Page Two
Spring
Millinery
THE new spring millinery
(oUowb a now lino to chic
you'll need a hat for ovcry oc
casion this season make
your selections now whero you
,' may bo ansurod of fashion
smartness. ; '
$2.95 to $12.00
HILL'S
HUSKIES PREPARE
TO TACKLE BEARS
Four Games on Slate and
One Will Clinch Title
Oregon is Winner
COAST COXFKKKNCB BASKETBALL
gTANIIIN'GH
Northern Division
W. L. Pet.
Washington'" It 1
Washington Stato ! 6
Oregon Stato 8 8 .571
Oregon If.
Idaho . t 18 -071
Southern Division
W. L. Pet.
California 8 3 .007
Southern Collfarnia S 4 .650
U. 0. L. A 8 .444
Stanford 3 0 .333
Last Week's Itesulls
Oregon 33-52, Iduho 27-31.
'. Idaho 25. Washington State 30.
Oregon 30. "Oregon Stato 32.
U. S. C. 23, U. C. h, A. 40.
Stanford 32, California 40.
Uy llio Associated Tress
With the expectation that It would
win at least one of Its four gamed
this week, the University of Wash
ington today wan going ahead with
plana for a Pacific Coast basketball
play-oft In Seattlo with the Univer
sity of California, winner of tho Coast
confereuco, southern dlvlslou. title.
The Washington Huskies need only
ono more gamo to clucn their fourth
consecutlvo northern division flag.
Play-off contcsta aro slated for March
6, 7 and 9.
Cougars In KllltllliiK
Washington State Cougars are still
In the running for a possible tie with
the Huskies, but to accomplish It
they will' have to defeat tho Huskies
Tuesday and Wednesday at Pullman
and Washington win nave to neip oy
dropping Friday and Saturday games
to Idaho at Moscow. In light of
previous scoots this season, tho lat
ter, at IcaetA seenis highly Improb
able. - i
Tho University of Oregon contrived
tho sensation of last week's play by
triumphing over Oregon Stato col
lege at Eugene 30 to 32. The two
wilt finish their private battle with
two games Friday at Corvallis and.
Saturday at Eugcno.
Oregon took two games from Idaho
nt Eugene lost Monday and Tuesday,
83 to 27 and 42 to 21. Washington
Stato completed Idaho's dismal week
Saturday by taking tho long end of
a 35 to 26 score.
Tho California Dears won the right
to play for the Coast championship
by defeating Stanford. 40 to 32 Sal
unlay. The ' same night Ucla won
from U. S. C. 40 to 23.
Skipping Day For
Record Holder, 61
CHICAGO. Feb. 23 M'l Toclav was
skipping clny for Chester Levere, 01,
and he planned it record.
For years it has' been his custom to
break his rope skipping record on
the day following his birthday anni
versary. Last year ho skipped 15,000
times in two hours, 31) minutes and
15 seconds.
"And you can tell tho world." he
said, "that I'm not advertising any
thing cither.
Ancient Child Labor
Children were often employed In
the mines of Homo it tt it uth'er un
dent nations. Iiecnuso Uiey could
iuceie through tunnels to drug
out the heavy sacks of ore.
Weighted Silk Material
Silks m-o wcishled hy tho addi
tion of solutions of iln or Iron
salts. They make the silk seem
heavier, with moro body. How
ever, (hey decre.'.sa tho weailn;
HUt'.lty of the silk.
Emulation
Many bravo young minds have
oftentimes, through henilng the
praises and (unions eulogies of
worthy men, neon stirred up to af
fect the like commendations, nod
so strike to the like deserts.
Spenser.
Ingenious Robber,
Hohbfrs who stolu n marhla
staiuo of the Virgin, inado In lli
Fourteenth century, from n church
nt I'rsel, near Solssous. France,
left In Us place n copy In plaster,
and IHe theft was not discovered
for several days.
Errors of Judgment
We are pained to ihink how aw
fully mankind may he deluded, lunv
their sagacity may he Minded, tier
sens of justice o-ileg:sli.T.l, their
best feelings subverted, by fv!!.i.
clea of Judgment. Uale.
H. Might Lcle Both
Jud Tonkins says he leaves h's
flivver out in tho street nil nicht
and It does him good hy strengih
enlng his faith in liju.an nature
when lie finds It thcru ue.vt moiu
Ing. Washington Star.
Record Price
The highest price ever paid nt n
public sale for n painting by an
American artist win 2i.il(i.l, whlrn
Samuel Waldo's portrait of An
drew Jackson brought.
Three Teams In
Semi -Finals Of
M. I. A. Tourney
Hy Mrs. ltiiy Wilson
(Observer Correspondent)
IMBLER, Ore., Feb. 23 (Special)
Tho Imbler M. I. A. ba&ketball team.
Is participating in tho tournament
now In progress at the Recreational
hnll In La Grande. Thursday eve
ning they lost to Union 28-24. Fri
day evening they defeated tho fast
first Ward team 27-10. Tonight they
play tho Union team and the winner
will meet Baker on a neutral floor for
tho championship of this district.
Tho double elimination system, has
been followed. The locnl team Is
composed of James Cleyg, center;
Geno Perry and Clifford Wcntcnskow.
forwards; Austin Martin and Clifford
Conrad, nuardu; ,Lyster WcaLeiiakow,
sub.
Tho Baker lineup is: P. Woods and
R. Haslein, forwards; P. Haslen,, cen
ter; T. Hunt and W. Brown, guards.
Tho championship team will be
awarded a cup to be held for one
year. Tho team winning the cham
pionship of the stake three years will
I bo awarded the cup permanently. La
umnde First ward has neia is. tor me
last two yours, but lost the right of
permanent possession In the tourna
ment. EMIL NORDEEJV,
OF BEND, WINS
SILVER CUP
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Feb. 23 (ff)
Emll Nordcen, of the Bend, Ore.,
skyllners, was awarded a ltugo silver
loving cup last night by virtuo of
having twlco finished first In tho
'W-mllo Fort Klamath-C'rutcr Lake
rim and rot urn nkl ruse.
Nordeen romped up the rim nnd
buck yesterday in four hours and 36
minutes, a considerable reduction of
lust year's record time of five hours
and 60 minutes. The Bend Skier- Is
now permanent owner of the cup.
Tho only other man to finish the
long course was Manfred Jacobson,
MeCloud, Cal., who beat Nordeen to
tho finish lino by a few seconds Just
ycur.
Two others entered. Ivar Amoth,
Bend, bioko a ski at the lake rim
and Oliver Luckctt, Fort Klamath,
dropped out after 33 miles.
Tho raco was tho hcadllner of the
winter sports carnival sponsored by
tho Crater Lake Ski club every year
on Washington's birthday. More than
4000 spectators turned oat.
Ono of lh? novelty, events was the
women's express relay race of skis.
Tho Briscoo trio. Ida, Peggy and Win
nie, of,. Fort Klamath placed first,
covering the half mile course In two
and ft half minutes.
Olo Amoth, Bend, was first In tho
lu-mllo race, time. 1:20:30. Alec
Pearson, Portland, was second; T. A.,
lierglund, Ftortland. third; Vernon
Puckett, Fort Klamath, fourth; R. L.
Lueck, Crater Lake, fifth, and M.
Briscoe, Fort Klamath, soxth.
Wet snow made Jumping events
hazardous. John Ring. Bend, was
awarded first In the class A event.
Sidney Franklin j
Fouled by Bull
NUEVO LAREDO. Mexico. Feb. 33 I
(fll Sidney Franklin, fouled by a
black hull, nursed a wounded right
i lei; today. ;
'ino Brooklyn art let-matador- was
saved from possible death In tlio
arena hero yestctflav bv Marcial L-
Inndo, Spanish hull fighter and
! K...i,lrll,.-. ..... (I.- I.I II- I
honors of a holiday crowd. i
Franklin killed four bulls. Tho '
fifth, tho black one, gored him when
ho slipped on soft sand. Franklin
struggled to his feet to ronev the
combat, but Lalanda, seeing Prfthk
lln's leg wus bleeding, rushed to the
rescue.
A moment later the American
fainted and was carried from the ;
ring. Lalauda finished the bull, but
l;ranklln returned before the next
fight was concluded to receive an
ovation. i
Franklin has suffered several In- J
Juries slnco ho left commercial art1
for tho bull ling In 19:13. Ho was
gored In Lisbon August la. 1930, and j
In Madrid March IB. 19.10. Ho-waa.
tossed In Ceulu, Spanish Morocco,
amy i-t, j-jou.
Nyssa Team Wins
From Vale Cagers
NTSSA, Feb. 23 (Special) The '
Nyssa basketball team scored another ;
victory at Vale Friday night 43 lo
41. With Owen Price, of Lu Grande I
and former Eastern Oregon Normal
letterman out of tho llne-up, tho
Nyssa team was weakened consid
erably. Il will be remembered that
Nyssa doubled tho score amilnst Vale
the early pare of the season.
Albert Hopkins, also of La Grande
and Eastern Oregon Normal letter
man, rang up 15 points tor Nyssa In
this contest-, Nyssa has won ten
games this season with one defeat
And havo been playing the strongosl
Independent teams In Eastern Oregon
and Idaho. Nyssa bowed to the Col
lego of Idaho last week for tho first
lost game. Nyssa will meet Caldwell
Idaho next Tuesday night.
Mr. Hopkins and Mr. Price are
teachers at Nj-rso. I
Portland Cagers
In Hard Contest
PORTLAND. Ore.. Feb. 23 wv-After
romping along through the first
half of the basketball kimsou with
U perfect record of seven victoria
Jefferson Itih school's morale broke I
ins-, wees anu tne school started the
second half with its first defeat to
Franklin k.i ti,r iwttuwt
scholastic league brum to look nn !
iiuHiKn ii were staging moro of u con
tot nnd Ic.ss of o hoi so ruco.
While the Quakers, n second ut
vlMoa team, were Riving the league
Under a lesson lu the effects, of over
confitienee. Camme:ce uas buy
Xutvlclnn Grant out second place
and down nionsUle itself in a tie
tor third. Henr.on huuled in second
place hy drubbing liooisovelt.
Another npet came when Lin
coln, m tunes dcfealetl, threw Wash
ington for a loss.
Pnluualy it had lotiked ns though
Jeftertitu. would coast chhIIj lo tlte
Port land title and represent the city
nt the Oieon state touniHiiwnt
N'oxv Jrffersou will have to match
us tep.
If Linro'.n should continue it wln
I'lns &treak in tt i-hiup uauut Jet-lei-s-on
TucmIav. and If Bctou should
drfeat. Commerce. Iieton would tie
up ti.e leadership with the Demo
cratic atti-eKtttion.
U.oful, but Not Wealth .
I'soful, nmter!al thlnps which Ore
hot appropriated do ;ot come un
der the head of wealth. Uniu
wind, clouds, the (iulf Brivam, Iho
heavenly bodies, nre all Viofui and
all mnterlnl, but nr not directly
appropriated, and so i.re iot rated
(o lu wealth tift c nim: ;ily under
Ktoo-1.
THREE COiWlCTS .
SHOT IN ATTEMPT
TO GAIN FREEDOM
(Continued from Pag? One)
Norkiewicz ron straight Into one
of tho two ambuscades and fell
with a dozen shots in liis body. Chl
leno leaped over his body and was
caught by the fire, falling near his
leader. Kllman, his hands still en
twined about tho cable, ran Into the
fire of the Eecond ambush. He died
later In tho prison hospital.
Tne other two of the fivo scam
pered back Inside to safety.
II i;stU'i: IN ARIZONA
FLORENCE. Arm., Feb. 33 (P)
Fpurtecn convicts, Including ono
murderer, who clambered over tho
stato penitentiary wall hero wlillo a
guard was not watching, iato yester
day, were being tracked today through,
the sagebrush and cactus of tho sur
rounding desert by bloodhounds and
arm,cd posses.
In all, fifteen escaped from tho
prison In an impromptu delivery car
ried out so stealthily that it was not
detected until It had been in prog
ress two hours. Tho last to shinny
up a steel girder, taken from a prison
construction Job and pressed Into
service as a ladder, to tho top of tho
wall and drop 20 feet to the ground
outsldo the prison was seen by a
guard us he sprinted for cover.
Tho guard who was posted at tho
gate, reported to Warden William
Delbridge that ho had seen a man
running toward tho desert for no up
punent reason. The warden Immedi
ately released tho dogs, went to tho
wall and personally relieved tho guard
there, J. M. Duly, whom he described
as "inattentive."
Hall itimc In Progress
A ball game was In progress In tho
yard and ficvcrul hundred prisoners
hod been takon from their cells to
witness It. Tho warden said It was
impossible to determine how many
had escaped until the 7 p. m. roll
cull, four hours later. He said the
escapo plot apparently had been
hatched on tho spur of the moment
by convicts who noticed the wall
guard was not watching and decided
to take advantage of their oppor
tunity. Ho said many more may
have planned to make a break In
tho same way.
Tho only one to be apprehended
wus the ono seen as he ran from tho
wall. He was a Mexican, whoso name
was not given, serving a lilo term
for murder.
John Quantrcll. who shot a cook to
death on the Anvil ranch In Pima
county two years ago because- he did
not like tho foot! the chef prepared
for him, wus among those who es
. English Lawyers' Guild
Lincoln Inn, In London, Is one of
the' four grail guilds or societies
of Inwyvra in ICnglimt known us
"Inns of court," which enjoy the
exclusive power of culling persons
lo llio bur. It derives Its nntne
from tho ftu-t that the groups of
buildings In London occupied by It
belonged to llio purl of Lincoln In
tlio reign nf Hilwni'd II. It became
n:i inn of court soon nfter hU
death. In l.'llll.
Narrow Thoronsblaro
Tho nnrroweat strum, In the
United States Is said to be Treus.
ury street In St. Augusjlne. Flu. Ii
la 0 feet 1 Inch wide 'this at root
was shown us a street on the map
of St. Augustine in ; ITU?, mid
culled Treasury street Iiecnuso the
old treasury was on the tumor of
this cross street mid tit. Uoorge
street. Curringes uc.d lo drive
through It, and a stone was placed
nt tho entrance on Lav street to
prevent lids. The old IreaMiry
building Is sllll standing.
First Curront by Wiro
In tlio year liOO l.ulgl tiahlnl.
nn Ilnlinu professor, designed on
Instrument constructed of plies of
silver and ?.inc disks Interspersed
with pieces of damp cloth, which,
when the ends were connected by
wire, gave n steady lluw of current
tlio Hist in history.
Accounting for Folk Tale.
A theory reported lo the Tolk
Lore soclely Is that folk Inles of
giants stalking on seven-league
hoots prolmhly nrosn Iran the cus
tom on using stilts In llio marshy
purls of l-hirope, a custom which
owed and frlglitonril str.ingers.
Wre Queer Folks
Wf giowl at thu I'onr devil
who beija a dime from us on the
xtroot ami turn rixM tiiouiul mnl
wlionp Vm up for anJ vlect orti
cors who raiso fiur luxes ten
times that amount in a year.
Florida Tintes-UnUm.
Perional Morality
A grftit ninny poop ft ntisto tlmo
tulklit(3 nbuui vodos, standnrds nnd
scruples, whon in reality 1 hoy
menu Itiltihitlons, Instincts and do
slres. Tho tinost oxeuse for per
sonal nuirallty is tlinl lu (ho end
It .Utstitlos Itself through IiieroaM'iJ
jiiUisfuetiuii with living. Car
pouter. Drops of Water Heard Afar
Hy means of new sound on-tllin
system, Invented hy n famous Ihm
parinn sclent 1st. drops of water
front a spoon tiro audible for a
considerable distance. U Is eluintod
tlr.it the tonal quality produced by
the s8ieni is pnniintlly iorftHt
and tbnt nil ground nnd other ex
traneous noise.- are eliminated.
Blame Put on Rati
A number of lienuatt explorers
who have Just returned to Cnpe
lonn from the .Vj:;tinl lake district
In A Men nmort that Lake Nfinir.l
was formerly a tltvp lake 'JO iuIIoa
Ions unit VJ miles wide. Today-it is
very tdiallow nud almost di'v. be
cuiie. uooordinj: to tha tiatlvett,
rats had stopped a iicmher of riv
ers from llvnvin into It.
Britain Ckicf Rice Producer
More than half the total world
production of rice Is grown In the
t'rlilslt empire, which also supplies
S7 per cent of the worM's ruhher.
W per cent of Us cut tin and ol per
wnt of It sheep. l.e-ukm An
if ivers.
Ancient Family Tree
In the family nf he Level's of
Minuter I.ovell, Oxfordshire, Kn;
hind. Ut penemtlons ran be traced
from Rohert d'lvrl, who died about
UV0, to their present rvptvcnt.v
the.
LA GRANDE EVENING
STRANGE ILLNESS
I FATAL ,TQ STAR
j (Continuod 'from Page One)
' and from which she took her stage1
name, Melba. Her real name was
Nellie Porter Mitchell, changed by
her marriage in 1832 to Armstrong.
1 Her father was David Mitchell, a
contractor of Scott Uh blood, at
Burnley not far from here.
) Known to all the wprld as the
successor to Pattl and Jenny Llnd.
Melba sang last In America at tho
i New York Metropolitan in Faust In
1017-13 and after that was seldom
i heard in public. She wus said to
I hftvo retained the purity, sweetness
and flexibility of her volco almost
until tho time of her death.
!: The great singer rallied for a few
minutes this morning from a, state
I of coma and feebly spoke a fow
i. words to her sister and son, who
alono in the past few duys have bean
permitted to see her.
j Ho lt3t request was that a mlnis-
tor bo summoned and with, his
prayer In her ears she passed pcacc-
. fully Into a slumber that was un
broken until death came.
1 Tokens of world-wide sorrow in
the last few days bore testimony of
the affection with which Dame
, Melba was regarded through the
; world. Three times King Oeorgo and
: Queen Mary cabled words of itym
; pathy and hope. Messagea from
Europo and America literally poured
Into the hospital.
I Although the singor's body was
' wasted with disease It was only a
fow days ago that sho recognized
' that her end was approaching. She
; whispered to John Lemmono, famous
1 flautist and accompanist, her llfe
! Ions friend, "I pray Ood that I die
j no lingering death."
Molba's Ufa with Captain N. F.
! Armstrong, her huabaiid, was not
entirely happy.
Shortly alter birth of her son,
; Gcorgo Nesbit Armstrong, oho be
' came separated from both, mid in
April, 1900, Captain Armstrong, then
a rancher near Galvostou, , Texas,
obtained a divorce. She later became
reconciled with her son.
aHREAT IS CLUE
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1 il.
Associated Hrcss I'hQtQ
Michael Yasso of Brooklyn, N. Y., Is shown with a threatening
letter that furnished one clue in the disappearance of his daughter. Rose
Ya3so, 10 (Inset). The tetter, containing an ace of spades, hinted the
death of the girl and also made a threat against the family of Dudley
Field Ma lone, prominent lawyer. v
i PLANET EROS IS CYLINDER-SHAPED. .
NOT MUCH BIGGER THAN MANHATTAN
f
iVi :'--'
4 1
The little planet Krw has been
Manhattan Maud. kctcii below
H Howard V. HlrtKf"Ie.
tAsscetatctl Iresa Science Editor)
CAXmRIDliK. Mass. Il The tiny
planet Kros i. shapeU like a flash
hjjht a lcn. cvhudrlcal world.
He may even have tne form of a
dumb-hell, end if m 1$ "Dumb-Bell
viS' I -- - ---l-Mi.e . ...
V -., . 1 1 s'r;
; ; i tw? end view v
I DIM '' "
vnt 'rVS T 7 --pa-yT-..
pons : ' . V -A I V . ... - ' W
' view h . -V k . -
!"-' l EROS " I EROS UlU FAV.C I
EROS Dim I BKIUMI
the First tn ih? planetary family.
tl:s elonpatfd share Is the first
l ttia.ior disc. very of t'.ie present ap
j proach of the tiny planet, a risit
h::ix until the end of February. It
, 1 a si-.ape tha.; has born su:pertrd
t I01 years.
j B yend general prorwrt.ous
; length 25 to 39 .nile. breadth S to
10 miles announced fit H.rvtrd ob
I servatsiy, the detiH are unknown,
j His general pnpiiTtion rrArmble tht
j map of New Yark city. Miuhttnn
j Is!nd, and are not much lar?.
Tii question of dunb-lvii hap
-i titua tiui i:Ly in bi&ci
OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE.
Congress Passes A
$1,000,0.00,000 Bill
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 Pi Con
gressional action was completed Sat
urday on another of the regular sup
ply measures when the sen a to up
proved the conference report on the
91 .000,000,000 'independent offices
bill. Tho house approved It only a
little while before the senate acted
Tho measure carries approximately
$800,000,000 for-the veterans admin
istration. , -
Coos Bayi tOi Fight
For 26 ft. Channel
MARSHFIELD, Feb.- 23 W) Coos
bay will carry to Washlncton' the
fight for u 26-foot channel from the
harbor, bar to the Coos Bay- Lumber
company mill. The port commission
has appointed Major T; F. Maglnnls.
manager of the ' port, and John D.
Goss. port attorney, special delegates
to the national capltol to take the
matter up personally with tho Ore
gon congressional delegation.
Wife Kills Rival
And Gives Self Up
MEMPHIS. Teun.. Feb. 23 (tt A
woman who '-Jaid she shot another
woman bocauso it was "the only way
out" was hold hero Saturday.
Mrs. Gussle Bertha Nelson, 20, wifa
cf a pressman, surrendered to police
shortly after the fatal wounding Fri
day night of Mis3 Madeline Brown,
20, a telephone company employe.
She told police a friendship botweon
her husband and the slain woman
had driven her to desperation.
PKINCE IN SANTIAGO
SANTIAGO. Chile. Feb. 23 (?)
The Prlnco of, Wales arrived here
Saturday shortly after 5 p. m., com
pleting a flight from Antofog-asta.
TO MISSING GIRL
m
.A'ife.
Uii
vJ H uA ?3
s .. .. .
found to be a world of cylindrical shape above), not much larger than
hnw bow Kros d tin and brightens iw Its obi one shape utlirb in spare.
millions of miles fi-uiu the eaiih.
telescopes of 1975 when Ercs n?ct
ccmcs very close is based upon cer
tain .scientific theories.
This form might be considered an
txample of arrested "fission." This
Is a method of star division, whereby
fi rotating liquid er seml-llquld body,
fifst flattens at Us equator, then be
comes penr-shnper. then a dumb
bell, with one knob much the smaller
and finally separates Into two stars
whrrllnu about each other.
The theory that he may be already
brcken in vxo has been published in
Europe during the -present series of
inspections.
The peculiar shape of Kroa mtght
be accounted for on thi well
known scientific hypothesis that he
ts one of the fragments of a broken
planet that once revolved between
the orbits of Mara and Jupiter.
alert tl. au t.oK of lhec tramenU
COAST GUARD
WILL PATROL
PACIFIC SEALS.
SEATTLE, Feb. 23 (iP) -Guardians
of-the herd of almost 2,000.000 seals
which is beginning Its annual migra
tion to the breeding grounds in Ber
ing 60a, coast guard headquarters
hero aro arranging for cutters to es
cort tho herd on its Journey to the
St. Oeorgo and St. Paul Islands of
the Prlbllofs. -
Word that some of the sealB were,
seen off tile California coast on their
way up from the tip of South Amer
ica has been received by Captain A.
D. Hinckley, commander, of the guard
in the. North Pacific.
Tho herd Is expected off the mouth
cf the Columblo river about March
15 and the cutter Snohomish will be
Its "mother''- until It reaches Dixon
Entranco where 6he will bo relieved
by tho Tallapoosa, which will see the
seals safely Into Bering. -
Tho seals come within 10 or 25
miles of the coast nt the mouth of
the Columbia and then- head north
for Unlmak Pass. The Snohomish
will cruise Inside the herd to protect
it from poaching from shore.
Indians aro permitted to hunt
seals, but must not use firearms or
motorboats. They arc allowed to use
spears and vessels propelled by hand.
Between 300 and 40O 6eals were killed
last yene by Indians along tho coast
of Washington and Vancouver Uland.
AL CAPONE IS
RECOGNIZED IN
DANVILLE, ILL.
DANVILLE, 111., Feb. 23 (Traf
fic Policeman Wiley Watson said Al
phonso Capone, Chicago gang leader,
stepped from the Florida limited of
the Chicago and Eastern Illinois rail
read here Saturday, accompanied by
three .bodyguards, and was whisked
away In a waiting llmousins.
Watson said Capone chatted with
him, admitting his identity.
Residents near the Danville air
port said a strange cabin monoplane
landed at the field around noon and
took off 30 minutes later:
The officers said Capone an
nounced he would fly to Chicago.
Passengers on the Florida train
said .Capone boarded It at Miami,
making no effort to. conceal his iden
tity. - s
Capone Is under a federal court
order to appear 'at Chicago next
Wtinesday to answer a contempt of
court citation resulting from his
failure to return from Florida two
years ago when subpoenaed before
tho crnnd turv. Canone nt the time
I pleaded illness, but government In
vestigators sain nc was weu onougn
to frequent the race tracks.
Vets Compensation
Not to Be Reduced
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 The
senate Saturday without a record
vote eliminated a section, in the hos
pitalization bill reducing by fifty per
cent the compensation of veterans
while they aro in hospitals.
Hoover Names New
Treasury Assistant
WASHINGTON. Fob. 23 (PPresl-t
aenu jtioover eaiuruny . nBimuaiua
Arthur A. Ballantlne, attorney of
New York City, as assistant secretary
cf the treasury to succeed Walter
Hope who has resigned effective
March I.
Editor Resigns to
Return to Klamath
MARSHFIELD. Feb. 23 iff) O. G.
Crawford, former managing editor of
the Klamath1 Falls Herald, and more
recently editor of the Port Umpqua
Courier at. Reedsport, has resigned
and returned to Klamath Falls. The
Courier Is published by Robin Reed, I
well known wrestler.
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-. X,
already have been Identified and
named. Seme are as big as the Brit
ish Isles. Most seem circular, but
o:hers. like Eros, are suspected of
being irregular fragments.
This suspicion is due to the wav
they reflect light. Bras Is believed to
be whirling end O'er end. pointed
like a thrown knife with his sharp
end toward earth. When seen end-on
he reflect little light, but when his
full length stands across the sky he
reflects much more.
' Tho Harvard figures, based upon
these llaht fluctuation, give his ro
tation period as five hours. 16 min
ute and 12 94 seconds. That is a
34-hour day' on Eros. Twice in that
pencjd he points end-on, and twic;
full face.
A person sitting on e-ne end would
be traveling a little less than 120
mll an bour m thrt motion of t
rotation.
CONFERENCE ON
CHILD HEALTH
IS CONCLUDED
WASHINGTON. Feb. 23 W-W'th
a message from President , Hoo ler
that their work was expected to
open a new era In child health and
welfare, the medical section of the
White, House child health conference
Saturday Sjourned Its three day
TUiTreporta and recommendations
of the hundreds of physicians who
form the three main committees of
tho section, will be given to Presi
dent Hoover next week by Sectary
Wilbur., chairman 01 w.v.
Secretory Wilbur, speaking at the
Closing iSion. reviewed the history
of the conference and said President
Hoover's -attention had been focused
sharply upon child welfare and health
work during thq war. In Belgium and
France, and in America by the Mls-
uSfl. to tell you." Wilbur
said, "that with your persistent ef
fort and work upon tho problems of
child health, a new era In child
health and welfare will be opened,
VARNEY ROUTE
ONE OF BEST
ILLUMINATED
Overcoming unusual obstacles, the
department of commerce has virtual
ly completed lighting of the Seattle
Tacoma - Portland - Spokane - Pasco-Bolse-Solt
Lake airway, according to
Leon Cuddeback, vice president of
Varncy Air lines, which flies mall
passenger transports on this raute.
The department Installation now
Includes 02 2,000,000 ciuidlepower re
volving beacons. 14 ncctylcnc route
beacons, or bllngor lights, and 28
lighted emergency landing fields.
These are in addition to the lights
. .,l-!nnmi;Q The
liuu uciua m ni.. ...
last work dons was installation or
red and green side lights in the
Columbia River gorge. The total air
way distance from Seattle to Salt
Lake City, with the Spokane-Pasco
line. Is 1028 miles.
Installation oi certain uios to
navigation was difficult, one prob
lem being that of getting power lines
to some of the lights, reported R. R.
Tinkham. superintendent of light
houses,
Tho Varncy Air Line route now be
comes ono of tho longest completely
lighted airways ill the United States.
Retail Lumbermen
Elect New Officers
TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 23 OP) W. C.
Miller of Senttlo was re-elected presi
dent of the Western Retail Lumber- '
men's association at the 38th annual
convention here Saturday. 1
The following officials and dlrec- j
tore were also chosen for the coming :
year:
Idaho. Windsor J. Lloyd, Nampa; j
Oregon, eastern division, Paul E. Van
Petten, Ontario; western division, I
John J.- Rogers, Eugene; 'Washing-
ton, eastern division, Homer B. Ken- I
riall, Spokane; western division, Carl
Blackstcck, Seattle.
Directors included: Claude Blst
line, Pocatello. Idaho; Alfred D. Col
lier, Klamath Falls. Ore.; H. F. Wol
donberg, Wenatchee, Wash.
The place for the meeting next
year was left to, selection, of the
directors.; .
SoftWouldDie ,
For Murderer
TAIXAIIASSEE, Pin., Feb. 23 (tf)
The 8on of a man condemned to
death for murder appealed to Gov.
Carlton Saturday to let him die in
the electric chair instead of his fa
ther. Claude Laramore. nn employe at
tho Florida State hospital for the
Insane at Chattahoochee, made the
request In a letter to the governor.
The executive was not at tho capital
Saturday.
J. Webb Laramore. a farmer nnd
fcrmer deputy sheriff, was sentenced
to death last Wednesday for killing
Leslie Harrell nnd Alex Porter, youths
of his community.
Claude's letter to the Rovernor
read: "I am asking you to let me
take my dear daddy's place in the
electric chair. The others In our
family need father and I will gladly
go for his sake."
Larry Woodall On
Portland Contract
PORTLAND. Ore., Feb. 23 (t
Laxry Woodall, catcher for the Port- ;
land Beavers of the Pacific Coast i
baseball league, and manager of the :
team last' year, has notified Thomas
L. Turner, president of the club, :
that he has signed his contract and
is leaving immediately for Portland. I
His home i3 In Washington. D. C. ',
Turner considers Woodall one of '
the best catchers in the league. He
hit .345 last year.
HILGARD
PERSONALS
lly Verna Wclmer
(Observer Correspondent! I
HILGAKD. Ore. (Special I Mr. nnct !
Mrs. Guy Thornbrue had as their i
guests recently, Mr. Thombrue's bro-;
ther, Harry, trom Leviiston. Iduho. j
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sanford and i
sen. Gerald, former residents of Hll- i
gard but now of Weston, Ore., are
visiting at the home of their daugh
ter, Mrs. Emery Ferguson.
Messrs 1,. o. Myers and Pete Love-
IT'S TIME TO THINK
About Our Having Your
Requirements in
Bulk or
SEEDS
Ferry & Portland Seed Co.'s Products
W. a BOHNENKAMP CO.
Monday, February 23, 1931
lace made a tour of Dmatllla
looking for work during lamblnS
time. They returned home Saturday
iwr, uuicittvw .& Bcturea work.
with Bmythe brothers. Mr. ana MiS
. l, laf fop &-lln..tn .. " "iij
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Olsen have re
turned to their home at the lit
Emily logging camp. They have been
in Baker since December 1.
Mr. and Mrs. Lon ' Lilly, of u
Orande, visited at the home of m7
and Mrs. Ed Sailing Monday alter!
noon. -
Miss Donna Scott was a vlsitn.
; Hllgard Sunday. "
i Mrs. Nephl Coombs, of La Orande
i and Mrs. Ray Baum. of Union, were
visitors nt the J. B. Wclmer homo
! Friday afternoon. .
Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Stiles, of stark,
oy, were called to La Grande on busi
ness Thursday evening. . .
Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Noland and two
children, Orvllle Myers and T. a
Noland, returned to their home at
the Mt. Emily camp Friday alter
spending several days In' La Orohde
MrB. Ed Sailing was a La Orande
visitor Thursday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Ferguson, of
Perry, moved to Pendleton Thursday
Mr. Ferguson is employed by the Seta
Construction oompaay,
Mr. nnd Mra. Fred Rees and two
daughters. Barbara Jane and Mary
Ellen, and Mrs. J. B. Weimer, visited
with Irlends and relatives at Cove
Thursday.
Ira Cantrel'was a visitor In Hllgart
riiuuy ut-ii"(9 "n- uiuiucsa. ne was
shipping turkeys to Portland.
E. L. Gates has had several men
busy last week helping put machinery
in order to ship. Mr. Gates has se
cured construction work at Oakridge,
near Eugene. The work will last for
about one year.
Homer Johnson was In Hllgard last
week taking invoice at the crusher.
I Mr. Johnson expects to start repair
'.work on the crusher about the first
J of March.
j Mr. and Mrs. Carl Peterson, of
I Richland, stopped and visited at Hll
1 gard with friends Sunday. Mr. Peter-
son was making ar business trip' to
' Portland.
! Mr. and Mrs. Robert Webber, of
i The Dalles! were visitors at the John
' Frlce home in La Grande recently.
Dr. West's
Large
25c Tubes
for a'liinited tinie
Glass Drugs, Inc.
The Rexall Store
U. S. L. Batteries
Sow on Insured Mfe
We buy or trade for
your old battery
BURGESS BATTERY
& ELECTRIC STATION
Opposite La Grande Grocery
1025 Chevrolet Sedan 8195.00
1927 Chevrolet Coach 8245.00
1928 Chevrolet Coach 8195.00
1928 Chevrolet Coupe $360.00
L.U1ISON- CHEVROLET CO.
1414 Adams Phone Main S
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