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SECTION TWO Pages 1 to 4 SECTION T WO Pages 1 to 4 , Volume 30 LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1932 NUMBER 225 . t 27 Graduate At Wallowa; School Term Is Closed s;- By Mrs. C. A. Hunter (Observer Correspondent) WALLOWA (Special) School ftl--. lairs occupied the time and attention . or Wallowa people lost week. Begin ning, with the baccalaureate exercises . on 8unday evening the entire week v was filled with school programs. The sermon was preached In the Presby- terlan church with the building filled ; to capacity. - Dev. E. A. Pollock gave V the main address, being assisted by t Dr. W. H. Oliver and Rev. Fred Harrl S man. ;- A vocal duet "Whispering S Hops" was sung by Arthene Cray and Ethel Scott. . Miss Cray also sang a " solo "My Task." and Mies Esther A kughter played a piano solo. . The iJcelng number was "The Kosarym" iung by the girls' glee club. I' is Wild currant and syrlnga blossoms " formed a beautiful background for the 27 seniors In their gray caps and gowns. Members of the Junior class ';: -hod charge of the decorations. Fol lowing the church service, Miss Cath 1 erlne ' Calourl entertained the mem- .' bere of the graduating class and the ...High school faculty at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Hunter. A buffet luncheon was served and music en ' - joyed until a late hour. Beautiful wild flowers formed attractive decorations p' throughout the rooms. Miss Calourl was assisted during the evening by . Misses Melba Hanks, Marlon Elliott and Louise Kennedy. ' The -annual May day program was ' Iield on the schooL house lawn Wed- 1. . needay afternoon. It was an ideal day ' 'for. an out-of-doors entertainment . '.and the several hundred people gath f ..red to witness the program. Busl. ' jUess. bouses In town were closed from jfewo to four o'clock for the' event. An pperetta was given - with both the high and grade scnooi ennaren sing .', jlng in the choruses. There were May ; !day frolics, crowning of the queen, f Maypole dance, the stately minuet, " an Indian dance and a southerh. plan tation scene with soloes by the negro - 'mammy (Winona Johnson) and clog dancing by two little coons (Wllda McKlnzle and Arthene Crayf. . Miss -Esther Boughter and Miss Lenore Mc . Klnnls had charge of the music and Miss Marlon Elliott designed the cos- 'tumes. .All of the grade teachers as- -'.(Meted to training the children. The commencement exercises were held Thursday evening In the gymna 1 turn with the building filled to ca pacity. The following program was '! given: I'M i Girls' glee club, "The Old Refrain. J Salutatory, Isabel Johnson. Valedictory, Muriel Strlte. : Piano duet, Mrs. Fred Furst, Miss w iXcnore McKinnls. . A Address, E. R. Rlngo, La Grande, ff Vocal.solo, Mrs. A, K. Parker,. En v. .iterp,rJse..-.i.Kv:.-r-.-'-.'. t Presentation of class, Supt. O. F. . 1 j Campbell. , : ! 1 I : 1 Presentation of diplomas, P. a. ; 1 Johnson. f ' 1 vocal quartet, "Perfect Day." The address by Mr. Rlngo was 'greatly enjoyed and was thought by many to have been the best com i -moncement address ever given In Wal lowa. 1 ' . 1 The senior class of Wallowa High i school presented the play "The Charm School" Friday evening In the gym nasium. The play Itself Is a good one with an unusually large cast. Slx v. teen members of the class took part ; and each did remarkably well, giving v 1 strong support to Jack Carpenter and .Ethel Scott, who played the leading !. "roles. The play was quite long but full of good clean comedy and thrills and from the generous applause It ".was evident that the audience was !. -iwell entertained up to the. rather 'aud it (den and unexpected ending. y ! '. ' The glrlB' quartet of the -High 'A school, Arthene Cray, Wllda McKlnzle, oleta Wray and Ethel Scott sang sev- eral numbers between acts which ' :were well received. Miss Calourl. sen- Mor class advisor directed the play and r much credit Is given her for the suc t: jjCcss of 'the presentation.' As the lasC; h curtain dropped, Howard Johnson, f: . t scnlor"class president stepped for fward with the high school staff and ' vWlth a few well-chosen words present ! "cd It to Tom Wlllett, ; Junior class i president, who received It with a 1 . hearty response. Two gifts were then I presented from the class of 1932 by Howard Johnson, one to Supt. O. F. j Campbell and the other to Miss Cal r1 Aourl, as a token of appreciation and (. '.remembrance. This was the closing 1 program of commencement week, r .i Jack Grecnwell . and Helen Dale. sonlors at Oregon State . college, ;.' drove from Corvallis Friday night to .Alfred K. 8mlth was born on New York's lower east side on Dec. 30, 1673. almost st the foot of the Brook lyn bridge ... His young cars flgur atlvely heard that bridge grow .un der the clatter of the riveter's ham mer, part of New York's strange song . . . His mother's parents were Irish Immigrants; his father was a truckman . . . He studied at St. '.j James Parochial school. -4 ' spend the weekend to Wallowa, visit ing at the home of Miss Dale's par ents. Dr. and Mrs. George- Dale. They returned to Corvallls Sunday night. Jack Gregory, Glen Crawford, Jack Lloyd, Buster Hunter and Cecil Posey, all former Wallowa High school boys, now living in La Grande, ..drove over Thursday afternoon to ..attend the alumni banquet and ban that mgnv. Mrs. T. E. Mitchell returned to her home at Enterprise Sunday after spending the lost two weeks In Wal lowa with her sister, Mrs. .4'. a. eearie. Miss Catherine Calourl left on Sun day for her home In Portland. Many people here regret that she win not be a member of the nigh scnooi stall next year. She has accepted, a posi tion as French and Latin instructor at Seaside. Miss Marlon Elliott returned to her home ' In Corvallls Saturday. Miss Elliott will be at the heed of the home economics department In the Wallowa High school again next year. Mrs. C. T. Hockett and Miss Eleanor Snyder, of Enterprise, were calling on friends In Wallowa Saturday. Mrs. c. E. Fisher plans to leave this week for Camas, Wash., to visit her daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. William Burns and five-months old daughter, Shirley. Mrs. Fisher's son, Joe, who has been In the navy for three years and has received nis dis. charge, Is visiting his sister at Camas snd will return home witn his moth er later In the month. The home of Mrs. Ottmar Frlck was the scene of a lovely evening party when she entertained a group of friends at bridge Saturday evening. Guests were present to form five tables and first and second high scores fell to Mrs. J. B. Gregory and Mrs. Roy Lovell, and Mrs. J. Ward Evans received the consolation prize. Following cards a dainty two-course lunch was served by the hostess. Orin Morgan, 7th grade teacher, plans to leave Wednesday for Im- naha to spend the summer at tne ranch home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Morgan. A. R. Hunter, of Salem, was a WaJ Iowa visitor Wednesday and a dinner guest at the home of his brother, O. A. Hunter. Mr. and Mrs. Herschel McKlnnis re ceived word last week that. a baby girl had been born to Dr. and Mrs. R. E. Fisher, of Pomona, Cel.. Mrs. Fisher will be remembered as Miss Fay Mc Klnnis. Among the Wallowa people who drove to Lewtston to attend the Cherry Blossom festival were Mr. and Ross Hood, Dr. and Mrs. Fred Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Barton Wade,, John Mc culloch and Miss Eula Marvin. - r", WORKMEN REVEAL STATUE WORK OF NOTED ITALIAN MILWAUKEE Pi Observant work men remodeling an altar In the Gesu Catholic church here have been re sponsible for restoring to the world a sculptural rarity long believed lOSt. . . . . Exposed, behind, ,&lasa.;bneAtU, jin altar of the Gesu, conducted by the Jesuits of Marquette university, was a statue, "The Pleta," showing the Christ resting In the arms of His mother. For nearly 40 years little attention had been paid to the statue. The workmen, rempdeling the altar, found the name of Giovanni Dupre chiseled beneath the base of the statue. Dupre was a noted Italian sculptor of the nineteenth century. - Jesuits lf:re said Dupre made three such statues, and this one is believed the only original in the United States. INVALID RIOS UP DEVICES TO SAVE HIS MOTHER STEPS NEWAYGO, Mich. (P) When Wal ter J. Pike became an Invalid he de cided something would have to be done about saving steps for his mother who waited upon him. As a result more than 60 labor-' saving devices involving the opera tion of at least 450 feet of window sash cord fill Pike's 9x12 -foot room. An automobile horn responds to the "toot" of passing friends; an automatic arrangement raises or lowers the window, and a similar arrangement closes or opens the door; there is a pillow raiser; a dis appearing carriage keeps - his slip pers out of sight; a track brings writing paper and typewriter to his bedside; an elevator brings fresh fruit from the basement; a carriage conducts apple cores and refuse di rect to the incinerator. HILL TOUGH TO BEAT NEW ORLEANS (P Doylos Hill of Tulano university, national Inter collegiate heavyweight boxing cham pion, has won 20 out of 21 fights during his rmg career. His only loss was in the first bout, ten days after he first donned the gloves'; He has held the Southern conference heavy-- weight title for tho past two years. He was 13 when his fsther died. . . . His mother made umbrellas . . . He sold papers . . . Necessity forced him out of school when he was IS ... He esrned ea a week as a ship ping clerk . . . 12 a week bookkeep ing In a fish market . . j He put on plays In his mother's attic . . . Was an active meirfber of the Tammany political club In his district, gaining valuable political experience. OUT OUR WAY ' REO. U. PAT..OfF. Attack on Two-Thirds Rule Holds Possibility of Drama at Convention By Byron Price j I (Chief of Bureau, T) Associated j 'Press, .Washington) : The dramatic possibilities of. the Chicago Democratic convention will be vastly Increased if anything comes of current talk of an effort to cast overboard the bewhiskered two-thirds rule, and nominate the candidate by a simple majority. Presumably, resort to such heroic medicine would be taken only if matters had reached a pitch of ex treme bitterness. .The resentments which would accompany decision of that question might make the Madi son Square Garden tempest look like a spring zephyr. ' The odds are all against any such thing ever happening. Abolition of the two-thirds: requirement, and nomination by majority has been talked about for many years without tangible , roault.., ;f. ;; ;. ?bf .one ,toi, '..almost everyone :agrees that if Governor Roosevelt or anyone else once, attains an actual majority, it will be next to Impos sible to keep him from going on to two-thirds. Conversely, If any can didate got to the majority and then was blocked, It might easily mean that his lines were too shaky to risk Fa rule-changing vote. ' That is the, reason the rule has stood so long. ; HARMONY PLANK SOUGHT The newest plan for a Republican harmony plank on prohibition pro poses that the party agree to'a ref erendum, if and when a majority of the states ask for it. Thus far, all discussions of this project have been in executive ses sion. Whether the idea ever sees the light of public debate probably de pends on the attitude of the dry or ganizations, whose support many party leaders are anxious to keep. , Unless the dry leaders will agree to It In advance, there would ap pear to be no point In bringing It out at all. It does not go nearly as far as he modlttcatioilVits would like to go, and If the drys are to be lost to the party anyway, the modifi cation leaders doubtless will de mand something more sweeping. With warnings from both wets and drys pouring In almost dally, the whole party organization Is ap proaching the ' subject cautiously. The next two week? , probably will show whether thlB latest of many pending plans .can accomplish the desired end of keeping the drys in line , without at the same time clos ing the door entirely in the face of the wets. WANT TO HE HOME " . In fairness to a much -criticized congress, the voters should under- On January 16, 1895, be received his first political appointment, a clerkship in the office of the com missioner of Juries ... He fought Tammany leadership to aid a friend win political dominance In the dis trict ... His sister married the po liceman on the beat ... On May 6, 1900, he married Katie Dunn ... In 1901 Alfred Emanuel Smith Jr.. was born. BORN THiRTV WEARS Tod SOOM., ,mmmZ stand that If the present session Is resumed after the national conven tions,, it will not be because the members desire it. Most senators and representa tives would far rather be . back in their home bailiwicks during the coming summer for various potent reasons directly connected with the November election. Never has' there been greater worry about reelectlons, for It is a year when much Is being blamed on the "ins." whatever their party. j Furthermore, It has been a long tlmie since members have been able to do so little Individual service for their ' districts. Senate and house calendars have -been Jammed with measures of vast national Import, and little bills for local projects haven't had a chance. . If congress . adjourns, members can. go home and explain .this, eh laKlng! .meantjmA pn,v yhat thoy might have cfone iof their constitu ents if-the session had continued. If the session runs Into the sum mer and that looks entirely pos sible It will be because the neces sities of an extraordinary time are knocking urgently at the doors of the capltol. , CARS CRASHING AT 60 PER LIKE FALLING 482 FEET CHICAGO (P You wouldn't drive your automobile off the roof of an eight-story building, would you? Yet, says the Chicago Motor club. after a study of the speeds of falling bodies, the Impact from such a dive would be no greater than a collision, on the flat," with an immovable object while a car was traveling a mlle-a-minute. "Should two cars of approximately equal weight collide head-on at 60 miles an hour, the results would bo about the same as though each had dropped from a height of 482 feet, or the distance from the roof of a 32 -story skyscraper to the street," Bays Charles M. Hayes, president of the motor club. SETS PACE AT BAT AUBURN, Ala. Jlmmle Hitch cock, football star at Alabama Poly technic Institute, has sot the paco for the batsmen at the Plains this season. In 43 times at the plate, the young shortstop has collected threo homers, two doubles, one triple and 11 singles for an average of .305. Sound Nerer Duplicated The action of throat muscle 8 In speaking, which has been recorded by a new apparatus, has led Its In ventor to believe that no spoken sound has ever been uttered twice In Identically the some way. In January, 1904, he went to the legislature ... He was re-elected. . . . In 1911 he becsme leader of his party In Albsny ... He was speskcr of the house In 1912.'. . . Six years later he becsme governor of New York . . . Defeated for the next term, he was a successful candidate twice thereafter ... He sponsored child welfare bills, made a record for pro gressive legislation. By J. R. Williams rmrTTTCT flat PERSONALS . , By Miss Lois WRIierspoon (Observer Correspondent) CRICKET FLAT (Special) Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Tucker and daughter, of La Grande, were visitors at the home of Mr. Tucker's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Tucker. Miss Janice Holscher toft Saturday for Freewater where she will spend the Bummer with her sister, Mrs. C. F, Jordan. Little Miss Isabel Gawith spent a couple of days last week visiting Miss Zetta Waelty. Mr. and Mrs. James Halgarth, and children were visitors at the Jake Hal garth home Sunday. . W. L. Buckner and daughters, Dovey and Leatha, of La Grande, and Mrs. Ravmond Waelty.. of -this neighbor hood, were dinner guests Sunday at tho home of Mr. ,and Mrs. H. J., Gil liam" of Wallowa. v Ben Brugger was a visitor at the A. J. Tucker ranch Monday. Cricket Flat grange held Its regular meeting at the Highland school house Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Emtl Miller were elected as alternate dele gates to the state grange meeting at Sllverton in June. The men served tho refreshments which consisted of sandwiches, cakes and coffee. The next regular meatlng will bo held May 28 and at this time, the women will serve special refreshments. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Reynolds were visitors. Mrs. Allen-Gawith and daughters visited at tho home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Long Tuesday. A. J. Tucker, J. E. Wltherspoon, Jcsso Crum and C. E. Moore were transacting business in WaUowa county Tuesday. J PERRY Jj $ PERSONALS l By Wllma O'Neil (Observer Correspondent) PERRY (Special) Mrs. Paul Ham- icy, oi vaio, is visiting ner mouier, Mrs. Alvah O'Neil. M-s. Hamley, who was formerly Bessie O'Neil, will re turn to her home soon. j A welner roast was enjoyed by a group of young people from Perry and La Grando recently. From La Grande wero Elma Amos, La Verne Fullmer, Bert Burke and Oladys Tay lor; from Perry, Lorraine Smith, Leah Blazedale, Wllda and Glade O'Neil, . Don Rati if fc and Leonard Gates. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Winch and family, formerly of Boise, havo moved horo to make their homjB for tho summer. ' Mr. and M?-b. Glen G. Ponson, and son, Dickey Bill, from La Grande were Sunday guests at the Kenneth In 1928 he was nominated Demo cratic candidate for president . . . To the tune of "The Sidewalks of New York" ho toured the country, hut wrji rleff.Rtf.ri . . . Became nresl- dent of Empire state Building cor poration and has offices In the world's highest building, from which he can see the Brooklyn bridge . . . Today he Is a receptive candidate for the presidency. Plerson home. Mrs. P. L. O'Neil and family, of La Grande, were visitors at the Alvah O'Neil home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Reher, of La Orande, will make their home here this summer. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Myrlck were hosts to a party of young people Saturday. All report a good time. George Winch made a business trip to Boise last week. Miss Elma Amos, LeVerne Fullmer and Jlmmte Tabor were winner guests at the Alvah O'Neil home recently. The young people of Perry gath ered at the Winch home Friday eve ning to play pinochle. , Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Horstman, of Perry, spent Saturday evening at the home of Chris Lowell at Meach am. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Stubblefleld, of Enterprise, are visiting their daugh ter, Mrs. Earl Stein. ELGIN PERSONALS $$$$$$$"$ - By Mrs. Lynn Hill (Observer Correspondent) ELGIN (Special) Mr. and Mrs. Frank Glltner and children. Carl and Dick, drove to Lewlston and spent Mothers' day with her parents. They returned Monday evening. Earl Sager has taken a log hauling contract at Wallowa and will move there In a short time. Mrs. Ellis Young and two sons, of Forest Grove, ore visiting at the J.E."Jimmie" MILLS Cove, Oregon REPUBLICAN Candidate for County Commissioner Having served four years as County Commissioner in Wy oming during the World war, I feel that I know what tho demand Is at tho present time, and I pledge myself If nomin ated and elected, that I will do my utmost to enforce the most rigid economy. ROAD PROGRAM I favor and will work for a better road from the Farm to tho Highway. As a Fruit Grow er and Farmer I am not obli gated to anyone, or any Com pany, and am free to act ac cordingly,, and will not only work for tho south ' district, which comprises Cove, Union and North Powder, but will also work for tne best Interests of the whole county, which is rigid economy and roads from , the Farm-to the-Highway, and will consider myself the ser vant of the people. J. E. MILLS (Paid Adv.) Window-Shopping in Relax for a moment and turn the pages of your news paper. Let the advertisements help you to make your shopping- plans. Do you need a dress, or a coat, or a hat? Perhaps a new blanket for a guest-room, some curtain material, or even a few new pots and pans for the kitchen? Of course, there are many things you want and need . . . but you may be letting, many of them wait until you see in a store or a window exactly what you have in mind, at an especially alluring price.. Those are the very things you will find in adver tisements. Attractive Articles, new and improved ones, prices that make quick action an economy. Think how many steps it can save you to hunt out these things, and find them, in comfort at home! If a spe cial opportunity is offered, you'll know about it in time. When new articles are announced, you can have them before they are the least bit out of date. And you can save hours of waiting and asking, miles of steps and money too! These are but a few of the ways the advertisements in your newspapers can serve you. If you read them every day, you are sure to grow wise in the ways of purchasing . . . and saving. home of her parents, Mr. and Mara. H. Graves. Harry Crawford wan quite seriously injured Tuesday afternoon when he was thrown from a horse. The horse evidently kicked him as his face was cut in several places and his chest was severely bruised. Thirty-two stitches were required to sew up the uuts in nis lace. The H. F. Reed residence has been treated to a new coat of paint and is presenting a new. Improved ap pearance. Prof. Johnson, of Imbler High school, whose telescope has aroused much Interest In this part of the county, had the Instrument set up on the school house grounds here Wednesday evening and a large unm ber of people had an excellent view of the moon and several of the larger stars. Mr. and Mrs. Glltner drove to La Grande Thursday evening to visit her brother, Carl Widman, whom she had not seen for 11 years. Mr. Wid man was passing through La Grando on nis way west. Everett Smith, of Buhl, Ida., Is spending a short time here with his parents, jut. ana axtb. Arcnur omi.ii. HENRY L. HESS DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE . for STATE SENATOR From UNION and WALLOWA , COUNTIES I STAND FOR: Lower taxes on farms and homes by Inorease In .Income tax on large Incomes. Modification of 'Workmen's Compensation Act, with more liberality to Injured workmen and perference to local physi cians. Relief of unemployment. , Economy In state government without interfering with effi ciency. Investigation of telephone, .light and powor rates with object of lowering them. Legislation for tho masses rather than for apodal privi lege. (Paid Adv.) NOMINATE AND RE-ELECT W.W.STEVENS for County Commissioner" From past experience he is familiar with the prob lems of Union county and therefore will be better able to solve them without added cost to the taxpayers. . (Paid Adv.) Go your easy chair Esther Wlttv has been secured as teacher, at the Indian Creek school for the coming year. . , Mrs. Jesse Crum spent Mothers' day . with her daughter. Genevieve, who la attending the Unlverelty of Oregon.. The Junior High school baseball' team defeated the Island City team 11-9 In a fast game played here Sat urday morning. . J.H. Blunt ' ' of La Grande for - COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT' Twenty years experience In grade and high schools. Gradu ated from Washington- State College In 1626 In Educational Supervision. The' only candi date with a degree. "Economy, Efficiency, Service" (Paid Adv.) CORONER JAMES J. D. HAUN Physician and Surgeon At the Primary, May 20 for Coroner, Republican Ticket "I will give my personal attention to tho requirements of the office." ; . .. - , (ro. aqv.i . V 'is sty Ik
