PAGE FOUR
THE LA' GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
Tuesday, March' 3, 1925: '
drank J&mtug (bmtot
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:- WHOSOEVER WILL COME AFTER ME, let hllll di'ny.
himself, and tako 'jp his cross, and follow inc. For whoso
; ever will save his life shall lose It; but whosoever shull loan
his Ufa for my snke and the gospel's, the same shall suvo it
-Murk 8:34. 35. ..
THE OLD HOME TOWN
By Stanley
..':' Many a man is living in the street' just beyond his
means, : ,, - ' ' ' ,' ,r ''
"" "The State of Wyoming" says a stray item, "is rich, in
fossils." For that matter so is the District of Columbia.
JTMAOS MAAH
BrJimius
Late hours aro the only kind the
)muijr man ran k'p; others have
u habit of getting away very fast.
A beauty doctor says wrlnkli-s on
the face and neck may be eradicat
ed IJy standing on the head, a po
sition' which should ulso prove use
ful in preventing fulling' of the
urches.
Marie: "Ho you've given up the
Idea of taking singing lessons?"
Harold: "Yes, I found out It
would lake me tiiree years to learn
to sing us well as I though I sang
already.
Congressional Record appears
with some or its print upside down
thereby enabling many members
or congress to reud It without
ihunving position.
WHAT IK) YOU THI.NK?
We fear we'll intrude on a stocking
called nude.
Thul storking transparently thin;
And the owner will stiuineh when
we give it u pinch
To Irani If Its stocking or skin.
No need for such fears, just look
back u few years.
When you looked on the form, of
a pip:
It may not liuve been real but
ne'er did you reel
;To see It 'twas bustle or hip.
) , , ...j... . ..in ...
When finbi'lel finally arrive., a
jier ntlwincc notices, we fenr thnt
hi' will lie eomjicllcd to use Mime
eif'llf. Itt'f.flilf.flwtloir ult,ll,t 1. frvl.r.
i.The approach of an inaugural day wns the signal for the ' Ret tin- niieuiion or the muiti-
IHI1I'.
'..-.A dispatch in yesterday's Observer says that the Su
preme Court hands down a decision permitting- prohibition
"agents to search automobiles without a warrant. We never
heard of their being especially backward, anyhow.
;! The project to increase salaries of National representa
tives and senators is one of the most sensible pieces of
legislation congress has given attention to for a long time.
It's not just exactly an economy at the present time, of
course, and. we won't go on record as saying that the sena
tors and ' representatives now in office are worth a bis?
i salary increase, but we do have hopes of offering enough
Bo.lliut'big calibre men will not refuse the jobs. A $10,000-
r u-jyear.rnnn y) a $20,000 job. usually registers a net loss.
ON WITH ECONOMY,
i "Tomorrow a president is to be inaugurated. It used to
ibe the occasion for a great display at the national capital.
4'
best celebration of a four-year term. And when we had
j presidents like Harding and Roosevelt and Wilson (who
)vere somewhat human' and therefore enjoyed the sunlight
(and' limelight while the enjoyment was possible), they
1 veie mnrp or Ipsa n tuirt nf tlm Mureh Aih nnv twl lot
the fences down for that one; particular occasion.
This time it's somewhat different. And this time
Washington is inclined to be somewhat disappointed. This
.business of having a staid Puritan who never spent more
(than $10 a month house rent even when governor of
Massachusetts, for president has lots of drawbacks or mi
they would have you believe. Coolidge just isn't built for
display and lavish expenditure and government waste.
There's no help for it. lie's economical, he's careful, an l
She might even lo classed as "tight." And that's just the
jkind of a president we like best here in Kastein Oregon.
jWc can't go back to the inauguration and we therefore
J h;ive little sympathy for a lavish expenditure of govern-i
. mental funds tor the sake of showing foreign ainlmssadois
what a great country this is when a president is sworn'
into office.
l.With a start like this and with thp preliminary 'show-,
ing Coolidge has made, we anticipate a prosperous and
sensible administration. The next four years should lie
CW
UNION SOCIAL
STATON AaBNTDkOKBYM ANDTHtt HOOHi
MAIL WAS DcLAYE O HI- I6 PllNUiea
WHEN BfKB CROwe NEW MILLINER.
WALKED DOWN ELM STRCeTTOOAIJ
r tl i 1 1 m .
inutttv
NEWS OFWEEK
I'NION. (Bpvcltil) Tiio Union
Ilijrh School wus din missed early
rlday afternoon owing to the
fact that the two-county basket
ball tournament began that after
noon in la Grande. Sunt. Koy
jConklin one of the officials for
inr luurnuiiiem.
W. V, Connor and family spent
the week end in La Grande v?
Itlng with friendH. They retui ucd
to Union Sunday afternoon. ,
Owing: to an error th name of
Nellie McCMIan was omitted from
the list of members of the Union
High basketball team of girls in
the article which appeared in
the Observer last week. .
Little Jimmy, son of Mr., and
Mrs. Willard Mourns, who" was
taken to Jlot Iake about the mid
dle, of last week and operated up
on for appendiuitlu, Is recovering
from the operation and doing as
well as could be expected'.
The Near Kust llcllef drive
which was conducted here last
week by Miss Nadalhoffer resulted
lu offerings from the churches.the
public schools and t he Commer
cial Club, the latter organization
having pledged Its support to the
cxpeiit of $IMi) dJiintf the year.
This amount will care for one orp
han during one year's time. About"
fifteen dollars was donated by the
school children, and sent to Port
land for this work
Current reports characterize tliel n(.(Hnninn- Mun.h.v i-....
demand for lumber as only rair. in ! rresbyterinn Church is putting on
large part due to the 'restrictions nioirimn or n r.v..-n.trM iiorvim.
which weather conditions impos- l(ev. I,. Boyd, pastor of the
PEgPIDEHND FI
LAI
FOR LUMBER;
THE ENSEMBLE COSTUMES
Are as Varied as the Days of
The Springtime
Each Day Brings
r
Foitli a New Version
AVhich Is Gaining
Popularity by Leap and Bounds.
Dresses, $22.50 Up
Suits, $35.00 Up
Benefit Band Dance March ilh.
pi
upon building operations, s;iyn the
American lumberman. Chimin.
Other factors ure the policy of re
tail lumber dealers, w ho will" not
stoqk lip. but buy only iih lumber
Kirst Presbyterian Church in Ban.
er will be the principal speaker at
these meetings. '
l-jven our local paper tile Week
ly Hepublicau, hiis . caught the
moiu; m:v Pito i;mis
"Where the hostess is biaulirul.
tli wine Is good."
"When a man is happy he' docs
not hear the clock strike.
"The iiiout uusted of alt days is
the day when we have not laugh
ed." "K you v ould undci stand men.
4tud wonii-p."
u ; ;: i . ' i .
"Is the boss in?" asked the bill
collector.
"No." grouh-d (lie offin- boy.
"You're a liar." retorted the bill
collector; "if he uaiin't In you'd
be doing u cross-word puzzle ln
stead of being so dern busy."
4
"Mtthr' remarked hs. (ininih,
"a railroad crossing unt4 luiuui m.vs
women an heller ilrhers Clirtu
men."
"Why shonhln't (her Im-?" uroul-
ed her hiislmiul. "Tlieyr gut tin- L
IhmIi In il.i. i l .. ..i.i.... i c'
uiilci-s."
ttuuiiy neeueu, iinri tim grow-( popular cra.e and beginning
us vuiiBurvuuniii wmcn is negm-'thfs week will print u crosswoid
muK io oe ouserveu in oilier lines puazlo in each Ihsuc.
ui uuuc,
Southern pine Is still the most ac
tive wood, as well as that in strong
est position. While business .with
tho Kast, North and middle West
is hampered by seasonal conditions,
that originating in the South and
foreign markets, and with the
railroads and oil fields, remains
voluminous and makes it possible
lor the manufacturers to maintain
their operations on a good scale
and to hold prices firm. The. few
soft spots previous'y reported have
not disappeared, nor have they be
come aggravated. They have been
caused by the reappearance of
small mills in the market, im .weii,
as by stock recently put In transit. j
COVE GRAINS
NOI DAMAGED
er or theno two sources is not great.!
however, and the larger mills, uithj
broken stocks and well filled bnlerj
, ,, V.M"UIHK
any material wcukenlnir of i the'
Nathan 1 ai on Is putting In a
I cement foundation lor his new
' Mel lot le Cream Separator, which
he recently pm chasetl.
jt.ne ot the best penotls in tlu country's history, not lo
I cause the president will he a man noted for his intelli
jjrence or jrreat wistlom or fine leadership- lie has none of
.these characteristics hut because his program will le
! sane and economical and conservative. If the people of
'tlic country will but follow his lend, there need lie no fear
pf the future.
t'u VIO, (Special) Spring
neat b r continues here. Fall
wheat was not damaged by the
w inter. Birds are singing and the
HUllTeK are tint.
rhe quantity of supplies from elih.' . ' " h-am
Mrs. T. II. Johnson is spending
the week end w ilh relatives in
Iai Cirandi.'.
S. W. Koger is plow Ing every
no Impairment of the outlooklitW J iin,L;M(l ' 4NV11 ?M. "Z
a good volumo-of bua'neai front alb b8 n'a vlHttd- lti Ltt Urundu lnls
till rltnfl.n U uni-ln,, . ,...,. h 1, IV"""
and outdoor building generally pels!
under way.
The 1 )ougla fir market hns
illinun tt n (f ii i:i.inninH'.l nli I. .-.i
sick Hut and absent from school
this week .
Iiullon Clark visited his parents
while in l.a (iiande attending the
basketball touiniiient.
i 'lias Nelnoii is working on tie.
T. U. Johnson rami. At the pres
ent time they ure hauling hay
Hl.iM.,.,.,1 oir a ko,I .l.v.l 11,11.1 .,. Junson ,8 ,lsy ,, th.
moll t h .;..,l I,,- .;,rK. I f..,- 1U. I ,,,,.,, ari. m-rlvliiB dully,
iloilli.rn w.ithrrn avm,. ,..j s,.V),,a tMnjH,.a ., , .,..
"'IMS tl-illv-. II la EilMl'll lllill HIT- il,.
nlture and refrigerator interests
have In many cass sliut off buy
ing, b tying that while they have
good order ftles, they ure receiving
uiuny renin su to hold up ship
ments of their products. There, has
been no further pick-up In demand
trom automotive plants, while oth
er consumer.'! inu seem imbued
lth a stronger conservatism. The
mills t ilea u w hile are operating
steadily and are piling up Sttme
stock. I'rlces. however, are being
ulte wi'll held, especially on north
ern woods and the scarce items of
the southern list, and the manufae-
The curtailment of production . hits
tinned up the market somewhat.
out orders are not freely ofii-red,
and proboMy "will not he- until
spring 1b a good deal nearer. Both
the rail and domestic cargo mar
kets are slow , but export trade Is I
very good in comparison.
ftemand for hardwoods has '
tiou attended the funeral of A. 11.
Conlcy at l.a Crande last week.
J. H. Tallcnt and mother, Mrs.
Two men were becoming abusive
in the course of a political Mtiarret.
"I think." crl-d one of them,
"that there Ir just one think that
Hives you from being a barefaced
.lur."
"What's that?" nxked the other.
'Your whlKkern." the reply.
lurers expect that an improvement
as spring approaches will quickly
eixidicate any weakiuss that may
exist. I
How u re your teeth'.' Now Is
the time to get Hie m in shap-
Col n-on-ttie-i oli liea.'ton 'due
MOOIt. i
Yesterday In
;f Congress
Harlan F. Stone was swurn lu as
a supreme court );-,:ice
'The hons" ntrcr.it t 4 ommiltt e
dted to closi ts heurtn'Ts inline
dlately. ii
irrtHtd'tif iV-dttjT-- reit-, ih.
nw Itulbtn (imi.i.i i.. i t'lK'niMo
.dn- Mirtn . . - m-.-
House find p. n.te ,.nf -pts
gr'.d nn the tntermr partimnt
u prc-prlatlon Mil.
The house pass d a hill author
Ulng n I K.fliMi,iM'M i-ppt-t,priaiion
lor vi i r.tij.s hospitals,
9
Secretary WekM reache'l n de
eidlon In flie Chh 'iigo drainage case
lUt Withheld publication.
The war department hild before
rail rami ofltcials lis tentative in
dustrlul nioblllr-atlou plans.
It R til of the prenidenl lo purdnti
ill rrlmimil eonieinpt cases wiim up
lield ly the Ntipreme court.
The supreme court held proM
ultion ag. nt run lawfully m an-h
auloltioblleS wttlumt u wtrranl.
ItallVoadH were hvUI by the mii
pieine court iih not being reUlred
trt milihilt laUor llNpulen to (hi
latlroint tahor lumrd.
seems to occm lo ICur
elH may be M'HIed ill
UKPORTS SKRIOl'S
A1LMUNT VAMSI1UM
Th liuum. UKl.,il In ariiiil,
aiiiiBilnii.i1n anil m-nt the rlv.Ti
n4 harbors bin lu tlif Whit,
liuiui'.
li,.H Ihr Mtiiiiiai Uin cuv.-rtniM'iil
lli. ul inilii, n, ,, n , i in ,.
r.i- ul l olliil Ml, , , M l KurnlM.
I ...
j Hii' i.T.ile iicrlrultiir. rttmniit -ll'
- M.li'cl lo (uit.niilul.. Hi.- i ',i,.r.
H.iili n bill lur Hi.- HI, Mm,,, ii ,..
, uM,r:itli. iimi ki tliiK in.Miniir,,.
' ' '
I The Nltpreiue court denied the
tight of states to Interfere ulth in
letHtale commeri'e pasltiK over
their htgimays In niofpr vehtcles
I
Secretary llugheH ple'. before
the Pan-American I'nion project!
for the codlffcnllon of int.ruatten.
al la fvr u.t 'e.i-ii. 1.1 tnl i t.tc. 1
lniiy n man enn tell n wonmiii 11
JuM how the OMititrv ourhi in Ik' "I"' thai
coniuii'titH ii U (.nimlor. but " """pie way ny paing Ile iu
be rani ir ,er why lie pill thej
Mi-ewdiier In the medlchie clie-i i . , t.
ind left iiu ml in Hie habyS n lb. I i I i dl
Value of Canadian Wool (litp
Ini'teaM's .Minn Thtui uuu.tMUl
VlNn'i:t), Man. (API,-Sheen Ahttti Itrlngs Immeiliate ICellcf
n of Canada dinned u wool Mi". Win. I'. MeCouneti. n : t :
crop of I ft, I It,"! pounds In I 94. ' IHtreheslor ave.. Chicago, who hail
aecording to u report by t he I Mi-! Undergone terrible suffering, re
in In Ion department ol agi it nlture. portM success w ith A 1 vita Tattlels:
Value or the wool was $3, 777. 130.1 "I had taken almost ceithtng
compared with J.U tin. tuut the year for my proittatic eland Intnl. 'e and
ti-fore. mi increase of more than ' the pain w as s great I could
'.immi. hardly stun.t t. My son-in-law in
renter demand for Canadian Pasadena sent me two hovs of
wool hi world markets, the report your Alalia TaMets. I' mm the
deviated, rulm-d the rw real- flist day's tiatinent I heCan feel
iztd by the pmdtievr fioin :' eenls Ing better. I had to u t tp from
it pound in l!i.3 to eentm tn thn-e lo seven time a nu-M. I
I'.'Jt C.i.-.it OMtitn and tic- nit. ha- -rf'.'-n .e' .. -.if - '
ehas.-t-H, ! not gel up mote thun oiic a ni,Tht
"Systenuitle grad.ng of wool and nd pain is nil gone. I think I
elasil't-ntiou aecording to quality w ondet f ill "
under go eminent regulation have Alvitu Is the recent jtelctitlflc
done Miiii-h to build up the wool disco, ery whirh brings Mine, Iron
iiidustiy." siid the report. "Co- and phosphates to yon in a rp-
"penitl(. in.uk-'Haw has helped to table form. II is prepi I from
make sheep raising popular by the .-ep-rooted atfalfa plant In
im-ii using profit ui Individ tut highly concent rated tablets. , Al-
A
Reliable
Bank
Reliability that means
helpfulness ;is well as
safely no mallei' what
tltc emergency.
La Grande
National Bank
Sound, I tellable, rrogiisUe
IIA.M IH,M l it llA.NCi:
MAIUH 1 1 II
M, V.' I'hambers, were t'nion vis
itors last week. - .
Mrs. Nell , Klglit enterlnin -d
the H. u. C, of Alt. I'unnie Grange
recently. The day was, spent dis
cussing pluns, for the betterment
of the Grange. A chicken dinner
was served ut noon..
On Widay a birthday dinner
was given In liunor of Merlon
Daron's ninth . birthday al l-'rosty
school by his mother, Mrs. Dai on
and his teacher Mrs. I) mean.
Hawaii Calls on Airplanes I
' To Sanitate Sugar McliUj
HONUIArI.U (AP). Negotia-j
tions for the. use of army air
planes to "bomb the sugar cane I
fields of Hawaii with preventive 1
dust in the fight against the ejv- j
spot pest, arc in progress be- j
tw-een headquarters- of -the lla-
wailan department of the army,
and the Huw.uliau Sugar Planters'
association, and it is expected that
the initial experiment probably
will be made within a few monthH.l
Children's Bloomers
lllnrli nml Wtiilu Snlhi ' , '
Ain- i anil C .1l)c; Age S, 10, 12 uml I i .....Ma
Tim Hrst Slliki' uml iMuluriiil
Dun'l Overlook uue ill. 511 uml . 0I.0H Shoe Siiivlals!
Klzu 2 lo 0 und 61 to 12.
Norton's Kiddy Shop
MARKET JEL'S GROCERIES
THONE MAIN 759
ARE YOU FAT? I
JUST TRY THIS,
Thousands ' of ovcrrat people
liuve become slender by following
the advice of doctors who recom
mend Marmola Prescription Tab
lets. These little fat reduce-s are
made from the same formula an
the faiuo:is Marmola, I 'rescript ion.
If too fat, don't Wail go to your
druggist now- and for one dollar
(the saute price , the world over)
procure a box of these tablets.
If you prefer you may secure
them direct by sending price to
the Murntola Co.. General Motors
Bldg., Detroit. Mich. They reduce!
steadily and easily. No need fur i
tiresome exercise or starvation diet
and no unpleasant effects. Adv. ,
Government Inspected Meat
BAND BENEFIT DANCE, MARCH ITH
INCOME TAX
KUASO.V IS lllLIUi
Have yniii' Income -lax Statement prepared by one who knows.'
Two years tvilli L. s. Internal Jtctcime Department.
If. M. M ALONE Y
l-a .itMii;, ohi;gon.
I'olcy Itulldiiig
I'lionc r.llH-H.
irustAVorthy service in
every heiwiborhood
Good service as the Ford Motor Company
sees it is an essential part of good car value. ,
Ford owners benefit by an Organization
that extends to every community, every
K ow ers.
l'ener inuKhi.in'K tiitming. He's
a drummer -a ttup drinimer.
Maw they near bed mil at the
l-oih-r works?
Wild Chleagu news to. hi v. Thy
I..K n.au poicC.ed.
vita hns pro ed espeebtllv teiie
fh hit in Im! Id! nir no a kened.
run-down -onlittons. hii-I in over
coming kidney, bladder "H'l pros
tate irc.ilde. No matter wlmf you
have tiled, try this ri-in.'.rf ol
Nnturi- now. '
Ited Cross lrug Cn. wilt supply
OU tiuHll utdds ie,'iol-. AU".
DON'T BE LAZY!
Cot riil nf that "tired
lWliiiK" Ity using a good
tonic mid IiIikkI purifier.
We have one that never
fails.
WWW III M.I lT tiAM'L
IM!(II llll
Moon Druji Co.
r.irr.ithinic for the
s-k ItcMiin
rilOM; I.IN 9
BALLOON
Ure Equipment
FtUl Size (29x440)
NV Optional On Alt Ford Or
lOf xtn OB til dowH body trvt.
' " On open ITr tAtZ
cludiai dffmouBt.blc rim.
nihbwhoci' Wherever the familiar Ford sign is dis'
played you are assured of genuine Ford service which
means standardized low prices both for parts and labor.
No matter where you live there is a Ford Service
Dealer in your locality. Through him you are
assured of dependable year 'round transportation
at a price you can afford to pay.
' JtaiMovtrl - S260 Coup ... $530 Tudor Sldan - $50 ' ' Forcor Sedan
Ob cten cm drmountabla rim ind ttann ire $85 extra. , All prlca f. o. b. Dttit
SEE THE NEAREST AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER
TOURING CAR
fsso
P. 290
F. O. fi. Mr
VISITORS ARE ALWAYS V.'ELCOME AT ALL FCRD PLANTS 4