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Newspaper Page TextPage Eight LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRAND'S, ORE. 1 Saturday, Au&iitft 23, 1930 Dress Hose 33 c Kayou fall pattern in stripes and overplaids. Annual Picnic : For Old Folks Held At Union : By Mr. I.. Ternill (Observer Correspondent) UNION (Special) The annua! Old Fclks picnic held at Goodbrod's Lake yesterday afternoon was well attend ed and although there was a notice able thinning of the ranks there still remains a number. Bouquets were presented to the two oldest present Mrs, Tripp, who 1b 02 and Sam Haynes who recently celebrated his 90th birthday anniversary. The program arranged by Mrs. E. W. Mattox, con sisted of the following numbers: Invocation Bishop Jacob Kohler "Temperance" Rev. Calvin Smith Solo Rev. Mr. Boyd "Cigarettes and Their Effects" Dunham Wright Prohibition Statistics" ... Mrs. E. W. Mattox r Following the program a bounti ful lunch of sandwiches, cake, cof fee and ice cream was served. The monthly meeting of the Meth odist Ladles' Aid was held on the Bpcclous luwn of Mrs. 8. E. Miller on Wednesday afternoon. During the business session plans were made for the ensuing conference year, and ar rangements made for a cooked food sale to be held the last Saturday In August. The remainder of the pro gram took on the atmosphero of an out door picnic with Mrs. Dave Van Houtcn and Mrs. L. L. Sessions as hostesses. About 34 were present. S. E., Miller and his crew brought in another band of sheep from the hills the last of tho week and on Monday shipped out 800 lambs from tho Union Junction. They, will go to the Omaha market. ' r, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Griggs returned Wednesday evening from' Forest Grovo where they had been attend ing a convention of SmlthJHugheB men. Mrs. Edith Pliy. Miss Margaret Phy, Mrs. Bell Wright, Betty Cadwell and the Tcrrall family enjoyed a picnic supper on Cathorine crock Tuesday evening. Mnrnn Wiihn urlm linn tmnnt. an VAffil weeks in tho forest service on the Mlnam river, returned home this week. r- ... Mlsr. Esther Hyan arrived ' from Portland, lust Sunday for a visit at the home of her sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Vogcl. On Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Will Vogcl and Betty, Miss Ryan and Mlsc Eva Wilson drove to Wallowa Lake returning home Thursday eve ning. mi Rex Baxter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Baxter, who Is on a mission In the southern ntutcs, wired his parents that ho was to undergo an operation for chronic appendicitis on Wednes day. He was in tho hospital at Gaff ney. S. C. Mrs. Freda Martens came up from Portland last Sunday to spend her vacation with Mr. and Mrs. John Mar tens. After two weeks In Union she will go to Pralrlo City to visit her 'two sisters for a wock boforo return ing home. Mi', and Mrs. J. W. Slmondn. of tho Hpokanc vatloy. are visiting at the hemo of their daughter, Mrs. Ray Bmnhart. Mr. and Mrs. Slinonds and Mr. and Mrs. Burnhart wero dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Will Baxter Monday evening. Mrs. Alex Slater Is enjoying a visit with her sister, Mrs. J. L. Cusack, and son, Percy, who arrived from San Dlcgn last Saturday. They will visit here until Tuesday and then go to Seattle for u visit with relatives. Amos Hottel, of Bukor, who has been visiting frlrnds In Union this week, Is visiting at the Ed Leo home In riamo Flat for a few days. John Wortman and family and Miss Mrs. F. N. Fox. Mrs. J. F. Hutchln Thorn King, of La Orando, spent Sun day with Mr. and Mrs. Alex Slater, son and daughters, Lou cue and Mary, were Baker visitors Thursday, Nedra Cox, of Sweet Home. Ore. Is spending a couple of weeks visiting at the home of nor aunt, Mrs. Earl Baini, Mr. and Mrs. Win. Hormscn re lumed Irom their wedding trip Tues day and visited her father, Arthur IHiKick. on their return to Baker. In a letter from Dr. Clark Saund ers, of Knn Jose, this week, comes the word of a serious operation fol ESS lioss of the Road OVERALLS $1.65 New York Store Special $1.10 NewYork Store m. a. SWAIN, Mgr. lowing the critical Illness of Mrs. Saunders. . She Is slowly Improving at the hospital. Both Dr. and -Mrs. Saunders are' quite well known -In Union and Cove, having been brought up in this valley. Mrs. Saunders was formerly Margaret Phy, & sister of Dr. w. T. Phy and the late Frank Phy. . ... Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Long, of Ok mulgee, Ok la., arrived In Union this week for a few days visit with old frlendB, Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Sessions and son James, from the same town. They attended the Frontier Day cele- orauon in uneyenne ana may attend the Pendleton Round-Up while here. Golden Gee risen arrived, from Boise Thursday evening to visit at his parental home until. Sundav. His i family, who has been visiting here .ior some lime, win return with him. I Mr. and Mrs. L. L. McKennon were callers at the home of Mrs. Bell Wright Tuesday afternoon. Attorney B. F. Wilson, accompanied I by William Haynes, of Bownavllle. has been In the Phtzz Springs sec tion for ten days. W. O. Haggerty and Frank Conner left Sunday for Seattle and Port land. Mrs. Conner and Malcolm, who have been visiting at McMinn vllle, returned home , with them on Thursday. '. Dr. and Mrs. U. H. Merrill, of Boise, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lou Bide ler last week. Dr. Merrill returned to Boise and Mrs. Merrill went to Ellcns- burg to visit friends. She was ac companied as far as Walla Walla by Mr. and Mrs. Bidder, whoi returned home the first of the week. - Mr. and Mrs. C. E. La who n and daughter, Miss Lois, of the Cove Union highway; Miss Dorothy Busick. of Union; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Boswelt and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Baker and fam ily, or cove, making a party of 14 left a week ago Tuesday for a camp ing mm mining ouung on me little Mlnam. They xpected to return home on Thursday of this week. Mrs. Gertrude Kinney, of San Mateo, Cal., has been visiting her sister, Mrs. , Ed Miles on Catherine Creek, since Monday. - She and Mrs. Miles visited on Thursday at the home of their brother, John Green, She has two other brothers In Union, Charles and Will Green, whom she will visit during her two Weeks stay. Mrs. urma unman ana tnree child ren who spent several weeks visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Holmes left the first of the week- for their home In Venice. Cal.' Mrs. R. H. Bonney has been called to Beiungnam, Monday by the sen- ous illness of her brother, Kolley ' Branlan. j Sidney Dobbin and Reuben Ross returned the middle of last week from an Interesting summer of mot oring. They saw much of the coun try, driving as far to the southeast as Florida. After a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Will Dobbin they will ro on to Eugene. . Among those who liavo gone to Mllton-Freewater to assist In tho harvesting of the prune crop are Mrs Percy Haynes, Mrs. Edison Pears. Noreen Kofford, Edna and Edith Cheney,. -Katie Reuter, and Ross Badger They plan to camp while there. Paul Courtwrtght took their equipment over. - Mr. and Mrs. Cedrlc Gale have been working . over there for two -weeks.' , : , y i . , -Mr. and -Mm, W.' R. 'Phillips-' and Mrs. Boy 'HordT were Pendletpn, vis itors dn Xiieadny. V , . i , Harvey, Blunt, a brother-in-law of Mrs jmes'(tyebb,n(i,erweri,t an ap pendix operation at Hot Lake on Wednesday. r Mr.and Mrs. P. M. Littler left tho first- of the . week for Mllton-Freewater where. Mr. i Littler will assist In tho marketing of the prune crop. Weekend guest at their homo In Union wee Mr. and Mrs. Shirley. , of Pendleton,- and Mrs. Shirley's, moth er,' Mrs, Mary Gauntlett,, from Mult- i nomah.-'- VOTERS Witt WRITE G. O. P. LIQUOR PLANK SPRINGFIELD, III.,- Aug. 23 W Illinois republicans, endorsing the policy of their senatorial candidate. Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormlck, Friday voted to let the voters at the No vember election write the party's plank on prohibition. The platform, as adopted In con trast with that of the democrats who Wednesday approved a "wet" plat form stated the party will abide by the will of tho voters In the state referendum on prohibition in Novem ber. The questions to be voted upon then are (1) shall the 10th amend ment bo repealed and (2) shall the Volstead act for prohibition enforce ment be modified. . t'.an Antotiiri Tcpt.. police who Rimrcl payrolls and bank messen gers are to be equipped with bullet-proof vests. 1 LONDON (m The Prince ot Wales noon will bo a certified airplane pilot one of his moat cherished ambi tions. He Is actively preparing for tests ho must undergo to receive a li cense. The Prince has often traveled by airplane, and even had the stick In his own hands for a few minutes at a lime, but he haB never been priv ileged to mako a solo flight. In a short time all of the king's four sons will be skilled airmen. The Duko of York was a world war aviator. The Duke of Cllouccs tcr has been learning to flv at INortholl aerodrome under the tui tion of Fllght-Lleutcant E. Klclden. Prince Ocorgo Is also undergoing in struction. I Tho Prince ot Wales has celebrated the near approach ot the day he can start flying on his own by tho pur chase of a beautiful new airplane, a red. blue and silver Do llavlland "Puss" Moth. After passing his tests the prince will be full-fledged pilot, but even then he can only take up his friends. At the moment the prince Is ac commodated with an airplane of the Moyal Air Force, piloted by squad ron Leader Don. The final order as to whether this machine shall fly rests not with the Prince, but with tho commandant I of the airdrome. J The commandant recently forbade I the airplane to start on a trip to 'Wales because of the weather. The 'prince had to proceed by road. Scouts Return From Outing On The Minam River lly Mrs. .1. It. I'rke (Observer Coi respondent) UNION. -Ore.-. (Sneclali - Tta nm Scouts returned Tuesday evening from a-four-duy camping trip on the Mlnam river. Tho.se who went were Bob Hunter. Jack Paige, Wallace Sim- mons, Willie Niger, Albert Britow Logan and Conrad Anderson. L. b. Anderson accompanied them in the absence, of the regular scoutmaster, N. E. Hershey. The boys hiked from tn nri nf ih - i .. pass to about five miles ubovo the Horse ranch where they camped. Al though they took no tents and it rained during their stay In the moun tains they were very comfortable for some of the boys who had stayed near camp built u bough shelter while Mr. Anderson and the rest or tho party , were away fishing. They had plenty of fish for their use. Sen ator Stelwar and his wife were camp ed near the Scouts and the boys all made his acquaintance. Mr. Anderson Is enthusiastic in his praise of the boys as regards scouting, woodcrait. sportsmanship, and general good fel lowship. Mr. and-Mrs. Kenneth La Violette, who, have been visiting in the Cove for a - short time, left Monday for King Hill, Idaho, where Mr. La Vio lette is taking the princlpalshlp ol the schools lor the coming winter : term. Mr. La Violette taught in the! Cove school lost year. i The Camp Fire girls left Wednesday-morning for a three-day camping trip.' Those who went wero Iva Juuc Allen. Cleo Conley, Bertu Barker, Evelyn Blank, Jean Miller, Maxine Towie. Lona Nek! a Price, Thelma Richards. Barbara Fine, Dorothy Bar ker, Miss Thelma Anderson, guardian of the camp fire, and Mrs. Lillian Al len. A meeting of the Woman's Im provement club will bo held Thursday Aug. 28. The club hus been meeting only once a month during tho sum mer but due to the amount of busi ness which needs immediate atten tion an extra meeting has been call ed. All members are asked to attend. Ed. Miller of Union was In Cove Tuesday. Mr. Miller Is engaging stub- Die pasture for his sheep. It is re ported that a number or bands from Pendleton graze in the Grande Kondc valley, each year because the stubble here Is not so dry as that In the country around Pendleton. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wolff, of Grass Valley, Cal., were visitors In Cove for few hours 1 hursday. Mr. Wolff s U. S. Polo Star Associated Press Photo Earle S. Hopping Is considered no of tho outstanding candidates or a forward position on the Amer can team in the International natches, r- a 1 Sl PRINCE OF WALES SOON The IVh.ee of Valr (t..,.) tlehl i .llmhlnc ..... ..I a .-ml.,.,, all.-. mother. Mrs. Lvdla Wolff, anrt hi.' tfm. mm uun, were in the parly. They had made an extended tour through the Yellowstone park. Canada and Washington and left for Welscr where they will visit relatives before returning to their home. Mm. I L. M. Laird accompanied them to I Welscr. Mrs. Laird Is a sister of Mrs. Lydla Wolff. Guild met at the home of Mrs. J, IE. Mills Thursday afternoon. Th, Pet were Mrs. T. C. Hefty, Mrs. T. C. Conklin. Mrs. Erma Barker, Mrs. Dorothy Hallmark. Mrs. L. M. Laird. Mrs. Royal Conley. Mrs. Jabe Conley. ' Mrs. Lulu Goyette. Mrs. Lynn Chad- wick. Mrs. Era French. Mrs.Bessle Fletcher. Mrs. Ray Fackler. Mrs. Al- bcrt BrazJlle Mrs. J. R. Price. Mrs. , Louis Prlsto. Mrs. L. E. Anderson, Mrs. a n rvinbiin M.-. Rmtvn Mr. n.-.. I Bertsch. Clarice Conkim and Dorothy Mlllc TIia frnim nf hmlaisa. in-,. It 4 m i1)a Htm A fi PahIiIIh M T r rnr.ltln aH Utra T f Unft., The next meeting will be at the home WiMra. W' F- Matthcs and her guest, of Mrs. J. R. Price. Mlss A8nes Matthews, went to La Harold Johnson and Warren Laird !?rainde Saturday and after shopping left for Milton the llnt of the week during . " morning attended the Intending to work there through the,1"1'11 forD returning home, prune harvest. They made a trip to L K F; Wnl"0n and Mrs. Whitton Milton two weeks ago but found the 'drove to La Grande Saturday morn work in the prunes had not yet lnG 5 tllke &am Ashby home. He started so returned home. h w8"mmerJ hefe- ; W. F. Matthcs drove to Baker and j returned Friday. He attended the Am HOT LAKE PERSONALS 11 .Mrs. 1. '. Wilde (Observer Correspondent) HOT LAKE, Ore. (Special) Mrs. George Baxter lelt by train lor tjait Lake City Monday morning In re- .por.se to a telegram received tell- Ing of the death ol ner niece, Mrs. Frunklln Rudy, of Salt Lake City. Harold Dllly returned to his homo In Portland Wednesday evening ny stage after spending several months at the John Peterson home. Vodua Baxter, of La Orandc. was a guest of her cousin, Mrs. orant Wllde, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week and returned to her home late Wednesday evening. norcune noiiuru leiv ior ivliiluii- Freewatcr car.y Monaay morning to work during the prune packing sea- son. Miss Kofford went with Ross jsaugiu lum u uuiiiuci ui bii in ""'" Union, Ara Lee Rollins drove In from Keppner last Thursday to spend a few dayB with her father, Jacob Lanlus, and relatives here and in Union. Mrs. Rollins . returned to whero she and her husband are camped near Heppner early Tues day morning where Mr. Rollins Is in the forest service. Ln Veino Valentine, of Aberdeen, ployed on the logging road here and Wash., assisted with tho threshing recently moved his family to Wallowa, on tho P. J. Hailing farm near Hot I Miss Ervalce returned from Wal Lake Monday of this week. Mr. and Iowa Wednesday after a weeks ab Mrs. Valentine and family are here sencc. She visited at the home of Mr. visiting at the home of Mrs. Valen- and Mrs. W H. Hamilton. : 'While away tine's parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. J. she .had some dental work done. Hailing, of Union.- ...... t Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Mumford. of John Conrad, of Hermlston, ar rived Monday at the John Peterson farm for a visit with his brother. Bob Conrad, whom he had not seen for seven years. John Peterson left early Thurs day morning for the Mlnam reserve back of Cove, to drlvo his lambs down and to get them ready for mar ket the first of September. t- Mrs. John W. Wilde and daugh ters. Alice,' Dora and Bernlce. drove to La Grande Wednesday afternoon whero Mrs. Wilde received treatment for ear trouble. . ' V: . GARAGE . GOSSIP At Walhmii Lnkc Mr. and Mrs. Ray Winters arc at Wallowa lake this week; while Mr. Winters Is on a vacation from his work at the Chrysler garage. iitriuit Sales . in- Three Durant coupes have been sold by the Durant Motor company. Mllo Smith is the owner of a new coupe; Mr. Crowe, of Union Junction, pur chased another and Jack O'Connell bought tho third. The largest garage In Europe has been built at Stockholm. It will ac commodate 1,500 cars. The United States exported 13.091, 801 pairs of rubber footwear last year. Thero are 282.000 radio sets in op eration in Ci-ccho-slovakla. William Brentton, Juvenile lead in a Chicago theater, is the son of the dran of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York. Hawaii expects a record pine apple pack of 10.000.000 cases this year. TO FLY OWN PLANE learnlne to tlv. a, Brr hl three brother. frlnce i,rte l hon fllel.t mil, Sq: 1m ,. ,, , (lp(t) j,,., Jfn () f Grade Maxville, Wallowa Stretch Of County Road lly .Mrs. M. F. Raymond (Observer Correspondent) '. . ""yvv."c'.. iP''l yraaing of , ZunMcStonJ !?ti Zl , SJM JSd J Sly'JSi J ?P ""JR, U ?he Kvehn fs Tne it m iv " 11 ?t? i-i. mi B !e" 1 JlStJlity year arou -something they have not . , Mp. ' . ' J ' . "Jl .h'JL At ? an 'Agnes Matthews, of Longview. Wash- w"e .g.uelt8 J?-. hrfmSr' MT nd C. Parker and Mr. and Mrs. t W. F. Matthcs from Thursday until . Mondtty. erican Legion convention. Miss lone Anderson and her little sister, Leona, came up from Wallowa their father, Herman Anderson, who Is employed here. Huzel. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Trump, Is getting along splendidly after her recent operation for the re- nioval or tonsils and adenoids. i Mr. and Mrs. O. c. Parker and Mr. and Mrs. w. P. Matthes with their guests, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Bean and Miss Agnes Matthews, spent Sunday picnicking at Wallowa lake. Others in the party were Mr. and Mrs. W. A McGully and Miss Mary Carper, of ! Crossman. j a second teacher Is to bo hired for this district It was decided at a mcet- Ing of the school board held this , week. This teacher Is to teach the colored pupils. The fall tirm begins ; oept. I QmllllES of R00d qulltv rrult anu vegetables are being brought over by tn ,8rmers of Promise and much canning and preserving for winter use is being done by the housewives, Mrs. R. 1. McCri.vcn is slowly im proving from her recent Illness. While not able to do her work she Is up and around. Ii is nearly a month since sne oecame ill A baby boy weighing four and one- nan pounds was born to Mr. and Mrs, C. W. Lively at the Wallowa hospital baturaay evening. Mr. Llvelv is em- Crack Shot , Asnocinlnl Piesa Phoio Willis T. Frazler, son of Senator Lynn T. Frazier, qualified as expert rlfleinan at Fort Meade, Md., train ing ramp and earned a place on the third corps area team in the national matches. , MARKET NEWS OF THE DAY CIIICAOO WHEAT ' Open ' High Low "- ' Close :. 8 i ' M '. M : : ' . MK ..... .93ViV4 . JMb .03", MYi& .874 ' " ' -89 " M' .'M9M 1.0O9J4 . - 1.01?, .r 1.00 . ' r 1.0l-li7 Sept. Dec. . Mar. . .May . PORTLAND WHEAT .. . . High - . -.'Mti . ' ' 'v ' at'A. ' , . . ".. .87 ; ., -:, Open Kepi. ; !) May Wallowa, were dinner suests of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Hubler Wednesday evening. Miss Annadel Hubler, sister of Mrs. Mumford, returned with them after a few days visit In Wallowa. BLTTERFAT SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 20 im Butterfat f. o. b. San Pranclsco; 41(5 12 tie. . ' ' - ' LIVERPOOL WHEAT LIVERPOOL. Aua. 23 u, : Wheat close, October tl.04; December 1.05'.,; March 1.06y,. ., PORTLAND PROOLX'E PnOTJ 4 Vn n.. - Aim ni rim Butter, eggs, milk (butterfat). noul. nuts. hay. cascara bark and hora steady and unchanged. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK PORTLAND, Ore.. Aug. 23 OP) Hogs 100, all direct; sheep 325, 83 on contract. r. ' Week's total hogs 3460; cattle 2285; calves 120, sheep 3840. Hogs: feeders quotably steady; bulk on practically top 180-200 pounds butchers Monday $11.35; several lots $11.30: bulk and nrActlcal ton Thnm. day and Friday ftli.76: scattered lots $12.00; over and under weight- $li.60 down; heavies down to $10.00; a few Monday $q.60; rough packing sows $8.Q0(rf$8.Jj; smooth light sows at weekend sa.oorieB.60; top and bulk women s- title how rests oetwecn miss choice lot feeder pigs Monday $12.08; Hutchison and Mrs. Fox of Union and none offered thereafter. ,( Lois Nelson, of La -Grande. Cattle: compared with week ago, I ; Jone of the mixed doubles games steers steady to 36c lower, all other ,'were played yesterday. , Marion Mar classes steady, one load good under ' quls was unable to attend the tourna 1100 lb. steen? $7.50 $7.65; nothing merit, so his doubles partner. Alyce averaging over 1100. pounds above Cook, is now teamed. with Jim Scs $7.36: medium grade all-weights $5.60 slous. (..$6.75; off-grades down to $4.50; scattered heads high medium grade neuers irom , car-iota 7.oo; strictly good absent; odd head strictly good cows $6.00; bulk desirable kinds $4.75 (? $5.50; low cutters and cutters $2.50 $4.00; medium to good bulls $6.00 (a $6.00; choice light ' vealers $11.00; caives ijio.oo aown; ou grade aown 10 $6.60; moBtly $8.00 up; -r .- ' bneep: compared wex ago. gooa and choice lambs,, steady; medium and lower grade lambs and all grade yearlings and ewes 50o higher; good and strictly choice wooled lambs $6.60 ti$7.00; shorn under 83 lbs. $6.35 (j? 96.75; . throw-outs down . to $4.00; choice ewes $3.00; culls down to $1.50. CHICAGO, LIVESTOCK CHICAGO. ;Aug- 23- W (U. S. D. A.) Cattle 600 compared with a week ago fed steers, and yearlings .1.00 SI. 50 higher, mostly . 1.00 i .2.00 over last weexa low .time; -.vealers 50c '( $1.00 hlghcruunusually active market on all classes; olosed firm at advance'; extreme top yearlings. .11.7$,' rnlxed yearlings .11.60; best weighty steers .11.25, -most grain feds closing at B.25H.11..00.' , . . Sheep: 7,000, today s market steady, native, ewe and wether lambs .10,60; bucks 99.50. -rangers .10.60 to ship pers and .packers..:. For week' lambs around 75c higher; . feeders .1.00 $ .1.25, top. to -shippers, .10.75; also highest for week range lambs (10.50 or Bia.au; native oucks.bu.uu m su.ou; fat ewes .a.50.4.50; feeding lambs .6.25gt .8.00 throughout week. Hogs 7,500, .unevenly late 28c lower than yesterday's average or steady with low time. Top 811.35 for week; butchers mostly around 60c higher; light weights 100-200 lbs. .11.00 g .11.25, ( WOOL MARKET BOSTON. Aug. 23 W-Tradlng In ,onl rf.lrino t.h n.t. lo,Jl ,.n considerably. A few houses continue to transact a fair volume, however. showed no weakness, while mills gen erally were not In tho market for sizenblc quantities of wool, they were making many Inquiries and taking ftamplo lots to try out their new lines of goods. This activity on the part of manufacturers Is attributed by most wool traders as a very healthy sign and wool houses aro confidentially expecting business In larger volume to materialize within a few weeks. M OAK A NO FLO UK PORTLAND. Aug. 23 UP Sugar: steady; (sacked basis) cane, fruit or berry 4.80 per cwt. Beet sugar 94.6.0 cwt. flour: steady; (city delivery prices) family patents. 40s 90,40: whole wheat, 40s 95.50; graham, 49s 95.30; bakers' hard wheat, OBa 96.20: bak ers' bluestem patents, 98s 99 40; pas try flour, 49s 95.90. I'ORTLAND CASH PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 23 m Cash wheat: Big Bend bluestem 91.04. Soft white 89c. Western white 80c. Hard winter 88c. Northern spring 86c. . Western red 86c. Oats: No. 2-38 lb. white 924.00. -Today's car receipts: . wheat 152. barley 1, flour 3. com 3, oats 4. BARGES MAY OPERATE TO THE DALLES (Continued form Page One) Rosenberg said the barges could not hope to compete with truck lines and railroads on small local ship' ments, but would attract what Is commonly known as slow moving freight. Saraze nClings To His Lead at Orion INDIANWOOD CLUB. Orion, Mich.. Aug. 33 (jT Shaving four strokes oft par figures on the outward stretch of his morning round. Gene Sarazen of New York, clung to his lead after 43 holes ln the 73 hole struggle for the western open golf championship today. Emerlck Koc sis. Detroit, was second. Sarazen scored a record equalling 31 on the nine holes for a total ot 173 strokes, while Koesls shot a 33 for the same distance and trailed by three strokes in the shots. Sales of electricity' ln England have Increased ISO per cent In the lost sewn years. f'lnse ."'la . .91 Yi .in Wholesale Prices Are Steady Today ' PORTLAND, Ore.. Aug. 23 m With butter receipt and trading light, wholesale prices held steady to day. . Egg tone was steady at unchanged prices with a fair amount of trading to retailers reported. Cantaloupe and '. tomato markets wero wcate under Influence of liberal receipts. - Increased appearance of locally pro duced peaches . affected unsettled price conditions In that line. . Lemons were 60 cents per case low er at 9Jioa10.oo. Green corn of good quality was scarce and selling up to 25c a dozen to retailors. . - . , Walla Walla onions were cieamue P ' price rans'ns from li ib at , a.OO. . ; . -MRS. FOX VICTOR IN NET TOURNEY (Continued from Pago One) erall, Boycr of Pendleton with H. Robinson of Seattle. Oswald and Oesterllng. . ! Miss Stsnge Defaults - Tn t.h Innlv samfr of the women's flWles- blaved Friday, Miss Louecn I Hutchison cam fronv behind to de- feat Alyce Cook. 4-6, 6-2. 6-3. Anne Stange. runner-up last year, de- faultld to Mrs. Fred Fox. and tho in the . men's doubles fox and An derson defeated Anderson and Oes terllng 6-1, 64, With an Interesting second set. The- women's doubles will be played, cither today or Sunday when all the .final games will be played. ..,..., DEATH TOLL INCREASES ? -r nAf.TTVnRK. a no- im Th toll or the dust exniosions nri fin. Which caused. A2RO.ono nr.mnrp Hum. ago to a .western Maryland railway grain- elevator -here Wednesday has been raised to four with the death of oiio -of the Injured workmen, Jos eph Oi.Doemllng, .36., Some others wero reported today to be in a crit ical condition, at. -hospitals. - . . j ..-. . JACK" HOLT I.VU'REn . i TOMS RIVER, N. .J.i Aug.-23 OPI Jack Holt, motion ploture actor wlio has been here during filming of an airship.-picture., was Blightly Injured today, in arr. automobile accident Witnesses said Holt's automobile hit tra(fio beacon; , i(e was injured about the head. .. PLANES CAl'SB FIRES? MISSOULA, Mont.,!.' Aug. 23 lUPfL Airplanes, veyes'' of the forest service, have a dangerous as well ns discern -Init ability, ioresters here said today, i Forest officials said thfey believed exhaust sparks from one of the planes In the Seattle-Chicago air derby set a large firs near St. Regis yesterday. The fire had . burned over about 00 aores before it was' discovered. BODIES RECOVERED MBDFORD. Ausr. 23 Ijn Th. hnrtl .. Of William SherWOOd. 3H. Alltn n.mn proprietor, and his son, six, wore ro- covered today from Fore Bay, near ProSDCCt. where thev worn r.nn,n..i 'ffiXl? I ",d 5?., S" "Sn;"g. trlP' ?' '! believed both 1 ..."Tf"..?8..1"0 Iatn "tempted to fescue his son. WEATHER OITLOOK I SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23 Following Is the weather outlook for the week beginning Aug. 24 as an nounced by the weather bureau: i . Far western Btates: The outlook Is for fair weather and normal tempera ture except unsettled and showery during the first part of . week In Washington and Oregon. If they take up modernism, the heirs of Henry M. Strong of Tiffin. Ohio, will lose their Inheritance. . FIND IT HERE Copy for this Column must be In by 9 a. m. Hcuutltchlng, pfeattng. button uuiiK, etc notion's Kiddie Shop. Adv. DANCE AT ELGIN i'a Villon every Snt. night. Dick i Undsoy's 5-ptece orchestra. 6-20-2 t ' ' AN" IDEAL GIFT One of the new cut glass combina tion Ice -Buckets and cookie Jara which are now on special sale at Richardson's Art and Gift shop Everyone enjoys both an Ice bucket and a cookie Jar. You will enjoy on. of these. Assorted colors and designs for your selection. Special this week for 1.69. -18-t r. SWIM AT COVE POOL "The Fountain of Youth." Com plete change of clear, sparkling warm mineral water every 7 hours. 6-85-lm EVERYDAY New things are- arriving for the coming holidays at Richardson's Art snd Olft Shop. You will enjoy see ing the latest creations In art and gift lines. You are Invited to visit the Bhop when over town. 8-18-t f. j This Is just what you have been I waiting for. A real Ice bucket u-.th silver handle and silver tone. fitted with a cover so that It can be used for a cookie Jar when It Is not needed for ice. See this latent rrn. tlon In beautiful slassware. nn m.. I cial price this week for 31 69 complete at Rtohardson's Art and Olft Shop. ' 8-18-tf. Bt'Y NOW AND SAVE! On new patterns in wJlnnr fall. Many rolls of this paper are now shown for the first, time. Noah a. Low .!):. "GLadio" Percale ' A Favorite . for Wash Frocks It comes In pretty patterm nd colorful designs that are most desirable for home frocks and children's clothes. 36 inches wide Yard J.CPENNEiCO 108 Depot St. , La Grande, Ore. . ' CllttinCI Itl CftURP IsUlliriy Mil KsUUBV Of Many Accidents AZ? , P"0"" i"tn lht P? ? c n Sll Sliting ln oontlnuos to hold a high place among Records of ; state motor vehicle tho causes of accidents, according to reports reaching the Oregon State Motor association. . It is difficult to cut ln and out bf traffic and al ways accurately estimate the speed of cars coming from the opposite direction. For passing two cars even the most experienced drivers require a long, straight distance ahead. A compilation by the California Automobile association shows there are more than 35,000.000 motor vc- hides in the world, 67 per cent of them ln the United States. Simoniz Kleenei , and Wax ' ".;.' , SET-' . .. ',..'' ! 96c ' i i i ' ' Kleener removes the grease, stains and road grime, and the Wax brings back a lustrous varnished finish. Get yoursl Montgomery Ward & Co. ; 1101-3 Wnshlnpton Ave. La Omntls Peacock Nut Coal Here Is a coal that Is Just the. thing for the range or furnace. It Is cheaper In price than the larger sizes and gives as much heat. ,' VAN PETTEN LUMBER CO. "Proper Preparation" is the secret of success. We are prepared for our life work, and success is our aim. ii ir ir ir ir til l" in WALKERS FUNERAL SERVICE 5t-h AT SPRING ST. PHONE 42 ! I . ! ! il'HOXE MAIN 738. "GOOD SERinrn nmrni I "Proper I 8-2.1-2 t