La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, December 07, 1923, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextFriday, December 7,' 11)23. THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PAGE THREH WOMEN'S INTEREST NEWS of SOCIETY OF TAXES IS MELLON PLEA (Continued lruin patfe 1) One. of the most delightful af-4- fairs of the season took place yes- Dn. wrrif VT tv nitty afternoon. , when Mrs. A. I,. IvEjIJ UL 1 l.JS Hlehardson entertained the Lucky i Thirteen club at her beautiful i home on O avenue. The afternoon vaa pent ut Bridge, with the club: tfrlze rfolns to Mrs. W. O. Huwyor ; ftnft the Kueat prise to Mrs. J. i OVonnell. Other clients present Mrs. Cornelia Marker t'urse, ojf Portland, and Mrs. Donald Iu aue. i Mrs. lliehurdson's living room vfcua exquisitely decorated In gor geous yellow ehrysantheiuuina and cfurlng thw afternoon a delicious ltinchuon was served, with a beau tiful centerpiece of shell pink car nations adorning the dining table. Jjrs. Ulehurdson was usHlsted In Serving hy her niece, Miss Ade laide tfuth Clark. L ? ; ' ' , Misses l.nls Nelson and Dorothy Qrownlon. pupils of Miss Hilda An tJiey. will.be presented ill a piano m-cital Sunday, Deeemher 9, at the ljbrary auditorium. The public Is Invited to attend. The next Country club danre will be In the form of a New Year's Kve Party. Extensive plans are being mude, which w ill be an nounced later. The Presbyterian Men's chih had an unusually interesting meeting last evening, when they met at tin' home of Dr. Hay Murphy, with H. K. Coolldge as speaker. The sub ject of the evening wiih "Federal Ueserve Hanks." and Mr. Coolitlge proved' to bo well learned along this line. ,; About venty men were present and i the close of the meeting a delicious luncheon was served. ' 1 The'' llebeccah lodge litis post poned Its costume purly until Sat urday., December 15. , . A delightful parly was given last evening at the Swalherg horn when a group of friends and rela tives met and spent a pleasant xivo nlng al cards and dancing. Dur ing tlje evening delirious refresh ments were served. ! Mr. and Mrs. K. I. Holmes of I,u Grunde. Jj'ft on No. '23 Thurs day cn route for Portland, where they Will spend the week-end visit ing f (fends. j i ' A plVusant time was e,njoyed by all yesterday afternoon, when Mrs. J. J. Pearson entertained the J. H. Card club. The afternoon was spent at cards with high honors going lo Mrs. Clarence Hunting and the consolation prise going lo Mrs. HI ravens. During the afternoon a delicious two course luncheon was Berved by the charming hostess. The club will meet next with Mrs. tj Hunting, on December 20. ut her home in the Foley apart men I a, tober 31. The record, he said, was ono brou slit about "only by the most riKld economy and the ap plication of business prinelplet to the government's finance." On tlu present basis of taxation and ex-" penUllure. he cited an estimated treasury surplus next July of about :t:u. 0(io. mm. and a possible surplus In the year after of :t'.)5.li(i0.ooo. "High taxation." the report con tinued, "even if levied upon an economic basis, .aifeets the pros perity of Hie eounlry. because in its ultimate analysis, the burden of all taxes rests only in pari upon the- indlvidual or properly taxed. It Is borne by th ultimate con sumer. High taxation. means a iitgn I price level and high cost of living. It can safely be said that reduc- lion In the Ineome tax reduces ex-, penses not only of the 7.000,0011 I income tax payers but v.f I lie en- tire 1 1 o.ouo.ooo people of the I'nl- ted States." As to the reduction in the surtax rale. Mr. Mellon said that the his tory of luxation throughout the world indicated that "means have; always been found by the Ingenuity . of the citizen to avoid taxes In- I herently excessive." It was sig nificant, he said, that the large In- comes reported for taxation were J decreasing in number each yar, those over $.11)0,(1"" being L' Hi in I DIM as compared with Sfi the dueied. had Increased in number during tho fiscal year from 4.88R to 4,588. Taking up the liquor question Mr. Mellon said that the nation which formerly had - consumed 130.uoM.tiuu gallons of whiskey year,- had now In bonded ware houses only SR.OOO.uno gallons al. together. Withdrawal from the supply during the past year was only 1,7()0,uum gallons. Th trees ury's rtM'uvst for a t28.onn.uuO up. proprlatlon to increase the Coast Guard, the secretary said, might assist to "cut down to a minimum the operation of the ruin smug glers who seek to replace tlio-vun--ished home product with the spir its of oilier lands. , Public building needs. In thef eounlry at largo and in Washing Ion. tho report said, required l"tt carefully considered building pro gram." The postponement of con st rue 1 1 on because of recent high costs In erection enterprises could not always be continued, it added, with annual federal expenditures lor rentals amounting to I-'O.OOO.-doo and 'Increasing. Construction planning that would eliminate liny tendency to distribute buildings on a political basiB was urged. . If Mrs. Ih.-lmonl's expectation of seeing a woman In the White House is realised, there will at least be the chance for itiero man to become the first gentleman In tho land. " AMBUSH TO BE 11 LAUGHMAKER Kver hear of Magnlflcus Oil? remarked a membir of the Neigh lean , play." Ambush, as presented by the Circuit lienor tory com pun v of the Moroni Olsen players un der the auspices of tho Neighbor hood Club." The oil salesman, during tho comedy, suys "Home people would cull It iuck, the way 1 got Into this tning. uut It isn i juck, h i grasp ing an opportunity. Herunv, a chance, the chance of u lifetime, perhaps. Opportunity comes oncu to, every man, and my judgment tells me Magnlflcus -Oil can't go wrong. Speculation! It's no more speculation than buying United Htates- Treasury certificates. It means enornfous profits without risk etc:," which I" some line, at the most. The Neighborhood Club believe that 4 hey have an excellent drama coming in 'Ambush" and are ex pecting tho play to 'go over the top big.". . Reserved Keats will go on sale within a few days, definite an nouncements to be mude later. Miss Minifred Bryd To Appear at Arcade 1 heater On December 13. . er with a long criminal record, n tional attraction surpasses even sample of whose spurious money! the high standard st by pro was found In a drawer of Argyle's ducer and ar in their first mo desk. . j Hon picture. "The Masquerader" Which one of these four Is gull- which was seen here some time ty. or whether it was stiH another ago. "Omar the Tentmuker" will person who killed the millionaire. J be remembered us a highly sue ls the pruMcm confronting the do- ( cessf ul Btage play which ran for tecttve. and he solves It In a bill-1 over four solid years and was ulcr. who had been captured 'hy actions, and his leading woman, Hunt and surprising manner. year before. The ealates of weal- borhood Club today thy. he pointed out. were flowing ."No! Well, come to the high into tax exempt securities. I he aehool tutditorium next 'I ucitduy treasury actuary, he continued, es- evening nnd you will. If you have (limited that the reduction of the ever bought any oil stock (or any t surtax to the 25 percent miLxliuimi 'other kind of stock for that mat agalnsl a present maximum rang-Iter) you will thoroughly apprecl Ing up to 50 per cent, would ac- 'nt tho get-rlch-quick oil salesman tually increase by lin'O. amounta'in Arthur Itlchman's "greut Amcr t .which the government receives, the lesser rate being more than com pensated for by the additional vol ume of tax paid. Mr. Mellon advocated also the reduction of federal taxation estates after death, on the ground .t l Ql-nvwrlnrr that this rax was taken ..not o'1'!, A 1 . , 11?.. of Ineome but out of capital." with Of DoUOle Bill cumulative' conriKc ilory effect. n fihprvv TllPJLiPr To general business aspects Mr. lVt J?"1-1 1 Alltel ltd Mellon directed the nommenl that! improvement from the 1 V I de-; presslon had been noted for a year. Sufficient credit at reasonable rales had been available through banks, and he concluded thai pres ent uctlvlty presented the appear ance of being "sound and stable." The failure of agricultural sections to share in the betterment, how ever was noted. Federal land banks, the secretary said, had loaned $214,712,000 dur ing the year on land mortgages. Their total loans outstanding was placed at $7SH,7n;t, 1 01. while farm , loan associations, through which j their business Is primarily con- Miss Wlnlfrvd Hyrd. Oregon's own nationally recognised planisle will appear in" recital at the Ar cade theatre on the evening of December 18. At her recent ap pearance . In New York the N. V. Mall has the following article: Many of our favorite pianists have bobbed hair, among I hem Winifred Hyrd. who played In Aeolian Hall last night. She ts a vital young woman whose slender person has enough temperament to supply two average artists. In her rose gown she might have been one of the guy figures In Schumann's "KaschlngSL-hwank nus Wlen," whoso carnival scenes she tossed off vigorously, with cap tivating . abandon. Sometimes one feels that- Miss Hyrd is almost, too strong., bul her lone sings l an In dividual song. She did some oi her best playing in the falry-llke Chouln Dreludes. and there, was the crepuscular "Harlequin" of Hllerlin-Vallon for another humor. Exciting Pirate Theme Throbs in the "Eleventh Hour" At Star Theater. The pirate theme, which haa been tho keynote of numerous pic ture successes during recent years and which bids fair to be revived by producers during Hie present season, haa been used as Hie cen ter of action and interest in the Lincoln J. Carter melodrama. "The Kleventh Hour." a Kox special which opens n three-day engage ment at the Star theatre today. Instead of the thrco-maid and rigging of tradition, they ply their trade in a modern twentieth cen tury submarine, the use of which was obtained from tho Vnlted States Navy. Charles Jon" virile (hero of manv tt successful picture of (he Weest and petite, charming Shirley Mason are the stars. June Klvldgo. a former star in her own right, is also In the cast-with Alan Hale, noted "heavy." Kdward Martin dale. Itlchard Tucker. Walter Mc- Grall and Frederick Kdiey. Hernard 1 Miming. . who directed the big Fox special "The Fast Mall." is also director of this new feature. The picture palpitates with hair raising thrills among which are the destruction f an entire moun tain by I he explosion of a secret vial, a f Ik lit between a govern- meiit hydroplane and a submarine manned by sea plrales, a terrific ocean storm. Hie sinking of a sub marine, the expulsion from a sunk en submarine of a torpedo con taining human cargoes, the flight of the heroine Trout the pirates, the explosion of a large factory, a fight in a linn's cage, a hundred Toot leup from a building Into thc water, and the swinging of a girl by a crane over a huge cauldron of molten Iron. I seen in every principal city in this country. The film surpasses the play not only In the great lat II Ude possessed by t he screen for ensemble effects and atmos phere, but also In the quality of the characterisations ns portray ed by the star und tho support ing players. It la a story of the universality of love and reveals Omar Khay yum as a fur more interesting per sonage than wo have been led to believe from Hie Fitatgerald translations of tho Persian poet's quatrains. Omar, us Post portrays him and as Tnlly wrltrs him, in not tho m err. wlneblbber he Is popularly conceived: Instead' we see him as a philosopher, poet and scientist of the highest order, whoso pronouncements rank in dignity with Ihe other leaders of philosophical thought, whose noems have a quail! y that has made them enduru the test of time und whose scientific achieve meiits Include the inventing of the first pract Icablo calendar. Throughout the story of the film .runs u truly beaulllul tale of the love between Omar and Shlrcen. whom he Ioscb through the. uxor ious desires or the Shah or Hhuhs, only to be reunited alter many years, finding happiness togetheer after countless vicissitudes and hardships. A secondary love theme almost as beautiful as this passage binds together tho hearts of young Shire. n and The Christian Cru- the Xoroastilan fanatics. Adventure and romance abounJ in this film. Naturally, also, it is tilled wtlh the. color of Persia al the Bume (lino of Its greatest glory; und. In fact, soiuo of tho scenes rival in immensity nnd scope any thing the screen haa ever given us. Post's portrayal of Omar as a youth nnd as u middle-aged man ar veritable gems of ehnraete'rl- I Virginia Hrown Kalre, wins new I laurels In the role of Hhlrron. Tho other members of the cast are en titled to unstinted credit fot Ihulr performances. With tho picture given the prop er musical interpretation on tho big Kobort-Morton organ and a lain Fox News of Interesting events this program should please tho most fastidious. ' La Grande Theatres Is Today. -! 1 Personal Mention k r Mrs. P. M. Keller of Portland, returned home ufler a short visit in Knterprise. , '.Mrs C. I,. MeK'inley of Vaicu.tv er. W. nh.. returned to her home after Spending a few days in Ka Orange visiting. J. It Hales oT Twin Falls. Idaho, passed through l.a Grande hist oven ill e on his way to California, where he will spend the winter. ' Mrs. I'- H. HronliH of I'lensiint Valley, arrived In La Grande Tor u short visit. Mrs. H. IVnriMi f Central!-.. Washington, returned to Iht lmnu after spending several months in ' Salt Lake City. A. M. Tyler of Kan Francisco returned lo his home after a short visit in l.a Grande. John O'Connell of Plensunt Val ley, arrived In m Grande, where he will visit for a short time. Mr. and Mrs. II. I. Tallman of Haker. are combining business ami pleasure In this city today. They jTjare slopping at the Hummer. H. Valley, who tmik-n his home jln Hainen. Is truna.iHlng business jjjln l.a Grande today. jl P. S. Greenwood of l'endXnn. Li was registered aiuullg the eiidie- J i Ion guests at tin- Foley hist ft ! nlug. A glorious tribute to tho man you ought to know, your letter carrier! .Such Is "Loyal I.Ives," tt Whitman Hennett production dls-1 trlbuted by Vltngraph. And it's Just the kind of plcturo you und I like to see. Spiced with acts of daring, a remurknble railway mull train hold-up. und a post office robbery. this remarkable film is just filled with bits of pathos und comedy that make It tho most hu man displayed .here, this seuson. "Loyal Lives" Is the story of de volion that has made possible the romance or the United Suites Mall. It is Hie slory of Ian O'Hrlen. typi cal postman, who struggling bn his small salary, goes smiling" about his work, faithful to his duty. He is the man with a ready smile for Ills neighbor, a courteous word for all, a desire to help all. He adopts a girl waif left on his doorsteps, lie rejects an offer of a friend to enter the mail order huslm-Hs, nnd keeps his savings to send his boy lo college. O'llrien wins the gratitude nf Itriidy, a mail thief. wion widow- mother he had befriended. Hrady gives him n $20 bill stolen from the mails to help him out when Injuries prevent further ser vice In the post office, o'llrien Is arrested. Tom, son of his now weitll hy frb-nd. comcfl to his aid. Terrene Is forced to give up col lege aspirations and become a riiHw:iy nniil elerli. A remarkable mull train robbery nnd post of rice hpld-iip follow. Terrence and his father cupturc tho thieves In eueh Instance, und urc cleared of all stains. Tom wins Peggy despite objections of his parents. Brandon Tynan." os Daniel O'Hrlen. niakea the finest portrayal of a- churucler ever seen on Ihe semen. His work us the. letter car rier Is remurkably reaiisiic anu Hu man.. Mary Carr. famed for ner nr.rirnviil.nf the mother role. Is at her best. oa Mary O'Hrlen. the suf fering, loving wife. "(Jrnar the Tentmaker" Surpasses Stage Play; Now Showing At the Arcade. Local film history was mude yesterday at the Amide Theatre on the oecHslou of the first show ing In this vicinity of Guy lbites Posl In "Omar the Tentmaker." Written and produced by itlch ard Walton Tutly. this First Na- ni:vs 'ii:ailim:sm Due to tho Tact that the Kve. nlng Observer is now issuing the (jnlly edition ut a sllghtly catiler hour than formerly, several "deadlines" have been established that cannot bo dis regarded. In order lo make this clear to tho public it must be stated that all local news in brief and pei-Honal mentions must be In the hands of tho news editor heroin eleven o'clock each morning. Society news must not be sent In for publication the same dy arter it: 30 o'clock ami the society editor would appreciate 11 If all social news was In her hands by nine o'clock. News stories, unless they b-s of major importance, of local hiippenlngs, cannot he bundled ufler Ihe noon hour. After the noon hour the As sociated Press dispatches occu py the timo of the news force ind thy composing room. One of the most absorbing de tective Blorlea In ull the literal lire of the Biuge und screen Is "The Argyle Cusq." In which Hubert Warwick und Klalne Hamniersteln appear ns stars. It la a talc involving a man hunt that eulla forth the world's great est investigating brains, and these were supplied by no less a person age than William J. Hums, the In ternationally known detective and at present 1 chief bf the I nlted States Secret Service: John Argylc, a millionaire, has been klll-d. and then- are surruce reusons for suspecting, Iti turn, any one of the following persons: Mary Mazuret. his adopl-d dau ghter. In whose favor Argylc has just mude a new will. Hruce Argyle, son of the mur dered mun. who hns Just had a vio lent uuurrel with his father be cause of his marriage, mid was disinherited. Nellie Marsh. Mary Miizuret's mother, who has served a term in prison as ah accomplice or a gang of rounteft-ltera. Frb'drieh Krelsler .a countefelt- MIkh Maxim- Carter nf ivndle lon. was registered at ihe Savoy last evening. What do I want for Christ- I1IH3 .' 4 ni think toys. I siy candy and SI will. cauee 1 like 'i "oiuse Vim Just tike nil other boys. But I don't care for too much of either. If you'll allmv ii. e to chose There's .one tiling I hope you'll not forget J I Mr. and Mrs. . White came In rrotii liitbb-r la.sl evening on a V! short busim-sH and pleasure trip and are stopping at the Savoy. S Mih. Hetty Kim merman of Ha ker. registered at thf I oly last evening. The Neighborhood Club Presents Moroni Olson Players Quick Lunches Campbell's Vegetable and Tomato Soup . Van Camp's Pork & Beans. ' School Doy Peanut Butter, l ib., 2'a lb. and 5 11). tins The Chorebo'y instantly cleans pots and pans 10c Apiece Johnson's IIome-Made Mince Meat 30c Ib.v JOEL'S GROCERY Phone M-759 Free Delivery SILK HOSE FOR HER CHRISTMAS . Yes, several pair will be more to her liking; especially if they were as high in quality and exquisite in coloring as this special Holiday showing of Silk Hose, in chiffon, medium and winter weights at $1.00 to $3.50 LADIES REftDY-TO-WEAR AND MILLINERY mm SHERRY'S LAST DAY T ' DOUBLE FEATURE BILL LOYAL tyic ihtifo of ojhgummi frithYts wW into om ffiirouin'to'lli? IN- at the Summer -That's Shoes. a pair of hi-top lMw'lnheart J .Samuel Smith f I-'i were registered aim i a f IrinehoH ski and rultd.de, Mnhn, aumng the tdurtti's bit evening. M. M. Kepne.ly regintrr"d among th Koley lent evening. of Ilol.se. ;ih , HK iilM at the .T K. Kavemteroft in down from Wullowa today on Imsin wt and is! reglntered at the Kob y. j I! iTheBooterylnc J. A. Sxiiill l iMimnc (lit viMitorM in thi city today, stripping at the Sommer. Haker lie Ih A I'aradlNe for Tlrwl ttvl Home of I lie Art li Altl Shoe f.iMiv l it SMITH. Mirr. 20tt lll'put M riKMie- 'lsj;day K. A. AnderHon and (ieorne Hlank. who make their home In Knterpriae. are amonif out of town btisln-M visitors in l.a (irande to- Whlle fivre they up- utoppliib "AMBUSH" The famous drama of American home life by Arthur Ilichinan TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11th, 1'.23 At High School Auditorium Reserve Scats at Glass Drugs Monday, Dec. 10 Tickets $1.10 and 85c WILLIAM rox mffj "arllVf-SH-'' LIVES" A Smashing Slory of the MLail Service With Brandon Tynan and Mary Carr, ' Faire Binney and William Collier, Jr ALSO Robert Warwick and Elaine Hainnicrslcin In . "THE ARGYLE CASE" A LINCOLN J. CARTER Up-to-the-minute Melodrama. of Love and Pirate -wW CHARLES J0NE5 -SHIRLEY MASON ?ZJ.1X A BEBHAB0 J. DUUKLNG Pmbutim - Scnutriabr uxnstisnonM Today - Saturday - Sunday STAR VANTINES ORIENTAL PERFUME SETS Tastefully packed in hand-decorated teakwood boxes. , Good Quality Good Looking : Excellent Presents , The L.&L.Drug Go. ' j j JC0 (rrtut tuc Savoy.