La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 24, 1929, CITY EDITION, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextThursday, January 24, 1929. LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Paere Five Local News In Brief To I'nitmJTor Visit H. E. Weathermun, of la Gmndd, went to Union today to vis it. - Hoy Scout Troup No3 meV. Tues day night for a lesson on code signalling. - - " ""- To Island City " Mra. ti. G. Coleman went to Is land City today to visit her mother, Mra Perry. Has Operation ". Frank Sun ford, of" Hllgard, tin derwent an operation yestnduy at the Grandh Hondo hoapital. . i , -j y If ToilsIIs Out Mrs. K. K. Swun, of I,a Grundo, Imd her tonsils removed this morny ing. ' At Sttfiijawt'tt Inn J. Karrell, of Enterprise, ar rived in La Grande yesterday and Is staying at the Sacajawca Inn, Returns to lniver - W.E. McLean, of Denver, Col. returned to Denver this morning. Mr. McLean is a representative of a linoleum company. At Folej-r- k .... . J. It. Williams, of Enterprise, but formerly of this city. Is a vis itor in La Grande toduy. He- is at the Foley hotel. 1 ' From Minanv . Mr.- and Mrs, Joe Johnson, of Mlnam,, are visiting In this city and,. are registered at the Foley hotel. Visits In This tlty Mrs. John McKwan, of Haines, returned to her home this morning from La Grande where she has been visiting friends and relatives. Go to Pleasant Valloy Mr. and Mrs. Kobert Hixson and children, Bonnlo Jean and Wil lone, returned to Pleasant Valley this morning from Vincent where Mr. Hixson has been working. Francos Hart Here Frances Hart, of Elgin, Is a vis It or in La Grande. She is at the Sacajawca Inn. Abandons Bicycle . The snow' Is too deep for bicycles. says Ector Wort! en. telegraph mes senger. Mr, Worden has a hard time making his bicycle go through the-streets anyway so he dlan t mind much when on Monday night the back wheel was smashed when an automobile driven by Lewanna Graham backed onto it and it didn't get out of the way soon enough. . The wheel was fixed by the next morning. No one was to blame for tho accident, Mr. Wor den says.' ... Bride Is Blinded By Poison Rum SNOW WORST SINCE 1916 OVER VALLEY . (Continued from Page 1 Mrs. Cloitkch 1 let urns Mrs. James riough, of La Grande, returned yesterday from a visit in Portland. . i . From liot.se J. P. L.d.ttiidge, of Boise, arrived In La Grande yesterday on busi ness and 3s ul the .SacAjawea..' Judge MOollor!i returns , Judge Mct'olloch. of Baker, re turned to his home lust night. He li.is been' presiding at - a divorce case In I Grande. ltainbow Girls Postpone Mcrt The Halnbow Girls will not meeti Saturday, according to Mrs. G, N. : Tarklngton, because of the snow. Installation of officers which was to have taken place then will be postponed until the next regular i meeting which Is Feb. 9. t -r-i p- , Cluuigcs Jobs . Cleo Piatt, who for the last five months has ' been telegraph mes senger tin La Grande, will go to Kelth to 'live Saturday. His place will be) taken by Frank Salisbury, now employed by the Blue Moun tain Fruit exchange, It is reported. Viit From . Enterprise . .. .. Mr. and Mrs. Clay Webb, of En terprise, visited in La Grundo early this week with Mr.'und Mrs: Merl Berry. . Visit Kobhihon, Homo - Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Huron, of Imblcr, were- guests at tho P. 8. Kohlnson homo in La Grande last night. He turn to Home Mr. Glass fond son, William, of Thief Valley returned to their home last night from La Grande wliero they have been attending circuit court. . ninnkut Stolen . y I n A report to the pollca by' Jeanne Bernard, of a local hotel, states that a blanket was stolen from her place Tuesday night, Iteliim to Jlohios-''-' K - Art Poston. Mrs. W. H. Furmun jTnd Mrs. .-nfkfc MKhnnrrwho have been patients in the Grande Hondo hospital, are -to leave tho hospital toduy and return to their hemes, it is reported. Mi's. Wale's Brother Here- Stewart Lynn, of Boise, Ida., brother of Mrs. C E. 'Wale; qf l-a Grande, arrived in tnis cuy iubi night to visit Mrs. Wale for sev eral days. Mr.-Lynn Is owner of a meat market in Boise. To North Povler J. E. Wicks, of North Powd returned to his homo this morn ing following a visit in Iji Grande with his daughter, Mrs. Glenn Smith. He has been hero'' since Saturday. ArrUo From Sitoknne Mr. and Mrs. Lewis M. Lewis, arrived in La Grande yesterday from Spokane, Wash. Ho Is to take the pictures for the American Legion movie dance in. La Gnindo Friday. Daughter III Simon Gent, of Elgin, passed through La Grande this morning on his way home from Hot Lake where he has been with his daugh ter, Ila, who recently underwent an operation for appendicitis. She is getting along as well as can be expected, Mr,. Gent says. Leave Tills Morning E. N. Smith, of Rochester. N. Y., and L. R Brightman, of San Fran cisco, Cal., representatives of an electric company, left La Grande this morning following a two-day visit. The men have been travel ing In the northwest territory mak ing a survey of automotive elec trical and speedometer business. Movog to Spokane Word Jias been received in la Grundo that Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Olson, of Victoria, will change their residence to Spokane, Wash., where Mr. Olson has bought a stago line which he will operate. . He was in the taxi-business in Victoria; Mrs. Olson was Miss Mary Newlin, form- nave one son, iteitn. depth of three or four feeL. Mr. Crews states' that later on, when the snow begins to melt on the streets, these piles of snow will be spread out so as to melt more rap idly. If the snow remained un touched It . would take several weeks to melt but by spreading it over the streets at the proper time. It will go quickly, it Is believed. Mr. Crews urges that all motor ists, particularly along Adams ave nue, be cautious In backing from the curbs. The snow in the gut ters takes up considerable street space, giving motorists less room for driving and care Is held neces sary to avoid accidents, - TeiniK'ra lures Above Zero Temperatures in the city during the lust 24 hours have been cold, but not below scro. The minimum fur tho last 24 hours was, 4 above zero and the maximum was 18 above, which Is 14 below freezing point, The cold weather prevents the snow from melting and form ing a crust that would check drift Ing. . Lust night was quiet but some wind , has been experienced re cently. 1 1 ' , ' " - The weather, forecast ' Indicates more snow In Eastern Oregon to night but with rising temperatures Friday. Western Oregon, which has nlso received much snow scheduled for a rainy period.' Travel Slowed Vp ' Although the highways are open, motorists have been slowed up con siderably. This has resulted In practically no accidents, according to state hlghwuy officers, who say that during really bad weather. motorists are more careful and there is less likelihood of accidents. Hallway i ravel has continued prac tically at normal, with most trains running on time. Airmail travel has been made . difficult and In Home cases It was necessary to send. the mall by other means of trans portation, -x Crop Conditions Good The sno.w has made crop condi tions over the county - generally good, with the heavy fall protecting ground crops from the cold. Fruit men over the valley say that pres ent conditions ure ideal as far us their ore hu rd a are concerned. r 1 Here and There In Legislature Thelnm Smiford. 1, lirlrte of tt- fevr, weeks, wum blinded as u rcHult'of ilrlnktnK ii1siT liquor at 'a imrty In l.os Aimelivs. Khe was formerly Miss Tht'lmu Mc DunlelH of Kl l'uso, Texus, and' Is the wife or ituymoud Sunford, sulcsmnn of Dullus, Texas. I'hy sIcIhiis say Hie girl may recover hero slKht. " 40 Passengers In Gigantic Snowdrift Hi;lAPU.ST, Jun. 24 (Al') Kears' were enlertulned today that forty imsscnfft-rs burled In a truln Is -under a snowdrift, bud perished. 1 tlepifwentatlve H. H. '"Weather 'spoon, of Elgin, and Senator fc'rod, 1 K. Kiddle, of Island City, will ninko several trips of Inspection to state Institutions within the next i fortnight, a members of sub-com-I mlttees of the ways and means J committee of the stale legislature. They have already visited the Kast I em Oregon Normal school, tho tuberculosis hospital and the Bast- ern Oregon, lnsune asylum. Mr. J Weatherapoon Is. chairman of the ; sub-committee to visit the Unlver- sliy of Oregon medical school, the ! free dispensary, the homo for tho ' blind, and the Uoornbecltor hos ' pltal, all of Portland. Ho will also visit tho Oregon State college, tho Monmouth Normal school, tho Cor vullls furm homo and tho reform atory In Sulem. 1 Mr. Kiddle is j chairman of the group who will In Ispect the stato penitentiary and I will visit tho home for foeble ' minded und tlio girls Industrial I school, tie will also mako a trip I to the University of Oregon as a niember of the commlttoo named to visit that institution. -. HAIJiM, Ore.. Jan. 55 (Special) A bill shortening by ten days the open season on deer and re ducing tho bug limit from two to one doer, within tho state ef Ore gon, has been Introduced by ltep resenlatlre It. A. Kord, from l)uy-vllle.- ' At present the' season on deer with horns Is from September II) to October 20. The proposed bill provides that the season shall be shortened to September 20 to October 30, and that tho 'bag limit shall be reduced from two to ono such deer, within any one season. . HAt.KM,' Ore' Jan. S 4 (AP) The prohibition law is given an additional- tightening twist In a bill Introduced by MacPherson of I.lnn county."' The bill, listed aa house House bill 203 would suspend the license of an autonio-hillst who has violated the motor vehicle uct until ho has given satisfactory proof of his financial responsibility. Introduced to the liouso of repre sentatives today. . ; . . ' Haslett, of lood ltlver cotinly, would have Washington's birthday taken off the tint of school holi days in a bill which he Introduced Into the house of representatives Wednesday afternoon. 13 Killed When Plane Opens Fire T-ONTON", Jan. S4 (AP) Earl Winterton, parliamentary , under set-rotary of state for India, toduy confirmed In the house of com mons newspupe," reports that three Indian officers und 10 troopers and lii horses had been killed by a Brit ish bombing plane near the en trance to Khyher Pass, lie under stood that the machine, was on a pravllra rather than a. sorvlco flleht and he promised questioners that thevlneideut. would be fully ('entrullsed purchasing of schnol , Investigated. :k, supplies and equipment . throuKh tho county school superintendent under rules and regulations of .the state board of education. Is pro posed In house bill 194, Introduced by Uussoll of Yamhill and t.'arkln of Jackson county. xsvut OAiTinr.i OSWN1NU. N. Y-, Jan. 24 (AP) Oeorgo l'rlee,' the' last of throe prisoners ; who esvtiped from Sing i Sing prison Tuesduy iviKht, was j cuiight this morning, about a mile ! from the prison walls. The others 1 wero apprehended yesterday. The much discussed klnderKar den bill mnde its nppeui-anee in the hotlso hopper Wednesday urtcrnoon STFAMSIIII O K with the names of Haslett of Hood NASSAl,, 'i,uhama, Jan. 24 ( AP) ltlver, Slevt-rs of I lackuiiuiH I;sh- I aU,UItullll i.ruad,llt Garfield eroi uougias, auu ,.ee or niu,.no-!whk,h Brollntlert 8llmlll)r m0rnlng A dispatch from Bucharest suidn j)e, would make. It. unlawful I'layH at Rwcptlon Miss Constance McKcnzie of Wallowa; freshman in music at the University of Oregon, was on the program at a reception given at the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority house Saturday, according to word received in la Grande.. Miss Mc-K-cnzfe placed piano numbers. 'The occasion was a house-warming which-was attended by . COO guests. that four locomotivea attempting to go to the relief of tho burled truln also were stulVed. . Tho curs were reported to He un der twelve feet of snow between Turnu-Magurele und LlUu, In Southern Kumanlu, Buy Banks And ': Guarantee Checks BPOKANE, Wash.. Jan. 24 (AP) The Old Nationul bunk nnd Un ion Trust company has purchased the entire assets of tho City Na tional bank nnd has assumed all tho hitter's liabilities, IX W. Two hy. chairman of tho board of the Old Nutlonal Ha id early this morn- ; Ing. vldes for the establishment and ma 1 n te n a n co of kind e rga rd ens In connection with common schools In the state of Oregon districts 1 having a population of less than 1 20,000 school children. It pro vides that tho necessary funds for tho establishment of mulntenaneo of such kindcrgurdena bo taken from the common school fund. A joint memorial Introduced by Senator iXinne calls upon congress to pass the Johnson bill providing for a nation-wide Investigation of the rates and pru dices of telephone companies and usking that one' of the Oregon senators be appointed on tho Investigating committee. arrived In Nassau, harbor under her own steum this morning. Finds a Way to Stop Attacks of Fits Reports are received of an amaa lug treatment that epileptics state has proved successful la stopping their attacks. 11. l.epno. Apt 11)7, 95 Islund Ave,. Milwaukee, Wis. has been supplying, sufferers with tills treatment. Ho now wishes to reach all those who have not been helped and to do so la making the . startling offer of a generous treat ment free to all sufferers. Anyone afflicted should write for this free treatment ut once, giving ago. . Adv. I1LL1SL.IJ l (SHOES-HOSItRTl I Across from Dohncnkamp's 4'Xl'SI AIi IU:ll'diONN an All llenmiiiing Oalmhen anil Ovvi-nIiocs rir lJMllcn und nidi. - COMMIMSTS KlIJi -MANV TODAY FRIDAY KXOW IS I'OKTIjAXD POUTLAND, Jan. 24 (API King Boreus sent a flurry of snow, rain und mist lust night, leaving a dump, soggy blanket of snow to, private enterprise as Well. greet Portland this morning. Ihol snow runged In depth from- one! Deckle on Aiilou Tile senate and the hoimo high- inch In the downtown district , to ; ways committees, meeting Jointly, 2 inches in tho residential sec- Wednesday afternoon, decided to Hons. . send, up a trial balloon on the m'o- The officlul forecast for Port- tor vehicle license reduction (ues- land and vicinity was rain tonight Hon .by voting that a bill be Iniru- (iolng to Spokane 10. Uussell Scott, Eastern Oregoh boy scout executive, Is leaving to day for Spokane. Wash., where he will attend a two-day meeting uT scout officials and will take part on the program each day. On Fri day Mr. Kcott will give a book re view of "Uenjamin Franklin. Our First Civilized American." Satur day ho will talk to the leuders on "Foods for Winter Camping." und Friday. 55 iuxow at utrri-; SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 24 (Al) Jack Frost was blowing his Icy blasts over the length and breadth m.Mlirm1 hvihn soeelal ci.m- of tho Pacific Coast region toduy hll, lt WItK .lleved the In- return engagement, which ;,,,.,.., ,,f .,.. W.,H thn brought reports of extremely lowway t(J K(ft Ul(J mutu,,. JC!fur(! the temperatures froni.scorefl of points.;!-,,!.,...,.. Iind t(Hl ihfi temner of several reporting the lowest tom-rt.m lawmakers peruiures tins winter. l-'roin Ixis Angelesr Mrs. Lillian Young, of Los An gVs. Cal., has been visiting her Lloyd Young, In ha Grande, und this morning left for Idaho to visit friends before returning to her California homo. To Hot Ijike Mrs. Violet Ttynearson nnd daughter, Huze! Huth White, and MHii-r-in-law, Frances liyneai-son. all of i-a Grande, went to Hot 1-ako this morning. To Visit In Walhmn Frank Iteuudoin, of Joseph, Is in li Grande today and expects to re turn to his home soon. Mr. Beau iloin has been in Portland where he took a shipment of stock. VWts Mother Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Hall, of Port land, have been visiting in Ia tlrande with Mrs. Hull's mother, Mrs. Utile Parker. Today the Halls went to Klgin to visit for a Miort time. Heiress Missing A letter lias been received hero from Godfrey. Amlle fc Arnold, at torneys in Klkhorn. Wis., stating that under tho terms of the will of Henry Jye. who passed awuy some time ago, a' Hcrtha Middle stadt, of Ia Grande,' Ore., Is heiress to the sum of yjtC.34, now held by the attorneys. Errorts liave been made to reach IScrthaMiddlestudt hero but letters have been re tunicd and the attorneys say that unless she claims the legacy It will go 'ta the state of-Wisconsin. - , - ,, , ,'Mr. Pointer Goes W. I. I'oulter, of Salt Luke, sales manager for a coul company, left this morning for home. Mr. i'oul ter has been In a Grande for the last two days. This Is fine weather for the coal business, he says. In La Grande Mr. Poulter visited two friends, Mr. Sawyer and Mr. Ashby. The coal mine operated by the mmnnnv is located in Carbon countv. Utah, 180 miles southeast of Salt Lake City and produces a uuartcr of a million tons of coul a year, Mr. Poulter says. MORE BILLS ' CONFRONTING -LEGISLATURE (Continued from Page 1) duced In the house embodying" the recommendations of 4he special scnato committee created by reso lution of the 1927 lcKlabtture. ..The two - committees have not .committed themselves to the sched- for any perslon to knowingly pur chase or sell for beveraga purposes any niedlclno or other preparation containing alcohol under circum stances from which tho seller might reasonably deduco that the Intention of the purchaser la to uno such preparation for beverago purposes, Mncl'herson'a bill also provides that any wholcsalo or retail drug-j gist bundling any. preparations or pateht medicines containing alco- hoi In quantities greater than those allowed ;ln beverage under tho 1 prohibition law of tho stato shall keep a record of all sales. ! v ;'f -. i ltoolsoin of Clatsop, . chairman of tho house forestry committee, Wednesday afternoon introduced a' bill Into .the house, the objects of which aila to encourage growth of forest . crops on lnnds. vuluablo mostly for that purpose, and ta provide 4 f'11'' "table and continu ous rovcauo Corsuoh luiidjfiir 'inie- !,; . ' v Goldstein of Miiltnomnh Wednes day Introduced to .the house two bills restricting the use of tho automobile driver's llcenso wlloro there Is an .unsatisfied Judgment existing liguinst llim In any court In the stato for the Injury or death of any porson or Injury to proporty' cnused by tho careless and negli gent driving of tho person of any motor vuhlcle. - Disinfection of ull goods manu factured at tho stuto penitentiary, and thi-lr ' labelling art "convict made" dre provisions of a bil which Henderson of Multnomuh SHANGHAI, Jon. 24 ( AP) . Chlneso newspapers today said that many persons had been killed ami wounded when communists attack ed tho town of, Chwangylng on Monday evening, ('hwangylng lies 30 miles south it BhuiiKhul near Hanchow bay. ' ; Also Comedy "Nothing Flat".. fiii irfjftJ'iianriBsii WE BUY FORT ESS E SELL FOR Xj ESS News to the Ladies! -Another shipment Just' re ceived of lXMlh'S , Rayon Vests -V -;1'hey ure very, fine iiuullly , -r-Miiny shades and till sixes. Specially Priced - -si:i-; ui.vnow di.si-i.av Destroyers of High Prices Sv ' ' GEORGE WALSH 9 , f . " '' ' ' ' "COMBAT" 'r 1 1 S fJM M Si M ifc Aesop r aDies. ''. and MARGARET MORRI? : ; ; 7 : 1-.. . . V .' V Kallins tempoiaturcs and weath er bureuu warnings of general Favors Stamp Tux A J0-cent stamp tux on ull In- IroMts throutrhout -"California lod Mlruments that bear a 'oonsldoru Erult Kiowers to brine out tholr;tlou, exccptliiK bank 'cheeks, us a h n aid Ke pots last night.' l'u!r jcool meuns of wiping nut the stato dcfU weather was predicted for the elt, wan proposed by Andrews of Juy. ' . - t ('lacknmaM and Multnomah, at u n the Pacific Northwest old mun meeting of tho UKeMiiienl and tax- Winter came back with a venge- ullon committee of the house wed- unco preceded by u cold night wlndiesday afternoon. r which sent the mercury Into a tulli VA stamp tax is a reflection on fttptn. . . - . ithe state,' said Andrews to tho Pullman, Wash., was the coldest committoe. "but lt Is 1ki. u re- town In that mate, reporting 32 flection on the state to have a defcreA helow zero, whllw' Newport rogixtered below und Kltensburg 1 lh below. The mercury hovered about sero ut Wulla Walla, und ut Wenatchee it wum 8 below. Heattle rejiorted temperature of 19 above, OOa.onO deficit." With the Introduction yesterday Of hoiiKu bills Noh. IUH and 'J'J, 1. It. HmJth, attorney for tho c: renter Oregon association, believer, that pledges made to the people when . Montana and Idaho were In the the 'blue blank" referendum was grip of ' extreme cold, the lowest tempiMuturc reported being &5 de grees below zero at Uutte, Mont. TIME IS GROWING SHORTER Don't Miss the Enormous Savings at the Great Closing Out Sale of the Entire Stock of kxow ix pKXDLirrox ' PENlJU-rroN. Jan. Zi ( AP) About three Inches of snow fell here last night with the thermome ter registering 12 degrees above zero, Keports from ranchers in the t'kiah sector report tempera ture; of 36 below zero last Satur day night and 24 Tuesduy night with two and three feet of snow. filed by his organization in 1!'!7 aro about to be fulfilled. These two bills provide for the udditiou f three full-time members to the state tax commission and for en- forcement machinery for the com mission and tho county assessors. OPEN CAMPAIGN FOR PROTECTION (Continued from Page 1) KEYES TELLS OF "GIFTS" FROM TAILOR (Continued from Pag 1) )! w as a sick man. lt wag pre scription whiakey.' "Drunk 1li Mllelne" " "And you drank his medicine for him?' inquired Simpson.- Ob jection by defense counsel prevent ed an answer. Keycs testified that he met Gets- oleo oil to 3.7 cents against one cent, oleu stearin to 4.5 cents against one cent, and on tallow to 3 cents against cent. WASHINGTON. Jan. 24 (AIM A proposal to write into the fifteen cruiser bill a declaration that con gresa favors a restatement of inter national law on the rights of neu tral powers at sea was offered In the senate today by Senator Hotuh. Itland Queen' Dowry The Orkney Inlands, off the north rosst of Scotland, were ruled by jsrls (enrls) under the supremacy off. assorted 'fixer' in the Julian j of the kings of Norway from very n 1Q11 u-hnn rinlvnff am as.le I mnu until 1'1'tl 1' I.lnnil. Gmf5 GPTHIER -the stcie-vtt n consctekcs" caws. In 1 91 S. when ltxoff came up to the office of Thomas Iam Woolwine, who was then district Mllorney, on some kind of a case und Keyes was called in to help. The acquaintance ripened over a period of yrars. the .wltncM said, and about 1926 Gftxoff often called on Keyca at his home or office. 'O'txoff- whs always an affable. ,nc?iuh1. Jolly fellow," jiatd the iforsnrrdistrirl attorney., '"He was jntways a gentleman around me and my i a id i.y. esrljr times until YZ'M. Tlieftu Islands end the .Shetland 11 es became tlte property of tho crown of Kcotlnnd si payment of the dowry of the bride of James HI of Scotland. Improperly Named The brook trout, properly speak ing. In not n trout nt till, but n chsrr. Tlte ni.iibiw li n true troitK nn Is th MitfMnuTv or Inl.e troui. I'hnrr nre Hoely re tared !o lite tnut fjwil;, tu've'er. f - rarr: TT O ail Dsj'H - - Sliirllnw ,' Lsw J "'VhoY I' ' --'-'-P'y:, 7 g iiiif1!! Mi io Mm j fgr. . Fife' ' !7-'A . .jm