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0 !. 61 a iiftA'Slift EYtNiNG OiiSMhR i aATLRPAY, BBftUAUY 18, 1921 L "B'O" EDITORIAL . PAGE e f. Cfrc-Observer AN INBEPENDKNT NEWSPAPB ftoftferf tWlf wid Weekly at I .a Grandu, Ore&cn, by I.t firnndf Kvif . Ob'ilurvei 1'ublisliing Company. lr t tV VotofHc at La Grande, Oregon, as Stccnd Clam Mail Matter Addren all Communications to ' TUB ORSHKVi'U, 1411 Adaam Ave.i La Grard, Ortoa. CITY AND COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER ' I Oo ftnte in Other Citif-OreKon Hotel Hewn Rtaml, Portlaml; Imperial New 1 s Kiand. i'ortluml; Multnomah Ilolt-I Niwa Stauu, Portland. SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Carrier , . ! Doily, per month . 7r,e Daily, per nix months in advance ?4.Bf) Daily, per three months $2.25 Daily, iing-Io copy , - tt Hy Mail t , i Daily, per year In advance H.(M Daily, thr.ie moth in ilvanc....l.W Daily, i months in advance... $11.00 Daily, per momn - ..-uw Weellv Olirvr.HUir, hy mall, per year In advance '-u MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PIIF3S The Asaorintrd Press ia exclusively enlitlid to the una for publication of all now. dispatches credited to it or not otl,erw'-e cied.ted In this paoer, and aluo the loca! news publlahod therein. All rights of r -publication ol special (liBnntchen here are aluo reserved. ' THE OFFICE CAT By JUNIUS wmmmm ItO.MA V( I). If.; tA CANCKI.I.ATION OF WAK DKI5TS. Secretary of the Treasury Houston has admittwl that Great liriiain has suggested the cancellation of foreign dclilR, (luriiiif tliK negotiation of the Versailles treaty and since. A I'.i'itish r.l.i'esniati a short time ago acknowledged such a proposal on the liart of his government, and added that there was no leason why Crcat liriiain should he ashamed of it, because the proposal involved the wiping out of all war debts among the Allies, and Great lirituin herself would lose in the process, because other nations owed her more than she owed the United States. That appeal's to be true, and thus weakens the charge that the British have been trying: to make the American people pay their war debts. It does not, however, prove that the principle . it.u flannel unii r i(,iiH n, warm, is valid or practicable. Neither the Ilritisl. people nor the Amer- j '' '' ican people seem likely to endorso such cancellation. iui , nn niii tump-skirt, umi then 1 011 II Hour no JokliiK Inmi 1110 num. Your ilreflH houll nliiin.st (Ii-iik the met her in ilie mi-a'low Am Die mm wan Kinking low, 'J'hi'y wallu-d alon iiikhIot In 118 twilight's iiIIim-kIow. Him waited until puifrniiy Me'd lowtiri'd all Die ham. Iltti' HOfl oyea bent iipti him Ak radiant aa Di,- niiii. She didn't wmlle i,r lli.ink him 111 fuel ahe Iiiiiiw not how, Km he wuh bin a tanner hid And sill'' a Jerwv iow. .ludf - A N A VSW DIt To A I.I. !' 'VM. Ill 11 lliK I1...V. hour Office ( at, if I kIhmiIi! elionHoj 'I'o pcilille you Komi, I'iimiiIoh ii.'WM "1'Ih DiIh. and only DiU. I'd ay. ItrlllK hack (lie chillies if yesli.l'llay. I'mir silly KlrlH, why dun't you CllOOHO A pair uf )iIkIi-Iii Inuiher nlioe, t- ft So fur'as this country is concerned, there is no room for doubt. The American government representatives at the I eace Conference nre said to hayu steadfastly opposed cancellation, and the government has not modified its position since. The publi:;, so far as can be judged by the utterances of the press, is over whelmingly against such action. There t.re influential statesmen and business men in nom countries who would welcome the step because of certain finan cial and commercial benefits expected to follow from it. The ; general public, however, feels that so great a gift is uncalled for that it might be mischievous in its economic results, and that it would certainly be unfair to the great mass of citizens who bought war bonds to provide the money for those foreign loans and whose taxes will be high until the loans are paid. USE YOUfl PUN. Write to your aenntor mill con Rrntnman ocvimaioiiully. They need your counsel and advice. U u I n-a,M..n n.'it lit'llo tin gods, nor yet bin ones. They win choline or tho whiirven of iv (list defile. How do you like your rats? Well enough to continue tnleratini? them, or badly enoutth to help in every pos sible way to exterminate them, wheth er in your houso or your neiKtinor s house or a country barn or a city me just human hcines lilio the rest of us people whom wo have picked from our midst and Hent to Wnsbinj ton to represent our will in the af fairs of the niitionul government. Don't K't the mistaken idea that your duty ends with ciistinn your vole. That is only tho be(iniMiin. 11 Is your duty to keep our rcpre sentntlves In Washinirton advised as to the utlitiide of this pnrliculni' com munity rrlutivo to tho various unit leis that mine up in cohricss. Oth- nut seaport? INTURN ATI ON A I, ( !OSSI I. "Little sliid," remarket! the old Ir- lidi woman, "is soon mended; and iiiiUiltiK said needs no mcnd'uiir at all.'' I Senator l'liindexter niirees with her to some extent. The other day Senator lliinih got wind of statements made before the 1 111 v a I iiffaiis committee to the effect f-rwian Ihev will nut know whaL we that Ureal Iliilaln is rarrvinir on think whnl wo desire what we ex- j pinpimanda in this country to dis pcet them to do, and how they si Id couiaue the huildinit of lame battle vote in order to truly represent the I ships. Sim-u this is practically what people of their districts. llorah has been inninit, il is a little Heimtors and cunjfressnien re -i-ivc difficult to see why he was iilnnncd, many Idlers, but most of them lire but he was, and deinnndcd that "all from professional politicians or pen-j the fai ls be innilo public." Mr. I'oin plo who have an lixe to Ki'ind. They dexter replied: i.eldum, hear from the rest of us, mid 1 "That is equivalent In fayinu that ! nrv loii lif; we nre Indifferent to our,n t lt facts with reference to our interests we can hardly complain if fureiyn relations should he made pub they become So llieniselves. lie at nil times. In many cases lliiniis Write them nice friendly letters j which iniirht lead to international eni 11111I tell them how you stand and broUments nre settled without any how your neighbors feel. They will j publication. 1 cannot airree with the appreciate it for two reasons. First, I nenalor in his pmpo.ial," Senator ' beeau.-e they are really desirous uf ; pnindexter is to be commended for his doinir sonn thinir for us if it is possible vtiitnl. for them to do so. Second, they are Tho essential facts upon which anxious to keep in touch with the sen-itreuties or international policies are linient of their districts, lest they framed should bo laid freely before find themselves "ill bad'' nt the next the houses of t'oinrress and the pen election. pie nt lar-jo, bv those responsible for Write to them. them. That is what "open diplom- Ynu will find that they are quite ucv" metns. Non-essential mutter. human, and will be lis fair witlt you : however, especially such as if unwise atreet And hide your profile lo your feet, A collar should enclose the neck And Dial's the proper di'en-, by heck, t hlile to sen you KiDics shov The milky whJieness of your arms, II Hoems ao vulvar, don't you know, 'I'o advertise God Kiven ciai'nin. And powder, goodness, what a Min, Wo much prefer the natural Inn II' you don't use, don't begin. tlt'a so offendini; to 11 man. l.ay by georgetio end ernpe de riiine. Procure a dress of somber black Willi fifty ipleats uroiind the skirt, And nil ety hullou down the bac::; Instead of being a dream, My deurs, you'll simply be a screnm. Your loveliness and youih niii.it tiido llehlnd Din stern siald clothes of pride; On with Die old, ioiiI wllh tho now, You fluffy, powdered Kills, iidleu. -- Though prices on baby cabs hnvo been 'reduced, the miinufactuners say there is no demand for Ihem. Prob ably baliy wants a motor car. Tho uiihiippy coincident that the payroll and prica are K'diit; down loeDier makes us wonder wlrero we irot off at. Hut, we reflecl tbo haippy days have K"iie by when Die payroll tnado uh oblivious lo iirlces. -- - Koree of habit Is llluslnited In llaedliiK's choiiv of the eupllol porch ns Die Iplni e where he will tali" the oalh as president. 1 vrA'yrsV:f Cbc Bookioorm lntvo been pluaeS on the. Mni-y A. Xbhols, pCounly Librarian.) La Grande, the seventh city In Oregon, ranks eleveul'i In Hit sie of tig library, a-eordiii(t lo tl slate librarian a repoit 10 tiie IokIs. inure. T!a Dalles Melford and Hood Iliver. whose populiiiion I loss than oura, rank amoiiK the first ten libraries because they have been u erailnB as couniy libraries. Watch us grow now! 8 - The Publlsners' Weekly rocently printed a list of the 100 most pop ular books cf fiction of Die past 25 years, arranged In Dm order of their popularity. Of course, this is based on Die nuinbi-r or copies printed and sold to dale. "Quo Vadis" heads 1 he list, with "Hetiido Die Ilonnle lirler Bush," "The Kosaiy," "Davfd Durum." and "Mr. llrltlint! Siu-s It Through," following. I lie complete list Is on our bulletin board. oil will find it most inlnmsllng. n . Now that branch libraries nr.! started In Union. Klgin and Cove, we will loan to residents of tliese iplacoB through these libraries. Oth erwise we would be ties puss 1 11 K, in stead of aiding them. Residents' or the county living on rural routes from the above post offices, please place It. F. I), on your requests, so we lllliy man direct to you. About 200 new children's hooks shelves recently" n - libra You are going 'to want tu read Philip Clbbs' "Now Il'Can Be Told." He was a flionunent war correspoii dent mid ha hits Borne atnril'.ng things to loll ua now that the bar of ceusoashiip Is raised. "What to See In America," by Clifton Johnson, gives a chapter to each Biato In the Union, briefly men tioning the attractive placet!, with facts and general Interest conemi ing Its pre.sejil and past that adM to the traveler's zest in visiting II. The photographic illustrations are very numerous and quite alluring. William Stearns Davis, author of "A Friend of Caesar," "Victor of Sulunils," and other well known his torical novels, has written a "His tory of France; from tho earliest times 10 the. Treaty, of Versallli," which has become ut once the stan dard single-volume history of Franco in tho Kngli.-di languuge. Il iu town than a more history; it Is a colorful romance. Are you Interested In xplritunl Isni? airs. May Wright Sewall, in "Neither Dead Nor Sleeping," has given tin unreserved account or many year's study of jwychlcul ex periences Including tho cure of dis ease. It is of lulorest not only rol lovers of the subject, but also be cause Mrs. Sewall lias been a very prominent figure 'both nationally and internationally in tho woman surr. rage'iiiovement und In the education of women. Valley of the Meuae in Belgium. ns you tiro with Oiom. wonKixfi von hats. ly or prematurely ili-tU'tsetl mijfht in terfere with pem-eful n.liuvtmenti, may lietter he tj:ntietl. o nw IN OKKCOV. ili;il word nlnwifii. It iil. Hob ('inner Kii way uh to mukt toricni.s. - tt - (( Jiliiltne.) A fonil lit 11 11 nuce nh.-U'i vec! n I'lH't'lnu u eiciireilf, , -Aiul tluu ntldnsh it ihe ehiil,1 (bu inn( In times TLIIimI with regret. Siiitl lie. "My hut - your inn Til tell If MUs aKiiiii oeeui-H," The liij replied, "Slie'll' whip like h , I'or this is one of her's." - VeiVh' wlm lle In ntm houtJ'H. an Sli.Titr Lee WarnieU sh it. Hiioulthi't kleli on n, hill 0' fan'. - M - A real friend t a Kink who lnvs ou in tpiie or your fuilures and the great;.-!- a rule you are, the K thaler he seetan to love you, - XX - The knark or tlnathiR dtdits en ) tt! d K.iiue oI;.h to be In the "swim." ",hn k (iiver ay that th reason h don't wash hia car is that li tiilns fry time lie does, and his (".overnment experts estimate that it kM'ps UUO.UUIJ men workhnf full l isten, dear rentier; I shall try to re time to KUppoit tlu tuition's rat pop-1 hue, I Illation. Therr art tit leiit Itltt.iHKL-i The sei ne 1 heheld, as the trohlen irate 1)00 "eommoii hiowti rats" ill tht'jUf too eastern sky was fluiiK open country, nnd they destroy $2 worth' thntanorn, of foodstuffs -il 'nr npiei'e.' That KWidintf the earth with tint hrnv mako.t tho eot of their upkeep I'JOO,-1 only born; IMW.OOO, nnd it lnjtrs 200.000 men, Lo, in the fat flune; mi-dn of the west, nt $1,600 m year npieee, to produre.The colors refUvt mi a mountains that much. cre.st, Tho nation's Mnnding urmy i ix-'lliat i capped with a hit of hA um rd bv ( ot irresa ut 17.000. It M a I mer's wmw. f j; :v: y : .......i. r u ... i.. i ..jtu" Matii, ,! . V rv oi hip iiunwn a - j ; I'aern Siiir " 'And w h.it are Harden don't need the moisture. 8 UK SMOKKM, ANYWAY. Ofiicer Whllo exaniiuinx appli cant for nrmyi, "tiol any sears on you?" Applicant -"No, but I Rot soon ci sareu tH over thet In my coat." U TWIXKI.K. I.IITI.K STIIS. M V d a d d v U a a son . " slat od mainmn is a SKKD to pluck the proOlest (lowerN of our llelj:hin folk lore, I stand blinded and hesi tate. What shall 1 ehosi In this biuniuoi, over rich In Its mingling of lirilliant colors and tender hues' Shall It bo pearls or sacred uilslletou fallen beneath the Druid's knife; lilies frown In (ho shadow of convents and monasteries; roses reddened with tho blood of tourneys and (he carntiKo- of buttle; or, iierehaiue, pale dalslos of tho fields sprung up unheeded amid I ho cow pasture? All equally are precious, writes Louis Lapisso ilu Loi-ht In tin Loudon Times. I"uiih ler.4 of ft fertile hind seared In thu course of aires by sionus let loose from the four corners of tho earth, uro they not (lie expression, the poit ry, the sap of love and hate, tho very nl, In a word, of a jieople fashioned by martini blows and bathed In the sunshine of Idealism? Kvery IbdIau Ik thrilled by tho pusi. It is Ids statt and broad of lire. Hence his love of cavalcades, Joyous entries ami processions, the ever rorurriuK delimit of most of our villages, t.iroat taslo Is often display ed In (he nhb'rinir of these parades, In the building of the triumph to wbbh Uuheiis and .lortiaens did not scorn to devoiu their talent. And it Is as If tho Inures of legend and history which pas.s ihi'eimh our streets had Pepped down from the canvas of old master pieees to he closer to flie caresses of the. erowdn. Simietlines the ceremony represents but an episode, a scone of chivalry or of mystery from the middle aires. In ! truces', suddenly awakened from Its mehtii' lioly miracle of the holy blood, the triumphal escort of a prince con feerated lo thf Conquest if the holy hind moves In a rolling stream uf KlNieiittiK steel uinid the glamor of rlrh vllUs and in'eeloiis hroiderios, the el a -him; of itrin aiid I lie einbrn7.eii petil, nt' tviltlipeti,' . ' Sun'r.ime' .Ommiv of All Tim. '.: . ' Al Furnes, on' the" lnt Sunday In" .lllly, the procession Of "penhents" re enacts Hie AUpreiue driitna ot' all time, I'or wei'ks tho vity prepares for II, The actors' p;;rl are more coveted itiun public honors; some are Jealous ly quanted its lieredtliiry rights. I liieiih the di'm criiwd, pressiiiK ever closer and closer, the revered tt ores pitss In procession. And the t'hrist appearn, weighted down by h.ls titivs, a livluK and Ktairiierinu Christ, Moui-cd till the blood runs from him. A hi ei of religious fervor pas-es over the faithful. "Mercy!" a penitent cries aloud in pain. Kvcry window 1m a garden of tapers, caudles and lights wlmve ihunts dicker in the wind hlow irtiui the sea. Sacred chants min gle with the piping uf reeds, the mdse '( nilttes und the wiudiliK of hums. The crowd sobs and sways and wrinirs ! fis bauds and full Into prayer as, I r.ilb.w uti the (Vudtieil tine, the pen! j i nil s pa. 'Che men In sackcloth and j the wtuiicn closely veiled do ponitioe, ; and their tui-ked, torn t'eet bleed on the ; stones of the road. IVrchaiieo beneath iltcir cloaks of burlap noble ladies, i Iiom' t!iicn hair and white bodies are the lue treasures tf lids setisu I oiis mid my-'tic Klaioter-i, art- paying j the ransom of a kiss I Mods, the home uf the guard -mi saint ttf the ItrHI-h Hitny, Is the the- 1 1 gond link. What matter If It hurls?;1 tin oec iislon In itli munleliiil nttli ials ' and elerisy take imrt in the festivities. '' nnd freiiieutly our undent eusiums , , llllt rlinill I.I IlllCklltll Inulu li'n..l. I n iii-ueession leaves lii'niumont mid 1 l!oes to the Oudi'iilierir. Prayers are 'J mild In piihllc, after whiih loaves and fishes are distrltnited to the crowd, and the burgomaster offers the prloMijii a sliver loving cup filled with white:!' Mvluo In which tiny minnows are swim- I i mlnj;. A wry face, n urnve gulp niidlj j the career of n little fish ends In theii I paslnral stomach. And so It t?nes til! J every notable and every udnnow basil faced tho same ordeal. At nightfall J Iiuko bonfires upon the surrounding I hilltops tlt'bt up the countryside. 'Tis,! said that these customs date back to the worship of Ceres. a j "Three Entwined Ladles." m The story of the warlike virtues and! tragic deaths of the 'three entwined jes ladles" Is another jewel of Meuso folk-' mm lore. In 15M Jlourixnoft ts furiously : attaked hy the king of I-'ranee. The, town Is taken, but the valiant citadel I of Crevecoeur still holds out. Assault j after assault in repulsed. Alas, the! defenders are now a Imrt) hundred. In- j eluding old men, women and children,.' then tlfly, then ten at last three young and beautiful women. "The Ladles of Crevecoeur" still hold out desperately. They are about to be! taken. Itather than serve at a king's -feast, they climb to the topmost ram-' parts anil entwining their arms throw; themselves Into the Mouse, forever j more tho gentle guardian of their j womanly honor. L'ntll this day the stream continues to weave Its liquid blue s-broud over their white bodies, i i Iouhtlcs the folkloie of Flanders differs from the Walloon traditions 1 and cusrouis. The lutter are light and ' p:iy, the former rich In color and full of quaint beliefs. The Flemish ker-; messes begin by prayer and the solemn ' warnings of priests who thunder fr:ml ! their pulpits "Hell, mind ye, bpetis ; beneath tin feet of blond maidens who i trip (be merry dance; beware for mit- -fortune will surely visit the stable audi weigh upon the beiyl of the brawny yeoman 100 eusuj leiiijoeu iiutiuniii i beer and the smiles of women." Ititt j the last words of the priestly warning have scarce died away before the fes tie board creaks beneath the good thinus of this earth, and anient youth feels that It lives. A evening fails on the gay Sundays of August, ribald songs and old-time danvs end thosv village fetes worthy of a ltnbens or a Tenlers. We Can Make Your Watch Keep Time ALL WORK DONE RY EXPERTS. WE WILL SAVE YOU MONEY. Sicgrist & Co. Largest Jewelry Store in Eastern Oregon rT fSoldiersdttd jailors W ami meat This memorial, erected on Riverside Drive, Y., to tlia memory of American Patriots, is Corinthian in its architec tural tendencies, and Is an excellent example of modern work manship. THE FAMILY PLOT should lio prnfed with a suitable stone in mem ory of the loved ones. "W'e will he pleased to show you many examples of tombstone craft to select-from. 'Our .honorable reputation is. -your fruaranltep of a sininre deal. : ; BLUE MT. MARBLE & GRANITE CO 15M2 S AVKNI IJ. LA GKAXOK. OKK. WHITTLING OUT OF FASHION '"nort tho rt than it small, ' country. :A 1 talHt lipic, nli-m nnumHt tt nu. i nt'itt Ttwro'llul 1 fi'i'l greater Imp for my , '' ftiivc of, . Ji'llf.w mrn, j o ( r e v pnrt to, As 1 -ot my Imnil to tin' plow npnin Vnts n " - Altl. K. H VNur.KT. . " unnlv! Aur. 'J7, l-0. ni . ; u you? skd. "I'm the lit Tlo twinkle' ti nier every year of ti n Cnumutt l.ume her chum' c,n ,l'b'HV wblh enN the inwe.t"n or Me. aiMint Al muttiny io me tolling of tiie (iiitt bell, uiler le ) a l bit barmenien heard only n a war alarm. Si. Ueutve j beiiebe-. In the men': Declint of Ancient and Honorable Pastime So Marked ai to Have Been Noted. Come to think of It, then In huiiu truth in the vlatemeiit that whittling as n hizy or tired man's p;istttne. Is p)in out tu exHteiue. A Kiorekeep or wiyjt : "I usotl to set a box out In front of the store for the boys to net on. and the next day iher'd he nothfn' h-ft of tlo box '.-epiln a lot of hit 1 1 In's lltteretl like ttntund the yole- wiilk. Hut now a box will hist Jetd j about all unimer . .' . No, whit ilia' ain't wlmt It were!" At a rail way station (he agent romnrked that; whereas a wnttuiu; room hem-ti bud a hoiitr life in the older days "than the ueeu WHllllllt t.MIIH lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll WE WILL MEASURE UP It was said of George Washington thnt the office of resident of tho United States was "cut to his measure" it fitted him better than any other man of his time. The life of each of us is cut to our measure it is up to us to recognize and live up to its full capabilities. This institution is doing its best to fulfill the purpose for which it came into being to assist the people of this comnumits, through the wise management of finances, to attain their full share of Success. ' , . On Washington's Birthday this insti tution is closed, to honor the memory of n great man who measured up to the work cut out for him. "II illrl vit trumitt what liamU ! lit(U' iu ttio. ilinuou. Au.-r n , ovrr wliu ii lit' im-i juritH-um hi.) Oftiiiiy coiiihut. in uiiis.m. iHYonium1, iiimii ncii on m i iihiimi. Ami !o-riii vnitioH loii in ihr iln-. W.oi ; hi noi oilt.-v. t.lHi-knltli lion. iiv-n Mint Make Good. it Tiie Wvtf t-t ItnlT mu mrl.-t with ninl 10 llimtiT. mulc1.r.i... l-'v." rr t 14""" U'H.l l' iivn. iknft) liit:ifrHt!Ai'i.v(itw.5'!9. OtruiVfiLlu IQt)(J Hi liubllc. iiiiiiiiiiii. hor eu.-h lufrm'iiTu n iium4. 9 a llMm. men nnuld tiV!" . -tt-j Mionvoii think litllo of a person jsay w liiilo an yoii Ihfcik." . An oiflrr inR-r .ttivpn cu-V"'"' n . a . . . . ' " '"'ii a. u rrw mi or li.'rroriiiiin.'j. ...i.im n.i ..n :..i.. .t. . . i . H ,. . . ' m-n k lor, a ai.'smin siw 'I'"." Kt Ihoy oui.-ht to have. a hit no orw ui& t Cftteh.f (Uh ew hon bv W.IV nt the alley. Q tnroitiih the inwirlls. ami the dwK ate thali-ed by the brave foibiti' of She victorious knVit. Uerre en tentitf the li: tiie ' fitliled 'b.t" tt; the enwd nih ndyiy uf hNin lte Mode f MiHi lnM-t i hi h blow ff" tbo ttul brine- : f Mili.te illol flWrtlu'rrt tin IIOH.l toiiiti-r iiiiiiwn Itwlf tife knif unlj .lilt UlMMl.. I'itIin! tv'll art .H. l.ttN I 1 mi liH I u k knly.'" Ks httf. V liekt-t'lMT rt'(':Cl IO llOXl in! Kiliof ihvory. ll ) Tl r' ! uvl hnv loVr tu ilJ"i i, -9 - j ! cf Y . ,0J . I I 11 inn i1.1 h i I 1? 2 J s; jij z "C7 ov V J 4W i "oBSEfRVEJl ADtERTISEKO wiU brine result. . a ft .'A 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 H i i ri ii 1 1 1 e 1 1 1 1 f 1 1 1 1 e 1 1 1 ii 1 1 . . . J 9 is . - 9 '"' -' i-i- il r .-. . j i '