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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE.
Wednesday, July 27, 1932
ILOCAIL IBDSDIEIFJr
'''La, Grande Hiullo l'rpgruni-r-
A l&mlmitA nrmiru m nn Ia tlntntli
Uesorlblng tta .Industries, iconic beau
ty and natural resources, will bo
" hoard from KOAO at Corvallls to
" nlgbt...-At 8:15. o'clock. Many .La
' Orartdors will tune In. It Is believed.
This will, be one of tha weekly pro
grams from KOAO devoted to the
state.
Cack Hubbard Here
-.Caclc. Hubbard,, formerly coach at
the Olymplo club at San Francisco,
left La Orande this morning for Den
ver after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Mol
vln Larson, at their home on M avo-
--ttue. 'Mr, Hubbard will be assistant orande
to Percy Locey, head football coach at
Denver university, and win serve also . visits Sinter
I .Mtos Mildred
Urcshan Visitors Here-
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Lolghton had
as tholr guests yesterday and,, this
morning Mrs. Oalen Fancher and two
sons. Onion ; Jr. and Donald,
Qrcsham.
WHEAT OIIEEN . I as retold .by authorities, followsi
VVIITTT n IlIISlT jtuuiib lempieton vis-
FARM BOARD,Walter Buckish,.! whose husband Is
, , commissioner or schools "of the
(Continued from Page One) rnuippine islands, where the Bab
,. I cocks were visiting. A Filipino
rs. waiKins. sometimes ca ed the nouseooy snowed the youth about
Kansas "wheat queen," launched a . the home as he carefully studied the
Fruit lluycr Here
. L.- Veltman, fruit buyer from fort-
land, has been In the Orando Rondo
valley this week in connection with
tno summer fruit hurvests.
Heultlo Visitor ,,'.
O. R. Pearson, who, makes. Seattle
his homo, has returned to. the Pugct
sound city after a brief visit in La
" as head basketball and track coach,
1 Home From Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood Williams
arrived home last night by train from
a trip to Birmingham, Alb., where
Mr. Williams was a delegate to the
national Elks convention. Ho was ox
alted ruler tho post lodgo year In La
Orande.
-I
Program of Hobbles -,. .
4 A program on hobbles was given
ay faculty membors at the EuBtorn
jprogon Normal school this morning
When .me first assembly of tne sec
ond half of the summer quarter was
held... Roy 1 Skeen Introduced the
speakers who discussed various sorts
-or hobbles, Edward O. Danlol spoke
hnhhlH In oaninl Mlua Union
Moor had reading as her subject, Miss
Arta Lawrence Discussed gsrdenlng,
find Elmo Stevenson described hiking
ib a: hobby. The final speaker was
lohn M. Miller, whoso subject was
aismng,
Leaving Tomorrow i t.? -t
i- Miss Dorothy Klrby will leave to
morrow on a summer vacation trip
to Portland, Seattle, Victoria and
Bremerton. She-will be away from
her home hero for some time.
Gooding Couple Here i
I Mr. and Mrs.- V, O. Humphreys,, of
boodlng college, In Idnho, wore over
night gucBts at the home of Miss
Louise Lolghton on Cedar street yes
terday. Mr. . -Humphreys 1b registrar
!nd professor , 01 mathematics at
loodlng college whero MIss .Lolgh
jn was a graduate In tho 1033 class,
aby Born
A baby daughter, weighing six and
jone-half pounds was born July 24
ht tho Orando Rondo hospital: to-Mr,
find Mrs. J. C. Dockwollor.--Tho little
Kill HUB WWII 11IM11UU nutu UU1IW1U.
hpoke at John Day
Hal Boone,,! secrotary of tho La
jarando chambor of commerce, and
Prod Hart, 8-A ' reprcsontAttvo, :-wore
In 'John Day. Monday afternoon -and
jovcnlng attending a dinner meeting
far -tho Lions olub In that vicinity.
Mrv-Boono spoko beforo tho group on
ino tourist ousinoss. -
Kawksworth has as
her guest, hor sister,, Miss. Jessie
Hawksworth, of Bozeman, Mont., who
will be in La Orando until the end
of the summer quarter at the Eastern
Oregon .Normal . scliool where Miss
Hawksworth Is librarian, -
vigorous attack on the agricultural
of marketing act and tho farm board.
Asked by M. W. Borders Sr.. at
torney who Is conducting the exam
inations of many witnesses, whero she
drew tho line In co-operative mar
keting, she replied:
At tne doggone, d government
Interference In our affairs and our
business. I want the members of
this committee to understand that
the form board Is not from the wishes
of the Kansas farmers. Tho only
thing that will help those farmers Is
to. kick the devil out of the farm
board." v :.-
Mrs. Watkins asserted- 08 nor cent
of : the farmers of the state are
against the farm board.
'The other two per cent," she cried,
don't know tho board's rottenness
or they would also condemn It.1
Sho then characterized the deben
ture plan as "the ruination of the
formers and of all lines of business,
I left the harvest fields lust to
attend this hoarlng. . At the time I
received the call-to come bore. I was
out shoveling wbiat and saving 2 a
Pimse ttjMMkg
Ex-Oovornor Walter Pierce deliver
ed an address-on the humorous hlph.
lights of tho Democratic national day doing It. 1'vo been black with
convention at the Rotary club meet-- "rt ,rom mv work, and I've had to
Ing this noon. Ho brought out many oatns iwico a day, Dut it doesn't
interesting facts whloh wero never d0 nuch good.
reported in tho formal news stories. 1 Just a sample of tho other
and gave his audlenco an excellent Pc0Ple." Mrs. Watkins went on, "who
picture of tho Inside operations of I aro cursing the farm board on our
tho great political gathering 111 Chi
cago.
Hcniits To Meet
A board of rovlew and a court of
honor will bo conducted -,. by Boy
ucout headers tonight at the Presby
terian church. The.board will, meet ,,,. h,i.,t ...:...,
m jsuao vu avuub uww iw UWU1CI3 air
and the court of honor will fol
low at 8 o'clock.
Returned to Jonenh
Mrs, Nora Crawford and Mlas Nor
ma Hopo have returned to tholr m to vote for Roosevelt because Hoo-
8 1 recta and farms. There were hun
dreds of thousands of acres In South
western Kansas lying idle and those
people down there are thrifty people."
Thousand of farmers want to bor
row a few hundred dollars to buy
ineir supplies, she said. "We've
fl
nance corporation and the help to
tne DaiiKs, out do we get any help?
Wo. do not. The banks still turn us
down, lv)
All good Republicans and Demo.
crats alike In my district say, "I'm go.
homca at Josoph after spending the
past six . weeks here attending the
Eastern Oregon NonU school. They
will teach at Joseph during the com
ing yoar. While ;,thoy wero In La
Orando they made their homo with
Mrs. J. A. Coleman.
Caldwell Man Here
O. 8. Coon, of Caldwell, who Is with
tho. Union Stock company, was a La
oranuo bualnefls visitor this wook,
Ho has been buying livestock, i
llaby Daughter Arrive
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Page, of Imulor,
are the parents of a baby girl born
Monday at the Orande Rondo hos
pltah They havo named their new
fnUghtcr, who weighed six pounds,
harlotto Pay.
Has Eye Operation--. ...
Elmer Enri underwent: an oye
operation yen tor dny at tho a r undo
Rondo hospital.
On Fishing Trip '
j John Barnard Thelscn and Doug
lass Moe aro spending several dnys
On a fishing trip. Thoy are on the
sjouth fork of tho Wallowa river,
RHiirmt to Hume
1 Ocorgo Rlchtcr has returned to his
bomo after: spending some tlmo at
tho Orando Rondo hospital whero
btiwns receiving treatment.
t . "OUR PRESS SERVICE"
Olvos you superior work at rea
sonable cost and saves tho house
wife tlmo and worry.
Modern Laundry
rilONK MAIN 77
Noon Lunch
at
Fred's Flnco
"Hits The Spot"
25c
Ice Crcnm, per qt. 35c
Across From Snrajnwoa
Homo From Hpokaue
: Charles, .H.i.ftoynolds has roturnod
from Spokauo whera ho spent a tow
days on business.
Hero From Enterprise
Clyde Ramsoy and Cliff Hart,, of
Enterprise,.: -visited with La Orando
friends ycntcrdnS,
Homo From Hospital..: ,-,
Lawronoe Plllmoro has returned' to
hlB homo on Jcfforson avenuo from
tho Orando Rondo hospital whero ho
underwent a minor operation. ,
Hero From Wallowa .. i
Mrs. O. L." Boles, of. Wallowa, and
Mrs. Anna Pock, of Enterprise, visit
ed friends an La Orando yostorday.
Mrs. Feck Is a former rosldont of this
oity. .. -,
Daughter horn v- ,
Mr. end Mrs. W. W. Roovls oro tho
parents of - a six and three-fourths
pound baby daughter born Sunday
at tno urundo lioncle hospital. Tho
baby will be oallod Joanna Mae.
ver-has given us too much legists
tlon.' It's a ravolt at the polls we're
talking about." . - , ;-j
She said tho farmers wanted no leg
islation, no debentures, but a free
competitive market.
When Mrs: Watkins had finished.
Mrs. Carrlo-Patterson, who farms -340
acres in Oovo county, Kansas, arose
to endorso tho statements of the
wheat queenr
Albert ..Weaver, of Bird City, the
wheat king" of Kansas, declared 80
per cent of tho grain growers want
tho farm board abolished. Ho said
ho controlled 13,000 acres and Is tho
largest continuous wheat producer In
tno state. i.
Thomas Hi Coin, Jacksonville, 111..
president of tho Farmers' national
grain dealors association, said his-organization
represented about 000.000
farmors, and her urged, as tholr
spokesman, that the agricultural mnr-
ketlng act be rcpoalcd,;the farm board
abolished, and the government got
out of business.
Agriculture is suffering from tho
crooplng paralysis of. tho -farm board
and its officers who are drawing
princely salaries," ho testified.
Has Operation. ... .
Mrs. Ivy Bonnott undorwont on ap
pendix operation Monday at the
Orando Rondo hospital,
BONUS ARMY
NOT OUSTED
BY OFFICERS
(Continued from Pago One)
T. W. Smith of Clarendon, Tex.,
grow Irish potatoes from 'oyc8"i of
plantings, without any vino above
ground.
RELIEF ADVANCES
MUST. BE DIRECT
TO THE COUNTIES
(Continued From Page One)
next winter." a. report submitted' to
tno committee read. "Rcoorvos of food,
money and clothing are exhausted,
rent, light and fuel bills aro dclln
qucnt, and tho resources of tho com
munities aro running low. People
havo less capacity for giving and tax
delinquency Is increasing."
Tho treasury lino its workers hero
rencly to start," Olnssford told
Wutors. VDo you want to ovacunlo?"
I can't ask the men to vncato un
til tlioro oro other quarters fori
them," Waters renllod.
No Orders
"Well. I haven't any orders to vn-
cnlo them," alnsslord said.
Major Edward Koves was on tho
Job as offlclnl obsorvor for the trens
ury department. Ho sold tho orders
wont from tho treasury to tho ills
net commissioners yesterday after
noon.
OREGON DRIVERS i
MUST HAVE NEW
TAGS BY AUG.
(Continued from Page One)
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FIUNK L. III.AfK
1701 Bill 81.
Sport Finals
I.U.Ull K
Cincinnati .., 4' 9'
Philadelphia :l a
llontou and Lombard!; Hansen, Cot-
llia Kliu V, UOYIS,
First gnmo: - R. H. E
i-iiisuurgn 0 15 0
t b 13 a
js.eiiior. iinrrin. spctiror, FlxMich
and Pndilen: Walker, Cllbson, schu
maclu'r and lltigan.
First gnmo: h. II. K
Cllliago 1 7 j
Boston 3 0 1
limit. Tinning niul lleinsiey; Brown
and Spohrer.
Second gnmo: r, if
Chicago 4 n' q
Boston 1 13 3
Bush. Pruett nnd Hnrinctt; Frnnk
house and llnrgrnvo.
, , R. II. E.
St. Louis 4 10 3
Brooklyn 5 18 0
Derringer, Stout. Denn nnd Wil
son; Mungo, Phelps. Qtiinn and Lojiea.
AMKII1CAX V.i;,(it'i',
First game: R. H E
Phllndelphla ...i3 17 0
"?"",. 8 10 1
Karnlhnw nnd irevlnv- un.i-.m
vnjiuniriu, wynti nun nuel,
First game: u. n K
New York 14 3
Clevelnnd a 0 1
MncFnyilon and Phillips; Hllde
brnud aud Bewell,
hero today upon his arrival from
Salem.
Ho was naked wlint. ho knew nbout
tho survey of tho automobile license
sltuntlon undertaken by Charles P.
Pray, superintendent of state police.
Thin survey hns for Its purpose tho
Interrogation of drivers whose enrs
hnvo not yet boon equipped with
1033 plntes.
Tho governor sold ho assumed this
survey which, ho snld, is being done
at Prny's Instnnce. is for tho pur
pose' of advising the executive inter
of tho actual conditions confronting
owners of cars who at this doto
continue to opornto with old plates.
Governor Meier described reports
Hint ho plnnned nnothcr respite as
"simply nnothcr of the series 'or un
founded nnd mlslendtng rumors thnt
hnvo muddled tho license situation
to tho expeuso of tho stnto nnd tho
motorists."
Governor Meier snld he Is opposed
to a special session of the legislature.
Ho held thnt oven though some
members of tho legislature' hnvo of
fered to attend the session nt their
own expense, "the taxpnyers nro not
In favor of nny additional expensive
session."
State police are Interrogating mot
orists on nix points. The questions
nsked ore: Do you Intend to purchnsc
license? If not. will tho enr be
stored? Aro you working, nnd what
kind of work? If not. when do you
expect work? Cnn you purchase a
hnlf year license, or a quarter-year
license?
scono of his contemplated crime.
Monday he bought a 13-inch. knife
such as Is used' for killing cattle
not with the Intention Of simulat
ing an oriental murder,-but because
It was cheap. It cost 40 cents,
Ho also bought a five gallon cnn
of keroscno with which ho Intended
to fire the house. Ho figured others
in the houso could escape..
The youth excused himself about
midnight- from the Oakland lunch
room- where he -worked and drove to
the Buckish- home.
--"I bumped into some furniture
and made a lot of noise," the con-csslon-
continued. "I bad to turn
on the light to find the right room
''I stabbed' my uncle twice-in the
chest then went-after my aunt, but
she pulled the covers up around her
neck and I had trouble getting at
her. By the time I got the covers
down, Babcock was out of bed. He
grappled with me. I had to drop
the knife and run.
Leaving his aunt dead and his
uncle horribly slashed, tho boy fled
to the ranch home of a friend,- A. R.
Fltzpatrlck, whom he aroused .at 4
m. He told his friend he hod
fought with his uncle and wanted to
wash off the blood.
This story related to Sheriff Wil
liam J. Bmlg, led to the arrest of
young Templeton early today In the
lunch room In Oakland.
Tho appenranco of Templeton fits
the meager description Babcock gavo
or nis assailant. The youth Is tall
slender, blond and garbed in typical
collegiate fashion corduroys and
Darenesded. '
Known as Model Youth
In Manila he was known
model youth.
The senior Templeton's connection
with Babcock and Templeton com
pany was severed In 1036,- except
lempieion remained a minor stock
holder. The brothers-in-law appar
ently remained on good terms, ' but
young Templeton, Manila dispatches
said, seemed to harbor -a deep re
sentment against his Uncle; -"
In Oakland the lad's mothor wus
reported on the verge of prostration
ana nis father was extremely agl
tated. -
Sheriff Emlg said ho would swear
out a murder ' complaint today and
young Templeton would bo arraigned
In Palo Alto-ln a--few- days. Los
Altos Is In Palo Alto township. ...
mucock is president of the Phlllo-
plno Amateur ' Athletic Federation
nnd representative of -the Philippine
Olympics committee to the Interna
tional Amateur Federation. He re
penny, retired as president-of the
Philippine-Lawn Tennis association
mis- wile had held various oolf
unnmpions in tno Islands whoro tho
couple was prominent in social and
ciuo life. 1 . ... ...
l tno- Palo Alto -hospital early
today -Babcock was reported slightly
....i.m.vcu, out still in critical (on
ditlon. 1- , , . t-.,
mock was nn honor - student
ana -athlete nt Yalo university from
which- ho was grndunted -In' 1000.
Ho married Mrs. Babcock, a teacher,
In-the Philippines, In 1011.- She Dre-
vlously hod been divorced ' from
Charles F. Brown, of Piedmont, IDal.
Sho was a graduate of Ohio Wes
leyan. university.
NEPHEW, 20,
CONFESSES ;.
TO SLAYING
(Continued from Page One)
ured the Bnbcoek estate would go to
his father through Inheritance from
the " elder Templeton's sister, Mrs.
llabcock.
The story or the planning of the
nttnek on the Babrocka as they slept
nt Los Altos, nenr here, nnd the
assault of early yesterday mornlpg, of work In other cities, and sows told
SWIM WEEK ENDS I
WITH AWARDS OF .
CERTIFICATES
(Continued From Page One)
Awards for begmnors -whn hi
loomed to swim 50 feet wero nresnnt.
cd to Beth Fross, Billy Zwelfcl. Jim
my Mills, Billy Taylor. Dorothy Ber
ts'" una mnry Etta Williams.
rcstorany Miss Loulso Kennedy,
Red Cross cxnmlnor. nrrlverl In I.n
Oruiule from Western Oreo-on nun
worked with Ncphl Combs, tho onlv
examiner In La Grande, m giving tho
final tests. Miss Kennedy hns been
swimming Instructor nnd lifesnver
nt n pool on tho Clncknmns rlvor for
somo time post. She ls In La Orando
10 ntiena the second slx-wcek ses-
slon of : tho summer quarter nt the
normal sonooi nnd will bo hero to
wont with tho Instruction start at
wio second swim, late In August.
OREGON SPANISH
V Alt VETERANS IN
FAVOR OF BONUS
(Continued from Pago One)
tho hugo popor and silk snako which
writhed Its 150-foot length along the
pnroao route.
inker Woman Elected
Tho auxiliary of tho Snanlsh War
veterans elected yesterdny. Ross Fuglt,
or Baker, was cnoson president. Other
orricera ore: Elizabeth Reed. Portland,
senior vice president; Ada May Smith,
Newport. Junior vice presldont;
Claire starmer. Roseburg. Judge ad
vocate; Mllly Hall, Eugene, historian;
Ida Kllngcnsmlth, Portland, patriotic
instructor; Bernlco Anderson, Port
land, conductor; Ida Mny Joncj, New
xrt, conductor; Jenn Bennett, guard.
aim nciiio misscu, assistant guard.
POLICE MAKE
DISCLOSURES
IN MICHIGAN
(Continued from Pago One)
Telephone conversations front Row
land's hotel room, which were tapped
by detectives. Mormon snld. showed
tho method of operation or the ring.
Agents or the ring, going Into a new
city, secured the names or prominent
business men from the city directory,
cnlled them by telephone and warned
them thnt the bnnks In which their
money wns deposited was In an un
sound condition.
The names or firms nnd Individuals
having Urge aecouhts in the First
National bank here were round In
lists seined in the raid on Rowland's
room, ' . - .
Tho letters selred. nil signed with
Initials only. Included some rom
mrndlng Rowland ror his campaign
against bnnks In Chicago. Mormon
said, others reported on the progress
of the difficulties In carrying through
a program eisewnere, . ,.. .,
" ' Uiimalled Letters Seized
Letters written by Rowland but not
yet mailed' also wero taken. These,
Mormon said, asked - for reports on
the progress of campaigns and sug-
geBtea means- or procedure.
Advertisements assuring depositors
of tho soundness of the First Na
tional bonk here recently were nlaccd
In a Pontine newspaper after officials
of the Institution said they felt that
pressure hod been brought to boar
against depositors.: ; .
Ono letter, which hod been written
to Rowland by "Comrade H. a." at
Clovoiand read:
Following your Instructions to me.
I om writing to give you as clear a
picture as possible of our campaign
agninst tne nnnks in this district.
You know it Is a slow proposition
to get people steamed up for srfun.
However, :your telephone program
seems to bo working out fine. There
is considerable unrest here and wo
aro Informed by clerks In both the
Union Trust and tho Cleveland Trust
that the depositors ore very nervous.
Wo have tried to keep up the good
work.
Wo note here with great satisfac
tion that you are making considerable
progress in Pontlac and that- you aro
taking a good crack at the one Jug
(Dank) wmch is there. The First
Nation. And it seems to us If you
can- put that over a good dent will
bo made In tho bank at Detroit and
it won't bo long beforo our combined
efforts will make a lot of trouble
there as well as here, Chicago and
eisewnere... . , ,
Mentions Revolution
I did not havo much trouble In
convincing tho agitation propaganda
bureau -that this was Important work
and tho sooner, wo strip the petty
ourgcois-ana tne wnite collar Btlffs
of his faith In banks the sooner we
will bring about the unrest that will
lead to the revolution. -
J'A11 of the other activities: cam
paign, -unemployed counotls, workers
ex-service men's -league, . etc., are
going forward satisfactorily.
"We will all hope to see you In the
near futuro as we know you are In a
hot spot.- . Yours for tho revolution
- A letter written to "Dear Comrade
OH" read:
"I am very much encouraged bo-
cause we have had plenty of runs
against tho big banks, particularly
tne nig rive-in Chicago.. Moaning tho
First National, Continental Illinois.
cto.,- and the Union Trust and Clevc
land Trust In Cleveland and others.
My work here in breaking down the
outpost of the banking structuro in
Detroit by breaking the First Na
tional here Is bearing fruit. I have
talked to a lot of the tellers and oth
ers -in the bank- and- they sure are
discouraged, which means good .news
tor us. our tolephono propaganda
is working wonderful. I have consid
ered this program for a simultaneous
run against all of these Institutions
through the country and can see that
It would be almost tho final blow
against tho banks, but I cannot soo
how wo can get them all going at tho
samo time.-,-Believe mo, comrade, I
suro hove the president! of this bank
hore on tho verge of a nervous break
down or something worso.'V-- -
Tno rororence in this letter to tho
"outpost" of tho banking structuro I
In Detroit" was the affiliation of
First Notional bank in Pontlac with
tho Detroit Bankers Co., of Detroit.
SOCIETY NOTES
Mils Desi Duke, Society Editor
Telephone-Main tiOO Until :30 arm.
Mrs. Earl Stoddard, of New York,
Formerly of La Grande, Here For
- Visit; Entertaining is Planned
-.
Of much Interest to La, Orando so
ciety Is the arrival of Mrs. Earl Stod
dard, of New- York Olty, formerly of
this city, for a several weeks -stay
with friends. With Mrs. Stoddard aro
her daughter, Barbara, and son,
Oeorge. who are popular visitors
among tho young folk. -
Much - Informal entertaining has
been planned for Mrs. Stoddard dur
ing her sojourn hore. Yesterday mem
bers or the Dinner Bridge club - of
which Mrs. Stoddard was a member.
had a no-hostess luncheon at the La
orando hotel, . Bridge followed the
ono o'clock luncheon at which covers
wire placed for 113. Prizes went to
Mrs; L. K. Kinzel, first, and Mrs. Fred
Lanzer, second.
Tomorrow Mrs. Stoddard and sev
eral of her friends will spend the
day . with Mrs. A: J. Stange at tho
stange cabin at Wallowa Loko.
Mrs. Stoddard and her son and
daughter will bo guests- of Mr. and
Mrs. Chase Bohnenkamp and of Mr.
and Mrs. Stange during their visit.
Three Honored At
Charming Dinner
Honoring Miss Eloanor Cleaver, Miss
Lois Nelson and Mrs. Oeorgo Slmmer-
vllle, Mrs. H. H. Cleaver, Mrs. W.
M. Condlt and Miss Dorothy Klrby
entertained at an attractive dinner
party last evening at tho Condlt home
on Second street. 1 f .
Miss Cleaver, who has been teach
ing In Hllo, Hawaii for the past two
years. Is spending tho summer here
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cleav-
while ' Miss Nelson's engagement
to Winchester H. Helchcr, of San An-
selmo, Cah, has been announced. Mra.
Simmervllle is a guest at the farm
homo, of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Jasper. . She and Mr. Simmer
vllle ore spending port of their sum
mer In. the Orando Rondo valley and
win go later to Bond whero ho will
teach In ,the high school thla fall.
Dinner was served at 6:30 o'clock
at a large table at which a Hawaiian
motif was cleverly used. Candles and
summer flowers formed tho center
piece. , , j 1
The evening was spent Informally.
Guests wero the Misses Katheryn
Moran, Dorothy Ebcrhard, Bess,'Ruth
and Orace Oclbcl, Judy Moore, Mir
iam Hanna, Edits Maguiro and Mnr
Jorl0 Condlt, Mrs. W. K. Gilbert, and
the three honorccs.
Miss Eva Wear
Is Complimented
Guests Included several of Miss
Wear's students. Covers were placed
for Miss Laura Gregory, Miss Lillian
Duncan. Miss Penrl Merrli, Miss Le-
noro Hendley, Ml3s Bernetta Ploraon,
Miss Wear and Miss Lelghton.
Pythian Sisters
Club in Session
Tho cool, green lawns of Riverside
park in ado a pleasant meet ing plai
yesterday for members of the Pythian
Sisters Social club when they wero
guests of Mrs. Irvln Moss and Mrs.
H. W. Riley for the afternoon.
Dispensing with tho business meet
ing, the guests dovoted tho entire
meeting to sewing and to a social
time, riie' hostesses served four
o'clock refreshments. The club will
W.B.AV Members In
Business- Meeting
Members of the Women's" Benefit
association' held a brief meeting last
night at tho SocaJawea'Ituu The-next
regular meeting of the-' fraternal -or- '
ganlzatlon will bo held -on Tuesday
Aug. 9, Mis. J. A. Coleman, president,
announces. - - ..
LIQUOR DEATHS
BELIEVED;,. DUE ; j
TO MURDER PLOT
(Continued from Page One)
motive for -.tho -apparent "-murder.
Friends of the victims were question- '
cd in a search for a possible:' Tourth :
individual -who might have poisoned '
the alcohol. ' -. - .i-;..vi
Mrs. Jocobson, who was hi Dos iAn-
geles-last night,-was reached by -tele--phone
and Informed of her husband's
death.- She sold she was-leaving for .1
San Francisco at once..--She-aaldvhetr -
not meet again during tho summer J husband -had so enemies so far as-'
season, it was decided. she knew. , - - ........ :, T-
PLOT -GENERAL
CHICAOOj July 27 up Melvin A.
Troylor. president of the First Na
tional bank of Chicago, said today
ho hod reports from practically every
large city In the nation concerning a
piot to wreck banks by circulating
uniounaea rumors against them.
informed or- nn Investigation at
ronuoo, Mien., into such a plot, said
to have been- directed by a radical
group interested In fomenting a so-
oial revolution, Traylor said tho samo
tactics had been used In Chicago,
"There 1b no doubt," Traylor said,
"but that -ns on Chicago banks
were caused by circulation of rumors
by; radically interested persons.
Anonymous telephone calls were used
in attempt to cnuse pnnlo among de
positors of even tho largest and
strongest banks.
"Roports wero received In Chicago
from many othor cltlos where tho
snmo system was used. I am of tho
belief thnt the plot against banks
was nation wide"
Complimenting Miss Eva Wear, of
the Eastern Oregon Normal school
faculty, .Miss Loulso ., Lelghton was
hostoss at a - breakfast party Friday
at her home on Cedar street. A wafflo
breakfast was served at a table dec
orated with summer flowers, at 7
o'clock, preceding 8 o'clock closoa at
tho Normal school.
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Hello, World! Jn
Bring on your I tJ
alleged troubles. I'm riding A. '
on Wings of the morning!
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HKCKKT SKRVICK ACTIVE
WASHINGTON,. July 27 p Radl-
cnl rumors oirculatcd ngalnst bunks
of tho country aro being closely fol
lowed by tho United States secrot ser
vice, which nlrcndy has investigated
reports of a dozen or more such In
stances.
Tho secret service agents have
promptly traced In several cities the
circulation of rumors Intended to
cause runs on bnnks.
In a number of Instances tho agents
have found the reports were circulat
ed by disgruntled or hysterical per
sona and no prosecution has follovod.
In others, atato nuthoritles havo
taken over the prosecution of per
sons circulating the rumors. !
W. H. Moran, chief of the secret
service, said his staff would promptly
co-operate, with state o&icera or
themselves Investigate any reports of
persons circulating untrue stories
concerning condition of banks.
Tho chief said that in every wiso
where the secret service had invest!
gated the rumora it hod been found
tho banks were in good condition.
Other treasury offlolnlH concerned
in tho affairs or banks said there un
doubtedly were many false rumom be
ing circulated which caused runs on
perfectly sound banking Institutions
but that it was difficult to traco them
to tho source.
SOCIAL CALENDAR
Wednesday. July 38
1:00 So-Ne-Ho club, pjcnlo at
Pino Cono.'
Thursday. July S8
9:00 Lutheran Ladles Aid, with
Mrs. Ncls Nelson.
8:00 Kirty-Pirty club, with Mrs.
Ralph Worrell.
Tho Francis Brown auxiliary to
meet with Mrs. Walter M. Pierce
' at the Pierce home in tho valley.
' Saturday, July SO -S:00-10:0O
Lawn social.- Bible
' Searchers class or the Presbyter
. Ian church, on the lawn of the
old mouse, 1
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