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PageTvVd' ;M PRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. llA' (jRANDE. ORE. Saturday' June 24,' 1! ; 11 n i i i. j 1 1. i i v . i t .(Ioeorporate4) 4a Indepera Phone B.W. FRJCDERICKa. rUROl.n M. PINLAY . Published evenings, exception Grande, Oregon, fBttmA at toe .Pottpffios of Mali Mstter under act of March OFFICIAL PAPER OP CITT OP r ,4 Jo ,ZMBBB OP. ASSOCIATED PRESS , I fy Ttm Associated Prew 4s, exclusively entitled to um for publication of an sen dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited, if pub ., Uabad her. All right of republication of pedal dispatches, In thla paper and alto the local newt herein also ara reserved.. .... . national Advertising Representative j . M. O. MOOENSEN CO. Ino. , f' Ban Francisco, Ios Angeles. Seattle, Portland. Chicago , S ....... Detroit, New York . J J-., SUBSCRIPTION RATES ,.-... .,.1 ByCnrkr: -. Dally, on month In advance . ' . ' " Dally, alx months in ' Dally, single copy By Daily, pet. moot .In advance- Dally, per six months In advance Dally,. per year tn advance . ..i-i, l-.v. ,JL ADVERTISING RATES .Display, foreign, per column ilncn- Display, local, per column Inch . . Tim contract prices on application , . The .Lord .shall' preserve thy gtiiiig' out and thv coming in frdm this time forth, and even for evermdre. iValm 121: 8. ' . . THE NEW RATE ,t : - With the establishment of lighting rates' by the Eastern Oregon'Light & Power torft pan'y, for IaiGrari'(Je','Ibcat business houses ancf commercial estaTilisnrnentswnll now secure ielectrlcai energy atf rales that place them ori a fair basis, with like" business over the entire Eastern Oregon area. In face of the' fact' thfcf' the )..'.vi' .Willi A ' power company serving this section is not near the sifce of neigh boring companies' cir can expect' near the'ravenuef the . officials ,bf the E.' O.'L. &' P. are" to be' comriieridecl for ' their voluntary aciioii in making it possible for locjil busi ness to secure more light and ehergy for less nibney Consideririg thai undoubtedly under present rfevlnues consumption of electrical currenl does hot warrant' the" rate . . , u.-icuoc K'vii, n, io i uuwiui uvea rm.es ,.ffMi . - .. ... j,. Wt hi,,ii,vm,v ciiuugu iu iuwii uuaiiit;us . tuat H ore liberal use of light artd other electrical facilities will foliow. ' . . j v j, , , , Stpre windows are said to be like the human faceJ "rom outside appearance one may! read character that is behind. Better lighting facilities in some of the La Grande institu tions could go far toward creating improved' impressfo and realization of merchandise value upon public mind. 2 Per haps with the lower cost some La Grande business places will take advantage of opportunity previously involving a more considerable cost,; tj v ' p ' ' ..' , THE" OLD C'HATTEll i ... Back in March, when it was necessary, to close all the banks, the so-called great business, men had been frightened out of their wits. The great, minds did not know where to turn, consequently they willingly followed the lead or Presi dent Roosevelt, who at least, b'edahic active in trying,to do something to help the situation.' ' ' , As a result of the piomjil and d;;as(i'c actioW 6t oufresi- ueni, puunc contKience was restored to a large measure; busi ness was stimulated, factories. began to enlarge their work ing forces, prices started steadily rising, prosperity is again expected and the outlook is optimistic instead of pessimistic. I?.,(.,thiltts' .h'ae . ?Wen so much better that big busi ness men are again beginning to assert their own opinions and oppose the plans of Roosevelt. . Th9 old. line of chatter from the' class of business men v'ho brought the country (o the clay in March wdeii things were so rotten that all the blinks had to be clbscci and busi ness practically stood still wants to how reassert itself. Should any sensible human being listen to their new pie dictions of disaster?. . After our recent example the nation ought to be if little bit afraid of Wd nitlch sl-jr n the stock hnlikttf. ' One fact about the last two years, worth noting," is that few nfcii resigned front Rood linyiiig- jobs. This is the time of the year when weli-moanliig?" folks ask whether it is liot enough for ybii. ... Pi'ospeWiy will lie here when in and borrow yoii'r iiowspaper. Wise manufacturers realize that 'quality hot price! ii what makes a successful product. ' .-. -----mHMmMW Judging from the activity we see there nll he !V large crop of late summer brides, j Fourth of July orators will soon he giving you their own ideas about What liberty means. No business can rise above chicanery, cheap deals and downright crookedness. ,' One of these days China around Tokyo. ' Newspaper Main 600 Publisher ana ucaenl Manager , Business Manager., Eunday, at 1710 Sixth street. La j : La Grande, Oregon, aa Second Clan j, 1879.- 4 ., ONION COUNTY AND TBI LA GRANDS . ... - lit' .N-Mt I Man ... -W-00-. 1 tie" 46c the rieW and lower' cbhim'erciai j , . ii'i l' i .... !.' liojje uiat me lower COSt IIg - A' u;.sll. -.ILs your neighbor doesn't come 1 will "defend" herself in and Commodity Price Jumps' More Than The Dollar FaUs WASHINGTON. June 24 (' Am erican) commodity prices have out istnpbed the fall of th dollar and ie pointing for President Roosevelt's fol of k level hltrh nbuh to brinff xhe country some prtapenty. i For the llrat time aU.ce the Btocfc iriarkeu and the commodity indexes started 2hefr climb, an official an- i aJysis has now Indicated the spread between the true price rite and the dollar's depredation as a consequence rt anil stanMawt aKa i-irIWFl&Yf T A vlew was out yesterday' with the state ment tnat by the end or May Just before the latest decline began the dollar was down IS per cent In terms of French francs, the leading gold standard currency. The British pound h&4. lost two psr cent In the same time,' , Six basic commodities, said the board, had by the end of May jump ed 60 per cent since February. One half of the rise corresponded to' a general world rise, and the remaining 30 per cent represented dollar depre ciation plus actual domestic rise. The commodities discussed were cotton, lard, silver, copper, tin and rubber. There is still a Jong way to go to reach .the 1924 average which is re garded as the Roosevelt goal, but the course was charted steadily upward through the past several weeks; May 20 it was 63.0 and the succeeding weeks 63.3, 63.8, 64.0 and now 54.5. Quiet Summer Is Prognostication For Washington By Byron Price (Chief of Bureau. The Associated All signs now point to a period of e mlrfled life TOe comparative summer quiet In Wash- , chaActer of thta'm"- ington. with congress away thepresl- to pMlerned a(ter 1 ew dent on vacation, and the country york c'Ianl!TcM artlst" nola "ew taking a breathing-space after the Cynthla Warren sieged by of stlrrlng public events of recent weeks. fer8 of mttrrlage; but she6 t0 Mr. Roosevelt could not have been De independent of any obligations A expected, and manifestly he did not young prtnce ,n ,ove th desire, to keep up lndellnltely the ne, Dut ah9 jpurns bim M mH a pace set by the start of his admlnls- wealthy business man. How she 1b tratlon. I reconciled to the fact that she had It will be necessary, of course, for been wrong In her Ideas and Ideals all administrative officials to keep at ) tho time, is the theme of the produc work with details of the great ven- tlon. ttires on which the government hasj Following Is the schedule for the launched. But that has become large- coming week at the Liberty, ly routine. The nature of these ven- I Sunday-Monday " - . tures Is well known, and surprises are I '"The Cocktail Hour" with Bebe iikely to become fewer and fewer in Daniels, Randolph Scott, Sidney the months Just ahead. i Blackmer, Barry Norton; "Dream Business recovery Is the thing most Stuff," comedy; cartoon; sportllght; desired . In Ws-Wngton.' and It is an news. ' old saying that nothing so contributes Tuesday-Wednesday ;: to business hesitation as uncertainty I "Lawyer Man" starring William artd Dendlrur chanze in eovernment. Powell and Joan Blondell; Colortone , Officials hope Increased confldenco (wlll be fostered by the summer let - , down of actlvliy at the national capi - to time' For Resfi. iV . The long-accepted axiom . that a time of rest And recuperation should follow intense agitation Is buttressed In the present Instance by several spe cial considerations. J A very far-reaching emergency progrard has been writven into law. Some of Its major prtnc.ples are f-ahK!y labelled eXiicrlic.-nCi: t la. lfsl'lnlt llilhseir. unci no one really pretends to know beyond doubt how It will work. i It Is accepted Universally that the M. Howard, president of: Portland program will have Its ur-st t;pportu-! aerie No. 4.. Fraternal Order of Eagles, nlty If It li provided a background was reported seriously injured yester of governmental stability nuil con- 'day when an automobile in which he ftdence. without constant tinkering. I woi riding overturned near Burns. Besides, things begnn In early June I Members of the lodge drill team, to appear more complicated for the riding with him to the state conven Roosevelt leadership In congress. The ' ticn at Bums, were less seriously feeling that the president had uhder- hurt. taken too much was openly expressed I Word was. received here at about by some of his own prty stalwurts. j the same time that Lyle Connor, of ' Mr. Rooievelfs advli did net Pendleton, state president of the under-estlmate the damage which one first-class defeat might do to the prestige and confidence ho had built up since March 4. Nor did anyone want to take chance that new legislative and ad ministrative bombshells might Jar unduly the upward trend of stock and commodity prices. A Matter (H Timing Expressed In the vernacular, the leaders became convinced that the best thing to do was to get off page one while tho going was good. , . Or, in the more polite words of the Chinese proverb, they recognized that "Tncre is a time to fish, and a tune to mend the nets." WKONO Nt'MHER Utmnr-r lAwm Credit For Best Mtle of Career IOWA CITY, la. w Alter run ning the best mile race of his career, little Leo Cainplsl, University of Iowa senior from Rockford, 111., foiled to get credit lor a hard-earned fourth place in the Big Ten track champion ships. He was wearing the wrong number 68 Instead oT his program-listed 69 and R. E. Bott. Hawkcye who wasn't even In the race, was listed as the place-winner, despite the press-box hunch that "It probably was Campl si." Itll'l ltS FOR IRISH KKUS mmwf 1 DUBLIN, Irrluna The govern ment has rcporta incilcjitiiig that , 000 rtricB and much ammunition were landed by tvn Mia tie vmwcI oh the Kmth coast of Ireland. The arms are alleged to be Intended for a section of the Irish republic army linked with the Keiia. All Types of Repairing By Expert Mechanics M. J. Goss Automobiles Main M ""Ts. (LjJL S'idebsttet Ijrjr"lp Adtomobllee AT THE LIBERTY' T' Bebe Daniels In "Cocktail Hour," 'opening at the local play-house tomorrow. 1 "Cocktail Hour," a Columbia oro. ductlonr will open at the Liberty theatre tomorrow with Bebe. Daniels in the starring role. The picture deals with the ever: timely subject of whether a woman .M . Musical Comedy; Oddity; Bouncing . arioon; Hews, 1 ... Thursday-Friday "Lilly Turner" with Ruth phatter ton and George Brent: "The jjrnarma- I cist," Mack Sennett Comedy:'- Scenic; News. . ; , t ti ' Saturday' Only " "Hidden Valley." starrini Bob Steele, Francis McDonald; "Bee You Tonight," comedy; Cartoon; News. Portland Eagles- President jlurt ( PORTLAND, June 24 WV 4- Dr C. lodge, accidentally shot himself as he was about to -leave for the Burns meeting. Tho extent of Connor's In Juries was not known here. '. WHEAT GOES ? TO SEASON'S . HIGH TODAY (Continued Prom Page One) were without effect and the market closed near the day's hlghret prices. Wheat for December delivery was traded nt 88 !j cents, a rise of mote than three cents above yesterday's close. : LEGION HAS DUTCH LUNCH About 50 members of the American Legion gathered at Riverside nark last evening for a Dutch lunch and In formal social meeting. Members of me committee in charee are frpd Read, chairman, E. L. Knight, C. J. Shorb, Otis Palmer, Paul Cook and Clydo Bloom. Tho Fourth of July celebration has not yet been settled, but It is believed that the only activity sponsored by tho local legion will be a dance at Union oh tho evening of July 3. SPECIAL! Sunproof House Paint $2.90 per gallon Plasco House Paint CJrt an ' per gallon UM9 Best Grade Floor Paint AtJ0 . per quart tfuU Close-Out Floor Paint A per quart Pittsburgh Paint Store' 111 mm. si. J. A. Bugg, Mgr. JESTER'S SHOE SHOP High Ornilr shoe Repairing At Hnek Bottom Prices , . . Shoes Dyed 2&o, 35o We pick out the old stitches 1st Class or No Payl m.. Adams Next to Blrnle'l Lostine Cowboys Drop From Union Wallowa League - The Union-Wallowa county baseball league struggling along so far this season watt first 6 teams and then 8, has now declined to a 7-teara affair, the Lostine Cowboys having notified league officials that they were with drawing. This will mean that one league team will be idle each Sunday uress another aggregation la drafted into : the league, presumably upon a prorations, percentage basis as far as team standing In the league Is con cerned. Sunday the schedule Is as follows La Grande at Elgin,- Cove at Enter prise: Island City at Allcel. The league leading Pleasant Grove Grang ers were scheduled to meet the Cow boys at Lostine. but the latter ac tion. In - dropping out of the league wlll-jnecessltate the Grangers oelng Idle next Sunday, at least In league competition. BASEBALL STANDINGS i-' By The Associated Press ft Coast League s . w. Pet. .-00 Saeramento Portland .. 48 44 42 42 .684 Hollywood .538 Los Angeles Missions Oakland .... San Francisco Seattle .. .538 .481 38 32 30 .468 .405 .403 American League - W. L. Pet. Washington . 38 23 .623 New York . 38 :'24 .613 Cleveland ... 33 30 .524 Philadelphia' 30 28 17 Chicago , u . 31 31 00 Detroit 30 33 .476 Boston , 25' 40 .385 St. Louis . . 23 39- .371 ,' National League W. L. Pet. New York 38 22 .621 St. Louis ..: 36 25 390 Pittsburgh . .. 33 29 ' 332 Chicago 33 32 .500 Brooklyn , 27 31 .466 Cincinnati .... 29 34 .480 Boston :. 28 34 .452 Philadelphia 25 39 .391 Great Increase In Hardwood Industry MEMPHIS, Tenn.; June 24 WV The greatest activity in the hardwood industry since 1930 was reported to day by J. H. Townsend. secretary of the Hardwood Manufacturers' Insti tute. Townsend said last week 25 mills Wgsn working double shifts employed a total of 1000 men and that pro duction for the week ending June 13 showed an Increase of 42 per cent over the corresponding week of 1932. FIND IT. HERE Copy for this Column must be In by 9 a. m. DID YOU KNOW THAT We t clean upholstered chairs and davenports? If yours are soiled and grimy phone Main 56. Standard Laun dry arid Cleaning Co. 6-23-2 t. SIR KNIGHTS, ATTENTION! The Grand Commander of Oregon wlil. make an official visit to Eastern Oregon Commandery Tuesday evening. Jdne 27th. The Grand Commander of Washington- will also be our guest on this date.. Dinner will be served at the Masonic hall at B:30 p. m. All resident and visiting Sir Knights are invited to be present on the above occasion, as work in the Order of the Temple will be conferred Immediately following the dinner. By Order of the Eminent Com mander. " C. M. HUMPHREYS, Recorder. 824-2 t YOrR PIf'TCRE When. you have a picture to be en larged hand tinted or framed you win nave It done Just to suit you when you take it to Richardson "The Art Man" at Richardson's Art & Olft Shop. 6-1-tf Ladles you will save money by coll ing us for cleaning. Zwelfels' Clean ing. Main 178. , 8-10-1 m NOW YOU .CAN EAT From the newest and cleverest dln- nerware you have ever seen at new low prices which will appeal to you. 'Chevrolet Gives More' It's the BOX SCORE that COUNTS! Chevrolet ..122,722 Ford - Gr.,178 Plymouth 45,146 America Can't Be Fooled! Automobile Daily News ' figures for First 4 months 1933. We have several 1929-1930 1 Vi Ton Chevrolet Trucks. Both single and duals. He conditioned and priced right. f Larison-Frees Chevrolet Co. , THOSE MAIS 2 . 3 DROWN IX LAKE MICHIGAN AFTER! AIRPLANE FALLS (Continued Front Page One) to a perch on the cushion. Mrs. Rennie said she could not have held her place on the raft much long er when the car ferry 'hove In sight. "I was losing ccAsciousneas,'' she said. "Then I saw the boat. I was screaming as loudly as I could when they sent a 'small boat to roe and took me aboard." Oft the port of Frankfort, . coast guards from the Frankfort and Mani stee stations were cruising In search of the aodies of the three victims. Mrs. Rennie Is the mother of three children:- The accident occurred ' Thursday morning shortly after the four had set out from Traverse City on a flight to Milwaukee and 4iad encountered a heavy fog upon heading out over the lake from Frankfort. -. wnen re oecame so thick "we couldnt tell wrtere it started and the water began" Mrs: Rennie said Oil lette decided to set the plane, which was equipped with pontoons, down on the watery . He glided down," she said, "but he was lower than he supposed. We hit the water with terrific force. The plane seemed to rip apart." Then began the struggle for self preservation a struggle that ended in death for alt but Mrs. Rennie. See these new specials now at Rich ardson's Art & Gh't Shop. 6-19-tf TREASURY DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OP THE GUP-REN CY. Washington. D. O- May 24, 1933 Notice la hereby given, to all dbt- sons who 'may have claims ' against : ine united states National Bank; of La Grande, Oregon." that the same must be presented to Hugh Bodmcr. Receiver, with the legal proof thereof. within three months from this date, or they may be disallowed. P. O. A WALT. Acting Comptroller of in currency: -6-24-3 m. SCHOOL CHILDREN You can get scratch naner at the Observer. 60 pad. . 11-2-t f. NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE Equity No- IN, THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON IN AND FOR THE. COUNTY OF .UNION JOHN HANCOCK MUTUAL LIFE IN- SURANCE COMPANY, a corpora tion. Plaintiff, , vs. UNITED STATES INVESTMENT COM PANY, a corporation; THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL, BANK of La Grande, Oregon, a national banking association; H. A. BOOMER, as Re ceiver of The United States Na tional Bank of La Grande, Oregon. a national- bonking association; ', FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF UN ION, a national banking associa tion; THE ISLAND CITY MERCAN TILE AND MILLING COMPANY, a corporation; VERA CONLEY; BURL ,. CONLEY; J. E. WISEMAN and A. I. WISEMAN, his wife; ROYAL, 'CON LEY; and ' H. S.- MURRAY and GRACE MURRAY, his wife. De fendants. By vlrtuj of an execution. Judg ment order, decree and order of sale. Issued out of the above entitled Court In, the above; entitled cause, to me directed and dated the 23rd day of June. 1933. in favor of John Han cock Mutual Life Insurance Company, a corporation, as plaintiff, and against United States Investment Company, a corporation, defendant, for the sum of Twenty three thousand five hundred and twenty seven and 08100 ($23527.08) Dollars, which! said Judgment bears Interest at the rate of 105 per annum from the said 23rd day of June. 1933; for the further sum of (68.00 abstract fees; for the further sum of siooo.OO at- It's Gash In Hand A Safe, Soundly Reorganized Home Bank for Home People The FIRST NATIONAL BANK Of La Grande navld I. Sloddntd President F. L. Meyers. Vlre President A. K. Parker. Cashier II. A. Zurbrlrk, Asst. Cashier L. II. Ilramwell, Asst. Cashier tofney's fees: and for the. sum of 435.25, costs and disbursements, and the costs of and upon this writ, com manding mo to make sale of the lol lnwimr described real property, to- " The Southwest Quarter (8W!4 ) of Section Twenty-five (25), the East Half (E!) or the Southeast ..Quarter (BE! ) of Section ' Twsnty-slx (26), the Northwest ' Quarter (NWli), Northeast Quor-. ter (NEW) of tho Northeast Quarter (NE',4), the South Half (S141 of the Northeast Quarter' (NEft) of Section Thirty-five (35). Northwest Quarter (NW) ;of flection Thirty-six (361. all In Township Two (2). South, Range Thirty-nine (39), East of the Wll lamette Meridian; (and other land): Together with all water, water rights, ditches, aqueducts, appro priations and franchises upon, leading: to, connected with or' . usually had and enjoyed In con , nettlon with said described prem ises, and each and every part thereof, whether represented by shares of capital stock in any ditch company or by actual In dividual ownership or otherwise or' which may hereafter be ac quired and used In connection wrth said described premises- or any pert thereof, said ' lands - being sithaw in '' Union County; Oregon; included In that cer tain mortgage dated the 19th day of May:- 1922." recorded at page 574 in Book 60 of Mortgages, records of said County and State. NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of said .execution. Judgment order, de cree and order of sale, and In compliance- with the commands of said writ, t will on Tuesday, tho 25th day. of jfily, 1933, at. 10:00 o'clock a. m,, ati.ttps-'fr'ont entronco of the County Cotrrf House in La Grande, Union County, Oregon, sell at public auction (subject to redemption), to the high- eetfbldder for cah In hand, all tho riifht,' title, and Interest, which the within- named defendants, United SAN FRANCISCO R0UNDTRIP LOS ANGELES R0UNDTRIP dm For the first time we offer "Dollar Day" fares over the 4th of July holidays ... roundtrips 10 almost everywhere in the West for about If! a mile. Above are the roundtrip fares from Portland ,to San Francisco and Los Angeles. Similar fares will be in effect to all Southern Pacific stations in Oregon, California, Nevadai Utah; Ari zona, New Mexico and Texas (El Paso and west). Try our new "Meals Select" complete luncheons arid dinners, 80tf to $1.25.' Breakfasts for 50( to 90(. Now being served on all' Southern Pacific dining cars. 4 Ask your local railroad agent for fares applying from La Grandu. When You Have a Checking Account It's your personal currency. You issue it as you need it by merely writing a check. A f It's the kind of money that cannot be lost out of your pocket or taken nway from you by a holdup man. It's the business-like way , of handling funds .... insures an unquestionable re ceipt and aids budgeting expenses. WE INVITE YOUR CHECKING ACCOUNT AT THIS BANK OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS Bnvld I. Stoddard F. I- Mevers Martin King ieo. II. Ii.irnli.irt W. C. Perkins States Investment Company, poratlonj The- United States t Bank of - La Grande, Oregon, tlonal banking association; H. mer. as Receiver of The Unltec National Bank of La Grande, a national banking assoclatloi National' Bank of Union, a 1 banking association; Tha lsla Mercantile and Milling Com corporation; Vera Conley; Bu ley; J. E. Wiseman and A. 1 man, his wife; Royal Conley; S. Murray and Grace Murray,. t and each of them and all 01 had on the 19td day of Ma; the date of the mortgage here; closed, or since those dates and to the-above described p or any part thereof, to satis execution. Judgment order, a cree, Interest, . costs': and , a costs. - -, . . :. " Dated this 23rd day of June, JESSE BRESHEARS, Sheriff Ion County, Oregon, By H.: Af KLINGHAM ' June '24. July 1, 8. ICE. Clear - Solid - Cold , - Natural- lea.. . Our Own Product ' Residence Deliveries Our Spec YOUNG'S ICE CO. 1505 S Ave. . ' Ph. Mall Expert Repairing- On AU Types of Plumbing -Fixtures . ji and Heating Systems NATE ZWEIFEL Plumbing' It Heating' 1314 Jefferson Phone-Mai . FROM POKTLAh S P CENT AL MILE TRIP . over the tlT 55 Tickeli good bit al trains- leaving JUNE 30 JULY 1,2, 3, Be bad by midnigV, Jul, 11 nmucTons Ernest nrLong Harry MrKinlay B. J. Green A. R. Parker
