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Paw Two LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. LA GRANDE. ORE. Thursday, December 7, 1933 f ii-- 'f a-.d V J n If ' r i t : n ,1 "i - t. i . ... in? ;1 LOCAL BRIEFS Return Urn. Ftrd Bowry and daughter, Pa tricia Ann, returned to Jt&elr home here recently after spending ceverol days In Haines TlfrlUng Mrs. Howry's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arch long. TODAY IN BF' m AND OREGON AROUND is COBOMCLEO BV XilB D4ILT LEASED WIR1 . Of IBB ASSOCIATED MESS airs. Lanoii improving- Mrs. M., 1. Larson, who has been ill lor several days. Is reported to be Improved today altnoujEh she will be confined to her home for several days. ACTION! SOON , , O.N PIPELINE, . WORK LIKELY (Oontuuea From lr On) mistlo. tbat tlie pipeline repair work . will be authorized early In 1934. John 8. Kodgln, local attorney, at tended , the commission meeting and said toe was going to Portland this wec and expected to see Bert E Harney, chairman of the Oregon pub lic works' board, while In the Pose City. , An ordinance defining vagrancy was passed test, night, giving tne police additional power for arresting suspi cious persons. Salary list for the month of No vember , totalled a3.903.36. The city manager's report showed general war rants retired during the last week 3.384.67, and cash on hand 115.593.. 05, divided as follows: La Orande ' bank 10,77a.78. Portland bank 1229. 32. cash H .420.48, and the remainder In warrants. WAGE INCREASES CHEER THOUSANDS , OKICAOO, Deo., 1 if) Higher vases todsy brought cheer to thou sands of male employee ol the pack ing Industry. , Topping the list of companies tnax announced Increases approximating 10 per cent were three big Chicago concerns Armour & company, SALEM, Dec. 7 What might have been a tragic train wreck was avert ed yesterday when Mrs. Julius L. Meier, wife of Oregon's governor. made the first report ot a washed out Southern Pacific railway trestle, Mrs. Meier was en route to Port land from Salem when she noticed the washout near New Era. ONTARIO VOl TH KII.LeD ONTARIO. Ore, Dec. 7 M Crush ed by the overturning automobile in which he was riding, George N. Swift ! Smith. 19, of Ontario, was killed near St compsny and Wilson & company, j here nht on the Old Oregon' t6 HOURS TO , FINISH WORK , ON BIG BILLS About 18.000 men were affected. At Omaha the Cudahy company granted a similar Increase, as did Ar mour & company at Kansas City. f The increases which were expected to extend eventually to 16,000 work men, followed conierences witn em ployes' organizations. (.Continued From Page One) Bus, Truck Bill Is , " Passed By House (Continued From Page One) tee. Mast of the objections to the old law have been corrected, Wlnslow said. . , i " i Representative Oleen's measure to create an old age pension fund by requiring employer and employe to each pay one cent a day wsj passed by the house. Payments will be re mitted monthly to the state Indus trial wt'mniwrwnn. which will prorate them to counties on the basis of ap proved pensioners. The senate Mil to permit reorgan ization of a bank by vote of two thirds the stock holders aod holders and revenue and the assessment and ialiuu ooenmittees ol the house get j of 75 per cent of the deposits passed onto tne iicors toaay uieir measures j the bouse after a crisp debate. lor school relief and for collection of delinquent taxes. , , Tlie taxation and revenue commit tee was working on tbe proposed sales tax which would perhaps oome In the form .of an amended bill to the measure already introduced by Rep resentative Arthur McPhllltps. The The projected federal .supported flax development of the Willamette valley entered discussion of vetoed The governor's veto Trail. Tlie car, drU'en by Stanley Morric, skidded and overturned when Morris, blinded by light of an ap proaching car, swerved to the should er of the road and then tried to re turn to the highway. Morris was only slightly hurt. . STUIENTS FAVOR DANCIN'G SALEM, Dec 7 OP) "Handwriting on the wall." transferred to ballots, showed Willamette university stu dents favored abolition of the uni versity dancing ban by a 10 to 1 majority. ...., ; Armed with the overwhelming con census for dancing, a student com mittee will confer -rlth tbe board of trustees, promulgator of tbe rule. Owners' Loan, corporation: and au thority for the state treasurer to contract for interest on dally balances of state money in banks. rAPTIVB DICKS ESCAPE DURANT. Okla. W) , Postmaster Mllat c. Mtioon wll stake the rc3 a bit more securely tlie next time he uses live decoys. With a sudden "quHck. quaclc!" from the leader, eight Mallards floating oh Kowa lake took tbe air in mass formation, carry ing tlie rod along wtth them. MORE WORK - - ' AVAILABLE THIS SEASON (Continued Prom Page One) other, things are responsible for this. More civil works Jobs will be opened soon, until 336 Union county Jobs are lllled. There fs always the pos sibility of public works projects in this community receiving approval In Washington, which would s ffor; add ed employment. And there are no indications that private business will endure more than an ordinary sea sonal slump during January and February. Money from the federal govern ment, approximating 6115,003, will be in the bands of county wheat growers within a few weeks. Reiease of many . thousands . of dollsrs in time certificate deposits at the bank Is another bright ray of cheer, with everyone In the valley bound to bene fit either directly or indirectly. Tax payments tor lac last hoi of 1033 show an Uicre:i.e over the firs: half of the year, and indications are that 193 taxes will be etui better. City, county and school restricts are I calling warants. releasing additional cash, amounting to many thnv-ihds of dollars. t funds has been allotted to the county relief committee for expenses this month. .The C. W. A. payroll with only 116 men at work, is bringing a 1.000 in new motley Into the county each Saturday. Government pork is being distributed to the needy, with flour and butter shipments expected in the hear future. . The automobile business Is mak ing decided gains locally, and kindred interests are In line with the upturn. Almost all businesses have sbown gains. The weather was favorable for fall harvest and for preparation of the soil and fall sowing: also it has permitted outdoor work to con tinue up to the present with hardly a temporary halt of consequence. Many minor factors have aided Un. Ion county In Its progress toward normalcy this year also. NEW CASE YOU JIDOE TO SOLVE PORTLAND, Dec. 7 ijPi Advanc ing the contention that with pro hibition repeal accomplished, the federal court is without authority to try the case, a motion for dismissal of a federal grand Jury Indictment charging liquor . law violation, was filed In federal court yesterday by Deiimore Lessard, attorney for Henry Myers. It was the first attempt to set aside charges brought under the na- Three thousand dollars In H. F. u. tlonal prohibition act, now defunct. senate bill 11 was sustained. It was a bill prohibiting ssle of prison made goods. Senator Chlnnock's bill to stiffen speaker surrendered his place on the kidnaping penalties was approved by stand to meet with the committee to ( the senate. The measure would make help aid In bringing out a completed kidnaping with Intent to extort bt'4. It. was Indicated a sales taxj money, punishable by at least . 10 bill would be placed on tbe floor to- j years Imprisonment. The present law day for action tomorrow. 1 u silent on the extortion phases. , In the senate tbe alcoholic control J senator Ireland's milk utilities bill committee was continuing Its work squeezed through tbe senate on a 16 on the Knox control Diu. adding to 11 vote with three absent. The i not! SAVES MASTER FROM PIGS many amendment. Among .those hill provides for creation of a milk added today were provisions for a control commission and regulation of HAMBURG. la. oPl fensiey Par- jsalarled commission and tbat at least ( the milk Industry. Irish, farmer, figures he owes his life one woman be placed on tbe com-j The borne rule prorision of the; to his dog. Parrlsh fell from a corn Buss-Oh- . I state constitution would be referred ! crib and fractured hl3 head on a con- ., The senate; by a vote of 15 to 15. to the people under a senate bill Terete slab. While h. i.r .-,,. e, defeated the Grange power bill which; passed by tbe senate and sent to the for several hours the doe fought off would create an elective power com- house. . ! i a herd of hoes that attemDted to at- 1IAM1V CLOTHES LINE EMPORIA. Kax. if) An BVinllant didn't see the back-yard clothes line in tre dark as he swung a three inch pipe at Mrs. Prank Webb's head. The line broke tbe force of tbe blOvv. so that Mrs. Webb suffered only a scalp wound Instead of probable fotal Injury. senate bills approved pro- tack tbe prostrate fanner. mission to handle the power par- other tlcutany to be produced by tbe Bon- vided : nevllle dam project. Partial payment of taxes'. Invest- More than 1.500.000 worth more wiiai is otu w u, w- merit 01 assets oi ouildlng arm loan j of canned salmon was shipped from Steele to approval or oreecm s appll- ascociaUons and saving and loan asso- Alaska In September than in the cor- wmw' .vw.uw . . ,u.iiHiiiju uwrni isuea py me uome responding month last year. Dim grant iuuus lur ius iajubl, uviiuu "of five bridges on tbe Coast high way was believed "removed Wednes day when Governor Meier attached i his signature to boose bill 78 and filed It with the secretary of state. The bill authorises the highway commission to contract wttb tbe fed era! government for a loan in tbe amount of M .500.000 to be repaid out of toils Imposed on traffic over i fjj tbe bridges. The senate roads and highways 7?j committee voted last night to report but favorably a bill Introduced yes terday to make 18 cents a gallon the ,ftir. maximum retail price for gasoline, j f:J Schilling ' The wonder of CELLOPHANE is that it costs so little and protects so com pletely a thine so delicate as the flavor of fine tea. .... TEA 7 its J I t I M 1 ' FLA1 NEW CiVf Orange Pekoe (Black) j hK JP" (Green) A-AvP NOWffjwrCROCERS ISIIflfl -'SI REI BOW BRIonTENS DARK niXE KNSEMIU.E PARIS CPi A bright red satin bow worn right under tbe chin gives a brilliant toucb to a dark blue en semble which Jeanne Auberts the pe tite blond French actress, is wearing. The ensemble, of sober navy wool, combines a frock finished wKb the red bow and a short Jacket bordered In black astrakhan. Henry Oodman. Stanford swim mer, shared four-tenth of a second of the Pacific Coast collegiate 100 yard free style record In practice. Stoneking's Grocery g5y SHOP AROUNiD--Compare Values! 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