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

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Newspaper Page Textt Saturday, September 21, tbi1 ' ' " - " Local News In Brief At tlu Hotels . i. 10. Kerr, formerly of T.a Grande, from O rants Pass: Con Htunci' -MeKenzie, of KiiK'ne: Verlu Kddhman, Medford: .1, T. t'hln nocU, Grants Pass; John Ituyle, Medford : U. S. I iiplilns, of La n-j-ell Valley: Williams K. II. Plmsu. Bonanza; .(. I. Grimes, of Ktu Wnath Kails W. W. Meyers anil W. UK JM wards, Mr and Mrs Frank ;.' Moore, all nl' Knhin, and lli'.s, I). hi, H'Mnirii'liH, from Kiiacne, were i.rftKiHt'Tfil at t!ic Jural hotels yes jerda To Stanford if Franklin Kberhard lot't last eve-, ning on his way li I'alo Alio. Oil., ! rvvhoro ho will attend 'Stanford :inl- : rverslty this winter. ll will stop ; in Port land and Kittfone for few uys. Kranklln Kt'ii dilated from ; high si-hotd this summer where lu was a four-year honor shutout, ond was also business manager off he Mlmir. To Portland Miss Kdith Kbell will leave Sun- , day on lur'way to Portland whirc ; she wilt attend an art school there ' this u i ri At is Kbell ban at tended school at the university of .Orenn where she was a member fof Alpha Gumma ti-lla sorority. Last year .she m-idc the rovers of the ; jn-om ani for "April Krnlic," in rttMiual school affair. On V:iy to School Vernal Shoemaker and Tluirs:n ShelL- h'ft Wednesday cveninK on their way to school. They will stop! a few days in I'etidlctoa for I ho Itound-I'p. M r. Shoeinn Iter will he a sophomorr In the I'ni veivdly of Oregon this year. lie Is ft member of the Delia Tail Delta fraternity. J-cli I Atecontly KOhert Cuild left recently on his way to lOugene, where he will he- Kin his sophomore year at tho I'nf- versity of Oregon. "Cob" was notlve last yejir in campus affairs, especially in dr.uaatifs. He is a jnurnuUsm niapor. and a member of t Ho Chi Psl fraternity. Itoturits llonu . Mrs. Maky K. Nesldtt. who has been in Kntorprise tliis summer vis iting relatives, passed through La Grande Wednesday evening on her way to her home in Kugenc. she has been the guest of .Mr. and Mrs. William NVshiu and family Hummer. this i Attend Convention Mr. and .Mrs. Flnier T. StodilanM nnd J. F. Uavenscroft left Wednes-! day evening on their way to spo- ; kann to attend a meeting of the Western Pino Lumbermen's nsso- ' elation. They will return in ;i ; few days. ' j P'jROin Inion Mrs. L. lO. Garrison, of I'liion was'in La Grandi recently. Thej export t0 leave Stiu 'WW titeir home in Oiililainl, Ore., he will be employ. i hv tin bank.. WJiere local To Dnyvllb Aidses Ida. Frances and Jean French left, last night on their way to Dayvillc. Ore., when; they will spend a. day visiting Mr. and Mrs. M. Dexter. They plan to retain vtundny. To Goading Miss Helen Aldrhh left Thurs day evening for Gooding. Ida., where she will begin her duties as a senior this ymr in Gooding col- 1'nam P. inland Even 1 1 W. K 1 1 o w I cs, son o f Judge nnd Mrs. J. W. Know les. Is visiting at the home of his parents.- Kverett KimwlcH is the pro bate clerk o! M ah itoniah conniy. To the Honnd-t p Gwendolyn Hncha vpn, Glen Postein, ; iit . will attend th Pend1-ton today. On. Ittiofno Mr. and Mrs. L. North Powtb-r, ;uc i nan, and e U. .Tenn Si! Hilly Itei-nind-rp at It. in Moore, of .a Grande (oilay on business. ItcHini' I. Uavenscroft morning from a lumb Injf III Spokane. He day nb'ht. returned this l-llleO's meet left We.lms- To Ilouml-f Miss Gertrude Hillis left Wed- : nesday eveniiur on her way to Pen- 1 dleton, where she will spend the veiPn and return her Sunday, On nuhiess .Mr, and Mrs. .1. H. Kecnry left Wednesday eveiiimr on a business trip to Seattle, where they will probably he until Saturday. J'roin Portland G. L. Innton, formerly a resident or La Grande, but whose home Is H3W n ,n';':i,I- P,'"t the first of j We Week in this city. i Ketmmi Hoinc- . Miss Minnie K.Probaseo has re- turned to her home In Southern ' f'alifornla alter ; friends and t la t inont hs visit w II It ives. At fend n-miul-Pn Mr. and Mrs. ('lark lenny Madeline Harheau attended PeTldletn ltoiltliLFp roeetltlV, the i CLAKICK ) Sir HARRY IN NEW AND 010 SONGS fl PhorWIUIAM MOfiBIS COMPANY Of ARTISTS 1929 ? ; Ta Pendleton- ; Many persons from I .a Grand.- Journey each year to Pendleton to 'attend the annual KoiimLKp and Happy Canyon. Anions those who , went this year are the following: Nick Huirhfs. Genu MrClnln, Kath ryn Metealf, Wnype Nusdtautnr Wll lard Haey, Khvin Dappw, Msk Lil lian siuos, Miss Mima t'oonet. Charlie Prinim, I. A. Mill, Mrs. J. ' K. Charlton and daughter lues. C. ! 1... ltryant and Kloyd. Mr. and Mrs. : Hoy Mil tori nt? and daughter Kran i res. Mr. and Mr. Vernon Hull and daughter linrnhara, Mr. and Mrs. 'I. 11. Thompson and Atliella I Thompson; II. T. Chndwicks and ! AMdean I'hndwkdi, Miss Gladvs : Smith. William White. Karl fox. j Mrs. N. M. I'VIU, Fred Halmes. Mr. ! and Mrs. K. A. Plunimer and son : Van and daughter Colleen. It. C Alexander, It It. Huron, Mrs. (- K ide and fa mily. I'Viin liidepindeuco Mr. and Mi'H. I. II. f'leino and : Guy TravoiH, of Didopendence. wh i haVe heen viMillli!? at the homo of . Mrs. rii inn'ti parents, Mr. and Mrs. ; K. C Kn-nrh, left this umrnijiK on j their way home. They will return ; by way of Crescent l.nke and hunt a we ek, ih. it Koin to Independ- enee. Mrs. cicino was formerly Marion Lovetl who graduated from l.a Grande Hih school four years. 1 uh'o this spi-inu. I'orest i:vamlnati(n Tho 1'. S. Civil servieo commis- sion has announced an examination for forest ranker on the national forests. Tho ex.'imiation wilt he held the last of October, in 1 laker, j Pendleton, and Wallowa, Appli cants are required to he between ; l'l and 3ft years of iijjc. Applica tions must he on file with the- com mission l Washington by Oct. 14. Jilanks may he obtained from the supervisor at any of the addresses given above. - . On Itndlo William Peare spidte last evening from ti:lT. to t:3u over radio sta- lion KGW on the subjeet of opto- nietry. This was an educational program given by the Oregon state board of optometry. He wil speak agalfi next week. Mr. Peare re turns to La Grande today. Short. Tii Mrs. L. V. Chausncy and son. Burnett, n nd daughter, .Marion, went to Portland this weekend. They plan to return Sunday. ICeturns (o Mast A. H. Siangu. who has been In La Grande for severa I days n bitsiuess. returned to his home in Merrill. Wis., Wednesday. Going to ItoifC - . Mr, ami Mrs, J antes Hoctson, of t 'ovc, left this morning on their way to liaise where they will , re in ii in about a week visiting Iter brother, W. N. Get. PasM" Throngh , Leon Stoddard, formerly of La j Grande, passed through here tills ; nturnfng on his way to his home '. in Haker from Spokane. I Arrived Today Miss Hazel Hodge arrived this 'morning from Spokane and report ed -that she liked the trip over tho mountains very much. While hero sh,. will visit A. Ii. Mellon. To Portland . M i s. K. I .ark i n n nd son , 1 Ick, went to Portland last night and will return Sunday. Surprise- A happy surprise was given Mrs. K. . French this week when her brother, Jl. K. Dexter, whom she has not seen lor II years, came to her home for a visit. Attend Itimud-t p George Moals, Mrs. Ida Moats, MiMH Mamli Woodell and Miss Iter nita Pearson went to Pendleton to day to attend the Hound-l p. I'mm HuiMlnjjton Mrs. K. H. Walllnif and rViuuli ter. Itarbara Jean, uf HuntiiiKton, arrived Friday night to visit Mrs. Wu IHiuc's sister. Miss Juanlta Hrou'ton. for about a week. To pcndlclon Anions those at the Itound-Fp today are ii. It. t'lnycomb, .lames W. Leslie. Vernon Patten, George K umasawa, Lloyd Ui-soU and Lawrence Clark. I'njn SKkniie Mr. Peters, of Spokane, was La Grande on business Friday. Attend Itounil-r - Richard Me teal f was among those from La Grande who attend ed the Hound-Tp yesterday. , To Pendleton Mlsn Lucille Metcalf attended , the Kound-L'p yi-sterday. J 'From Condon Mr. tind Mrs. II. K, West from ; Condon are vlf:itlnK Mrs. West's ! pn rents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hnde. i He I urn Home Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Alnswnrlh : returned Friday from a pleasure trip to Spokane and Portland. Smmu1 n 1'hv Wcek , Mrs". Williams f'olenmn and ' yonnir on have t'onc to Whitney, ; THEATER Baker, Monday, Sept. . 30th. The world's BTeatest singing comedian in person. There Is only one Harry I binder, with his own company of Interna tional nrtidt!. Price $2.ro, $2.0ft, JLfel. f l.oo. 75c. Mail orders now. Money ordr and elf nddr- s. A envelope? hiuh ficcotll- It.itiy ord' i. LA World's PI A -HHUi-foot spun - greatest hhmlo span in t ho world Is proposed Tor the Golden fiale bridge per's win i-ranciseo hiiy s rainons entrance. Cost has beep estimated at :0.noo,miO. and the preliminary dan, shown above, lias been approved by the War Department. ' Th hridgo was designed by Joseph IS. Stiaitss (inset), famous hridge btiUder, and head of tho commission to handle the big project. Ore., near 1 laker to spend a few weeks with her parents. Mr. Cole man left Thursday on his way to Portland, 'where ho will receive treatment at tho veteran's hospital. To CorvnllK M r. a ml M is. Cha rile Key nobis. Lester KellYr, and To in I'.ruce left La Grande yesterday on their way to Portland, and Corvallis. where "Les" and Tom will attend school this year. ; Tom will be a sopho more thisyear, and Les will begin liis career as a "rook." Prom Salem O. 1 Coshow. of Salem, was In -""""'"""i cu,m. La G ramie Thursday afternoon . vlsitini: friends on his return trip N Guilty . from the-irrigation congress at On- Francis Ou plead not guilty In larlo. Mr. Coshow is an attorney JsUei court to a eharge of httnt eonnected with t lit state engineer's lnir Kme out of season. lie Is out offbt KcOirus to School Miss lOtta Hello Kitchen left re cently on her way to school. She will stop lu Port laud to visit her sister. .Mrs. Hay Hall. Mr. md Mrs. Hal! will drive to Kugene with her.. Miss Kitchen is a junior this year and a member of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority. Married Today Frank Me Gallon, of La. Grande, ami Helen I 'ool, . of Halter, were united in marriage at Hie M. 10. South parsonage in La Grande Saturday ll:;;n a. in., the Kev. Frank Hopkins official hifT. They were accompanied by II. A. Dot son, of La Grande, They will make their lumie here. Moves Office- Offices of the city flrn chief 1 hove, been mo ed f iom t lu first 4 ri)t10t. I'J tlw iS'1'(V1,l fbior of the city numnah. Hides in New Plane Mr. Itandall of La Gramlt. re I urned lo his home I his morning from Portland, where he spent a few days on a business trip. While In the ltoe ffty, Mr. Itnndall had Hie privilege of riding in I he first Portland-built airplane, a mono plane christened "St adent Prince," which was designed especially for Training si udent fliers. M r. Itan dall reports that a factory Is to be built to produce these planes. The first High: of the "Student Prince" was on Thursday and on Friday, Mr. Itandall went up in the ship. The official tryout of the plane was scheduled for this morning. Hero From Haker Kin est Croekalt, publisher and editor of the Maker t'o.inly Uec ord. a weekly newspaper, was In s yST.ir HJ "'tf kiiilUilHia!UlllllUUIUliiu-rMKV-l IBS MmWw: ymm f ; 1 or v""'''" A millionaire imirrifH his si'l.'tai-,v. TJit: c-lusli iM-lu.-ri IiIh u.'.ilth ujmI Mr.lllnn unit Mic tilii's lanill it lif.mulit In IIh lalki.HK M-rrii In a tli-atna nf iiuini'nMlv htht-Uv qtmllllf'S rlcll Imiiiiiiii inuli'i'laTiilln!;, GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, ! A GRANDE, Greatest Span for Golden Gate l.a Grande today boos'tihf? the' Pine 1 alley fair, which will lie held Halfway on Sept. Ii7. and -S. The fair will be the oighth annual. Violin- Horcw- Mr. and Mrs. !. M. Kmlth,' of Portland, nvrived in La. Grande yes" tej-day and will spend a few days visiting at the home of ..Mr., and -Mrs. C. H. I'addoek. Itettirns . ' Dr. J. A. Wonderlick - returned last night from" a business trip to the const, where he Inspected n on a $r0 bond. Ills trial is set for M onday. Sept. 3'. Left Wednesday Mis--: Thelnin Lamb .will return today a i ter spending a ' few - days at Pendleton 'attending Uie'Hound l'p. Siie left Wednesday morning. I'lliiN Cily I'lillllxcil .lolin.l Mai-nl Newton.'' liimwn hi re ik "Skinny" ilnrhiir his liiirh school days, was a. visitor In la (Jramlo today en rotilo to l.os An- ijol.'s. 'fills was his first trip ht'V In ,14 yiars and he W'ati aKit'oaldy surprised at tho ihani;os in l.a. (Irando. Mr. NVwton, who has .hist COLONIAL THEATER SUN-SEPT. 22N1) . ,'. THE " Yankee Doodle Stock Co. with Toby Walker IN A THREE ACT COMEDY DRAMA Now Vaudeville IJetwoon Acts .MATINEE SUN. 2:30 Niht Shows 7 and 0 ; Prices 10 and 35 ifatinee 10 and 25 vwirt drama. returned from elsht yeara In the Orient, was at one time a currier for The Observer and spent much Of today renewing actiuaintanees with his former patrons. Ho was a member of tho basketball and track teams while in high school here; To I taker- Miss Inez l.nmnan went to llak er yesterday for the weekend to visit friends. She will return Sun day. To Lecture Here . Franklin Steiner. secretary of tho American Rationalist association, cf Chicago, lllionois, will lecturo in Kagles' hall on Sunday night. Parses Through j Mil, and Mrs. Sanford Adler. of i Haker. spent a pleasant evening In 1 La Grande on their return home after a day's visit to Wallowa Lake. : lit Port land ! Fred Spa el h spent Thursday In . Portland. l-'rimi Tw in Tails isiMii-m. i !:it ;, i.r Twin Khiim, i vlsillntf M. I'.alby on hii.slni'Ns. Koturiis Homo ricori. Corliran t'fttirnrcl yoslcr- day from a sovoial days' Imslmw trip to I'rossor, Wash., and I'orl- land. IRw Pi ORE. SCHWAB ON I STAND TODAY I IN SHIP QUIZ ! (Continued !roiu ruge one) I there?" asked Chairman Short I ridge ! "1 didn't." ! "Hut your company did,'' " es. "Aren't you president?" "Yes. 1 thought I was but I didn't know about Shearer." Grace said he never met Shearer. He said he harncd ttrst of his em ployment In December, I ft 27, sev eral months after the Geneva par- ley. He testified he had been asked by a newspaperman about tho Shearer arraugmenl and had de nied it. Hut later he said that he heard the rumor again and then , questioned Wakcuuin about Shear- er's employment at Geneva. Asked by Senator Shortridgo whether he had rebuked Wake man. Grace replied: "1 told him it was rather unwise and a thing I couldn't approve of. 1 told him it was contrary to the policies of our company.' Grace explained that he under stood Mr. Wakeman felt Shearer could give some technical infor- , mat ton and "ascertain what wfts : transpiring and report It." lie add ed that Wakcmaii expected to get more information of this nature "than would be reported by tle press," and denied that it was ex pected Shearer would delve into the activities of the conference." Uceallcd to the stand. Scljwitb said he had no recollection id' ever meeting Shearer. lie added he had been told by his secretary (h it Shearer had sought Interviews but had been denied them by tho sec retary. Helore Schwab was called, the coniiniiiee asked Norman P. Park er, vice president and treasurer of j the New York Shipbuilding cor ! povation lo furnish it record of the !fli:t.aan payments made by the shipping industry in ln hair of mer j chant marine legislation m Wash ' Ingion. Parker agreed to supply j the data. Senator Allen, Republican, Kati ; sas, ask.d that this data be kept vepiiinte from the reports on ex penditures by the shipbuilders tu "the more grave" situation at the Geneva naval 11 uiita lions confer ence of t'ii'7. j MATINEE TODAY I Doors Open a i. in, i ADPLIS IHILDHI .N M ONLY life I HARRY fe ii CAREY ft M in tS! pm "m.'KNiNfj g IIKIIMJKS" m n romance of COiMEDY S Coming SOON M 1, "PAGAN" J Normal School TEXT BOOKS and Supplies are now in stock for the coming fall term that opens Monday, 23rd. I.ooscleaf noluliook covers, with K. O. N. monogram 2."c. 50c, $1.00 Good quality themi; papoi' in pkx.s ,...10c and 25c Fountain pons , 19c lo 8.00 Mechanical pencils r 10c (o $1.00 Fountain pen desk sets $6.50 to $12.00 Fountain pen ink, all colors, per liottle 15c Notchooks 5c and 10c' Composition books 5c, 10c, and 25c Melal lunch kits, with thermos bottle. , $1.75 Portable typewriters, in colors $00.00 La Grande Book & Stationery Company NO PROSPECT OF GENERAL OREGON RAIN (Continued from Pftge 1) nounced that the proclamation will remain In force "until we have had a general soaking rain to remove the fire hazard over the state." Klliolt said the light rains reported from some parts of the stale were not sufficient to justify lifting- the ban upon hunting. In La Grande, the weather has been exceptionally warm for Sep tember, with several days during the last two weeks with the mer cury over i 0 degrees. Official records show no freezing weather here since last spring. SOMIO SIIOWIOHS 1 WIOST SALIOM, Ore., Sept. 21 (AP) Although rain was falling today lu lite Willamette valley there was no hope for an Immediate rescind ing of the governor's order against the opening of the hunting season. , A. Klliolt, state forester, said he had a telephone message from Klamath Falls that there had been no rainfall in that district. "There will lie no lifting of the ban on hunting until there Is a. Star Theatre : ALSO SUNDAY Adults 50c TE SEASONS 4 with Author and VAwous iKPLoutn Page Five general rain." Kiliott said, "nnd '. there has heen no general .nln , ! y,t." . ' " f Klllott said that the rescinding , proclamation has been prepared ' ; by the Kovernor, but will not he i made effective until the4 forester' 1 gives the governor tho word. AIDS riltIO FIGIITIORS I TOLKDO, Ore.. Sept. 21 (AP) Fog anil rain Joined forced with forest fire fighters in Lincoln eounr : ty today and dispelled the fires (which were spreading toward many. S valuable stands of timber. Flreo' I have caused a loss of $tiO,000 In i Lincoln county and several ihotiA sand acres have been burned over. j SITPATIOX STILL HAD I PORTLAND. Sept. 2l(AP) t M. Granger, district forester, to ' day issued a statement declaring; j'thoflre situation In national for ; esis of Oregon and Washington was ! such that it is impossible at this ; time to rescind the order closing 'the national forests in tho two states. Granger said the situation is still hazardous and that thousands of men remained in the fire lines In both slates. A general, heavy rain must come before the closure will lie revoked, he said. AT . Children Matinees 10c . Night 25c r The Produce and on tho same program illCltAIlD A HOWIANP