SECTION TWO
Pages 1 to 4
SECTION T WO
Pages 1 to 4
, Volume 30
LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1932
NUMBER 225
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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.
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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.
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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."
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