La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 12, 1925, CITY EDITION, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE' FOUR' THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Monday; January 12i.tt92.'i La Grande Evening Observer l.NDKI'li.NUENT NEWKPAPEU Published dnlly and weekly at t& Orande. Oregon, by the LA GRANDE EVJJNINO OBHEKVER rUBUBHlNO CO. BRUCE DENNIS Editor Entered at postofflce at Class Mail Mattel On sale In other cities Oregon Hotel Nows Stand, Port land; Imperial News Stand, Portland; Multnomah News Stand, Portland Address all communications to The Observer, 141) Adams Ave., La Grande, Oregon. - bLlSSCKUTlO.Y RATES J 11 Carrier , Da.Ur, per month - - .. Dally, per three months ........................... Dally, per six months, In advance Dally, single oopy Iy Dally, per month ; i Dally, per six mouths, in advance Daily, per year, In advance Observer-Star, per year ...... CITT AND COUNTX MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to use for pub lloatlon of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited If published therein. All rights of republication of special dispatches in this paper, and also the local nows ttereln also are resorved. .: THERE 1H NO MAN that retain tho spirit; neither hath and there Is no discharge ta; , Before The "Battle Portland. As the flock tropolis .it is interesting to seo oneS as well.' Among' the new Condon who will represent Gilliam county in the house. Will he do it well? Of course he will for he is an old Irishman who knows nothing but to shoot square. Further more he has the taxpayers' interest at stake, for he is a taxpayer and comes from a part of tho state that has had its financial troubles. "Fitz" used to run a now: paper, Inter he became mayor and refused to continue as an edi tor. Then he decided to make some money and he went into the real estate business and made it. Fitz lias an Irish accent that will startle the natives 'and wheli he says, "Mr, Speaker," everyone else had as wcil keep still for his voice yifyJrcverlijiVatc tly'oityh the corridors of the slate house.llk'e, tlie music from. it-KlcHlni taliopo.M. . i. iir -. . ,- -1 : ! i ; .,-1 , ' " ', ' ' , ' ' We'nlct V. S. Jir.ihUvell at and say, he looks liku a million of absence from La Grande have not .turned his hair tfiay nor. made his heart old. He is as youthful aiid skookem Hf M WlvWiiin thu sujiar factory was ftinninjr.' "Mr. I!nmi- veil has' hctm down' in Ciilil'orriia showinp; those who live!'" in sunny districts how to irrigate land and jiiitko two hlados of ferass grow whore only one rtcw heforc lie was anxious to know ahout his old friends in La Chando and ,admil,tcd freely tlifit it,' wasfvcrv.aifild call horni?. i Mr. and Vl'r. Ajllci t (untor drove in Siituiday 'nioi iiiii'r feeling fresh and young from their trip 'in the car down to Portland. No li'(iiibls were encountered and Alhei t ar rived all ready to roll up his sleeves and get into the legis lative tangle. George Young, who used to he in Grande, is down 1 here handling the candy end of the big concerns, Earl Doann has a good position in an East Side drug store and Howard .Davis, who once was in the real estate firm of Davis & Logap, is the high mogid of the Chevrolet automobile g.u- nge on the East Side. .George. Young sn.v.s' without any ; attempt at exaggeration that there are a million people from Eastern O.'ogon located over Portland and lhat they are all doing well. , . r ' 'tti-'TlU.'i,..i i : ' v . Ytu ought .to listen to the possible bills w hich nienuV.s of the conviig legislature itave in their pockeU;... .. You would think this is a new statu ju:;t beginning to .make. iU. laws. For instance, one member has a, bill to protect the (logo vho foolishly ride on the 1 tinning boards of automobiles, unother has a bill to force all banks of the state to invest their money within the .state's border."., unother has a hPl to put the state into automobile insurance, while still an other has a bill regulating the beauty doctors. It's great fun to see these earnest men with their et measures talk ing carnest'y and loud about the poor down-trodden people. Hut wait until the hopper is o-ned and the bids are thrown into it. The gic:t legislative machine will and slowly luit surr'y most of tho hills will W ground up so i that their maki'ts will not reroo;nizr thriu. NeHl'ully so, S for our Btatuto hooks totliiy aic i-ntiic';, 100 full (f laws. , Just what the Kovrinnr guess. In fact. ro don't hour nnii-h i,!otit Walter just nnw.i But, prolu'bly it is not his inuinjr. Wait until the chief' executive shoot." his pills that he has heen rollinp for somej time mul we will lihely heller know what is in hu miml lehltive to Ihe ease, sufel.v anil welfare of the 1'ciple ui'i Oregon. " ! Next liionlh is the nuuitli rent for 23 d.-ys. When a woirun monkey out of him. La Orande, Oregon, as Second 760 ..13.55 ..$4.60 Mall , ..... -..60 ..600 -$2.60 ..$6.10 -$3.00 OFFICIAL PAPER hath power over tho spirit lo he power In tho day of death; tkutfwar, Ecclcsiastcs 8:8. ' '" of legislators enter the me the new facer., and the old faces is one Fitzmaurice of the Oregon hotel ycstcid.iy, dollais m real riio'nry. Y('ai,s!,!l,w' '"'"lv''' "" kimw. to find any other place lb hiis up his slrcvo no one rail in which you pay SO days' i.-U ii man up u tixe she makes a THE OLD HOME TOWN f AFTER HIDIM& IN TM6 S?W FOR FOUR FIRE Cult ftrwtUA, i. .itunsh DUMPED E I&MTEEH OLO LANTERNS HIWtONTOP'TXE PlRg STATION- OFFICE CAT 'TftAOC HARK Hid. What U more rare than n day when ftomcoiio riocHn't clljx a hole In one of our paved streets? If every woman's faco ero her fortune some would be arrested for! counterfeit. ' ' "I don't like your heart action,"! said the medical examiner. "You've! had some trouble with angina Pec toris." . "You're partly rlKht doctor," nidi the applicant sheep. shly, "only that ain't her name." finest: "I Mlmll npink to the clerk about ynii. You Hhould always knnek heron' enteriiir a room. Why, I niJ jhl have been dii'sirr." Itellboy: "(Hi, I knew you wrt n't Jlon, und Jim li:bhin, of this iIIh Thlngs e.iuhl be woibj. Just sup-Uriel, lie was about 47 yeurs of pose you had to lather your lawn; age at tho time of his demise nnd before you Clll the frrtlHS. Olle! i-i'linon a htisbtind hates lo nb"P Willi hli wile Is because he n't stand the strain fthen' the salinwotiKin tall. a ubollt slender llni.s. 1 " ' ... mui'inhcr lydlir -wiri'i'lM'ftiii; Ijoil wyrp nuirliiill sl-c lllscil tf be. j "t il, tilth; und now she's oil- ;o : I ex liens! e, you know." ', - "Syir ronfrol." nays a fond pa- ,-KlVl ill Til Hnin.ln ' It... ,, 1.1 1 1 1 ., f -t"n in ran reiiow brae aimm ' 'his lilililles and how Sliiurt thev are l without slopping lo tell a few un- tlcdolcs about your offspring,'.' , , . Poks. INmvp.: "Mr. Jimos you nrc ten minutes Int.'." ' Joih-h: "Sorry HltV' I ovithIjuv- Alllnuiih bill hoiu-ils over tin ((iniitry urn roinrni 1 down. Ihr hiKinl Mils air MtiyliiK Up. ' A iiiilloiionhfr Ih a intin who duisn'l ilrtnk (nfri iiikI thtrfon ItM'HU't cart- wlutt )ia)prns (o Itra- c It was I'av who Irmph'd Ailmn lo cnl, hot he ncipilri'd tlir drink ItiiC luihlt of his own lu-cord. I 'nor t h I iik!" t)yuiiath-ltrall hiirhl.-)! Mm. I'trrii Kihh-r. "ShL- haM Uiilhini; in (lie world to talk ahotit mIh- Iiiik iii'vrr had an oprratlon." ( tiik v:vii,rrfox or a i i.ovk u.rn:it 1st Month "Klnrt'ridy. II-hn." I'nd Month "An ever, lleh-ti,' :;vd Month " Voiiih, Hflcn." 11h Month "li'Voiflly. H.-t.-n." New Bust Thin nrw ImatHl WockIiuw Wilt.ni It oik tvulvty-'. Uj U tlwwn putting 1 1 "y) ,,,, i By Stanley ' jyj HOURS, -33 -2r'SSSS 1 . - fe ' - 1. i.-t 6th Month "Your loving: wifo, Helen." 6th Month -"Vhnt an oil can you turned out to be! JItleii.M Tho trouble with n butter Icnlfr, hi that It (sn'i built like a N.ooti. Young Chap: "Nice little , dor, you have, Miss Doris. Jtuve you taught it any tricks?" "Yes. It will futch your hat, if you wish It to." Teacher: . "Johnny, what is the capital of North Carolina?" Johnny: "North Cmolinu has two capitals." , , ,, .. , Teacher: "What?" Johnny: "Yes. Mti'm North Caro line has two capitals." ' Obituary .JOHN i)oi;i;i Word was rouolvt'd in I, a Grande thfH HKjrninK ol' the death of John Dobbin, a tanner, near Union la.t i nlKht at 11:30 o'eloek, caused by Mr. l)obbiu w.is a brother of V,'. M. Iiohliin, of I'n- leaves to mourn III: loss, besides bin brothers, Mrs. lobb:n. his wife. Funeral nrrangt'lm-uljMit-Q pend ing. The1 body Is at Hie Cork liros. ' uhdertiiklng : purlots at t'n lon. ' :' ; ' ' ; f;i:)l!(;i-: n. ii'iso' ' BAK.KK, Die. (Special) (leorge N. Kitson, a pioiiier of I In-' r.urnl Hiver country ili-d Saturday al the I vnte.lant hOHpttal rollowing' an illness of several iiiiinlhs. , 1 Mr. liotson was In.'r.i in Vel Virginia, ijeeembi-i' lith, isr.ll and WIIS tllO Olllv I'lltlil nf llUMI'VH 'llltll mit noisoir. lie was married' to '.'lima. Mile i-iiierann. April l V; lss """von I'lly. foloradu und tdiortly altcrwurds ciitue to linker county where ha has boon (Migugt'd in mlninH and farmlnK. ' . , Ui'KldfH )U widow, who hs hnni his fait h f nl qnuipanion, Ihti. tlo- ci.'iisi'd Ih ijiirvivcd l: I'mir tliil dron.(t('orKM JolNon jr.. of, Ihikia; Mih. Kaltic Wurri'ji of i,vrtrord; Mrs. Vt-rnii Joiicii und Mm. Irene Vornhain dr linkt'i'. Tln'if an- 12 Kiand fhildren and Uvo yrcat Ktaiid .-hiltlnn. Kuntral H.'i vkis will he held ;ht:; iflcrnoon at 2 from Ihe VVi-si dia pcl. MOMV IJiAM Monty Klam, boh of Mr. and Mrs William Klam of this city died n; a result of heart rouble al I lo! Lake thia morning, llatu wuk 24 years old nt the time of his .batli and has been a resident of this cdy tor R' ine years. I"uneral arrniirtj inenls will be announced later. Hlnce this Is the as'o f ieed. A-ouidn't it he Krvat ll next miiu- .ner arrived about l-Vbriiary ? If tie rultiTIIMf u, in- know- of Wilson Uiv ni'lk ' Hoanl Uiker New tti llaulimg luuvhn ou liu. m-ik, Attacks Gooding Long And Short Haul Bill Article in Railway Age Declares Measure Is a Men ace to the Business of the Country; Says Congress Not Fit to Regulate Rates. i ', The kilt Introduced by Senator Gooding of Idaho which would vlrtuully deprive tho Interstate Commerco Commission of author ity to permit a ruilway in any cir cumstances to charge a lower rate for a longer thun for a shorter haul Ts attacked us u jnenace to the huslnesH of the country In an editorial published in the current Issue of tho Hallway Age. lo persons who have not studied the subject," says the Hail- way Age. "it seems only lair and reuHonublo the railways should be prohibited from muking any rate that Is higher for a shorter than for a longer distance. Neverthe- less such legislation would largely I they could get more trunscontl revolutlonizo present schedules of I nenlal business. Jr thoy are not freight rates and cause business to bo allowed to iret ii,M.i nR changes and disturbances of serious n.u u..u jMngunuue. In support of this view the Iiall- way Age quotes a long letter senttl,ose to the Paciric coast. They lost spring to llio sonata commit-1 ru entitled to earn a fair return tee on Interstate Commerce by the'al,d sooner or later must be allow- lnl..ull. . . .....l--tnA In nH-n l Id .... InLcrNtatc Commerce Commission in which tho commission declared adoption of the Gooding bill would be highly injurious to busineKS and cited conditions under which it is nucejisury to the tree movement of commerce that the loiif and short haurpnncipla be disregarded. "The real purpose of the Good ir;S bill," say the Hallway. As "Is to rendu r it Impossible for the railways to niake lower rUesfrom middle western pomts; ot orluin td the I'acilic coast than Uiey make actual effect would be to so amend tho Interstate -Commerce ,Act: as aigely -to deprive tho Interstate Cuiiimereu Conilnission of Ha pnjsi ent authority to! determine and. fix ,.,i,.. ii,rn.,o-iw..,i iho iTnit..d u, ,,.. It would Involve something to' which it long has ben feared gov- ernment rcgulution would lead, tho direct regulation of rules by con- gresa. - Hits nt C'ont-rcss. "1-resent laws recognize that congress Is not a rit body directly -iu"ons. lo regulate rails. Thereforu eon- , "Affairs," between men nnd wn-gi-esi created the Interstate Com- mpn f these types have a kit of nierce Commistilon lo deal with snap and sparkle. They're staged this subject. ' 'romuntlMlly. The participants wear it congress deprives tho Com- uniforms, decorations, brond rlb- inlssinn of its present authority to leridc when It is fair and reason able for the long and short huul priiK'ipht to m Ml'Bn'fjanlUj iiow. (oiiff will it bv hcioro conirri'jts will hy direct (i8!u)tidn n-Klilutu UUcslI n many othui-wavM? Thr I'V-al force hfliind thu1 Good iu.iM.iui iiiHUfiire wnicn - IN l .iiK urooKiil to ix ar. hy peo-!,h .de and puiuie men in (be western inter mountain HtaleH. Ijut polite ' ' ' I alto beiiiK brought I w eh n 0,h!rl,rK ,!,atT' ' , . V"Kyi. would directly. political Influence Is Huccen.Hftil in KottlnR' congress directly to regiir lute rates in one way it may he successful In getting congress di ectly to do this In other ways. When that tinift L'omi the; preMiiit machinery nnd policy ' of regular Hon will be destroyed. Men of ability and Heir-nspeet will not serve on the Commis.'ioti if it is fo bo reducd to nn autonuiton for reg aterlnjr polltlcul decrees of con retai. DIsciiksck Clmrge. "Ouo churge which has been made aguinst the western railways : that they am trying to get ni-r- . niir.s'on to make lower rates from 1 middle western points to the Pa eific coast than to Intermediate points to destroy competition by 'he Panama ci'iial route. What I hey are actually trying to'do is to orevent their own destruction by he competition of the Panama mini route. From 1U20 to 1323 the westbound tonnage1 passing through the Panama canal to Pa cific eojmt point." increased over tm per cent. Meantime westbound trictlv transcontinental business of 'be western railways declined al most one-half. Tho western rnil " are sn'ferlng Severely from 'his rst of huine s. The Inter motintain communitb's of the west s-iy that If the railways should re 'ue,. their rates to the Pacific on-M nnd In consequence begin to compete- more srecs trolly with he Meitmshlp lines the water car Vrs would rediiee their rates to he coa.st nnd thus increase the . '-eadv g-ent distrim'natlon In rates against the intermediate .mmmunitU'S. In the remedy then 'o prm the flooding bill, and de moralize ri'llwnv rates and husl m' througbnut the PnPed States? CLAUDE C. PRATT expects to sun t lor the Coast next Monduy. January 12 and be over there until after the first, lie will get a line-up on Cedar Posts, Hardwood Mooriiur, Lumber and Shin gles. He will also keep his ej-cs peeled for Used Sash and Doors or any other bar Titins in the building material line. If. be can be of any service to you while over there, address him at Elma, Washington. The Chude C. Pratt Lumber Co. Vnrtr Mn'a frtmf I. ...... I., IMI..M Jt . 11 -mim. In i Hiir.w That would not solve the problem of the Intermediate coiiimiinlt'ea because steamship rates to the coast would still In: lower thun rail rules to the Intermediate points. "The real solution Is to puns legislation putling4he rules of tho wuter carriers through the lun ama canal under the same regula tion und control of the Interstate Commerce forum's, ion to which railway 'rates ure now subject. "Never since their return to private operation have the wext ern railways earned anywhere near a lulr return. Thoy could Increase the net return earned by them if the rates were so remilnt,..! it,0 i return in this way thoy ought to do allowed to make a Kcneral nrl- I vanee of all their rates eveem ... . u1N iv even II iiiik involves nn advance In nl rates that are not directly affected by water compo- Hunt's Letter , (Conlllided from Page 1.)' thlnp is done for them bv R. rvnmtt whom they do -not' even have to dt-! FoRelnating; bachelors are numer -,1'iiuiiing uacneiors arc nutner - Ikewlst.i I . I i ? Bhing, ivell educatfi'l ; acemi - id army, and -navy officers an- tnd in "plenty; I ' ' ous ma I lnshlng. pllshed on han1 in "plenty; An,onff "'o swarming attnehes """""InHes nnd sub-seerclnries ot tno d'P'omntle corps married men ar0 tl,e ""xcnptlon rather than lb. lule- What's more, a grent mnny f th!m !'avo extremely libera: European ideas on tho subject of bons across their dress shirt fronts bowltching gowns, exprnsivo jew- Nf?h '"nfrnlrs" huvo tin uir,! or clns." In short1. . And Hrlnk- fluu-m fw..,!.. . i.-.. prohlbltlonlBia. while' contpndimrj the country ar a wlml ie I rtryer today than it osod to b. ad- that a few hiuhII crni...N .p., ' pm-hups drtnklns more than they I vvvr . I , W(.,. ,'th.B 1M ono of tho snmn rrouI,s- ' r'Kr,,"B to'1 lH'n'wih u romu..of cock.ailH, an tb.v ,d An Easy Payment Plan Perkins Motor Co, 4j $Brom niinino , tablets H,:'Sfl''' Tho First and Original Cold and Grip Tablet Proven Safe for more than ' a Quarter of a Century as a n effective remedy for COLDS, GRIP, lNi'LU- i ENZA and as a Preventive, i The box benrt this signature rric 30c To Cure qCold ! 7 mv j- 27th Annual CLEARANCE SALE Entire Stoclt Men's, Women's and Children's HOSIERY rhocnix, Reg. (i(JOI) gl'ALiry J.AIllK.V KII.K IIOSK IN A I.I. Tiir: I'tll'I'l.Alt rtllADKi. AN KXi'i;i"noNAij.v u oo D WKAitiNi! hdsi:. 1 i,is:.i: TOK, KOOT AND illilii,. $1.21 Phoenix Ssconds i.cr. iiosi-: oi:iiiNAi.i.v. r.t r with ko.mi-: si.ioiit KI.AW THAT M A K K S TH KM RKI.'ONDS. IN ALL THE WANTKI1 SHAOUS. C7c Children's 19c THII. I) It K N ;i II FiA vv i)i:iuiy ici in : iiai.'--hoki-: IN III.AI'KS and HllOWNS. TD UK WOIIN OVBIt STOtrKlNGS. VKUV WAltJI. Special 19c Child's Hose. 25c Rri'KItlOU QUALITY C'DT. TON IIOMK KOII fll'l. lillKN IN III.AKK .VI) TANR A I'-INB ltlUBED WtESS HORK. . 25c ' ' '. iCI ('jj 1 1 1' Every Article in forim-rly. Thoy Ijoffin with half u 'iozeri rounfi. A cerlnin pro.-.rllon of V:':t- Inirtnn'. offlH.-.l i,i,iilMlln lli..,ii rei-luin proportion of every p'-ptlla- tion. has the ItM-Hnnlion to ie miioi-Iv Tn hdiiio ill ii e. M thin irieltn- ntioii hnn to b- rrntralncd but noi In Wnshiiifiton. Hern inclination nnd opportunity ro to;;idh'r. Mori:,' nvrn thun r nnnrt nn It v. thiri in strnnc trninU.tinn tn thi snnrliiv inclined to be sporty . Thnt'a why the Wi-sh'nston "fjisl H-t" is' bo iiiiuih so but it hates to btV caught i't It, Parliament In Miniature Will ii ke 5 Vcais to liuild The ' ifiirccsF' ' You Can SAVE MONEY ' ," on .,,,..'; Stock .... Foods AND TONICS Our lino of remedies are complete. Pre scot t Drug Company Che New trug tor. lflepho-.if Main tS Vr. fir & Jeff. MARKET JB'S GROCERIES PI! ONE Roman Beauty. Apples 80c per box -. Everything For The Baby . Siik-iind-Wool Shirts ...!...... ' ' ' $100 Ei'k-and-Wool Shickingri ZZZZjK0c'"and, 7tte Hemmed Diapers, per doz, on best Daisy Cloth....? 1.50 All made Dresses and Gertrudes for hi,ml WOik ' : ?1.10 toi.y.i Ni;;ht Gowns, U n ppors and IVd Pickets ' liaby KhIks ;md IHintings . l'laiinel. by the yard or made tip Cciliudcs ' for hand work. kuliiK-r t aiil.i and P.ibs Dai;y Cloth and Canton Flannel NORTON'S KIDDY SHOP. ; 27th . Annual La France. Rcjr. $2.25 iSAT.'ON AI.I.V KNOWN IJIAI.ITY IIDSi: IN Al.l. COHI'I'.MK KIIADKH. AI.HO lU.Al'K AND W1IITK. Sale Price $1.93 , Men's II(c " ' , l:ir:n.Ait si'in'i; ok in- . I KIlWUVKN, and I'llOK-. NIX IN KII.K. RM.K-ANI).', WOOL, AI.I.-WOOI. AND I.ISI.E. IN I'l.Al'US,' HTlill'KS, CHECKS AND. Ul'.Ol'HTITCH. Reduced 10 Special 19c '. NATl'ltAI. COI.OIt GltEY COTTON WOIIK HOX GOOD Q V A I. I T Y AND VK11Y SKUVICKAUI.i;. Heavy Sox 23c. ' EXTIIA HEAVY , '.GKBtr.i. COTTON ltlllUED SHOUT. SOX. TO BE WOltNl INJ'i side 'boots; ' ' '" ' ' 1 ... '23C..': -'- ' The Store Re;l:icc;3! wlilrh Queen Mary's ilolls hoi'Re iirhif-ved as buIIhtit of fil!li.s I'nr l""HtIs. hus i'lli'onB,i lhr,-. lml'Mc inr-n to comml.sa'on ii famoiiH woodcarvcr to build an oak hindd of the Houm'S of I'arlSamcRt. This' will bi constructed on a half-lm-h 8cal(!- 40 tvvt lon- 31 inchca wWo . ,J " , l n"rn- The carver estiinnt'-s it will take five years to complete Ihe model. w""Ch Will occupy - f men uaiiy. I two of tht'8n bnln wrt carvftts. T,ir W,M opproxlnmio; $2: i.onn. . rnc foundation. of tho struottirii. will be ofjteak; hut Uieirnsi: -wit'thei mod el will dm of oak und.; aJI. of. the cMrvini-.trneita delnll.. Alter, exhi bit iort in London; iU $. planned to take thoi model' around the country, ell proceeds!' gointi i to:, jjoypilnl funda. -. . f .. .-i-1- . 1925" Wu- iirn louliliiK-' lurwui-'l. lo the' New fW:us"'u I'ertod of i'roBieas anil .'jlalillllji. May it' bring to you i ' HAPPINESS" AND-"'. PROSPERITY La Grande National Bank Somul, ltt-lialilf, riu-iTH-lic MAIN 759 ...25c ::nd 35c - 27c and 2'Jc