La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 31, 1924, Image 4

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Newspaper Page Textr Thursday,' January 31, 1021. PAGE FOUR THE LA' GRANDE) EVENING OBSERVER i hoi I -rnt ! iui f in Rid forri Dili lw, ' Atk: T'l hoi, ' Let Grande Evening Observer INDEPENDENT NEWSI'AI'EK Published dally and weekly at tA'Qv&nde, Oregon, by I.a Grande BY&lnff Observer Publishing com ply. ,.,BRUCB DENNIS, Editor. Entered at postofflce at La Grunde. Ora.. as Second Class Mall Mutter. Op ' sale In other cities Oregon Eotel News Stand, Portland; Im perial News Stand, Portland; Mult nomah News Bland, Portland. Address all communications to TsTET OBSERVER, 1416 Adams, t., La Grande, Oregon. 2 SUBSCRIPTION HATES By Carrier Dtpiy, per month Tea r1lv Mr tlirnA months !IR Dyiy per six mo., la advance, $4.60 Duly, single copy lie ..coo By Mall Dally, per month I-ally, threo mo., In advance, $1.26 Daily, six mo., In advance..$2.60 Dally, por year, in advance $6.00 CITY AND COUNTY Oli'lUlAIj PAPER MEMUEK ASSOCIATED PRESS Ths Associated Press Is exclu sively entitled to use (or publica tion or all news dispatches credited to it or not othorwiso credited in published therein. All rights of re publication of special dispatches this paper, and also the local news herein also are reserved. Let us reason together, salth the Lord: though your sins bo us scur let, they shull be as white us snow. I su. 1:18. THE OLD HOME TOWN Jty Stanley Baker's Annual Meet I Walter E. Mcacham, secretary of the liaker Chamber ol Commerce, and who has often been termed the "Ezra ifeeker of the present day Oregon Trail," has issued invi tjtions for the annual gathering of the liaker business pioplc on Monday evening, February 11th at which time a review of the past year's work will be gone over and a j jollification held over the final decision of the government: tl build the liaker irrigation project. A number of the: limitations reached La Grunde today. j It is a good idea to round up tilings once eacli year and tike stock. It is a good plan to meet around the dinner tJUe and receive new inspiration on the Eastern Oregon dovolopmont.- Baker is to be commended on her Chamber j of Gommeico work. She has consistently and persistently kfcptx constantly at it, and that is what spells success in ! iinytunueriaKing, r3S- BUT -THEPOS rfff i l.lht wHIXJ.SALfV 4.'d., sviFy hothin tDsiw) a wnnwiQ' 'L- I C 0M r sW J ( jt fw1 ,jyjci ' gj'a;-.': . r. . . m9M RuMMAGR SALE NEW!.- FIFTH DAY- AFTEB MBS OPJOHN FOUND A DPE5SINH SACK SHE MDB"T V' TfciEP TO SST BACK ARTICLES THEY HAD DONATED TO THESALEj 5 J La id. Me Revive The Curfew Grande should revive. her curfew law and enforce Merely ringing the curfew bell means little, but a strict enforcement ot the law would bo an excellent thing for this or any other community, j Children unattended should not bo out at night. There 1)1,1 Kill-? Thi'm wuh a tilii in l.a (;ratnli And Mhu wa:i w:it-l'"li I wlsi'. Kho us.. I u lit;!,, ,i,,n,,,al i,tl,k And roHUM'li.'d Imt i y, k. i iJllt wlH-n llio lx.'.:i had lomid her out. , . ........ . . . "Hit ran witti niinni ami maia Urailde home instead ol hurriedly eating the evening meal i Ami hm, ,i a i"t "i f ""i and ioii and -ducking: out, leaving their children to roam at will. no reason for it. And, too, if the curfew were strictly enforced it might cause some parents to revive the La OFFICE CAT 1 RAUC MANH 1 BY JVKIVS The House Organ I Of late ycajs in inUluliotm where many people are em- thafardT)r(mect infercsnt Woke dTn ftlTj ocf vjtrt d printing: items "t of interest to consumers of the product which is splcL..,' . J' Tlie Kn 1 2ni Oregon. IaA. and Power company, with s usual alertness to keep abreast of the time:?, has such a publication published by the company and edited by JJ. L., Crockatt, a newspaperman who has lately joined the litnks of the electric people, j The last issue of his publication contained some very iiUorestinjr stories of proposed development, mention of 'the' different employes, including a write-up of 'Gone VVal kjjr, manager of the n Grande division. Mr. Walker has bjfch with the K. O. h, & P. company since 1011, betfinninfr it a line foreman. Later he was in charge of the division that dispensed power to ihtt mines of the Sumpter coun tyi jcomiiiH: to l.a Grande? in October, 1921. His work here: has been entirely satisfactory to the patrons of the cjuniiany, for he believes all the letters of the alphabet spell: only one word, and that word is "service." To WllBll 'I lift niisl::hlii of a iirili by (nwil (vn wov't int-Midiii his iiiiiim- lt ciHitjf. . lil.cil li MulH) Kill i-m c.i'i(Nl tliti" In' i(v'Im-, rrnm On cliici of poller H. Hf t'l' llir laV rv rJf U'.s I In (ili()ti i tt I'iku (I'lit'll III si llilX'ICIIt IHI.ItltMIS ployed it has become very popular for the institution to : was "' "li' :ssue a house organ a .small publication dealing with things (.hl.r ,,, (lllmiii -: ! nmu: nr. ili- i.fUV Iho 9hI(Ii tunii;.i(." i;y .hmiuK) Kvrry fillip Ihul l.-avcri ynrt cinmln;; il tnrrii ir j.lnrm jiikJ i- uj.uuli.x- i i It 'I. In v. It id) cum' tin-it' arc tlii-rn Mirvivor;;. Any hirk t t'liiplrt ii d m nil wilh it small miiitl arhi' Is u rrn'ik. ' l-lvrry lovt at fair h:t:j inui hiicIi crt-ahirc. WIhmi I ho h-Tti Is itohitf infi-lin- Inatftl hy Mi- villain so lh:it III-ht-roitif r''tu::.'il I" ri'"iH:nli'.t' him. ho ik'vit I'l lii' IiiIUt to iiH- Kt i'l his Innoi riit'o Mil Instead Niit-fi-i'M lit til'i'ii-,1 null thiTrhy ap poa r-A Ktlilly mil II I ho IhtkImo ovoiiliiitlly (If rn t iii uu ily. All horoi'M an' heave, hniitlHoitif and m hi ol lc. All ln-ntim it arc faithful, ImmiiIIiiiI Kin I. All vlt fiiinM ju'e ri:l, iiiist'tupult)ti.s ami vile. ;.tvo alva (vurctiiin:i (ho harrier lift y v I he rieli and thv poor. A fat man In never a rrook nor Is a hluiid tver wieUed. A hi' ek lle er lilts (hp pn'HUlt ftr whom II l,s Inletided. Ilahlcs who wander outside (he house ,-ilway:; jrei Injured hy an aiitomohlle. Highbrow and Lowbrow How people do delight in using the expressions, "high brow" and "lowlnow." The man or woman who loves pvctry, who delights in studying astronomy and philoso phy is frequently mentioned as highbrow, while ho who sticks to Hill Hart for his movie recreation is often dubbed a lowbrow. TTlit did it over occur to you that everyone sees things iwfyirding to their own lijvlits? And thoy should. If they oiJoy certain tilings in literature, in music or in the social rcydm; if they prefer exehisivencss to broad, open demo cratic association, it is a privilege which they have a per fect right to follow without undergoing the nppelation of biiig a highbrow. . Vnd if the person who enjoys Hill Hart or prefers to a lyric show instead of attending grand opera and is not THE OPEN COURT I'oim i :si'( il: i s m 1S T srmiiT TMi'iK nii:st Tin: rnit ir tiii:v im: siiti: I I t ltiKs i'i;i; i;i. r i ,(. Amn' t; Mil. i.i:a i;i: KtKlti.. I.;. Ci.md.- i-Ai-iHii;; tdt si rver ; pt.l ii i- in voiir h-vim tf I.Vt I'XidllUj; C, 'itlTlrllHIlt of (lp Imnkrui ley of ' V. I., ('leaver, whieh iitso ; pe;ind In the Ore Kfiiii of wiiui' il.i!-. mid I wish 1.. .-I.I Ml. 1... It'll .-I. oxious to others he is entitled to his pleasures and his ; iijMai ( tin rem. The I. it ii Mitdr Nat ioii.il (tank held not en ol t'h ii';- hi KM 7 H i;r.;;atiiav Jfll.i';.''. mtiiihI. We t'olleeled on tin- k notes out of Hi. Irs of eoK.ih f il :.eiMir l $:Hi:;. taites without being; classed as a .lowbrow. This world is big and broad and good for us all. Hu manity has its own tastes,' desires and convictions, and astlhe individual thinks, so is he. So long as be seeks hij entertainment in channels which conflict not with the lavs of the lend and therefore is not obnoxious to his noVrhbor, let things y.o nlonjr and do not criticise. H isthc finest thin;-' in the world to pledjre one's self for oil single month to not speak ill, nor criticise any human Infy.jj. At the end of the month one feels like a new per son, his nature is .smoother, his path of life is strewn with mtfre flowers and he meets all persons with the knowledge t no word has left his lips which miht cause the least; jiniutum to any miman nan:. The halntiee $HM off as pn.iwltite lot tin?. Later on. w. vit.al.Ie to sin- t'l.-; u .udi;ni' nt for t hi vhieii we tit.(. therelole. 5!l:'-', Ml , .- Hunted hi Novernlier thought It ;ot i't" and elililln kilter amount, o) itnouiit is ut $ Jt' l t ., us t lif Into L nipt r report. and ' was iinonnl ir.nu our hooks Jevi n )'mim .i:;o. Wo deem Mil.; eoireetion nee-osf-itry sti thai nt wrotij deduethm may ho made. N onr.i trulv, t. I , Meyer. one at the Kites Club, but an thcro won- uoveral broiuknstlntf stutloim hi-ndinK wo could tuno to another ulat'on, und rooeivo ffood hronil cast, until thoy tuned (hut receiver at tin; club throuKhout th cvo nintf, wo would get plenty of pood radio, by Roing from one atutloii to another, now thins huve ehaiiKod, the broatlcuHllim BtatloiiH are more numerous, alno have Kroator power, and wo have alo Improved the receiver, until wo havo flno reception until somcoiu Interferes with u rt-Konoratlve ro- eelvor not being properly nianlp ulttled, and us there aro now a BooiJ many of those Interferinff r'-L-oivtTs In Ja Cirando It Is almost ImpocHlhlo to got good radio re ception in the heart of the t'ltv. Thin condition cxIhIh in nlmoxt all the larger cities, and It Ih on ac (nut of thoi interfering rocelv ers that there are so many whlstl ett anil Hiuau'kfl in thu air. , Home dealers have filled tho air with these whist Ioh hy selling iheHo regenerative ets which nev er have been designed Tor broad cast reception and failed to show their customers how to keep tho bull) from ossllatlng, Which pro ducer! that whiatie. These dealers either sold theso receivers knowing that thoy in lerfered jusl for lit: money in It or else if they did not know that I hoy interfered, wore not en titled to the business, as the pub lic Is iihsolutely Ignorant of what kind of a receiver that they want - t hey want one to enable t hem to get good radio. These, dealers have upset the radio to such an extent that peo ple 'every place uro tip In armfl about tho.'io whisllcB, ,und want them exterminated, und th-y are going to be very soon and will have (o be in order to preserve the future- of radio. I wrote to Herbert Hoover in regard to this. and ho assured mo thai both tho purl; elation interference and the regenerative interference were be ing taken care of in a bill now bo ng framed which would be acted on noon, und staled that he would refer my letter to the committee who an; drafting the bill. Itcforu going further (-noting .some other authority on the olim iialion of tills interference, I wl-h to state that If you will come over to KutorpriHe, und Un ion in witli inc. I will Hhow you eniorLuinnient from 5 o'clock In tho evening until l a ;ou o'clock at midnight, without more than a dozen of these regenerative whist ling disagreeable wounds, and the radio will li 'clearer than you can get it in ii Grande, l want to slate that (lie reason Is that al most all tho radio hero Is radio that does not put ahy odd sounds in the air, the reason being that most nf them are radio frequency setr. When over any one came to mo with a, story that thoy were going to make a receiver and Ihey pro duced the "Hook up" they wore expecting to use. If it was re generative one, 1 Immediately got luisy. and explained that the hook up thoy have Is one which wool 1 Hpol) the radio that wo all were having, and that II would be much betler for him to make one whieh would mt interferti then Immedi ately he would want to know what html: up to use anil ( gave him olio which would nut Interfere, we have only one inlerfertn;: ro ot Ivor in the community i o, , present time, one who could no be Influenced to make the right k nd of n set. Itadio in u wonderful th'ng where there l no interference, but if docs not amount to much when ii bus to bo spoil, d hy some one luniii;: oil the tlnu. with a in.tou stiiv.1 interforitij? receiver, us it it now hero In Jji Grande, Tho nregoninn of loeemle. ;ta pilntn in part: "The radio funn ol lh country now nuinbe. around IfOHMUmn and are chiefly Inter ciMed in snnio mean-i to eliminate tho vartou.i form.i o.' Interference they euttMinter In their reception of M-oadeust programmes. "Spark stations are rontinuallv breaking in during the middlu of an excellent program, and the air is "choek full' nr howls ami whUi Its oaiised by ''radiating" rcclv-er. "The Write that letter tonight." Again tho Orogonlun under dote of Jan. 6th under the head ing "AeUon Against Katlio Inter ference Likely to be Sweeping," it Hiiya In part; ''All regenerative receivers re radiate more or less if improperly handled. jn tho writers opin ion the regenerative receiver should be outlawed, whether It be single, double or threo circuit af fair. In the flrHt pluce It wasn't devised by Armstrong for broad cast reception. An a receiver for continuous wave telegraph signals where noise and distortion are of little harm, it cannot bo bettered, but for broadcasting work it is a miniature boiler shop. Itadio broadcasting will gain a decided Improvement hen tho OMsiluting receiver in relegated to tho rub bish heap. "Many funH Buy this talk of leg islation against, the regenerative receiver Ih propaganda created by those manufacturers who deul mainly in reflex and radio fre quency receivers, perhaps In the beginning this may have been true but it is not ho today. Manufactur ers of regenerative receive are incoming aware of the fact that thei. apparatus in killing the market for future sales. Ono by one they are turning their labor atories over to the production of radio frequency receiver A 'It may bo propugandu on tho part of certain interests but it's the right kind, it is being done for tho betterment of radio." An editorial In the February number of "itadio" given the fol lowing. In regard to Interference. "The Hano of Kudio in interfer ence. The worst causo of interfer once today is tho regenerative re ceiver p. th0 hand;i o.' uninformed or careless operators. The 'ltloop ng" in congested districts is well nigh intolerable. Although care ful operation will minimize this irritation, ubsoluto prohibition of re-radlatlon without license is tin; only present answer to tho prob lem. "Humor has It that tho new radio bill to bo presented to Con gross will prohibit tho use of rc ntdlating receivers, ns ha;: nl- ready been. Uoite in Kngland." "Itatlie World" anotlie.- prom inent radio publication has recent ly called a conference on the re radiation evil. All thi.i agitation has Im-ii brought about by the in' rutlud in of tho radial. tig regent-rat i e re ceive., which i lever wai ile.siuaid for broadcast reception. The last time I wa:; at l.a Grande, I listened to mm,... ono with a regenerative rct ier mov in,; thu regenerate backward.! ami forwards acros; tho carrier wave of a- broadcasting slat. on, evidently for no other purpose than to create interference, and 1 found out the next day that some look thla method of "chas ing bonie one ofHc ol f from the wuve they wanted lo listen in on. and I will say here that the more of that kind of business the soon er the iieces.iary legislation put ting the inlcrlerini receive.' oil, 01 business entirely. I havo oiled the above editorial:' and write-ups, on interference, to show you that legislation is bound to come soon, a:i the interference now fu congested d.B'ricls is so great that in tho large cities they don't expect to get any "long dis tance" except on rare occasions when there just happens to be no interference. Enterprise boasts or fine radio reception. V heard President ('oolidge:; message d in-ct from Washington I ). ('. uUo we heard Kx-l'resident Wilson's messagu on the Harding memorial and Mc Adoo's message from I -Ok Angeles, getting every word without any noticeably interference. 1 am only citing the above 'to show you that I, a Grande and larger citie:;, should not be pen alized with having poor radio when the smaller places like En terprise, and In the hills, gel thf radio so clearly and it is no won der that some of u:s who have had radio a long time and did get it fine, commence to complain of the Interference wo have to put up with now when we have made com parisons, and know thul it is pos sible to get It clear but for the "man made" interference for which the public is not to blame. .11.JH fltlitl'H LJ.I I ' New Things For Spring a l Collar and Cuff Sets, JUSL Arrived good assortment of embroidered, linen, organdy and lace models, distinctively suggestive of Spring. Ask to see ; our tal) laces by the yard, New Novelty Jewelry V Spring brings a new assortment of novelty ; jewelry Barrets, Beads, Ear Drops, Kings, 'and Beaded and Leather Bags all decidedly 1 new and attractive. New Things Arriving Daily In Ladies' and Men's Wear. Be sure to see them before they have been picked over. i -- - - - - GIRLSI rcade Theatre FIRST TIMK ATM p LESS THAN $2.00 p. The only receivers which are not interfering at the present time, are the radio f regency non-regenerative type und a hundred of that typo be operated hero In l.a CJrando without any one of the hundred operators knowing that any of tho others arc being oper ated and any person now buying a radio receiver, should bo Very particular to see that the dealer elves them ono which will not hi legislated ngalnst In the near hi lure. Jf the dealer .does not know, whether his receiver interferes or not, he l not entitled to any bus iness, on ,radio an the future of ra-J dio must be looked, forward to, with a minimum of Interference. I will close now nnd hope that ou will rind a, phtco In your vult red paper to print this letter at least In part, I am very truly (. M. Heacock. 3 Rig Days Starling Monday, Feb. U 8:30 p. m. 2 LADIES ONLY MATINEE WEDNESDAY, 2:30 g UNITED PRODUCING CO., Inc., Offers 0 S3 The big three ring circus of thrills, music and mystery; LA GRANDE IRON WORKS MACIIINti SHOl AND FOUNDRY'' ' All K I litis of Mnehlncry, Automobiles and True tors Kc paired Ovfrhaulod nnd Itebullt Arelyloiio Welding of All Kinds Cylinder Itnrlitff nnd Oversize I 'Is tons Crankshafts, l'lstons and lMston l'lns Itcground Glvo Us a Trial D. FITZGERALD Prop. THH (JKKATEST SHOW OF TIIK SKASON Willi Thin Ai-I.s nml l-llht III?; Sitiu'S nr llii;h.s .Mnsli- 'llirlll.v (ilils nml .Myvduy. r W m - A Huro Ciiiloud of Scenery nnd AniazinR Effects Bargains nil rSeattle nian wits -fashioned! kicked by a horse." How quaint and IMlMl- "f II,.' I wr;lllt;; thw ti. i radio r.'rfix in;, HI Iji Crnn,!-1, a ulhi'r ulii.-.-i tli.il Nlralo my la.ll.i. imiHt .Ilinln.it., I nt I il h'ast iiihiiiiiIz. ,1 ko thul tho lirit- . M'- ' i '. , i:ranuni.s may ha cnjnyctl to tlm mill'! ; xli'lit. I'm rv.-r: 1 inn "A lilll Is now bi-lne iiri jiar.-.l I u,, nh;il llii.liv rt'rt.s..ntalivi. W'aniu-,. ilu.ilioil Is likojwiiIlK Jr. of Maine, who exports inni.,ir.-,l wilh to intioiluoo II hofon- roiiKross In I r.o i,i ,ii-inon-.i low u-ivks. Ituillo rnnH of ;lh... lo loll you Vorlhwost ,an holn II alone 15-Tons of HaKgage--15 20--lIead of Live Stock--20 m 100--15ewildeiinR Wonders 100 ASK HK'HAIIlis Aliont Ymir llnsliioss Alrah-s. laio. Mrk-V lirss. I.ist Arllolos. Mnrrintri. .Iniirnoys. Iiiyrsliiioiiis, i:u: l-M-.K I1AHY (il'i:X AWAY Dlliinff lllo company's onffaoliii'lit lioro u real livo hahy will lio Ivon tiway. This Is no piK. ilos or any animal, Imt ti real. Ilvo baby, of rood paionlairo, ami 11 monlha old. .j l'ltl'.-WAIS I'ltU'KS . All llimiislilli'S. Ka' mill $1,111. Iiiclilillli'j I tows llalcony. $1.10; Italamo llnlioiiy. .1 I'liM Tlirii to. Inclililiiii; 'I'll x FINAL CLEAN-UP untihg's MAXWELL New Scries. Touring:; " cuiniileXely " re-conditioned mcclianically; nearly new tires. Priced to sell quick. i. ; MAXWELL Si)ort Touring in, excellent con dition. A distinctive motor car complete ly equipped. Our price will agreeably sur prise you. FORD Touring, almost new. This car looks and runs like new, yet our price gives you the benefit of an attractive 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 1523 Jefferson Ave. Phone Main 792 ItCM-ivi'il Souls Snw on Snlo III illis.s Diiik Slmo g MYSTERYEE55I SI'LENDOKEgS53i I ho fWe will jiever know how the human race conies outuntil is ovei'. JChcwing gum may not be so nice buit it is taite. oi hoiiio 01 in., prospt'ri h i. ii'ku-,i t'oiuinutiioiitliiK with tholr , lallon. m roK.iril to inloi Ti ilnu or , uri'sanu'ii litimt'itlnlely, uriflm:! ro-radiatin' roci'lv .-ir., and winillii'ni to volo for I ho' now Whlto ' 11,11010 ironi (onio ot tho vnMoim. mil whon It la Inl rodio vd. This I now.ipapi rs. and radio iiorlodlinl"' l.i a inattor of utmost Importance j lo support my roport. I ti. tho radio public. I I Tiist or all 1 want lo slate that A lottor written now lo your good I ' 1 I'"1 '"' rlr 1 rooi-ner In senator or representative In con. ; Cr.mde. Ilii'io was only one in- Kresa wilt icKe jou future uro.: i urleiing nci iHT, that bvig tlm fciainuas with ao luterrereoct, i 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO t'iff 31 fir,' We -are offi-ring our biggest scllor for our Wcck-End Special Chocolate Fudge 33c per lb. The Palace 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 -j j -'X i v- J- 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Tho KudiTiil Iluscrvo System is back of Cominuicial Aiiiurica. Ja iih-IiiIkts of tho Kcilcral lli-siTVu Sy.sfriii we uro K'n.I v.c ctm puitki liali; in it bomnis lor 1,a Crandu ami L'niun Coity traile territory. No It'Kitiiuatt! niirinnniit Is ever refused by the l-'ed-eral Hei-erve IJanks, vnca we are ulwuya in puMtion in hitvo our patrons throil'i its resources. j "Lots of U.J be poor until We ore -tkirty- tKer Jell te u.5ed -to it" This makes it easier lo ine.t your loKiliuiatu reiiuiru menlB and ttc are always Bliitl lo do it. WloKan: There is no sub stitute for safety. vJQUHV -RELIABLE PttQC-RESJiVE- j V