Tuesday, January 29, in-i
PAGE FOUR
THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
La Grande Evening Observer
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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.
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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
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