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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (March 7, 1922)
Tuciv. Mnrdi 7. TWO L'A' fl RAND ft EVENTNY. OBSERVER For Sale NIGiiTRH club mim W lnvi b-i- '. . - j'.iii ,7 !;iy!or A "Mina Taylor" for Every Woman! MANY of these Dresses have .just been unpacked. Thvy are as eno! and1 colorful as an. early Spring day they arc! delightfully made in the very newest niniU'ri find are notablW .lur their diiinK' tritn niiiigs and artistic combinations of material. Each tells a woman she can "look pretty all the time"! We invite yon to see the collection 'while it is at its f'reshe'st and best while sizes and styles are here in complete, assortment. The Wash Dress Section is gay with the Minn Taylor displav and we are confi dent you will count your visit here time well spent. For Home, for "Dress-up," for Slim Miss orMature Matron There is a Minn Taylor TS(s for every woman nnd wen occasion! There are pWticularly youthful slyles, with ruffled sleeves ami bonn seem a-flutter with joyousness; made and 20 vears. jit skirts that i's Hi, IS, Lovely "Dress-Up" Mina Taylors Madoi of the finest ginghams, relieved with ap plique motifs, with novelty girdles, or with contrast ing fabrics, pretty enough to wear aivywlioro! There are Mina Taylors of equal loveliness, cut. in sizes .'!( to 4i; and' larger sizes most skilfully de signed to give length of line and a slenderized sil houette for women who wear the extra sizes to "2. Mina Taylor for "H ome w ear The earliest breakfast takes on a gala air, ih? dullest day starts cheeriiy. when the home-maker weais Mina Tavlor "Home" Dresses. ' . SEE THEM ON DISPLAY IN' Ol'U WIN'DOWS HILL'S DEFT STORE ATTACK ON Ml POWER (.'asp Now liefore Stipivlme Court of IT. S. lias Vital Points Involved. (lie Annoruitefl ITcrh) WASHINGTON, Mar. 7. The constitutional extent of the taxing power of the government is at Issue In tlio supreme court In an attack brought by ulitlit numbers of the Chicago board of trade upon the Fu ture Trading Arl. Tho case, with throe others involving llio Child Labor law. presents, ' from the view point of tlm government, nto of the most vital constitutional questions to reach the .court In recent war's Tho government won the Future Trading case In tho Fulled states district csurt t Chlciro before Jllilgu I.xmlls, hut lost In th Child Lnbor i'iuii In the loner Federal courts In Ntirth Carolina. The two acta bring before t h criirl, on somewhat different farts, nhatnn tlally 8hllnr ronton.tloui. rtpiioii. nts c1inli'u,cl tho Tliiht 4 Iti" Federal rovi Twiiont, id th rterrlan of lt taxlliK nom r, In . rnl!h by what they tcrin "tulitef ne" Tesnlatory oOntrol of matlcti wh In the police Jurisdiction of tint nuteji. The eoveriunent contenif4 that llio Fiituro TrmllnK Ait ei pool an excise tax which conitrM. under the const 11 11 1 Ion. 4 aiatliiu tftf to lar and'coiloct not only "i pa" tho debts urd provide for to4' fMtt mon defense," hut a;.or lbv(n tr&l welfare of Tt O'M1' Stat." Contracta foe the "futuro" de JH-Vrjr pt jraiu frit i;,iio years, tho Kovernntent 111 the nrtsu tnents before tho Hupreiui' court ns sertod, to more than 20.000.000,(100 hushclH, or three tinic.4 tho quan tity of craln produced In all coun jti'ioa ulthouuh the amount of grain inchially rhaninK handn In (?hlcaKO, herc five-slxtha of tho "futuro" Itr idlni; Is done, belli small frac tion of one per cent of the total. ;"Futuro" transactions In Chicago In I 11119 amounted It was stated to 51 itliuea the amount of wheat pro duced In thin t'nltod Slates. The Future Trading Act Imposes jainotii; other provisloim a lax of 110 cents a bushel uipon ;ill trnmv iactlona known as "puts" and "calls" iwlierrtver mailo, tile object being to liroliiblt audi trading, and in slni ; liar tax upon nil contracts for "tu j'Mure" d ili'Ilverlts except those 'made upon a "contract" market or I by the owner of grain. Certain diulnlatrallve provisions for the keeping of records nnd the uiak ,lng of reporte, and for govern mental supervision are also embod ied In the law. Designated grain renters, to become "contract" mar kets, must, among other conditions. atimlt to membership represents illves of agricultural cooqicrallvo as sociations. The government In defending the .d'l took the position that the only r,.nututlnna limitation upon the i power of rongress to levy etilte itie Is their uniform distribution geographically, congress heln fnu. burdeini me on.t Invsibt. The Chi ta seloYt tho lubjirt (or taiitum j' f" UrJ of TriS tist uln thle Control mas use the t.mn po-!i'el entile twlvngln to Us mem r. ths t"ornr.rnt Nirther ' bora, t tt an-vteii, and to coni- ,til'Hl, f,w ittl. cctiofiic. andi'"" "1" vch'igo to admit v.pre ,'iBoril purfr pilp put'f, c the , eiUtatP. y of cooperative assocttious tt levied in tee art In iiuestlon, 1,1 i"'MnheV!hip would be the tak 'i Wjiiiln v th g.erninent. 1 ''" ' properly ltl?,Mit due process WM lOtJect grain marls:Cig evils o " (ich aa mnnlpulal! by large oper- In replying: to these objections iaUirs. Oomlscuous and unr.0rlcted the government ronten$rt that on speculO on In foodstuffs, desse ft I exchange h h buva an,P sells mon Inallon of fills crop li rmatlon. I uralu tliaClhe whole world prodi.O' 1 a. r liainblliiK In "puts" find "cills," and, "must havd a .very reul relation to other arbitrary Interference with ! interstate and foreign commerce;" the law of supply mid demand. llt,:,t the state Is free to legislate was not punitive law. the voliritor WIUl ,.,.rcronco to future" trading; general assorted, Imposing a tax to i , ,,.lt , Bx W11S , prohibitive; enforce regulalory measure which nuM,,bers or corporations ht'reto congress could not legally control rro aimiU,( to niembershlp upon by fine and Imprisonment, but wasj,tll, Chicago Hoard of Trade had intended to terminate what he rail- j ctlsirUiutoi among tho stockholders, ed "wild orgies"' upon grain ex- f Mlrn corporations profits derived changes. I from transactions upon the ex- Amoug the objections urged by change, as It la proposed ngrleultur the members of the exchange bring- jal cooperative associations shall be lug tho case wero that grain traded : permitted to do; that there Is no In tin-on the Chicago Hoard of Trade ; compulsion upon the board to ap had lost Its Interstate character, and ply for designations as a "con therefore was not within the con-, tract" market, except to enjoy trot of federal elglslatlon ; that the ' exemptions iprovlded for such mar government, through Its taxing pow-kets; that representatives of agrl ers, wan attempting to exercise po-j cultural cooperative associations ad llce jurisdiction properly belonging j milted to membership upon the' to the states; that niembershlp up-1 board presumably will be required on the exchange was a valuable I to pay Initiation fees or to pur property right, which could not leg-! chase n seat and comply with all ally by Impaired by compelling the I other terms and conditions nnd admission to memhershlip of repre that there therefore was no taking sentallves of agricultural cooper-; ol' property in violation of law. ntie associations, and that the ex- Counsel for the opponents, in a change rule prohibiting the rol.al ' r,.,,iv brief submitted after the ease Inn of commissions should not he :.,, iHVn orallv argued, asserted abrogated by permitting agricultural tiiat the tax upon "future" trading cooperative associations represented 1h prohibitive" as applied to such upon the exchange lo distribute j tr:ues In corn and oats as well as among their members profits made ! w i,,,.,, mu, ,,,, thp Koveninieiif8 upon the exchange transactions, ii , was also alleged that the keeping I of riford and the furnishing of re ports, with Federal supervision re quired by law. would be unduly objection that the tax should hav;i' been paid nnd suit Instituted to re cover It. would not have resulted In testing the constitutionality of tho law, because unless restrained the Chicago Iloard of Trade, under the "nompulsion" of tho law would asneipt designation as n "contract" market. j FUKSNO, Cal.. Mar. 7. The fed-! :eral government through agents of, the postufllcH department has bepi.r : ,nn Investigation of activities o. groups of armed and hooded n.er 'who have nttucked persons In the j west side oil fields of Kern co.in :'ty, J. It. Homey, district attorney of' J):ikerflelil. said today. Warn-! lags of attack were sent tlirous'll the mails. I'oslng- ns members of the Kit : Klux Klan, the gangs have wltnlii th last few weeks taken out. beat en and tarred or oiled nnd feath ered three business men, forced others to leave the district and scat .warnings to half a hundred others. Including the mayor of Tatt. , Activities of the night riders reached a climax In the last few days with the disappearance of i:ii Andrews, Taft rent car driver who was taken out for a second time and beaten. George X. liownun. .Maiicopla druggist, was compelled to sell his store and leave the city two weeks after he had been olle.1 and feathered. It was learned. ! nr. J. K. Xlason, an osteopath, !was taken out and beaten. The i physician who examined him said 'ho appeared to have been he.iten with spiked clubs. . Falling to find at home one of j their intended victims, who is said to bavo been a woman, ano' iier ; gang broke down the doors of a South Taft homo, last night, accord-1 Ing to H. Tt. Iliggins, acting city : marshal, who was called to Investi-j ,gat the case. ! Warnings to "lawbreakers, boot-! loggers and gamblers," which wen:: first circulated here recently in the .form of a printed page headed "K. K. K.," have been sent with increas-, Ing frequency to citizens ranging ! from laborers to business men in! person, and by letter, so that H has become necessary for the por.Ul au thorities to Investigate. I "There! is without any doubt a i well-organized Ku Klux Klan in this district, comprising perhaps loO members, and including all clnssrs of citizens," Harry Morgan, Tail mayor, declared today. , After a ride of 20 minutes Dow ma was taken from the car with a rope around his neck, still blind folded and protesting, and n formal charge, said to have been sign?d by a Coalingn woman, was read. IJow nian was asked to cov.less, but strongly denied the charge and con tinued to do so even afte. he was strllpped, beaten to the giound with ropes, covered with oil and ieu'.hers. and returned to 'Alaricopin with or ders to Mtve town within two weeks. A physician treated him lor per lous bruises. He sold out hi.i basl 'uess and departed for I.os Angeles iWedne3day, the last day of graco. G room hull e, modern, full base ment, plastered, go'Jjl 1 .1 n i.l ll . built-in features. Everything In good con on for Terms. (! room house, mo lern, for f IIOIIO. floon cash and ?::.' p r menlli. plant, wash trays, garage, loealed nlant, was htrays, garage, located cn paved street, close In. $!")'). ;.:i!-ko well ciTstrtictcd S room house, lit Kexll", trees, garage, nicely .located, well arrnnKcd for looniers or light housa keeping rooms. Owner will consider stniilli r property as part payment. Investi gate this on 'either trade or pur chase basis us the price Is riK'it and on easy terms. Lots and small house' on .Madison avenue, adjoining railroad. Suitable snr factory or certain lines of busi ness. Owner will consider trade. room house, 5 bedrooms, tho entire place is ill splendid condition, newly I'uriiis'nci!. bath and toilet on both floors. Vpstalrs is now renting for $40 per month. 5 room house In splendid con dition. A most beaiilifisl liiine, mod ern, three big lots, ga Yvj chicken house and i:ark. l'rh-e ?yr. Own er wiil consider soldier llyJIUS. Geo. H. Currey Phone 200J Ileal Estato Insurance Exide Batteries lta((ori4's hi stock, lintterics fur I ifiil . lint 1 cries liccharcU llallfiics WaliMi-tl vct Ititltci-it's ul nil tii.t K s I i'palred. Sli unilK'i ui'huri'to S rvlce. B. & T. BATTERY STATION Fred Burgess, Prop. In l.eibtou'.s 'ilm iiino Works A Chicken Tamalc or Chilli Con Cami? only the best possible to make nnd fresh every day at The Palnce. I About sixty boys turned out last 'nijrht for track at the La Grande high school. The first night was spent in going- over the lockers, arranging 1 uniforms, ar.d preparing for the com ins season. Coach I.odell announces that until the weather improves no outdoor practice will be held but he will ex pect to commence today with indoor practice in the gym. the track prospects are very bright with several last year's cinder artists back. Those who were on the team last year, who will form the nucleus of this year's squad, lire: Captain Bean, Lynch, Ted Irsen. Al ston, Smulz, Sandbcrg, llav.es an.l Heughnn. The place for the Eastern Oregon ; track meat will be definitely decide..! at the meeting- of Eastern Oreiron superintendents ami principels, to be held in La Grande on Aprii 1 La Grande MATTEESS SHOP and WEAVING WORKS Mattresses of all hinds clean ed and rebuilt. Featlior Iteno vatlnir. Har llugs njid Fluff Hugs for sa!.. j Carpet nnil Kus 101111111); llxia, Ml..-ian up Chas. Kdward )'rop. .l'liono 25;;-V' FORD & GEORGE 1. me with ,1 c, nip ov lllat is hondeil. Kvery dierl and ""V ear noiiiieil lr I your protection Willi the rj best CH I, MAIN' 41 Cet your Zane Grey bcok. "To the Last Man," at Newlin Book & Sta tionery Co. 3-4-tf Automobile Ownfrs 1 We are n, reaty for all kinds of nntit repllring unjd ovei 'on nr. :et loir prltes In-fore going Uvvi)frv. Ib'onoy Garage Itflll Jeffetsoil rh?n 511-J J Just Arrived ! A new line of Bungalow Aprons in combination unbleached muslin and cretonne, Black satlen with embroidery- design, unbleached broidery design and 9S. Don't fail to visit befoVe purchasrb Nev Hats arrivi muslin with em crepei jumper dres- fcur Millinery Dept. your new bonisit. I every day. We also have a complete line of the sehsons newest buckram shapes. o Andrew's Variety Store( i- . 4, Snodgrass and im merman 'iincral St-iie Par- r, iiot'in-ed Knibal- i4cr7 Ambulance Ser- Pay Phone I Afoin r.o v:..i.i Phono, Main 7H. 1-105 Fourth St. La Grande, Oregon. 0-O- 0 30C O
