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Saturday, February PAGE FOUR' ' THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER THE OLD HOME TOWN By Stanley Christian Workers Will Hold Meet in the South &t fembe J&etthtg bserfar 9Ae FLO RSHEIM SHOE 10U !. "L Dom coo An Independent Newspaper i 1 ft jtm , ' 6 4 f I ! i t 1: i i n l i i i ': 2 I f 1 FBANK B. APPLEBY Editor and Publisher BABVK7 F. MATTHEWS UuBlnoM Manaser Published evenings, except Sunday, at 1418 Adama Avcque, Xa Orande, Oregon. The Observer-Htar published every Friday. Entered at the X'ostofflco dt Iai Grande, Orcgou us tfecond Class Mall Mutter under act of Murcu 2, 1875. OFFICIAL I'APKIt OK LNION COUNT! AND THIS CITY Ob" LA GRANDE MEMDEIl ASSOCIATED I'HESS The Associated I'resa is exclusively entitled to use for p ib llcatton of all news dispatches credited, to It or not otherwise credited it published therein. All rights of republication ut special dispatches in this paper, and also the locul news herein also are reserved. tiUBBCIUITlON RATES Dj Carrier Daily, per month In advance.. Dairy, six months In advance.... Dally, single copy ... Dy Mall. Dally, per month In advance. .......... Dally, per six months In advance Dally, per year In advance.... . Weekly Observer-Star, per year. ..H.W . . ....6'J0 . 12.6'J .6.00 i:.oo Dlsplu; . ' Display. Time con. APVillTISlNO RATES .;:uma lnch.........H imhq Inch .... ...u application. ...4-0 ...4uo SEEK. 11.' Jill. LOltB ivhtlc he muy be (ound, call yo upon him wiiiio lit Is mnr: let tho nicked forsuko his nay, and the unriKhU-uus niun his thoughts; and let him r'lmi -unto the Lord, and he will huvu 'mercy upon hlui: and lu our God, lor he v. ill abundantly pardon. Jsulah 66:6,7, I tCe dashing new milliner I SA ' ' mm I LEFT HER nOAHpNd HOUSE ERNIE HICKS jT JUST AS THE DASHING, HEW MILLINER Lf FT HER nt'l-"' rtVUAKL cn:rB f-."-r- HAPPEN E.C AL.ONQ Wl m W5 KUDtfC "f RED WKg OFFICE CAT Junius WeMern uomen nrc heaUer than caMum women." Of course, out ulit-ru- (lii; nalil begins. Rrvnl tlicnily, rrnlhd tli.il 1 wuHii t him.' hut (hat it laalcil 111 (kikIi. iSin-uity fji(llrJ upuii tin ylt-i-r'8 brow. 'That lln- vaffv" ii aitl, "tin chocolate lauli-a tiki Slue." NEW YOHK. (AV Hound to r the f i rst Co n k retw on C h risl -tait Work In Houth Am erica, the iiiuin iHrdy of 2H0 dt-ltgatrs rep itwiitlnj; 4(i protectant Institut ions of North Aineria and Kuropf Kiiik-d fur Montevideo today on the bteaiiiHhlp HouUit-rn Cross. The courcsit vitl be in Hesion man said, "South America and j northern Latin America, and to -hold two eotiKTesa for this pur-, pose. Tlie f i rat con crew, for all South America, la now to be held ; at Montevideo. j "Tlie jrreat change in Ij.Uiii America lnce I'jIC have brought many new probleiiiH as well a iroin Jian ii ; j io April a ai muni- Mt.w oppo, (Unil h H. K.uilji.Nlin.ma . video. There will be in additloir j nre m.cJt.u ...yery wliere. Tin- nat a ii-Kional conference at Itlo d Jtnf, IMV Km n strmrer reunu Janeiro. March U-li; an educut-; m,caMy Bm p0iuicUlly. New not ion... conference at Montevideo. , ial lllOM.im.lltll )UU. Ufi,. hlcli mark a new interest by th M a rc h 2 H -Z H ; a rvj?i o nal con f e r nre at Huneos Aires April 13-H, Met ween (iiiiea, delegate and vis Uoih, numbering Hcveral huudix-d will, iih commit tees and aa ludl vidiiald, visit Houth American cll icK. ton line and Hlndying rellslotiH and educational facilities. Hi vera 1 delegations already ar there. ( The first sailed from here In December, and the latest on Feb ruary 14. Extret. . '"After get tired. ne, more is said than done. - When it (nr.uly j railed, Russia's epitaph for Lcnine will-read, "lie ket us out of luck." All a bridegroom has to dig up in Germany to grt manned is seven cents. All a Mould -be bride lias to ditf up is a mark. Clmuncey Dopew declares a man should turn every 21 hours from his work to his hobby, on the assumption that one's hobby is workj v So many H'iotts nit lieint;' ;is pli.ia(eil while taking bailie ihi ews Item ' - nim i w nm m ion iim miiii; impel in amis mi jollier eruH' tu hiN Salnulni nvhi j 1M. 1,4'aviiiff New Turk tnday. the main Kio ip will arrive at llio de Janeiro March 1 1', Ieae there March '2, 1, arrive at Motile video .March -i. where they will htait I i.-i,,,..!,,- homeward on April f. leaeliins ; ynmiilary rse, i ui n . pi II i . i com mon people In the dei-lopmeiit of their countries. In no part or the world are more remarkable trans formations t aM lit? place ttiati to day In Soulh America." The "great chullciixinj; reason" for the Impending conpreba at Moi)le Ub'o. was the dan per that ! South America would become a land of maleriullHlH, and the need for "finding a spirilal basis for national and perunal life" on the continent. Among the. educators who will lie at Montevideo, are: 1 r. I . J. of liilon Theological Hr. . W. Sweet, pro fessor of hlslory In !e I'aiiw OI'R OWN I't..Li: ii;n. A riddle that has us guessing. In fact it's ijuiie dlstresKing: invariably the tilings thai we should shun. And spend our In contj. niniitL:. Arc wines, and songs, and woim-ii, A trio from which ne get modi fun. When a man along Ihe roa-i askn an automobilist for hi pnek. he doesn't l.nou whether it is a punct Jic or a holdup. htuke'l "A fellow jnwt told iih like you." Wh.re l:i he? I'm iml nfraiil. I'd hk'1 to knock his block ofT." 1 killed him." tt 0 r'iirg "1 ton'l you w i.s!i on could live our life omi a pa' In ."' Kopg--"N'ell I t;Inmll sjiy ml. I've got a Iwenly-yeur (ndownicnt policy maturing this tnuiil U." A doctor njs ne air nil nn:r or lev cray, bnf. c who lake ens llcm "Uhlle hsiklnx hi our cold ha I lis in Milliliter Instead a lmi vvindou two uomcii werciof winter art prtdmhly less crazy, injured by a falling Mrrcl ign." llii-hands Iin.e for jeain bi'ii The congress Is under the a is-1 Ciiiwrsily. representing the Amer picts of the i omitiitlee on t'o-jlean inlereots In 11 if panic Am- r operatioti in Latin America, and j lean - historical themes: lv. Max it IVJO session: are intended toM-lxner. of tin American Associat b velop the program Inaupiirated ion of Social Hygiene: Jr. Kraiik by the 1!'I6 I'onpresa on ( 'hrisiian I K. Zanders, former President of Mini ehea in luiu America, w hleh, 1 Washb irn College; Hishop K. .1. iim t in I'aii ima. McConnell; Pr. II. A. Holmes, pro- A:i oiilltned by S; ly l Ciiiy tn- f'sMor of P.omnneo Uniuuacs. in. in. seeret-u v of the committee , rcw irit i iiiversny and insti ilclor ill ran-AmericHtl UclatioiiM at Columbia I nliersily. 1 he pritpram w ill- fnlbtu 11' gen eral t hemes: 1'noccupied fields. THE FLORSHEIM Shoe is built lor iho . continuous and exact ing service that nn energetic ru'.n de mands tturdy, Jino looking, ccmlortable. T:e 'Brhli.l 10 It .1. Iiixmlts Itfrini; Si-n Ki:.'ITI,K (AI'I lin SI. I.uv- rflli'l' Islnntl. AliliM-lc;in liTI'll OI'V ill the In.li:ins ..r SimiIIi Ami-ilia. (i lit-ring S-n. II" lOskimo cill: w. al ion. i'YiiiikHIxiii. so. iul movi- ar ,.uiiinS ..rr lln ir iiIrIhIIm. Tin' in. ills in Umltli A ria. iH-ultJi i ,.. (lu,, ,. IioIi'k lln- llilne Iiiin iniiiisl.y I In- cliimli In tin' iinn-i .cn (l,iri.il llirri'. nlnl.n J.iiui- in mity. I .he " ciliiciilioii. Illcr- , ihali WmjniT. of lliln rlly. tliii-f iiIiiit, MiinKiuiiai y rcliitlunsliips. ! 0r thn Aliisknn llvilun of Hi.' nii.'t-ial rvllBioim prublcillH, couptT-.J i-nill'd SlHli'S Uur..-u of Kiltiratliin, iitiim nml iniily. . jliy a rUlo rrcHvhiff si'l ofwldr "It hiiK Hi'cinril ticut lu iliviilci nini;.' which the division Installed Mif rifl.l into two mrts." Mr. In-in the IsIhiiiI. l : ' .' j ft $fr.&y tfc'j'i' "j"!''::iy yxy v v1 i;e.ere Offher icl .Nolici ! been notiricil lo appenr before Pr. S. Newlioin, prcsuleiil of Ihe K I. A MATH KAM.S. Ore. Will- ; ex. t mining board for officers rc iam It. Cantnn, world war veteran serve corps N. I" he examined and now office engineer In ihe lor his iiualificatiuna to be a uiein- slalo highway department, has; her of the corps. Men in balloon trousers should warning f Iie4r when about I Ik danger of looking in shop Hin du wh, She l .ill, you're a man after in V ow II lieaii." I le ( proudly) any girl's heart. not poke lUllll-H, fun at women's coy- 1'og Takes the Hhmie "I'm nol after ! DOG JUDGMENT. T I....... l.U.. i ii u I i: 1 !. I I'Hy Ihe liiich.lnr oun iicvvu iienui juugiueiii. iiittii iiumuiin tit tiuii-n, 1 MJ()l ,.,.,,,( ti1;l( notice u canine romp around a grouch? His instincl knows. umkiiiK out iii eii.ek. lie may bo dtinib, but somehow cynicK unci pcssimiKts a,y!","i!',',H',,. '" Tl',:,'.l ,.'"t!!i',.,. I anatlicrtW fiim. If a dbVitHRes frtWNB with you. 1ifr'" " ' ' ' " ' " " " ;may lie sure your disposition is of the right caliber. Even ! though he'-has fleas respect him for his good judyinc'iit. l,liM" (AI'I .l.ir i' Inn. playe.l Hie m'fi.ill at Unly 'l'rlllil I fliiireli, in ! ..ni.l.m. '.it liu rnt-.. A e.'iiaiil liitrint; all this lini.' slie has liiiss-wiilli-r. In t-d only two Bun. lays, oner on nr- aske.i i emilll Illness, an. I ollee h.-.a im n r liot i l.on.lon feK was , s' .l.sise sii. withleoulil nol fin.l Ili.' i liliif h' (iltnre J ' ; THINGS WE MIGHT TAX. j Now tluit cigarettes and smoking tobacco will give their j.-iliare to help make both ends meet in Oregon, it's interest Jng. to speculate on how many "sins" and luxuries arc ,aclually available for taxation and how much we are in the habit of upending on indulgences and pleasures not ex 'iK'tly necessary to continued life. i The cost of "sin" in this country is variously estimated at from thirteen billion to forty billion dollars a year. The Statisticians do not differ as to the cost of the iiulividurl "sins," but have divergent views as lo which habits should be classed as "sins." .;..0ne expert includes in his list only drinks, immorality, iniid the theater. Another includes gum-chewing, cosmetics, joy-iiding, tobacco, drinking, the theater, popular fiction, light magazines, politicians, touring, and moving picture.'. Othei"s even moic puritanical than this second sin-ecoiioinist iliiny compile a list including everything that affords some 'degree of happiness or comfort to another. ! Without differentiating between the moralist's "sin" and man's ordinary bad habits and luxuiies, a few such .annual items of expense include: $73,0in,0 Tor cosmetics, ISaoo.oiM.i.niMi r.ir massages, ?.HM).(HM),(Mm for foreign travel, fa half billion for movies, billions for tobacco and its acces sories, millions for contraband li(iior, and coriespondiii': irni'ounl-' f. ' ' inate stage and for cheap literature. j I'ihI'.u' ! -.loney spent every year in the l'nite.1 Slates bn v . ! i; Js exceeds that expended for the ;bare iieccsM;; iile. This disparity may accoinil fo" the fact that 1 i- aweotcr in the I'nitcd Slates than in any other ci . ! : . country and that the stream of human migration U :'l-iiys Amcrirn bound. The nveiage person finds it harder lu woik for a living than for that surplus income which permits him to indulge his petty and major "vices." Yi es1 Aml'sssn .r i tl Kr. li.-h ii-1 . M.'llon. dill-' .1 t rillllium hiii. hai,':'! IN'ar .l.tiiiMi .'n?i or the im nliemo .mil. itll.'.1, I'rni.k Ii '.. li.l, -.l. sli- ., . i fulls aii'l r i ulle. In ' - Iiale tury he gi t-n In the i n.- or i oont Kur o)i'.; pttde or iollttn tnacltt while in the I niltd ht.ilts. The serti'te ellnitn.tttl from tie? i m ond harhars bill a iro tstnn j thnt nil nu)hot?ed protectH :diould bt coinplctid in f i ears W Ii ii ' cr tit rv of rtniH'l nf tU MM iilH - I1r..t p ln-wjir.1 ri nifetitig r.-. publli an tiiMii k ut Me mi tut from eommtttet aslgum'nls wus btken by the committee on cominttt.-e t- .bii-n T. Nn,i. '(lnin,inb M' N.tfifirmi I M-ittttt'ii yt; hlstltlCl l.lt. Ut.M u Order Garden Seed3 Direct From Gill Bros. Seed Co. PMifrrrf. arrlimation, hanlin'js, truem-js tn name! The.-e iualitirs wiil injure you a grratsr parilen. "Srd whirh r. Rrnun In Ihe nrlhwrl." "!' lrof. A. Ii. II. Itnuniift, Hrparlmrnt r.'KPtahlp HarHenine. II. A. I'.. "are iiually more Tijjnroiiii and hettrr arrlimatrri for Rrnn ins crop of prp lahlfa than Iho.f purchased pphfrf." liill ftro. N'oiihwpst grown trnit nre fnm'i far and wide for their auperior ua!itiea. Jlarkot gardeners everj-where are uninR them in prefer ence to anv other kind. Over 80 market gar dener in the Northwest are now customer, and Ihe list is steadily growing. Thousnnds of home gardeners also are so thoroughly satisfied that they order year after year. One trial of seed usually creates a permanent customer. GUI Rros. were market gardeners themselves twenty years ago. Their farm, six mils eat of Portland, won a reputation for highest quality vegetable. They developed special strains.' and in lino decided to grow acclimated seed, not onlv for their own use but for sale. Thu was horn their seed business which today is growing by leaps and bound. If you have never tried these eed. nrdr the special collection listed below. You will be weli repaid in fm vegetables for yourself and your family. i i.M'i r.iuN. in. .... .Ilslil.l c,,.,;, .,viil I l.ii.ltlla an. I M, now . ...inli, . whs nrc.tni. 'l I". sit all lai s. n si. in Ik'I.I ut si.,Mli,-. In win. h i.H-lll g.l.llC'-S flOlll tl.,llt.ll.l,lt. I.. rlK-i.n. t in ilillu. stiintl.'l.l. lin,. .n. an. I l'i nil ate were i,.i. . sent, . I. I'harliM I. k lan.l. r of lltsii dinan was rl.f-1,.1 i.i.ist.r. Meellnss of tile district oiKalllza. I f.U'llnll Sn'N U . I It ftMatrtlnff, fftilr " ir ' - Ilf 'eii.f tuk rt . v-s- a , Md!h. Turnip. Stftkl for (atdloiic Boys' Wash Suits Ace 2 to . .Made up 111 eeveral different color with , relnfurced genma. tiii:si: i!.i!Mi:.vrs ark ir auantkko to wash ani vi:ai: on sionky iti:'n itNi:i). . i I'i;kt:d $i.oh to si.oi. Base Ball Suils $1.25 Broadcloth Suils $2.28 We c!:iim the pric:i on Ihi: crude of tfoodj arc Ihe lowest ever otT' ici In l.;i (Iramle. Remember We Sell Girls' Bloomer Dresses - Air" : io i". . Mad.- up from F.iif;ll.li I'l'llil, Hi oadebjl ll. Slialilnu. tin-l Cli.-ek.-.l liliurhaiiiM. Made with bound and reiliforce.l seaiini and orAllANTMKIl KAMT I'OI.UKX. ri!it"i:i i. on tu sa.i. We il I claim In sell I lie eli.nM.-l 111 I I . I" CLAIM Iti sell IMI.II-I.KAIH. (.(((Ills Die elnliM(. ll is a well known fail Htat w.'ll-niae arnienl.s friini iliallly eli.lli are tlie rlieiipeHt in Ihe lon run, nil. I If you lo not rind njr well-made an. I liiTrli-l-ade inerehalidiKe iih cheap iih Home nlher p!ae-s F.-ll poor finality nierelialiillHe VK Wll.l. OlVli rr tu vnr it;i:i;. Mini s . ii vim - M'cM.;s ami t .mh:i;m:ai: Norton's Kiddy Shop MARKET JQEL'S GR0CERIES I'UONH MAIN 79 1IILLSDALK ASrAUACHS 2 Cans, 72c (I'overninent-inspccled Meat. Pay By Check! Telrpliiinc orders, C. O. D. packaKes, .sli(ipiin"; lo In: ilniio in person, dilTereiil bills lo lie paid alnmsl daily are incidents in Ihe daily activities ol' tlio avei-iise housewife that keep her husU'mx to "have the ready cash on hand." How much- easier and convenient for her to Pay ',y Check. And a Check is a record and receipt for every purchase. Simple enoiinh, isn't it? We invite all La Grande women to open Checkiii";' Accounts witli this Kank. Stop in. Lu Grande National Bank v." i "' '''' 1 e1 S r - s. , 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCjOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 1 FREE! FREE!- I i Tractor Service Clinic I Next Wednesday, March 4lh. i I A( our arae, corner Fourth & Adams, La Grande, Oregon ' 'i I lipinnini at 9 a. m. and closing promptly a( 4 p. in., sanio day, The I I dime VuII'bc dfrecied by ti6 tbrnpi'lciil "men from the Ford Motor Co. g If you arc a tractor owner or contemplate the purchase of a tractor j I yo:i cannot afford to miss this clinic. No attempt will he made to sell s 0 tractors at this clinic g PERKINS MOTOR COMPANY ! 1 Cor. 4th. & Adams La Grande, Ore. I Hon "III l.e hi 1.1 tU'l till c w.is iiioiilha. ' ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo TUe Mtute d par' no nt's si-b oooooooooooo u