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VAC, E FOUR LA" GRX2rt)F: EVENING OHSERV RTli Ratuvcliir, .Tamwry 7. 1922 7 1 Cbc Observer AS nUKIMMCM' NHWNl'ArKI VHihlftih.-rl Hxilv unit U.-eklV lit Grande, Oregon, by 1-a ;rande Kvett- ing Ovrver ruhiitthtn; rompnuy. UKUOK liKNNIS. Keillor. Kntered at the I'ostoff if nt 1-a (Jrantlo, Oregon, a Second Cl .Mail Matter. AdrireKH all comiminJcatimia to THb OBSKKVKIE, 1410 Atlama Ave., ia Grande. Oregon. CITY AND mi'Vl'V OFFICIAL J'Al'Fll.,' On sale in (her elites Oregon Hotel News bland. Portland: Imperial News Stand, Portland; Multnomah News Stand, Portland. SI' I1SIH I ll'io ' v It ATJ5S. lly Currier. Pally, per mdnth .......75c Dally, per. three monlhs ...$2.25 Dally, p?r ftx mo., in iidvanco .4.0 Dally, sintrlM copy 6c was not individual, it nas not local on the tother hand, it was a state-witte scrap, which, if pressed, will line up the people just as the late session of the legislature lined up on the exposi tion tax measures. j lly Mill. Pally, Pr year i" advance .....$6.00 Dally, six months, in advani-c $1.60 Dally, threu momlm, in advance .f 1.5U Dally, P'T month ....00c "U'eeklv Obsrvtr-Mpr, by mail, per year. In advanro .$1.50 ul-ki iilU 4k 1 A WVrtf-I 41'.'.ll I'll tf.HH. The Aitaociaed press i exciudiveiy : a family and who owns property here. ntitled to ue for publication of all , . news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise erfdiw-d in this paper, and riso the local iiewe published thuretn. AH rlKbts of rc-publit'ation of special dispatches here nlo art? reserved. Employ Kome Folk No ono takes care of La Grande so well as I-a Grande people who oro in terested in the city and her future. The temporary auction house has been abolished in order to prevent the itin erant peddler from unloading his junk here and then go on after the sun goes down; the Ad Club and all other city organizations stand firm for the employing of homo labor, not only in a public way, but also try to induce business firms to always give prefer ence to the La Grande man who has Entire Stocks of Shoes Reduced! 20 Some New Ones For Spring Included!; Men's Suits and Overcoats Are Selling At ONE THIRD OFF : Still Going Strong ! the Big Event of the Year ! 2 7 til. Bible Thought. For Today GUARD YOUR THOUGHTS: Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things arc hon est, whatsoever things are just, what soever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there l any praise think on these things. I'hilippians 4:8, ' ' Oh! Boy! There was a Boy Scout play in La Grande a few night ago, and there is a great sight if one will only go to school and see the younstcrs there. In other words, take an invoice of La Grande children. The Scouts are fin and the school kids arc of the best. They are the men and women of to morrow and they will gradually take their places in La Grande's affairs. That bunch of Boy Scouts are al most well enough seasoned to run things very well right now, but the next few years will add the finish which will meun responsibility, fear lessness and right thinking. It is great to see children growing upl There is nothing so ood and wholesome. They are depending up on Dad now, but ord long the daddies will be depending upon them.- J? Wo wonder if the parents of La Grande ever visit the schools; if they ask Scoutmaster Prykehow the boys arp getting along? Or have we reach ed a point where we think we pay lmt taxes, and money should do it all? If that is the idea, it is a wrong ; the card. Like the birds that arrive idea. ; Money will only do so much. !carly to tell that spring has come, so It will only provide for the expenses. . Mr. Lee's ranis'' indicate that a pri mary election is duo before long. This is the right spirit and never should it be modified. It is a cold old world and if a city does not stand by its own people, the neighboring cities will not reach out and offer the olive branch. We believe in strict conformity to the teaching of keeping La . Grand.: money at home as much as is possible. J The tramp plumber is prohibited by city ordinance from , practicing his trade without establishing himself ah.l taking out a license; the tramp elec trician can no longer find work here; the tramp sign painters and every oth. er trade thould be treated in the same manner. And when it comes to cm ploying men . in public capacity the Observer hopes every effort, will b.' made to employ the home man, for is the chap who has interests akin to our own. , JANUARY CE SALE jAmVjial Janua K. West Co. f AuiVjial January Clearance Sale is an, event ot buiunce a year. There, arc hundreds of articles needed bv every man, woWn and child that ar(i rafluced now for the only time dur ing the yoSr and in which grea savings can be ;ealized in their pur chase now. Nun ce e ye "We ur,c which, lias a predicted, a yet participa X - '. ;' Shop in the nioing ? V I- EVER ARTI - , . ' V'e are noV going on our bcS i i which, has already passed the mar predicted, a biggcrt'vent than over yet participated slioil be bore w and ,Bqt.i nd week of the. sale the first ot of 1021 it is going to be as wo his year and those who have uot the next few days. , ' limit of good service.. ,; itlnV E REDUCED Will R. King, the political sky-rock-ol of Democratic faith, has shown up again in Oregon. Like Jonathan Bourne once was, he prefers to live in Washington, D. C, or some other distant place, and run for office in Oregon. He now seeks to beat Dr. Morrow for Democratic national com mitteeman from this state. It is not our fight, but if the Democrats turn down Dr. Morrow, who is a perman ent resident of the state, and elect rt carpet-bagger like Will R, King? then the admission is plain that Oregon Democrats have not only lost their reason but alijo their sense of justice. J. D. Lee, Republican candidate for governor, has begun a post card cam paign with his picture on one side of Out cf Town Customers Order By Mail Your Needs For The Future (Contract Lines Excepted) 'THE BEST BUYING DAYS OF THE YEAR'1 . BUY NOW FOR SPRING "LA GRANDE'S GREATEST DEPARTMENT STORE' Deliveries Twice Daily! Phone Orders Receive Prompt Attention! There is something far more import ant than' the money you pay It is the interest, the deep, loving interest you take jn your children. Let every father and every mother -fa ir Portland Would (Frank Irvine id Oregon Journal.) Due to the bitter ruw. in the lejrisla- asK. themselves ir they have been tojturci exposition plans are in the school lately to visit the classes and "ir- A meeting Thursday of the execu . .. . , ' . tive committee, in the thought of orig- tulk with, teacher. And those who;in,tj))f ,, new , of timwing k have buys let them interrogate them- 'example of the slate of uncertainty selves relative to the Boy Scout work. tht 'jas relvd'Vh-ouUonw Listen if this nation breaks down-j" j'uiiu"''L. iMer ni,I1(f of lhc cxpoti. and God forbid any such ending ofltion organization, who has made a this great republic it will be due devt!t,'d "truKRe to Kot th1 program on us icei, lavors some now pinn. Others stil favor a state tax levy t'. wholly to the breaking down of the American home. That's something to be presented as an init;tive measure ference on the exposition. They did if not in the actual process, of a splen- not know the sentiment in their own did growth. Never in the history of j communities, . In consequence of their j Oregon was there halfso much aetiv-I reports, the, up-statc's portion wunjity in the Portland harbor as in the! Pluced at 50 per cent of the cost pf llast 18 months" There never was such '! the exposition. Ian outlook for a gigantic movemeni It should be understood in Portland iin tne lumber industry in the very; that there arc more than 50,000 farm- 'near future. . It is a time of all times j ers and their fomilies in (Voiron, and for Portland to be broad visipnecf, t that the average farmer, with his lhc a,cr and to nvf ne B!fl will of nose to the grindstone in the payment jhr back country. . - -.- : i'. - k of taxes, is not as enthusiastic as arc ln considering now' plnns, the cxe-, , Portlnn-'trs over benefits, to tome !c utivc committee of the exposition can from the. exposition.'' Promoters ofiwel afford to take plenty of time in the exposition argue that it -would in-'arriving, .at conclusions. : Too mu.-h ciya'se the value of his land! . But'the ,hasto at the time the state conference irtiiensed valuation would increase thei''5 h'W has nearly wrecked the plan tacs of h i land. , 1 o s a. fa -met- e oiunner oi mat time can oe easily add he is rnroly fitted for other line? ofl Inctivity. He must stay oi) his farbi and work it and keep it going. It vas from that viewpoint that a repaired by intelligent action now. 'it would make laughing stock of Portlnnd to abandon the exposition. Just what would Poitland saylo con- THE OFFICE CAT THERE'S A REASON. "The rapidly increasing divorce rate," remarked the wit, "indicate? that 'America is indeed becoming the jland of, the free." I "Yes," replied his prosiac friend, ,"but the continued marriage rate sug gests that it is still the home of the ! brave." A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK. "You sec, every time you are a bad boy, papa gets a gray hair.? Boy Rafter 8; moment's reflection.) Oh, but you: must have leen a very bad boy. Look at grandpa!" Boston rost. think about. Charlie Hall and Julius Meier at the November election." t-oul(1 De passed i Probably the suggestion to be made herein will go unheeded. J 'It is a situation nnd it is a time U'hcn Portland could well afford to ud-ptatq and, was reflected in the leg islature. And it is a sincere opposi tion. It is possible that by superior num bers, superior means and a strenuous publicity campaign an exposition tax by which the up-state would be com pelled tp raise $3,000,000 for the fair tion taken at Washing! jn for an ex position? Just what would Portland 'PORTLAND IS2S. say to neighboring states who have I Don't cry, little town, don't cry, pledged their support to the exposi- We have spoiled all your fun, I know, tion? The whole country would set! Ail your wires arc crossed, the town down as a jackass. And you've really been bossed; Is $i,000,gW an unalterably fixed And we've caused you a lot of woe, figure for the exposition? Suppose Lut we were in the right, that you the sum were cut'to $5,000,000. Por-1 can't deny, nA nl.l tl.n. n,.,l l,n 'llnn't ,rv littl,, ti.-.i-n .lnt.'l 11... TJ,...l...l 1. J. '"" FJ " "- '.' ' .J. .i . i, .1 1 "-v ' "(but $1,000,000 more than the fai.'i , it that way. Portland has done enough , . . her ef h(, or- I on.t . 1itt!c town do,a crv- tor many parts ot the state to deserve., ppH,nH Mln ...m,M ..,,, Il.et your narrow minds broaden and help for the exposition. But it is not extra mHlion ovheiy ond the ! grow, finance nhe exposition. If the old a good time now to press an issue that . -j -ill ,h i,i -It wiil on-e-seen. -' Charlie Hal! of Marshficld is a stuto eu iK'tween the up-stnte and Port- hos set most of the up-state newspa- ,re5ut wou,d . c ..wrth fnr m,rp lha,v:"Twas a gieedy -.scheme'. " - . senator from Coos and Currey co'un- ''. w Pnel fre.h, is to continue pera agamst Portland; that has raised ; tim nU'ion dollar, to"lVt.'7u'sl U "boosfToV 'yourself, you know, ii m (.oos and luirtj coun , bt, KuWnetl by fu,.th(,r endeavor '. . a bitter row against Portland in her ' h pnent time, and for ' Don't backbite and knock, when you - , uiit v,, lilv juinu; IIM1UL V II H' U''BIUir I'l'lll I, l"01 1 Ill I" 1 - j I il I I y a I 111 ot h III IllVll.'n nd why did you put dollar marks at the end of your love letters to the plaintiff?" asked the lawyer. "Thoyfcre kiss -marks,"' said the un happy defendant. "But why use dollar marks to dc not kisses?" "You wouldn't ask me that if yo:i know how much they cost me." Birmingham Age-Herald. How much does a six-pound shell, weigh?" he asked. "'I. don't know," the gob answered, "Well, what time does tho tu-nlv.. o'clock train leave?" "Twelve o'clock." "Al right, then, how much does a six-pound shell weigh?" "Oh," said the youthful mariner, a great light dawning on him. "Twelve pounds." DON'T HIT US; : I A .skirt once had frills aiid furbe lows, but it doesn't cdme furbelow now. : ! You never can tell. The best thing about many a man is his good opinion of himself. The world is now safe for democracy but it's still a good idea to hire the best lawyer you can get. Also"" Even though the world is safe for democracy, it isn't a good idea to sass a cop. Extracting tips from the tipsy ij now numbered among the lost arts. By the time a man Unm ti.. u.. has nothing tippable left. ; marnag j ...... ;n f,.trn " can t tret tv. merchants of Oregon. Meier is for ! ""'i' burden, it will cost Poitland mor; threats, if not actual cases of boycott,' Pprha ' tho j.aii,.oads, v,hich will Don't cry, little town, don't cry. ... , ... .than the exposition will cost. (against Portland. , f;, '..i ,.. ,1, , r.,...1 exposition tax on the ueonle either , . . . t . . . . . profit enormously liom tne nr. " l-u pc"pit., i um i i. ,, mmtiike in :he lieirinnmir In It is unfortunate in the extreme to r i '(m tr.n- A..n-t proierty, g.,s,.line or some other kind place the up-stnte portion ut ja.OOO,- .have this feud active at this particular niin".,C i Cn 1J ,l c cx . Por.'t be grouchy and mean and low of a tax. Ha'.l is opposed to the tax. iow- That was done as a n-sult of the period. We nro short in population, j if ai wouijet about it sever il No 01,0 lovcs " '""w ' He believes Portland should finance i."""" ,,ll'h "I"0 NViKhlH.ring states hax-e left us far In ,, lhat Vmillion dulll)rs couM Whose back, Mreaked with yellow, mvu.u ."."...1 lo-nutrht Willi them vihen tlii.v cnnip to the leiir. I ir work it, ripvp utiirnnl la .... ... l.,.,.L- .,n i-m.' f,ml ;t .... i j .. .. ....... 7 . ' . . . ". .... ..' .. ; saved in the three vears until the ex ' " " i pii"w aim not lax ine rest oi lni- I'oi-I niul ti nttntv the lnle.u-irli. iNin. win im. I'oit noil on tho thmhn . . . . - . . " . . J .''nnmtmn liv ni-tin mo. rmwn tho rnvt r.f He believes that stock com- . .i ..s,..,.,. I Tis state. He believes that sttvk com jiany should be formed and let all buy the htock who care to. t The two buys nu t the other day at a meeting of the Oregon Chamber of Commerce, whatever the mischief thai i, and they ha! a low. Meier de manded Hall to explain why he op posed the tax, ami II... 1 surely explain cd it to him. There win bad blood shown. There was the essence .of a state row that will reach from the linnuha to CoeJ lUjr exhibited, and the row is on the M-icstion of whether Portland will fi rce the slate to help pay for the ex p .silion. Mr. Meier is wedded to Hit t .position idea as On gun's only avc I te of CdcHie fioni almost bankruptcy. 1 it Hall is oUl-tusl.loned and bclltvc i: " only way Oregon will emiie out of Mie financial I'umps is to tteitje. down .ind go to nurk, thu puiii olf her debts. 0 'Ji U?J- l'Tii; t!:..-- t. v Ui'.-'i IN THE OLD HOME TOWN ,vi . m 0 retire yK cct ,;T ..q,,,,-,,,,-.. ,-f ' j' hard pot to have your own way, don't sigh. Don't cry, littl? town, don't cry. It would be wrong for the public- pinted and sari'mcing endeavors o; . . , ., President Meier and his associates o i ':" "". "on t cry. exposition board to come to " "' ' J.s j r -, ',' .....u. i. ij.-j-. ...i., ;.i ..i,i;.. "". "m-ouiii-u, muKUl, ll ll J.-Ii o .-.i'.i ,.,i.i ...- i... example and it deserves to succeed. The Brooklyn Eagle asks "on llow t.i. :r u i " " marry: - I ne Chan. .:, " ,, ' r. , v 1 question to is the i avc uu, jiiva nuuiu uv one ; license Clerk. continuous laugn, WHO SAYS THEY NEVEIl COME BACK? Cape Girardeau Southeast Missourian. J. H. Hutson of Bloomfield, who died on Sunday and was buried ou Monday, returned to his home Tucsdav afternoon. . They were arguing about cars, mo tor cars, their cheapness, their endur. j ance. "What do you know about auto-; mobiles,. Clancy, you never rode one in your life." Oi don't, eh? Well. I know all about thim. I owned a big garage in j Ireland before I sailed. "Cr'wan,"-shouted Tim, "you would not know a Cadillac if you saw one.' "Oi wouldn't eh?" retorted Clancy, jshe met him. "my uncle had one on his left eye from me." for years." . .,, ., T . , Any man wuli willingly pay n After nil it mav ho Kottnr t,. novo . ... .. ' r J ' " "- -;."..,, lne dollar It on V snmonnn would supply the dollar. IN AFTER YEARS. au seem to eniov hearimr that woman abuse her husliand " "Yes, I was enfeaged to him beforu She took him awav Country Club Notes UlRti I lKbt hnnt tho 1 tn. Club Itnue mm AaMlurtnia.. ,ltut -ymfare selfish and spoiled, jAnd we make a generous foe We irome out in the open, we do not lie Don't cry, little town, don't crv. I your hammer out than to be some oth er fellow s anvil An Oklahoma man has seen his wife for the first time in tey years. Sh.- JUNIUS, OBSERVER A GREAT LIGHT. The skipper was cxamininr an am- must be a mnvio tun bitious gob who wanted to be a gun-1 ' nersmate. 1 URAIi the -a- . vn . i 1 " - ' WHAT'S THAT? said V'.Ua W illie, "what's an . .Ta.' ecbo? "An e.l'o, my son." answered Vs. "is the only thing on earth that can cheat a woman hut of the last work." Another definition of an echo. Wil- ow Trap Heady Country rlnb inenibers will have an oppoM"i.''.y ol trying their niark luanshlp toiuurrow. A new trap was presented the club by Dr. Thy and .jls" oWncd Ma. "is a mar. who goes I mis is now instnued ami rraov lor.to M nMt..,.t n.o.-l , nA .lmunn. r j use. A number of members are an- his wit." jxions to sl-.ot and the first tryoiit I And then there was silence. will be held tomorrow at 1 odor. ' All mVinhers are United to attend. , Al.l. RIGHT, St'RE. Trap Hhnotinc lias always been a; (,,! Merchant: "Hold on! That very Interesting sport and It is par-.),., j hasii t been weighed. It looks a tlcularly timely now for the se.i- t, -ifp src for a ton.'' soa on cime shooting In closed and , , ,v,r: Taii-.t intended lor t. .ua It rtisbles the local shoot c-rs to keep. If two tor..-." In pi.i. lice. Aimnunlilou c-ii bo, t,.,i jicr.haui; 'AH rL'tt Co tt-i m tt. a!-U h'ttiv.. . , .. , ,. . jiici" , , Repairing and Wiring of ; r An y thing Kkc H. & S. 105 Depot Street (ikal ' LECTR1C CO. Phone S93W
