La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, March 07, 1929, CITY EDITION, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextThursday, March 7, 1929. LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Page Five j Local News In Brief 1 BOHNENKAMP CO. REMODELS STORE, PLANS WAREHOUSE : (Continued from Par 1) . HhowluK to a much better advan tatre. Mr. Bohnenkamp states that the implement department la fast getting to be one of their best de partments and that It la the Inten tion of the company to give It con siderable more attention In the fu- lultlato Two CuudiiliU. The Moose lodge met last night und Initiated two cundUluUH. Mr. Criim Oonr . JfKae Crum, of Klgln, vlultvd in La Grundo yesterday. Mrs. lliipHTMtt Away day for Portland to visit her father, 3lrs. Kkhlle lfe-uirn.- Mra. Kd Kiddle,. of Ui Grunde, returned this morning from Salem where she hits beon vial tint,'. J'l-oni lliltniril -lr. und Mrs. Jack Molun, of Hil Kflid, aru visitors , in La Grande, They areut tho Foley hotel. Mf. loiig!Hrty Comes W. H. Dougherty, of 1'endleton, Is a ylsltor. He is registered at tho Foley hotel. Jlrro From IlilKiirtI Mr. and Mrs. Fred Garret, of HilKurd, are visitors In La Grundo. They ar ut tho Foley. At Hnfuinwca Inn Jumi'sil. Clark, of I'nlon, is a vlsltur In l.a GrunoV Ho Is regis tered ut tho Kacujawea Inn.' Mr. Whim Conic. ''".', A. li.. White, of Pendleton,. 1h a visitor In this city. Ho camo yes terday nnd is staying ut tho Baca jawea Inp. ' , .Mrs. IbilMiiM IV'ro ' Mrs. Holhert Ko1Iiih. uf lmblcr, is In this city utid is at tho Hacuju .wea Inn. Mi. Oorluwm Away Georgvi T. Cochran bus been In Freewator since Tuesday on busi ness. Hu expects to bo back lu La Grand tho first of tho week. Guct lc linker Mrs. Carl Fuller, und son, of liubl'-r, spent a short timo In La Grande flits morning, later leav ing for linker. Mi's. Hank litM-overing Mrs. W. 1. Hanks is recovering nicely from un operation which she underwent Monday at tho Grande Uondu hospital. il'hlnk lu llnHniuik Una bH 11 To Work at Telocaset - . v jbe featured, on the . balcony In ud C. B. Jennings, of this city, went dltlon to luggage, camp goods, and to Telocusct todiiy whero ho will several, seasonable Items such as work for tho O.-W. refrigerator, washlng machines, To UVo at IMcttsant Valley V" M '?) T0 SMvIii ..:'? Mrs. Clarence Burns, - ;of . J.a, W'tjrk'! Is now going on tearing Grandu went to Pleaaant Valley out the shelving und this will bo this morning to Join Mr. Burns who replaced with ull new shelving of is working Ihero us signal main-'the luteBt type fur hurdwura sturt'i. uuiior wi uhvu.-w. . iurTh. Hhelvimr Is of the kind reo- will inako their homo there. um mended by the National HurdV ware lletuilers association and bt manufactured by Htubard. 8pono Mr. Camblin VMto Free water to visit his sister-in-law, I ' . . tn "" 4 . ...... ,.,. .... , ..,, , 'juurchaaed an entire factory lust miD. nmuiiii. nil. v-ttiiiuiiii t.,ii ....,. ,i . j . - , , in 1a Graudo with his niece, Mrs. S. C, Happersett. Mtiis Club Meo4 The Presbyterian Men's club wilt meet tonight ut 8 o'clock ut the home of C. M. Humphreys. ir. W. V. McAdory will be the speak- llrre From Idaho. Willis It. Skiff, of Boise, Ida, ar rived ut I'nlon yesterday for rfrvXew davs visit with his tin rents. Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Skiff. He drovo jhistic over, the results' of the to La Grundo yesterduy afternoon chunges that have been inudo thus manufacture of this type of fix tures. Despite tho fact thnt the local company's order was placed Just after the first of tho year. It was not until Monday that word una received that the fixtures had been shipped. So tremendous has been the demand for them that the factory Is being operated- 24 hours u day und reports orders on hand to keep It going until fall un tile stone busts, Mr. UuhnBnkamp says. ,Mr Bohnenkamp Is very cnthus fur a short visit here. Correction In an ltcqitin yesterday's Ob server it was incorrectly stated that Ira Stiles .was fined $10 on a vag rancy charge, j. It should have said that- the; fine -was for being on tho rangements are completed .a uey fur und states thnt every effort will be made to make the ney arr rungement not only must uttruo tlve In uppearance but convenient In urrungement. r. Sew Store Front Just us soon as tho Interior ur- ture. With this thought in mind i Walter Carpenter wa recently en gaged to look after the outside work of selling and servicing fur (the company. . Mr, Carpenter hits jhad 80 years of experienco In the Implement line and in thoroughly 'familiar with the need nnd re 'qulrements for machinery of the farmers of this community. . Jay (Hjugan hits chiirgo of the ware house and parts, service. ' Completion Ki petted April 1 ' Mr-r Bohnenkamp states thut he hopes to see all the Improvements completed by April first, excepting the, warehouse, and thut a special store-wide event of some kind will be held at that time to properly introduce the new and better con ditions that will prevail. Scarcely u year haa none by d urine all the 'long time thut tho W. II. Bohnen kamp Co. has been in business that some program of Improve ment or building has not been un dertaken by this compuny and Mr. Bohnenkamp states thut It still is and he hopes uhvuys will bo the .policy of his company to expand and Improve the stock and service so thut it will be1 In keeping with the city and community of .which they are a part. LEGISLATORS RETURN HOME THIS MORNING (Continued from Page 1) had the cordial co-operation of tho Baker county delegutton.'Vho said. Im (irutulo Armory Nt'xt Regarding the La Grande arm ory bill, which wus not successful. the local delegation said that It was Introduced for the purpose of holding Its position. Tho military authorities two years ugo accord ed Iji Giiin de second position with Cottage Grove In first ohico. A bill for a CottuK Grovo armory was passed this session' and If tho governor' signs it, I .a Grundo will be next In lino for an armory. Members of tho delegation did not go further Into the activities of tho legislature, stating that news papers have already carried com plete stories of tho accomplish ments of tho Salem sessions. Placing well drilling machinery under tho motor vehicle uct, HB 334, by McCready Prohibit ing the use of certain kind of tackle In fishing for trout In lakes. HB 634, by McCourt Providing thut in uses of conviction of felony it shall bo the duty of the sheriff I to take finger prints and photo l graphs of tho person convicted nud j forward them to tho central bu ' reuu in Multnomah county. -. . CONGRESS IS CALLED FOR APR. 15 MEET (Continued from Peg I) - ( Severe Tremor Ik Registered Today CAlltO. j:KVlt.' AIu 7 (AP) The Jleluuoii obKcrvuiury recorded a ttevoro earthquake today, boKln nine at 3:48 u. in. The epicenter was ubout l),0Ul) miles uwuy, Htuteu of America, -do hereby pro claim und docluro thut an oxtruur dlnury occutdun requires tliu con green of the United Btutee to con. t veno in extra mHMion at tho capital lit tho city of WiifthinHtoii on -the IStll duy of April, IB29, at 11 o'ulock, noon, of which nil porsomi .who ehnll ut that timo be entitled to uct uu meuihera thereof uro liuruby required to lalto nullce '"In wltiH'Ha thereof I have hero unlo set my hand nnd cuuscd to bu ull'lxed tho gieut seul of tho United streets of La Grande after 12 'store front will be Installed of Hi o'clock without luwful . business, latest type for this kind of storeV The error occurred because the i'le wurk iH umier the charge, of SUPERINTENDENT v RETURNS HOME Continued from Pag 1) night officer" entered the wrong charge. , Bamiuct lst Night 11. P. Neilsen, of La' Graudo. Mr.' Bohueukump further states that It Is tho Intention of his firm to build a warehouse on truck ad The Klrst and Second quorum of ,ur ,llls ,lul.llost. lho coniwny Jlr. .Mlllt'r llelliriiM Khcrlrr. Hurtun Miller, of Kllter prlse, pursed through la Grundo today on ,the way to his homu from Wooillnun whero ho went recent ly on business. .MIhh. .lollhson IHltinis . Aliss Annetta Johnson has re turned t.from Salem to her l.a i-antle j4fpme. Mjss 'Johnson was 'secretary . to Senator Colon It. Kberliaid dilrlnif tho legislutlvo session. " " elders of the ,, 11. K. church met lust night for a banquet held In the dining room of tho stake hall. Twenty-live wwu in attendance Ulchard Molllnet was loastmastcr and tho meeting was presided over by Kloyd Maxtor. Mr. Molllnet, Mr. Kuxter und - Jack lllutt gave short talks and u general disous slon was held. ' To lecli ale lilliles Tho ceremony for tile di'dlcalion of lho Illbles which have been do nated to tho.Sacajukea Inn und la Grunde hotel lu la Grande was postponed from lust night until tonight. The service wi(Ktaki place ut V o'clock tonight at . the Ijl Grundo hotel nnd at 7:31) at tho Sacajawca Inn. W. K. Gar nett, of Portland, has arrived in town und will officiate ut tho ser vices. . Tho Hlbles are being pluced in the hotels by thu Gideon society of which Mr. Gurnett Is u member.. ' -, Vlf.ll Tram linker Mrs. Jesse Freeman, Mrs. .J. Gurrudo und little son. Itaymond l,ee. returned to their Hukcr homes follouing u short business visit In l.a Grande. Jcllcrs -tli Horses Hemming from Denver where, ho delivered a shipment of 43 , horses, Henry '. Hansen, Kntcr-1 priso livestock dealer, . passed I through l.u Grande this niornlngl on his way home. He has been in) Denver for the last two weeks. .Mother Very HI Kred 1 James, of l.a Grundo. received 'word this morning of the serious illness of his mother, Mrs. l-'red U James 111 liolse. Mr. James left on the train this morning to ' go to the Jduho city to uo with his mulher. .t'..al....k..bfw... Ilk l,twlBtljl 1 No one received a bigger "kick" out of tho legislature than H. H. Weatberspoon, representative from I'nlon county, registered at the Im perial. He started something early in the session by introducing a bill to abolish the certificate of con venience und necessity law, which would have affected every utility rrnnchlse in Oregon. wncn no was flattened out on this, he turn ed his energies to tho Income tax and in bctw-cen times had boxen of Ills own apples shipped to hinr self ho h.ad only a half crop of Cd.OUO boxes last season and on occasion ho would work tho tele graph key on the newspaper leased wires In the rotunda. Just to show that ho could pound brass. Oro-gonlan. KclllrllH to I'lora Mrs. 1.. M. Morris, of Mom. passed through this city this niorn-Im,- on the way to her home from eTlarkslon, Wash., where her moth er. Mrs. Nora Strong, died about a month ugo. Mrs. Morris has been with her daughter. Miss Madeline Haywurd, who is manager of the Olarkston hotel. , Have (iood Troops The Hoy Seoul troops at I'raliie City anil John Day are very 'good ones, siiys K. Hiissoll Scott, scout executive, who left today to confer with the' scout leaders. Dr. David l-uttson. of I'rali ie City, and Odden I.. Dickens, of John Day. Satur day evening Mr. Scott will be at Halms at a meeting of boy scouts nnd parents. FamoUH Man Known Hero I'hn fiimniiK nnm-irn I.. Miller. OIK! of the owners of the 101 Ranch and wild west snow, wno uieu re cently, was for 1 9 years a close Tiiend of W. O. dinger, owner, of tho Im Grande hotel, according to Mr. dinger who remembers his friend as a man "In a thousand.',' His unselfishness, friendllm churity, quiet and . unassuming ways endeared him to the world. Mr. dinger says. air. Aimers home was In l'oncn City, ' Okla., where Mr. dinger lived. It was tht.iv, ulKfi that MrCllmzer beeitmo acquainted with Tom Mix who worked as a hired hand on the Mil ler ranch, later joining the wild west show. - Tho work Mr. Miller did for the I'onea Indians was one or tho noteworthy acts of his life. Mr. dinger says. purchased three lots on Jefferson avenue Just cast of the l'uclflc Fruit company wurohbuse., This property Is Uuxlltl und on it a brick wurchouso will be construct ed uoxliu with a full concrotu basement. A right of way across an udjotnlng lot is also Included in Hie purchase which will' make it possible to diivo directly Into the basement with trucks for hold ing or unloading. -'fills warehouse will he- used principally , for the storage of Implements, orated fur niture, equipment as- well us car load shipments of the heavier hardware sifch "as fencing, pipe, Ironf burs, nails; etc whteh -the conipa'ny handles. Kcvcral huge concrete tanks are to be built on the open lot for the storage of fuel oils which the company also han dles. This lot will also be used for the outside storuge und dis play of large 'machinery, v , .i Additional I'toot" Buace py-i)iovUij(is,hea;,i warehouse, storage for" furniture and 'imple ments tne rourth floof of tho bulldV Ing will be released from, this pur pose und it will be;"improved for displaying and selling furniture. This, with the new bulcony will Hive the company, about Suou' addl llonnl square feet of furniture dis play space and will make it pos sible fot the compuny to dispense with part of the space now occu pied In 'the Musonlc building. The room which was formerly occupied by C. D. Putnuin will ho partition ed off and re-rented. The present warehouse, which is used for storngo und display of implements, mostly will be utiliz ed for the displaying uf Imple ments only and will allow their vlduul tables and "chairs for the ) .upper grade students und the use pf. chairs and -tables' large onotigh for several students, lu the lower grades. On the return trip Mr. Longfel low stopped at Greeley, Colo., to visit Hie Colorado Htnte Teachers' college, of which Dr. Geo, V. Fruit ier, Is president.- ' At tho conven tion Dr. Fraalor stated lb, - his speech, "Most city school systems do not glvo ' enough time and thought to the employment of be ginning teachers, and to the sup ervision of them when they come Into the , school system. I have several .suggestions to make. The school officers should -know the college from which the teacher comes. When a teacher applies for a position In the public school system, and seems to have the per sonality und bearing und training jthat- the Job demands,' the next question should he, 'What type of I college nnd what type of Instruc tors trained this teacher, and how well are they equipped to do that Job,' 1, believe' it is', very necessary for the employing officer that trained the uppltuunt." , SKiXS MOTOR I.ICKNNi: 1111,1; HAI.KM, Ore.. Mar.- 7 (Al) Governor Patterson today signed house bill -J SO. the motor Vohlcle license reduction bill. Tho meus uro reduces lieenso fees on pas senger vehicles approximately 35 per cent und adds ono cent, to tho gasollno tax.1 1 Other bills signed by tho govor- nor' included: irii .170, by Anderson Providing ' that tho eight-hour day on public ! contracts shall not apply to tore-incn'-puid on monthly rates, watchmen, timekeepers and mule employes In cook houses. Hit .376, by Winslow Requiring all nun-resident users of the high ways to appoint tho secretary of state as aitorney-ln-fuct In event of uc'cldents. HU i'JH. by Goulet and Tompkins Yl LSMOMjj-HOSIERlrjl I States. - -1 ' -. - Uono at the cltv of Washlnr- : ton this 7th 'duy of March, fn the year at our Lord, one thousamf nliy hundred und twenty nine, and of the United Htntes the 158d. 1 ; "Herbert Hoover. Ity tho president: . ''Krank U. Kellogg, ; . , 'Bocretary of Htate." ' -lU'apiMirtlotimont 11mhm 'After a confuronco with Urn. president. Senator Vandenberg ot; Mlchlgun suld ho could stuto em-v phuticully thut tho first matter -which would ho taken up and acted upon by the senate1 would bo tho resolution for tho reapportion-1 in out of holing membership and tho autjiorlutlon for tho taking of tho. 1930 eeiimw upon which tho roup pOrtlonmeut will bebased. ' Across from Bohnenkamp's 1 Com de to AsMirtiitcnt i'Lovi:its for - Coat ami ltctM AT A SAVING BANISH THAT EXTRA FAT . Do it in the easy, pleasant way, in the modem, scientific way. Not by abnormal exercise or diet, but by combating -tte great cause ot excess tat. - . - That wav U embodied nr Marmola 'vrescrnm'otr tablets.' Peoote have used I them for 20 years millions of boxes of ! them. So now you can see, on every hand, the results this ' method brings. I New beauty, new health, new vitality. If - you envy those results, learn the way to get them. " ' . ' ' I A book in eve,ry box of Marmola tells I you the formula, also the reasons for all ! it does. You wil! have no fear of harm. , Get it today and watch the results. Learn how much it . means to you in many wsys. Do this for those who wish to admire you. Just ask your druggist fur a II box of Marmola, Hopes to lUlurn to Sehool Miss Irene Silencer. of iJi Grande,-went to linker this morn ing to visit Mrs. H. 1. Gilmore. Jlisu Spineer la a. rreshman In commerce nt Oregon State college und because of an Injury to her leg was unable to conipleto her work this term. She hopes to ut tend college during the spring term towever, Mar. 25. Paul Itrmvn Arrives Paul Hrown. Pacific Coast sec retary of ttie International socletr of christian Kmleuvor, arrived in m Grande this morning from Los Angeles. Cul.. to spi'nk tonight at a banquet which Is lo be attended by about 17ft young people from Colon und Wallowa counties. Mr. Hrown finds the progress of young peoplo's work encouraging nnd It sliows a general steady growth, he says. In Pendleton last night 150 attended tho banquet. Itirthtliiy Sanw lnr News comes to 1-n Grande that a daughter has been horn to Mr. nnil Mrs. Claud Stensloff, of Salem. The baby was born yesterday morning at 6 o'clock. Mrs. Stensloff was formerly Miss ltoma Jacotison. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K. Jacob son, of this city.. The little girl was born on tho birthday onni W rsary of her grandmother. Mrs. Jaacobson. She weighed seven pounds and ,baa ben r.ainol 3iar thu. - - - - - ROCKEFELLER WINS HATTLE FOR CONTROL (Continued From Page 7) thiv First National Hank of Clilen go. William A. Ilurton. former president of the Standard OH com pany of Indiana, and Gentry Cash, manager of the Whiting Iteflnery. were placed in nomination to :flll the vacancies on tho board dfll-' rectors. The selections were read from the floor by Wlnlhrop Ald rleh, representing John 1. Rocke feller Jr. - . . Mr. Hurton w-ns named to suc ceed Colonel llohert W. Slewarl as chairman anil Mr. Trnylor' ;to succeed I.. ! Stephens, general eounsid. Mr.- Cash was named to fill the vacancy cuused ly the death of lleumont Parks, vice president. Finds Way to Stop Attacks of Fits Kepnrts are received of on omsz- j Uic treatment thnt epileptics stste , has proved surressful In stopping J thir attarks. It. Iepso. Apt. 17, j XS5 Iftund Ave., Jlllwaukre. Win., has beMi supplying sufferers with this treatment. He now wishes to j reach all those who huv not been helped and to do mi Is makltnrthe startling offer of a generous treat ment free to nil cofferers. Any one afflicted ehnold write for this five troiitftiOHtJttT 4it itf'g w E BUY FORT ESS E SELL FOR V-ESS V li 1 lire's more proof w h.i t si lling for eitwli peruills us to offer you , In Uurgiiins SPRING DRESSES f 1.95 - $5.95 The loveliest styles for Hprtng are 'In this group. NEwYdrk bTQk J "t i." ,'. y v, jr v j . i . . Dfslrdyersiiif High Prices When Yon Catch Cold Rub On Musterole Musterole it easy to apply and works right away. It may prevent a told from turning into "flu or pneu monia. It does all the good work of grandmother's mustard plaster. Musterole ia recommended by many doctors and nurses. .Try Musterole for sore throat, cold on the chest, rheumatism, lumbago, pleurisy, stiff neck, bronchitis, asthma, neuralgi?, congestion, pains and aches of the back and joints, sprains, tore muscles, bruises, chilblains, frosted feet colds of all sorts. ' ToMorArMuUroUlcala mad in mlldsr form for babiM and small children. Ask for Children's Mustsrols. Jar tt Tubes V, , Today -- Friday -- Saturday I ( iTAWMRD L ('fTT it OJ-fJ'-K ! i I JO UNPLEASANT ODOR l.,,,,,,,, 1 -- ";'V""7 " ;. T".T- - ... i a-J t!.l . I mi V.: BARGAINS ; In All Close Out Merchandise . at less than xi price. V NORTON'S KIDDY SHOP with Georjfe SIDNEY and Jean IIERSHOLT U A Side-Splittinjf Comedy Hepletc with Tenso, . ' '-Dramatic Action ' 3 Also comedy "Served Hot" "MG M" News" Bttter than m mtutwrd piaster for ROLLER SKATES see W. II. BOHNENKAMP CO. NO MORE TALKING PICTURES Due to the failure of our present equipment to reproduce the talking and music properly, we are discontinuing talking and sound pictures until we can get better equipment. ' , Watch for future announcements . Yours for the bcsl in entertainment La Grande Theatres, Inc. WMM& TODAY FRIDAY Love - Action - Comedy MCHAHD RUTH ELDER - 1 .AS'- ' .1 W-MMmTWMW THE a Mil m-k m-m t-ta Sec What DIX In a Uniform Won. Comedy: "Smile IJutler Cup H Smile" "Sky way man'- ; n Adventure With Wcrodft Horx TONY ItoMjiCpmoij 1 - . Coming FRIDAY SATURDAY ALSO CHAPTER 8 . " MARK OF THE FROG", 3 And Topics and Fables "Outnumbered"