La Grande evening observer., March 23, 1932, Page 5, Image 5

Wednesday, March 23, 1932
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, UK GRANDE, ORE.
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Accident
Cars driven by Fred A. Young and
W. J. Hallmark, of Cove, collided at
Greenwood, and Jefferson at 10
o'clock Tuesday morning, according
to a report made to the police. No
one was reported Injured.
Car Stolen
A 1928 sedan was stolen from Myrtle
Evans at her home at 1002 Cedar
street about 6:30 o'clock this morn
ing. Nearby officers were notified of
the theft and local authorities were
searching for the car.
Called By Illness
Merrick J. Lane will arrive In La
Grande this evening from New Or
leans at 10:20 o'clock. Mr. Lone Is
coming to be at the bedside of his
mother, Mrs. A. G. Lane, who Is crit
ically 1U at the Grande Ronde hos
pital. '
Meet Postponed
This week being Holy Week, the
Francis Brown auxiliary to the Pio
neers has postponed Its meeting un
til next week, Friday, April 1. The
hostesses will be Mrs. Angus McAllist
er and Mrs. Ada Clark. The place of
meeting will be announced later.
To Washington
Lyle Chandler left yesterday after
noon for an extended trip through
Western Oregon and Washington. He
will visit in Portland, St. Helens, Se
attle and Bremerton before returning
to La Grande. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. W. Chandler.
Returns to Work
J. F. Heosty, proprietor of a ser
vice station on West Adams avenue,
returned to work yesterday after an
Illness of several months. He has
not been able to work since Aug. 6,
last year. - - .
From Baker
Wlllard Tubbs, of the state polico,
drove to La Grande from Baker this
morning in connection with a collis
ion case here. He returned later this
morning.
In Portland
H. H. Taylor is spending the week
- in Portland visiting his son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Park
Taylor.
Will Send Two
Two enlistments will be made for
the month of April by R. L. Endsley,
recruiting officer of the United States
navy in La Grande, he announced
tcday. The applicants will be sent
tn Portland for examination on April
19.
To Practice .. .
Since Andrew Loney Jr., directed
tho La Grande band last night at
the isprlng opening, the American
Legion drum and bugle corps did not
meet for their regular rehearsal. They
will gather at the La Grande school
tomorrow evening at 7:30 for prac
tice.'" J i"
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From North Powder
O. M. Pierce, North Powder ranch
er,, was a business visitor In La
Grande last night.
Vi'nm Entprnrl.se
Among the residents of Wallowa
county who were In La orancie yes
terday were Halllce Hambelton, of
EnterprUse; and Forresb Carpenter,
of Wallowa.
Returns
Mrs. E. O. Morris and son. Donald,
have returned to La Grande after
spending a month in Western Ore-
CURTAINS
from La Grande's finest homes are
entrusted to our care We can
please you too.
Modern Laundry
PHONE MAIN 77
Books opened or closed, financial
statements and tax returns com
piled. .
FRANK L. BLACK
1701 5th St.
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Schilling
Wake up!
Flavor it with a
of Schilling Coffee
filings of the Morning!
gon and Washington. They visited
Mrs, Morris' daughter, Mrs. Ruby
rStultz, In Portland; her mother, Mrs.
N. A. Carson in LaCenter, Wash.;
and her sister, Mrs. A. B. Lucas, who
lives near Salem.
Ill
Miss Marcla Miller is 111 at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Leo Miller. She Is a pupil at the
J. H. Ackermon Training school.
Assembly Held
An assembly of Easter music was.
enjoyed this morning by the studont
body at the Eastern Oregon Normal
school. "March Romalne," by Gou
nod, was played by the orchestra un
der the direction of Miss Jennie Pet
erson; the audience sang "Holy, Holy,
Holy," after which Misses Mildred
Cade, Alyco Milne and Fern Rosenlof
sang "Lift Thine Eyes!' from the
oratorio, "Ellzah," by Mendelssohn.
"Flee As a Bird," by Dana, was sung
by Austin Dunn, and Mrs.- H. E. In
low sang "God Shall Wipe Away All
Tears From Their Eye," from Sir
Arthur Sullivan's "Light of the
World ." Harvey Carter presented
the historical background of Easter.
The orchestra played "Largo," by
Handel; after which Miss Amanda
Zabel and R. L. Skeen sang "The
Palms," by Fauri, "Influences of
Easter" were outlined by Ruth Leon
ard. "How Sweet the Name of Jesus
Sounds," by Brown, was sung by
Misses Ruth Geibel and Eleanora
ChrlstenBon. Winnifred Scott, John
ny Groupe and Eugene Shultz sang
Faith of Our Fathers."
In Portland
V. G. Schllke a La Grando em
ploye of the Union Pacific is a busi
ness visitor in Portland. .
Visits Parents . .
Mrs. Francis Ott and children, of
La Grande, are guests at .the home
of Mrs. Ott's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
M. Wolverton, at Echo.
In Baker
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. isbelV went to
Baker this week where he will trans
act business.
n Huntington
Mrs. Sam Ruby, of La Grande, was
a recent visitor with her sisters, Mrs.
W. P. Hartwell, at Huntington.
Hero Today
Mrs. R. V. Ainsworth is a visitor
in La Grande today from Hunting
ton. Labor Commissioner
C. H. Gram, state labor commis
sioner, was in La Grande yesterday
transacting business. Mr. Gram makes
his headquarters in Salem.
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Cut Glasa in History
The Invention of cut gluss seeing
to ho somewlmt obscure. It was
inndo In Bohemia early In the Sev
enteenth century and introduced Into
England In 171!). However, some au
thorities believe that cut glass was
not unknown to the ancients. It
was probably produced In a more
primitive manner.
Canned Hare
Jugged hare was originally hare
or rabbit stewed In a Jug or Jar.
The term Is applied to a method of
canning rabbit or hare, rt Is cooked
with bacon, flour, onion, spices and
water, then sealed In cans.
Mount Vernon. Entrance.
The long veranda at Mount Ver
non faces enst Like many Colonial
mansions, Mount Vernon lias two
entrnnces of almost equal Impor
tance. The east entrance overlooks
the Potomac river and the west en
trance overlooks the lawn and gar
den. Element, in the Sun
Dy comparing the solar spectrum
with the spectra of terrestrial ele
ments astronomers have obtained
some knowledge of the elements
which compose the sun, but so far
no experiments hnve been made to
show just In what proportions these
elements nro found.
Get up! It's a hew day!
A new slice of life!
ft
fragrant cup
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Vaudeville Is
Staged By Elks
At Baker Lodge
A vaudeville program that ap
proached, in quality many profes
sional performances, was staged at
Baker last night when about 160
members of the La Grande Elks lodge
presented a group, the first of which
was a minstrel show. The Blue
Mountain Wranglers played a con
cert of old-time cowboy songs, and
several oiner ski is ana opeviuity iiuui-
bers were presented. -
Sherwood Williams, exalted ruler
of the lodge, acted as Interlocutor
of the minstrel show, and Norman
Desllet and Raymond O. Williams
were the blackfaced end men, crack
ing Jokes in their inimical manner.
Members of the circle were Victor
Eckley, Herbert Browning, Robert
Carey, Rube Zweifel, Paul Knautz,
George Blrnle, Claude Berry, Wren
Howell. Mrs. Lynn Wright accom
panied on the piano.
Solo numbers in the minstrel show
were "My Pretty Quadroon," by' Wren
Hqwell, with the entire show joining
the chorus; "There's a Trick in Pick
ing a Chicken," by Norman Desllet;
"Chloe," sung by Paul Knautz with
the minstrels Joining the chorus;
"The Lunatics Lullaby," by Ray
mond Williams; "Swanee River" and
"Dark . Town Strutters Ball," by
Claude Berry on the harmonica; and
"Way Down Yonder in the Corn
field" with variations, by the quar
tet, Sherwood Williams, Paul Knautz,
E. E. Hurley and George Blrnle.
Tony the Wop and his trained
monkey, was perhaps the hit of the
show, with Norman Desllet imitat
ing a monkey very realistically, while
Rube Zweifel was his master, Tony
the Wop. Alice Jeannette and Mne
lizabeth Cooper, violinists, gave a
violin act; Bennie Lyons, three-year-
old son of Mr. aand Mrs. F. 8. Lyons
sang a group of songs; Dorothy and
Virginia Campbell appeared in a tap
dance, and Miss Helen Mary Clark
presented two solo dances. '
" "The Ice Man's Secret," a skit, was
presented By John Garlty, Leal Rus
sell and Foster Slmms. Tony Smith
sang his famous "Laughing Song,"
after which the wranglers played
about eight numbers. The person
nel of the Wranglers Is Boss Claude
Berry, the deputy sheriff; Raymond
O. Williams, "Hoot Owl"; Ira Howell,
'Rattlesnake Jerry;" Marlon Spence?,
'Sourdough Pete"; Del Brown, "Chero
kee Kid"; Bert Brown, "Alkali Ike";
and Ray Young, "Old Rusty."
After the program a buffet luncn
was served and dancing was en
Joyed. The La Grande Elks this morning
were praising the Baker lodge for
their fine hospitality.
Divorce Made Easy
Divorce is now very easy In
China ; a married couple simply
write down a declaration of their de
sire to separate and sign It bd
foie two witnesses who nlso sign.
Then they are divorced. If, how
ever, either party objects, u court
action Is necessary.
Steadily Increasing gold production
In South Africa during tho last three
years was climaxed with a record
output In 1031 of 10,874,146 ounces.
' Fruit Unhurt by Freezing
Freezing of canned foods docs not
made it uiXlt to eat The texture
of certain types of food Is affected,
but the food value Is unchanged.
Vast quantities of the food taken
on the Byrd Antarctic expedition
were In cans, frozen solid for
months, but were in edible condi
tion. Addition of two members to the
small family of United States televi
sion stations has brought the total
to 27.
Wood Curiosity Common
Petrified wood occurs nt other
places in Arizoua as well as In the
northern part. It Is found In New
Mexico, and there ore mony trees,
some upright, In tho eastern part of
the Vellowstono National park.
Automobile drivers must keep on
the right side of a road In one part
of Austria and on the left side in
another.
Dinosaurs as Flower Pests
We have it on the word of a
Tale professor that flowers bloomed
800,000,000 years ago, but we'll bet
he can't tell us what spraying so
lution was used to keep dinosaurs
off rose bushes. Hamilton (Ontario)
Spectator.
Bass production of the bureau of
industries has increased in a dec
ade from 1,500,000 In 1021 to more
than 4.250,000 In 1031.
Bear Cub in Infancy
At birth a bear cub weighs from
nine to twelve ounces, which Is
nbout l-200th to l-250th of Its moth
er's weight It Is nbout eight Indies
long, blind, and covered with n dark
hair so thin Hint It Is practically
naked.
Thoughts '
Let a man profess what he will,
If bis thoughts ore generally con
versant about worldly things, he has
an earthly and worldly mind; and
If his thoughts are conversant
about sensual things, he has n sen
sual and cnrnul mind; for, whatever
he may outwardly say, as he thinks,
so Is he. Owen.
Jerry Jeronimus and John Rose
now, roommates, are rivals for the
middleweight boxing championship
of Carleton college, Northflold,
Minn.
To encourage British touring In
their country, Swiss hotel keepers
have worked out a plan where Eng
lish money stays In England to meet
Swiss purchase of British goods.
Shuffleboard, long popular In Flor
ida, has moved up to Columbus. O.
where It has found a Dlace on the
recreation department's indoor pro-
gram.
700 PRESENT FOR
M. I. A. PAGEANT
Event Last Night at Tab
ernacle Honors Wash
ington's Bi-centennial. .
A pageant, commemorating the
life of George Washington, was pre
sented before about 700 people last
night at the L. D. 8. tabernacle. The
production was one of a series of six
events being held by the M. I. A.
during the bl-centennlal celebration
of the birth of Washington.
A cast of 160 players and singers
took part in the pageant which was
one of the largest given in the city
during the past few years. The cos
tumes were all of the Colonial period.
Grant Bean portrayed Oeorge Wash
ington through the entire pageant,
and the other leading characters
were Martha Custls, Miss Beatrice
Wardell; fame, Francis Hailing, of
Union; adventure, Carlyle Nibley;
home. Mrs. Edward Fitzgerald; his
tory. Miss Fonda Hanks; and pros
perity, little Miss Von Cell Bruce.
The production was divided into
four episodes, each of which was
divided into two acts. The first epi
sode described his' youth, first his
dreams of the sea, and second, as the
carrier of a message to, the French.
Joan's Bridal Veil
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Joan .Hennett, the motion picture nctmw, wore a veil when she wns
married to tiene Murkcy, scenario writer, the other dny. Hut It wasn't
n hrltlul veil. At least, not the its mil kind. It was a scrap of wide
meshed net that audaciously stopped before It reached the tip of
her nose. And it wiis worn with a smart spring turlmn Instead of
n while satin train.
SHE KNOWS
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llna Malo, actress, who formerly lived at Clnclnnjitl, Ohio, Is a master
of accents, whether they he Amerluiu, KngllKh, Huiiffiirlun or French.
8 he's now plitylng nu the loinlon hUirk.
LONDON (VP) Life is Just one
funny accent after another to Olna
Malo. pretty American actress who
really Is Just plain Janet Flynn, of
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Four years ago she went to Paris
and had to remove the Broadway
from her vowels to sing to stardom
In the French versions of "Bhowboat"
and "Chicago."
An American producer took her
back to New York under contract to
keep the oo-la-la manner, take the
naino of Malo. and not disclose to
anyone that she was really good
Irish-American.
She did that successfully until the
show she was In played In Cincinnati
and one of the girls with whom she
had been In school discovered Glna
was really Janet, and Malo really
riynn.
The statesman and the man were de
picted in the second episode, first
dealing with his home life at Mt.
Vernon and his meeting with Mar
tha Custls. Tne gtory and the gloom
of tho Revolution were shown In the
two acts of the third episode, while
the fourth showed the homage of
a nation and the tributes of friendship.
Children in Charge
Harking back lo Poor Richard's
almanac, a Philadelphia philoso
pher quotes Franklin as saying: "At
twenty years of age the will reigns;
at thirty, the wit; at forty, the
Judgment." "Why does he stop
there?" he asks the Inquirer, "Is
that all there Is isn't there any
more?" "Assuredly," answers the
editor. "After that, the kids take
entire charge!"
Apricot. Yield Almond Oil
Almond oil In the Middle ages was
prepared from bitter almonds by dis
tillation in water. Nowadays It Is
obtained almost entirely from apri
cot kernels.
Venezuela's Milk Tree. -
Trees native to Venezuela yield a
sweet fluid like milk wher the bark
Is pierced. Tests show that It Is
even richer thnn cow's milk In phos
phates and supra r.
Sets Marital Style
HER ACCENTS
Sir Alfred Butt decided she would
make a good Hungarian maid and
brought her to London to trip up
over tho king's English In manner I
Hungary In "Viktoria" and "Her Hus
sar." But those aren't all her problems
now they are keeping her In Eng
land for talking pictures and tho
LritlBh production of "The Cat and
the Fiddle," now In rehearsal, and
insisting that she talk "American 1"
Gina 'always dances and would
I never dawnce, and she takes baths
and not bawths; but that doesn't
suffice for the English play directors.
Am erica nese must first be nasal, and
then be interspersed with "Oh,
yeah's," "And how's," "Sez you's." -
It really is a difficult problem, says
Glna, but she Is getting on in Lon
don and she is willing to try.
PROHIBITION LAW
IS MAIN TOPIC
(Continued From Page One)
Dr. Daniel A. Poling, head of the
Allied Campaigners, will be In La
Grande on April 8 and 0.
Sacred solos were furnished by Mrs.
James Qulnland and Paul Knautz.
NEW RECTOR FOR
LOCAL CHURCH
(Continued from Page One)
school term Is closed, when they will
Join him here. Mr. Kopp has been
rector at Ellensuurg' for flvo years
and during that period frequently
substituted for instructors at the
Ellensburg Normal school In addition
to attending to his parish duties. : .
DANA QUITS POST
ON GAME BUREAU
(Continued From Page One)
gon Journal, was appointed to the
commission by Governor Meier about
a year ago. As soon as his suc
cessor Is named the commission
plans an administrative reorganisa
tion, details of which are now almost
complete. ,
Roger Bresnahan, former great
catcher, Is in politics with tho Dem
ocratic nomination ' for sheriff at
Toledo as his goal.
D.CiriT'rT T7 . . . Because we have the goods at prices that
Jr UiaOlJ3LiI!i spell sale with a capital 'S".
TVTU'.PTrQG A T? V Because the manufacturers sold the
li IliV'lllOi5x.lV X goods at terrific losses to themselves, only -in
order to get money quickly. We in turn must sell these at once in order
to pay them. YOU REAP THE BENEFIT.
BREIER HIT THE MARKET RIGHT
. ... the strong manufacturers were rais- ;
ing their prices on ' merchandise
while those financially weak were rais
ing money.
Many of these values will not
last long, so be on hand when
the doors open.
Only Quality
Merchandise in
This Sale.
Hurry . . for Neither Quantities nor Prices Can Last For
TABLE OILCLOTH Pretty new pat
terns in quality 48" width. Get it now
at Breier's l Qf
for, yd - XIL
TUBFAST PRINTS 1000 yards
bought just before the recent market
rise. The prices are the cheapest
part of
them
MORE WOOL BAITS Only a
lucky break brings you more of
these 100 Oregon wool batts.
Two-pound size, Qf7 e
72"x84". Each Olt
WASH FROCKS A very special buy.
Prints suitings combi nations Q Q n
Supply is limited OtL
RAYON LINGERIE Buy them while
the supply lasts. Panties, bloomers,
vests. Some in OQ
nnn-riin. t fcJV
RAYON SPREADS
80" x 108" and scal
loped all around.
Not long ago sold
at $2.48. Lots of
color.
$1.59
LAtUKS HA YON II08K
Plcot or lace top good look-
inex pensive 23c 37c
BII.K TIICH
Pour In hand tics In snappy
Btyles and colors.
Por Easter .
33c
FANCY HOHKS
Part wool 6G"'jc80". Clear,
glowing, quality colors.
Lowest 4 Q Q
ever tj J.Ot
MKN'fl HOCKS
A good assortment of patterns
In summer weight
socks. Mixed
7c
LARGE CROWD AT
OPENING DESPITE
SPRING SHOWERS
(Continued Prom Page One)
20th century, has passed and a har
monious color plan has been evolved.
Contrasts Striking
Contrasts In women's clothes are
perhaps the most striking judging
from the displays seen at the spring
opening. The sports clothes are in
bright colors with large buttons and
other trimmings which lend a mill-,
tary appearance, while the afternoon
and evening dresses present an aspect
of femininity, yet retain the "swanky"
appearance of the sports frock.
Men's clothing Is also growing in
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A Daring Buying Trip to New
York Makes This Sale Both
Possible and Necessary.
Sale Starts
THURSDAY
Mar 9A at Q-1 5 a.m.
Long With Such Inducements Uilered.
19c
to
attached
Unrestricted Choice
Values to $9.90
High Grade Silk Frocks
Duy them now Just In time for Easter. We
assure you that you are receiving practic
ally WHOLESALE PHICB on every dress
In stock.
The HlRliPHt Price Ik
$5.66
Others $3.66 and $4.66
Easter
Bonnets
Cellophanes
Hair Braids
Pedalines'
Peanits
The Price?
. 66c to $2.66
DEPT. STORES
IN THE WBST
Importance, with windows display-!
lng unusual combinations in colors
and styles, and man Is paying mow
and more attention to his socks, the!
brim of his hat and the cut of his;
suit with the introduction startling?
innovations in his realm, seen at the,
spring opening last nignt.
- While practically every store in Lai
'Grande had an attractive window dls-t
play, living models exhibited the new
spring hosiery and shoes at Falk'st
La Grande store. , -
- Precaution
where n box of crackers was, flve4
yenr-old .Billy said: 'I put thera1
away. I didn't want myself to eatj
them all up." : 1
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BREIER DARED TO BUY from them, ,
knowing' bur customers in.sethe west
would take the goods off our hands..-.
But ... we hold no illusions . , . we
know money is not plentiful now, and
to induce you to buy, we must .
MAKE PRICES THAT YOU
NO MORE CAN RESIST
THAN WE COULD. , ; ,
Store Closed
4 p. m. Wednesday
to 9et readV-
WORK SHIRTS When before could
you ever buy a coat style, two-pocket
shirt at such a price? ;OQ
All sizes for men .-. 1 OCs
WORK TROUSERS We mention only
two numbers. Both hard finish, long
wearing jeans. Buy now 'for all summer.
98c & $1.29 .
MEN'S WORK SHOES Heavy
brown duck uppers. Heavy rubber '
heel and sole. Not a tennis shoe.
At one time we sold this shoe at
Siy9lN?.W $1.00
MEN'S PAJAMAS Either broadcloth
or outing flannel. Notice the new low
price and buy all you .. FJOf
want at I OC
ATTENTION HERE ! We mention
just two new all time low prices on '
men's vat-dyed, fast color dress shirts.
Collar PO rJO
OOV & IOC
MEN'S DRESS
TROUSERS We
quote our best all
wool grade includ
ing all serges, cassi
meres, and tweeds.
Others for less than
$3.49
HOYS' SIHIITS
Blue school shirts. Qood qual
ity. Well made.
8 to 14
23c
KAYON LINGERIE
Slips Step-ins Chemise
Shorties Vests Bloomers.
fancy or Tailored
styles
59c
Cllll.nUBN'S OXFORDS
Play oxfords with compo soles
and elk uppers. Q7f
sizes o to a O lt
MRN'S FANCY SOCKS
Rayon plaited and a 15o value
anyplace. Save monoy l
at this price -. M. lis