La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 01, 1929, EARLY EDITION, Image 5

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Newspaper Page Textu n i 1 Tuesday; January 1, 1929. t LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER ' -v; rr- 1 I Local News In Brief MUs liajiU Lcaws v Miss Bertha Buntx left- for Port land last night. Miss Bants haa 'been spending the holtduys with Iter parents In this city. ( itiwi to Port land er Miss Father Brown returned Sat i. nrduy night to Portland where she . lives with her sister. Miss Helen Post on. Committee to Meet ' The executivo committee of the Baptist Women' society will meet with Mrs. Hurwurd at 901 O ave--11110 Wednesday ufternoon. I Alii to Mwt Tho ljidii'8 Aid of Iniblur will tet at the homo of Mrs. C. C. .Welch Thursday afternoon. CALIFORNIA AND GEORGIA TECH L GRIDIRON CLASSIC (Continue from Pas 1) JjmiikIuh Moo IiOnvm i miiKluH Aloe left last nifrnt -for Pulo Alto, (,'ul.. where ho Is a stu dent ut titunford university. Mr. Moo has been spending the holi days with his purents In a Grande, Ix-nvo lj Ciramlo Allsues Hess and Orace Gclbol ft last night for Albany and Moll- mouth, resnectlvely. Miss Hess GrihH tenches in Albany and Miss Grace Geibel attends the stutc nor mal school. . . , Price of California' and W. A. Alex ander of Tech, were: terse un'l to the point. ; ' From the dtrntnutlve Frlco: "Odds are against us, -but that doesn't moan anything to us." Bald Alexander. "We are all ready to win or. lone. There will be no ulib'." The probable lineup: Georgia Tech . PO Culifnrnl.i Jone.i ..,...;.1,15..;.......... .. Avery Maree -l.T Flu Westbrook 1.G H. Gill Pund (C) C Kelgel Drennon l.UG Sehwurts! Watkins RT Hnncruft Waddey RE...... rhllllps (C) Durunt , QB Ulsim Mlaell LH Lorn Thompson. EH llarr Lutnpkm IB - Schmidt Officiuls: Referee, Herbert lna. Nebraska; umpire, Arthur Bade noch. Chicago; head linesman, T. M. Fltspatrlck, Utuh; field Judge, William Strict, Alubuma Poly. THIS GIRL WALKS TO FLY Ul Ml,!.: v. -J Dallas Jacvlisoii Iavvch- Da Has Jacobson, left this morn ing fur Corvullis to begin his sec ond term work at Oregon State col lege. Ho has been vacationing with his parents. Mr. and Mrs, E. Jacobson, of La Grande. MOTORISTS FROM 39 STATES STOP HERE LAST YEAR . r- (Continued Irom Page 1) Frtida Klopfcustcln Goon - Miss Frelda Klopfenstuln re turned Sunday night to Corvallls vherc she. is a senior at Oregon Rtutu college. Miss Klopfenstcln, -(spent tho holidays In this city with flier parents. - Jlfss 1 1 art Miss Pi Grande, 1 Miss Hurtvtibowcr Return ' I'atty Hartenbower, . of Ia has returned from Cald well, Ida., where she spent sev eral days. She will be in La Grande until the end of the week before leaving for Moscow, Ida., where she . is a student at the University of Idaho.1 : - - ' Itutlt Irwin Leaves Among 'those who have left for schools away from l.a Gmndo la Miss Huth Irwin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Irwin, of Island City. Miss Irwin is entering the normal 1 school at Bclllnghum. Wash. She was graduated from La Grande High school Juno. 1928. She was secretary treasurer of the senior ieUws, ' ' r. p. Ilns Watfh Party L A unique iWel jpajty wr,hf!ld fin Train 'No. 17" (luring this night, ccordlng to railroad employes. Lust night, following dinner, the fining car was cleared, a three biccc orchestra was recruited and portable phonograph also used j.Jor orchestra intermissions, and .passengers enjoyed dancing while Uhe train sped out of and into 1 1 - , LEGION SHOW STARTS YEAR IN LA GRANDE (Continued from Page 1) fiction book. That they were bus 1 n ens men would n e ver h a ve oc -curred to the nverage onlooker. They knew how to act and they knew how to sing. The chorus work nnd tho Individual Hlntrlmr iwere tjvo of the principal features which contributed to the successful 1 occasion. The nirl dancers who appeared .early In the evening came in for Hheir share of the handclap ping. The cast of the star performance m is composed of the following: j fluh lirady, Jane Stange, Guilda Ashby, Peggy Itohnenkamp, M"er iill Conley. Hay Williams. Tom yiruce, Hubert Guild, Jack . Cool jdge. Hill Itelckel. "Uke" Hlatt, 'Ukess" Geddes, Norman Desllet, . 9 odd Allen. C. V. Talbott. R. M. (tt, I'loyd Tlaxter. Ralph Wln Tiff, Ted Christiansen. Kllwood Gwilllams, Iee M osier. Vincent Mc Swen, Xephl Combs. Dr. Ray Mur phy, llonry Melauron. Albert Cur ty, C'het Thompson, Walter Bean, flurry I'arker. Hoy Currey, Dave Wyllie", Kred Head, Charles Fross, Jriwar Johnson. Wendell Cornford. jSlarley 'Richardson. K. Russell fcott, and C. P. Holbrook. f . . $ Pictures Made by Waves H The picture rocks of Lnke Sti :;;perior nre Immense rocks with strik 1 1"K picture effects, caused by tit" J wear of waves dnshinz over them m f- x. - N J- J 1928 O. .K. IN MOST LINES, LEADERS SAY (Continued from Pat 1) - Josephine lUack was ho Imbued with the Idea of becoming an aviutrix that sim hiked from her Arkansas ho pie to Oakland. Cal., and took u job as ticket selling-to finance her. lesHons; In' flying. She's getting along flue now, nnd, has hopes of becoming a -factory I uMiionstrator. , ' i ' deKtndent upon v cheap fuel and power to. this section. It seems safe to predict for this section of the country a continuation of the healthy growth experienced In the lust decade. By" Robert Lynch (Manager, Sun Francisco Chamber : of Commerce)' BAN FRANC1HCO (AP) For the Pacific coast ms has been a I good year.- Gearing of production to consumption in at leust two of the region's more lmportunt indus tries, lumbering and copper mining j and smelting, -has been an out standing feature of 1023, and has been accompunled by price ad-1 vonces. High prices, paid for livestock have featured the agricultural in dustries. Heinous problems facing fruit growors ut, the beginning, of the year are now In u fair way of solution,' and the outlook for In that activity Is now much im proved, - ' Kmployment conditions were better than In 1927, and have been mirrored In a maintenance of r pur- 1 chasing power, which in turn has 1 been reflected tn active retail and wholesale trade. Automobile Bales, a good .Index of prosperity, have been heavier thun u year ago. -The credit structure Is sound and am ple funds are available fur legiti mate expansion In .Industry and trade. . ; The Paclflo coast is a rejr on of raw resources und ugrleultuie and Its industries are Jurgely idm. lifted with those resources. Inasmuch us San Francisco Is the "financial .hind tU Wftlbt, accompanied' t and distributing center of this area current prosperity In the hinter land -and In the Pacific northwest must react fuvorubly upon the Ban Francisco bay section,., ; ... : AOTKEHS IH FUKEI SAN QUIiNTIN PRISON, ' CU Jun, 1 (AP) Dorothy Muckuye, los Angeles actress, left the prison hero today after ton mouths- he- . ... k Mtt' m -ri i 3730 miles to do it. lAUlsluna had one car in Ore gon coining from a mileugc of 3260. Tho diatance from New York la estimated at about 3200 mi Ion. with ten automobiles matting the trip. . Hix come from Pennsylvania, a dUtanco of 2000 miles. , The enliro group of registrants Include: Alaska, one: Arizonu, three: Alberta, one: California, 88; Colorado, 18; Connecticut, 2: Brit ish .Columbia, two; Florida, one; Illinois, ten: Iowa, six: Kansas, 12: Loulstuna, one.; Massachusetts, one; Manitoba, one; Michigan, ! 1; Mon tana, 7: Missouri, eight; Minnesota, nine: Muine, 1: New Jersey, two: New York, ten; Nebraska, nine: Kentucky, two; Oklahoma, three: Ohio, five; North Dakota, one; New Mexico, three: Nevada, two; Ohio, five; Pennsylvania. Bix: Texas, four;' Tennessee, one:' Utah, 27; North Carolina, one; Virginia, one; West Virginia, one: Vermont, one; South Dakota, two; Wisconsin, three; Indiana, two; Idaho, 201; Washington, 216.-. NATION GAY AS NEW , YEAR MAKES DEBUT (Continued from Page 1 . . whoopee the residents of this dis tinguished seaport felt today they had held their own. ' In the words of the old-time so ciety reported a good time was had by all and as police took a look around today they reported that everything considered there were very few unpleasant incidents. A few holdup men took advant age of the carnival and the low visibility due to confetti to take a few dollars and ecltemont reached such a pitch at n couple of private parties that gentlemen present settled their.differcnccs with dirks. Now and then an exhilarated celebrant showed signs of alcoholic Indulgence, but most of the obser vances consisted In noise and hur rah. - Hotels and cafes were crowd ed with diners and dancers and "Sweet Adeline" and similar bal lads -were hoard occasionally. I SHOESHOSIERY M i . V ' I ..' i ,. :,' v. Uft! 1 WTit I I m m i I . :.. It's 1 ; t , ,; I niilVa : 'j , S .WE- WISH ' ; 'YOU. ArX A- HAPPY AND IMtOHPKUOUS .r-'-1 NKY YEAll. AIRPLANE BEGINS ENDURANCE TEST ... ' (Continued from Page 1) States department of commerce, no piano will be allowed within 300 feet of the Question Mark while it Is in flight. Ono excep tion was made to the rule. When special permission was given the cvlllan photographer's plane to go within 200 feet of the refueling for news reel and commercial photographers. Basques In Boise Dance The Year In BOIKIS. Ida., Jan. 1 (AP) In keeping with an ancient custom brought over - from, their native homes In Southwest France, more than a hundred Rasqnes of the Basque colony here danced the New Year In on tho street corners ut midnight. In freezing temperatures, quite in contrast with the warmth of their native land, they jangled cas tanets and song for more than un hour. Coming Faster Now The kind of person Barnum sold wns born every minute is now horn twice Q minute. Windsor (Out.) Border Cities Stnr. Kicked, Kills Two CLINT v ishes everyone Happy and Prosperous . New Year. v CHICAGO CIXI'.IUtATKK CHICAGO, Jan. 1 (AP) Tho iew year, slapping' celebrants with a vicious snow fall, got itself tangled up shortly after midnight in ono of the worst winter traffic' jams the city over has seen, Automobilo horns that first wcro Hounded only to add to the general bedlam of other nolsemakers, took on u petulant, business totie as motorists, bound to or from bright spots In the storm, found them selves stalled In a mad maze of machines. Streets were soaked with n half frozen sleet.'. An unusually largo . number of motor vehicles were caught In the storm, having been reguiled from garages by tho Lore lei promise of early evening mild ness. The snow plastered Itself upon windshields, hindering visi bility, nnd lay a thin white cover let quickly upon tho city. The predicted frigidity did not make ItHelf felt until most of tho revellers had gone home. Considering tho weather condi tions, tho di'Hths'und accidents In cident to loss's wako and ll29's christening were not as numerous us pollen had feared. Two w,omen were- killed when struck down by an automobile, and a hit-nnd-run motorist lulally injured a patrol man. Stray bulb Is . from ..celebrants who preferred guns for 'noisemak Ing resulted In several persons be ing wounded. A woman, slnnding looking from a third story window, was struck by a bullet fired in the street, and wns wounded possibily fatally. A street car conductor wus shot In tho left eye as ho stepped from the platform of his cnr. From the standpoint of liquor low violation. George If. Hurlburt, first assistant tn the prohibition ad ministrator, called it "tho quietest New Year's eve I ever have wit nessed." Hour after hour prohi bition agents telephoned that there was "notlting doing." GAILY COI-OHKD DOLUS fash ioned of glass -4eadu ' appended from si) K cords are & novelty re cently brought from Europe. A gift a little girl would like. GONDliMV llOC(.HM8 MIAMI, Flav Jun. 1 (APJ Ln-J necessary, roughness in the inform-; ul initiation of candidates for ad-' mission to chapters of; Sigma A U, pha Epsllon. national college frat ernity, wus "condemned.' yesterday ut the final business session of tho national convention '. Imto! '. with adoption ; of - a r, couuiilt'e(;frtt)ort placing the order On recoftl us dis approving such -action. ' Happy New . J Year , , . . 1 Start it right. Come in and get a Calendar and a Nard Almanac. Red Cross Drug .V- Store I If i 1 1 m. r9 van m mm 11 m i v.; y mm ;v: Jtwophlne Jckn, auptrtiu. -it of the women' prlaon. )', Kay left lor Ban JiafiMl, dttnurin he wa solnc to Uenur Uiniit ber baby dausbter.. . .. ..:-. '., ' . The oldmt EnropM rWW Colted 8tnt it MM t V brnch biook of ciBBoa fro m of Te Soto'a t-.1. STAR Until the four bandltc: entered, it was just a friendly little game that Peter Curd one, above, and some other men were playing. Cardone, New York drug manu facturer, has a permit te carry a gun, and does, but he probably never would have used It had not one of hold-up men kicked him on the shins. When the smoke cleared away, two of the bandits were dead, drilled between the eyes. Cardone was wounded snd two of his friend wr? killed, one from a bandit's bullet, an other from n f;ili when he leap - H,ed from, a wHadowy VW . Three Killed At Grade Crossing MINNESOTA CITY. Minn... Jan. 1 (AP) Three persons were In stantly killed and a fourth was critically injured early today when a westbound Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific fast mull truln struck their automobile. It Is believed that the crash oc curred when the driver. In trying to turn around, backed unto the railroad. ROYAL SOX BOIt.V LONDON, Jan. 1 (AP) A son was born today to tho Honorable Mrs. Bowes i.yon who lust Feb ruary married a brother of tho Duchess of York. Tho Infant Is thus a first couhln of the little Princess Klizabeth who would be In line fur the Ilritish throne If her oldest uncle, tho Prince of Wales, should die a bachelor or without lnue. Mfii-s l.liicil Work' (iloiiw I.'. fcklil - J- ' i"1- flV Wuim flofce lining ' - J sBLVwHOrjl: .: ' I Mi fl I l-'ull cut, BiFiuilirrU lhl, , Sl"""'' ' (" : ' " "'' ' 1" WlllKt OtOTMllH ' . l"' ' f im5 ioV KJtVK I'iuit .StlllH,' fisjmJ ' 1 5119 ' IQ2Q "wan mm .tJ- J ffll (ulv T strengthen friendship's ties by ;!! AlN--S giving consistently better service. . 1 M I ft To offer belter merchandise and &fl(ff j j ' js 'SlS belter value at all times. &l((f( To make poss ble such pleasant I ' 1 1 J llufff shopping conditions that will make fWllv "3 it1 ;; you even more loyal to your commti' yiliAI zn Z . i )ci$$! nilV- This is our re80lve for the ttJlxZ ' 59voN-i New Year. -Vvk P1 Norton's Kiddy Shop ffl m L-aibs 1 TRY W. K. GILBERT CO FIRST '