La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, February 21, 1929, CITY EDITION, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextThui'sday; -February 21, 1929. LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Patre Five Local News In Brief Visits lu" Tills City Mow IxHljtu Mill May Colt, of Sumnu'i-vllli!, Is, The Moose lodKti met. lust night visiting in La Grande on business. i in regular session. . Sirs, . Huiipcrsctt Itcturns , Mrs. O. E. Kappersett, of tills city, returned last night from Port land, whore she has been visiting. To Looking (ilass , , Krvd Last, of La Gmndcwent to Lookng Glass today on business. Sir.. Harris Hero , ' Tom Harriet of Covete a visitor hero today. , ' AH I'Xilcy- Hotel . C. A. Glbbs. of Hermiston, Is a visitor in la OranUot, He is ut the Foley, hotel. ' ' " . To Itutitliurtoll " l , ' ; Mr. and Mrs. K. l Herron, and .children. Dora and KUery, of 1m Cirande. went to Huntington today. Sir. Bmk Here W. Brock, of Sunimervllle. Is a visitor here. Ha is registered at tho Foley hotel. From Joseph - lid Ebun and Edgar Marvin, both of Joseph, are vlsltois In this city and are registered at the Foley hotel,' . ' Hero From Wallowa Fern Haun and Mrs. George Murphy, both of Wallowa, are. visi tors in La Grande. They are at the Foley hotel. To Visit 8UMT ; Miss Dorothy Rhine, of this city, wont to J'owwatka this morning to visit her slBter, Miss Clarabeilo lihlne, who teaches school there. IVtiirns to Imbjer '. Wllma .UilUngs, of Imblcr. re turned to her homo this morning from La Grande where she "has been, staying. Leaves La tirtUMld" A, E. Anderson, of Pendleton, who has been a visitor In this city, has left. While here lie stayed at the La Grande hotel. Library to Close - - - The, La Grande public library will be closed all day tomorrow in honor of Washington's birtbuay. Miss Mabel ; Dotyt librarian an nounces. ' l'roiu KnternrlMe 1 Mr! and Mrs. K. W. I)avis, of Enterprise aro registered at' the Foley hotel. ' ' . t'onw From liilfwrd -.- Mm. Everett Walker and child ren. Florence and Lawrence, of this city, have been visiting at ' Hilganl with Miss Donna Scott. : This morning Mrs. Walker and her children and Miss Scott canto to La- Grande. , Sirs. IilllK'y Visits '. , Mrs. L: L. Luney, of North Pow der, returned to her home . this .morning after visiting In La Grande Vwlih ilr. and Mrs. S.-K. liogue. Vlsllsi In La CiiuiKle Mrs. Charles Whitney, of Pendle ton, Is visiting In this city with Mr. and Mrs. S. C Happersett. To Kjiteriirlso Mrs. lilbert Honinn,. of Enter prlse, passed through 1-u Grande this morning en route home from liaker where she has been visiting. Visit I'arciiU llrr" - ' Miss Florence Nelson' and Miss Bertha Nelson, both of llaker, are visiting In La Grande with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Nel son. They camo hero yesterday. Sweet Band Or Hot Band? Well One Has Violin ."Hoy, that's a hot orchestra!" and "Isn't that orchestra sweet J arc moro or less common expres- fitons when the dance music is Rood. ' but how many of tho dancers know that there really are hot and sweet orchestras and bands' Locul musicians give this defini tion: a hot band consists of the following Instruments: piano; tyix, cornet, trombone, banjo and drum. and it la kc no rally accepted that good results are seldom;- possible with nss than six pieces, they us- acrt; sweet .combination: piuno, sax, violin, bass or other sax, tutu Jo and . drum. In clght-pleee bunds the sweet bund would substitute u violin for a clarinet,. It is said that New York and other metropolitan centers like the sweet bunds while outlying district prepare thelrmtw outlying districts prefer . t .elr music "hot." They ulso slate that U-pie.ce bands and orchestra re sult In the most satisfactory music. pointing out that all the well known organisations over the country have a complete Instrumentation. . . In referenco to the trend in pop ular music. It is reported that th.re is a recurrence at present to mel ody, with tiuite a few old. -. time melodies Included. ' . They also point out that dancers in general want sliuplo arrange ments. Huiiiu' authorities declare that SO per cent of, American dan cers do not understand music tech, nlcally and that when bunds play involved arrangements the dancers frequently pause und lose heir rhy thm.; They say that a good- indi cation of a successful arrangement is when the duueers begin hum ming or singing. 1 -The trend is also toward special ising on a single instrument, ex cept in cases where it Is eu.sy to double, such us the sux and vlulln. Lreads War onh Woman Solon ccr- ' $0 J RAILROAD COP SHOOTS GIRLS AND HIMSELF KAST OTtANQB. N. J., Feb. 21 (AT) Muricaret, Howes, SO, wus Instantly killed and her twin sis ter, .Frances, seriously wounded when they were snot early today by Peter 3. Moouey, sergeant of the Ijieku wanna railroad police. . After shooting tho girls, Mooney shut himself over, tho heart. Krrtncoa and ho wero taken to tho Orange Memorlut hospital, both in a serious condition. In Mooney 'b pocket was found a nolo,' written In pencil, which said: r ' ,. . 'Murder Is the only way I prove my love for this girl.' can Mrs. ' Lottie Holinnn. O Noill (nbovo), Illinois' first state as semblywoman, has called on He publlcan women of that state to aid herJn-combatting "the ctar iatio leadership" of Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick, Illinois' llrst congresswoman. Mrs. O'Neill in tlmatod she may organise Illinois women in a campaign against Mrs. McCormick if the lattor Is a can dldate for the U. S. Senate next year. ' Dnkirx Meet The Dokies met last night for a regular meeting In the Knights Of Pythias hall. Dr. H. W.'Hllcy was chairman of a committee In charge of refreshments enjoyed following the session. '., To Work at Wullowa George Delaure. of La Grande, went -to Wallown today where he will lip employed by -tho Uowman HlcksfLumlKr company.. . Visits! Mrs. Zliiuiiernuin Mlas Martle Wyncoop. of l6rt land, Is visiting in La Grando with Mrs, Ooyle Zimmornlan. I'ete Klngsloy. who entered a plea of guilty to a charge of drunk eiiess, was fined $26 in police court yestesday.. The fine was paid. Glen's1 flub to WriS-" V The Presbyterian Men's club will meet with liv ituy Murphy,. First street. and O avenuethls evening. S o'clock, with lir. Murphy as tho speaker. . PiiMle Invititil to Tea The public is Invited to uttend a silver- tea tomorrow afternoon at the home of Mrs. JK. Wright at 1202 . Pennsylvania avenue-. Pro ci'eds from tho tea will be used to help young women obtain collegu educations. 56 BASKETBALL PLAYERS ENTER LOCAL TOURNEY (Continued from rage one) IH-adllno Nattmlay . Tho deadline for tho mailing of ballots for voting on directors for the Union county chamber of com-1 ,csinninB at 2 o'clock, un.l a final merce is Saturday at 6 o'clock. Kyiuamc will bo pluyed Saturday ovell thnt time all ballots must be In the . . . 11.311 o'clock . ' . Grande plays Klgin at 7:30 and Kntcrprise meets Imbloi at :do. Three games will be played hatur day morning, commencing nt u o'clock, two Suturday attcrnoon mails, announces Charles K. Mal boeuf. secretary - of -the chamber. Tho election results will be given next- week. LA GRANDE WILL OBSERVE FEB. 22 Sparrow Sings V Like a Canary ANNEXATION . TILT DUE ON HOUSE FLOOR (Continued from Page 1) Budd Explains Position of G. iV, NKW YOHK. Kob. !t (AP) Httlph Uudd, president of the Great Northern railroad, today explained tho position of his company in ap plying to tho Interstate commoreo commission for permission to cuu nect Great Northern territory with California and establish a new through system In conjunction with tho Western Pacific. Mr. Budd said he had not -seen, a statement by Paul Hhoup, presi dent or tho Houtuorn .Pacific, In which Mr, Shoup'. was (piotcd its saying that tho proposed -oo-mllo connectlug Una' . would duplicate! existing facilities. ? "Unnecessary duplication Is not easenttal to the plan," Mr.; lluild asserted, "and will not' happen un less foi-ved by tho Southern Pad- ! HEAVIEST SNOW OF WINTER HITS IN EAST STATES (Continued from PK 1) channel for steamers which huve been imprisoned for tho past fort night. ' '. The sudden spell of wnrm weath er which has succeeded lust weeVs Intense cold wavo has produced nut only floods but avatunches of- snow- (Contlnued from Page 1) l avorable Coniincnt rrtenas ot i.onstanco .. leaver 111,1.111, iu invlieil tn iiitemi ihe mi.i-v Jasper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ,te wlull wlllik.ln.ut 8 oelm-k. H. H. Cleaver of La Grnnde. wlioj Tns evemnK lhc AKH,c,.llou- iiM is m. in mi .. ." Students of La Gmn.lo HIkIi sell.... row Wilson junior-nign scnooi at . . .,L i...4 ' J'.l.-. ,lll 1. l(W,.t.n In'hi.Nfl""' ..iW.U.i.H mi.1 .." Ttliut she Is j-ecelvlng fuvorable , u?"Ct'. ,. on the art work which she is con ducting at the school. Tho follow ing appeared In a Kugeno paper: "An extensive display of tho draw ing and painting work as done by: Married .Men Play .The married men ofhe Second Ward of tho L. 1. S. defeated the married men of tho Kirst Ward in a basketball game' played 'at the 1,. 1). S. Hecreatlonal hall Tuesday night; Marlon Stoddard was ref eree. ' ..... h,r din lIiitertHliis at Dinner i Mrs. H. V. Lewis entertained at homq Monday evening with a ner for J. H. Hood, Halt ijikc t'ity, penerat mummer of a maga zine company, and the five l& Grande boys who sell the maga vines here. They are: Nylic he wis. X harles Wulnum, Oliver Hhiu ntoud, Jack Singleton and Jack L,e- ' gore.. ' ' the Imuks and municipal und Judicial offices huve declared u holiday for tomorrow und will, nut be open during tho duy. The schools will not he in sex- tho pupils of the Woodrow Wilson 1,1 ho afternoon uul in tho Junior high school has been ar- morning will hold npeclul aHsom- ranged lu the northeast window of n Keeping-win; me unj the Wetherbee-Powers Furniture store Tho work was done by the pupils In .the art depurtnient at tho school with Mrs. Constance Cleaver Jasper as Instructor. Wood carvlngH, lampshades, plaster casts of several difficult subjects, wool embroideries, weaving, book ends, (fought two days In an effort io book covers, and many other ar- .gain a new trial from Superior tides are on display. The entire 'Judge lSdwurd I. Untler. The plea north division of the store window I was denied yesterday und sentence is given over to the dlsptuy. Tho pronounced upon two of the three, numes of tiie pupils aro placed on but the big house at Kan Quentin, the articles made. Most of thcjalreudy people by mnny whom art is done with vory beautiful Keyes pronecutcd In I-os Angeles mm. M county which now seeks to bo an nexed (o baker county. It is said In tho house that this district hopes by the unnexutlon to avoid puylug uuy more roud tuxes. ' 1-avor Vnlkwa nrk ' The .resolutions committee of (ho lower hbusti lias rccommondtnl tho pussagQ of Senator Kiddle's mem .orlul petitioning congress to set usldo und reserve us .a nutlonul purk approximately lOO.OOO uciea of the Wallowa mountains In Un ion und Wullowu counties. Thu property tax relief commis sion's resolution requesting tho ways and meuns committee to pro vide biennial or continuing appro priations for functions now sup ported by mlllage levies will go to the wayH und meuns committee without recommendation of tho resolutions committee WcdncHday. Tho resolution refers to mlllago levies now being received by nor mal schools, the- county fair levy, and a mlllage levy for tho blind school. Tho O. A. C. nnd tho Uni versity of Oregon mlllage levleB aro not uffocted. Macl'herson's plan for the cab inet form of government success fully passed another hurdle Wed nesduy evening and yearling trade weakening; on- j ly choice heavies and light year-, lings holding up ou early rounds. ; j bidding 2Mr&uc lower on n) except very best grudea and tight year- j lings und butcher, heifers; beat j heavy steers IU.1U. 81 u lighter classes, steers, good und choice lauti-lftou lbs. I I'.f.n 14.74; 1100-1300 lbs. 12.7rft U. 1150-1 0ii lbs. I13.aGi' 15.00; fed yearlings, good and choice 7f0-'.tfn lbs. jy-'.70r15.iiu; veulers (milk-i fed) good and choice 14J0Si 17.00. 1 Sheep: K.000. MuiketH.fiilily ui . the 15i -iUo lilgher; bulk fat lumlttt lio.uod 17.oo; early top 117.Uk sheep steady; fuodjiig lambs 'stwidy $15.00(! 15,60, I I.umba, good and choleo 12' lbs. down lG.UOOrf 17. S6; iiumIIuiu $ 1 4.ff Of 15. 00; ewes, medlutn to choieo "150 lbs, down $7.&0H'i. 25; feeder lain its, good and choice $14.50$ loo, WE BUY FORT ESS E SELL TOR JU ESS V Ladies New Footwear ' Our nmv models for Spring i-erlet't thv rinet .skill hi do Mgu und Mrrett workiium jshlp, ' New models just Mr live I. . $3.93 - $1.95 liubolink lulies lloso IMiiii Silk, In all tliu ' Spring Sliatli-H. Mew $1.00 throughout Jugoslavia. Avalanches already have caused the dcuth seven persons. DURANGO, Colo., Feb. 21 (Al) A au-i-iu- train carrying food for the 1.500 winter-bound residents of Hllverton left here today In an attempt to reach Hllverton over the snowbound narrow gauge branch of the Denver & Rio Urande West' srn railroad. . The train was the first to leave here In 17 days. New York bTaUJ Destroyers of High Prices i ill 2 it ; ? 'je : S ait Is ( W nil -2 llg ' .q is! 34s- :'5z s3l ill c I ll 4 "s' - " ' s s HOW TO FIGHT EXCESS FAT There ere hard wavs. like slnrvatinn. i but fewer end fewer employ them. There ia a plessant way, modern and scientific, which combats the cause. A vast number i rt tutnnlM nnw imrt it. Anrl the .lender I mwiiav v.nliiir . w-hen the limine fmrea now seen everywhere are larseln resolution's coniuilttee decided un-j due to that, uniniouiily to return the resolution I That method i embodied in Marmolo to the Houso with a favorable roc- ' prescription tablets. I'eople have used oninicndullon. The resolution pass- them for 20 years millions of boxes of ed-the .senate several duys ano .by them. Ana evervnoay, in almost every liii-Ko.,.,inaJoiity. . circle, sees the change. New beauty, new i.JZZ Sul!-fU,:mT!S" Escl, b Jarmola contains the ! . i t . r . UIW formula, also tho scientific reasons (or mln.lniHicR. affa rs of the Unlyer- ' result8So U8e have no fear of harm, sity of Orejron, OreKon State colh Ko ,he facts abou, cmio and thp three state normal schools. I of the od it ha dono, Ask y,mr coiisldovcd one of tho most imnort- I -: - . i i ,iu tU. H AAfll... ' :... u.. i ' t tin nun vnuniico, un l -uit;tnn i n uciuru iiiu it-Kinit'-i-ui v, hon decide raiaur nuuuri uruuuuer, pro- i wus tuuieu uy tno Bi'nuio urier ut fossor ot psychology at St. Louis i Ioiir debute today In whleh It was Uniforsltv. has tauirht "SDOtsv." Inresumed tho measure was coins to' an English sparrow, to wnrbio ' be votHJ on. Is expected o 25cSALE FRIDAY And SATURDAY 'Ash Trays, Dolls, Tpys ',Z; Dress Flowers, Infant's Mittens, Knit Caps, . Boys' Hats, Girls' Felt Hats, -Hot Pot Holders, ' Stamped Voile Pillows, , . Stamped Towels, Stamped Aprons. 1 All Close Outs at 25cEACH NORTON'S KIDDY SHOP ju3t llko tho canarlos. . Here is. "Spotay" posinc for hl ftrst- picf ture since ho bccauio raniouu. Mrs. Ilaivr K'tum Mrs. W. sS. Harer, of this city. (tturne,d. ye-stwrlety morninir from a five werks trip to los Anpelcs. Pul., wliere slie visited her brother, 10. l' ScarbrouKh. Mr. Hearbrouith nnd a friend, itobert Hurd, man ager of radio station KFl, will be remembered In Im. Grande as they visited here lust summer. Mrs. Harer also vlsilcd Mrs. V. J. Apple irate. who last yeor lived ut the Sucujuwea inn In ai Grande. On the return Mrs. Harer took tho routf through I'tah and Idaho. KEYES FIGHTING FOR AN ESCAPE (Continued trom Page 1) worlimunship.'- WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE GRIM (Continued from Page 1) Amphibious Spider V:ilei--si!iler is nu inteivsilns HI tie in I ii i:t I wlileh spinn u f;ic of silk on n water pliiut, which h used tt n .Btirr of dtvlim hell. Krom thlc It olihiiiiH bulibtes of nir, one at n time. Tims tlie spider 1m en uhletl to reninlii lielow tho surfneu u considorjihlu time.' on t)iJi.leudar J'riauy. c'iucauo uv I'amlls Vh'thiH Mrs. Willhim "Grandma" Kvuns. of the Iowa district, was brought to the Grande Hondo hospital yes terday suffering from a stroke of paralysis. It was necessary to make-the trip to town In a sled to tr..t mi.illfiil nid ItociiiiHft nf the deeD snow. Mrs. Kvans Is 2 years old Ion which state preporty abuts were und Is a pioneer of tho Grande 1 referred to tho sub-coin m It too on )Htondf valley. She has been livinff . claims, with her son. Crtjonre Kvans. since A senate Joint resolution for a the heavy snow fall. She was re- ract-nnninff commission i invivu ported us beinff no better ; this morn Ins. committee to Investigate the mat ter of taxes on federal forest lands. . IleporlH T A bled Tho mujorlty and minority r-ports- of a- sub-committee on state university und state college affairs, which huve been the ruuse of much dissension, were tabled. In place of the disapproved Yoon memorial resolution Senator Dunne will Introduce another not carry ing an appropriation. A sub-t'ommlttee was appointed to investigate the soldiers' and sailors' commission which is asking for $ISo. Senator Hlrayer recalled that about 10 years ago the legis lature allowed it $!un,UU, and said he wanted to know what was done with the money. Tho committee approved a bill calling for an annuul audit of all state departments. Mills providing for appropriations covering Improvement of streets in Kugene, Corvallls nnd Monmoulh over nearly a iiuai ter of a century; will not see the former district at torney yet uwbtle. Xotlce of appeal, filed lute yes terday, has for the tiino being at least, rescued Keyes und itonen berg from the tduulow of the prison walls. Judge IJutler denied an up' plication for bail, however, and the remainder of the fight, which Keyes asserts h;is' "Just begun" must be conducted from county Ja cells. Cigaret Causes $250,000 Ma DKTItOIT. Mleh.. Feb. 21 (A Fire believed to have be-n start ed by a careb tsly flicked cigaret li- butt lust night burned two Hike passenger ships und a steam tug to the water's edge und serlouMy damaged unother excursion steam er, with estimated damage of !.'.', (MtU. The ship were.-thMl up on the Detroit river ut Kcorwe. The Sappho, a ferry boot owned by the Nicholson fnlversal steam ship Company; the Krh a steel ship ownnd by the White Star line; the Dover, excursion veHS'l. und the tug Annie Moiles were the ships concerned. igute the stnto university and the state college was tabled. ONLY 6 MORE DAYS of our' Quit Business Sale. Prices cut w ay be low cost to close out our entire stock of Quality merchandise. , .(0NT(i ' THF cTrtPF.-wnm.AoaEWCE' mm t -7 . A lif-'AT H.T of brown hakn w ith a tiow of si raw at the back ia shown with mi orange doticd f . tm ii 1 a i i i ii as - -x. - f'HICAGO. K('l. 21 (AI') :. H I 4 Jml . 1 I H. Hl-iU ut ABrlc.) IIokh: aS.IMMl. j H ' . ' ' Hti'.uly lo Hie tiiKlivr; 'lup in.to lj , mid for fw .loiulM isr.-2(iu IIib.: , Acl.OM fr0ln iiahnoiiltumii'H' I Im-Kfly lo.6ui iu.75 inui lti-t for' I , I ili-Hlralilu Iiokh st-ulliiK ovim' IB I ttvi Ibu I1 Ili.H. Hutohoi-K, nii'illtlii) , lu cholc.. I KX.' ISIOIIVK'I'l IIAIIIi1 I l"M.:tllt Him. Silt. lififil 111.7(1: :uo-2fi0.l .. ' . I .- 1 ('altU-: 7.IKHI. Culvi-n 2, nun. Ht . mmhmmmhm.hm 1 1 sm . Mi jdhn mi r : Mi TODAY. FRIDAY The Star of ' "WHAT PRICE GLORY" gD0n Victor cla in C1AIKE WINDS03 ARTHUR STONE CLYDE COOK JANE WINTON K'ftV" i V I WILLIAM BLYSTONE Production Also Comedy "JACK & JILTER" I FRIDAY 0I-OMllSu SATURDAY : HOOT GlIiSON " mmmmmmmmm m Also 'fefc RUSS'' FARRELL ' Wmw ; m - ? Jf( "SKY RANGER" iSTmi?? "Mark oHhc Frog" 5TfP' i I 'Aesop Fables