Fumlly? The first depositions ' offered painted the grandfather ns subject to "fits" the granmother as a frail and given .to. tears and "talking foolish," tho mother Mrs. Eva Hickman, da depressed. t morose and at one time, attempting sui cide and tho, father, William Thomas Hickman, as "queer" and "running around with .other wo men." . ; . To lMvMMit ft Witnesses .Except for tho defense alienists, only three witnesses will bo pre sented by the defense, according to Jerome '. Walsh, chief counsel, I .,, . . '' "lc,",m"11Th''SL' Z L ,Z - - .lnk'"u" William Hickman, tho father, and Alfred. Hickman, tho young defendant's brother. Obituary w. I'. ttiiKitwnon Word has been received here of itho dentil of W. K-Sherwood at jthe homo of his daughter, Ora Irluntz, In Verdon, Neb., whero ho went for his health moro than a month ngo. Ho died Jan. 10 fol lowing li. heart attack. Ho was 00 years three months and 27 days of age. Hesldes his fuinlly ho leaves home for ubout 25 years. Gone are the Bilious Days 'Kiuntl, luini'i' trtwiiiiwil. tn M.I i ifmifliii fiHulii. .Ilnvvinii fHk-mltrn nirnlfm cllinc to kit lirma. SKOnll: Minuilien lirtlar flijrr.tlon ant howl rwilarttT 1IK1IUJ ( Jiumxrinii ,i unrri.i lor a in. J iicy arouse in ah ny tlivtM(i). get. rrMiltH nuit'fclr. f.Oc or 2Gc imck(t stc it your i iiniimiil Vnr f rw Miimln wrilM Chamtwrlaln Mtd. Oo., BOS th Hv Qtt moint, low. CHAMBERLAIN'S TABLETS ""rVr Admission Children .. 40c ; 10c Tremendous Eoic That Links the Screen with Literature's Immortal Masterpiece! 1 li Ski. - - " 'yiJ ,r i ii V m STAKE TOURNEY HERE FEB. 6, 7, 8 t Continued from Phjco One) . ward team has demonstrated su periority in tho series, winning all games by a large margin that team will lay out for tho first night, Mr. Stock dale said. Tuseday night losors play losers and tho La Grando ward will play 0110 of tho Monday night's winners, to bo picked by drawing. One team will bo eliminated Tuesday night. ' Wednesday tho winner oil tho Tuesday's cousolntlnn game will Play tho loser of Tuesday's gamn between tho La Grande first wurd nnd another team. Then tho La Grande first ward will play tho other winning team which did not play on Tuesday night to decide tho stake championship. -. Following Wednesday night's game there will bo a dance. Jimmy Hoseiibaum Is to offici ate during the tournament. KOTICU OF PIN AL ACHXH NT Notlco Is hereby given that tho undersigned administrators of the estate or Thomas Clark, decease 1, have filed their final account In the County Court of the Stnte of Oregon for Union County,. and said' court has set February 29th, 192S, at 10 A. M., nt the County Court Itoom In La Grande, Union ouny,' Oregon, us tho time to' hear obj co ttons to, and for tho settlement, of aald final ucoount. . ' ., ,. Dated this January 30; : .10,38.:' llruce Clark, AHoel, iOref , '.' ' lnvn P. Hour. M'uiiimervllleV Ore . . .. Administrators, Jan. 31 reb. 7-Mr3l-28.- , . LEW CODY . 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