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Saturday, July 9, 1932 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE. ORE. ivir'r Page Five i 1 ILDCAIL Has Operation Mrs. Ruby Young, of La Grande, underwent a major operation this morning at the Grande Ronde hos pital. ldUftf Left llosiiltul '' . Mrs. Gust Tslatsos and son. who was bom on July 2 af the Grande Ronde hospital, returned to their home at Btarkey this morning. Returns C. B. Happersett, state treasurer ot the Eaglea lodge, returned last Might from Ontario where Iff attended the ceremony which accompanied the or ganization of an aerie there. A class of 250 new membera was initiated at an impressive ceremony. Mr. Happer sett la secretary of the La Grande acrle. i (Undergoes Operation ? I Mrs. Alvln Clark, of Cheyenne. i V.Wyo.. Underwent a minor operation " Hhls morning at the Grande Ronde hospital. Mrs. Clark and her family, who are touring the northwest, were In an automobile accident on July 4 In which Mrs. Clark sustained an In jured arm. She is Improving satisfactorily. To Sunimervllle Mrs. Frederick Ott and baby re turned to summervllle thla morning after spending several days at the Grande Ronde hospital. To Umatilla Mr. and Mrs. James Brake left thl mornlng to return to their home In Umatilla after spending the past few ,,days In La Grande as the house guest 'of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rush. On Wedding Trip Mr. and Mrs. Gcorgo Scott, of Bnker, who were married Thursday -afternoon in Baker, were La Grande visitors and left yesterday morning for Spokane on their wedding trip. Touring John S. Dean, accompanied by his wife, stopped in La Grande last night en route to Western Oregon. They make their home in Topcka, Kan., and are making a tour of the north west. From Boise I Anicng the recent visitors in La Grande were Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Whit- ' ney and Mr. and Mrs. Pulmer, of Boise, who stopped here last night and lclt this morning to resume their tour. To Walla Walla Miss Roberta Kyle, who has made he homo in La Grande for the past two yeais, expects to leave Monday to Join her mother, Mrs. E. G. Shaw, in Walla Walla. She will make her hoi.-.e ' there. To Pendleton Mrs. P. L. Dyal Is driving to Pcn ( dieton today and will be accompanied L (back to La, Grande by her husband, who' is 'worklng'at Reith. Ho plans to leave in the morning on the Port land Rose for Salt Lake City. Improving Dr. R. P. Murphy, who is ill at Hot Lake, is reported to be Improving. Has Operation Frank Martin, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Martin, of Walla Walla, was in La Grande yesterday and under went an eye operation at the Bouvy hospital. He will be confined in the hospital for several days. Tonsils Itemoved Lorlo Titus, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Titus, of North Powder, had his tonsils removed yesterday at the Bouvy hospital. . Itcturn After a business trip that took them to Boise, Caldwell and Ontario for several days, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. 0 Harrison have returned to their home here. En Route to iJlkc Mr. and Mrs. V. P. Farrcr. of Boise, stopped for a short while In La Grande this morning en route to Wallowa Lake. a Itctiirns Home Miss Peggy Oliver has returned to her home in Pendleton after visiting during the past week with Miss Jeanne Devine here. From Summervllle Miss Irene Pottratz. of Summervllle. Is a visitor In La Grande this week end. Visit at l.ostlnc Mr. and Mrs. Hugh 8. Maglll. of Chicago. 111., arrived In La Grande last night and alter spending the night here left this morning to visit 'friends at Lostlne. Will Itntiim Alter spending a weeks vacation visiting friends In Portland and Long view. Miss Edna Mac Wilson and Miss Leah Bramwcll are expected to Hooks Opened or Closed Financial statement and tax returns compiled. FRANK L. BLACK 1701 5th St. "CUtTAINS CURTAINS" Havo them done on our Curtain Equipment, handled by experts. The house will look like home. Modern Laundry PHONG MAIN 77 Come In and Let r Test Your Battery and Fill With Water Free of Charge Mcdonald electric co. Phone Main 73 1428 Adams IBEDIEIFjr return this weekend to La Grande. They left La Grande on Saturday, July 2. Illue Wrils Meet ' 'the Wlldflower Blue Bird group enjoyed a picnic on the lawn at the home of the leader. Mrs. Merton Crtiders, yesterday afternoon. The p.'cnlo dinner waa served potluck style, after which the girls practiced tongs and playea games. Those who mended were Misses Ruby and Eva Scarbrough, Betty Swalbfcrg, Betty Ji an Provost and Ploy Wetzel. To Leave Mrs. Audmer Playle, who has visited during the past week with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Caldwell, and Mr, Playle's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Playle, expects to taave Mon day for her home In Chehalis. Mr. Playle accompanied her to La Grande for the week, but returned on July S to his home. To Wallowa Lake A party of about 20 faculty mem bers, students and friends of the Eastern Oregon Normal school left this morning for Wallowa Lake and the Lake basin where they will spend the weekend. Elmo 8tevenson has charge of the trip. They planned to enter the Lake basin by horseback this morning and to spend the af ternoon hiking and fishing. Tomor row morning they were to climb Eagle Cap mountain and then ride back to Wallowa Lake on horseback, after which they were to return to La Grande late tomorrow evening. Church Services Services at the Gospel Mission Sun day will be aa follows: Sunday school 0 :45. morning worship It a. m young people's meeting 6:45 and eve ning service 7:30 p. m. Sunday after noon at 2:30 a baptismal service will be held In the river at the city park. All are Invited. The Sunday evening subject will be "The Immediate Com ing of Jeaus Christ." ..' Return Home ,v Mrs. Gerald Rummel . and her daughter, Mildred Keagle. who spent the last few days visiting friends east of Joseph, returned to their home yesterday. Leaves Mrs. FVed W. Parks left this noon for her home In Bremerton after visiting since July 4 with her par ents, Dr. and Mrs. E. G. Klrby. Lieut. Parks, her husband, is. commanding officer of the marine corps at Bre merton. She was formerly Miss Mar Jorie Kirby. To Wallowa Lake Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Hanabergh, of Cincinnati, Ohio, stopped In La Grande last night and called at the offices of the Oregon State Motor association to Inquire concerning the roads to Wallowa Lake. They left thla morning for the Lake and plan . to stay there about a week;". MnHana- Hergh"M an -officer ' in ''the' united States Army. Itevrultliig for B. E. F. J. C. McCarl, who haB been In Washington for the laat tew weeks with the "Bonus Expeditionary Forces," was in La Grande yesterday seeking to recruit additional men to Join the bonus army marchers In f, c capltol city. Perfect Citizenship The title "epitome of good citi zenship" has been applied to the verses found In Mark 12:17; Luke 20:25, with respect to payment of taxes: "Render unto Caesar (the state) the things that are Cnesar's and unto God the things that are God's." Silk From Wood Pulp Within recent years wood pulp has been used for the production of artificial silk (celanese), which Is made Into stockings, underclothing and dress materials. Serves Them Right A doctor declares that 90 out ot every 100 persons carry germs. I am glad to think that the other ten make the little beggars walk. Lon don Tlt-Blts. To Rout Temptation Let a man but be earnest In pray ing ngalnst temptation as the tempt er is In pressing It, and he needs not proceed by a surer method Short Long Paved Highway Pacific avenue, running from Ixs Angeles, Calif., to Vancouver, Brit ish Columbia, mostly paved with concrete, Is 1,476 miles long. It Is probably -the longest stretch of paved highway In the world. Petroleum's Origin The origin of petroleum Is not definitely solved, but nearly all au thorltles agree that It has been de rived from living matter of past geologlcnl epochs, fish, most likely. Jab at the Conceited Conceited men often seem a harmless kind of man, who, by an overweening self-respect, relieve others from the duty of respecting them at all. Beecher. Depth Brings Religion A little philosophy Incllneth man's mind to atheism; but depth In philosophy brlngeth men's minds about to religion. Bncon. Reverie Process Rising In life Is not Kke rising In . haiinnn In the former case you must get rid of the gas and keep the sand. Boston Transcript rv.u. Raiin Supplies Water Hundreds of artesian wells In , ..i Fnrfnnrt. draw water from the chalk bruin 300 feet below the How Delegates Here's how delegates to the Democratic national convention make their voices heard tn great Chicago Stadium. Miss Chrlstlue Stern, delegate from Virginia, Is seen speaking Into the, lapel microphone of Stuart Godwin, a page, of Evnintoii, III., while the session waa In progress, The'"mtke" Is brought down the convention aisles by n '. pully attachment. Made Run, Anyway In 1872 a Democratic convention at Louisville, which bad refused to accept the nomination of Greeley for President, at Baltimore, nomi nated . Charles O'Conor of New JTork, a Catholic. O'Conor refused the nomination by telegraph, but the convention proceeded to nomi nate him anyway. In the subse quent election he received thou sands of votes In 23 states. How It Is Done A father and his little boy were having a discussion on legal mat ters. "Whot Is a retaining fee?" asked the little boy. Bis father replied: "A retaining fee Is a fee pnld to a Inwyer before he will un dertake to do any work for a cli ent." "Oh I" replied the little boy. "like putting a shilling In a meter before you get any gas." Toronto Globe. Earliest "Gold Standard" ' When Philip of Macedon started a great gold currency, It was then that sufficient fluid capital could be wielded to attack Persia. The union of that great kingdom, the mightiest known In the world till then, from the Balkans to Lahore rested upon a vast gold basis, the central store being 200 tons of gold, worth $150, 000,000. Where Commander Died When General Kearny was wound ed In fighting on the Ballard farm In Virginia, during the Civil war, he was carried to a large slump of black oak which was four feet across. Here he died In a Bhort time. The stump therefore, was always known as the Kearny Btump. After It decayed and crum bled, a stone marker replaced it. The Impressive English The English are perhaps the best fitted of all nations to Impress for eigners. The personal calm, secur ity, activity, stubbornness and pros perity give nn almost unrlvnled example of whnt nil men wish to be like. Goethe. Odd "I reason" History records that In the early period of English history two doga offered death for assaulting one of the Hons In the Tower of ten don, ou the principle ot Its being trenson against royally I "Crank's" Salvation "A man may be sumpln of a crank," said Uncle Eben, "an' not have much trouble If he's wlllln' to go 'long wlf de general machinery, 'slid of tryln' to turn de other way." Washington Star. Potato for Burns It Is well to remember that raw potato Is a good remedy for burns. Scrape or grate the potato and ap ply It like a poultice to the Injured surfaces. It will be found uiosl soothing. NO INSTALLMENT PLAN FOR AUTO LICENSE FEES (Continued from Page One) governor and the calling of a special session of the legislature to enact changes In the license laws are the only means now open for relief In purchase of automobile license fees. HOOVER VETO, . HOWEVER, IS HELD CERTAIN (Continued from Page One) Robinson of Indiana. Schall, and 8telwer 14. Democrats Ashurst, Bratton, Broussard. Bulow, Byrnes. Caraway, Cohen. Coolldge, Copeland. Costlgan. Dill. Fletcher, George, Harrison, Har den, Hull, Kendrlck, Lewis, Long, Mc "Speak Out" Gill, McKcllar, Morrison, Plttman, Robinson of Arkansas, Sheppard, Stephens, Tralmmell, Wagner and Walsh of Mass., 20. Total 43. Against: Republicans Austin, Bing ham. Blaine. Capper, Couzens, Fess, Glenn, Goldsborough, Kale, Hastings, Hatfield. Hebert, Kean, Keyes, LaFol lettc, Metcalf, Patterson, Reed, Smoot, Townsend, Vandenberg, Walcott, Wat son and White 26. Democrats Bailey, Black, Connalls, Glass and Gore 5. Farmer-Labor Ships tead 1. Total 31. Consider Changes In "Murder Docket 9 SALEM, July 9 (P) The Mnrion county circuit court "murder docket,' scheduled to start next Monday be fore Judge Fred W. Wilson, of The Dalles, may last over two weeks under plans for a continuance discussed over the telephone by District At torney Carson and Judge Wilson. Tl docket had called for trials of Du- pree Poe, Robert Ripley and Frank Manning, charged with murder of Night Officer Iverson at SUverton, Robert Coleman alias Harry Brpel- ding, charged with murder of Lloyd, Eddy of Salem; trial of B. F. Glesy and Zeno Schwab, former Aurora bank and mortgage loan company of ficials, charged with mishandling of funds of two Institutions, and Charles R. Archerd, former Salem Implement dealer charged with Irregularities In handling of warehouse receipts. , Mr 8. Roy A. Hunt Passes At Baker Word has been received In La Grande by Mrs. Jesse Fosterling of the death of her sister, Mrs. Roy A. Hunt, native resident of Baker coun ty. Mrs. Hunt died in Baker yes terday morning after an illness of two weeks, during which time she was confined to St. Elizabeth's hos pital. Mrs. Hunt, who was formerly Adellc McMurren, was born In Pocahontas, April 12. 1870, of Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam McMurren, pioneer residents of Baker county. She married Mr. Hunt In 1910 and lived on a ranch at Keat ing for the next 20 years. She Is survived by her husband; two sons, Fred and Allan, students at Oregon State college; and three sisters, Mrs. Fosterling, of La Grande; Mrs. George Brunson. of Fcrndalc; and Mrs. Cecil Moorehcad, of Red wood City, Cal. Funeral services will be held in Bnker on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mis. Fosterling Is now In Bnker. IT... TAKES BOTH to make ; Prosperity- TltUE prosperity ia not the result of reck less, indiscriminate spending . . . but of wise, timely spending . . . which, in turn, is impossible without systematic SAVING, Open a Savings' Account and keep it up. First National Bank SOCIETY NOTES Presbyterian Missionary Society Meets at Riverside Park Friday; Hears Talk on Hawaiian Islands A delightful event of Friday after noon was a meeting of the Presby terian Missionary society at Riverside park. Mrs. J. George Walz, as pro gram leader, arranged a varied and Instructive program'. Mlsa Eleanor Cleaver was the speak er of the afternoon and In a pleasing manner brought the Hawaiian Islands, the people and customs to the mem bers. Miss Cleaver recently returned to La Grande to spend the summer vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Cleaver, after having taught two years In the islands. She described the climate which Is great ly affected by the mountains, the houses built without chimneys, the schools which are conducted on the same plan aa thoee of the United States, and the friendly and common place people. Hostesses for the afternoon were Mrs. Walz, Mrs. S. B. Morgan, Mrs. W. B. Pickens and Mrs. Clyde Webb. August 12 Is the date of the next meeting. - . ' E. 0. N. Outing Is " Enjoyable Event The big annual summer school pic nic, to which students at the East ern Oregon Normal school look for ward during the entire summer ses sion, was held yesterday at 4 o'clock at Pine Cone. Swimming at 4 o'clock was followed by a baseball game tn which the faculty and students com peted. A picnic luncheon was served after which songs and stories were enjoyed around a huge bonfire. Miss Helen Moor and Elmo Steven son, or the faculty, were in charge of arrangements for the outing. Mr. and Mrs! Best Are Entertained Mr. and Mrs. Durward Best, whoso marriage was held SaturXiy In La Grande, have been entertained con siderably since their return to their homo In Baker. A charivari party was given them In Baker on Thursday night. The bride, formerly Miss Elsie Rich, is a daughter of Mr. and Mtb. Ed Rich, and the bridegroom 1b the son of Mr. and Mrs. Orra Best. Family Dinner Is Given For Class The annual family dinner, at which the families of the membera of the Pathfinder class of the Methodist church are entertained every summer, Was held lost night at 6:30 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. 8. T. Bailie Mrs. Renwtck Clark was chairman of the event. . Supper was served at 6:30 and the evening was spent informally. Another picnic Is planned for the summer but the date has not yet been announced. Miss Stoddard And , George Scott Wed La Grande friends of Mlso Norma Stoddard and George Scott, both of Baker, will bo Interested to 3ea,n of their marriage on Thursday afternoon in Baker. David I. Stoddard, of La Grande, president of tho Union stako of the L. D. S. church, performed the ceremony at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stod dard. ! -I Wr f UtVrfK Miss Stoddard, dressed In a blcge suit trimmed In fur with white a ccssorles and carrying a bouquet of gardenias, lilies of the valley and roses, was met at tho stairway by ner father, who gave her In marrlagfc. Mr. Scott was accompanied by Merrill Stoddard, brother of the bride. The wedding march was played by David Eardlcy.' Before tho marriage tcro- mony Mrs. David L. Stoddard aang "At Dawning." Covers were laid for 22 at a din ner served Immediately after tho wedding. Tho rooms were beautifully decorated with pink and whlto Can' terbury bells. The samo color acheme was carried out on tho tables with roses and eweetpeas. Mr. and Mrs. Scott left In tho eve' nlng by automobllo for Spokane on wedding trip. They will be at homo at 2500 Main street after August 1. The bride la a graduate ot Bakor High school and the University of Oregon. She was graduated In 1030 from the university, whore she was a momber of the Gamma Phi Beta sor ority. Mr. Scott, athletlo coach of the Baker High school, 1b a graduate of Oregon Stte college, where he waa member of Sigma Nu fraternity. Baptists Picnic At Riverside Park Sixty members of the Baptist Sun day school were entertained at a pic nic yesterday afternoon nt 4 o clock at Riverside park. Games were played during tho late afternoon under the direction of Miss Bessie Berry, and at 0:30 a potluck dinner was served. The Sunday school furnished Ice cream which was enjoyed after din ner, and J. Jordahl, superintendent, presented each of tho small children with an all-day sucker. Miss Berry was assisted In arrang ing the games by Harvey St. Johns and Rev. B, M. Godwin. Mrs, O. E. Happersett arranged the refreshments. ftOPT AT. PAT.TCNnAl Thursday, July 7 7:30 Eagles auxiliary, at tho Eagles hall. Friday, July 2;30 Presbyterian Missionary society, Riverside park. 4:00 Baptist Sunday school plcnlo, at Riverside park. 6 :30 Annual family dinner Pathfinder class of M. E. church, with Mr. and Mrs. 8. T. Bailie. jilts' Opening of s Winter's llP1 MONDAY, JULY 11TH We invite you to inspect our freshly baked Breads, Pies, kt!?39 Cookies, Cakes, Rolls, Coffee j kk Cakes, etc. 0ML Winter's Bakery Miss Hess Duke, Society Editor Telephone Main 600 Until 0:30 a. Monday, July 11 - 1:45 San Bouct club, picnic, with Mrs. Henry Hill. 2:00 Pythian Barters auxiliary club, with Mrs. James Quinland, at the Riverside park. 2:30 Hewoketa Camp Fire, with Miss Imogene Schilling. . 7:30 Royal Neighbors of Am erica, at the I. O. O. F. hall. 8:00 Eastern Star Social club, with Miss Stella Bloch. ... Wednesday, July 13 2:30 Women's Christian Tem perance Union, with Mrs. E. M. Hlckox. All-day picnic, St, Peter's Sun day school, at Cove. 2:00 So Ne He club, picnic at Rivorslde park. .' Thursday, July 14 10:00 Riverside Aid, potluck picnic, at Riverside park. ... Friday, July 18 2:00 Friday Bridge club, with Mrs. Charles Playle. 7:30 Pinochle party, Women of the Moo30, at the Moose hall. Progress and Family Life A great many things have affect ed family life during the last 100 years. Among these are the Inven tion of the automobile and the Im provement of our roads, the moving picture, the telephone, the radio, the fact that many wives earn nn Inde pendent Income, the establishment of good nursery schools, the develop ment ot hotels, restaurants and apartment houses. Preserving Documents A good method ot preserving val uable paper documents Is to paste the sheet between two sheets of strong thin transparent material such ns silk or Japanese tissue. This trentment adds strength to the paper nnd also delays the chemical clmnges. - Lasting Roman Wall , ? I The development of the "BrltliH nail" was gradual. Before Agri cola advanced Into Scotland, about A. D. 78, he built forta to protect him from attacks Id the rear, Th tinea thus formed were made per manent by erabnnkmenta of eartli and a ditch, known as the vallum, lludrlnn, about A. D. 120, and 6I eras Septimus 00 years later conu pleted the structure, murus, pr stone wall, parts of which still re EXTRA j MONEY 5 YOU can use It cant youT J Why not sell some of those f things you no longer have uea & for . . . you can do It with a Want-Ad In the . ? OBSERVER I Want-Ad Columns PHONE MAIN 600 i 4 t surface.
