Friday, July 11, 1930
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA 'GRANDE, ORE.
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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
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.'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
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