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,. v.., Pare Elgflif -npHr'TlW CX GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, EE GRANDE, ORE, ' 'TWWlWW'Wi Rflfniaav. June 11, 1932 At The La Grande Theatres "THE CHAMP" WILL BE HERE 3 DAYS Three Strong Films Listed at Liberty For the Coming Week. j, PROGRAM FOR TUB WHBK S . I.IIIDKTV TIIKATItK i Sunday ond Monday: Ponnlo Hurst's "Bymphony of Six ( Million.'' with Ircno Dunne, Rlcardo Cortes. 4 Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs- 4 day: "The Chanrp." with Wallaco Beery ond "Sklppy" Coopor. Friday ond Saturday: "The 4 Wet Parade." Walter Houa- ton, Dorothy Jordan. . (illANADA TIIKATIIK 4 Today and Sunday: Lew Ayrcs C- In "Heaven on Earth." j . Threo excellent fcaturo films have been scheduled for Bhowlng during the coming week at the Liberty theatre and a fourth picture, Low Ayros In "Heaven on Earth" Is show ing today and Sunday at the Qronodo theatre. "Symphony of Six Millions" This picture finds two artlsta of the screen, Irene Dunno of "Cimar ron" fame and Rlcardo Cortcz caBt In the leading roles. The raucous ballyhoo of sideshow spielers and the hurdy-gurdy of carnival life are amusingly reproduced In the "Sym phony of Six Millions," with a large Coney Island sotting specially con , strucled at tho Hollywood studios of tho BKO-Radlo Plolures for tho film. I in LA GRANDE PF.TATT, MARKETS Sugar, 100-)b. sack .. .. Vegetables Radishes, 3 bunches Spinach, lb Parsley, bunch . Cabbage, ib New wax onions, 3 lbs Turnips, 1 bunch , Asparagus, 1 lb Lettuce, Imperial ...... Garlic, lb - . h Green peppers, lb. r - Carrots, 2 bunches .............. Potatoes, 12 lbs. Potatoes, sacis .- ,... ....... Onions, 3 bunches . 5.19 I0; Smaller Run Of Butterfat; Tone Of Butter Good Tomatoes, Mexican, lb Hot house, lb Eggplant, lb .......... New potatoes, 0 lbs New potatoes, 3 lbs. .............. 26c 26c Fruit Cantaloupes, 2 tor Bananas, ib . Apples, bet .... Lemons, doz. Orangos, doz. 10fi0c Dry prunes, 30 to 40 size, 4 lbs. 2&c Strawberries, 4 boxes 25c Dairy Butter, creamery, lb. .... Cheese, lb ..... Honey, comb , Cottage cheese, lb. DOROTHY JORDAN EBK8 Fresh extras, doz Mediums, doz Mixed, doz Apple Crop For Oregon Showing Early Promise PORTLAND, Juno 11 The Juno first report of the division of crop and livestock estimates Indicates a Tho story la tho Boga of an East pear crop of 2,088,000 bushels In Oro- Sldo doctor, a man of extreme Ideal- lgon. Tho Juno first condition of Ism, who consecrates his life and his nlmc3t average. Weather great skill In tho treatmont of the Jcontlitlonj during May were mostly noor and helpless. : Others In tho cost Include Anna Appel, Gregory Ratoff. Llta Chovret, Noel Madison and Helen Freeman. ., i "The Chump" ,,"Tho Champ." a plcturo calculated to Bllr the emotions of both young ood old; masculine or feminine, will open a throe-day run on -rucsuay. Wallaco Beery and Jackie Coopor ap pear In this mosterpieco depleting tho mighty drama of tho lovo of a father and his son. Tho hero of "'The Big House" plays tho father of "Sklp py" In a combination that Is really an event of tho screen' season. Beery has tho port of tt broken down fight champion, pathetically striving for a comeback and hlB lost supremacy. And Jacklo thinks his dad Is tho greatest mini In tho world. Others In tho cost arc Ireno rtlch, Bosco AtcB, Edward lirophy, Halo Hamilton, Jcsso Scott oiul Marcla Moo Jones. i . "The We), riuwle" Tho final" plcturo of tho wcok, "Tho Wet Parade," Is a hlgh-poworcd ond spectacular drama of modem times, with plenty of oxcltement for the entire family. Based on on essen tially modern memo, n. ucpiuw n t Business More Cheerful During The Past Week NEW YORK. June 11 Ml Tho leading weekly mercantile reviews agree that bualnc-cd sentiment turned considerably mora cheerful during tho past week on the constructive de velopments In Washington and In tho banking world. A considerable Improvement in the volume of retail trade throughout thj country was the principal construc- tney cool but there was a very small amount of frost damage. It had uc rnmn fltmiircnt on June fllat that the effects of tlfo severe drought of last tlve development of the week season will bo to lower this years reported. production in Jackson county. How- I Th0 upwnrt trend, said Brodslrcct's. over, It will bo difficult to determine wnl) ,n K ,uaHlm nne3 t0 !lirBC Just how much loss win do occa- )nrl l3 rttVorill1(, wcnthcr. In odrtl uloned from this causo until after tho tlnn U)C1.0 lms Bccn evidence of re Juno drop. On June first preupects j lln.nllllf confidence on the port of wero fair to good In this section for bu9neff3 mcIi 11d the purchasing meat varieties with the Bosch variety j pubnc )ro,,Kht about largely by tho showing up tho poorest. There Is a j ,llow!c( congress has made a dcN plentiful moisture supply genciany. : ,nlUj bcsinK the balancing of gisewnero in vne sluvj pum ("".thu budget. The rise In retail transactions, Brodstreet's observed, Is regarded generally as n hopeful augury for the future. Stocks aro at n minimum ond must be replaced, and taking ad vlintogo of this wholesalers. Jobbers and manufacturers are busily prepar ing thrclr linen and sending out ren- sovorul sections. Tho cold weather j rosl,nlllUv(,s to tho sources of dls- has boon unfavorable to tho crop uuc Urlbutlon In the expectation tho Juno first estimated production ,, , contnuc. are rather spotted and uneven. Tho Jackson county commercial crop may run around 3,500 caro. Oregon peaches show up with fair to good prospects, gcnorallly, but very spotted ond uneven. This Is true of both early and late varieties. Some leaf curl ond blight Is reported from Flour Iiard Federation, 40 lbs. Per barrel , . Soft wheat, bbl. Meat PORTLAND, Juno HOT Despite the so-called official figures of pro- Be ductlon, there to ft decreasing supply 6c of butterfat reaching the creameries 6c of local sections. Explanation of the 25c recent Increase In tho cnurn despite 60tho smaller run of fat Is given by 10c j tho trade. 610c Undertone of the trade haa peppeu 36o I Up somewhat with standards firmer 30c ond Vfcc higher on the produce cx . 16o j change for tho weekend session of 150 , tho cube market. 90o There was no change In othr J00' grades. 16c! With the advent of hot weather, . 2DO,,ha nn, mnrlf.r. Aeal Is chaneinlT 'Sc i somewhat In tho Pacific coast terri tory although this has not as yet been found reflected In tho price list. Market for live chickens Is very weak with reports Indicating still lower nricos for light weignt iowis. There Is no real snap to any branch of the chicken market. Call for hen , turkeys to go into storage remains very good with prices at lea3t steady. There 13 pracucony no demand for toms although a few probably could be moved at the ex treme low point. Weather cooked strawberries caused on upheavel of prices for quality of feriniiB during tho weekend trade. Itc.il good stuff was scarce out mere was an abundance of fair to poor fruit. Fair demand for raspberries With the fast advancing season, tne market for asparagus Is snowing ai mojt general price leas but consider ing the period, values nave nem re tl3S markably well. Quality Is still very - 4.75 good. 4.00 j Market remains weak for country j killed calves with weather conditions nzntnst extensive sale. Hogs, how- 8c 'ever, ore Inclined to hold steady. Top the afternoon of March 1 ond whom she told that tho Lindberghs had dt elded to stay another day at Hope well Instead of returning to Engle woou. And Bhe said she had gone for a drive with him on the evening of Marth 1. She mado conflicting state ments to where they had gone and before police could pin her down on thiB point she because so nervous and hysterical they had to postpone the questioning. When they return ed she killed herself. Brinkort's alibi statement that he had spent the night of March 1 in Ertdjeport takoB a major develop. nient of the Lindbergh case Into Ccm(ectjcut ' for trio second time. Sotn alter the baby was Kidnaped Heny (Red) Johnson, sailor suitor of Betty Oow. the baby's nurse, was arrested there. Johnson Still Held tho kidnaping and murder case, re signed as butler ot the Moody home on March 1. ' . Moody told Decker today he last saw his ladder In February. It was one used to prune fruit trees. It resembled the ladder found near the Lindbergh Sourland home. Captain Decker and Moody dis cussed the case today. Moody sud denly thought of the ladder. He ond Captain Decker went to look for It. The ladder could not be found. Mamaroncck police Immediately advised New Jersey state police and it was revealed troopers wore assigned to come hero at once. On April 1. the day before Dr. John F. Condon paid the 60.000 futile ransom money for the return of the Lindbergh baby, Brlnkert ob tained a Job os butler In the home of Mrs. H. D. McKay. Larchmont. He was accompanied by a woman, : 35c .. ' 8c ..60c (3 - , 40c 23o ..16 25c . 200 10o 120 10C . One Useful Mouse The grasshopper mouse, which ! found In western states, ninkes lb soli; useful by eating grasshoppers beetles, crickets nni seorplons. Pot rnisr. lh."Zr"T.12-15c quality lambs are merely holding. Chops and steaks, lb. 1520o strawberries were marketed under Hamburger, lb - 16o' different trade conditions today on i'o the east side farmers- miirnei. uui 'ity berries were grabbed even before the market opened: entire loads be 20c , tin tln to 75c crate, the high Ham, lb. ' Fish Knlmrtn. lb. freslll Halibut, lb. (fresh) 18c marlc tor th0 day. There was a spread to wnom no piuu me """j He finally established what police known as his wife, who was engaged said was a satisfactory alibi, but his as houseworker. On May 5 the couple examination developed the fact he . left the Job. had entered the country Illegally and he was ordered deported. He has never been sent out of tho country, however, and Is still held ot Ellis Island, no explanation having been offered for failure to deport him. Johnson was arrested because he was driving a green automobile, such a car having been seen leaving the Lindbergh estate the night of the kidnaping. Brlnkert also drives a green car and was parking it in New Rochclle when he was arrested last nlght.ii Described as Tnxl Driver In Information about Brlnkert Given out by police ho was described as a taxi driver who hod worked at various other minor Jobs and who had a smoll time police record. It was learned today, however, that for five months prior to the day of the kid naping he had been employed as a butler In a Momaroneck, N. Y.i home ond quit that Job the day the baby was stolen. . As soon as Brlnkert was arrested he was confronted by Dr. John F. Coiioon, tho aged New Vork City "Jalsio" who paid a futile $50,000 rantom of Colonel Charles A. Lind bergh's money for return of the baby. Dr. Condon, however could not Iden tify him os the Scandinavian John' Men! Here What You Wanted ... The MOCCASIN TYPE ,: . J newest of new for men! You'll find it comfortable and sturdy for general wear I . J. C. Penney Co. 1307-1309 A'dams Ave. La Grande, Ore. ; ; i Light hens, lb. Spring, lb Poultry 26c 25c E. BRINKERT, EX-CONVICT, TELLS STORY (Continued From Page One) tho receipt of ony money presumed nickel a pound. to hove been cashed by Brlnkert has ripen received from the New Rochellc police." ' , Col. Schwarzkopf said that study of various signatures of Brlnkert showed that he sometimes also spell ed his name Brenkhert and Brlnkest. of 40 W 75c. In the price range during the Saturday session with Morsnaus and Oregons taking the entire range while Gold Dollars moved 60 60c crate. . r Raspberries were in smoll supply but sold ogoln at 2 crate. lettuce was firmer and higher in spots but tho range continued at 75c , $1 crate for good stuff. Pco3 were ocaroce ond firmly priced ot i'inrd'Ac lb. cherries were weak down to o I t.li of 310.000 bushels Is considerably ' more than haa been harvested any season since 1028. Tho Oregon apple crop shorn up very " promising at tills early dale. irrTKiit'AT wu.ij -".. cold rolnv weather has not boon Zn Z: '."cu r 1. V o f to o7 wl'th narmfu, from present Indication, ho period before tho World war when (The un-.,rcccdentxl worm dninage of such things os night life, sophlstlca- t h mulatad ,n nnin pni rnmiiu on ma not , vt,,i"" v" - 1 ' 1 " occupy qulto so much space on tho front pagos. " There aro sonsotlonol exposes with dramatic Incidents which will keep audiences on tho edgo of tholr seats. Dorothy Jordan heads tho cast and others In tho picture aro Lewis Stone, Nell Hamilton, Robert Young. Walter Huston. Jinuriy Duronto, Myrna Loy, Joan Marsh ond John Mlljan. SAN FRANCISCO. June 11 (,r But terfat f. o. b. Sun Francisco 18c. , TKI.I.S STOKY TO POLICE , ALPINE. N. J., June 11 OT Ernest Brlnkert, ox-convlct arrested In itlie Lindbergh case, told his story to state police today, and Immediately thereafter officers drove rapidly nwoy for on unonnounced destlna tlon. extradition. He flatly denied an ante-mortem statement by Miss Sharpe that she hod spent the evening of Morch 1. the night tho boby was stolen, with him. ' . Sticks to Ills Story On the contrary, he Insisted, he ond his wife spent both that night and the night following at "a very nlca . home" owned . by, a negro In Bridgeport, Conn.. . Soon after this alibi was made pub lic Inspector Harry Walsh, of the Jersey City police, who has charge of the Brlnkert examination, left the state police station In an automobile Arrested In New Rochelle. N. Y., lost night after the suicide of Vlo- j wltli a trooper and an unidentified I let Sharpe, waitress In the Engle- mnn In civilian clothes. wood, N. J. home of Mrs. Dwlght w. it wns determined this man was To Question Sister The search in connection with the kidnaping was extended across the Atlantic again today os -Scotland Yard was asked to question Emily Sharpe, sister of the suicide, who sailed for England four days after tho Jafsle ransom was paid. She was traced to the village where she had been visiting and It was found she was on her way to tho home of her parents, where arrangements were mode to question her. It was also learned in England that Emily Sharpe had booked passoge to return to America on the Aqultonia. leaving next Saturday. There was no official statement os to whether In view of this fact English police would be asked to detain her there or let her home on over here for possible further examination. When Violet Sharpe committed sui cide yesterday Colonel and Mrs. Lind bergh wore in the Morrow home pre paring for a' dinner In honor of a gn'1 relative dr Mrs. Lindbergh's. The dinner was cancelled. About the only major figure In the Lindbergh cose not drawn backj into the limelight by the suicide oi the Morrow waitress and the arrest of Brlnkert is John Hughes Curtis of Norfolk, confessed hoax negotia tor for return of the baby, who is Normal School Texts and Supplies We stock all the texts that are to be used during the Summer session of Normal School . Be sure to get necessary supplies: Blue Canvas Board-back 3-ring Binders ... $1.00 Black Flexible-back 3-ring Binders $1.40 to $1.70 Paper and Cloth Bound 2-ring Binders . 25c to $1.00 Notebook Paper for 8x11 Binders, per pkg 30c Notebook Paper for 2-ring binders, per pkg. 10 & 25c Automatic Pencils - 60c and up Fountain Pens - $1-00 and up Ink, per bottle 15c Pencils lc to 10c Erasers 5c to 10c Notebooks 5c to 25c Also Art Supplies, Biology Material, etc. La Grande Book & Stationery Co. "Service Station for Home and Office" 1114 Adams Ave. Main 90 Look Over Our Want Ads for Bargains i. I'Olll'I.AM) CASH PORTLAND, Oro., Juno 11 ll'l Oosh wheat: Big Bend bluesU'in 02c. . Bolt white 63c. Western white 52c. Hard winter 61o. Northern spring 51c. Western red 5014c Oats: No. 2 whlto 25.0O. I'OltTI.AMI l'llOmK'K PORTLAND. June 11 Ml But' tor Prints 02 score or better 10c i 20o; RtandurdB 17c(-i lllc. Strawberries Oregon 24s 75 t.f 85c: Gold Dollar 00(n 70o. Butterfat, eggs, live poultry country meats unchanged. Mohair, nutu, caacam bark. hops, onions, potatoes, new ond seed po tatoes, wool ond hay quotations unchanged. McMturn supply is plentiful and June first condition is imported ot 77 per cent " compared with 011 per cent a year ago and a 10-year average of 01. Tho cherry crop prospect.! are ex tremely variable, hut tho June first condition Is slightly hlghor than In cither of tho past two yeors. tine to some extent to very favorable outlook In Wasco county, one of the most im portant commercial district. Present condition Ij estimated at 02 per cent. Dried prunes are a complete fail ure In many orchards and pre-.ipcuts generally are poor. The Ju.ie first condition ot only 40 per cent in ten iwr cent lower than hist year. Poor prospocls nre mostly attributed to cold rainy wcot.h"r during blossoming and polleulzotton anil to sane frost ilnm age. Fresh prunes on tho other hand I show up very good and are much bet Uor than a year ago. It Is a little -.Mirly In the caso of all prunes fin" a very deflnfVe Idea on what the final harvest will be. Oregon aprli-ots prom:-.i a very 'good crop. Prospects for all berry Icroi.s In the state oro go.xl to very i nml good, but wanner wcoUlh' Is needed .The season Is considerably behind I Strawberry harvest Is on at the pres ent time with a normal crop gener ally and the most favorable markel Scomlttton in year.i and growers ore (very drsrmirogcd. Raspberry coiuil-j I tlnn of 7 per cent compares Willi H2 a vnir ot:o. Blaeki'a-is, lunvcvor. , oic below last year. ' ivrmifwu. will' T LIVERPOOL, Juno 11 ll'i Wheat Morrow, grandmother of the mur- j not tile prisoner ond it was learned awaiting trial at Flemlngton. closed: July 63: Oct . 65',i; Dec. cored Lindbergh baby, urinxeri. came Brlnkert would be neia at mpine oi. 5(1. Exchange $3.07. here voluntarily early today, waiving 1 least until his alibi was checked. Pre sumably ho gave police the name oi ! !8.SSsi8S'S?'S'SSSS'5 MARKET NEWS OF THE DAY s 8 CHICAGO WHEAT Open High Low Close .liilr (old) - -SI '.?? -'i .sin.Sl JiKU'A (new) r,n M M Sept. (old) .I'sCi Mi9f (new) r. I i Ji -Kl'4 Die r.TSf.r.l", -IWfs JW M,VH TOUTI-ANI) tt'HKAT Open Ulsh Low Close -I ulv 511 JH M M si-ii'i. .-.o "", .no JWM Kir r.i vl -friM CHICAGO COltN Open ii'gh Low Clnw .1 niv SMi .:uiii.:t(ii .W4a, -Wilis'.! sept Xtii .:ila4(Sa iter :i:t.:t:i( Jayt j& ' the Brldnenort negro but this lntor- matlon was not mode public. The body of Miss Sharpe. In whom Mrs. Morrow expressed her faith even otter the suicide, loy today In Engle wood undertaking establishment where an autopsy was performed. A partial report on this autopsy dis closed the servant had not been suf fering from any aliment, had not been pregnant and that there was no physical reason discoverable to explain her act. Questioned Repeatedly The young woman had been ques tioned repeatedly becauso her early routine examination did not satisfy police, and It was wheri police called j again yesterday to continue their In- -vcstlgation that she drank poison. Tho day before she died, however, she hod Identified a picture of Blnk- j crt os that of a man who hod tele phoned her at the Morrow home on ' MOODY LAimiilt MISSING MAMARONECK, N. Y June 11 Captain Edward Decker of the Mo maroneck police, today said Claude W. Moody, real estate man of Rouken Glen, declared he suspects the lad der used to enter Charles A. Lind bergh Jr.'s nursery window on March 1. was stolen from the Moody grounds. Ernest Brlnkert, latest suspect In PROSPERITY IS ARISING! E Commercial Accounts, Large or Small, Invited YES that have been looking fondly backward to the last period of prosperity now look for ward to a new and even greater prosperity, a prosperity built of stouter stuff. The new prosperity arises out of hard work and cour age and enterprise. Business men in line with this program will find our resources at their command. FIRST NATIONAL BANK Today and Sun day LEW AYRES "HEAVEN ON EARTH" with ANITA 1.01'ISK "SUM" SUMMKHVIU.K POIITI.AMl LIVESTOCK Ore., June 11 (ill week, 'nudvi In cattle for strli'tly top itnule IIOMANCK! DliAMA! ACTION 1 AIM 1.1 S KIIIIIIKS 20c 5c 1'OHTI.AND. Cottle Ml for was inipruvrii nil oiin v,,- -'! -..,r i.,.i littl.- ,.li,itt iv-iMUTi'ti 1 In volm-.i for grosser stuff which ap peoivd In tar greatest supply. At week's opening tew load ti-il steel's K,ilil ut sil.so. with n part cur at 'J5o belter. Heltei-i sold at 0.2S (l.85 liir but fed offerings, all 25e better than for similar Hirelings, llriiss.-is shewed a general top of 5.7S in the ,U?er alleys with bulk of sale.i or gmxl stutr around $5. SO; bulls moved nrmind J .'iO.i. 4.00. with the greater bulk ot the good stuff at 3.00 (,i :l.n0: vealers ami calves sold at a splemt or 3.lWi :t.60. with tile bulk within 50c of the top. llogi 5ir.ll tor week. Trade started atrcng with prices l- about J5 cents In spots. Top tight butchers sonr.-d lo 1.4 'Jfi. The advance was loit ot the weekend with trading down to an exlreinj ot 4.10. strong weight ami heavy sort! were a.0OM.0: pack ing sows '2.2S..i JJ .'iO: slaughter pigs r.l'oot, M.SOi rci-r pic ruled genet ally f.i.oo i.t :i.'jj. with a somcwhot better deuianil. Sheep and liuiilw 527H for w.ek. Clcni'iiil trailing was wltlimit quot able change for the week. Ho-il qual ity lambs sold at M.tW generally, with Mllghtly Inferior orrerlngs at M.50 (,i $:l.50; yearlings were 1.2o i.i WOO. with culls to choice ewes socy 11.00. a r. . 1 l-M' ff 1 j M 9 E ra? a 1 iSmdm AVIES w.iii CntA GABLE "Polly of The Circus" Ends Tonight THE CITY! . . Crucible of Dreams and Glory . . . From its Turbulent Soul Rises a Human Story! tou nv . . . KANN1K HURST Wluso honrt Is New York . . , who knows this nmcl. Riiy, stonny, fnbu loia IslniKl us no other Uvlr.i? sovtll Life's Laughter . . . Life's Hopes . . . Written An Imperishable Rhapsody of Love! i IT'S A PANIC" Itenny Meniff Jnzx Hand 150SCO CARTOON Starting SUNDAY trif SUNDAY 35c IRENE DUNNE RICARDO CORTEZ ANNA APPEL GREGORY RATOFF
