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Saturday, August 17, 19-9 ' LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. Page Five 3 if . "T " ' "ill Travelling Family ; $ Home time way hack In tho geology of tho Webber family there must have been a sen captain who run mod Iho unknown sons, i seeking adventure, or u sturdy youth who set out to find now frontiers. Anyway there's a bit of ' $he adventuresome spirit of an- Cient Ulysses and the modern Kieh aid Hjilliburton In two of the Won J per sons, hero in I .a (Jramle, and they are both demonstrating it this summer. Preil Webber recently Il.-j -hltehhlke.d" aeross the continent ,'dn a m.noo miln trip that cost him .$:i7.i"i0 and took him into three con tinents and a host of interesting " .places. And now his brother Karl, "; ;li!l start out fur Japan. Me will iil into the Pacific mi the S.' O'acnma very soon. lie left T-.fJrando Wednesday. .a f: Jfer From Kansas, y. Mo. f Dr. IJ. W. Martin and his .son. Jiwight, nf Kansas I'll. v. Mn., nr- rivpd In this eity yesterday after- i ;finon. They will spend a week or ; ftn visiting at tho homo of his sis- ;tr, Mrs. J. M. K'nchens)i;irger and i family. Mr. Martin was formerly) .resident of the Grande Uonde ! valley but has not been here fori ji) ... years. They are motoring I. through the noil Invest and have just made a trip through Yellow stone national park. When they leave this eity, they plan to go to 'Canada, where they will go on a "mining expedition. '( liclurii in Portland , ii Dr. John li. PiUgibhon and Dr. fit. C. -Coffey, of Portland, who at tended the convention of tho Kust.- 1 ern Oregon District .Medirai so cipty at Wallowa Lake yesterday, i'look the midnight train for home. Inst night. They rode to La firando. t orn tho la lie with Dr. Lee It. Hou- Montana People Hero 1 Mr. and Airs. Ceo. Hurns of Lame Deer. .Mont, and Airs. Lloyd .sMiioway oi .mcs t ny, .moui. an visiting at the horn liiLin and Norman of H. A. Hen- Detilei Mm 1 I Hums was formerly Aliss Hell.? Dl1strom and made her homo in La Crande with Mrs. J. V. White, J mother nf Airs. Desilet. I 5 leaves fQr Sarnunento 3 Airs. O. (i. Williams and In r I' daughters, I )oris and lsa belle, of La Orande. left last evening for J I'aiifornia. They will visit Airs. J. ill, 1 fat-land, of Siinrautento, a nrl I pend a few days In Oakland, lb .'- Ueley, Los Angeles ami San Jon.; and return to this eity after a three wee.ksvacation. i i 4 Lxci'lleni Apricot A box of Moorpark nprleots, raised by l-'rank Sion, of near Summerville, w as disposed In In l.a (lrande this morning, the last of his apricots lor (he sen son. Tho Hull, which Js snid to ho among the finest In the (Irn mh Uonde vn liny, is as large as peaches;' unWli - iO (O WciUIK'llCP, Allf. i Air. and Airs. V. Al. (Jllbert, of Jeflersnn. Iowa, left this morning 'for Wena tehee, whei-e they ex. pect to make their home. Tncr spent last evening visiting at V'.t home nf Mrs. l-'red Kiddle, of is land City. Meiune tn firamle Jack Coolidge, who attended the l'niverslty of .Montana last your and has been working In Anaconda this summer, returned to La lrande this morning. He will hpend the next few weeks visiting at the home of his parents. Air. and Mrs. If. K. Coolidge. Medical Care Airs. Lenn o'Xell and her daugh ter, Doris Alarie, of Pendleton, ar rived in this city this morning. They are here for medical treat ment and will return to their home this evening. IJo.s 10 Parma Kene Hrunhauch h ft this morn ing for Parma, where she wilt spend the weekend visiting hvr parents, Air. and -Mrs. K. 11. Hrun hauch. She is a student of the Kasiern Oregon Nurtmil school. I'rom Walla Walla Virgil Perry, of poise. is pected in La Grande this evenfng. He has heen in Walla Walla for the past few weeks on business. Air. perry will visit at the home of .Mr. and Airs. W. W. Nnsbaum.. Keiurii.H to Salt Ijim Airs. H. .1. Hichardson has re turned to her home in Salt Iake City after visiting with her broth r " r. O. S. Holison, of this city, and her mother. Airs. J. A. limwn, of Hood Hlver, who is spending some Mine here with her son. Party at i i A group nf 12 was entertained at a swimming parly at Cove la-d y "vening. The party was giver honor of Dwlght Alnrtin, of Kai 1 city, Mo who N visiting at "vening. The party was given in ansas t he J. .I. Kocheiispa rger home. To Hakrr Mrs. Ilnbert Hixon nnd her daughter, Wilk-ne. nf La Grande, Ifft thl morning for Haker. They will spend the day visiting her hroiher-ln-law, AlonzO Hlxson, who 111 In the Protectant hospital in Maker. lU'tnni from Trip liuth and Kiln Neiderer and Km ina McAnish have recently return ed from a motor trip through (he Kn and Washington. They visited in Portland. Hoseburg. llundnn, mid Seattle. They have been iron three weeks nnd report a very Pleasant vacation. lo VnntiHMw. Airs. O. O. Itoblnson, of NatupS, who has bepn visiting Mrs. H. t. Tadlork, of La Grande, for the P-'ist few days, left hf rvening nt buo will spend a few days vIbItIus her brother, Charles funning. -YNItIn Mrs. , K. I,. Knight and hop .daughter, jtoilly Marie, of Baker, arrived in l,n Grands last evening. I'hey will spend n week In this city visiting Mr. nnd Mrs. Ooorgo '.llcrr nnd family. To TJinc, Ore. .frs. Don Iluekman, of AJlrel, nnd her granddaughters, I.ols Vounif, left this morning for IJme, Tin. They will spend a few days visiting, Mrs. Ora Travis. Itoiui-ns to 1'nrtlnml 1 Mrs. Ruii Smith, who has been at tho home m" Mrs. Kdlth K. Ilnln :Vif Joseph, left this morning for her ; home in l'ortland. She has been! j in Joseph for the past week. I' rom lnrt In nil John Hennen, of Portland, nrriv. ed in l.a Grande-this morning on a business trip. Mr. Pennon was the nrentteo ttor the Kastern Oregon Normal school. , i From IWHc J Mrs. Mary llrown-Levers, noise, arrived in this city recently with her irranddauthter. Marv Af- ton Dalv. who hr.s hn vUittn.- lir:rrov'' ln ker yesterday there. Sh will visit lier daughter, K. Lucille. Daly, for a week. l-'rom Hermistoii- ! 1 M i". anil XI rx. rank Halnh of i H.-rmiston. arrived in this city lust ! evening to spend the weekend vis- Iting J. (r. Knight. They recently j made a trip to Seaside. Shopping Mrs. CJuy Skaggs, of Enterprise, and her parents. Air. and Mr, (leorge Woo. Is, of Kvansaro. spend ing today in this city shopping an; visiting friends. f m . .ir. aou .irs. i lariey itieharit son are motoring to the lake this ivpln'' where they will spend the weeKenu at tneir eabin. They ex- l"11"1 ,n return to La Crande Sunday evening. Shopping Mr. and Airs. Jack Newell and two children, of Porter, arrived In La (lrande this morning. They will spend the day slumping and return to their home this evening. Kocnvcrlng ltapldly Aliss .Mabel I-;. Alorton, who un "derwent an operation in Seattle, Monday, Is reported to be recover ing splendidly and expects to re turn to her home here some time next week. I'Ynm Portland Airs. o. f. Itowen, of Portland, nrrived In this city thin morning. She will spend two1 weeks visit ing her son. Hill Jteatty, and her sister, Airs. Charles Wale. Miss ('.race Pnyton, of Jiuket, arrived in La Grande last evening. She will spend a few days Visiting Miss Lenore Hlhsnn.' rishltiK Trip P. O. Daniels and A. Ti. Turner, nre leaving tills evening on a fish- Ing trip to North Powder lakes. They will he gone for several davs. ltetiirn Prom Portland C.eorge Lyman, Winona and Howard, nnd their crondmotber have returned from to Portland. a mnior trip llctiirim I'rom Portland j Thorn Pickett returned to I .a ( C.iande last evening after visiting j friends In Portland for the past few days. 'V Weiiilierb.v Airs. T. IE. Ilibhs. left this morn fug for her home in Wtathcrby al ter visiting her mother, Airs. Harry Klman. last evening. Iteiiii-ii from Visit Airs. C. Waldroff and daughters arrived in La Crande this mornin-f. She has been vfsiting Airs. Henry Nuns, of Lugene, for the past two weeks. (iiHN to l-'nlcrpriM Airs. Hose MrMwarth and her daughter, Margaret, and Airs. P. L Mengas, left this morning for Kn terpri.( to viii Mrs. H. Cronon. (Hcs (i The iHilh'.H Airs. Alma Sutton Is having a two ueelis vae.ition from the stat.. depot. She will visit her sisters ;it The Dalles and Itend. I'rom Weston, Ore. .Miss Virginia Key. of Westeb, Ore., arrived In this city last even ing. She will spend a few days v lu lling friends. For Bare Legs Smooth down the rough look with MAX-FACTOU'S SL'M-I'-TAN l'.ASE niul SU.M-K-TAN I'OWDEK A real tan base, no yellow and Rives the smart look of Cushion. Water-pi1'' too. L&L DRUG CO. Here frcnn Sixtknnt Mr. and M iu Ira Cnrtor.'of Rpo- ' kone, were in Im Grande yesterday ! on a brief hiiHlnesN trin. I'Yom Huntington j Mrs. Helen llnnek, of Hunting ton, arrived in this oily last eve ning to visit her mother Mrs. J, .1. ' I 'ark. (Jo to Pnentollo Hud Strafford and Howard Shan- j left last evening for I'orntollo. Th'-y ! have been working In l.a (Irnndu ! for the past two months. j (loon to Spokane j Howard Clark left last evening for Spokane, where he wll visit his j paronts. He will return Mnmh;y morning. ! From Kainela . Mrs. J. A. Carlson, nnd her chll-' dren, of Kumela, spent yesterday in this city shopping. They returned to l.u Grande last evening. risbing Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pnyle spent yesterday fishing on the Minn in. They returned to La (lrande . m evening. , Spend Day nt Cove Tho Choral snelotv of the I.u- theran ehurc.h Is planning a swlui .iiiu (m itiL- in i uvt tomorrow. Irlvo to ltaker Mr. and Mrs. Itert llollister and iine,r ,'"',n. '-.v"' Mae and Jack. spend ;ing the day there. ltetiirn From Suit Uike j Doris nnd Lehih Warner havo reiurneii jrom a visit in .salt I lco : ,;Itv- They Were gone nearly two iH"po,iK' ' To Spokane Airs. Harold O. Dow nnd her son. Hobby, of La trunde, left hist eve ning for a weekend visit in Spo kane. rmm Wallowti -Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Penfrnw. of i Wallowa, arrived In La Orande li.st evening to visit friends. Prom HcpiHMier James Carty, of Heppner, Ore,, a sheep rancher. Is In thh?nty t -day on business. (iocs to Hnker Ceorge A. Hlake. of linker, spent ; ths morning In this city on a brief j business trip. Four Children Burn to Death In New Hampshire CONCOItD, N. IL, Aug. 17 (Al'l ' Four children, three of them mi lder five years of ae, were burned I to death here lust night. A fifth, ; Ksther, five years old, sister of three of the others and dnughter of Aiarshall French, truck driver, nnd the father were In a critical condi j tion from burns. . ' I The father sneered ed In carry that had been his frame house on; the OlltsklrlS Of the eity, bill COl- lapsed and was found lyln roadside with his clolliln j from his body. hy the burned j The victims were Ceurge, Mar- shall Jr., and Charles Pi ueh, all miur UVQ ami t-enrge a ercer. 14, ; so" nf I':(,wt"'t' M error, w ho was at tl,,p ,''pnPh c-u ro for the jehllren. AI!rH- I,,pprl '""1 I'fn "way and r'turn'l l"1 tragedy. ' Kren( h h,,H nneonselons since the fire and authorltien have ' been unable ! started. to learn how it Lamar, Colorado Bank Robbery Suspect Taken HACllA.MKNTO, ml, Aug. 17. (AP) Herbert L. Poystim, UG, hi- rhin scarred by a bulh t that led to his arrest, in In the Sacramento county Jail here today awaiting ac tion on extradition to Lamar. Colo., following his arrest at San Andreas yesterday for alleged connection with the holdup of the Lamar I'lrst National bank in May 102$ In Which four Mien ucn iiiiii'ilefn.l Koyslon Is suspeeled of hav!ia hoen associated With ti. .1. Aledibr I who was arrested also yesterday M flrand Junction. Colo., Ilalph l-"ln -gle. who is in jail nt Lamar, and Jake Kleagle who Is Mill nt Hhr ty and being sought for ellege I participation In the robbery which netted ins.Oftn, A. N. Parrlsh. president of the bank and his son. John Parrlsh, were shot to death during the holdup. Kverett A. Kessinger. as sistant cashier, was Itlduaped .y the four bandits and his iiullel rlddlod body later found by n ri;p.itTMi..T srtm;H IN THB WEST llorr No. 13 Oninl. Ore. LINGERIE thfiieiH Sluirt- ets FYilich I'anlN Mep-lus - Cfiinbtmitlims - (.fiwiiv Sllps. Hie Hue with the guHr- PtflMilar Ii1cvm. 09C to $1.79 I PSARtoJJcrV'TMlS IS WHO KICKS 10 AM. EVER KEEPS HIJA WAITING 4 P.M. CHAMPION BEATEN AT UNION FRIDAY BY MISS STANCE fContinued from Page 1) from Iowa, living in Imbler at present, who was able to take only one game of each set. In the lower half nf the bracket l.yle Wilson won from his brother. Hay, il-l. tl- iind Ahearn advaneed with a victory over Hoyei. of Pen dleton, li--. !-. and later with a win from Jim Sessions, Culver I siiy oi inuiana stimeui, won is iin : Hot Lake with hs family, fi-2, fi.,j Coining back this morning at .i , 'o'clock match with more of hep J ! former speed and accuracy in plac- J Ing, Miss Hell, paired wilb Hoyer, : Trenches were heing dug around won in straight sets from Lois N'el- j fh-o are;is and- backfires started to son and Jack Ahearn In tho open- keep the bl:i.es wlihln defined lim ing of the mixed doubles play. Thy j its. The mountainous characler of score was (i-l, K-4. the country hud mnde efforts o Park Taylor and Ahefirn drop-! eonl rot the fire difficult, tied their first men's doubles mutch i Conditions In Hritlsh Columbia "v kj uswahl and VVilherall by u tnoro i one-sided tun thanihe gnllerv h:id -ii , ini il t m ! ..!,. ...i,,..,. i i.-ii,.,,., iii i... j ..-., tmn hon tnnnU ,-.lllM ,.x,,ct to see some brillliunt niiitchcs on the I'nloti courts. Mnins. are expected to drive from hero to wntch them. Generally Fair Weather For Week SA.V KIEANCISCO, Aug. 17, (AP) The weather outlook foi the week beginning August IS was a nnnuneed here today by the weather bureau as follows: Kor western states: the outlook Is for generally fair weather but with considerable fog along the coast and occasional thunder showers over the plateau region. Seasonable temperatures will prevail In most Sections, I. . . Kansas roadside. Dr. W. W. Winn- ger of Dightoh. Kans., was shot to i death after tn-ailng, authorities- wonMlH If.eelved during tho holdup. The dupe Is thai Walter Johnson More than $4o,0fK,uuo will be will be with the Kenatorrt again needed to repair tho rmnln of next yrnr despite his team's bail Praneo destroyed by heavy auto Hlmwlng this y-ar. ; lnblle traffic In (he past year. Adults 2l)c COLONIAL llig Shows at Small Prices 3:iRCUMlNTIAl m EVIDENCE M m (fa 9 r r m " TODAY ONLY KI.0NDIKK The Viiii-).-r ri.i-.; In "TIIIC LAWS LASII" roliH-ful anil llirtlllnfc drunui of IJlft nnliunr.c .MihiiiU-iI l'olJr A Vacation Idyll! BILL SPlVlMS .' (JIU.S 7AM. like a steer. rAore tiiam 3 mimutec 6 P.M. FOREST FIRE SITUATION IS ENCOURAGING (Continued from Page 1) of Portland, who flew over the fire yesterday reported a slight Improvement in the entire central WnsblngtTMi area. Only heavy rains will quench the flames, but they were expected to be confined pretty much to their present limits. Pi re crews battling fires in the Wenatchee national forest fire ie- iih-j o..u .imut- progress In the last VI hours and expected to have the chain lalto nnd While mountain fires under control tut wo or tim e days. - 1 and on Vancouver Island also w r i 1 reported better and fire crews weiv. liAlmr r.tilnf In unnwi bieullt le.i. ,,.T ... i ..?...,. n.. .1. .1 i.. j Washington and about ISO" In I itfhtuh I'niinnhh miUiur inhi. , nf llMin fire fighters. These forces 'had been reduced somewhat today, Virtually al! northern Idaho flnm were reported under control. J. L. Hunter was burned about - 1',"1, whl"! "KMI,IK ,l "', ; Wild llorse canyon and was brought to Seattle last night for, ; treatment. ( 1 Three men were Injured, one I ' seriously, in fighting forest fires ( in .Montana and Idaho yeJtterilay, ; Frank (oon, of Hutte, In an a j Missoula hospital with fnieturei skull and other injuries, and Jack Long, also of Hullo, is in the name l hospital suffering from severe ! bruises and lacerations. These two were struck by a falling tree near , ! Hudson, Mont. j I-'red Pcarney, Anaconda, AIonL, , ; If a hospital at Hamilton, also I i suffering from severe bruises re- i reived when ho waH struck by a t rolling boulder while fighting Salmon river fire In Idaho. Children 10c STAKTIXC SUNDAY vlvlil, vlml i)ioin-W AipO piny "f Hi" iii-iiiily y. -fsna of TmIk.. rlnuiM-? fidiicf'K. With Ht'len Foster The beniillful and liil'-nted star of 1 11 t ' Nil- It O II .1 l.i Vlk. lini.r. GUV 8 AM. IF WIFE.Y- TO PRESS.' 8 P.M. U. S. TURNING TO AIR, HARRY CULVER SAYS (Continued from ragre One) . shy. "Already many of the manufacturers nre shipping products almost entirely by he sjiid. lug t hell air,' 1 Speaking of the secret of suc cess, M r. C:i Ivor em pha sized that H wiiK summed up In a four-letter word "W-O-K-K." "Shining seats of trousers and mahing money are not even on wpealdng terms," he declared. "Not hlag wort li w hile is easy. The fines who talk and work Ihe hanhst will reap the most benefits. Not hhlg Just ha ppens, man makes things happen," Praising La (liiinde's improve ment' since his visit here Hireo yea I'M ago, Mr. Culver said that he expected to return womo day and when he did, expected to find the population of the city doubled. "It's up to you people to take ml vantage of your lunrvelous re sources -- your agriculture, your t J i ii 1 m r your dairying,-' your P. P. sli ops, Nu I lire rat Iwr overworked herself in giving you , these beauti ful Htli't'oufidlngs, n:id It's up to you people In tulio . advantage of 'il. When we rest on our oars we float too many are on the outside watching things go by." Work and community spirit is SEK & 11 BAR Thin Si-nsalional Miii-dei- Mystei-y Tim riii t of Hip cvnturv nnd Iwiv'h your tlckei for 1 front -row M-at! , muiiler mynte'ry a love culJingJenirnt the Iiim d 'tin ui of opiHIng titrti'M battling for n worn 'im'k life! i:vr:it kith a show! THE 1 v THE 1 1? 'ila the thUig, he wold. He spoke of the little town of Compiou, with a . speeches. population of ft uti people for years; .Miss Helen Williams played two and years, been use of constant piano selections which were very fighting amoujr themselves. ThenMvell received and also served as an they started co-operating a rl to- able accompanist for Airs. Ira. A day have J7,umi people. .There. Is ilrleh, soprano, who sang two heaq. a spirit of opt Imlsni throughout tif ul numbers, whl,ch also weri iho Culled Slates today, a new - vigorously applauded, uplifting of energy and intelligence,! While hero Mr. Culver and LleurJ and competition is Ueeii, he point - j Dixon, his pilot, registered at tho ed out. La (lrande hotel. . Air. Culver's address was not " " t only inipressive but sparkled with J rpnppr Tvr T A CT wit and he held the attention of j jLjL i IMjI A liAol hlw audience with ease l hroughout .j HALF WAY MARK ; his talk, lie has flown sri.nno : miles fince Jan. I in visits In real' joslale hoards over Ihe count ry, atnl . expects to fly an additional Ilft.oofl i miles before the close of the year. ; ; La Crande Is one of the smallest! ...... ... ...,. r v bo-.r.ls he Is visit Inir ,M K IN OKVO AroMAV ' "IS lsxlh,ll,l , hAAIHCIH:. Cermanv. Aug. 1 1t Mr. Culver arrived here two mln- , (Ap)-Tho .Hamburg American ules before lour o'idoek yesterday line received a wireless message, afternoon and was greeted at the from the Oraf Zeppelin this after .airport by a delegation of real es- ,,on slating that Dr. Hugo Kekon tlalo and business men. Preceding ep expected to arrive in Tokyo jihu banuuei he enioyed a swim IniMotuliiy night mld-Kuropean tlnie; the local pool. Mr. Culver, who flew here iroiu Walla Walla, left early this mornlag on a eonllnu-j ant e of bis trip. Ailtlresscs nf Welcome The banouet last night, attended by nearly 7ft men nnd women, was ; preshb d over by H. A. Hi nham, vice president, nf Hie really hoard. -A. T. Hill, presbbnt of the city commUslo.i. A. W. Nelson, presl : dent of the chamber of commerce, ami Sherwood WII)Iam.4, former ; presideul or iho Northwest Assocla j linn of i;. :il -Nt:te boiu'ds. w'et- A Crystal Ball Caves What docs the Crystal Ball Reveal? NOW PLAYING Tom Tyler in "IDAHO RED." gfflRlELEM CO j . "ii ...,.. , I .a Ornniln, Oni.,- Grace bldg. 1105 Ailnnm, POLO SHIRTS lied Green Orange Blue . " 98 ... ' i ' ' : r '' KILLED MIMI STAUTINC; SI'NDA V cm vi in short (Continued from Pago 1) on the second lap of her round-the world flight. i presumably some time MondaJ ; afternoon Eastern Standard time. J)r. Kckener Informed the station , ,0 Wiih using only three of his fiv( motors because of the favorable winds over Siberia. : w t" motors were show. ing no strain and that on hoard. i If was well The Prince of Walts recently started the brewing of a new, e tra -strong ale. And hasn't boejl shot by one of our dry agents yU, either. a Mysterious Crime! With an all-star cast Sunday and Monday coined Air. Dialomie MuhIc Sound Klfw-ts y; BELLAMY 'y I Put be? Sound Vnus . trln No. t'l for Wnfttche whr