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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (June 23, 1923)
Snhmlny. June 2.1. 102!. PAfiE FOTTR TITE LA nnANDE EVENING OBSERVER La Grande Evening Observer f:H. nrnnfiw, i ,r? icon, hy 1-tt (iriTiftl- Kvt-n- llitf Ounervt-r I'lililinhln.f i'miiihii' ItRUCR IHON'NIS. Ktltinr. RnterM t llifl I'lmtofTire at Lh firniulo. OffKuil, Heruml CIhhm Mull Mutter. AdflrHN nil romrmtnlentloni t TH ! OltHDIt Villi, Ulli Admit Ave., 11 (J ramie, OrnK'Mi. KI Hm'HIl' riOV' It ATI.!. Hy Currier. Dally, per month .............. 7fin I'fcliy, (jt tltrce monltiH ..y.2.r lHlly j-r ,lx ni., in advance ....( t..'it inrlly, HiriK'u coy lie and coiixtv II y Mnll. (Jiilly, itr yt-nr. tn nivHn I'liHy, M iii.iiiIIih III iiilviificn Imily, throM mom to, In jnUunew l'"ily. -r itKMiHi . iinl, per iiioiiin Editorials From Over the Nation (111 Mil 1 III Kl'WM .SI U In I, ft m ml, IVrthimi; Ht'tnu, roriiauu, tin-r flu' t-oiilaiiil: ' VI ii -OrfKiui lllllllTl.tl Mulliioiuuti lot.-l WORDS, WOKOS, WORDS! Stuart Chase in tin Nation: Kvery Ntiw .Yri"' the an print e i 1 i ,owi vin ,mm'V' "M""' jtii Miiiat in' AMHmsivn;i imi-:. mlilici) .t uu lur luiltlii'Hlluii n .l...-.t.-l,..u l I.. 11 uthrwib.- -i'-tlittMl in ImIh piinT, hnul Ihi the. lorn I ht-WH iiili(hni Ui'r.!in I Ail riKiiif " rt--inhiM'jiinin f tt-uinl! Olipaiulit-H lit-r-iu iti.r- rcn-rv-iU, CIVINO Ci-ITH: YImto Ih IhaL e;tt lenlli, iiii'l yd tiicn-a-ni. and thi ih Unit w ill) -hull U lli iitoi'4' Hutu ih i in 1 r hut ih Kiidelh H poverty.- 'io viThH 1 1 :JM. President Harding's Speeclt There has lieen a hg change in our president in the last few months, Instead of letting things run as smoothly as possible the course he adopted after his election he has decided to take the bit in his teeth and offer advice and leadership. His St. Louis speech was a firm utterance ofjii convictions. The president is wedded to the World Court idea as his main issue and he is thoroughly sincere in it. . . Jlis statements relative to economic administration were ref erences to records which prove that he is conecU,Tho Harding administration has been a big step toward economy in national affairs. It has cut out lots of unnecessary govtwpunental func tions and has established a budget system which in itself is a wide-sweeping reform bringing most excellent results. The bud get system has long been talked, but President Harding demanded it and got it. As a whole the president's speech is an excellent document. It is a plain, open statement of one citizen to another. He does not try to dodge tiny responsibility that rightfully belongs to the president's office, but he does explain with marked clearness many tilings which heretofore had not been plain to the people. Join in And Make it Big these wm-du. This unthinkable liitut measures -conservatively I believe the annual output til' our ill-intuit presses in the I'mim; of newspapers, periodicals. not ( books, pamphlets, reports, catalogues-, rirruliirs, handbills, leallcts, tracts. If wo estimate the average nows papi'r nt 100,(1110 words, mid allow a 10 ppr coot overlay for Kunday editions it follows that Ihu daily ni'WspapiT circulation of l 0,000,001) in Ltjf; Umti'd Mates ramps to the : wr rcadur 1,000,000.000,000,0(10 word in a yoar'.i timp. The depart ment of cimimeire tells us that 2, (00,000 .-hurt tons i,f newsprint are ued each year. This is the equiva lent of 4.0011,000,000 pounds. )is rc.untiuu; the ink, and allowing; a 'JO per cent mai'Kin waste, '1,000,000,000 pounds o newsprint, at 400,000 words to the pound, will produce 1 i;i)li,000,0()(),000,000 words, precisely too rounu iikuics wc arrived at on me circulation oasis. I . think wo can conclude therefore that some where around l,fi00,000,000,000,000 words appear on newsprint annually. The department of commerce fur ther tolls us that about 1,000,000 tons cf hook paper which is also used for magazines, repurts, paniph lots. and other printed matter is consumed each vcur. A similar ml. dilution based on an averaire selec tion of the number of words nor pound in books unci . muirazinus (around 100,000) reveals the fact that another 200,000,000,000,000 words appear in the latter form or a- ratio f one to eight as com pared wuh newsprint words. The jriand total, not countinu; sign boards and automobile license plate, thus comes to somewhere between l.s and L'.ooo.ooo.ooo.noo.non w,.i-.iJ per year- 1 he average annual quota of words per capita of those able to road is 18,000,000, or OO.OOO words per day. ' Thus if the population of these stales is to absorb its quota of printed words, everv man. woman and child over 7 must road slpadilv about eight hours every clay not eouiitinir Macaulavs who can read sioi;le paire at a glance. OFFICE CAT THAbf MAAft BY JUNIUS A dumbell is be who thinks that cotton gin is a new kind of dunk. No Adeline, a Russian harbor sho is not whore you get a cpiick shave. It litis boon suggested that we have a reckless driving week, but It would bo hard to distinguish it from others. COMPARISONS A .bullet is a deadly thing, Rushing onward, with a zing! 'And should it penetrate the hide, 'Twould make an awful weight inside nut 1 don t think that it compares With biscuits that my wife prepares, It isn't what others may think about you: that bring the worry wrinkles: it's what veil know of yourself- An nptomist is one who thinks matters might have boon worse if wo hadn't begun to elect senators by popular vote. THE Pnl nn Mm ,d,l u-liiln lint lb., o nl in. in f nrl nlno- lull (ii- ll.n r-linolf- 1 '" 11110 !""." '"'" Lodger: ' " ' ' ' " uerni "radical' las become a , ered vest and the lug hools. l.arn yoursell in a costume ilenoling early-day attire and let's have a good time from now until the President arrives. The committee is' arranging the wardrobe for the president and his wife so that they will be in accord with the costumes worn during the Old Oregon Trail celebration. With one stroke do away with till conventionalities, put away present day society and return to the days when a man was a man by the soundness of his word, the way he lived and the example he set; when n woman was a woman because she held to high ideals, was willing to share the hardships of life and because she was a mother of men. 1 Put away the chiffon and doo-dads and get back to earth. A week of this way of living will be a respite from present day strain and will bring to mind once again the realities that con fronted the men and women who fought the fight and endured the hardships on the Old Oregon Trail that we who live today might enjoy the beautiful blessings that we have. Closing The Y M C A It had to be done. There was no other way out of the fi nancial difficulties. La Grande's Y. jM. C. A. is too expensive to operate for the amount of support the public gives it, hence the board of directors, after bucking the current for several years facing deficits at every meeting, have voted to close the building on July 1st. How long it will remain or what will become of the Y. J I. C. A. and its activities depends entirely upon the general public. Should sufficient interest and support be given for a period of time, it will be re-opened. There is a mortgage to pay on the huilding, and there is a monthly expense that surprises most people, but it cannot be reduced and have the institution func tion to any advantage. Lovers of Y activities will hear with regret decision of the board, but the board's members acted with wisdom, for it is ' financially impossible to keep the Y open unless there is a heavier support from the rank and file of the people and from those who are benefited. La Grande has a building and equipment. H can only v rpcrtted hy expending certain amounts each month. The sum of money obtainable is not sufficient to meet the expenses, and after a few months of operation following a general cleanup of all obligations the board finds an indebtedness from running ex penses of about $2,500. This will have to be met somehow, but. it would be sheer folly to continue the Y and o deeper into debt. On July 1st the building w ill hp closed. KKIJ PHOBIA The ?do!IP throw at a dog- And like most stones thus thrown, it ccmmonlv misses its mark. 'Radicals w have in plenty, some of them dangerous, but to charge as a recent sneaker i-ie.'o did, that teaching institutions Ircini Harvard university down to the most elementary of ' the miblie scnoois are iicing used m one grand and glittering attempt to make the country s youth young, Bolshevists, io linnet too "soviet mind" upon the nation, is preposterous absurdity. I luring the war, with a public con sciousness driven to hysteria by propaganda which was occasionally true-, ol'ten half true ami a fair part of the time sheer; unblushing lies, (ho shouts of "radical!" wore no more to lie marveled at than the de lirious imitlorings of a fever patient. Hut the war is over and we are trv- uig to catch up with our debts and i our common sense. It is time to 111 t'o such nonsense. Colleges have a right to discuss in the classroom the various economic systems of the day. Socialism and Cnmmiiiiism among others- A young divinity student who was shielded from all knowledge of sin, or a young medical student who wa.. kept in the dark about loathsome diseases, or a young law student who was sheltered fronv all discussion of such crimes as murder, would be -poorly equipped for his profession. To un derstand Socialism Is not to bp a .Socialist. Nor is a man who is pro gressive, who is forwaril-miiiiled, u ho hates shams and believes in jus tice, by these facts a Socialist- Hy all means let us guard against radi calism, but don't lot us got shriek ing hysterics over it. A hair great deal is plaited. of alleged golden "A gentleman" defines Amos Tash, is a man who can make you hate him and treat you so nice you are ashamed to cuss him." ;;- - - - . . j 1 flxying Safe. A Povtluinl man attrilmtos escaping an , aviation accident to prusein'o of iniml. Do h ently rcl'u.-eii to up. hi: hi: consist No man is a hero to his office hoy. Heine is just n woman's sympathy surrounded hy four walls. They're tfivintf radio sets away with installment watches now, and a ha t! ramie merchant confidently expects it to he only a matter of a few months until we'll he find i tie; a complete set in each new parka u of oatmeal. Sc,m(. hirds just telling prove it as w are not s:it i He, tliry I'll. sfied with want to It is all riuht to try tc hrolher's keeper, hut don't his conscience. be your try to he For Better Weather II is ii) lo I.a Crnnrie people to tirjro the weatherman to jrivn us better weather lor Chaiitaiunia.. Willi this kind of weather next week Chautauqua will perish perhaps forever. A tfnod program has lieen secured fur this year. Kvcellent management marks the work of the association, and with jt,lni weather we Mieve a support would follow that would put Clum tnuipia on it sound, iermancnt Itasis. i:ir Fino Cleveland Plain Dealer: Pohhin as a familiar name for our disap pearing friend, the lu rsi-, has been outlawed hy time and custom, one is told. Kido, it seems, is following Pimhin. One does not call his dug Kitlo any more. He is more likely: to dub it jazz. I Someone loek the trouble- the oth er day to investigate the doir book' of an Kastern town clerk tin- book wherein are recorded the names and descriptions of the animali on which! duf-tavnavers n:iv ilntr invivt. An in teresting volume it pnvfd to lie. comprising sort of psychological re view ot the town s dojr loving popu lation. Alorley's "tiis.-inj;" mhtlit preach a sermon on it. As micbl lie supposed l.iuldie in habits many a kennel: such is political fame. There are plenty of Teddys ami Trixeys and tViuces's. One aire dale is supposed te respond dojr fash ion when one says Kod fhmd. Hut t lie ult ra-moilern in canine nomen clature is reached in .la.z, an otluir wUe unoffending collie. Poor Kido! Xont left to pay .him bomajre. Of the lmndre.ii uf dngs licenced in this Kastern city not t ue lias t he lime-honored name of his kind- Kil Dobbin; exit al.-o lido. Try 'Km ith Music. ( Courtroom Scene ) The Plaintiff: "He made mo what I urn today." The beautiful ;itar witness- "Peo ple call him I .ovin' Sam, he's the Sheik of Alaham." The Defendant: "I picked-a lemon in the jrarden of live." The prosK-utiii'' at to rue v add i ess es the jury: "He's a devil in his own heme town." Counsel for defense ad jury: "Kor he's a jolly low." The jury deliberates: ' y,o home until niorninpr.'' The judtre passes sentence: "She was happy till she met you and the I fault was all your own." Pehiud t lie bars: ''Alimony I'ltic -oynKlit VM Hart rffliitmier & Marx NEW Sr$;NEW GOLOR EW FABRICS jchaffner & Marx Suits reat combination for young , very thing they want is here easy hanging sack coats the smart new Norfolks; the lively sport suits; the distinctive fabrics and patterns--- and exceptional values to top it all off A reduction of 20 is in effect all next week 1 Harti I 4 1 M It a g meiwE The Iresses the Koo.1 fel-jjllj, ; If you keep as busy j will never jret siting. bee you Thei'i. A CAS r ALT Y ycuny IIKUK maiden was Mo. Whom a fellow took out to a He thought she was fast. Now his flag's at half-mast. Kor sitting behind was her bei named show A kis n I he ; on the cheek is like riding fender of an automobile. (much of a mystery as ever, although tne ponce have rcsorieu io many drastic expedients in their efforts to find the culprits. In the small hours of the morn ing recently, the entire police force, flanked hv the Republican Guards?. was (tivme. into squads ami oxicien. mit of the Krt(j (iistrict to searcn an l.isnon owetniiK- it.r explosives- Nothing was immune to the humblest peasant hemes to the residence of the Duke of Palmella. One bomb and a rifle, found at the Communist's Union, was the reward of the searchers. Grape Crop is Large- I.OOI, Oalir., June (AD J L- Nagle, general manager of the California Fruit Exchange, states that according to present indications. l,0()l) cars ot grapes will be snipped this season jaml win nave a gross value oi $u,-; non.ouu. Ho said that S8.000.00ft of this amount will go to the railroads for freight and that suit would be brought against the railroads de manding a reduction of thirtv-three freighterates! ln the S'oino drivers trust to lirukcs nncl .some trust to dodiriiiK. Killier nielhml if the pedexlrhin Im a nilnd- vorks a. I.. The jiutonuddle i- a necessity nnd a luxury ennmiued, and a nui sance when you are looking Tor a place to park. I.ISllON 1IOMKS (Hy Associated ress) I.IKIMiX. .Inn.' N'ir.hllv Iminh explosions which have been tcrrori. inir the residents rf this cit yl'or nuirc than two months, are You nnl orally wish your deposit to lie handled liy a safe hank. The I.n Clrnnde National fin nl; of I.a nnin.le. Orel as a nu nilier of the For cvpry Juno biido tlicio is a liiiilcnidcmi. tlmiioli Rtciry of I ho woddinir ho usually tippoai-s nu'ivly as "aiiicm; picsont." in (lie ; I hi iso Tin; frnvMnor nl" Maine tloi'encls his aclicin in flajr tin account of a dojr. Of course. lit was his lnwoi ini; !' Mininir I'nliire Termed llriuht salt i.aki: cirv. i i.h .ion.. :t. cAPl A new note of optimism has hoen slntck in mininir eirc-les as to the prospects of the future el' the melal niininir conditions in the I'liiled Slales. accordinir to tiemir'.' . I.anil'oipne. widelv known I'tah mining man- "I am convinced," he said "Unit I he current year will he c ue of note uoilliy a.i ancenieitt in the develop ii'eiit of mineral wealth in the roun try. particutarly the w."-t. "l'ho one dixpiielinir faclor is the oncei tainty of the iiume.iiale future, of silver. Mining men are eerlain :kat th0 iieiiod to ,liinir about a -uhstamial rem very in this metal will not he pii.oni;ed." I .1 il;i in, ii,', An illuniini'd Italian llilile pulilishcd in 1 lias lu-cn sol, for ?221,'10(, hut that does not prove that the luivor will read il .iutlun nvt-r 1 ln haie you "I hai.n'l :id Un ulli I'M In1 :hil to would hv sate M f.? all initoa. ii'on tho sheet. 11 t INVADKI) jM-VZmi:XW'J?rr!?ZM II i-.4i S"V 1 f Tt jmw.. - tin as ra v hNj i i ii eik s v v. f ' M II ?ZA J v. V I i 12 -BiWil t m - 1 . M I O j k . '1 ir,Ot r m . -atm-nM-i hVk I I I T r nm isvV- t w 1 1 ...... ' 4 1 tf -1 vn..i)J n.l I...0I1U' II tUkt " I . m E'-frfViU I l--i.il! II 11 J X .?R5?b 'iry. ;f::z"'f. .in, II wJ ! 'I iM.u.-itii.tH uill It'll -il Hint tin -re l. II , ( V T l f i" 1 . . . . II 0 !T KcliK Keep voile iio.iy iiraiiny runoo ion. j . Trv l Special Weliical Treat inent ; I e.me.k- """" II z23t26JJ i9Si ijij tJg .. it i lilt, utiiin .1.1. ill 'J . Icn.l ( lill.iiinelie A Nnl imiuil II II ff i ... ; FLA , . 1 ' . I I .s ' - I .l 111 .mi . m ii iOT.'H XHMNUm ill I 1 1 i , , i-i .. ... . i. Sf.n I I V. IMH'lv lirw il.'isl in sto' 1 'Ur I'i mUII t s tronf nnaps (tiiu:ii'l into pittii Im; posjiiuii as tito riien ia up. l.-n'i i h .i Ivivlak A o.in' iLio;it. t i a,iii-i.. hy nnrrly toimnt,- th tuoiinl; hi tiirr s'e Is ', .! 1 ( ii iii'jiulai- jt DMi t ion. Iilr S.'ii.fh) KEI) CROSS D1UTJ STORK . lKRiiGSIR4l rorur iiilnly Selii v. men is inn my powerful i' iiminoul Instillion in the world today. Our Ruffle enlovs nn .nrl. aide ! nil I a I I o n fur- II. slreirflli and stability by vlr Inyof Its in. nib. islilp in tills .at system, an.l added to ftldi Is our desire to render you the very b.-st banklm.-S'-rvice wilbln our power. We welcome your necount. riiaiitnuipia .lime 2l-2 Chautauqua, June 24th to 20th, inclusive. ft i:r27vcr:
