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Tnpsd.yv. January 3, 192 TrsT7T?mTn t.t rmAxnvp irvTrMTva OTsirT?VT?T? j nvii'j .1' w v iv J ' - .w -i t - --i j-jv ijji. - b "A r i M t-5 Che Obsenveit I'ubllnlied dully and weekly at L-a Grande, orefffn. oy im t"ub ku.i lns obierver 1'tiblln.iliiff Company. IimH'K DKNSIH. Killlnr. Entered at the I'orttoffii-e nt Im Orandu, Oregon, am Bei-ond Olnws Mull Matter. Addre ail communlt-ation to THE OBHKIiVKU, 1416 Adam Ave., La Grande, Oreg. CITY ANU 'U 1NTY OFFICIAL I'A I'KH. On sale In other clttus Oregon llotol News Btftnd, Portland; Imperial News Stand. Portland; Alultuuinah Nuw Stand, Portland. SL JlSt Hll'IION RATIOS. II y Currier. Daily, per month ..-76c Daily, per threo niontha - I2.2. Dally, per lx mo!, In advance ....... pally, alnglo copy St ii r Mnll. Dally, per year. In advance ..$fl.00 Dally. lx month, in advance f-t.fiO Dally, three inonttm, in advance ..l.K(t Daily, per month 60 Weekly ObsiTver-Star, by mall, per year. In advance $1.50 MKMUr.lt OK AKMH IATF.O I'ltKHN. The Aioclfied 1'renn in exclusively entitled to ue for publication of nil news dfHpatches credited to it or not otherwise credited In thin pnpftr, and alo the Vocnl newa published therein. All rlt.'ht of re-publlcniloii of h pedal dlvpateheff here ulxo are rinerved. Bible Thought For Today RULES FOR BIGHT LIVING: Let all bitterness, and wrath, and an ger, and clamour, and evil apcakine; be put awny from you, with all mal ice: and bo ye kind to one another, even as God for Christ's sako hath forgiven you.' Ephesians 4:31yI2. No Excuse For France The American people rend with regret of tlie'Btnnd of 'France on the submarine Question. It In hurd to believe In the good faith of the French government when, on the eve of what really promised to he R reduction of armament and a period of peace, she announces her Intention of providing hcrHolf witli more war machinery, than Bhe over had before. The United States called the arms conference In good faith mid in an uwer to a world need which con cerns France just as vitally as it does the other nations. Tho other powers hnvo met lu a aplrlt remark- ablo for Its reason and good-will No plea of hurt pride or of vague r.c.-:6bsity .can excuso tho French government for throwing the plans accomplished Into ruin. Tho French officiate havo fallen , into 1110 Old curopnnn weakness ol.from buvinir the rinir. He used to tulking one thing and doing anoth er. Franco Is not preparing for peaco, She Is persisting in the war idea. Those responsible for hor policies Bhould ' fool the shnrp dln- pleasure of the associated nations and of the FrFench people, for the course they. Indlcnto lends, through multiplication of the old expense of armament, finally to war again. Memorial Roads Abroad , A bill hns boon Introduced In con gross providing that the roads In France nucl Belgium ovor which Atnorlcnn soldiers marched to the frbnt shall be marked with perma nent tablets and monuments. , Sen ator Willis introduced tho measure t)t the, request of tho American Scenic and Historical Preservation society. ' The tends to, bo marked Include ii routo from Purls to Coblonz ns the muln artery, tho Vordun-St. Ml-hlol-Toul-Metz routo which leaves the Cohlenz rend at Montfuuaon and the Chateau - Thierry - to - Brussels road. Thero can bo no question of tho present. significance for fuluro his toric interest In tho suitable mark ing .of these routes. The measure will probnbly curry, as' it deserves to. Hut however much these out , cropplngs of flub Bcutlmcnt may be supported, thero still remains eon ulderuble practical memorial work to bo donu umotig the men who march ed over those roads to wounds and Usability as well as glory. Until this work Is fulthlully l.ierforme. I, insentient tributes have second claim. , A Nations Representatives Somo ono looking for something to worry ubttut recently hit upon the Idea that hi any Katherlug such us the arms conference at Wash ington other tuitions are represent ed by men who huve boon of their nice us mr Duck through the gen- erutlous as one could need to seek. He hud been looking over the dele gates coming uml going at tho con ferenro and hud been impressed by the fact thut the Jupiineso ,the Chl- ese, the r reach unil others were it 1 1 definitely Jupuliese, or I'hluese or I whutever It wus. AluorUu's repre-4 senlutlves, however, might he ot Irish descent In one courerenre, tfcoteh in another, or German, or Honshu or Jewish. This strikes the thoughtful reader as ptuhupA the lust word In whut not to worry about. In a land like ours, men who become leaders in iiioiigni anil action, men who are statesmen and whom the people en trust with tho affairs of the gov ernment, are pretty likely to he representative, of tho nutloji they serve. They must, In their progress through llfu to their responsibility. .Ifi.vo taken t.n the muln charactor isilcs of the natron. They must have developed a 'certain faith In the wintry an da loyally to It, ns well r. mi iindorskinillug of Us pur poses, ideals anil needs, which make the mtyplcu of the nation and o,unl- The ,pid Scrooges, having boon routed out of their anti-Christmas prejudices, are trying hurd to kcop up their disbelief in disarmament. It would b very Intriguing, as the fiction writers say. If the Dis trict of Columbia, being refused the solf-govornmeiit it wants, Bhould start a Sinn Fein movement. Leuino, according to Senator Dor tellects uncovered by the war." Lo nlno'a lack of covering bus been ; noticed; now where are the other ; two bare-pated statesmen? The moBt notable lilt of Christ mas charity we've Tieard about 1b that of the Freeport, (III.) tailor wbo, after dlsanuig a fellow who tried to hold him up, took pity on the bandit and gave him a ?S bill. From recent 'proceedings of tho Dail Elroann and the Ulster parlia ment, It 1b evident that even peace with England will leave Ireland enough controversial themeB to malutuln a healthfwul Jntorest in life. THE OFFICE CAT By JTJIUIJ- THANKS! The following contribution is from one of our million (adv.) friends: There was an Englishman on the train. He would jump off every time the train stopped and run ahead to i the baggage car and ask if his trunk I was all right. The baggageman fir.- I ally got sore and said to him, "You ought to be an elephant, instead of; a jackass, then you would have your L trunk in' fronf of you all the time." I knew a man that was so stintfv he married nn nrmlcsa woman to keen ! stop the clock at nights to keep from wearing out the works. He would i look over his glasses to keep them from wearing out. .. Ho used to take long steps when he walked to save his shoes. When he sent his hired than into the orchard to gather chtr Hcs lie would koep him whistling all the time so he couldn't cat any of the fruit. He took his food in capsules to j save his teeth. He lo.st his pockcthood with twenty dollars in it. A fellow ! found it and returned it to him a week later. He charged the fellow interest on the money while ho had it. I've gol a weak back. How long havo you hud it? A wepk buck. When I wus cashier nt the police station I counted the coppers us they came in. , , , ' ; , ' What's tlu happiest sta'l'o ,Amorican tlnion? "Morry-Luiid." . , thi Why can't the regular follows sit down? '' Because they ore the standing army. Why does the guteman nt the rail way station always punch u hole in your ticket? That's to let you through. Tho country does not need any more lollilrs, being tho richest nation in the world, but it docs need a power ful lot moie sense. 1 A farmer hitched his horse to n tcli phone pole on Adams avenue. N sooner hud he done so than an irate policeman came up and ordered him to move on. The farmer protested 'Well, what in the Sam Hill docs that sign mean, then? 'Fine for hitching'?" You gotln hand it to Will llogers Scz he: ".1 ipiit the movies with th same wife 1 started with." Most of 'em quit their wives ' with the same movies they started in. IN TUB OLD ..11.- ' v is: i 'I i ... 'f. T V ;t POOIt GINK. He stood on the bridgo at midnight And heaved a weary sigh; He scratched his dome And yearned for home, Hut he hud no alibi. XOT MUCH I)IKI'-Klti:.('.: "Just back from the South Seas? "I epent 10 O'oars there," sali HOME TOWN J J I J- SAY VNIJ-NO it4 tf . its -rwc FAUU f A HALT trr 77, -s Lir.HT HAMDWVVS -CAM, OPtffcltS CANNtiJ. u;.! p-M't'EO - W RAT TMP -O'L C,ttiu j. . TS TDlAH NtEPS MOI LlA0t9S.? , . Nor so mas-( ...?-vii.l'lrir 1 DON'T PUT IT OFF ANY LONGER I N. K. West & Go. Are Holding Their 27th ANNUAL JANUARY CLEARANCE i The One Great Sale of the Year for the People of Community in Which EVERY ARTICLE IS REDUCED " "La -Grande's the copro king 'Do the stylos in women's clothes shock you since you have come! homo' "On the miliar." contrary, they seem FORUM r It 1 THE T AX ,-1'ltbllI.E.M. Editor tbserver: ' I would like to add uiy mite to the tax problem. Everyone kecnis to agree that taxes are too higi, and revemi; not sufficient. 1 'think the property tax system is entirely wrong, a-ul there is no rniedv. an loror ns we jit - tempt to make 5rt per (bnt of the pon-1 uintion pay the taxrs'fcr the whole. I think everyb-idy shouU.I pay taxes from fne president of the United States down to the smallest v,as': earner, r.ach should pay n ccrtnn and t, will have to collect. ""All right, proportion of every dollar be receive1. ; 'ays he, "here arc my receipts for: I feci surf that n per cent would be '$110; you may hold out $40." . plenty to pay all government, state,! Now this theory might not appeal to county and city expenses. some, and if there is any better sy-s-; It is no hardtr for a man who makes tern I would like to see it p.ti-t i-rrts $101 to pay than it is for one wholpraotia. I makes 100.000 to pay $.",m0. We hnvr I T'J Ireiy, j thousands of men, both American a,iif C. L. j foreigners, who draw good wages .! !f.ie'iw!J, ll'.ai! Ue. . i the time and never pav a doUac t-uA , while the man with a little rwai viXsMv al1--.: . U-.J cattle or sheep t,vc! m U -S , mvim 4i iVi'. "it, H4a uiiii am I . Svvf'JT Canyon Near Vto !?! !.:. mi'ii Jt l..l4'J.j;M.h. k. . l ll.Y. IV. OI I. iH Wm u wnild be held respoVti Electing of the tax of bis . .. .i.si c.i v J- j i If You Like The Finest In Merchandise You Buy, and if You Want! To Save Money, v Ther'e Nothing Better For You Than This Clearance Sale You Save on Every Purchase, . . Greatest Department Store" he should pay $3.80 and give. each one a receipt for the 5 Percent he has paid for taxes. The laborer would file his jtax receipt with the county treasurer .U IIIU UL'COUIHS WOUIU UtllUIlCU, I think thoro should bo two kinds uf taxation only income and sales tax Kverything that is sold should tw; lax cd cattle, sheep, hogr3t or any kind of produce, renl estate, or anything e'se For example, if a man raises pome hay antf. wants to feed a bunch of cat tle he pops to the cattle raiser and buys $J,00fT worth. Instead of pay inffintr $2,000 he will pay $l,i00 and pive the man a tax receipt for $100. Maybe the man would run shy of feed and buy $100 worth of hay and $100 worth of grain to finish them off. In stend of paying $2(H) he would pay 1M0, collecting o per cent and jrivint? receipt for panic. Then he would sell jthem for 1,000. The man that buy tthem says, "Here, you owe S1T0 taxes it .)., Jan. :!. The ivmov-! . M . . ,. . .. i rr M HIl.M'O I IT 'III IK fVSU mwi Strict Vf IVndloton to Hound-1 ,4 p purk is asked in pvtition pre-1 - e;::ei 10 the tit;- tcuicil, ;iti.U J v j 18 property owners. Happy Canyon, the play center of the annual Round Up celebration, was recently bad'y wrecked when snow caved in the roof, damaging the new dancing floor, put in nt considerable expense. The petitions set forth ns argu ments for the removal of the center o a place more remote from the cen ter of the city, that the noise emanat ing therefrom during the Round-Up disturbs sleep, that the building is highly inflammable and a fire menace. The matter was referred to the com mittee on streets. The council enacted an ordinance which provides a penalty by fine if sidewalks are not cleared of snow within a reasonable time limit. OBSERVER WANT ADS tET RB SUM S. Repairing and Wiring "f I . . Anything ElrtecS$ . H. & S. ELECTRIC CO. 103 Depot Street Rhone 303 W 1 - , This .i .: v ! ; ;; ' :, ' I: I DRY AtiKXTS KX.IOIXKl) NEW ORLEANS Jan. '2. Attor neys representing .Mark Boasburg Sunday obtained from Federal Judge Foster nn Injunction restrain ing prohibition agents from remov ing liquor seized Saturday night in a basement of his private residence and ordering that the guards placed there by prohibition agents be with drawn. Prohibition agents said that Boas burg admitted he had stored in his cellar J50.000 worth of lhiuor that he had purchased before prohibition went into effect. When the agents visited his residence Saturday night he protested against their entering Ray,lg they had no right to search in the absence of some indication that he had violated the Volstead J ,
