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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 16, 1923)
r r PAGE FOUR THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Friday, November 16, 1923. La Grande Evening Observer AM nDBFBHDBlIT MBWiPirKB. Br Hull. Daily, per jear In tuvanca -.Sfl.O" Published dallr nd we.My at L fjj'jy. ', n0 f ?? Rnia, Oregon, by l- Orande Eren- P "'r9J nih- ln dvanc j' Observer Publ(.hln Company. P J. g month 50. BRUCE DENNIS. EdUor. Vvn .... " ' . . ... . TT 7 New Btand, Portland; Imperial New ntftred at the PostofflcB at La Grande, jtn.r.dl, Portland; Uultnomub Mown Oregon, aa Second Clasa Wall Matter. &tand, Portland. SAddrMi laU communications to THE M km men ok associatkii pnicfts. aiV0aoi41 AV" The Amwi.ihi Pre., la exc.u.iTlv raaaa wgon. entitled tu for publication of all 1 " " jflwi dispatch ma credited to It or not UBSORJPTIOlf RATK1. oti,rwHae :reiiiM In thla paper, and Jo the local nwg puhltpheri thereto tt H;Mji ir re-iiit)llcntlon ' f special By Carrleri 1lipBirha brrnln arj f.4rvtd. Dallr. per montb . 76i Dally, por three months J2.Ul, MAN'H I! I( J'l 11 iUC.I IT: Thou Dally, por six wo., tu arivntict. ....; ,.41i. ,.m , onijnlon ov r Dally, ainnle copy - or CI1TY AJVD - V OKHdlAL ,1"t ,hi" "lluYr "it) feet. 'M.ll Dili PAPEIU IHE OLD HOME TOWN Bjr Stealer ,5 l aV7'0;JtM nil When Bill Drove Home the Cows Old Bill Straiullioig is up from Poi'llnnd toduy where he is connected with the Portland Railway Light uud Power eonipiiny. His association with public service corporations has ripened into n profession for Bill religiously believes that the reason these corporations have a lot of troubles is because many of them' still insist 'on business secrecy and keep from the public the true conditions. rJom, i .SAccA or -me society po suoppi j , j kii-'u- .is-ti( SCOWIED A NEVJ VICTORY f; "VO XM , V7MLVJ SHE COMOUt p'CC .THE WOODEN 4 ? J Cae Ft;e Cens a Pound It is this evangelistic work of lotting people know what public service corixirations make on their investment, how much they spend for labor und material, and to jerk the mystic veil which! The other evening coming out of Portland on the Union Pa seems to have enveloped the business for these many years, that'cjfje wo met Governor Walter M. Pierce in the dining car. Af c is doing Is Bill the right chap for this undertaking? Abso-,,. di.4.US;ill, a Jcw currcnt state topics we induced the govei lulely. And heie is why: Bill used to be a clodhopper like! , , , '. , . . , . . , , ,. jnany of us. lie 1ms plowed tho stubborn soil, made a hill of,'""' to ordw 11 U,1 s"'lo,n slc:lk- NoW " lo1' S"'ll"n S0Unds blfr potatoes grow in plate of the Gymson weed; ho has mas.xaged i)llt wlle" ih"'M slcaks camu 111 Lhcy wule nything .but large the udder of the long tailed cow and coaxed the lacteal fluid to jut a fair sized sample for a hungry school boy. Along with ,flow; he has gone barefoot on frosty mornings to the cow pas-: the steak we ordered the usual spuds, apple cobbler very or ture, kicked the old cow in the ribs and when she arose warmed (j,,ary j size the governor took buttermilk and we took straight his frosty feet on the ground where the animal had been laying. ' m;n All these things Bill did when he was a kid. A four bit piece, looked as big to him as the tower on the Oregonian building,; As tho chief executive lite his dinner he told of duties of and he lived through it ali, grew husky and strong. Hence he! the governor's office and was in a very interesting feature of breathes with the common folk. He ;an see the side of the .stale business description when the ebony brother who waited on ' f!,mv -hrayhi.H m bill nl his electric hill; he can sympaJ, tiJ)!e , ,,t in the check. It read ..two steaks $2.50, po thize with the chaD who be heves everv corporation is an oflonii.-. . .. . with its tentacles mailing into the vitals of the home, and it ,Ulocs fi cenla' cobl,ler ulld milk Ooc'tal . is his mission to bring facts before the consumer showing the; &:y, you should have seen Walter's face, and heard him ejacu- two sides of the public utility question. , j hvto- The white face baby calves on the big Grande Itonde While Dill did not make any speech in La Grande he is a v;iil( y 1,anch canie vivi(,Iy l,efore him tho hay and feod oln distinguished visitor today and one whom everybody would like tw wlusto in the vailey for ,ack of stock to consume. lt to meet. - .haunted him' am, as he looked up at that black man whose - pe:.jly teeth seemed to garnish a smile demanding a four bit 'lip, the man from La Grande who farms for a living and occu- La Grande is exceptionally fortunate in being able to secure' pic the governor's chair as a sideline shook his head saying, an appointment from Prof. J. ,T. McCIellan, organist at the JUor- ":nwl r-'i1o spllino- fur fivA rpnts u nnnnd. ix.thps for n dnlbir As towns grow good entertain- i, hundred and apples at Inibler going unpicked because no one i can get an offer for them. kaKiM.lUW 4 WnVA-MJji I Ow-w ' - - ':.- An acucss says siie cant live on $50,000 a year. A lot of The average person likes to have assurance that honesty is Editorials From Over the Nation , , r APAKTAIKNT .MAXXKHS. Kanuas City I'ohI: Incn-aHinKty w ar heconiinf? u nation of cliff rtwrll T8, Kruvitutlntf not only to the thick of the city. Imt to the yt't thlrker of the iipnri im-nl. Ho hi- urc 'oiuinir In to very cIohp phylciil rflutionHhtps. Now. tty live nelKhho'rly will) oni-'s fellow'rllff dweller In a fine art, in deed, and thought iiiiimI be Klven to It. Wlmt, lhn, o; the amenlMhs th ilw'ih'i-H in npiirtim-ntM Hhoulil con Hliler? II would weui the brtn nl iik1 Hhoulil be mude with the letter box. There 1h no need to crltinilly examine the envelopes half protruding from your nelKhbor'H box of course- merely lo "sen f some of my tellers haven't gotten In the wronjj box." I'nele Kam Ih fairly accurate. He may ! depended on. In case of parlies It might be well to bear in mind that while tlie vocal hilarities of such gtilheringH urc cinjte pernilKMll)le witliln certain time Dm Its, thoHe llniils should bo punctilious ly observed. I.el Joy he uneonilned. On wtl h the dance. But when the clock begins to striking on the wee smalt hours of t hi morning It is de finitely time to soft-pedal all jocun dities, for there be yet a few old fashioned people even in upar1mcnt hfiiises who hold that night is the time to sleep. ('ice I en, too, should lie drawn round even our own Individual entertain ments; If there should chance to be un embryonic Melba in Die household it would be well to keep that embryo somewhat closely muffed anil to ob serve a rentless parsimony in its tar flung "pract icings." And finally, brethren. If you live above another family, don't signalize the hour of your bedgolng by drop ping your boots on a riijflesa floor. giatliu.lo of m.'.niaud. And woman kin J, too. I-or lie- ivcorls " 'hat women drivers (all victims of talipes uuio-vurus sooner limn '"' drivers. um ,,i,i i.:ii.i.ea if all our chorus girls und dancers who have prospered sufficiently to own men- o -- should become pieon-tocl . . have fallen on evil days unless some one delivers us from the "toeing 111" itg. mon Tabernacle in Salt Lake. meat comes, and La Grande is growing. people who would like to can't, either. .paying him. in dollars and cents. a ciianck roit A (;i:mis. ' Milwaukee Journal: What" this ugr needs, according to New York foot 'specialists. Is not 'Tom Marshall' "good f-cent cigar.' hut an autonio' bile accelerator, adjusted to rit the liu j man foot. I'nUss some invent lvf I genius arises to save us wn ure all , doomed tu become pigeon-toed, with jthe right foot pointing In tike the ieet I of our Iree-ctlmblng ancestors. And" what is worse, we are all likely to be inffllctcd with laltpes auto-varus ; which Is a combination of gout, rlieii 1 mat ism, netiritls and a few other things. j The HpectallslM say I hat when the driver has his right foot on tho gat- ! he "curves his foot u round in pigcon jtoed fashion, with the outer side tilt ling downward and throwing the knee lover toward the op retina levers This is the oposile of the correct i walking position and produces a con- ditlon 'thai amounts tyi deformity. The i patient's first warning conies In sharp j twinges in the outer-part of the right foot or in pains in the .lower le and from then on his Toot troubles multi ply. Here Is an opportunity for someone to win fame and, fortune and the ORGAN RECITAL DELIGHTFUL ONE (Continued from faiw U oenlnB iiiiiiiIkt 1" le incori-. 'flu' program ltitlows: . Siar Ki'iinitl.-d U mni r K'-y Suit.' C.otlliiim' IJoclllnnri 1. Chorale II. 1'rayi-r a'Noti-e lanio III. Tofiatu Fri'iH-k MilHic (a) i:ci riits from ".Million" Thomas (I.) Tin' Swan Hainl-Sa' iiM (i-) ('oMiinilliion in U major.... Kil. llatist" (d) Scn iiaclc in U major .Mo-skowski. Amci-ti-an M usic: (a) To A Wild Hose .... Mai'Howi'll (1.) Tin' llnsnvy Xi'vln (i-) Amlaiillno (To My Wifo)' K 1L , (Kxcerpts from Hie Music Hrunuw ol ' UUhonl Wiitoiirt cm Walter's 1'rize Sonff from "in0 M..iu,..puinir..r" H. 'WtlLHt'P l) (Iranil lurcli from "Die M. ist.' irslnt-.r" H. Wuriht (c) Kvi'iiiitB Htnr from "TaiiDliiis. ,.r" II. Wfiifiicr (il) ciioins of Kcturnliib ' Tllirrlms . (from Tannlmuacr) H. Wupcr, l.'nUowiiiif Did Organ lU'cltnl Kiveli at tha i. I. 8. Tabernacle, lust rvu nlnir, Mr. anil Mrs. Karl I. Slodilanl Kavc a reception, ill honor of I'nt- ' ifessor anil Mrs. McCellan, ut their beuulirul homo on Second und () streets. .Many Iji tlrando people liad the pleasure of being present anil ii lino Mr. unil Mrs.' McCellan. lees were served untl u delightful hour spent. Wins Drinking Crown. liKI.KAMT, (INS) South Tyrone's annual drinking competition was won by a man who drank fourteen bottles of stout. He emptied the liiiupr Into a basin, mlved It with eggs and con sumed It in record time. When one man tukes from u niil-' llon. that's business: when he gives part of II back, that's philanthropy. IMIlllla "When to borrcW lroublef lend Ktm oil yow Kave " l)ailil! 'i'hosu C'hllill't'll Think Voil'lc About "It.' Whatevi-r !ddy and Molher do Is Just riglil you don't want them lo bo mistaken, do yuu? Certainly not. Tin n l( ach them to Know that the secret ut prosper ity la thu ability lo savo money. Help them learn the haiiit. We want to help you ' help' them. Home banks are fine. Open an account with uh Tor thu "kiddles" we'll show lliein the same court esies wo would you. T. '. HAVE YOU IXSI'ECTED OUI) NEW LINE OF I50X STATIONERY We carry a good assortment of fancy dress trimmings, braids, laces, ornaments, i flowers, etc. . . r( MVfttl LADIES' S1LI HOSE i I C All si-.os in hrown, lilat'k, lwaver, gray and liiogo of excellent quality. SATURDAY SPECIAL Pair Ladies Outing Flannel Gowns and Pajamas Jlenvy i.ualhy. full ankle$M3 $35 SATURDAY SPECIAL $1.49 $1.80 ea. Children Outing Flannel Gowns and Pajamas Heavy (mnlity. full ankle length. !K)c $1.1.1 Eaili $U.V Men's Outing Flannel Gowns Heavy ipialitv, full length. SATURDAY-81.1!) Each SPECIAL Our Entire Stock Men's Overcoats Hart Schaffner & Marx and Oregon City garments. Sizes 31" to IS. THE I JEST I5UY IN TOWN SATURDAY SPECIAL n Off .1 DOZEN MEN'S SWEATER (OATS Good heavy garments in assorted colors, 2 pockets, high collar. $7.00 Sweater .$3.50 ,S(i.(H) Sweater $3.00 Si.ot) Sweater : t $2.50 S 1.00 Sweater $2.00 SATURDAY ',j PRICE SPECIAL MEN'S UNIONS Heavy cotton, fleece lined, light color. SATURDAY $1.38 SPECIAL It'll!) YDS. Ill -INCH C ' 1 in J WHITE OUTING special I 7C U. 1000 Yds. 32-INCH FANCY OUTING Extra Special 23c yard 100 Cotton BLANKETS Fancy Plaids Saturday Special EACH One Lot-Men's Shoes IJrokcn sizes, J. E. Tilt and Ground'lGripper. Values up to $10.00. ' SATURDAY SPECIAL $3.93 PAIR One Lot- Boys' Shoes Iii-oken sizes. Values up to $6.00. SATURDAY SPECIAL $2.33 PAIR One Lot- Ladies Slippers Two tone effects in brown, hiege and grev. SATURDAY SPECIAL $3.83 PAIR One Lot- Children's Shoes Broken sizes. 8'..'. to 10" '.. SATURDAY .SPECIAL $1.19 "PAIR
