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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 16, 1931)
Thursday, April 16, 1931 LA GRANDE EVENING. OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. Pajre Thrw sccniEiryNiEWjr Miss Bess Duke, Telephone Main BM Playgrounds Will Be Discussed At . Association Meet Summer playgrounds are springing into prominence in the minds of the women of La Grande who have grow ing children. Parks to be planted with grass and equipped with some of. the modern merry-go-rounds, slides and teeter-totters, which were Invented for the amusement of children, have been proposed toy the park board of the city and active toteps will be taken soon. Several organizations whlcli are primarily Interested in children have been backing the park program, among them ths J. H. Ackerman Par-' ent Teacher association which will meet Friday, April 17, at 2' o'clock In room 21 at the Eastern Oregon Nor mal school. The entire meeting will be devoted to a discussion of sum mer play grounds and J. T. Longfel low, superintendent of city schools, and Harold Flnlay, member of the park board, will contribute to the dis cussion. Other speakers on the pro gram are Miss Madeline Larson, di rector of physical education at the New Face Powder Is All the Rage That lovely, natural bloom of youth! ( Find it in MELLO-OLO. Purest, smoothest face powder known. New French process makes it stay on long er. Coloring, approved by United States government, blends perfectly with any complexion. No , flaky or pasty look. No ugly shine.' MELLO- GLO prevents largo pores, never lrrl- tates SKin. uiass Drugs, inc. Adv. with I I V j oam'ita A p e p p ier, p r e 1 1 1 e r neroine than you've ever seen I KHNKST TOHKKNTE is the Bill Tackson h e '. m hi o rtal zed In "The Covered Wagon!" GREY'S fes he -man lov- m Bffifijfflffj jreater than "The Virglu- Last Times Today WILLIAM p DWELL "MAN OF THE WORLD" Society Editor Until 0:80 a. o Normal school, and Elmo Stevenson, of the faculty. A discussion will follow the pro gram of speeches. In which all are urged to take part. An Interesting leature of the pro gram will be a group of vocal solos presented by Mrs. H. N. Ashby. .-. Ingles Entertain At Dinner, Bridge The home of Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Ingle was the scene of an Interest ing gathering Wednesday evening wnen they entertained, the members of the Clio club at a 7 o'clock dinner followed by bridge. Dinner was served at small .tables placed about the rooms, which were decorated with bouquets of spring flowers." Guests to make up six tables of bridge were present, and Dr. and Mrs. Lee Bouvy received the award fbr high score. Dr. and Mrs. P. L. Ralston will en tertain the club with a 7 o'clock din ner on April 29. Club Meets At Sacajawea Inn Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Larson were hosta for their dinner club last night at the Sacajawea Inn. Dinner was served at seven o'clock at a table at tractively decorated with lavender and pink flowers. The color scheme was also carried out in the tally cards and bridge table appointments. At bridge, which followed dinner, Mrs. M. L. Larson and Chester L. Thompson made high scores. twu rare. a. ju. raoore win en tertain the eiub in two -weeks. Men of valor! Women of high courage! The founders of the new l American empire be y o n d the frowning Rockies. Battling the wrath of the elements; fighting the feathered fury of the redskins; suffer ing the tortures of desert heat but liv ing, loving, laughing like the truly heroic pioneers that they were. : Writing, in flames and blood, the vivid his tory of those epic days. See it from the beginning Call Main 83 for schedule for He plays with the worldly women of Paris. But an American beauty undoes him in Love! Life of Swedish ' People Discussed The customs and life of the people of Sweden were described by Miss Madeline Larson, of the Eastern Ore gon Normal school faculty, at a meet ing pf the Parkdale club yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Marcta Riddle. Mrs. Riddle was assisted by Mrs. Lloyd Pierce. Mrs. Riddle arranged the program which, in addition to the talk by Miss Larson, Included an exhibit of Swedish linen and articles of copper ware. Miss Larson also described the costumes worn In the various divis ions of the Swedish peninsula. Mrs. Lillian Holden was invited into the club as a new member during the business meeting which preceded, the program. The Riddle home was attractively decorated with spring flowers. The hostesses served luncheon at the close of the meeting. Mrs. R. A. Wllk ersoB Is arranging the program for the next meeting on April 29, the place to be determined later. Past Matrons To : . Present Program Twenty-eight women attended tirie meeting Of the Past Matrons club of the Eastern Star last night at the Masonic hall. Plans were made for the program which will be presented by the past matrons at the regular Eastern Star meeting on May 27, the numbers on the program to be a sur prise. - . The remainder of the meeting after the business session was Bpent In formally, and refreshments were served by Mrs. Rogers and Mrs. Susan Burnett. : ; t Parish Dinner To Be Held Tonight Another of the delightful parish dinners which have been held reg ularly by the parishioners of St. Pet Friday Saturday Only er's Episcopal ohuroh, has been plan" ned for this evening at 6 o'clock. All members of the cTiurch are in vited to attend the affair to be held in Honan hall. General Aid Holds - Business Session A monthly business meeting of the General Aid of the Christian church was held yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. O. O. Fleshman, with 32 women present, Mrs. Arno Voelz led the devotionals, after which reports from the various divisions were given, with Mrs. George L. Anderson representing Division B, and Mrs. Bd. Ebell, Division A. Mrs. J. D. Smith, treasurer, made her re port also. Plans for future work was discussed. Division A Is planning to serve a banquet for the Men's Bro therhood of the church on April 20. Refreshments were served late in the afternoon by the hostesses, Mrs. Henry Win bum, Mrs. Laura Davis and Mrs. A. L. Parker. . . Mrs. Voehs will be the next hostess to the group on May 20. Mrs. Shewmaker To Attend Conference Mrs. Charles Shewmaker, president of the La Grande auxiliary of , the American Legion left today, for Port land to attend the child welfare con fenence of Area S, American Legion auxiliary, which will be held there on Friday and Saturday. Tonight they will be special guests of the Portland unit No. 1 at a meeting ln the Port land hotel. Mrs. Beth Laugaugh, national vice president of the auxiliary's western division, and Miss Emma Puschner, of Indianapolis, national director of child welfare, will reach Foreland in time for the meeting tonlRht. Mrs. Charles T. Jones, Portland unit president, will be assisted by Mrs. Elsie B. Graham, state chairman- of child welfare, and Mrs. Leona Ques inberry, unit 'chairman, who will act as hostesses. Friday morning the conference dele gates, representing .11 states and Alas ka, will register at the Multnomah hotel. The conference program will Include a number of Interesting ses sions and social features, with a mo tor trip over the Columbia Highway piannea xor aunaay. Will Nominate At ; Meeting on Fxnda The nominating committee of the Riverla Parent Teacher association will report at a meeting of the as sociation to be held Friday evening at 7:30 at Lane Chapel. The commit tee Is composed of Mrs. Jess Spencer, Mrs. Vernon Ainsworth and Herbert Evans. ii - A program is being arranged with a speaker for the evening, both to be announcea i&wr. W. C. T. U Meets With Mrs. Hickox The Women's Christian Temperance Union rnet Tuesday at 2:30 at the home of Mrs. E. M. Hickox, 1103 O avenue. The meeting was opened by the singing of a number of W. C. T. TJ. songs after which a business ses sion was held with Mrs. Alpha Victor presiding. April 28 Is set as the next meeting date for the organization, the place to be announced later. i- "MRU HINNOTT HONORED ' "WASHINGTON, 'Apr. 16 Mrfl. N, J. Slnnott, widow of the late Oregon representative, has been given civil service status by the president, - The executive rarely takes such action, but President Hoover yester day Issued the order because of the outstanding service rendered the na tion by -Mr. Slnnott. SUPPRESS TITLES MADRID, April 16 (P) Announce ment was made yesterday that a de- creo suppressing all titles of nobility and decorations, wll shortly be pub lished by the new republican gov ernment. STATE Last Day "Where men are men,'' he learns love's worth fight ing fori RICHARD ARLEN 'GunSmoKs Q QaramouM Qlcturt with Mary Brian, Eu gene Pallette William Boyd. Louise Fazenda. See what h a p p e n s when mod ern "tough guys" take their war Into the Old West and put a throb b In g ro mance "on the spot"! TOMORROW: BUCK JONES in "THE AVENGER" ALSO CHAPTER 10 "THE LONE DEFENDER" KING, QUEEN FIND ASYLUM IN FRANCE (Continued form Page One) at the mils and he Inspected them, and then shaking hnnda with the of ficers, stepped into the launch which took him to shore. To Live ill Paris The Duke of Miranda, sneaking for his mnjesty, said that he would Join Victoria and their children in Paris and make their residence there. No decision will be made on whether eventually to go to England until later. One of the tragedies of the Soanlsh royal house lies In the physical In capacities of two of the children, the prince or Austrias, heir to the throne wno is a hemophlle, and the Infante Don Jamie, second son, Who Is a deaf mute. ' Don Jaime was at his mother's side during the ordeal of welcome at Paris, nodding the thanks which he could not speak. The Prince of Social Calendi ar . Thursday, April 16 B:30 Three D club, with Mr. and Mrs. Bon Noyea. 8:00 Bridge .club, with Mr. and Mrs. 'Oscar Warnock. , 8:00 Bridge club. With Mr. and Mrs. XiCster Masterton. f ' Friday, April 17 , 2:00 Bible Searchers class of tho Presbyterian church, at the ' church. - , . a :00 Bridge club, with Mrs. Lola - Jones.. ."'.i-: 2:0Q J. H. Ackerman Parent - Teacher association, at tnt East- em Oregon Normal. 2:00 Baptist Women's society, Mrs. o. W. Chandler. 2 :S0 Chapter. I, P. E. O. Inform al afternoon with Mrs. H. 'A. Zur-. brick, .'at her, home. Mrs. Ij. B. Moe will review "The Maglo : Mountain'.' by Mann.. 7:30 Past Noble Grands club of the Rebekab lodge, at the I, O. O, P. hall. i 7:30 Riverla 'Parent Toacher as sociation, at Lane chapel - 8:00 Justamere club, with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hoyce. . 8:00 Bridge club, with Mrs. Robert Qulnn and Mrs. Robert Williamson, at tho home of the , latter. ' . 8:00 La Boheme club, with Miss Helen Hughes. 9:00 6t. Peter's HI club dance, at Honan hall. , Saturday, April 18 2:00 Women's Relief Corps, at the Knights of Pythias hall. 8:00 Bridge, with Mr. and Mrs. R. E. McAnulty. 8:00 Bid 'Gin High Plnoohle club, with Marshall Hoasty. v, ' 8:00 Mohawk Bridge club, with Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Hug. 8:00 Saturday Night Bridge club, with Mrs. J. T. Richardson. i Monday, April 13 1 :00 Monday Bridge club, With Mrs. w. D. Sawyer, at the La Grande hotel. 2:00 Wakellta club, with Mrs. - James Oneol, Mrs. Jock Oliver assisting. ' ' 8:30 Joint banquet and instol latlon. Supreme Forest Woodmen, 707 Grandy p.venue. ''7:30 Gleaner Girls, with Mrs. ;-';fle.lga Williams. Tuesday, April 21 ,' 1:00 Ml mi club, with Mrs. O. R. Eberhard. 2:00 Goodwill club, of the Women's Relief Corps, with Mrs. Laura Braden. 2:00 M. I. L. club, with Mrs. Ray Goodnough. 2:00 Neighborhood Art club, at the La Grande hotel. 8:30lTueeday Dinner club, with - Mr. and Mrs. John Greullch. 7:00 Dinner club, with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Roohm. 7:30 L. A. to the B. of R. T. entertain at tho Eagles hall. Wednesday, April 32 1:00 Olio club membere, with Mrs. H. A. Zurbrlck. 2:00 Bridge club, with Mrs. George McDonald. 2:00 Hclomala club, with Mrs. Weeloy McDonald. 2:00 Ah Delth club, with Mrs. John Orman. 2:00 So-Ne-Ho club, with Mrs. Lena Harmon. 2:00 Home Missionary society of the Methodist Episcopal church, with Mrs. Lee Hanford. 8:00 Eastern Star, at the Ma sonic hall. 8:00 Bid 'Em and Lose 'Em club, with Miss Mildred Winters. Use Bl for Cake Making r 1 I vlttiZi Ji La Grande Austrias. his face white rad utmost bloodless, was carried on a stretcher from the train to a waiting car which took Ulm to the hotel Meurlce, where he has a room adjoining his moth er's Quarters, , Both the Infantas, Beatrix and Crlitina, appeared to have been crying. The face of the Infante Don Oonzalo. youngest of the four sons, alone waa Immobile and expression less. v "ft was horrible, too horrible," Queen Viotorla said repeatedly. "They would have killed us. u tne King had resisted the? would have cut our throats." "Duped by Communists" The queen said that the Spanish people "don't understand that . they havo been duped by communist who , are the real agitators of the revolu i tlon." . The queen recovered sufficiently a 1 few hours later to telephone Madrid ; for latest news of the situation there. She was expecting Queen Elizabeth, of ' the Belgians to arrive from Brussels between 4 and 5 p, m , , At the Spanish embassy, the belief was' expressod .that the royal family j will spend at least a week In Paris before choosing a definite residence, though final. decision awaits King. Al fonso's arrival from Marseilles. Pre fect of Polloe Chlappe conferred at length with the retiring ambassador Qujinones de.Leon over police meas ures necessary for the king's arrival tonight. GANG LEADER . PUT ON SPOT HY 15NTCMIES Dl JUlIliO u:ontlnu-n from HaK Onet an organization whloh reputodiy llyes by selling lottery tickets and "protection" of varloua kinds. More- nxma At rnnnna In innnniafl tft hailA r.-JT'" VCIII. - warned mm in reveui, woom wi, ' some of his practices were dangerous i;M 8n .M .nanlaL.c0.ndloM .?er". ior nis noaitn. Served Term In Sing Slug Joe came to the United States In 1903. then a boy of 16. He swaggered through the Mulberry Bend district . :. v.,- nnMn n lor lira yntua umum xik iih,u gwu on a police blotter for a minor of- (ami From 1007 to 1920 he was Inesied a number o? S forT saulfr. extortion . and burglary; d once he was put away ior tnree ian n a, nincr Hint About. 1030, when he had loarned the ropes thoroughly, he blossomed out as a "big shot," Since then he has been put on the spot lour or live times, but until yesterday hla luck held out and bystanders usually came off the worse, polloe hauled him on the carpet a . dozen . times. They questioned him about the mur ders or r-'ranicie xaie ana irons iwar- low. The Boss knew nothing about 1 them. TAX MATTERS DISCUSSED AT COURT HOUSE OoDtluuurt From Pago One) This report brought up decided op position on the part of business prop- ' crty owners, and the dlsoussion grew i warm. It was pointed out that the , city has suffered from the depression Just as much as the farms; that rentals have dropped decidedly, and profits have been greatly reduced; and others charged that Mr, Clark's report was inaccurate and could not be accepted as. a basis for shifting the assessed valuations of property, , KxplnliiH Its Purpose Members of the equalization com- ; mlttee replied that the report was never Intended to be used as a basis tor re-assessing property, but , that Its purpose was to show. that inequal ity does exist, and that farm prop erty Is suffering as a result. Mr. Weatherspoon said that thore has never been a thorough appraisal of property In this county, and that a general re-classlficatlon should be undertaken as soon as possible in or- Standard Laundry and (loaning Co. Main 56 Phone us uestem GOLD CAKE 2 '2 cups sifted Blue Stem floKr 4 teaspoons baking powder cup butter 1 cups sugar 8 egg yolks, beaten until thick !4 cup milk li teaspoon lemon extract. Hift flour once, menffiirr, add baking powder, and Kirt together three time. Cream butter thoroughly, ndd miRar gradually, and cream together until light and fluffy. Add egg yolk and brat well. Add flour, alternately with milk, a ftmall nmount at a time, llent well after each addition. Add extract, Rake in three grcaoed 9-lnch layer pans In moderate oven. t Ask Your Grocer Milling : ' iPUTMAN'S ''v r COMPULSORY SALE 'der to insure fair assessments ln the future. Several men then expressed them-. , nlvna nn hfllnir nnnfMftd to Under- taking such a project now, since the . norfli,da available, and that spending money In that way WOUia only aggravate vile nii.uui.iuu. After considerable further discussion the meeting passed a resolution that the county court So requested . to 'plan ior carrying oui- u gcucrui pw gram of appraisal and re-closslflda- tinn nf 1 nronertv ln the conntv " ' - n , . U 1?"; V ;r''tTi "K"Z ! county board of equalization, then .ceAn"nj"9'0 mcotlhg. had accomplished nothing itnwnrd obtalnlns a more -uniform (-- -j valuation or next Vear; that the tax .equalization league- had threatened court action unless teVlslon. la made; ?J5,lfSS.Ml SC vX. 3U7.VS i explained, that the board, of equal ization, nos very mwe nm m uo' vote to the appraisal Of property, and that If the matter should be left until next fail, at , which time . the farmers might swamp the board with petitions for lowered assessments, the board would be oompelled either to grant or to deny such petitions arbi trarily wunout proper wvesvignviuu lf Individual cases, I A A ft FAK1 1 1T. T. n f A As a result, the executive commit tee of the tax equalisation league agreed that If Mr. Galloway and his assistants would make an investiga tion of the situation, the , league would accept as final any recom mendations that he might make re garding a solution to tho problem. Mr. Galloway is therefore conduct ing a brief Investigation, and hopes to make a report ln a short time. The meeting adjourned a few min utes before (3 o'clock. Early Cabbage 3 Varieties 15cperdoz. GetYoursNow ROHAN'S Flower Shop Phone Main 186 New Foley Bldg. for Blue Stem Co. $1X0 Silk Hose F R E IS: . THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Yes Regular fcl.00 811k Hose ABSO LUTELY FREE, with any Coat or Dress selling at 91.0,00, or more... This offer- Is effective beginning Thursday morning and continuing until the sale ends Saturday night. More than 33S,000,0OO game trnut will be pieced ln rivers and !3?es by fedoral and state officials soon. Golds Cheeked By modern vaporizing A? ointment Just rub on OVEff t7 MILLION JARS USED YEARLY. MUSICIANS ATTENTION! SEIBERUNG-LUCAS MUSIC HEADQUARTERS OF PORTLAND, WITH J. M. BOOTH AND OSCAR HUMPHRIES, AND THE ADLER MUSIC CO. OF LA GRANDE WILL HAVE A DISPLAY OF THE FAMOUS CONN ANDSELMER INSTRUMENTS SATURDAY APRIL 18 AFTERNOON AT THE NORMAL SCHOOL, EVENING AT THE ADLER MUSIC CO. TRY THE NEW MODELS FIND OUT ABOUT TRADE IN FEATURES BOSTONIANS FINE FOOTWEAR The CUBAN $7.50 . Here's Continental smartness in shoes. Hi heel from the Argen tine. Madrid toe from sunny Spain. Flalred sole from dapper New York. See Cuban today. I
