La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, February 06, 1923, Image 4

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Newspaper Page Textft" 15 h It ! La Grande livening Observer P" Oregon by La Gr,JT uvun Ing obarrvcr Hub lulling I'uiZnny. BKUCE DENNIS, EUtp Entered at the Poatufflce f Lo 'irnndo. Oregon, ns Second CliiMlall Matter. Mv Mall. Pally, per year, In advance JI.CO )ally, hIx montlm In advance t-.bjl) ualiy, three luuntlm. In advance ....$1.2.i Weekly OlMvrvHr.Klur hv mall. pr year, ill auvance m'l On aalu In utlir rltfea Orevitn Hotel K'uWH Stand. Purllalid: Imuerlal NVwa Htund, I'urtluml; Alultnumah N'ewn Ktnnd, PnrUimrl. ' AdrtrcM all communlcitluna to TIM! OBSKKVEIl. mc Adn Ave., Im uranae, ureeon, SIIII3CHIITIr II ATI IS. Dally, per month j 75c IHllv. ncr three moMlia S2.2 Daily, per alx nou In advunce 4.r,li Dally, finffle cty- u' .rrr AND ceil TY (II T1CIAI, pji'i:it. Editorials From Over the Nation THE OFFICE CAT GOOD NIGHT! HISSING THE PRESIDENT ChriHtiHn Science Monitor: The president of the United States wus ftHOMiuut k AmiH.UTliU mufti, htased for aeveral minutes in. New The Aanociated frem in exclunlvely Yi.rlt Wwlnemlnv hv aiimu acurea nf rnllllcd. to u for publication of . ,,.. ,.,hA , m,.,.iin- uf pewa illaliillclieM creimeu 10 u or nui:;: " :r. , , , ? uihi;rwfMi, crcdiicd in thin aanrr. and;thtt Molly Pitcher club a wet or- (lao the local new iiuhiiahed ihrrein I jranizutiun. Between decent and pa- IV, a letter in my pocket I don't want my wife tp see! If she finds it I'll have trouble; she will spoil the day for me. I can't burn it, and I wouldn't dare . to throw the thing away. What if orfe should find it? There would be the deuce to pay. Here I am upon the threshold of my happy home, alack! d,Bp. c ::.:h.r.rnPrnlr'.0,.rv"e'ilyiotic respect for the president, and I was Hold to mail her Utter and : fanaticul devotion to the cause of 1 vo brought the darned thing IT CAN'T BE DONE: No man cun serve two mivsters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other: or el.-e he will huld to the one, and despise the other-: Ye cannot serve God and mammon, Mutthew 0:24. The Influence of Radio whisky, the women concerned did not hesitate. Hisses and denuncia tion of the one, were accompanied by protestations of devotion to the other. It was'(.he chief counsel for the stute of New York for the (Association Against the Prohibition amendment who invited the demon stration. Had his action, wi.h its resultant effects, taken pluce in a metting of workingmen the gather ing would probably have1 been brok en up by policemen's clubs, and the ngitator put under arrest. But Those back. Whatilieithcr the wonders of the railroad nor of tel-jt -r. j-j-u eeraphyAvere able to do, radio has done for George Arn- monico's. its attendants were large old, oneof the few resident of the "Northwest Angle," ; Zr" Which ft Considered bile Of the lllOSt OUt-of-the-Way places ,thejr wrath was the refusal of Pros- on Wcontinent. This section lies to the north of ftejf;td-oJpn)? Lake 61 the Woods, the northernmost point 01 me umteu States, and is bounded on the other three sides by swamps. In summer the region is accessible only by boat, and in . . . '. .11 4.u. .... ,,,U,. fV,Q loboltion "would create a suspicion Winter not. at, ail, except in Hie idiv umra "" -"c the Federal government is not i ni Mr. Harding had declared that pro hibition was here to stay, and that for him to receive such a uelega- lliat is frozen entirely over. The isolation of previous years ; has been ended by the installation of a large wireless re ceiving set. What has been clone for this remote region of the United States has been done for others lying in situations less .accessible but quite as isolated. Radio, unlike the Mother marvelous inventions in communication put into practice by man, establishes tself everywhere ; It waits for than whe-re'ver'he chooses to-go.i It defies' him to fol low 4t to the highest mountain peak or the, most barren stretch of desert land. ' " "' A nractieal result to expect from the reclamation of isolaleddistricts is the gradual dispersion of city popula tions'" into 'the rural areas. These will in turn lose their ' distinctive qualities in the evening-up process which will follow. In the future there should be pure air enough for everybody, good food- and a chance to acquire that health of body and mind which comes from living among the . ,1 . -i-? i 1. 1 : j J ,.Uil growing tnings wnicn nauue nas pruvmeu iui net um dren. fighting by Proxy Let a woman try to hide her ace and she will show it in u thousand ways. The length of a woman's legs is settled by nature, but the length of a woman s skirt will always be a mooted imerf.ion figuratively speaking- Even after they get down to busi- I Iness, some fellows don t, scolds Mrs. Cy Kology.- ... Strange how every year we pin our faith to some new cure or be lief. Stranger . how quickly we for get th, ones of the previous year. This year everyone is tnlking about Cnue and its hard to believe '-hat we ever looked the same way upon the Ouija board. APOLOGIES TO COL'E Day by .day in every way I'm getting sicker and sicker, All I do is rave and- crave, Beer, light, wine and likker. good faith in endeavoring to enforce the Eighteenth amendment." "What are you going to do abom it?" inquired provocatively the at torney for the pro-whisky oigani zation, and the answer came in a sto.m .of hisses and denunciations of the president. The incident carries its own les son. I would be futile to expatiate upon it.. But the calmest contem plation of this frenzied mob of men and women, enlisted in the effort to bring back the sale of run and ruin justifies the republication, with rc- nowed cmPhnsis, of whix tne t,nris tion Science Monitor said editorial ly on Wednesday: "Unless there should be a very ma'.erial change in the policy and i About the only excuse some peo methods of the anti-prohibitionists pie have for living is that they are and no change is ut present ap- hanging around to see what their par3iitalignment with ilhat force is neighbors aro doing, utterly incompatible with respectable One of the mysteries of this fioMtion among God-fearing andWorld is that, while most newspapers u'r.'-abiding citizens.'' ihave "Lost and Found" columns, you never see any found ads in them. a -iji .iirnrirrTr New Dresses Spr ing That Express Individuality and Charm ' , : "PEGGY PAIGE" ; v Now pri'Htntt'J for the rirt thin; in thlH or uny other city, in un iLMHorlmrnt of unthorltallve styh-8, uh well as the luti-st colors nnd fabrics for Spring., . v T'.ic ilroaaus for Bpiing ri'ptvsrnt a bnxidr run tie of style fea tures tliau ever before, offering an ntiuost unlhuiteil choice of skirt and waist line lengths, as well as a wide variety of sleeves. One's choice anions the many beautiful creations offered should be extremely easy. Trices for Sprint? are unusually low and wo are sure you will enjoy a visit to our French Costume Jtooin now. Ileside the fum-. ous "Pegtfy J'uiffe" models, you-will see a tri'eat many others to pleuso. - " ' , ' A prominent local spinster lady , pays she nover had a chance to pet ! manied as whenever a young man; called her mother sat in the room 'with them for fear the youne man! (would pro sleep. 0, Heinz, pre-j serve us. Hou'cwork is announced as a cure for neurasthenia. AVe have nlwny.s suspected that our cook was f tally a dutehess taking a rest cure- HOW TRUE! NUMUKKS IN CONT.IIESS 01. 1) MAID'S SONG thu-c's no The New Spring ' FOOTWEAR ; Is Here Women of La Grande know the quality of the N. K. West Company footwear und'with two entirely new lines added for Spring this store will have one of the finest assortments of plain arid novelty footwear uvcr shown in 1l U run do., ... . 'Arrtislronfi-." "Selby" and "Hoyd Welsh," tlin-e hiffli-prade lines, and all well known for tln-ir service and nhnpe-retainlnf; iualitlen,; uro well repn-senfi'd1 how iis Well"ns itiuny others. Prices for; Spring, start at' M.50 and rango up to Sio.on. "LA GRANITE ' The New Silk Fabric for Spring "La Granite," the new silk dress rubric, lias just arrived and is . now on display for the first time in IaV Grande. ,. ( ; , ., A rough, loost .weave, fabric that in some ways ifininds us of the popular crepe kuiL.u.'ii last season, but a much fln-r weave and more colorful rabrie. It is 4ft Inches' wide and' is siiown here in jade, buff, can mi and blue. T..f 1 a,..,..i - ..lil -M,) r J . . .... ,i- :,i ... ... '' ' " " :.-. : ... Be it ever fo humble form like your own. The'footUii-Bd-'lif th'e:niversity' of Michigan pro claims the value' of the came in developing 'the uncon- i, 1 . i 11 1 l" 1 . A louriB 01 mc way lowarus me next, querable fighting .spirit, so. I)adly needed by Amencan t.insua- Yet the incominK house was . A T sh New York Evening Post: The Con stitution suys that representatives shall be apportioned among the sev-1 Tne aie ot the box of candy eral states according to their respec-,vou shollld cive ir acpenls upon tne numbers hs determined by a how many brother!( sh ha,. decennial enumeration. Hut what if i . the reniesenlatives cannot make up I i,i,..ou.,,i,,r n ,.,. ,..,.o their minds as to how many of them hll't ,nd---d,tve"' Koid Kt'thc1 snmt'i there shall be? The Inst census was .1 i.i.i(nmiirHi. Iinmm-- mure 'ikcn in I!I20: that is. we are a! :.,.:.,f.. 1 ...- 'w 1.., .-n; 1 .1. ... iu. . ...I- .u.. t jv"'" k" Income Tax Facts transaction from which you reccw ed commissions? Are you interested in any pnitncr shop or other firm from which you received any income? 1 j Have you any income from royal- l .lies or patents? ' 1 mm (''"'Have you any minor children ' who " i i are workine ? ' ' ' "Several questions . invoTvin.ff) . no yoXl UppropriHtet cr have the. sources of income .nmst be consider- i H ht to flnnrnnrint th tn.ninps inp the year? reported in a separate return of in- Did you make any profit on thelcome. sale of stocks, bonds, or other prop- Did you receive any Uirectors ertv, real or personal? fees or trustees' fees in the course Did vou act as a broker, in any, of the year.' By Clyde G. Huntley Collector. ed by the individual taxpayer in da- . - 4- i-.-.mtn Knnf in hum in.wmc rnu Tuna nr iinfiiiu- i lit uuiicuiiv iilh iii mu inuuiciii i n.n . u... tu.... ... un.. - r.,, II1U UalllC LO VL 1IICIC liaillUUl tllivi JUVVO ...v- i-uu V , j j f. ,,,.. f .; - ', . - " o iiz-r j i ;. , - : ire cnains cinng ng on cne ienaers aildS mere Spectators isentatives from the growing tnteatu dd to the din. -.i i i . -v . i. i.u..i n..:.. ...L without either reducini. the i'enre-1 . l-te does maiic, me- ai-gunieiit ui;u uios wuu-uigc a . t, , , . t . - ,j?,sfrtW ,LI.a.J ...1 1 i.1.1 .i.: i . - . I l-liu-nu 91- aiti- iu.'vt JT'RC'a . :u ui sci io ill HLineLics nava creasing tne mini uumner 01 re nre- v,.;''i,.iirj o. 1" -. . : V"'MCT1 (of such children.' if so, the amount .ir,..fli l,';r.v .. .H-Tn ..f lnvni'ir nn enft fii hinnpf .niltnnlO-I elected upon the basis of the census!.:,,,, -,-i,- v-if li.m'i ""- i must . be included in. the Tcturn ol J"ul" "V-; " -.i1?"'" "." ""V -,, .,f lino because the present house hktcdS ,rn . ufr ' ,..V, ..' 1 yur 'income. bile seats.".,, ,1'ass fog. up his ppUpn of American youth itLm ,,., Z Pmn oti-VuZ t cC" cXn ie' coi"-) Has . f'" ,-,. K 0,.l.Arl hriw niiwK'iinnnninPV!i1ilp firrhliny SDll'lt IS reupport onment, and it has now. :. ; i : . counng to cijde niinuey, .01 uny source whatsoever, If so it may be aSUCd ilOW linen UnCOnqUCUUlie llfellllllf, 6P1 It 1 m,HA uvcr troublecme ques- V, h , , HirM (itW ;U-ctnr of-. Internal . Revvuue.-A,, ,, -m.htil;iS in yu',. r-t,lrn ,. developed hy tne system wnicn restricts acu, ai piayi. , H.,n t0 u, su. the -Stu, . thuir- Vipers : S SSiw.id 'the t. -- n layer not only in satislyieg , lumscli i ' that he mua: -maKc a return out in 'making out the return which must Im filed nov later than flinrcn d, .. 1t C'll. ...,,- Tlmilluv .nv. Hint hn- Isentation from a lugging stnlo or in- S. . ' ,,.. - u..i.i L i.urP making out un income tax re number to an existing sum with- Do you hold any office in a ben?-- fit society, from which you receive income '! . Answers' to all these questions nre necessary to determine whetiicr a person has an income sufficiently large to require 1 hat a teturn be filed, and may.be the mean? ' of' avoiding the heavy penalties impds-d for failure to do so within the time- l' piescribed. - . , ' -r . . . t i Progress. It m.r he true tjiut yie, man ,vlin.i bllves thnniuchly jn himself Is likely r" to km far, hut the, one who gets others ; to belleTe in him will go farther. - i more fw,Kjr$al..sv-uJi Aticulleii'U notMlofle-anything to finance it, inferring that football is thtt-tiiUig.bacauso.iUs. self -supporting, often indeed, fi nancing other athletics as well. The need is, for a senior, popjiuar opinion demanding collegiate and school athletics that will be of general ibenef it instead of a mere spectacle. G. Ho'g, Erratic Advertiser out K"ttiltf larger sum. Hy the rule. of ordinary arithmetic it can not he done. Mathematical experts who were called in Kve the sad in formation that it couldn't he done hy logarithms or even hy calculus. Confronted hy the dilemma of either lediK'inir the size f some of the statu delegations or increasing the sire "I" luse, the memhers, un Bhle to face the pspcct of more of themselves, chose to cut some of the (IcU'tfHlions mid accordingly passed a eapportionment hill providing for You 7i. t uit i iii i lore niaKiiig uui an iiivwiui: ia i c- Storekeeper "You - smnuld worry. lin n for th venr 1922. evei.v, ,'iax- u got -vun, I-got five,hiuidred. 'i.lpayer. should present to himself and U ,-k - ai;fullv consider the follpvying No matter what happens some- !..,:..,.. . hody 1 always knew it would. ( The warm weather Im at least iiuik in muni' of the l.a Onunle flappers wonder why they didn't put off inly ing Russian lootH until apring. The ground hog is the best little advertiser in the zoi redistribution r the j:u npresenta to . T,P . , . I tives now composing the house. Un- 101 one tuiy. ins name is on uver.yuues luiigue. Whether he conies out transcends in anticipativein testest the Laity or. the Tiger of Frank R. Stoclrton's riddle. " Advertisers will 6bserve that the ground hog has got binpiolf hitched up to a ti'adition, to a reputation for mak 1 .1 11 .'..i.'i... 11.. .1 ;,,.. 1 i e.... :..,. !eood. He appeals to the deep-seated regard for signs aii(liortonWiwthtf 'human1 faniiiy.: ' All the supeititions, all pro fm'.ecasts, vho can con the weather lliets )nlv cliff icultv is he has, like every dog, only one day. No 'advertiser can make ; good on a twenty-four hour spliirge. Unless the ground hog can devise some copy-making Ftunts for the other :!(! I davs, he will go in his hole never to return. " Keeping everlastingly at it brings returns. fortunately, this bill died - iu the senate. The house could not bring itself to repeat the self-denying or dinance, and so nothing has be?n accomplished. ICuroPean parliaments contain 1100 members nnd moie, but -there the ministry organizes the business nnd decides what shall lie discussed. Our system is different. The individual icpiesentntive counts--or tries to iimim mr 1.1.1111.-111111. ii.-iii(. 11 iiuki- ;ile among lllSl house is objectionable. The bill that has passeil the Mouse once is I ho only piacticahle solution of the recurring problem. "Who steals my nip steal trash" is more true than ever before with the ehlef of police all het lip about hool-legtfers. Whnt were vOur profits from your business, trade, - profession . or voca tion? Did you receive any interest on bank deposits? Have you any property fiom Which you received rent? . 1 id you receive any income M the form of dividend or interest; from stiK'ks or bonds? Did you receive any bonuses dur-' Kven the loeal hurh'er Hliupn iM'e hv eonilnK Infi-Hteil with boh-halred .gtrls who oust the poor haril uurUlni; man I from his turn In order to tr't their j lieek clipped loi u pleasant smile! ; What 11 bully IttMrl" Not luiiK UK" a Ui - (irande man bought a ean of "rhlvp'd beef.' He said tt was u ehlp of 1 ho old block. Too Much to Expsct, Yu cmt't e.xpeet forelcnrr to under Ktnnd n InngunKe thnt .nv a nmn In iimn nd ttit when Iip hard up and nil In.- San KrHiicisco t'hronlclf. Tkt Your Time, Boy. I.onk before ynu leap. Ke mire you are rlirhr, nnd then take another look. Uuluth Herald. Modern Dances Every AVednesdy and Saturday Night ,, at REX HALL Good Music; Good Floor Good .Time ; , DS. STEWARD, Thougt t for th Day. j When you c n't l-e happy by your- i self, how enn you expect others to ; be happy with you? ARCADE THEATER , , l'HHIAV MCillT SKATS OS KAMi WIODM :sIAY K. .1.. Carpenter Offers Hie Carloou ' lii SflS'lCAfi COJIKDT I ,. - '. . I HI-. -I I lllir. At'cllltclnurd 'f-lnpitfi UmulT ('Imi-ns , . I'KicB, ixci.rni.vi thi: .v."h .t. "! iMWer Moor .t...,.$l..-: llnlconjr ; ...-, ... Ai Kin .SKATS O.V SAI.I-: AT Sll. l;lt I HOItN . WltK.II I' S -IUU Ij STOItli 111 A girl Inay put things off until tomorrow, but the trou ble is when tomorrow comes she doesn't put them on again. Socialist: An individual who is certain there is some thing wrong with a system under which others ean suc ceed. They say it's easier to find a drink than dry headouart-' ers in Washington. Well, there's only one dry head-; quarters. The undeniable fact is that when a gang of men go out under cover of darkness concealed behind masks they: have something to hide. ' Professional reformers think it is their business to' keep humanity frmn revert imr to type. . ! Horticulturist savs the moon is better for some plants: Jl .1. - IV i-ll' I i. 1 I man me sun. iMsniiunr plants, lor instance. SHRINERS and MASONS Annual Benefit DANCE AT REX HALL FEB S, 1923 All members of Masonic Fraternity, families and ladies invited. I A niaalMl A it WUl In It) -r s-r 1 .-Mitn?- : - fliciT is an eNpi f ssioii that the short story is in vogue iUany personj are lelijig now short Uiev are. , WANT TO WY ()K SELL SOMETHING ?-TRY AN OBSERVER WANT AD Winter Days Invite , Your KODAK Here you will find all kinds Kodaks ...1 $6.50 Up Brownies .....'.....92.50 Up Red Cross Drug Store Thrift The Highway of Thrift is the sure road to in-' dependence and success. The man of industry and thrift inspires confidence and he finds his ' banker anxious to help, him because he demon strates" his inclination and ability to help him self. , ;. . " Conserve some of your earnings each day by opening a savings account with this bank. It is a safe investment that will earn four per cent, compounded every six months. Many are tak ing advantage of the facilities of our savings de partment and the savings deposited with us have increased nearly one hundred per cent, in the last year. We Solicit Your Account La Grande National Bank SOUND RELIABLE PROGRESSIVE r - .- . - t m - , Y". :