THE EA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER ' '
Thursday'.: January. 1, 1925. I
THE OLD HOME TOWN By Stanley
La Grande Evening Observer
imi:ji;xiit m:wsiaie
Published daily nnd weekly 'at I,a Grande, Orefron, by the
LA GltANDK KVl-jNlNO OlIHEHVEIt PUBLISHING CO.
BRUCE DENNIS - -.Editor
Entered at postofflce at La Grande, Oregon, as Second
Claaa Mull Mattel
On sale In oilier cltlca Oregon Hotel Newa HtanU, Port
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THUH fcJA.l'1'H THM LORD that crcntfd thce.'O Jacob, nnd
ho that formed theo, O JHraet. l''i'jir not; for I have re
deemed thee, I have culled thee, by thy name; thou urt
mine. luutuh 43:1, i .
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5RNDPAP H0A0L8V FICEOorPHi!iaLnM..uf;
AT MIDNkS,HT. WELCOMING At THE NEW YEAR - '
- UNFORTUNATELY ERMIE BL.erTZ.SPAR. WAS
IN A DIRECT UHE WTO "TOE MUSKET-
OFFICE
CAT
' Y ft AOS MARK RIO.
Junius
Happy New Year
Well It wasn't such a bad year,
! Willi (ho exception of the Tcuixil
Dome scandal, the Chinese war und
jtlio iTosvord puzzle.
:
"Thtro aro two sides to every
question," proetnlmcd the s ige.
"Yh," suld the fool, "and then
aro two sides to a sheet of fly pa
per, but It makes a mighty bit; dif
ferenre to tho fly which aide he
Nineteen twenty-four and its works arc water over th
wheel, interesting at this time chiefly for the ground they jchooses:
afford for forecasts with respect to the new year, ror Kmaii itoy: "Mummn. u-iim did
& week or more newspapers have had summaries of thej'" r,rHt t'vt m know (imhiy
, j - i e -i- i t i t Slnmiiia: "Seven:! jeai-s urter 1
records made in a variety of activities and nianiiestationsi,nil,.r:n 1,1,1,," .
bearing on the progress or otherwise of the Ameiicanj 1 1 1
people. These arc involutions to rciloction, to conwuloriition )inow jlou. 0nK,r 1Uf Kt3 in
of what has bean, done by ourselves,' what li:.s happened , Ami it ih juhi n wn.
for which wc are not aljle to place the responsibility, and' , ,,.,. ., .ril you ,,)0.
the consenuenceK, realized or unievealed. of all in which n iox m tin- how."
The wtfLlt'Z
Editorials From
Over the Nation
tne only guitlp ana .'portent, of tm luture.ii 'i . : :gii--Kn.i a ibmand p:n."
llni-iPy 1 li :t. : but
ct a p'Ur ,of operr
rtn tiin ,1 v',v,wi ,i,ti .41...:.
r" """-"" "v.- 1.1. ' iiiii" s,,. t.;V(.,. i,,.M. ,.,its llial
affords unbounded satisfaction, 'the country (iitera thy tin re arc in in iiinvi n., iii-iic:u-i
new yen- with ili Ini.ancss aitalis in goi.d oitlor and pros- 'Vv"'
pects bright for a contiiiunnce of industrial, und eoi;:m,ereinl u v. ; , .,, . ,
activities on a plane as;iirinjy general pi;o;ipwJl)'. , Li the!. , , ! ; ! ', '' " , ' ,',
, j ... . . ' . .' ' . I A Jnis bnml In 11 nrotip of rtll
realm of govermtnnt the prospect is no les:i invitinn. At z, i.s vt, m it.r ior pnwin ;u.
' Washington our j'epie:-.riilatives, both ' exe'duliW ili'id Icjtij3-'IU'-
juuve, lire cngitgea on -msks wt. icomH.ieiNm-oivi.Ri. -i j .,,,,,.. (l(,klB fl.(l win.
promisihir of a substantial strenctheninir of the business iiow): Miitmiia, tl.f re's some ulriK
, structure of the land, while throuliout the stater, r.iul'"-' !;"7',,i,;;'',,?;lt!,,,',!,'Vn "f J"0?''
the suldivsious thereof are to bo seen many evidences. Mamimt: "wimi. kutkura?:' ..
of progiess that sha!l redound to the comrnon benentJ "6"; V.0' mummu- M"''
Of trials rnd v ibulalions we had many in 1921 but all of ... ' ft ..
i fkaan litnin T.w..l mi.alt M,.i..i.wrn m.l. i . a r. T. . 1 1 . I K )llU'l)OflV Of OtlllT S IVS tnO.In:V
I UICOC TV 1.1 L Li.v.l.M ll'.ll I.IIUIIIUI. IHilll (UV.(.(:;.I lilt Y I' V Ut Llfl 1JVT, . . '
( Tho' record, of -past uchiovcincnts presage luluroimniphs. ,11,1 n imkiV.
rrti. .. . . .1 i' . 1 .i i ... i
inure ntc snuip oivcrgcnccs amontr tne people wilii le-
v.nul tu. Ijnow. : .
. . . J -t . , ,. i
eiMsci 10 inoiai aecoiiipii.siiniunis. oiipcuiciai unservers in- on,,.,, tlilnim nn hhui utiout iihmu
cline to tho belief thiu tlio world is bcconiine; worse rather,1
.than better, that its ideals and standards have been lowered; , i.i.-it i,vn in a p'im.. hor.
or abandoned altogether. Hut in every direction wo see ! rai can ten you which ni.-m
1-cmarkablo evidences of inc.ease of that humane spirit. "'" do"""'
which is the very foundation of a general uplifting. Thero1
is confusion about definitions but there can be no t .X
tioning of the fact that practical ideals are not wantin;', ' iBhiccn un.i ciBiuy.
iior is tho effoit for their realization lacking. I
'.. The stage has born uet for a Happy New ear for all m. u n :i.;ni. iimt Ma. k :.in
in Anioric:-.. ,"' '' in.
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Popularity W aning
i
Societies
rn.piT la icrni ui v
During Our 27th Annual
January Clearance Sale
SALE STARTS
JAN. 2ND.
. TIIK I.VXCillXii )l(l!l
(Itluho Dally SUit-smanj
IJiirln(f liii, .ithuro were fei r
lynuhlnua : In the ; I nlltd Slat.'a
than in any previous ycur tlncc
records of . lynchlngs lave U-f. u
kept. Sixteen peiotna, taken Oiy
ansy niobn, bent on spvoily , und
drastic pilnliihnijnt. wuru pj't to
cruel deaths; : Kill the nutnbc'r for
1923 was 33. The mmilie'r fur
1 ""as G7. So the people in
terested In the suppression' of
lynchlnifs take hope that the inoii
law which has blucked the repu
tation of this country, particularly
tho southern part of it, Is pass
lnff. i
Others will not be so hopefui.1
l.yneh n:;, like inost olner liur.im
phenoiuciis, moves in cycles. There
aie yeu,s .en Lie u. muring puy
eholoBy of tho American public,
i.as reached such a po.ni or tlis
Buest with legal pi 'Ocraic.inatlona
a.ul red tape a.id suc.i a feellns
that soinethlnj; m lot be done
.nlinitt erlmlniil nnlvM.....
ioinreaully and act swiftly. There 2
a.e hlso years wnen' .it.r irni-.i rr.i-'
law- tins become general an.l heii-l ,
ous offenues are nunc comm. in! .' . ,, , ,
than lu other years. There UHriyt., yi.Hiiils a hlKh degree of hratlallty.'
flt'fl'ft t ln Klli-h 1 1 1 1 r I fiM ,1 I ""'""N " IIIPKH Jill II IMUI'itl Ul
hIho i;o. 'I'lH'iu ifi . iiu rcuson
ivmx our vlKlluiv,-! U wc inc. out
to Huppccsa the lynch law t v
The J'.fiM lyncltinw n-cord, la tf.v-t-n
ly TuyUi U.'c in.itlt'.itt-'a 1iiiui;i
uu'iil ot i:furtia tuul riiijuirii
lollowii:
"Tln-r were 1 U pffaorrj lyuf'i
vt In l'JZi. Nine, of thu p-.-iviouy
were --tultiMi from tho , JmnUs , ;i
the uv, alx from.Juils uml thi-iu
from oftlceia or the law outside
of Julia.
- ''iiittie were '45 Inatant-cB hi
wluoliofficoiu of t.ie luw prevent -eti
' lyniiijifiigj. J'wo wouu'U, ou
vvMto '1 iinii Qit;- eoo;eu, wvw
l I J 1 1 ,L7 HiOSe tillia HUVlMl. I -J K.it '
oi Uu-ae pterutlun8 of tyiu;:.n.;s nn((
were in uoi inei n r biuies ami .( (
In Houthein htulea. In 06 of tlit
OiiHeri the prlwon-i'3 were iernoei
or the Kuards aiiKtiienled or olne.'
preeu itioiiH taken. In njie ol.ier
inn; tine -s, ai ined furee uh ui;.-d
lo r pel the wouri-l iyui'tierti.
In four ln;itaneea uurinij the year,
persona fuarReii with b-lrt ceii-
neeled tt'll.h lynching mobs
WorlHWKile Reductions On Quality ;
Merchandise In Every .Pepariinent
SALE ENDS
JAN. 20X11
I vunliu:e;i,
''r ffi'Ot!' Of
other,' vll!i more atl-j
uffeeilntr a hlirhcr del.
euitijrir find wlelitititf
Krenixr power, falls easily, in mo
men's of maws auper. inlo tne
tiiouJ t that tlic-He Indivtuuals of
-xt r.iordtiKiry Ih HUulit y ui inert -ly
dniiKeiMiiiH tuiiH'.H fjoiie ntHft who
nr'.lHt lie killed, l.yuehlnj; i:i piob
e.ily epla,i);iM(.' on 1 IiIh kiojihI;
but 11 io ' ' '..
Hunt's Letter
.enn'"1 nrn Puce 1.)
however, open-the way to
poBMthln ei'ttie;Hm I hat it would
seem t'oollnh to invite.
l-'ruin a pi:rely peiaonal and malt-rial
standpoint, 1'eiHhin is let
ler o!f with the pay and i)i'r!ti!.Hites
on which he was retired tliun he
wonid be w.ih Hit sa.ay oi u nec-reiary.
the retired reneral of the ar-
Indlcted. Of the 1 t persona t'.uis 'mien he has no responsibility and I
rieiore uie courts only t.ve were nulls down about $.r.5tH) n year.
Yhese .ere plvea j.iil secretary of war he would have
t'o'frcf uloupr on ilS.tMtV und do, a
lot or-worn. , I'd -,
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No cabinet, Jiu,inlM'rt li years has
followed more, closely the tpld ad
viofl to "say nothing and saw wood'
than "'Kas Recretiiry, ofi: Treasury
Mellon. In addition to a phy.s:ea,l
Impediment In his speech the s.-e--.
rotary hiis ben uu efed m . thla
course by ,a constitittional uvns on
to public HpeukliiK. ..When Mellon
has had anything t.o iy he's wa.it' tu
until he was sure, it ouirht to le
stid unt then has said It in writ-
,n- : ' 1
Herthtlv. hnu-pvi'r. ho waaTiinvff
to nn ncknovledcifLtiitioHilm?fT'-'
vtd vr.Vs'iirhls friefidfr-jioliuHnit
ven PrcsUIeht' t'ohlidpo' hsrve
heaped upon him ns "the KwatcKt
uecretary of itreasury since Alex.
nnder Humilton.- - . - . .
T think," Bud Mellon. In bii
soft -voiced, deprecatory manner
"that each successive secret 'iry o
treasury, at some time during h':
Incumbency ot office, enjoys t'l
distinction of bi'lnp the ureal v.
secretary since Hamilton. 1 hav
noticed, however, that as sonn e-
!
,they 1:0 out of office aheir :glory
deiarlB.t i
Ifiiu Stivct Cikh Deer Jlontins"
VANCCirVKU, WV.ffh. (AP). A
two-iioint bjclt deer wns cajitur
e'l it live on Main street here re-c-ntly.
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The' deer was amblini? up the
street from the batiks of t'e o
Ii'iiihla river ,whep Jivrrnl per
sons pnve clinse. lie dashed down
nn alley, , ente.reu. an abandoned
butblin? and leaped through a
yhidow. tln n jumped n hlifh f-nce
and Btarted back lowai d tin r lv
j er. The paveno nt was wet. und
the buck slipped and fell ne ei.il
.times, f ;riult; cni.st'.ijlifr Inlb it
j t.'iice with JijUi liprnK; ho e'ni'ul.-rb-d
i that he -was liejd fast. I-"'Hir' :i"
! (Hers from . Vancouver Mairackii
i took the deer to the resi'rViition.
n'n'c'hiv half I lie nb;hl Is j;oo.J
training for a irlrl, eniib'm.i: her lo
wall; the Ilpor with her b:ihy u.ti-r
Chleupro will have a TtMMVot
broadcrsllnff tower, but I hen, cvery
thini? Is hitrh in rhicaru f -
0 Officially the is the imUonal bird of thi.". ro'intf.
;but actu.ii!y th-tiukoy in tho tmtiuiml biid. rih tiK'kt'.v (
was hero hofnvc Ou!'iiiibiH enmo nnd lia novrr h'vn nativo
in any otl; r cr-iliti( ut. Hut, in spite of his dir.tinclioii.- Uv. ,
Gol)Iler i.t tosiujr his popularity even in his native country,
i Twenty years r.jvo there were eiuui,';Ii tuiKoya laisi'd in.
the United Stales to ive every family at least one' tin key
dinner a yxw and few weie the families that did not A. vo
turkey either for 'J'hiiiil-.i.ivinjr Day or t'hristmas. Today1
there are not cno;th tiukey.; to po anmnd and thoasandV
of families do ivt ta-te tin key moat for years at a tiniv.1
When it is : aid that there are not enough turkeys i-;
go around it ia not meant that a shortage exists, 'i 1
supply equals ami fretpmitly ectrd tho demand. '1 n
demand is less. Kaunas ate no longer nuwins turkey;, ami
fewer people .Mi'1 ratinjr tin in.
iiijrn in tiKri jutees may im;: respon.sihie lor the (here is
L is rioie enmmoidy be'ievt d that th. '
the pi ice. A:d mam'
y meat, pound for pound.'
HkY uut IIUlt! more co.aiy innn oiner nai nyain lov. I. i
kip.; Past ;;rneialien.-t found the turkey independable :.t
i?: lhunknjfivi!;v )) y and Christmar, dinners. In mi'iions or
t,, home8 he w i li'l a neeily on these two annual invasions
VfjThe turke is in no d.mjrer of etinclion, but it will ;
;dl:- ei'inpni".niM!c to testoro his lost noiuilai it v.
m:iM.IN (Al'). (lermany lu
j flay (-'alms iv fi'v.er than rrj.mio
' co-np'THtivi' Hoeietb'N, which Ir f
' in excess of the number in aity
There are both consumers' and
pt outtc rrs aoeieUes aniouK tlu-se
o K'Uii'-iiilons. Some are for ui;ir-
I; "tin it koi nls. el hers Tor the pur
pose nf licyim:. vi e sll'l eiiit-rs
e.''-nd credit to ttn-lr inensbiMM on
bi Mir lni:iH t'len tb- In l.viduals
e':n eblii n at the b;'ukn.
In Burns' Job
YC1
Jtojfei iii(r domiii'd, lint
!VS diminished d; i i.d hi-.--, inm-n-wd
P household:! ! ;v I' . rncd t!i;it tuikcy
t yL.'f is but littlo r.mru ciuilly Ui;m oilier
. 5 J
St
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com Icted.
sentences.
"Of the 1 (i persona lynched all
were negroes. Seven or h ss than
one-half of those put to 'deal i,
won chr.rKvd with rap or ut-
tec.ip'cd rape. 1
"The ofleiifeii eliarff'' I or":
Murder, 1: rape, ft; uthmptedi
rape. 2; killing olf.cer of the law,'
2; - lumiliint? woman, it; ataiek n.n
woman, 1; ktr.int; man In aller
lion. I ; wxHin.ltns man. 1.
"The Btuiea l:i wli.cii lynch t'it;-Ht
rutiirred, an 1 the n:;mbr in e..i-..!
tilte are as foilowr: I'loud". ;
(U-ornia. '2 ; lillnoU, 1 ; Kf-n'nel. v.
) ; I jouialr.im, I : Mlsr.Usipp , :
(8 hi rl. I ; Seita ('a i..t..l , i .
Tennessee, I ; Texas. I."
In spite of this rt-eord, t'.e
pe of tne I'll ted S'at"t pi oi b e
eave more respt-e' for law td.'u
tin people of most other coun
tries. Our unsavory lynehiii'; n -ortl
(Trows maiuiy out of the in
lermlnilinir of racs dNiimibir in
appearance and. to a ib-. ee, in
habits. One race has few .-r a,l
vanlaprs and lives in condition)
w hi eh develop In suborn m.i I In M-
r.
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1925
We arc lookinj? fo"vur.l to
tl.t New Ytr ns u.l'crhul
of TroKi'i'sa und Slubiiity. t .
May it - bring to you
HAri'INESS AND .
PROSPERITY
La Grande
National Bank
Sound, Itellable, l'ntif rtvvilc
Ml
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Safety "Smifilti Cvr.MdUu I
la ;i:axii: - .losij'ii sr.;i: ijm:
. . ltiiilts .V ('(lillr.m, 1-nips.
st.c.t:s i.a i ii i.mh; i ok .iDsr.i-u
DAILY
S::i(i 12:3" 3::iD
sjitiii-thiy spct'lii)
AIIKIYI'.
i i n:an i ;r..i r.:r.ft
J lS consider:
A dicl'nir! y
word Mi7.li-
wwe oniill
l ! won
it'
tlinl Adi
he true.
d
tll'SIJII.
i ci'lor : vr
Mi ll m iv
Mil
A'it Gorniiu: vi'li :ll sejiteiices nf
vij should bo i::diii-.-:i-ut It the la.;t
A-
m uml l'-e lii il r,
I'd Imps tin- ur.'.
V v
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death liiiiiinir ever
2: of them.
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.mt.it :isninirinit n..p in-, i.
i.in.od hv AMoinrv c.n..
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Thank nwi.in.r-, t-.o icnnorhtsits have nut rohlied us of rr,!, w j l(,B.
(aSantu CluJili they hveiued. huidummi;h.. ; . j . sn',l
Wislin You
A
Happy
New Year
Perkins
Motor Co.
CLALDG C. PRATT
Wc Wish Everybody
A Happy
and
Prosperous
New Year
The
Claude C. Pratt
Lumber Co.
w Mn rtt-ntl"
Vmu ..) I'diiM- J H
0 MIIMlJ HtltlN1fl
Hardware
Crockery
Cutlery
Glassware
Market Groceries
Phone Main 759
F. L. LILLY
I'huna Miui,
Ar.ionp; our assets wc like to count the only one
thai money cannot buy your good will.
Durit-.pr '.he i-.cw year we will aim to cairy a larger
stoi-k of high-riiide merchandise to sell ,at , pujnilar
pi ice:;.
WMiins; everyone Health, Ilappinc.-.;
and Prosperity fnr the New. Yea-,
1923
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