La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, April 26, 1932, Page 4, Image 4

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' LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERXER, LA GRANDE,1" ORE.
'Tuesday, April 26, 1932
ILD(DAIL IB HDD DEDjlT mid Today At
Flitcll -' ;' .' I
Two. young .men,. W. J. Brlgns and
Bart Ratclltr, paid a .fine of 5 each
in munlclnnl court last. nlKllt on1 a
charge of parking their can too ologo
to a fire trucK: 'rne minimum ujb
tnnce Is threo blocks, it la sold. Rnt
cllff also was fined an additional m
for speeding on the way to the fire
which occurred early yesterday after
noon. Both paid the fines.
Accident . 1 ' ' '
Two cars, drlven by C. A. Paxton. of
Elgin, and Lewis Ferris, of Arco, Ida.,
collided at Adams and Pourtn yester
day afternoon. There was no damage
and no one was hurt. It was reported
to the police.
Cattle Men - - -
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Ward, Fred
Harrington and Saul Dlcklson, cattle
raisers of Caldwell, Idaho, are vis
itors in La Grande. Mr, Dlcklson
left this morning for his homo.
While In Portland, Mr. Harrington
and Mr. Dlcklson were Injured by
a hit and run driver as they stepped
from a stock train.
La Grande lligh
'officers were elected and ro-
From Whitman
Dean W. B. Davis, of Whitman col
lege, head of the English depart
ment and dean of men, was a visitor
in La Grande yesterday and addressed
the seniors at the La Grande High
school. - Ho left this morning for
Pendleton.
From M'alla Wiillar
... D. 0. .Sherwood, of Walla Walla,
was a visitor in La Grande yester
day, i
Jleturn to M'liHoawn '
Mrs. Dick Rossoll and daughter,
IRREGULARITY, f Cnn Victioil Of
BY BROKERS J . f-11 l
is charged Massie, Three j
(continued prom page one) Others Demanded
Grande; address; "A Chollenge to the '
future, r. Mrs, Hageniar Portland: : Thrae off cers were elected and ro-' Piummer was employed In one , ur nullum 11. Ew nir
address, Mi's. Hodge, state. -executive "votes will be held tomorrow for the ' case. La Guardla said, by the Chnse ' ' HONOLULU, Apr. 26 (P) Conviction
secretary of the guild; chorus, Baker positions of president and third vice Securities corporation, which, ho of Lieutenant Thomas H. Massle, Mrs.
girls, Mrs. - Hodge delivered art in- president of the Associated Girl Stii- added. Is affiliated with the Chase Oranvllle Fortescuo and two navy cn
spiratlonal talk and gave instructions dents,- according to ah announcement National bank. .listed men for the lynching of Joseph
in guild work to the girls Sunday made today following the regular elec- Committee Takes Kvldrnre Kahahawai was asked today by Barry
afternoon. A lunch was served In tion at noon. Rcba Oray was elected, I In the executive session following g, ulrlch, OESoclate prosecutor, 'in the
the basemont following the meeting. gaining a majority vote over Mae i " t Guardla hearing, the commit- nrBt or the legal arguments before
Baker Democrat-Herald. I Hose for the position of first vice! t0 took over Ul funks of evidence the racially mixed Jury.
' !.. '' president; Daphne Bowory defeated i submitted by him and decided to Ulrlch, lean of face and premature-
In H'alla Walla - .a: , Eva Daugherty In the competition for; Photostat tho checks he presented. iy gray, arose aml meed the twelve
uari -neim. jr.,' is in wana walla, second vice president; and uiance j y w,D men ln tne D0Xj -rne. crowd which
tooay visiting- inenos at wnitman Taylor was chosen as secretary-treas-college.
Mr. Helm Is trntlelpatlng i urer, ' with a majority of votes over
man-icuiating at . tne wasnington Fern Broomlleld.
college, It Is stated. He 16 how a - For-the position of president; Mar
sonlor In Ijx. Grande-' High school garet Davy received 46 votes: Evelyn
FLAMES SWEEP
PAPER, PLANT j
AT PORTLAND
is prominent in school
where - he
activities.
Ragles to Ih'nr Hcfss-" ' " ' ' i
Henry Hess, local ' attorney, ' will be
the Tnalh spelikcr ht A meeting of
the. Eagles: lodges Thursday evening'
at 7:30 at the hall. He Will : 'discuss
tlie old-age pcnslbn nnd other poli
tical questions. Nomination; of of
ficers for the coming year 'Will be
held during the business meeting.
Improving - -
Harvey Patten who has been crit
ically 111 for several weeks, is improv
ing at his home. i
From Pendleton '- .. v .;
Horbert Green, Pendleton Jowelei",
Was a business visitor 'In La Grande
Sunday Mr, Green 'Is a former Ideal
resident and -wta; interested in - the
ifwi'it-rv business hero for a number
of years.
Prom MrticliRii.
Mr.;, and tMrsi
Masten 83; and Virginia . Wiggles-
worth, 48. 81nce a majority of the
votes are needed ror election, a revote
will be made between Miss Masten
and Miss WIgglesworth,' A majority
was nbt received by any of the can
didates for the position of third vlco
president, Marlon Boyles, Melva Bull
ftrtd Genevieve Flexer competing for
the position. Miss Bull and Miss
Flexer received the highest number
of votes and will be the candidates
ln tomorrow's election.
The third was dated Dec. 18. 1024.
for $209 and was endorsed by Wil
liam J. Gomber.
The . fourth was dated Deo. 20,
FRANK HINES
TESTIFIES AT
Ravi Lvnch aro
.Tuno. .returned to Wallowa todav. spendinu a few days in Ln-Ornnde
The girl underwent a double mas- irom cneir nome ai iwencnam
tola operation noouc inrco wceKs
ago. They have been at the W.
Ballard homjo.
New Daughter
:.A baby daughter was borii on
Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bunten
at their home at 1708 Y avenue.
They have named the child Norma
Jean. .
In Portland
F. L. Meyers, local banker, Is trans
acting business In Portland.
Goes Horned :....-" :i--,:-r
Mrs, Prftnh Salisbury, who - underi
went ft minor operation several-days
ago at the Grande Ronde hospital,
left the hospital today to return to
her home.
In Baker 1 . ,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Guthrklge
wore woekend-ivlsltors In Boker atjcircuic court in Baker,
the homo of Mr. and Mrs, Al Quth-f . ,.-.
l.c'iivcfi UnHpltul-' ' "i: ' s
Ohrls Nelson returned to his home
today after being confined to- the
Grande - Ronde hospital following a
major operation.- -;
in linker-- ' ' .. i -i;. iv
- 'Judiin' il. AV.i Knowles, of- the clr
ouit courts Is presiding at a trial ln
'Vidgo.
lit- Unlon-fc(t:-' ,.;,
H. A. Kllnghammer,"deputy sheriff,
spent today ln Union on official
Inriiieiiza .
Miss Eileen Morelock Is ill at hori businenH
Homo of influenza and is unable tojr -.ii.
'tench her classes at the Greenwood attend MeeiliiR
school this week.
To Cnllfomla
Ray Counscll left for Los Angeles,
Cel., last night for
stay.
Sport Finals
m . 1
-'AMERICAN LEAGUE- '
R. H. E.
Washington 8 7 1
NeW' York .v.:.... -w...:...:....:....; 0 10 1
Crpwtler,' Ragland, Burke, Marberry
ahd Bergi .Spencer; Pennock, Ruffing
and Dickey. - -
" R. H. E.
Boston- ...iV; .:...,.....10 10 0
Philadelphia 2 6 ' 2
:- Durham and Berry; Grove, Rom
mel: and Cochrane.
Cleveland at 6t. Louis; Chicago
at Detroit, Postponed; cold.
1 NATIONAL LEAGUE '
Al games postponed; rain and cold.
Crazed Veteran
ts; Father
At Milleh, m.
MILLEN, Gil', Apr. 20 A World
war veteran',- evading arreHt for In
toxication, barricaded himself in a
hotel room today and killed his father
as -a crowd sought to entice him to
surrender.
The veteran, Dave Humphrey, 38,
was ani9tcd by Policeman Carey
Central Union Trust company of New had 8at up aU night aud battled
xotk ana were an s.gnea oy A. Hew- mosquitoes in order to be sure ofl
, , n inn, spectators' seats was , disappointed '
rJlann " S dftanHicD?CU2'J924, when it darned that Clarence Dar-i
Ir9H wh? rTS6 PlUni' row, veteran defense attorney, would
ihnflnlrf "enrcbi- tS011""- . not make his, plea until tomorrow. ,
, Tho second was dated Dec. 5, 1924, i IT,, -, ', ii,, lt. , i'
for 8184 nnd was endorsed bv nhnri 1 Vnder-. the :w "neun It was plan-
t Miimhv . nea 10 "av ueorge u. i-ieisure, uar-
dressing the jury.
Although most of the spectators
were White women there was a
1924, for $200 and was endorsed by f,riK5 ari;r v ?
W F Wamsley 3 front row was Joseph Kahahawai,
father of the slain native, who. ac-
cording to defense testimony was
; killed by Lieutenant Massle ln Mrs.
Fortescue's home after admitting tak
; ing part in a criminal attack on Mrs.
BONUS HEARING ,rrow wos ln hlgh 8pirltI an(1 Bnld
" 'his address to the Jury would require
WASHINGTON. April I 20 W-Brlg-! nbout lhre3 hour. JHe went down the
adler General Prank T. Hlnes told ine shaking hands with Massle, Mrs.
...v ..um nja ., 1V,,1U1 vuuiminn. Fortescue and the other defendants,
today that government expenditures E j Lord and Albert O Jones, and
. T 1 I - ,.1U. ail,1' chatting with them a moment. '
gate by 1945 the cost of that war. , hlrSi Esther Anlto, i mother of the
We are practically financing an-jHlnln man entered and sat by tile
other war. the veterans aclminl.stra-;CIaer Kahahawai. from whom she is
tor today testified Tor the adminls- divorced. They sat in the samo row!
J.!ii?nhi2-,PP0 1,6 ca8lling th0 Bo1" of seats With the four persons accused!
dl?" bonus" , f- . , , 'of killing their son. .
The government has spent about, Tho nTcsociote nrosocutor nsqprtPd
4C.000.000.000 on World wnr vnter- 4.f..W.-?.?"'!T ??.9?Fli?d
ana today." Hlnes said. "If we con- Jg"
tlnue at. the present rate., without to lmZ
changes in the law the government uonS of e TuS
will have spent 821.500.000.000 In ; , tne Jurols 10 sympatmze with
PORTLAND, Ore., Apr. 26 . (ff) rf
Flames swept through the plant of
the Pacific, Paper Materials company
here today and 30 minutes after the
fire was discovered .it appeared .to
fill the entire, quarter bjock build
ing. Flames shot 50 feet Into the air
as the paper stock burned. ,
The building,, a two-story, corru
gated iron structure,' wfts jammed
with waste paper picked up from all ,
parts oi tne city. Frea scnuize, man
ager, said it was possible a match
had been picked lip with the waste
paper and had Ignited. .
Eight men were employed at the
plant, packing waste paper. The pa
per, when baled, was used in a mill
at Long view. .
OREGON. LAW
ON GRAZING s
IS NULLIFIED
(Continued From Page One)
and immunities of the citizens '' of j
Oregon, which he characterized as a ;
serious defect. The statute clearly
discriminates in favor of Oregon
residents, a violation of the Oregon ;
constitution. The law also places 1
lt entirely within the power of the 1
parties directly interested - to create ;
a monopoly for themselves, Camp-
bell held
"Frr the vp-'rniiR of lii ' I Recalling Mossle's testimony he did
wsrf 'we havepe", 'ooooooZ S??'" kl Ktt"I"f "ut on!y
Hlnes sslrt state benefits for World f 'r,??,6!?.!, a "nfeS'rn-Ulr'Ch
war veterans aggregated $519,791,000 f'd " vo,uld ?n, be" m?r.f:.Kas2l-
In addition to about 872,000.000 spent ' , , ', ,, , . . . V Bl ,
on hospitals and homes.
Radical Tarred
And Feathered hi
Long Beach, Cat
J . rich ridiculed Massle's statement he
j believed a confession from Kahahawdl
would halt' the' rumors being" spread
about the naval officer and his wife.
For the . first tlm.e .In , hts varsity
career Joe . Slieeketskl, Jotre Damfe
halfback, passed' up spring' football
thlrt semester to play on the Irish
baseball team. He is a first string
catcher.
Mtv and"Mrsj. G. T, Cochran at
tended a meeting of the Baker Order
of Eastern Star last night in Baker,
iulir.ii Mm Mliltiln. Uhlta it t'nPh.
Indefinite: land,- paid her official- Visit. Mr. -Ayerett but he wounded the officer
tCochran Invited members of the,1" a fight and lied to tne hotel.
Baker order to attend the inaugural " uume out u you h gu Kli my
Alteml Baker Meet ball which 1 will bo held Saturday father." he shouted to Sheriff Mar-
Approximately 75 girls of Ontario, evening. April 30, at the Masonic wocli from tho room which he guard
La Grande, Cove and Baker attended I hall. !d with a shotgun.
services conducted by the Junior and . The sheriff drove five miles Into
senior chapters of tho World Wide From Enterprise ' ' the country to the home of the fath-
gulld ln tho Calvary Baptist church: Mrs. P. A. Moody, of Enterprise, ' er. R. B. Humphrey, and took him to
Sunday evening. Mothers of tho Ba-(was a visitor in La Grande yesterday i the hotel.
ker girls served a dinner in the boso-! nnd spunt tho day shopping. j "That's not my father. You're try-
ment of tho church at 7 o'clock, Tho lng to trick me," Humphrey cried.
tables were decorated with spring in Portland-" -; .'f'-' i' j! il'Tnis Is daddy. Don't you know mo,
flowers.. Tho subject of the services '. Miss Margarot. Anso'iv is in Portland Dave?"- Replied tho father as he
was "Kept for tho Master's Use." -The this: week, visiting friends and trans- cllmbed'to' a balcony so his son could
program wos presented as follows: . uctlng business. v (get a bettor view of him.
Orootlng.i Dr. O, C. Wright, secretary , - ' Dave Humphrey deliberately raised
of tho Oregon Baptist convention; .,,.,.,1 ,.', . .,i .. ... i f his-crtn and fired. klUlnir his father.
toast, 'our Hancis Kept lor tne. Privntf, pit ciask p htllo Benumont' ' Then he refused to let officers up- PnAGT?VT?T T" AMF1
Master's Uso." Elizabeth Parker. On- ' -V?..0...1. ? ,"lP,S!)im.?"f; nrhnrh thn hoiv. PUmiiv n. r.nnH nf KUU&Hf VliiLiL Ai U
LONG BEACH. Cal April 20 (IV-
Using sump oil In place of tar and
the stuffing of a mattress In lieu
cf feathers, four men kidnaped Jnmes j
ijacy, ;jd, anti reieoseti mm nuout ; POR.TT.Awr, nrw a'-oh itm rci,
midnight after coating his body with wiieat: B1k Bend bluestom 73',c.
van7i,i:in cash
tlic mixture,
Pollne believed the unidentified
nbduclore were fired to revenue
against Lacey because of alleged radi
cal tendencies and a speech which
he made ln the city hall Saturday
night, eulogizing Soviet Russia.
The victim was not harmed seri
ously anti offer the quartet had re
leased him In a deserted section,
where he was stripped and oiled he
went to a commercial photographer,
who took a picture of him as "evi
dence." Lacey wn3 kidnaped Inst night as
ho walked from the city Jail after
being released from a charge of sus
picion of criminal syndicalism,, on
which he had been orreated follow
ing the speech at the city hall. ...
Soft white G4c;
Northarn spring C2c. .
Western red 02c.
Oats: No. 2 white $24.50. "'
Today's car receipts: wheat 10;
fluur 6; corn 3. ---
Paul Patterson :
Elected by A.P.
NEW YORK. Apr. 2Q (P) Paul !
Patterson of the Baltimore. Sun was.
elected a, director of the Associated j
Press and four of the present dlrec- (
tors were re-elected at tho annual '
meeting of .the organization, it was
announced today.
. Those re-elected were; Varik B. '
Noyes, president of the Associated
Press and publisher of the Washing-!
ton Star; Adolph S. Ochs. New York ;
Times; Robert McLean, Philadelphia!
Bulletin, and Frederick E. Murphy, J
Minneapolis Tribune.1 ' . . i
Mr. Patterson succeeds B. H;' An
thony of the New Bedford (Mass.),
Standard, who was not a candidate
for re-election.
, -V , ' pT j-j ' '
Because It's Better At Falk's It's Cheaper
. BE SWAGGER IN ONE
OF THESE BRAND NEW
SPORT
iut don't ' breathe the
price to a soul ! Even your
best friends won't be able
to guess how little ybu paid
for it, as they iook.' much
more expensive than 10
. . . Tan, Eggshell and Ad
miralty Blue . . . Many new
style details adorn them
such - as 'metal-: buttons,
thrilling Washington col
lai'Si. broad, shoulders, etc.
. . . sizes from 14 to 20.
n
". " AVIXNl-EO WHEAT
Winnipeg; Apr. ' 26 w cash
wheat: No. 1 northern 62: Nd. 3
northern 6816; No.- 3 northern 66.
Wheat close: May 62; July 6414 5
K; Oct. :67.67. . ..
F. N. FINCH WILL
SUCCEED O'BRIEN .
ON NEXT SUNDAY
(Continued From Page One)
1602 to Mnv lBQfl. lhA vorin..D
clerical positions with the O. B.. &
Q. R, R. He then became a steno
grapher and statistician ln the office
of general manager of tho Northern
Pacific nt St. Paul, From December
1. 1099, to July 1. 1901. he was chief
clerk to superintendent of motive
power for the same railroad. , (
. v He then became, chief clerk, ta the
general manager.-v-On January,. ;1,
1906, he was prompted to superin
tendent of the Montana division,
which position he held until October
31,. 1007, when he was appointed spe
cial representative of the operating
vice president Deccmcbr 3. 1909. he
became manager of the -Prairie Rail
road, which Is operated Jointly by
the Northern Pacific and Union Paci
fic; . .. . .
Mr: Finch's career. exclusively- with
the Union -Pacific began October 1,
1018, as assistant general manager of
the O.-W. R. & N. unit at Portland.
From March 1. 1020 to August 1, 192i;.
he was assistant general superintend-'
ent and from the latter date to hia
recent promotion he' served as gen
eral superintendent of the O.-W. EC.
& N. unit.
EXTORTIONISTS . v
SLAIN IN FIGHT
(Continued From Page One)
'Despite his wounds. Manteller fled
with the Uiird man in an automo
bile and state police were summoned
and gave chrfic. They punctured
tha tires of the fleeing car after a 40
milo race and forced it to stop. In
side lay Manteller. dead. ;
The th.'rd man escaped and was
being sought' today".
Master's Uso," Elizabeth Parker, On-,,lrnu V, ti- mii' nrooch the body. Finally a sciuad of
tarlo. Junior guild: toast. "Our Feet "'Zln 3. Jcomiw nv E lRflth In- policemen came from Augusta with;
Kent for tho Muster's Use." Ellon wai.ng team Of company k, ihoui m- f tnovnrt "
Hanbv. Baker lunlor nulld: trto. Cove: f"wy lt.nignt at, regular ar il. ino r" "";f - "
Hanby, Baker Junior guild; trio, Covo;
loose, -uur voices.- itoso unristian
team will represent the local com-, room and ""bdued him.
son. Ontario senior guild; "Our Llps ,Pay ln V,e, conUil R th mer;
Kent for tho Master's .Use" Cove: ;'""P 'H Vm"H; ' a y n
vocal solo. Ontario: "Our Silver and Momuers oi rne warn are rnvaie rirw Slieyvu M UUVHVr
ctoiti Kent ror tne Master s use," i ' IV- V. U .. .? i
Thelma Petit, Baker senior guild; Conkey, John Bradshaw. Ellis Wat-
violin solo. La Grande: "Our Intel- klns- HoIMii F. Henssler, Private First
lects Kept for tho Master's Use," La Class Adorn Lelghton and Private Joe ,
. n. Wllllnmfl. A tinvrnll of ftioao wns
'distributed among mombers of tho
, company In t edoral checks. j
SMITH STRENGTH
AT ISSUE TODAY
(Continued from Page One).;
with the prohibition Issue and the
IT COSTS NO MOKE
to have your curtohiB expertly
done. Send them to tho
Modern Laundry
IMIONE MAIN 77
rJ 1 7r j. si ii with the pronioition issue ana tne m
rleaaS ryOt VrUlllU Influence of the Philadelphia organ- jS
lzatlon 111 the senatorial contest be-
OnEOON CITY. Ore., Apr. 26 W tween James u. uavis in u v.Bu.
A nlea of not culltv to a chame of ! ousy dry retired marine general,
assault with Intent to kill was en-. Smedley D. Butler.
Imnienio Grapovine
In tlio flrcnt Binnky . niimntnliiH
there Is a Klnnl grapevine 6 fool In 'ncachers.
(Ilanipt.ir lit n pnlnl 12 tnolios uliove I : Trial was set for Thursday, with
tored In Justice co.Tft hero Monday
by Kenneth V. Fisher cf.' Pork Place,
accused of having clubbed Serjeant
tt., B. Mead, stato policeman, when
tlie officer attempted to question fish
krotmrt.
To date, the two parties have se
lected 066 deleRates to their na
tional conventions ln June.
Of these, the Republicans have
chosen 470 and tho Democrats 496. i (H
Tho Republican delegates arc ln
fitructed. nledized and claimed as lol-
lows: Hoover. 448: Norns, n; in
ball at $2,600. Plsher Is accused of : t "'but D'f these Joseph I
belnir one. nf the tun inrhm .to:! 'V..0"' . 1 ! . pU1 '
hash -Th..H.V n,ht ;,h u Franco or Mnry ana cairns vo.
A big health secret iri
:eration
with a club when he jumped Into I lc(l l nml cllum(.a M'IoUow,:
their boat on, the Clackamas rlrer . L " ,,lt .,v. ,.., Rq. n.,, .
near Barton. Another man Is sought.
El&tricalRtfnp
Oregon Ex-Soldietrs
Seek Cash Payment
M.nr dlicioiu .ahds anil Jcs.
scKs.rccaiilyniaile If you hive
n Electric Kcfrigeratur.
A? IV!St"
t tUCTIC ,1
Constant temperature
under 50 safeguards
food. Then it Is safe
for the family health.
"VOU can almost set how an
-- Electric Refrigerator safe
guards licalch how it saves
foods, including tcCttoye;rs, by
keeping tlicrn fresh for days.
Vou can hvc ono of these
modern, new refrigerators de
livered on a small dou n paymrnt
only. Balance on easy terms.
See how it makes icecubes
always an ample supply. Learn
about new frozen salads and
desserts which arc so easily
prepared.
Temperature, electrically con
irolled.iniurcshc.ilth protection.
Demonstrations given gladly
wherever Electric Refrigerators
arc sold.
Murray, 23: unlnstructed
claimed, 112.
PORTLAND, Ore.. Apr. 26 01) Im
mediate navmpnt, of ihr. Rnlrilnn' nn-
Itlonal compensation certificates Is
jtp-ged by SO American Legion posts
iln Oregon in resolutions which will
jbe transmitted to the national mect
: ing In lntllanapolts May 15.
I The executive committee of the
lOrerron stnte denartment of tho le-
.glon voted Sunday li ght in favor of wns nnmcd chairman of the dclega-
sending these resolutions to the na-tlon, Tn0 cnbmi,t member, who was
.tlonal meeting, and Sid aeorgo. na- ,n ,h0 minority when he supported
,tlonal committeeman or the organ- Hoover ln the Oklahoma Republican
i-utiiui, whs luatriietca 10 preaen
HOOVKfl, t'l'HTIS l'AVOItliO
OKLAHOMA CITY. Apr. 26 m
Oklahoma's 25 votes in the Repub
lican national convention were tagged
definitely today for the renomina
tlon of President Hoover and Vlco
President Curtis.
Tho prtrty's state convention here
yesterday, was of one mind in in
Htructtng Its national delegation and
ln condemning tho Democratic stolo
administration of Governor William
H. (Alfalfa Bill) Murray.
patricR J. miriey. secretary or war,
1 ' !
ilSi I
' j ! l
"vrHf il
them.-
ELECTRIC REFRIGERATION BUREAU
EASTERN OREGON LIGHT
& POWER CO.
"Always At Your
Service"
uskies' Baseball ,
Team Needs Funds
BEAivrLK, Apr; 26 'fV Earl Cnmn-
bell, graduato manaRor of tho Uni
versity of Washington, tumouncod
twlay that unleKS financial relief
can bo obtained immediately the
Husky bafiebair team will be unable
to open Its playing season this week
In the Pacific conforenco and other
Kprlng sport schedules at the sehool
will have to bo temporarily sus
pended. "All funds at the A. S. U. W. are
exhausted." snld the graduate man
ager. "Unless relief In the wny of
a loon Is received by the end of the
week nil at hletlo events scheduled
for this spring must bo temporarily
suspended."
Night Waichman
Kills Logan Man
. ST. ANTHONY, Ida.. Apr. 26 i P)
A man officers Identified as Harold
Helrgson. 25, of Logan, Utah, was
shot and killed by Grant Powell, a
night watchman her last night.
Powell said ho envoimtered Helcg
non on his bent and when the man
ran ordered him to holt. Holegson
was reported to have foiled to heed
the command and Powell fired. The
bullet struck the man in the head
and he died later.
County ofl leers ordered an investigation.
Honey Bee'i Habitat
. The h on oy bco originally was a
native of southern Asia, probably
InclmUn? the eastern shores of the
MiMliterranean son.
convention four years ego. flew from
Washington to be the keynote speak
er. The 1028 convention declared
for Curtis.
"H Will take a little of the 'old
guts' and fight to get through this
depression," Hurley told the conven
tion, "but If we get behind the presi
dent It can be done." '
Ground is tiroken
On Veterans' Home
nOiiEBUIia, Ore.. Apr. 28 f.1)
Ground was broken here Monday for
the northwest soldiers' homo upon
which the federal government will
.-pond $2,200,000.
H. I. Stuart ,v Sons, of Medford.
who last wvek were awarded the grad
ing and excavating contract, said ad
ditional equipment Is expected this
week to speed up the work. Approxi
mately 22,000 yards of dirt .will be
movfd.
Aldcn C. rnlmor, superintendent for
Murch Brot here Const met ion com
pany, general contractors, said the-sub-con
tract for forms and concrete
work has been awarded to the Hath
Construction company of Seattle.
Contract's were awarded the Beaver
Portland Cement company of Gold
Hill to furnish cement, nnd to Harley
Johnson company of Koscburg for
sand and rock.
More than 1000 raco horses were :
quartered in and around the Tanfo
ran, Cal., race track for the spring
meet.
Purdue defeated Wabash in a base
ball game this spring In which tho
winners made only one hit. Tho
score was 3 to 1.
Dick Grefe of Iowa State. Big Six
football scoring champion lat fall,
made two spectacular touchdown
runs In the Cyclones' first formal
spring sciiuunae.
and the Observer
delivers Hour 'store hews' to
hundreds of HOMES like these"
JT is in, these homes that the vast majority of La
Grande's "buying decisions", are made, whether the
purchase i be one directly. concerning every member of
the family or an individual purchase by an individual
member of that family. ,
You as a merchant should therefore, be sure that your
"store news!', is being placed in. the hands of ALL of
these potential buyers BEFORE these family "buying
decisions" have been reached ... To do so economically.
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