La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, March 27, 1925, CITY EDITION, Image 7

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    Friday, Marcli 27, 1925.
THE LA GRANGE EVENING OBSERVER
PAGE SEVEN
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UN FIGHT
FOB NO IHS
.Opera Star in Greatest Role
llK'HMOND, Va. (AI). Tin
1-ropoHi'U pioKHU" of work for tin
National hongm of Women Voti-b
carries u one of its pi liu-tptil ret:
ommindutlons tho outluwry 1
war ant Hp abolition us u Real
ized lllBlllllllUll. It will be HUU-
!iiitUU to the animal convention ;
hup April 16-2S.
The tenUttlvi program.' a com
prehensive outline covering all
phases of the haifue's activities.
In now being Bent out for con
sideration und dlsctiHNloii by suite
and local leagues. It Includes two
n-v fcderul n'eomriiendations, the,
Ilrst being "upport of resolutionsi
pcriiilttlng United States official
reprenentatlon In tho disarmament!
conference when called by the
League of Nations." The second
calls for "support of measures
designed to make effective the
permunenf court of International
justice and providing for the codi
fication of international law;" also
measures designed for the outlaw
ry of war aid lis abolition as a
legalized Institution. .
Appointment of women lo posi
tions In the nutlouul, stute an 1
ilouul governments this year is
supplemented by tho plea foitheir
placement on commissions und
"other bodies having international
representation'
While a holdover on the pro
gram from last year urges rati
fication of the child labor amend-
mi'iit, an uddilion this yeur urges
legislation to bring state child lu
bor laws up to a reasonable ng-
education and physlcul standarj.
f The committee on education
would be given the tusk of wir
ing "adeiriate financing of tin-
federal department of education
and of public sehouls In the Dis
trict of Columbia, as well as fed
eral aid to states under the pub
lie school system research."
Another addition to the work
of this committee under the state
legislative section is t lie pica for
"equalization of the- financial bur
den by apportionment of state I
bchool funds, according to com-j
inunity need, and effort to main
lain good educational standards,"
and "Ihc equalisation of educa
tional opportunity through quali
fied persons on the board of edu
cation." The measures outlined on the
program of work for the commit
tee on the legal status of women
ra nge from t he remova I of all
common law disabilities of mar
ried women, to a plea that wom
en voters be "adequately repre
sent cd at all parly conventions
and on alt pnrlis;in committees
and boards elected by the voters.
Tim development of Museh
Klioals as u national unset through
legislation which will provide
h "wide and economical distribution
I of electrical power," Is one of .the.
chief clauses on the program ottlv
HihmI fur the eonimiliee,
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3 .j.v..,...; ..: ..:...1.::,.v...A. .;:w. vANs , . - ,
1'ctrlflcd Trees Iti-siH ,
Winds will Italu of Ncvwla
TONOI'AJI. Nev. (Al'l Tliut
llicru i u petrified forrat, oil" of
llui most beautiful In tlie eounlry,
wlthlu 4U mllea or Tonopuli, la u
fact not Bcnernlly known. More
I huh 100 pet rlfli'U trees uro Mill
ulundlntf. just uh they grew oriK
Inully. Utile lina Imi'H written
ubout HiLs forest on account of Its
Inaccessibility.
Tile unique forest eOverH Hevernl
hundred acres. Tho ground Is
strewn with tho fosalllied bones
of nnlmnls. and hero and there are.
Hinull caves. Tho entranco to tho
forest Is through u sniull canyon
which widens into a river bed
which, In design, reminds ono
somewhat of the Grand Canyon.
Willlutn Gomm, of Tonopah, with
a purty, recently visited the scene
und brought bnck several sucks of
bones und teeth of enormous sise.
lie sutd the trunk of one of the
petrified standing trees was fully
60 feet high and IS feet In dr.
cuniforonco,
Oomm has written the secretary
of Interior suggesting that tho for
est bo mado a national park.
Technical Debate, to Mark
Meeting of Oil Geologists
WICHITA, Kans. (AP) The
sub-structuro of tho principal
crude oil fields In tho world will be
visualised, dissected and discussed
during the convention of the Amer-
lean Association of Petroleum Geol
ogists, which meets hers March
26-28. Theatment of this subject
ocouples tho most prominent place
on the program, and will, be han
dled by geologists representing all
states and several foreign ' coun
tries. New light on the general stratl
graphlo background of the Kansas
fields, tho sub-surface stratigraphy
of western Oklahoma, the San An
golo formation In Texas, the up
per cretaceous dliistronphlsm ami
sedimentation In Montana, tha age
and correlation of the kreyenbagen
In California, carbon ratios and pe- '
troleum In Illinois and the permaln
of India, Is expeoted to be thrown
on these fields In more than 8
papers to be read before the con.
ventlon.
Isn't It funny when you ar
mad at somebody today, and stIU
know you won't be mad at them
tomorrow?
Merna Sharlow, prima donna soprano of the Chicago and Boston opera
companies, Is shown here In the leuding role of the world s oldest opers.
' Motherhood." fcho left the stage last season to await the arrival of the
oca songster and will return for the spring concert tour. In private life
Myrna Shurlow is Mrs. B. B. Hitchcock of Decatur, III.
Country Teachers Welcome
College Lecturers on Air
IOWA CITY-. Iowa (AP) A lono the talk the student v-:is. unable to
Texan in a cabin many miles from !
a railroad glnnces (it his cloek at
7::t0 Moinliiy or Wednesday night,
Kicks a stoll over to a table, mo
bilizes pehell and paper and tunes
his radio receiving set to 4tJ4 nie
teis to nttend class Hit the Univer
sity of Iowa,
Hi' Is only one of 75 from Ohio
lo California, in age from IS to M).
from busy cities to outlying points
ol civilization, who will search the
ah for the university's sta
tion, and prepare to earn univer
sity credits without moving from
tho hcarlh. CM hers may listen In,
not for credit but for the informa
t ion lo bo gained from t he. lec
As a method of taking education
to the people, University of Towa
otfieials believe the radio holds un
usual possibilities. Test papers
sent in by the regularly registered
radio students indicate, according
to the officials, dial the pupils
have grasped the radio leclures as,
readily as if they had been sitting;
in the lecturer's classroom. The.
only two students who have hud
difficulty were lowans, and attrib
uted their trouble to their sets.
To those students who experience
difficulty, in receiving the lectures,
the university extension "'depart
ment mulls. IJpntl reHenl, eopies of
hear distinctly.
According lo AIIkh Helen Will
iams, director or the correspond
ence study division, a great many
or Ihe registered radio students
are teachers. In some cases a
school superintendent and his
teachers have formed a class os
Ihey can hear from the same- loud
speaker und uso tho same text
books, '
'The value of Ihc radio as an
educational medium." Miss Will
iams said. "Is touchingly demon
strated In several cases where the
tudenls are Invalids, often times
bedfast. At least one of these stu
dents will be able to receive . bach
elor of arts degree from tho uni
versity in June, thanks to the ra
dio courses. This student wan forc
ed lo take to his bed when he
needed but three credits to gradu-1
ate.
Mclean favors
THROUGH HATES
AND PORTLAND
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The
life" of the party
Hills Bros Coffee
Tub western IiosIcgs knows tlic secret
of injecting new life into any gathering.
. When conversation lags, slic serves that
seal-brown beverage that won the West
cm its flavor and iU ability to put
new snap and vigor into mind and body.
Break the vacuum seal of a tin of
Hills Bros. Coffee. Breathe deeply of
that rich, rare fragrance. Lift a cup to
your lips and taste that perfectly mar
velous flavor! Of course, it's The Rec
ognized Standard! .Hills Bros. Coffee
is economical to use.
HILLS BROS COFFEE
1'OltTI.ANl), Ore. (Al') it. W.
I'rliki-tl. or Hull (,aki. Irsl llylng
Wfilm-aihiy In llii;'li'ii'llli(; iM'turA
im inti-i-MUih) coiiiitiL'rci' cotiiiiiln.
sloiirr on llio iii-tlliun rjf Busfuu
wool Inlrri'aiH for Joint through
ralfH on wool from interior iioinlH
In Hit' I'licllif norlliwi'Ht. lo Ho-slon,
nuiil beeiitiHO oT hillilifr in IruiiHit
privileges Ltn.li wool line! utlvunt-
iKes of eay access to C'hieyjro and
SI, I.011 Is markets, lie b;iI(1 this
v;m largely because through rates
were lower Mian llie. Bum of locul
rates.
Wool produced in eastern Idaho
and eastern I'tali, he said, is near
the twilight zone where Ihc trans
continental mil rate Is on n purity
with the existing Joint rail and wa
ter rate via Portland and the Pan
ama canal to the Atlantic seuboard.
Sail luikc: f.reat Outer
In his opinion. Sail l,uko poten
tially is as greut a wool concentra
tion point ns Is I'orllaivl und that i
uirougii ran una water rut.es with
arrangements carrying ii'-gntialile
through bills or lading would bene
fit wool growers lu the Int'Tiiioiin
laln country and be reflected in
higher prices for wool if Jieourcd
and graded nt rtalis chief cllv.
J'otrald McLean nf Twin 1,'hIIm.
Idaho, secretary or the Idaho Wool '
firowers' association, favored joint
through rates and 111 rough bills of
lading on wool front Interior
points. ' lie said II was desirable
tliat more wocd rroni Idu.lui should
move through I'orllund for trans
shipment via the l'unama canal
and would do so it Joint rates and
through bills or lading arrange-lli'-nls
were made. 1
J. I' Sears of Yakima. Wash..
another witness, who represented a
livestock loan organization, said lie
would oppose any rale adjust ment
that would prove harmful to Die
wool warehouse and manufactur
ing Interests or 1'ortland.
London Rose
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Beautiful Lady trine, wife o( Sir
Oeorgfl Uanc. wrll known theutrl
cJ patroD. is often referred to u
10,000 POUNDS OF ICE TO BE GIVEN AWAY
FREE
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Beginning Saturday,
March 28th.
I&cl'ore you know it Summer will be hero overcoats will be in discard and
lans will be in demand. Instead of trying to keep warm the problem will
be how to keep cool. Anticipate your needs now take advantage of this
Special Offer save on your ice bill.
A Reward Given to Early Shoppers
On Saturday morning we will display samples of a solid carload of refrigerators. As a reward to the Early Shopper we
will give away Free Ice with every refrigerator sold in the amounts specified below. A coupon book is given to each pur
chaser good for this amount of ice, to be delivered to your home as you need. it. Read below and sec how you can get ice
ABSOLUTELY FREE! .
500 lbs of Ice Free with each of the First Five Refrigerators Sold
This means that you should be here when we open the doors Saturday morning 5 won't last long.
400 lbs. of Ice Free with each of the Next Five Refrigerators Sold
This also means that you will need to be here very soon after 8 o'clock Saturday morning.
300 lbs. of Ice Free with each of the Next Five Refrigerators Sold
We cannot guarantee how long these will last, but advise you to come as early as possible. .
200 lbs. of Ice Free with each of the Next 20 Refrigerators Sold
How long these will last we are unable to say o play safe be sure and come Saturday. ..u.
A Solid Carload of Summer
Comfort and Automatic
NO
PHONE
ORDERS
MEN
NO
PHONE
ORDERS
TAKEN
This is one of the largest single ship
ments of refrigerators ever received
by an individual merchant in La
Grande. The large quantity togeth
er with the low carload freight rate
enables us to sell these refrigerators
al a very low price. Remember, we
Sell for Less Always.
The Automatic is a nationally known
refrigerator and is recognized as the
standard of highest grade workman
ship in refrigerator engineering.
You get the greatest economy and
efficiency in the Automatic. I The
outside and doors have six walls of
insulation, tightly constructed to
keep the heat out and the cold
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in.
Delivers Any Refrigerator To You
Select the refrigerator you want, pay One l)i;llar cash and (!arr will deliver it .to your home.
You also get the Free Ice Coupon Hook at once. If you arc not ready to have your refrigerator
delivered, Carr will hold it and make delivery whenever notified. Even though you may not need
a refrigerator till July you cannot afford to miss this wonderful offer.
Buy Now And Save
Our Greatest Refrigerator Offer Starts Saturday, Mar. 28
3-Door Side leer Refrigerator $27.50
And You Get the Ice Free
The Home Comfort Re
frigerator "made a little
belter than seems neces
sary" a piece of furni
ture that, will please the
most fastidious house
wife. Has many special
and noteworthy features
sanitary lining, provi
sion chambers arc while
enameled very easy Id
gel al contents and lo
lean.
Home Comfort Top Lift Refrigerator
$16.25
And You (Jet the Ice Free
This refrigerator embodies
all the best and valuable
features known to refriger
ator construction. No un
sightly or unclean wooden
parts in food chamber,
which is whjlc enamel lined.
Nicklc hardware, outside
rase finished in dark golden
oak. ;i.")-pnund capacity.
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