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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 25, 1924)
.iiro.xa!ribi La Grande Evening Observer INDEPENDENT NEWSPAFEK Published dally and weekly at La Qrande, Oregon, by In LA ORANDB EVENINO OBSERVER PUBUUHNd CO. BRUCE DENNIS Editor Entered at poitoflc at La Grand, Orefoa, M fieoond Class Mall Matter. On sal In other cities Orefoa Hotel News Stand, Port land; Imperial New Stand, Portland; Multnomah Men Stand. Portland Address all communication to The Obterrer, 1411 Adama ' Are La Grande, Oregon. SUBSCRIPTION RATES OFFICE CAT i i Ij Bj Oairier Dally, per month . 1o .II.lt -4.(tl 6a Oaily, per three months Dally, per six months. In advance Daily, single oopy , , BY JUNIUS - i : n 1! By Mail Dally, per month - Dally, per six months. In advaac . Dally, per year. In advanoe Ubserver.Star, per year 100) -II. to -11.04 -11.00 CITY AND COUNTY OFFICIAL) PAPER The Associated Frees Is exclusively entitled to us for pub cation of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited if published therein. All right of republication of special dlepatohea In this paper, and also the local news asrsin also are reserved. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS roe Associated Pre la exclusively entitled to an for pob uatloa of all new dispatch credited to It or not otherwise redllad If published therein. All right of republication of pedal dispatches In thl paper, and also th local newe eerwtn also are reeerved. TRUST IN THE LORD with all ihlne heart: and lean not unto thine own understanding. ; In all thy way acknow ledge him, and he snail direct thy path. Pov. 1:6, 6. The Task and the Will : It is becoming more difficult as time goes on to read the text of a periodical without ' meeting the self-improve ment salesman. He's there every month, in the front of the book with a scheme to make, your lungs as capacious t8 a blacksmith's bellows and your .memory as enduring us .that popularly ascribed-to the elephant. He seeks to plant in you a desire for biceps as powerful as Mr. Zbys ko's and a will as unyielding as Gibraltar, y, Especially is he anxious about , your 'will power. He insists if you say -every morning, ."I will have a million dollars before I die,", that eventually that prospect will materialize. ' ' t '.v. , " ' ; .This may be entirely true, aiid a strong will may ic capable of scaling any height. But much depends on the task set for the will..' Jt. might be as well in the end if there were courses ananged for deflation of a lot of the -avill power in the world. A- movement for weaker wills would stop, among other things, all future wars for it would do away with a vast amount of selfishness. A will us .inflexible as Everest fs .'not . particularly precious if it is exercised hi trampling on the rest of humanity to reach a seat In the sun. . ' .''".'.'.' 1 ' ; Laicoln did not repeat the "I 'will'.' formula periodically Historians seem to agree that he 'groped along in a coii iclousness that he was an instrument of God. "The picture of the downy sophomore clenching his fists before the mirror and parroting the mystic ritual is en gaging. But perhaps it would- be bett in the tagiiming if he substituted faith for gymnastics in will power. Faith moves men forward with no loud gritting of teeth and digging of nails into the palms. ' The will developer is apt to be an annoyance to himself and i nuisance to his friends. Faith annoys no one, and it is' a lot more comfortable than looking intense and cutting a neighbor's throat Just Be Careful When one sees the m.iffnificent overhead crossings ii. Union county and this county has more than her share they briny to mind the terrific expense of biidpinrr the iailroa(l so that the careless brothers may have their lives t pa red. ' Searching just a little we find that to eliminate all of the more than 250,000 grade crossings on Class One rail roads would cost, it is estimated, f 19,000,000.000. That is not far from the valuation of the existing railroads. Admittedly it is desirable to jret rid of grade crossings. Doing so would save thousands of lives. But we will make no progress in that direction by misrepresenting either responsibility for the grave situation or the respective rights of railroads and users of the highways. There is not hero any conflict between privilege and public rights. The railroads, are agencies of public sen-ice. Not a train is run, either to, transport gwds or to carry paengvrs. except to serve the public. Then? is slight inconvenience to automobihsts in stop ping at the relatively few railroad crossings they encoun! tor in a day's journey. There would be enormous loss and! inconvenience t patrons of the railroads were trains re quired to stop at every highway grade crossing their lines. The grade crossing problem is a grave one. It will not !e solved without ivspect for common sense. Newspaper headllnP. Ten nlKhUl In a dairy, or the eyilw of drink. Thn car waa berth. What most men deal re permanent shave. row MAlK How b the milk-maid? Ho aald with A bow. It Isn't mado, sir, It co men from a coir, Apparently the Ideal candidate I must be prominent enough to In- nptro respect and not able enough I to arouse suspicion. Krora now until November "no I man's collar" will have a time gel- ting Itself worn. Correct (Ma t sentenco: I set's make him leader of our gang, chorused the boys, became be ha I nice Jong curlH. lmtntlu atul libw-mcrtci We Art Wait In; For. A device for automatically clog- King taxi-meters after a reason-1 able limit nay, tho first mile. 80 mo method for preventing! loose gurU-rs from drugging on I the floor (espvcluliy when danc- I Ins). An instrument for measuring a I filiTs limit (understand it an you will) beforo taking her out. A machine for torturing Htugo I who Insist on cutting in. Lip Mlcka that won't smudge or otherwise leave evidence or man's weakucs. A device fur steering uutoino- bibs with the feet. llaltneU that do not leur eusily. A ainokcscroeu fur obscuring a chuperone who In particularly con- I Detentions 01 very curiou. .Tobahiy the only man who J knows .lust how llirum feels U f Mr. liryan. 1 Mother suys thut the only way! to make a good husband Is to be gin spunking him for Hvlfishnetts I ut the ago of three. Hope ahould always be equip ped -wVt tt parachute attachment I to let tm uown eiisy. You will find a girl who dors I not close her eyes while kissing I doesn't keep her mouth tthut afterwards. A country is safe no long art J scand-tl is rar enough to Justtf) targv headlines. I rti'iM of fnttl tit dd wa-dtrrunmait: Hair toil MX'ti I MM Kdlth's riaiHTtV IJii MMHtrcil for a mmiH'nl I anil then bttit over the lanmlrv I tub, imhv imw, a. ma'iii, olic I alil. It ain't been In Uic wvdi et. THE OPEN COURT IVHIM Sltlll.TS Ml' ST MIIMIT M KSTll THK I KI1KI! IV TIICY lK- Mitt; itritit.s riu.MKK. 1 Faster and Faster O Man, to what heights of art ait thou not soaring. A human being has thrust himself, in a crude mechani cal device, through the air-envflope that covers Mother Karth. at the rate of 2HS miles an hour. vv" This is the fastest that anv livimr thintr pf h-w kvi profiled by its own volition. j . Too much, perhaps, we dwell upon our kinship with! the t)ther nmmab. Man is. aft-r all. the king. He has done what was not done lefore, and the heart gives a leap! of hop at the prospect which lies before him. j In the hand of Kate we tie, the fingers clenched tichtlv' over us. Witlr this achievement of Lieutenant Maughan, it seems that one finger is slowly being forced back. The ciushed thing flutters. H fain would deny the barriers, struggle free. If time and space can be thus amquered! luay not the riddle of life itself oue day be solT - Mil. I.AltKH'K ON MAKS. To the t-Mitor: ian ou sp,ir room for ai uitsl' on tt- i-Un-'t Mr? niuntcation liuprtMtte." so de clreai ono of our daily nenst- tM-is Why s, (entitle mn oi grat ment.il power ."houM .titt! Ivel ptstml;tlc alter all the w der f m re el.it tons of sctem dur ing the past evultirv Is rnrprlsiiiK I'oimminttattoii with M.irs tn uJ of being eonstdervd prvbb ma:iral in certainly u foresone eon-.'lo n. Mara s member of our Solar Stvm enjo; nig the -vaif tlRht tul twut that we snd no doutd the Urlian jrv )u.-t a s--n to -onriii with us a e arx to n tre with thfm. It Is nn older world ihtn ours and pnl.iil iur thrr ndv.ineel In knw I.Ik1 and beOer aid? lo instrti" t lhal we arr lo intivirt :ntlit:i Hi lo th M.iril.in Who ftill d..r' lo den (lie iroKiMlit oi iih of the m,i.ir imndK of history 1uir found sojoinniuj; on Wn todiy or on Mttite of th othT nw,'' plart ivt of our 't'm. lol eiviittAl th lUMvrni .md the r;.t;h and iUo-d inirlhg-rti-tti-rvm to Kovvrn and to ruiv. The ltiU--lT MrliIS Ol I fto WOtTd ha lu-wr riHi(tnd th'tr knolvdjr to tht- rarth atone. Krn thr limits of iir Solar STt'ni ha t.'-n tnutiwient for th-tr ft Id ot !leiuUltoiv Some of the m Abrabara for inxanc has lt-d .v.ui Kutnd htm m II- givt vmmtd in which la trnod . th k to th pi;eh- o' the unUerse. Abraham toiv a jue.tion or doi bt was beltr mtrd L I thv great, minds that bjve follow aru-r him. Thf r-ason U that ho had the Mot t teacher Abnv ham a!ktl n,i tiked with tod And the fact that God prompt.! him to r h out not only th movmrnts of the ptantts but umi of tiw- tarry heavras l suffKtert proof that it waa IntendtM br th Cra,or that AbrJiaai'i aclrvUixa il!K?al. lHI " T.r- aa irrl KH-atMirr In annoum-inx ir Kail OlHiliua of IDil anil iwli-mlins I.. ' '. . K&SWklWKWik II ' V " I l&ta'! '1HfflMlu-.rr-a a l .tsnltal lnitallfu l WI onr Mun- anil toxt IIk- tU-ulte all- lmCU7W ' '' " 'f llWlianl VI - "T-f from 11k- fatotlikm -.,;.- of .lUf wrl.l.,.M, ,;, , .:,J :W&&A II ' " 'A MM . O.N i ' ' ' M il I lilfEijJa " vU H1UUVYO Bl '-i ' ""' 1 1 p.. 1 vnj D-vNJLr . - miJsawfi n i i any oflht ofhr rls'. Ihy ! ' " ' - ' 1 J .."v ' S ani il in inly a iiim'.hHuoi m mmmmmmmm'mmKmmmmmmmmmmmmi l kn.nvlns how. - ' n...... i ..' .. . .. Vuura. irilly. E 1 1 . JB,TTjTT1 ' Assjiiiinr a f n cvllnl ,r"r l,nl ork "nd USED CAR : j :tuu, l II Lft-aaByTS WIhi, need aor al-1 l J&jfSSLX ' iW ' '"n-HiJ on financial J S3 V 1 nwili-rs fri-l five lo call T ! feSKSf' 1 MU auj IIK'UllKT ol Uus I m V.. V I V V7 I isavjar ? iina iii f i r i v should bf b eoiitiued with th circle of thin earth" orbit. In.lec the cih'.m of all the promise mad- to Abraham could not be fulfill! j on Ibis little 'r.h. , It Is th du'- n tho trlil. Kf of mm to study the Marry heav fns. hovuus' the det-larr lh Olory of Uod and slb'nee the ton.?u of the :ith,-ist t is only a hit If while until n ' th major planet of our win's i family lnlTrhjuc- t'r oo j a-.t...., ,,,, nun Knini iitienona. h.n it rf th,- ir-rt' lntslltc -- on il plantA of th sKtetn ni!l be ninulttntr IorHkt as to bent urr.tniMtivnis for a iwriodteal united dmontrution of worlds in Mieir Iot and adoration for th-tr Kr'at crvalor. How infttiitety smstl will this world's mt-tariau dtfler-t-oc, of opinion on re bs tons us ttonx appur wh n all 'h worlds of the Solar System join in oi: wiD( of pruht to thl grwt -tor of all w-orbts. Apotofjittip for trexnaoim; on our apacv. Mr. Kditor. ton't bo In doubt about Mnn or Venus, or Winter Coats AM) FALL (iOOUS ARRIVING DAILY. Huy high jrnulc clothes for children. We sell Ht popular prices. Well nwule clothes are the cheapest in the king run. LKu l fm-jfet cur Indies Silk Hose At S1.00. Norton's Kiddy Shop HEMSTITCHING PLEATING Button Holes Stamping Buttons Coveted r not an aluwd car, anl th drIer is w ill inn to pimrant its ixutdition ! cans h- baa rebuilt It to match a new ono in av IHMiranc and i'rforumnt e - knowing that the prhe i.i to n ht cent hsst than a new car. and th aTic-' dprtniatioit ia from la to IS per cent his than a n-v car., IS IT NtT lXNiMV TO t Y A rsKi I'Ali; "rtielv!. Thro Kt the thrift habit uml buy a I5KHI ll.T t'AU rrom us', I IKS tHlkla -JtM I I tMs .V.tl & Oharp-pratbice. hascut. ofPmany to Slf.ZCjeei ' This Is a regular part of our srrtk'v ami is )oun for ll asking. 1 -ry lirant'li ot our bank to not fur your personal rumrnh-m-p iu (Miiklnc. , We tail k it our atxtNinl. i