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Wednesday, 'January 1(5, 192.1
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THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
La Grande Evening Observer
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; Published dally And weekly at
La Grande, Oretfon, by La Grande
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oaur BHUCE DENNIS, Editor.
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A BENEDICTION: Unto lilm
that Is ublo to keep you from fall
lng, tind to present you faultless.
JltrtKe 24.
Discontent as a Developer
One heavs the discontented person wish for a lot of
things he does not need. Coining down town in the morn
ing one La Grande man will whistle and joke, look at the
tore windows and remark to himself that it is strange
there are so many things offered for sale that he does
Hot need, while another ha Grander will come down the
same street feeling that the world is wrong, that there is
liothing in the stores that suits him, and he will worry
because he cannot get some certain thing which docs not
hnppcn to be carried in stock.
Some people deplore the Grande tfondc climate, while
others, like Uncle .Sam lirooks who has-been here for half
a century, will smile and tell you it is the best twelve-
"fhonth climate to be found in America.
. Contentment is the greatest thing to be had, but very
few seem to possess it. All of which brings one to an
analysis of the matter. Admitting that the contented ier
son is the happy person, we must give discontent what
is due it namely, that it acts as a developer.
'' In summer folks want to go north, to the mountains,
or the seashore. In winter they 'arc drawn to the tropics.
People living in the cast talk about going west and natives
of.'the west? believe the. rainbow's end is in the cast.
. People without automobiles "would be" satisfied with a
small car. Their more fortunate neighlxirs driving small
automobiles hope for a larger car "next year." Every raise
in salary suggests another.
,: This insatiable desire and discontent, which is character
istic of civilized peoples, is man's only inspiration for un
ceasing accomplishment. Without it there would lc iu
progress, no scientific research, no inventions, no industrial
...or commercial achievement, no religious or educational up
liftment, neither human 'ambitions nor ambition. . 'In the
; t' opics, where a generous nature guarantees existence with
. out self-help, there is an intimation of what would result
from the end of human desire and discontent.
7 Americans are frequently criticized by their European
and Asiatic brothers for dollar-chasing and with placing
work before every other, institution of life. In the same
breath our foreign visitors inquire into the reasons for
our woild domination in industry, commerce and science. j
It would now be evident to the foreigner that accomplish-j
rnent and progress are the sum total of life to the am
bitious American and in this lies the secret of American
growth and national superiority.
Contentment is Die unpardonable sin on this side of the
Atlantic, unless it lie indolent discontent.
Income Tax
Tips
THE OLD HOME TOWN
Py Stanley
' No. 8.
Salurlcd porHoiy unci whko 'urn
era form by fur tho lmr;cBt tIuhh
of taxpayerH. Jn tln-lr, inlt'ivBts.
horiu 1040A lit r.-tdfnn- Ursi for
fllliiK rvttirim of n. t in oiin of
$b,iHM and Iihh front whatever
source derived, thi year 1h used
for report liur net Income of not
more than Jf.iMUi derived chiefly
front ualarli-H and w.iifrx.
('oinpt'tiHittlon In any form "for
perHonul Herviie rendered" in hiiIi
Ject lo the iiieotne ix. ThiH In
cludes Ha hit-lew, w.iK'M, (Vi-h, eoni
uitrMluiiH, ImniiiK'H and jnnimmH.
and -Hps. HalnrleH p;iid hy u hSjiU
or political HiihdlViHinn t hereof to
Its employee sire not taxable, the
reason beln;j thai the Inderal (,-ov-orntnent
do' 11 not lax the limtrti
ineniuitf Irs of a Hiate.
Tim exemption doeH nol apply
to salaries paid by t he Kedm-al
Kovernment, except that a Kederal
liu-oiiii- t:t may n I he P vied on
the Hilarh-H of (he 1'reHldent of tho
(fitted Wales or I'edeial jud,(
which would dltnlnlrdi Km- Hf.hnieH
that were In efteet at the (Inielhey
took oft lee. Thin provision doin
not exempt from taxation the nal
ary of the I'reH'dent ol the t'nited
States or Federal judges. Hit mean
ing Is that if 'oui.'r'-MM, ufler the
preHldenl or a federal jud.e has
taken office, Khollld Increase the
rates of taxation, Hiicli increase
would not apply to the s-ilaries
payahle tit the tune the oath was
taken.
Kees received by (1 notary public
oommissioli'-d by a Klnle are no)
taxable nor are leeH paid jurons
by a state. Witnr-.sm-H In lawsuits,
even though s'linnioned by a
state's attorney, are nnf considered
employes of a stale, and fees re
ceived by theni are mihjeet lo taxation.
OFFICE CAT
T fl AO A hAHH
DY JUNIUS
ta llltfSW- MrL'&(ftl I TEH. VOUV - r'fa
;lvMC!KBO V sroLS TUB rl' .M.lX ST0 Tj
rooms off P SJfjf. X tlkL. n
IT 15 NOT KNOVW TCBftES. TOW. Ctt
OR TOO ZER& vueATME BROXS TUT: THIl. OTP THAT OLD
IROM DO IN JUDGE HORNBUjWES FRONT TBD
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J 'It; A ?vl 'I, "'7Highlandcrs Discuss
MICI KNOCKS IT'S A t.(XSt."
Problems at Dinner
(Continued from page 1)
A I.a fJrande man lias been
worrying hlnmelf sick over a iues-i to be referred to the secretary of 1
ine i immiJiT ana me auverusini? i kj
inal with dark stripes or
animal with white stripes.'
anyone know?
dark
J )oes
i ion ins noil UHHeu mm. i ne iu-o- j - ts$
lion was "Ih a zebra a white anl- coinmlltec.
A motion was passed to refer a
plan for a more complete county
health unit to the proper commit
tec. It Is believed that funds aro !
Tin- difference between mnn nml, avaiiatHe in the county budget Pr-
woman in iiisi man wriiih iery- .s
thii.K he thlnkH be mil kcI Biul'n board, now null und void, tbu?
uiiniiti. uiiiiiw fwrviiiii.ir kIk could be directed to this work. Dr.
knows she can't itvt,
A caieer Is what a girt wants If
she likes herself better than she
likes the men?
Knvy h admiration that
.stood around useless until
soured.
Zoologists claim elephants smell
with their mouth. We ill ways
fhoii';hl they did it nil over. Let's
lei Itok put it lo a vote.
' Some knockers are the lmlt.
They have Just about reaohed the
point where they want to start a
revolution or uppeal for Kovern-
inetiial aid merely because they
lost a nlcklc.
i:iVAKI IIOK Ml ST IK
ritv i xi; to kahx ii iisi;i,i
A NOT III: It PAItAt.KAI'U IN
fWIIOS WHO '
v The Whip and the Law
v llh all the bou-sU'd prison inform in our country,
Rh all the lecturinjv which is poinjr on relative to eriinin
o'ojry and its punisliment, it is worth considering that ms
sibly the old w li ipjin r post was not a bad thing' for cer
tain kinds if crinif, alter all.
' A Canadian judge recently sentenced a bank robber and
escaped convict to imprisonment for life, "with IH)' lashes"
as an additional penalty; it be administered at the rate
of 10 a month for three months.
The lash has become virtually obsolete in the United
States as a method of punishment for convicted criminals,
ttfact which is responsible for irrevelant conclusions that
)l? abandonment marks a milestone in our progress from
the barbarities of the past. It is the testimony of crimin
ologists that a m;Mi dreads tho whip wielded by the arm
of the law more tan any other foim of punishment, and ! T !,1;u".,,t .s
A .New York Male man horse
whipped Ui.i wife bi'Vtie he look
h! thi-ouuh a keyhole titttl saw her
sitting: n aimthei' man's lap and
later found rlitar iisheM In her Is'tl
arid he .-studies a pij'-'I hiuius
wonder's If there uec 12 men liv
hu In the whole world who would
find him KiHHy.
A lUll.v Hue
"Hay. what do you know a ho id
It '. Jake found a hundred dollar
Idll!"
"Can it be? What's he L-oinir to
do with II?" , .
"(Hi. he's liyimr to borrow1
etitimrb money to pay It."
Wonder how long It will be be
fore women who murder their
hiitibaiuls get the same penalty the
law Imposed upon mere man. Thla
eolyum p muses ubout 47 years.
W. T. I'hy, of Hot hake, heartily
endorsed this plan which he In
troduced to tho JliKlunders .hist
u veiling. In brief, th plan would
ffivo I'nion county a public health
unit that would completely handW
the entire county similar to a plan
already adopted by many other
countica in Oregon.
Chamber rinanchilly O. K.
The fact that the Chamber of
Commerce is financially better ofl't&
Secretary,;. C. Ileynolds mid alsoi
by Treasurer II. K. Coolldge. A'rj
of l.a Grande commercial organl
zationn for the past 20 yeurs, stated
that, the condition of the club fin
ancially was "never better in the
part than U la at present," t
Stress was lahi on the -'efficient
work of the membership and pep
committees during tho past year
and a vote, of thanks was tendered
the secretary by, the Highlanders.
To t ii iron n Ouartclto
A motion "was uso''"made und
paiM;d. tp purchase 'U'ltgr.pr unl,
forms for the , Chamber of .Com-'
rnerce quartette, the type bo
fullv derided upon at a Inter rime.
Ho, hum only about Hi 7 more
days until summer.
Spring fever is due anytime now
when the sun shines at Ihat it's
a nice way of telling a guy he's
lazy.
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26th Annual Clearance
SL-E '
MEN!
Every Article in the Store Reduced .
Have you. given this Except
ional Offer any consideration)
If not, let us show you the excellent qual-
er you yrlVlen s buits,
Bargains-We are glad tQ
showyou them Whether
.......
u buy or not.
-O rrti
on Overcoats y
itv---That we off
they are rare
Si 11.50
H f E7
333
OFF
Our Entire Stock of
1IAHT SCIIAFFNER
& MARX
And
OREGON CITY
OVERCOATS
Latest models and colwrs
3 3 13
OFF
Every Article in Our Mens Dept. Reduced '
OnriiiK the meeting last evening j eons promptly on time" which was
the ijnru-tetle, consisting of (1. L. I advocated by Dr. It. h Murphy
iMJtton. I-Iliner stodlard, Slier- i and endorsed by other Highlanders
w-iod Williams and (. !. Hirniojand a plan of turning over, the
sj'iig three, songs for the High- hmrlieon:i to Chamber committees
landern. at leaut 2fi weeks during (he year,
Other matters disiissed included Iwhicii was presented by , Hjnier.
'"lurnlng''o'ver"fi new b-at' and start Stoddard and endorsed by many
in;; the ' Chamber Tuesday 1 erieh ol U-r :
C
ONSTIPA'OON
poAn, and erupcy, ' anJ
lien tsKing
CHAMBJcRLAIN'S
Keep totVlCh weet livei actfre
bowelk regular only 25c
KONDON'S for Cold in
Catarrh. Drv Nam. i
Deafnru 1m4NoIm. Headje, fima
Throat, Inldcnta. KUNDOjra 30 Tear
dolnr ttam. Docfer. iWlint. Nurse
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mils, makv iiii:'i:mihu-
Oitwiok MiiiTifEi:.'; llxvi
Salem. Orcp. ''Dining my
txpcclaitt pel tod I was weak, lie;
twI fill run-t!m 11. 1 ha
sullt'ird villi ii
.; yn iL i.'i miinniu! ny compai isnn Willi llio acts ul lawhroak- .-mil'l n,,i do rny nmt, I,
Ci'R ajrainsl innnccnl victims. Mknt l)i
.-crl)(inii i
In tho ( anadian case the nnivicl osciuhmI from m ison, ' ,-rovcil, l
robbed a banU, i-iv.cliod the Anin ii'an side, and with con-1 'W-
IvrtPiatos onj;atvc(l in a nu battle in the streets of Mm-! mil healthy.
neannlis Willi llio twli,.. li,.l', I... l 1 II., twirn li.yl ilaitKli r v. i cro.v
no coiiiiiiik:uoiis lor uie nieor imiii ol innocent persons who M. I K.iv.l w n, l-ai nn.
,.. crossed his path in his ciiminal career. The addition ol'; rfi;",' oSn'pl!-!! rTK1
: . '1(1 lashes to liis life scnteiice was less as a reminder if i l.sti-l lur comUinn ihat she InJ
his crime than a warnin- l olliers of what awaits them it i i!.;:!!:!.'.-.!.-?.'' ;!ia''y 'S,,-
; iney lan nun me cuiicnes ol Hie law. ' W: J .'-ml ,t.
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iV" hr.thil vl .jjr.llv.iP:
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Iromp.ii .iti !v n- sut III
it baby v:Vvcry btvotn
. There is soinetl'.iiiK adniiralile about the
of justice over our iiothern border.
administration
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.'t ihc I'ro-.crirlit'n li.nlay from
"four (hllt:i.,i.-.l--lit'tii t.r (ahlel:i. nr
r inul 10.: I , Dr. Pu ree s lnvali'lV
wwmwmrsw
Grown and packed
m Ceylon
AM (he (MitMhl romi
nd enliciri flavor art
lodted in until (bey frt-t
yoo from a fte?mia c:tp!
The ftolcd. leidfoil psckel
mAkt sure of thai
ALLEN A LEWIS
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"J im wiwni i n Mi huih up-.
AMm
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Unlet ill lliill.li., N. V., ,,r trial
I'kg. Write tor f.cc mi Jkal advice.
Cold Type and
Warm Sunshine
expressing to our natrons and '
friends the hope that this may bo the
Happiest Holiday Season you have
ever enjoyed, we are compelled to use -cold
type because there is no other
way to reach all.
But we wish we might walk up to each
una every one ot you, take your nar
look you in the eye and say right.
your iace
"I I A PI' Y AiW .
ess isti iil;;.AN'tw '
t' .t "'"fc " t ill '
Grande Ronde Htsnital
A nonscctarian and ethicalhTs(aftion that does not ad
vertise your sickness or broaTkast your operations, but
gives you service equal to any institution in the North
west. ' -
We employ only graduated nurses .
Lincoln & Fo
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