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Thursday; June 27, 1929 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. Page Five i ... x 1 Local News In Brief , He lint From Trip :' Mr. ami Mm. I.. M. Hoyt nnrt ''dtiiiKlitcrK. MlMrert ami Myrtle, of I ji Clranrlt', rwoiuly returned from ti two wi'elCK.trln. Thoy visited In 4'nrtlund, Tiwonia. Sfutlle. Iteliintf thiiin and Vancouver, I. ( and i-fiiinp hot in 1y the Mount Hood -J. onp. While they wore in Tacoma th-v visited at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. c, S. iJunn, fornii'tly of lm (irurtilo. i ' YMlln In l. Ciranclo V Miss 'a He Nannn and Pauline ttrnhuModt. of Wisconsin Kapids, "Wis., arrived In this city hist ewn liiK Miss Nason will -visit her Totisln. Mrs. Stella lnl and other -relatives for a week. .Miss Nason wa formerly nmnnir of a papi-r luill in" Wisconsin frtr 3 yea re; and nt that time held the honor of le luK iho only woman nuinuKt-r of a p ipi-r mill. lieialt Clerks Meet The retail clerks of T.a Orande 'met hint night at the Sacajavyea Inn with !6 . present. ' Jesse And rews, the presldent of the organiza tion, and Ted Klein, secretary, will : meet the members of the new mill workers union and'nsk them if they 'Ilt patronize tliose stores who 'liave. union clerks'. Kegular husl tiesH wnH transacted. . . . : : X i Mrs. ( .- 1 learwater and son. Lelaiul, of Knterprise, arrived In the city yesterday. ' She will visit her husband who is employed' by the Jack -Allen Supply company. ii tn le will remain in l.u Clrande for two or three days. : I let urn to City " Mrs. C. Ij. Joel, who has heen In Tnrtland for the past several . Am eks, returned to l.a Clrande jast Evening. Mrs. J.. C. Illngnor ac iCmutanled lu-r. Mrs. Joel will islt relatives here for a month or ;S0. rirst, Trip to Wallowa l.ke Mary Itobertson and Mrs.. Mar garet Hoberlsnn, bf Tacoma,- nr-' rived In 1.a Clrande' lust evening. tThey left for Wallowa Lake this morning, wher they will spend nhout six weeks on a vacation. Miss -Itobertson said that this is her ifirst trip to the lake. JV - 'She, paid dearly for the crimes mic commits the Crime of Interfer ence And Pays! YOU Mill Kit Up and thrill al i rVF.RY TALKS! Hid',! All Tiilklntr Al'TS KlihlK ('AN'IC)lt n "THAT I'AIITV IX ii:itso- also ltjiiiiriini ;rirrnii in 'I'OsT .M)lll'i:.MS" - i s fill Here are Hundreds of Beautiful Suits for the Fourth --and all you need Is one Going to Trotter's for clothing is almost like taking a trip to Atlantic City to look for a girl. .At every peer a new beauty. At every step oceans of ideas. ' Try us let a cordial reception pilot you through this, land of enchantment and if you don't find the suit that fills you with pride then don't settle down. Michaels-Stern Suits for the 4th Special purchase Michael-Stern Suits, together with our complete stock Hart Shaffner & Marx Suits at Substantial Savings. $24 k $25 ' Kinds $18.85 GOOD OXFORDS $5.00, $5.85 & $6.50 . Tl iro for Funeral .1. U Taylor, of Parma, Ida., arrived in La Grande last evening. Mi Taylor will preach at th. fun " era I of the' Rev. F. O. iless today. Mr. Taylor vas In this city lust year in .Miii-eh and held n meethiK at the liapiist ehureh, l!ir From Portland ' j Mrs. K. J-l, Klntoq. of Portland, j urrtved in this city this morning, j S. P. Tippeth, of KnierprLse, met j her this morning; and the will j spend a few days visiltntf relatives ' and friends. . Here From California j : The Hp v. II.. If, t'oker, ' froiu ' Southern California, is In Iji Clrande. lie is staying nt the home of Mrs. Dorothy Smith. Mr.coker j was formerly the christian church minister oi tins city eight, years ago. leiivc For Ixis Angeles Mrs.' T. G. llantz and her daugh ters, Mary and Ada Lillian, of l.ti Clrande, left this morning for a trip1 to I,oh Angeles. They will stop; over at Salt J.ake City and then, go to l.os Angeles, where they will spend the summer . visiting rela tives. - . . , 1 Itettirns From Chicago . Miss Virginia Kochm, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Koch in, of l.a Ciramle. returned last even ing 'from Chicago. Site Is a stu dent at the Art Institute in Chi cago. Hero Visiting Miss Catherine Hodrero, ' who has been in l.a Clrande visiting Mrs. Frank Wooks for the past - few days, is leaving today for Weiser. She will go with the camp fire , girls to Payette lake. ltd urn to Wallowa lnke Mrs. Tom Wlllliimson, of Wal lowa. hiiA been "in this city visiting friends and relatives. She return ed to her home In Wullo.wn yester day . morning. Here l-'or the Summer Jess Jackson and Almus Rogers, oj: Spirit Lake. Ida., arrived in I.a Clrande tliis morning. They will spend the summer visiting Albert Pic. . STARTING Today 100 All Talking! .MICA It v. i:itv WOltD! Willi a CkiiI 'llst. Ullliiiin (mill -Ki'I.vii Itriil I Mm- llronlis l)iii Ki'm.viiii $29 & $30 Kinds $23.85 $3-1 & $35 Kinds $28.85 Twe Stopc Fo To Alberta Canada Sanih A. Hrownheatl, who has been, visiting her sister, Mrs. Ilfram Allen, of Iji (Irande, left last even iitK for Alberta, t'anada. She has been In this city for the past ten days. , Homo From School Miss Hossie Hurns, of r.a Ornnde. recently returned from the RellinR linm normal school. She will spend the summer vfsitlnff her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Hums. Hero For Day Miss Audrey ler.ap, of Fnion, arrived In I .a Clrande. this morning. She will spend the day shopping and visiting and return this even ing VlltliiR Itelatives ' Mrs. It. A. Thurston, Of T.a Clrande, left this morning for l.os Angeles. She will spend nliout two weeks visiting her father, two sis ters and. friends. . ,.' ltd u m l-Yom Portland Mr. jlnd Mrs. Krtward Khell nnd daughter, Kdlth, returned yester day from- Portland. They have been hern on business for the past few days. ' llcrp on Iliislness , V".. O. Hecktell, of Portland, Is In 1-a Clninde on business. Mr, Hecktell was the builder of the: Ia Clrande hotel, . Lie will; remain in this city on business for a week. , doing to Thb Ihillcs - - 1-a Verle Sheffer, of Klgln, was in I-a-Ornnde yesterday. She left last . evening for The Dalles, .where she will visit her grandmother Mrs. A. lo Hole,, for three weeks. Hetuni From Trip 1 Mr. nnd MrsV W. IX Warner, of I-a Clrande, returned last evening from a four-dny trip. They at tended the golden wedding of Mr. Warner's parents at Salt lake City. Return From llonoymooit Mr. and Mrs. Jiobert Williamson recently returnel from tho'ir honeymoon In the east. They have been away on the trip about two Weeks. . ; . -j Visit In Pendleton Mrs. P. (1. McCnll, Mrs. C. ) P. ilnlhronk and Mrs. A. U. Xiiouu siient an afternoon this week at the home of Mirs. Hoy McNees In Pendleton. Visiting In Fiiitcrprls1 .Mrs. S. A Welch, of Harper, Ore., arrived In this city last even ing. She will visit her hroUier, Yes Tippeth In Knterprise, for the next two weeks. J.cavcs l-Vtr Palmer .function Alice Chenoweth loft this morn ing for Palmer Junction on busi ness. She attendft the Fnstern Ore gon Normal school. J (iocs to I n ion Mrs, . K. Webb, of T.a Orande. drove to Colon this morning. She will spend two or three days visit ing her father, John Scarbrough, ind friends, ' John Hacker, of l.a Grande, left this morning for Maker, lie Is go ing to work in the Pondosa mill and .return in about two months. Oiil'IslilngTrlp Johnny (Jroupe. of La Orande, left this morning for Duncan. He will spend a week fishing and vis iting with lilti uncle, Alfred Croupe, Here l-Vom Covi1 Miss Hess Kelly and her mother, of Cove, arrived here this morning. The ywlll spend the day shopping and return home thin evening. tlcre From Prosser , Mr. and Mrs. Krnest lUgnln, of I Prosser, Wash., arrived t In l.a j firaiide last evening. They will visit relatives In this city. Here l Yom Haker i Mr. nnd Mrs. Jackson, of Haker, j drove to l.a (Jrande last evening j to attend the meeting of the Kast , ern Star lodge. : To Kablotus, Wash. i -Mrs. Joe Oliver, of La Orande. Is visiting friends In Kahlotus, j Wash. She will return to thin city I after the Fourth of July. $39 & $40 Kinds $33.85 Evenv Man From Iwlstm . Mrs, Murk Maynard and cliil dren, of J.ewiston. arrived In this city yesterday evening.' They will spend u few days visit tnR, IVout Portland Miss Thelma Carter, of Portland, is In l.a Clrande visiting- M'rn, J. Stalcup. She expects 10 di'lve to Walla Walla this afternoon for a visit. , lrlrs iii Unkcr -V S. S. .Muring, of I.h Crrando, left yesterday morning .'for Baker on business, lie will return this even-: In, j " ' " . j Hero From I taker Mr. and Mrs. John E. Mnrlveil, of Haker, were In l.a Clrande last evening. They returned this morn ing. Navy Officer Returns A. M. Pflughaupt returned yes terday from n 15 days vacation trip through western Washington and by appointment at any time Satur Oregon. i ,ilVi regular classes not being held ' ' that day. KeilouJ,y III . I A series of spectacular stunts and ; jMrs. W. Rnndalt hns heen fxhihlts or swimming for form anu seriously III at her home at I'OUl diving is being arranged under thu :ast O avenue for the past several day; MCARAGUAX CANAL NEXT t ADPtj ' 'fhAClf '. - ' 7 ' (Continued, from Ptf 1) and while It can travel by boat along :the San Juan . river and across t.uke "Nicaragua, It will strike, an 1 almost impenetrable jungle for the last stretch over the mountains to the Pnelflc The mn- rlue corps, however, probnhly will fly commissioners over the dlffl cult terrain. Although the Panama cnnal is 1 33 miles shorter from ocean to. ocean. It Is estimated '-that there would be n great saving In time for much Inter-oceanic v commerce In passing through the Nlcaragunn wuterwny because It is on more dl-j rect llncw of sea travel. 1 Through a treaty" ratified Feb-! rmiry IS, lfilO. Nicaragua granted j tiie Cnited Stntes the right to con-f struct the canal ami the Central' American republic was- lo receive. ?:i,oon,non. . - ' - . i IAKR APPOINTM F-NTS RALKM; .Orfi. Mnne (AP) Five members of the Interim com-' mittee that is to report to the next legislature on: the possibilities of freight transportation on the Co lumbia river out of Inland Umpire territory were appointed yesterday by:(Sovernor Patterson, as provided by a senate concurrent resolution. The appointments were: I Or. chirk Hlac.k. . Portland; W. HarrRh, Pendleton; I. Harumu, The Oalles: James A. Akey, Pen dleton; Chris Schmidt, Astoria. . j W hist was-plaved at three tnhlev MOWS TAW WITH PAINT . 1 Th guests Included: Mrs. Una VANCOl'VKIt. Wash, (AP) Sturges, Mrs. Florence Herkley, The handle or the lawnmnwt-r no Mi I'Vcd Merrltield. Mrs. Wlllard longer raises blisters on the pnlniH -Hond, Mrs.- Charles Mond, Mrs of tirignr. M. Swan, Vancouver nt-,"lnes( Mrs. , Helen W. lloblnsou, torney. r-After several seasons 'of $1 (, (rrenlich, Mi's. Hiimiiel Thorn struggling effort to raise grass on U'H- ''has, (Minny, Miss Ma- gravel soil, Swan put In n concrete' H0". Mrs. W. K, Hroek, .Miss Mil lawn nnd painted It green. Whfn ,i,(mI Herkley and Norboiirne Iterk It begins to look shabby he mere- Icy.- ly gets out his can of paint. ! Frank Paige and FFAV FOIti:f'f).sVHFS HOUSTON', Tex., (AP) The Federal Farm l-ind bank hero claims the. lowest foreclosure rec ord of any such inxtitntinn In the country. Only M foreclosures have been recorded In the bank's 1 2 years of existence. More than $1 Ru.Onn.riOd has been loaned tn CI. 000 Texas farmers dining that time. nf;vi;i:i inffkts iowa AM KM, Iowa (AC) A recent survey revealed that ' at least K0 per cent of pastures .in Iowa nre ,,lnfected with small ragweed. The weed Is especially bothersome In the fall, when It attains full growth. . HAIRY HllRH UF.COltO FNA.IHLLA, Neb. (AP) A herd of eight dairy cows owned hy F. I-;. Ort on has an average production record of more than too pounds of butlerfal per row per year. $ 15 & $50 Kinds $38.85 GOOD SHIRTS $1.50, $1.85 & .15 . Swim Week Tol)s Mark With 175 Taking Lessons 'Swim Week" classes nt the out door pool yesterday reached ft new (hlt!h mark with nearly. 176 receiv ing instruction In elementary and advanced swim mine and lifesavlng. Fifty girls under 1- years attend ed the 2:00 o'clock class for begin ners, and 40 boys the S:ini o'clock class, these constituting the two urgeest; Seventeen hoys nnd girls have registered and nre working out aUy ut the various carrhH. holds, breaks and the resuscitation taituht In the junior llfesaving class. Ten nre registered In the vhiss in sen ior lifesnving. which is more ad vanced than the other, and Includes several more tests. Final examlna- tions In life saving nre td be held supervision of Anne Stange, by thu 1 following, girls: Peggy Hnhneu , kamp, Jacttuellne O'Hrten, Phyllis i Peterson, Sally sicgrist, June Itav- enscroft, Kete McOlenuing. Clela Harvey ami-Alice Cook. ! Maurice Weis Is training the fol- lowing, boys In a series of water aquatics that he says will be well (received: Vernon Patten, Kverett y itaynolds. Hob Ocsterling. Cluir Perkins, Hob Hamseyk Virgil Koeh enspnrger, Kussell Nelson, Howard l.ymnn, Carl Colcipau, Wayne Nus baum nnd P. Kennedy. Hlenchei'H, to. seat If" spectators have been arranged for the earn! Val Saturday evening at 7:Sfl p. m -phis will-consist of races for girls and boys, stunts by the different advanced classes, life saving dem onstnitlons and the awarding of pins ami emblems. Skit Given At Summer School At Cove Monday Uy "Mrs. A. ;. Conkllti (Observer 'orrespandciil - COVK. Ore. (Special) The lit tle skit at the summer school Mon day evening sponsored by Haker, ove and 1 .a (J ramie, cut it led "A Sunday School Christmas Play," was full of delightful humor and delighted the audience. One feat ure was a pretty dance by M Is Joan Patterson, of Haker, who is teaching rhymte gymnastics for girls at the summer school. A group of Pendleton women were guests of Mrs. C. H. Marsh Ac the summer school Monday. They came over In the morning, bringing their lunch, ami returned late In the. afternoon. Duplicate their iiaugnter, .mis. i.iHfan Allen. ; are (ttijoying a family house paity. They have with thciu Mr. and Mrs. Kred J'alge, of Los Angeles, Cal., Mr. and Mrs. Lou in Webber and small son, tlene. of Long Honda ('ul.; Mr. anl Mrs. Itulimd Larson and son Hlchard of Huena, Wash..' and Robert I'alge. who has been nt school for the last year In Long Heach when' he. has henn stayln; wMi his sister, Mrs. Webber. The entire parly, with thn exception of Robci't. will leave Thursday for California Mr, nnd Mrs. Fred Paige lo their home In Los Ange les. Mr. and Mrs. Webber to Long Heach, and the Larsons to find a location In California where they .will make their homo. Mr. and Mrs. Haskell Rloom ore the proud pn rents of a daughter born to them Saturday. June 22, at the home of Mrs. Hlontu's parent. Mr. and Mrs. .lames Tlbbs, at Haines. Mr. and Mrs. M. T. llronn, or Portland, are guests at the- home of their daughter. Mrs. (J. K. Murk er. They nrrlvcd Monday after noon, coming bore from Touched NOW PLAYING Do i d Mother It now ,lo M. fj. M. NiMH. I Louiseprfester WnMi., where they had heen visit ing other relatives. Since leaving Portland they have spent some time with u son and his family nt Jleppner. - liFNI MF GANOMXK WAR SAN FRANCISCO, June 27 (AP) lti.oumption of the gasoline war was i ml lea ted with the reduction of the reiall price here by some, service studious to IS cents a gallon. CKiAltFT SAVKS SPF.F.lF.lt llAYWAIth. Fill., June 27 (AP) A cixati'lte sltllt tossed from ti speedy automobile lodgerl In a pursuing motorcycle policeman's I shirt bosom. When the policeman! stopped to retrieve the stub lite j speeder escaped. j Qelebrating the sale of a million Frigidaires The second National DEMONSTRATION of the ': Frigiclaire "ColdContror is now going 1MIF. 'Cold Contnd'V Is lio - Ing shown In actual use. Delicious frown desserts an j being serviMl. We 'iv giving: mine it uitiirpiilH linnli cob- tabling reelpes. We're dl playlug the "Million Model" Frlglituli . . . all poivolalb I enamel finish, I .Ami we're making a scclitl ; oifer to all who Imy Frlgl j dittre during this special j demonstration, ! Jesse Rosenbaum, Elect. n- i.Mi.-y niiiir. 1 Announcement Extraordinary ;. Grand Opening ' 'THE NEW i THEATRE The tMiiniijH'MH'ni or llii l4i Cirumlc TllCMlttW, fnc, . Iiiki ttmil iiIiumiiiv In innmiiii'lii t In- n-iiicilliic (if Hie Cnlonlnl 'I'licnliv ililllv. iliiilel' a nrw iKillcf. lli lnitliiK in .miii ii kti'iiI lliiciip of tli-Hl ran tilrtiu-r , mill ii lfiMi) or "111k lllls" (i-liosiii hjr irinlnr lo niiiiiil) llml Imvo iilnymi In ihc piisl. '!, At Popular Prices . Adults 20c Children 10c Any Opening Program Friday - Saturday KEN MAYNARD "TheTawless I nainn A 'I'lirllllilK hllliMll OI (hi- Wml AImi A rniiiilcti' pittffntMi If Slum Stiltjii'l. I shouis si mt iilnhilv 7:15 nml II ft. 111. I tOOl N OfM'tl 7 p. in, iATiM:r. siiowixis Stilitnlit nnd Somlitj Only a( a Small Vvvt, Maltti Mm fOMiMArj )tinr i-nh-r-Idfniiiiiif fii-:itlim:ii'li't-s. commits si iciin; l.OS ANUKI.KH, June 27 (AP) George Wyaelch, held hy police on suspicion of killing his wife, stubbed himself to death In his cell here early today with a penknife which he had secreted on his clothing following his arrest yes terday. Wtiyncieh, who reported the finding of his wife's body In the family home, had maintained she committed suicide hy filing ft bullet tnlo her chest. K I WAN IK KhFCT Mcl.VII .M IliWAI'IvKK, .lilnft 27 (AP) Horace MeiJavid, Decatur, I lis., was elected president of Kiwanls International at the closing session of the thirteenth annual conven tion here today. on Eastern Oregon Light & Power' Co. lliikor, Oro. i Time Starting-Friday June 28 I I)i;i.uimi;m stuiikk Store No. 13 I.a Oninrt.. Ore.- SUMMERY : VOILE FROCKS . Fpr coolness sake Include a couide of ( hec cleverly - stylrtl garments 'n your sum-. liner war lrnlwi Color fasl voiles in 'season-' . able colors and models. Wo till much dtore than . $1.95 miiioii PAciFia STAGES IJIC: : operating . deluxe Stages ',, 1IAII.V RrilKDI'M.; , frlun l,A (ilt.WDi: Tn l'ortliiiiil: I.t. 10:15 n. in. TVi IVihIIwoii, Wiilla U'Hlla: l.v. 10:15 n. in.; 2:45 p. in. : i ' To Inivistoii: . Iiv. S:45 p. m. To niikpr: l,v. io::m n. in.; 7::in p. in, : Sliiin ICflVo from I'iiIoii I'liririi' . l'liKwitKi't' siailon KXIMtKKS l'AC'KAil:S OAHItli:i Wlint divine brnuty! Wllllt 4-lll'llUUl tiwnl ! Wlinl ull-Cftiiqiiirring jiassion, gwecping utiidu ull lmrrii'rs to love's fulfillment! . . , And then the iikih lve spcctiiclc of the greatest sou battle of modern times filmed in nnia.iiig detail I See and Hear IN TI8E Cf IN THE WEST , a