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Tuesday, January 29, in-i PAGE FOUR THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER La Grande Evening Observer ; INDEPENDENT NEWKl'Al'EK . Published dally and wookljr at Grande, Oregon, by 1a Grande Brenlng Observer Publishing Com pany. BRUCE DENNIS, Editor. Entered at postorflce at I -a Orando, Ore., ai Second Class Mull Matter. , ' Oa sale In other cltlc-s Oregon ;V. Hotel Nesf'Stand, Portland; 1m . ' ' perlal News 8tand, Portland: Mult potnoh News Stand, Portland. , Address lall communications to '. THB OUSBllVKH, 1416 Adulns. Ave. La Grande, Oregon. SimSGIUPTlON It A llCS By Carrier Pally! per month . 76c Dolly, per three months 1226 Pally per six mo., In advance, 14.60 Pally, single copy rc Ity LMaU Dally, per month 60a Daily, throe mo., In advance, tl.il Dally, six mo.. In advance 12.60 Dally, per year, In advance.f 6.00 C1TV AND COUNTS OFHCIAIj PAPER OIKMHKIl ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press Is exclu sively entitled to use (or publica tion of all nowa dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited In published therein. All rights of re publication of special dispatches this puper, and also the local news heroin also are reserved. K".'k ye Iho Lord while He limy he found, cull Ye upon Him while ho is near. lituiuli 66:0. Now For The Work THE OLD HOME TOWN 1 ; Py Stanley I Editorials From Over the Nation '. The Baker irrigation project has been buffeting through the departments at Washington for several years. No heed was paid to the decision and will of congress, which had to three times vote funds to begin construction. Twice the congress saw merit in the Baker project and twice it voted the necessary money to Iwgin work, only to be met each time by the serpentine methods of the department ' which shelved the project. It was killed and out of the way, in the opinion of the ..,,. department, when men from Baker county appeared at! Washington mid accompanied Congressman Sinnott and Senator McNary to the arcluves forcing the department ! wit a an officials to bring out the project and asked for reasons for ."'. the delav. No iro! reasons were given and when the ap-i plan. propiintion "committee of the house of representatives heard ... ... . i . i I 1 . -n: 1 .1 the case, mat eommiuoo again in.sen.oa u nan minion uoi- Jt ls a Koml ,llwMon i)t.caU50 Imn in the hiidiret with which to start work on the project. " is n ..-rim;ii quimion. and It was then that Congressman Sinnott brought the fight between congress and the' department to a show . iTovmciit. v dowrt. lis asked department officials if they intended to n... .."' "0f7.w? ffl swaf in I tv sarr-ro- rajiJ. A'lUI , III I . . IV - AS . fe 3 OT. x ; I RUMMACE SALE KEW5 THIRD DAY- rl.-d ii -I ; nuine. i I - . OFFICE CAT In lont,'. tfllin, slinky tiling. HotIed hair frirls wv fimllnK on! H la not tho original coat but the i upkeep thut courtis. Where who all this wafer 1iph we want I'd 11 so iniic'i hint sum mer, waila a La Urumle tn:tii. RUMMACE SALE THIRD DAY- VVvtEN Snt FOmS- A DS'tSSfNti SACK WOK. SALE 5fcJ liOI-M THAT TAX. A I I l iT .Mi:?" York Wii 1-1: A raI-r thut a r.Kiit. ni.H-rii 1 ami lllCOI'H- v( :ttoiMit w.il his iticumo lax $S.7f 17 a w -crk- iiinl. r tin- Mrllon Hi- :-Isk, 'Is (hill WJiiit llH' ii't.)f an. fxpH-tvd to ko wil.l wllli J'y nvtT?" or suth Ktherlnifs will follow the confon.'iu'f now In progreHa at Wu.shiitKion on the elimination of fllitiracy in the I'nited Htatcs. The failure to make materiul headway iK.ilnst Illiteracy in tut country Much has been wild ami prlulfd alwut hloiides and lirunetieM and much Una Ixi-n Mild alHHit it d- lioadcd wuii ten hut not primed. few, married mm car rellKion In their wife's MemberB of u craft often build flno friendshlpH. . OXK WAV TO KNTAPI': liOK- mi is to miiiAVi: vol itsi;i,f, Oladyn says alu; doesn't lei her hair prow out because all she has be guided by the decision of congress or if they still in- way-n.wur.i rinding u re -sistcd uym runninjr a how of their own disregardinff any-1 "t1h ( , ft.:i.lirr of tht. Molon tl.inj; that congress nnj;hi no. Assurance was given maijPian. or 11-- cimi.t plan, or ihe 1 r-mii n piu-i. of iinr MnclHHd plan Ik the MJiiti;, Kaeh htirtmlalt-s dis- I he pre4-nt conference, made up of iuch asnciej un the Federal bur t-au of education, the National Kd ucation aysociution and the Amer ican hegton, ia to consider nieth od to reduce Ignorance as a na tional menace. That Illiteracy can be wiped out lias been demount rated In many localities. "MoonllKht schools, which originated in the mountain to he u personal i region of Kentucky several years. ir. ,iope fur im- I Ko and soon spread to many hi. noujrh voters j nodes, performed effective pervicj; does Hint tax af- with persons of all ages and un- hall lnive K0110 hI'1'1" most unpromising conditions. the Baker project would he built. Now, let us .see the government act. me congress nas , cmwinn. The put. lie iy t-etthur in- ree times ap)ropriale Cfovcmmcnt to piocccd il. t.'mno uimfimrinll iUn nuinnv nl it i tuw tin n I hf. toruiat inn. I hens Ir urntsi Charlie Johns Is Heard From, The editor of the livening Observer was pleased to re- ceive a letter recently from our old friend, Charles A , Johns, for ycara 11 resident of linker, prominent attorney Hint. .e t.... r ..a ..,,..,,., ..;. ,.r ti. citf, .. of Oregon. Judge Johns is now a federal judge in the t-.ivC Philippine Islands. f..r Hi I find an am wit to thu nu-.stlun. I "How (l'.i. ln;li(in jiCMmM llH'?" j lxwla i:. riin'on. irisitlcnl of j till' MiTrlmlil-.' A .softilt UI1 of New j York, wu an HlumiiKitlii:? ti-ai-lu'r i in I'lit4'au yrslr.l;iy. A, Id - M(llltIMlM.IMl in lid r.il I:im-n. $1.. . Itiiii.ouo.lMiM in state t:ixt' and; j more than SH'du.mihi.uimi In rllvi and local t;..-s in (he rniu-d , T'ii' tot a I m inon- ihan .iHio.l'ua, , approximately one j ho national turoim. t-nlh in oacli dollar . i'l'liroiiKh Iheso schools and other 1 i-rfort: not an Illiterate Individual was left ill some counties of th" Soulh where theprobleni was con sidered especially difficult. There is encouragement in this sltua--lion. A nation wide effort, encr- li V . I country of illiteracy wllhln five year;:. I LOOKS MMI'l.i:, ANYWAY 1 isismurck Tribune: And after nil J liaa been tufd und done the rem t edy for lax reduction Is simple and apparent. The way la rc ; duee taxes ls by supporting only- he essential:! of ffoveromenl and l.minate expensive experiments. TOWNS lti;l-tKSl:.NT n.l ricopu; .evanc'i Lanejiboro Weekly: j You say . "My town Is dead," and earned K; i to rnv tax.s. In New ' " a,"'! fonlrmulo llbcr- -..,,. ..i. i.',.. ..r ii ( ally toward III burial ceremonies. Ho says, "apparently the people of the United States! vidua i im-oim. K in iun now i Vour 1:1 whul -ou.ni--oi !,, IlliU i,, W, .,lif Il,ii;io, iuhih loes Ihal affect lenanLs? It ns I "",lr ionspeopie ininK It is.. Re- . rt.i )MHn.mMm.'.y',p .,...,'!.., . it-vMi iwii-Woiirh i Mr'i.i,,Jv,,'" you, attitude I bristle with undeveloped wealth. The. islands have a popu- , iin.-. I Uition of only 12,00(1,1100 and easily cou'd support 50,0(10,- B(.N' W Vork cityi.H t.i.:iin(r;. , -f.! 000. The present chaotic conditions over here are largely The'Viiic's' are Cinl- 'm dnVi - cue to cmbryotic statesmen, both American and Filipino. 'P''"'1 "-. l ai. us there in n' t- - , . , i . , , - . riiii-aienii u iiteaiiM a Krowing Lnfoitunatcly only alxmt 1 per cent of the rilipmo popu- ti,x burden r..r the future, lation can either read or write." 't c.n"cT "o ""' 'llie work of the federal court, of which Judge Johns i,'ur.i.'n" i.m'i ago' "cause the"! is a mcniher. is ouite heavv. ana nurinir nis zt montns : '"n-' r run m mi luxes are mdi- stay in the islands he has written 328 ojiinions. At this ' (r,',,c's i.'ave nu'tmlved'elt jens' t" i:c::i lime of year the judge said roses and caranations adorn "Mow does it infect n,,.?" and T.i , the-dinner tables in Manila and the weather is very mild, j '". i ""'.niV'oiii' '.Vu!.'.' "bi'iar lle is now booked for an eight months' vacation and stated lh,-" k OinniBii the hiKher ov. r tlint ho did not know what he would do for that length ' ratiroad r"!-'"'Tnu, ',"i,''ch t'nxaiinn lif lii' tiniC With nothing to do. enters. l,ae:I lo Die custmns maze iiu.'.'; "j -v We would suggest that Judge Johns leave; the islands ; ,vh..,1ibv;!)''i:.,rI'!'i',.. Ti.e and'cii' v'iii?'jiuvd .come to Kastein Oregon for his eight months' vaca-j -'0" "r- ims int.. these lilf .t ... ... . . .... . , ,t 'Ucst?ou:;. one a.'M.u-a -year man it, mill. e win noi oe atue to snow nun tne gwu oiu ..r,,,,,,, ,r duel reduction of only .7f, In dlncl lav. Hut many are hn-nni.- ou about the ALIEN INVESTOR IS NOT LIKED IN MEXICO, REPORT :1i;.ICO CITY. (I.N.H.)- .Mex ico for -M' xie;Mis!' With tliia ery sotip box on. tons and bolalieviliK for in;iiiy y-;iis have roiiHMl lit iiu breu.st.s of t)i Ir Isnorant. jn-on nudlenee tin: h'1 tereHt hatred for thest 'd:iinn;tlli nii'ddliliK fon-ijfiiers." w ho, "thru yeiir of exi-!(iiatlon." h:ive "rob bed" the. Mexicans of their riirlil heritage the frilita of one of t h riehfst count i'm-m on tin fact- of tin earth, l-'.ir only one-t bird of th wealth of .Mexico a wt-alih that totalH, in terinH of Anicriciin mon ey, more than S-.ST'M.na.onti is in the hands of Mexicans. Tin- n :jt is In the firm grasp of fon-.r;n'rs chiefly American, I-Ycnch und IJrit fsh. According lo govt'rnnn ntal ' r'c onis und data, the total wealth ol Mexico, despite Ph s-veral uphaev UlS Since l!ie fofifa!l of the rec line of I'reNitbnt 1'orfirio Ol.tz In l!H0, is approximate 4.14 I , f - i! , -H44 pesos, eipiivr-bnt in American inon-y to $!.:i't.2tn.4--. Official reeonls of the Mexl'-an Euvernnient h!iou- that American capital invested in thaj country greatly exceeds that of any other nation. Americans o n .$ 1 ,t'-r",77".0"n o J Mexico's great wealth, or ne:irl one-half of the entire total, while I the balance is held by Mexican and i Kiiropean ( ;ipiluii;;tn, with Knglami , and h'rance In ihe lead, Knejnnd and l-Yance hold jointly $4!i4,7fS.iMHi, witli other foreicn capitalists sharing to th'- extent of $!lH,5.!.r.3M. of the tolal weallh leaving the Meican lioldins ai t only $7J!.l K7.24-. or about one-; third of the country's riches. Yet, while the more enlij;htenerl classes of 'Mexico do not lustlatf ! to point with jtride to Hm ir-ti nt total weallh, well Knowing the' trials and tribulation) the country had to encounter riuring its four-j teen years of strife, the cau.S" for j !the present racial hatred has come j j directly from within the hcartu of! Now they complain because "lc "''V,k eieniunis o tne ; nde.l it ilov.n lliri i jniiiiT,1""i' "-1" : Fairy-Frock Rompers tidy garment for the child, in many attractive colors; all hand embroidered, heavy crepe One Lot $1.95 ea. One Lot $1.45 ea. .New Shipment Of MAitiiii:ii i.iri:. (H la cartls) X Queen of hearts. Jack of hcurts Holituire! I'iainond flush, nsk for one One pair! Mold a hundred, full liousc- Itllinluy! Too nwiny Queena si III In the di ck Illscard dmniuy! IliHcurded wroilB. try bluffiliK. : culled Hand Is played! Lose the frame, put In the hoh ' Spade. A Minlvnr of n wreck In llerin-Si-a Kalved his Ihir-l ly llcklo ' Ihe IitIicix he nas Minniliil on. Which Is nlmiil the Mime as klssln;; Ihe vi iattc girl. KUTE. KUTS $1: each Just thething to keep the Children clean while they play. No soilefl dresses or torn clihes a great saving to a mother strengQi and ne VlAfnrf thai !::J tim ntt KUTE KUTS tho medium of unscrupulous nnd tlcuily the entire brocolll crop knavish soap box orators, to the the Willianiete. valley. It was. irieal masses of illerates in order lojtimnied by these, agents that n inflame these poor ignorant peons j more than one or two carloads o..Uol oiilu , .. rt'ixlliil iml fril'-'i cijjnt-rs of every cajit. ; Husbands used to complain about (he laborious eVfoiia of hut- toning the woman's drttsses up the back. N'OW thev rninnliiin Itoetinun tho dresses have no bucks. country. J , bred it sn-l 1 Kight o'clock, said the girl ok! - she swallowed her wrist watch. Cold Ih'stiuys llrwolll Crop. WAhKM Survey of the rural ill.strict: completed by agents of the Oregon rowers' Co-Operative association Indicates that the re cent cold weather destroyed prac- ajid lor- the products will be satvair.il this season While In prevto years as many an '2it cars brocolll wore shipped from tl district". The worst of being a good pai mnn is that one must vkw many sensible (hinga with ahr TH K ritKNH AIH OI- TIIK sm:kii(; rotten is vi:uY .rovAiti.K ai-tkh vor ii;r V(M It IIKAI) 1M1KIE Tilt; COV-V.llS. The young man who married for a, Joke usually gets one,' SI Instead ' of IhinkliiR it's dead think It's olive, and you will tmmedlutclv beirlii ; t eonlnhute toward tin enliven ment. Siiy It's alive, and set oth t er to sas ing It. They will soon heCeve II. it will becoiuo a fuct. Ilenieiubcr, it l.sn'1 your town j It's you. 1 PASS AVOTHKIt i,AW I ShcloKun Trews - TeleKrum the motorists won't slop nt rull-l! road crossings lo let Ihe trains fro i by. it looks as If Ihe trains would :l havi to slop to let the automobiles;' 1 ASM ION XOTK ,, .. No longer does Ihe flapper iflap And spread her pretty wings: Mill she drapes her willowy form LADIES i You can each liav a fine .s.Mti.i; rm And pay foe It on lnstalhnu Vl.in. Ilenulirul I'urs At vcim tow put CHRIS HUELER 1 will buy aTr the raw furs I offered for sale 1 MnNllFNTn m m -w -w mm 7Ieaori'j!. Vroi pans. ! i S-MI.IMIO I'lmri'li lli-ami . NUIITH IlKMi. dr. Work was started on the new S2U.U00 Pres bxt.rian church this week. The ; cnntr.1! ur. have 8 crew of nine men employed. The Iforms I I ,1 for tl We will nut he able to show him the "irood old limes"" once enjoyed hero, hut at that we will get him up i..: j i... i.:... i it...! i. i..r. n.- i . lu.iMi all in mi. iii!u!iK!iiin 4HII1 nitinu nun nimn iikil lit- icit uiu jnrKer linr'ten ,.f (,, Imltrccl tii- '" country on ton of Cod's footstool, and will send him back''"- T" i "i" force inhiiui the lo the bench feeling as he used to feel, ..sure for tax rciluc- pr tin I, Positions For Service Men ! tirow ini; pre , Hon. I A N.VIIONAI, ASNAl l, ! Ki.NlltN l: : J.in.'.:!n 1'ity Star: Ma.,. some .tltlnjr m.r.- Ih.iu the ii-iial results t)X ! Ihe concrete basement are In j place and Ihe pouring; befran Kri 'day. The hliildin? Is grcully need ' !'d because there - nothlni; tip. 1 lTON.Iiiiatlnc a coinmunlly build-In- In th,- clly. The new church will have two kitchens, rest rooms. bIurc and will fill the demand for a com munity building itdctintfly. The auditorium will be spacious. It win he finished by early spring. I'l. J. I-!. Snyder Is the pastor. ' ' It is notrV'd with a good de.il of satisfaction that the plate administration has issued a statement telling of its intonlinn to give ex-service m-n tho positions created by the new stale income lax department. That i the way it should be. Throughout the entire list of public cm ploycs the service man shoulod have the preference. There has liecn much talk about this, but there lwis been very JJ'J, little action, nnd today there are many very capable sol diers who have mil employment, wi'sss i l et Oregon imt only put the soldiers in the income tax bn , , i , , , , , .. . ui-yiuiiiii'iu, inn. n wniiid ne nut an act ol fairness lo re vise every department where the state employs men at living salaries, giving the soldiers the lHisitions. in .-a I'll fin. . in' ' (111 on lill" mi COl sir FJ tlx Wft chi B" Kll by i'i in IM lr rll 111! SCI sh 1111 I'll tlr 111 Ci an He et ti" While llany Simlair is in Kuroiie, prob.ibly refusing to become king of some of the buffer .-.bites, his personal attorney is tighteeing the coils mound him and cx-Secr.-tnry Kail in the Tea I'ot Dome tians u lion. I'.y the timo Sinclair is ready lo come luck he may want to stay over in Kurope and lHtvnio ,i king. , There niv still TiO.ooi) dt cording to the lest estimate; sion has counted hoins. but rect. lt nouiil lu.ve sonic a game preserve. it in the Oregon forests, ac - None of the game comniis Ihe estimate is mtihahlv rm- weight with tourists who lovj . Jkunehow Secretary Anderson of the Anti-Saloon league cannot account for $21,700 in the league funds. Surely this deficit cannot le laid lo wine, etc. " '. Even the nutoniobiles ai running wild in Portland these days. She's getting to be a wild city, and no mistake. AKERY partment You ;ilw;iys find a nice assortment of I' leyji li;rkcrv Goods at our store. I'Ycni'h l'aslry Chowlatc Eclairs Cream Tuffs Maple Lunch Rolls I Kiujjhnuts Cup Cakes Cinnamon Rolls Coffee Cakes Putter Horns Apple Tie Mince Tie Anpel Cake Devil Cake Honey Crem Cake Eakles Cakes Macaroons lellv TaVts Cookies Your Fresh eicti moriyfg orders will receive pompt attention J. G. Snodgrass Ifti! Depot Street No Charuc for Delivery Two Phone Call Main 73 ORDER THAT MONUMENT NOW We have made a pro found study of monument building, and an order placed in our hands is sure to receive faithful, intelli gent execution. Wo, Will Gladly Fumisl; Estimates! Blue Mount Granite mm ! j i ainlarble j f " 1 1 . m f i in The I'VUfrral ItL-st-rve System la back of Coiiiiiiercial America. As nieiiilfera of the Federal Jtescrvo System wo lire Klail we can piutlci pate 'la' Its" (benel'llj for a ramie und Union Counly trutlo territory. No leg! tf male reqirirenieut is 'ever refused by lliu Fed eral Kcscrvc Hanks, Vncc i we are always in position 10 serve our patrons through its resources. "f .ot5 of U.S Ji!f be poor until Ve ore -tkirb iKer vOe'll. used -to. i Thiij lil:iki-s itis r juui i.-viiiiii.iiu I llH-nlSylll(l WC 1 fV . BhiVo do it. I iisler to nic-'t Slogan: Tlnre Is no sl- Htttile for safety. ompany una 8 Arc, l.s tiramlp, OlVKav-' 1 I VJQUI1U -RELIABLE -PHOQRESSM' FINAL CLEAN-UP Bunting's Bargain MAXWELL New Series Tourim;, comieicly re-conditioned nieclianically: neaiA nevr tires. Priced to sell quick. MAXWELL Sport Touring in excellent con dition. A distinctive motor cr complete lv equipped. Our price will agreeably sur prise you. FORD-Tourinfr, almost new. This car looks and runs like newv yet our price gives you the benefit of an mtialive discount. It has 1921 license. AND MANY OTHERS. Each used car in our stock will sell readily in another month for $50 to ?200 more than we ask. C. W. Bunting & Son 1323 Jefferson Ave. flume Main 792 F LA GKANDK S FoleyGrill Nothing instills pridin a community more than a first-class drill I .a Grande's Foley .Grill fulfills this imporlaut mission. I ' , 4 Deep aiVreciatiivA is felt for the patronage of our home peiple. In our Grill ou will find city service, the best of footftimfl at prices no hMicr than ordin ary eating Wuses and restaurants charge. Jlusic every noon and evening. Hear Kathleen Camplell sing with the Eu phonia accompaniment. - Ccme and dine with us. ' j You mil Be Pleased Fi I'M iiii: 1 V
