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La Grande Evening Observer
INDEPENDENT NEWSPAI'Ell
' Published daily and weekly at I -a Grande. Oregon, by the
IA OBANDE EVENING OUHEHVER I'UBUSHINQ CO.
BRUCE DENNIS . . Editor
Entered at posterities at La Grande, Oregon, as Second
"Claaa Mall Mattel
' On aale In other dllcs Oregon Hotel Newa Htund, I'ort-
lan d; Imperial Newa Stand, Portland; Multnoiuuh News Stand,
Portland.
' Address all communlcatlona to The Observer, 14 II Adams
Ave La Grande, Oregon.
Dairy, per month
Dally, per three moutba.
6UUSCIU1T10N ItATEil
I) Carrier
768
Dally, per tlx montha, In advance
Dally, single, oopy
Dally, per month
M-60
bo
Dy Mall
Dally, per six months. In advance
Dally, per year. In advonco -
Observer-Star, per year - .
Boo
.2.60
....6.'l0
..2.00
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BEHOLD AT EVKNINC1TIDE trouble; unit bofora tho
morning he Is not. This Is tho portion, of them that spoil
us, and tho lot of Ilium that rub us. luuiuli 17:14.
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THE PAUM -TEETH DISPLAY. IH FRONT
Of DOC PULL.MAN& OFPICB, WAS
5T17L.6K LAST Nl&HT Tu lt -rue SBMM,
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27TH Ai6d m
ANNUAL 7:i.SSrF ANNUAL
January Clearance Sale
Men's, Women s and Children's Shoes
On
OFFICE
CAT
1 tRAOI MAUN mo.
By Junius
;; Superintendent Finch
Portland. Some wiseacre once said, "Won are only boys
grown tall, hearts don't change much after all." ' And that's
about right, for Saturday night as the writer Iwarded train
No. 23 at La Grande we saw a brand new coach on the
rear of the train and later learned it was the new private
car of General Superintendent Finch of the O.-W. railroad.
In the car was Mr. Finch and his family and William L'ol
lons, superintendent of the second division. The new car's
interior had been planned by Mr. Finch and he explained
to Superintendent Bollons and the writer the different com
partments. Really Mr. Finch has all the Pullman car build
ers backed off the lot when it comes to utilizing space in a
car. Jle has everything in his home on wheels from a his
refrigerator that would hold a beef to n modern shower
bathj And the two, veteran railrqiul men reviewed every
feature of that car with the same inbere,st;t1iit the yoimg--pters
watched the toy electric train in Joe Chit's show win
dow during the holiday period. ';: " '
Incidentally Mr. Finch's former private car Irta twon
assigned to Mr. Bollons at La Grande. That was necessary
because recent cold weather froze the Bullous private car
ifrom end to end, pipes, brakes and all. '
M
i ".Railroad men are always interesting. General Supcrin
UeBdent Finch is an encyclopedia of transportation infor
mation, and while he seldom talks for publication, a conver
sation with, him is always enlightening and educational.
t . .; ... ,;
! The woit "efficiency,"- 'which has been so commonly
'used and so greatly abused, has come nearer being worked
out 100 per cent in railroad woik in the pa;.t few years
'than in any other line of business.
When one stops to think that everything the railroad
uses, including labor and materials, has advanced on an
'.average of 93 per cent, and transportation costs have ad
'vanced but 39 per cent, it can readily be seen that a lot
;of "efficiency" had to be put in actual practice by rail
'roads to make things harmonize commercially.
; It has liecn done. The Union l'acil'ic is serving the
Ipublic well, but it has cut expenses on every miner. Kx
ipense cutting is the one thing occupying. attention of all
railroad heads today.
' One thing forcing this is the automobile and motm
bus, which have almost spelled ruin to the passenjver busi
ness. Another thing is complex regulation which has grown
)jy leaps and hounds of late years, and which is' wiy (Ues
tionnbla as being a benefit to either the railucd or the
Consumer of transportation.
It takes all kinds of ihhiIo to
nuiko a worltl ami tlio world cer
tainly has tlirtn.
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Wo greatly need somo such
forceful, popular man ns Roose
velt, to laugh 'tho people out ol
folly which hasn't a leg to stand
on.
CAITIO.V
"Front! lo water In room 23V'
"Yes. sir."
"Ami. front, tell tlio (rrlitlcninn
to o;'n the windows nml rloso Hie
transom when he pulls out I he
cork. This to a resixt'tablc lintel.'
Mfl) A NO STARS
A man looked out through a win
dow wide,
When (he purple night wns In
bud:
There were Irees nnd flowers In the
rnln ouls'.de,
nut ho only saw the mud.
Editorials From
Over the Nation
Another twin looked in the ploain-
tnr tltno.
Out throiiRh tin Iron bnrs:
Tin gltinrrct beyond mud iim)
BrhiH'.
And lui only kiw the stnrs.
It tsti't so murh ,vhat tlie world
holflH fair, .
1'or BiarH and imifl tlire bo.
And It lnn't 8J mut'ii what's realty
there,
I'or whut wo I.OOIC KOH wo sou!
Vinn!" inluitnniilty to man
iiinkt'S tfHinths.H itioiintN climb
iitlo dlunrn-uais vwn In Ia (iittmlr.
nil-; oiikcon 'h;.mi.!
Portland Telegram. (Mif dny
after Kzra MeektT'.s 94th blrtbthiV
tho senate paused the bill desiffiiat
Ing tho highway over the rouU
taken by thei pionei-rB as tho "Old
Oregon Trail," If the house con
curs with tho senate's action, na it
probably will, tho t tmbiiHJddj traif 1
will be officially Htanpvlj wjth tho.
name most fitting for ti u name 1
that properly Indicates Xho visions
that beckoned to the curly s utlers
as they took their hazardous, way
westward.
Tho Oregon of thnt day was dif
ferent from the one wo know in
sixe. In development and in the
opinion of it that people held. It
was a long wny from the centei
l if government, fart her away In
t me than the most dittant prrt o(
me gicue is touay. in ni a sena
tor pointed out in debate that a
newly elected congressman travel
ing pORt haste from Oregon to the 1
national capital would consume 3.'i0
days in the Journey. By this the
speaker proved to h:s own satis-:
faction, and to the satisfaction of j
a majority of his colleagues at:
that session, fthat ihtj llntetl.Smtes
did not want Oregon. j
Senator llenton. who answered j
liiin. predicted that in a century
the popnlallon Wouhl be as grt '
as that of the I nlted States of that
ilay, and his prediction has hltnont
been borne out. ftut even he wasjjl
or tne opinion mat neraiiKe 01 xne 1
distune and the difficulties (f j
travel the I'actnc eoasr v.'o't '
eventually have to become nn 'in t R
dependent power. On gim v.fa' a
long way off In those days. w t
In 1S28 In another debate our
part of the country wusnlescrilied
by Air, Hates of Missouri as Col
Tho French are a practical 'lot.
They make fewer records and more
plums. '
REGULAR MEN'S
And Boys' stock, Reduced
FLORSIIEIM
Brown calfskin Oxfords.
Viihies at 510.00
$2.50
FLORSIIEIM HIGH SHOES
' Blacks and brown' calfskins.
Good values. : .. ;-'
:-'$2.50,:;:7:;
BOYS' BLACK SHOES
Heavy soles good soles. 1 Old
styles but good summer shoes.
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$1.95
MEN'S HIGH-TOP BOOTS
l'l, 14, 16-inch top, elk and chrome
leathers, double soles.
$7.50
TWO LOTS WORK SHOES
Good quality Lion Brand
$2.95
AND $3.95
OVERSHOES
Boys' 1-Biickle, 51.25
Men's 2-BuckIf,
LADIES' HIGH SHOES
.' Black and brown calfskin. .
Broken siz;s.
$1.98
ARMSTRONG
Ladies' High Shoes
Black, brown and tan, kid
calfskins. Most sizes.
$4.45"
and
ARMSTRONG PUMPS
One and Two-Straps. Patent, kid
and suede. B;o!;cn sies.
' $3.45
SPECIAL LOT
New styles, satin and suede Punipa
rak-nt and s'uede l.imr.iinir.
Most sizes.
3s tS
CIIILDRBN'S SHOES
Odds and ends High and
Slices. Real value:!.
Low
98c
ENTIRE LADIES'
And Children's Stock Reduced
2
Every Article In The Store Reduced
lows: -Bctwin 'the. 'Missouri and
the Pacific, save a strip o,f culiur
able prairie not above two or three
hundred ml lew wide, the refflon s
waste and- AtrUn, no-bettw than " T -the
deitert of Sn Intra, and quite as ;pftVal
dancerons to eross. Near the A Otcil
mountains the eountry Is composed I
dotted !
hean of j Wt h spois civlnc life to nnhihtri
moTU nnumrn unimilVWuK
iu ii rnyu r nuLiuni .hlliv
-QUIPPINC uicui IfllFIKFT OIIIFTi
.11111 I lllll lllllll' II IIIIIL. I UUIL. I
nun I iu iiiuii: - " "ti.T-
I w sr m w m w s w ( 1.1
)
wnr.it k rnr.wr is nrr;
liven If de JedKea do sometimes
make a wrontr deeiaiuii. rttd t neie f TOCuv am stonv rldpes,
1 Klwil. dey s entitled
.eredit for stuyln' uwake while de
lawyers ar;iue. 'trees of that description.
I I ,iown. nearer the eo;iM. the t oll, j
Afifr nil. the rii-alr-M nptluii-t I wh(in there is any. is formed of
In tliewnrld l the man who I
niarrhNl.
have lur'-'f s';:ed ord r files, low shnrily, now thai the m w y'ar hiis
and h'tdly 'broken storks and 'arrived ami prep.iraiioj.-H n. im
H'.rons eoiifidenep in the future, sj riiiK Ke;iHun mil',;) snh h nide
iind I hoy ar hot s.-eklne niueh new Thefr stork's. n:j''wi II its' Hius-.-'al'
hiMines.-?. I'r.ees hold very strong 1 the i mills, are kvik rally very lmv.
with the tendency constantly up- and the Htiniul;ii"d activity of comi
ward. ! merct- nntl indtisti y is lioutid to
While Inch-merit weather, nuch ! fln(I' refh etion in their rciuiie-
J,Mthe conmiiiunfiT territory the last l' The tumher industry. In a'ward.
H, 'mtf-hrtMrfy I5 . f'rnlBW.- Inay contlnm. to r-sirl. t I,h, , ,.n.. re,l l2i in a -1 run;; m. .
a ....lot om- in ll.c lu...:; -x mark.-.. oui.looi' work rr sn.nr I..,..-. II Is linn nnd fa.-c;, U.v intu.vulh ,!..
nf and lust wek has not U..-.-.1 an . x- ' . -1 ' .... ..... ' , "' f
htOCK befit KO MarKet bvrman. rliUaRO. Many'
of 215 Cars
jUeaiers and infiu-trriiti users win live anu nrm, probahiy risjiy;, mar-
hegin their stock hnyins very I ket.
' trees of that descrint ion. Lower !
prepurhiK tn eet
Vr.HV SAYINti
I l-.tticieney experi: navr "?
lalmr sivtiiR devices in your si ore
Proprietor of llickville
St ure: "tlnly the clerk."
It is s(rnne how Americans arc
ashamed of thrift. A In (Irande
v. una n lniKl't a new hat for $2
.'tin- lei. I the plee tn li frtned, woh
r.Hiuneul.-.l. "II looks it." The net
1 1 jihe was asked the price, s'le
sdd "s." "It is stuiumiK." :v-
plted the second friend.
in 1921; 32 Por Cent In- '"illa- "",h ,n 11,6 ' ;,n
xt i l,Iie wt'st coast, are eluded nuwr. lor
Crease XSOtea. y (anminl repairs. - und production
(therefore is on a low level. ISny-
lers also are inactive at tnts piiq l
(North 1'owder News) ihni ihr vurlnns tt-;nl lmroiii-
rotted pine leaves, and even that; Nnrih Powder Is maintainius Us : et.rs may this week reflect orders
is twepi sway hv the floods which j-ond record for livi stock shipments. Lt tho minimum. Sellers however
from time to time covvr the land-id 4rie steudy incre;iB. cich vear.
alon the river hanks, . . . ItjUlkrs nway nuu.h or (hc talk ofj "
is my firm helief thai If n s tile-nil. (.ountrv hrlnc sn-il...l for the ---------
meni were mad" and aiirtcitltiiro raisim: und fecdine of Bheen. cat-
tlencral ;tt'inpted on any scale. irj;e ot Uv ho(;B an), hor(,..9
I small, the settler would nut rc- I , , , .
Imuii, iu ipiin" i 1 " tho "Mr 1 -4 according to
tMhers r la inn d. however, 'hat
the difficulties of the Journey
mi:hl he so overcome 'that it
wu)d lake far less time than wi"
S.-me michtv uqly women inak
Cnd livinjj writing hc;iuty hints
' All buildiiiR rcciinls for the I'liitcl States wciv ln.lr:i
in 1924. We're putting tho hummer to the u:.os for which
it was intended.
T!i' n.'t Sfan.lalons s.n.'ll l
lh.it which riiiin-s front (!.. Iryii.i:
ol.nxis of nor n. iKhl'ois.
TRACE REDMEN
Tl
t ben neenrsary. and pai sine
have tnnrv than .liutified them I
ltut had it not hcen for the lr
iton Trail there mljthi ho nmnhr ,
storv lo t II. lis effect upon t.he .
(. achievements of thep;ct cen iiry
wa Kreater than son- im tut n:il- ,
ue. fur by making the wt an in- i
tet;ral part tf tlie n.:!ion ii ne
cessitated developments - in iunK
illstanee tFanttriatieiii fih-ii as.
1 1 he accurate record k-(vt by t he
i Hi dwell-ICvana Grain company, il&
cats were shipped frnni North I'ow
:d r. an Increas of T.t per cent over
M;t.'3. when cars were shitn"d.
tntallin ?J cars, rattle were next
with SS eats. hoTs third with 2
cars, and h;irss last with 7 enrs.
t the pric-s piid for tins - could
be ;hM- !. it in certain they wmihl
show this ' community doinr; a
qiai ter million doll.tr bus n. s in
live stock alone. iti( tho othi
prudiieis of tlie fe.rme and ranse.
3 MAYA TR BE
ino puce tu jf;MtMine iruniius us, wo ran hi uio o.ti
it shirk; and dojxu'tiiiK Kv.vc U'hiiul us fotttpiinLi on tho
J. The nvvica announce uno-nvl films dipiotin Uio liTo
of the ftnt. sritlor, etc. Imiin-j .i--:! ti.iur.U a ritv
movie of a toiloise.
Charles M. Sohwn!) soos six jrnmn.b wlty 1.v"i v ill Ii?
a piwpoutis yoitr. lie has kcnm-ps fur tho f.wlH iv.d is
in hinu
TONtilWH, N-v. i.VP). - Tap
tain Hen l.e Uaron. Uritish nrc'v
i.t'lei: nt. who 1ms been exp'Otlnf
i cavattc-ns of ancient lilacs Ui
eada. pa.i--d thtoiith hen r--i-i
nly en his way to the fnlorado
itir to continue his qtiest for
the identity of the first tnhsbt
tan'H of the American continent
The c ipUtn Is trytUK to discov
er, ;tit n 'dily ss he can from jrcl'
. te;oKic;il evidence. who them'
im (! wen sml where taeyenie
: 1 1 em Ii ( b n p'an to reopen j
l"in i'( t'ie el, tnr.ntiife lnintl
,i;il l ( ireitic excavation. ((
':-l.-e r'.' tally nee t'OlM lloil'derl
''wiMin to Ihe eastern bonier f
N- U.d.R 1
'n lindte. lined tf ill the s
when the MiiiMon of thf des-rabil-i
it of anm .vini; tuiKn w;'j b.-mc
debated.
It in il-is lv lied itn whh ihe
history of the n..tt n" irreatnesrt.
An Amertcn bedc-d In on 'he wc-tt
hv rival niiiioti could rt hn" nt-
laliM'd the position which our
"America hn attained. Tlf ri
I mm Trail opened our dor i.pon
I Ihe Orient ard helH-d mak u-
i-n'at. and Itw name ib-serves to be
perpetuated am one the naue.'s of
I irreat American institutions.
X-Rays Genus
ip-cln I e .i
! tn-!b .ilinki
It may Ih thut the art of dancing is tiott i it.;;.tin, Uui
the camel walk is a lonjr ytep forward.
The chap who nays we should come out .l..t-foud f
reform may be liht, hut what have fallen aivlv to do
1th fonndity?
!! t'
'Jlnei'tll
rvi. - n the . .ir' i. op' of this
iC'en an 1 the Manscf Yucatan.
M ice, sc umuiHtu:. He cot'
-i.'e-n one of Ms ioot Important
On. Is a aymhol of sacrifice. fro.
t. i.- iioxk. which he nncov
m iiee fwnyon. 3S miles south
ef I, .n v. na. NVv. It Is like
t'r in V ! known n hve !, n
worn bv M.a prtent- i hen t hy
eendui t. d the sacrificial erv.ce
h" it thousands of victiius r
Ouiuo.aUd,
Month
jf SP' 1 I M-reh
A i r I i April
fv. . . . ZZ .
vi!i . ;
v. i -
N'tth lwtler cun boast a iniluoii
i'"':c.r annual tiirm bi.s.tuiss. uiiich
s t!e misvv. r io the continii-l s.iuw
,ot prcsperliy shown by the small
c.ly. To our knowledge there i no
' eoiiiiuunii y of its size in i lr-'iton.
that can prnduct a better showing,
fer it imisi be remembered that
I while livisuxk ruis.nu Is a big fac
tor and a his business here, it is a
. ;r. at .. ileal smaller in vatue com-iein-d
to wheat and hay, and ditlry
products. Then too, there ts a fair
lumber bun n ess here, and 1 I but
; not least, Ihe ice business.
The ftdlowlne table Phows the;
nunib.;r of cars of livestock shipped i
tench month tor the past year:
Slierp faille rloRs Horses
S 8 1
Be Sure
Of Genuine
Ford Parts
Perkins
Motor Co.
2Sih Anniversary
FURNITURE SAL
NOW ON
W. H. Bohncnkamp Co.
MARKET
to
PHONE. MAIN 753
Larc Fresh Florida Grape
Fruit
2 for 25c 10c each
ii
ii
s
5
i;
tnens ov. r
'it r e thocsef' f
i i. . s.1 . I' -ln winitpfl
eOv. North Tow dcr h
ine cood prt- s b-eaiS '
V irovlnc pKtuc
cn.t. hi k:nc tn
tuVrc
leri
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nclt t " nix
saoicry. The
if r. dl
show
l.'4. 18
held ol
n -ar th
Is hrin
of the
siorta tn other strtcss. and the
roT-.'mur.tiv s frtnnte In teiPK
jib'e to supp'y rattle and sSer mn
from ether m stern re;ren p-tnts,
S'np iim l of hor nieat rcecnIy
jcu'. it Irom Nw York for Kurope.
whKli is a horsv ca tu.ui'e.
1925
W. re lookins forard to
lh. New V.-ur ss .a IVrtud
of I'rsprtsi, n4 St.il.ility.
May it brinn to you
' UAPPINKSS AND
PROSPERITY
La Grande
National Bank
MntmL Iteliablc. lnsc i i c
SI. 98 Bloomer Dresses SI. 98
Sec Them in Our Wiiulow
Age 2 to C Years.
These irc :."t tlio
with iMiimrl so.ims
cnu:ip made kind, hut are m;!
i.nd from m:m mialitv flnk.-d
piiijiliar.i and fast color.
V."e Have a Kow of .Those
DRESSES and ROYS' WASH SITTS
Six-cial at $l.()0
ROYS' JERSEY SI ITS
Very I .est quality. A;ve a to C.
?"..."0 to l6.00
NORTON'S KIDDY SHOP
Stamping Buttons oveirrf
PLEATING .
lit tn? Mn'n