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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (May 26, 1923)
f AGE FOUB THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Saturday, May 2fi, 1923. La Grande Evening Observer AN INDKPKKDKNT NBWII'AI'KR. Published Citlly and weekly nt La rtrande, cregon. bv I.a tlrande Even ing Ob."-'""- leMii'ir rmunnny. BnUCR DENNIS, Editor. Entered at the Postnfflce at La Grande, Orogon, as Second Clus Mall Manet AddreKfl all communications to THK OHSRItVKIt. 1416 Adaina Ave.. La Grande. Oregon, I'nscniiTion num. ny Carrier. Dally, per month IJSliy, per mree mnnins pally per six mo., In iuance Pally, single copy : 75o .. I4.au lie CITY AMI COUNTY OFFICIAL I'APKM. Br Mall. per year. In advanca ... $5.0'i Mix monllia in advance ii.tiU three monllia. In ailiMtieu llv. ner month fifn- pally, per nionlh ..- - iiile - tn sale In other cities Oregon Hotel News Hland. I'nrlland: Imperial New Pland. Portland; Multnomah News Hland. Portland. ("ally. Pally, I'allv pa HKiiiKit ok Aai;iA'ii:i I'm:. The Asaociated 1'ress la excluelvelv entitled to nee for publication of all pews dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited In this ,nuer, and also the local news published therein. All right of re.puhllrallon f apeclal dispatches herein also are reserved. JOY OF TUG RANSOMED: The ransomed of the Lord snail return, anil come to Zion with songs ami everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away. Isaiah S5:10. Completion of Our Great Road System Of secondary importance only to the driving of the golden spike that marked completion of the Union Pacific railroad, bind ing firmly the west and the east together, thus preventing a por- county ha developed many resources and the moral plane of the county la on a level with any counts' In tho northwest. It Is true that the stock Industry la still an Important factor In that county, yet when the whole is considered It is only a very small part." Tho colonel was horn In Loudoun, ('.a,i,.r i,ou county. Va.. In 1866; he attended , , .lliU,K. of Planter's University at Hlilimond and(11 Villut. a, i years of experience have accumulated, have watched, with unusual Uier lire prevailed. That was only , . , . , , . - , , I J ' i n HBO, yet louuy wuuuwu aucciion not, unmixea witii icar meae uuuugo vi iinyy,)' jruuug men and women depart from the halls of learning. It has hot been a fear as to the youth merely as an individual. It is a dread aroused by the larger and harder difficulties that now confront young peo ple as members of society a Bociety which the fierce and heaving forces of a troubled humanity can either awaken and disrupt or strengthen and purify. Into this turmoil America's youth now must go, and in the contest they will have to take their part. Adult age can advise and guide ; but the action that is to triumph for good is the action of the blithesome young folks who have gone home with their diplo mas. The world is all before them. May they "make good" in big as well as in little things. Each year this city adds her number and each year the faculty reluctantly let go their hold upon these young people wonderinjj whether the substructure has been welded together sufficiently to make it safe for them to enter the world's scramble. Then comes the race of life in which the strong, sturdy, clean student asserts himself and takes his place among men. Lou Stoop Is a Born Realty Dealer of agricultural lands have- been "low during the past IS months due to general unfavorable i conditions brought on by the slump.1 Conditions ro improving, and under tho sulfate there is a strong indication that many win De mnuo ...... ..... their esliile game rule, with 1 read law In an office of that city. be. Ing admitted to the bur In 1876 lie then enlisted In the regular foiciu of the L 8. Army, In which he ro- iiiuiucti until lasf. lie was mustered out at the Boise barracks and from there went to Joseph. In 1897 he moved to Ia Orundo and established nn office, since which timo he has been one of the lending attorneys, not only of the city, but of Hie state. Office seeking never became the habit of the attorney, but on a lew Prosperity is reflected in increased bank clearings, but it would be interesting to know also what the combined balance due on the tion of the nation m time of stress or trouble from feeling an alien- automobiles of the country is. ation that was inimical to the welfare of the land, i3 the completion I - of the small link of the Old Oregon Trail on top of the Blue Moun tains, which is now practically finished. At this time the state of Oregon arises to tell the world that she has taken the advanced tep; that she has had the vision to meet the motor transporta- Even the man who is most vociferous in declaring he wants all I1 the facts known would like to scan the list before publication. tion problem; that she has discounted the future, by giving to the public a modern highway with hard surface from Seaside on her extreme westein border, to Ontario on her extreme eastern border. This state has been bending every effort to build a high way system that meant something. No road is stronger than its weakest point, and no state can invite the automobile population of the nation to its border knpwing that even five miles of the main highway is next to impassable. Oregon's invitation has been delayed until now for we as citizens of this great state knew in our hearts that we could not issue the invitation with a clear conscience. Now we can do so and are doing so, for we know that the tourist can with his own power not only get over every mile of the road from Ontario to Seaside, but he can drive the entire dis tance at a speed of thirty miles an hour the legal limit. Wo shall not review the many problems this state has encoun tered in her immense road program, for they are matters of his tory. Our mistakes, if we have had any, are our own. Qur debts There is one Big Idea you must get, if you would take your place among worth while people. That is the old, smooth, straight turnpike that leads directly to your goal. The man who counts a hundred before acting generally finds someone else has acted first. A tree formerly used as a gallows has been felled in New York, but not because New York has none deserving of hanging. The Lausanne peace delegates must speak loudly to make them selves heard above the shooting. Chancellor Cuno's refusal to rpprove the conviction of the Krupp heads does not alter the fact that they are in jail. which we have contracted to build the system of roads are our i own, and the general public is not interested in that feature of the matter. Suffice to say, however, that no alarm need be felt over the highway situation unless people are elected to office who proceed to tamper with the original plans of financing, which were properly figured out and will give the results promised if let alone. ,1 He Came from 'lippcrary To America L.ct us men mm to our visitors wicn a gieerui invitation tou'em- come to Oregon. Yes, come to the greatest "young man's state" in the union today. We say she is a young man's state for the reason that our resources have not been scratched. Everything is waiting development, and those with wisdom are going to listen iS the call and come w:itli"a determination not only to benefit from the development, but also for the purpose of living in a pleasant place where nature and climate combine to make a harmonious and attractive setting for the home. .' The road system furnishes an artery for commerce, as well as a trail for the tourist; it furnishes convenience for our residents, ns well as a playground for people in all walks of life. Nothing could have been done by this state that serves nil and sei-ves so well as tho building of these highways. No money has ever been spent by Oregon, or ever will be spent by Oregon, that returns such enjoyment and business combined. ' ' ' Up until now the state has been unable to reap benefits from the highways because the system was incomplete, but hereafter the good roads of Oregon will be one of her largest assets. It is little wonder that the neonle of Eastern Oreiron. Southern TJ..I J 'n....! itr..u:..i - :.. i.: l: .... .... I cure has never ju.iuu i'.iiu iwiMein lYftbiiuiKitiii are tinning in u uig cuiemauon on 0,' u son or tho old sod Is John H. i'. No one knows lilni by tho name or John, but that is his honcst-to-ffooilne:is mime. It Is "Juck" from one end of Oregon to tho oilier. Ho ! residents of this city, but It is never . Hie tesB apparent, I "With these highways completed," ' says Mr. HIM. "our city occupies a re markable position. Kvery rond leads to Iji Grand and every road Is go ing to be a hard surfaced road bo pco . pie can go and come with the great est ease. Up until now .we huvo con templated these highways from pleasure standpoint only, but I want to say that the. commercial value of the ronds Is much greater than the ........f-nra respective lines. "'" , - is no ce,mu.. . --- . , ,.,..,.. To one who Is at all acquainted with the situation, conditions were never more favorable for tho man who desires a farm In Union county. Good land can never bo bought for, less than It Is offered at presont and tho nnlv trend 01 prices iimi umi vi sibly ensue will be upward." A. Stoop tne unu.ei.-- not only bus ine n. knowing real estate. possibilities, but ne is horn trailer aim "- faculty of engineering deals in a man ner unknown to the ttverngo man. tt Is only Justice to Mr. Stoop to say that he is one of the best posted men In Hregon on real estate values, par ticularly with respect tp Kustern Ore gon. In commenting on the real es tate situation existing In Union coun ty at this time, he says: "Soil, climatic conditions and pro- considored, rurm minis llondc valky and Union held at a very reasonanic iluctiv. ti ll rando Occasion ntll. lit, ynlmtil til... 11.. was city attorney for & Grande, and f T). fut.t is, improved farm ulso serving us referee In bankruptcy, , , lUo of coutv ur0 on a lowor when he was drafted Into the posl-1, . .,. ....... wiu likely be for tion of district attorney. In which i .,... ...,,. to conlc. The depression capacity ne continued nine years, re. ,roowl , thc wor)l conflagration af signlng when this county was madol. , d ,. UB1iCulturul Interests of a separate judicial district. He also !,., .,.,.. n0 ,,, Ulnn In tho mld- servea as member of the l-a Grande ,,, ., when the price of wheat school board for eight years. uml ,,,,. fttrm p,.0,iucls sufrcrcd a Col. Ivahoe Is characteristic in decline tho land on which they were many respects, best described by re- j produced suffered a like decline and peatlng an Introduction ho received. u10 average pi! asked today for a few months ago Just before ad-iurunde ltonde valley farm lands Is dressing an orgunlzutlon of ladies ut j itoni 20 to 26 per cent less than tho ivnierpnsc. i ne presiding officer prevailing m ice or threo years ago, BUSINESS IN EAST OKIitjiUJN . PROMISING (Continued from Page One) cuitulled somewhat as farm rottirns do not warrant the employment of labor ut the prices asked. A few ol our farmers- located favorably! are. experimenting this season, with the growing of head lettuce for Septem ber marketing, those familiar with the matter advising that altitude nud climatic conditions are vuiy fuvoruble." Ontario. H. B. Cockrum, Cashier, First Na tional Bank "Sheep and cattle in this section wintered excellently ut less expense than usual. Sheep presented him as "a man who never j "K0r a few yeurs prior o the war, I gr0Wers who lumbed their wes dui - ues. und the took a drink of liquor, never smoked, uifiicultural lands of the county were uotc, ,Un a uitjiie, never parteu steadily increasing in value, inuini his hulr In the middle, nver woro 'creuse was Iho result of natural val iusses, unu never naa a corn on his foef." The Introduction was true. Although ulwuys a total abstainer ho Is opposed to prohibition und minces no words In making tho declaration. Col. Ivanhoe has made more than a usual financial success of his pro-' fcss!on. He possesses one of tho ' price of wheat und other crops land values took a slight jump, perhaps to a Blight degree of inflution. Increase Assured rhero io a heulthy condition pre was horn and grew lo manhood over 1 Pleasure feature that there Is little In t'anick-on-Hulr. Ho intended col lege and learned his trade 111 Tlppor uiy. In ISUO Jack came to America the lund which ho hud heurd a lot about. Ho wanted to come sooner, but ho hud heard that every Irlsh luuii who came here had to become u policeman and Jack was not qtlall- Llcil lor that distinction. ' Just us Boon ns he learned that the police man part of the American restric tions w.is only a Joko sent buck to Ireland, ho came and ut the age of '.A he look up his abode In I41 tit-undo wheru he has been a permanent fix ture ever since. Ho worked a year lur t tl. Itunte, then enguged in bus iness for himself. His is the oldest Urm in flrunde In continual busi ness, tor It has lien doing bustne.is here for 32 '.curs. As community booster Jack lost heart nor laid Illnuiu ilnv. l-a Griinde was his top of the I'.lue Mountains July 4th to commemorate the great oc--h"sen home ami ho is sun proud casion of finishing the last link of tho system. The importance orinuiioiic'ch" thc event fastens itself more firmly as one thinks of what it means. I h111"'"1'1' lo locate in the state, unit rp . . ., .... i-i. .i , H'e won the hurdles at the .Multnomah To know that there will be an open highway over tho mountains :,.Ub meet u number of yeurs ago. (luring the entire year; lo know that the motor vehicle will run Hla hiyuiiy to athletics caused him with regularity from all over thin Inland Empire to Portland, Sc-il,'',wh't''iheli,'s't hoxTI'giovei'io the attle, San Francisco and Los Angeles is something to contemplate, i developed n winning team tor linens tournament, establishing a rec- Ui (iranile hoso curt yards in 23 seconds, which still stands. .Mr. Ti ure has been chairman of the bom" service section of the .Xtuerlciin Itcil fross for tho past four tain, I he itulles of that department I'ClilK to look to the welfare of ex Ni'rvico men. The position reqillre'i a lot of time and Imposes many dut ies, yet he has met them in a cheer ful alnl efilelelit manner. lie was appointed receiver of tho Iji tSninde land oil Ice In 1U21 by I 'resident Hauling. The firm is now J. II. Pcaro ei Son. for William I'eare, who was horn Mill has hecomo u very Import ant rail nt the firm. He is n doc tor of optometry und has eslabllshed hoioiigiiiy modem offices In the Jewelry More. Tho young mall Is l.a t'riundn product, having re- M,v. 11.-.. I.. .If I A I T .. n J. '' i . , - velvet! his eilucilllou here up to the ...... vm. in unu 11U11U11.U im vtiuimu j-uung injiniiu Kl.uitl!lt.'ll time he Plainly it is the marking of a new era in civilization. It is bid ding farewell to old-time customs and adopting tho new, rapid i""1 w"h "" r. . . , "" inuaiis in uiiiu.pDi union tuu iiiuivhuiui transportation wmcn nas come to slay. It is, therefore, tho duty of the Ln Grande Evening Observer, published in the heart of the Blue Mountain country, to add its mite to this great highway completion and we have therefore is sued this Old Oregon Trail edition, (Jiving a resume of resources, anil have reviewed the magnificent country composed of Union, Baker and Wallowa counties in order that those in whoso hands this issue of the newspaper might fall may have first hand, au thentic in foi niation about a country which wo know is one of the choicest spots in God's whole domain.- ' Fifty One Graduates compurlson to be nmdo between the two. An a community wo are alwiiyB unxioun to welcome new IndustrtoH and we mukc great effort to do so. Yet, bow many of" us thouRht when we udvocnted building these roadH that wo were tying: to La Grande great wealthy communities who hud not trnded here? Is It not a fact that when you run secure tho business of a community miv.h ns Cove with i Rood highway that we have accomp llshed as much us though wo had loeuted another fnctory In La Grande? Hear In mind we have these roads leading ln all directions and Iji Grundt? Is a town of size where mer chants curry large stocks for the peo ple to make .their selections. "All thin lifting true, what Is ' La 'Gnimli'H' duly and obligation to the ICi.Htcrn Ongon country? It Is plain. for strategic locutions have a duty hey owe to the general public. TheV duty Is for Ln Grande business people to rnlnrge tlu-lr vision nnd taVe care; of the large territory which now be longs to this city by right of the mod- ern highways. To do this probably larger stocks must bo carried thun arc curried at present, ullhough this city is well known for the large amount of capital Invested In nicrchuildlsc. We must us a community show to thin new trade that we wnnt It, we must exrrclse the spirit of hospitality, of competitive selling to a point thut will attrnct. I do not mean by this thut competition Is not already keen In La Grande, for It is, but It must be even keener. Our commercial orgun ixatlons muNt enlarge their ucttvltlci and go forth Into the surrounding country aiding In every way possible those who deMre to trade In this city. Surely, the opportunity for la Grundy is with us, and it remains to sec how well we iif. cltlsiens grasp that oppor tunity and take euro of the business which Is suro to come this way if proper Inducement la offered." lug February all had an excellent lambing with exceedingly light loss es. We have had more wind than With tho ushering In of tho war uatt this spring and the runges aro consequent incieaso In lho&etting (,uiie dry, however, during the last few days we nave nuu sev eral warm rains which havo mater ially Improved range conditions. A few clips of choice fine wool have been contracted at 42 1-2 cents por . I.... :i I ....... 1.,.. in. una IIUIIMU. itiuoi. Kiuntio u ...v,. ... v targesi, Dest selected and most up-to- um,,s ' " , , " i m hold their wool until shcaiiim date law libraries In Kastern Oregon. The I" Pcro f,or (fllim . Itmie Duiing The las week not a He receives reports of decisions o( back lo a pre-war basis, or a litt e me l)u thc srengthenea all Important courts of tho RtntM an,! under.. Good improved farms Indices have materially Biienfcin nm nationPwmiin tZ weeks after ihei Omnde Konde can be had at an ay- ond some sa es of Idaho I uruls havo announcement. He ao possessed I' ,co of l,'-00 n acrc' " i? matt,d? V f, '1 I m what Is perhaps the i BJ pv to Ianffcrous to predict, but there la dre.1. S xty days ago the m poU i- lihrarv in th PI,R.n,n n,.n V k. 'every Indication that the figure will toes could not have been sold for ten state. His m-ivntn hi,,.,-,. iu... j increase materially within the next over 2,000 volumes and ho takes ton 'eurs pride ln the fact that each book Is1 "Karma located in the foothill dis- RtntlHrtfH In Kb nmnln..l... l ii-lnlo .. .1 Inolnil ,,.l In '1iiih tu unnin rontnln. li.i.Hra .J. ..,. n.i r ..iimL. no nn .... their crops. 'More of them ure golnir entcrtulnmont. In addition to other eruBo of J75.no per ucro. for dairying and hog rulsing. On . assets Col. and Mrs. Ivunhoo occupy I "In Hie irrlguted districts well Irn- merehants aro n good co ld Ion 4ml u comfortable homo. In li Ornn.le in proved Turin land Is selling from 'generally report business better llinu which they take a great deal of ir.n.oo to 520(1.011 per acre. ;in 1U22. I he condition of the cattle- pride, j -orchard lands, including upplcs. me hua not Improved very .mucli Col. Ivanhoe, takes particular prldo prunes and cherries, are quoted at!'iS 5ct. but we feel that cattlo prices In tolling of his experience whllo ed- 'roin 250.00 to J50li.no por. varying i n,"8t evcntuully Improve. We think Itor of tho Hordor Signal, published with locution and condition of tho oi-l'1'0 outlook for this particular see In Enterprise during thu early iio's -churds. ("on is much better thun It wus at He conducted the paper In addition I "With lands us fertile us those o( ;lnls lime a Jcar ttg0'" Piucticmg iuw. He featured I nlon county un.l with orchards I through the columns of tho Border growing apples, cherries und prunes 8tgnnl thttt Wullowa county was : lis iln the nrrhiu'ilti of the enunlw II strictly a white man's county, having is not unsafe to predict n healthy In- ii., iiesioes, uninunion. Inilluns or cre.isn In the value of each. Tho man cents per hundred. Our farmers will materially 111 ereuse the ucreuge of corn this yeur, and they are generally diversifying FAMILY SCIIOIiAKSIIIP THL-ST. tBy Associated I'ress) LONDON, May 20. I'our brothers. sons of l' W. llremmer, won all the puupcrs, and that It was a ilialilel who .in,lpi-i,in,u 1 r, ,i.. r seholnrshlps at thc school they attenu. ln which each man- hud to stand fruit growing will make no mistake lTI,e tulher Is a Janitor. squarely on his own feet. (n Inventing Irs money, In I nlon I ' There Is. every reason to believe co-.iutv real estate at the present val-1 W.VK IIIXI'S HIM IIK that Col. Ivanhoe Is personally uc lie. I conliilentiy believe that con- RT. 1'AUL, Minn., May 26. Con- qualnlcd with more people In Wal- illtiomi point to a slight Increase in ' fined to his bed by Illness. George inion countleH than, any the Immediate future Johnson asked his wife to bring I11111 living in eilher, of tho ) . TninslVrs slow hi 1 scissors. Ho cut his wrist fti'h . ' '' - ' "I ii only fnir to stole Unit soles th. m nnd Med to dealh. Iowa and other man counties. 6co cut eust unit timk .tiniiilot.. 110111 our high school last evening; more than half a hundred pupils l,0,"s'''' " Nmiheni Illinois foi cwpd their daily book routine, but did not cease to be sttidtMUsjlil'to'rC'nd'juiu;'''! ! for the slutltnt continues until the end of cnrthlv life, loainiiig!,,'lt'1 "'ietie ami imuie a wonder each day and becoming riper in both Wwlcdgc and experience. ha. -."': "l: 1m fji-.indc's graduates join the thousands from universities and s"" 'rtl,,r"K'n- '"'ep interest is mm colleges who a. stepping into the complex realities of life. TheC'iLi' Cu '"enng'TtimJheS satisfaction over tho termination of studv lieams in the vouii" ,""!!"illy '""""''d "ihi.-tics an-very . Jaces and the wonderful hope of untried youth shines from their nHvniM 10 m'",,u" v'"-'""-""' eyrs. The covelH diplonu, is thei.s. The deg.W that testifies 'Z.X to their tiiumphal studies has been confcrird. The old halls ot I heiior i-inf'ri'td in hi in w en yearn the iii,titnliims no lunger who their cheery calls; and the prom-'."dit"'' ,"'h h ,"m,,K,"" ,v,n' ises of enduring friendships made in the days of study seem such ! " ' as snail never ne nruken. And then the separation ; then real life. ; And never is that life a mystery to buoyant youth, and always Highways success shines ahead like a beacon, brilliant and certain to ie Concent rale jeached. : Kusincss f And well it is that youth shall have that silvcrv hono And ih.it ' golden certainty. For never in the history of the nation has there To LwlZ ueen sucn poignant neea lor sucn nope and tor such certainty. 'irsc aren roiv.s. aeroramg to a Ilie im c.-iariiiii ui Col. Ivanhoe Helped Mould This Section Attending every circuit court ses sion umi conducting eases In each for 36 yeurs Is H record ot which any attorney can be proud. Hucll Is the recoril of Colonel V. S Ivanhoe, of li tlrunde. ""l. Ivanhoe located In Joseph. Wullowa county. In 18S7. At that timo Joseph was the county seut. Kuterprl.se was not founded until iho ycur follonlug. Wullowa and in ion eoimtirs were In the same J11 dlelal district, and thu barrister did net 111 mnglo term of court heln 11 wullowa eoiinty from l.'JT until l!2. handling 1 uses ut each and eery tension during thc time. The ix-conl speaks volumes for the Col onel as an uIiIm i..u-..r 111 r.M,-n,, his r,.Hhleuee of 31 '"" l I nlon anil Wallowa conn Ilea Col. Ivanhoe suys that the thlmr that must Imnrrasen him Is the Kreilt change that has transpired within the two eetintles. particularly with re spett to the development of natural le.un,.. Huvlng resided In Wal lowa county ,trnr his early years here he slutes tha nhjinm Hime'urs to iho more nuiki i ,,.. i.niv ih.n Is the htre. ' When I went toWallooal I Of a ! 1 Dllllt tbrrw ,1 . . - ... , "a mere SMART FASHIONS FOR LIMITED INCOMES The point we want you to pet is that these were not made to sell at low prices but, instead, the 'prices are low because cost-piling features have been avoided. The materials, in every case, are of good qual ity and serviceable. The. linings are chosen for durability rather than luxury. i The trimmings and decorations are less costly ' but are applied with taste and moderation. j ; " The workmanship is thoroughly honest, slight ing no detail to the detriment of long service. ' , 1 The styles are absolutely correct all this season's. , The variety is ample, responding to all tastete and all purposes. The price range will meet even the most limit . cd purses. Coats, $18 to $70; Suits, $22 lo $10; Dresses, $16 to $50 mrrr: rnitiu i..n in.i rnini i r ijouuuess many parents ana earnest educate, upon whom . u jJ d.VBm. uB UZ VvV Sport Coats For knockabout wear, at thc links, or on a" journey, you will find sport coals here that answer every "requirement of particular dressers. i Just the right length, just the right coloi-s, just right in every way and, real ly, thc prices are reasonable. -.j .: - : 1
