Thursday, Decemlx-T 13, 192R
LA OTCANDE EVENTNO OBSERVER
I'apfe Seventeen
Local News In Brief
j Mis ItaiiU to School
j Mlta flertha Hums, of La Grande.
hna returned? to I'orUand whert)
slip la a gtudent at Keed eolleKe.
J iMirliiK the ThimkuKlvinir vacation
at the home of her pa reins In this
t city. Miss Hants became lit from
; influenza.
GUARD DEPOT
WHEN HOOVER
i TRAIN COMES
SENATE ADDS
i $250,000,000
PROHI ITEM
Sth Kerrlnr III
K'th Herrlne 1h
tho flu.
suficrlnR from
Mr. Donovan Ill
Jess Ihmovuu, of Ln Grande, in
ll Of the fill. 5
niiM IHirfcT IN
Noah liuifey, of
ill of influenzrt.
.a .Grande. Is
111 IVom Slumps '. '
Jna MmlHtilmiK, student at fhe
lot Grandt Husinejis college. Is ill
at her hom this wt-ck tj from
mumps.
Co' to Hot Lake
Norman Wela, of Ia Grande,
visited at Hot Lake today.
To Ihirkecw
A. L. Harlow, of I.a Grande, went
to Durkfi and 1'nity today.
In 1-Yin 1'itioii
Krank H. Ktunfill, of I'nlon, Is a
visitor in I.a Grand today on
husiness.
Volley GnmcK lhived
The volley lull Karnes played
yesterday hy the kMh nf the I.a
Grande High school reunited In a
win for the senior firm over the
sophomore first and a victory for
the Junior second tram over the
freshman Hpcimd.
.)' Oliver Better ,
Joh Oliver, who has been 111 of
lnfluenxa for the him ten days, Is
reported to he better today. He
It at hi home at Adam ave
nue
Mr. KiiImmy VWtv-
H. It. Knlierg, of Hakcr, arrived
In I.a Grande yesterday. He Ik nt
the Foley hotel.
Ilcre Prom Wallowa
Mrs. Kliner Houthwlck, of Wal
lowa, arrived in thiti city yesterday.
Phe . is at the Vob-y hotel.
(Mrs. Stark lt'turn
I Mrs. I.ee .tark, of I.a Grande,
returned thin morning from Alt.er
, lu, ("anadH. where he ban been
vlwitiliK lo r sister. Mrs. W. S. John
son, lor tiie past two weeks. Mrs.
Stark says th weather in Canada
has beenilovely. with Inn two or
three cold days.
l'ntlcr ArrcM
Itay Gamble, cbartred with oper
ating a IorkIuk truck over rood
prohibited by the chief of police,
min arrested yesterday. Trial will
lie hehi tomorrow.
Miss ItasmtisM-n Ill
Miss Bertha Kasmussen, who
works at Jteynaud's Beauty shop.
Is seriously ill at her home.
Small I ire
The fire department was railed ;
to the home of A. T. Hill yesterday
evening about ft o'clock. A small
fine fire did practically no dam-1
ime, it is reported. I
Mr. Smith Conies
Hayinond Smith, of Wallowa, ar
rived in I.a Grande yesterday. He
is registered at the Foley hotel.
Mr. Ithtuli Here '
l' H. lElffKlr, of Wallowa, Ir.r
visitor In t hi city. He- 'arrived
yesterday and (nut the Foley hotel.
Leaves fur Washington
Mr. and Mrs. J. c. French and
grandson. Jack, Koyle. of La
Grande, left this morning1 for Cal
vllle. Wash., to visit Mrs. French'
Sister, Mrs. W. Myers.
To KIkIii Today
C. J. Zeanier. of Elffin, passed
through La Grande this morning
on the way. from I'nlop to his home.
Mr. Hunter Visits
Charles Hunter, Wallowa stock
man and farmer, passed through
La Grande today on the way to
I'orUand where he Is taking a ship
ment f mock. From Cortland.
Mr. Hunter will ko to Kugene to
visit Mrs. Hunter and his daughter.
Virginia, who is a student at thft
I'niver.Nity of Oregon.
Goes to fi(4n
Waiter Mi an, of La Grande, went
to Ogden, Ctali, today to bit with
relatives. Miss Mary Kills, sister
of Mrs. Hean. died at Ogden, Wed
nesday, and Mr. Bean will attend
the funeral. Mrs. Bean went to
Ogden when her sister became ser
iously ill. Mr. Bean expects to bo
back in l4i Grand Monday.
To Vl.xll hi l-;mr prise
Mrs. It. L. Kenedy, of Colfax.
Wash., has been visiting her
nephew, I". M. Kenedy, in 1 .a
Grande, and went to lint "r prise
today to visit her daughter. M rs.
K. If. Miller, and son. c. rlt. Ken
edy. for two weeks.
VNHs in City
Thad Breeland. of Portland, rep
resentative of the General Petrol
eum company, has left La Grande
following a short visit.
Traffic Accident
Two cars, driven by Floyd L.
Pearson and Karl Lynch, collided
at Sixth and Spring yesterday, ac
cording to police records. Neither
ear was damaged very -much, it
is said.
Goes to Boise
J. K, Plowman, of La Grande,
employe of the Mt. Kmily Lumber
company, went to Boise today. He
expects to be back in two days.
Here Por Hay
Mrs. Frederick, of Kameln. Mrs.
J. Hawes, and Gerald Coruin, of
M ear ham, arrived in La Grande
this morning to spend the day.
Mr. Gavin Has Operation
.1. J. Gavin, well known former
resident of Lu Grande, who under
went an operation nt St.' Vincent's,
hospital In Portland yesterday
morning. Is reported to be recover
ing nicely, according to a telegram
received in I -a Grande by his sls'er.
Mis. Charles Gump.
Hero From Portland
A. K. Malnuiuisi. of Portland,
representative of the Pnion Pacific
system, arrived In La Grande yes
terday. Mr. Malimiulst went lo
Huntington today.
Hot urn l-Vim Portland
Or. Lee B. Bouvy and Or. W. P.
McAdory. of I -a Grande, have re
t timed from Portland where they
attended a meeting or the commit
tee in ehargo of the Oregon State
Medical society convention which
will be held lu La Grande May 10
and 17. Dr. Bouvy Is president
of the society.
VWis Mrs. urbrick
Mrs. Pliilomen Sturgls. of Cove,
was tile guest of Mrs. H. A. Zur
brick yesterday in La Grande. Tfco
Itev. Pliilomen Sturgis is rector of
the Church of t he Ascension at
Cove. He and Mrs, Sturgls re
cently came from Boston, Mass.,
to make thefr homo In "rejrnn.
.Mr. Donaldson llcrp
N. f. Donaldson, county agri
cultural agent for Wallowa county,
arrived from his home at Knter
prise yesterday. Mr. Ionaldson Is
at the Hacajawea Inn.
I.a OntiMlcllny Honored
Ui lievlpg in i be adage, "train
them up in the way they should
go." Phi Kappa Phi. the national
scholastic houur society at Oregon
State college, again honored the
highest ranking freshmen of last
year when special certificates of
achievement were Issued Wednes
day to Tf sophomores. Among
the 5K were: Itobert J. Woody, La
Grande, and Morgan Brace, now
deceased, of Knlcrprise.
(Continued from Pag 13)
sembled at railroad stations In
towns and villages along the. right
of way.
Descending the eastern slope of
the Andes, j he train atnpped for
an hour at Mendoza, situated in
the foothills and within night of
the snow-covered peaks. A throng
of more than IS, ana persons .lost led
in and around the station cheer
ing and applauding. The governor
of the province of Boraunl and his
of licial stan and also the mayor
and officials of the municipality
lave Mr. Hoover a warm greeting.
I 'ails lo Sec Statue
Fa; Her yesterday at the highest
point of t he raHrnad. there were
snowstorms and clouds, and Mr.
Hoover was not able to see the
famous statue of Christ of the An
des, a monument to peace between
Chile and Argentina.
Allan Hoover, son of the president-elect,
rode on the electric
locomotive which pulled the train
over the Andean divide. His tather
was also invited lo ride In the loco
motive but decided that he could
get n better vie of the majestic
panorama from his private car.
It was late in the afternoon when
the train ran out of the almost un
tnhnbltcd mountain region into the
foothill country. Brief stops were
made at lilt lu towns so t hat the
'people assembled there might catch
a glimpse of M r. Hoover on the
rear platform. The governor and
local officials in every province
hoarded the train to accompany It
through their territory.
Itobert W. Bliss. Fniled States
ambassador, and the official of the
representatives of President Irl
goyen, joined the train ai the cold,
hlrnk, snow-bound station of Las
Cuevas. at the Argentine end of the
two mile tunnel through the Andes.
To Arriw iMtv Today
The special train pulled Into the
station at Mendoxn at 7 p. in. and
an hour later the Hoover party
was again under way, hoping to
arrive at Buenos Aires about fi
o'clock this afternoon. Mr. Hoover
experts to remain in Buenos Aires
until Sunday morning. Then he
will take an Argentine warship to
Montevideo, t'ruguny, where he
will arrive Sunday afternoon.
Monday will be spent In the lru
gtiayan capital and from there he
will go to Itlo de Janeiro on the
P. S. S. ( tab. Although the sched
ule after leaving Kio Janeiro has
not been announced, it is probable
Hun Mr. Hoover would visit Ha
vana before returning to the I nil -ed
Stales.
' (Continued from Page 13)
Doubter dam bill from 1 1 2..ona,huA
to $lli5.0()0.H0.
' Increased authorization for tho.
federal building at Portland, Ore.(
Was approved.
; APPItOVK LFWIiT HILL
' WASHINGTON. Dec. U (AIM
The house Indian affairs commit
tee today approved the Lehvitl bill
to authorize the secretary of the
thterlor to contract with stales for
education, medical attention and
relief of Indians. Approval, how
ever, did not come until after the
Insertion of an amendment to In
clude contracts for supervision of
Indian agricultural problems.
' The measure would authorise the
1 tit erior secretary to place Indian
affairs directly under state super
vision, paying 'qver federal funds
!tnder contract.
operation aids
king(;eorc;eto
combat illness
(Continued from Page l.t)
his condition was extremely grave
and he was looking down the valley
of the shadow."
It was officially announced this
afternoon that the Duke of York
had cancelled an engagement to at
tend a Farmer's I 'niott dinner at
Northampton on Saturday.
The crowd on hand to watch
the posting of this morning's bul
letin was larger than usual be
cause of the sensational nature of
yesterday's developments and wide
spread concern as to how his ma
jesty had stood the shock ofMhe
operation.
'row l I'agcr For News
The crowd surged forward eag
erly to read the report when It was
placed on the palace railings.
Among the spectators was an old
army pensioner who had been
wailing in the cold for hours and
bail watched the changing of the
guard. He smiled with satisfaction
as did many ot hers when it was
seen that the bulletin was of a
somewhat reassuring character.
COVH! MINSTREL
SHOW WILL BE
HELD FRIDAY
By Mrs. .1. It, Prkti
f (Observer Correspondent
j COVK. Die. (Special) The on
nunl high school minstrel begins
promptly at K o'clock Friday even
jliig. J Clarence Bertsch is unable to at
) tend school us he has the mumps.
! Mrs. J. K. Mills ami Mrs. L. M.
Laird are entertaining the Ladles'
Guild at the home of Mrs, Mllist
Saturday, Dec. I A.
Mis. A. G. I'oukUn U driving a
new Chevrolet coupe.
The annual election of officers
of l 'berry chapter. Order of the
Knstern Star, will be held Wednes
day evening in the Masonic hall.
The strong wind Monday morn
ing blew down several telephone
poles pear the Baptist church,
Jesse Lincoln, w ho has been
working at Knterprlso for some
time, is at home for a stay of three
or Tour months.
Charles O. Burdiek arrived Mon
day to take over the Cove electric
plant. Marvin Blake, who has been
operator' of this plant for about
five years, is going Into the engl-
! neering division ami is moving to
La Grande In the near future.
her home here Saturday after via- 'whore Mr. Stearns will be chief dis
hing the past two weeks In Ton
chet. Wash., with relatives.
Mr. and M i s. I . Hudson and
their family of ix children aro all
ill at t heir home in South I'nlon
with the influeii.a.
Mr. and .Mrs. Millard Stearns
moved to I .a Grande this week
patcher at the depot. Mr. Htearmi
takes the place of the lute Harry
Swart. i
Clyde Slarsh, fifteen year obi son
of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Turner, wiiji
taken to the Grande Itonrte hos
pital Sunday, III of aptnnl menin
gitis. 1
UNION PERSONALS
FLU EPIDEMIC IS
. NOT YET AT PEAK
IS REPORT TODAY
Obituary
Passes Through Cliy
Leslie Wilson. of Portland,
passed through La Grnndo this
morning on the -way, to Boise to
spend a short vacation. Mr. Wil
son is employed by the Jlarkins
-Transportation compnny.
ri m.hai, si:u ici.s
Funeral services for P. Grant
Wilson, who died yesterday morn
ing, will be held at the Snodgrass
Zimmerman mortuary at 2
' o'clock Saturday afternoon, it was
announced today, Burial will be
in the SilliiriiervHle cemetery.
Junior Honorary
. Society Suspended
I A NX A I i 1 1() It. M ic h .. I )ee. I 3
(A P Sphinx. junior honorary
society of the Cniversity of .Michi
gan, has been suspended as an or
ganization after an investigation of
statements that liquor was used In
an initiation ceremony hist week In
which three Itiithitus wei'e scalded
serioiislv.
vfi $
ill
l
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THE FEMININE GIFT
OF REAL DISTINCTION!
We want to make it easy for you men to choose a proper
gift for some lady of your choice. Here are a few sug
gestionsany woman would he glad to receive any one
of them as a gift. Come in we will aid you in solving
your gift problem.
(Continued from Page 13)
formation regarding the critical
aspects of the disease. Informa
tion must be obtained, It was ex
plained, before the board can make
a formal slat emeu t of the lot lu
nza situation.
Yesterday's total of 4u.X0 re
ported cases, was Increased today
to 41,003 when the state health
officer of Tennessee reported 243
new cases in t hat slate. Public
health officials stilt believed that
not more than one-filth of the ex
isting cases are being reported.
The situation In New York, while
still not determined, was thought
j ftot to bo serious since I r, M.
Nicholl. state health officer, tele
I graphed to Surgeon General dim
ming that while infhieir.a cases are
' not reportable In his slate, health
i officers are required to report nn
j usual prevalences and they have
made no audi report.
Toilet Sets
t'yr.illn s, is. n
H.irry, nnd nllinrs
$.1.00 to $32
Perfumes
T'OIy - HnuhiK.'int. furrnn.
Kluirl nn.l Cani Noiiii
95c to $13.50
Pen & Pencil Sets
I'nrKi-r. Xluirrrrr :i n.l W:i
lermun In lntc.il ,I,hIuii
nifl rnlnrs
?fi.5fl to $15.00
Candies
Voit.-in'n :iinl l.iKKctt'n. In
Klt'iil vuiit'ty in Xin.i
50c to $5.00
Shop With Safety at Your Rexall Stoi
GLASS DRUGS Inc.
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lSi:COl III-: ATI I IN POHTLANH
I POItTLAND, Ore., Dec. IS
j (AC) A second death from Influ
j eri.a within 24 hours was reported
iin Portland today. Daniel H. Dlck
j off, H4, was the latest, victim.
The city health bureau today re
ceived reports of 4f new cases,
( making a total of 234 In the city.
j STI'MINT HADLV 111111'
j SAN FBANCIRCO, Pec. 13
AP Lee Plnod, Stanford I'nlver-
aity student, was perhaps fa la My
Injured t his morning when his
automobile collided w Ith another
on the highway near Belmont.
ROMAN MEAL
PUDDING
A . I ( Ik r- I ... u l
treat! Easily pre- )cliciOUSf
pared, (..ook now
ami let season. Ask
your dealer for
ROMAN MEAL
recipe folder.
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By Mrs. Bert Knight
(Observer Correspondent)
PNION. Ore. (Special) Mrs.
Klixabi th Taylor returned home
Tuesday from Portland where she
had spent the past two weeks Unit
ing with her daughters, chloe and
Lucllo Taylor.
L. K. Wright and IL If. Itnmicv
attended the funeral of J. Wal
den at La Grande Sunday after
noun. "Miss Alice Muniuardt, county
health nurse, was a I'nion visitor
Wednesday.
Among the Christ mas shoppers
In La Grande Wednesday were Mr.
and Mrs. W. W. Stevens. Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Kuhn and -Mrs. .1. i,
Gihnore.
L. A. Wright, Pnlon county game
commissioner, left Sumlay for Port
land on business. He will attend
the game commissioners' meeting
t hern this week, returning home
the Inst of the week.
Mrs. Viola Parker returned home
Sunday after a two weeks' visit In
Seattle, Wash., with her daughter,
Mrs. Jennie Jurlch.
Mr, and Mrs. Pred l-'ox were La
Grande visitors Monday.
M r. nnd M is. Howa id Ash ineiM
have ret u rued to their , home In
Vukima alter spending several
days here on business.
M rs, John Jacobs, of Noil h
Powder, was visiting and shopping
in Pnion Tuesday.
W. 11. Vogel was a business visi
tor In La Grande Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Jones are the
proud parents of a nine pound son
born to them at their home In
North I'nlon Tuesday.
Charles B. Prattler, representa
tive' for the i'ViuHiible Building ami
Loan association, of Portland, was
transacting business In this city
Tuesday. 1
.Mr. and Mrs. P. It. Conner were
business visitors in La Grande Sat
urday. Mrs. Charlie Cross returned to
FRIDAY
and
SATURDAY
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Hhe wits full of fire nnd
fight primitive Sweet
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) V Blorifieatioii of love through
"V vkV.3 sacrifice c'unger death!
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