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THEltlOKOHK WHEN THOU HOEHT THINE ALMS, do
not sound a trumpet before thee, att the hypocrites do in the
synaKoges and In the ntreeln, that they may have glory of
men. Verily I say unto you they have their reward. Mat
thew 6:2.
1 1 1 il-TTm rtm nriv t.. untiiAiuofi I'Tiniimn I I II f I "-" " ..-- i ,
i i nunr i ui i iv i i i
The modem fill may have her liltlc faults but at least
she lias outgrown the giiles.
Civilized people are those who have to tax themselves
heavily to pay for having killed one another.
Some Civil War veteran comes forth now to deny that
General Sherman was ever responsible for the expression,
"War is hell." Even if he didn't say that about war we
are confident he said it alxmt post-war taxes.
La Grande's Vacation liible school, sponsored by tho
Ministerial Association and scheduled to start Monday, of
fers an opportunity that thoughtful parents will appre
ciate. And it also offers something the children will be
o,uick to enjoy, A liible school gives loth recreation and
religious training. Coming during the vacation period
when organized supervision of children is most difficult
and proper disposal of their time is a constant problem
for parents, the school can accomplish much in a con
structive .way. It should ...enjoy ; ji large onjljincjijaufl
become an established event in our community life.
THE PRICE OF GOOD HOADS.
.. The proposed referendum of the law placing a highway
tax on passenger busses and fi eight trucks is not being
, received with much favor by those who have investigated
the cost of maintaining good roads and who pays the cost.
The law may be very fair or it may impose too much of a
tax or too small a tax, but certainly (he principle is right
and petitions are not going to be favorably entertained by
the thinking taxpayer who realizes that a referendum
will free the bus and truck companies from a more equit
able share in the cost of highways for two years more.
1 Without doubt the bus and truck business is taking
much business in passengers ami freight on short hauls
away from the railroads; and this will continue and in
crease regardless of what taxes the bus and truck com
panies are forced to pay. It is an economic development
of transportation that is inevitable, which is all the moiv
reason why ine agencies now eetliinr this business shoul
liear a fair share of the cost of those highways that make
their operations possible.
Interesting inftiiniatioii on the effect that permanent
roads has had on railroad business during the last few
years is available at the railroad offices here in l.a Grande.
Fur example, in I'.UT there weie l,l r.i.nnn pounds of freight
forwarded to points within a radius of r() miles of l.a
Grande. In l'.ilio. When Union county's highwavs reache
an efficient oint of development, tin- railroad carried only
1,821,0(10 pounds of such freight. Also in 1!U7, the num
ber of local tickets sold was lil.HHi. anil in !!'.?;? only 15,515.
Not all of tins decrease has been absorbed bv bus an
truck agencies operating over our improved highways, of
course, but it has gone over the highways in some manner.
Another interesting bit of information is that in 1017
the Union Pacific paid $ 1 .1 (!!).7S in Union county highway
or road taxes and in 1 ':!:' the same company paid to the
same fund a total of i:;s.',rj. In other words, a irooi
share of tho excellent roads we are able to enjoy in Union
county have been built and maintained liy railroad taxes.
Mow the upkeep is to bo sliaud by the bits and truck com
panies who use and destroy tho highways most. Certainly
such taxation is just ami fair and. though it will not r ;-
duce our own or railway companies' taxes, it should pro
vide badty needed additional funds for new projects and
better maintenance.
c-ooo aoint ouj Cell if a simtovN
. ' I RilTtWk afrf'J 1 0OPS Wife GoM
! I Mi WORST OF f ) Ht Grrfc, COURT I
I VN DOMT He AAdfcMULLfcO. AM j
attach on -tUE cvtPosT , ,,ltTCl
HEALTH
OFFICE
CAT
Isn't It pleasant to think of hea
ven u.h a place where you won't
have to fill out Incomu tux bluiiks.
Our f-mmuithy goes out fo (lie
innn -who lii"ltl a bnikv mtilr for
riivif ullUli knocked lilm Into
ilir jfiitn-r the first time lie trktl to
ITHIlk It.
Soini pcoplo couldn't kick any
more if tlu-y wen- c nMpid;8.
The more we leurn about thf
world the hetter we untlt'i stund
why an infant yells at birth.
Hi own: "IHri the dot-tor find out
what ailed ou?M
Hhirk: "I'll say he didl lie fold
mt 1 i Milled soini- I'luine, and
heaven knows I was neer .mi haril
up."
The skeptic Ih the man who re
frains from jiKKlini; the handles of
i sUit mat-hint when he paysi-s It
to mnke wuil- that a P'-nny won't
lull out.
" I
You may haw not noticed the
billing off. but there are twelve
million fewT hogs in the country
than a year airo.
An limiH-eiii Kill I oihi who,
wlien told to ue roime ftu- Iter
complexion, -ks ,nm many nmkmi-
fuls sliould In taken at a time.
.t:, , ...!. ....t.. !,.,... .11 l,.l i,,,i
become "father" of, he would turn
over in hl.s khivc.
( ow i;i
tv pirl thought that 1 said he
t'ould daiiei juft like a zephvr:
I wonder what slu-'d think of no
If 8he knew that I said "heifi-r".''
The China man named Dimi l.i
must havt been named in the heat
of a political campaign.
Artificial ltaft lias emit ht more
fKhcrmcu than fK'.i this ear,
Yon ne cr Itarn mmh from a
p-r.son oit can Bee thruiiKh.
Our theory Is (hat I.oI'h wite
suicih-d KonicthlnK burning in the
ktUlnn and turii", back.
Th- are now makinc leather
out of shark Hkins, we read. la
this a new Industry? We'd say
not. It KeeniH to U8 we have ob
served for years any number of
skins going around In shark's
shoes.
A recent new.spaH'i- reKut tells
about a man who fell firty feet
li-om ti scaffiddlni: into a truck full
nf mu id without Im'Iok hurt. We
doubt, however. If this iterform
ance will briuK him a job in the
uunles an he did not bounce.
We will believe spring Is really
here when the lazy young men. too
tired to dress, nppear on the streets
all hours of the day in ttport
clothes.
Mtlle t;irl (.speaking In iiulver
ing voicr to big. heavy lnowwl man
with glittering knife): "Have you
no heart ?"
Man (growlingly) : "No."
Utile Kirl: ' Well. then. I'll take
ten cents' worth of liver."
There Kn't much difference le
luecn a keynote and a kehnlc
sM'ccli. They IhM'.i mean, "liCi ine
in."
AH the world may love a lover
but no woman wants her lover to
love the world.
Yesterday In
Washington
(lly A"Mclated Pres.-)
Secretary Weeks, after Several
weeks it I newt, departed for Hoj
ton to iittdergo a medical examin
ation. Secretary Hoover presided over
a conference of representatives id'
coastal states called to discuss
conservation of sea food.
Ie)uy In funding of the Iteliriati
debt was seen by treasury offi
cial as a probable result of the
overthrow of the Hrussels cabin t.
'resident lledfurd of the Stan
oard Oil company of New jersey
declared there in no duugcr of a
i eat Nhntistion of the country s
oil ii. Ms.
The Swift and Armour compan
ies moved In t he hie l courts f in
complete ubtogatinn of the pack
ers' consent degrei. while the
gov t'liimi-nl sought the richt to
appeal from the recent decision
Catch 'Km YouiikI
lly Ir. Fmlerlck hlriekrr) j
Kxuminatlons of over nlno thou
sand (Q327) school children In
three counties of Oregon (Coos.
Douglas unci Jackson) showed that
about thirty percent (2KI6) were
(substantially free, from defects. The
other seventy percent of tho chil
dren shared something Mko one
and a half defects apieco among
them.
Tho main Imperfect Ions were
those of teeth und of tonsils. Kach
of these uf reeled uhout a third of
till tho children examined (32.8
and 34.5 per cent, respectively).
Underweight and Impaired vision
came next with 20.4 and 16.4 per
cent apiece. In Iouglus and Jack
son Counties, a little over one-tenth
of all children showed enlarged
Ihyrold glands. While these fig
ures limy, at first sight, seem ra
ther startling, they -are really Just
the reverse. Jn tho first place,
most of these defects can easily be
corrected. In the second, a num
ber of them have already been el
iminated, and tho figures given
present something of an Improve
ment. The low percentage of bad teeth
Is especially noticeable. Not that
it Is not high enough as It is; but
still it is less than one-half of the
amount usually found. This is
due. In part, to previous examina
tions In schools, bringing this con
dition to tho attention of the par
ents. It is also due to the work
done by dentists in educating peo
ple to see tbe great Importance of
kcepltiK their teeth well looked af
ter, and having defects found and
corrected nt an early stage.
Jf we can get parents to see the
einut importance of watching eyes'
tonsils, weight and so forth, and
the advantage of correcting defects
while they are small, we shall In
a few years show some improve
ment over the staggering figures
revealed by the draft during the
World War. As you all know.
these figures showed that two
thirds of our young men, in the
pr'me of life, were defective phy
sically, and that one third were in
capable of military service.
We cannot change these facts by
shutting our eyes and refusing to
acknowledge that they exist. But
wo CAN do something about It if
we face conditions as they are, and
set out to improve them.
At least half the impairments
which lower physical efficiency In
ladult life can be prevented If they
tare dealt tw it h in childhood, during
school ind pre-school years. They
cannot be dealt with unless they
I are found, and found w hile they
the still Insignificant. This means
that they cannot be left to be ills
covered by chance when they hn'v
grown so evident that even a fond
parent will .notice them. They
must be revealed by a thorough
examination by someone who is
trained to give it, and can find
Jthem when they are not far ad-
vanced.
RECENT RAINS
Medical Springs (Special) - The
farmers In this vicinity welcome
the rain. They are busy Irrigat
ing the grain and gathering cattle
to put on reserve for the sumui' r.
Mrs. Foster, who has been at
I'nlon for dental work has return
ed home. While at i'nlon she
was the guest of Mrs. V. Kennedy.
Mr, and Mrs. K. Miller and Les
ter Miller, of I'leasant Valley.
Mrs. N. Darrou and Mrs. ,. .Mill-,
er, of Cove, and Mrs. Itert V!m
were guests of Mrs. George Ioohl -;
ley recently.
Mr. and M is. f.corge Loose Vy
ure the parents of an eight pound
son born May 12.
Mrs. L. A. Chandler, who Iris
been convalescing from an attack
of the "Kl l" at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. ('. Ken
nedy, returned to Iter home Mon
day morning, with her husband
who spent the week end at M--U-icul.
Mrs. Foster and daughter, Mrs.
V. Hogg, with her three sons mo-j
tored to Baker Monday to have
tho boys tonsils removed. Mrn. j
Hogg will teach school at New-
port next term.
Miss It. Miller, of the Park, was!
a g u es t of M rs. J . 1'. Kennedy!
recently. I
Oi Wordson purchased a horse:
from Arthur I tow man Wednesday, j
Mr. and M rs. V. W bitten audi
Miss Kdlth Turner will leave Mon-
day for Portland where they will,
visit relatives and friends until
time to attend the state grange.
George ,South was a business
visitor at la Grande recently.
About twenty Japs from Baker
spent a day at Medial this week.
Kenneth Vnnorder has a ford
roadster. He plans to spend the
evening riding now.
Mrs. K m tit u I'uncan. Miss Kdith
Turner and Miss Kdwards and
Bruce Turner were business visit
ors at Baker Monday. Miss Kd
wards left Monday evening for
her home In Southern Oregon.
Several from this community
fantilever
NEVV YORK WOMEN
SAY "YES"!
Tor Style, Comfort, Fit and Wear
We cany two oxfords and a high' lace shoe in
stock, in both bhiclt mid brown, and can tet a num
ber of two-strap poriiiRS and pumps in ten days' time.
Come in and let us prove to you their comfort and
good looks.
Mack Kid Oxford : Ui own Kid Oxford
$10.00 . ' $io-5o
N. K. West & Co. Inc.
"Service with a Smile"
Pine Valley Tail late Set. i Both are farmers and five of the
1 others are farmers. J he assochi-
1 lion voted not to hold a l-'ourth of
HALFWAY, Or. At n meeting!
Itember 4 and 25. A new board r '",M ..
' nf t rntitiw.u YV!I ,'ltH'l Pit. Totll !
attended the picnic at Dolby s .... .... v w:. resident and' Auto bumpers on telephone pot
i Bruce Pancake vice-president. s may ne tne m-y step.
Two Sentenced nt Kiigent.
Ll'GKNK. Or. IVank Vander
pool. alias l-'rank Johnson, plead
ed guilty to the charge of obtain
ing money under false pretenses
and was sentenced by Judge G. K.
Skipworth of circuit to serve three
years in the state penitentiary.
eGorge Hvul, Indicted yesterday on
a charge of uttering a forged check
pleaded guilty and received a sim
ilar sentence. Both men were ta
ken to Salem this aternooii.
Sara th Ghosh, a Hindu, left
$roio so two artists' models could
buy some clothes. Good Ghoh!
Mispctidlng it.
John W. O'Leary of Chicago was
leeted president ot the Chamber
lof Commerce of the Cnitcd States
at the concluding session of its
annua' convention.
ranch Sunday.
Mrs. W, Lane Is staying at the
home of George Loosely. Marvin
Loose ley Is enjoying a visit withiS
his grand parents, Mr. and Mrs.
K. Miller, at I'leasant Valley.
I. Whit ten is doing road wo -k
on the Ca t h e rl ne ( ' ree k roa d .
Mr. and Mrs. Gearge South, Mr.
and Mrs. C. O. Bloom and Mr. and
Mrs. I'. Whlttcn spent the evening
at the home of Mr .und Mrs. J.
Kennedy recently.
George South was doing repair
work o the telephone line Wed
nesday. O. Wordson. J. It. Wanker and
Kenneth Vnnorder have been bu.y
gathering cattle this week.
Joe Lay from the. Park , h is
been hatdlng hay from thv My
ers ranch here.
Mr. and M rs. A . Bowman w e re
callers at the Wanker ranch re
cently. Miss Genola Wanker was at
Keating recently.
Mrs. J. I Kennedy and daugh
ter, Jean, spent Monday at La
Grande, returning home Titcsd.iy
afternoon. She was accompah d
by her daughters, Mrs. L. A.
( "hadler and Miss Lilliefoe Ken
nedy. Mrs. K. Whit ten was a dinn u
guest of Mrs. J. B. Wanker Tues
day. Winn . Duncan and daughters,
w ere business visitors at Baker
Tuesday.
The farmeis in this vicinity
have their sheep sheared anil
some wool has been sold for 4
cents a pound.
Mill Wood For Fuel
Our .Mill s nain in operation and wo will be pleased In
Imu our many old customers call on us for fuel. Better
put in a mi p ply now and aohl delay this fall.
The Grande Ronde Lumber Co.
Retail Yard across tracks on Greenwood Ave.
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Sherman Was Right
MARKET JOEL'S GROCERIES
Phone Main 7.VJ
rONTANAS
MACARONI, SPACillKTTl AND NOODLKS
10c a Tackat
Chinese Cooks Trained In t . S.
Popular In Knglbdi Ihmdmhls
LONDON CAP). Chinese cooks
are in demand In Kughtnd, and
In several Instances 1 hey ha v.
Innn brought from the Culled
States after huvinir mastered the
American way of preparing food.
In families where the Chinese
servants have been for years, tlu-y
are looked upon as nearly t iU il
to the Knglish family butler and
most of them consider that th- y
have thir jobs fo- if(
Summer School
Classes In
ENGLISH. HISTOKY
And .vth Grade Subjects if
recommended by grade prin
cipal. Unroll at High School of
fice this week. Classes bv
gin Monday.
Kniollineiit closes TueS'lav,
May 2sth.
I'aymcnt In Ad am-e
Miss Mabel Bennett
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A ND in nine cases out of ten
it is his own fault if he
builds a "shanty" instead of a
mansion.
Build your future on the sturdy
foundation of compound
interest
Talk to us about real money
saving today.
La Grande National Bank
Boys' Tug Togs
rocritlar .suit for a icirul:u-
lxy. Ajrc 3 tn 9. li iced $1.50
to ?..-0. A Wit with fancy Imckl-j
it.
Hoys'. Mouses, size G and 8, !S0c
to SI. 1(1
Hoys' Summer Union Suits. Nile
Hoys' Caps, good styles, Sl.oO
We carry a complete line
fants' and Children's wc
prices that pleast.
Norton's Kiddy Shop
of la
ur at