La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 17, 1921, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE FOUR. LA CKANflE EVENING OBSERVER Wednesday. Ang''st 17, IfeM Cbc Observer AN lMllil'KMUvN T M:W KI'AI'KH Puhllulit rlnlly and wi't-kly at I.a Grande. Orei:"ii. Iy l.a Crainie Kveu 1ns Observer 1'iilillfflniitf Company. IIIIUCI! PKNN1.S, l-MHor Entered al Ui I'oslul ll Hi l,a csrande, OreRon, a St-roiid cIhhh Mall MhI ut. AtMrcaK all cuminilt--alina to fUK OBHKHVKIt. IWti AUama Ave., Ia Grande, im-iron. C1TV AMI VDI .VI'V Ol'KlCllAi, I'AI'lll On al i olli. r lilca lron Hotel Nawa Hlnnd, J'url and: llnpurhtl NeWB . Btuid Wllanili ilulnouiau Newa Stand.' I'nrlliind. . uii;iiirrio. UAiii Ily Currier. Dallv per mouth , ,, .7Ec gaily V"' 'r """" 2 ally, per alx mo, in advance $4. CO t.l...."o jjj Dally. per year in advance .18.00 Dally. l month, in udvance 13.00 Dally, throe inniilita In advance ll.fitl Daily. P'T month w....uOc Weekly Ohsnrvt'r-Star, by mall, per yeiir In advance Hbi ill-it VI'' AWtUUIATBD rilKHS. The AH'clilcd l'reaa Ifl exclusively entitled to uhp I"? publication or all ncwa dlmiiilf'lie.H iTPdlted to It or not othcrwlnu credited In thla paper, and also tlio local ncwa published therein. All rlKhta of ru-publieallon of aneciul dlspatcbea here alno are reserved. "Concha Go, Charlie." We know Justice Johns will pardon us for beintf personal when we do not remember his title unit position while wc admonish him just a little: They the fellows ut Washington, D. C, have offered Justice Charles A. Johns a joli on tile supreme bench in the Philippine Islands, and the Urn "as the enlistment was. Regardless or haul times and the difficulty of Kct iii(! civilian employment, the mou wanted to Ki.t ut f the army- Mi. itary service, it appears, lacks charm for Americans in time of peace, jut as it always has in the past. Furthermore, nobody seems much warned about the national rafety. There is no longer nny serious arKu ment that the United States -cannot protect itself, in the present sta'e of the world, with a regular army of 150,000 men. There are millions -if trained soldiers in the country who could bo culled to arms und whipped into shape for service in a few weeks, if occasion required. Never, unless just after the Civil War, has the cnim try been so self-sufficient in a mili tary sense. Governmental economy usually proves feasible, just as it has in this case, when public servants once set about it in earnest. IN THE OLD HOME TOWN -,--! -!' L An Impoverished Queen The plight of (jucen Alexandra, widow of the late King Edward, i surely pitiful. She is described as reduced to hitler poverty, as a re sult of the rise in prices and the failure-of her income to rise correspond ingly. All that the poor woman ha., to live on is the $:i.'0,000 a year al lowed her by the British government. This, a sympathetic Knglish wriier ex I plains, is eaten up with the expenses! of maintaining her various castlea and country places, aim paying he, various staffs of servants, so that the cpieen is actually forced to skimp on food and clothing. Here wc pause and weep at the thought of Alexandra who is a nuist memoirs iry estimable woman wearing last year's Hat anil turning her old "skirt i I ! f- l ''if JOE HUl-Hf HURT MIS NECK LAST EVEMIM WMILL CHASING, A BASE 3ALU- Portland has just completed twcnty- "How old are you?" asked the nine por.able school houses, which is judge of a woman witness, s-iiiicihiiig the smaller cities should! "Thirty," she replied. i not ovcilook. I'oiialde school houses- "Thirty, !" exclaimed the Judge can alwavs be built and they .relieve I've heard you Klve the same age in congestion. this court for three years." I q "Yes," returned the, witness. I am ! ir the Into, stale Commerce Com-1""1 "f of. 8e pe,r8US uWho "fy9 mission ,!,,', I.i,.vn I lie ..eesenl rail "" lMn i0iay and """ "ting latcH arc lianf on the farnicrs, lot th: fai niiiiK I'nr a whik. tomorrow. r.... I i , i server frankly says to its old neigh- - "ZkTZZ of Z bor "Donclia ro, Charlie." left-over beefsteak cutis. Vet, in the Our reason for thus addressing the mmst oi our tears, we can t Help won justice is that wo know him; wc know how ho enjoys his friends; we know I deriiig why the iiueen doesn't sell one or two of her castles, ami use the proceeds to keep up the rest, or why she doesn't shut tiown some of her various residences' find turn the ser vants loose to make an honest living. Even a queen can't live in more than one house at a time. . It occurs to us at this juncture that the reason why a good many Ameri cans are so hard up just now is th.it they're doing very much Hie same thine; as Alexandra on a smaller scale. that his little weeks trip to Portland, , an occasional trip to Eastern Oregon,1 and the handshake around the Imper ial hotel arc a part of Charlie's life. You can Ko over to the Islands, I...I I. teitli Tjintttlt-..! Lnaiai'i niivj iivi'ik... ...... Wood and the diplomats of foreign 'tongue; you call sit witli servants to wan upon you .., tn.a u .t coom,,,, .,,, n,.lstol.s . a m.w you can be a decided part of the ls dance which cannot be dan 1 imle- land life but Charlie, you can't havj cenlly. Now the question is, do they , , ,. , ,. . dance it dancing, or standing still ? the fellow from Easlern Oregon slap 2o you on the back, saying, "you old sn- Vcliind is eager for something to of-a-gun, haven't seen you for a lone; happen it doesn't make much diffei- time." Neither can you journey to vnLC wh"1 't Just " il happens. n , i Pendleton, La Ciande and linker ami ( ,,.njM' ln Your Hoe. meet the friends of olden days; you It may have been in Springtime, it. it ,. . , ,.,.i, i..,,.,,,..,.,.! When the flowers burst into bloom, cannot hear the same rough language n., I When Ibe corn and beans ami lettuce, spoken from tipeii hearts ami clear. Are a fightin' weeds for room, minds over in the islands that you Vou start out when it's dew wet to c can out everv row. Hut, long before it's meal-time You arc leanin' on your hoe. THE OFFICE CAT Mm? - ily J(!NIUN I local democrat askB why do bo many protty girls have such freck-lud-Tiiced little brothers? Very Hplfty, Tlmnk Yon! In all my travels over the earth, In IhiH or any other nation. Of comic pages I've found a dearth, Kxcept for the Office Cat my in k Ithation. This poem, short though It may seem la filled chuck full of real devo tion Itelieve me, Junius you're a scream, At leatt such Is my ardent notion. E. C. B. Are silver dollars losing their popularity, one of our enterprising reporter writes. Well, of course they are. but no wonder they don't Hll.-k aiound enough to even get friendly. I A Hit; IHlt it iilly. ! Out- of (In: ilil'hrtillir,-, about the prfM'iit tityli', observing women mm !inr, down the btreulH, you can't It'll wIm'IIht il's yunr Imle lilsU'r or your (;rund iiiol lu1!'. I "ll, I A railroad man say:- an oflicbMiry ,,p Balmon .j;Mii, ih a ma u i who ncln a fal sal Our Own Hull of ranie, (luy H. Wiser lives at Michawaka, Ind. The date of his wedding lias not been announced. Irf'nrn A I 'hi'Icmh Thing Knvh Iny. The polar bear Is the great lover hear in OroK""- Vou'll mis old Col. Ayrc and Hill ridlman and all the. rest of the Oregon thormiKhbriMlH. And, Charlie, they don't iave tlie kind Vou have planted your potatoes, Have a garden full of spud:i, of polities in the Islands we do in lu hoe and dijr amonj; them . . ... .. .... . 'Till you sweat out all your duds. Oregon, and you do like the political w,n y(m.vu ,.,,,,.,; ;,. ima game. And the breeze begins to blow, No, Charlie, forget it all and stay There ain't no rest like stoppin' a ...i i ;.. ....... u.. t m .K.;. r. n I.'....,,.. i, ,r. " the rent of the Miprrme court. I YotC ou a' ahinil the comfort.; will want to enjoy the legislative ses-l ()r ww m Sun,,ay miirnin(r ' hibn and sit around the Marion hotel! When you sleep through all tin of at evening' kidding- the boyjj from' prayer, .'" DUt UH'll' B lUHMIIIK 1 eMIS I I1C I'UHHI to tor telling $S a week clerks how save money. A feller tellr; n,i (hat he saw Rome w heezoN i rom Ibe coin inn ( noted In Iho Lil'-rary ll(;esl rillmn I he other day. Wo must he getting rotten. 'Die more nearly square the foun dation d! y our business, the lonei II will siaml tip and the taller it will ver the state. Done ha go, Charlie, dom-ha go. ' Tlie Shrunken Army It wan slated by the !Var Depart ment on Aug. to thai, the strength of the. army was liia.nno men, ami appli cations for discharge already on re cord would bring it dwn In the 150, 000 required by net ei Congress. This is interesting, especially when it is remembered how impossible the , reduction appeared in the eyx of fie big. army men when it was firs' pro posed. They were quite Mire tlrtt 7r,00l) soldiers mold not be dt mobil ized within many months, and that even if they could, it wnulo be 4 violent and dishonmahle act on the part f the government, involving .1 virtual breach nf contract with the enlisted men. It w. regarded, to-', as n menace to national safety. To the great sut pn . nf the ,-r i .- the men themselves miK.,1 (h,. .H,,t lent by a -king for diM-hai i-e. The entire reclu. fion has been a . oluntai s ence.' And the mind and boify so, I. ike stoppin when you want t. Aul leanin on your hoe. 11. C. TA IT Stealing September Mirn's Stuff. (Jefferson Co. N. Y. Journal) A band of girls, early risers and full of Joy, Joined the crowd. Women nppenred. some fully dressed, others wtih shawls over their heads. IT epidemics follow the styles, you may look for an outbreak of knee monta this winter. How Heavenly. Dear Kd. Office Cat: Would yon rare to know that Pearl K. Gates lives at Kenosha, Wis.? I made this startling discovery during a recent visit to that city. -U. H. W. - .. -t W . J. - 4. Mfc4aj U. ' - .' "Of all the would-be highbrow birds. Tho worst," said. Dolly ytrong. DANCE Electrical TONIGHT SHUBERTS ORIGIN A L JAZZ OF CHICAGO Melody MnnipuJatcrs Floiiting en an Ocean of Jazz Eagles Hall y -t 4. 4 i i, r 4-4- 4 4-4- 4 4 THE TELEPHONE is 11 Rcrvmit always at emmand. Unit never tins; liik'lit or ii;iy, hot or culd. onnw or rain, il is always ready to niicKly, chraply m,d cheerfully perform 'tasks that otherwise require time, eM-iine, exurr Rod in rases every day, ly its celerity . it mvh live Biid property of value .linoU LyonJ t(,n-.vuUUun. Supplies For The Home A I I I I. STOCK OK TOASTKKS, CR1LLS, PERCO I. VTOKS, ( II VI 1'INC DISIIKS, KTC. WHY HEAT IT A MASS OK IKON. I .IKK A STOVE. AM) THE HOUSE i:i:sii)i:s, these nor days to niEi'AHE lunch WHEN I I I'CTKK VI. AITI.IA.NCES OF NEAT DE SK ; N AMI (ilMNt; Ol-E CONCENTKATED HEAT AKi: WITHIN EASY KEACH? in and see rs auout thkm. yoik CKI.DU 1'. t.oot). USE IT. Home Independent , ' Telephone Co. e 1 Eastern Oregon Light & Power Company Pictorial Kcview (Quarterly J5c lO-in.'li White Oig.tiilie !)0e vil. NEW ZEPHYR GINGHAMS IJJ JiR'hcs "Wide A very common HtiiteiiR'iit m.ulo by shoppers, is that most all sIiikIiuiiis ai'ii too murow that tiio wi(lr matciialu cut tu ao much butter advantnRe. Today a dozen or moro new patterns, in KiiiKliam that la wliler. arrived by expnw. S2 inches widB and in sonio very new and attractive patterns and colorings mostly checks and small plaids. Triced at I!5c yard. NEW LOW FOOTWEAR For Fall ami Winter Wear Our stocks of fine footwear promise In he larger than ever this fall and winter. Already wj are showini; several new ox fords and pumps, that arrived within the last ten days. Foot wear of quality mostly Alt.MKI'ltUNtl make. If you are one who has difficulty in being property fined, we would advibe an early selection. Trices $8.70, $9.00 and $10.00. NEW NECKWEAR COLLARS, FRONTS, SKTS '.Ready iWailv of ly the yard nlmiil Al nil There In nomeUiiiiH chttracLunfLrc f uood KioomiiiK a neat, nluhi fluffy lai-o fnmt, or oven n sepiinile enllstr. times we Bhow the season's newest creations in neekwear ami at present our showing is unusually lare and most varied containing every tailored arresmry nceesaary. Prices cover, a wide rauye. Trv One Fair of La Franco II CISC After weariliK one pair you will ho conviie-ed that they are the finest, most durable anil most ecoiiomical silk hose; perfect ly fittiiiK, of heavy pine silk, lull fashioned. Trice $i.r(l pair. Find them only at West's. ' The .Fall Sk,ir!s .Are Lovely K you contemplate a new fall skirt, riidit now Is tho time tor choosiiiK. Nearly all of our slock is in, and a lovely array indeed they are. A few plaids, lint mostly wine stripes, ill box, or knife plaits. One of our windows conta in several of these new skirts now. Triros range from $0.00 t tu $111.50. 'Are those who use such meat bin words. And always use 'em wiohk." The Iowa fanner who hnnod himself with a log chain wasn't lak Inn any chances on not completing lie Job. TD EADY for instant use ; ! in oil cookstoves, oil f heaters or lamps. :i Atk your dtater - for Peart Oil-' tj&Hl' ' clean ' burning Ar2nmm I neconomicaA3 ? OBSERVER ADVERTISING will bring results. 0tWhato4a)to9taa1U0e0ai ! Sage Hen Season f Open J I have the Ammunition, Shot Guns, Hunting I Coats and Gun Cases. Also Oil Stoves, Refrigerators, Garden Hose, For the Home F. L. LILLY HARDWARE Waiaaaj)ayjar(W)wtwt A pipe's a pal packed with P. A.! Seven days out of every week you'll get real snioko joy and real smoke contentment if you'll get close-up to a jimmy pipe! Buy one and know that for yourself ! Packed with cool, delightful, fragrant Prince Albert, a pipe's the greatest treat, the hanniest and most .inno. tizing smokeslant you ever had handed out! You can chum it with a pipe and you will once you know that Prince Albert is free from bite and parch! (Cut out by our exclusive patented process!) Why every puff of P. A. makes you want two more; every puff hits tho bullseye harder and truer than tho lad! You can't resist suci delight! And, you'll get the smokesurprisc of yoif life when .you roll up a cigarette with Priacc Albettl Sucb tatic in flitoryou never fiid'anow! And, V. A. stays put to, cause it's crimp cut and it's a cinch to roll! You try i'tf RINSE Ami rrinr Albert t mnltt in tnppv rrf e. H4y trtt fin. httnttmnmm pAunrf d half pm,nd tin humid or and infh rotund cryttal n h a m t d m r with Pnf c moftnp top. w o S A Bk A . CrarrltM IWl fiSift'tflW Vt0 4 4. 4. 4. 4. A A A 4 x he9nntinnaljoy smoke . I ab.ee. Cm A Q P ,7taitrn-?-.ia'w