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Tuesday, February 17, in2T. ' THE VK f GRAfaDE EVENING OBSERVER PAGE FOUR m La Grande Evening Observer f ( An Indupwiilcnt Newspaper FRANK D. APPLEBY '. -.Editor and PubllBher HARVEY P. MATTHEWS ..Business Manager Published evenings, except Sunday, at 1418 Adams Avenue, La Grande, Oregon, The Observer-Star published every Friday. Entered at tho Postofflco at La Orando, Oregon, as Second Class Mall Matter under act of March 2, 1879. OFFICIAL PAPER OF UNION COUNTY AND THE CITY OF LA GRANDE MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press la exclusively entitled to use for pub lication of nil news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise ' credited If published therein. All rights' of republication of special dispatches In this paper, and also tho local uews herein also are reserved. : SUBSCRIPTION RATES , By Carrier . . Pally, per month In advance .. 70c Dally, six months In advance - 14.60 ' Sally, single copy - So By Mall, ' Dally, per month In advance D9o Dally, per six months In advance 2.5'J Dally, per year In advanco - $5.00 Weekly ObscrvcrrStar, per yoar 12.00 ADVERTISING RATES ' Display, foreign, per column Inch - - 42c Dispmy, local, per column Inch 4oo - Time contract rates on application. . TRUST IN THE LOUD with all thine heart; and lean Hot unto thine own understanding, Proverbs 3:6. THE OLD HOME TOWN By, Stanley NO-MO-ISAY l-TMAT WSAFUNMYl CNR ABOUT 1 JWj U W Am 1 ACrOOP YAN boot I I isssTr ? home rar tin hitch m i km You old MypocfcrresH WHEN THAT 0.0 BUW HARD IS HERE TOULU UAU&H AT HIS MOTH f EATEH UOKH- TBH II MINUTES rROM NOW WOO U- BE TELUNG, WHAT AH . OLP SCAlin EJUD4E WINDHAM FROM THE COUNTT SEAT 1 6TOPPKO iri lowi utw, Eiwwn id icla. ' DRtwa II J MHES,.C. -1 Cause, Cure 0 Rickets In Children Is Investigated In, . Uregon NEW YORK (AP). Three out the truth. Huch children unuully of four Infants In a New York have suffered from rickets. TV tenement district develop rickets most iiiurked effect of this disease before they are a year old, ao U to retard the development or cording to a report niudo public the Ionic bones of the arms anJ today by the New York Asaocla- legs. , Their h'ga, Uierrron. may tlon for Improving thu Condition be said to be too young, nhyHio of the Poor, giving tho results logically, to support the weight of of a campaign to combat this di- their bodies. When they attempt sease which thu A. I. C, P. has to Btund on their reft, iiv uon-a been carrying on for the last five of tho legs bend under thu weight years. The report Indicates thu-t of the body like u lender green rickets, a winter dhtease, the most twig. There are too many pedestrians in the hospitals be cause they were all run down. Emotion is the basis of good fortune, says a lecturer. Motion in the direction of hard work may be. also. I' The Pullman surcharges are upheld by the Interstate Commerce Commission. And the Pullman company will hold up the passengers for the surcharge. 1 , (By BKUCK DKNNIH) 8TATK HOUHK, Halem (By Mall) Hliull we continue to lug In Ore gon, fulling to get people as have WaHhliigton and Caltrornlu. or shull we bid for the people of the eat und middle went who have wealth to ring In industry. thuH furnish ing more employment for labor and greater markets for products? This Is the quetttlon thut Is em bodied In Senate; Joint HeMolution marked effect of which Is to re tard tho development of the bony tissues of , the very young child, particularly the long bones of arms and legs, Is at present u serious obstacle to child health. It Is responsible, the A. 1. . P. finds, for the fact that fully 26 per cent of the children In one New York tenement district have serlois orthopedic defects, such us bow legs, knock knees, "funnel chest" and spinal curvutures and this malady is also held to be lurgely responsible for the up pulling death rate of young chil dren in this district from pneu monia and other resplrutory di seases. The report, in part, fol lows: "The Association for Improving the Condition of the Pour is cur rylng on its annual campaign ugalnst rickets in the' Mulberry district In New York City. Klvu years of intensive work hus shown thut rlckets In early Infancy pre sents a real obstacle to child health. . It is no exaggeration to say that 75. per cent of the ba bles In this district develop rick-i-ts before they are a year old. The after ul'fects of this condition OFFICE CAT TRAOt MAMK SCO. A travelling Orrgoiiiun paused one night at a small up-stnte town, one of those places where trains don't really stoH merely hesitate. ItM lime lintel, minosltr I lie railway station was kept by an nunl ncuru, ur(' se(,n ln the large number of viiiiuicu i rum in u iu nix years of age (fully 2R per cent) -who have serioUH orthopedic defects, uiul the- appalling death-rule of young children from pneumonia and respiratory diseases largely due to the narrow chest and con fined breathing space so charac teristic of the rachitic child. who wan proprietor, clerk, cook, waiter, bellhop uul eiettltiu "Call me for the ;t:15 train," or tiered tlic Kiicst, rcUrlnj; .early to sleep Noiiudly until awakened by a loud hammering on his door. "Hey, Ih)ss. i-atne a voice out No. 6 which drew a Jieavy iipni ;Nj(p M.ildn't yon-nll left a cull foh in l IIC senaie yiwvw we uoivu mm '(p 'AX-t tralll?" It be subtuiueu to u e peopie. MHlir(. m ga.spt ,he ro()lllcr Hiwp. M1W UUCII iiihiij jw.ua w.... ....... . . ...- .1.-1.1 nil 1 UlllLT I IB III- VYUO WU&CU uiuu upon the writer by the very men ,iir. 'Well, fmh." was Hie response, 'she's nt de stnslnui now." who claim to "want the people to rule:" men who have stood on An old-limer Is one who can re- ' A post office official says real love letters are no longc? 1 TI. . L 1 .. Unv Hnnwinntnll li .1 nt il tl tt t ttn in the old days when reading the postcards was about alllcide a future policy, which has the compensation the job afforded. the stump and talked loudly about member when anybody who wore the "voice of the people." Yet,ridlng panlB and a black mous- when un opportunity was offered , ache was u villain, (lie support of thousands of sub- i Vititlul citizens, we found those gi'it "people's advocate:!" making a ;tiHl ditch flcht to prevent this cotuVtutionul meusure from going to th people. We Jiuew It1 would be a fight for we know that nine-tenths of It Is easy for nations to be friends: the hard part Is to gel the people to Itke one nnot li'M. Cross-word puzzle: A four-letter word, beginning w It h "v" l iid meaning a feminine ruteY. The truth Ilea al Ihe bottom of r One reason there is not more respect for law is that there are' so many laws there is not" enough respect to go niniinrl. Thnt's nnn roason The Observer is inclined to iidmin. a legislator who" dicte his efforts tovyard the ; J-r" rViruVoWilh. ansh"" Elimination of petty legislation. Jles tar more vaiuanie nniw to tuny envoi- in imiituui ... V, m ,Ur. ia ..nt,..,IW i.,f.f ..Pino' ..PW ) li.,"u "" w..m... ..l,u- ,.,v , ,n w. ,11,. impress his constituents with his legislative activity. il.'. BO.upliu ul kiiit whut they ure suy- M .,. , .1 i.i.-.- There doesn't seem to bo enough money available, ac- insr. We cxnt'Llrd boi.ic of tile HrtlllKua to ioiiiii uu. oml thi-y U1U for wo Writ, let lis siiy, III Iwv Imwllt., . . ..i. ....... i . t.llr out-of-door i-IkIiIh are KnlH' Wording to the governor's budget, for tlte continuance of tin- ton-itors. Thui nil niri.i. ncounlcrt-d mulutlolis from Mr. uullv nurrovvlns to rlirhl-of-way C.i IhIci'h on i IK' cli'sks or all Unj rlsht of wall. he-BUiteI'ublicServiceCommiSsion. The legislature is of Z tXS ZtCX inc. opinion tnat me commission snouia ne coininuua unu me uue. um nsun 10 mm, me lim, t;l(en? - . ,. . . i it i I riirtiitniri IthIuhI rv of Dretron Is ul- h lower house has bo expressed use i. eriainiy me puu-- . . w ay to buv n the lower house lias so expressed itself. Certainly the mib-1 """'"w X'SlT, lie service companies of the state should have some sort iin.. hk, hnm not i,-i.ib ..i.i.' to . , , 0 '", , lv,! !, . . ' . ,.,.... j 4 :i i t i. iiuy Hull-taxes. They arf not able, .'lil-lu'ii Is to . PI SHlie Klipervillioil. vilL-llll-r ur. nui it win urai uu ,, lmt,.sa orvcoil K'ta In weait h larinc rvided other than by a commission is doubtful. Tho most expor.uiv un over It w f.lle tile Is looKi.tB' uiul .lim... IikIiirIi'v tn ttilHHlnte Im coin. In lie III II I. Ml wav. lOslle- I ln'l It sli niia,' Hull w lll-ll WIIIIP' rlallv l ll.lM true lill.ee there In IioiIs'k "If"' K''ts In n new lull or no iwsalhle ehal.ee of l.lakl.lB an tlrvm rvery niill.an In die lilm'R liieou.e tux a ,ellllanent tl.ll.K. l.lliws wlmt it eo.-.t.i nllliln n ron- All we ask. Ik Tor the people of .l'1' l"'"11 thii wtati' lo listen In reasonable, j i j The appointment of W. iM. Jardinc, head of the Kansas 'Asricultural coIIckc, to the cabinet post of Secretary of a ..i i.i l. :.. 1 ...til. 1 ....1 I... ngricilHuru iwuunu lie ifiuivuu wmi yuiiri.u iiiiuvni K1UM. in(tl m .rore they rlone )the ajriicultiiral interests of the country. Jardinc is a their mindH on thiH very important practical man and the department needs a practical man. !Ie knows the farmer's problem and knows how to approach i sensible solution of that problem. lie's a hard worker and an intelligent worker. Tho department should make very satisfactory progress under his direction. i Inheritance tax now rolleded, The preiit I rouble with Oregon Mm the politician who 1m talking and t rri. t 11 1 ... 1 '...1.1 1. I .t..l I ;, I " " V""K '" M'UUM HH "I IU. IM 1 un wuiiuwi ui viiaimt'ts i-NtMKUOOinoou cum aim n Hum rnm-ulerlnK the Art-. Department deserve a great deal of credit for the work they have done to provide picture distribution through the citv libiiirv. The imnorhinee niwl henofitH nf u mnvc ,r'- I'arllameiUary mkv prompt- thin;;. ... . , . . , uh In I'lutliKe our vote Mi that, merit they have made possible a thing: that is unique m ! under tin. mie. we eouui move Oregon today- IHSIH' W hen iilii'iiil- more than a htin-di-etl million dollar worth of new wealth In pledgi'd lo make Oregon Its home IT Semite Joint IteHolu tlon No. r Ihm'oiihh a fact. It fan readily he Keen that the direct tux on this weulih will tar I ln the old diiyn. maUtnc fieeH urn Hlmply making face-. Now It In called i eglnl'rtni? emotion. Nobody h;:B ularted a drive yet for bolter iitooiiH!ilio "Yen. nature cerlninly 1h wonder xceed anv . ' ' Did yon ever hco a p ur or hps that wouldn't tit?" rUTUUK DISTKUiUTION. A Hroolilyn. N. Y.. I:idy. on he welture of "B ,0,,l that her eoiiHin': new him- the Klnte iih a whole. laml was a ltlldloplille. tdil H.ie We lost the rtrst Imttle on tho thought Sarah uoilld have prefer reioluthui, for the xote uttmd l.f to red to marry a Hungarian or ttijiue- ...:n l for a reconsideration the fnllow- -Vtlll 'HTUllll' llllll llIMiaifllt il.S ,; , ., . , ,, itiailv till nIiiiI 1 ' ilng d.iv. Ihts huh done, the res'j- "'a'1? mi film Our uHil life In tho intintry Is 'That child has bow legs be caiiHo his mother lets him walk "'tickets may be occaaioned by one of two factors, or by both together: (1) inadequate exposure to. sunlight. (- a diet deficient In a food accessory vitamin, whode naturo Is us yet unknown, hit which enables the body to store calcium and phouphutus in the hones from the food taken Into the body. The disease is most prevalent during thu winter months iu north tctuperatu cli mates, particularly umong races with dark skins' In which the pigment still further retards the effects of tho sun's rays. On the other hand, the disease Is prac tically unknown umong negroes in the West Indies who ure re ceiving an abundance of sunlight, or umong Eskimos, who ure used to little sunlight but whoso diet from early Infancy consists lurge ly of fats and oils of fish. 13 li bies between three mouths UnJ one year of age ure most sus ceptible to the disease, par tic i lurly ir they ure withlu this uge period during the late winter months - when the seasonul Inci dence Is at its peak. .'"Physiologists are ut a loss to expluin how the sun's rays or the oil' of fish livers can deposit cat ciUm In the bones, but the fact thut they do has been amply demonstrated clinically and In ex periments . with unltmils. There ure, therefore, two method of at tacking rickets: (I) Exposing the babies directly to the rays of the sun or to tho ultra-violet rays of a quartz lamp; or (li) giving doses of fish liver oil three times u day during the period of lifi when rickets Is most likely to oc Announcing More Lovely Dresses, Coats and Suits TOR Sl'KlNG Coals $16.75 to $125 Many New Arrivals -iii- Spring Dresses $16.75 to $97.50 loo soon,1 Is the popular explain- our. Sunlight In congested city tlon of tho two or throe-year-old district is u rare commodity. Kor' youngster with badly bowed legs.. this reason, moderate dosages of, This, thoroughly unscientific thj- fish liver oil is a safe, phophy ory Is. after all, not so far from lactic meusure." I UNION HONOR S HONEST ABE the South building where four clubs were started, Sowinir. Cook ing, Gardening and a Tig club. Miss Vona Con ley will lead the sewing class, but leaders have not yet been secured for the other tour clubs. The Woman's club will meet this Thursday afternoon ut the Kl.nu1l. unJ nouse ayrculture home of Miss Alice t.'adwell In , ..OIIlllltM(,(1(. (.nll,inill, t(. i. ...... wit. ) North Union. Washington. I. C. , m,sa,.a on proposed farm legisla tion. Yesterday In Congress The nomination of Krank II. Kellogg as .secretary of state was confirmed by the senate. The senate substituted Its postal pay and rale Increase bill for that j.pussed by the house. I NION. Ore. (Special I he yvlll be the subject for discus- l ii ton ounk was cioseii last I nuts- sj0n ut this meeting, iay in honor v I Lincoln s uirin duy anniversary. Wednesday evening the Mount llleii M. 1. A. came over and staged a t hree-act comedy, "The arrival of Kitty." at the local Mormon church. . 11. li. Larson, Gene lionhuin. hiula Allen, Jessie Murray, Ches ter Thompson, Mr, und Mrs. Wil- Mis. A. II. Utile,- lH working as a special nurse at Mot Lake. Father 1 1 iron .Transferred.. Kather llreen, who ' has been In charge1 of the local Cut hoi le church, hus been transferred to Wallowa cojnty for all his work, and his pluce here will he filled by father Huel of Maker. About GO Hungariun pheasants A bllt to Increase salaries of 11am Watson, J'earl Murray, and have been received by local snorts several others cume down from ' tmn und turned loose at the stale Perry Tuesday night with the -experiment 'stution. The birds hoys w hen they pluyed a basket- J came from Umatilla county, bull game here with a local team. following the basketball games Emerson Haggerty. a local boy, ' Saturday evening the Firemen's has been elected a member of j association put on a dunce, tin Heta Alpha l'sl fraternity at the utate university, where he Is ma joring lu uccouuting. The "ll n n will go to 1 V r ry Monday evening to play a re turn game with the bos there. Keveral funs are planning to ac company the boys to l'erry. County School Superintendent ii. A. Hayre was over K,rlday finish ing .ip Ills club uorl; organlza tlnn In t ! grades. proceeds to be placed In a fire truck fund, which the local com pany Is securing, In the hope of purchasing a sultuble truck some time ln the future. Following each of the high school games on the local basket hull floor last week, the visiting and local teams und the officii! In were entertained by some class of the high school with light He visited refreshments in the domestic sci ence rooms. l'osthuister Tony' P.' Smith, "who' has been "under the weather" for a few days and unable to look uftcr his work, is ugaln back in the office, much Improved In health. Mrs. (Minn, wife of the Meth odist puslor, has been suffering horn a severe attack of the grip for tho past few days, but Is re ported as home better. members, of" congress to Jld.oiin , was reported by the ttciialc finance committee. "l Lucius S. Ktorrs of New llnvcu. Conn., was named "niaiiHging di rector" of the electric railway industry. Semite interstate commerce com- mltlee approved the nomhiii' ion of William K. Ilumphr.-y to the fed- ' eral trade commission. ' - Senntor Curtis, the lepnl.lie.-ui leader, announced conditions were. such that a farm bill could be en.- acted at this session. i Proponents of the I lowe-;ark-' ley bill, to provide itu'aun for liing railroad labor disputes, aban doned their fight to gel action at this session. 1 ,t.i ' . Secretary Weeks and Secretary Wilbur were asked by th'1 house alrcrafl committee - to dcdgiiM" witness to testily how tip t'nile.l Stales could be defended ng:ui)Kl un air attack. A skirt Is a garment which al ways seems to be loo long, (oo nhort. Inn I iirbt or snoth inc. SHOES! SHOES! SHOES! Hats, Dresses and Coats Ami ('lillilM'ifs Wear r All Kinds I'ay (nsl. It.ly tilt', llol And Tny l,rs : Om Multu: "Once n .'u-.iuintr, Aluays n ChMiiiiht" Norton's Kiddy Shop nvscrts Field ami com- Sliiani. es. inel intaii nf the wihi- nr.! i ..f ..ii im t.nir .iiiii Hie jeiire pilSi.. lutlon was m-m lark lo th ! Mml of lie uh, .!,.,. niiiclv,,. ,,il,il., ..II,. !.. II,.. ,,..;. ,l 1 . 1 -- on resi'lnhcis im m.r nio. 1 -Itmi fur a hMkIiI aiiii'iHlnn-nl anil ... dud i lionoiablc oi tiers of llaiil Working; Mon and liusv ! nu n u iaw,i ihf sinaii t- a I a ii .,r .m ihink kimhI Housewives know very little about what wo think of ash'""" ui ,u ,4' ' TILZJTXt," . . .... . ., . II Is now In the Inn.!..- anil thorn- sIhmK.m! ,it Ihf kIiih ..r i.l a. "art. We think wo have an oyo for tho hoaiititul and woi, i.ii,.v,. ,,iih ih.it ir.R ut-iiete t ajiiMitiaio in-ii.v uuujf.s in our own CIIVUIU-: " " . " " - A,iSin,l,-i-iil.i-cim Afrli-.in.m ... ii,, it. . . . .. . K I iiiinv wuii iiHutir iiH-ini-rrii un . ' . . ..... j. hCribed work but we IllO who v tluLuimrd In fn v mill ; i.... i i Uu- ii.iuii- r l.oii,l.m m-li-tiliat Kiv. .1 ...,;..i ii 4i.i...' a...i :r .... L..." r...i..ii..n. lo whal h,- .ull llu- ml.h.B link 1""".' ' ICUIIIC ,U,-I,IT llllllKa. llllll I. li.ll .III. IU.1 . , , , . . Hl llll'llllH'r II llll'UMl- . ... 'lii 11 tin, h L'mHt Ktrn tin-cull ,v-' ' Hair iv tlor.on lamoun pictures and speak tho name of half ,., ink,- it is mth m...,- tiuiu as many artists with fair familiarity, wo consider our- "" ""' """' ,l"1 '"' u,''' "i"'nl selves fortunate. .Some of us, possibly, are inclined to '.iit,r,,i .in- union, n i inrK-r "pooh-pooh" ait and artists, as a matter of fact. I"""1 " wor'''" ' i ff, , . .. . . . ini-n-l, ii voir to i'tiitili;ii nrtna- hls attitude and ignorance and lack of tiaininjr is tluo n. ni ih.hi ami .onri,ion.-i. hum Very largely, wo believe, to the lack of an opportunity in l'!v"",,K """ i";- ... . . ' 1 - pi- who run anil will mit-iKo In our own school d.iys such as is now given the children of imiiiatiy. I.n Grande by this fine picture distiibution at tlie lihinry,' w" in-"-iy i"'i' n..i n-t-ry Children lovo pjcturco inr.tinctivrfy. they love U-autitiil .VXpaiiionii.'-h. " rn-win"!'-things; they arc ijiiiik to notice ami show interest in prettv "o.hin Kniimi in uiun-iim th" '. i ; . a . l .... i i i .1 . ' , mil ti"tit . nor ki'IiiIIhk u-i tonili' things. And now hen- in l.a l.ianile they are given a ',, ,.,.,. for n- ti.u. chance to follow that natural tendency, to receive the right "' "ml ""' """ "'n.ii. l.:. j r i : , . ... ' "."ill I ir-'m-n iiiImiiuo or shall ah,- kind of training in appicciation ol the be.iutilul that will ,M,m- t,. so v, iy. v,r, i..iy?" give them life-Ion? plensme and enjovment. I So we licve I is indeed fortunate that mZuS:: unusual plan of this kind has been earned through here on. uikmik oh emiwi.n so successfully. It is the beginning of a movement that : is already being forwarded in other cities throughout the n Oaf'lfffl Btate under the :;iii-ervision und influence of Mrs V. P H3II S Mossman, head of the ai t woik of the Federated Women's McdicltlC Ttm1' Clubs of Oregon. It may readilv assume nation-wide pro- both loc.l nd internal. mJ h tn portions. The city and county have cause to be proud uf.'jj una nuuiuoiiiu cviucnce oi progress anu leauei-snip. F. J. CHENEY &. CO..TolcJo, Ohio J A Reliable Bnuli Iteliahility that means helpfulness as well us safety no matter what the emergency. La Grande National Bank Sound, Ite liable, rnwiVMlic I! W Our Exchange Department Offers Many Attractive Values IN USED Dining Kooin Suites Kitchen Cabinets Holl-Top Desks Davenports Library Tables Chairs and Hoekers After you have felt the smoothness and perfect balance, and then the instant responsiveness of the Buick Valve-in-Head Six-Cylinder En gine; after you have seen its reserve power master the worst hills; after you have noted its very economical gasoline consumption you will know one big reason why there are more than a million Buick owners. Jenninds & Shumate Wh.n B.lt.r Automobile Art Built & luick Will BuilcTh.m W. H. Bolinenkanip Co. MARKET JOEL'S GROCERI CO PHONE MAIN 739 Roman Beauty Applet 75c per box
