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Saturday, June 21, 1024.
THE CA: GRANDE EVENTNG OBSERVER
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Certainly not. You want iho wry best girl of them
ull. And because you liuve eyes,' you waul her looku
to be a credit to you, don't you?
Well, smart girls, girls worth winning, are even morn
influenced by looks than men are. Have you thought
of that? How do you look in the young lady's eyes?
Are you just ordinary, or do you look like an up-and-doing,
successful, worth-having man?
Good clothes have won many a happy courtship.
And nowadays good clothes cost so little that no
young man can afford to bo ill-dressed.
"DI1ESS WELL AND SUCCEED"
Automotive Revenue Is
Discussed By Sam Kozer
y SAL KM, Ore. (Special)- Uurlnn
til u muni h of Aluy, said Hum ..
Kozer, secretary of sluto, toility In
ii slutotiicnt from his department,
fhcru were liliiil pusscnuer curs.
trucks, JIM motorcycles, 20
niutor vehicle dculera, ii;t chauf
feurs uml 63HU motor vehicle' op-i.-j'jttors
licensed, rrotn which the
twb uKKWKuUui $2ll,lin7.6!i. Iur
Jnjr 1 he corresponding monl It In
the your ItiZ'i Ihere were 70911
jiiiSHenKft' cm is, 076 trucks, 2uT
jnotoreyclen, 20 motor vehlele deal
ers, UHH chauffeurs ami 64 1 'J mo
tor vehlele operators licensed, the
tot ul fees therefrom lielnjr $i'2;,
4! 1,60. These figures allow u
slight fulling ff In the month or
May, 1914, rrom Aluy 11U'3. roicls
irullonH uh well an In the uKKrc
tfuto teen received. However, lite
tnijit registrations up to May 111,
XV2i, allow 2fi,54'J more passenger
cars registered Ihun during (he
cnricspondlng period In the ye.tr
1 Li 2 :i ; nl to, an cxcchh of Wil mo
tor trucks; milking total motor
-chicle ri-KlttlrnltonH of May 111,
The Month
for - -Weddings
I'KKSKNTS KOIt THE lililDli
At Reasonable Prices.
A variety of Wedding Favors and Canki for
coni;ratulalions( etc.
Newlin Book &
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TODAY
HILLY RHODES In
"The Star Reporter"
A pleasing and thrilling tale of inyslery, in
trigue, romance and adventuie, piiturizod from
V'yiidliaiii iMnilyn's famous novel "The Mys
. terious ,lr. Trent."
Comedy, 'TIIH
IIIBBBSIBBHIBSSICBE1IRIIIIBBIHI
WOULD
YOU MAlillY
A SECOND
CLASS WIFE?
HUM, of :',17ii more than during
tin- same period of the year lltl'tt.
The aggregate of the feeM from
the uclkilleH In connection with
I he licensing of motor vehicle
tints fur during the year 1B24
show receipt of $7l,676.5;t In ex-
ecus of thorn? during I II I' 3. Ho Tut'
for 1924 Hceiine fees aggregating
H,ir2,:!(M.r.;( have been received
us uguliiHt $:i.ft3 1,729 during the
Maine period of 1 92:1.
Taking Into consideration the
fact t luil t he Halt'M of moi or ve
hicle ihus fur during 19 'J 4 have
nol heen uh great uh during the
corresponding period of 1923, yet.
in view of the ucttvlilcx In 4iiutor
vehlele reglal rut lent! during the
lat half of 1923, we cun suMy
estimate a total of lltu.otMi motor
car reglui ration during 1924, from
which the IIcoiihc feeH Hhould ag
gregate well onto H,7rin.oinf
The moneys received from t he
gasoline tux and the motor vehicle
llceitHe fee tiro ull triitiNferred tit
the hi ate highway fund with lite
exception of mich sums uh arc
Stationery Co.
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GRAIN IN TO
FORM COMPANY
Great Sales Consolida
tion Plan Submitted to
American Farm Bur
eau Federation.
CHICAGO (Ity the A-siM-httcd
I'ivs irnJii farmer would own,
finance nml control rive large ( hi
eugu grain firms ami 5000 cooimt
uiite cielalorn under u, plan sub
milted by tin iMculle commit
(cr of Jhc American rami lliircuti
which will shortly name Hie com
inlltec, 1 1 eaileil by rivsldciil llrud
tute, rue lis hi ud, v.
l-HU:.ii( (ly the AsMoclated
l'reij.4) A definite plan undi r
which five large grain concerns
utid TtOllO cooperative elevatut'K
would come under producer con
trol watt foruiaWy Huhmltted to I ho
executive committee of the Ameri
can Kami Uiircuu Kedemtlon vch
terday. The formal announcement
of the formation watt .made:
"A plan cent i-iu plating the uc-
liiitdtlon of (he mechanical and
managerial facilities of five J urge
grain eonecrns and 5nuo eoopi'ru
tive elevatorH ha heen presented
to I he American Karm ilureuu
Kederatlon.
"Thl propones that the Inter
nation grain marketing mi I en
agency reuniting lif come grower
owned "will financed und control
led. "ThlH tIan wan presented to Ihe
executive committee of the Ameri
can Farm Uureau Federation thlw
week after a four-day dine urn on
and was adopted authorizing the
prcHldent of the federal Ion to up
point a committee of which he 1h
lo ho the chairman "of Much iae
und personnel uh by him Khali be
decided for the iiurpo of deter
mining Iho practicability of the
producer undertaking the owner
ship of grain faellltleM and pruc
lleal methodu hy which It may he
HiicceBHrully ucqulred for the ad
vantage of the producer.
Federal Probe into Gaso
line Situation in United
States Next on Books.
WAHIIINGTGN (Al') The gov
ernment's Inb-nllnn to go lo the
bottom of the whole gasoline price
mHiiiiIIou, probably through tho
courts, was Indicated Friday by
Attorney General Htune.
Imiulrles Instituted by tho fd
crttl trade commlsslun and the de
part meui u( JiiHiit-e are to form
the basis of the proceedings which,
if was staled, will he started by
Ihe federal government. lEciiltH
of the commission' study of the
price iiucstlon, made at I he ro-
uesl of rrcsiileiit Coolldge, are
In the hands of the department uf
justice and Mr. Stone said Friday
lie had directed members of his
slnl f to collect data Kilt licrcd liv
Ihe tleportment InvestlgahirH with
Unit oblaluetl hy Ihe trade com
mission. ( unlei With Stales.
As the nest step, Mr. Htone will
hold a conference early In .Inly
wil h atiorucy generals cr certain
tlah s whose Ideal It y Is wll hln-hl
for the present. Alter that con
ference, which Mr. tone said,
won hi provide a comprehensive
Mirvey nf tin- whole sit nation, Ihe
d'-piirlmelit of Just Ice will make
known the character of proceed
ings it Intend to employ.
Whether the department has
uncovered some semblance of
price maintenance arrangement
was not slated. Mi-mion was ma le
by Mr. Htone in a formal statement
however, that part of the depart
ment's Inquiry had been dt reeled
toward del eitninat Inn whether the
several Standard nil com pun I cm
had obeyed the fedeml court ills
solution decree of I '.) 1 1.
When iht' department completes
Ihe preparatory study of the gaso
line MOexllon. It expects to he able
to lay before Ihe public a com
plete picture of the oil Industry
trout production through refining
u nit dlst rlbui ion.
He Is L'i'tllliif old when he thinks
everybody needs reforming and yet
nets no urge to nuutiie ine jon.
esslfry in the administration of
the motor vehicle laws which Is
nol tn excess of 4 per cent of (lu
tein! fees. This expense Include
the cost of the pi tiles, ihe main
tenance of I he I raf lie force up
pointed by ihe secretary of state.
t he l-eglsl ml Ion uf motor vehicle
operators, and till Ihe work tncl-
Icttt 1a Ihe Mirious pen isiott of
Ihe motor ehlcle law.
A ssi tit lug that the gusoMi" tax
will return during ihe year li.'Iio.
imio and the net receipts from mo
tor Nchlelc licenses will be $t.-
im.mui, there will be total of
$ 7.:ii.e,iHiii naltiible from such
sourci'M for Ihe stale highway fund
tut o H lilch I here must first !:
pahl the hotnbd obligation falling
I ne during t he year nol hi e
of Jl'.ioe.eiMi, This leaves
Htilistiutt inllv $;i oon.tMtu for the
Kciu'rul inn hit eiut nee and upkeep
of Ihe hlghvas and for such
tin titer road extension and Im
plex enienls us are .i-oiitemplaled
by the shiie. highway comittlsidou
in e,urUu out Hie i-nrrol feud
premium o( the btule.
STONE ORDERS
NVESTIGATIDN
FIND
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Copy (or thia column must b
In br :0& a. m.
See the new dinners ure Hpeclal
In the window al the ItlchardHon's
Art & Gift Khop. We. aluayn suve
you money on diniierware. ti-17-ul
Itcnt, sell ana repair all make
ewlng machines. Ask about fre
dressmaking course. White Raw
lug Machine Co., New Koley Bldr
bI-W. 12-27-tf
Naturalization doesn't make him
a real American uiiIcka he learn
to cull newcomers "darned furrl
uers." The first broadcanilng set. you
will remember, was made of a rib.
It Isn't the first lee the beginner
dreads bo much as the first teo
hec. I'm bile .stenographer.
Hotel Foley.. ti-iy-Btp
If your hair Is fulling out or
if you are troubled with dandruff,
our Germicide und Dandruff K.rndl
calor will slop such troubles In a
very few days. Sold only hy us at
7rc a bottle. Hllverthom-Wrighfs
Family Drug Store. C-J9-II
- Hot Wood.
For immediate delivery. While
IMno llox & Lumber Co. l,u Grande,
Ore. 6-13-tf
The pluii of Washington Is well
advertised and the people arc
learning every crook und turn.
If you need a prescription from
,yuui uuuiur mien (uicniy uitu prop
erly, early or late, cull upon us or
send the prescription to us. If you
need Ice cream In brick form or In
bulk phone us or drop In at our
soda fountain and try our Hazel
wood leu cream or sherbet. We are
open always till JO o'clock und in
hot weather till II o'clock every
night In tho year. . Sllvert horn
Wright's Family Uruff Hi ore. 0-19-tf
Out In On; rurul dlHtrk'la, how
i'V.t, llirro .ar many flno huals
wliu can't mix a cocktail.
Ikanliriil l'lc'liircs.
If you hnvo u grooil nci;ii1ivt o.
plclllnt which ym would lll:n lo
liav Inrircr antl In Uh miturul col
orlnb'a. taho It to ItlchurilHun. "Th:
Art Man," and lie will nialio II any
Hlu ynu niah. Ilo gtvca the sum'
.;''" ,nn" " i.i.ir.-
your picture work to itlchurdsoii's
Art & Gift Hhop, G-17-51
Ik? fleniNi itching ."Vc
All work guaranteed. Mrs. K C.1
Turkey, 1808 Hecond Ht. C-C-tf;
rit.
Windshields and side glasses to
fit every make of cur always In
stock at IttchiirdNon's Art Gift
Shop. . Your Job done right now.
We cut all sles of hrudlights and
wind deflectors. Service uml th
right price our motto. ti-17-01
It Isn't so difficult to love vmir
;eneiny when you heur him rooting
Tuko Off That Tan
Jusl apply our Violet Crcum. This
dainly medicated application de
signed especially for removat of
tan. Good for all skin (roubles.
Only ?5u a bottle. Sold only ut
our store. Silver! horn-Wright's
Family Irug Store. C-lH-tf
It's a sail und disappointing
world and nobody ever gels to be
as Important as he feels ut It!.
8v llcmt Itching So
Pleating, button holes, buttons
covered, stamping. Mall orders giv
en prompt attention. All work
guaranteed. Fancy Art Goods
U. M. t thread and lhthy Wear.
The Stitching und Art Shop. Mrs
I,. H. Norton. 1115 Adams Avcnun
1'hono Main 533. 0-ll-tf
It Is getting to where the police
no longer look for the woman but
for Ihe hypodermic needle.
The ludgmeitt uf Our Cti-lomers:
Onr Sin in In rd or (iiullty
We have never tuken any pleas
ure In trying lo force any tlliwel
jcome goods upon uny customer ut
jiiny time. We study constantly tn
know what our customers want and
(their response to the highest itiul
tly has been extremely gratifying.
.This rule holds In all our fountain
, products.
lee cream, the llazetwood is al
ways fine, uh well us srrtips und
. fruits. We know It to he the rich
.est 4tl hutler fat, the purest In ull
,tlj Ingredients, the must evcnl
troxen. and most dcltctously fluvor
;ed. and Its constantly growtnit
popularity gives us our conrhh'iicr
ItV featuring It and every syrup w
use Is nf t he very best possible
standard of purity and true fruit
, flavor, and Ihe crushed fruits are
the most carefully prepared from
thoroughly ripened fruit. Silver
thorn-Wright's F-imlly lrug Si ore.
! 6-13-tl
1 Nnid-e nf lleailiijt on 'niMMil
! stnt't lnipni(iiicnt.
I Notice Is hereby given to al.
w hoiu It luny concern that th
i 'otmiilsston of the city of t.n
(iruiide. In Ion County. trcgon, pro. !
iposea and Intends to Improve Im-1
Would Be Dodoino His
Duty
"Uncle ttiliy" Gray Feels
It His Duty to Tel! How
Tanhic Helped Him.
W. J. (Uncle Billy) Gray, it
Arkansas (.'Ity, Kuns. Is another
man of wide popularity to deelure
himself sparely on the sldo of
Tan lac,
"t'nelo Hilly" has lived In Ar
kansas City more than half
century and has an unbroken rec
ord of 47 . years . as constuhle.
which makes him the oldest peace
officer In point of service In.. the
stale.' "
"I feel that I would be dodging
my duty to suffering humanity,"
said" I'ncle Jtilly," "if I did not
let It be known what a wonder
ful medicine I have found in Tan
lac. I had been taking every
thing und getting nowhere, hi. I
my very flrsj. bottle of, Tan lac
had the well' on the road to good
health.
"Two years of stomach and In
testlnul troubles had me so weak
and exhausted that I cojld hard
ly move about. In fact, I won
all out of fix, suffering day and
night, und felt (hut 1 wus uboLt
done for.
Tnnluo arrested my troubles.
halted my downward co jrsu and
then 1 my energy - and strength
turned like a tidal wave, so to
speak. Since then, two years ago
proveincnt District No.. 147, In the
City of L,u, Grande, Oregon, In ac
cordance with the plans und speci
fications therefor heretofore adopt
ted by the Commission, und that
tho report of tho committee on es
timates for said Improvement Is
now on file In the office of the Re
corder of the City of lai. Grande,
Oregon; that the said Commission
has set Wednesday, the Itith day
of July, lit 4, at 7:30 o'clock I. M.
of said day, at the Commission
Itoom In the City Huildlng in La
Grande, Oregon, as the time and
pluce when und whoro said Com
mission will meot and hear und de
termine all objections, remon
st ranees and claims of grievance of
any persons against said proposed
improvement and the proposed
usscssmcnt therefor agulnst the
property to ho benefited thereby In
said district.
That the boundaries of the dis
trict to be Improved and benefited
by the said proposed Improvement
as finally adopted by tho Com
mission are us follows, lo-wlt: lle
glnnlng at a point on the center
line of Second Street In the City
of La Grande, Union County. Ore
gon, One Hundred Ninety (l!io
feet South of the center line of
Spring Avenue; thence west along
a line One Hundred Ninety (ISO)
feet from and purullel to the cen
ter line of Spring Avenue a dis
tance or One Thousand Six Hun
dred Twenty Four and Five Tenths
iG2i.b) feet; thence In a north
erly direction along a line. nineteen
(1H) feet from and parallel to the
cast, linn of Lot A. Hlock 1, Itu
vuria Addition to tho City of La
Grande, Oregon a distance of fifty
nine (50) feet; thence In a westerly
direction along the south line of
Tract A. Itomlg's Addition a dls
tanco of One Hundred Nine la;i)
feet; l hence In a northerly dlrec
Ho along a line one Hundred
Highly (IM)) feet from and par
n Mel to the Fast line of Tracts A.
It und C. Itomlg's Addition to the
City of La Grande, Oregon, a dls
tanco of Three Hundred Four and
Five Tenths (3U4.6) feet; thence
east along a line and Its extension
Ten and Five Tenths (10.6) feel
from und parallel lo the north line
of Tract C to the center of Alder
Street; thence continue east along
a lino and Its extension One Hun
dred Seventy Three und Five
Tenths 173.Cr) feet from and par
allel to ihe center line of Spring
Avenue to the center of Fourth
Street; thence south nlong the cen
ter line of Fourth Street a dis
tance of Three Hundred Sixty
Tit ree a nd Five Tent lis ( 3 ti 3. 6 )
feet; thence In a westerly direc
tion along a line and its extension
One Hundred Ninety OHO) feet
from and parallel to the center
tine of Spring Avenue to the cen
ter line of Second Street which Is
the point of beginning all located
In Itavurht, Itomlg's. and Grundy's
Additions to the City of La Grande,
t'nlon County, Oregon.
That said mprovement Idstrlet
No. 147 Is hereby created hy the
Commission of the City of Ln
Grande, for tho purpose of Improv
ing und with the Intention to Im
prove said Improvement district by
rilling the holes In the exlsllng
pavement with bituminous binder
and hiving a one and one half
KOOVER1ZED GROCERY
Phone Main 49 2 Deliveries
To Keep Silent
now, the occasional use of Tan
lac lias kept me in good trim
Tanhic is certainly without an
eiual In the world,"
Tan lac Is for sale by ull good
druggists. Accept no suhslttuLu.
Uwr 40 million bottles sold.
Tuko Tunluc Vegetable Pills.
Adv.
1 V ) Inch bituminous rcsurfuct
pavement on Spring Street fub
111, It I. lu.l ......... .... .!.. f.,.. It... u-..u
! property line of Fourth Street t
the curb lino on west side of Aldet
Street and Including all alley Inter
sections and all street Intersection
.'except First Street all on the ubovi
named st reet located In Grumly'i
'and Itomlg's Addition to the Cit
lof Ja Grande, L'nion County, Ore
gon, and to assess the cost of al
'such Improvement to the pro pert
ln said district especially benefited
by the said proposed Improvement
Dated this 18th day 'or June
3924.
J. K. STKAItNS.
Iteeorder of the Cily o'
La Grande, Ore.
Juno 21-28-July 5-12
Notice nf Hearing on Proposed
Street Improvement,
Notice Is hereby given to al'
whom it may concern I hat the
j 'om mission of the CM y of Lr
Grande, l'nion County, Oregon pro
poses and Intends to improve Im
provenient District No. 14K, in tin
City of la Grande. Oregon In ac
cordance with the plans and spec!
llcutlons therefor heretofore tdopt
ed by the Commission, and that thf
report of the committee on esti
mates for said Improvement Is now
on file In the office of Ihe Iteeorder
jof the City of La Grande, Oregon:
(but. the said Commission hus scl
Wednesduy, the Kith day of July
1024, ut 7:30 o'clock I'. M. of said
day, at the' Commission room In tin
City Huildlng In La Grande, Ore.
gon, us the time and place whep
und where said Commission wIM
meet und hear and determine all
objections. remonstrances a n d
claims of grievance of any person--against
said proposed improvement
and the proposed assessment there,
for against the property to he bene
fited thereby In said district.
That Hie boundaries of the d's
trlct to be improved and benefited
by the said proposed Improvement
as finally adopted by the i'omiiiiIm-
Small
Tracts
Several 3 lo li-ucre tracts
just noi Hi of KivcrshM
Turk. Close, to the new mill
site. Hut one mite from
the business center of the
city. These tracts uro very
desirable and urn closlngo.it
(pilckly. Priced low and on
convenient terms. See us
about these for further par
ticulars. Wm. Miller
& Co.
Where The Thrifty
Throng
M MUHV M'i-I II i
M, 4.75
108 Depot St,
Where Visiting Is
Profitable to You
TV,'a ator ii
fV,M nwof And
Nearly every day brings something
new, fresh and attractive. The buyers
in New York never cease in their
activities.
To keep abreast of the new things
which we are continually offering, re
quires frequent visits tothe store.
You are always welcome whether
you buy or not. It is a pleasure to'
show you "our stocks. And likely i
you'll find something interesting each i
: u . -"-
time you can.
sion are as follows: to-yit: Ilegln
ning ut a point on the center line
of Spring Avenue in the City of
l,a Grande. Union County, Oregon,
one hundred fifty (150) .feet west
of the center of Wulnut Street:
Lhence south along a line one hun
dred fifty (150) feet from und
parallel to the center line of Wal
nut Street to the center of Penn
sylvania Avenue; thence west along
tho center line of Pennsylvania
Avenue a d 1st unco of two hundred
fifty four und five-tenths (254.5)
feel; thence north ulong a line und
its extension one hundred twenty
nine (li!!0 feet from und parellel
to the east line of Hlock 1, Ha
variu Addition to the City of la
Grande, Oregon, to Hie north line
it Hlock 1, Havurla Addition to the
City of l.a Grunge. Oregon; thence
west along the north line of said
Bavaria Addition a distance of one
i i n d red nine 1 0 ', ) feet : t h ence
north u distance of one hundred
five (lt'5) feet to a point seventy
one (71) feet west of tin northeast
orner of Tract A, - Itomlg's Addi
tion to the City of l.a Grande. Ore
gon: thence eust ulong the north
lot Hue und Its extension of said
fraet "A" Itomlg's Addition to the
City of l.a Grande, Oregon, lo the
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flNewlin Drug Go.
-lneorporaUd
DEPARTMENT STORES
Lit Grande, Ore.
constantly a bazaar of!
most desirable croods. i
center of Alder Street ; thence north
ulong the center line of Alder
Street lo the center of Spring Ave
nue; thence eust along the center
J line of Spring Avenue a distance
:of one hundred fifty (liiO) feet to
! point of beginning all located in
Havurla and Itomlg's Addition to
'the city of I.a Grande. Oregon.
That said Improvement District
No. 148 Is hereby created by the
Commission of the (.'Ity of I, a
Grande. Oregon, for the purpose of
Improving und with the Intention
to Improve said Improvement dis
trict by grading Alder street full
width between property lines from
existing pavement on Spring Ave
nue to north line of Pennsylvania
Avenue, und by constructing hard
surface pavement twenty (2) feet
in width between curb lines, ulsri
by constructing therein concrete
curb and gutter und concrete side,
walk on west side of street only,
these improvements .to be made at
ihe expense of tin property espe
cially benefited thereby..
Dated this iMh day of June,'
1924.
J. E. STKAUNS,
Iteeorder of the City of
Da Grande. Ore.
June Jl-Js-July 6-i: