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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 20, 1928)
Friday, April 20, 1928 i nKC i " w . . JMJkzilJlILIL--i-MMMMiMaMMtMMMM 1 - , " ".' ". " . ' : i " " . . ; : : ' ' velour ' ' " j " 'v' :''-. ' T ' " Mj VTfAjfc gUlY yfl- iWflOfffllf X . filled cushions for real comfort combined with di.stinctivo beauty this suite cannot be surpassed. " : I V lHf ' V'-'- . Arm Chair to Match 37.50 Wing Chair to Match 42.50 . " j " ' "" ' ' OUTSTANDING VALUES IN DINING ROOM SUITES . fln? Figured Frocks A New Group Featured at $19-75 Style Is one thing and materia and making: is another. It's our opinion that these new spring frocks of figured chiffons and crepes give a remarkable combination of both qualities at this price. New neck lines, uneven hems, pretty side drapes and every dress tailored to give (service. SPOUT COATS, either in junior or ladies' sizes, are the most practical models this year. Tailored and smart belted styles lighter colors. You'll find the prices $14.75 to $27.50 very moderate when you see the coats. The mannish spring suits are equally attractive in style and economy. RAYON undies , hy Richelieu urn here now In every tilyle and color V-front bloomers, 'rf nch punts, eomlilimtion and n t h I o 1 1 c mills. HeMitlfut Kiir-ments. Some Chic New Hats These are Home of (he iiiohI 'lmrmlnK new fiats we've, seen In ninny a neason they're, JiihI lit. Horsehair hralilH, rufria. tint) other fntirliH Mower anil rIMinii trlinim-il. Cun ning' shapes, stunning rulin-M $il to IM.r.il. ciossAnn cr- , HetH jireHent the newest "line of beauty" styles Kfep.in cliisp li round complete null combination -In Swanile anil t'olltll $2.GD to $10. Gay Scarfs and Flowers The tourh of color iiiIiIh ko inurh ninl what eoulil be prettier than u new three fofiiereil xnirf. u pretty spring ilres flower? They're very murh in vnpne pny pattern ninl Oliver i'oIium. 'I'he new nouns at ILL'S "Slenderette" and Wayne Knit Silk Hone HILL'S Peter Pan Prints and A. li. C. Guar an teed Silk 8-piece Dining Suite for only $124 8-piece Walnut Dining Suite $195 Regular 165.00 - Regular 225.00 . Here's a sensational feature value in our wonderful stock of dining room furniture. Eight-piece walnut veneer suite including sixty-inch buffet, sixty-inch ex tension dining table and six beautiful chairs at this re markably low price. This is the kind of dining furniture will be proud to . have in your home. Made of gejiutne walnut in com bination with kiln dried hardwoods. Excellent cabinet work, very richly finished. Buffet, extension table and . six chairs included with upholstered back and seat. 1 ConVehienPayfiienti ' ! Our deferred payment plan is specially arranged for the conven ience of those who prefer buying on the budget plan. A small payment down, the balance in weekly or monthly installments to meet the requirements of the customer. ' CARR FURNITURE CO., c. Eastern Oregon's Largest Home Furnishers. ty: Jnmes A. Wylllo of liayvllle. Oram rounty: W. I.. Hnst of Kun tejc, Harney county: t'larencc K. Knowing of Klamath l''all(i. Kla math county; Wllmi'l- Hoyer or On tario, Malheur county: Klhert t'an teel of Pilot Itocli, I'nintllla couil tyaaml Jesse C'riint of Klirln, 1'nlon county. . niTXi'.it VMr.'iii:i) PRNDI.BTON. Apr. 20 (AM) AlthollKh he tins not definitely de clured himself Hoy llltiier, of I'en illi'ton, former state legislator, litis been urged by friends to seek the. congressional sent of Nicholas Hln nott should he accept the appoint ment to the Court or claims recent ly nnnonnceil hy President Cno HilRe. At present ltltner Is seek ing the republican nomination Us Joint representative to the state legislature rrom Morrow and I'uiit tllla counties. BULGARIAN QUAKE ; DISASTROUS ONE - Death, Destitution and In sanity Follows Hills Moved by Tremor SOFIA, HulgnHa. Anr. JO. (A I") : Death, destitution and Insanity sulked throuith Southeastern llul ; narla today In the wnke of a se . Hen of earthquakes which have devastated the region. More thnn 100 bodies were count ed In Phlllppopolln anil the neigh borhood. How many were burled beneath th ruins was not known. To calcillate the number of Injured many of whom, wer In a critical condition, wos Impossible us the population fled panic stricken to '' th countryside. tt was believed Hint Phlllppopolls which Is the second city In slse In ulgarla, would Itself furnish the . highest casualty list of the places nffeoted. Only the higher part of the city, about a. quarter of a mile nrross was undamaged, The re mainder of the city woe destroyed or ton ilnniterous to occupy. In 11. any villages in the Teuton only n few houses stood gaunt among the ruins, The people were in desti tution. Many were driven Insane hy whnt they have witnessed in the lust few illiys. )iinkc MmCK Illlls Mills were moved. Their con to.irs were ultered. Underground reservoirs broke through in places and wiiter and sand gushed forth. At Hnlybt'gevo iiml Munole fis sures were opened In the groud. Wllter spouted from the clefts tn the height of three feel. The ruins and the countryside were flooded. The populiition of Sofia con tinued panicky. Many fnmllles left the capital overnight with their bedding and slept In the open coun try. Others fled in automobiles and all sorts of vehicles which they tised ns sleeping quarters. Government and charitable In HtllutloiiH struggled to bring order out of chaos. King Itorls person- Ally went tn the devnetnted region as did Premier Llnptcheff and Slav, elro Vasalleff, minister of public works. Sivkane Man Is Taken "For Ride' SI'OK AM-:. Wash.. Apr. SO. fAP) Jumes Shelhuan. an einpluye of u 'lorn Telephone and Telegraph company here, w.is "token for a ride" hist niKht, police believe with the discovery of his body In a resl uenli;il MiM-tloii this morning. Two golfers on their wny to the niuiilclp.il Hulls found the body early this mnrnlnk'. lying face downwind. lie had been beaten and stubbed, on exnniiuntlou re vealed. ltesl, bins of the vicinity told the police ihcy saw an automobile drive slowly pust lust IliKht I! limit 111 o'clock and afterward heard two mum,-, I shots. Then the car re turned at 11 rapid pace. 1VOM KAVOI1S Al, ST. rAUt. Minnesota motor busses carried 11, JSI. 812 fnssen-g-ers In 1951, trareled ll.fSS,12 miles and t"'","c1 revenue of $4.731,3110. 1,(1S ANCni.KR, Ar. fl. (AP) tlovernor Al Smith of New York is the only democrat who has a chance to 'bent not n rnmlhllean candidate tor the presidential chair diirlng the forthcoming November .election. In the opinion of Mrs. I Nellie T.iyloe Hose, former (over 1 nnr r.l 1t'..n. " " J ,,,,, . n)xi:n niics l)i:ii ANCi:, O.. Apr. SO. (AP) Howard Ijiln. 19. boxer, died here today from injuries received In a boxing mutch with I'rankle .Inrn. Fort Wayne. Ind., here Wednesday night. l,aln was knock ed down In the fifth round and In falling his head struck the edge of the ting causing concussion of the brain. BREMEN MAY FLY BACK TO EUROPE, FLIER DECLARES (Continued from Pnge 1) boanted with evident pride In IiIh careful KiiKltah. The Oermnns wore htiHily n gtiRed In dninB whut they could tn repnlr their phine, dittmiRed In the luntlinp, and were hnppy in he hiK close to tho ship that had hrottKht them wifely on the first western airplane flight uoro.ss the North Atlantic. The bleakness of their Icebound Island prison seem ed entirely tinabje tto liuench their buoyant splrltH. Ilaron von llueuefotd said that the hazardous flight which ho near ly ended in disaster would have been worth while If not for any reason other than that they might experience the kindness and hos pitality of their island hosts. The fiermnns were making their home with LiKht house Keeper , Let em pier and his lare family. Captain Koehl has become n urent favorite with the children of the islnnd anil they flock around him as he fondles the dogs they brliiR to show him. Favorable weather Procter the take off here. Previous to taking- off, Hennett and Halchcn received a telcKram from Mtss Herta Junkers, at Ltike Ste. Awnes statlnff that tho weather in that vicinity was favorable. Carry Repair Kqulpnieiit The plane, chartered by the North American Newspaper Alli ance, through the New York World, was to carry repair equipment froln Murray Hay to the damuKed Qer- j man plaiie-to enable the ship to be flown to iNoiv ork its nriptnal ROal. ; , In addition-to Hennett nnd Bal chen the relief ship carried Thotn ns Mulroy of New York and Charles J, V, Murphy, n represent ative of the World. Heavily laden with mechanical equipment und a iuo R.illon gaso line load Indications were the ship U-Otllfl fl-.tlK 1' tn tA hnnru'I.. reachlnjr Murray bay. There. 'the fliers planned to pick up repair parts and to lake on a mechanic 'and pilot, the latter for guidance to the isoliitj-d island. : KAHANICK WINS KLAMATH FALLS. Ore., Apr. 20 (AP In a nmbMi featured by roll Klines Al Karaslck, Portland wrestler, defeated I'mfessor llig ami. Japanese jiu Jltstt artlttt, two out of three falls last niKht. KIDDLE HOME, XOT DECIDED ON CANDIDACY (Continued from Pilge 1) Thev posed for pictures, which were rushed to New York by air plane today, and talked freely with the reporter. I The Oermnnfi were in excellent health and high spirits. Captain Koehl received a slight cut on the forehead at the hump of the Hrem en's landing on the Island s reser voir, hut the wound wns of no hio- ' ment and the baron escaped Injury entirely, as did their trlsh com panion. Major James Fltimrtnrlce. "It tlhl not even force my mon-i ode out of lis place." the bnronj TIFXTF.F M,A.F. ON" WAY DKTHOIT. Apr. 2i (AP)-Carrying the hopes of the stranded trans-Atlantic plane Ilremen for an early Retaway from isolated Green ly Island, a giant Ford air liner, piloted hy 1trnt Halchcn and Floyd rb'imctt, took off at 7:0? n. in. from the Ford nirport today for Murray Hay. Quebec, on the first U-ft of the relief expedition. The relief plane was escorted over the Canadian Horder by n tfroiip of I Selfridge field planes. The takeoff was without Incident, Halchen piloting the huge three motored plane down the run w ay und llftlnpt It slowly from the ground after rlrrilnff the nirport. The plane headed toward Canada. suggests thut the ronpresnman withdraw as soon as po1W. in emeritency, however, be sys It ran ho done in four or five days, Ho far a nyoo la able to kn- certaln, tho only oontrMlooal committeemen elected aret A. G. Crosby of The Dallas, Wasco coun Red Crown Gasoline Mobile, Zcrolinc and Quaker State Oil Perkins Standard Station Next to La Grande Hotel on Adams STAGES LEAVE FROM La GRANDE DEPOT Wallowa Coach Co. Leave La Grande for Joseph 8:45a.m. 4:00p.m. Connect with All Points West Blue Mountain Transportation Co. Leave La Grande for Baker, Boise H :25 a. m. La Grande for Baker only 4 -35 ' m. La Grande for Pendleton 10:30 n.m 3:45 p!m! (Connections at Pendleton for Walla Walla and Pasto) Leave La Grande For Portland at 10:30 a. m. Fare $9.50, Round trip $16.00 fair infoimation call MAIN 709