Saturday, February 8, 1930
LA GRANDE L.flNINO OBSERVER, IA GRANDE, QBE.
Pago FIvg
LCCAIL
AcfoiniMuij- Team
L. It. Jlulo will accompany tho
O.-W. second division basket bull
team to lorlliind this wet&cnkl
and will be time keeper for tho
tfamoH. The O.-W. team will com
peto In l'ortland for division
lionoi'H, and If nuccesHful will bo
awarded a trip to Kock Splines,
Wyo., to enter u tournament there.
Ilaby C.lrl
A baby tfirl vuh born to Mr. and
Mi'B. Kd Kberhurdt (MatKaret Don
ovan) yesterday morning at the
Crandc Imdo, hospital. The baby
welshed woven pounds.
ltetiirned Home
M. if. A. .McMurrau has re
turned to her home In Ontario
after visiting her daughter who has
been 111 of sinus infection for a
number of 'days.
Tiidei'icoes Operutloii--
O seu r W'a'r n oc k u nil e r wo n t an
appendix operation at the Grando
Hondo hospital this morning and
Is reported to be setting along well.
To I'enilleton
JDorltt Sumniervlllc Is going to
I'endleton tills weekend to visit
her parents. Alius SumniervUle is
a student at tho Kastern Oregon
Normal school.
Weekend til 1 Ionic
Mi.s Ulllan Snuill is going homo
this weekend to spend a few days
with her parents, at Mlilton-Kreo-water.
Kho is an Kaslcrn Oregon
Normal school student.
JtciiirnccI to School
Miss Maxinc Soller, relurned to
school tills week at tho Normal
school after an absence duo to Ill
ness. u
ltccoveml
Miss Margaret McKco " enrolled
at tho Normal school returned to
her studies this week after several
days Illness of he flu.
News (if Death
J iyrou J'V Lfndcnvoud received
news today front Jangdon, N. D.,
I hat Ills mother, M rs. Angclia
Vessey, about 70 years of age,
passed ii way on J' eb. 3. Mrs.
Vcs-wey had been ill for three
years ol paralysis. Mr. Under
wood roomily returned to La
Lira ndo from; a visit with relatives
in North MJakuta.
On -Itityhiess
Mr. and Mrs, G. Tj. Lurison drove
to Portland Tuesday on a business
trip. Mr. ltrison attended a
('hewolct. dealers convention wliilo
thoro.r.. They expect to return to
day. .
IXH'fjig Abseiiec
During tho absence today of
A n uu Freets at the office of Dr.
b ji ILiilston. Miss Gladys Owen
Is taking her place.
Hlmis Operation
'Price Harlow 'underwent a sinus
operation tins morning.
"From Fnlerprlse
Mrs. JOlrno 11 n ley, of Knterprlse,
' Is' in Ji Lirande today on business.
'v'())craiioii
' Jlay Fuller is at tho Grande
ntomlo liospital following a major
'(''operation tills mjornlng.
1 ' I'roni lmllctoii
J. A. IJusklrk, of I'endleton, Is
in this city today on business,
' From Cove
.Mm. Jlecker. of Cove, is in La
Grando today on business.
To Klglu
Opal and William lieickel went
to Flgin today.
AN
Sunday and
Monday
Melodies
Aplenty!
Music
Songs
Dances
: Also
Talking Comedy
Pathe Sound
News.
SOU N DlLJi SYSTEM
JUS'
o!l music sound dialogue
Musical Comedy Success
i4L4N HALE
Now Planing
Sound Dialogue
BIDDEIFir
In Morlda
.Word has been received by Mrs.
U Faus fronv Mr. and Frank
Jackson, who left last January on
a trip to Florida and Kastorn
points, that they have arrived at
Tampa and aro enjoying tho sun
shine and pleasant weather. They
are visiting Mr, and Mrs. L. It.
Funk, formerly of this city and an
engineer on tho O.-W. Just before
writing tho curd tho Florida visit
ors had Inspected u cigar factory
which wan only one of 300 such
factories In Tampa. Before re
turning Mr, and Mrs. Jackson will
visit farther east In Florida and
farther north on tho eastern coast.
Defendant Wins Case
At a jury trial In tho justice
court yesterday, Ij. 11. Hussell, de
fendent was awarded tho verdict
in a da mil go suit brought by tho
Philadelphia Fire and Mjirlno In
surance company, plaintiffs. Tho
caso resulted from, an autonoblle
collision In which the insurance
company had paid the damage and
wan seeking to recover them from
the defendant. Cochran and Kber
hard represented the defendent.
Hugh Brady tho plaintiffs.
1
Mooting
Tho Pacific Woodman will meet
Monday night. Feb. 10 at 7:30
o'clock when officers for this year
will be installed.
From Hood Itlver
Kills Wilhelm of Hood Itlver Is
a La Grande visitor this week. Ho
is planning .to open u restaurant
in this city.
From Itnkcr -
Mi and Mrs. CJ. W. Shepparil,
of Linker, spent yeslenlay In Ija
Cirnndo visiting at the W. D. Itoot
and Ij. Fans homes. Mr. Khep
pard Is a retired engineer of the
O.-W.
Improved
Mrs. S. D. Uurcb, who has been
quite 111 for the past three weeks
at her homo on :. Pennsylvania,
is. gradually Improving. Sho has
had an attack of the flu.
From Kainoln
Mrs. Minnie Cheff and grand
daugiiter, Hetty D.arnes, came to
lAi Grando- this morning from
Kamela arriving on No. 24. Mrs.
F. ' U. Darnes, daughter of M.rs.
Cheff, is at tho Grande Hondo hos
pital and is improving. .
From Baker -
Among other business visitors, in
L,n Clrando nro Mr. and Mrs. Sam
McMurran and Peter W. Davis, all
of linker,' who are spending the
day here. . . .
Hera Yesterday
Mrs. Kdna Vinton, formerly a
teacher in tho Snake liver district
was in Ltt Grande yesterday. Af
ter stopping hero she contlnucd.o
Condon to make lier home.
From Klghi
Miss Avcril Stewart. Miss Stella
Mayfleld and Miss Flora Cruick
Hhank, teachers or Klgin, were Iji
Grando visitors this morning on
buslnefa-3. ' , ' ,
To 1 Inker
Miss Clara Norrls left this morn
ing on No. 24 for Uaker to spend
tho weekend visiting her father,
H. L. Norrls.
For llio Weekend
Miss Alia. Wigglesworth, of
Kanvela, arrived this morning to
spend the weekend with her shiter,
Mrs. William Drown.
Visitor
Mi'u iiViinlf Wnmlfi. of Knokanc.
arrived in Grando this mprn
tng to visit here and in AVallowa
county for a few days. While In
AID
KKN .M.XNVAltl)
"THE WAGON
MASTER"
Wallowa county she will uo with
her mother, Mrs. Martha Bwart, of
Lost I no. She will also visit her
brother, Walter Swart, of Ia
( I ramie. Mrs. Woods lived in I-a
Lira mlo most of'hcr life beforo alio
j was married.
Seriously 111 -
j Fritz I luff jiiuii Is seriously ill at
his homo.
) -
Sir-ud tho Day
Mrs. U C. Dosch, of Duncan,
arrived this morning on No: 24 to
spend tho day in La Oiando on
business.
SCOUT HONOR
COURT GIVEN
A T BA KER, ORE.
Mliiio HU-vcnson, acting "colli
executive, tor llio Kiivlcrn Oregon
council, utlondcd tho court of hon
or held In Hukor taut night In the
city hull. The court ua woll at
tended with about 200 people pres
ent. Dr. V. T.-I'hy presented JnoK
Lew with nn Untrlo scout budge.
An attractive window In on dis
play there, conxlstlng of boy scout
articles,- including chains, in conr
neetlon with tho earning of the
i hlucksmlthlng badge, bird hollars.
scout banners, knot boards, troop
and scout awards and leather
craft. A similar display Is being
arranged by the local troops.
A life saving niedul - Is to bo
presented '""'H' llalrd at ii court
of honor 111 Hallway" Keb. 11. Hilly
by resuscitation saved the life of
a man who hud ticen electrocuted
and was supposed to bo dead -when !
artificial respiration-, was; started, j
' Church sevvicos for the scouts
will be given' Sunday, Feb. 10 .'.fit j,
the MCthoillsl cliurcn . wiui Mint
Itcv. V. JJ. Hall officiating.,
THREE RESCUE
WORKERS DIE
IN UTAH MINE
SALT LA K 13 CI TV, Feb. 8 AP)
Grim death once more has Htalk
id through the portals of tho Stan
dard Coal company's mi no at
.Sluiulardville. Utah, where a .scon:
were killed by uii explosion and
poisonous gas. and today tne
names of three rescue workers
were added to tho list of dead.
Three, members of a. rescue crew
searching the inner workings for c.
II. llrady, Frank .lames and Toble
Wlinber, missing since the explo-
, sion Thursday night were instant
ty killed late last night when a
huge rock, loosened by the .terrific
blast which rocked the mountain
side, fell on them. ;
Woman Agrees To
Quit Brewing Beer
l'OKTLANIV Ore., Feb. S ( Al')
Mrs. Itose Butler, 60, white haired,
who today started her forty-sixth
day. fit the 105 day jail sentoncu
imposed upon her following lier
(Mtn'k:tion of making homo brew,
walked out of tho county jail to
day under a pledge she wiuld fore
go further commerce In beer.
Her freedom was offered Mrs.
Iluller yesiurday by Municipal
Judge TomlhiHon who said that If
she would ftlgn a pledge to cease
brewing beer, he would release her.
Taft Continues To
Improve Is Report
WASHINGTON, Feb. S (Al)
The 11:.1() bulletin issued by the
physicians of former Chief Justice
Taft today said that ho continued
lo Improve and was very comfort
able. The bulletin, signed by J)r.
Thomas A. Claylor and Ir. Francis
It. Hugner, road:
"The chief justice continues lo
Improve, and is very comfortable."
Purse vs. Hash
If yon never have seen the con
louts or a girl's purse you prob
ably will no right en bellcvlnc that
hush hofds Die record for having
tho nmst weird things in It. Cincin
nati Kitquirer.
ITl uimm.immmmmmimmii mm 1 1 1' I
A lr(imMiH iilititixlninm nil
Hie color nntl roiiiiiiHi! of lh(! olil
i'ii, Bohli'ii lns 111 llii! In ! Hlirrij
!!. Slcmi-s incel tlH! H'll.
.NOW IMAVIMI
"BROADWAY"
AM. TAI.M.NCi
MMilMi AMI lANt lN;
Fastest in Fighting Planes '
-v
A new fighting plane, attaining a speed of IOC miles per hour at
, 8000 feet, has just boon given tests at ban Diego by'army and navy
pilots. "It's the Hoeing lui), and has n-425 horsepower engine With
u U -to-1 compression rati. 'Cleaner piano design and Installation of
a Townsend ring around the engine 10. streamline Its "cylinders, a. '
new type propetlur and supercharger tire, factors, lu lit, high speed.
CATHERINE CREEK
t; Iiy F. 11. MIkvt .;
''I V (tlbserx'er Correspondent)
j CATHI0KINM CltKlOK (Special)
--Thnl old-time weather forecast
er, the ground hog didn't bring
mucit cncourugenient fur those
who believe In the old tradition,
hut for the more optimistic tho
weather all this week seems to hold
no ; l(orror and It is .Imped tKere
will be little occasion for worries
of winter weather from now until
real spring time.
Mr. and Mrs. W. V,. Fickle,
Oaylord I'm t her, WSllurd Mjiley,
Hurl Swlgcr anil lYn Stoneilahl
werii all In attendance al the old
time, dance in I'nlon last Saturday
night and report a good time, Tho
lueinbors of this dancing club are
expecting to Jiold an oyster sup
per next Saturday night.
Jack Kimball who has been
hauling hay with his truck all wln
tr reports tho roads .which are not
gravelled-very mjuddy and impass
ible with heavy loads. '
(.'. 1.. Cadwcll took advantage of
tiie fine weather last Sunday and
iniido a trip to his ranch, lie re
cently sold IiIh beet cuttle lo n
buyer from North Powder.
Mr. ami Mrs. Warren Cornell
and Mr. and Mrs. It. IT. Ttonney
wen? in ICnterpriso on business last
Saturday and report driving on
the higjrwjiy yeryiflfflcult' on ac
count ofoe and' im?ltiitffj,shbu-.
Art Mlonday reports his wife re
cover I m;' to the extent, that, she
cainc to Union on Monday and will
remain at the home of her mother.
24, He Prosecutes
The prosecution of former .Judge John W. Heady, pictured above,
cent or, on trial at A ustfn, Texas, charged with the nurder of
I.ehlla ll'ighsmiih, supreme court stenographer, has been entrusted
to Henry Hruoks. kIhiwii at left, '1 1-year-old district attorney, now
confronted with his first big murder case. Hrooks asked special
prosecutors to withdraw, opposed to young Hrooks, as chief de
fense attorney, Is Dayton .Moses, at right, veteran Fort' Worth
criminal attorney.
ACPCAIDIE
3 Days Starting SUNDAY
All Talking & Singing
a human-it: or tiih wkst is tiik
ilti:,T Ol'I'IIOOKS
IN OLD
CALIFORNIA
m:itv n.
WAITHALL
v
j-Mra.; Godsey for eveVal days und
I then go to her home. '
; A. N. Sfroncdahl is'suffeiing from
a "severe-. case, of flu this week. . A
physiouin .was called to sec him
Wednesday.': .' a,..,, :
. Mr. a"nd-Mi'. MVll., fickle' were
visiting last Sunday at the. homo of
I!. O. Zeek. They report both Mr.
and Mrs, Zcek suffering from tho
flu. .l
ELGIN CHURCH
ORGANIZATION
ENTERTAINED
I1LOIN, Ore. (Speda!) Mrs.
Pave ivelfel wus tho hostess for
tho ineollng of the' Loyal AVoinon
of tlm Christian church on Thurs
day; liuslneifs was the routine ob
ject of -the afternoon ;but plans1
were begun for,-JV social meetlngj
to he held soon at the. church to I
which the m.embei-s of- tho other
local ladles aids dm to be invited, j
Flans were; started' also, for a-party '
to be given at va- diito to be set
latere owing (u th(t .uncertainly of
the weather, v. Thox present . were
Ui Knight, president, Mrs.; Har
old Illancllartl, . ooretaryi . Mrs.
l-'oulton, Mrs. .Gent,', Mrs; llarl-
maii and .tlio hostess; Mrs. Hernal,
Hug. -. . V
-Mrs. Karl Chandler spent. l'ii
da' In La Grande' visiting with
her. brother's family,, the Jiiiclan
Sbeltons.
' .iLr. and' 'Mrs.., AW IT. Thompson
-ffriVne'd'lhiK wrk'fVoin'TlSA'IVrtlls
where tho dletor had again under
gone' un. 'operation- on his leg.
, Afi'. and M rs ('latiilo Holbrook
came .down from La - Grando on
Judge as Slayer,
FERGUSON
Cl 'Romance
of the
Chirk and Mx'CulIogli
In
"Hcleetluw Willi ted."
"The IhuiHiig (ioh"
HariiKiiiy tUty hi Sunt
I'allie Ncwh mid
Modern Itlollim In
StmhhI.
Thtirnday to brlnj? Mrs. W, F. Hug
to Iter home. Mrs, ILolbrook will
inako an indefinite stay hero to
convalesce from her recent illness.
l.ogan Thompson nlso accom
panied Mr. Holbrook and visited
with hia sister Mrs. K. C. Clot
tings. O. It. Ilarnes has been seriously
111 at his horuo In town. Ho be
came lit on Thursday night and Is
atlll confined. to his bed.
Antony Maxwell, of Walla .Wal
la, is spending a short time at the
homo of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
L). C. Maxwell. Mr. Maxwell has
been employed for sumo time as
linotype operator In Walla Walla
and will soon tako up his work
with tho Union, .
, Mr. and Mih. Frnnk Glltner en
tertained at a dinner Tuesday
night for Lynn IUH. it being his
birthday anniversary. Tho guests
worn Mr. and Mrs. William Smith.
Mr. and MVs Hernal Hug, Mr. ami
Mrs. Hill and tho host and hostess
and the children of each family.
After dinner tho evening was spent
socially and. listening to tho radio.
Miss Margaret Klinghammer is
ona of those who are not able to
attend school due to Illness.
Snow hero has almost disappear
ed duo to rains and higher torn-
perntlre.
Mrs. K. C Clottings and Mrs.
liave.Zweifol made a business hip
to La Grande Thursday. Mrs.
Zwelfel called on her sister, Mrs.
Jonathan Gre'en while there,
Mrs. Frank Giltnor and son.
Utchard, went to La Grando on
Friday. , j
Guilty or Not
Mirny n married man never pnssr
n mall box wit limit f col Ins in his
pockets. Groat Iteml (Kan.) Trib
une. Po as much walking hs posslblo
if you -want to, live long, ways a
medical advisor. Hut Htny-on tho
same sldo of tho street. . .
1'redlclM World Kuri; Is Jiillctl
" in,AM!ATU FA LLS, Ore., Feb.. S
(Al') Cioorgo Van Allen, Ilonan
u, Ore., described as six feet two
and "as strong us eight oxen," was
arrested by authorities yesterday
as he was dictating a letter to bo
broadcast to tho world predicting
the end of the world In seven days.
Van Allen was placed In a pad
ded cell uftef "several policemen
subdued him...
DECLARE WAR
ON CHICAGO
GANGSTERS
(Continued from Pago, Ono)
arresting them.. Lawyers and' ha
beas corpus proceedings cost them
money, you know." .
Another broom to sweep the
clly. of Ms hoodlum horde was
being fashioned by tho Chicago
association of commerce. Tho
membership of the "courage com-
mittee," to con.snt of six men, was
1u 'hi! announced today, with Col,
Kohcrt Ishain Kandolph, president
of the assoc lutfou, as Its head.
Men of Known C-oiirago
Tho "courago com in it lee" will
take up "Immediately" the matter
of "rescuing" the city from gang
ster rule, Col. Kandolph said. The
members, It was explained, are to
ho tuen of known courage, unafraid
of the consequences of a dntop.
Snve illonoyj
A few example) of
our Utvf prices
2!)xl. 10
Jf55.7
29x5.00
Sj?8.30
Here, loo!-
More people ride on
mined war on Organized criminals.
How tho committee would pro
ceed waa no.t clear, Tho coopera
tion of tlio slate's uttorney and
the police djpartmnt was expect
ed, Col. Randolph said, but tho
committee did not proposo to wait
for results. Col. Randolph itald
tho committee had consldorablo
"confidential data" and that It
would obtain more.
Nearly bo holdups were on the
complaint books of tho city's 4
police stations early today, repre
senting storo and street robborles
for tho night. An unidentified man
was found shot dead In. a room on
South Sangamon street shortly af
ter midnight, and at least one cab
driver reported ho had been held
up and robbed by tho "undress
bandits," a man and woman, Jio
cover their escape by taking most
oC the victim's clothing to prevent
Immediate pursuit. SlmlUu rob
beries havo occurred for ao past
week. . .
Girl And Father
Taken From North
NO.Mi:. AltiHkil.. Full. S (AP)
Ilelmisoil nl luHt from the let 1)0 ml a
uf nrctlo Siberia, XI Ins .Marlon
.SweHBun, Seattle lilh xehool girl
who Iiuh lieen niurouned for nionthit
on tho fur truillng ahlp Nunuk ut
Korth Oiiio, Siberia arrived nt Tel-'
lei. AluHlta, yesterday In an air
plane piloted by Captain J'nt Held,
Canadian pilot.
Accoinpanylntc . Misii SwehHon
were hor father, ,. Olaf Swonnon,
head of the company which owna
tho Xannk, and L'nptaln Nllovzo.rov,
'mnstor of the.. lluH.ilan.Khlp Stav
ropol, alno locked In tho Ico. at
North cape.. . The SwcnHona nro cn
route to their hoinlo In Keuttlo.
TO RECEIVE
BRIDGE BIDS
FEBRUARY 27
(Continued from Pago One)
al Springfield and. roeonstriictlntr
It over coast fork of tho Willam
etto on a county road ono nilto
east-of CroBwell, piers fort which
aro now. In place. . .
. Although Tho Ojjserver was un
able to get hi touch with highway
officials of this division today, it
Is understood that tho bridge to bo
advertised at the Feb. 117 highway
commission meeting, is an Import
ant link in the improvement work
between Kamela and La Grande,
and will icq ul re tho expenditure of
a largo sum of m,onoy.
Work on the . Milgard-Kamela
section of tho Old Oregon- Trail
highway started last fall) and has
been continuing during the winter.
BRIDGE TAUGHT
CONTRACT AUCTION
. Whitehead Method
C. H. DEVINE,
..your lire money
draws reail "interest" here
FIRST, wp lake as LITTLE MONEY from you ns will buy
the t'ikM type Goodyear for YOUU particular driving necda.
SECOND, We put on that tiro carefully r.lcan and
filraighten the rim, inHert tube properly, Rive a first-class
job. Other tires shifted lo best advantage.
THIRD, we watch your tires through tho year inspect
and Inflate them check wheel alignment keep lugs tight
to help you get ALL the troublcfrec scrvico Guodycara
can deliver.
That's real "interest," Isn't It, on a mighty sound invest
ment Goodyear Tires!
I II iv
Tires,
PLAYLE
with a largo amount of work to b
dono during 1930 an this section
Whon completed tho road will bo
wider and stiulghter, with tho for
mer dangerous features of the sec
lion eliminated.
POLITICS TO
BLOSSOM IN
NEAR FUTURE
(Continued from I'ago One)
tico of peace, was appointed to fill
Cr. Ill ;uly's unexpired term. , Ho
has not announced whether ho will
bo a uandldato for oleotlon.
In addition to those, officers
thoro will bo precinct 'committee
lion to elect at tlio prlnuirics, as
well as constables. Hutu offices
nro for two years.
Tho primary election will be
held on Friday, May 10, and Tiles
day, April l, is tho last day for
candidates to file their declarations
or petitions. - ? ' -
.MVNury's Term Fx pi ring
Tho term Pf Hcnutor MeNary, oC
Oregon, also expires, und Oregon
will have to elect or rc-olect threo
new congressmen, as their torm Is
only for two years. Senator Htci
wor, of Oregon, still has two, moro
years In office.
In tho state, besides tho gover
nor, tho following cMces must bo
filled nt tho coming primary and
general elections: two justices ot
tho supremo court, superintendent
of public Instruction and tho com
missioner of labor. ' '.
IMTHI Wllf
Store No. 18 La Orande, Ortf,
MEN'S
Spring Oxfords
$3.98
Smooth dressy calf up
pers, du ruble oak welt :
solos, new Spring losts.
TAN OR BLACK
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La Grande Hotel f
ilinu any other kind
OIL CO.