Friday, 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.
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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.