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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'
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Light hens, lb.
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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
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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
!
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MARKET NEWS OF THE DAY
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Open High Low Close
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(new) r,n M M
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(new) r. I i Ji -Kl'4
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TOUTI-ANI) tt'HKAT
Open Ulsh Low Close
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si-ii'i. .-.o "", .no JWM
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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!
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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.
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