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THE UP GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER'- Hj T iraiiiii'iFiiJwiiiB i iiuirninwiiivipriiiiifiiiiii THE OLD HOME (TOWN ' .,, By Stanlijr 'MM PLE SUM N 5 , . ....... .Hi-! NEM1 SmC. La Grande Evening Observer i , INDEPENDENT NEWBPAl'EB published dally and weekly at La Orando, Oregon, by the 1.A GRANDE EVENING OH8ERVER PUBLISHING CO. BRUCE DENNIS .. Editor Entered at postotflco at La Grande, Oregon, as Second Claw Mall Mattel Dn aula in other cities Oregon Hotel News Stund, Port land; Impertul News Btund, Portland; Multnomah News Btand, Portland Address all communications to The Observer, 1416 Adams Ave., La Orando, Oregon. , ,, BUBBtKUTUUf JUTE'S By Carrier Daily, per month ... Holly, per three months , Sally, per six months, In advance Dally, slnaio copy li.l 75o ..3.25 ..bo Daily, per month .......' Dally, per six months. In advance Dally, per year. In advance Observor-8tar, per year By MaU 600 ..$2.6'J ..$6.00 ..2.00 'CITr' AND'cbUNTT OFFICIAL PAPER MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS f The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to uao for pub lication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwlho credltod if published therein. All .rights of republication of special dispatches In this paper, and also tho Jocul news bercln also aro reserved. SHEW ME T.Hi' Let integrity aiiti uv thco. Psulm 2!) ; 4, 21. (It i J '.i i , WAYS, O Lord; tench mo thy patlu. 'htness preset vo me; for I wait on Hes A Good "Indian Those .who .'do not enjoy . personal acquaintance with Charlie Curtfs,' the' hew 'senate' leader,' will be surprised to know that "hg Is art' Indian. Fact, and Charlie don't deny it. lie is proud of it. Charlie 13 pretty much Chero kee, but he is a big man, able and square. He is a good "Indian." When he used to drive a horse cab in Topekn and study his law books under the gns lights on street comers few people anticipated that he would ever be the leader of the United States senate. , , And yet, there are those who say none has a chance in America but the rich. What piffle. Charlie Curtis never, had money.' - He has none now, yet he has the high est place 411 the. nation except .the presidency. He is jcador of the greatest deliberative-body ion the fac$ of the. earth, and he is still a-Cherokeey he is still the ,sai)q Charlie Cur tis who drove the old horse cab, he is still the same vigor ous nian whifltoy'e his' jimfj'itry every minute of the day. He had'to fight 'hivwiy1 top. Don't think anyone handci the honors to Charlie on -a. silver platter. Not at all. Ik- was quite a nuisatjqft and a pest to many of the old-timeis wno warned to continue in onicc years ago. wncn ne ran for oongress in the l'trst Kansas -district ho decided to shako hands with' every' voter, 'and he did it. His old horst? and buggy-lumbered akmg every lane and Charlie L GET So 1 m. i s i cat WIND BftAYMORB WHO KBCCNtlmf WENT To THE CITf TO SEB A FOCTTBAn, QaMB - SHOWS & SO Me OP TUB BOYS KT TMB DEPcJT HOW ,--t officeiPOWDER BURNS CAT ' THAO HANK KIO. Junius MBLER .YOUTH The (In.vs Htv netting Mlmrlcr, In fact, tln'v ntv nlmost as fdutrl now Uh ready -ra-sli. t . . Much tit I) is annoyance., lhe yere Int. for (he bjiiih'. iiriiylnK tit tho nlxth UmiiiK. - , Wliul's thn Hvan . IVi'd?' lie- attkt'il a fun. , . ( . , "NoihlnK to noiliin." - "Oh. niiNixllil." niif rxohi hiM'd nidtiiutly. "Wt huvcii'l m(tmia i thins." , ' i . r. o. n.- .' Tin- ( iii-ni r, . vi ,!kuk lit anil . .imIcI I for twu I'ocn Rlasn il(('niilrM Hint fut-n nihrrtlKtNj ni $il a Jhuii. T. n. !h, nittl wlu'ii tliry vtv tU'Uwrv.l Ihry w'ii' riiipty." . , Thi' Ijihjci-; "What iliil mi jt IH1'I7 ..... .topped at vvvvy htni.se. lie won. Tlien it became a iues- "Vnii or Immit. wuai cIm :vas jijfainst liinl, .lmt fiJ (onjiiiured ihis' individual vork. How well we rcmcriiher Ihc'iiiKht ai Topeka when Cy. Leland, then hoss of Kansas politics and a rep rose n tat ivt jn the legislature, gave up his fight on Charlie Curti?. jit was a contest for United States senator. Leland rep resented Atchison county. His name was well toward the lop uf the list. When the-reading: clerk called the roll Le land arose, without any warning or explanation, and c:isi Jiis yote for Curtis, the man whom he had fought for years. Well, if a state house dome ever shook with vibra tion from cheering that old state house (!me at.Topeka did that very thing. It was over. The fight lasting over so pinny years had ended and Charlie Curtis from that day until now has been n commanding figuie in polities of the nalion, for he lias been in the senatq. continuously ever since. lie now gncs to tic head of the class, ti U ' ttpVak JfJ- look courage, il took nerve, it took an inward energy that is today loo oTten ' missing, to do what Cv. it is has' doiu:. Kut his sen ;te leadership Is the best demonstration of what a poor loy can do In America. IhI Flaptier: "Ih -lie a dniiihotl'." 2nd ''lupHkr: "No, 1 wouldn't wy that, lint IiIh Idea of a cmm1 Unit' a walk plus an -1ft I'rcam t'oiu'.1' The only diffwn-nco bftwt'f-n the dtmo novel of ypstrrduy and thr novel of today 1b about ono dotlur and ninety cents. - " ! JNKxircniEXCi;i "I'vn ncvpr krwcd a girl lpror,.M lu wild, ivtuovliiv ilir cl;ar from ; i,llt iIIM. r...w.rt u- w.im a.h. tn IiIk vest iHKkci and hUppiii to and U Ihouirht to Uc uottinc tl her.; , . 1 :ilinff nit-oly. ONLV IIAiillAkI II 1 : Cnl,lon Mh" a.isluiiK-d in, U.MjI HAM UAKIJ) IjurifH to Ihb buck Monday even- I'd like lo Rvt ono of thcRtfllllf wnli ... haHketbail nrnctice. nsyhiin rakes." . ii,. , i f.n.n.i.. i.n.i "What kind did yuir Bay. ma v.ro.v rl.-iurn-' werp (nlcon to hbo lion?" , liiiw KorlniiM tlm inhirv wlis. Howard Wilwon fell oill ot a jfvmg at Hfhool rt'tt'ntly and wiw cut ounr uiuny. .; I'MnU'M (Special) Kvtfrett Znuni'hurd wn hurt :i. few diOH ago Wlirn.wllh a miinhcr of otli'r lioysj tlnV were v-xpcrlinciittu with tttucK puwd'r. 'They had put the powder in a cah und wlft n Kv erett Btootcd down to llRlit It, it blew up' in IiIh face. He was taken to Ja Gruiidn where the powder was removed from the face; and (yes. Kor! a while it was fifared that lie would lose his cyo.sight, "Asyluni-one nuts." of tliusn full "t'nmv oil. Rflltp out Of it. Ite a ntun' mills the phyH:ea1 cultun fidvfrt'Hfiuent. Milt hoblied hall Kill hhottldn't dike it too rioim The sweet youiiK tiling was ex aiulnlnH: catuenin. "What Ik (hi luiiiio of this one?" Hhu liuiulred oi th( aKdiHiunl. "That is the Helvudere," replied the man. Kor a.mnmeiil there wiik a chill silence. Thi-n t he Hw ret yoniiK IhiliK pulled heiH.dr Owlher utul iiiiilred Icily, "And can you rec ommend the llelva'." The Inlmr wlioiiauc Is neei mi iciilc Hint then Isn't ijuhe a citiHd unillii.'t for the parade. George Marshall left Tuesday tor Khusoh With two cai'toad Of pples, Harry. Tipler left Tuesday frtr hin home' In Mouiaria. after vis lilng fiien'd.s here for .some lime. The Meimreo Lumber company ,has purcluisel the Aawmill on the VUvrt muuiit- ' ln tlu' spring lliey plan to tit art up full blast. Ilootll lyu-Jeii of KiiKcno is Hpfudim; tlm week viHliiiiK liia pu n;nts, Mr. upd Ma J. 1. I..ir;ien. Waller Hlraifflnun,. tvuirned hoini' rooently from Kverutl. Wash. Unlberi' HoIIIiih made a trip lo I, a ( ramie TueMday on business., J Pete .norriH and Krank WllsoiJ ciitne out from Aiawille' Sunday J .i.iei noon. lM . Mrs. Wllnatu Kurmun and dim- ' jKhtrr: Mic - i Hhopplng in J,a uranuo recently. ' Mr. Jeori:e Marnliatl w.-nt In 1 l.a Grande thin we k on bnsine-w. ., 'Mrs. Dudly I'eel ininc out Irom,; Joseph to alttnd Hie funeiul uf, Mrs, Hull. , I.. M. Jenren of Iji (Jramle wii.H visit Inj,' friends at lmtler Tu.hi. K'ohh Terry and Jiert Tucker held a HhoolltiK' iiiatrh Monday at Imbler. M im. Wlllitun U uck man rutu ru ed lo Whlla Walla reteiitly arler altendliiK the funeral of Mrs. Hull. Mr. and Ml . illinn Uiukiiiitn and son Harvey vi:iitd rriemln al JoHt-ph yesh rduy. - Mr. ami Mm. Hazeti linve rom- ' foitabty located in the Mike HiBei '. house. Tlie K. I. lodu j,:vc a ilancf at the'ainitNt un til ball ThankH;;iv- I'ltOAIISK (Kpeciul) A .special school meeting was held at rroui iso recently for tho purpose of electing a new clerk, lo fill the place ot W. )i. JfeHcock. who lia moved to Maxvflle. Marshal I'lrsh inan has been chowim as the new clerk. , MIks Kin ma AVeavcr of - Kasl GrosHman and Misa MaudcV av of Hunnyidc visited recently at the Ulay Poulson home. Tlm ladicH of rromise iaet at Marshal leshman's n'cntly and made two comforters which they presented to the Wltllanuf family. Jtobert farper, Howard ;arper and Boles Newby aro working on the road to the Hill Carper place. Miss Kunlcc Courtney went to Troy Saturday returning to Hiver sldo Sunday evening. ' C, P. Qarper and Harold Carper butchered a . beef for Tex Williams Thursday. Mrs. C. I'. Carper and Nancy DonnettVhave been visiting with Mrs. Tex Williams,, who has been 111. " ; Harold. Itobert and Theo. Car pet4 attended the dance at Claude Hoiifitin's recently. ' :'It has been tpitte warm the past week add all Hie i;iiuw is goKe The Mock are back in the cari bous, where the grais Is growing nUely. - J. K. Carper who was ill for several days Willi sore feet caused by rust bites is able turbo out again. .'.- .: -.Tex Wtlllapis, , who j has i been mirferiug with a lame back ts ilde lo be aifout a 111 1 le. lie tuadu a trip to Wullowa, TuesUay.:retu.rn ing .Wednesday. i. ; ' Charlie Iteming of 'IToy, spent l-'riday niijlit 'ril the C., V- 'n'T home. . y ' i , - . .... - . Alice lAiutberg Jpenl Thanksgiv ing at home. , -. . , ,. v . . . - Thnksivintf services were held n Tromise on ThanksKiving. da 1 U 1 'otter spok'1 In the morn ing. A dinner wits served at noon, alter which a program was ren dered. p l.uc ijmith of W'ullowa has been j emling a few .days with his daughter. Mis. Hlella 1'oulson. r Ct-rtrlit; lleniu;tt Is preparing to move .to Lower Valley. ' Arthur i'ourtuey, of Troy, pass ed through here Kunduy on his way Mo Mnsvllle where he expects to work this winter. ' Itoy Carper who works near Ma l;oy Carper who works near 'Vri Seville came home Friday find attended grange. " ' ' ' Alfred Carper 'took Will Iteed . I , DO YOUR ' .XMAS Shopping Early S BATHROBE s Pendleton and Oregon City $2.1.75 ' $1550 to $22.50 Beautiful ' quality all-wool garments in Indian blanket designs in rbnlrca nnA ilmVlo cbfiM'l nllflVC S51 H n-hniind CuVCS. ' Famous Beacon Brand Flannelette Koikes, for men.' A very practical li 1 1 1 1 1 1 ..nn.mr ' ' I gilt in numerous patterns, an iuu cut ana vury ivvwy. . $7.50 to $10.50. TIIK i'KAII Faiiiuus SLIPPERS ; Green ' Felt and Leather Slippers with padded leather, and flexible leather soles and heels. A goodly selection of the wanted colors and styles in Hylos, Operas and Romcos. ' $1 .65 to $3,50. K V lo Wallowa, Monday Jo see the I y " iloclor. Mr, Iteed has been sui- fering for several days wilh a very I ) ' sore toe caused Iry a frost bile ami ' n l( Is feared he has blood poison M'bs Corrlne Hue and llsn Clara Itoswcll of Knterprlsi!' are a morn; I In; (curs' s now stopping ('ai I lie SominCr hotel. ' ' lis4-rver Want Ad will da fl. ' A mi tp mg evening. I.yle Klddl.- ei IUU.- tiling of beauty is' '" , ruse onrve,-, : , Jj '. amv 1,1 littellilcil Ihv mI ( 'or al I is recently. Brand Hir 1 1 . nrri t-iitn t I MOM As MI I'III NSHN rhom;i MlrplM-iixon mm luirn (n IMftl in HnilNhiirK. I':ih. l.ii-illn. Nimi'iiiIht rl. WKK nl llu- Kr of 111 rurs, hlnr iiiiiiiIIim illul t lllN. Ht win niiii-riifl In IK.'.ii to Miirlhu Iti'Li't-ru t'olliirk mill Mini union wit. tiorn (.i-M'tl rhil. ih-i'li nil of whom iirt' llvinc. Konr .ImiKhli i-.. Mim I;. .M. WitlliiniK ol Mi-.. I. sin. I nlir.. .Mnili- M. Hi, Kit. Min. K, lllli I'oniit r of .Son l-'i-uiirtm o mill Mm. Lulu Slunv of ll.-nlit.'.ltiii-K. Oillliirnlii, utiil tlir Mum i:iiii k. .sii'iii.uo... o.t limit I iitKton. ir.foii. 'rhoiuiis I. Hli..i ii mi of Oiotllt I'liltroriiiu iinil lllnn A. si'iiheii!on of 1'i-rrv, n-.'son oi.xirn til il.-ulti. Mr. Stt'tilii-nmill i-niin- to I- ilii.oi.h- in ... mill Iim-iI tii-r. 1111 iill In Hlti.-. il.aili in I'lin ii.. dresiicd up wiDi a fo piiTt-s uf Hitifu'ijil mjr for ovoniiiK 1 "'" " ll'"k '"' '"" '"'"v " off.iilu" l.'viil. iillv II,., ,.,.,..,, ,,,.l I.' ... H i i -'iiii, r. Mm lulu Slmw ul ........... ...v ..,-i.,vi, "din m i-.it un-ll l,llr .11111 hava it , ttM It was Hip pinprr til inpr for the United States scnalr to shelve .n Knllclie iii his liinitr.v, hIhiik with sump rf his close follutt-fi's in the senate. This is a Kepi'hcaii senate and .La. I'ollotlo is not ai.H never has licon a Re publican. Neither i,s he a. Democrat, and when he runs wild in the dock as he has for so many yeain. it is liiuh time, thai the two old parties catch the senator and .lirai-d him with his own lirandiiiK iron, lt him have a I,a -t-lettewuty and do whatever lie chooses, hut acconlint! to ah laW8-?of jhe poMtic.il j;aino he is not entitlid In et'A liim Kelf either u Uiiulilican iir u. Democrat. Ifeauly specialist says it is tpiite the tiling now I'm -j women to voir their hair iHil.lird in tin- duvtime "ami I'lir ulrl ulm tlion.ulil I41 llolli.. I'viini-i', iiiul smli., Kii-,i. .. imilli of i llli. huSMUillillljitigi llu Minn vlii 11 111I i hut lji'1,,-1 o Hull. .Moiiiiiim, tin ItiH-ky, KniiMm. . I Obituary New Wage Aiii'inem lrote Cuxlly lo l-h Mine Owner- SWANSKA. (AO Welsh ena. owners lost $il.:tiiii, !.. on tin nit put ;of 1 i.:ir4.i;s tons m ci;ii tier tug the three immllis ended Ail';i:s IhI been 11 sr id the m .- Iliellt reei'ltlly SiKlleit. iietutdiii;; t Clnliiy t jibsull. secret ary (if til HouUt Wales Coal Ownets' iism e.a linn. ( The coal trade h;s mnn 'f ruin bad to worm,' it nil the m-w wa(j' UKreelliellt has been iieei)liip.iniil by the txmi of prod net ton b.-ini In ereasetl from 17 pt-nce to a7 pi-nec per ton. he declared. MARKET JOEL'S PROCERiES ! - ' ' 1 THONE MAIN 759 '., ,,, , ,.. . Eajjle Valley Tomatoes $1.80 Dozen C'ARSTKN'S BACON V .All kinds of l-'rcsh Meat, Govcmnieiil. inspected." ROME BEAUTY APPLES Last chance at 95c per box. CAMPBELL'S SOUP 2 cans for 2."ic For quick and easy lunch Fresh Cider 40c Gal. J.lnnli.r. Mm I. iilu Id-lit-lilHlilll-g, 1'illlforittH. The human iv.ee is said to he Kihumhuiimi mn nl, nll U..t ....... II.. ., , .I'OIU. lit i ocllM-k llil .'Vi'MIIY l nil nmi .mi.- i.i. n iiiiu ii i 0,11 Mi ll iH'uer 1IKIII III lalK laCK Ih.' in... of ,7 II IV .1. II AM Mi. I, l.m- J. lliuiuiii'l. tor III ..itrn I., itmlili-! or NlHliil I lly ill., I ul hi- 1 to their wives an., or ,7 .aiK. Mnt. Ilrioi- ini-l wna lh wtti- ot U,orK' llmii- I 1 .l. j Th.. (un.rnl mil l. h,.j u, rewcr children anionjr hijh ennd It. K. Wtillis ot Inland t tiy n III preach t he utierul s -rinoii. burtiil to take ptiu-e at I he Inland Mtjr ceiiu'tery. The body Is now at the Snodtraw uud kilmun nlmu tiiapul. There hi children don't pay dividends first twentv-five veiu-s Movie stns vife ;iks divorce. Suits him, he Maybe she is the woiut wife he has had lately. ROASTERS 1 CARVINt; SETS ".BITCH ER KNIVES l (M)l) t llOPPEUS U;ualily iMcichandisc Skala Hdw. Company v Where, there 's x' ya xJiU tKere )xS Ol - make money J i:ei-ylMHly who worU iimkm money the I'cnl IititlHetu hi lo lndd un lo miiiiu uf It. ,. Itrjrln right now lo 11 side a pnrl of jmir wnicen lo (nmnl okhIiisI ltoslblr hllr iK'cimU ti It nn irklllMM or iiiieniploy lucut. blnrl - SAVINGS AIXfM .Vr al our lunik wUU nuy amouiil front one doll ir Vmi will mhhi Imv a nit hi tit In rvM-rtr thai will tarr yoo ot er I he liim-ft wlieri jmir earning owrr i cut off. We ny I', IntertM on linii deuunlts. o thff womrn who rulir.f th eilt value of smnrt toilrtrifs, our loilrt onils countrr. i' a vcriublr trtaMirp housr ol tuitKnfionti. - Almo endless are the piKsibililirs of selection Irom il display th:it cmhraren (firts sttitahle for everyone, from the daintiest Lace-and-Lavender Lady to the young man new .to the dijnity of shavinj. your EOliqpF-T ,! PERFUME N!av we help you to the happy solution of ur Christmas jift problems? ml. BY , - , : f .- Red Cross DrujJ Store READ THE OIJSERVEIt CLASSIFIED ADS raouna-REiiauLE-PKOSRissivE- Mama Dolls 75c Dull Head Necklace Tinker I!eads 'Teddy Heai ...13c 23c .:. ?i.oo Come and see our liig selection of Soft Dolls. ....;.' We have Xmas (lifts for children at very low, prices and invite every one to come in and see our new stock of Xnias goods. NORTON'S KIDDY SHOP Stamping Button Covered PLEATING ftlLMSTllUUM; .nl T"' 1