Tuesday, February 18, 1930
LOCAL RDQDIEIFjr
lit i ni in In fii'iuiile
John K. Nugent, u former United
States hi' nut or from Idaho, who In
now hi tho Investment business In
Washington,. I). C., ia a former
resident of i.ti Ornndo Ho was
born at the residence of L)r. Hul
nv.y. About six weeks after his
blrili his family moved to Silver
City, Idaho, in which stato ho was
reared. Circuit Judge J.
Knowlcs recently received a let
ter from Mr. Nugent, recounting
several interesting facts jibout his
early llfo in La Grande.
J'rciichcs Nightly-
novices conducted by Uiq Kv,
A. A, Hunks, of Voculello.. will bo
held eueh nlsht this week ul
Hoyd'a Memorial Baptist church
at tho corner of S and Kir streets.
Sunduy night a special collection
was taken, providing enough
money to pay off tho last nolo on
the ' church. Kvungoliat Ilanka
begins his services each night at 8
o'clock.
Flirt's Liquor Charge
Jialu JJietrich, age 21, was ar
rested yesterday evening ut 7
o'clock, and was charged with tho
sale of liquor to a minor, accord
ing to county officers;
Taken Itiintn to Salem
Sheriff Jesse Uroshears went to
Salem yesterday morning, leaving
at 10 o'clock, and taking with him
Kuusta llantn, a prisoner who was
sc fenced to serve a throe-year
term in the sluto ponltcntlury, on a
charge of larceny. .
Here for Mixtion lny
Attorneys Kdwln Alines, of Port
land, and Jesse ('rum, of Klgln, at
tended motion day at tho circuit
court- yesterday.
to diphtheria, however, none ' of
the teachers . wero exposed and
wero allowed to leavo during the
closing of tho schools.
AplviMMc Operallon " ;:
1 AHelgh Thompson, ff " farmer of
'Elgin, Is ut the Urando Rondo hos
pital following an appendix opera
tion and is improving rapidly.
Fint'iuml Arm
Mrs. Kd Provost, who fractured
her forearm, had it set Sunday.
IfCUYCH for Nevada
iJiurencoC. Hawes who has heennl ,helr home in iand City Mon
lUiliy lloy
Mr. and Af,rs.
tho parents of
Itny Marks are
baby boy born
working as part tlnio deputy for
the Pacific AVoodnuin Life asso
ciation for the last three years, has
been promoted, to stato manager
for tho stale of Nevada and will
begin his duties at once, leaving
.Sunday morning for tho new field.
Mr. Hawes was born at Uilgard 30
years ngo and is tho son' of Mrs.
Iaura Oliver of this city who Is
serving her third year as guardian
of Bluo, Mountain Grove No.
Supreme Forest Woodman clrclo
Auxiliary to tho Pacific Woodman.
During the pust five yeara, Mr.
Hawes has been employed as fire
man at the Mt. 10 mil y flAimbm
company. Ills work as part time'
deputy has earned tho promotion
to stato manager. In January he
led all other deputies for tho entire
Pacific jurisdiction and is one of
the youngest men to ever have the
position of stato manager, it is
said. At the close of the school
year, Mrs. Hawes and two daugh
ters will Join him in their new
homo.
Illumed Homo
Mrs. Hay A. Cook returned yes
terday from Portland where he
has been for two weeks with her
sister, Mrs. John Urooks. during a
recent illness. Her small nephew
CJeot'ge.-iftccomimuicd: her' home. ,
day morning.
pounds.
He weighs eight
co-cda must Uvo In the house for a
semester and keep It going.
In this environment, with every
practical essential of home-making
except the man to boss, the co-eds
wilt bo In a position to earn mar
rlago certificates us well us di
plomas, university authorities said.
a political and not .a JuUlclul quos
lion;". ' i 4
Among opinions handed down
today wa3 the following;
IL William, appellant vs. K. L.
Ledbetter, appeal from Union
county; action to, enforco oral con-
' tract. Opinion by Justico licit,
i Judge J. W. Knowlcs reversed und
I case remanded.
HOPE TO SECURE
MORE TOURISTS
TO. STOP HERE
'(Continued -fVom Tage Oue)
PUTS FRANCE
OUT OF MEET
(Continued from Page Ono)
JMllll Tor Dnilt'C-. ''Y:':7 '. ' .,!
Tho committee of the llcbeliall
und Odd Kellou-H lodge, nl' a meet
ins lust niKltt, made jdtinH for-a
mask party to be held Saturday
evening, at tile I. O. O. I'V hull.., 1
MtwlJnir Nlirlit
Star l-nieampmcnt S?c. 31 of the
T. O. O. V. met In roBi'lur session
last nlttht at tho Odd Fellows
leniplo with C. V. Mcl'horson lre-
Mldlng. ; One new member was re
ceived by tnin.sfer. l'rocedlnir the
mooting, tho members unci their
families held at politick dinner at
G:30 o'clock with a large attend
ance present. .
Day in rcmllctoii
Mirs. 'Peter Arnoldus and
Uobei'L sjirnt Knnday visiting
Arnpldus in 1'cndlelon. . . ,
Improving
-Mrs. William ICellner is improv
ing u'fler an illness at her hulnc on
Y a,venue.
Ki'liirned llttme
.Misses Kdllli Kbell and Margie
Kelly have returned from i'orlland
where tiiey spent the weekend vis
iting friends.
sroN'mOM'KHY; Ala., Ken.1 -IS
(Al'l Although burred from be
diming a candidate in the Alabama
democratic primary which is to be
held August 12, I'nitod Slates Sena
tor J. 'I'll as Jleflln. candidate
for reelecliun, complied with the
corrupt practices act today by fil
ial; declaration of his candidacy
III Iji CJramU ,yun wc.eiarj . n
. I. JIcL'ully. incniber of the 'Kin- .
state veterans de.artment of Ore- senator ue in. uu .-i eu iro... ...
i..,drUU vl t..i. In I.ii priiiiuiy i'v vim ui in.-- .....
Hero Today ' " '
Fred Carrey, former I.a (irundc
newspaperman, arrived in Aa
1m Clrande this niornlne; to visit
relatives. At present Mr. Currey
has a. carnival, wiileh ho expocls
to biiiiB to Clrande some time
during tho year.
gon. Is
Urando today.
In l.a (iramle
l.loyd Itlneharl. of lmbler, was
a l.a Grande visitor last weekend
on business. Anions other busi
ness callers from Klgin were Joe
Scanners and William Wade.
Ill at Home
Paul Hansen, who is 111 at homo
of tho flue, Is Improving.
To linker ,. ' . ,
- Jfil and M.l'S. It. J. Kitchen drove
In linker Sunday on business.
They report that there is consid
erable snow In the linker valley.
'Ici California
Klmer "Snap" Mc.Manus left
yesterday on his way to PUcnto.
(al., where lie will visit Ills par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. It. J. liyram.
and Ills three children. He will ho
gone about two weeks.
A I. the llulels
W. l.euelleyn. Henver: George
and C. Jf. .Ylimnaugh, Portland;
It. 14. Kinzer ' and . O. T. Klnscr.
Portland are registrants ut local
hotels. I
VMtW Here
.Mrs. Slarv llliyd. of Southern
California. Is visiting Mrs. I''. W
Wood and her son.' Joe Curr, this
week.
Improving
J. T. Longfellow, superintendent
of cllv schools, was able to attend
tho school board last night for a
short time. Mr. Longfellow- wus
seriously, III during tho last of Uc-
.ccmber and January.
Lodge Meeting
The L. A. of P.. of li. T. will
meet tonight in regular session at
the Kaglcs hall. Following the
business meeting a social hour und
refreshments will bo enjoyed.
Keliirneil From California
Mrs. i:il.abeth Donnelly has re
turned from Stockton und Sacra
nienlo, Oil., wliero she spent the
past two 'weeks visltiug.
Jluvlng Trill
.Misses Adelaide and Ilerniec
Mul.''!n hnvo returned from Port
lan'u and Seattle were they have
been attending spring millinery
openings and on a buying trip last
lug about 10 days. They aro of
Falk's store.
Ki'llirncil Sunday
A. T. Hill returned Sunduy from
Seatll" where he has been since
Thursday trunsacting business.
J'rom Vnion
.Mis. Dvbliin, of Union. WUS
lji tlraudp Aisltor yesterday.
I-Yom j:lgln
Miss Mafgaret Keown und.deni'
vicvo Crum. of Mlgln, wero In Iji
iraudo; Yesterday. Other Klgln
visitors hero were: Mrs. George
Hoger. .lrs. Lester Long, Mrs.
Louella Jing, Mrs. Kate Kcuw n,
and Mrs; Minnie MeCall.
iieie, rlgiirlng thai, each day spent
by tlio average tuilrlst In l.a Orando
would mcun an additional f 7.50 in
tho city's coffers,, Side trips, etc.,
wero mentioned, as well ns excel
lent accommodations and means ot
ontortnlnniont In La Ornndc.
Ho pointed out that the fact that
when th'o Mt. llmlly road is built
tills would become a great attrac
tion ror tourists It given Iho proper
publicity.
Uiiiing his talk lie gavo a group
of figures showing that a total of
about Ifill.JO people fro nioiltslde
of the state, travel tho Old Ore
gon Trail annually, In addlllon to
another l.r,,(ill( from Oregon. Slate
estimates aro that there are 000. KSu
tourists In tile stato annually,
spending a total of ?5, 1 J.dlii.
Mr. Iticharilson said that It every
tourist passing through here
stunned a day. It would mean Jl.-
ois.sril. but .unliUeil,. out: that it
v ronr was
WOMAN' ON H.Wtltl'.X I'AMPAS
I'AltMS IN I'ltlMITlVK STYIiIl'
FOllT MVEK8. Fin. (AP) -Far PARIS CRISIS
out on a ouui J-ionua pnurm n
piunoer woman has been winning!
her battle with nature for 28 years.
.Miles from tho nearest town or
neighbor, Mrs. John Dees ha.i
wrested u living for. liej-nelf and
two sons from thy. tU'oluto Ever
glades pampas.
X , little field of KOlden rlre.
Krown without plow or fertlllner.
and harvested with tier hands, pro
vides tlielr chief food. The boys
catch fish and alligators. When
the rlco is ripened slit . beats it
ulih a flail, much as Huth did in
llibllcul days'.
i:uu rniiiVLitv jii-;coiu
DIlAPHlt. Utah (Al) KffK'S
valued at J50( 14.4oO ot them
wero stolen from a warehouse here.
coxji iu:h was cm:vi:u
hit so avas alihuxoi
Inspires this speculation wus not
at all apparent and there ws no
Intimation In any official circles
that there was ground for any such
f en r,
MVnnwhllo interest was centered
on the probable contents of the
note to bo lnsued by Italy. It was
.stated that the Italian delegation
will submit figures to show tluit
In surfaco ships outside of those
limited by tho Washington confer
ence, Italy possesses cither on
water or under construction
roughly tho sumo number us
Prance.
. A sudden change of plans of the
Krenelv delegation resulted in
CREW ABANDONS,
ADMIRAL BENSON
DURING MORNING
(Continued from Togo Ono)
son, aground near the mouth of tho
Columbia river - and' apparently
doomed to Join the invlslblu hulks
of a dogpu other vessels an the
treacherous sands of Peacock P't.
to formulate plans for un. attempt
to refloat tho stranded vessel.
The surveyors frankly were
doubtful that the Pacific Htenmshlp
company's -coastal llnorj - from
which 3 a passengers und a similar
number of tho crow woru . removed
Sunday and Monday by llicbont
and breeches buoy, would over bo
pulled from the spH, Norhinlly
drawing l! feet of water, they said
she. rests in . wuter varying In
depth from four feet at low tide
to nine, or ten feet at flood tide.
Hope, has not been entirely
ubandoned, however, tho uurvoyora
declared. They said If further at
tempts of salvage tugs to shout
lines aboard the stranded vessel
-fall, u ne hers will be dropped some
dlslanco south of the Admiral Ben
son and cables attached and cur
ried to the steamer. Willi thcHO,
they explained, the ship may bo
able to pull herself off the sand
with power from her own winches.
The surveyors, who will Journey
from hero to the spit aboard Ihe
powerful tug Salvage King, which
was summoned from Pugel Bound
ImnuHliutely after tho Admiral
llenson grounded Saturday night
said tho vessel was resting easily
and not listing. Tho Salvage. King
deserted the disabled stenmer last
night but left the United States
coast guard' cutter lledwlntt uni
half a dozen other vessels standing
by In caso of emergency. .
21 of Crow Aboard
Aboard tho Admiral llenson to
day wero only 24 of tho crow, lit A
eluding Captain Charles Grahai: f
3
and all deck and engine room u6
fleers. Tho balance of the ore,l
and flvo remaining pnHsengois were ;
taken off tho ship yesterday, the )
passengers In the Fort Canby coast i
guard lifeboat und several of lh$ k
crow In the breeches buoy, , Those
of tho crew who remained aboard 1
anticipated no danger, but thd
breeches buoy, the ship end , ot
which was Inn hod high to ono of
tho vessel's masts, was left Intact
in enso of emergency.
Passengers meanwhile were scat
tered between Ilwaco, Wash., antf
I'orlland, many of them with only
their hand baggage.
MAlt liORuL G-lf, Irish . Kroe Ooyrges I.eygues leaving for Paris
.Stato (AP) It was u chtvor cOn- connection with tho French gov-
emlcecl to stop.- it would result In
nn average iiionthly "payroll" to
tlie city in tlie iipiroxlmiite amount
of ?22,i)t. He urged that a. com
mittee be njipolnted to.wnrk out
a. feasible plan of action, and tho
president was given authority. ,4o,
nppuinto such .a eomhiiUoe when rt
niollnn. put by It. J U-reen( was
unanimously passed .
llJOFLIX riliKS CAXUIDACV
ju.rer whol performer slelght-of-hand
tricks at an entertainment
for convicts In tjio penitentiary
here, but he forgot how clever
some of his audience might be.
He was taking half-crowns from
tho mouth of an assistant and
dropping, them into, a hat on the
table. . . ...
- Kuon the hut was half fu.ll of
i coins, and everyone ' .'applauded,
i The .conjuVer 1 bowed' and snilU'd.
I J.ater, ' he., turned -tq empty ..the
hot. but- It' wus already -.empty.
" .Someone had stolen the money.
OREGON TRAIL
FILM MAY BE
eminent ci-IhIs.
Previously ho had been ordered
lo stay in London as a conference
observer. ' '
Tho French minister of marlno
was accompanied by r. Moisset,
ono of the alternative delegates,
ltene M'asslgll, tho other ullernute,
remained here.
m,;ais ani rrxjtu
I'OimiAND. Ore., Feb. IS (AP.)
Cano sugar (sacked basts)'
steady; cane, fruit or berry, $5.15
per cwt. Heet sugar $5.00 cwt.
l-'lour (city delivery prices)
steady; ;fumHy patents, 4st $7.60:
wno le . w neat, as, jtj..iu; gramuu
Visiting, l-'ricmls
Mr. "and Mrs. Karl Tutor, ol
Pendleton, wero In Jal firandc last
weekend visiting friends.
Vcw JUiys ilero '' ;r
Mr. and Mrs. Tom. )VllU mson.
of Wallowa Lake, are spending a
few days in La Grande on business.
cratic executive committee, be
cause he threw his support to Her
bert Hoover In 1H2S, said he would
comply with other, sections of Ala
bama election laws by 1'illng formal
notlco of his candidacy with
Chairman Kd I'ettus or tlie execu
tive committee.
YOCNG IKISII NKT ST A 1 1
ro PLAY IX C. S. SOOX
TAKTCN HF-KTH Uh, $0.50; bakors' hard wheat, 96s;
. . $7-.20; bakers' blucstem patents,
(Continued from Pago Ono) ' j
tares nf the cotnln? year In motion
pictures, , t . 't '''. . '- '' ', ,
-Mi. Nelson also included In his
telegram lo: 1 1jo .governoi: the.
lecommenclat ion that J. Nielsen
Harry, of Portland,, be mentioned
as furnishing historical authority
for the picture, fr. Harry, Mr.
Nelson said today, knows more of
tlie history of the- trail thon any '
other living man.
S&s, $7.20"; pastry Hour, ,4'9s.: $7730.
LIYICItPOOIi WHEAT
IdVKHPOOL. iKeb. H (AP)
Wheat closi: March 7s lOd $1.14-71.
May: 8s 2d $l.l'J.
July: Ss 4id $1.22.
lltTTKliFAT
DIRECT FROM "THE PORTLAND THEATRE" RUN!
To La Grande No Price Advance
The Story No Newspaper Dared Print
' lOVKItY WOMAN' KXOWS IT! NO WOMAN Tl'.I.US lit
VI usI'AI'KltK DO N' I'ltlNT I'l'l WIIV?
Sill: K HUAK THIS Ahh TALI11X 8KXSAT10X
person!
about
"ST R E ETof CHANCE
RULE AGAINST
LEGISLATORS'
PAY MEASURE
HAN' I.'IIANOISCO, Kcl). IS (AD
Ilutloifiu f; o. li. Sun I'"runul8L0,
J tic. ' "
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NICK, Knmcc, (AP) Twunly-
onu-yi'ii'i'-iMil l.ytllclon HokI'i-s, tho j
I risk DitvlH (,'ui iiluyur anil chum-
pion of Iho i'ko (onniM rliili. I.hi
DKiiij; to niiiko u tuur or aiiht- minium'
opinion Hayn: "Such. ullowancofor
IHTHunill CXIH'IIHPS iK, ill Offl'L't, lid--
ditfonul .'omKMtuMoii vhlch - tho
constitution oxnrcHsiy foruiilK. 'I'IiIh
is . . . nn Interpretation, which tho
legislature ItHdf recopnizeil from
the adoption of the constitution In
issn .until the pnssagi: of tho first
i-csolutiou for incidental expenses
in 1!IL'7." ..'
The IIIL'T ICKlslnture adopted a
esolullon to lhat of llln.
IM)ISTIiAXI CASH
I'OltTiAND, Ore., Kel). IS (AP)
rash wheal: lilu Jiend bltustein.
hard white 1.24.
Soft wllllo 1.1,1V4.
Weslern white Jl.lSVj.
Hard winter $1.11 .
. Northern Hprlni; $1.11.'
Western red J 1.1 I
Oats: No. 2-38 II). white 34.0ll:
Today's car receipts: wheat 43,
flour 5, corn 1, outs 1, hay 2.
WILLIAM POWELL
'LI- f writes
' 2? '"" s
Also
CHINA NITK
Ladies!
(Jet the Bijr"
Philter Tonile
Kim ... "IS
u Bin. 1 flpj
ouc,:'"'Dr,r
Clti... A'ullcn
im O , And Orchestra
'IBl -"fJIi. 'linn"
Tte ,
to,
GRANADA
01,
Starting
TODAY
ItllVTIIJl"
And '
Al'lHO
UEVIIOW
2
lea this yen r to Iay in Hie princ
ipal lurnanientM.
lumber- i JLnfjei-s lorin nas 1111 proven
UiisIiiohs Visitor
f 'tm r-lnu Mlmnii nirli.
man of I'orlland. was in Ui Cirando : iPiiy mat .u,
yesterday tranmictinB bualneMS.
Orriclal HhsIiicjw
Charles H. Ciram, state labor
commissioner, was in li Urando
on official bUMlneHs Monday.
critlcH believe
thitt in another luo years lit? will
I bo ti Mcriou-s contender for Kuro
i pean honoiH. Kve.11 now It is doubt-
ful of there ore others than TUden
1 ami Coehet who can beat liltu on
tho Jtivleru. this weason.
Ia I'ortlanU
Mr, und Mrs. C. S. l'adduek ami
Dallas tireen drove to 1'ortlanu
last weekend. Mr. Green expects
to be gone about a week.
Indefinite Visit
Raymond Cornwell. of lithrhlKP,
Is visiting at the homo of nis sis
ter, Mrs. Adann Cyr, fur an indefin
ite stay.
In Vortlaiid
Mr.. and Mrs. Nate Zwulfel will
return In a few days from. J'ort
land whoro they went last 'Week
end on a business trip.
From Kiinu'la
V. A. lnyerwon was in I-i . ramie
yesterday from Kaniela where lie
ia employed by the U.-W.
Jlcni This Morning
Mrs. I. V. Thomas, of Mearliam.
arrived in Ii (.'.randn this niornlim.
Mr. Thonuis is tho O.-W. usent iw
Mcachain,
Short lluliMs Trlh
W. II. tiulld went to Portland
lnt nlKht fur a shm-l, business
trip. 1I! in division superintendent
of the" O.-W.
oiiio ro-i;is tkm) iioi.kk
TO MAS'l'KK lIOMi; THICKS
ATKKXM, O. (A I) Sinks and
psychology, )lpUins and itoets. are
all one to Ihe co-eds who study
home economlcn at Ohio univer
sily. Tho unlvi'i-slty has bought a ?!',
000 Ijouso near tho ('(nnpus with
a furnace that has to be tended,
a sink thai has to be cleaned and
a budget that has to be kepi. The
it was not conicsieu in conn umij
all meinbei'H received their money
except sonio who declined to, lake
it. -.',
Itelatlve to tlie right of the Irgls-.
laturo to appropriate expense
money the opinion draws a sharp
distinction between . personal and
official expenses. "' Tho opinion'
cites in olher stales as precedent
for the opinion today. Cases In
Kansas and Okluhoniu are empha
sized.; "We are not unmindful.' tho
opinion concludes, ."that tho com
pensation fixed by the constitution,
In view of changed conditions,
wholly Inadequate, and tends, In
oitr opinion, to defeat jjoud fr0V.
eminent In that the. poor Hum. al
though well qualified, Is often thuft
precluded from -rendering this Im
portant public service. However,
tho Inadequacy nf compensation 1h
ARCADE
STARTING
TOMORROW
In ivnilliloii
:. Ijirltin la in I'endlcton today
on bu.Hlness.
a
IN TM1 WBT
In a fjnuido TmIhj
C. ik Tuttle. of lmbler, was a
biiKirie. visitor In the city today,
-Mr. ami Mrs. James ISllis, of Klein,
wero calling on business; nlso Mr.
and Mrs. 1. T. liumyardncr, ut
KlKin.
Hero KM wk
Miw Dorothy Kreneh, of rarma.
Idiihoi teacher In the tichools ut
Apple Valley, Is spending tho week
In Ia tlnindc with her parents Mr.
and' Mrs. Harry Kreneh. Iter school
b;is h' Vi dtMiiiv:e0 for a ucck due
Store No. H Ia Grande. Ore.
Rayon Taffeta
39c yd-
A new material
in the choicest
of Spring
shades.
Serves a multi
tude of uses.
36 inches wide.
MtC9Ctttttttettf?t
A merry, mclodius, musi
cal comedy riot!
10 big new tunes!
The newest dances!
Romance, fun!
NOW PLAYING
"THE FOUR
FEATHERS."
ALL STAR CAST
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