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Thursday, March 31, 1932 Page Eight LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. (Weill's New Home On Sea Island SEA ISLAND BEACH, Go. (tf-5 Here among the moss -draped .sanc tuaries., restless waves and shifting sand dunes, Eugene O'Neill, , the dramatist, la building a house. It Is not an ordinary home, for It reflect the tastes and moods of both the playwright and his wife. Carlotta Monterey O'Neill, the former actress. It will contain 22 rooms, It la not to be a social rendezvous but a workshop, livable, lovely and a world all its own with complete seclusion wrought on all but the seaward side by a wall of towering oleanders. There will be a full view of the sea through the loggia of the home and from the graduated terraces, with only a few scattering palmettos to stay the sometimes brisk sea winds. , The O'Neills decided to build a home here when they came to Bca Island Beach a few months ago, when- the .dramatist fled from the laudations that attended his pro duction of "Mourning Becomes Elec tra." Mrs. O'Neill said this Island seemed a sort of fulfilment of the "blessed Islands" about which he spoke so often In the trilogy. The new home Is Spanish peasant style of architecture. It contains only one social room, a huge living room; tiny guest cabins with built-in "bunks,"- and two complete and very spacious suites. ' O'Neill's own room la a tremendous one with an adjoining study, whose appointments will be suggestive of the sea, which leads to a sun deck which gives a far-reaching view for miles of land and sea. A courtyard fringed with Christ mas berry and lined with azaleas will form the Inviting entrance, while leading from the passage will be the terrace. Outlining the patio will be shrubs and flowers to lend color and fragrance and beauty. The house will be ready for occu pancy about June 1. Prohibition Question Looms As Issue Despite AH Predictions to Contrary By Byron Price (Chief of Bureau, The Associated Press, Washington) y Every few days some political leader or other rises to predict In print . that the campaign will be waged on economic Issues, with pro hibition left out of the picture. But will It? The very frequency of these proph ecies arouses suspicion. If prohibi tion Is to be left out, why mention it at all? It would be Interesting to know in how many such pro nouncements the wish Is father to the thought. ' Historically, there is a taint of fallacy about any supposition that a time of national trouble takes the minds of the people away from issues which rest on deep-bedded personal conviction. As often as not, distress Intensifies rather than diminishes the play of such Issues on the human emotions. . . Lincoln set out to fight the Civil war on the basis of preserving the Union, but the slavery Issue would not permit itself to be overshadowed. ; It was in the midst of the World war that prohibition was legally con summated. Whatever the political leaders may say, or may hope, tbey are sure to hear a great deal more about pro hibition during 1032. ViiVA'AHK FOB BATTLE No campaign year since the nation went dry has seen such Impressive preparations for battle on the part of militant prohibition lets and then adversaries. In addition to their Individual cf , forts, the prohibition organizations have had functioning in. Washington , for months a Joint board of strategy, 1 whose specific purpose It is to fur ther the cause In the coming pollti cal campaign. The opposition Is ex erting pressure also through a nation-wide setup. Some of the very leaders who have loudly road prohibition out of the campaign are, busily engaged in seek- lng a way to make the edict effective. Tho Democrats seem likely now to leave tho question of a party plank to bo fought out In the convention Itself. The Republicans arc making quiet efforts to. agree In advance, i but without much success. Whoovor Is nominated will find his personal views examined severely under the microscope.' . LOOK TO VICE I'KEKIDEVCV Just now some of the Republican modlflcatlonlsts are using the vice presidential nomination as a lever. They are urging that with Presi dent Hoover nt the head of tho ticket and with the oust ns an. important battleground. It would bo a mistake ; to rcnomluata Vito president Curtis, a. western dry. , Those mentioned to replace him . Include Bcrtraud Bncll, of New York, tho Republican lender or tho house, - and Henry W. Am'ernon. of Virginia. Tho strength or this movement cannot yet be computed. LITTLE IHll'E FOK I'MTY Those who despair of over Retting ; all tho wets or all the drys Into one off the present parties, so as to cs- " tabllsh a clear line of political dlvl- slon, find llttlo comfort as they look forward to tlu much-prophcsled ! day of new partH-s, when tho voters presumaoiy win divide into "conserv atives" and "liberals" Instead of Re publicans and Democrats, In the tax squabble In the house, for Instance, those who llko to call , themselves conservatives were for the sales tax. and those who emphasize liberal (sin were against It. Whero 'would two" new parties mod t cled along these lines stand on pro f hlbltlon? Tho wot Tammany delega tion fought solidly for the tax, under ': the leadership of Congressman Crisp, a Georgia prohibitionist.. The t lender against the tax was La Ounrdin. of New York, arch-enemy of prohibition, and one of his chief lieutenants was the venerable Howard, an old-time Bryan dry from Nebraska, J And so It. goes. J Is Secluded ,1 "v ' WM "" rMi&aJiS'. -- f'firiifiiiMff'fr--' A 22-room residence that will 4 a workshop rather than a social rendezvous 1a belue built hy Eugene O'Neill ct Sea bland llear.li, Ca. Above Is an architect'! drawing of the home. Below are shown the dramatist and 111 wife, Carlotta Monterey O'Neill, former actress. Chats With Parents 6 ' KISSEH CAN WAIT By Alice JuilMtn Pnile ' Mother, returned from a fortnight's absence, stood in the doorway of Jimmy's room. She called to him and held out her arms waiting for him to leap Into her embrace. Jimmy looked up, smiled and went on with his piny. Mother bad ar rived in the midst of Important rail road operations. Not until he bad switched his lo comotive on to a side track, given It water and returned it to the main line to pick up Its train of cars and make a complete round trip could ho leave his Job, as conductor, engl1 neer nnu "oraXemnn to give his moth er the affectionate welcome she had expected. When children nro playing, kisses can wait. To a child who is happy and secure the homecoming of fa ther or mother even after a long absence does not always bring forth a demonstration of affection at the moment of reunion. Children, unless pressure Is put upon them, frequently fail to ex press their sovo at conventional ma mcnte or in conventional, ways. A mother who understands this will not think her child lacking in feel ing. She will recognize his behavior as childish simply and wait for tho moment when he freely offers her the embrace which she might have compelled him to give when his real attention was on his game, his dog or his book. The preservation of a fine inti macy between parent nwl child do 4 pends very much upon the parent' having Just this intuition and the, self-control to be guided by it. A tiilld who has been made to feci Umt ho mUHfc BUhniU Ui fondling at any- time, that when he Is kissed and embraced he must always kiss and embrace In return, Is being robbed of a very precious sort of honesty und refinement of feeling. Tho library or congress ranks tn slice next to, the Diblinthcquo Nn-. tlonnlo in Paris and the British mu seum. More than one million persons vis ited Indtmin state parks In 1031. Swedish Prince Weds "Commoner" Mi Mr 1 ,'l l l V , I rlnc l.numrt rrimuiwcl hU royal milk when he fell In love with MKs Kttrlu NKMumil. dusliterr n Stockholm inerrhnnt soa netl Mliic followed. Here the prim and hi lirlde nrt shown an they were lenvlng o reception jclien rr tlu;in In Loiulon after they were married t the Prince Hon- ltegltcr offltc. World All Its Own .---?vftjWT; Health SUICIDES Though some races have made a virtue of suicide, most civilized peo ples have looked upon self-destruction as something horrible. The act Is so deeply contrary to the ingrained drive of all living things for self-preservation, that It must be regarded as evidence of a diseased mind, and of a deeply dis turbed spirit. And yet very few suicides are the consequence of true Insanity. Mont of the men and women who take their own lives appear to be an overwhelming dlsgUBt with life and of a paralyzing inability to cope with its problems. v ' Not a few among suicides appear to be easily subject to suggestion, for styles In committing suicide ap pear to be In mode from time to time. Let the public hear of any new method for self-destruction and within a short time there will , be other such cases. ' It Is for this reason, In part, that suicide Is considered by many as a mentally infectious disease. If It be such, then too, by Implica tion, It ought to be preventable, and the fact is that there are a number of organizations existing whose sole purpose is to prevent would-be vic tims from destroying themselves. A common feature in this 'men tally Infectious disease" is tho de pression shown by the affected per son. This, together with an Interest in the methods of self-destruction, and possibly too, the threat or simple statement that suicide Is contem plated, should serve as a warning. The cure of would-be suicides is essentially a psychiatric matter. Of ten, however, it involves Isolation of the Individual from his family, physical rest, and social and indus trial rehabilitation. Suicide Is not a fit subject for con versation in the presence of tho young. To glorify or condone It, Is an invitation to disaster, a fact now widely recognized. Say ToiH'lirrn Should Know Brlilgo NEW HAVEN. Conn. (I-) Ernest W. Butterfleld, state commissioner of education, would mnkc the knowl edge of bridge and ability to drive a car prerequisites for attending a teachers' training college. These traits, BuUerficld says, nro as neces sary for prospective Instructors as tho ability to conjugate a Latin verb. The smnllcst school in Hamilton county, Ohio, has 18 pupils from six families. , AW. M to-ci fin 5 - Paris Introduces Simple Gowns For Dinnertime Wear ' By Diana Merwln (Associated Press Fashion Editor) PARIS A new frock for dinner wear, differing from the evening gown In cut. color and fabric, has made Its debut this spring. The vogue for simple dinners has produced a simple gown, although In feeling It Is as sophisticated as the frock for more formal wear. Its skirt is a trifle shorter. Its color often less brilliant, Its fabric duller m au; tu regiuuLiuo eve- nlng frock, while sleeves, long, or shor, are generally part of the de- sign. Black nets or chiffons with In crustations of fine black lace are favorites. One of them Is designed with a yoke and flowing elbow sleeves of flesh colored net. - The yoke and sleeves of another are white marquisette edged with a shimmering band of pearls and jade beads, while a third is designed en tirely of black lace with a neckline as high as the throat, caught with a Jet band. J Short-sleeved jackets or capes often are part of the design. A blue crepe gown with a medium high V decollctage and long bishop sleeves banded with Iridescent Jade sequins has a sleeveless bolero of matching satin. - A watermelon red crepe frock with a nigh-walsted white bodice Is fin ished with a red and white printed crepe bolero, and a sleeveless tangerine-red georgette gown embroid ered at the neckline in dull gold sequins has a Jacket of gold and red lame. Informal fabrics, formerly relegat ed to the, sports mode, are also used for the new dinner frocks. Qne of them Is 'fashioned of white silk Jersey, designed with a .broad shouldered fichu decolletage and worn with a waist length matching cape, while another la made of soft j blue featherweight wool. KITTY by JANE KYXOPHIS: The lulura looks mp0 and Ir.rrifylna to Kitty Frew, vlicn 9hr. runs awajl from' her hu9liawl. Gar, and asks his tialf-urotlicr David to Help her decide what to do. Rrovfht up to tahe mnrriaae seriously, Kitty can't adjust herself to Oar's con stant round of yood times, to his lack of any responsibility about flndlnft a job. Hho has been stay iny tcith Oar and his father and mother, but has baaaed for an apartment ichcra she and Oar could bo alone. Overhcariny a conversation, she realizes that Mrs. Frew is trying to. maka Oar dls satisfied ieith his .marriage, and tells him that she icon't stay with him while his mother is buying dim. David Frew has had a dis-afirceme-nt with his family, and un derstands Mrs. Frew's domination of Gar. lie takes Kitty to Dorcas Taber. whom he calls a "doctor of souls." Kitty dreads the inter view, but leant, Dorcas' fudviee. Chapter 16 SYMPATHY AND A TOOTBRUSH "UfURRY I have tamales left!" It was a throaty, low, level voice. In her shrinking Kitty had imag ined horselt baring the unhappy dc tails of hor story to a masterful wo man, calloused by social service, and hero In tho lighted doorway stood a girl no larger than herself, no ohlor at first glance, In a man's straight-lined Ilannol dressing robo and soft heelless leather slippers on hare feet, "I'd vowed I wasn't going to lot anyone In tonight," she was saying when she can Kitty. "It's Mrs. Garfiold," David plained. Dorcas caught Kitty's elbow and draw hor into tho room. "I'm glad to know you." Her tone mado Kitty feel that sho was glad. "You'll cat with mo, won't you? You've had din ner.' wen, some cortoe, anyway. David can loll you that my coffee is just a llttlo bettor than the best ever mado, David chairs and tilings It was a long room of soft light and color nnd inviting comfort. Tho meal of tamales was spread at ono cornor of an old rotcctory table sot in an alcovo. Close to It was a chost of tho sumo lino old polished wood from shelves hanging over it David was taking down cups ns Dorcas 'H- reeled. And into tho cups, delicate old Spodo cups over which at any other tlmo Kitty might have won dered, Dorcas poured coffee from a squatty silver coffeo pot so like Grandmothor Brandon's coffeo pot at homo Hint Kitty had an Irresist ible doslro to put out her hand nnd caress It. A groat relief had llghtonod tho terror which had gripped hor below stairs. Sho wished she could gl, i David soma sign to tell blm that she liked Dorcas. It was just that, nt once. Wondering that this could bo so sho appraised Dorcas, a llttlo shyly. From all claims of prottl ncss Dorcas iell short, for hor nose was too broad, hor mouth too wldo, her body was cnrveless and flat llko a boy's, hor shoulders square nnd lean. Hut Kitty did not single out any such features; sho was trying to put Into definition the unaffect cdness of the other, the forthright ness that was smooth-edged and friendly, tho directness of speech and manner that won Instant liking. Dorcas had made no apologies for her dress, and the flannel robe seen In a fuller lisht was faded from much washing and ragged about tho cults. And sho had shown no curios Ity over tho unusualncss of Kitty's coming, with David, at this hour. When tho finished their coffee sho told David to build up a flro. "We'll clear theso dishes out of the way." -And Kitty was heartened by the sharing of lhat task, working elbow to elbow with Dorcas In the limited space before the tiny sink. His flro kindled, David had drawn I Clothespin Goes fligh-Hat For Use On Milady's Hat By Jane Eads NEW YORK. Mar. 30 WV-Clotheslines and corks already had been snatched from the kitchen shelf to serve as decorative belts and buckles on swagger spring costumes. Now the humble clothespin has gone high-hat. Several shops are featuring clothes pins of simulated ivory and of other bright colored substances to be snapped on hat brims, or to hold in place folds of the new scarfs.' Some times three of these In different coiors are worn side by side. The clothespins are shaped exactly like their more utlllarlan sisters but, nat urally, are smaller. Eyed on the avenue today: Calfskin purses smattered with perforations, a contrasting leather lining showing through the holes A tangerine taffeta evening Jacket i with full, pleated, push-up sleeves i tt-nrn with a Ht.11 ),ru. annm tho1 worn with a dull exepe gown the color of mint tee cream. New three -inch wide glazed, pin leather belts faced with a bright shade of the same leather and fas tened through huge metal rings. Two and one-half Inch wide Bus ter Brown collars that tie In front, made of colored wooden beads. Scarfs of two wide stripes of black taffeta and one stripe of white taf feta with fringed ends. . Quaint, puff-sleeved, ruffled de butante party gowns of pastel point d'esprit or net, with pale-hued, satin sashes. A white taffeta gown with chiffon yoke edged with bead embroidered flowers in piquant colors. Filmy nlnon nighties and undies sprinkled with dainty, old-fashioned flowers. GETS TEMPER DEFYING CLUBS ' CLEVELAND, ' O. lP Wesley Fer- rell, Cleveland Indians' ace pitcher who had to learn to curb his temper on the diamond, has discarded his wooden shafts for metal shafted golf clubs because they are harder to break. ( FREW1 ABBOTT two chairs up tc IL Dorcas pushed Kitty into one and to"1' 'he other. David sat down on a cnsMort-n tho floor, his long legs drawn to his chin, just as he bad sat in I1I3 father's library. "I call this bliss now let the world go by." And Dorcas stretched her small, slippered feet toward tho blaze. "It's been a stupid day, David," But she said It gayly, as If Its stupldness only made this moment of ease the more pleas ant. "Carruthers was on his head, all day.. Raging. t I spent three hours with that Austrian singer what's-her-name and got about enough out of it to fill three lines she's that sort" "Dorcas does the special features for the yfrnes," David explained to, Kitty. "Humph he makes it sound like something," Dorcas retrfrted. "I'm supposed to be a human ferret." Then suddenly she sat alert. "But, oh, David Emll Schelling's got a contract with WZAW. He's tearful, he's so happy. Seven weeksStarr said a lot of nice things about his, audition. He'll get some pupils now." "He's oft your hands," David put in. "Not at all. I've told him he may use the front room downstairs. Mrs. Drlnkwater's going back to her home town she's going to open a beauty parlor there." ; There was evidently much funny about Mrs. Drinkwater'B venture. David and Dorcas talked it over and laughed ovor it. And Kitty, not knowing what they wore talking about, yielded to the cheer of the lire, to the apartness of this room. Now she was moro aware of the room Itself, of the fine lines of the old secretary against tho further wall, the prints hanging on each side of it, tho old silver candlesticks on the narrow mantel oven the fire place. A, curious homo for this girl in the old flannel robe and yet she seemed not Incongruous In it. A doctor of; souls---Dayld: had called Dorcas Taber that. This Emll Schelling, Mrs. Drlnkwater had sho doctored' them? David?. David seemed different now, young er there was a more vital look about him. Herself Her wander ing thoughts came sharply, un against the fact that she had been brought here for doctoring. David saw the distress in her face, Interpreted tho Involuntary move ment of her hand toward him. Ho stopped abruptly half-way in a care less rotort to something Dorcas had said. "I suppose you've guessed, Dor cas, that we've como to you for ad vice. Kitty s declared an ultima tum.' It needs somo thinking out" Dorcas merely inclined her head. But when DavJd started to sneak she stopped him. Suppose you run along homo. David. Kitty and I can got thinEs straighter it you leave us alone." To Kitty: "You'll stay with me tonight? I've everything you'll wanteven to a toothbrush." David glanced questloninelv at Kitty and Kitty confirmed his dis missal with a little smile Intended to show him that she was not afraid, now. It was easier to tell Dorcas than it had boon to toll David there was In her listening a quality of under- standing that helped Kitty over the tilings sne could not say. And when she had finished Doi-. cas did not answer for a few mo ments, as if she were weighing what Kitty had told her. (Copyright, Jane Abbott) A new environment cUlme Kitty tomorrow, while the wait, for Gar t come to her. Lamont's 'Business' Training on Own Ranch to Aid If He Takes Soviet Post 1 i J-- & Y V Should Robert P. Lumont Jr. take over the direction of the soviet cattle industry, he 11 have actual ranching experience to draw upon for guidance1 In his work. Iumout, pictured at right with his dog, operates a 7000 -acre ranch In Colorado, a view of which Is shown above. He raises Hereford cattle. Disappointment Keen As Result Of River Report PORTLAND, Mar. 31 W) Members of the Oregon delegation In congress yesterday expressed keen disappoint ment over the Columbia river report. according to a special dispatch from the Washington, D. C. bureau of the Journal. Thlsreport submitted by the war department recommends an expendi ture by the government of $16,100,000 for locks in proposed dams, provid ing power companies and "local in terests" spend $320,000,000 to bui'd the dams. "They disagreed with the Idea that development of the Columbia should depend on private capital or state and local effort under the water power act," the dispatch sold, and continued: "Senator McNary promptly declared ho will move as soon as possible to- ward legislation on a broad basis, which will follow the Boulder can - yon precedent of federal development to secure the highest benefits of navi gation, power, flood control and Irri gation. . , , I ! ' I i j M "It Is my opinion, he said, 'that the board of engineers exceeded the properties of the situation when U discussed the manner or method to be employed In development of the river, as those arc lements wholly in the Jurisdiction of congress.' " The Journal dispatch quoted Sen ator Steiwer as assarting that the pro posal of the report "is contrary to tho recommendations of President Hoover und looks like & complete sur render by the army engineers to tha power interests." He insisted the question of policy Is none of the board's business. Representative But ler agreed with Steiwer. COWIJEI-LS, SHOTGUNS I SEI TO ROUTE HORDE OF KOKINS " PLANT ' CITY, Pla. (Weather prophets variously construed the appearance of a horde of robins on strawberry fields here tc Indicate rain and cold weather in the offing. Meantime, the robins swooped down upon the ripening strawberries and threatened serious damage to the profits from the crop. Farmers mobilized all available men, women and children, who armed with cowbells, shotguns and other noise-, making .implements, added their shouts to the babel and routed the "cloud of birds." Old-timers here said It Is common for robins to visit the strawberry fields, but never before had such numbers of them arrived on the scene. A total of 12,600 passengers used th eColumbus, Ohio, municipal air port in 1931. Lindbergh Neighbor DlscoVerv of this hay-covered automobile In a barn nenr Hopewell N J resulted In the arrest or Caspar Oliver, fanner and Innkeeper, nnd Saiirhn Cneehlara, a barber, on charges or possessing stolen property. Police said the two men had no connection with the Lindbergh kidnaping case. 'Tf AA4f or1 1 LARKSPUR, Colo. VP) "Business" experience he gained from operating a 7000-acre ranch near here will be put to use on a big scale If Robert P. Lamont Jr. accepts the offer from Russia to become head of the soviet cattle industry. Lamont, who was called to Russia for a conference with government officials regarding the commission, owns the Perry Park ranch, one of Colorado's finest ranches. And It's "a business1 with him, he says. The ranch operated by Lamont, who Is the son of the secretary of commerce, extends for several miles along the ' foothills seven miles west of here. Its sturdy ranchhouse, which once was an Inn, looks down upon a mountain lake from which the La mont butler, occasionally hooks the evening meal. Lamont has owned the ranch since j the day, 14 years ago, when he came west on a chance visit and happened to see it. . He was then Just back from the war and bored with society ) . . . . ., " ""j . . . . , ' , ' " . 1 l" prperty to u Pnt 8- I Deer roam in Its meadows with ! Lamont's purebred Hereford cattle. Bears lumber through its forests and wolves howl at the winter moon from its rocky ridges so primitive Is the country In 'which it lies. The first impression gained from seeing the ranch is that It merely is a play ground for a wealthy man. But La mont dispels this impression. "I have no range cattle for beef market," he says, "but my business Is the raising of registered Hereford cows. I also own a big flock of sheep." Lamont resigned as president of tho National Western Stock Show association to make the Russian trip. Friends here believe he will not ac cept the commission unless soviet officials agree to an extensive pro gram of fine Hereford breeding since (salary could be no. inducement to him. MANAGER WANTS THE KNOCKS MUSKOGEE, Okla. (A) "Dusty" -Boggess, new owner-presldent-man-oger-catcher of the Muskogee West ern association " club, has another claim to fame. The 27-year-old skip per, youngest In the circuit, has an nounced he wants to be blamed per sonally for his players' mistakes. ST. LOUIS AGAIN IN FINALS ST. LOUIS () In defeating the Chicago Bricklayers to enter the na tional soccer finals, the Stix team of St. Louis gave this city represen tation in the finals for the eighth time in 12 years. Miss Myrtle Howard, of Indianap olis, was dealt a perfect bridge hand tho third time she played the game; Held in Car Thefts JOSEPH t PERSONALS 'SJ.g.8,j8, By Mrs. Malda Stevenson (Observer. Correspondent) JOSEPH (Sp6clo4) Mr. end Mr. Selwyn Gnullce came out Irora Bte Sheep creek Saturday. Selwyn sasi the range Is getting good and their sheep are doing well. Marjorie Belth came home from Oregon State college Saturday be lng called as a witness in the case of retrial of Judge fcigar Marvin ! growing out of the closing of the' Joseph State bank last September Mrs. Annie Phlnney has none 'tn Tacoma, Wash, for a visit after spend ing me wiiibcr ut uusepn, Odell Marr and Mrs. Velma Par, Ish were married Friday in Enter prise. Mr. and Mrs. Marr have lived here the greater part of their live and have many friends who wuh them a happy married life. They have gone to housekeeping on the J, Fred McCIaln farm east of Joseph In the files of the Joseph Herald of 27 years ago an Item appears thus: "The farmers are well nigh through with their plowing and sowing." Not so this year, however. Wade Siler, of Oakland, Cal., was in town recently calling on friends. Mr. Sitler and family formerly lived at Joseph and Enterprise. Mrs. Alvira Roup left Thursday for Parma, Idaho to visit her daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Olat Carl son. Mrs. Frank A. Massee and children left Thursday fur Salem, for a visit with her parents. Joe Begstead and family have moved from the Henry Cole house to the Alfred Miller house In South Joseph. Mrs. Percy Carmen came in from Portland Saturday and Is visiting the Bert and George Cole families. Mrs. Carmen formerly lived here and was Jessie Cole. The depositors of tho Joseph State bank now closed received a ten per cent dividend last week. Easter was observed here very quietly. There was a sunrise prayer service held at 6:30 o'clock at tho Christian church. The Methodist church held an Easter program at U o'clock to take the place of the morning sermon as Rev. Mr. Smutz Is at Cove assisting in, a series of meetings and could not be here. The following program was given: Hymn, congregation; anthem, "God So Loved the World," choir; responsive read ing; offertory, "Alp Maid's Dream," violin. Mrs. Smutz; piano, Mrs, Peal; "Easter Chimes," eighth grade girls; pantomime, "Rock of Ages," Elinor Dawson; anthem, "Now Is Christ Risen,' choir. Mrs. Malda Stevenson has had word that her brother, Elmer Hayden, has gone to Juneau, Alaska from Ketchikan, where he spent the win ter. William Ragsdale and Miss Elma Halsey were married in Enterprise Saturday by Rev. Weston F. Shields, of the Presbyteriar churchy Mrs. Ragsdale has been & student at the E. O. N. at La Grande, came home for the spring vacation and decided not to return to school. Mr. Rags dale Is a son of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Ragsdale, of Prairie "creek. The bride Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Hais'e'y! ''of ' Jhe same neighbor hood. They have gone for the pres ent, bo ine nomje ox rar. uagsaaie s parents. It seems that more people want of fice this election year than usual as more have filed their petitions ot candidacy than at any time prior, for many years. District Attorney R. V. ChrlBman and wife were- up Sunday from- Enr terprlse and were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. h. Searcy, Bert Sprague Sr. has returned from Umaplne, Ore., where he had gone to do. some carpenter work for Ben Peal, who had- just recently moved there from Prairie creek. Miss Mary Allen, of Bcavorton; came in Saturday and is visiting her friends. Miss Allen and her brother were formerly connected with the Joseph Herald and have many friends hore. ' Mrsi Carl Phapp has had an attack of the flu- that has. kopt her Indoors the past week. The married folks held the last of their dances for the season at Roup hall last Thursday night. The young people were Invited and a good' time was reported, by .all. Kl'TII HITS. HARD IN FLORIDA ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. W In his first 38 appearances at tile plate dur ing exhibition games, Babe Ruth. New York Yankee home run king, collected. 12 hits for an. average of .316. The mark was better than those rolled up by Ruth in spring games for the last several years. FERTILISER I'lllIGIIASES LOW JACKSON; Miss. (IP) Fertlluier bought by Mississippi farmers during February 1932 was the lowest amount In 10 years, J. c. Holton, commis sioner of agriculture, said. The total. 16.934 tons, was the lowest since 1923, when 44,598 tons- were pur chased in February. The high ton nage for the second month of tho year was 107,010 tons In 1026. I.OLO FOREST THIRD: LARGEST national forest, embracing 2,132.250 auico ui num. is cne tniro largest nntlonni frtrnnf. in rrni' atntan and its- possessions, figures at dis trict forest headquarters here reveal. The Lolo Is exceeded In size only by the Tongass forest of; Alaska and the Tonto forest of Arizona. PROFESSOR TO CATALOGUE COMETS IN 5-YEAR STUDY DELAWARE!, nhlt lay, nr Nicho las T. Bovrovntkoff, assistant" profes sor of astrophysics at Perkins ob servatory, has started a five-year task of compiling the moat complete catalogue of comets known in the world, he says. . The professor has- access, to Rus sian scientific works which have not been available to science in general because of the difficulty of trans lation. Russian astronomers made many of the earlier observations of comets. : '
