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Thursday, April 17, 1930 Lfl GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA' GRANDE, PRE. T age Wit Talks of J'ionccrs , ''When it comes to history, tho Orundo Rondo valley has an im portant part in tlio development of OrcRon," 8a Id I A. Wright, state Oregon congressional delrgntlon In securing from congress a substuu tiai appropriation for tho gym nasium enterprise. I frame commissioner, who is rexis- Addressed Nature Club tpred at the Imperial from Union. lr. Ray Murphy spoke to the na- ;Tho Hunt expedition wis ono of jturo club of tlie Eastern Oregon normal school Tuesday night on a subject of astronomy, telling of tho stars and tho constellations, men tioning the moon and tho planets and explaining how sone of tho stars were named. The meeting was held in the science room at tho Nornuil school. Plans wero made for the "next two meetings which will be c.. picnic and an evening en tertainment at. the Normal school. tho first to enter the valley. Don ncvillo was thero and all the eni iy explorers visited it and tho hot springs at J lot lake, and Robert Stuart was, one of the first to find the lake. All of tho 'emini'iints pulsed through the valley from the first wagon thiin, and tho verdure of tho valley, after weeks of travel g sagebrush and mountain-!, in variably impressed the settlors. You .will find references to Grande Utondo valley in many of tho diarif s nf the pioneers and In the journals f tho explorers and early trappers. vter Skene Ogden used to got his rji'soM in the valley when he led ithe fur brigades for the Hudson's ;Kay comipany and it was a great pnuntry for horses and . cattle. There used to bo thousands of head .pastured in tho tall grass in the vicinity f Hot Lifke. It was fine feed. Tho route used -by the cov ered wagons entering and leaving tho valley has boon marked. Ezra '.Meeker 'placed som,e, of his markers A on tho trail. Hy ancestors, when 4 tlheyeum.e to iOregun In 1852 carno $ to J'ortland. but after a few years ij they went back to (iramle Hondo, htf for they could not forget the beauty of tho place nor its fertile soil. Other pioneers back-tracked to the valley after coming to Portland and Oregon City." Portland Oregon la n. Husscll McKeiinoii Klocted Russell McKenmm of Imbler, junior In agriculture at Oregon Stato college, was recently elected treasurer of Alpha Zeta, .national professional fraternity in agricul ture. The purpose of Alpha 55eta is to promote the profession of ng riculturo by fostering and develop ing high standards of scholarship, character, leadership and a spirit of fellowship among ngracultural men. Tlio activities of tho chapter cen ter around helping tho school of ag riculture and its graduates wher ever they are located. No Story Hoar Tho Easter story hour at the li brary scheduled for Saturday has been cancelled due to the showing of "King of Kings" at the Arcade theater the sumo morning. From VnKm Mrs. George Huffman, of Union, was a La Grando visitor yesterday. To Ontario ' Miss, Klsio Walters left on this morning's train 'for her homo In Ontario where she has gono to ro- cover from an Illness. Sho has becn'MuJor Operation u, student at tho Kastcrn Oregon j Glen McCoy underwent a. major Normal school during the full und operation at Uho Giruiide Rondo winter terms. hospital Tuesday. Changed Residence jllero Yesterday Mr. and Mrs. .R. R. 'Randall . Robert WUhycombe, of tho Un moved yesterday from 1G02 First ion experiment station, called In street to a new residence ut tiU5(LrU Grande yesterday on business. M avenue. - I Improving From Pendleton Mr. and Mis. Johns und Miss Kalhryn Recta wero among those from Pendleton who attended the Christian Science lecturo hero Tues day evening. Others included in tho Pendleton attendants arc Mr. Case, Mrs. Powell and daughters, Mrs. Denning and Mrs. Hunter. From Joseph Mr. and Mrs. Frank Iauphear, of Joseph, accompanied by their daughter, were visiting in this city Tuesday. Traffic Accident A car driven by A. M. Rainier and h car belonging to Oliver Kerr figured in a traffic, accident on .Adams avenue between Fir and Greenwood Apr. 3 5 at S8 o'clock, according to police records. No one was injured. Working for Indian Gym The Rev. J. T. Cot-bett arrived hero by car with three Indian dele gates1 for a business and social visit with tho Rev. Father-Nooy. Father $ Corhett, as superintendent of the tst. Andrews muin sciiooi, is acepiy j - . itcrested in Indian velfaro work Hero on liusliicss ad Is out to enlist public inter- Jack Worthlngton left this after- ost in a movement ti erect an all- ! noon for Portland after spending Indian gymnasium, as a fitting ex-, two days in La Grande and territory press! on of co vor e d wj i go n a n d Oregon Trail mutual good will. In connection with this movement he is planning an India n-whito May day bazaar which, Jus .the endorse ment of the Pendleton Round-Up committee and oC fhe, Pendleton chamber of commcrje. . These two organizations have offered their services to enlist the Interest of the on business. . Mr. Worthlngton is with th Ford Motor Co., -with of fices In Portland. From Mcdl'onl B. F. Shores and R. W, Shores, of Med ford, , are spending a ; few days visiting In l-.ii Grande. They aro former residents of this city leaving here about ten years ago. QuK't Caudle, IJglit Communion A quiet candle light communion will bo held this evening at 9 o'clock in the St. Peter's Episcopal church commemorating the Mas ter's instituation of this sacrament on Moiindy Thursday, tho night bc foro his crucifixion. On Itusint'ss Ueulah McGlll and Kathrlue O' Rourke, night nurses at Hot Luke, were La Grande visitors on business thin week. Re In nicd Home - Mrs. Claude Cooper and' children, Robert and Rarbara, have returned from Baker where they visited her paronts, tho-Rev. und Mrs. W. A. Winters. Supply Train W. H. Guild, K iJirkl'n and L V. uiums.se, o.-W. orllcials, arc on a train this week that furnishes ma terlul to all departments of tho see ond division. Wednesday they went from Umatilla to Pendleton. Today they will come from Pendleton here and go on to Huntington Friday. Hern Wednesday Frank Uowcn and George Henry business men, of Raker, were trans acting business horo Wednesday. Miss Alta Smith, of Kamela. who underwent a major operation at the Grando Rondo hospital Monday, is improving. l'a I lei it- Lew is Cross, of Union, became patient at tho Grando Rondo hos pital Wednesday. Ho is quite HI. Ret mil From Idaho Miss Allco McDonald has return ed from Salmon, Idaho, where she was called by tho death of her mother. Miss McDonald Is super visor of the primary grades of tho Ackurman Training school. To Union Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Ralrd and Mrs. Raird's father, G. 1. Hotson, accompanied by Mrs. Fred Nodluo drove to Union today Visiting in Milton ; Mrs. Francis Greullch is visiting her mother, Mrs. Chns. Cockburn in Milton, Ore. for a few weeks. Visiting Fiom Stilt lako Mrs. F. M. Watson, of Salt Iukc City Is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Geo. Lyman, and plans to spend the greater part of the summer In La Grande. When Mrs. Lyman returned from her recent trip t tho conference at Salt Luko City her mother accompanied her.. On ltiislucss TiiiH L. IJ. Hiannofietd left this morning for Walla Walla, where he will be until the end of the week on business. Returned Homo ' J. A. Gussett, 84 years old has returned to his homo at Covo after recovering from a major operation at the Grando Rondo hospital about twenty days ago. mm HERE INDEED IS YOUR MBLE A NEW HAT? A NEW GOWN? NEW EASTER ' FOOTWEAR? This is the time of year when Spring and Nature blos som forth in new garb . . . and likewise we find "miss" and "madame" searching for the appropriate, costume. EASTER GOWNS PRINT GEORGETTES PRINT CREPES PLAIN CREPES SILK COMBINATIONS $0.90 FLARES TUCKS " SHIRRING Jacket Effects 111 Ml I HI I Irregular hem lines Ensembles The season's choicest colors jf $0.90 m mm, sm 1 UT lip All at One Price Former Residents Here Ren Shores and his son. Rlnn chard, formerly of La Grande but now residing In Mjodford, aro In La Grando for u few days. Friends of tho Shores are sorry to hear of Airs. Shores' death about two weeks ago. , . from Enterprise where sho visit ed her grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Ton Rennett, during spring vacation. . On Business Mr. und M'rs. ThnmHs Hefty, of Covo, wero In La Grando yester day transacting business. Return to Idaho Tomorrow Mrs. Guy Glenn, of fa barton, Ida., will return homo tomorrow morning after spending tho week hero on business and visiting at tho home of Mr. and Mrs. Uo.w uid Glenn. At Raker Hugh Brady, local attorney, spent yesterday In Raker on business. Driving to Western Oregon . Mr. and Mrs, IT. K. iilxon are driving to Portland and other points on a trip concerning the Knights of l'ythlas lodge of whlhc Mr. HIvoii la grand chan cellor for the stale of Oregon. He will attend tho district convention In Portland Friday, the Home board meeting Saturday In Van couver, tho district convention at Redmond Monday night, a simi lar meeting in Tho Dalles Tues day night and return. homo Wednesday. Jurors Convict Former Dancer Of Extortion - NKW YORK. April 17 (AP) A Jury today convicted Olga Kide Kd wards, former dancer,, of ex torting money from' Nathan J 4. A luster, millionaire traction mag nate, under throats of naming him publicly, as tho father of her six year old son, .Lee. The caso went to. the jury late yesterday. Miss Kd wards, lime witness for the defense, had de nied she ever threatened Amiiter and insisted contributions he made to her during tho IS years they wero acquainted were given of his own free will. Itecovcrlng Xlcely Mis. O. I Harrison, who broke her arm quite badly about two weeks ago. Is now recovering an well as can be expected, though her arm is sonOvhnt helpless as yet. Hew Yesterday Val Jensen, of Walla Walla, and Mrs. it. T. Ueeco, of Walla J Walla, were In La Grando yes j terday. Mr. Jensen was on busi- ness and Mrs. iteece spent the play with her daughter, Mrs. Hose i:naiscy manager ok j no Shop. i , . , t;hA . iii.4. Jiniil for SiK'tillng Kugeni- :ntes and Miss Durland wre each fined $15 and costs on speeding churgeH this morning at the court oT Justice of the Pence L. Dcnliniii. 10.. M. Anderson, stnte traffic officer, and Sergeant L L. Lleuallen made the arrests. Tju Portland- Mr. and Mrs. If. N. Asliby and daughter. Glldti. and Miss Julie ! Kavenscroft, are driving to Port land and Kugcne. Miss Ashby and Miss Kavenscroft will attend the April frolic at the Pnlverslly of I Oregon. Mr. und Mrs. Ashby will return homo Friday. Tim girls will j make pari of the return trip by train. EASTER BONNETS Mj Here arc becoming hills, becoming in their clever lines and delicate shades. "Dicier" offers much at this economy price of SPRING FOOTWEAR Blondes, Tans, Bronze, $3.98 RentiJo r nmhinations and & x the ever popular black. $4.98 Major OpCrniioii M:rH. William Hlllhouse, who un derwent a mastoid operation Tues day morning tit the Grando Kundc hospital. Is Improving. Ituhy Hoy Mr. und Mrs. Hex I'. Ilrumbach, of G01 Seventh street, an the par ents of a bo by boy born April 11 at the Grande Hondo hospital. Outline Terms Of Safeguarding Treaty Clause LONUOX. Ajwil 17 (A.1') Sen ator Joseph 'I. Hobinson, member oi the American delegation to the naval . conference, this afternoon issued a statement outlining the terms of lhi safeguarding clause In tho naval Iroe.iy. His state ment read: "Tho so-called safeguarding clause In tho naval treaty will provide In. general that If, during tho lermj of tlio treaty the re quirements of national security of any of Hho three powers whose auxlllnry vessels are limited aro. In the opinion of that power, ma lerially a fleeted by new construe lion by any nation whose auxil iary proKram is not limited by. tho treaty, that power will notify tho other two of the amount and Kind of building It requires. There upon those other powers shall be entitled to. tnalto a proportionate Increase in tho same category categories. "IT a real emergency should arise, 1 should want tho United States to be free to act without tlio consent of -others, and of course we must concede tho same right to then. Jt is desirable that tho.Hc who. llm.lt their means of defense should feel safe In that limitation. Otherwise they would not continue the process of limitation." Jufotmalion at American head- quarti'i's today was that all the members of tho American dele- gut Ion arc in agreement on I lie specifications of the safrguardlng; clause as outlined by Senator HoblnHon. cases'. To this Reames .Vopljod i that ho was not objecting to the amount of tho fee, but tho prin ciple Involved. 1 "Ho claimed, with regard to this fund," said Reanies, "that he had saved It as ' a public trust, that ho had saved -tho drifting ship und tied It saTcy to tho dock sq it would never drift awayi Then when ho attempted to des troy the trust that lie had saved say that any fee was too much." Concerning Man nix contention in tho courts that the trust fund was not being properly handled by tho board of trustees appoint ed by tho circuit court after, tho original ' suit Koumcs declared that If this wero truo Manntx riould have complained to tho court that created the board, und not "gone out and solicited a con tract with tho heirs for 50 per cent of tho fund If ho recovered It for them.'.' At t ho conclusion of t ho caso Chief Justice t.'oshow thanked the attorneys who, at the request of tho supremo court, had repres ented the stato In the two cases. "Wu realize," ho said, "I hat your duty has been a dsagr able one. Wo appreciate tho in dustry you have shown and the highly ethical way In which you have presented the cases to the court." FREE PRESS FIGHT URGED BY HARRISON Sho alleged Muster . admitted becoming tho futhcr of hor child six years ago. ' i ' James T. C( Mjurray, Miss Ed wards'; attorney, alleged In his Miminallon that Amster was "the victim of his friends" and would not huvo brought tho extortion action against Miss Edwards vol untarily. Ho charged the action was brought primarily to break an agreement under which A,m,' ster had settled a 100.000 trust fund upon Miss Edwards and thft 1 boy, . . i 71 - MAIN, ' for luiyUUiia Unit Is to lie prlMnl. It ii h h ortlpra taken nnU finished oil tlino. NELSON Opposllo Post Office 11 aF its WAKNIB MOTHER! PRESENT ji he Hidh-Hatted Tragedian of Sorrf TEQ1LEwD, IS EVERYBODY HAPPY? ALICE DAY ' Mn l ANN PENNINGTON (Continued from Pngo Ono) press ii gent positions. Jf you have developed a reporter or editor," ho said, "with more than the average run of ability, ho is worth as much to your organiza tion as ho Is to tho public utility bidding for him. Convlnco the publisher of this fact and tho mi gration to tho ranks of tho public relations army will diminish rap idly." T Vrgos Vso of Itntllo larrlson ndvocated that news papers get into tho broadcasting field and preparG for use of tele vision. Ho deplored what ho term- ed tho attempt of aviation interests to prevent tho publication of acci dents and said progress In this Hold Was duo to free publicity given tho uotlvlty. iTho society president asked sup port for the movement to prevent tho customs service from censoring books brought Into this country, mil praised the Cleveland Press for Its fight against contempt sentences imposed on newspapers. Last Day Today s Dorothy Mackaill In : "HARD TO GET" n v, mm Also . I JHIIU.-0 cif tlitv -I'iix;p Dolls All Color. Tnlkllij- vollKlly . ARCADE FRIDAY SATURDAY bKANAUA These New Salts Are Wonderful That's Just What She Said Just What He Said AND A .MIWpIjU'VVT, , i FOLKS CANT BIS WRONG At tho Hotel Tho following are registered at local hotels: V. A. Katif finiin. J. A. Giiylord, Salt l.nko City; .M. U. Mfirsh. It. V. Javls. Health-; Itny Hcrkman. Sun Kruncisco; W. H. Parker, Portland; K. If. Hunch, Suit Lake City; "VV. L. Havens. Porthind; Walter LaiiMlng, link er; M Iss 1. If. Ha vage, I'ort In nd : l. t'r. .Xfodcsite. Portland; Don ald Uoallhoes. St. Paul: J. S. .Mar ls, Walla, Walla; Forest Cobb. I ort lan d ; K, M. G rogu n . I 'ort -land; If. W. Neer. Portlamf; G. If. Ituiifchlc. Portland: Harry .Mirer, and ('hot Peyton. Portland; Oslo I). Pitt house. Keiittte; Wal tor J faie, i'ort In nd; Margaret I.. Smith. Seattle; Jf. Hredlng, Wnl- ia Walla: llornnrd Snow, Salt Lake City; M.r. and Mrs. Prank Ceredson, 1 )albis: Ucuben I'ort or. Va kima ; M rs. If. J. I 'atterson Cascade, Ida.. A. M. Nichols, Port land. California Tour M r. a nd M rs. Post cr Si ms a nd Miss Ullian Sims, formerly of this city but more recently of S'-uttle. are muking a motor tour 4( Call fornla and will be gone for about threo weeks. Til VHv Iradows Mrs. George Tlss, and her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Jann s ltarhatn who hnvu spent the winter with her, huvo gone to New Meadows. Iila., to the Mnrhum hdme, Mr. Ilarliam is slowly recovering from a paralytic stroke. Mrs. Tins will return to Ia Grande In a week or ten days. In Portland Miss Margaret Meyers and Miss Klizubeth Olds are rpendlng a few days In Portland .visiting friends. Will Begin Work On New Cruisers WlASICINGTU.V; April 17 (Al) lleprescntutlve l-'runch, of Ida bo, chairman o( tlie i tn porta ut lui vu 1 Hpiro)i-iatlon:f subcommit tee, said today that president Hoover was expected to permit tlie laying down of three of the first five cruisers In the 15 cruis er program within between 30 ami OD days. DISBARMENT IN HANDS OF HIGH COURT (Continued from Pago One) When you take vitalizing Krus chen salls for a few days thai old indolent armchair feeling deserts you it doesn't matter how fat you are tho urge for activity has got you and you're stopping lively." And best of nil you like this ac tivity you walk a couple of miles and enjoy It you thought you'd never dance again but you find you're getting as spry as ever the old tingling active feeling reaches oven your feet. - Kritscheu is a combinntlon of the six salts Nature has nlrendy put In to your body to keep you alive If It were not for these vital salts you could not live. Why not try one 5 nenl. bottle of these rejuvenating salts a bot tle lasts 4 weeks and ono bottle Is enough to prove to you that Krus- chen will mako you feel younger spryer moro energetic you ii en Joy life every minute of It. As one stout woman wrote; "Kruschen Suits arc worth their weight In gold to me." A half teaspoon In a glass of hot water every morning Is all need 1o keep health keep your stomach, liver, bowels and kidneys In, splendid condition frco your system front harmful toxins' and acids. Red Cross 3-)rug Store sells lots of Kruschen Halts so do good drtigglHls everywhere. 'Adv. Last Time Today v , "SARAH AND SON" I I !! Ill HlMllBIHtM I Iinpn ln Mrs. W. C. Prielxrg who undt-r-went an operation hi the Grand Uondo hospital. Is Improving. i Ht'liirned Mohm- Mifs Virginia PoU'pJette turned hnnw th ftrw( of the i Wi.'iiitno fuml litigation, Kennies declared that the relationship be tween court and attorney is a Hacrcd confidence, that when hn attorney states something as n fact. It should be fact, and that tho attorney who violated this confidence is not worthy to prac tice his profession. "There Is no way," said Kennies, "that the court can protect the pcnpl" and Itself from error ex cept that it have confidence lu tlie members of the bar. ami no man in worthy to practice who will tell the court other than the truth." Kennies Krored Man nix for en tering Into a contract wit h the Wemme heirs whereby he wns to get a fee of 50 per rent of the hnlf-mfllfoti dollar estate if ho won the suit" of the heirs against the trustees of the We in mo fund, and a later contract with the K. llenry Wciiune , company where by bis fee was to bo 1-8 per cent If he was successful in the federal court suit of the Wrmine cuurpnnyMignlnxt the trtifdcfs. Iiucnian Interrupt l-'rnnk J. Loncrgan, .Mannix' at toi wj Intei r opted wit h tlie re mark thiit tlie rules of the Mult nomah county bar nsfoefntp n ap- kipi"f? ol a per cenl jt-r tu siclt IT'S HERE The New Fun-Makiny Sensation of a Generation Fun For Young and Old Alike Sold only at L. & L. DRUG CO. You'll Want to Look Your Best For CORRECT STYLES AT . ECONOMICAL PRICES ARE HERE IN ABUNDANCE FROCKS What chtirmlfng styles spring' brings in frocks . . . our assort ment includes chiffons, crepes und georgettes ... sizes range from 13 to 50. ' $8.50-$10-$15-$25 HATS s To complete your Easter cos tume you must find the cor rect hat ... we are showing many chic models in the new brim effects. $4 and $5 ENSEMBLES . They're smsirt and stylish . . . they're practical ... we have jersey, silk and wool ensem bles in striking new spring colors. $6.50 $10 $16.75 COATS Dress coats and sport coats are here for your inspection. They are personally selected for their style and value. $16.75 - $25.00 HE HIKE ON DKI'OT OFF ADAMS 0