La Grande evening observer., March 08, 1921, Image 4

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TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1921
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Principal Events of the Week
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Keview i
SCIENTIFIC REFINING.
I)id' you note the sign in A. F. Har
iis' window: .
TONGUE 48c BRAINS 33c.
It is most significant of the time
that tongue should command a higher
price th in brains. .
THE JITNEY MUST BE REGULATED. .
' ' For a long time the jitney problem was one for the largor
cities to solve. It is no longer so, for with improved roads the
itnv i. Uitino- hout the country currying passengers in compc-
' itinn u,ith railroads and other conveyances. . Tliey must be reg-l
ulated. , ' , . .
. Althniio-h the eovernor saw fit to veto a recent bill that pro
vided regulation for such passenger carriers, it is with regret
to many that lie aid so.
; Whenever you risk your life in another man's machine, who
is running that machine for prpfit, there shouldbe some respon
sibility attached. As the railroad is forced- to undergo inspection
of locomotives and cars, so the jitney should be forced to guaran
tee to his patrons a safe machine to ride in and a safe driver
to operate it.
Engineer Curtiss and Conductor Norton, of La Grande, spent
some time at Salem during the session iii the interest of law,
regulation for the bus that carries passengers on the highways.
These men see more of the dangers than most people. They
see these machines race with trains, crossing and re-crossing
railroad tracks with their loads of human freight, putting forth
the forceful argument that some hand stronger than the one that
holds the steering wheel should , be held responsible in case of
accident.
Right at the present time the fad of riding in auto busses
is at its height. In the lower country people will crowd into a
none too safe auto bus and pay a higher price to thus ride in
discomfort than they will pay to have perfect comfort on a steam
or an electric train. They will put up with any inconvenience
with the auto bus, whereas, if the steam train operators would
indicate half the same conditions a complaint would it once
be filed with the Public Service Commission and an investigation
would follow. ... i i,
The danger, however, is the greatest factor now entering into I
the operation of such vehicles. One accident might kill eight
or ten people, whereas if they were regulated and the moonshine
drinking drivers forced out of the business, lives would be saved,
M Eli BY HE STARTS 'EM AT 20
AND NUAIBEUSEM BACKWARD.
"I know a merchant,'' depot."! Chas.
Murchison, "who has four clerks and
when a customer tomes in he .shouts
'Number l'J'.",
ISAAC'S GRIEF.
The shade of Isaac Newton quiver
ed with emotion. ,
"What's tho trouble, Ike?" sympa
thetically inquired what had once bean
Christopher Columbus.
'Well, Chris, came tho reply, "as
a fellow-discoverer, you probably can
sympathize with inc. lou recall, per
haps, that I discovered the law of
gravitation."
'Uli huh."
'Well, look at these blamed profit
eers they'io violatin' it every day."
Then the two of them sat down on
a damp cloud and wept bitterly.
j EDITH KNIGHT HILL'S BULLETIN.
A newspaperwoman for whom we huve the most profound re
spect is Edith Knight Hill, who for years was with one of the
Portland newspapers, then went into the dairy business and be
came an enthusiast over Jersey cows. She handled clubs for the
newspaper and like all of us, she returns to her old habits.
. We have before us "The Clubwoman's Bulletin," published by
Mrs. HUH It is well gotten up and filled with the blight news
of the different woman's clubs of the state, but there is one club
that is lacking a club that gets no mention in this good woman's
publications, and that is the kitchen club. Neither does she
have anything in it about the club to encourage child raising, nor
the club that sweeps the floor of the home and mends the clothes
of her husband and children.
You are overlooking the best clubs in all the world, Mrs. Hill,
the very best. Your clubs mentioned are all right, but instead of
playing them up on the front page, give the clubs we have men
tioned first place and then let your clubs take the last page,
according to the reports which show up only such profits as the
- We would like to see a front page editorial in the next issue
of the Bulletin, written by Mrs, Hill from her innermost heart
on this very subject, for we know that she agrees with us, for
she is a practical, fust class American woman.
Wait until Dr. I'hy at Hot Lake hears about the White Leg
horn egg measuring ten and a half by seven and n half inches
produced by J. C. Barkman, of Donald, Oreiron. and see what the
White Leghorns can do to offset this Willamette valley production.
Our column has been ascribed as
crude. We have been accused of
butcheiing the American language,
not from intent, but of ignorance. We
arc very much annoyed at this and
from now on shall use the Harding
onian English. 1
When a comedian can make the
trap drummer in the orchestra laugh,
he feels that he's a real success.
A colyumn conductor applies the
same test to his wife.
But wo are inclined to believe that
most trap drummers .are easier to
please than well, our goodness, if
tpe sun am t shining again. ,
HIM
"EVEKYTHlMfil COM ICS. ''I'd
WHO jVAITS"
says n old 'proverb. It's all wrong
over tiling warts for him who goes
after, it. . i ; - '
"Who remembers the day when- h
used to"cruch why back in" the sad
dle of his bicycle and ride down the.
street imitating Hie lucky guy who
owned a wheezy onc-lungcd ' motor
cycle. ? ...
C. S. Dunn says it may take nine
tailors to make a man, but one can
break him.
TO A FAITHLESS CONTRIBUTOR1
Some day may wo
Not hope to see
More stuff from thee,
Fair II. ,M, (I..
R. S. V. V.
SKIN OF
He "There's an awful rumbling in
my stomach like a cart going over a
cobblestone street."
She "It's probably that truck you
ate for dinner."
What
diimmv
"Wonien Wanted
For Hanging Up,
Shaking Out
And Folding. ''
do you suppose is wanted,
dancers or laundry help?
It works in a circle. Fat makes
you b.ry and laziness keeps you from
K tung rid of lat. . . .. .
V WAY CORK II AS
Love it to tlie mayor of Cork to
bob up serenely. 4
WHY THE EDITOR LEFT 'TOWN !
Somebody sent the editor of the
l'oki'town Caiettc a few. bottles of
home 'brew. The same day he receiv
ed foi publication, a wedding an
iiniinrnmcut and a notice 'of an auc-
tin sale. Here are' the results: "Win.
Smith iiiul Miss (leorgin Jones were
I disposed of at public auction at my
faun one mile east of a beuut'tul
cluster of ro-os on her breast and two
white calves, before a background of
farm implement.- too numerous to
'mention in the presence of nbo'it sev
enty guests, including two milch cows.
, I"1'!11 and the high price of gas, watch the book-kwpers workij-Mtr tied the nuptial knot with
overtime- to keep down the remn-toil oiii-ninoa f,,i- il ,vi ........ i -" fv't ,,f hay rope and the.bridul
Portlaiid Ad. Club has on another spasm of "tell the truth
in ycur advertising." ' Let us hope Hint Aumson will not be the
goal this time for the horrible example, but that the Portland
club will have the nerve to hit at some of the big ones who adver
tise "one-half off," when such is not the case.
Standard Oil .made twenty per cent on its 'capital last year.
.ioiiKimg 10 mo reports wlinh show up only such profits as the
company was unable to hide. From the low nrieo of ri ii,lo nil .
Do' you know what a "moron" is? Well, according to Dr.
Hnry Viets; of New York, who is now in Oregon, a "moron" is
a person of mature age with a mind matured less than an eigh
teen year old youngster should have. And tho "doc" says sixty
H-r cent of us are "morons." He qualifies his statement quickly
Ll UllvillM lllAI'll tu I..l it llln- ul. ...... .1 1 I .1
-j ...v.v. ... ... mm unng huihu mu uimcvciopco men-
llfc) ntllilif inn anil fbuf l4-.wti, ...' .....L.. ! 11. .. i
.... ....... v.... . ...... i.,nv .iii.-iv-i,;, mniw vriy MTVlCeUOie nHMlllH'l s
if society. Wo haye always womlered-what was the matter with
jn-ople who lid iwn agrct w.ith us, but now .we know thev must
b "morons" or we must be a "moron." . .
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. Down In Hortltjnd tne busine.-ss section is worrying about a
singing school, th imise, from Vh,iuh ititerfeivs with the daily
routine, of busin.t. If Portland wants to wloft a counter irrU
titnt we would stif gMt tliaTt George Josfyih and Gus' M.ser ho
pittetl against each other in debate on the straight party ballot
The'noise Jwm thfyinur, will & vtiv"mt
There were 31) .Mrthn and 257
deaths in Eugene and Lane counay dur
ing" 1920.
7 he statistical report (hows that the
city of Portland now baa UiS em
ployes on Its payroll,
Tho Crook County bank of Prine
vi lie. recently closed will be opened
within the .neit thirty days.
From 155 9-year-old Grimes Golden
apple trees Duaald Campbell of Eu
gene netted $1920 this aeaaon.
The state highway, commission, at
a meotlng in Portland February 1,
will open bids on $1,000,000 at stats
highway bonds.
Approximately 1250 students of the
elementary schools and 350' students
of the high schools will graduate in
l'ortland January 28.'-
Firo of unknown ' origin destroyed
the Oregon Trunk railroad pumping
station at Metolltis," causing a loss of
approximately Jl 2,0(10.
Heavy snows are driving deer from
the mountains to the desert altitude
In eastern Oregon, and as a result il
legal killing has begun.
The aiinual report of the Lane Coun
ty F'urm lyoun association for 1920
shows that the organisation has made
loan totaling $801,201). '
Work of completion of a new hotel
at Union is going along nicely and will
be finished In about three months. Its
cost will be nearly $50,000.
Total cost of building construction
In Klamath Falls last year amounted
to $756,150, of which $166,900 was
spent on 127 new dwellings. .! "' .'
Tho real property of John T. Albert,
Salem banker, who died recently, was
Ynlued at $92,660, and the personal
property at $85,000, a total of $177,
660.
Because of depleted reserve, the
First Stale & Savings Bank of Kla
math Fnlls was closed by Frank C.
Hramwell, sta.te superintendent- of
banks.
A perfect mastodon tooth, together
with the end of a mastodon rib, was
found by K. A. Read of The Dalles as
be was wandering down a gully on his
ranch. . -
District attorneys of Oregon In con
tention In Portland voted to adopt a
tnlronr policy which will mean the
suppression of punch-board operation
in the rtkta. -. j -5
. The pear industry ranks third In
fruits In Oregon, with.apples first and
prunes second,,;,; The. apple acreage Is
nbout 50,000, that of prunes 40,000 and
pears 13.500. '','.,';,-.'.!:.
The Standard Oil company paid to
the state a total of $21,tj48.95 as tax on
Its sales of gasoline wnd distillate in
Oregon during the year ended Decem
ber 31, 1920.
The Lane County Sportsmen's asso
ciation Is arranging a big trap shoot
for Lincoln's birthday, February 12.
to take place on the new stale game
farm near Eugene.
Senator McNary appeared recently
before the senate finance' committee
and offered argument In favor of a
tariff of 5 cents a pound on cherries
In brine, filberts and walnuts.
C. C. Fulton, attorney for the port
of Astoria, has stated that he will flic
a petition with the interstate com
merce commission for a .rehearing of
the Portland-Astoria rate;'cas
Many new buildings al, Astoria are
being held up on account of tiia high
costs, snd an effort IB being made to
enforce a gradual reduction in the
wages of carpenters and painters.
Zero weather has forced the union
high school at Mallu to move Its elans
rooms from the city hall to a recently
completed building, designed .to be
used as a barber shop but not yet
opened. :
The Indian school at Salem; whl-'h
Is' educating 600 Indian pupils, some
f 'whom were brought from Alaska,
will receive-$147.(100 according to Ihe
Indian appropriation bill reported to
colmress.
S.'tiainr t'hainherlajn appears to be
fei-liiiR more comfortable and, hopeful
after several setbacks, At the best.
It is said, he cannot hope to leave Ihe
hospital in Washington. D. C, for
many weeks.
The Harney ValUy Improvement
company of Portland has filed with
the state engineer application to ap
propriate water from Rock creek for
Ihe Irilsatton ot'315 acres or land In
Harney county,
The Shell oil rompsny of California
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Tor -April
THE JOY OF KNITTING
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DOES NOT WAN EI .
American women, ' patriotically lndustrieus
when Army and Navy Sweaters ere lu demand,
learned to love the fun of creating useful
Ihlngs. Hence, our yarn department continues
In Its splendid servico supplying you with all
shades in
MINERVA YARNS.
Tlieso ynniH are unexcelled In quality, rich
ness of color, loftiness and strength. They are
wound on a special ball that unwinds like a
silken thread without fuss or frot.
SEE OUR WINDOW DISPLAY' of those beau,
lllul yams every wanted shade. Two strand
and four strand, wool, silk, silk mixes, lustra
silks, golf yarns. Saxony and fourfold German-,
town. 'Prices 25c, 40c, 50c, 60c, and 75c.
MINERVA. KNITTING - BOOKS, containing
Instruct tons for making of more than 100 gar
ments. Price 35c. " '
New Gingham
Aprons
' '-: 80c, $1.25 and $1.65. ' ' : ;!
Here are serviceable Aprons of Vine plaid
and striped' Ginghams, at prices thai will en
able you to practice economy in the Jvirchase
of a supply.
There are Dress Aprons, and String Aronb
with bib fronts, in neat and attractive slles,i
colorings ami patterns. . All sizes, and ie
prices are very low.
couple left on one go,M John Dceci
gang plow for an extended trip w ill, j ., r;,d ,0 hr. nt.relf of ,lllr
terms to suit ,,vhasors Tl.ev will, , ,..k , (, , , ;
ho at home to their friends ".:h out- , . . ...
L.,,,.,1 Imbv hm-e-v n,l ,. f... U,. i '' ,h" n" ' Sollne Slid
utensils after ten months fi-nu dote
of sale to rospniksible pnrties'und fif
ty liihks." .
Ths Grant Werttrn Plonter,
Every simet whl,-, witness In
spires me with Ihe deilr to go in a
West as distant smt as fair as that
Into which the sun fn down. 11a
appears to n:li.!"iie westward tlsllr.
and tompt us to follow .hltn. n i.
the Crest ftesjarn Pioneer w;bom the ot holn loB-
nations follow.-l'horeau. . "
distillate .in Oregon for the month end
ed December SI," 1?20.
Not less than 1500 veterans of the
world war. at an open sssslotf In thr
Portland arnibry last week, ealledb
HortlanS post of the American Legion,
roared affirmation to resolution call
Ing upcu the Oregon legislature to al
b-a ex servlcemen the option of
for ;ch mouth f aarvlce ur a $.I'l'
72-Inch White
ISOBIXETTE
, for Dresses. ;"
A material so often
. wanted; ; and :bne that '
we have .been out;- of
for some, time;. 72 in. '
wide. Price $2.50 yd.'
yj. NEW L'ACESV:.
Dainty new laces,
edgings, etc., make
our stock most com
plete at this time.
Look through ,-, the
; lace : book ..for , ' your
' - wants, there wili "be.
hundreds 1 of "I "new
; pieces in various
,'wdlhs.
More-NfcW;
Hand
Bags
r Of brown and black
leathers, also patent
leather. These are t!3
iiewest shapes and com-
brise everything in the
way of Handbag acces
sory.,, -We invite you to
see them.' Prices, from
$3.00 to $13.50.
AThma for Vt,(-Mik.
"Ol ht Hairrry. said O BrtD ths
nher dn.v. "Flattery nukes y think
r ar Ijattlifi than j are. an' ih man
Ivln' can Ivcr IXi tbst." Hoston Trao.
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Wc Kap Off Meat Anything.
In Turkn the moment the reof la
aullt orr a new house It la custeoiary
to hang trajm .tha,. meat prominent
a atrtna M garlic, with an 1i
j abo. to, keef eff tha evil .ara.
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. John Deere 12-in. G. P. 6 N, steel beam ....
, John Deere 16-in. G. P. 7 N., steel beam
P. & 0. 9-in. C O, wood beam, garden plow
P. & O. 9-in. wood beam corn plow
P. & .0. 9-in. steel beam vineyard plow
P. & O. 1 t-in. wood beam timber plow .
P. & O. 10-in. steel beam "D" "
P. & O. 12-in. steel beam "D"
P. & O. 14-iii. steel beam "D" "
P. & O. 16-in. steel beam "D"
P. & O. 10-in. steel beam "E"
P. & O. M-in. steel beam "E"
P. & O. 16-in. steel beam "I" Z
P. & O. 12-in. steel beam
P. & O. 1-t-iii. steel beam "D second hand
P. & O. lfiTnSsteel beam
P. &. O. 1-1-in. sNtl beam
Moline 16-in. steeleam '
Moline 16-in. steel beSui 1
Oliver No. 40 wood beai?
Oliver la-in. steel beam 'X.
Oliver l-in. wood beam "G
Oliver 12-in. steel beam Cres.
Oliver 12-in. steel beam "G 12
Oliver 11-iTi. steel beam-"G 11
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