Thursday, 'August if, 1932
Paste Eight
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE.
" U. S. GIRL SMASHES MARK
Maryland Bonds
HSold Wednesday
U For $105.6079
: 'market news of t he day :
(ANNAPOLIS. ISA.. Aug. 11 Vfl
sale of more than 13.000.000 In
bond lor one of the highest prtaa
ever received In Maryland's hutor
was accredited by Governor Albert C.
Bltchle to the state's budget system.
The Mercantile Trust company ol
Baltimore and associates paid aios
etK tor each 100 par Talue bond at
the sale at the state treasurer's office
yesterday. The total amount of the
Jaaue was $3,076,000. to bear lour and
one-half per cent Interest.
"With government securities at a
discount and with other state and
public securities without any market
at all," Governor Itltchie said, ' Mary,
land stands out as at least one state
h'ie credit la beyond question.
( This Is due. In great part if not
altogether, to our executive budget
system, which aasures an adequate
treasury surplus when strictly and
falthlully observed. It haa been ad
hered to, strictly and faithfully, ana PORTLAND, Ore.. Aug. 11 'fit An
the result Is an unimpeachable I advance of ,c a pound In the price
credit." t.l0' standard cube butter on the Port-
The funds from the sale will be nrrrfluce exchange for the late
toed for construction and Improve-1 yvedni-Jday, reflected the gen.
ment of state hospitals, memorlala, eraljr improyttS sentiment In the
CHICAGO WHEAT
Open lllfh Low Close
(new) M Mi JMSri
Kept, (old) MV, -Vi'i -Vt',i
lr. MM Jt'ieH
May S3Y, Ji3 Jil
PORTLAND WHEAT
Open HlCh LOW Close
Sept. M -VI JV-4 Alii
IMC. M -'. -SX'i -'4
.May - fi'4 XIV, XI XI
CHICAGO CORK .
Open inch Low CIom
Kepi. na X'.S, .314 X9Y,
!. M,&', -IH'i
May 34
Price of Butter
Up Half a Cent;
Butterfat Firm
POKTUl.M) CASH
PORTLAND. Ore, Aug. 1 1 Cash
Wheat: Big Bend bluestem 65;,2c.
Soft white Mc,
Western white Mc.
Hard winter 53ic.
Northern spring 53',c.
Western red 62 'c.
Oats: No. 2 white (1700.
Today's car receipU: wheat 64;
flour 8.
rj. .m a
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK
CHICAGO. Aug. 11 Cfl (U. 8. D.
penal Institution and na-; llon tne PafIc ,Iofw. Im- ( SjSlTi
uonal guard armorica. iprovement In all Pacific markets was . I, .
,.oT.AsLnisTO(K I'uT" " 'he "treme t e .so
POHTLAMILn I.STOI K ,
1 PORTLAND. Aug. 11 - Cattle! been a strong demand for "f
100. calves 25; steady. Steers too- ter and makers have been unable to : heifer arrf ml xrf vea rl Ini s firm to
0& lbs. medium M.S0. MOO. common; 1111 order, for fresh churning. With- KhTr: co itow. about
KM M.S0; KOO-110O lb... medium , drawal rorr cold atorage lu'n: I steady; vealera steady: naln-fed steer.
HMi.tO.00. common 12 50 "I l,JlZSZ P'" W.40 9.50; heifer. W.OO; stackers
lino-1300 lbs. medium t25 S.7a; . .. iM OOftsi OO.
h.if ssn-RSO lh medium 3i0 ti ..iS" ." . . - S Sheep 14.000; better grade lambs
t&OO. common 2ioM60. Cowi.idwlndln
common and medium 2 00 c 43M. Egg markets continued strong to
low cutter and cutter 1.00 12.00. jday with little change reported any-
mostly steady; others weak, tending
lower; sheep unchanged; native lambs
So 30 16. 00, slaughter ewu 110 y
125.
a..t- -n-n. crrvt andiwherc on the coast.
."" " ' - - Prices In the live chicken market
Choice (beef) W.D u hlrtln-. change, are ahown In OMAHA KHKEP
common and medium ti.is n h.io. . - OMAHA. Aug. 11 m 6heep 8.000;
Vealers. (milk fed) good and choice Thl, ch,.liiC market is generally teady, feeders strong; native - apd
i0(5.00, medium I3A0 MHO. Strong but a consldersble volume of range Iambs 5.00t. 55; cv.es l5
cull and common 2.O03.5O. Calves I storage stuff la being marketed at 200; range feeding lambj a, 404?
lbs. good and choice 3 50 u
40. common and medium 2M it
350.
300; steady; light lights
140-100 lbs. good and choice $4.00
485; lightweight 180-180 lbs. good
and choice M6Bf5.' 180-200 II.
good and choice I4.6& Is Mo: me-, weak and prices lower. Pickling on
dtum weight 200-220 lbs. good and j Ions were offered at 6c lb.
.h. u. a m. 2QO-250 lba. iiood and cumber market In weak.
choice tajBSuM.16- heavyweight. 250- . Aprlcoto are weak with
very low prices.
Country killed veal and Iambs. are
steady to firm. Hogs are steady to a
trifle easy.
Trie onion market continued weak
with Walla Walla stock selling to re
tailers In limited quantities at 75 ft
90c cental. The tomato market Is
Spends $135J000 To
Keep Name Clear
ALTON. III.. Aug. 11 VP) August
Luer, retired meat pecker, of Alton.
The cu- spent 136.000 to keep his name un-
blemished In his home town,
nominal. Although under co legal obllga-
cnuiLe eo . ' . . . Idrmand: crabapple. are moving slowly tion. he paid that mruch for bonds
290 lbs. good and choice 3.76o4.85. peach box: cantaloupes are now considered worthless, because
r 3
,a .
XL H
Jran Shllry, of tin I nltetl States, ttcame rhamplon high Jumper
nf lh; iwirlil fn the Ohmplc i.uiiu-j. when she cleared the bar
I fit? fct flie fiul on.?-(iiaricr liulies. 1'hoto hou MIm
Stilli-'r. rctonl liri:tk!ns leap. Tlie previous Olympic record Htw
fiie fwt, inie-tu:irter of an Inch, arid the world's record five
feet, three and une-elght Inches.
CRICKET FLAT
PERSONALS
Bjr Lois Wltherspoon
(Observer Correspondent) ;
CRICKET FLAT Special r Ray
mond Cowan had the misfortune to
breJt bis left arm at the elbow
Thuw.y morning. He waa thrown
from a load of hay at the Floyd
Galloway home. He waa taken to
La Orandi where the bone tel.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Witty and
children visited his slater. Mrs. J. E.
Wltherspoon and family, recenUy.
Mr. and Mra. Raymond Waelty and
daughter, Zetta. visaed friends in
Loatine and fished on the South
Pork Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Lefler and
Mrs. Leller's mother and Mra. Parker
and her son and family, from Ta
coma. Wash- spent a few days last
week at the home of their relatives,
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Cameron.
Mrs. A. H. Parsons spent Saturday
at the home of her daughter. Mrs.
Leo Roulet.
Mrs. Mary Waelty and son. John,
transacted business In La Grande
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Roulet and chil
dren and Mrs. A. H. Parsons were
in La Grande Saturday.
Mrs. Mary Abbit spent Sunday at
the home of her niece, Mrs j s
Wltherspoon.
Miss Zetta Nadlne Patroe, of Un
ion, spent the latter part of l&at
week visiting Miss Zetta Waelty
Harvesting of fall wheat is well
under way here now. Rysdam broth
ers started their threshing machine
, d Ryfclam Pce Monday,
w. n. Weatherspoon started his Wed
nesday Leo and Rex Roulet started
,. , , " vi.eir tnresnmg
outfit Monday, while Waelty broth-
era plan to start theirs at the T. E
Parks ranch Tnuraday.
EDUCATOR IN
VISIT WITH
MRS. PIERCE
(Continued from Page One)
educators have been Invited to inspect
the Institutions of the state. It Is
understood that Dr. Zoo Is airs.
PieTce's choice fc the Oregon chan
cellorship at the prejent.
Br. ZCOK spent some time vouay
1 visiting at the Eastern Oregon Nor
imal school with Prtsldent H. E. In-
low, and Inspecting the Institution.
He continued on his way to Port
land this noon.
Here's Another
True Fish Story
DES MOINES, la- Auff. 11 (JP Ed
die Green, 16. was recuperating to
day from a lacerated big toe received
In a tussle with a channel catfish in
the Des Moines river.
Eddie, while wading saw the fish
floundering nearby. It Jumped to
ward him and seized on his toe.
At a hospital attendants required
a half hour to separate Eddie and the
fish.
Famous Painting
Slashed In Louvre
PARIS. Aug. 11 An uniden
tified person, presumably a mental
defective, slashed Millet's famous
painting, "The Angelua" with a razor
In the Louvre today.
It Is estimated that feed makes
up from 70 to 90 per cent of the
total cost of producing pork.
2D0-35O lb. (food and choice W.5 4 iu.cak but unchariged in price,
about four years ago he sponsored the
1 bonds. Issued by a company In which
I ne was not miereatea.
$4X5. Packing ow3 275-600 lbs. me
dium and good 3.0Qr3.76. Feeders-) it 11U
Blockers. 70-130 lbs. good and choice ifjXp0t IS Of ff iuC
3.60$i $440.
t Sheep and lambs 1000, ateody.
T.V .7 wTo iVm OTTAWA. Ont.. Aug. 11 m - Ex
44.00 1. $4.25. medium W.25 a M.uO, L,rll ,lf B!,t ,,,., ha ,r!
all w'.ahtM p'Mnmnn t2A0 a l32S:'nriwi tnl til Inn tntntn.) IHOHmifi1)! CHICAGO, Aug. 11 UP) A horse
yearling wether 80-110 lbs. medium ! bushels, a decline of 46.733.021 bushels .tJVjlJt ?.lp5
In Canada Decline Horseshoe Brings
Him No Good Luck
yeaning wci.in.i xv . . ' ' . ; Blleged beer parlor, he figured, would
to' choice il.36M2.76; ewca 120 lba. S'" 1 L JJJt : bring him luck.
e iw.w lw1 ttav ih rinminlrm hiimu OUfc nere b wnaii naupenea, wie
choice 76c'$125. alljcf BtaUsUCT. P'
medium to choice
bs. medium to
ttclKhLi, cull to common 60 76c,
I'OKTLANU PKOIiL'CE
But here's
ce say:
Captain Joseph Goldberg of the
police department took the horseshoe
placed
it across two nails nrotrudlne from
si ;ak AM) FLOCK jthe door and made an electrical con-
PORTLAND. Ore., Au. 11 tJPt tact which sounded a buzzer Inside.
SuKhr Cane, granulated $4.45 100 Hagel opened the door. The cap
lbs.; beet suar $4 20 100 lba. t tain read him a search warrant. A
Domei-tlc flour Selling price de- snuad of policemen with Ooldberir
in is years totat was vaiuea at
i.wj, r . r .,,, i .t. t.. nonce
inino. .uiAonontf, ,dOWn.
iw t7uw.uv,ruw. i epv,an Via nrrvliiraH ss runnr
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. U W1 -Onlciis
Selling price to rctallen:
new Walla Walla 70y0c cental.
potatoes Local $1.00 orange box;
Yakima Gems 1. 15; 81-25 cental.
Hojjs Nominal. 1931, 12 I3c lb.; iitvrred: patent 40s $550; do 9Cu $5.30; J trooped In and promptly hopped up
contract 1932, 12c lb. .baker' blu4lcm $4 10; soft wheat Basel's bar.
Strawberries Oregon 24s $1 .50 j pastry patent $.3.40 $6.20; Montana sagel was arrested.
craw, I nam wneut patent so.uu so.au; rye
Butter, butterfat, eggo, live poultry ; $4 .0tff $4.00.
ana country meats uncnangea.
Mohair, nuta, cascara bark, woo)
and hay quotations unchanged.
MYKKI'OOL HHKAT
LIVERPOOL. Aug. 11 f Whe.it
Clew; Oct. 57T4; Dec. 67; May 69i.,
B)tchnnto $:t,49.
Itl'TTKItFAT
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 11 W
Butterfat f. o. b. San Francisco 22c.
Casings and single-tube tires for
motorcycles and bicycles produced In
the UnlU-d States in 1931 were valued
nt more thnn $2,300,000.
NAVAL OFFICKIl DIES
VALLEJO. Cal.. Aug. 11 A Lieu-!
tenant-Commander Vincent A. Clarke
died here at midnight) last night. He
waj formerly commanding officer of
the dirigible Los Angeles.
Sixty-seven fliers will take part In
an international reliability air tour
to Htitrt Aug. 21 from Berlin.
McQay9s Stores
Store No. 1 1704 Admns
Phone Main 515
SKKVICK
QUALITY
Store No. 2 2916 N. 2nd.
I'hone Main 109
PRICE
Fresh Meat Specials for Saturday
BEEF ROAST
Per lb 12'2c
Veal Roast
Per pound 10c
ti
SPECIAL FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
aV 1 II I V I I
Kjllill 1 U I-1 White UiuiKlry
luiyNow r i lORars.. ..25c
2 Bottles . . . 49c
Salt
Iodized
2Pkgs..; ..15c
Flour
Federation
Kvery Sack Guaranteed
49-Ib. Sack $1.15
Per bbl. . . $ 1.55
ttacon
Litflit Ix'nn
Sliced
Peril). ..'..19c
Tennis Players
At East Normal
Hold Tourneys
Three tennis tournaments running
simultaneously at the Eastern Ore
gon Normal school furnish athletic
competition with keen Interest shown
In the sport which Is conducted un
der the direction of Miss Madeline
Larson.
The ftrBt rounds in one of the girls'
tour an menu have beer, completed
and find E. Jones defeated W. Long:
E. Walter defeated B. Christiansen; C.
Stevenson won from N. Nelson; W.
Smith loat to L. Chadwick: M. Vnnde
car was defeated by F. Coon; E. Gletl
huber defeated 6. Edval&on; A. Milne
won from H. Singleton; M. McCal
lister won from I. Tucker; and E.
Aahbaugh from Esther Knox. Matches
in the third round were won by C.
Stevenson who defeated L. Chadwick;
and E. Gietlhuber who won from F.
Coon. In the fourth round Mrs. Stev
enson hits defeated Miss Gietlhuber.
Matches In Tournament B for wom
en are S. Hall vs. Iris Hundsaker; M.
Beard vs. D. Williams; B. Fieshman
vs. M. Nowland; E. Hansen vs. E. Hib
bert and V. Bather vs. L. Hardman.
Miss Fieshman and Miss Hansen have
already won their matches In the first
round.
In the men's tournament Joe Sayre
won from Harold Boner; R. Sullivan
from C. Christiansen; R. Skeen from
R. Conner: E. Stevenson from B.
Caldwell; William Hall from E. Dan
iel: G. Rinehart from C. Heard; J.
Hogg from J. Miller; W. Hewitt from
C. MiLin; C. Posey from D. Mahoncy
and H. Inlow from El Lewis.
LA GRANDE
RETAIL MARKETS
Sugar, 100-lb. sack
Vegetables
Parsley, bunch
Cabbage, lb
New wax onions, lb.
Turnips. 3 bunches
Carrots, 3 bunches
Potatoes, 15 lba
Potatoes, aack
Cnions. lb
Tomatoes, 6 lbs.
Eggplant, lb.
Eettt. 3 bunches
Lettuce, Imperial
Garlic, lb.
Beans. 3 lbs.
Peas, 3 lbs.
Celery, bunch
Cauliflower, lb.
Cucumbers, 2
5.19,
I
6c
3c
3c!
10c
10C,
25c:
ei.25
2c
25c
15c!
locj
65 10c
35c
5c
5c
10c
12c
15c
I
Peaches, basket .
i Cantaloupes, 4 tor .
1 Bananas, ib. .
I Apples, bet
Lemons, doz.
Oranges, doz.
25c
19c
Be
60Cg3
45c I
THE MODERN
LIBRARY
95c copy
"A Doll's House," "Ghosts," and "An Enemy of the
People" By Ibsen
"The Emperor Jones" By O'Neill
"Three Musketeers" By Dumas
"Foititude" : By Walpole
"Peter And Alexis"... .By Merejkowski
"Lord Jim"..... By Conrad
"Victory" By Conrad
"A History of The Borgias".... By Corvo
"Death Comes For The Archbishop" ...By Cather
The Modern Library lists over 175 of the Greatest Books
of modern times. Any of the titles wc do not have in stock
we would be glad to order for you.
La Grande Book & Stationery Co.
u ; "Service -Station for Home and Office",;;, , .....
1114 Adams Ave. Main 90
IM).KTO WOOl
BOSTON, Aug. 11 Trading In
wool Is very active and price ndvunces
are widely dlstr.nuieu. uemanu is par
! tlcularly keen oa th? finer quality
original hag wools, but practically nil
Ki-isdea of both fleeces and western
if i own wool are moving In lanje
quantities. Bulk French combing 64 's
:tmd finer offerings of the territory
'and Texas woola. in ordinal baijs, are
strong at 35c acourcd l)a".i--i, up 2 to
3c lro:n the level nt which most sales
; were clobed o week ngo.
10 50c
Dry prunes, 30 to 40 size, 4 lbs, 25c
Apricota, 15 lbs. .
Cherries, 3 lbs.
Raspberries, 3 boxes
Loganberries. 4 boxes .
Currants. 3 boxes
Black caps. 3 boxes .
Green apples, lb.
Watermelons, lb.
Honeydcw melons
Dairy
Butter, creamery, lb.
Cheese, lb.
Honey, comb ,
Cottage cheese, lb.
STHANCK I'l'NKKAL
-TWmSs&eLM Pineapple
. a Cuts and Crushed
ir few 4 - 6-oz. Tins 25c
MILK ft
iall Tins ... 5c M Grapefl.uit
3 for.. .. ..25c
'VBSKMrmfMr "J1 '.'-SSJ Small Tull Tin
Sodas
Sniivv Flake
Itciil Fresh
LARD
1-11). pkg". . . 39c
Ginger Snaps
Made by linker of
Snow Flakes
2-lb. Box . . . 25c MSESafflSSi'Pcr lb 15c
FRESH FRUITS ami YECETAHLES
STILL WTAEK. Minn., Aur. 11
' A strange "funeral procession" made
Its way down Stillwater streetfl early
today.
Hcadrd by a band playing a funeral
dirge, Stillwater .eitieni escorted to
the city limits llu last street car
j u operate in this city the car was
, draped In crepe.
j The cam maintained wrvlre be
tween StlltwaUT and St. Paul which
, was crdcred c'lM'ontimicd bccaii'-e of
Insufficient business. I3iui.cs will be
operated Instead.
Beef boll, lb. .
Pot roast lb.
Chops and steaks, lb.
Hamburger, lb.
Ham. lb.
Augusta, Kan., has u?en added to
i the list of cities without n general
, tax levy.' Sale of elecricity and wa
i ter pays municipal expenses.
Oranges
Sweet and Juicv
2 Doz 39c
Lettuce
I.aiRO Solid Heads
Each ....
5c
Corn
Fresh Ixical
2 Doz
27c
EXTRA
MONEY
rOU can use It can't you?
Why not selt some of thoae
things you no longer have urs
for . . . you can do It with a
Want-Ad In the
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25c I
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Fresh extras, doz
Mediums, doz.
Mixed, doz.
Hour
Bard Federation, 49 lba.
Per barrel
Soft wheat, bbl.
23c
18c
15c
125
4.75
4.00
8c
124-15c
1520c
15c
17c
Fish
Salmon, lb. (fresh) JOc
Halibut, lb. (fresh) 18c
Light hens, lb. ,
Spring, lb.
Poultry
25C
26c
Jumbled Calendars in India
Imlln tocliiy still lives In constant
chronolni-U-iii com'uslon due to Its
use of 17 illffcrent calendars. One
shows Friday while another shows
the Suhhnth. One shows Hie first
month while another shows the
fourth month. One shows l'.)32
while another shows OHM. It must
he fun having groceries delivered
5.001 years before or nfler buying
them. Collier's Weekly.
Represents the Ultimate
The word cllinnx Is from a Greek
word meaning ladder, and Is the
rhetorical llgure In which the sense
rises gradually In a series of Im
ages, each exceeding Its predeces
sor in force or dignity. The word
Is pnpnlnrly used lo denote the Inst
step In the gradation, the point of
highest development.
Africa Well Tracked
Tropical Africa is so honey
combed with the primitive tracks of
man and beast that, according to
one observer, probably no explorer
In forcing his way through Africa
has ever, for more than a few days
nt n time, been oft some beaten
track.
Good Friend,
Take time to select a good li
brary for the growing boy or girt.
Good books nt hand In their room
win prove tine comranes ami iney
will soon leurn to disdain books of
low caliber.
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