Monday, January .VJ, 930
LA GRANDE L . fiNING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE.
Page Five
LCAIL
1-Jlktt' Daucn J Vb. 25
Tho Uuto ,of tho Klk'a annuiil
bait has been changed to Tuesday,
l'cb. 25, from Feb. 2, duo to tho
fact that the day formerly set Ih n
Saturday and would bo inconven
ient for many of tho buRlncsg men,
who are nicmbert, to, attend. This
wuh decided at a recent nu'etint' of
tho dance committee, under tho
elniirnmnHhlp" of Nirth'ah' Dcsilct,
It Is expected.. to-...bt ouo of the
Inrnest dunces given by this or
ganization, and the committee, is
endeavoring to make' it a pro
nounced success.'
a Jlavo Chin 'cli Nllii
T Members of the Kirst MethodNt
church will observe one of their
periodic "Church NMghln" this
Thursday evening at tho church
with a pot luck-supper served at
six o'clock. The event has been
timed by the visit of the district
superintendent. Hev. Harry K.
Hamilton, of lioise. who will con
duct the aecond quarterly confer
ence nt this time.
Iluck ut School : " .
M;1hh Ileus Pettigrew, head of the
English department at tho ha
Grande high' school, was able to.
take up hw duties at school ngain
on Fridnyv Miss Pettigrew lias
been ill ottho flu at her room at
tho Kacaju(vea Inn since the begin
ning of tlio Chrtatmas vacation.
Sings Yesterday
. Miss Ruth Magaret Hall, daugh
ter of tho Rev. and Mrs. Vernon
hi. Hall, sting a very beautiful so
prano sola "Abide With Me" nt
'4, tho morning service at the Meth
odist church yesterday. Miss Hall,
who was graduated wth.Jvhonors
last spring from Willamette uni
versity, is spending' litis yeaV al:hci
home here.
Transformer llnrns Out
Street lights In Jii Grande were
out last night, it was explained to
day, because of the burning out
of a transformer at tho local 15. O.
I,. & P. Co. sub Htation. Tempo
rary installation of another trans
former will glvo the city practi
cally all of the street lights to
night. At the Holds
John Hornston, Omaha; P. J.
Maassen, Portland: I. M. Ncumeis
ter, Tacoma; Roland J. Howes,
Itoise; Walter mfresno and -wife,
Maine; Hick Thomas, lloise; George
MhiiuXord. Roise; Carl Christian
sen, Enterprise, and It. V. Owens,
Omaha, aro among registrants ut
the loca lhotels.
Fractured Arm
Mrs. J. K. Keeney fractured her
left wrist yesterday. Her feet were
fey when she came in the hoUo
from the outside .,using,;(her to
slip and fall. - " '
New Position
Miss lola Robertson, formerly
of this eit ft has accepted a posi
tion ivith tho Kastern Oregon
Right and power company at Bak
er. Miss Robertson has been em
ployed by the Stoddard Rumber
company there for the past year.
Ill at Home -
.MLsa Vivian Hansen is ill at her
homo on Washington with the
flu. Slut is a student at the East
ern Oregon'11 Normal school.
Jllss FdH'y Speaks
Miss Koley, of the Kustcrn Ore
gon Normal school, gave some in
teresting readings at today's ses
sion of thorl.ions club, held in the
Sacajawea lnn. The attendance
wiiii very good, considering tho
cold weather.
Returned Hume
Arthur Crowe, of Maxville, has
returned home from the Grande
Hondo hospital where he has been
for a-week" following an appendix
operation.
On the Market lt4ads
The running of truck plows
night and day in order to keep the
market roads in Union county
open to travel, has been stalled.
On lttisinesM
Georgia HaUer is cuniing to La
Grande this evening on business
f .rom Unicin Junction.
"1tei'increI
Miss Cornelia Iily has recov
ered from an illness that lasted
about a week.
Inrriage Licence
A iparriago license lias been Is
sued to Krank J. liunney and Ca
milla Horn;- both of Union, from
tho county .clerk's office.
Improing
Mrs. Joe Oliver, who has been
111 at her home on Monroe street
of the flu for several days, is Im
proving. turned llmue
Mrs. W. ' P. MeAdory returned
Saturday morning after enjoying a
two wct-fk-s trip in Portland and
Seattle.
Improving
Mrs. KoHcoe Nen I is improving
niter an atM-k of tho flu last
week. " Hereon Jerry is also 111.
Out of S-h'ol
Miss A. Knight is out of school
for a few days due to illness.
Upturned to Work
Mrs. IT. K. Norton has return?
to work after a few days illness.
Ucliiriird 10 Sehol
.Miss Catherine Saitain returned
to her rlasm nt the Ui Gin ml e
Ifigli school this morning after nnjare hovering about Westminister
Vence duo' to lllncw. She is an 'palace where the conference oihmis
irtur,j.te-i- irw 'Irafffi ' - ' . torhor.ro", althy'J'h 0:1 t'v. v.-hoW
BIRDIEEFir
Ill Today
ACrs. Hertha Hayes is absent
from her classes in the commerce
department of the high school.
Mrs. Robert (Juinn Is substituting
for her.
Closing Irregular
In Stock Exchange
NEW YORK, Jan. 20 (AP)
Prices of stocks continued to bob
up and down within a narrow
trading area in today's market. Re
newal of selling attacks against
rauio and some or the power aim Wilholmi Portland,, was tho out
light slocks was off-set by flurries Htftn(ilnff on0 of tno piny. Hunter
of buying in tho tubacco, zinc, wua tno BtuP of the tournament.
amusement and merchandising
shares. Neither ,4buU"or nor
"bear" traders appeared to gain
any special advantage and public
participation continued on a rela-j
lively small scale.
Prices fluctuated u p6int or so in
the final hour, with tho recognized
leaders tending lower as tho bos-.
slon ended. United States Steel and
Wcstinghonso Electric mado the
urouueat muvua. imuiu u:iu oit;(iujr
around 36 and National Biscuit
(old) advanced 4 points. The
closo was irregular. Sales approxi
mated 1,700,000 shares.
Wheat Unsettled
And Lower Today
CHICAGO, Jan. 20 (AP) In
fluenced by upturns in Rlverpool
quotations and by enlarged export
business from North America, tho
wheat market here scored early
advances today. Selling pressure
in Chicago however, increased on
the price bulges, and with tho Win
nipeg market weuk the gains here'
failed to hold welt Opening un
changed to lc higher, Chicago
wheat steadied later at around Sat
urday's finish.
Wheat closed unsettled V to c
a bushel lower than Saturday's fin
ish, corn closed Mc to c
down, oats to c off, and pro
visions varying from 2c decline to
7c advance.
FItlSCO FltlJIT
RAN KKANCJSCO. Jan. 20 (AP)
Kederal-Stato Market News Ser
vice) Apples: boxes; Cal. Newtown
pippins $2.50i?i $11. 75; loose 1. 62 dp
'2. Northwestern: Rome licautys,
fancy, $2.00fr: $2.25. SS's anil larg
er $2.GUifir$2.76; C grade $1.75-2.
Spitzenburghs, cf, $3.25 fa $3.35; fey.
$2.60fi;i $:i.00. Delicious xf. $3.50.
Fancy $2.50 $3.00. Winesapo xf
$2.75ffr$3.00; fey. $2.50 frj) $2.75.
Newtons xf, $3.0(tf$3.25. Fancy
$2.75(Li $3.00.
1OKTIiAM CASK
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 20 (AP)
broCttshUwheat." Hlg Liond bluestcm,
hard -fhito $1.33.
Soft wliite $1.22.
Western white $1.2 2.
. Hard winter $1.20.
Northern spring $1.20.
Western red $1.20.
Oats: No. 2-3S lb. white $35.50.
Today's car receipts: wheat J 01,
flour 22, corn 3, oats 1, bay 10.
SUGAR AM) FIjOL'U
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 20 (AV)
Cano sugar (.sucked basis)
steady; cane, fruit or berry, $5.45
per cwt. ltcet sugar, $5.30 cwt.
Flour (city delivery prices)
steady; family patents. 4!s, $S.OO;
whohf wheat, 4fls, $7.10; graham,
4!s, $0.90; bakers' hard wheat, !Ss,
$7.60; bakers' bluestcm patents,
85s, $7.00: pastry flour, 49s. $7.50.
I'll ay foh ritomnrnox
DETItOlT, Jan. 20 (AP) Pro
hibition sermons In 40 churches in
tho Detroit Miatcropoli.tan area
brought the Anti-Saloon League
convention hero to o close yester
day. Senator Morris Hhephard, of
Texas, -who introduced tho eight
eenth amendment in congress and
who now sponsors a proposal that
tho purchaser of liquor bo held
equally guilty with the seller, as
serted tho wets were forever de
feated in congress.
Record Meteoric Shower
It Is a generally accepted fact
thnr the meteoric shower of No
vember 13, 1833, was the most re
ma pku hie ever recorded.
LA GRANDE AND
TWO OTHERS BID
FOR CONVENTION
(Continued from Togo One)
convention will rent with tho ex
ecu tivo committee of the state
asstciatlon, which will probably
meet next June.
Tho convention at The Dalles
was very interesting and helpful
it is reported.
Mr. Pierce and Mr. Hunter also
attended tho Wheat Growers asso
ciation convention In Pendleton be
fore going to The ia lies. The
principal subject of discussion at
both conferences was tho cooper
utivo marketing program of the
federal farm hoard.
BATTLESHIP
REDUCTION
IS FAVORED
(Continued from Pago Ono)
ferted moid. mad! no comment.
The Japanese apparently were dis
tinctly favorable. Gnat Itrilain al
ready has indicuted that she would
go fur toward scaling down bat
tleship fleet R but of course on both
sides the real difficulty is calculat
ing reduction which would mean
real parity.
Italy's evident purpose to stand
part on her demand for parity with
I'ranco meantime is troubling th
delegates and some hwit clouds
CALIFORNIA GOLF
TEAM IS WINNER
Oregon Men Beaten 29 to
5 in Matches at Del
Monte Yesterday.
DICr, MONTE, Cal., Jan. 20 (AP)
Overcoming nil Oregon opposi
tion In a handy fashion, California
piled up a score of 29 to G to win
j tiie interstate golf matches con
cluded hero yesterday. The Cal
ifornium won l'J to 2 at Pebble
Bench. At Cypress Point tho score
was California 17. Oregon S.
Tho match between Dr. Paul
nunter of lno Southi
and Rudiu
Kcoring a net 75, three over par
on tbe Pebble Ucuch course, to add
to his par 72 at Cypress Point,
AVUhelm shot a 79 on Pebble
Reach.
I Wllhelm and Paul Murphy, Ore-
gou Captain, halved their match
with Dr. Hunter and Edwin Eddy
of California In Yesterday's play.
, tll0 ftlmoHlmorc appeared one uf
conciliation.
All five delegations met this
morning with Prime Minister Mac
Donald at No. 10 Downing street
and had no difficulty In agreeing
on a program designed to avert the
weakness encountered at Geneva In
1A27 where actual discussions wero
left to minor committees.
Here the chiefs of the delegation
themselves will constitute the real
big five where the major decisions
will be mado.
Tho last detail of the prelimin
aries was a call by tho delegates
on Buckingham palace lato this af
ternoon to bo received by King
George who returned to London at
noon from Sandringham.
King George for the first time
since his illness appeared to Lon
don to be very well. He smilingly
waved his acknowledgement of tho
greeting of tho crowd who lined the
streets.
Queen Mary was not with him.
Tho following official report on
this morning's meeting of the naval
delegates nt No. 10 Downing street. '
was issued by the foreign office this
afternoon.
"At an informal meeting at No. !
10 Downing street this morning, at
which all of the principal delegates
to the London naval conferenco .
were present, the procedure for tho i
conference was discussed nnd thM
following proposals unanimously
adopted:
"(I) That tho. prlmo minister of
tho United Kingdom jdiould bo
elected chuiCman of the conference
at the opening plcminury meeting
on Tuesday, Jan 21, and that on
j completion of the speeches there.
jtlm conference be adjourned iintll
10:00 a. m. Thursday, the 23rd of
January, when It would reassemble
at Mt; Jame's imlace. " ''' '"'' v
Wednesday would be devoted to
the consultations between the vari
ouk delegations.
"(2) The agenda for tho meeting
on Hie 23rd of January should
consist of (a) appointment of the
secretary-general to the conference
and a committee consisting of nil
the delegates to carry out the main
work of the conference and (b) i.
general statement by the heads of
the delgatlon of tho needs of their
countries."
SIGN PROTOCOL
ENDING 10 YEARS
OF NEGOTIATION
(Continued on Page Two)
burden of deciding when Germany
is in default upon tho court of In
ternational justice. Only after this
court has decided there is caine
for action any of Germany's cred
itors can proceed to coercive meas
ures. TIGERS NOSE OUT
ENTERPRISE 16-15
(Continued from Pago Ono)
half, was leading 12 to G. As the
game progressed, the going becanm
rougher, it is reported, and after
a wntie, tho contest at times ap
peared more like a football game to
the spectators.
o Submltutes
1,n Grande played no substitutes
during the game, tho wim,o lineup
finishing that started: Mires and
SE3MEBI
ARCADE
NOW PLAYING
0PEIMKS
VitK
AMCC CAV-TOM OWiAN"
LILA Ut-LUCUmiTTLEFIElD
IN
Nebion, forwards; Torrence, center,
and Roe and Fans, guards. Nelson
nnd Roe were tho leading scorers
for the Invaders.
This weekend tho Tigers will
play Baker hero Friday evening
and on Saturday will journey to
Wallowa, A practico game may
be played tomorrow or Wednesday
night.
CRUIKSHANK
PASSES AWAY
AT ELGIN, ORE.
By .Mrs. l.yim Hill
(Observer Correspondent)
ELGIN, Ore., Jan. 20 (SSpeelat)
W. H. Crulksliank, who wolil.l
have been 80 years of age next
April, died here this morning. IPs
wns born In Missouri and eanie ! i
GLAM4M&OUS! GORGE'OUS!
HEAET BREAKING! Talking!
Singing! Dancing! Brilliant with Color! Flashing ivitii
Romance! The supreme achievement in ultra-modern
entertainment!
"You wouldn't fool me, mister9" WfS f W iXhM
"Iwouldiflcouldladyt I uould if I louldt" $wHL , ' M 'P
0 , Adapted from the sensational stage success f " "" s ''7
mi edance m
mmMM TT nn n n rr" tv p $
wMMk ( D r I it b'
m?: 'dlMWm SKEL1LY
X"S ' w!yfyWk ALL-TALKING, ALL-ST All
llruuly tritrf I.iiii;
II 11 nlrmln of lovely
Birlnni goruonwi costumes
I'hiir.l 111 ihizzltnif
"cenmcoLoii
Starts
GR
A PARAMOUNT A IX -TALKING PICTURE
tho Grande- Rondo valley 37 years
ago. His death camo as a sad
shock tc Ills many friends over
tho valley,
Tho home of Mrs. Flora Elliott,
Mrs. Ouy Patten's mother, was
partly destroyed by fire at 11:30
o'clock this morning, which start
ed in tho attic. Frozen hydrants
mado It difficult for tho flro de
partment to control the blaze until
it had mado much headway. The
loss, covered by insurance, Is be
lieved to be about $1,200.
Catching the Vision
Never con any advantage be
taken of nature by a trick. Tim
spirll of the world, tho great calm
presence of the Creator, comes not
fnrih lo the sorceries of opium or
wine. The sublime vision comes to
Die pure nnd simple soul In a clena
and chaste body. Kmersnn.
TUESDAY
tLXyM yj&
ANADA
Sensitive People
Renslllreness, nt) modern psy
chologists are now telling us, is n
form of egotism, the mark of an
Introvert. It Is a very prevalent
form of egotism, which usually
passes for something else. The.
Cbiircbntau.
Discovered Bacteria
The discovery of bacteria might
bo traced to (he middle of tho Sev
enteenth century, at which time
Antony Van I.eomvenhnek, a Hol
land lens grinder Invented tho
microscope. In 1083 ho reported
the presence of minute organisms
to the Itoyal society of London.
That lounging robo tho wife
gave you for Christmas don't bo
too optlmlHtle about that she'll be
You'll lc Iicld sp WkhmkI hy the groalcsl Klory of
show lu.sinc.ss ever scrocned! The glamorous
romance of a carefree comedian and the girl Iks
left behind him . . . produced vilh incredible
i.; m ess . . . uliot willi du..ling 'oIor . . . threaded
vatli l!-.:i;.'itig rclodics! You'll g:isj) ill niirpri.se
at the gorgeous IJroidway revue! Your pulses will
beat faster as emol.ion follows emotion ! Your lifts
will hum the hauiiling melody of "True Blue
Lou" and tho joyous rhythms of "Flippily Flop."
You simply MUST see it hear it!
Mickey Mouse
able to find something around the
Iiouho for you to do.
No Distinction tn Words
"Itnllromr nnd "railway" aro
used synonymously In the Dnlied
States. The former Is given the
preference, although In some cases,
as the Southern railway, the Intter
Is the milchd name. In Grcnt
Britain "railway" Is used where we
uso "rnllroud." Palhllnder Maga
zine. Early Italian Gardens
The old fashioned Italian gardens
did not feature t lowers. The out
standing feature or theso gnrdens
was the greenery. Hither screens or
trellises were erected In unusual
shnpes. nnd Ivy or similar plants
trained to cover them solidly.
These formed a benutlful buck
cround fnr f ho statues.
Soutid Cartoon
"ret ennr
Man to Bo Avoided
He who backbites an absent
friend, who dues nut defend him
when others Had fnult ; who loves
to raise men's luuyluur. and to get
the name of a witty fellow; who
can prelend what he never saw;
who cannot keep Remus Intrusted
to hi in; Oils man Is a dangerous In
dividual, liewnre of It 1 1 kb- llornce.
; Flaw in (t
Tho nominal or family budget
would he morn popular If It actual
ly Increased the Income Instead of
only seeming to do so,-Miami Her
ald. Moaning of "Fib"
Tho word "lib" is a shortened
form of "fable." nu Invented and
generally Improbable story.
Gorgcousty produced,
mnrcctotisly cml timed,
thin seiiniiliomil neto
PAlUMOl'iVr talking
piitiiii',t)llh:ct.nctciliiii'
dtirils in rnlrrtiihi men t.
It is 0 typical ciamplii of
lilial P.UUMOl AV trill
briii;', you tlmintfli its
mighty resources in its
RICH' 'SHOW M OULD
VlCiTHES. Uulchfor
more lo cmncl
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Contract Admissions for
This A LI taction
Matinees 35c
Evenings 50c
Children 10c
. rv.-ry-v,