La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, July 02, 1934, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextMonday, Jiil.v2i.19M LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. LA GRANDE. ORE. A, ,' Page Foiir From Court Gown To Bridal Gown oooooooooooooooooooooooo HERE'S A SENSATIONAL Miss Mabel Morton Society Editor Phone: Main 000 Until Noon OC I ETY ME OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO One Hundred People Attend Annual Picnic of Pacific Telephone Ca, Yesterday All Day at Pine Cone Attaches of the commercial, traffic and plant departments of the Pacific Telephone ana Telegraph Co. from La 'Grande, Baker, Pendleton, Milton and Athena, held their annual picnic yesterday at Pine Cone: Together with members ol their families and the stuff of the West Coast Co. In La Qrnnde, the entire assembly number ed -about an oven hundred. Special guests were J. H. Turnbull, ' district equipment superintendent of plant, of Portland, Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Crego. district equipment superintendent of plant, Walla Walla. W. . Wade, dis trict traffic manager, Portland. The big dinner was served at mid day with the food the employes brought supplemented by Ice cream, coffee and Watermelon furnished by the company. The afternoon was spent at vari ous sports, swimming, baseball and races. Included In. the races were the following:- Women's free-for-all, nonage limit, Edna Jones, La Grande, Jlrst; and Katie Hytle. Pendleton, sec ond; men's race, same rules, Ilay Noyea, 'Grants Pass. flibt, H. C. Mc Eaui, Baker, second: chief operators raoe for whlah seconds were ohojen. Baker, first, Milton, second: cashiers' raoe, Lorena White, Pendleton, first, Cecil Stuart, La Grande, second: Mr. and Mrs. Bay Noyes, of Grants Pass; who were recently, transferred from Btttcer, drove from the former city for the event. ' ' ! tl 4 ' " Epworth Leagues In Outdoor Meet ,- 1 rrrr M.-. Thirty members of the Senior Ep worth League and the High school league of "the1 First Methodist Epis copal church drove up to ono of the picnic sits on the Grande Bonde river near the Junction of the Old Oregon Trail and the Starkey road for their devotional meeting lost evening. Preceding the regular Epworth League study. Kev. W. H. Hortzog discussed the approaching institute, told ol the new auditorium and the plans for enlarging the cabin of the local chap ter. Miss Jeanette Blanchard had charge of tlie opening exercises lead-Ins- un to the lesson which was pre sented by Boyd Jackson.- The study was followed by a picnic supper to which all had contributed. Mrs. Charlton Club Hostess Tr The Social club of' the L. 8. to the B. of L. P. and E. met with Mrs. Clyde Chorlton F-Way with ten mem bers nresent. The women' 'worked during the afternoon on a quilt which Is to be disposed of soon. The hostess was assisted by Mrs. J.- K. Charlton and Mrs. 8. A. Weagel when she served some refreshments. At the lust reular lodgo meeting, Mrs. . A. Weagel and Mrs. O. C. McDowell Were Initiated. .' Young People . Wed at Baker X Miss Edna Puller, of Pondosa and Benjamin If. Toombs, of Medical Springs, were married Saturday at the Christian church parsonage fit. Baker. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Powers, of Medical Springs, accompanied them. Both are very well known young peo ple of the southern end of this conn- , " ' MOCKING HOUSE Lay' wxitsr c. brqwh... , . BYNOPBIH : Betaennt llnrver -km niiriaf fntifff '( lim huuneltaht ol i'lerre Uutreane. contiur.tot nwl volittaat vovtr. wHiftqiu, ohlniHuiu anv pertinent inlurtnattnu about the murder ot two meti.tn the lu treene brenjcf.aat room, tt ci evident that one ioaji the- "Ian who ' had threatened DutJttnn in ammv mom letter; the otfiet tune a voUoentcn. Yet liaruer u not oon vinod. tie p)niHt the matter to ir. CQVdcn. eater of Lu-fretne. Cliaplex 10 WORK BEGINS . NLY iho central fact Is obvi ous, Harirer Bald. "Two men "0 woro kltlea iu this room last nlgbi. Tho reason for that la anything bin Clear. " Ot course. 1 liavs soma sort bt a theory, but I won't evou think about It until all th facts aro In my possesion- And tliat." ho added, smiling gi-lmly, "may blow my the pry sky-high," ' i Mrs', Croydon lookod around nt the various evldoiices of the police I search find roscarch and iniiilo grimace of dlstasto when tier eyes rested ou tho chair with the dead man's clotbliig. "I am so sorry for that poor policeman," she remarked, with a shuddor. 1 -( "Yos, that was loo bad." Harper's I Hps tightened. "Olllcer llninlll i, loaves a wlfp and throe children That Is what happens to iiiuny po llcemon'B widows." . Aline made an eloquent gesture "Stop, pleaso," sbe begged, "yea mnke l sound so real. I can tee thai poor man walking up the stops, leav ing bit footprints lb the snow, not knowing that be was going to bis bealh." " ; ; ; ;; " '' Blie paused, then went on ear nestly. "Ot course, we shall do everything possible to assist you. "Mr. Harper. 1 know there are Ion. ot questions you want to ask about tho bouse, and the servants, end all that sort of thing. Please feel free to call upon me at any time for such Information. It Is my sister's home, tut 1 am eerractry familiar with all tho details." . - ' , ! Harper boweii. "Thank you. Mrs. Croydon. 1 shall have lots of ques lions, but first 1 have to chart my 'line bt Inquiry. : Allue smiled In her friendly man iier. There are many questions I would like to ark, too," she replied, "but I'll restrain my curiosity until a more auspicious time. Meanwhile, all our facilities are at your dls- ' posal. -1 suppose you will be In this toon) a great dealt" 1 "Yes, this will bo my office and iieadquartors while 1 nm working on the case." L 1 "I'll leave you to your labors, tuori," 'she responded, "and I wish 1 you success." : "Thank you aisaln, Mrs. Croyden. We'll have our talk laler In the day." Aline noddod, and, smiling gracious ly, withdrew. 'Apis a fine, pleasant-spoken lady she Is, Sergeant." was the po liceman guard's comment nficr she had gone. ' Cood looking, tool" Harper had almost forgotten the man's presence. "Yes, she Is," he agreed, "a very ch.inutng liuly, Mi deed, tt every one else In the house ' Is as frank and cordial It will moke this Job a lot easier. I'm afraid some , of the others are going to be any i thing hut helpful. By the way. what's your namef" "O'Connell, sir." "You understand. O'Connell, thai no one Is to disturb anything In this room. I'll be In and out of here all the time aud I want you to keep an eye on things." ' "Vou can trust me, Sergeant. An order'! aa order." -none oilier thing, O'Connell, When anybody comes In here far iiuostlonlng. just qulelly make your": self scarce. That uniform of yourv 16 apt to muse a witness rniiiur uurv- ous, eBpoclaljy the servants.' ' O'Connell saluted, grinning. -4 Hnrnor left the room,' Intent on Invosllgnllng more thoroughly bis. most perishable clues the foot-, prints In the snow. The winter sun was shlnlngTirlghlly and It needed bill a mild rise la temperature to dissolve the marks loft by the va rious visitors on the previous night. Ha spent nearly halt an hour In a careful study of those prints, and when bo returned to the, breakfnst room he found that Detective Lat terly hod Just arrived from Iloud quarters, j "IT 151. 1.0. Steve, I've brought you II all the. stuff that Jackson and Doc Miller hud ready," the lanky dolocllve announced, tapping tbe briefcase he had been carrying. "You've got the boys nt Headquar ters stirred up. --There's a rumor Hying around that you've got on to something red hot up hero." Harper nodded. "As I told you last night. Jack, when II conios to murders' I have a natural distrust ot tin ii sua I nnil' complicated layouts, I don't II lie some til the points about this affair, and after talking them over with Carlln I like them even loss." Laffarty rubbed bis chin thought fully. "You know, I telt that way. too, when I looked In bore Inst nlgbt. but 1 thought I was Just gottlng too suspicious In my old age. Where are we going to spread out, this Stu(f7" .. - : . ! Harper looked around st the va rious pieces of furniture, but could tee nothing that would serve as a work desk. He did not want to use tbe center table tor tear of marring Us highly pollihod surface, tor this tvas one ot the rooms which had beon completely refurnished while the Oufresnes bad gone to the Aus terllti. So the detective pushed the service button and In a tew moments Andrews sppenrod. The old man looked tired and drawn, as though be hnd spent a sleepless night. "Good morning, Andrews. I need a table to work on In here. Any or dinary table will do, Can you got one tor met" ' Andrews thought for a moment. "There Is a tablo In the library, sir, which will be Just tbe thing. I'll bring It In." 'Torbnps you bnd beller ask per mission first?" Mrs. Croyden has already giver, orders that you r-re to bave anything yon need, sir." whllospeaklng, the butler's cjes were moving swiftly over all parts ot tbe room. He seemed very much Interested In the lliigorprlnt markings which bad blossomed out over the various ar ticles. Tbe heap of the dead man's clothing also drew his lingering at tention, but his face retained Us habitual mask ot stolidity. "O'Connell," Harper dlroctcd. "go with Andrews and help carry. tbe table." In a short time they returned, bearing a plalu tnabogauy table. 'Tut It against the windows," Har per ordored, "the light Is hotter there. Thank you. Andrews, that Is lust what I wanted." Tbe butler nodded sillily and wllh another lin gering glance around tbe room, C. E. Societies Assemble at Park The Christian Endeavor societies of the First Presbyterian and First Christian churches held a Joint meeting and picnic Sunday evening at Riverside park. There were 30 In tne group with Bill Eakln having charge of the leijon. The study over, the young people enjoyed a picnic sup per In the pavilion followed by games and other amusements. Official Passes To fiBe NecessaiTiFor Pioneer Train Ride (Continued man Page One.' bratlon. It was emphasised, 'and those desiring posses must communicate with Reynolds. '"- '1::-: i . In genertil, the addition of the Daylight Mardl Oras" to the celebra- tloh program Is meeting with hearty approval, tho committee reported to day. First - announcement' of'thls change -was made Saturday., - The cbamber-of commerce will tako no responsibility for olt-tlro or an tique window displays -during tne oelebratlon, It was explained today. Merchants who tntend to put in soon window displays must make their own arrangements ana assume re sponsibility for tho articles displayed, it was announced. Incldentally,'ucn displays proved one of the most In teresting features of the recent cele bration at Walla Walla. Wash., and sjwetators were gathered around the windows as late aB I o clock In tno morning, It Is said. - 1 NO' one Is to be admitted to the grandstand at the La Grande stadium Saturday, July 1 without passes, and only tho aged and Infirm will receive these passes, which will bo Issued by the chambor ol commerce office. Tbe passes will be given out, regardless of whether the applicant Is a pioneer. The celebration's official represent ative at the Baker Mining Jubilee, to be held Wednesday, July . will be the American Legion drum and bugle corps, Which 1 won tbe ' state championship at tho legion conven tion last summer. The celebration committee will have official representatives at the Enter prise, Uklnh, Walla Walla and Mis sion July 4 celebrations also, and any one else who Is going to any other celebration Is asked to call at the chamber of commerce tomorrow to get Identification cards for their cars, so they may officially represent the U. P. Jubilee. In IttfeoVf-'rliiB Eugene Curtis, son of Mrs. Ernest Curtis, la recovering satisfactorily from an operation (or the rbmoval of his tonsils and n!no of a gland tumor In his neck. ml 7 - J v 4 1 If l'f ft X George Ferguson Buys Drug Store " .,, At Union, Ore. UNION, Ore. (Special) George Ferguson, druggist of North Powder, closed a deal Saturday for the pur chase of the local drug store from the Union Drug company- and took possession Saturday evening. Since the death of L. A. Wright three years ago, W. A. Felser and his daughter, Vertle, have operated the store and tor 17 years prior to that time Felser was associated witn wrigm in drug business. Mr. and Mrs. Fergu son formerly operated a drug stow In Union but sold out to L. A. Wright In 1628 and went into business In Port land. Later they bought the store In North Powder and will continue to operate that store with a new man ager In charge. As soon as affairs are settled Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson and son, Wayne, will move to Union. PLANE IIEI.I'S SI'Otti'BMKbl SKK TVVO SI'OKT CLASSICS NEW VOIUC (M Three kinds of speed speed of humans afoot, of planes aloft, and of rowing shells on the water--contrlbuted thrills to an extraordlnory day for a few sports men and sports serines. -i It worked ouf when Prlnoeton's great Invitation track, meet and the famous Poughkeepsle regatta fell on the same Saturday. A number Ol men. by hopping charted lrplanes at Princeton, were able to have seen Olenn Cunningham, and Ben East man run to new world's records In the mile and half-mile and atui -arrive at Poughkeepsle, more than 100 miles away. In time to catch the fin ish of the varsity boat race down the Hudson. Faith Whitney, who made a stun ning llguro In a presentation gown at the British court live .weeks bfoie, looks even uioro charming tn a bridal gown! The daughter of the lute Caspar Whitney, author and explorer, uhe Is shown leaving Now York's - Church ' of Heavenly Host after her marriage n Wnrunn Wine. .lr SOCIAL CALENDAR Monday, July a t i00 L. A. to B. Lu of Bt. Eagles hall. 8:00 Ladles auxiliary to' Old timers club, Depot club rooms. V -.' Tuesday, July 3 8:00 Auxiliary to Mt. Emily Pout, V. F. W at Eagles hall. 8:00 Neighbors of Woodcraft, I. O. O. P. hall. Wednesday, July Fourth of July with countless picnics and family reunions. Permanent Waves Includes Flngerwave, ' Haircut,' Shampoo $2.50 Others at $3.50 $5.00 . at. 75 Get a Wave for Swimming ' AU work Guaranteed CINDERELLA SHOP Phono Main 260 1113 Adams BUS SERVICE For WALLOWA. BNTEBPKiSB, JOSEPH and Way Points. Leave La Grande,' Dally ' ( 4:10 P. M. " For FBNM.BION, Way Points Leave La Grande, Dally - W:8 A. - ' D. P. Stage Depot, JS08 Adams Phone MAIN 4 Extremely Low Prices On mm. Re-Tire your car for the Fourth with the Famous Seiberling Tires. We, still have most sizes in stock. Note the low prices. '1.10 x 21; $26 32 x G H.D. Tiuek 523 .98 5.25 x 21 $ i .83 made his exlt- "I don", think he llkrti you. Stove," l.nfterty said, alter be had s" rCoviiloni l)l bv li'slta 0. Broun) Tn, foolmlnts, Mndr, tell Ihslr . tresis uls. fiJiO $7 x 19 .28 31 x 1 Ou ('"decision to discon. Untie oui'uUre dupai't inont means that you can jrut a complete set of new tires at a saving of 25, For the past few years we li a v e handled the fa m o u s SF.1RERL1NG TIKES. This well-known . line has limp; been one of the leading; tires in the automotive field and en joy a reputation of excel lent service and long wearing qualities. Hundreds of these tiros have gone out since our announcement. We still have hundreds left of our large slock. With these prices you need no longer drive with worn tires. If you need tires or will need them in the near future take advantage t' this very seasonal sale of tires and tubes. 30 x 3!2 $21-74 aJ 4-75 x 19 $.52 5.00 x 10 $f.55 30 x 5 $ U4 .03 5.25 x 18 $ 6 Other Sizes Proportionately Low! ALL SALES ARE CASH Trices Do Not1 Include Mounting W. H BQHNENKAMP GO. WASH SALE ft'.j .hi i' 'M What a buy! B.reier's'had to purchase thousands to obtain quantity prices on quality merchandise. See them! Inspect' them! ' Note the low price! You'll surely - wish one of each style. '; ;'" i Sun-Back White t imenes Sizes 14 to 42. 120 frocks eight dif ferent styles. Clevely trimmed by buttons, buekles and bows.' .Wear them for tennis, 'street or sports;' Worth a dollar. : ; Just Forty-Eight ' -PIQUE Sport Styles $1 Siezs 14 to 42. Nicely tailored of white and pastel piques. Sun -t backs; and suspender backs for the modern: miss. ;:,-.. . For the Conservative Housewife We Offer One Hundred Forty TTh"irhiTTTnn FJMRJL .-ti Sizes 14 to 44. Dark or light prints printed voiles and white' linen uniforms. ' ! " 79c 98c $.49 FLORAL ORGANDIES Sizes ii to 2. Styles tor the miss" or matron. In sheer clever designs particularly adapted for the hot summer days. These are genuine $1.49 values. . - G. J. BREIER CO. ti.