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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 7, 1923)
ft-av.),-isiw.r Y " ir " Friday, Decerning 7, 1923. THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PAGE NINE New Senators Sit in Next Who Are to Upper House (By INS.) Magnus Johnson, of Minnesota, la tht personification of that new est type of American Senator which is without parallel lit the history of the upper house. 11h is a real "ilirl" farmer, hav ing literally been called from h harvest field unU ttiruut into the Senate. Johnson, In appearance ami manner. Is typical of the Ameri- can. HIh prototype- may he found on almost any farm throughout the Northwest. He Is not flashy, not a brilliant speaker and does not dress according to what hits been the uccepled sar torial style of the Senate. Ills tastes are ijuile plain and simple; he Is bluntly outspoken, and he has a deep-seated distrust of "privi leged and predatory Interests." In everything that he does there is force und energy und resolute ness alliuallites of the true-born political fighter and campaigner For Plain People. "My heart Is with the plain peo ple." he declares. "1 want not li ft lug finer said about me than that 1 have given all within my power und uhility to make life eusier und belter for them." One of Johnson's greatest assets is a clear, booming voice. Itis said of him that his whispers will drown out an ordinary speaker. Johnson dislikes style und pomp und display. To his friends and ' , udmirers all over Minnesota he Is j "Magnus" (never Senator) John-' son. Kven clerks in his office have a difficult lime remembering to ; address him us other than "Ma-1 mis." j All his life Johnson has worked I hard and long In lumber camps and on farms. He was horn In Sweden und ciinie to this country when 2u, going immediately to work in the Northwest) fores!. From this labor he saved enough money to buy the HU-aere farm which lie now runs In Meeker County. 'Co-operative" Sponsor. Ho is known us the lather of the co-oprrulive marketing systems of Minnesota. The Idea wjir con ceived in u most unambitious mini nej' when Johnson, with ti few neighbors, pooled resources and bought coffee. Johnson handled the distribution. The plan worked so well that Boon other neighbors joined In, Increased the extent ot the buying and laid the network for the marketing organizations that honeycomb the Slate. I'Yom his ability us an organizer of "Co-ops" Johnson's name spread all over MlnneHotu. , He was rewurded by serving both in the lower House and the Htute Senate. At the peuk of the Kurnier-I.u-bor movement In Id '.ill Johnson was usked to run for Governor. He lost by a slim margin. 1'ndi-r the death of Senator Knulu Nelson friends telephoned Johnson, who was working In the harvest field, and prevailed upon him to run. This time tin tables were reversed und he defeated the man. Govern or I'reiis, to whom he had previ ously lout the gubernatorial contest. lleiMlHck Ship-tend. Senator Shlpsleud, of Minnesota, is the first lean ever elected to the Senate on a strict Farmer-Labor platform. Willi the exception of his colleagues. Senator Magnus Johnson, he Is the sole representa tive of that party in the upper House. Shipsiead's has been a varied career; he has nlwuys dabbled and mixed Into polllti s. It was no sur prise to his friends then. when, riding on the ch hI of agrarian un rest In Minnesota: he trouiyed the conservative Itepubliean incum bent. Senator Kelloj;g, now Ameri can Ambassador to Gnat Urttain. In the lust election. outside oi Minnesota, however. Shipsiead's sweeping victory wils a complete reversal of the "political dime." Few people throughout the coun try before hud he;rd of the young Minneapolis dentist. Gradual:' iKiiti-t. After graduation from the denial sehoid of Northwestern Vniverslfy, Kvanston. Illinois. In I :ii;t. Ship stead moved to Sherwood , Minne sota, und later to ' .linne.ipnlln. where lie built up a large practice. Oentjstry held no Itisi Ini; chuiuns, however, and soon he became in terested deeply in furm and labor conditions. He finally caina to be regarded us the ehampm of cuMurists und workers In the State, lie was throurhly n progress. vi lli political belief und uellon. lie thought that much of the hard ships of rural life could und should be ulleviated by legislative dictum. To that tusk he set himself with characteristic energy. His efforts led him to become one of the leaders in the Furm Labor movement. Crcdli rnrosl." Opponents have, attriuuieu niilp stead's success at the polls to the general unrest that followed us the aftermath of war and to the desire of farmers for a change In admin istration which would prove hene fical to their appeals for assist ance. Friends say it was due to the widespread progressive politi cal belief that Is sweeping the na tion everywhere that more and more, without end, Shipsteads are coming to national legislative hulls. Ships tend is an anient supporter of Senator li Follette nnd limy be expected to go ulong all the way with the Wisconsin Senutor In his "progressive legislative program."' Minnesota's senior Senutor wns born In Iturbnnk, Minnesota, Janu ary 1. 1SSI, and uttended public schools at New London and the State Normal 'ut St. Cloud. In 11106 he married Miss Lulu Anderson, und he has one boy, 13 years old. Vatican Store Kootn Yields Iture Statue JioMK. (INS) A heud In Par ian marble, believed to have form ed part of the ib-rorutbons of the Parthenon ut Athens, und de clared to be the only relic of the famous temple In Italy, hus been discovered among u heap of lum ber in one of tho Vatican store room. Tho find was made by Professor Amclung, who recently obtained permission to export the old Vat ican store rooms for the first time for centuries. AUTO DEAT I IN YEAR a neons collection of urllcles, a dealer was astonished to find an j urn with an Inscription Indicating that It contained tho ashes of a man named Abraham Ivuuwles who was cremated in I'luiudelphiu In 1SUS. WASHINGTON AP Iealhs from automobile accidents num bered ll.fiti'i last year In the cen sus registration urea of the l ulled States which contains per cent of the total population, tin Increase of 141)8 over tho previous year. The total number of killed, as shown In census bureau figures Sunday, represents a deuth rate of 12.5 per loo. una population, un increuse of ono for every loo.tuui, aa compared with PJ21. when the rale was 11.6. Since 1H17, when the rate was tf.O per loo, 000, there has been an increase of 3.5 per UHi.ooo In the deaths. California has tho highest rate of the 37 stales In the registration urea. Its tot u representing ju.o per loo.ooo population. New York hud the second highest rate with 1 (i.7. New Jersey wus third with 11.4, nnd Colorudo fourth with 10. 3. No other state's rate exceed ed lti.u per loo.ooo. Mississippi had the lowest rato with 3.4 per 100,000. Danville Woman Thrice Grandmother In It las HAN VILLI:, Pa., (INS) one Clara Kinn, a loeul resident, re cently bt vaiue a grandmother, three times in us many days. She l.i claiming a record for the State, beam so she has but three child ren. The first of tho trio of grand children was born lo Mrs. Myrtle Fallon, her daughter; tho second to Mrs. Joseph Kinn. her daughter in-law. and tho third to Mrs. Peter Shaetvn, a daughter. Itoal ( ontiut't Let. MILL C1TV, or. The contract for the new road between Niagara and Detroit hit been partially let, that portion between Halls and Ni agara being assigned to M. V. Payne, who is now on tho job muk ing arrangements for camp sites. There will bo throe camps to slart v-iO, ne nt Hulls, one at Granite mountain und ono ut Hardino creek, working In both directions. It Is expected that this portion ot tht roud will bo completed about AO gust 1. Tho portion between Halls und Hctrott has not as yet iieen assigned. Surveyors uro now on the Job mapping out tho rout and the contractors' outfits will be shipped In within tfv next ten nought .M nn's Ashes in I'm INGLFP.Y. Kng., (AP) Open-1 Ing a brass box which he bought! a' yetir ago a part of a mlseell- For Sale! Six -room modern House $J75o.oo 1 1 mi, uo e:ish, bul uncc $1 ii.oo per month. Wanted To liny Four or five room mod ern house, centrally located. L. S. Weeks Realtor New Foley Ituildlng. What Are You Going to Buy Dad for Christmas? - IS IT TO UK THE SAMK OLD THING A necktie he never wears? A box of cigars he gives away? A box (if handkerchiefs or a pair of slippers' he doesn't need? WHY NOT SOMETHING FOR THE CAR FOR XMAS A pair of Driving Gloves, a Cigar Lighter, a Visor, a Rear Vision Mirror, an Automatic Windshield Cleaner Windshield Wings, a Spotlight, a Dumper, a Stop Signal, a Molo-mctcr, a Tire Cover, a Set of Spark riugs. And Scores of Other Articles Make I'ractical and Personal Gifts Th'y'iu Willi him till (lie year round. PERKINS MOTOR COMPANY HOKSCH ULDC. rilONE M-761 '.J.t&&.li.?.h. BUICK Southard & Shinn Agents Roesch Bid)?. STOP! for , omething for the Car This Xmas Leighton's Welding & Machine Works Automotive Parts II Gem-Nut . . R j Margarine i"v . A true economy y j every pound wholesome -f and good. J ' 1 Mda in Portland "-'"-Jx I ' Swift &. Ccmpony, U. S. A. i I m '11 MoiritdC i THtt4iliii. 11 mmms y CarWsfhe Vif hristmas Gifts that not only cany the spirit of Christ mas for now but all year and more, are gifts of Furniture. Each year the popularity of furniture gifts has grown and the desire on the part of the Christmas shopper to give presents of both utility -and beauty is being satisfied by the wonderful va riety offered in this season's Christmas furniture displays. This season we have a variety that offers a wonderful assortment of suggestions to top your Christmas gift list. , : 9 Complete Christmas Assortment Oi Christmas Suggestions Candle sticks, smoking stands, complete smoking cabinets and a full line of the regular pieces of furniture arc on display at our store now for your inspection. We urge you to make us an early visit so that you may have the op portunity of making your choice from the display as they arc now. if if t; if at if n if tit if M if M if if at if if M if it if M if if u fmoking Cabinet $27.50 TtliK SlIluUillK l'il)llH'( lKIS an iiHii li-:iy Willi riKitr ih-hIm, rlKar cullrr and lijrlitcr. Of .Malio'an rulthnl to a IUk'V pullli or dull rlntah uh )i--Klrcil. Soint'tliiiiK u man would lilf. ft JH L V ' n n ..KS-tfffl 3; Vj V k m mi "Pick-up" and "Carry about Smoking Coiuparlnioiit I'lck It. up tun curry H to liny phifc yal chooHf f-uiiNf tl In not licnvy and tin? han-llr inakfH It hi i-uwy. II won't tl, i-lllicr. In Itrnwii MulioKiniy or A in r ti: u n Wnlnul. IhiH n'aHH null tray, n flffur holrh-r and lighter. You would ln Hiiro to il-ai-"lihn" with it. WHEN DUSK FALLS, THE DAY'S JOB DONE THEN HOME AM) REAL COMFORT HERE IT IS IX THIS OVERSTUFFED SUITE $125.00. tsar f . Here's an Attractive Special Smoker, . $2.65, A vt-ry Hpt'clal si'IIIiik In A Beautiful Quarter Sawed Oak Hope Chest With Tray . I : : 1 1 j 1 1 r 1 1 1 (iiiairr saw.d i)nk Mop:- Clifsl with Tray I'lnlxli-d In iMiil iMisly Oak and loly:inn'-. A Heal pn.-sent at only JiL4j!&M :3 r:.3 HnioU'f'H Stands. In Mahojr iiny fliiioii. IIjik rlrar (?laa uhIi tray wllh inutrh holder that flta Inaldt! of llu raisvd rliu of iiw top to prevent It from HlMlntf nlf. Hold u( IhlK low pliee not lefuHi' tt Ih I'heiip. but bccutiHt- of a largo purchase. Home sifter jour day's toil, is the place in which you find comfort, u place for a cool pipe and a book or Hie evening paper. That is what you will find in this magnificent Living lloom Suits. Comfort herausc of the re silience of fhe springs, comfort lo your eyes because of its beauty. To your wife it means pride and happiness. Why not realize these wants in a gift to the home of this suite? The upholstery is figured iMohair trimmed with plain Mohair of the same color. In Taupe-lfose or Waliuil-Kosc combination. Unique Polychrome Ciimllc Stick, $8.00 pair Win 'ii randliH uro put In to ii pair of the Blatdy I'olehroiiM- i'antUe Sticks and llKlited tiny will brlnic furl Ii t he real h ri.st mas Spirit.' 'I'herc are Honm of your friends who wouhl ho IdeaKi U lo K' t ii pair. Nom inally prleed nt s.'Hi u pair. JiimI oiif of the many appro priate gifts from Our Gift Shop. ih to I ft W. B0HNENKAMP CO
