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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE.
Saturday. February 27, 1932
'- National Guard
v Four more drills-' remain for Com-
p pany E, 180th Infantry, Oregon na
1 '.i,1 atonal guard, before the annual fed
eral inspection on1 March: 20, 1032,
' Captain Walter A. 'Bean announces.
I During the inspection a general rc
( v. vlcw of all training ' covered during
i. ( the past year will be given members
'.-.of the company, and a "very satis
r factory" rating by the federal in
j ,y spec tor is the ultimate aim of all
; 'organizations. Several , promotions
r- f are also announced. Sergeant Robert
r ' R. Carey hns been promoted to the
u, offico of first sergeant; Clyde C. Pett
is lngton has been promoted to sergeant
" 7. 'and assigned as supply sergeant; and
"J f Private First Class Robert R. Swan
''tilt; promoted to corporal. Honorable:
discharges have been given to Orson i
-iwJ. Brandt. Herman R. Goodwin and i
t v-Onzle H. Edwards and Harold LeRoy
.'i have been transferred to Headquar-
Vterr. co., first battalion, 186th In-
-i.: - fantry at Gresham. Drill will be held
jj ''Monday evening at Bcven o'clook, with
' :nc following program: Close order
'' drill, by company oiuccrs ana non
.commissioned officers; care, use and
nomenclature of the automatic plB-
tol, by Sgt. Clyde C. Penlngton;
care, use and -nomenclature of the
irrifle, by Sergeant Wm. Grant Bean;
i care, use and numcnclature of the
'automatic rifle, by Sgt. Howard C.
'Glenn; tent pitching and field dls
I'play by 1st squad- under Corporal
; Robert Swan; military courtesy by
- 2nd squad under Corporal Geo. M.
;, Plank; first old and personal hyglone
by 3rd squad under Corporal Howard
' to. Peterson; Interior guard duty by
'4th squad under Corporal Edwin J.
'' Brlggs; general platoon Inspection by'
i platoon leaders.
t From North Powder
-mrs. a. r roruer, oi worm row-
der; has arrived In La Grando to be
v; with her daughter, Miss Norma Gib -
bons, who la attending the Eastern
Oregon Normal school.
: Skiing
- Rolcx Prill am an, Elmo Stevenson
and Harvey Carter left this morning
on a ski trip to Mount Emily. They
plan to spend the night on the moun-
: tain and return tomorrow afternoon.
In 'Hospital
Afrs. a. C. Hedden has returned
1 to.tho Grando Rondo hospital for
' treatment, Mrs. Hedden underwent
an operation about three weeks ago,
left tho hospital recently and suf
fered? a relapse.
1 Attend Tournament
. vMr. ond Mrs. R, B, Knapper and
Mrs. L, H. Russell, all of Joaoph, are
attending tho basketball tournament
in La Grando this weekend. Among
tho other Joseph residents here for
mo wookeud are Miss Maida Cold
well and Miss Orpho Noftsker, teach
er ln the Wallowa school; F. D. Mc
Ciillcy, Miss Roso Alison and Miss
Mnrthoon Dozier.
Echo Rancher
'William Volswlnklor, prominent
Bcno rancner, is transacting Busi
ness' In La Grande today. Others
from out-of-own points who aro
here for a few days are B. E. Slack,
of ' Enterprise, and Rogor ' Deal, of
Bummerville.
To Attend Conference
Miss' Ruth P. Hughes, a Christian
'Americanization worker from Rock
Springs, Wyo., orrlved in La Grande
this morning, accompanied by Dr.
T. H. Hagen, director of Christian
education for the Oregon Bapt'M
Convention, to attend tho missionary
conferonce which was held In tho
lecal Baptist church at 3:00 o'clock
this afternoon. Miss Hughes was tho
principal spcakor, using as her sub
ject, ''A Little City of Many Nations,"
hnd describing tho work 1 of trans
forming foreigners Into Christian
American citizens. Dr. Hagon will
leave tonight to return to his hood
quartero in Portland, but Miss
Hughes will go on to Bakor, whore
sho Is to deliver hor mbssage tomor
row. From Union a
Among the scores of people from
Union who attended the basketball
tournament, here yesterday wore:
Louis Bidder, president or the com
mercial club; C. L. Oadwell, mayor;
Roy Conklln, superintendent of
schools; Postmaster T. D. Smith and
daughter. Miss Juno; L. Z. Terr nil,
attorney; Adrian Goodbrood, Harry
Rodman, Eugene Router. Newell Mar
tons, Rcod Blacker, W, V. Connor,
J. F. Hutchison, Irvln Hess, John
Geertscu and othors. i
Ode! Fellows
Tho Odd Fellows met ln ' reftular
session last night at tho Odd Fellows
hall and transacted business, making
plans for tho district meeting to bo
held In La Grando on March-0. Six
associations will bo represented, and
the Robekalis, Odd Fellows, the cn
. camp men t and the canton will meet
jointly. Mrs. Minnie Ml: Gold rick will
present tho drill team of which sho
Is captuln. Refreshments will be ser
ved ns a part of tho meeting. The
committees appointments and final
arrangements will be made Inter.
To Alt cilil (li.mos
Students from North Powder who
aro In La Grande to attend the bas
ketball tournament Include Win ton
Hudelson, William Hutchison, Wayno
Ferguson and ijolbcrt Lee.
From Witllmvn
Oren F. Campbell, superintendent
of sehoo: nt Wnllown. is a weekend
DON'T m iN VOI R HI.AlHl
Washing. Wet wash 4c lb.. Damp
Wabh Bo lb., flat work Ironed.
Economy Wash 7c lb. flat Ironed
garments dry. Rough dry 0c lb.
flat Ironed gnrmcnts starched.
MODI! ItN LAUNDRY
PHONE MAIN 77
Book opened or closed, financial
statements and tax returns com
piled. FRANK L. BLACK
1701 8th Ht.
PAINLESS ADJUSTMENTS
We employ a method of Chlroprsctic Spinal Adjustments that it
PAINLESS. A method that Is being hlgluy approved by both young
and old. If you are sirk or ailing In any way. we Invite you to
Investigate the LATEST nd APPROVED methods of PAINLESS
ADJUSTMENTS. No charge for consultation and examination.
Drs. Biggs & Biggs
I'ulmer Graduate Chiropractors
X-Kny and Nenroonlometrr Nrrvire
Ri-rnnd Floor Foley fclflf.
visitor in La Grande, attending the
sun-district- basketball tournament.
On Hiisluess -
Hat Recs. of Union, Is In La Grande
today transacting business.
Takes 1'onlHon
G. Russell Hill, of Baker, arrived
in La Grande recently and will haVc
charge of the distribution or the Ore
gonlan In the city. L. J. Cascadden,
of Portland, who Is connected with
the circulation department, Is also
a visitor here at present.
Prom nfeueliani ;f
Mrs. -Laurence Hawes and child
rcn, PhyllllB and Kenneth, are spend
mg a lew days in la uranae. uney
mnlra thnlv hnmn n I liltianham "
Alt v ml Meeting
Among the bankers-who attended
the bankers' short course yesterday
in La Grande were W. W. Evans, -of
I Halfway; Paul E. Pollman, T.
G
Montgomery, O. R. Wheeler, N, N,
Elliott, G. P. Lilly and Joseph Rogers,
of Baker. Mrs. Pollman accompanied
her husband and attended the meet
ings.
VlKltn HlKter
Mrs. T. W. Tarr, of Wilder, Idaho,
arrived In La Grande yesterday morn-
mg ror n visit with her sister, Mrs.
T. H. Golther. Mrs. Tarr has been
In Im Grande before and has maiiy
menus in tne city,
To linker-
Moro than 60 members of the
Eagles lodge and auxiliary drove , to
Baker last- night where they were
entertained- at a dance by the Baker
lodge. A meeting of the district
oiriccrs who reside in Baker and La
Grande was held previous to the
r ' - i--.
"n0- "ancing ana entertainment
1 enjoyed until a lato hour, Ray
fatten, president of the La Grande
lot,Ke' announcea toaay. a aance win
UV tIClU 111 Utt UiOllUU Ull TVUUIJUB
day, Feb. 2 and the-nrico of admls
siom will bo on article of food, all
of which' will be turned over to the
relief committee ' to complete ' Its
winter welfare program.
Fcdenil Men Coming
Deputy collectors from the United
States internal revenue department
at Portland aro scheduled to ba iriVLa
Grando from Monday to -Saturday,
inclusive, to assist people 'of : Union
county In filling out their Income
tax returns.
Visits Parents
Mrs. Ned Davis -arrived In - La
Grando Thursday from her homo In
Longvlow, Wash., and Is a guest' at
tne home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. L. H. Bramwcll. Mrs. Davis will
spend the next two or three weeks
among her friends hero.
Concludes Visit-
Mrs. Harvo Bay returned lost night
to her homo In Enterprise aftor
spending several days visiting her
friends hero In La Grande., Mrs. Boy
reports that the members of the Bay
family are getting to feel very much
at homo In En tor)) rise, are making
new friends there and like the town
very much.
Resumes Work : . .
Miss Bcsso Moron, long distance
operator with tho West Coast Tele
phone Co., who has been 111 at' her
homo all this woek, resumed her
dutlos again today.
TIGERS AND
EAGLES WIN M
2 STRAIGHT
Continued From Pago One)
day. with tho exception of the Joseph
victory over Cove in the afternoon,
Also, ; Enterprise's easy rout of Wal
lowa camo somewhat as on upset, and
a major ono was threatened In the
morning when Imlbler camo so near
to toppling La Orande, So for, two
of tho throe teams predicted to play
at Union havo won the right to com
pete, and If Cove comes through to
day, tho major dopo will prevail.
Union He ii (Is Crowd
Union, although its team, Is in tt
BUb-dlBtrlct of its own and does not
havo ta-plfty hero In order to com
pete In -the championship tourna
ment, was well ropresented. yester
duy. In tho evening about 100 Un
ion people attended the gnmes,
bringing with them their band which
furnishes music during half-tlmo in
termlNslons and between somes.
Also, tho throo tumblers from the
Eastern Oregon Normal school nut
on n snow mot arow lorxn much ap-
i.ieiu laminated
Elgin "Was eliminated by Govo In
tho 8 o'clock gamo by a score of 33
to 10. rno naif onuetl ai to 8, And
Coto played most of the lost two
jMjrlorlH wlUi Its three substitutes In
tno lineup. -
D. Welmor was high scorer, making
all of his points in the first, half. He
wont out on personals,
Summary ;
Cove: Tg Ft Pf To
D. Welmor, f -4 a 4 io
L, Welmor, f 3 0 0 6
Richards, o 110 3
Smith, k 2 0 14
Cltirk, g ,. - 0 0 0 0
DeBordo, t 3 0 10
Lolld. 0 2 0 0 4
Peterman, g o 0 0 0
,:lRl": Fg Ft Pf Tp
Scott, f 0 0 0 0
D. Adams, f 3 10 7
E. AdHJUH, 0 2 0 4 4
Kenezvlch, g o 1 11
Phippon, g o l a 1
Cone, f ..a o n n n
Scoubes. e 1 0 0 a
Score by quarters:
Covo 13 8 fl d M
Elgin , 6 3 0 716
Joseph Takes Powdrr
Joseph storied out with a rush In
tho second quarter of the gome with
North Powder, after tho first period
saw a ntp-and-tuck battle, and at
half time was leading 20 to 13, due
to scoring by Knapper and McCully.
In tho third quarter Powder crept
tip two points doner ond then staged
o rally in the closing minutes of piny
that finally had the seom 82 to B9.
But Joseph came through with an
other field k1 befaro the gun and
then hold the flvo-polut load in
violate. W1k led the southerners In scof-
lng with 11 but had to Uike second
Thone Main MO
place with McCully accounting for 13.
Summary:. -
McOulJy, t . .vfl 1 3 13
Russell, i 1 0
Knapper, c 4 2
Sprague, g : .w 4 2
Ri Lozler, g .... 0 1
Gray, o ..............-..... 0 0
1 10
J
North Powder: . "Fg'Ft'l
Williams, I : 10
Sloan, I 3 0
Walk, c " , 5 1
Slmonls, g , 1 0
I q
3 11
a, n
Hobbs, g 1 0
Henderson, f 1 0
Talley, f 2 0
- Score by Quarters:
2
o
0 4
Joseph 8 12
North Powder o 7
Powder Wins Easily
North Powder had an easy time
with Elgin in the third game of the
first round yesterday afternoon, win
ning 36 to 16. -Simonts, Powder
guard, was high scorer with nine.
' Summary:
North Powder: ' Fa FT PF TP
Williams, f 10 12
Sloan, f 3
Walk, c 3
Slmonls, g 4
Hobbs, g , 0
Henderson, f 3
Taney, t
Gorham, g
Elgin: FG FT PF TP
Scott, t 2 3 17
D. Adorns, f Q 1 1 7
E.' Adams, c 0 1 2 1
Kenezvlch, g .. 0 0 3 0
Phlppen, K 0 0 10
Scoubes, c ;. 0 0 1 0
Score by auarters:
North Powder 8 13 10 4 35
Elgin ; 2 2 6 616
Joseph Wins
The gamo between Joseph and
Cove, two of the outstanding teams
in me tournament, was one or the
best of the opening day, with both
teams scoring: freely. The final count
was Joseph 42, Cove 36, which was
a minor upset, as most fans were ex
pecting the Cherry Plckers: to chalk
up a victory although by a small
margin.
The lead changed hands several
times durlne the Rome but in -the
last half -McCully and Knapper Went
on a scoring spree and put the con
test on ice. The former - was high
scorer with 18.
Summary:
Cove: FG FT PF!TP
Welmor, f 3
Welmor, X 4
Richards, c 6
Clark, g 0
Smith, g l
Laird,
Petermon; g
DoBorde,' g ,
Joseph: fg FT PF TP
McCully, 1 f 8 2 1 18
Kusseii, f 2 2 16
Knapper, c ; 6 1 4 13
Bprogue, g 2 -1 4 B
R. Lozier, g 0 0 2 '0
liozier. c o o 0-0
Oray, g o a O o
Score by quarters:
Cove: 10 7 10 '835
Joseph 11 10 16 ' 6 42
Wallowa Eliminated
Imbler eliminated Wallowa fn the
first game of the second round. I
played at--8:80 in tho afternoon yes1-1
terday. Tho Imblerltcs won -with 1
ease, 41 to 24. I
Wallowa finished the lost fiVo min-
utes of the game with only four meni
on the floor, as four wore ejected for
too many personal fouls, but Wal
lowa In those closing minutes
played their best ball of the game.
scoring - eight points while Imbler
gatnerea in amy lour:
summary :
Wallowa:
FO FT PP TP,
MoKonnio, 1 '60 3
Smith, f 0 1 1
J. Johnson, c .3 0 1
On&trom, g 0 1 4
tikelton,. g 0 "0 4
Carpohtor, t 2 o 0
Oo) email, t 0 0 4
H, Johnson; g 0 0 4
Imbler: -Wug'ner,
f . ..
FO FT PF TP
4 ' 8 l J4
3 10 1
Conklln, f 3
Woodell, c 1
McKlnnls, g 4
Jackson, g 1
Pratt, f o
Orouser. o 0
S 4 7
0 i s
2 0 4
t) t 0
10 1
0 D 0
Fowler, g
10, ooneh lri Woodlo sent in all three
rerarUstortbUt """I
Stoddard'and 1 Corey, of' L' Grande, I
ana i-wsycne, savage forward, scored
12 jiolhts each to tlo for high scor-1
ln?,1,D'mr,8- , .
win and1 made tho Tigers the first
team to quallfy for tho district tour
nament ot Union next week, although
tho Tigers will play In an exhibition
championship game at 0 o'clock to
night. -The title of tho sub-district
tournament will bo at stuko.
Summorv:
La Grande:
Brtxtor, f ...
Stoddard, f
Ooroy, o
Burnett, g .
FG FT PF TP
a u a o
12
iu
1
o
Torrance, g
Workman, f o
Fox, f
Munsell, g o
Enterprise:
Forsythe, f
Linos, f ......
FG FT PF TP
4 4 a m
1 0 0 3
Due, c 1
White, g o
Steel, g o
White. X .;. 0
Hockott, g 0
Lansing, g 0
Scores by quarters:
La Grando 11 0
Entcrprlno 3 4
4
1
n
n Q 34
3 jo ao
I
JAP-RUSSIAN
CRISIS HELt)
s I iV 1 .1 11 l I .Y (
Continued From Pago Ono)
dered 17 trains of 80 cars each for
an advanco on the town, Of Pograhl
chnaya and there was ho intention
of hn advance to the Russian border, i
Tho mission of General Tamon's
Intended expedition, the war office
sulci, was merely to disperse 13.000
followers of General Ting Chfto who
were reported operating In the Im
lenpo tflstrlct. General Tamon. It
said. Was fully empowered to deal
with details llko train transport 1
without reporting to Tokyo ana ,
honce the war office was ignorant
of the exact sire of his order.
It was confident, however, the
spokesman said, that M. Karakhan's
figures were exaggerated because
Genoral Tamon intended to use only
pan. oi tne tnree onganes now oi
Harhlii In the Imlenpo campaign. The
tsur Office was apprised, he said, of
considerable Russian troop moments
on the Ussurl and Amur frontiers
but these were merely an evidence
of Russian apprehensions over, tho
Mnnchurlan situation which Japan
does not share.
Untie Any Conniving
lie denied emphatically the Jsp-
onese military authorities wer m,
I nlvlng in any way to encourage
.reports' of their activities emanated
irom xne - "whites" themselves,
hamt'tn hnln md. fnnWo
J . The foreign office declared it had
any
send General Tamon's trooos to the
Fi Ft' Pf TnrRuMlan border and that the Chinese
railway directorate Agreed to furnish
lw ucceooary iroop movements,
I'but "the Russian members demurred
a' ''A spokesman for the foreign office
q ' earlier today Indicated that Janan
nilght be preparing to hold Russia
responsible for damages suffered- by
834 t Japanese nationals In Northern Man
8 20 I churla unless transportation of troops
over tne umnese eastern railway was
permitted.
- The spokesman said that Ambas
sador koki Hirota had asked L. -M.
Karakhan, acting foreign commissar
oi Boviet Kussia, what Moscow pro
posed to do in case a delay in sup
plying trains for troop transporta
tion caused harm or loss to Japanese
su meets in tne norm Monchurian
0 areas where Chinese rebellions have
broken out,
The Inquiries of the Soviet foreign
office regarding Japan's Intention in
wortn Manonuria are Under consider'
atlon, the spokesman said, In prepar
ation for Instructing Ambassador
mrota wnat to reply to M. Karakhan
All M. Karakhan's alleeatlonB re
garding Japan's giving aid to white
uussians in Manchuria were entire
ly false," the spokesman said. He
said the foreign office lacked Inform
ation regarding any request of Gen
eral Jlro Taraon, Japanese Manchur-
lan army commander, for transpor
tation facilities on the Chinese East
ern railway, which is partly Russian
owned. ,
M. Karakhan ' told the Japanese
ambassador that General Tamon
asked for 17 trains of 60 cars each
to transport the Japanese soldiers
northward towards the Russian bor
der. The foreign office said It was Ignor
ant of any intention of moving' troopB
towards the border, although Ambas
sador Hirota reported, the spokesman
said, the Soviet government instruct
ed the director of the railway not
to furnish trains until "Moscow
learned the real Intentions of the
Japanese government."
io said tnat instead of encourag
ing the activities of anti-RUBBlans
In Manchuria, the Japanese command
there regarded those activities os
nuisance."
''Regarding the Russian request for
Information on the hew Monchurian
state, the spokesman said Ambasr
sador Hirota, "accurately represented
Tokyo's position" In replying to M.
Karakhan that the -tatter's Inquiries
wero addressed to the wrong quar
ter, for the establishment of the new
regime in Manchuria was entirely a
matter for the people there to advise
upon. i
The' Japanese government, ho said,
was not concerned with it. "The
Soviet officials," he said, "seem to be
asking Japan to explain everything !
they read in the newspapers." I
. CALIFORNIA JUOY HONORED
SALEM, Feb. 27 P) Arthur
Whitfi .Tr Ifl. nt Plnnnrvtll. iriilir.
crnin. wan torfnv nnnnintpri a itmlnr
fire marshal of Oregon and will fbe
presented with a bodge for his "heroic
BervYe" durintr a recent firo. Fire
Marshni a. h. Awnrin nntmmnrt
day. White Is still confined to a
Roseburg ' hospital recovering from
severe burns. ' i
The lad saved the life of his
nephew, eged 19 months, and at
tempted to save tho life of his sister,
Mrs. Lonnle Denn, 20. At a Camas
valley iiro January 6. White Was
seriously burned In his attempts. 1
e MEACHAM TO
o STAGE FINAL
SI SKI T0UHNEY
Tho Inst Blci tournament of the
wlntor season, sponsored by the Blue
Mountain Ski club, of Meacham, will
do nem tomorrow at ono o clock at
Meacham, Ferdle Synhorst announces.
Mr. Synhorst was In La Orando yes-
terdflJr interviewing tho donors of
tnc prl7.eB and ski enthusiasts who
,mve participated In previous tourna-
H,n60o(, lZ m,?, th
Tl? aliZX'Z Pen-
''0" t0 b
'KIANGWAN IS
BY CHINESE
(Continued From Page One)
across Chapel went Into action again.
To tho non-combatants In thn In-
tcrnotlonal settlement it sometimes
seems tho (runners are tlmlns their
attacks by that clock which is plainly
visioie to notn iront lines. This
a morning's cannonading continued for
o moro man an nour,
0 Tho Associated Press correspondent
2 went but to Klangwan and saw for
0 nunscu tno parade of Chinese
i stretcher-bearers carrylhir wounded
out of tho village. It was testimony
cnougn mat tne town was not yet
surrounded although tho Japanese
nua sam tnoy nnu. tnrown a line
around It and occupied the western
n section.
0 ' Supplies for the small ' defending
i garrison were coming in irom Miao
chunirchon. running a gauntlet s of
I nine m no gun lire irom ootn Bides,
wuere tne Japanese naa swung arounct
tn an effort to cut off the village.
The Chinese, however, still kept the
i life oi tno oociie open.
Tnw correnponactnt s observntlons
I Pntnhltalipd that. th minmlurr Hnna
I extended In a rurvn from WiYwnnir
to a point noan- a nuie east or Miao-
! chimin hen. thpncA smith Kiunrr.
wan and eastward around tho village
io its soutnern imuis tne nee south
to Chapel.
The whole area between the Klang
wan front and Tachong, four miles to
tho west, was honeycombed with ar
tillery pits shielding the bursts of
light from field pieces. There also
wero many machine gun nests.
Northward toward tho Llhang hin
terland the territory also vns heavily
fortified and swarming with soldiers.
Tachanc. the oblectlve of sevprai
Japanese aid raids in the last few
nfts. was evocuaien oy civilians and
Jh0 tovm had become a clearlug sta-
"',uu'1":
The village of Mioochuncchen. or
what was left of it after a week of
bombardment, was still tn Chinese
hands. Although the Japanese have
claimed for several days they con
trolled this strategic point, their front
lines actually were three-quarters of
a mile to the east.
The brick walls of the buildings
were tottering, but the garrison of
3000 Chinese soldiers, encouraged by
success in beating off the furious
attack, seemed prepared to hold out
indefinitely. The village Was a maze
of well-built trendies and barbed
wire entanglements and the troops
wero adequately supplied with food
aua imunuultlou,
Egg Market Is
Stronger; Price
Still Unchanged
' PORTLAND. Fob.' 27 (m Tior.tvnn.
lng orferings of eggs 4n practically all
Pacific slope sectors are creating more
or less strength In the trade at a
time when values are usually reced
ing. Not only has there- recently been
a decrease In egg offerings here but
tho movement hos .shown a loss for
some time when compared with this
same period a year ago.
Indicating the strength of -the trade
Is the fact that large retail interests
who usually obtain their supplies at
a discount of 1 to 2c from regular men at the Normal school and resl
quotatlons, are today gladly paying dent of the organization, announced
tne iuu prico xp gee tneir -needB.
muter June ntcwuy
There was a generally steady trade
tone for butter for the weekend. On
both the Portland exchange and on
the open market cubes held former
prices for the various classifications,
miLLcnac is sieaay.
Some of the t. o. b. buyers have
again reaucea tne price oi cmckons
ic id. aespite me iact nat aemand
Is good for all offerings with the Pos
sible exception of extremely heavy
nens.
Once again the unusual has hap
pened. One leading buyer appeared
tirlt-h an nffaf nf On IU M -1
ed hen turkeys, a rise of at least 2c1, """, anda Zabel entertalnea
from former values ana 40 higher last ?,nt .lor 18 mS.e of "ler
man is onerea lor xoms. 'rne latter
are quite flabby as a rule.
Thk-o ..nnftni.. . miniH'.d
mont in oranges. Demand Is naturally
Keenest lor tne place and paci offerK
lngs because these are to be ellmlnat-
ed generally from the trade after the
turn of the month.
Extreme strength Is continued In
the market for country killed old crop : "ul6 Haraman and wooer bum van
lambs. . Bprlng stuff Is In call but "Tanged a number of games, lnclud
there appears a dearth' of offerings lnB guessing contests, riddles and ana,
nftar t.h Initial wmnlv nlvnif a nrnAir '. gramS.
o. nogs' ana veai weak.
si,rth; ni i .!, i
t . . . . 6 . .
caioa-in me markei; lor onions. Ix
cally there remains a general scram-
hi- tnr nr. o .tv h f, inw,.
a condition general throughout the
Pacific northwest.
Keen Htnmml Shown '
m rt voouhiu .hnu i,
demand during the weekend session
of the east side farmers' wholesale
market. TSales of carrots were 50m
60c lug with the bulk of trading at
the lower mark.
Parsnips were 'Bcarace 'and moved
eJulckly'BOc lug for best.
Green onions sold ; rapidly at 30c
dozen bunches.
uaooage sold steady at &1.25 crate
for best.
Apple market was loaded with no
change In the price and demand fair,
Hothouse rhubarb ' offerings wero
lnsufflclent to take care of nels.
Price unchanged.
The enemy Planes cave the fihine'K
lines a' dav of relaxation nnrl In a
vour or-tne rront which lasted tor
several hours only three aircraft wore
to be seen. Theso droDoed less than
a dozen bombs west of Klangwan.
HEAK HUMOUS OP TRUCE
LONDON, Feb. '37 UP) A Reuter's
news agoncy dispatch from Geneva
this evening said strong rumors were
current cnero tnat an immediate
,n.n 1 PV1 BI;angnal.
onnfn.?. ad Wd fn '"P0811'
.n0,i,t0-J?n1.elg,ie.S'
tions council, the dlsnatch said, and
end XSr lmjn'ate
Thft nnnir' nrrunnnriant . , . ' , .
waTSSt Tw'd
fected and a neutral one established
In tho Shanghai area, as an outcome
of this new development.
(In Tokyo today the foreign of-
flco disclosed that Japan's representa-
tlvo at Geneva had been directed to
inform the league authorities that
Japan Is ready to holt tho conflict
at Shanghai -whenever the Chinese
prove thetr wllllneness to withdraw
japl.nTTuiKrn'.r1 the '"Sport Dance Held
JAPS l'llKPAHlMl TO USE PLANES
TOKYO, Fob. 27 W The Japanese
nign command, It was learned on1 Students of the Eastern Oregon
good authority today, Is prepared to Normal school wero entortalned lost
uso tho air fortes and the navy to night at a sport dance in the ball
strike at distant points in China to room of the Normal school building,
prevent further accretions of Chinese Music was furnished by the Melody
army strength on the front at Shang- Venders, tho Normal school orchestra.
' I Patrons and notronesses for the
ine commanders at Shanghai, It
E SiSi. Tfk el"?sei1 alarm
rarV.ri,rrnrn;w.r';' :'"r".Miss "ohy steimie.
decided to employ warships on the
Yangtze river to prevent its becom-
ine a hlahwav tnr t.h ni-mim.
have been reported hurrying to Join
tho 19th route army on tho battle
mil'.
The recent air raids by naval planes
6n the Chinese air bases on Soochow
ana wangenow were cited as examples
of tho use to Which the air forces
would be put.
BANKERS FINISH
SHORT COURSE
FRIDAY KVFTTTfi
Ivey Carter singing Willamette songs;
a group of Normal school students,
under the direction of Miss Jennie
Bankers association was tho principal f0;" ngf, 0f tho"n!"
speaker nt the banquet which closed VerMty Id",ho a"d ,otl,erMc1oa8t Co1;
the one-day session in the evenlne at Iege9: MlM vlnft Conley wlu Present
6:30. Mr. Ouf has lUs heaqers tt UP f''f"111 cne flnd U"U
in Madison, Wis. Eugene Courtney vcr8tty of wnshnBton songs; and for
of Woodburn. member of the agricul- mer 8tuaent ot the University of
tural commission, American Bankers Ore80n Bna Oregon State college will
association, acted as toastmaster and su25 , -
Cllf Clarkson, of the Oregon Bankers Telny afternoon when the Neigh
association, was chairman.
SPANISH WAR
VETS OBSERVE
FOUR EVENTS
Pour Importnnt historical events
will be remembered tonlpht by the
rC.m7.i .'l,. I
hii i. . .. .i. 8 Si. , Myrtle Wilcox, whose marriage was a
X 'mI'.V ",ux:,ut event, was complimented at a
nJrn5JT,V shower when Mrs.
Froyn. .'? 0Ck' af,or wmch Howard Glenn entertained at her
' " " " , h , .w. .
?if m 1. ,aT.r ,he dlrec-
The birthdays of Washington nnrf '
Lincoln, McKlnlcy day and the an
niversary oi tne sinking of the Bat
tleshin Maine will be nhcrvari n o
Huron will speak on the lite of
George Washington: D. c. Connor
will discuss Lincoln's life: Mrs. A. P. w,len anouia nave lelt the mine.
Nelson win present a reading appro- ' ne miner coming to the surface
prlate to McKlnley day. and Putman snll he hear' "some kind of an explo
Veck will discuss the sinking of the I slon" ln anoth:f section than that In
Maine,
Ray Williams will sing a group ot
war songs.
The refreshments will be served in
the banquet hall, with the table dec
ornted to cam out the colors of the
auxiliary, red and yellow, and the
members will be In charge of the re-
iresnn,enu.
OVER SCORE MEN
TRAPPED IN MINE I
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. ...j w. v..., rmuu.u-u
men were expressed when they. failed
DCD HzTY N EWJr
Mm Besrf Dtifc.
Telephone Main 6P
Mrs. Schpltz Will
'Give Address At
A.A.U.W. Meeting
One or the most distinguished wo
men educators In the state, Mrs.
Richard P. Scholtz, will address the
'American Association of University
Women next Saturday at a luncheon
meeting at 12:30 at the La Grande
hotel. Miss Helen Moor, dean of wok
ithis morning. Mrs. jscar warnocK
jwiii arrange a group oi musical nuin-
bers In the' absence of Mrs. Lawrence
Hull, program chairman.
' Mrs. Scholte recently returned from
two years study In Vienna, and she
will speak on "Educational Experi-
iments m Vienna." me speoKer maxes
her home In Portland where she Is
dean of women at Roea college.
Miss Amanda Zabel
Entertains Group
t &""!- ;
:gn Normal school, where she Is a
member of the faculty. Dinner was
6e",ed ' th?, SacaJawea Irm at 6:30.
-y
arranBcd as a centerpiece.
L in8 "0" OI miss bdoi m ma
Sacajawea annex was the scene of a
? ""P ',n "
.Zr . Sir i S.
Twldwell. Mildred Hlnchllffe, Venith
Wnnn Tjtnlu HofriiMDn .nm Hall
,"" '
Margaret Hubbard, Elsie Tilvoson,
. Paye Adams and Austin Dunn, Elwood
Hlatt, Donn Poarch, Ellis Watklns and
i Robert Sullivan.
1 . " r " Hf"
I members of Miss Zabel's counselling
' 8rouP elnce tne system was Instituted
last sPrlnB' and the group has been
.Dne '"e most acuve.
Party Compliments
Mrs. T. W. Tarr
Mm t w tow nf wnnor Totn
wno la a cuest at the home of her
iatAp t w noitnwi. umB rnm.
pilmcnted yesterday afternoon at a
nnrv nt whtnh m nnithor- imtAi-
talned at her home: The afternoon
was spent m conversation, and re
freshments were served' at the close.
Quests were Mrs. Jay McKenzle and
her-house guest. Mrs. O. H. Stlnson,
01 -i-win raus, iaa., Mre. j. u. wuner,
Mrs. Ella Curtis, Mrs. Harry Turner
and Mrs. S. S. Nye.
Mrs. Lyon Hostess
To Bridge Club
Mrs, p. s, Lyon entertained her
brlage ciUD t a charming party lost
n'ght at her home. Mrs. Dwight
"dm. Mrs. June Stalcup and Mrs.
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JlotedhreeVbles for"bridg"e!U "
i PrlEos were received by Mrs. Jesse,
L'v ?inntt.n
LJrini ; .k, t
1 Daffodils were used about the
rns ui decorations carrying out a
springtime mot f. Refreshments were
??rvld ' tne 0,058 of tlle ehi"B y
"f hostess.
. Mrs' 180 M"ler will bo the next
hostess, entertaining in two weeks,
I .
At Normal School
ovenlnor wero Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Stev-1
onson, Miss Mildred Hawksworth andlglriia Reel," directed by Miss Marie
, ,
(JOllGe'e SonQ'S TO
t
Feature Program
College songs will serve as the In-
sPiratlon for an interesting program
wmcn miss Miiarea Kawxswortn win
present Monday evening at the mectt-
jing of the Neighborhood Music club
at :au at tne be uranae notei. Mrs.
H. E. Xnlow Is chairman of the group.
Songs from various colleges in the
United States will be sung, with a
rner Hanson. Donn Poarch and Har-
ing. Mrs. Kate Hahley and the 8ons
and Iaughters of the Union County
P.oneers will present a program on
the Grande Ronde volley history at
2 o'clolk at the La Grande hotel.
Compliment Bride
Thursday Evening
Mr8- HersKel -Hammond, nee Miss
.home Thursday evening. Assisting tha
hostess were Mrs. Fnk Counsell.
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vvueox. .....
Ptlssy-wlllows and daffodils formed
tc th surface several hours
atter tlie ndlng of the night shift
which he was working ond started
out immediately.
Rescue crews from Jenkin Jones.
W. Va and Pocahontas, equipped
With gas masks, began exploring the
workings to determine the fate of
tho trapped men. The cause of the
blast or Its extent was undetermined.
Company officials said the mine was
non-gaseous, and the blast might
have been caused by powder.
Rescue workers were driven back
by heavy air when they first at
tempted to enter without gas masks.
...vu.. - iguim 10 tue juioerty meatre any time Mon
mine inspector, reported that air con- day may bring the extra gentleman
dilloua n-ere bad" and it would tw I pprv ae - t.
' J ' 14 " wie
fresh air into the workings. .
-Society Editor
Until 9:10 s.
an attractive setting for the event.
Oames were played and the guest of
honor opened her gifts.
Mrs. Hammond played a group of
piano solosr -
Refreshments were served by the
hostesses late in the' evening. Guests
for the event were Miss Emma Mc
Anlsh, Mrs. George Bugg, Miss Leola
Wilcox. Mrs. Edgar Wilcox, Miss Euth
Brown, Mrs. M. A. Harrison, MrB.
Claude Wilcox, Mrs. Counsell and
Mrs. Reavls.
...
Japanese Program
Will Be Presented
Mrs. J. K. Wright will present a
program on paintings, writings and
drawings of Japan - before the Art
Ramblers club on Monday afternoon
at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs. H.
S. Brownton. The club . has been
studying the art of Japan through
out the post winter, and will con
tinue it after a prolonged vacation
due to illness among the members.
...
Birthday Party
At Pieper Home
On the occasion of her sixty-second
birthday anniversary Mrs. William
Pieper entertained Thursday evening
at their home. Twentyvfive relatives
and fxlends were invited, for the af
fair, and Mrs. Pieper was presented
with a number of attractive gifts.
Pinochle was played during the
evening, with five tables at play. The
prises were awarded to Mrs. l6le
Y3mith and, Dick Burnett, high, and
Mrs. Hasbrouck and Otto Pieper, conr
eolation, m;
' A two-course luncheon was served
at the close, of the evening.
. f ..i .
Mrs. Charboneau
Entertains Club
"At' an Interesting meeting, Mrs. D.
Charboneau entertained the Westway
club of the Women's Benefit associa
tion last night at her home. A -feature
of trie1 evening tvos the exchange
of reliable recipes by the members.
A musical program included a
group of piano solos hy Mrs. Lucille j
Thompson,1 and ' a whistling solo by
Mrs. Mahley Arant, accompanied byj
tests were Btagcd and the winners
were Mrs.-1 Dora Blancett and Miss
Emma McAnlsh.
Refreshments were served at a late
hour by Mrs. Charboneau, assisted by
Mrs. Roberta Kennedy, Mrs. Lena
Hlllman, Mrs. Audrey Coleman and
Mrs. Mae Riley. .
Guests of the club Were Mrs. Eliza
beth Hall. Mrs. ' Hannah OlBoni Mrs.
Blanche McGhean, Mrs. Rose Thomp
son, Mi-B. Blancett, Mrs. Agnes Stal
cup, Mrs. lima Hamblen, Mrs. Arant,
Mrs. Huffman, Miss Lucille Thomp
son, Miss McAnlsh and Miss Tillie
Olson.
An afternoon 'meeting will be held
in two weeks, the hostess to bo an
nounced later.
Patriotic Program
At P. T. A. Meeting
A patriotic program was presented
In commemoration of the birth of
George Washington yesterday after
noon when the Central Parent Tea
cher association met at 2:45 at the
La Grande High school. Mrs. K. W.
Frees, president, was in charge of the
event.
The program included two songs by
tne tmra grade, directed ny Mrs. ta
na Kincald. "The Shepherdess" and
"The Frog." Jock Eakin gave the Am
erican's creed; the first grade, taught
by Miss Vina Conley and Mrs. Stella
ingle, gave a flag drill: "Making the
Flag," a play, was presented by tho
8th grade under the direction of their
teacher; "Father of the Land We
Love," was sung by a group of boys;
the "Minuet" was danced by tho
sixth grade, directed by Mrs. Mary
Heassler and Mrs. Beth Cook; and
the seventh erade' danced the "Vlr.
Tieoelbock.
Mrs. J. T. Longfellow gave the tri
bute to Pounder's day.
A large attendance was enjoyed lor
tho meeting.
Miss''Nell Watts
Is Complimented
Miss Nell Watts, who Is to leave
Monday to make her home in Walla j
Walla, was complimented this morn- j
members of her class at the Sunday
school of the Episcopal church .en
tertained. They hiked to Perry, where
they enjoyed coasting and a weiner
roast. -.vii ?- ; - -
- Chaperoning -the group were Mrs.
G. N. TartOngton and Mrs. Philip
Lock wood. , .
'.
Quilt Contest Is
Planned by Guild
A quilt contest will be staged by
St.. Peter's Guild In the near future,
with members of the -group entering
quilts .for exhibition.. A small en
trance fee will be charged and cash
awards presented to the winners in
the contest.
Final plans -for the Contest will be
completed Wednesday afternoon when
tne guild meets at a o'clock at the
home of Mrs. E. I. Shepherd. The
dates -and the amounts of the awards
will be settled.
Informal Party
At Parker Home
III.. TjMb Out-Ira. TJ- .1 TT ..... -
entertained at a delightful evening
oartv Thursday at the home rf th
former for a group of five couples. An
imonmu evening was spent ln games.
Refreshments were served at 12
o'clock y the hostess, assisted by
Miss Lorene Spencer.
Lions Auxiliary
Meet Postponed
The Lions auxiliary, which was to
have met for a one o'clock luncheon
next Monday. Feb. 29 at the home of
Mrs. Jack Ferris, has been postponed
until s later date, Mrs. Ferris an--,
nounced this morning. Arrangements
will be announced for the event ln
the near future. ;
FREE!
Anv lariv hrlnolnc tvn o-Mllaman
cnance lor lour yean Leap Year Day.
Adv.
The Famous
SHO E SF.0.8WQM6M
are made in
A WIDE RANGE OF
Sizes and Widths
t .1 to 12 in halves) ?!
1 AAAAA to EEEJ
for t
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v
SOCIAL CALENDAR;
Saturday, Feb. -27
7:30 Rainbow Olrls, at the Ma
sonic hall.
8:00 Saturday Evening Bridge
club, with Mrs. ' O. H. Devlne. .
8:00 Night Hawk . club, with
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hansen.
1 8:00 United Spanish War VirO
erans, at the K. of P. hall.
....
Monday, Fob.-2D" . . ..
2:00 Art Research club, with
Mrs. O. M. Humphreys. . ...
2 :00 Art 'Ramblers club, ''with
Mrs. H. 8. Brownton
2:00 Wnkcllta club, with Mrs.
Jack Oliver.- ....
7:30 Gleaner class, with Mrs.
Sadie Bull. . .- .
7:80 Neighborhood Music club,
, at the La Grande hotel.
8:00 Swastika club, with l4r.
and Mrs. William Gable.
...
-Tuesday. March 1
2:00 Goodwill club, with Mrs.
William Day.
7:00 Neighbors of Woodcraft '
meeting, followed by benefit card
party, at the Odd Fellows hall.
7:30 U-Go I-Go club, with Mrs.
C. W. Bunting.
7:30 h. A. to tho B. of R. T.,
at the Sacajawea Inn.
8:00 Young Women's Educa
tional auxiliary, at the Methodist
church.
Wednesday, March 2
2 :00 St. Peter's Guild, with Mrs.
e: I. Shephard. , ' '.
2:00 Parkdalo club, with lira.
R. A. Wllkerson. ,
3:45. Nlssaki Camp Fire, with
Miss Virginia Wetzel. '
7:30 Delphian Chapter, at the
Sacajawea Inn.
7:30 Rebekoh lodge, No. 60, at
tho Odd Fellows hall.
8:00 No-hostess club, wltbMrs.
John Lorlson.
'
Thursday, March 3 v
2:00 G. I. A., at the Sacajawea
Inn. .
2:00 n: B. B. club, with Mrs.
Will Pldcock.
7:30. Eoglo auxiliary, at 'the
Eagle hall. :
7:30 Neighbors of Woodcraft,
at the Odd Fellows hall.
8:00 Bridge club, with Miss
Fonda Hanks and Mrs. Jack
Hlatt.
8:00 Triangle club, with Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde Hoppel.
.-'
Friday, March 4 '
,-1 00 Bridge club, wltn Mrs.
Clyte Bunting.
2:00 Hi Lo club, with 'Mrs.
Nolan' Skiff.
2:30 Chapter I, P. E. O.. with
Mrs. O. R. Eberhard.
7:30 -Willow Parent Teacher W '
soclatlon, at the school. ;
8:00 Bridge club, with Mrs.
Emerson Reavls.
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