La Grande evening observer., April 12, 1923, Image 4

Thursday, April 12, 1923. '.
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THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
La Grande Evening Observer
A If IJVDKI'KNIIENT NKWHPAFEH.
Published dully and wookly at I -a
Brando, Oregon, by J.a Urando KveD
lug ObHPl-ver l'uhllsrilnff Coinpsnj.
UKUCE DKNN1H. Editor.
Entered at the PostoMce lit I.a Qraode,
Oregon, aa Second Class Mall Xlatter.
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Grande, Oretfon.
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LOUD SKUS ALL: l''or the eyes
of the Lord run to and fro through
out the whole earth, to shew him
self strong in behalf of those whose
hort is perfect toward him. 2
Chronicles 10:9.
The Smaller Newspaper
We have felt, for a long- time that the metropolitan newspapers
. , would be forced to reduce their size. In this busy age who wants
to wade through column after column of detail in stories? No one.
. At ; present people are only headline readers of the large
newspapers.
! Now comes the New York Herald stating plainly that it will
begin soon to issue a ton-minute newspaper. It means that it will
use "pony" Associated Press news service and only the salient
points will be covered in news stories.
, Whenever it is possible to buy a metropolitan newspaper that
carries only the "pony" news report today many people are buying
it. The Evening Observer's Associated Press report covers all th?
large happenings and covers them in brief style, but the reader
gets what he wants rather than read long accounts of big happen
ings, the gist of which can be reduced to one paragraph.
. It is another case of where the people in the city are taking
a lesson from the people residing in the country sections and they
will bo benefitted by it.
Did you ever contemplate the enormous waste of paper in
dulged in by Portland newspapers to send their largo, massive edi
tions into. Eastern Oregon, where the advertising pages mean noth
ing to the people? The time will come when that will not be done.
In fact, the New York Herald is the pioneer of a great mo vemcnt
and before long Portland newspapers will be issuing the ten-minute
newspaper for their busy city readers and an out-of-twn edition
devoid of a lot of city stuff for the up-state readers.
; It is merely the law of economy at work, and if you will take
notice that law hag been working and getting results for some
time past.
I Stay With 'em Walter; Stay With em!
'. ::Uecently Oswald West, who was once governor of Oregon, took
a shot at Governor Pierce accusing him of playing politics and of
lack of sincerity because the governor is opposed to 'hacking irriga
tion projects with state money when to all appearances those irri
gation projects have been profitable only to the one yho sold the
bonds on them.
; , , Then came a fusilade from other sources at the governor,
charging him with being "Gloomy Gus", and a lot more things,
i ' Stay'Wl(K,,tttt; ttyltdi'.'' Don't' let them heckle y6u. You may
ha a Gloomy Gus, we rather think you are at times, but just the
same the irrigation game in Oregon needs fixing very badly and
you are the only lad that the people are depending upon to do it.
When Oswald West will step over his loyally to a Democrat
so far as. ho did in his. criticism; of ,Piorce, Mr. West must have
abundant belief that oome of the irrigation projects are not going
to get by the present governor. And there are a lot of people h
the stale, wondering whether they should get by.
The eyes of the people are on you, Walter. We don't care how
many speeches you make at banquets in which you tear-slain the
table linen. The fact remains that the up-state country believes
you want the slate protected in irrigation matters, and with that
confidence we feel you will stand by your guns, regardless of the
ex-governor or any one else.
Tax Money Well Spent
Wo never pick up State Superintendent Churchill's lvporj, on
the boys' and frirls1 club work in Oregon hut what we think of the
Rood that has been done by expending a little of the tax money
for this worthy cause.
The report is just out for this year and it is ;i fine showing
of the work of both the boys and the girls of Oregon. Vlun one
looks- over the livestock that has been raised the prize-winning
live stock by the youngsters, we are convinced that they aroj
not only adding wealth to the state, but they are fostering u prin-;
ciplc of production that is bound to ripen into bigger things as
they grow older. '
This department is abundantly worth while. It is what we call!
constructive education. It aids the boy and girl to learn what!
it means to earn a meal ticket. It fits them for the bread and but
ter proposition of life, which, after all, is the biggest problem we
have. It is a problem that is not well handled by the graduate of
fancy education, but it is handled by the boy who knows how to
raise a hog or a calf. s
Every legislator who is elected in the future should be pledged
to the appropriation for the boys' and girls' club work, even if it
must bo maintained at the expense of what is termed "higher
education."
THE i'HKSS ACEXTS IN
MOUKMXG
Minneapolis Tribune: The presK
representatives of the various thea
trical., and film stunt must be hung"
iiiK their hem lit in .shame. Here they
aie,"u group of men of suppo,-el in
genuity and experience, who are paid
good wages to keep the named of
their employers before the public.
Ami an obscure girl from Kscanabu,
Mich., comes along with a publicity
scheme which makes them all look
like amateurs.
The press agent of Theda feura
must be writhing in agony. The press
agent of Mnrv Pickford must be
wondering if lire is worth living. The
press agent of 1'ola Negri must feel
like abandoning his typewriter and
turning to truck-driving or piano
moving as his true occupation-
This ought to be the saddest day
of the year for the press represen
tatives of the Hlars. The atmosphere
of the blackest days of the year must
be cheerful beside the atmosphere
which surrounds Uu-m now. We can
WiIl fancy that they are s pea ting
to one another only in fuitive whis
pers. They are utterly discredited in
the eyes of the world Here was a
scheme which lay within the reach
of all, a scheme calling foj the in
vestment of only about 75 cents, a
scheme guaranteed to keep a star on
the first page of every metropolitan
nowiipaper in the country for several
weeks and no one of them ever
thought of it. The most spectucular
hoax played on the public in months
had to come, not from these gentle
men, who pride themselves on the
resourcefulness of their wits, but
from a rack outsider living in a
Gopher Prairie '
Perhaps it is unkind to twit the
OFFICE CAT
- TRADK MAUK
BY JUNIUS
A few of the Intent witticisms Amos
'ln Fh Iiiih contributed are:
The scales seem to be. the only
pliu;c where one (tin use a bud pen
ny and net a weitfh with It.
Gii tflKfd Investments are better
titan silvt-r HnlntfH for any cloud.
Civilization neeiim to have pusHcd
Niic-rcssfuily tlnougli the bobliuirud
Htagc.
The meanest man in the world Is
the one who will do you dirt and
then apologize for it before you have
it t-haace to tell him what you think
of him.
IH XI It!
A Iji Grande dumb bell thinks
that the Hoek of Age was the San
Krancisro earthquake.
agents about bejng beaten at their
professional tricks by a novice. Such The editor of u nearby newspaper
g .muine grief as they feel ought tojo.ame of newspaper withheld as wo
be resptvted. 1'erhap we had bet-nke the editor) recently reported that
r.jws, ami after one Sympathetic
glance, tip tod retiifnUy away.,
THE AVKKSION OF WAR
E. S- Martin in Harper's " Maga
zine: (icvernments do not know yet
h w strong 'the aversion of war is.
'I hat was one of the lessons, of the
greal war. They do not know how
(i :cp it has gone or how long it will
Ji st. J hey no Know that any gov
o:-nmerit in Western Europe at this
time that atemptcd to send any con
siderable body of young citizens to
Irs killed in fighting would probably
loso its job overnight. (Jovernments
go on and talk and scheme and bluff
m though . their old weapon ot toice
were still available, but they do not
really .know what condition it is in,
aid politicians who are astute arc
vary wary of puUing it to the test.
France adventures with soldiers to
make Germany do certain things,
some of which she ought to do, and
the re.it of us watch her thwghtfully
and wonder how her action will
s'.rikc the neighbors and what the
final result of her demonstrations
will be. For one thing that has come
into the world as the immediate re
sult of the war is an unprecedented
diMaste for the use of fence in poli
tics, and a great doubt as to its
value. ,
he had received a - ndWH Item from
I'i'Oiii (iiio of 'Win- 'correspondents. Thu
Item read to the effect that a bride
In I he neighborhood bad excited con
siderable comment among- neighbor?,
by kfi ceding bread with her gloves
The editor, seizing upon the oppor-'
tunlty, Haid,,"X need bread with my
shoes on, f also ' need U with my
etothcH on. ' but If : some of the dc
liinpioiu HubBer-Piers don't ' pay up
pretty soon, J will need bread with
out a darn thing on!"
Till-. MAIhKVK VKAYKIt
"Dear Lord, I aslc nothing for my
self! Only glv$ mother u son-in-law.'
''
This want-ad was clipped from a
southern paper: "doing out of bus-Im-sH,
will well baby buggy and baby
bed. 1'hone 7!p0.'
'The boys hev put on lliet dvincr
calf expression and the flappers are
addin' a more doeeotlve trooiroo look
into their eye.- The trees arc hud
ing out and the dogwoods will soon
be in bloom and by heck, we are al
most prepared to say that Sprinz hes
com, ; opinoH Cy ICology.
U XKVKK SAY HAW
l;i.v-bi. day .
In every way
1 tried to make my hair
Moaned each pore
With dope galtfi'e ,
lint ntlll 1 w'a.s a scarecrow,
grow;
nor quctdiou.
IvIXON NOT UAKItl ll
Xew YurU World : A president of
the I'nlted Kle.ttj.-a, h(-vev r. high en
titled to tank among tennis player!,
could hardly venture to figure at
Forrest 1 nils In a tournament open
to contestant from all parts of the
w oi hi. (til u-ial dlgnily wool. I not
permit it. It would Ik- a form of
poll lien I fully not iiWie repaired. 1 1'
h,! would to .commit such a sin
against the institutions of democracy
pome one In V ashing) on would rl:ie
icinand his Inpeacliment. The
limit of freedom permitted to him
would be to play a few h.-Is f tep-
on i he While lloilHe courts will)
p.'i.sons oi his own choice, or a round
of golf with obi complies In Uto .UKATIl WHKItl-; IS THY STIXfS?
scnuto on nearby links. .lunliis shouldn't eavesdrop but
Hut royally in Kurone. so much she does occasion:. M v. Ki.i-.miHv iii..
ITien nlHht by night.
When mind wus right
With lieither doubt
f visioued hair
A -growing thciv. , " ,- '
In answer lo suggestions, . r
Now hour by hour, ; i
With all my power,
I scoff at dope and Hoc Coue
Xeath wavy bean
I stand serene
I bought a wig tho other day.
an Is left of it. is under
mw restrictions. It
choice of spoils, even
or Hit! piddle, without
its prestige. ITetemU d
aunnymil may siiu-i;cy I
no siu h liar
i indulge its
in full view
endangering
reasons of
liliu enler-
I hi the tninnaiiM'nt ai Men at "Mr.
(X." but no diic was in I v least de
ceived by the veryi flilli disguise Kin;;
Costal" of Sweden saw lit to assume.
tVttalnly (he people of Sweden have
not risen in rebellion at the news of
his appearance. or threatened to
oertliriw the dynast v beeiiu.s.i ..r
(tie disgrace in- has brought en the
nation. ,.
sipping a soda in one of Im firande's
i emporiums (,f squirt, she hoard the
following conversation in tho booth
nearest her: "1 eould die for you,"
came the bass tones of some mem
ber of th(, masculine sext "All right
-go Jump in tho lake," came the
sweet reply.
Uowlegged men are hoping that
peg-lop fro users of the baggy typo
will again appear on tho scene at
a u "'early, date.
I.i
there a newly-wed with soul
vo dead who Mipwp to himself had
sa'd. "My-iind: 'WliM bread!' '
- Ask the Wife
She Knows!
It takes friend wife to fully un
derstand the finer points in
clothes-makjngr. She'll recognize
the fine tailoring, all-wool fab
rics and ease of fit in our new
spring models.
Stand up before the mirror in
one of these "extra service'' suits
and watcli hernod approvingly.
$22.50
to
$55.00
See Our New Line cf Boys
Clothing-
Gee whiz, Boys ! I am glad
mother bought this new suit at
West's!
It's snappy and don't show the
dirt when I play ball, and, believe
me, I sure rough it. She says they
have them ranging in price from
, $6.59
to
$1200
DO YOlT KNOW HIM?
Why is it Ihut a man with plenty
of money will iiuiul fu cents eai-lt
Tot- his cigars without complaint anil
jump ut u chan.e to pick np a lit
tle Scotch at $150 per case and then
ko Into a spasm over the extrava
Kance of his wife hecuuso she has
paid I'D cents a cake to provide, the
family and iruest with really good
toilet soap? 1
A tramp who heard that inont
hootleffgers were lousy with money
i-ahl they had nothing on him he
was lousy without money.
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Better Movies Here'
Whatever may he (.no's persomi! ,iin s j0 tho iualily of
eiu ient motion picture shows, the truth seems apparent that oil the
whole there hits lieen improvement lmth in pictures nml'puUie de
mand in recent year. The stunts Charlie Chaplin hesan doinjr in
the movies ten years ajjo were not so ,;ood as the ones he does
now and they would not please today's audience.
Moviegoers are tired of much of tlu violent slap-stick comedy
of an earlier day but they thoroughly enjoy comedies of a higher
decree oT ait. Scenic and educational films are generally iopuiar
too. although public approval of them is no texpressed with the'
noisy enthusiasm with w hich the roiinh-aiid-tuinhle corned v i.i
greeted:
One, pioof of the jrmwinjr interest in scenic and educational
subjects is cited in the fact that manufacturers of projection ma
chines lepoit more of those machines niv sold to non-theatrical
exhibitors than to the MioalivK, Schools, rhuirhc? mid piiv.it 01
jranizalions are showing this class of movie with great success.
IS
The man that
buried in thought
funeral
expenses
You won't; get stuck or
. stung either if you invest
your money wisely.
We can oiler you as n
sale and sure way of
makinj; your money earn
its way, one or more of
our
I'KKilvlCATES
OK
DHPOSIT
They are backed by
this strong bank and are
a constant source of rev
enue, as they draw four
per cent, interest.
Why not put your
money to , work and let
it stick to'the job?
All your money needs
is a chance to make pood,
and a C. of D. offers
this opportunity.
HAY
Good First and Second Cut
ting Alfalfa Hay at $18.00
t ton, in the stack. One ni;!e
from town. . ,, ,
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The three most vital units in the economical
and satisfactory operation of motors are the
Piston Rings, Pistons and Piston Pins, all of ,.
which we carry in stock, and with our cylinder '
grinding equipment we are able to give you a .
very complete piston assembling service.
Leighton's Welding &
Machine Works
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La Grande - Pendleton
Stage
Smith &
Frees.
Main 571
George Baars, Prop.
TWO TRIPS DAILY
M atch for Starting Date and Schedule
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Be Prepared for
Summer
WE HAVE THE GOODS ' r" '
Silk Striped Voile ; $1.39
Imported Swiss in Colors 69c
Mercerized Poplin, per yard 60c
Windsor Crepe, per yard ;..39c
Flowered Crepe Bloomers 98c
Light and Dark Percales 23c and 25c
Devonshir eGingham, 34e; 3 yards for $1.00
Senfew Zepliyr Gingham, 3-lc; 3 yards for $1.00
BULK and PACKAGE
SEEDS
Andrew's Variety Store
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