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PAG2 FOUR.
LA GRANGE EVENING OBSERVES
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bland, Portland; Mulnuiu&b New
titaml. Portland.
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uany, pr mix mo, in uuvauue
Daily, alntflw copy
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Dally, per yenr in advance .
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Daily. u-r inonlh ..f Gilo i
Weekly Observer-Star, by mall, I
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.ir.um:it nr as.no iati:i I'lti;.
Tl' Afjcldt'd ireH tt erclunlvitly
untHlftd to una for publlrmlinii of h)I
Di'wn diNpnti-hi'M credited to It or not
otherwlH i-rt'dllt-d In thin papiT, and
I no tliH Ioi-hI iifwa iHitil.Hhud lliuridu.
All rltflitH of rtt-puhlK-ution of mpuulal
diHpathH hrH (ho arn rHi)i vtd,
Secret Conference Is Alii
Right
There is the sheerest lot of folly
attached to the hurrah ubout diplomat
ic conferences beln open to the pub
lic Anyone who has ever U'templed
to do anything in a public way knows
there is positively
such statements.
no argument in
The coming conference in this coun- i,.. ,,,,i ,.,, . . . . , ,
Iowa anil s'ales located on toward (lie
try to disarm should be secret and the, p..jfc.
fellow who street, corners 'around 'y.'ll-j 0
ing what should and should not be To nri. t- i -i i.-
. . , , .. ... i La Grande as a Distributing
done usually has no ideas worth while Center
but merely rattles like an empty
wagon going down hill. ,.,.. jl)n hnN cv,irylhin(( lo ,', witjl
The Observer thoroughly believes n distributiivg center.
In secret diplomacy. We do mil thinkj U Crande has xueh a location. We
this nation, with Its many 'enemies did not buy it, neither did we take
Inside its borders, could afford to let it from nny other city. It is the
the public know its intentions or de-j na ural conditions that make it.
tires on international affairs. All Kastem Oregon could and should
vWe elect men to office In the Unit- be served from I-n Crande. It is es
ed .States because we have confidenre sentiallyi the hub of the great East
In their ability and judgment. If em Oregon country.
they cannot meet the problems it
THE TELEPHONE
Is a servant always at commnnd, that never tires;
night or day, hot or cold, snow or rain, it is always
ready to quickly, cheaply and cheerfully perform
tasks that otherwise require time, expense, exposure
and in cases every day, by its celerity, it saves lives
and property of value almost beyond computation.
;
Home Independent
Telephone Co.
st. 4? 4 4 fr i 4 ft ? ffr 4
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Heating
"Humidity for Health"
The best furnace on the market
All HU.MIDOK riiiii.K'.'s jnv i(uiiic(l with
AIiIj i-si rjidiatoi's in i I (riaiiu'iilar i liiikci'-i-i'iisli-i
i amies ns regular 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 ami im cvtra rusl
l.'i'.uistcis also Tiro c.'ist ami l l.X'ri.'A I. A l' i K.
l-'irc bowl is in two sect inns, whiili ii'cTiit
fire rl'ark so rollllliun In the nhl style one-iieee
type. All juints are uiilile-e;rii(ieil Mini sel in
asliestns eenielit, inakilii;' them ir.is tilit.
Until outer and main inner easin.as are rust
pruiif o;;il vanized iron. Inner casinr js lined with
liuth nsliestos and liiiht tinned enfinalid steel,
making a triple wall of insulation.
Main front is full east wilh east ofNet. fr
winijs, ifi v i i tif a ri.u'id, substantial enlist met inn,
which likewise is easily fitted tn the casing. Ilaeh
furnace is equipped with cast water pan Im-nted
directlv under the fire dunr fur convenience, and
coininir in close contact with the fire howl itself
to insures u;encmus evaporation so essential In
winter health, fit is a iiciiernlly aceptod fact animi!
. iiercentatre if cijds is due to la. k of III'.M I IM TV ill
rooms.') It is because of its wonderful huniidifyini,'
nace has been named the 1 1 lTM 11 !. ,
FURNITURE. EXCHANGE
Phone, Black 1241 Fir & Jefferson
rnnnol
I
hh on a moment s notice.
.Secretin- Hughes is secretary of
' "
state because of hia especial f Itncss
,
fannliur with i!,:ri'utional pri-bleuis
lied is therefore Iks', fitted for handl-
ing such questions. To make the'
r.ll lh.. Ilixllt nl I n cf.,,1 ... nn.l
I i
f eonicrence nmi open lorura would only,
mean a serious handicap on the mon'
who are st riving hard to j.el the btvt
resul h for this nation.
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Here's to Buffalo
According to the Oregoniun'B triidts
expert, Buffalo. New York, has puns.
, ed the trade naralvsis oeriod. C.ntut
for Buffahi. Now if the fine, iih-a will!
only
extend
t'tin that '.he rank 'id fib
across the country until' ,xplVf,Bion of Kratifii,tttion over th
, fftlnni"K urrowth of our cities. 01
lacific coast nil will ho, rate years urban uonulution has in-
iL nits
the
well.
Buffalo i
a manufacturinit city
K ''i
Ikr wares are made by labor anil her
markets are the markets of this nmr
other rmiritii..u l IK..u '
aK-ricuJ.
lurai (iis.iu-ts tlmiKB are quite tlif-j process cannot continue indefinitely
ferent. We live from products of fie' without danger.
c..;i :. t i I General Pietro Badoirlio. second in
soil. 1 here s no way for nroi uce'-s i e .L .. . . .
command of the Italian armies in the
to band together and establish proces.j World War, who is now visiting Anier
or there never has been iii the pat ! 'ca voices the point of view of his
like manufacturers do. The law of' "P" "."""Jr". "Amer-
ican cities are growing at an nmuin,'
supply and demand, subject to a fur- rati?," he told inierviewers In Chicago,
ther manipulation Hiy bnikem ami "Thi.i growth munt be checked at all
,i i ., , .
dealers, has ever governed the i c-a nv
"
I of the farm irf!in '
We are very unxious to see what the
trade expert nvill say when he hits
To the west is Pendleton and the
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The Home
Umatilla cuuiftry, to the rnrth and
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iiouth and east in Baker, Malheur
ami -...
and Grant counties, all tributary to
tVlia n l
J.a Grande in in her infancy as a
supply point. An time goes on this
will be demonstrated. That this city
Is the place to breuk cor lot snip-
ments IrVo local freight In very op-
parent and in year to come many 10 P'" ".hi name ror tno fii
. , , lure. But who will tttKe tho burden
firms will follow the exumple of the l(Hjn thwmi1rtvei, , do thi(,?
wholesale grocery houses, which have( It Ik not at all piohuhle that the
choen this point as the place for Pneer association has any surplus
wholesaling and jobbing.
The City Menace
American pride has often led to ihe
rate years uruan population nas in-
creased more rapiilly in tho Unitedj
?taU'" 1l!an in nny 0th" conntr''' an''
f rcnnnntlv we urn lpmott.il in rep.'inli
inn as necessatily an evidence "f
genuine progress. The Old World
. . , . ' thJ
Wiser.
It- 1 tin urn tVint uliila !l Su trft.l i
cohlb. i nave seen oeiween f.aicuKJ
i xt v i . . . u - -
and New York great stretches of farm
costs. I have seen between t.nicagj
land devoid of habitation. This land
must be cultivated to keep up the bal
ance between industry and agricul
ture." ,
The balance to which the general!
refers has already been'sadly disturb
ed. The 1920 census showed that more
than half of the, people of the United
Urates are now city dwellers. Kor
decades the trend has been appreciably
in that direction, latterly the influx
ot ullens wno prove increasingly oilii-my fatal beauty, but Honiebow or oih-l
cult of usslmilation has accelerate.l r ( nflVer seemed to atlract niiielii
ur cities' gain. outside atleiillon. At last, however.)
There are some who find comfort in BOnies positive proof of tho tremen
the belief that "the city is the hope ,()US influence i exercise. a aet forili)
of democracy," but they have not read ln ,hfi rollowiiiB lines from our little,
their history. The story of the ancient rri-n "I.. H. W." 1
world, of mediaeval Italy, of modern 'BinKi g y l(l ),1(s u joym,B
France and still more modern llttissia,
gives their theory the lie.
General Badoglio is altogether right
but his statement, which concerns it
self Inively with the economic phase
is nanny oroad enougn. ine poiiucui
history of cities has usually shown
first thi. rule of 'business, then of mohJ
and then of tyrants or corrupt oligar
chies. No tyrant has ever long op
pressed a race which owned the land
it cultivated and no mob.
It's worth thinking ubout, this
Italian soldier's warning.
FORUM
MVCH Ml'SK'AI, TALENT
Mr. Editor: I would like to say n
few words to the l.a Grande people.
They have been misinformed ahoutj
tho orchestras in town. There are
three orchestra leaders here, Ken.
nolh Oekler, K. R. Parker. O. I.lnd
sey and SO or DO good musicians lie.
side the ones that play with l.ind
sey. It looks like there was something
wrong thut there can't be but one
oreheslrn playing ot a time when
there are so muny musicians in town.
As for myself, I don't play anything.
An Outsider.
MOKE llIKTOItir DAT
Editor Observer: In tho Observer.
or August r.-2l. in an article under
the heading "lletaln lllslorle Names" J
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doctors that a Iari;e
artificially heated
qualitii
that our fur-
i
ipifr
that Is well wurdtd and no doubt wll
meet with the approval of all. And
IhArA lu uiifttliiif IdHlnric niimn tn tlm
,!, Rondo valley Hint slowly
but surely slipping away from the
' "Hendershott's Point' as Jt war call-
eA tn ymr Kme ,v; ninl has since
been called "Pliy's Polnl" and "Con-
'p' V'fnA "." yr b wl"
hit fn nr "lirnwti'u Pnlni " "limna
.
be railed ' Jirown roint, "Jones
point,' etc. according to who owns
ihe place. Something should be done
cash for this purpose hut at their an
nual meeting can't 1 something be
done In the way of personal Hiilmrrlp.
tlons to erect a hiiiuII monument by
the roadside at the "Point" with
proper inscription to preserve the
-i-ri,,.,! 11;tmf HPh..rMli..irH Point'
Who will Hike the bufden upon
t,ien,HPves to do thin? Yon can de-
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OKO K COItPK
Kl Monte. California. 8-20-21.
THE OFFICE CAT
By junrci
THE POET'S COKNKrt
Til ere is simply nothing lo it. 1
have always been aware nersnnullv of i
carol from each wooded dell,
And let the roving winds that romp
across the fields In glad news tell!
Itlns out a joyous an l lie in from the
lowers: anil let the echoes shout
Thfl now, ,,.; For j,lniUB i bn,.u.
bl .
Once more 1 siiend my hard earned
Jitney for an Observer and uulckly
turn
Each evening to read his column,
and I spurn
The work of lesHer lights that ahetl
their rays acrons the page
To see how Junius his matchless sa
il 10 wilt engage
And reading lauKh and laughinR,
find the day
Ih brighter than It was white JmiiUK,
was away.
PROGRESS
divorce suits
TUP! M AIlCH OF
There me :tii,nn()
pending in the courts of Paris,
world getting Aiiiericanled?
Cle eland Plain Dealer.
Ih lliu
- The'
Rome time the hardest blow you
can give an enemy j, to ignore him.
Who knows anything better to eat
than filed chicken, roasting ears audi
watermelon? '
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CONSISTENCY
"Oh. doctor. I am suffering
I
I
call,!
mum 1 waul to die:
"You did perfectly right to
nie."
The tariff on poker chips has been
cut' ten per cent. If you wanted some
thing to rejnlre about.,
Did you ever hear of a beach cen
sor ohjis'iiug to a man's bathing
suit? '
: A l.a Grande terpsielinrenn says a
nuin really lu love will never admit
ithat while shoes make his girl's feet
look larper.
j Ketaties
spend inuif
' litem.
naturally expect you to
lhan votir vacation with
A l.a Crande l.n-heor says parents
sliould make tl.elr itinichters promise
fj uu lo sun i.e iitnti iney re i. , Prof.
-i
j IN THE OLD HOME TOWN many
i- ' ,l l mv.mH i i m wi LjlHTl
j ,j- J fSrf"---VrfSjivi!jmjjice lift
- t?v,f wag i um
ii r-un
I 'LDJaMh
Iff
And Your
An old bachelor .says the surest
way to destroy weeds Is to marry a'
widow.
SECOND HAND INFORMATION
"You used lo take your wife's nd-,.
'vice about all your affaiis.
"Yes," replied Mr. Keekton.' "Rill i
j hil( , qM, , wlen ane Bnl foollng
,,. 011u.. board." I
John D. Rockfeller may live to he
I inn, because he's been rich enough
i to lead the simple life. If some of
us poor folks tried to live simple
I
Worthy
We have proven that we
are worthy of the public's
confidence. Our equipment
Is dignified and genteel. We
plan our services rarefully
and eiecule them conscien
tiously. Henry Funeral
Directors
1&05 Fourth St.
Phone Main 62
CLYDE K. ZIMMERMAN,
Manager.
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Hart Schaffner ' -,
Clothes j
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Money s Most
How much Is your slijnalure wouh? We don't mean now ins a caeca
your bonk will honor over your siKiiature, but what price would yon put
on your signature to the man who wished to pur. base It and use It for
any -purpose he saw tit? iLA.Aak i A . L .
Buch a question borders on the absurd, but there Is a nilchty perll
nenl application of thai idea as applied to ilio purchase uf ineichmidise
uuder present conditions. 1
When HAfiT RfHAFFNEIt H MA FIX sew this trnile-niork Into a suil
or overcoat, II endorses Hie quality and workmanship in Unit garment
wilh the full foise of Its resnunslbiliey. It slakes its reputation on the
degree of service that garment will render the purchaser, regurdleos of
the price. he paid. '.jm. '
There Is no over stock of qunlliy clothing good clothes undoubted
ly cost you more. Some may bid for business on the basis of pre-war
prices, bin the intelligent buyer will not be deceived a low pi ice for
cheap clothing, or a higher price for good clothing Is Inevitable.
We offer what Is probably the most comprehensive showing of fabrics,
palnrns and colors in this community. Wn offer tiie finest clolhiiu;, rem. y
to wear under an endorsement as tu service and satisfaction.
ai;iM.iimti'a.TjraHBr
"Tho, Home of Hart, S-1iiirfiici' & Marx
LABOR DAY
THREE BIG BANDS
will be observed in l.a Grande t
tliis year with three cities par
ticipating Pendleton. linker
and La Grande, with the Cen
tral Labor Councils or these
three cities arranging the pro
gram with the asKlHtancn of
commercial bolies In their res
pective cities.
TWO SPEAKERS
Affairs of the great labor
movement, and topics of direct
interest to the laboring classes
will be discussed by prominent,
speakers Immediately after the
parade, witn seating provided
for several thousand on the
streets in front of the ICIks
."lull and Kagle's hall.
Parade Big Feature
The first formal number on
the program wlll.be the parade
lo which the public Is invited
to give Its attention with com
mercial floniH. Labor will be
on parade in full strength.
General Chairman, Labor Day
l.a Grande, Oregon
however, our creditors would he aTter. "She has quite a reportolre, hasn't
us en ninsse. 'she?"
I "Yes." answered the friend, "Rut
Hampton says nny boy whnshe dresses so she doesn't show It."
hates arithmetic can tell you how
hours It is until school starts.
Another sad fart is that if n man I
happens to marry his first love she '
Isn't nlwnys his last love, eays one'i
applicant for divorce in I'ulon coun.,,
ty. I f
St-CH ASSININITV
At one of the special events, a lady
(had responded beautifully to severaljj
enrores. rtnnoier woman sitting on
the side turned to n friend slttingjj
near her and remarked: ;
Oregon's Hifhet lnuam d
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AFTERNOON
OF SPORTS
At tlie bnseball park during
the nfternoou there will be
spoils, horse raring, baseball
games and music. Three solid
hours of 'genuine fun and
amusement,
FUN AT NIGHT
One and all nre urged to par
ticipate in the evening fun and
amusement. Three dances, a
iMind concert on streets, prize
fighting and a general goinl
time.
COME!
People will flock from far
and near to help labor rele.
brate this important day. Are
you doing your part? If von
aie. you will he part of the hlg
releh ration.
For particulars, write
ODHFHVHIt WANT ADS PAT
A Cushion
Shot
Oolf ball struck tree.
Ketured iinmedia'tcly.
Struck alxlonien. 'ie
tini doubled. Indenini
ty did not. '
Are you pivitected by
one of our Health nnd
Accident jwilicies?
SECTRtTT INSI RANTE
AGENCY
Chas. H. Reynolds, Mjr.
Ia Grande, Ore.
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