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LA CTANDE EVJN& Ui GRANDE, ORE. DJDCAIL rorrectlon ,. In the account of Mrs. Walter M, Pierce's address before the Neigh borhood club on Tuesday afWnpop; it was stated In Wednesday's Observer The allocation of funds between the University of Oregon and Oregon State college has always been a quar relsome matter, with the college out tor the larger portion." it should, have read. "with both schools out lor the larger portion." To Pendleton Mrs. Harry Gibson went to Pendle ton yesterday where she w,lll visit for several days with her daughter, Mrs. Frieda Johnson, and grandchil dren, Elols and Maurice Waltz. Sha was accompanied by her daughter and! sbri-iri-law, Mr, arid Mrs. .Floyd; Anderson,, who returned to La Grande lost ntgh. upturn ' - , . Dr. arid Mrs. A. M. Mobre returned Tuesday from Portland and Vancou ver, where they, spent, , the Easter va cation. While lh. Portland Dr. Moore called on, several leading Portland dentists who will .attend the meet ma of the Eastern Oregon ' Dental society. ,. later In. April. They ,were the guests of Dr. Moore's parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Moore, in Van couver. . KotuniK ( Mrs. C. S. . Paddock returned last night to her home in La Grande af ter spending the past week in Port land. She was the guest or her mother, Mrs. W. H. Fitzgerald, Uuri ing her stay, and also attended sev eral functions given In honor of Mrs. Robert .H.. Israel,, of. Warren, Pa., who ' is viBiting iii' the Western Oregon city1. Mrs. (Irlmmett Jteturits , - Mrs. Grover Grlmmett, whp spent the past Week in Portland transact ing business and visiting, returned last night to' her home in La Grande. Sirs. Devino Back ,. Nrs. Belle Devi tie who has been, a visitor ,in .Por.tland, returned. , last night to La Grande. Mrs.. Devine transacted business In Portland. She is prominent .in the affairs of the local Neighbors of.. Woodcraft. Inspect Post Office , Tho second grade of the J. H. Ack errtian Training . school, r with Its critic teacher, Miss Preeda Kennedy, visited the post office this morning and was taken behind the "Bcenes" whero tho children inspected the de partments of the post office, while members of the staff explained the various functions of the organiza tion. Return to Portland . , , . After conducting federal inspec tion of the national guard companies in. La Grande, Baker and Union, Col onel Hubert Aden returned today to his headquarters In Portland. He was accompanied to La Grande by Mi's. A)ln. -v n Itcbckahs Meet ( Besides the initiation of a new member at ttie next meeting of the Crystal Rebekah lodge, delegates to . go to grand lodge will be elected. The last meeting was saddened by the service qf draping the charter for the late Mrs. Laura A. Oliver, a member who, but. a few short weeks since, sent a letter to be read at th'o annual roll call, - In it she ex pressed the hope that she soon would be able to meet with the members again. Visiting Grandparents . Irvine ; Howard . is visiting at the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.: J. P. Irvine, at Echo. He was accompanied, to their home by his mother, Mrs. Inn a Howard, who re turned with trie remainder , of her family to La Grande on Monday. Returned Last Night Mrs. J. E Wright, who. has been visiting friends In Pasco, Wash., dur ing the past few ditys, returned to La Grande last night. Visiting ;., Miss Ruth Durland, of Portland, Is among the visitors In the city this week. She Is' at the home of Miss Mary Culp. Miss Durland plans to return to Portland tomorrow. She 1 a former resident of La Grando and has many friends here. New Trophy Case A new trophy caso has been built and placed In the front hall at the La Grande High school. The High school has how in Its po'ssesslon 2a larger cups and trophies, all of which were lacquered before they were placed on display In the new caso. From I:ukmic ' , - Bruce , Wilson, of Eugene, and his uncle, Max Wilson,' of Joseph, were visitors In La Grande, yesterday en route to the home of the latter. Bruce Wilson , is a former Joseph resident although he now lives In Eugene where he attended tho University of Oregon. He is a member of Phi aarh m& Delta fraternity and was prom inent In student activities. He plans to remain at Joseph for about a week, he states. . ' "SPECIALS" For one week we thoroughly wash 4 Quilts for 1, 4 Pillows 1, 4 Cotton Blankets 1, or 3 Wool Blankets 1. A moth proof con tainer with each order. Put your bedding away clean. MODERN LAUNDRY PHONE MAIN 77 "Thenlolesome "Instead ol t-itee G6od for your Stomach and your Nerves It relieve. Constipabon . I lb. -'"' " far " 2 lbs. Coffee lBKIIEr Kitt'ho.. i . . . uc;" remodeled by members of the staff, and Is the rZ? f a once a to Ml M"el Doty librarian. Five members of the stair, at a recent meeting, invited Mrs. J. M.r.. T . P"".' and Miss Margaret Anson, secretary, of the 11- iThn,' to B b0Olt poslum. The meeting was a luncheon held In lhheWllL rennovated kltchen' " I which each of the staff members and bucsis reviewed a recmt book. Addition to Stafr Three addition h.,,. ..... tl. . wrcu muue K library. Tiny, Fatty and Lucky, three pinocchlo dolls of different sizes, Miss Gertrude Wagoner, children's librar ian, reDorts. T.iiro n i ..,.. . ' p.iiuv-tmu QO:i3, Tiny, Fatty and Lucky have very lone noses which ivmmD i "o everyume .they told a He. Miss Wagoner relates the study of Plnnochio, the first doll of the kind, which was whittled from I a stick of wood. The puppet came to line and was an exceptionally naughty w wu univiiy trans formed IntO a litt.ll hnu nml ... , ended happily when the little boy be came the model of propriety.. The , dolls will be put on display in the children's room. To Be Here Monday I Rev. H. O. McCallister, of Boise, will be the speaker at the meeting of the La Orande Ministerial association Monday morning at 10 o'clock in tho i Presbyterian church. Mr. McCallister I Is. district ; superintendent in the Methodist church for this territory. I The association Invites the ministers j of the county to attend the meeting. Returns I Mrs. C. A. Ault. of Enterprise, re . turned to her home this morning af ter spending tho past few weeks vis iting her son In Los Angeles. She , stopped for a short while In La Grande en route to her home. Difficult Trip , ! Fred G. Hennlng returned Tuesday from Promise, Ore., with thrilling stories of a 23-mllo hdYseback ride from Wallowa to Promise through snow which was from four to five feet deep on the level, and much deeper In the drifts. Mr. Hennlng went to Wallowa on Sunday where he took a horse and rode to Max ville, a distance of about 15 miles. The snow was so deep that It was necessary to devote more than five hours, to .the trip. ; Early Monday morning he loft for Promise, nine miles away, returning to Maxvllle that evening, and to La Grande on Tuesday. Mr. Hennlng plans to leave tonight for Imnaha to transact busi ness, expecting to return Saturday. DEALERS IN STOCKS ARE TO BE TAXED (Continued-From Page One)-1 " price of stocks. A few minutes later. It adopted another amendment "by the commit tee to put an assessment of five . cents on each $100 si-.:e of cotton, '.grain and produce soldj on these ex ( changes. j In the case of the stock sales. It ' voted to mnkc the tax effective on orders placed by persons in this country for buying or' selling on for eign exchanges.. In debate, members construed the taxes as a blow at short selling. I There still was to bo acted upon , an amendment to put a tax of 1-28 1 of one per cent .on bond transac tions. I The commodity and stock amend ments were estimated to bring in a I total of 881.000.000, bringing to 824,500,000 the revenue thus far written into the bill.... . , ' . Secretary, Mills wns called upon todav bv the house ways and means committee to submit new estimates of yields of all levies In the new revenue bill to determine whether they will be sufficient to balance the 1933 budget. AliltEE TO MAKE INQUIRY wAHTNnTOK. March 31 Wl The senate banking sub-committee con sidering the Glass banking revision measuro agreed unanimously today to make an inquiry into the charge of Senator Glass (D., Va.) that an organized conspiracy exists tn the banking community to defeat the legislation. No time has been fixed by the sub committee, headed by Senator Glass, to start the Investigation. The com mittee already has authority for the Inquiry, acting under a resolution adopted more than a year ago by the senate for a study of the whole banking situation. "We will undertake ,to determine." Glass said, "who instigated this con ,i, i ntlnr-k on the bill. I think it is obvious to those who heard the hearings tnat concert, u hwh w taken. Witness after witness repeated textuaily what others .had said. "I do not mean to Impeach every witness who testified. Some spoke their own views very candidly and honestly. One of the most Intelli gent witnesses told me that when he arrived in Washington to appear be fore the committee ho was called on long distance telephone from New York and told to help . defeat the bill." ' The legislation has again gone back to the hands of the sub-com-mlttcc from the whole committee. It will be considered at a meeting Stomach trouble? drink ., t UWZ Ficgo' palatable Mealtime Drink I next Tuesday and Glass Is xconf ldent I Of prompt action. . t j . Some modifications will' be made. 'he said. .. .. ... y ... . ,:. j Because of. the almost united op- j position.. of' the bankers there Is con-j . get through congress this session. Average Weather The wenther bureau says that one year differs , from another, In the weather It brings, and also In re spect to utmost everything ; else. Jlowever, the average of the vycnili. er for any consecutive 20 years Is practically the same ns fonny other consecutive 20 yenrs. ' i ' : r .' CHALKS VP NEW RECORD NEW HAVEN, Conn.. Mar. 31' CP) George ,KoJac, of th New York) A. C, set a new world's.-record in i the first heat of the 150 yard back stroke at the National A. A. U. swim ming championships In Carnegie pool at Yale this .afternoon. His time .was 1:37 2-5, or 3-5 of a second bet ter than his own record. ; Gno Poinl of View In all the deeper experiences of If fe( If one is to survive lie must b'evrealt and lie must hold to .the stuwlnrds that were set up long enough ngo to have become old fashioned. , Red Cross Seals The first Red Cross seals were Issued In 1003 find continued to be Issued by the Red Cross In con- ; nectlon with health work, such as , the anti-tuberculosis campitlgn, (un 1 til 1019, when tho tuberculosis earn- pnlgn took It over entirely. "Kingdom" and "Empire A kingdom Is a political entity ruled by a monarch called n KIhr. An empire Is a group of kingdoms i and distinct states, all of which " ; are under the rule of a monarc called an emperor. To Grow. Hyacinths Hyacinths In the house should, not be potted and set away in. the dark closet or basement. Have the soil moist but not wet. Hyacinths can be grown excellently in water, In ' specialty designed glnsses on . sale nt all dealers. It is nn easy method. I I Lie Where They Fell j: Tlffe soldiers wJio lost their lives In the battle of Mlllo ISIg Horn were burled In olio great grave on tlio bnttlelleld, except Clcneral Cus ter, whose body, nltliough at first Interred there, wns Inter removed to the United Slntes burial grounds at West Pulnt. Golf Ball Morals It's disorderly conduct to "find' golf balls before they stop rolling, n, Memphis Judge has ruled. Some plnyers are guilty .or worse , than, ti, ,w' nn.i .i, : . thnt when they don't find them.---: I ltonnoke Times. ; . Business Maker 1 Probably the liieo'ry that opposite' . cl,l,i n.r,: ni-lln, to,l !, m: vorce Inwyer. I Journal. -Columbus (Ohio)"; Large Valley The Imperial vulley'ls n Inrge sec Ion of country In the middle of Im perial county, California. It lSnbout 400,000 acres In extent. Credited to Sherman The idea Hint war's legitimate ob ject Is more perfect pence Is. at tributed to Gen. William T. Slier mnn. That's Free ( "It seems to me that one can't get anything., In this Ufa wllhout trou ble," snjs n pessimist. Except trou ble. Lose Their Strangeness Great things astonish us, nnil small dishearten us. Custom ninkes both famlllnr. La Bruyerc. When Moving Day Comes On nn average, the American fnih lly moves tlirce times'ln Its career. Size Alone Counts An acre of lund may be any shnpe so long ns It contains 4,810 square jnrds. Oldest Girls' College Salem college at Wlnston Snlem, N. C, Is the oldest college for wom en In Anierlcn. Green Rose a Freak A type of green rose known as Vlrldlliora originated In Balllinore about 1830, and was mentioned by the -N'n'.lonnl Rose society In 1014. The petals are small, pointed, sel thickly, and of the same color aa the foliage of Hie rose, a dark pea green. The Horror is of medium size and double, and Is of vigorous growth. It may be considered more as n botunlcnl freak than as a sep arate variety. Yucatan Exploration Excavations oh a I urge scale at Chlrhen Itzn In Yucr.tnn were he' un men nza in lucr.mn were ob i gun by the Carnegie .nl....,o " IIW4. but other explorations irere darted man? years before thai dale. Copyright and Patent A copyright applies only to lit' erature, drama and tiie fine arts. and publications which might not ancse civilians, which had been dying ; settled. On tho complicated vot-1 directors and that tho charged off come under the above classification, j down considerably, were stirred anew j mg form. Mayor Curley of Boston cal- , notes become their property, such ns textbooks anil explanatory 11,18 afternoon when a crowd of culated the top place would be worth! Prr-m tlmc on 1,10 K'eater por wrllings. A patent applies to man- -Chinese ruffians attacked and serl- 26.000 votes out of an expected total . t Ion of the ofu-rnoon was spent In ufactiirert and mechnnlcil ohlerts. j """ly injured a Japanese who was of 400.OOO to bo cast. . argument between the prosecution i f. ,' - ' . , Benjamin runkrm was the Oral to propose daylight saving. - Clicking Castanets Tho after-kuNtei1 soclctv Hi'asim of WitNhliiKlon'H vouiiKer set will lie launched this voit.r with u Spanish bait. Costumes, music ami u tnid nlRlit ytipper will lend . the affair the proper ulr. Olgu Cniven (upper left), noroihv N'U-lfoLson (upper rlht), Margnret (illilioiis (lower h'ft) anil Fmnces Inthcun (loWvr right) are members iT the committee In charge of the hall. Dental Society ; Will Meet At Baketlp"ril2?l When' the Eastern Oregon : Dental April 23 and 24, approximately 45 dentists from', the eastern part of tho state will bo in attendance. Dr. A. M. Moore, secretary-treasurer, an nounced. Among the Lit Grande den tists who will have places1 oh the pro gram is Dr. C. W. Irwin, - who will demonstrate the .use, t:of .dentocoll from 1 to 4 o'clock during tho af ternoon. - . 7 , ' Among the clinicians expected to Attend are Dr. Nell Balh.'of Portland; Di. ,W. C. Shearer, qf Portund; and Dr. John Butler, of Wasco. ; Dr. Thomas M. Blrkbeck, of. Mil ton, Is 'president pt the-soclety and Dr. Prank Eames Is one of the vice presidents. The program includes: 8:30-10:30, ; Address , of . welcome. Business meeting and election 6f of- uslllea fleers." 0:3(1-10:30." Dr. ' John.' Butler, of .Wasco, will read ti paper on"Vlncens and allied Infections of tho mouth and antrum and the operator's per- snal observations, and treatments." , 10:30-12:00, "Anestnoaia lor up- "Anesthosla for erativo Work," a paper by Dr. Wal lace Shearer, of Portland. 1:00-4:00, "Gold Poll Operations," Dft Nell Bain, Portland; Tnblo Clin ic, Dr. A. Knox, of .Boise, "Balanced Occlusion"; operative work..pr. Shear er, VRemoval of Impacted lower mol ars: and Impacted upper , ..lateral" "Dentocoll," by Dr. Brwlni of La Grande. 7:00, Banquet, at the Hotel Baker. Tho Sunday program ' will1 include golf at the Baker country club. Handy for Hdusewifo , The hearth In n libiise In Abersyi clinn, nenr I'ontypoolj Wales, is hover swept. All the; ashes ure scraped Into n huge hole which liiis appeared under the graie. nnil whlcji never fills Up. , This Is one of the freak results of subsidences on tlie Abersyclian mountains, where huge holes nnd "slln" have nceurred. .- '. ' ' . . ' ' ' Television S(atic Tou may linvo noticed Hint they test television Willi tlie preillest girl nvallnhle. And tliere Is n hint of the drawback. Nobody will: wiint to look like stnlie. Toledo Blude. Shortest, Ugliest . Tho most neglected word In the English Innguuge Is "No." Ainerl enh Magazine. REBELS TAKE - NANGUN, .NEAR CAPITOL CITY "Continued from Paga One) -V- railway, established his headquarters here and began to direct and co-or dinate the resistance of. the Japanese, and the provincial troops or Chang Hal-Peng, General Man Chan-Bhan and .Governor HsI Hsla or Ktrin. The rebel forces were reported to number 7000. The Manchoukuo government an noUnced today that on April 1 It would take over all the post offices In Manchuria and place them under the Jurisdiction of the new ministry of communications. the announced .. - program oi ine new regime to taice-, over all three of the former Chinese rvernLTserWcen' ers are employed and lorelgn Interests are involved. Previously the customs revenues and the salt collections were absorbed. RACIAL ANIMOSITIM FLARE VP SHANGHAI. March 31 VP) Anl- moaltles between Chinese and Jan- : walking down Edv:ard'-.VfI street the heart of. the settlement.' 1 " Qu' action by the Prench police In rescuing tho mon apparently sovcrt blm from death. He remained un- At Spanish conscious after the attack. . . Tho Japanese consular officials said they planned to protest tho in cident ' to the French authorities, urging them to prevent a recurrence. They sold they looked upon the Incident as Brave and that It llltu- program the polo ball will bo omtt, school officials will, attend :the.North trateithat the Japanese hero could , tccl tllls yettr. ;; iwest assootatlon meeting In Spokane not; walk through the streets safely. I pormorly one or two valued horseBU.on Monday and Tuesday: and th In-. ' Other official circles expressed con- I ribbon-decked and shod with velvet land Empire association, meetings cerp lest the Incident react unfnvor- shacs. to prevent thoir slipping1 on during tho remainder of the week. ably on the peace parlays. RUSSIAN TROOIS V ONC K NT It A T K I ,. TbKYO, March 31 (T-) The wnr .office published tcday' an offlclnl report, from Harbin which toltl of concentration of 30,000 Soviet Rus sian troops at Vladivostok and said tho number has been increased stead ily since last January by arrivnl of reinforcements from Europe. . Since the end of January, the re port' Bald, Soviet authorities have' been confiscating tne property of . , , - - , - uibeuiuuiL uiouiuiil iiiuiuuuu u reuu- Inhobltants of the Siberian maritime had. acted as 'n correspondent bank mg by Mrt Prod Huffman a whla provlnccs whom they suspected of to tn0 j08Cph stato bank since tho tng solo by Mrs. Moritey Araht. anil .white" tendencies. About 20.000 of , timo of Its orgonlzation, and it was pIno selections by Mrs Wylie ' these, suspected "whites" have been; to tho U. S National bank thot, op-i; Entrants In the rug contost wore deported to Central Siberia, It said. plication was made. Tho two dlroo-. Mrs Chris Bortsctv Covo Mrt atofn Heavy motorized artillery, passes : tors mentioned and Marvin went td Bia ohnw, Elgin; Mrs1 Chris Mili6f; . tlirdugh' the .streots ' of ."Vladivostok . .Portland tlio. f ollowlng; day and mado Mrs. Ouy. Ellis. Mrs - Sadie Lambert-' Cvory day, It added, and the fortlfl- personal application tor-tho loon. On Mrs. Oari,. Mrs. Phillip ( Lockwqod cations-of tho Russian Island at the tiie cross examining of those two wit- Mrs. i ,H.. .. O. Dow . Mrs Ber entranco to tho harbor have been ncsses tho defonso brought out that: tha Schwobke, Mrs, Howard Evans ' strengthened by at least a dozen new the $10,000.00 borrowed by tho dlreo- Mrs. ,H... H. . Anderson- Mrs- Charles' . heavy guns. Tho former naval nrccn-' tors security was put at Marvin's dls- Bedlrigfleld, Mrs. D; St- Tanner, Mrs. ' al, on the Russian Island la also : p0!mi with no restrictions as to its; c, N., Palmer,. Mrs. Ray Ooodnough-'l working to capacity, tho report Bnid. , llsB. Tney also brought out that the Mrs. Anna Condlt,,Mrs. J. T. Rich-: Citizens of Vladivostok have been noto slenod by the four directors was ardson,.. of .La Orande. and Mrs. a. compelled to participate In anti-gas , not signed by tho Joseph Stato bonk.- E. Howoll, of Allcel. . anus ana a new ooviui. uiruiuiiie imn been established on Possict Bay, near the- Korean border, it concluded. .h:SSIANS CONSIDKH I1KFKNHB MOSCOW, March 31 (P) The third plenary meeting of tho Osoa viiikhlm, Soviet nociety for civil avia tion and chemical defense, had be fore It when It met today widely published charges that Its member ship of 12,000,000 Is not being prop erly used for the defense of the country Viri view of Increasing danger of iirtperltilist attacks," It also, had to consider a recom mendation for reconstruction of the whelo organization. The newspapers Izvestia and tied Btar have demanded that the chief attention of the so ciety be concentrated on military and technical training to educate the masses tn aviation and chemicnl de fense so as to Increase tho potentlnl technical strength of the red ormy and widen tho defense capacity of the nation." This. is not tnken to mean that the Soviet's membership 1b likely to bo summoned for active military duty, but merely that it may be reorgan ized so that more stress would be laid .on. military defense measures which, it has been charged, have .been neglected, heretofore because of tho. Indifference of bureaucracy, in adequate military instructors and improper discipline. . "Tho Soviet government continues to maintain a policy of peace," news paper, comments said, ,"but the In creasing menace against us makes the question of defense most Important." MORE VOTES ARE LISTED TODAY IN ROOSEVELT CAMP (Continued From Page One) j Smith zero score which may soon boast a solid figure, nor tcv the votes allocated to any other candidate. To the prediction Curry added tho cryp tic statement:. "New York had tho Democratic convention In 1924. It had a candi- ldatJ in "af Vork d'in't want to hoc evervthlne, M "nnntt'n w,ir,inv t ""n....v ..... J.,.l....J w Z lTL 1 ISr New York would voto for another de'ense brought out mat ine onwn tban Rooscvolt or Smith? No, Bald ary proccedurc of the Joseph Btnte Mr. Curry. It did not. bank was that a record of charged HtiKnrhi!!aU Roosevelt tnon worn I off noteH Is kept In an Undivided luhllant at havlnir drawn ton noil- tlons on the ballot for tho Anril 20 ' primary. In which tho vital contest ;hn(tt.nAn nnwut. nn,i Rmiti. i. A delegate gain or one was recorded for President Hoover, n r.onr-tin hi, 1 trlct sending In the voto to bring his (tntai to 108. He needs 67H to clinch the Republican nomination. .. ' By Sue McXamam i WASHINGTON Strumming ,of guitars, flash of scarlet and yellow, moonlight silvering old adobe build ings, debutanto daughters of con gressmen, admirals and generals dancing the tango with their caV allers. .... Thus did tho capital's smart younger set launch the short social season, immediately following Easter, Debutantes of this and several sea- sons post took part in a Spanish ball gtven March 28 at the Mayflower hotel. Laco mantillas, high-heeled scar- let slippers and earning spangles aro expected to contribute in ing the affair one of the most spec- tacular social ovents of the season. Tho garden of the hotel will be tronsformedinto a Snanish casino vith. gay flower boxes; striped awn ings and colored chairs and tables.., Spanish bartenders will dispense soft drinks from an Improvised bar. The whir of an imitation roulette , Troops 4 and 16 will demonstrate dlf whecl will mingle with La Fuloma , ferent principles of Scouting In their and airs from "Carmen," played by stunts. , ( - ;. an orchestra attired as Spanish . Hevr W. H, Hertzog, pas'tof of tt cavaliers. There will be a burlesque Methodist ohurch. will open tne ban- bull fight. Tho habanera, a dance supposed to represent the gay . spirit of the land of olives, will be interpreted by Francis Perry and Muriel Cra ven of New Orleans. Midnight supper will include high ly seasoned Spanish and Mexican dishes. j Miss Carolyn Hyde, daughter jof the secretary of agriculture, is chair man of tho young womon's commit tee, which nlso Includes Misses Olga Craven, nances Mnthewa u Margaret J Glbblns and Dorothy Nicholson. . .j. Prtecs will bo given for the best . costumes and best dancers. ;'The Eastern Oregon track mwt villi Debutantes aro finding that .thtro dWcU8SOd during the bustries combination of soft loco about tho session, and tlio election' of,6tfloer faco and the shoulder draping of .a-win ta hold MomW. oi th mw. illltcn Spanish shawl aro moot totto , 1,1 The "Night, In Spain!' will toko the place this year of tho polo ball) sponsored by tlio army, which usually. ties. A nnrt of tha imriara! amoihlli the polished, ballroom floor, hayejl. been guests of honor. DEFENSE SCORES ' POINT IN TRIAL OF EDGAR MARVIN (Continued From Page Ono) dltlon. and that it wouid bo neces- sary for them to borrow $30,000.00. Tho U. S. National bank of Portlnnrl wrjght, to whom the directors motto application for the loan, testified that tho Joseph Stato bank did not have surficlent collntcrnl to warrant it S20.000.UO loan, but $10,000.00 wui allowed and tho additional $10,000.00 war. socurcd by tho directors as in- Mrs. O. Welch, Hot Lake; Mrs1. RBy dlvlduals, It was his understanding Conklln, Mrs. William . Ballard; Ms. that money borrowed was to make Charles Hensley, Mrs. J,' O. SWvns, good tho reserve of tho bank. WrigHt1' Mrs. Fred Fox, Miss Vortie Felser; also testified that there was nothing Mrs. D. Benson, Mrs. Orahairv.Mrj. definlto said nbout tho disposition of Walter Cook, of Union; Mrs.- Kath tho $10 000.00 but -was credited 'lo erlne Spaeth and Mrs. Logan :Ander the Joseph stato bank. At this conr.jn, of Cove, and Mrs, Leola Peobier, ferenco In Portland the question of. of Lodd Canyon. v ; i :; V- ';';!! tho Joseph Stato bank becomlngija; Thosd from IA Orande ; entering member of the .federal reserve . was, quilts wore MrB. J. A. aasklll, Mrs. discussed and Marvin stated thnt 116'lLucy Graham, Mrs. F. H. Coke, Mrs. was in a receptlvo mood to become a 5 mcmbor. Wright also testified that,, .t.i- tnntxnnn . ..l l.A ul.An ,.' tho full. On cross examination the defense brought out through Wright's testimony that ordinarily It waa poor banking for a bank president to bor row from his own bank. .Also, that it would benefit a bank to remove tho presidents notes as well as othotf frozen noteH. An Interesting point at this time was that Mr. Wright was tho states witness, but was also claimed by the defense and ques tioned. Choate, in his testimony, IdonM-i fled hank records of the U, 8. Na tional bank which showed that the Interest on the $10,000.00 hod been payed by the Joseph State bank until It went Into liquidations. With records to show. Bercy testi fied tl.lit nt the time Marvin cashed tho time certificate of deposit, His personal checking account was oyerj-, drawn lo the sum of tdO.22. 'The Btate ottered as ev!d(4lco a Bcrlcs'Of checks drawn by Marvin against his account which tho state alleges were paid out of the 1007.70,. and that Interest wns received on the note of Marvin but none on tho notes of Williamson, Draper, and Rucker. In tho cross examination by the defense It was brought out that tho Williamson, Draper and Kucker notes were criticized as bod paper and wero taken out on receipt of $8302.30. This left a bul.ince from the $10,000.00 of siab7.70, this amount was placed. In a time certificate of deposit and tiie case Is concerned with tiie dlsposl- ' tlcn of this sum After these notes .,,. aclot brought were charged off and as book assets. The profit account, but in this caso there i wnB no record of the three notes. It being tho theory of the defense that tho sio.000.00 wus tho monev of the ucieime uouii.'hu us 10 wnm nia- i terial bo permitted as evidence. Thor, ' is a great lack of public Interest In the trial compared lo that of the J previous trial, Parents' And Sons' Banquet Friday Evening The annual parents' and sons' ban quot, sponsored by the Boy Scouts of La Grande, will be held April 1, at 6:30 at the . Methodist church, and will be followed by a court ofnor. The largest number of awards. made during the past year at any one court of honor Is scheduled for fYiday evening, it was announced following t una board of review held ; Tuesday 'evening. - ,'i ; . . Dr. R. P. Murphy and A. W. Nelson jwill be the. main speakers on th program which will be held during .the banquet.. Mr. Nelson will discuss mak-'scouting, and Dr. Murphy vvlU speak j concerning a summer camp for the Boy Scouts of this city. . ' During the banquet music will be furnished by the scout band. a ieature oi tne. program wui be ! tho series of six stunts presented by the troops. Troops No. 3, 14 and 10 1 win present comlo . stunts,; while quet with grace. EDUCATORS Wtt MEET SATURDAY (Continued Prom Page One) of Idaho, will speak , oh' , "Curricula . Revision In Idaho." . Hugh Coleman, ; of Baker, .will discuss Ways of cut- ', ting expenses at 11 . o'olpck,; .t i . I W11L speak ,onTa .,seleeted..topio..t,4 - cock, Bd & tttlk will b. foUpwd Dy a busles3 meeting at a o'clock. flaf-Jinatlng committee aro J- TL': Lbrfgffll- low, of La" Grande. J. W. ton ana Howard. James.. i, ....... , ..... ... ) .-Troy Walker, R. E, McCormlck and j,willlam R. Poulson aro members of ..A..,h n.un. riA- tiU . .. - . rn r 500 PRESENT AT QUILT CONTEST (Continued Prom Poge One? Laura .Conkey . tp the evonlng. . , . Judges wero Mrs. L. L. Douglas1, of La Orande: Mrs. Ed, Miller, of Union: land Mrs.--Jesse Crum. of Elgin. xhe ,Blue Mountain . Wranglers played at 8:30 in the evenlrig.,and the S ' Out-of-town ontrlos in two qulie. division wero Mrs, Martha. ; Russell; f Mrs. Fred Torpany, ; Mrs. Ijevl Parks: Mrs. Anthony kiosstra, Jytr's. ,'CbllH Harmon, ,6f Elgin: Mrs. Ivan BHiga-n man, Imblor; Mrs. James Wodd ,eud Mwls Btein, Mrs. Russell Parlett, MrB- 8tJ Hlatt, Mrs. Charles Royce, Mrs. C. A. ROfienbSUm JTS. MltlfllC J Browning. Mrs. Josephine Browntrig. Mrs. T. Klngsley, Mrs. T. Wallplngftr, Mrs. J. P. DeLong, Mrs. J. A; Howell. Mrs. W. D. .McDonald. Mrs. Georgia Ware, Mrs. O. B. Maxam, Mrt.-H. H. Anderson, Mrs. J. H. Peare. Mrs. Wil liam Pcare", Mrs. LaUra Kenney. Mrs. Ida Charlton, Mrs. J. P. Hog onsen, Mrs. A, O. Palmer, Mrs.- E. A.- $dyr, Mrs. J. J..C6nIcy, .MM. -a. N. Tfirk Ington, Mrs. W. W.-Klnzle. Mrftv Es ther ElUworth and Mrs. Rosooe Nell. Mrs. a. N. Tarkington was general chairman of the contest, and assist ins her wore Mm. C. C Bull, in charge of registration of booths - or ! nun,.. rs. Quv Ellis, for runs: Mrs Henry Yesko and Mrs. Frank, wyiaa WyldO, door ' committee'! Mrs; J.' E. Reynolds and Mrs. Earl Shepherd, program; Mrs. Garfield Simmons. and Mrs. David Meldrumi tea: Mrs.- Phillip Lockwood and Mrs. J. J. Con icy. hope chest; Mrs, Charles Royce ini Mrs. O. A. Barron, candy. Praise "All men like praise. It a mnn says that lie docsn l, hn slimihl ex amine liliiiscif hgiiln. ' M6nry Korrt. Cactus CrnVatii, slugging outfielder with tho Philadelphia Nationals' he fore tho war. Is hdw Judge Clifford Cravath, a magistrate In San Dlcgo. Cal. About Ourselves Since wo nre exposed lo lnev Itiihle sorrow!, wisdom Is the Art St Uniting roiiipensiillon. A golf league of 10 teams has-been organized by Highlands Country club of Aberdeen. Wash, Ench team has four members. Play In tbo league will extend from April to July. Water. Water Everywhere - . . Onc-lenti of the entire li.'t.-KMI square miles of Maine Is lake and pond and one third of the stale Is mountainous. There nre h.ini rivers and streams In Maine big enough to he. on the map, Tliere urn 2.A0& I lahes. The stranger entering Maine sees almost from every hllllrtp Hie "sky-blue water." ' Talking about . limited vociba la rles', so ru people teem to gel- on, wlthf-vrj0ictIcalIy,but - one, word 'VD&--MlIwnakee SentlneL Trayls Jackson, shortstop, recently vaa forced from the lineup with sv Charley horse for the second time in" his career with the New York Giants. Jackson went lame during exhibition! play In California. ,. ..- - Fire and fAiftf . . , .., Ftre. tries gold, misery-tries brar iWeri-Senecn. . . Walter Christie., University of Cal ifornia, track cpach, will, retire after this ecaaonv- This is his 32nd year at the school. . . NEW SPRING whjch to' make your & ledtfonv " - t J Thursday SPECiAtS ShdrtehiHg . , 4 Pounds .. .. 25c Shtelt 10 Pounds v..25c , Hum -- Sliced ' Pound 19c Grande Ronde Meat Co. Just u Arrived! Spring Coats -.".'(Larger Sizes) .- .'NfeW FLANNEL Sport Dresses New Skirts .Nelly Don House Dresses and Smocks New Scarfs NEW WOOLEN Sport Hats $1.00 and $1.95 ALSO Dress Hats THE LITTLE SHOP Val Jensdn 4 ! :