Tuesday, February 17, in2T. '
THE VK f GRAfaDE EVENING OBSERVER
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La Grande Evening Observer
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HARVEY P. MATTHEWS ..Business Manager
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Hot unto thine own understanding, Proverbs 3:6.
THE OLD HOME TOWN
By, Stanley
NO-MO-ISAY
l-TMAT WSAFUNMYl
CNR ABOUT 1
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1 ACrOOP YAN boot I
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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
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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