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Wednesday, January 1, 1930 Page Eight LA QRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. SPECIAL VALUE Good-Bye to 43 SUITS and 27 O'COATS It's Your Big Chance Modern and beautifully tailored suits in blues, browns and grays. Some are made by Society Brand . . . others- a r e from equally famous makers. We need the room . . . nothing but stark necessity could have induced us to offer such suits at these low prices In Two Groups $18.75 - $32.50 sox Wo overbought for the holiday trade we urge you to see these socks .they are good, warm,, medium weight in dull mixed colors. A real bargain at the pair 29c LC. Men's Wear. LA GRANDE IS OPTIMISTIC AS TO 1930 (Continue from Pago One) Iioi.;oh and for minor building w oi k a n. 011 n ted to ? !' V.f' 12 and thi-s n expected to bo Oicreased In 1 l:t n. Construction of new business btilld lnt;:i In U.J! amounted to $!.lo(t. anil the cost of the new C. P. depot alone W more than $;ia,utiU aboc (hat figure. II, (). N. Uuters Senqul Year Tim Ka stern dregou Normal' school, with two quartern success fully closed and with a total cmolC incut of more than -Ine, enters the year w illi much opt Inusm. To morrow students will begin regis tering for the winter quarter, ainj u steadily increasing enrollment is indicated. The city of I-i tiiailile expects to do about (he same am-mut of work this year as In ly.'.'. the pro pram Including the laying of some new water mains. The automobile men. concluding a very need year, are expecting an other si iisoii thai will compare fa vorably with yi. Other business hollies eieet t pere :isl i g demand We Wish Our Many Friends a Happy & Prosperous 11)30 NEwYnRKbTCiRE When Rulers Tho hiHlorlc scene when monarcha of Italy entered tho Vatican for the first time in 59 years, nini fyliitf tho return of nmleabk! relations between tho crown and tho I'apal Kovernment, in pictured liere. KIiik Victor Kmmauuel and Queen Klenn are .shown outside the I'apal apartment In the logo of the Raphael CJullcrk-.s after their private liu-minuto audience with i'opo IMus XI. In tho front row, left to right, are: .Marquis Jigeren. I'apal Chamberlain; i'rincc .Ma-s-simo, super-indent of Papal 1'omIk; Mkv, Nurdone, I'apal Ciiam,beriuln; tlio Jiing and iin-en. .she In u white. h,igh-neckcd, lone sleeved gown demanded by elhiuut; i'rince Jtuspoli, Master, of the Holy Hospice. for their offeringH In 1930, with In dication pointing to a continuing of local purchaHintr power at a high level. ;ooi YKAIl in r. s. iiy JIoIhtL I'. I.iimonl (Secretary of Commerce) Allieilcan busineHs In I 'J 21 rciich ed higher levelH thnn ever bi'fore, notwithstanding recession In some linen In the Inter mouths. Meas ured by qimntlticH. nut value, the output of our manufacturing Indus tries broke all previous records, bc- j Ink- 8 per cent higher than In I'J-'S. Tho mineral production shown pre j flsi-ly the same peieenlage uf gain, and here, too, a new high level was j established. Freight carloadings i rose by 3 per cent. Employment : in nuiuut'iictuiliig industry and the amount of wage payments were iderubly greater in 1 '.i'2'j j ; both irons than in tho preceding year. Our domestic trade, as indicated by the scales of department stores, mail-order houses, and chain-store syrttemri. attained peaks never be i foro touched. When allowance is made for price changes the latest 1 figures show that lu volume, our ! foreign commerce also reached new high levels, being much greater 1 than even In the abnormal war . period. Commodity prices have la-en ; sternly, with a slight downward I tendency. There has been no un due accumulation of stocks of goods. Dividend payments oT in dustrial and public-utility coipora ! tlona were about Jo per cent great er than In l!'l!N. There was a decline ! of 7 per cent lu failure among In- dustriiil commercial concerns, as measured by the amount of lia j Millies: this may be considered a , dependable Indicator of the general soundness of business, 'the only important blanch of i business showing ( less activity in KtJ'J than the year before was con struction the decrease in new con tracts being very largely confined to residential building. NEW LAM) FOUND I l.N A i 1 A IV C. 1 1 C A (Continued from Page One) pletllig a flight over the south pole, and discovering new land to the east of the lloss quadrant of Ant arctica. Nearly another third of the way around the world, to the east of Deception isle, the Norwegian Captain Kiber Unrscu and l.h-ilt rn. ant I.euuon Holm radioed early I IIH IU UT ''l"l:il snips. it is pro thi'i week Uiey had discovered new J l,,,s, o. result of pieliminary land in the Knderby .piadranl. mid- -"''reiiee bet w - e lln.it lt:it,ihi Wliv between Coals land alld Kll- illtl1 ,,M' 1 Slate-,, lo .oslpuuo derbv bind iMtth-Miip replnc-itj. ills hey-md the With the exception of di.M-oVerii s of Rear lands ai Admiral C rd (he new believe,! to be along the Antarctica. (ring of PANIC TOLL REACHES 72 IN SCOTLAND (Continued from Cage Due) ( recognized and (ays with names I j pinned to their cloiht ). ' Purent.N Miiuucil j Several parents it-moved llie , bodies of their children to tl homes, the mothers ean nig ' their arms the cold stilt bo. which they embraced he . warm and lull ot life. '1 few who lett t tn liMUgm eyes alol lira! step I Ii il ten w hen t 'here were w itu dry vastlievs of the t ntgedy was t nronccK Ide to inoM: their a. peel was of hyMeria than of peions tunned. Parents entered tho di ath cham ber conducted by inures who led them between the long iow.h ot lit tle eorpMw. one woman found thieo of her bmod Mug side by side it w;,s Per entire laluil. 1'atben in some t-iiM's balked at the d and refused to go inside. .lelee-allng tdcntll h .tttou to the mot her. There were Mime cases in w hh hi the seekers tailed lo identity the death ehitnucd laces and telt de ck. ring, "My child is mt ilo'ic." I Ulh' IS made m 1st a ken id ntit Ica tious and in at bust thu-e caes here ident if leal ton w as t hoimht lo h:ic beeti iitide Itie sorrow lut parents relurm-d lioine to find lln-lr oungst i s aw ai ting them there, safe und well. M) or More Hurt t lociors w ho spent hours Inspect ing the theater and lending the Mi or more who were Injured In the pallie believed that if the children had staed unlelly lu their p!.ic-y w hen I he t ire a hi rui was gi en lud a slnule life would have liee lo-l. 'I lo-y .aid pone ot lit deiil-s were due to i;.is pol-omni;. letuatty the deaths i r. due j Mil local HOI llciu ben;;; luilbd be, luiillll '.he MrulfUi; lll.t!". Of their t I'. . he t :v: m j in h'M.dl d at Italy Met Pope at over those who fell first until there craft, which means cruisers, dea was a barrier of little bodies at the , iroyers and all smaller types of portals as much as six deep. j combat Vessels. Other: did not share thin view. . At that point the Washington These included some firemen, one I conference abandoned the effort to of whom said he had been affect-1 limit by treaty any other form of ed seriously by the fumes which es- naval construction than battleships rapr-d from illuminating gas fl.- land airplane carriers, tares with which the building was It did, however, write treaty def i quipped for emergency lighting. inltions affecting other categories Several gas fixtures wen- torn away of ships. I'tider the Washington as if the children hud climbed treaty no vessel other than a bat theiu In their sirujrfrUs. An inquiry tleship may carry guns larger tlian probably will shed light on the. point, i. , ..r v It wan certain that the fin- Itself Mii'I (-..hilll..!.- .,..11 .......... .... cinema operator roslted tin roll burning film, which caught in an unexplained manner, to the open, probably thus preventing a holo caust. I'ut the .sight of I In Humes licking the air from the ope at- ing room chilled tltu hearts of (lie youngsters Matching the holiday film, and started the panic which ended fatally for so many. Mo.-t of the injured were .said to be suffering- only from shock and were expected to gi to their, nomeji touay. .Many Hit the bus- nis invitation. I lather pita is last night. "j than abandon the efrort complete- ly. .Mr. Coolidge reduced liis project POWERS HOPE i 11 t,l,v"-Power conference be- Tf fll'V lueen Ureal liritaili, the United IU tlJl AKiUtS (States and Japan;- COMPETITION I Th"t ntet in tleneva and made . in" lrogresH, due to a conflict bc- (Coiilinued from Page One) Itween (ireat Ilritain ami the United States as to I tie si.e of the cruiser .(-1.75-1. 7." for the five countries1'' "aeh would retain on a par lll tile irder named. '' basis. The only part to become ef fee-) Tin Culled States wanted reduc tive upon ratification was the linn to i;;".h.imhi tons; Ureal Dritain ratio in battleships between the I wanted upward of &io,uuu tons. United States and Japan. ' j The question of a Japanese cruis Uedtictloa of the itnlish battle-jcr ratio was never reached. snip neei u, reaen parny uiwi ine; United Statea was provided for at-j ler a term of years, 1 1 woitbl be . arrived at Ihroigli working out of; j Hi. M-I,1ul,s lor n-i.bn-imul of" iil.MOlcKl Imllli-.Hhllil. "oi iiin-.. iin.i limy it i.ir in-low in.- ri-iailvi- Kln-iiKlh in hat- tleships provided lor them. Neither country ,ls yet attempted lo build up to its 1.7a ratio in that regard. Ilntish Invitations to Die five powers for a new attempt to apply both rCi I i limitation of fUets and reduction of (onn.-itc to other types or' war crufi, such as crnl.-.-crs. submariiieH and de;it foyers, re in pen only oil'1 phase of I lie ;utb - a et coorcd by the Washington 1 treat;.-. ) I lephicemenl Oiiol loll That is tho qiitstion of replaee- dales (or each loUiKiy et down in l he Wiishlneto.i treaty and now rapidly a.pri;n lung for (ireat lliil aiu. the I'nited Slates and Japan. .No objection on the pari nt t lie other three powers to lliH sugges tion has been indicated. Tim ettort o! the Harding ad Miinislialinn to obtain coniph'te naa! Itinltalioii in C'L'I-';".' was balked by a dispute between C.rctt Uritatn and Craiiee. K ranee annouiie. il her Intention of building :inn,oini tons in cruisers aiul '.oi.noo tons in sabinarme . dreat Hiitaiu count-rid that in lew of the Utench program, she j co it hi accept no limiia l ion upon ! et ns,t rue I ion of a nt i-u'"i:i Hit.- Baa! Baa! inw ft t 1 V . t v e w4i L 1 s?j ri Mlack Die tubers of th rhecp clan and the human -race are similar in iixi mey tire mitn hair a vuiuaie aa i:io wime ones, uiack oncep ai hi!hlt li'ders o( tdtuT al'.c?. hewevcr, ami tha one pictured iltue wen ltd owiici, T. H. l-'ifokth) Juno. Tex.is. Ia v!ul1 at JoOt1 ntxntjst; vi it:. a' iiil lo lc:d oliur -diei p umkr dtr.etloiid o.' npheids Valued onttaaiii t,.r Ust tntat, this !ieep would bo woi;K Kmi: bi: K-llars, for hs we'.d seili tor f'out halt thu prh'u er whU wuel, Therv U ..: t i, a It i !ot tor st;u'. every 10 ? ) wbl'.e 5:.jr i. the Vatican I S-inch bore and no combat vessel I ., . .. . i ,n i i i. ........i . ' , jor sub-surface use, may exceed Jtt. - Itllfl .1., , 1 1 i.. .ir.. .luuitmiu luim in U1H' placement. It also provided that no mer chant ship could be equipped in peace-time to carry guns larger than li-liich bore. President Coolidge took office invent upon renewing the effort to limit all types of naval construc tion but liis chance to move din-city did not come tinlll l!r7. He then invited the five powers reassemble, but France and Italy found themselves unable lo ; toilnvMMg failure of the Geneva I conference, the liahiwln ministry in Condon uegofiuted u naval ac- I cord with Urn nee I Thl iktoi-U t-all,-,l r,- lin.iti.llon of It n-l.'llhv nilion of ' ""-"'r 01 npiwrm 1..1111U una 10. nun tons displacement, but for no limitation as lu cruisers of less luan il.oou tons. It also called for limitation of submarines of from (inn tons up to the Washington treaty maximum si:e of iM.noa tons, but lor no limit of iiudei::ca boats of less than CUD lops. This proposal died with formal rej.-eiion by the I'nited States as a possible basis of new naval limiu lion negotiations. The toiirth attempt to obtain complete naval limitation was in ii iate.i by president Hoover soon after his inauguration. His willingness to make conces Mons fruin pievoms American ideas were dist losed at a subsequent nicetiuf,- of Hie league commission at (bnca. held during the elec tion campaign that brought Ham say Macl onald. labor chief, into power as lb itish prime minister. .Mr. M.iel'onald urged acceptance "f t lie I loo er oveiiures. There 'nllow ed his conversations with Amh:sador Dawes ami visit lo the I nited Slates to culminate m-go-uaiions tor an Anglo-American naal accord us a basis for calling a new five-power naal limitation and r- diu tion conference. line out of cv'i fire pui In jail. sa !'iill tin. That dot y CM.a people i a government -n't sound like Black Sheep v DARING RIDE OVER FALLS WAS FORCED rOIlTLANIi. Ore., Jan. 1 (AP) Mrs. Itenn J. Urum. who Is be ing sued for divorce by h r hus band, Alfred M. Urum. testified In circuit court here yesterday that when AI Fausett, adventurer, made his daring ride over the falls near Hilverton, Ore., in 1 !28 he did so against his will and only because a womu n w ho was back i ng h I m financially refused to allow him to break his contract. Drum, who filed a cross com plaint, charged that his wife de serted him in July, i'.2H und ac companied l-'auseit to .Silver (,'reek falls in Marlon county and that she remained with him from July un til September. Mrs. Drum, however, claimed It was merely a financial arrange ment and that she lent Kan set I 1 1. Ono on a mortgage and that tftie got her money bad; with a small profit. 'He didn't want to make the ride," Mrs. Drum testified, "but I made him in order to get my money brick, lie thought he would be killed and so did everyone else." In the ride Kuusett broke three ribs nnd his ankle. Two Accidents In State End Fatally McMhmvJIIe. Ore.. Jan. 1 (AI') Falling Into a tub of boiling water, Ludvili Matoeha, one-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. I,. A. Ma toeha. Willamina, was scalded to death yesterday. The mother had prepared to give, tile child his bath and left him alone for a moment. ,l" apparently jost nis nam nee anu 'fell backwards into the tub. J' ,',',,,'., i. i mim I UKMiA.M', Ul t ., J. III. I l.M ; T. Miyaska, S3, Japanese garden er, residing near Grcshnm, was killed yesterday when his automo bile skidded on a highway out of Portland and crashed in a ditch, lie was alone nt the time of the accident. le Is survived by his widow and three children. Fruit Tree From Seed If a fruit tree grows from a seed eventually It will bear fruit, nil conditions helm; favorable. How ever, tho tliimces are greatly against the iruit resembling, that of the parent tree exactly. OOPt I Slants .LAN J.GlOULD books it It t Uvisi ou ru.onl. Jl ..... f nmon;; foollinM ran-hi ami major league baseball managers than any year that can be recalled off hand. Kight shifts have been made among the big league pilots, either beforo or since the close of" the 1 playing season, with Jluwley, ilusb, .McKei'bnie. I 'arriga n, Lendriek., Shaw key. Iliac kburne and Kn.s y.molig' thone lnolved. At least jl doen college coai h a either have felt the ax. retired for various reasons or shifted jobs, with I'helan. McKwan. Young', 'row ley. Little, Itagshaw and liiff Jones figuring in the change.. In not ii few cases it neein.H that tho roar from college alumni is as j compelling as the stjuaw'i of the' bleacher customers in forcing j changes among Ihe nien who die- i tale tho strateuy on the field. The j price of a hen d coach's or ma n- j ager's head, apparently, is not too ; great In order to lnaintnin FalKfae- j Hon among the boys who pay the i freight. There is considerable, similarity in the eases of Captain John Me Kwan. ousted head coach at tin -gon. and ban How ley, ousted man ager of the Si. Louis Itrowns. I Me Kwan brought. the Oregon ' eh f outers up out of the dept lis s to dominate the Taeific Northwest gridirons and tie with the t 'a 11- ' fornia "Itig Three" this year for tho i'aciflc Coast Conference chain- ' pionship. The break came, h" says. ' because the university president ; objected t( the way the coach ; handled the team nu the field, especially in the matter of mak- j ing substitutes. ; How ley lifted the I'.rowns from seventh to third place in one sea son but the I'ront (t'fi.-o didn't ' like his choice for shortstop, amon ; other things, no Man is now man-' aging the Cincinnati Ueds. 1 How ley has the expert me ehunic's knack of knowing how to take an old machine apart, replace the worn-out gears with new and Martlo the folks with his result-.. That's the w ay he put fresh life in the Urow ni and lie is il-iinu- the same thing with another seventh, dace outfit. The fans from l-'eitn-tain Sumire won't know the Leds when they trot out on the opening day. with. Hob Mcusel and Harry lieiltnaim aiiKng the jivwcuuh is in tho line-up. It Is even more difficult fop a basketball team to dash through a soason undefeated than it is for a football outfit to maintain a clean slate. For one thing, u college court five IneklcM anywhere from -5 to 4" games a simmhi, w hiclj places a severe attain upon any suuad of talent 111 a same that is ruiieh. tough and fa v. It's oiuethir-j t sl-out about then-fore when t team, mhii nt. Arkansas drops unly four gane s in lour eat of ch.imiiionsliip e..oi I ttili 'ii. TiK Li.-, i lj.n Lj ha . A ew it Happy New Year! Do you really want one? If you are in earnest about this Happy New Year business, you'll come in and let us show you how we can start you ofr on the safe and solid road of Pay-As-You -Go. You'll be astonished at the difference it makes in your outlook on life, when you have no unpaid bills to face on the first of the month. "Charge it" is one of the most troublesome expres sions in the English language. Let's all make a resolution to remove it from our vocabularies. The J. C. Penney Company wishes everyone a Happy and Prosperous New Year. "c do more than wish it. We'll show you how to have it if , you'll give us half a chance. J.C.PE 108 Depot St. won the South w est Conference crown four straight times and in 1 2 S came through their schedule unbeaten, running their winning streak up to 'Z t games last win ter. Seven members of the champion ship squad are on hand again, in cluding Captain Wear Sehoonover, who handles a basketball with the s. mo skill he did forward passes on the gridiron. FIND IT HERE Copy for this column mast be lu by 9 ai. m. .ii si itr.ci:iYi-:i A shipment Alaska sealskin moc casins. Kine Christmas presents. Chris Miller, Kill) Adams. 1-1-ltp. NOTHT. Ol-1 STOCK HOI iDLIIS' ANM'Aii MKirrixt; Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the stockholders of the J.a Grande National Bank will "be held nt their banking house, in La Grande, Oregon, on Tues day, January 14th. 1030, at the Store No. 18 Lk Orandg, Ore. Men's Dress Hose 25c Fancy eukued patterns in niixeil rayon and cotton. Other Divss Hose to I'Jc ! "XI IN TMi WIIT New Ye Opportunity! r.i; La i hour of ten o'clock a. m. At till? 'meeting a Board of Directors will ; bo elected to serve for the. ensuing .year nnd such other business will 'ho transacted aa may properly ! come before the said meeting. 1 H. iu. COOLIDOK, Cashier. 12-Il-2St -i)oi;s Aivi:imsit; pay Try a clever hand made show card which tells Ihe story of the thing which you have to offer, and see the res-ills. Take your show card work to Uichardson "The Art Man." wher0 it will be attractive ly done for you at reasonable prices. You will also find heavy card board in till of the different colors and everything for the milk ing of your own cards at Itichard son's Art and (.lift Shop. J-l-lt. HAM) INsTltr.MD.NTS We have a few instruments not taken that were ordered by the La W MKN IN PORTLAND Dlsrrimltmtitii; I.n (;rnnlu l'cople Choose The Heathman Hotels THE HEATHMAN NEW HEATILMAN NKW . . . M'XI IIIoi a . . . rol'KTKoi s . . . .ioii:i:ati; IN I'.ATt.S . . . Th- N'.w li.,llnnan Coff.'C Shnp is oik- of the nrtst pop ular i-aiiiiB plui-rs In all I'ort luud. You'll like It, loo! Heathman Hotel Hrondwuy juh Suhnou Park anil Salmon (i. I:. Ilinllim.ui, OMiH-r-Mn-r. I.i... H. Mm;. I.. M. 1'k-n.v, Grande, Ore. Orandu high school that wo will I sell at the school discount if culled i lor in the next few days. 1 oboe, l! ; K flat ;i It o suxaphone, slide trom bone. Eastern Oregon Music Co. 1-t-lt. Hemstitching, pleat ini:. button holes, etc. .Norton's Kldilic Simp. I Adv. A.N.M AI; CI.UAM'I SALK j U will pay you to take advan tage of the wonderful values which iwill be offered lo you during the (coining week at .Kichardson's Art ( und Gift Shop. Their Annual ; Cleanup Sale will start Monday, ; .Ian nary nth and many useful ; things will be sold at far below tin cost price, close outs in dinner- ttmv and lamps will bo featured at this time. l-l-t t. n with franKCleaviuger Om- polm 0r ur niiiattluii I. oup afo and .-.pirtly ncllolt. Wo Uo u Kintral moving uml cprot buslntfa. jtovo whul ivit you say, where you want il. . 1 GUSSES , fugf"Hnrhitri i iwiiMii i iVt:fr' ZZ1 "-ETAV wi v JJ
