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Friday, January 2, 1925. THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PAGETIVE "7:VT 1 Local News In Brief j T,v 1 .- .. UgUflRTAX COMINCj. EVENTS i LiUdS IS HIGH March 5. 6, 7 District high uohool busketljull lournamout ut Union. (Continued from Puge 1.) tuncu of their uctuul worth un the schoo's of Ur-gon were rohbecl. And. not eontL-Dt even with, th.p. in somu cusru the owners delayed for yenrs the filing of their bVivIs und, ko (scuptd all taxation on the lumls they viriuiilly -Htotr. Surely -n sev would hot ho' aii injuatice." Causes Given, i T.ofss suffered by the school . ,, fund, Juccor'fltnK to Sturrett. were' lllimks ut 1'nllw .Station .- t(J two Cilufe,a: . poor .ortfnal Application Munl;s f or licona-s sr.(.nrlly und tlie .impulnm-m of for motor v. liicles. chauffeurs, etc.. curity by comitions arising utter She'll Wed- Oil HiilnesH J. J). Lynch left for Baker this morning on a business trip. ' lit INirtlniul Elmer I. KioiMurd left this inorn-i?,- for Portland, where he will spend so vera l days on business. are now. on hand at the police stu- tlon ltd urns to School Theodore J. Heldenrlch left on last night's train for Corvailis tp resume his studies at the Oregon Agricultural college. Called lty Sickness Mrs. H. W. Thompson and chil dren went to Uoiae this morning. Mrs. Thompson was called to that city by the sickness of her mother. Ilavti Son the loans hud been made. RKIOItT THOUGHT 1'OMTICAIj HAI-KM, Ore. (Special) Htato officials, with the exception qf Governor I'lerco and State Treas urer Myers, have declared that they placed little or no credence in the report of J. V. Btarrett, special In vestigator for the stato land, board. ! utiown that even if Great Britain IUH.M INGHAM (AP) During the lifetime of the present Con servative government the question of the heavy burden of taxation home bv'the liouor trade wU re- cflvi the closest atterttiea of tho ! cabinet according to Colonial Sec retary J B. Amer'y. The secretary told u recent meet ing of the wine and spir't morch untu theirs was a licensing trade beenrst it dealt "with a commodity which when taken In moderation was harmless and enjoyable, and to ihuY extent beneficial, but when 'taken in excess was undoubtedly :lho cause of a good deal of' ilt " hcul'h, misery, Buttering und many"., social evils." "The government -could not," tho. speaker continued, "deal with . there great problems in the crude 1 and rudimentary fashion advocut- ed Jy a certain type of mtnd by , sweeping away tho trade altogulh-1 er, or If that could not bo done by ! harassing the mom b era of it and making their lives miserable. The. experience of the Cnited States has .-!5&l that losses of common school funds j could 'rise to the pitch" of u na due to questionable loans would ag-. tlonal decree abolishing the pro gregato more than $5(io,ooo. The duction of alcoholic liquor It would report wns filed here today. In , not solve the problems." ; v most Instances theso officials ' re-i Such "a decree might deprive ferred to the report a,s political, ap- "millions of sober minded people Mr. and Mrs. Da a Dinger ere the parvnlly an effort, oiMh. part- ft ot rdtrcfchmfcnia . ihlch : AluL-iMfe,.. oud parents of al jity son Born the; adnjinistrh'tioA o t W llVIm! T ' ..... h,... Virtra-tn ni-fli rist "Hi binus kvhich th6oiwas"Ao"feai6h'rtt6'Mb' IO llieni' on i.nrisiiiiuH uuy. i m: .. b-- -r. - -- baby has beori nUmDd John Ed- ( Bl Kav. . stato treasurp r-otect, dur-: prlvethSm" . Je.eHCtaryBaid, l real tntt'mpprancc as ine Anion ward. jlnu tho recent capinHign. members of congress particularly chary about branding any claimed! Invention aa a "fake." . I And thla lioajon inventor has been ablo so to impress the con gressional committees with hla high Intelligence and Integrity, that he haa them all ''guessing." '.Scientist a tell us over 7. out) different , products can be produc ed from coal." Glgagossian says. ,"Vi! now burn this coal to get ' energy, thereby destroying forever i tho Ingredients It contains. "All this would be saved to fu-1 turo generations by my free ener-1 gy generator. And in tho meun tlmo industrial and social reforms beyond anything yet dreamed ot ! could be accomplished." Officers of tho army air service recount with gusto the loyalty to lie service exhibited by Juey Wing 111, Cehstial chef and flivver pilot, attached to the primary flying school at lfrooks Kleld, Kan An tonio, Tex. , 1 Joey, it seems, having partaken too zealously of the commissary flavoring oxtracts. stepped too hard on tho gaa ns he was driving Into town and was promptly nabbed by a watchful cop. ; Haled to the police station, he was brought up beforo tho ser geant for booking on a charge of speeding. "Name?" demaiu'cd that official. "Joey Wing Hi," camo the an swer, accompanied by a military sa lute. "Where from?" "Illooka Field." The sergeant paused. Tlecnune of the cosmopolitan character of-,th 'school. It dawned, on him that he Jmlght bo addressing the nephew ot Who Chinese emperor, or a Celestiul prince,' nt least., i 1 ''Oh, I see," he said conciliating- Obituary Shop Chaii';es Hands Marie' Waters and Margaret. :Lo-. vu have- bought . , the. . Jilarinello Cosmetic Shop in the New Foley building. Vtelty Girrlck will' remain with them. They will lake imme-, diato possession. - ';; m rvl L"ft Yolenliiy i Miss Grace Chapman left Ia Grande yeBterday after spending the Christmas holidays with her pa rents here. Miss Chapman Is en THE-OPEN-,-. ; COURT- COR ItrS PON DENTS M C S T .srioirr tiifju namksto ' THE KIHTOU IF THEYD.i:-, ' BIK12 LE'PrtRS PniXTEl). can experience has.show-n', , Concluding Mr. 'Ailitjryjfc iidi le indulce in liuudr in modertf when - itt was allowed 'b'O the ' A PKOTEST. Is not Oregon, rich. as she Is In natural resources, able to support route to Kugene, where she is nun adequate normal school? I'rl student ut the University of Ore-1 marlly, a noimal school Is a place fgon. She will spiMid the week-end ( for the practical training of teach- i ers . under competent supervision, j Certainly, loyal Oregonlans ' wish with friends in Portland. Persona! Mention hat tlon taws of the country "was a perfectly natural. ( moral and temperate ac tion,''; but to Indulge in ' alcohol jven in, moderation , against the ilaws of ' tho country, and thereby i Inducing large numbers of people to earn their livelihood by law breaking was 'intrinsically a worse form of intemperance than drink ing in a country where tho law al lows intoxicants to bo drunk.''., ; Mr. Amery declared he did not believe that that kind of leglsla" tio?i "whether carried out nation wide, as In the United States, or by iir. i.ertruuc iiowaru mmrted ot y. "Arc you a flyer?" Harrlifbuig. Ta.. widow ut the lato . "Srk. ...r..." .unitml Joey ilartln E. Olmsted, i.,l,.rnllv. v flv oirna. fly leal(. Corerris.lmnn soon ill bo married to Vanco Mo CormHk,! former chairman o tho Democratic National Committee. Ko definite 'announcement iis f to tho date ot the ceremony hns been made; but frlfrida say it probably vil taUa place around Jun. 6. Hunt's Letter (Continued irpm Page I.) fly anything." Hut Joey couldn't "fiy tho coop. 'j ..' -' Wheat ninwerH May Hun .Bakery HKKI.1N (AP) The farfners of Germany ant agitating the erec tion in Berlin of a gigantic bakery, to bo under their control and free from tho manipulations of middle men. Their purpose to market their wheat, in the form of bread, direct to consumers In the city. .tins. 3IAUY ni:sr, HA K Kit. Mrs. Mary Hest. one of the most highly respected of tho early pioneers died yeMterthiy morning at her home, 1 -in 7 1 :tt h street from an attack of apoplexy following aa Illness of over year. Airs HeSt was horn In Kentucky) November Sth, 1S2, anil euim- to this city in the early 'Sits, nn-l has slnco made her home bete,' Hy her loving nature and a wide circle of friends who will be deep ly gretved to learn of. her death. Hcsfdca her husband, J.'l. Hesi, the deceased la survived by three daughters;' Airs. Will Curver of Ha k e r ; M rs. H ose Taylor of t n Francisco and Mrs. Ivu Chaml ers of Haker, Three sons, J. O. Hest and G. Wilbur Hest of He ker and C. K. Hest of ivnUetuu: one sistcir, Mrs. Jnnn No!i;o:i tt Holse, and two brothers, Julius Valentine of Milton, Oregon, und John Valintine of Cove, Oregon, There aro also numerous gruiiil chllilren. ' Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon from the We;st chapel. state ijj peeulluiiy adapted, such as walnuts, cilery und other products. "Fall wheat planting acreage In creased f per tent over that of lust year and it !s figured that spring planting of wheat and meal other crnps will bear at least the same pruport innate. Increase, 'Mining does not furnish nny ! considerable u.nount of employ ment in Ore. There hus been H iUV) 'activity In Southern Oregon In the past season along tlie Tine" of "tie-"-' velopment work. Whleu is expected to continue at aboul the same rate 111 l'J25. "Actual construction of -)0 miles of railroad wua unuer:alu-n in Ore- gon during the current year rind will be in full sw.ng niruin wMh in-. jvorable spring weather. This is i significant of u trade development ; that means much to the, entire l Still P." Men's Rubbers i'i'i : lltuy ......... t-lliH-kln Owtshoo 2-llnekl(i Overshoe , J-hurkhi Ovel-sluM! 1 l-lliieMi' Overshoe t-liiii klii OvwsImm', nil lubber, led l-llurklc Ovel'shoe, nil rubber, blllrk.. I-I'.yelel, All rubber l'ue 8-liuli Timber 'JXip .51.15 ..SI.S.V SJ! . ..Si.!!.1 Ill S I t S IS i All .. s:i.ti ...si.:o B4 STORES Oregon Labor OuUook Is Good, Gram Claims (Continued from Fniro 1.) R. It. Anderson of Ontario, ore- lt th0 public were asked to eo irnn. v:m lit the Sonuuer hotel this nniPut,, in t),n t,l,l.n,.n,l,1,i r' n It said that Oregon Is turning out j Pa'ehwork Involv ing tho various us well-trained teachers as unyl "-'"-" nuu.u other state in the union. j mRko ,for t,he, sood "l"!.0 vro")0- morning. JoninuT .hotel th.s j,opcrHt,. in the iinpiovemunf .of' a f -ij-i. k i i. v,,)-, ' " I l.to jHinl-cr(rjf ,tUere; Voulrt -per-lNo Callinff SeCUre'1' -r-f 1 Jhhifc-bo Minora1 respdnscl. Th isl c i . i' iiiii invasion lujii fomen of England Miss Wllda Ingots of Ia Grande I illogical, since the teachers who left, on No. 'ii th's morning to at-'have charge of children ia the tend a party In, Hakor. --4KJ'iwitta-At'JiWA.j;ir'sp.gpH;U,i..for, It hoir irnntl ettixenHhin tlmn t lie Air. and Mrs. K. I). Slrlngham of ! one who may teach them later Imbler were, VegioteH'd'M ;the HoWftTivV ' ydWflHotrrtCftrerH Foley yesterday. Paul F. Lake ond wife ef Thc: Dalles were among the guesta at lU-.o Somimer hotel yesterday.-.. The Oregon State Normal at Monmouth has great need of at new. 1 training i school, mfcre class rooms' Mind additional f,unds for bperittiiig expenses, for- the In creasing enrollment each succeed ing term. The enroliiflent has doubled since 1U20 and r It is ex pected that loco students will be In the Oregon normal :n;hiiid Sends Out i:perls To Save (he Mves of Whnle Spotless Ilnirmrlati Horses .-: Will Draw (arrfnge of lope ' BtTHAPMRT (AP) The stud of Count Kstorhazy.' one of the weal- admitted thiest noblemen , in Hungary, haa BUhool., Tho enrollment jthls term been singled out to supply the slle,',, been 770, which is libout 250 snowwhite. spotless hors'R that are more min wo ure ulli5 rlo handle to draw the coach In which Pope efficiently. Plus XI in to ride during the Holy. ' "In thc fljturo nre-wp n 8taU, J Jlr . '. Kolnff to refuse admittance lo'our An liniian eo,m,n.: v..- .... normy s,.noo, no a.count f of the leadlnc studs of HunKary re- ai k of ,l(.co,Illnou.lilonB; Bnil ltc. cently In order to select the horsey facnilies-' desired by the. I'ope. There were Normal School Student, plenty of beautiful specimens lo be found, even horses that ut flrsl j siftht seemed while. But In each ejise some dark speck wr.s dlscov-1 ered on Iheni. fount KHlerhnzy'sl stud was the only one that had ab-j MVKIIPOOI, (AP) Kour meni solutely snow-while horses. Ibers of a (rovernment expedition to line South pacific, lo study the Aviators Hend for Alaskn. Ihrcr.ltmr of whnlea and to iirevenl . .FAIHHANKK, Alaska. (AP) ,lhe exterrnlnallon of the species Within a short lime the Kovorn- which Is now threatened nvvlliK to - ment IntendB to Invade Alaska wltlt their indlHcrimlnate sraui;hler. are army, niul possibly navy, airplanes now on their way to the whaling for the purpese or collecting data, fields or Sotilh Oeorpjia vnd Soillll inannlnir Ihe territory, photograph- Shetland, and will Turin A selentlric Iiik remote places, anil experiment- staff !ut I li" marine, station. Other Inir with winter riyinB. accordltiB nicnib.-rsi will follow them next lo ll leller r.'ceived here rrom Lieut, year. l!en Klehion, Pnlled Slates pilot. llisldis conductlnir whallnu re. who is now stationed at Lnnnlcy s.urcn ine expe.iiiion win iiimh-i diction on orders already received Ine uccanosruphy. nielcoroluKy and r . ' by government uvialors. uniKn. lisni. OUR BIG SIXTH ANNUAL JANUARY numbcrlne 1n" lfl2,l,""l7;lT7.orr-pei'- Mons. no fewer than 5,0(i5.832 were women. Several startling revela tions of the state of British indus try nro made in this census, which has just been niade public, but most unusual among them Is the extent to which women workers are creeping into every conceiv able occupation. Women own factories, manage them and supervise them. They are plumbers, riveters, safe-muk-ers, sand-blast era,. MJjtsmitltH vftxi, mors, elect rlelansVUlrVw'i'J fcv paratus makers, unueWlii'riiifwy ney sweeps, ugninouscKunu , ugrr: ship hands, bookmaker, rucei hnl-j trainers and jockeys, irVlaf.i brewers, cellar "men." niilway atfc. tion masters and yard maaters. railway workers, farm managers. railway porters - and ,' trackmen, barge workers, stevedores,- atreet singers, fishcrwomen, coat and shale mine workers. builders, bricklayers, glaziers, tile - makers, brick and pottery makers, metal workers, dynamo motor . attend ants, locomot ivo engineers, and textile workers. Hut of the 15G. 2S3 persons employed aa dynamo motor attendants, stationary en gine drivers, only two Hrowpmcn. . 'fner 6 kr-. more qiiii; tjian mun W jrofettsniDnal(;ofi -uifKluiH, exclmnng cleHhil staffs. ; btit'1n eludfng rcltglotiM organizations, 'mw. medicine, etc. The men num ber 3Hi,S30 and the wonmu a'.tl,- Anothpr Interesting Cnct Is that tho.rdtj .luervlc '.'. The gigantic army of people ca tering to tho personal comfort of their fellow . rr-eaturea, which 1nT rludds servants mid people errlplo.v1 ed by Institutions, clubs and hotelt numbers l,;7!.4.ri or whbh 'jii are women. if indoor do mestic servants. 1,148. CDS are wo men and C1.U06 men. or hint at revolutionary discover ies, he is able to convince mem bers of the patents committees of congress that ho "has something." Hack u 11)18 a joint resolution providing for.a- demonstration of tiriragwan's 'Tree energy gener ator" )vs adored, by both house!" of cojigress. j :( J ( Thiil. f so'lution guaranteed him full pfHfnt protection in ease the tfrat pes3rt.HfinHttMv waHDnrfl Glragossian at that time declin- the ground that the 'K'so'lution' put upon hlni the burden of proving that he wss the 'tMrst and origin al Inventor' of thet method, which. jK''woum itt -uniOHe to-k- tn1iwjA icin 1 1 1 1 (in '!rf: 1 lev'. he suld do. An Ing ot s jen . prito.Jift;'.r;iwn or io protect oLP(Mtniiiniora-t)r-,iw-coverers making similar claims, has been reported from the house patents committee to.the present h ifonjrtit.l strlih ;v msdu ;n re cent yfti i.ifnifh- InveTitfono .iu thi!i aifanrflii "iiijio !hae mtulu CORD TIRES t; ti: A Biilclly quality lire i- tioti built down to a pi-Ire that (W and ( tlij iiialteis .f'lll', 'Kii"i-aii'tcu In every 'iVsi'msci'. AVc mnko - nil just inents- - - f or you ourselvcii so It will pay Hi Mit,lhtwi ;ei, ci-ul thirds the next thw yon neetV lU'rt" ; BUlCaJGARAGfeB Jenning8 & Shumate,-Props. ,;Southard & SUinn. llt'jfi eoinpfired; with .lt'''.4,ii Ab-mt t $5.noo'.0tju will be 'expended by. the stntwHn Vjonstructing ro-uls' In 'Ore-1'' iron tho, doming ycir. The .expors-i of construction of the state roads is defrayed' by money hereloftm-l approprialcfjd'. In .! ,uiiiHtni , tuiWi county roads are pltmned to b. built next .year, -ifinUniVd by bond Issuer approlinallng In .ci.a. flflO.OO'rt. also t':o'eu.tl00 jo 'he ex-j pended-frir markhtl ronda .Is eon-1 templutod js n -par-t ,ojf(jthe cuivty j road building 'program, ' ; "There si-ems to be a deposition! on tho part of the farmers of Ore- gon to depnrt from general farm- Ing tnd to undertitite the rultlvn-j tlon of apeehil crops for which j there Is already market and ;o j which the soil nnd cltneile nt' 1'iel uui" THE 11 U B ' A new shipment of Stumped Coodai just receivud.- . '" Also "a full line of D. " M: ' C' Thread" to - work.""" ' A I ilrn uittiie) b !nrr fiw vrtlll'cnlf linl Aifc& Baby Shop l: :iv: "Knerything for the Buby" . dllMSIl rCllIM: Hotel Sonimer. llldir. RTAMl'lr.0 Butterick Patterns D. M. C. Thread STAR -Saturday and Sunday 'fh OJ 'l'l-, , .vb IN " "' 1'1V !.!.. ,-r, Hi Upon lli Farm" ,Pti .'11 I A T it.- :-: ftittc-Hi.-. iinUt.: !:i-ci.)v. '.I rt.wti i.i'iil M i Comedy ARCADE TODAY and 'SATURDAY I-i V . TODAY "W I NJD " ; " rrrf ' " - i!;:iV-i')-lN bin; v'irr' " li a 7 J ' 7 savin mMMME tM h m m m Cash Md stores STOCK REDUCING SAL NOW GOING ON Save Now 10 TO REDUCTION On Our Kntire Stock of Quality Merchandise Outfitters for Men and Boys AOOIPH ZUBOR f ! ! Packing House Products ....;joc Of WILLIAAVdeMILLE BCTTrCOMPSOfl IEuiott Dexter Armour's Shield Bacon, per II) Armour's Star Hams, Half or Whole, nor Jb.i.ii..a j- ,, Armour's I'Jtnirf j (jiiittt;! .per jj..jt..2ac .Armour's BaVbn Baclisper Ilr..l..,..bf5t 'fi Hi. can Swift's Silver Leaf Laid 1.7 1 4 II). can Swift's Silver I,eaf Lard ..89c 8 II). can Crescent Lard .. 4 lb. can Crescent Lard Hi. pirn Jewel Shorloninrr 4 lli.'can Jewel Shortening .'.1'.'1 89c 8 ll).?can Snow Drirt ?l.a 4 lb.'can Snow Drift., 9!)tf ,.1.6i 8.")C With "International News" MONDAY HAROLD LLOYD IWe pay delivery charges on orders of $2.50 or riibre Phone Main 35 Let 1925 Be A Cash Purchase Year We have served the public with Fuel at a LctM Cost than ever before known in La Grande, and uc have built a fiijc business for which we are abundantly thankful. In starting the year 192l, we 4iave decided to adopt a CASH BASIS on all fuel, which will enable us to continue our low prices to all. Stiles & Co. Miscellaneous 10 cans Campbell's Soups 9!)c 100 lbs. Netted Cem Potatoes $1.7.1 10 lbs. Idaho White Beans 79c 3 lbs. Skat's Best Coffee ...$1.29 . 3 lbs. Skat's Special Coffee 51.19 1 lb. Golden West Japan Tea 59c 1 lb. can Lipton Orange Boko Tea . 8.1c Post Toasties and Corn I'lakcs, per pkr -10c Shredded Wh6at, 2 ,pkjrs.. ,,...25c 6 cans Corn 8.'!c 12 cans Solid Pack Tnmati.es.-'. S 1.69 0 cans Tall Federal Milk ..- .19c 3 cans Old Dutch Cleanser 21c Larjre pkg. While Kin;; Washing Machine Soap !9c Flour and Cereals Itamonia Flour, per sack ?2.19 4 sack lots SS.G9 ''- Oregon Beauty Flour, per sack $2.09 4 sack lots ...?8.29 None To Equal Flour, per sack $1.99 4 sack lots $7.89 9-lb. sack Boiled Oats ;51c 9-lb. sack Potlatcri; Pancake FloUi-.-9c 9-lb. sack White or Yellow Meal 4.1e 9-!!). sack Pino Buckwheat F!our....S9e 100-lb. sack Scratch Fecd.-....U..$.'1.99 Money Saving SKAGGS Cash Stores tIN'ITK!) 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