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.
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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
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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
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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"
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Comedy
ARCADE
TODAY and 'SATURDAY
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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
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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
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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
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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
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