La Grande evening observer., July 10, 1930, Page 5, Image 5

Thursday, July 10, 1930
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE.
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Vocal Trouble
I ' Mrs. Herbert Pattlson Is : having
trouble with her vocal cords and her
? physician has asked her not to use
I them at all. Her friends are hopefu:
I of a complete and rapid recovery.
Business Trip
t Harley Richardson is in .San Fran-
clsco. Cal. for a few days on business.
He will return to La Grande the firs;
) of the week.
t Fmm The Dnlles
I ' Miss Marie Foley and her brother.
I Jerome Foley, daughter '.and Bon. of
g Mr. and Mrs. Pat Foley,- of The Dalles,
are In La Grande visiting' for two
i weeks at the home of Mr. and Mro.
J. J. Foley.
To Wallowa Lake
I Mildnd Charlton, Judith Sntx
$ grass, June Coolidge, Vernon Patten
and Ellis Webb drove to Wallowa lake
on Tuesday and enjoyed the day in
fishing, skating, picnicking and best
of all a ride on Hal Bohnenkamp's
motor boat. They returned home
Tuesday evening.
' Stopped Here
i J. L. Ebersole left yesterday for
I Pendleton after visiting hero for a
: few days on his way home from a
trip through the mlddiewest. While
here he visited at the home of his
niece, Mrs. C. R. Humphreys. He io
clerk at the Hotel Pendleton at the
Round-up City. .i .
I At Wallowa Lake
't Mrs. Melvln Galbralth, accompanied
-i by her sister and brother-in-law, Mr.
5 and Mrs. C. A. Aldrlch, of Albany,
l Ore., who are visiting here for a few
$ days, drove to Wallowa lake today.
i'i The Aldrlchs will leave for their horns
Friday.
:S To Cottaue Grove
j Rev. and Mrs. Ira R. Aldrlch and
V'i two children, Helen and Ruth, and
S: Mrs. Aldrich's father. Mr. Mason, have
I left for Cottage Grove, Ore., where
J they will make their home. Mr.
7 r. drlch has been appointed pastor ol
$ the Methodist church in Cattags
1 Grove.
ft heft hunt Night
-4 Miss Lenore Gibson and Mr.-?.
-1 George Fuller left last night for a ten
4 days vacation trip to Portland, Seattle
''if and possibly Vancouver and Victoria,
i j B. C.
'jf Visiting Here
j Miss Evelyn Baultic, of Berkeley,
'i Cal.. is visiting at the home of her
?? sister, Mrs. J. R. Splker.
M Hern Yesterday '
Mrs. Carl Le'shman, of Bates. Ore.
I spent yesterday at the home of her
i' sister, Mrs. Johnnie Mackltn.
.! rrnm Portland
i Miss Margaret Rlggs, formerly oi
' this city but more recently of Port-
i land. Is in La Grande visiting rela-
tlves during a vacation. Miss Rlggs
was the winner of an American Legion
A; beauty contest held here a year ago.
''t! Stopped Here
' Mru Edna Polley, of Juneau, Alus
ka, is' stopping in La Grande for a
few weeks to visit her son Dr. C. L.
. Polley,- local dentist, on' her way East
; where she Is a delegate to the Amer
" ' lean Legion auxiliary convention
lV from Alaska. I
Classes Saturday
Classes at the Eastern Oregon Nor
mal school will be held this Saturday
to make up for the additional holi
day, Thursday before July 4..
j Returned Home
' - Glfford Seltz has returned home
V from a ten days trip to San Fran-
clsco when he accompanied Griffith
Williams, of The Dalles, a student at
Stanford university.
I 1o Washington-"
M Mrs. Lynn Wright has gone to Al-
fi mota. Wash;, to. spend about a week
'j with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. R.
;j Aeschliman;
7, Here This Week
Art Potwln and Robert Guild ara
i' in La Grande this week. Both are
students of the University of Ore
'; gon, and this is Mr. Guild's home al.
though he Is spending the summer
on the coast. Mr. Potwln is the
.- newly elected president of the Jun
lor class for next year. Is an out
standing student and a member of
: Beta Theta Pi.
IHt. DEAN CONVICTED
, PORTLAND, July 10 (AP) Dr.
C. J. Dean, operator of clinics in
Portland, San Francisco and Los
Angeles, was convicted today of vio
lating the national bankruptcy act.
Dcfenso counsel was given 30 days
to file a motion for a new trial.
The chain physician was charged
with assigning a mortgage to his
father's investment company to
escape, including it in a bankruptcy
petition Dean filed.
DKN1KS STAY OF EXKCl'TIOX
DENVER, Ju:y 10 (P) Governor
William H. Adams today denied Ralph
Flcagle, leader of the Lamar, Colo.,
bank bandit gang, a stay of execu
tion. The governor said he would
not Interfere with Flcagle's hanging,
scheduled shortly after midnight to
night at the state penitentiary. Can
on City.
hot in ii;ndlkton
PENDLETON, July 10 MV-Tcm-peratures
during the past three days
have ranged from 02 to J02. Grain
has ripened quickly and harvesting
conditions are expected tto'be perfect
by next week.
IX KS INSTALL
ATLANTIC CITY. N". J.,, July 10 W
The sixty-sixth reunion of the
J. grand lodge of the Benevolent and
1 Protective Order of Elks was brought
to a close here today with the Instul
- lation of officers and the annual pa
. rati
ItOOHLVKLT RKCOMMKNDKIl
WASHINGTON. D. C. July 10 V
Nicholas Roosevelt of New York has
been recommended to President Hoo
ver for the post of vice-governor of
the Philippines, succeeding Eugeno
A, Gllmore. resigned.
English Dcucacy
, Clotted cream Is what is known
ns Devonshire cream In Knglfiml. It
I made by tnkins rich milk, plac
ing It In n vrsel nntl lientin? It
to 175 decrees Fahrenheit. This win
cause the cream to rise to tf;e nir
. face, where It can he skimmed off.
: In Knaland this Is sold in small
earthenware jars, and Is considered
if;, a great ikdlcary, to be served with
X fruit. or cereal.
DBDQDDilPjr
I Visited Here .
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Roblnette
(Jessie Bur bridge) returned home the
t first of the week after spending sev
jeral days visiting her mother, Mrs.
Aiwena uurbridge.
From Pasadena ' '
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Laurenson, of
Pasadena, and ' two children visited
Mrs. Aiwena Burbrldge for a few days
and left Monday morning for Port
land to return home by way of the
coast. Mrs. Laurensen Is Mrs. Bur
bridge's aunt.
From Portland
Mrs. Isa belle Balgeman and daugh
ter. Mrs. D. M. Feffex, of Portland,
are visiting here for ten days at the
home of Mrs. G. C. Headley. . They
are both former residents of La
Grande. Mrs. Feffex (Ruby Balge
man) is a graduate of La Grande
High school and was employed as
office girl in the principal's and su
perintendent's offices.
From the East
Mrs. A. O." Hudspeth, of Green
Forest, Ark., who visited for a month
in La Grande at the home of her son
and daughter-in-law, Mr.' and ' Mrs.
Dal Hudspeth, has gone to Jerome,
Ida., to visit with another son, Voit.
Returned Tuesday
Mrs. M. A. Stearns returned Tues
day from Baker where she has been
for two .weeks doing relief work for
the Western Union. ,
At the Hotels
Among those registered at local
hotels: A. E. McFatridge, Portland;
Dine Hickman. Seattle; J. Wesley,
Leonard, Lostine; J. W. Cunningham,
Portland; George H. Benedict, Port
land; Howard Morrison, Seattle.
Leaving Saturday
Mrs. Ruth Jackson Is starting Sat
urday on a six month's leave of ab
sence. She will go to Portland for
several days and then will spend the
rest of the time with friends at Sea
view, Wash.
Prohibition Chief .
Assoctnlra 1
John O. Pennington Is the new
prohibition administrator for Penn
sylvanla. New Jersey and Dela
ware. He was .formerly In charge
of prohibition enforcement fn west
ern Pennsylvania.
Accused As Slayer
Associated 1'tcsb Photo
George W. Davis, 55, Spanish
American war veteran, charged
with slaying his 64-year-old bride of
six Weeks and throwing her In an
abandoned well in blackberry fields
of southwest Arkansas.
Champ Archer
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Attntett rr... fhttto
Eva Jane Leatherman. senior at
the University of Wichita, took first
place In recent archery tourna
men! (or Kansas college flirts.
'rritf I'tlOtO
THEY SENT GREETING TO BOBBY
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Robert T. Jones, III, 3-year-old son of the golf champion, was at
the railway station with his 5-year-old sister, Clara, when 100 friends
left Atlanta for NewYork to welcome their dad home from England.
Little Bobby wanted someone to "tell daddy I can whistle now."
SHOWDOWN IN
HUSTON CASE
DRAWS NEAR
(Continued troth. Pago One)
papers have been withheld because of
manners of expression employed by
Ambassador Dawes in communica
tions with the state department.
Johnson also contended the .senate
should know what took place at the
conference between Prime Minister
MacDonald and President Hoover on
tho Rapldan about a year ago. Ho
said it was obvious that "some kind
of an agreement was made between
tho prime minister and the presi
dent." CITY COMMISSION
AIDS DRIVE FOR .
1931 CONVENTION
(Continued from Tag One)
the 1931 meeting. The letter author
ized by the commission describes
briefly the convention facilities here,
including scenery, accommodations,
etc.
Create Paving District
" Another important action taken by
tho commission was the creation or
an improvement district for the pav
ing of Eighth street from M to
avenues so as to provido a hard sur
face approach from the west to tha
Eastern Oregon Normal school
campus. Resolutions creating the dis
trict, No. 102, set Aug. 6 as the time
for hearing of remonstrances, ob
jections, etc..
. The district-includes concrete curb
ing, catch basins, sidewalks where
not in place and hard surface pave
ment 40 reet in wmtn; to extena
through the Eighth and J intersec
tion. Other routine motters were attend
ed to last evening, including the pay
ment of bills In tho amount of
$3276.76.
Sphinx Badly Used
The mutilations of the Sphinx
.Thlch no-.v (lisllgurp-s It.dnte from
the Arnh domination. Baedeker
says In his "guide to I'nlm nnd Kn
vlrons" Hint in mo the Sphinx fell
a victim to the Iconoclastic zenl of
n fanatical sheik, and it was after
ward useit as n target by the bar
barous Mamelukes.
Interpretation
Georgie, Irrepressible lad of six,
bad been confined to the house for
(he day because of n slight Injury.,
It happened to be the day of his
mother's bridge party. (ieorgte's
Interest In n fin Irs of this kind had
always been slight, but today ho
was compelled to stay In the bouse,
bo he-hecanie Interested. Ills moth
er made a bid. "Did you say 'no
trucks,' mother?" said he.
Old Railroad Tunnel
The first railroad tunnel In the
United Slates was the Staple Bend
tunnel nnd wns about four miles
east of Johnstown, Pn. It was
built for the Allegheny Portage rail
road and wis used from 18.'14 to
1S57.
Only Then
"We are generous to the faults of
n friend," said HI Ho, the sage of
Chinatown, "only when they chance
to be the same as our own." Wash
ington Star.
Hiatory
A fifth grade history teacher
asked: "Who was Patrick Henry?"
and n small replied: "Ho was the
mnn who drove' the snakes out of
Ireland."
Uiiusual Twins
Twins who do not look alike aro
called fraternal twins. They are
often opposite sex nnd are no more
alike than children in the same fam
ily usually are. Identical twins
are always of the same sex and are
strikingly similar.
Neat "Comeback"
It Is n rule In Itrilnin's 1mu?c
of commons Unit members must
be addressed ns "honorable mem
bers." A certain M. ! who was
called to order for addressing the
house Incorrectly got out of It by
saying. "I much regrw that I called
you gentlemen."
Insurance Fact
A mutual Insurance company is
nn organization owned nnd con
trolled by It polh-yhold-rrs. All
profits are shared anion? It own
ers, who are and can only he policy
holders. A reciprocal insurance
company Is nn organization work
Ins? through an attorney-in-fact, to
whom is given the power to handle
all of the Insurance.
Father Carries His
Baby Son to Morgue
MILWAUKEE, July 10 (P Gasparo
Mucclo walked through tho crowds
downtown last night, eyes forward
vacantly. In his arms "he carried,
wrapped in a faded bluo blanket, tho
body of his infant son.
There were tears in his eyes as he
moved forward through tho laughing
crowds, stepping slowly, like an auto
maton, no one paid him heed.
Up the steps of tho morgue ho
walked. That was where peoplo took
their dead when there wasn't money
enough to pay for burial. If he "could
Just leavo his baby boy there until
ho could get more money,
, But Gasnara Mucclo need not wor
ry. The county has a heart and a
pockotbook.
They told him everything would bo
taken care of; and Gasparo Mucclo,
still bowed with grief, knew every
thing would be all right as he walked
slowly out of the building, leaving
tho faded blue blanket iftid his little
son behind.
IHSOrsS AI1EMAII, IMtO.TKCT
PORTLAND. July 10 W Informa
tion was received today Senator Mc
Nary had discussed with postofflce
department officials, Washington,
D. C. the proposed extension of the
airmail service down Wlllamotte Val
ley to Grunts Pass. McNary urged
consideration be given tho project of
C. C. Coleman, Portland, for a short
lino mall routo connecting . valley
cities.
McNary was told under tho new
airmail act which he helped draft, it
WOUld lln 11fCfRt!ni'V flrcl. In nrnnrlnl
. win.-hut me i-acnic Air Transport,
which has the mail contract between
JjOS Angeles and Seattle, is interested
in establishing a branch line Into
tho Willamette region.
A radio-telephone servlco between
Germany and China Is being planned.
Two towns on separate Islands in
tho Fiji group are connected by a 64
milo telephone cable.
Alabama's Preltiest
Associated Press Photo
Theola Mat son of Birmingham,
Ala., was chosen the most beautiful
co-ed at the University of Alabama.
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j.'C' -ffjjjjl I TllltOI (ill KlvlIVH'K TO Al.l,
riKi''A m.!Lr ll STAGE DEPOT
Firm Announces
Price Cut And
Time Payments
CHICAGO. July 10 UP) A general
reduction of prices and the adoption
of ti time payment plan for the sum
mer months have been announci by
Montgomery Ward and company.
Georgo B. Everltt. president, said
tho new prices were the lowe l- quoted
by his company in many ye.irs. being
virtually on a pre-war oasis, uno new
time payment plan will be effective
until September 15 on all purchases
of $25 or more excepting groceries.
Mr. Everltt said the company con
sidered the plan a constructive move,
intended to jttmulatc consumer buy
ing. "Even u small upturn in de
mand will start orders to factories,
wheels turning and a decrease In
unemployment, leading to a general
upward trend In business," his state
ment said.
Gen, Robert E. Wood, president of
Sears. ' Roebuck & Co., announced
that his company's fall catalogue, to
bo Issued shortly, will show overage
price reductions approximating 10
per cent under prices of the spring
catalogue, with some reductions rang
ing up to 25 per cent.
Prices, tirade for grade," he said,
"will be lower than at any time in
the last ten years."
OTTINGER IN
FAVOR OF WET
PLANK IN N. Y.
NEW YORK, July 10 (l1) Albert
Otttngcr, formerly attorney general,
announced today that he favored tho
nomination of Charles H. Tuttio,
United States attorney, as the repub
lican candidato for governor on a wot
platform.
Otttimer who was defeated by Gov
ernor Franklin D. Hooscvelt In 1028,
said he was not a candidate for the.
nnmlniitlon.
"I favor tho nomination of Charles
IT. Tuttle." he said. "He will be
elected, especially if he adopts Dwlght
Morrow's platform for repeal of the
eighteenth amendment as the only
way to achieve true temperanco.
"Tho republican party of this eAnte,
while respecting tho law. must take
Its stand firmly onco and for all in
favor of repeal of the eighteenth
amendment without equivocation."
When informed of Ottingcr's state
ment, Tuttle said he was engrossca
in the duties of his office and that
any action or statement Unking his
'namo with the republican candidacy
lor governor was without his knowl
edge or, authorisation.
to sKi.Kivr i.iiiiAhian
SAI.KM. Ore., Ciy 10 (!") Gover
nor Norblad today wrote W. Lair
Thompson of Portland, chairman of
a commit tee of the state library board
appointed to receive applications and
report on candidates lor the position
of state librarian, asking him to ex
pcdlto the report and suggest a time
for the board to meet and mako the
selection. A librarian is to bo se
lected to succeed tho late Virginia
Cleaver Bacon. Other members of
tho committee aro President Arnold
Bennett Hall of tho University of
Oregon, and C. A. Howard, state
school superintendent,
FI.V TO DKTKOIT
PORTLAND. July 10 P) In a low
winged monoplane he designed, cn
'glncered and constructed In 20 days,
Lieutenant Basil B. Smith will leave
Suturduy for Detroit, Mich., to en
ter the $25,000 American circus race.
July 21.
BOBBY JONES AND
COX TIED WITH 71S
(Continued from I'ago Ono)
ton Smith and Jones, each out in
34, two under par, battled stroke for
stroke on tho incoming Journey. Bob
by lor.t a stroke to Smith and par on
the 10th, vlicn his second shot
found a trap for his only serious error
of the round. Ho still was a stroke
behind Smith with two holes to go,
but on each of these H or ton lost a
stroke, making mistakes that cost
him the chance to go into the lead
as ho finished 4-5 to Bobby's 3-4.
Mimi In Running
Don Moc, western amateur cham
pion, after a sub-par 35 on the out
ward Journey, took 40 to return but
wai; well up In the list with 75. Ills
card: 543 443 54335.
AMUKU A. BKITISH
AND JAPANESE IN
DEFENSIVE GROUP
(Continued from Pngo Ono)
havo rescued four Spanish Catholic
priests who were in hiding there.
River bandits were said to bo mak
ing special efforts to abduct foreign
cru. MlsHlonarlos and other foreigners
Chiropodist
Arch Specialist
DR. L. B. EATON
(Practice Limited to tho P'oot)
All Knot Trouble Successfully
Treated. Appointments Desired.
SACAJAWKA I XX, Main 8110
Ivwtiulimlloii I'mhi
Won Beauty Crown
Associated Press Photo
Helen Moser Hannlflan of Perry
jura. Ohio, was chosen queen o
he Festival of States celebratloi
n St. Petersburg) Fla.
In tho Interiors wero behoved to bo
In danger. American consular ou
thorlttca were Instructed to repeat
warnings to any of their nationals
in thoso aroas and to urgo them to
evacuate.
SELECT MISS
HOUSTON FOR '
BEAUTY TITLE
(Continued from Tago Ono)
attondanco last night. Following the
selection of "Miss La arande.
door prize of a photograph of Miss
Houston was awarded to B. G. An
derson.
Miss Houston will bo present at
Monday's Lions club luncheon and
will leave for Portland later next
week. Pull details for her trip, for
which all expenses will bo paid, will
bo announced later, It was said to
day. - .
CROP CONDITION
FIGURES GIVEN
(Continued from Pago Ono)
Applos, 145,000.000 and 140,000,000
bushels.
Poaches, 47,800,000 and 40,000,000,
Pears, 24,000,000 and 21,200.000.
Grapes, 2,310,000 and 2,020,000 tons.
Potatoes, 380,000,000 and 357,000,000
bushel,-.
Sugar boots, 7,000,000 and 7,070,000
tons.
GAS PRICES
HERE LOWEST '
IN HISTORY
(Continued from Pago One)
panics continued announcing policies
of "meeting competition."
Several small servlco stations wore
closed yesterday. -
CHEAr LETTER HEADS
I Nuvor llil iinil Norrr Will 1
I Do Afi(vlKily Any (JimmI, Whey 1
I mi! .lust Mko Dirty I'ollm-H. 1
I AmIc for .Samples of lloltur 1
I Itl.-r IIimkIh I
I NELSON 1
I Opposite Post Office 1
PKT" J
Latest type equipment now operat
ing over I tiiiui Pacific Ktages lines
Imuri'H real comfort for paHHeitKers.
Well-vent Hat oil roaches have Hear
vision windows, reclining elmlrH, mikv
riilhtg (iiall(leH and all ftnfety appli
ances. Klde In them, for comfort
ami economy! Stages leave as fol
lows: For I5AKER, BOISE & EAST
9:40 a.m. 2:50 p. m.
10:35 p. m. ,
For PENDLETON,
PORTLAND
1308 Adams Ave.
Phone M 10
There was little Indication as to the
future course of the gas war. John
C. Austin, president of the chamber
of commerce, announced he would
call a conference of oil company
executives, If the situation' had not
cleared in 48 hours, In an effort to
end the price slashing.
rne prices generally posted were
10'; to 12 & cents a gallon for gas t
sold by major producing companies. '
borne "bootleg gas retailed at 8
cents. Several Independent com
panies continued to post ib cents,
announcing In newspaper advertise
ments that It was not possible for
them to sell at a profit for less.
FIVE TO NINE CENTS
FRESNO, Cal., July 10 tff) Retail
gasoline prices in the Fresno district
ranged from five to nine cents a
gallon, setting a new low for the
price war. Somo dealers predicted
tnat it would go to three cents horo.
ANOTIIEK CUNT SHAVED OFF
TACOMA. Wash.. July 10 (flV-Wlth
n major distributing company plan
ning another slash In the wholesale
price of gasoline today the low re
tail figure of TVt cents a gallon which
prevailed yesterday will be shaded
by at least 1 cent, observers of tho
price war predicted."
indications that the distributing
companies will pound the price down
to tne state tax Of 3 cents a gallon
were given when one firm announced
a wholesale prlco of 4c a gallon last
night.
RELIEF FROM CURSE
OF CONSTIPATION
' A Battlo Creek physician says,
"Constipation is responsible for more
misery than any other cause."
But immedlato relief Vhas ' been
found. A tablet called Rexall Order
lies has been discovered. This tablet
attracts water from the system Into
the lasiy, dry, evacuation bowl calle
the colon. Tho water loosens the dry
food waste and causes a gontlo, thor
ough, natural movement without
forming a habit or ever increasing the
dose. '
Stop suffering from constipation.
Chew a Rexall Ordorlte at night. Next
day bright. Get 24 for 25c today at
the nearest Rexall Drug Store. Glao
Drugs, Inc. Adv.
"SAY IT WITH
FLOWERS"
front
ROHAN'S
Flower Shop
New Foley Bldg.
Look Over Our Want Ads for Bargains
COMPLETE STOCK OF
REGULAR SUITS
REDUCED
, Hart, Schaffner & Marx
$30.00 Kinds $22,50
$37.00 Kinds $28.85
$40.00 Kinds $33.85
$45 & $50 Kinds $38.85
SHIRT SALE '
'Fancy Broadcloth or plain ' (CO
white. All sizes P 1 3 for tPj. I D
Extra quality silk stripe AJT GA
Broadcloth Shirts pl.'i 3 fortPt:
LADIES' HOLEPROOF
HOSIERY REDUCED
$1.00 Kinds 85c
$1.50 Kinds $1.30
$1.05 Kinds '. $1.65
Trunks, Suit Cases & Bags
REDUCED 20
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Have your
SPORT CLOTHES
Cleaned Often ;
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