La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, February 20, 1932, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextJ- i'-tS Uii CU. . i i'-UW J- itVS,.55 Pagre Six ; : ' At The La Grande Theatres COUGARS WITHIN 1 GAME OF TITLE COMIC PICTURE HEADS PROGRAM COMING TO LIBERTY SUNDAY Wheeler and ,Woolsey Here bunday and Mon day in "Peach O'Reno." 3$$$3343$SS&3& i Week's Program at the Liberty g Bunday and Monday: Wheeler $ : and WoolBey In "Peach o' 4 Reno," with Dot Lee. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs- p day: "Union Depot," with 4 Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and J Joan Blonde... 4 Friday and Saturday: Edward $ O. Robinson In "Hatchet $ Man" with Loretta Young. Alano Taka Dues leaves Mon- 4 day night, 4 ' Three strong feature pictures have been billed for the coming week at the Liberty theatre, headed up with a new Wheeler and Woolsey laugh film scheduled for Bunday and Mon day night. Alano Toka Dass, Hindu mystic, who has been an attraction of the present week, will continue at the Liberty until Monday night, serving as an ad ditional attraction. During the week he has attracted a great deal of at tention of a favorable nature. - . "Peach o' Reno" : "Peach o' Reno," the comedy Sun day and Monday, Is an RKO-Radio Pictures studio production and mixes orano new assorunenc ox cornea y A scene from "Pouch O Iteno' to open at the Liberty on Sunday. a union depot in a Middlo Western oity. Of course Fairbanks Jr. and Miss Blondell have romantic parts. Others In tho cast Include Ouy Klbbee, Lil lian Bond, Dickie Moore, Polly Wal ters, David Landau, Frank McHugh and Earle Foxe. "The Hatchet Mnn" In "The Hatchet Man," coming Fri day and Saturday, Edward Robinson plays tho part of Wong Low Get, Chinese tong member, whoso avowed duty Is to curry out tho edicts of the aaea with music and the ludicrously secret society by way of tho hatchet. funny situation of two lawyers in the I even when It is his boyhood friend midst of the Reno divorce mill. It who must suffer the death penalty. Is the first humorous treatment of tho Now York critics have stated that Reno divorce situation to come out ' Robinson's fulfillment of this oath of Hollywood and provides the two of death to tong enemies furnishes comedians with two of the most up roariously comic roles In their varied stage and screen careers. Besides Dorothy Lee, others In the cast are Joseph Cawthorn, Cora Wlth erspoon, Zelma O'Neal, Sam Hardy, Mitchell Harris and Arthur Hoyt. "Union Depot" ; "Union Depot," storting a three day run Tuesday, is a First National picture and Is what Is known as a "one-set" attraction. Practically the whole siory is told In the Interior of SPECIAL! DANCE FROCKS The Latest Spring ' Frocks in All the : Leading Shades Specially Priced $5.95 DOHA VI'S SMART SHOP Ln Grande's Own Store high spot In film drama, ns well na ft moment of "horror" unusual In film annals. Others In the picture are Loretta Young. Lesllo Fenton, Tully Marshall. Dudley Dlgges, Edmund Breene, Noel Madison and Gladys Lloyd (Robin son's wife). PORTLAND LIVESTOCK . Coast Conference Standings Northern Division W. L. Pet. Washington State - 11 3 Washington B 4 Oregon State . 6 7 Oregon ... a 7 Idaho 2 12 MUST SPEND REMAINDER OP LIFE IN PEN (Continued From Pag. One) Washington State Downs :??iy "!eL?,..RffnT,1m that tii iir-.i U ,Wle m9n who. killed Mr. Helms was iaanO yVltn Tierce rtallV "n. At the permission of Oross- . Y I whltA. thfi tpTift. ntlmnMT vatfaoloH in i-i'd&T, I WO lVlinuteS. that the 19-year-old son of Oliver Crosswhlte, officer who recently met nis aeum at me hands or bandits, made a statement of all the occur ences since he left Springfield, 111., until the time of the shootlne. He tjgQ stated that captain Noe, who acconv panled Officer Helms when than an. 462 proached the car to question them 482 concerning a hold-up in Idaho Palls, Il43 nd lot drawn his gun when the iirmg Buuxieu, ana mau Mr. Helms MOSCOW, Idaho, Feb. 20 W) ' never was given an opportunity to Washington State college basketball take nl8 Kun frn- the holster, but team moved to within a single vie- wun mJUU uuwu wi-nou. a cnance. tory of the northern, division con- Following the shooting, Crosswhlte ference championship here lost night added, his companion bragged about oy ueieatmg xne university 01 laano. OIiwwu8 puuwj ouic-r. 48 to 37. Judge Knowles announced that he Washington State went wild In the had accepted the plea of murder In lose two minutes after trading bas- I "-' -econa aegree or crosswhlte, be kets with the Vandals throughout causo he believed that Owen fired the evening. Idaho took the lead , the shot after hearing alf the testl- eorly, but lost It soon, and Washing- mony presented In the case, and that ton state led, 21 to IS, at the hair, ne did not think that the Jury would The Vandals got the better of a cog- I have found him guilty of a greater lng duel In the second period until crime. Evidence showed that Cross those last two minutes. With the white was an accomplice In the act. score 39 to 37 for Washington State, . Influenced by association with Owen. Gordon, center, McLorney, guard. , an older and experienced mnn ho aiiu noiflwii, iorwara, went into ac- said. tlon and shot baskets from everv part of the floor. , rno title rests with the Washing Tho circuit Judge. In addresslne Owen, declared that he believed that he killed Spud Helms with malice ton-Washington State series at Be- or aided and abetted In the killing. toi rT r.ftt,! it. -- lno snooting was premeditated plonship goes to Pullman. Washing ton can win the title by defeating Idaho Monday and Tuesday here and by sweeping the series with Washing ton State. Oregon Products Week Ends Here; Windows Judged A In no T.-ikn Duks, who Is being featured t the IJherty nt pres ent, t . 2 333&$$33$$3 CRICKET FLAT ; PERSONALS SS-SSSSSgv PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 20 (P) Cat tle 260U, calves B6 for week. Steers and she utuff wero generally 25 cents higher for week with bulls and calves Btuady. Top steers were 0,25, but the bulk of desirable sorts scaled $0.60 W Jift.10; heifers were quotablo to $5.70 and cows to $4.75, but ono se loct load of each sold higher; bulk of desirable heifers scaled $5.00 and up with cows $4.00 and up; low cut lers wore down to $1.60, but mostly .. ";T U wUi, (Orancle, spent Sunday visiting their good bulls were $2 763 76 whllo entB Mr d M Q c. Gates, vealers showed a spread of $3.60 nmir unii $8.00, but mostly $7.50 down. Ml(, , E W!thprsnoon Rnint ,h Hors 6108 for week. Hogs in general i last of last week vlsltlnc her Doronts. showod practically no prico change Mr. and Mis. E. W. Witty, of Elgin. for tho weeK, aitnougn some nuct.ua- Mr. vltty hns been 111 for some time, tlons were noted at times. Compared Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Bccm were vis- Speclal observance of this week by the La Grande Neighborhood club and other organizations and mer chants as Oregon products Week was to come to an end this evening. Ono of the final acts of the club women, who sponsored the week, was 1 state trooper and tried to escape, was true, was proved by tho evidence broutrht out by the state in the testimony of jueruyn uonecc wno testuied that they said that they would "shoot it out with all comers," he said. The murder was committed In cold blood since the threats were made numer ous times prior to the shooting. He also pointed out, as stated by the prosecution during the trial, that the threats against a class such as the state police, are just as much pre meditation as if they had been direc ted against Amos Helms himself. From the evidence in the case Judge Knowles said that he believed Owen is the one who firecr the shot that killed Mr. Helms and that the letter, a part of which was read by tho district attorney In the court, to Mrs. Opal Richardson, in which he stated that he had shot down Hy Lois W-tHerspomt (Observer Correspondent) CRICKET FLAT (Special) gene and Leonard Catcs, of Eu- La vlth week ago thero was no net chango In killer stuff, but feeders showed a reverse of 25c. Best light butchers sold at $4.85 top, but the extremo was for dlvorsion freight of ferings; drivel ns and local freight of ferings were $4.05 praotically the cm tiro week, with heavy Btuff $3.50 (ft $4.35; packing sows wero $3.26 $3.00 and slaughter - pigs $3.86 $4. 26; desirable feeders wero around $4.00 top, but others sold at $3.75. Bheep and lambs 3086 for week. Lambs wore quotably 26c higher with ttors at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Cameron Monday. There was no school Thursday or Friday at tho Hind man school on ac count of tho stormy weather and bad roadu. j . Miss Helen Hallgarth spent the weekend visiting at the homo of her irnnilpu rents, Mr. and Mrs. William Hazel wood. Mr. and Mrs. J, E. Wltherspoon wero visitors at tho homo of Mr, and Mrs. Frank Wade Tuesday. LaVerne Drugger spent a couple of to express appreciation to all who participated In the observance or assisted In any way. A committee of Judges todav an- , nounced tho results of the wlndow- juciging contest, as follows: 1. Falk's La Grande store, for gen oral merchandise. 2. Plggly-Wlggly store (corner Depot and Washington), for groceries. 3. Grande Rondo Meat . Co., for meats. 4. W. H. Bohnenkamp Co., for furniture. j Tho final event of the week was : being held In a downtown store room today a cooked food and grab bag sale of Oregon products. During the week special attention has been given to both Oregon and Union county products, as another I step In a general movement to edu cate the buying public as to what home products are obtainable. Dur- lng the week practically all of the merchants of La Grande have stressed I Oregon products in their windows, their store displays and In their ad- vertlsing. I yearlings and ewes fully steady, days Inst wock visiting Bob Cameron. Strictly cholco lambs wore quotablo Donald Ynnlngton is staying at tho 'to $5.60, with the bulk at $4.00 (fit (Leo Roulot ranch doing chores while ;$4.25 and higher; thin stuff was, Mi'. Roulot Is recovering from his re down to $3.60; medium to choice cent injuries. iyearllngB wero quotably $3.00r$4.00, Mr. and Mm. T. E. Parks wero with cull to cholco ewes $l.00(g $2.60. guests Monday at the homo of W. B. K1-JR1U. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Parsons were I La Grande visitors Tuesday. I Lufrona and Albertus Hardy, who uro both seniors in the Elgin High schoo., have been 111 of the measles Portland Police Are Searching For Undercover Agent To Home Owners Of La Grande "Why you should have Union Pnintei's do your Painting Dccorting and Papcrhnngin)?." These mechanics are experienced men and are nlso home owners, tax-payers of Union county and live in La Grande. A 20 per cent wage reduction was put into effect February 17. The following men are Union Painters and are ready to do your work: lor tlie past week. v. c. ritii:iiiita V. A. C'AllltKlAN II. T. mnv.uihH CIIAUI.IK -AT('lllN(l 11111. VANKVUKN ('. ('. OOOI.K1K iliviN iiiiN(ii:nroui (iiAiti.it: iioi iiY C'l.VDK l.I'lOHTO.N (i..l'lH I.VNL'II W. II. l'HII'K rim. M:iii;iHi.i,i, A. ,M, I.OMI A. II. Tl llMilt (ii:oiiiiK ui x(ii:iii()ui) CI.HT WEAVER STOCKS SINK QUIETLY IN TRADING TODAY POPULAR COPYRIGHTS AT 75c a COPY AUROWSMITH Sinclair Lewis THE DOOR Mary Roberts Rinohart THE YEARS THAT TAKE THE IS EST AWAY Barbara Noble THE KNIGHT OF THE VIRGIN Vicente T. lbancz THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT Carol vn Wells MISS PAT Elenor Meherin FIGHTING CARAVANS Zano Grav COLORADO William M. Uaino THE DEPUTY SHERIFF Mul ford TEXAS MAN William M. Uaino TARZAN AND THE LOST EMPIRE Ed par R. DuiTougrhs MAN MADNESS Mav Christie -BURNING BEAUTY Temple Bailey WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE Ilonore W. Morrow THE SHORN LAMB William Locke La Grande Book & Stationery Co. "Service Station for Home and Office" 1114 Adams Ave. , Main 90 NEW YORK, Feb. 20 P) Tho stock markot sank quietly under 'its own weight today. Trading was quiet, and losses wero largely limited to a point or two al though a few Ibsucs dropped 3 or 4. Traders with profits decided to cash In at leant part of them In advanco ot tho washlngtons birthday week end. Auburn was an isloated weak fea ture, tumbling uioro than 10 points. American Telephone also was under pressuro, 1 oh lng more than 3 points, Santa Fe fell 4. The turnover for the two-hour session, however, was only about 700,000 shares. Tho closing tone was henvy. Fur eastern developments received considerable attention in Wall street, and on tho whole wero regarded as disturbing. Most international bank ers say they cannot understand how either Japan or China can regard It self as economically able to engage In n major conflict. PORTLAND, Feb. 20 (ff) An order for the arrest of P. W. Wilkerson, un dercover agent for tho federal prohi bition department, was issued y Chief of Police Jenkins here last night after Wilkerson had given three fictitious addresses when police tried to check up on he destruction of his automobile. .., .,, Wilkerson, described by -his head quarters as a "25 per cent man," had not been found today. Police inter preted the description as meaning one who gets one-fourth of the fine assessed persons he arrests. His automobile was demolished yes terday by two men armed with sledge hammers who ordered him from tho machine, threatened to "get" him, and then proceeded to wreck the cor. Tho license platos were listed to Wilk erson but tho address Wilkerson gave was not known. He wont to tho po lice garago to recover possession of tho wrecked car and gave another fic titious address. A pair of "extra" li cense plates In the car bore another fictitious address. J In the wrecked machine police j found a miniature arsenal. There was an army rifle fully loaded, 100 rounds of ammunition and cartridges for , both a 45 caliber automatic pistol and a 38 caliber revolver. W. K. Newell said Wllkerson's al ilegcd action was taken without his consent. "I don't believe that you believed that Spud Helms was going to shoot you down because you commanded an officer to hold up his hands," the Jurist said. Judge Knowles also pclntedt out that Owen was reared by Christian parents, and in a Christ ian family, members of which . are suffering along with the one who committed a crime, and he also pointed out that a great deal ; of pro found sympathy was due Mrs. Helms who was made a widow, the parents who lost a son, and the sister who lost a brother through - the cold blooded murder. District Attorney Helm declared he believes that Owen should have received capital punishment, - since the officers of the state should have tho utmost protection of the Juries of the state. LUMBERMEN WILL SEEK NEW WAYS TO AID INDUSTRY ). - (Continued From Page One) . house were laid before them by J. M. Crawford, Walla Walla, Wash., dealer. Tho house would have a full cemented basement, hardwood floors In two rooms, five-piece plumbing, good shingles, fireplace, two coats of paint on the outside and three on Interior woodwork, and ample electric outlets and fixtures. It would not include a furnace or hot water in stallation. The material estimates made by the builders averaged 91200, the re mainder being for labor. In order to stimulate building of such houses, Crawford suggested ,a huge finance corporation organized by all phases of the lumber indus try. Present lending agencleB, in cluding the pending federal home loan act, do little to encourage builders, he explained. Undor the federal home loan act, he said, the actual loan to the home builder would be 24 per cent of the value. "But the average citizen would not be able to obtain the other 70 per cent," the speaker said. Ho proposed that lumbermen, through financial organization, could provide money on first and second mortgages. Prices Steady Generally On Oregon Market PORTLAND, Feb. 20 (fl Absence of price change in the butter trade reiiects an unusually steady condi tlon. Usually there Is a slight reac tion In the quotation during Febru ary but this season despite the In creased seasonable production there has been no change In values recently except one a ay wnen some ono ooost- ea cuoes on me produce exchange, an action wmcn was eliminated dur lng the next session. One condition in the butter trade locally that tends to keep values steady Is the keeness of the call for so-called undergrades. . There was again a general lack of change in the price on eggs during the weekend trading. Some were re ported as talking a rise of 1c but sales at the advance could not be found. There appears plenty of eggs ui, wie oia. price. General slight betterment in the price list on chickens is confirmed at the weekend. Buyers appear more anxious to secure supplies and es pecially light weight hens which, are not so plentiful. At the weekend general cleanup of turkey offerings here is noted. De mand is far the best for hens and for small sized toms but even large toms are today finding call, for shipment iaw eastern storage. There is a rather good demand for supplies of spring lambs at the week end but receipts are limited. Prices are steady. Yearling or old crop lambs are finding a full call at late prices. Ewes in better coll. In the market for country killed veal and hogs, there was Dracticallv no change during the last few dayB. duui are -nciinea to maintain prices with difficulty and especially so far undergrades. , . While the consuming call Is rather limited locally at the moment for top quality, low grade and small sized, or boiler onions, are in greater demand, i This appears due to the unusual good ' per cent oi o. i stocic as compared with total offerings. Owing to the very severe weather In California it has been impossible recently to make shipments of celerv and lettuce while orange movement is almost nil on this account. There has In consequence been a sharp ad vance here for Imperial lettuce to $3.50 a crate. Celery is uo 60c crate at 4. . NEW styles clever Misses Rave About! Ptsre Worsted Hi-ho! These are great! Swanky as you could wish in a wide varie ty of sporty -styles. Gay colors snappy contrasts and a low price! Worpted-and-Rayon, tooj ; 3. C. Pentaey Co Jm DEPARTMENT 1307-1309 Adams Ave. foe 8TOR E La Grande, Ore.' WINNIPEG WHEAT WINNIPEG, Feb. 20 UP) Wheat close: May B7a; July 08'A: Oct. 7014b. Cash: No. 1 hard 66V.: No. 1 north ern 64; No. 3 northern 61; No. 3 northern 66. ' LIVERPOOL WHEAT LIVERPOOL, Feb. 20 (IP) Wheat closed: March 50; May 60; July 62. Exchange 3.45. (October un quoted ) . PEACE ATTEMPTS IN CHINA PROVE UTTERLY FUTILE (Continued From Page One) CHICAGO MAHKKTH TO CLOSE CHICAGO. Feb, 20 (W The Chi cago board of trade, tho stock, curb and mercantile exchanges will bo closed Monday, Washington's birth day. The livestock exchange will op erate as usual. Venerable Tree A cypress, tree recently cut down In a Louisiana swain p had growth rings Indicating that the tree was 1,300 years old. WOOL MARKET f BOSTON, Feb. 20 W) Trading in wool was very slow the past week. Average and short French combing 64 "s and finer western wools were about the only lines on which, size- able transactions were closed and the business on these lines has been - smaller than during the previous week. Continued slackening of de- mand for wool lias resulted in a will ingness of sellers to make moderate concessions In prices. ; - J PORTLAND CASH v' ; PORTLAND, Ore.. Feb. 20 W-f-Cash wheat: Big Bend blucstem 71 &c. Soft-white 59fcc. . ; ; Western white 59 a , Hard winter 67'c. . Northern spring ', Western red 67&c. ' . Oats: No. 2 white $23.50. ' Today's car receipts : wheat . 60; flour 16: hay 4. 1 MARKET NEWS OF THE DAY thn .Tanrmpfia mlnlRt-jir t!i nnnfmi diplomats "speaking each for him sell" . . , "stated that JaDan could. not avoid a large measure of respon sibility fn- lonnnrHv tn fn-ln fn and property at Shanghai due to hos- Secretary Stlmson refused today to make any comment upon the Invita tion extended to the United States by tho league of nations to partlcl- ttua m -no extraordinary seSBlon tho lefUTIIR In hnlH rn Mnnh Q fr- purpose of discussing the far eastern situation. - . Mnr. Mav llilv Sept. CHICAGO WHEAT f Open High Low Cloan j, .B74.58 . .r,H 1 .57 ' MXQ ,' M .CI ' :9 J!4 JB9 Muv July Sept. PORTLAND WHEAT Open nigh 01 .01 Vi . .01 .lit Close .00 ,: .ea .o Low Mar. May July Sept. CHICAGO COBN Open High Low Close .30 .3(i!4 . .3534 .88 14 .40.404 AVt .30)4 A'yi , AZ9M M0 .4-!i!4 A3 -43 y, A3 .13 A PENDLETON WINS PENDLETON, Peb. 20 P The Pendleton High basketball team de feated HermlstonA5 to 18 here lost night In one of the few remaining games of the season. The Buckaroos go to Baker tonight. imOW.NS NH.Ul l.ACO.MIl LEBANON, Ore., Feb. 20 VPI Richard Bopgio, 23, a logger, drowned In the Ford sawmill pond near Ln comb Friday. He was driving a rnlt of logs to the mill chute, slipped and was caught under the tart. Men's Broadcloth Dress Shirts riain and Fancy Patterns 95c New York Store Attend . ... The KITCHEN CHAUTAUQUA 2 to 4 P.M. March 8, 9, 10 and 11 SACAJAWEA BALLROOM . . . which is an event of interest and importance to every woman of this city. Remember the dates and reserve all four afternoons for the Kitchen Chau tauqua, . . Netvivertingilnstructive. The Happy Kitclxn LAST DAY! ! 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