Wednesday, May 7, 1921.
THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
PAGE NINE
EOUC T ON
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NliW YOltK, (AD For the
flrnt time- In tho history of Amer
Ifun fonlKn trudo. buttinotts men,
HtutlentH, uml Ju'uUh of college and
university departments of foreign
trade courses, will be brought to
gether ut the Klcventh National
Korcign Trade Convention In Bos
ton, June 4, ft umt 0, for the pur
pose of improving the foreign
I rude career.
Announcement was made yester
day of the program which Iiuh
been arranged for u review of this
situation, with un uttempt to re
form student courses in u practi
cal manner to the profit of both
employer and foreign worker.
t nvest Igal ion of t his career,
v.hlch has been made during the
past winter by the National For
eign Trade Council, the organiser
of the Boston convention, has re
vealed a hick of co-ordination be
tween employers and the sixty-odd
universities and colleges In the
rutted States training men for u
foreign trade career.
It is stated, on the one hand,
that there are many thousands of
positions in the overseas business
of the some twenty-odd thousand
American foreign trade business
organisations, but that to date no
itdeUUte means has been evolved
for finding out what the employ
ers require In making a fit man for
u fit job.
The Importance of this subject,
'education lor foreign trade, in r
Hpect to the entire convention, is
Hhnwn by the fact that this sub
ject will lead the entire group ses
sion program, beginning the after
noon of the first day of the conven
tion. T. H. Suavely, chairman. School
if KeonotnUs. V'niversliy of. Vir
ginia, will open' this session by an
ml dress on "What Should Be In
cluded in a Single General Course
on Foreign Trade." This will be
followed by practical 'discussion of
I'utttng the Foreign Trade Stu
dent to Work." beginning with.
"The Need for a Solution." by Eu
getio Van cicef, chairman. For
eign Commerce Division. Ohio
State t niverslly. He will be fol
lowed by J. Anton de Haas. School
of Commerce. New York Univers
ity, who will discuss "Kuropenn
'raetlces."
Chauncey l. Snow, manager.
Foreign i 'ommerce I )epart imnt .
Chamber of Commerce of the
inited Stales of America, will
then explain "How Chambers ol
Commerce and Trade Organlza
tlony Can Ass'st."
Lastly. Henry Howard, chair
man. Foreign Trade Committee.
Cleveland Chamber or tominen.i,
..tn the employers sici
inn bv saying
Business Men Think About It."
lions. Mrs. McLean's escape wut.
probably duo to the fact tbul0the
animals had eaten their fill of ox-
Hop Crop Is Contracted,
OIIKGON CITY, Ore.. Kudolph
Wenger, one of the leading hop
growers of the state, whose yard
is near Burkplace, has a crew of
1 S nun employed getting the
ground and vines In condition for
the 1!24 crop. The vines ate al
ready beginning to climb the long
strings of twine,
I-ast year there were harvested
from this 80-acre yurd UNO bales ot
hops. These were contracted for
and delivered to. a. firm In Lon
don, Kngland. which has also con
tracted for the 1924 yield.
Personnel to Be Cut I
In Half by Jap Rulers'
TOKIO (AC). Drastic re
in nchment Is the keynote of a
program of reorganization draw u
up for the imperial household de
partment by the household min
ister. Viscount Nobuakt Maklno.
The minister. It is believed, In
tends to reduce the personnel ui
the department from 4,000 lo
2.1MIU.
After this is accomplished,
sometime after the statu banUot
In May celebrating the wedding
of the prince regent. It is under
stood Viscount Maklno will re
sign. He has been household min
ister since early 1 f i.
The details of the proposed ic-
oigmilmtlon are Interesting. Tint
culinary bureau, the duties of
which arc evident, will he ivdiund
to the grade of a mere section.
The bureau of chamberlains will
become Just a section of the bur
eau of ceremonies. The burea i
of the hunt will he abolished and
millions of acres of imperial hunt
ing preserves will bo thrown open
by gift to public Institutions or
by sale.
The, Ijurcau of stables, now thai
the automobile has almost re
placed the horse In' the Imperial
pugeants, will be lowered to the
status of u section and many of
the Imperial pastures will be turn
ed over to the department of
agriculture or sold. The bureau
of construction Is slated for ex
tinction, and the library bureau
is likely to be made a section
in the bureau of mausolea.
Japan Cherry I Honshu i Season
tttiincd by 1'lre nitU Kai'tlupmkc
TOKIO, (AIM Cherry-rtTuKK.-in
time in Tokio. with a reputation as
one of the most beautiful sights In
the world, will be a comparatively
drab season this year. The great
fire of last September Is the rea
son. Before the disaster Ibero were
about yit.unn ciierry trees in Tokio.
Fully a third of these were de
stroyed In lite fire and many more
were so badly damaged thai it will
be yours before their former glory
returns. The central and eastern
wards of the city, the once-famous
cherry districts, will be dreary
this spring.
Call for Bills.
Sealed bids will bo received by
tho Commission of the Oily of la
Grande, Oregon for tho construc
tion of the Improvement In Im
provement District number 141.
within the City of I.a Urande, Ore
gon according to plans and speci
fications of said improvement, now
on file in the office of tho Cltv Ho
cortier of said city. A deposit of
$i.00 will bo required for set of
plans and specifications, which
amount will bo refunded If bidder
Is unsuccessful und returns sumo to
of
"What
Irish Army Troubles
May React in Politics
Dl'BLlV. AP) The trouble In
the I'rei- State army may yet have;
Important political repercussions, j
The dissatisfaction canned by ino;
demobilization of some 4,000
men and officers, nearly all of,
lliem young, and nearly all of
them without record of any civil
employment, embarrassed the
labor market. I
But the reniuining army of
ami is fairly solid behind the Free j
Stale government, and neither,
soldiers nor civilians took seriously,
the charge of the recalcitrant of-,
fleers that the government was,
construing the treaty In a oo
Kngllsh it-nsc.
Kveti among the Republican par
ly the suggestion of an army re
volt in defense of Republican prln-j
riphs awakened no sympathy. In
stead of welcoming the revolting
officers as converts. Mary Mr
Swlmy and other Republican lead
ers repudiated them, and . Sean j
jVlacKn the Republican candi
date, for Dublin County, said if'
th;:;e Free State army men w.un
ed to mutiny I hey should have
done it when Liam .Mellowes and
hi comrades were shot and not
walled to do ho till their jobs
were in danger.
WILD BEASTS IX
RHODESIA EXACT
A HEAVY TOLL
I.ONIM'N. l') larm holism
in ( hi. iMixh lKrJ'rin(j on llir
mirth.Tn l:liH).'si:in frontier liav.'
n-ei'titly l.-.-n in a slati of sirs'
owinc to tlif iii-livitios of lions. Thr
iininutls liavc com' out of tin
iuiiKU: ill .iM.vliBlit iwj attacked
Hi.- farm animals, currying off
t!i:iny of thrill.
In some caws the nallves work
Ins on I lie farms liavc been ut
lacked. uml several have lieell
iillacke.l. and several have lieen
killed. T!ir lions are often joined
l.y l.-oi'.ir.ls mi. 1 have appeared In
Kih-ti nniiil.-rs that the settlors are
forced to bo ahoiit only In Inrir.
.-roups mid to k.vp a conslnnl
.Hard ov r lli-lr families and Block.
The if. of a railroad employe
r. ports a Ihrllllnc adventure in
this connection-. Mrs. McLean lefl
her home at Caruso on a hicyclc
lu visit n. l-hhors. KciichlnB
river sh" found two laB--e lions on
III,, hank. She was so mar that
sh- could not r.tr.at and pre
pared t fiL-ht for her life, hut at
the first shot the animals ran.
She then proce....l and shortly
came across n .hie leopard catlnz
nu ui. The leopard also made a
hasty i.-"li'ay. hut followed Mrs.
Mel.riin for some lime.
Vrrivinn at the. farm she found
it ;,,! I n attack,.! for several
verbs try tip- ulitniuls. and many
cuttle had been lost. Next day sin
was . scorlrd hack to her home by a
..iu-hhor and l. n natives who. on
le;ilne Mrs. McLean, found Dp 1
bud bell Irnck'.l all Up nay by
GOING
ON
Over 900 of Our Customers Have
Electric Wn
In a few more days we will go over the top .
CONVINCING PROOF
Approximately GOO of the electric washers
on our system arc
WHY?
THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE
Besides being the best washer made by the world's
.largest manufacturer it is also guaranteed by us,
and our customers know they get
SERVICE
fit' ,"'3?
Only 7 Days Left
on Our Special Ofei Only 20 Thors
left of our carload. Our customers
have taken 22 Thors in four Days.
With 16 Months
DOWN
And FREE with Eacli Machine Left a $5.75 Fail of Hurley Soap
Think It Over Don't M
Longer
More Thors in Eastern Oregon than all
other washers together 800,000 in America
Arrange for A FREE Demonstration
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Eastern Oregon Light & Power Co.
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"ALWAYS AT YOUR SERVICE"
WASHINGTON AVENUE.
PHONE MAIN 31
La Grande
Mattress Shop and
Weaving Works
Mattrcssca of all kinds
cleaned and rebuilt: Feather"
Ilenovatlng; Hag and Fluff
Hugs mndo to order and for
sale. Cur pet and Hue Clean
ing. licensed Fmnlffntor
1'nrlory IMiono Ii53-W
C1IAS. KDWAltDS, l'rop.
this offleu.
llldB will be reeolvcd to the hour
of aovon-thlrty p. m. May 7th, 19i 1
at tho comuilHtiiim ruom in tuo i-lty
builillns at 1-a Clrandt', Oregon, utuJ
uiiiHt be uoeonipunit'tl by a cert I-fU-d
check hi the u mount of ten
percent of the amount bid us
Kuarantec of thu neceptunee anil
compb'tion of contract If nwnnl'-d.
ClieckH will b ruturned to un
succi'aaful bidders.- ; ,: .
Tho conimtuBlon reserves the
right to reject any nnd a!! bids.
Hy order of thu Commission Al
rll aard, 1'JtM. .
J. E.' ST13AIINS,
llecorder of the Clly of
la Grande, Oregon.
Apr. ?B-Ht. '
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(MEDICINE!
Choose your drujjgist na
caiefully us you choose
your physician.
Your medicine is what
determines your speed
of recovery. Dc sure it
is Pure and as pre
scribed. '
vp1 reiscaiPiiw iwuggists
WHEN YOU
OVERHAUL
YOUR CAR
It pays to look at your ring gear and pinion.
We have them in slock and can supply your
needs.
Leighton's Welding &
Machine Works
(Automotive pails)
SILYtt
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Special
Merchants Lunch
40c
New Telephone
Directory
Covering Union County Exchanges of
. La Grande Union - Cove
Elgin - Imblcr
To he issued soon Arc You In It?
Home Independent
Telephone Co.
PURITY MEAP.; ..
In the making of our bread we use only
the best western hard wheat, pure cane
sugar, sweet milk, pure kettle-rendered, leaf
'ard, pure Worcester Dairy salt. There
fore a, superior product.
'fry P
K. J. McWilliams
PURITY BREAD SUPERFINE BREAD
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Steaks and Chops PURITY BREAD SUPERFINE BREAD j
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clearer understanding of your problems and insures prompt ac
tions. It means the fullest service. .
The personal attention and complete facilities which our customers
receive are the bases of the success of this institution.
Our officers will appreciate the opportunity of a talk in regard to
your banking requirements.
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