La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 05, 1921, Image 4

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    Fridny. August '), lf)'21
Cbc Observer
AS IVUWUMIKM' m:mi'ai'i:h
l'uhllshed ilaily nnd weekly Ht l.a
(ramie, Oregon, hy I.& lirmiOe Kvwli
observer rtihlMiing t 'omijniiy.
iiiiiTi: ni:MS. Kniior
The South Diversifies
IN THE OLD HOME TOWN
Kllteri-il III Ihf I'dsliin'irn HI Im Jimih1,
OrfT'in, lift Srnl I'lim .Mull Miiiinr.
Aihlress Hll i'oiiiuiil-ntioriH to Tilt-:
nHSMKVKft. Mid AUuititt Ave., l.a
Oram), (treKon.
AMI IOI VII OI KltlAt
IMI'KIt
On nnk iii t,tlnr iiiif oretfun Holt)
Nhwh MUiihI, I'orihimi; ltnriul Nhwm
titun-l. Fttrt 1'inil; .MiiliHmmli Nbwh
KIhikI, J'orllaml.
hi ns( itiri ion haulm
lly Cnrrlcr.
Dally, pr month 7Kr
Outlay, w-r ilii months fi.m
Dully, j'-r .nix nut, in udvam:u $ I. lift
liaili, fintfltt i'oij.v
II v tlnll
Pally, per ynr in mlvanoe ............ Jfi-flfJ
linily, xix iiHHillin in ml v;th- t'.i.Ult
luiily, tlifi-i' ni'iiihlx in advance $l..riii
Uaily, n-r iihuiiIi ;
Wft-k tv i His.rv.r-Hlur. by mull.
, nT yur hi mlvnin' Il.r.ft
. 3IKtllli:it tV AJtSIH I Vl'KII I'ltKKN.
The Affoi-ln t I'ren tn t lux I vH v
entitled in uxt for (HthlU n(i"i) rr till
ih wh ilnaLi'lifx i-ri-iliird l IL or not
o! liTwirti i-r'(itt'l In thix. paper, nml
bIhu lh ! I n-w nulillxht'd ih.-ri-ln.
All rinhlx oT rH-rulliutitin of x.-i-lal
dir)Ht-heit her hIho rx rx.rvwj.
Staggering Figures
Tafll eveniiiK'H issue of the Oli
flnrver contained lltMireH on the pro
poned WHlpr Hysiem liiipnivHiiu-nt liy
engineers who have devoted time
a (i l energy lo usim tttintiiK feusible
routes for pipelines, eHlimiiihiK costs
of rontttr lift Inn and recommend hip.
to the people of I.n Crunde whiit
nee inn hest for future iiH well as
prfRftnt need.
The engineering work Iiiih been
done honestly and feurlewdy. No
.tienipfH Iiiih been, iiuulo lo minimize
pr'iovH und deceive the people into
Atai-tlng a nyHtem wlih'h u rir oiu-e
Biinrled would toqtilre u necond and
purlin pK a third bond tonne to eoin-
Hnl the fifjiu'RH on every propo-1
Hit Ion nut lined nro HtiifiKeiinn, per-j
far My bowlldnrlnK uud Mm Observer j
confiWHPH that It feeln llko komu one
had hit. mh on the head wllh a vlubJ
Kveryono In Ihn elty feeln the
same way and It will take a few
dayn for uh U t Jil r bearlnw
again. ,
Which rouiKO Ih the bent to pnr
min In a mailer to bo delennined
nnd II nhoiild ho cniiHldnrHd in n
tliorotiKbly diftpaHHlonaln manner
wlth the view to rMHiik n pHnna
nent water fuipply for the elly a(
Die leant poHHlblo cob).
One lhln romaliiH n rotialnty
Itt Orande miiet have water nnd
plenty of It. Just liow nnd from
what HyMtem in n matter for fonsld
eralloii, but water wo nniMt have.
A Departmt-nt of AK''ifuUure report
.shown that ten lending cotton states
huw cut their cotton this year to the
extent of lO.HH'aeres, oi 2K per cent j
of lust year's rn'reage. Thin is not
so great u reduction an some cotton !
men urged, but it i remarkable, nev- j
ertheless. There huve been consider- '
able reductions, too, in rue and to
bacco, though they are far lean ex
pensive. '
And what has been done with the
a creu k w i t h 1 1 ru w n from the m ui n
crop of the South? More than 0,000,
000 acres have been devoted to the
production of foodstuffs. Corn leuds,
with a gain of 4,.ri00,000 acres, or 111
per cent over last year. Wheat has
gained 10 per cent in planted ur?u,
oats '. per cent, hay 5 per cent, sor
ghum and cane 10 per cent, potatoes
10 per cent. There have been also
increased plantings of cowneas, noy
beans, velvet beans, and other less im
portant food cropfl.
Thus the unfortunate experience of
the Cotton lielt with suddenly deflat
ed prices is producing results which
are impressive this year and may be
slill more so hereafter. The Cotton
JVTi L j f il SKIMNY TIBBET5 OETUPHS HOME FOR
XH ff VtV VISIT AFTER BEING AWAY FIFTEEN
. W I I VEARS.
I.
Many liistnric nnmefl nnd places, cr-
r,..,.ill,, f..,;i;,.r l Ihr, ,.
I . . .. :ninr Ulltl.i i th I load fop they are eurh eountini; siv-
ioa.lctiviti,saloKlh,C;,1,nlKondeer''1 th'uu"' f 'oil. in .W.y '
rivor nanvon toward Kanuda. To the ' ' "k.t w.u.u
majority the mime, imply nothing, I m,'"n p00r b"k'nK- " thf farmer,..
hut to those who lived here us fur ,-"" " ..... w uy mu, ;
hark ax the. '70s or early 80s, they n", v ""'"r Bwn ,ne
let bis ranch customers suffer at a ;
time like this, and we do not believe ,
We'll Have to Back Up
Tim Olworver Is gnlnR to orfnr an
nixilnpy lo Ihn liii'Rp rrowd I lint lin
ed Die Arcade thimlro lam nvnnliiK
oxppellnK to boo I.n Oraiidn hoine
nnd T.a Ornnde children handsonii'ly
liholomnphed. This paper uraed nt
tendnnce on the alreniilh of reeom
lliendallonn the Italhoa llitlsls pru-Kintd',-
Ah n mntier of positive fact
It1 was' llii politest atlenipl at pho
tography we have ever seen nnd thlH
city him n hnndred nnialeiirs who
ran nnd do mnke heller plcliireB. The
Mutement ninile that Ihn Arcade
eipilpment would not hIiciw the pic
tures clearly In erroneous entirely
for Ihn Ihealrn is equipped wllh
modem proJerilnK inachlueH and ev
ery perforinance Bhnws lha( when
plclures are properly inhde they
show up clearly on the ei'eetl.
The hnys who made Ihn local pic
tured muit he heclnnera In the work
They footed lis all. and the Ohsei V
er apologizes to the people for hav
lnc recommended ihe piciuies. II
mluht he ni-ntlnned that iho Ar
cade maniiiiement was ns hndly iMs
nppninted In Hie work as any of us.
its lesson. Some sections have ignored
the plain teaching of experience, and
ueijlccteil to diversify their crops, niul
are now suffering accordingly, having
neither col Ion-money to huy food nor
food raised hy themselves. The fig
ures given, however, indicate a very
pronounced swing to the production of
foodstuffs nlong with cotton, giving n
halanced production on which the wise
and provident planters making this
change can at least live, ami live with
out danger of pellngro, whether col
Ion pays or not. j
These figures, too, do not give ered- j
government to discharge nil its ohli-. unmistakable modern tendency to
ke make education
sure that Germany does not forget.
lie, I as a wooie rcni lu luivt: irui lieu . . . . . . ., . , . 1 . , ,. ,. ... . ..
'iriiuuns- nu Tninns are inpre ill ni ote fnnice er mcaiiim "fiiin nt na nvm.nu..
j of thorou'hness.
o Here is the root of ihe matter. For
When a Political Unit Runs '"" .v;is i"t, there has huen a con-
Out of Money
When a state, a county or a city
runs out of money and its horrowing
ability has been hedged ill hy state
laws, then such a political unit is
"li.,.L'i ' .... I., .,,...,! I, lu.rnmnB
. , 7 . i u Ani' along with this there has been a
much like the substantial citizen who, ,. v n,, u
tinuous effort lo makt. tilings easy for
the pupils. Ail old teacher, some
twenty- five yeas ago, remarked lo
the writer tha'. there was too much
mental mastication done for the pupils..
The result ha been disastrous and
detrimental to their true interests.
ties himself up in property so that
he cannot obtain any more
funds. "Liquid," in short, means coin
speeding up process, so that instead
I'uimiK me w inroiign ine pu-
"'lum il,.. ....;! i i ..... .i l .i .
li,i, wic iuju ii. i.-. ucrii pui itirougn ine
J book. In education, slow and sure is
dairy products, poultry and eggs. A 1 MONEY; and without it business j -'he niad to I '
few years of continued progress along I grinds anil groans much as does nj , ' """ 0 necessity,
this line, and the South need no., fear heavy piece of mnch ry , . without ! ,P ''niJ nluul"i- 11 the nttempt is
ue-ain such a business blie-hl as that I crease. l" ' "u, laLe ,l-
of these Inst two yenrs.
Retain Historic Names
Tht io Tvbnt ; ibn.m,,.. k i ": wno navei u win h doomed lo
Union county nt the present time-she ,fuilure aml ''"PPoiniment.
is short on grease liquid funds and, '
therefore, the wheels of her business
nre grinding. The bunks of the coun-
ty iir(. currying their portion of thio
What A Man Wants For A
Summer Shirt
Yav'wtv of Sliffr T.ijjht Ffiliri' .fn-
iii.
Sllirlr wllh soft altached colhirs of linesl Im
ported Silk Pongee. A slvle veiy popular Mils
season. Thes are in all sizes now anil priced al
Also dres's shins wllh slockei) neckbands of
fine. Imported silk Pongee. All sizes complete.
I'rieed at la.Sil.
M
V. .!;
j . . w
A lovely soft material In pongee color.
The laundering and wearing qualities of (his
maierlul are the best of all eolton fabrics.
These aret made with soft attached collars
also. All sIzch. Priced nt $2. fill each.
Clearance Sale of
PALM BEACH SUITS
$16.90
Sizes 35, 40, 42 anil 40 only are the
sizes lu this final elenrance, at a price a tri
fle less than tlielr cost. "These suits should
And enihusinHilc buyers as the styles ar
very staple plain tailored suits that will he
worn with even more popularity next sum
mer than at present. Choice at $10.90 each.
Golf Shirts
Pure white Coir Shirts of coolest of white
niaierials in style they are lilie the Pongee
shirts, willi Hofl collars ;itlnHiei( bill I on inn
down at each corner. All size;; coiuplelo.
IVfeeir at $5.50 each.
I! A in SriIAFKNi:!; & MARX
Samples
Several dozen new fall samples of tailored
soils and overcoats arrived this morning. Those
who desire t heir suits made to measure will
delight in looltinK over these latest additions lo
our exceptionally large variety.
have sentimental value and importance.
Kvervbodv is familiar with Oro Hell, i
and the now bridge there will probab- j Kowd rancher will suffer for im-j
ly retain that name in the nomen-
nicdiale funds to take care of nny-
clature of bridges and overheads u t,lin -hat will perish. Hut to do this
the (irunde Konde river. As time Koes the c0l,nty hu been ifonned by 'the
banks that the ui'e tone cashing
warunts.
What happens when such n condi
tion confronts an individual?
He usually piles up his tools and i
plays a waiting ume. It looks like j
THE OFFICE CAT
on, need of specific 'Unmet for bridges
and overheads will impress itself on
the public, nnd the Observer arises to
remark that it would be just the ritrht
thing to hook up the new bridges with
old tradition nnd leave them as iier-
mnncnt monuments to familiar old , the county would have to do the very If mot beer
names. snme thing. In the fall tax money
l-'or inslnnce the bridge just below i wilt lieKin (0 comn lUul then business
Perry should be known as Hear Can-Jcan P''l. U under ordinary con
yon bridge, to our way of thinking. ,litn when county credit could com
That is the name of the convon close ninnl fun,ls to nuoi in the
iiy Jt Kith
j Old Cononel Ko. morse gets all of
j u,s one in a while und ihe old boyij
lis riKht on ihe job when it comes t
to "collecting" for niisderds. He j
makes us lose sleep and causes our
j hair to turn grey uud the best (hingji
I we can do Is to keep on good terms jl
j with him.
r;tn in
iy.
Th(. overhead just above Perry con
nects with the south side of the liver
nt the! Mathesoti point, n place named
after n pioneer niMlmnn of Perry, Ole
Mathcson. Hlack Flat is also a pop
ular nnd well-known term at present,
and ns n bridge, is to span the river
If ic.
I be ri et
found in the
ed 1 1 i v .is
UPMIIg
,vomli-!v how nt ncli (at ihe foun
tain)'. A nhiss of plain water would
bring
If one nii;;ht hae fur iho asking
Things siitol hej-rd uith ioo; things
frajipe,
And water was sold hy the glassful,
I wonder how much wo would
pay? i
lime and thn lemon
found pleasantly
interim there would be no particular
rough spots encountered as funds
could be borrowed and work contin
ued with the knowledge that i" mi
lumn tnx money would come in and
cover the loans.
But this is rather an unprecedented
condition in financial matters. That
and tracks near there, "Hlack Kbit 1l'urula,inff diwni called money is The brew of tin
Overhead" would be ft good addition I"0'!'": nd hiding worse than n sago Will both b
to the hridire nomenclniure. It con-,hen hefore a hand of Union county1 nice
veys traditional lore. hunters. Money is almost impossible
Huwcs bridge is fresh in the minds io PHure for any purpose, ami there
of the old-timers who wended thir;f"r il should not be surpriMng if the
weary way to und from the Starkey j?0"''ty work planned had to lay over . w)o at ,,,
11..,;,-: Ih.. I. il., l in n mh iUiiii muii uniii laniit iirt- ii v:ii i.lOit.
Hridge" it should remain, even if Ihe - !f;UP i,,,,,,),.,.,! ,,f ,iinks at theii
ine Schools i r:,ii
I It ut when'rilKY get ihirsly they
Following is an editorial in the iuU f tr
Kiistem Clackanms News, from the' Tin water, the (ir:.t thing of all,
' Willi
of beads
Hit
1 1 os I in;
gobli-t
To (he tune of Ihe tinkling of ice.
foun-
structure is wholly new nnd vustly
more substantial than the old. The
IhiwVs bridge will also have the dou
ble significance of being the junction
point f the mountainside grade with
the (it atule Konde river ennyon.
Our Troops in Germany
pen of Kev. I'pton II. (liM', formerly
of I. ii (irunde:
"The question concerning the public
schimls which Hruce 1 tennis, editor of
the I .a (irunde Observer, uddre cd
There is well-defined sentiment in the Oregenian, which we printed
VashinKion, ns throughout the Ciun-iB thin columnl last week, with a part
try, in favor of prompt withdrawal of .of 'he Oregonian's reply, were answer
American troops from tierman soil.'1 "i"1 f"H.v hy Peun Straub .-f the
We own no soda, fountain, or we
would change the tune. We, will re
write the ubove impassioned out
hurst und boost any good soft drink
ou the market if the proper arrunKe
inentH urn made. Soft drink matters
will find that we can be reasoned
with.
Dr. Mossman bus discovered that
Dr. f T. Golly is u deiitlsl la Spen
cer, la. Tip for advertising slogan.
"Have your teeth pulled by (lolly."
Many n man who thinks he is the
picture of health is only the picture
of high blood pressure.
10111 1
Mary had a pair of calves.
They did not butt or bellow,
Ilul ii was her great delight.
To show them to her fellow.
Whene're the calves nre lean and
lank,
The skirts grow long und ouglit-to
nut when she wields a shapely
shan k.
Then it grows short nnd shorter.
Special For
Saturday
2 pound roll of butter gS
Fresh salted Peanuts Hi 15
Fresh Toinat.ivs, Hi 10
Fre.sh green roasting ears, 'doz : '....35
Fresh Tomatoes, by the crate $ 1.10
I'u.ll 'line of fresh fruits and wge.tahles
Satisfaction Giiaraiitcotl-
-FrOp Delivery
Pavlnwii says Ihe less you wear j
thn liuiKcr yon live. That hftliiK theli
case some of the girls will never ille. jj
Good horsemanship is not neces-',
snry In rirtinp n hohhy. remarks:
Itoheri Wiihyconihe, of Vnion. t
JoeFs Grocery
If urape juice were
ihn weather was
So I wonder
Krai in.
HUM when
worst ,
If we wouldn't l'iy well lo eel wa
ter As (lie i I (Ii Ink in nilenih that
Our Own Hull of Knmo
Her Kit. Hid you know that Will
Fall lives at North Vernon. Imlinna?
Jul
The Charter Election
A discussion of Ihe different
amendments In he voted on
.mkii-I Hill
University of Oreiron. lie is apparent,
ly reu-surinc hut reads too nnii li l:k
the attorney for the defense.
However, the fact remains that ri
there is a serious questii.hinir m :o 'lie Sir
efficiency of til,, present system of l""'ln
education in the puhlic school., a
many trradimtes are deficient in th
Henry Ford's fcenei-nu offer of $o.
hnn.nnil for n nitrate planl that cost
the government $SO,0()1.00f or no,
shows very neatly th difference be
'tween piiva'e and public enterprise.
The end of biifiiness depression will
probably crime when people have tak
en their summer vacation, and re
covered from them.
The Russian famine Ml isn't the
only one. Why not a little aid for the
Cotton licit, riifht here nt home?
now that n stale of war between the
United Stales and the imperial tier
man republic ha.s ceased lo exit.
Some have even argued that we no
lonner have a riht to be there.
Hoi this country has maintained
military forces in China ever vines
the lloxer rebellion. There is a reei-
ment of infantry permanenlly sta- ,'""1111011 branches, heinir poor iva I
tinned in Tientsin, and a detachment l,l'r writ, is, poor arithmetic ia'is,
of marines nt l'ekin. The Marine , Pes'r in spelliiiK and poor in irmmmar.
Corps Is nlso represented in Mniti 1 r""nn Straub claims that of the I.".,
and in Nicaragua, and has been for 00" students that have pa-ed thiouh
yenrs. h university dnrinu his residence, '
The Treaty of Versailles, which i"" l"'r rent weie fairly well ground-
Cerimitiy signed, conceiled the right ."1 fundamentals, ;,o p,.r cent ;
of the "allied and associated nal ions" , being well grounded. Put how aU-ut j
to maintain troops in tierman lerri- ,ne :1" per cent who were not even
tory. The United States has no! rat- ' fairly well gi ounded. Thesr must have '
ified thai document, but that fact hnslbeen giaduates fr,.tn the high schmds. '
no bearing on the right of occupation. 's significant that the uaivei -i:y
Moreover, withdrawal at this time 'dropped 111' lately, for not being up
might greatly handicap any effort to tn ",e mark, and the Univrisity of
compel tiermany tn pay the imlemnit- j nshington, year liefore last, dump
ies she has promised. jPel e0i, or about 5 per eent f its
The Army of Occupation is costing student body.
Maybe A merit a needed the
cure after the armistice, but what it under the terms of the armistice tier- IrI1,ls to superf icialil
needs now is the work rure.
I
Im. in'- si iillni: liisioveiy
Sir: I'nl Mill know I lull Hie fliv
r w.is immorlalied hy the late
Waller Scoli in his l.nvhinva:
Alnendilient Nrt. 1 I
I I'rox tiling for repeal of certain
sections I
lie
where l'enl
:w.ini the 1
there was inn, e."
KMT thine.
I'liUl'KU CKNT
Cruel,' Cruel, Woman
st approximately J l.Ml.iino.iHill a venr. but . That the pre-ent s.bonl si.i. m
iiKteail of thm
many must foot the bill. If Ameri. "Highness, was acknowledged at A'
cans, or C,ei mans, desire to h-ten the '"I'0 Cily recently, where the N.i
Those war bonds are going up now, withdrawal of Ihese troops, they tioiial Educational Xssnci iti.m met
oily suggested loiu-er ehl
ill enabling and inducing the tierman terms as a iossil,e correction of Ihe
but Uncle Sam's word Is still a good . -hould interest them-elvcs, first of all, Th
saai uener man nia uoncj. ,
I Lx-P Von noT
Kt : : &rr
lid
If the public adopts Ihe method of
issuing warrants for sale of proper
ly for dellniiuenl Improvement as
sessments, as explained previously.
Sections 6, S and 0 of the City Char
ter will heroine usolesH and should
be repealed. This amendment re
peals such measures of the present
charter.
1 This concludes Ihe series of ex
planations on charter amendments
to be voted on August !Mhl.
Same Old Story Bui 1 fiood One.
Mrs. Mahnla Burns, Savanna, Mo.,
relates an experience, the like of
which has happened in almost every
neighborhood in thft eountry, and has
been told and related by thousamls of
others, as follows: "I used a bottl of
Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea
j remedy about ne years ajto and it
'cured me of flux (dysentery. I had
'another attack of the sanv complaint
! three or four years aro and a few dos
es of this remedy cured me. I have
recommended it to dozens of people
.since I first used it and shall continue
tt do so for ! know it is a rpii-'k ,and
positive cur for bowel trmi'd.
Adv. - -
Superfine Bread
Made With Milk
lleiiiaiid il fin 111 your
(ll'iieer
Kn-h.di Madeira Cal.e
l()r ea.di
Vienna Cuffen C;d:e
Filled with "if roii
and Orange ee!
10c ea, h
Lemon Cream Pie
Made friini luscious California lentous and rich
custard ereain 25( and ,, ,... ),
Afternoon Tea Sponge Cake
Oils into S giMxl slices 25o eai h
3.Cfctali