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Thursday. Juno 11. l-"-
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THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
la (Bnutiic ftmhtg (Dliscrfar
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OUT OUR WAY
By WILLIAMS
Trying to catch up with their installments may he the
reason some aulomobilists drive so fast.
The war taught the world economy in everything. A
I'.ritish scientist says the average person uses only abouft
Mie-nalf of his brain.
A physician attributes the fact that today n woman of
forty "looks twenty" to her habit of "casting away supei
flous clothes." If the process is progressive it may not be
long before she'll look like a mere child.
Yesterday's Oregon Journal was fittingly decorated oa
the first page with a three column group of three Wallowa
Wonderland pictures, presented to show those who will
jnake up the Portland caravan July 4th what Eastern Ore
gon holds in prospect. Those of our metropolitan visitors
who have never seen the Wallowa country will have a new
appreciation of Oregon scenery when the trip is ended.
the warning ol Senator ress, Ohio, against a mania
for legislation" as expressed yesterday before the National
Clt'dit Jlen's Association is all right; but we need cxpres
sions of that kind on' the floors of these legislative bodie.i
while they are in session, not outside during a recess. Th
public already knows there are too many laws and too
much law making. It's to the legislators of the country
that we need to impart that knowledge.
Speaking before a state fair crowd at Minneapolis thro?
years ago, Calvin Coolidge, as vice president, was interrupt
ed by his hearers and somewhat harassed because he was
delaying the race program. A few days ago he spoke
in the same place in the same city with thousands sitting
as most courteous hearers. And Coolidge is probably as
poor a speaker now as ho was in 1922. lie's gone on
step farther up the ladder but it was a long step.
FORGOTTEN.
When the death in England of Ion Perdicaris was an
nounced many of the best-informed wondered who this man
was to attract such full recognition from the press. And
others who had once heard of the man became aware of
the fact that ho had not died years ago only through the
announcement that his death had just taken place.
This man, who has been unknown and forgotten for
twenty years, once was the cause of an international crisis.
For his protection even battleships went scurrying neros3
the ocean. Almost as suddenly he disappeared into oblivion,
to remain there for two decades until his recent death.
In 190-1 Perdicaris was kidnapped in Morocco by a band
of natives under the leadership of the bandit chieftain
Itaisuli and held for ransom, lie had been born in the
United States and, although then living in Tangier, he had
retained his American citizenship. The American govern
ment negotiated with the Moroccan government for tin;
ransoming of Perdicaris without results.
At the time Theodore Koosevelt was president and
John Hay was secretary of state. On June 22, 1901, Secre
tary Hay cabled the Ameiican consul at Tangier: "We
want Perdicaris alive or Uaisuli dead." Simultaneously
two battleships and two gunboats proceeded to the African
coast. British warships were also ordered to the scene.
Without further delay the Moroccan government obtained
the release of this obscure American citizen.
The Hay ultimatum was sent during the Republican na
tional convention in Chicago. Roosevelt was then serving
out the unexpired term of the martyred President MeKin
ley. ' Tho reading of the message before the convention
left no doubt that Roosevelt would be nominated.
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COMFLICK FE.R Th' HAMD OF
th Rum Runme-r, daughter,
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OFFICE
CAT
' TftADItAMK RIO.
"My rook Is tlireu toning l'
leave."
"Mine seldom Kive -me lh.it
much notice."
Toothache: Peculiar itch whl'Oi
can't he scratched,
(.llilu irty vain KI.iiihi n werU
It Is Mild, mid without nm inj;
a limit I.
I te vised Kill! Ion: No man Is ti
hero to his hootlcKK''C. J ust a
nap wit h niony.
ki.hows ami km:i:s
Why are the flapper's dhows,
1 T you please.
,I( wonder, so .much rustler -- .....
Than her knees?
Jacksonville, Kin., Times-I'nion
Hut what we'd II k lo nk yo i.
Now, old Hcout,
Ih, suppose they are, how did
You Und It out?
Macon, (in., Telegraph
Why, don't you Know in Kloi Ida
All ladies dare tho seas
And 1 hey are not a I'm id to show
Their knees at ease nt teas.
1 louston, Tex., Tost 1 ihpntch
The knees of the flapper
Always show.
Hut who Inspects her dhows
Wo don't know.
The other day wo met an old
tinier who renienihered when a
barrel jumper was headlined in
vaudeville.
Tlio-M' Him Indies mine in alter
oti li I.
iiviiiiurr (;o ahead nltli tin in.
I'll wait. 'I I icv an my ilain;hlc;-,
my w If i nml my mot her.
If it were not tor ovanije lists
sonio men w ould die u it hot'.t
knowing how mean they w.
The IsMdlcugcr I in iiiiiuy tempta
tions and lew trial-.
J ust because a man nets i", ,'i'
is no sinn t hat he in demented,
lie may he icnnentt
As posslhly you may know, poor
fishes nr. a source ul pioiit both
in the sea und on the land.
There are heavier-than -air nn
chlnes ami Ughler-than-air nu- -chines,
hut every once in a while
Huindhiiig happens to prove t hut
all aviators are lighter than air.
Neither n reputation, nor a
fence ran lie Mrcnutheiieil hy
CINIt of w hilcuah.
Itut they aren't all professor..
An Oregon country storekeeper
rorently made a wale for $ l.nrt.
ttn ew the dollar Into I he sa v -dust
box under the stove, an I
Hpit In the cash drawer,
What do people ilo for a guide
when they don't have any con
science. A m( itch In hue saves cmhai-ranieiit.
"New Yorker" Adds
An Observation Car
An Innovation In railroad pas
senger train operation is being tri
ed out this summer on the Grand
Trunk-) 'a ml hi n National - l.ei'h
Valley between Chieagc and New
Vork.
The "New Yorker," leaving Chi
cago dally over this1 route, will ear
ly a nobservation car from f'hlcago
through to the l'emisylvania Sta
tion, New York City unusual e
ijuipmont for a no excess fare train.
"This Innovation, which we be
lieve will prove successful in a ve
ry short time, is result of two
things." according lo A. It. Ohown
General I 'asseiiger Af;cnt of the
Grand Trunk Canadian National.
"I'irst, the unusual wealth of sce
nery along the road and second,
our belief that there exists a mis
understanding on the part of the
public with rogrd to excess far-
l-Viiuws lodge
the n.st half
l.indM-y was
Ke Gullible.
Oolliipe. Hrhlge llebullt.
lAHSHKlKl.li. Ore. W. K.
Ctmndler, division engineer for
the state highway commission, re
ported that the collapsed 1 Sil-foot
span of the chetoo river bridtre
in curry county, which serves the
Hoosevett highway, was being re
const r acted hi leinponiry form.
M r. Chandler expects l lie slate,
com mission to provide for a new
bridge at its next session.
Cohiinhla Haplds shot.
CASCADK LOCKS. Ore.- An ex
traordinary feat was performed by
Charles Smith, of Stevenson when
he shot the rapids In the Columbia
river at Cascade Locks In a smalt
inotorboat. The reason was that n
carpenter at the fish wheel a mile
west of Cascade I.ockp had drown
ed and the body could not be re
eovered. M r. Smil h volunteered
lils services and towed a seining
skiff over the rapids to help res
tme the body.
The trip was witnessed by V. II.
Tom kins, engineer In charge of
tho locks, ami by h und reds of
Shrlners who were making the
highway trip.
IS
ELECT HEADS
I'NION (Special) Mr. Kde wa
here the killer part of the week
from J'ortlaird d ( uniting the busi
ness section of tin' oiH and the
grounds for slock show wei-k. He
finished his w ork Monday moin
liiK ami ieil for 'o:thtiid.
At their r pillar meeting Kriday
evening the odd
elected officers for
of Ihc ear. lieorg'
elected llOhle grand;
vice grand, and William Kielhloek,
as treasurer. Jnsiallat ion will be
held In July.
The carnival company arrived in
I 'ii Ion Sunday bTtt the carnival
was not brought up 1'iom the
Junction until M on day when the
men began setting up the tents,
etc., in readiness for a week's run.
I1'. It. Willcock am) family came
over Irom La Grande and visited
over Sunday at the home of .Mr.
and Mrs. W. V. Connor.
A number of baseball fans mo
tored over to La Grande Sunday
afternoon to see t he La Grande
I'endleion ball game.
SI rs. i 'ha r ley ( 'astor returned
home from Haines Sunday after
visitingior a wc k with her moth
er, .Mis. Compton.
l''rank Hlai'k and Park Taylor,
I wo Grande tennis devotees,
eanit; over Sunday afternoon and
enjoyed a number (,f games wit h
local players at tin- city courts,
Pitrsts for (lie arbms races tlur
ilig the three days of the .stock
show will rn-arly reach the $2Mu
mark, there being marly $Sliu to
be given aW.sy eactl day to the
men who have hor;-cs entred for
I he racing even is. Ih-shh-s the
regular prize. offered by the stock
,'diow company, most of which
comes from I he stale, there will
be offered about $-fno by individu
als and coiiipauhs in La Grande,
linker and Colon, this money g:oing
to exhibits of horses and can te
principally.
One of tho prettiest arranged,
sections of the stalls for Gils
year's show Is the .section assigned
to the phyinere exhibit which is
shown each year by I r. Phy of
Hot Ijike. Atl the stalls are over
hung with evergreen in such a way
that it has the a pea ranee of a
forest scene underneath the trees.
The clly council of I'nion at its
regular meeting lat Tuesday night
mad! arrangements for extra po
lice to be on duty during the stock
show.
Cither work which tho council Is
considering for the summer is the
grading of the side streets by some
company which has heavier 'ma
chinery than the dly has. and the
betterment of the city water sup
ply and pressure, alt hough plan.-j
for the latter work have not been
worked out yet by the council.
George Hrinson returned home
from yocatello, ldnho, the first of
this week, where ho had been
called on account of
illness of his father.
.Miss Kuth Hays, a Wallowa
county .school ma'am, is hero for
a visit, with her sister. Mrs. Jennie
Conklin. She will be here till alter
the stock .show.
Kred Itatz Is having his dwelling
repainted. Jle lives on a dairy
ranch juM cast of town.
The Central ltatlroad of Oro
g"n has bought a motor ear ami
the
erlous
New Dresses
J '$12.50 to
$17.50
il Voile and Printed
Crepe
Varied Assortment in the
Newest Colors
will use It instead of trucks lo
handle the mall and freight from
the junction and from Cove,
Th.. Misses Kllda and II' Mi in
Milter arrived home this la.sl week
from Port I:: nd. The former has
been att-tidlug a private school
there ami her .sister has been on
a visit to other points in the Wil
htmetle valley.
We never have been to Lap
land, but it sounds like mi ex
c. II. -ul pi tee for petting partloM.
..Just Rasmussen
No - not magic
That dingy oU house of yesterday is now a
palace hy comparison renewed in style, made
something for the passer-by to admire, increased
in value all by thejudicious
employment of a reliable
master painter and Ras
mussen Paints.
Ask yoiir dealer for color cards.
Ask your painter or an estimate.
111 lPAJNTS &
ilO VARNISHES
bj fev For Exteriors
I Br RASMUSSEN PURE PAINT
KCGKNK. ore. Dr. John J.
Landsbnry. dean of the t'niverslty
of Oregon school of music, left for
Cleveland, (., to attend the inter
national Itotary convent Ion as a
delegate from tho Kugono club.
Thence he will go lo Kurope for n
summer's tour.
MARKET JOEL'S GROCERIES
riionc Main 759
Gooseberries,40c per. Gal.
Jel-well Try a Package
ItnilH'it sir, jm mi- iickI. Iii-IiIk.' al lis mM s. slnn. suininiT's tour.
The Chaperon
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XI CAREFUL AlOwX X).-
WaI'm ouT, (?MJ :
"MORE!"
"MORE!"
N what ewrylMwly shouts
after (heir first bottle of
"Wonderland Hicw."
A very refreshing drink for
ttii or ohl. Try a hoi lie
lotlay.
Hot tied In I, a fJinude
Coca Cola
Bottling Co.
For Exteriors
RASKfUSSEN PURE PAINT
Aho Creosote Shinfjle Stain; Porch
Floor Paint; Barn and Roof Paint;
Truck, Tractor and Implement
Paint; itomobilc Enamels; Spar
Varnish; Root Coating; Concrete
and Cement Coating.
For Interiors
Walt-Dura Washable Wall Paint
Racolite Enamels; Inside Floor
Paint; Oil Stains; Floor and Var
nish Stain; Rat hTub Enamel, Dur
able Floor Varnish.
Rjwnisssn & Company
, portUnd and Seattle
Sold by
Grande Ronde Lumber Company
Buy Guaranteed
USED FORD CARS
PRICED KKUIT
IUOM
Perkins Motor Co.
Phone M-500 Coiner 4th and Adams
The Start
Isn't Hard
IH'T KKl:i'1N"0 AT
VIH'I! SAVINGS AO
COINT IS WHAT
('DINTS. . . .
is vori:s (1KOWINM
l'.i:il i..i;l.Y iiveiiv
WIIKK'.'
La Grande
National
Bank
Smiml - lti lliilili- - rro;;,'SHhe
Stamped Goods
and Threads
AT LOWEST PPJCES
Norton's Kiddy Shop
Where Qualily Is Higher Than Price .
HAY SEASON
DON'T FORGET!
Hi at w e carry parts for John Deere, Deering and
McConniek Machines. Compare our prices.
Complete Sickles $3.00
lUiy Your Parts Where Your Dollars Co Farther!
Oregon Hardware & Imp. Co.