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4 Monday, October 7, 1929 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. LA GRANDE, ORE. Page Five Local News In Brief 1(,.,k1 Wcckoml jirf. , mtrni to P'venu ui iiur nu-mis a. j lno UtdKe. GuestH wcro: Mrs. i- fin nine, miu aumpu ftcwnn, Mrs. JHa H. Cunningham and Mrs. ,S. Ivannoe. iimviii roi Portfmirt . Miss Klnora Hansen, daughter of Mr. John 1. Hunseh. n f Cove, whu was 'employed by tlo Eastern Ore on , inn and 1'owcr company for the piiHt yar and a half, left for. I'ortlii"l this morning. She will visit friends there and expects iVrcUnn home In u month or so. HrliiriKMl Homo Mrs. Colon Kbrrhnrd haa re lumed finjin Portland where she Hii.i been with her mother, Mib. I M. Knappbr. who has recovered from her recent Illness. Mrs. Kurrhnrd baa been gone for about ten duys. v jtnhy My Two hahy boys were born last weekend at the Grande Homle hos pital. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Jean Walker Hominy morn Inc. and a son to Mr. and Mrs. lien Usborn, of Imbler, Saturday. Uulh are doing well. jvtf Trli Pnder the direction, of Mr. 'Stev enson, the eight" o'clock biology class of the Normal school took tin intcrestjnff field trip this morn JiiC to study the asHOcialions of the willow tree, collect seeds and dis I'lifis pollenatlon. About fifty siu tlciits wero present." item This Wcttkctiyt , ... t, (. Miss Catherine Buckley spent the weekend in La. Grande. She is now teaching- school in Pine Grove. MIms Huekley grad'uate'd from La Oramlo High school In '28, attend ed a normal school last winter, and was' ii studentin the Kastern Ore gon Normal school this summer. lJrn Collide Cars driven by August Nelson, of 5X N avenue, and Klmo G. Webb, Udl V avenue, collided between J lot Lake -and Ia Grande about 6:3t p. in. yesterday. Both cars wore damaged .but the occupants escaped Injury. ' MV. Nelson was driving a truck und Mr. Webb a coach. 1 111 nt II jiiu' Mrs. Kdward McGregor, (Ktleii Ituchanan)' Is 111 al nome with ton. sillllH. Miss Tholnm Spencer Is iiLsu III at: home. Miss Marion Storzbuck ts working In their po sitions at S-an ford's candy shop,; Vl'llor Sunday ,( Mr. und-' Mrs. Frednn Peterson, of Walla Vfcilln, were guests at the htye of Sfi-s. V..fflaitofltn3Kun ilfl. MY. Peterson Is Mrs-. Hansen's nephew. ".' Iteimii from Hunting .'Mr. and Mrs,, Lester llratnwell und Mr. and Mrs. T. U. Maxwell returned yesterday from a weekend hunting trip to Ontario. They left Saturday. YMis a( I'nitMi Henry Miller, of La Grande, vis ited al I he home of his grandpar ents, Mr. and Mrs. O. .1. Skiff, at l-nloii over the weekend, lie re turned yesterday afternoon. The fire department extinguished I a grass fire hack of Jefferson and Oak streets yesterday about noon. There was no damage done, t is reported. Lafoyablc Ti-Ih He porting an enjoyable trip, L W. Haines. II. O. Cmrham, J. W. Simmons, and M. G. Olson returned bist week from n llvt:-dny hunting 1tlp to Summit springs. ; iWriiiug. I. It. 'To Tools" (SarMy went hunt ing last weekend. Tun ; limiting John Nieholsom'uud Kay Harlow went hunting this weekend near Little Rock. Irle to Baker Mi Luelle Taylor and her nio-Di'-r. Mrs. M. M. 'Payor, drove to linker Sunday, going by the foot bill road. They report, a lovely Arrlcfl Saturday "We enjoyed the trip so much, "peiinlly the scenery," Mrs. G. S. I ledges remarked when she n ftd Mr. HcflrM -.ml their two children ' ! '-, ' .rande Saturday to " "v.! ;s, J. W. Karlss. I t ; lrulng . M. Durland re lug from a trip to d tho wedding of formi'i" l'oxldent Whili; they were . Imost a thousand f Enterprise, ntnl I .a (Irandi'. went .Hdlse region Hat- i and deer. They turn totlay. h. w ho went to '! day, expects lo 'I" Vf. l-t Gruiule. led 's iy to Seattle. fjnd two chll- unde Saturday litfon. of Telo city .Saturday. ' operator, -k. l: ..t From HIlKUrd rce .Moniicud, of Ilil- guru, was In La. Grimdo. today. Hunting . Joe L)eal and lluster Courtney went hunting near Ontario yester day. Spends hay ltaymond Cook snenl vestordav In tho valley hunt'ing pheasants. From 1'nioii Miss Celler.of Union, was in Ui Grande this morning on business. Ill at Home Mrs. Otto Williams was ill last week at her home on Monroe ave nue. Improving Miss Dorothy Ann Warnlek is tin. proving after a week's illness. . To Walla Walla Miss Helen Austin Hpent the weekend In Walla Walla, with friends and relatives. She Is ex-. pectcd to return today. Baby Hoy Mr. und Mrs. Phil Jones are the parents of a baby boy born to them at their home on Lake street. Here Saturday Mrs, Itoy (taker, of Cove, was an out-of-town visitor in La Grande Saturday. ' On Business Mrs. Kuller. of A Heel, was In Grande Saturday on business. Hunting Trip Mr. and Mrs. Harry-Tucker and Mr. and Mrs. -L. A. Tiffany re turned yesterday from a hunting trip to Ontario. They left Saturday evening. smokks go hk;hi:u NHW YOltK, Oct. 7 (AP) P. Lorlllard & Co. announced today that It had advanced the wholesale price of its leading brand of cigar ettes from JG.lu to $G.4a a thous and. This advance brings the price of the Lorlllard product Into lino with those of three other lead ing cigarette manufacturers who announced price Increases Satur day. SKF.It ORINOCO'S SO TUCK NKW YORK, Oct. 7 AP) One of tiic last blind spots on the map Is the goal of Dr.- and Mrs. Her bert Silencer Dickey, who are plan ning to search for the source of the Orinoco river by launch and canoe next spring. They hope to find trace of an ancient civiliza tion. HOW II ! IK)KS IT VIM I A I II.'. I lH I A M.-I 7 f A torelr,Tudi), nudirnon-, M.ropndi Stokowskl takes liberties with the conventions, but not with the classics. Attired in plus fours and no collar, ho conducted the Phila delphia orchestra through . scores by Bach and Mozart. Before at tacking a Wagner overture, he re moved his coat and necktie. BLAST KILLS 'I HKLi; PHILADKL'PHIA. Oct. 7 (AP) An explosion on board the steam er Kelbock today killed threo men and injured a number of others. The blast occurred while repairs wore being made in the ship's hold, the cause of which has not been ascertained. MOltl, BHMBIM.S IX 1020 1 CHICAGO. Oct. 7 (AP) The j high mark in bomb outrages will be reached this year, the Kmploy- i ers association predicted today on the basis of i'S bombings - since December 12. 102S. The association miles that the year's bombings have been direct- d ill 4."i.H per cent of the cases against business, places rather than against speakeasies and gambling Ionises iih formerly. Usually You Haven't Ttvfure you give away n piecp l your mind, he sure uu have it to spare. American Mngny.fne. FIND III. STI1,I( I'OiriXANI), tht. 7 (AP)- -Tie feilerul prohibition office here to day told of the dlwovery and eini fisrallon of n j-'innt Honor plant near S;ihni Saturday nlcht. The ihpior plant, offierrs waid. Hent 1u' KalhuiH of hitfh Rraili- inoonshlia: to Portland daily. It wiw found hy .stale and federal prohlhtlon off I-rei-H who raided tin- Kuliner ranch eiK'lt til I IfM west of Salem. Sor Partipi A White llmise reception a colorful event. About :i.."()i) Invl tut Ions are Issued. American Mug nzlne. AX KKFKCTIVB combination ,f'f'..p anri fabric as noted on 'he COllr Of new UCISO Crsi."i mivi. nine llir iurui-r i. nuii.y iMT- ioal The galherfd collar lands wrnil rwhni' wiih Mr. ilnuv.-r hlch on the ahouldera. framlnir li.-run- hit t. .n n nr.- from Wli the fate. The long cr.ual i. of Inrt.m ,,,Hy Th.in..l..-. h"avy rdcd .Ilk. r.-n...,i,J .U..I...-.I at th, Jury Selected In Fall Trial In Washington WASHINGTON. Oct. 7 ( AP) A Jury or eight men and four wo men was selected today to try Al bert li. Kail, former interior sec retary, on charges of bribery grow ing out of the Klk Hills naval oil reserve lease to Kdward 1. Uoheny. Apparently bearing in mind the jury shadowing which led to a nils trial in the Sinclair Teapot Dome case. Justice J litis announced the Kail jury would be locked up. He said .counsel had advised him the trial would take three weeks. Endurance Plane Aloft Seven Days CHICAGO. Oct. 7 ( AP) With the halfway mark only two if ays away, the "Chicago We Will con tinued to cruise In lazy circles about Sky Harbor airport today in its fourth attempt to surpass the 421-hour refueling endurance rec ord of the "St. Louis Kobln." At (i:fi2 a. in. the "Chicago We Will" passed the IGSth hour, ex actly seven days. BLAME DEATH TO RELIGIOUS CULT (Continued !rom Fage One" who alleges that after becomihg a member of the cult," ' ho ad vanced 'approximately $40,ooo- to Mrs. Blackburn, pending tho! com pletion of a book, she was writ ing, to' be known as .;The SlxtW Seal." and upon which the colony based Its beliefs. Mrs. Blackburn's nrrest on an embezzlement charge disclosed activities of the . cult which brought . revelations leading to the discovery of the girl's body. Her husband standing silently by. Mrsj Rhoads told Investigators that her step-daughter had died of diphtheria, Jan. 1, l'J2,1). Believ ing that she "would be resurrected, theh ody wus placed In an Impro vised, copper-lined casket made by Mr. Rhoads, packed in Ice and for more than a year had been trans ported from one dwelling to an other as the family changed resi dences. Despairing of the resur rection that never came, Mrs. Rhoads told officers that tho bur ial took place February 10, l!2fi. Following the recital of her story. Mrs. Rhoads led officers to the bedroom and ordered her hus band to lift a trap In the. floor. With shovels provided by Rhoads. officers dug into the ocean soaked earth and within half an h6ur two caskets one containing the body of the girl: the other the remains of seven dogs were resting on the bedroom floor. Both caskets were taken to the coroner's office. Due to their, air tight construction, officers said, 'Jho botfy of tho girl ajxatUjiV1 were In) fair state of preservation. After six hours nf post morteu) ex amination of tho gliT body. Dr. JL F. Wagner, county autopsy sur geon, said he was unable to deter mine the cause of death and the body was turned over to the coun ty chemist for tests of suspected poisoning and for further examina tion today. Mr. and Mrs. Rhoads are being held as materia I wit nesses. No cri in ina 1 cha rges a yet have been 'filed against tlv foster parents or ot her members of the cult In connection with the girl's death. The parents lire sub oft to prosecution on a charge of failing to report death, and ulso of attempting a private burial, po lice say. The cult of which Rhoads and his wife are members has been In existence almost six years, accord ing to its founder, Mrs. Blackburn She asserted there were no mys terious ceremonials, and said the I object of the organization was "for the study of resurrection.' 17 Lost In Ocean Tragedy Yesterday PKUGKN, Norway. Oct. 7 (API Seventeen persons si believed to have been drowned In the xink llifC of the coasting steniner 1 1 sin Ic on VII last night ufter colliding' with unoiVier veswel. It waft estimated that nine or ten of the seventeen lost were members of the crew and the rest; passe HKer. WORLD PEACE . HOPE OF TWO EXECUTIVES I (Continued from Page 1) fcrence mai la-d a moinenloiin event In history. The picture to him would have been that or two com panion! resting awhile and diw eusslnK the more simple thing's of life. lint none parsed and the only sounds mliiKlinv w Ith the ooi'-t ttne of their upeech were the min niurs of the cam-ades in the llapi dan river and the rustle of the leaviH falling before a tfentle aut umn wind. AfH-r an hour of earnest talk, the president ond tho prime minister slowly retraced the pathway they hud followed from the president's lodire. There they rejoined the hitfh office of their Kovern ments who hal been their companions at the start but had gradually fallen back to permit an uninterrupted conference. Protfrcv .Miulc j Mr. MacDonald will be the K"t j of the president until tomorrow, but their talkft over the weekend j arc belfeveil ti have wnc far j toward (he attainment of the pur- i pose for which the JJrltlsh leader j eronsed the Atlantic, j The arrival at the White House! marks the lj,'inninit of a three j days program for the prime mln- ; Inter, crowded with off enl find ! nochil enujtffenientrt w htch will White House tonight will remain tho outstanding social function of the prime minister's visit. At the same time, ft will stand as n new chapter in the capital's social his tory. ' The dinner, of course, was ar ranged in honor of Mr. MacDonald, but only through the relinquish ment of his right of precedence by Vlco President Curtis was it pos sible to give him the privilege of escortitib Mrs. Hoover and sitting at her right Sir Ksine Howard, the British ambassador, had to re-, liuqutsh simitar rights as the per sonal representative of his king to bring about that objective. - . PL BUSH Ti;.T TOMOUHOW LONDON, Oct. 7 (AP) The for eign office announced today, lh.it the text of the invitation to the proposal naval disarmament con ference will be inane public tomor row night including a covering let ter to Ambassador Dawes. Jt ts assumed that the confer ence will be held In Loudon during the latter part of January but the foreign off leo is silent upon this point. CUBS, ATHLETICS TO OPEN WORLD SERIES TUESDAY (Continued from Page 1) JCarnshaw has been the big work, i er of the A's staff, performing more ; consistently than any of his mates, including the famous southpaw, 'Mose , Grove, over the last few j .months. The swarthmore alumnus! has tremendous speed. j drove Is slated to twirl the sec: ! ond game, opposed by Malone but ' Connie Mack may cross the ex- : pevts and nominateold Jack Qulun, ! right-handed spitballer. ; Fence 'Busters Heady . " : Outside of the pitching, the ser- I le promised to be a spectacular ( contest between the heavy hilling! Cub array featuring llornsby, Wil son, 'Stephenson and Cuyler. and ! tho 'strong Mack cast, boasting tii superior battery defense, plus an j attack starring Al Simmons and : Jimmy Foxx. ; It will be one of the hlghspots ' of the series to see, whether the great Hornsby ami Iho slugging : Hack Wilson do more damage with.: their warclubs than Simmons and ' Foxx, the young Mack siege guns. 1 This (Uftrtet contributed a grand total of HU home runs during the regular season. They may bust a few world's series records, if they gc.t tho range, even though the well known Mr. Ruth has left con siderable for them to shoot at. All Seals Sold. The Cubs, after being, routed In their last two games by tho Reds and Pirates, expected lo tune-up for The series with an hour's drill at noon today. The Athletics, af ter trimming the former champion Yankees two straight, were due to COULD HOT I SLEEP NIGHTS Helped by Lydia E. Pink-' ham's Vegetable Compound ! l-airhaven. Mn. "I ni takinR Lvdia i'j. Pinklmm a Vogetable Com pound dunnp tho (;)uuiffo of Life. When I feel ncrv oiifland run-down my himluind gef-s mo a bottlo right awav. It inf a great, help to mc and I think that if other people, would only take It when they feel all run-down and tike it a a tho dirfictions any, niey would find it a KTent benefit. My worst symptom wero nervoiisiiPtiB aail tired feelhun. I could rnfc tdcrp nihta and I wjih bo Ijiervoun 1 would crv n anyone looKtu iatmc. m AnVnraHB, nm wash-! ' imrtnn Strict. KairliaTii- Mass. I IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO WEAR OUT A STETSON A Stetson looks amart' when you select it, and it's just as good-looking months later. Tho shape is there, and the tip-to-thc-minnte style. Von can't get a hat that will giro you better wear. There arc plenty of new styles and new colors among the Stetsons we're just received. Come in to- ' day and try them on. - - . Sri,,,.-. Hit reach Chicago late this afternoon. They declined an Invitation to work out nt Wrlgley field and will not be seen in uniform until practice before tho roar that starts tho first game tomorrow at l:3u p. m. cen tral standard time. With all reserved seats sold, hundreds of fans prepared today to take up the vigil outside the park und stick It out all night, to mako sure of a place when 12.500 bleach er seats at $1 go on sale at S a. m. or earlier tomorrow. An hour lat er. 2.500 standing room tickets for the grandstand go on sale. FHISCO Fit PIT SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 7 -(Ked- TUESDAY "CHINA NITE" On the Screen "Noisy Neighbors" Starring Eddie Quillan, Alberta Vaughn. It's the newest laugh i fe'st from comedy land. Today "THE SHADY LADY." . Phyllis Haver Robert Annstrong Longest nam Counter In Town Just imagine you could no downtown to a great long counter that displayed the most wonderful bargains you ever saw. Is'ol just the finest values in a few articles, but I5AH GAINS on everything1 you possible could want. What a buyer's joy that would be! Well, you don't have to go downtown. Just sit back in your easy chair at home and turn lo the WANT Al) columns. That imaginary bargain counter will march before your very eyes. Homes for sale, automobiles for sale, furniture for sale, musical instruments for sale. And everything al most reasonable prices ... in fact, the best prices you can find anywhere. Look at the WANT ADS today and every day and you'll find things you want. And more ... if you have something you w ish to convert into cash put your goods on this long est bargain counter in town. You'll find that because of its convenience, its remarkable selling ability, you'll have your money soon. I Hi ii "Tim ; i'WMW m n m eral-Slato Market News Service); Tho upple market was steady. Apples: Fancy pearmalns, 3 1& tier, ?2.00W2.2r; 4 tier l.7S r $2.00; $2.2ftr S2.75. (Iraveiisteins fancy-4 tier $2.2S $2.50; 4 j tier $1.6 (lit $2.00; lugs $Li5Cii $2.25. Belief lowers, fancy, $1.G5Cii $ l.SSj. kings $2.U0fif $2.25; Newtown pip SAVE WITH SAFETY So Lasting and Clinging! Sl .ri Car Nome Dui. ' , ki, delicate, flower-fragrant face powders that have a priceless talent for staying on. Why don't you try them? There's a tint for every typo of benuty. "' Sold only at Gexall Store;. Glass Drugs Inc. Tlio Reiall Store La Grande, Ore. INDIVIDUALLY OwHCO DRUG STOBCsj The am Main 37 Evening Observer pins $2.00fij $2.25. Jonathans $2.25 i $2.50 box. Oregon: winter ban- anas "C," mostly $2.50. Jonathans fancy $2.50; extra fancy $8.00. Kings $2.60. ; Peaches: Washington Oregon Kl- Arcade COMEDY OF LOVE ERRORS IN GAY PARE& I I j II B H I Also . All-Talking Comedy ! "PEACEFUL ALLEY." All star cast Vitaphone Acts "Blue Ridgcrs." Mayer and Evans ti wiyu hi ijiaji mi..'min n.nmtnmrmri ins bertas and J. II. Hales, $1.25 C?' . $1.35. '! Poars: Rartletta I-alto County, $2.50(1? $3.00 50 lb. lugs standard box fancy $3.76(ir$4.25; No. 2 $2.1)0; ,, $3.25. 1 V . Monday Tuesday . MAY Mc AVOY Claude Gill ing water; Hallam Coolcy Edna Murphy Reed Howes Arthur lloqt -Ayma fmz -Pkfaij Otaar NOW PLAYING raj) ooae I II iMBARD VTAVini