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Newspaper Page TextFriday, July 11, 1930 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA 'GRANDE, ORE. Page Five it! LOCAL BIRD ElFjr Church Notice i Services at the First M. E. church tomorrow begin with Sunday school at 9:45 under the leadership of Supt. E. 8. Burnett. Morning worship Is at 11, sermon topic "An Adequate Dy namic for the Church Program" the last of ft series on the "Program of the Church." Young people of the church meet at Epworth Leagu at I 7 p. m. xo aibcu wp c way do We Have Sunday " The leader is Hellen Hertzog. The young people are making preparations for the In- stitute at Wallowa lake next week. Evening worship will be devoted to America Christian." All are welcome. ,' t Olmlstone Pastor Here - - t The Rev. Paul Mortimer, pastor of ' the Gladstone Christian church, will ! preach both morning and evening at the Central Church of Christ here Sunday. Mr.-Mortimer was to arrive in La Grand 6 today, Sunday school is at 0:45, morning worship at 11, Christian Endeavor ut 7:30 and even ing services at 8 o'clock. Finn-nil Saturday : Word has been received here that Dudley Boyles, formerly of Hot Lake, who was killed earlier this week in ' an auto wreck at Harrison. Ida., will i bo buriod at Mollala from the Ever hart funeral parlors Saturday after noon at 2 o'clock. Iteturn to l.a (Jriindp Mr. and Mrs. Harry Newberg and t.,. ..,n.. Salem. 'Mr. and Mrs. Williams and ! Mrs. Newberc went to Salem lant i weekend to attempt to secure a par don for Mr. Newberg, and they were successful In securing his release Tuesday afternoon from Gov. A. W. Norblad. Mr. Newberg expects to re sume his former position at the W. H. Bohnenkamp Co. in a few days. ... (Thursday on business. AlsU'.iiK Here , Mrs. C. E. Trimmell and son. Glen ' Drovc to wnlln Walla and daughter, Mrs. Huffman, and Mra George Gekeler and son. Mel her daughter, Audria, of Bajcersfield, virii aml daughter, Jean, accompanied Cal.. are the guests of Mrs". Bessie Dy Donald Spencer, have returned Hlgglns and her mother, Mrs. Julia jrom Walla Walla where they spent Seward. The Trimmells report a very , weekend, pleasant trip and are especially en- ' , gathused about the Columbia highway. HlMrs. Trimmell ami Mis. Seward are. sisters. The visitors expect to make a trip through the vicinity of Elgin over the coming weekend and will : also visit Wallowa lake and other i points oi interest oeiore leaving tms ; 3 district, il - i. From Portland Mrs.' Douglas Powell and' daugh Jter, of Portland, are visiting here this week at the home of Mrs. Powell's 'j parents, the Rev. and Mrs -B. Marcus Godwin. They expect to leave the iirsc oi tne weett ior Portland and !.jwill ho. accompanied by the Godwins ' pjnnU a . sister, Mrs. William Black, of i Ncw York, who Is also visiting here, j t"k .. . j hjt Hern Yesterday - I y-j Mr. and Mrs. Shirlelgh TubVker, of i.-r. ranch near Logan, were in La UGrundo on business yesterday and whllo here visited at the home of luiuMs puruius, mr. ami Airs. G. Olson. f Visited at Lake- Miss Ida McMeekln and Miss Hilda iAnthpny, accompanied by Mrs. Frank Vonder Ahe, of Brentwood, Cal., and her brother, Walter Berger, returned mursmiy irom a -iew uavs . snent at I cottage. While there they made the j saddlo horse trip to Aneroid lake. flli'rfi Yesterday Mr. and Mrs. Shlrleii;h Tucker, of itsand her niece, Miss Lcona Thorn 7l burg, of Joseph, were business visitors ihero yesterday. . I Ht'tiiriKMl Home V ?f Mrs. George O. Gilbert, ?a rose, Colo., who has been visiting hero with her daughter. Mrs. r.. rc Westenhaver, left last night on her return home. j Visiting Here Miss Barbara Jane Abbott, of Port s land, is in La Grande spending her j summer vacation with her friend, I who is one or the best in the organ iMiss Helen Conkey. j izatlon, et the meeting or the local j i i ii i-ir( mini Mrs. Myrtle Bunker, who recentlv injured her arm in a fall: has com? to Portland to be with relatives until S she recovers. rythi s rienip- .nhe Knights of Pythias picnic which! jtf will tike place Sunday at the Imbler 55 city pVfk. Members arc urged to bring ineir lamlllea and si lunch, ice cream Mrs. Mary Llgnt in Fenaieion ana ner i iuuub uuu n.ua, ..w f? y Jt&iW IV lm and coffee will be fum'shrcl by th? mother at. Milton. Mr. and Mrs. John ls S20O.6O0, I 2SjL j t - tfti JK&m I r! jC, SlCro-ftsted I . . .rm.iV fO? M I fif lnd, ANTONIO MORENO I k J$jPn J I if, " GRANADA Fox Sound News MMMMiMM ! rV . Hk AH3CASDE I I mWMm 1 .'lodge. Regular lodge meetings were discontinued lost Monday night lor tho summer. From Elgin - Bill Wade, merchant of Elgin, was In La Grande Thursday transacting business. New p0fnon Mlss Ne wood has accepted a po. atl n th Unlon p n 1 st Je. t flS fountaln clerk Sne ,ormerly worked at th LQVeudfcf luncn. , L . , Jett Bean, who spent the winter ill i-a uiunue, huh uiwcpbi'u u (juaibiuu Visited Here Mrs. Ruth Ogilvie, of Portland, for merly Ruth Adler of this city, is a vlstor at the home oi Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Williamson. From Portland S. E. Henderson, of Portland, was in La Grande Monday on business. Upturned Home- Mrs. Sadie Small and Miss Ruth Johnson, who drove to Nampa to visit Miss Johnson's brothers, Victor and Theodore on a ranch near there, re turned Tuesday accompanied by Vic tor Johnson who will visit here fo several days with relatives. Travel 11 tie In Europe Word has been received tnat ittis- sell Price, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. J. "n1" gf!i0 ' of Washington, will 6ail from New York July 18, for England, where he expects to remain for a while before continuing to Prance and Spain. From HIrIii Mrs. Leo Roulette and Mrs. Ed Burg ger, of EK'In, were in La Grande -0 Knterprise Mr. and Mrs. Melvln Baxter. Jack Uovtt and Miss Kuthlom Haun drovc to Enterprise and Wallowa lake hu, weekend, ' Krturncil Hoim Miss Pern Haun, of Enterprise, who spent last weekend in Portland stop ped In La Grande Tuesday night on her way home. From MrMhinvliie i Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Rundell. of Mc Minnville, returned home Thursda days with Mr. and Mrs, Harry Moon. on Hnslncis Andrew Mullenburg. of Grange Hall utHr-t. was in La Grande on business Thursday. n. rh:tr''e of Store During the ntsence of Mr. and Mrs. c. W. Bingner while they are on several weeks trip to Alaska, Clyde Sullivan is in chame of Joel's grocery store. mm North Powder Frnnk Tonbrock. of North Powder, was in La Grande Thursday transact - tm,- lmsinrsH. To Wallowa County Attorney C. R. Eberhard was in Wallowa county on legal business Wednesday and Thursday returning home Thursday arternoon. hied $zr Elmer B. Owens was fined 82b. which he paid, this morning by Jus ( tice or Peace L. Denham. Owens waa of Mont- 1 found auiltv or the possession of in- ; toxicaling liquor. Flan Plrnlc , Arrangements are being made by the Encles lodge for a picnic July 20 at Radium Springs, and plans ara also in order for the visit In Septem- ' ber of a speaker from Kansas City, aerie last night. i itetnriioii llonn I Mr. and Mrs. Hal Bohnenkamp have : returned from several days spent at the Eohuenkamp cabin at Wallowa lake. : home from Pendleton and where she visited relatives. Visited In Pendleton iproiemrau m uit .u raiao HJit , , f ' fc- Mrs. Francis Greullch has returned of Oregon and Washington. VV Ji K. Oreullcli. who also visited-in Pen- inieton, are mere ior a iew anys long- Here Wednesday Mrs. W. R. Holme3, of Enterprise, was in La Grande Wednesday. Registered Here B. E. McMangill. of Pasadena, is registered at a local hotel. Miss M. Piper, of Boise, Is also registered here. From Vnlon Mrs. Forest Scroesln, of union, is in La Grande today on business. HOLDS HOY, 3. VNUEU WATER CNT1L HE IS DKOWXEU ' LOS ANGELES, July 11 MV La verne Mac Donald. Pleasant -faced 7- year-old Long Beach. Cal., boy, who police say confessed last night that he held a-vear-oid Jimmy isms, a playmate, under the waters of a Long Beach flood control channel, "until he didn't move," was held in juvenue hall today for possible examination by medical authorities. Taken to the banks of the channel where little Jimmy's nude body, was found Wednesday evening, Laverne pictured tho incident which resulted in Jimmy's death. "Yes, I shoved Jimmy in," the lad was quoted by police, "but I did it just in fun. After shoving him back several times I held his head under to seo how long he could stay down. I can stay under water a long time in our bath tub at home and I wanted to see If he could stay as long. ni:ii;s mi it in: it wakkaxt PORTLAND. Juuly 1 1 W) Loren Cochran, deputy United States marsh- all, said today upon nis return irom Klamath Falls he had served a murder warrant on Clayton Kirk, Klamath Indian, charging him with slaying Louis Knight, another Indian, July 2. Kirk Is in a hospital at Klamath Falls suffering wounds Knight is said to have inflicted. , The shoot ing followed a quarrel. v - AIIVOCATKH WHEAT I'Vltt'HASK WASHINGTON, July 11 (Pur chase of 100,000.000 bushels or wheat by the farm board in an effort to stabilize this product kas advocated by Senator Capper, republican, Kan sas, who Is close to tho administra tion. INSTITUTE t Ninilt WAY GRANTS PASS. July 11 (P) A bet ter business institute, sponsored by the Oregon State college, opened her today with Professors H. T. Vance, E. E. Bosworth, Corvallis, and O. F Tate, Medford, on the program. Tltl CK DKIVEK Hl'HT PORTLAND, July 11 (fl1) Struck by a falling bale of wool at municipal terminal No. 1, Tom Crane, 41. truck driver of Salem, was taken to Good Samaritan hospital today ror treat ment of injuries to his chest, head and left arm. HEAT CAUSES SUU'IDti OMAHA, Neb.. July 11 (Kj John R. Ringwalt. 73, retired Insurance man and father of Arthur Ringwalt, Am erican vice-consul at Shanghai, com mitted suicide at his home here early today after informing his wife that he "couldn't stand another day of such weather." PROFESSOR TO SPEAK SALEM, Ore., July 11 W A meet ing of tho state judicial council here Friday will be addressed by Wayne L. Morse, associate proressor of law at the University of Oregon. He will talk on "A Program of Orand Jury Reform." NOTTINGHAM SUHO PORTLAND July 11 W Cancella tion of patents issued to Harry H. Nottingham, Portland, on 320 acres of land in Wallowa county he home steaded and bought from the govern ment Is sought In a government suit filed against him and the Notting ham investment company today. In formation charges he obtained pat ent to the land through false testi mony and that he was not entitled to ownorshlp of It because he already owned the limit of 320 acres pro vided for in the homestead act. Not tingham ls alleged to have transfer red part of the land to ownership of tho investment company or which ho ls president. ADDITIONAL S100.000 4fti fWiSSf S PORTLAND, July 11 VP) C. J. 4 L v?h& Buck, regional forester, said today the S-lif -J? P i V WH? r government had added 100,000 to Its TSS jST? 'S&&''btW IQan nllntmpnt for forest service Im- Lfrr T & flw VJt&r1 Milton Tho total set up lor iuau-3i ior w - t OvfSj fiV a Bister, permanent Improvements outside of iTjf iK: ' ifflC , riiriW j ictlllllllg Vtlllli Schedule This Week For Girls More details about the Camp Fire Girls camp that Is to be held for ten days. July 24 -Aug. 2 at the Epis copalian ground near Cove were an nounced this morning by Miss Made lino Larson, Camp Fire executive. Tne camp lee has been set at e-t" for tho ten days, which includes all necessary expenses except the charge ior swimming at tne cove pool wmcn will be $1.50 for the session. The $7.50 is to be collected by the guard ians of the different groups, who will give the girls a receipt to present as admittance to camp. The $1.60 for tho swimming which the girls will bring with them and their spending money, wmcn is not to be more than $.25 will be deposited in a camp bank so that none will be lost during the : period. .llust He Examined The day before camp starts all 5irls are to go to their family doctors or any doctor of La Grande for an ex- amination which will bo given free of charge. These health certificates aro also to be presented before admit tance to camp. Bedding for the girls will be col lected the day before, further ar rangements to be announced later. Lists of equipment for the girls and r. tentative camp schedule will be in the hands or the guard l is by next Monday, according to present plans. The camp is situated in a lovely place with five permanent cabins, well-arranged, ventilated and clean which will be sleeping quarters. There is a large mess hall and kitchen, a recreational hall with a fire place, e pretty group of trees and tho rest of the grounds are in lawn. Miss Lar son described, saying that it was an ideal place, and was just about five blocks from the pool. NIIU PEAKS ATCil'ST 1 MEDFORD, July 1 1 fP) Present fruit conditions Indicated today the first car of pears will be shipped from this district August 1. !3 AT MEIH'OKU MEDFORD. July 11 (p) Mercury stood at 03 today with a light breez& tempering the heat. PEltHAl'S FATALLY IH'ItT MARSH FIELD, July 11 (fl'i Ales Harrison, 50, Empire, was injured, perhaps fatally today, when ho was struck by a hit and run motorist or. the North Bend highway. He wai: found by a pedestriau and taken to r, hospital. Ah, if! Tiid Tonkins says this world will be ousy to run If nil the small br.t-a niul girls grow .up to ho as smart ns tholr fond parents oxpeet. Washington Star. The Dividing Lino Wlinn you begin to get too much satlsfacllon out of your own nl truisui; It's vanlly. American Mag azine. ' " Helping Unfortunate -At n "bosuns' linnie," estab lished In Nanking, China, the resi dents fire taught such trades ns carpentry and priiiilng until they are nble to make n living. W'krd for led Flannel Rayon has advantages, hut we nuist not forget that America wnc hull t by me" In roil Hatuiel under shirts. San Francisco Chronicle. Articulate Dumbness . .-V. Too bad that dumbness riur.sn't result In silence. Arkansas (!n T.etle. Inventor of Decimal! The decimal point and lift Uf-'e ro said to have b'.'en invented !ii ir.i" hv lv-'iion --. Publishers Enter Wheat Arguments WICHTTA. Kas.. July 11 (P) Max M. and Loins Levand, Joint publishers of the Wichita Dally .Beacon, today entered the wheat acreage reduction controversy by calling upon Alexander Lcgge, chairman of the federal fann board, for his resignation and an apology to Kansas. They made public two telegrams which they said had been sent to Mr. Leggo and to President Hoover. The me3sage addressed to the the 'pxesl- dent was in these words: "Alexander Legge, chairman of farm board, in his speech Thursday at Dodge City, made statement that 'biggest hog will always He In trough. Kansas is now in the trough.' This is Insult to 1 ,850,000 people and we ask apology from Mr. Legge and. since he says he has done all he can do to help fanner, we ask his resignation. Please be kind enough to reply to tms telegram as people of state of Kansas are awaiting ans- wer " T ..n!. tnWrm t t..(jo. thin sentence appears : "Since you say you nrn thru tno best vou ctm d0 ls to advise farmers of Kansas to tight'; we ask you to resign." AUl'lIDl KE SL'IIKENDEUS NEW YORK. July 11 P) Archduke Leopold of Austria, indicted In April for grand larceny In connection with the sale of the $450,000 Napoleon diamond necklace which had belonged to his aunt, the Archduchess Marie Therese. surrendered toduy and was placed in Tombs prison. VETERAN SCOT IS LEADING IN OPEN (Continued from Tago One) Smith, Armour and Hagen, waged a spectacular fight over the last nine in wntcn uotn Armour mid Hagen fell off on the same two holes the 14th and 15th. Each took 0-6, three over par, on these holes to throw away their chances of going out In front at the end of 36 holes. Mac Smith, meanwhile, shot steadi ly to add a 38 to, his out-going 37 and took temporary first place with 145. Armour struggled In with a 70, needing 40 for the last nine after a sparkling 35 going out. These three posted the target for Bobby Jones, tho champion, and Hor ton Smith, who started their second rounds late In the afternoon with huge galleries trailing them. They needed 73 and 72, respectively to top Mac Smith. Horton Smith, another threat who carded n 72 on his first round, got off to a splendid start today, standing one under par on the sixth hole. He played five of them perfectly whllo he made a long putt to snare a birdie threo on the 370-yard second. Johnny Golden, Darlen, Conn., pro finished well up among the lead ers with a 147. Ho shot a 73 yestor tlay and turned in a 74 today. GAS SALES MOUNT AS PRICE BATTLE CONTINUES HERE (Continued from niffo Olio) city, town or municipality, snld gaso line shall be contulned In nn ap proved metal safety gasoline . can." Mr. Llndscy also said that persons In tending to Install storage tanks muss make application In writing to the state fire marshal or his asslstanta. on, co.mi'ami'.s Mi:itnn PORTLAND, Ore., July 11 W') H. P. Warner, Seattle, vice president of tho Sunset Pacific Oil company, lass night announced the merger of his company with the Seaboard Oil Be Refining Co.. Ltd. The merger, Warner said. Is ex pected to tend to end the gasoline war. He predicted ft .eturn to nor mal prices within the fiext few daj'B. All Seaboard Oil company signs will l:e replaced by those of tlio Pacific OH company, Warner said, thus ellm- I Inatinir from the field ono of the companies ongaged in tho gas war. 1 hope this merger or ours win convince the other fellows that con structive business tactics are the only profitable ones to apply." Warner said. Warner Bald an additional tanker will be added to the fleet of five tankers now employed in delivering oil and gasoline to the Pacific north west. He said the production oi tn Sunset Pacific company's wells In the Signal hill and Santa Fe Springs dis tricts Is in excess or lo.uuu oarreis daily. POKTLANI) PRICE LOWER PORTLAND, July 11 rtV Another j penny was sliced from the retail One major oil company was re price of gasoline today. The prevail- I ported planning to distribute gasoline lng price was u1 cents duir ew ( super cutters cuspiayea signs ui w cents. At least one servico station pumped motor fuol at 8 cents. As unique storage systems came in to being, Fire Marshal Roberts issued warning to bargain buyers. BANKKl'PTCY LOOMS FOR SOME SAN FRANCISCO. July 11 WV-Tho spector of bankruptcy loomed for many small dealers today as the gaso line price . war brought quotations ranging from 6' cents to 1016 cents a gallon over the Pacific coast. Several small dealers were said to have suspended business In Los An geles. Charles Jacobs, secretary of tho Independent Association of Ser vice Station Operators here, said 35 per cent of tho local dealers would close their stations If the "war" con tinued another week, Rav L. Rilev. state controller, as serted the Btate stood In danger of losing between $750,000 and i.ooo.- Chiropodist mid Arch Specialist DR. L. B. EATON (Pruotlco Ijlmltecl to tho Foot) All Foot Troublo SucoeHsfully Treated, Appointments Desired. SAOAJAWKA INN', Main 830 Kxninliintlon Froo CHEAP LETTER HEADS 1 Never 1I1 juhI Never Will I I Do Anybody Any tiootl. TJiey 1 I are -Just IJko Dirty Oollnrs. I I AsU. for Samples of ltutter I I Jjettrr 1Imu1s I I NELSON I I Opposite Post Office I, SPECIAL POWDERED SUGAR 212-lbs. . . . 19c WSI !tM VST JilM. ALL BRANDS OF MILK, 3 tall cans Pink Salmon Large Cans 15c - 2 for 29c Van Camps Pork & Beans Golden West Coffee 1-lb. can . . . 43c it is HERE Mint Flavor Jell-0 Fresh Meats at Piggly Wiggly No. 1 MAY WE SUGGEST The following items, which are purchased through our lo cal packers, and raised by Grande Ronde Valley farmers. POT ROAST, lb From A-l Steers. HAMS, lb One-half or whole. "Ml. BACON, lb. Breakfast Bacon. Lean sugar cured. An 000 as a result of the price sloshing. The loss, he said, would come through companies going bankrupt before their next quarterly payment for gasoline tax ls due. The tax ls 3 cents a gallon, which Is Included lit the retail quotations. Not Without Humor The "war" was not without its humor. Captain Theodore Trlvett, head of the local fire prevention bur eau, said some motorists were report ed buying gasoline and storing It in their bath tubs. "Bath tubs are all right for singing in. But not for storing gasoline," he warned, citing the rules on fire haz- ftrds. witnout receiving anything ior it. : merely asking tne consumer to pay the 3-cent tnx. Tho report could not bo verified. Governor C. C. Young declined to Intervene in the price war, saying be believed any restraining action by the state would conflict with state su preme court decisions. Represents uvea or the federal trade commission were said to bo investigating the price cutting. DEPT. my in thi wbt Store No. 13 La Grande, Ore. MEN'S RIDING BREECHES $1.98 In wear and appearance this should be a $3.50 seller. Made of quality whipcord, grey or tan. Double seat and knee. . Button Leg. aft. fl VALUES SAT. Granulated White King Lge. Pkg. . 38c All Gold Cling Peaches No. 254 Can 27c 3 MED. CANS 25c Checker Corn Flakes Pkg 8c 19c 28c Kmily" brand. 29c PICNICS, lb. .. "Mt. Emily" Brand, smoke house. Drive to MEACHAM SUNDAY for that FRIED CHICKEN DINNER ORE. TRAIL TRADING CO. Meacham, Ore. MEN'S HATS Cleaned and blocked . $1.00 MAIN 56 STANDARD LAUNDRY CC. SUMMER Luncheons which the most fastidious housewife enjoys serving, arc more easily pre pared if you do your shop ping at Piggly Wiggly. JULY 12TH Oval Cans Sardines Each .. 10c . . 25c Cane SUGAR 10 lbs. . . . . 57c Relish Spread Pint Jar ... 25c Nalley's Mayonnaise Pint Jar . . 25c BEEF BOIL, lb 12VzC Choice rib cuts. LARD No. 10 $1.19 100 pure. Kettle rendered. . 17c Fresh from A m -1 A ; v. i r m L5. r icssa