La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, February 08, 1929, CITY EDITION, Image 5

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    Friday, February 8, 1029.
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
Paw Plw
Local News In Brief j
Mrs. KiLsh 111
Mm. lirnest Hush Jsf re port d to
be 111 attlier home in l-.tr G run do.
Ill l-'roiii .MuiniKs-
; Juantl Wright of tills city, la
Buffering 'from mini urn O.iU. wucl. f
Mr. Hrvtiut Corner ' , ' - '. . i
J. a Itryunt, of AticH. Is here
today. Ho la reltered ut the 8acu
Juwea Inn. . ;
Hero l-Yom Pemlli'ton
Evan I turning, of Pendleton, in
u visitor In this city today, lit
la ut Die Sacajawca Inn. .
lit'avo ror Stilt I)ivo
l Mr. und Mid. Hokuo. of l.u
ch-amle, left yosli-iday for Kan
Jh'Ko, C'ul., to be koiiu on u two
wooks vacation triii.
CntH Tliiimb Severely
Frances Tallman. of Union,
neverely cut her left thumb Tfceil
nt'sday. Shy wuh in la Grundo
yesterday receiving treatment.
i
Here lYom Imbkr
. Irvln Wuatenskow, of lmbler. Is
a visitor tn this city today.
Mr. Marl In Oomes
V. M. Martin, of lmbler. hua ar
rived in thia city fpr a visit today.
JKM IO Kljclll
W. M. Gordon, of thia city, went
to KIkUi today for a visit.
Mrs. Hay I-wivw-
Mra. A. W. Kay. of I.a Grundo,
has left for Portland where aho
waa called by illness.
In From Covf .
Mr, and Mra. Thomna Towlu utfd
ThoinuH C. Hefty, of Cove, tiro
amoiiK those present In la Grande
from out-of-town today.
MIks .Mi Kellur 1 -oaves
Miss Janet McKellar, of New
York, aasoclate field secretary for
the Camp Fire Glrla, left I. a
Grande this morning for Wulla
Walla.'
Visit Mr. and Mrs. Piidilork
L. M, .Smllh. of Portland, la a
visitor In i-a Grande, arriving yes
terday. Ho is a friend of Mr. and
( Mra. C. H. Paddock, of this city.
To linker Today
. N. I,. Brown, of Han Francisco,
c'al., ban been in this city for the
last two- days. Today he went to
Hake i im hiislm-KN
s ' ,. .
Italuliow .GIHs to Mt fHwap Visits-
Order of Hainbow for Girls, No. Alberta Townsend. of Klk'i". has
13, wHl.ineet tomorrow nlffht ! been vlsltlnir In La Grande with
promptly at 7:3u o'clock at thoJMrs. James Stills and children
Masonic lnvll.
There- wilt ,!Uo; in-
Htallation of officers.
To Iajh AniceleH for Trent iimmU
j Mrs. Claire Ulsor, or La Grande,
with her mother und brother from
Pleasant Valley, left yesterday
looming for i-os Angeles where,
Jill hoi's brother will have niudlcul
treatment.
Margaret - a-nd James. Today shu
la returning to lOlgln' and Mrs.
Stills and the children are nt urn
lug with her for a visit In Klgln.
ih. Thompson Hotter- ,. .
Mrs. Herbert Thotntsonu of' La
Grande, who recently" underwent I TciicIioh In Walla Wulla
an operation at Ht.. Kllzabeth's ' Miss lluth Oliver, who has been
hospital' in linker, Is repotted 'tot ttachlnff school in I taker, now has
be much better. She 'is now ut a school tn walla walla. ..yvusn
Visits Daughter Here
Charlie Itlggs. who lives at Ulne
hart, has been visiting for the last
two weeks with his son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley' Mc
Donald in 'this city.. Today ho re
turned to his home. ', ?
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iNORTHCOTT
HELD GUILTY,
, FACES DEATH
(Continued from Pax 1)
Hlverslde county authorities aa v
witness during the trial. He la al
leged to have been brought Into
this country Illegally by Northcott
more than two years ago.
Deputies led by Sheriff Clem
Hwoeters, went - to Northcotl's
ehteken ranch near WInevllle, ful-'
lowing directions given by North
cott in his. cell after jury had found
him guilty of murder in the first
degree without recommendation for
clemency.
Xo Ilonert, IUmIIcm Found
The officers dug In severul spots
near the abandoned farm, particu
larly under a "mound" described
by Northcott. No bodies or bones
woro found.
; "Well, I Just had to send you on
another wild goose chase before I
was through," Northcott told -the
men when they returned.
Northcotl's temperament today
appeared mercurial. He dropped
(rum heights of sulf-confldeuee to
depths of despair within a few
minutes.
Ho ate no breakfast. Soon after
ward ho asked to see- u priest and
one was taken to" him.
TIGERS PLAY AT
1MRLER TONIGHT
(Continued from Paga 1)
Glass Drugs tomorrow.-.
At the ussumbly hla afternoon
talks wer made by Principal K. P.
Towler. Coach R. I,. Christie, Vin
cent Newlin, ' und the following
llvewbes: Jane Uaveuse.roft, Mary
Gould parsons and George Kvima
suwu. It it hard Ai'len guve three
harmonica solos, Peggy Jtohuen
kamp gave a dance and 12 peppy
senior girls presented a skit.. ,
After school tonight U squad bas
ketball teams will play four Intar
rlasM games and. tit 4:3(1 -o'clock
Central plays Greenwood In the
grade school scrtoa. Central won
recently from Hiverla 3 to 2.
Uolh A and II squad basketball
teams will have their pictures tak
en on Monday at 11:30 p. m,
The following men will be. taken
to lmbler tonight by Coach Chris
tie: Ahreudt, J. Horry, ilraden,
Hugg. Fa ua J'ultcn, Wulta,,Watlf
singer .and ZundeL .... ;
Tomorrow mgnc ut 7:30 o'clock
before th . Pondleton-Lu Qrando
game, the sophomore und fresh
men class teams will play tUa
championship tfame In the class so
rlea. :m- . "(
Jimmy Tlosenbauin wiJU referee
the Pendleton-la Grundo cuntosL-
Acrous from HvtincDkainp's
. itiimut Ai'its
A wlikt yurMy of fttytoa unU
I'ulurH ' '
I lr mill Titlu
Riches in Waste
W'o lii'iir lilruly of thu wnstd nf
rk'lifs, but tlit rli'lioH nf wasiu
pruvi8 n.moi fiiHrtuiitliiK Hiiliji'i.'t.
If till t lie IZOHIUMKI Ions v wliitu
iiiHT wh use In this country cvrry
your coiilil bo iiiihIp of cimiisIiiIUs
lis prohulily thpy will lie Rump ilny
thuro would Mill ho cornslnlkn left.
And It la snld by clininlsts tluil tlicro
are nearly 7,i.U(Kl,(HKI tons of, woml
nml snwinlll wiimIo tluil ciiu bu ru
cliilmed. lixcluiUKO.
Uiu homu of hcr Hlsti-r. in cttukoiv
according to word received In ha
Grande. Miss Oliver's home Is ut
Wallowa.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Thompson
are the parents of a -seven and -Mr. Hunter Returns " " '
one-half pound baby girl, born to I Albert Hunter returned to I.a
them this morning at the Grande1 ! Grundo lust night from l,ewiston,
Konde hospital, lloth mother and .Mn- where he attended the funeral
daughter are getting along micely.-. of his mother-in-law. Mrs. Dun
icr nas not returned yet,
Itaskct So-lnl ' . t - '
The Kaglea and .Ragles auxiliary
lodKcs of this city had a delightful
tioclul oc(!tision last night when
they held a basket social and- a
Chamitloiishlp Game .
Tonight the championship volley
J luill game of the first aeries will
'be played at the l.a G run tie hotel.
dance ut Kfigles hall. The baskets t). -Crowe tenm has -non 30
sold well und a large number pr. sumes nnu Jr.- nay jiurpny s nnn
It started as an Investigation of Superior Judge Carlos Hardy of Kos Angeles, the California logls-
la I ti re probe of the 320OO check, payment to the Jurist from Aimee Semple MoPherson, noted evange- .
list. Hut of late the special committee's sessions at hos Angeles seem to bo more concerned with
Almeo's activities und statements, . At left is photo of Almeo its she nppeared, inodlshly gowned, for
the hearing. Upper left, an un posed courtroom photo of Judge Divrdy us he. sat at the hearing, lje
low are the legislators forming the special inveNtlgatlon committee which, after its hearings, is to
ieeomiiintl or tiuash his Impeachment on charge of deptlng fees for legal advice while on the bench.
Kront row: Walter Little, chairman,. und Clare Woolwiite. liack row: Vlllium; ilornblower, Harry Sew
ell and K. C. Clowdsley, . , .. V
To Tiiucat to Work , , , "lt-wua considered good business In $roi); state board of forestry, $!Ki.
J. Harrison of this city, went to-Washington county lo make all omi; for transptirlatlon of convicts,
Telocaset loduy to work. . ( r clt(es in the county road levy." I$l,ri(in; expense of primary and
, . ; . The uutomobilea und roads com-general elections, $(J0,000; for the
(iocs to SKkaiH . . V ,'nilttoe. will report unfavorably on publication of governor's proclamu-
Miss Helen Hray.' of this eltyf McCourt's bill, II. H. 323, to exempt .Hons, $500. -left'
this morning for - Hpokano motni vehicles used in free convey
where she w ill visit frlonda, :, : ance of children to and from school To committee voted to . report
. . irom puviiig registration fees. I favorably on a bill providing- nn
At I'ley Hotel ... a public hearing on 11.. H. 3U2, 1 appioprlathm of $2&u for a sur-
K D. Zollman, of Enterprise, fi(,idM.ein.!4 i,:,, hillL.inu. motor ear-i vcy of tho Oregon-Washington
Today
Saturday
Sound Production
Special Music Score
is a visitor in this city toduy.
is at the Foley hotel.
Hu
Diem burs of the-two lodges attend
ed
nrfftlner V'Vy III " '
7 Mrs. KMiid Hethel and thrce-yeur-old
- daughter, Virginia Ann,
of Haker, passed through I -a
Grande today on the way to Wal
lowa wheiHs Mrs. Hethel's brother,
Don Snnffi-r. Is seriously ill. Mrs.
ltethel received word of tho Illness
yesterday. Wallowa Is Mrs. Hethel's
former holne. Virginia AnnTsays
she loves to travel even if it is cold
weather. -" , t
Jtadlo Hanky Shower
A handkerchhtf shower by radio!
That was one of the completes! of
complete surprises w hich Mrs.
M h ry H ro w n -1 .e w e rs, one of I.a
Grande's former widely known
residents, received just the olh'r
d u y. M rs, I i ro wn -1 .e wers is a
home economics lecturer and when
In this city wus superintendent of
iiurses ut the Grande Itonde hos
pital. 8ho tells of the shower In
which she and a friend received
1100 hankies as follows In a letter
to her daughter, Mrs. I aid Me Daly,
of la Grant If. "When I was nt
Shenandoah, Iowa, wo wore sur
prised with handkerchief shower
by radio. We received 3" and
what a mixture! Some were fine
linen ones. Some WJ-re made by
hand from sheeting and outlined
Two Gel Appulninienis . , . - colors every one or the rainbow
Anne Slange. freshman at the! and one dear old soul said, I live
Daughters Uko Farm Lire
"They have a great time every
summer hunting' and riding horse
hack and engaging in all the other
farm and oSil floor summer sports,"
Robert Wright, of Joseph says. Mr.
Wright Is speaking or his Tour
daughters 'who every summer re
turn to their father's ranch. 25
miles east of Joseph for a "rattl
ing good" 'vacation. Mr: Wright
was in l.u Grando today for a short
time on hiij way home from Port
land whero he visited two of his
daughters, Mrs. George Fisher and
.Miss Hessia Wright. The other two
are Mi-s. . Hrumbule, of Stanfh'ld
and Mrs, Drake who comes from
Montana lo see her father in tho
summer. .
w'on eight. The game will begin
at 5 o'clock In the ballroom of the
hotel. The losing team will en
tertain: thtv-wlnnerj? with. & dlnnej.
Mr. lilt! SKaks
A. T. Hill, president of the city
commission, was tho main speaker
at - the I-a Grande Itealty board
luncheon In the La Grundo' hotel
toduy ut noon, giving a talk on his
trip to thu Oregon Normal school
Imard of regents meeting in Salem
last week. Several other mutters
were taken up during the meeting.
riers under supervision of the pub
lic service commission, the so-call-
,ed certificate of necessity bill, will
' tin hold nnvl I'linuflnv AL'ftnliiir .
vis- i v u
i The budget requests of the fol
lowing stale departments find ac
tivities were approved in full lust
night by the ways uUiljiicans Com
mittee: lOastern Oregon hospital for the
J leii' From Haker ' 'insane at Pendleton, $ 4 o t , o K 5 ;
Mr. und Mrs. Hen Stetson, of state hospital .for Insane at Salem,
Baker, uro in Im Grande and are ' $afiC.r7'i; state tuberculosis hospl-registered-
at the lley hotel. ' tal, 778;- orphans und found-
I lings. L':tr.000; wayward girls.
Mr. Pritigliimpi Coiiit- $(0,000; Florence Crlttenton home,
A. M. PNtighuupt. navy recruit- il 1.500: I'atton Homo for the
lng officer, arrived In La Grando Friendless, im.oon; for repairs to
! Mr. Kiilin Visits . .
i ,V. J. Kuhn, of lmbler, la
ltor In this city todayv .
31r. Hclnvr Heitv
J m lipbjy Helmtir of Haker, is a
J visitor in' UvL 'Gruiide. UtTls at the
i Foley hotel, ' ,
boundary.
: Dates From Cruaadcg
The town nml fortress of Pnter
Wiirdelh, Vtio-SlavUi, won once n
Uoipim fort. ,VUn present nunm
means "fortress of IVler.' The sol
tllirft for the Hint Crusades were
collected (here by Peter tho Her
pilt. The mime was given to the i
renin
place because
s t n nee.
of this
' to 5 Sj" A001W IUROII.JS$ttWV MIlMt
i! ' 5' I i I ' I Hit $ I
1 AW I U n
IS ... rr. . S j 2. " ffl " t
: II
WALLACE BEERY
RICHARD ARLEN
,! ;:-..,.,.' i ui : LUUI3C DKUUIV9
' CL Qaramount Qictux
" Also
today.
days.
Hu will, bo here for severul
From Pendleton
H. It. Holtberg. of Pendleton,
has left 1-a Grunde, following .a
short visit. ' He was at thcr La
Grande hotel. " .'
Dr. McLoughltn home at Oregon
city, '2Crt; veterans' burial plot In
Mount Scott cemctei-y, Portland,
(.'Diversity . of Oregon, and (laugh
ler or Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Stange.
of La Gran ile. has been appointed
to a committee of five freshmen to
investigate possibilities of a series
of get -actpia luted freshman mat
inee dime dances, suggested at a
K'cent meeting of the frosli class.
enore Kly, freshman, and the
daughter of Captain and Mrs. K.
W. Kly, of La lira tide, has been
appointed ii member of the Kmer
ald reporting staff. Only a small
percentage, of the dully jobs ever
fall to freshman. Miss Kly Is a
member of Alpha Nl Delta and la
majoring in journalism. Her beat
Includes covering the activities of
President Arnold llennett Hull.
ten miles from town, have been In
bed a year but 1 have listened to
the cooking school lady before. All
I can send Is this wash rag.' The
came from Alberta. Canada, from
TexaH, Colorado, one from Wash
ington and as far east as Ohio."
Mrs. llrown-Lewcrs also said, "Talk
about snow! Wheo I came here
(on a trolly) I hud to go nine miles
cross country. On the country
roads they have snow plows and
we passed through drifts that had
been cut down 20 reel. The snow
Is about two feet dei p till over the
state and just a glare of Ice, sleet
and blizzards following the snow.
It has been from 5 to 10 degrees
below Bero for two weeks."' Mrs.
Karl Onthank, executive to the j Hrown-Lcwers visited In Iji Grande
university president and James If. a short time ago for several days.
Gilbert, dean of the college of lib leaving again for tho Kant to con
eral urts. , . tinue her lectuio lour.
;. TIME IS SHOUT
' at
. s t 'LI NT'S CLOTIIIERY'S
; 'QUIT BUSINESS SALE
riUCES WRECKED TO CLOSE OUT
, ENTIRE STOCK
Men's Suits and Overcoats
One-Half Price
' SAVENOW!!
JJNT5 ClOTHIEi
f THE STGCtE WITH A CONSCIENCE
From Huntington -
W. A. Hums, of Huntington, bus
lott Lu Grunde following a -short
visi He was ut the ia' Grando
hotel,
To Visit Mr. Hrlggs
Mrs. Thomas Itriggs und daugh
ter. Fay, of Castle Hock, arrived
in La. Grando today to visit
Churles Itriggs.
Mr. i;aiiM Her1
Carl Kvans, of Portland, former
La Grunde residt-nt, Is lu La Grando
today on business.
Itefiirti li ('liv
Mr. and Mrs. James Koseiibuuiu, t
of Im, Grunde, huve returned to '
this city from Portland where they
visited a short time.
To Vllt Son
Mrs. Hacker, of Portlund, arrived
In La Grundo today to visit her
son, John Hacker. ,
lligy ... II
lYnni Onkliiliil
Wade OuoUinun, of Oukluml,
Cul., niTlvi'il In.Lu Uraildo today
Ull btlHllU'HH, ,
'J JIIS IS TI1K NKW "bow Ns
just Birlvcd from Paris ;vll
c-ulf trimmed villi an uppllqua or
grt'tii Ilz.-ird.
l-'rom
C. W. 'lurk. of Cove, la a visi
tor in tliln-clly toduy.
Uu to Hot
.Mrs. Ktcurnti anil son, .Millard, of
l.o Urumlc, are visiting at Hot
Uikii today.
Tn linker
Mrs. 1. H. Oman, of Knti rprlstv
vlHitod in li Urandv for a short
lime with Mrs. Ocoriti- Kimnons.
This inornlns she went to Baker.
lU'lnru to -Vonli 1'owdpfw.
&lr. and .Mrs. c. It. Hhucy and
hlldrrn. Ix!if and I .c I toy, returned
to their North Powder home toduy,
'I'hey have lieeii vlsltina- in Im.
(mnde with Mrs. Georgo Btldin.
Heads Realtors
l'OltTIAM) 1H THMV ;
I'OIITLANI). Keh. 8 (AI-) In
s' rllxii in as "a small village
unebored In the mod, with the WIN
latnette river on Its 'front and a
KiKunlle for.st at lis rear," the
vliy of 1'ortland toduy celebruted
lis 7th birthday.
BE.NXETT'S BILL i
UP TO GOVERNOR!
iContinue.l !rom Page One j
'"hi ,..,m1;imi limit t (he lOO.nnq. i
relers. of Wut-tiinKtoii confity, j
v.,tlrt1 lit ('oitny iim-!u'I?1 bec.tue I
!, i
Harry )I. Culver, founder and
julldt r of Culver City. Calif..
.natalled as the 10.'9 president
)( th? National Association of
Ileal Kidate Boards at the recent
convention III Itirniinslism. Ala.
Mr. and Mrs. Culver flew from
.'alilornla to lllnnlticiism in
tllllt priva'.a e'i.u---
II II II
Main75G.
"OVERHEAD
Kuins many a Store
That Means
spending; loo much money in running expenses.
We take great pride in the way our store is run
in the way the overhead is cut down to the
lowest point No needless expense no waste.
This saving; is passed e ight on to our customers
Our entire cost of doing business is just hall'
what the average store spends figure it out.
A & L Green Cut String Beans, 2. for .......... 25.
Canned Spaghetti in Tomato Sauce, 2 for liJ)
Best Grade Head Rice, 3 lbs
Bulk Cocoa, 11)., 15-
4 11). Package Raisins 29'
'P. S. Kraut Try a Can
Jolly Time Pop Corn, 2 Cans , 27-
Old Dutch Cleanser, 3 Cans 25
3 lbs. P. S. Strawberry Preserves' 5!)
Oranges, 2 doz 37
Heinz Catsup, 3 for 85
ilostess Cup Cakes fresh.
Graham Tea Rolls, dozen , '. 10
Bleachtex Toilet Paper, Pure White, 3 for 29
Syiup, Iig Cabin, ' gal., '. 99
Kellogg's AJl-Bran, pkg., 22
Corn Meal, White or Yellow ; ; 39
A & L Red Salmon, Tall Tins :. 29c1
Bacon Sliced So Even, lb., 3 1$
Beef Roasts, lb., 2 e
Veal Ground for Loaf, la, 30e
Don't forget our milk and cream far above the
average.
SEE AND HEAR The Thrilling Experiences
of This Historical Flight of the Graf Zeppelin.
A Talking
. Picture ,
ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
VIA '
with . '
DR. 1 1UGO van ECKENER and LADY DRUMMOND HAY
LB.1AM
Cot
Today
Saturday n
Comedy
"Have Patience"
J
bai y v. v
Sportlites.
fSfi 4(S. rl .r. VIS1 IS.
Today
Saturday
He's
coming
?0$ LAST RAID
Also ,
"MARK OF THE FROG"
Fables & Topics.