La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, February 08, 1924, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE FOUR La Grande Evening Observer INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER published dully and weekly at la. Orande, Oregon, by LaQrando Brenlng Obaerver Publishing Com pany. BRUCE DENNIS. Editor. Entered at poatofflce at La Q-ando, Ore., as Becond Class Mall Mutter. 1 On sale In othor cities OreKon Hotel News Btand, Portland; Im perial News Stand, Portland; Mult nomah News Stand, Portland. ' Address all communications to THE OBSERVER, 1416 Adams, Ave., La Grande, Oregon. SUBSCRIPTION KATES By Carrier ne-Wi Per month 76o Dally, per three months.... 13.26 Dally per six mo., In advance, (4.50 pally, single copy 6o Words That Stick On the streets of La Grande every day one hears manu factured words which, while they are slang and cannot be found in the dictionary, are and; convey a certain meaning However, very often someone attempts to pull a new word that will represent some does not stick but soon is a newly coined word intended to confound the conscience of -the lawless drinker to find a place in the language, causes one to consider what quality it is in words that in sures their survival. Anvono win lemumuer mat sonic nicKiiaines woutu suck ana mat others, apparently as appropriate, would not. So while "scofflaw." according to a survey conducted by a New York paper, is ignored by the great body of the people who de termine tho fate of words, other slang as "skyscraper," "tightwad" and "highbrow" arc on everybody's tongue. ,lt is difficult to determine why one word is accepted by the public which is the final jujlgo in such matters and another is not. Hut it is clear that a word to bo suc cessful in the struggle must be descriptive. The Chinese say of one of their earlier sages that he "first gave names lo plants and animals, and these names were so expressive, that, by tho name of the thing it was known what it was." While falling far below this ideal the whole history of the . liquor industry has been recorded in expressive phrases. The older terms "tangle-foot," "booze" and "fire-water" are self-explaining while modern methods of manufacture .-and distribution are noted in such words as "home-brewer," "rum-runner," "hi-jacker," and "bootlegger." The place of sale was once expressed by "speak-easy," "hole-in-the-wall," and "blind-tiger," phrases that are dropping out . of use. ' Since language has kept of a nation-wide industry so fait in eventually finding a word mthe bootlegger's custo mer who makes the business profitable and therefore pos sible. If these patrons of the "hootch peddler" were to be known collectively they might be called the "suicide club." But when the mime appears allied forth by a prize. It where and will be accepted on its merits, not on its adver tised 'claims. "Spcak-casy" is said to be of FiUsburgl mintage but, like all other such words, it would be impos sible to tell who first used it. ' Sevcn billions more cigarettes were consumed in 11)133 than in the previous year and the increase is laid to women. The old story. "Bootleggers enter government buildings in Washing ton to solicit trade." We were under the impression that tho patrons did the hunting. "Why People Stay Away i"rom Chinch" is a headline. We imagine it is due to inability to play golf and go to church at the same time. 5 PRINT ELIGIBLE LIST n, Girls in Missouri Arc. . t ti. 1 xt Given Lift by Ncwsija-j tipin; I JoVJLSt.'ltilltT JJaelieloi' hanks. (ly .laeli ( cjnar) j ST. I AH ' IS, (INS) - It looh 111c a nuecerrilul leap car III Mistourl1 Ihi i year. , The rural pre:-') of the Stale has' COtily to the tiiipport of Missouri I rirlH to make t ho r.t"4 eampalii the mont dtiidly In tlie raulcs of , OllKlhll htlehelor.'. 1 To help (he e.ood i au: e t,r ('n.t' wrin ptd along, the nver ehivnlious "''H ' country eilitor. of Mlouri h:if proposed tho publishing or lists ol eligible mules niilVMeil by honi I'eK.. NHtif of tlie Hcrllies Imve' even, golie no far as to nu:;t;.-M piinling of photographa of Iho eligible.-. The help of the pre:; In throw ing thn KpolltKht on all the malrt monial slaeker:.'' and to smmvIi lug out tlHtse "wllltng but timid' has met with ciiiluisiaMtc re-ep-tion Ity the liiir oiu-t. The editor rpr they ,v( pud no ir,.nb)e In getting junbttinici fi(lr hilperi u comime Mieh PM.i. The rinrin (.,,.., , . . , - 1 (iirn;:. m m-ih- . Niaiiro 1 i,t 1:1 t-it - lug. 1 tlortn ha: ubott. a population of liil Of The editor puhllshcl fllirihb. iiil.. ... , havo be.-,, ,-., . . . ii . c i en n h I " ot w-wrai o ng women), under , tfu staled "S UW tlU! Ar , , To those who may be Interest. 1 ed and uit.au busmeaa the Ai - i . .... By Mail Dally, per month ..60o Dally, three mo., In advanoe. SI. 26 Dally, six mo., In advance.t2.60 Dally, per year. In advance 16.00 CITY AND COUNT! OFFICIAL PAPER DlEAlllEK ASSOCIATED PRESS Tht Associated Press Is exclu sively entitled to use for publica tion of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwlso credited In published therein. All rights of re publication of special dlsputchos this papor, and also the local news heroin also are reserved. Trust In tho Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. Proverbs 3:5. nevertheless apparently lasting that the public understands, certain phase of life and it loste The apparent failure of vvTin vocalls his sr.honldiivs pace with tho varying phases far it is not likely that it will it will probably not be one will como apparently from no- I Mis will furnish photographs and I other driilH In order thai the ol I f rings may he Intelligently ap j 1. ruined. I tut merely curioim peo- Ui will nut ho accommodated. j i iuh is a Herinus proposition "im Iihm to do with the future welfare ; oi the tow n. I "Should wedding chimes follow I uny of these ptildtc-splrlted efforts (the Argus agrees to havo a good photograph made or uw nappy I couple in Hurh a pko as may np- ,., ,,., ,.,, , m,ii ,i, ' !"'--hiti-(k:r,'l vo.viiku (in whlfli j they are emharklng. l-'roin thlH photo an engraving will he made nd I rinlrd with the story oD the happy event. Itut In order not to m rerowd It.) oranue-hlossom de partment tho Arumi has fixed a nito of eent:i per for thone out Mldo who wl:h their names added t(i I lui ltM of thoiio 'Kuger and Willie.'." Nol lo 1m outdone by the Ar tu( In helping Ihetr' loeul ,,hells" a weddhli; t line out of p eur, other papers In S'atn followed Milt. (I 'hey teiin-.i (imln might : "int' eligible mil h.i. ) rhuiis they teutv.l (iorln might Kteai The Slielb illr llernld of Shel - ,i'llle, Mielhy County (a town with 7io population), blossomed j ti.r'b w'U- Hut offer: "Sheb vlllo has a goodly num ber nl old maids and Widow:', and M minht be well for snmenutt here " i pnie a II I of the 'shv, tin- 1 band alone; a dam lug wife and ft Me red males' nf ,s locality for a lion -I ineillg pit band, a pool-ll-et,. i.eneiM. I( wouldn't do for . ha! ho: ban. 1 aiel a knitting wif-. (b rio loll,-! t- come in here and ' a r.M-dlv hu iband and an exfra t'lko away come of on boys. j wgant wife, a c.-ciiau hu :ban I "Yhi:; s Leap Year. And some- and no I it v. Hid ir." ,.t-e i.ir.e nr inui" ihh.i i... .1...... . . 1 f 1 ,im-. I lie MITIIHI in- MMiiri .i anxious aid nit those ; re-king wedlock, and Kecorder ff. Threlk'ld has n nl new' IllneU i.f n.nf.l 11. in. (- iiiiiniy . ' 1 lnJ'n,',n with lh" ",n,M l""Pared to ten der the greatest service for man- 'imUrt ,h" ''.ted-the Pta( hes need Jihc. money, an I .(, l,,,,, c,iBlbltfJ m.eJ cmu. - .iaiua - diip." OFFICE CAT TRAOK MARK BY JUNIUS WHAT Mil'. VOL' lOI(. ' ilOONl, fUKi (111 W'H'ltl hoi)'ji witli you: knock mxl ii'i'i on Urn shelf: for I lip world m-lii nick of the one wlm kick unit wi-ilvt he'd kick hlmwlf. Another good way to wiw hi t' makd niort imncy than you can conveniently Hpeml. It Ih an art of HiilesmanHhip that really keejj:! u I Hour. AMITIIM. WAV TO MAKU AN ASM Ol' A MAN' IS TO IN TI'ltVllAV HIM AM) l,l"l' NA Tl UK TAKK ITS l ItSK. Many a iimn thlnloj he Is over worked Just ln'ratixe ,(, takes all day to do u 3-liour Job. tim nt'H a tlniggl.Nt In every town Will, a pretty storj When a ciiH'omer comes around, It nee.1 thJigi galore; TIiIh man'H alwayH out, Hiully thru hh hIicIvch he'll jaunt Then yor.'ll hear him shout. t'Juirtis, Yes, We tin a no ('astoria, Wn have no more Taulao today. Them's I 'Into, l?ni;m'iitlnu and K : i.r.-: And J.yiiol a;it l,ydia IMnkliam's loo. We've got hojui; old-rationed sena. Catnip and luiina, hut Yenf Wo havo no more .Swamp Hoot, Wo have no I'eruna today. I'lnuliieers t:y (lie White Huiim Ik iimafe. ,hi, i tlxi Kime, pmspec livu leiiaiilii juo 'ry numerous. Home men who are never nhlo to cave a tent think If they only taste had better check up on them had a few dollars to y,ml with it selves and not pat themselves on would he vaay to ai-cuiuulalt) a the back just because they had the fortune. Khhliig wmf. (;et xi uany wbciv, (hat In, nnlesH on hupm-ii lie bo a chorus ulrl. ,,llt!l ,Njl(Jllld luiieed. hfii-d, not Mm: will lie a happier world when tho nidieals learn to smile Trouble with Homo folks in that tl.i.v i.-t n... . mva aom- in the but no. JO Denver Court Attache's Position Is to Fix Up Fiprhls Between Wife and Spouse. Hy rl. hae Daii'.O lKNVi:U, (INS) -- Ueipiltim; (he wisdom ol' ii Solomon and Hie patiene of a Jb. Harry liufiner, ehief of the douii'tlle relations ( . part men t of .ludgo len Mimey'. .luveiiilc Couit. here, performs a Meri-uhan task In handling (he troubles and domest ic rtnvs of thousand.! o." roll pie;;- who tu-vk means to prevent, 'disruption of! Ui i- holne. In suhmlltini; hit euutial re. port lo the c MTl for th'i las'. y--ar , liuiTner enumerated tie- following activities: la.sn eonrrreneei with trou bled liu.:bandH ti in t wive.'. (MM II telephone calls, rereived. Il.tl'O (eliphimo t-alh;. made form ofl'lec. Wroto 7tS lelter i atioul eom phiiutK. Mado 7 Mi visit.; t(J broken homi . Listened to V,'i family rows. I learit ".S coinplatnt:i about non-support. lizard lice complaint.; about children thn! wetv dependent. Al'feeted S"T reeoiu-l liallons liet-we-'p husband and wife. Colieeled f t .'.ie. L'. 7 support money from on Will in?: husbands for ip-edy wi e i. While Kim'ner de.-Iares that fallur' ti rotworm lo (he "(Jospcl of the Lord" ':i the fundamental .... use for mo. broken hennes. lie j noihitalns llutt b.-liind mueh of 'th iniMianoti n-:iuiting In lamllv rows v re t In- "star boarder" I he nu'nuiphlh and mot her -in-law. VA star buard-T. a mother-in. law. an n nl nmb b- that t:; eating up the fiHiiilx income (Hit eonttib- nling to the pbnure ( the bus- ine t i e 1 1 1 1 1 .1 1 1 1 ' -i ( UIH 1(111(11' llie COIMO'llill as be lir responsible tin ln-i-.-iklinr up fnmt'iea. liurimr reoorb-d however that , . . ' ... in nome i are olien OUIll upon Irnalitb-.. A babv'w lavette, tn one Mart,,, a r.imliv row thai took on the as, ts o. a feud tlnory ,hat mairtaue 1.: proposition. "U is an arrance. h. f.;lv. .. v . ,...,n . . , . c-'l tciall; uiut;;.! tarry about 7a THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER per cent of tho family burdena and grlcfa." ltuffner recommended that men found guilty of no n -support which Is one of the chief contrib uting causi-a of unhapplnow should be sentenced to jail and advocated a "workhouse1 for the-non-BupportiT, where he could earn money for his family. ''How long, he appeals, "must wo wait for a workhoune where wlfe-heiitprs, non-Hupportcrs and di-wrterH can pound rock at a dol lnr or two per day for the keep ! of their wives and little ones?" THE OPEN COURT fOHIIIJSI'ONIlKNTS MUST M IIMIT THl:llt NAMKKTO Till; I MTOIt IT TIIKV DK- hiiiio i,i:rri:its printkii. "i(ov nitowH." To tho Kdllor: Your edltorinl In regard what tnsto people have for their own certain playa being tneir privilege la very timely and tRfainyinK. I There Iiuh been a lot of unnccea- 'nary and uncalled for comment on tho tHHlts of the majority becuust t hey have not putront vd certain I playtt. i I Iovm grand opera and have nl iwayn attended when I lived where ,it was played, and any good musi cal treat I never, want to pass by, ill' the circumstances will permit. A few musical t routs here I failed to attend because of slckm- and for 1'eur of disturbing others, as well as tho musicians, with a persistent cough, I know of others who - did not attend on account of finances, as where several In the family attend it ineuns a pull on some pocket -honlis, hut It was not because they were "low brow," as some "low brows' prefer to call them. One does not have to have a full pockethook to bo a "high brow," as sometimes the slim ones come from the pure aristocracy, and the full ones mitto the reverse. It is very unfair, as you say, in making such comments, ns for In stance one day we may be in the mood for a Hill Mart type of pluy. mid the next day for heavy drama, ami one UHtially likes to please the mood, as from Ihut we get our en- (Joyment out of life, and when a person or persons taito i no issi couple of dollars they own to make a "showing," they use mighty poor Judgment, so people who remark on some nersons seeming lack of price, for It means nothing as far as "high brow" or "low brow" Is concerned, as they wish lo term It. J. C. It. One Executed by Gas In Carson, Nev. Today (Continued from page 1) traveled to tho WCHt. HiH rlco bags were stocked. Ilut there, on the northern teppca of China, where wolves howled und death Blulked near, he larked not only water, but fuel and fire. And so Wong, who hud left his homo hi tho Weft to marry near tho sen, chanced to po.ss. Kin water jugs upon his shoulders were full. "If we had hut fuel and flro we might eat.' each said. And then cauio Young from the North, who carried fire In hla torch; Woo from tho South, who hud brought fuel. In the morning tho four part id. "Four brothers are we," each wild, und pledged undying loyalty even unto death so long an ever a Kec, a Wong, u Woo and a Young mightlive. Reeause of that another man must at the Slate's Prison here j ,ollliy"" aa 1,0 other man has (ee Jon, Chinese tongman, 011 emy of tho four Brothers, wi 1 lun his life snuffed out by lethal gas Nevada's newest method of inilktlng the traditional law of "an eye for an eye" for murder. Ueo Jon belonged to tho Mop Hin long, so did Hughie Sing, Sing wa i a mere boy 21. Geo Jon was older 31. "1 had to obey he ordered me to In the name of the Tong." Hughlo Sing, born In America, told authorities after the body of Toni Xuong Kee, Kour Brother, of Mina, Nevada, whs found in a pool of blood, where It had been left by his slayers on August 27. lj)2t. Neither tleo Jon nor Hughie Wing knew they were making while, man's history then. But this pair of Orientals were the first to be convicted of mur der siiu-e the passage of Nevada's "humane death law" tho exact Imr of Urn death penalty by lethal For Sale! I ive-rooin modern $;i,MMUin; terms. I'Tve-room modern house. $:7M.n(i; jiip.oo lush. $4lt per month. L. S. Weeks lU'nllor New 1'oliy Uulldlng. I 1 THE OLD HOME TOWN V'" SX Dec Pills eucy passe o HUTCMinS MOMS HE tNCOUMXCICTD A BLACK CAT IT UVTE2 "TUI5NCC I.Ot Tc SB A SIEGUL.t HOUSE gar. Geo Jon must die hoiu lime to day between noon and midnight, rfing'd nentenco haa been commu ted tp life Imprisonment. Tho execution of Jon today will attract the cyers of (ho nation. C'arrlud from his death cell Jon haa done nothing but He dreaming on his bunk since his arrest ho will he placed in the dcath-houso and laid upon -a cot. The deuth-honwe haa been built for thin test. It' fs a s'ono room, once tho prison barber shop, sevon feet square and eight fuet high. A Kinglo frlOHii window marks tho side?. The door will bo scaled with plosler, onco Jon is placed in side. Outside, will bo the tank of lethal gas. At tho command of the warden HiIm will bo turned on. A pipe will carry tho death fumes through tho floor. A moment later Jon should bo dead. Three observers will stand outside the window tho witnesses for the, law. "Cius aliesame lope or ahootem gun m no wolly," Is Jon's only comment. Officials declare Jon Is a "bad Chinaman." His ami Sing's killing of Kpq dales back, officials de clare, to tho To air wars of San Jobo and Wan Francisco, -Cal., In 1!17. Kee, It Is believed, knew something of tho death of certain members of the Mop Sings, l-'or this reason ho himself was slain. Whether tho lethal gas deaths will provo the humane law Nevada law makers believe is not known. Precautions ,havo been taken to keep any of the gas from escap ing and killing the, official oh-' servers outsldo the death window. Tho State experienced difficulty in finding ti supply of the death gas. When found in Los Angeles railroads refused to transport It. A trip by motor tmek had to be What DESSERT Will You Have For That Valentine Party HEART CENTER BRICK ICE CREABI A heart in every slice Blue Mi. Creamery Main GO Wear Rubbers Shoes and doctor's bills are too expensive -for you to spoil your shoes and undermine your health through needless, careless expense. Wear rubbers. Protect both shoes and health. Have both sandals and storm rubbers, so that you can change from one to the oilier as oc casion demands. Prices 7oe to $1.-1.3 The Bootery Inc. 206 Depot Street Phone Main 1 IS "A Paradise for Tiicd I'cot" Home of the Arch-Aid Shoe GKOYER SMITH, Mr. By Stanley fm-'io WCrW v i- ' I I k'tCKiVi Jit 1 Jt WILL SLECC 1 " VI . i' r- I t1. K ITS.-' ' r, the ol& COT CAT- mado with the tanks. Should Jon die, instantly ami without apparent rui'leYing the law, it l.i believed, may bo extend ed to other States, prison officials of which havo written authorities here asking for report 3 on the first experiment. ; M'ADOO TO TESTIFY TOMORROW (Continued from page 1) clnlr. J Honfels entered into the emit met with Stack to help him enforce his rights. He explains how fUMi.oM; (Paid by Sinclair in settlement had (been divided between him :iud Ii'k ; partners In the deal with Slack. BUSINESS MAN I SINGS PRAISES j "I surf-red for years with stom aeh troubles and gas con I i dually. Doctors thought I hud stomach ulcers or cancer, After hint at tack they advised going lo Ro chester. Minn., for an operation. A frb-nd advised trying" Mayi's Wonderful Remedy, which I did, and I cannot sing it a praises, loo highly, ns I can now eat anything and every! hfng." It is a simple, harmless preparation that re moves t '-o cat a rrhal mucus f mm the 'Intestinal tract and allavs t he inflammation which causes practically all stomueh, liver ami Intestinal.' ailments, including ap pendicitis. Unit dose will con vince or money refunded. At all Druggists. -Adv. J . . ' February 1 Hh. is last day to pay voter rent without p'-ivlly. '2-7-'M 1 R. F. TYLER, Prop. La Grande, Ore. 1109 Wash. LOOK GIRLS! Here's Something New PETER PAN BLOUSES Here is the Blouse that you have been want-i." ing i'or dainty dimity models, hand drawn, enw broidered and applicaed in colored linen. The' Peter Pan style will be very popular this sea son. We have them for $2.40, $2.50, $3.25 $3.50 and $3.75 ooooooooooooooooooooc NEW BLOOMERS Attractive assortment of new Fitrite Silk Bloomers. You will like the many bright col ors that compose our Spring stock, at $1 .75 each sooooboooppoooooooooo. NEW -BRASSIERES Formfit Girdelieres of heavy brocaded -council; guaranteed not to' rip. $1.75 and $2.50 soooooooooooooooooooo New Spring Things Arriving Daily iFOR DSON Os cars - Trucks' - Tractors PERKINS m6T0R CO. 1 ' iouble -Richness GROCER 1mU "a may lock peec but it qs sia-jn tjualities Bo! tied Mill atlas cost I There, j is. lip subfrUUite: for "safety Friday, February S, 1021. i the of VTeipa onfynvM You will ' have "staying' qualities" if you have your money in a Sav ings Account. Fear takes away from man's capacity to enjoy life. Fear of losing: a posi tion, of sickness, of old age coming on finding him unprepared. NOW is the time to dis pense with these fears. And while man has earn ing power is the time for SystcmaticSaving. We have worked out You'll find one that fits several helpful savings plans. your circumstances exactly. , - - .' i l: